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veryone has a story about the homeless. Worcester’s now-defunct panhandling ordinance dredged up people’s thoughts on fellow residents making a living by begging, while complaints about people sleeping on benches or in parks are just a click away online. But there is a bigger story that ties into the capacity to handle homeless people in the first place. The organization that runs the Triage Center on Queen Street – the only “wet” shelter in the city, with 25 beds – has no more capacity for affordable housing for placements, and they regularly exceed their listed lodging license by three or four times that amount. The rapid rehousing model relies on more affordable housing and fewer shelter beds, but what happens when there aren’t enough of either? And what do we do about the people who choose to live on the street because of restrictions, real or perceived, with the shelter life? Everyone has his or her own take on the situation. Hopefully, hearing it from the people on both sides of the front lines will shed some light on the issue.

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AG now involved, Council holds off on audit of beleaguered Mosaic Tom Quinn

ndeterred by backlash from some in the communities of color, At-Large City Councilor Mike Gaffney is pressing on with a request for the city auditor to take a second look at Mosaic Cultural Complex. It comes on the heels of City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. asking the state Attorney General’s office to look into allegations surrounding recent payments to the nonprofit. Gaffney initially asked for an audit of Mosaic last year, which the City Council changed into an audit of all 10 organizations funded through the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund, following allegations on a local blog, Turtleboy, about misappropriation of funds. An audit found no legal fraud, although City Auditor Robert Stearns discovered violations of the state’s Fair Wage Act from the organization not paying employees and violations surrounding its use of a fiscal agent without notifying the city. New allegations, however, revolve around time sheets that appear to be copied and pasted from week to week, and allegedly contain inaccuracies – employees indicating they were at work, while they were actually on a radio show, for example. Gaffney said that elevated the profile of the allegations. “At this point, in reliance on those time sheets, we’ve actually issued money,” Gaffney said. “Now, there is potentially fraud.” Gaffney cited Facebook posts purportedly

from the son of Mosaic leader Brenda Jenkins’s Facebook account referencing the use of “white guilt” to leverage untapped funds into profit. Gaffney’s support of the Turtelboy blog, which people in communities of color have said targets the Black Lives Matter movement and which reacted to the news of Mosaic’s defunding by claiming credit for “assassinating” them, has been a point of contention before on the Council floor. A previous citizen petition accused Gaffney of passing on a constituent email to the blog. The blog took screenshots of Jenkins’ son’s online posts and used them as evidence of malice on the part of Mosaic. Jenkins has not spoken to the media about the claims against Mosaic, which was founded in 2005, referring comment to Attorney Howard Stempler. Responding to a request for comment from Worcester Magazine, Stempler said his client has committed no fraud, and welcomes a review by the AG. In fact, according to Stempler, Mosaic has already reached out to the AG’s office. “Mosaic has already initiated contact with the Attorney General’s office and will work cooperatively with the office to assist the Worcester city manager in maintaining public confidence in Mosaic and the Prevention Wellness Trust Fund,” Stempler said. “Mosaic will conduct its own internal investigation and review and take appropriate action as a result of its findings.” There were three interruptions of the

Nathan Pickens shouts at the Council during during At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney’s statements on Mosaic.

Council meeting, one during the public participation section and two as Gaffney laid out his case against Mosaic. “Michael Gaffney, you’re a big racist,” Nathan Pickens said before Mayor Joe Petty ordered the WPD officer on duty to remove him from the meeting. “It has to be said. You have this racist blog controlling you down at the City Council. It’s sick. It’s ridiculous.” Pickens was able to interrupt a second time further on in the meeting, and Robert Blackwell Gibbs was thrown out as well,

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swearing and flipping off the Council as he left. Councilors did not seem to think the demonstrations helped their cause, however. Gibbs swore in the direction of Mayor Joe Petty as he was leaving the room, “[Expletive deleted] you, too!” “The swears, the profanity, the accusation, the charges notwithstanding – they just bounce off me, believe me,” District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen said. “We’re going to get to the bottom of this, as we should.”

Personal responsibility about to take another hit as state moves closer to a ban on cellphones while driving. We get the safety aspect, not the Big Brother mentality. -2

Crews working on Mt. Carmel Church renovations, sorely needed at this historic church. +2

With state taking over Southbridge school district, renewed hope for a return to high academic achievement. +1

Housing prices in Worcester not exactly booming, according to T&G report, with median, single-family home price $55,000 below the median price in 2005. -4

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they only do 25 percent of the time — and said, ‘Yep, we may have a shot fired somewhere on that block,’” Saucier said. “This is an officer safety tool, he Worcester Police Departments nearly $1-million it’s also a community policing tool that we’re in those gunshot detection system, ShotSpotter, is taking neighborhoods gathering intelligence.” some shots of its own as questions are being raised At issue is the cost of the program, which Saucier over just how effective it has been in less than two years. said has cost $810,000 total. ShotSpotter, which beams information to California District 3 Councilor George Russell joined Gaffney in for analysis, has caught 314 incidents of gunfire since saying he wanted to make sure the program provided its inception in May 2014, with 11 arrests made, in bang for its buck. Some of the money has been offset addition to 295 shell casings recovered. The casings by mitigation money provided by railroad company are key pieces of evidence police said could result in CSX, but that funding will not last forever, and the city prosecutions months or a year later. The 314 incidents were pared down from 11,000 noises taking on its entire cost was referenced. A question from Gaffney about whether ShotSpotter detected by the sensors and weeded out by experts. was a deterrent to criminals using guns and whether While a number of councilors this week dropped they were switching to other weapons was referred subtle and not-so-subtle hints that they had gone to to the statistics table by Deputy Police Chief Steve see the ShotSpotter system in action and that it could Sargent. Stabbings and slashings were down to 114 change someone’s mind about its effectiveness, Atincidents, from the 129 four-year average. Stabbings in Large Councilor Mike Gaffney’s questions at a Feb. 2 2014 exactly matched the four-year average. Council meeting started out focusing on the impact or The last category of violent crime, robbery, dropped lack thereof ShotSpotter had on shooting statistics. from a four-year average of 467 and 2014’s 460 Capt. Paul Saucier’s response was that the level of detail ShotSpotter gives, down to how fast a nearby car is incidents to 424 incidents last year. Despite talk of violence and hoodlums taking moving, was crucial in ensuring officer safety in addition over the city in 2015 – a year that happened to be a to covering more incidents that may not get phoned in. municipal election year – the police told the Council “The officers going to that call use a different every category of crime tracked in the year-end report tactical approach than if someone called in — which

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besides motor vehicle theft, traffic accidents and homicides – the latter of which rose from eight to nine - was down from 2014. Most categories of crime decreased in relation to a four-year average as well, according to police. Sargent and Saucier came prepared for criticism of the ShotSpotter system, which uses sensors to pick up gunshot noises in select areas of the city and transmit that data to police, after At-large Councilor Mike Gaffney put an order on the agenda asking for a report on its effectiveness. While defending ShotSpotter, Sargent cited declining numbers in several categories of crime. Aggravated assaults dropped to 689 from 742 in 2014, a 7.1 percent drop. That number was also a 5.6-percent drop from the four-year average of 730. There were seven fewer shootings and shooting victims from 2014 to 2015, although the 31 incidents and 40 victims was actually an increase from the four-year average (of 27 and 32, respectively). “These are very good stats,” Sargent said. “Any victim of crime, one is too many, but the men and women of the Worcester Police Department are working very hard … we’re very proud of the stats here.” Property crime was down as well. There were 1,378 breaking and entering incidents reported in 2015, a sharp drop from the 2,104 four-year average and the fourth consecutive

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year of decline for the crime. Although there were eight more incidents of motor vehicle theft, the final tally of 463 was still less than the four-year average of 528. Thefts from motor vehicles were down to 1,434 from a four-year average of 1,603, and vandalism was down to 1,571 incidents from a four-year average of 1,905. Gaffney suggested the drop may have been aided by last year’s record-setting snowstorms, rather than entirely because of policing. The WPD presentation did include a chart showing that 18 of the city’s 31 shootings occurred in a three month span from June to August, a clear spike during warmer months. Gaffney mentioned the absence of a chart showing property crimes in the same way. “Last year we had one of the snowiest — I do believe we had a record — winters possible, which I think probably would have or may have had a bearing concerning those statistics as well,” Gaffney said. “I’m never one to celebrate too soon with any of those items.” Statistics provided late last year to Worcester Magazine by the Worcester Police Department appear to back up Gaffney’s contention. There were a total of 334 commercial and residential break-ins from January through March 2014. During that same time last year, when the city was hit hard by snow, the number was much smaller, 230.

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Other councilors tried to downplay the issue of race. At-Large Councilor Moe Bergman said he didn’t want to set unrealistic expectations from the auditor’s report, but did say the documentation of wrongdoing was clear. “I wish we had not even brought up the issue of race on this subject, because quite frankly, if there are documents against any agency that are as clear as these, it doesn’t matter what the agency is, we have a responsibility to ask the Attorney General’s office to look into it,” Bergman said. “I could care less what race the organization is, it’s irrelevant to me and it’s unfortunate that it was brought up.” Others were not as interested in keeping race out of the discussion. Turtleboy and Gaffney have both keyed in on a perceived connection between Mosaic and Black Lives Matter protests at the city, with Gaffney saying at one point he thought a Mosaic employee was at a protest when his time sheet showed him at work. “The same members gathered together at Mosaic. They were the Kelley Square Four that blocked the intersection. They were the ones who came down here, they protested our police, they said white teachers, women, can’t teach in our schools, teach black men,” Gaffney said. “At some point we have to realize what the organization is.” “We have to improve race relations, but we don’t have to hear from people who are going to come, in, insult our institutions, insult us, and insult the citizens of Worcester, and gin up something so they can profit off it,” Gaffney continued. “The origins of this are very clear, it came out of the Black Lives movement, some of the protests ... brought this to light,” At-large Councilor Khrystian King said. “And yes, we have to look into it. But we can’t ignore the genesis of how we got here. Now, we’re here. Let’s do the right thing, let’s hold people accountable, and let’s move forward. But the theater has to stop.” Gaffney also said he wasn’t sold on Mosaic’s claim that it provided a benefit to AfricanAmerican men trying to contribute to society. “One of the things I heard a lot about is that it’s supposed to reintroduce troubled men back into society, teach them respect,” Gaffney said, referring to Pickens - “Nate,” as Gaffney called him – and an interview during which Pickens touted Mosaic’s effect on his life. “If that was part of the mission of Mosaic, we’ve seen again and again that hasn’t been the case.” GUNSHOT SYSTEM continued from page 7

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Traffic accidents were the one category to exceed both 2014’s numbers and the four-year average, with the 8,983 reports well exceeding any number in the past five years. In addition to drops in crimes, there was a steep drop in arrests. 6,254 total arrests were made in 2015, according to police, down from a four-year average of 7,367. The total number of incidents, a category that

At a very basic level, though, said Gaffney, the point was Mosaic allegedly didn’t do the work it was expected to do – a charge he has held firm to since the beginning of the Mosaic saga. “We looked at the audit of Mosaic, and it showed its employees – they didn’t see any results from the work they were doing on hypertension testing, which is what this grant was about,” Gaffney said. Gaffney also asked that a line from the city manager’s report that came out of Department of Justice-facilitated race relations talks last year complimenting Mosaic as one of many crucial partners in the community “be stricken from the report.” Mosaic’s alleged misconduct, councilors said, would have far-reaching implications. “The concept of the whole grant was to empower grassroots groups to provide services to a community that was disenfranchised,” Lukes said, referencing random checks on grant recipients for the future. “That concept, the way it’s implemented with Mosaic, is probably not going to be used too often in the future without a heck of a lot of vetting, because it is a total failure,” Lukes said. “The minority community in this city is even at odds with each other,” she added. Meanwhile, Augustus said the city had received all the documentation from Mosaic that it receives from any other grant recipient, and that while lying on the forms could put the signers in hot water, the city had done what it does in all other grant cases. “They sign those under pains and penalties of perjury,” Augustus said. “We do not, and I don’t think it’s realistic, go out and say where’s everyone at noontime today … there were no steps missed. If somebody was trying to take advantage of the system, we did what I think you would expect of us.” “I didn’t want to hold it here and be accused of somehow, we’re managing the grant and then we’re reviewing it,” Augustus continued. “It seemed the safest thing to do and the most transparent thing to do was to send it to the Attorney General, and she can find out what’s fact or fiction.” After a suggestion from Petty, the Council sent the request to the auditor, who will hold off on doing any work until the Attorney General reports back to avoid duplication of work. 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. encompasses a huge number of crimes, was conversely, slightly up. “The stats reflect a combination of the leadership of the department and the command staff under Chief [Gary] Gemme, the use of data to inform tactics and move resources as necessary based on where activity is taking place, and the use of sophisticated technology,” City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. said.

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“PIP and the business of homelessness”

hat was the headline of Andrew O’Connor and Noah Schaffer’s feature story in the March 13, 2003 edition of Worcester Magazine. This week, reporter Tom Quinn takes another look at homelessness in Worcester. The PIP, or People In Peril Shelter, is long gone. The South Middlesex Opportunities Council — we Worcester folks call it SMOC, for short — now runs a much smaller shelter on Queen Street. Here’s how O’Connor and Schaffer led off their story 13 years ago: “The wind is so cold that it takes your breath away, bringing stinging pain to your fingertips and toes. In a few hours, when the sun goes down, the winter air will become deadly. At the People In Peril Shelter on Main Street, the places packed. It smells in there; the smell of the unwashed or, in more poetic terms, of

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ORDER IN THE FOOD COURT: As the Greendale Mall

and the Midtown Mall compete for a complete lack of patrons, people are getting concerned. You’d think with the Galleria gone, people would be flocking to Greendale, but you’d be wrong. The Worcester Business Journal reported in October that the Simon Malls operation defaulted on a $45-million loan, and the mall has been in trouble for a while as people choose to go to open-air outfits like the Shoppes at Blackstone Valley or whatever that outlet is called now. District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen asked the city manager this week to provide a report on the health and future of the Greendale Mall. One of Rosen’s concerns is the lack of a “premier restaurant” at the location. Are you saying Stir Fry 88 doesn’t count as a premier establishment? The city’s report should be interesting, considering they don’t own or operate the mall, but any news on the mall will be welcome for its fans. Both of them are waiting with baited breath.

MOVIN ON UP: Election junkies have

been blessed this year. The municipal fun ended last November, but we’ve had a lively presidential race to follow in the break between those races and Massachusetts’ statewide races. Starting Feb. 16, when nomination papers become available for statewide offices, all the fun of elections will be back locally. Mesfin Beshir is trying to get a jump on the buzz, announcing via Facebook his intention to challenge Mike Moore for a state Senate seat in the 2nd Worcester District. You may remember Beshir from his 2013 bid for an at-large City Council seat in Worcester, when he came in 11th. Some candidates use a City Council seat as a stepping stone to higher office, getting a resume line down before trying to expand their voting base. It seems Beshir read that tip somewhere, but lost patience and is going for the gold, trying to make the state Senate his first elected office position. If nothing else, he’ll spruce up the online presence in the race – his website is the only one yet encountered that automatically plays the Dropkick Murphy’s “Shipping up to Boston” on the homepage, like a political MySpace page.

PUNKIN PATCH: What is with everyone starting up media outlets online in Worcester? Is

the online news landscape so bare in the Heart of the Commonwealth that we need another news website. Although I suppose Patch.com’s Worcester site isn’t so much a new outlet as a new tentacle on the hyper-local monstrosity. The website, which consists of 900 communityspecific sites in 23 states, started posting in a Worcester thread Jan. 31. This follows good news from Patch about profit margins and expansion and the like after shocking layoffs a few years ago, including a creative director who got the boot for all to hear midway through a meeting/ conference call. No doubt Patch’s expansion to the second-largest city in New England is also good news for the city, as it means more avenues of free information and news for the Internetsavvy consumer.

WHO, WHAT, WAASE?: District 4 City Councilor Sarai Rivera misses one meeting and

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the world falls apart. Rivera had an order on the floor requesting an update report on WAASE from the city manager. Unfortunately, Rivera didn’t spell out what the acronym stands for, and since she missed the meeting with a family emergency, councilors had to scramble, asking each other what exactly WAASE meant. A cool new smartphone app? A dangerous energy drink? It’s a shame in this age of Google that no one looked it up when they were reading over the agenda before the meeting, as we’re sure every politician does carefully and thoroughly. Luckily, Kate Toomey - “A city councilor who knows that technology rules” - was able to find the answer during the meeting. For the record, it’s the Worcester Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation, an organization founded in 2012 that brings together city, law enforcement, health and recovery resources to work on issues around prostitution and other forms of sexual exploitation and which clearly needs a better PR campaign to get noticed by the city’s elite. That’s public relations, in case you didn’t know.

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his car to Friendly House, through a program run by Standard Auto. Petty confirmed he donated the vehicle, although he seemed surprised the news had spread through the city so quickly. If you want to be like the mayor and donate your car, the number you want is 508755-8631. It’s tax deductible, although the warm and fuzzy feeling you get from helping a homegrown charity operation. WTAG’s Jim Polito has cited Petty’s generosity during one of his on-air commercial pitches.

{ worcesteria } BLACK HISTORY MONTH: It’s not often that starting a Twitter hashtag gets you invitations

to speak about social justice at respected institutions, but #BlackLivesMatter has set a new tone for protests and advocacy in the digital age. Opal Tometi, one of three people to coin the phrase online, thus starting the movement, will speak at Holy Cross’s Hogan Ballroom at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11. The talk, part of the college’s black history month programming, is free and open to the public. Given the talk around Black Lives Matter in Worcester, and the ongoing brouhaha around the Kelley Square Four and the blocking of a busy intersection for 4.5 minutes two Martin Luther King Jr. days ago, there should be more than a handful of people interested in learning more about the movement from one of its founders.

IS THAT A CHALLENGE?: In the grand tradition of “Did Glenn Beck rape and murder a girl in 1990?,” At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney is just asking questions, no implications attached. At least that’s how he sold a detour at the end of the City Council meeting this week in which he reflected on his decision to waive an automatic pay raise offered to all City Councilors, consistent with a promise he made during his mayoral campaign. There was no order attached, causing some consternation among colleagues minutes after one of them urged the Council to stop with “theater.” Gaffney clarified he wasn’t trying to challenge any of his colleagues to also waive the raise, which we’ll interpret as a promise not to hold it against them during the next election. Colleagues have gotten bolder about calling out what they say is misinformation from the Gaffney, and Kate Toomey pointed to a post on Gaffney’s Facebook page she said was a challenge to the Council (this, again, minutes after Gaffney himself railed against people who treat Facebook as a diary). “Mayor Joe Petty and I promised during the debate on the Jordan Levy Show that we would not take the automatic pay raise,” reads the post. “Will our fellow councilors join us?” He’s just asking questions, folks. Petty said during the meeting he hadn’t committed to taking the raise yet, and his promise as he remembered it on Levy’s show was about turning down a larger, proposed salary increase for the mayor’s position. After the meeting, he had a short comment on the meeting: “The election is over.” Easy for the winner of the election to say, I suppose, but it also seems factually true. Next election is what Gaffney is gearing up for, and he seems to have his eye on a location for his campaign office – right under his colleagues’ skin.

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comes to LGBT rights, and it was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage (back in 2004). And Clark University is one of the most liberal colleges in Worcester. So now that more than 70,000 same sex couples have gotten hitched, it’s a natural fit for Clark Professor Deborah Merrill to write “When Your Gay or Lesbian Child Marries: A Guide for Parents.” Clark is touting it as the first book to look at the implications for parent and adult child relationships in that setting. “Parents who are able to accept their child’s sexual orientation and incorporate their spouse into the family will find that they gain a second daughter or son and bypass much of the tension involved in a child’s heterosexual marriage,” Merrill claims in a press release. Sounds like a good read.

BALK: Bad news for AAA baseball fans in Worcester – the Pawtucket Red Sox appear to

have ceased courting other cities and have resumed sucking up to the people of Pawtucket. That’s the gist of a letter sent out by PawSox chairman Larry Lucchino this week. “Our traditions and baseball roots run deeply in this part of the country, and probably nowhere more deeply than right here in Pawtucket, Rhode Island,” the letter read. “Let’s revive them, strengthen them and enjoy them anew.” You may recall some in the political sphere and the business community trying to woo the PawSox, and a letter writing campaign was gaining steam. City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. seemed unwilling to devote millions of taxpayer dollars to a new stadium, however, and based on what the team was asking for from Providence that made any move a non-starter. Of course, even if the PawSox had moved to Providence, Worcester would be eligible for a AAA team, since league regulations prohibit teams too close together, and Pawtucket is too close for comfort. At least the hometown Worcester Bravehearts can sleep easy now knowing they won’t have competition from the Red Sox affiliate.

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Editorial Questions persist for Mosaic, city

he sad saga of the Mosaic Cultural Complex continues as, according to the Worcester Sun, the city has told the grassroots, African-American-led organization to stop work related to The Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. Mosaic is one of 11 local organizations receiving funding from the trust. Mosaic, run by co-founder and director Brenda Jenkins, was specifically supposed to working on hypertension among AfricanAmericans. With a local blog, Turtleboy, first reporting possible fraud by the organization, followed by the call for an audit by At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney, Mosaic found itself on shaky ground, but maintained it had done nothing wrong. The results of that initial audit, which was expanded to include all 11 organizations, in fact, did not reveal fraud, according to City Auditor Bob Stearns, but it did show questionable, and potentially illegal, business practices, including failure to pay employees for months of work. Through it all, city leadership has either defended Mosaic or notso-subtly attempted to distance itself by declaring the city had done everything right on its end. More questions have been raised, however, including whether claims for reimbursement by the city were fraudulent. Turtleboy recently posted documents included in files released through a Freedom of Information Act request – records that, when coupled with other facts, the blog claims reveal fraudulent pay claims. The FOIA was made in regards to a $39,478.72 payment to Mosaic in early January, according to Turtleboy. There are always two sides to every story. Some might say there are three: one person’s version, the other person’s and the truth. Where it pertains to Mosaic, the truth is beginning to appear murkier than ever. That is disappointing, because there is a lack of African-Americanbased nonprofit organizations in Worcester. Under Jenkins, Mosaic appeared poised to replace at least some of the services provided by the now-defunct Henry Lee Willis Community Center, which closed in 2013 steeped in debt. That Jenkins and Mosaic are servicing communities of color should not free it from scrutiny. Early questions about the organization, however, seemed to center more on the color and identity of those involved than any real concerns. It is harder, now, to dismiss suggestions of wrongdoing – intentional or not – within the organization. Gaffney has called for another audit. There were questions surrounding his first request. Those questions should be fewer this time around, because the evidence is becoming harder to ignore. It is OK to question. What is not OK are the insults, the personal attacks, indeed, the glee some appeared to enjoy at Mosaic’s expense. Legitimate concerns should not be ignored, nor should any real abuses of the faith and trust put into Mosaic – or any other organization receiving funding through the city. The city deserves to know whether, in fact, any taxpayer-funded organizations are not adhering to any and all rules and regulations attached to their funding. If Mosaic is not, who belongs to the organization – and their color – are irrelevant. Those raising the questions deserve answers. While it may, yet, not have all the answers, the city appeared sufficiently concerned to ask Mosaic to suspend its work related to the grant. Until every last question and concern is answered and satisfied, that seems a more than reasonable request.

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to worry about.” Over coffee, the band members each took turns relating their own heartaches caused by the grip of opioids. It soon became clear why the song means so much to them. “It’s rooted in every aspect of society,” said Moore. Each Dodeca member had a story to share, and all

ine thirty in the morning is a terrible time to expect most musicians to meet for an interview, but members of the local band Dodeca were only slightly blearyeyed as we waited for lattes and muffins at the Nu Café. James Moore, Anna Hill, Tim Greeno and PHOTO SUBMITTED Angie Fiorentino have given four interviews in the past week, something this eclectic bunch never expected would happen. All the attention is due to a video the band shot to drive home a timely message: the devastating results of opioid addiction are all around us. The band’s original song, “Ecstasy at the End of Days,” was penned by lead singer Hill. In it, she painfully puts into words the wreckage left behind by loved ones who have surrendered and succumbed to their addiction. The song itself has a touch of Afro-Celtic influence; the Cranberries come to mind. Hill smiled at the comparison. “We actually cover some Cranberries tunes, and my dad, Barry Sullivan, was a member of Plain Folk,” she offered, explaining the influence of Irish music on her own style and sound. Sadly, the inspiration for “Ecstasy…” came from another family member, when Hill lost her brother, Tom, agreed it would be difficult to find an American family to heroin. It’s a stark sound for a stark message. untouched by the disease of addiction. For Hill, the song Said band mate Tim Greeno: “Anna’s voice is so full of allows her to tell her brother that while his pain is over, emotion, you keep wanting to reach out and catch her, his loved ones will continue to feel the ache of his passing because she sounds like she could fall.” for the rest of their lives. Her need to force the issue Much of the accompanying YouTube video was shot by Hill, as she chose the days before what would have been her won out over her comfort level; the lyrics are harsh, the emotion raw. brother’s birthday to film the streets of Worcester through “Any dust that settled was kicked up by writing this a rain-soaked lens. Hill was careful to focus less on the song,” Hill said. city’s hardscrabble neighborhoods and more on what are With 2,400 shares and counting, it stands as proof that considered upper- and middle-class sections of Worcester, her message was worth the risk. Check out the video on underscoring the fact that the disease has spread. the band’s Facebook page, and catch Dodeca live Cut into the shots of the neighborhoods are individuals holding signs that read “my cousin,” “my friend” and “my at Beatniks in Worcester Thursday, Feb. 18. guitar buddy.” Between its release Jan. 22 and Jan. 30, over 2,400 shares had been tabulated. The band was taken aback by the attention. “Playing in the band is really just our hobby,” said Moore, “which is why we were so amazed by the reaction to the video. We work, and combined we have seven kids

‘My’ Worcester and ‘his’ To the Editor: As a British ex-pat, now living in Worcester County, I very much enjoyed reading last week’s article “A Tale of Two Cities” (Jan. 28, Worcester Magazine). I, too, lived in that area, before moving here in 2010, and regularly went to Worcester, for both work and leisure. I would first like to acknowledge Megan (Baynes’) bravery in moving to somewhere totally unknown to

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her. This must have been very hard for her. At least I had visited here on many occasions before my adventure began, but even so, I find life here tough. She also dispelled a myth (perpetuated, I believe, by Newport tour guides) that Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce was invented here. It was, indeed, invented in the UK, but imported to USA by an American, to sell in his grocery store, whose son, I believe, later lived in continued on next page

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North High School more than what has been portrayed by news media Kofi Nimo

hen you hear the name “North High School,” what do you envision? Is it a school full of students who fight all time? A school where the teachers don’t care about the students' well

being? If you’re someone who thinks this way about my school, you don’t know the school like I do. Being as involved in the school as I am, I can testify to the immense improvements the school has made over the years that I have been attending the school. On the Principal’s Advisory Council, students have the opportunity to advise Principal Lisa Dyer on matters concerning the school. Our main focus was improving graduation rates, which have gone up due, in part, to our efforts. The council has moved onto other goals, such as empowering our school so students are more positive. The launch of the Commitment to Kindness Club was very successful in not only engaging students to make them feel important, but spreading a positive attitude throughout the school. In all the chaos that occurred last year, the Commitment to Kindness Club posted positive notes on all students’ lockers to remind them of how wonderful they are. On the morning they saw the notes, the smiles on students’ faces just gave me one more thing to appreciate about my school. There are so many good things occurring at North High that have been overshadowed by negative media coverage. Just this year alone, North’s award-winning NJROTC finished second overall in its drill meets and brought home four trophies in its first appearance at Southold Regionals in New York. The NJROTC is mostly run by students and usually two instructors, but even though we only had one instructor, we used our disadvantages to motivate us.

North’s Honors Society is also doing better than ever this year, especially with the success of our first ever Polar 5k. With all the great sponsors who helped make the event a reality, the event brought together people from all over the community, including students, teachers to runners in a 3-mile race. Our food drive this year also went extremely well, especially having the class with the most food earn a continental breakfast, which created a healthy competition between classes to increase their efforts in bring more food to deliver to the less fortunate. Last, the Honor Society also helped in Bernie Sander’s campaign appearance at North High School and contributed to the Toys for Tots Foundation. The list of all the positive things occurring at North goes on and on. So my question would be: Why aren’t those thing publicized, but our fights are? It may be true that negative news captures a reader’s attention more frequently, but this should be no excuse for the media because of the profound influence their articles have on the school’s reputation, student pride, and parents who start to perceive the school as a “zoo,” when the school is not anything but. Show me a perfect school that doesn’t occasionally have fights or incidents, and I’ll show you a school that doesn’t exist. My school is just like any other school, if not better. Even though we face challenges, those challenges don’t define us. Being at North has taught me things I never expected to learn. especially with teachers who continuously strive to find new ways to motivate students, no matter the circumstance. No matter the challenges, North will always find a way to stand robust and united, even when the rest of the community doesn’t stand with us. We are the North High Polar Bears. We will never stop improving. We never did, and we never will. Kofi Nimo is a 15-year-old student at North High School. He loves writing, but as an entrepreneur at heart, he dreams of one day owning his own business

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That’s What They Said “Welcome to our grand opening.” - Chef Rick Araujo, of Civic Kitchen & Drink, a soon-to-open new Westborough eatery owned by restaurateur Tom Oliveri. Araujo was manning a table for Civic at the 2016 Worcester’s Best Chef competition at Mechanics Hall.

“LOVE this city #Worcester, a place of good people doing good things!” - United Way of Central Mass CEO Tim Garvin Tweeting out his love for Worcester.

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Newport in the Bonnie Crest mansion. The tour guides explain to their audience that the chimneys on the house resemble the Lea and Perrins bottle. I have never quite been able to see that myself, but to each his own. However, a group of British Girl Guide (Girl Scout) leaders, on a tour I escorted through New England, agreed with me. The one defining dissimilarity that I have found between the make-up of these two cities is the huge difference between their main streets. Worcester, Mass has a very sorry-looking Main Street, and I am saddened to see that it was, obviously, at one time, a thriving downtown. Worcester, U.K., on the other hand, has a successful High Street, containing all of the well-known stores and brand names, with a centre that extends to a labyrinth of smaller streets, alleys and arcades complete with many independent traders. This was one of the things that made me love the place so much, in an age where too many town and city centres are declining. Of course, this was in 2010 and it may have changed, but I hope not. Of course, Royal Worcester China left the city in the late 2000s. This was a sad day. Only the museum remains on the former factory site. My American husband loves the setting and atmosphere of “my” Worcester. The racecourse, the County cricket ground, the students of Kings’ School leaving for the day, and walking through the cloisters of the cathedral, sitting on the side of the river. The city has much beauty, but if anyone out there is thinking of visiting, I have one piece of advice: Don’t try to navigate the city in a car. In order to preserve the beauty and history, the town planners designed a somewhat confusing ring road system. I have just a couple of footnotes to Megan’s article. Henry VIII did not order the execution of five of his wives. Yes, he is seen as a tyrant as far as his marriages are concerned, although we do have to thank him for the creation of the Church of England, but only two of his wives were killed. I well remember sitting at my school desk, chanting the mnemonic “Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, beheaded, survived.” In fact, if my memory serves me correctly, two of Henry’s wives survived him. Fortunately, on the whole, the Queen and Royal family are still popular today, with 56 percent of the population believing that it benefits the country and 71 percent of the country satisfied with how the Queen conducts herself and her duties. Hopefully, one day, when my husband retires, we will find ourselves, once again, near to “my” Worcester or the “original” as we like to say! F R ANC ES P EA RS O N Douglas (formerly of Dudley, England)

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“Mayor Joe Petty and I promised during the debate on the ‘Jordan Levy Show’ that we would not take the automatic pay raise, Will our fellow councilors join us?” - At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney, on a campaign pledge he wants fellow councilors to follow when it comes to a pay raise. “If [Sheyla] had kept her house like that, I would have grabbed her hand and said, ‘C’mon, girl. Let’s go clean.’” - Felicia Victor, quoted in the Telegram & Gazette as a friend of 24-year-old Sheyla Montalvo, one of two women, a married couple, charged with selling drugs out of their home, where police say two children were living in deplorable conditions. FEBRUARY 4, 2016 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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Homeless in Worcester Does the city need more shelters?

Tom Quinn

Richard Vaslet’s living situation isn’t ideal. On one hand, he’s on the waterfront with a clear view of Middle River Park, there’s a Walmart within walking distance and he doesn’t pay a penny in rent. On the other hand, Vaslet — who goes by “Red” — lives under a bridge by McKeon Road.

In a city where, just recently, residents raised hell when the streets were not plowed to their satisfaction after a few inches of snow, Vaslet had a message for members of the city’s Quality of Life Task Force who stood

shivering around him recently on a brisk winter’s morning. “This ain’t cold,” Vaslet, who lived under the bridge during last season’s record-setting winter and 90-plus inches of snow, said. Vaslet admits to alcoholism, although he said he has cut down to half a pint (probably of hard liquor, the Task Force agreed later) per day. He referenced service with the U.S. Marines, which would make him eligible for housing at the Veterans Inc. shelter, although he seemed unimpressed with the organization’s prior outreach. Veterans Inc. is one of many shelters that are private or targeted to certain groups, and those organizations generally earn high praise from people working with the homeless population. For many homeless in Worcester, though, there is only one option for temporary

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“You can’t say that you’re hungry in Worcester. There’s a lot of homeless in Worcester, but there’s not one day that I’ve gone hungry,” Hector Roman said. “I believe in this city, I believe in the people. There’s a lot of help out here. They extend their hand, and I always take it.”

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housing – the South Middlesex Opportunity Council’s Triage Center on Queen Street. The successor to the old People in Peril shelter on Main Street is the only “wet” shelter in the area, meaning it takes anyone, regardless of demographics or active substance abuse problems. With only 25 beds to serve the second-largest city in New England, however, some are calling for an expansion of space, even as SMOC touts its “rapid rehousing” model that requires fewer beds and more affordable housing units. As the city goes through another winter, the question lingers – is Worcester sufficiently equipped to handle its homeless population?

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Members of the Quality of Life Task Force said estimates of

50 to 60 “chronic homeless” in the city are probably accurate. Since the inception of the interdepartmental program in September, the group has made 64 trips to homeless encampments and successfully referred a handful of people to housing. “Some individuals, they don’t know where to go,” Crisis Intervention Team officer Angel Rivera of the Worcester Police said. “So we’re there to guide them. [But] some don’t want services.” Rivera and Michael Girardi make up the WPD contingent in the Quality of Life Task Force. They were joined by the Department of Inspectional Services’ Dan Cahill; the

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Department of Public Works’ Dan Brown; Nicole Valentine, the chief of staff for City Manager Ed Augustus Jr.; and the city’s Department of Public Health Commissioner, Mattie Castiel, one chilly Wednesday morning as they conducted their regular check on homeless encampments in the city. “If they live here, they have no one telling them what to do,” Castiel said, gesturing to a cluster of tents in a vacant lot off Prescott Street. The Task Force does other things – policing illegal dumping or inspecting vacant buildings, for example – but Augustus said the team’s role in helping the homeless population was crucial for a few reasons, not least of which was the benefit to the whole community in addition to the individual homeless people. “The problem has a human toll,” Augustus said. “There’s a face behind every one of those people. They’re human beings. But they can also create challenges for us … they go to the bathroom outside, they’re leaving debris, sometimes needles, that create issues for our community. So we want to help the person and mitigate the consequences of when people are doing this stuff and living on the street.” Susan Gentili, senior manager of SMOC Housing, said the Triage Center averaged 79 people in December and 80 in January, far above the listed capacity, but necessary to get everyone out of the cold. The Greater Worcester Housing Connection Triage Center, to give it its full name, is run by Jayde Campbell, the GWHC director. He has seen an increase in groups that were previously statistically negligible — young adults and women — over the past few years. “Our historical average is about 80 percent men and 20 percent women,” Campbell said. “There has been an increasing amount of women as a proportion of our entire population over the last two or three years. The 30-plus

years of data we had [from the PIP shelter] said it would be around 17 percent. Right now it’s between 30 and 40 percent.” “I certainly think the profile of homeless folks seems to get younger and younger,” said Pastor Warren Hicks, who has experience dealing with the homeless population from his time with Worcester Fellowship, providing lunch for homeless residents on the Common and providing spiritual guidance to the vulnerable population. “I had the view of the stereotype of an older male with alcohol or drug issues, but it really is across ages and across genders now.” Young adults under the age of 25 also now make up more than 10 percent of the shelter population, a marked increase from the days of the PIP shelter. Gentili said the rise of the opioid epidemic might have something to do with an increase in young people without a home. “It makes sense that younger adults — those issues start to bubble up in people’s younger years,” Gentili said. “As for women — you used to hear they didn’t feel safe at the old shelter, and now the environment is safer, that could be a factor.”

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Roman grew up in Great Brook Valley, but his ties to Bronx, New York mean he’s also a New York Yankees fan – a rarity in Worcester, although Roman said he also cheers for the Holy Cross Crusaders. Although he enjoys reading romance novels at the library, he said he’s not well-educated, barely scraping by with a diploma from North High School. “I graduated with all Ds, and three straight As in [physical education],” Roman said. Roman was overwhelmingly positive about Worcester and the way it cares for its homeless, putting most of the blame on himself for getting into drugs. Gang activity – stealing, stabbing, and the like – is what keeps landing him in prison. He said he did it all to satisfy his addiction. He also said he has been

from the shelter – there are some negatives to living there, Roman said. Still, he said he has become used to the tough homeless life. “You can’t say that you’re hungry in Worcester,” Roman said. “There’s a lot of homeless in Worcester, but there’s not one day that I’ve gone hungry.” “I believe in this city,” he continued. “I believe in the people. There’s a lot of help out here. They extend their hand, and I always take it.”

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Gentili chuckled when asked how many of SMOC’s affordable housing units are

shelter, but moving them through quickly and getting them into permanent housing. Campbell cited figures showing 97.5 percent of Triage Center clients are rehoused within 90 days. Half of them leave within a week, he said, and the building hosted about 1,450 unique visitors last year despite a listed capacity of 25. “We view homelessness as a housing crisis that needs to be solved as quickly as possible,” Campbell said. “ And we do that. On average, we’re placing people in less than 17 days … We can’t control how many people come to our front door, but what we can do is we can house them as quickly as possible. We view the idea as housing as healthcare.” Still, the city has had to allow the Triage Center to go far above capacity in the

Jayde Campbell has seen an increase in groups that were previously statistically negligible over the past few years. “Our historical average is about 80 percent men and 20 percent women. There has been an increasing amount of women as a proportion of our entire population over the last two or three years. The 30-plus years of data we had [from the PIP shelter] said it would be around 17 percent. Right now it’s between 30 and 40 percent.” clean and sober, more or less, for five years – or as he put it, “I don’t know anyone on Main Street anymore.” “Worcester has given me everything,” Roman said. “I can’t complain. I’m where I’m at because of what I’ve been through. I got into drugs when I was very young.” Roman said he and his wife – he has a daughter, who was taken away and now resides with an aunt in Arizona – have all the money they need to move into an apartment, but there are no affordable options available. He’s already spent some money going to a motel with his wife for a few days to get away

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currently vacant. Having extra housing for all their clients is a pipe dream in a region with this many applicants for permanent housing. “We have turnovers, but we really run at pretty close to zero vacancy,” Gentili said. SMOC runs 244 units in Worcester, with another 200 in Greater Worcester. Employees say they see their mission as one of “rapid rehousing” - not keeping people in the Triage Center for years, as was the case at the old PIP

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wintertime, as more than 100 people at a time may need shelter. Augustus said the city provides a police detail for overflow nights. Campbell and Gentili said that’s the way the shelter was built, with enough room to lay down mats for overflow clients. Critics, though, say the overflow is a sign that the city needs more shelter beds, and that rapid rehousing, while ideal, is not working as well as SMOC says it is. “We’re realizing that there has been a struggle,” District 4 City Councilor Sarai Rivera, a vocal advocate of more shelter capacity in the city, said. “They’re doing

the rapid rehousing, but we’re seeing these encampments, we’re seeing this overflow – as a nation, we’re struggling with homelessness … you have to look at whether it’s working.” Rivera’s District 4 plays host to the Triage Center, and she has filed items on the Council floor about the homeless issue on many occasions. She is not the only one with an eye on the issue. “I think that 25 beds is probably not a sufficient enough number for a city this size and for the kind of population,” Augustus said. The real problem, according to Augustus and Rivera, is a decrease in funding for services that support formerly homeless people when they get out. “The piece that’s still somewhat working is the rapid rehousing, but the money for the wraparound services isn’t really there anymore,” Augustus said. “And that’s created a situation where if you’re chronically homeless and part of the reason you’re chronically homeless is that you’re a substance abuser or you have mental health issues, or both, which is a lot of the population we’re dealing with, and if I quickly take you from the shelter and put you into an apartment, you’re probably not staying there that long because of the fundamental issues that created your homelessness in the first place – your bizarre behavior, your drug dealing or drug use – you’ll probably be thrown out of the apartment and back into this cycle of homelessness.” While agreeing with the need for expanded wraparound services, SMOC’s main position is that increased access to permanent housing trumps more shelter beds. “There’s definitely a need for more affordable housing in the city,” Gentili said. “Rather than expanding triage, what we’d really like to focus on is expanding access to housing for people who are low income. That’s really the answer, that’s really what gets people out of homelessness. With support services, of course.” According to data from the Department of Housing and Community Development, Worcester is home to 9,971 units of affordable housing. The 2010 census pegged the city at 74,383 year-round housing units, meaning that Worcester’s housing stock is around 13.4 percent affordable, well above the 10 percent mandated by law. Augustus said the city is concentrating on market-rate housing now because affordable housing is coming online already. “Affordable housing is coming online on a regular basis without adding heavy incentives,” Augustus said. Loomworks projects with 94 units are coming online now, for example. “It’s the market-rate housing that’s the thing we’re trying to attract, and getting the right mix.” The idea of rapid rehousing is the ideal, and has the support of the city’s newly-appointed Commissioner of Health and Human Services. “Part of the idea with housing first is that you want to bring people into home

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situations, then you get them into treatment,” Castiel said. “They’re more receptive when they have a place.” “If you’re just in survival mode, the thought of getting sober is so far off down the road because you have too many problems all at once,” Gentili added. “Housing as the first step seems to make a lot of sense.” Gentili said SMOC, which also provides job training services and other assistance to clients, placed 354 people into permanent housing in 2015. And while the Triage Center is dealing with its usual winter surge challenges, Campbell said they are confident they can handle the influx of homeless residents. “We are going to let anybody in, as a safety issue, after hours,” Campbell said. “We don’t want to turn people away, because we view ourselves as having a public safety mission to make sure people are not freezing to death in the winter.”

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Thomas Gentile would like to move from his spot on the porch of the St. John’s rectory to the side with a wood floor – wood floors don’t get as cold as stone or concrete. Before the rectory porch he was living under a bridge, and at one point he used moving blankets to get some separation between him and the cold ground.

“I’m not really proud of it, but you’ve got to live,” Gentile said. Gentile reviews his previous living spaces with all the nonchalant positiveness a different Worcesterite might use in a Yelp review of a mediocre restaurant. His favorite place so far has been Worcide, the skate park near the Canal District. Extreme sports enthusiasts use it during the day, while the homeless come in from the wind and cold at night. “It’s beautiful,” Gentile said of his living situation during last winter’s record-setting snowstorms. “You’ve got that block, the wind can’t get through. I had a mattress, some moving blankets, and this lady gave me a pillow. I had it set up nice.” Someone burned his setup at Worcide, one in a long string of misfortunes for Gentile. His wife died in July of 2014, he said, and his stepdaughter wanted him out of the house. His first stop was at the Triage Center, but he left after a series of bad experiences with other residents – that’s the only reason he’s not at the shelter now, he said. Worcide was one of a series of bridges he lived under, and the rectory has been his home for the past three months. “When you’re out here, you learn to survive. You’ve got to,” Gentile said. “[But] I wouldn’t recommend everyone goes out and does it. It takes a toll on your body. There’s a lot of walking.”

“It’s beautiful,” Thomas Gentile said of his living situation at Worcide Skatepark during last winter’s record-setting snowstorms. “You’ve got that block, the wind can’t get through. I had a mattress, some moving blankets, and this lady gave me a pillow. I had it set up nice.”

The Quality of Life Team stops by Worcide occasionally. On its Jan. 27 excursion, the team noted blankets and bags strewn across the ground – signs that other people had the same idea Gentile did. While living in a skate park or under a bridge isn’t ideal, Gentile said he didn’t even need to make a sign or panhandle for people to help him out of the goodness of their hearts. “People come to me with food, money,” Gentile said. “I get a lot of people with very helpful donations. You get to know them, and then they come back.” The 52-year-old Gentile is working to get assistance, and he’s shown up before at Hicks’ new Thursday Cafe. While he acknowledges he might not be as employable as someone with a less checkered past and fewer issues, he said he hold out hope that he can rejoin the workforce one day. “I don’t get Social Security, none of that,” Gentile said. “I’m ready to go back to work.”

HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE The fight over where to

place the Triage Center was a bloody, well-documented brawl. Main Street residents were dead-set against putting

it by the site of the old PIP shelter on Main Street, and West Side residents were equally leery of a shelter in their neighborhood. The city has enough a problem with Not In My Backyard syndrome when placing a parking lot without also dealing with real or perceived problems caused by dozens of homeless residents wandering around a neighborhood, but eventually SMOC settled on a location on Queen Street. Chandler Street Business Association Paul Collyer said SMOC has been a fantastic neighbor. The organization even gave SMOC an appreciation award for being a good neighbor and paying for trash pickup in the neighborhood. But Collyer, like others, still has issues with the way the shelter was handled. “The city has dishonestly acted like 25 or 40 beds is enough for a city of 180,000,” Collyer said. “The city has not done its due diligence to say that is not enough, we might need overflow capacity in the winter.” The CSBA was involved in the placement of the building “from construction to design to capacity,” according to Collyer. So why

didn’t they just push for the building to house more people? “We understood it was going to be in our neighborhood, but we didn’t want it to be a monstrous thing,” Collyer, who said the new location across from a hospital encourages less loitering than the Main Street location, said. “I think a lot of people thought there would be another program after the success of this one.” “You can’t just put 200 to 300 people of lesser means and have them do well,” Collyer continued. “It’s not going to do any neighborhood good to have that many people there … you can’t just lump all this stuff into one neighborhood and expect that neighborhood to prosper.” Gentili said SMOC’s “good neighbor policy” is a conscious effort to fit in with the community despite people’s preconceptions or fears – not just around the Triage Center, but in their affordable housing units as well. SMOC runs “low threshold” units, for clients struggling with substance abuse or other issues, as well as sober units. “In Worcester we had that experience where we were met with a lot of fear and a lot of questions and sometimes anger, and then once we’re there they find we’re really not any different from other neighbors,” Gentili said. “We want our houses to be respectful and safe and we want our residents to be well-behaved. Everyone wants to be safe in the community.” continued on page 18

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Rivera said while she favors an expansion of shelter space, she did not want SMOC to expand its current building, and instead favored a spread-out method that offered different demographics separate buildings. “Everyone’s clumped in there – unaccompanied women, youth, chronic, substance abuse, people who just fell into bad luck,” Rivera said. “This isn’t just a one organization issue. We cannot have this one organization be the be-all end-all for this population, and we have to think creatively about this.” As for where homeless people live if not in the shelter, it could be anywhere. Prime spots include anything under bridges or out of a building’s line of sight. The Quality of Life Task Force has some stories members can only shake their heads at. Once, after doing recon at a city park over and over and not finding anything despite complaints, they found tents set up literally inside a rhododendron bush. Another time, they encountered a homeless couple living in East Park who were involved in a noise complaint, but not in the way you’d think – it was the homeless residents who

had complained about a BBQ being held near where they had set up sleeping quarters. The Task Force is required to report the location of any encampment on city property. Gentili said SMOC doesn’t have any immediate units coming online, but said something had to be done about increasing affordable housing capacity. “We are always looking for opportunities [to expand],” Gentili said. “It’s just about looking under every rock and making sure we’re exploring all the options, because what we have right now is not meeting the demand.” “Everyone can’t just be saying Not In My Neighborhood,” Collyer said. “At some point we have to work together.”

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Marybeth Smith had two young children when she left what she said was an unhealthy home situation and became homeless. For that

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reason, the old PIP shelter was not an option.

“Back then they didn’t have a lot of resources available,” Smith said. “If you didn’t have a car, or it wasn’t on the bus line – which most of the places the [Department of Transitional Assistance] would have had available weren’t – you basically had to rely on God. You didn’t know where you were going to be from one night to the next.” Luckily, Smith was able to get help from Abby’s House, and today has an apartment in Section 8 subsidized housing. She is still savvy when it comes to surviving as a homeless resident, though, where “everyone is just trying to hold on to what little they have,” and theft is common. Sleep with

your cell phone underneath your pillow, for example. Smith doesn’t hold that behavior against anyone, though. “When you lose your ability to provide for your own housing, you lose your ability to be self-sufficient, it takes a big toll on your selfesteem and it makes people more likely to act in ways they wouldn’t normally,” Smith said. Smith readily cops to mental illness and depression, but said she’s dealing with her issues and encourages others to make use of the myriad of city and private services. She’s particularly fond of the church-based offerings, and said the outreach ministries are important to keep people on the right track. “People who are out in the cold because they’re homeless don’t have a choice,” Smith said. “We brave the cold and the inclement weather to let people know we identify with you and understand you. Anyone could be a step away from being homeless.” Asked what she thought the city, the state or private organizations could do to help the homeless population, Smith said focusing on the big picture is key. “[We have to be] working with the entire homeless population to find out what they need – because every human being is different, every circumstance is different,” Smith said. “But if we’re addressing the bigger societal issues such as addiction, mental illness, these high uncontrolled rents, abuse of subsidies – if we’re not dealing with those things, we’re doing a disservice to the community.”

PEOPLE WHO AREN’T READY Recently, Hicks and his

partners have started hosting a “warming shelter” on Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at All Saints Church on Irving Street, setting up air mattresses and tables of food to allow people to come in from the cold – if not for the night, at least for a few hours. “I think the most important thing we can do is recognize anyone’s humanity, to take them seriously,” Hicks said. “They’re people, they have a story, and largely through their own choices or choices above their pay grade, they found themselves on the street. In this, the richest country in the world, there’s no reason we can’t get everyone who wants to get off the street, off the street.” “The first big shift comes from getting away from us and them,” Hicks continued. “There’s only us.”

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Hicks participates in a day of remembrance annually for homeless or formerly homeless residents who have died, and said the list ranges from under 10 to more than 30 in a year. From 2014 to 2015, he said, the list had 37 names, and it is probably incomplete, since statistics are tough to get between health privacy laws and the transient nature of the population. Even though living outside is clearly more dangerous than living in the Triage Center, people continue to favor that lifestyle over life in a shelter, and Hicks said a “significant uptick” in reported encampments over the past year had him worried about the homeless and more of a believer in the Triage Center’s necessity. “For a long time, I was opposed to the idea of a wet shelter,” Hicks said. “I thought it served to help keep people in addiction. But the fact of the matter is, that’s never going to change. There’s always going to be people who aren’t ready yet, and we still need to find a way to get them out of the cold.” The reasons someone may decline an offer to go to the shelter are varied. The Quality of Life Task Force is in communication with one woman who has housing in Spencer, but since the location does not allow her boyfriend to live with her, she chooses to live in a tent in a field, with only a fire pit and blankets for protection against the elements.

Another sticking point for those seeking shelter are SMOC’s residency rules. The organization will try to house people closer to their place of origin, which a few people said can be a sticking point. One previous shelter resident, who wished to remain anonymous because he said he is struggling to afford rent and might have to return to the Triage Center, said he was dismayed he was given an ultimatum when SMOC found he had lived previously in Boston. “They make it seem so holier than thou, what they’re doing. But their program is kind of rerouting people to a bad situation,” he said, referencing a request for him to provide mail proving his Worcester residency. “What normal person even saves mail from that far back?” Still, even through his problems with SMOC leadership, he had positive reviews of the new shelter, saying it was cleaner and less crowded than the old PIP shelter. “It’s about as OK as you can get for a shelter. It’s obviously not great,” he said. “But I’m not going back to Boston. It’s too expensive, it’s too busy, it’s too much.” The big reasons everyone involved with the homeless population kept harping on were substance abuse – covering drug addiction and alcoholism – and mental illness. The overwhelming majority of homeless residents are dealing with one or both of those conditions, they said, making wraparound

services crucial. “It’s definitely a big part of why people stay outside, because they don’t want any rules or restrictions,” Gentili said. “Addiction is a factor in a lot of people being homeless, but it’s not the only reason. It’s the lack of affordable housing – there are people who abuse substances and have homes.”

‘NOT AN OPTION’ Like most of the homeless

residents interviewed for this story, Vaslet tried living at the Triage Center.

“I got into some troubles with folks,” Vaslet said, declining to explain further. Vaslet accepted a care package from the Task Force. It consists of comfort items like soap and toothpaste – the group also gave out socks – donated by the members themselves. As the Task Force chatted with him – building rapport, but also trying to convince him to seek services – Vaslet opened up. He is originally from Brockton, he said, but has lived under the bridge for years. He spent some time in Alaska, but ended up walking back to Worcester, he claimed. He would be willing to move into housing, but not in a boarding room situation and not with a shared bathroom, since he has problems with other people.

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As Vaslet talked with the group, a different homeless person from underneath a different bridge leaned over Vaslet’s bridge, where he lives with two other men, and shouted down to the city workers. “Hey,” he said. “What about me?” As Officer Rivera, the city’s lone full-time CIT officer, scaled a hill to talk to the newcomer, the rest of the Task Force talked about plans for the future. The city is training 25 more CIT officers. Efforts to combat the opioid epidemic were starting to yield fruit. And earlier, Hicks had speculated about churches opening their doors at night to homeless in better sleeping arrangements. Rivera talked about a dorm-style building for unaccompanied young adults, with someone to make sure they were going to school or work. Augustus had talked about waiting on recommendations from Castiel about possible new initiatives – a day resource center, perhaps. In any case, the city would continue to look for ways to care for its homeless population. “Either we figure out how to expand [services] or we let people die on the street,” Augustus said. “And that second option is not a real option.” 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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hile winter certainly hasn’t fallen entirely in line with the usual New England standard, and hasn’t come close to touching last year’s recordsetting snowfall, there is still a tendency to feel a bit trapped in the blahs of the gray drudgery. The Worcester Art Museum went on a mission to perk up the season with the return of “Flora in Winter,” a four-day affair that closed out January. While you may have missed it this time around, I think we can say with confidence that it will return once again next year and you won’t want to miss it. With floral arrangements throughout the museum and its galleries, visitors were welcomed with an extra flourish of beauty, elegance and color among the already varied pieces on display. The arrangements and designs were crafted by floral design professionals throughout the region. Worcester’s Seed to Stem, Worcester Garden Club, Perro’s Flowers, La Jolie Fleur, Jeff French Floral and Event Design, Herbert E. Berg Florist, Inc. and Bloomer’s Florist were all featured alongside Central Massachusetts designers Danielson Flowers, Floral Elegance, Mugford’s Flower Shoppe, H. Paeonia, The Plant Bazaar Florist and June Donnelly Designs. continued on page 22

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While some of the floral displays stood on their own, providing exclamation points throughout the museum, many of the arrangements were inspired by — and adjacent to — specific pieces of art on display. Arranger Meghan Harris with the Piscataqua Garden Club interpreted the Greek Art section of the museum with her sun-burnt red and sunrise orange complimentary piece. Arranger Sandra Tosches with Greenleaf Garden Club of Milford interpreted “Elizabeth Ferne,” by John Smibert, the heavy blacks and pasty white pop of the seated woman crafted with a similar flow. My personal favorite was certainly Beverly McClure of Floral Elegance in Millbury’s interpretation of “Shipwreck” by Hubert Robert. Nestled in a ship-shaped vessel, the arrangement was gorgeous and the small pine flourish matched the upper third twisting birch above the listing ship in the painting. If you missed out on Flora this year, stay tuned in late January next year, when it will likely return once again to the Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. To find out more, head to the Worcester Art Museum website at Worcesterart.org. Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts.

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Dale LePage is widely regarded as an entertainer, but his passions speak to a far greater vision. LePage is spearheading the introduction of a breakthrough television program this spring with the premiere of groundbreaking LGBTQfocused New England Pride TV. Its aim: to give a voice and viewing destination for the LGBTQ community and their supporters. With STEVEN KING

a pinpoint nerve center target on spotlighting information, entertainment, educational resources and personality profiles designed to inspire, New England Pride TV seeks to be equal parts compelling television and inspirational destination. The show premieres Monday, May 9 and airs the second Monday of every month on local cable television stations, as well as streaming on Facebook and available on-demand online at Newenglandpridetv.com. The concept came up about six months ago

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when Lepage, host of New England Pride TV, was mid-interview on Charter TV 3’s “WooTube,” where he also serves as host. “I was talking to one of my guests,” said LePage. “They owned a travel agency and I can hear every word they’re saying, but in my mind, I’m thinking, we do not have an LGBTQ television show in New England. It hit me like an epiphany. Why not? I couldn’t even believe I was just thinking about this now.” It didn’t take long for the gears to begin to turn, LePage began to reach out to friends and local community leaders as well as researching similar concepts online. The result was always the same: how is an LGBTQ-focused television show not already underway? “I thought to myself, ‘Why is this not a show?’” Lepage said. “This doesn’t make any sense to me, even if it was monthly, so I reached out to a number of people. I reached out to John Trobaugh [former president of Worcester Pride] and he said, ‘I can’t believe this isn’t already a show.’” In addition to hosting the show, LePage is a singer/songwriter as well as host and personality at a wide variety of events. He has won a number of awards throughout the years, and is Worcester Living Magazine’s four time winner of entertainer of the year, two time winner of Central Massachusetts favorite TV personality in the Landmark Readers poll as well as a number of nominations. LePage is also personally invested in bringing advocacy and education to the the upcoming program. “I was doomed from the beginning,” said LePage, referencing his time growing up in Templeton in the ’70s. “Every day it was torture getting on the bus. You don’t forget those things. I’m sure we’ve come a long way, but still, you hear these things in the news every week.” New England Pride TV will generally consist of interviews, with Joe” dining l!“Out ial!“The ec preview, ermSerpec Sia m um Sand Lady Speaks” um Sentertainment

advice segment hosted by Worcester drag queen superstar Lady Sabrina, and guests. The guest portion will highlight individuals and organizations in the New England LGBTQ community, with a focus on inspirational individuals, such as Chris Gelormini, who came out as transgendered last April and hopes to inspire others. “It was like a world-awakening experience,” said Gelormini. “I was so miserable. My childhood was pretty good, but when I reached high school, I realized something was wrong. I hated high school, I hated these things on my chest. It took me awhile to figure it out and once I did, I was 1,000 times happier.” “I was lucky to have so much support, and I feel bad when I hear people saying ‘my family disowned me, they kicked me out of the house,” Gelormini added. “Sometimes, I feel bad about how lucky I am because there are so many people out there that aren’t. I feel bad a lot of the time. I only lost one friend, that’s it. Every time I tell someone new, they’re like, ‘Oh, okay, I don’t care as long as you’re a nice person.’ I hope my story will help someone have the guts to tell someone.” While there have certainly been strides made in advocacy and acceptance in regard to LGBTQ rights, the journey is not yet complete and New England Pride TV hopes to help. Suicide rates within the LGBTQ community are still unconscionable and there are schools that require trans students to wear identifying lanyards when using restrooms, for example. Laura Farnsworth will be a guest on the show and is director of PFLAG of Greater Worcester (Parents, Families, Friends and Allies United with LGBTQ people) and program manager at Safe Homes Massachusetts. “Safe Homes is a drop in center and support group for LGBTQ youth aged 14-23,” explained Farnsworth. “We meet every Thursday, continued on page 25

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No Escape? It’s all a Game in Worcester

Fancy yourself a perceptive riddler? How about a particularly thoughtful solver of mysteries? An escape artist? Think your friends are dumb and want to show off your uncanny deduction skills? Well, you’re in luck (and, presumably, wrong) now that Escape Games has opened up here in Worcester at 108 Grove St. You’ll finally have your chance to challenge your mind, push your friendships to the limit and test your mettle in the live action escape the room game. Think you’ve got what it takes? Well, we did too.

And boy, were we wrong. We are not the only member of the Worcester media to try our hand at escaping the devilish games and sure, there was a bit of pride at stake. We really, really wanted to be able to say we did it. Solve puzzles to escape a room? We’ve got this. We were so damn sure of ourselves. I grew up in the era of flash video games and have played more than my fair share of “escape the room”-type games on the ’ol family desktop and Tom Quinn might as well be Google as far as I’m concerned. Steve King? That guy has so many awards, he’s got to be a ringer. Kathryn Connolly graduated college pretty recently; all that homework was probably pretty difficult. Still, walking down the stairs toward the entrance of Escape Games Worcester, there was a little flurry in my guts. You know, legally, they can’t trap you inside forever, but what if this was all an elaborate setup and we just got ourselves into a “SAW”-like encounter? What had we even gotten ourselves into? Haven’t seen any of those movies? Trust me, you don’t want a game to end like that. Escape Games Worcester’s Jason Eastty was waiting for us when we arrived, and gave us the rundown. There are a few ground rules, though they should be fairly obvious for anyone fancying themselves intelligent enough to beat the game. If you have to leave the room, you’re out for good. Don’t go meddling with your phones (you dastardly cheater you) and you don’t need to destroy anything to solve any puzzles.

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Eastty became enamored with escape the room games while participating in one in Boston with his wife and some friends. “We didn’t get out in time, but we had so much fun, we thought we’d start our own,” he said. “There’s nothing else that I know of that is so much fun to lose.”

predict what we needed to do. There was a very “Da Vinci Code” feel to the mystery. Again, I can’t say too much without ruining the fun, but we had an absolute blast. We didn’t escape, but we relished the intensity. As the clock wound down and we were so close to escaping, we didn’t care for proper decorum

Street, we were already planning our next move. Who can we bring with us to help us solve the next room? Who is going to get cut from the crew? In all likelihood, it will be me, but if not, I can’t wait for our next attempt. For more information on Escape Games Worcester, head to Escapegamesworcester.com

anymore. We were running around, yelling, whatever was needed, and when we failed we couldn’t blame anyone but ourselves. The puzzles were incredibly well thought out – a point, we found, Eastty and company pride themselves on. “No matter what I’m doing, I always want to be the best,” said Eastty. “I know there will be more escape games popping up, I assume. I don’t want people to be disappointed. I always want to innovate and change things as much as I possibly can.” Journalistic integrity aside, as soon as we walked out the front door and on to Grove

or track them down on Facebook.com/escapegamesworcester. We kindly suggest you bring your thinking caps (and a thick skin) and let us know if you can make the Worcester Magazine editorial staff look like chumps by dominating any of the six rooms. You will have a great time while challenging your brain and straining your inter-personal relationships.

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Escape Games Worcester currently has five rooms; a military room, a crime scene, the “experiment,” the “conspiracy” and the room we would attempt, the museum. You have one hour to solve all of the room’s puzzles and escape in order to win. Here’s where it gets tricky, I can’t go into too much detail without spoiling the surprise, but what I will say is this: we knew pretty quickly we were outclassed. It took us about 20 minutes to get our heads on straight. We were over-thinking. My palms were sweaty. I at once hated myself for not being an avid puzzler and cursed Quinn and his inability to

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from 6-9 p.m. at the Bridge, 4 Mann St. We are a peer-led, adult-advised group.” The May premiere of New England Pride TV will consist of the aforementioned Out with Joe and The Lady Speaks segments, but will also have the director of the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, transgendered activist and author, Grace Stevens and a music video from Gloria Estefan’s daughter and a local artist performing “You Don’t Know Me.” It will be followed up by an upcoming events segment. LePage and company said this is just the beginning, and they will continue to reach

out to individuals and organizations to further craft the product. LePage has been reaching out to Gay-Straight Alliances throughout the area and has already had response from Pride groups throughout New England, in places like Maine, New Hampshire, Providence, Boston, Worcester (naturally) and continues to reach out to places like Northampton and Vermont. The hope is that New England Pride TV will become a big hit throughout the region and spread its message of education, advocacy, information and entertainment, but also the idea could potentially catch fire and spread throughout the United States. That

one day, perhaps the question won’t be, “How does this not already exist?” and will switch to “How can I make this happen in my community.” “Everyone’s incredibly supportive and saying to me, ‘What can I do to make this happen?” said LePage. “I said, we just have to gather information and support.” Check out the premiere of New England Pride TV on Monday, May 9 and the second Monday of every month on local cable stations and Facebook. For more information on New England Pride TV and to stream the show on-demand online (upon release), head to Newenglandpridetv.com.

In the meantime, catch LePage on “WooTube” on Charter TV 3 and “This is the Nightlife!” online. For more information on LePage (including performances and appearances), head to Dalelepage.com. For more information on Safe Homes, head to Safehomesma. org, for information on Greater Worcester PFLAG, head to Worcesterpflag.org and for Worcester Pride, head to Worcesterpride.org. Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts.

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“Anomalisa” may be the most “human” movie of the year, even though it doesn’t star a single carbon-based life form. Hatched from the brilliant churning mind of Charlie Kaufman (“Being John Malkovich,” “Adaptation”), the film is populated entirely by puppets — animated in stopmotion — who smoke, shower, get tipsy, and engage in the most memorable puppet sex since “Team America.”

But that’s just novelty stuff. Kaufman’s creations are complex people in their own right, slogging through their unremarkable lives, wondering when the good stuff will happen and fearing that it already has. At the center is Michael Stone (voiced by David Thewlis), a middle-aged customerservice guru who has flown into Cincinnati from Los Angeles to deliver a motivational speech to a group of salespeople and middle managers hungry for his wisdom. Michael is a profoundly unhappy guy. Despite being a husband and father, he feels isolated, bored, numb. His world has grown so beige that to his ears everyone — man, woman and child —

speaks in exactly the same voice (all voiced by Tom Noonan, perhaps best remembered as the “Tooth Fairy” serial killer in “Manhunter,” which gives his dialogue an unintentional creepiness). After executing the mundane rituals of the frequent traveler — making inane chitchat with a talkative cabbie, avoiding eye contact in an elevator, tinkering with the unfamiliar hot-cold shower knobs so as not to get scorched — Michael does something risky. He meets an old girlfriend for a drink. It goes poorly. Later, brooding in his room, he hears a woman speaking in the hallway in a genuine, non-Tom Noonan-sounding voice. His eyes widen, his jaw drops; he trembles at the revelation. It’s like it’s 1964 and he’s just heard The Beatles for the first time. Michael tracks the young woman to her room. Her name is Lisa (voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh), customer service rep from Akron who has come to Cincinnati to hear Michael speak. She is sweet and plain, younger acting than her years, and so crushingly insecure that she’s practically made selfeffacement her personal art form. (Selfdeprecation among women is a running thread here. When Michael phones his ex-girlfriend she reflexively cautions, “I’ve gained some weight.”) They have a drink in the hotel bar, then a nightcap in Michael’s room. Michael pleads with Lisa to sing a song just so he can luxuriate in her voice, and she chooses “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” Her rendition is oddly beautiful. They make love, which is sweet (who doesn’t want to see two lonely people connect?). But this is Charlie Kaufman Land, where nothing is entirely straight and true. In short, the morning after is a bitch. “Anomalisa” leaves itself open to all kinds of interpretation about attitude and identity. I like the way Kaufman and co-director Duke Johnson load the film’s front end with dreary details to establish what a blobby mess Michael’s life has turned into. He’s so absorbed in his own plight that when he visits a “toy store,” he at first fails to recognize that the toys are of the adult variety and not suitable to give to his young son. What does it say about a supposed man of the world who is so stuck in his own head that he can peer over a counter of dildos fully believing he’ll find a baseball mitt or a Star Wars action figure on the other side? Michael teeters on a meltdown that eventually arrives in stages, including a hallucinatory moment involving his own face reminiscent of a famous scene from “Poltergeist.” By then, we can already see he’s falling apart with no strings attached.

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On a recent Thursday night, Alex and I headed out to grab dinner at The Flying Rhino. We were immediately greeted at the door and led through the dining room to a table by the windows facing Shrewsbury Street. The dining room is bright and cheery, with bright red chairs, painted tables, and stained glass separating the dining room from the bar area.

I expected a longer wait and more diners on a Thursday evening, but the dining room was less than half full. Then I overheard a table discussing how the bar was full, so they took a table instead. Our waitress promptly came to our table to check in and take our drink orders of two sodas ($2.50 each), and to see if we’d

like to start with any apps. The appetizers conveniently come in multiple sizes: “Bite,” “Double-Bite,” and for those who are superhungry or having a house party, the “Super Bite.” We tossed around the idea of starting off with either the spicy, honey-glazed chicken wings dubbed “Rhino Hot Wings,” or the crab rangoons. Deferring to our waitress for a decision, the crab rangoons won. Not long after our drinks appeared, the “Bite”-sized version of the app ($7) came with five good-sized rangoons and a side of duck sauce with a subtle kick. The plump rangoons were crispy and filled with cream cheese and chunks of crab meat. We both decided the five was a good portion size, and the rangoons were a good choice. Our waitress brought over fresh sodas (without being asked), and took our dinner orders. Not in the mood for a big entrée, we stuck to the sandwiches and burgers section of the menu. Alex chose the Cowboy burger ($12); a half-pound burger with bacon, cheddar cheese, BBQ sauce and fried onions, opting for the BBQ sauce on the side. I went a little out of my comfort zone and ordered the Baja Fish Tacos ($9). Our eyes lit up as our meals arrived. The

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Cowboy burger towered on the plate, flanked by french fries, with a cup of BBQ sauce on the side. A quick test of the sauce from Alex prompted a “You should try this, you’re going to like it.” Which I did. The sweet and smokey flavor of the BBQ sauce was a nice condiment for the burger. Alex dipped her burger in the sauce to get just the right amount for each bite. The proportions of burger-to cheese-to bacon-to fried onions-to bun were appropriate, without any one item feeling overpowering. My Baja Fish Tacos didn’t disappoint, either. The two corn tortillas each were filled with a good-sized piece of fried white fish and a kale slaw, topped with chimichurri and pineapple salsa. To be honest, before deciding, I looked up “chimichurri” to make sure I, too, shouldn’t be asking for it on the side. Since it is typically finely-chopped

parsley, minced garlic, olive oil, oregano and white vinegar, I kept my order as is. I would have preferred a cabbage slaw over the kale slaw, but other than that, the tacos were spot on. The pineapple salsa had the cool, sweet kick to offset the warm flakey fish and the chimichurri. Unable to finish our meals (we blame that on polishing off the crab rangoons), we passed on dessert and paid the bill. Total cost was $35 before tip.

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Loch & K(e)y Society’s Grand Dam Tasting Sunday, Feb. 28, 1-4 p.m. Sample more than 300 drams

from around the world. The fun starts earlier in the week, however, with the kickoff at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, featuring a free minitasting of the hundreds of whiskeys available over the weekend. On Thursday, there will be a Skinner tasting event. Friday will feature a Jim Beam paring and dinner. Saturday, Feb. 27 will feature whiskey seminars, with a meet & greet

that night, 7-9 p.m. Taste whiskey and talk to representatives from more than 20 different distilleries. “At Julio’s, we love whiskey,” said

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Chuck / Eli / Hayley Jane / Danny Mayer / Adrian. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Escape The Room. Escape Games Worcester is a real life, live action escape the room game that offers a fully interactive experience. You and your teammates are locked in a room with a mystery that needs to be solved before your time is up. Each of our games has a unique and suspenseful storyline, which will be revealed as you explore the room and search for clues. All clues, puzzles and riddles will ultimately lead you to the final mystery, which will hold the key that will allow you to escape. Or will it? Can you work together to solve the mystery and escape the room? $25. 4-10 p.m. Northworks Building, 108 Grove St. escapegamesworcester.com Disc Jam Presents DIAMON feat. members of Dopapod, Kung Fu + more. DIAMON featuring Chuck (bass) and Eli (keys) of Dopapod / Adrian (kung fu) on drums / Mr Rourke (club d’elf) on turntables / Danny Mayer (on the spot trio) on guitar / Shane Allen (danke) on vocals. This is going to be wild! The first time ever show for DIAMON who will be covering songs from Radiohead, Portishead, Björk, and a ton more! 21+ Doors at 6pm Music at 9pm $10 cover ticket link: electrichaze.bigcartel.com no opening band so come early and don’t miss any music! $10. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook. Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is

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James A. Welu, director emeritus or the Worcester Art Museum, presents “The Chapter House: A Room of Many Centuries” Friday, Feb. 5, 2-3 p.m., at the Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester. Originally part of a 12th-century French priory, the Worcester Art Museum’s Chapter House was built as a meeting room for a group of celibate monks. Discover the fascinating life of this medieval room both before and since its arrival in Worcester. The program is free. For more information, email amthomas@briarwoodsl.com. 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”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. 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. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 7:30-11 p.m. Flip Flops, 680 Main St., Holden. Grain Thief. “Northern Country Barn Grass” band...Grain Thief and Friends (with electric set) 8-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508926-8877 or grainthief.com Gray Matter. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9

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Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Mike Tarara. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Thursday Open Mic Night. Now the frost is on the pumpkin, it’s the time for guitar plunkin...Join a decades old tradition of sharing and musical camaraderie in an old-fashioned fun roadhouse! P.A. and support of all sorts provided, be part of the fun....Hosted by Ed Sheridan. 00. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. College Night w/DJ XTC & DJ Scotty P. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. DJ/Karaoke Dancing. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. DJ Tec Threat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. DJ 21+Canal. Closed 1/23/2016 N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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Danny Pease and The Regulators. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Escape The Room. Escape Games Worcester is a real life, live action escape the room game that offers a fully interactive

experience. You and your teammates are locked in a room with a mystery that needs to be solved before your time is up. Each of our games has a unique and suspenseful storyline, which will be revealed as you explore the room and search for clues. All clues, puzzles and riddles will ultimately lead you to the final mystery, which will hold the key that will allow you to escape. Or will it? Can you work together to solve the mystery and escape the room? $25. 4-10 p.m. Northworks Building, 108 Grove St. escapegamesworcester.com Tiny Tumblers - Intro to Acro Ages 5-7, 6-wk session. Introduction to Acro/Tumbling for boys & girls ages 5-7. No experience necessary. Students are asked to dress in comfortable, athletic clothing with bare feet & long hair off the face/neck. Open to the public - Contact us to register! 508.949.1508 or dancers-sole@ yahoo.com $50 for 6-week session, or drop-in for $10 per class. 4-4:45 p.m. The Dancer’s Sole, Studio II, 6 Main St., Webster. 508949-1508. Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com DPR feat. Shokazoba. Danny Pease & The Regulators - DPR has been a strong force in New England for a handful of years. Composed of musicians with ranging backgrounds, their style of “Dirty Punk Reggae” continues to morph and take shape, while always staying true to reggae roots and ska rhythms. With their home base in Western Mass, they have steadily been scouring the Northeast and impressing newcomers with high energy and uplifting shows. Even being described as “A veritable army of energetic rockers... DPR blends ska, reggae, rock and hip-hop into a whirlwind

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of whoop-ass...” - The Valley Advocate Beginning in 2005 as a 17 piece Fela Kuti tribute project, Shokazoba now produces original music. They draw inspiration from afro-beat, funk, jazz, punk, psychedelic rock, prog, rap, trance, R&B, hip hop, soul, klezmer, and other eclectic influences. “With a groove so funky you can smell it, they blend several different genres in a mixer and leave the listener convulsing to the sounds. From Jazz to Funk to an addicting West African beat, they have developed a wonderfully unique soundscape that fits perfectly with the inspiring message the band delivers.” bandsforbernie.co 21+ // 9pm // $8 $8. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook. Ricky Duran. Playing originals along with music from Hendrix, Bob Marley and more! Free. 6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, Bar, 257 Park Ave. 508-756-7995 or find them on Facebook. Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. Music at Trinity: Alcee Chriss III, Organist, in concert. Co-sponsored by the Worcester Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Young Artists Showcase. Celebrated for his “grace, skill and abundant proficiency” (Journal Assist News, Albuquerque), Alcee Chriss III has performed throughout the United States and France and is emerging as an outstanding young concert artist of virtuosity and versatility. An alumnus of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Alcee has begun his doctorate degree at McGill University in Montreal. He has won top prizes at international and national competitions, receiving First Prize and Audience Prize in the Miami International Organ Competition (2014), the Albert Schweitzer National Organ Competition in Wethersfield, CT (2013), and the Quimby Regional

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If you don’t remember or weren’t around for the Blizzard of ’78, take our word for it: That was a snow storm. You can celebrate its anniversary at the Blizzard of 78 Party Friday, Feb. 5, 5-8 p.m., at the Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main St., Worcester. The event is free, but skating is $2. For more information, check out the event page on Facebook or email AndersonC@WorcesterMA.Gov.

themselves wrapped up in the groove with a good head bob, “the universal body language for “I’m digging this!” The young band has gone beyond having just potential, they sound like the real thing.” - Erin Clary, NYS Music, December 22, 2015 $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or letsbeleonard.com Neon Alley. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Road Trip. Take a trip down memory lane as they play the hits of every genre and decade! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. 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 - Dancing. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. DJ One 3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. DJ 21+Canal. Closed 1/23/2016 N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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Parlee Bob Marley Birthday Bash. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Bob Marley Birthday Bash 2016 ~ 10th Anniversary Celebrating in Worcester. You and your family are invited to celebrate the life and music of Robert Nesta Marley! Live Music featuring the Small Axe Band and Sunta Africa. Other incredible local performers. Sample authentic Jamaican Food, Spoken Word, Love,

Peace and Happiness! Peace! 1-5 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-410-1209. Chicago: music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The Tony-winning musical Chicago with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Ebb and Bob Fosse comes to the stage in February. This milestone satirical musical set in Chicago in the 1920s skewers the justice system and the cult of celebrity. Christine Freije 13 directs this Alternate College Theatre production. $10 HC Community / $15 General Public. 2-4 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: O’Kane Hall, Fenwick Theatre - 2nd Floor, 1 College St. 508-793-3536. Concert - Cellissima, Cello Duo. Classical and Celtic music with flair. Christine Tsen is a cellist and chamber musicians in the Boston area who has performed both as soloist and in ensembles in America and Europe. Free with admission. 3-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. Escape The Room. Escape Games Worcester is a real life, live action escape the room game that offers a fully interactive experience. You and your teammates are locked in a room with a mystery that needs to be solved before your time is up. Each of our games has a unique and suspenseful storyline, which will be revealed as you explore the room and search for clues. All clues, puzzles and riddles will ultimately lead you to the final mystery, which will hold the key that will allow you to escape. Or will it? Can you work together to solve the mystery and escape the room? $25. 4-10 p.m. Northworks Building, 108 Grove St. escapegamesworcester.com Bob Marley Birthday Bash - 10 year anniversary! Join us for a night of Bob Marley music! Satalite Music w/ DJ Jason and DJ Jermaine will be spinning the best of Bob Marley Music! Sunta Jones will be hosting our show, with some of Worcester’s greatest performers. All backed by the “Small Axe Band”. 21 Plus event!

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$10.00 admission all night! Doors at 6pm, Music at 9pm Food and merchandise on sale! More info please call 508 410 1209 One Love! $10. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Covenant. Christian Rock Band featuring Charlie Crane! $5 Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. 508-579-6722. Live Music featuring The Playing Dead. Boston’s Premiere Grateful Dead Experience! $10/pp. 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Firefly’s / Dante’s, 350 East Main St., Marlborough. 508-357-8883. Alexandria’s Funk. 8-11 p.m. The Westender, 493 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough. 508-485-1185. Brian & Captain. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Katie O’Brien Duo. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Kevin Shields. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tavern on Central, 3 Central St., Ashburnham. 978-827-1272. Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Billy’s Pub, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury. 508-425-3353. Rockhouse. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. The Flock Of A-Holes 80’s party at SAKURA TOKYO Friday and Saturday! Free! The 80’s party is back at Sakura Tokyo all weekend. Free! 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078 or find them on Facebook. Live Bands. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Scott Babineau. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster. April’s Fools at Time Out! Great to be back in North Brookfield! If you haven’t seen us, check us out! AprilsFools.net $5 cover at the door. 9-12:30 p.m. Time Out, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. aprilsfools.net Ben Cote Band. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Best - Live Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314. DJ DBBLD & DJ Scotty P. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Hot Accoustics. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314. Hot Letter. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place.

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508-459-9035. Jim Carnazza & Mike Rush - Walter Horton Tribute. 9 p.m.-midnight Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Karaoke. shangrilarestaurant.net Chinese & Japanese Restaurant 9 p.m.-midnight Shangri La, 50 Front St. 508-798-0888. Live Band Karaoke with Fingercuff Open Jam. Come and Jam with Live Band Karaoke with Fingercuff. We provide the drum kit, amps, mics and equipment, you provide the Rock Star! Join us the 1st Saturday of the month for the LBKw/FC Jam! Visit loveshackmusic.com for more information 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Liberty Tavern, 301 High St., Clinton. 978-365-4800. Soundtrack to Monday. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. The Automatics. 100% Genuine Blues & Roots, Rock Music $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook. Padavano’s Place Blues Duo a” Tribute to Walter Horton”. 9:30-12:30 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Bob Marley Birthday Bash 2016 ~ 21+. Live Bob Marley Tribute with the Small Axe Band and Sunta Africa & Jahnya Sweetz! Other Special Guests. Music by JayWonder and DJ Jermaine with Satalite Music! Food and Merchandise on sale! Peace & Blessings! $10. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-4101209. Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. DJ Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-3046044. DJ 21+Canal. Closed 1/23/2016 N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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Zack Slik Brunch. 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Hip Swaying Brunch! Serendipity makes a great Sunday bunch with home-baked treats and freshly made crepes - check out Maynid and catch a hip swayers set or two! Free. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Serendipity Cafe, 11 Nason St., Maynard. 978-884-0391.

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Chicago: music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The Tony-winning musical Chicago with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, book by Ebb and Bob Fosse comes to the stage in February. This milestone satirical musical set in Chicago in the 1920s skewers the justice system and the cult of celebrity. Christine Freije -13 directs this Alternate College Theatre production. $10 HC Community / $15 General Public. 2-4 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: O’Kane Hall, Fenwick Theatre - 2nd Floor, 1 College St. 508-793-3536. Concert - Rebecca Swett, Harpist. Local musicians Rebecca Swett inspires listeners with a range of Broadway tunes and classical selections. Free with admission. 3-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. Escape The Room. Escape Games Worcester is a real life, live action escape the room game that offers a fully interactive experience. You and your teammates are locked in a room with a mystery that needs to be solved before your time is up. Each of our games has a unique and suspenseful storyline, which will be revealed as you explore the room and search for clues. All clues, puzzles and riddles will ultimately lead you to the final mystery, which will hold the key that will allow you to escape. Or will it? Can you work together to solve the mystery and escape the room? $25. 4-10 p.m. Northworks Building, 108 Grove St. escapegamesworcester.com Big Jon Short. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-7529439. Jim’s Sunday Blues Jam. Every week, Jim Perry hosts the best blues jam around, and brings in very special guest performers. No cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-

bn.com The Littlest Giant - Carnaval de Canal. thelittlestgiant. bandcamp.com 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508799-0629. Chillin Tuesday & Wild Wednesday. It’s all about you! … Tuesdays tend to be more chill and Wednesday’s more wild, but you never know what will be going on. Indoor Cornhole boards, Darts, Board games, Cards, Jukebox wars and more. Make our place your place. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Vertigo Trivia Night. Free to play and great prizes! Free. 7-10 p.m. Vintage Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-752-0558. Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are >Monday 8 friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio Hip Swayers - Deluxe! Drink & Sway Monday + Chinese New owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To Years! 8 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W >Tuesday 9 Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook. Carnival De Canal. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury Hip Hop Tuesdays with Ace of Blaze. 21+ with proper ID St. 508-799-0629. Hookah share and pong tournament! $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, Storytime. Join us every week for storytime. Visit bn.com for 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. details. Free. 11-11:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Millbury, Mardis Gras Party with DJ Scotty P. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury. 508-865-2801 or Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. 1350. Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! 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”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/ operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. 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. Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. What We Do Productions & DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

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TDM Presents: R&B. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Amanda Cote. 5-7:30 p.m. The Westender, 493 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough. 508-485-1185. Chillin Tuesday & Wild Wednesday. It’s all about you! … Tuesdays tend to be more chill and Wednesday’s more wild, but you never know what will be going on. Indoor Cornhole boards, Darts, Board games, Cards, Jukebox wars and more. Make our place your place. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Wednesday Night Open Mic/Local Musicans’ Showcase w/ Bill McCarthy @ Guiseppe’s. 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”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 or find them on Facebook. Brett Brumby. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic. com Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or annamaria.edu ArtsWorcester, ArtsWorcester 12th Annual College Show, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Feb. 5 - Feb. 26; Opening of ArtsWorcester 12th Annual College Show, Friday. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, “Winter Palette” Group Art Show, Through Feb. 27. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Grammar: Recent Works by Matthew Gamber, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Feb. 27. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14.00 adults; $10 for children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special program. 222 Harrington Way. 508-9292700 or ecotarium.org Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, Lalla Essaydi Art Exhibit, Through April 13. 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate. edu Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-

Professor Lerna Ekmekciogul, a historian of the modern Mideast, associate professor of history at MIT and author of “Recovering Armenia: The Limits of Belonging in Post-Genocide Turkey,” presents “Survivors into Minorities: Armenians in Turkey during and after the Genocide” Monday, Feb. 8, 4:30-6 p.m., at Holy Cross’ Smith Hall in the Rehm Library, 1 College St., Worcester. The event is free. For more information, email crec@holycross.edu or call 508-793-3869.

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Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-401-2221 or online at beantowncomedy.com. $20 per person except Special Events. 6 p.m.-midnight Park Grill and Spirits, Comedy 3924 or fruitlands.org Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Room, 257 Park Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit beantowncomedy. Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or com p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to topfunaviation.com Men are Dogs- Presented by Braid Productions 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, January 29 - Sunday, February accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 7. This hilarious comedy explores the relationship conflicts of the or galleryofafricanart.org Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 members of a women’s single and divorced therapy group led by their Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup. French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org rather unorthodox psychologist, Dr. Cecilia Monahan. Dr. Monahan com Worcester Art Museum, Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue hires a bartender/actor to role-play men in the difficult moments Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Period, Through April 24; Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars, Through in the lives of her group members. This process can be rather Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, March 6; Pierre Bonnard, Dining Room in the Country, Through June dangerous for the actor, as he faces the group of hostile women who closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit 19; Veiled Aleppo, Through June 5; Arms and Armor: Company of the are eager to express their anger toward men! As the story unfolds, Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Wolfe Argent, Saturday; Art + Visual Culture 14-17 Years, Saturdays, Dr Monahan realizes she shares some of the same issues about Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, through March 19; Horses Around the World, Saturdays, through men as her group members. When she meets the new substitute 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 March 19; In the Style of Great Artists 11-13 Years, Saturdays, postal carrier, Bob Crowley, who delivers more than mail, the a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors through March 24; Sculpture FUNdamentals 8-10 Years, Saturdays, smitten Cecelia must learn to practice what she preaches. Students (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free. through March 19; Winter Blues 5-7 Years, Saturdays, through 10, Seniors 18, Adults 20. 7:30-10 a.m. Alternatives Community 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or March 19; Zip Tour: Self Portrait of Thomas Smith, Saturday; Arms Plaza, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 774-243-0260 or visit museumofrussianicons.org and Armor: Knight’s Tale, Sunday. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, braidproductions.wix.com Old Sturbridge Village, Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 Shakespeare & Company Presents: Macbeth Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Wednesday, February 3 - Friday, 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth February 5. During this residency at Clark University, Shakespeare Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. & Company presents its 2016 touring production of Macbeth, Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Shakespeare’s dark and dangerous tale of one man’s desire to gain Post Road Art Center, It’s in the Bag Exhibit, Mondays, Worcester Center for Crafts, Exhibition: Bandits and Heros, power at any cost. Six actors from Shakespeare & Company bring Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Through March 16; Exhibition: Culinary Imaginings: Donna Dufault, the tragedy to life in a Bare Bard-style production that emphasizes Feb. 4. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, through Feb. 22. Hours: language and the relationship between the actors and the audience. Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485-2580 or closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore $10 for the public Free with College ID. 7:30-9 p.m. Clark University: postroadartcenter.com Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Atwood Hall, Daniels Theater, 950 Main St. Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 Worcester Historical Museum, Students Reflect on MLK Telephone Two-Fer - Thursday, February 4 - Sunday, February p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 Jr.: 2016 Art Contest Winners, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 7. Two one-acts: “Sorry, Wrong Number” and “The Telephone, or or preservationworcester.org Fridays, Saturdays, through Feb. 27. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, L’Amour a Trois” $15. 7:30-9 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions.org Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday worcesterhistory.org Tribes - Fridays, Friday, February 5 - Friday, February 12. 8-10:15 Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 p.m. Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave. Call 508-753-4383 or p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 visit edmondsavagejr@gmail.com 2170 or printsandpotter.com a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799Auditions - How I Became a Pirate - Saturday, February 6. Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, 1655 or worcpublib.org Ahoy thar, matey! Get ready for some high seas adventures in the the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, swashbuckling musical based on the award winning book How I 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or Became a Pirate. The musical sails along with sea chanteys, sword qvcah.org fighting, mutinies, walking the plank and “beauteous plunder!” Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Aaaaarghh! Where? Mount Wachusett Community College, room Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits 182 When? Saturday, February 6 by appointment only; ages 8 - 12 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com at 1:00PM or 2:00PM; ages 13 – 18 at 3:00PM; callbacks at 4pm - Fridays, Saturdays, Saturday, September 18 - Monday, December Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits (if needed) To schedule an appointment call the theatre at the Mount p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-753- 257 Park Ave Worcester MA Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Box office AT 978 630-9388, Monday through Friday, 9:30AM to 8278 or worcesterhistory.org 12:30PM or 1:30PM to 2:30PM, or E-mail your appointment request Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except to box-office@mwcc.mass.edu Auditioners will be asked to sing a St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full short vocal selection that will be taught at the audition; and there will Sprinkler Factory, Admission: Free. 38 Harlow St. Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and be a dance audition, (combination also taught at the audition) For sprinklerfactory.com Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 all roles and chorus (wear appropriate clothing and footwear). Some Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat Feb 5th & 6th Dan performers will also be asked to do cold-readings from the script. 1-3 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, Crohn Doug Blay and friends Fri & Sat Feb 12th & 13th Dan Boulger p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Main building, Room 182, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West and friends Fri & Sat Feb 19th & 20th Mike McCarthy Jason Cordova 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9388 or visit mwcc.edu Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com Tribes - Saturdays, Saturday, February 6 - Saturday, February 13. and friends Fri & Sat Feb 26th & 27th Steve Bjork Dave Lamb and Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, friends Fri March 4th-Special Event!!! 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Recruitment and Retention of Medical Personnel in a Volatile Landscape: Immigration and Employment Considerations. Mirick O’Connell and Iandoli Desai & Cronin P.C. are jointly sponsoring a seminar, “Recruitment and Retention of Medical Personnel in a Volatile Landscape: Immigration and Employment Considerations,” next Thursday, February 4th from 7:30am to 10am at the Doubletree Hotel in Westborough. Mirick O’Connell attorneys Jackie L. Caynon, III and Richard C. Van Nostrand, and Iandoli Desai & Cronin P.C. attorneys Richard Iandoli, Prasant Desai, and Madeline Cronin will lead the discussion regarding recruitment and retention of medical personnel in today’s environment. Specifically, they will discuss issues surrounding recruitment, compliance, retention, and legal considerations when contracting with foreign personnel. Free. 7:30-10 a.m. Doubletree by Hilton, 5400 Computer Drive, Westborough. archive.constantcontact. com Michael Sprague : Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Thursday, Feb. 4, 9:30 a.m. Briarwood is sponsoring a PowerPoint presentation at 9:30 am, Thursday morning, February 4, 2016 by Michael Sprague who works at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and is involved in the sea turtle rescue carried on at the Cape. Michael is the grandson of Briarwood resident Janet Sprague. The stranding of sea turtles on the Cape shore has become a growing problem as weather extremes change their migratory patterns. Free. 9:30-10:30 a.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. Does Religion Promote Violence? William Cavanaugh, director of Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology and a professor of Catholic Studies at DePaul University, is author of “The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict” (Oxford University Press, 2009). His lecture is one of the Deitchman Family Lectures on Religion and Modernity. Free and open to the public. 4:30-6 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: Smith Hall, Rehm Library, 1 College St. 508-793-3869. Case Study: Using Krosslink. Starting a new business, or thinking about it? Then come to the Krosslink meeting and learn about a free community support network that can help you grow your business. We’ll discuss how to sustain, market and grow this program in Southbridge and beyond. Agenda: 6:00 - 6:30 Networking, 6:30 - 7:15 Discussion, 7:15 - 7:30 Q&A Session. Krosslink Entrepreneur Greenhouse is a collaborative venture between the Public Libraries & Krosslink.org. Free. 6-7:30 p.m. Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge. 508-347-2761 or cmschamber.ning.com

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James A. Welu, Director Emeritus, Worcester Art Museum, presents –“The Chapter House: A Room of Many Centuries.” James A. Welu, Director Emeritus, Worcester Art Museum, presents “The Chapter House: A Room of Many Centuries.” Originally part of a 12th-century French priory, the Worcester Art Museum’s Chapter House was built as a meeting room for a group of celibate monks. Discover the fascinating life of this medieval room both before and since its arrival in Worcester. Free. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle.

>Saturday 6

Silly Wonderful You Storytime. From bestselling author Sherri Duskey Rinker and award-winning artist Patrick McDonnell comes this funny and tender love letter from a parent to a child. Silly Wonderful You expresses how life is so new and different and filled

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Learn to use the potter’s wheel at the Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester on Saturday, Feb. 6, 1-4 p.m. There is a $59 student fee, which covers the use of the potter’s wheel to throw pots and bowls. You’ll learn to decorate and fire your successful “first works.” The only thing missing are Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze. Get it? For more information, visit register. worcestercraftcenter.org or email wccregistration@ worcester.edu. Registration is limited, to do it now.

with love with a little one around. Follow us on Twitter @BN-Millbury. Free. 11-11:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers Millbury, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury. 508-865-2801 or bn.com Author Book Signing for “Hearts All Around Us’ written by Sandra A. Madden. “Hearts All Around Us” is a collection of the author’s photographs, and inspirational quotations, in conjunction with the story of the author’s experience living with brain injury and chronic pain. It is not just a book of photographs, the hearts that she has been photographing for several years have turned into a vehicle of healing, and a new way to help her cope with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic pain. The author desires to share her story, photographs and her love of inspirational quotations, and offer to brain injury survivors, caregivers, and even those who are challenged with other illnesses and disABILITIES, the impetus to realize that the art of photography can offer a means to cope, heal, and find joy~in a simple photograph. “Be inspired, find your inner artist, and experience healing moments-for brain injury survivors, caregivers, and others challenged by disABILITY.” A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts (BIA-MA) for support group activities. Support groups offer a forum for sharing, an understanding, compassionate and caring peer group, and socialization and friendship, which can be critical to many survivors and caregivers. The Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts hosts over 40 support groups in Massachusetts. **Since publishing her book in November 2014, Sandra has donated over $500 to BIA-MA.** Free. 1-3 p.m. Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 774-280-2993 or tatnuck.com

>Monday 8

Survivors into Minorities: Armenians in Turkey during and after the Genocide. Professor Lerna Ekmekcioglu, a historian of the modern Middle East, is associate professor of history at MIT and an affiliate of the Women and Gender Studies Program. She is author of “Recovering Armenia: The Limits of Belonging in Post-Genocide Turkey” (Stanford University Press, 2016). Cosponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies and the McFarland Center. Free and open to the public.. 4:30-6 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: Smith Hall, Rehm Library, 1 College St. 508-793-3869. President’s Lecture Series: Richard W. Garnett, J.D. - The Past, Present, and Future of Religious Freedom in America? Professor Richard Garnett teaches and writes about constitutional law as well as the freedoms of speech, association, and religion. A former clerk for the late Chief Justice of the United States William H. Rehnquist, he is a leading authority on questions regarding the role of religious beliefs in politics and society. Prof. Garnett is the founding director of Notre Dame Law School’s Program on Church, State, and Society. He has served on the Notre Dame Task Force on Catholic Education, and is a Fellow of the University’s Institute for Educational Initiatives as well as a founding Associate

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of the American Center for School Choice. Religious freedom has been called America’s “First Freedom,” yet its meaning and limits are unclear and increasingly controversial. As our communities become more diverse, and as the sphere of government action and regulation grows, the challenge of respecting and protecting religious freedom for all becomes more difficult. Meeting that challenge, however, remains essential. Free and open to the public. 7-8 p.m. Assumption College: La Maison Francaise, Salon, 500 Salisbury St. 508-7677322.

>Tuesday 9

Equity, Schools, and The American Dream: What the Data Tell Us about the Future of Equity-Oriented Policy. Douglas Gagnon, a research associate at the University of New Hampshire’s Carsey School of Public Policy, will draw from his own research and others’ to examine the state of equal opportunity in our nation’s schools and describe what we might expect from equityoriented education policy in the near future. Co-sponsored by the Education Department and the McFarland Center. Free and open to the public. 4:30-6 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: Smith Hall, Rehm Library, 1 College St. 508-793-3869.

>Wednesday 10

Jesus: Bad Jew or Good Jew? Adele Reinhartz, professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada, will lecture on how Jesus’s Jewishness has been construed in 19th-21st century scholarship and in the Gospels of Matthew and John. Supported by the Kraft-Hiatt Fund for JewishChristian Understanding. Free and open to the public. 4:30-6 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: Smith Hall, Rehm Library, 1 College St. 508-793-3869. In Conversation: Matthew Gamber with Nancy Burns and Ben Sloat. Matthew Gamber, assistant professor of photography and new media in the visual arts department at the College of the Holy Cross, will discuss his recent work on view in the exhibition “Grammar” with Nancy Burns of the Worcester Art Museum, and Ben Sloat from Lesley University. No cost, open to the public. 5-6 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu

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Art Carts: Family Fun - The Roman Empire. Did you know that our Roman collection includes art from five different countries, spread across ten centuries? Why are there so many heads without bodies? And how can you recognize an emperor or god from just his face (or feet)? Learn about Europe’s first great empire, and use one of our maps to discover where our objects came from. (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 2-3 p.m. Worcester

First Saturday of the Month Volunteer Days at Broad Meadow Brook. Join us on this Saturday morning for wildliferelated volunteering activities. Maintaining habitat and monitoring populations are part of managing the largest urban wildlife sanctuary in New England. Spring through early fall we look for butterflies and dragonflies, take care of bird feeders, and battle invasive plants. Open to adults and families with children ages 8 and older. Sponsored by Wheelabrator Millbury. For more information call 508.753.6087. Free. 9 a.m.-noon Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087. Snowshoeing For Families. If you can walk, you can snowshoe! We’ll teach you how to use snowshoes and practice in our field before heading out onto the trails. We will teach you how to look for signs of wildlife as we enjoy the beauty of the sanctuary in winter! If Mother Nature does not provide us with enough snow, we will go for a hike. Bring your own snowshoes or rent them for an additional $2 per pair. Please wear boots and other clothing appropriate for winter. Hot chocolate and coffee will be available. For ages 5 and older. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. $6 Adult Members, $8 Adult Nonmembers, $3 Child Members, $4 Child Nonmembers. 10 a.m.-noon Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Family Snowshoe Walk or Winter Hike. Winter is an excellent time of year to explore the sanctuary with your family, especially on snowshoes. If you have never snowshoed before, let us introduce you to this great winter activity. You will learn about equipment and safety and then head out for a walk. All levels of experience are welcome. This will be a winter hike if there is no snow. Open to families with children ages 7 and up. Leaders: Sanctuary Staff. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712. Snowshoes are available to rent for an additional $2 per hour for members; $4 per hour for nonmembers. $6 Adult members, $8 Adult nonmembers, $3 Child members, $4 Child nonmembers. 1-3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org Winter in Bloom - Ice Sculpture Demonstration. Demonstration by Brilliant Ice Sculpture, sculptors for First Night Boston free with admission. 1-2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111.

>Wednesday 10

Food for Thought Film Series: Trash Dance. Choreographer Allison Orr finds beauty and grace in garbage trucks, and in the unseen men and women who pick up our trash. Filmmaker Andrew Garrison follows Orr as she rides along with Austin sanitation workers on their daily routes to observe and later convince them to perform a most unlikely spectacle. On an abandoned airport runway, two dozen trash collectors and their trucks deliver - for one night only - a stunningly beautiful and moving performance, in front of an audience of thousands. Suggested donation: $5 per person. 7-8:30 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands.org

>Wednesday 10 - Thursday 11

Third Week Wonders Preschool Series: Groundhog’s Shadow. If you are between the ages of 3 and 5, bring your favorite

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Winter in Bloom - Floral Design Professionals. Professional floral designers display their arrangements based on the theme “The Poetry of Plants” free with admission. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111.

>Saturday 6

Riding on Insulin. Children living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) will hit the slopes at Wachusett Mountain for the Riding On Insulin Winter Camp sponsored by Insulet, maker of the OmniPod Insulin Management System. Children ages 7-17, with T1D, and their siblings are encouraged to leave their worries about their disease at home and enjoy a fun-filled day of skiing and snowboarding. Register here: ridingoninsulin.org/massachusetts.html 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 617587-2026 or ridingoninsulin.org

>Wednesday 10

Garden Discovery: Winter Woods. These programs are designed for children ages 3-5 and their parent, grandparent or caregiver. Class begins indoors with a simple craft and storytime, then students step outside for a short walk (or into the Orangerie in extreme cold.) Please dress for the weather. The garden is chilly and quiet and no one is stirring. Or are they sleeping? Come discover who is out and about as we look for tracks and signs of the secret activity that continues even through the cold of winter. Included with admission. Free for members. 10-11 a.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. thankyou4caring.org

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For the Love of Chocolate: Fundraiser for Summer Camp Scholarship Program. Join us on Saturday, February 6 for Dinner & Dancing and Decadent Desserts. Have a great time as you support a great cause: Youth Summer Camp Scholarship Program. Your help will help Worcester JCC make camp affordable to everyone! - Hors D’Oeuvres and Served Dinner - Live And Silent Auctions - Featuring Live Entertainment By The Soul Sensations Reserve Tickets by January 30, 2016 by calling Jody Fredman at 508.756.7109 ext. 252 or Buy Online via events.r20.constantcontact. com $90 per ticket $800 per table of ten $90 per ticket, $800 per table of 10. 6-10 p.m. Cyprian Keyes Golf Club, 284 East Temple St., Boylston. 508-756-7109, ext. 252 or events.r20.constantcontact.com Sopranopalooza! Gala concert and fund-raising event. Join us for our mid-winter fund-raising gala. Raffles, a silent auction and complimentary refreshments surround a beautiful concert sung by a dozen soprano and mezzo-soprano soloists. MC’d by Rick Kimball and accompanied by Olga Rogach, this event is an audience favorite- lots of fun, and everyone has a chance to win something! 7:00 PM on Saturday, February 6 at 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester, MA. Cash, checks and credit cards accepted. $10 admission fee for concert and refreshments; raffle tickets purchased separately. All

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Winter is most certainly in bloom at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. Check out the Centerpiece Demonstration with Kaylen Hewitt of 1956blooms on Friday, Feb. 5, 11 a.m. to noon. Hewitt is owner and lead designer of the Boston-based 1956blooms, a floral designer company. The event is free. For more information, email thbg@towerhillbg.org or call 508-869-6111.

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Celebrate the Year of the Monkey! Ring in the Chinese New Year as we celebrate the “Year of the Monkey” with a lion dance, lantern cart, martial arts demonstrations and traditional Chinese songs from 11 AM until noon. Free. 11 a.m.-noon Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278.

Holy Cross Feb. 6 Home vs. Bucknell, 1:05 p.m. Feb. 10 Home vs. Lafayette, 7:05 p.m. Worcester State Feb. 10 @ Fitchburg State, Fitchburg, 7:30 p.m. Clark Feb. 6 @ Emerson College, Boston, 3 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Wheaton College, Norton, 6 p.m. Assumption Feb. 6 @ Bentley University, Waltham, 3:30 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Saint Anselm, Manchester, NH 7:30 p.m. WPI Feb. 6 @ Babson College, Babson Park, 2 p.m. Feb. 10 @ MIT, Cambridge, 7 p.m. Becker Feb. 6 Home vs. Lesley, 1 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Southern Vermont College, Bennington, VT, 8 p.m. Nichols Feb. 6 @ Western New England University, Springfield, 3 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, 7:30 p.m. QCC Feb. 4 @ Massasoit Community College, Brockton, 7 p.m. Feb. 9 Home vs. Dean College, 7p.m. Feb. 11 @ Bristol Community College, Fall River, 7 p.m.

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Carnaval De Canal Mardi Gras Celebration. The Canal District is pleased to host Worcester’s “Carnaval de Canal” Mardi Gras Party - the grandest Mardi Gras Party in Massachusetts, bringing New Orleans fun and entertainment to our fine city. There is sure to be something for everyone! The Canal District offers venues for everyone’s tastes! Come on down! The evening will kick off at 6pm and continue throughout the night along Harding, Green, Water, and Millbury Streets until the close of business. The night will be filled with food and drink specials, tastings, unique performers, contests to include a Photo Scavenger Hunt, prizes like a VIP Ski Trip to Burlington, Vermont and local gift certificates, promotional giveaways, and live music in many Canal District establishments and of course Mardi Gras beads & masks. Costumes are encouraged! Free! 6 p.m.-midnight Blackstone Canal District, Kelley Square. Find them on Facebook.

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“Be Our Valentine” Awards Ceremony. Congratulate the winners of Worcester Historical Museum’s 38th annual “Be Our Valentine” contest, celebrating Worcester’s historic valentine-making tradition. Punch, cookies and trophies for the winners from grades 3, 4, 5 and 6, and their families, principals and teachers. Free. 4-5 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, Fletcher Auditorium, 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278.

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Open Poetry Mic featuring J. Goff and A. Vasquez. All original poetry & spoken word and will be posted to YouTube. Call 508-949-6232 for more information or to sign up. $5 in advance, $10 at the door. 2-4 p.m. Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232.

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Holy Cross Feb. 6 @ Bucknell, Lewisburg, PA, 12 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Lafayette College, Easton, PA, 7 p.m. Worcester State Feb. 10 @ Fitchburg State, 5:30 p.m. Clark Feb. 10 Home vs. Mount Holyoke College, 7 p.m. Assumption Feb. 6 @ Bentley University, Waltham., 1:30 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Saint Anselm, Manchester, 5:30 p.m. WPI Feb. 6 Home vs. Springfield College, 2 p.m. Feb. 10 Home vs. Babson, 7 p.m. Becker Feb. 6 @ Lesley University, Cambridge, 3 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Regis College, Weston, 7 p.m. Nichols Feb. 6 @ Western New England University, Springfield, 1 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, 5:30 p.m. QCC Feb. 4 Home vs. Dean College, 5 p.m.

ice hockey Men’s Holy Cross Feb. 6 @ West Point, West Point, NY, 7:05 p.m. Worcester State Feb. 6 @ Framingham State, Framingham, 7:50 p.m. Feb. 11 Home vs. Fitchburg State, 8:30 p.m. Clark Feb. 10 Home vs. Mount Holyoke College, 7 p.m. Assumption Feb. 6 @ Stonehill College, Easton, 6:40 p.m. Feb. 9 @ Saint Anselm, Manchester, NH, 7 p.m. Becker Feb. 5 Home vs. Nichols, 8 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Endicott College, Beverly, 7 p.m.

Nichols Feb. 4 @ Western New England University, Springfield, 7:10 Feb.5 vs. Becker, New England Sports Center, Marlborough, 8 p.m. Feb. 10 Home vs. Curry College, 8:10 p.m.

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Holy Cross Feb. 6 Home vs. Franklin Pierce University, 3:05 p.m. Becker Feb. 6 @ State University of New York at Canton, Canton, NY, 8:10 p.m. Nichols Feb. 6 @ University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, 1 p.m.

track & field Men’s

Holy Cross Feb. 6 @ Scarlet & White Invitational, 9 a.m. Worcester State Feb. 6 @ Wesleyan Invitational II Assumption Feb. 6 @ Dartmouth Classic, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 12 p.m. WPI Feb. 6 @ Boston University Scarlet and White Invitational, 10 a.m.

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swimming & diving Men’s Holy Cross Feb. 6 @ Springfield College, Springfield, 1 p.m. Clark Feb. 6 Clark Invitational, 10 a.m.

Women’s

Holy Cross Feb. 6 @ Springfield College, Springfield, 1 p.m. Clark Feb. 6 Clark Invitational, 10 a.m. Assumption Feb. 4 @ WPI vs. Northeast- 10 Championships Feb. 5 @ WPI vs. Northeast- 10 Championships, all day Feb. 6 @ WPI vs. Northeast- 10 Championships, all day Feb. 7 @ WPI vs. Northeast- 10 Championships, all day

wrestling

WPI Feb. 6 @ United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT vs. Bridgewater State, 11 a.m.

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Golf clubs, bag, cart (used) Asking $250. 508-865-5726* FURNITURE Brand New Sleeper Sofa Light brown, beautiful fabric. Call 508-461-7206 Leave message, Webster MA. Comes apart for easy transport. Asking $300.00 Corner Hutch Solid pine - 4 doors - 48" x 76". Accommodates 42" television. $250. Photo available. 508-829-6792 WANTED TO BUY Veteran Will Buy Military Items American, German, Japanese, Italian etc. From Vietnam, Korea, WW2, WW1 and earlier. Please call 978-928-1238. YARD SALES & FLEA MARKETS Indoor Flea Market Worcester Auburn Emblem Club, Sat., Feb. 6, 8am-1pm. at Worcester Elks, 233 Mill St., Worcester. Snack Bar, Bake Table. To reserve a table call 508-892-3788 or 508-7534079.

Dear Heart of Jesus in the past i have asked for favors, this time i ask this special one, (mention request) ...take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it becomes your favor not mine. Amen. Say this prayer for three (3) days, promise publication and favor will be granted. Never known to fail. In grateful thanks I will never stop trusting in God and his power. CM

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

HOUSE FOR RENT Holden House Rental Available February 1st in residential neighborhood. House has 2 full baths, 4 rooms upstairs and 5 downstairs. Modern eat -in kitchen and sunroom with 3 level deck overlooking large backyard. Rent is $1,400.00/ month without utilities. If interested, call 508-393-4754. 508393-4754

Publisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Notice 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

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2003 Cadillac DeVille Tan/Tan Leather Int, 47 Orig Miles. Elderly Owned. Alloy Wheels New Tires And Brakes Loaded with All Options Must See $4,850 Call 774-239-0800

2010 Honda Civic 32K miles, very good cond. Front wheel drive. Automatic. A/C, power s t e e r i n g /b r a k e s /w i n d o w s / locks. $9,950 Hubbardston, MA 978-870-3291

25 HP Suzuki (Like New) with Boat & Trailer with Bonus 2 Free Air Tickets to Orlando and 5 star condo for a week. Disney anyone? Pete 407-3753917 $4,000

2009 Mazda CX-7 Blackcherry with gray & black interior. 48,000 miles $9,500. 774-8230466

1985 Cadillac Eldorado 74K miles. Never been in snow. Mint condition. Gray w/landau top. Bonus 2 Free Air tickets & 5 star condo for a week in FL. $5,000.00 Oakham 407-3753917

1988 MercedesBenz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777 2001 Lexus LS 430 61K mi Loaded, a/c, moonroof, heated seats. Dealer maintained, 1 owner, non-smoker, no pets, kids. Florida car, always garaged. 4 new Michelins. Immaculate. Asking $12,500. Call Bob. 508-450-3436.

2002 Chevrolet Corvette 39,000 miles Red with black interior. Car is in excellent condition! $26,000 or best offer. Call: 774-823-0466. 2008 Ford Mustang 8 cyl, 300HP. 21K miles. Never driven during winter. Always garaged. Perfect cond. $21,900 negotiable. 508-865-3528 after 3pm.

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AUTOMOTIVE AUTO/MOTORCYCLE 2001 Suzuki Intruder 1500cc, showroom condition, lots of chrome, Vehix pipes. $4000. Call John at 978-466-6043. 1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list. Always stored in room temperature. $13,000 obo 978-4645525 or 781-879-8275 cell 978 -464-5525

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2007 Suzuki Boulevard Cruising Motorcycle C90T; 1474cc; 6300 miles, 1 owner, perfect cond. accessories and new battery. Garaged, covered & serviced. $6,000 508-8498635

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

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2001 Layton 40 Ft. Park Model Trailer. Bedroom has over sized bed. Kitchen complete with stove, refrigerator, and dining set. Living room area has two sleep sofas. Full attached deck, with screen room and hard top roof. Trailer is located in Wells, ME. Must be removed from site. Reason for selling moving to Florida. Price $5,000. Call 413-433-3646

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2012 Cadillac CTS AWD, 21,800 miles. Crystal red. Heated black leather seats. Panoramic roof. Dealer maintained. Under warranty. $24,500.00 978-534-8860

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES The Board of Selectmen in the TOWN OF MILLBURY will hold a Public Hearing on, Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 7:10 p.m. at the Millbury Public Library, 128 Elm Street to act upon the Petition of Verizon and NGrid joint or identical locations for and permission to erect and maintain poles and their respective wires and cables to be placed thereon, together with anchors, guys and other sustaining and protecting ﬁxtures as said companies may deem necessary and across the following public way: Carleton Road: On the northwesterly sideline, place new JO Pole No.T.85S/E.85S approximately 793 feet southwesterly from the center line of Stowe Road.

The Board of Selectmen in the TOWN OF MILLBURY will hold a Public Hearing on, Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Millbury Public Library, 128 Elm Street to act upon the Petition of Verizon and NGrid joint or identical locations for and permission to erect and maintain poles and their respective wires and cables to be placed thereon, together with anchors, guys and other sustaining and protecting ﬁxtures as said companies may deem necessary and across the following public way: Auburn Road: On the southwesterly sideline, place new JO Pole No.T.32S/E.32S approximately 3,029 feet northwesterly from the center of line of Blash Road.

MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41, Section 81W of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 7:15 p.m., in the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, to consider a modification of the definitive plan approval, specifically to extend the construction deadline for completion of the roads and associated infrastructure for the 4-lot subdivision entitled “Hilltop Estates”, property located at the former terminus of Hilltop Drive. Application is available for review in the Planning Department during normal business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter should appear at the time and place specified above. Richard Gosselin Chairman 2/04/16 and 2/11/16

Invitation For Bids The Worcester Housing Authority invites sealed bids for Phase II at MA 12-01 Great Brook Valley Gardens in accordance with the documents prepared by BSC Group, Inc. The work is estimated to cost $800,000, including alternates. Project consists of but is not limited to: building and landscape improvements to the Phase II area consisting of 56 units in nine (9) buildings and associated landscape areas. General Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 24, 2016 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Filed Sub-Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 17, 2016, and publicly opened and read aloud at the same address. Filed sub-bids will be taken for the following portions of the work: Masonry Work: (Combined Sections 04 21 10 Brick Masonry & 04 22 00 Concrete Masonry Work) Electrical: Section 26 00 00: Electrical. A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 10, 2016 at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester. 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(ies) of work: General Building Construction. Filed Sub-Bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category(ies) of work: Masonry Work and Electrical. 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 Wednesday February 3, 2016 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and thereafter, Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. through 4:30 P. M. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by depositing $50.00 in the form of a company check, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, for each set of documents so obtained. The amount of the deposit will be refunded to each person who returns the plans, specifications and other documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Bidders requesting contact documents to be mailed to them should include a separate check in the amount of $40.00 for each set payable to the Worcester Housing Authority to cover mailing and handling costs. The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: 1. Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 2. F.W. Dodge, 24 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA 02173 3. Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092 4. Project Dog, 18 Graf Road Unit #8 Plan Room, Newburyport, MA 01950 Attention is called to the following: 1. Provisions of Equal Employment Opportunity; 2. Provisions for payment of not less than the minimum wages as set forth in the Specifications; 3. Provisions of Chapter 14, Acts of 1966, Imposing a Temporary Sales Tax, Section 1, Subsection 6 (d) and (k) exempting the Authority from the operation of such a chapter; 4. Requirement to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond as set forth in the specifications, 5. Insurance certificate indicating coverage for public liability, property damage and workers compensation, in accordance with the contract requirements, must be filed by the successful bidder upon signing of the contract. The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder with the lowest contract price including the dollar amount of all accepted alternates. The Worcester Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, or to waive any informalities in the bidding if it be in the public interest to do so. No bid of a General Bidder shall be withdrawn, after opening thereof, prior to thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, without the consent of the Worcester Housing Authority. No bid of a Sub-Bidder shall be withdrawn, excluded, after award of the contract to the General Contractor without the consent of the Worcester Housing Authority. Questions regarding this project shall be submitted in writing 72 hours prior to opening and emailed to Mod-Bids@worcesterhousing.com. Reference the WHA Job Number only in the subject line. Worcester Housing Authority Dennis L. Irish, Chairperson DATE: February 2016

MILLBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT PROPOSED FY17 BUDGET NOTICE OF HEARING Pursuant to General Laws, Chapter 71, Section 38N, The Millbury School Committee will hold a public hearing on its 2016-17 Proposed Budget in the Millbury High School Media Center at 7:00PM on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. 13-Jan-16

FY 2017

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Budget 2015-16

Administration Instruction Other Services Operation & Maint. of Plant Replacement of Motor Vehicle Programs with Other Systems

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5,000

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10,224 171,656

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LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Anthony Mattero to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as a nominee for First Ohio Banc & Lending, dated October 6, 2006 and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 39952, Page 259 of which mortgage Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Harborview 2006-14 is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Ohio Banc & Lending to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Harborview 2006-14 dated June 25, 2010 recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 46026, Page 349, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 163 Armsby Road, Sutton, MA 01590 will be sold at a Public Auction at 12:00PM on February 29, 2016, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: The Land in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts on the northerly side of Armsby Road, with the buildings thereon, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point at the southwesterly corner of the tract to be conveyed at a point 40 feet easterly of the easterly line extended of land of one John Henn et ux, as shown on plan referred to below; THENCE North 22° 32’ West by the northeasterly side of the land of Francis H. King et al 180.10 feet to a stake; THENCE North 87° 52’ 30” East by land of Francis H. King et al 280.42 feet to a stake; THENCE South 1° 49’ West by land of Francis H. King et al 210.54 feet to a drill hole in the north line of Armsby Road; THENCE North 77° 11’ West by the northerly line of Armsby Road 120.87 feet to a drill hole and a rock still on said road; THENCE North 89° 34’ 30” West still by the northerly line of said Armsby Road 77.48 Feet to a point; THENCE westerly and northerly by a curve to the right having a radius of 10 feet a distance of 11 feet to a point of beginning. Being the same premises shown on a plan entitled “Plan to show property in Sutton, Massachusetts owned by Bessie P. King, being part of the Newell Wedge Farm, so-called, dated June 1963, by Kenneth Shaw” and recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 272, Plan 107. For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 6560, Page 56. The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession. Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee’s attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 321 Billerica Road, Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. Other terms to be announced at the sale. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Harborview 2006-14 Korde & Associates, P.C. 321 Billerica Road Suite 210 Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 (978) 256-1500 Mattero, Anthony, 15-022703, February 4, 2016, February 11, 2016, February 18, 2016

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Premises: 154 Park Hill Avenue, Unit 154, Park Hill Avenue Condominium, Millbury, MA By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Alvaro Gomez, Marla Lopez and Juan L. Garcia to Eastern Bank, and now held by 21st Mortgage Corporation, said mortgage dated February 6, 2007, and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 40633, Page 363, said mortgage was assigned from Eastern Bank to Option One Mortgage Corporation, by assignment dated February 6, 2007 and recorded with said Registry of Deeds in Book 41794 at Page 333, said mortgage was further assigned from Sand Canyon Corporation f/k/a Option One Mortgage Corporation to Residential Funding Company, LLC, by assignment dated August 21, 2012 and recorded with said Registry of Deeds in Book 49594 at Page 168, said mortgage was further assigned from Residential Funding Company, LLC f/k/a Residential Funding Corporation to Christiana Trust, A Division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as Trustee for Knoxville 2012 Trust, by assignment dated December 21, 2012 and recorded with said Registry of Deeds in Book 50788 at Page 283, said mortgage was assigned from Christiana Trust, A Division of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as a Trustee for Knoxville 2012 Trust to 21st Mortgage Corporation, by assignment dated August 25, 2014 and recorded with said Registry of Deeds in Book 52784 at Page 111; for breach of the conditions in said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction on February 12, 2016 at 11:00 AM Local Time upon the premises, directly in front of the building in which the unit is located, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: The Unit known as #154 in the building known as Park Hill Avenue Condominium, Millbury, Massachusetts 01527 (building) a condominium established by the grantors pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A by Master Deed date 03-16-06 recorded March 21, 2006 with the Worcester District Registry of Deed in Book 38593 Page 211 (Master Deed) which unit is known on the floor plans (Plans), Plan Book 840, Plan 3, of the Buildings recorded simultaneously with the Master Deed, and is shown on a copy of a portion of the Plans attached hereto and make a part hereof, to which is affixed the verified statement of a registered professional land surveyor in the form required by Section 9 of Chapter 183A. Post Office Address – 154 Park Hill Avenue, Millbury, MA 01527 The Unit is conveyed together with: 1. An undivided interest of 50% in the common-areas and facilities (Common Elements) of the condominium described in the Master Deed attributable to the Unit. 2. An easement for the continuance of all encroachments by the Unit of any adjoining units or Common Elements existing as a result of construction of the Building, or which may come into existence hereafter as a result of settling or shifting of the Building, or as a result of repair or restoration of the Building or of the Unit after damage or destruction by fire or other casualty, or after a taking in condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or by reason of an alteration or repair to the Common Elements made by or with the consent to the Trustees. 3. An easement in common with the owner of other units to use any pipes, wires, ducts, flues, cables, conduits·, public utility lines and other Common Element located in any if the other units or elsewhere in the Condominium and serving the Unit. 4. Rights and easements in common with other unit owner as described in the Master Deed. Said Unit is conveyed subject to: 1. Easement in favor of adjoining units and in favor of the Common Elements for the continuance of all encroachments of such adjoining units Common Elements on the unit, now existing as a result of construction of the Building, or which may come into existence hereafter as a settling or shifting of the Building, or as a result of repair or restoration of the Building or of any adjoining unit or of the Common Elements after damage or destruction by a fire or other casualty, or after a taking in condemnation or eminent domain proceedings, or by reason of an alteration or repair to the Common Elements made by or with the consent of the Trustees. 2. An easement in favor of the other units to use the pipes, wire, ducts, flues, conduits, cable, public utility lines and other Common Elements located in the Unit or elsewhere in the Condominium and serving such other units. 3. The provisions of the Unit Deed, the Master Deed, the Declaration of Trust, and the Plans as the same may be amended from time to time by instructed recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deed, which provisions, together with any amendments thereto, shall constitute covenants running with the land and shall bind any person having at any time and interest or estate in the Unit, his family, servants and visitor, as though such provision were recited and stipulated at length herein. 4. All easements, agreements, restrictions and conditions of record, insofar as the same are now in force and applicable. The Unit is intended only for residential purposes except that the Trustee of the Condominium association may, in any case, grant a unit permission to use the unit for any professional or commercial purpose, ancillary to the residential use, if permitted by the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Millbury. The Unit shall not be used or maintained in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Master Deed, or of this. Unit Deed, or the Park Hill Avenue Condominium Trust and By-Laws and Rules and Regulations thereto as the same may from time to time be amended. The description of the property contained in the mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. For Mortgagor’s Title see deed dated February 6, 2007, and recorded in the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds, in Book 40633, Page 357. Said Unit will be conveyed together with an undivided percentage interest in the Common Elements of said Condominium appurtenant to said Unit and together with all rights, easements, covenants and agreements as contained and referred to in the Declaration of Condominium, as amended. TERMS OF SALE: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. FIVE THOUSAND ($5,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale. Shechtman Halperin Savage, LLP, 1080 Main Street, Pawtucket, RI 02860. Attorney for 21st Mortgage Corporation, Present Holder of the Mortgage (401) 272-1400

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of MGL, C. 87 §3 – Public Shade Tree Law the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Stephen and Charla Kroll, P.O. Box 141, Sterling, MA. The applicant requests permission to remove several trees within the Town’s right of way in front of 78 Torrey Road. Additionally, they are requesting permission to relocate a portion of stone wall that marks the shared boundary line between the Town’s right of way and their property at this location. The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 7:15 p.m. A copy of the plans and applications can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Miriam Sanderson, Chair Published 2/4 & 2/11, 2016

Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 87§3 - Public Shade Tree Law and Article 15 of the Sutton General Bylaw – Scenic Roadways, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Tracy Kinne, 28 Manchaug Road, Sutton, MA. The applicant is requesting to remove one (1) tree at the above location that leans outwards from mailbox to road, blocking visibility to all cars pulling in and out of driveway to oncoming traffic. The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 7:25 P.M. A copy of the plans and applications can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Miriam Sanderson, Chair Published 2/4 & 2/11, 2016

Town of Sutton Invitation For Bid 2016 The Town of Sutton will be auctioning off the following items beginning Friday, February 5th, 2016 on www.municibid.com. Please log on to view. - 1987 Ford C8000 Tanker; mileage 25,500 - VIN# 1FDYD80U3HVA22903 - 1999 Ford F350; mileage 125,700 -VIN# 1FTSF31L1XEB65943 The above are in various states of condition. Bidders are encouraged to view the item(s) prior to bidding. All equipment shall be sold “as-is”. Any bidder interested in viewing any of the above items may do so by contacting the Sutton Fire Dept. at (508) 865-8737 starting February 8, 2016. The Town of Sutton reserves the right to reject any and all bidders for any reason. Items must be removed from Town property within seven (7) days of notice of bid award.

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 William B. Marquis II and Michele M. Marquis to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated May 3, 2006 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 38917, Page 74, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as trustee for the Certificateholders of CWABS Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-8 dated August 23, 2011 and recorded with said registry on August 29, 2011 at Book 47765 Page 375, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 p.m. on February 24, 2016, on the mortgaged premises located at 37 TRILLIAM RUN, SUTTON, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land in Sutton, at #37 Trilliam Run, situated on the northwesterly side of Trilliam Run and the westerly side of Cedar Hill Road, being shown as Lot #56 on a plan entitled “Colonial Acres”, (now called “Stonebridge Farms”, pursuant to a vote of the Sutton Planning Board, recorded with Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 15619, Page 271), last revised on November 6, 1989, by Kalkunte Engineering Corporation, recorded with said Deeds in Plan Book 652, Plan 114. For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 16830, Page 331. 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. The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York, as trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-8 Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, MA 02458, (617) 558-0500 201503-0073 - TEA

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Tom Dwyer Tom Dwyer is a local comedian and actor who grew up in Worcester’s Webster Square, where he claims his interest in comedy began. He has performed shows throughout New England and has shared the stage with headliners such as Steve Sweeney and Lenny Clarke. It’s after a long day of fighting cyber crime that he gets to partake in his passion of stand-up comedy. You can follow him on Twitter @comedytommyd and help him get a follow back from the Bella Twins. I caught up with Dwyer at WormTown Brewery recently to talk about his career as a local comic. How did you get involved in the comedy scene? It’s kind of a weird story. I kept

a joke book with me for a while and I was writing ideas down and stuff while working as a stage hand at the DCU center, and this guy, Robert Williams, came up to me and was like, “You’ve been saying you want to do comedy and stuff, right?” And I was like, “Yeah,” and he said, “Cool I got you a thing at Vincent’s Friday night,” and that was the first time I ever went up. I had no idea what I was doing, but it was fun. People laughed.

Who were your influences? It’s hard to say.

How is the Massachusetts comedy scene doing? As far as stand-up, I think it’s more of a New England scene, rather than a Massachusetts scene. I do a lot in Rhode Island and Connecticut. And right now there’s a couple guys that are doing a lot trying to make a Worcester scene, but it’s a small scene here in Worcester. Dudes like Shaun Connolly, Nick Chambers and Doug Guertin were doing a thing for a while with Stage Time Comedy here in Worcester. Larry Smith does a lot in Auburn. Frank Foley has done a lot for the Worcester scene. It’s tough, man. Around here there’s not really a comedy club. If you’re doing comedy around here, you’re doing it in a bar or a club. There are a lot of talented comedians here in Worcester — Orlando Baxter, James Dorsey — but we’re going all over the place — Boston, Rhode Island, Connecticut. I think we could definitely benefit from having a comedy club here.

People will always give you comedians. But for me it was just growing up in that Webster Square Irish family. My dad and his brothers are all firefighters, and I’d go to my grandmother’s house literally every single day for lunch, and I’d sit with my dad and his two brothers, and they’d be joking around constantly. So, that’s really sort of the root of where it all came from. Have you worked with anyone to develop They did a lot of old Three Stooges type stuff. Just listening to their stories; they’re yourself as a comedian? When I first started I went from Vincent’s to Lucky Dog to Frank funny people. Foley’s Comedy Safari, which at the time You’ve been involved in a few movies, most was at Fifth Amendment, right behind recently “The Finest Hours.” How did you the DCU. But after a show Orlando Baxter get involved in film? I went down to New and Frank came up to me and they were York for two summers and was in a like, “Hey, man, you’re really funny, but program called the Actor’s Corner and I here’s what you have to do: here’s how you was able to join the Screen Actor’s Guild structure a joke, an act, and here’s how in 2007. Since then, I’ve had small parts you make jokes into a bit.” I had funny and extra roles in a bunch of movies and ideas and funny pieces of jokes, but I didn’t commercials. For movies, I have a small have the right structure and Frank and part in “21,” they say my name in “The Orlando and this guy, Mike Murray, who’s a Social Network,” “The Finest Hours,” and headliner out in Rhode Island, really spent I did stunt work on “The Fighter” as a the time to sit down and help me out with boxer. how to go from being funny to a comedian. And that’s the stuff you don’t forget.

How do you make the transition from being funny into being a comedian? A lot of it

is structure, timing, learning to trust yourself up there. At Frank’s place I went up with a paper with my jokes on it and that will kill your timing. I was still new. I didn’t know what I was doing. But that will kill your flow. For me, a lot of it is just being natural and flowing up there. Orlando is sort of the one that taught me that. Don’t go up there with the intention of telling joke, joke, joke. Go up there with the intention of being in the moment and being natural and just being funny. A lot of my funniest stuff is organic. It’s just like what’s happening in that room, at that time, with that energy and you can go from that and build your set off of that. You have to sit in that moment and feel the movement of the room and the energy. A lot of that came from Orlando and

Frank, guys who I really trust, and will listen to what they say.

What are you currently working on right now? So myself and a couple comedians from Worcester — Kyle Maxwell and Orlando — are working on a sitcom, kind of an edgier comedy, about Worcester itself. Stay tuned. I don’t want to give away too much, but it’s going to be funny. I think the city has a lot of life to it as a city itself, regardless of characters and people in it, I think the city has a lot to offer. It’s sort of that vibe of that mid-size city. I think there’s a lot of funniness that can be played in there. We’ve written the pilot and another episode and now we’re in the process of working with some agents and producers.

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