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andfills, on the face of it, aren’t the most exciting thing in the world. You take the trash out on trash day, a truck picks it up, then it either goes in the landfill or the incinerator. But where trash goes after trash day is, increasingly, a huge environmental issue. The saga of the Southbridge Recycling and Disposal Park, run by Casella Waste Systems, is the perfect example of why. The story is one that pits corporate profit and the stability of a cash-strapped town against a building body of evidence that a large and unrestrained groundwater plume of heavy metals is brewing in the aquifer. The science is complicated and murky, but the takeaway is this: The landfill could be the site of an environmental disaster, and it’s unclear what can be done to stop it. And Southbridge, which is among the poorest towns in the state, may have more pressing concerns than the slow seep of toxins into the groundwater.

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Weddings nixed at SummitWynds, owner turns to bees for business

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aced with a cease and desist order from the town on hosting weddings, SummitWynds Farm in Jefferson is turning to a different source of revenue - one that could help the environmental health of the area: lavender and bees.

The horse farm has ambitions to become the biggest lavender farm in the state, and bees, critical to the life cycle of many plants but becoming increasingly endangered, will help the lavender farm flourish.

With the help of a Kickstarter campaign, farm ownership is planting an acre of lavender and, if all goes well, they plan to expand the operation.

They’ve also installed a few beehives and plan to install more.

After the farm received cease and desist order from Holden officials in January, the owners had to cancel about 50 weddings booked for this year, after investing a little more than $230,000 in outfitting the yard and an old barn/ski lodge for wedding services.

The farm has historically been a horse farm, but decline in horse ownership and riding has left the family-owned

operation scrambling for other forms of income.

As of press time, 138 people donated $8,889 to the Kickstarter campaign, exceeding the $6,500 goal, with 17 days left.

Friends and family volunteered to help plant the lavender beds, which now await a shipment of lavender. Parker said they hope to see the first bloom mid summer.

Lavender, Parker said, can be used for many boutique products, like soaps, essential oils and foodie dishes and drinks. There’s a farm in Washington State with eight acres of lavender earns up to $1 million a year in income off it, she said.

The approach, Parker said, is diversifying crops, not putting all its eggs in one basket. Hers is a story familiar to many small, local farms who must adapt to “If we combine all the different things we’re doing,” Parker said, “we’ll be able to sustain the farm.”

Part of what made the farm so good for weddings – its view of Wachusett Mountain and the surrounding valley –

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Farm owner Amy Parker stands by the birch arbor previously used for weddings.

Mount Wachusett is in the distance.

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WOO-TOWN INDE X Worcester announces end to drought warning.

Area green-thumbs rejoice. +2

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School Committee candidate says he received racist, hateful letter in mail.

Either he’s lying or someone stooped really low. Either way, a definite negative. -3

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The 32nd annual Walk for the Homeless draws many for a good – if disheartening – cause. +2

West Brookfield turned its common into asparagus heaven for its annual Asparagus Festival. What, no Brussels sprouts festival? +1

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Total for this week:

A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

Dodge Park got a good – and necessary – cleanup, thanks to the Worcester Tree Initiative and the World Mission Society Church of God. +2

A Worcester man was robbed twice in one incident – the second time after he had been struck in the head twice and fallen to the ground. He later died. What the hell?

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One year after Auburn Police Officer Ron Tarentino Jr.’s shooting death, still hard to forget the pain and shock that rocked multiple communities. -4

A meeting on the mayor’s tax policy report? About time! +1

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Halfway house riles neighbors, council

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t was a rare moment at City Council this week while discussing a problem property: The Council, the neighbors and the landlord all wanted the same thing.

The property at hand is a house on Germain Street recently converted into a 20-bed halfway house for addicts in recovery. And no one at the meeting Tuesday wants it there.

The Vanderburgh House, a for-profit addiction treatment company, has two locations, an original house in Southbridge and the house at 16 Germain St., which started taking applications in March, according to its Facebook page.

At-Large Councilor Mo Bergman brought the issue to the floor, saying the city needs to do what it can to get the business out. He called the issue a permeation of a problem occurring all over the city. Large homes in nice neighborhoods are being bought all the time for quasi-business use because the homes are cheap.

And what goes on at the Germain Street house is a clear detriment to the neighborhood, he said.

“What I saw as activity at that address I think a lot of stores downtown would love to have,” he said.

He drove by the property on a recent Sunday night, and saw noise and disruption.

Residents at the meeting Tuesday said people come to and from the house at odd hours, play music loudly and litter the street with cigarette butts.

Germain Street resident Jeff Arnett said he understands the need for addiction treatment, but the Vanderburgh house is in an inappropriate place.

“There’s a right and wrong way to do this,” he said.

The house at 16 Germain St. has recently become the site of a 20-bed sober house.

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also made it ripe for complaints and eventually led to its ending.

According to Holden Building Commissioner David Lindberg, his office received many complaints last year about noise.

“Noise travels,” he said. “You put music up on top of a hill, it travels.”

The land is zoned residential, and while the farm is a grandfathered use of the land, weddings are not, said Lindberg.

Parker said she had an agreement with a previous building commissioner that the weddings would be OK, but Lindberg said he had no knowledge of that.

Parker took a case for a special permit to the Zoning Board of Appeals, but withdrew it.

While she said the fight to have weddings at the property isn’t over, she did have to cancel all the weddings booked for this summer.

“So many people were just so disappointed,” said Parker, standing by the rustic-looking wedding arbor made of birch.

“It broke our hearts to tell them we couldn’t do it.”

Barring any new developments from the farm, Lindberg said, the case is closed. No weddings allowed. For the farm, it’s the last in a string of disappointments that keeps the farm teetering on the edge of financial

collapse.

Owned originally by Parker’s parents, the farm gained a reputation since its opening in the 1960s as a premier place to buy and ride horses. At its peak, the farm was about 125 acres and houses 45 horses in a large horse barn.

But in 1991, the state took 90 acres of the farm by eminent domain to protect the watershed of the Quinapoxet River, and the farm could no longer use the riding trails on the protected land. The loss of the trails started an unraveling for the business, and since the recession, the horse business has taken a huge hit, down nearly 75 percent in revenue.

“They’re just not cheap to keep,” Parker said. “Land values, property taxes, upkeep, they just make it not cheap for someone to keep a horse,” she said.

To save the farm, they’ve planted blueberries, and started raising goats, chickens and pigs. They’ve ventured into other events besides weddings as well, most recently putting on goat yoga, where people do yoga out on the farm while hanging out with goats.

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Residents and councilors alike accused the business of sneaking into the neighborhood under false pretenses and radically altering the street’s character.

“Please take action to ensure that what has been a great neighborhood does not get fundamentally altered by a commercial business,” said Sharon Krefetz, a Germain Street resident.

Councilors called for increased police presence and asked what the city can do legally to get the business out of the business.

City Solicitor David Moore said the city and the landlord are taking legal action to get the company out. The city ordered enforcement orders that allege the tenant is violating its occupancy permit and ordered an addition in the attic be re-inspected.

Vanderburgh House ownership has appealed the orders to the State Building Code Court of Appeals, Moore said.

The landlord has started an eviction proceeding. Several councilors said the landlord was lied to by the tenants about what they planned to do with the house, but Worcester Magazine could not independently verify that claim.

The management of the Vanderburgh house could not be reached for comment.

Some councilors said action by the landlord might be the most effective.

“This landlord does not need that kind of activity,” said District 3 Councilor George Russell.

At-Large Councilor Gary Rosen said the company is there for a profit, and the neighbors who invested in homes on the street had no reason to expect such a place would open up next to them. The business, he said, should leave as soon as possible - and the Council should do everything it can to make it happen.

Other councilors used the business as an example of how the neighborhood, loosely defined as being between Park Ave and Newton Square, is being abused by businesses setting up in residential homes.

“It appears we can’t enforce our own laws

and it appears we can’t respect our own neighborhoods,” said At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes.

Lukes said the entire neighborhood has been altered by for-profit businesses opening.

The Council needs to do more to protect the neighborhood’s character.

“These are grand old homes,” she said.

“They attract young families, they attract professionals, they attract folks who respect the dignity of the historic architecture of those homes. And, frankly, they make a good impression on anyone who’s coming to the city.”

At-Large Councilor Khrystian King said treatment facilities are important, but this one in particular is not properly placed.

“Clearly these folks have done things under false pretenses,” he said.

District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera said the situation more closely resembles an illegal boarding house than a legitimate treatment facility.

“This is not the type of program we need to have in our community,” she said.

The larger issue for the Council and Germain Street neighbors may be that federal and state law allow businesses like halfway houses to override town zoning laws.

Bergman and others called for a full report on how state and federal law interact with town zoning and what they can do to cease its operation.

Russell said the councilors should write state and federal representatives to get the laws changed. Halfway houses opening in residential neighborhoods is an unintended side effect of an otherwise well-intentioned law, he said.

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OUT, IN, OUT: Former

Mayor Joe O’Brien is officially out of the running for an at-large Council seat. He withdrew from the race on Monday, a week after submitting his nomination papers.

He cited “unforeseen” events in his personal and professional life and said he’s disappointed he won’t be able to seek election.

Instead, he’ll continue work with the Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund in a fight against President Donald Trump’s intention to review the status of some national monuments, like the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. Though he’s not running, he still took a moment this week to throw his weight around the political ring. He told us he plans to actively support the bids of At-Large Councilor Khrystian King, District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera and School Committee candidate Dante Comparetto.

PICK ONE: The Board of Election Commissioners

told perennial candidate Bill Coleman he can’t go through with his plan of running for both atlarge and District 1 councilor. He’ll have to pick, they said, Coleman told Worcester Magazine he’s leaning toward running for District 1. The seat, left by outgoing Councilor Tony Economou, will see a four-way race through a preliminary election. He said he thinks he has a better chance of winning that seat than mayor, his usual choice.

We’ll see, but “better chance” is honestly a low bar for Coleman, who loses the mayoral election pretty much every two years. The Election Commissioners sided with City Solicitor David Moore, who said Coleman’s duel bid could lead to “multiple absurdities.” One such absurdity is worth noting.

Say five people did what Coleman intended to do and won both a district and at-large seat. That’s two votes each, leaving the City Council with six members, five wielding two votes on every issue.

Pretty absurd. Of course, Coleman offered that if he were to win both, he’d have to pick one. That’s less absurd, in a way, but still pretty absurd.

WET HOT SUMMER: The drought is over, and

just in time for peak lawn care. City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. declared on Monday the drought, in effect since September, has come to an end. After a relatively wet winter and springs, the city’s reservoirs are well over safe levels, and the great citizens of Worcester can celebrate their

months of supposed water conservation by heading to the nearest garden hose and depleting the reservoir again. In his statement, Augustus did leave open the possibility of reinstating drought restrictions if the summer proves too hot and dry. So use it before you lose it, Worcester.

DIRTY WORKS: School Committee candidate and progressive community organizer Dante

Comparetto went to Facebook earlier this month with a hateful, racist note he said he got in the mail. The note read “You [n-word] loving JUNKIE! You are about to lose BIG TIME!” in large font, printed on computer paper. Comparetto said he received it in the mail, but without an envelope, meaning someone put it in his mailbox by hand. Further, he said the letter is in reaction to a recent post on Turtleboy Sports, in which the anonymous author called him a junkie and promised to make sure he loses the election, well, big time. Turtleboy Sports quickly countered by saying Comparetto wrote the note himself. No matter which way you want to look at it, this was not a shining moment for Worcester politics ... and so early in the election season.

Two other important takeaways: 1. Comparetto said the note is part of a well-documented history of anonymous harassment following Turtleboy Sports posts disparaging him and others.

2. Turtleboy’s allegation Comparetto forged the note is the last in a well-documented history of

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{ worcesteria } similar claims of race-baiting made by the anonymous authors of the website. Turtleboy, need I remind you, was voted Worcester’s #1 news source by the readers of this very magazine. You are what you eat.

BUDGET TALKS HEATING UP: The most recent School Committee meeting showed a

glimpse of a heated, behind-the-scenes contract fight over teacher salaries. The Educational Association of Worcester, the city’s teachers union, came out in force to demand the School Committee renegotiate with the union for raises. Right now, teachers aren’t being offered a raise, or, as they put it, a zero-percent increase in salary. Over here in journalism, the term “zero-percent increase” doesn’t mean much. For most of us, it’s been zero-percent increase for decades. But the city budget is slated for an overall 4-percent increase, so these teachers do have a point. If the budget is increasing, so should teacher salaries, they argue. Union President Robert Nugent said the teachers want 4-percent too. School Committee Vice Chairwoman Dianna Biancheria said after the meeting the committee is willing to negotiate with the union, but they have to be reasonable. This fight appears far from over, and it will certainly be interesting to see how it shakes out.

WHITE HOT WORCESTER: People have been talking a lot lately about how Worcester is on the rise. One small piece of evidence came via a Forbes blog post on Saturday about the real estate company Alexandria. The company, according to author Adam Hartung, uses complex trend data to pick property investments others would pass on. The company deals with labs, who tend to cluster together. So the company focuses on buying property where they think those clusters could arise. One of the cities referenced was Worcester. “What looked like risky locations to others looked like profitable opportunities to Alexandria due to their superior trend research,” Hartung wrote. So maybe city officials are right. Maybe Worcester is looking more and more like a solid investment for companies with actual wealth. But I want to temper the enthusiasm with a little bit of reality for lowly people like me. One of the best parts of Worcester is the cheap rent, and while I want the city to succeed, I also want to succeed. So don’t go all MetroWest on us just yet with the biomedical stuff, okay?

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A SINGLE TAX RATE: The Worcester Research Bureau released a report on this week

with a road map to taking Worcester from a split tax rate, meaning businesses pay more than residents on property taxes, to a single tax rate, in which everyone pays the same amount per square foot. The plan calls for a gradual move to a single rate and offers a few different approaches. The split tax rate has hampered growth, the bureau argues, and a single rate would help foster development. As said before, I’m a renter, so this stuff can be lost on me. But for people that own property, City Council action on the tax rate has a direct effect on the bottom line. The Council will take up conversation on the tax rate later this year, and it’ll be interesting to see whether they take the Bureau up on its suggestion.

POT TALK: Though it took no real action, the City Council talked about potentially banning,

or even temporarily banning, pot shops from opening in Worcester. At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey put in for a report on what a temporary ban would look like. While some councilors said Worcester should at least consider the possibility of outlawing pot shops under the new recreational marijuana law, At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney - who chaired the entire meeting in Mayor Joe Petty’s absence - came out hard against the idea. The voters have spoken, he said. They approved recreational marijuana. So it isn’t the Council’s place to go against that. But, he said, the law isn’t perfect, and the Council should pay attention to possible changes coming at the state level. They may be paying attention for a while. After a six-month delay slid through the Statehouse at a sparsely attended session in December, state lawmakers have until July 2018, the earliest a dispensary can open, to figure out regulation. And there’s a long way to go. The state Legislature hasn’t even established the Cannabis Control Commission, the threemember body tasked with writing the regulations. So this issue isn’t going anywhere and, luckily for the Council, they won’t have to move quickly.

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GAFFNEY WATCH: Coreen Gaffney holds a campaign kick-off tonight for her District 4 bid

against incumbent Sarai Rivera. The event is at the Park View Room at Elm Park from 6-8 p.m. Gaffney, wife of At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney, appears to be pursuing the seat for real.

She’s printed campaign signs and taken out ads. One advertisement, in the Spanish-language magazine Vocero, is particularly interesting. Featuring a picture of both Mike and Coreen, the ad ran in the A1 skybox – for non-journos, this means the very top of the front page. The ad is in Spanish and I don’t speak Spanish, but the general gist appears to be “Vote for Mike and Coreen Gaffney in November.” The race between Coreen Gaffney and Sarai Rivera will definitely be one to watch. As for Rivera, her campaign is under way after a kickoff event on May 3. Both candidates have said they want the campaign to stay issues focused, but given some of the vitriol between Rivera and Mike Gaffney at Council meetings, there’s a fair chance this could get ugly.

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hat the town of Southbridge faces with its landfill is in no small part of its own making. At the same time, when you are among the poorer towns in Massachusetts, any deal with dollar signs in front of it can seem like a good deal.

Southbridge is finding out that, with some deals, the payoff comes with a steep price.

Next month, voters will decide whether to approve expansion of the landfill, which is run by Casella. If they do, more trash – and more money – will continue to pour in.

On the flip side, those who are convinced the landfill is responsible for contamination of wells and perhaps other health hazards see no price tag big enough to supersede public health.

That it has come to this rests more than just a little on the shoulders of town councilors. Southbridge has used some of the millions reaped from the landfill to help fund budget expenses. There has been a move to wean the town off that habit, but it could have started years ago.

Whether the landfill should close is another matter altogether.

Casella, by all accounts, has been a good steward of the landfill and a good partner to the town. Without question, it has done a much better job than its predecessor, Wood Recycling. Under its watch, the landfill almost quite literally burned to the ground in 2002. Residents and reporters who were around for the eight-day fire that required the assistance of fire departments from 80 cities and towns will not soon forget it.

At the same time, as society grows more and more environmentally aware, it becomes increasingly harder to stomach the idea of mounds and mounds of junk and trash heaped atop acres of land. Even if one were to believe the landfill has not contaminated water sources, it is hard to make a positive case for maintaining such an archaic system of trash disposal.

But then, what to do if you are Southbridge? Do you wipe the devil off one shoulder and vote against landfill expansion, or do you turn a blind eye to the angel on the other? Regardless of where the votes ultimately fall, Southbridge’s elected leaders must continue to craft a plan for the future that is utterly and completely void of any reliance on the landfill for economic sustenance.

They must also work with the state and other partners to find different ways to dispose of their trash.

In the meantime, with the dollars pouring in and services such as trash pickup appeasing some residents, the town lives with the devil it knows – for better or worse.

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t takes a lot to knock me down when it comes to politics; I’ve been an unabashed news junkie since JFK landed in Dallas. I’ll drop everything to hear what’s going on in the Beltway, but this past week I think I OD’d on updates regarding the Comey-Trump scandal. If there’s a Narcan available for overdosing on breaking news, hit me.

I commented recently to my friend and fellow scribe Dianne Williamson that the ink is barely dry on any columns we might write about Donald Trump and his band of merry marauders when the next “What the hell?” moment crawls across the screen. It’s dizzying, trying to keep up with the bald-faced lies, the revelations that lead to the bald-faced lies and the lies that cover the bald-faced lies. The outrageous tweets are in a category all their own. Don’t get me stahhted.

My equally news-obsessed brother, Kevin, and I regularly analyze the Trump presidency via telephone. By “analyze” I mean we shout over each other for 20 minutes, veer off into conversations that include such trivia as, “Did you know that game show host Bill Cullen had a clubfoot?”, and then

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roll back to screaming about the Trump administration (a family affliction: we have minds full of useless information that sticks stubbornly to the temporal lobe, even as the hippocampus discards why we walked into the room and what we were looking for).

After hearing Sean Spicer’s disastrous press conferences could soon be replaced by the equivalent of the Christmas newsletters one might receive from a wealthy third cousin (“So excited! Barron has completed fourth grade and is gearing up for a fun-filled summer at cello camp!”), Kev suggested the White House develop a template for Spicer to fill out every few days. I liked the idea so much, I created one.

It might look like this: “Recent statements made by ____________are erroneous and unsubstantiated. At no time did ____________state that _______________occurred. The president has made this point clearly and I believe that the statement speaks for itself.

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Charlton resident Mary Skowron grimaced as she screwed a large, bright yellow and homemade campaign sign, adorned with toxic skulls and bold lettering, onto a telephone pole.

“Don’t Trash Southbridge,” the sign read. It was affixed to a telephone pole on the corner of Main and Crystal streets, a popular spot for local campaign fodder.

“Casella not giving the true facts. 34 contaminants found at landfill.”

Amid allegations the Southbridge Recycling and Disposal Park, a 51-acre landfill straddling the border of Charlton and Sturbridge, is contaminating nearby private wells, Casella Waste Systems, the management company, is seeking approval for expansion. An upcoming ballot question will show where the public stands.

everywhere – on sign cards, lawn signs and in the mail.

The two words sit below a red-whiteand-blue rendering of the iconic American Optical clock tower, a building integral to Southbridge’s identity. The message carries shades of the nationalism pervasive in national political discourse.

“It’s your town, you decide!” is the slogan, written in both English and Spanish.

The slogan was Cue’s idea. There are too many people from out of town weighing in on the landfill, he said. Southbridge residents should have a say.

While the message is simple, the story behind it is not. What follows is a long and convoluted saga between a poor town and a multi-million dollar company, of contaminated wells and dueling environmental experts, of the health of an aquifer versus the health of municipal budget.

Some feel the landfill is a necessary partner for the town, a good partner even.

Others feel the landfill is directly poisoning

In the Eye of the Commonwealth, landfill battle reaches fever pitch The Southbridge landfill is the biggest in the state, and it is on a precipice. It could close this time next year, and it is at a crucial juncture. While many feel the landfill is a last bastion of an archaic, messy practice, Southbridge is a cashstrapped town sorely in need of commercial revenue.

On the other side of town from Skowron, Tom Cue, director of landfill development for Casella, hopped out of a pickup truck adorned with his company’s campaign slogan, Southbridge First!, on an access road atop the landfill.

He looked down at a crew sorting and packing trash below, and said he hopes the town votes in favor of the landfill.

“We know that landfills are in their twilight years,” he said. “But they don’t know what to do with this trash yet. They still need us.”

Take a drive through Southbridge, and the campaign messages are everywhere.

You’re bound to run across Skowron’s homemade signs, and Casella’s simple, if vague, “Southbridge First!” message. It’s

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the earth around it, and the town should cut off its reliance.

As for the landfill ownership, they’re trying to run a business. And they feel they’re doing the job in the safest way possible.

It all comes to head June 13, when Southbridge voters will cast a simple “yes” or “no” on a complicated question. They’ll say, via a non-binding ballot referendum, whether they want the Casella Landfill to expand of close for good.

YES OR NO The landfill has been owned

by Southbridge since it was founded in 1979, but Casella, a multi-million dollar company based in Vermont, has managed it since 2003.

The landfill is currently permitted to receive 405,000 tons of trash a year, and the company wants to expand to sustain that

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amount. If it doesn’t, Casella officials say the landfill will close by this time next year.

With it will go the roughly $4 million worth of cash and services Casella provides Southbridge every year.

The question found its way on the ballot despite a 6-2 vote against by the Town Council on March 13. The company garnered enough resident signatures – 1,285 certified, more than 10 percent of the town’s roughly 11,600 voters – to override the Council vote, according to records from the town clerk’s office.

The company is pursuing four possible expansions: two small parcels adjacent the existing landfill, parts of the airport property nearby and a piece of land across the street called the McKinstry Property.

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The company is most aggressively pursuing the two small parcels, while the larger acquisitions remain more distant hopes.

Environmentalists have sounded the alarm about one of the parcels, which is next to the original landfill – a portion that wasn’t lined. The state Department of Environmental Protection originally rejected the idea, but officials are now reconsidering.

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to as the 10th poorest town in the state. While there is debate on where it ranks, it is indeed a poor community.

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Of the roughly 17,000 people who reside within its 20 square miles, 17 percent live below the poverty line, about 1.5 times the rate of Worcester County and of Massachusetts on the whole. Children have it especially hard; 24 percent of those under 18 live in poverty, according to a 2015 U.S. Census Bureau report.

Though the population is that of a small town, the infrastructure of the downtown looks as if it could support a small, thriving city. Most of the population lives on thicklysettled streets lined by apartment complexes and triple deckers; 58 percent of the population lives in multi-unit homes, and the median price of a home is about $186,000.

The town is more diverse than many in the area. Thirty-two percent of residents

speak another language at home, which is nearly double the rate in Worcester County, according to a 2015 U.S. Census Bureau survey. Of the that, 31 percent speak Spanish.

In 2016, the town’s schools were placed in state receivership after the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education voted unanimously to declare the district “chronically underperforming.”

And like most centers of urban poverty, Southbridge is bordered by much more wellto-do and whiter towns. Its neighbor to the north and west, Sturbridge, with a population 2,515, has a median household income of $98,958 and 94 percent of its residents are white. To the northeast is Charlton, boasting a population of 13,000 and a median household income of $87,294.

Contaminated wells in both towns have brought their local officials and representatives in the Statehouse into the fray. Unlike Southbridge, Charlton derives no money from the landfill, and in Board of Health and Zoning Board of Appeals meetings, officials have come out hard against it.

But Southbridge is in a bind. Like many aging mill towns, it has struggled to find an economic driver to replace large-scale manufacturing. As shuttered mill spaces and storefronts dot the downtown, some feel Casella is a business willing to work in the town, and should not be turned away. Others

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are quick to call the relationship a potentially disastrous deal with the devil.

Casella Waste Management is a publiclytraded company with landfills across New England. In 2016, the company earned $556 million in revenue. As of January, the company either owned or operated 32 landfills, 46 transfer stations, 18 recycling facilities and four methane-gas-to-energy converters, according to its 2016 annual report. The company’s stock has been on the rise, from $3.70 a share in 2014 to a high of $15.05 earlier this year. In its annual report, the company promises shareholders an increase in returns from landfills. Part of its promise involves taking more construction waste as the construction trade has slowly recovered from the 2008 recession. The Southbridge landfill is the only landfill the company has permitted to receive construction waste.

A TOWN DUMP TURNED REGIONAL When turning the corner

on Pleasant Street, just around the airport runway, the landfill emerges in

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{ coverstory } and construction waste. In the 13 years since Casella took over the operation, more than 5 million tons of trash have been dumped, flattened and covered with with plastic and soil. That’s a little more than 1,000 tons a day if the landfill was filled to capacity every year.

Trucks bring in the trash via an access road.

A special bulldozer called a compactor recently trampled freshly dumped trash with large spiked metal wheels. Around it, employees sifted through the trash for illegal items. Others in water trucks sprayed the trash with mist to contain dust and smell.

The landfill was originally built on wetland – the swampy marsh land necessary for turning rain into groundwater. When Southbridge first bought the landfill, it was local trash. Either because of poor environmental standards or poor oversight, the first The Southbridge landfill is tucked along an access road off Barefoot road. Inside, crews work daily to crush trash.

the distance like a barren mountain.

Covered in grass, it’s easy to forget that it is built on millions of tons of trash. The scope of it seems almost impossible. Since 1979, the landfill has been a dumping ground for up to 405,000 tons a year of household trash

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11 acres of the landfill were unlined – that is, there is no plastic layer between the trash and the ground.

In 1996, Wood Recycling took over landfill management, and its tenure is widely regarded as disastrous. Unsound business and environmental practice culminated in an eight-day trash fire in 2002. Fire departments from 80 nearby cities and towns responded.

It was the kiss of death for Wood.

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took more and more construction and household trash, environmental advocates allege a groundwater plume of lead and carcinogenic chemicals has slowly gathered under the landfill, and its on the move. But the company denies it.

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more expensive. It’s a point the pro-landfill camp leans on and the opposition refutes.

Money from Casella makes up a sizable portion of the town’s budget, at roughly $4 million annually in a roughly $50-million operating budget. Town Manager Ron San Angelo has been gradually removing that money from the operating budget, putting it in less critical accounts for town services.

In his fiscal 2018 budget proposal, he took $920,000 from Casella out of the operating budget.

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“I’m trying to get the town off its dependency,” he said.

For San Angelo, it’s less a question of whether or not the landfill money is beneficial, and more a question of how long it will be there.

“Regardless of whether the landfill stays open or closes,” he said, “the town cannot be dependent on that money.”

If Casella leaves next spring, he said, the town won’t have to lay people off, nor will it cut critical services. City councilors opposed to the landfill expansion stress that point.

“We’re pretty much held financially hostage,” said Councilor Kristen Auclair, who is also a member of the Committee Against Landfill Expansion.

If the landfill closes, she said the town can easily absorb the losses in the Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) liability account. The account, which is basically an insurance pool, can sustain a few years without significant payment while the town figures out, and ideally courts, other sources of income, she said.

“There’s a little bit of a cushion there,” she said, “where if we didn’t have the funds to pay for that for a couple of years, it wouldn’t be the end of the world.”

But councilors who view Casella as a solid business partner don’t see it that way. The money is there, they say, why not use it.

“Casella is a business and they’re a business that wants to do business in the town of southbridge,” said Councilor Monique Manna. “It would behoove the town of Southbridge to work with a friendly business.”

In fact, she said, the town could do more with the landfill, expanding it from an operation that purely disposes trash to a source of revenue and jobs. The town could encourage Casella to invest in emerging green technology like its methane gas conversion program (which, Cue said, they already are).

“There are so many options out there,” she said. “We can make our trash into gold.”

Manna also does not buy the argument that the town can part ways with the landfill without dire consequences to town services or taxes.

“This is going to affect the taxpayers, that’s all there is to it,” she said. “Taxes are going to go up, there’s no other solution.”

As for Casella, Cue said he sees both sides.

The landfill will eventually close, and with it, the revenue to the town. But closing next year and closing years from now, possibly decades, is not insignificant, he said.

If the landfill is around for another 15 years, he said, using the time frame as a pure hypothetical, the town would receive $60 million. That money should not, and should never have been, used in the operating budget, he said. But it is money nonetheless that the town could use for significant projects.

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effort by the Town Council and town manager to direct where that money goes,” he said.

“Stop taking it away to pay bills. They need to have a better plan and the people need to hold them accountable.”

In that way, he said, he agrees and disagrees with the those who say the town is too reliant on landfill money.

The company-provided trash pick-up service, another flashpoint in the debate over landfill money, is in Southbridge to stay. The company promised in 2008 to provide the service for free until 2027 and, Cue said, that is a promise they intend to keep.

While it is easy when looking at a balance sheet to see the landfill as any other large corporate partner, some say the threat of environmental degradation radically changes perspective.

Gus Steeves, a city councilor and journalist active in the push against the ballot question, said the town needs to look at the landfill as a possible threat to the environmental health of the region. Forcing the landfill to close would save from adding to the pollution he feels it is causing. The cost of that pollution, Steeves said, is immeasurable.

“I’m more concerned about the environmental security,” he said.

He referenced an old adage: if you’re not liberal when you’re young, you have no heart.

If you’re not conservative when you’re old, you have no brain.

“I have a different view of that. If we’re not liberal when we’re young we have no heart, but if we’re not radical when we’re older, we have no future.”

When Casella leaves, the town could possibly be left holding the bag on a massive environmental disaster.

But whether or not a disaster is brewing underneath the landfill is a loaded question, and it is a question where any middle ground between Casella and the anti-expansion camp vanishes.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN “To my mind, it’s already a Superfund site,” said John Jordan, a Charlton resident and leader of the environmental activist group Clean Wells. Superfund sites are EPA-led clean-up projects of land and water contaminated by industrial pollution.

Several dozen wells on his street, H Foote Road in Charlton, were deemed unsafe to drink in 2015 as levels of lead and carcinogenic chemicals first detected in 2014 became unsafe. To Jordan and many others, it has become clear the landfill is causing the pollution.

He sat at his dining room table and unfurled a massive rendering of groundwater

Tom Cue, director of landfill development for Casella. flows, the depth of wells and the landfill. Then he unfurled two massive spreadsheets that show a history of groundwater contamination in the area since 1996. The groundwater contamination on H Foote Road is well documented in state and federal reports, but Casella staunchly denies the landfill is causing it.

“Casella believes firmly that we have not caused any contamination,” said Cue. The company has contracted hydrogeologists and other environmental experts that say the landfill can’t contaminate nearby wells.

“We’re in the same earth that their wells are in,” Cue said. “If there’s a contaminant

flowing, it doesn’t necessarily have to generate from the landfill.”

Nevertheless, the state Department of Environmental Protection has named the company and Southbridge the liable parties for pollution of the wells, putting the onus on them to prove they’re not.

Casella agreed to pay half of the $10 million sum to install a municipal water line to H Foote Road. The state comped the other half. Residents expect the line within the next two years. Until then, they continue to drink, cook with and bathe in bottled water provided by the company.

Kirstie Pecci, a Sturbridge resident and environmental lawyer with the Conservation

{ coverstory } Law Foundation, has been investigating contamination at the landfill for years. She said there’s no way the contamination is coming from anywhere else.

“It’s not like there’s some other contaminant source that could be doing this,” she said.

Casella’s claims that it comes from other sources are thin, she said.

The case has drawn the interest of statewide environmental attorneys and activists. In February, two statewide environmental organizations joined the fray and announced an intent to sue Casella, the Southbridge Recycling and Disposal Park and the town of Southbridge over contamination of nearby drinking water.

Toxics Action Center and Environment Massachusetts allege the landfill violates the Federal Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. In a joint statement released Feb. 13, the two organizations called on Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration to halt the landfill’s plans for expansion. The lawsuit, if filed, could result in court-ordered compliance with federal environmental standards or civil penalties, according to the release.

There’s also a building body of evidence that heavy metal and carcinogen contamination is moving to Sturbridge. With the help of a grant, testing performed by Clean Wells earlier this year shows that 30 wells on McGilpin Road have high levels of heavy metals and chemicals.

For those who see the landfill as a polluter, the new contamination readings are further example of the indiscriminate spread of pollution from the landfill.

Cue has argued Casella paid to cap the unlined portion, and double lines all new cells. Even Steeves, a vocal critic of the landfill, admits Casella has done a good job of running it.

Regardless of whether Casella goes, or what the town does with the landfill, the plume of chemicals and heavy metals is in the groundwater.

What no one has done is propose a plan to clean it.

Back at the corner of Main and Crystal streets, while Skowron screwed in her homemade sign, Southbridge resident Paul Zotos, standing nearby, said the contamination in the area is one the town asked for when it opened the landfill decades ago.

“We brought in a man-made natural disaster,” Zotos said. “It’s like hey, can we get a tornado? Can we have a hurricane?”

He paused a moment.

“I end everything with a punchline, but I talk like that so I don’t get angry,” he said. “I learned to talk about it funny because that’s the only way.”

Bill Shaner can be reached at 508-7493166, ext. 324, or by email at wshaner@ worcestermag.com.

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Adopt-a-School bring Motown to Burncoat High School

Joshua Lyford

Now in its fourth season, the Adopt-A-School program partners Hanover Theatre with the Worcester Public Schools, bringing theatrical productions directly to the students. Since its inception, South High has been the recipient of the program’s theater-based curriculum. This time around, Burncoat High School will welcome “Motown the Musical” through its doors.

“We are lifting barriers so all kids have access to the arts,” said WPS Superintendent Maureen Binienda. “For me, one of the things that is most memorable to me has been this experience with Hanover Theatre and all the students being able to be a part of a Broadway show. It’s really affected the whole school climate. Another side that is really amazing is that the kids record the songs themselves from the Broadway show and when the song is out, everyone comes and sings and dances.

It’s been tremendous.”

The Adopt-A-School program introduces a school-wide curriculumbased arts integration program. Burncoat students have participated in lessons throughout their classes with Motown themes incorporated, including art and musical score, along with historical and sociological messaging.

“It’s been great taking the show around the country because the message has always been music for all people,” said David Kaverman, who plays the role of Smokey Robinson in Motown the Musical. “The show really is that and it’s spreading the message of love and unity and one-ness. It has great music, but it also has a great story and great message.”

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concepts from the show, and students in the performing arts department have practiced a musical number from the show. Select students performed the choreography during the finale of the Wednesday evening performance at Hanover and cast members visited the students. After the success at South High, the WPS team wanted to see the program work with additional schools.

“South has it down now,” said Binienda.

“They’ve been doing it for four years. If you think about it, there are these high schools and they have large facilities. When you finish, you have lessons in every single curriculum area in the school. In order to do that, it requires a lot of work. You really need a couple of years doing it to become successful at it. I think it will be a couple of years until PHOTOS/JOAN MARCUS

we get this into other schools.”

Kaverman said some of the most memorable experiences in his education history have been having musicians come back to give recitals and it’s satisfying to be able to return the favor.

“I remember as a child myself, whether that was college musicians giving a recital, those were days I remember, those days meant a lot,” he said. “It’s fun for us, and hopefully planting the seeds for the importance of music, and getting the experiences they’ll carry for the rest of their lives. We do this because we love it, but also, we like entertaining and making people happy. If you’re showing somebody something for the first time, it can reinvigorate your joy for it as well.”

The cast of Motown the Musical was welcomed to Burncoat High School Wednesday, May 24, with students getting a chance to interact with actors.

The Hanover Theatre production of Motown the Musical will run through May 28. Tickets and information, including showtimes, are available online at Hanovertheatre.org.

Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@ worcestermagazine.com.

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Fast Hands, Fast Beats

Musician Tim Hetu has played the drums for much of his life. With an appreciation for a wide variety of genres, he has a vast knowledge of rhythm and percussion.

On Friday, May 26 at 7 p.m., Hetu will be sharing his knowledge at his Fast Hands Drum Clinic at E.L. Music, 332 W. Boylston St.

Hetu had returned to Worcester at 3 a.m. the morning before he spoke with Worcester Magazine. His grind band, Eaten, had just wrapped up an 11-day tour and the previous evening was spent driving between Binghamton and New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before finally arriving in Worcester.

Hetu sat behind a kit in the drum room of E.L. Music, next to him was an electronic kit, where he teaches 15 students each week.

“I’m trying to show people a clear way that they can practice and achieve the things they want to learn,” Hetu said of his upcoming clinic. “A lot of people tend to think that amazing drummers or musicians in general have some kind of magical craft, that they’re

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to help drummers discover their potential lessons following the third grade. just gifted and there’s no reason to it, but through hand techniques, speed and stroke “I like when kids come in,” he said. “Kids that’s not true at all. You can get better exercises, effective practice methods and naturally like hitting stuff and being rhyththrough practicing, and practicing methodiovercoming common pitfalls. Those interested cally, and learning from others that have done mic, like most kids, but then you see their don’t need to bring anything, and the those same things.”

ELIZABETH BROOKS event should take about an hour.

Hetu has been giving drum lessons at “You’re never done,” said Hetu. the shop for two and a half years, beginTim Hetu plays on the “You’re never done learning. You conning just after the store opened. Before drum set at E.L. Music, stantly get out of it what you put into offering lessons at E.L. Music, Hetu gave where he teaches it and you’re constantly surprised by drummers independent lessons. private lessons. what you can learn. No one’s ever done “I’ve given lessons on my own for practicing. It can always be better and years, generally with adults at my you can always do different things with practice space or at my house,” he said. it. It’s the most exciting thing to me to “When I was in high school band I work on stuff. See something you’re would help teach the younger kids in doing today that you worked on three elementary school coming up with snare months ago and it turns into something drum and stuff. This is the first music you didn’t think it would. It’s the disstore I’ve ever been at. Teaching adults covery of it.” on my own, my practice space is shared The Fast Hands Drum Clinic will take by three metal bands that like to get place on Friday, May 26 at E.L. Music, rowdy. It’s not a great place for teaching 332 W. Boylston St., at 7 p.m. The event kids. This allows me to give lessons to is free and open to the public. For more inforenthusiasm grow as they learn to do things, kids that want to learn drums that wouldn’t mation on E.L. Music, head to Elmusicllc.com. and learn control to do things and what they otherwise have access to that.”

Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached do, and are playing along to songs they like,” Working with younger students offers he explained. “They never imagined how that at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at its own sort of satisfaction for Hetu, who Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh could happen. I like seeing their enthusiasm discovered music through his father’s record on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram and eight-track collection. He was attracted to and commitment grow.” @Joshualyford.

With his Fast Hands clinic, Hetu hopes the action of playing drums and began taking

17th Annual Children’s Literature Institute JUNE 26-30 Discover the inside world of authors. Learn from a different notable children’s author each day through presentations, roundtable discussions, and activities.

(formerly the Authors’ Institute)

FEATURED MULTICULTURAL AUTHORS: KATHERINE PATERSON Author of Bridge to Tarabithia, The Great Gilly and Hopkins Bread & Roses.

DAVID KELLY Author of The Fenway Foul-Up, Ball Park Mysteries and Gold Medal Me.

RICHARD SOBOL Author of The Story of Silk, An Elephant in the Backyard, Breakfast in the Rainforest and The Life of Rice.

FLOYD COOPER Author and illustrator. Some of his titles include Jump!: From the Life of Michael Jordan and A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina’s Dream.

The cost of this program is $799, which includes lunch. Graduate and professional development credits awarded. Housing can be provided in our residence halls at a discounted rate.

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‘Everything you can imagine is real’ at Picasso Sandra Rain

Tucked behind the town of Barre’s historic common, Picasso Restaurant & Bar overlooks a Stars Hollow mise en scene, complete with ample green space and a quaint gazebo.

Don’t be surprised if everyone knows one another; it will only make you seem that much more interesting. Diners at Picasso tend to take their time; anticipate at least a 90-minute experience. As the hospitable hostess told me when I called to inform her we would be 20 minutes late, “There’s no rush.”

I enjoyed dinner at Picasso on a recent Friday evening at 7 (ahem, 7:20) with three other guests. Being forthright with the staff about our ambiguous arrival times proved exceedingly helpful. Our server was understanding and warm throughout the entire experience. Additionally, he provided an impressive recitation of the specials that could rival any slam poet or soliloquist in three counties. Every word he spoke offered a certain panache.

We shared a Chef Salad ($16) to start, made with baby arugula, mixed greens, red onion, strawberries, local goat cheese, almonds, and charred fiddlehead ferns. The salad was evenly dressed in an orange thyme vinaigrette and presented with serving utensils, making it easy to share. I have a weakness for the furled fiddlehead fronds, available only at this time of year. They offered a delectable crunch and evoked the long awaited arrival of spring.

Picasso offers a seasonal cocktail menu as well as a concise wine list and beer selections on tap or by the bottle. Our server suggested I pair the Straight Out the Garden ($10) with our bright, fresh salad. The cocktail was made with cucumber infused vodka, green chartreuse, basil simple syrup and a lemon garnish. Chartreuse’s composition

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of 130 herbs, plants and flowers elevated the bold vigor of our leafy local greens.

My companions ordered Pinot Grigios ($7 per glass) and a BBC Imperial Stout ($5), respectively. The beer arrived in a pint glass, a true bargain at 8.5 percent alcohol by volume.

I ordered the Gnocchi Genovese as an entree ($22). The dish consisted of pan-fried gnocchi with pesto, fire roasted onions and

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heirloom carrots in surprising shades of purple and green, the tops left on. A side of sour cream and local chive mashed potatoes finished the hearty plate.

The other duo in our party both opted for the Blackened Salmon and Shrimp ($26). Their dishes arrived with baby spinach, fennel, sweet peppers and a tomato-saffron risotto that smelled like sweet, malted barley and FACEBOOK.COM/PICASSO-RESTAURANT-BAR

peppers, Christian Hill Farm Italian sausage, pecorino and candied lemon zest. While the gnocchi had spent a tick to long in the pan, the sausage was perfectly prepared, and packed a memorable punch of fennel and garlic. The menu noted that Christian Hill Farm was located nearby, also in the town of Barre.

I ordered a new drink with my entree, the Bora Bora Marg ($10.) The cocktail glowed an electric blue, on account of the curacao, and benefited greatly from the silky mouth-feel of coconut water. Black lava salt rimmed the glass, making a spectacle – and a fun one, at that.

My date ordered the special, an 8-ounce Filet Mignon ($36) cooked medium to his specifications. The meat had been peppercorned and topped with a red wine reduction.

It was served with beautifully-colored

tasted divine. A handful of steamed mussels were easy to navigate, and small side plates made shells easy to dispose of. The shrimp offered a glorious level of heat in contrast with the salmon which called on softer notes of allspice and cinnamon.

Adorable little chandeliers and real candles offered genuine ambience, illuminating the Picasso replicas adorning every wall. Linen napkins and table cloths gave the illusion of fine dining, but a glass surface atop every table allotted for a smart alternative to constant laundering of linens.

Picasso is an accessible antidote to the commotion of the city, and it’s only a 30-minute drive from Tatnuck Square. The specials never disappoint, and the cocktails are always creative. Above all, I would like to note the polish of Picasso’s high-level service.

Our total came to $185.94.

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Last week, Hanover Insurance hosted an evening of networking on behalf of the Nativity School of Worcester. Niche Hospitality CEO Michael Covino was on hand to brush elbows with Nativity School’s best and brightest.

Covino’s latest venture, Nonna’s Pizza & Pasta, is slated to open at the Worcester Ice Center late Sarah Connell this summer. Nonna is Italian for ‘grandma.’

KRISTIN HERVEY Also in attendance was the manager of Worcester’s best soul food spot, Lance Evans, of Addie Lee’s. Evans’ family opened Addie Lee’s on Main Street in honor of his great grandmother who was born in Mississippi in 1909. Evans says, “She was a wife, mother and astute business woman who was strong minded, determined and took no nonsense in a time when it was unpopular and honestly unsafe to be as such The region’s top bartenders competed in a during the Jim Crow era in the cocktail competition sponsored by Origins south. Nonetheless, she always Beverage Co. at Lock 50 last week. Pictured from stood her ground.” All of the left: Joy Flanagan, Luke Doherty, Derek Grimm, restaurant’s recipes were handed Travis Doyle, Alan Ercolani, and Thomas Gilroy. down by Addie Lee herself.

Evans is a proud alumni of the Nativity School and credits the institution for Cocktail Culturati showing him, “the importance of strength, Origin Beverage Co. sponsored a tiki competition scholarship, character and service.” last week that pitted the region’s top bartenders against one another. Lock 50 in Overheard in Worcester Worcester played host to what we hope is just The Dive Bar’s epic beer garden will reach its the first in a slew of cocktail competitions. full potential this summer with the addition Derek Grimm of deadhorse hill took home first of Mama Roux, a resident food truck. The place. Spotted: Joy Flanagan (Armsby Abbey), man behind Mama Roux is Jonathan Demoga, Thomas Gilroy (Lock 50), Luke Doherty (Rail Trail formerly a cook at The Dive Bar’s sister Flatbread Co.), Alan Ercolani (Less than Greater Than) establishment, Armsby Abbey, owned by and Travis Doyle (The Citizen).

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On May 31, The Civic Kitchen & Drink in Westborough will be joined by local celebrity Jenny Johnson for their patio’s grand opening party. The party will feature Johnson’s wine, Champy, free food, photos, and a putting contest from 5:30-8 p.m.

says it’s an honor to be hosted by The Dive Bar this summer. “I couldn’t picture doing this any place else, all the pieces are going to fit together perfectly to make a very special experience for the city. Alec has been a great mentor and sounding board for me over the past few years, and I’m really looking forward to serving my food alongside his unrivaled and world class beer program.”

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In the belly of the beast Jim Keogh

“Alien: Covenant” takes place 10 years after the events of “Prometheus,” but in director Ridley Scott’s universe, narrative chronology doesn’t matter much.

The “how” is far more important than the “when.” How, for instance, will the slimy, snarling creatures that have terrorized space travelers since one erupted from John Hurt’s gut in 1979’s “Alien” make their presence known? (Let’s say, no more delicately.)

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“Covenant” abandons the metaphysical musings of “Prometheus” for the more familiar territory marked

by Scott’s earlier films. When the crew of the Covenant, which is transporting 2,000 hibernating colonists to their modern-day Eden, receives a distress call from a mysterious planet, they answer. It’s a bad move — aren’t static-filled S.O.S. calls always traps in science fiction pictures? You’d think this far into the future our astronauts would have seen a movie or two.

That first misstep has catastrophic consequences, of course — death and dismemberment among them. To get there requires a masterful build-up: This brooding planet is a character unto itself, a dark, unsmiling stranger with a malicious heart and homicidal backstory. It was also the home of a great civilization that may have held the key to the origin of the human species, but whose destruction has resulted in one of the films most dazzling visuals — a vast graveyard of contorted, ash-covered corpses suggesting a futuristic Pompeii.

As the crew members, led by their feckless captain Oram (Billy Crudup), explore the unfamiliar terrain, they’re set upon by those toothy bastards we’ve come to know so well.

In their translucent pre-adolescent state, the creatures are even more freakishly horrifying than when full grown, and in their later young adult stage they are nothing less than the product of a Guillermo del Toro fever dream.

A hero must rise if the humans stand any chance, and in the best tradition of the “Alien” movies, she is a woman. Daniels (Katherine Waterston), whose husband, the former captain, died in hyper-sleep, keeps her head while all about her are losing theirs

(sometimes literally). Both a warrior and a thinker, she compensates for the bad decisions of others by either outmaneuvering or outfighting the salivating enemy.

The film’s most intriguing dynamic unfolds between two androids, Walter and David (both played by Michael Fassbender). David is the sole survivor of the Prometheus; Walter is the newest generation of android, one programmed with fewer emotional tics than his predecessor. They seem to bond over a flute lesson, then will engage in one of the better hand-to-hand bouts you’ll see on film.

Which elicits another “how” question: How can androids with such closely matched

circuitry emerge from a physical tangle with a winner and a loser?

“Alien: Covenant” ranks with the best of the “Aliens,” taking the characters into gloomy wet places where lurk malevolent beings who either want to kill them or use them as incubators. You will recognize the tropes, including the fact that just when you think the movie is over, grim surprises await.

Those familiar rhythms feel right, especially at their most unsettling. We’re even treated to a reprise of the sequence from the original “Alien” when a beast prowls the ship’s corridors, its movements tracked remotely as it nears its prey. Ah, 1979 all over again.

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Ukulele Club w/ Rich Leufstedt. Join the 20+ participants in Union Music’s Annual Ukulele Club. Open to all skill levels. Rich Leufstedt enlightens the League of Crafty Ukematicians every month in the ways of sweet strumming. Sing along and learn songs. Meet, greet, and jam at 7PM Free Event. 1-8:30 p.m. Union Music, Union Music Performance Center, 142 Southbridge St. 508-753-3702 or find them on Facebook.

2017 Music Series Presents Dale LePage & The Manhattans. Memorable summer evenings begin at CERES. Join us for world-class performances by the ever-popular Dale LePage & The Manhattans as you relax on our manicured outdoor patio. Enjoy refreshing signature cocktails, al fresco dining, and savory appetizers, entrees, and desserts. 6-9 p.m. CERES Bistro at Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St. 508-754-2000.

Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s in the lounge “The sound track of your Youth” Best Wood fired Pizza’s, Italian Food, Full Bar, Lottery & Me! No Cover. Come on out!

Free! 6-9 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818 or find them on Facebook.

Open Mic Night/Local Musicians Showcase at KBC Brewery Every 3rd Thursday! Open Mic every third Thursday! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 6-9 p.m. Kretschmann Brewing Co (KBC Brewing) - Brewery and Beer Garden, 9 Frederick St., Webster.

Mauro DePasquale’s Jazzed Up Duo. Mauro DePasquale’s Jazzed Up the best in jazz. A romantic blend of jazz classics and American Songbook favorites. If you like Sinatra, Buble’, Connick Jr, Bennett, you will love Jazzed Up. jazzedup.net 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

Open Mic @ The Blue Plate. Show off your musical talents, collaborate, or just listen to some cool tunes in a laid back atmosphere.

Most Thursdays. PA provided. Free. 7-10 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566.

Sean Fullerton and his Mad Loops Laboratory. Sean Fullerton specializes in Acoustic Blues, Rock, Folk, Memphis Soul and Fingerstyle Guitar using 6 String, 12 String and resonator guitars, harmonicas, guitar looping, Bose and UltraSound sound systems. Sean performs in a wide

variety of venues and events throughout New England year-round as a solo musician, as well as with Creeque Alley, an Acoustic duo tribute to the Americana Folk Revival and Feel Great music of the 60’s, covering Traditional Folk, Folk/Rock and ‘Flower Power’ pop hits from 1965-1969, featuring Sean and Dan Kirouac. Dinner, Drinks, Music and Fun. 7-10 p.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106 or seanfullertonmusic.net Bob Moon & Friends. Just a great night of musicians and friends on stage. Never know who will show up. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Chris McDermott. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

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

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

Karaoke with PJ. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

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

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

Peter HIFI Ward & electric blues. George Dellomo and Bob Berry join Peter Ward playing the blues and some country too. No cover.

8-10 p.m. Dunny’s Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield.

Sam James Performs at Loft, Thurs at 8. 8-11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Subterra. The Best in House, Breaks, Electro, and Drum & Bass every Thursday night! Resident DJ’s- Sneaker & the Dryer, Toreba Spacedrift, DJ Ray, Massappeal, & The Ark with guest DJ’s weekly 21+ Doors at 8pm Cover varies based on Guest DJ’s. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or thecovemusichall.com Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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

Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

DJ Cuzn Kev. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. DJ XKALIBER Performs at Loft, Thurs at 11. 11-11:59 p.m.

Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

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Thank Friday it’s Nat 5:30 to 7:30; then Chuck & Mud and Friends $5. $5 Cover. 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Dan Kirouac. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty years. When not busy with the tribute band Beatles For Sale, his solo performances showcase vocals accompanied by a six-string acoustic guitar. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 1960s to

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6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. Hip Swayers Play Pizza Night. Sup & Sway Our Way - Tasty Pizza, Local Brews and Thou! Free. 6-9 p.m. Birchtree Bakery, 138 Green St. 774-243-6944 or find them on Facebook.

Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North.

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

Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

Ken Macy. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

Beyond The Blur. Beyond the Blur: Blues, Rock and Soul, served hot, MetroWest style...Come early for Beyond The Blur, then stay late and rock out with Barry & The Midnites... $5. 8-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook.

Head to 3cross Brewing Company, 26 Cambridge St., Friday, May 26, 6-9 p.m., for the One Love Cafe Jamaican Food Pop-Up. Authentic Jamaican cuisine, with vegan options, for $12 a plate. Reservations needed. Call 774-272-3969 or email onelovecafe@gmail.com. For more information, email shelley7342@yahoo.com.

Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Dave Malouin. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Leominster. 978-466-3433.

Ernest Benoit @ Time Out. Ernest Benoit at Time Out in North Brookfield MA! No Cover 8-11 PM Acoustic Rock - Playin the hits, the classics and the deep cuts Free. 8-11 p.m. Time Out, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. songkick.com Frenzy of Tongs, Damnation, Lost riots, & After the Blackout. Kick off Memorial Day weekend with some great Punk Rock! Frenzy of Tongs(RI) thefots.com/ Damnation(MA) damnationpunk. com/ After The Blackout(MA) aftertheblackout.com/ The Lost Riots(CT) thelostriots.bandcamp.com/ $7-21+-8pm $7 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or on Facebook.

Jay Graham Performs at Loft, Friday at 8. 8-11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Johnny Romance Band. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

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

Sing to Win Karaoke Contest. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Toddamy @ Chill Kitchen & Bar. 8-11 p.m. Chill Kitchen & Bar, 416 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough.

Karaoke. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Foodworks, Route 20. 508-752-0938.

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

Barry & The Midnites. Bluesy, jazzy,folky, bluegrassy rock and rolly rockin jam band! Come early so you don’t miss the opening set with Beyond the Blur... $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877 or find them on Facebook.

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster.

Cover Story. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Ed Sullivans. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Every Friday - Original Rock Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314.

Hoodoo Revelator. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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

Karaoke with DJ Bruce. Free. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Meiji Asian Cuisine, 24 Leicester St., North Oxford. 508-731-0120.

Neon Alley. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Frank’s, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-420-2253.

Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com DJ TecThreat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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

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UNITEY Culinary & Musical Arts Series. Free. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. North High School Theater, 140 Harrington Way. 774-232-1025 or uniteycdc.org Sip & Stitch 1pm to 5pm, The Too Tight Jug Band at 3pm.

No Cover. 1 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Dan Kirouac. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty years. When not busy with the tribute band Beatles For Sale, his solo performances showcase vocals accompanied by a six-string acoustic guitar. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 1960s to today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 contemporary and oldie songs. More information at dankirouac.com.

Free. 7-9 p.m. Blasckstone International Golf Club, 227 Putnam Hill Road, Sutton. Find them on Facebook.

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Free! 6-9 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818 or find them on Facebook.

Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! To check the schedules food, Full Bar, Lottery and Me! Playing the Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill “The Sound Track of your Youth” No Cover. Be There! Free! 7-10 p.m.

McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ 779-0901 or find them on Facebook. verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Ashley and Ethan Performs at Loft, Saturday at 8. 8-11 p.m. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. Back in Time. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, Karaoke with PJ. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057.

Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580.

KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Fun with Hands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978Leominster. 978-534-5900.

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Industrial Takeover-Rhetoric, Devlyn Sydus, Deprived, Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. & DMA. Industrial Madness at the Cove! Featuring: Rhetoric(MA) rhetoricgroove.com Devlyn Sydus(MA) reverbnation.com/devlynsydus Jim and Linda Duncan and the Southborough Senior Deprived(MA) deprived.bandcamp.com/ Dark Moon Apache(NYC) $8 at Songsters are “On The Road Again” Tuesday, May 30, 2-3 the Door 21+ 8pm Doors $8 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music p.m., in the Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community’s Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester. There is no Kelly and Tribe. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., charge. For more information, email amthomas@briarwoodsl.com West Boylston. 774-261-8585. or call 508-852-9007.

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

Tim & Lou. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tavern on Central, 3 Central St., Ashburnham.

978-827-1272. >Monday 29 Zack Slik. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Leominster. “Songs for My Father” Bassist Geoff Watson Oehling.

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No Cover. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., 508-753-4030.

Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7-11 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 9Teen. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

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Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club Arabacia. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Frank’s, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-420-2253. KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Heather Ralston. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster. >Tuesday 30 Hot Letter. Hot Letter brings an honesty and conviction to their original Southborough Senior Songsters: “On The Road Again”. music. A well rounded outfit, they can turn out emotive slow jams, fast Join Jim and Linda Duncan and the Southborough Senior Songsters for and hard heavy rockers, and anthemic sing along choruses. A band that “On The Road Again.” This show of songs with city and state names will encourages the audience to be themselves and have a great time, Hot charm you! Free and Open to the Public. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Letter reminds us why we love rock and roll. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, Care Retirement Community: Loring Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle.

433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook.

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Karaoke-DJ Fenton with Music and Dancing. A jewel in the Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill fashionable Canal District sandwiched between Harding and Water St @ McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules Kelly Square in Worcester, MA...A great fun, and exciting social gathering and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill that allows you to be relaxed, sing your heart out or just sing along with McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another those who love to take the mic and belt one out. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ Ballot Box, 11-17 Kelly Square. 774-243-1606 or on Facebook. verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Mike Melendez. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly Zen at Eleven. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many 978-345-5051. are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot magicmikeentertainment.com marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 DJ TecThreat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook.

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

Karaoke with Key Performance. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. and dancing pleasure! N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Dam Chick Singer. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

DJ Joe T Performs at Loft, Saturday at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft Boogie Chillin’. Bluesy, bluegrassy, acoustic band with a twist. Jon 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Bonner - Guitar & Vocals Fernando Perez - Percussion Zack Slik Mandolin & Vocals Dan Villani - Violin/fiddle Rose Villani - Bass Free! 9 >Sunday 28 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or find them Sunday Afternoon Jazz Series with Jeff Galindo 5pm; on Facebook. then Andy Cummings at 8:30pm. No Cover. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! Playing the Greatest Hits of the Karaoke with DJ Bruce. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Antonio’s Pizza by 50’s to the 80’s in the lounge “The sound track of your Youth” Best Wood the Slice, 268 Chandler St., Worcester, MA.

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The Motown Jukebox. Join “Motown Tom” Ingrassia--Worcester’s very own Agent Double-O Soul--every Wednesday morning from 9 am to noon for The Motown Jukebox on WCUW 91.3FM for 3 hours of Motown music and the stories behind the hits. “Motown Tom” is a Motown historian and author. His current book--Reflections Of A Love Supreme: Motown Through The Eyes Of Fans was named the Best Music Book of 2016 by the National Indie Excellence Awards. “Motown Tom” has twice been named Best Radio Personality in local media polls. WCUW streams live online at wcuw.org. 9 a.m.-noon WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Community Radio Station, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012 or wcuw.org Ladies Night, Wednesday’s at Loft 266. 4:30-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 5-7:30 p.m. Sunset Tiki Bar, 79 Powers Road, Westford. 978-692-5700.

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

Mauro DePasquale’s Jazzed Up Duo. Mauro DePasquale’s Jazzed Up the best in jazz. A romantic blend of jazz classics and American Songbook favorites. If you like Sinatra, Buble’, Connick Jr, Bennett, you will love Jazzed Up. jazzedup.net No Cover . 6:30-8:30 p.m.

GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. Worcester Academy Faculty Talent and Open Mic featuring Dan Burke! 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Karaoke with Key Performance. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Wednesday Night Mayhem. Mayhem Entertainment, The Twisted Minds Behind the FBW present a completely ridiculous writing tournament with lots of audience participation. Learn more at facebook. com/wednesdaynightmayhem Doors open at 5pm, show starts at 9 pm.

A bracketed style tournament designed to push burgeoning writers to their limits. The wrestling-themed, dance party-infused, bracketed improv writing competition you know and love is back! And now you can be the star! $5. 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook.

The Un-Common Cinema series in the Worcester Public Library Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square, Worcester, continues Saturday, May 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m, with “Juno,” followed by a discussion. Don’t miss this movie about a teen who becomes pregnant and struggle as the world collapses around her. Free! For more information, email wplref@mywpl.org or call 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

Russell Watts performs with Atlantic Avenue. Russell Watts & Atlantic Avenue perform starting at about 8:30 pm. Enjoy the best ribs in town and your favorite drink at Club KasBar, and dance the night away to the R&B, rock, soul and jazz sounds of Atlantic Avenue. Free. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Guiliano D’Orazio. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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

Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St.

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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic.com

Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or annamaria.edu ArtsWorcester, “Dresses: Fight or Flight” by Alicia Dwyer, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through July 15; The Seventeenth ArtsWorcester Biennial, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through June 2. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free.

660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea.

123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, Up and Coming Artists, Presented by Bartlett High School Visual and Performing Artists, Through May 31. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or bookloversgourmet.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 508-793-7113 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, re: Works from the 2017 Visual Arts Studio Concentration Seminar, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 26. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $15.00 adults; $10 for children ages 2-18, college students with ID & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special event. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 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. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. Admission: Free. 781 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistoricalsociety.org Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 or fruitlands.org Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-

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5000 or 978-598-5000 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday.

Admission: $28 Adults, $26 Seniors (55+), $14 Youths (4-17), free for Children 3 & Under, $14 College Students with valid college ID. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909.

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

Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 or printsandpotter.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org Quinsigamond Community College: Administration Building, 670 West Boylston St. qcc.edu Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com

8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Exhibition: From Our Studios, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through June 3. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sprinkler Factory, CONTINUUM: 5 Years On - Open Gallery, Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Sundays, Saturdays, through June 4; Sensory Play - Open Gallery, Worcester Historical Museum, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, Sundays, Saturdays, through May 28. Admission: Free. 38 Harlow St. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or sprinklerfactory.com worcesterhistory.org Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.

Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m.

7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or 853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com worcpublib.org Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, - Fridays, Saturdays, Saturday, September 18 - Tuesday, December closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 257 Park Ave Worcester MA 01609 Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20ppReservations Worcester Art Museum, Helmutt on the Move, Sundays, Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sept. 1 - Aug. 31; Highest Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full Heaven: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the Roberta and Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and Richard Huber Collection, Through July 9; Jeppson Idea Lab: Master Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 Vases from Ancient Greece, Through Oct. 1; John O’Reilly: A Studio off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat May 26th & 27th Odyssey, Through Aug. 13; Zip Tour: Alice Neel, Saturday; Sunday Public Billy Winn Nick Lavallee and Friends Fri & Sat June 2nd & 3rd Frank Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 17. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Santorelli Rob Pierce and Friends Fri & Sat June 9th & 10th Ryan closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to Donahue Jeff Scheen and Friends Fri & Sat June 16th & 17th Dan Enjoy the UNITEY Culinary & Music Arts Series Saturday, May 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the North High School Theater, 140 Harrington Way, Worcester. It’s free! For more information, visit uniteycdc.org, email lparham@uniteycdc.org or call 774-232-1025.

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Crohn Ryan Gartley and Friends Fri & Sat June 23rd & 24th Mike McDonald Drew Dunn and Friends Fri & Sat June 30th & July 1st Dick Doherty Ben Quick and Friends Fri & Sat July 7th & 8th Mitch Stinson Steve Halligan and Friends Fri & Sat July 14th & 15th Emma Willmann Josh Day and Friends Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-4012221 or online at dickdoherty.com Comedy Open Mic in the Cabaret! - Mondays, Monday, May 15 - Monday, December 18. The 1st and 3rd Monday of every month! Sign ups are at 7:30 and the show starts at 8:00! Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. Call 508-753-4030.

Awake and Sing! - Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Thursday, May 18 - Saturday, May 27. Awake and Sing! Directed by Bill Sigalis Produced

by Barbara Guertin May 18- 27 The Sprinkler Factory This classic Odets piece is being brought to life under the direction of Bill Sigalis, former President of The Worcester Shakespeare Company as well as a seasoned actor and director in a number of productions. This production will be performed in the intimate Sprinkler Factory space with a six show run from May 18-20 and May 25- 27. Set in The Bronx Borough of New York City in 1933, Awake and Sing introduces the audience to the Bergers’, a Jewish family struggling to make ends meet with three generations all living under one roof. The matriarch of the family, Bessie, had high hopes and dreams for her family. However, once the grim reality of the post- Depression era sets in, Bessie becomes determined to keep her family afloat during economic hardship at whatever means necessary, costing the happiness of those closest to her. Between the parents, children, grandfather, uncle and boarders, (including War World I veteran, Moe Axelrod and foreigner Sam Feinschreiber) the Berger household is made up of idealists and realists, reflecting society as a whole 80 years

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ago, and in life today. New York Times- “Odets’s genius is how vibrant his message remains.” Tony Winner of Best Revival of a Play 2006 Wall Street Journal- “Signature work by one of America’s most distinguished playwrights.” The ensemble bringing this classic play to life is made up of both newcomers making their 4th Wall Stage Company debut, and familiar faces who most recently acted in 12 Angry Jurors at the Hanover Theatre. This production continues the long time tradition of the 4th Wall putting on classic productions that speak to our common humanity, and resonate with audiences of today. “Awake and sing ye who dwell in the dust.” Show dates May 18th- 20th, May 25th to 27th 8 pm Tickets: Adults $25, Seniors $20, Student Rush with ID $10 The

Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow Street For tickets call 508- 951-2665 or go to 4thwallstagecompany.org $25/Adults, $22/Seniors, Students & Members. 8-10 p.m. Sprinkler Factory, 2nd Floor Back Gallery, 38 Harlow St. Call 508-951-2665 or visit 4thwallstagecompany.org Dancing at Lughnasa - Brian Friel’s critically acclaimed Irish masterpiece and winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, 1992. Set in remote Donegal, Ireland in 1936, this unforgettable play celebrates the courage and love of the five Mundy sisters as they face hardships together, empowered by the strength of family, a sense of humor, and the will to celebrate life, even in the most challenging of times. $14 gen admission; $12 for seniors/students; call for group rates. Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, May 19 - Saturday, May 27, 7:30-10 p.m.; Sunday, May 21 - Sunday, May 28; 2-4:30 p.m. Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre. Call 978-355-2096 or visit Barreplayerstheater.com

Once on this Island A musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty $20 regular admission, $17 students/seniors. Friday, May 26 - Saturday, May 27, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Sundays, Sunday, May 21 - Sunday, May 28, 2-4 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-8696887 or visit calliopeproductions.org Motown - It began as one man’s story- became everyone’s music- and is now Broadway’s musical. Motown The Musical is the true American dream story of Motown founder Berry Gordy’s journey from featherweight boxer to the heavyweight music mogul who launched the careers of Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and many more.

Motown shattered barriers, shaped our lives and made us all move to the same beat. Featuring classic songs such as “My Girl” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” experience the story behind the music in the record-breaking smash hit Motown The Musical! Prices range from

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BASEBALL By: Anthony Cahill Assistant General Manager Little League All Star (a long time ago) Worcester Bravehearts Baseball You’ll get all of the grilled angus burgers, jumbo Fitton Field franks, chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers, a make-your-own-sundae bar, and soda and water you want from 90 minutes before the game until one hour after the first pitch with our new 5-Game Plan. In fact, my bosses think I’m crazy for even offering this ridiculous plan. But heck, baseball is “America’s Pastime” and it just seems to me that most games are so expensive nowadays, so that’s why I created the super-affordable Bravehearts 5-Game Plan. It gives fans five great games plus food and parking for probably the same price you’d usually spend to attend one game in an overpriced ballpark.

COUNT THE BONUSES

1. This is perfect for families. Bring mom, dad, the kids, or even the in-laws (gulp). Our ballpark is incredibly accessible, safe, and interactive for kids of all ages!

2. Big WEEKEND Games. You probably have things to do during the week, so we’ll give you the big-time weekend games instead.

3. All-You-Can-Eat Pre-Game Buffet. See above!

4. Free Parking. Thanks to our friends at Worcester County Memorial Park Cemetery - they paid for it so you can park for free in the garage next to the main entrance.

(Please consider WCMP For your final parking space).

5. Same Great Seats. Reserved Box seats in a special section between the dugouts.

6. Free Hat. A limited-edition Bravehearts navy with lime brim cap that retails for $15 at the Team Shop. Hope you like lime.

7. Three Fireworks Shows. Post-game shows launched from just beyond the right field fence!

8. Highly Affordable. Just $15 / game. That’s $75 per plan! For all that and a bag of chips (the chips are in the buffet).

$49-$79. Discounts available for groups of 10+. Thursday, May 25, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Friday, May 26, 8-10 p.m.; Saturday, May 27, 2-4 p.m. & 8-10 p.m.; Sunday, May 28, 1-3 p.m.; Sunday, May 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m.. ASL interpretation will be offered at this performance. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org The Sort of Late Show with Shaun Connolly - Thursday, May 25. Worcester’s only live talk show! With host Shaun Connolly, sidekick Doug Guertin and one man backing band James Keyes! Featuring: Comedian: Emily Ruskowski Special Guests: Peterman of the Worcester Bravehearts and Hank VonHellion of Make Music Day Worcester, etc., etc. Music from: Earthward The Furs Angus $5. 8 p.m.-midnight Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543 or visit find them on Facebook.

Arms and Armor: Live Demonstration of Medieval Combat - Saturday, May 27. The subtle skills of attack, parry, and grapple are brought alive by Cambridge Historic European Martial Arts Study Group as they demonstrate the knightly arts in a recreation of a medieval combat school. (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission.

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 55 Salisbury St. Call 508-799-4406.

It’s the Memorial Weekend Acoustic Blues Party Saturday, May 26, 7-10 p.m., at WCUW 91.3 FM, 910 Main St., Worcester. Make a $10 donation and hear the music of Matt Robert & Marty Ayotte, Patrick Coman and Reverend Freakchild. For more information, email troy@wcuw.org.

Arms and Armor: Aethelflaed - Lady of the Mercians - Sunday, May 28. In the early 10th century, the Anglo-Saxons were fighting against the Vikings over control of Britain. Aethelflaed was the daughter of King Alfred the Great, the first King of the English. Like her father, Aethelflead was a warrior who fortified the Kingdom of Mercia and then led the fight against the Vikings in that land. Discover heroic Aethelflaed and explore the weapons and armor of her day! (programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 55 Salisbury St. Call 508-799-4406.

Auditions - Ragtime - Sunday, May 28. Cast Requirements - looking for a large ethnically diverse cast of 45-50 (See character descriptions below). Where: Mount Wachusett Community College, room 182 When: Adult Role Auditions: Monday May 22nd & Wednesday May 24th @ 7PM; Children’s Audition: Sunday May 28th @ 4PM; Callbacks if needed: Sunday May 28th @ 6PM No Appointments Needed 4-5 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College, Room 182, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9162 or visit mwcc.edu

fairs/ festivals >Saturday 27

Babe Pino Band. HiFi Ward, Bob Berry, and George Dellomo join with Babe for a night of classic blues music. No cover. 8-11:30 p.m. White Eagle, in the bar, 4 Harrison St. 508-753-9612.

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Check out the plans and details on our website at www.WorcesterBravehearts.com and click on “5-Game Plans” underneath the “Tickets” drop-down menu. Then call me, Anthony Cahill, at 508-438-3773 or email me at anthony@worcesterbravehearts.com to find out more today!

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Memorial Day Fair in Northboro. Activities for every age will include a plant sale, supervised games for children and a book sale in Parish Hall. Crafters will be offering handmade treasures from booths situated close to the public barbecue where hard working cooks will offer hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, chips, pickles, condiments, soda, and water. For dessert, homemade, juicy strawberry shortcakes with freshly made whipped cream. With a full tummy you can then peruse the yard sale items displayed in the Hall. We always have a varied selection of items and try to maintain a high standard for the items we offer for sale. For further information, contact the church office at 508 393-6422.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. First Parish UU Church, 40 Church St., Northborough.

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MANUFACTURING & LOGISTICS OPEN HOUSES JUNE 1, JUNE 6 AND JUNE 8, 2017 • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM 66 Saratoga Boulevard, Devens, MA 01434 Immediate interviews held for Picker/Packers, Shippers/Receivers, and General Warehouse positions with a growing internet fulfillment company.

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Al’s Oil Service Best Prices, Full Service Serving Worcester County for 50 Years!

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Expert Staffing in partnership with Boutwell, Owens & Co., Inc. has several openings for 12 hour shifts-Days and Nights Packers, Air Hammer Operators, Material Handlers, Utility Persons, Conveyor Tenders, Sheeter Operators, Gluer Operators and Die Cut Operators.

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Walk-ins welcome!

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PRODUCTION WORKERS Expert Staffing in Partnership with Interstate Container in Westminster, MA has several immediate openings for Production Workers. 1st Shift: 6:00am to 2:00pm and 2nd Shift 2:00pm to 10:00pm REQUIREMENTS: Ability to read and write English. • Ability to perform simple Math • Must be capable of lifting 35lbs JOB DUTIES: Fold boxes per work instructions • Operate strapping machine • Operate gluing machine Palletize finished products • Run corrugated through die cutter • Run corrugated through printer and/or stamper • Work in a safe, efficient manner • Maintain a clean work environment.

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Freelance Promotion/Design

Department Supervisor Our Department Supervisors play a critical role in our company’s success.

You will utilize your strong leadership and communication skills in the development, training and mentoring of distribution center team members to achieve department objectives as well as their individual career goals at O’Reilly Auto Parts.

Skills and Qualifications • 2+ years of supervisory experience in a distribution center • Take pride in delivering excellent customer service and building & maintaining relationships • Ability to identify and anticipate problems, challenges and opportunities by analyzing daily data and management reports • Ability to influence change management

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The Landmark and Worcester Magazine are seeking a freelance promotions expert with design talent. This candidate will report to the owner of the company and assist in developing our corporate branding strategy, marketing collateral, and develop go-to-market strategy for two new business ventures.

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FOSTER PARENTS WANTED Therapeutic Foster Care Seeking families throughout Central Massachusetts who are interested in improving a child’s life.

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LAW SERVICES EMPLOYMENT LAW ATTORNEY Law Offices of

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Call Michelle today to place your Help Wanted ad!

508-829-5981 ext.433

Teenager Wanted For Yard Work Paxton. $10/hr. 980-721-1186

MULCH & LOAM *Composted Loam* 3/8 screened, $22/yd del’d, 10 yd min; 3/4 screened, $20/yd del’d 15 yd min.

No additives, fillers or byproducts.

Local delivery only.

Call Eliot Starbard 508-882-0140 MULCH & LOAM Sand - Crushed Stone Stone Dust Processed Gravel - Screened Loam Delivered in small amounts - 1 to 7 yard loads.

Call 508-865-3496 or 508-615-8928

EMPLOYMENT HELP WANTED PAINTER Hiring dependable experienced painters to do quality work. Carpentry experience a plus. Looking to hire immediately. Al 508-335-6913 NOW HIRING Choice1Temps.com is Now HIRING. 8 and 12 hour shifts.

Local jobs. Must be responsible and willing to work lots of overtime. Apply at Choice1Temps.com 508-943-3867 HELP WANTED Fertilizer Technician Must have Pesticides License, & Experience Apply @ Lakeviewlandscapinginc.com

Town of Rutland Alternate Local Inspector of Buildings The Town of Rutland seeks qualified candidates for the position of Alternate Inspector of Buildings to perform duties in the absence of the Building Commissioner. Responsibilities include inspection of construction projects as they are being built, as well as some zoning and compliance investigation.

Minimum qualifications include a Construction Supervisor’s License and Commonwealth of Massachusetts approval to obtain Local Inspector or Building Commissioner certification.

Must have the ability to interpret building codes and apply them fairly and firmly, a valid MA driver’s license, basic computer skills and the ability to learn permitting software GeoTMS. Must be able to access all areas of building construction sites, and be available for inspections as needed. This part-time, intermittent, non-benefited position is compensated at $30.00 per inspection, in accordance with the Town’s payroll procedures and schedule. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume, and a Town of Rutland employment application, downloadable from the Town’s website www.townofrutland.org to the Building Department 246 Main Street, Rutland, MA, or email to building_inspector @townofrutland.org Please contact William Cassanelli at 508-886-4118 with any questions. Position will remain open until filled. AA/EOE

Truck Diver CDL Class 2 Lic Some labor also.

508-886-4986

HELP WANTED LOCAL Waste Management

NOW HIRING! Residential, Rolloff, Commercial Drivers in West Boylston, MA! $3,000 Sign-On Bonus!

Requirements: 21 Years or Older Class A or B CDL with Air Brake Endorsement 1+ Years Experience Turn A Job into a Career with The Industry Leader!

Excellent Pay, Big Company Benefits, and Professional Paid Training!

Call, text or apply online for immediate consideration!

1-877-220-5627 Text "WASTE" to 51893 to Learn More jobs.wm.com Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Disability/ Veteran

MERCHANDISE CEMETERY PLOTS Worcester County Memorial Park 2 plots in Garden of Heritage. Choose your own sites. Value 2800.00 Asking 1900.00. lezold@aol.com Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. 2 Lots in the Garden of Faith. $1500.00 for both. Near the feature. Mary 508-886-4334.

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Faith, 2 grave plot. Today’s cost $4600, asking $2000. 508 -278-7777 Cemetery Plots Two cemetery plots at Worcester County Memorial Park for sale. I am a 1968 Wachusett grad. Please call (713) 557-8659 and ask for Anne Heil.

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Unit C, section Heritage II, plots 1 and 2. Today’s price is $6500, asking $3500. 508-344-9626

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Worc. County Memorial Park, Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, Plot 17, Unit C, Graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost is $8,800 for both. Asking $2950 total for both. Call 978-582-9309 978582-9309

Visit us at the Holden Trade Post

Andersen Insect screen for slider, still in box,771/2 X 35 1/2 $45. 978-464-5877 Wheelchair Car Carrier $100.

774-262-9074

Veteran Will Buy Military Items American, German, Japanese, Italian etc. From Vietnam, Korea, WW2, WW1 and earlier.

Please call 978-928-1238.

Hot Dog Push Cart All stainless steel. $2000 508-752-9947

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FLYING FIELD WANTED Local RC club is looking for a field to fly quiet, electric-only model planes. Land owners who are willing to share their space with hobbyists should contact 508-641-3787.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Oh, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel,fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven. Blessed Mother of the Son of God; Immaculate Virgin,assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of theSea, help me and show me you are my Mother.

Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity. (Mention your request). There are none that can withstand your power. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee. O show me herein You are my Mother. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee. O show me herein You are my Mother. O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee. O show me herein You are my Mother.Sweet Mother I place this cause in Your hands.

Sweet Mother I place this cause in Your hands. Sweet Mother I place this cause in Your hands. 3 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary, 3 Glory Be Say this prayer for 3 consecutive days and then publish it. It has never been known to fail. Thank you blessed Virgin Mary for listening to me and showing me love. thank you for praying with me and praying for me and my needs. May You and Our Lord Jesus show me favor and grant me what I asked. Amen.

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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 Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA Garden of Heritage II. 2 Lots w/vaults.

Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107 Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Serenity Two lots for sale.

Present price $3495 for both, will sell for $900 each, totaling $1800. Call 801-294-7514 Worcester Memorial Park Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, unit B, graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost $8500 for both, asking $4000. Call 910-477-9081 Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Two lots, section 511, Garden of Valor. Asking $3500 OBO. 508-754-1188 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number 297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden Of Valor Section. Current value is over $10,000 including 2 concrete burial vaults. $3,000.00 or B/O 508-3750080 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross Premier Location, Must sell Value $5250 Asking $4000 OBO 508-799-5678

We are a unique gift shopcome browse our tapestries, Mexican blankets, jewelry, clothing, glass pipes and perfume bottles, incense and more! Located at 697 Main Street, Holden. Hours: M-F 12 til 6 and Sat. & Sun. 10 til 2.

774-479-6414 FOR SALE Vintage wood rocking chair w/upholstered seat & pillow. $85. Antique wood chair w/upholstered seat & pillow. $85 508-859-8170 Invacare Series 9XT Wheelchair Invacare 9XT High Strength Lightweight Manual Chair. 20" urethane tires, electric red, 18"x18" Jaycare back seating and back support, rear ant tippers, footrests, full length adjustable arm rests. Purchased brand new $2450, used 2 weeks. Asking $1500 OBO. All original paperwork and receipt.

978-314-3270 for more info/ viewing.

Elegant Diamond Engagement Ring Approx. 2 carats set in white gold. Replacement cost $6585, asking $4495.

508-829-3363 Electric Hoyer Lift Battery charger, extra battery and canvas carriers. $400. Call 508829-0468 Craftsman Lawn Tractor - 2005 Auto-Tran. New btry-belttservice done. Ready to go. Can deliver $550. Call 508-949-1320 Lightweight Portable Wheelchair Nearly new, $40. Electric wheelchair, all parts nearly new w/leg extensions. $300.

508-829-0468 Roper Riding Lawn Tractor 11 HP B.S. ENG. 36" mower dk. 5 Spd. Nds Batt, carb needs to be checked. $195. 978-422-8084

New Guild guitar Electric/ acoustic, goes with a nice case. $700. 508-963-3656

COMMUNITY Come to the FLEA!

Golf Pull Cart Bought for $100.00 new asking $25.00 cash. Card & ball holder. Exc. condition. 508 829-9240.

Approx. 25 Bales of Hay Suitable for mulch. $3/bale. 978464-2978. If no answer leave number, will call back.

Amana ART104TFDW 14.3 cubic foot refrigerator/freezer, bought new, excellent condition, $375. 978-400-3699 Brother HL-2170W Wireless Laser Printer, bought new, very good condition, $50 978400-3699 Heavy Duty Prototype PVC Pipes Hammock Frame w/1 cloth & 1 rope material, all accessories. $50 978-537-9925 Golf clubs, bag, cart (used) Asking $175. 508-865-5726* Corner Hutch Solid pine - 4 doors - 48" x 76". Accommodates 42" television. $200 OBO. Photo available. 508-829 -6792 C-13 Zeppelin Stamp Flag Cancelled $200. Got Stamp Questions? Call Ron at 413896-3324 Corn Hole Game College size, 4 bags. $65. 978-798-1475 U.S. C14 Zeppelin Stamp (U) Flag cncl. $175. Stamp questions? Ron 413-896-3324 WANTED TO BUY Vinyl Record Albums Joe’s Albums is purchasing record collections. Seeking: Rock/ Pop/Alternative from the 60’s forward, Jazz, Blues, Metal, Punk.

Condition is VERY important. joe@joesalbums.com

Come to the FLEA! 242 Canterbury St. Every Saturday during the summer. 8 am - 2 pm. Giant Yard Sale. Vintage, Building and Office Items. LITTLE STORE is also open for clothing! Tables avail. $15.

7 am set up.

Help With Yard Cleanup Senior citizen looking for help with yard cleanup in Millbury.

508-865-2756

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This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-827-5005.

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978-423-6529 ROOM FOR RENT Grandmother looking for bdrm in Holden from Aug 3 - 8 for family visit. Contact Sharon @ slawless18@gmail.com.

AUTOMOTIVE AUTO/MOTORCYCLE 2001 Suzuki Intruder 1500cc, showroom condition, lots of chrome, Vehix pipes. $4000.

Call John at 978-466-6043.

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

Always stored in room temperature. $10,000 obo 978-4645525 or 978-549-3670 cell 2007 Suzuki Boulevard Cruising Motorcycle C90T; 1474cc; 6300 miles, 1 owner, perfect cond. accessories and new battery. Garaged, covered & serviced. $6,000 508-8498635 2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond.

469 miles. Asking $1650.00.

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

AUTO/TRUCK 2006 GMC Sierra 1500 V8, Power everything, 1 owner.

Trailer pkg, track rack, 84K mi.

Chrome steps, Rhyno bed.

Mint. Remote start. 10,000 OBO 508-735-1218 AUTO/VAN 2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond.

57K miles. $9,999. 508-8292907

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Sadly Missed, Lovingly Remembered Your Loving Family

May 7, 1943 – December 27, 2007

Loved Always, Sadly Missed Your Daughter, Michelle

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USMC

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Loved Always, Sadly Missed Phyllis DiBenedetto

December 26, 1945 – January 19, 2016

Your Loving Grandmother

Your Loving Family

WE REMEMBER Derwin “BuD” KenneDy

Thoughts Today, Memories Forever

Thoughts Today, Memories Forever

September 16, 1932 – August 9, 1980

July 23, 1952 – June 17, 2016

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Loved Always, Sadly Missed

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Forever Remembered, Forever Missed Your Loving Wife and Family

Your Daughter, Linda

WE REMEMBER paul “farmer” Burrows October 31, 1944 – December 30, 2008

Sadly Missed, Lovingly Remembered Your Loving Family

WE REMEMBER Lawrence F. Vigeant

September 7, 1951 – September 1, 2016

Loved Always, Sadly Missed Love, Pat and Family

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CL ASSIFIEDS WEBSTER, ma| 3 beds 4 baths | BEAUTIFUL WEBSTER LAKE |2,906 sq. ft. | mls 72154642 |$875,000

Lakefront Living in a beautiful multi-level Webster Lake shingle style home. Cedar shakes exterior and open floor plan with cathedral wood ceilings throughout.

Master bedroom suite on first level with full bath and Roman style shower and walk-in closet.

L-shaped family room/dining room with indoor gas grill area.

Five sets of sliders open onto wrap-around deck.

Second level features a suite of bedroom, sitting area and full bath.

Lower level has a 2 room suite of possible bedroom and sitting with a separate oversized office.

The waterfront is exceptional! 130" on Webster Lake with dock and maintained retaining walls with a sandy beach area.

ADVANTAGE 1

diane casey luong

774.239.2937

joann szymczak 774.230.5044

Paula K. Aberman Associates, Inc.

Paula Savard Gail Lent

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

(978)-660-9548 (978)-660-9538

Sandra DeRienzo ABR, GRI

Tracy Page* Tracy Sladen (978)-413-0118 (978) 870-7572

(508)-783-5782

Hannah Meyer

508-662-6807

Stefanie Roberts

Yasmin Loft (706) 870-4000

(978) 808-4991

(978) 537-4971 • 1-(800) 924-8666 Lancaster $125,000

Build your dream home on this peaceful, wooded, dead-end street. 2 acre Lot has been cleared and leveled and is ready to go. Approved Septic design on hand. Water connection completed and the tie-in fee was paid by the seller. Aberman Assoc Inc. Hannah Grutchfield Meyer 978-537-4971 x108

Gardner $199,000

2 br, 1 bath cape. Residence converted from schoolhouse. Barn is attached but needs roofing. Three car garage detached. Subject to short sale approval.

Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 101 www.paulasavard.com

Gardner $270,000

ENTERTAIN IN STYLE! Lovingly maintained home with an immaculate three-bedroom apartment on the second floor and a former food and spirits establishment on the first floor. Charming, vintage features throughout. Second floor has a formal dining room and large sunroom. Four garages to work on and store your vehicles. First floor bar/restaurant with mohogany bar and mirrored back bar which was bought from a hotel in Boston following Prohibition. Seat 83 friends and family for holidays and parties. This is a must see! Prequalification prior to showing. Aberman Assoc Inc Tracy Page 978-537-4971 x 111

Bolton $439,000

Picturesque Gambrel privately sited on 3 peaceful acres. Same ownership for the last 40 years. Spacious rooms with 9’ high wood beamed ceilings on the first floor. Warm wood floors through out most of the home. Living room with brick fireplace and custom built in shelves. Country kitchen with Jenn Aire range. Dining room has large bay window showcasing the rear yard with multiple plantings and shade trees. Three generous sized bedrooms all with wood flooring. Family room with wood stove and adjoining 3 season room. Property is mostly open with custom stone walls. May make a good equestrian property. Deck for socializing, barbecue or quiet relaxation. Game room in lower level.

Aberman Assoc Inc Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 102 www.gaillent.com

2086 Main Street, Lancaster www.paulasavard.com

Commercial Office* 486 Chestnut Street, Suite 11 Gardner MA 01440

Sterling $154,900

Want to build a 2 family or a single with in law? Rare opportunity over looking Sterling Town Beach. This land is zoned for 2family or inlaw up to 5 bedrooms or 4 bedroom single family. Seller will provide Septic design. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 101 www.paulasavard.com

Lancaster $199,900

1790 antique saltbox. new septic NOT connected . plumbing has been removed. sill needs to be replaced. Water needs to be brought from street to house or well installed at buyer’s expense. 3.9 ACRE woodlot. Gorgeous restoration project. CASH SALE WITH PROOF OF FUNDS WITH OFFER. POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING WITH 25% DOWN. Gate house contains wiring from the street then underground to the house. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x101 www.paulasavard.com

Sterling $299,900

3 br 1 1/2 bath waterfront colonial on desireable Lake Washacum in Sterling.

Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971x101 www.paulasavard.com

Athol $1,250,000

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 x102 www.gaillent.com

Anna Mary Kraemer CRS (508) 713-5172

Tara Sullivan

(774)-266-6096

Linda Barry

(508)-868-9628

Robin Dunbar Bain

(978) 501-0426

Peter Haley*

(978) 697-0891

Nick Massucco

978-855-4424

Beth Lamontagne 508-340-0574

Jack Vankann 978-870-4998

Gardner $179,000

Great central business district property with two first-floor commercial units and a lovely three-bedroom apartment upstairs. Large basement with several rooms.

Double garage and parking area in rear. Ideal opportunity to live and work or rent out apartment for extra income. Buyer due diligence to include verification of property details, condition, and allowable uses by the City of Gardner. Contact listing agents for information regarding Seller improvements. Aberman Assoc Inc Peter Haley 978-537-4971 x109

Templeton $225,000

4 br, 1 1/2 bath colonial on a 1/2 acre. Property also offers a detached barn with 2 garage bays. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 101 www.paulasavard.com

Gardner $399,000

BUS/TRANSPORTATION FACILITY-Maintenance and storage building for your fleet. Clean and well maintained. Large paved lot. 5 drive-in doors, parts/inventory room, offices, storage area. Automotive lift and 2000 gallon fuel tank convey with property. All other personal property is not included in sale price. Additional inventory and personal property is available separately. Contact broker for details.

Buyer due diligence to include verification of property details, condition, and allowable uses by the City of Gardner. The information in this listing was gathered from third-party sources and public records and was not independently verified by Paula K. Aberman Associates, Inc. or its agents or representatives.

Measurements are approximate. Aberman Assoc Inc Tracy Page 978-537-4971 x 111

Orange $1,750,000

Located just off Exit 14 on Route 2 this medical office building sited on a 12 plus acre parcel offers a range of opportunities. Buyer due diligence to include verification of property details, condition, and allowable uses by the Town of Orange. Aberman Assoc Inc. Peter Haley 978-537-4971 x109

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2003 Buick LeSabre Limited Bronze 98K 3.8L V6 24mpg leather AC very good condition Holden $3,200 508-725-2777

2003 Chevy Corvette Convertable 50th Anniversary Edition 26,000 miles. Automatic, original owner, always garaged, mint cond. $25,000 firm.

774-696-4187

1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO17C0177CA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the matter of : Chase Bradley White Of Millbury, MA To all persons interested in petition described: A petition has been presented by Patricia M Manna requesting that: Chase Bradley White be allowed to change his/ her/their name as follows: Chase Bradley Manna IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 06/13/2017 WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy First Justice of this Court.

Date: May 8, 2017 Stephanie K. Fattman Register of Probate 05/25/2017 MSC

1987 Mazda RX-7 Coupe, 50,000 mi, red, power sunroof, all original, 5 spd, sharp, fast car. Excellent cond., smells new, very clean. $8500 or make offer. Ken 978-534-1505 2005 Chrysler Pacifica 6 Cyl., AWD, Good Tires, New Sticker, New Brakes. Very clean, runs good. $2000 OBO. MUST SELL. 508-736-7385. Ask for Michael.

2014 Chevrolet Spark LT2 20K Mi. Silver 1.2 Auto Remote Start 37 Highway Mpg 32 City A/C C-D Heated Leather Cruise Fully Serviced, Fully Loaded 7,950 774-239-0800 2004 Kia Optima w/ spoiler.

Silver. 102,000 mi. Some dents & rust BUT good motor. Older owners. $2300. 508-853-5397

1932 Ford Coupe Little deuce Coupe, with a Corvette mill and four on the floor. 6,000 aprox. mi. Original hot rod, all steel, show car, looks and sounds great. Holden area. $42,000. 407-375-3917 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe, Grey and Black.

50,000 miles. Holden area. $16,000. 407-375-3917 1978 MG MGB 47,000 mi.

Green ext. Very solid car from GA. Good overall condition. $7500. Please call 508-7351845.

2013 BMW 128i 7K Orig Miles, Grey, 3.0, Automatic, Fully Loaded, Serviced. $16,900.

774-239-0800

1997 Mercedes-Benz E-420 Sedan, 4 dr., 8 cyl., 214,000 miles. Silver. $1,900 obo. New tires, brakes, etc. Runs good, needs body work.

508-865-5372 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Original low mileage beauty.

Recent 350/325 hp engine.

Must see! Trophy winner.

774-437-8717 $6,500

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25 HP Suzuki (Like New) with Boat & Trailer Holden area.

Pete 407-375-3917 $2,000 CAMPERS/TRAILERS

2012 Cadillac CTS AWD, 21,800 miles. Crystal red.

Heated black leather seats.

Panoramic roof. Dealer maintained. Under warranty. $24,500.00 978-534-8860

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18 Ft. Fiberglass Fishing Boat Galvanized roller trailer, 90HP mariner, outboard motor. $1250. Also 14 ft. boat & trailer. $500 508-853-5789. Ask for Stan.

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1999 Pontiac Grand Am 6 Cylinder, automatic, needs work or use for parts. 159,903 miles. $675. 978-422-8084

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We Sell New and Used Parts.

Specials on Batteries and Tires.

New and Used!

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

TOWN OF MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm St, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at: 7:25 p.m. To act on a petition from: Edward H. Mandella III, 6 John St, Millbury, MA 01527 For a Special Permit for a Kennel License in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to; Property at; 6 John St., Millbury, MA, Map #11, Lot #14, R – 3. Duly Recorded at the Worcester Registry of Deeds Book# 24769, Page# 184.

Mr. Edward H. Mandella needs a Special Permit to obtain a Kennel License for the residence at 6 John St., Millbury, Ma, Map #11, Lot #14, Mr. Mandella currently owns 6 pet dogs and is trying to obtain a license for each, the town of Millbury only allows 3 dog licenses a Kennel License is needed to register the other 3 dogs a Special Permit is required from the Millbury Board of Appeals. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Paul Nigosian, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals

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LEGALS TOWN OF MILLBURY INVITATION FOR BIDS ON CALL ELECTRICIAN SERVICES Notice is hereby given that the Town of Millbury is seeking competitive, sealed bids for the provision of building maintenance and repair service for On-Call Electrician Services for the Fiscal Years of 2018-2020, the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2020.

Specifications and bid forms may be obtained from the Town Manager Office, Monday-Friday between 9am and 4pm or by calling 508-865-4710. All sealed bids must be sent to David J. Marciello, Town Manager, Town of Millbury, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA 01527 on or before Friday, June 16, 2017 at 12pm at which time the bids shall be publicly opened and recorded. The work under all contracts awarded under this Invitation For Bids is subject to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 30, Section 39M, Chapter 30B, Chapter 149, Sections 44A through M, and all other laws of the Commonwealth, and the bylaws of the Town.

The Town of Millbury reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to accept any part or portion of bid, to waive any informalities in a bid, to accept proposals and to award contracts as shall be in the best interest of the Town of Millbury. Minority and female owned businesses are encouraged to bid.

David J. Marciello Town Manager May 25, 2017

TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on June 1, 2017 at 7:40pm on the petition of Blackstone National Golf Club, LLC. The petitioner is requesting a special permit pursuant to Article. Section V.C of the zoning bylaws to permit the construction of a wireless communications facility with monopole. The petitioner also requests the following: Article V(4)(A)(1)- Waiver of Locus Plan requirements; Article V(C)(4)(A)(2) Waiver of photograph requirement illustrating view from nearest street(s); Article V(C)(4)(a)(3)a-e Waiver of the professional engineer requirements; Article V(C)(3)(A)(aa) - Waiver of the limitation set forth permitting a stealth/camouflage installation to exceed fifty (50) feet in height. A Balloon Test will be conducted for a period of at least seven (7) days between the date of advertising and the date of the public meeting. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 227 Putnam Hill Rd as shown on Assessors Map #36, Parcel #60. The property is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated.

Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk Filed in the Town Clerk’s Office

www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Paul Otten and Ginger Otten to Bank of America, N.A., dated May 15, 2007 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 41151, Page 284, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Bank of America, N.A. to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for PROF-2013-S3 REMIC Trust III dated March 14, 2014 and recorded with said registry on May 21, 2014 at Book 52339 Page 51 and by assignment from U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee for PROF-2013-S3 REMIC Trust III to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for the PrimeStar-H Fund I Trust dated December 16, 2014 and recorded with said registry on December 30, 2014 at Book 53215 Page 246 and by assignment from Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for the PrimeStar-H Fund I Trust to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for Brougham Fund I Trust dated October 25, 2016 and recorded with said registry on January 6, 2017 at Book 56577 Page 115, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 3:00 p.m. on June 2, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 1 Gates Lane, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land said Millbury with the buildings thereon being the same premises shown as lots 555, 556, 557, 558 and 559 on the plan of ‘’Dorothy Manor’’ drawn by Ernest W. Branch, C.E. dated April 1915 and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 33, Plan 61, and bounded and described as follows: NORTHEASTERLY by lot 560, as shown on said plan one hundred ten and no hundredths (110.00) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY by lots 498, 499, 500, 501 and 502 as shown on said Plan, One hundred twenty-five and no hundredths (125.00) feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by lot 554 as shown on said plan, one hundred ten and no hundredths (110.00) feet; and NORTHWESTERLY by Gates Road, one hundred twenty-vie and no hundredths (125.00) feet. Containing 13,750 square feet, more or less.

The mortgagor(s) expressly reserve my/our rights of Homestead and do not wish to terminate my/our Homestead by granting the within conveyance notwithstanding my/our waiver of such homestead in paragraph 24 of the within mortgage. Being the same premises conveyed to the herein named mortgagor(s) by deed recorded with Worcester District Registry of Deeds herewith. Book 41151, Page 282. For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 41151, Page 282. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00 ) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BROUGHAM FUND I TRUST Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201410-0753 - TEA

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LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Adam J. McMahon, Heather J. McMahon, Tracy Fortier n/k/a Tracy A. Dencer and Stephen Dencer a/k/a Stephen J. Dencer to Option One Mortgage Corporation, dated September 22, 2005 and registered at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 88665 and noted on Certificate of Title No. 14408 of which mortgage Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006-OPT2, Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT2 is the present holder by assignment from Sand Canyon Corporation f/k/a Option One Mortgage Corporation to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006-OPT2, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT2 dated October 22, 2012 registered at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 102908 and noted on Certificate of Title No. 14408, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 12 A&B Depot Street a/k/a 12 Depot Street, Sutton, MA 01590 will be sold at a Public Auction at 3:00PM on June 13, 2017, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: That certain parcel of land with the buildings thereon, situated in Sutton, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shown as Lot 16 on a plan drawn by Norman T. Gamache, Jr., Professional Land Surveyor, Guerriere and Halnon, Inc., dated March 15, 2000, revised October 24, 2000, and April 2, 2001, as modified and approved by the Land Court, and filed with the Land Registration Office as Plan 8264L, bounded and described as follows: Westerly by Depot Street (formerly known as Grafton Road) 35.85 feet, more or less Northerly by Lot 15 as shown on said plan 67.98 feet, more or less; Easterly by said Lot 15, 15.96 feet, more or less; Northerly again by said Lot 15, 57.98 feet, more or less; Easterly again by said Lot 15, 14.32 feet, more or less; Easterly by land now or formerly of Gary E. Orne et al., 178.50 feet, more or less; Southerly by land now or formerly of William Maynard et al., 55.00 feet, more or less; Westerly

by Lot 17 on said plan hereinafter described, 119.58 feet, more or less; Westerly by said Lot, 82.21 feet, more or less; Southerly again by said Lot 17, 68.26 feet, more or less. Containing 15,547 square feet of land, more or less, according to said plan. For mortgagor’s title see deed registered at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry District of the Land Court as Document Number 74327 and Noted on Certificate of Title Number 14408. The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession. Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee’s attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 900 Chelmsford Street, Suite 3102, Lowell, MA 01851 or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. Other terms to be announced at the sale.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for HSI Asset Securitization Corporation Trust 2006-OPT2, Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OPT2 Korde & Associates, P.C., 900 Chelmsford Street, Suite 3102, Lowell, MA 01851 (978) 256-1500 McMahon, Adam J., 16-026440, May 11, 2017, May 18, 2017, May 25, 2017

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. WO17P1503EA Estate of: Priscilla Edith Hollyer Also known as: Priscilla E Hollyer Date of Death: 02/07/2017 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by: David A Hollyer of Worcester MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: David A Hollyer of Worcester MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 06/13/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: May 10, 2017 Stephanie K. Fattman, Register of Probate 05/25/2017 WM NOTICE The Millbury Housing Authority is seeking bids for weekly trash pickup in its state-subsidized elderly/handicapped and family housing at the following locations for a one-year period beginning June 12, 2017 through May 31, 2018.

Linden Apartments on Pearl St. – (pickup from 4 storage areas) Colonial Drive Apartments and Congregate Housing (pickup from 11 storage areas) Centerview Apartments, 1 South Main St. – two-yard compactor container (plus 6-8 bags) Memorial Drive (25 Cape Cod style houses) – curbside pickup 9, 11, and 13 Burbank Street, (three duplexes) – curbside pickup 230 West Main Street, (1 duplex) – curbside pickup 47 Riverlin Street, (one family house) curbside pickup 7 Waters Street (one family house) – curbside pickup 21 Forest Drive, (two family house) – curbside pickup A price list for pickup of items that would be separate from everyday household trash should be included. The contractor will be required to furnish a certificate of insurance showing General Liability, Automobile Liability and Workers’ Compensation coverage. Interested contractors are encouraged to visit the sites prior to submitting a bid. A bid form is available at the office and will be mailed upon request. Bids will be accepted at the Millbury Housing Authority office at 89 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, 01527 until 12 Noon on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Bids may be mailed to 89 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, 01527 and must be received in the office by 12 Noon on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Please contact Carol Smith at 508-865-2660 with any questions.

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TOWN OF MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm St, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at: 7:05 p.m. To act on a petition from: John Silveri, 5 Forest Drive, Millbury, MA 01527 For a Variance for side yard setback in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to; Property at; 5 Forest Dr., Millbury, MA, Map #63, Parcel #6, Suburban – 2, Duly Recorded at the Worcester Registry of Deeds Book# 25392, Page# 135. Mr. Silveri is seeking to replace an existing 20x12’ shed with a new shed of the same approximate size and height in the same location at 5 Forest Drive, Millbury, Ma. Millbury Zoning By-Laws section 23.32 requires a minimum of 10 foot side yard setback 5 Forest Dr., Millbury, Ma, Map #63, Parcel #6 shows the proposed new shed to be near or at the side yard property line, a variance is required from the Millbury Board of Appeals.

All interested parties are invited to attend.

Paul Nigosian, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals

TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on June 1, 2017 at 7:35pm on the petition Dennis R. Robbins. The petitioner is requesting a special permit pursuant to Article. Section I.C. (2) (d) of the zoning bylaws to permit the construction of a front yard deck. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 4 Church Circuit as shown on Assessors Map #16, Parcel #90. The property is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated.

Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk Filed in the Town Clerk’s Office

TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on June 1, 2017 at 7:30pm on the petition of Peter Gerr and Nicole Marchand. The petitioners are requesting a corner lot front set back variance from III.B.3.Foot note 5(b) of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws to permit the construction of a garden shed. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 62 Eight Lots Road as shown on Assessors Map #22, Parcel #134. The property is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated.

Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk Filed in the Town Clerk’s Office

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. WO17P1512EA Estate of: Kimbery D. Trychon Date of Death: 02/25/2017 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by: Joyce Gould of Las Vegas NV requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition.

The Petitioner requests that: Joyce Gould of Las Vegas NV be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 06/06/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: May 10, 2017 Stephanie K. Fattman, Register of Probate 05/25/2017 MSC

LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Nicole A. Bailey to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as a nominee for Security First Mortgage Funding, LLC., dated November 8, 2011 and recorded in Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 48121, Page 114 of which mortgage Federal National Mortgage Association is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Security First Mortgage Funding, LLC to Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC dated March 6, 2013 recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 50582, Page 151 and assignment from Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC to Federal National Mortgage Association dated August 6, 2015 recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 54162, Page 48, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 138 Leland Hill Road, Sutton, MA 01590 will be sold at a Public Auction at 4:00PM on June 13, 2017, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: A certain parcel of land, with the buildings thereon and all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, situated on the westerly side of the Leland Hill Road, in the Town of Sutton in said Worcester County, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the northeasterly corner thereof at a point on the westerly line of said Leland Hill Road and at land formerly believed to be of Strakosz; THENCE N. S. 13 degrees 35 feet 27 inches W. by said Leland Hill Road, 4.74 feet to a point; THENCE N. S. 28 degrees 14 feet 35 inches W, still continuing by said Leland Hill Road 245.26 feet to a point at other land now or formerly of Frank H. Dakin and Mildred Dakin; THENCE N. 83 degrees 15 feet 00 inches W. by other land now or formerly of Frank H. Dakin and Mildred Dakin, 330 feet to a point; THENCE N. 16 degrees 55 feet 30 inches E. still continuing by other land now or formerly of Frank H. Dakin and Mildred Dakin, 236.63 feet to a point; THENCE S. 83 degrees 15 feet 00 inches E. still continuing by other land now or formerly of Frank H Dakin and Mildred Dakin for a portion of the distance and by said land now or formerly believed to be of Strakosz, 378.62 feet to the point of beginning. For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 48121, Page 112. The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession.Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee’s attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 900 Chelmsford Street, Suite 3102, Lowell, MA 01851 or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. Other terms to be announced at the sale. Federal National Mortgage Association, Korde & Associates, P.C., 900 Chelmsford Street, Suite 3102, Lowell, MA 01851 (978) 256-1500 Bailey, Nicole, 15-022246, May 11, 2017, May 18, 2017, May 25, 2017

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Kevin Bradley

Kevin Bradley has served as the executive director of the Genesis Club in Worcester since it opened its doors in 1988. Genesis Club helps individuals with mental illness attain employment, housing, wellness and friendship. Bradley is viewed within the community as a friend to all; he has dedicated himself to helping each and every member find their full potential. Being a member at Genesis Club means having a place to belong. Bradley finds strong relationships are truly restorative. Genesis Club is an international leader within the Clubhouse movement, which aims to create community-based centers that provide hope and opportunities to people with mental illness. In 2016, for every $1 donated to Genesis Club, $9 returned to the community. The clubhouse offers a tradition of successful partnerships throughout Worcester and beyond. Health and Wellness are integral parts of their mission. In 2007, Team Genesis came together for its first Falmouth Road Race. Since then, the team has raised more than $265,200 to support Wellness Programs at Genesis Club. A few “Team Genesis” slots still remain for this year’s 10K race, which will take place Aug. 20. If you are interested in “Making Strides for Mental Health” at the 45th annual Falmouth Road Race, you can find details on the Genesis Club’s website.

What is your history with the city of Worcester? I came to the city in 1987,

of the operation. Our board president is a Genesis member also, as someone who when I was asked to help start the Genesis has struggled with a major mental illness.

We don’t say “clients” or “patients,” we Club, a mental health program that say “members.” That’s what helps people, functions as a club house. My younger brother graduated from Holy Cross and my having something to do and a place to go other brother graduated from Assumption, – a partner. We see members recovering so I had spent some time in Worcester, but everyday. Last year, 151 members returned to competitive employment through the I went to school in Springfield. I was the director of another club house in Pittsfield, support of Genesis Club, with a total earning over $1.5 million. And that’s called Westwood. It was one of the first their income. None of that comes back to of its kind in the state. Then, Worcester’s Genesis. board of directors came calling and I’ve been here ever since.

What do your day to day responsibilities look like at the Genesis Club? I’m the executive

director. My primary job is to oversee management, but day to day I’m involved with the work of the house. Our goal is to help individuals with mental illness return to education, employment and housing. We spend the day working side by side with members. We are all part

What sort of programming do you offer your club members? Vocational training,

educational training and the “work of the house,” which includes preparing lunch for 70 individuals a day, working on our website, developing informational material like brochures and grant writing. It’s a partnership model. Members are very involved in our operations. Another thing, we do include a young adult program and

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Kevin Bradley, Executive Director, and Olivia Hatch, Board of Directors and member.

a wellness program. The unemployment rate for those with mental illness is 85 percent. They have a mortality rate 25 years earlier than the rest of the population. These statistics aren’t well shared. Most of the time, they’ve been told by doctors, family and friends they will never go to work again. We have members with no high school diploma and members with master’s degrees

What can members look forward to this summer at the Genesis Club? We have

a garden up at Green Hill Park, where we grow our vegetables in the summer.

We have partnered with the YWCA for exercise and nutrition. Also, a running and walking team formed many years ago and eventually became ‘Team Genesis,’

a group that competes every year in the Falmouth Road Race. It’s a big fundraiser for us. We started with just 12 runners, five of whom were members. We have become one of the bigger charity teams at the Falmouth Road Race. For this summer’s race, we were allotted 50 slots.

A few openings remain if anyone is interested in joining us. Are you a runner?

What do you want the community to understand about the clubhouse? One of our

tag lines is “Careers and Friendships.” We find it’s important to see talent and ability in every member who walks through the door. That’s what focuses us.

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