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Many years ago, I wrote a story for Worcester Magazine on a city farmers’ market. Although a copy of that article is probably tucked away in my files somewhere, I had forgotten all about my afternoon at the market until recently, when I was assigned to write a story about “going green.” Come to find out, that farmers’ market is still running, albeit in a different location and now managed by the Regional Environmental Council – and it has been joined by numerous others in the city, all with a mission to bring fresh food to local residents.

The markets are just one way that Worcester has gone green. Throughout the years, the city has done a lot to save energy and help the environment, as I learned for this week’s cover story, “Going Green: How Worcester, Central Mass Are Leading the Way.” Going green isn’t just changing light bulbs to LEDs or installing solar panels on roofs. That’s part of it, of course – the city’s most recent major accomplishments include a 28,600-panel solar farm on the site of the old Greenwood Street landfill that will be connected to the National Grid distribution center this summer, plus a street light conversion that, when completed, will number 14,000 LEDs lining the roadways.

But Worcester – the city, its schools, colleges and business – has been working on being a greener place long before it became trendy to do so. It is building its first planned net-zero energy school, Nelson Place, and working on an Urban Agriculture Zoning Ordinance that will allow local residents to grow and sell their own food. And, city officials are helping residents have an easier time converting to green as well, with the newly approved Municipal Electric Aggregate program.

Hopefully, this week’s cover story inspires you to look at ways you can “go green” if you haven’t already. I myself am going to return to my reporter roots and take a stroll through the farmers’ markets …

–Stephanie Campbell

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citydesk July 13 - 19, 2017 n Volume 42, Number 45

Wyman-Gordon open to offer on vacant lot as PawSox Fever takes over Worcester S BILL SHANER

By Bill Shaner

ince the Pawtucket Red Sox became a free agent of sorts this month, Worcester politicos and community leaders have been buzzing at the idea of a Triple-A club in Worcester.

And the perfect lot for a new ball club, or at least the mostoften cited, is open for business.

Wyman-Gordon property manager Ronnie Brooks told Worcester Magazine the company “would be delighted to entertain an offer” on the vacant lot off Madison Street.

“I think it would be nice,” he said. “Talking to different people, they’ve said it would probably be full every night. It would be a nice clean use.”

But, he said, no one, not the city nor the PawSox, has reached out to the company.

That’s likely because discussion of moving the PawSox to Worcester is at this stage a pure hypothetical.

Worcester has long been floated as a possible move for the Pawtucket Red Sox as negotiations for a new ballpark between the organization and the State of Rhode Island have stalled. PawSox ownership wants to move out of the aging McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, but the State Legislature has, thus far, been reticent to chip in.

A bill to fund a new, $83 million stadium in Rhode Island went unfunded as Rhode Island lawmakers concluded Fiscal 2018 budget talks in June. The bill would require $23 million from the state and $15 million from the city. The Legislature does have the option to pick the bill back up at any time, and could do so in the fall.

The vacant Wyman-Gordon lot from the Lamartine Street fence.

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WOO-TOWN INDE X A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

UMass Medical School is being called out by an Ohio-based animal rights group after learning a former doctor tested on rats. -3

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Summer Beer Craft Festival will take place on July 20 at Mercantile Center Plaza. Get your pints ready! +3

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Flights to Cape Cod from Worcester Regional Airport will now cost $99 per 20 minute trip until Sept. 4.

Sure beats taking the Bourne Bridge. +1

After a seven year absence, former Worcester County Wildcats defensive tackle Mark Prince will be returning Saturday, July 15.

Good luck, Prince! +1

Crompton Park Pool reopened Friday, July 7 after closing earlier last week due to broken glass found in and around the pool. Plastic only, folks. +1

Recreation Worcester kicked off Wednesday, July 5, launching a youth jobs initiative, as well. Activities were cancelled due to rain on Friday, but the program will keep kids busy for the rest of the summer, weather permitting. + 2

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Total for this week: Speaking of rain, downpours also shut down Friday’s Farmers Market on Worcester Common.

The City tweeted the preemptive decision on Thursday. At least the forecast lived up to its promises. -1

A 17 year old boy drowned in Lake Quinsigamond on July 2. Identified by family as Ishe Concepcion Lanoy, the tragedy is a big loss for the city this week, and sympathies go out to his friends and family. -10

{ citydesk } Carpenters Union takes on wage theft at downtown development ELIZABETH BROOKS

By Bill Shaner

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he Carpenters Local 107 was out in force earlier this week in front of the 145 Front Street development, rallying around accusations that a subcontractor from New Jersey has systematically stiffed local carpenters on overtime hours and pay.

Dozens of union members and advocates marched in a circle across the street, banging on buckets, blowing whistles and chanting slogans like “no justice, no peace.”

At the heart of the matter are five formal U.S. Department of Labor complaints filed by local contractors against the New Jersey-based P and B Partitions.

One such complainant, Edward Vazquez, said time-and-ahalf overtime pay and some overtime hours were withheld from his paychecks for about eight months. When he spoke up and attempted to organize other laborers, he was let go, he said.

“Basically, I was getting paid a check, and the rest was in cash, but I wasn’t getting that cash,” he said. “Someone was pocketing that money.”

The five workers who filed the complaint were paid for 40 hours on the books, then overtime in cash, but two hours of overtime were left out and they were straight paid, instead of the legally required time and a half, according to the union.

Vazquez, a Marlborough resident and Worcester native, said unfair treatment was extended to local carpenters and workers formally employed by the company.

“I was let go when I was talking to workers about standing up for their pay.”

He said the case against the company is a home run, and consequently got him into unionizing. After filing the complaint, he joined the Carpenters Local 107.

“This is our city, we should build for it,” he said.

P and B Partitions did not respond to a request for comment, nor did the general contractor for the project, Erland Construction, based in Burlington.

The 145 Front Street project is a 365 unit residential housing project at CitySquare launched last summer. The building is marketed as luxury apartments geared toward young professionals. The large and expensive project is a key

Edward Vazquez, one of the five laborers to file a complaint, rallies across from 145 Front St.

aspect of the downtown development boom many are calling the Worcester Renaissance.

City officials and the union agree that the project is a benefit to the downtown, but union officials argue the developers could have done more to employ local workers, and, once there, pay them fairly.

Wage theft is a common problem, said union organizer

Manny Gines, and one that keeps the union busy.

“It’s an epidemic. Believe it,” said Gines. “Nobody knows it and it’s happening every day.”

In Gines’ experience, workers often robbed of wages are mostly non-unionized and sometimes migratory, meaning they don’t stay in-state long enough to collect on any case continued on page 7

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{ citydesk } said the proposal is an exciting one, but the city should evaluate whether Worcester truly has the market for two What the lack of funding effectively does is end the ball clubs. exclusive relationship between the club and Pawtucket, “As exciting as the conversation is, I think it’s really effective July 1. And the window to move is tight. The kinda gotta be tempered with some sensibility, just to club hopes to be out of McCoy Stadium by 2020. That’s make sure everybody is acting in the best interest of the only really two more fiscal years. community and the public,” he said.

Worcester is not the only city chomping at the bit.

The PawSox and the Bravehearts have different Hopeful coverage similar to the pair of stories that ran appeal, he said, and the two organizations could take in the Telegram and Gazette last week have surfaced from each other’s draw. praising Springfield, New Bedford The Bravehearts are part of the and Chicopee as solid fits for the Futures League, a summer league team, which is owned by former Wyman-Gordon for talented collegiate age players.

Red Sox owner Larry Lucchino.

While the PawSox play a higher A spokesman for the PawSox property manager level of baseball, Creedon said the said the organization is still offer a cheaper and Ronnie Brooks told Bravehearts open to continuing talks with more easily accessible option for Pawtucket, but they’re open to Worcester Magazine families looking to spend a night offers from other cities as well. watching baseball.

“If called, the club will now also the company “would He also pointed out that the respond to other cities who seek Bravehearts do not draw from any be delighted to to present proposals for potential taxpayer money at all, let alone ballpark sites,” spokesman Bill $15 million for a ballpark project. entertain an offer” Wanless said in a statement.

The fact city officials are The issue of where to put the on the vacant lot off considering a PawSox bid ballpark is one of two major shows they feel baseball can Madison Street. concerns that hang in the local be an economic driver for the conversation. The other is, community. Creedon said he naturally, money. could put together a proposal for Using the Pawtucket numbers as public investment in the Bravehearts, either a “bricka framework, Worcester could possibly be asked to put and-mortar project” or programming, that would show a up as much as $15 million for the deal to go through. return, and at a fraction of the cost.

Many feel the investment would pay itself back, as “I could put together a compelling plan,” he said. the games would draw thousands to the city several As far as the Wyman-Gordon lot goes, it may be a times a week throughout the baseball season. relatively cheap piece of land and good reuse of vacant Gene Zabinski, member of the Canal District Alliance property, but there’s another thing to consider: a long and key figure in the push to bring the PawSox to history of possible environmental contamination. The Worcester, said that draw could potentially be huge for Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection the area and the city at large. folder on the site is thick, including gas and hazardous “It’s an economic boost, no question about it,” he material spills dating back at least a decade. said.

It’s hard to say how environmental concerns could Zabinski has long pushed for the PawSox to relocate. impact construction of a ballpark, but Brooks, the He organized a postcard campaign, sending 10,000 property manager, was skeptical. letters to the PawSox from excited Worcesterites. He’s “There’s a lot you can do there and I’m not sure it also personally met with members of the organization. requires lots of clean-up,” he said.

The negotiation is now in the city government’s hands, he said, and he hopes they take a good, honest Bill Shaner can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or look at it. at wshaner@worcestermag.com. Follow him on Twitter But others are calling for caution. @Bill_Shaner.

John Creedon Jr., owner of the Worcester Bravehearts,

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the union brings forward.

The epidemic, as Gines called it, has caught the attention of the State Legislature. Filed this session is a bill cosigned by about 100 lawmakers titled an Act To Prevent Wage Theft and Promote Employer Accountability. The measure would give the Attorney General’s Office more authority in prosecuting wage theft cases, allowing the office to issue stop work orders in the event of a wage theft allegation. The bill would make the general contractor of a job liable for wage theft perpetrated by subcontractors, or companies hired out to do certain parts of the job, like P and B Partitions.

State Rep. Dan Donahue, a local cosigner of the bill, was at the rally Tuesday to cheer the workers on.

“I am so proud that you are making a stand against a violent injustice,” he said.

The problem isn’t one isolated to contractors, he said, but one with general economic impact. It’s estimated that $700 million is lost every year to wage theft, he said.

“That’s $700 million that’s not going back to our schools, our kids, our public safety, going back to our middle class people,” he said.

“”

Basically, I was getting paid a check, and the rest was in cash, but I wasn’t getting that cash.

Someone was pocketing that money.”

– Edward Vazquez

Gines praised Donahue and other local leaders that turned out for the rally.

“It’s just the right thing to do, standing up for labor, people getting robbed out of their hard-working money,” he said. “This is not the first case we’ve brought to their attention.

As for the Department of Labor complaints, it’s unlikely the contractors will see rulings – which could restore lost wages – soon. In Gines experience, turnaround can take up to a year.

Bill Shaner can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or at wshaner@worcestermag.com. Follow him on Twitter @Bill_Shaner.

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Sweet Kitchen & Bar will soon close its doors for good. According to Mass Foodies, the anchor Shrewsbury Street restaurant, part of the core of eateries that birthed the street its foodie reputation, will open for the last time on Saturday, July 22 and on Sunday, July 23, but only for brunch.

Owner Alina Eisenhauer called it an end, but also a beginning. The partners wanted to go in different directions, she said. The restaurant, which opened in 2008, built a reputation on cupcakes and croissants served with cocktails and, for a full lifetime in the restaurant industry, it worked. But those worried about where to find the top cupcakes in the area, don’t, uh, sweet it. The bakers who made Sweet famous will open a new location soon.

COLEMAN AND GAFFNEY AND COMPARETTO?

- Some of us unfortunate enough to pay careful attention to the campaigning of city officials and city official hopefuls may have seen pictures on social media of Bill Coleman, perennial mayoral candidate now seeking the open District 1 seat, campaigning with two unlikely characters. In one shot, he’s seen campaigning with Councilor-atlarge Mike Gaffney, among the most conservative voices on the council. In another shot, Coleman is seen with Dante Comparetto, the only challenger in a seven-way School Committee race and a person Gaffney would likely call, with no small amount of derision, a Social Justice Warrior. Coleman popped by the office earlier in the week on some other business, and when asked why he’s out there on both sides of the aisle, he downplayed the difference. In the case of Gaffney, “he just showed up,” and in the case of Comparetto, he may have shown up. He didn’t have a clear memory of that get together. The exchange showed that, at least for Coleman, it was more important to get out there than it was to be conscious of who you’re out there with. I found the apathy refreshing, honestly.

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food place Great Wall, famous lately for the bricks falling off the back wall, is scheduled for a rebuild. The owners plan to invest money into reconstructing the back wall of the aging building at 521 Main St., according to reports. The building, just steps from city hall, is pegged as part of the Sweet Kitchen & Bar. city’s overall Downtown Urban Revitalization plan. The building is owned by Mindy Jiang Realty Trust, whose lawyer told the Historical Commission recently they have every intention of rebuilding and re-opening the restaurant.

CELLPHONES=PAIN: There needs to be a word for studies that show things that have basi-

cally been shown by the entire cultural cannon for years. “Obvious” isn’t quite right, nor is “taken for granted”. Keep that in mind while you chew on this: An Assumption College study released last week shows a strong link between overuse of cellphones and emotional health problems among college age adults. The study found that those who scored high for cell phone addiction also scored high for anxiety, depression and loneliness. It also found that cell phone addiction was linked to avoidance of interpersonal relationships and neurotic personalities. Of course, the chicken and egg principal needs some consideration. These tiny computers in our hands and on our hips afford us 24/7 access to a plane of human contact simultaneously safer and colder than IRL. Does that access cause loneliness and anxiety, or are anxious and lonely people more likely to take advantage of that access? Another idea for which I can’t find the proper word.

YEARLY REVIEW: The Worcester Research Bureau released its newest study Monday, this time taking on municipal performance evaluations. The report, which comes on the heels of City Manager Ed Augustus Jr.’s glowing evaluation from City Council, advocates for more such reviews and a more uniform process for giving them. The state and federal government have rigid performance review processes, but municipal governments ‘round here do not, the researchers argue. Worcester’s is one of several municipal governments around here with no formal review process. While the city manager and other key officials face yearly evaluations, that process is not extended down the food chain. In an ideal world, these reports should serve as launching-off points for a City Council discussion on municipal best practices. But this is not an ideal world, and it’s also campaign season. Hopefully councilors can take a quick break from complaining about trash to give this interesting question proper attention.

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Regional Airport, has dropped its price for round-trip Cape Cod flights from an expensive $150 to an expensive $99 this week. The flights, announced with fanfare a few weeks ago, take a small number of passengers straight to the Barnstable Municipal Airport. While $99 to me, a broke millennial, seems high, to a person with more equity, it might be worth the $99 to skip the hell that is lower I-495 on a July weekend.

WAR CHEST WATCH: Last we updated you on the wonderful world of campaign finance, we laid out the at-large councilor and mayoral race. With primaries coming up in September for District 1 and District 5 City Council, we’ll shift our focus toward those races for the time being. This week, let’s take a look at District 1, a much different scene than the $5,000 to $15,000 war chests of at-large candidates. Bill Coleman, the perennial mayoral candidate who opted for a District 1 bid this year, has kept his war chest at a steady $120 balance for months. He’s neither raised nor spent any money at all. Candidate Sean Rose appears not to have a finance document on file, but that could be a glitch in the campaign finance website. Edward Moynihan has a balance of $1,214 as of July 3, the most recent report date, which puts him in the lead. Gerardo Schiano has a balance of $1,146 as of July 3, a close second. #SCOOPTHEPOOP: This the kind of news we all want and need. Last week, Worcester City Hall hopped on the national #scoopthepoop campaign to get people to pick up after their dogs.

(Any decent person would be doing this anyway, as an aside. We live in a city, not the middle of the woods. It’s frankly disgusting this is an issue). But anyway, the city put together a delightful little video for the campaign, first depicting a loveable little pooch then a loveable little pooch mid-poop.

“Your dog is cute. Poop is not,” reads the overlaid text. Seriously, though. Dog poop is awful for the environment. It helps fill our rivers and lakes with harmful nitrates that turn lakes into swamps and it sucks to step in. Let’s everyone hop on the #scoopthepoop campaign.

CUCKIN IT UP: If I may take this remaining space to respond to my first turtling, as some have come to call it... The semi-anonymous author of Turtleboy Sports took to his blog last week to blast Worcester Magazine for... something... after our editor, Walter Bird, called the website fake news or whatever on a TV show. It’s pretty hard to make out what Turtleboy was trying to say, but, in the post, the author hides behind his anonymity to hurl some really creative insults my way. Get this – he called me “Buttmunch Billy Shaner” and said I look like a “JV Apostle.” Like wow dude, I also went to middle school. You should the read the post though. It’s a wonderfully manic tirade of insults that could only come from the hurried keystrokes of a Very Triggered Person. Butthurtness unmatched by the purest of snowflakes.

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Questions not a bad thing If you follow Worcester Magazine online and on social media, you have seen the questions raised about reports of Worcester possibly becoming the new host city for the Pawtucket Red Sox. The PawSox, of course, are the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. News that team ownership is willing to talk with other cities and towns about relocating, with Worcester being mentioned as a prime candidate, has understandably whipped up excitement and hopes of folks in and around the Woo. This space shares in the “what if” dreams. What if one of baseball’s most storied franchises had their top minor league team right here in Worcester? What if the city had a brand new ballpark, another destination to add to its portfolio. That’s right, another, because contrary to what some have been saying, the PawSox would not be the first, nor the only “destination spot” in Worcester. The Worcester Art Museum is a destination. Ditto the DCU Center. Same goes for its colleges. Its many restaurants have become destinations for foodies.

Putting that aside, yes, this editor shares in the excitement – but with healthy reservations. And while some would question, and already have, why ink and web space would be dedicated to an anti-PawSox pitch, they are wrong. It is not at all about being against the idea. It is, however, about making sure, if they have not already, a number of questions get asked and be answered. Some of these simply have not been asked. Indeed, we are to take the word of an anonymous source within the organization, as reported by the Telegram & Gazette, that the organization wouldn’t dare use Worcester as leverage in negotiating a new stadium in Rhode Island.

Right.

Questions about financing should be asked – not later, not in a few weeks. Now. If the city is, as some city officials have indicated, interested, then they need to start answering – on the record – whether the city should spend millions to help finance a new ball park. Answering that question does not jeopardize negotiations – because negotiations should not even be started if the answer is no. One might suggest the city at least hear out the PawSox before rendering a decision. Fair enough. But we know it wouldn’t be just a couple hundred thousand dollars on the city’s part. And we know the PawSox are going to ask for public funding. We know that because that is what they’re asking in Pawtucket.

Questions about location should be asked. And before you say, “Wyman-Gordon,” there is no guarantee that company would sell its Madison Street property to the PawSox. That stretch of land, of course, has been mentioned as the best possible place for a stadium. What if the company has no intentions of selling? What if the price isn’t enough? Is there a fallback plan?

Questions about what would happen to the Worcester Bravehearts should be asked, because there is a very real chance they would be put out to pasture, should the PawSox land here. There has been talk of having the two teams co-exist, but that would be a complex resolution to reach. It would also seem quite difficult in practice on a number of levels, not the least of which is disposable income. Unless the Bravehearts suddenly decide not to charge for tickets, fans might have to decide where to spend their hard-earned money. The decision might not go in the Bravehearts’ favor. Or, as some have suggested, if a deal could be reached to make sure the Creedon family that owns the Bravehearts are somehow a part of the PawSox in Worcester, what about the other jobs lost?

Negotiations like those that would be required to bring a minor league baseball team to Worcester obviously don’t play out entirely in the public. But a game of “what if” can only go on so long. And the teasing nature of the PawSox willingness to entertain interest from other cities raises its own questions. Just how serious are they?

Boy, it sure would be something to have the PawSox in Worcester, wouldn’t it? The WooSox sure has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Yes and yes. Before that all happens, however, questions need to be asked and answered. It’s OK to ask them, even in the early going.

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Superintendent Binienda has successful year John Monfredo Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Maureen Binienda as of this month has completed her first year, and if you listen to community and the media it has be a very successful one.

For me her successes were of no surprise. I encouraged Mrs. Binienda to apply for the position of superintendent of schools, for I knew she had the passion and the ability to make a difference in our city. I have continued to be overwhelmed with the high level of energy she brings to the position day in and day out, her knowledge of the system and her ability to reach out to the community and to the schools. Her dedication is outstanding.

As a former principal, and now as a School Committee member, I have known Superintendent Binienda for many years, and have always been impressed by her work ethic, her ability to reach out to students, willingness to listen, her compassion and eagerness to do all that she can to make a difference in the community. She has always had that drive and wasn’t afraid to be an innovator or to express ideas that would have a direct impact on her students.

In a discussion that I had with her several years ago, she indicated to me that when she retired as a principal she would run for School Committee to assist the district with her knowledge of what can be done to improve our system. Needless to say, when the opportunity for a new superintendent came up I called to see if she was interested and the rest is history.

Superintendent Binienda knows our city and its needs. When asked why she applied for the position, she stated, “I was a Worcester Public School student. and then a teacher, and have dedicated 40 years of passion and commitment to the Worcester Public Schools. I believe in the strength and mission of our district, and have great respect for the dedication of our employees. The students of the Worcester Public Schools and their stories of achievement and hard work have always directed my work … I now want to assist our city in a different way.”

Looking at a few of the many accomplishments during that first year, one can go back to the beginning of the school year, where everyone came together as a family at the DCU. That set the tone for the school year. I was most impressed with the restructuring of her administrative team, for the focus was on improving learning at the school level and supporting principals and teachers in their work. Every school was visited by the

superintendent and her administrative staff was extremely busy within the district assisting the needs of the schools on a day-to-day basis.

In addition, she continually reached out to the community and established community groups from the business world, brought in college partners, educational advocates and included the city administration to support education in the Worcester Public Schools. She has always been a collaborator and is not afraid to seek and ask for assistance from the community.

The superintendent acknowledged her work at South High prepared her for this position. A strong believer in educating the whole child, she will in time bring the idea of caring for others as she did at South High to all schools, and have our students embrace kindness toward one another as part of the culture for our district. At South High, Andy’s Attic was established to assist the students and their families with clothing and other material for the home. A pantry was established for students to bring food home, and medical and dental assistance were given to students in need. In addition, the students had a very strong community service component, as they reached out to assist the city on a variety of projects.

In addition to meeting the needs of the whole child, she spoke about the importance of the role of the principal in establishing and supporting a positive school culture and to have high expectations for all students. She went on to talk about the daily experiences of working with a diverse student body, working with parents, and the life stories shared by students about their dreams and hopes for their future. She is proud of the work done at South High by her staff, as they worked on strategic scheduling of time for teachers to share good practices, look at students work and work collaboratively to benefit all student. This is the same strategy that she will attempt to do throughout the system. Needless to say, her first year had many successes and left the community with optimism for the future.

When asked about year two, Superintendent Binienda said she would like to continue providing training for all principals and instructional staff and keep on improving the curriculum and expand partnerships. In year two,“ I look forward to the Strategic Plan Process within the community and to implement the living document that was started this year.”

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That’s What They Said “It’s a shame we have come to this. why would anyone want to just kill a cop? Please be careful out there.”

-Tony D’Orazio on Facebook, in response to Worcester Police Chief Steve Sargent’s comments regarding the murder of New York City Police Officer Miosotis Familia.

“As our federal government retreats from its responsibility as steward of our environment, it is vitally important for state and municipal government to uphold our commitment to the future of our planet. If the president doesn’t want to do it, we will.”

in green technology, signing the U.S. Climate Mayors statement alongside 350 mayors across the country.

“As exciting as the conversation is, I think it’s really kinda gotta be tempered with some sensibility, just to make sure everybody is acting in the best interest of the community and the public.”

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Bowditch & Dewey, and a strong activist in our city, agrees with her on the development of a strategic plan, which is both goal-oriented and also has the power of community-wide support. He went on to say, “she is the perfect leader to bring us to the next stage.”

Other challenges in year two will be to decrease chronic absenteeism; increase opportunities for students to be career and college ready; continue our work on getting our children to read on grade level by the end of grade three; decrease the number of students failing classes by providing focused instruction and support; provide additional professional development to instructional staff in early literacy math, science and social and emotional learning; increase the number of students with a passing AP score; expand our gifted programs; and work on the implementation of the new capstone project for Advanced Placement. In addition, if the funding is there she would like to expand summer school opportunities and work on recruiting additional students to the program as a way of cutting into the achievement gap.

This is an ambitious agenda, and she will need the cooperation of the community and funding from the states newly-implemented foundation budget, if passed, to meet those challenges.

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Going Green

HOW WORCESTER, CENTRAL MASS ARE LEADING THE WAY Stephanie Jarvis Campbell

Mary O’neill and Eva Elton display fresh produce at the Mobile Farmers Market Laurel Street location in Plumley Village.

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The irony seeps through the ground - a vast wasteland on Greenwood Street that once held heaps of residential trash for more than a decade is now home to what city officials deem to be the largest municipally-owned solar farm in New England.

With a ribbon-cutting ceremony expected to occur sometime this summer, the 25-acre site will have completed its transformation from an environmentally

unfriendly dump to one that will be the greenest of the green in terms of energysaving measures.

The solar arrays over on the south side of Route 146 are impressive - 28,600 panels tilted at 25-degree angles, row after row, one after another. And then, just up ahead, with the hills in the distance on the northern side of 146, a lofty wind turbine spins at 262 feet high on the campus of Holy Name Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School.

Separately, the two are just some of the many energy efficiency projects in the city; together, they serve as a beacon along the highway, a gateway to the city and the road map for the future. Driving down the

highway and seeing both gives a feeling of “Welcome to Worcester,” says John Odell, Energy & Asset Management director for the city.

Welcome to Worcester, indeed. In a world of “going green,” the city has gone green enough that officials there consider Worcester to be a leader in such efforts.

“Yes,” says City Manager Edward M. Augustus Jr. “You might expect me to say that. I think you can prove that.”

In fact, “going green” is not a new concept for Worcester. Efforts date back to before the current administration, and other city institutions, such as Worcester Polytechnic Institute, have been practicing energy efficiency for more than a decade.

Worcester was one of the first in the state

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to have a curbside recycling program and a climate plan, and it was also one of the first certified Green Communities. Even the Beaver Brook Farmers’ Market, which sets up Mondays and Fridays on Chandler Street, is the oldest in Worcester - its roots dating back to the ‘90s, when it was originally located near City Hall.

Even so, “It’s easy not to notice the strides the city has made in green issues,” says Steve Fischer, executive director of the Regional Environmental Council, an organization that started in 1972 with a mission to study clean air, clean water and open space issues. It has since expanded over the years to include other green initiatives, including urban farming.

Today, however, officials want residents

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to take note of Worcester’s many green efforts.

Worcester Energy, a municipal initiative of the Executive Office of Economic Development and the Division of Energy & Asset Management, has an extensive website detailing the city’s green projects past and present. And both Augustus and Odell cited three ongoing projects - not only the solar farm, but also a street light replacement conversion and an energy aggregate plan that have had or will have significant impact on the city. The three together, Odell says, are “near completion or far enough along that we can say we are in a leadership position.

We’re in a great position to start spreading the word.”

Ten years ago, the city entered into a multiyear, multi-million energy efficiency and renewable energy project to assess all of its municipal facilities. Honeywell International was hired in 2009 as Worcester’s Energy Services Company to conduct energy audits of those buildings. Two years later, the city signed an Energy Savings Performance Contract for $26.6 million. As part of the ESPC, energy conservation work was to be done in 92 of the city’s largest facilities, out of 171 total. Some buildings have benefited from small changes, such as computer power management systems, while other, more aging facilities have received more extensive improvements - heating and cooling systems, insulation, air-sealing, lighting fixtures and water conservation equipment and solar panels.

The goal, according to Odell, was to save $1.3 million a year - an amount guaranteed by the ESCO. But a recently completed assessment of the ESPC revealed a $1.7-million savings per year.

“Energy efficiency has become a really good investment,” Odell says. “I think it’s important to note that the dollars are real. It costs money to do these things, but because of the benefits you get, it’s a savings.”

Mayor Joe Petty agrees, saying green energy is ever-important, not just for the environmental aspects, but for cost-savings as well.

“I know it’s a little more expensive sometimes, but that in itself is a positive,” he says, adding the city’s endeavors are going to save millions of dollars over the next several years.

A major contributor to those savings are the city’s numerous solar projects, including the Greenwood Street solar array. Although it cost approximately $28 million to construct, with a three-year payback, the 8.1-megawatt farm will produce about 10 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year once connected to National Grid’s distribution center. That’s enough to offset the electricity used by more than 1,300 homes in the city. In total, the city expects a return of about $50 million over the 20 years of the project, plus approximately $15 million more the following 10 years.

“It’s equivalent to 19 football fields of

energy,” Augustus says. “That’s a big deal in terms of taxpayers’ dollars and in terms of shrinking our carbon footprint.”

Another major project completed this past fiscal year involved the installation of approximately 4,500 LED, high-efficiency street lights throughout the city, a measure expected to save $400,000 in electricity costs.

Once all 14,000 planned street lights are switched over, city officials say they expect the savings to be more than $900,000 per year.

Beyond the cost savings are the additional benefits that come with the new street lights.

Officials say the lights will cost less to maintain and have longer life cycles, reduce carbon emissions and light pollution at night, and improve lighting quality overall, plus give a sense of greater security. According to Augustus, Los Angeles County did a similar street light conversion and officials there credited the project with a 10-percent reduction in crime because the intensity of the lights was able to be calibrated at specified times.

“There are a lot of operational efficiencies that come from having this kind of technology,” Augustus says.

In addition to those projects, Worcester has upgraded lighting at four parking garages to LED, saving an additional $89,000 per year in electricity costs; completed a $1.7

million lighting upgrade project at the DCU Centre without using any taxpayer funds; and replaced a failing HVAC center at the senior center, among other initiatives, with more on the way. And when President Donald Trump announced the federal government would no longer participate in the Paris Climate Agreement, Petty made his own announcement: that the city would continue to battle climate change locally and invest in green technology.

“As our federal government retreats from its responsibility as steward of our environment, it is vitally important for state and municipal government to uphold our commitment to the future of our planet,” says Petty, who joined mayors across the country in signing the U.S. Climate Mayors statement. “If the president doesn’t want to do it, we will.”

Green Schooled

Worcester Public Schools has gotten into the green zone as well.

Over at 35 Nelson Place, a school dating back to 1927 is being demolished in preparation for a new building to serve Worcester students in pre-kindergarten through grade 6 starting this fall. But

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unlike the old Nelson Place School, the new 600-student facility will be twice the size 110,000 square feet compared to the original’s 55,000 square feet - and will be the city’s first-ever, net-zero energy building, defined by the U.S. Department of Energy as, “an energy-efficient building where, on a source energy basis, the actual annual delivered energy is less than or equal to the on-site renewable exported energy.”

And even though “you could effectively pull that building off the grid,” Odell says, that doesn’t mean the new school is being built with highly-specialized technology and equipment. On the contrary, it’s all “off-theshelf technology.”

According to Brian Allen, chief financial and operations officer for Worcester Public Schools, the roof’s solar panels will provide 100 percent of the building’s energy, and together with the high-efficiency windows and insulation, “natural gas for heating will be one-third of what we’re using.”

“You basically have one school taking care of itself,” Augustus says. “Imagine if I could have every city building take care of itself.”

The school was designed as a green building from the start as part of the application process for the Massachusetts School Building Authority, which works with cities and town across the state to help build affordable, sustainable and energy-

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works with manufacturers to improve energy efficiency to drive cost savings for the industrial sector. Eightyfour of Saint-Gobain’s manufacturing plants in the country - Worcester included - are participating in the program, with a goal of achieving an energy savings of 20 percent over the next 10 years. Saint-Gobain joined the program in 2011, the same year it launched.

WPI Sports and Recreation Center. efficient schools. Because the state offers more reimbursement credits for green buildings, it made more sense to create the new Nelson Place School as net-zero energy, Allen explains.

The new Nelson Place School is just one of the many examples of how the city of Worcester and the educational system have collaborated on the ESCO contract, and in the near future, the hope is to do another energy partnership with the schools, Augustus says.

Many of the schools have benefited from new doors and windows, with others slated for similar work soon.

“The city,” he says, “has been very aggressive over the years with window replacement, making them energy-efficient and more aesthetically pleasing in some of the older buildings.”

Other schools have been outfitted with new boilers and exterior LED lights, while converting interior lights is currently being explored, according to Allen. In addition, the school district as a whole also benefits from numerous solar panels at its buildings, about 3 million kilowatts of energy, Allen says. Two of the schools have parking lot canopies, and eight - including the new Nelson Place - have roof arrays. Four of those roofs, according to Odell, were nearing the end of their lifespan and were resealed with white roof coating application instead of black to make the arrays more effective.

“The net effect,” said Odell, “is we got the roofs for free.”

As a result, all of these green efforts are

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beneficial to the city and school district and the students.

“Any way that we can be part of the initiatives and save money and be more environmentally aware, it seems to perfectly align with the mission of the school district,” Allen says, noting it also demonstrates to students that there are ways to be environmentally conscious and friendly.

Windfall

Holy Name’s wind turbine is another example of how the city has collaborated with schools. Although it is a private school and no city funds were expended to construct the turbine, regulations did not allow for such projects a decade ago. City officials, however, allocated staff resources to review the regulations, and as a result, in June 2007, adopted the Large Wind (Energy Conversion Facilities) Ordinance, allowing for wind turbines to be located in Worcester by special permit with provisions for height, abutting uses buffers and noise regulations.

The turbine has been largely successful.

Holy Name, built in 1967 and heated electrically, was paying $180,000 in utility bills each year, according to a sustainability profile by Worcester Energy. In 2015, when the report was written, the turbine was producing an average of 74 percent of Holy Name’s yearly energy needs.

That’s one of the reasons why Worcester officials feel it is so important to partner

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with other schools and businesses on green technology.

“It allows us to be credible,” when businesses want to locate or relocate in the city, so that they don’t feel like they’re working on projects in isolation, says Odell.

City officials also believe it is important to help residents go green - and stay green.

The Municipal Electric Aggregation program, which City Council recently approved, pools all of Worcester’s National Grid customers into one negotiating block as long as they are signed up for the Smart Grid program.

By doing so, the city can offer residents and businesses various components of green energy to them.

“That’s the next big thing,” Odell says. “You can make your own portfolio greener.”

Saint Green

One such company that is no stranger to green issues is Saint-Gobain, a world leader in designing and building high-performance, innovative and sustainable building materials. Recently, the company announced a renewed commitment to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Plants Program, which

Michael Barnes, vice president of operations for Saint-Gobain Abrasives North America, says the company chose to focus on the Better Plants Program because it “really aligns with our own strategic direction. Saint-Gobain is committed to not only what we do every day with the products we make and sell, but in the communities as well.”

In Worcester, specifically, the plant is getting a lights makeover with the installation of LED lamps, plus a new kiln was installed.

Many of the company’s products, Barnes says, are fired in high-temperature kilns, and the new one has provided the company with a significant reduction in natural gas consumption. In addition, Saint-Gobain in Worcester has its own powerhouse that generates steam, which in turn heats the buildings, so that the company not only procures energy but produces it as well.

It’s a “very smart move,” Barnes says, to look at the energy the company consumes and expels. Part of that as well is the company’s carbon monoxide emissions, which SaintGobain seeks to reduce by 20 percent.

With these strategic, long-term plans “heavily supported” by capital investment, a creative team and the continued financial support from the corporation, Barnes says, it shows Saint-Gobain’s commitment to remain in Worcester and to contribute to the city’s employment rate.

“It’s difficult to do business in New England. It’s a high-cost area. It’s very highly regulated environmentally. It’s easy for people to say, ‘Let’s do this elsewhere,’” Barnes says.

But, he adds, the company remains committed to its Worcester roots and helping the environment as well through its Better Plants Program participation.

“Energy is a very critical cost component.

That’s why we take this initiative seriously,” he says, adding, “This isn’t just something we talk about. It’s something we’re committed to.”

While the company cites its efforts to become more environmentally friendly, it has not been without its missteps. SaintGobain allegedly violated the Clean Water Act, reaching a settlement last December with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that required the company to pay a $131,000

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penalty and to install new storm water treatment equipment.

Technically Green

If Worcester and its businesses have been in the green game for some time, WPI has, too. In fact, its very mission statement pledges the college will “demonstrate our commitment to the preservation of the planet and all its life through the incorporation of the principles of sustainability throughout the institution.”

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five undergraduate students from the college were the ones to conduct the wind turbine study at Holy Name’s request.

Ten years ago, the Board of Trustees WPI has a Sustainability Plan, an initiative passed a resolution that all new buildings be put into motion during spring 2012 by the designed to meet LEED (Leadership in Energy WPI Task Force on Sustainability, that outlines and Environmental Design) certification, a goals, objectives and tasks for academics, national rating system created by the U.S. campus operations, research and scholarship, Green Building Council. Today, WPI boasts and community engagement. It offers 119 four LEED buildings: Bartlett Center, LEED undergraduate and 30 graduate sustainability- Certified in 2006; East Hall, LEED Gold in related courses, as well as a minor degree in 2008; the Recreation Center, LEED Gold in sustainability engineering. And, back in 2004, 2012; and Faraday Hall, LEED Silver in 2013.

Although WPI has many sustainability programs, two have stood out, according to WPI Director of Sustainability John Orr, who is also a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering.

“The project with the greatest environmental impact has been our building energy and lighting retrofit program that saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions,” Orr says. “This is largely invisible to the community, but has a great environmental impact. Our bike share program, Gompei’s Gears, is highly visible and

has received great community feedback.”

Gompei’s Gears was originally an Interactive Qualifying Project (submitted for degree requirements) by two students, Kevin Ackerman and John Colfer, and the program has evolved from an idea in 2015 into a fullscale program. Gompei’s Gears, named after the WPI mascot, allows students, faculty and staff access to bikes from various locations on campus that they can ride anywhere on site or even off school grounds. It is available after spring break (weather depending) until the first snowfall.

For all its efforts, in June WPI earned a gold rating in the Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), awarded by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Two years ago, the first time the school submitted a STARS application, it earned a silver rating and worked hard to improve upon that. This year, WPI was one of 117 schools out of 415 total that received a gold rating. Only one received platinum, 201 silver, 67 bronze and 29 reporter rating.

Orr says he believes the campus’ four LEED-certified buildings - with another under construction - Gompei’s Gears, the building energy upgrades and other programs make WPI a leader in the “going green” movement out of colleges in similar size.

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environmental and sustainability studies - and our global project programs in developing nations,” Orr says. “Advanced technology is required to address the world’s environmental challenges, and we are showing leadership in our campus operations, our educational programs and our research (advanced batteries, biomass, advanced recycling, etc.).”

Leeding and Leading the Way Other Worcester and Central Mass colleges are making an effort to go green as well.

At Assumption College, the new Tsotsis Family Academic Center, which will open this fall, and site lighting were all designed for LED lights, with the exception of specialized lighting in the performance hall, according to the school’s Office of Communications.

Five interior space renovations are underway, where the lighting will be replaced with LEDs and reverse refrigerant systems will be installed in place of air-conditioning to control the temperature within those particular spaces. In addition, speed controllers were added to the HVAC units in the Fuller/IT buildings, and last summer, lowflow shower heads and aerators were installed on the sink’s faucets in all the resident halls.

Opened in 2015, it is the first building on the campus to be designated LEED certified and is the only Gold-certified building in southern Worcester County (a term sometimes used to define towns south, southwest and southeast of Worcester), according to college officials.

Over at Nichols College in Dudley, its newest academic building was awarded LEED Gold certification last year. Opened in 2015, it is the first building on the campus to be designated LEED certified and is the only Gold-certified building in southern Worcester County, according to college officials. The three-story building’s green components include locally-sourced and recycled materials; excellent indoor air quality;

The solar panels on the roof of the new Nelson Place School. efficient water use systems; sensors that better control heating and lighting in individual rooms; and large windows for natural light, which reduces the need for interior lighting and minimizes the use of electricity during the daytime.

“Gold LEED certification for the new academic building is an exciting accomplishment and a statement to Nichols College’s commitment to environmental stewardship,” says Robert LaVigne, associate vice president for facilities management at Nichols. “Since opening its doors last fall, the building has served as a testament to the college’s dedication to innovation - not only in sustainable design, but also education.”

Other green programs at Nichols include its single-stream, campus-wide recycling program, food waste recycling at Lombard Dining Hall, geothermal heating and cooling systems at two residence halls and LED

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conversion of all exterior lights on campus.

In addition, Fels Student Center received National Grid’s Advance Building Certification for energy efficiency.

Food for Thought

But “going green” doesn’t just refer to eco-friendly buildings, energy-efficient lights and solar panels - it can also mean the food we eat and how it is sourced. In cities, people don’t always have access to fresh food, but

Worcester has been working to change that as well.

On Mondays and Fridays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 306 Chandler St., the Beaver Brook Farmers’ Market sets up shop with local produce, plus bread and craft vendors.

Originally the Worcester Hill Market, it is the oldest farmers’ market in the city, according to Fischer. It moved to Chandler Street when the front of City Hall closed for repairs, and the REC took over management in 2012.

Beaver Brook is just one of the city markets, which all opened in late June and run through Oct. 28. The University Park Farm Stand, a Main South staple since 2008, moved to its current location last year so that the REC could more closely partner with Clark University, the Main South Community Development Corporation and other area organizations to provide not only fresh food

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but family-friendly activities as well. It is open every Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 965 Main St. The REC also runs the Mobile Farmers’ Market, which makes 16 stops around the city Tuesdays through Fridays, bringing locally grown produce straight to residents who might not otherwise be able to travel to a farm stand.

Fischer notes the city is home to many other farmers’ markets not run by the REC. “We’re seeing a demand in farmers’ markets,” he says. “We’re seeing a demand for local food.”

Martha Assefa, manager of the Worcester Food Policy Council, agrees.

“There are so many amazing farmers’ markets happening in the city,” she says, recalling, “A while ago, it was a few folks at the table talking about this. Now local food and food access is becoming mainstream.

I think folks are much more interested in buying local than they were 15 years ago.”

But is buying fresh and local more expensive?

The Healthy Incentives Program makes sure people who receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) assistance have just as much access to fresh food as others.

Through March 31, 2020, the program will match any SNAP dollars spent at farmers’ markets or stands, mobile markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm

stand programs. Families of one to two people can have up to $40 instantly debited back to their EBT card each month, $60 for three to five people, and $80 for families with six or more people.

“I think many folks realize it makes sense to buy local,” Assefa says, adding it reduces the amount of food travel from producer to consumer, and it also reduces some of the packaging it comes in as well. Plus, it directly helps local farmers - and all that leads to a greener planet.

“A lot of the farming community knows how important it is to protect Mother Earth.

A lot of the farmers are innovators. If they don’t protect it, they’re going to see it on their fields,” Assefa says.

“That’s the forefront of it all,” she says.

“Plus, local food tastes better.”

Urban Gardens Just as farmers’ markets are not reserved for the suburbs, neither are gardens. In 1995, the REC started a network of urban farms and community gardens that has now grown to 64 in number. These farms

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have allowed citizens to contribute to the community, learn about growing their own food and beautify their neighborhoods. There are also 20 gardens at the public schools, as well as a youth program in Belmont Hill for ages 14 through 18 that has been in existence since 2003, Fischer says. Both programs, he says, are “transformative,” adding that, for many, this

exposure to gardening is the first time students see “how a carrot comes to be, how lettuce comes to be, other than buying it in stores.” And by working in the gardens, Fischer continues, “They can see the fruits of their labor. It has an amazing impact.”

That’s precisely why groups in the city are pushing for more urban farming - specifically to allow residents to grow and sell their own food. Although personal gardens are allowed, Fischer says, residents are not currently permitted to set up roadside stands or sell to farmers’ markets or stores. The Urban Agriculture Zoning Ordinance seeks to change that.

“It’s a set of rules to make sure there are rules in place for growing and selling food in the city,” Fischer says. “Right now there’s a big hole in the regulations for growing food in the city.”

Currently in committee hearings, the ordinance has been three years in the making, after the mayor convened a working group with concerned citizens, those associated with urban farming, the Chamber of Commerce and other groups to look at the zoning regulations from environmental and social justice

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The ordinance has received some pushback, however, particularly among area beekeepers who worry it will infringe upon their efforts.

The ordinance would require beekeepers to notify abutters that they have bees, which the keepers find potentially prohibitive.

Worcester Magazine wrote about their concerns earlier this month, in a story titled, “Beekeepers buzzing over proposed urban agriculture ordinance.”

Still, says Fischer, the ordinance and other work is an acknowledgment that urban agriculture is real.

“There is a growing interest as to how the food is produced and where it is grown and the quality of how it’s grown,” he says, noting that “it’s full circle, and essentially we need to rebuild the infrastructure that was dismantled over the last decade, and also to rebuild the biodiversity.”

Plus, says Fischer, “It’s exciting to have the city and local businesses and the residents taking an interest in these things and providing leadership in moving things forward.”

It is a project of which the mayor is particularly proud.

“I think it’s a great asset to the city,” Petty says of the ordinance. “We are taking what people are doing anyway and putting some rows around it.

Plus, he adds, with that and the existing farmers’ markets, “It’s a driver for jobs. We’re taking locally grown food and selling it.”

Barking Up a New Tree

Amanda Barker knows much about urban agriculture. On a sunny day, she is planting scallions at Cotyledon Farm, her newest venture in nearby Leicester. She is the founder of Nuestro Huerto on Southgate Street in Worcester, which she watched grow from a small-scale community garden to a successful urban farm.

When she moved to Main South eight years ago for graduate school at Clark University, she didn’t know anyone but had a desire to “ultimately help create and become part of a community around food,” she recalls.

Barker started a garden in her back yard, but soon found the shady space and the lead

in the soil made it unsuitable for growing anything. Faced with needing to take on an unpaid internship for her requirements at Clark, her “practical” gardening project ended up becoming long-term when she set up on land owned by Iglesia Casa de Oración (House of Prayer Church). Initially, she says, she started with 10 raised wooden garden beds, with the intent to give away the food for free. Eventually, it became a full-scale urban CSA. “It demonstrated interest and demand for those projects. Certainly, we weren’t lacking for volunteers, depending on the day,” Barker says, recalling that there were always a “lot of young people showing interest in being outside and being in a non-city place. It was a respite and a green space.”

Today, after a largely successful run, Nuestro Huerto and the CSA are now closed to the public, but with good reason—the site is host to three farmers from Nepal who will use the opportunity to provide for themselves, their families and their communities. Barker still serves as a liaison for the project, she says, even though the farmers are mostly independent.

“You can produce incredible amounts of food, and they certainly are. Every inch is going to be packed with vegetables,” she says.

It is why she has “mixed thoughts” on the Urban Agriculture Zoning Ordinance.

“What I want is everything to be allowed by right in all zones,” Barker says. “We’re human beings; we eat food. What is there to have a conversation about?”

If the proposal is successful, it should address some of her questions and transform some of those blank spaces into only more green spaces for the city.

“We’re excited about the potential urban agriculture has in responding to how difficult it is for some people who are working hard but are unable to access fresh food,” Fischer says. “It also makes neighborhoods beautiful.

That is a key strategy for beautifying the city.”

Not only that, but “people in the area grow to love those neighborhood farms, and they look out for it,” he says.

Between the urban farms and solar farms, plus all the energy-efficiency programs, is there room for Worcester to improve?

Augustus says,“Yes,” adding Worcester should “continue to set the pace of what can be done by a municipality … in terms of great and innovative ways to save the taxpayer money instead of being paid to a utility to produce.”

Worcester, Petty says, “is killing it” not only with green issues, but other aspects as well, such as the arts. “I think we have a government that’s pretty interactive, and people are noticing. We’ve made all the right decisions so far.”

When it comes to going green, he says, “This is good, cooperative effort between the government and the community.”

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he Canal District has been getting a lot of ink these days, what with all the talk of whether the Pawtucket Red Sox could end up moving to Worcester. Add to that what is already going on in a part of Worcester that owes much of its growth to grassroots efforts, and it is hard not to see the Canal District as one of the city’s most vibrant communities.

Part of the attraction is the entertainment options, and the Canal District Music Series, now in its second year and with its second of seven concerts slated for Wednesday, June 19, has quickly become a Canal District staple – even if its immediate future is uncertain. One of the people behind it, Allen Fletcher, is embarking on a business venture that requires him to use the property he owns, carved out between Harding and Green streets. That site happens to be where the music series is currently held. It will soon be home to apartments, a diner and other offerings as part of a multi-million-dollar development.

“I don’t know the answer and we haven’t discussed it,” Fletcher told Worcester Magazine recently. He did mention a couple possible new locations, including a nearby parking lot as well as the Compass Tavern on Harding Street.

For now, however, Fletcher and those associated with the free music series have their sights set on a new year. It kicked off this week with We and The Dawg, featuring Bruce Reed. Up next is a rising country star, Eric Paslay, a recent Grammy nominee.

In its first year, the music series went over well, particularly for an event that was replacing what had

Top, an aerial view of the triangular lot off Kelley Square that serves as host to the Canal District Music Series in Worcester. Above, the crowd enjoys a performance at last year’s Canal District Music Series.

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become an annual tradition, Canal Fest. That event lasted 10 years, and attracted hundreds each year, even thousands.

“Everyone loved it,” Fletcher acknowledged of Canal Fest.

Organizers, however, had a different perspective. The festival required a lot of work – and when all was said and done, Mother Nature had the ultimate say. Now, with the Crompton Building on site with ample function space – the concert stage is in front of the mural on the side of the building - it is merely a matter of moving some equipment and people indoors. “[The music series] was kind of a replacement in terms of public image,” Fletcher said of putting Canal Fest on the shelf. “It wasn’t hard in any way to let go, but we didn’t want people to think we picked up and left town. That’s why we came up with the music series.”

There are, he concedes, “fewer moving parts, bigger rewards.”

And it has proved relatively easy to manage.

For example, Fletcher said organizers had considered asking the Sheriff’s Department for inmates to clean up the large lot after performances.

“It took us 15 minutes after the last act left the stage,” he noted, “and we said, ‘Is that all there is?’”

As for the performances, organizers couldn’t be happier with the diversity, Fletcher said. The lineup is certainly eclectic, with acts ranging from the aforementioned We and The Dawg,

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Each week also features food trucks.

Fletcher expressed hope that the music series will not go the way of Canal Fest.

“I would love to do it again,” he said. “The setting is kind of wonderful, but this is the last year on the lot, without question, unless something radical happens with the project.”

The remaining schedule for the 2017 Canal District Music Series is as follows: Wednesday, July 19: Eric Paslay with opening act Ashley Jordan Wednesday, July 26: The Alchemystics Wednesday, Aug. 2: Bella’s Bartok Wednesday, Aug. 9: Cocker Rocks Wednesday, Aug. 16: Matthew Sanchez Wednesday, Aug. 23: Toni Lynn Washington All shows start at 6:30 p.m. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged.

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Eventually, Techni, along with a handful of other efficient counter-service spots, will make up something that resembles a college cafeteria intended to converge on the beer garden set to replace Worcester’s storied Paris Cinema. It sort of felt like college, too.

Young professionals as far as the eyes could see! Over the course of my lunchtime visits I spotted a parade of Worcester’s millennial superlative winners grabbing a lunchtime bite. I haven’t run into so many local ‘influencers’ in the middle of a weekday since my sophomore year.

Techni’s prescribed industrial ambience hailed from the nautical rope light fixtures dangling in a careful row, illuminating a narrow hallway turned work space. Round wooden tables dotted the storefront, also wrapped in some sort of braided twine.

The woven fibers reflected the pattern on a wallpapered accent wall outfitted in a sharp shade of robin’s egg blue. Industrial stools looked out onto the quad, I mean, the Worcester Common. Stitched leather lamps lined a bank of windows in front, like untethered baseballs repurposed in the name of zesty Mediterranean-style wraps.

That first afternoon, I met a friend next door at Brew on the Grid, which currently serves as the food court hub. Patrons from both restaurants, Techni and Brew, can buy food and enjoy it at either establishment.

We walked next door to Techni, past a smattering of shared patio tables and plastic Adirondack-like chairs. Inside, an electronic display outlined an array of combinations that the girl behind the counter assembled to customers’ specifications.

Two days in a row, Techni was out of falafel. The steps to order were simple. First, I was asked to “wrap it” or “bowl it.” I fancied myself a wrapper. Next, I had to ‘fill it.’ I

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The chicken had been cooked on the flattop; it was moist, but flavorless. The tomatoes were firm and bland - the lettuce was crisp. Garlic-laden hummus added a punch of flavor to the mix, rendering a basic chicken salad solidly Mediterranean.

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aggressive burn of red-hot harissa.

On my next visit, I opted for a new range of flavors. This time, I filled with gyro. I sauced with the roasted red pepper hummus and a spicy cilantro spread. I asked for tahini and the counter person warned me it would make my bowl taste nutty and bitter. I told her that would be just fine, but I appreciated her disclaimer. She knew her menu and had adequate experience to anticipate issues or questions before they could arise naturally.

They were out of Polar seltzer, and not wanting to commit to a caffeinated soda, I forwent any sort of beverage. The bowl alone cost $8.99.

Techni is an excellent addition to the lunchtime landscape downtown. For the Worcester workforce, this shiny new eatery seems to pose simple, healthy options and substantial portions at fair prices. With that said, Techni lacks any sort of distinct character. There is nothing to distinguish it from the five sister restaurants slated to open on the same block in the near future. Techni isn’t about authenticity as much as it is about options. Time will tell whether downtown grows into a neighborhood or a campus, but residents certainly won’t go hungry for lack of options.

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THE REBIRTH OF RETAIL

With the rapid demise of brick-and-mortar marketing, many regions are struggling to maintain a retail presence. This is why Worcester Magazine was so pleased to hear about a local business that has opened a retail shop with the sole intention of welcoming foot traffic. “Our retail store may not be the money maker for our business, but ask anyone who works at Arcade, it is the most fun!” explains Pamela O’Coin of Arcade Snack Company. This Auburn enterprise is known for carving out a niche market in the specialty food industry. And, while most of Arcade’s dried fruits, nuts, and trail mixes are sold in bulk, the company couldn’t resist answering knocks on the door from local consumers.

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grocery industry is losing. For the first time, people are spending more money on food away from home than at home. That’s why this rising senior from Clark University is changing the game. Santiago’s startup, Paseo, will enhance the grocery industry by turning food shopping into a positive experience rather than a chore. This young entrepreneur began bagging groceries in Worcester at age

break ties between shoppers and stores, Paseo will strive to cultivate authentic relationships.

Local food retailers interested in partaking in the pilot program can contact Santiago via email: santiagoalexis830@gmail.com.

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Worcester’s incubator restaurant, Figs and Pigs, will eventually have to leave 50 Foster Street

to make way for another budding business.

But, Chef Candy Murphy plans to bring her loyal customer base with her. Murphy has built a following by keeping her menu fresh and seasonal. Her latest menu includes a Summer Salad featuring grilled marinated chicken, fresh berries, mixed greens, goat cheese, almonds, figs, and a honey vinaigrette.

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Local entrepreneur Alexis Santiago believes that taking humans out of the equation is the wrong move for the grocery industry. His startup Paseo aims to make grocery shopping in Worcester enjoyable for consumers.

7 in his uncle’s family-owned grocery store, Santiago’s, so he understands the unique challenges of the grocery business. His vision will serve to eliminate long lines and tailor to shoppers’ custom needs. Santiago explains, “Customers will find exactly what they’re looking for instead of going on a manhunt for products. Shopping will grow more tied to community by supporting local stores.

It also has potential to allow customers to visit places they haven’t been to. Many of Worcester’s tiny shops offer true value and a diverse range of products you can’t get at large grocery stores.” Consumers will be able to buy and look through inventory, search store bios, preview product information, inspect nutrition facts, and view brand pages.

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Tom O’Malley, hed of ceramics, shows Chad Cowan how to throw on the potters wheel.

here’s always something going on at the Worcester Center for Crafts. Things are about to really heat up, however - quite literally. The center’s annual block party known as Hot Night in the City is back Friday, July 21, and if the weather isn’t hot enough, a cadre of artists promises to crank up the heat as they light up the night.

Hot Night in the City, a block party-style event, pretty much turns the Craft Center inside out, with much of the work done through hot processes brought outside. Add in music and food trucks and you’ve got the makings of a party.

You’ve also got an event that aims to educate, entertain and enlighten as it raises awareness of an organization that has been around for 160-plus years – save for a brief time when it closed for financial reasons in 2008. Hot Night in the City started soon after the center reopened in 2009.

“We organized this event to thank the community for its continued support,” Worcester Center for Crafts executive director Honee Hess said. “It is a free event, a thank-you event, a time when we turn ourselves inside out. We bring all the hot processes outside.”

That means people who show up for Hot Night will get to see glassblowing, raku firing, flame working and blacksmithing.

When darkness falls, the center will also offer Wheel Throwing Under the Stars. It is an opportunity for people to try their hand at throwing pots.

“Our crafts are a lot about fire,” Hess said. “It’s really something once it starts to get dark. It gives the public time to see a little bit of what we’re about.”

Things will be heating up inside as well, with several maker activities open for public participation in the studios inside the Craft Center, where folks have the opportunity to create and take home their own enamel pendant or a pair of earrings.

“Each year, it gets a little bigger,” Hess said.

Take this year’s event, which will also coincide with the opening of a new exhibit in the Krikorian Gallery titled,

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“Spärk.” Curated by local painter Michelle May, it features the work of four female artists.

“I think a lot of interesting and provocative work will be shown,” Hess said.

Hot Night in the City may be among the biggest of the Craft Center’s efforts, but the place is buzzing pretty much year-round.

There are about 10 artists in residence every year, according to Hess. The studio space has about 1,000 class registrations this year, and the glass studio hosts several renters – about 50 glass blowers each year, Hess said.

Even when financial considerations forced its doors to close, the lights did not go entirely dark for those eight or so months.

“We never really totally shut down,” Hess said. “Many artists had access to the building.”

The nonprofit Craft Center keeps in business thanks to tuition, rental fees, individual fees and corporate donations as well as grants.

“Every year, we’ve had a balanced budget, the last five to six years” Hess said.

“We wish we had a $10-million endowment.

We’re just not there, yet.”

Hot Night in the City runs Friday, July 21, 6-9 p.m., rain or shine. Food will be provided by B.T.’s Smokehouse in Sturbridge, and Austin Liquors will serve up a beer tasting from Flying Dreams Brewing.

Jubilee Gardens will provide music. In addition, artists will narrate as they work, and will be available to answer questions.

“We’re going to be hot,” Hess said. “It’s going to be, really, a lot of fun. It’s fun. It’s entertaining.”

Walter Bird Jr. is editor of Worcester Magazine. Share story tips and comments at 508-749-3166, ext. 322, or by email at wbird@worcestermag.com. Follow Walter on Twitter @walterbirdjr and “like” him on Facebook. Don’t miss Walter every week on WCCA TV 194 as a panelist on Rosen’s Roundtable.

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Thank you, makers of “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” for sparing us the web slinger’s full-on origin story. You know the one: a bite from a radioactive spider endows wondrous powers on Peter Parker; hesitance to use those powers results in a dead uncle; regretful boy becomes (spider)man.

This reboot, starring Tom Holland as Marvel’s superhero (after Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield), modifies the central story. Oh, the teen angst is still there. Parker remains the consummate nerdwith-a-secret — the kid who can stop a bus with his bare hands when he’s wearing a mask finds his only high school “fame” as a key member of the Academic Decathlon team. His friends are a colors-of-therainbow coalition of geeks, especially his best pal, Ned (Jacob Batalon), who veers dangerously close to caricature as the chubby Asian kid who can hack into any computer system.

Dowdy Aunt May, played with twinkly knowingness by Rosemary Harris in the Maguire movies, has been replaced by sexy Aunt May, played by Marisa Tomei in chunky glasses and mom jeans (still sexy). Peter’s mentor is no longer kindly Uncle Ben, but prickly Tony Stark/Ironman (Robert Downey Jr.), who pops in now and then to order Peter to stay in school and limit his crime-fighting efforts to stopping pursesnatchers and bike thieves.

Peter has bigger ideas. Armed with a technologically-enhanced Spidey suit given to him by Stark, he can scarcely contain his eagerness to ditch high school and clean up the streets, starting with his native Queens.

Soon, he’s trying to bust a cartel that is manufacturing and selling sophisticated weaponry made with alien metals left in the aftermath of the Avengers battle royale against Loki and his minions that destroyed much of Manhattan (this movie is set eight years later, with no visible scarring of the

city). The kid is good — he can pack and take a punch.

After a slow start, the film stuffs your gullet with set pieces involving spidery rescues of damsels and dudes in mortal peril inside the Washington Monument and on the Staten Island ferry, and our hero busting bad guys draining ATM machines and interrupting the airborne theft of Stark Industries swag. His chief nemesis is the bluecollar villain Vulture (Michael Keaton), who turned to a life of crime when his salvage company was denied the contract to clean up New York after the Avengers’ brawl.

As motivation for turning to the dark side, a labor spat doesn’t exactly move the needle, but it’s always fun to see the Batman/ Birdman morph into yet another highflying super-being.

At 21, Holland is a bit long in the tooth to be playing the 15-yearold Peter. Still, he manages to approximate the frisky demeanor and cracking voice of a high school sophomore who can’t quite figure out what’s going on with his body (which pretty much describes all of them). Driven by Peter’s insouciance, “Homecoming” goes for more laughs than previous versions, and the rat-a-tat puns and one-liners grow tiresome, especially when Peter faces dire threats. Nothing takes you out of a scene faster than a wisecracking superhero making light of his own near-death — if the stakes are that low for him, so, too, are they for us.

“Homecoming” reportedly is the first in a trilogy of new Spider-Man movies, so Holland has plenty of opportunity to grow into the character the way Maguire did (Garfield never seemed comfortable in the role). This one is a good bang for the buck as the summer continues.

A suggestion: Stay for the excellent end credits. The artwork — some of it done by children — will leave you re-imagining the movie you’ve just seen.

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Shrewsbury Street Walk & Rock featuring Brett Brumby. Join us on our patio for the Shrewsbury Street Walk & Rock featuring Brett Brumby singing acoustic rock. 6-9 a.m.

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

Josh Briggs Live Music Acoustic on the Deck. 9-11 a.m., 5-7 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420 or jjsnorthboro.com 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 Night/Local Musicians Showcase at KBC Brewery Every 3rd Thursday! Open Mic Every Third Thursday!

To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive – and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above.

Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 6-9 p.m. Kretschmann Brewing Co (KBC Brewing) - Brewery and Beer Garden, 9 Frederick

St., Webster.

Mauro DePasquale’s Jazzed Up Duo. Mauro DePasquale’s Jazzed Up the best in jazz. A romantic blend of jazz classics and American Songbook favorites. If you like Sinatra, Buble’, Connick Jr, Bennett, you will love Jazzed Up. jazzedup.net No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. Open Mic Most Thursday @ Barbers North. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive – and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above.

Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

Amanda Cote. 7-11 p.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Chris Vee, A One-Man Classic Rock Jam. Chris Vee, a one man Classic Rock Jam in an intimate setting. Bar side or on the Patio. No cover...7 PM show time. No Cover. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Big Dave & Captain. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

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

Carlos Odria Trio - World Jazz. Free. 8-11 p.m. Nick’s Bar and

Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Open Mic Night With David Bazin. Acoustic Style, bring your acoustic instrument down and or sing and share your talent!

No Cover. 8-11 p.m. Belfont Hotel, 11 South Main St., Millbury. 508917-8128.

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

The Flock Of A#$%Holes are back at Chopsticks, Leominster! So many great memories with the Flock at Chopsticks. We love playing here and can’t wait to see you Friday and Saturday for 2 completely different and unique sets of 80’s party tunes. See ya in Leominster! Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. Find them on Facebook.

Worcester Chamber Music Society’s ChamberFest Faculty Concert Musical Mosaics. Thursday, July 6 | 8:00 PM Razzo Hall, Clark University 92 Downing St., Worcester Preconcert talk 7:30 PM Program Bach Oboe Concerto Piston Duo for Viola and Cello Arensky Quartet in A minor Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky Faure Piano Quintet in C minor With guest musicans: Demetrios Karamintzas, oboe Adults $32, College Students $10, and Youth under 17 free. 8-9:30 p.m. Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing St. worcesterchambermusic.org Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Dana Lewis Live! Rock with me Friday Night! Great Food, Full Bar, Lottery, Flat Screens and me! Playing your favorite hits from the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound track to your Youth” Free! 8:30-11:30 p.m. Barber’s Crossing Road House, 861 Main St., Leicester. 508892-7575.

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Peter HIFI Ward & electric blues. Peter Ward, Bob Berry, and George Dellomo play the blues with a dollop of classic country music. No cover. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Dunny’s Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield.

Carlos Odria Trio. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Dynamo at Electric Haze. Door open at 6pm Music 9PM-12AM $7 cover “Dynamo is Nashville-based, nationally touring band whose music fuses jazz, rock, and funk with elements of soul and R&B. The culmination is a sound that’s both spontaneous and composed-and an energy that’s undeniably infectious. Formed in late 2012, Dynamo consists of nine core musicians. When they’re not performing or recording in Nashville, the band is on the road, spreading their unique brand of feel-good music to audiences all over the world.” $7 cover.

9 p.m.-noon Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook.

Jim Devlin. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place.

508-459-9035.

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

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

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

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

DJ Cuzn Kev. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. DJ XKALIBER Performs at Loft, Thurs at 11. 11-11:59 p.m.

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

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Josh Briggs Live Music Acoustic on the Deck. 9-11 a.m., 5-7 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-8428420 or jjsnorthboro.com Bastille Day Celebration 4pm! then, Kristen Ford 9pm! No Cover. 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Dana Lewis Live and Well! Enjoy a cool beverage on a warm summers evening out on the deck at “Worcester’s Best Kept Secret” Great New Menu, Full Bar, Gorgeous vistas, Spectacular Sunsets and me playing live, acoustic Music from the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound Track of your Youth” Grill on the Hill, 1929 Skyline Drive, off Belmont Street at Green Hill Park. No Cover, Be there! Free! 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Grill on the Hill, 1929 Skyline Drive. 508-854-1704 or find them on Facebook.

Carlos Odria Trio - World Jazz. Free. 6-9 p.m. Stone Cow Brewery and Tasting Room, 500 West St., Barre.

Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North.

Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic. com for info. Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

Gretchen Bostrom & Silvertone Steve. Gretchen & Silvertone Steve will be playing a wonderful variety of rhythm & blues. Her powerful, soulful vocals, and energetic stage presence delight audiences everywhere. N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar/Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Nick Christy. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508304-6044.

Aquanett-80’s Hair Metal Covers. Aquanett has been labeled “New England’s most authentic tribute to the 80’s.” Their look, authentic sound to the original artists and dedication to their fans have been keeping people coming out again and again for over a decade. Aquanett covers bands from Ozzy to Metallica, Bon Jovi to Poison. The seasoned group of musicians that call themselves Aquanett consists of Tina Valenti, Lead Vocals; Rick Thompson, Keyboards/vocals; Dave Ward, Guitar; Michael Abdow, Guitar/ vocals; Matthew Macri, Bass guitar/vocals; and Edmond H. Dupont III, Drums. $10 at the door 21+ Doors at 8pm $10 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

Cassandra Kubinski / Matt Cusson / plus Joon Acoustic Trio. Cassandra Kubinski, a New York-based singersongwriter and autism activist, blends pop and theatrical musical stylings with a heartfelt approach to lyrics: telling stories, digging into love, regret, healing, and adding a twist of wry humor. Her

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The second annual Wootown Wakefest kicks up waves on Lake Quinsigamond Friday, July 14 – Sunday, July 16. Don’t miss all the action, featuring live competition on Saturday! On Friday, learn to wakeboard or wakeskate.

And learn to wakesurf on Sunday! Meet pro rider Oli Derome, who is among the pros competing for big money.

There will be food, drink tent, live music and more. You want #epicness? Wootown Wakefest’s got it! For more information, visit wootownwakefest.com. lastest EP Onward debuted worldwide October 2016 in the Top 100 Billboard Heatseeker Charts. Kubinski’s music has been featured on ABC, NBC, Bravo, MTV and Lifetime’s “Dance Moms”. She has performed alonside The Goo Goo Dolls, 10,000 Maniacs, Anna Nalick, Nelson, and Dickie Betts. “Cassandra Kubinski is a rarity... a talented singer/songwriter working in a tradition very similar to the legendary solo artists of the early to mid 1970s. She proves that the art form is not only alive and well, but that it is still capable of being transcendent”. - Billy Joel Matt Cusson, an award-winning singer/ songwriter and pianist excels in jazz, pop, singer/songwriter and soul. In 2009 Matt won (by unanimous vote) the John Lennon Songwriting Contest’s top annual prize - the Maxell Song of the Year - for his jazz ballad “One of Those Nights”. That song also won the Billboard Songwriting Award in the Best Jazz Song category, and came in second in the International Songwriting Competition, as well as being nominated for a 2011 Los Angeles Music Award for Best Male Vocalist and Best Jazz Song. In 2013 Matt was also a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition with his lullaby, Once Upon A Time. Matt divides his time touring between N.Y.C. and L.A. “You can tell right away when Matt starts playing that he is the real thing”. - James Taylor Workshop is a non-profit 501(C)3 Cultural Arts & Learning Center that supports the development of visual and performing artists and cultivates a community that appreciates the Arts. $15 ADV $18 Door Opens@7:30pm. 8-10:30 p.m.

Wokshop13 Cultural Arts Center, Grand Hall, 13 Church St., Ware.

413-277-6072 or brownpapertickets.com Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8-11:30 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Daddie Long Legs, Hot from the Shack, Cabin Fever at E-Haze. Daddie Long Legs and our good friends Hot From The Shack will be joining forces with Cabin Fever at Electric Haze in Worcester, MA Tickets are just $5 so don’t let cover charges keep you from getting down with us! 21+ Free Parking 6pm Doors 2am Curfew $5 cover. 8 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook.

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

Drunken Uncles Performs at Loft, Friday at 8. 8-11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Jay Graham. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

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

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

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

The Flock Of A#$%Holes are back at Chopsticks, Leominster! So many great memories with the Flock at Chopsticks. We love playing here and can’t wait to see you Friday and Saturday for 2 completely different and unique sets of 80’s party tunes. See ya in Leominster! Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. Find them on Facebook.

Dana Lewis Live! Rock with me Friday Night! Great Food, Full Bar, Lottery, Flat Screens and Me! Playing your favorite hits from the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound track to your Youth” Free! 8:30-11:30 p.m. Barber’s Crossing Road House, 861 Main St., Leicester. 508892-7575.

Karaoke. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Foodworks, Route 20. 508-7520938.

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

Every Friday - Original Rock Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314.

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

978-345-5051.

Karaoke with DJ Bruce. Free. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Meiji Asian Cuisine, 24 Leicester St., North Oxford. 508-731-0120.

Mike Melendez. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Night On The Sun & Violetta Crush. First set Night On The Sun...Based in the North Jersey/NYC area, Night on the Sun is a 4-piece “electro pop n soul” band focused on pioneering a unique brand of pop music: catchy and accessible, yet vulnerable and daring...Violetta Crush...Chuck Fears and Pat Fears, a duo from San Antonio, Texas, pump out high-energy, synthetic sounds of the underground. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877 or find them on Facebook.

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 The Real Cool Cats - Rockabilly/Blues. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

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. 508-3046044.

Hit the Bus. 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 Joe T Performs at Loft, Saturday at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Safe House Radio Show. This is a live radio broadcast with 2 living DJs hoping to drag you out of your lonely IPods and phone apps to hear the local & national metal, thrash, screamo, punk and alternative you wont hear on mainstream radio. Tune into WCUW 91.3FM in the Worcester and surrounding areas. Or stream live on wcuw.org (hit the listen live button in the upper left corner of screen) Join your DJs Summi and Momma Bear for an hour of metal, thrash, screamo, punk & alternative. You’re not alone in your digital world.

Were out here live! Call in to let us know your listening @ (508)753-2284 after 11pm. Hope you tune in to hear local and national metal and more! 91.3fm or wcuw.org It’s your community radio! So enjoy it already! Sheesh! 11 p.m.-midnight WCUW Studios, 910 Main St. 508-753-2284 or find them on Facebook.

Worcester Portrait Exchange, Friday, July 14, 6-9 p.m., is a free and fun event where people pair up to create and exchange portraits. Event hosted by Arts Worcester and supported by the Worcester Arts Council.

For more information, visit worcesterportrait.org or email worcesterportrait@gmail.com.

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Josh Briggs Live Music Acoustic on the Deck. 9-11 a.m., 5-7 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-8428420 or jjsnorthboro.com Art + Market with Dick’s Market Garden. Your produce needs are covered this summer with our perennial favorite, Dick’s Market Garden. Starting this year in early June with strawberries, peas, greens, and early vegetables, the Market Garden then transitions to the cool weather flowers, apples, and gourds towards the fall. All of the items sold are locally grown (Lunenburg, MA).

Enjoy the museum galleries before or after your market visit! Market runs Saturdays, June 17, 2017 - October 21, 2017, and does not operate during anticipated lightning. Visiting market is free! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Salisbury Parking Lot, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Carlos Odria Trio - World Jazz. Free. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

BirchTree Bread Co., 138 Green St. 774-243-6944.

Eddie Money. 2-7 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster.

508-943-3871.

Connect + Contact. Please join us July 15th at 6PM for “Contact + Connect” at The Sprinkler Factory. This exhibition is a celebration of our greater creative community. It’s a blessing to have

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the chance to create and exchange dialogue with artists, makers, and shakers from our neighboring city of Providence, RI. We are honored to have the works of John Buron, Susan Clausen, Linda Ford, Richard Goulis, Umberto Crenca, Alyssa Coffin, Melinda Goodhue, and J-Me Johnston. If you’re interested in more info check out: johnburon.com/index.html as220.org/tag/susan-clausen/ lindafordart.com/newsite/home.html rgoulis.com/ umbertocrencaartist.com alyssacoffinart.com/ melindagoodhue. com/ 6-9 p.m. Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St. Find them on Facebook.

Bob Moon. Bob Moon will be playing some of our favorite classic rock hits, so come on in and enjoy the evening! N/A. 7-10 p.m.

Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar / Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Dana Lewis Live! Every Saturday night. Live, acoustic music, Family food, Full Bar, Lottery and Me! Playing the Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound Track of your Youth” No Cover. Be There! Free!

7-10 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901 or find them on Facebook.

Tony Soul Project Post Office Pub. 7-10 p.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106 or tonysoulproject.com Covenant. Charlie and Sons rock the house, once again! $5.

7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn.

508-579-6722.

Acoustic Shoes. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Leominster. 978-466-3433.

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

DJ’s Lisa & Yo. Special night celebrating with the Auburn Fire Department. 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877.

Ethan Caouete Performs at Loft, Saturday at 8. 8-11 p.m.

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

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

Humble Digs, Lee Ross, and Jeremiah Hazed at Electric Haze - Worcester, MA. A whole bunch of music for some summer celebration! facebook.com/HumbleDigsBand facebook.com/LeeRossMusic facebook.com/JeremiahHazed 8 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook.

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

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

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

The Flock Of A#$%Holes are back at Chopsticks, Leominster! So many great memories with the Flock at Chopsticks. We love playing here and can’t wait to see you Friday and Saturday for 2 completely different and unique sets of 80’s party tunes. See ya in Leominster! Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. Find them on Facebook.

Two of Those Birds. Two of Those Birds will be sharing our favorite acoustic songs with you at the Barbers Crossing Roadhouse.

Hope to see you there! Free! 8-11 p.m. Barber’s Crossing Road House, 861 Main St., Leicester. 508-892-7575 or find them on Facebook.

Dana Lewis Live! Rock with me Friday Night! Great Food, Full Bar, Lottery, Flat Screens and Me! Playing your favorite hits from the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound track to your Youth” Free! 8:30-11:30 p.m. Barber’s Crossing Road House, 861 Main St., Leicester. 508892-7575.

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

Auntie Trainwreck’s Summer Sizzler. Join your favorite Auntie as we returns to rock the KasBar on Saturday, July 15th,

2017! It’s mid-summer and the weather is beautiful, so join us for some out of control fun and wear a hole in the KasBar dance floor with us! Those of you who know and love the Kas know that when the Trainwreck pulls in, we bring our own brand of music and mayhem to the KasBar stage- won’t you join us for Classic Rock, Blues, Alt Rock and Party Favorites you can dance to all night long?

Green Hill Park is the place to be for Neighborhood Nature on the Water Fridays throughout the summer. Check it out, 2-5 p.m. There is no cost to jump in a canoe and learn about the wildlife that inhabits and depends upon the park. For more information, visit massaudubon.org or email bmbrook@ massaudubon.com.

Join the entire KasBar staff as they party with us, and make sure you ask them for one of the KasBar’s famous Fishbowls. When Auntie and the Kas get together it’s always a crazy good time- be there! 21+, No Cover, music starts around 9 pm! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385 or find them on Facebook.

Joan Cleary Band. No Cover. 9-5 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Karaoke-DJ Fenton with Music and Dancing. A jewel in the fashionable Canal District sandwiched between Harding and Water St @ Kelly Square in Worcester, MA...A great fun, and exciting social gathering that allows you to be relaxed, sing your heart out or just sing along with those who love to take the mic and belt one out. Also, enjoy warm, efficient servers who will get to know your name and have your drink request before you ask for it. Take a tour of political memory lane of photos, bumper stickers and artifacts that line the wall...if walls could speak! But proprietor Guy Glodis states...leave the politics at the door and come in enjoy an evening of friends, music and cocktails or beer. Drinks are also very reasonable...a top shelf straight up martini is priced way under $10... other places have them over $10..Shaken not Stirred! Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The Ballot Box, 11-17 Kelly Square. 774-243-1606 or find them on Facebook.

Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night!

Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com DJ 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. 508-3046044.

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 Joe T Performs at Loft, Saturday at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster. 508-943-3871 or indianranch.com Beatles For Sale: The Tribute. 77 Worcester St. (Junction of routes 12 & 140) W. Boylston, MA this program is sponsored in part by a grant from the West Boylston Cultural Council, a local agency, which is sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Free. 6-8 p.m. W. Boylston bandstand, 77 Worcester St., West Boylston.

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. 508478-7818 or find them on Facebook.

Open Mic Sundays @ Park Grill & Spirits. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive – and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra Family Concert. The Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Myron Romanul, will present a concert of classical music entitled Magically Mozart.

Soloists will be Siri Smedvig, violin and concertmaster; Chester Brezniak, clarinet; Christine Tsen, cello; Alex Stenning, horn; and Jon Clark and Scott Daugherty, trumpets. Concert announcer will be Bobbie Chase. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts

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Cultural Council a state agency. (The rain date is July 23.) Broadcast date on WCUW. 91.3 FM, is Monday, July 17, at 9 PM. with Nick Chase. Free but donations accepted. 7-9 p.m. Institute Park, Salisbury St. and Park Ave. 508-754-1234.

Tony Soul Project -Halligan’s Avon 39 Breast Cancer Benefit. Are you cuckoo for Coco’s Puffs? Do you wanna help us stamp out breast cancer-quite literally? Then mark your calendars for this groundbreaking event in June, when the Tony Soul Project and musical guests will come together to help my team for the Avon 39 Breast Cancer walk “Coco’s Puffs” raise the money we need to participate in this truly special event. If you’ve never heard the Tony Soul Project, you’re in for a treat. Join us Friday, June 16, at Halligan’s in Auburn for a night of fine, spirit-lifting music. And bask in the simple glow of people helping other people. Wanna get a jump on supporting us? (Frankly, we could use it-We’re behind!) Share this event, invite your friends, RSVP to put it on your calendar, and visit my personal page or one of my team member’s and make a donation today: Me: info.avon39.org/goto/ColleenCorrice Candace Fitch: info.avon39.org/ site/TR/Walk/Boston Michelle Nelson: info.avon39.org/site/TR/Walk/ Boston And if you wanna keep track of my team’s fundraising progress, click here: info.avon39.org/site/TR/Walk/Boston Hoping to see many of your shining, happy faces in June. Let’s help put an end to this craptacular disease. 7-10 p.m. Halligan’s Sports Bar and More, 889 Southbridge St., Auburn. 508-832-6793 or tonysoulproject.com Sam James. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

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Kalifa and Koliba Afropop Concert. International dance music will excite your heart so your feet must follow. Space is limited, pre-registration required. Member $7, Non-member $18, per person, including admission. 2-3 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. thankyou4caring.org The Mavericks. The Mavericks will return to Webster, MA on Sunday, July 16, 2017. Tickets are now on-sale at www.indianranch. com. The band also announced they will release a new record, Brand New Day, on March 31st. Indian Ranch offers music lovers a chance to see some of the greatest country, classic rock and pop bands steps from Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. Nestled between pine trees, the amphitheater offers the ability to see the stage from anywhere in the audience. $20 - 50. 2-5 p.m. Indian

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Leominster! So many great memories with the Flock at Chopsticks. We love playing here and can’t wait to see you Friday and Saturday for 2 completely different and unique sets of 80’s party tunes. See ya in Leominster! Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. Find them on Facebook.

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

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

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

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

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

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Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7-11 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Comedy at the Cabaret. No Cover. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Girls Night Out, The Show at Electric Haze (Worcester, MA). 21+ Door open at 6pm 8pm event 2am curfew $20 GA “Girls, it is time to get super excited, because “Girls Night Out The Show” is coming! Let these sexy men sweep you off your feet as you and your friends let your inner flirts out to play & party. Girls Night out the Show is the sexiest display of live entertainment for women on the road today! The men bring the heat seven nights a week on the 2017 Stripped Down Tour, so get fired up! These guys are gonna make you melt. The excitement is real and the boys are coming to town to celebrate with you and your girlfriend’s. The Show has been designed for the Contemporary Woman in mind featuring a strong cast of perfectly fit men to appeal to a variety of taste. The Show is a multimedia experience like nothing you’ve ever experienced before. It’s 120 minutes of high-energy and Wildly Fun Excitement as the men perform, dance and sing all created and designed just for you.” $20 GA. 8-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook.

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Leominster! So many great memories with the Flock at Chopsticks. We love playing here and can’t wait to see you Friday and Saturday for 2 completely different and unique sets of 80’s party tunes. See ya in Leominster! Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. Find them on Facebook.

Dana Lewis Live! Rock with me Friday Night! Great Food, Full Bar, Lottery, Flat Screens and Me! Playing your favorite hits from the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound track to your Youth” Free! 8:30-11:30 p.m. Barber’s Crossing Road House, 861 Main St., Leicester. 508892-7575.

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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Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive – and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. 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.

The Flock Of A#$%Holes are back at Chopsticks, Leominster! So many great memories with the Flock at Chopsticks. We love playing here and can’t wait to see you Friday and Saturday for 2 completely different and unique sets of 80’s party tunes. See ya in Leominster! Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. Find them on Facebook.

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Come see the Worcester Bravehearts take on the Sharks of Martha’s Vineyard Friday, July 14, 7:05 p.m., at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field, 1 College St., Worcester, then stick around for the post-game fireworks show. Tickets are $6-$10. For more information, visit worcesterbravehearts.com, email info@worcesterbravehearts.comor call 508-438-3773.

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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 with DJ Bruce. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Antonio’s Pizza by the Slice, 268 Chandler St., Worcester, MA. Sean Fullerton and his Mad Loops Laboratory. Sean Fullerton specializes in Acoustic Blues, Rock, Folk, Memphis Soul and Fingerstyle Guitar using a wide variety of guitars, harmonicas, guitar looping, vocal harmony technology, Bose and UltraSound sound systems. Sean performs solo for many venues and events throughout New England year-round. Dinner, Drinks, Music and Fun. 9 p.m.midnight Cabby Shack Restaurant, 30 Town Wharf, Plymouth. 508746-5354 or seanfullertonmusic.net

DePasquale’s Jazzed Up the best in jazz. A romantic blend of jazz classics and American Songbook favorites. If you like Sinatra, Buble’, Connick Jr, Bennett, you will love Jazzed Up. jazzedup.net No Cover . 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. Dave O’Brien Performs at Loft, Weds at 7. 7-11:59 p.m.

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

Toast Masters. Speak before a group, develop speaking skills 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. (Grotto), 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Summer Concert- Contemporary Broadway Favorites (Greater Worcester Opera). Join GWO for their 14th Annual Summer Concert Series. Enjoy a comfortable and air-conditioned atmosphere, while experiencing engaging performances by some of the area’s finest singers, accompanied by Olga Rogach and narrated by Rick Kimball. The music is exquisite, the price reasonable and the refreshments complimentary- it’s a great way to support the arts while having a wonderful time! Concerts >Wednesday 19 include Classic Broadway, and Songbook Standards (July 12), Eric Paslay. Nashville country music star Eric Paslay hits Contemporary Broadway Favorites (July 19), Gilbert and Sullivan Worcester’s Canal District as part of his national summer tour.

Extravaganza (July 26), and Opera and Operetta Delights Local country star Ashley Jordan will open the show. This is a (August 2). $10 general admission ($5 student) at the door. free concert taking place in the magical setting of Kelley Square 7:30-9:30 p.m. Briarwood Community Center, Birches in Worcester -- the heart of the Canal District. Bring your lawn Auditorium, Briarwood Circle. 508-930-7062 or chairs. Food trucks will be on site. In case of bad weather, the greaterworcesteropera.org event will move indoors to the White Room of the adjacent Nick’s Jazz Jam Open Mic. No Cover. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Crompton Building. Free. 6-8:30 a.m. Harding Street at Kelley Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Square, Harding St. at Kelley Square. 508-868-4274 or Open Mic. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508canaldistrictmusicseries.com 304-8133.

The Motown Jukebox. Join “Motown Tom” Ingrassia-The Flock Of A#$%Holes are back at Chopsticks, Leominster! So many great memories with the Flock at Worcester’s very own Agent Double-O Soul--every Wednesday morning from 9 am to noon for The Motown Jukebox on WCUW Chopsticks. We love playing here and can’t wait to see you 91.3FM for 3 hours of Motown music and the stories behind the Friday and Saturday for 2 completely different and unique sets of hits. “Motown Tom” is a Motown historian and author. His current 80’s party tunes. See ya in Leominster! Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. book--Reflections Of A Love Supreme: Motown Through The Eyes Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster.

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Dana Lewis Live! Rock with me Friday Night! Great Food, Full Indie Excellence Awards. “Motown Tom” has twice been named Best Radio Personality in local media polls. WCUW streams live Bar, Lottery, Flat Screens and Me! Playing your favorite hits from the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound track to your Youth” Free! 8:30online at wcuw.org. 9 a.m.-noon WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Community Radio Station, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012 or wcuw. 11:30 p.m. Barber’s Crossing Road House, 861 Main St., Leicester. 508-892-7575. org Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 5-7:30 p.m.

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Sunset Tiki Bar, 79 Powers Road, Westford. 978-692-5700.

Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, Beatles For Sale: The Tribute. Shrewsbury - The Friends 97 Water St. of the Shrewsbury Public Library in conjunction with the Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Department, again will present an outdoor concert featuring Beatles for Sale, an award-winning Beatles tribute band based in New England, at 6 p.m. July 19 at Dean Park, 805 Main St. Beatles for Sale has been entertaining >Thursday 13 audiences of all ages since 2007 and has a repertoire of more than 150 songs from the Beatles’ work. In the event of inclement Photography Basics with Jessica White. Learn 4 photography basics to give your images a little boost! This class weather, the concert will be moved indoors to the Shrewsbury will cover auto vs no flash mode, the rule of thirds, limb chop dos Public Library, 609 Main St. More info on the band is at & don’ts, and a brief look at how light placement affects shadows.

BeatlesForSale.net. Free. 6-7:30 p.m. Dean Park, Main St., You will get a small take-home book that also has some at-home Shrewsbury. exercises to help practice what you’ve learned. All DSLR users Canal District Music Series. The 2017 Canal District welcomed, as well as point & shoot cameras, and even camera Music Series will once again offer free concerts on Wednesday phones! Please be familiar with your camera before taking this evenings throughout the summer -- outdoors in the inimitable, class. A minimum of 2 students needed to run this class, with a limit carnival atmosphere of Kelley Square. Bring your lawn chairs, of 8 students. If the class does not reach minimum requirement partake of delicious fare from our food trucks, and enjoy world 3 days prior, it will be canceled. $90 WorcShop Members / $115 class entertainment from the likes of We and the Dawg, Eric Non-Members. 3-6 p.m. The WorcShop, Studio 12, 243 Stafford St. Paslay, the Alchemistics, the Cocker Rocks, the Matthew Sanchez Orchestra, and Toni Lynn Washington. There’s no better 774-293-8165 or eventbrite.com ambiance in Worcester; and it’s free! In case of rain, the events Refining Hammer Control with Russ Jennings 7.13.17.

The hammer is the tool you use most as a smith; this class will refine will move indoors to the White Room of the adjacent Crompton how you use it. We will start with proper ergonomics of how to swing Building. Free. 6-8:30 p.m. Harding Street at Kelley Square, the hammer, and how to position yourself around the anvil. After that, Harding St. at Kelley Square. 508-868-4274 or we will work on a small rack, with matching hooks. Each student will CanalDistrictMusicSeries.com make several hooks and assemble them into a completed project.

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Minimum of 3 students required to run the class & a maximum of 8. If the class does not reach minimum enrollment 3 days prior, it will be canceled. Students will have the option of transferring their ticket to another class or receiving a refund. Please provide us with both a contact number & email to ensure you are properly notified of course changes. Class Requirements: Appropriate shop clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long sleeves/ jeans is the typical minimum recommended) closed toe shoes (leather steel toe boots recommended). No experience necessary. How to find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue awning. $80 WorcShop Members / $100 Non-members.

5:30-9:30 p.m. The WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 774-545-0720 or eventbrite.com Glassblowing Floppy Bowls. Get a taste of the ancient art of glassblowing in this fun one-night course. In one evening, you will learn about the history and process behind creating beautiful blown glass at the New Street Glass Studio. No experience is necessary and all materials are included. Fee Breakdown: Student Fee: $85 Materials Fee: $5 $90. 6:30-9:30 p.m. New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-753-8183, ext. 301 or register.worcestercraftcenter.org

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Garden Kids Summer Class. Instructor: Alice Puccio In this program children will learn about how to care for plants through stories, crafts, games and hands on time helping in the garden. Each week will build on itself, but families are welcome to drop in and join throughout the summer. Ages 7-9 Pre-registration required, max 15 Member: $4 per session or $25 for 7 sessions, Nonmember: $8 per session or $50 for 7 sessions, includes cost of admission per child.

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Discover (Your) Nature Mini-Retreat. Instructor: Lauren Turner Strengthen your connection to yourself and nature with the healing art of yoga and a grounding meditative walk through the woods. Member $45, Non-member $60. 9 a.m.-noon Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Glassblowing Colorful Cups. Get a taste of the ancient of glassblowing in this fun one-night course. In one evening, you will learn about the history and process behind creating beautiful blown glass at the New Street Glass Studio. No experience is necessary; all materials are included. Fee Breakdown: Student Fee: $85 Materials Fee: $5 $90. 6:30-9:30 p.m. New Street Glass Studio, Hot Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-753-8183, ext. 301 or register. worcestercraftcenter.org

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of these programs designed around common step and mileage goals (approx. 5,000 steps/2.5 miles). Walking anywhere is good for your heart-walking in nature is good for your soul too.

Leaders: Sanctuary Staff. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712 $5 Mass Audubon Adult Members, $7 Adult Non-members. 9-10:30 a.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-4642712 or massaudubon.org Third Week Wonders: The Very Lonely Firefly. If you are between the ages of 3 and 5, bring your favorite adult for a thematic hour of a story, an activity, and a naturalist-led walk.

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Pre-registration is required. For more information and to register, call 508-753-6087. $3 Child Members, $4 Child Nonmembers, Adults Free. 10-11 a.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Children’s Art in the Garden Class. Instructor: Jane Houghton Enjoy making art inspired by plants and our youth vegetable garden together with your child. Recommended for ages 4+ Pre-registration required, max 12 Member: $18 per session, Nonmember: $28 per session, includes cost of admission per child and adult. 10:30 a.m.-noon Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext.

124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Kunitz’s Boyhood Home Summer Writing Series Workshop #2. Writing Workshop #2 - led by Christian Reifsteck - Inscribing Blessing: Exploring the Poem as Blessing. - Kunitz famously said, “The poem comes in the form of a blessing.” In this workshop, Christian Reifsteck, teacher and poet, will lead participants in exploration of the poem as blessing. Using several of Kunitz’s poems, including Promise Me, Benediction, and End of Summer as points of discussion, we’ll consider the way poems bless us, the blessings of our own lives, and be inspired to create poems of blessing. Register by July 4th. Registration required: complete our online form or contact Carol Stockmal by telephone at 508-756-4407 with questions. $20 per workshop. 1-5 p.m. Stanley Kunitz House, 4 Woodford St. 508-756-4407 or kunitzhome.org

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Intro to Damascus Steel with Jason Scott - One Weekend Class. Learn how to forge weld 2 (or more) types of steel into one solid piece of patterned steel in this 2-day course.

The importance and safety aspects of being able to properly hold on to hot metal will be discussed. Students will have the opportunity to make one billet of Damascus, (that can later be refined into as finished item) as well as gain the knowledge of and making more in the future. 10 am to 4 pm (½ >Friday 14 – Friday August 18 modifying Yoga & Mindfulness. Ivy Child International offers 30 minutes of hour lunch break) Cost: $145 members / $175 non-members Limit 4 students. Minimum enrollment 2 students. If your class yoga and mindfulness for families with children ages 12 and under. does not reach minimum enrollment 3 days prior, your class will Please bring your own mat or towel. Free. 11-11:30 a.m. Worcester be rescheduled. Students will have the option of transferring their Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655. ticket to another class or receiving a refund. Please provide us with both a contact number & email to ensure you are properly >Saturday 15 notified of course changes. Class Requirements: Appropriate shop Landscape Photography Workshop. Instructor: Steve clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long sleeves/ jeans is the typical McGrath Learn the best camera settings and techniques for minimum recommended) closed toe shoes (leather steel toe boots landscape photography. Hands-on practice in the gardens recommended). No experience necessary. How to find us! Turn in at will be followed by classroom critique. Member $60, Nonthe Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot member $75. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the thankyou4caring.org blue awning. $145 WorcShop Members / $175 Non-Members. 10 Step into Nature. Are you counting step or miles as part of your daily health and wellness? The peaceful and beautiful trails a.m. to 4 p.m. The WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 774-545-0720 or at Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary are a terrific alternative eventbrite.com to treadmills and dodging traffic on roadways. Attend any or all J U LY 1 3 , 2 0 1 7 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M

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class does not reach minimum enrollment 3 days prior, it will be canceled. Students will have the option of transferring their ticket to another class or receiving a refund. Please provide us with both a contact number & email to ensure you are properly notified of >Saturday 15 – Saturday 29 course changes. Class Requirements: Appropriate shop clothing: Family Art Journal with Artist C.J. Kennedy. Taught by (natural fiber clothing, long sleeves/ jeans is the typical minimum award-winning local artist C.J. Kennedy, this three-session workshop recommended) closed toe shoes (leather steel toe boots will teach you the steps to create a beautiful handmade scrapbook recommended). No experience necessary. How to find us! Turn in unique to your multi-generational family. Designed for families of 2-4 at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of members. Bring 6-8 copies of photographs of memorable occasions the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a to the first session. Recommended for ages 9+, children must be large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the accompanied by an adult. Register online at mywpl.org or call 508right with the blue awning. $80 WorcShop Members / $100 Non799-1655 ext. 3. This program is administered by the Worcester Arts members. 6-9:30 p.m. The WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 774-545Council, for the Local Cultural Council - an agency supported by the 0720 or eventbrite.com Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Free. 1-3 p.m.

Intro to MIG Welding with Randal Gardner. MIG welding Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799is one of the most common and useful welding techniques in use 1655, ext. 3. today. It is fairly easy to learn and has wide application for everyday repair and fabrication. In this class you will learn: Equipment >Sunday 16 The Marine Corps League annual Summer Bash setup and safety. Basics of GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) Use of Plant ID: Plants Everyone Should Know shakes things up Saturday, July 15, 1-11 p.m., at the U.S. personal protective equipment associated with welding. Part Groundcovers. : Some of the more than 2500 plants in New Marine Club – Marine Corps League Worcester preparation. Welding techniques for various positions (flat, vertical, England are so common that we can see them almost anywhere, Detachment, 181 Lake Ave., Worcester. For $15, you get horizontal, overhead). Weld bead inspection and analysis. Limit 4 on any given day, if we know how to look. Red maple, food and music from eight bands all day long. There are also students Minimum enrollment 2 students. If your class does not meadowsweet, partridgeberry, and hay-scented fern are good drink specials. Enjoy music from bands including Still Dizzi, reach minimum enrollment by 2 pm on the date it is set for, your examples - can you identify them? Knowing very common plants Auntie Trainwreck, Bittersuite, Tony Soul, Far From Eden, class will be canceled. Class Requirements: Appropriate shop from four broad groupings can provide you with a solid Gov’t Surplus, Right Angle Woman and The Flock. For more clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long sleeves/ jeans is the typical foundation for further plant study and will help you make information, find the event page on Facebook (facebook.com/ minimum recommended) closed toe shoes (leather steel toe boots comparisons when identifying new species. We will learn to worcestermarinecorpsleague, or email aalg4@aol.com. recommended). No experience necessary How to find us! Turn in at identify a dozen plants in each session by looking at plant the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the structures, using field guides, exploring habitats, and discovering lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large awesome adaptations of our local flora. We will look at Broad The Whole Shebang. Design- create-build! In this class, Meadow Brook’s new native plant gardens and explore along the experience it all - ceramics, metals, paper arts, fibers, and more! garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue awning. $45 WorcShop Members / $60 Nontrails as well. $10 Adult Member, $13 Adult Nonmember. 1-4 Explore what the world of craft has to offer and discover what p.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center your can do! $205. 9 a.m.-noon Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Members. 7-9 p.m. The WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 774-545-0720 or eventbrite.com and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or Sagamore Road. 5087538183 or register.worcestercraftcenter. massaudubon.org org Sunday Volunteer Days at Wachusett Meadow. Learn Intro to Jewelry. Create your own rings, pendants, and >Wednesday 19 about nature as you assist with a variety of property, bracelets while discovering the techniques and processes of MBA - Healthcare Management Information Session. maintenance, and ecological management projects such as metal working. Learn silver soldering, forming, wire work and gardening, buildings and grounds work, trail clearing, wildlife more! The instructor will work with you to develop the skills you Join MBA in Healthcare Management Co-Program Directors Robin Frkal, Ph.D. and Lea Christo, LICSW who will discuss our monitoring, and animal care. Projects are primarily outside, but need to innovate and produce your own designs. $205. 12:30Healthcare Management MBA program options. This is including inside projects are sometimes needed. Carpentry skills welcome. 3:30 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. our new Certificate of Graduate Study (C.G.S.) for Healthcare Nature lovers appreciated. For all ages, but children under 16 5087538183 or register.worcestercraftcenter.org Managers and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in must be accompanied by an adult. For more information contact The Whole Shebang. Design- create-build! In this class, the Sanctuary at 978.464.2712. Free. 1-4 p.m. Mass Audubon: experience it all - ceramics, metals, paper arts, fibers, and more! Healthcare Management. 5:30-7 p.m. Testa Auditorium, Assumption College Campus. graduate.assumption.edu Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Explore what the world of craft has to offer and discover what Princeton. 978-464-2712. your can do! $205. 12:30-3:30 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, Family Plant Dye Workshop. Instructor: Alice Puccio Learn to dye fabrics using different plants. This class is geared towards Flowers in Bloom Summer Nature Walk. Instructor: 25 Sagamore Road. 5087538183 or register. children. Ages 10+ Pre-registration required, max 10 people Nate Emerson Have fun exploring flowers in bloom. We will learn worcestercraftcenter.org Member: $35 per parent-child pair, Nonmember: $48 per parentabout the parts and function of flowers and plant life cycles. child pair, includes cost of admission. 6-7:30 p.m. Tower Hill Recommended for 6+ Pre-registration required, max 14 Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext.

Member: $12 per session, Nonmember: $24 per session, >Tuesday 18 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org includes cost of admission per child and adult. 2-3 p.m. Tower Introduction to Finding Grants. There are many Figure in Context #25. 3-hour figure workshop held by Void’s Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, considerations to be made when seeking funding to support your Creations at The WorcShop Featured model: TBA Set design: TBA ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org non-profit organization. This workshop will provide an overview of This is not just your average nude model on a stand, we will be the grant seeking process as outlined by the Foundation Center staging an environment for the model to pose in (local artists are >Monday 17 and will provide a look at how to use the Foundation Directory welcome to volunteer to bring to life a different creative setting Building Challenge. Test your building and design skills online database. Register online at mywpl.org or call 508-799each session) The event will be recurring bi-weekly on Wednesday with a weekly challenge using some common household items!

1655 ext. 3 for more information. Free. 1-2:30 p.m. Worcester For ages 8 - 12. Free. 2-3 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Public Library, 3rd Floor Computer Lab, 3 Salem Square. 508-799- evenings from 6-9pm starting May 25th. 6-630 pm gesture 6:30-9 pm long pose All mediums are welcome, please bring your own children’s program room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655.

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Two-Night Forge a Kiridashi Knife (utility knife) with easels and supplies. If you intend to use messy media please bring a drop cloth as well. No experience necessary. How to find us! Turn >Monday 17 – Friday 21 Russ Jennings. This is a two-night class, the second night is Amazing Metals. Bend, twist, clip, hammer! Design Thursday, July 20, 2017, 6-9:30p We will start with a piece of high in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back sculptures, mobiles, jewelry, and more using wire, metals, and a carbon stock and forge it into a Kiri dashi, a fixed blade knife utility of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the variety of media to broaden your creative horizons. Combine new knife. This is not stock removal; students will forge the blade to right with the blue awning. $15 General Admission / $20 with techniques and media to create unique artworks to hang and shape, hammer in the bevels, and punch and drift holes for the Reference Photos. 6-9 p.m. The WorcShop, Classroom Side B, 243 wear. $205. 9 a.m.-noon Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 handle. If time permits, we will quench the blades. At the end of Sagamore Road. 5087538183 or register.worcestercraftcenter. the course, each student will have a completed knife. Minimum of Stafford St. 774-545-0720 or eventbrite.com org 3 students required to run the class & a maximum of 6. If the

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Forge a Railroad Spike Knife with Jason Scott. In this 3.5-hour class, students will learn the basic techniques of making a blade, using a railroad spike. The importance and safety aspects of being able to properly hold onto hot metal will be discussed.

Students will have the opportunity to make one knife of their own, as well as gain the knowledge of modifying and making more in the future. Minimum of 2 students required to run the class & a maximum of 4. If the class does not reach minimum enrollment 3 days prior, it will be canceled. Students will have the option of transferring their ticket to another class or receiving a refund.

Please provide us with both a contact number & email to ensure you are properly notified of course changes. Class Requirements: Appropriate shop clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long sleeves/ jeans is the typical minimum recommended) closed toe shoes (leather steel toe boots recommended). No experience necessary.

How to find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue awning. $75 WorcShop Members / $90 Non-Members . 6-9:30 p.m. The WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 774-545-0720 or eventbrite.com Cancelled: Kids’ Herbalist Walk. Instructor: Guido Mase Join us for a nature walk to learn about making a hydrosol from herbs. Ages 10+ Pre-registration required, max 10 children Member: Free, Nonmember: $5 per child, plus cost of admission.

6:30-7:15 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring. org Support Group for Spouses and Family Members of Breast Cancer Patients & Surivors. Is your spouse or family member a breast cancer patient or survivor? Do you keep your questions, concerns or fears to yourself? Have you wished there were others you could talk with who have been in your shoes? Please join us for our monthly support group led by the husband of a breast cancer survivor. Free. 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Generations Healing Center, 250 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-3310 or pinkhippy.org/events.htm

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July 14 Free Second Friday. 4-6 PM: Hands-on! Art making for all ages, inspired by works on view. Islamic Design: Paint watercolor tiles and plates with floral and geometric motifs inspired by ceramic objects from the newly acquired Horwitz collection of Islamic Art. 6 PM Open Eyes: Guided conversation exploring a different art object each month. Museum Shop open + complimentary light refreshments Free. 4-6 p.m. Smith College Museum of Art, 20 Elm St., Northampton. 413-585-2760 or smith.edu

>Tuesday 18

Returning to Community After Prison - Part of the Worcester Public Library Community Conversations Series. Join Anne Keyworth, AmeriCorps Attorney with CLA, and Steve Denson, Volunteer Coordinator from EPOCA in a discussion of post-incarceration obstacles that individuals face after paying their debt to society, and how these obstacles impact the community.

Register online at mywpl.org or call 508-799-1655x3 Community Conversation Series Traveling with Purpose: Making a Difference Overseas Tuesday, July 11 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room Returning to Community After Prison Tuesday, July 18 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room Civic Engagement: Serve and Be Heard Wednesday, July 19 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room Supporting Worcester’s Refugees Tuesday, July 25 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room Addiction & Recovery: Book Talk and Discussion Tuesday, August 1 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room Urban Planning with the People with Dr. Tom Conroy

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>Wednesday 19

Civic Engagement: Serve and Be Heard - Part of the Worcester Public Library Community Conversation Series. Want to learn how to be heard? Join us for a panel on how you may run for political office; serve on a board; and participate in your community by attending committee, board, or other meetings. Join us, and be part of the discussion. All are welcome.

Register online at mywpl.org or call 508-799-1655x3 Community Conversation Series Traveling with Purpose: Making a Difference Overseas Tuesday, July 11 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room Returning to Community After Prison Tuesday, July 18 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room Civic Engagement: Serve and Be Heard Wednesday, July 19 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room Supporting Worcester’s Refugees Tuesday, July 25 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room Addiction & Recovery: Book Talk and Discussion Tuesday, August 1 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room Urban Planning with the People with Dr. Tom Conroy Wednesday, August 16 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Saxe Room free. 6-7:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

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Name: Trevor Jensen Hometown: Dunedin, Florida School: Tulane University Year: Junior Position: RF Does the grind of playing baseball basically all year-round wear you down? To play this game, you must enjoy it. Since Florida is nice enough to play all year,I’m used to the lifestyle. It’s nice to get downtime, but you always have to keep going.

Where is your favorite place to eat in Worcester?

Brattle Stop Market What is the best thing about being on the Worcester Bravehearts? The atmosphere and constant fans, especially on kids day.

How does this league differ from playing in college?

It’s more laid back, with a cool, relaxed summer ball feel. You still want to win, but it’s a little bit looser. It is just as fun, but the crowds are livelier with more fans, and it’s cool playing against, and playing with, people from all different colleges.

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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits - Fridays, Saturdays, Saturday, September 18 - Tuesday, December 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits 257 Park Ave Worcester MA 01609 Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri July 14th Emma Willmann Josh Day and Friends Sat July 15th Amy Tee Josh Day and Friends Fri & Sat July 21st & 22nd Chris Pennie Kristin O’Brien and Friends Fri & Sat July 28th & 29th John Romanoff Alex Giampapa and Friends Fri & Sat August 4th & 5th Mike McCarthy Paul Landwehr and Friends Fri & Sat August 11th & 12th Dan Boulger Dave Lamb and Friends Fri & Sat August 18th & 19th Shawn Carter Nick Lavallee and Friends Fri & Sat August 25th & 26th Carolyn Plummer and Friends Dick›s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-401-2221 or online at dickdoherty.

com Comedy Open Mic in the Cabaret! - Mondays, Monday, May 15 - Monday, December 18. The 1st and 3rd Monday of every month!

Sign ups are at 7:30 and the show starts at 8:00! Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. Call 508-753-4030.

Worcester Shakespeare Company - Wednesdays, Thursdays, Wednesday, July 12 - Thursday, July 13. Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main St. Call 508-929-0777.

Auditions - Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike - Tuesday, July 18 - Wednesday, July 19. Theatre at the Mount is holding auditions for their October production of Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” on Tuesday, July 18 and Wednesday, July 19 at 7PM. No appointment is needed. Cast calls for 2 adult men and 4 adult women. For more information visit the Theatre at the Mount website at mwcc.edu/tam 7-9 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Main building, Room 182, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9162 or visit mwcc.edu Honk! - Wednesday, July 19 - Saturday, July 22. A musical by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe $20 regular admission, $17 students/seniors. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions.org

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>Thursday 13

Art Carts: Family Fun - The Antioch Mosaics. Ever wonder how our wonderful collection of mosaics got here? How they were made? Where they came from? Where is Antioch?

Learn about all this and try your hand at making a mosaic! (programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission.

1-2 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Renaissance Court, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

>Thursday 13 – Thursday 27

Art Carts: Family Fun - Reusable Universes. What do garbage bags, highlighter ink, soda bottles, LED headlights and computer cooling fans have in common? Why our Reusable Universes special exhibit of course. Come explore some of the materials used by artist Shih Chieh Huang to make his marvelous creations. Here at the Art Cart you can see with your hands and then look with your eyes (and hear with your ears) in the exhibit! (programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 11 a.m.-noon Worcester Art Museum, Salisbury Hall, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

>Thursday 13 – Wednesday 19

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

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>Friday 14

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

Is it comfortable? How and why did they decorate it? Discover the answers to these questions and more with our hands-on armor activity! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 1-2 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Medieval Galleries, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

>Friday 14 – Friday August 18

Neighborhood Nature on the Water at Green Hill Park in Worcester. Join the fun in our canoes and learn about the wildlife that depend upon this park. We provide canoes, paddles, personal flotation vests, and basic canoeing instruction. You provide the enthusiasm and interest! This is a free program. Swimming skills are required. An adult must accompany all participants under 18 years. Program may be cancelled due to inclement weather.

Please call 508-753-6087 to check program status. Free. 2-5 p.m.

Green Hill Park, Green Hill Parkway. massaudubon.org

>Friday 14 – Wednesday 19

Art Carts: Family Fun - Reusable Universes. What do garbage bags, highlighter ink, soda bottles, LED headlights and computer cooling fans have in common? Why our Reusable Universes special exhibit of course. Come explore some of the materials used by artist Shih Chieh Huang to make his marvelous creations. Here at the Art Cart you can see with your hands and then look with your eyes (and hear with your ears) in the exhibit! (programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 11 a.m.-noon Worcester Art Museum, Salisbury Hall, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

>Saturday 15

Zip Tour: Cheng: Scourge Vanquished. Zip tours are fastpaced views of one artist or work of art, and last only 20 minutes.

Free with Museum admission. Tour begins in the Lancaster Welcome Center. Free with Museum admission. 1-1:30 p.m.

Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

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>Saturday 15 – Sunday 16

Art Carts: Family Fun - Reusable Universes. What do garbage bags, highlighter ink, soda bottles, LED headlights and computer cooling fans have in common? Why our Reusable Universes special exhibit of course. Come explore some of the materials used by artist Shih Chieh Huang to make his marvelous creations. Here at the Art Cart you can see with your hands and then look with your eyes (and hear with your ears) in the exhibit! (programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission.

2-3 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Salisbury Hall, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

outdoors >Thursday 13

Nature Explore: Live! - Ecology of Sound. Join us for a series of exciting live performances on the Music and Movement Stage in our Nature Explore® Outdoor Exhibit held on select Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. in July and August. Explore science and nature topics through educational and interactive experiences! On Thursday, July 13, experience the “Ecology of Sound.” A high energy interactive performance with Ricardo

Frota, a Brazilian musician, who creates instruments from recycled and nature found objects. The program introduces the cultures of Brazil through music, singing and dancing. Audience members of all ages will enjoy making music. Watch and listen as Frota plays a tree as a percussion instrument. Free with EcoTarium admission ($18 adults, $14 children 2-18, seniors 65+ and students with ID); Free for EcoTarium Members and children under 2. 11-11:45 a.m. EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org

>Wednesday 19

Pest Scouting Tour. Leader: Joann Vieira, Horticulture Director Walk through the gardens in search of insects and diseases that are pestering our favorite plants! Learn safe tips for reducing damage and eliminating problems. Free with Admission. 5-6 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. thankyou4caring.org Springtime Tulip River Cruise Travel Presentation.

Information session for the Springtime Tulip River Cruise, April 5-13, 2018, will be held on Wednesday, July 19, 6pm; please pre-register. Travel to the Netherlands and Belgium for a relaxing 7-night river cruise. Highlights include Amsterdam, Ghent, Bruges, Antwerp, Kinderdijk Windmills, and more than seven million tulips and other flowers on exhibit at Keukenhof Gardens.

For more information and an itinerary, please visit our website: gateway.gocollette.com/link/788112 Photo © Keukenhof Gardens Travel Presentation is Free; pre-registration required.

6-7 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston.

508-869-6111, ext. 120 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org

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fairs/ festivals >Thursday 13

Out to Lunch-Main Street, Mainstream. The Worcester Jazz Collective is an award winning group that explores jazz and its many forms. The WJC is built around the core of baritone guitarist Tom Lubelczyk, bassist Geoff Oehling, and drummer Tom Sperars, with a range of guest musicians at each performance. Food Vendors: The Dogfather Sabor Latino Talyta’s Café Minuteman Kettle Corn Press’n It Figs & Pigs Farmers: Stillman Quality Meats REC Mobile Market Schultz Farm Sweetwater Farm Vendors: EV’s Whimsies Red’s Amsocsa Art Non Profits: City of Worcester, Office of Human Rights and Disabilities WCCA TV The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts WRTA Worcester Public Library WICN Public Radio AARP MA Free Admission. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main St. 508-929-0777 or worcesterma.gov

>Friday 14

Worcester Shakespeare Festival 2017. 11th Anniversary Season proudly presents Antony & Cleopatra in repertory with Coriolanus Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM Sundays at 2:00 PM | July 14- August 20 Tickets and full performance calendar online at WorcesterShakespeareCompany.org or at the door.

Adults $20, Seniors/Students $15, Children under 12 free. In case of inclement weather, the performance moves indoors. 8-9:30 p.m.

Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. & Whitin Mill Complex, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. 508-234-6232 or alternativesnet.org

>Saturday 15

Summer Music Festival. A fun filled day with 4 bands, Hit the Bus 12 -2, Belfast Cowboys 2:30 - 4:30, Desi Garcia $:45 - 6:45 and The McMurphy’s 7 - 10. Food trucks, Vendors, Kids Activities and more. Come join us for a fun filled family day of great entertainment! $12 by July 5th/ $15 afterwards. Noon-10 p.m. Fiddlers Green Pub, 19 Temple St. 508-367-9181.

fundraisers >Saturday 15

The MCL Annual Summer Bash - Food, Music, Raffles and More. The MCL’s Annual Summer Bash starts at 1:00 $15.00 covers food and music all day 8 bands: Still Dizzi Auntie Trainwreck Bittersuite Tony Soul Far From Eden Gov’t Surplus Right Angle Woman and The Flock burgers, dogs, sausage, chicken and all the sides Raffles Bud light Girls Drink specials and more $15. 1-11 p.m.

U.S Marine Club- Marine Corps League Worcester Detachment, 181 Lake Ave. 508-612-5639 or find them on Facebook.

>Sunday 16

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Join Mt. Carmel Preservation Society as we celebrate The Feast Day of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.

Be a spectator or Join in the Procession starting at 10 am from OLMC, 28 Mulberry St. To Muskeego St. 4 in 1 Club. Help us keep the tradition alive. Luncheon to follow $15. Children under 10 $10.

Wear your OLMC t-shirt or you can purchase one. Limited seating for Lunch: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 28 Mulberry St.

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32 yrs exp. Quality work.

Masters Lic. 20050A Insured.

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Johanson Home Improvement Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling - Any Carpentry/Tiling Needs Over 20 years experience.

Chad 508-963-8155 Lic/Ins HIC Registered Credit Cards Accepted

Central Glass Co. A Complete Line of Glass.

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Rutland, MA Call 774-234-0306

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Rubber. *Best Prices* 28 Years experience. Licensed, Insured, References. Free estimates.

Call Ken. O’Brien Home Services. 508-373-4653

SEALCOATING

B & F Sealcoating Hot Crack Sealing Free Residential Estimates 15 Years Exp. Fully Ins. Quality Work Reasonable Price Bob Fahlbeck 508-839-3942 SIDING

Sneade Brothers VINYL SIDING & REPLACEMENT WINDOWS Fully licensed & Insured Richard Sneade 508-839-1164 www.sneadebrotherswindow andsiding.com TREE SERVICES

Ross A. McGinnes Storm Damage, Tree Work Stump Removal.

Free Estimates. 508-365-9602

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Burnham Maintenance Clean-ups.

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Patios & Walkways.

Fertilization Programs.

Deliveries Available.

Please call 508-829-3809 or 508-400-4263

Sterling Peat LLC Quality Screened Loam & Compost, Screened Loam/ Compost Mix, Mulches, Screened Gravel. Fill, Fieldstone. 978-422-8294

EMPLOYMENT HELP WANTED LOCAL

Childcare at Grafton church, immediate opening 9:3011:30 Sun. mornings. $15/hr.

Experience required. Must be at least 18. Call Jeanette Ruyle. 508-839-2927 Town of Sutton Office of the Town Administrator Transfer Station Operator Interim Position The Town of Sutton (Southern Worcester County/Blackstone Valley, Population 9600) seeks applicants for the full time position of Transfer Station Operator for a period of 6 weeks to 3 months. Preferred candidate will perform the daily operations of the solid waste transfer station and recycling center such as maintenance of the facility and its grounds, all trash and recyclables placed in the proper areas, verification that all users of the Transfer Station have valid permits and use of the "pay as you throw" bags. Operation of hydraulic compactor equipment is essential to ensure transfer containers are filled efficiently as well as other small non-CDL equipment to maintain the Transfer station.

Position is full time (35 hours per week). Starting pay is $21.12/hour.

Interested candidates shall send letter of interest and paper resume to James Smith, Town Administrator, Town of Sutton, Sutton, MA 01590, Applications accepted starting Wednesday July 14, 2017 until the position is filled. The Town of Sutton is EO/AA Employer.

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Send cover letter and resume to: Wendy Hurley, HR Director Leominster City Hall Room #13, 25 West Street Leominster, MA 01453 whurley@leominster-MA.gov No phone calls, please Deadline for applications: Open until filled www.leominster-ma.gov

CEMETERY PLOTS

Part Time CPA/Comptroller Small company located in Worcester Flexible Mothers Hours Please send Resume to crusso@wprltd.com DRIVERS (FT/PT) For ready mixed concrete trucks.

CDL REQUIRED. Experience driving a dump truck, trash truck, wrecker or excavating equipment good background for what we do. We will train you to drive a mixer. Excellent wages & benefits. Plants & garages in Sterling & Oxford.

Apply in person: STERLING CONCRETE 10 STERLING WAY, NORTH OXFORD 877-422-8282

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

Cemetery Plots Two cemetery plots at Worcester County Memorial Park for sale. I am a 1968 Wachusett grad. Please call (713) 557-8659 and ask for Anne Heil.

NOW HIRING

Delivery Driver General Warehouse Associate *Monday - Friday Schedule

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

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Worc. County Memorial Park, Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, Plot 17, Unit C, Graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost is $8,800 for both. Asking $2950 total for both. Call 978-582-9309 978582-9309

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The ideal candidate will have experience in designing advertising for newspapers and magazines and the ability to paginate pages for our publications. The right person has a good eye for detail, design and can work in a fast-paced, deadline oriented environment.

This position is from September till the end of November.

Interested candidates should submit their resumes to: Donald Cloutier Director of Creative Services

dcloutier@holdenlandmark.com

Assistant

6/12/17 2:0

Come join a dedicated team of employees at a local community bank, where your talents and expertise will be appreciated. Millbury Savings Bank is looking for a strong administrative assistant for its Millbury main office.

Serve as primary switchboard operator, provide safe deposit box services, maintain inventory and order supplies, and perform diverse administrative duties. Exceptional phone and customer service skills, experience with Microsoft Office suite, ability to maintain confidentiality, organizational skills, adaptability to change, and capacity to juggle multiple tasks a must.

Two to five years’ experience desired, previous banking experience preferred.

Please send your resume (no phone calls, please) to: Bonny M. Dattis Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Holden Landmark Corporation

Publishers of The Landmark, Leominster Champion, Millbury-Sutton Chronicle, The Grafton News, Worcester Magazine and baystateparent

Millbury Savings Bank 109 Elm Street P.O. Box 151 Millbury, MA 01527-0151

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FOSTER PARENTS WANTED

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

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

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

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Two lots, section 511, Garden of Valor. Asking $3500 OBO. 508-754-1188

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Faith, 2 grave plot. Today’s cost $4600, asking $2000.

508-278-7777

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 Garden of the Cross Premier Location, Must sell Value $5250 Asking $4000 OBO 508-799-5678

Therapeutic Foster Care Seeking families throughout Central Massachusetts who are interested in improving a child’s life.

Call to inquire about our upcoming foster parent training.

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

$1,000 SIGN ON BONUS Call for Details (Must mention this ad during inquiry)

688 Main Street, Holden, MA Toll Free (877) 446-3305

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Worcester Memorial Park Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, unit B, graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost $8500 for both, asking $4000. Call 910-477-9081

Our Adopt-A-Paws feature runs the second full week of each month.

With the support of our sponsors, we feature animals available for adoption at local nonprofit shelters.

Female/3.5 mo Medium Terrier/Labrador Retriever/ Mix

TO SEE ALL THE ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION CHECK OUT THEIR WEB SITES:

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FREE CONSULTATION SERVING CENTRAL MA PRIVATE IN-HOME TRAINING Paige Smith, Certified Dog Trainer

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Buying, selling, or listing your property for rent, it would be my pleasure to represent you.

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Andrea/5 yrs Female/Spayed Terrier/Mix

Shamrock Dog Collars

9 Crescent St., West Boylston 508-835-6677 wexfordhouse.com

Jewelry Belleek Sweaters Giftware

Nick/9 mo Male/Neutered Domestic Shorthair/Mix

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EDUCATION

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

Heavy Duty Prototype PVC Pipes Hammock Frame w/1 cloth & 1 rope material, all accessories. $50 978-537-9925

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Electric Hoyer Lift Battery charger, extra battery and canvas carriers. $400. Call 508829-0468 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.

Elegant Diamond Engagement Ring Approx. 2 carats set in white gold. Replacement cost $6585, asking $4495.

508-829-3363

Black leather rocking recliner with ottoman. It swivels around. $75 or b/o. 978-537-9633 New blk office chair w/arms pneumatic seat, height, tilt, tension adj, swivel base on casters. $75. 978-422-8084 26" TV Good working condition. $25. 508-752-2425 Minnkota 45 lb thrust 12v trolling motor w/trickle charger. $125. 774-239-4285

Kenmore 10,000 BTU Air Conditioner $75 508-414-7833 U.S. C14 Zeppelin Stamp (U) Flag cncl. $175. Stamp questions? Ron 413-896-3324

Trees Evergreens, Hemlocks Spruce, Pine (3’ to 4’ tall) 5 for $99 Fieldstone Round/Flat $28/ton 508-278-5762

Slightly used hospital bed Bought new for $1600; 50’ Aluminum ramp, cost $7000, asking $2000 obo. Call 774745-0404.

Oak corner desk w/hutch top, Twin bed frame, box spring & matt, Lazy Boy maroon recliner, all very good cond. Lots of good tools, table saw, bureau, shelving units, small desk & chests. Call 774745-0404.

Maytag Electric Range Super capacity asking $250.

978-305-4784 anytime.

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DRAW - PAINT - SEE Classes and workshops in traditional art for adults and teens. Instruction in watercolor, oil, charcoal, photography and more. For more info, go to www.nesfa-worcester.com 508-963-7777 nesfa.worcester@gmail.com

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

FOOD-BEVERAGE/ HOSPITALITY

2 Handmade Adirondack Chairs $50 each. Need power washing & polyurethane. Call 508-752-1646 Dog Crate and Bed Crate 20"x 21"x 28". $60. Bed is memory foam, 29" long by 25" wide. $20. 978-464-5953

New England School of Fine Art

New lavender king bdrm set Inc matching bed skirt, 2 pillow shams, 2 window valences 37". $50.00 . 508 829-9240.

HP OfficeJet Printer, Copy, Scan, Fax w/new black/color ink cartridges. Perfect & boxed. $75.

Call or text 508-842-6162

Holy Cross Dining Services Job Fair Open house/job fair on Thursday July 13, 2017.

FREE FREE Troy-Bilt Jr. Tiller. Tilling width 14", depth 6". Does not start; needs work. Must pick up.

508-886-2273 LAWN EQUIPMENT Ford 1520 from 1989

Ford 1520 from 1989 , 22 HP, Diesel Engine ,4WD,Cruise Control,Power Steering.Tractor is in perfect condition,$2300 Call:8572030895

REAL ESTATE

11:00AM to 1:00PM and 5:00PM to 6:00PM. Gate 7, Hogan Campus Center, 4th floor, Suite A. Meet and interview with members of Dining Services Management Staff.

On Call, Part time and Full time opportunities. Schedules vary.

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

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

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

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

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

Guide to

Antiques & Collectibles “Oh My Gosh” Antiques & Collectibles Found at The Cider Mill

Employment is dependent upon a successful background screening and professional reference check. 508-793-3391 MISCELLANEOUS Teacher Available For child/elder care or tutoring.

Call Janet at 774-239-9147 or 508-754-5963

REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT FOR RENT

We Pay Top Cash For Houses and Land.

Any Condition.

No Hassle, Fast Closing.

Millbury - 1 Bedroom 2nd flr, heat & hw, appliances, off st parking. No smoking/pets. $750/mo. 508-865-2690

978-423-6529 APARTMENT FOR RENT Furnished Apt For Rent 1 BR, Hrdwd flrs, A.C., fully equipped kit, w/d in unit. Ceiling fan, balcony. Holden. 508-450-0808 Paxton - 1 Bedroom 2nd flr., living rm & kitchenette. New stove & refrigerator. Ideal for couple or single. Off road pkg.

Deck & yard, country setting.

No pets. Water incl. $850/mo.

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 17SM003372 ORDER OF NOTICE To: Kathleen S. Coles, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Bradley A. Coles and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.c. 50 §3901 et seq.: American Internet Mortgage, Inc. claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in SUTTON, numbered 36 JOHNSON ROAD, given by Bradley A. Coles to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for American Internet Mortgage, Inc., dated June 20, 2013, and recorded in the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 51136, Page 352, and now held by the Plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before August 14, 2017 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of said Court on June 27, 2017 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 201611-0388-PRP 07/13/2017 MSC

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. WO17P2124EA Estate of: Robert Bruce McKinlay Also known as: Robert McKinlay, Robert B. McKinlay Date of Death: 05/27/2017 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by: Julie A. McKinlay of Sutton MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: Julie A. McKinlay of Sutton MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve With Personal Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 08/01/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court.

Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: July 03, 2017 Stephanie K. Fattman, Register of Probate 07/13/2017 MSC

Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 7:30PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Dean Smith, Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., Lowell, MA. The project consists of A 1.98 MW ground mounted solar photovoltaic energy generating system, on Map 33, Parcels 10, on 263 Purgatory 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.

The Millbury Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA to act upon the application for a Transfer of Liquor License from B.A.K., Inc. d/b/a Package Store to Amba, Inc. d/b/a AK Millbury Package Store, 34 Main St Millbury.

Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 7:00PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Heather Sims, Sutton , MA. The project consists of replacing existing dock with aluminum 10’ x 4’ dock on Map 8, Parcels 43, on 13 W. Sutton Road, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands Protection Bylaw.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 17 SM 003459 ORDER OF NOTICE To: Robert Masters; Katherine Taylor and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.c. 50 §3901 (et seq): U.S. Bank N.A., as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Trust 2006-CH2 Asset Backed PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-CH2 claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Sutton, numbered 39 Main Street, given by Robert Masters and Katherine Taylor to Chase Bank USA, N.A., dated June 27, 2006, and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 39306, Page 190, and now held by plaintiff by assignment has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before August 14, 2017 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of said Court on June 30, 2017 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder (16-013852 Orlans) 07/13/2017 MSC

MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Sean M. Hurley to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns., dated July 28, 2005 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 36945, Page 204 subsequently assigned to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns. by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 42831, Page 19, subsequently assigned to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP by Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 45147, Page 353, subsequently assigned to Federal National Mortgage Association by Bank of America, N.A. SBMT BAC Home Loans Servicing LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 54458, Page 187 and subsequently assigned to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually but as Trustee for Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust by Federal National Mortgage Association by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 55327, Page 336; of which Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 AM on July 20, 2017 at 55 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: A certain parcel of land situated on the northeasterly side of Oxbridge Road in the Town of Sutton, Worcester County and shown as Lot Bon a plan by Lavallee Brothers, Inc. dated 10 June 1997 recorded with Worcester District Deeds in Plan Book 732, Plan 67. Said. parcel containing 1.67 acres. Beginning at a point on the northeasterly sideline of Uxbridge Road said point being the Southwesterly corner or parcel to be conveyed and the Southeasterly Corner of Lot A. THENCE N. 21 degrees 26’ 40’’ E. 370.47 feet to a point; THENCE N. 75 degrees 15’ 12” E. 28.70 feet by land of W. Johnson to a point; THENCE S. 14 degrees 32’ 03” E. 250.72 feet by land of W. Johnson to a point THENCE S. 14 degrees 07’ 36” E. 65.98 feet to a point; THENCE S. 13 degrees 50’ 23” E. 137.64 feet to a point; THENCE S. 15 degrees 11’ 4” E. 46.71 feet to a point; THENCE S. 39 degrees 24’ 16” W. 17.43 feet to a point. The last courses by land of Robbins. THENCE by a curve to the left R=720.00 Length of curve 212.23 feet by the northeasterly sideline of Uxbridge Road to a WCH bound opposite Sta. 27+96.06. THENCE N. 67 degrees 29’ 05” W. 141.04 feet by said sideline to the point of Beginning. Deed Ref. 36945-201 The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, liens, attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to M.G.L.Ch.183A, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust, not individually but as Trustee for Pretium Mortgage Acquisition Trust Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, ORLANS PC, PO Box 540540, Waltham, MA 02454 Phone: (781) 790-7800 15-014161

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given pursuant to provisions of M.L.C. 255 sec. 39A The following vehicles will be sold July 15th, 2017 at a sale to satisfy our garage lien thereon for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notice: 2012 Ford Focus VIN# 1FAHP3F22CL359660 2003 Ford Explorer VIN# 1FMZU75W63UB82930 The sale will be held at Early’s on Park Ave. Inc. 536 Park Avenue Worcester, MA 01603

Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 19, 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 Jim Smith, Town of Sutton, Sutton, MA. The project consists of new construction of the Sutton Police Station, parking lot, sidewalks, berm & curbing, drainage structures, install mechanical equipment, oil/ water separator, holding tank, guardrail, fence fire cistern, water lines and associated grading & landscaping, on Map 30, Parcels 38, on 489 Central Turnpike, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands Protection Bylaw.

Town of Sutton Invitations for Bid 17-02 Sutton Schools Simonian Center for Early Learning Boiler Replacement Sealed bids are being solicited under MGL Ch 149, for boiler installation for the Sutton Schools Simonian Center for Early Learning, 409 Boston Road, in accordance with specifications. Specifications may be obtained at the Town Administrator’s Office, Second Floor, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA 01590, starting on Wednesday July 19 between 8:00am and 4:00pm each business day excluding Fridays when proposals may be obtained between 9:00am and 12:00noon, until scheduled opening of bid. There will be an onsite non-mandatory walk thru held on Wednesday, July 26 at 10am Bids must be in duplicate and enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Town Administrator, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA 01590 no later than 11:00am Thursday, August 3rd at which time they will be opened and read aloud. The town of Sutton reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, or to reject any and all proposals, or to accept proposals deemed to be in the best interest of the town of Sutton.

The Town Administrator will award the contract on behalf of the Town of Sutton no later than sixty (60) working days after the date of the bid opening.

James Smith Town Administrator

Town of Millbury BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm St, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at: 7:00 p.m. To act on a petition from: Jacques Leblanc, 7 Leblanc Drive, Millbury, MA 01527 Seeking a Variance for minimum frontage and minimum area on an existing non-conforming lot in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to; Property at; 7 Leblanc Drive., Millbury, MA, Map #94, Lot #29, S – 1. Duly Recorded at the Worcester Registry of Deeds Book# 56969, Page# 157. Mr. Jacques Leblanc is seeking a Variance from minimum frontage and minimum area on an existing non-conforming lot for the residence at; 7 Leblanc Dr., Millbury, Ma, Map #94, Lot #29, Mr. Leblanc is acquiring a parcel that will provide additional area and gaining frontage which places the existing driveway entirely on his land, the acquisition of this parcel will bring the property more into conformance to the Zoning Bylaws, the variance is required from the Millbury Board of Appeals. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Paul Nigosian, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 284 West Main Street Millbury, Massachusetts By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by James B. Griggs to the Millbury Federal Credit Union dated September 24, 2007 and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Book 41859, Page 328 of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder for breaching conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction, on the premises described in said mortgage on the 10th day of August, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at the mortgaged premises of 284 West Main Street, Millbury, Massachusetts, all and singular, the premises conveyed by said mortgage, and therein described as follows: The land in Millbury, located on the northerly side of the Road to Bramanville in that section of said Millbury known as West Millbury, containing one hundred fifty (150) square rods, more or less, described as follows: BEGINNING at a point at the south corner thereof on the road leading to Bramanville; THENCE N. 7 ½ degrees E. twenty (20) rods more or less by land now or formerly of Salem Griggs to a corner; THENCE S. 87 ¼ degrees E. nine (9) rods and seven (7) links by land now or late of A. Wood & Son to a corner; THENCE S. 15 ¾ degrees W. twenty-one (21) rods and nine (9) links to said road; THENCE on said road N. 80 ¼ degrees W. six (6) rods and five (5) links to the place of beginning. Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Burton H. Griggs and Patricia T. Griggs dated 10/2/1992 and recorded at the Worcester Registry of Deeds in Book 14582, Page 316. Meaning and intending to convey and hereby conveying the same premises conveyed to me/us by deed dated 9/20/07 and recorded with Worcester South Registry of Deeds in Book 41859, Page 327 The said premises will be sold subject to and with the benefit of all restrictions, easements, improvements, outstanding tax titles, mortgages, liens, rights of tenants and parties in possession, unpaid taxes, municipal liens and other public taxes, assessments or liens, having priority over the mortgage described herein, if any. The above described lot is sold subject to the requirements of the Title V standards for subsurface sewerage disposal system 310CMR 15.00 et al. The Mortgagee reserves the right to postpone the sale to a later date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the sale and to further postpone at any adjourned sale date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the adjourned sale date. In the event that the successful bidder at the foreclosure sale shall default in purchasing the within described property according to the terms of the Notice of Sale and/or the terms of the Memorandum of Sale agreement executed at the time of the foreclosure, the Mortgagee reserves the right, but not the obligation, to sell the property by Foreclosure Deed to the second highest bidder (or other successive bidders, in the order of their bid) provided that the said highest bidder shall deposit with the Mortgagee’s attorney, Kevin M. David, Esquire, the amount of the required deposit as set forth herein within three (3) working days after written notice of default of the previous highest bidder, and the balance of the sale price shall be paid by certified or bank check by the purchaser, and the deed shall be delivered to said highest bidder, within twenty-nine (29) days of such notice. TERMS OF SALE: Cash, cashier’s or certified check in the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee are exempt from this requirement); high bidder must sign a Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid and tender deposit of $5,000.00 in cash or by certified or bank treasurer’s check. The balance is to be paid in cash or by certified or bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days thereafter to be deposited with Kevin M. David, Esquire, 271 Greenwood Street, Worcester, MA 01607. A foreclosure deed will be delivered upon payment of the balance due. The description of the premises in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

MILLBURY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Present Holder of Said Mortgage By Its Attorney, Kevin M. David 271 Greenwood Street, P.O. Box 70505, Worcester, MA 01607 Dated: July 13, 20 and 27 7/13, 7/20, 7/27/17 MSC

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Albert LaValley has been tinkering with energy efficiency ever since he was a toddler in galoshes, creating overly-elaborate systems of levees, dams and canals in his family’s driveway to “manage” water runoff during a rainstorm. As president of Sustainable Comfort Inc., LaValley is just as eager to positively contribute to the city of Worcester.

What is your history with the city of Worcester? I grew up in Bernardston, which is a

small, rural town in Western Mass. When I came to Worcester to attend WPI, I was blissfully ignorant of the negative opinions expressed about the city and its perceived worth compared to Boston, Providence, Portland or Hartford. What I saw was a place that had once been a center of power, regularly visited by presidents, with all the rich history, impressive architecture, and venerable educational and cultural institutions that accompanied wealth built in that time period.

Everybody loves an underdog story. Here was a city that was overlooked and written off, that was poised to grow. I have believed in and wanted to be part of that renaissance ever since my early days at WPI.

Can you explain your unique goals as a developer? Our background is sustainabil-

ity, which means a lot of different things to different people. For us, it is about creating housing that is healthy for its occupants, energy efficient, environmentally friendly, integrated into the fabric of the surrounding community, and durable. We think this approach is a great fit for the Worcester triple decker. These buildings were built 100-plus years ago and have endured over time.

Their longevity results from the people who built them. They worked so hard and took such care because they were building them for their neighbors, for members of their church, for people they would see next week on the sidewalk. We want to be respectful of that tradition and put the same level of care into ensuring these buildings can last another 100-plus years.

What makes Worcester an ideal City for Sustainable Comfort Inc.’s services? Devel-

opment is all about an ecosystem. As a city, we need small companies like mine working in neighborhoods trying to do innovative things, and we need large projects like City Square, Mercantile Center and the Canal

District ice rink. Those larger projects help create excitement among investors, among potential residents and business owners to be part of (or stay in) the city. They also create space for smaller, lower-cost development where the rents don’t need to be quite as high. Each type of development has a positive impact if done well. Worcester will thrive when there is a good balance of jobs, places to live and activities for the people who live here. That is how we get people to want to come and stay here.

Can you share a brief anecdote about one of your first projects? One of the most hearten-

ing things we can experience is the support of our neighbors. Here we are with all our power tools, loud banging and large beeping construction equipment – we know it is disruptive for everyone around us. We want to be “above and beyond” neighbors, so we make an effort to introduce ourselves, to work around community member concerns, to find the occasional nice thing we can do to help someone out. This is the kind of thing that wakes me up at 3 a.m., worrying, ‘Are we doing enough?’ And sometimes it seems like we aren’t. I can remember a particularly bad couple of weeks on one of our jobs that ended with a distressingly unfriendly neighborhood resident saying some negative and very offensive things about the racial identity of some members of our crew. I was back at the office after a nasty confrontation when the job foreman, who knew I was taking this and a few other issues personally, sent me a message along with a picture of a delicious looking plate of food: “Cheer up Bert, our next door neighbor just brought over lunch for the whole crew.”

I loved that, because even though we had a few things go wrong it reminded me we were on the right track.

What challenges have you faced in trying to maximize the value of a building while remaining true to your philosophy? Money.

At the end of the day, development is a pretty simple equation: If I do a bunch of good renovation stuff to this building, what will it be worth when I am done? Subtract the cost to buy the building in the first place and you are left with how much money you can spend on a renovation. That ‘when I am done’ number is determined by a bank appraiser most of the time, and that system has a hard time adapting to differing quality, durability and sustainability practices in building. Problem is, if we don’t have enough money, we can’t do all the things necessary to make a building healthy, durable and efficient. So, convincing that appraiser that the things we are doing have value, as my old history professor used to say, is “the whole shootin’ match.” It is an uphill battle on every deal, but we believe in the mission so we happily keep fighting it.

How does your company compete with big name developers like Trinity Financial? I was thrilled to see them selected for the courthouse project. Trinity has a sterling reputation in the market, especially among the building science/urban development nerds I hang out with. A firm like that wanting to take on such a challenging project in Worcester is a tremendously positive sign

for the city and will help everyone who is working to make this a better place to live.

We need more people like Trinity, Winn, Rob Branca and Cliff Rucker doing large projects in important areas of the city. Our much more challenging competitors, unfortunately, are other landlords and small investors in the city. There is a whole school in this business that believes in ‘minimum viable product.’

Basically, the idea that investment returns are maximized by putting the minimum possible amount of money into a property while charging the highest rent. This causes people to renovate the bathrooms with all new tile without addressing any of the plumbing behind the walls, to fail to properly insulate, or to avoid remediating lead or asbestos. We have to compete with people who are spending way less after purchase, who are doing just enough cosmetic work to get similar rents but whose tenants are paying two to three times the utility costs of someone living in our buildings. As the building code becomes more stringent and the city works to force out some of the worst offending landlords, I think we will see this improve, but in the meantime it is a competitive challenge we are constantly working to overcome.

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