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ur Person of the Year issue is not always without its controversy. Largely, it arises out of a public perception of what, precisely, constitutes “person of the year.” Our definition, simply put, is he or she who, in our estimation, had the single largest impact on the city during the year. Whether it was the person himself or herself, or something he or she was involved in — we look at how big a part of public discussion and of the media spotlight the individual was. For nine months in 2014, it was Ed Augustus Jr. Love him, hate him, couldn’t get enough, or couldn’t be more sick of him — Augustus was the story for much of the year. From the moment he signed a contract to be city manager for nine months, the watch was on: would he really stay for just nine months? Or was it all a ruse? Was Augustus “the man” from the very beginning? Given that he ended up signing a three-year contract and remains on the job, those who thought the latter may feel vindicated. But a ruse it was not, according to Mayor Joe Petty. No matter. The Year 2014 was The Year of Ed Augustus in Worcester. And that, quite simply, makes him Worcester Magazine’s Person of the Year. —Walter Bird Jr., Editor

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December 31, 2014 - January 7, 2015 n Volume 40, Number 18

Making the grade: Looking back at 14 things Worcester needed to do in 2014

Walter Bird Jr.

(Editor’s Note: This is the first of two parts as Worcester Magazine looks back at 14 things it laid out at the beginning of the year for the city to accomplish. This week we focus on the first seven. Look for Part 2 in our Jan. 8 issue.)

ay, way back at the beginning of the year, Worcester Magazine dusted off its crystal ball and looked at the year ahead of us. We came up with 14 things Worcester should accomplish over the next 14 months (clever, huh?). Well, the year is coming to a close, and before we peek ahead into 2015 and offer up our suggestions in a New Year, we wanted to take a moment and reflect on how the city fared when it came to getting done the 14 challenges and tasks we assigned.

How did the city do? Well, some things were bound to be taken care of, like the hiring of a city manager - but how it was done certainly was newsworthy. Others will take more time. Here, then, is a look back on the “14 Things Worcester Should Accomplish in 2014.” You decide how much progress was made.

Hiring a city manager was tops on our list, because at the time Ed Augustus Jr. (see our Person of the Year in this issue) was just starting out on a nine-month contract to replace former City Manager Mike O’Brien. Of course, the big news then was a provision in the contract that indicated Augustus would not be a candidate for the permanent position, and would not become involved in the process. Unless you moved to an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific, you know how that turned out. The city ultimately got moving on a search for a new city manager and brought three finalists — City Solicitor David Moore, Oscar Rodriguez of New Mexico and Peter Graczykowski of Edgartown. When all was said and done, none of them was chosen, and Augustus, having kept true to his word, agreed to negotiate a new contract. He ended up signing a three-year contract. While the process was much-maligned in some media circles, Augustus himself was largely praised during his nine months on the job, and it was councilors — and not the former state senator — who took much of the heat.

GRADE: B-

A true master plan was — and remains — something we believe is desperately needed in Worcester. There are “minimaster plans,” as we’ll call them, but not one, large, cohesive vision for the city as a whole. Perhaps that explains why, to this day, Worcester remains a city with neighborhood pockets. The city also still appears not to know exactly what it wants to be. A college town? A high-tech jobs Mecca? There are more than a dozen colleges in and immediately surrounding Worcester, yet only someone wearing the rosiest-colored glasses actually believes the city caters to the thousands of college students that arrive on its doorstep each fall. Progress when it comes to project development is also uneven, although different projects are bound to move at varying speeds. Still, while CitySquare inches forward with plans for hotels, more housing and an underground garage, other areas either are at a standstill or barely producing a pulse. We remain hawkish on the development of the South Worcester Industrial Park (SWIP), recognizing the significant challenges that come with

WOO-TOWN INDE X Worcester City Councilor Konnie Lukes proposes resolution to support police in wake of alleged threats and national incidents. +3

Quinsigamond Community College student Michael Arakelian uses crowd-funding website to buy $405 worth of socks for homeless residents. +2

Worcester Common Oval ice skating rink will start their New Year’s Eve countdown at 6 p.m. for kids who can’t stay up until midnight. +1

GRADE: C

Once more, city officials did not convene beforehand to discuss the annual headache that is tax classification. That is something we suggested earlier this year. It can be — and has been — argued that no matter who meets, and how often, there is no panacea when it comes to equally satisfying residential taxpayers and business owners. That was certainly the case this year, when councilors earlier this month set the fiscal 2015 residential property tax rate at $20.07 per $1,000 assessed valuation, and the commercial, industrial and personal property tax rate at $31.73, it is safe to say no one walked away with a skip in their step. Some noted

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Churchgoers on Mount Vernon Street take cover after shots are fired, shattering the church’s entrance. Police arrest a juvenile with a BB gun across the street. -3

marketing and selling that property, as well as the limited resources in the city’s Economic Development Office. Still, with all the worry about oppression and crime in the Main South area, it would be nice to do something that might actually put a lot of people to work and, perhaps, start reversing course.

Greendale Physical Therapy on Gold Star Boulevard named one of the top 4 physical therapy practices in the U.S. by ADVANCE for Physical Therapy and Rehab Magazine. +1

Higgins Armory finds a buyer in Manchester developer Brian Thibeault, who is known for redeveloping the Pawtucket Armory, among other projects. +2

Clark professor Karen Frey and her team receive a $614,339 grant from NASA to study biogeochemistry and thinning ice in the Arctic. +2

Governor-elect Charlie Baker’s inauguration lineup is announced, with no Worcester bands or entertainment groups included. -3

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that another step was taken toward a single tax rate, which business owners would ultimately like to see, but that step was quite literally a baby step. The truth is the city is not headed toward a return to a single tax rate anytime in the near future - and that means, unless City Manager Ed Augustus has a rabbit up his sleeve we do not know about, the yearly wrangling over tax rates will continue. In recent years, there was one time when residential ratepayers and business owners came to agreement on a rate. Other than that, it has typically been a tug-of-war between one side (businesses) that believes it has unnecessarily shouldered an unfair burden and another side (residential property owners) that worries about being taxed out of their homes. Some of the folks in that same circle contend that businesses caught a break for years under an uneven tax assessment system. The annual debate always brings with it discussion about nonprofits - specifically how they are exempt from property taxes. Some, such as District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera, are quick to cite all the good done by nonprofits; others say some of the nonprofits are run by executives cashing six-figure checks while contributing little to the city. It is not pretty - and it is not likely to stop soon. We do not know the perfect solution, but we are told Augustus has made the move to gather some nonprofit leaders to discuss whether and how they might serve up a bigger slice of the financial pie to the city.

GRADE: C-

We called for the momentum to be kept up once JetBlue fell under the Woo’s spell and started flying out of Worcester Regional Airport. Consider it mission

accomplished. Massport, which owns and runs the airport, may be losing $4 million a year, but you cannot put a price tag on progress. Given that tumbleweeds had started blowing through the airfield (ok, maybe not literally), it was a major, major deal when one of the country’s hippest airlines decided to launch service in Worcester. More than 100,000 customers - about 110,000 - have flown in and out of the airport, with JetBlue offering two destinations - both in Florida. There is a predicted $369-million total economic impact on the area, with Massport CEO Tom Glynn saying the airport is expected to exceed the agency’s total investments and operating costs by a 3-1 margin over the next 10 years. There is also what we call the “TM Factor.” Tim Murray has seemingly FILE PHOTO/STEVEN KING made it his personal mission to ensure the success and expansion of the airport. As president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, he may be out of politics for now, but he has some capital left to help lift the wings into the future. OK, that was really corny. Bottom line: JetBlue in Worcester is a good thing. Enough said, and well done Worcester.

GRADE: A-

When we spoke about diversity at the beginning of the year, we focused on jobs within the city structure, most notably the Police Department, where minorities have not exactly risen in the ranks at the same rate as their white counterparts. City Hall, too, has been less than a stellar example of equality for all, but it is not as vanilla as one might think. There are several women and people of diverse ethnic backgrounds toiling in offices from top to bottom in the grand ol’ building. But while the city as a whole is a melting pot welcoming folks from around the globe, city employment of these wonderfully diverse people has not kept pace. But what we did not touch on back in January was the city’s diversity when it comes to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and Questioning (LGBTQ). Worcester has done well by this community. Its annual Gay Pride Parade is both well-done and reflective of the overall attitudinal change toward gays, lesbians and others. And try this on for size: after earning

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SHOOTING FOUL: Police received a call reporting a gunshot in the Austin Street area around 3 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27. After responding to the call, officers heard a gunshot on Hawley Street and saw a group of men running away from the scene while T’Marrie Johnson, 20, 53 Perry St., allegedly tossed an item over a fence onto a nearby basketball court. A group of officers assisted Johnson with a gunshot wound to his thigh while others found a loaded handgun on the court. After noticing Johnson was wearing a holster and had a burn mark on his hand consistent with firing a gun, police deduced Johnson had accidentally shot himself in the thigh and charged him with discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, possession of a firearm/ammunition without an FID card and carrying a firearm without a license. KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN: A would-be bank robber apparently did not get everything she wanted for Christmas. On Friday, Dec. 26, a woman approached a bank teller at the Leominster Credit Union on West Boylston Street and allegedly passed a threatening note demanding cash. When she started yelling at the teller to hurry up, she attracted the attention of a police sergeant working a detail inside the bank at the time. Colleen Montalvo, 46, 40 Richards St., was apprehended inside the bank as she turned to flee with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was injured, and Montalvo was charged with unarmed robbery.

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Education made it on our list of things to focus on in 2014, and while there remains a long way to go, there was a marked change of tone in the relationship between the school department and city manager when Augustus came on board. Maybe it is because he is a former

GRADE: B-

Worcester Magazine challenged voters to rise to the occasion in a statewide election year and get out to the polls. Apparently, it fell on deaf ears. In Worcester, despite a gubernatorial race that ended up being a nail biter of epic proportions, and

even with a showdown in the 17th Worcester District to replace the late John Binienda, a majority of voters elected to stay home, or go shopping, or sort their socks. Voter turnout was just 35.5 percent — and, still, some folks were saying it was a decent turnout. OK, so about one-third of the city’s voters trekked to the polls. That is hardly cause for cheer. We can point fingers and accuse the city of not doing enough to make voters give a hoot. Or we can accuse minorities of not showing up when you would think it mattered most to them. Blame, however, accomplishes nothing. What is needed more is a mirror for voters to look into and ask why and when such apathy set in.

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GRADE: B-

School Committee member. Or that he worked for the U.S. Department of Education under President Bill Clinton. Whatever it was, to listen to school and city officials talk about crafting the fiscal 2015 budget was to hear something just short of “Kumbaya.” They praised each other and spoke of a shared vision for the city’s children. Augustus’ first annual budget as city manager saw Worcester meet the increase built into this year’s foundation budget — and go $1.1 million beyond. Perfect it is not, but given the chill that had developed between School Superintendent Melinda Boone and ex-City Manager Mike O’Brien, it represented a welcome thaw. It is unlikely that the fiscal 2016 budget will yield a windfall for the schools, but in his first attempt, Augustus made it clear where his intentions lie.

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a grade of 55 in 2013 from the Human Rights Campaign for its treatment of the LGBTQ community, Worcester scored a perfect 100 this year. Among the changes recognized were passing protections against discrimination in public places, banning discrimination in city employment and adding a LGBTQ liaison in both the city manager’s office and the Police Department. City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. was rightfully proud of the score, noting he made the city’s dubious record on LGBTQ rights a priority for his administration.

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GRADE: D

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A Special Year in Review edition of Worcesteria JANUARY: Ed Augustus started his tenure as city manager Jan. 6, taking over the job from Mike O’Brien. The original plan was for Augustus stay in the position for nine months before returning to his job as director of government and community relations at Holy Cross , but the City Council voted in September to keep Augustus around for an additional three years.

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The Council chose Robert Stearns to replace Jim DelSignore as city auditor. DelSignore had served as city auditor for 22 years, and was finally “allowed” to retire after an unproductive search for his replacement last year that found no qualified candidates and resulted in the council asking DelSignore to stay in office for one more year. Paul Moosey took over the Department of Public Works commissioner job from Bob Moylan, who had led the DPW for 20 of his 42 years as a public employee. Moosey worked for the city 29 years before getting the promotion.

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of bank robberies that included 10 in the next five months. In May, police arrested a man they said perpetrated seven of those robberies. Most of the crimes consisted of a lone robber passing a note to a teller asking for money, the teller handing over the money, and the robber walking away. Police chief Gary Gemme said the banks could probably do more to beef up their security. Still, banks continue to get robbed, like recently when a woman walked right by a plainclothes officer and demanded money from a teller. D-oh!

MARCH: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Worcester and was greeted by the latest in a wave of protests against Common Core standards and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test. Duncan is known for calling opponents of Common Core “white suburban moms who, all of a sudden, their child isn’t as brilliant as they thought they were,” while protestors pointed out Massachusetts already has 5:07:01 PM some of the most stringent educational standards in the country. APRIL: The bomb squad was called to Barclay Street on April 25 to deal with a pipe bomb left on the spare tire of an SUV. Whoever placed the bomb, which was found after a series of gunshots in the neighborhood, may have been targeting a family who lived on the street, although no one was arrested in connection with the attack. The bomb was detonated safely.

MAY: Despite publicly stating his desire to sell the Telegram and Gazette to a local buyer

after purchasing the paper in 2013, Red Sox owner John Henry agreed to terms with the Florida-based Halifax Media Group in May. In November Halifax was sold to the New Media Investment Group, the parent company of Gatehouse Media.

JUNE: President Barack Obama delivered the commencement address for Worcester Technical High School on June 11. “I want the nation to learn from Worcester Tech,” he told students in a very rare presidential appearance at a high school graduation ceremony, as he became the first sitting president to visit Worcester since Bill Clinton in 1999. No word yet on the school’s 2015 commencement speaker, but it will probably be someone just as famous and important.

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The Supreme Court struck down a Massachusetts law requiring a 35-foot buffer zone around the state’s abortion clinics, including the Planned Parenthood facility on Pleasant Street in Worcester. The law was intended to protect a woman’s right to reproductive services, but the court ruled it violated protesters’ First Amendment right to free speech. Free speech activists tried to use the ruling to challenge a Worcester city ordinance banning panhandling within a 20-foot buffer zone around banks, bus stops, or other places people might wait in line, but the federal appeals court rejected that challenge.

JULY: The American Antiquarian Society, a historical organization founded in 1812 to preserve early American historical documents, sent a representative to the White House to accept a National Humanities Medal. The citation for the award reads, in part, “For more than two centuries, the Society has amassed an unparalleled collection of historic American documents, served as a research center for scholars and students alike, and connected generations of Americans to their cultural heritage.”

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AUGUST: After at least nine suspected drug overdoses in the first week of August, city officials declared a public health emergency and the Police Department equipped its officers with the overdose-reversing drug Narcan. On Aug. 8 officers used the drug to revive a 49-year-old man who had apparently overdosed on heroin, demonstrating the effectiveness of the drug and raising questions about what took so long to roll out the drug to first responders. The Worcester Bravehearts won the Futures Collegiate Baseball League championship in their first year of existence. The FCBL also named the Bravehearts, who replaced the Tornadoes as the city’s baseball team, organization of the year. The name “Bravehearts” is an homage to Worcester’s men and women in uniform as well as the city’s “Heart of the Commonwealth” nickname, and was chosen in a voting contest by city residents. The team was almost the Canal Diggers, Freight Trains, True Blues, or Mighty Caseys, a reference to the poem “Casey at the Bat.” Former state Rep. John Binienda , the “Dean of the Delegation,” died at age 67 after a period of illness. Binienda represented the 17th Worcester District, which includes Leicester and most of the Main South neighborhood, for 28 years. He was known for his strong connection to his constituents and his encyclopedic-like memory for names and faces.

SEPTEMBER: Worcester residents woke up on Labor Day to deal with the aftermath of a tornado that had touched down the night before. No one was injured, but about 200 homes lost power and the city had to dispatch forestry crews to clean up trees that had fallen on houses and cars. The National Weather Service listed the tornado as an EF-0, the lowest possible category of intensity. Worcester County has only experienced 41 tornadoes since 1950. Dr. Rick Sacra of Holden, who made national headlines after contracting Ebola while helping victims of the disease in Liberia, returned home. Sacra was evacuated to Nebraska for treatment after catching the deadly virus and made a full recovery. “Of course, I was concerned that I might die,” Sacra said. “I think there’s a human side of you that’s afraid, but I had also thought this through before going and I had kind of counted the cost in my own mind and knew this was a possibility.”

OCTOBER: Award-winning Worcester Tech principal Sheila Harrity left the school to become superintendent of Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School. Harrity was the 2013 National High School Principal of the Year, the first Massachusetts principal to win the prestigious award. NOVEMBER: Charlie Baker was elected governor, and former state Rep. Karyn Polito

of Shrewsbury was elected lieutenant governor. Baker named a number of Worcesterarea leaders to help with his transition, including former city manager Mike O’Brien, former Worcester Tech principal Sheila Harrity and former mayor and current Worcester Housing Authority director Ray Mariano. Comcast got the green light to take over Worcester’s cable and internet service after city manager Ed Augustus Jr. reached a deal with the mega-corporation to protect local jobs and news programming. The city’s current provider, Charter Communications, runs a call center that employs more than 150 people, which Comcast has committed to keeping for three years. They have also agreed to continue to provide local news channels. Comcast’s reputation for horrible customer service preceded it, though. The city council voted, 8-3, to advise Augustus to reject the transfer, with councilor Gary Rosen saying Comcast is “a terrible company. In my opinion, they should not be welcome in this city. Comcast is a wolf in wolf’s clothing; it’s that bad.” The quote went national, even showing up in some Washington, D.C. publications

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n Dec. 19, Joe Servideo held onto an advertisement for car insurance meant for my mail box. He was nervous that I might not receive any mail on the 20th, and he wanted to make sure that he had a good reason to ring my doorbell one last time on Saturday. Joe afforded me the honor of being the last stop on his postal route, ending a 43year career as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, the last 29 of which he pounded out on the sidewalks of the Burncoat streets. It’s a miracle he made it to my house at all, given the number of customers along the route who came running out of their houses to say goodbye. One lady leapt onto the side of the postal truck and smothered his cheeks with kisses. A 95-year-old woman on Uncatena Ave. who survived the tornado of ’53 wept at the news that the man who has delivered her mail for the past 29 years would retire. That’s no surprise: Joe doesn’t look or act like a 64-year-old man. His halo of white hair and neatly-trimmed silvery mustache are the only signs that he might approach the age for rocking chairs and afternoon naps. And that, he explains, is exactly why it’s the right time to go. “I’m healthy, knock on wood,” he said. “Why wait until something goes wrong and I can’t enjoy retirement?” So on his last day as the guy who brings my overdue cable bill and delivers my Worcester Magazine checks before the bank closes, I poured Joe Servideo a glass of chilled Smithwick’s and served him stuffed mushrooms. He settled back on my sofa as if an invisible hand gave him a shove. “It’s been a day of lasts since I woke up,” he sighed. “Last time I put on these pants, last time I put on this jacket, this hat, this sweater.” His wife, Ann, is also a mail carrier. She couldn’t hold back the tears as they clocked

in together that morning. “Last time we’d do that,” Joe said. “I told her, ‘Don’t start cryin’ or you’ll get me goin’ too.’ It’s hard to believe.” For those of us who’ve been lucky enough to know Joe as our mail carrier, there’s the sense that yet another piece of “the way it used to be” is slipping from our grasp. Joe represents a time when neighbors stayed neighbors, when there was a stability to our lives that kept us safe and secure. Over the years, Joe has delivered more than political flyers, Christmas cards and credit card come-ons. Our daughters were married on the same day, and for months we kept each other informed of wedding-plan progress. I knew all about Ann’s dress calamities; Joe heard me wonder about dancing with my ex-husband after 20 years divorced (We did dance). When those same daughters announced they were expecting, we reveled in the idea of becoming grandparents. Joe worried as much as any family member of mine when it was discovered that Jack would

be born with a cleft lip and palate. Whenever his truck was parked on my street, I would pull over to share the latest snapshots of our boys — Joe’s Patrick, with his brilliant red hair, my Jack, with his enormous blue eyes and brand new smile. A North High kid from Grafton Hill, Joe may have moved to Shrewsbury as an adult, but his heart and soul are Worcester. Joe has a thousand memories of trudging through slush and snow, of slipping and sliding and negotiating icy stairs to make certain that paychecks, invitations and sympathy cards made their way to the intended. He kept an “EpiPen” on him at all times after a bee sting nearly killed him years back. He was around for the Blizzard of ’78 (the only time he didn’t deliver mail because the Post Office roof collapsed) and that nasty ice storm back in 2008, when the Burncoat neighborhood resembled the Antarctic for a week or so. His route before Burncoat was Belmont Hill, so he’s been a lucky man to never have broken an ankle along the way, though he did say that the rain that fell on the day before

Thanksgiving this year marked the first time he’s literally been soaked to the bone. “No hot shower could warm me up that day,” he recalled. Given a choice, he preferred delivering mail in the summer heat over the bite of winter, though there were more than a few times when I saw him wipe his brow in exhaustion. His job was never as easy as it looked, I came to realize. He never mentioned how many times he had to hose dog doo from his sturdy footwear, but I guarantee it was more than once. For those of us who know and love Joe Servideo, it will be a tough adjustment breaking in a new mail carrier. I’ll try to keep an open mind, but the replacement will have big and well-worn shoes to fill. Joe’s going to be busy celebrating the new year, with another grandchild due any day, and it so happens that his brother Jim’s official retirement day of Jan. 2, 2015, is the same day as Joe’s — after 41 years with the US Postal Service. Somehow, the name “Servideo” seems to fit these men quite nicely.

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Recruiting students part of the game for Worcester colleges, universities Joshua Lyford

With nine colleges and universities within city limits, Worcester is without question a destination for those seeking a quality education. That does not mean they will flock here without prodding; competition is fierce to draw students from across the state, throughout the country and around the world. Now more than ever, recruiting is integral to helping the city’s post-secondary schools attract its share of the 21 million or so students in the U.S. alone in higher education.

Home to private schools such as Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), The College of the Holy Cross, Clark University, Assumption College and Becker College; public schools including Worcester State University, MCPHS University and the University of Massachusetts Medical School; and two-year program and transfer options at Quinsigamond Community College (QCC), it is little wonder that Worcester provides a destination for more than 30,000 students annually. While that is positive for the city as well as for the students themselves, it also means schools have to step up recruitment in order to maximize their visibility. “In this day and age, recruiting is necessary,” said QCC’s Senior Admissions Counselor Sarah McLaughlin. “It carries more than just that purpose of enrollment, it helps us make a connection to the community at large.” That is even more true as the schools don’t exist in a Central Massachusetts bubble; they are also competing against colleges and universities throughout the state as well as the country.

Each of the schools goes about recruiting in different ways, and not all of them are looking for the same type of student; however, many of their means to recruit draw parallels. Colleges and universities often send faculty to high schools across the state and the country, utilize mailing lists and host on- and off-campus events. Students will

often work as tour guides to tell potentially interested newcomers the benefits of the school as well as offer a way to give some real insight into campus life. Word of mouth is important in spreading the word of the institution’s educational experience, and schools are also stepping up social media presences in a big way across

Facebook, Twitter and other online avenues. Ann McDermott, director of admissions at Holy Cross, said the school receives approximately 16,000-18,000 student inquiry requests a year, but interest generated through social media, while potent, is much harder to track.

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{ education } Worcester schools confronting drug use head on with education, intervention STEVEN KING

August N. Corso

In-school drug education for students and a drug recovery high school that is expected to be launched in Central Massachusetts, perhaps right here in Worcester, are among the steps being taken to keep the focus on a drug crisis that has gripped cities and towns throughout the state.

school students. As the “gatekeeper” for handling all drugs and drug paraphernalia found on school property in Worcester, School Safety Liaison Rob Pezzella said marijuana is “the number one drug, consistently over the years, that we’ve confiscated.” Pezzella was among those taking part recently in an inaugural youth and drugs conference kicking off Worcester Public Schools’ drug education reform, which would include introducing in-school drug education for students as well as a rumored drug recovery high school coming into Central Mass. With the marijuana drug laws passed in recent years, the stigma attached to it has decreased, according to Pezzella, allowing consumption to increase both for marijuana and synthetic marijuana, such as bath salts and K2. “Marijuana is being viewed today as being much more socially acceptable than using and abusing narcotics such as OxyContin,” he said.

Vice President of Clinical Development with Spectrum Health Systems, Dr. Romas Buivydas speaks during the Youth and Drugs Conference at North High.

The use and abuse of prescription pills, heroin and other opioids has dominated news headlines as law enforcement agencies and officials on the local, state and national level scramble to save lives and keep the youngest and most vulnerable from becoming addicted in the first place. But while those drugs garner the lion’s share of public attention, it is an old standby that remains the most popular among high

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Marijuana, or pot, is about the only drug Pezzella sees come through his office. He estimated it accounts for nearly all of the approximately 50 drug confiscations per year. However, that figure does not include the number of students that come into schools under the influence, but are not in possession of any illegal substances. “We can [say] that principals are finding more challenges when the students are coming to school under the influence of drugs, in particular marijuana,” said Pezzella, “and those are the kids we want to get at. Those are the teenagers, in particular, that we want to say, ‘We can help you.’” For now, there is little the schools can do when students come on to school property under the influence, except contact the their parents and suggest a drug evaluation. In response, Pezzella will soon be advocating for a stronger in-school drug education program to be implemented for students who are found in possession of drugs on school property, and for those who are alleged to be under the influence. “I think we have to look at reinventing education during the school day right now,” he said. “As you know, educators and principals are being told to teach for the test, so for six and a half hours they want

students in chairs to learn. That’s obviously the number one priority, but when you have a percent of the population coming to school with other personal and social issues, we need to address that during school hours and that’s why this drug education program could hopefully be implemented during the school day where you know we’re getting to the kids.” Working with the Central Massachusetts Special Education Collaborative, the Worcester school system is expected to have the drug education program implemented in its schools by spring. While marijuana is still the number one confiscated drug in Worcester schools (a striking 24.8 percent of Massachusetts students currently using it, according to the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey), there is concern over the rising numbers of students using prescription drugs and opioid use. “Remarkably, we have not confiscated a lot of prescription drugs from students...

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but we do know that a problem exists from the data the youth survey revealed from the Department of Public Health,” said Pezzella, speaking of the 24.7 percent of Worcester region high school students surveyed in 2011 that reported current opioid use, and 4.9 percent who had used heroin in their lifetime. “It is a grave cause of concern because obviously prescription drugs, in particular opiates … cause a heavy presence of abuses and addiction much faster than marijuana.” The use of prescription drugs is particularly concerning to Worcester after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) determined it to be “the epicenter of heroin use in the country.” In most cases, confiscation of drugs in Worcester schools leads to a long-term suspension, up to a year; however, there has been talk of a drug recovery high school. According to Pezzella, “there’s a [request for proposal] that’s out for Central Mass to receive a grant for a drug recovery

high school in this area. And there would be service to teenagers from Worcester in addition to surrounding towns, so I was told there’s an active grant being applied to under the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services.” Massachusetts currently hosts four drug recovery high schools, each of which serves between 30-50 students recovering from drug use. Such a school in this area could replace the one-year suspension, if the student could admit to having a drug problem and proper referrals could be attained. A decision on the drug recovery high school is expected within the next few months, and it would be ready to take on students in the spring. That timeframe is meant to align with the implementation of the in-school drug education program. Worcester schools employ professional adjustment counselors in every school. They are trained to perform interventions and offer support services for students battling mental and behavioral health issues. All but a few of the counselors, however, lack the training to assess students for drug and alcohol abuse issues. As part of the drug education and support reform, the school system will be looking at implementing additional training for those counselors to make them a larger part of assessing an abuse problem and creating treatment recommendations.

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Trial and error: Mock court case readies students for competition Voyagers Homeschool Co-Op.

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On Jan. 10, Stephanie Hardee will be on trial for murder at Worcester Academy. At first glance, this will look a lot like a regular court case: witnesses testifying, attorneys asking questions, and lots of people in suits taking notes. But at second glance, something will be very unusual: all the witness and attorneys will be teenagers. The “court case” will be a scrimmage between the high school mock trial teams from Worcester Academy and

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their writing, public speaking and critical thinking skills. Every year, around Halloween, the MBA sends out a case packet to all the teams. The case packet contains witness affidavit, case documents, and the mock trial rules (including instructions for how to do mock trial and abridged pieces of real law). Students who will be portraying witnesses memorize their affidavits and learn how best to represent that information in court. Team members who will be portraying attorneys write opening statements, closing arguments, and direct and cross examinations. They practice making objections and entering documents in evidence. Competitions begin in late January, but teams often scrimmage each other

before the season begins. “The scrimmages are really helpful,” said a mock trial participant, who did not want to be identified. “They give us a sense of how prepared we are for court. Everybody sees the case in a different way, so no matter how prepared you think you are, you’ll go to court and something will surprise you.” Mock trial is not just about the law: team members must dress and behave in a manner appropriate for court. This means that mock tri-allians (yes, that’s what they call themselves) must find suits that fit, and some of them have to learn to starch and iron their shirts. Boys must learn to polish shoes and tie ties, and girls must learn to walk in heels and wear hosiery. When they arrive at court, they must be courteous to the judge and the members of the other team. If the judge makes a ruling that one team (or even both) considers unfair, they must be deferential to his authority. Mock trial, in short, is a boot camp

{ education } for good behavior. For some students, mock trial is an insight into a legal career. For others, it is simply a good way to gain helpful skills and knowledge of a court system that affects all of us in one way or another. Matthew Hamer, of the Voyagers team, said he has no interest in a legal career, but his four years on the team have provided him with a diverse and helpful education. “I’ve also learned how hard it is for a criminal case to be won by the prosecution, and that the justice system doesn’t always work, but it’s the way it is for a reason,” Hamer said. “I’ve also learned a lot about public speaking and wearing a suit.” Hannah Wnuk, also of the Voyagers team, said, “I have learned about the confusing and unfair legal system. [Mock trial] is really fun because it feels like social time and is something I like to do, but we are getting life skills out of it.” At the scrimmage, Voyagers will represent the prosecution, with Worcester Academy representing the defense. Competition season is starting up again, and the teams look forward to having a “practice run” before they appear in competitions that actually matter.

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“It’s hard to quantify that number now that everything is so available on the web,” McDermott said. While recruiting is a major component of colleges throughout the country and the world, some have to work harder than others to attract potential students. “Worcester State being the public university here in Worcester county, more often than not a student is going to self-initiate with us because we’re a viable educational option for them,” said Worcester State’s director of admissions, Joseph DiCarlo. “Both in terms of having a strong academic reputation and in terms of affordability, we have been fortunate enough as a university that we haven’t had to be that aggressive in terms of going out into the market. Students have been aware of us and have taken the initiative to seek us out.” Academic achievement is the quality schools look for first, but community involvement is

generally a huge contributing factor in what piques a college or university’s interests. “We want to have students that will be an active part of the college ecosystem, so to speak,” said McLaughlin. “We want to see them taking part in the clubs and community.” The personal aspects, such as teacher and guidance counselor recommendations, are part

Cross might be a deterrent to some potential students, but Worcester State, while having a smaller price tag, needs to prove a lower cost does not mean a less effective education. The city’s community college, meanwhile, has to fill a different niche, attracting students who, at least initially, opt against a traditional fouryear education. “Our biggest struggle is getting the message across that we’re the right choice because of money, things going on in life, or kids,” said McLaughlin. At the end of the day, boasting such a large variety of schools helps enrich the area, and being centrally located in the state offers many students a great place to receive their higher education. “It’s great to be a part of this community of higher education in Worcester,” said Renae Lias Claffey, assistant to the president for campus communications at Worcester State. “It’s competitive, but it’s also great to have a significant number of students. It’s a fun place for college-aged students to be, and Worcester is just a great city.”

We want to have students that will be an active part of the college ecosystem. — QCC’s Senior Admissions Counselor Sarah McLaughlin of what schools look at during the recruitment process, according to McDermott. “They give us great insight into how that student behaves in the community.” The challenges faced by schools while seeking out potential students can be dictated by a number of key factors. Price, for example, plays a role at both ends of the spectrum. The cost to attend a school such as Holy

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It is hard enough being the tallest person in just about every room you enter. You stick out like a sore thumb. At roughly 6 feet 6 inches, Ed Augustus Jr. is hard to miss. But for nine months this year, it would not have mattered if he was half that height. If you picked up a local newspaper, you saw his name. If you clicked on an online news site, you saw his name. If you turned on local radio, you heard his name. In Worcester, 2014 was The Year of Ed Augustus. From the moment he signed on that dotted line to become the next city manager, the spotlight followed his every move. Depending on your point of view, he was either a modernday Caesar, a nickname actually slapped on him by a high school math teacher, or a puppet whose strings were being pulled by a certain balding wizard behind the curtain. With only a ninemonth contract in hand, his run as city manager was supposed to have been over by now. But in Worcester, politics is a most

curious thing, and what you think might happen is often not what ends up happening. So it was that, despite a search for a permanent city manager that stretched from as far east as Rhode Island to as far west as New Mexico, with a certain legal eagle’s City Hall office in between, when the dust settled and the smoke cleared it was the physically towering Augustus literally standing tall — and with a new, three-year contract in hand.

Between the time he was chosen to supplant former City Manager Mike O’Brien and when he ultimately was tapped as the permanent replacement, Augustus and the entire search process was fodder for local diners, coffee shops, water coolers and most definitely the local press. Editorials and Op-Ed columns cried foul, claiming the fix was in to land a tight ally of U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern the plum job as chief executive officer of the second largest city in New England. Anonymous reader forums were fertile ground for conspiracy theories, rumor and innuendo. For three-quarters of the year, it was indeed all Augustus, all the time. With a life in public service that saw him start out in Worcester, move on to Washington, D.C., then to Boston, and back home to Worcester, the 49-year-old Augustus will joke about his professional life going in reverse. “I continue my Benjamin Button-like career,” he said with a laugh recently as he sat at one end of the conference table in his third-floor office at City Hall.

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Call it the Curious Case of Ed Augustus Jr., a Worcester-born brother to two who got bitten by the political bug, and whose life has, for the most part, been about public service in one form or other. It should not have, then, come as a huge surprise when he became city manager, but it did, more for the way it happened than for any particular thing he said or did. It was not just the naming of Augustus as city manager that caused all the fuss, but the very public episodes that followed. From the hiring of a search firm that ended up being criticized publicly by those following the process and privately by some of the councilors that hired it, to claims that at least one candidate was deliberately excluded, to a push for strong mayor some saw as a smokescreen — the hiring of Augustus yielded almost soap opera-like drama, complete with a “will he or won’t he” storyline.

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perhaps just as much on Mayor Joe Petty. It was, after all, he who suggested the exSchool Committee member and state senator for the job in the first place. After O’Brien announced, somewhat unexpectedly, that he was leaving after 10 years as city manager for a job with a bigtime Boston developer, Petty emerged a short while later with Augustus as O’Brien’s chosen replacement. From there came cries that “The Machine” was in full gear. The Machine has come to be known as a group of so-called political insiders led by McGovern and Tim Murray, the former mayor and lieutenant governor and now head of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. Petty is

considered part of the group, and so is Augustus, because of his ties to McGovern, who was among those who helped him land a plum job with the U.S. Department of Education in President Bill Clinton’s administration. Augustus would go on to run McGovern’s first re-election campaign in 1998.

Just as Petty has often shot down the notion of a “machine,” Augustus said there were no greater powers at play when he was asked to become city manager. “I think that’s so overstated. Honest to God, I do,” he said of the term. “Like there’s this machine, like rusty and spare parts and bubblegum. There’s no machine ... Jim’s campaign brought a lot of different people together at a time in their life where they were just kind of getting started in their careers, young people. Tim had never run for office. You had a lot of people who kind of got involved at the same time. As happens with every campaign, those young people who got involved end up being candidates a couple election cycles down the road.

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“I don’t think it’s a machine. The idea that there’s a bunch of people that have politically supported each other, but also worked together to try to move the ball on important projects, I think it’s a positive thing. I guess the people of Worcester validated that by continuing to re-elect these people.” No one, Augustus said, pushed him to take the job as city manager. It is a rare moment where his typically laid-back demeanor is brushed aside to reveal a slightly more defensive side. “I will say this categorically,” Augustus said, “nobody tells me what to do. People urge me to pave the streets, fire this person, hire this person. That doesn’t mean I do it. I may come down on the same side as the person, I may not, and that was the same case with the city manager’s job ... It wasn’t like I was so blind with ambition.”

GROWING UP IN WORCESTER

It was not as though Augustus never had a goal of being a public servant. He did, and it was one that became clear early on in his life. In fact, government is one of the educational tracks he followed in grad school. Before then, however, he was a Main South kid who went to Gates Lane School and hung around with the friends he made there, many of whom he counts as close friends today.

“Like anything else, you view it through kind of rose-colored glasses,” Augustus said of growing up in the Webster Square/Main South area of Worcester. “I thought it was a great place to grow up. I walked to school, walked to Gates Lane. You went to school all the way through eighth-grade with the same kids.” From there, he ventured outside the city for high school, attending St. John’s in Shrewsbury — not of his own volition, mind you. “I didn’t want to go to St. John’s, I’ll be very honest with you,” Augustus said. “At South High School [where students who live in that section of Worcester go to school] I would have been in the first class to have gone all four years. All my friends went there. I think there were two kids from Gates Lane who went to St. John’s. It was really way outside my comfort zone, taking a bus to Shrewsbury, all of a sudden wearing a suit coat and tie to class every day. It wasn’t my first choice, let’s put it that way.” It was, however, a school his parents felt

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comfortable with. Augustus’ mother, who still resides in the Lakewood Street house where he grew up, had been president of the St. John’s Parent Teacher Association (PTA). Despite his misgivings, Augustus did well at the school, becoming president of his junior class and president of the Student Council in his senior year. “I just got involved and got to know everybody,” he said. “To this day, if I hear somebody yell, ‘Hey, Caesar!’ I know it’s someone I went to St. John’s with.” One of the teachers at the school, Augustus explained, used to give students nicknames. Playing off Augustus’ name, he called him Augustus Caesar. “Everybody started calling me Caesar,” he said. When he was starting his senior year, Augustus’ parents divorced. He would soon be heading off to college, and the situation was challenging. “I think sometimes younger kids, and this is just my guess, I think sometimes when you’re younger, kids adapt easier,” he said. “I think for me maybe it was tougher because I was older. It’s like everything I thought how life was going to be wasn’t going to be that way. And my brother is two and a half years younger than me, but my sister is 15 years younger, so she was only 3. I was very protective of her. It was a tough time and a lot of emotions.”

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Augustus went on to attend Suffolk University. He attended grad school at Johns Hopkins University. When he was in college, he worked two jobs: one at the Sheriff’s Department when he was home for the summer and during some holidays, the other while he was in school, working as a page at the Statehouse library. The dual workload helped him finance his own education.

After graduation, Augustus’ job at the Sheriff’s Department transitioned to full-time as captain in charge of staff training. After about five and a half years there he moved to D.C. in 1992 to work for the U.S. Department of Education. Before then, however, the political and public service bug had already bitten him. Actually, it had taken hold much earlier on, when as a child Augustus started collecting political buttons. It was a hobby that has led

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to a collection of “thousands,” he said. The buttons, he said, helped fuel a curiosity about the government and politics. “What that did, I think, is when you get a button, you’d have to figure out who this person was or what the slogan meant, so that kind of fed my interest,” he said. “I kind of got that bug and got interested in politics.” When he was just 23, Augustus was appointed to the city’s Human Rights Commission under then-City Manager Jeff Mulford. At the time, Augustus was freshly out of college and rooming with a couple childhood friends from the old Gates Lane days. “I was just interested in getting involved,” he said of joining the Commission. “I was always interested in politics.”

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Not much later, Augustus ran for School Committee. He found he had a well of energy and a passion for meeting people and learning as much about them as possible. “I was young, I knocked on doors all over the city,” Augustus said of that initial run. “It was like the entry-level step, the first step. I had a lot of people saying, ‘You’re a good kid, you’re young, why don’t you wait?’ But I didn’t know what I didn’t know.” That blissful ignorance just may be what help propel him to a win in his first try. He would go on to win a second term. “I really loved being on the School Committee,” Augustus said. “I made it a point to go to every classroom in every school, every year. My colleagues on the School Committee would read the reports and stuff, but I knew the stuff in a different way. I’d read the reports, but also talk to the cafeteria worker, the custodian, so I had a perspective that was different. I always was fascinated talking to people. I always loved learning. I always liked understanding how things came to be, whether it be a school program or school building, or how someone got to be a teacher or a principal. I was always curious about that stuff.” In 1992, with the late U.S. Rep. Joe Early facing a tough re-election bid, Augustus helped run his campaign out of Worcester. There was talk about Augustus maybe working for Early in D.C., but Republican Peter Blute ended up winning. His dreams of going to Washington did not fade, however, and Augustus put his name in for and scored Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus sits in the audience during the Funding Public Education meeting held at the Registry of Deeds office.

a job with the U.S. Department of Education. It afforded him the chance to travel around the country and work on several projects and initiatives, such as trying to close the educational achievement gaps in the Latino community. Augustus worked in D.C. about six years, returning home in 1998 to run McGovern’s first re-election campaign. McGovern won, and Augustus became his chief of staff for the next six years, once more returning to Washington. “I had a chance to work on a lot of cool, interesting things,” he said of that time, noting he was involved in the first discussions about building the Hanover Theatre at the site of an old movie theater. Augustus also flew back to Worcester in the wake of the 1999 Cold Storage fire that claimed the lives of six firefighters. He helped coordinate reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA). In 2004, Augustus ran for state Senate and won. “The Senate was kind of interesting in that you’re only one of 40,” he said. “It’s a lot more intimate body than the House, where there are 160.”

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As a senator, Augustus was on hand for passage of “Romney Care,” the gay marriage debate and other issues. Locally he was involved with passing legislation to move the CitySquare project forward in Worcester. After two terms, he left the east coast for California to head the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), a nonprofit children’s advocacy group.

“I was always interested in education issues,” said Augustus, “so when I heard about the opportunity to run the Children’s Defense Fund, it seemed like a good fit.” There have been some questions about his time with CDF and the circumstances surrounding his departure only a year later. Augustus listed personal matters as the reason. “I was the healthcare proxy for my aunt,” he said. “I was trying to go back and forth, trying to manage her care in hospitals and the nursing home. That became a challenge. I’m very close to my niece. I’m glad I [worked at CDF], because I would have always been, ‘What if?’” He left the organization in 2010 and

returned to politics, running McGovern’s re-election campaign. After that, a position opened at the College of the Holy Cross. As Augustus put it, “there were a lot of things going on” at the college. Relations between the city and Holy Cross, then under the leadership of Rev. Mike McFarland, were tenuous at best because of a number of issues, including complaints by area residents of rowdy behavior by students. Augustus came on as director of government and community relations, in part to make the school a better partner with the city. Some of that included the college contributing to the city’s Wheels 2 Water program and funding a mobile library. He was part of dealing with the drama surrounding the Worcester Tornadoes, the former professional baseball team that played for years at Holy Cross’ Fitton Field. The team ended up folding because of financial woes. When the city started negotiating to bring a new baseball team - the Worcester Bravehearts - to the city, Augustus was also involved.

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Maybe it was the work he did with the city while with Holy Cross, or maybe it was as Petty said when he first floated the idea of Augustus as city manager. At the time, the mayor said he had heard Augustus speaking at the opening of a branch library at one of the city’s schools. Whatever the reason, late in 2013, when O’Brien blindsided city councilors with news that he was leaving for a job with a private developer, Petty brought forward Augustus as his choice to fill the role.

There was no search, no real discussion about possible alternatives. Petty may have thought he had done enough to appease the masses by assuring them a proper search for a permanent replacement would be done. But with City Hall pretty much in upheaval - not only was O’Brien leaving, but Chief Economic Development Officer Tim McGourthy soon announced he was going to take over The Research Bureau, Public Works head Bob Moylan was retiring, and so was City Auditor Jim DelSignore - the mayor, at least publicly, said he felt it was best to bring in some stability, even if it was only temporary. Augustus, albeit unwittingly, complicated matters by inserting into the contract that

City Manager Ed Augustus holds a sign for the city of Worcester, a rally point for residents to gather and hurl insults and run the King’s magistrates out of Worcester County during the “Walking the Gauntlet” reenactment over the summer in front of the old courthouse. he would serve just nine months, would not be part of the search for a new city manager, and would not be a candidate. He - and the Council - would soon come to regret that move. “I thought I’d give the city enough time to do the search, find the right person,” Augustus said of that decision. “As soon as I said the nine months, people were upset that I limited myself, that I shouldn’t have done that.” He would admit so himself in short order. “I think once I started doing the job and enjoying the job, and feeling like, ‘I can do this,’” he said. “I felt more confident about being able to do what was required of me. when you could actually do stuff that felt rewarding, I felt like, ‘Hey, this is going to be

never going to be able to convince people. Any one close to me knows how tortured I was about the whole thing. Liking the job, knowing what you could do with the job, and yet not wanting to compromise your [principles], that was a conflict.” He admits now that the entire process proved more than a little stressful. He was not alone in feeling the strain. “It was a little challenging,” Petty said recently, chuckling at the understatement. “There were so many rumors and accusations, which weren’t really true. At one point, you had a strong mayor movement, the push for different candidates. It was a little challenging with all the innuendo, but at the end of the day, I think the Council got it right, and I think the people of Worcester are happy with it.” For all the talk of behind-thescenes shenanigans, manipulations and machinations, Petty was actually candid from the very beginning when he called Augustus the “right guy for the job.” He would repeat it often throughout the process, and did not change his tune even as he was being accused of orchestrating a search meant only to delay the inevitable. When three finalists, including the city solicitor, were brought before the Council, Petty insisted he would go along with whatever the Council decided. What it did was opt not to choose any of the candidates, and instead ask Augustus to stay. In fact, Petty ended up being somewhat validated when one of the most critical of councilors, Mike Gaffney, publicly announced Augustus was the better fit. “I really think we helped solidify the relationship between the city and school departments. Things are much calmer right now.” They are calmer throughout City Hall, but how long that lasts is anyone’s guess. While there have been no major calamities under Augustus’ watch, there have also not been any significant challenges. Crafting the fiscal 2016 budget could provide the first, if none arises before then. In that regard, Augustus may still be in his honeymoon period, although he does not exactly embrace that notion. “I don’t know when it ends,” he said. “I certainly get plenty of criticism and support. Everywhere I go ... people seem generally pleased with the direction the city’s going. We’re working hard. It certainly isn’t going to be perfect, but we’re trying to do the right thing, trying to make the best decisions we can, and we don’t have any agenda here other than to do the right thing.”

hard to give up.’” But he had given his word - and Augustus held true to it. Business leaders submitted letters imploring him to take the job. He did not budge. Newspaper editorials either criticized him or suggested he would change his mind. He did not budge. The Council held a series of five public hearings - one in each council district - during which the vast majority of folks either supported Augustus Reach Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749outright or indicated the city should hire 3166, ext. 322 or by email at wbird@ someone like him. He did not budge. A worcestermagazine.com. Follow him on Worcester Magazine reporter took to asking Twitter @walterbirdjr and find him on him once a week, without fail, when he Facebook. Don’t miss Walter on “Rosen’s would give in and change his mind. He did Roundtable” on WCCATV. And be sure to not budge. visit http://worcestermag.com/ every day for “There were all these conspiracy theories,” what’s new in Worcester. Augustus said. “It just wasn’t true. You’re D E C E M B E R 3 1 , 2 0 1 4 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M 23

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Shows to Look Forward to in 2015

Joshua Lyford

It was another righteous year in music here in Central Mass, and 2015 promises to be just as great, even though many booking agents have not quite gotten around to stacking shows for the new year. While it is still too early to pick out every top-notch show that will be coming to Worcester over the next 12 months, there is already a significant number of great lineups to get excited for.

In comparison to my usual end-of-year wrap-ups, you’ll notice that hardcore and punk are not quite as well represented. This is the nature of the beast, for better or worse, as basement and house shows tend not to be lined up quite so far in advance. This is a good thing as far as I’m concerned, as it means there will more than likely be some amazing surprises to come. To kick off the list – which is compiled

by calendar date – is Overcast at Ralph’s Diner on Feb. 1. Overcast last performed in Worcester in January of 2014, which marked the end of a significant hiatus for the band. The show was one of my favorites of 2014 and the groundbreaking metal band is coming back with Dissolve and Milford animals, Fuming Mouth. If I were to wager a guess, if you were into anything related to ’90s metal or hardcore, you will be at this show. A bit later, on Feb. 7, Napalm Death and Voivod will be playing at the Worcester Palladium with every other band that has been formed in the last 10 years. Just kidding, of course, but the lineup reads more like a one-day festival than a regular show. The show has some great bands, but keep an eye on Southbridge hardcore upstarts, Gator King. Frankly, I just can’t wait to see Napalm Death and Voivod shred over 30 years after their inception. The third iteration of Whiskered Wonderland will help usher in the spring on March 7. Is it technically a “show” in the classic sense? No, but it’s my

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list and I really like Sawmill and the beard competitions are consistently awesome. March 27 ought to be a night to remember for fans of early 2000s emo, as Taking Back Sunday will be playing at The Palladium. There will certainly be mics swinging and shotgunblast haircuts as far as the eye can see. The New York legends will be joined by The Menzingers and Letlive , both bands have made some serious waves in modern music circles. Getting all the way out into the full swing of spring, New England Metal and Hardcore fest will hit Worcester from April 17-19 and will, as always, feature a heavy lineup of metal and hardcore bands. Between the Buried and Me will be making a rare appearance, as will Overcast (in case you miss the Ralph’s show). Metal legends Testament and Exodus will be playing, and hardcore aficionados will be psyched to see Indecision, Incendiary, Wisdom and Chains and Nails. It is tough to call this a complete list, as touring packages are still getting worked out for 2015, and the basements and co-ops are still making their flyers, but it’s a good place to start and offers itself as a pretty good indicator of the great shows to come in the new year.

3Cross looking to make mark in craft beer brewing

Mike Murray

With two ice cold pints in front of us, I asked Matt Glidden of Worcester what he liked best about 3Cross Brewing Company, and he effortlessly told me, “The best thing about 3Cross is that, over the course of a year, you can get a complete beer education.”

Founder Dave Howland’s aspirations were not quite that lofty when he officially tapped his first kegs at 3Cross this past October. Having been a home brewer for six years, Howland found himself facing a career change, and decided the time was right to open Worcester’s second brewery. The craft beer industry has eclipsed $14 billion in rev-

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enue and has seen 20-percent, year-over-year growth in 2013. 3Cross Brewing Company sits in the backdoor basement at 26 Cambridge St. in Worcester, but the entrance and parking lot are actually on a street, Knowlton Ave, that is not even marked. Finding 3Cross can be a challenge, as there is more signage for the old inhabitant of this space, Playoff Arcade closed now for nearly six years - than there is for the taproom, An envelope-sized bumper sticker nondescriptly welcomes guests in. Entering the brewery, would-be imbibers are greeted by a long concrete-topped bar with bicycle gears set into the molding. Performing a 360-degree turn, guests will immediately notice a slew of bike hooks and Howland behind the bar with his cycling cap on. Aside from brewing beer, one of Howland’s other passions is cycling, and while he moved

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on from working in the bicycle industry prior to founding 3Cross, his passion for the sport is carried on in his craft. Visitors are greeted swiftly either by Howland himself or by Jessica, Dave’s wife and veritable beer expert in her own right. For my first visit I ordered up a flight of that weekend’s brews. 3Cross Brewing Company is a small craft brewery and Howland serves approximately a single keg for each type of beer he is pouring that weekend. The brewpub opens Friday evenings at 5 and serves until about 8, only to reopen again Saturdays, from 2-6 p.m., or until the kegs kick and the taps run dry, which tends to happen before 6. Beer lovers who manage to stop by promptly at 2 will be treated to some incredibly fresh and unique beers. I was introduced to batches 25 through 28, which featured the Belgian Golden Ale, Zythos IPA, Mosaic Pale Ale and the Farmhouse IPA, one of which, the Mosaic, was tapped just after 4:30 p.m. on a Saturday. Sitting beside me at the bar was another Worcester beer enthusiast, Patrick Warner, who grabbed my attention by shouting, “Wow! Yum!” moments after taking his first sip of the Mosaic Pale.

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The Mosaic Pale is one of Howland’s single-hop series, a beer hopped exclusively using Mosaic hops. The Mosaic Hop is a unique hop only recently created by Hop Breeding Company, an organization that has roots stretching back over a century in creating uniquely-American hops, and Howland uses it to achieve a terrific variety of flavors, claiming that “this beer changes with every sip” as flavors of passion fruit, guava, lime, pine and even bubblegum percolate on every drinker’s tongue. “The single-hop series is an opportunity to experiment, to achieve different flavors using only one hop,” Howland said, and the result is a terrifically refreshing, complex beer, with a cloudy amber hue and a half-inch foamy head begging drinkers to take just one more quick sip. “Wow!” indeed. While No. 25 Belgian Golden Ale and

No. 26 Zythos IPA stood out for their own reasons - one reminiscent of old-world Brussels, the other seemingly an homage to the bitter and fruity American west coast IPA that has taken hold of the craft beer scene - the other standout was No 28 Farmhouse IPA. Howland uses Citra and Amarillo hops, classics of American brewing, with Belgian farmhouse yeast to achieve an IPA that is at once spicy and bitter, but also miraculously floral with an earthy flavor of beer esters reminiscent of anise. While the taproom was packed with happy drinkers, quite a few visitors were disappointed to hear that Howland’s hit from the previous weekend, a Mexican Chocolate Stout, would not be on tap on that particular Saturday. Howland admitted that popular beers will reappear, but when pressed for what would be on tap in future weeks, the brewer’s coy smile grew wide as he said, “I’m keeping those close to the vest.” While the secrecy helps keep his spirit of experimentation alive, Howland said, “not all of the brewing experiments pan out” and he wouldn’t want to hint at a future brew only to disappoint guests if it does not turn out right. The scarcity of each brew is part of the allure of 3Cross Brewing Company. While visitors are free to have a few samplers or pints of their favorite beer, there is a two-growler limit per beer so as to not prematurely kick one beer over the other. And while beer lovers may not know what beers are in the immediate future, Howland is excited to see what the future holds for 3Cross. “I am certainly interested in open collaborating with Wormtown Brewery or KBC Brewery [of Webster],” he said. After acquiring a bottling system, Howland hopes to be able to bottle his own beers in the future. For now, though, Worcester beer lovers should not hesitate to visit 3Cross Brewing Company, cozy up to the bar with a cold pint of Howland’s latest creation, and be sure to fill up a couple of growlers for home. For more information on 3Cross Brewing Company, including the weekly tap list visit them online at http://3crossbrewing.com/ or follow them on Twitter @3crossBrewing

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Alan Turing’s beautiful mind Jim Keogh

It is largely because of Alan Turing that we bang away at these glorious machines we call computers, but which, in his day, were simply branded as madness. The British mathematician was recruited by his government to help crack the Nazis’ supposedly impregnable Enigma code during World War II, which he did by building a contraption capable of deciphering the millions of information fragments the German military used to communicate troop movements. A postscript for “The Imitation Game,” the film recounting this staggering intellectual feat — truly the forerunner of modern computing — reveals Turing’s efforts saved an estimated 14 million lives and shortened the war by two years. A true hero, no?

Not so much, at least by the standards of the time. Turing’s work was deeply classified, and even those in the know found his oneof-a-kind invention easier to fathom than Turing himself. It was his wiring that evoked the deeper reaction among the Brits, with terrible consequences. The inestimable Benedict Cumberbatch plays Turing as an obsessive genius who is so blunt and literal, even those closest to him find his manner off-putting (or so his mother tells him). His laser-like focus and social awkwardness likely would have placed him on the autism spectrum today, but in 1939, when the film begins, he’s simply an “odd duck.” When Turing informs his boss Commander Denniston (Charles Dance) no other cryptographers are necessary to break the code because he’s the only one capable of solving the puzzle, he’s not being arrogant, he’s being logical and honest. Cumberbatch does his usual masterful job, pulling the humanity from a character who too easily could have been depicted as an abrasive crank. He’s softened by his interactions with Joan Clarke (Keira Knightley), a fellow cryptographer whom

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he values as a friend, but whose romantic interest he quells by confessing his own homosexuality. His other workmates in the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park are less enthused at the prospect of toiling under their brilliant yet frosty colleague, particularly Hugh Alexander (Matthew Goode), a former chess champion who chafes at his second-incommand status. “The Imitation Game” follows the trajectory of a misunderstood genius who refused to be stymied by the skeptics. The doings at Bletchley Park were Great Britain’s version of the Manhattan Project — locking big brains in the same room and hoping for a war-altering breakthrough. The moment Turing’s creation deciphers its first code is as thrilling as any action sequence, yet this victory breeds a moral crisis: The Allies can’t react too decisively for fear of alerting the Germans that their code has been broken. So they must be judicious in their responses, which means knowingly leaving some soldiers and civilians vulnerable to attacks that could have been prevented. Much of the film is told in flashback, with Turing recalling his wartime experiences for a police detective who has arrested him on an indecency charge in the early 1950s (homosexuality was considered illegal at the time). I won’t reveal the details about this portion of Turing’s story — Google him and you’ll know all — but his treatment at the hands of the nation he helped save was deplorable. There’s something refreshing about a movie unabashedly honoring the power and potential of the human mind. Like Stephen Hawking, who’s now receiving the biopic treatment in “The Theory of Everything,” Turing saw the world in terms that escaped the average man and woman. He was a visionary, and like many a prophet his contributions are only properly understood and valued when sifted through history — he is posthumously celebrated in a way that eluded him in life. In December 2013, the Queen of England granted Alan Turing a pardon from his criminal charge. I suspect he would have found this quite logical.

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Chuck’s Steakhouse and Margarita Grill have been longtime occupants of the dining scene in Worcester county, and with good reason. Quality food at reasonable prices keeps people coming back again and again.

Although it has been a while since Alex, Sam and I had dinner at Chuck’s, not much has changed, except that Chuck’s and Margarita Grill (which occupies the same building and boasts the same ownership) now have a combined menu. For years, when you were greeted at the entrance, you had your choice: Chuck’s or Margarita Grill. Now you have your choice of the lounge or dining room, with combined menus. For this trip, we chose the dining room and were led to a booth in the upper section of the dining area. The dining room is really

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bone perfection,” the full rack, at $19.95, was only $4 more than the 1/2 rack. I knew I’d never be able to polish off a full rack, but I figured if they’re as good as they sound, I’d be happy with leftovers. I also went with a baked potato, but opted for the “loaded” version with cheese and bacon for an additional dollar. Chuck’s is well-known for its amazing unlimited soup, salad & bread bar, which used to be included with the entrée selections. Now you can add the salad bar for an additional $5.95, which we all chose to do. After ordering, we all went to get our salads, bread, and soup. The salad bar has everything from green peppers and mushrooms to cottage cheese, shredded cheese and feta, along with more than half a dozen dressings to choose from. As if that wasn’t enough, top your salad with crunchy

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waitin’ for? The newly-opened food spot serves up Mexican and Salvadorian cuisine seven days a week, including breakfasts. You can choose from Mole Chicken Enchiladas and Dueto Salvadoreno. The latter features grilled chicken breast, grilled steak, eggs, rice, beans and a small salad. Did someone say, “Yum?” If you’re a salad fiend, try the Fiesta Salad, with spinach, cucumbers, tomato, avocado, corn, cheese, tortilla chips and homemade citrus dressing. Talyta’s is open Monday-Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.. Breakfast is served Monday-Friday, 7:3011:30 a.m.

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First Night Worcester! This year at Ralphs Diner! 6pm start! Performers: Rory Scott, Virna Brown, and Andy Cummings! And later.Ralph’s New Year’s EVE Party! Bands “Hot Letter” and “Wicked Hangin Chads” take us into the new year! Come Party! 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. NRBQ New Year’s Eve! Ring in the New Year with “the Q” If anything embodies the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll, this music does. It’s been an amazing 47 year run for NRBQ, perhaps the most beloved cult band in America. And though Terry Adams, visionary, driving force and “untamed genius of the keyboards,” is the only remaining founding member, “the Q” remain true to the long standing spirit of the original band. For $305 you can add ground transportation for 2, to and from the hotel & show. 6:30 p.m.-12:15 a.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 917-674-6181 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Beatles For Sale the Tribute. Free ALL AGES SHOW! Beatles For Sale returns to the Shea Theater in Turner’s Falls, MA for a special New Year’s Eve show at 8 p.m. Come hear all your favorite Beatles hits, B-sides, and deep cuts performed completely live by New England’s favorite Beatles Tribute, BEATLES FOR SALE! This is THE event of the year! DON’T MISS IT! A splendid time IS guaranteed for all. Free. 8-10 p.m. The Shea Theater, 71 Ave. A, Turners Falls. 413-863-2281 or theshea.org. New Years Eve with Big Chief. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. News Year Eve 2015 with Ronnie Breau and Friends. News Years Eve celebration Featuring Country/Rock Band Ronnie Breau and Friends Free admission. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Fortys Bar & Grill, 1030 Central St., Leominster. 978-534-7026. Nick’s Smoking New Years’ Eve with The Nic-o-Tines and Special Guests at 9 p.m.! Hors D’oeuvres and Champagne Toast! $10 Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Beatniks Rockin New Years Eve Party. Beatniks is the place to rock in the new year. Music, Food, Drinks, Dance. Great place to meet up and celebrate. Plenty of Free parking. Happy New Year! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Go Gadget Go. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. NYE with Girls on Girls Tribute Band. Free! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Southside Grille, 242 W Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057 or facebook. com/girlsongirlsband. Sean Ryan on Acoustic. 9 p.m.-midnight PadavaNo’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Blue Light Bandits. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. BILL McCARTHY @ BLACKSTONE TAP NEW YEAR’S EVE. Spend New Year’s Eve with Bill and the gang at Blackstone Tap for his 8th Annual New Year’s Eve Bash! He’ll be playing all your favorite Classic & Contemporary Acoustic and Not-So-Acoustic Rock! Free. 10:15 p.m.-1:15 a.m. Blackstone Tap, 81 Water St. 508-797-4827.

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SEAN FULLERTON: Live Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll & Fingerstyle Guitar. Join Sean Fullerton as he performs on New Year’s Day for the Harvest Cafe Sunday morning brunch. Sean has been a successful musician, singer/songwriter, recording engineer and producer since 1995. Specializing in Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Fingerstyle Guitar using 6 String, 12 String and Dobro guitars, Harmonicas, live guitar looping, Bose and UltraSound sound systems. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-567-0948 or harvestcafeonline.com. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 7:30 p.m.-

Ed & Da Ve. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston midnight. Hirosaki Prime, 1121 Grafton St. 508-926-8700. St. 508-853-1350. Blue Plate Open Mic Thursdays. Channel your inner Alfalfa Radio Vendetta, Premium Death Trap, Held Hostage, weekly with our gang of misfit musical toys.Sing to the rafters as and Oxen! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 the Winter winds blow outside, and make new friends and coGrove St. 508-753-9543. conspiritors to further your musical endeavors whilst furthering your TD and the Change. Rock, pop, blues and country hits all night! fanbase. Parking’s Free, beers cheap and you are it! Free. 8-11 p.m. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Northborough. 508-842-8420. THIRSTY THURSDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ DARK Tom DiBuono. 9-11:30 p.m. South Side Grille & Margarita HORSE TAVERN with Mark & Wibble. Calling all fellow musicians & artists alike! Join us down at the Dark Horse & bring your Guitars, Banjos, Mandolins, Trumpets & Xylophones & let’s have some fun. Showcasing REAL live local music & talent! To RSVP a time slot in advance please send your name/time slot you’d like and e-mail (optional) to darkhorseopenmic@yahoo.com. To all other players that want to come up to jam and don’t want to RSVP, there will be a sign-up sheet so you get to play your tunes accordingly. Free. 8-11 p.m. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100 or facebook.com/ groups/darkhorseopenmic. Throwback Thursdays. If you want to go back to the ‘good old days’, chill out with old friends and make some new ones, let DJ EClass take you back with the masterful mix on the Ring in the new year with First Night Worcester! For just $12 for a button vinyls! No cover charge. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. or $15 on the day of the event, button-holders gain access to a variety of cultural venues on New Year’s Eve and have the opportunity to participate in family-friendly The District Bar and Grill, 102 Green St. 508events, including photos with Orson the Polar Bear at the EcoTarium, 593-4351. drumming circles at the Joy of Music Program, and musical performances at several different locations. Fireworks will be set off from the >Friday 2 top of Bell Hill at 10:15 p.m. Find a schedule of events at firstnightworcester.org. Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Worcester, and other surprises, such as special Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. guest vocalists and instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! Ask about Windfall Classic Rock. Windfall is a classic rock cover band Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat (TFIDN) menu bargains in the cabaret room! from Worcester, MA. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and 508-792-1078. Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com/tfidn. Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Blackout. DJ Blackout Hip Swayers Deluxe + Cosmic Slim & his Intergalactic bringin’ the energy to get the party poppin’ all night long, different Plowboys. Back by popular demand! The mighty, mighty Swayers DJ every other Friday! No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. The of HIP paired with the ever Cosmic Slim and his Intergalactic District Bar and Grill, 102 Green St. 508-593-4351. Plowboys - sharing the stage once MORE - do not miss this Johnny Romance Solo Acoustic Artist. Enjoy the rockin auspicious start to the NEW Year! $5 at the door. 7:30-10 p.m. styles of Johnny Romance’s funky style! 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Padavano’s Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or facebook.com/events/15 Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022 or loveshackmusic.com. 47398478832051/?context=create&previousaction=create&source =49&sid_create=4172809941. >Saturday 3 Hipswayers & Cosmic Slim. 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Luanne Crosby: Songs for the Season - Secular, Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Sacred, Solsitce. Local singer/songwriter Luanne Crosby will Bill McCarthy. 8-11:30 p.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston share a selection of seasonal songs; secular, sacred, silly, and St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. solstice-themed, all played on her ukulele. Much more than just Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. providing musical entertainment, Luanne shares background stories Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. of the composers, the songs, and the times they were written, 508-867-2494. providing context that brings a freshness to the familiar words and Karaoke & Dance Party. DJ & Dancing 12:30am - 2am Free. tunes and leaves the audience knowing more than they did before 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. about these winter favorites. Concert seating is limited and is first508-439-9314. come, first-served. Free with admission. 3-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic The Hana Kahn band with guests Writing In The Skies. Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. Come join The Hana Kahn Band for an electric, rock setup at Lucky Ernest Benoit @ The KBC Brewery Tap Room. Solo Dog Music Hall in Worcester! Writing In The Skies (facebook.com/ acoustic performance featuring local shouter-songwriter Ernest writingintheskies) will be opening from 9:45 to10:45, then The Hana Benoit. Original music and covers from artists such as Johnny Cash, Kahn Band takes the stage from 11 p.m. until the venue closes for Foo Fighters, Tom Petty, The Stones, Social Distortion and many the night! $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. others. Sample and download Ernest’s original music CD ‘Coaster’ 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/events/404230889732457. at framming.bandcamp.com. 4-7 p.m. No cover. Kretschmann Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. Brewing Co (KBC Brewing) - Brewery and Beer Garden, 9 Frederick 508-793-0900. St., Webster.

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Post Holiday Blues Shakedown, the 12th annual WCUW Blues Benefit. A Post Holiday Blues Breakdown, shake off the holiday blues and start the new year off right at the 12th annual benefit to maintain blues programming on WCUW 91.3FM Community Radio and WCUW.org. Featuring: 4-4:45. GURU OF BLUES 5-5:45. PRESS MESS 6-6:45. BLUE HONEY 7-7:45. TON OF BLUES 8-8:45. WILLIE J LAWS FEARTURING SHIKIBOO Boston 9-9:45. JIM PERRYS HOT HOUSE. 10-10:45. JOHNNY BLUEHORN 1-?. HOUSE BAND JAM OUT WITH SPECIAL GUEST SCOTT BRONNES AND FRIENDS. $10 Admission, Full menu, Full bar, 50/50 Raffle with prizes, Auctions. 10. 4 p.m.-noon. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420 or facebook.com/events/663635157088943/?ref=23. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. JAZZED UP Trio with MAURO DePASQUALE. Award winning BEST IN JAZZ and Entertainment, JAZZED UP Trio Live every-other Saturday at CORAL SEAFOOD IN WORCESTER. If you like Sinatra, Buble’, Connick Jr, Bennett, you will LOVE JAZZED UP as they present a romantic blend of jazz classics and American Songbook Classics. JAZZED UP plays “The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven!” No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Coral Seafood, 225 Shrewsbury St. 508-755-8331. WCUW Blues Benefit (featuring multiple bands). Support local music and help raise money to benefit WCUW’s Blues Department! Featuring many local bands and artists, with raffles, prizes and more! 7 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. James Keyes. 8-11 p.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Bernie’s Garage, Mama’s Marmalade, June & The Bee and The Dead LA. (facebook.com/BerniesGarage) BERNIES GARAGE is headlining the night. Winter Blues got you down? Want to make a resolution to see more good music in 2015? Well, you’re in luck! Amherst favorites June & the Bee and Mamma’s Marmalade will be performing in Worcester’s very own Lucky Dog Music Hall on January 3rd with The Dead L.A. Come join us for a lovely night of music, where the whiskey train rolls in, they take you to prison town, and sweet jams happen. Bring your friends, bring your family, bring your family friends, bring your friends’ families, bring your pets, bring a smile, and bring your dancing shoes! facebook. com/events/838399576220153. $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ events/838399576220153. SEAN FULLERTON: Live Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll & Fingerstyle Guitar. Join Sean Fullerton at 3 RESTAURANT on the first Saturday of every month throughout 2015! Sean has been a successful musician, singer/songwriter, recording engineer and producer since 1995. Specializing in Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Fingerstyle Guitar using 6 String, 12 String and Dobro guitars, Harmonicas, live guitar looping, Bose and UltraSound sound systems. Dinner, Drinks and Music. 8:30-11:30 p.m. 3 Restaurant, 461 West Central St., Franklin. 508-528-6333 or 3-restaurant.com. V CD Release Party with Strangler Needs a Manacure, A King in Wait, and 3 Parts Dead! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. April’s Fools. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Backseat Zero. 9-11:30 p.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. Digital Storm and Friends. 21 plus. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric

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(3:00pm-6:00pm) Visit the Polar team located outside the cafeteria to try some of their new winter flavored seltzers and Frost beverages… the perfect thirst quencher after hitting it hard on the slopes!

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Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Ryan Taylor. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877. UFC 182. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508793-0900. Jubilee Gardens celebrates the start of 2015! come on out to celebrate the start of the new year-kick it off with some fun! 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-7982181. The Lester Rawson Band. Performing at Greendale_s Pub, The Lester Rawson Band will bring its pleasing mix of blues, R&B, classic rock and country. The band, featuring some of the region’_s most experienced players, doesn_t perform note-for-note covers, but unique treatments of study standards, and a few great tunes that are sure to surprise and satisfy. Members of The Lester Rawson Band include: Bob Sarkala, the band_s highly-regarded lead guitarist, who is well known to many local musicians from his longtime gig as manager of Kurlan Music in Worcester. These are experienced players, having fun doing what they do best. CONTACT: Arny Spielberg, arnyspielberg@yahoo.com, 508-981-1206. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-981-1206. Saturday Nights with DJ E-Class. DJ E-Class bringing the R&B remixes to get you out on the dance floor all night long! No

cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. The District Bar and Grill, 102 Green St. 508-593-4351.

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Women of Note: A Barbershop Holiday. Women of Note is a dynamic organization of enthusiastic women who love to sing fourpart, a capella harmony. They hold nine international medals with Harmony Inc., an international organization of women barbershop singers. Concert seating is limited and is first-come, first-served. Kick off the New Year by helping to save lives by giving blood during an American Red Cross blood drive at Webster First Federal Credit Union’s headquarters on Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome but appointments are preferred and can be scheduled by visiting redcrossblood.org or by calling 800-733-2767. Presenting donors will receive a $5 Dunkin Donuts gift card. Webster First Federal Credit Union Operations Center, 271 Greenwood St., Worcester.

Included with admission. 3-3:45 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. Jim’s Blues Jam at Greendales. Each week has a first rate feature performer, followed by an open mike segment. Host Jim Perry keeps things rolling. No cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

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Do your music tastes run the gamut from pop to rock, from folk to blues and just about everything else in between? Then The Lester Rawson Band is worth checking out. Catch the four-piece band, featuring Bob Sarkala on guitar, Bill Fisher on bass, Rick McCarthy on drums and Arny Spielberg doing the singing, strumming and percussion, at Greendale’s Pub, 404 West Boylston St. on Saturday, Jan. 3. show runs from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. There is a $5 cover. Vinyl Siding presents: “Digging Deep”. A night dedicated to the styles no one plays and the sounds nobody has heard before. This months theme is to challenge your audience with something that they have never heard before or something that is seldom played out. Free. 6:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ events/329423873932734. Funky Jazz Jam Sundays. 21 plus. First, and Third Sundays! More info at facebook.com/electrichaze. Free. 7-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. OPEN MIC SUNDAYS AT SNOW’S RESTAURANT WITH BILL McCARTHY. To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it! Email him at: OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free! 7-10:30 p.m. Snow’s Restaurant & Pub, 321 West Boylston St.

>Monday 5

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

>Tuesday 6

Worcester Children’s Chorus Mid-Season Auditions. The Worcester Children’s Chorus seeks singers is Grade 3-12 to join one of our four ensembles. The mission of the Worcester Children’s Chorus is to enrich the lives of children throughout Worcester County by providing a quality musical experience through training in choral singing. Membership offers professional-level instruction in vocal technique, music theory, sight singing, ear training, and presentation, as well as an exposure to a variety of choral styles. Involvement also enhances young people’s lives, helping them to develop qualities of self-reliance, personal integrity, responsibility, compassion, and confidence in their abilities. $5 Audition Fee. 4-6 p.m. Assumption College, Kennedy Hall, Room 105, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7077. Two Left - Classic, Modern Rock and beyond. Brian Degon (Vocals, Guitar), Fr. Gregory Christakos (Bass) and David Degon (Guitar) Jam Classic Rock, Modern Rock and Beyond. Free. 7-10 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. 508-756-7995. TUESDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ GREENDALE’S PUB with Bill McCarthy LOCAL MUSICIANS SHOWCASE! To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email him at: OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-8531350 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=bookma rk&__user=578549000. Dance to raise money for Vagina Monolouges. 21 plus. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Every Tuesday: Jon Bonner and Boogie Chillin’. 9 p.m.midnight. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Hip Hop Tuesdays. Every Tuesday is different! Check our facebook page, under events for more details! $5-$15. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Grille 57, 57 Highland St. 508-798-2000 or grille57.com.

>Wednesday 7

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

St. 508-926-8353. WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC/LOCAL MUSICIANS’ SHOWCASE w/ BILL McCARTHY @ GUISEPPE’S. To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it! Email him at: OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=bookma rk&__user=578549000. All request night w/ DJ Strader. 8 p.m.-midnight. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 8 p.m.-midnight. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100. Karaoke. 8-11 p.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC NIGHT W/WIBBLE @ MONDO’S. Calling all fellow musicians & artists alike! Join us down at the Dark Horse & bring your Guitars, Banjos, Mandolins, Trumpets & Xylophones & let’s have some fun. Showcasing REAL live local music & talent! To RSVP a time slot in advance please send your name/time slot you’d like and e-mail (optional) to darkhorseopenmic@yahoo.com. To all other players that want to come up to jam and don’t want to RSVP there will be a sign-up sheet so you get to play your tunes accordingly, so don’t fret. Free. 8-11 p.m. Mondos, 6 Gillespie Road, Charlton. Sean Ryan on Acoustic. 9 p.m.-midnight. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Shamrock Whiskey Live Music/Art Display. Local Artists display their work and live music by Shamrock Whiskey, jam/ blues/rock fusion! $5. 9-11:59 p.m. Electric Haze, Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 774-242-3859 or facebook.com/shamrockwhiskey.

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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic. com/Index.htm. Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or annamaria.edu. ArtsWorcester, Model Behavior: An Open-Member Exhibit in Collaboration with the Fitchburg Art Museum, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Jan. 11. 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 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/dept/Library. Booklovers’ Gourmet, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com/ book. Clark University: Cohen-Lasry House, 11 Hawthorne St. clarku.edu/departments/holocaust. Clark University: Schiltkamp Gallery, 92 Downing St. 508-793-7349. Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing St. clarku.edu. Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: Noon-5 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, Noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, Noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu. Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: 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, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu/ departments/cantor/website. 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. Dark World Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 179 Grafton St. darkworldgallery.com. EcoTarium, KEVA: Build It Up!, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 26; Discover the Unseen World this Holiday Vacation, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Dec. 26 - Jan. 4; Noon Year’s Eve, Wednesday. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members Free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special progra. 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/museum.html. Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, Noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org. Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight, Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu. 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 wwwframedintatnuck.com. Fruitlands Museum, Fruitlands Museum Store Open House, Saturday; Curatorial Tour: 100 Objects, 100 Stories, 100 Years at Fruitlands, Sunday. 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands.org. Funky Stuff. FUNKY STUFF HAS MOVED TO 589 PARK AVE. We have closed our Webster street store and are now OPEN at our now location 589 Park Ave. Our store hours have remained the same Tuesday – Saturday 12-7. We will be sharing this wonderful new space with our new neighbors Spiritual Haze and Chickpea creating a mecca for the finest food, art and hookah Worcester has to offer! 589 Park Ave., Worcester. 508-755-5463 or funkystuffworcester.com. 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 978598-5000x12 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 Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org. Museum of Russian Icons, Russian Photography: Siberia Imagined and Reimagined, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,

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Saturday. Admission: for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, for youth 17 and under. for all first Saturdays of each month, 10amNoon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org. Worcester Center for Crafts, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Worcester Historical Museum, Alden Family Gallery, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Class Picture Day, Through Aug. 16; In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Worcester Treasures, Through Oct. 31. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org. Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-7991655 or worcpublib.org. WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.

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Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Movies Shown Every Sunday Night in the Diner! Sundays. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543 or find us on Facebook. Mister Smarta** Theater’s LIVE comedy take on a really terrible film. MOVIE - TBA - Wednesday, January 7. Mr. Smartass Theater is a live homage to the classic television program Mystery Science Theater 3000. A cheesy public domain film is projected onto the Lucky Dog’s lovely movie screen. Three of Worcester’s most notorious smart-alecs give the film a new soundtrack laced with puns, dirty jokes, sound effects, pop culture

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Name: Eriah Hayes Age: 26 PHOTO SUBMITTED Hometown: La Crescent, Minnesota Years Playing Hockey: 21 Playing Professionally: 2 Position: Right Wing Favorite part about playing in Worcester? It’s a great organization and we have a great group of guys. That makes it fun to go to the rink every day and get better. It’s the right environment for guys like me and everyone who plays here. How do you prepare for a game? I try to do the same thing every game. I do the same warm-up, eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and drink a coffee and go through the same routine every day. I try and keep everything exactly the same as far as whatever is working. What is the most difficult part of making it through a season? Playing that many games, you’re going to have your ups and downs. You’ve got to find a way to get through the hard times and hang on to the ups for as long as you can. What are you most proud of through your hockey career? I’d have to say playing in the NHL, for sure. It was my goal my whole life, and hopefully I can work my way back there. Is there something our readers would never guess about you? I like to hunt. When I’m back home I like to deer hunt and turkey hunt. I like the outdoors, I live in a small town and any kind of hunting I enjoy. —Joshua Lyford

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references, and even a few facts thrown in for good measure. So stick around and you just might learn something. Every show is unique, every show starts at 9:30, and it’s always Free to get in. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. Call 508-363-1888 or visit facebook.com/mrsmartasstheatre.

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Downtown Abbey Tea. The Grantham family formally requests your presence for a tea party, trivia, and more! If you haven’t caught up on the latest episode, please note that we will be discussing the season premiere and speculating about the upcoming season. Plus, get some ideas for books to fill your days while you wait for the next episode! Period costumes or tea party attire optional. SNOW DATE MONDAY, JANUARY 12. Free. Open to everyone. 3-4 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655.

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Art Keeps Us Human - Art Matters presented by Mary. Marylou Hannon presents Art Matters, the art awareness program designed to keep individuals connected to the world, and encourage a loving relationship with the visual arts. This month’s topic is Art Keeps Us Human. Join us for a mini-history of western civilization through art, from the caves to the shuttle, to see and understand

Infinity _ Infinity I am Thou._ Chanting this mantra assists us in letting go of the duality of ego, and opening up to allow the Universe in. We each have the potential to be a channel through which the healing energy of the Universe flows. The vibration created by this beautiful mantra takes us out of the ego-driven state of _me,_ and reminds us that we are all connected by the same energy of Infinity. Come and help us magnify and extend this healing vibration out to you, your loved ones, and the whole world! Andrea Rigiero/ Shiv Antar Kaur is a Level I certified Kundalini Yoga teacher whose mission is to share this ancient technology with all individuals who seek personal growth and inner peace. Please bring a mat (chairs are available for those who cannot sit on the floor), water bottle, and a shawl or blanket for relaxation and meditation. $10. 6:30-8 p.m. HeartWell Institute, 1015 Pleasant St. heartwellinstitute.com.

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Make Your Own Resolution Star Box! Make your goals happen this year! Decorate your own STAR shaped box with paint, markers, glitter and more; then write goals on special papers to put inside! $5. 1-3 p.m. C.C. Lowell Art Supplies & Framing, 258 Park Ave. 508-757-7713 or cclowell.com/calendar-of-events.

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Yoga Power Pre-register: 508-208-4743 or nlcfitness1@gmail. com before January 5. Jan 5-26. 4 week session. Please bring

Get outside this winter at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard. Every Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 3-March 29, from 12-5 p.m. the museum hosts WinterFest, when guests can bring sleds, snowshoes and crosscountry skis to explore the hills and woodland trails on the property. The Art Gallery will be open with “100 Objects, 100 Stories, 100 Years at Fruitlands Museum” on display. Hot chocolate and a fire will be offered. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard. Fruitlands.org.

how art and civilization depend upon each other. Be sure to bring your sense of humor and your sense of Human. Free. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle.

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Kundalini Healing Circle. Please join us for a very special evening of yoga and meditation for healing others and ourselves. The yoga set is suitable for all levels and will help release stress. We will gather in a circle to meditate using the universal mantra _RaMa- Da- Sa- Sa- Say- So- Hung,_ which means _Sun, Moon, Earth,

water and a mat. This class is a flowing blend of powerful and graceful Yoga poses. You will attain the following benefits: Increase your fitness level and flexibility, relieve stress, lowering blood pressure, creating a sense of balance and wellbeing, Challenge yourself and find your fitness potential. This class will allow you to gain a new you; transforming your body, mind and spirit. Because we are meant to live our lives to the fullest! Inspire and motivate yourself to reach new heights. Stretch, release stress and tone your entire body. Please bring a Yoga mat. 4 week session. $40 or sign up with a friend for $35 each. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, 90 Holden St. 508-208-4743.

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Zumba with Kickboxing and RE-SHAPE your body for 2015. This class will help to re-shape your body. “Re-Shape” is a

low-impact class that is fun and easy to follow. The fitness program includes cardio, such as Zumba and kickboxing, Pilates moves and core strengthening and toning exercises. Tuesday 6-7 p.m. Starts January 6. To register call: Holden Recreation 508-829-0263 by January 15. Please bring water and a mat. $70/8 week session. 6-7 p.m. Mayo Elementary School, Gym, 351 Bullard St., Holden. 508-829-0263.

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The Poetry and Painting Group. Please join us for the opening reception of The Poetry and Painting Group. This is a

Men’s Basketball College of the Holy Cross Dec. 31 Home vs Boston University, 2:05 p.m. Jan. 3 Home vs American, 1 p.m. Jan. 7 @ Colgate, 7 p.m. Worcester State University Jan. 2 vs Gordon @ WPI, 7 p.m. Jan. 6 @ Fisher, 7 p.m. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jan. 7 vs Springfield, 7 p.m. Becker College Jan. 3 @ Salem State, 3 p.m. Clark University Jan. 7 Home vs MIT, 7 p.m. Assumption College Jan. 3 @ Franklin Pierce, 3:30 p.m. Jan. 7 Home vs St. Rose, 7:30 p.m. Anna Maria College Jan. 2 vs Wheaton (MA) @ Wesleyan, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3 vs TBA @ Wesleyan/University of New England Jan. 6 Home vs Norwich, 5 p.m.

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group of artists who are poets or poets who are artists! Members are Doris M. Carter, Joan Erickson, Judy Ferrara, Sandra Cocher, Michel Duncan Merle and Sotirios Same E. Lalos. Four are retired art professors. They love visual art and the written word equally going from realism to abstractions and everything in between. their approach to poems also varies. For some, the poetry is a direct connection with the paired painting and others have nothing to do with the painting. Free. 2-4 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle.

{ SPORTSlistings} Men’s Ice Hockey College of the Holy Cross Jan. 2 Home vs Air Force, 7:05 p.m. Jan. 3 Home vs Air Force, 7:05 p.m. Becker College Jan. 2 Home vs Southern New Hampshire, 7 p.m. Jan. 4 Home vs SUNY Canton, 4:50 p.m. Jan. 7 @ Westfield State, 7:35 p.m. Assumption College Jan. 6 Home vs Fitchburg State, 7:35 p.m.

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College of the Holy Cross Dec. 31 Home vs Boston University, 2 p.m. Jan. 3 Home vs American, 1:05 p.m. Jan. 7 @ Colgate, 7:05 p.m. Worcester State University Jan. 1 @ Salem, 12 p.m. Jan. 6 vs Johnson and Wales (RI) @ WPI, 7 p.m. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Jan. 3 Home vs Simmons, 2 p.m. Jan. 7 @ Sprinfield, 7 p.m. Becker College Jan. 3 @ Mount Ida, 1 p.m. Clark University Dec. 31 vs Bates College @ Bowdoin College, 2 p.m. Jan. 3 @ Emerson College, 1 p.m. Jan. 7 @ Mount Holyoke College, 7 p.m. Assumption College Jan. 3 @ Franklin Pierce, 1:30 p.m. Jan. 7 Home vs St. Rose, 5:30 p.m. Anna Maria College Dec. 31 @ TBA, Keene State Holiday Tournament Jan. 3 Home vs Middlebury, 1 p.m. Jan. 6 Home vs Norwich, 7 p.m.

Clark University Jan. 5 @ Copa Coqui Invitational, 1 p.m.

Women’s Swimming & Diving Clark University Jan. 5 @ Copa Coqui Invitational, 1 p.m.

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BATHTUB REFINISHING

Virtue’s Cleaning Cleaning is a virtue. Meticulous, reasonable, reliable. Call me at 508-925-5575

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Balanced Life = Happy Life Help with stress reduction, psychological and/or medical issues through psychotherapy and/or acupuncture Laurie Ghiz, LMHC, LAC 415 Boston Turnpike Rd., Suite 308 Shrewsbury, MA 01545

508-769-0039 Accepting BCBS, HP, UBH Cigna and Tufts. Ins. does not cover acupuncture at this time.

MASSAGE & PRENATAL

Great Gift Idea! For Women & Men! Helps with: • Stress • Anxiety • Depression • Pain From Work & Traveling Get a massage today with Helen Nguyen for only $39 (reg $55)

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FURNITURE RESTORATION

Commonwealth Fence & Stone Your Complete Fence & Stone Company. All fence types- Cedar, Vinyl, Chain Link, Post & Rail, Ornamental, Pool. Hardscapes - Stone Wall, Walkways, Patios. For a free estimate contact: 508-835-1644

Paul G. Hanson Refinishing, repairing, veneering and chair regluing. A full service shop. Pick-up & delivery. Call Paul (978)464-5800

FLOORING/CARPETING C & S Carpet Mills Carpet & Linoleum 30 Sq. Yds. $589 Installed with Pad. Free Metal Incl’d. Berber, Plush or Commercial. Call Tom: 800-861-5445 or 508-886-2624

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

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GARAGE DOORS Allied Services Garage doors & electric operators. Bulkheads. Installed & repaired, residential. Call 508-829-3226 GLASS Central Glass Co. A Complete Line of Glass. Automotive-Residential. Window Glass Repairs, Screen Repairs/Pet Screens, Tub & Shower Glass Enclosures, Table Tops, Mirrors & More. Family Owned Over 50 Years. 127 Mechanic St. Leominster 978-537-3962 M-F 8-4

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

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HOME IMPROVEMENT Room Additions Basements • Kitchens Baths • Windows • Doors Hardwood • Vinyl • Ceramic Flooring

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Painting Unlimited Services, Inc. Skilled, Reliable, Reputable. Meticulous prep & workmanship. Int.& Ext. Painting/Staining. Power-washing. Gutters. Rotted Trim Replacement. Free Estimates. Fully Insured. HIC #163882 Call: 508-340-8707

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

PEST CONTROL Wachusett Wildlife Services Professional Problem Animal Control Licensed to Control An Extensive List of Problem Animals: Raccoon, Beaver, Squirrels, Skunk, etc. Lic/Ins. 774-364-4621 ROOFING Mark R. O’Donnell, Inc. Roofing Experts Licensed & Insured Residential, Commercial & Industrial Specialize in Shingle, Flat Rubber & Metal Roofs Prices as Low as $2 per Square Foot! Free Estimates 978-534-3307 modonnell@mrogc.com www.mrogc.com

Johanson Home Improvement Licensed, insured and HIC registered. Interior painting. Bathroom remodeling and repair. Door and window install. Decks and sheds. Rotted siding, drop ceilings, light fixtures, tiling, toilet and faucet repair and much more. Over 20 years experience Chad (508) 963-8155 website: johansonhome improvement.com

Lee Skoglund Services 10, 15, 20-yard container service. Yard & building materials. Office equipment & materials. Attics, cellars & estates cleaned, guaranteed by your closing date! Free estimates. Lee Skoglund 508-757-4209

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Need it Fixed? General Home & Small Business Repairs Light Construction No Job Too Small Call Bob at 978-422-8632 or 978-790-8727 CELL email: fixit@callbobhill.com www.callbobhill.com

TOTAL DISPOSAL Dumpster Specials 10yd. $250, 15yd $300. Home Clean-outs Landscape Clean-ups Demo Rubbish, Appliances. Give us a call and we’ll talk trash. 508-864-7755

Fully Insured | Free Estimates Tree Removal | Ornamental Pruning | Firewood & Winter Services 508-829-1777

Ross A. McGinnes Tree work, Stump removal, pruning & removals. Free estimates. Fully insured. Call 508-829-6497

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WELLS

HELP WANTED

NO WATER? Stop wishing for it! A&W Welltech Corp. WELL & PUMP Installation & Filtration Service 978-422-7471 24hr Emergency Service 877-816-2642 Mobile 978-815-3188

Trailer/Chassis/ Container Mechanics Experienced Trailer/Chassis/ Container Mechanics Wanted for open positions in Worcester. All shift positions available with good pay and benefits. Must have hand tools. Valid driver’s license and background check required. Call to request an interview. 508-797-6357

LAWN & GARDEN LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE

HELP WANTED LOCAL Burnham Maintenance Fall Clean-ups. Lawn Maintenance. Shrub Pruning. Bark Mulch, Screened Loam & Compost. Patios & Walkways. Fertilization Programs. Deliveries Available. Please call 508-829-3809 Dave’s Tree & Landscaping Enhancing the view from your home. Custom & Ornamental Pruning. Mulching. Planting. Lawn Mowing. Tree Removal. Certified Arborist. Call for consultation & free estimate. (508)829-6803. davestreeandlandscaping.com

McCauley Lawn Care Cleanups, Maintenance, Mulches, Plantings, Pruning/ Trimming and more! 774-364-7267 mccauleylawncare@gmail.com

MULCH & LOAM Sterling Peat Inc. Quality Screened Loam. Mulches. Compost- w/Loam Mix. 2"-Gravel, Fill. Fieldstone. 978-422-8294

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We are a local agency that places international students with loving host families throughout Worcester County. We are currently looking for host families residing in the area who would be willing to share their home, time and culture with our students. A generous stipend would be provided on a monthly basis. Please call 774-258-0862

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ITEMS UNDER $2,014

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APARTMENT FOR RENT

Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA 2 lots in Heritage II w/vaults. $2,500.00 for both. Call Rick at 508-450-7470

Nutribullet Pro "900" Series Blender Complete set. 15 piece, like new. Used 3 times. $65.00 978-537-9881 Panasonic DVD Player holds 5 cdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for $90.00 Call anytime 978-390-3432

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Millbury, 2 bedroom $975, newly renovated includes hot water. Off street parking, on site laundry. 1st and second, 508-839-5775 call for bonus!

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, 4 beautifully situated burial plots in The Garden of the Cross. $2200.00 each (current value $5200.00 ea) 508-886-4449 Worcester County Memorial Park Desirable â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Garden of the Gospelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, plot 127C with space for 1 or 2, $3600.00 or email best offer. Visit WCMP for a look - very nice. charlie@angelic.com

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number 297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden Of Valor Section. Current value is $8,400.00 including 2 concrete burial vaults. $4,000.00 or B/O 508-375-0080 Worcester Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of the Cross. Beautiful location. 1-4 nicely located burial plots. Plots adjacent to each other. Would provide a lovely resting place for your loved one. $2500.00 each (original price $4800.00 ea). Cathy 203-315-9291

FOR SALE

Part-Time ClassiďŹ ed Inside Sales Position We are seeking a self-motivated ClassiďŹ ed Sales ad representative who will be responsible for maintaining existing accounts and obtaining new accounts for print ad and digital sales. Ideal candidate will be detail oriented, enthusiastic, creative and be able to perform under strict deadlines. 25 Hours per week, Monday-Friday. Base plus commission. Holden, MA. Interested candidates please submit brief cover letter and resume to carsenault@centralmassclass.com

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

Full Length Mink Coat Size 8. $200.00 508-829-3403* ITEMS UNDER $2,014 2 Storage Shelves for a Cargo Van Like New. (1) 42 x 46 and (1) 54 x 46 $100 B/0 Call Box 508752-2768 (Paxton)*

Piano by Steinert Spinet, beautiful design. Walnut finish. $550.00 508-756-5828

Precor 9.23 Treadmill Like new. Orig. $1800.00 Asking $750.00 or B/O 508-845-6510 leave message. Tires Studded Snow 185/65/15 Good shape. 2 for $65.00. Barre, MA 978-537-8603

Toboggan 7 ft. Adirondack Model. Exc. cond. Includes pad. $65.00 508-757-7336

Two - 2 Paneled doors. Pre 1940, 58.25" L x 21.75" w x 1" thickness. Good cond. $60.00 for both. 978-422-7792 George WOOD SHOP 7machines $500 saws: recip/rad arm/2table 2jointers 1belt/disc sander Call Pat 508-886-2660

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REAL ESTATE APARTMENT FOR RENT Grafton, North. 1 & 2 bedroom apartments that include HEAT & HOT WATER, off street parking, central vacuum and on site laundry. Starting at $895! 508-839-5775 1st and security

Worcester Greenhalge Street Spacious 2 BR Townhouse $1150 508-852-6001 VACATION PROPERTY FOR SALE Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Breckenridge trailer. Located in well maintained resort gated park. One mile from Old Orchard and Scarborough beaches. Glassed-in sunroom, A/C, heat, 2 TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, shed, fully furnished. Free trash removal, water, basic cable inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d in season cost. Season paid from May 1st to Oct. 31st of 2015. Park also has security, pool & function building. Asking $57,000.00 Call 508-847-8576

Who said nothing in life is free? Run your four line ad for FREE for two weeks and then you have to the option to run your ad until it sells for $20! Or you may run your ad from the beginning until it sells for $20 (no refund if the item sells within the two weeks) SUBMIT ITEMS UNDER $2014 FOR FREE! Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all you need to do! 3 ways to submit... 1. Mail completed form to Central Mass Classifieds, P.O. Box 546, Holden, MA 01520 2. OR FAX the completed form to 508-829-0670 3. OR Email the info with name/address/phone number to sales@centralmassclass.com

NO PHONE ORDERS ACCEPTED FOR FREE ADS PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY... We are not liable for misinformation due to ad being illegible:

AMERICAN GIRL BOOKS Mostly new. Kirsten, Addy, Felicity, Samantha and more 15 books for $10.00 508-853-3555.

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Baldwin upright piano w/stool in excellent condition. $800.00 508-755-0239

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Frigidaire Upright 13.7 Cu. Ft. Freezer Used. New costs $429. ASKING $125 or B.O. Lunenburg 706-870-4000 Girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Red Rothschilds Coat Navy trim, gold buttons, hat. Size 5. $50.00 Cash firm. 508853-4549

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Maximum 4 lines (approx. 28 characters per line). We reserve the right to edit if ads come in that are too long. NO phone orders accepted. See ways to submit above. Merchandise Ads Only - NO autos, snowmobiles, RVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, trailers, boats, ATVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, etc. We have a special rate for these ads ($20 till it sells). NO business Ads accepted for this section. If we suspect the ads are being sent in by a business, we reserve the right to refuse. Limit 1 ad per name/address/ phone number every 2 weeks. Free Ads will run for 2 weeks. If you choose to run your ad until it sells for $20, no refund will be given if it sells within the ďŹ rst two weeks. Limit 1 item per ad (group of items OK if one price for all and under $2,014). Price must be listed in ad. NO Cemetery Plots

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1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list. Always stored in room temperature. $14,000.00 978-4645525 or 781-879-8275 cell 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 1992 GMC Pickup Custom new tires, 366 motor, gas automatic, no rust. Harley black & orange. Asking $15,000 or B/O Call 508-304-1558 Jon

1994 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 5.2 V8 Auto, 142K Miles. Regular cab. Black. Cap, hitch. Good shape. $3975.00 978-422-8084

2000 Ford F150 Flareside Pickup Showroom condition inside and out. 100K miles. All power, needs nothing. $8000.00 Call 978-466-6043 AUTO/VAN

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

AUTOS 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Performance Coupe. 25K miles. 2 tops. LT5, 375HP. 6SPD, ZF Manual trans. Fully optioned. Fair weather only, always stored. $21,000.00 978-422-6624 2000 Toyota Corolla Blue, tan interior, AC, PS, PB, PW, PL. Low 109K miles. Great shape dependable. $3750.00 508581-7967

1930 Ford Model A Huckster 22 Woodland Rd. Holden, MA 508-829-2282

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

2001 Honda Accord Sedan 180000 miles. Dark Green ext/Tan Leather int $2,495. Runs great. franbriss@aol.com 508-869-6326

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Classic Car 1957 Chevy Bel Air 4dr hardtop. Total frame off resto. New 350 crate motor. Appraised at $47,500, only 5,000 miles since resto. $30,000 OBO. Call Len cell 508-789-3436 Millbury, MA

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

Dick’s Auto Body Collision Experts Lifetime Guarantee In Writing On All Collision Repairs. Don’t let your insurance company tell you where you have to have your vehicle repaired. It is your right by law to choose a registered repair shop of your choice. 94 Reservoir St. Holden, MA 508-829-5532/508-886-6230 RS#4474 Visa/MC

BOATS 12’ Sundolphin KLN Jon Boat w/galvanized trailer. 55lb thrust Minnkota motor. 2 life jackets, anchor. 2 swivel seats. Battery & charger. Exc. cond. $1,200.00 or B/O Dave 978537-2536

BBB Accredited A+ Rating 2008 Cadillac DTS 4DR. White pearl/tan. Good condition. 118K miles. Extras. $10,000.00 Firm 508-835-3751

2002 Mazda Protege5 Manual. Metallic blue. Runs excellent. Very sporty. Always garaged. $3,750.00 508-829-9882

2004 Cadillac CTS Black, grey interior. Loaded. Only 67K miles. $8750.00 508-581-7967

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

2006 Honda S2000 Silver exterior Black interior. Florida car new top. Less than 60k miles. $12,900 508-816-0141 2007 Hyundai Azera Dark green. 4dr. Loaded. Under 40K miles. Always been garaged, mint cond. Asking $12,200.00 508-754-4670 Paxton

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CAMPERS/TRAILERS 2000 Wilderness 37’ Trailer w/attached screenroom. East Douglas,MA on site at Lake Manchaug Camping. Center slide out, Sleeps 6-8. Call for details. $7000.00 Russ 508769-0811 2011 28’ Lightweight Camping Trailer w/slide. Electric awning and many extras. Excellent condition. Asking $15,450.00 or B/O 978-602-0099

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

Truck Camper 1985 Bought new in 1991. Real Life brand. Bathroom, shower, self contained. 8ft truck bed. $2900.00 B/O 774-287-0777 Utility Trailer 5’ X 8’. Floor, sides and gate are 3/4" pt. Removable fold down gate in rear. $1400 invested, asking $800 firm. Can be seen in Holden. 508-791-6444

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2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond. 57K miles. $14,999.00 508-829-2907

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We buy vintage vehicles & antique auto related garage contents. ROTHERS BROOKS

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We Buy and PICK UP Your junk or wrecked cars or trucks. We Sell New and Used Parts. Specials on Batteries and Tires. New and Used! Airport Auto Parts, Inc. 56 Crawford St. Leominster, MA 01453 978-534-3137

PATRIOT AUTO GLASS "When it comes to safety, quality matters" WeatherTech Floor Liners, Auto Glass Replacement, Rock Chip Repairs, etc. We direct bill all insurance companies. $20 Gift Card w/every in-shop windshield replacement with this ad. 764 Main St. Holden, MA 508-829-1995 SNOWMOBILES Snowmobile trailer/tilt blk steel, 8’ long, 3’ wide. New Hitch cap, $175. Call 978-582-4692 noon-6. * STORAGE HARVEST STORAGE LOTS of Outside Storage space. Secure Storage. RV’s, Campers, Large Boats. Reasonable rate, $40.00/m. Hubbardston, MA. 978-928-3866

INDOOR STORAGE Cars, Boats, Campers, Motorcycles. Safe and secure. $375.00 Oct-May. Sterling, MA 978-618-0717

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Sandra E Meehan to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for, Fremont Investment & Loan, its successors and assigns, dated June 6, 2006 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 39125, Page 1, subsequently assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FRE2 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., by assignment recorded in said Registry of Deeds in Book 47356 Page 354, as affected by a confirmatory assignment to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FRE2 Asset Backed PassThrough Certificates by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Fremont Investment & Loan, its successors and assigns, recorded in said Registry of Deeds in Book 52257, Page 132, of which the Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 01:00 PM on January 8, 2015 at 31D Cold Spring Drive, #14D, Sutton, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: Number 14D (“the Unit”) of Woodburyville Heights Condominiums” (the Condominium”), located in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, which Condomonium was created pursuant to a Master Deed dated April 8, 1986 (The “Master Deed”) and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 11798, Page 277. Said Unit No. 14D contains 2,457 square feet and is shown on the floor plans and the site plans filed with the Master Deed to which is affixed a verified statement in the form required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chaper 183 A, Section 9. Said Unit is hereby conveyed with: 1. An undivided 1.36003 percent in the common areas and facilities described of the Condominium, as it may be amended pursuant to the provisions of the Master Deed. 2. The exclusive right to use those common areas and facilities appurtenant to said Unit as set forth in the Master Deed. 3. All other rights, easements, agreements, interest and any provisions contained in the Master Deed, the Declaration of Trust of the Condominium recorded with said Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 754, Plan 97. ( the “Declaration of Trust”) and the Rules and Regulations adopted pursuant thereto (the” Rules and Regulations”) as any ofthe same may be amended from time to time pursuant to the provisions thereof. Said unit conveyed subject to and with the benefit of: 1. The provisions of Chapter 183 A as the same may be amended from time to time; 2. The provisions of the Master Deed (including, without limitation, the title matters set forth in Exhibit A to the Master Deed and the Grantor’s rights to add additional phases to the Condominium as set forth in the Master Deed), the Declaration of Trust and the Rules and Regulations, in each case as the same may be amended from time to time pursuant to the provisions thereof; 3. Real estate taxes assessed against the Unit and the Common Areas and Facilities which are not yet due and payable; 4. Provisions of the existing building and zoning laws; The rights, agreements, restrictions, provisions and interest set forth above, together with any amendments thereto shall constitute covenants running with the land and shall insure to the benefit of and bind, as the case may be, any person having at any time and any interest or estate in the Unit, his agents, employees, licensees, vistors and lessees as thought he same were fully set forth herein.The unit may be used only for residential purposes. For title see deed of Robert 1. Picotte and Amy L. Picotte recorded with the Worcester County Registry of Deeds in Book 39124, Page 397. The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, liens, attorneys fees and costs pursuant to M.G.L.Ch.183A, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check or bank treasurer’s check will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-FRE2 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, Orlans Moran PLLC P.O. Box 540540 Waltham, MA 02454 Phone: 781-790-7800 12/18, 12/24, 12/31/2014 MS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester, ss. SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT CIVIL ACTION No. 14-2188 To Karin L. Yarber of the Town of Sutton, County of Worcester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Kevin Yarber of the Town of Sutton, County of Worcester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts AND TO ALL PERSONS ENTITLED TO THE BENEFIT OF THE SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1940 AS AMENDED: Hometown Bank f/k/a Hometown Bank a Cooperative Bank, a banking institution with a usual place of business in Oxford, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts claiming to be the holder of a mortgage covering property situated on Rebekah Lane, Sutton, Massachusetts, and being numbered 15 Rebekah Lane, Sutton, Massachusetts given by Karin L. Yarber and Kevin Yarber to Hometown Bank, a Cooperative Bank dated July 11, 2006 recorded in Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 39381, Page 324, has filed with said court a Complaint for authority to foreclose said mortgage in the manner following: by entry on and possession of the premises therein described and by exercise of the power of sale contained in said mortgage. If you are entitled to the benefits of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 as amended, and you object to such foreclosure you or your attorney should file a written appearance and answer in said court at Worcester in said County on or before the twenty-second day of January next or you may be forever barred from claiming that such foreclosure is invalid under said Act. Witness, Barbara J. Rouse, Esquire, Administrative Justice of said Court this eleventh day of December 2014 Dennis P. McManus, Clerk 12/31/2014 MS TOWN OF SUTTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 7, 2014 at 7:00PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Porter Stephens, Whitinsville, MA. The project consists of construction of a single-family house and driveway, with associated grading, septic system components, well and utilities on Map 48, Parcels 51, on Lot #1 at 208 Manchaug Road, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands and Riverfront District Administration Bylaw. 12/31/2014 MS

TOWN OF SUTTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 7, 2014 at 7:15PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Mark Briggs, Sutton, MA. The project consists of upgrade existing septic system with associated site work on Map 8, Parcels 43, on 13 W. Sutton Road, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands and Riverfront District Administration Bylaw. 12/31/2014 MS

TOWN OF SUTTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 7, 2014 at 7:30PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Michael Couture, Sutton, MA. The project consists of upgrade existing septic system with associated site work on Map 48, Parcel 36, on 282 Manchaug Road, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands and Riverfront District Administration Bylaw. 12/31/2014 MS Town of Sutton Board of Selectmen NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given under Chapter 138 of MGL that a Public Hearing will be held on January 20, 2015 @ 7pm on a request by Price Chopper Operating CO. of Massachusetts, Inc. dba Price Chopper for a Wine & Malt Beverage Package Store License for premises located at 171 Worcester-Providence Turnpike (Rte. 146), Sutton MA. Manager and principal representative of corporation for premises described, Robert Hewitt. This hearing is open to the public and shall be held in the Wally Johnson Meeting Room on the 3rd ﬂoor in the Sutton Municipal Center located at 4 Uxbridge Road in said Sutton. 12/31/2014 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY BOARD OF SELECTMEN The Board of Selectmen in the TOWN OF MILLBURY will hold a Public Hearing on, January 13, 2015 at 7:35 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act upon the Petition of National Grid to excavate the public way and to run and maintain underground electric conduits, together with such sustaining and protecting fixtures as it may find necessary on Jonathan Avenue beginning from existing transformer pad T2 near center of Momin Drive and Jonathan Ave and continuing on Jonathan Ave. 12/31/2014 MS

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Kevin McCormick It started as a dare four years ago. Kevin McCormick jumped into Boston Harbor on New Year’s Day during the L Street Brownie and Polar Plunge festivities. McCormick, a West Boylston selectman, owner of Finder’s and Keeper’s restaurants, and a father and grandfather was hooked. Last year, McCormick and his wife, Kathy, took over the organizing duties for the Worcester Hibernian’s Polar Plunge fund raiser, which benefits Why Me, a Worcester-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families cope with childhood cancer.

This is the sixth year the Worcester Hibernians have been jumping into Boston Harbor to raise money for Why Me. How did this start? I honestly don’t know, I didn’t

come in until, this is my fourth year, two years in. Kevin McGuire challenged me one night at the Press Box. He challenged me to jump into the harbor. I said, “I’ll do it,” and I’ve been doing it ever since. How it goes beyond that, I’m not familiar at all.

How big a group do you bring to Boston?

About 25 people right now; in the past it’s been closer to 50. We’re about half of what we used to have, but it’s a good start and it will build from here. If people want to join us they can call or email me, we have plenty of room on the bus. The bus holds about 50 people, plenty of room.

Tell me about the people that do this.

I don’t know, you have to be a little wacky I think. There’re all types. As a matter of fact there’s one sitting at the bar, he’s a dentist in West Boylston here. He heard about me doing it so he decided to do it. Now he’s back for his second year. [There are] all varieties of people men and women.

Can you do this without being drunk?

Oh, absolutely, I’ve never been drunk when I’ve jumped in the water. I can’t say I haven’t been after, but I’ve never been drunk when I jumped in.

I’ve never seen the Polar Plunge in Boston, but I’ve heard about 700 people participate. What’s it like? It’s absolutely crazy when you get there. We go to the L Street Tavern. We get there about 45 minutes to an hour before we’re going to actually make the jump. They do it at

high-tide. I don’t think there are any L Street Brownies left, maybe descendents, but they jump by themselves, they have their own thing. So all of a sudden the bagpipers and the drummers come out and we march down L Street. There’s no police to stop the traffic; all the jumpers just march down the street. We leave from the tavern and we march to the bathhouse, which is a zoo. They make you sign a waiver that says if you drop dead from jumping in the water it’s not their fault. Then you go out and get undressed on the beach. My wife is the towel holder. She doesn’t jump in, she holds on to everything on the beach. You make a run for it; you have to get your hair wet for it to count. You stay in the water just long enough to get your hair wet. Then you run out. It’s high tide, but you still have to go out a little ways to get enough depth, then you jump in. Your legs don’t work quite as well as they did when you went in, the muscles are broken from the cold. You come out and get your towel. The amazing thing to me is that you don’t feel very cold when you get out like you think you would. From there you go back to the locker room, take a shower, then you walk back to the L Street Tavern and stay there for a couple hours. The bagpipers will come into the tavern and play. I’m not sure how they fit in that place, it’s pretty small.

It hasn’t really been that cold this winter. Do you feel like you’re being short-changed? How does this year stack-up against the last five years? No, I looked at the longrange forecast, and it’s supposed to be in the 20s on New Year’s Day. It’s just as exciting. You don’t want to do it, but you know you’re gonna do it. It’s like, “Oh,

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boy I have to do this again,” but once you get there you get into the spirit of things. Everyone has a good time.

What’s the coldest water the group has jumped into? I would say last year. I don’t

know what the temperature was, but boy was it cold, oh God. I’d say it had to be in the low 40s. That’s cold when your body is 98 degrees.

Once in the water how long do you spend there? Who’s the person in the group that the cold just doesn’t affect? A couple of

minutes, get your hair wet and head to the showers. Chris Murphy, last year he jumped in twice and didn’t seem to be affected. He came out and said, “Boy that was good,” then he went right back in. He was the hero that year.

How much money have you raised for Why Me? I’ll be honest, I don’t know. I haven’t even talked to them yet. It’s been so busy with work and the holidays. Hopefully,

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people have been raising their money. I’ve sent out emails to all the people who have jumped in the past and a lot of them have sent back notes saying they won’t be jumping, but they were making a donation. That’s all that matters, that we raise the money. It doesn’t matter if you jump in the water or not.

Tell me about the ride home. The ride home is much louder, usually more festive. That happens after being at the L Street Tavern for a few hours. Everyone’s in a really good mood. We get back to the Hibernian Club and they have grinders or pizza, it’s really nice. Then you head home because you’re exhausted, it’s been a long day.

If people would like to jump this year can they still sign-up? They can contact me

by email at kevfinders51@yahoo.com Do it quick because we want to ensure there’s enough room on the bus. — Steven King, writer and photographer

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Higgins Armory building in Worcester sold to New Hampshire man

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A New Hampshire-based entrepreneur with several businesses across New England has bought the iconic Higgins Armory Museum for $850,000. The sale comes almost one year after the steel-framed building originally owned by John Woodman Higgins closed its doors as a museum to the public one last time. Executive Director Suzanne Maas announced the news three days before Christmas in a Dec. 22 memo to the Higgins Armory Building Transition Advisory Task Force, saying the museum sold the property at 100 Barber Ave. to Brian Thibeault. According to Maas, museum officials first met Thibeault at a liquidation auction on June 14. The museum closed Dec. 31, 2013. “[Thibeault],” Maas said, “was interested in all things related to Mr. Higgins and spoke about his interest in the building.” She said Thibeault already owned the coastal New Hampshire summer home of Higgins and his wife, Clara, and was interested in “many objects in our building, including photos of Mr. Higgins.”

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