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hen I began writing this story, I was lucky enough to be able to call on a handful of close friends I’ve shared the stage with. I’ve been truly lucky throughout my musical career to have performed with many incredible musicians, and their personalities never fail to amuse and amaze me. You just can’t make up someone like blues singer Lisa Marie.

Her stories are at once hilarious and heroic.

Music couples like Brett and Lisa Brumby, or Amanda Cote and Scott Sheehan, tell stories of shared responsibilities allowing each of them to keep their musical dreams alive. And the legendary jazz pianist Dick Odgren is the consummate musician’s musician through and through. What made the story even more special for me was hearing from musicians I never knew, who shared with me aspects of the business I wasn’t aware of. My thanks to everyone involved for making it a fun and pleasurable experience.

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Closing the case: Sealing court records can be key to employment

Tom Quinn

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or many job seekers, the criminal history check box on an application is a formality, something they don’t even think about. For ex-convicts, and even for many who have never been found guilty of a crime, that box is an allconsuming problem. All things being equal, an employer will nearly always prefer the applicant with a clean background check to one with a history with the law.

That’s why Ex-Prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement holds CORI workshops to teach people how to seal their court records, and why the Worcester Public Library started hosting EPOCA in a series of workshops designed to get those who have paid their debt to society back in the workforce. Steven Denson, who runs the workshops for EPOCA, said a criminal history often precludes people not only from getting a job, but even from being considered.

“Once you check that question, you don’t even get an interview,” Denson said. “Most people won’t even give you a chance to sell yourself.”

At the center of the issue is CORI, or Criminal Offender Record Information. A CORI report contains information about Massachusetts criminal charges and incarceration, and also include arrests and other judicial information. It is standard procedure for many employers to get a copy of an applicant’s CORI report before hiring, and it also pops up for some housing applications.

“We have a lot of people having issues getting housing because of their CORIs,” Denson said. “A

lot of it is federally regulated.”

While CORI is an important tool to make sure a potential employee or tenant is not dangerous or otherwise a bad fit, there are a few problems with the report, according to advocates. First is the idea that once someone has paid their debt to society, they should not be permanently hindered from getting a job and becoming a productive member of that society. Second is the wide-ranging nature of the report, with Denson noting even arrests or charges that were ultimately dropped, or where the subject was found not guilty, appear. Many people aren’t even aware that they have a CORI report, he said.

Public Services Librarian Christina Connolly said as part of her staff’s work helping applicants fill out resumes, she noticed many of them were effectively barred from job opportunities because of charges from the distant past. For that reason, she said WPS was the perfect venue for a CORI workshop, which EPOCA also hosts every Wednesday at its King Street headquarters.

“It seemed like a good fit for a lot of the patrons we see here,” Connolly said. “Especially with the opioid epidemic, people are getting all these drug charges on their record, and even after they’re done they have trouble getting work.”

Massachusetts court records are eligible to be sealed, via petition, five years after a misdemeanor or 10 years after a felony conviction – or at the end of the prison sentence, whichever comes later (a petition to seal a non-conviction, which covers not guilty findings or dismissals, can be filed at any time). Both of those time-frames were reduced in recent years in a CORI reform push. That had

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EPOCA CORI Workshop some short-term consequences for the Probation Records Unit, led by director Tom Capasso.

“It changed the time frames people had to wait to get items sealed … the result was this office saw a huge increase in petitions, and that inundated them for a while,” Capasso said.

After some reorganization, though, Capasso said the agency now only takes one to two

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business days to process petitions to seal records.

That is important, he said, because of the quick turnaround of job applications – taking months to seal a record can cause problems for people who are struggling to make ends meet. He estimated his staff handles 500 petitions per month – but since most people have multiple charges on their record, his staff ended up sealing around 58,000

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Sink or swim: Value of waterfront land questioned Tom Quinn

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ity Councilors seemed unsatisfied with City Assessor Bill Ford’s defense of his office’s recent evaluation of waterfront Worcester properties, calling for the matter to be referred to a subcommittee and offering advice to homeowners on challenging their property values.

The issue was first raised by District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen, who said constituents living near bodies of water have been complaining to him that their property tax bills have increased by hundreds of dollars for seemingly no reason. Residents from Patch Reservoir appeared in front of the Council two weeks ago when the issue was first raised, and the AWARE homeowners advocacy group – led by Leesville Pond resident Joan Crowell – took up the torch in a major way this week.

The main case made by waterfront property owners is simple: many of Worcester’s bodies of water are not adding value to the surrounding properties, as the assessments indicate. In fact, the poor condition of Worcester’s lakes and ponds could actually be a negative, they argue.

“We invite Assessor William Ford to go for a swim in either Patch Reservoir, Patch Pond, Little Indian Lake or Leesville Pond at his own risk,” AWARE said in its newsletter. “The AWARE Coalition will not be responsible if he sinks in the muck and can’t get out.”

Ford, though, said when conducting an analysis of property values in the area, comparable properties sold showed an increase in sale price by virtue of being by a body of water.

“We review the comparable sales, sales that occur on these water bodies, over a period of time,” Ford said. “... if somebody likes mud, I don’t know. I do know that somebody paid more for that particular piece of property, that’s on a water body, than one comparable to that – similar size, similar land area, similar number of bathrooms – on a non-waterfront area. That’s what we’re looking at. We’re not going to test the water to develop values, we’re going to look at comparable sales.”

By analyzing comparable sales, the assessor’s department comes up with “waterfront factors” for six bodies of water based on how much value they add to the surrounding property. Lake

Quinsigamond has a factor of 3.3, meaning a property inland would be worth more than three times as much if it was located on the lake. Indian Lake and Leesville Pond properties have a factor of 2, while Coes Pond, Cooks Pond and Patch Reservoir have a 1.7 factor.

Ford also mentioned said certain “select” properties, possibly through an error, did not have the waterfront factor applied in prior years, even as neighbors on the same water body did. He also addressed Worcester City Assessor Bill Ford defends the values assessed to waterfront properties. an AWARE concern that A report supplied to the Council before the meeting, in which only six bodies of water Ford explained the assessment methodology, showed an average had factors by citing Curtis Pond, which does not have a factor ratio of assessed value and sale price on waterfront properties of – or rather, the factor would be 1, because the pond does not add .99 (a perfect correlation between assessed value and sale price any value to surrounding properties. is 1) and other evidence that showed the assessments “are within But that explanation did not sit well with some councilors who [Department of Revenue] guidelines and International Association said more nuance was needed when evaluating properties, saying of Assessing Officers standards.” that taking into account the condition of the body of water was District 3 Councilor George Russell said the assessor’s logic was important, and noting, for example, Indian Lake and Little Indian “not good enough.” In his job as a realtor, Russell said he has seen Lake were assigned the same factor despite different conditions. how mud and other water factors impact sales of property. Further, Ford said there was no difference in sale prices that would warrant he pointed out “comparable sales” as viewed by the assessor’s a separation of factors between opposite ends of a lake. department do not take into account foreclosure auctions or other “If we look at some of our water bodies … the words muddy sales with a detriment to the sale price – which account for a large came to play,” Rosen said. “Shallow. A lot of weeds. Water chunk of the real estate market, especially after the housing crisis. chestnuts … milfoil, mosquitoes, odors – where in the process, “Our assessing department and assessing standards might when we apply these waterfront factors, do we figure in these eliminate many continued on page 6 negatives? Because they are negatives.”

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of those similar sales because they might have been a short sale, they might have been a foreclosed property,” Russell said.

Russell also questioned Ford on the housing situation of his six assessors: two live in Worcester, a problem that has been identified with many public employees in the city, as many choose to live in cities with better qualities of life than the community they serve. He questioned their knowledge of the nuances of living in Worcester, while Ford defended the knowledge of his staff.

District 1 Councilor Tony Economou, also a realtor, agreed more nuance was

needed in assessing waterfront property.

“Not every body of water is the same, and I don’t believe they can all be treated the same,” Economou said, citing a house he was selling on Indian Lake where the price was impacted by the condition of the lake, while also noting the difference between Little Indian Lake and Big Indian Lake.

A related issue was the Feb. 1 deadline for appealing an assessment and getting an abatement from the state. Russell said the city should do more to help residents navigate the sometimes confusing process.

“The city should be having an open house, having staff from the assessor’s

office … where folks can come in,” Russell said, referencing a Republican City Committee event that focused on helping residents with the process. “It’s almost like we’re saying to people that they’re guilty until proven innocent.

And I know it’s the state law, and I know it’s what we have to do, but I think … it’s our responsibility as a city to help them in that process.”

Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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charges in 2016.

Sealing a record is not a magic button that makes the records disappear, Capasso stressed. For one thing, CORI only covers Massachusetts records, meaning a job in another state or one that taps into the FBI’s fingerprint database would render the whole thing moot. And there are jobs and volunteer opportunities that can still access records after they are sealed – schools and daycare centers, to name a few, ensuring “vulnerable populations” are not put at risk.

“Simply sealing your record doesn’t guarantee that it won’t show up ever again,” Capasso said. “... It really is a matter of who’s doing the asking.”

CORI reform did not come without opponents who said the report was crucial to public safety. In that vein, there are crimes that can never be sealed. Convictions for certain firearms violations and ethics laws are among those, and there are a variety of restrictions placed on those who are currently enrolled or were ever placed on a sex offender registry.

“We have to protect the vulnerable population,” Denson said.

But those who have served their time and are rehabilitated should not be discriminated against for mistakes in their past, Denson said.

And to the naysayers, Connolly stressed the overarching benefits to taking a previously unemployed person and getting them back into a job pool that could keep them from re-offending in the future.

“I don’t think they see the bigger picture, that this benefits all of us,” Connolly said. “Giving people a second chance is always a good thing … It’s heartbreaking to see so many young people out of work.”

Community Legal Aid attorney Anne Keyworth also said sealing records was a benefit to society, not just the person in question.

Keyworth has been with CLA since September, and the organization has put a focus on the “CORI and re-entry project,” helping clients transition from incarceration to success.

“These people are part of our society, they are part of our families,” Keyworth said. “The data shows we all do better when these people are able to get back on their feet, to be gainfully employed.”

The sealing of records comes as part of the client advocacy that comes after a case is won or lost. The end of a sentence or a not guilty verdict is not the end for those in the system – but hopefully, by sealing the records, it can be, Keyworth said.

“What we’re doing is making use of laws that are already in place … to protect folks who were somehow involved in the criminal justice system, but have paid their debt to society,” Keyworth said.

While the beneficiaries of the CORI workshops may be applying for jobs as cashiers or office workers, Denson had another profession on his mind when talking about the program: fishing.

The workshops belong to the “teach a man to fish” school of thought, where rather than doing all the work for attendees, Denson and others teach people how to navigate the court system and file petitions themselves.

“Lawyers costs a lot of money, and a lot of the time they don’t even get the job done,” Denson said. “... It’s important for people to learn how to read their CORI.” While acting as the voice of tempering expectations, Capasso did say that from a process standpoint, reformed CORI laws were doing the job well. The mission now is to teach people about that process.

He holds trainings for various organizations, including probation officers, and said educating people about the options available to them and the various nuances of the program is important.

“Are people aware that the sealing process exists? I think it’s more of an education standpoint,” Capasso said. “So we’re working on that.”

The next WPS CORI workshop is 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in the Banx Room, with another scheduled for Feb. 23. EPOCA hosts a workshop every Wednesday at 10 a.m. at its headquarters.

Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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Figs & Pigs welcomes Worcester’s unaccompanied refugee youth Sarah Connell

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he first woman I ever had the pleasure of profiling for Worcester Magazine was Candy Murphy in 2015. At the time, Murphy had just been selected to design Worcester’s incubator restaurant, an established cafe we know now as Figs and Pigs. The profile aimed to elevate dialogue about fostering a PHOTOS/DEMET SENTURK contributor mindset among the women of Worcester and eventually gave rise to a celebration of our city’s “Leading Ladies.”

On a week in which more than a million Americans marched for women’s and immigrant rights, I checked in with Murphy for an update on her extraordinary efforts downtown.

Four immigrant teenagers promptly assembled outside 50 Foster St. on a gray January afternoon last week. Murphy, the executive chef, slid open the massive barn door separating her restaurant, Figs and Pigs, from the DCU center, a venue that has played

host to everyone from The Go-Go’s to Donald J. Trump. For the second night that week, Murphy was welcoming a group of Ascentria’s Unaccompanied Minors in Foster Care into her kitchen for culinary tutelage, free of charge.

Ascentria’s unique program ensures foster care placements for 170 refugee, asylee and trafficked young people with no parent or guardian. This winter, a small cohort of participants elected to join mentors for a cooking course as part of their journey toward personal advancement.

Murphy happily obliged.

Program Manager Ailish Donovan emphasized the tremendous work ethic of participants, adding they must make up for educational gaps and overcome a great deal of trauma.

“There’s a lot of loss,” Donovan said.

“Particularly, loss of culture.”

Many of the mentors at Thursday’s Figs and Pigs workshop cited the recent presidential election as a major motivating factor for their involvement with the program.

Participants warmed quickly to Murphy,

Above and at right, Executive Chef Candace Murphy of Figs & Pigs restaurant works with participants in Ascentria’s Unaccompanied Minors in Foster Care program.

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“I love knives,” she began, eliciting smiles from the timid group.”The knife is an incredible tool that allows me to accomplish so many things in the kitchen.”

She handed her chef’s knife to the quietest young man in the group and asked him, “Do you cook?”

“Low key,” he responded, indicating his level of experience in the kitchen.

He ran his finger down the knife’s spine, handling it like a living creature. He gripped the roots of an onion with his opposite hand and set to work making perfect circles with the blade, the knife never leaving the board.

In the two hours that followed, Murphy imparted valuable lessons about the knife and life. Takeaways included: • The knife is an extension of your arm; wield it with caution and deliberation.

• Your weak hand is an eagle’s talon; it safely steadies what lies ahead.

• If you take care of a good knife by keeping it sharp and washing it by hand everyday, your great grandchildren can inherit it in the same condition you did.

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AUD DREAMS:

After years of vacancy with occasional special events, the Worcester Auditorium may be getting a shot at new life, as City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. announced this week the city will recommend – to the Memorial Auditorium Board, which is evidently a thing – that the Architectural Heritage Foundation gets a one-year exclusive deal to explore the feasibility of turning it into a “cultural center.” The Boston-based organization touts Faneuil Hall as one of their accomplishments, and Augustus said they would be looking at revitalizing the building, while preserving the historic parts people love.

They will also spend $250,000 of their own money studying the building. While people may see that as a sign of commitment, remember the erstwhile developer of the Old Courthouse forfeited $100,000 just to get the hell out of Worcester. So while this is no guarantee, at least now we have proof that someone is trying to do something with that end of Main Street.

REVERENCE: The City Council is returning to

its religious roots, sort of. It’s common practice in other cities and towns for a rotating cast of priests or other religious figures to say a few words about peace and goals and all that jazz before a meeting, but in Worcester, that had fallen by the wayside. Part of the problem, City Clerk Sue Ledoux said, is the frequency of the meetings – the School Committee consistently has a religious presence, but they only meet twice a month, and the every-week Council schedule apparently wore out its welcome in the clerical community. But Mayor Joe Petty decided this year to step up the Council’s God game, and has done so successfully, with a prayer at nearly every meeting in the last few months. “I think it’s important to open the CREDIT AMORY NAVARRO PHOTOGRAPHY

SPEAK NOW: Funny thing about getting

married at City Hall – you never know what else will be happening there. Katelyn Kelley and Diego Escobar were having their photos taken outside the seat of Worcester government on Donald Trump’s inauguration day, and of course it happened at the same time as an anti-Trump protest rolled up to the building.

The surreal scene was captured by wedding photographer Amory Navarro. Luckily, the couple beat the protest to the site – the bride said they had no idea the protest was scheduled.

And, hey, at least the newlyweds will remember their anniversary, as it falls on Trump’s Day of Patriotic Devotion, and half the country’s day of grinding and gnashing of teeth.

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meeting with a prayer,” Petty said. “Especially in today’s political climate.” Now all we need is for one of the guests to pray for something the Council can’t do themselves. Enough of this praying for strength and courage stuff – let’s ask your deity of choice for a committed buyer for the old Courthouse. Alas, there are some things even divine power can’t accomplish.

HISTORECTEMY: Last week the Historical Commission killed the Mount Carmel Preservation Society’s efforts to have the land around the structurally-damaged church declared a historic district, an effort to prevent the Diocese of Worcester from demolishing the building, in a 2-3 vote. After decades of training people to have faith despite a lack of worldly evidence, it was the Catholic Church that was the voice of feasibility, arguing that

{ worcesteria } saving the church in the short or long term was not realistic, and knocking MPS members for acting like they could save the Italian-American hub. “It took less time to produce the Iranian nuclear deal than the sustainability report [promised as a solution to financial woes],” Mount Carmel Pastor Stephen Pedone said, in an early contender for quote of the year. And while the matter is most likely over from a government side, city councilors on the winning side of the 9-2 vote to symbolically send the petition to the Historical Commission were not happy at all about a Telegram editorial that had glee leaking out of its tongue-lashing of the City Council and preservationists for ignoring an offer by the bishop to voluntarily delay the demolition of the building, allowed in May at the earliest. Here’s a thought experiment – imagine the property was owned by some organization everyone in Worcester hates, like Monsanto or Blackwater or Brady Sullivan. Then imagine preservationists getting chastised for not trusting the CEO of that company, and instead going to the government for help. Lost in the shuffle? The Diocese can still delay demolition until January 2018, or January 2020, or Armageddon – it’s their property, after all. Whether MPS has any final tricks up its sleeve is yet to be seen.

MORE EL MOROCCO: An expansion of a housing project at the old El Morocco got the goahead this week. Rob Branca and Branded Realty bought some additional land around the Wall Street plot, bumped the number of market-rate units up to 80 from 60, and will build an underground parking garage in response to neighborhood concerns about the impact of all those new cars. The property was formerly vacant, so anything is an improvement – and an improvement on an improvement can only be an improvement.

BRAIN DRAIN: Worcester Public Schools’ Chief Academic Officer Marco Rodrigues is

one of three finalists for the superintendent job in Framingham, the MetroWest Daily News reported. Readers may remember Rodrigues was one of four candidates, and one of two seriouslyconsidered candidates, for Worcester’s superintendent job, which ended up going to former South High principal Maureen Binienda. Rodrigues supporters at the time cited his experience managing a large and complex school system, including his experience as interim superintendent, and there were warnings he would get poached by another school district quickly. Those warnings could come true if he is selected. Interviews are in mid-February.

THANK HANK: Condolences to friend of Worcester Magazine Hank Stolz, who was

replaced by a simulcast of Fox25 News on his longtime radio home, WCRN. Of course, Stolz was a friend to anyone who valued open discussion and tolerance of other opinions – while the host leaned right, he was more than willing to give airtime to those who leaned wrong, I mean left, and the show had a definite focus on callers rather than the hosts listening to themselves talk. That’s a marked difference from some of his peers in the industry. But it’s like they say – in the future, everything will be syndicated. Here’s hoping Stolz lands on his feet.

BACK TO BASICS: The Worcester Police Department is getting an increase in officers. The newest recruit class will get bumped up to 38 people, from 31. It’s all part of an effort to get levels back to where they should be, WPD Chief Steve Sargent said. And as At-Large Councilor Moe Bergman pointed out, Providence has 401 officers, Springfield has 503 and Hartford 528.

That set City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. up for his line: Worcester is larger than all those other cities, but has lower crime rates as well, showing the innovative nature of the WPD in doing with more with less. The department will also change the command structure, adding a captain to oversee parks and some lieutenants and sergeants to add to the Addiction and Recovery Program, the Neighborhood Response Team and others, showing a focus on quality of life issues.

TALKING TABLE TALK: In their first day operating a retail store in 20 years, Table Talk

Pies sold 220 pies, according to MassLive. The company has been on an upswing recently,

expanding production space in Worcester and outside Worcester, fueling the demand for the tiny pies people buy at the grocery store. Now you can get them on Green Street with a cup of coffee as well. They’ve got all the flavors – cherry, pineapple, pecan, nostalgia, etc. The pies sold are the ones that don’t make the cut for packaging for the grocery store, and Table Talk has shown just as much skill cooking up euphemisms for that as they do for cooking up dessert, describing them to local media as “thrift pies” or as “perfectly imperfect.” Hey, you had me at “pie.”

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DOTH PROTEST TOO LITTLE: The scheduled protest at City Hall standing up to President

Donald Trump’s inauguration and promises to enact some right-wing dreams and left-wing nightmares drew a bunch of college students who gave impassioned speeches and held creative signs. But that wasn’t all that was sold, as a citywide high school walkout was also promised. WPS reported only 12 students had unexcused absences midday, though, numbers that were borne out by a below-average turnout, at least by the standards of other Worcester Trump protests.

That’s the nature of political resistance I suppose – everyone’s all for it until they have a calculus test they really have to do well on. Don’t worry, Trump will be here for the next four years – maybe we could do the next protest after school. Or am I missing the point?

Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@worcestermagazine. com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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ine. That’s how many Worcester city councilors breathlessly attached their support to an attempt by a group of preservationists to gain historic district designation for the embattled Mount Carmel Church. As Worcester Telegram & Gazette scribe Nick Kotsopoulos noted, that move just may have cost advocates the very thing they wanted to save.

In an election season, politicians often pander to the most vocal crowd, figuring they just may capture a few votes. If not votes, they at least come off looking like they care an awful lot about one cause or another. In Mount Carmel, councilors saw a chance to do something they saw as low-risk.

They threw their support behind something they didn’t have to vote on, yet - never mind the valid point about separation of church and state. That duty fell to the Historical Commission, which ended up voting against a feasibility study for the historic district.

As a result, the Worcester Catholic Diocese may well decide to raze the longstanding church. It is, perhaps, just as likely the Church will try to sell off some or all of its property at Mount Carmel.

Either way, what some councilors used as the reason for voting the way they did — that if they didn’t show their support, the group looking to save the church would lose all leverage — ended up happening, anyway. The group has no leverage.

But it didn’t have to be that way. In fact, the Council’s vote may have accomplished the exact opposite of its stated intent. Bishop Robert McManus offered to put off any demolition of the church, which they are legally entitled to due when a current delay order expires in May, until January next year. The idea was for all sides to study ways to preserve the church. The offer, however, was contingent upon the Council and Historical Commission not moving forward on establishing a historic district.

Now what incentive remains?

It should be pointed out the Council vote was 9-2. District 1 Councilor Tony Economou and At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney did not offer what essentially was a token show of support.

Part of what has gotten lost in all the passionate discourse about Mount Carmel is why the church was closed, why the Diocese is in the position it is in. Opinions vary, but one very real fact is that attendance at the church had declined dramatically in recent years. Collections reflected the empty pews inside the building on Mulberry Street. Monsignor Stephen Pedone has repeatedly noted that many of the people now frantically trying to save the church from demolition were nowhere to be found on Sundays when it was open.

There has been much talk about how Mount Carmel is a beacon in the Italian community, but the sad truth is the Italian community it so faithfully served for decades has changed mightily. Gone are those whose lives revolved around God and church. In their place is an increasingly secular society that has eschewed organized religion. The Catholic Church, of course, brought much of it upon itself. But at Mount Carmel, what defense is there for those who are now saying they cannot live without it, when they seemed to live quite well without it when its doors were not shut?

It is still possible that a resolution that saves Mount Carmel will be reached. Other parties have become involved, and now that the TV cameras are off them, perhaps the mission will turn away from blame to real compromise.

The City Council is not the reason the Historical Commission voted as it did. And to say it bears sole responsibility for preservationists losing leverage is inaccurate.

What is accurate to say, however, is the Council didn’t have to do anything one way or the other. A non-vote would have been the wisest move.

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’m sure we all realize that paying taxes is necessary: to pay for roads and their maintenance; military, police, and fire protection; the school system; all levels of government; services for those who can’t work. I’m not going to address service cuts or “belt tightening.” What I want to talk about is just what type of citizens are our school producing?

More who will be paying into the system or more who will be wanting services they have not paid for nor earned?

One of the best things our Founding Fathers instituted was free public schools for everyone, not just those whose parents could pay for it. Schools used to be one-room buildings, with one teacher teaching all students. So glad we have gone beyond that; a lot of work for just one person. Then there were neighborhood schools, with the first six or eight years in one building. That was the way it was when I went to school [graduated in 1966].

Everything was paid for: pencils, pens [in the older grades], paper, text books, art supplies, physical education [never did well in that class]. We brought our own lunches [or went home if you lived close enough – I did], we had fire drills and recess. Playgrounds were there, all day, every day.

In this “Enlightened Age” of the 21st century that is not the case. In the 21st century, the school Department of each district releases a long list of supplies for parents to buy, and then the teachers buy more if they want to better their classes [they don’t get paid enough as it is].

Many school departments have phased out phys. ed. and recess, so now the teachers have to deal with all that energy that the kids have no way to release. Playgrounds are gone.

The neighborhood schools have been combined into huge buildings where it is so far to the next class that many students are late due to the clogging of the hallways – all in the name of progress and the bottom line. My son didn’t go to high school, he was afraid of the crowds of students.

Girls were taught cooking and sewing and boys got classes in woodworking, printing and auto repair. In these enlightened days how many students can cook or do they just microwave stuff?

How many know how to sew on a button/hem a pair of pants, or do the clothes just get thrown away and new bought? How many can boil water, fry an egg, bake a cake, rewire a lamp [I can do this], change a tire [did that too], add oil and other fluids to the car [yup, did that], ride a bicycle [ours all came from the dump after Dad fixed them], make a bed?

There are many classes taught that are never used after school [then and now], but there used to be classes that taught needful things. As an adult, have you ever used Algebra?

I loved Shakespeare, but most kids in my class didn’t understand it at all. So why was it taught? Why is it still being taught?

I liked the cooking classes [we would feed the boys], but I wanted to take woodworking, too [I like to make things]. Kids now are not being taught how to cook – is it a wonder so many more are obese or diabetic? Kids now are not being taught how to repair or maintain anything. Parents used to teach that, but with so many needing to work that is not being done.

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A message to Mount Carmel parishioners To the Editor: We were all deeply saddened by the Historic Commission’s stunning decision to not move our petition for a Historic District feasibility study forward. Such a study would have been worthy, on many levels, to undertake, and the commission would have received plenty of facilitation support from Preservation Worcester and from our Mount Carmel Preservation Society.

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Hey, school department, how about going back to basics? How about classes in cooking again, sewing again, making stuff again? How about classes in needed math, like budgeting and balancing the checkbook instead of unneeded Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry? Instead of Phys. Ed. [which you don’t seem to like anyway], how about classes in Tai Chi or meditation? A lot less equipment needed for those things, too.

There are so many people who have never worked, but we can’t just stand by and let them starve. Many people don’t know how to do anything, so they go on welfare or Disability and make more babies [who again don’t learn how to do anything]. And Tai Chi is much better for the body than microwaves and video games [and would help cut down on the obesity and diabetes].

The graduating student [don’t get me started on “social promotion”] is not prepared for life after school. Not prepared for being a taxpayer [if more paid taxes, we would all pay less individually], not prepared for being a contributing member of society.

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living historical artifact and an important part of Worcester’s identity as a multicultural city and, as well, to its Italian community.

Mount Carmel Preservation members and our supporters should be proud of their hard work, and amazing accomplishments. Thank you for pursuing our collective mission with dignity with conviction and assertiveness. We love our church and our faith, we were not ashamed to bring witness to the truth.

We continue to believe our church is a historical, sacred structure worthy of preservation. The city building commissioner said there was no need to knock the church down. Our studies indicated our parish, seated on Mulberry Street, could maintain and sustain the church and campus. As a parish that has the potential to thrive on a plot of land, of approximately five acres, assessed at approximately $7 million dollars, it is no surprise, as parishioners, with respect to all and used the system to get it, but my parents didn’t, my child doesn’t [though he could].

I have also contributed: voted, paid taxes, cooked [not well], made things to give as gifts, maintained things, fixed things, etc. I get discouraged when I think of how selfsufficient people, families and this entire country used to be, and see how dependent we are now. Not that I am advocating going back to all the old ways [I like my indoor plumbing], but there are things we used to do and should go back to doing. Making stuff, repairing stuff, growing stuff are all good for each person, each community, the whole country.

who made sacrifices over the last 100 years toward building our church, that we are very disappointed with the Commission’s decision.

You all stood tall as a true family, continually respectful, and professional through the entire process in our passionate appeal to fix and reopen our church and save our parish on Mulberry Street. We acted in good faith throughout the entire process. We were let down by our parish leadership. There may be opportunities for various appeals to consider and our board is taking them under advisement.

Now, as we move forward with thanksgiving and forgiveness, we join members of the City Council, Preservation Worcester, Mass. Preservation, in hopes, and as we requested, to continue discussions with the Bishop, to work together and to explore ways to reopen our church. We pray the Bishop will have a change of heart or, at the

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Our next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Monday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. Details will be forthcoming. God Bless you and God Bless Our Lady of Mount Carmel-St. Ann Parish.

MAURO DEPASQUALE President, Mount Carmel Preservation Society Worcester

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day you wake up unemployed.”

Such is the life of a musician. Here are some of our stories.

When you see a live music performance, you’re watching the tail end of a long, arduous process.

AMANDA COTE & The sacrifices, the time spent, the sweat spilled, the miles traveled, the SCOTT SHEEHAN sleep never realized, the families left Amanda Cote and Scott Sheehan behind are purposefully hidden so met years ago at the late Fran you, the audience, can suspend your D’agostino’s blues jam at the JESSICA PICARD actual lives for a brief moment in time.

It takes a different kind of person to commit to the life of a musician. Making music for a living is a leap of faith, whether you are young and just getting started, or older, and doing it because, well, you just have to.

Even if they have a job or a family, it doesn’t diminish the sacrifices musicians make. In some ways, it makes them even deeper. Time spent away from your loved ones is the ultimate sacrifice. And yet, all over New England, men and women who get bit by the music bug chug along, like devoted zombies, from gig to gig, spending more money than they make, dreaming of the big break, or just doing what their heart tells them to do.

There are many variables to the lifestyle of a musician.

Some are more comfortable than others. Some have more business sense than others.

Some are downright crazy.

One thing is sure. It is up to them to keep the gigs coming. There are bills to be paid, vehicles to maintain, equipment to buy and repair.

There is no safety net, unless one works for the educational system.

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Acton Jazz Café. Sheehan is an accomplished bass player, Cote a powerful singer who accompanies herself on guitar.

It didn’t take long before they decided to become a couple. They live in Leominster in an unassuming three decker. Cote is friends with the landlord, who gave the two musicians a break on the rent.

“There’s plenty of room,” said Cote. “We both have our own office.”

On any given night of the week, you can rest assured no one is home. Both Sheehan and Cote have a very busy gig schedule Sheehan, 26, has been playing for 13 of those years.

An expert at musical theory, he plays like someone who has an expanded musical education, but it is mostly a natural, inbred ability.

Asked if he ever considered a career in something other than music, the quiet, stoic Sheehan deadpanned, “I always wanted to do a Stephen Wright tribute.”

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the young age of 15 or 16.

Like many other musicians, Sheehan has at times augmented his income doing landscaping work.

“I worked for a musician, so he was pretty lenient,” he said. “I’d say, ‘I got home at three in the morning, so give me a break,’ and he’d let me come in at 10 instead of 9.”

These days, there’s no need for that. Sheehan works in many projects, so he truly is a full-time musician.

“I even have some money put away,” he added.

As for the future, Sheehan is interested in teaching, but his ambitions don’t reach much beyond music.

Cote has dabbled in music her whole life as well. She played clarinet and bassoon in the school band, and sang in the choir.

“One of my teachers encouraged me to pick up the guitar,” she said.

Although she could barely play, she was signed up for jazz band.

While Cote was attending Westfield State College, she took a music teaching course, but ultimately decided performing was the way to go. She started showing up at local blues jams, including the one I hosted at Greendale’s Pub in Worcester. Once she broke the ice, suddenly she was everywhere.

“I don’t tip my toe in the water,” she joked, “I just cannonball my ass in there.”

Both Sheehan and Cote do a lot of traveling to their respective gigs, and consider themselves part of many music scenes, including Central Mass, North Central Mass, the North Shore and Southern New Hampshire.

“A lot of my schedule is in southern New Hampshire,” Cote said, “so I have an agent that does that for me. It gives me the opportunity to fill my schedule, because really, where around here can you play on a Tuesday or Wednesday night? Unless you host an open mike or a blues jam, you just don’t work on those nights.”

Having an agent takes the sting out of making your schedule, said Cote. The agent, once they get to know the artist, learns which venues match best with them.

A business owner may not care for a performer, or the performer might just not feel right in a particular place.

“It goes both ways,” Cote said. “Nobody has to hurt anyone’s feelings when you have that middle man.”

Cote plays up to 300 gigs a year, mostly solo, and has learned how the game is played. Speaking of the relationship between owners and performers, she understands both sides of the issue.

“I have to look at it from a place of mutual respect for each other’s needs,” she said.

She went on to point out how Sheehan’s situation is different.

“He’s in a band, so he has to sell drinks,” says Cote. “I’m just there to be a luxury service for the customers that the venue provides. I’m a restaurant troubadour, more like window dressing.”

Cote used to work part-time in a hardware store, but gave that up about four years ago, when she decided music was it, and she was going to take the leap of faith into full time musician.

“I realized I would make as much in one night as it would take two or three days to make at my part time job,” she said.

Despite the personal sacrifices and the late night travel, both Cote and Sheehan seem to be in a good place in their lives.

“I’ve been struggling with a lot of issues for a long time,” Cote says, speaking of her personal life. “This is the first time that I’ve been really, truly happy.”

SAM JAMES (ZAMMARELLI)

Sam James (family name Zammarelli) a Sturbridge resident whose star shines much brighter since being a runner up on the popular TV

show “The Voice,” grew up around music.

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James said. “I remember going with my dad to Strawberries in Auburn, seeing what new music was coming out, watching him be so excited about it.”

James’ father was a pianist/songwriter who played in bands. His parents were both pharmacists, but his dad always found time for music.

James started playing saxophone and

clarinet around third or fourth grade. He then became immersed in guitar, listening to folk music, pop and rock.

As a child, he locked himself in his room, listening to CDs. “That’s how I learned to play guitar,” he said, “just by ear.”

Success came early for James, maybe a little too early. While still in high school, he got signed to Clear Channel, the communications giant.

“I got a real lucky break through Stephanie Holland, who to this day is my best friend,” James remembered. “She was an intern at Clear Channel. She heard something [she liked] and brought me into the office.”

The young man suddenly found himself in a world much bigger than he expected.

“I was like a weekend warrior,” James said.

“I was so young I didn’t even have a license” He recalled his mom driving him long distances for gigs.

“It was weird,” he said. “I had a little success in high school, but I didn’t know what to do with it. I didn’t have a team around me, like a real agent or manager.”

Things sort of ended for him at that point, but he knew he had been bitten by the bug.

“I was 16, 18 years old, getting some nice paychecks,” James said.

After a period of time, “The Voice” came calling. Although James recalls it being a

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thrilling ride, he makes it clear the result was not instant success.

“That’s what everyone thinks,” he said. “The reality is that people didn’t come calling.”

He drifted for a while in California, all the while developing some contacts. Eventually, he returned home, and is now thriving, mostly as a songwriter and producer. James is signed with BMG/Chrysalis Publishing.

“I’ve gotten a lot of opportunities through it,” he said. “I do sessions in New York, Nashville.”

Still, even now, James is reluctant to say he will make a living as a musician for the rest of his life.

“Granted, I make a good living in music now but, things change so rapidly these these days,” he added, “is I’m on a month-to-month basis, you know, reassessing yourself.”

“The thing that’s sad about the industry these days is,” he said, “I work a lot with labels, and the artists, they get big on line.

They don’t get big pounding the pavement and going out and touring.”

James lamented how these young performers have to cover other people’s music.

“Then we get in the studio with them and they have no idea,” he said.

“Music right now is living in this bubble of mediocrity,” he concluded, adding there is lots of excellent music out there as well. But the major labels are desperate to stick with

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When I asked him to elaborate on his plans for the future, James remained vague.

“If I can sustain where I am, that’s cool,” he said. “The whole point of the business, though, is that as soon as you settle, you’re dead. You always have to be working toward the next thing.”

DICK ODGREN

Like many musicians in the ’70s, Dick Odgren started out working the wedding circuit.

“We worked our way through college doing that,” he said. “Then there was a time where, like, I thought, I gotta do what I gotta do, play as many jazz gigs as I can. That meant a big fall off in money.”

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“The whole time I was playing with Emil was spectacular,” Odgren recalled. “We always had gigs, and they always paid well. I never took that for granted. It was nothing but pure fun, and a great, great musical experience every night with Emil. Plus, Emil had the magic, the charisma, the charm. And it was real, ‘cause he just loved the people.”

In order to achieve that status, Odgren worked hard and made sacrifices. Between two teaching stints at Berklee College of Music, he found time to continue improving his “chops” in many ways. He ran jazz ensembles at various local colleges, including WPI, Clark and Assumption, all the while teaching private students.

“It was basically seven days a week to make a living,” Odgren claimed. “I was always there for the family while still playing, traveling.”

During the ’80s, Odgren played with Out at Home, a band based mostly out of the Cambridge area.

“Those kind of gigs cost you a bit of money, you know, the gas, parking the car, and they paid really low bread,” Odgren recalled. “But that’s the kind of stuff I knew I really needed to do to get the experience.”

Meanwhile, he practiced as much as five hours a day.

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Odgren currently plays in a trio with Bob Simonelli and Mark Holovnia. The amount of money he makes, said Odgren, is about what he was making 30 years ago.

“It was like, ‘OK, fortunately I was doing it because it was fun, not for the money,’” he said.

BRETT & LISA BRUMBY

When Lisa Wilson and Brett Brumby became a couple, they took their considerable experience as musicians, and found ways to make it work for them while establishing a middle class suburban life.

Brumby started gigging in the mid ’90s, playing original music, which was rather daring. His first job was at Eleni’s Midnight Café on Franklin Street in Worcester. From there, he started a band with Trent Roberts and two females called Fertile Ground.

“We did a lot of gigs at the Cocoa Bean,” said Brumby.

They became solid enough to decide to record at Long View Farms.

“We go in the first day. We really weren’t ready,” he lamented.

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band drifted apart after that.

Meanwhile, She’s Busy, featuring the Wilson sisters, Lisa and Selena, was recording there at the same time. Brumby was duly impressed. Soon after, he and Trent went to see them at the Log Cabin.

“One thing led to another,” Brumby said, “and I started playing with She’s Busy, still working my day job.”

Wilson soon became Mrs. Brett Brumby, and they started a family. With Brett Brumby being a full-time musician, he needed to

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have a day job, if for nothing else but health insurance. He worked for a construction rental company, logging 60 hours a week, plus finding time to do a couple of gigs on the weekend. Even when Lisa Brumby began her career as a history teacher in a local high school in 2000, Brett Brumby continued to work.

When he got laid off in 2010, he decided to give it a go as a full-time musician. Brett Brumby saw it as the perfect opportunity.

“Between her having a ‘real’ job, and me collecting unemployment to buffer things until I got all the gigs lined up,” he said, “it worked out.”

Brett Brumby didn’t have too much trouble finding work when he took the fulltime plunge, having already established relationships with the places that he was playing at occasionally.

“Sometimes,” he said, “a gig would just land in front of me, like, ‘Come play this room,’ or somebody would say, ‘Can you fill in for me?’”

There was no need for cold calling to drum up the business.

“I’ve never been good at that,” Brett Brumby said. “I’ve always been introduced to someone or I know this or that person, give them a call.”

Brett Brumby has become a fixture on the local, live music scene, working five, six, sometimes even seven nights a week.

Two years ago, he picked up a little bit of landscaping work to supplement his income.

While hosting an acoustic open mike at a local establishment, he saw something that made him realize how lucky he was.

“I went into the office, and there was a pile a foot high of CDs, cards and emails up the yin yang from people that wanted to play,” he said. “I said that’s not the way I’m gonna do it.”

Brett Brumby gets much joy out of his heavy schedule. He pops into local blues jams on nights off, just to play with other folks. Lisa and Brett Brumby pull She’s Busy together on occasion, and they also play as a duo, called My Better Half. For Lisa and Brett Brumby, the sacrifices and hard work have paid off.

CHARLENE ARSENAULT

Growing up the children of the legendary Al Arsenault meant a first-hand look at the life of a gig hound. Arsenault, master jazz organist, was constantly playing in local clubs, most nights of the week.

Daughter Charlene and son Duncan both got the music bug, and to this day, it is a part of their lives.

Charlene Arsenault recalls perceiving it as normal.

“I never realized growing up with a musician parent was so unusual,” she said.

“I didn’t even truly appreciate it until I was older, because to us, it was just the way it was.”

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She told of how her dad would practice downstairs in his “music room” all the time. Occasionally, there would be an entire band set up in their living room. His schedule was upside down, compared to most families of the time.

“My dad was never around on weekend nights to go to anything,” Charlene Arsenault acknowledged.

Being around live music that much, however, rubbed off.

“Eventually, my brother and I wanted to play something,” she said. “I think I started with the drums, and we got a snare and bass drum for Christmas. I set it up in the basement, and my brother learned to play it, so I got a guitar and we would jam out ‘Love Stinks’ 100 times in a row.”

Her father taught Charlene Arsenault a few basic runs on the keyboard, and that became her instrument.

“There was just always music playing, or someone playing music in the house,”she said.

“There was a piano on the main floor, my dad’s music room. We had instruments in our rooms, and we also set up in the basement. No one ever said, ‘Keep it down.’”

She did notice the financial stress as she got older. Her mom would worry.

“My dad, for instance, when he went solo [he would get a lot more work that way], would have a gig for, say, three years straight, four nights a week at Foxwoods, and one day, management would say, ‘Yeah, we’re changing things up,’” Charlene Arsenault said.

“Never any notice. It was so sporadic, not dependable, and scary.”

With four children to support, Al Arsenault’s wife worked full-time, and he ended up getting a part-time day job.

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They both have watched as the local music scene shrunk. While the quality is as good as ever, the business end of it has taken a dive.

“I drive by the remains of the Plantation Club a lot, and often think about the days when there were tons of live music clubs around here, most of them packed, at least on the weekends,” Charlene Arsenault said. “I don’t know if it’s just because I’m older and don’t head out as much (unless I’m playing), but I just couldn’t see doing the full-time thing as easily with today’s music scene. More people are getting their entertainment online and home media, sadly.”

LISA MARIE

There are countless ways to pull off making a living in music. Lisa Marie Harrington personifies one of the classics: get in your car and go, one gig after another.

The legendary blues belter is a road hog to the ultimate degree. No distance is too far.

“I go from one place to the next and I

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may not have a place to stay,” she said.

“Sometimes, I’ll call a friend, but it’s late, and I might not.”

Incredibly, she has the keys to many a friend’s homes in the console of her car.

“I try not to abuse that privilege,” she said.

I asked her how she knows which key belongs to which house, and she said, “I just know.”

These people understand the life she leads, and they want to help.

“They’re like, ‘We don’t care what time,’ Harrington said. “‘The Lisa Marie suite is always open for you.’”

Sometimes, she’ll just pull over to the side of the road if she is too tired to keep going.

“I might think, I’m too tired, the weather’s

bad … I don’t want to drive into a tree, so I’ll pull into a rest area,” Harrington said.

She recalled times when she had so much equipment in her car she had to catch some sleep sitting up straight.

“I’ve got everything in the back seat, and in the trunk, so I can’t put the seat back,” she said. “There’s another speaker in the front seat, so there’s no room there.”

Harrington and one of her performing partners, keyboardist John Juxo, recently drove to New Orleans and back without a prearranged schedule. It was classic “hit the road Jack,” and see what happens. They took Juxo’s van.

“There’s a lot of challenges in a car,” Harrington said.

The van was filled with equipment and travel bags, which left little room to move.

We talked about playing for short money, and Harrington let out a knowing sigh. She recalled playing a club in Nashville on the seedy side of town, and they bought some moonshine out on the street.

They don’t pay us, but basically we got paid with beer,” she said. “Juxo doesn’t even drink it, but he drank it that night because that’s all they gave us. We put out the tip bucket, but there was hardly anyone there.

“Some places, they take care of you. They might give you a meal, and other places, they give you nothing.”

When Harrington first started, she only sang in front of full bands, but as her workload increased, she turned more and more to duos and trios.

“Once I had duos, that really expanded things a bit,” she said, “You have to have people that you work well with, that you get along with.”

Full disclosure. I am fortunate enough to be one of those duo partners.

“You’re very naked when you’re doing a duo gig,” Harrington said.

Performing as a singer is Harrington’s only source of income. She must fill out her schedule every month to cover a mortgage, and all other expenses. She is remarkably generous, with a big heart, so driving long distances, and sometimes even losing money is part of her lifestyle.

Of course, that doesn’t mean she is naive about her financial needs.

“I can’t pay my electric bill with free food and beer,” she said, “and I still have to put gas in my car to get there. Some people don’t think about those things.”

Harrington is known to do multiple gigs in one day, sometimes even three.

“Some of my friends want to slap me.

Whack! ‘Lisa Marie, you need to sleep sometimes,’” she joked.

When asked how many gigs she does annually, her reply was startling.

“When you count in the fact that I work every holiday, so pretty much 365 days a year, and a lot of those days I did doubles, so, I don’t know,” Harrington said.

She is the definition of a working

performer. With a larger-than-life personality, and an infectious smile that goes along with a booming, powerful singing voice, Harrington lives and breathes music.

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Ryan McArdle would always see his dad’s guitar hanging around in the attic of their house like a “sacred treasure.”

It was a Gibson Hummingbird

acoustic, and one day Ryan asked his dad to play it for him.

“I was like, ‘Wow,’” he said. “That kind of sparked my interest when I was like, 8 or 9.”

The 25-year-old McArdle got his first guitar when he was 12, and took off from there. He took lessons 10 years at Kurlan Music from teacher Matt Robbins, who was involved in the local hardcore scene in the 1990s, “Matt kind of saw that I had the right mentality for that scene,” McArdle said.

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From 2008 until 2010, under-age hard core fans gathered at a warehouse location called The Wheelchair, near Miss Worcester Diner.

According to McArdle, it was “definitely not sanctioned or legal. We would congregate there and play music for each other.” There were a few underground promoters in the Worcester area that would book bands in these type of facilities. That would give the gatherings a sense of order. Beyond that, he said, “It was pure chaos in there.” He recalled large crowds every weekend.

When I brought up money, it seemed like a secondary thing.

“We would occasionally make a little money, but not always,” was McArdle’s reply. “They would take care of the traveling bands first,” compensating them for driving hundreds of miles in crappy vans. Rather than have a traditional cover charge, bands would ask for donations.

Occasionally, touring bands from other states, and even other countries, would drop in to the Wheelchair after playing a show at The Palladium in downtown Worcester.

“As a 17-year-old kid, seeing all these

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international acts in my own back yard, it was crazy,” he said. “I can’t even tell you how much influence it had on me.”

At the time, McArdle didn’t even have a driver’s license.

“My mom would pick me up around midnight,” he said, adding she didn’t really know what was going on inside. “I think I told her it was a skate park or something.”

The Wheelchair only lasted two years.

“Honestly,” McArdle said, “when you have something like that, it’s like a match. It explodes and then goes out.

In 2010, when McArdle was 18, Tinnitus

went on its first tour. The drummer was a mere 16 years old. They traveled in a handicapped bus. With the members of the other band on the tour, nine people had to fit.

They went all down the east coast and back.

They sometimes slept in the van.

“People would say there was a guarantee sometimes, but … we weren’t making any money at all,” he said.

Regardless of whether they played for three people or 300, they trucked on. On that tour, McArdle said, they drove overnight from Orlando to New Orleans straight.

Once the Wheelchair closed, the hard core scene fell on rough times, mainly because the fans, as well as the musicians, were predominantly under the drinking age.

“Most of those shows migrated to Ralph’s, or Hotel Vernon, which was 21-plus, and strictly enforced,” McArdle said.

Now that he is in his 20s, McArdle sees no evidence of a continuing underage underground scene.

“I feel like maybe if there was a place that could be for all ages that we could have a large community again,” he said.

He sees the unfairness of it all, even beyond the hard core scene.

“I’m sure, like, blues fans and all, would like to see stuff, but they would have to go to a place like Vincent’s,” he said.

McArdle now has a full-time job as a bartender, and still plays whenever he can.

“I still get to go out on tour every so often,” he said.

‘IT’S WHAT WE LIVE FOR’

After speaking with all of these hard-working musicians, and comparing them to my own experiences as a lifer, it is apparent that, basically, playing music professionally involves a lot of creative planning, combined with a leap of faith. It is a magic combination of mapping out your life, and living from day to day. One thing we musicians all share, though, is an absolute passion for what we do.

It’s what we live for.

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Invisible no more for Red Dress project Joshua Lyford

When Erica Chick, a portrait photographer from Uxbridge, was looking for inspiration for her next project, it is unlikely she would have imagined a flowing red maternity dress and a tarot card reader would have held any role of importance.

Yet, both did, and eventually gave way to Chick’s photographic storytelling quest, “Invisible-The Red Dress Project.” Launched in 2015 and revisited each year, Chick has been telling the story of women and their individual struggles through the lens of her camera.

“I started as a portrait photographer,” Chick said. “I purchased this red flowing maternity dress in the hopes of drawing more maternity clients. I found a model, I put her in it and photographed her and put it out on Facebook.

No one was interested, so I said, ‘Fine,’ and put it back in my closet. A couple months later, I’m at a craft show and there’s a tarot card reader. I never give them my money, but I sat down with her and asked her what she saw. She told me that in the fall I would show my work and I was going to make money, sell it and show it. I started laughing and she asked what I did, I said I’m a portrait photographer and I don’t think anyone would want to buy a portrait of little Timmy or something.

She said nope, you’re going to get creative and do something. I said, ‘Sure.’”

The reading proved fortuitous, however, as only several months later the gears would begin to turn for what would become “InvisibleThe Red Dress Project.”

“A couple months later,” Chick said, “my friend posted that she and her family bought an artist space, which is Nine Dot Gallery [763 Main St.] and they’d be looking for people to show their work, that’s what I was supposed to do and they said when I had something to show, we would do that. I remembered the red dress.”

While she was taking photos with the red dress, a woman came forward to volunteer for a shoot, though in this case, she had something different in mind. The woman suffered from multiple sclerosis and pancreatitis.

“She said, ‘I am in chronic pain all the time and it’s hard to explain that to people who don’t suffer from that,’” said Chick. ”The thing she heard the most was, ‘But you look so good.’ She asked if I could try and photograph her in such a way that people could understand the pain. I said, let’s do that. The project had started.”

From that first shoot, other women came

forward with their stories. Stories of sexual assault and bulimia. Questions of self worth and anxiety.

“There was one woman raped by her boyfriend at 16,” said Chick. “It was someone she had consented to have sex with. She had lost her virginity to him, and then he became abusive and mean after that. He’d want to have sex, she’d say no, he would take it anyway.

She didn’t realize that it was rape until she

held by the women in her photo series. That she has shown this project and put herself and her images on the line has been a large step for the photographer, as well.

“Being a woman in these times, I understand not having a super body positive image.

I have anxiety, I understand that,” she said.

“Doing it over and over and over again. Four or five years ago, there is no way I would have walked into a place and opened the door.

closet,” Chick said. “You don’t air your dirty stuff. I feel like that isn’t working. People are feeling shamed or embarrassed. They have no one to talk to.”

Chick’s “Invisible-The Red Dress Project” is joined by her most recent work, “Protest,” a photo and video project showcasing the aforementioned red dress, but also political sentiments reflective of President Donald Trump’s wall concept, smoke and mirrors, blindfolds, PHOTO COURTESY OF ERICA CHICK

was much older. She knew it wasn’t OK, but to her, rape was something that happened in a dark alley. It was something more violent.”

To visually recreate these women’s experiences is not an easy task and not one Chick takes lightly.

“I’m very cognizant of things that might be triggering and we talk about that a lot,” she said. “I ask what they’re comfortable with. If you need a person to be there with you, by all means bring that person.”

Chick can understand some of the fears

A store, yes, but coming here and meeting someone, no way. People would tell me it got easier, but I said no way. For this project I had to have a gallery and have people come in and judge it and essentially judge me. That was hard.”

Putting herself out there, as well as showcasing the experiences of the women in her photographs, meant perhaps others could rally around the message.

“In our society, it is the norm to keep your laundry or your skeletons at home in the

words and pink hats (representative of standing together in sisterhood).

You can check out Erica Chick’s “InvisibleThe Red Dress Project” as well as “Protest” online at Invisiblereddressproject.com. Chick is currently planning for the next in the project’s series.

Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram @Joshualyford.

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BIRDS OF A SHITFEATHER...:

One of my favorite parts about living in Worcester is that you never know what the hell is going to happen.

I'm not exaggerating and I'm not giving that statement a positive, negative, or neutral slant. It's just true.

Case in point: Randy and Mr. Lahey from the Canadian comedy show, Trailer Park Boys, are coming to The Raven, 258 Pleasant St., Thursday, Feb. 9. I'm not exactly sure what this event will include, but I'd bet anything it will be ridiculous. If you're a fan of the show, or just want to experience something that will likely be completely different than anything you've seen before, head to Ticketfly.com for tickets, or pick them up at the door.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Worcester's Best Chef Competition is returning Sunday, Jan. FILE PHOTO/STEVEN KING

29 for its 10th year. That alone is newsworthy, but there are still tickets available via eventbrite.com, which frankly is a little shocking. The hook for this decade of chef-ing (cooking, I know, but chefing sounds cool, man) is that this year's event features the top finalist from the last nine years. It also takes place at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., and any excuse to check out that gorgeous interior is worthwhile (I honestly wouldn't have pegged myself as an interior snob, but here we are).

As a vegetarian, there isn't traditionally too much for me to enjoy, but for the rest of you, go eat and judge the merits of others. That's what life is all about, right?

PARALLEL REALITIES: Be forewarned, I plan on doing a fleshed out article on this in the weeks to come, but here is a heads up for the opening event. Thursday, Jan. 26 will be the opening reception for “Parallels: Lowell Artists” at the Davis Art Gallery, 44 Portland St. Lowell artist Robb Sandagata (though if you've paid attention to Worcester art, you should 18

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absolutely recognize his name from showing here) has set up an exhibition that brings Lowell and Worcester together, by showing Worcester and Lowell artists in the other city. From his event page description: “Lowell and Worcester are parallel universes of possibility, places where outsiders and nonconformists are welcome to be themselves and create their own trajectories. But, although they have so much in common, they do not know each other well.” The opening reception will take place at 6 p.m. and refreshments will be served. The exhibition will run through April.

In August, Worcester will have a show in Lowell.

JOHNNY COOL TURN: Alright, so work with me on this one. Whenever you see somebody hockey stop on ice skates with sunglasses and a leather jacket on (this happens more often than you’d suspect), you respond with “Nice moves, Johnny Cool Turn.” It doesn’t make a lot of sense, sure, but trust me.

It’s a nice way to spend a day. The Worcester Railers Hockey Club is offering a free skate to the public Sunday, Jan. 29 at the Worcester Oval, offering you and your greaser buddies a way to Johnny Cool Turn yourselves into good times. The free skate takes place from 1-6 p.m. and Trax (the Railers mascot) will be out and about hanging loose. Railers HC members will get a free hot dog (I’ll bring my own veggie sausages, I guess, guys) and soda voucher for The Dogfather Food Truck, which will be on hand. After Thursday of this week, the weather is supposed to drop so hopefully we’ll have some nice glassy ice to cruise on.

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Worcester Magazine will publish Sprint Arts Preview 2017 on March 23. To make sure you’re not on the outside looking in, be sure to let us know now what you have going on this spring. This very special annual issue will feature museum exhibits, arts galleries, book signings, local film screenings and concerts in and around Central Mass. We will include listings and stories highlighting what is going on in the arts community.

The listings will run through June 21. If you have an event within the Central Mass arts community, let us know by emailing the editor at wbird@worcestermag.com. You may also Direct Message us on Worcester Magazine’s Facebook Page.

Your submission should include all relevant information (think Who, What, When and Where). A person of contact should also be included, and if you have high- and low-res, high-quality images, feel free to include. Small images will not be accepted.

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subhead for this one. We're in incredibly divisive times in this country and the situation surrounding planned parenthood's defunding is terrifying to a huge percentage of our nation. With that in mind, “Rock for Choice: Benefit for Worcester Planned Parenthood” is taking place Saturday, Jan. 28 at the Hotel Vernon, 16 Kelley Square, with Godless America, Suicide Attempt, Lymphoma Twins and Foxfires (full disclosure, this last one is the band I'm in, but hey, I haven't plugged us in like six months). The event is $6 and Foxfires 21-plus with all proceeds (donations are also accepted) going directly to Planned Parenthood. In addition, our label, Escapist Records out of Cleveland is putting their entire discography up for pay what you want, with proceeds from those sales also benefiting Planned Parenthood. Check out the event page on Facebook and see you Saturday over some dollar drafts.

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We arrived for our double date at Alicante Mediterranean Grille and Lounge in Mendon just in time to catch the twilight view of Nipmuc Pond. Alicante has earned popularity as a waterfront dining destination during the warmer months, but continues to gain traction year-round on account of its striking dining room and its impassioned specials.

It was difficult to pass up a seat at the bar which boasted housemade potato chips and a view of the Patriots pre-game show, but we opted to sit at a table for the full Alicante experience. The formal dining room was long and narrow, with sprawling picture windows and vinous chandeliers. A fireplace and pristine carpeting made the space feel warm despite a drafty chill blowing off the water.

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A team of three servers introduced themselves individually. One dropped off a basket of tiny warm rolls the size of Munchkins. Another talked through the specials with intense precision, ending each exhaustive description by exclaiming, “Really nice!” with stark conviction. The third brought us glasses of Pinot Noir ($8 a piece) and Pinot Grigio ($7 a piece.) I would have been easily up-sold on a specific wine recommendation, but the house wine he delivered was perfectly acceptable.

We ordered Berenjena ($10) and Champiñones Rellenos ($9) for the table.

Our appetizers appeared in less than 15 minutes. The Berenjena was built in layers of eggplant, ricotta, spinach, fresh mozzarella and Parmesan in a pink vodka sauce. We all agreed the rich combination neither showcased the individual ingredients nor built a unique symphony of flavor.

“Moderation is the key to life,” mused one of my companions. We concluded the dish was too heavily sauced.

The Champiñones consisted of mushroom caps stuffed with shrimp, sea scallops and crab meat, and finished with a roasted garlic cream sauce. I noticed the mushrooms sweating on the porcelain platter and

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suspected they may have fared better on a slate or another surface capable of absorbing moisture. I’m afraid my palate could not detect the components of the stuffing without the help of a menu, but the dish was easily doled out among the group. Likewise, a Caprese salad arrived split among plates for sharing, an intuitive touch indicative of perceptive service. We reveled in the salad’s delicious simplicity, taking into account tomato season has passed. I was further impressed by the staff’s dedication when

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a table forgot their leftovers and one of our servers took off at a sprint to catch them in the parking lot to make sure they did not leave empty-handed.

Our entrees took longer to arrive than the first course, but proved well worth the wait. I enjoyed a Cajun Seared Tuna dish ($26) so rare and fresh that, from afar, the Yellowfin could have passed for a wedge of pink grapefruit. Creamy risotto and organic kale slaw made with slivers of green apple rounded out the plate both visually and in texture. If the tuna is any indication of the quality of Alicante’s seafood, their appetizers should be reworked to brandish each ingredient’s intense freshness; they need not hide behind sauce or seasoning.

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There’s a Japanese term, ‘koi no yokan,’ for times of Last month over dinner, my premonition when two ar S boyfriend casually asked me with people feel a sense of if we should sign up for some inevitability upon meeting. sort of class together. “I love I blame ‘koi no yokan’ for learning!” I told him. ambiguous milestones in my My earsplitting enthusiasm apparently present relationship. It’s hard to put struck a chord because that night we both my finger on when it really began, though I returned to our respective homes with the suppose we could say our first official date same idea, sort of. Our extracurricular activity happened at Baba. preferences ostensibly vary. Mine involve At sushi class, we got to experience a side spending a Sunday morning elbows deep in of Baba we had never seen before. Chef Sam sushi rice. His involve kettlebells. We agreed invited us behind the line and instructed us to to try both. I signed us up for a workshop at scoop mounds of rice from a large metal bowl Baba Sushi, and he committed us to a high and shape them in our hands like snowballs. intensity, strength based, shred-tacular fitness We spread the rice on sheets of seaweed and program at Frank Nash Training Systems. lined fresh spears of cucumber straight down We visited Frank Nash first, where we the center. I’ve worked in a restaurant long were outfitted with My Zone group heart rate enough to know when Chef Sam handed me monitors - a device that displays one’sAssorted level Pastries, Bagels, his chef’s Mu��ns, knife to slice an avocado, I had of effort on a large screen for the duration of better take it seriously. We rolled the colorful Omelette Station, each workout. The harder you work, the more landscape between our fingers like polymer Carving Station points you get. clay beads and then sculpted them into In my post-collegiate athletic career, I’veFresh perfect cylinders using brittle bamboo mats.

Selection of Chicken, tried to embrace the philosophy that I’m Tray upon tray filled with California, & Italian Dishes not in competition with anyone but myself Seafood Shrimp Tempura and Spicy Tuna rolls. Sam (everybody wins or whatever...), but the folks And MuchusMore! instructed to sit down and enjoy our sushi at Frank Nash seem to be in tune with my with warm cups of sake. As we ate, he cut true nature; they understand nothing $15.95 tops an $7.95 kids into $12.95 seniors a cucumber a single spiral as thin as a epic rivalry. sheet of tissue paper. “This is what I learned I became highly preoccupied with on my first day,” he told us. “And, it took the comparing my score to my companion’s. It whole day.” We watched as he assembled a was like playing a twisted video game that cucumber sashimi roll piece by piece, before required battle ropes and weighted sleds. He sprinkling black caviar across the top with won. I couldn’t unbend my elbows for three a flourish that could rival Nurset Gokce. A days. single beam of Sunday morning sun gave the Nevertheless, we continued to return to 230 yellowfin its radiant stained glass glow.

Brooks St. (a half-dozen times to date). And We took home two large containers of although I found myself perpetually sore, a sushi and I invited friends over for dinner. I combination of serotonin and accountability would like to tell you my sushi making skills had me hooked. had a transformative effect on my guests The general aura of Frank Nash sparked like the great Sarah Michelle Gellar’s dishes changes elsewhere in my life too. I started in “Simply Irresistible,” but the truth is, I spending fewer nights out on the town in am blessed to be surrounded by fascinating favor of pouring effort into grocery shopping people who remind me to embrace my and cooking. By the time our sushi making curiosities everyday. class at Baba rolled around, I was ripe for

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Our companions ordered the Mariscada Salsa Verde ($27) and the Lobster Sacchetti ($24). Once again, the Mariscada demonstrated excellent quality of seafood, featuring mussels, clams, shrimp, scallops, calamari and lobster served over rigatoni in a garlic white wine

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In addition, the second annual Wachusett Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival will be held Saturday, Nov. 11 at Wachusett Mountain in Princeton.

“With seven of the 16 2017 festivals located here in New England, the region continues to be home to the greatest number of our events,” said Anne-Marie Aigner, Executive Producer of FTFA. “With our home base here, we love to bring great food trucks and craft breweries to communities throughout the region.” The 2017 festivals will each feature 25-plus gourmet food trucks. In addition, 20plus local craft brewers will be offering more than 50 of the best regional and national craft brews available. sauce. The Sacchetti looked like delicate jewel parcels, containing five varieties of cheese and prominent bits of lobster.

It was hard to resist dessert once our server brought out a tray in true European fashion. We finished our meal with helpings of Tiramisu ($8.50) and Crème brûlée ($8.50).

Neither were cloyingly sweet - the mark of a strong pastry chef.

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Ray Kroc was a milkshake mixer salesman when, in 1954, he sold eight units to the owners of a successful burger joint in San Bernardino, Calif. He was impressed by the McDonald brothers’ Speedee System, which applied production-line principles to the preparation of burgers, fries and shakes, allowing them to churn out meals in about 30 seconds.

Kroc entered into a partnership with the McDonald boys, and began franchising the business across the country. The rest is fast-food history.

Michael Keaton resurrects the late Kroc in “The Founder,” an intriguing biopic/origin tale of the man who put the gold in the Golden Arches.

He plays Kroc as part huckster, part visionary who deploys his substantial charisma to get his foot inside the door, and his ruthlessness to slam it shut behind him.

Above all, Kroc is an evangelist, his goal no less than to turn McDonald’s into a secular church in every town across America (he wants the arches to have the same prominence as the cross atop a steeple and the flag waving over City Hall). To his dismay, Dick (Nick Offerman) and Mac (John Carroll Lynch) McDonald do not share his ambition — they are content with managing their San Bernardino shop and rolling out a modest expansion.

It’s not until an attorney shows him the real money lies in buying, then leasing, the land atop which future McDonald’s franchises will sit that Kroc begins playing hardball to buy out the brothers’ stake.

Watching Keaton as Kroc, one can’t help but be reminded of Bryan Cranston’s Walter White on “Breaking Bad,” who evolved from a mild-mannered chemistry teacher to the murderous drug kingpin of the Southwest.

Kroc is intense and affable to start; he’s a neglectful though innocuous husband to his first wife Ethel (Laura Dern) and friend to the McDonalds. As his aspirations grow, so does his ego (after all, this was the man who would one day green-light a quarter-pound hamburger), and eventually he can’t seem to spit out a sentence without trumpeting the gospel of winning-at-all-costs. He also embarks on a campaign of shameless flirtation with Joan (Linda Cardellini), the wife of a franchisee who convinces him to

introduce a powdered milkshake.

Director John Lee Hancock clearly knows his way around a “based on a true story” movie, having helmed “The Blind Side” and “Saving Mr. Banks.” All I know about Kroc is what I’ve read, and the main facts as Hancock and writer Robert D. Siegel present them seem to pan out. Kroc himself apparently was colorful enough to need little embellishment, though Keaton has a field day, with a performance deserving of an Oscar

nomination. The supporting cast is equally good, especially Offerman and Lynch as the too-trusting McDonalds, who relied on a handshake agreement with Kroc that today would have been worth nine figures, if it had been honored.

Give Kroc his due. He was indeed a branding genius who turned McDonald’s into a cultural touchstone, accruing enough wealth to purchase the San Diego Padres.

The brand is now a little battered thanks to shifting tastes and increased competition, but during its heyday a trip to McDonald’s was an event.

Ray Kroc went on to create his own mythology about the origin of McDonald’s, declaring himself the “founder” of the company. He may have fancied himself Mayor McCheese, but to the McDonald brothers, he was pure Hamburglar.

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The Bach Consort of Worcester. The Bach Consort of Worcester Great Concertos of J. S. Bach The winter concert by the Bach Consort of Worcester will feature great concertos of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Bach Consort of Worcester is an ensemble of strings and harpsichord dedicated to the performance of the music of J. S. Bach and other composers of the Baroque period. This event is free and open to the public. Free. Noon-1 p.m. Assumption College: Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 500 Salisbury St. assumption.edu Open Mic Most Thursdays. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”). To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

Pete Levesque Trio (new to Basil n’ Spice). Free!. 6:309:30 p.m. Basil n’ Spice, Thai Cuisine, 299 Shrewsbury S. 774-3179986 or basilnspice.com Renee Legendre with Pamela Hines. Great jazz in the Bistro, with Renee Legendre and Pamela Hines! 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. bullmansion.com Safe Homes Glee Chorus. A brand new program for Greater Worcester LGBTQ youth (ages 14-23) and their straight allies to explore their musical, artistic, and social self-expression through choral performance in an inclusive, supportive, and nurturing environment. No experience necessary ~ open to new and experienced singers of all abilities Free. 6:30-9 p.m. Safe Homes Worcester, 4 Mann St. 774-239-8563 or safehomesma.org Open Mic. Attention Performers- Amateurs and Experts! Do you sing or play an instrument? Are you looking for a crowd that will appreciate your incredible sense of humor? Maybe you have some secret talent that you’re ready to share with the world (or at least your local coffee house). Drop in for Open Mic! Full Sandwich Menu Desserts Coffee & Espresso BYOB beer & wine only $0. 7-10 p.m. Cake Shop Cafe, 22A West St., Millbury. 508-865-9866 or cakeshopcafe.com Open Mic. Show off your musical talents, collaborate, or just listen to some cool tunes in a laid back atmosphere. PA provided. Free.

7-10 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566.

Paul Janowski. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Ukulele Club w/ Rich Leufstedt. It’s never cold when you wear a Hawaiian shirt! Join the 20+ participants in Union Music’s Annual Ukulele Club. Open to all skill levels. Rich Leufstedt enlightens the League of Crafty Uketographers every month in the ways of sweet strumming. Sing along and learn songs. Meet, greet, and jam at 7PM free event. 7-8:30 p.m. Union Music, Union Music Performance Center, 142 Southbridge St. 508-753-3702 or find them on Facebook.

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

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Open Mic hosted by Michael Rivelis. 8-11 p.m. Mr. Dooley’s Olde Irish Country Pub, 303 Shears St., Wrentham.

Peter HIFI Ward & electric blues. George Dellomo and Bob Berry join Peter Ward playing the blues and some country too. No cover. 8-10 p.m. Dunny’s Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield.

Sam James Performs at Loft, Thurs at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Troy Gonyea’s Back Home Blues & BBQ with Special Guest Jon Short. Bull Mansion brings the sounds of yet another Worcester Legend alive in its historic halls. Join us for Blues & BBQ every Thursday! 18+ to Attend/ 21+ to Drink. Advance and Door Tickets Available “Back Home Blues” featuring guitarist Troy Gonyea and Special Guest Jon Short. Different regional BBQ dishes each week by Chef Gary Ankin, former Asst Pit Boss at locally acclaimed

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Brett Brumby. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Frank’s Pub, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield. 508-867-0055.

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

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Leominster. 978-466-3433.

Jay Graham Performs at Loft, Friday at 8. 8-11:59 p.m.

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

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

Neon Alley. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900.

Paul Richards. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Beemer’s Pub, 310 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2100.

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

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

Tom Appleman Band. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Karaoke. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Foodworks, Route 20. 508-752-0938.

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

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

Jessa Potts. Powerful lyrics and soulful sounds. Classic and >Friday 27 modern tunes as well as original music. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, All Bach All Weekend. A series of concerts exploring Bach’s 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or jessapotts.com most powerful chamber works. Friday 27 January, 2017 at 7:30pm- Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.

Bach Consort of Worcester Concertos for Violin, Two Violins, and Viola 978-345-5051.

Free Admission -Saturday 28 January, 2017 - 3 pm - Inventions for The Rails. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. Violin and Violoncello - Admission $15 5 pm - Solo Sonatas, Partitas, 508-853-1350. and the Chromatic Fantasy - Admission $15 7 pm - Art of the Fugue Tony Soul Project - Blues/Rock/Soul. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. for String Quartet - Admission $20 - Sunday 29 January, 2017 - 1 Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. pm - Goldberg Variations for String Trio - Admission $15 4 pm - Bach DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879.

Consort of Worcester Brandenburg Concerti no. 3 and 6 - Admission DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044. $20 Featuring The Bach Consort of Worcester directed by Michelle Hoodoo Revelator. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Graveline Omar Chen Guey (A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra) Jesse Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

Holstein (Providence String Quartet) Artistically curated and directed DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re

by Peter Sulski and Ariana Falk of the Worcester Chamber Music listening and dancing pleasure! N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Society All events at: Clark University’s Razzo Hall 92 Downing Street, Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Worcester All-day reception and art exhibit Festival ticket for all events $80 available by calling Peter Sulski at 508-981-8880. Clark >Saturday 28 Jompathon ’17. Our 26th Annual Jompathon from 8:00 am to University: Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St. 8:00 pm - a marathon student recital to raise funds for JOMP’s 508-793-7356 or find them on Facebook.

Thank Firday it’s Nat at 5:30, then The Russo Brothers Financial Aid Program. Admission is free and donations to financial aid gratefully accepted. Stop by any time! Free Admission. 8 a.m. to 8 9pm. No Cover. 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 p.m. Joy of Music Program, Joseph & Jordan Shapiro Concert Hall, 1 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. Gorham St. 508-856-9541 or jomp.org Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers Winter Concert Series. Space is limited; pre-registration North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. required. Member $7, Non-Member $18, including admission. 3-4 Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-8696111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Sterling. 978-422-8438.

Worcester Kiltie Celebrates The Life of Robert Burns.

Live Music TDB. Live Music TBD n/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Come celebrate the life of Robert Burns the Poet of Scotland with Restaurant & Bar, Bar / Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. the Worcester Kiltie Pipe Band Grade 3A World Champions! $30 For The Sage Project. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. concert only $60 for dinner & concert. 5:30-11 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 508-304-6044.

Chris MaCnamara and Mark Leighton. Otherwise known as 321 Main St. 508-754-6104 or wkpb.org deadstick and hambone. Chris and mark create a lively and enjoyable Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a mix of songs to get your attention; some songs are his and they pull talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. some from every song style available. Come down and enjoy the fun! 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com $0. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. Giuliano D’Orazio. Free!. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Basil n’ Spice, Thai Cuisine, 299 Shrewsbury S. 774-317-9986 or basilnspice.com 508-792-3700.

Amanda Cote. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central Alias Draleaus: classic rock duo. If a fun night out is what you’re looking for, then come on down and enjoy dinner and drinks St., Leominster. while watching the show. N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Belit. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Bar/ Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Blackout Sevendust Tribute w/ Influenza and V. Blackout Outrageous Greg’s Crazy Karaoke. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Martys pub, 225 Canterbury Street, . 508-373-2503. returns to the Cove! $10 at the Door 21+ Doors at 8pm $10 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 The Blameless Project. Rock / Metal Rock $5 Donation.

7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. or find them on Facebook.

B.T.’s Smokehouse in Sturbridge, MA. Three sets nightly: 8:00, 9:30 & 10:30PM (Ticket gains entry to venue, guests may stay for as long as they’d like.) BBQ menu available for an additional upcharge night of event. Complimentary parking available in our Chestnut Street lot after 5:30PM. Advance and at the Door Tickets: $10 bullmansion. bigcartel.com *Please note, all tickets are “will-call” and no paper tickets are issued. Please produce ID with proof of purchase (printed or on smart phone) to gain entry at door. $10 for show, $10 for buffet. 8-11:59 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, Lincoln Ballroom, 55 Pearl St. bullmansion.bigcartel.com Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

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

DJ-AMK. DJ-AMK...College night at Beatniks...Welcome back party...

No Cover! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

DJ/Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

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

978-537-7750.

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

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

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Cosmic Slim and His Intergalactic Plowboys. Genre-defying hippiebilly country-and-something musical stylings for your ear-tickling, toe-tapping, boogeying and woogying pleasure. $5. 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or cosmicslim.com Danny Pease & the Regulators w/ MDDS & The Trees. dprsound.com/ Merrimack Delta Dub Set merrimackdeltadubset.com $10 at the Door 21+ Doors at 8pm $10 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

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

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

Erica & Justin Perform at Loft, Saturday at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

L&M Rythym Kings. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

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

Sam James. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Squelch. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508793-0900.

Juke Joint 5. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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

No Alibi. 9 p.m.-midnight U.S Marine Club- Marine Corps League Worcester Detachment, 181 Lake Ave. 508-612-5639.

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

Tequila Mockingbird. Cover band classic rock music No cover charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty and Yankee Grill, 176 Reservoir St., Holden. 508-829-2188.

Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com Take Two - Interactive Rock Band. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

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

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

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

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Flora Concert: Oskar Stenmark & Piatruba. Piatruba plays traditional folk melodies inherited from Oskar’s ancestors in Dalecarlia, Sweden. Mixed with improvisation and contemporary sounds, the trio tells stories about old traditions and forgotten melodies. Based in Sweden, Piatruba has been touring all over Scandinavia. Free with Flora admission, no RSVP required. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Renaissance Court, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Blue Plate Sunday Jam featuring Ravin Blue. Come on down, bring your guitar, bass, sticks, harp, sax, voice, or whatever instrument you’d like and join in on the jam. Each week a local band from the area will host the event, providing a full band set-up (PA, Drums, amps, microphones). All types of music are welcome. This week’s feature band is Ravin Blue. 3-7 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566.

Dunny’s Open Mic Jam. 4-8 p.m. Dunnys Tavern, 291 East Main

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Open Mic! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night!

Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. Mikey Lynch hosts the Sunday Jam with feature artist Steve ‘Wilbur’ Going! Mikey Lynch hosts the jam with a great feature artist each week and open jam session. All are welcome. No cover. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Andy Cummings! No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

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

978-345-5051.

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

978-537-7750.

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

Open Mic. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m.

CJs Steakloft, 369 W. Main St. (route 20), Northborough. 508-3938134 or find them on Facebook.

Mauro DePasquale vocalist/pianist and guest.

Worcester’s own pianist/vocalist Mauro DePasquale and guest offer a delicious blend of American song book favorites to relax with in fine style. No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. Beatniks Open Mic Night. Beatniks Open Mic Night...Beatnik’s open mic, free entry! Every other Wednesday. Check our calendar for details. Stop by for music, poetry, comedy and other entertainment.

Set up in the bar or on the stage, your choice. Great chance to try your routine out or simply get some stage time. 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

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ArtsWorcester, “Dresses: Fight or Flight” by Alicia Dwyer, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Jan. 28 - July 15.

Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. >Monday 30 Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Third Man Band featuring Molly Green. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.- Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org 2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Booklovers’ Gourmet, Paintings, Prints, Sculpture and more from the collection of J. Richard Whittaker, Through Jan. 31; “Winter >Tuesday 31 Palette” annual group art show, Wednesday - Tuesday. Hours: closed Bach Consort of Worcester Additional Concert. The Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m.

Bach Consort of Worcester continues its J. S. Bach series with the celebrated Brandenburg concertos #3 and #6. Also on the program to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or bookloversgourmet.com will be the famous A minor violin concerto of J. S. Bach, with Peter Sulski as violin soloist. Free. Noon-1 p.m. Assumption College: Chapel Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 of the Holy Spirit, 500 Salisbury St. p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-793Elvis Lives. Elvis Lives is an unforgettable multi-media and live musical journey across Elvis’ life. His iconic style, embraced by many 7113 or clarku.edu Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to of today’s artists, continues to intrigue audiences of all generations.

Featuring finalists from Elvis Presley Enterprises’ worldwide Ultimate 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, audiences “Can’t Help Falling In Love”® Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art with this phenomenal, theatrical concert experience. Tickets are $39, $49 and $59. Discounts are available for members and groups Gallery, Last Frontier / Última Frontera: La Subjetividad del Territorio, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, of 10+. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 through April 13. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu Tuesday Open Mic Night! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ or danforthmuseum.org verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot EcoTarium, Turtle Travels, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sept. 17 - May 7. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday.

404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook.

Hip Swayers Deluxe! Enjoy a Hip & Swayful Tuesday Night at the Admission: $15.00 adults; $10 for children ages 2-18, college students with ID & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium Stomping Ground! Free. 8-11 p.m. the Stomping Ground, 132 Main members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, St., Putnam. 860-928-7900.

Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special event.

AriBand! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham.

Boogie Chillin’. Bluesy, bluegrassy, acoustic band with a twist.

978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Jon Bonner - Guitar & Vocals Fernando Perez - Percussion Zack Slik - Mandolin & Vocals Dan Villani - Violin/fiddle Rose Villani - Bass Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Free! 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org find them on Facebook.

Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m.

Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

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Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, Gallery talk with artist Madeline Altmann, Wednesday. 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 or fruitlands.org Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978598-5000 or 978-598-5000 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Hearthside Bounty, Saturday. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 - $28 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge.

800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909.

Post Road Art Center, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-7522170 or printsandpotter.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free.

633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, Admission: free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Worcester Art Museum, Facing the World: Modernization and Splendor in Meiji Japan, Through April 16; Flora in Winter, Thursday; Flora Opening Party: KAHBAHBLOOOM: An Explosion of Color!, Thursday; Helmutt on the Move, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays,

Fridays, Saturdays, Sept. 1 - Aug. 31; Jeppson Idea Lab: Renoir’s The Jewish Wedding, Through March 26; KAHBAHBLOOOM: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley, Through Sept. 9; Picket Fence to Picket Line: Visions of American Citizenship, Through Feb. 5; Flora in Winter, Friday; Flora Live Interpretation in the Gallery (Members Only), Friday; Flora in Winter, Saturday; Flora in Winter, Sunday. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Exhibition: Bandits and Heroes, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Jan. 28 - March 11. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Hours: closed Sunday Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-7538278 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

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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits - Fridays, Saturdays, Saturday, September 18 - Tuesday, December 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits 257 Park Ave Worcester MA 01609 Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat Jan 27th & 28th Dick Doherty Vincent Mcelhone and Friends Fri & Sat Feb 3rd & 4th Tim McIntire David Lamb and Friends Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-401-2221 or online at dickdoherty.com Decades Rewind - Saturday, January 28. Decades Rewind is a new theatrical music journey, unlike anything you’ve seen or heard before, rewinding through 30 years of the greatest music of our times! Get ready to have your memories brought to life by an 8 piece band and 6 brilliant vocalists; surrounded by concert stage lighting, poignant videography of American culture, and over 100 period specific costume changes of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Decades Rewind will have you singing and dancing in your seats on a magical musical extravaganza you won’t ever forget. $38-$52. 7:30-9:45 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 941-677-8895 or visit tickets.thehanovertheatre.org

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Finding Dory - Free Family Movie Night! (Doors open at 6:30 PM) Dory is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. This fish we have all grown to love returns along with her new “family” Nemo and Marlin. Rated PG. Sponsored by Alternatives/ All proceeds from refreshment sales benefit Alternatives. Admission is free. Donations are gratefully accepted. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Alternatives Whitin Mill Complex: GB and Lexi Singh Performance Center, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. 508-234-6232 or alternativesnet.org

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Meet Star Wars Characters from the 501st New England Garrison. Stormtroopers and Jedi are landing at the EcoTarium! Come dressed as your favorite character and meet members of the 501st New England Garrison from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. While you’re here, learn about space exploration and more in our Science Discovery programs and shows in the Alden Digital Planetarium: A National Geographic Theater. Free with EcoTarium admission ($15 adults, $10 children 2-18, seniors 65+ and students with ID); Free for EcoTarium Members and children under 2.

EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org Flora Origami Flower Scavenger Hunt. Join museum educators in an interactive drop-in origami-making scavenger hunt throughout the museum. Can you find all three? Leave with a bouquet of handmade flowers! For more information on Flora 2017, visit us online at: worcesterart.org Free with Flora in Winter admission, no RSVP required. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Worcester Art

Museum, Galleries, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Family Winter Walk. Instructor: Alice Puccio Explore life in the woods and gardens at Tower Hill in the winter. The whole family is invited to bundle up for an hour long walk followed by hot chocolate in the conservatory. Free for members, Nonmember: $10/family plus cost of admission. 1-2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. thankyou4caring.org Zip Tour Canceled During Flora in Winter. The Zip Tour is canceled during Flora in Winter (January 26 - January 29, 2017). To learn more about Flora in Winter please visit: worcesterart.org 1-2 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Flora Origami Flower Scavenger Hunt. Join museum educators in an interactive drop-in origami-making scavenger hunt throughout the museum. Can you find all three? Leave with a bouquet of handmade flowers! For more information about Flora 2017, visit us online at worcesterart.org Free with Flora admission, no RSVP required. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Galleries, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

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Flora Activity for Kids of All Ages: Thumbprint Flowers.

Use your thumbprints and inspiration from “KAHBAHBLOOOM: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley” to create your own thumbprint flowers.

For more information on Flora 2017, visit us online at worcesterart. org Free with Museum admission, No RSVP required; Space is limited and is first-come, first-served.. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Studio 100, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

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The Sunday Public Tour is canceled during Flora in Winter (January 26 - January 29, 2017). To learn more about Flora in Winter please visit: worcesterart.org Free with Museum admission. Noon-1 p.m.

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Art Carts: Family Fun - Antioch, the Hunt Mosaic & WAM. Ever wonder how our wonderful collection of mosaics got here? How they were made? Where they came from? Where is Antioch? Learn about all this and try your hand at making a mosaic!

(Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 1-2 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Renaissance Court, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor. Knightly armor is nice and shiny, but how does it feel? How heavy is the armor?

Is it comfortable? How and why did they decorate it? Discover the answers to these questions and more with our hands-on armor activity! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Medieval Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Day activity! Open hours: Wednesdays-Fridays, 11am-12noon, and 1-3pm; Sundays 2-4:45pm. Suitable for all ages; Helmutt’s Drop-In Studio is available on a first-come, first-served basis. (All programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission.

11 a.m.-noon Worcester Art Museum, Studio 100, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

college sports Men’s Basketball

Holy Cross Jan. 28 @ Navy, Annapolis, Maryland, 4 p.m.

Feb. 1 vs. Colgate, 7:05 p.m.

Assumption Jan. 28 vs. Adelphi, 3 p.m.

Jan. 30 vs. Mercy, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 1 @ Southern New Hampshire, 7:30 p.m.

Nichols Jan. 21 @ Wentworth, 3 p.m.

Jan. 28 vs. Gordon, 12 p.m.

Jan. 31 vs. Western New England, 7:30 p.m.

WPI Jan. 28 @ Springfield, 12 p.m.

Feb. 1 @ Emerson, 5:30 p.m. >Wednesday 1 – Friday 3 Becker Helmutt’s Drop In Studio. Add to your museum visit experience Jan. 28 vs. Newbury College, 1 p.m. by participating in Helmutt’s Drop-In Studio, offered in conjunction Worcester State with the exhibition, “KAHBAHBLOOOM: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Jan. 28 vs. MCLA, 1 p.m.

Emberley.” Try your hand at some of the techniques Ed uses to create Feb. 1 vs. Salem State, 5:30 p.m. his colorful picture books, like thumbprint drawing, printmaking, and Clark University making pictures with color block shapes. New art-making activities Jan. 28 @ MIT, 2 p.m. weekly. Feb 1, 2, 3, & 5 - Spring Fun Bean People & A Ground Hog

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Flora Origami Flower Scavenger Hunt. Join museum educators in an interactive drop-in origami-making scavenger hunt throughout the museum. Can you find all three? Leave with a bouquet of handmade flowers! For more information on Flora 2017, visit us online at: worcesterart.org Free with Flora admission, no RSVP required. 11 a.m.-1, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Galleries, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

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Feb. 1 @ Coast Guard Academy, 7 p.m.

Anna Maria Jan. 28 @ Suffolk, 3:15 p.m.

Feb. 1 @ Lasell, 7 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

Holy Cross Jan. 28 vs. Navy, 1:05 p.m.

Feb. 1 @ Colgate, 7 p.m.

Assumption Jan. 28 vs. Adelphi, 1 p.m.

Feb. 1 @ Southern New Hampshire, 5:30 p.m.

Nichols Jan. 28 vs. Gordon, 2 p.m.

Jan. 31 vs. Western New England, 5:30 p.m.

WPI Jan. 28 vs. Clark, 2 p.m.

Feb. 2 vs. Mount Holyoke, 7 p.m.

Becker Jan. 26 vs. Wheelock, 7 p.m.

Jan. 28 vs. Newbury College, 3 p.m.

Worcester State Jan. 28 vs. MCLA, 3 p.m.

Feb. 1 vs. Salem State, 7:30 p.m.

Clark University Jan. 28 @ WPI, 2 p.m.

Feb. 1 vs. Coast Guard Academy, 7 p.m.

Anna Maria Jan. 26 vs. Mount Ida, 7 p.m.

Jan. 28 @ Saint Joseph’s (Maine), 1 p.m.

Jan. 31 vs. Fisher, 7 p.m.

Men’s Ice Hockey

Holy Cross Jan. 27 vs. Robert Morris, 7:05 p.m.

Jan. 28 vs. Robert Morris, 7:05 p.m.

Assumption Jan. 28 vs. Southern New Hampshire (Combat Cancer Game), 7:35 p.m.

Jan. 31 vs. Saint Anselm, 7:35 p.m.

Nichols Jan. 26 @ Endicott, 7 p.m.

Becker Jan.26 @ Johnson & Wales, Rhode Island, 6:55 p.m.

Jan. 28 vs. Curry, 8:40 p.m.

Worcester State Jan. 26 vs. Plymouth State, 8:30 p.m.

Jan. 28 vs. Salem State, 2 p.m.

WPI Jan. 28 @ Middlebury Invitational. 11:30 a.m.

Worcester State Jan. 27 @ Tufts Stampede Jan. 28 @ Tufts Stampede @BU John Thomas Terrier Invitational

Women’s Indoor Track & Field Holy Cross Jan. 27 @ John Thomas Terrier Classic, Boston University, 12 p.m.

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Assumption Jan. 28 @ University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, 1 p.m.

WPI Jan. 29 Tech Sprints, 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Holy Cross Jan. 28 vs. Bryant, 1 p.m.

WPI Jan. 29 Tech Sprints, 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Clark Jan. 28 vs. Brandeis University, 1 p.m.

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Women’s Swimming & Diving Holy Cross Jan. 28 vs. Bryant, 1 p.m.

Holy Cross Jan. 28 vs. Bryant (scrimmage), 11 a.m. vs. Assumption (scrimmage), 1 p.m.

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw, Sections III.A. Use Regulations, IV.C. Site Plan Review, and V.D. Route 146 Overlay District, the Planning Board will hold a hearing on the applications of Anthony Rainka, Sutton, MA. The applications are to renovate the existing residential structure located at 214 Worcester/ Providence Turnpike into medical office space for his existing chiropractic practice. The hearing will be held at the Sutton Town Hall, third floor, on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 7:30 P.M. A copy of the application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.

Scott Paul, Chairman

Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 8:00PM, 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 Daniel Moroney, Sutton, MA. The project consists of installing a water line that would run under the existing asphalt to replace the existing well on Map 5, Parcels 3, on 64 Worcester-Providence Turnpike, 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 Protection Bylaw.

Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 7:05PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation submitted to the Conservation Commission by Stockwell Farm, LLC, Chelmsford, MA. The project consists of an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation for Alice Reynolds/ Sheppard Revocable Trust, on Map 19 Parcel 69, at 159 Dodge Hill 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.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Harold J. Konkol and Joyce A. Demers to Mortgage Electronic Registation Systems, Inc., dated April 14, 2006 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 38787, Page 336, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. dated March 18, 2009 and recorded with said registry on March 24, 2009 at Book 43978 Page 131 and by assignment from Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to Countrywde Home Loans Servicing, L.P. to TH TRS Corp. dated August 7, 2014 and recorded with said registry on October 20, 2014 at Book 52937 Page 72 and by assignment from TH TRS Corp. to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for CMLTI Asset Trust dated August 18, 2014 and recorded with said registry on October 20, 2014 at Book 52937 Page 76 and by assignment from Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for CMLTI Asset Trust to ZFC Legal Title Trust I, U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee dated September 11, 2014 and recorded with said registry on October 20, 2014 at Book 52937 Page 80 and by assignment from U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee of ZFC Legal Title Trust I to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for CMLTI Asset Trust dated November 9, 2016 and recorded with said registry on November 25, 2016 at Book 56364 Page 349, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 3:00 p.m. on February 17, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 32 Hough Road, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land in that part of Sutton known as South Sutton and being on the westerly side of Hough Road, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the northwest comer of the granted premises at an iron pipe in the westerly line of said Hough Road at land now or formerly of Eino Johnson; THENCE S. 14 degrees 47’ W. by the westerly line of said Hough Road one hundred (100) feet to an iron pipe; THENCE N. 72 degrees 20’ W. by land now or formerly of Anna Nedoroscik two hundred (200) feet to an iron pipe; THENCE N. 14 degrees 57’ E. by land of said Nedoroscik one hundred (100) feet to a drill hole in a stone wall; THENCE S. 72 degrees 20’ E. by land of said Eino Johnson and following a wall two hundred (200) feet to the point of beginning. Containing 19,800 square feet, more or less. For title reference, see deed in Book 27677, Page 277. For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 24417, Page 340. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.

Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR CMLTI ASSET TRUST Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201504-0348 - TEA

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Town of Millbury Conservation Commission The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 7:05 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a request for an Amendment to the Order of Conditions from Bertin Engineering for proposed tree trimming and restoration plantings associated with a solar array located at 16 Valente Drive. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40.

Donald Flynn Chairman

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Daniel W. Boire and Pamella J. Boire a/k/a Pamella J. Lapierre to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated May 28, 2004 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 33784, Page 188, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP dated June 22, 2010 and recorded with said registry on June 24, 2010 at Book 45952 Page 237 and by assignment from Bank of America, N.A. to Green Tree Servicing LLC dated November 9, 2012 and recorded with said registry on November 16, 2012 at Book 49970 Page 58 and by assignment from Ditech Financial, LLC, successor by merger to Green Tree Servicing, LLC to MTGLQ Investors, L.P. dated September 15, 2016 and recorded with said registry on October 27, 2016 at Book 56205 Page 285 and by corrective assignment from Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP to Green Tree Servicing, LLC dated October 15, 2016 and recorded with said registry on October 27, 2016 at Book 56205 Page 281, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 4:00 p.m. on February 17, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 27R Lincoln Avenue Extension, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land in Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts situated on Lincoln Avenue Extension and being the premises shown as lots numbered 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, and 490 on that plan entitled ‘’Morse Terrace #2 Millbury, Mass.’’ formerly belonging to the Morse Land Company of Providence, R.I. Survey drawn by Edward E. Goff, May 1919 and recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 32, Plan 62. Being remaining portion of the premises conveyed to the grantors by deeds of Antoinette A. Burl recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 4876, Page 490 and Book 4995, Page 85. For title see Book 23638, Page 350. For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 23638, Page 350. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.

Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201502-0390 - TEA

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WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS January 26, 2017 SEALED BIDS shall be received at the Purchasing Office, 69 Tacoma Street., Worcester, MA 01605 IFBs may be picked up at the location above or may be downloaded from our website: www.worcester-housing.com/purchasing, or call (508) 635-3203, TDD (508) 798-4530. Bidders are responsible for ensuring they have received any/all addenda prior to submitting a bid.

Separate awards will be made for each IFB. WHA reserves the right to reject any or all responses, in whole or in part, deemed to be in their best interest. Award of all contracts is subject to the approval of the WHA Executive Director or Board of Commissioners. The Operating Agency shall indemnify and hold harmless the WHA and its officers or agents from any and all third party claims arising from activities under these Agreements as set forth in MGL c.258, section 2 as amended.

Bid No. 17-02

Release Date Project Title Bid Surety 1/26/2017 Elevator Maintenance & Repairs Pre-Bid Conference at Purchasing Dept, 69 Tacoma St, Worc MA Jackson Restrepo Chief Procurement Officer Visit our website at: www.worcester-housing.com/purchasing

MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Sections 81-T and 81-W, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 13, at 7:15 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Paine Realty Trust c/o Roger B. Leland, for modification of the Definitive Plan Decision for Longwood Farm Estates, property located on McGrath Road Millbury, MA, so as to extend the construction deadline for completion of roads and associated infrastructure. Application is available for inspection in the Planning Department, Municipal Office Building during regular business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above.

Richard Gosselin Chairman 1/26/2017 & 2/02/2017

TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on February 2, 2017 at 7:30pm on the petition of Anthony Rainka. The petitioner is requesting a Special Permit as it pertains to III.A.4.Table 1, E.10 of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws to operate a medical office.

The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 214 Worcester Providence Turnpike as shown on Assessors Map #18, Parcel #75. The property is located in the B2 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated.

Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk

Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of Section VI.L of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw – Accessory Apartment Bylaw, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Kristen Richards of 27 Lincoln Road to construct an attached 956 s.f. +/accessory apartment at this location.

The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 7:45 P.M. A copy of the plans and application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.

Scott Paul, Chairman

TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on February 2, 2017 at 7:35pm on the petition of Patrick Perkins, J.E.P. Contracting, Inc.. The petitioner is requesting Variances from III.B.3.Tables II and III of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws for setback and lot coverage relief as well as a finding from MGL.ch40A Section 6 for the tear down and rebuild of a single family home. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 17 Ramshorn Road as shown on Assessors Map #14, Parcel #59. The property is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated.

Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk

Bid Opening 10:00 AM February 23, 2017 10:00 AM February 9, 2017

WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY WHA Job No. 2016-03 Phase III MA 12-01 Great Brook Valley Gardens Invitation For Bids The Worcester Housing Authority invites sealed bids for Phase III at MA12-01 Great Brook Valley Gardens in accordance with the documents prepared by Worcester Housing Authority. The work is estimated to cost $536,000, including Alternates. Project consists of but is not limited to: re-facing gable ends, replacing existing exterior lights and storm doors, and repointing masonry. General Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Filed Sub-Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2017, and publicly opened and read aloud at the same address. Filed sub-bids will be taken for the following portions of work: Section 042110 –Brick Masonry Section 260000 – Electrical A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time bidders will be invited to visit the project site(s) with the a Worcester Housing Authority representative. Failure to attend or visit the premises shall be no defense in failure to perform contract terms. Bids are subject to M.G.L c149 §44A-J and Davis Bacon wage rates as well as other applicable laws. General Bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category of work: General Building Construction.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid price in the form of a Bid Bond, issued by a responsible surety company licensed to do business in Massachusetts, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority by bidders for the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates). Bid forms and Contract Documents will be made available on the Worcester Housing Authority website (http://worcester-housing.com/purchasing.html) at no cost. Hard copies will be made available on January 18, 2017 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and thereafter, Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. through 4:30 P. M. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by depositing $50.00 in the form of a company check, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, for each set of documents so obtained. The amount of the deposit will be refunded to each person who returns the plans, specifications and other documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Bidders requesting contract documents to be mailed to them should include a separate check in the amount of $40.00 for each set payable to the Worcester Housing Authority to cover mailing and handling costs.The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: 1. Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 2. F.W. Dodge, 24 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA 02173 3. Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092 4. Project Dog, 18 Graf Road Unit #8 Plan Room, Newburyport, MA 01950 Attention is called to the following: 1. Provisions of Equal Employment Opportunity; 2. Provisions for payment of not less than the minimum wages as set forth in the Specifications; 3. Provisions of Chapter 14, Acts of 1966, Imposing a Temporary Sales Tax, Section 1, Subsection 6 (d) and (k) exempting the Authority from the operation of such a chapter; 4. Requirement to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond as set forth in the specifications, 5. Insurance certificate indicating coverage for public liability, property damage and workers compensation, in accordance with the contract requirements, must be filed by the successful bidder upon signing of the contract.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder with the lowest proposed contract price including the dollar amount of all accepted alternates. Questions regarding this project shall be submitted in writing 72 hours prior to opening and emailed to Mod-Bids@worcester-housing.com.

Reference the WHA Job Number 2016-03 only in the subject line.

Worcester Housing Authority Dennis L. Irish, Chairperson DATE: January 2017 D

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester, ss. SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT CIVIL ACTION No.: 16-1561B JEFFREY KOSTRZEBA, Plaintiff VS MICHAEL DUVAL, Defendant ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Upon Motion of Plaintiff for an order directing Michael Duval the defendant herein, to appear, plead or answer, in accordance with Mass. R. Civ. P. 4, it appearing to the Court that this is an action for personal injury complaint.

That the said Defendant cannot be found and that is present whereabouts are unknown; that personal service on said Defendant is therefore not practicable; and that said Defendant has not voluntarily appeared in this action. It is Ordered that said Defendant is directed to appear, plead, answer or otherwise move with respect to the complaint herein on or before February 1, 2017. If you fail to do so this court will proceed to a hearing and adjudication of this matter. It is further Ordered that the accompanying summons be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Worcester Magazine, a newspaper published in Worcester. By the court (Ricciardone, J.) Attest: Corinne L. Gorman, First Assistant Clerk 01/19/2017 WM

Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw Section III.A.- Table of Use Regulations, IV.C. Site Plan Review, and VII.A.2.

Special Permits, the Planning Board will hold a hearing on the application of Tommy-John Fox, Johnston, RI for use of the existing structure and property located at 140 Worcester/Providence Tpk for sales of hydroponic, aeorponic and organic gardening supplies. The hearing will be held at the Sutton Town Hall, third floor, on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 8:00 P.M. A copy of the application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.

Scott Paul, Chairman

Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of Section VI.H of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Silent Retreat, LLC of Boston, MA. The applicant seeks a special permit for a retreat lot with 22 +/acres and 52.67 +/- of road frontage at 82 Eight Lots Road. The hearing on this application will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 7:05 P.M. A copy of the plan and application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.

Scott Paul, Chairman

Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw Section III.A. Use Regulations, Section IV.C. Site Plan Review, and Section VII. A. Special Permits, the Planning Board will hold a hearing on the application of Rock & Recycling, LLC of Devens, MA for use of the existing structure and property located at 79 Worcester/ Providence Turnpike for a retail sale of parts and construction equipment and service (screening & crushing/non-registered). The hearing will be held at the Sutton Town Hall, third floor, on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 7:15 P.M. A copy of the application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.

Scott Paul, Chairman

Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 8:15PM, 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 Anthony & Jessica Rainka, MA. The project consists of converting the current single family home into a Chiropractic office within the outer riparian zone, upland and wetland resource area restorations are designed into the project on Map 5, Parcels 75, on 214 Worcester Providence Turnpike, 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 Protection Bylaw.

WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY WHA Job No. 2016-04 Concrete Coating Phase III MA 12-01 Great Brook Valley Gardens

MILLBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT PROPOSED FY18 BUDGET NOTICE OF HEARING Pursuant to General Laws, Chapter 71, Section 38N, The Millbury School Committee will hold a public hearing on its 2017-18 Proposed Budget in the Millbury High School Media Center at 7:00PM on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.

11-Jan-17 FY 2018 CLASSIFICATION

PROPOSED BUDGET PERCENT DOLLAR 2017-18 INCREASE INCREASE 1000 Administration 648,422 690,505 6.49% 42,083 2000 Instruction 14,719,006 15,710,565 6.74% 991,559 3000 Other Services 2,085,093 1,707,073 -18.13% -378,020 4000 Operation & Maint. of Plant 1,878,179 1,907,451 1.56% 29,272 7000 Replacement of Motor Vehicle 7,850 18,145 131.15% 10,295 9000 Programs with Other Systems 1,114,570 1,231,511 10.49% 116,941 20,453,120 21,265,250 3.97% 812,130 Windle Field 12,200 20,375 67.01% 8,175 School Committee (Salaries Elected) 10,224 10,224 0.00% 0 High School Athletic Department 171,656 202,670 18.07% 31,014 TOTAL BUDGET 20,647,200 21,498,519 4.12% 851,319 All budget/expenditure totals include Medicaid reimbursement.

Copies of the FY 2018 Proposed Budget may be obtained at the Supt.’s Office, 12 Martin Street, Millbury.

Jennifer B. Nietupski, Chairperson Kevin M. Plante, Vice Chairperson Leslie M. Vigneau Susan M. Teixeira Christopher J. Wilbur

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Invitation For Bids The Worcester Housing Authority invites sealed bids for Concrete Coating Phase III at MA 12-01 Great Brook Valley Gardens in accordance with the documents prepared by Worcester Housing Authority. The work is estimated to cost $375,000. Project consists of but is not limited to: applying mineral silicate paint to concrete banding on up to 40 buildings with preparatory concrete repair and painted building signage. General Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time bidders will be invited to visit the project site(s) with the a Worcester Housing Authority representative. Failure to attend or visit the premises shall be no defense in failure to perform contract terms. Bids are subject to M.G.L c149 §44A-J and Davis Bacon wage rates as well as other applicable laws. General Bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following categories of work: Painting or Waterproofing, Damproofing and Caulking. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid price in the form of a Bid Bond, issued by a responsible surety company licensed to do business in Massachusetts, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority by bidders for the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates). Bid forms and Contract Documents will be made available on the Worcester Housing Authority website (http://worcester-housing.com/purchasing.html) at no cost. Hard copies will be made available on January 18, 2017 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and thereafter, Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. through 4:30 P. M. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by depositing $50.00 in the form of a company check, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, for each set of documents so obtained. The amount of the deposit will be refunded to each person who returns the plans, specifications and other documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Bidders requesting contract documents to be mailed to them should include a separate check in the amount of $40.00 for each set payable to the Worcester Housing Authority to cover mailing and handling costs.

The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: 1. Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 2. F.W. Dodge, 24 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA 02173 3. Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092 4. Project Dog, 18 Graf Road Unit #8 Plan Room, Newburyport, MA 01950 Attention is called to the following: 1. Provisions of Equal Employment Opportunity; 2. Provisions for payment of not less than the minimum wages as set forth in the Specifications; 3. Provisions of Chapter 14, Acts of 1966, Imposing a Temporary Sales Tax, Section 1, Subsection 6 (d) and (k) exempting the Authority from the operation of such a chapter; 4. Requirement to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond as set forth in the specifications, 5. Insurance certificate indicating coverage for public liability, property damage and workers compensation, in accordance with the contract requirements, must be filed by the successful bidder upon signing of the contract.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder with the lowest proposed contract price including the dollar amount of all accepted alternates. Questions regarding this project shall be submitted in writing 72 hours prior to opening and emailed to Mod-Bids@worcester-housing.com.

Reference the WHA Job Number only in the subject line.

Worcester Housing Authority Dennis L. Irish, Chairperson DATE: January 2017

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Benefits: Paid weekly, Health Ins, Paid Vacation, Major Holidays & Accrued sick time. 978422-8198 karen.hudsontruckin g@gmail.com

Administrative Assistant Looking for a full-time administrative assistant for Worcester Kids’ Dentist. The ideal candidate must be personable and have good computer skills. This is a great position for someone that loves to laugh and is looking for an open, friendly working environment.

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Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. 2 Lots in the Garden of Faith. $1500.00 for both. Near the feature. Mary 508-886-4334.

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number 297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden Of Valor Section. Current value is over $10,000 including 2 concrete burial vaults. $3,000.00 or B/O 508-3750080

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Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Grave sites. 2 lots, Good Shepherd. Plot 147, graves 3 & 4. $5000.00 each.

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

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross Premier Location, Must sell Value $5250 Asking $4000 OBO 508-799-5678

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

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

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

Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107

VINTAGE END TABLES (2) 16" W X 30" L, Two-tier, Solid Wood, Maple, Ornate Legs, Ex. $75.00/Both 508-754-1827

BATHROOM VANITY OR CABINET 30" W X 31" T X 22 1/2" D, Laminate, White w/ Beige. $50/B.O. 508-791-0531

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Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Serenity Two lots for sale.

Present price $3495 for both, will sell for $900 each, totaling $1800. Call 801-294-7514

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Worcester Memorial Park Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, unit B, graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost $8500 for both, asking $4000. Call 910-477-9081 Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Two lots, section 511, Garden of Valor. Asking $3500 OBO. 508-754-1188

Loft Bed (Low Profile) w/4 underbed drawers, matching bookcase, 2 bedside tables.

Solid oak. $500. 508-859-8170

Vintage wood rocking chair w/upholstered seat & pillow. $85. Antique wood chair w/upholstered seat & pillow. $85 508-859-8170

4 Goodyear 225/50 R 16" Assurance All Season Tires Ex cond. Mntd on G.M.5 hole alloy rims. $380. 978-422-8084 Brother Sewing Machine w/ cover. Never used. $75. 978870-7133 Stiffel lamp, cream-colored, white shade, 30" tall, $75. Call Rich at 508-212-0178 2 Complete bathroom sets Matching rugs, towels, shower curtain, etc. Light blue, Like new. $75. 508 829-9240

Amana ART104TFDW 14.3 cubic foot refrigerator/freezer, bought new, excellent condition, $375. 508-640-5888 Brother HL-2170W Wireless Laser Printer, bought new, very good condition, $50 508640-5888

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Oak Children’s Bed & Desk Set Wooden chest, oak table, marble top table. Good condition. Price is negotiable. 774276-1047

Maytag Washer & Dryer 3 months old. Paid $649 each.

Moving, must sell. Asking $1000. 508-886-6968

Heavy Duty Prototype PVC Pipes Hammock Frame w/1 cloth & 1 rope material, all accessories. $75 978-537-9925

U.S. C14 Zeppelin Stamp (U) Flag cncl. $175. Stamp questions? Ron 413-896-3324

Corner Hutch Solid pine - 4 doors - 48" x 76". Accommodates 42" television. $250.

Photo available. 508-829-6792

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

C-13 Zeppelin Stamp Flag Cancelled $200. Got Stamp Questions? Call Ron at 413896-3324

Radiators Cast iron - 8"x 20 x 36 (H); 5" x 10 x 24 (H); 5" x 10 x 36 (H) all 3 for $100. Baseboard Weil Mclain radiators - 2" x 9" x 24" - 2 pcs - $50. 508-847-4531

Corn Hole Game College size, 4 bags. $65. 978-798-1475

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WORCESTER, MA • MLS #72107952• $209,900 ADVANTAGE 1 dluong.realtor@gmail.com

Paula K. Aberman Associates, Inc.

Paula Savard Gail Lent

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

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

Sandra DeRienzo ABR, GRI

Tracy Page* Tracy Sladen John Keefe

(978)-413-0118 (978) 870-7572 (508)-259-3998

(508)-783-5782

Hannah Meyer

508-662-6807

(978) 537-4971 • 1-(800) 924-8666 Leominster $129,900

Classic Bungalow style with wood floors, updated roof, windows, & bath. Clean and ready to be moved in. Plenty of off street parking.

Full basement with updated heating system. On bus line and near shopping and restaurants. Commercially zoned. Aberman Assoc Inc Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x102 www.gaillent.com

Gardner $189,900

Although minutes from major routes, this lovely property is tucked away on a beautiful wooded lot surrounded by mature trees in an established neighborhood. Enjoy this charming 4 bedroom, 2 full bath Cape with vinyl siding, vinyl windows and a young roof ~ hardwood floors throughout with ceramic tile in the bathrooms....plenty of cabinets in the sun filled kitchen with breakfast bar, dining area and room to entertain! Office/play area nook upstairs, Huge living room with custom tiled fireplace.... Your choice of oil or wood heat or use both! Full basement with laundry hookups with lots of storage....see this one before it’s gone! Aberman Assoc Inc. Tracy Sladen 978-537-4971 x 106

Leominster $234,900

3 br 3 bath ranch. Looks can be deceiving; this is NOT a drive-by. This adorable ranch offers 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on a private lot. Granite counter tops in the kitchen with breakfast bar. Hardwood flooring and ceramic tile throughout main level. Granite tiled fireplace in living room. Laundry area off kitchen. Plenty of storage throughout.

Slider in dining room leads out to large composite deck - great for entertaining (2014). Finished basement serves many uses and includes a summer kitchen/dining area that leads out to patio through slider door. Oversized parking area can comfortably accommodate 10+ cars/recreational vehicles. Acreage is two parcels (.33 & 1.22 ac). Easy access to Rt 2, I-190, downtown, Whitney Field Mall, restaurants and other amenities.

Aberman Assoc. Inc Yasmin Loft 978-537-4971 x110

Blackstone $359,900

Beautifully Completely Renovated Two Family Home. This Home Is A Must See To Believe, Definitely Not A Drive By! First Unit Has Granite Countertops, SS Appliances, Ceramic Tile and Hardwood Floors. The Master Bath Is Fit For A King! The Second Unit Has 4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths! Aberman Assoc Inc. John Keefe 978-537-4971 x 107

Stefanie Roberts

Barbara Parker

(978) 808-4991 (508) 873-1476

2086 Main Street, Lancaster www.paulasavard.com

Yasmin Loft Anna Mary (706) 870-4000 Kraemer CRS

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

COMMERCIAL CORNER: Gardner $419,000

BUS/TRANSPORTATION FACILITY-Maintenance and storage building for your fleet. Clean and well maintained.

Large paved lot. 5 drive-in doors, parts/inventory room, offices, storage area. Automotive lift and 2000 gallon fuel tank convey with property. All other personal property is not included in sale price. Additional inventory and personal property is available separately. Contact broker for details. Buyer due diligence to include verification of property details, condition, and allowable uses by the City of Gardner. The information in this listing was gathered from third-party sources and public records and was not independently verified by Paula K. Aberman Associates, Inc. or its agents or representatives. Measurements are approximate. Aberman Assoc Inc Tracy Page 978-537-4971 x 111

Leominster $209,900

4 bedroom 2 full bath contemporary. Convenient to Rt 2 and 190.

Aberman Assoc Inc. John Keefe 978-537-4971 x 107

Fitchburg $309,000

Awesome 2 family home in West Fitchburg. 2nd floor boasts 2 levels with 3 bedrooms and full bath with skylight on 2nd level. Brand new energy efficient gas stove and refrigerator. Step down into the Enclosed sun room that can be used as a bedroom (does not have closet). 1/2 bath, Pantry and extra storage on 1st level. First floor apartment has three bedrooms, full bath with old style claw foot tub and pantry. Full Basement and Separate Utilities for each unit! Nice yard for the kids to play or pets to run around in. A Must See home! Aberman Assoc. Inc.John Keefe 978-537-4971 x107

Lunenburg $389,900

This Beautiful Cape sits on over 6-1/2 acres in much desired Lunenburg location. Open concept Family Room with Ceiling Fans and recessed lighting. Large deck off the kitchen with sliders for easy access! Above ground pool! The Master bedroom is on the first floor, Along with Master bath! The open staircase leads to the balcony which features 2 more bedrooms and a shared bathroom on the second level. The large 2 car detached garage also has plenty of room for extra storage. Additional storage in shed in back yard also. Aberman Assoc Inc. John Keefe 978-537-4971 x107

Tara Sullivan

Linda Barry

Robin Dunbar Bain

Peter Haley*

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Nick Massucco

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Beth Lamontagne 508-340-0574

Jack Vankann 978-870-4998

Lancaster $174,500

CONDO FRESHLY PAINTED THROUGHOUT ** BRAND NEW FRIGIDAIRE APPLIANCES (RANGE, DISHWASHER, REFRIGERATOR) ** NEW WINDOW BLINDS. GRANITE KITCHEN COUNTER TOPS AND BREAKFAST BAR. LARGE MASTER BEDROOM WITH TWO FULL SIZE CLOSETS. WINDOWS REPLACED UPSTAIRS (2014). FULL UNFINISHED BASEMENT. EXTERIOR PAINTED (2014) AND ROOF (APPROX. 4 YEARS OLD). GREAT FOR FIRST TIME HOME BUYER, YOUNG FAMILY OR EMPTY NESTER. IDEAL LOCATION FOR COMMUTERS TO I-190/I-495/RT 2 AND ONLY MINUTES TO SHOPPING, RESTAURANTS AND OTHER AMENITIES. MOVE-IN READY! ABERMAN ASSOC. INC. YASMIN LOFT X110

Spencer $239,900

Country cape with living with center chimney fireplace, kitchen with granite counter tops, Dining room and bedroom bath with jetted tub and laundry on first floor. 2 bedrooms and bath up. Detached single car garage patio and rear porch. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 101 www.paulasavard.com

Northborough $319,000

First time ever for sale. Original owner in desired Northgate neighborhood. Unique Cape style home with some hardwood flooring, multi-cabineted kitchen, first floor den or 4th. bedroom. Two large front to back bedrooms on second floor. Partially finished lower level. Enclosed seasonal porch overlooks large level lot. Needs some updates but well worth the effort. Aberman Assoc Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4071 x102 www.gaillent.com

Sterling $499,900

It’s almost finished. Nw construction Close first quarter of 2017. 8 room 3 bedroom with hilltop scenic views east and west. Hardwood floors throughout the first level are already included. 2 car garage, brick patio, granite countertops , gas fireplace Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 101 www.paulasavard.com

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2013 BMW 128i 7K Orig Miles, Grey, 3.0, Automatic, Fully Loaded, Serviced. $16,900. 774-239-0800

1978 MG MGB 47,000 mi.

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

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

MUSIC INSTRUCTION Guitar Lessons All ages. 25 yrs experience. Also, for beginners, Piano, Voice, bass and Ukulele. Recreational Department, Sterling. Lou Valentino 860-574-9467

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All real estate advertised in this publication is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Massachusetts Anti Discrimination Act and the Boston & Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinances which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, children, marital status, sexual orientation, veterans status or source of income or any intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

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

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

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

For the NE area call HUD at 617-994-8300. The toll free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275 or 617-565-5453

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

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

469 miles. Asking $1650.00.

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

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

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

AUTOS 2005 Chrysler Pacifica 6 Cyl., AWD, Good Tires, New Sticker, New Brakes. Very clean. $2300 OBO. 508-736-7385. Ask for Michael.

1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe, Grey and Black.

50,000 miles. Holden area. $16,000. 407-375-3917 2001 Ford Focus MECHANICS SPECIAL NEEDS ENGINE SOHC, Automatic, 4 cyl, 4 door, clean interior, straight body, new front brakes/rotors, clean title. First $300 takes it.

508-869-6841

1997 Mercedes-Benz E-420 Sedan, 4 dr., 8 cyl., 214,000 miles. Silver. $2,995 obo. New tires, brakes & more. Good, quiet engine. Purrs like a kitten. 508-865-5372 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Original low mileage beauty.

Recent 350/325 hp engine.

Must see! Trophy winner.

774-437-8717 $6,500

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

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

Pete 407-375-3917 $2,000 CAMPERS/TRAILERS 3 Horse Trailer 2002 Exiss XT/ 300 Gooseneck. Great condition. All alum. S.S. nose. On craigslist pics. $7,995. Paxton.

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

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

BBB Accredited A+ Rating

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

Heated black leather seats.

Panoramic roof. Dealer maintained. Under warranty. $24,500.00 978-534-8860 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777 2014 Chevrolet Spark LT2 20K Mi. Silver 1.2 Auto Remote Start 37 Highway Mpg 32 City A/C C-D Heated Leather Cruise Fully Serviced, Fully Loaded 7,950 774-239-0800

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Congressman Jim McGovern, who serves the Second Congressional District of Massachusetts, is in his 10th term in Congress. He was born in Worcester in 1959. He earned his Bachelor of Arts (‘81) and Master’s of Public Administration (‘84) degrees from The American University, working his way through college by serving as an aide in the office of U.S. Sen. George McGovern (D-SD). As a congressman, McGovern has been a strong advocate for healthcare reform, fighting hunger, overturning Citizens United and increasing Pell Grants so more students have access to higher education. He is married to Lisa Murray McGovern, and has two children, Patrick and Molly. my colleague, John Lewis, and we’re all focused on that. In the meanwhile, I would argue that not enough attention has been president spent years trying to discredit focused on his cabinet nominees. He has our current president, Barack Obama, an attorney general that has a lousy record the first African-American ever elected on human rights. His EPA administrator to the presidency, by lying about him is a climate change denier. His nominee and questioning whether or not he was for secretary of education talked publicly even born in the United States. But about defunding public schools, public it goes beyond that. It’s what he said education. His secretary of state has cozied during the campaign. It’s his disparaging up to Vladimir Putin for years. I mean I comments about women. It’s his insulting could go right down the list. As we move comments about immigrants. It’s his talk forward, and as we prepare for what might of constructing a Muslim registry. Of embracing torture. Of surrounding himself come, we need to make sure that we’re focusing in on what matters. That’s number with people who have embraced bigotry and racism. This is a man who made fun of one. Number two, we need to organize. We a reporter who had a disability. He insulted need to learn from past movements that were successful, and we need to replicate John McCain, and his service in Vietnam that with regard to the Trump presidency. I when he was a prisoner of war. I mean, spoke at a Martin Luther King breakfast in you can go on and on and on. So, look, I Worcester, and one of the things I reminded am hoping that Donald Trump will evolve people was that Martin Luther King didn’t once he becomes president, and hopefully just have a dream, he got up every single there will be some things we can work on. day to figure out how to make that dream While I hope for the best, I think we need a reality, and he didn’t just agonize, he to be prepared for the worst. And there’s organized. He didn’t just talk the talk, he that great line from Maya Angelou where marched, he protested, he even engaged in she said, ‘When somebody shows you who they are, believe them the first time,’ and I non-violent civil disobedience. He moved think as we embark on a Trump presidency, his country in a direction of civil rights.

He was successful, and I think, while I’m I think we need to take him at his word. I hopeful that there will be some areas of think what he has said is who he is and I commonality that we can work with Donald find that very, very troubling.

Trump on, if he decides to move forward on some of his campaign promises, we need to How do you prepare for the worst? Well, the figure out how to build a wall of resistance first thing I think we all need to do is to make sure we are focused on what matters. to fight back. He’s talking about repealing the Affordable Care Act. That would throw One of the things that Trump has been is 30 million people off of health care, and a master at is distraction. He Tweets about that would deny tens of millions of more Meryl Streep, and we’re all taking about people health care protections that we all that Tweet. He Tweets about he doesn’t value now. Things like keeping your kid on like Alec Baldwin’s portrayal of him on Saturday Night Live, we’re all talking about your insurance until they’re 26. Making it illegal to deny people insurance because that. He Tweets a nasty comment about

Why is it that you don’t have a lot of respect for Trump? The man being sworn in as

of pre-existing conditions. Stopping the discriminatory practice of charging women more for healthcare just because they’re a woman. There are things out there that he tries to undo that we’re fighting for.

What are your thoughts on the Republicans’ efforts to defund Planned Parenthood? I

think it’s ridiculous. And it’s very, very troublesome for me. I led the effort against the Republican budget, which puts in place the process to, not only repeal the Affordable Care Act, but to defund Planned Parenthood. One of the things I said while I was speaking, I asked the question to my Republican colleagues, ‘Have any of you ever been to a Planned Parenthood clinic?’ and my guess is that none of them have, because if they went to a Planned Parenthood clinic they would know that at Planned Parenthood clinics all kinds of health care services are provided. Cancer screenings and other basic health care is provided at these clinics, not only for women, but for men as well. With regard to abortion services, the federal law is that no taxpayers’ money can be used to fund abortion. So, this idea that somehow this is a debate about abortion, again, is based not on fact. Right now the law is that no federal money can be used to pay for an abortion. But if you defund these clinics, it will deny a lot of people all across this country basic health care services and I think that’s a lousy thing to do. I’m a supporter of Planned Parenthood.

I believe in Planned Parenthood. I support a woman’s right to make her own decision with regard to the issue of abortion, but this has nothing to do with that, because

already federal funds can’t be used for abortion.

Do you believe Russia was involved in any meddling during the election? I think every

American should be concerned about what happened in this last election. The Russians influenced this election, there is no doubt about it. I read all the classified materials and what struck me was the magnitude of this operation. And I would urge everybody to go online and read the unclassified report. But this wasn’t just about hacking, which the Russians were involved with.

This was about planting fake news. They have influence in a number of TV stations throughout this country. They have a comprehensive plan to influence voters on the internet. It was a massive, deliberate undertaking. And everybody should be outraged that a foreign government would try to influence the outcome of democratic elections here in the United States. I think there ought to be an independent investigation. An independent commission appointed to do an investigation and a full analysis of this, and I also hold that the FBI is investigating any links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government in terms of coordinating some of the attacks against the Democratic National Committee, and Hillary Clinton in particular. But it is deeply disturbing, and again, don’t take my word for it, people can read the unclassified report, which is online, and they will know what I’m talking about.

– Tom Matthews JANUARY 26, 2017 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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