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t must be depressing to be a City Council candidate. You can cut down a forest to put up a bunch of yard signs, blow all your money on radio and TV advertisements and knock on doors until your knuckles bleed, but at the end of the day, someone has to lose for others to win. This week’s cover story is a reference to the policies and thoughts behind the people whose dreams voters will dash on the preliminary election on Sept. 8. Only 12 at-large candidates, and two per district, can make it on the ballot in November, so four at-large candidates and two from District 2 will have their political careers cut off early. But everyone is running for a reason, and voters deserve to know what candidates think about key areas of city policy – namely, economic development, public safety and governmental efficiency. Who will you vote for? We hope our candidate round-up can help you decide.

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Elm Park remains work in progress

STEVEN KING

Tom Quinn

early two years after it was removed and a team of Worcester Technical High School students were enlisted to rebuild it, the iconic Elm Park footbridge is still missing in action. The city had said back in 2013 they hoped to have the bridge back within a year, but delays have pushed that date back. Quietly, however, the city has been completing multiple phases of an estimated $4-million renovation at the park, to the point where the bridge will just be icing on the cake. When it was announced, the project was projected to take several years. In the meantime, visitors have been treated to some gems — a playground that puts smiles on hundreds of little kids — and some not-so-pleasant sights and smells. The pond, for example, is at low levels, becoming filled in at spots and creating a sometimes pungent odor. Officials, however, point to what has already been done – and to the work that still remains. Assistant Commissioner of Public Works and Parks Rob Antonelli said the collection of upgrades and additions to the park have made Elm Park — which was purchased in 1854, making it one of the oldest tracts of land for public use in the country — more inviting for residents looking for a quality park in the middle of an urban city. “Our goal when we started was to make the park more useful,” Antonelli said. “I think we’ve accomplished that by having our pathways more accessible, by having power available for concerts and events, and making the playground more accessible.” In addition to walkway and playground upgrades, the city has made electricity more available and has installed continued on page 6

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The 2015 Italian Festival at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church raises more than $73,000, according to organizers. Worcester Magazine proud to have been main media sponsor. +3

ATVs and dirt bikes running amok on Worcester streets, and it turns nasty when a woman is left in “very critical condition” after the ATV she was riding with a man crashed on Goddard Memorial Drive. -4

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Total for this week: Trying to figure out Rob Pezzella’s role in Worcester Public Schools. He is the school safety liaison, but has been pretty much left out of the safety planning process. -3

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‘Suki’s son’ leaves mark as Scout with project at Senior Center

STEVEN KING

Tom Quinn

hen Ben Lapin was looking for ideas for his Eagle Scout Service Project, the Worcester Senior Center was a natural fit. His mother, Suki Lapin, works as program coordinator, and visitors knew the Boy Scout as “Suki’s son.” After completing his project, the seniors know him by another title – the Boy Scout who installed the table and chairs outside the Providence Street building. “I always come into the place and see the people sitting inside, and I thought it would be nice to do this,” said Lapin, of Troop 306. “I know this is kind of a rough neighborhood, but this little section, it’s nicer for them to come out.” Senior Center patrons and staff appreciate the new area as well, which is unique in that all the tables in the center are inside – there are benches out in the fresh air, but there was previously no place to play checkers or eat lunch outside, for example. “This project is a perfect example of the many collaborative and caring efforts which strengthen the Worcester Senior Center as a community resource,” Elder Affairs director Amy Vogel Waters said in an email. Eagle Scout is the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America organization, requiring a Scout to fulfill a series of requirements, including a board of review and gaining 21 merit badges. One key part is the service project, which requires a Scout to show leadership while completing a project that benefits the larger community. Fewer than 10 percent of Boy Scouts gain the Eagle Scout rank, making it a high honor, although Lapin said the service project part of becoming an

A patio outside the Worcester Senior Center was part of Boy Scout Ben Lapin’s work to earn his Eagle Scout award.

Eagle Scout came easily to him. “It was pretty straightforward. It was just getting shifts together, getting kids signed up, and planning out each shift,” Lapin, whose Court of Honor ceremony is Sept. 19, said. “It was a walk in the park.” Part of the reason Lapin handled the project so easily was his previous experience

working for his father, who owns Salisbury Construction. “I want to take over my dad’s business, and I think, obviously it’s good to get a job, but I think it also taught me a lot of skills that are going to help me run the business,” Lapin said. The project itself involved a few steps. The

first was pouring a concrete slab to anchor the table and chairs so they couldn’t be removed. Lapin said the original table and chairs were stolen more than a decade previously. “Sometimes I drive by just to make sure the table and chairs are still here,” Lapin said. Lapin and his crew, which he said consisted of three to 10 others per shift, also had to drill continued on page 7

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new benches and new LED lights, all the better to see the improved park with. Mike Nishan, who runs the Elm Park Hot Dogs food truck and spends many of his waking hours in the park, said the lights are a step in the right direction for curbing illicit activity in the park. “The lights are one of the keys at night, for safety,” Nishan said. “Now you can see right across to the pond.” The pond is another area targeted for improvement by the city. The water level is often too low, creating an unsightly mess,

if the weather is particularly dry. In some spots, water has been replaced by a mushy solid of weeds. The smell can sometimes be overwhelming. The problem is not being ignored, according to the city. Although it is not yet operational, a newlybuilt well ready to go soon, with the goal of taking control of the lake’s water level away from Mother Nature and putting it in the hands of Worcester’s Parks Department. “We’ll be able to pump water from this well into the pond to keep the pond at a more consistent level,” Antonelli said. “Right now, it fluctuates pretty drastically.”

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“We were trying to work in the educational component between WPI and the design WPI put forth and the building of it, which is the tech school side,” Antonelli said. “And then getting the stamp drawings and approvals from our structural engineer. It took a little bit more time than we had initially hoped.” Antonelli stressed there was nothing wrong with the WPI design, but the city’s engineer wanted “a little more girth,” to produce a sturdier bridge. In addition to being extra sturdy — the old bridge was condemned due to its poor condition — the new bridge will be handicapped accessible, even though it is modeled after the old bridge, which was not. “We’re trying to get at a bridge that looks similar to what we had, but is accessible,” Antonelli said. The bridge should be installed this fall as Worcester Tech students get back into school, he added, and the full project could be done in the Spring of next year. Nishan said the park looks better with the improvements already made, and he is looking forward to seeing the full renovation completed. “I think it’s a great project,” Nishan said. “Everything they’ve done so far, they’ve done well, and to expect them to get things done in a timely fashion with the way local governments run seems like an impossible task.”

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Nishan put the about-to-be-solved problem more bluntly, saying he was happy to hear about the well improvement. “I’ve been saying for 20 years that [the city] needs to get the water moving,” Nishan said. “It’s a swamp.” In addition to keeping the water at an appropriate level, the well will save taxpayers money, since the city was previously filling the pond with drinking water, although Antonelli did not say how much has been spent. Cutting that supply out is also good for the lake, since city drinking water contains small amounts of phosphorous, a contributing factor to lake algae. Although there will be an electricity increase to power the well, Antonelli said the improvements are a net gain for the city. “Our overall power usage will still be below where we were before we started the renovations,” Antonelli said. The bridge, however, is the centerpiece of the park, appearing in residents’ wedding photos and on the city’s website page about Elm Park. The new bridge will be named for Myra Kraft, the late wife of New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft who grew up in Worcester. Antonelli said the long delay was due to extra work being done in the collaboration between Worcester Polytechnic Institute, which provided the design, Worcester Tech and the city.

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COMMON GOAL END Common Core MA is moving full-steam ahead in its efforts to relegate the controversial Common Core education standards to the trash bin. The group, chaired by former School Committee member Donna Colorio (pictured), who is hoping to reclaim her seat in November, submitted a ballot question with 36 “bipartisan signers” to the Attorney General’s office. “Common Core is a one-size-fits-all education policy that assumes that every student learns exactly the same,” said Colorio, a 22-year adjunct professor at Quinsigamond Community College. “Politically, this is not a right or a left issue, it is a right or wrong issue. Common Core is wrong. Common Core standards will prepare our children with empty skill sets and will teach the children what to think, not how to think.” State Sen. Ryan Fattman, R-Webster, who signed the petition, accused former Gov. Deval Patrick of selling Massachusetts’s education standards to gain federal money to shore up a budget deficit and win re-election. “It was a short-term solution to what is now a long-term problem.” Signer and state Rep. Kevin Kuros, R-Uxbridge, said the ballot initiative would help the state return to standards that helped it “lead the nation in student performance,” while Spencer Republican state Rep. Don Berthiaume said, in part, “It is time for parents, educators, and elected officials to have a voice in whether we want federal or local control over our children’s education.”

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anchor bolts into the concrete, do some landscaping, and stain the furniture. The whole process started in mid-December, which meant there was a literal extra layer of difficulty. “We had to come out here and clean off all the snow, which was tough because it was about 4 feet of snow,” Lapin said. The Friends of Worcester’s Senior Center had budgeted the project, which Lapin estimated cost around $3,000. However, the fundraising arm of the senior center only had to pay about $1,000 of that total cost. “One of the main parts of the project is to get the money donated,” Lapin said, noting the contribution of RJ Paquette Construction in Holden especially brought the cost down. Philanthropy runs deep in the project. Lapin dedicated the project to Ted Coghlin, the late head of Coghlin Electric in Worcester and the “godfather” of Worcester Technical High School, which Lapin attended. He is headed to Fitchburg State University as a freshman this fall. ELM PARK continued from previous page

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“I wasn’t a personal friend with him, but I talked to him a few times, and I knew how important he was,” Lapin said. “We were kind of in the same boat, doing sort of the same thing.” Like Lapin, Coghlin was involved in the Boy Scouts of America, with a few people calling him “Worcester’s Boy Scout” at his funeral in December, around the same time Lapin’s project was beginning in earnest. A ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this month officially dedicated the area to Coghlin. Although Lapin is moving on from the Scouts, he said he is hoping his project can inspire more volunteers to improve the area around the senior center. “There’s a lot more stuff that could be done here,” Lapin said, as he leaned back in the seat he spent months installing. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn. it’s very significant for Worcester,” Antonelli said. “We just need to finish this last piece down by the southern side and we’ll have a fully-functional, renovated facility.”

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HOW MANY CANDLES?: No one

should be deprived of the joy of celebrating a birthday. Even after you pass the age milestones of being able to drive, legally drink or run for president of the United States, it’s nice to have a day on the calendar to mark the passage of time and enjoy the company of friends and family bearing cake and gifts. Which is why it was so upsetting to see two At-Large City Council candidates leave the age field blank on our questionnaire for this week’s feature. How do you have a party when you’ve forgotten what date you were born – clearly the only explanation for not putting down your age? As a courtesy to a couple of our close friends on the Council, we took the liberty of finding out some birthdays. According to her voter registration, At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes was born Oct. 13, 1945. District 2 Councilor and At-Large hopeful Phil Palmieri was born March 22, 1946. That puts them as the oldest and second-oldest members of the Council, respectively. Start planning the parties now – we’ve got a lot of years to catch up on.

POLITICAL MACHINE SHOP: Worcester’s Democratic City Committee is holding an AtLarge City Council Candidates Forum – usually a euphemism for “debate,” but they can call it whatever they want – Monday, Aug. 31 at 326 Plantation St. And like most things in local politics, there’s more to the story. Candy Mero Carlson, one of four candidates for the soonto-be-vacant District 2 seat, is the chair of the WDCC. Since the forum is just for at-large candidates, that alone probably isn’t a conflict of interest. What is a little murkier is the status of the WDCC’s Communities of Color Outreach Chair – Linda Parham, who just so happens to be running for an At-Large Council seat. I’m waiting for Parham to be seated front and center during the forum – call it home court advantage. The WDCC has already posted online messages of support for a select few candidates, including incumbent Mayor Joe Petty and challenger Khrystian King in addition to Parham, so it appears they know who they want to impress voters at the forum. The event, which is scheduled for 7 p.m., will only feature Democrats, no Republicans allowed. But as voters know, there are only six at-large seats and far more than six Democratic candidates for those seats. Maybe the next forum could be held at the law offices of Moe Bergman or at one of real estate agent Tony Economou’s open houses.

MEDIOCRITY AND FOLIAGE: The Washington Post published a story last week ranking every county in the continental United States by scenery and climate. The ranking is based on the natural amenities index, developed by the federal government in the 1990s to take different measures of climate, topography and water area to reflect qualities about a community’s natural environment that most people would say they prefer. How does Worcester rank? Not bad – 1,264th out of 3,111, getting a rating of “average” from the index. What, did you think we were going to be on par with California and Florida? Worcester ranks higher than the counties immediately bordering the Heart of the Commonwealth, as well as Boston, while ranking lower than the Cape (of course). Improving the ranking might be tough – one of the metrics used to make the ranking is access to a body of water, which puts landlocked counties like Worcester at a distinct disadvantage, even if everything else was perfect.

MEDIA RELATIONS: When Geoff Gardell was promoted to Worcester Fire Department

Chief earlier this month, one thing ran through the mind of Worcester reporters, besides congratulations for the longtime public servant – who will be the WFD’s public information officer, answering media inquiries? Turns out Deputy Chief John Sullivan will be taking on the duties of the post – soon. As soon as Sullivan sent out an email introducing himself to the media, he hopped on a (midnight?) plane to Georgia for the International Fire Chief’s conference. The WFD doesn’t quite take up the reporter resources of, say, the Worcester Police Department, partly due to a lack of sensational crime drama, but time will tell if Sullivan starts taking more trips out of state to avoid the media, which can admittedly be annoying when the first priority is fire prevention and containment.

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fire on Moreland Green Drive, a few fascinating details about the neighborhood emerged. For one, Moreland Green Drive is in a really nice neighborhood. Not nice for Worcester, or nice compared to Springfield – just really, really, nice. Driving from Main Street to the luxurious West Side neighborhood was like stepping into the wardrobe to Narnia, as the urban center of Worcester gave way to rolling green hills and expensive houses. The actual fire – which started on the second floor of the building while no one was home – was contained fairly quickly, although the damage was not insubstantial. The bystanders viewing the fire were nice, too – the whole event was a reminiscent of the scene from “Pleasantville” where the citizens of an idyllic town can’t believe something like a fire could happen in their community. That perception was reinforced by a bystander, who was overhead commenting on the situation, “If it could happen there, it could happen to any house here.” Yes, that is an accurate statement. All your houses are made of wood, and are therefore flammable. Plan accordingly.

GREAT TIMING: The city of Worcester wants to know residents’ opinions on dogs in parks,

soliciting input through its online crowdsourcing platform, which was launched earlier this year. The city is looking at revising an ordinance banning dogs from parks, and wants to know if citizens would be in favor of allowing dogs on leashes in parks, and which parks would be best for a dog park. The questions went live early this week. In an extraordinary coincidence, Alain Deflandre was also in the news again this week. Deflandre is the ex-Parks employee who drove his city truck through Boynton Park, Worcester’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” dog park, allegedly crashing through a makeshift barricade erected by dog owners and glancing off one man in the process. He’s being charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and leaving the scene of personal injury, according to local media reports. Although dog owners have been told to stay away from Boynton Park and other city parks with their pooches, Deflandre was told to stay away from Boynton Park, and his order had some teeth behind it, with the judge in the case also ordering Deflandre to stay away from witnesses in the case. He was released on personal recognizance. Deflandre has maintained the July 5 incident was a culmination of rising tensions caused by his superiors ordering him to visit Boynton Park, despite his fear of the large pack of dogs there and his desire to leave the dog owners alone. Dog owners don’t deny the escalating tensions part of the story, but hold that the ex-security guard was rude and intimidating on numerous occasions before the event that landed him in court.

NOT QUITE FUNNY: Man, those kooky SWAT teams can’t do anything right, can they? At 5:30

a.m. Aug. 19, a team of Worcester Police and State Police burst into a Hillside Street apartment on a “no-knock” warrant, with guns drawn, looking for Shane Jackson. Turns out, Jackson hadn’t lived in that apartment for months, and police ended up holding an innocent, naked woman at gunpoint for 10 minutes without allowing her to get dressed while her two young daughters looked on. D’oh! The Telegram also reported Jackson had been arrested on a theft warrant two weeks ago, and officers had listed his address as 71 Sylvan St., the same address listed on multiple open court cases involving Jackson. So police ended up relying entirely on an unnamed informant, apparently discounting or flat-out ignoring all previous intelligence gathered on Jackson by their own police department. Whoops! Now a lawyer for the young mother and her two roommates is calling for an audit of police practices and a cessation of SWAT raids, while Gov. Charlie Baker called the raid “troubling” and State Police opened an internal investigation. Man, those guys really put the “special” in Special Weapons and Tactics, huh? I can’t wait to see what zany thing police in Worcester do next. Maybe for an encore they can stay out of the statewide spotlight for 15 minutes.

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t is, we suppose, a sign of the times that if you publicly say something positive about police officers, you risk being accused of harboring an agenda against one group of people or another. To be sure, we cannot ignore the large number of incidents across the country that have involved police making, at times, questionable decisions about how and when to use excessive force. We have witnessed too many people of color lose their lives when, at least in some instances, a lesser show of force might have sufficed. However, we have also witnessed a near-seismic shift in the public perception of police. Long gone are the Rockwellian days of kids chumming it up with the local cop. Or are they? One thing is certain: Among adults, there has grown, if not mistrust at least healthy skepticism of the men and women in blue. Locally, we have seen stories of police using Tasers - and being called out for it. We learned of police raiding a house - the wrong house, it appears. We see protesters holding up signs denouncing “racist police.” We see some elected officials use police for personal gain, while others rail against their use in schools - even with the city coming off its most violent summer in recent memory. Those stories should come to light; sweeping the bad under the rug does not clear it from the room. What we do not see or hear about often enough, however, is the good police do. Each and every day, the men and women of the Worcester Police Department - the rank and file types who played the good guys when they were younger and running around their back yard - tackle situations most of us could not imagine. Go ahead - listen to the police scanner for a day in Worcester, then tell us you think all cops are bad. We have had the good fortune of accompanying members of the Gang Unit as part of a ride-along. We have seen how the youngest of children light up with smiles when they see them coming. These are kids living in far less than desirable circumstances; kids in the projects who would be most vulnerable to slipping through the cracks and into a life of crime. The relationships police are building with them - through basketball leagues, youth camps, internship opportunities and other efforts - are absolutely critical in helping to cut off the childhood-to-gang-life pipeline that exists in many poor families in Worcester. We have seen and heard police responding to domestic situations. Ask any cop, and he or she will tell you a domestic is among the scariest incident they encounter. Why? Because more often than not, the victim will turn on police when they attempt to subdue and arrest the attacking spouse. Suddenly, police are faced with two aggressors. Worse still are the situations involving teens. We have not kept count, but on any given day police respond to several calls from parents reporting an out-of-control teen. In that situation, the officer is asked to play cop, psychiatrist, counselor, judge and jury - all in one. He or she must decide how best to handle the incident. Arrest the teen? Call for an ambulance and a trip to the local psych ward? We are well aware of the negative image surrounding police on a national level. We are even more aware of the instances in Worcester involving police who abuse their authority and their badge. It is well worth noting, however, that the good guys far outweigh the bad in the Police Department. It does not excuse the inexcusable behavior of some of them. If, however, we are going to point out the bad things about police, we damn well should acknowledge all the good things. Lately, that just does not seem to be happening.

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To the Editor: I read your cover story (“The Dead Sea Scrolls,” Aug. 13, Worcester Magazine) with great interest and would like to clarify few points. Please note the term “Syriacs, or Syriac Christians,” is a term only recently used to identify the Assyrian people. Syriac pertains to a language of the Assyrians and not their ethnic identity. Moreover, the large brick Church on Hawley Street, established by the Assyrian immigrants in Worcester in the early 1920s, was called “St. Mary’s Assyrian Orthodox Church” and not “St. Mary’s Syriac Orthodox Church,” as mentioned in your article, which does an injustice to the early Assyrian immigrants to Worcester. It’s worth mentioning the Assyrian community that settled in New England, New York and New Jersey areas had already established three churches in the early 1900s, and they were all identified as Assyrian Churches: St. Mary’s Assyrian Orthodox Church, Worcester; Assyrian Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary, in Paramus, New Jersey; and St. Ephraim Assyrian Church in Central Falls, Rhode Island. These proud Assyrians were children and grandchildren of the survivors of the Diyar Bakir massacres that took place between 1894 and 1896 and the 1915 (Armenian/ Assyrian/Greek) Genocide, both perpetrated by the Turks and Kurds, which targeted the Christian population under the Ottoman rule. Later on, the names of the Worcester and the Central Falls churches were changed to “Syrian Orthodox Church,” due to pressures from new Assyrian immigrants and some church clergies who were influenced by the Syrian government and Arab culture. However the Paramus, New Jersey church had preserved its original name of “Assyrian Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary” to date. It’s also worth mentioning when the late Archbishop Athanasius Yeshue Samuel (1909-1995) visited the West New York church, built in 1927, he recalled: “While ascending the steps in the full regalia of office, I caught sight of the title over the door. In Syriac and English there was inscribed, ‘Assyrian Orthodox Church of Virgin Mary,’ and it seemed a novel appellation to me, and referring to a national people whom history had decreed lost since the Seventh century B.C., curiously contradicting.” He added: “But then this was America, Great, Beautiful, Powerful America, a nation of individuals, and it all seemed like a dream.” In your article, you identified the late Charles

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The time for talking, door-knocking and sign holding is almost over - for now. Worcester’s preliminary election is set for Sept. 8. With preliminaries in the At-Large Council race and one for district councilor, voters certainly have reason to head to the polls. History, however, suggests we may witness a paltry turnout, and with this year’s preliminary being held the day after Labor Day, candidates may be wondering just how many voters will make the commitment to fulfill their civic duty and get out and vote.

Worcester Magazine has been providing coverage of the 2015 Municipal Election for its readers over the past several weeks. We will not slow down. What follows are profiles for all candidates taking part in the preliminary election. In the coming weeks, we will offer coverage leading up the Nov. 3 general election. For now, take a look at the men and women who have thrown their hats in the ring for a shot at serving as your elected city representative continued on page 12 the next two years.

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How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Currently, Worcester is not safe with all the gang activities that has arisen. I would seek mandatory sentences for gun- and knife-related offenses, add more local and State Police to patrol our communities, create mandatory innovative intensive intervention programs for youth and young adults in custody that involves [parental] support to effectively rehabilitate and [reduce] risks of reoffending. How could government become more efficient? Government could become more efficient by A) Creating an open government by improving transparency and B) maintaining a relationship with voters by listening and responding to their concerns. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? In my opinion, the incumbents have failed in earning the trust of the community due to their lack of transparency, and failed to put proper public safety in place in order to reduce the rise on gang violence that Worcester has experienced lately.

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How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Worcester is relatively safe when compared to other New England cities Sixteen politicians enter, of similar size. However, there have been but only 12 will come recent trends upwards with certain types of out victorious, with their crimes that bears paying attention to. I have names on the ballot for the and will continue to champion sufficient November general election. funding for increasing personnel and new technologies for the Worcester Police Which four aspiring at-large Department that enhance the effectiveness of city councilors will get the the Worcester Police Department and public boot from voters before the safety. real election even starts? How could government become more efficient? Local That depends entirely on government could become more the Worcester residents who efficient by not assuming every registered to vote in the employee vacancy needs preliminary election, and each to be filled with a new person can only vote for six employee, but rather to see if the job vacancy candidates. can be addressed by At-large councilors represent the entire adjusting an existing city, so they have to appeal to a broader employee’s job audience than their district counterparts. On description and salary. the ballot are five incumbent councilors, a If incumbent, name your two former councilor, a sitting district councilor, biggest accomplishments a few people who have run before and a over the past two years. healthy handful of true political newcomers. If challenger, what have Candidates who take voters for granted incumbents, in your opinion, may find themselves out in the cold before failed to accomplish? A) Being winter hits in an especially competitive election cycle with many worthy candidates. a moderate voice in proposing and setting the residential and commercial A strong showing, meanwhile, could be the tax rates at rates that balance the need to momentum a challenger needs to survive address the high tax rates that commercial past November. Welcome to Thunderdome. property owners face with the reality that we cannot continue to “tax” our residential (Note: (C) denotes challenger. (I) denotes homeowners, especially our seniors on incumbent.) fixed incomes, out from our city. B) Cosponsoring an order adding a additional Morris “Moe” Bergman (I) police recruit class to the 2016 budget to Age: 51 replace retiring and unavailable police Address: 11 Kensington Heights officers and thereby increasing public Occupation: Lawyer Family: Married, three children ages 20, 17 and safety. 15 Carmen Carmona (C) What is your main economic development initiative? To increase market rate housing in neglected Age: 52 Address: 600 Main St. urban areas and to provide incentives Occupation: Clinician for home ownership to Family: Three sons those individuals who What is your main economic development traditionally have not initiative? My main economic had the opportunity development initiative is to seek to do so. Statistics to partner with different entities show people who such as hospitals, private business, own their own unions, non-profit organizations homes spend to create jobs focusing on two-and-a-half professional people of all levels times more of skills and education. I will on goods and also seek to create a pipeline services then those between these entities who rent. Increasing and high schools and the percentage colleges through apprentice of home ownership [programs] and internships that in Worcester would help could lead to permanent jobs. businesses. continued from page 11

William S. Coleman III (C)

Age: 60 Address: 36 Acushnet Ave. Occupation: Retired Nutrition Educator from UMASS Amherst, Grant Writer, Public Speaker and Community Activist, Substitute Teacher in Worcester Public Schools Family: Two adult children What is your main economic development initiative? To create a thriving environment for jobs. I want to see more cranes up in Worcester, rebuilding our dilapidated infrastructure. We must replace Grafton Street Elementary School with a new building. I would work to improve transportation in and out of the city through road, air and rail. We must end the practice of our city selling tax title homeowner properties to outside interests causing people to lose their homes to foreclosure. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? We are a safe city challenged by weekly shootings. I would build up a sense of pride in our city that ties us together as a united community. Worcester must be an extended family that cares for each resident and has the loyalty that goes beyond gangs and anyone who would want to hurt any resident, and especially the young and the

seniors who often fear for their lives when they get on a bus. How could government become more efficient? We can have the government we want. People must vote, that is the only way politicians listen. We need monthly summits with our elected and appointed government officials. Our City Council meetings must be less adversarial and more of a two way communication process. City Council subcommittees must meet and be held accountable on a regularly scheduled basis. City Council has to curtail its constant requests for reports from the administration that are never publicized. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? Incumbents have failed to hold regular subcommittee meetings in neighborhoods or at times convenient to the working public. They failed to create a proactive government and have given us a reactive and defensive government. They have failed to establish a subcommittee on ethnic-minority affairs and concerns of people of color. When businesses need immediate action to help their business grow our Council makes them wait months to address their concerns.

Michael Gaffney (I)

Age: 43 Address: 1 Bancroft Tower Road Occupation: Self-employed lawyer Family: Married What is your main economic development initiative? My main economic development initiative focuses on rehabilitation of buildings and incentivizing commercial investment. We recently employed a “Philly Style” plan with the developer of the Osgood-Bradley Building where we hold off on increasing property taxes when the owner has invested significant funds to rehabilitate a building. The owner can attract tenants and recoup some investment before we increase taxes on the property. Worcester has many buildings that need to be rehabilitated and this program would help us make that happen. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? It is clear that safety is an issue in the city. To take back our city we must support the institutions that protect us and keep us safe. The city needs to break the financial cycle by attacking property crimes and those that move stolen goods.

We need to crack down on gang members and drug dealers with increased police presence and arrests. We must send a message that Worcester will not allow its neighborhoods to be taken over by thieves, drug dealers and gangs. How could government become more efficient? By operating within a fixed budget, rather than continuing to raise taxes yearly. I am not proposing level funding or even tax cuts, but merely that the city operate within the means of its residents. We cannot continue to raise taxes on our residents when our residents’ income doesn’t increase. Certainly, our services haven’t increase proportionately. We must control our spending on non-essential services, reevaluate programs that are not working, and monitor our discretionary expenses for opportunities to reallocate funds where they are needed. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? The first is safety. Whether it is forcing the administration to secure our schools to forcing them to provide additional resources to our police force, I continuously lead on issues around safety. I have also led on taxes, transparency, and economic development. I have shown a willingness to be attacked by my fellow councilors as well as special interests when I have stood up and been vocal about important issues and will continue to do so.

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Juan A. Gomez (C)

Age: 51 Address: 16 Northridge St. Occupation: Nonprofit executive; president & CEO Centro Las Americas Family: Two sons What is your main economic development initiative? I am the only candidate in this race with a comprehensive economic plan, which contains within it five priority areas to bring

jobs and expand our tax base. Please visit: gomezforworcester.com, and read the plan. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Worcester is relatively safe. However, I believe first we need a comprehensive evaluation of all elements contributing to the current increase in crime. Then we must create a plan, which I believe must include, among others things, an additional police class. More police officers across the city, walking the beat. Increase the department’s training budget, to provide additional training in areas such as responding to individuals with mental health concerns and cultural competence. How could government become more efficient? Building a culture of efficiency and intolerance for waste at any level in municipal government. Erase duplication across municipal departments. One example could be merging the HR departments of the Worcester Schools into that of the city. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? They are missing the mark on creating a healthy and transparent business environment. The current Council must have more of a sense of urgency to tackle crime in our city. This Council has chosen not to direct the city manager to settle the lawsuits of minority police officers against the city over discrimination, and to increase minorities and women in our municipal government. To maintain a civil tone, while rigorously debating the issues before them. The mayor must enforce civility at Council meetings.

Khrystian King (C)

Age: 44 Address: 9 Victoria Ave. Occupation: Social Worker Family: Jailyn, 22, Alexandra, 10, Fiancée, Tatiana Savankham What is your main economic development initiative? From what I’ve observed, too much emphasis is placed on large-scale downtown projects with a Hail Mary type feel. They are important, but I believe we need to focus much more on smalland medium-sized businesses, especially those who are already here and those in neighborhoods throughout the City. I will champion providing targeted tax incentives to small- and medium-sized Worcester-based businesses who seek to expand operations

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an updated high tech Peace Corps concept. It is a fellowship program that places talented programmers, web designers, and project managers in cities to update aging databases and build apps to solve resident’s problems. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? In an attempt to promote transparency, openness, participation and efficiency in our government, in my past term, I initiated and succeeded in having Worcester become the first city in Massachusetts to post an online check book. This year, I saw the city implement another order I initiated dealing with crowd sourcing. Since Worcester has seen a significant number of restaurants and now a pilot program for food trucks, I have initiated a request for the posting of health inspection reports both on the buildings and on the city web site of all businesses that serve food to the public.

Ronald L. O’Clair (C)

Age: 54 Address: 707 Main St. Occupation: Mechanic Family: Single, no dependents What is your main economic development initiative? As a lifelong Worcester resident I have been working with all of my District 4 councilors since 1996 to try to make the area a better place to conduct commerce. I have worked to bring attention to the problems associated with rampant illegal drug activities that suppress economic activity. People do not want to patronize establishments that are surrounded by illegal activity related to supporting drug addictions. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Though I have personally received death threats and been physically and verbally assaulted due to my longstanding activities mentioned above, and the recent spike in criminal activity in my own area, I would say Worcester is far safer than communities of like size here in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts due to citizen participation in the judicial process. I champion the crime watch meetings and the camera collaborative of the Worcester Police Department, and will work to increase citizen/police cooperation if elected.

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Age: 69 Address: 24 Hadwen Road Occupation: Attorney Family: Husband James Lukes, son Peter Lukes What is your main economic development initiative? To make Worcester business friendly. Like most cities Worcester has relied on tax incentives to encourage new businesses

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to locate here or to expand here, which incentives are appropriate and are here to stay. I will continue to support the concept of tax incentives, but taxpayers need to be assured those business recipients meet the requirements of the tax-break agreement like job creation, and other public benefits by means of accountability and oversight, because in the long run monies are being diverted from the school department and the police and fire departments as a result of those incentives. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Currently, the city is experiencing an outburst of gang related violence and an increase in drug activity. On Aug. 11, my order appeared on the City Council agenda which stated, “Request the City Manager to consider requesting the services and resources of the State Police and all other appropriate law enforcement entities/agencies in responding to the gang violence in the city of Worcester.” The outrage from the City Council to that order was deafening. I repeat as often as I can that the Worcester Police Department is a well-trained force that we can all be proud of. But based upon the current surge of gang related shootings and the public’s perception and fear of the increase in crime and gun violence, the public response repeated over and over again by the city that Worcester is a safe city and that no additional resources were needed, it appeared to me to be inadequate How could government become more efficient? Government needs to be accessible, simple, effective and easy to deal with. It is becoming obvious that technology is currently the best way for government to promote openness, participation and efficiency. The city should replicate or participate in the Code for America, a nonprofit organization which is

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and/or staffing within the city. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? I lost three friends to violence on Worcester’s streets before I turned 20 and decided then that I was going to dedicate my life to serving youth and families in our community. I’ve been a social worker for 20 years now, run a youth basketball program to give positive structured activities to our kids, and I work day in, day out as a professionally trained social worker to make a Worcester a great place to live, work, and raise a family. Three things I’d like to see right away: expanded community policing, greater support for our crime watches and neighborhood associations and more youth jobs and recreational activities. How could government become more efficient? 1. City government needs to be transparent, inclusive and accountable to the people in real, substantive ways and there shouldn’t be any debate about that. 2. It is also important that each city department fully embrace a performance-based, data-driven decision making process. 3. As a city councilor, I will make sure to thoroughly evaluate all departments, line items, and policies. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? Too often, politicians are only interested in two things – assigning blame or taking credit. That might be great for them, but it’s never solved anyone’s problem. On too many critical issues, they put politics ahead of what’s best for Worcester families. I have spent my entire life, personally and professionally, trying to make Worcester a better place to live, work, and raise a family – and that’s exactly what I’ll do if you give me one of your six at large votes.

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How could government become more efficient? I believe we need to address the huge amount of fraud, waste, and abuse of the programs in place that are designed to help those who are temporarily in need of assistance and who have come to rely upon the government for lifelong assistance. If we are able to reduce the amount going out in fraudulent claims. That money could thereby reduce the amount of money assessed to business and property owners, resulting in the lowering of the tax rate for Worcester residents and businesses, spurring economic development. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? Many of those on the City Council have no idea of what it is like to live surrounded by a constant stream of people looking for their next victim, or to live on the edge of poverty like many Worcester residents, especially the elderly. They are, therefore, out of touch with the reality that affects many Worcester citizens like myself. It is supposed to be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. If elected, I would work to see that it is, while stressing treatment and recovery for those who prey on the weak and defenseless.

Philip P. Palmieri (C)

Age: 69 Address: 28 Buckingham St. Occupation: Local Real Estate Owner, Municipal Lawmaker Family: Wife, Maria Rivera-Palmieri, one daughter What is your main economic development initiative? Right now we need to foster a much more dynamic economic development environment. If we get it right, new businesses will spring up, additional jobs will be created, real estate values will rise throughout the city and we’ll be able to make improvements in every aspect of our civic life. Public and private investments are absolutely crucial. Let us move forward with our federal, state and local partners in government for five non-stop express trains from Worcester to Boston and back, an airport with more airlines and flights that include round-trip, non-stop to Puerto Rico and other destinations. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Improving public safety is the single most important factor of a good quality of

life, no matter where you live or what your circumstances. It is critical to continue the police summer impact division, as well as the jobs intern and mentoring programs for high school students. The exceptional summer program “Recreation Worcester” for kids from [ages] 7-13 should be expanded, a great and successful program, with a complimentary program for youth from the ages of 13-17. How could government become more efficient? Government is becoming more efficient; the City of Worcester’s Esco Energy Project will save an estimated $1.8 million every year by cutting energy costs and emissions. The retrofitting of an estimated 15,000 streetlights to LED technology, the installation of an 8.7-megawatt solar photovoltaic array at the former Greenwood Street landfill, as well as the installation of 600 kilowatt solar photovoltaic array in the parking lot at Beaver Brook Park are initiatives that further increase the Worcester’s efficiency. Health insurance savings over the last eight years have totaled more than $125 million. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? A dynamic economic development program that includes the DPW as an economic development corridor on Albany Street, rapid transit in less than an hour from here to Boston, and internships for high school students in the public and private sector is needed in this city. Potential developments in the city include the Auditorium, the Midtown Mall, Presmet Property in the Canal District, as well as Doherty, Burncoat and South high schools. Developing these areas must be a priority for our city.

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Age: 57 Address: 21 Salisbury St., 202 Occupation: Houses of Faith Consultant, Ordained Reverend, and Community Organizer Family: Single parent, one daughter, 10 siblings What is your main economic development initiative? Worcester’s high unemployment should be our focus. Residents are leaving the city to work and settle in other locales. Our city government must create opportunities to market colleges and universities as an economic accelerator to business development to keep graduates in our city;

train residents in new technologies so that opportunities in emerging life sciences and technology are readily available to residents and creation of a “one-stop shop” center for small business to access information. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Many residents have expressed feeling unsafe in their neighborhoods. In order to achieve safety, we must acknowledge and develop an inclusive working relationship for all. Establishment of initiatives that involve collaboration between citizens and law enforcement in decision making and peace keeping for the community will facilitate appropriate planning and enforcement of these community-led initiatives and promote and address our safety and security needs. How could government become more efficient? I do believe the public really deserves an opportunity to have more input into decision making than just voting each year. As a practice of the good governance, transparency of the city government by organizing consultation visits in various community forums and neighborhoods, so that citizens can understand and participate in the provision of city services and find solutions together with the elected citizens to make our neighborhoods safe again. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? Incumbents have failed to realize we are “Better Together” and have not accomplished engagement of communities in the civic process for a better quality of life. We can only be successful if we provide universal civic education and engagement to achieve majority balance and equality rather majority having less access to resources. Ways must be developed to engage citizens in equitable process for fair and just representation. Age: 55 Address: 2 Grove Heights Drive Occupation: Executive Secretary of the Massachusetts Housing Pension Fund Family: Wife Gayle Perrone Petty, Daughter Nicole, Sons, Joseph & Andrew

If you head to the polls on Sept. 8, this is what your ballot will look like. Be sure to read it carefully, and to make sure you are filling in the oval associated with your candidates of choice.

What is your main economic development initiative? My main economic development initiative over the course of my time on the Council has been the construction of City Square. We first saw the positive changes of this development when Front Street opened. This has connected Shrewsbury Street to the city center and has spurred economic development in Washington

Square. We are now watching the hotel parking garages become a reality. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Worcester is a safe city and our police chief and district attorney agree. If you are not involved in criminal activities, the chances of you being victimized are very small. That is not to downplay the feelings of those residents who have been the victim of crime. We are providing all the resources the Worcester Police Department needs for initiatives, like summer impact officers, and we are bringing on a new police class this year. continued on page 16

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Age: 29 Address: 42 Indian Hill Road Occupation: Worcester Public Schools Teacher (East Middle School) Family: Fiancée Rachel McCafferty, brothers Brendan Sargent and Steven Sargent What is your main economic development initiative? I would like to introduce a plan to provide a two-year tax hiatus to new businesses that open in Worcester. This would be similar to the plan currently being utilized in the state of New York. We also need to look into the dual tax rate between residential and commercial properties. There are creative ways to solve this problem. However, I would not support raising taxes on residents. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Worcester is a safe city. Positive interactions between the police department and the community make our city a stronger place. We can achieve these interactions by placing resource officers in every school. We also need to staff the police department to a level that allows them to show a larger presence in the city. The fire department needs to be equipped to a level that is safe for firefighters to do the job we ask them to perform. The Worcester Public

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crime watches; continue to advocate for community policing, interactive apps, crisis intervention teams, training for our officers, the Camera Collaborative, Youth Violence Prevention and Reduction, including after- school and evening activities to get students into a safe place with mentors and tutors; police officers back in our schools as support staff for students and ensure pedestrian and road safety. How could government become more efficient? By continuing to identify the barriers to access, utilizing the social media tools that are available and streamlining process, we continue to strive for efficiency. There are some things, however, that warrant taking the time it takes to ensure open and transparent governmental process. By having key “Customer Service” individuals, we think of business retention and development Kate Toomey (I) instead of just providing a service. Age: 57 If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments Address: 50 Ideal Road over the past two years. If challenger, what have Occupation: Regional Outreach Representative incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? Family: Husband, Stephen Toomey, three adult One accomplishment I am proud of was children increasing overall funding to schools, What is your main economic development initiative? impacting the classroom as We need a multifaceted approach, harnessing well as providing funding intellectual capital and partners we have, for much needed major create economic incentives to attract capital improvements business to Worcester. For example, and authorizing work with WPI to make Worcester building a new school “Robot City”; work with UMass to replace the existing Medical School and Kevin Norback School. As O’Sullivan to attract a major chair of Public Works, biomedical company; collaborate I led the approval with President Johnson of Becker of an unprecedented and MassDigi expanding video investment in gaming into multipurpose infrastructure uses; use QCC, train residents improvements resulting in for jobs, encouraging 23 miles of streets and 22 miles entrepreneurship and providing of sidewalks to be repaved, improving mentors; make a retail space for the quality of life for citizens including cultural products made by our citizens can addressing much-needed ADA compliance. help foster small business development; Matthew Wally (C) streamline permitting accessibility. Age: 40 How safe is Worcester and what safety programs Address: 61 Berwick St. will you champion? We are safe in many Occupation: Community Development Manager crime statistics. However, gang wars for New England at TD Bank and the opiate crisis are impacting Family: Married to Katie Bagdis Wally our city residents more than ever. I What is your main economic development initiative? support the current efforts of our Police The highly successful “Buy Worcester Now” Department, and will encourage citizens program is a public-private partnership to be proactive by attending their local

schools can also increase the activities and programs offered to the youth of the city. How could government become more efficient? The government can be more transparent. The public needs to know the plans for Worcester and its future. The public also needs to be involved in the process for planning for that future. Everyone who lives in Worcester should have a say in our collective future. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? The Council lacks leadership from top to bottom. Instead of working to lead our city into the future they have spent their time bickering back and forth. When the city manager wanted to sell the former courthouse to a private developer, the Council stalled the deal because of politics and political grandstanding in an election year. We need leadership that will work hard, be fearless and fight for the people of Worcester. If elected that is exactly the type of leadership I plan on providing.

How could government become more efficient? I think the one area we need to look closely at is customer service delivery and creating a more open platform for citizen complaints and concerns utilizing technology. Better use of technology by the city administration is an easy way to open up our processes and our operations for Worcester’s residents. It’s a force-multiplier that would enable us to be more accountable, transparent, and ultimately more effective at answering the needs of our residents. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? Hiring Ed Augustus as our city manager and making sure our city is in good hands for the foreseeable future has been the thing of which I am most proud. Ed is truly a man of vision and I am proud that he is at the helm. Additionally, starting construction on a new Nelson Place School so the children of Worcester can have a first class building to learn in.

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which has promoted and preserved homeownership in Worcester. The city should replicate this effort by developing a “Biz Worcester Now” program to promote and preserve small business ownership in Worcester. Facilitating access to capital from local financial institutions, promoting internships with local college students, expediting the permitting process and identifying work space are actions the city can take to foster small business growth. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Worcester has seen an increase in gun violence and gang activity. This is a concern for all residents, no matter what neighborhood they live in. I believe community policing is an important prevention strategy. In addition, providing recreational and after-school programs to engage our youth is necessary. Most of the gang members are known to the schools, the police and the courts. The solution requires coordinated efforts and early intervention from these partners. How could government become more efficient? Government could become more efficient by utilizing technology to improve the communication with residents. One such example in Worcester is the support hub for the Department of Public Works and Parks. Through a phone call, an email, and even chatting live online, a resident can find resources to assist in solving public works related problems, report issues of public safety and submit service requests for abandoned vehicles, potholes, and litter. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? The strength of Worcester is in its many residential neighborhoods where we raise families, socialize, and play. Housing and public spaces are Worcester’s most important neighborhood assets. In recent years the Council has not implemented enough policy that would eliminate blighted housing units, target absentee landlords, and support responsible investor owners. Additionally, the Council has not done enough advocacy for the development of public-private partnerships which could help with the maintenance of city parks.

Age: 58 Address: 42 Benedict Road Occupation: Labor Relations at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Family: Husband Joseph, two grown daughters and two dogs What is your main economic development initiative? As a member of the next City Council, my economic focus will be on bringing livable wage jobs to Worcester for our city residents. As part of that focus, I will look for the Council and city administration to stop the practice of handing out tax breaks to projects that produce few jobs. Our tax policy

Candy Mero Carlson (C)

(Note: (C) denotes challenger. (I) denotes incumbent.)

City Democratic City Committee chair Candy Carlson has name recognition, but after a fairly decent showing when he challenged Palmieri in 2013, Jennithan Cortes has also gained a following. Throw into the mix Ana Sequera and Larry Shetler, and Worcester has itself the only district preliminary race on the Sept. 8 primary ballot. The top two vote-getters will advance to November.

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Voters often talk about wanting change, but more often than not, when election time comes around, and when all is said and done, many of the same, familiar faces remain intact. This year, Worcester’s City Council is guaranteed to have at least one new member, because longtime District 2 Councilor Phil Palmieri has jumped into the at-large Council race. Four challengers are vying for the seat he is leaving open - and one will emerge victorious after the Nov. 4 general election.

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should be coordinated to assist existing Worcester businesses that are growing and new companies with real jobs. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Worcester’s neighborhoods are relatively safe compared to other cities of our size. That said, we need a coordinated approach between the WPD, the District Attorney’s Office and other law enforcement agencies to tackle head on the growing gang and drug culture that is permeating our city. As a member of the Council I will seek new resources and manpower for WPD to focus on this task through community policing. How could government become more efficient? Worcester city government must communicate better with our residents, and residents should not be the last ones to know what city government is doing. I will work for a city web site that is informative and interactive. The Council and the city administration should also be more transparent, particularly on development projects. The public should be fully informed about tax breaks and the expectations of jobs. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? If elected, I will work to invest in neighborhoods and on job creation. The next Council should focus on ensuring safe neighborhoods, including our public schools. Far too often, the Council has been silent on school safety except to react to problems. Additionally, the next Council should focus on creating jobs in Worcester through sound economic development and tax policies.

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Age: 49 Address: 3 Lansing Ave. Occupation: Programming and Event Coordinator Visual and Performing Arts at Clark University Family: Husband Louie Despres What is your main economic development initiative? Worcester’s economy has always depended on our entrepreneurs, creators, makers and builders people working handson to create a life for themselves and a better Worcester. We need to make Worcester’s industrial past its entrepreneurial future. We need to encourage developers to invest in the city to create live/work spaces, makers spaces, and other small business incubators. By focusing on growing the creative economy and small businesses, and by retaining our college graduates, we’ll increase revenues that can be put directly toward our schools and public safety. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Historically, Worcester is safe, with positive improvements over a period of years, thanks to the work of community groups and police. But to those impacted by crime, the problem is very real and visceral. We need healthy pathways for youths, a city wide strategy for job training, community leadership training, and alternative summer jobs that pay a living wage. We also need to treat addiction for what it is - a disease. We can’t keep sending addicts to jail. Instead, they need long term treatment and effective support when they get out. How could government become more efficient? We need to reduce the red tape for small businesses setting up shop in Worcester, to make it the most attractive option in the region. We need this “user first” approach to extend from established businesses, allowing them to grow, to new ventures, easing the path to market. I propose creating a true one-stop shop at City Hall guiding businesses through all forms of permitting, rather than the disjointed system we have now. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? On too many issues big and small, though, the biggest failure has been the inability to move forward or think creatively. For over a decade, our councilors have gone back and forth on dog parks, despite comparable cities seeing benefits from embracing them. Worcester already has a functional, popular dog park. Worcester could be a truly vibrant

18 hour city, yet we have debated food trucks ad nauseam. Other cities have found a harmonious balance between food trucks and restaurants. We can, and should, do the same.

Tina Zlody (C)

Jennithan Cortes (C)

Age: 47 Address: 258 Belmont St., Apt. 3 Occupation: Operations Manager, Workforce Central / EOLWD Family: Four children, Ryan, Justin, Samantha and Sydney What is your main economic development initiative? Having been the general manager of a family-owned IT business in Worcester for

16-years coupled with my current position with the Executive Office of Labor & Workforce Development, I truly understand the challenges and needs of small- to medium-sized businesses and strongly believe we need to execute an aggressive strategic plan to increase the total number of these businesses in the city in order to maximize our Economic Development potential/goals. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? Obviously, there is a lot of concern with the increased level of crime activity and heightened awareness throughout the city, and now more than ever is the time for the city and state leadership, our police department, community organizations, community leaders and engaged citizens to work together in a productive and responsible manner to help address current trends, while also creating long-term solutions that will sustain these efforts on an ongoing basis. How could government become more efficient? I believe our local government can become more efficient in two ways. First, by truly evaluating our current infrastructure, and then making the hard, but necessary changes in order to become a more efficient “organization / business.” Second, by diligently working together as a cohesive (government) team at all levels (municipal, state and federal), thus maximizing our efforts and effectiveness when championing on behalf of our great city. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? As a candidate for District 2, I truly believe in working at the grass-roots level and engaging in conversations with all of the residents throughout the entire district. Being welcoming, accessible, inclusive, available to meet and discuss issues as well as viable resolutions in a professional, courteous and friendly manner, are instrumental to being a good district councilor, and of course, always working hard for, with and on behalf of all residents. continued on page 18

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Ana I. Sequera (C)

Age: 42 Address: 187 Hamilton St. Occupation: Administrative Secretary Family: Married 22 years to Jesus Sequera, son Adiel Sequera What is your main economic development initiative? I have a few ideas that can develop as an opportunity for an economic development initiatives, such as creating a TIF that would be given to businesses that provide jobs to high school-age youth, 16-18 years old, during the summer months. And one of the most important things as a councilor one should do is support initiatives that are already taking place, especially those that would promote tourism. Worcester has a rich history and we have not capitalized as well as Boston has. I would like to see a Small Business Association Conference held in Worcester, where business all over our city would come together and share best practices. In the conference there could be workshops on different topics the attendees could suggest when they RSVP. These are just a few of the opportunities I see that Worcester has for future economic development. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? The community police officer is one of the most important in keeping our city safe. They are known by the community and have developed relationships with residents. The key is that relationship building with the community, so residents will feel that they can trust police with information and that something is going to be done with the information given. How could government become more efficient? In my opinion government can become more efficient if we evaluate what programs we are supporting, and if those programs are truly giving what was laid out in their portfolio given to the city. On April 18, 2012 there was a Government Efficiency Caucus formed. We can use this as an example of what we can do as a city. I think having a subcommittee formed of councilors,

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department heads ... or an independent agency to audit how effective the programs that receive funding from the city would be ideal. Then we could focus funds to programs that show that they are effective, and in that way making sure we are being fiscally responsible and efficient. If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? What failures the previous councilor did or did not do will not be the focus of what I would like to share. Everyone would have a different perspective, and if you were to ask the incumbent they would say they did their best. The greatest fail that any councilor can commit is not to be connected to the community they are representing. If Worcester is the Heart of the Commonwealth, then the people are the Heartbeat. There needs to be a consistent connection established with the people. The residents will keep us focus on what is important to the community as a whole.

Larry R. Shetler (C)

Age: 63 Address: 590 Main St. Occupation: Toll collector on Mass Pike Family: Divorced, three children, one grandson What is your main economic development initiative? As a city we should bring the Canal District to life as a focal point, to make Worcester a destination. The Canal District needs to be a point of revitalization, connected to the thought process that Worcester is a destination, not a place to merely pass through. How safe is Worcester and what safety programs will you champion? This is a complex issue. One part of the solution may be that we want to revisit the notion of residence requirements for police and firemen. If we are a community of people who have a vested interest in the quality of life, who are both neighbors and friends, it changes the relationship to how we respond to life challenges in our city. How could government become more efficient? Good government would attend to the actual needs of the constituency (i.e. improving bus routes, more police foot patrols, sidewalk repair and street maintenance). If incumbent, name your two biggest accomplishments over the past two years. If challenger, what have

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incumbents, in your opinion, failed to accomplish? My sense is that whoever wins should be committed to improving the dynamic of downtown Worcester. To enjoy a leisurely promenade down Main Street lined, with bustling shops, and then pausing for a delicious lunch in one of the many fine restaurants in the Canal District would add a sparkling cache to a mesmerizing downtown.

Worcester Magazine has been unsuccessful in contacting At-Large Council candidate George Fox. His name will appear on the preliminary ballot.

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Unitarian Universalist Church, hall, 90 Holden St. The Willows at Worcester, Great Room, 101 Barry Road Assumption College, La Maison Francais, 500 Salisbury St. Congregation Beth Israel, social hall, 15 Jamesbury Dr. Price Chopper Supermarket, 72 Pullman St. Salem Covenant Church, hall, 215 East Mountain St. Zion Lutheran Church, hall 41, Whitmarsh Ave. Zion Lutheran Church, hall 41, Whitmarsh Ave. Lincoln Village Tenants Association Inc., 116 Country Club Blvd. Great Brook Valley Multi-purpose Center 180 Constitution Ave. Dodge Park Rest Home, lower level 101 Randolph Road, rear Worcester Art Museum, Renaissance Court, 55 Salisbury St. Worcester Center for Crafts, lobby, 25 Sagamore Road Worcester Technical High School, lobby, 1 Skyline Drive First Assembly of God, hall, 30 Tyler Prentice Road Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Recreation Center, gym, 28 Mulberry St. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Recreation Center, gym, 28 Mulberry St. Belmont Apartments, community room, 40 Belmont St., rear Friendly House, gym, 36 Wall St., rear Lincoln Park Tower, community room, 11 Lake Ave. Addison Apartments, community room, 6 Addison St. EcoTarium, Hirsh Center, 222 Harrington Way Lake Park Community House, 300 Lake Ave. Super Stop and Shop, 949 Grafton St. Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary 414 Massasoit Road Worcester Senior Center, lunch room, 128 Providence St. Worcester Senior Center, lunch room, 128 Providence St. Worcester Senior Center, lunch room, 128 Providence St. Quinsigamond Village Community Center, 16 Greenwood St. Bethlehem Covenant Church, Fellowship Hall, 46 Greenwood St. Beaver Brook Park Community House, 9 Mann St. Shaw’s Supermarket, 68 Stafford St. Coes Pond Village, lower level, 39 First St. Shaw’s Supermarket, 68 Stafford St. Hadwen Park Congregational Church, 6 Clover St. Department of Inspectional Services, lower level, 25 Meade St. Main South CDC, 875 Main St. Saint Peter’s Church, hall, 929 Main St. Webster Square Towers, community room, 1050 Main St. South Worcester Neighborhood Ctr., Harry Sherry FH, 55 Camp St. May Street building, Worcester State University, 280 May St. May Street building, Worcester State University, 280 May St. May Street building, Worcester State University, 280 May St. Worcester Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 2 Airport Drive First Congregational Church in Worcester, lower level, 1070 Pleasant St. Elm Park Tower, community room, 425 Pleasant St. Order of AHEPA Lodge, 68 Cedar St. Murray Avenue Apartments, community room, 50 Murray Ave. Mayside Apartments, community room, 26 Mayside Lane Murray Avenue Apartments, community room, 50 Murray Ave.

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art | dining | nightlife | August 27 - September 2, 2015

A light in the dark comes to Sprinkler Factory

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STEVEN KING

Joshua Lyford

The Sprinkler Factory has played host to a number of fantastic exhibitions, and has kept the artists showing quite varied and throughout September, Worcester artist John Pagano will host his “Accentuated Gestures” solo exhibition, featuring paintings that parallel poetry in both their sweeping brushstrokes and over the shoulder vision.

The exhibit opens Sept. 4 and runs through Sept. 27, with a public reception Saturday, Sept. 12, 5:30-9 p.m. There is a closing reception Sunday, Sept. 27, 4-8 p.m. Pagano’s studio space on Webster Street was bright and airy on the particular day he invited Worcester Magazine in to talk about the upcoming exhibition, though the air breezing in through the open windows was relentlessly heavy with the humidity of an impending thunderstorm. Pagano sipped on San Pellegrino out of a paper cup filled with ice. Swirls of smoke drifted over his head, tossed this way and that by the industrial fan nestled on a window sill. He stood shirtless, hovering over a small stereo, bobbing his head to the music that wrestles its way out of the confines of the small black box. continued on page 20

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.38 Special, still locked and loaded

he said. “You learn the structure by playing covers and you don’t even know it. You start understanding the payoffs of the songs. Then American rock band .38 Special you get cocky and say you can write that has over 40 years of touring yourself and you starve for a few years.” under their belts and they Starve they did, and even as the accolades haven’t skipped a beat. With the piled up, the band members had to make sacrifices back at home. appropriate number of lineup “It’s been a long trip with a lot of changes and a high level of struggle,” said Barnes. “You have to sacrifice accolades and sales, the band anniversaries, holidays, birthdays, everything, has no plans on stopping any to get there. It’s humbling.” time soon. With a performance at The sacrifices were worth it, however, and Webster’s Indian Ranch slated for as Barnes explained, the cost is high to reach your musical dreams, but the outcome is more Sunday, Aug. 30, .38 Special is than he could have ever asked for. still locked and loaded. “It was something I always wanted to do,” Still performing in 100 cities a year, even the touring machine that is .38 Special needs a break said Barnes. “We were the kids high-fiving each other and hoping to hear a favorite song. from the long nights and exuberant crowds. I wanted to be like that, I wanted to do that. I “After all the traffic and screaming crowds, wanted to be in those arenas and all that and you get out here and it’s a different reality,” what it took was a lot of sacrifice and hard said vocalist Don Barnes after stepping off work and accepting the failure. You have to his boat on a rainy day at home in Atlanta, Georgia. “We try to have a real life sometimes.” learn to accept all of that, it’s a big payoff when it works out. This is the greatest job in .38 Special has had 20 million record the world.” sales and four platinum and one gold album, Some payoffs are worth more than others a band’s lifetime achievements that more though and Barnes recalled being inducted than stacks up against their contemporaries. into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2012 While Barnes acknowledged the accolades, he with particular enthusiasm. explained that they haven’t come easy. “It’s pretty emotional to be presented with “They were all milestones, every song something like that,” he said. “As a kid you dream represents a time in our life and signifies about having an award with your name on it.” something,” said Barnes. “Yeah, I have a lot You can catch .38 Special live at Indian of awards, but there was a lot of starving and Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster, Sunday, Aug sacrifice along the way.” Coming from the Navy town of Jacksonville, 30 at 2 p.m. Through all the shows each year, Barnes said of Indian Ranch, unprompted, Florida, the band cut its teeth in sailors clubs “Indian Ranch is a special one, it sticks out in down south. “We didn’t realize it at the time, we were just our heads.” Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached neighborhood guys getting the cops called on at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at us for playing too loud, but you’re absorbing Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh those fundamentals of songwriting craft,” on Twitter @Joshachusetts. 20 W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M • A U G U S T 2 7 , 2 0 1 5 Joshua Lyford

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“The theme of this is a reflection of my life over the past 18 months to two years,” said Pagano. “That being personal issues, music that I’m listening to, infatuations. That’s a good word actually, because it’s very true. It’s so disappointing when something turns out to be an infatuation, my mind drives me crazy.” Pagano’s work is abstract by genre-defined definition, but his sources of inspiration aren’t haphazard, and it’s clear from the intensity in which he searches for the words describe his own art that every stroke is as important as his rhythmic inhaling and exhaling in the summer heat. “An event might happen that affects me, whether that’s tragic or uplifting,” says Pagano, leaning back in his chair. “I tend to lean toward the darker aspects, even though it might look colorful and happy, I like to look at things in a different way.” The painter looked inwardly for an example before an ‘a-ha!’ moment occurred; he described a painting called Jackie’s Roses Exploded One, a painting that tells his poetic version of the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. For such dark inspiration, the painting is bright and colorful. He said while a dark moment may inspire a bright painting, the opposite can be true as well. “That painting was really colorful and bright and it was flowers, but since then I’ve done another one, Jackie’s Roses Exploded Two,” Pagano said. “The first one was bright, but the second one was more or less the darker side.” Pagano compared his work, its inspiration and its inner-reflection to the general subconscious reasons behind bullying; the schoolyard bully may secretly lack self confidence and needs to work those demons out in broad daylight. “Bright colorful paintings for me, they work in the same way, where I do bright colorful paintings to get me out of the funk I’m in or the things I’m going through,” said Pagano. “I really think too much.” While Pagano reasoned much of his source material may be developed subconsciously, real-life incidents and music offer significant inspiration as well. These, too, can be representative of positives, as well as the dark in humanity. While he won’t reveal which painting it inspired, he recounted the incredibly sad story of Jeremiah Oliver, a preschooler discovered dead in a suitcase on Interstate 190 in Sterling last year. While missing for months, he wouldn’t be

discovered until the winter snow melted off. “I could just imagine that little kid crammed in a suitcase,” sighs Pagano. “It still brings tears to my eyes and it still makes me feel like, ‘What a fucking rip-off. The cruelty man does to man...’” Pagano’s voice trailed off, before detailing his artistic process. “I don’t come in with a painting in mind,” he said. “I might start with a color I want to work with, but what I’ll do is subconscious scribbling, drawing, dumping, with pencil or charcoal or whatever on my canvas, and then I’ll start to accentuate lines that will say what I want the painting to say.” “While I’m working,” he continued, “things will start to reveal themselves in the painting. There are no hard lines in it, so everything is sort of organic.” The work is quite obviously personal to the painter, and it wouldn’t be possible to separate one from the other. While Pagano has very specific concepts revealed in his work, he isn’t one to force feed the message to the viewer. STEVEN KING

“People would say, ‘Oh that’s a bird sitting on a telephone line, or I see, there is a lake over there right?’ And I’d say, if you see it, it’s there. I could tell you exactly what I see in a painting or where to look for specific things, but I don’t really want to go to that point of representation.” Still, he hopes people enjoy the work, regardless of what sort of message – implied or individually attributed –they may take from it. “I want people to like the work,” he said. “As base as that may sound, I want people to enjoy the show as an event, as something that’s special, something they don’t see all the time.” Check out John Pagano’s “Accentuated Gestures” at The Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Sept. 4-27, with a public reception on Saturday, Sept.12, 5:30-9 p.m. and closing reception Sunday, Sept. 27, 4-8 p.m. You can find more art and information on Pagano online at Johnpagano.info. Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts.

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Barrre Mill Restaurant

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90 Main St., Barre • 978-355-2987 • barremill.com

Barre Mill Restaurant an indulgent blast from the past Zenur Laurenitis

The Barre Mill Restaurant feels as though it was flash frozen in 1956 and has been thawed out specifically for your visit. From the beige wall paper, to the deep booths and seating enough for a platoon of soldiers and the salad bar (a salad bar!) the entire experience screams cold war comfort. Thankfully, the food on offer is fresh, not frozen, classic American fare.

Classic American food, you may ask? What’s that? We’re talking grandmother’s cooking here. This is plenty of butter and delicious

processed flour. The homemade bread that came before the meal, which was ever so slightly crusty on the outside and light as air on the inside, is a perfect microcosm for the restaurant - being everything you ever wished Wonder Bread was. Barre Mill plops down classic recipes just the way they were made 60 years ago and proves you don’t need to dryrub your steak or turn your fish into some sort of art project to satisfy the taste buds. Let’s get the first thing out of the way for our Worcester-based readers: this restaurant is in Barre. That’s country-living-over-30minutes-outside-of-the-city Barre. Thankfully, the road along Route 122 is as scenic as it is winding, so stop off at Rutland State Park and show up hungry. The 1950s feel begins the minute you step into the mill, with an aesthetic that includes paper placemats, deep booths, décor your mother would simply adore and a prominent salad bar; the old-school nature of the establishment hits you over the head. John Denver sang his smooth tunes into our ears through the restaurant’s speakers as our waitress and hostess provided excellent service that walked the line between attentive and distant. A quick perusal of the menu reveals the commitment to tradition is more than skin

deep. Dishes that include liver and onions just scream having come from cookbooks dating back to a time of American cooking where the Jello mold was king and butter reigned at its side as its golden-delicious queen. Notes on the menu included items that could be made heart healthy by being cooked without butter. But why limit butter? One doesn’t drive a ’55 Chevy because it’s safe - you do it because it makes you feel a certain way, and oh this food will make you feel a way. We settled on the filet mignon as well as a special of baked haddock and scallops. But first we started off at the salad bar that came complimentary with both meals. It had the full complement of toppings from garbanzo beans to beets and bacon bits and everything in between with multiple salad dressings to finish things off. This is a straightforward salad station, but do you really need anything else? All ingredients were fresh and flavorful, with the addition of a kale salad as well as iceberg lettuce being a

nice, modern touch. But just as we were reveling in our fine choice of kale — and ignoring the deliciously thick dousing of blue cheese dressing that comprised a fair portion of the salad — our entrées arrived. Let me begin by saying this place knows how to cook a steak perfectly. The filet mignon ($19.99) was cooked to a rare perfection. A nice red center ran through the entire smooth cutting, tasty cut of meat. At 9 continued on page 22

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If you were one of the hundreds who made their way through Our Lady of Mt. Carmel’s Italian Festival recently, we know what most likely drew

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you - outside of the chance to meet old and new friends as one of the city’s most beloved celebrations made its grand return after an absence of several years. Sure, there was music STEVEN KING and raffles and rides for the kiddos, but let’s face it: The Italian Festival stands out for its food - and this year’s incarnation had it in spades. From Anzio’s Brick Oven Pizza to Mac’s Diner to Padavano’s Place and more - if you had the appetite, the Italian Festival had something to fill it. What stood out? Mac’s hot sausage, onion and peppers subs did it for us.

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News that one of the city’s longstanding food institutions is closing is not going over well with the locals. Tweed’s Pub on Grove STEVEN KING Street will soon be no more, having applied to the License Commission for a transfer of its alcohol license to the Oak Barrel Tavern. A hearing is set for Sept. 3, but some folks aren’t wasting time having their thoughts heard. On Worcester Magazine’s Facebook page, comments ranged from Kate McMahon’s “Nooooooo!!” to Bryan O’Donnell’s more dramatic, “I swear I’ll kill myself.” Maybe you should give the Oak Barrel a try first, Bryan.

PHANTOM KITCHEN

Trash talk about Worcester is disappointing enough when it comes from the outside, but whiners, cynics, complainers and folks who seem to have no lives from within city limits make it a real drag. One thing that is pretty damn hard to sour on in the Woo, however, is its food. Boston may have its Quincy Market and North End, but Worcester has a good restaurant in just about every pocket of the city – and some of the most scrumptious eating comes from Rosalina’s Kitchen at 83 Hamilton St. It’s no secret. just ask the Phantom Gourmet, which featured Rose-Ellen and Angela Padavano’s homemade Italian fare on its popular show recently. If you’ve dined at Rosalina’s, you know what all the fuss is about. If you haven’t, well, what are you FILE PHOTO/STEVEN KING waiting for? Handfilled jumbo ravioli, hand-cut calamari, cheese-oozing mozzarella appetizers and something called the four-parm avalanche, with chicken, eggplant, meatballs and sausage, smothered in gravy and mozzarella cheese and topped with bacon, make this Worcester eatery a must-visit. With haters trying so hard to find what’s wrong with Worcester, Phantom Gourmet Rolalina’s Kitchen owners, found what stands out Angela and Rose-Ellen Padavano as among the best of New England’s second largest city. 22 W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M • A U G U S T 2 7 , 2 0 1 5

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ounces, this is a nice cut of meat, and when combined with the soft red bliss potatoes makes for a sound meal. The baked haddock and scallop special ($17.99) was equally filling. The oven-baked dish was covered in bread crumbs and cooked through in a bed of buttery sauce. The seafood was baked to perfection, leaving it firm while it would have been easy to have cooked it into mush. The mild, buttery sauce provided just enough flavor to the white fish

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and resulted in a very clean way to enjoy the seafood. Granted, neither of these are complex dishes, but that is the point. Food doesn’t always need to be a wild adventure. Eating at the Barre Mill Restaurant is like going on vacation a few towns over – there’s nothing there that is going to expand your horizons or redefine your life, but afterward you’re a little more refreshed and just a bit happier. Total cost was $38 before tip.

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Raising a glass to wine everywhere

Pour the Penfolds, please Al Vuona

’ve never been to Australia and I don’t know how to wrestle a crocodile. What I do know is Penfolds, one of Australia’s premier wineries, makes very good wine. The proof of that became apparent as soon as I poured a glass of the 2012 Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon. This intenselyflavored wine, one of Penfolds’ best, has aromas of coconut, vanilla bean and black cherry. Full-bodied with chewy tannins and ripe fruit, this wine glides over the palate. From the start, this wine gathers steam and delivers an abundance of amazing depth, with its purple-crimson color and intense fragrance. Best of all, the wine at 14.5-percent alcohol,, is so well-balanced it’s a perfect match with food. The 707 can be cellared for up to a decade or more, but the temptation to drink it sooner will certainly test your willpower. Penfolds has been making wine since 1844, and over that time has built a legion of global wine lovers. Its production of the Grange, arguably one of the world’s greatest wines, has secured its place among wine producers. But the story doesn’t end there. Penfolds produces a broad range of wines at various price points to accommodate a diverse consumer base. Case in point is the 2012 Bin 407. Yes, I couldn’t resist trying this one as well. This delightful Cabernet opens up with scents of blackberry, clove and chocolate. The combination of dark fruits, dates and fig, along with soft integrated tannins, leaves a delightful coating in the mouth. The 407 is a wine worth seeking out. OF THE WEEK Penfolds maintains a number of vineyards throughout South Australia, allowing the winery to focus on cultivating Waterstone 2013 a host of varietals that have become part of their expanding Chardonnay, portfolio. All of which translates into a million cases of wine California. Citrus, each year. That’s a lot of wine. pear, green apple I’m sure if he were here today Christopher Rawson Penfold, flavors with just a the English physician who founded the winery, would be humbled by all the success of his namesake. touch of oak and One thing is for sure: Drinking these great wines sure beats sharp acidity. $18 wrestling crocodiles. So please, pour the Penfolds won’t you?

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Azteca! Since the 1980’s, Bill McCarthy has performed with and fronted such bands as: The Zones, The RefleXion, The Bill McCarthy Band, McCarthy & Mullet, and McCarthy & Fullerton. Free. 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. BillMcCarthyMusic.com Jim Perry. Canal Restaurant & Bar! Saturday, August 7th! Come get some New Orleans food and tunes at The Canal! Relax, kick back and unwind listening to Jim Perry from 7-10pm! Hope to see you out >Thursday 27 ‘n’ about! Following @ 11PM is our late night DJ who never fails to We & Mrs Jones at WPI lunch series. join us for lunch bring the best beats to Canal for our late night goers! N/A. 7-10 p.m. outside on the patio behind the lunch café! Noon-1 p.m. WPI, 100 Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Institute Road. 508-831-5000. A Ton of Blues and Grassroot. A Ton Of Blues were voted Thirsty Thursday Open Mic Night @ Dark Horse the Best Blues/R&B Act at the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015 Tavern with Mark & Wibble. *Calling all fellow musicians & Worcester (MA) Music Awards and won the 2011 Boston (MA) artists alike!* Join us down at the Dark Horse & bring your Guitars, Blues Challenge, earning them the opportunity to compete in the Banjos, Mandolins, Trumpets & Xylophones & let’s have some fun 2012 International Blues Challenge on Beale Street in Memphis, :) Showcasing real live local music & talent! To RSVP a time slot Tennessee. They were created out of the love for real Blues Music and in advance please send your name/time slot you’d like and e-mail appreciation for the old school Open Blues Jams. $15 advance; $20 (optional) to darkhorseopenmic@yahoo.com. To all other players that want to come up to jam and don’t want to RSVP... there will be a day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 sign-up sheet so you get to play your tunes accordingly, so don’t fret Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, (no pun intended). Here are the times: 7 7:30 8 8:30 9 9:30 Free. 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. 7-10 p.m. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., 1100 or find them on Facebook. Ukulele Club. Break out your Hawaiian shirt and enjoy another day Gardner. 978-669-0122. How Bizarre. The area’s newest 90’s tribute! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. in paradise! Union Music’s Uke Club is almost here. Always the last Thursday of every month. Rich Leufstedt gets the band of Ukeoholic’s JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508842-8420. back together for another mission of sweet strumming. Meet, greet, and jam at 7PM. Free. 7-8:30 p.m. Union Music, 142 Southbridge St. L & M Rythym Kings. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. 508-752-3702 or unionmusic.com Brian Kendall. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, Nuzzy. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Sharp Shooter. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926Erica & Justin. 8-11 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 5088877. 304-6044. Keith from Elemental. 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. Tequila Bonfire. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. 508-926-8877. Blue Light Bandits. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Sean Fullerton. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Audio Wasabi - Hosted by Brian Chaffee. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Dan Burke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury >Saturday 29 St. 508-753-4030. Jubilee Gardens at Medusa Brewing Co. 6-9 p.m. Medusa Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Brewing Co, 111 Main St. Hudson MA, Hudson. 978-310-1933. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a College Night w DJ techtreat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com She Loves Me. The musical by Sheldeon Harnick and Jerry Boch 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. n/a. 7-9 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. 508869-6887 or calliopeproductions.org The Sage Project. 7-10 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Help Assumption School, 17 Grove St., Millbury, Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. celebrate 90 years of serving students. “The Little Bill Mallia. Island Music! Buffet style! Original Island Music! Stick School That Could” is holding a birthday festival you toes in the sand one more time! $5 Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe Saturday, Aug. 29, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet area businesses. con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. 508-579-6722. Play carnival games. Take a toss at the dunk tank. Enjoy food Andy Cummings & Swingabilly Lounge. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye from local vendors, one of whom will be Anzio’s Brick & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Oven Pizza of Grafton. WCRN AM830 will broadcast Faces Of Bayon, The Moulten Llama, Rozamov, It live from the school. Destroys And Kills and Fuggit. Doors @8pm, Music @830, Cover: $6. 1st up is Fuggit, 2nd is It Destroys And Kills, 3rd is Rozamov, 4th is The Moulten Llama And rounding out this block >Friday 28 buster lineup is Faces Of Bayon, $6. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music City Boys Acoustic Duo. Enjoy a rockin evening with the City Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888. Boys Acoustic Duo 5-7 p.m. Nashoba Valley Ski Area, 79 Powers Kelly & Friends. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston Road, Westford. 978-692-3033 or loveshackmusic.com St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Max Recoil. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and Dick Odgren Trio. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! Ask about Thank Friday It’s Dr. 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Nat (TFIDN) menu bargains in the cabaret room! No cover charge, Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Gardner. 978-669-0122. Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com Saturday Night Live Jazz. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Pho Dakao, 593 Bill McCarthy’s Friday After Work Party at Plaza

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The Worcester Caribbean American Carnival heats up Institute Park in Worcester Sunday, Aug. 30, noon to 7 p.m. The famous Brazil carnival finds its way to the second largest city in New England. This year’s carnival them is “Love & Unity.” The festival is free and open to the public. For more information, visit worcestercarib.com, email worcestercarib@gmail.com or call 508-425-7242. Park Ave. 617-803-5016 or phodakao.com Auntie Trainwreck. Your favorite Auntie is back at the KasBar on Saturday, August 29th, 2015 for our final Summer show of 2015! When Auntie and the Kas get together it’s always a crazy good timebe there! 21+, No Cover! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385 or find them on Facebook. Dazed - Led Zep Tribute. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Salty Johnson. Classic hits plus a few new favorites thrown in 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. straight Pipes. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. April’s Fools. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Doctor Robert. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Worcester Jazz Collective @ Sahara. Worcester Jazz Collective plays Sahara Restaurant every 4th Saturday! Deconstructed Standards and Originals. Free. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or worcesterjazzcollective.com Saturday Night Divas End Of Summer Luau Show. Our monthly drag show with a good bye to summer theme there is a door prize given away and a fabulous drag show Hosted By Nikita Le Femme $3. 11 p.m.-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. 774-535-4997 or nikitalefemm.com

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Annual Polish Picnic featuring Dennis Polisky and his Maestro’s Men! Polish and American food starting at noon. Take out available, and our outside grounds will be open. Dancing in our upstairs hall to the award winning music of Dennis and the boys starting at 1:00. The PACC features a ballroom-style dance hall with a large wood dance floor in our air conditioned hall. $10 admission to dance. noon-5 p.m. Polish American Citizens Club (PACC), 37 Harris St., Webster. 508-943-9716. 38 Special. 2-6 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster. 508-943-3871.

Bo and The Highlanders. 4-9 p.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Jeff Galindo’s Soundscapes 5pm to 8pm, than Andy Cummings at 8:30pm! 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Jim’s Sunday Blues Jam. Every week, Jim Perry hosts the best blues jam around, and brings in very special guest performers. No cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Netowork * 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-Winnng Pro’s or Semi-Pro’s * Regularly Gigging Paid-Performers * Published Songwriters * Recording Studio Owner/ Operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. Shay & The Shufflebacks. 6-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Tom Yates & The Working Mans Band / Dance2Swing. Sunday 8/30/15 Tom Yates & The Working Mans Band Swingin Sunday’s Leominster Elks Dance2Swing 134 North Main St. Leominster MA 01453 6:30pm ~ Beginner Group Swing Dance Lesson........... 7:30pm ~ Tom Yates & The Working Mans Band Admission $14. Singles and Couples Always Welcome.. Please invite your friends, They will be glad you did. For Wicked Easy Directions:Visit our web-site below Next Week: The Fat City Band $14. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Leominster Elks Lodge 1237, 134 N. Main St., Leominster. 978-840-3375 or dance2swing.com Funky Jazz Jam Sundays. 21 plus First, and Third Sundays! More info on Facebook. Free. 7-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Worcester Jazz Collective @ Electric Haze. Worcester Jazz Collective plays Electric Haze every 2nd Sunday! Deconstructed Standards and Originals. Free. 8-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or worcesterjazzcollective.com

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Blue Mondays. Guitarist/Singer Nate Flecha plays the blues every Monday. Free. 7-9 p.m. starlite, 39 Hamilton St., Southbridge. 772402-8777 or find them on Facebook. Open Mic/Open Decks. Sign up is at 7pm for half hour or less slots Use our PA system, Mics, controller and sound tech Anything is welcome! 21plus Free. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Open Rehearsals--Assabet Valley Mastersingers. 3 Open Rehearsals to welcome new members to Assabet Valley Mastersingers on Mon., Aug., 31st; Tuesday, Sept. 8th; & Mon., Sept. 14th. Rehearse every Monday thereafter 7:30-9:45 pm Artistic Dir./ founder Robert P. Eaton. Opportunity for selection for small chorus (AV Chambersingers). First concert on Nov. 13--Mozart ‘Requiem in d’ & Karl Jenkins’ ‘Te Deum’ with orchestra & professional soloists. Annual dues & music purchase. 7:30-9:45 p.m. Church of the Nativity, 45 Howard St., Northborough. 978-562-9838. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

>Tuesday 1

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

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Wednesday Night Open Mic/Local Musicians’ Showcase w/ Bill McCarthy @ Guiseppe’s. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Netowork * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or Currently Signed Recording Artists * Award-Winning Pro’s or Semi-Pro’s * Regularly Gigging Paid-Performers * Published Songwriters * Recording Studio Owner/Operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit

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ArtsWorcester, “Cropped” by Susan Paciello, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Oct. 9; Call For Art: ArtsWorcester 12th Annual College Show, Through Dec. 20; Call For Art: Now! New Works, New Artists!, Through Jan. 15, 2016. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org

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Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St.,

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6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 or fruitlands.org Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepte. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation

2016. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-3473362 or osv.org Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909. Post Road Art Center, Call to Artists: Themed Exhibit- Inspiration 2015, Through Aug. 27. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post

633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org Sprinkler Factory, Konstruct: Modern Primitives (open gallery), Thursdays, Fridays, through Aug. 28; Konstruct: Modern Primitives (closing reception), Saturday; Konstruct: Modern Primitives (open gallery), Sundays, Saturdays, through Aug. 29. Admission: Free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 Who doesn’t love Charlie Brown. And who wouldn’t want to see “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown?” West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com The Holy Name Theatre for the Performing Arts, 144 Granite St., Worcester, hosts performances of the Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 1967 classic with Charlie Brown, his sister, Sally, Lucy, Lines and all the others. Oh, and Snoopy, of course. Catch 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday a show Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 27-29, 7p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 30, 2 p.m. at Holy Name Central Catholic Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com High School. The cost is $12 for students/children and $16 for adults, and can be purchased at 508-754-1285 or The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or online at vanillaboxprod.com. For more information, email joel@vanillaboxproductions.com or call 774-249-1438. thefostergallery.com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Road, Marlborough. 508-485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com topfunaviation.com closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Tower Hill Botanic Garden, The Rebuild: Danielle LaPointe Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Artist Reception, Wednesday. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Museum of Russian Icons, Byzantium to Russia, Tuesdays, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sept. 12. Hours: p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752$9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under . 11 closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. 2170 or printsandpotter.com French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, Worcester Art Museum, Africa’s Children of Arms, Through Sept. 20; Art Since the Mid-20th Century, Through Dec. 31; Free August at Children <3, Free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 9782-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or Worcester Art Museum, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org qvcah.org Saturdays, through Aug. 30; Nude Drawing in the Galleries,Thursdays, Old Sturbridge Village, Kindred Spirits: A.B. Wells, Malcolm Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Watkins, and the Origins of Old Sturbridge Village, Through Jan. 15, Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. through Aug. 27; Samurai: Japanese myth and tradition in the

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It’s the Wachusett Mountain Farm Fresh Festival Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 29-30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. Enjoy locally-grown produce, crafts, music and more. For more information, visit wachusetts.com or email Info@wachusett.com.

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PAINTING/REPAIRS Painting Services Quality interior painting. Some exterior. Minor repairs. Wallpaper stripping and wall repairs. Clean and respectful female owner/operator company. Fully insured. Call SL Painting 978-257-1400

Need it Fixed? General Home & Small Business Repairs Light Construction No Job Too Small Call Bob at 978-422-8632 or 978-790-8727 CELL email: fixit@callbobhill.com www.callbobhill.com

Donald F. Mercurio BULKHEADS Repaired & Replaced Foundation Repairs Brick*Block*Stone Basement Waterproofing 508-835-4729/West Boylston Owner Operator Insured

Painting Unlimited Services, Inc. Skilled, Reliable, Reputable. Meticulous prep & workmanship. Int.& Ext. Painting/Staining. Power-washing. Gutters. Rotted Trim Replacement. Free Estimates. Fully Insured. HIC #163882 Call: 508-340-8707

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Wachusett Painting Co. Let our skilled painters complete your painting needs. Exteriors & Interiors Competitive prices. Call or email today for an appointment for your free estimate. 508-479-6760 Email: wachupainting@gmail.com Credit Cards Accepted

J.C. Pools Call NOW to schedule your installation! Service, Chemicals & Supplies. In-ground & Above ground. www.jcpools.net 508-8823913 978-355-6465

MASONRY

FLOORING/CARPETING FURNITURE RESTORATION C & S Carpet Mills Carpet & Linoleum 30 Sq. Yds. $589 Installed with Pad. Free Metal Incl’d. Berber, Plush or Commercial. Call Tom: 800-861-5445 or 508-886-2624

Paul G. Hanson Furniture Repair. Major/Minor Repairs. Chair regluing. Touch ups. Pick-up & delivery. Call Paul (978)464-5800

Dan’s Handyman Services Interior/Exterior Household Repairs. Dependable & Reasonable. Call Today! 774-364-0938

GARAGE DOORS

HEATING/ AIR CONDITIONING Rutland Heating & A/C SERVICE & INSTALLATION "We cater to the independent oil customer!" Rutland, MA Call 774-234-0306

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Allied Services Garage doors & electric operators. Bulkheads. Installed & repaired, residential. Call 508-829-3226

C&R, Remodeling, additions, & all home improvements, 25yrs exp. new & historic, David, 508-829-4581

BATHTUB REFINISHING

CHESTNUT SERVICES For all your home improvement needs. Kitchen and Bath upgrades, Flooring, window and door replacements Decks and sheds We do it all! From home repairs to new additions Professional Carpentry Services. For a FREE estimate Call Joe Lee 508-612-6312

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Johanson Home Improvement Licensed, insured and HIC registered. Interior painting. Bathroom remodeling and repair. Door and window install. Decks and sheds. Rotted siding, drop ceilings, tiling, and much more. Over 20 years experience Chad (508) 963-8155 website: johansonhome improvement.com Rainey’s Home Improvements & Restoration Services Repairs from ice damage. Exterior & Interior Roofing & Siding 508-373-2862 210-722-1609 Fire * Smoke * Water 40 Years Experience

Interior Painting Only $149 average 12x16 room. Prompt service. Reliable. Refs. Dutch Touch Painting 508-867-2550

LANDSCAPING

Peace and Tranquility in your own Backyard 508-885-1088

Full landscaping service & so much more! Full Lawn Planting & Maintenance Pruning & Shearing Ornamental Trees & Shrubs Aerating Lawns • Ponds Built & Maintained Clean-ups • Mum Installation Pond Closings • Fall Pruning & Shearing Waterfalls • Walls | Patios & Walkways House Cleanout, Attics, Cellars Bobcat Work | Backhoe Work | Gutter Cleaning

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ROOFING SPECIALIST John Hickey Const. Free estimates, call for the best roof at the best price. Fully insured. MA Reg#103286 Shingle or rubber, seamless gutters. 1-800-435-5129 or 978-537-1641 Commercial and Residential jhickey6019@yahoo.com

Lee Skoglund Services 10, 15, 20-yard container service. Yard & building materials. Office equipment & materials. Attics, cellars & estates cleaned, guaranteed by your closing date! Free estimates. Lee Skoglund 508-757-4209

SEV-CO SIDING & WINDOWS Vinyl Siding. Windows. Doors. Trimwork. Free Estimates. Call Today: 978-632-7937 Over 25 yrs exp. See our work: www.sevcosiding.com Find us on Facebook!

NO WATER? Stop wishing for it! A&W Welltech Corp. WELL & PUMP Installation & Filtration Service 978-422-7471 24hr Emergency Service 877-816-2642 Mobile 978-815-3188

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WACHUSETT SEALCOATING Protect against the elements. Since 1995. 508-886-2969

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B & F Sealcoating Hot Crack Sealing Free Residential Estimates 13 Years Exp. Fully Ins. Quality Work Reasonable Price Bob Fahlbeck 508-839-3942

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Mark R. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell, Inc. Roofing Experts Licensed & Insured Residential, Commercial & Industrial Specialize in Shingle, Flat Rubber & Metal Roofs Prices as Low as $2 per Square Foot! Free Estimates 978-534-3307 modonnell@mrogc.com www.mrogc.com

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LAWN & GARDEN IRRIGATION/ SPRINKLERS Carney & Sons Irrigation Holden, MA 508-829-4310 Service & Repair All Makes, Complete Installations, Spring Start Up/ Winterize Lawn Installations, Hydroseeding carneyandsons@charter.net

VINYL SIDING & REPLACEMENT WINDOWS Fully licensed & Insured

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Inside-Out Garden Design Mowing, Garden Maintenance, Soil Testing, Ornamental Tree/ Shrub Pruning, Landscape Design/Installation. NOFA Accredited Organic Care. $25 Off Pruning or Weeding. Time to prune your shrubs! Call/Text: (508) 335-3702 Email: cher@insideoutgarden.biz

Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tree & Landscaping Enhancing the view from your home. Custom & Ornamental Pruning. Mulching. Planting. Lawn Mowing. Tree Removal. Certified Arborist. Call for consultation & free estimate. (508)829-6803. davestreeandlandscaping.com

Monette Landscaping & Construction, Inc. Specializing in Hardscape Installation. Retaining Walls, Stone, Interlocking Block & Timber Patios and Walkways, Brick & Stone Pavers. Landscape Design. Lawn Maintenance. Serving Central Mass for more than 50 years. 508-885-2579 www.monette landscaping.com

Burnham Maintenance Clean-ups. Lawn Maintenance. Shrub Pruning. Bark Mulch, Screened Loam & Compost. Patios & Walkways. Fertilization Programs. Deliveries Available. Please call 508-829-3809

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Sterling Peat Inc. Quality Screened Loam. Mulches. Compost- w/Loam Mix. 2"-Gravel, Fill. Fieldstone. 978-422-8294

Seeking families throughout Central Massachusetts who are interested in improving a child’s life. Call to inquire about our upcoming foster parent training. $1,000 BONUS

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EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PARTNER WANTED Be part of the solution! Teach others the path to wellness FT or PT. We provide the tools and training so you can participate in this multimillion dollar market and create your own economy. Get started today. Call for a personal interview 774.614.1206 HELP WANTED Looking for a New Employee? Place your Help Wanted line ad at: www.centralmassclass.com -

Driver, School Van Growing company! Routes in your area available. Rewarding part-time position w/great bonuses & competitive wages. Must be available Monday thru Friday split shift. Keep the van at home. Will train. Please call Echo. EEO. 978-355-2121 HELP WANTED LOCAL Deliver Phone Books Work Your Own Hours, Delivering in Fitchburg, Gardner, Ayer & surrounding areas. Must be 18yrs old, have valid DL & Insured vehicle. No exp. necessary Call 1-800-518-1333 x 224 www.deliverthe phonebook.com

3 IMMEDIATE PART-TIME OPENINGS AT: Rutland Saveway Gas/Convenience Store Must be 18years or older Applications available at: 87 MAIN ST, Rutland Hardware & Home Center 508-886-3058

Driving School Instructor Part-Time Holden, MA Applicant should have 2 years of experience as a licensed driving school instructor. We offer competitive hourly wage, new vehicles and friendly work environment. Wachusett Regional School District is EOE. Email resume to: Ken_Klayman@WRSD.net or mail to WRHS c/o Driver Ed. Program 1401 Main St. Holden, MA 01520 FORD CERTIFIED AUTO TECH Sunnyside Ford, Holden, MA Full-time. Full benefits Call Eric Friend 508-829-4333 Landscaper Wanted Full time position available. Experience in pruning and shearing. Drivers license (a b or c). Call 508-885-1088, 774-696-7267 or fax your resume to 508-885-0897.

Experienced 7D drivers - you need to see this opportunity! Van Pool Transportation, a leader in special transportation is looking for experienced 7D drivers. Work with a great group of people making a big difference for our students, families, and schools. Earn $13-$14 per hour with additional quarterly and annual bonuses that can increase your hourly rate to over $15. 7D license bonus and first time physicals paid! Keep van at your home. Routes available in your area. Join Van Pool now by calling Erica at (978) 400-7811 and make a difference. EEO Opportunities for new 7D drivers - New openings for part -time school van drivers, no experience needed, will train. Starting pay at $13 per hour with annual raises during the first five years! Additional bonuses can increase your average hourly rate up to $15! 7D license bonus, first time physicals paid! M-F split shift, 4-6 hours a day. Routes available in your area. Keep van at home. Join Van Pool now by calling Erica at (978) 400-7811 and make a difference. EEO Part Time Driver Mon-Fri Class 2 License Retirees Welcome 978-464-2041 Hubbard’s Farm

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Riverside Cemetery Winchendon #RH 63 Lots 1-4. Beautifully situated burial plots. $2500.00 each. All 4$8000.00. Before Nov 2015. 978-534-5982/978-660-5411

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Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cost is $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. Call 508-882-3421 or 909-714-0064.

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MERCHANDISE CEMETERY PLOTS Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. 2 Lots in the Garden of Faith. $2500.00 for both. Near the feature. Mary 508-886-4334.

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Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. Heritage II, Lots 665 1&2 w/vaults. No reasonable offer refused. Call 508 -852-1690 or 774-454-0259 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number 297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden Of Valor Section. Current value is $8,400.00 including 2 concrete burial vaults. $4,000.00 or B/O 508-375-0080 Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA 2 lots in Heritage II w/vaults. $2,500.00 for both. Call Rick at 508-450-7470 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 FOR SALE John Deere 318 Garden Tractor 18HP, 48" MWR Deck, PWR STRG, Hydro Trans, PWR Lift $2000.00 Oakham 508-882-3963* Samsung 55" TV w/ nice stand. Best offer. Great for lvg rm or basement. Exc. cond. $300 508-797-6068*

ITEMS UNDER $2,015 11 Golf Clubs 2 drivers, 9 irons, 300 Titleist golf balls. $95. 508829-3577 WWF 2001 Action Figure Undertaker (unopened) dressed as a biker. $25. 978-534-0711 Two-piece solid maple hutch 50"w x 76"h x 19"d, lights inside top glass cabinet and also underneath. $300. 978-407-4008 Inflatable, vinyl raft inc. oars, liner & pillow. Red, white, blue. Asking $25.00. 508-829-9240. Chrome wheels made by Helo 17" X 7.5. Came off a Honda Accord, but fits other vehicles. Excellent condition. $425. 508865-5157

Used Pellet Stove Good for camp or basement. NE Stove Works Model #25PDVC. $125. Call Gerry at 508-886-6291 Over 80 Movie DVDS $40. 413-967-7932

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PAXTON - 16 Lancelot Dr. Sat Aug 29th 8:30-12. Household items, furniture, fitness equip. No early birds. PRINCETON-Laural Ridge at 14 Rocky Pond Rd. August 29th & 30th, Saturday and Sunday, 10am-4pm. Garage Sale. Waterford glass, furniture, silver pieces, ping pong table, bookcases, file cabinets, outdoor tools, etc.

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Lite Pine Queen Bedroom Set, bureau 18x19x51 w/hutch top, menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chest & 2 night tables, $300. 774-239-2240

Piano Lessons Experienced piano teacher now accepting students of all ages and levels. 774-696-3834

FURNITURE

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2002 Exiss XT/300 G.N. 3 Horse Trailer. Good cond. All alum. S.S. nose. For pics craigslist. $9,750.00 508-7570887*

OTHER YARD SALES & FLEA MARKETS Come to the FLEA at 242 Canterbury St. Worcester MA 01603. Open EVERY Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Rain or Shine! CLASSIC CAR CRUISE EXPO7/11, 8/8, 9/12/2015 We have vintage items, one of a kind items, new items, building materials, office furniture, records, old books, etc. Dealers welcome - $15.00 per table, set up at 7:00 a.m.

ITEMS UNDER $2,015 1950 White Wicker Chair Excellent condition. $50. 774-2896982

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GRAFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY...LABOR DAY (9/7) Book & ephemera sale...Items 18th - 20th centuries...Prints, maps, first editions. Thousands of items, $1 up. 11am-2pm (10am admission $10) #list out at 7:30am. Checks accepted. Bring own boxes. Benefit - Friends of Grafton Public Library.

RECREATION Leominster Blue Devils AAU Tryouts Tryouts for the Leominster Blue Devils 15u baseball team will be held on August 29th and September 12th at Doyle Field in Leominster, tryouts for both days will be held from 10:00am-12:00pm. Any questions please email Greg Carr @ Gregcarr3@gmail.com

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT FOR RENT WORCESTER 1 - 2 BR Apts. & 2BR Townhouses 508-852-6001 Jefferson, MA- House for Rent 1 bedroom, hardwood floors, open floor plan, deck, 1 car garage, 2 miles from I90, 1.6 ares, hiking trails.... Contact Lisa 508-736-4743

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Available retail space for Lease. Busy shopping center located at 1031 Central St. Affordable rates and generous concessions offered. This is a great opportunity to start your own business or expand an existing business! Call Geronimo Properties today! 978-840-0008

LAND FOR SALE Land for Sale Beautiful 4.7 acres, 256 Rawson St. Leicester, perced, surveyed,1 month sale, $112K. 508-425-1150.

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Negotiating an Offer In many locations, real estate is still in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marketâ&#x20AC;?. Buyers need to understand the process of negotiating an offer. Sellers have typically been given a value range; high, low and an asking price. Sellers often expect a few may offer the low end of the suggested range, but may offers will fall in the predicted range. A buyer agent will counsel the buyer regarding strategy which also relates to the sellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motivation, pricing and the available inventory. To have a â&#x20AC;&#x153;win/winâ&#x20AC;? scenario, terms, such as closing date, financial concessions and inspections may be as important as price. Avoiding insulting offers by not starting at an excessively low number is critical. An unrealistic offer can stall or even end the negotiating process before it has a chance to begin. With a â&#x20AC;&#x153;hot propertyâ&#x20AC;?, even though it is a buyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market, the property may merit going over asking price.

The buyer agent plays a pivotal role in helping educate the buyer to acquire his/her desired property by; advising the buyer to have a pre-qualification letter, understand what seller financial contributions are, and realizing the purpose of a home inspection is to give peace of mind on property condition and not necessarily to use inspection information as a toll to renegotiate price. Sellers realize that making a counter offer will sometimes result in losing a buyer; thus, serious consideration is given to offers that are well structured. Success in negotiating an offer favorable to a buyer is like being the â&#x20AC;&#x153;godfatherâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;Ś.make them an offer they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t refuse.

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This article was submitted by Jo-Ann Szymczak and Diane Luong CBR Realtors at Re/Max Advantage I. Both are real estate instructors at Assabet Valley and Bay Path Vocational School evening division of Adult Education.

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TOWN OF MILLBURY MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Section 81-T, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 14, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal OfďŹ ce Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Stockhouse Investments, LLC, for modiďŹ cation of the DeďŹ nitive Plan Decision for Autumn Gate Estates II, property located off of Grafton Street including Cooper Road, Millbury, MA, so as to extend the construction deadline. Application is available for inspection in the Planning Department, Municipal OfďŹ ce Building during regular business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin Chairman 8/20, 8/27/2015 TOWN OF SUTTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, Â§11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on September 3, 2015 at 7:30pm on the petition of T.J.J. Development Corp. The petitioner requests a ďŹ nding from MGL Ch.40A Sect. 6 and variances from Section III(B)(3)Table II and III of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoning bylaws to permit the tear down and rebuild of a single family home which will not meet the setback requirements. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 182 Manchaug Rd, Sutton MA on Assessors Map #42, Parcel #68. The property is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal ofďŹ ce hours in the Town Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated. Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk 8/20, 8/27/2015 MS

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PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF MILLBURY PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT MARTHA COAKLEY, STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, HAS RETURNED WITH APPROVAL DATED AUGUST 17, 2015 THE AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF MILLBURYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ZONING BYLAWS ADOPTED UNDER WARRANT ARTICLE #22, 25, 26 AND 27 ACCEPTED AT THE MAY 5, 2015 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. A TOWN BULLETIN WITH THE BYLAW AMENDMENTS IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE TOWN CLERKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFFICE, 127 ELM STREET, AS WELL AS THE WEBSITE FOR THE TOWN AND WILL BE POSTED IN PUBLIC PLACES IN TOWN. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY. TUESDAYS THE OFFICE REMAINS OPEN UNTIL 7:00 P.M. QUESTIONS, CALL 508-865-9110, MILLBURY TOWN CLERK

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS WORCESTER, SS. SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT CIVIL ACTION NO. 15 1302 B To Barbara A. Partlow, of Sutton, Massachusetts AND TO ALL PERSONS ENTITLED TO THE BENEFIT OF THE SOLDIERSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; AND SAILORSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1940 AS AMENDED: Grafton Suburban Credit Union n/k/a HomeďŹ eld Credit Union, a banking institution with a usual place of business in North Grafton, Massachusetts; claiming to be the holder of a mortgage covering property situated on 29 Boston Road, Sutton, Massachusetts; given by Barbara A. Partlow to Grafton Suburban Credit Union, dated August 15, 2013 recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 51357, Page 87, has ďŹ led with said court a Complaint for authority to foreclose said mortgage in the manner following: by entry on and possession of the premises therein described and by exercise of the power of sale contained in said mortgage. If you are entitled to the beneďŹ ts of the Soldiersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Sailorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Civil Relief Act of 1940 as amended, and you object to such foreclosure you or your attorney should ďŹ le a written appearance and answer in said court at Worcester in said County on or before the thirtieth day of September, next or you may be forever barred from claiming that such foreclosure is invalid under said Act. Witness, Judith Fabricant, Esquire, Administrative Justice of said Court, this nineteenth day of August 2015 Dennis P. McManus, Clerk 08/27/2015 MS

TOWN OF SUTTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Sutton Finance & Warrant Advisory Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at 6:30 pm at the Sutton Town Hall regarding the warrant articles for the Fall Town Meeting, Monday, October 19, 2015. Any citizen interested is invited to attend this public hearing. 8/27/2015 MS

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TOWN OF SUTTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, Â§11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on September 3, 2015 at 7:35pm on the petition of Paul and Lynn Dahlin. The petitioners request a ďŹ nding from MGL Ch.40A Sect. 6 and variances from Section III(B) (3)Table 2 of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoning bylaws to permit the tear down and rebuild of a single family home which will not meet the setback requirements. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 15 West Sutton Road, Sutton MA on Assessors Map #8, Parcel #41. The property is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal ofďŹ ce hours in the Town Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated. Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk 8/20, 8/27/2015 MS

TOWN OF SUTTON SUTTON PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A Â§ 5, the Sutton Planning Board will hold a public hearing to consider changes to the Town of Sutton Zoning Bylaw. The hearing will be held on Monday, September 14, 2015 at 7:20 P.M. at the Sutton Town Hall. The following is a summary of the proposed changes; a copy of the proposed changes may be inspected in the ofďŹ ce of the Town Clerk during normal business hours. 1. To amend the Zoning Bylaw, Section V.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wireless Communication Services District to allow facilities as high as 195â&#x20AC;&#x2122;. 2. To amend the Zoning Bylaw, Section VI.H. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Retreat Lots to add a provision prohibiting occupancy permits until all conditions of the special permit have been met. 3. To amend the Zoning Bylaw, Section VI.I. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Common Driveways to add a provision prohibiting occupancy permits until all conditions of the special permit have been met, and to revise two other provisions requiring a notation on the plan as opposed to the deed about restrictions and maintenance of the drive as well as restriction on occupancy until house numbers are properly posted. 4. Rezoning from Rural Residential (R-1) to Business Highway (B-2) 1.2 acres at 148 and 150 Boston Road adjacent to Tonyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza. (By Petition) 5. To amend the Zoning Bylaw, Section I.B. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; DeďŹ nitions of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Self Storage Facilityâ&#x20AC;? to allow a one story structure with a limited percentage of outdoor access units. (By Petition) 6. To amend the Zoning Bylaw and Map by establishing a Historic Village (HV) District with related use, size and signage criteria; adding deďŹ nitions for ďŹ&#x201A;ower shop and general store and allow these uses in the HV and Village (V) Districts as permitted and special permit uses; adding formula business as a permitted and special permit use in the HV and V Districts and establish speciďŹ c regulations for formula businesses; re-zone 3.23 acres of land at 314 and 318 Boston Road from Rural Residential (R-1) to HV. (By Petition) Miriam Sanderson, Chairman Sutton Planning Board 8/27, 9/3/2015 MS

TOWN OF SUTTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, Â§11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall, on September 3, 2015 at 7:40pm on the petition of Karen T. and Michael A. Bronson. The petitioners request the reinstatement of expired variances granted in January of 2014 from Section III.B.3. Table II of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoning bylaws to permit the reconstruction of a non-conforming single family dwelling which will not meet setback requirements. The property that is the subject of this petition is 172 Manchaug Road and is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal ofďŹ ce hours in the Town Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated. Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk 8/20, 8/27/2015 MS

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Maggie Ann Maggie Ann is an instructor at Paradigm Pole Fitness, 51 Union St., and discovered pole dancing just a few short years ago. In that time she has pushed herself from pupil, to teacher, to staunch competitor. With just under 22,000 followers on Instagram and a number of national wins under her belt, the Central Mass native has become a sort of spokesperson for pole fitness.

You went from pupil, to teacher, to successful results. There are so many different competitive pole dancer. What was that path places you can take it, some people come for flexibility or choreography like? I’m kind of a go-hard or go-home, all or nothing type of person. When I started pole, it was something I ended up loving right off the bat. I didn’t want to wait around for other people to show me how to do stuff, so I started training and learning on my own. I asked the studio I was taking classes from if I could get more pole time. I basically just wanted to be in the studio for all of my free time.

What attracts people to pole dancing and pole fitness? At first it’s probably the

stereotypes they happen to see, if they don’t know a lot about pole fitness. They’ll see pole dancing and come out with their girlfriends for a bachelorette party, or to have a good time, they think it’s a hoot. I think that might be what happens initially, that’s what draws them in. Then they realize what a workout it is, I always get this wide-eyed look the next time they come in. ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe how sore I am.’ What I like about this and what’s different from places like the gym, is that here you leave the studio and you’ve learned something new, you take something home with you. You either got a spin you’ve been working on or found out something new you can do, gain an extra inch in your flexibility. No matter what happens, when you leave here, you’ve progressed. I think that’s what really keeps people coming in to see those

or strength training or just pole in general.

We also put mats under the poles to take away from falling and hitting the floor. It’s mostly overuse injuries: straining your be hard to go out and start shoulder, tearing something. I actually working out on your own and had a hamstring injury last year that took motivate yourself. Here, we’ve me a year to recover from. I had to drop built a family, a community. You come and start this and you off from a couple competitions because of it. It’s things like that, if you are careful have a group of girls that you about how you train and training smart started with and everyone and not pushing too hard, you are fine. progresses together and is just so supportive. You recently competed and won the US It gives you an extra support system you National Pole Championship in LA. What was the competition like and what set you wouldn’t have if apart? It was a whirlwind, I was anxious you went to the and very nervous going into it. This is the gym alone. 12 best in the country, I lost my appetite a little bit the day of, but once I got into Is there a the dressing room, I just put the music particular type on and everything else melted away. of person that You cut yourself off from the rest of the tends to be attracted to world and just focus on your piece. When pole? That’s I go into competitions, I look at them as what I love performances, I don’t see it as competing, I just want to get on stage and express myself. We don’t have a lot of avenues for that, or stages for that. It’s either a competition or if you get lucky, a showcase somewhere This is the only platform we have to show people who we are.

What sets pole apart from any other exercise routine? It can

What are the benefits? For me

personally, it was the confidence that I got from it. I used to have a lot of anxiety about going places alone or trying something new. I’d go to something and never actually walk in the door. So, I think that’s a big thing it’s given me. I walk into a place now and I’m confident in my abilities. I don’t really second guess myself. Physically, everything. It gives you everything. You gain flexibility, you put muscle on, you gain body awareness. I had a woman in here that lost 30 pounds at 48. You have people who want to lose weight or gain muscle, no matter what size or shape or age, you’re never too old to pick this up.

Serious question: Are subway rides a little more fun with your skill set?

Absolutely, you go out in public, never mind the subway, you go anywhere, you say, ‘What can I trick off of, what can I pole off?’ It makes you look at the world in a whole new way.

The Pole Sport Organization website has a coverage requirement that costume bottoms must cover the “gluteal fold.” What is that all about? It is the crease of where your about it, you can see anyone walk in that door. Pole is for everyone. There is a woman who only has one arm and she poles, she competes too. There is a 63-year-old woman who competes. Anyone, no matter what, disabilities or anything. Anyone can try it.

What sort of injuries are typically sustained by those competing in a high-level of pole dancing? Surprisingly, it’s overuse

injuries, it’s not people falling off the pole and injuring themselves. We are very good at catching ourselves, you end up being very catlike. You’ll start holding yourself on with anything, a big toe, a pinky, you’ll pinch it with your shoulders.

butt cheeks meet your thighs. We use different types of venues and you have to get certain permits, some have nudity clauses. It’s basically the venues where we are, you have to cover up. You basically just can’t have your butt or your boobs hanging out, it’s just to walk out on stage. If your bottoms ride up during a performance, they won’t deduct you, but if your cheeks are hanging out when you walk out, they’ll deduct you.

Who would get the best experience out of pole dancing? We’re open to everyone.

People look at it and say I’m not strong enough or flexible enough, I’m not enough this or that. You are enough, you just need to get in here. The hardest part is just getting in to class, the rest is easy because you fall in love with it and you just want to do it. Just don’t limit yourself, other people will put limits on you and there is no reason to do it to yourself. You are capable of anything. –Joshua Lyford, reporter

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