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ecently, there were questions over whether there were unlicensed teachers in the Worcester Public School system – and how many. According to the superintendent, there were five whose licenses were in danger of expiring. It got us thinking about a larger issue: how important is teacher licensing, and has it become more of a burden than anything else? Charter and private schools, for example, play by a different set of rules, and don’t necessarily have to hire licensed teachers. What do they look for? How do teachers in traditional public schools feel about the licensing process? We posed those questions and more in this week’s cover story, with writer Brendan Egan diving into a complicated, and sometimes thorny, issue. Here is what he found. - Walter Bird Jr., editor
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Looking for spirits of another kind under deadhorse hill Tom Quinn
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atrons at deadhorse hill were no doubt having a marvelous time at brunch, unaware that beneath their feet, paranormal investigators were communicating with spirits from beyond the veil. That was the goal, at least, as an investigation into Worcester’s legendary catacombs took a turn for the supernatural on a recent Sunday in the basement of the popular Main Street restaurant. The subbasement of the building was featured in Charles Longeway’s book, “Worcester’s Forgotten Catacombs,” and the amateur historian and author revisited the site this week to see what a husband and wife ghost hunter duo would find in what is presumed to be just one link in an underground network of tunnels and rooms. “We’re going to see if we can find any energy here,” Thomas D’Agostino, who has been doing paranormal investigations for 35 years, said as he walked around the underground rooms with devices to measure temperature and electric fields. D’Agostino has written a series of books on haunted houses and ghost stories, and he and his wife, Arlene, come to each site equipped with a ghost hunting toolkit full of everything from an infrared thermometer to a set of tarot
cards. Thomas concentrates on the “scientific” part of the investigation, he said, while Arlene does the “esoteric” bits. It’s similar to “Ghost Hunters” or any of the popular crop of paranormal TV shows, except for the couple’s friendliness toward interested observers and reporters. “The TV shows, they work alone,” D’Agostino said. “We don’t work like that. The more the merrier. It attracts energy.” On paper, paranormal investigators are not so different from the average citizen. All major religions feature a belief in an afterlife, and various polls over the past decade have found anywhere from one third to one half of Americans believe spirits from beyond the grave can communicate or otherwise interact with the living. Where paranormal investigators differ is in the precision they claim and the tangible results they offer in the form of audio recordings or other data. The D’Agostinos specifically take a more measured and less theatrical approach than their TV brethren. This was especially evident in their concentration on Electronic Voice Phenomenon. How it works, supposedly, is the investigators leave a digital voice recorder running and ask a series of questions. Later, they go back and listen to the tapes. The idea is that while living humans make noise
WOO-TOWN INDE X A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester
Shrewsbury street newcomer The Usual makes unusual headlines as prior drug convictions come to light. -3
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Concerns over potential health hazards at Burncoat and Doherty high schools are understandable, but until air quality tests are conducted attempts to paint school officials as complicit in a coverup are not. -2
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A man says he was offered help finding a cab after leaving a bar – then stabbed and robbed by the same person, according to police. Talk about a bad Samaritan. -4
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Author Charles Longeway recently accompanied a husband and wife ghost hunter team in the basement of deadhorse hill. by causing vibrations in the air, spirits can The questions seemed to be a mix of bar bypass that process and imprint sound directly pick-ups and concussion protocol testing. on a tape – or a digital SIM card. “What’s your name? Do you come here
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Jillian’s on Grove Street in Worcester is closing. The owners are reopening a new bar, Shooters Bar and Billiards on James Street, also in Worcester, where the old London Billiards once held court. Got that? Hey, as long as we don’t lose a pool hall. +1
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Total for this week: Worcester appears poised to make changes to its recycling program, and while it may prove costly, health and environmental concerns should take precedence. +2
Larry the Cable Guy may be funny to some, but if his recent performance in Worcester is any indication, his is a very narrow audience. The comedian’s act was at times uncomfortable to watch. -1
Even with Bill Eddy out, the District 5 council race in Worcester could be a doozy, especially if ex-Councilor Mike Germain goes all in. +1
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City backs effort to save Notre Dame Church JOE TORTORELLI/PHOTO
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he Worcester City Council endorsed a preservationist petition urging the owners of Notre Dame des Canadiens Church to spend more time working to find a reuse for the building rather than demolishing it, or selling it to someone who would demolish it. While the Council has no legal authority to stop the wrecking ball, which could come as early as next month, the large crowd of concerned residents and history buffs said the gesture could make a difference in the effort to stop urban renewal from gutting Worcester’s architecturally significant resources – again. The petitions was brought forward by Preservation Worcester and Re-imagine Notre Dame, a 25-person task force that came together in the face of impending demolition for the historic French Canadian church, the last remaining church in the Worcester Common area. Nearly 30 supporters spoke, and many more cheered from the gallery, as residents implored the Council to take a leadership role in saving a part of Worcester’s past. “You are the leaders of this city,” Andrew Shveda, the chairperson of the Historical Commission and a member of Re-imagine Notre Dame, said. “... it is your vision that you should now execute. Ask yourselves, what is your vision for Worcester? Worcester will undoubtedly be a more significant city with Notre Dame than without.” Mayor Joe Petty was the first of many councilors to praise Hanover Insurance, whose investment arm is a financial backer of the CitySquare project, for their commitment to developing the area. But he also said the building was an important part of downtown, and supported the resolution urging more time before the last step of demolition. “It’s an architectural gem, in my mind,” Petty said. “It’s a building I’d like to see
Preservation Worcester and Worcester Sound & Lights shined a spotlight with the words “Save Me” on Notre Dame Church, which could be torn down as early as next month. standing … it’s not the only building that’s gone down in the past that we’ve [regretted], not trying to keep these buildings in the city of Worcester.” Complicating efforts was news from the CitySquare group that they have entered into an agreement to sell the building – although the buyer has not been identified. The lack of information is nothing new, as the group has refused to provide the Historical Commission with proof that they tried to market the building, claims that came into question when Preservation Worcester was able to rustle up a dozen developers who had not been contacted and did not know the building was available. They also refused to provide documentation for maintenance work, design plans or other requested information. Shveda at the time called the efforts “cloak and dagger,” and said this week that the sale agreement was similarly fishy. “We fear this is nothing more than a ruse,
a ham-fisted attempt to distract [from] the owner’s failure to abide by the spirit of the demolition delay bylaw, and disentangle themselves from a mess of their own making,” Shveda said. “Or perhaps it is an attempt to discourage interested parties that we are finding from purchasing the property … but nothing would be more welcome than for us to be proved wrong.” Nobody from CitySquare II or the mystery buyer of the property spoke at the meeting, but Leggat McCall, the development manager for the property, sent a letter repeating its claims from the Historical Commission process. Chamber of Commerce Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy Stu Loosemore submitted a letter to councilors saying re-purpose options for the building were “effectively exhausted” by both the developer and interested parties like the Chamber. He also asked the Council not to hinder the development momentum in the area.
“Moving an item like this would not only be detrimental to the economic development momentum that’s going on, it’s akin to changing the rules on a developer that has abided by the rules and played by the rules at what constitutes the 11th hour,” Loosemore said, to hearty boos from the crowd. But preservationists said the only reason the debate was coming at the 11th hour was because Preservation Worcester was not given any indication that the building was to be demolished until the ownership group applied for a waiver to the one-year demolition delay period in April 2016, and then spent another year battling with ownership to get them to come to the table. “Our group has worked diligently and pro bono to develop workable strategies for the re-purposing of Notre Dame with little to no communication with, or critical information from, the building owners, which we feel is unfortunate, as it has hampered our efforts considerably,” Shveda said. Re-imagine Notre Dame has come up with a plan that would pay for most of the $20 million estimated cost to rehabilitate the building with tax credits and other savings, and has been bringing developers to see the building after getting permission from the owners last month, after Preservation Worcester Executive Director Deb Packard said the city manager was able to finally bring the two groups together. Multiple councilors spoke in favor of saving the building, noting that their support did not have any tangible legal effect. The resolution was approved without a roll call, and with AtLarge Councilor Mike Gaffney having recused himself due to his wife’s employment with Hanover. 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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often? What year is it?” After each question, everyone in the room held their collective breath for a few moments, so if a spirit answered, the response would not be lost in the noise of people talking or moving. But even these careful precautions – or any of the other methods used – could not guarantee a ghostly appearance, D’Agostino said. “It’s like fishing,” D’Agostino said. “Just because you have a good tackle box doesn’t mean you’re going to find anything.” The questions eventually moved to more catacomb-specific inquiries. Who built these rooms? Why is this window bricked up? Did you see Jem Mace fight? The Jem Mace fight – supposedly a boxing match between the famous Englishman and an American challenger – is just one of the legends of Worcester’s forgotten catacombs. While it has been a while since anyone saw the catacombs with their own eyes, the generally-accepted story is that there are 30 or more underground rooms, connected with tunnels, in the North Main Street area. They are said to be 40 feet underground, and to have been built in the 1850s or even earlier. Their intended purpose is a debated mystery, but it seems like anyone who has lived in Worcester for a while – including the parking attendants at deadhorse hill who insisted there were sealed-off stairways in the vicinity – has heard the legend. Longeway, who is now in his 70s, heard about the catacombs as a teenager living in the area of the new Courthouse on Main Street. That resulted in a lifelong obsession, and eventually his book. But he has not given up yet, at one point even contacting WPI to ask about the possibility of using sonar to scan the ground (they did not seem interested, he said). The turn to the paranormal is just the latest effort to find some answers about the catacombs, spurred by an interview with a TV reporter who suggested D’Agostino. “I never thought about it before,” Longeway, who said he has “no opinion” on the paranormal, said. Maybe it was the way Arlene spoke about
the tarot cards, or the way the dowsing rods held by Longeway and others danced about, or the feeling of staring silently at a tape recorder with a bunch of strangers in the dark, but the idea that answers about the catacombs could be gleaned from the spirits of dead people was infectious. “There were definitely moments when the room felt strange,” Sean Woods, one of the owners of deadhorse hill, said. Woods, who had to work with contractors to clear an immense amount of refuse out of the sub-basement when the restaurant started last year, said the strange feeling could have been caused by the feeling of an entire group tensing up and expecting the paranormal. Still, he said, it was interesting. “I’m really skeptical about that kind of stuff,” Woods said. “I don’t think these kinds of things don’t exist, I just don’t think they happen at the rates people project it.” The next day, D’Agostino said the trip was “very successful,” sending a reporter a number of recordings he said caught ghostly comments ranging from “appointment” when Arlene asked why the spirit remained in the catacombs to “fun smoke” when Thomas asked what the rooms were built for. He also said another strange occurrence – Worcester Magazine photographer Liz Brooks’ camera memory card being wiped clean when she went to check her photos later that day – was consistent with paranormal activity. But ultimately, event the ghost hunter said there was no irrefutable evidence. “No matter how long you do this, we’re still grasping at straws,” D’Agostino said. “Until we sit down with a ghost at our kitchen table.”
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TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS:
Worcester’s Assistant Chief Development Officer Andy Taylor might not make his way into headlines very often – a total of zero times in Worcester Magazine in recent years, and sparingly in other media. But it turns out Taylor is a big shot in the wild world of the National Community Development Association, serving as the chair for Region 1, or as the rest of us call it, New England. The NCDA is a national nonprofit made up of local governments advocating for community development funding – most prominently, HUD funds and things like CDBG block grants. And the gang was in Worcester this week for Spring Meeting, hosted at Holy Cross. This usually flies under the radar, but in the age of Trump, nothing is sacred that can be sacrificed on the Mexican border wall. NCDA Executive Director Vicki Watson gave what Taylor accurately described as perhaps the “most anticipated” Washington update in recent NCDA history. Trump is looking to cut from each federal agency to fund the wall, including $1.7 billion from CDBG funding. While Watson said the group is confident in preserving level funding for 2017, as they have “many Republicans” as well as the usual Democratic support, future fiscal years are more in doubt. The “skinny budget” being proposed would also cut things from Section 8 to Section 202 and a bunch of things in between that public funding wonks in the audience seemed concerned about. Watson praised Worcesterarea Congressman Jim McGovern’s office for taking the lead on a national letter they are hoping will make a difference for these cuts. “Something will stick,” Watson said. “[Trump] will get something. But it’s about who’s the loudest.” As for how Worcester will be affected, City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. pointed, as an example, to $10 million supplied in recent years for 634 housing units in the city, with a projected spin-off of $100 million in economic development. “It takes a concerted effort by the public sector to make sure our neighborhoods don’t get left behind,” Augustus said, pointing to Union Hill and the Canal District as particular beneficiaries of federal funding. “That’s money you can’t just make up for in a municipal budget.”
WORST OF BEST OF CONTESTS: While we always encourage people to vote for Best of Worcester – the deadline is April 5 – the Telegram and Gazette is running their own voting contest. They want people to pick the “best places to work.” How this works is a little odd, because how would I know how the Barton Associates holiday party was, or how it feels to work for any of these places? So this is more a contest for the specific groups of people who work for the handful of companies on the ballot. But there is one group not on the ballot with an opinion about the contest – Telegram employees, currently in the middle of contract negotiations. “T&G sponsors ‘Best Places to Work’ contest while newsroom employees have not seen a raise in over a decade,” reads a recent tweet by the PNG Worcester union. “#WheresTheFairness #Disingenuous.” Sometimes these Worcesteria items just write themselves, huh? 8
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LOWERING THE BAR: The YWCA is looking to get on the National Register of Historic
Places, in an effort to get some of that sweet, sweet historic tax credit money. The Historical Commission unanimously voted to support their efforts, according to the Telegram. The building is a bit young for the national register, clocking in at a spry 57 years old, just meeting the 50year eligibility threshold. New project – find a 58-year-old and ask them how they feel about buildings that were constructed after they were born being declared “historic.” In the absence of the usual arguments for why something is historic, advocates are falling back on the idea that that building – which to this day provides valuable services to the community – is representative of a period of time. “It represents a certain architectural style, even if it’s one that some might not find as pleasing to the eye,” the Telegram quoted chairperson Andrew Shveda as saying. I don’t know about this one. To paraphrase The Incredibles – if every building is historic, none of them are.
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A COMMENT ON COMMENTS: There’s a rule change the City Council should make ASAP.
It’s not just because the public comment section of this week’s meeting took an hour and 45 minutes, which amounted to over half the length of the meeting. This would also help when councilors feel the need to stand up one by one to thank some city department or another for doing their job, or talk about how much they care about the people in the city, or kiss Hanover Insurance’s ring, for instance. Before anyone, resident or councilor, talks on an item, the Council should take a straw poll on who is voting what way. If everyone is voting the way you want – hey, no need to talk. Isn’t the whole point of lobbying the Council or addressing your colleagues to change their mind? And if everyone has already made up their mind to allow dogs in parks, or pass obscure finance item 8Q, or resolve that they love Notre Dame downtown, why do we need to waste time arguing about it? “We get the message,” a clearly frustrated Mayor Joe Petty told the crowd this week, in a failed attempt to get people to talk only if they had something new to add. “You want to save the church.” The only person that should have spoken this week was Stu Loosemore from the Chamber, arguing against the petition to delay demolition of the church. If his argument swayed any councilors, then you bring in the 30 preservationists to talk about architecture and urban renewal. One sometimes gets the impression these displays are more for the benefit of getting things on the record or getting publicity than for changing hearts and minds. Which is fine, but you know, you could always send an email instead.
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MAKING HISTORY: One correction and one highlight to make for last week’s Worcesteria
nomination papers update, one boring and one interesting. The correction is that Ron O’Clair doesn’t qualify as a “perennial” candidate. As the Main South resident famous for his videos of crime and other events in the city pointed out, last year was his first bid for public office, so he’d have to keep going for a few more years to really qualify as perennial. The part we’d like to highlight, and which escaped our attention last week, is that O’Clair went back to pull papers for the District 4 Council seat after getting at-large papers, and said he asked the Election Commission about the possibility of running for both seats at the same time. By O’Clair’s telling, this is to give him a better chance to win – holding both seats is a definite no-no, although he said he’s not “delusional” enough to think he’d win both anyway. Assistant City Clerk Niko Vangjeli said the Election Commission was waiting on an official opinion on the matter from the law department. The general sense from local politicians seems to be that of course you can’t have your name on the ballot for two positions at the same time, which makes sense – otherwise everyone would do it, and just decide which one they wanted after the election, if they got both. Former City Clerk David Rushford was kind enough to take a moment out of his retirement to tell Worcester Magazine he had no knowledge or memory, in his 37 years working at City Hall, of anyone attempting a dual run before. Odds are the law department shoots the idea down – but hey, it never hurts to ask.
NOMINATION PAPERS UPDATE: Since people have started looking for it, here is a barely-
updated list of who has pulled nomination papers for municipal office. Not everyone on this list will end up running, statistically, but it’s a good indicator of people’s interest. This week sees the addition of Ralph Perez – who might actually be a perennial candidate, having run for County Sheriff, State Senate, State Representative and City Council before – to District 4, but not much movement since the last update. City Council At-Large: Gary Rosen, William S. Coleman III, Fundador Morales, Ronald O’Clair, Joe Petty, Kate Toomey, Khrystian King, Konnie Lukes, Mike Gaffney, Ed Moynihan, Moe Bergman. City Council District 1: Gerardo Schiano, Tony Economou. City Council District 2: Candy Mero-Carlson, Todd Williams. City Council District 3: George Russell, Davis Asare. City Council District 4: Michael J. Simpson, Coreen Gaffney, Sarai Rivera, Ron O’Clair, Ralph Perez. City Council District 5: Doug Arbetter, Paul Franco, Mike Germain. School Committee: Dante Comparetto, Jack Foley, Donna Colorio, John Monfredo, Molly McCullough, Brian O’Connell, Dianna Biancheria, Coreen Gaffney, Nick D’Andrea.
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he recent murder of Sandra Hehir has shined yet another spotlight on the topic of immigration. But while opinions and accusations have flown fast and furious, facts seem to have been left out. What we have gotten instead are claims that Worcester Mayor Joe Petty is partially to blame for Hehir’s murder because he does not support the idea of jettisoning illegal immigrants from the city or the country. There was even a suggestion on one blog that Petty be put in jail. This is where we’ve come to over an issue that has divided the country. The belief on this editor’s part is that illegal immigrants mean just that – they are here illegally. But defining them is the easy part. It isn’t like this is a new phenomenon. The fact is, our nation’s workforce is populated by many illegal or undocumented immigrants, many of them doing work the rest of us wouldn’t dream of doing. For years we have profited off of and benefited from their labor. Now we want to lump them all into one group of nefarious, evildoers. It is not unlike what has happened in many cases with Muslims. There are radicals who have carried out sinister acts against us and other nations. There are also millions more who call themselves proud Americans. Certainly, we should not ignore the many heinous crimes that have been committed by illegal immigrants. We have heard the horror stories, witnessed the pain of families who have lost loved ones at the hands of someone who, by all accounts, should not have been in this country. The fact is, while there have been a number of crimes perpetuated by illegal immigrants, study after study shows legal citizens are committing similar crimes at a much higher rate. One argument could be, “Well, exactly. We have enough crime of our own. Why are we allowing illegal residents to do the same?” What is happening, however, is we are seeing a divide rather than a coming together of minds. Cities like Worcester, which are home to so many hundreds and thousands of immigrants, and whose police do not, as a matter of practice, discern between legal and illegal perpetrators, are doubling down in their defense. That, in turn, has brought forth the critics. And given this is a local election year, it is hardly surprising that some are latching onto immigration status as a platform. But at what cost? When the mayor holds a rally and assures immigrants they are welcome in Worcester, regardless of their citizenship, is he really saying, ‘Give us your tired, your poor and your murderous villains?” Yet, Jose Melendez’s arrest in Hehir’s murder has actually yielded suggestions that Petty — and the city by extension — doesn’t care about the safety of its inhabitants. That those in charge don’t care about the life of an innocent woman. Think about that for a moment: some who would seek to further their own personal or political ambitions would have you believe the city’s police and government don’t care about your safety. That they would actually put you in harm’s way in favor of political gain. If you truly believe that, you should move out of Worcester immediately. But do you really believe that? Really? It is nothing new, using tragedy for political purposes. But it is sad all the same. Yes, we are a nation built on laws. But we are also a nation built on welcoming people when they are unwelcome elsewhere. Somewhere between the hysteria of anti-illegal immigration and so-called “shelter cities,” there must be a middle ground. We must find it soon, or else risk losing our humanity.
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this fanatic would be every bit as terrible for this country as The Donald, but with less bravado and decidedly less entertainment. His wife has never even posed nude, for here’s change in the wind, one gust at a time. cryin’ out loud. With the inglorious death of Trumpcare, there If Pence is caught in the Russian noose, we’re left appears to be a renewed sense of optimism among with Eddie Munster’s doppelganger, Paul “I Got This” those who oppose the man who would be presidential. Ryan. The list gets worse as we go down the line: Rex Since November, the black cloud of doom that has blanketed many is beginning to dissipate. Not completely, Tillerson? James Mattis? Jeff Sessions? Skip on down, of course, but perhaps enough to pull us in from the ledge and eventually the names Ben Carson and Rick Perry come into view. We’re talking leftovers here. I’m thinking and ease up on our antidepressant intake. we’re better off riding it out until a 2018 House-cleaning, If “I told you so” was enough to make us happy, we’d with Dems sweeping out the Repubs mid-term, and be jumping for joy; since the last 68 days of Trump’s waiting for 2020. Of course, the worry still looms that messy foray into governing have given us ample leaving Trump in office is a crap shoot safety-wise. Here’s opportunity to gloat (OK. There’s been some gloating. hoping he doesn’t carry the nuclear codes into the loo Maybe a little...). Watching his “travel” ban hit judicial every morning. roadblocks has been a relief, and discovering that pesos Does this guy look like he’s enjoying the job? I have won’t pay for his goofy wall has helped ease the gnawing to say no. If he doesn’t resign out of boredom and pain of his presidency. He’s 0-3, and we’re feeling a tad happier than we were on Nov. 8. But real satisfaction still frustration I’ll be shocked. In the meantime, those of us riding the gloat train should temper our glee. None of eludes us. this is good for the country, as the ugly divides created We need an independent investigator to sniff out by Trump’s campaign and presidency widen. While we the Russian connection before we start dancing the bask in the glow of his most talked-about defeats, a cossack squat in Times Square, and the result of what Supreme Court justice will be chosen, and policy changes is uncovered won’t bring ear-to-ear grins if it leads to are sliding in quietly, affecting our air, our water and our impeachment or Trump’s resignation. freedoms. Before we get giddy over Donald Trump’s colossal This is not the time to crow. Not yet, anyway. failures, let’s keep in mind what will happen if he does leave office. He’d better take Pence with him, because
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Notre Dame tells us who we are To the Editor: On a sunny Sunday, a car with out-of-state plates pulled up on Oxford Street and a bewildered couple emerged. “We got off the highway to check out Worcester,” one of them said. “We’re looking
for the old part of the city.” I pointed to our Crown Hill neighborhood history, but that was not what they were looking for. “We’ve been driving around for a while and see a lot of new ... but where’s the old part of your downtown?” Where was the center? The emblematic public streets, alleyways, bricks and cobbles, tiny places of historic mixed use? I explained what used to be Trumbull Square, at the foot of the Common, demolished by our urban renewal efforts of the 1960s. The single remaining vestige of that time and place is the
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“Having given the matter thought over the past several weeks, I have concluded that seeking the District 5 seat this November – and potentially serving again in the seat for the upcoming two years – simply does not work well with my present and upcoming professional and family commitments. As such, I will not be a candidate for municipal office in 2017.”
“White America’s Eddie Murphy.” - Eric Smith, on Worcester Magazine’s Facebook page about comedian Jeff Foxworthy, who recently appeared at the DCU Center.
- Former District 5 Worcester City Councilor Bill Eddy, in a statement announcing he will not run for election this year.
“It just sounded like a lot of fun.” - Kelly Momberger, chair of the Worcester Arts Council, which is hosting Make Music Day in June.
“Myself and my officers told her that we didn’t want her boyfriend/husband involved in the business at all. We had no right to physically stop him from working there, however. He just could not be a manager of the business.” - Worcester Police Lt. James Johnson, head of the Alcohol Enforcement Unit, on the wife of Kevin Perry, who was recently arrested on several charges, including drugs, and who bought two Worcester restaurants, The Usual and The Blackstone Tap.
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church of Notre Dame, only standing today as a result of public outcry when everything around it was being demolished. I support Preservation Worcester’s request to extend the demolition delay and ask that we take a bigger pause for Notre Dame. Without any reason or plan in place, what is the hurry? Preservation Worcester is working hard to bring attention to the church and developers to the table. When so much of our downtown is moving strongly and developing quickly, let’s take the time to see what that feels like. What will this new neighborhood need? What would draw more people of Worcester to downtown? What will compel visitors to get off the highway to experience and learn about our city? Notre Dame can help tell the story of not only who we were, but who we are today. Let’s remember that being thoughtful takes time.
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MARY S. KEEFE 15th Worcester District State Representative
Year-round April Fools’ Day To the Editor: This coming April Fools’ Day can remind us that the meat, egg and dairy industries have been playing us for fools year-round. Their more remarkable hoaxes include “California’s
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happy cows,” “free-range chickens” and “humane slaughter.” All cruel lies. Less amusing is the stuff they never talk about. Like the millions of male baby chicks ground up alive or suffocated slowly in plastic garbage bags because they don’t lay eggs. Or the millions of hens crammed seven to a small wire-mesh cage, unable to move or spread their wings. Or breeding sows locked in metal crates, as their babies are castrated without anesthesia. In the spirit of year-round April Fools’ Day, the meat industry has developed a whole dictionary designed to fool unwary consumers. Those filthy cesspools of animal waste that overflow into our drinking water supplies and poison downwind neighbors with putrid odors? They call them “lagoons.” And to make sure that kids don’t confuse pig flesh on their plate with “Babe” or “Wilbur,” they call it “pork.” But their fooling days are about done. Many of us are replacing animal meat, as well as dairy milk, cheese and ice cream, with healthier, nut- and grain-based products available in every grocery store. WILLARD TULLSTO N Worcester
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TEACHER LICENSING Is it time for change?
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But not all schools require licenses, and Licenses are a requirement some would argue there is more to being a good teacher than just checking the boxes to for so many things, it makes meet licensing requisites. Though traditional perfect sense they would be schools are regulated by the state, for our teachers. Some might public charter public and private schools are not. see them as a bare minimum That leaves them to determine the effort for teachers, but qualifications of their teachers, and that has given rise to debate over which educational acquiring and maintaining setting is better for students. 12 W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M • M A R C H 3 0 , 2 0 1 7
The question of whether licensing yields more qualified teachers is not a new one, and it is hard to use it as the sole barometer student performance and success. Public schools in Worcester, for example, deal with much more challenging circumstances than some private and charter schools. Is a licensed teachers is better suited for those challenges? One thing is certain, to obtain a teacher’s license is not an easy task.
LICENSING
Obtaining a teaching license is a multi-step process. There are four types of licenses – preliminary, initial, professional and temporary - and anyone starting from scratch will go through
most of them. It’s a little more complicated than just grabbing a license and getting a job. The requirements ramp up as teachers work toward their professional license. The licenses generally have a five-year time limit attached. Whether that’s five calendar or working years depends on the type.
“We really want the best teachers we can possibly get in the district to teach or kids,” said School Committee member Donna Colorio. “We want teachers that strive to better themselves, whether that means getting their master’s or going on for training in a specialized field.” The state licensing requirements keep teachers on that track of advancement. Teachers start off with the aptly-named preliminary license and move on from there, the end goal being their professional license. Professional licenses are good for five calendar years. Requirements for the professional license include having attained an initial license, three years of employment under that license, an advanced degree in a relevant field or alternative educational criteria. Colorio also pointed out licenses are not in effect until a teacher takes a job. Certifications have a shelf life, but it doesn’t start immediately upon licensing. It all gets a little complicated, and can be confusing at first glance. Colorio spent a little time herself at Worcester’s Durkin Administration Building for her own clarification. License certifications also have different grade ranges, dividing up elementary, middle and high school grades. Higher grades require a little more specialization than the more generalized licenses for lower grades. Though there is a theoretical risk of licenses expiring and causing some turmoil at schools, it rarely, if ever, becomes a problem. Licenses degrade over time, meaning a teacher who is licensed to teach grades 9-12, if they haven’t renewed, will see their license drop to eighthgrade and below. “We’ve not had the experience in this district,” Auburn Schools Superintendent Maryellen Brunelle said. “I honestly can’t even imagine it happening. It’s such a vital part of the job. The expectation is very clear from [the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education] that one must be licensed to teach.” Worcester Public Schools recently had five teachers whose licenses were in danger of expiring. It was brought to Colorio’s attention, spurring the research into the requirements for licensing. Teaching on an expired license, according to Worcester Schools Superintendent Maureen
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Binienda, would mean that faculty member would have until the end of the year to finish their required courses for renewal or apply for a waiver to extend their time. “At the end of the school year, those people will be let go. I try not to let people go in the middle of the year. It’s unfair to the kids,” said Binienda. “The clock is running down for those teachers.” Colorio said she felt better knowing there were only five teachers with expiring licenses. “When it’s that minimal,” she said, “I feel better than the hype I was getting. What was being sold to me was a lot of hype and concern.”
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On the other hand, public charter schools and private schools don’t have to meet the same standards as the traditional public schools.
That isn’t to say they don’t have any requirements. Those schools have varying criteria from school to school. Often, maintaining licensure is a requirement for individual schools, despite not being enforced by the state. As with traditional public schools, ESL certifications are a requirement to accommodate students whose first language isn’t English. “Charter school teachers don’t have to be licensed, but they need to pass the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure,” DESE spokesperson Jacqueline Reis said. Private and charter schools are left to police themselves, save for an annual visit from the DESE. At St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury, for example, a state teaching license is not required. Alex Zequeira, who recently took over as headmaster at St. John’s, a private Catholic high school in Shrewsbury, “We do require that they have a degree in the field in which they’re teaching,” Headmaster Alex Zequeira said. “I would say nine out of 10 hires are folks that have a master’s degree. In terms of credentials, that’s where we fall. I think that’s the standard among private and Catholic schools.” Charter schools in Massachusetts have an advocacy organization to help network and support them. The Massachusetts Charter Public School Association has been around since 2001. Erica Brown, the association’s chief of policy and practice, said being licensed does not necessarily translate to being a good teacher. “The broader view that I have is, a license doesn’t make you a good teacher,” Brown said. “As you take [Massachusetts Tests for Educator continued on page 14
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Licensure], and you demonstrate that you have the knowledge of literature, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re going to be able to translate that to young people. The emphasis is really in the innovations in instruction.” Brown said charter schools try to go beyond teaching to the minimum standard of the MCAS, using teachers who they think will do a better job at teaching creatively in a way that gets lessons across to students. It’s not enough to just know the material. Brown said licensure is a “low bar,” and that success is actually measured by what students walk away with at the end of a course Worcester’s own remaining charter schools, Seven Hills and Abby Kelley Foster, operate quite differently when it comes to their requirements for their teachers. Like Worcester’s traditional public schools, Abby Kelley Foster requires its teachers to retain licensure, and encourages professional development, the same as traditional public schools. Abby Kelley Foster Charter Elementary School Principal Amy Emma has stringent requirements for new hires, just like area school districts. Licensing remains a focus at Abby Kelley Foster, as well as internal and external professional development programs. “I come from a traditional public school, so I want to make sure [teachers] have proper licensure,” said Emma. But licenses are just one aspect of what teachers at Abby Kelley Foster are required to go through to get hired. The hiring process also includes learning and teaching a mock class in front of students and a group of peers and administrators. Putting potential teachers in front of a group
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like that provides an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to connect with students and show off their teaching skills. Finding teachers with licenses is as easy as an internet search. Online databases are public record and relatively easy to access, so it makes sense that licensing isn’t the only requirement for teachers at any school, public or private. It would be a quick hunt to fill positions if that were the only requirement. “Anytime we hire someone we go into the DESE site and make sure their certification [is current],” said Brunelle. Worcester Public Schools are just as vigorous when hiring new teachers, Binienda said. “Anybody applying for new positions, I would have them do a … lesson in front of us,” she said. “And we would watch them and use a rubric and judge to see whether or not they had the … knowledge and the teaching methods.” Public school teachers are sometimes able to fast track hiring and go through interviews, rather than starting over at every new job by teaching a practice lesson. If they’re already at the professional license level, they have at least the three years’ experience they gained while still under the initial license. Practicum is built into the licensing process, so teachers may have already demonstrated their teaching abilities if they’re looking for work in the same district, under the same administration. With over 25,000 students in Worcester public schools alone — not to mention surrounding districts which, while not as large, still have substantial student bodies —traditional public school teachers have to be prepared to do more and work with a more diverse population of students. Charter and private schools are working with a limited continued on page 16
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number of students with less student turnover. That’s not to say their student population isn’t diverse, but it is likely to be less turbulent than a traditional public school district. Local charter schools also have more applicants than slots, so enrollment is left up to a lottery. Conversely, local school districts face a large, ever-fluctuating number of students, as families filter in and out of the city. Schools like St. John’s are catering to a specific kind of student: in their case, all boys who generally come from Catholic families. Special requirements like that mean a private school has a smaller pool of teachers to draw from, perhaps, but turnover is lower, so they’re not in dire need of replacements often. And despite being a Catholic school, places like St. John’s don’t have to limit themselves if they choose not to. “It doesn’t necessarily mean the person has to be Catholic, but they have to be supportive in that part of our school,” said Zequeira. Once a student is enrolled at a charter or private school, they will likely stay there until they’re finished or move away from the area. Traditional public schools, meanwhile, have students assigned geographically, so simply moving to a different part of a town might land students in a new school, with teachers having to be ready to welcome and
accommodate them. “In a classroom today, every year it gets more challenging because, number one, you have ELL students. You have special-ed students. You have students with trauma. You’ll have students that have been resettled,” Binienda said. “When you’re teaching that class you have to be able to get your curriculum across to a varied number of students using different successful methods.” A 2014 report from the Worcester Regional Research Bureau noted, “Worcester’s two charter schools have similar demographics and high needs populations to those in the WPS,” but not in every area. In 2016, according to the DESE, WPS schools suffered from chronic absenteeism at over seven times the rate of Abby Kelley Foster, with over 14 percent of students missing 10 percent of the school year or more. Even students who weren’t chronically absent averaged at nearly twice the number of missed days of school as the charter school. WPS averaged nine days absent versus Abby Kelley Foster’s 4.7. Attrition rates in WPS schools were anywhere from 2-5 percent higher and more than Abby Kelley Foster in 2016. Even when WPS students are in school, they generally require more from their schools than charter and private school students. The DOE says more than 76 percent
of WPS students were “high needs” in 2016, meaning they needed some sort of special accommodation from faculty and administration. This is something neither charter school nor local private schools need to consider when hiring teachers. Public schools often do more with fewer resources and a more difficult student population that requires them to be adaptive and under constant strain.
A BURDEN?
It is not an issue to everyone, but some teachers believe the licensing process is a bit unfair in its expectations and requirements — an annoyance, at the least. A diverse population means teachers need to be ready for anything, so state requirements for certain certifications make perfect sense. Much like individual private and charter schools run different from school to school, individual schools within state districts have a little leeway with how they operate, though. “The exception is English as a Second Language teachers, who need to be licensed even at a charter school,” said Reis.
Schools in the Worcester school district, as well as local charter schools, see a student population of which over 50 percent speaks a language other than English as a first language, according to the DOE. Abby Kelley is comprised of over 60 percent ESL students. Seven Hills enjoys a significantly lower ELL population, at just 23 percent. But it appears to be a little more work, and one more thing added to the list of things traditional public school teachers and administrators need to worry about. “One of the things, I want to say it went into effect three years ago, everybody has to be [Sheltered English Immersion] certified,” said Binienda. “If you teach one [EnglishLanguage Learner] student in your class, you have to be SEI certified. Even the principals, assistant principals have to be certified.” In order to best serve their students, it behooves schools to maintain excellent standards. In Binienda’s eyes, that means licensing. “Who wants to run a school that has uncertified teachers?” she said. Some teachers, however, say some of the licensing and professional development requirements detract from their students’ classroom experience. “We are constantly being dragged out of our classrooms to two- and three-day training, while we would rather be in front of
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our kids teaching,” said Burncoat High School shorter stints spread out a little more throughout the year. Advanced Placement Physics teacher Kevin Schools in the state districts are also at a Cox in a recent email exchange. disadvantage as they are often underfunded. Maintaining a license is more than just Charter schools are funded mostly though filling out some forms. The state requires student tuition, though they do receive some constant professional development, which means taking workshops and classes related to government funding as well. Under-funding means fewer teachers per student, and even a teacher’s specific field. more work on the shoulders of the teachers “You need to earn a certain number of they do have. professional development points,” said Seven Hills and Abbey Kelley Foster Brunelle. “We all, including myself, are have a 12:1 student to teacher ratio, an required to keep up with that. We want to make sure we have the best qualified teachers advantage over some traditional public school for our students.” The points add up to a 150-point requirement over the licensed period of five Rosalie Forster assists one of her years. Generally, the courses fourth-grade students at Abby are broken down, and teachers Kelley Foster Charter School with take a little bit each year, a computer assignment. culminating in the final total by the time they need to renew their license. According to the DESE, “one clock hour of an eligible professional development activity equals one PDP” —the exception being upper-level undergrad and graduate courses. College courses from undergrad and grad degree programs are worth 22.5 PDPs. Because of the requirements, professional development is a constant part of teachers’ lives. Lisa Apau teaches Earth Science and Biology at Worcester’s South High School. Coming from a retail and construction background, she has been teaching for five years, and while she’s grown accustomed to the requirements, she does not always love them. “There are certain requirements that they do want to keep teachers ahead of the curve in Mass.,” Apau said. “Some of the workshops, not every one, but I get some great stuff out of it. But it’s definitely tedious.” Teachers often can run out of relevant professional development classes and end up taking whatever is available just to get the PDPs and meet the requirements for their licenses. Apau said she has learned from her years in retail construction not to go against certain things. It’s a waste of time. “After five years of teaching for me,” she said, “I just go with the flow, you know? We have meetings twice a month on Mondays. Different schools vote on how they want to do their PD.” Teachers can often opt to take longer courses all at once to get the requirements done in a shorter period, or they can do
classrooms by 50 percent. Cox believes it would be beneficial if teachers were left to their own devices a little more often. “Teachers need to be left alone, for the most part, to teach without the fear of someone checking a ‘needs improvement’ box,” he said. He did point out, however, that despite sometimes low morale among teachers, his school’s arts program is “among the best in the city.” Burncoat’s robotics team has made it to the FIRST Robotics World Championship multiple times, with students continuing on to engineering school and beyond. Their arts program flourishes in a time when the arts are being cut from school budgets across the board — a disadvantage that charter schools
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rates have been steadily increasing since 2006 — up nearly 10 percent in 2016, according to the DESE. The graduation rate in 2016 was 87 percent — still not on par with Abby Kelley Foster’s 96 percent — and the previous decade indicates hope for continued improvement. It could be time to look at other factors and ways to support district teachers, and examining at the efficacy of heavy licensing and professional development requirements. Taking into consideration the positive environments that good charter and private
are able to avoid. Teachers at local public schools still live for what they do, despite sometimes feeling leashed by licensing and administrative requirements. Their counterparts at Abby Kelley Foster and Seven Hills seemed equally enthusiastic, but they have — in the case of Abby Kelley Foster, at least — a bit better of a support system to get their teachers the professional development they need without holding them back from their students. “I like having a say,” said Nancy Kennedy, a first-grade teacher at Abby Kelley Foster.
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She and assistant principal Jennifer Giusto said teachers and administration are able to work closely with one another, giving teachers more of a voice in how things run — a far cry from the bureaucratic restraints placed on public school teachers. “It’s not just the administration running things,” said Kennedy. “I loved what the school stood for with the core values and how they just worked with their students,” said Tina DeVito, an eighthgrade science teacher at Seven Hills. Despite higher unexcused absences, churn rates, student disability rates, economic disadvantage, on top of strict licensing requirements, all stacked onto teacher’s heavily loaded shoulders, WPS graduation
schools create for their teachers would be a big step toward improving public school results. Both Apau and Cox seemed enthusiastic about their positions and students, despite some of the things they said could be disheartening. “I want to bring my knowledge of change to these kids. I hold my kids to high expectations. I try to turn kids’ lives around,” Apau said. Cox, meanwhile, said there are many positives working as a licensed teacher, but there should be better balance. “It is important for these teachers to have downtime,” he said. “Teaching is an art, and artists need space and time to create.”
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about time we brought some focus to that.” “I like the idea that it’s a very interactive community event,” added Hank VonHellion Make Music Day started in France of the Worcester Arts Council. “In a lot of back in 1982. Known at the time events I find myself involved in, there is as Fête de la Musique, or Festival always that sort of element. This is less about of Music, the event has spread bringing something for people to watch and more about inviting people to join in and internationally to over 750 cities participate and hopefully get inspired to across 120 countries, including create their own event. We can MEAGHAN HARDY-LAVOIE involve as many people as we can convince to come out.” The Worcester Arts Council releases a public survey each year, a necessary component of the organization both functionally, per Mass Cultural Council directive, and as a way to understand the needs of the community. “Every year, the Arts Council puts out public surveys say, ‘What kind of art would you like see next year?’” explained VonHellion. “‘What would you like the arts council to do?’ In a very real sense, that determines what criteria we look out for in terms of what kind of grants we look for that year.” “The top priorities this time were education and music,” said Momberger. “Music hadn’t been in the top for quite awhile. We were excited, and we had been looking for a project to take on for a couple of years. It had been public art for a couple of years. I don’t WAC council member Jose Castillo and his students playing “Folklorico” music at the 2017 think people care less about WAC Grantee Reception at the Bull Mansion. public art, but we’re starting to see the fruits of that. Public art is happening now.” had said, ‘I would want to go to that.’ That As this is the Worcester debut year, the India, Japan, Germany, the United was my personal response as well. We felt like Make Music Alliance, the nonprofit serving it was something manageable that we could States, Canada and Russia. Make Music Day organizers across the world, within a reasonable budget. We are taking This year, as first reported online this is donating 50 harmonicas to the city as well money from our granting pool to pay for the month by Worcester Magazine, the event will as sheet music for use in some performances. event, so we didn’t want something that was debut in Worcester, joining cities across the Anyone willing to come and take a workshop going to be really expensive. world in the open all-day music celebration and learn the basics of harmonica playing will “This is something we felt like every year Wednesday, June 21. The event is open to we would build a little bit. You start and every be able to take one home. everyone, and the Worcester Arts Council With drum circles, interactive programs year you add a little more. Also, Worcester is is hosting an open information session on the Common, music in all of Worcester’s an amazing music city. People don’t realize Wednesday, April 5, 5:30-7 p.m. at Brew on neighborhoods, music from local artists and how great our music scene is. I think it’s Joshua Lyford
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the Grid, 56 Franklin St. Throughout the city, free and open music will be performed. Unlike a typical music festival, however, everyone and anyone is welcome to join, regardless of age, skill level or experience. “It just sounded like a lot of fun,” explained Kelly Momberger, chair of the Worcester Arts Council. “Everyone I had talked to about it
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opportunities to learn how to play music, the event is all-inclusive by design. “We’re asking people to give us space and do something great with it,” said Momberger. “We have a matchmaking service. We’re just helping people who want to perform find places to do it. We want it to be organic, that’s the whole point. It’s not supposed to be centralized, it’s supposed to be decentralized.” The hope is that the event will continue to grow and build each year, with enthusiasm for public music growing in parallel. “There are no expectations on anyone,” said VonHellion. “These guys can go perform anything they want and be as creative as they want. there are no restrictions, that is really exciting.” With the arts being de-funded across the country, events like this are an affordable way to bring enthusiastic individuals together. “People want to make a statement that arts matter, this kind of thing is important for building relationships,” said VonHellion. “As much as this is a cool event, it’s also a matter of coming together when there are people actively trying to destroy the arts.” “It’s coming together, rather than a separation,” added Angela Knapton of the Worcester Arts Council. “So much of what’s going on in America is about separating and drawing lines. This is about bringing together and ignoring those lines, and this is a good opportunity to that.” Make Music Worcester will debut Wednesday, June 21. Events will take place citywide, and interested individuals can sign up online at Makemusicday.org/worcester. There are no age or skill restrictions and all are welcome to participate. An information session will take place Wednesday, April 5, 5:30-7 p.m., at Brew on the Grid, 56 Franklin St. The open house invites area residents to learn about the event, get help signing up and discuss ideas for programming. For more music on Make Music Day, head to Makemusicday.org. For more information on the Worcester Arts Council, head to Worcesterma.gov/WAC. Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram @Joshualyford.
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Singer/songwriter Cara Brindisi had a vision. Inspired by the Lilith Fair tours of the late ’90s, she became convinced that something like that could work in Worcester County. In her travels, Brindisi observed a striking amount of talented female musicians and singers. Her entrepreneurial spirit took
Following that first event, an exhausted, but excited Brindisi realized she couldn’t keep doing all the grunt work herself. She struck up conversations with two of the performers, Amanda Cote and Sarah French. During their discussions, Brindisi broached the idea of a fullfledged production company. Both were immediately warm to the idea Last summer, there was an encore performance of the show on a very hot summer evening in Elm Park, which drew upwards of 300-400 people. Following that,
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The second annual Women of Worcester concert will take place April 8.
over, and she proceeded to draw the mental blueprint which, in the end, became Women of Worcester.
Her first effort on behalf of the still-developing concept was to put together a concert of a dozen or so outstanding local female performers. In April last year, she did just that, pulling off the first Women of Worcester Concert. Held at Fiddlers Green in Worcester, the show sold out and the seeds were planted.
the three women started plans for the company in earnest. Step one: The second annual Women of Worcester Concert. On April 8, that show will happen, and once again, Fiddlers Green will host it. The women settled on that venue for many reasons, including plenty of parking and a bar area separate from the performance area. “When you’re in the listening room, you’re there to listen,” said Brindisi. This year’s lineup is an eclectic mix of veterans and newcomers. The shows know no boundaries in style. The more
variety, the better. They will even have a couple of spoken word artists. The only common denominator is the gender of the performers. The lineup includes Mud Rocheleau Demers, Lydia Fortune, Lisa Brumby, Toni Ostrow, and many others. The musicians are also of the female persuasion this year. The only male holdout is sound man Jonathan Leary, who worked the first show as well. Determining the lineup was a challenge for the ladies. “We were trying to narrow down the list of invites. There were so many names. It was hard,” Cote said. Since the shows are not just for people from inside the city walls, they received requests from all over the region. “It’s really cool to give exposure to the city for people who usually don’t get a chance to play here,” said Cote. Brindisi enjoys creating the opportunity for all these talented women to meet and share their experiences. “People that you’ve heard about, you’ve gone to see, but you don’t really make that music connection, which is such a really personal thing for people, and it’s very meaningful,” she said. “To be able to have that with a dozen women last year, and another dozen this year, for me, is very rewarding.” The three women have big plans. Brindisi mentions branching out into recording, seminars and other creative outlets. They are organically growing into something that is taking shape as each day goes by. “We’re kind of just going with whatever we can answer to public demand at this point,” said Cote. They are sorting out the paperwork and the legalities. “How do we make a profit from well-planned, well-executed events, while still giving back to the community,” Brindisi pondered. “You kind of have to strike a balance between, you know, ‘Anything is possible,’ and making sure you’re giving the audience a bang for their buck.” As they grow into something bigger, their roles will become more defined. Right now, Cote said with a laugh, “We’re just trying to cover each other’s asses.”
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A sweet night at Bull Mansion Sandra Rain
Entering Bull Mansion New American Bistro feels vaguely like wandering into the house of a wealthy stranger. Visitors can explore the Grand Army of the Republic Hall, circa 1876, and admire two stories of Victorian Gothic architecture while enjoying live music.
But serving as an event space is only half of Bull Mansion’s mission. On a recent Saturday, my date and I decided to experience the fine dining side of Bull Mansion Bistro, and we found ourselves pleasantly surprised by the quiet Saturday night crowd. Even in the dining room, we still managed to enjoy a dose of live music. An acoustic
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performance was taking place just three tables away, but never disrupted our conversation. I admired the unique furnishings that included a dozen locally-crafted tables made from reclaimed pine, white oak and steel. Air plants clung to the window panes, bound by copper wire. The custom light fixtures resembled Irish porter cheddar. The hardwood floor planks had been laid long ago in two tones that gave a certain depth to the space. Still, certain elements of the decor had been so exaggerated in the favor of a Victorian Gothic aesthetic, that they gave the impression of a haunted house; for example, the elaborately sponge painted walls. Our server was a delight. She greeted us with a simple overview of her favorites from the menu, a welcome road map for first-time diners. Most of my previous visits had come in conjunction with large events or performances that rendered bar service understandably slow. This time around, table service was swift and informative. Despite the fact that Bull Mansion Bistro is still in its infancy as a restaurant, our server presented as a well-seasoned professional. My date ordered the Kraken ($12) on our server’s recommendation, served up with Gin, St. Germain, Cucumber and White Pepper.
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My date found the cocktail too sweet for his palate; I will add that relying on St. Germain as the driving force of a $12 cocktail felt a little bit lazy. For lack of creativity, the cocktails are expensive. I ordered a glass of the Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc ($10). My wine was bright and tropical, a sprightly accompaniment to our quiet corner. We opted to start with the three cheese plate ($22) a collection of locally-sourced cheeses with seasonal accoutrements, breads and nuts. The three cheeses included an Irish porter cheddar (apparently not just a favorite for light fixture design), Middlebury Blue from Vermont and Westfield Chocolate Capri - goat cheese blended with dark, bitter-sweet chocolate. I appreciated the range of cheeses: semi-firm, blue, and soft, though I did take exception
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to the incessant farm-to-table verbiage on the menu. Our “seasonal” accoutrements included strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and oranges that may very well be in-season somewhere, but certainly not in New England. I ordered the Moroccan Lamb Tagine ($20) as an entree, a north African slow-savory stew made rich with ginger and saffron. The Tagine continued on next page
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Worcester’s Neil Rogers is the new kitchen operations manager for the Worcester Regional Food Hub. An effort of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Regional Environmental Council of Central Massachusetts, the Food Hub Kitchen operates out of the Worcester County Food Bank, Route 9, Shrewsbury, and offers food entrepreneurs access to a permitted an equipped commercial kitchen facility. A native of Shrewsbury, Rogers most recently served as executive chef de cuisine for Niche Hospitality Group. He has also worked as executive chef for
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outside from 6-7, followed by Steve Lamoureux of Tequila Bonfire, from 7-8. At 8, Sam James of NBC’s “The Voice” takes center stage. From 6-9, each table at Baba Sushi will receive a complimentary special sampler platter with their order. Worcester won’t be left out of the celebration either, with lion dancing from 8-9 p.m. at Baba Sushi,
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came served over couscous and contained hearty portions of Yukon gold potatoes and carrots. Each morsel of tender lamb fell off the bone more easily than the last. My date ordered the Chicken & Waffles ($16) served with spiced local maple syrup and pumpkin espuma. The fried chicken thigh had benefited from a buttermilk brine that rendered it tender and juicy. Bull Mansion’s pumpkin
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in Worcester and Tomasso Trattoria and Enoteca/Panzano Market in Southborough. He was also regional manager for Texasbased Love Shack celebrity restaurant group and as chef de cuisine for Max’s Oyster Bar/Trumbull Kitchen/ Max’s Tavern in Hartford, Connecticut and Springfield. He was Worcester’s Best Chef 2014 and a 2015 40-Under-40 recipient from the Worcester Business Journal. “I look forward to this next chapter in my professional career and assisting budding entrepreneurs and start-ups get their food businesses off the ground,” Rogers said. “This is also an opportunity to give back to the community that has given so much to me, and to help strengthen and grow the food economy in Central Massachusetts. I see great potential in this project and working closely with the Chamber and REC to create opportunities for tenants who are striving to reach a goal and success.” Rogers starts in his new role Monday, April 10.
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309 Park Ave. “My team and I are extremely grateful for everyone’s support over the past ten years,” said Wilson Wang, master chef and Owner of Baba Sushi. “We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone and thank them for their support. We would not be where we are today without our loyal patrons.” Reservations will not be accepted on Friday in Sturbridge, but you can make them in Worcester or at sister restaurant Chuan Shabu in Worcester. For more information on Baba Sushi, visit www.babasushi.com or call 774304-1068 (Sturbridge) or 508-752-8822 (Worcester). For a full agenda of the evening’s events, visit Baba Sushi’s Facebook Event on their Facebook Page.
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We mentioned this last week, but if you missed it, and you like to laugh, make plans Wednesday, April 5, when A&D Pizza and Pub, 60 Elm St., Millbury presents the Robin Williams Tribute Show at 7 p.m. Impersonator Roger Kabler will tickle your funny bone, and A&D will satisfy your appetite. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door and include pizza and salad. For tickets, call 603-662-6500. scallion waffle did not provide the savory balance I desired for a meal so late in the day, but I feel confident the dish would make an excellent brunch offering. Bull Mansion is simply too sweet for me. Our palates don’t quite align. The cocktails, the chocolate chevre, and the Chicken & Waffles didn’t strike me as dinner fare. Needless to say, we didn’t order dessert, but I readily plan to return soon for brunch. Our total came to $103.06.
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About 10 years ago I spent a week in the Dominican Republic to write a series of stories about a local group’s efforts to bring medical care to the city of La Romana and the rural shantytowns called bateys. In addition to the human misery I witnessed, I was struck by the number of dogs that roamed the city’s streets and among the shacks in the bateys. The animals were homeless, emaciated, untouched and unloved, left to forage in a place that didn’t acknowledge their existence. They were ghosts.
I was reminded of the dogs of La Romana while watching “A Stray,” a film that chronicles the day-today experiences of two invisibles who discover emotional validation in one another. Adan (played by Barkhad Abdirahman, recognizable as one of the pirates in “Captain Phillips”) is a Muslim Somalian immigrant living an untethered existence in Minneapolis. Kicked out of his mother’s apartment, he walks the streets seeking a place to sleep, to eat, to work. What he finds is a dog. It’s not a match made in canine heaven. While the mutt takes a shining to the brooding young man, he’s more skeptical about initiating a long-term relationship. Adan offers ownership of his traveling companion to just about any passerby with a kind face, but resists leaving her in a shelter knowing the dog could be euthanized. The guy is not overtly affectionate, though not unfeeling. The stray’s fate matters to him. Adan and the lively wire-haired mongrel (think Eddie from “Frasier”) share surprisingly similar circumstances. Both are a part of the Minneapolis landscape that goes unnoticed by most — not necessarily unwanted, but
certainly lightly regarded. Sometimes the only thing that seems to differentiate them is the number of legs each uses to wander between locations that aren’t destinations. The film is composed of vignettes piecing together Adan’s narrative. He finds a temporary haven in a mosque, where the measured advice of the local imam helps guide his moral code (including the decision not to steal money from the mosque). A social worker expresses an interest in helping him get settled. Adan also meets periodically with a shady government worker, who has enlisted him to inform on the activities of his friends, a task with which he’s clearly uncomfortable, but which earns him a few needed dollars. Writer-director Musa Syeed presents the kind of story that rarely registers within the flamethrowing political/ media climate dominated by the immigrant-aspotential-terrorist argument. Hers is a gentle rebuke to those insisting most Muslim refugees don’t aspire to the same personal happiness and professional satisfaction as the native-born; that they have more menacing motives. The film has the feel of a “This American Life” episode (without the cloying narration), a trek into an unvisited, even banal, space. “A Stray” would have been helped by some backstory. The film is almost too ephemeral at times, the story’s bones needing more meat. We know Adan’s father was killed, but nothing else of the family’s history. What sacrifices did his mother make to bring him here? What is the nature of their rift? How did he come to be recruited as a government informant? Perhaps a sequel would give us more insight. This tale of a lost man and his lost dog could use another chapter. “A Stray” will be shown at 1 and 2:40 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.
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Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Wildflower. Wildflower is the new music project from Worcester Pianist and Composer Martin Gohary. Schooled in the harmonic freedom of Wayne Shorter and the rhythms of J Dilla, the quartet plays music to groove to. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or martingohary.com Bob Moon & Friends. “There will be many musical guests joining Bob to play the greatest hits from the 50’s 60’s 70”s 80’s and 90’s. Rock, Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Americana and Jazz. Come on down and relive all your favorites, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.
Serenade for flute, violin and viola, to our own Mark Berger’s exploration of sonic possibilities in his Landscapes for piano quartet. These leading to Elgar’s massive Piano Quintet, a work filled with >Thursday 30 wonder and grandeur, demanding virtuosity from both pianist and Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. To check quartet, an unleashing of musical torrents that pull and collide, filled the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on with chromaticism and melody. March 31, 2017 7:30 PM Unitarian Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host Universalist Church 9 Ayer Road, Harvard Pre-concert talk 7:00 PM at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: Tickets: Adults $29, Students $10, Youth under 17 free admission openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s Sunday, April 2, 2017 4:00 PM Mechanics Hall/Washburn 321 “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Main Street, Worcester Pre-concert talk 3:30 PM Tickets: Adults Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers $35, Students $12.00, Youth under 17 free admission Guest artist Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. Sonya Orvutsky Fensome, piano Program Beethoven Serenade for Jodee Frawleee. 7-10 p.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., flute, violin, and viola Berger Landscape Elgar Piano Quintet Adults West Boylston. 774-261-8585. The Gay Straight Alliance at Fitchburg State $29, College Students $10, Children under 17 Free. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Open Mic @ The Blue Plate. Show off your musical University presents the 12th annual Drag Show Thursday, Unitarian Universalist Church, Harvard MA, 9 Ayer Road, Harvard. talents, collaborate, or just listen to some cool tunes in a laid back March 30, 7 p.m., an event designed to entertain and enlighten the worcesterchambermusic.org atmosphere. Most Thursdays. PA provided. Free. 7-10 p.m. Blue Plate community. “The Willy Wonka and Her Drag Factory P.E. James returns to the Tavern on the Common! Come Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Drag Show” will be held at the university’s Recreation Center, 130 and join us in singing your favorite acoustic pop songs from the 50s, Sean Fullerton and his Mad Loops Laboratory. Sean North St. Proceeds from the show will support the newly created 60s, and 70s! Full bar, great food, piano and guitar, fireplace, and all of Fullerton specializes in Acoustic Blues, Rock, Folk, Memphis Soul LGBTQ Student Scholarship that will be handed out. This year’s the fun you remember! Free! 7:45-10:30 p.m. Tavern on the Common, and Fingerstyle Guitar using 6 String, 12 String and resonator guitars, event will feature dancing and cabaret-style performances by 10 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600 or pejamesmusic.com harmonicas, guitar looping, Bose and UltraSound sound systems. stage performers like Rainbow Frite, Lady Sabrina, Mizery, Miss Kris, Amanda Cote. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Sean performs in a wide variety of venues and events throughout New Vita Summers, Ivy League, Destiny, Roxy Brooks, and Willmuh D, Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. England year-round as a solo musician, as well as with Creeque Alley, with Raquel Blake to be the hostess for the evening. DJ Scotty P Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The an Acoustic duo tribute to the Americana Folk Revival and Feel Great will spin the tunes for the show. Cost is $5 for FSU students, $10 GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster. music of the 60’s, covering Traditional Folk, Folk/Rock and ‘Flower general public. For more information, visit eventbrite.com or call Dana Lewis Live! Great Food, Full Bar, Lottery, Flat Screens and Power’ pop hits from 1965-1969, featuring Sean and Dan Kirouac. 978-665-3163. Me! Playing your favorite hits from the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound Dinner, Drinks, Music and Fun. 7-10 p.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray track to your Youth” Free! 8-11 p.m. Barber’s Crossing Road House, St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106 or seanfullertonmusic.net 861 Main St., Leicester. 508-892-7575. Ukulele Club w/ Rich Leufstedt. It’s never cold when you Don’t Let Go. 21+ with proper ID 8 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. wear a Hawaiian shirt! Join the 20+ participants in Union Music’s 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Annual Ukulele Club. Open to all skill levels. Rich Leufstedt enlightens Karaoke Party featuring DJ Matt! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Josh Briggs Band. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West the League of Crafty Uketologist every month in the ways of sweet Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. strumming. Sing along and learn songs. Meet, greet, and jam at 7PM Loren & Mark: International Guitar Duo. Loren Barrigar and Metal Thursday CCCXXXVI: Desolate, Garroted, Free event. 7-8:30 p.m. Union Music, Union Music Performance Center, Unlimited Warfare, & Plea Of Insanity. $6. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Mark Mazengarb share a unique musical chemistry seldom found 142 Southbridge St. 508-753-3702 or find them on Facebook. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543 or find among musicians. Their live performances feature not only their Nick Moss Band. “Nick Moss is my favorite guitarist.” - Ronnie spectacular technical grasp of the guitar, but also their outstanding them on Facebook. Earl The Nick Moss Band has been nominated for Band of the Year, Allston Police. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange musicality and spontaneous creativity. The interaction between the Album of the Year and Contemporary Blues Album of the Year at two musicians is as much a feature of their shows as is the worldPlace. 508-459-9035. the Blues music Awards! 16-time Blues Music Award nominee Nick class guitar playing that they both display. $20 with discounts for DJ Cuzn Kev. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Moss is one of the top draws on the blues circuit and one of the most DJ XKALIBER Performs at Loft, Thurs at 11. 11-11:59 seniors & students. 8-10 p.m. Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis exciting, dynamic performers working today. A gifted songwriter St., Framingham. 508-405-2787 or amazingthings.org p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. and storyteller, Nick is a walking encyclopedia of blues and music Ricky Booth Performs at Loft, Friday at 9. 8-11 p.m. Loft knowledge. His deep understanding of the Blues shines through >Friday 31 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. everything he does. $18 advance; $22 day of show. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Exhibited Artist. 5-7 p.m. Anna Maria College: Miriam Hall, Art Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978Center Gallery, 50 Sunset Lane. 508-849-3442. Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. 425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com Thank Friday it’s Nat 5:30 to 7:30; then Soul Night with Studio Two-A Tribute to the Beatles. Studio Two-A Tribute Acoustics with Giuliano D’Orazio from “Hot Letter”. Dan Burke & Special Guests 9pm. No Cover. 5:30 p.m.-2 to the Beatles Hailed “New England’s Best Beatles Tribute Band,” Giuliano D’Orazio from Hot Letter will be performing popular cover a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Studio Two continues its national tour in celebration of The Beatles songs as well as his amazing originals. His warm and full vocals, Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. music before America (1960-1963) and the early hits from the along with his amazing guitar and harmonica skills make him one of Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers touring years (1963-1966). Studio Two is a headlining Beatles band the top performing artists in the Worcester area. hotlettermusic.com North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. that pays tribute to the early Beatles years, choosing songs from the 8-11 p.m. The Ballot Box, 11-17 Kelly Square. 774-243-1606. Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, pre-Sgt. Pepper era. studiotwotributeband.com $10 at the Door 21+ Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Sterling. 978-422-8438. to enter 8pm Doors $10 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Grade A Fancy. roots 7-10 p.m. Homefield Brewing, 3 Arnold Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. John Brazile. 8-11 p.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. Road, Fiskdale. 774-242-6365. Three of a Kind. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., 508-459-2025. Hot Dish. Hot Dish are a talented duo who play’s everyone’s favorite North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Peter HIFI Ward & electric blues. George Dellomo and Bob classic rock hits! Come on in for a rockin’ night! N/A. 7-10 p.m. Topher Brew. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Berry join Peter Ward playing the blues and some country too. No Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar/Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Leominster. 978-466-3433. cover. 8-10 p.m. Dunny’s Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield. Jay Graham. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508Every Friday Karaoke. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty and Sam James Performs at Loft, Thurs at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft 304-6044. Yankee Grill, 176 Reservoir St., Holden. 508-829-2188. 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. Affairs of the Heart & Honor: A Musical Duel of Tenors Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Strange Creek Final Battle of the Bands. 21+ with proper & Baritones. VIP = $80, $50, $40, $30, $20. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Gardner. 978-669-0122. ID 8 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or mechanicshall.org Eric Fournier, The Wheelbarrow Brothers. The Subterra. The Best in House, Breaks, Electro, and Drum & Ricky Booth. Performing acoustic hits spanning the decades. Wheelbarrow Brothers...Eric Fournier...Acoustic Act - Indie/Alternative Bass every Thursday night! Resident DJ’s- Sneaker & the Dryer, 7:30-10:30 p.m. J. Anthony’s Italian Grill, 206 Southbridge Road with elements of punk. Playing everyone’s favorite covers. 9 p.m.-1 Toreba Spacedrift, DJ Ray, Massappeal, & The Ark with guest DJ’s Oxford, MA, Oxford. a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. weekly 21+ Doors at 8pm Cover varies based on Guest DJ’s. 8 Worcester Chamber Music Society - Landscapes Every Friday - Original Rock Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers p.m.-2 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or Hidden and Seen. Here we offer a fantastic musical montage, Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314. thecovemusichall.com running from the joyful and diverting side of Beethoven in his Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.
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978-345-5051. Neon Alley. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Frank’s, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-420-2253. Souled Out Show Band. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Drunken Uncles - Acoustic Duo. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. 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 Lunar Thugs. The Thugs have spent the majority of the winter writing and recording tunes for debut later this spring. Instead of heading into a studio singer Tony Wilson and guitarist Bret Talbert have decided to have a go at producing the record themselves. This show also marks the first of a slew of dates for the band this spring and summer with stops scheduled on the east coast including New York City, Brooklyn, D.C. and Philadelphia. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543 or find them on Facebook. DJ TecThreat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044. Hoodoo Revelator. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ 21+Canal Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. DJ Testa Performs at Loft, Friday at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. We & the Dawg at the Blue Plate. We & the Dawg return to the Blue Plate Fri March 31st 8-11:15pm Don’t miss another fantastic night of music & nonstop dancing at this historic roadhouse! Great times here, great place to meet & make friends! With the terrific sounds of Mr Bruce Reed (the Big Dawg himself) on vocals, the DogPoundHorns of Ririka and Roger, Jim Heffernan on keys, Bill MacGillivray on drums, Dan Hunt on guitar & Gail Hunt on bass, it’s always a fun night out with this ensemble! 8-11:15 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. Call 508-829-4566.
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Trio No. 2 in C major, Op. 87 Brahms - Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101 Highlights of Latitude 41 appearances include a concert presented by Carnegie Hall in their famed Zankel Hall in New York City, Music in the Morning in Vancouver, Noe Valley Chamber Music Singers, will be piano soloist in the concluding work, Beethoven’s in San Francisco, Chamberfest in Ottawa, Maverick Concerts in New Choral Fantasie. Tickets available soon. 7-9:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, York, Music in Deerfield in Massachusetts, the South Windsor Cultural 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or salisburysingers.org Arts in Connecticut, Bay Chamber Concerts in Maine, the Da Camera Junkyard Heartstrings. Junkyard Heartstrings is an acoustic Society in Los Angeles, the Newport Music Festival in Rhode Island, duo cover band who perform songs from the ‘60s to the present in a the L’Ermitage Foundation in Los Angeles, and “Sundays Live” at the variety of genres. Playing the songs that everyone knows and loves. L.A. County Museum of Art. Blaha has appeared in several recent N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar/Lounge, 65 Water St. Music Worcester performances, including a recital with Sergey 508-926-8353. Antonov in 2014 and with the Worcester Chamber Music Society in Master Singers of Worcester 40th Anniversary Concert 2016. Shapiro Concert Hall is a new and acoustically engineered to - “Around the World in 40 Years”. The Master Singers of perfection, as well as quite beautiful, chamber and recital hall on the Worcester, joined by Salisbury Singers, the WPI Orchestra, Worcester campus of the Joy of Music Program, 1 Gorham St. in Worcester, Children’s Chorus, and the Shrewsbury Ringers, presents a concert of just off Lincoln St. fairly near the #290 exit. Subscription sales start music from around the world to celebrate its 40th anniversary as one 6/18. Single ticket sales from MusicWorcester.org start on or before of Worcester’s premiere community choruses. 7-9 p.m. Mechanics July 1. $49 adult, $17.50 students, $7.50 youth. 8-10:30 p.m. Joy Hall, Great Hall, 321 Main St. 508-842-1349 or mswma.org of Music Program, the new Shapiro Concert Hall, 1 Gorham St. 508Outrageous Greg’s Crazy Karaoke. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Martys pub, 754-3231, ext. 205 or musicworcester.org 225 Canterbury Street. 508-373-2503. Two Timers Performs at Loft, Saturday at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Cat Leigh and the Adopted. No Foolin’! Great Rock Music $5 Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., April Fools Day with Foolish U. $5. 9 p.m.-midnight U.S Auburn. 508-579-6722. Marine Club- Marine Corps League Worcester Detachment, 181 Lake April Fools with the Flock! Come get your dose of 80’s mayhem Ave. 508-612-5639. when The Flock returns to the Cove! 21+ Doors at 8pm Show at 9pm Auntie Trainwreck’s April Fool’s Fling. Don’t be a fool! Join $10 at the door $10 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 your favorite Auntie as we returns to rock the KasBar on April Fool’s Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. Day, Saturday, April 1st, 2017! Join us for some out of control fun Connecticut Transit Authority - Chicago Tribute. and wear a hole in the KasBar dance floor with us! When Auntie and Connecticut Transit Authority faithfully recreates the music of one of the Kas get together it’s always a crazy good time- be there! 21+, the greatest American bands ever, Chicago. They focus on the early NO Cover, music starts around 9 pm! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 years of Chicago, better known as the “Terry Kath Era”, when the Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385 or find them on Facebook. band was raw with emotion, heart and soul. Songs from Chicago’s David Bazin & Blues Junction. Blues and Classic Rock 1969 debut album Chicago Transit Authority through 1977’s Chicago and Jam Band Tunes! No Cover. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Wheelock Inn, 82 XI are covered here with attention to detail and respect for the Wheelock Ave., Millbury. originators of these timeless classics. Their set list contains hits Live Band “Windfall.” No cover charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong like Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is, Make Me Smile, Dynasty and Yankee Grill, 176 Reservoir St., Holden. 508-829-2188. Beginnings, Just You ‘n Me, Dialogue, Old Days, and many more! The Road Owls. The Road Owls…Eight piece Rhythm and Blues Before the concert The Barn will provide an optional buffet for $19.95. band. Blues, Classic Rock, horns and more. It’s music people can Doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets for this special Chicago tribute dance to! Last year nominee best Rhythm and Blues at the Worcester concert are only $25 (show only) and can be purchased through music awards plus a spot on the radio at WICN. Come discover this Eventbrite. Please call Danielle Green at 774-241-8450 for questions hidden treasure! $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926or dinner reservations. 8-11 p.m. The Barn at Wight Farm, 420 Main 8877 or find them on Facebook. St., Sturbridge. musictributeproductions.com Tigerlily. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Haunted Speakeasy. Dress to the 9s and strut your stuff Marlborough. 508-439-9314. Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment downtown to Bull Mansion for an intoxicating evening of perpetual DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 insincerity, decadence and vintage entertainment. On April 1st you p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. can masquerade among the fanciful, freak out with our freaks, and magicmikeentertainment.com dance the night away to our Resident Speakeasy Spectacle- Niki DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re Luparelli and the Gold Diggers. Marvel at the magic of Dezrah the listening and dancing pleasure! N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Strange! Cry out at the contortions of The Human Knot! Become a Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. VIP and learn to dance to the insightful and delightful instruction of DJ XKALIBER Performs at Loft, Saturday at 11. 11the Fantastic Mz Harley Foxx! Delight in debauchery! Nothing’s off limits when it’s behind the safety of the mask! (Bull Mansion and the 11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. Haunted Speakeasy ask you to please imbibe...and act...responsibly >Sunday 2 *wink*) 50 Early Bird Reduced Price Tickets Available Until March Assumption College Jazz Ensemble Performance-New 15th 50 VIP Tickets Available- Includes Early Admission at 7pm for Time. The Jazz Ensemble will be performing music from a wide VIP Hour with a free vintage dance lesson by Harley Foxx, all night range of jazz styles and encompassing a broad spectrum of jazz access to a private VIP Room on the main ballroom floor complete history from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, and with a private top shelf bar, cheeses, appetizers, chocolate covered original arrangements. This ensemble features 13 instrumentalists strawberries, and a glass of champagne upon entry 18+ to Enter and vocalists from the Assumption College community (students, 21+ to Drink Dress Code: Black and White, Masks, Suits/Tuxedos, Gowns, Dressy Cocktail, Flapper, Mobster, 1920s-1930s, Labyrinth 8 teachers, and their guests). The ensemble is led by David N. Jost, who has been the instructor since 2011. Free. 2-4 p.m. Assumption p.m.-midnight GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. Latitude 41 Piano Trio. Please join us for a pre-concert lecture College, Hagan Center-Charlie’s, 500 Salisbury St. assumption.edu Livegrass. Bluegrass ensemble 3-6 p.m. Homefield Brewing, 3 in Shapiro Hall at 7pm, free to all ticket holders. Violinist Livia Sohn, Arnold Road, Fiskdale. 774-242-6365. cellist Luigi Piovano, and pianist Bernadene Blaha came together to form Latitude 41 in the summer of 2009, as a result of their previous Worcester Chamber Music Society - Landscapes Hidden and Seen. Here we offer a fantastic musical montage, musical collaborations and mutual passion for chamber music. running from the joyful and diverting side of Beethoven in his Since their formation they have appeared globally, to high acclaim. 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exploration of sonic possibilities in his Landscapes for piano quartet. These leading to Elgar’s massive Piano Quintet, a work filled with wonder and grandeur, demanding virtuosity from both pianist and quartet, an unleashing of musical torrents that pull and collide, filled with chromaticism and melody. March 31, 2017 7:30 PM Unitarian Universalist Church 9 Ayer Road, Harvard Pre-concert talk 7:00 PM Tickets: Adults $29, Students $10, Youth under 17 free admission Sunday, April 2, 2017 4:00 PM Mechanics Hall/Washburn 321 Main Street, Worcester Pre-concert talk 3:30 PM Tickets: Adults $35, Students $12.00, Youth under 17 free admission Guest artist Sonya Orvutsky Fensome, piano Program: Beethoven Serenade for flute, violin, and viola Berger Landscape Elgar Piano Quintet Adults $35, College Students $12, Children under 17 Free. 4-6 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or worcesterchambermusic.org Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s in the lounge “The sound track of your Youth” Best Wood fired Pizza’s, Italian Food, Full Bar, Lottery & Me! No Cover. Come on out! Free! 6-9 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818 or find them on Facebook. Open Mic 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”) 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. Almost Acoustic Sundays. 21+ with proper ID 8 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.
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Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook. One Night of Queen performed by Gary Mullen and The Works. In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the largest number of votes ever received in the shows history. The record of 864,838 votes was more than twice that of the runner-up. Gary began touring on his own and in 2002 formed a band “The Works”, to pay tribute to rock legends Queen. Since May 2002, “Gary Mullen and the Works” have performed throughout the UK, USA, Europe, South Africa and New Zealand to sell-out audiences. The Outfit have also twice rocked the prestigious BBC Proms in the Park, in front of a very enthusiastic crowd of 40,000. One Night of Queen is a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time. This show will rock you! One Night of queen have been touring for 13 years. Tickets are $38 and $46. Discounts are available for members and groups of 10+. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org Boogie Chillin’. Bluesy, bluegrassy, acoustic band with a twist. Jon Bonner - Guitar & Vocals Fernando Perez - Percussion Zack Slik - Mandolin & Vocals Dan Villani - Violin/fiddle Rose Villani - Bass Free! 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or find them on Facebook. Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Karaoke, Tuesdays at 9:30. 9:30-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.
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Spring Brown Bag Concert: Ball in the House. Following in the path of classic harmony groups like Boyz II Men, The Temptations, and Take 6, while incorporating the pop and neosoul influence of artists like Bruno Mars, Daft Punk, and Pharrell >Tuesday 4 Williams, five member veteran vocal band, Ball in the House, will Twister Tuesday. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury move audiences. Notching up 200+ performances annually, credits St. 508-799-0629. include The Beach Boys, Gladys Knight, Kool & the Gang, KC & Exhibited Artist. 5-7 p.m. Anna Maria College: Miriam Hall, Art The Sunshine Band, Jessica Simpson and Smokey Robinson. Free Admission. Noon-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 Center Gallery, 50 Sunset Lane. 508-849-3442. or mechanicshall.org Ladies Night, Wednesday’s at Loft 266. 4:30-11:59 p.m. Brew Woo: Worcester’s Original Craft Beer Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. Festival returns to the DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester, Exhibited Artist. 5-7 p.m. Anna Maria College: Miriam Hall, Art Saturday ,April 1, 1-9 p.m. A $35 ticket ($45 day of) gets you a Center Gallery, 50 Sunset Lane. 508-849-3442. souvenir glass and 30 drink tickets. VIP tickets are $60, and include OPEN MIC WEDNESDAYS at CJ’s STEAK LOFT in souvenir glass, 30 drink tickets, pretzel necklace, Wachusett Beer NORTHBOROUGH. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Koozie, photo at open booth and a Brew Woo T-Shirt. There will be Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator music and more. For more information, visit dcucenter.com, email of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic info@dcucenter.com or call 508-755-6800. Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon. net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked The Youth Ensemble of New England. The Youth Ensemble as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. CJs Steakloft, 369 W. Main St. of New England, an orchestra of about thirty young people, age 10 (route 20), Northborough. 508-393-8134 or find them on Facebook. through college, will be performing at the Briarwood Community. Music Therapy with Laughing Drum Circle. Raising energy The orchestra plays for churches, schools and civic organizations with rhythms from many cultures around the world. Join us and bring under the direction of Dr. Connie Rittenhouse Drexler. The concert your drum, rattle or flute - first time drummers are always welcome! repertoire includes music from the Baroque to the modern and features members of the ensemble as soloists. The orchestra is based Free for Cancer Patients, survivors and their families. Open to all. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Generations Healing Center, 250 Main St., Oxford. at the Thayer Conservatory of Lancaster, Massachusetts but has 508-987-3310 or pinkhippy.org appeared in concert throughout New England, New York, California, Canada, England, Scotland and Iceland. This concert is sponsored by Russell Watts performs with Atlantic Avenue. Russell Watts & Atlantic Avenue perform starting at about 8:30 pm. Enjoy the the First Baptist Church of Worcester. Free and Open to the Public. 7-8 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches best ribs in town and your favorite drink at Club KasBar, and dance the night away to the R&B, rock, soul and jazz sounds of Atlantic Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. 508-852-9007. Avenue. Free. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on
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Quinsigamond Community College: Administration Building, 670 West Boylston St. qcc.edu Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, Admission: free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Worcester Art Museum, Facing the World: Modernization
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April 2; Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor, Friday; Art Carts: 7-11 p.m. Fitchburg State University: Athletics and Recreation Center, Family Fun - Arms and Armor, Saturdays, through April 1; Family Tour, Parkinson Gymnasium, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. Call 978-665-3163 Saturday; Tour of the Month: The Art of Couples, Saturday; Jeppson Idea or visit eventbrite.com Lab: Master Vases from Ancient Greece, Wednesday - Sunday. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Don’t miss The Case of the Three-Sided Dream: Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker Adam a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 Kahan Friday, March 31, 7-9 p.m., at Clark University’s Traina seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St., Worcester. The month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org event is free to the public. For more information, email clarkarts@ Worcester Center for Crafts, Exhibition: Definite and Indefinite, clarku.edu. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, March 30 April 29; Opening Reception- Definite: Indefinite, Thursday. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Pippin - Pippin is a high-flying, death-defying hit Broadway Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org musical! Full of extraordinary acrobatics, wondrous magical feats Worcester Historical Museum, Hours: closed Sunday and soaring songs from the composer of Wicked, Pippin will lift you Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753up and leave you smiling. This unforgettable new production is the 8278 or worcesterhistory.org winner of four 2013 Tony Awards® including Best Musical Revival. Worcester Public Library, Freedom’s Agenda: African American Hailed as “an eye-popping, jaw-dropping extravaganza” (NY1), it’s Petitions to the Massachusetts Government 1600-1900, Through unlike anything you have ever seen! Come experience Pippin, one March 31; Worcester Is America!, Saturday - Sunday. Hours: 1:30young man’s journey to be extraordinary. Following its acclaimed 5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. run at Boston’s American Repertory Theater, this captivating new Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 production comes straight from Broadway, directed by Tony winner Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org Diane Paulus (Hair and The Gershwin’s Porgy & Bess). It features WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu sizzling choreography in the style of Bob Fosse and breathtaking acrobatics by Les 7 Doigts de la Main, the creative force behind the nationwide sensation Traces. Pippin is noted for many Broadway standards including “Corner of the Sky,” “Magic To Do,” “Glory,” “No Time at All,” “Morning Glow,” and “Love Song.” Join us... for a Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits magical, unforgettable new Pippin. Tickets are $39, $54, $64 and Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations Recommended at $74 depending on seat location. Discounts are available for members 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and groups of 10+. Thursday, March 30, 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Friday, and Appetizers available in the show room Full Dinner Available March 31, 8-10 p.m.; Saturday, April 1, 2-4 p.m.; Sunday, April 2, before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and Reservations 2 1-3 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat March 31st & April 1st Stacy Leominster All City Musical: Disney’s “The Little Kendro Mike Bain and Friends Fri & Sat April 7th & 8th Steve Bjork Mermaid” - Friday, March 31 - Saturday, April 1. $8 students, $10 Shawn Carter and Friends. Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park adults. 2-4 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Leominster High School, Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800122 Granite St., Leominster. Call 978-534-7725 or visit Facebook. 401-2221 or online at dickdoherty.com Arms and Armor: Company of the Wolfe Argent 12th Annual Drag Show - Thursday, March 30. The Gay Straight - Saturday, April 1. Representing a company of 15th century Alliance at Fitchburg State University will present the twelfth annual Burgundian men-at-arms, this group employs period clothing and drag show Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m., an event designed to weaponry to offer a lively glimpse of arms and armor, society, and
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Performance Dates: June 16, 17, 23, 24 at 8:00pm; June 25 at 2:00pm Tentative Rehearsal Schedule: Sundays from 6PM to 9PM; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7PM to 10PM Auditions will consist of cold-readings from the script. 7-9 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Main building, Room 182, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978630-9162 or visit mwcc.edu Home Within: Kinan Azmeh & Kevork Mourad - Tuesday, April 4. Home Within Kinan Azmeh, composer & clarinet Kevork Mourad, live illustrations, visuals Meet the Artists Reception will follow in Seelos Theatre Lobby Free and open to the public; reservations recommended: http://bit.ly/homewithin Donations at the event will benefit refugees in Worcester resettled by Ascentria Care Alliance In partnership with the Chaplain’s Office An hour-long audio-visual performance, Home Within is the newest project of Syrian composer and clarinetist, Kinan Azmeh, and Syrian-Armenian visual artist, Kevork Mourad. In this work, art and music develop in counterpoint to each other, creating an impressionistic reflection on the Syrian revolution and its aftermath. Rather than following a narrative, the artists document specific moments in Syria’s recent history and reach into their emotional content in a semi-abstract way. Trained in his native Damascus, Syria, and a graduate of New York’s Juilliard School and the City University of New York, clarinetist Kinan Azmeh is a core member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble. He has won international acclaim as a composer, performer, improviser, and recording artist in a wide range of musical genres. Azmeh also champions the contemporary music of Syria as artistic director of the Damascus Festival Chamber Music Ensemble. Kevork Mourad was born in Kamechli, Syria. Of Armenian origin, he received an MFA from the Yerevan Institute of Fine Arts and now lives and works in New York. He is represented by the Claude Lemand Gallery in Paris and the Rafia Gallery in Dubai. His past and current projects include the Cirène project with members of Brooklyn Rider at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the multimedia play Lost Spring (2015) with Anaïs Alexandra Tekerian, at the MuCEM, Gilgamesh (2003) and Home Within (2013) with Kinan Azmeh. Free. 8-9:30 p.m. Seelos Theatre, College of the Holy Cross. Visit holycross.edu
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April 1 vs. Navy, 5:05 p.m. Duplicate Bridge. Our cards, your talent. ACBL bridge game with April 2 vs. Navy, 1:05 p.m. Irene Myers, Life Master, certified ACBL Director. Bring a brown bag April 2 vs. Navy, 4:05 p.m. lunch. $3 for members, $5 for non-members per week. Supervised April 4 vs. Boston College, 4:35 p.m. play from 10-11 AM. Sanctioned game from 11 AM - 1:30PM. Please April 5 vs. Dartmouth, 4:05 p.m. contact Nancy Greenberg with any questions at (508) 756-7109 Anna Maria x232 or email ngreenberg@worceesterjcc.org. $3 members, $5 April 1 @ Johnson & Wales, Rhode Island, 12 p.m. non-members. 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Worcester JCC, 633 Salisbury April 1 @ Johnson & Wales, Rhode Island, 2:30 p.m. St. 508-756-7109, ext. 232 or worcesterjcc.org April 2 @ Westfield State, 12 p.m. April 2 @ Westfield State, 2 p.m >Sunday 2 April 5 vs. Castleton, New England Baseball Complex, 3 p.m. Arms and Armor: Onna-Bugeisha: Women of the Assumption Samurai. The official title of a Samurai’s wife was, “The One who April 1 @ Franklin Pierce, 12 p.m. remains in the Home.” But what did these women really do while the April 1 @ Franklin Pierce, 3 p.m. men were away? From warriors to poets, manning catapults to writing April 2 @ Franklin Pierce, 1 p.m. laws, no two lives are quite the same. Come and learn the stories of April 4 vs. Merrimack, 3 p.m. a few outstanding women from the age of Samurai! (Programming Worcester State subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 11:30 a.m. to March 30 vs. UMass-Dartmouth, 3 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Conference Room, 55 Salisbury March 31 vs. Rivier, Northborough, 3 p.m. St. 508-799-4406. April 1 vs. Mass Maritime, 12 p.m. April 1 vs. Mass Maritime, 2:30 p.m. April 2 vs. Clark University, 1 p.m. April 4 vs. UMass-Boston, 7 p.m. April 5 vs. WPI, Northborough, 3:30 p.m. Clark University Men’s Lacrosse March 30 vs. Nichols, 4 p.m. Holy Cross April 1 @ MIT, 12 p.m. April 1 vs. Navy, 11:05 p.m. April 1 @ MIT, 3 p.m. Becker April 2 vs. Worcester State, 1 p.m. April 1 @ Anna Maria, 1 p.m. April 4 @ Wheaton College, 3:30 p.m. April 4 vs. Wheelock, 4 p.m. April 5 vs. Brandeis University, TBA Nichols WPI March 30 vs. Daniel Webster, 4 p.m. March 30 vs. Fitchburg State, 3:30 p.m. April 1 vs. Curry, 2 p.m. April 1 @ Babson, 12 p.m. April 5 @ Endicott, 4 p.m. April 1 @ Babson, 3 p.m. Clark University April 4 @ Emerson, 3:30 p.m. April 1 @ Wheaton College, 1 p.m. April 5 vs. Worcester State, 3:30 p.m. Assumption Nichols April 1 @ Post, 1 p.m. March 30 @ Clark, 3:30 p.m. April 5 vs. Franklin Pierce, Blue Out, 7 p.m. March 31 @ Eastern Nazarene, 2:30 p.m. Anna Maria March 31 @ Eastern Nazarene, 5 p.m. March 30 vs. Curry, 5 p.m. April 1 @ Amherst, 12 p.m. April 1 vs. Becker, 1 p.m. April 1 @ Amherst, 2:30 p.m. April 4 @ Johnson 7 Wales, Rhode Island, 7 p.m. Becker April 1 @ Mitchell, 12 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse April 1 @ Mitchell, 2 p.m. Holy Cross April 2 vs. Mitchell, 12 p.m. April 1 vs. Bucknell, 2:05 p.m. April 4 @ Lasell, 7 p.m. Becker April 1 @ Wheelock, Winsor Field, Boston, 12 p.m. Softball April 4 vs. Elms, 6:30 p.m. Holy Cross Nichols April 1 @ Army West Point, 12 p.m. March 30 @ Rivier, TBA April 1 @ Army West Point, 2 p.m. April 1 vs. Curry, 11 a.m. April 2 @ Army West Point, 12 p.m. April 5 @ Endicott, 4 p.m. Anna Maria Assumption March 30 vs. Becker @ WPI, 6 p.m. April 1 vs. Saint Michael’s, 1 p.m. March 30 vs. Becker @ WPI, 8 p.m. April 4 vs. Stonehill, Blue Out, 7 p.m. April 1 @ St. Joseph, Connecticut, 12 p.m. Worcester State April 1 @ St. Joseph, Connecticut, 2 p.m. March 30 vs. curry, 5 p.m. April 2 vs. Albertus Magnus, New England Baseball Complex, 6:30 p.m. April 1 vs. Framingham State, 12 p.m. April 2 vs. Albertus Magnus, New England Baseball Complex, 8:30 p.m. April 4 vs. Eastern Connecticut State, 5 p.m. April 4 @ Regis (Mass), 5 p.m. April 4 @ Regis (Mass), 7 p.m. Baseball Becker Holy Cross March 30 @ Anna Maria @ WPI, 8 p.m. April 1 vs. Navy, 2:05 p.m.
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April 1 vs. Southern Vermont, 12 p.m. April 1 vs. Southern Vermont, 2 p.m. April 2 @ Wheelock, Hedley Field, Pine Manor College, 12 p.m. April 2 @ Wheelock, Hedley Field, Pine Manor College, 2 p.m. April 4 @ Fitchburg State, 3:30 p.m. April 4 @ Fitchburg State, 5:30 p.m. Clark University March 31 vs. Smith College, 3 p.m. March 31 vs. Smith College, 5 p.m. April 1 vs. Wellesley College, 12 p.m. April 1 vs. Wellesley College, 2 p.m. April 4 @ Worcester State, 4 p.m. April 4 @ Worcester State, 6 p.m. WPI March 30 @ Springfield, 3 p.m. March 30 @ Springfield, 5 p.m. April 1 @ Coast Guard, 12 p.m. April 2 @ Coast Guard, 2 p.m. Assumption April 1 @ Saint Anselm, 12 p.m. April 1 @ Saint Anselm, 2 p.m. April 2 @ Saint Anselm, 12 p.m. April 5 vs. Stonehill, 3 p.m. April 5 vs. Stonehill, 5 p.m. Nichols April 1 @ Curry, 1 p.m. April 1 @ Curry, 3 p.m. April 2 @ Roger Williams, 12 p.m. April 2 @ Roger Williams, 2 p.m. April 5 @ Westfield State, 3:30 p.m. April 5 @ Westfield State, 5:30 p.m. Worcester State March 30 vs. UMass-Dartmouth, 3:30 p.m. March 30 vs. UMass-Dartmouth, 5:30 p.m. April 1 vs. Mass Maritime, 12 p.m. April 1 vs. Mass Maritime, 2 p.m. April 4 vs. Clark University, 4 p.m. April 4 vs. Clark University, 6 p.m. April 5 vs. MIT, 4 p.m. April 5 vs. MIT, 6 p.m.
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Nichols March 18 @ University of Puerto Rico, TBA Holy Cross March 30 vs. Trinity, 4 p.m. April 1 @ Merrimack, 11 a.m. April 2 @ Franklin Pierce, 12 p.m.
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Holy Cross March 25, Murphy Cup @ Philadelphia, P.A., 9 a.m. April 1 vs. Colgate, 9 a.m. Assumption April 1 vs. Clark, Connecticut College, Bowdoin, Johnson & Wales Clark April 1 vs. Assumption, Bowdoin, Connecticut College, JWU, Wentworth, Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester, TBA
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Holy Cross April 2 @ Lafayette Invitational, 8 a.m. April 3 @ Lafayette Invitational, 8 a.m. Assumption March 31 @ Dominican College April 1 @ Dominican College April 2 @ Dominican College Nichols April 1 vs. Rosemont Raven Invitational, Downingtown Country Club, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, TBA April 2 vs. Rosemont Raven Invitational, Downingtown Country Club, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, TBA Worcester State March 31 @ RIC Anchormen Invitational, Valley Country Club, Warwick, Rhode Island April 1 @ RIC Anchormen Invitational, Valley Country Club, Warwick, Rhode Island
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Complete Spring, Summer & Fall Lawn Care Services Tailored to your needs. Spring is coming, call now. Insured, experienced, with prompt call response. Ask for Rob: 978.833.3827. Coachlace Property Services. Better Yards & Gardens Lawn & Landscaping Service LLC Spring/Fall Cleanups, Mowing, Dethatching, Aeration, Slice Seeding, Mulch, Edging, Bed Installation, Planting, Pruning Honest, Quality, Reliable Work! Fully Licensed & Insured (508) 641-5687 Go to betteryardsandgardensllc.com Click on the SPRING PROMOTIONAL BUTTON to see our spring savings deals
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Billing and admin support Immediate full- or part-time opening in a professional court reporting business in Worcester. Friendly co-workers in a beautiful office. Free parking. Health insurance for FT. Flexible scheduling. Excellent verbal and grammar skills required. Owner Nancy Varallo is long-time Grafton resident. Nancy.Varallo@TheVaralloGr oup.com FT Foreman & Laborers Seasonal Drivers (Apr-July) Retirees & Others Welcome MikeLynchEnterprises.com 774-535-1470 NOTICE OF VACANCY CUSTODIAN/MAINTENANCE WORKER The Town of Rutland Department of Public Works is accepting applications for a part-time Custodian/ Maintenance Worker. Applicants should have a Massachusetts Class D Driver’s License. Must be willing to work overtime, weekends, nights, holidays, and shift work under varying conditions, including snow and ice operations, as required. Applicants are to provide a copy of their License with their application. Applicants may be required to submit to a physical, drug screen, and C.O.R.I. check, as determined by the D.P.W. Superintendent. Applications, as well as a complete job description, may be obtained at the Department of Public Works office, 17 Pommogussett Road, Rutland, Massachusetts, Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. or by calling (508) 886-4105. The Town of Rutland is an equal opportunity provider.
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MERCHANDISE CEMETERY PLOTS Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number 297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden Of Valor Section. Current value is over $10,000 including 2 concrete burial vaults. $3,000.00 or B/O 508-3750080 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. 2 Lots in the Garden of Faith. $1500.00 for both. Near the feature. Mary 508-886-4334.
Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Faith, 2 grave plot. Today’s cost $4600, asking $2000. 508 -278-7777 Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Grave sites. 2 lots, Good Shepherd. Plot 147, graves 3 & 4. $5000.00 each. B/O Call Kris 508-735-9996 Worc. County Memorial Park, Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, Plot 17, Unit C, Graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost is $8,800 for both. Asking $2950 total for both. Call 978-582-9309 Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Unit C, section Heritage II, plots 1 and 2. Today’s price is $6500, asking $3500. 508-344-9626 Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Serenity Two lots for sale. Present price $3495 for both, will sell for $900 each, totaling $1800. Call 801-294-7514 Worcester Memorial Park Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, unit B, graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost $8500 for both, asking $4000. Call 910-477-9081
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Vintage wood rocking chair w/upholstered seat & pillow. $85. Antique wood chair w/upholstered seat & pillow. $85 508-859-8170
Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA Garden of Heritage II. 2 Lots w/vaults. Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107
Invacare Series 9XT Wheelchair Invacare 9XT High Strength Lightweight Manual Chair. 20" urethane tires, electric red, 18"x18" Jaycare back seating and back support, rear ant tippers, footrests, full length adjustable arm rests. Purchased brand new $2450, used 2 weeks. Asking $1500 OBO. All original paperwork and receipt. 978-314-3270 for more info/ viewing.
Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross Premier Location, Must sell Value $5250 Asking $4000 OBO 508-799-5678 Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Today’s cost is $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. Call 508-882-3421 or 909-714-0064
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1967 D28 Martin Guitar Intricate abalone shell embellishment on neck. Warm, sweet tone one expects from an instrument of this vintage. Hard shell case included. $4500 OBO. 617-527-5201
Maytag Electric Range Super capacity asking $300. 978-305-4784 anytime.
Corner Hutch Solid pine - 4 doors - 48" x 76". Accommodates 42" television. $200 OBO. Photo available. 508-829 -6792
Student Desk 29"H X 24"W X 47"L. 2 side drawers, one middle drawer. Includes new desk lamp. $40.00 978-422-6073
3 piece leather couch, loveseat, & ottoman dark beige $299. West Boylston. Call Diane (508) 981-1941
Large Black & Glass Curio (hutch) Black wood & glass,Few years old Pd $1,200. $499 OBO. Call Karen (774) 262-0025
Cannondale Warrior 500 Road Bike exc cond. $200.00 978.464.5877 Matching Loveseat and Sofas Excellent Condition. Both for $300. Call 508-287-7167. Lv message if no answer.
Curtis Plow Electric hoist w/ wiring harness. 7.5 ft. Good condition. $500. 774-573-8848 Ask for Steve
Kubota Tractor Model 1870, 4WD Diesel with bucket. Only 160 Hrs. $9800. 508-829-5494
Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Two lots, section 511, Garden of Valor. Asking $3500 OBO. 508-754-1188
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Stunning Diamond Engagement Ring Approx. 1.25 carats, centered among 8 smaller diamonds. Replacement cost $6585, asking $4495. 508-829-3363.
Amana ART104TFDW 14.3 cubic foot refrigerator/freezer, bought new, excellent condition, $375. 978-400-3699
Brother HL-2170W Wireless Laser Printer, bought new, very good condition, $50 978400-3699
New Vera Bradley summer tote bag original tags attached. Paid $49.00 asking $20.00 cash. 508-829-9240.
Heavy Duty Prototype PVC Pipes Hammock Frame w/1 cloth & 1 rope material, all accessories. $65 978-537-9925
21" Flat Screen TV Works great. $25.00 or best offer. 508-7522425
Golf clubs, bag, cart (used) Asking $175. 508-865-5726*
C-13 Zeppelin Stamp Flag Cancelled $200. Got Stamp Questions? Call Ron at 413896-3324 Corn Hole Game College size, 4 bags. $65. 978-798-1475 U.S. C14 Zeppelin Stamp (U) Flag cncl. $175. Stamp questions? Ron 413-896-3324
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Australian shepherds pups
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(978) 537-4971 • 1-(800) 924-8666 Athol $129,000
4 br colonial Roof, Furnace, Electrical, Plumbing, Windows were all Newly Redone in 2007 Aberman Assoc Inc John Keefe 978-537-4971 x107
Sterling $189,900
Cute 2 bedroom 2 bath 2 story cottage, ready to move in. Interior to be re painted 2 colors of the buyers choice prior to closing. Front windows on order for replacement.Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978537-4971 x 101 www.paulasavard.com
Leominster $239,000
Charming, Well Maintained Bungalo in a desirable Leominster location! Sun filled kitchen offers ample cabinet & counter top space, breakfast bar & dining area! Living room features tons of natural light & is open to kitchen. First Floor Master Bedroom! Plus additional spacious bedroom both provide ample closet space. First floor laundry room!! Step outside onto your deck overlooking the large back yard! - Great place for BBQ’s! Full basement with tons of potential! Large driveway with Oversized One Car Garage complete the package! Walking distance to Beautiful Barrett Park! Don’t miss out, see it today!! Aberman Assoc Inc John Keefe 978-537-4971 x 107
Westminster $339,900
Young 7 room 3 bedroom colonial with first floor familyroom, cathedral ceings 2 baths one on each level. First floor includes laundry and shower. Second floor is a pullman bath with access from the Master bedroom with whirlpool and jetted tub, ,2x6 construction, vinyl siding , farmers porch and deck, utility shed. Exterior is professionally landscaped with irrrigation syster. Abuts westminster CC. Wired for generator. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 101 www.psavard. com
Stefanie Roberts
Yasmin Loft (706) 870-4000
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2086 Main Street, Lancaster www.paulasavard.com
Commercial Office* 486 Chestnut Street, Suite 11 Gardner MA 01440
COMMERCIAL CORNER: Templeton $850,000
Property to be sold in “as is” condition. Buyer’s due diligence to include verification of property condition and allowable uses. Lot size taken from survey plan which differs from Town records. Existing structures do not appear suitable for any use. Aberman Assoc Inc. Peter Haley 978-537-4971 x 109
Lancaster $199,900
1790 antique saltbox. new septic NOT connected . plumbing has been removed. sill needs to be replaced. Water needs to be brought from street to house or well installed at buyer’s expense. 3.9 ACRE woodlot. Gorgeous restoration project. CASH SALE WITH PROOF OF FUNDS WITH OFFER. POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCING WITH 25% DOWN. Gate house contains wiring from the street then underground to the house. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x101 www.paulasavard.com
Gardner $270,000
ENTERTAIN IN STYLE! Lovingly maintained home with an immaculate three-bedroom apartment on the second floor and a former food and spirits establishment on the first floor. Charming, vintage features throughout. Second floor has a formal dining room and large sunroom. Four garages to work on and store your vehicles. First floor bar/restaurant with mohogany bar and mirrored back bar which was bought from a hotel in Boston following Prohibition. Seat 83 friends and family for holidays and parties. This is a must see! Prequalification prior to showing. Aberman Assoc Inc Tracy Page 978-537-4971 x 111
Lunenburg $389,900
This Beautiful Cape sits on over 6-1/2 acres in much desired Lunenburg location. Open concept Family Room with Ceiling Fans and recessed lighting. Large deck off the kitchen with sliders for easy access! Above ground pool! The Master bedroom is on the first floor, Along with Master bath! The open staircase leads to the balcony which features 2 more bedrooms and a shared bathroom on the second level. The large 2 car detached garage also has plenty of room for extra storage. Additional storage in shed in back yard also. Aberman Assoc Inc. John Keefe 978-537-4971 x107
Anna Mary Kraemer CRS (508) 713-5172
Tara Sullivan
(774)-266-6096
Linda Barry
(508)-868-9628
Robin Dunbar Bain
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Fitchburg $169,900
Beautifully maintained Bridle Cross Townhouse, Priced to Sell. This unit features hardwood entryway, gas fireplace, Jacuzzi tub, walk-off deck and a one-car garage. Large unfinished basement perfect for storage or future expansion. Condo prices are rising. Don’t let this one get away! Aberman Assoc Inc Hannah Grutchfield Meyer 978-537-4971 x 108
Leominster $209,900
4 bedroom 2 full bath contemporary. Convenient to Rt 2 and 190. Aberman Assoc Inc. John Keefe 978-5374971 x 107
Fitchburg $309,000
Awesome 2 family home in West Fitchburg. 2nd floor boasts 2 levels with 3 bedrooms and full bath with skylight on 2nd level. Brand new energy efficient gas stove and refrigerator. Step down into the Enclosed sun room that can be used as a bedroom (does not have closet). 1/2 bath, Pantry and extra storage on 1st level. First floor apartment has three bedrooms, full bath with old style claw foot tub and pantry. Full Basement and Separate Utilities for each unit! Nice yard for the kids to play or pets to run around in. A Must See home! Aberman Assoc. Inc.John Keefe 978-537-4971 x107
Lancaster $519,900
Highly sought-after North Lancaster subdivision! Looking for a neighborhood but stil want privacy? Searching for that hard to find first floor master suite? Love the idea of newer construction but don’t have time to wait? This gorgeous home in the Nashoba Regional School District has it ALL! A beautiful eat-in-kitchen complete with granite counters and stainless steel appliances that opens to a family room with vaulted ceilings is just the start. You are sure to enjoy the private serenity of a wooded backyard while sitting on your over-sized composite deck or watching television in your three season porch. With three additional good sized bedrooms on the second floor and a full sized walk-out basement that offers potential for expanding, you wil have plenty of room to host and entertain. Quick access to Route 2 and Close proximity to the Shirley Commuter Rail station make this property not only a commuters dream but a fantastic place to call home! Aberman Assoc Inc Hannah Grutchfield Meyer 978-537-4971 x 108
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2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-450-1492.
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2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond. 57K miles. $9,999. 508-8292907
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55+. New construction prices range from $160,000-200,000 based on size and finishes. Call today! 888-733-7089
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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.
Sedan 160000 miles. grey ext/ black leather int $3,200 All Power, All options, fantastic transportation everything works, many recent repairs. 508-735-6406
1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list. Always stored in room temperature. $10,000 obo 978-4645525 or 978-549-3670 cell
2005 Chrysler Pacifica 6 Cyl., AWD, Good Tires, New Sticker, New Brakes. Very clean, runs good. $2000 OBO. MUST SELL. 508-736-7385. Ask for Michael.
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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
416 Main St., Athol Accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom waiting list Currently 1 bedroom available for elderly
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LEGALS/ PUBLIC NOTICES
LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
Notice is hereby given by McFee & Newton Towing and Recovery, Inc. of 14 King Street, Northborough, MA, pursuant to the provisions of G.L.c. 255, Section 39A, that they will sell the following vehicle on April 5th 2017 by public auction to satisfy the garage keeper’s lien for towing expenses, storage charges, care and expenses of the notice and sale of said vehicle. 2013 Hyundai Elantra, Vin# KMHDH6AE3DU004934, Arney Ferreira, 9 DeMarco Ter #1, Worcester, MA 01604 Signed: Tara DeWolfe, President, McFee & Newton Towing and Recovery, Inc Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 8:20PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Wireless Edge Towers, LLC, New Rochelle, NY. The project consists of constructing a 150’ Cell Tower multi-carrier, electronic equipment, utilities, chain link fence, including access driveway and utilities to the facility on Map 34, Parcels 8, on 154 Town Farm Road, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands Protection Bylaw.
LEGALS/ PUBLIC NOTICES Town of Millbury Conservation Commission The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 7:05 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Request for Determination of Applicability from David Mason for the removal and replacement of rear decks and a front porch located at 28 Hayward Lane. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 7:05PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Virginia Parker, Jamacia Plain, MA. The project consists of replacing an existing failed septic system within 200’ of Lake Singletary on Map 16, Parcels 14, on 360R Boston Road, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands Protection Bylaw.
Public Hearing Notice Sutton Planning Board
In accordance with the provisions of C. 40A §5 , The Sutton Planning Board will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on Monday, April 10, 2016 7:15 P.M. to discuss the following zoning bylaw and/or map changes. 1. To add Section VI.P. - Registered Medical Marijuana Dispensary 2. To add Section IV.D. - Temporary Moratorium on Recreational Marijuana Establishments 3. To add Section V.E. – Village Center Overlay District and Map 4. To amend section III.A.4.Table 1 Section F – Table of Use Regulations to allow the sale of automobiles over 26,000 lbs. in the Industrial (I) Districts. (by petition) 5. To re-zone 6.59 acres of land at 189 Central Turnpike from Rural Residential (R-1) to Business Highway (B-2) (by petition) 6. To create a Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District to allow Large Ground Mounted Solar Installations in an area to the East of Route 146, south of Stone School and Smith Roads, and north of the Sutton/ Northbridge line. (by petition) A full copy of the text of the articles and/or related maps can be viewed in the Office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Scott Paul, Chairman
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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on April 6, 2017 at 7:35pm on the petition of William M. Gordon, Gordon Orthodontics. The petitioner is requesting a Variance as it pertains to IV§4(a)(b) &(c) of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws for signage. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 27 Galaxy Pass, Building B as shown on Assessors Map #11, Parcel #9. The property is located in the Business - Highway Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated. Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on April 6, 2017 at 7:30pm on the petition of Rosalind and Michael Black. The petitioners are requesting a Special Permit as it pertains to III.A.4.C.F of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws to operate a commercial stable for equestrian services. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 5 Torrey Road as shown on Assessors Map #48, Parcel #31. The property is located in the Residential Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated. Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk Town of Millbury Conservation Commission The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 7:15 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Thomas Stratford to develop a commercial building and garage within the buffer zone located at 239 Riverlin Street. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman
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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 James P. Donovan and Susan M. Dolegiewicz to World Savings Bank, FSB, dated January 23, 2007 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 40696, Page 142, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. s/b/m Wachovia Mortgage, FSB f/k/a World Savings Bank, FSB to PROF-2013-S3 Legal Title Trust IV, by U.S. Bank National Association, as Legal Title Trustee dated November 30, 2016 and recorded with said registry on December 15, 2016 at Book 56468 Page 26, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 11 Benton Street, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: THE LAND KNOWN AS II BENTON STREET, MILLBURY, MASSACHUSEETS IS HEREBY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL 1 THREE (3) CERTAIN LOTS OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED ON BENTON STREET IN MILLBURY, COUNTY OF WORCESTER AND COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, BEING LOTS NUMBERED THERE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX (366), THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN (367) AND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT (368), AS SHOWN ON PLAN OF LOTS AT DOROTHY POND HEIGHTS, PART TWO, BELONGING TO J.W. WILBUR CO., INC., SAID PLAN BEING DRAWN BY ERNEST W. BRANCH, SURVEYOR, DATED JUNE 27, 1923, AND RECORDED WITH WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, PLAN BOOK 39, PLAN. 56. SAID LOTS CERTAIN, IN THE AGGREGATE, APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN THOUSAND FORTY-FIVE (15,045) SQUARE FEET, AND ARE BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: NORTHEASTERLY BY SAID BENTON STREET AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED FORTY (140) FEET; NORTHEASTERLY BY LOT 369 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN (127) FEET; SOUTHEASTERLY BY LAND OF OWNER OR OWNERS UNKNOWN, ONE HUNDRED EIGHT AND 44/100 (108.44) FEET; AND SOUTHWESTERLY BY LOT 365 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN (113) FEET. TOGETHER WITH THE FEE INSOFAR AS THE SAID GRANTOR HAS THE RIGHT SO TO CONVEY THE SAME, IN ALL THE STREETS AND WAYS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN IN COMMON WITH THE OWNERS OF THE OTHER LOTS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ALL THE SAID LOT OWNERS TO MAKE ANY CUSTOMARY USE OF SAID STREETS AND WAYS. BEING THE SAME PREMISES DESCRIBED AS ‘PARCEL ‘’1’’ IN A DEED OF BOLESLAWN ZAJKOWSHI, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK STYPULKOWSKI, TO BRONISHAWA DOLONGIEWICZ, DATED OCTOBER 5, 1934 AND RECORDED WITH THE WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 2622, PAGE 516. PARCEL 2 TWO (2) CERTAIN LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND SITUATED ON BENTON STREET IN MILLBURY, COUNTY OF WORESTER AND COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, BEING LOTS NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE (369) AND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY (370), AS SHOWN ON PLAN OF LOTS AT DOROTHY POND HEIGHTS, PART TWO, BELONGING TO J.W. WILBUR CO., INC., SAID PLAN BEING DRAWN BY ERNEST W. BRANCH, SURVEYOR, DATED UNE 27, 1923, AND RECORDED WITH THE WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, PLAN BOOK 39, PLAN 56. SAID LOTS CERTAIN, IN THE AGGREGATE, APPROXIMATELY TEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (10,160) SQUARE FEET, AND ARE BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: SAID LOTS CERTAIN, IN THE AGGREGATE, APPROXIMATELY TEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (10,160) SQUARE FEET, AND ARE BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: NORTHWESTERLY BY SAID BENTON STREET AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, EIGHTY (80) FEET; NORTHEASTERLY BY LOT 371 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN (127) FEET; SOUTHEASTERLY BY LAND OF OWNER OR OWNERS UNKNOWN, EIGHTY (80)FEET; AND SOUTHWESTERLY BY LOT 368 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN (127) FEET. TOGETHER WITH THE FEE, INSOFAR AS SAID GRANTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO CONVEY THE SAME, IN ALL THE STREETS AND WAYS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, IN COMMON WITH THE OWNERS OF THE OTHER LOTS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ALL SAID LOT OWNERS TO MAKE ANY CUSTOMARY USE OF SAID STREETS AND WAYS. BEING THE SAME PREMISES DESCRIBED IN A DEED OF BOLESLAWN ZAJKOWSKI (FORMERLY BESSIS STYPULEORAKA) TO BRONISLAWN DOLONGIEWICZ, DATED OCTOBER 5, 1934 AND RECORDED WITH WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 2622, PAGE 515. PARCEL 3 A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN MILBURY, COUNTY OF WORCESTER, AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, BEING LOT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED ONE (701) ON THE PLAN OF ‘’DOROTHY MANOR, MILLBURY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, FOR MALE BY BAY STATE LAND COMPANY, BENTON, MASS., APRIL 1915, ERNEST W. BRANCH, C.E.’’, RECORDED WITH WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, PLAN BOOK 48, PLAN 3, AND DESCRIBED AS PARCEL ‘’3’’ IN THE DEED FROM BOLESLMA ZAJKOWZKI DATED OCTOBER 5, 1934 AND RECORDED IN THE WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 2622, PAGE 516, AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: SOUTHEASTERLY BY WOODROW ROAD AND SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED TEN (110) FEET; SOUTHWESTERLY BY LOT 702 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE (412) FEET; NORTHWESTERLY BY LAND OR OWNER OR OWNERS UNKNOWN, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY AND 1/10 (120.7) FEET, MORE OR LESS) AND NORTHEASTERLY BY LOTS 700, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309 AND 314 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY (460) FEET; EXCEPTING THAT PORTION OF LOT 701 CONVEYED TO ANTHONY D. GARGOLINSKI AND DESCRIBED IN DEED DATED JANUARY 31, 1949 AND RECORDED IN THE WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 3115, PAGE 10, AND CORRECTING DEED DATED AUGUST 8, 1955 AND RECORDED IN THE WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 3703, PAGE 478. BEING A PORTION OF THE SAME PREMISES DESCRIBED IN A DEED OF WILLARD WALAH REALTY CO. TO FRANK SYPOTKOSKY, DATED JULY 5, 1928 AND RECORDED WITH WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 2472, PAGE 284. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: THE APN IS SHOWN BY THE COUNTY ASSESSOR AS 15-75; SOURCE OF TITLE IS BOOK 30203, PAGE 070 (RECORDED 05/29/03) For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 30203, Page 70. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. PROF-2013-S3 LEGAL TITLE TRUST IV, BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street, Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201605-0251 – TEA MSC 3/16, 23 & 30/17
Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 8:05PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Mark & Lauren LaRochelle, Sutton, MA. The project consists of removing two dead trees along the lake side, installation of an aluminum temporary dock with washed beach sand for a small beach area on Map 42, Parcels 82, on 140 Manchaug Road, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands Protection Bylaw.
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Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 8:35PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Glenn & Lauren Randall, Westborough, MA. The project consists of removal of diseased maple tree on property line, installation of an aluminum removable dock on Map 14, Parcels 60, on 17.5 Ramshorn Road, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands Protection Bylaw.
WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS March 30, 2017 SEALED BIDS shall be received at the Purchasing Office, 69 Tacoma Street., Worcester, MA 01605 IFBs may be picked up at the location above or may be downloaded from our website: www.worcester-housing.com/ purchasing, or call (508) 635-3203, TDD (508) 798-4530. Bidders are responsible for ensuring they have received any/all addenda prior to submitting a bid. Separate awards will be made for each IFB. WHA reserves the right to reject any or all responses, in whole or in part, deemed to be in their best interest. Award of all contracts is subject to the approval of the WHA Executive Director or Board of Commissioners. The Operating Agency shall indemnify and hold harmless the WHA and its officers or agents from any and all third party claims arising from activities under these Agreements as set forth in MGL c.258, section 2 as amended. Bid No. Release Date Project Title Bid Opening 17-12 3/30/2017 Inspect, Service & Maintain Co-Gen Systems 2:00 PM April 13, 2017 Jackson Restrepo Chief Procurement Officer Visit our website at: www.worcester-housing.com/purchasing
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Biodun Akande Biodun Akande was born in Nigeria and has been in Worcester for the past 16 years. He currently serves as consumer rights program manager within the Office of Human Rights at City Hall. The program started in late September of last year, and functions in coordination with the state Attorney General Office to mediate consumer complaints. Akande has helped solve 180 consumer cases in the past six months, and looks forward to seeing continual growth within the program over the next few months.
For starters, how do you like the city? It’s
become home. You live somewhere for 16 years, you should be able to call that home. It’s been fun. I’ve worked the past 13 years in Boston in various different entities. I was in the restaurant business for a while. That was pretty interesting. When you work within the service industry you learn to interact with a bigger audience better than anywhere else. It’s a lot of complaints within that environment. There’s a lot of pressure to make sure you actually get things right. And that’s how I became very familiar with dealing with the general public.
What does the Consumer Rights Program do? Basically, we advocate on the behalf
of consumers. We receive consumer complaints that were directly submitted to the Attorney General’s office. The AG’s office in Massachusetts has 21 offices similar to mine, either under the city manager or mayor’s office in one town or the other, and they send all of these complaints to these offices to look into and find a common solution through mediation.
What kind of issues do you deal with daily?
Typical consumer complaint issues stem from used cars, lemon law, retail complaints, debt collection, contractor issues. Anything that you may regard as a consumer complaint will come through my desk.
How do businesses respond when you first contact them about the consumer complaint? Quite well, especially the big businesses. The Sears of the world, the Chase credit cards of the world, most big businesses know that when letters come in with the letterhead of the city government, in
cooperation with the Attorney General, you don’t take that very lightly. And even though this isn’t a legal issue, or has not become one, the owner is very interested in saying, ‘This is a consumer that’s telling us that something is wrong, we’ll fix it.’ With the local businesses, it may be a little bit of a challenge. That typically stems from the education or point of view that some of them may not even know they’ve done something that’s wrong. Some of them just don’t have that consumer orientation that you will find in big business or entities. It’s very impressive in terms of the responses that my office gets back.
You mentioned that in most cases the consumer complaint is not a legal issue. How does the complaint become a legal issue? There are instances where mediation may not work, or may not fit into that consumer complaint, and I will make that call and tell the consumer that they may be better served with the services of a professional. In certain instances, we may not find a solution, and if the consumer still feels that they want to pursue it further we may recommend that they go through the small claims court, and that’s when it typically becomes a legal issue. And that is the purpose of the Attorney General establishing this Consumer Rights Program. It’s to really start the process and take the burden away from the consumer, right, because in many cases many of them do not know how to navigate the system … It saves them time. And if you understand the court process, going into the small claims court to file is a payment also out of their pocket. In cases where you need the services of a legal professional, you may be financially burdened, so, that is why the mediation
program is established. To reduce those worries, at least at that level, until it becomes something that is unresolvable, which in many cases is not the case, but in those little instances, at least you’ve exhausted one end of the ladder before moving on to the small claims court.
What are some thing consumers should keep in mind when making a purchase? It depends
on the area we are talking about. Retail, you really want to do a lot of research. Identity theft is pretty wide-spread. Is the site safe? Is the business reputable? What are their return policies? Some little things that may or may not cross the mind. My identity gets stolen, how do I address it? What are the provisions for that? Little business perspective. As you know, big business will have a platform that probably, because it’s an ongoing thing, protect a lot of the clientele database. Small businesses may not have the financial ability to do that. It’s really knowing what to do depending on the transaction. If I’m doing a $25-oil change, should I use my credit card or should I just go to my bank and withdraw the cash and make sure that I pay cash, so that I can prevent something that will cost me a lot of time to fix if it ends up resulting
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in identity theft. What should I know if I’m buying a used vehicle? What are the used warranty laws? What should I ask the dealership? Should I get a written statement? What am I signing when I’m signing financial documents? Many of these little things, people should do a little bit of research before … It’s a laundry list of what to do just to protect yourself as a consumer.
You are currently the only employee in the program. Any plans to expand in the future? I am right now. It does become
overwhelming at times. The Attorney General just recently changed its system. Now we get daily downloads if there’s a report under our coverage area. My office covers Worcester and 14 other local towns around … it can become very overwhelming. The program is gaining popularity among Worcester residents. We’ve had a lot of walk-ins over the past few months. People looking for just, ‘Can you give me an idea? Can you tell me what to do?’ In certain instances they’re not even consumer issues … It’s been awesome, it’s been very fascinating. -Tom Matthews MARCH 30, 2017 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM
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