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This Week’s Cover Story: Men of Song

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hen reading this week’s cover story, it’s likely obvious to those with a refined ear that I’m no barbershop expert. I’m a music aficionado to be sure and – believe it or not – there was a time when I made my living (I use the term ‘living’ loosely here) playing live music. With that said, boy, is listening to the Worcester Men of Song sing their barbershop style something special. The members were a lot of fun and music director Mark Goodney ruled with an iron fist. The result is mesmerizing and I found myself thoroughly enjoying my time with the group. Besides, some of those songs are just so damn wholesome. If only for a few minutes, I couldn’t help but revisit some of my more debaucherous life decisions and wonder how I would have done harmonizing by the ice cream shop.

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Big mayoral win, new faces on council, school committee mark election

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lection Day went by the books for city Democrats and proved tough for the more conservative members of the political landscape.

For mayor, incumbent Joe Petty won resoundingly over Konnie Lukes, 11,105 votes to Lukes’ 4,636 (70-30 percent), Tuesday, Nov. 7, according to the unofficial results.

In the at-large council race, Petty took the most votes, with 10,026, followed by Kate Toomey (9,547), Gary Rosen (8,964) Khrystian King (8,689), Moe Bergman (8,197) and Lukes (7,092) in order. Mike Gaffney, who had earlier announced his withdrawal from the race, but remained on the ballot since he did not pull out prior to the deadline for doing so, finished last, yielding 7 percent of the vote (4,585).

Though he lost, Ben Straight, a political newcomer, finished above Gaffney, taking 9 percent of the vote, with 5,335 ballots cast in his favor.

In the open District 1 race, where incumbent Tony Economou did not seek re-election, Sean Rose, 2,575 votes, squeaked by Ed Moynihan, 2,389, 52 to 48 percent.

Candy Mero-Carlson won uncontested in District 2, with 1,370 votes.

In District 3, incumbent George Russell, 1,797 votes, won handily over challenger Davis Asare, 675 votes, 73 to 27 percent.

In District 4, incumbent Sarai Rivera won over Coreen Gaffney, who like her husband Mike Gaffney, had also announced her withdrawal, 77 to 23 percent (1,090 votes to 318).

Joe Petty and his wife, Gayle, celebrate election results with family and friends.

In the open District 5 race, left vacant with Rosen’s decision to run at-large, Matt Wally won by 16 percent over Paul Franco, 2,695 votes to 1,917.

In the school committee race, Dante Comparetto, the sole challenger, bumped off Donna Colorio, 7,894 votes to 7,516. Brian O’Connell, as anticipated, won the most votes, at 16 percent, with 9,084. Following him, in order, were Jack Foley (15 percent, 8,616 votes), John Monfredo (15 percent, 8,489),

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Molly McCullough (14 percent, 8,092), Comparetto and Dianna Biancheria (14 percent, 7,807). Biancheria beat out Colorio by just shy of 300 votes.

With 16,301 total votes cast, about 15 percent of the city’s 106,939 voters turned out, putting it below average, but better than the 14-percent turnout seen in 2013. Turnout for municipal elections in Worcester has historically hovered between 20-30 percent.

Not that it was a surprise, but the 15-percent voter turnout in the Nov. 7 election was nonetheless disappointing. How will the city engage the other 85 percent that simply will not come out and vote? -3

Congratulations to Sean Rose, Matt Wally and Dante Comparetto, all of whom won for the first time in this week’s election in Worcester. Rose and Wally will join city council, while Comparetto gets set to serve on school committee. +3

Voter turnout low in Worcester election Bill Shaner

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t 15 percent, the turnout for Election Day Tuesday was higher than some had predicted, but still far below average for a Worcester election.

The 16,939-voter showing narrowly beat out the 14-percent turnout in 2013, which was the lowest turnout in recent memory.

But still, the turnout was far lower than in 2015, in which 21.35 percent of city voters turned out. In 2011, turnout was 20 percent.

In 2009, the turnout was 23 percent. In 2007, it was 22 percent.

The lack of pressing issues, like the school safety and gang violence talk that dominated the 2015 race, has been cited often during this election season as a reason for the lack of interest. The field was also comparatively slim.

Incumbent Joe Petty did not have a challenger for mayor until the deadline, when Konnie Lukes decided to run so as not to leave the race unopposed. Only one challenger, Dante Comparetto, signed up for a school committee bid. And only one true challenger, Ben Straight, threw his hat in the eight-way bid for an at-large council seat, joining District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen.

Two open district races, districts 1 and 5, were a different story. Each saw fields large enough to trigger a preliminary election in September, and tough battles right up to the end.

The turnout in those districts is reflective of the competitive races. In District 5, 21 percent of the electorate showed up to vote. In District 1, turnout was 22 percent.

Voters at the polls there commented on the

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Broadcasting live on election night from city hall was great.

Apologies for the delay in getting a live link onto the Worcester Magazine website. -2

Good to see Bill Coleman, who has been dealing with health issues, out and about at City Hall on election night. Stay well, Bill. +1

{ citydesk } Petty roars into fourth term Smelling like a Rose: First-time candidate wins as mayor with big win District 1 Council seat Josh Lyford

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he function room was packed with cheering constituents, supporters, family and friends as Joe Petty and wife, Gayle, stepped into the function room of Park Avenue’s El Basha restaurant. Petty himself was all smiles as he addressed the crowd, announcing his victory in the Worcester mayoral race as the unofficial election results were tallied Tuesday night, Nov. 7.

With 11,105 votes cast – over 70 percent of the total mayoral vote tally – Petty’s victory was resounding over fellow at-large council member, Konnie Lukes, who earned 4,636 votes – 29.45 percent of the votes cast.

The fourth term for incumbent mayor Petty came as little surprise to many throughout the city, but a path to victory wasn’t always so clear. In 2015’s race, Petty found himself running against at-large councilor Mike Gaffney. While Petty would go on to win, Gaffney finished second in both the mayoral and at-large race in a heated political environment.

“I thought a good message was sent tonight,” said Petty. “There’s a lot of progress in the city of Worcester and we’re moving in the right direction. The people, the voters of Worcester, we affirmed that tonight.”

“We’re a welcoming city,” he continued.

“We build bridges here, we don’t build walls.”

Earlier this year, right before the deadline to do so, Gaffney announced he would not seek the mayoral position. This opened the race up to a new challenger – Lukes, a 14term incumbent at-large councilor and former mayor.

Lukes stated in an earlier candidate interview the mayoral race was too important to allow one candidate to run unopposed. She

retained her at-large council seat.

Speaking by phone the day after the election, Lukes said a mailer sent out by the Worcester City Democratic Committee days before the election endorsing a slate of candidates, appeared to have done the trick.

“It goes to show what a lock the machine has on voting patterns,” she said, using a nickname often associated with Petty, U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern and former Mayor Tim Murray, who now runs the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. “They’ve got it down to a science.”

She said Worcester elections over the past several years have grown increasingly partisan.

“When we appointed a politician to be city manager,” she said of the hiring of former state Sen. Ed Augustus Jr., “I think that was the turning point in terms of the direction government was going in this city.”

Lukes noted she did not actively campaign this year. She did not say, given her sixth-place finish, whether this term would be her last.

“I’m not willing to say that right now,” she said.

Petty said his priority in the coming term will be streets, sidewalks, parks, public safety, investment in the city and the rebuilding of several of Worcester’s schools.

“We have a lot of work to do,” said Petty.

“People feel welcome here, that makes a real difference. One of the priorities that we need to see as a city, we need to invite everyone in. Everyone needs to succeed in the city of Worcester.”

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t all came up roses for Sean Rose on Tuesday, if somewhat closer than some may have anticipated, when he followed up a decisive win in the preliminary election a little ELIZABETH BROOKS

Sean Rose

less than a month ago with a victory over Ed Moynihan in the District 1 City Council race.

Rose gained 2,575 votes to Moynihan’s 2,389, eking out a win by a narrow 52-48-percent margin, according to unofficial results.

Rose will replace outgoing District 1 Councilor Tony Economou, who had endorsed Moynihan, but who on election night Tuesday Nov. 7 was offering to sit down with Rose and talk shop.

The race was seen by many, amid a push by several community and business leaders for a civility pledge, as among the most cordial of the election season. Indeed, many observers

felt either candidate deserved a win.

“There was a social media post saying it’s tough to choose,” a tired-looking Moynihan said after the loss. “They were saying vote for one and write in the other one for at-large. I take that as a compliment.”

Rose mentioned the post as well. He also praised Moynihan for making the race so tight.

“It’s all a tribute to Ed and the respect he has of the people around the district,” Rose said between congratulatory hugs at a post-election party. “He made [me] a better candidate. He made us work harder. It really came down to a couple hundred votes, kind of what we expected, to be honest.”

Some observers predicted Moynihan, who after the preliminary election started releasing specific plans such as making college more accessible to local students and developing a master plan, would narrow the gap. He did.

“Obviously,” he said, “it wasn’t quite enough.”

Rose, meanwhile, said he is ready to get to work. That was expected to start with a breakfast meeting with Economou this week.

Economou had endorsed Moynihan, but after Rose’s win, offered to help prepare him for council.

“I’m looking forward to learning more about some of [Economou’s] initiatives he wants to see through,” Rose said, adding he also wants to sit with the city’s chief financial officer and “go through the budget with a fine-tooth comb.”

As for the issue of civility in politics, Rose said he had focused only on Moynihan, but was happy for the Democrats who won on election night.

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Rosen wins, switches seats on city council

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raises a candidate’s profile.

A challenger, Ben Straight, finished seventh.

The biggest shock to many was At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney coming in last in eighth place. While he had announced he was Bill Shaner not seeking election, Gaffney’s name remained on the ballot and he had finished in second uestions surrounding a blind spot in the place just two years ago, when he ran for city charter were put to rest Tuesday continued on page 7 night as both Mike and Coreen Gaffney, the husband and wife candidate team who unofficially withdrew from the race last month, came nowhere near winning a seat.

In the at-large race, Mike Gaffney finished last in eighth place, with 4,585 votes. Coreen Gaffney garnered just 318 votes to Sarai Rivera’s 1,090 in District 4.

Had either won, the Election Commission may have been forced into making a precedent-setting ELIZABETH BROOKS decision, according to the city solicitor – honor the votes and disregard the charter, or refuse to acknowledge the victory given they had withdrawn.

The situation isn’t covered in the city charter. Solicitor David Moore told Worcester Magazine it would fall to the Election Commission, after results were tallied, to ensure an honest and fair outcome.

After withdrawing in October, Mike Gaffney indicated last week, on the heels of a Democratic city committee mailer he said falsely indicated he and his wife had endorsed a slate of candidates, he would serve if elected, but in a minimal capacity. He said he would attend only the more important meetings and forego the stipend offered to councilors.

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In Tuesday’s election in Worcester, Rosen finished third, with 8,964 votes, behind ary Rosen has been a school committee Mayor Joe Petty and At-Large Councilor member, at-large councilor and district Kate Toomey. He finished above colleagues councilor. Now, he can add at-large Khrystian King, Moe Bergman and Konnie councilor back to his resume.

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In Worcester’s District 5, Wally bests Franco Bill Shaner

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att Wally will replace Gary Rosen as the city’s next District 5 councilor after beating his opponent, Paul Franco, by a nearly 20-point margin in Tuesday’s election in Worcester.

Wally took 58 percent (2,695) of the votes to Franco’s 42 percent (1,917).

“It feels really good,” Wally said. “We want to hit the ground running … and start digging into the budget. I think my hard work was recognized. I think my message resonated with the voters and I’m happy the voters came out today.”

Wally, a banking executive and philanthropist, ran on a platform of sound fiscal management and safer city streets and sidewalks.

Franco, an attorney, veteran, and member of the Republican City Committee, ran on a platform of low residential property taxes and, under his “Neighborhoods First!” banner, more focus on development in the district.

After the election, Franco said he tried to present the voters a viable option.

“It is what it is,” he said. “I would be very good at this position. I think they would enjoy my leadership and my enthusiasm, and what can you say. If they want to vote for someone ROSEN continued from page 6

mayor. There was some speculation he might capture a seat even without an active campaign.

It was an interesting twist to the at-large race, where the popular line of thinking was Rosen would win a seat and either Bergman or King, who finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 2015 election, might lose.

For his part, Rosen said he was proud of a campaign built almost entirely around standing out with a sign – and not at all reliant on fundraising or major endorsements.

“I worked very hard,” he said. “I raised, I’m sure, the least amount of money of any candidate. I had no mailings. I did no radio, no TV. I had no famous politicians making robocalls for me. I didn’t have a sound truck blaring my name and playing music all through the city.”

What he did have was his familiar red-andwhite tee-shirt with his name emblazoned across the front – and the signs he held at high-profile spots around the city.

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need to get out and vote.

Katie Lawler and Ben Gitkind, voting together at Worcester State University, said they are recent homeowners in the district and, though they’re not familiar with the ins and outs of city politics, wanted to make sure their voices were heard.

“I love Worcester. It’s our city and we love

Matt Wally celebrates his council seat with his wife, Katie, and friends at Zorba’s. who would raise taxes and lower their standard of living… I just have to move on and get back to work.”

Toward the end of the campaign, the city’s split property tax rate became a clear wedge issue between the two candidates. Franco went aggressively after Wally’s assertion a gradual move to a single rate would benefit “People were glad to see I still wanted the job,” Rosen said. “People told me that all the time. I think they like to see someone with a work ethic.”

Rosen, who turns 73 in two months, was asked why he didn’t just sit back and relax after so many years in public service.

“I love this city,” he said. “I spent my life in this city. I love to serve. I like doing constituent service. People trust me. They know my heart’s in the right place. They may not always agree with me, but they know I’m honest and hardworking.

“And I’m not beholden to anyone, either.

I don’t owe any groups or individuals, other politicians. I’m unencumbered by endorsements and promises. I think people respond to that. They like that.”

As for what he plans to focus on in his next term, Rosen said he’d like to see more money spent on street and sidewalk repair, more efficient recycling and less speeding, although he said he probably would not support lowering the city-wide speed limit to 25 mph. being here. We just want to be involved,” said Lawler.

Voting at the Unitarian Universalist church on Temple Street, Polihronis Vasiliadis said there wasn’t a particular candidate that brought him out. Rather, he felt it was his duty to vote.

“I think voting is very important,” he said.

“It’s just one of those rights like, how could you ever give that up?”

the city. He pegged the plan as a disaster, saying it would raise residential taxes by 20 percent, and positioned himself as a champion for low residential property taxes.

Of the outcome, Franco said “if people want someone who’s going to raise their taxes, they got him.”

Wally framed a move to a single tax rate as

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an effort to grow the tax base. By making the city more friendly to businesses, over time the burden will fall more on the commercial side, ultimately helping residential property owners, he argued.

“If we ever went to a single tax rate,” Wally said, “we’re at least 10 years away from that.

And we can’t go to a single tax rate on the backs of the residents.”

He congratulated Franco on a hard-fought campaign, but said his positive message and commitment to a plan laid out in April contributed to his victory.

Turnout in District 5, at about 21 percent, was slightly higher than the city as a whole, which saw 15.24 percent of registered voters head to the pools.

Some voters at the Worcester State University polling location were excited to get behind Wally’s campaign.

“We had a good talk with him, and felt that a lot of his policies we were sympathetic to politically, in terms of education and public service,” said Jerry Castonguay.

But his wife chimed in with something a little closer to home.

“And the fact that he looked at me and said, ‘Are you the Castonguay that taught music at Burncoat?’” she said. “You got my vote.”

Comparetto wins, Colorio ousted on school committee T Josh Lyford

he ballots were cast and Worcester’s school committee saw one major change in the 2017 election Tuesday, Nov. 7 as a first-time candidate knocked of a two-time incumbent.

Dante Comparetto’s successful bid (fifth place 7,894 votes, according to unofficial results) and Donna Colorio’s loss of a seat (seventh place, 7,516) were the biggest upsets of the evening, with this being challenger Comparetto’s first run for school committee and Colorio having won the seat for the first time back in 2011. She lost in 2013, but came back with a vengeance in 2015, finishing second.

“I’m disappointed that I lost,” said Colorio.

“But this was going to be my last term running anyways, because my daughter graduated from Doherty and is a sophomore in college. This will free me up for other opportunities to pursue. I was going to continue for another term to see the process of strategic planning, but it’s also going to allow me lots of flexibility.”

Comparetto said his win was a victory for positive over negative, as well as a major personal achievement.

“It feels wonderful,” Comparetto said. “Hate lost [Tuesday night] and love won. It feels so crazy to be formerly homeless and now be on the school committee in the second largest city in New England.”

Brian O’Connell (first place, 9,084 votes), Jack Foley (second, 8,616), John Monfredo (third, 8,489), Molly McCullough (fourth, 8,092) and Dianna Biancheria (sixth, 7,807) all retained their seats.

Biancheria scored the sixth and final seat.

Finishing just behind Comparetto.

“Tomorrow morning, I’ll be calling in the items for the school committee, that’s my priority,” said Biancheria. “That’s what my constituents want. When we look at how we’re going to work together — we have a few new faces, whether it be on district level or at-large — I think with a good city manager, a good mayor and a good superintendent, we’re on the right track.”

McCullough echoed Biancheria’s statement in her desire to return to work on the school committee as quickly as possible.

“The number-one priority is to fight for funding to have the best opportunities for our school and teachers,” she said.

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THE RIGHT GOT WALLOPED:

If there’s a single sentence to sum up Election Day 2017 in Worcester, it’s that. The political right in this city got walloped. Smacked, even. It wasn’t even close, and it followed a trend across the country, with big wins for the Democratic party in Virginia and New Jersey especially. In Worcester, anyone associated with the Republican City Committee or endorsed by Turtleboy Sports floundered (with the exception of Gary Rosen, who repeatedly said he doesn’t want the Turtleboy nod - or any endorsement). The Gaffneys finished last in their respective races. Paul Franco lost by 16 points in District 5 to Matt Wally. Davis Asare took only 27 percent of the vote in District 3. Konnie Lukes got trounced by Joe Petty in the mayoral race and barely stayed on the council, finishing in sixth in the at-large race. But what really speaks to this phenomenon more than any other candidate is Donna Colorio’s inexplicable fall on the School Committee from second in 2015 to dead last in 2017. She’s a nice woman, passionate about education and education reform, and ran what was by all accounts a respectful, issues-focused campaign. Didn’t matter.

ET TU, TURTLEBOY?: For

years, Turtleboy Sports and Councilor Mike Gaffney have had a symbiotic relationship.

Gaffney was the blog’s proclaimed “voice of the people.”

Gaffney used Turtleboy posts as source material in tirades against the city’s democratic administration. But it appears that relationship has ended. And it ended the day before Election Day. Turtleboy, which belongs to Holden’s Aidan Kearney, all but kicked Gaffney to the curb in a blistering blog post Monday morning titled “Don’t vote for Michael Gaffney Tomorrow – He is Walking Out On What He Started, Playing Games, And Isn’t The Same Guy We Got Behind Before.” In the post, he says Gaffney’s YouTube show Cheers Worcester sucks and that he previously told him to stop doing it (hilarious). Worcester, Turtleboy said, doesn’t need another Turtleboy (amen). More seriously, he made the case that Gaffney had changed since 2015, when he really could have been considered a voice of the people. I wasn’t around in 2015, but this is something I’ve heard from a lot of political observers in this city. Gaffney had always had a sharp tongue and critical eye toward the administration, but recently, something had changed … Oh well. Guess it’s irrelevant now. The Gaffneys have indeed left the building.

CAMPAIGN MOBILES: Out and about on Election Day I saw some very cool old-timey

campaign mobiles. Ben Straight and Dianna Biancheria sported the classic pick-up truck bed displays. I saw Biancheria’s go down Highland and it was impressive just how many campaign signs were on the back of that thing. Moe Bergman employed some truly antique politicking. I was outside the Worcester State polling place and in the distance heard the faint horns of march music. The sound grew louder and around the bend came a massive truck and trailer completely plastered with Bergman signs and blasting old-fashioned march music. The truck was provided by Tortorelli’s Sound and Light. And it was loud. An older woman next to me commented it reminded her of the kind of campaign moves pulled out when she was a child.

RESULTS LIVEBLUR: I thought I’d have some good news on this front as I heard whispers the city was working on it, but no. The picture quality of the live election results, both on the government channel and on the livestream, was unacceptably poor. The resolution was so blurry it wasn’t even worth trying to make out any specific names or numbers. You may recall I wrote about this in September, after the preliminary election. Nothing has since changed, but it really needs to. The elections division is doing a really cool thing throwing the results up in real time.

But it’s useless if no one can read them. Myself, as 8 p.m. rolled in on Tuesday, I had my Election Night setup all ready to go in the conference room with the results on the big TV. I was cruisin’.

Then I saw what the screen looked like, packed up, and drove off to City Hall in a huff.

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RIP JUDGE MULLANEY: The city lost one of its most outsized figures last week. Paul

Mullaney, former mayor, district court judge, two-war veteran and proclaimed “Mr. Worcester” died of old age at St. Vincent hospital. He was 97. At his funeral service Monday morning, a few hundred people came out to pay respect to the man, including some of the city’s political heavyweights and a procession of judges. In his eulogy, Mullaney’s grandson, Matthew Shipsey, said something that stuck with me. Mullaney was so enthusiastic about Worcester that he had a reputation for his tours. “Paris was the Worcester of his imagination,” he said. If we all thought a

{ worcesteria } little more like that, we could start really getting stuff done around here.

OFF THE GRID: It appears Mike Gaffney has pretty much logged off since the election results came back. A cursory search Wednesday morning showed his city councilor Facebook page had been deleted, as well as his Twitter and YouTube page. His personal Facebook, which was previously open, had been privatized. His blog, the Worcester Independent Leader, was still up at press time, however.

SINGLE-RATE GRAFTON: The town’s selectmen voted Tuesday to keep a single property

tax rate, according to the Telegram. Maybe it’s because they’ve been watching Worcester argue over this for years to little avail. The split rate is a perennial issue in this city, and it’s about to kick back up again in a few weeks. Any city or town looking to move from a single tax rate to a split tax rate, may I point you to the scene in Billy Madison where Adam Sandler grabs a pudgy young kid by the cheeks, shakes him, and says “Stay here. Stay here as long as you can.”

OPIOID ADS: The newest edition to the city’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis will be public service announcements on the city’s public buses. The ad campaign, unveiled last week, will feature slogans like “Secure her future. Secure your meds” and “Which loved one will you save from addiction?” according to the Telegram. The ads will be on buses in 34 Worcester County communities. Worcester County District Attorney Joe Early Jr. said at a press conference than one pill is all it takes to get addicted to opioids.

NEW STUDENTS: As more and more evacuees from storm-ravaged Puerto Rico land in Worcester, city officials have promised to to make the city and its schools a welcoming place. By the most recent tally, the school district has absorbed 113 new students and the city has taken on about 200 new residents. Worcester already had the highest population of students in the state who need English language services, said Superintendent Maureen Binienda at a recent presser, so the district is poised to take on a few more. It’s great, I think, to see everyone in city government rally around this issue and do their best to give these people who have just been through a traumatic experience a little helping hand. Good for Worcester.

DON’T SWERVE: Meanwhile, this war on kids riding bikes continues. Yes, I know, swerving in

and out of traffic is dangerous and yes, I know, a kid could get hit by a car and yes, I know, riding in packs of 50 clogs traffic. But hey, at the end of the day, these are kids riding bikes. Which kids have been doing since soda pop was 5 cents and the walk to school was uphill both ways. That’s why I’m skeptical of any arrest of any Wheelie Kid in the city. Last week, according to MassLive, two kids were arrested after police said they were harassing drivers outside a parking garage on Pearl Street. One had an illegal knife on him and was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon. So now he’s in the system, and mostly because he was riding his bike in a rude way.

PRINT EDITION: As we reported a few weeks ago, the Worcester Sun is putting out a

print edition, broadsheet style, at least according to a draft copy I happened to see a few weeks ago. The edition will be weekly and sent out via U.S. Mail. Now, we have a date. The first edition comes out Saturday, Dec. 9 and will be a “limited run” of 20,000 papers. The paper will come out on Saturday, in part because they’re working with the post office, according to post on the Worcester Sun site. Home delivery will be available outside of Worcester, in Auburn, Boylston, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Paxton, Shrewsbury and West Boylston. A subscription costs $8 a month and individual papers at newsstands will cost $2. Interestingly, the paper is going to include sponsored content, which means paid-for ads that look like articles. This is a tactic more commonly associated with news websites, and it will be interesting to see how it looks in print.

PAWSOX UPDATE: Remember the PawSox? Haven’t touched on that in while, but there’s still some interesting action going on as negotiations between the club and its home state, Rhode Island, continue to flounder. Most recently, Rhode Island house speaker Nick Mattiello said the chance of reaching a deal in 2017 is highly unlikely. Meanwhile, Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. is getting serious. According to the Telegram, Augustus has hired outside help to negotiate with the Paw Sox organization. Economist Andrew Zimbalist and former state Secretary of Transportation Jeffrey Mullan have been brought on as consultants as Worcester tries to land a big fish. Moral of the story: it’s not a pipe dream. It could actually happen.

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

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nother local election has come and gone in Worcester. So too, as it turned out, have some familiar faces.

Most notably, At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney will not be back for a third term, coming in last in Tuesday’s election. His wife Coreen, who was on the ballot in District 4, also lost. Both had recently announced an unspecified opportunity that meant they would not be able to commit to serving on city council. As a result, they said they were not seeking election. Their names, however, remained on the ballot because they had not withdrawn before the deadline to do so.

There was much water cooler talk over whether Mike Gaffney was simply pulling a fast one, since many believed he would not repeat his second-place finish of two years ago, when he also ran for mayor. Was he, some wondered, trying to cushion the potential blow of a poor election showing – or worse, an outright loss?

Gaffney denied any shenanigans, but it was hard for some to take him at his word, since on social media he appeared to be encouraging voters to cast ballots for him. He also continued criticizing his colleagues and others. Then, after the Worcester Democratic City Committee sent out a mailer quoting the Gaffneys’ original intent to withdraw – and, at least to Gaffney, appearing to link them to the endorsement of several Democratic candidates – Gaffney said he and his wife would serve if elected. However, he said he would only return to for a couple meetings a year.

It added some sizzle to an election that had largely fizzled for months. When all was said and done, neither Mike nor Coreen Gaffney won their respective races.

Another familiar face, this one on school committee, is also gone – or at least will be after the end of the year. Donna Colorio ended up being bounced out, as newcomer Dante Comparetto earned a win. Colorio finished seventh, just behind Dianna Biancheria, who grabbed the sixth and final spot.

As some familiar faces are departing, others are coming on board. In District 1, Sean Rose outlasted Ed Moynihan to replace outgoing incumbent Tony Economou. In District 5, Matt Wally defeated Paul Franco. He will replace Gary Rosen, who ran for – and won – an at-large seat this year.

What all this change means is fodder for discussion. For one, at least among those who actually turned out and vote – and there weren’t many, judging by the numbers – it appears to mean they think things are going pretty well in Worcester.

Mike Gaffney has hammered city officials on everything from spending, to crime, to taxes, to a fake renaissance – to just about everything, really. How he has done it is what appeared to put many people off. This week’s election, then, could be seen as a referendum on the nastiness of politics – as well as a mandate for both Mayor Joe Petty and City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. Or it could just be that Gaffney didn’t mount a real campaign and let his opponents off the hook.

Either way, change came to Worcester’s political landscape this week on both council and school committee.

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nless you’ve been suspended in an induced coma for the last year or so, you probably noticed it ain’t smooth sailin’ on any sea. The phrase “breaking news” doesn’t even raise an eyebrow these days, and hardly an hour goes by when events that should cause outrage elicit weary shrugs instead. Are we becoming numb to the political chaos and sex scandals? I’m not sure what “outrage” even looks like anymore, although the return of daylight savings seems to have outraged more people on Facebook and Twitter than 87 women coming forward to say one man assaulted them. Go figure.

The turned-over rock that exposed Hollywood’s Harvey Weinstein as a sexual predator has been rapidly rolling downhill, taking with it a growing number of sleazy big shots. Is any of this astonishing? The words “casting couch” pre-date Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (If you’re into scandals, Google Fatty; his fall from cinematic grace was a doozy).

The claim that this abhorrent behavior was a revelation is about as genuine as Goldie Hawn’s face. For cryin’ out loud, Eadweard Muybridge — the guy who invented the movie projector — shot and killed his wife’s lover, creating a movie industry sex scandal before there was a movie industry.

Women have been fighting off men in the workplace, the home and the streets since forever. I don’t know a woman who hasn’t at one time or another known the creepy feeling of being ogled or pestered on the job. Many have been touched or worse. Most felt their options were few: deal with it by avoiding the person as much as possible, put up with it, or quit. Bad choices, all. Quitting means loss of income, the possibility of getting a lousy reference, and the knowledge that other women will suffer the same treatment down the road.

There are different kinds of predators; some prey on youth.

When I was a teen, my friends and I formed a babysitters club of sorts. We babysat for many young families in our neighborhood, but we all knew which father we didn’t want driving us home at the end of the evening. Babysitting for that family meant you drew the short straw. Did we tell our parents? No. Why not? What made us think that was just part of the bargain?

When President George H.W. Bush was accused of putting his hands where they shouldn’t be, he pulled out of mothballs the old man’s excuse for patting a young actress on the rear.

His people issued a statement that included the following: “At age 93, President Bush has been confined to a wheelchair for roughly five years, so his arm falls on the lower waist of people with whom he takes pictures.”

Apparently, the randy old goat told her a dirty joke while the missus was by his side. Perhaps the most lame aspect of Bush’s excuse/apology was the idea that copping a feel was his “attempt at humor.” That statement shines a light on the generational attitudes toward women: many older men see nothing wrong with it, because boys will be boys.

I asked an over-65 male friend his opinion of Bush’s behavior. He believes men “of a certain age” don’t see that behavior as predatory or damaging. Rather, they look at it as harmless fun, even flattering to the woman targeted.

He admitted to “patting my share of bums” in the past, but believes that he never touched a woman who hadn’t signaled an interest in him first. Is that delusional thinking? Could be.

Would he try it now? “Absolutely not.”

Perhaps some good will come from the unmasking of Hollywood Harvey’s disgusting abuse. If more men think twice before intimidating, bullying and assaulting women in the name of “harmless fun,” those 87 women who spoke out won’t feel like “empty barrels” making noise, to use the words of Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly – a man who knows quite a lot about treating women with utter disrespect.

That’s What They Said “He was blessed, blessed in extraordinary ways.”

- Matthew Shipsey, speaking at the funeral of his grandfather, Judge Paul Mullaney (left), a U.S. Marine, war hero and former city councilor and mayor.

“They were all home free, these idiots.”

- Jordan Levy, WTAG radio talk show host, on his show about a Worcester Democratic City Committee mailer that came under fire for appearing to suggest AtLarge Councilor Mike Gaffney and his wife, Coreen, endorsed a slate of Democratic candidates for the Nov. 7 election. Gaffney is a Republican.

“I’m looking for a pirate?”

- A Worcester police officer, commenting to a radio dispatcher, after being told he was looking for a man dressed in all black wearing an eye patch.

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orcester Magazine and Unity Radio announce a joint venture unlike anything else in the Worcester media landscape.

Starting Monday, Nov. 13, Unity Radio, Worcester’s Community Connection, and Worcester Magazine will introduce a new talk radio format streamed live at worcestermag. com.

It all starts at 6 a.m. with local radio legend Hank Stolz’s Talk of the Commonwealth, four hours of Worcester and Central Mass news and special guests with one of the true masters at his craft.

Then, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., join Tony Economou and Gary Rosen , the EARS of Worcester, as they break down Worcester’s political scene and more.

From noon to 1 p.m., it’s The Worcester Magazine Radio Hour with Walter Bird Jr. Get the inside scoop on what’s going on in Worcester Magazine as well as views on the news and happenings in and around Worcester.

Special guest interviews, staff commentary and more will make this a can’t-miss hour of radio.

Then, from 1-2 p.m., it’s Unity Radio Presents, with an array of special guest commentators weighing in on everything from business, entertainment and much more.

Programming will re-air from 2-10 p.m. Then, from 10 until 6 a.m., listen to smooth grooves and jazz – music for the overnight.

You can stream it all live from wherever you are at worcestermag.com.

It is, according to Stolz and Unity Radio’s Ernie Floyd, just the beginning. And it’s part of a vision Floyd has for what he calls “Talk, then listen,” with local talk radio followed by music and entertainment. The initial lineup, they say, will expand. And beyond talking politics, the station wants to encompass entertainment and more.

“What I love now about what this is,” said Stolz, a veteran of local talk radio. “Here we

have the opportunity to have a startup, to have a station that is going to focus on local issues.

There are so many issues and good things happening in Worcester I would love to talk about. I love this.”

Talk radio, he said, is becoming more and more about national issues. Even local stations, he said, are eyeing audiences well outside Worcester. He said the new on-air and online radio venture with Worcester Magazine is sort of “back to the future” and “what every radio station and newspaper used to be.”

“Now,” Stolz said, “there’s an opportunity to talk about local things making a difference in people’s lives. I just relish that opportunity. I also think we don’t really have that kind of local talk that really focuses [on Worcester].

“To really be that local station, your hometown station, where it’s not just what we’re talking about, but it’s really being involved in the community, being at these events. We want to go to the events. It’s harder and harder for these big radio stations, that have to justify every expense they have, to justify why they’re going to go to whatever event it is. That is something we’re just really focused on and want to do.”

Those involved with Unity Radio, Stolz said, have a vested interest in the city – just like their intended audience.

“We’re shopping in the same stores, going to the same churches,” he said. “We’re out and about in the community. We see everybody every day. It’s really going to be part of the community.”

Unity Radio, both Stolz and Floyd said, will be equipped to broadcast live from events, and will gain strength from partnering with an established print and online newspaper by streaming live on the internet, utilizing social media and expanding on the news, opinion and entertainment reporting in Worcester Magazine.

Editor and The Worcester Magazine Radio Hour host Walter Bird Jr. called the move “a

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natural progression” in the ever-changing world of news media.

“We have been so proud to serve Worcester and Central Mass for over 40 years, first in print, then expanding online and growing as the internet became a window to so many possibilities. This is yet another step into the future for us,” Bird said. “Adding radio, both on air and streamed online, is a natural progression as we continue to broaden our footprint in local media. Partnering with Ernie and Hank and all the people involved with Unity Radio makes sense. And doing it in Worcester, especially now with so much happening throughout the city, is just perfect.

“We know there will be room to grow and room for new ideas and opportunities. This is an exciting time for Worcester and an exciting time for Worcester Magazine. We invite our readers and followers to join us on this next journey.”

Floyd, a Holy Cross grad who was once drafted by the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and who has led Unity Radio’s parent organization, Pride Productions, more than 20 years, said Unity Radio and the partnership with Worcester Magazine is about precisely what Stolz had said: being local.

“We’re being bombarded with a lot of national negativity,” said Floyd, whose Unity Radio was first established in 2012. “Overall, the world is changing. The news, I think, is being overloaded with sensationalism of people’s tragedy and it’s sad. There’s a lot of good stuff going on and we want to talk about that. We just want to pick up the city, pick up people that feel as though they’re going to commit to the city. The city is growing. It’s being recognized across the country. Why can’t we recognize it ourselves?”

In the end, Floyd said, it’s all about community.

“Unity Radio will empower individuals and groups by building participatory radio as a tool to effect change in our communities,” he said.

Some truths, many misconceptions about church To the Editor: It has been over a year since Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church was closed in May 2016 because of safety concerns with the crumbling facade. The truth is the city mandated the Diocese to fix it and it was made safe. The misconception that the outside is crumbling and that the facade is not solid is untrue. If this was the case, the street would be closed to traffic.

The truth is, when the Mount Carmel Preservation Society asked on many occasions if they could have their engineers take a look at it, the answer was no, or there was never a response. The truth is that it can be argued that the Diocese, not Our Lady of Mount Carmel parishioners, has failed in its fiduciary responsibility to maintain our church with our dollars.

Recently, the Vatican denied a preservation group’s appeal to stop the merger of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto into one parish. The truth is that in the appeal it was stated by our church officials that the church was never open to its community. What a misconception this is.

The misconception that this is a done deal is not a fact, as we will continue to fight to save this church. The bishop has decreed that the church be deconsecrated, in hopes to sell it. Why? Makes you stop and wonder where all the money from the sale will go: lawyers, pensions, other churches’ debts.

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Worcester Men of Song: ELIZABETH BROOKS

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There’s just something about harmony. Whether it’s the construction of a chord or a layered melody, there is a tendency to find a tune stuck in your head for hours or days.

And finger-snapping harmony is precisely what the Worcester Men of Song are all about.

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Since 1948, the Worcester chapter of the Men of Song organization has delivered their barbershop chorus style throughout Central Mass. With nearly 70 years of harmony under their collective belts, the group — whose average age slants to just around 70 — has been finding new ways to reach new crowds and fresh ears.

A SIMPLE, HAPPY GUY The members of the Worcester

Men of Song are slowly gathering in the lobby and auditorium of Briarwood Retirement Community in the Burncoat area of Worcester. This is not their usual rehearsal space – they can be found most Wednesdays at the Emanuel Lutheran Church on Greenwood St. – but you wouldn’t be able to tell this wasn’t their home at first blush; the men are laughing and catching up, some are warming up their voices with simple melodies.

One of the early arrivals is Emmy Brooks.

Tall and lean, Brooks is 90 years old and his history with the Worcester Men of Song is a long one: he joined up back in 1949, less than a year after the chapter was founded, and has been a part of the group for the nearly seven

On stage for the 2016 performance at Mechanics Hall, Emerson Brooks, 90, the eldest member of the Chorus. decades since.

“It’s a crazy story,” recalls Brooks as several groups of four begin singing in harmony throughout the auditorium. “I was on a farm.

We used to walk down to the ice cream stand at night. We’d harmonize all the way down and all the way back, singing the same silly songs.”

Worcester Men of Song marketing director Paul Lapenas takes a step toward Brooks and sings, “You are my sunshine” to emphasize the point.

“Just like that,” Brooks continues. “‘I’ve Been Working on the Railroad,’ that type of stuff. We just loved to harmonize. As kids, we loved that stuff. My mother was a piano player and my father sang in groups. Music was always in my background. Then I heard about a show at the Plymouth Theatre around ’48. I said, ‘I’ve got to go.’ I thought, ‘How do I join this group?’ The next year, I joined right away. I became part of the chorus right away.”

While the Plymouth Theatre would later

become the Worcester Palladium, the barbershop style made an indelible mark on Brooks and many others.

“The love of it is what keeps me,” he says.

“The great harmonies. These guys are a great bunch of guys. All people who sing are happy guys. Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of the guys are happy guys. I’m a simple, happy guy.

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve had a good time doing it. I can handle my own, I’ve carried my own weight. I’ve loved it all my life and I feel very fortunate to still be upright.

We’ve had outstanding times.”

While there are still a few late arrivals making their way to rehearsal — many of the members live in Worcester, though some active members live throughout the state — the 20-odd members in attendance make their way to the front of the room, where assistant music director Joe McGinn leads the group in warm-ups proper.

A long note from a pitch pipe rings out and the Worcester Men of Song reach the appropriate note and sustain it. Piece by piece, the group’s leads, tenors, baritones and basses create a chord and a sublime melody begins in earnest.

The room and its gold- and burgundyswirled carpets seem to melt away as the barbershop classic, “My Wild Irish Rose,” begins.

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STILL HAVE TO SET UP THE RISERS “I always sang in high

school,” recalls Don Hewey, the Worcester Men of Song chapter president. “I always sang. I sang choir. Funny thing, I was working in Westboro and my mother was the treasurer of the savings bank.

A woman there, her husband belonged to the Men of Song.

I didn’t have any extra interest at the time. They said I needed to try it and I came to a rehearsal and oh, my goodness.”

That was back in 1970 and Hewey would join the Air Force shortly thereafter. Interestingly, the military would prove to be a foundational barbershop experience for many singers.

“I preferred the Air Force to the Draft Corp,” he says. “I was a barbershopper before I left. I got the bug. I got assigned to Omaha, Neb. and I sang in the chorus there before I

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reported for work. Three and a half years in Omaha and I reenlisted. I was protecting our country at Honolulu, at Hickam Air Force Base right next to Pearl Harbor. We had 126 men in the chorus. Every time I came home on leave I would visit these guys. When I finally got out of the service in 1980, I’ve been here ever since.”

While camaraderie is certainly a function the individual members of the Worcester Men of Song appreciate, the music continues to excite them and push them to become the best singers they can.

“It’s a thrill, singing what we sing and singing it well,” says Hewey. “That’s a tremendous amount of satisfaction. Doing it well, or doing it reasonably well, and getting a response from folks. I can get a little frustrated administratively, but the music begins and just wipes all that away.”

Mark Goodney stands beside Hewey with his hands planted firmly in his pockets. Goodney is the Worcester Men of Song’s music director, a role he has held for 31 years. He joined the men of song when he was 16 and has been with the group more than 40 years.

“I was in the high school choir and one of the girls that was in my class, her brother was involved in barbershop,” he recalls. “She thought I’d like it and she gave me an album.

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When not directing the group of singers, Goodney chooses his sentences deliberately, though he is not opposed to cracking a joke.

“I still have to set up the risers,” Goodney laughs after explaining that he has six assistants.

Goodney is a no-nonsense director that expects the best. He is unafraid of stopping the set to get the group back on track, calling out individuals or vocal grouping, or leading the melody with a piano until it is perfect.

“It’s written as a whole note and you’re singing it as a quarter note,” he says to the group after cutting a song short.

In this instance, it is the bass singers who have come up short, though baritones, leads and tenors will all have their chance to disappoint the director. Goodney steps toward the piano and plays a series of notes, replicating the melody the barbershoppers try to achieve during their rendition of “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.” “If you can’t hear the piano,” Goodney says, “I’m not playing too soft, you’re singing too loud.”

That’s not to say the group isn’t having fun and razzing one another with efficiency.

“That’s the octave,” says the director pointing skyward. “That’s above the basses. You’re missing the note and you’re taking them with you. Or maybe they’re taking you with them.

You ever think of that?”

“Well, we just got in the car and went,” someone says, and a new chorus is formed, this time amid roars of laughter. Goodney himself has to smile.

I DON’T CARE WHAT ELSE HAPPENS, THAT WAS WORTH IT The Worcester Men of Song

have some long-held traditions. You can count on them performing during the St. Patrick’s Day Parade (in 2016, they won the “Mayo Award” for outstanding float, in fact) and the Columbus Day Parade, and they perform at Mechanics Hall each year. Recently Lapenas holds a new task in hand: finding new ears for the group.

“Partnering with the Railers, the Bravehearts and Old Sturbridge Village is something that is way different than things we’ve done in the past, where we’d partner with a self storage place or a limo service,” he says.

“These are services that we can use in kind, a limo pulls our trolley in parades, our storage unit gives us free storage for our sound equip-

ment, but that doesn’t help us recruit or sell tickets.”

In order to change that, Lapenas and the Worcester Men of Song have begun a new campaign of getting in front of new crowds and utilizing social media along the way.

On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, for example, the Worcester Men of Song will perform at the Worcester Railers game against the Manchester Monarchs at the DCU Center. In order to perform, the group must sell 100 tickets, but Lapenas and company took it a step further: buying an additional 100 tickets to donate to area veterans.

“We saw an opportunity,” says Lapenas.

“As a group, this is the first time we’ve done a philanthropic thing, or something outside of the corral of a barbershop harmony. This was an effort to market ourselves on the social media pages and websites. We want to do more.

If one of us is taking a picture on the ice with Trax, the Railers’ mascot, how great would that be?”

Earlier in the year, the group performed at a Worcester Bravehearts game, singing as well as leading the audience in “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” and the hope is that working with organizations like the Railers, the Bravehearts and Old Sturbridge Village will allow young fans to become interested in the style of music the Worcester Men of Song perform.

To help facilitate this, the group has sponsored area choral students for an annual “Barbershop Harmony Society’s Harmony Explosion” summer camp.

“A lot of a cappella groups that are out there these days, *NSYNC and groups like that, they really started raising the bar a little bit as far as that style goes,” says Hewey. “I remember singing down at Douglas High School — we periodically try to get a high school quartet to join in — we went down and introduced the concept to them. My grandson was in the back with the other boys and they did one of our numbers with the biggest ending.

All I remember is looking at my grandson and saying, ‘Holy crap. That was worth it. I don’t care what else happens, that was worth it.’”

WOODSHEDDING THE MELODY Most of the Worcester Men of

Song are standing side by side on the risers at the behest of Goodney. To an outside observer, it appears the group has become jauntier and more animated as soon as they step up to practice in a show-like format. Hands are out and everyone is several dial-notches louder.

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“What is om-en-om?” questions Goodney as the group begins to sing, “Walkin’ My Baby Back Home.”

“It’s arm and arm, let’s go.”

And go they do. Aside from a few minor hiccups, the Worcester Men of Song deliver the song in perfect harmony.

At the back of the room, one of the newest members of the Worcester Men of Song stands, nodding his head. Jerry Krieger joined three months ago and is still getting caught up to speed with the songs.

“The Worcester Men of Song were doing a performance and I came,” says Krieger. “I’ve been in other choruses in the past, but most of them have disbanded. I was looking for something. I enjoy singing and I like being part of a singing group. More than that, when I started coming to rehearsal, I found there is a lot of socialization. I’ve made some very good friends here. Barbershop singing is challenging and I’ve learned so much over these past three months. These men are great teachers and they want to help you. They’ve been very encouraging and I’ve really learned.”

Don Hewey takes a moment near the back of the auditorium. He is set before a broad swath of red, the backs of the Worcester Men of Song member jackets. Deep red with white notes, each bears a member’s name and the

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some other tune. We always close our meetings with something called ‘Keep The Whole World Singing.’ We say that’s our motto. We normally have a little raffle — a ‘share the pot’ kind of thing — so we can buy jackets for the new guys. If you win the raffle, you have to direct that song at the end.”

“We stop for awhile, she gives me a smile and snuggles her head to my chest.”

“Hey, you’re woodshedding the melody,” says the music director.

The men around him are all smiles as they start from the top.

The Worcester Men of Song will perform at the Worcester Railers-Manchester Monarchs game Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. 11, and several area performances leading up to their Nov. 19 “Young at Heart” barbershop harmony concert with special guests Post Road Chorus at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. beginning at 2 p.m. For more information, head to the Worcester Men of Song website at Worcestermenofsong.org or find them on Facebook.

Don Hewey, Worcester Men of Song chapter president, talks about what it means to share the barbershop-style music, especially with youth. group’s logo: a mustached man with a boater hat and cane by an old barber shop pole.

“Owls go by and they give me the eye –

Walking my baby back home.”

“Every chapter starts its meetings with the old songs, we call them,” Hewey says. “Then

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To hear him tell it, he couldn’t be any happier.

“This is a fascinating experience,” Nobrega said by phone recently. “I’ve never done a national tour before. Day one of rehearsal, meeting the cast and the kids, they’re just a supremely-talented cast of people. I am very

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humbled to be part of that, really. It’s all just top-notch.”

Nobrega tackles the beloved role of The Old Man, the character made at once so intimidating and endearing by Darren McGavin, whose movie son, Ralphie, wants one thing and one thing only for Christmas: a Red Ryder BB Gun. The story follows Ralphie’s day-to-day fantasies of how to convince his parents to let him get a gift he is told would only shoot his eye out. The Old Man, whose name is never revealed, is played for much of the film as rather detached from his kids’ everyday lives (there is also Ralphie’s little brother, Randy), prone to profane outbursts and with a peculiar attachment to the plastic, high-heeled leg lamp he wins in a contest. It isn’t until the film’s climax, when Ralphie’s dream of unwrapping the Red Ryder BB Gun seems all but lost, that we find out The Old Man wasn’t so clueless, after all.

Nobrega, like most who grew up watching “A Christmas Story” in endless loops on TV around the holidays, is a fan of the movie – and of McGavin’s Old Man. “Oh, The Old Man, absolutely, oh yeah,” he said of his favorite character in the film.

“I didn’t know Melinda Dillon (mom to Ralphie and Randy and wife to The Old Man).

McGavin I recognized. He was so good. He just, you felt like that’s the guy, that’s the old man. You could relate to him. He seemed like your old man.”

Was it daunting, Nobrega was asked, to take on the role? Particularly because, in this stage production, it is being done as a musical and not a by-the-numbers play?

“It’s hard to forget what you watched for all these years,” Nobrega said. “I’m sure, if I’m lucky, there’s a lot of what Darren McGavin did in my performance. But it has to be unique, because the story’s being told in such a unique way. With song and dance, you get a chance to see what was in Darren’s head that you didn’t see in the film.

“I look at this guy as my old man, one of my grandpas. Kind of a grump, a little intimidating, but a heart of gold. Everyone’s afraid of the old man, except the wife, but when it comes down to it, the dad is the one that gives Ralphie the BB gun. He was always really aware.”

Nobrega, a Minnesota native now living in California, practically gushes with praise for his costars and crew when talking about “A Christmas Story, The Musical.” He is particularly effusive in his praise of the younger actors, which include two young

actors playing Ralphie.

“Our show brings to life all the great moments from the movie,” Nobrega said. “I might even be so bold as to say they may actually have improved on it, to some degree.

They were able to bring such a tremendous amount of heart into it. The music, the dance, and the way they tell the story. They highlight all the great moments in the story and then they add a few moments of their own.”

“I feel like as much as I have a great part in this,” Nobrega continued, “I’m just one of many uber-talented people in this. These kids, I’m so impressed with these kids. They’re a lot of fun to be around. The two Ralphies are absolutely fun to be around.”

Nobrega also cheered the music provided

by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the songwriters behind “La La Land.”

“They take the energy and emotion of the movie and translate it into music,” Nobrega said. “When a character is telling a story and something is happening in the quest to get the Red Ryder BB Gun, they can take a moment and expand upon them. They’re highlighted more.”

Nobrega will be venturing into Worcester for the first time, although he said he has some friends from Massachusetts and Boston.

“We speak Massachusettsian, I guess,” he joked. “We mess with the R’s.”

In addition to setting the action to music, there is one other treat to “A Christmas Story, The Musical.” Real dogs are being used to play the four-legged nemeses of The Old Man. Nobrega will be in town a couple days early to work with them, one of which has worked on all tours of the production.

“It’s just a big production,” Nobrega said, “and they’ve put together such a beautiful way to tell the stories.”

“A Christmas Story, The Musical” will play at Hanover Theatre Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 9-12. Showtimes are Thursday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 11, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 12, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Tickets range from $40-$75 and may be bought online at thehanovertheatre. org.

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Etheridge, which is a bit of a shame, as she’s wonderful. I got to interview her earlier in the year and I fanboyed, if only for a bit. After all, “Yes I Am” was the first tape I ever owned. Anyway, that isn’t relevant to this item and it surprises me that I not only still have a column in this publication, but a job here at all. Here’s the meat of it: The Worcester Cultural Coalition and the City of Worcester (note that is City with a capital ‘C’) announced recently that submissions are being taken for the Worcester Windows “Fire & Ice” exhibit. Selected pieces will be showcased in the windows of Franklin Street-facing Bay State Savings Bank and Worcester City Hall. Up to 30 submissions will be taken and the deadline for submissions is Nov. 15. Oddly, while the requirements for submissions are as detailed as a James Dye piece, they seemed to have left out where to send these submissions in the press release. So, um, Google it? Or, utilize my favorite procedure: call me two weeks from now and tell me I’m a dumbass. It’s OK, I can handle it. about them Railers, huh? It seems like a good portion of the city was at opening night and boy, howdy what a time (also, whoever took on a slight cowboy-like inflection in their voice this morning owes me a coffee, I can’t shake this thing). Now, while the hockey faithful knows what’s coming next, for the rest of you here is a bit of an update. As of this writing, the home team has played nine games ELIZABETH BROOKS with a record of 5-3-1, enough for 11 points and a sound third place in the ECHL’s North Division (and fifth in the conference). It’s early in the season, so this is a really obnoxious observation, but the top four point earners in each division move on to the Kelly Cup playoffs, so if that were to kick off right now, your boys would be in. There are roughly 65 games left in the season though, so let’s not get too excited yet. Props to Woody Hudson (hear more from Woody in “No Pressure, Right?” back in the Oct. 13 issue) for scoring three goals in three games. While I’m sure he gets razzed for it, Woody has very quickly become a fan favorite.

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bothered me because, while phonetically it works as a weak Russian language substitute, it just didn’t feel real. So yeah, there it is, I’m a wolf. In Russian. Of course, it’s not nearly as simple as that and there are multiple dialects across the country, but this is the one I was taught, so too bad. How is this relevant? Well, it’s not. You must be new to this column. Kidding! Sort of. On Saturday, Nov. 18, the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton is having a fascinating event: col-

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like it, well, I’ll be your huckleberry, partner. The fantastic Sprinkler Factory is hosting “Out of the West,” with six artists out of the Pioneer Valley: Alicia Blaze Hunsicker, Gary Niswonger, Laura Radwell, Marlene Rye, KC Scott and David Skillicorn. With an opening reception Saturday, Nov. 11 and running through Sunday, Dec. 3, the pieces run the gamut, but as with all Sprinkler Factory events, it’s certainly worth a look. Say hi to Mama the cat while you’re at it.

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with pieces from other artists around the time of Homer (think mid-1800s through the 1900s).

Just take a look at The Gale and try not to be moved, I dare you. If you’re the sort of person who doesn’t enjoy art, I think you might have taken a wrong turn at City Desk; the crossword puzzle is that-a-way.

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The church pews didn’t feel at all out of place as we walked into The UXLocale in Uxbridge. It may not have been Sunday (we visited on a Friday night), but it was clear that a trip to “The UX” constituted a weekly ritual for countless members in the community. The dining room and the bar were both at capacity, and a few brave souls had even taken up residence on the patio under the heat lamps.

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and ushered our party of four back to a garden table, tucked just shy of the antique piano that occupied a corner of the barn. Real candles flickered on the eclectic tables, most of which had reportedly been handmade in a woodworking shop that shares space with The UXLocale. Industrial fixtures illuminated the wood-washed partitions and warm light bounced off the pine-paneled walls. I caught sight of the bar, intricately fashioned from an enormous slab of reclaimed wood. The room was abuzz.

Our server greeted us with a basket of freshly baked bread and red sauce. She introduced herself and walked us through the menu, explaining UXLocale’s commitment to local and sustainable sourcing. During every interaction, she struck me as intelligent, calm and polished, despite the demands of her section, which was clearly at capacity.

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Our entree order appeared fewer than 20 minutes later, The “Wildcard Board” overflowed with herb ricotta, including sausage in vodka sauce ($16), “papa’s vitamin bruschetta, prosciutto, Danish blue cheese, red G carbonara” ($15), funghi wine cheddar, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, pizza ($17) and the “down grapes and local honey. with gpp pie” ($17). The sausage was served with mussels had been delicately prepared with fresh rosemary, caramelized onions, vodka, white wine, garlic and pepperoncini, served in a deep metal colander. A disposable aluminum crushed tomatoes, cream, asiago and Pecorino Romano cheese - a savory bowl of Italian baking pan served as the container for our comfort. The carbonara included smoked discarded shells, a bit of an odd choice given bacon, garlic, white wine, peas, parmigiana the rest of our carefully-curated serving reggiano, pecorino romano, farm egg and dishes. We ran out of homemade bread in continued on page 21

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Beechwood co-owners Dr. Charles and Jane Birbara toasted to the exceptional harmony they’ve struck with Sonoma and welcomed their guests to enjoy sweet potato and

Above, Sonoma’s Executive Chef, Bill Brady, right, and his culinary team toast guests at the close of the first exclusive chef’s dinner in Sonoma’s new location at The Beechwood Hotel.

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If the prospect of a new steakhouse downtown doesn’t have your tastebuds tingling, perhaps you’ll be interested to learn The Vegan Nest is in previews at 6 Waldo St. You’ve likely spotted owners Nicole and Victor Broushet at the New England Veg Fest or one of their other pop-ups earlier this year. They’re also the proprietors of moCa, a Maya nut beverage that is nonGMO and eco-friendly. Patrons can order moCa at The Vegan Nest (or on Amazon, come March 2018.) The Vegan Nest will offer

had been slightly scorched and hung daintily over the edge of the pan. The “funghi� had fresh parsley. It lacked the dimension of our been topped with shredded gruyere, thinlyother pasta dish, presenting muted flavors by sliced apples, rosemary-infused portobella comparison.

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Six baristas from five Worcester cafĂŠs showcased their skills for a panel of seven judges at Acoustic Java over the weekend. Competitors were initially tasked with making 12 drinks in under 15 minutes, but only one competitor - Corey Hawkins of Acoustic Java - met the time requirement. In the spirit of “barista sportsmanshipâ€? and “coffee camaraderie,â€? prizes were awarded based solely on sensory and technical scores. Acoustic Java’s flagship roastery and tasting room opened this summer in the Whittall Mills Complex in Worcester. They will host another throwdown this spring.

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Hans bakes an apple pie Jim Keogh

When you think of Switzerland, what comes to mind? Neutrality, Alps, clocks, chocolate — these things for sure. I also imagine a level of social sophistication and a penchant for forward-thinking, even amid old-world trappings.

I don’t know why I make this assumption. A place so physically beautiful would just seem to engender a freshness of thought and spirit.

What I did not realize until I watched “The Divine Order” is that Switzerland denied women the right to vote in federal elections until 1971, and one region of the country actually held out until 1991. It’s a mindboggling slice of history. While the United States and much of the free world were athrob in all manner of revolution — counter-cultural, sexual, anti-war — Switzerland was still debating women’s suffrage.

“The Divine Order” is an earnest, if sometimes plodding, effort to show the sacrifice Swiss women made to gain access to the ballot box well. The film’s moral center is Nora (Maria Leuenberger), a mother and housewife in a small village whose life is defined by the domestic rituals of washing clothes, cooking meals and vacuuming around the slippered feet of her live-in father-in-law. Nora’s is an existence of silent servitude — it’s not just boring her, it’s crushing her.

Nora asks her husband, Hans (Maximilian Simonischek), if she can work part time.

Permission denied. She gets her hands on a Betty Friedan book and feminist pamphlets, and she’s consumed by the radical idea

women can be on par with men at home an in the workplace. When Hans goes off to fulfill his obligation as an Army reservist, Nora evolves from mouse to tiger, organizing the local women to agitate for the vote. The men dismiss their efforts, so the women go on strike, taking up residence in a restaurant owned by a village newcomer sympathetic to the cause.

“The Divine Order” attempts to stuff the entire feminist movement into 90 minutes, resulting in some fairly ridiculous caricatures.

Nora’s immersion includes a flower childled support group about getting in touch (literally) with one’s vagina. The village men, except for Hans, are all sexist cretins who consider any attempt to question their authority worthy of retaliation that at times veers into the violent. We at least know Hans has a touch of sensitivity, because in Nora’s absence he slaves to make an apple pie while wearing a floursmeared apron (amazingly, writerdirector Petra Volpe resisted the temptation to dab flour on his nose).

Through it all, Nora remains a quiet heroine, and as played by the ever-poised Leuenberger, she gives the film its strength. Watching this, I was reminded of the Jim Carrey movie “The Truman Show,” about a man who yearns to break free from his suffocating small-town circumstances and taste the world. Nora marvels at a light-up globe, considering the places she’s never visited and never will. She describes for her sons the fish living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that never see the sunlight. The boys are too young to perceive in their mother’s wistful eyes she is equally starved of illumination.

“The Divine Order” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. There is no Sunday show. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.

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Thirsty Thursdays. Worcester’s New Weekly Club Night brought to Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. you by Subterra Entertainment When: Thursdays Where: The Cove Music Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tavern on Central, 3 Central St., Hall Why: Because you like to Party! All your favorite tunes mixed and Ashburnham. 978-827-1272. >Thursday 9 Mike Melendez. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, remixed! Pop | Dance | House | Remixes | Underground | Vocal $2 Drafts Karaoke. 8-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853| $3 Beers | $3 Shots | Drink Specials Huge sound & light show! Free St. Hudson Ma, Hudson. 978-310-1933.

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Street and Lot Parking all night Hosted By: Massappeal DJ Ray Toreba Fran Brideau. 7-10 p.m. The Monument Tap, , Leominster. 978-798Open Mic Night With David Bazin. Acoustic Style, bring your DJ Night - Every Thursday. 9 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar Spacedrift 9pm - 2am // 21+ // $5 Door Ladies Free Before 10pm No 1242. acoustic instrument down and or sing and share your talent! No Cover. and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

Dress Code $5 at the door- Ladies free until 10pm. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The Ken Macy. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

8-11 p.m. Belfont Hotel, 11 South Main St., Millbury. 508-917-8128.

Dan Kirouac. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or thecovemusichall.com Ramblin’ Dan Stevens. Ramblin’ Dan Stevens plays some rockin’ years. When not busy with the tribute band Beatles For Sale, his solo DJ Cuzn Kev. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. finger-style blues and American roots music emanating from the depths St., Leominster. performances showcase vocals accompanied by a six-string acoustic Tiesto Clublife College Tour. 8 p.m.-midnight Palladium, The, 261 DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening of the delta, careening through the streets of New York to the present. guitar or on the grand piano. From the one-hit wonders to the lost and dancing pleasure! (Thursday is college night @ the Canal ) 10:30 N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar / Lounge, 65 Water St. Main St. 508-797-9696. classics, from the 1960s to today, every show is a different experience, 508-926-8353 or find them on Facebook.

Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. drawing from almost 500 contemporary and oldie songs. More DJ X Kaliber Performs at Loft at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 We & The DAWG 1-Year Anniversary Party! We & The DAWG Gardner. 978-669-0122. information at dankirouac.com. Free. 6-8 p.m. Tavern on the Common, Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. celebrate 1 year of having nothin’ but fun! It has been a fast & fun year HiFi Wards electric blues. Peter Ward, Bob Berry and George 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600. of shows with great support from music fans, and we appreciate every Dellomo play the blues and some classic country too! No cover charge.

Ernest Benoit at Tavern on the Common. Ernest Benoit at >Friday 10 single one! We look forward to more fun times. We want to thank the Bull 8:30-10:30 p.m. Dunny’s Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield.

Tavern on the Common in Rutland MA 6-8PM Free. 6-8 p.m. Tavern on Mansion for having us in their beautiful room (this show was originally Carlos Odria Trio. Carlos Odria is a breathtakingly talented musician, Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat! Start your weekend with Nat Needle at the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600 or songkick.com Nick’s Worcester, 124 Millbury St. No cover charge this and most Fridays. scheduled at the Blue Plate, but they are in the midst of ownership fusing elements of Latin American folk music, Spanish flamenco, jazz Thurs 11/9: Everyone Orchestra, conducted by Matt Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat (TFIDN) is an unfettered romp through Nat’s changes)The Bull Mansion has a wonderful restaurant, come out for a and Afro-Peruvian rhythms into a fascinating mélange. Listening to a Butler. Thursday November 9 Everyone Orchestra, conducted by song such as his “Two is One,” it’s impossible to not be struck by the lush musical imagination backed up by his hefty piano chops and hip vocals! date night or meet up with friends--or come solo-- you will make friends!

Matt Butler featuring: Alan Evans (Soulive)- drums Aron Magner (The Come out to celebrate with us & dance dance dance! Early show starts at sound, the immense technical skill and sheer beauty he creates. 9-11:59 Special guests are welcome to sit in, and often do! Help me make this Disco Biscuits)- keys Al Schnier (Moe.)- guitar Natalie Cressman (Trey p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. the time& place to connect, escape, network, chill, eat, drink, and above 7pm! 7-10:30 p.m. Bistro, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. 508-755-6070.

Anastasio Band)- trombone / vox Karina Rykman (Marco Benevento)Jodee & Brian. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. all be merry... but if you’re blue, why be alone? 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8-11:30 p.m. Rye & bass Mike Gantzer (Aqueous)- guitar 6pm 21+ $25 $25. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. 508-459-9035. and Restaurant, Cabaret, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or find them Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook. Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club on Facebook.

Dave Harrington. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Free folk-rock concert Nov. 9. Howie Newman and Joe Kessler, KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Jazzed Up featuring vocalist/pianist Mauro DePasquale. Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. also known as Knock on Wood, have teamed up to form a lively acoustic Karaoke Party with Matty J! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Worcester’s own Mauro DePasquale will get you Jazzed Up! This week’s How’s ya’ Bass?!?! New England Junglists and How’s ya’ Mom duo that plays funny original songs (suitable for all ages) as well as well- Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. destination for cool. No Cover. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Basil n’ Spice, Thai Cuisine, Productions Present: How’s ya’ Bass?!?! An evening of in your face bass known covers, spanning everything from the Beatles to Steely Dan to the Karaoke with Colin. New on Thursdays, Karaoke with Colin...no Cover 299 Shrewsbury S. 774-317-9986. music to rattle your teeth and shake ya’ booty! 21+ Doors at 8pm $10 Dropkick Murphys. Their varied repertoire features excellent musicianship, 9 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Brian Chaffee. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. 435 Bar & Grill, 435 Lancaster St., all night long Full Liquor and Hookah Bar All Poi, Hoop and Flow Arts pleasing vocal harmonies and -- lots of fun. Newman (guitar, harmonica, Sam James Performs at Loft, Thurs at 9. 9-11:59 p.m. Loft Leominster.

Welcoed on one of the largest dance floors in New England! Electric Haze vocals) is the songwriter and his engaging manner, which includes 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Dave Brunyak. 7-10:30 p.m. Medusa Brewing Company, 111 Main 26 Millbury St. Worcester, MA 01602 $10 all night long. 8 p.m.-2 a.m.

G-rated comedy and lots of audience participation, has charmed audiences all over New England. Song topics include Smartphones, baseball and his wife’s inability to parallel park. Kessler, who plays fiddle and mandolin, has an energetic improvisational style that includes folk, ® rock, jazz and bluegrass. He has toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada as well as eight other countries, performing with Morphine, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, the Boogaloo Swamis and many others. “We’re not the traditional guitar-and-fiddle duo,” says Newman. “Joe and I like to keep things up-tempo, do some rock covers and get the audience involved. The idea is to play some great music and have fun.” For more information about Knock on Wood, including music samples and videos, visit howienewman.com/knockonwood. Free. 6:308 p.m. Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-9635 or howienewman.com Jazzed Up featuring vocalist/pianist Mauro DePasquale.

Worcester’s own Mauro DePasquale will get you Jazzed Up! Your destination for cool. No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. To check And it’s easy to earn cash back… 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 Just do the following transactions and activities in your Kasasa at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: Cash Back® checking account each monthly qualification cycle: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s • Have at least 1 direct deposit or automatic payment (ACH) transaction “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any post and settle slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

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(ATM transactions and debit card purchases processed as ATM transactions do not count towards qualifying debit card purchases); (2) Be enrolled in, receive and review eStatements; and (3) Have 1 direct deposit or automatic payment (ACH) post and settle during the monthly qualification cycle (transfers between accounts within our bank or via online banking do not count Most Thursdays. PA provided. Free. 7-10 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 towards qualifying ACH or bill pay transactions). Qualifying transactions must post and settle to account during monthly qualification cycle. Transactions may take one or more banking days Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. from the date transaction was made to post and settle to an account. “Monthly Qualification Cycle” means a period beginning one business day prior to the first day of the current statement Open Mic Nights. 7-10:30 p.m. Medusa Brewing Company, 111 cycle through one business day prior to the close of the current statement cycle. Monthly statement cycle is not the same as monthly qualification cycle. If monthly qualifications are not met, this account will still function as a free account, with no monthly service fee. Minimum to open account is $25. No minimum balance required to earn rewards or maintain account. If account Main St. Hudson Ma, Hudson. 978-310-1933. balance is $0.00 or less for 60 consecutive days the account will be closed. Available as a personal account only. Limit one account Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Member FDIC / Member DIF per tax identification number. Kasasa and Kasasa Cash Back are trademarks of Kasasa, Ltd., registered in the U.S.A.

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

Jay Graham Performs at Loft, Friday at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

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

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

Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580.

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

Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580.

Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tavern on Central, 3 Central St., Ashburnham. 978-827-1272.

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

Rusty Cage-A Tribute to Soundgarden. Rusty Cage-A Tribute to Soundgarden Prying Eyes pryingeyes1.bandcamp.com/ Inman inman1.bandcamp.com/releases $10- showclix.com/event/rusty-cagesoundgarden-tribute 21 to enter 8pm doors $10 in advance or at the Door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

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

Every Friday Karaoke. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty and Yankee Grill, 176 Reservoir St., Holden. 508-829-2188.

Karaoke. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Foodworks, Route 20. 508-752-0938.

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

Aquanett. 9 p.m.-midnight JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

Cara Brindisi Live in the Cabaret. Cara Brindisi has been performing as a solo guitarist and singer since 2010 after completing her studies at Berklee College of Music. Originally from Central Mass, Cara has expanded her musical ventures throughout New England while also staying close to home within the Worcester, MA music scene. Cara received the award for Best Solo Acoustic Act for the 2014 Worcester Music Awards, the same year she released her first EP Album, “Until Tomorrow.” Over the last two years, Cara has performed at various venues such as The Hampton Beach Ballroom Casino in Hampton, NH (opener for Chris Isaak as well as Tower of Power), ASYLUM in Portland, ME, Johnny Appleseed Festival in Leominster, MA, and the Newport Yacht Club in RI. Cara continues to record and perform locally in Central Mass and is working on her first full-length album with Engineer and Producer, Michael Harmon of Wachusett Recording Co. 9-11:59 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or find them on Facebook.

Criminals & Beauty Queens. Rocking covers from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and present! 5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877 or find them on Facebook.

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

Guest and House DJ’S. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521 or mblounge.com Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051.

Karaoke Fridays at Three G’s Sportsbar. Join Magic Mike Entertainment every Friday night for Karaoke! Free! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Three G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. magicmikeentertainment.com Karaoke with DJ Bruce. Free. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Meiji Asian Cuisine, 24 Leicester St., North Oxford. 508-731-0120.

Sam James. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. The Rails. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Josh Briggs & Bongo Mike. 9:30 p.m.-midnight Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

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The Fellowship of the King. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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

Safe House Radio Show. This is a live radio broadcast with 2 living DJs hoping to drag you out of your lonely IPods and phone apps to hear the local & national metal, thrash, screamo, punk and alternative you wont hear on mainstream radio. Tune into WCUW 91.3FM in the Worcester and surrounding areas. Or stream live on wcuw.org (hit the listen live button in the upper left corner of screen) Join your DJs Summi and Momma Bear for an hour of metal, thrash, screamo, punk & alternative. You’re not alone in your digital world. Were out here live! Call in to let us know your listening @ (508)753-2284 after 11pm. Hope you tune in to hear local and national metal and more! 91.3fm or wcuw.org It’s your community radio! So enjoy it already! Sheesh! 11 p.m.-midnight WCUW Studios, 910 Main St. 508-753-2284 or find them on Facebook.

Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580.

Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tavern on Central, 3 Central St., Ashburnham. 978-827-1272.

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

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

The Half Wits at Hunter’s Grille and Tap. Acoustic rock & roll, classics, oldies, and fun with The Half Wits at Hunter’s Grill and Tap. No cover. 8-11:30 p.m. The Grafton Inn, 25 Grafton Common, Grafton.

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The Knot w/ Two Djimm at Electric Haze, Mark Cohen fundraiser. A fundraiser for Mark Cohen (to help with medical payments as he deals with a brain tumor). He and his family need prayers, but are also in desperate need of financial help. For more info on Mark’s situation, see gofundme.com/marys-son-hospital-stay 21 + / Doors open 6pm / Showtime 8pm / Curfew 2am The Knot has been at the forefront of improvisational rock and roll for many years, electrifying >Saturday 11 audiences wherever they perform. Their marathon sets of 90 minutes A Student Recital Honoring Veterans. Pakachoag Music or more are packed with a variety of musical styles and extended jams.

School invites veterans and community to join student musicians, They enjoy playing creative, high energy music that is sure to keep faculty and families for a student recital. We’ll feature a few special everyone dancing. They mix original compositions with the music of patriotic selections, including a violin quartet arrangement of America classic artists like The Grateful Dead, The Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, the Beautiful, as well as traditional student selections, from beginners The Band, Traffic, Little Feat, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, The to more advanced. Refreshments will follow the program. Free. 2-3:15 Rolling Stones, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, The Who and many others. The p.m. Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, The Great Hall at Knot is: Bruce Mandaro - guitar, mandolin, vocals John Brigham - bass, Pakachoag Church, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159. vocals Mark Munzer, keyboards, vocals Greg DeGuglielmo - Drums, Stan Matthews CD Release Party. “Truck Driving Man” CD vocals Perry Seigle - guitar, vocals Two Djimm performs acoustic versions Release - 6PM - No Cover...Join me and celebrate the “official” release from the music of Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead including material from his solo projects Bobby & The Midnights, Ratdog, and various others. of “Truck Driving Man”. I will be backed by local legends, The Ric Porter While not exclusively a tribute to Bobby or the Grateful Dead in particular, Band. We’ll be playing all the songs from my 2 cd’s plus some of our “Classic Country” Full stage show No Cover. 6-8 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Two Djimm also incorporates a variety of original music and other covers from artists such as The Who, The Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam and more!

Ave. 508-926-8877.

Two Djimm is: Jim Harris - guitar, vocals Tony Ryon - bass, vocals 8 Open Mic! Come join our weekly open mic night! Hosted by Stephen p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them Wright. All family friendly performers welcome. Show up and add your on Facebook. name to the list. Look forward to having you! 6:30-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Two Timers Performs at Loft, Saturday at 8. 8-11:59 p.m.

Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com 11 On The Outside. 11 On The Outside are an acoustic act covering Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. almost every genre, playing tunes from artists such as Pink, Adele, Heart Zach Deputy. 8 p.m.-midnight Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508and Led Zeppelin. Come join us for a fun and entertaining evening with an 797-9696. array of dinner and drink specials for you to enjoy. N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Brooks Milgate, Duncan Arsenault & Jeff Burch Jazz Trio.

Carroll-Dennis Wedding after Party. Open to the Public, No Cover. Duncan Restaurant & Bar, Bar / Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353 or find Arsenault, Brooks Milgate and Jeff Burch play Jazz/blues/Pop/funk and them on Facebook.

Dana Lewis Live! Every Saturday night. Live, acoustic music, Family more. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, Cabaret, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or find them on Facebook. food, Full Bar, Lottery and ME! Playing the Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s.

Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., “The Sound Track of your Youth” No cover. Be there! Free! 7-10 p.m.

Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 5089-Teen. 9 p.m.-midnight JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest 779-0901 or find them on Facebook.

Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

Ron Williams - Country Fun! 7-10 p.m. The Monument Tap, Clam Digger. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. Leominster. 978-798-1242.

508-853-1350.

Sam James. 7-10:30 p.m. Medusa Brewing Company, 111 Main St. Dave Harrington. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Hudson Ma, Hudson. 978-310-1933.

Leominster. 978-537-7750.

The Heidi Rose Band. Since age 8, Heidi has been writing and Dezi Garcia. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Frank’s, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-420performing her original music. Now at 19, Heidi is backed by an incredible collection of musicians and instruments! Don’t miss this rising 2253.

Guest and House DJ’S. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. star! $5 Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith 508-799-4521 or mblounge.com Ave., Auburn. 508-579-6722.

Heads of Steam. Boston/Worcester music scene veterans Heads Katie O’Brien Duo. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston of Steam - including members of retro-punk godfathers The Steamies, St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Laquerhead. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 proto-alternative pioneers Idaho Alaska, and post-punk resuscitators Frigate - take a decidedly trippier direction, toward Neptune. Delivering West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. covers ranging from what can be semi-adequately described as Left-Right. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., psychedelic garage to alt-wave hippie, you never know what’s coming Leominster. next. And neither do they. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 508-926-8877.

Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580.

Karaoke-DJ Fenton with Music and Dancing. Free. 9 p.m.-1 Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Blacksheep Tavern, 261 Leominster a.m. The Ballot Box, 11-17 Kelly Square. 774-243-1606 or Facebook.

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Live Band “Live Spent.” No cover charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty and Yankee Grill, 176 Reservoir St., Holden. 508-829-2188.

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

978-345-5051.

Southern Rain. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. The Terririfics. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Testify. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

DJs Upstairs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Hit the Bus. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place.

508-459-9035.

DJ 21+. 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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

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Bluegrass Brunch at Bull Mansion. Every Sunday At The Bull Mansion you can now enjoy a spectacular brunch and some down-home picking and a plucking provided by a rotating roster of bluegrass rock stars. Free W/ Brunch. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bistro, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. 508-755-6070 or find them on Facebook.

The Britten War Requiem - The Choruses of Central MA. After years of planning, The Choruses of Central Massachusetts and Music Worcester are thrilled to present a choral collaboration the likes of which Worcester has never seen to perform Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem at historic Mechanics Hall. Under the direction of Chris Shepard, The Worcester Chorus of Music Worcester will join forces with The Salisbury Singers, Master Singers of Worcester, Sounds of Stow, and the Worcester Children’s Chorus for this presentation. Students $25, Adults $35-$55. 4-6:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or musicworcester.org Jim Perry Solo Acoustic. 5-9 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Open Mic Sundays @ Park Grill & Spirits. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. 7 p.m.-midnight Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696.

John Brazile. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051.

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

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Industry Night With Keith. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521.

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

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox. Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox has spent the past few years amassing more than 690 million YouTube views and 2.6 million subscribers, performed on “Good Morning America,” topped iTunes and Billboard charts and played hundreds of shows to packed-house crowds around the world. As NPR put it, they’ve done this by “taking current Top 40 hits and re-imagining them as coming from older eras of popular music.” In one such remake, Bradlee and Postmodern Jukebox turned Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” into a doo-wop ditty that’s garnered nearly 17 million views. Last year, they envisioned Radiohead’s alt-rock hit “Creep” as a torch-like ballad that’s racked up over 30 million views and was named one of the “9 Best

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The Insincere Gentlemen. Like Mad Men? You’ll dig this Jazz / Avant Garde trio. Playing 50’s/60’s music. Free. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or on Facebook.

Viral Cover Videos of 2015” by People magazine. Tickets are $28.50, Boogie Chillin’. Bluesy, bluegrassy, acoustic band with a twist. Jon $38.50, $88.50 and $108.50 depending on seat locations. Discounts Bonner - Guitar & Vocals Fernando Perez - Percussion Zack Slik available for members and groups of 10 or more. Please contact the Mandolin & Vocals Dan Villani - Violin/fiddle Rose Villani - Bass Free! 9 box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more information. Tickets are p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or Facebook. $28.50, $38.50, $88.50 and $108.50 depending on seat locations. 7-9 Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

7469 or thehanovertheatre.org Karaoke with DJ Bruce. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Antonio’s Pizza by Trivia Night at Nicks! Hosted by Liz. Hey! You! You there! the Slice, 268 Chandler St., Worcester, MA. Haven’t you heard? The second Monday of the month is the BEST Karaoke Tuesdays at 9:30. 9:30-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Monday of the month! Join us once again for trivia night at Nick’s! There Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. will be questions! And answers! And libations! And merriment! But mostly questions and answers and libations! The first place team wins a prize >Wednesday 15 and the subsequent teams get the satisfaction of being in the presence of The Motown Jukebox. Join “Motown Tom” Ingrassia--Worcester’s a person (or persons) who reign supreme. Only once a month! Come one, very own Agent Double-O Soul--every Wednesday morning from 9 am to come all! 8-11 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753noon for The Motown Jukebox on WCUW 91.3FM for 3 hours of Motown 4030 or find them on Facebook. music and the stories behind the hits. “Motown Tom” is a Motown Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club historian and author. His current book--Reflections Of A Love Supreme: KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Motown Through The Eyes Of Fans was named the Best Music Book of 2016 by the National Indie Excellence Awards. “Motown Tom” has twice >Tuesday 14 been named Best Radio Personality in local media polls. WCUW streams $1000 Singer/Songwriter Contest. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Padavano’s live online at wcuw.org. 9 a.m.-noon WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Community Radio Station, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012 or wcuw.org Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill Brown Bag Concert: Michael Dutra & the Strictly Sinatra McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules Band. Michael Dutra performs his tribute to Frank Sinatra all over the and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill U.S.-Las Vegas to Miami to Boston, in supper clubs, dinner theater, McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another performing arts centers and private events. Dutra has been hailed one of great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ the finest interpreters of Sinatra sound in the world. “His sound is velour verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) to Sinatra’s velvet ...” according to Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe.

To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked strictlysinatranow.com Free Admission. Noon-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 as “open” usually is! Free! 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W

Main St. 508-752-5608 or mechanicshall.org Open Mic Wednesdays at CJ’s Steak Loft in Northborough. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. CJs Steakloft, 369 W. Main St. (route 20), Northborough. 508-3938134 or find them on Facebook.

Jazzed Up featuring vocalist/pianist Mauro DePasquale.

Worcester’s own Mauro DePasquale has become an institution at Bull Mansion and his duo will get you Jazzed Up! This week’s destination for cool. No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. Tyler the Creator. 7-11 p.m. Palladium, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696.

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

Music Bingo Wednesdays Starting at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Open Mic. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133.

Wednesday Night Mayhem. The last bastion of democracy: an open, live-writing competition in character, where the audience dances, throws things, and votes for the winner! $5. 8-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook.

Worcester Jazz Collective. The Worcester Jazz Collective is an award winning group that explores jazz in its many forms. The group’s repertoire spans the genre of jazz from traditional to contemporary and draws on the diverse backgrounds and musical experiences of its members to bring a unique musical performance to each audience it performs for. The WJC was formed in 2014 by bass/baritone guitarist Tom Lubelczyk and pianist Martin Gohary. Since its creation, it has been a showcase for the many wonderful musicians that make up the Worcester jazz scene, often featuring different lineups and musical identities for

each performance. No Cover. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051.

Karaoke - DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Karaoke with Mikey Mic’s. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521.

What’s that tune Trivia. 9 p.m.-midnight The Pint, 58 Shrewsbury St.

arts

ArtsWorcester, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea.

123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, Sisters - Quilting & Mixed Media Expressions, Through Nov. 30. 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 bookloversgourmet.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 508-793-7113 or clarku.edu Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton.

978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Rethinking the Afropolitan: Photographs by Héctor Mediavilla

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and Christopher López, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 15. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $15.00 adults; $10 for children ages 2-18, college students with ID & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special event. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham.

978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. Admission: Free. 781 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistoricalsociety.org Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 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 accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-5985000 or 978-598-5000 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Cabinet Making in Early 19th Century New England, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 31; Make No Little Plans, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 31. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday.

Admission: $28 Adults, $26 Seniors (55+), $14 Youths (4-17), free for

Children 3 & Under, $14 College Students with valid college ID. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 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, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-4852580 or postroadartcenter.com Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 or printsandpotter.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery. com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Worcester Art Museum, Jeppson Idea Lab: Master Vases from Ancient Greece, Through April 8, 2018; Last Defense: The Genius of Japanese Meiji Metalwork, Through Sept. 2, 2018; Nude Drawing in the Galleries, Thursdays, through Dec. 28; Rediscovering an American Community of Color: The Photographs of William Bullard, Through Feb. 25, 2018; Reusable Universes: Shih Chieh Huang, Through Nov. 12; Members’ Opening Party for Coming Away: Winslow Homer and England,

Friday; Sunday Public Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 17. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10amnoon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Exhibition: The Fiber of Our Being, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Nov. 11. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu

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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat Nov 3rd & 4th Scott Higgins Nick Lavallee and Friends Fri & Sat Nov 10th & 11th Paul Nardizzi Jason Cordova and Friends. Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-401-2221 or online at dickdoherty.com Comedy Open Mic in the Cabaret! - Mondays, Monday, May 15 - Monday, December 18. The 1st and 3rd Monday of every month! Sign ups are at 7:30 and the show starts at 8:00! Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. Call 508-753-4030.

Pilgrim Soul Productions - I’m Not Rappaport by Herb Gardner - Directed By: R. A. Vanasse Featuring: Brenden Bartlett, Melissa Earls, Pedro Figueroa, Ben Gawlik, Reggie Joseph, Mike Legge, and Susan Perreault. Performances: November 3, 4, 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. November 12 at 2:00 p.m. Synopsis: In this Tony Award winning comedy the author of A Thousand Clowns brings us another set of the particular creatures that are New Yorkers. I’m Not Rappaport takes place under a bridge in Central Park, where two octogenarians - one white, one black - meet regularly, determined to fight off all attempts to put them out to pasture. Nat is a cantankerous Communist whose daughter is urging him into the old folks’ home. Midge, an apartment superintendent, spends his days in the park hiding in the past, and hiding from his disgruntled tenants. Press: “Rambunctiously funny.” - New York Post Regular - $20; Seniors - $18; Groups - $16. 7:30-10 p.m. Alternatives

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Whitin Mill Complex: GB and Lexi Singh Performance Center, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 508-296-0797 or visit pilgrimsoulproductions.com Musical theater production “Into the Woods” Fitchburg State’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” will take you into a musical journey into the world of fairy tales and beyond this November. Among the classic characters populating the show are Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella, a very Wicked Witch and two charming princes. The show won the 1988 Tony for Best Book and Best Score and was adapted into a major motion picture in 2014. “Into the Woods” will be performed at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9; 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 10; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12. Performances will resume at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15; 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17; and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. $3. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fitchburg State University: McKay Complex, Wallace Theatre for the Performing Arts, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg.

fairs/ festivals >Friday 10 - Sunday 19

Holiday Arts & Crafts Sale 2017. Buy from Local Artists November 10th-19th Get your holiday gifts at the Arts Center! You’ll find a diverse selection of locally handmade crafts and art objects including blown glass, jewelry, original paintings, prints & photographs, folk art & sculpture, ceramics & pottery, metal work, quilts & needlepoint and more. Receive a 10% discount on all purchases with your current QVCAH membership. All major credit cards accepted! Hot Mulled Cider served to you while you shop! Sale Hours: Friday, November 10th, 6-9pm - Sale Kick-Off and Opening Reception Saturday, November 11th - Noon to 4pm Sunday, November 12th - Noon to 4pm Friday, November 17th - Noon to 7pm Saturday, November 18th - Noon to 4pm Sunday, November 19th - Noon to 4pm Close of sale Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts and Humanities, 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-764-3341.

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Food Truck & Craft Brew Festival. The 2nd Annual Wachusett Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival featuring 25+ local (and delicious) food trucks. Also enjoy some of the best regional and national craft beers. Noon-5 p.m. Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300 or foodtruckfestivalsofamerica.com

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11th Annual Natural Living Expo. The 11th Annual Natural Living Expo, New England’s largest holistic health and wellness event returns to Marlborough on Saturday, November 11th and Sunday, November 12th at the Best Western Royal Plaza Trade Center. The weekend-long

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The event also includes a healthy food tent featuring a delicious selection of breakfast, lunch and dinner options. *Please note the event hours: Saturday, November 11th 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday, November 12th 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM $15 Weekend Admission, Save $3 when purchase online naturalexpo.org. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center Marlborough, 181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough.

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college sports Football Anna Maria Nov. 11 vs Dean, 12 p.m.

Assumption Nov. 11 vs Bentley, 1 p.m.

Becker Nov. 11 @ Endicott, 12 p.m.

Holy Cross Nov. 11 @ Lehigh, 12:30 p.m.

Nichols Nov. 11 @ Western New England, 1 p.m.

Worcester State

Nov. 11 @ Framingham State, 12 p.m.

WPI Nov. 11 @ Norwich, 1 p.m.

Volleyball

Holy Cross Nov. 11 vs Loyola, 4:05 p.m.

Men’s Ice Hockey

Assumption Nov. 14 vs Framingham State, 7:35 p.m.

Becker Nov. 10 @ Endicott, 7 p.m.

Nov. 11 vs Endicott, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross Nov. 10 vs Air Force, 7:05 p.m.

Nov. 11 vs Air Force, 7:05 p.m.

Nichols Nov. 10 vs University of New England, 6:40 p.m.

Nov. 11 @ University of New England, 7 p.m.

Worcester State Nov. 9 vs Framingham State, 7 p.m.

Women’s Ice Hockey Becker Nov. 10 vs Nichols, 7 p.m.

Nov. 11 @ Nichols, 7:40 p.m.

Holy Cross Nov. 11 vs Sacred Heart, 2:05 p.m.

Nov. 12 @ Sacred Heart, 2:05 p.m.

Nichols Nov. 10 @ Becker, 7 p.m.

Nov. 11 vs Becker, 7:40 p.m.

Men’s Soccer

Holy Cross Nov. 10 @ Patriot League Tournament Semifinals, TBA Nov. 12 @ Patriot League Tournament Championship, TBA

Women’s Basketball Anna Maria Nov. 15 @ Becker, 5:30 p.m.

Assumption Nov. 15 vs Merrimack, 5:30 p.m.

Becker Nov. 15 vs Anna Maria, 5:30 p.m.

Clark Nov. 15 @ Fitchburg State, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross Nov. 12 @ UMass-Lowell, 4 p.m.

Nov. 14 @ Marist, 7 p.m.

Worcester State Nov. 15 @ Mount Holyoke, 7 p.m.

Men’s Basketball Anna Maria Nov. 15 @ Becker, 7:30 p.m.

Assumption Nov. 15 vs Merrimack, 7:30 p.m.

Becker Nov. 15 vs Anna Maria, 7:30 p.m.

Clark Nov. 15 vs Worcester State, 12:01 a.m.

Holy Cross Nov. 10 @ Sacred Heart, 6 p.m.

Nichols Nov. 15 vs Newbury Worcester State Nov. 15 @ Clark, 12:01 a.m.

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Men’s Cross Country

Clark Nov. 11 @ NCAA New England Championships, 11 a.m.

Holy Cross Nov. 10 @ NCAA Northeast Regional, 12 p.m.

Nichols Nov. 11 @ NCAA New England Championships, TBA Worcester State Nov. 11 @ DIII New England Championships, TBA WPI Nov. 11 @ NCAA Division III Regionals, 11:45 a.m.

Women’s Cross Country

Clark Nov. 11 @ NCAA New England Championships, 12 p.m.

Holy Cross Nov. 10 @ NCAA Northeast Regional, 11 a.m.

Worcester State Nov. 11 @ DIII New England Championships. TBA WPI Nov. 11 @ NCAA Division III Regionals, 11 a.m.

Men’s Swimming & Diving Clark Nov. 11 vs Bridgewater State, 1 p.m.

WPI Nov. 11 @ Southern Connecticut, 4 p.m.

Women’s Swimming & Diving Assumption Nov. 11 vs Sacred Heart, 4:30 p.m.

Clark Nov. 11 vs Bridgewater State, 1 p.m.

WPI Nov. 11 @ Southern Connecticut, 4 p.m.

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

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

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Faith, 2 grave plot. Today’s cost $4600, asking $1100.

508-278-7777 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number 297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden Of Valor Section. Current value is over $10,000 including 2 concrete burial vaults. $3,000 or B/O 508-375-0080 FOR SALE Elegant Diamond Engagement Ring Approx. 2 carats set in white gold. Replacement cost $6585, asking $4495.

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978-314-3270 for more info/ viewing.

Dog Crate and Bed Crate 20"x 21"x 28". $60. Bed is memory foam, 29" long by 25" wide. $20. 978-464-5953

U.S. C14 Zeppelin Stamp (U) Flag cncl. $175. Stamp questions? Ron 413-896-3324

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www.centralmassclass.com FOR SALE Bedroom Set - 3 Piece Pennsylvania House Queen bed, dresser w/ 8 drawers & large mirror, and 6 drawer bureau. Asking $500. Also mahogany hutch, asking $300.

Call 508-798-1879 Trees Evergreens, Hemlocks Spruce, Pine (3’ to 4’ tall) 5 for $99 Fieldstone Round/Flat $28/ton 508-278-5762 Antique Horse Drawn Doctor’s Carriage $600. Antique cooking stove with stove pipe, $500. 508-735-9568 Electronics - 3 Desktop Printers with manuals. Boombox, CD, DVD players, speakers. All excellent. 508-4590446 Dining Room

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Will take $40.00.

Call 508-981-1941 Adjusting, Massaging Eletric Medical Bed Queen size. $300 OBO. Call Karen 978-840-2758 leave message Antiques Modern Glenwood Wood Parlor Stove, large. $2000. Norge Antique Ringer Washing Machine. Gd. cond. $75. 508-869-2094

(2) Student Desk 48 x 21 $50.00 each.

Tel: 508-523-8956 Fine Dining Cherry dr table, 6 chairs w/leaf. 90". $350. Painted China/wine cabinet, like new. $300. Noritake China, ELROY for 12 w/serving pieces, $250. 10 ea crystal wine & water gobbets, $40. Other misc.

508-797-9141.

Snow Tires - 2 Bridgestone 215/60 R16. Approx. 5k mi. Asking $135. Holden. 508-8536948.

FREE QUILTERS & SEWISTS Need to donate some stash. Various sizes & cuts & notions to individuals and charities. Email: mollieboobityboo@gmail.com WOOD FOR SALE FIREWOOD Seasoned 100% hardwood cut and split. Free delivery on 2+ cords (128 cu. ft.) orders. Call or text Cami for more info. 508-918-0767.

EDUCATION TUTORING Tutor Wanted Math/ELA tutor needed for 6th grader. Biweekly. Preferably local to Paxton/Holden area.

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OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE - Holden 2000 Sq Ft, Next to Big Y Great Exposure 508-829-9585

2006 Nissan Titan New cat converter, wheel bearings & exhaust, new front rotors & pads, bedliner. 135K mi. Set up for plow use, only used 1 winter. Needs manifold gasket & rear rotors. $4000 obo. 508308-2041

2004 Chevrolet Impala Great shape, clean, power everything, recent sticker, runs great, front wheel drive, good tires, 130k highway miles, $1,200 OBO. 774-364-4636

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

Main St., Holden Location 1200 sq. ft. $1400/month.

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2001 Suzuki Intruder 1500cc, showroom condition, lots of chrome, Vehix pipes. $2900.

Call John at 978-466-6043.

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

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

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

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

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

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ETHAN ALLEN Maple Hutch/ Buffet Baumritter - Made in Vermont. Silverware drawer & 2 door base. 47" x 66" x 17" w.

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2007 Suzuki Boulevard Cruising Motorcycle C90T; 1474cc; 6300 miles, 1 owner, perfect cond. accessories and new battery. Garaged, covered & serviced. $6,000 508-8498635 1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list.

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Must be seen, serious inquiries only. 508-770-1797 $2,300 2012 Yamaha Zoomer 49cc scooter. Great condition, rode once. 4 miles. $2300 neg.

Must be seen, serious inquiries only. 508-770-1797 2007 Harley Davidson FXSCUS Great condition, detachable windshield & storage bag, have floor boards mounted and have original forward controls. 9100 mi. $10,000 firm.

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57K miles. $9,999. 508-8292907 AUTOS 2009 Kia Spectra 5 24 mpg, 4 cyl. auto, FWD. Some scratches. Good condition. $1,000.00 774-262-7824 1932 Ford Coupe Little deuce Coupe, with a Corvette mill and four on the floor. 6,000 aprox. mi. Original hot rod, all steel, show car, looks and sounds great. Holden area. $47,000. 407-375-3917 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe, Grey and Black.

50,000 miles. Holden area. $16,500. 407-375-3917 1999 Pontiac Grand Am 6 Cylinder, automatic, needs work or use for parts. 159,903 miles. $675. 978-422-8084 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Original low mileage beauty.

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1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777 2009 Ford Fusion Clean, well maintained, mech ex. Smooth riding, very pleasant car. Traction pkg, backup wring, AC, pwr seat, elec mirrors, remote entry, AM/FM/CD aux. New tires, one owner. 111,500 mi. $4,399 508-868-7288 2011 Honda CR-V 144k mi.

Well maintained. One owner, brown w/black interior. Asking $8,250. DON’T WAIT FOR THE SNOW TO FALL, THIS IS AN AWESOME AWD VEHICLE! Call or text Brian at 508-3401119 1984 Dodge 600 2.6 Engine, AT, PW , tilt wheel, new CD/radio, 63K mi. New exhaust system, new whitewall tires & wheels, new paint. Brown/tan int. New black top. Front wheel dr. $5200 obo. 508-713-3061 2012 Ford Fusion Low mileage, 24K, black, auto, sunroof, sat radio. $8600 OBO. Call Kent at 508-865-3555 or text Jeremy at 774-230-5560 1928 Ford Model A St Rod Cobra Marine 4.3 Chevy V-6 5 spd Camaro rear S10 pickup Brookville frame 30K inv ask 28K obo. 978-537-7937 Bob 1987 Mazda RX-7 Coupe, 50,000 mi, red, power sunroof, all original, 5 spd, sharp, fast car. Excellent cond., smells new, very clean. $8500 or make offer. Ken 978-534-1505

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Ryan J. Colby and Melissa J. Colby to New Century Mortgage Corporation dated June 28, 2006, recorded at the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 39311, Page 87; said mortgage was then assigned to HSBC Bank USA, National Association for the benefit of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates by virtue of an assignment dated December 14, 2009, and recorded in Book 45305, Page 255; of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at PUBLIC AUCTION at 02:00 PM on December 5, 2017, on the mortgaged premises. This property has the address of 14 Millers Way, Unit 6B, Woodburyville Heights Condominium, Sutton, MA 01590. The entire mortgaged premises, all and singular, the premises as described in said mortgage: The property located in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, being Unit B (the “Unit”) in Building 6 (the “Building”) in Phase VIII of the Woodburyville Heights Condominium (the “Condominium”) created pursuant to a Master Deed dated April 8, 1986, recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deed in Book 11798, Page 277, as amended. The mailing address and Post Office address of said Unit 14 Millers Way (Unit 6B), Sutton, Massachusetts. Said Unit No. 6B contains 2,425.8 square feet as shown on the floor plans and site plans filed with the Master Deed and on the copy of a portion of said plans (attached to deed recorded in said Registry in Book 20131, Page 188) and made a part hereof, to which is affixed a verified statement in the form required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A, Section 9. Said Unit is conveyed together with: a. An undivided interest of 3.0142 percent in the common areas and facilities described in the Woodburyville Heights Condominium Master Deed, as amended. b. The benefit of, and subject to, all easements, rights, restrictions, agreements and provisions created in said Master Deed, the Declaration of Trust creating the Woodburyville Heights Condominium Trust and the BY-Laws contained therein, as the same may be amended of record, the Rules and Regulations from time and time promulgated thereunder, and floor plans. The conveyance is also subject to and with the benefit of the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183 A as now in force and as from time to time amended. Being the same premises conveyed by deed and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Book 33665, Page 150. Subject to and with the benefit of easements, reservation, restrictions, and taking of record, if any, insofar as the same are now in force and applicable. In the event of any typographical error set forth herein in the legal description of the premises, the description as set forth and contained in the mortgage shall control by reference. Together with all the improvements now or hereafter erected on the property and all easements, rights, appurtenances, rents, royalties, mineral, oil and gas rights and profits, water rights and stock and all fixtures now or hereafter a part of the property. All replacements and additions shall also be covered by this sale. Terms of Sale: Said premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and assessments, tax sales, tax titles and other municipal liens and water or sewer liens and State or County transfer fees, if any there are, and TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00) in cashier’s or certified check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of the sale as a deposit and the balance in cashier’s or certified check will be due in thirty (30) days, at the offices of Doonan, Graves & Longoria, LLC, (“DG&L”), time being of the essence. The Mortgagee reserves the right to postpone the sale to a later date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the sale and to further postpone at any adjourned sale-date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the adjourned sale date. The premises is to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, leases, tenancies, and rights of possession, building and zoning laws, encumbrances, condominium liens, if any and all other claim in the nature of liens, if any there be. In the event that the successful bidder at the foreclosure sale shall default in purchasing the within described property according to the terms of this Notice of Sale and/or the terms of the Memorandum of Sale executed at the time of foreclosure, the Mortgagee reserves the right to sell the property by foreclosure deed to the second highest bidder, providing that said second highest bidder shall deposit with the Mortgagee’s attorneys, the amount of the required deposit as set forth herein. If the second highest bidder declines to purchase the within described property, the Mortgagee reserves the right to purchase the within described property at the amount bid by the second highest bidder. The foreclosure deed and the consideration paid by the successful bidder shall be held in escrow by DG&L, (hereinafter called the “Escrow Agent”) until the deed shall be released from escrow to the successful bidder at the same time as the consideration is released to the Mortgagee, whereupon all obligations of the Escrow Agent shall be deemed to have been properly fulfilled and the Escrow Agent shall be discharged. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. Dated: October 30, 2017 HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of ACE Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-NC3, Asset Backed Pass-Through Certificates By its Attorney DOONAN, GRAVES & LONGORIA, LLC, 100 Cummings Center Suite 225D Beverly, MA 01915 (978) 921-2670 www.dgandl.com 52213 (COLBY) FEI # 1078.02223 11/09/2017, 11/16/2017, 11/23/2017

Town of Millbury BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm St, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at: 7:00 p.m. To act on a petition from: Carl Erickson – Trustee MD Realty Trust of 13 Bayberry Lane, Millbury, MA 01527 is seeking to build a 2414 sq. ft. two story single family house with an attached two car garage. Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to property at 2 Bayberry Lane, Millbury, MA, Map #89, Lot# 40, S – 1 District and the Aquifer B Overlay District. Duly Recorded at the Worcester Registry of Deeds Book# 45341, Page# 230.

Carl Erickson – Trustee MD Realty Trust is seeking for a variance for the residence at; 2 Bayberry Lane, Millbury, Ma, Map# 89, Lot# 40, S – 1 and Aquifer B Overlay District; (section 47 lot area) This applies to new construction within the S – 1 Aquifer B District is 80,000 square feet. This lot at 2 Bayberry Lane, Map# 89, Lot# 40 contains 66,163 square feet, a variance granting relief of 13,837 feet is required from the Millbury Board of Appeals. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Paul Nigosian, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals

Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of Section VI.H of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of James R. King. The applicant seeks a special permit for a retreat lot with 5.7 acres and 51’ +/- of road frontage on Rich Road (currently part of 571 Boston Road). The hearing on this application will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, November 27, 2017 at 7:05 P.M. A copy of the plan and application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.

Wayne Whittier, Chairman

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Town of Millbury BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm St, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at: 7:30 p.m. To act on a petition from: Brennan J. Salo/ (J&B Custom Homes LLC.) of 21 Elizabeth Drive, Millbury, MA 01527. Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to property at 313 West Main Street, Millbury, MA, Map #76, Lot# 2, S – 1 District and the Aquifer Watershed Protection Overlay District “B” (AWPOD).

Duly recorded at the Worcester Registry of Deeds Book# 57805, Page# 317, District S – 1 Watershed Protection Overlay District “B” (AWPOD), this property contains an existing structure and is proposed to be torn down with a new dwelling constructed with an attached two car garage. Brennan J. Salo/ (J&B Custom Homes LLC.), the property at 313 West Main Street, Map# 76, Lot# 2 contains 71.61 linear feet of frontage and 14,332 SF of land area, (Section 47 AWPOD requires 80,000 square feet land area and 200 linear feet of frontage). This property is legal pre-existing and non-conforming and pursuant to MGL. Chapter 40A, Section 6.1 is allowed specific grandfather protection rights. In order to issue any building permits to allow demolition and new construct for a new dwelling in a different footprint will require a Section 6.3 ad Section 6.32 Finding Hearing and a Special Permit required from the Millbury Board of Appeals.

Paul Nigosian, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals

www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Christina M. Buckley a/k/a Christina M. Cevolani and Justin J. Buckley to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Norwich Commercial Group, Inc. d/b/a Norcom Mortgage, dated December 31, 2009 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 45306, Page 390, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Norwich Commercial Group, Incorporated, doing business as Norcom Mortgage to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. dated November 6, 2013 and recorded with said registry on November 14, 2013 at Book 51740 Page 102 and by assignment from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development dated October 10, 2016 and recorded with said registry on February 2, 2017 at Book 56697 Page 60 and by assignment from The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC dated December 12, 2016 and recorded with said registry on February 2, 2017 at Book 56697 Page 64, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 2:00 p.m. on November 20, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 5 TORREY LANE, MILLBURY, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land in said Millbury, situated on the southeasterly side of Torrey Lane, so-called, and being further bounded and described as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at the southwesterly corner of the tract herein conveyed and at an iron pipe set in the ground; THENCE by other land of the grantor S. 34 deg. 45’ E. two hundred thirty-one (231) feet to a point in the center line of a stone-wall at land now or formerly of the Worcester Street Railway Company; THENCE by said Railway Company land N. 47 deg. 00’ E. one hundred eighty-eight and six tenths (188.6) feet to a point at an angle in said wall and at other land of the grantor; THENCE by other land of the grantor N. 34 dcg. 45’ W. two hundred thirty-one (231) feet to an iron pipe set in the ground at a corner at other land of the grantor; THENCE S. 47 deg.

00’ W. still by other land of the grantor to the point of beginning. Be all the measurements more or less. Being a portion of the premises shown on plan entitled ‘’George N. Smith Farm Lots, M.D. Garfield, C.E.’’ and recorded with Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Book 1317 Page 653. For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 45306, Page 387. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00 ) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 024610389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street, Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201605-0194 - PRP

Town of Sutton Invitations for Bid Solid Liner Pipe Sealed bids are being solicited under MGL Ch 30 section 39M, for purchase and installation of solid liner pipe in three corrugated steel pipes in accordance with specifications.

Specifications may be obtained at the Town Administrator’s Office, Second Floor, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA 01590, starting on Wednesday November 15, 2017 between 8:00am and 4:00pm each business day excluding Fridays when proposals may be obtained between 9:00am and 12:00 noon, until scheduled opening of bid.

Bids must be in duplicate and enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to the Town Administrator, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA 01590 no later than 11:00am Thursday November 30, 2017 at which time they will be opened and read aloud.

The town of Sutton reserves the right to waive any informalities or irregularities in the proposals received, or to reject any and all proposals, or to accept proposals deemed to be in the best interest of the town of Sutton. The Town Administrator will award the contract on behalf of the Town of Sutton no later than sixty (60) working days after the date of the bid opening.

James Smith Town Administrator

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Division INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Docket No. 17P1664EA Estate of: Americo Paul Ursoleo Date of Death: April 1, 2017 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Gina L. Mantelli of N. Grafton, MA. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration.

Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner. 11/09/2017 WM

Town of Sutton Notice of Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the Sutton Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing to discuss the Towns options under MGL Chapter 61A, Section 14 Tuesday December 5, 2017 at 7:00p.m.

The meeting will be held in the Sutton Town Hall regarding Chapter 61A property which is located at 169 & 187 Eight lots Road; Assessors Map 28, Parcel 3. This lot will have 7.20 +/- acres removed from Chapter 61A and sold. This meeting will be held on the 3rd floor of the Sutton Municipal Center, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton MA 01590. The public is invited to attend this public hearing.

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6 room 1 bath colonial. Ideal for builder needing lot with sewer and water or paved drive . RC zoning. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 101 www.paulasavard.com

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Sterling still time to build and be near the lake by spring. 2 acre Building Lot zoned for single, inlaw or 2 family with approved septic design for 5 bedrooms. 200’ walkthru to Sterling Town beach.Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 101 www.paulasavard.com

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Located just off Exit 14 on Route 2 this medical office building sited on a 12 plus acre parcel offers a range of opportunities. Buyer due diligence to include verification of property details, condition, and allowable uses by the Town of Orange. Aberman Assoc Inc. Peter Haley 978-537-4971 x109

Gardner $270,000

ENTERTAIN IN STYLE! Lovingly maintained home with an immaculate three-bedroom apartment on the second floor and a former food and spirits establishment on the first floor. Charming, vintage features throughout. Second floor has a formal dining room and large sunroom. Four garages to work on and store your vehicles. First floor bar/restaurant with mohogany bar and mirrored back bar which was bought from a hotel in Boston following Prohibition. Seat 83 friends and family for holidays and parties. This is a must see! Prequalification prior to showing. Aberman Assoc Inc Tracy Page 978-537-4971 x 111

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COUNTRY SETTING-Raised ranch on over two acres. Three bedrooms, nice kitchen, convenient upstairs laundry. Ceiling fans in all three bedrooms and living room. Oil furnace with Peerless boiler and Beckett gun. Insulated doors, thermal-pane windows and storm doors. Roof (2010) has 25-year transferable warranty. Systems have been well maintained. Remote controlled power open garage doors. Paved 150 foot driveway. Shed (9x14). Wood stove present but needs work. Washer/dryer and refrigerator do not stay. Agent is related to seller.Aberman Assoc Inc. Tracy Page 978-537-4971 x111

Raised ranch first floor kit,dining area, familyroom with cathedral ceiling abd exterior balcony, living with fireplace hardwood floors full bath. Lower level inlaw with 1-2 bedrooms livingroom with fireplace, kitchen dining area full bath with shower. Country acre lot. Two story garage workshop with side entry.

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Cute 2 bedroom cottage. Small lot easy to maintain. Corner lot which abuts is not included. Huge country kitchen with lots of cabinets. Living room with Pellet stove and walk in closet. upstairs 2 bedroom and full bath with Tub and Shower combination. Tenant occupied. 24 hours notice to show. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 101 www.paulasavard.com

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Charming multi level antique totally restored 2013. 4th bedroom could also be family room and is heated with propane, center chimney with flue liners.

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Lancaster beautifully landscaped 3/4 acre lot with gazebo and out building not evident from driving by. 8 Room 4 bedroom traditional full dormer cape 2 1/2 baths, 4 season sunroom, first floor family room, granite kitchen with cabinets galore. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x101 www. paulasavard.com

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Handsomely built Chateau sited on 222 Acres. Offers about 1/2 mile of waterfront on Secret Lake. Commanding Views for miles. Custom crafted post and beam. Stone and brick exterior. Soaring ceilings with open concept living areas accented with cozy corners and warm gas or wood stoves. Uniquely built to be self sufficient with active solar producing electricity. Massive stone fireplace. Multiple baths and 4 bedrooms. Double kitchens and walk in pantry.

Private beach area. Oversized detached garage for storage cars, rec. vehicles, boat etc. Off the Grid but easily accessible with Rt. 2 East and West nearby.

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Two minutes with...

Michael Keating

As a young man in 1968, Michael Keating founded Keating Enterprises Inc., which went on to become a nationally-recognized landscape design, construction and maintenance company. Keating’s experience as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force National Guard no doubt contributed to his affinity for maintaining Worcester’s war memorials. As a longtime advocate for literacy, he was inducted into St. Peter Marian High School’s Hall of Fame in 2014. Keating’s efforts to physically beautify the city of Worcester have emboldened many of his award-winning poems over the years.

What is your history with the city of Worcester? Well, besides being born here

in Worcester and having spent my entire life here ... I would say that when I started in business, I got involved helping out with a few Little League fields, which quickly expanded. I was called, first by Fanning Trade High School and Worcester Vocational School, and then by Tom Taylor, the Worcester parks commissioner.

Later on, I was appointed to the Worcester Public Library board of directors in the 1990s and served three terms as president.

This opened the door to being involved in many aspects Worcester.

Can you describe your career trajectory?

Well, I started Keating Lawn Mowing in 1966 and by 16 years old, I had people working for me. I have met a payroll every week since [for 51 years]. I started teaching within the Worcester Public Schools Night Life in the early ’80s and have enjoyed talking and teaching landscaping ever since. In 1992, I was injured in a fall from a large loader.

During the recuperation period, I volunteered at St. Peter Marian High School, directing their theater program.

Music and theater has always been a passion of mine. I stayed with the school until 2002. I then took the next 10 years to further my education, getting degrees from Eastern Nazarene, Assumption College, Clark, and finally my doctorate from the New Seminary of New York.

Although I was going to school nights, weekends and vacations, I maintained my responsibility at Keating Enterprises. I am also very fortunate to have a great team in place, which does allow me some freedom to expand my personal goals.

ELIZABETH BROOKS

What was the Garden Update Radio Program?

The Garden Update was a weekly radio program, first on WNEB in Worcester and on WORC for a total of 10 years. The show featured a weekly theme and we took calls from listeners who had gardening questions. It was a lot of fun.

Can you describe how the Cleanliness Through Cooperation campaign began in Worcester? The Cleanliness Through

Cooperation Campaign was a volunteer effort that we stared in conjunction with the City of Worcester and neighborhood groups that focused our efforts in getting donations of materials to help facilitate neighborhood cleanups and to build pride within these neighborhoods. Then-Mayor [Ray] Mariano and City Manager [Jeff] Mulford participated. Without them, it could not have worked. The fantastic cooperation of city departments, private companies, schools and average citizens helped us do a few years of summer cleanups.

What is your role in maintaining war memorials in the city? In 1978, after

Proposition 2 1/2 come into being, the parks department budget was devastated and they lost so much help that it was hard to get everything maintained in the city. The monuments were not being maintained to the level they should, so we volunteered and maintained most of them for over 15 years. We are now only doing the Korean War Memorial and the Three War Heroes monument area at Green Street and Franklin. It was the right thing to do.

How long have you been writing poetry and where have you been published? I have been

writing poetry since sophomore year in high school, 1968. I have been published in Re-imagining Magazine, and recently I received an honorable mention from Homebound Publications.

Can you share one of your poems with our readers for print?

“It matters” Autumn’s Natural Endings Awe the soul As Brisk breezes Brush Bright colors To Grey branches Bracing For winters Cold.

Oh yes,

Autumn Endings Etch Eventualities...

It’s natures Way...

Nothing stays The same Except The incessant March Of time...

Enjoy Now For its Goodness...

Yes It’s Goodness...

Because It Matters.

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