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riting about journalists is intimidating. Write about a dairy farmer and you might get some complaints, but write about a journalist and you might get complaints, criticism of the writing style, corrections to spelling and grammar and a crash course in Associated Press style. Then again, with the rise of single-person outlets, blogs and people who STEVEN KING are just really into Facebook, it has become increasingly apparent that, much like eating a Reese’s, there’s no wrong way to produce the news. Whether you prefer the tried-andtested reporting coming out of the Telegram & Gazette’s concrete tower or the cuttingedge blog posts coming out of the house next to yours, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that Worcester’s consumers of news have more options than ever when it comes to learning about their city. But has lowering the barrier to entry for starting a media company also lowered standards and hurt the journalism industry? That depends on your point of view – and we hope the cover story, examining how Worcester’s media landscape has changed mightily in recent years, provides enough points of view to open some eyes and get people thinking. And isn’t that what journalism should be all about? -Tom Quinn

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Gay Men’s Chorus at Holy Cross a ‘revolutionary’ achievement IZZY BERDAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Tom Quinn

he College of the Holy Cross played host to the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus on April 2, but few knew at the time Worcester was playing host to a significant milestone in the gay rights movement. Holy Cross’s concert, from what faculty members and a Worcester Magazine reporter could tell from interviews and Internet research, marked the first time a gay men’s chorus has been invited to perform a concert by a Catholic institution in the United States, and only the second time a gay men’s chorus has performed at a Catholic institution. “We’re fortunate that we have a number of members who have been with the chorus since day one [34 years ago],” BGMC director Craig Coogan said. “And to their recollection, we’ve never been invited nor performed at a Catholic institution. We’ve certainly tried.” Not that this performance was an intentional move to make history. It started when Holy Cross assistant professor Dan DiCenso wanted to show his “Music and Gay Rights” seminar class a performance by a gay men’s chorus for class. “This happened completely by accident,” DiCenso said of the history-making performance. “I discovered very late in the game this was the case.” Holy Cross was founded by the Jesuits, a religious congregation in the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has long been an opponent of same-sex marriage and teaches homosexuality is a sin. The Church

has a particularly ugly history with gay men’s choruses. In 1981, the first gay men’s chorus in the country in San Francisco was barred from performing at St. Ignatius Church by Jesuits at the University of San Francisco, sparking a long legal battle. Holy Cross has come a long way since 1994, when the Princeton Student Guide rated the school as the worst in the country for homosexual students – tied with the Mormon Brigham Young University in in Utah – and the Worcester Phoenix called it “the most homophobic school in America.” “It was a revolutionary and monumental achievement that we’re pleased to be a

part of, especially since the school was so cooperative,” Coogan said. “What we are able to do with our music and our art changes hearts and minds … over the last 15-20 years the school has really done a lot internally, and we’re glad to contribute externally.” Coogan called the performance “bridgebuilding,” and said it was important to perform in places that might not be as open and welcoming as the usual venues. Not that Holy Cross was not welcoming – as DiCenso pointed out, the school often hosts people or groups who might not embody Catholicism in the name of education. “The mission of the college, the mission

WOO-TOWN INDE X It may have been a mild winter, but if you’re going to snow – snow. This sleet, hail, slushy crap is, well, crap. -3

The Worcester Railers? Yeah, we’re OK with that. And to our readers who likened it to a sexual suggestion: you’ve got a lot of time on your hands. -1

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On paper it may have sounded stale, but talk at the Chamber of Commerce by the consulate general of Canada to New England proved quite interesting. +2

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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

You gotta hand it to Chamber prez Tim Murray, whose skating was on display during at the DCU announcement of the Railers. He may not move like Jagger, but he skates pretty well. +1

of the Catholic Church and the mission of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus are not all completely aligned,” DiCenso said. “But it’s no different than when Holy Cross invites a lecturer to campus – they don’t always agree with the lecturer from soup to nuts.” DiCenso, Coogan and Stephanie Yuhl, a history professor at the college, said they did not know of any religious objections to the performance, and that faculty members and Jesuits in the audience seemed to enjoy the performance. “There was a lot of buy-in from the faculty and the students,” Yuhl, who led a “really interesting” question and answer session with the BGMC after the performance, said. During that question and answer session, one of the members of the chorus, who is Catholic — BGMC members come from all walks of life and reflect a diverse community, Coogan said — choked up talking about the experience. “To be able to stand on the risers and proudly sing as an out, gay man is something he never envisioned happening,” Coogan said. DiCenso said although he was not aware he was facilitating a historical moment in the gay rights movement, he was happy the talk was stoking discussion on campus. “As far as I’m aware, it’s been mostly conversations about social justice, and not about our differences,” DiCenso said. “People think it’s salacious, a gay men’s group singing at a Catholic college, [but] the mission of the college is so clear about social justice.”

Kudos to Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, who has outlined steps to combat human trafficking. +1

Are we alone in saying we’ve pretty much had enough with the construction on Belmont Street? It has become more dangerous than ever. -4

We’re all Red Sox fans, right? No? Well, it still sucked that Opening Day was scrapped in Cleveland because of weather. -3

Awesome to see Cafe Reyes get a catering van as it continues to help turn around the lives of many men addicted to drugs. +4

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Asian Longhorned Beetle still in Worcester Tom Quinn

t may be dormant in winter, but the city hasn’t forgotten about the Asian Longhorned Beetle, a destructive insect that has so far led to the cutting of around 35,000 trees in the largest infestation recorded in North America. Now, dozens more trees may be coming down, as an additional 62 infested trees have been identified near McKeon Street and Vernon Hill. A report submitted to the City Council by Department of Public Works & Parks Commissioner Paul Moosey identifies 50 infested trees between South Harlem and Vernon streets, the result of a tree on the former Millbury Street School – now a Head Start program – grounds that were probably infested as far back as 2012 but was never identified or chopped down. “In [the U.S. Department of Agriculture]’s opinion, it was likely missed in the last survey,” Moosey said. “It’s not that they found it and left it, they probably missed it. And this is the result of missing a tree … it’s not an exact science, they can miss trees. Luckily they have a few more years experience now, and I won’t say they never miss a tree, but it’s less likely.” Homeowners within 80 meters of the infested tree, known as a C-level tree in Department of Conservation and Recreation parlance, are being asked for permission to remove potential “host” trees on private property to limit the spread of the beetle, which eats away at trees from the inside when it lays eggs. Worcester as a city is within a 110 square mile quarantine zone to prevent the spread of the ALB to the larger forest area, and the USDA and DCR have spent more than $140 million in the area since 2008 combating the bug. The source of the infestation near McKeon Street is still unknown, Moosey said, but surveyors are scanning the 200-meter “buffer zone” around the known infested trees, which

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Branches riddled with holes are collected from the first Maple tree cut down on Ararat Street in 2008. were discovered around three months ago. Surveyors, including some who use climbing gear to find dime-sized exit holes high on tree trunks, operate on a four-year cycle that means trees without a known infestation are only visited once every four years, per USDA guidelines – something that drew mutters from a City Council that has long fielded questions from constituents about the loss of shade trees and the stark outlook of areas such as the one around Burncoat Street. Moosey identified 26 of the trees as “street trees,” and said 10 of them are already infested and will need to be removed. That will start “a matter of weeks,” Moosey said, since the ALB emerges around July 1. “They would want to get anything removed before that beetle can emerge and spread,” he said. Homeowners, meanwhile, are asked to be on the lookout for exit holes in their trees, and to contact the DPW if they find anything. They can also contact DCR to get a replacement tree if theirs is cut down. “The city will need to replace the public trees,” Moosey said. “Private trees will be replaced by DCR at the homeowner’s request.” While DCR needs permission to cut down a host tree on private property – species such as the Norway Maple, which were very common in Worcester before the ALB, are susceptible to the beetle – if a tree becomes infested, Moosey said it would definitely have to come down. Homeowners have the option beforehand of experimenting with chemical treatments — something that was discussed at length by the Council last year for potential use in Green Hill Park — although Moosey sided with the federal government in advising against that continued on page 7

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K, so maybe this week’s early spring blast of winter had you checking your calendars to make sure it’s really April. It’s true, spring is upon us. Worcester Magazine recently published its Spring Arts Preview for 2016. Back in the day, we published a Spring Guide. What better way to truly usher in spring than with a quick look back at what that old guide used to look like? We hit the archives and found the appropriatelytitled Spring Guide ’92. Here’s what the cover looked like. We hope this puts a little “spring” in your step.

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Councilor, funeral director want city help on cremation of unclaimed bodies STEVEN KING

Walter Bird Jr. (Editor’s Note: This story was published first on line at worcestermagazine.com)

eter Stefan has been talking about it for a while. Now he has a city councilor on his side. Hamstrung by a state regulation that prohibits funeral homes from cremating a body without the written consent of a spouse or legal representative, Stefan, who runs Graham Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Home on Main Street in Worcester, said funeral homes like his are faced with the growing dilemma of what to do with bodies when no next of kin can be found. “I have a guy who died through Community Health Link,” Stefan told Worcester Magazine recently. “If I hadn’t picked up the body, nobody else would have. I have no information on him.” The body, Stefan said, is in refrigeration at his funeral home. “This becomes a public health issue,” he said. Enter At-Large Councilor Moe Bergman, who at a recent Council meeting asked for a legal opinion from the city solicitor as to whether the city can help funeral homes, “in the timely and dignified disposition of unclaimed bodies, after a reasonable period of time, through cremation.” BGMC continued from page 4

In the California case, the courts initially sided with the Jesuits, but the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus was awarded victory in a civil suit later. For that reason, the wording of Worcester’s accomplishment is important, since the SFGMC later performed at St. Ignatius in 2003. The performance was at a memorial for a member who passed away, so DiCenso still thinks Holy Cross’ accomplishments is a big deal; in any case, he said, it is the first time the BGMC has been invited to a Catholic school and the second time a gay chorus has performed at a Catholic institution. DiCenso himself has performed with the BGMC, and previously with the London Gay Men’s Chorus when he was in graduate school. The initial idea was to bring his 13 students on a field trip to see a BGMC concert, but it morphed into an agreement with the school to bring the group to Worcester. “The deal I made was that if I raised the funds to host the concert, it would be OK to have them,” DiCenso said. The full cost ended up being around

Peter Stefan of Graham Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Home It would require current state regulations to be waived, and Bergman said he wants to know whether through Home Rule Petition or some other method, the city can permit funeral homes in Worcester to cremate the deceased bodies of indigents. “It’s a real issue, and nobody’s addressing

it,” Bergman said. “Worcester’s got a disproportionate number of indigent deceased persons. This has become an issue for funeral homes, public health and the police department.” Police often are among the first responders when a dead body is reported found.

$10,000, split between a $5,000 concert fee and around $5,000 in logistics, such as renting chairs. The Dinand Library had to be “transformed into a concert venue” – obviously, not its usual role – which took time and effort. The music department contributed $2,500, about the standard rate for a musical performance at the school, according to DiCenso. The rest was made up through donations, and the program got 21 sponsors from within and outside the school. Sponsors included the the Chaplain’s Office, the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, the College Honors Program, the English, History, Music, Theatre and Sociology and Anthropology Departments, First Unitarian Church of Worcester, the Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies program, Government and Community Relations, Library Services, three of the school’s “Montserrat” programs, Multicultural Student Affairs, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Outfront, Pride, the Vice President for Student Affairs and the Dean of the college. “I can’t remember a program with that many co-sponsors,” DiCenso said.

The BGMC performed “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “On Top of the World,” “capable of anything” and “A Prayer for Peace.” The music got wave reviews - “awash in this enormous sound” is how DiCenso described it – but the meaning of the performance could have an impact beyond the city of Worcester. “This is a demonstration that the arts have a role to play in being an agent of change,” DiCenso said. Coogan said he doesn’t want the BGMC to be a “one-hit wonder” at Holy Cross, saying the group would love to perform there again. As to whether the milestone would have an impact outside Worcester or Massachusetts, he said he could only speculate, but hoped it would. “As other schools or institutions look at openness and acceptance, they can see that the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus went to this well-known Catholic institution, and the world continued to turn,” Coogan said. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions.

Worcester Magazine wrote aboput this two years ago in a story titled,“Unclaimed: Dead and buried alone in Massachusetts.” Part of the problem when it comes to burying deceased indigents is the amount of money given to funeral homes to pay for them. Whether a deceased is claimed by a relative or not, the state Department of Transitional Assistance reimburses up to $1,100 for burial. Burials can far exceed that cost, Stefan has noted, while cremation is a less expensive option. In addition, there is a cap on what can be spent on a funeral in order to qualify for reimbursement. Stefan said he ultimately wants the state to abolish the regulation prohibiting cremation of indigent deceased bodies without the consent of a spouse or legal representative, but hopes the city can take the first step. “It’s been going on for years,” Stefan said of the issue. “It should be done statewide, because we have more abandoned bodies and more indigent people.” Walter Bird Jr. is editor of Worcester Magazine. He may be reached at 508749-3166, ext. 322 or by email at wbird@ worcestermagazine.com. Don’t miss Walter on WCCA-TV 194 as part of “Rosen’s Roundtable” every week and on the weekly podcast, “Hank and Walter on Worcester,” with WCRN radio personality Hank Stolz. Follow Walter on Twitter @walterbirdjr. ALB continued from page 5

course of action. “There’s a lot of impacts to the environment from those pesticides you’d need to use,” Moosey said, noting the chemicals used are banned in Europe. “[The government is] not really too interested in funding those. People can do it privately, but … it was decided it was best to remove the infested trees and leave the environmental impacts aside, because there’s a lot of unknowns there.” The good news for Worcester, Moosey said, was the federal government’s commitment to stopping the ALB in its tracks. He said funding is still coming into the city, and the surveying program was not ending anytime soon, although there is also no end date in site for when Worcester becomes an ALB-free zone. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn. APRIL 7, 2016 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. told a City Council fed up with fielding calls about shoddy snowplowing work that over the next 90 to 120 days, he will bring in outside evaluators to do a “top to bottom” review of the Department of Public Works. “We started out with some challenges, and unfortunately we’re ending with some challenges,” Augustus said, with characteristic understatement, as DPW Commissioner Paul Moosey watched forlornly from the doorway. After getting universally praised last year for handling a record-setting winter with beauty and with grace, on a winter that should have been a softball by New England standards, the department completely whiffed. Roads not plowed, sanders and salters going out too late – the city had to apologize multiple times, and in one case had to refund tickets and towing fees after issuing a retroactive parking ban. Augustus said the review will encompass everything from relations with contractors to what equipment is being used, in order to meet the “rightful expectations” the citizenry has. The big question, as voiced by councilors, was – what changed since last winter? Worcester Magazine’s look at the DPW complaint log a few issues ago was apparently too early, but now that we have what amount to a performance audit of the DPW in the pipeline, maybe someone can sort out what went wrong this winter before spring hits for real and everybody forgets about the whole thing.

THE WORCESTERIA ITEM: People in Worcester

and beyond have lost their collective minds over the Hangover Pub when it opened for reservations only on April 4. It’s a bacon-themed “gastropub,” serving dishes featuring salty cured pig meat, as well as drinks infused with bacon. The spot got play in Boston outlets for its innovative menu and use of an ingredient that carnivores love. Wait, sorry, that’s confusing. The Spot is the nightclub opening next door to the Hangover Pub, run by the same people. So apparently they used all their creativity on the menu and name for the restaurant and didn’t have any left over for the spot next door. I mean, the place next door. The Hangover Pub is a really good name – short, memorable, and in keeping with the theme. “The Spot” is the kind of name a movie or TV show uses to point out that a location is bland and soulless – and I’m not just saying that, “Charmed” made that joke a decade ago (oh, like you only watch award-winning TV), and unless this is a very random pop culture reference I am failing to see the value in naming your nightclub the same way kids in the 1920s named their dogs when they wanted to be super generic. Maybe try to even out your nutritional karma by changing The Spot into The Kale-ing Fields or Spinachurally. Both of those suck, and I’d still feel better telling friends to meet me there than at “the spot.” Seriously, though, best of luck to the Hangover Pub folks. Wait a second – they named their brown sugar and maple glazed thick-cut bacon dish “man candy?” I take everything I said about the naming scheme back. There’s way too much creativity here to squeeze into one building, it’ll trickle over somehow.

TIL IT HAPPENS TO YOU: Nationwide, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Worcester’s

City Council made it official in Worcester, as well, and Assumption’s Sound Hound a capella group gave a rousing performance of “Til It Happens to You,” a song made famous by Lady Gaga in a documentary about campus rape. Worcester is home to nine colleges and universities, and TOM QUINN

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{ worcesteria } is thus home to a large number of the most at-risk people in society when it comes to rape. Of course, it’s not just college campuses, and the city as a whole needs to stay aware of all forms of sexual violence, from rape to child abuse to harassment. Worcester Magazine wrote about the epidemic of campus rape in November 2014.

A KNACK FOR ALMANACS: The Worcester Almanac, a production of the Worcester

Regional Research Bureau, is out for consumption now. If you haven’t downloaded your copy, it’s basically a guide to Worcester for someone who is new here and can only learn about something through statistics. So, for example, Worcester has 44,197 unenrolled voters, outnumbering the 41,544 Democrats and far outnumbering the 8,129 Republicans. Third place is the United Independent Party, which is clearly benefiting from people thinking that signing up for it means they’re a registered independent – nope, we call the DMV the RMV here in Massachusetts, and apparently dumb naming decisions carry over to other sectors too. Independent Third Party and MA Independent Party round out the top five, while American Independent is on the outside looking in. For irony’s sake, guys, can we make a rule against using the word “independent” when you name your very much not independent political party? There are some other cool Almanac numbers. Only Worcester and Auburn tax commercial property at a higher rate than residential property, for instance. Although most communities don’t split the tax rate at all, so don’t read too much into that. There were 2,508 building permits issued in 2015, for a total of more than $150 million in construction. Worcester is also a youthful city – the median age is 33.5 years old, compared to 39.3 for the rest of the state and 37.3 for the rest of the country. God knows why they didn’t just give it to us as an average, but this is why I’m in the journalism industry instead of the gathering and distribution of facts industry. Median household income in Worcester is also lower than in Massachusetts/America - $46,106 to $53,482 in Massachusetts and $67,846 for the United States. And you’re worse off if you’re not white (or Asian or Pacific Islander), as the poverty rate for blacks, Latinos, American Indians or another race besides the ones listed is substantially higher – up to 45 percent – than whites, who are poor at about a 20 percent rate. Worcester also had 5,794 births last year, compared to 3,223 deaths and 1,168 marriages. Lump death and marriage together and we’re still coming out on top. And finally, Worcester has 121,868 registered cars, trucks and other vehicles, with an average age of 10. That’s the highest in the area, although not by much. For more info from the almanac, go online and look it up yourself, there’s much more to learn.

COLEMAN WITH A VENGEANCE: Two weeks after At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes berated him for submitting what she said were pointless citizen petitions designed to raise his public profile, Bill Coleman went back to the old petition grindstone, asking the City Manager to look into renting space at City Hall to a bank so they could install an ATM. Now there’s something people can get behind. Not that there aren’t banks surrounding City Hall, but it’s a public building the city is trying to put at the center of things with food trucks on the Common and the concert series, so Coleman is correct in saying that the ATM would surely get used. Will it get used enough to put the surrounding ATMs out of business? That was the worry with the current City Hall coffee stand thing, and the Dunkin Donuts across the street is still doing fine. And Coleman thought this one through – the ATM would have the standard ATM security camera, he said, making whatever area of City Hall it is put in safer. Hey, how about facing it toward the first floor bathrooms? CDC YOU LATER: Last week we wrote about the East Side CDC, which runs housing programs

and rehabilitates homes on, as the name implies, on the East Side. But the relocation of their headquarters to the West Side drew scorn from the neighborhood, and caused District 2 City Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson to file an order asking for the legal ramifications of the move. In an interview after the piece came out, Executive Director Donna Warshaw and Board of Directors president Brad Roberts said they have no target date for moving back to the East Side, but service to the area has not been hampered. A huge Forbes Street project will bring more housing units online, and the organization is still working on acquiring and rehabbing property. The programs people complained about being cut, Warshaw said, were funded with money that was cut off years ago. Stuff like that won’t come back unless the city, state or federal government wants to pour more money into the CDCs. So while the CDC would love to be more than a property manager, they need the money first. As for taking anybody by surprise, Warshaw and Roberts both took issue with that. “We were not like errant frat students who sneaked out of the frat house at midnight and skulked off somewhere,” Roberts said. “We’ve been doing the same things for a long time with limited, if any, community participation.” The pair cited a pair of meetings they hosted with food and a slew of invitations that drew almost no response - “we sat there looking at ourselves,” Roberts said. What we have here, folks, is failure to communicate. While the Shrewsbury Street Neighborhood Association meeting was the kickoff point for the board members to break ranks and complain to the media, Warshaw and Roberts made the case that their meetings are open to the public and anyone is welcome to come – or pick up the phone and call. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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he City Council has a nasty little habit it hopes you will not notice. It likes to shirk responsibilities when it can – and why not? When you’re a city councilor, your life cycle can be pretty short – two years, in fact. Every two years, you have to go to your employer — the voters of Worcester — and ask to be rehired. As such, it can be hard getting the politics out of Council chambers, if not impossible. That makes doing the actual job of running the city a casualty, sometimes. Councilors can sometimes get caught up in image and votes. One might have a good case to make for three-, maybe even five-year terms, with a limit on the number of times a councilor can be re-elected. But those are fairy tale scenarios, friends. For now, the reality is councilors worry about being elected about as much as they worry about the issues before them on a weekly basis. Witness the ongoing budget hassle. At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney has City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. in his sights when it comes to crafting a budget that holds the line on spending. He wouldn’t mind a cut or two made, either. Ah, but there’s the rub. The Council is allowed to make cuts to the budget, too. Yet, nary a peep has been heard from any councilor, including Gaffney, when it comes to where the city manager might make a cut or two without hurting services. While Gaffney can be singled out because his has been the loudest voice on the budget process, no other councilors, who last we checked are also footing the tax bill here, have come up with solutions on spending. Talk radio and social media, of course, feed on the kind of buzz Gaffney has generated with his “man against the machine” crusade. Gaffney has taken to radio airwaves to criticize Augustus and city officials for wanting to spend, spend, spend. What he has not done is offer his own suggestions as to what cuts should and can be made. Gaffney is no fool. He knows where the butter goes on his bread. He is also smart. We believe Gaffney could find areas where a little trimming wouldn’t mean a budget hemorrhage. The twice-elected Gaffney has argued that, for all the spending in Worcester, the services do not always match up. Taxpayers certainly pay their share, and increasing water/sewer rates won’t help. As the T&G’s Nick Kotsopoulos duly noted in a recent City Hall Notebook, parking fees are headed up, and the cost for trash bags could spike as well. It is enough to have those living on a fixed or tight budget on edge as this budget season gets underway. But what is the alternative? We won’t sit here and tell you cops will be laid off, trash trucks will stop rolling and parks will whither away to nothing if taxes are not raised or if spending were suddenly frozen. What we will say is, if you want spending to remain in check, and if you are in a position to help do something about it, as councilors are, it is not enough to simply point fingers to the man sitting to the right of Mayor Joe Petty every Tuesday night. Sometimes, councilors have to make the hard decisions, too. And guess what? They will be held accountable, for better or worse.

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Sees use for Auditorium with art museum To the Editor: The Auditorium (in Worcester) is coveted because of its status as a memorial to the veterans who served our country in World War I, and because of the huge mural that adorns the west wall of the room above the main entry foyer. Kitty-corner from the Auditorium’s northwest corner is the estimable Worcester art Museum, with its confined footprint and basement full of artworks needing — and lacking — adequate exhibition space. Why not make the Auditorium part of the Art Museum real estate? Build glass-walled, north and south faces over an exoskeleton extended out from the main body of the hall. Open the roof, with a central atrium covering a light well descending through the building. Gut the main hall, and build in three or four floors of exhibition/function space, connecting through the present north and south side window openings to the light-filled exoskeleton areas. Leave the huge pipe organ in place, and design space around it, perhaps on several levels, to permit its use and observation. Leave the Little Theatre as is for lectures and films on artrelated subjects and for performance space. The huge WWI mural over the foyer is, of course, a work of art and the proposed renovation would leave it intact.

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There would be space for the Higgins armor collection to have its own home. With the stage pit elevator left in place, works of industrial art like, say, the Ahrens-Fox pumper prized by the Fire Department, could be brought up for special viewing, together with Worcester-bred contributions to the national industrial and architectural treasure chests. Diners, Pullman cars, wire, abrasive, machine tool and leather products come immediately, but not exclusively, to mind. All were birthed in activities foundational to the existence of our present-day educational institutions, including both Worcester Technical High School and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The re-purposed Auditorium could be physically joined to the existing Art Museum by a pedestrian passageway under the intersection of Harvard Street and Institute Road. Should demand for more parking, the Highland/Lancaster municipal parking lot could be double-decked, with the lower level allowing street-level access to the back of the Auditorium and its Little Theatre. Is anyone interested in continuing or expanding upon this conversation? R O BERT BLAIR Berlin

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The Changing Media Landscape

Social Media, More Sources Sculpting Worcester’s News Scene Tom Quinn

How many Worcester media outlets do you follow? You have a number of options for where to get your news. This isn’t the 1800s, when the Worcester Telegram and the Evening Gazette were basically the only games in town. There has been an explosion of digital-only media outlets in the past five years, and Worcester is no exception to the national rule, with start-ups, branches of larger outlets and citizen journalists jumping into what some say is a vacuum, a region under-served by traditional media, with stories waiting to be told.

Even as reporters and editors – some new to the city, some from the print media who lost their jobs when older institutions fired employees to cut costs – work on stories to serve the public, it is becoming increasingly obvious the public is shaping the news media more than ever before. Social media is a far better conductor of information than the print newsstand ever was, and the Worcester media’s ability to survive and thrive will depend on its ability to adapt to a world

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Hurlbrink Jr. are some of the most recent additions to Worcester’s increasingly competitive media scene. The founders of the Worcester Sun, an online-only (for now) outlet with an eye toward “civic journalism,” are not actually new, with both having put in time with the Telegram & Gazette. Henderson, who left his job as online director for the daily paper when it was sold to Halifax Media Group in 2014, said the mass layoffs at the T&G through that sale and a subsequent sale to GateHouse Media have created an environment in Worcester with a huge pool of talented journalists looking for work. “It’s an interesting point because there’s a lot more players in the market, there’s a

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lot of different stuff and people trying new things, but the key to us is there are 65 percent less journalists employed in the city than there were eight years ago,” Henderson said, estimating the number based on figures collected in his previous roles. “One of the reasons this is happening is because you have so many fewer journalists working in the city. When you have this many people with the ability to do good journalism, you have these kinds of things popping up.” The publisher of the T&G declined to be interviewed or make any staff available for an interview, but the Sun isn’t the only Worcester outlet making use of former T&G staff. Noah Bombard, managing producer for MassLive, was at one time the editor of digital and social media at the Telegram. Now, Bombard, who is also a former Worcester Magazine editor, works for the Springfield-based company, and he said the three reporters who make up the city’s MassLive bureau have made themselves an integral part of Worcester news coverage without forcing anything. “When I was at the Telegram, I was very impressed at the time with the way MassLive was growing organically,” Bombard said. “[Patch] at one time was going to launch 500 sites in one year. Any intelligent person sat back and said, ‘How are you going to fund that? You’re going to hire 500 people with no built-in base.’ What I saw when MassLive moved into Worcester was, ‘OK, here’s a company that understands growing organically.’ You stick your foot in, check the temperature. If your one reporter is generating good content, you add another one.”

Like MassLive, Patch is an onlineonly outlet, although Patch has branches nationwide. While it shut down many sites, Patch started a Worcester site at the end of January. An incomplete list of other relatively new media start-ups would also include GoLocal Worcester, an offshoot of a Providence-based company. Some sites, such as the Worcester Herald or Worcester Daily News, concentrate on aggregation rather than original content. That’s in addition to outlets with longer tenures, such as the Worcester Business Journal, Charter TV3 or local radio stations, that are still evolving as the Internet becomes a larger piece of the media landscape. The proliferation of new, often one-person media outlets has not done much to make up for the decrease in numbers of traditional journalists, but some say smaller outfits can get the job done just as well. “We had more people in Worcester covering more things 10 years ago, but were they working as smart?” Bombard asked. “Were they covering a subcommittee or some other group just because that was their beat? Did anyone read the story? We don’t know.” The elephant in the room, of course, is the blog scene, in which ordinary citizens can write about issues that are important to them, issues they feel the larger media outlets are not covering correctly or at all. Turtleboy Sports has garnered controversy along with a large following, while other blogs may focus on a single topic. Worcester State University professor Julie Frechette, who co-wrote the book “Media Education for a Digital Generation,” said

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and news, even in Worcester, that some stories receive play because they get shared more on Facebook, while other stories that may not be as sexy are the first to get cut when staffing levels drop. “When you have news that’s channeled through social media and the internet, media sites are now functioning as trend recorders,” Frechette said. “It’s sometimes less about community journalism and more about what’s trending. And there’s a push for more of it. And it does change STEVEN KING the kinds of stories and news we’re getting.” Hurlbrink disagreed with the argument that knowing what readers are clicking on is responsible for a decrease in journalistic quality, putting the responsibility squarely on the shoulders Worcester Business Journal of the news Editor Brad Kane. organizations. “That’s assuming people back in 1970 didn’t know what the consumers wanted,” Hurlbrink said. “They likes does not “make sure that check arrives,” were just making better choices, having a and said the quality of the journalism and standard they held themselves to … there was service to the community far outweighs any an acknowledgment of what people were going concern he has about traffic. to eat up, but we still had a responsibility to “The world was a better place when dig into this other thing.” reporters didn’t know what their traffic was Still others disagree with the premise that on a story,” Henderson said. “I was there at the age before Facebook and Snapchat was the advent of telegram.com, to see how this some kind of journalistic golden age, at least happened when journalists didn’t give a whit in Worcester. about this and they didn’t get it. And then “I think it’s really easy to misremember we went to a period where the newsroom what, for example, the Telegram and Gazette was informed by the data, but not driven by was like,” Mike Benedetti said. “I have read a it, and we’re getting to the point where in a lot of issues of the Telegram and the Gazette lot of markets – not in Worcester – where it’s back when they were separate, and they were the driving force. Local journalism was better frequently terrible. Their stories were short and when that wasn’t the case.” stupid. And the kinds of Joseph Mitchell or While those interviewed for this story said Tom Wolfe or Woodward and Bernstein stories social media and the drive for online traffic has not changed the quality of journalism, the that we fantasize were appearing every day in the newspapers back then were almost never presentation has definitely shifted. Dempsey, appearing.” who is also a writer-in-residence at Bancroft Benedetti is an active member of the School and is the editor of the Worcester Worcester blog scene, with interests as varied Journal, a magazine founded in 2014 that as City Council agenda previews to an offbeat provides a platform for new writers, said clickbait tricks are just a continuation of what leaflet titled “Happiness Pony.” He partners with Brendan Melican to run a podcast, news outlets have always done. “508,” that features lengthy interviews with “Images are more important than ever politicians and others as well as in-depth dives simply because they grab the attention, into Worcester issues that might not get more especially that of someone who has been than a few inches in print. surfing for hours,” Dempsey said. “This, “A lot of the new media is able to get in combined with the paring down of text to the weeds a little bit on the inane, but only catchy summaries and clickbait, is seen by because the inane stuff still matters,” Melican many as a bad thing, but I think these web said. “It’s still part of the fabric of the city.” tricks are only doing what headline writers “We live our lives among inane things,” used to do – get people to read the story.” continued on page 16 Still, there is a perception around clickbait continued from page 13

story that is worth telling, is this a story that people want to read? You can interpret that as clicks if you want, but at the end of the day it’s about audience. There’s no media company out there today that started with the premise, ‘We don’t want people to read our stories.’ If that’s the case, go join a writer’s group and share your stories with your three friends.” At the Worcester Sun, meanwhile, Henderson said having one million Facebook

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Benedetti added. Some web articles are shorter not because of any drive to get clicks, but because of a specific audience’s needs. Brad Kane, editor of the Worcester Business Journal, said there has been a distinct effort to keep the print and web versions of the WBJ separate in terms of style and content. “Our audience is very 9-5, very Monday through Friday, so for our web content we try to make it as short as possible, so we try to get them the maximum amount of news in the minimum amount of time,” Kane, who promoted one of his staff to “online editor” as one of his first moves as the new head editor, said. “We could give you eight to 10 articles, and you could read them all in five minutes and get a well-rounded perspective of what’s happening in the region.” John Hill is officially the “communication specialist” for the city of Worcester, but he’s better known to readers of government stories as “city spokesperson John Hill.” The former MassLive reporter said he sometimes struggles to get the media, even with the variety of outlets, to cover important city business. “They’re unsexy, so it’s hard to make people really super-interested in the changes the city made to health insurance plans that save millions of dollars each year, or the upgrades

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INTERACTIVE MassLive is on the cutting Andy Lacombe of Charter TV News 3 the city’s making to boilers and windows that save significant amounts of money,” Hill said. “That has a lot more impact than some other things that get a lot more attention, but I understand why that is. It’s not news if everyone is doing their job well.” While noting there “seems to be more urgency to get the news out, because they have more competitors,” Hill said the diversity of media outlets – in addition to others mentioned in this article, he cited Hispano

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Vocero and public radio as outfits he regularly interacts with – was ultimately good for the news consumer. “I think the readers benefit from having more places to go for news and more diversity of approaches to the news,” Hill said. “Something that Worcester Magazine might not be interested in might be a good story for the Worcester Sun, and that might be a story that wouldn’t have gotten told a year ago.” But at the end of the day, if a tree falls in

edge of a number of things, including comment sections. The vast majority of Worcester media outlets have space for readers to chime in to the conversation with feedback, questions, or – more often – provocation. Readers rarely see reporters join in the fray, but at MassLive, Bombard and his team can be seen engaging with readers on

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It is a practice once eschewed in traditional journalism circles. In the interest of “objectivity,” reporters and their newspapers were often looked at simply as the vessel to deliver a story. “You’re not the story” is a line many a young reporter heard from his or her editor. Times have changed – and social media has been the driving force behind it. “Journalism is a conversation, and it’s about community, and our staff and our reporters are part of that conversation and part of that community,” Bombard said. “This is a battle I’ve fought across several companies, where they’ve had either a written or unwritten rule that staff are not to comment in the comment section. That’s such an ivory tower, old school, we’re too good to get into the trenches with the readers [idea]. If you trust your staff, if you trust your reporters, you have nothing to worry about.” Other media outlets have also stepped up interactions with readers. Andy Lacombe is the news director at Charter TV3, but also teaches as an adjunct professor at Assumption College. There is, he said, an upside and a downside to readers having unfiltered access to the media. “People have more direct contact with you,” Lacombe said. “People in Worcester are great – they’ll tell you things like you’ve known them for 30 years. They’ll be brutally honest with you. And when you have that wall of a computer screen between you, they’re not as shy.” Lacombe, a 16-year veteran of the Worcester media scene, said social media has not just affected the distribution of news, but also the gathering of it, while also noting the necessity to check the veracity of a tip gleaned from Twitter or the comments section of a video. “Before, you were listening to scanners and pagers,” Lacombe said. “Now there are people who are listening to all those things and putting them on social media … before we might have relied on a phone call, or a tip from somebody in the police or fire departments, or sheer observation, or catching it by chance on the scanner … [but] we shouldn’t let other people on social media do our job for us.” Indeed, the barrier between the media and their consumers appears to have not just been removed, but torn down with a vengeance. Whereas once a reader or caller might offer an opinion, social media and online comment sections allow modern customers to hold sway immediately and decisively. “The news media used to be able to hold their audiences at arm’s length,” Dempsey said. “A reader could write a letter, or call to compliment or complain, but it took effort. Now, comments on a story are as important as the story itself. Yes, sometimes it’s a lot of trolling, but people can also expose holes in a story, add information, add a different point of view. Make it better, in short.”

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Some media consumers have transcended the comments section and gone on to start blogs. Bombard, who partnered with Dempsey to run the now-defunct Worcester Wired journalism nonprofit before going to the Telegram, pointed to Jeff Barnard of Wormtown Taxi, who died of cancer in 2010, as the model citizen journalist. “He was the ideal blogger,” Bombard said. “He blogged daily, held Worcester Magazine and the Telegram to task daily, raising questions about their coverage. Digging

around a little bit himself, trying to find answers … he was one of those characters who got the respect of everyone he wrote about, because he had a genuine interest in the city, and a genuine interest in improving the conversation.” Now, Bombard said, blogs like Turtleboy Sports just “want to watch the world burn.” Turtleboy has become something of a social media sensation. Sometimes cutting, pasting and screen-shotting material from Twitter, Facebook and other sources, and combining

it with an often-twisted and controversial personal viewpoint, the blog has generated thousands of followers on its website and Facebook page. The blog has indicated it does not speak with any media representative in the city other than reporter Pat Sargent from the Worcester Sun. “There are sensational stories, there are outrageous stories, and as journalists it’s our job to convey that,” Bombard said. “But when you flip that on its head and everything you do is sensationalized, everything you do is cliche, everyone you write about you plug into some sort of formula, that’s not journalism. That’s propaganda, that’s bashing – the common mantra of journalists is ‘afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted.’ And I fear too often there are websites and blogs that do the opposite.” Still, there are optimists in the Worcester blog scene. Although no one has taken up the mantle of Wormtown Taxi, at least not with the frequency he posted, interviewees cited multiple blogs they read in addition to traditional media. Former School Committee member Tracy Novick’s “Whos of Who-cester” education blog got a few shout-outs, as did Nicole Apostola’s “Nicolecommawoo.” Melican and Benedetti recalled a series Apostola did on Worcester’s street sign formatting, continued on page 18

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documenting deviations from the style book and holding the city accountable for something no one else seemed to care about. In an age where short-form, immediate stories that reach a broad audience are the norm, a series of posts about street signage is something only a citizen journalist would cover. “Only someone who’s passionate about the quirkiest thing in the world can do that,” Melican said. “If at the time, she had gone to [the editor] at Worcester Magazine and said, I’ve got the story for you. We’re going to do a two-year long piece on street signs in Worcester – the conversation would have ended right there.”

you’re paying with something.” Unlike the Telegram, which offers a certain number of free articles per month before turning on the paywall, the Sun has a strict policy of holding back access until payment is received, something unique in the Worcester market and something Henderson said has cost them freelance reporters. “We’ve had a couple contributors say they can’t work with this,” Henderson said. “They say they only want to do it if they can broadcast their stuff all over the place. And we’ve actually said, well thank you, but we’re not about that. We’re about being a product that people feel good enough supporting with their own dollars.”

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on the showroom windows. How can you convince me that it’s worth paying the entry fee if I can’t see what’s there?” There are larger issues around media outlets going to a digital-only model. There are free print products – you’re reading one now – but even the price for a week of Telegram issues is cheaper than buying a computer and a router and paying a monthly internet service fee. Frechette calls this issue the “Digital Divide” - the idea that as news migrates online, companies are leaving behind the segment of the population that has no access to the internet. “The problem with going all-digital is it leaves out whole sectors of the population,” Frechette said, while emphasizing that ideas like “zip code targeting” were also a problem in the past. “You’re going to see a whole class of people whose issues are going to be even further marginalized or underrepresented, and that’s a huge problem.” “In this culture of likes and shares, you’re going to leave out whole sectors who aren’t even there in the first place, they’re not even online,” Frechette continued. “It has huge ramifications for democracy and equality and diversity of perspectives.”

losing subscribers, and they’re losing print revenue. At what point do you invest fully in digital and fully in the web?” Henderson and Hurlbrink, meanwhile, are insistent that a print version of the Worcester Sun is coming soon. The mission has always been print, they said, and the online-only product was just to build up awareness and a reputation. “Print had power because it was mass reach,” Henderson, who said he’d eventually like to hire “as many people as humanly possible” for the Sun, said. “The concept of print is still mass. Digital, we understand, is niche.” Digital may be niche, or it may be the future, but either way it is becoming an allconsuming aspect of a media organization’s mission as editor and publishers struggle to keep traditional media afloat in a time when jobs remain scarce and wages remain stagnant even as responsibilities increase. “I’ve done that job, and I know how hard it is, especially with the changing media landscape,” Hill said. “Just knowing day to day what your priorities are and what your publication is striving to do, and what format you’re trying to do it in. Are we focusing on video this week, or Twitter, or getting short snippets of news online as fast as we possibly can? So I wouldn’t sit outside and throw stones at the way people do things.” Frechette, meanwhile, said readers should also be educated, as consuming media without Sources interviewed for wasting time or being misled is becoming harder and harder in the digital age. this story were split fairly “Media literacy is essential,” Frechette evenly between whether the said. “If people are going to learn to traditional print media would leverage quality news and information out survive or whether the future of these vast, large, cluttered media news was 100 percent digital. environments, they’re going to have to be taught, and I would advocate for media No matter the perspective, literacy education in grades [kindergarten] interviewees were in higher ed.” agreement that the Worcester through Readers may have some homework to do, media market was not done but media outlets have their own problems to changing. worry about. “When it comes to the media market, there’s “For those trying to make the old outlets definitely room for a lot of growth, and I work in the internet age, the future is rocky,” think that’s partly why you see a lot of blogs Dempsey said. “The big papers are still trying come and go, a lot of social media trying to to figure out how to make the news pay. Some fill a vacuum,” Melican said. “Because for the are using paywalls, some are giving content second largest media market in New England, away to build readership. No one seems to there is a lack of a media market.” have the answer. On top of that, wages for As organizations like the Telegram and entry-level jobs are appalling. So I would see Worcester Magazine continue to cater to the more blood-letting, I fear.” print product, Bombard said the insistence “But there are still talented young people on the print product was giving MassLive who are eager to enter the field,” Dempsey the opportunity it seized and ran with, often continued. “I know many young journalists competing with the Boston Herald for the who are using their spare time to supplement second most viewed website in Massachusetts. their pittances with freelance work or to do “Will people consume their news from print some writing that pays little or nothing but products? No. Not in any kind of quantifiable which they love. And we’re always going to basis, beyond a novelty or niche product,” need story-tellers.” Bombard, who compared print newspapers in the future to horses and buggies in the Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached present, said. “And I think most newspapers at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ recognize that, but they’re so busy trying to worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, service the now, they’re not investing fully feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter in digital … Newspapers across the board are @bytomquinn.

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going digital, many large newspapers jumped all in, setting up web sites and charging nothing for readers to access content. The thinking may have been that online ad revenue would follow. It did not. That led to some outlets reversing course, and adding a paywall. How successful that has been depends on your point of view.

“It’s the way 99 percent of people think about it … but there’s no free journalism,” Henderson said. “It’s ad supported or consumer supported. But the digital experience is, everybody says you want to be free digital, but you’re supporting the ads …

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Bombard compared paywalls to cable television – you pay for television as a whole, not individual channels, with some notable exceptions, such as HBO. But the cost/benefit analysis that goes into deciding whether to pay for something is different when it comes to journalism, Bombard said, because the news is a fleeting concept, and an article written last week is already old news. “I pay for the Internet at home, I don’t want to pay for the websites I visit,” Bombard said. “It just goes in the opposite direction of the way information goes. People do not pay for things on the web the same way they pay for print. No one’s going to pay for a story, even if it’s 99 cents for a story, and hold onto it and say I’m going to read that next month … it’s one and done, that’s the nature of the work we do.” “The paywall thing drives me nuts, and it’s not because I don’t think there’s not value in purchasing something,” Melican said, drawing a comparison to getting kicked out of a bookstore for reading all the books without buying anything. “But having a hard paywall, I think it’s akin to having a brick and mortar showroom where you have the blinds drawn

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Hanover Theatre gets into Voice Play Joshua Lyford

VoicePlay, an Orlando, Florida-based a cappella group has certainly seen its fortunes change from a fledgling group of friends

singing barbershop-style a cappella on street corner’s for beer money (or pizza), to a national sensation performing its own brand of huge, orchestral-style productions across the country. Central Mass residents have the chance to catch VoicePlay Sunday, April 10 with a production taking place at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. “We were middle school and high school friends and college buddies,” said one

of VoicePlay’s founding members, Geoff Castellucci. “We just loved the style of music. When we were in school, a cappella music wasn’t popular. It’s certainly more mainstream than it was 10 years ago, but it is still niche.” The early days of VoicePlay, previously known as 42Five, were humble, though members didn’t look at it with that perspective at the time. They simply enjoyed the music. “We would just play wherever,” said continued on page 22

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With the rise of vocallyfocused music within popular culture, a very specific talent has reemerged, with vocalists taking center stage. That isn’t to say quality vocalists have not been under the limelight for years; of course they have,

but with a return to voice-asinstrument in highly-produced television programs and theatrical productions such as “Glee,” “Pitch Perfect” or “The Voice,” a cappella groups have suddenly wrangled an interesting niche market.

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When planning to go out to eat with several teenagers, you need to find a place that’s casual and won’t break the bank, but also has a menu that will appeal to all. That’s why we planned on going to Blue Jeans Bistro on a recent Friday night. If all else failed, they could have pizza. Easy.

Well, we should have known, plans are never easy. “Can we go to Regan’s birthday party tonight?” “Tonight? I thought we were all going to go out to dinner tonight?” “We’d rather go to Regan’s.” So, off Alex and I went, by ourselves, to Blue Jeans Bistro. Located under Loft 266

next to Blue Jeans Pizza at the corner of Park Ave and Pleasant Street, the Bistro offers the full menu of its parent restaurant as well as plenty of entrees, apps, and a full bar. Greeted on the fly by the host, we were told we could sit where we’d like. On a Friday evening, the restaurant wasn’t as busy as I expected, with only a handful of tables occupied. We took a table by the windows and ordered a Pepsi ($2) and a water to start. As we looked through the numerous appetizers on the menu, we decided on the Philly Cheese Steak Rolls ($8.99). Based on the Egg Roll, three hefty “rolls” sliced in half served with a spicy sauce, were stuffed with shaved steak, onions, peppers and cheese. Although slightly greasy, the rolls were so good we polished them off without hesitation. Alex opted for the Fish & Chips ($6 on Fridays) for her entrée. A good-sized piece of battered cod sat on a pile of “Jersey” fries (fries with a bit of seasoning), with a side of coleslaw and tartar sauce. The Jersey fries were hot and fresh with just the right amount of seasoning, while the fish, although good, was a bit bland. Alex won’t touch coleslaw, but I was happy to try it, and wasn’t disappointed. Tempted by burgers, pizzas and calzones, I

finally decided to try the Jack Daniels Sirloin Steak Tips ($14.99). Served with peppers, onions and mushrooms, guests also have the choice of two sides. I went with rice pilaf and the seasonal vegetables. About 6-8 ounces of sirloin tips with sautéed onions, peppers and mushrooms sat aside a heaping pile of rice pilaf and another large serving of carrots, zucchini, squash and broccoli. The steamed vegetables were crisp and only required a dash of salt. The tips were perfectly cooked to the requested medium, and the Jack Daniels provided the perfect sweetness to enhance the meat. In the end, there proved to be too much food, and I had to leave some rice and

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Ask me for a date night recommendation and my first question is always, “How much do you love Worcester?” If you’re new to this city, I’ll roll out the 01604 showstoppers: craft beer on the Dive Bar patio followed by pizza at Volturno and a healthy dose of live music at Vincent’s. If, on the other hand, you are a Worcester native, then 01608 is absolutely calling your name. 01608

Not to go all Gary Chapman on you, should you find “receiving gifts” is your Language of Love, I suggest beginning your date at Worcester Wares, located by Door 22 of the DCU Center. Here, at Jessica Walsh’s shop, you will find an enigmatic treasure chest of hand-crafted Worcester paraphernalia. Buy your date a zip code-embossed key chain, a longitude/latitude bracelet, a Worcester coloring book, or a cleverly screen-printed “Paris of the 80’s” tee. Take a moment to appreciate the work of local artist Hank Vonhellion adorning the shop walls. A gift bag full of Worcester Wares gear is every Worcester girl’s dream. Stroll down the block to Foster Street and pop into Figs and Pigs, Worcester’s latest “incubator restaurant.” Operator and Manager Candy Murphy has dedicated herself to “bringing back the glory of old downtown.” You and your date are sure to enjoy Murphy’s “farmhouse industrial” space as you take

Looking for some fine wining and dining? Look no further. The People’s Kitchen, 1 Exchange Place, serves up a Querciabella Wine Dinner Thursday, April 7, 7 p.m. Or, hit up either Bocado Worcester, 82 Winter St., Monday, April 11, 7 p.m., or Bocado Wellesley, 45 Church St., Wellesley, Thursday, April 14, 7 p.m. All three events are $95 per person (allinclusive). For tickets, visit nichehospitality.com.

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Worcester officials always complain about the need for jobs in the city. In case they haven’t been paying attention, a lot of new restaurants have been opening up under their noses – and they’re hiring. If you’re looking for a job, check out Antonio’s Pizza by the Slice,

268 Chandler St., which you’ve read about previously in Bite-Sized. The soon-to-open concept restaurant is hiring more than 50 full- and part-time employees for the following positions: prep and line cooks, servers, bartenders, hosts, ringer/slingers (counter help), runners and dishwashers. Apply in person at one of the following job fairs: Saturday, April 16, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Tuesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 21, 4-7 p.m.; and Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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Boland Way in Worcester, is getting in on the meal deals with its new $4 BBQ Bunch. It’s only good through April 30, and it includes BBQ Crunch Burger and BBQ House-Made Chips. You can enjoy it with a new Dole Premium Lemonade drink, which is only 99 cents through April 30. Don’t ask us the regular price after that, cuz we don’t know. If you buy the BBQ Bunch, however, you’ll be saving about $2.98 (minus tax, of course), based on the average cost of a typical single burger and chips. For more information on Wayback Burgers, visit www.WaybackBurgers. com, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

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Ultra-marathoner Ralph Crowley races the planet

map his food intake, which must amount to a minimum of 14,000 calories. With temperatures reaching upwards of 120 degrees, he sometimes loses his appetite. “You have to learn what you’ll be able to stomach,” he said. Crowley seeks high calorie foods that won’t weigh him down, hence, the cheesy mashed potatoes. He likens his fellow ultra-marathoners to “summer camp friends.” Participants begin each day together and the clock stops for all competitors respectively when they arrive at camp for the night. Crowley said he feels a tremendous amount of gratitude toward the

RacingThePlanet community, particularly the veterans. “You learn a ton in your first race … it’s a steep learning curve, but the alumni help out the rookies,” he said. In February, Crowley completed RacingThePlanet: Sri Lanka, where the tropical temperatures provided a whole new host of challenges because competitors were never dry. “When you were running, the rain felt great, but when you weren’t running, the rain added a whole new level of difficulty,” he said. His feet, Crowley said, grew swollen as he traversed the 250-kilometer course, and his shoes ceased from effectively supporting his feet. Eventually, he was forced to cut holes in the toes of his sneakers to help ease the pain. Crowley placed second overall in a field of over 70 competitors, with a time of 29 hours and 48 minutes. When asked about his aspirations as an ultra-marathoner, Crowley was quick to say, “I like what I do at Polar Seltzer and that will always be my priority. This is strictly a hobby.” As the director of market research, Crowley marks the fifth generation of his family to work for Polar Beverages. Still, he finds time to log between seventy and eighty miles each week on the trails of Wachusett Mountain and the hills of Holy Cross. As for the cheesy instant mashed potatoes, he swears he only indulges on race days. “It’s a weird craving,” he acknowledged. One might point to his desire to run ultramarathons as an even stranger inclination, but Crowley would probably just shrug it off and shell out a charming smile. “Somehow,” he said, “I’m hooked.”

be the most singularly popular style of music in the world today, in a universe consisting of myriad genres and a focus on the ubersellable pop princes and princesses, a group focused entirely on vocalizations and their work within a larger organization is not only refreshing, but surprisingly easily to relate to. “We find that a cappella music tends to be pretty relatable to most audiences,” said Castellucci. “Everyone is familiar with it in one form or another, whether that’s Motown, or a guy singing on a street corner. Everyone can relate to the voices and harmony. Making that leap has pretty much already been done for us. At that point it becomes about stripping away that fact and making

the audience enjoy the fact it’s a really good show. We want you to walk away from our show saying that was amazing and then, ‘Oh yeah, it was a capella.’” Head to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., on Sunday, April 10 at 4 p.m. for VoicePlay. You can find more on VoicePlay online at Voiceplay.com, or on all of the major social media outlets. For more information on the Hanover as well as a full schedule, head to Thehanover.org. Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts.

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Ralph Crowley III is an accomplished athlete, so his passion for cheesy instant mashed potatoes comes as something of a surprise.

“That’s happiness food,” muses the 31-yearold Worcester native. Crowley has completed 22 ultra-marathons since his first in 2010, a race that carried him 155 miles through the Sahara Desert over just six days. “I spent the entire first day throwing up because I got dehydrated in the heat,” he said of his inaugural effort. PHOTOS SUBMITTED “I took it much easier after day one. My only goal was to finish.” Crowley offers up a combination of tenacity and humility that render him the ideal candidate for an ultramarathon, an event that encompasses any foot race longer than 26.2 miles. He completed the Boston Marathon in 2008 on the heels of an impressive collegiate rowing career at Georgetown University. When he came across an article about ultramarathons shortly pack. Competitors carry all of their own gear thereafter, he signed up on a whim. and food; the only provisions provided by Among the many challenges of completing race organizers are tents and the occasional an ultra-marathon is the question of what to water stop. Crowley keeps a spreadsheet to VOICEPLAY continued from page 19

Castellucci. “We just liked doing it. I think our first show was outside of a bagel shop. We would just do shows for free and then people started saying, you should come do this music at our event. We’d get paid in pizza. It was great. One thing led to the next. It was just kind of a hobby we did for beer money on the side, it gradually snowballed.” “We’ve gone from being kind of well known in our home town of Orlando, to being nationally known very quickly,” he added. At the time of Castellucci’s interview with Worcester Magazine, VoicePlay was wrapping up its sixth national tour. Castellucci was clear about the group never intending to become

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serious professionals. Members, he stressed, were “very lucky” to get there, though while they love the singing and performing, leaving home behind for extended periods can be difficult. “The best part of the job is performing,” he said. “It is a job, it has its moments of utter terribleness – waiting for a plane and being stuck in an airport and missing your family. But there are great moments. My favorite part is being on stage and singing and doing the music and seeing the audience enjoy it. It can be great, it can be wonderful. If I could transfer myself from my home to the stage, that would be perfect.” While at first glance, a cappella may not

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happened. It happened and it was wonderful. All of us jabronies in the media had been guessing at the name for months; many of us even had an inkling of the announced name based on copyrights, trademarks and potential domain names, but by and large it was one of the best kept secrets in Central Mass. Honestly, that was to the benefit of the Fan Fest announcement at the DCU Center on Sunday, April 3. The fanfare, the excitement - for once, it was all real. Here are a few of my favorite moments and a handful of observations:

THIS WAS ACTUALLY A SECRET: As mentioned above, for once, the secret behind the incoming team name was actually a secret and that’s a big part of what made things so great. While waiting in line to get in, I caught numerous conversations regarding what the team name could be. From the fun (the Worcester Black Stones) to the typically sardonic (The WooTown Douches, touche), people were buzzing with ideas and excitement. The tension building throughout the afternoon event was palpable and the reveal was impressive. THE ICECATS ARE DEAD, LONG LIVE THE ICECATS: Look, I’m a Worcester guy and I’m a hockey guy. Of course, there is a place in my heart for the IceCats, but frankly, that place isn’t any bigger than the place I had for the Sharks. Perhaps it’s just that early buzz, my head swimming in the knowledge of an incoming team, or perhaps not, but either way, I think the Railers have already taken up about as much – if not more – real estate in my soul as either of them did. Laugh all you want, but both the Sharks and the IceCats left for greener pastures and here we have a team with local ownership, local roots and an ingrained necessity for local success. I caught numerous requests to “bring back the IceCats!” or exclamations of “it should have been the IceCats!” as well as emails asking me why they didn’t go with the former team name. Well, when someone asks to bring the team back, what exactly are they asking? To import a defunct team? To bring in administrative team that have long-since found alternative career paths (or moved to different organizations?)? Bring back the uniforms? Scratch? The name is still trademarked, so that’s out (owner Cliff Rucker actually looked into this at one point, as well as an homage in “WildCats,” which was also taken). Look, the team left over 10 years ago. Save them in your memories, it’s time for something new. The historical context tapped for the Railers appeals to me (infinitely more so than the mailed-in “Sharks” tag). As does the locally-focused crest

(a classic steam engine blasting outwards from the seven hills of Worcester), the backstory, the uniforms promising the Worcester seal on the shoulder (presumably) and the name...

DEJA ENTENDU: Many were excited at the announcement of the Worcester Railers on

Sunday, I certainly was. Particularly when matched within the context of the team’s steam train focused crest. Some, however were not. Besides the aforementioned “it should have been the IceCats” call-outs, many posted about the inherent double entendre in “Railers.” Well, so what? I’m 31 and when I was in middle school, sure, “railed” was one of the terms we’d use to talk about the sex we weren’t old enough to have yet. So was “slammed,” “porked,” “rammed,” I’m pretty sure kids were saying “boinked” at one point, “nailed” and any other number of terms. None of them mattered and I’m pretty sure my girlfriend would walk out the front door if I tried to high five her after we “railed” these days. It doesn’t bother me and frankly, I’m pretty immature. (I was just ecstatic to write slammed in a publication.) If you still laugh every time your turn a screw, then go ahead, that’s fine, I won’t begrudge you that. I, for one, love the name and if I was going to stoop to the lowest common denominator (I’m not above this), it would be to write “Worcester Rails Manchester” as a headline after a future win.

POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE: The turnout was absolutely fantastic, I don’t have an exact number, and one of the main reasons I dropped out of college was because I couldn’t stand taking another math class, but what I can tell you is that the DCU was packed. Some highlights included Boston Bruins alum Rick Middleton signing autographs (I got a nifty picture, which I really appreciated), Lt.. Gov. Karyn Polito was on hand, as was Mayor Petty, and I had a blast avoiding children on the DCU ice while Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President Tim Murray skated by. Mascots from the Red Sox, Holy Cross, the Bravehearts and more were kicking around. Patrick Kelly, whom the ECHL championship winner’s cup is named for was on hand as well. The crowd was pumped and that is half the battle in garnering support for a hockey team. MERCH HYPE: I’m letting my inner hardcore kid show here, but I am obsessed with long sleeve shirts. After someone stole my No Warning reunion long sleeve from the Hotel Vernon a few weeks back, I was ready for a new one. Unfortunately for me, I wasn’t the only merchandise barracuda in the DCU and many of the adult sizes were already sold out. I ended up with an XL white long sleeve which was tiiiiight (looking), but a bit too big. I brought it home, immediately put it in the washer and dryer to try and shrink it up and now it’s pink. I think I’m stoked on that. It wasn’t for sale, but getting to check out a Bruins sweater from 1925 in the Hockey Hall of Fame exhibit was also fantastic. The entire day was incredible and I can’t wait for the puck to drop in October 2017. P.S.: Founders memberships are still available online at ]Railershc.com. Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, by accidentally posting a confidential tidbit of news on a Saturday, spending the rest of your day inadvertently nuking your website and begging IT to save your job and lying in the fetal position, soaked in a pool of sweat and tears, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts. APRIL 7, 2016 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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“A War” begins with a bit of surprise — a reminder that the United States is not the only nation with a military presence in Afghanistan. The film opens on a Danish battalion patrolling a desolate region when an IED explodes, killing a soldier. In the aftermath, faced with traumatized men, we learn that the company commander, Claus Pederson (Pilou Asbaek from “A Hijacking”), is a compassionate, respected leader capable of expressing empathy without diverting from the official mission. Those would also be wonderful qualities at home, too, were he able to be there. Instead, Claus’ wife, Maria (Tuva Novotny), struggles to retain some semblance of normalcy for their three young children. Older son Julius is getting into scrapes at school and defying his mother; he clearly needs more interaction with his father than the periodic phone calls Claus makes from inside the camp. The film shifts between Denmark and Afghanistan, focusing on the mostly banal details of a warrior’s life — especially the endless and seemingly pointless patrols — when something extraordinary occurs. Under heavy Taliban fire inside a remote village, with one of his men critically wounded, Claus requests an air strike of a nearby compound. He’s unsure if the buildings are occupied by the enemy, but a soldier is dying, the bullets are flying, and air support is their only chance for survival. The bombs hit their mark and the men escape via helicopter. Later, Claus learns the compound was occupied by 11 civilians, including eight children, all of them killed. He’s ordered back to Denmark to stand trial on the charge that he ordered the bombing without first confirming the enemy’s presence, a decision that makes him responsible for those deaths. The quietly competent soldier and family man is now a presumed war criminal. As with other memorable war films like “Breaker Morant” and “Paths of Glory,” the

final act takes place inside a courtroom where the audience is left grappling with questions about what is acceptable behavior for a soldier caught in the fog of war. If his first duty is to his men, wouldn’t that absolve him of taking extreme measures to save them? But as a visitor conducting a military assignment

in another land, should the threshold be higher — does he represent his own nation’s conscience? When almost certain death approaches, do rules of engagement remain hard and fast or can protocols be abandoned? Lindholm takes no easy route to the answers. He complicates matters by making Claus a decent every man who, nevertheless, offers testimony in his own defense that leaves him dancing a fine ethical line. His mates are similarly challenged to reveal their versions of the truth (reluctantly) without incriminating their commander. The bandof-brothers ethos is not just an American construct. Earlier in the film Claus attempts to rally his troops by suggesting they have “momentum” on their side. But momentum for what? “A War” leaves me wondering if anyone can accurately define the mission in Afghanistan, especially the men executing it. “A War” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, and 1 and 3:20 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.

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founding members were graduates of the renowned Vienna College of Music, who met while playing at the Mnozil pub in Vienna’s first inner city district. The band was founded in 1992 although the first >Thursday 7 official outing was in 1993. he septet cooperates with freelance Cabinet. 21+ Doors at 6pm Music at 9pm $12 in advance / $15 director Bernd Jeschek who developed the stage programs “Smoke”, day of the show ($2 shipping fee is a service fee and all online sales “Ragazzi” and “Seven”and the “first operetta of the 21st century” are held at the door) Advance Ticket Link: electrichaze.bigcartel.com/ titled “Das Trojanische Boot” (“The Trojan Boat”), whose world product/cabinet-april-7th-electric-haze NO Opening band! Cabinet premiere was in 2005 during the German art festival RuhrTriennale. is a band with roots firmly planted in the Appalachian tradition. The group has toured internationally and won praise from artists They wear their influences like badges, honoring the canon of roots, such as Barry Tuckwell, Chuck Findley, Jeff Nelson and Wycliffe bluegrass, country, and folk, weaving these sounds into a patchwork Gordon. - See more at: musicworcester.org adults $49, Students Americana quilt. But this music isn’t romanticizing or rehashing the $17.50, Youth $7.50. Ticket fees apply. Series and other discounts past. . cabinetmusic.com $12 advanced $15 day of show. 6 p.m.-2 apply. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or on Facebook. or musicworcester.org Jazzed Up Featuring Mauro DePasquale. Jazzed Up Trio Radius Ensemble. Radius Ensemble offers eclectic repertoire featuring Mauro DePasquale performs “The Sweetest Music This Side in intimate performances by extraordinary musicians. Winner of a Of Heaven.” Starting at 6:30 PM. jazzedup.net // Facebook.com/ 2013 CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, Radius jazzedupmusic // Twitter: @JAZZEDUPMauro No Cover. 6:30-9:30 Ensemble’s programs balance old and new, with music ranging from p.m. Basil n Spice, 299 Shrewsbury St, Worcester. 774-317-9986. beloved masterworks to riveting new music - all brilliantly performed. Open Mic. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill Free and Open to the Public. 7:30-9 p.m. Clark University: Traina McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St. the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Heathe Ralston & Chris Terp. 8-11 p.m. The Columbia Tavern, Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make 11 Merriam Ave, Leominster. 978-227-5874. sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the Jon Short. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” Leominster. 978-534-5900. usually is! Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Open Mic’ Night with David Bazin. Acoustic style Open Mic’, Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. bring your acoustic instrument and we’ll plug in it in or mic’ it for you Open Mic. Attention Performers’ Amateurs and Experts! Do you and also we provide mic’s for vocals. Signups for order of performers sing or play an instrument? Are you looking for a crowd that will starts at 7:30. At 8:00 David Bazin kicks the night off with a quick appreciate your incredible sense of humor? Drop in for Open Mic! Full set and then the night is open from there! No cover. 8-11 p.m. A & D Sandwich Menu Desserts Coffee & Espresso BYOB beer & wine only Pub Function Room, 60 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-9013. 7-10 p.m. Cake Shop Cafe, 22A West St., Millbury. 508-865-9866 or Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & cakeshopcafe.com Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Mnozil Brass - celebrated Austrian brass quintet. All Shay’s Rebellion, Secrect Evil Plan, Max Garcia

You do not want to miss this show with A Devil in God’s Country (Tribute to Lamb of God), with Death Rattle (their tour kickoff), along with Cyperna and Forever my Moment. Catch them all Friday, April 8, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St., Worcester. The cost is $10 at the door. Show starts at 9 p.m. Doors open at 8. For more information, find the event page on Facebook or email CoveJimmy@gmail.com.

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or find them on Facebook. 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! No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury Conover at the Cove. 21+ $7 Cover or Free with College ID St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com Doors at 8pm Show starts at 9pm The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. Wormtown Presents: Ryan Montbleau Band. 21+ $17 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. The Littlest Giant. Punk, Ska, Reggae 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, adv, $20 door / doors at 6pm / show at 9pm Tickets available now (they are all will call) - Purchase through link, or at Electric Haze any 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook. day after 6pm. Wormtown Presents! Its always a special event when Thursday Open Mic Night. P.A. and support of all sorts wormtown hosts an evening at Electric Haze, so we are really excited provided, be part of the fun...Hosted by Ed Sheridan. 8-11 p.m. Blue to party with them and Ryan, just a little over a month before Strange Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Creek Music Festival! Ryan Montbleau - ryanmontbleau.com 6 p.m.-2 College Night w/DJ XTC & DJ Scotty P. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or on Facebook. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. DJ/Karaoke with DJ Bruce *Dancing*. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. Jim Devlin. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, 508-459-9035. Sterling. 978-422-8438. Metal Thursday CCCIII: The Beast of Nod, Unlimited Ken Macy. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044. Warfare, Nemus of Nex, & Wires. The 303rd edition of New Josh Briggs & The Cantina Band. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Olde Post Englands longest running Metal night. $6. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Symphony Woodwind Quintet. Principal and Assistant Principal Wind performers from the CHSO join Paul Surapine for 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. an evening of colorful and powerful works from the Woodwind Quintet repertoire, including works of Beethoven, Hindemith and >Friday 8 The Flock Of A-Holes 80’s party at Sakura Tokyo Friday more. Tickets and information: claflinhill.org 508-478-5924 $19 and Saturday! Free! Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078 per concert, $50 per season. 7:30-9 p.m. Alternatives Whitin Mill Complex: GB and Lexi Singh Performance Center, 60 Douglas Road,

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this program, featuring many of Seeger’s best-known compositions and other songs prominent in his long recording and performing career. Phil’s introductions give information about the song’s place in Seeger’s career. $15/$10 members & seniors/$5 students/under 5 y.o. free. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Rockdale Congregational Church, 42 Fowler Whitinsville. 508-234-6232 or alternativesnet.org A Devil in God’s Country- Lamb of God Tribute w/ Death Road, Northbridge. 508-234-8484 or rockdalechurchonline.org Rattle Tour Kickoff. A Devil in God’s Country- A tribute to Lamb of God (First New England appearance!) Death Rattle (Tour Kickoff!) The Worcester County Light Opera Company Cyperna Forever my Moment $10 at the door 21+ Doors at 8pm Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave., presents “Vanya Show starts at 9pm $10 at the door. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. The Cove Music & Sonya & Masha & Spike,” Friday, April 8 through Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. Saturday, April 16, 8-10:15 p.m. General admission is $20, $17 Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & for seniors and students. For more information, visit wcloc.org, Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. email admin@wclc.org or call 508-753-4383. City Boys. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. Jay Graham. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Auntie Trainwreck. Join your favorite Auntie as we return to rock Greendale’s Pub. $5 cover, 21+, music starts around 9 pm! $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook. Blue Light Bandits. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ Hope & DJ Frost. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. GD Lounge, 2 Washington Square. 508-755-6555. Metro. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. The Daybreakers. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or daybreakersband.com Salisbury Singers present “Bach: Father and Son”. The Mystics. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Missa Brevis in G Major, BWV 236 – J. S. Bach Magnificat – C. P. Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, E. Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was a great composer in his own right. His first major choral work, the Magnificat, shows some 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. of the influence of his brilliant father, J. S. Bach. Yet each had his own unique style. Come and hear J. S. Bach’s rarely performed >Saturday 9 The Flock Of A-Holes 80’s party at Sakura Tokyo Friday Missa Brevis in G and compare to another rarely heard piece, the and Saturday! Free! Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078 Magnificat by his son, C. P. E. Bach. $25 adults, $20 seniors, $10 students (available at the door with student ID). 7:30-9:30 p.m. or find them on Facebook. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster St. 508-753-2989 The Mid-night Ramblers-Classic Rock at the Cove. or salisburysingers.org themid-nightramblers.com $7 at the door 21+ Doors at 8pm Show Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Billy’s starts at 9pm The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or Pub, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury. 508-425-3353. find them on Facebook. Guru of Blues. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Songs for a New World. $10 General, $5 Student/Senior. 2-4 p.m. Millbury Memorial High School, Capparelli Auditorium, 12 Martin Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. James Keyes. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., St., Millbury. 508-865-5841 or goo.gl/1CxypA Saturday Tea Dance w/ DJ Dance Away Sound. Join us for West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Lyle Pierce. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, a Saturday afternoon Tea Dance and party with the DJ’s from Dance Leominster. 978-534-5900. Away Sound. Doors open at 3PM $5. 4-8 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park PPV Fight Paqauiao vs Bradley. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. Hot Letter. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Mark & Raianne CD Release Concert. Special appearances Madison Avenue. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., by The Hip Swayers and Smith & Ryder $15. 7-10 p.m. First Unitarian Leominster. 978-537-7750. We & Mrs Jones. We & Mrs Jones at the Wong Dynasty! with Church of Worcester, 90 Main St. 508-757-2708. the incredible vocals of Mrs Maddy Jones, rocking guitar from Dan WEC’appella. QCC, Herbert Auditorium is hosting a fun filled Hunt, super groovy organ with Jim Heffernan, right-on drums from evening as college and high school groups battle for a trophy and Mark Holovnia, thumping bass with Gail Hunt, just an all around fun bragging rights as Best A Cappella Group in Worcester. Colleges include Assumption College’s Voce, Clark University’s Clark Bars, Holy band to listen & dance to! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty, 176 Reservior Road (Route31), Holden. 508-829-2188. Cross’ Fools on the Hill, Anna Maria’s Common Time. High Schools: Wooing Dorothy. Wooing Dorothy is a 4 piece band playing tunes South High’s South Harmonies, Abby Kelley Fosters’s Bearitones, ranging from classics like “Ain’t Got You” (Yardbirds) and “Come Doherty’s Madrigals $10 Students, $20 Adults. 7-9:30 p.m. Together”(Beatles) right through to modern tunes like “Kryptonite”(3 Quinsigamond Community College, 670 W. Boylston St. 508-757Doors Down) and “Oh Love”(Green Day) with lots of fun in between. $5. 5631, ext. 252 or find them on Facebook. Phil Rosenthal performs the songs of Pete Seeger. Pete 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or Facebook. The Babe Pino Band. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, Seeger (1919-2014) was a major figure in America’s folk music revival. A prolific songwriter, song collector, and multi-instrumentalist, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Pete helped bring the five-string banjo into the mainstream of the 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. folk movement. Known primarily as a solo performer, Pete was also a founding member of several influential groups, including the Almanac Singers and the Weavers. Phil celebrates Seeger’s music in >Sunday 10 Zack Slik Brunch. 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14

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Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Matt Broduer Trio. Rock, Classic Rock, Blues and Whatever! $5. 2-6 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or Facebook. Faculty Concert. Nancy Ackerman, clarinet; Peter Hughes, violin and guest artist Janeen Baker, piano will perform works by Wanhal, Shostakovich and Khachaturian in the Joseph & Jordan Concert Hall at Joy of Music. Suggested Donation: $15; $10 Seniors & Students - All Welcome Regardless of Donation. 4-5:30 p.m. Joy of Music Program, Joseph & Jordan Shapiro Concert Hall, 1 Gorham St. 508-856-9541 or jomp.org Big Jon Short. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-7529439. Giuliano D’Orazio. 5-8 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. Mikey Lynch’s Sunday Jam w/ feature artists Ed Peabody and Johnny Press! 7pm start. No cover. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. The Avett Brothers. Only New England stop at the DCU Center. Special guest Brandi Carlile will join them for the Worcester show. “We’re heading back out on the road next spring and we can’t wait to see you all,” the band says. Tickets are on sale now at the DCU Center Box Office, Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-7453000 and online at ticketmaster.com. All information subject to change. $59.50, $45, $35, $29.50 All tickets subject to applicable handling, convenience and facility fees. 7:30-9:30 p.m. DCU CenterArena and Convention Center, 50 Foster St. 508-755-6800.

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Assumption College HumanArts Voice Recital- Jean Danton. Jean Danton, soprano, will be giving a concert of classical and musical theatre songs at Assumption College. There will be a reception following the performance in room K 107. For further information on this performer please go to jeandanton.com Free. 7-8 p.m. Assumption College: Kennedy Memorial Hall/Public Safety, K112, 500 Salisbury St. Chillin Tuesday. At Beatniks it’s all about you! Tuesdays tend to be more chill but you never know what will be going on. Indoor Cornhole boards, Darts, Board games, Cards, Jukebox wars and more. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Southbridge High School Bands present Festival Concert. The Southbridge High School Concert Band and JazzRock Ensemble will present a concert of band music in their spectacular new auditorium at the new Middle/High School on Torrey Road. Free and open to the public. 7-8:30 p.m. Southbridge Middle/ High School, Auditorium, 132 Torrey Road, Southbridge. 774-3181517 or southbridge.k12.ma.us Chick Corea and Bela Fleck. Presented by Music Worcester, these two master songwriters, musicians, and band leaders meet in a historic duet of piano and banjo. The performance features material from their recent Grammy-winning album, The Enchantment, as Corea and Fleck bring together multiple genres, including jazz, bluegrass, rock, flamenco, and gospel. Full price tickets start $25. 10% discounts are available for members, groups of 10+ and WOO Card holders. 7:309:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or tickets.thehanovertheatre.org Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook.

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Hip Swayers Duo. The Hip Swayers Duo will delight with upbeat and entertaining tunes both old and new! Free and open to the public - this is the 1st performance of a three part series sponsored by the

Worcester Arts Council. Free. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence St. 508-799-1232. Big Bad Wolf. Big Bad Wolf is coming to Electric Haze! Get ready to have your doors, windows and sock blown off! They’re fantastic! 21+ doors at 6p music at 9p $7 $7. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook. Wild Wednesday. At Beatniks it’s all about you! Tuesdays tend to be more chill, Wednesday’s more wild, but you never know what will be going on. Indoor Cornhole boards, Darts, Board games, Cards, Jukebox wars and more. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Worcester Music Awards sponsored by Pulse Magazine. Hosted by Heather Dinitto with performances by Sam James, Ari Charboneau, Jessa Potts & Lish Ventura, Andy Cummings & Swingabilly Lounge, The Blue Light Bandits with Ricky Duran and Doctor Robert! 7-11 p.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508793-0900 or worcestermusicawards.com Wednesday Night Open Mic/Local Musicians’ Showcase w/ Bill McCarthy @ Guiseppe’s. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508393-4405 or find them on Facebook. Brett Brumby. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Open Mic - hosted by Amanda Cote. All genres and acoustic instruments welcome. 21+ or with guardian. Sign-up begins at 8:30 free. 9-11:30 p.m. Legends, Airport Road - Fitchburg. 978-895-5883. Subterra:Sonic Bee. Making his debut at Subterra at The Cove Music Hall, the man with all the buzz; Sonic Bee! And if for some strange reason that wasn’t enough to get you to come out, Sneaker & The Dryer and Sinister Beats will surely do the trick. It sure will sting if you miss this! $5 at the door- Ladies free until 10pm. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or on Facebook. The Wednesday night hang with Sam James (of The Voice), Nate Chung (of Holy Cross) and your host Erick G. (behind the bar). Wednesday night. G Bar. Come and hang. Great bar, great staff. We also feature the amazing Nate Chung from Holy Cross. Music starts around 9:00/9:30. Let’s make Wednesday’s wild again. Free! 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. G Bar, 62 Green St.

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ArtsWorcester, Now! New Art by New Artists: A Juried Exhibition in Collaboration with the Worcester Center for Crafts, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 16. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-7555142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Booklovers’ Gourmet, “A Time for All Seasons”, paintings & photographs by Sharon Lindgren, Through April 30. 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. 508949-6232 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, Alexa Horochowski: Club Disminución, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 16. 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

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p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. The Regional Environmental Council Inc. hosts the 27th annual REC Earth Day Cleanups Saturday, April 9, 8 a.m. to noon. More than 1,000 residents are expected to take part in the citywide spring cleanup of neighborhoods. Several schools, businesses and organizations have partnered to help make the day possible. For more information, contact Nick Glade at 508-799-9139 or office@recworcester.org. You can also visit recworcester.org, email office@recworcester.org or call 508-799-9139. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14.00 adults; $10 for children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special program. 222 Harrington Way. 508-9292700 or ecotarium.org Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu 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 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

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college sports

baseball Holy Cross

April 9 @ Lehigh, 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. April 10 @ Lehigh, 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. April 13 vs. Rhode Island, 5:05 p.m. Assumption April 7 @ Bentley, 3:30 p.m. April 9 vs. New Haven, 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. April 10 vs. Southern Connecticut State, 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. April 12 @ Worcester State, 3:30 p.m. April 13 @ Merrimack, 3:30 p.m. Nichols April 7 vs. Western Connecticut State (postponed from April 3), 3 p.m. April 8 vs. Becker, 3 p.m. April 9 @ Salve Regina, Newport, Rhode Island, 12 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. WPI April 8 vs. Clark, 3:30 p.m. April 9 @ Clark, 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. April 12 vs. MIT, 3:30 p.m. Becker April 8 @ Nichols, 4 p.m. April 9 vs. Southern Vermont, 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. April 10 vs. Southern Vermont, 12 p.m. April 12 vs. Wentworth (rescheduled from March 28), 4 p.m. April 13 @ Anna Maria, 3 p.m. Worcester State April 7 vs. UMass-Boston, 3:30 p.m. April 9 vs. Westfield State, 12 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. April 10 @ Mass Maritime, 12 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. April 12 vs. Assumption, 3:30 p.m. Clark University April 8 @ WPI, 3:30 p.m. April 9 vs. WPI, 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. April 10 @ Westfield State, 12 p.m. April 12 @ Babson, 3:30 p.m.

“Jesus Christ Superstar” – A Musical by the Part Time Players, will be performed Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 10, 2 p.m. at All Saints Church, 10 Irving St. Cap your Easter season with this performance. The cost is $15. For more information, visit parttimeplayers.org or email allsaintsmusic@mail.com. Anna Maria April 9 @ Rivier, 1:05 p.m. & 3:35 p.m. April 10 @ MCLA, 1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. April 13 vs. Becker, New England Baseball Complex, Northborough (Field 2), 3 p.m.

softball Holy Cross

April 7 vs. Quinnipiac, 3:05 p.m. & 5:05 p.m. April 9 @ Lafayette, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. April 10 @ Lafayette, 12 p.m. Assumption April 7 vs. Southern New Hampshire, 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. April 13 vs. Bentley, 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. Becker April 7 vs. Mass. Maritime, 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. April 9 @ Newbury, 2 p.m. April 10 vs. Elms, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. April 13 @ Westfield State, 3:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Nichols April 9 vs. Roger Williams, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. WPI April 8 @ Clark, 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. April 9 @ Emerson, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. April 12 vs. Worcester State, 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. Anna Maria April 9 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Maine), 12 p.m., College of the Holy Cross, Freshman Field April 9 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Maine), 2 p.m., College of the Holy Cross, Freshman Field April 10 @ Mount Ida, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. April 13 vs. Lasell, New England Baseball Complex, Northborough (Field 1), 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Worcester State April 7 vs. Rhode Island College, 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. April 9 vs. Westfield State, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. April 10 @ Mass. Maritime, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m. April 12 @ WPI, 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. April 13 @ MIT, 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. Clark April 8 vs. WPI, 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. April 9 vs. Wheaton, 12 p.m. & 2 p.m.

golf Men’s

Holy Cross April 13 @ Bentley Newport Classic, All Day Assumption April 10 & 11 vs. Le Moyne’s Mike Bellow invitational, @ Timber Banks Golf Club, Baldwinville, New York April 13 vs. Bentley Invitational @ Newport National Golf Club, Middletown, Rhode Island Nichols April 8 & 9 vs. Hampton Inn Collegiate Invite, Allendale Country Club, Dartmouth, TBA Worcester State April 8 & 9 @ UMass Invitational April 12 @ Rick Korzec Invitational April 12 @ MASCAC Champioship

Women’s

Holy Cross April 9 & 10 @ Hartford Invitational, 8 a.m. Assumption April 10 vs. Saint Rose Intercollegiate Tournament @ Pinehaven Country Club, Guilderland, New York April 11 vs. Saint Rose Intercollegiate Tournament @ Pinehaven Country Club, Guilderland, New York

lacrosse Men’s

Holy Cross April 9 vs. Lafayette, 1:05 p.m. Assumption April 9 vs. Saint Michael’s, 4 p.m. April 12 @ Le Moyne, 3 p.m. Clark University April 9 @ Coast Guard Academy, 1 p.m. Becker April 9 vs. Regis, 1 p.m. April 13 @ Nichols, 7 p.m. Anna Maria April 13 @ Albertus Magnus, 7 p.m.

Women’s

Holy Cross April 9 @ Loyola (Maryland), 1 p.m. Nichols April 9 vs. Roger Williams, 12 p.m. Assumption April 9 vs. Bentley (Alumni Day), 1 p.m. April 13 vs. Southern New Hampshire (Blue Out!), 7 p.m. Becker April 7 vs. Mass. Maritime, 7 p.m. April 9 @ Bay Path, 1 p.m. April 12 @ MCLA, 4 p.m. Worcester State April 9 @ Salem State, 12 p.m.

tennis Men’s

Holy Cross April 7 @ Roger Williams University, 4 p.m. April 12 @ UMass-Dartmouth, 3:30 p.m. April 13 vs. Gordon, 4 p.m. Assumption April 9 @ Southern New Hampshire, 1 p.m. April 19 vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 11 a.m. April 12 vs. Saint Michael’s (Blue Out!), 3:30 p.m. Nichols April 9 @ Endicott, Beverly, TBA Clark University April 9 vs. Babson, 1 p.m. April 11 vs. Gordon, 3:30 p.m. April 13 vs. Emerson, 4 p.m. Becker April 9 vs. Lesley @ Leicester Middle School, 1 p.m. April 11 vs. MCLA @ Leicester Middle School, 3:30 p.m.

Women’s

Holy Cross April 7 @ St. Anselm, 3:30 p.m. April 9 @ Bentley, 10 a.m. April 10 vs. Hartford, 3 p.m. April 12 vs. Rhode Island, 3:30 p.m. Assumption April 10 vs. Roberts Wesleyan, 2 p.m.

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rowing Men’s

Holy Cross April 8 @ George Washington Invitational, 1 p.m. April 9 @ George Washington Invitational, 8 a.m. WPI April 9 vs. Williams, Connecticut College, MIT (Donahue Cup) and F&M, 10 a.m. April 10 vs. Rochester, Bates and URI, 9 a.m. Clark University April 9 @ Knecht Cup, Mercer Lake, West Windsor, New Jersey, TBA April 10 @ Knecht Cup, Mercer Lake, West Windsor, New Jersey, TBA

Women’s

Holy Cross April 9 vs. NCAA Knecht Cup, 8 a.m. April 10 vs. NCAA Knecht Cup, 8 a.m. Assumption April 9 vs. Bryant, Roger Williams, Brandeis, Mass Maritime, 9 a.m. WPI April 9 vs. Williams, Connecticut College, Simmons (Donahue Cup) and Rochester, 10 a.m. April 10 vs. Wellesley, Bates, Rochester and Trinity, 9 a.m. Clark University April 10 vs. Bryant, Endicott, Mount Holyoke, UVM, Simmons, Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, TBA

track & field Men’s

Holy Cross April 9 @ Mason Spring Invitational, 10 a.m. April 9 @ New Hampshire with Maine, 11 a.m. Assumption April 9 @ Yellow Jacket Invitational, American International College, Springfield April 9 @ Larry Ellis Invitational, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey Nichols April 9 @ Smith College Invitational, Northampton, TBA WPI April 9 @ Amherst College Invitational, 11 .m. Worcester State April 9 @ American International College

Women’s

Holy Cross April 9 @ Mason Spring Invitational, 10 a.m. April 9 @ New Hampshire with Maine, 11 a.m. Assumption April 9 @ Yellow Jacket Invitational, American International College, Springfield April 9 @ Larry Ellis Invitational, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey Nichols April 9 @ Smith College Invitational, Northampton, TBA WPI April 9 @ Amherst College Invitational, 11 a.m. Worcester State April 9 @ American International College

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978-423-6529 FENCE & STONE Commonwealth Fence & Stone Your Complete Fence & Stone Company. All fence types- Cedar, Vinyl, Chain Link, Post & Rail, Ornamental, Pool. Hardscapes - Stone Wall, Walkways, Patios. For a free estimate contact: 508-835-1644 FLOORING/CARPETING C & S Carpet Mills Carpet & Linoleum 30 Sq. Yds. $589 Installed with Pad. Free Metal Incl’d. Berber, Plush or Commercial. Call Tom: 800-861-5445 or 508-886-2624

Creative Floors, Inc. Ceramic-Carpet-Vinyl Marble- Granite- Laminate Wallpaper Pre-finished Hardwood Sales-Design- Installation Residential & Commercial Free Estimates. Carpet Binding Financing Available Come visit our showroom! 508-829-7444 www.creativefloorsinc.com

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C&R Remodeling Additions & all home improvements, 25 yrs exp. new & historic, David, 508-829-4581

ROOFING SPECIALIST John Hickey Const. Free estimates, call for the best roof at the best price. Fully insured. MA Reg#103286 Shingle or rubber, seamless gutters. 1-800-435-5129 or 978-537-1641 Commercial and Residential jhickey6019@yahoo.com

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SCOTT BOSTEK PLUMBING & HEATING Small Jobs Is What We Do Residential Repair Specialist Water Heaters-DisposalsFrozen Pipes-Remodels & AdditionsDrain Cleaning-Faucets Ins. MPL 11965 Free Estimates 25 yrs Exp. Reliable 774-696-6078

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PAINT/WALLPAPER Wachusett Painting Co. Let our skilled painters complete your painting needs. Exteriors & Interiors Competitive prices. Call or email today for an appointment for your free estimate. 508-479-6760 Email: wachupainting@gmail.com Credit Cards Accepted Interior Painting Only $149 Average 12x16 room. Prompt service. Reliable. Refs. Dutch Touch Painting 508-867-2550

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Specializing in plumbing service and repairs.18+ years of experience. Licensed & Insured Master Plumber #13680 joshsheaplumbing.com 508-868-5730 POOLS J.C. Pools Call NOW to schedule your installation! Service, Chemicals & Supplies. In-ground & Above ground. www.jcpools.net 508-882-3913 978-355-6465

A Better Cut Lawn! Spring Cleanup, Dethatching, Lawn Cutting & more! A professional lawn service company servicing Millbury & Sutton residents for 25 years! Free estimates! 508-865-8539 LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE Better Yards & Gardens LLC Spring/Fall Clean-Ups, Dethatching, Mowing, Aeration, Slice Seeding, Fertilizer Programs, Mulching, Edging, Planting, Pruning, Landscape Design & Installation. Fully Licensed & Insured 508-641-5687

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EMPLOYMENT HELP WANTED Part time sales Women’s intimate apparel store looking for highly motivated woman to join our team. Weekends a must. shrewsbury@ladygrace.com HELP WANTED LOCAL

(508) 410-2756 Clean ups, Walkways/Patios, Bobcat Services, Lawn Renovation, Yard Expansion and more!! lawnbz@gmail.com Dave’s Tree & Landscaping Enhancing the view from your home. Custom & Ornamental Pruning. Mulching. Planting. Lawn Mowing. Tree Removal. Certified Arborist. Call for consultation & free estimate. (508)829-6803. davestreeandlandscaping.com

Burnham Maintenance Clean-ups. Lawn Maintenance. Shrub Pruning. Bark Mulch, Screened Loam & Compost. Patios & Walkways. Fertilization Programs. Deliveries Available. Please call 508-829-3809 LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE

Sterling COA is looking for a part time van driver to drive seniors to and from appointments. The job is for Fridays from 8-4, with opportunities to cover vacations and illness. Please contact the Sterling Senior Center at 978-422-3032 or kphillips@sterling-ma.gov EEO/AA Irrigation Foremen and Laborers Must have valid license and transportation Call 978-355-9039

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Biostatistician III (Shrewsbury, MA) sought by Office of Survey Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Provide analytic functions for survey operations. Req’s MS deg. & 3 yrs. rel. exp. Please apply online at http://www.umassmed.edu/ hr/careers, and enter Req. # 2016-26549. No calls please

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COMPLETE LAWN MAINTENANCE Mowing • Weeding • Fertilizing • Trimming Aerating • Thatching Spring & Fall Cleanup Auto Sprinklers & Drip Systems • Sod & Seeding New Mulch (Bark, Hemlock & Pine) • Rock Gardens Steps • Retaining Wall • Flagstone • Pavestone Brick • Decking & Fencing • Patio FREE ESTIMATES ALL WORK GUARANTEED

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LIVE-IN CAREGIVERS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY Expert Staffing in partnership with Injectronics, has openings for Production Associates SEVERAL JOB OPENINGS- Clinton, MA Expert Staffing is hiring for 12 hour rotating shifts! Are you seeking a new full time career opportunity? If you have good work history and reliable transportation call Expert Staffing today at (978)798-1610 Job Summary: Clean room and assembly production workers. Requirements: High School Graduate or GED Must be able to read, write and communicate in English Basic Math and computer skills needed Detail oriented Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test EOE Quality Technicians for a Friday-Sunday 12 hour shift (am and pm)- Work 36 hours get paid for 40 Production Associates for new 12 hour rotating shifts, both days and nights. 7am-7pm and 7pm-7am These positions will be strictly working in the clean room on a 3 person assembly line. Apply in person at: EXPERT STAFFING 557 Lancaster Street, Leominster, MA 01453 Walk ins welcome Please send resumes to: sharon.wyatt@expert-staffing.com

ARCHway, Inc. An agency serving adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum is seeking energetic and creative people to fill the following positions: Part Time Residential Instructor positions available to teach activities of daily living and social skills. Hours available are: 2nd and 3rd shifts Mon-Fri, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Shifts Sat and Sun Starting Pay is $13.00/hour To apply: Fax/mail a letter of interest and resume along with salary requirements to:

ARCHway, Inc.

77 Mulberry St. Leicester, MA 01524 Fax: 508-892-0259 Email: scombs@archwayinc.org

We are a very well-established and respected Home Care Agency. Requirements 1. Active CNA/HHA 2. You must be authorized to work in the U.S. 3. Letters of Recommendation / References 4. You must pass a drug screening test 5. Must pass a background check 6. Live-In homecare experience a plus

Please send resume and cover letter to Email Address Jobs@myguardianangelshomecare.com or call 203-439-7707, to be considered. Applications are accepted by appointment only.

FOSTER PARENTS

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Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Today’s cost is $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. Call 508-882-3421 or 909-714-0064

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Pride Jazzy Select 6 Ultra used only 3 weeks. Great stability on 6 wheels, tight turn radius, elevating pwr seat, fully adjustable foot platform, 300 lb wgt capacity. Asking $3500 OBO. 508-783-5431

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Knee Scooter - Like New Tierod steering and brake. Metal basket. $175 OBO. 978-6977964. Maytag Electric Range Super capacity, asking $250 b/o. 978-305-4784 anytime. Troy-Bilt Tiller Gd cnd, 4 HP Tecumseh, 14" tilling w. Height -adj. handle bars, fwrd & rev. 149 lbs. $350. 508-886-2273 Baldwin Organ 2 Consoles, 25 Pedals. Good condition. Best offer. 774-234-0624 Sharp 27" color TV with digital converter. Used little. $75. 508-425-1150

Motobecane Le Champion 10 speed bicycle, 25" frame. A quality built bike. 22 lbs w/extras. $675. 978-422-8084

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Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross Value $10,500 - asking $6000 774-239-9189

Golf clubs, bag, cart (used) Asking $250. 508-865-5726*

160 movie DVDs $80 or best offer. 413-967-7932

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Piano Mohogany, upright, w/ bench. 1st flr., easy move. Perfect for aspiring musicians. $250 OBO 508-245-8830

Round Pedestal Table & 4 Chairs Black & cherry, 42" dropleaf. $250 978-833-4915

Tub Transfer Bench $100 new; Asking $75. 508-4619365 Thomasville antique white table, 6 chairs, hutch, & rug. Beautiful and like new. $850. 978-855-3779 Afternoons. Hot Dog Cart- stainless steel -$3800 Only used season and a half is in excellent condition. Dual heat source, wet steam table, large cold compartment, SS dual sinks, hot/cold water supplies 5 gallon each. very easy to maneuver manually or with tow-bar. 508-839-9338

FREE 4 Brushed Aluminum Frames: 17 x 22 x 1.5, 11 x 14 x 1, 9 x 12 x .75, 8 x 10 x 1 all with glass. Free. 508-829-6284 Free appliances Lg refrigerator & 2 sm ones, Apt size washer/dryer & roof antenna for radio. 774-386-6749

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Corner Hutch Solid pine - 4 doors - 48" x 76". Accommodates 42" television. $250. Photo available. 508-829-6792

MUSIC INSTRUCTION Instrumental, Vocal, Jazz Improv Lessons available on most instruments. Lou Borelli 508-752-6213

WANTED TO BUY Veteran Will Buy Military Items American, German, Japanese, Italian etc. From Vietnam, Korea, WW2, WW1 and earlier. Please call 978-928-1238.

HEALTHCARE SERVICES HEALTHCARE SERVICES MISCELLANEOUS Certified Pharmacy Technician Certified Pharmacy Technician for busy Independent Pharmacy in Rutland-full or part time position available. Retail experience preferred. Fax resume to 508-886-2443. 508-886-6261

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Novenas Thank You St. Jude and Blessed Mother Mary for prayers answered. MC

RUTLAND - 3 BDRM 1.5 BA, Townhouse, fully applianced, new paint, good cond., inc. w/d, private yard w/deck, pkg for 2, no pets, no smkg. $1250/mo. Avail 4/1. Call 508-250-1376.

holden, ma|3 bedrooms | 2.5 bath | 2k sq.ft. |$299,999

Diane and Jo-ann

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VACATION PROPERTY FOR RENT Moody Beach, ME Beautiful ocean views and short walk to Moody Beach. New three bedroom, two bath home on Ocean Ave. $2200/ week. For information call 774-292-9184, or e-mail: wkdubovick@comcast.net

This spacious end unit has a fabulous open layout with ample windows to let in plenty of natural daylight. Generously sized 1st floor master bedroom & bath complete with Jacuzzi tub and separate shower. Entertaining is a breeze in this maple cabinet packed kitchen complete with granite counters with seating in the breakfast nook or dining room.

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Manor

42 West Boylston Street (Rte. 12) West Boylston, MA

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diane casey luong joann szymczak maria reed maureen o’connor

774.239.2937

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Paula K. Aberman Associates, Inc.

Paula Savard

Gail Lent

(978)-660-9548

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ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI ABR, CRS, GRI

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(978) 537-4971 • 1-(800) 924-8666 Gardner $83,000

Live on lovely Kendall Pond and enjoy walking out your front door right to the water and your own private beach area! Enjoy swimming, canoeing, fishing and the beauty of a sunset--summer is coming! This adorable 2 bedroom bungalow is waiting for you with a great yard ~ perfect for a garden (complete with mature blueberry bushes!) Hot water tank, electric baseboards and pellet stove all within last 2 years ~ close and convenient to Rt 2 ~ don’t miss out on this darling waterfront property! As-Is. Aberman Assoc Inc Tracy Sladen 978-537-4971 x17

Leominster $223,900

Exceptional condo unit with numerous upgrades. Exquisite condition, house beautiful décor. The added feature of a fully finished lower level, with 3rd bath with shower stall, adds convenience and comfort for both owners and guests. Lg. mstr bdrm with full bath and walk in closet, loft area provides room for desk or cozy area for the reader. This is a “must see” condo unit to fully appreciate what it has to offer. Aberman Assoc Inc Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42

Hubbardston $289,900

Privacy plus walking paths and association beach - fabulous contemporary multi level, gleaming hardwood and ceramic tile floor. Custom Kitchen, nearly 2 private acres w/ beach rights and lodge available! Wrap around deck and balcony. 600 sf of living in basement not included in total sf. This home is a pleasure to show and shows pride of ownership. Possible 4th bedroom or office in basement. Recent Title V in hand. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Lancaster $424,900

3 bedroom, 2.5 bath ranch with finished basement and many updates situated on almost 2 acres. Open floor plan great for entertaining. Updates-roof (2015), upgraded kitchen (countertops, flooring and painted cherry cabinets) and stainless steel appliances (2013), granite countertops and travertine floors in bathrooms on main level, and so much more. Property also includes spacious workshop area, 4-bay attached heated garage off lower level with oversized parking area. Great potential for small business (e.g.,contractor, retail, professional office) OR for your toys (cars, boat, ATVs, equipment). Zoned general industry. Irrigation system and fenced in area. Conveniently located to I-190 & Route 2, shopping, restaurants, and other amenities. Aberman Assoc Inc. Yasmin Loft 978-537-4971 x 61

Hannah Meyer

2086 Main Street, Lancaster www.paulasavard.com

Yasmin Loft Anna Mary Moises Cosme (706) 870-4000 Kraemer CRS (978) 502-7309

Conference Center 486 Chestnut Street, Suite 11 Gardner MA 01440

Commercial Corner Gardner $6/s.f.

Several office options ranging from 300 to 9000 square feet. City of Gardner describes location as 135 Nichols Street however the building also fronts on Regan Street. Please contact Listing Agents for details on base rent and net costs and other details regarding property. Tenant due diligence to include verification of property details, condition, and allowable uses by the City of Gardner. Aberman Assoc Inc. Peter Haley 978-537-4971 x 69

Auburn $249,900

Stately colonial on level corner lot with two car garage, storage shed with electricity, garden area, and farmers porch. 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, applianced kitchen, formal dining room with lovely bay window, living room, front entry with attractive stairway to second floor. Hardwood floors and natural woodwork throughout. There is a partially finished room on second floor that you can finish to your specifications. Located near highway access. Great family home. Walking distance to school. Aberman Assoc Inc Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x25

Sterling $289,900

4 br 1 1/2 bath colonial, In town turn of the 20th century colonial. 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms with two additional rooms in the walkout basement. Garage workshop has full storage loft above Dog kennels, paddocks not included. Sterling town beach for residents only. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Shrewsbury $1,299,900

Luxury and practicality wrapped up in this eclectic, stately 10 room, 5+ bedroom, 3 1/2 bath brick front center entry colonial featuring fireplace living room, formal dining room, sunken family room with second fireplace, four season sunroom. Home interior has been freshly painted with multiple upgrades. Entertain in this NEW decorators/cooks dream kitchen featuring granite counters, SS appliances including wine cooler, hardwood floors, walk-in pantry and sky lights. First floor en suite for guest, in-law privacy. Second floor features a master bedroom with two walk in closets, dressing room and NEW designer bathroom w/lava tub, walk-in shower, heated floors, towel warmer, recessed lighting, double sink vanity. Bonus room could be 6th bedroom. Exterior has open deck overlooking in-ground pool, resurfaced tennis court, fruit trees and perennial gardens. Three car garage with access to first floor and basement. Home is in better than new condition. A must see! Aberman Assoc. Inc. Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x 25

(508) 713-5172

Tara Sullivan

Linda Barry

Robin Dunbar Bain

(774)-266-6096 (508)-868-9628 (978) 501-0426

Peter Haley

(978) 697-0891

Nick Massucco

978-855-4424

Beth Lamontagne 508-340-0574

Leominster $222,200

Charming well-maintained 3 bedroom ranch freshly painted throughout located on dead end street. Great for first time home buyer, young family or empty nester. Open floor plan between living room and eat-in kitchen. Home Energy Audit completed February 2016 – attic, basement, and over the garage have been insulated (approx. $800 in annual savings on heating costs). New window blinds in bedrooms. Dishwasher (2014), roof (2010) and SuperStor water heater with lifetime warranty (2010). Kitchen appliances, washer & dryer, ceiling fans, and 47” flat screen TV convey. Fenced in level yard. Plenty of storage space in basement. A great location for commuters and only minutes to shopping, restaurants and other amenities. Definitely not a drive-by. Aberman Assoc Inc Yasmin Loft 978-537-4971 x61

Lancaster $269,900

4br 2 1/2 bath colonial. 4 bedroom colonial back to front livingroom large enough for grand piano with fireplace. Hardwood floors throughout. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Sterling $329,900

Sprawling Hilltop acres in prime residential location near schools, and highway access. Stately 7 room 2 bath brick and clapboard ranch. Two fireplaces, two full baths two car attached garage with openers. Man town lower level with fireplace and separate heat zone off FHW oil system. Inground pool. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Athol 1,400,000

Handsomely built Chateau sited on 222 Acres. Offers about 1/2 mile of waterfront on Secret Lake. Commanding Views for miles. Custom crafted post and beam. Stone and brick exterior. Soaring ceilings with open concept living areas accented with cozy corners and warm gas or wood stoves. Uniquely built to be self sufficient with active solar producing electricity. Massive stone fireplace. Multiple baths and 4 bedrooms. Double kitchens and walk in pantry. Private beach area. Oversized detached garage for storage cars, rec. vehicles, boat etc. Off the Grid but easily accessible with Rt. 2 East and West nearby. Aberman Assoc Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Division INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Docket No. 16P0932EA Estate of: Irene G Donnelly Also Known As: Irene Gertrude Donnelly Date of Death: December 24, 2015 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Kathleen McAuliffe of Glenwood, MD A Will has been admitted to informal probate. Kathleen McAuliffe of Glenwood, MD 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. 04/07/2016 MSC

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO16P0949GD CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of: Qais G Saeed Of: Worcester, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Dept. of Developmental Services, of Worcester, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Qais G Saeed is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Marie Dunn, Esq. of Worcester, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 04/26/2016. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 22, 2016 Stephanie K. Fattman Register of Probate 04/07/2016 WM

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Invitation For Bids The Worcester Housing Authority invites sealed bids for Masonry Repair at 1050 Main Street, MA 12 15 Webster Square Towers East Apartments in accordance with the documents prepared by CBI Consulting Inc. The work is estimated to cost $90,000. Project consists of but is not limited to: brick masonry reinforcing with use of repair and restoration anchors, and resealing vertical building joint with a performed, pre-frames, pre-molded self-expanding sealant system. General Bids will be received until 3:00 p.m. on April 13, 2016 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on April 6, 2016 at Webster Square Towers East Apartments 1050 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts at which time bidders will be invited to visit the project site(s) with the Worcester Housing Authority representative. Failure to attend or visit the premises shall be no defense in failure to perform contract terms.Bids are subject to M.G.L c149 §44A-J and Davis Bacon wage rates as well as other applicable laws. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid price in the form of a Bid Bond, issued by a responsible surety company licensed to do business in Massachusetts, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority by bidders for the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates). Bid forms and Contract Documents will be made available on the Worcester Housing Authority website (http://worcester-housing.com/purchasing.html) at no cost. Hard copies will be made available on March 30, 2016 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and thereafter, Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. through 4:30 P. M. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by depositing $50.00 in the form of a company check, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, for each set of documents so obtained. The amount of the deposit will be refunded to each person who returns the plans, specifications and other documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Bidders requesting contact documents to be mailed to them should include a separate check in the amount of $40.00 for each set payable to the Worcester Housing Authority to cover mailing and handling costs. The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: 1. Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 2. F.W. Dodge, 24 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA 02173 3. Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092 4. Project Dog, 18 Graf Road Unit #8 Plan Room, Newburyport, MA 01950 Attention is called to the following: 1. Provisions of Equal Employment Opportunity; 2. Provisions for payment of not less than the minimum wages as set forth in the Specifications; 3. Provisions of Chapter 14, Acts of 1966, Imposing a Temporary Sales Tax, Section 1, Subsection 6 (d) and (k) exempting the Authority from the operation of such a chapter; 4. Requirement to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond as set forth in the specifications, 5. Insurance certificate indicating coverage for public liability, property damage and workers compensation, in accordance with the contract requirements, must be filed by the successful bidder upon signing of the contract. The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder with the lowest proposed contract price including the dollar amount of all accepted alternates. Questions regarding this project shall be submitted in writing 72 hours prior to opening and directed to: Mod-Bids@ worcester-housing.com. Reference the WHA Job Number only on the subject line. Worcester Housing Authority Dennis L Irish, Chairman DATE: March 2016 Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO16P0957GD NOTICE AND ORDER: Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor In the interests of Genevieve R. Poirier of Sutton, MA Minor NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES 1. Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 03/23/2016 by Rebecca E. Wentworth of Wallkill, NY Dean R. Wentworth of Wallkill, NY will be held 06/20/2016 09:00 AM Review Hearing Located Court Room 12, Worcester Probate Court, 225 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 2. Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written response to the Petition or by appearing in person at the hearing. 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Worcester Housing Authority 40 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA 01605 Tel: (508) 635-3300 Fax: (508) 635-3190 Telephone Device for the hearing impaired (508) 798-4530 PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Effective April 1, 2016, the Worcester Housing Authority (“WHA”) will open its Alternative Housing Voucher Program (“AHVP”) waiting list. The WHA will not accept any applications for the above named program that are postmarked after April 30, 2016. The WHA provides reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities.

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Just over a year ago the Hector Reyes House, a residential substance abuse treatment facility for Latino men, opened Café Reyes on Shrewsbury Street. The cafe offers training and employment options designed to promote recovery, and reduce the odds of relapse for its clients. Recently, the café has been experiencing staffing issues due to the success of the program, a great problem to have, according to Hector Reyes House executive director Dr. Mattie Castiel. As the men complete their recovery and capitalize on their newfound culinary experience, they are being hired to work in local kitchens. We talked to one of their success stories, Jonathan Oliveira. Talk to me about your path through life before How are you now? I’m glad you asked. The you came to the Hector Reyes House. I came last time I used heroin was last year, April from a very nice family. Throughout my life, I kept dabbling with drugs. I never really knew what addiction was, and before I knew it I was hooked. No one suffered from this disease in my family, so no one knew what to do. I was a kid from the suburbs, and from the outside everything looked good, but inside my house everything was hush, hush because no one knew what to do. I went through a lot of detoxes, but I never took the time to learn about addiction I just thought there was really something wrong with me because I wasn’t able to kick it. I’ve had friends in my life and we’d go out on the weekends do drugs and they could stop, and go to work the next day, and I was the guy that couldn’t make it to work on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.

Heroin has made quite a come back. Why do you think that is? I was a soccer player

and when I was 19 years old I got hurt. I was introduced to Percocet through a doctor and I loved the feeling. As soon as this doctor cut me off I started doctor shopping. Years ago, it was pretty easy to get what you wanted from doctors. It came to a point where they stopped prescribing me. I began buying Percocets on the streets until they got too expensive. Then someone introduced me to heroin. When I started using it wasn’t as bad as it is now. The pills were a lot harder to get, so for a cheaper stronger high you could buy a bag of heroin for $5, a Percocet went for $30 on the street. I think a lot of kids dabble with the Percocet, and before they know it their body is addicted. Coming off it is not a nice thing. You can go to detox or you can just take more, until the money runs out.

neighborhood? From

what I’ve seen firsthand we’ve been received really well. We have our regular clients that love our food. We don’t hide what we do or who Talk about your culinary training. I came we are. If we see new from a family where we owned restaurants customers we’ll explain all my life. I came in here pretty broken. to them what our goal I had the wife, the kid, the house with a is, and people are white picket fence, and I blew it all away. amazed. My family knew that treatment works, so You’re a chef what is your I had no way around it. So coming here job at the café? Part and learning about Café Reyes was cool. of the café training is It gives a lot of guys’ job skills, teaches that you do a little bit of everything. You responsibility, dealing with customers, bounce from station to station. You work being on time, how to take a break, not as a dishwasher, you work as prep, you to use your cell phone at work while work as a cook, you work making coffee preparing us for a real job. If you mess, and you wait tables. You’re not just stuck up you’re not going to get fired. It’s job doing one thing. The goal of Café Reyes training. We’re learning how to do the is that once you complete the training job right. For me, it got me back into the rhythm of doing what I do best, and that’s get your certificate and start looking for a job, you have a little experience doing working in a kitchen. everything.

2. I’m coming to the end of my stay here at the Hector Reyes House and I’m that son, that father and that husband again, and that’s a cool feeling.

How has that helped you during your rehabilitation? I’ve been to a few other

houses for my addictions. I’m a big AA and NA guy, a big relapse prevention and anger management guy, but everyday of hearing it gets sickening. The Café Reyes gets your head out of your everyday struggles and your problems. You’re able to release some of your energy into working again. You get to deal with normal people, whatever you consider normal, dealing with outsiders. You’re able to put your problems aside for a little while and actually feel like a member of society. That’s amazing.

Café Reyes has been open just over a year. How do you think it’s been received by the city and the Shrewsbury Street

Everyone working at the café is pretty much in the same boat. Is there a camaraderie among the employees? Our goal is to do

the best job that we can do. I’ve been at the Hector Reyes House for six months. I’ve been the house manager. I’ve watched guys come into this house broken, bags on their shoulders, wives and kids left them, and wives that have OD’d and died. I’ve seen guys come in, and slowly but surely let their lives change. Being a part of that is remarkable. When you come to the house you have about two weeks to get used to it. Then we start working you about one day a week, slowly bringing you in. To a lot of the guys, it’s considered time off from the groups in the house.

We put some music on in the kitchen and everybody gets to work.

What’s your favorite item on the menu? For me it’s the Cuban sandwich. It’s got pork and turkey on that Cuban toast.

You are no longer working at Café Reyes. Talk about your new job. My new job has

everything to do with Café Reyes. For a long time I wasn’t employable, but today I am a good cook, I’m an honest guy I’m reliable and I’m responsible, I’ve built the courage and the self confidence. When I went for my interview I was straightforward. He looked at my resume, but he really wanted to see me cook. I worked for a day and now I’m running the kitchen at the Twisted Fork.

Where do you see yourself in a year? I’m in my last phase here. I see myself being that family man I once was, making my daughter breakfast and bringing her to school, working in a kitchen and coming home so my wife can go to her second shift job, while I stay at home with my daughter. That’s my dream. – Steven King APRIL 7, 2016 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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