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une is National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. This week’s cover story takes you inside what PTSD really is, who it can affect, how it affects them and how it can be treated. Most commonly associated with veterans, that is the focus of our story, but PTSD can afflict anyone who has dealt with trauma. This week, we talk with veterans who have been diagnosed with PTSD and learn how it has affected just about every aspect of their lives. We hear from the experts who treat them, we look at the symptoms and we examine some of the treatments - one of which you might never expect. From the personal stories of those going through it, to the advice and explanations from those most qualified to treat it, we take an unflinching look at PTSD. Given that the Department of Veterans Affairs plays a role in the treatment of veterans, we also address some of the controversy currently surrounding that agency. The hope, of course, is to leave you with a deeper understanding of what PTSD is and that those suffering from it are not, as one of them puts it, “ticking time bombs.”

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Opioid crisis in Massachusetts puts doctors in ‘awkward’ position

Walter Bird Jr.

he opioid problem in Massachusetts has been well-chronicled. Addiction to drugs such as OxyContin and other prescription opioids is nothing less than a crisis in many cities and towns across the state, devastating the families and loved ones of those who become addicted - and who in many cases end up dying. It also has perplexed law enforcement ofﬁcials and lawmakers desperate to try to curb what has become an epidemic of abuse. It has gotten bad enough that, statistically, more people are killed annually by opioid overdoses in Massachusetts than in car accidents, with two people dying every day from an overdose. The rise in unintentional opioid overdose deaths is nothing less than alarming: According to the state Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services, the rate of unintentional overdose deaths per 100,000 residents had an average annual increase of 8 percent between 2000-2006. It remained relatively constant from 2006-2011, but in 2012 the numbers skyrocketed, with the rate rising to 10.1 deaths per 100,000 residents. It represented a 90-percent increase over the 2000 rate of 5.3. “The Centers of Disease Control have called [opioid abuse] an epidemic,” says Dr. Dan Alford, director of the Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain) program and director of the Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) unit at the Boston University School of Medicine. “Massachusetts is as bad as all the

other states. It is a major problem that needs all the attention it is getting.” Alford and SCOPE will shine a light on opioid abuse at a SCOPE of Pain educational session Saturday, June 14 at UMass Medical School’s Albert Sherman Center. The program is part of an FDA-supported educational initiative established by Boston University’s School of Medicine, and will feature some of the nation’s leading experts on opioid addiction. More than 100 doctors and other prescribers are expected to attend. The aim is to educate doctors on how to best deal with patients who are prescribed opioids and to suggest other methods of treatment when they believe the medicine is being abused. That the session is being held in Worcester is ﬁtting, given the city has struggled with drug problems and overdoses. There has also been plenty of attention given to Narcan, a drug used to counter the effects of opioid overdose. Some activists have lobbied against family members and friends being allowed to administer Narcan, while others have pushed for ﬁrst responders to be armed with the drug to help save victims of heroin overdose. Police have seen plenty of heroin activity in Worcester, making more than 1,000 heroinrelated arrests since 2009, according to published reports. “I think there have been some very erroneous reports put forth about the level of Central Mass. involvement,” says Dr. Michael Hirsh, Worcester’s commissioner of Public Health, of how widespread the opioid problem is in the area. “I do think we have a lot of medical facilities in Central Mass.

for our population. There is a much higher percentage of resources being engendered here in Central Mass.” With a high number of doctors and prescribers in and around Worcester, Alford believes education - and not an outright ban on opioids - is a sensible approach. To that end, the SCOPE of Pain session will show doctors how to go about prescribing opioids as well as present alternatives. It is important, Alford says, to understand that for people suffering chronic pain, opioids can provide some relief. He cites a report in 2011 that said 100 million people in the United States suffered chronic pain - pain lasting at least six months. Doctors and prescribers, however, need to be ever aware of those who are trying to abuse their prescriptions or who have become addicted. And that, says Alford, is easier said than done. “It becomes very difﬁcult as clinicians to distinguish are they asking for more because the pain is terrible, they are addicted or they are selling it and getting an income,” Alford says, adding that only a small fraction of people suffering from chronic pain actually need opioids. Within that population, about 25 percent start to exhibit behaviors that are worrisome, he adds. The behaviors might include running out of their medicine early or showing up at the emergency room asking for more. The other problem, Alford says, is that determining a person’s level of pain can often be subjective. Doctors, he says, should use measurable approaches, such as urine tests. Other steps can be taken, such as counting

WOO-TOWN INDE X President Barack Obama gives commencement speech at Worcester Technical High School’s graduation ceremony +5

Thomas Waruzila, former state Department of Transportation regional director, found guilty of fraud -3

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the pills prescribed to a patient and checking the state’s prescription drug monitoring program. That system tracks data entered by pharmacies for each patient that fills a controlled substance prescription. Despite all the safeguards, however, “often times, you’re not going to know with 100-percent certainty if a patient is addicted.” Still, Alford is against banning the substances. “I would hate to withhold opioids from someone who might benefit,” he says. “I think that we can do this well. We can use these medicines safely and effectively. I just think people need to be trained. I’m not opposed to mandating good practices. There are plenty of physicians who want to learn about this. There will probably be people who don’t come to the training so maybe we do need some way to legislate it.” The way Hirsh sees it, there is already too much regulation and loss of autonomy in the medical industry. It is, he says, incumbent upon doctors to address the issues posed by opioid addiction and not wait for someone else to solve the problem. He concedes that doctors can land in an uncomfortable position when dealing with a patient who is adamant that he or she needs a prescription. “It can lead to some awkward conversations,” he acknowledges. Despite that, doctors can ill afford to wait for someone else to deal with the problem. “We can’t fiddle while Rome burns. We have to step up, and doctors have traditionally stepped up when they’re put upon.”

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Some Tatnuck neighborhood residents still unhappy about streetscaping plans that will cause changes to lanes around Tatnuck Square and remove parking spaces and a crosswalk, among other things -1

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A REAL HOT SHOT: Police on Sunday, June 8 rushed to the area of Genesee Street due to gunshot reports at 4:35 a.m. The 19-year-old victim suffered no injuries, according to police. Investigators learned the shots stemmed from a ďŹ ght between the 19-year-old and the suspect earlier that night. The suspect was later identiďŹ ed as 29-year-old Brian Njuguna. He was charged with two counts of possession of a ďŹ rearm/ammunition without an FID Card, assault and battery, attempted murder and

BUT WHERE WAS KEVIN? Police say 21-year-old Kyle Pratte, 87 Endicott St., broke into a home on Woodcliffe Ave. Friday, June 6. OfďŹ cers responded around 12:30 p.m. and say they found Pratte hiding in the basement. He was allegedly in possession of watches stolen from the home as well as prescription pills belonging to the resident. Pratte was charged with breaking and entering during the daytime with intent to commit a felony, larceny over $250, resisting arrest and possession of a Class E substance. He also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. A STAB IN THE PARK: Police on Friday, June 6 arrested a 16-year-old boy they say stabbed and seriously injured an 18-year-old during a ďŹ ght on the basketball courts near University Park last month. The incident took place May 2. The suspect was charged with assault with intent to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

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resident Barack Obama has come and gone. The roads are open to traffic again and you don’t have to grab at your chest in panic at the sound of mammoth helicopters buzzing over your house. All is back to normal in Worcester. But not for long. As you read this, the DCU and Convention Center is already being swept clean of the memories of Obama’s visit this week to deliver the commencement address to Worcester Technical High School’s Class of 2014. It is now being prepared for the Democratic State Convention and the 7,0007,500 people expected to descend upon the city for a political party the likes of which have not been seen here since, well, since the last time the Convention was held here in 2010. Some 6,200 delegates - the ones who will decide which of their party’s candidates for various state offices will land on the ticket and which will go home with their tails tucked between their legs - are expected to swarm the floor of the DCU Center from 5-9 p.m. Friday, June 13 and all day Saturday,

June 14, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. More than just votes will be cast, however. According to Destination Worcester’s Bob Murdock, the Democratic State Convention is estimated to dump $1.2 million into city coffers. The number is based on the number of delegates and takes into account the number of hotel room nights being booked for the Convention. So far, Worcester hotels are booked solid, as are those in Auburn, Murdock says. There are an estimated 8,500 rooms being used, when you factor in the media types and Democratic ofﬁcials who are expected to arrive Thursday, June 12 in preparation for the big event. “As far as economic impact, it is always a big event for the city,” Murdock says. “Whenever you sell out all the hotel rooms, it’s always a good thing.” This year’s Democratic State Convention is the ninth being hosted at the DCU Center, which has done so in 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. “Again,” says DCU General Manager Sandy Dunn, “events is what we do. That’s a big convention for us. We’re looking forward to hosting the Democrats here again this year. They have been coming in like a cycle

every four years. Their organizers have been terrific to work with. That’s terrific to see that economic impact.” Dunn and the DCU Center are poised to show off the recent $31.5-million renovations done on the building. At the very least, the Convention - much like Obama’s visit here - will draw eyes to New England’s second largest city. Whether it pays dividends for area businesses remains to be seen. While some of the restaurants in the immediate vicinity of the DCU Center have been booked for parties, outlying restaurants like the 111 Chophouse and Volturno may not see as much spinoff. “It’s sort of a different event, because you have a lot of parties with hors d’oeuvres,” Murdock says. “I’m not sure how much overflow you’ll see. It’s more the reception sites, like Viva Bene and The Citizen.” Other places, such as the Hilton Garden Inn, Union Station and Fiddler’s Green are also scheduled to host Convention-related parties. Of course, at the end of the day, the Democratic State Convention, which this year is for endorsing candidates (off-years are issues-based conventions) is really for

political junkies, as it sets the plate for the upcoming primaries and election. It is also a time for rubbing elbows with blue-bleeding party members and supporters. The political gossip will be on high and the spirits - the kind you pour in a glass - will flow freely. Where will some of the fun take place outside of the DCU? On Friday the 13th, Firefighters Local 1009 will host a party at Pepe’s, 274 Franklin St. at 7 p.m. From 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m., “The People Democracy Fiesta,” put on by the Latino Democratic Caucus, will rock Club Keiko at 751 Main St. The state Democratic Party Latino Caucus holds a “Celebrate Diversity” reception from 8-10 p.m. in the Banquet Room at the Marriott Hotel, 72 Grove St. And if you really want to rub elbows with the elite, join US Sen. Ed Markey, Secretary of State William Galvin and state Auditor Suzanne Bump at Maxwell Silverman’s, 25 Union St., immediately following the Convention on Friday night. Visit worcestermagazine.com for an extended version of this story to find out who the candidates are for this year’s Convention.

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TAG, YOU’RE IT:

A little while back, At-Large City Councilor Kate Toomey drew some lighthearted jokes at her expense for suggesting that councilors be given name tags to wear while out and about. She says she has been out in public and not been recognized. Well, when she and her council colleagues showed up for their meeting Tuesday, June 10, there were name tags awaiting each of them at their seat at the dais. Mayor Joe Petty got one, too, and initially cracked that it didn’t include his title. District 1 Councilor Tony Economou donned his immediately, while District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen joked that it was his pass for President Barack Obama’s commencement address to Worcester Technical High School seniors on Wednesday, June 11.

GARAGE GOUGE: You probably didn’t notice

it, but that’s what us eagle-eyed media types are here for. On the morning of Obama’s visit to the city, the city’s Major Taylor Boulevard parking garage had posted signs charging The $20 to park. If you don’t park there often, just know that is a rather sizable increase over the regular fee - and it was $13 more than what was being charged directly across from the garage at Honey Farms. City Manager Ed Augustus Jr., however, in an interview with Worcester Magazine the day before the President’s visit, had promised there would be no gouging, and “whatever the price was, is what it will be.” Less than a half hour after the $20 fee was pointed out to a city manager spokesperson, the price had dropped to $10. You can thank us now.

NOT SO FINE-GOLD: Maybe it was because he had already had a previous fundraiser in Worcester, but state treasurer hopeful Barry Finegold didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd to Sweet on Shrewsbury Street during a stop there earlier this week. One notable who did stop by: Guy Glodis, the former state rep, state senator and Worcester County sheriff. He had one of his son’s in tow.

COURT-ING THE MONEY: Councilors this week voted to accept the deed to the old Worcester Courthouse, which the state is selling to the city for $1, along with a $3-million grant from the state Department of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM). The city is putting up $1 million, meaning $4 million will be available for efforts to sell the historic property. City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. says there have been some nibbles on the building by potential buyers, but the big fish has not yet been hooked. As he has previously, District 3 Councilor George Russell expressed some concerns over the deal, wondering whether the state would share any burden if the city suffers a loss on the building. Augustus says there is some protection built in if there are additional costs on the city’s end. He also notes that if the property is put back on the tax rolls, 100 percent of the benefit goes to the city, while the state will enjoy a 50-percent share of the profits from a sale or lease, minus what the city has to put into the building, according to the city manager. Responding to a question from AtLarge Councilor Konnie Lukes, Augustus says there are no current plans to raze the “newer” addition on the courthouse. That portion is roughly a half-century old. Councilors did express concerns about parking, especially with plans to eventually do something with the adjacent Worcester Auditorium. GETTING HIS PHIL: Speaking of Palmieri, he made it official this week by announcing he will run against state Rep. Mary Keefe, setting up a Sept. 9 Democratic Primary. While it was hardly a secret that Palmieri was going to run, he had held off on making a formal announcement - although he gave supporters the head’s up at a recent fundraiser. Some observers say Palmieri is a serious threat to Keefe, with some political heavyweights in his corner and a sizable campaign war chest that has more than $60,000. Keefe, in contrast, had less than $5,000 as of her last report with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF). Money doesn’t vote, leaving both candidates to work the vote. With her unexpected win two years ago in a crowded Primary field, Keefe and her supporters proved to have a strong GOTV (Get Out The Vote) game plan. Her campaign manager, Kevin Ksen, is back in the fold this time around. BATTLEGROUND: One day after essentially giving up the city to President

Barack Obama, councilors are being asked to challenge his National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by adopting the Restoring Constitutional Governance Resolution (RCGR) .

{ worcesteria } The Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules and Legislative Affairs Committee, chaired by District 3 Councilor George Russell, takes up the issue at a 5:30 p.m. meeting Thursday, June 12 at City Hall. The request was brought forth last year in a petition led by Ronal Madnick. Critics argue that the NDAA allows the President to arrest and detain Americans indeďŹ nitely, without trial or legal representation. The RCGR, which has been passed at town meetings in Oxford, Rutland and Webster, â&#x20AC;&#x153;declares that Worcester is not a battleground and that the rules of war are not in effect in Worcester,â&#x20AC;? according to an email sent out by the Worcester Tea Party.

KICKED OFF: Things ofďŹ cially get going for the

Josh Perro state rep campaign in the 16th Worcester District with a kickoff rally Thursday night, June 12, from 6-8 p.m. at the Vernon Hill American Legion Post 435 on Providence Street. Perro, of course, recently announced he will challenge incumbent Democratic state Rep. Dan Donahue in the Sept. 9 Primary. Perro and Donahue were part of a ďŹ ve-way tangle in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Special Primary to ďŹ ll the seat left vacant when ex-state Rep. John Fresolo resigned. Donahue won that race and went on to easily defeat Republican Carol Claros in the general election. There had been speculation as to whether Perro would try again, and when Fresolo, who took out nomination papers earlier this year, withdrew from consideration, that speculation kicked into overdrive. Now, Perro and Donahue will square off one-on-one.

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around Massachusetts on Thursday, June 12 in a ďŹ ght against what they claim is wage inequality. The protesters are supporting a $15 minimum wage and will gather in Boston, SpringďŹ eld and Worcester. The demonstrations are scheduled between 4-6 p.m. In Worcester, you can join them outside Wal-Mart at 25 Tobias Boland Way. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just big businesses like Wal-Mart that have angered the masses. Workers are said to be frustrated by the Massachusetts Restaurant Association (MRA) for lobbying against an increase in the tipped minimum wage.

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THAT SMARTS: If you thought National Gridâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to abandon proposals for a communication tower on either Tory Fort Lane or Mill Street in favor of erecting an antenna inside a church steeple in the First Congregation Church satisďŹ es opponents, guess again. The anti-smart meter group HaltMAsmartmeters (HMSM) is protesting the move, which will have the antenna operating directly across from Tatnuck Magnet Elementary School. Smart meter critics have been all over NGrid in Worcester - with many of the activists coming from well outside Worcester. The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) had been mulling whether to approve either of the earlier proposals; now, however, NGrid contends it does not need approval because it is proposing to place its antenna in a spot where there is an existing cell phone antenna. You can bet opponents will be at the next ZBA meeting Monday, June 16 to register their concerns, which center largely on health. RUN, NGRID, RUN: With all the negative publicity it has faced in Worcester from a vocal

group of outraged residents (and non-residents) over its Smart Energy Solutions, or Smart Grid plan, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fault National Grid for pumping itself up with positive stuff. Like the NGrid-sponsored half marathon being held Sunday, June 15 as part of the ďŹ rst Worcester Running Festival. The race starts at 7 a.m. in downtown Worcester. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The enthusiasm and dedication surrounding the running festival is a great reminder that our customers are the real source of power in the Worcester community,â&#x20AC;? says Marcy Reed, president of NGrid in Massachusetts. By the way, if you are running in the race, you can grab drinks and snacks from volunteers from NGrid, local Girl Scout troops, the Worcester Public Schools crew team, the Dudley Middle Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Junior Honor Society and others. Race packets will be available at the NGridâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sustainability Hub at 912 Main St., also. We will be on the lookout for the health-conscious anti-NGrid types - surely, they will be running to promote good health, right? Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough Worcesteria? You can catch Daily Worcesteria online - every day! Have an item for Worcesteria? Reach Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 322 or by email at wbird@ worcestermagazine.com. Follow him on Twitter @walterbirdjr and ďŹ nd him on Facebook. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss Walter on the Paul Westcott Show on WTAG radio 580AM/94.9FM every Thursday at 8:40 a.m. And be sure to visit worcestermagazine.com every day for whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new in Worcester. JUNE 12, 2014 â&#x20AC;˘ WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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The people of Central Massachusetts need know what happened last week when new out-of-state owners took over the Worcester Telegram & Gazette: they inhumanely discarded some of their most talented and dedicated reporters, copy editors, and other employees. Many of those terminated were seasoned journalists and editors at the top of their game, who had given decades of excellent service to the newspaper and their community for modest pay. Why the abrupt dismissal of several highly skilled staff members over the age of 50 – is it age discrimination, or common corporate greed? It is outrageous and sad to think that corporate types with no ties to this area could swoop in and tear out the heart of our hometown newspaper just to boost proﬁts. Don’t they know that a city newspaper does not exist simply to enrich its owners? It plays a central and profound role in shaping and reﬂecting a region’s identity and purpose, and it is vitally important in maintaining a sense of connectedness within the community. Will we now learn about our neighbors, schools, and local politicians from syndicated news services, whose writers neither know nor care about this area? We can almost certainly look forward to a lower quality of journalism from the T & G. I’m betting, however, that they won’t slash the number of employees who sell ads. E L IZAB ETH B I D IN G E R Worcester

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ou will not catch RJ Russell at any fireworks shows on the Fourth of July. You will not see David, either. While so many of us will gather with friends at our favorite spots to catch the best view of the fireworks displays in our city or town, and marvel at the colors and loud explosions, they will be home - or at least somewhere far away from the cascade of pyrotechnics. “I can’t hear any loud bangs without being hyper-vigilant,” says the 25-year-old Russell, a Marine veteran of the war in Iraq. “I can’t go to a fireworks show. The last time I did, I dropped down as soon as the first one hit. It was like an air raid. My friends were laughing. I got up and I was in Marine mode and I got really pissed. I took [one of my friends] and put them up against a tree. They were like, ‘We didn’t know what it was like [in Iraq],’ I was like, ‘Of course, you don’t.’ I mean, you see a bag of trash on the side of the road when you’re driving and you swerve to avoid it like it’s an IED [improvised explosive device]. It’s like you’re crazy almost.” Like many kids, David, asking that his full name not be used, loved fireworks as a young boy. Now 62, the Vietnam War and Navy veteran goes nowhere near them. “I just don’t enjoy the Fourth of July anymore like I did as a kid,”

he says. “Just the sounds. They have the big boom, that’s one thing, but they also have, it’s like hundreds of ﬁrecrackers going off. It’s just not fun for me. The only time I can do it, and I haven’t done it in probably seven years, is if I go to a function and I know they’re going to do it and I can be right where I can see them going off and I can brace myself. Loud noises, doors banging, cars backﬁring. It’s less than a second that it brings you back. You’re always on guard. It never goes away, at least it doesn’t for me.” The sounds are bad enough, but the nightmares are worse. Puerto Rico-born Sonia Rodriguez, an Army veteran of the Iraq War, suffered with them pretty much from the moment she returned stateside when her time overseas ended in December 2006. “It’s like you’re there,” she says. “When you’re in one of these nightmares you don’t really realize where you, and it’s really hard to wake up from it. I try to scream, I try to reach out and I can’t.” David knows those dreams well. He has lived with them for decades. “The nightmares, I can only speak for myself, are like you were there yesterday, like you’re there now,” he says. “They’re very vivid, it’s not like they fade away. It puts you there like you were right there at the time.”

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PTSD

ussell, David and Rodriguez all suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition that can be as debilitating as the physical injuries so often incurred during war, but one not visible to the naked eye. The nightmares and heightened sensitivity to certain sounds are just two of the symptoms of PTSD, an afﬂiction experts believe affects as many as 20 percent of the veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and about 30 percent of Vietnam veterans. The nightmares are actually part of the larger symptom of intrusive memories, the sensitivity to some sounds a part of the changes in emotional reactions that can happen in those with

analyze. It’s just all action. It’s called actions on objective. It’s all about execution. I’m so proficient at performing those critical tasks as an infantryman. It’s second nature.” He and so many other veterans, however, find upon returning home they are not as proficient at picking up where they left off with family, friends and colleagues. Often times, they find themselves withdrawing from conversation, retreating from interacting with others and, in general, avoiding situations and circumstances where they might feel uncomfortable. The behavioral changes can take their tolls on loved ones. “They learn to suppress or deny emotion as a survival mechanism,” says Dr. Christina Hatgis, a psychologist with the Central Western Mass Veterans Affairs office on Lincoln Street in Worcester. “That thing that STEVEN KING

Veterans Administration Psychologist Dr. Christina Hatgis. PTSD. Disruptive sleep patterns are also symptomatic of those changes. Victims also can experience negative changes in thinking and mood, such as feeling emotionally numb. Forty-one-year-old Gerry, who also did not want to share his last name, served 23 years with an infantry unit in the Army National Guard. He fought in Afghanistan, and has experienced the changes in thinking and mood as he struggles to re-assimilate to civilian life after becoming acclimated to an entirely different way of life, one where you are always on alert, always in response mode. “No, I’m deﬁnitely not,” Gerry says when asked if he is the same person he was before the war. “I’m emotionally numb, lacking the ability to show compassion. Part of our [military] training is you have actions, you don’t let fear get involved and you don’t

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works so well in combat turns out to be a liability in a relationship.” PTSD is the result of a traumatic experience, but not all trauma will lead to PTSD. A person diagnosed with PTSD has to have been exposed to an actual or threatened death, physical violence or serious injury. Sexual abuse survivors can often suffer from PTSD. The victim either experienced the trauma ﬁrsthand, witnessed the event or learned of the death or threatened death of a friend or relative. While many people exposed to some trauma might experience symptoms of PTSD, a diagnosis is made only when the symptoms linger for at least a month.

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BEYOND THE MILITARY

his story focuses on PTSD among veterans, but civilians are not immune. Approximately 5.2 million adults have PTSD during a given year, according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs. That number represents a fraction of those who have gone through a trauma. According to the VA, roughly seven or eight of every 100 people will have PTSD at some point in their lives; more women are likely to suffer from it than men, with about 10 percent of all females developing PTSD compared to 5 percent of men. Police and firefighters, given the natures of their jobs, are also subject to PTSD. “Oh yes, it affects more than just veterans,” says Dr. Mark Cutler, a Worcester-based psychiatrist who treats many patients with PTSD. He points out that until the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, PTSD had been listed under anxiety disorders. It is now under trauma and stress-related disorders. “All sorts of people who are products of a sexual abusive relationship, abused by a parent, uncle, older sibling, male or female. It definitely disturbs the sleep pattern. They’re having nightmares, thoughts of whatever the trauma was.” While there may not have been a name put to it, the reaction by people to trauma, especially those who had gone through battle, has been chronicled for years. “Human kind has known about the effects of war, that traumatic events can sometimes impact people in ways that can create trauma,” says Scott Cornelius, a staff psychologist with the PTSD unit in Northampton for the Central Western Mass VA. “The reality is, if you look at any symptoms of PTSD we are, all of us, hardwired to experience it. We’re talking central nervous system arousal. Given a threatening environment, anyone is going to respond with a fight or flight response. “They’re reacting with a sense of fear, of helplessness. Going forward, they can be hyper-vigilant, be on guard, fearful, feel angry, have problems sleeping and have impulsive thoughts. People can naturally try to avoid situations that might evoke these experiences - people, places, even their own thoughts.” What often ends up happening, according to Cornelius, is that avoidance sets in. The person with PTSD might believe he or she is protecting himself or herself, when in fact the problem is only being made worse. “Research shows that the natural tendency to avoid places ... actually is amplifying the symptoms,” Cornelius says. “People get caught up in lifestyles that are more about avoiding things.”

DAVID’S STORY

avid did not wait to be drafted into Vietnam. His oldest brother had done two tours, ditto one of his cousins. Both were lucky enough to make it home alive. The way David saw it, it was his duty to serve, not just for God and country, but for his family. He volunteered and was shipped to Saigon, where he trained about a week. After that, the soldiers were disbursed and David ended up at a small base with about 125 members of the Army, Navy and Marines. He was what they call a river rat, patrolling up and down the rivers, repairing assault craft and small troop carriers. “You work with your own team, so you become really close, you know? You’re in a position where you have to depend on the people around you,” he says. “If you don’t trust the people around you, either you or they won’t make it, so it’s a very tight camaraderie.” Some of the friendships he forged ended in death, some of those he trusted paying the ultimate sacrifice as they were killed during the war. “I saw enough death,” David says. “I saw enough body parts. I saw friends die, people I considered my friends, people I knew and wasn’t close to. I saw death on both sides. One of the big differences in Vietnam is you never really knew who was who. You may see one of these guys in one of the little townships during the day and he could be the guy sniping you at night. You just never know, so there’s never any trust among the native people, whatsoever.” Like his brother and cousin before him, David survived Vietnam - physically. He returned to the US, but still had time left to serve in the military. That is when he started realizing he had not left the war behind. “When we came back, we came back as individuals not as groups,” David says of being the only member of his group of soldiers on the flight home from Vietnam. “It wasn’t a whole unit like there is now with guys coming back from Iraq or Afghanistan. You go to Saigon, get on a plane and you’re sent to San Francisco. You don’t even know the guy sitting next to you.” From California, he flew to Boston. After that it was back to work, only this time his office was not a jungle with unseen enemies. “I had an extremely hard time adjusting from Vietnam and the daily routines of Vietnam, compared to what the major concerns were in the US Navy,” David says. “You go from worried about making it today, a life and death situation, to people worried about folding your sheets tight on your bunk. It was a really tough time and I didn’t do well with it. I had trouble for the remainder of my time, alcohol-based, rule-based. Everything was important. What’s important to you when you’re in a war zone and what’s important when you’re in Newport, RI is

quite different. It was a real hard adjustment. It was like on Monday you’re in a combat zone and on Wednesday you’re on a ship in Newport. Nobody talked to you, there was no downtime. It was just come home and go to your next deployment. There was never any Navy counseling, never anything. That was part of life, you just moved on.” For David, however, moving on was not so easy. While those around him had gone on with their lives while he was in Vietnam, David found he now had little in common with them. “When I got out of the military, because I was on the younger end as far as being a Vietnam veteran, the friends I had prior to going into the military had just sort of gone on with their lives, had gotten jobs or gone to school,” he says. “I didn’t find much in common with them, anymore. Their priorities were different. They just, and this is just my own opinion, kind of continued in their life. Life wasn’t the same for me. I had a lot of nightmares. You always have a tendency for hyper-vigilance, doors banging, people yelling. God forbid a car backfires, you have a tendency to hit the dirt in a hurry. So you become more alone.” In his case, the isolation brought with it a host of problems - most notably an affinity for alcohol. “My drug of choice always was alcohol

when I came back,” says David, who is now 22 years sober. “I dabbled with other stuff over the years. When I turned 40 I gave up alcohol. That helped, but it doesn’t take away the dreams. The dreams still come.” He did his best to blend in with society after leaving the military in 1974, going to college for two years, working on the railroad for years until being involved in a train wreck. He went on to work for the Post Office, from which he just retired in April after 26 and a half years. All that time, the nightmares persisted; the reclusiveness continued; the sometimes difficult relationships with his two boys remained. David admits it was often easier to shut himself off from his family than to try to explain what he was feeling. The nightmares had only gotten worse; putting down the bottle had not chased those demons away. “The thing is, when you come home [from war] you just don’t have anyone else to talk to,” he says. “As a Vietnam veteran you just weren’t well-received. There was no one at the airport, there definitely wasn’t a parade. And if you did talk to someone, they’d be like, ‘It wasn’t a real war.’ It kind of makes you a recluse, in a sense.” It was not until he turned 59 that David finally decided to seek help from the VA. “I just had been talking with a few friends who are veterans,” he recalls. “They were

going to the VA. I just decided I would look into the VA to see if there something that could help me adjust. I think when you turn in your 50s, when you’re young and living with PTSD you’re busy. You’re putting food on the table, your kids are into sports, your life is ﬁlled with activities. You don’t have much time to dwell back on the atrocities you lived with. “For me, personally, as I got to be in my 50s it just seemed I had more time with myself. The brain is kind of like, I look at it as a muscle. The same as the rest of the muscles in your body, as you get older they get weaker and give out a bit. It’s the same with the brain. I think these things start to come back on a more regular basis, so I decided to go to the VA to see if they could help me in any way.”

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he controversy surrounding the VA is not easy to escape. Studies showing that veterans are waiting, in some cases, more than a month, and in extreme cases more than four months, for their initial visits with the VA have sparked outrage and criticism. The VA of Central Western Massachusetts has not escaped scrutiny. The average wait time for new specialist care at the Leeds facility

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in Northampton is 67 days, according to a recent audit. That puts the facility 10th in the nation as far as wait time in that category. It is worth noting that, of three categories audited, Leeds was the only Massachusetts VA included among the Top 10 worst facilities. “Despite all the bad press, a lot of VA clinicians around the nation are 100-percent committed to helping veterans,” says Cornelius. “The VA is really doing everything we can to reach out to veterans.” Cornelius, who says about 2,000 veterans go through the PTSD program in Northampton, says he has seen nothing like some of the problems plaguing other VA sites around the country. “We are committed to helping veterans,” he says. “Every day we are thinking of how we can help them get better. One of the unfortunate things ... is folks that are suspicious about government agencies, anyway, you can scare someone away.” David says going to the VA was “the best thing I did.” Before starting treatment with the VA, he did not know what PTSD was, or that he was suffering from it. He had grown accustomed to his behaviors; it was something he simply learned to live with. “I didn’t know I had it. I didn’t know what it was. I had no idea,” he says. “I just thought that’s the way it was. But it was this eight- or continued on page 14

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10-week course on explaining. I didn’t want to go somewhere where you sat down and talked about what happened to who, what and where.” He has been going through the VA in Worcester, where Hatgis works, and where, David says, his quality of life has improved. “They explained what PTSD was, and also during the course, they gave you some stress relievers,” he says. “They taught you some breathing exercises, taught you a lot of different things that you can use, on writing things out, on keeping track of where you are.” What helped most, he says, is being around others like him - veterans who, while perhaps not experiencing the same exact things as he, were affected in some way by the ravages of war. “The biggest thing for me,” he says, “is I was with six other veterans - ﬁve Vietnam, one Korean vet. It was like a big weight was lifted from me, because I found out I wasn’t alone. I found out I wasn’t the only guy. Not that every situation is the same, because it isn’t. But by being in that group, just little things, just chatting on the side, learning about triggers, things that set you off, it was great for me to ﬁnd out there were six other people in the room that had these same

Former soldier and veteran of the Iraq war Sonia Rodrigez talks about her time as a military police ofﬁcer guarding prisoners in Baghdad. things in their own way. “That was very different for me. It was the ﬁrst time I had felt that it wasn’t just me. You go throughout life a lot of times thinking you’re going nuts. You really think you’re going over the edge. You just don’t know

how to cope with it.” That becomes part of the challenge for clinicians - to help veterans understand they are, in fact, not going nuts. There also are public misconceptions, some of which critics say are perpetuated by the media.

“PTSD is an invisible wound,” says Dr. Louis Chow, a staff psychologist with the Home Base Program, which is sponsored by the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital and specializes in treating veterans suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI). “It is important, because when we can’t see it with our eyes, sometimes it is a challenge to justify the need for treatment. There is a stigma that comes with seeking treatment for something that is an invisible wound.” Society’s challenge, then, is to identify mental illnesses such as PTSD as something that is treatable,” Chow says. “PTSD is a wound and a cost of war, that if the person had a physical wound, they’d seek treatment,” he says. “[We want to make sure] that there is the same urgency with PTSD.” Attitudes have changed for the better around PTSD, according to Hatgis, even if it is not yet completely understood.

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{ coverstory } “We didn’t really understand PTSD,” she acknowledges. “Veterans were not given the appropriate mental health care. They were treated, perhaps, as pariahs. The history of the Vietnam veteran has really helped us do better in helping and serving the next generation of veterans.” Tommy Furlong agrees. A veteran himself, Furlong serves as veteran outreach coordinator at Home Base. The public, he says, often views veterans as being potentially dangerous. “Most people,” he says, “think it’s really just a crazy veteran ready to explode at any second. The reality is a person with PTSD may just be anxious in crowds, have trouble sleeping, their hyper-sensitivity might be set off. In reality, there’s that misconception that we’re just ticking time bombs that explode out of the blue.” Russell, who was diagnosed with PTSD in 2011, can relate to that assessment. Just as his friends reacted with laughter and without understanding to his reaction to ﬁreworks, the public can be just as aloof when it comes to realizing what exactly some veterans are going through. “I don’t want people to think we are crazy, because we’re not,” he says. “That’s what people think. As soon as we come home they think, ‘Oh my God, all he’s been taught is how to shoot a riﬂe, and he has PTSD, and he might be signing up to get a gun.’ That’s not the case. We’re people, too. There’s nothing to be scared of. I guess you can call it a condition, but it’s curable.”

TREATING PTSD

f there is one message the people who work with PTSD victims want to get out, it is simple: PTSD is not something you have to suffer with your entire life. It is eminently treatable. The key is two-fold: the right treatments have to be available and those who have suffered a trauma and are experiencing some of the symptoms of PTSD have to seek the help. Sometimes, it can be as simple as talking; not that mere words will cure the person, but having an ear to bend, especially someone expertly trained in knowing what to listen for and how to respond, can do wonders. Cutler remembers one patient from Worcester who endured a particularly gruesome experience in Vietnam. “He was a Marine veteran who had seen battle,” Cutler says. “He had signed up with his buddies, he wasn’t drafted. He was in a battle along with his friend, who he had known since he was 4. There was either a direct explosion or shrapnel from another explosion, but he turned to see his friend and [the friend] didn’t have a head. This was during the Tet Offensive in January 1968. “I was sitting there with him thinking, ‘Gee, what was I doing then?’ I was in school. I was thinking about next date. I didn’t think

I could have survived as well as he did. I only had to worry about a date the next Saturday night and whether I’d pass my next medical exam. I told him what I was thinking. That was very therapeutic for him.” Treating PTSD can be done in many ways. While he does not employ it, Cutler said video treatment is sometimes used to put the person back in battle mode. Instead, Cutler uses cognitive behavioral restructuring. “It’s about getting the person to see they survived, that it’s not an embarrassment that you use medications,” Cutler says. Medicine can be part of the treatment. Some anti-depressants, for example, have been found to be effective in treating some symptoms of PTSD. The VA uses techniques such as cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure therapy, according to Cornelius. The former involves the clinician and client going back into the trauma, helping the person with PTSD examine some of the beliefs acquired since the trauma. Prolonged exposure, on the other hand, incorporates imagined exposure, which entails having veterans recounting their trauma in the ﬁrst person with their eyes closed. This technique is done repeatedly during a single session and over multiple sessions. “Studies have shown that repeated exposure can help us return to a healthy functioning level,” Cornelius says. Another form of treatment is called in vivo, or in life, exposure, which refers to the direct confrontation of a person’s fears. Someone with a fear of crowds as the result of some traumatic experience, for example, might be encouraged to put himself or herself in the middle of a crowd. “It involves literally encouraging the client to go out and approach things they’ve been avoiding and staying there for an hour or so,” Cornelius says. “It’s not that anxiety necessarily goes away, but you can get more ﬂexibility around it.” Eye Movement Desensitization Response (EMDR) is another technique that has seen some success in treating PTSD. This therapy uses bilateral stimulation, right/left eye movement, or tactile stimulation, which repeatedly activates the opposite sides of the brain. It releases emotional experiences “trapped” in the nervous system. The VA does not currently train its clinicians in that approach, according to Cornelius, but he acknowledges it has been helpful in other cases. And then there is a method that has been gaining more and more attention for its positive results in treating trauma: the use of ecstasy. The drug, while illegal in the US, has been found in studies to effectively treat people suffering from PTSD. Dr. Richard Rockefeller has championed this approach. FDA-approved trials with ecstasy started in 2004, and Rockefeller believes

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the government at some point will approve using the drug for serious medical treatment if continued research bears out the earlier ﬁndings of some studies. There are a number of resources for people who believe they or a loved one might be suffering from PTSD. The US Department of Veterans Affairs’ website, www.ptsd. va.gov, is a good start. More can be learned about the Home Base program at www. homebaseprogram.org. And the Central Western Mass VA can be accessed through www.centralwesternmass.va.gov.

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hose living with PTSD strive for a day when the nightmares cease, when the car with a loud exhaust does not cause them to jump out of their skin. They hope for that moment, even though they know it may never come. At the very least, they hope for

“My contention has always been the guy laying dead next to you is just as dead in either World War II or Vietnam,” David says. “The experience is the same experience wherever you were, wherever it happened. I think people also have a tendency now to look at a guy like myself as a 62-year-old guy that served in Vietnam. They don’t look at you as a 19-year-old boy that served in Vietnam.” The road to recovery is not and has not been smooth for David, nor is it for just about anyone with PTSD. But what they can learn, what he learned, is that while you can pretend things are OK, while you can convince yourself that the tensing of your shoulders when someone sneaks up behind you or that the search for cover when a loud noise breaks the silence is normal, it is not. What they can learn is that seeking help is a strength, not a weakness, and getting better is more than possible. “I’ve succeeded in life ... as far as positions in life. I’ve accomplished what I wished to

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and work toward a life that is not defined by their illness. It is not easy, especially for people like Rodriguez, who lives with the memory of being in the back of a truck on convoy with all male prisoners, and worrying the entire time that she would be raped and tossed to the side of the road. Their crude and lewd gestures did nothing to calm her. But, like Russell, David and so many others, she is doing her best to live a normal life. “A lot of people just have a problem coping with the changes [of coming home from war],” Rodriguez says. “It’s about making the effort to get up every day and just take it one day at a time, and just try to get by day by day.” David knows he will probably never wake up to find all that ails him has disappeared. As a veteran of a war that to this day remains mired in controversy and still finds veterans often shunned, he also knows attitudes may never change. For many people, those who fought in World War II will always be held closer to the heart than those who fought in a war the country by and large did not support.

accomplish,” David says .”But even through all those accomplishments, never does that background go away from you. You’re trying to ﬁnd a sense of normalcy, you know, you kind of want to be just like other people. But I’ve learned that through the last 40 years, you’re looking for that magic pill that you’re going to take it tonight and tomorrow you’re going to wake up and it’s going to be gone and you’re just going to move forward. “I think I’m moving forward now because I’m starting to understand it more. It’s part of my life. I know, unfortunately now, there is no magic pill. It’s going to be part of my life. It’s just more a sense of trying to know it, understand it and be able to live with some sort of comfort with it. That’s what I strive to do now on a daily basis. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but I think by seeking mental help it has improved my quality of life. So my idea of it is, either learn to live with it or die from it. I just choose to live.”

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Katie Benoit

On Saturday, June 14, 2014, the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Mass. will open its newest exhibition, “Darker Shades of Red.” This exhibit will feature 55 original Soviet propaganda posters from the COURTESY OF THE MUSEUM OF RUSSIAN ICONS

collection of Florida art restorer, Gary Hollingsworth, and will be on display through August 30. The museum will use this show to launch its new smart phone audio tour app. “Darker Shades of Red” is a timely and poignant exhibit that will give visitors a chance to explore the social, economic and

political ideologies of the Soviet Union during the Cold War years. These posters reflect many sentiments held in the East during this time, including anti-West attitudes, and were often used as a way to reinforce the goals of the Communist Party and its ideals. The Museum of Russian Icons is the largest of its kind in North America, with a collection of over 700 icons and artifacts. Located at 203 Union St., Clinton, Mass., it is one of the largest private collections outside of Russia. Founded in 2006 by Gordon B. Lankton, a local industrialist, philanthropist and art enthusiast and collector, the museum houses a collection that spans over six centuries and seeks to exist as an educational art institution for the Central Mass. community. Hollingsworth, owner of these Soviet-era posters, first made contact with the museum many years ago when he approached the institution regarding his traveling exhibits. Hollingsworth has been professionally restoring art at his studio in Orlando, Fla. since 1980, but began his restoration training focused on instruments and fine furniture. He has had several different private collections travel the country in art shows and exhibits over his tenure as a restorer. The museum first became involved with Hollingsworth in 2011, when it featured the traveling exhibition “Sacred Castings,” a compilation of metal icons and crosses from Hollingsworth’s collection. “We were particularly interested in “Darker Shades of Red” because it allows us to discuss the Soviet era and the Cold War by exploring images and objects that were prevalent in the daily lives of Russians at that time,” says the Museum’s Registrar, Laura Garrity-Arquitt. Initially used after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, propaganda posters were an “influential source for Soviet dogma.” Soviet ideals, especially socialism, revolution and social responsibility, were communicated to citizens through tangible and very visual displays of posters like the ones in Hollingsworth’s collection. Although, as in many cases of propaganda, text is frequently combined with images, Soviet posters often combined allegorical images such as sputniks, locomotives and peasants with color blocking techniques to communicate Party ideals to the public. The 1980 Soviet poster “Flying Into a Rage” is just one of over four dozen posters that will be featured in the two-month-long exhibit. It reflects Cold War politics in its depiction of the idea of a Western-created nuclear panic. The top half of the poster features the image of an American cowboy (representing the United States) chasing

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a harmless bird (the Soviet Union) while riding on a horse made of nuclear bombs. Underneath this image is a stovetop with steaming teapots (representing the United States, France and Great Britain) plugged into a wall that reads, “U.S. Anti-Soviet Hysteria.” From a modern Western perspective, this idea seems ludicrous. But the USSR was a closed authoritarian society without competing images and the fear these posters instilled in its citizenry was very real. As for the exhibit, Garrity-Arquitt explains that visitors can expect a visual display of images accessible to viewers of all ages and background knowledge. “People with little or no knowledge of the posters, and icons if they visit the other galleries, will ﬁnd that there are a plethora of materials and resources available here,” she says. “Visitors who already have knowledge on the subject matter will ﬁnd that they are able to explore further and will hopefully gain new knowledge and insight through studying the collections and discussions with available staff and docents.” JUNE 12, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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Worcester’s vast eclectic music and entertainment scene is thanks to different neighborhoods and areas of the city creating their own vibe and style. Beatnik’s at 433 Park Ave. has certainly done its share of the heavy lifting when it comes to providing music for the community since owner Niki Brouillette opened the bar in 2009. Brouillette recently made the decision to sell Beatnik’s, and on June 5, her friends and family gathered to celebrate her contribution to the scene with a few jibes in her direction

When you step into Beatnik’s, you are propelled into another world within the Park Ave. bar scene. The atmosphere is unmatched by anything else in the city and the eclectic group of patrons is almost startlingly diverse; beer and music enthusiast from their early ’20s into their ’60s talk over the cocktails and draft and bottled beer selection and, on many nights, live music presents itself from the great stage room. Brouillette had a vision and ran with it, offering a home to local performers. A sort of talent incubator, the bar has been singularly welcoming. So, it was with heavy hearts that many heard the announcement that Brouillette would be selling the fabled locale and moving to Vermont. Hosting a roast is not something new, tearing into a loved one has most likely

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Niki Brouillette (center) tears up while family and friends celebrate her contribution to the local art and music scene on June 5.

existed as long as human beings have had language, but you do not always see a group of regularly funny people have such a genuinely difﬁcult time ﬁnding things to rip into. Worcester comedian Shaun Connolly–who has found success outside of our area, but has performed at Beatnik’s for years and hosted his “Sort of Late Show” at the bar–said it best

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during his performance that evening. “This was supposed to be a roast of Niki,” Connolly said coolly. “But, I have nothing bad to say about her. Vermont will ﬁnally be a cool state.” In addition to Connolly’s act, a group of musicians rounded out the night, keeping the party going from 8 p.m. until last call. Big Jon Short, Zack Slik, Donaglen, The Farmers Union Players, Brad Simmons, The Wander-

ing Strangers, David Baronowski and Grade A Fancy all performed, and the musical stylings stretched across the board, which kept things rolling well. There was Irish folk, classic covers, harmonica and flute solos, banjo-led Americana, blues, and everything in between. Rich “Amazing Dick” Leufstedt was the ringleader of the evening and in addition to his phenomenal set consisting of ukulele jams, he kept the night moving with comic relief and good-hearted razzing. Brouillette, herself, took the stage later in the evening to perform a few ukelele songs, including an incredible cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “All I Can do is Write About It” and an original which threatened to break the crowd down into tears. “This is possibly the best night I’ll have in my life,” said Brouillette of her impromptu performance, before breaking into her tear-jerking original. “So, I’m gonna bring you all down real hard right now.” While the event was bittersweet, attendees had the opportunity to meet the man who purchased the bar and will be keeping the Beatnik’s tradition alive, Dave Gerry. “They [Brouillette and staff] did a fantastic job with it,” said Gerry of the bar. “They had a great run, I look at it like, OK, there is some new energy. Let’s take what they did and enhance it. It isn’t going to lose its core. “I want to get to know everybody and have a nice community and a nice place to go,” Gerry continued. Beatnik’s has an impressive history with Brouillette at the helm and if first impressions are anything, it is likely that the new ownership will keep that going – a good sign for Worcester’s music and arts scene and beer aficionados. Visit Beatnik’s at 433 Park Ave., Worcester and online on Facebook or at Beatniksbeyou.com.

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Worcester Art Museum (WAM) invites the public to experience a night of royal life at its gala auction, “A Renaissance Celebration,” on Saturday, June 14. The gala will celebrate the integration of the John Woodman Higgins Collection, a collection primarily focused on arms and armor.

“The theme [for this event] was naturally derived from the ‘Knights!’ exhibition, and the Medieval Renaissance time period most associated with the arms and armor,” says Kristen Baker, Membership manager at WAM. The “Knights!” exhibition opened shortly after the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester closed in 2013. Arms and armor education is the exhibition’s main focus with guided illustrations of armored pup, Helmutt, to keep children entertained. With help from its sponsors, WAM will kick off its Renaissance celebration at 6 p.m. with a variety of activities. While music by Duo Divertimento will set the mood for part of the evening, live and silent auctions will also be held. A glimpse of this year’s auction prizes include sports tickets, a cruise and an unforgettable ride in a WWII B-17 or B-52. Cocktails will be served before dinner, including mead as a taste-test

option. Then, kicking off at 9 p.m., a dance party will get attendees onto the dance floor with a performance by Boston-based band, Legit. Other entertainment, according to Baker, includes a photo booth, plus fire arts when the stars come out. “The Renaissance period to me was about lavishness, and pomp and circumstance,” says Baker. “The opulence of the kings and queens during that time period is the focus of the event.” Such lavishness can be found with the event’s attire, as Renaissance actors will appear in appropriate dress. Attendees will also feel like royalty while dressed in “creative black tie.” Suggestions for this unique dress code are available on WAM’s website. All proceeds from tickets and auctions will benefit and further support the Museum and its direction forward. Attendees can

choose from a variety of ticket packages on WAM’s website, including dance party and dessert only (9 p.m., $75) and the entire event (6-11:59 p.m., $275). For royalty status, name and sponsor recognition packages are available, ranging from Chivalrous Donor ($750) to Knightly Royal Benefactor ($10,000). For a head start on auctions, early bidding is available through Bidding For Good, its link also provided on WAM’s website. “We hope that the attendees of this event feel inspired and joyous to take part in and help support the Worcester Art Museum,” comments Baker. “We want them to walk away feeling great about the organization they are supporting, and feel that their investment into the Museum is a wonderful one.” Tickets to this events are still available at worcesterart.org/rencelebration.

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steamed rice paper and served cold, are a good way to start a Vietnamese meal. Filled with lettuce, noodles, herbs, shrimp and pork, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re satisfying and refreshing, and nicely complemented by a hoisin-peanut sauce. On a cool spring day, bun ga cari, a chicken curry noodle soup, really hits the spot. The yellow curry broth has been enriched with peanut butter, and has such a well-chosen level of spice that I forget to reach for the Sriracha that adorns each table. A few pieces of chicken on the bone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I wish there were a few more â&#x20AC;&#x201C; swim amidst thin, toothsome egg noodles. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a rich and satisfying dish, but I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind a few more vegetables thrown in. Hot and sour ďŹ sh soup (canh chua cĂĄ) bears no resemblance to the hot and sour soups at Chinese restaurants â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more like a Thai tom yum without much spicy kick. The broth is light, more sweet-and-sour than hot. Chunks of white ďŹ sh on the bone share the spotlight with pineapple, onion and tomato. The tastes are fresh, and the soup responds well to an additional dab of hot sauce to kick things up a notch. Thit hao kho to, pork caramelized in ďŹ sh sauce, shows off a classic Vietnamese cooking style in which meat or ďŹ sh is cooked

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Vietnamese food is one of the lightest and freshest-tasting cuisines in Southeast Asia, and Dalat is a good place to sample its great variety. Over the years, Dalat has built a loyal clientele serving up Vietnamese food at moderate prices. Located in a Park Avenue storefront just south of May Street, Dalat is open for lunch and dinner daily, offering a wide range of soups, stirfrys, noodle dishes, appetizers and Vietnamese beverages in a casual, friendly atmosphere. Goi cuon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;summer rollsâ&#x20AC;? wrapped in

in a clay pot with plenty of sugar and pepper. Fish sauce, an essential ingredient in Southeast Asian cooking, is more salty than ďŹ shy, and contributes a rich umami taste to many dishes. Here, the result is unctuously sweet and salty shards of pork in a rich, caramelized sauce that perfectly complements plain steamed rice. Plenty of black pepper gives it just a bit of a kick. A wide range of boba, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;bubble teaâ&#x20AC;? drinks ($3) are on offer â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fruit-ďŹ&#x201A;avored smoothies with a collection of dark balls of tapioca at the bottom. The drinks, with ďŹ&#x201A;avors such as mango, passion fruit, avocado and coconut, are served with a wide straw to accommodate the tapioca blobs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to watch them work their way up. The fruit ďŹ&#x201A;avors are faint, but the drinks are a cool and refreshing way to accompany or end a meal.

The single dining area with about a dozen tables is plainly decorated, but clean and inviting. To our delight, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tankful of tropical ďŹ sh to entertain customers instead of the ďŹ&#x201A;at-screen TVs that detract from so many dining experiences. Service has not historically been Dalatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong suit, but recent visits have evidenced a noticeable change for the better. Friendly servers are happy to explain dishes and offer suggestions, and return frequently to see if everything is going well. Dalat has no alcohol license, but cheerfully accommodates BYOB diners. The prices at Dalat are very reasonable. Dishes tend to be on the small side, intended to be shared as part of a family-style meal. Three dishes will satisfy two people in most cases, and will run no more than about $15 per person, including tax and tip.

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Pancakes for Dinner Worcester’s scallion pancakes Elle Durkin

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ong Shin has a pretty appeasing menu, with both Japanese and Chinese sections featuring an enormous variety whether you are vegan, a seafood lover, have a more standard American appetite, or prefer the more exotic meats like lamb. The interior is likewise broken up into a hibachi section and a more stylized bar and sushi area, which often features karaoke. The exterior is beautifully designed, reminiscent of some type of submarine, creating a marine theme that is carried on with the multitudinous aquaria inside. Typically trending toward the sushi menu when I eat at Yong Shin, I had never before tried the scallion pancakes. With my order, I received eight thick pieces for $4.76; little slices of pie. The scallions were large and apparent in these slices, both visibly and with their taste, a fresh and mild child of onion and chive. Though the slices cooled somewhat quickly, their taste and texture when warm was delectable, soft, very enticing. Fortunately, for my sake, some of this ferocious appeal faded once the pieces cooled, becoming more soggy than crispy and juicy with oil. Very notable was the crispiness of these scallion slices, particularly bubbling about like tempura skin on the surface. Where other scallion pancakes have yearned for crispiness they have settled instead with just the texture that arises from being fried, still a little dull. These pancakes feel like they have some extra layer, some special exterior skin that undulates with the oil to create thicker, crispier folds and bubbles. Quite delicious, but likely even more on the caloric side. Another notable quality of these scallion pancakes was their thickness; I was amazed at how plump these little slices were. At least two centimeters thick from the side, these were nearly three times as thick as any other scallion pancakes I tried, and in this way almost reminded me of regular pancakes, fluffy and fried at once. While the scallion was definitely noticeable in these, the taste was still a bit plagued by that overworking oil, so familiar to the eaters of fried treats. It is a difficult balance to achieve such a deep fry without sacrificing the subtleties of taste to the process, and while these pancakes did not hit that intangible mark, they certainly strived to. In one way this was forgivable: the sauce, delicious, thin and sweet, was given the space to shine in that more vacant palate. This sauce was so sweet but with a strong tanginess at the top of the flavor that somehow matured the sweetness, like ginger to sushi. I salvaged what I was able to and smuggled it away to my home, where I incorporated it into my next three meals with a mixture of excitement and dread at its imminent disappearance.

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HUNGRY COYOTE Hungry Coyote in Worcester has added sliders

to its menu! The mini sandwiches come in

quantities of three: $6 for three, $11.50 for six or $23.50 for 12. Sliders come with pickles, onion and mustard on toasted mini buns. A Southwest burger with homemade fresh guacamole, pepper jack cheese and lettuce is also available. On its dessert menu, Hungry Coyote offers sundaes and new to its topping offerings are salted peanuts. Visit Hungry Coyote, 580 Park Ave., Worcester or at hungrycoyote.com.

ARTURO’S FUSION SUNDAY TO BENEFIT PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH FUND

The Pancreatic Cancer Alliance partners with Arturo’s Ristorante once again for the fifth annual Arturo’s Fusion Sunday fundraiser on Sunday, June 22, from 3-7 p.m. The event held under a large white tent in front of the restaurant, will feature Italian foods, sushi and authentic Korean and Japanese fare donated by Sapporo BBQ & Sushi Restaurant, desserts provided by The Bistro Cafe, a cash bar, live auctions and a raffle with prizes that include Red Sox tickets, outdoor patio items and more. Tickets for the raffle are available now through the day of the event at the bar at Arturo’s. Jubilee Gardens will perform a fusion of jazz, pop and folk. Former Jubilee Gardens band member Joe Zupan recently passed away from pancreatic cancer. This year’s event is dedicated in memory of Zupan. Tickets to Arturo’s Fusion

Sunday are $40 in advance, $50 at the door, $10 for children 10 and younger, and are available at Arturo’s Ristorante and Sapporo BBQ & Sushi Restaurant, both located at 50 East Main St. Plaza, Westborough. Tickets may also be purchased at ﬁrstgiving.com/ pca/arturos-fusion-sunday. All funds raised will contribute to the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, which raises money for research and clinical drug trials at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester.

BEER AND WINE FEST Mill House Wine and Spirits hosts a Here

Comes Summer Beer and Wine Festival on Saturday, June 21, from 3:30-6 p.m. Customers 21 and older will be offered an in-store walk around and will have the opportunity to taste a variety of wines, cocktails and seasonal brews. Certain products will be discounted during the event. Mill House Wine and Spirits, 670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville. Millhousewineandspirits. com.

CHLOE WILL CLOSE ITS DOORS According to an email sent by Matthew

Landry, chef and owner of Chloé an American Bistro, the Hudson restaurant will close its doors next month after 13 years of serving American cuisine with a European ﬂair. Landry writes Chloé will be open until July 4 and hopes customers will enjoy another meal before then. Chloé, 23 Main St., Hudson.

THE RESTAURANT SHOW Each week your host Ginny talks to restaurateurs from some of the top local eateries to spotlight what they do — their stories, their menus, and what makes the local restaurant scene so great.

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Time after time Jim Keogh

“Groundhog Day” depicted the most mundane day of Bill Murray’s life repeated endlessly until he teetered on a mental breakdown. Murray’s personal horror was awakening each morning in Punxsutawney, Pa., knowing he would have to endure being surrounded by a friendly, if eccentric, collection of yahoos until the end of time. The magical forces that stranded him in the town wouldn’t even allow him to commit suicide, which would have at least provided an escape from his personal purgatory.

Now imagine that you are stuck in a similar time-defying loop, except your horrors are exceedingly more hostile. They involve battling an army of homicidal aliens that race across the landscape like metallic tumbleweeds. You experience paralyzing fear and dread; your ineptness as a soldier sends you into a panic. Within five minutes of landing on the battlefield, you are killed in gruesome fashion. And then you wake up, and do it all over again … and again. Who else but Tom Cruise could make sense of such a terrible scenario, then turn it to his advantage to rescue the world? Cruise is on the wrong side of 50 now yet shows no signs of slowing or weakening; his pace actually seems quicker, his smile pearlier. The exoarmor he wears in “Edge of Tomorrow” does not appear to empower him, but rather is privileged to be embracing his frame. Cruise just may be eternal: thirty years from now the guy will be making “The Expendables XXIII” wearing eye-black mixed from Sylvester Stallone’s ashes. “Edge of Tomorrow” (an awful soap operaish title) is Cruise’s best film in some time, and it’s light years ahead of his last earth-inthe-balance epic, “Oblivion.” Here, the planet has been invaded by a horde of aliens, called “mimics,” who have an uncanny ability to anticipate every strategy that’s executed by the world’s collective armed forces. As such, they never lose.

Enter Cage (Cruise), a slick public affairs officer who is forced to participate in the modern-day equivalent of D-Day (yes, the battle unfolds on the beaches of Normandy) and is quickly overpowered then killed by a mimic. The mingling of his fluids with the alien’s causes Cage to awaken at the start of the same day, and re-live the identical sequence of events over and over until he can figure out how to survive the siege and infiltrate the enemy. To pull it off, Cage enlists a supersoldier, Rita (Emily Blunt) to train him. She’s experienced a similar time-space disruption and has achieved Joan of Arclike status among the populace, who see her as the figurehead of the resistance. Those who best remember Blunt as the bitchy/whiny office assistant from “The Devil Wears Prada” will be pleasantly surprised how well she toughens up and turns herself into the heiress apparent of Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley from the “Alien” movies. Except for “Groundhog Day” I’ve never been a big fan of films that require the replaying of particular moments in time ad nauseam (“Source Code” comes to mind). “Edge of Tomorrow” engages this concept so cleverly — finding the right blend of humor and desperation — that I lost myself in the story. The film adheres to the logic it has created and remains faithful to its own set of rules. Cage’s interaction with a world that refuses to change while his own perceptions are evolving is fascinating and far more nuanced, thanks to Cruise’s performance, than the bombs-bursting-in-air movie trailer would lead you to believe. The weekend’s movie audiences preferred the teenage weepie “The Fault in Our Stars” over “Edge of Tomorrow,” which limped home in second place at the box office. What a shame if Cruise’s edgy science fiction story gets overlooked as the blockbusters start pouring into theaters. This one doesn’t deserve oblivion.

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Wed: 3:25, 9:20 Westborough Thurs: 1:35, 4:35, Fri-Wed: 10 p.m. Worcester North Thurs-Wed: 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45

HOLIDAY (NR) Westborough Thurs: 12:55, 4:25, Fri-Wed:

12:15, 3:50, 7:45

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 8:30, 9:30, Fri-Wed: 11:30,

12, 2, 2:30, 4:30, 5, 7:05, 7:35, 9:20, 9:45, 10:15, 11:45 Cinemagic Fri-Wed: 11:30, 11:45, 2, 4:20, 4:45, 7:10, 7:30, 9:30 Solomon Pond Thurs: 8:20, 10:30, Fri-Wed: 11:40, 12:30, 1:10, 2:15, 3:20, 4:20, 4:50, 6:30, 7:30, 8, 9:30 Westborough Thurs: 8:30, Fri-Wed: 12, 12:30, 2:30, 3:15, 5, 6:30, 7:30, 9 Worcester North Thurs: 8:30, 9:30, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 1, 3, 3:30, 5:35, 7, 8, 9:30, 10:30

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 3D (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 8, Fri-Wed: 11, 1:30, 4, 6:35 Cinemagic Fri-Wed: 2:20, 9:50 Solomon Pond Thurs: 8, 10:10, Fri-Wed: 12,

3:50, 7, 9, 10:10 Westborough Thurs: 8, 10:30, Fri-Wed: 1, 4, 7, 9:30 Worcester North Thurs: 8, Fri-Wed: 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10

MALEFICENT (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 11:10, 12:10, 1:30, 2:30,

3:55, 4:55, 6:25, 7:25, 9:50, Fri-Wed: 11:20, 11:50, 1:45, 2:15, 4:10, 4:40, 6:50, 7:25, 9:15, 9:50, 11:35 Cinemagic Thurs: 11:20, 1:50, 4:20, 7, 9:20, Fri-Wed: 11:20, 1:50, 4:20, 7, 9:20

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ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (R) Worcester North Fri-Wed: 12:15, 3:10, 6:35, 9:20 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 12:40 p.m. Elm Fri, Sat: 7, 9:30, Sun, Tues, Wed: 7:30 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:05, 3:30, 6:55, 10:05 Worcester North Thurs: 3:35 THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 11:05, 12, 1:10, 1:55, 4:10,

4:45, 7, 7:40, 10, 10:30, Fri-Wed: 11:05, 1, 1:55, 3:55, 4:45, 7, 7:30, 9:55, 10:25, 12:10 a.m. Cinemagic Thurs: 11:45, 2:30, 7, 9:45, Fri-Wed: 11:45, 3:10, 7, 9:45 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:10, 1:10, 3:20, 4:20, 6:40, 7:40, 9:40, 10:10, Fri-Wed: 12:10, 12:50, 3:45, 4:30, 7:10, 7:40, 9:35, 10:15 Westborough Thurs: 1, 4, 7, 10, Fri-Wed: 12:50, 4:05, 7:05, 10:05 Worcester North Thurs: 1:10, 1:40, 4:10, 4:40, 7, 7:30, 10, 10:30, Fri-Wed: 1:10, 1:40, 4:10, 4:40, 7, 7:35, 10:10, 10:30

Solomon Pond Thurs: 12, 2:30, 4:30, 5, 7:45,

10:15, Fri-Wed: 11:45, 2:10, 4:40, 7:15, 9:40 Westborough Thurs: 12:55, 1:55, 3:25, 4:30, 6:35, 7:25, 9:05, 9:55, Fri-Wed: 12:05, 12:40, 2:35, 4:10, 5:05, 6:40, 9:10 Worcester North Thurs: 12, 12:30, 1:25, 2:30, 3, 4:35, 5, 5:30, 7:25, 8, 10:05, 10:35, Fri-Wed: 12:05, 12:40, 2:35, 3:05, 5:05, 5:30, 7:25, 7:55, 10:35

MALEFICENT 3D (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 11:40, 2, 4:25 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:25,

Fri-Wed: 12:35, 6:40 Westborough Thurs: 1:25, 3:55, 7:05, 9:35 Worcester North Thurs: 6:55, 9:30

MILLION DOLLAR ARM (PG) Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:05 Westborough Thurs: 4:05, Fri-Wed: 12:25, 7:15 Worcester North Thurs: 12:40 NEIGHBORS (R) Blackstone Thurs: 12:05, 2:40, 5:05, 7:45,

10:15, Fri-Wed: 12:10, 2:40, 5:10, 7:45, 10:10, 12:30 a.m. Cinemagic Thurs: 11:40, 2, 4:30, Fri-Wed: 4:40, 7 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:05, 2:30, 4:50, FriWed: 12:40, 10:25 Westborough Thurs: 1, 4:15, 6:50, 9:50 Worcester North Thurs-Wed: 12:20, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50, 10:10

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THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (R) Worcester North Thurs: 12:25, 2:55, 5:25 THE IMMIGRANT (R) Worcester North Thurs-Wed: 12:50, 3:55, 6:50,

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THE OTHER WOMAN (PG-13) Strand Thurs: 7 WORDS AND PICTURES (PG-13) Worcester North Fri-Wed: 12:25, 3:20, 6:55,

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X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 12:30, 1, 3:45, 4:10, 6:40, 10:20, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 3:40, 6:40, 9:40

Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 11:50, 2:45, 6:40, 9:30 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:20, 7, 10:10, Fri-Wed:

12:20, 3:30, 6:55, 9:55 Westborough Thurs: 3:45, 6:45, 9:20, Fri-Wed: 12:10, 3:40, 6:50, 9:55 Worcester North Thurs: 12:05, 12:35, 3:30, 7, Fri-Wed: 12:35, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST 3D (PG-13) Solomon Pond Thurs: 3:35 Westborough Thurs: 1:15 p.m. Looking for your favorite theater and don’t see it listed? Email editor@worcestermag. com and we’ll do our best to include it in the coming weeks.

Blackstone Valley Cinema de Lux 70 Worcester/Providence Turnpike, Millbury 800-315-4000 Cinema 320 at Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center 950 Main St.; Cinemagic, 100 Charlton Rd., Sturbridge 508-347-3609 Elm Draught House Cinema, 35 Elm St., Millbury 508-865-2850 Holy Cross Seelos Theater, 1 College St. 508-793-2455 Regal Solomon Pond Stadium 591 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 508-229-8871 Regal Westborough Stadium 231 Turnpike Rd., Westborough 508-366-6257 Showcase Worcester North, 135 Brooks St. 508-852-2944 The Strand Theatre, 58 High St., Clinton 978-365-5500 Worcester Public Library (WPL) Saxe Room, 3 Salem Sq. JUNE 12, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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Dana Lewis LIVE! EVERY Thursday (weather permitting.) No Cover. 6-8 p.m. Grille on the HILL. grillonthehill.net. Live Jazz Performances. Free. 6-9 p.m. CERES Bistro at Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St. 508-754-2000. Live Music. 6-9 p.m. LaScala Restaurant, 183 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-9912. Country Thursdays with Pete Towler. BBQ specials! No Cover charge. 7-10 p.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-4380597 or ﬁnd us on facebook. Pete Levesque Jazz Trio. Free. 7-10 p.m. Uno Chicago Grill, 25 Major Taylor Boulevard. 508-421-9300. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Open Mic Night! Thursday: Open Mic Night musicians welcome to perform. Just plug in. 8-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. THIRSTY THURSDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT Free. 8-11 p.m. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100 or facebook. com/groups/darkhorseopenmic. Toni Knott. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. The Columbia Tavern, 11 Merriam Ave, Leominster. 978-227-5874. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Jody Frawlee & the Unfaithful w/ special guests Crushed Vinyl. $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508363-1888. Metal Thursday CCXLV: Deville [SWEDEN], Ichabod + more TBA. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Ricky Duran. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Tyra Penn and Her Army of Snakes! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

>Friday 13

Beatles For Sale: The Tribute. Beatles For Sale the Tribute is coming to Lunenburg for the St. Boniface Catholic Church’s annual Italian Festival. There will be loads of great foods and desserts. There will also have a silent auction, free kids face painting, a antique car exhibition, and more! Great family fun! Beatles For Sale will join the fun, performing at 5:30 p.m. Free. 4-9 p.m. St. Boniface Parish, 817 Mass. Ave., Lunenburg, MA, Lunenburg. 978-582-4008. Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. No Cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:307:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com/tﬁdn. Brett & Lisa Brumby. Classic Rock and Blues sung amazingly. Free. 6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, Bar, 257 Park Ave. 508-756-7995 or facebook.com/parkgrillworc. Live Music. 6-9 p.m. LaScala Restaurant, 183 Shrewsbury St. 508753-9912. Chris Ratcliffe and Bennie Fasano. Acoustic Act. No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Blackstone National Golf Club, Blackstone National Grille, 227 Putnam Hill Road, Sutton. 508-865-2111. Open Mic. Hosted by Patrick McCarthy. 6:30-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. Sean Fullerton. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water Street, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Ottomatic Slim Band Featuring Harp Ace, Otto Lenz. Great lineup tonight: Otto Lenz, Harmonica Master, Steve Leveille, Bass, Jim Atkinson, Guitar and Dana Bonardi, Drums. Dinner reservations encouraged for this early starting show at 7:30 p.m. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Olde Post Ofﬁce Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Brian & Captain. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument

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for dinner and / or dance. The dance floor at Sovittajaa is outstanding. We always have fun there. Please join us for a ham dinner. Call Bob Belden at 508-842-8468. 6-11 p.m. Sovittaja Park (Finn Park), Finn Park Road, Rutland. 508-752-6213. New Bay Colony - Benefit For Dan And Marnie Havalotti - Blackstone National Golf Club. In late winter, Dan Havalotti, husband of Marnie (Newton) was diagnosed with cancer. The bills for the surgery and treatments are piling up so we want to knock down the piles and have a good time doing it so. Roast Pork, Chicken Piccata, Oven Roasted Potatoes, Vegetables, Salad and Desert Tickets are $25 and are NOW available at the golf course or by calling Patty Buma at 508-3413114. There will be raffles, baskets and a 50/50. This is a rain or shine event. 6-11 p.m. Blackstone National Golf Club, 227 Putnam Hill Road, Sutton. 508-865-2111 or facebook.com/events/648304605260237/ permalink/648304615260236. JAZZED UP Trio Live with MAURO DePASQUALE. No Cover. 6:30 p.m.-midnight. Coral Seafood, 225 Shrewsbury St. 508-755-8331. Dana Lewis LIVE! No Cover. 7-10 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901. New England Ringers Handbell Concert. The New England Ringers are a professional handbell group that will be presenting their spring concert, Nocturnal Journey. The concert will feature both original and traditional pieces arranged for handbells. Enjoy the concert and then meet the ringers at a reception afterwards in Trinity’s fellowship hall. This group is well-know throughout New England for their amazing concerts and have performed at the tree lighting event at Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Boston, The Breakers Christmas in Newport, RI, and numerous concerts at churches and colleges. $15/person, $40/family. 7-8:30 p.m. Trinity Church, 23 Main St., Northborough. 508-393-7008. Tom Revane Performance. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water Street, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Windfall at The Center Bar and Grille. Windfall is a classic rock cover band from Worcester. 7-11 p.m. The Center Bar and Grille, 102 Green St. Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. NBJ Band. $4 Donation Suggested. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. Amy Black & Sarah Borges celebrate the music of Muscle Shoals. $15 advance; $20 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 917-674-6181 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Get it On Presents - 5 bands! 21+ w/ID Bands Performing: 8 p.m. Guardrail Savior. 9 p.m. Kid Gulliver. 10 p.m. Emergency Exit. 11 p.m. Secret Rhythm Project. 12 a.m. Marianne Toilet & the Runs.$8. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. James Dorsey LIVE! James Dorsey, as seen on Spike TV, headlines at the All New Leitrim’s Pub! Featuring James Creelman and Chris Daly. Doors open at 7, Show Starts at 8 p.m.. Get your tickets at ticketsforcomedy.com. $11-15. 8-9:30 p.m. Leitrim’s Pub, 265 Park Ave. 508-949-1965 or standupforlaughs.ticketleap.com/dorsey614. Ken Macy. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Sean Ryan. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Vango. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. Brian Chaffee & The Players. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Dick Odgren Trio! No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. 9Teen. Steely Dan and so much more! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Babe Pinot. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Go Gadget Go. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St.,

Boy Scout Troop 37 hosts a yard sale and bottle drive on at the American Legion, 570 Mill St., on Saturday, June 14, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Dan Burke and the Royal Treatment. 21 plus. Doors at 6 p.m. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Deadbeats. Grateful Dead Tribute Band. $10. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 917-674-6181 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. How Bizarre - 90’s Night! 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Auntie Trainwreck. 21+, No Cover! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385 or facebook.com/ events/530733150377268. Freak Out Friday w/ TRIBE. No Cover. 9 p.m.-midnight Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Ghost Ocean (Last show/Original lineup), Herra Terra, Pro Re Nata, Nate Mackinnon! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. H2 & The Groove. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Just Brad. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Mojo Ride Live Blues-Rock Band. No Cover. 9 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Wheelock Inn, 82 Wheelock Ave., Millbury. mojoride.net. One for the Road. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Tony Soul Project @ Greendales. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or tonysoulproject.com. Tribute This! (GnR/Billy Idol tribute). Welcome to the Jungle! All your favorite Billy Idol and Guns N’ Roses hits at JJ’s all night! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Doctor Robert. 9:15 p.m.-12:45 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078. DJ One-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Blackout. No Cover. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. DJ. 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-9268353.

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Open Mic with the Old’school Band. Free. 8 a.m.-noon. 3-G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. Little Sugar and The Big Spoonful! 9-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Blackstone Valley Community Concert Band. Free. 6-7:30 p.m. Mill Villages Park, 61 Main St. (Route 122A), South Grafton, South Grafton. bvccband.org. Dinner Dance. Lou and Jan Borelli will be playing as a duo this year. We will be playing Scandinavian Folk Dances and traditional ballroom dances. Call Bob Belden for tickets as there is a different fee

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Leominster. 978-537-7750. MT Presents: Sarcomancy, Blood Stone Sacriﬁce, Triforium Dawn, and Nocuous! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Probable Cause. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Doctor Robert. 9:15 p.m.-12:45 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078. Dj Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. House / EDM Dance Party with DJ Kartier. Mike DJ Kartier Perrone gets you movin’ with House / EDM remixes all night long! No Cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. DJ. 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-9268353.

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Jazz Brunch. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Mackenzie Melemed, classical pianist. Free. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Dana Lewis LIVE! No Cover. 5-8 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818. Jim’s Blues Jam at Greendales. Host Jim Perry. No Cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. OPEN MIC SUNDAYS. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free. 7-10:30 p.m. Snow’s Restaurant & Pub, 321 West Boylston St. Funky Jazz Sundays. 21+. Doors at 6 p.m. Every ﬁrst and third Sunday. Free. 8 p.m.-midnight. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-7990629. Lucky Dog KARAOKE with your host, Vegas magic-manhypnotist Paul Harter. Once Sunday a month, Paul will also be bringing his Vegas hypnotist show to the Lucky Dog stage! But, tonight is KARAOKE! DOORS at 8 p.m. Free. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or wildhypnotist.com. Sunday Funday Karaoke with DJ Matty J. End the weekend right with DJ Matty J, Karaoke, HD videos and old school jams. Early start at 8 p.m. Come down for a little while or party all night! Patio open weather permitting. No Cover charge. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. Happy Father’s Day! Andy Cummings! No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

>Monday 16

Open: Worcester. 21 plus, Free Free Hookah Share! Every Monday night. Open Mic 8-10 p.m. Open Decks 10-1 Sign-up for slots starts at the venue at 7 and is ﬁrst come ﬁrst serve. House equipment for DJs: Pioneer DJM900NXS Mixer 2x CDJ 2000s 2x Technics 1200s All music welcome! Collaboration is encouraged! 21+, Free Entry, $2 PBRs FREE. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Blue Monday - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond Organ Quartet grooves every Monday night at the Dive. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Dive Bar, 34 Green St. facebook.com/BopNPopJazzOrganization.

>Tuesday 17

Karaoke. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Bob Whitney, presents “Best of Europe.” Resident and world traveler, Bob Whitney, presents his “Best of Europe” slide presentation. Free. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. Two Left - Blues Jam. Brian Degon (Vocals, Guitar) and Fr. Gregory Christakos (Bass)Jam original and favorite blues tunes. Free. 7-10 p.m.

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Upload your listings at worcestermagazine.com. Click the Night & Day toolbar, then choose Calendar to place your event listing in both our print and online weekly calendar. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. 508-756-7995. TUESDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ GREENDALE’S PUB! To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at OPENMCC@ VERIZON.NET. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref =bookmark&__user=578549000. Diana Ross: In The Name Of Love Tour. The one and only Diana Ross will be making summer nights red hot as she returns to The Hanover Theatre after a SOLD OUT 2011 show! Full price tickets are $128, $98, $78 and $58, with limited VIP seats available for $178. VIP ticket includes premium seating and CD. 10% discount available for members during member presale ONLY. 10% discount available for groups of 10 or more. 8-9:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org. Dam Chick Singer! No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. C.U.Next Tuesday! Tunes in the Diner with DJ Poke Smot and Special Guests every Tuesday Night! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Hip Hop Tuesdays. Hosted by Ace of Blaze & Elijah Divine (Open) End of the night cypher. DJ Showcase (Rotating Turntablist) Resident Bboys (Top Rock) Different artists every week! 21+ $5 cover $5. 9 p.m.1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Karaoke. Karaoke by First Choice Entertainment, hosted by Curtis Note that you must be 21+ years of age. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 774-696-4845.

Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu. Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for galler. 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, As Far As the Eye Can See, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Aug. 16; Opening Reception & Talk for Our Fragile Home, Friday; Our Fragile Home, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, June 6 - July 25. 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/departments/cantor/website.

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Worcester Children’s Chorus 2014/2015 Season Auditions. The Worcester Children’s Chorus seeks children ages 8-18 to join one of its four ensembles for the 2014-2015 concert season. $5 audition fee. 4-6 p.m. Assumption College, Kennedy hall, room 105, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7077 or worcesterchildrenschorus.org. Chris Reddy - Sponsored by Narragansett. 5-7 p.m. Sunset Tiki Bar, 79 Powers Road, Westford. 978-692-5700. Duotone Instrumental Guitar Duo! Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181. WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC. To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook.Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508393-4405. KARAOKE with Paul Harter. Sing it again man! Free. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888. Magic Island - Background Orcs. 21 plus. Doors at 6 p.m. $5. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Wacky Wednesday Open mic Jam with Mark. Come down and sign up to jam with Mark. 8-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. New Series “Negative Burn” Downstairs at Ralphs every other Wednesday. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Dan Dicristafaro. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Matt Robert! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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ArtsWorcester, ONE, Redux: An Open Member Exhibit, Friday; “ONE, Redux”: An Open-Member Exhibit, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, June 7 - June 28. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Fre. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org. Booklovers’ Gourmet, “My View”, photography by Cindi Gardner, Through June 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 er3.com/book. Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m.

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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, Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, June 7 - Sept. 21; Toys, Treats, and Training, Sundays, through June 22. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members Free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special progra. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org. 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.-midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory. fsc.edu. Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, VISIONS, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, through June 30. 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu. Funky Stuff, 11am-7pm Tues-Sat. Bringing the funk to Worcester through Fine Art, Jewelry, Clothing, Furniture, Antiques, and Collectables. We support local art, and we think you should too! 97C Webster St., Worcester. 508-755-5463. Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepte. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org. Museum of Russian Icons, Series of One Icon Exhibits, Through

June 20. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $7, Seniors (59 and over) $5, Students (with ID) & children (3-17) $2, Children under 3 Free, Groups (any age) $. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org. Old Sturbridge Village, Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 fre. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org. Post Road Art Center, Opening Reception: Fantasy Themed Art Exhibit, Thursday. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com. More than 70 automobiles, carriages, race cars, military equipment and airplanes will be on view as part of the the Wings and Wheels event Saturday and Sunday, June 14-15, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Collings Foundation headquarters, 137 Barton Rd., Stow, Mass. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger. Tickets can be purchased in advance at collingsfoundation.org or on the day of at the entrance.

Prints and Potter Gallery, American Contemporary Art & Craft Gallery, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10-5:30 a.m. Monday Tuesday, 10-7 a.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10-5:30 a.m. Friday, 10-5 a.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 or printsandpotter.com. Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: fre. 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. 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. The Sprinkler Factory, DEGREE OF OVERLAP - Opening Reception, Saturday; DEGREE OF OVERLAP, Sundays, Saturdays, June 8 - June 28. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.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: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 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, Art Since the Mid-20th Century, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Carina Nebula: Michael Benson, Through June 22; Guns without Borders in Mexico and Central America, Through Nov. 9; Majicolor Prints by Majima Ryoichi, Through Nov. 10; Nude Drawing in the Galleries, Thursdays, June 5 - June 26; Stencil-dyed Japanese Folk Art Calendars, Through Aug. 10; Worcester Art Museum - Blue Star Museums Military Discount, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Aug. 31; You are here, Through Aug. 31; Children’s Story time, Fridays, June 6 - June 27; Meditation in the Galleries, Fridays, June 6 - June 27; Families @ WAM: Family Tour, Saturdays, June 7 - June 28; Families @ WAM: Make Art! Horsing Around: Drawing the Salisbury Horse, Saturday; Zip Tour: Still Life: Joachim Beuckelaer,

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Saturday; Arms + Armor Presentation: A Knight s Tale, Sunday; Arms + Armor Presentation: Legion III Cyrenaica: Roman Legion, Sunday; Public Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 28; Drawing Club, Wednesdays, through June 25; U-student Wednesdays Free admission to WAM educational institutional members, Wednesdays, Oct. 2 - Dec. 31. 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, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org. Worcester Center for Crafts, Eight Elements, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through June 21; Opening Night: Eight Elements, Thursday. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Worcester Historical Museum, Alden Family Gallery, Through Dec. 31, 2015; In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Worcester Treasures, Through Oct. 31. 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.

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WOOphoria: Take Me Out to the Ballgame! Meet & mingle with a variety of WOO venues including: Worceser Music Academy, Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, EcoTarium, Button Tree Kids and the Worcester Sharks! Meet the Worcester Bravehearts new mascot Jake. Have the opportunity to get player autographs. Enjoy concessions, rafﬂes, prizes and more! Worcester Bravehearts will take on the Torrington Titans at 7 p.m. Stay for postgame ﬁreworks! RSVP with # in your party to culture@worcestermass.org. WOO Cards will be available for purchase at the gate for just $15. Tickets range $9-$7. One free grandstand seat per WOO Card, additional tickets available for just $4 with WOO Card. 5:30-8 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field, 1 College St.

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RUBBISH REMOVAL Lee Skoglund Services 10, 15, 20-yard container service. Yard & building materials. Office equipment & materials. Attics, cellars & estates cleaned, guaranteed by your closing date! Free estimates. Lee Skoglund 508-757-4209 TOTAL DISPOSAL Dumpster Specials 10yd. $250, 15yd $300. Home Clean-outs Landscape Clean-ups Demo Rubbish, Appliances. Give us a call and we’ll talk trash. 508-864-7755

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Northbrook Village does not discriminate against any person because or race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, handicap, familiar status or origin. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer

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

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$896 One Bedroom $1,071 Two Bedroom

Rent Includes: * Professionally Managed-Elevator Bldg. * Maintenance Free Living * Heat and Hot Water Included * Community Center * Fitness Room * Walking Trails * Patio and Resident Garden

* Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Floor Plans * Pet Friendly * Ample Closet Space * Additional Resident Storage * Designer Finishes * Smokefree building

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Saturday, June th 14 11am-1pm Sunday, June 15 th 12pm-2pm

Maximum income limits, per household size, not to exceed 60% of AMI (gross income) 1 Persons 2 Persons $36,840 $42,120 Minimum income limits apply (please inquire for details) ‘Head of household must be 62 years of age or older. Other household members must be at least 55 years of age.

For Information or an application please contact S-C Management Corp. at 508-799-3990, TTD 711 or email us at thehillsatpaxtonvillage@gmail.com or visit us at thehillsatpaxtonvillage.com.

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JEFFERSON (Holden) -440 Quinapoxet St. Saturday, June 14th 9am-1pm. Neighborhood Yard Sale. From furniture, tools and clothes! Something for everyone!

EDUCATION MUSIC INSTRUCTION Private Piano/Voice Lessons Patricia Knas, Bachelor of Music; In home; all ages/levels; flexible scheduling. 413-8961072 or bibiknas@gmail.com

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT FOR RENT Millbury, 2 bedroom $895, newly renovated includes hot water. Off street parking, on site laundry. 1st and second, 508-839-5775 call for bonus! Worcester Catalpa Circle Spacious 2 BR Townhouse $1150 508-852-6001 Worcester-Grafton Square area. 2-3BD, 3rd fl. Newly renovated. W/D Hkups. $750/m Call Nancy 774-696-0804 HOUSE FOR RENT House for Rent

Princeton 3 BR ranch/garage 5 acres $1200/mo+util, avail Aug first/last/sec 978-464-5110

LAND FOR SALE Holden 65 Acres/35 Acres Buildable 1500 ft road frontage R-40 Zone 508-829-9585 PAXTON 16 ACRE WOODED ESTATE LOT Horses allowed. Surrounded by high end homes. Great perk rate. Ready to build your dream home. Reduced for quick sale $109,900.00 M. Hopkins O/B 508-868-3538 Rutland 66 Acres Rte 68 Horses Allowed Surrounded by 400 Acres of Conservation Land $169,900 508-829-9585

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PAXTON-7 Camelot Dr. Saturday 12pm-2pm. 10 mins from Holden Center or Worcester. Like new cont. colonial. 3500 sq.ft. plus finished LL. Lge master w/fireplace. Updated granite kitchen and baths. Huge great room w/ bar, pool table, hot tub. Heated fenced pool. A lot of home for $429,900.00 O/B M. Hopkins 508-868-3538

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1994 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 5.2 V8 Auto, 142K Miles. Regular cab. Black. Cap, hitch. Good shape. $3975.00 978-422-8084

1994 BMW 325i convertible, 1 owner, 55,000 mi. leather interior $7000.00 508-829-9585

2004 Chrysler Sebring Convertible White w/tan top. 110K miles. New tires, battery, struts. Runs excellent. $3,950.00 Firm 508-769-3262

Truck Camper 1985 Bought new in 1991. Real Life brand. Bathroom, shower, self contained. 8ft truck bed. $2900.00 B/O 774-287-0777

2006 Honda S2000 Silver exterior Black interior. Florida car new top. Less than 60k miles. $12,900 508-816-8141

Utility Trailer, Heavy Duty 15" wheels, with removable sides. 6’X 8’. Located in Sutton, MA $650.00 774-287-0777

2012 Toyota Camry Black. All power, Bluetooth, snow tires on rims, car cover. 40K highway miles. 34MPG. Excellent condition. Call Patty 508-949-1320 $16,250.00

Utility Trailer. Made from a 1970 Chevy short bed pickup body. Price reduced. $150.00 Call Larry 508-886-6082 Rutland MA.

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Utility Trailer 5’ X 8’. Floor, sides and gate are 3/4" pt. Removable fold down gate in rear. $1400 invested, asking $800 firm. Can be seen in Holden. 508-791-6444

1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list. Always stored in room temperature. $15,000.00 978-4645525 or 781-879-8275 cell AUTO/MOTORCYCLE 2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-450-1492.

VACATION PROPERTY FOR RENT Cape Cod Immaculate 2BD Cottage 1 mile to Seagull Beach. 2 queen/1 daybed $800/wk Call 774-327-8095

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MEXICO VACATION Choose Cancun, Riviera Maya, Cozumel. Special 2 adults $2400.00 ALL INCLUSIVE (air n/a) + 2 kids under 12 for FREE. June 1 - Aug 31. Bonus of $1500.00 of resort credits to be used for Swim with the Dolphins , Spa , Golf and other tours. Later dates also available at a different rate... Serious Inquires only. Nepats51@gmail.com

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2004 Chevrolet Trail Blazer Great condition. New transmission. Low miles. 4WD. $4,799.00 Dan 508-641-6839

2000 Ford F150 Flareside Pickup Showroom condition inside and out. 100K miles. All power, needs nothing. $8500.00 Call 978-466-6043

AUTOS 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Sedan. 79k miles. Grey exterior and interior. Best Reasonable Offer 508-450-1063 badday1123@gmail.com 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3500.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777

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(978) 537-4971 • 1-(800) 924-8666 Lancaster $219,900 Looking for warm, country charm and a house that has character? This wonderful post and beam is worth a look! 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths with wide board ﬂooring, 2 lovely ﬁreplaces, exposed beams.... fully fenced yard with easy access to all major routes. Aberman Assoc Inc. Tracy Sladen 978-537-4971 x 17

Lunenburg $227,900 L-shaped Ranch featuring a 24’ living room with fireplace and pellet stove insert. Loaded with windows on three sides this room is very pleasant. Eat in kitchen with built in dining area. Entire first floor is hardwood. Finished, heated lower level family room has fireplace and kitchenette with full sink is great space for entertaining or a teen retreat. Aberman Assoc Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x15 www.gailllent.com

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1996 Jeep Cherokee 4WD, blk, auto-start, keyless entry, fold-down seats, rims, spare. KBV $4000, asking $2500. 774-234-0214 2000 Mercury Sable Wagon. 131K miles. Exc. cond. inside & out. Asking $2,200.00 Call Kathy 978-728-4702

2000 Toyota Corolla 4 cyl. Power steering, power brakes, A/C. P.W. P.L. 101K. Michelin tires. $3850.00 Call 508-353-3827 2001 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe, Silver,loaded w/options. Spring special $5,995.00 or B/O. 508-875-7400

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OPEN HOUSE ON DEMAND Our sellers are standing by for short notice showings from 11am -1pm every Sunday WE ARE NOT ON SITE. Please call us at 978 537 4971 x 0. In most instances, we will call you back in 10 minutes. Properties are listed on www.paulasavard.com

Leominster $249,900 4 br 3 bath Multilevel. Quiet cul de sac. Easy access to highways, shopping. Families thrive with their own space. 4 bedrooms 2 full baths. Wall to wall carpet covers hardwoods in bedroom level. Living area kit, lr, dr, enclosed porch, fenced kennel sized yard. Family room level has exterior access. 3rd full bath on this level. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Holden $259,900

Lancaster $324,900

Sunny and bright 3 br, 2 full bath contemporary colonial featuring open floor plan, cathedral ceilings, hardwoods,1st floor laundry, and new kitchen cabinets/granite 2014. Master suite offering cathedral ceilings, balcony, bath. Located on 0.82 acre 1 mile from center of town with babbling stream at side of yard. Electric panel for backup generator. This house was rebuilt with new second floor addition in 2004/2005. Aberman Assoc. Inc Linda Barry 978-537-4971 x 60

Classic Cape Style Brick Tutor home with 3 br 2 full baths and attached two car garage. Featuring first floor family room with wall AC and overlooking beautiful level acre lot. Updated kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances and custom lighting. Formal living room has fireplace with gas insert, shining hardwood floors and crown molding and French doors. Warm and inviting formal dining room. First floor bedroom. Second floor bedrooms with built in’s. Basement with partially finished play room with fireplace. First floor bath with radiant heat in floor. Updated heating system, windows and roof. Quality built to last for generations. Aberman Assoc Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillient.com

Fitchburg $349,900 4 Br, 3 1/2 bath colonial. SPECTACULAR contemporary saltbox design.Cul De Sac , private yard with inground pool. Cathedral ceilings and skylights in master suite, sunroom and expansive kitchen. Built-in bookcases in the ﬁreplaced living room, formal dining room, All Thermopane windows replaced, 2014. Architecturally fascinating master suite with new carpet. ofﬁce/sunroom addition . Easy access to highways . Aberman Assoc. Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Sterling $346,000 Fox Fire Estates. Located off Rt. 140 just a short distance to I-190. Wonderful place to call home. Spacious open flowing Colonial surrounded by attractively landscaped 1 plus acre lot. Large eat in kitchen, first floor laundry, 23’ first floor family room as well as fireplace living room with wood stove insert. Full walk out basement. 5 zone state of the art recent Budarus heating system. Recently built 20 x 16 shed/barn. Aberman Assoc. Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com

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24 ft Light Weight 2004 Terry Dakota Travel Trailer Sleeps 7, bunk beds & full bed, 16ft awning, A/C, Central heat, microwave & 3 burner stove. Dual powered fridge/freezer. Loads of storage, outdoor shower. 2 batteries, travel septic. Like new. $8,500.00 508-579-6622

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Petersham $225,000 Antique farmhouse turned into country contemporary. 1000 s.f inlaw over 2 car attached garage, decks, enclosed porches and breezeways add to farmlike setting. 2 plus acres, circular drive. 1/2 mile from Rt 101 and Rt 32. 1/2 hour from downtown Leominster or Amherst. Floorplan for main house 1 1/2 story 3 bedrooms 2 full baths ﬁrst ﬂoor laundry. Inlaw has 1 bedroom 1 full bath and laundry. Separate side entrance. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard.com

Shrewsbury $249,900 Perfect starter home with eat-in applianced kitchen, formal dining room has built-in corner hutch and glass sliders to oversized trek deck, living room has full wall of built-ins, 3 bedrooms, full walkout basement with laundry area, mud room, nicely landscaped yard and carport. Additional features include central air, wi-ﬁ, and potting shed. Quiet established neighborhood onvenient to major highways and great schools. Aberman Assoc. Inc. Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x25

Lunenburg $339,900 Ever want to give ball room dance lessons? 26 x 54 addition with steel carrying beams offers huge living family area with ﬁreplace , sliders to 84’ deck. Master suite with ﬁreplace , balcony and full bath. Almost an acre. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Sterling $399,900 In law can be one bedroom or two. Window walls face south for cheery light all on one level. 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. 2 car attached gargage plus walkout basement with two overhead doors for boats or hobby. Two ﬁreplaces, ﬂues for wood stoves, 2 master bedrooms, Home within 1/2 mile of Lake Waushacum and Sterling town beach. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard.com

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JEFFERSON (Holden) -440 Quinapoxet St. Saturday, June 14th 9am-1pm. Neighborhood Yard Sale. From furniture, tools and clothes! Something for everyone!

Come to the FLEA at 242 Canterbury St. Worcester MA 01603. Open EVERY Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Rain or Shine! We have vintage items, one of a kind items, new items, Building materials, office furniture, records, old books, etc. Dealers welcome - $15.00 per table, set up at 7:00 a.m.

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES www.centralmassclass .com The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Town of Millbury Denise Marlborough, Collector of Taxes Office of the Collector of Taxes Notice of Tax Taking To the owners of the hereinafter described land and to all others concerned You are hereby notified that on Friday the 27th day of June, 2014 , at 10:00 A.M. at the Tax Collectors’s Office, 127 Elm Street Millbury, Ma,. Pursuant to the provision of General Laws, Chapter 60, Section 53, and by virtue of the authority vested in me as Collector of Taxes, it is my intention to take for the Town of Millbury the following parcels of land for non-payment of the taxes due thereon, with interest and all incidental expenses and costs to the date of taking, unless the same shall have been paid before that date Assessed To COMOLLI CONSTR& DEVELOPMENT INC A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 43560 Square Feet located and known as 90A-B WEST MAIN ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 70/82/0 and being the premises recorded in book 48249 on page 87 in the Worcester Registry 2013 Tax $3,681.63 Assessed to COUNTRY CANDLE CO INC and LAURENCE JOAN M & LAURENCE JAMES F, trustees A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 1.2 Acres located and known as WEST ST (RIVER BANK) shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 45/215/0 and being part of the premises recorded in book 32695 on page 40 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $80.75 Assessed to COUNTRY CANDLE CO INC and LAURENCE JOAN M & LAURENCE JAMES F., Trustees A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 2.5 Acres located and known as WEST ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 45/2/0 and being part of the premises recorded in book 32695 on page 40 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $1,974.30 Assessed to COUNTRY CANDLE CO INC and LAURENCE JOAN M & LAURENCE JAMES F., Trustees A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 1.82 Acres located and known as 10 WEST ST shown on the Town Of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 45/213/0 and being part of the premises recorded in book 32695 on page 40 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $8,630.58 Assessed To DEETER KATHLEEN M A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 6.4 Acres located and known as 60 GRAFTON ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 55/17/0 and being the premises recorded in book 10691 on page 292 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Sew App $90.00 2013 Sew CI $14.40 2013 Tax $1,837.40 Assessed To DWINELL JAMES M A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 24000 Square Feet located and known as 42 SO MAIN ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 63/69/0 and being the premises recorded in book 17293 on page 66 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $2,737.99 Assessed to ELIE DAVID W and ELIE LINDA J A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 23300 Square Feet located and known as 13 BORDER AVE shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 26/56/0 and being the premises recorded in book 15504 on page 0001 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Sew App $250.00 2013 Sew CI $200.00 2013 Tax $2,208.25

Assessed to ERNITZ EUGENE P and ERNITZ PATRICIA T A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 12560 Square Feet located and known as 28 HAYWARD LN shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 23/123/0 and being the premises recorded in book 20950 on page 257 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $2,413.82 Assessed to ESTREMERA JAVIER and ESTREMERA KAREN L A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 6474 Square Feet located and known as JOHN ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 6/65/0 and being the premises recorded in book 47328 on page 181 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $145.85 Assessed To HERNANDEZ IVY A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 23000 Square Feet located and known as 313 WEST MAIN ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 76/2/0 and being the premises recorded in book 46300 on page 105 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $2,067.99

located and known as 38 MILLBURY AVE shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 38/24/0 and being the premises recorded in book 44403 on page 21 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $762.77 Assessed To PENNY ANTHONY E A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 16150 Square Feet located and known as GOVER RD shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 23/131/0 and being the premises recorded in book 5595 on page 179 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $115.36 Assessed to RICHARD MICHAEL J. and RICHARD ELLEN E. A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 1.16 Acres located and known as 13 WINGFOOT LN shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 29/76/0 and being the premises recorded in book 16958 on page 0198 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Sew Use $486.00 2013 Tax $4,505.63

Assessed to HILL MICHAEL J and PATRICIA A HILL A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 17424 Square Feet located and known as 46 PROVIDENCE STshown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identiﬁer 54/129/0 and being the premises recorded in book 6386 on page 40 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Sew Use $313.40 2013 Tax $917.06

Assessed To SCHUNMANN BERTHA A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 19200 Square Feet located and known as 24 ELMWOOD ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identiﬁer 61/13/0 and being the premises recorded in book 1926 on page 239 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. Supposed Present Owner ROBERT STOCKHAUS 2013 Sew Use $162.18 2013 Tax $1,347.15

Assessed To LEVITRE GARY A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 4.5 Acres located and known as 1 MILL ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identiﬁer 84/3/0 and being the premises recorded in book 42248 on page 381 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $1,226.87

Assessed To TERESIAN CARMELITES INC A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 7.05 Acres located and known as 167 RIVERLIN ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identiﬁer 31/33/0 and being the premises recorded in book 43255 on page 98 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Sew Use $1,018.58

Assessed To MARLOWE FRANCIS J A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 18424 Square Feet located and known as 21 WHEELOCK AVE shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identiﬁer 16/79/0 and being the premises recorded in book 8596 on page 313 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $704.68

Assessed To THOMPSON PATRICIA A ET ALS A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 23928 Square Feet located and known as WHEELOCK AVE shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identiﬁer 6/2/0 and being part of the premises recorded in book 25572 on page 165 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. Supposed Present Owner FERREER JACQUELYN M Book 48410 page 247 dated 1-17-2012 2013 Tax $288.50

Assessed To MARTIN JENNIFER L A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 3375 Square Feet located and known as 3A-B ORCHARD ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 45/60/0 and being the premises recorded in book 23006 on page 313 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Sew Use $4.03 2013 Tax $821.27 Assessed To MILLER DOROTHY A A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 22500 Square Feet located and known as 6 BROADMEADOW AVE shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 9/76/0 and being the premises recorded in book 26312 on page 275 in the Worcester Registry 2012 Tax $285.55 Assessed To MLN MCCRACKEN LLC A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 1.9 Acres located and known as 2 WATSON DR shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 33/4/0 and being part of the premises recorded in book 37485 on page 54 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $396.57 Assessed To MLN MCCRACKEN LLC A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 1.38 Acres located and known as 104 MCCRACKEN RD shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 33/1/0 and being part of the premises recorded in book 37485 on page 54 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $2,233.47 Assessed To MOCHUN STEPHEN JR A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 17424 Square Feet

Assessed to THURSTON ANNE MARIE and LAVALLEY A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 11700 Square Feet located and known as 2 MONTGOMERY DR shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 17/10/0 and being the premises recorded in book 46890 on page 109 in the Worcester Registry 2013 Sew Use $478.36 2013 Tax $3,033.97 Assessed to TUFTS JAMES K III and FRANCES A TUFTS A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 21780 Square Feet located and known as 94 SYCAMORE ST shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 62/9/0 and being the premises recorded in book 7068 on page 15 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $358.65 Assessed to WALLEN SCOTT and WALLEN RITA A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 22383 Square Feet located and known as 25 RAMSHORN RD shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 94/39/0 and being the premises recorded in book 44531 on page 379 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2013 Tax $489.20 Assessed to WILBUR RICHARD L and WILBUR PAULINE R A parcel of land with any buildings thereon, approximately 23899 Square Feet located and known as 19 BAYBERRY LN shown on the Town of Millbury Assessors Records as Parcel Identifier 94/34/0 and being the premises recorded in book 36293 on page 136 in the Worcester Registry of Deeds. 2012 Tax $1,526.37

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES www.centralmassclass .com Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO14D1305DR DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING Serah Santos vs. Antonio Santos To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Carolyn Metzger Mitchell, Esq. The Day Building 306 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 your answer, if any, on or before 08/12/2014. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. Witness, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: May 20, 2014 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 06/12/2014 WM

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Millbury Planning Board In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 23, 2014 at 7:30 p.m., at the Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Elite Home Builders, LLC, property located off of Howe Avenue, Millbury, MA, for a Multi-Family Special Permit under Article 1, Section 14.11(a) and Site Plan Review Special Permit under Article 1, Section 12.4, of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw; and for a Post-Construction Stormwater Management Permit under Section 16-3 of the Millbury General Bylaws. The Applicant seeks approval to construct a 72-unit multifamily development and related infrastructure. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin Chairman 6/5, 6/12/2014 MS

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Division INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Docket No. WO14P1774EA Estate of: Dorothy F. Graham Date of Death: April 22, 2014 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Steven M. Graham of Sutton MA. A Will has been admitted to informal probate. Steven M. Graham of Sutton MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve without surety on the bond. 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. 06/12/2014 MS

Public Notice Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Division of Wetlands and Waterways Boston Region One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108 Pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1341 M.G.L. c. 21 S 43, notice is given of a 401 Water Quality Certification application for the replacement of Bridge M-22-020 carrying Route 146 over Elm/West Main Street in the Town of Millbury by the MassDOT Highway Division, Ten Park Plaza, Room 4260, Boston, MA 02116. This project will involve the replacement of the existing bridge with a new structure on an improved horizontal and vertical alignment. This project will also involve geometric enhancements to the on/off ramps, incorporation of acceleration/deceleration lanes, and the installation of roundabouts on the local road. Additional information may be obtained from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation at the above address, Attention Susan McArthur, (857) 368-8807. Written comments should be sent to MassDEP, Southeast Region Main Office, Attention Christopher Ross, 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville, MA 02347 within 21 days of this notice. Any group of ten persons, any aggrieved person, or any governmental body or private organization with a mandate to protect the environment who submits written comments may appeal the Department’s Certification. Failure to submit written comments before the end of the public comment period may result in the waiver of any right to an adjudicatory hearing. 6-12-2014 MS TOWN OF SUTTON PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Sutton Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at 7:00p.m. in accordance with M.G.L. Chapter 148 §13. Lorden Propane has requested a license to install 2 – 60,000 gallon mounded propane tanks and domicile delivery trucks and transport trailers with a total onsite aggregate amount not to exceed 150,000 gallons of propane and 1- 1,000 gallon above ground tank for Diesel Fuel at 63 Worcester Providence Turnpike (map 5/parcel 133) in Sutton, MA. This hearing is open to the public and shall be held in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, Sutton Municipal Center, 4 Uxbridge Road in said Sutton. 6/12/2014 MS

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TOWN OF MILLBURY The Millbury Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 7:15 p.m. in the Conference Room, Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA to act upon the application for an Change of Beneﬁcial Interest, Pledge of License and Pledge of Inventory at Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 70 Worcester/Providence Tpk., Millbury, MA. 6/12/2014 MS

ADVERTISEMENT The Worcester Housing Authority will receive sealed bids for the MA 12-1 Fire Restoration GBV Grocery Store (WHA Job # 2014-07) until 2:00 PM on Thursday July 10, 2014 at the office of the Worcester Housing Authority, Development of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Project consists of but not limited to: Selective Demolition, Asbestos Abatement of VAT, Fire and Smoke Damage Repair, Rough and Finish Carpentry, Storefront Entrance, Exterior and Interior Doors, Window Repairs, Resilient Flooring, Blueboard and Plaster, Painting, Bathroom Accessories, Plumbing, HVAC (filed sub-bid) and Electrical (filed sub-bid) and related work. The work is estimated to cost approximately $150,000.00 Bids are subject to M.G.L. c149 §44A-J and Federal Minimum wage rates as well as other applicable laws. General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category of work, General Building Construction Filed Sub-Bids for the trades listed below will be received until Thursday June 26, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., and publicly opened at the Worcester Housing Authority Office, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605. SUBTRADES Section 15500 - HVAC Section 16000 – ELECTRICAL General and Sub-Bids must be accompanied by a bid deposit which shall not be less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount, (considering any alternates), and made payable to the WHA. Each General Bid shall be accompanied by: (1) Form of General Bid (2) DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility & Signed Prime/General Update Statement (3) Bid Bond (4) Form HUD-5369A Representations, Certifications & Other Statements of Bidders (5) Form of Non-Collusive Affidavit (6) Previous Participation Form HUD 2530 Each Sub-Bid shall be accompanied by: (1) Form of Sub bid (2) Bid Bond (3) Form of Non-Collusive Affidavit (4) Form HUD-5369A Representations, Certifications & Other Statements of Bidders (5) DCAMM Certificate of Eligibility & Signed Sub-Bidder Update Statement Bid forms and Contract Documents will be available on June 11, 201 at the Worcester Housing Authority Office, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605. 508-635-3302. There is a plan deposit of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per set, payable to Worcester Housing Authority. Deposits Must be certified or cashier’s check. This deposit will be refunded upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty (30) days of receipt of General Bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority. Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate non-refundable check for Forty Dollars ($40.00) per set, payable to Worcester Housing Authority to cover mail handling costs. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 112 Tacoma Street (Project Site). Immediately following the conference, the job site will be available for inspection. It is strongly recommended that prospective bidders attend. The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: Worcester Housing Authority Modernization Office , 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605. 508-635-3302. McGraw Hill 34 Crosby Drive, Ste 201, Bedford, MA 01730 (781-430-2006) Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Pkwy South, Ste 500, Norcross, GA 30092 (203-426-0450) Project Dog, 18 Graf Road-Unit 8, Newburyport, MA 01950, Tel: 978-499-9014

LEGAL NOTICE Public Auction Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provision of M.G.L.C255 SEC 39A that the following vehicle will be sold on June 25th, 2014 at a private sale to satisfy our garage keeper lien thereon for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notice. 2007 Nissan Maxima vin#1N4BA41E17C840133 to be sold at Early’s on Park Avenue 536 Park Ave Worcester, Ma. 01603 6/5, 6/12, 6/19/2014 WM

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Brian Bott

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From Seattle, Wash. to Washington D.C., Millbury, Massachusetts-native Brian Bott is biking across the country to raise money for people with disabilities. Going into his junior year at George Mason University in Virginia, Bott is majoring in Finance and is a fraternity member of Pi Kappa Phi. He is riding with his friend Dylan Reed, a fellow fraternity member and soon-to-be senior at George Mason University, who talked him into the cross-country trip as a part of their fraternity’s philanthropy, Push America. for like 12 years. It didn’t take long to get into cycling shape.

Tell us about this bike ride? It’s through our fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi, and part of our fraternity is our philanthropy, Push America, where we do a lot of work with physically- and mentally-disabled people. We’re riding from Seattle, Wash. to Washington D.C. to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities. Each city and town we stop in, we have this thing called a friendship visit where we volunteer three to four hours each day. We befriend a lot of people who are riding for people with disabilities.

brotherhood because we’re all brothers here. It’s kind of a split reason with that and all the friendship visits. You meet a lot of amazing people that people kind of look past and meeting them and hanging out with them, it really has an impact on your life. It’s one of those things that a lot of people don’t notice or take for granted.

Who or what motivated you to take on this challenge? I like being active and doing

How have the people you’ve met responded to your mission? From how I fundraised, I

sports. I ﬁgured this would be a once-ina-lifetime opportunity to see the country. Once we actually got here and got going, I guess it kind of changed me as a person, getting to meet these people. There’s honestly a lot of amazing people, but you’re only with them for a short time.

How did you come up with the idea of biking across the country? For Push America, this is the biggest [event] we do. Twenty-ﬁve years ago, we had a brother of Pi Kappa Phi who started this up and ever since then, it’s been this event we’ve always done. The main reason for me was my buddy brought it up. At ﬁrst, I was really against it because I never really rode a bike, but he talked me into it.

How long did it take you to train for this? I’ve only been riding since last summer, so it took me about a year. I started riding right when I got back to school in August and I’ve been riding all the way through May when we left for the trip. There are a lot of people here who have been cycling

What has been your favorite part about your journey so far? Honestly, it’s all

went to a lot of people I knew back home. People started giving me phone calls and emails and congratulating me for what I’m doing. That’s how I got a lot of my donations. The people at the friendship visits, I’d say I have interacted with about 200 people with disabilities. Everywhere we go, ever since we left Seattle, we’ve had people driving by cheering us on and people waiting at each city, congratulating us and donating.

Any funny or unusual stories from your ride? One of the things is being a cyclist, there’s the whole connotation with shaved legs. Me and my buddies made a bet and needless to say, I lost and had to shave my legs.

What’s the most difﬁcult part about this trip? The most difﬁcult part was probably day two of the trip. We had to bike 125 miles over Mount Rainier. It was really going through like three different biomes. We started off in a foresty area, went to the top where it was like 12 feet of snow

and came down to the bottom and you’re in a desert.

How far do you ride in one day? On average, we ride about 80-85 miles.

How many people are you riding with? There are 27 of us. Some are from California, two from Washington, Mississippi, Florida, Kentucky, Arizona… it’s pretty much just scattered everywhere. When did you start your ride and when will you be ﬁnished? We started May 28. August 2 is when we ride into Washington D.C. and to the National Mall.

What is your ultimate goal? I guess my ultimate goal was to challenge myself mentally and physically to be able to bike

every mile across country because there are a lot of factors that come into play and I guess also to impact the lives of the people that we’re really doing this for. Spread the awareness and make people realize what we’re actually doing and gain more support for the people with disabilities.

Have you learned anything on this journey? I’d say I’ve learned a lot more about myself so far. I didn’t think I would really be able to do the things that have been thrown my way, but I can push through. It sounds real cheesy, but I’ve realized that I can really affect the lives of other people through small things, like these friendship visits. -Corlyn Voorhees, Editorial Intern SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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