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Board of Health limits sale of flavored tobacco: The Worcester Board of Health has banned the sale of flavored tobacco products at businesses without an age cap at entry. 7

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s the demolition of the Notre Dame des Canadiens Church is set to commence, dozens of citizens came to City Council Tuesday night urging the city to press on in finding a solution to save the historic building. “Our position is that Hanover just hasn’t tried hard enough,” said Jonathan Ostrow, an area electrical contractor. “Where was this building ever listed for sale? We couldn’t find it. Why has the purchase price never been named?” Ostrow made reference to a group of Connecticut investors who made an offer to purchase and rehabilitate the church for brewery space earlier this year – an offer Hanover Insurance passed on, saying it wasn’t economically viable. Ostrow and many others argued the interest from the investors shows the building could be saved and reused. The group, which calls itself the Save Notre Dame Alliance, pressed the city manager to re-up negotiations with Hanover to delay demolition in hopes of finding a deal that would save the structure. They held signs, passed out leaflets, and made the case the building is too historically significant and valuable to go the way of the wrecking ball. Hanover, through the Leggat McCall development firm and the CitySquare II corporation, filed for a demolition permit in March, and preliminary work to prepare the building for demolition began this week. The building is set to come down later this year, per the demolition plan. Responding to the crowd Tuesday, City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. said his administration has done everything it can to save the building. “There isn’t a person in the city of Worcester who wants to see Notre Dame come down. Not one person,” he said. “The real question, the real challenge for everyone, is how, who, how much money to put this together.” Augustus committed to continuing to try to help facilitate a development deal, but he

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apartments and the AC Marriott hotel, also on Front Street. “The renaissance wouldn’t have taken place without Hanover,” said Augustus. He also touted the city’s success in saving other historic buildings, including Stearns Tavern; the old courthouse in Lincoln Square,

which is set for residential development; the Memorial Auditorium, which is still being evaluated for development options; and the Central Building on Main Street. “We may not bat .1000, but we don’t have to hang our head to anyone when it comes to C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 8

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Board of Health limits sale of flavored tobacco in Worcester these products.” The two exceptions written into the flavored tobacco ban are smoking bars and products to customers ages 21-plus at a rate of adult-only retail tobacco stores. The new BILL SHANER regulations also ban the sale of blunt wraps 96 percent. and the sale of individual cigars that cost less Before the vote, Board of Health Chairman he Worcester Board of Health has David Fort defended the measure as consistent than $2.50 each. banned the sale of flavored tobacco Advocates at the hearing hailed the meawith the city’s Community Health Improveproducts at businesses without an age sure as a move that makes the city healthier. cap at entry, joining more than 100 other ment Plan, or CHIP, to cut down smoking rates Jan Yost, president of the Health Foundation across the city, especially among youth. cities and towns in Massachusetts to pass of Central Massachusetts, argued the often“What we’re talking about tonight is just a such a measure. The ban will take effect next cited figure of $5 million in lost sales due to piece of the puzzle,” he said. January. the ban is overstated, and pales in comparison But after the vote, Jonathan Shaer, executive The vote Monday night was unanimous, and director of the New England Convenience Store to health care costs related to smoking habits. came after a long and divided public hearing. “If Worcester is to achieve its vision to be & Energy Marketers Association and one of On one side, public health advocates and the healthiest city in New England by 2020 we the more adamant opponents at the hearing, medical professionals praised the measure must encourage healthy behaviors,” said Yost. said the new restrictions won’t accomplish the as an evidence-based method to curb youth But City Councilor Moe Bergman took a board’s goal. smoking. On the other, convenience store different stance. While the goal of curbing “You didn’t ban flavored tobacco, you just owners, representatives of trade groups and youth smoking is admirable, he said the ban, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce moved it from the stores that were restricting unless it’s statewide, will do nothing but push it from youth well and moved it to adult-only decried the ban as a measure that needlessly stores,” said Shaer. “All they did today was pick flavored tobacco customers to neighboring harms small businesses that already comply towns. with the city’s restriction of the sale of tobacco a loser and a winner in the game of who sells

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“We have to have regulations that accomplish something,” he said. “This should be statewide, then it doesn’t put any of these folks at a disadvantage.” Bergman is the only city councilor to voice opposition to the proposal. At a meeting last month he did not attend, the Council voted unanimously to support the measure. Since then, in response to a critical letter from the Chamber of Commerce, the Council and the city manager doubled down on support for the measure. Stu Loosemore, director of public policy for the Chamber, spoke at the hearing, advocating the board shift its focus from a ban to civil fines for youth caught smoking flavored tobacco products like e-cigarettes. There are about 260 businesses in Worcester that would be affected by the ban, according to the Chamber, of which 85 percent are independently owned. While a ban impacts businesses without demonstrated effect, civil

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saving historical assets,” said Augustus. The city councilors who spoke defended the work Augustus and others in City Hall have put into saving the building. “I have to stand here and say there’s no one that’s been more supportive of trying to save Notre Dame than the city manager,” said District 2 Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson. But the residents and activists in the room insisted more can be done. “I’ve talked to many people about Notre Dame, but I have yet to find anyone who thinks we should be proud of tearing down, only some who have become resigned to what they consider a sad but necessary evil,” said Ted Conna, a member of the Save Notre Dame Alliance. Conna said he came to challenge that defeatist view of what is possible. Notre Dame, built in 1929, has survived three cycles of development around it and, if it is saved, it will stand for centuries more, he said. “Don’t give up,” Conna said. “Try harder. Great cities save their great buildings.”

fines target the issue more directly, Loosemore argued. Cheryl Sbarra of the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards argued the opposite, saying a study out of New York on flavored tobacco bans found that between 2010 and 2012, flavored tobacco sales declined significantly. “Public health outcomes are not measured overnight,” she said. After the board closed the hearing, Board of Health member Abigail Averbach got the final word. She said part of the intent of the law that has been overlooked is minimizing youth contact with stores that sell flavored tobacco products, regardless of whether they intend to buy them. “I think that’s an important point that isn’t emphasized enough, how often youth go in and out of convenience stores because they’re getting a soda or they’re getting something else and they’re seeing the flavored tobacco,” she said. “We know from research and from surveys of youth, that is an appeal to them.”

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CPAhhhh, oh well: Those of us gearing up for a good, old-fashioned political slugfest over

taxes at Council Tuesday night were mostly disappointed. At hand was the question of whether to put a Community Preservation Act referendum on the ballot, letting the voters decide. The CPA is essentially a surcharge on property tax bills (about $30 for the average home) that creates a fund that would then be dedicated to historic preservation, parks, and affordable housing. If you like those three things, it’s pretty cool. If you don’t, it’s another tax. So that’s the issue. But short of hearing from advocates and opponents in the crowd, the Council steered clear of discussing that issue. Instead, they voted to move it to Finance Committee. But here’s the thing, the City Council is the Finance Committee in Worcester. So what they essentially did is bought themselves time. And another interesting wrinkle I’m not sure anyone else caught, Mayor Joe Petty told the crowd before they even got to the item on the agenda that the Council was going to move it to Finance Committee for further discussion. Um, Joe, that’s not how this is supposed to work. He quickly corrected himself, saying they’ll move it if the Council allows his motion. Of course, the Council did allow his motion, and with no discussion, minus a passing comment from Konnie Lukes about how the proposal needs to be vetted. Seems to me there could have been a little bit of coordinating ahead of the meeting on this one, eh?

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CLIMB THE SUMMIT: Caught up with Kyle Moon, the proprietor of the once-vilified Summit Lounge (remember that?) at City Hall this week. He said the Summit Lounge, a members-only cannabis smoking club in the Canal District, is actually doing pretty well. They’re up to 100 members ($50 per month), and they’re more or less in the black. This after only a few months of business. So it seems, honestly, despite all the hand-wringing and all the criticism from city officials, this is a business model that seems to have some legs to it.

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t first blush, adopting the Community Preservation Act, which some 170-plus Massachusetts cities and towns have done since 2000, may make sense in Worcester. The act would allow the city to slap a surcharge on local property taxes that would be used for historic preservation, acquiring open spaces and improving parks and housing. In addition, the city would be eligible for matching state funds for those projects. The group Yes for a Better Worcester wants to bring the ballot question before voters in the Nov. 6 election. The group is suggesting a 1.5-percent surcharge (The CPA allows for surcharges ranging from .5 percent to 3 percent), which it says would, on average, result in an additional $32 a year in property taxes for single-family homeowners, $36 for triple-decker owners. The surcharge could, according to reports, generate up to $2.8 million in annual revenue, with the state kicking in up to $400,000. Sounds good, right? That’s where a closer look is warranted. First of all, some councilors, who the group is asking to put the question on the ballot, have been loath to burden residential taxpayers with additional taxes. How do they turn around and rationalize a tax hike without talking out of both sides of their mouth? The Worcester group is suggesting lowincome families and low-to-moderate-income seniors be exempt from the surcharge. Picking up the tab would be middle-class families and businesses, although the group

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is also suggesting the first $100,000 of residential and commercial-industrial property value be exempt as well. That still leaves the burden squarely on the shoulders of the few to benefit the many. While it may ruffle some feathers, it is also valid to point out some of the strongest support for the CPA is emanating from nonprofit, tax-exempt groups and organizations. In other words, folks that don’t pay taxes are telling those that do they should pay more. It should also concern Worcester residents the state match for CPAs “has grown so severe that state lawmakers are now pushing for a deeds fee increase,” according to a State House New Service report. The base state CPA match last year was 17.2 percent, according to the Community Preservation Coalition, and is projected to fall to 11.5 percent in November. What has been happening throughout the state is reason for pause. Instead of the state holding up its end of the bargain, residents are shouldering more and more of the costs associated with the CPA. Ask Worcester Public Schools about relying on the state to pay its share. The bottom line is, Worcester residents could vote for a tax hike believing in the promise of more funding for desirable projects - and believing the state will have their backs. When all is said and done, they very well could be left holding the bag and feeling they were duped. On paper, the CPA holds appeal. In practice? Well, that’s a horse of a different color.

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presumably to fulfill my civic duty. For the fourth time, I was rejected. Perhaps it’s time for the courts to affix an asterisk to my name, hen it comes to bucket lists, I can or delete me from the pool of citizens eligible safely say I will never be able to to take part in the process. The only time I check off every item. Most of my wasn’t willing to serve was when I was delivergoals can’t be met because I’m not ing a baby, but every other time, I was champa gazillionaire, but some of them will never ing at the bit to be selected. The reason I am be attainable because I’d have to live an adshown the door every time will never change: ditional 50 years or so to cram it all in. There’s my father was a cop. one item on that list I’ve come oh-so close I can’t change that fact: Howard “Herk” Harto realizing, yet once again, the chance was vey joined the Worcester Police Department snatched from me. before I was born. He’s been dead for 13 years, I will never be a juror. All of my adult life, I’ve wanted to be part of but that doesn’t seem to matter. I told the judge my dad never “brought his work home,” the process, that marvelous, if flawed system but what I wanted to say was something Herk that still professes to “do right” by allowing the accused to be judged by peers. Courtroom would agree was true: I never listened to him, dramas captured my attention as a kid, begin- anyway. That seemed too sarcastic, so I held my tongue. Even I know when to shut up. ning with “Perry Mason.” How many times I imagined myself sitting in the jury box, the fate Mostly. Believe it or not, despite my disappointof some poor wretch — or villainous scoundrel — in my hands. Alas, it was not to be, for a ment at being rejected yet again, I’m glad I spent eight hours in the courthouse along with variety of reasons. roughly 85 other prospective jurors. I was able For no less than the fourth time, I was to sit in the jurors’ box and face the judge, the recently summoned to the Worcester courts,

prosecutors and the defendant in the Robin Calzado murder trial, answering questions that would eventually sink me. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t thrilled by the possibility of being part of such an important trial; I was even willing to spend my entire April school vacation listening to testimony. (I spoke with three other teachers facing the prospect that they might lose their vacation. They weren’t as excited as I was.) When questioned by the judge about Herk’s influence, he asked me something I’m still pondering. “Being raised by someone in law enforcement, if a police officer was to give sworn testimony during a trial, would be you more inclined to think he was telling the truth or lying?” I answered that I would have no preconceived notions about his honesty, but did I say this because it was the answer I thought the judge wanted to hear, or because I really meant it? His point was well-taken. We may think we are open-minded, but are we? Aren’t we all influenced by the people who raise us? Sealing my doom was my need to inform

the court that I am a freelance journalist. And a liberal. With a smile, the prosecutor said: “Well, we won’t hold that against you.” The defense asked no questions. I’m betting my other job as a teacher at an alternative school, coupled with my column-writing gig and my avowed liberalism made me a good choice in the eyes of the defense. An admitted drug dealer from the Dominican Republic might have the sympathies of a flaming liberal educator who teaches kids who fell through the cracks. That’s a chance the state was likely not willing to take. I discovered Herk’s past is my past; that despite what was my steadfast belief that I’m capable of entering a courtroom free of bias, I’m probably not the best person to fill that seat. This admission saddens me, but it also strengthens my belief in the system. It may not be perfect, but it’s a damn good one.

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orld War I began in July 1914 and would rage through November 1918. The entire world felt the sting of The Great War and more than 16 million died in the conflict - military and civilians alike. When the final battles ended, and the vast network of trenches emptied of their sullen denizens, nations across the globe were forced to reflect on the incredible destructive power of the conflict. Revolutions were ignited following the war, borders were redrawn and entire empires were removed from the world stage, including the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Russian Empire and the German Empire. While maps were being redrawn, new treaties established and reparations made, the surviving soldiers of WWI began to return

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here were protests and riots as soon as the trial began, and following the sentencing riots broke out across the globe. Attacks were carried out by anarchists in retaliation. Locally, many prominent clubs banned discussion of the case, as the arguments became too bitter for fair company. While the crux of the worldwide anger stemmed from a belief in the innocence of the two men, there were other elements involved. The class, immigrant status and political ideologies of the men were believed by many to be leading contributors to their convictions. Further, Thayer himself was perceived as being unfair and out to get the two Italian anarchists. On July 16, 1921, the Telegram wrote the C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 25

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counsel for Sacco and Vanzetti would appeal for retrial, stating the verdict was unwarranted. Atty. Fred H. Moore, counsel for Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti will appeal for a new trial, he announced today. Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty of first degree murder at Dedham yesterday in connection with the death of a paymaster and his guard at South Braintree a year ago. Attorney said the verdict was not warranted by the evidence submitted. He added he had several exceptions which he believed would insure a new trial. Many at the time would petition for a new trial, calling the original trial under Thayer unfair and biased. Thayer was born in Blackstone July 7, 1857. He attended Worcester Academy and Dartmouth College. He was appointed to the Superior Court of Massachusetts in 1917. The same year as the Sacco and Vanzetti trial, Thayer went on record as being supportive of suppression of radical speech and expressing contempt of Bolshevism and anarchism.

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A number of events took place that further angered the population looking for a retrial for Sacco and Vanzetti. A petition was given to then-Gov. Alvan T. Fuller with an estimated 500,000 names on it. A murderer sentenced to death, Celestino Medeiros, stated in 1925 that he had information about the Braintree murders and that Sacco and Vanzetti had nothing to do with them. In the end, the appeals were not heard and the pair would die in the electric chair Aug. 23, 1927.

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hile riots broke out throughout the entirety of the trial, conviction and years leading up to the execution, the story would get a further excla-

mation point on Sept. 27, 1932, when Webster Thayer’s Worcester home was destroyed by an explosive device. “INFERNAL MACHINE ON THAYER’S PORCH HELD 50 DYNAMITE STICKS,” the Worcester Telegram wrote on Sept. 28, 1932. State and local police have united in a widespread investigation of the bombing of the Judge Webster Thayer home at 180 Institute road early yesterday morning, when the judge escaped unharmed, Mrs. Thayer and a maide, Miss Jean Ashe, were slightly injured. Some of the major developments of their investigation were: 1. State Police said the bomb was a timed “infernal machine” loaded with 50 sticks of dynamite. 2. Authorities placed the blame upon SaccoVanzetti sympathizers. The judge presided at the trials. 3. Mrs. Thayer heard footsteps on the porch, at about the spot where the bomb was placed, at 2 o’clock in the morning. 4. A milk route boy saw what police now believe was the bomb in a cardboard package C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 28

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involved one, though no arrests would ever be made for the act. The day after the explosion, Worcester Police broadcast a message to “deon the porch at 2:13 a m tain the operators of two New York cars, one 5. The department of Justice is sending an operative to lead federal aid to the investigation. registered to a Northport man and the other to a Glendale man, in connection with the 6. Extra guards were placed about the state house, about Worcester City Hall, and other pub- bombing of the home of Judge Webster Thayer early Tuesday morning.” lic points throughout the city. On Sept. 30, 1932, the Worcester Telegram 7. Twenty-four policemen are guarding the reported Worcester police held a bombing immediate neighborhood of the home where note, written in Italian, that “pertains to the Judge Thayer is now staying. bombing,” though its contents were withheld 8. State police found that 600 sticks of dy“As were the names of the sender and the namite have been stolen recently in this state. About 84 pounds of this was stolen in Worcester place from which it was mailed.” Like the other leads, this one would reach no conclusion and and none of it ever was recovered. Four boxes a state-produced sum of $25,000 was offered of detonating caps also have been stolen in to anyone with clues in the bombing. Worcester.

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9. Dist. Atty. Edwin G. Norman will seek city and state to offer maximum rewards for capture of the culprits. 10. Judge Thayer probably will order remainder of home torn down. The explosion at Thayer’s home wasn’t the only one thought to be caused by anarchists in the city of Worcester around that time. On Sept. 23, an explosion at Worcester’s Olympia injured six. The investigation that followed was an

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Aug. 23 Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti Memorial Day. He stated the pair had been “unfairly tried and convicted” and that “any disgrace should be forever removed from their names.” In Brockton on that same day, the Disabled American Veterans group placed a flag-shaped wreath on the grave of Frederick Parmenter. According to the Aug. 23 issue of the Worcester Evening Gazette, a member of the group, William E. Halliday said, “I don’t think it is right that we honor men who were caught red-handed. We are not anti-Sacco and Vanzetti, we are pro-the U.S. Constitution and pro-the victims. We want to point out that justice was done under our laws.” The trial will likely be the centerpiece for ethics and impartiality in the American legal system and it is unlikely we will ever truly know whether or not Sacco and Vanzetti were guilty or innocent. It is even less likely we will ever have a real understanding of Thayer and whether or not he was truly biased. It is interesting to note a featured song performed at a dinner honoring Thayer, following his appointment to the superior court. The dinner was held at The Bancroft Jan. 31, 1918. As guests entered they were given a pamphlet of songs, so they could sing along with the band. The song was called “If you don’t like uncle sammy.” If you don’t like your Uncle Sammy, Then go back to your home o’er the sea; to the land from which you came, whatever be its name, But don’t be ungrateful to me; If you don’t like the stars in old glory, If you don’t like the red, white and blue, Then don’t act like the cur in the story, don’t bite the hand that feeds you!

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the Boston-founded event. “In 2013, when we launched, it was a result of a major strategic planning session,” said Sue Dahling Sullivan, ArtWeek lead champion, founder and chief strategic officer of the Boch Center, a nonprofit cultural institution located in Boston and operating the Wang Theatre and Shubert Theatre. “We identify as a major nonprofit performing art center, with the need to connect and identify with the community outside of our walls.” “While much of the community will never end up performing on our stages or even coming here to the theatre,” she continued. “Because we represent both traditional and non-traditional artforms, we wanted to pursue a new concept. It was inspired by the popularity of Restaurant Week, to be honest. We had looked at research that said today’s audiences are looking for a little more. They’re happy to sit in a theater and watch a play, see an opening, listen to a concert, but they were also looking for something more learning or social oriented. That helped define the ArtWeek twist. ArtWeek isn’t a calendar listing. It’s hands on, you get these wonderful glimpses of arts and the community.” In Worcester’s case, that ArtWeek twist is represented by a variety of events throughout the

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city. These include musical events such as Jazz Safari, which takes place Friday, April 27 at the First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St. at 7 p.m. Jazz Safari blends live jazz music with tape art, in this case a large-scale piece of art. The idea is to have the musicians and artists feed off one another and the already improvisational music will influence the art - itself improvisational - in its creation. In keeping with the ArtsWeek theme, the audience will be asked to join in on the creation and add to it while the musicians perform. On the other side of the spectrum, Worcester’s Jane Week will participate in the festivities, with various locations throughout the city, April 30-May 6. Jane Week, named for activist and urban theorist, Jane Jacobs, brings residents and visitors to the city together and walks various parts of the city, discussing the sights, sounds and feel of what they’re experiencing while also discussing ways to enhance Worcester’s urban design. “Jane Week is really being put on by a coalition of groups that form an urban planning partnership,” organizer Joyce Mandell said. “One of our core principles is public art for livable cities, that is the direct link to ArtWeek. There are certain events that happen during Jane Week that we would like to highlight.”

culture “One of our core principles is the importance of having public art, whether that is buskers on the street, or what POW! WOW! has done,” she continued. “Public art is really important. There are a core of activities in Jane Week that focuses very specifically on art. In light of that, that’s the link with ArtWeek.” The corresponding Jane Week walking discussion events include POW! WOW! Murals: Get Schooled!, a tour of downtown’s mural festival pieces; Quinsigamond Village: How Swedish it is!, a lesson in the village’s history; Paint a mural!, an interactive public art session at the University Park playground; Worcester Wall to Wall, a walk around the Elm Park Community School to see the murals on its walls; and A Peek at the Printers Building, a look inside the 44 Portland St. staple, while listening to a jazz and blues concert live in-studio at WICN. “We’re delighted that Worcester and Central Mass is so well represented in this,” said Dahling Sullivan. “There will be over almost 100 events, that’s pretty exciting. Usually, Boston is sort of the anchor, but for me, it’s exciting to see the other regions step up and give people a reason to explore them.” With much of the Bay State hosting a week of arts events, it is safe to say the Heart of the

Commonwealth will be quite colorful from April through early-May. “I hope they [attendees] learn and experience things that they may not have been able to. ArtWeek encourages people to literally and figuratively take art into their own hands,” said Dahling Sullivan. “If they come away with a new experience, then we’re happy. We’re hoping that people put a light on the resources that they didn’t realize were at their fingertips. We hope it builds communities that are working together. “Worcester is lucky in that it already has a vibrant community that does a lot together, but other towns are not. Belchertown for example is doing its first ever arts walk. Franklin is having almost 50 events, they’re working with the schools and town hall and business centers. It’s exciting to see that galvanize around arts culture. We hope people show support, it’s a great way to show support. I can’t wait to go explore ArtWeekin different parts of the state. It’s like a fun, ready-made mini-vacation.” For more information and to find events, head to Artweekma.org.

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adding texture, such as patterns or additional creatures, he starts to like the piece. Despite intense preparation for the layout, Dye still leaves room for his subconscious mind to take over and his drifting hand to fill the empty spaces. He recounts that his best drawings in school often came from the edges of his history tests or during 8 a.m. classes. Some of his current works could even include representations of a recent dream he quickly sketched into a notebook. Much like the Surrealists from decades ago, he takes advantage of the unexpected juxtapositions that come from simply letting go. The crowded, enigmatic nature of Dye’s work makes it impossible for any viewer to completely decode the extensive allusions pulled from various historical sources. In pieces such as “Temple of the Burdened Host,” “Homunculus,” and “Arcanum,” he is not only driven by transcendent archetypes in mythology, but also draws inspiration

t a distance, you might find yourself playing hopscotch with your eyes, identifying larger figures in opposite corners of James Dye’s black-andwhite worlds currently on view at the Worcester Art Museum. However, upon closer inspection, you begin to pinpoint intricate textures, symbols and creatures in tiny spaces that initially seemed abstract. These details guide your attention in an overwhelming maze of loose associations. Dye’s meticulous, mysterious drawings emphasize the power of narrative to universalize the human experience and help us make sense of the world in which we find ourselves. His fascination with storytelling emerged at a young age, as he was raised by two literature fanatics and a mother who especially loved Joseph Campbell’s comparative religion texts. He distinctly remembers reading “Lord of the Rings” with his father and reciting children’s verJames Dye, “The Whale and the Harpy,” dip pen sions of classical myths before bed. 19 x 11 in., 2017. Trained as a printmaker, Dye eventually shifted to drawing because from related fields like alchemy, cosmology, and it required less space and equipment and granted psychology. A recent drawing, “The Whale and him the material freedom to construct complex the Harpy,” merges influence from Mesoamerican stories. Depending on its size and complexity, art and Western myths. Dye depicts the stage of he might spend up to three months working on rebirth from Joseph Campbell’s monomyth—a a drawing. He often begins with a preconceived common template for traditional hero tales. The shape or collected research about a theme. He central figure is a human body, half of which has regularly edits an inspiration wall above his desk, been swallowed into a whale’s stomach while his covered with post-it notes and imagery culled legs dangle from the mouth. As the hero crosses from historical texts, to align with his changing this first threshold in his journey, he must absorb thought process. He proceeds to create a loose new knowledge of self and powers of understandpencil sketch of the basic shapes in the work; this ing before entering an unfamiliar world of advenstage is a battle of marking and erasure. Then, ture. The harpy, or half-human half-bird figure, when laying down the black ink, Dye maintains inside the belly represents an agent of punishconsistency and tries to avoid mistakes with his ment in Greek mythology. Perhaps the black key obsessive patience, keen attention and deterit clutches unlocks the torturous underworld mined energy. Once he reaches the last step of A P R I L 26 - M AY 2, 2018

in which the hero must relinquish his old self through transformation. This theme of rebirth in the monomyth also appears in the Aztec creation myth, narrating the repeated revival of the world. Reminiscent of Aztec calendars, the circular illustrations above the whale allude to the cyclicality of life and time. The frogs in the center of these circles symbolize fertility and regeneration across many myths. At the bottom of the piece are several female figures holding up the world above with their bare arms. While this description covers some elements of the work, ultimately its stories can be followed down numerous paths. In revealing how these narratives are retold and reimagined, Dye asks us to consider the balance of the individual and collective in storytelling and art interpretation. Though we have the human agency to shape our stories, we are also products of our history. Similarly, viewers can decipher Dye’s art in endless ways, but at its core

and India ink on Bristol board, are shared questions of humanity. It is important to acknowledge that, like many of us, Dye is far removed from his non-Western source material. By borrowing imagery from a wide range of cultures, he invokes a discussion of human connections across difference. But how might our diversity be portrayed and whose voice dictates the validity of narratives? Pauline Wan, from Brooklyn, New York, is a sophomore at Clark University studying art history and sociology. This essay is the product of a Fall 2017 seminar at Clark, and is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation to support partnerships between Clark University and Worcester organizations.

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porary realist painter whose work is conceptually driven. Barbato’s work is a social commentary on consumerism, greed, wealth and corruption. Her work has been shown in exhibitions from California to London. She has been awarded by ArtsWorcester several times. You can see Barbato’s work online at Tessbarbato.com, on Instagram @tessbarbato, or in-person at the Fitchburg Art Museum’s Call and Response: E Plurius Unum show, June 22-Aug. 2. She is also showing at the Krikorian Gallery at the Worcester Center for Crafts, July 12-Aug. 4, as well as Provincetown’s Jo Hay Open Studio, July 12-Aug. 4.

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PRINCE VALIANT…: is merely a way to say this: that was a damn valiant effort by the Worcester Railers. Let’s lay it out there: They had some struggles mid-season, only to kick things into high gear and battle into the final divisional playoff slot. Then they were matched up with the number one team in the North Division, the Adirondack Thunder. Is it sad that they lost in the first round? Absolutely. I think we all dreamed of having some late-season hockey and, hey, who knows, maybe even a Kelly Cup here in Worcester. We can still have that dream for future seasons, but the Railers pushed the number one seed to six games and that is something to be proud of. I am going to make a quick note, however, that the officiating all season long and particularly in the playoffs was absolutely terrible. I’m not a whiny Toronto Maple Leafs fan and I hate when fanbases cry about officiating - part of playoff hockey is dealing with whatever is ahead of you and battling through, to whine about that is just a terrible look - but across the ECHL, the officiating needs to step it up to make it to the next level of entertainment. Now, back to those whiny Maple Leafs fans, can you believe this narrative that the refs are in the Boston Bruins’ pocket? Keep it moving you blue-leafed bastards. I’m writing this before Game y has been played and I am way too superstitious to try and make any sort of prediction here. Moving on… YER A WIZARD HARRY: Am I letting my adult nerd child show here? That’s a fantastic quote from Hagrid in “The Sorcerer’s Stone” and it is relevant because Harry’s last name is Potter. And, um, the Worcester Center for Crafts is going to be besieged by potters for the Pottery Invitational May 4-6. This show allows visitors to interact with the makers of fine art pottery, which has to be a treat for fans of pottery, making and art. I most recently made a plate at the Craft Center, but many years ago I made a rams head coffee mug that my mom still has, so if anyone wants to interact with me, the proof is in the pudding. In addition to that, there will be a display called “Olive Boats” where potters were tasked with creating interesting styles of olive boats. Lastly, on Friday night, the event will kick off with Sip & Shop, with live music by Jose Castillo and with beer and wine on hand. I could use a beer right now. Maybe I’ll go “get some diner food” and grab a bloody mary… GET BUFF: Yeah, Buff Congdon, grab him and bring him over to Buffone Arena Satur-

day, May 5. In case you missed the excellent (if I do say so myself) story on Buff and the rest of the Rusty Blades Senior Hockey Club, they are returning to put on their annual Pete Brown Relay for Life Benefit Game. The Rusty Blades split into their red and white squads and duke it out for charity, but beyond that, they are pulling out all the stops in their fundraising auction, which includes signed Bobby Orr photographs, a signed game-worn Jack Eichel jersey (I’m sliding my ticket stub into that bad boy, let me tell ya) and a ton of other awesome stuff. All the money goes to the American Cancer Society so you can gamble, get cool stuff and be a good human all at the same time. Plus, you can meet up with Dr. Hook from “Slapshot,” Trax from the Railers, Jake from the Bravehearts and that wild looking fella, Samboni from the Providence Bruins.

CHECK YA LATER: It’s been real Worcester, but if you’re reading this on launch day, I’m already gone. I’ll be headed off to beautiful (I think) Napa Valley to sample fine wines. If you’ve read this column more than once, it’s probably pretty obvious I don’t know the first thing about wine, but I do love decadence and wine seems like an intriguing avenue for that sort of experience. There will be a full story when I return (provided I don’t spontaneously morph into a real-life version of Futurama’s Hedonismbot) and I’m sure I’ll learn plenty of terms, like “legs” in regards to wine’s viscosity. If anyone around town needs an extra-fancy sommelier, I have a feeling I’ll be ready to go in about a week. Otherwise, I’ll embarrass myself in front of the jet-setting bourgeoisie. Which is fine, we in the proletariat know how to party. Anybody have any hookups on sunscreen slatherers on the West Coast? Joshua Lyford Culture editor @Joshachusetts

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emember when Amy Schumer was a thing? You should, since it wasn’t long ago. Her TV show “Inside Amy Schumer” often brilliantly skewered our attitudes about what constitutes female beauty and sexiness. Two skits nailed it perfectly: In one, Tina Fey, Patricia Arquette and Schumer conducted a sort of Viking funeral for Julia LouisDreyfus, who had passed the age where she was considered “dateable” (they used a different word), and another featured a jury of 12 angry men debating whether Schumer was attractive enough to be on television. Her 2015 starring film debut, “Trainwreck,” crystallized Schumer as someone unafraid to venture into uncomfortable places in pursuit of laughs. She wrote that one, and Judd Apatow directed. It’s important to note this, because since 2015, Schumer’s movies — written and directed by lesser lights — have crashed and burned. “Snatched,” which paired her with Goldie Hawn in an unfunny kidnapping caper, went off the rails. And now, “I Feel Pretty” smashes into the wall full speed. Good lord, this is a terrible piece of moviemaking. A comedy without laughs and a story without sense. The film’s message is heartfelt enough: Real beauty is on the inside. Got it. Single tear. Unfortunately, Schumer talked about this with far more punch on TV (see above), and “Shallow Hal” did it better on the big screen 17 years ago. Here, she plays Renee Bennett, who toils away in a basement office with the fat IT guy at the otherwise glamorous LeClaire cosmetics firm. Renee suffers from low self-esteem about her physical appearance, an attitude that helps keep

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her mired in perpetual singlehood alongside her two best, and equally insecure, pals (played by Busy Philipps and SNL’s Aidy Bryant). One day during spin class, Renee falls off her bike, is knocked unconscious, and awakens in an altered state of mind (no concussion protocol at this gym — an ambulance isn’t even called). Suddenly, she perceives herself as stunning as the models who saunter through the halls of LeClaire, a magazine cover come to life. It’s reverse body dysmorphia. Newly empowered, Amy lands a boyfriend, Ethan (Rory Covel), a low-energy guy treading water in the surge of Renee’s self-confidence tsunami. She also convinces flaky CEO Avery LeClaire (Michelle Williams, using a squeakier version of the breathy Marilyn Monroe voice she adopted in “My Week With Marilyn”) to make her the company’s point person in its bid to get their products into Target stores. The premise is painfully labored — a step removed from the body-switching movies so popular the ’80s and ’90s. In spirit, it does most closely resemble “Shallow Hal,” in which Jack Black was hypnotized to disregard physical looks and treasure women’s inner beauty. Once she sees herself as conventionally beautiful, Renee turns, well, shallow and obnoxious (a grinding dance at a bikini-body contest is particularly cringeworthy), abandoning her friends in the process. So does this mean gorgeous equals callous? “I Feel Pretty” doesn’t even bother to get the details right. When Renee crashes a LeClaire runway show to deliver a sermon denouncing body shaming, she’s met with universal understanding and acceptance. Replace the audience’s appreciative “oohs” and “ahhs” with cops hauling her away in handcuffs and you’d have something approaching reality. Amy Schumer is loud and proud, and that’s great. Now she needs to be funny. Jim Keogh contributing writer

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Worcester Palladium, 261 Main St. Protest the Hero heads to the Worcester Palladium with Good Tiger and Destrage. Head to Thepalladium.net for more info.

Friday, April 27 Zach Innis & The Honeybees

Central Tavern, 31 Central St., Milford Love Tom Petty? This one’s for you. The set will be extensive, with dozens of deep cuts from Petty’s five decade career, including hits and hidden gems from the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys, Mudcrutch and more.

Saturday, April 28 WOOtenanny Presents: Will Abeles, Paul Cyphers, Allison Dick, Mairéad Dickinson and more

Ralph’s Diner, 148 Grove St. Featuring Paul Cyphers, Allison Dick, Mairéad Dickinson and more, the Shaun Connolly hosted affair brings NYC’s Wille Abeles fresh on the heels of his comedy album, “Regrets of My Father” release to Worcester.

Saturday, April 28 4th Annual Worcester County Dance Festival

Hanover Theatre for the performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. A diverse evening of dance and New England’s schools and companies. Twelve groups perform over 30 different pieces.

Sunday, April 29 2018 New England VegFest

DCU Center, 50 Foster St. The annual festival celebrating vegetarianism, veganism, animal welfare and green options returns to the DCU Center with food, vendors and entertainment. You might even go home with some recipes from the Worcester Magazine staff !

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City of Worcester With a partnership between the City of Worcester, Discover Central Massachusetts and the Worcester Cultural Coalition, this annual event brings art, culture and creatives together. Worcester is participating extensively, but ArtWeek takes place across the commonwealth. Head to Discovercentralma.org/artweek-central-massachusetts for more information and event listings.

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Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St. A group show featuring Steve Siddle, Cale Griffith, Joey Mars, Elizabeth Hughes, Jonnie Coutu and David Dineen.

Saturday, April 28 Cameron Carpenter

Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. When he was younger, Cameron Carpenter was hailed as a child prodigy. These days he is turning the world of organs and organ music on its head. With a composition list a mile long, Carpenter is not to be missed.

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rlandus Harris Sr. has a simple motto when it comes to playing football, but it could apply to just about any aspect of life: Stay ready, so you don’t have to get

ready. The 29-year-old wide receive for the Massachusetts Pirates arena football team has lived by that credo, and it has served him well from high school, to college, to Canadian football, to arena football and, just maybe, back to the Canadian Football League. As for the NFL, Harris isn’t putting that out of picture, either. First things first, however. Last Friday, as his teammates headed to Greensboro, N.C. to take on the Carolina Cobras, Harris was preparing for a different trip. He was readying for a tryout with the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders. For the 6-foot-1-inch native of Chattanooga, Tenn. it’s a second chance to catch on with the team that cut him from camp during a previous tryout. This time, Harris, a former standout all-conference receiver at Eastern Kentucky who trained several years with Super Bowl champ Peyton Manning, expected to go through a threeor four-day camp in Orlando, Fla.

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Anna Maria April 26 @ Westfield State, 3:30 p.m. April 28 @ Rivier, 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. Assumption April 26 vs. Franklin Pierce, 3:30 p.m. April 28 vs. Saint Michaels, 12 p.m., 3 p.m. April 29 vs. Saint Michaels, 12 p.m. May 1 vs. Stonehill, 3:30 p.m. Becker April 26 vs. WPI, 4 p.m. April 28 vs. Dean, 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. April 29 @ Dean, 12 p.m. Clark April 26 @ Keene State, 4 p.m. April 29 @ Worcester State, 1 p.m. April 30 @ Amherst College, 4 p.m. Holy Cross April 28 @ Army West Point, N.Y., 12:15 p.m., 3 p.m. April 29 @ Army West Point, N.Y., 12 p.m., 3 p.m. May 1 @ Boston College, 5:30 p.m.

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sports p What happens after that is anybody’s guess. “It’s up in the air,” said Harris, a father to two kids, 8-year-old Orlandus “OJ” Harris Jr. and 7-year-old O-Naya. “It was kind of hard watching my teammates leave [Friday] without me traveling with them, but at the end of the day this is what we do it for, to get a better opportunity with the CFL or NFL. It will be a great look for both sides if I do sign, and if I don’t, it will be a great opportunity to be back with the Pirates.” The latest opportunity, Harris said, came through a phone call from Chris Jones, head coach and GM of the Roughriders, who hails from Harris’s hometown. “He had just called me and asked if I was in shape,” Harris said. “I was like, ‘Yeah.’ He asked what I was doing. I said I was playing in Massachusetts. He was like, ‘I’m going to fly you out. Be ready to show up.’” That, Harris said, wouldn’t be a problem. A full-scholarship player at Eastern Kentucky out of high school in Richmond, Harris redshirted as a freshman, then played two years. A two-way player in high school, he started as a defensive back, before switching to receiver. Things took a tough turn when Harris tore his ACL, forcing him to sit out a season. He ended up transferring to Division 2 Glenville State in West Virginia. He ended up returning to Eastern Kentucky. Harris said he spent four years training with Manning. “That was awesome,” he said of the experience. “Peyton is a stand-up guy. He’s a man of his word.” It was through Manning, Harris said, that he earned an invitation to camp with the Chicago Bears in the NFL. From there, he tried out for the Roughriders, before hooking up with the former Spokane Empire of the Indoor Football League. He had caught the eye of Ameer Ismail, who May 2 @ Marist, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 3:30 p.m. Nichols April 26 @ Saint Joseph’s, Maine, 5 p.m. April 28 vs. Curry, 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m. April 29 @ Western New England, 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m. May 1 @ Westfield State, 3:30 p.m. Worcester State April 26 vs. Salve Regina, 3:30 p.m. April 28 @ Mass. Maritime, 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m. April 29 vs. Clark University, 1 p.m. WPI April 26 @ Becker, 4 p.m.

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Holy Cross April 28 & 29 @ Patriot League Championship, Bethlehem, Pa., 8 a.m. Nichols April 28 vs. Commonwealth Conference Championship April 29 vs. Commonwealth Conference Championship

Men’s Lacrosse Assumption April 27 @ Pace, 7 p.m. Clark April 28 @ MIT, 1 p.m.

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Massachusetts Pirates wide receiver Orlandus Harris makes his entrance at the team’s home opener in Worcester earlier this month. COURTESY PHOTO

was coaching the Bloomington Edge. “Coach Ameer had been on me the last three years,” Harris said. “He stayed in contact with me. He said he had something big coming up he wanted to be part of. “One thing I really liked about Coach Ameer, he never spoke negatively about anyone on his team. He told me had [the National Arena League] coming up in Massachusetts. He said it was going to be big. He brought me to camp and the rest is history.”

The Pirates were making their National Arena League debut. Three games into their inaugural season, they are 2-1 and making noise. The won their season and home opener at the DCU Center, 51-24, over the Maine Mammoths, then embarked on a road trip that first took them to Jacksonville, Fla., where they stunned the defending champion Sharks, 63-51. Last Saturday, they lost their first game of the season to the Cobras, 55-47. The team stays on the road Saturday, April 28 for a tilt with the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks, returning home Sunday, May 6 against the Columbus Lions, before hosting the Mammoths once more Saturday, May 12. If he is still with the team, you can count Harris among those who will be pumped for the homestand. “I would give a huge shout-out to the Worcester fanbase,” Harris said, recalling opening night. “They were amazing. With the first game, it looked like we pakced the house. I feel like the community is really embracing the Massachusetts Pirates, and I look forward to seeing, later on in the season when we get our next home game, what it’s going to be like.” A southern guy, Harris said he is getting used to life in the northeast. “I’ve never been this far north,” he said. “It’s a little different. It feels like everybody’s in a rush here. I was at a green light, as soon as it turned green somebody honked his horn. I was like, ‘OK.’ It’s a little different where I’m from. We kind of took our time to do stuff, but I’m getting accustomed to the lifestyle here.” Now it’s a matter of whether he stays, or whether greener pastures await. One thing is certain: Harris will be staying ready so he won’t have to get ready.

May 2 vs. NEWMAC Semifinals Holy Cross April 27 vs. Semifinals April 29 vs. Championship Game Nichols April 28 vs. Commonwealth Coast Conference Quarterfinals May 2 vs. Commonwealth Coast Conference Semifinals

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Assumption April 28 @ Merrimack, 12 p.m. Becker April 28 vs. Newbury, 11 a.m. Holy Cross April 28 @ Loyola, Baltimore, Md., 1 p.m. May 1 @ Quarterfinals Nichols April 28 vs. Commonwealth Coast Conference Quarterfinal May 2 vs. Commonwealth Coast Conference Semifinal Worcester State April 28 @ Salem State, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross April 28 vs. Bates, St. Joseph’s, Tufts & Williams, Worcester, 10 a.m. April 29 vs. Trinity & Wesleyan, Worcester, 10 a.m. WPI April 28 vs BC (McCarthy/McGee Cup), UMass & Coast Guard, 8:30 p.m. Assumption April 28 vs. NE10 Division @ Lake Quinsigamond, 11 a.m. Clark April 28 vs. NEWMAC Championship @ Lake Quinsigamond, 8:30 a.m. Holy Cross April 29 vs. Eastern Sprints, Worcester, 8:30 a.m. WPI April 28 vs. NEWMAC Championships, 8:30 a.m.

Softball

Anna Maria April 27 @ Clark University, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. April 28 @ Simmons, 12 p.m., 2 p.m.

sports Assumption April 27 vs. S. New Hampshire, 3:30 p.m. April 28 vs. S. New Hampshire, 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Becker April 26 @ Worcester State, 4 p.m., 6 p.m. April 28 vs. Mitchell, 12 p.m., 2 p.m. Clark April 27 vs. Anna Maria, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. Holy Cross April 26 vs. UMass-Lowell, 5:05 p.m. April 28 vs. Colgate, 12:05 p.m., 2:05 p.m. April 29 vs. Colgate, 12:05 p.m. Nichols April 27 & 28 vs. Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament Worcester State April 26 vs. Becker, 4 p.m., 6 p.m. April 28 @ Mass. Maritime, 12 p.m., 2 p.m. WPI May 2 @ NEWMAC Tournament Day 1

Hamilton, N.Y., 9 a.m. April 28 @ Patriot League Tournament, Semifinals, Hamilton, N.Y., 10 a.m. April 29 @ Patriot League Tournament, Championship Match, Hamilton, N.Y., 12 p.m. Nichols April 26 vs. Emerson, 3:30 p.m. April 28 vs. Commonwealth Coast Conference Quarterfinal May 2 vs. Commonwealth Coast Conference Semifinal

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Men’s Track & Field

Clark April 29 vs. NEWMAC Quarterfinals May 2 vs. NEWMAC Semifinals Holy Cross April 26 @ Patriot League Tournament, First Round, Hamilton, N.Y, 3 p.m. April 27 @ Patriot League Tournament, Quarterfinals,

Worcester State April 29 vs. MASCAC/Alliance Championships @ Eastern Connecticut State University WPI April 28 vs. NEWMAC Championships, 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Track & Field

Assumption April 28 @ Stonehill Holy Cross April 28 @ Skyhawk Invitational Nichols April 28 vs. Commonwealth Coast Conference Invitational, Portsmouth, R.I. Worcester State April 29 vs. MASCAC/Alliance Championships @ Eastern Connecticut State University WPI April 28 vs. NEWMAC Championships, 10:30 a.m.

Women’s Tennis

Clark April 26 vs. Worcester State, 4 p.m. April 28 vs. NEWMAC Quarterfinals May 1 vs. NEWMAC Semifinals Nichols April 26 vs. Emerson, 3:30 p.m. Worcester State April 26 @ Clark University, 4 p.m.

The Score

Assumption April 28 @ Stonehill Holy Cross April 28 @ Skyhawk Invitational Nichols April 28 vs. Commonwealth Coast Conference Invitational, Portsmouth, RI

Worcester Railers April 18 The Railers came up short in Game 4 of the ECHL playoffs against the Adirondack Thunder on the road, losing, 2-1, and falling into a 3-1 series hole. The Thunder would need just one more win to eliminate the

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Railers, who are playing in their inaugural season. April 21 In what can only be described as a game for the ages, the Railers, facing a win-or-wait-’til-next-year scenario, upended the Thunder in Glens Falls, N.Y., 6-5. The Railers found themselves in a 4-1 hole before scoring four unanswered goals to take a 5-4 lead. They hung on to pull within 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. April 23 The Pirates’ inaugural season came to an end with a 3-1, Game 6 loss to the Thunder in a game that will long be remembered for a call many believe the referees got wrong. With the game tied, 1-1, in the first period, a Thunder shot on goal saw the puck strike the goalpost and appear to bounced back out, beyond the goal line. The goal judge, however, scored it a goal and the referees upheld it. The only other Thunder goal was an empty netter toward the end of the game. Massachusetts Pirates April 21 The Pirates took a 2-0 record in their first season in the National Arena League to Greensboro, N.C., where they suffered their first loss of the year, 55-47, to the Carolina Cobras. (Upcoming: The Pirates have another road game Saturday, April 28 against the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks. The team comes back home Sunday, May 6 to take on the Columbus Lions.)

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last call Nathan Childs President, WSU Enactus A s the president of Worcester State University’s Enactus chapter, Nathan Childs uses entrepreneurial action to improve his local national, and international community. This year, his team has advanced to the Enactus United States National Exposition, which will be held in Kansas City in May. What is your history with the city of Worcester? My journey in Worcester started back in 2010, when my sister started out as a freshman at Worcester State. She played field hockey here, so in the fall season I came up at least once a week to watch her games and explore campus. When it came time for me to attend school, choosing Worcester State was an easy decision. How did you get involved with Enactus? At sophomore year, I knew I needed to get involved with some extracurricular activities. In one of my classes, someone made an announcement about a club that was having their first meeting of the year that night. I figured that I would give it a shot. After attending the first meeting and seeing the passion and hard work that everyone in the club put into it, I knew it was going to be the right fit for me. I left the first meeting with a leadership role of project manager for the On Guard 5k Race. Can you tell us about a few of the entrepreneurial achievements your organization has spearheaded to make a social impact on the community? Our Enactus team has spearheaded numerous projects in recent years throughout the Worcester area. This year, our largest project is Buddy Bench. Buddy Bench is a pro-inclusion initiative with the idea of early prevention, rather than late intervention, concerning the issue of bullying. Our teams partner with elementary schools across Worcester and we install the Buddy Bench. We go into each school and host an assembly explaining to the kids if they are ever sad, left out, or want to make new friends at recess, they can sit on the Buddy Bench. We then taught them if you see someone on the bench to go over to them and include them in what you are doing. The goal is to teach

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inclusion at an early age and prevent bullying in the future. After a meeting with Superintendent (Maureen) Binienda, we got the OK to implement Buddy Bench in all Worcester elementary schools over the next three to four years. To further impact the community, we partnered with Worcester Technical High School to have them build and install the benches. This year, Working for Worcester also built and installed two benches for build day on April 14. We have also partnered with Table Talk Pies, who agreed to fund one bench per year until we install a bench in all schools.

What are some of your other projects? We have many other projects, and four of those projects are taking place at the Hector Reyes House, a recovery center for Latino men recovering from substance use disorder. We have been working with the men at Reyes House for four years now, tailoring our projects and adding a new one each year. Our first project is “Financial Literacy,” where we teach the men basic financial skills that they may not have learned prior, such as banking, budgeting, investments and consumer awareness. The second project is “Access to Healthcare,” where we teach them the importance and how to obtain a primary care provider. We then partner with the Worcester LIONS club twice a year and we have their Sight Mobile visit the Reyes House, where the men get free screenings for vision, hearing and blood pressure. These are screenings that they otherwise would not have access to. Our third project at Reyes House is the “Road to Wellness,” where we set up a workout routine for the men that includes lifting and running, and for those who can not run, we also started a walking club. Finally, this year, although I am president of the club, I was project manager of our new project at the Reyes House, “Back on the Books.” This was a class that informed the men on the importance of filing taxes and what forms to look for and how to obtain them. Eight men at the Reyes House decided to file them, so partnering with the VITA program on the Worcester State campus I filed and explained the tax returns for the men.

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How do you compete with other teams across the country and where are you competitively ranked? Enactus is a worldwide organization, so there are colleges across the country and world with Enactus chapters on their campus. On Sunday, April 8 we are flying out to Chicago for our regional competition. The competition consists of five members of our team presenting a formal presentation summarizing our projects and all of the metrics we collected. The judges for the competition are professionals, and CEOs of Fortune 100 companies. If we move on from regionals, we then fly out to our national competition on May 20 in Kansas City, Mo. Nationals is made up of all of the teams that moved on from the six regional competitions. The winner of the national competition represents the United States at the Enactus World Cup in September. Over the last two years, we have placed in the top 50 in the country, and two years ago we placed in the top 20. This year we will have 18 students attending regionals and 14 attending the national competition. What will your presentation at nationals address? At competition, we will present on the Buddy Bench project and the four Reyes House Projects. We also have quick shout-outs for our other projects, such as Trew Friends, which raises awareness for organ donation, and Backpack to Briefcase which is a series of workshops for professional development. When you aren’t at WSU, where do you enjoy spending time in the city of Worcester? When I am not busy with school or Enactus work, I enjoy being

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