Medway Millis November 2010 Newspaper

BY JUDY DORATO O’GARA

Safe and in good hands – that’swhat Patti Quinlan-Kayo, Directorof Millis’ Supportive Day Pro-gram says caregivers want theirloved ones to be. Four days aweek, from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.,people with varying stages of cog-nitive difficulties, such as Demen-tia or Alzheimer’s, gather at theMillis Senior Center as part of theprogram started back in 1993 byElinor Harkins.

According to Quinlan-Kayo, theprogram exists “to support indi-viduals and their caretakers, sothey can maintain their independ-ence in the community. Usuallythe person who oversees their careis a child or spouse,” she says. Par-ticipant fees of $35 a day pay forthe self-supporting program,

which is significantly less costlythan the average $22 per hour forin-home care.

During the interview, sounds oflaughter bubble over from the nextroom, evidence of the indirect ben-efit participants receive from beingpart of the program. “They don’tget that at home,” say Quinlan-Kayo. “Most of these people,when they’re home, they sit infront of the TV. They don’t havethe social interaction when theirkids are at work. They end up cre-ating bonds with each other.”

The program participants in thenext room—John McCown,Peggy Halloran and Norma Mic-cile, are busy chatting about John’sbirthday, which happens to be onthis day.

“It’s what we make it, and wemake it a lot of fun,” says JohnMcCown, 50-year resident of Mil-

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Millis Supportive Day Program participants enjoy a breakfast with friends. From left, top, Patti Quinlan-Kayo, Director, Volunteer Joan Cassano and Karen D’Angelo - Public Health Nurse (on right). From left, bottom, JohnMcCown, Norma Miccile, and Peggy Halloran.

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The holiday season evokes a tra-dition of people coming togetherin peace and giving of themselves.In Medway, nothing exemplifiesthis practice better than the Med-way Christmas Parade. This 18-year old local custom will continueon the Saturday after Thanksgiv-ing, November 27, kicking offfrom Medway Middle School at

45 Holliston Street at 5 p.m. Theparade will turn onto Main Streetand end up at Choate Pond.

Once at the pond, children willbe able to meet Santa and take aphoto with him. The event will endwith a bang with fireworks overChoate Pond at 6 p.m. Last year,over 6,000 people attended theevent.

“It’s a wonderful tradition, saysRichard Parrella, vice president ofE. Parrella Company, Inc. (EPCO)in Medway, who is in his fourthyear on the Medway ChristmasParade Committee. “The season’ssupposed to be for peace, goodwilland joy, and I think that’s what it’sall about. We enjoy doing it,” hesays. The informal committee, hesays, is a small group of volunteers

who include Police Chief AlanTingley, Scott Guyette of GF Elec-tric, Town Clerk Maryjane White,Charlene Tingley and Becky Tin-gley.

This year, the Medway Christ-mas Parade honors Kevin Brennanas its Grand Marshall. Brennan re-cently retired after serving as a pa-trol sergeant for the MedwayPolice Department for 34 years.

The 60-year-old Medway father oftwo sons and grandfather to fourgranddaughters is a native of thetown and resides here with hiswife, Michele.

“It’s a nice privilege to be askedto be the Grand Marshall of theMedway Christmas Parade,” says

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lis and a member of the supportiveday program, who on this day iscelebrating his birthday crackingjokes and putting smiles on thefaces of the other participants.“Some of these people we getstuck with, and we can’t get rid ofthem,” he laughs, “There’s a lot ofstuff we can’t tell everybody.”

According to Joan Cassano, whovolunteers with the group one daya week, activities include playinggames, doing crafts and takingwalks and trips when the weatherpermits, she says. Pegboard in theroom displays pictures of one ofthe most recent trips, a day trip toCape Cod for a seafood lunch,complete with beautiful scenery.

“These are my people, and don’twe have a great time!” says Cas-sano. Quinlan-Kayo points out that

program participants often takepart in all of the activities offeredby the Millis Senior Center. “Permonth, there’s usually one socialand one educational event,” shesays. In November, participantswill have an early Thanksgivingdinner, making cards for the holi-day.

“I like it, “ says Norma Miccile,who lives with her son, his wife,and their two children. “It takes metime to go out, but otherwise I’d bein all the time.”

“Just the companionship is price-less,” says Quinlan-Kayo. “Justlistening to them talk is music tomy ears. Otherwise, they’d just besitting home alone.”

For more information on the Mil-lis Supportive Day Program, con-tact Patti Quinlan-Kayo at (508)376-7051, or by email at [email protected].

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“These are not a bunch of oldpeople walking around in walk-ers, these are vibrant, active peo-ple, “ says Missy Dzicik, Directorof the Medway Council onAging, when she talks about thepeople who use the MedwaySenior Center, located at 76 Oak-land Street. “You have to em-brace that new phase of life,” shesays. “Yes, you could watch TVfor your whole life, but there’s somuch out there.”

Both Medway and Millis seniorcenters have ongoing programs.Following are just a sample ofthem: Open hours at the MedwaySenior center are Mondays, 7:30a.m.-1 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., Tues-days, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednes-days 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Thursdays7 a.m. – 4 p.m., Fridays 9 a.m. –1 p.m. and Sunday 12 p.m. – 3p.m. Programs at the senior cen-ter do not have an age limit. Thecenter is available free of charge,but exercise programs do cost $3.

In addition, The MedwayFriends of Elders produces amonthly newsletter available forsubscription cost of $5/senior and$25/family. Samplings of up-coming and regular offerings in-

clude:

• November 10: Free luncheonfor veterans at 11:30 a.m.

• November 16: $7 luncheon pre-pared and served at Tri-CountyRegional Vocational HighSchool in Franklin. Sign up atthe Senior Center.

• Painting classes on Wednes-days, from 2-4 p.m. $5 per class

• Beginner level Tai Chi on Tues-days, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30p.m.

• Lunch, Mondays and Wednes-days, at 11:30, for $2

Each month, special programsare also offered. Recently, theSenior Center offered a retire-ment seminar, and it offers regu-lar yoga and Zumba classes.Seniors, or anyone, looking to bemore computer savvy are invitedto come down on Wednesdays,Thursdays or Fridays at 10 a.m.to receive computer help. What’smore, regular card games, in-cluding cribbage and Mah Jong,take place, as does a regular bookgroup.

In Millis, the Senior Center islocated in the lower level of theMemorial building at 900 Main

Street. According to Patti Quin-lan, Director of the SupportedDay Program, last year saw 1,550uses of the senior center, infor-mation that is tracked now by acoded card system. Six hundredof these visits were unduplicated.

The Millis Senior Center isopen from Monday through Fri-day, from 8:30 a.m.-1 pm., withoccasional afternoon and eveningprograms. In a similar fashion toMedway, visitors can take part inregular Scrabble, Cribbage andBingo, and they can take paintingand exercise classes.

They can also learn to use acomputer at the center. A few ofthe upcoming and ongoing activ-ities include:

• Pool table with games fourtimes a week.

• Hairdressing at the center on thesecond and fourth Tuesday ofthe month, from 10 a.m. – 12p.m.

• Painting with Pat on Tuesdays,from 1-2 p.m.

• Painting with Bob, every othermonth, on Wednesdays. Nextsession will be in December.

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Calling all homeowners with apenchant for Christmas style! Isyour home historic or unique? Doyou just love to decorate for theholidays? This year, why not shareyour flair and help the town ofMedway raise needed funds fortheir annual Memorial Day andChristmas parades. This year’stour will take place on December12, from 3-6 p.m., and greathouses are needed to make the toura holiday smash.

Last year, six Medway home-owners generously opened up theirhomes, says Town Clerk MaryjaneWhite, who ran the Tour withCharlene and Becky Tingley.

“The people who did it had somuch fun. They loved it,” saysWhite. “And they found theycould rest for Christmas. Theywere done (decorating).”

The cost of the Holiday HouseTour is $15 in advance or $20 onthe day of the tour. Tickets areavailable at the Town Clerk’s of-fice and in the Medway SeniorCenter. The Council on Aging willalso provide a bus for those resi-dents who would rather not drive.

Anyone interested in opening uptheir Medway home for the Holi-day House Tour is encouraged tocontact the Town Clerk’s office assoon as possible, and no later thanNovember 15. Stop in, or call(508) 533-3204.

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Brennan. “It was very thoughtfulof them. I never expected it.”

The parade committee, says Par-rella, tries to honor a civil servantor Medway resident each year. Al-though the town appoints the com-mittee, Parrella emphasizes, thetown does not fund the parade.

“The Christmas Parade is 100%privately funded,” says Parrella.“Our biggest challenge we have israising money,” he says. “Up tothis date, it has been the businessesand organizations of Medway whohave funded this parade and thisevent.” Parrella notes that theseeconomic times have really pres-sured businesses, and so this sup-port means a great deal.

The holiday event also could nottake place without volunteer ef-forts. Each year, says Parrella, al-most all of the police and firesecurity are donated. The town’sfirefighters even hang the lights.

The Medway Christmas Paradecommittee is working on gradu-ally acquiring commercial-gradelights for the park’s trees. In fact,the Medway Pride Day Commit-tee has made a generous donationthis year toward that effort. Par-rella says a committee is beingformed to oversee this process, tomake sure the lighting is safe and

works well with the given powersupply. The cost estimate to lightjust one tree in the park, he says, isabout $1,250.

Other funds for the parade comefrom the Medway Holiday HouseTour, which supports both thetown’s Christmas and MemorialDay Parades. The latter featuresthe Kiltie Band from Worcester.This year’s Holiday House Tourwill take place on December 12.

This year’s Medway ChristmasParade include 14 different piecesof fire apparatus as well commer-cial, industrial and military vehi-cles, says Parrella. Although bands

are prohibited for safety reasons inthe nighttime parade, a number ofdifferent local organizations, in-cluding scout groups, will takepart. Rojee Decorating Specialist,a Medway company that buildsthe parade centerpieces, also do-nates most of the floats.

Despite the enormous show ofcommunity support, citizen contri-butions are still needed for this an-nual effort. Supporters may sendtheir donations to:

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Water system flushing will con-tinue in the town of Medway forat least the first couple of weeks inNovember, according to the De-partment of Public Service’sDeputy Director David D’Amico.Work on the town’s Zone Twobegan in Mid-October. To find outyour zone, visit the town websiteat www.townofmedway.org.

Appointments are underway for

Medway’s Automatic Meter Re-placement program. The town willbe mailing reminders in next twoweeks for those who have notscheduled an appointment.

West Street is next in line to bepaved. Paving will begin on WestStreet on November 15. Most ofthe paving projects for the yearhave been completed.

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Left - Santa rode high in his sleighfloat in the 2009 Medway Christ-mas Parade. He will return onceagain for this year’s event.

Below - This year’s Medway Christmas Parade will feature 14different fire trucks, as well ascommercial, industrial and mili-tary vehicles.

The monthly open house at theMedway Historical Society will beon Sunday, November 21 from 1to 3 p.m. The museum is locatedat 223 Main Street.

Curator Audrey Ritter hasarranged a special exhibit of docu-ments and articles highlighting thefirst hundred years of Medwayhistory, 1713 – 1812. Maps, let-ters, documents from the Frenchand Indian War and the AmericanRevolution, household equipmentand legal records are among thearticles exhibited.

In addition, there will be a small

display of recent donations to thecollection, including articles andphotos donated by Dorothy Charland highlighting EdmundCharland’s years as coach and ath-letic director at Medway HighSchool.

Books and maps are available, as well as A Walking Tour of theVillage Historic District by TimDobday.

This will be the last monthlyopen house of the year. The regu-lar schedule of open hours on thethird Sunday of the month will re-sume in January 2011.

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The Medway Public Library isfeaturing Fine Art Scanographyand Photography, an exhibit byWilbraham resident, Lucy HoagPeltier, formerly of Medway. Thisruns from November 1 until De-cember 5, and is open during li-brary hours.

A highlight of Peltier's exhibit isher scanner photography. Fine ArtScanner Photography (aka.Scanography) is the process ofusing a flatbed scanner instead of acamera to capture digital images

of three-dimensional objects tocreate printable art. Each finalproduct takes hours to create. Itstarts with the search for creativesubjects and the arrangement. Be-cause the images are capturedfrom underneath, usually somerepositioning and rescanning arerequired. The last and most time-consuming step requires touchingup in the digital darkroom to re-move dust and pollen. The finalimage is familiar, yet often sur-prising.

Peltier is on the board of theWilbraham Art League and partic-

ipates in most of their exhibits.Her fine art scanner photographyhas been selected for juried showsby the Monson Arts Council andWestern New England College,and her work has been exhibited ingroup shows in Wilbraham,Palmer, Springfield and Stur-bridge. She has had solo shows inWilbraham and Palmer.

The Medway Public Library islocated at 26 High St. MedwayLibrary is open Monday-Thursday2-8 p.m. and Friday & Saturday10 a.m.-2p.m.. For further infor-mation call (508) 533-3217 or visitmedwaylib.org. For further infor-mation about the artist, please visitwww.ladylucyphotos.com.


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A gallant group of middle andhigh school students participated in“Gut Camp for Academics” of-fered by the Millis Public Schoolsduring the week of August 23.These students willingly gave uptheir last week of summer vacationto get a jump-start on the schoolyear. The Gut Camp for Academicsprovided students with four days ofconcentrated work on executivefunction skills. Executive func-tions skills, such as organization,task initiation and goal setting arethe skills that help one manage lifetasks of all types. The program pro-vided students with an opportunityto not only explore their uniquelearning style but also to preparethemselves for the upcomingschool year. Students were partic-ularly enthused with the use of

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November 1, 5-6 p.m.Girls Night Out Bookgroup for

grades 1-4, Millis Public Library,Clementine, Friend of the Week,by Sara Pennypacker is book.

November 1, 7-9 p.m.Preschool fair, Medway Public

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November 11, 8-10 a.mVeteran’s Day Breakfast for

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November 13, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.Reading to Dogs, Children can

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November 27, 5 p.m.Medway Christmas Parade.

Fireworks at 6 p.m. at ChoatePond.

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Millis Schools to Tackle BullyingOn September 15, the Millis

School District staff participated inProfessional Development focus-ing on bullying. Each school dis-trict in Massachusetts has beenmandated by law to train their staffon this issue and restructure theirpolicies to protect all children. Mr.Andrew Zitoli, Principal of theMiddle School, and Mr. CharlesGrant, Director of Student Affairs,facilitated. The objectives of thepresentation included:

• how can staff recognize bullying,

• educating all staff on the newbullying legislation,

• providing teachers with strategiesthat support bullying prevention,

• and understanding how buildingleadership capacity among stu-dents in our schools will sustain apositive culture.

The first phase of the presenta-tion focused on defining and rec-ognizing bullying and how it hasplayed a major role in severalschool shootings in other states.The staff engaged in a writing as-signment that helped all of us real-ize the common misconceptionsaround bullying. The staff wasalso introduced to some of themost recent bullying research andthe warning signs that a child isbeing bullied.

Mr. Grant then addressed thenew legislation and recent policychanges that must be implementedby the district to ensure the safetyof each student. Each school has alegal obligation to develop a Bul-lying Plan that must include:

• a reporting mechanism,

• the school’s response,

• and the range of disciplinary ac-

tions that may be utilized whenthese infractions occur.

Communication with parents,steps to protect the victim, and op-tions for resolution were also ad-dressed. Mr. Grant challenged thestaff with typical “scenarios” thatcould occur at school and how weshould address these issues.

The last part of the presentationfocused on the continued buildingof leadership capacity in ourschool district. We are very proudof the positive contributions ofstaff members and the accom-plishments of each school, high-lighted because they promote ahigh level of school spirit, studentengagement, and more impor-tantly, the building of positive re-lationships with our studentsnecessary to promote a healthyschool culture.

Cleanup At Clyde Brown Begins EffortMore than 60 volunteers gath-

ered to help spruce up the play-ground at the Clyde Brown Schoolon Saturday, October 16. Helpersincluded individual volunteers,

Millis Girl Scouts, Millis CubScouts from Pack 115, localchurch and community servicegroups, Millis Flag Football. ScottMurphy, of Healthy Green Land-

scape, and Mark LeBlanc ofMusky’s Mowing generously pro-vided materials, equipment andtime, and Dan Winslow, Candidatefor State Representative, providedrefreshments.

This is really phase one of thecleanup project,” says Pam Mus-tard, who helped organize thecleanup with other Clyde BrownHome & School Associationmembers, the superintendent andJim McKay, “The long term goalis we really want to do a majoroverhaul that includes an assess-ment of the equipment, to makethe playground safe, and createbetter visibility.”

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JACKASS 3D (R) - StarringJohnny Knoxville, Bam Margera,Steve-O, Chris Pontius, JasonAcuna ("Wee Man"), Ryan Dunn,Preston Lacy, Ehren McGheney,and Dave England are back to theirside-splitting – sometimes literally– shenanigans in the third install-ment which brings their daredevilcomic antics to life as never before.Whether they're covered in filth,excrement, or any other bodily orenvironmental fluids, the gang al-ways seem to be having a goodtime. Even as bones are broken,bladders are ruptured, and vital or-gans are destroyed, the friendshipbetween Johnny Knoxville and hisslapstick brothers in (fractured)arms -- is absolutely addictive.Some of the best moments occurright at the beginning, when a pairof animated "guest stars" explainthe 3D concept to viewers. Thenthe movie jumps right in with astunning slow motion sequencethat introduces the cast while mak-ing great use of the added opticalsplash. From then on, we witness

Knoxville take on a bull and somebuffalo, watch Margera use KrazyGlue and his hands to do a bit of"extreme" body hair waxing, andgrimace as McGhehey gets a toothpulled via...a Lamborghini. Long-time collaborator and director JeffTremaine always shows thegroup's various reactions. Hewants to make sure we understandthat, aside from the clear commer-cial aspect involved, the Jackassguys more or less put themselvesat risk for their own mutual amuse-ment and admiration. I'm not a bigfan of 3D movies, but here it'smost effective. RATING: B-

RED (PG-13) - Star-ring Bruce Willis, Mor-gan Freeman, JohnMalkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, HelenMirren, Karl Urban,William Cooper, BrianCox, Richard Drey-fuss, and Ernest Borg-nine. This is based onthe graphic novel byWarren Ellis and CullyHammer. Willis plays a

former CIA operative struggling tocome to terms with retirement.Spending his days growing avoca-dos and flirting with the womanwho writes his pension checks,Willis misses the good old days.Which is a good thing as early onin proceedings a team of high-techassassins attempt to take him out,with disastrous results. Suddenlyon the run and seemingly at thecenter of a high-level governmentconspiracy, Willis picks up hispension lady and then sets aboutunraveling the mystery and re-as-sembling his former Black Opsteam, all of whom are in similardanger. What makes the film work

however is the qualityof the cast and the stan-dard of the gags. Willisis typically cool in thelead, believable as acold-blooded killerwhile at the same timesmart and self-effacing.That said, his assassinsquad are the real starsof the show - Mirren ishilarious as a lethalweapons expert, Free-

man heartbreaking as a killer withterminal cancer, and Malkovichquite frankly bonkers as a formeroperative whose brain has meltedthanks to daily doses of LSD. It'snot often that Malkovich gets toflex his comedy muscles, but herehe steals every scene in which heappears. RATING: B

LEGEND OF THEGUARDIANS: THE OWLS OFGA'HOOLE (PG) - Starring thetalented voices of Emily Barclay,Abbie Cornish, Essie Davis, HelenMirrel, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush,Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving,Ryan Kwanten, Anthony La-Paglia, Joel Edgerton, and MiriamMargolyes. The film opens with aloving family of owls -- mama,papa and three little ones, plus asnake nursemaid. Young Soren(Sturgess) will be our hero, we re-alize from the beginning. Hedreams of the legendary Guardiansof Ga'Hoole, warrior owls of lore,but his brother, the rather nastyKludd (Kwanten), is something ofa naysayer not just regarding thelegends but life itself. There's also

a baby sister whose first order ofbusiness is to cough up a ball ofmouse skin and bone, as owls do.So when, through a mishap thatwill probably prove pretty scaryfor the little ones in the audience,the brothers are separated fromtheir family, it doesn't take long be-fore the two set out on separatepaths -- one all bright and shinyand good, the other dark and fore-boding. Kidnapped by a featheredgroup called the Pure Ones, Sorenand Kludd join scores of other cap-tured young owls who are beinggroomed to join an army that willallow villains Nyra (Mirren) andMetal Beak (Edgerton) to attackthe Guardians of Ga'Hoole. Thevisuals definitely carry the film,but it's tough to keep all of the owlsstraight as they all tend to lookalike. Another problem is this 90-minute film is apparently derivedfrom the first three books in the se-ries on which it is based. The re-sult is that we're rushing fromevent to occurrence with little timeto digest any of it. RATING: C+

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Three different projects havebegun in Prospect Cemetery onAuburn Road in Millis, accordingto Assistant Director of Public

Works Jim McKay.

Gravesites of New England’sKai Nalenz will be performingheadstone restoration on the oldestof the cemetery’s stones. Nalenz

notes that this restoration is doneby hand, with a brush and water,followed in the end by a naturalsolution to help protect the stone.

The first phase of the replace-

ment of a stone retaining wall fac-ing the direction of Millis PublicLibrary has begun by Nyren Con-tracting, of Millis.

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provider for the town, will beclearing trees for a new section tobe added to the cemetery. This sec-tion will be located just beyond theJewish section of the cemetery.

Prospect Cemetery Work Begins in Millis

This section of Prospect Hill Cemetery, next to the areareserved for the Jewish community, will soon be clearedfor expansion.

Millis has just contracted the first phase of replacement of thiswall at Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Historic gravestone restorer Kai Nalenz, of Gravestone Services ofNew England, has just begun work repairing some of ProspectHill’s oldest stones. The oldest stone in the cemetery reads 1724.

The Medway DemocraticWomen’s League hosted a forumon October 10 at Zio Paolo’s Trat-

toria in Medway. Featured candi-dates included Congressment JimMcGovern, Candidate for State

Auditor Suzanne Bump, StateRepresentative James P. Vallee,State Senator Michael Morrissey,

who’s running for Norfolk CountyDistrict Attorney, State SenatorKaren Spilka, and State Represen-

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“When you have a child deployed,it’s the first thing you think of in themorning and the last thing you thinkof at night. If you wake up in themiddle of the night, you wonder,‘Why am I waking up?’

Such is the experience of LissaHaynes, a mother of two sons in themilitary, and a founding member ofthe Worcester chapter, Central Mass.,Chapter 3, of the Blue Star Mothersof America, Inc. They are called BlueStar mothers, because they areamong the few sanctioned by theU.S. government to fly service flags.Also known as blue star flags, theywere patented and designed duringWWI by an Army captain who hadtwo sons serving on the front line.

On the flag, stars sit prominently ona white background, surrounded by aborder of red. Blue stars, the color ofhope and pride, represent familymembers in active duty; gold sym-bolizes the sacrifice of loved oneswho have fallen.

Service flags recognize those whohave someone in active duty.Haynes’ oldest, Collin, has been inthe Coast Guard for six years, andher son, Daniel, joined the army outof college. He has twice been de-ployed to Iraq.

“Complete panic goes throughyour mind, when your son’s goingoff,” says Haynes. “You have no ideawhat’s going to happen.” Haynessays that conversations with her sonrevealed little about his experience.Her son would tell her everythingwas fine.

“Your friends and family, they’llsend your child packages, but theyhave no idea what you’re goingthrough,” says Haynes. “At that timeI knew nobody. There was no sup-

port around,” says Haynes. “I didn’tknow anybody else who had a childbeing deployed.” Through UmassMedical Center, Haynes was even-tually was connected to Blue StarMothers in Pennsylvania, and sheeventually helped begin the Worces-ter chapter.

“I think when you are with a groupof Moms who have dealt with thesame situation you have, it’s a veryempowering thing,” says fellowWorcester member Jo Ann Bauer,whose son Andrew is a MarineCorps. Captain. “You can live everyday with friends and family sayingthey understand or are praying foryour son and daughter, but they don’tunderstand.”

Although support for each other isa large component of the Blue StarMothers, the groups actively work tosupport deployed troops and the vet-erans coming back.

“We take care of our children, eachother and our veterans. That’s ourmission,” says Haynes. The Worces-ter chapter, for instance, actively sup-ports NEADS/Dogs for Deaf andDisabled Americans, with its Ca-nines for Combat Veterans program(http://neads.org/services_new/mili-tary_dog.shtml). Not only does thegroup sponsor the dogs, but while re-turning soldiers are training with thedogs in Princeton, Mass., Blue StarMothers provide three meals a day.The day after Thanksgiving, theywill also package up cookies to sendto soldiers for the holiday season.

Another Blue Star Mothers chapterlocal to Millis and Medway is theBraintree chapter. Mary Connolly,President of that Eastern Mass.Chapter, lists a number of causes inwhich her group is active. They dobreakfasts for veterans, care pack-ages, greet soldiers at Logan Airport

and are regularly meeting at In-Stitches to sew Christmas stockingsfor Operation Santa. Stockings willbe sent to the troops by November7th. About 44,000 were sent outthrough a base in Peoria, Illinois lastyear.

The Eastern Mass. Blue StarMothers also bring meals, birthdayboxes and emergency stay kits to theFisher House in West Roxbury,where the families of veterans re-ceiving medical care can stay duringhospitalizations. Last year, thisbranch also raised $17,000 forHomes for Our Troops(www.homesforourtroops.org),which provides accessible homes forseverely injured veterans.

The Braintree group generallymeets the fourth Sunday of themonth at 5 p.m. at the Braintree Ar-mory. The Central Massachusettsbranch of the Blue Star Mothersmeets the second Thursday of themonth at 6:30 p.m., at Veteran’s Inc.(also known as the Old Calvalry Re-treat Center) on South St. in Shrews-bury.

Blue Star Mothers welcome newmembers and associate members.Members must be mothers, step-mothers or grandmothers and pay afee of $20. Siblings, fathers, extendedfamily and friends can also join as as-sociate members. The easiest way toget information about the local Mas-sachusetts chapters of Blue StarMothers, Inc. is to visit the nationalwebsite at www.bluestarmothers.org.

“I always tell people, you don’thave to join, just come to one meet-ing and see what it’s like…you don’thave to tell everything if you don’twant to, but just listen,” says Con-nolly. “The only ones who knowwhat you’re going through is anotherMom.”

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What happens when Fido’s own-ers are out of work and out ofmoney? According to ShelleyGoes, the pooch often ends up inan animal shelter, and she’s look-ing to keep that from happening inthe local area. Goes has beenworking in animal rescue for over10 years. In September, she

opened the Metrowest Pet Pantryin Millis, with the express goal ofkeeping all family members, eventhe furry and feathered ones, fedand together in times of financialcrisis.

“As I watch the animals come in,a lot of them would be surrenderedbecause the owners can’t affordthem,” says Goes, who currently

volunters at The Boxer Rescue inGrafton. “’Do I pay oil or do I feedthe dog?’ ”

Goes has been fortunate to findothers who support her mission.Randy Tucker, who owns Com-petitive Tile, has donated thepantry’s space, at 376 VillageStreet in Millis. Goes says that shehas received donations both fromindividuals and local pet rescues,especially the Metrowest HumaneSociety. Even local animal controlhas added to the food stores.

“I’ve got tons of dog food, a littlebit of cat stuff…. a little bit of birdstuff, (people who need it) coulduse it for everything, any kind ofdomestic animal,” she says.

Goes is hoping to get the wordout to people, especially with win-ter and the holidays coming, thatthe Pet Pantry is there to help. Po-tential users of the pantry need tocall or email and then fill out aquick application stating why theyhave the need to use the pantry andhow long they expect to have theneed. All information will be keptconfidential. “It’s a very simpleprocess,” says Goes.

A craft fair to raise funds for theMetrowest Pet Pantry will be heldon Saturday, December 11, from10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Church orChrist, 142 Exchange Street inMillis. Interested vendors mayemail [email protected] or visit http:// www.metrow-estpetpantry.org/VendorFairReg.pdf for a space application. Thespace rental fee is $30 plus one raffle item, and vendors must pro-vide tables.

The Metrowest Pet Pantry isopen on Sundays, from 10 a.m.until noon. Contact the pantry at(617) 719-9593 or visit www.metrowestpetpantry.org. Food andsupplies may also be dropped offat The Dog Barn, 1363 MainStreet in Millis Monday - Friday 7a.m. - 7 p.m. and Sundays from 12p.m. - 6 p.m.

“I don’t want people to be shy,”says Goes. “I think everybody de-serves the chance. Pets are familyto most people,” says Goes. “Youwouldn’t give up your kid. Whyshould you give up your pet?”

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The Purr-fect Cat Shelter is ac-cepting applications for all of ourready-for-adoption residents. Allcats and kittens are examined bya veterinarian, spayed orneutered, tested for FIV and fe-line leukemia, given age appro-priate vaccines, de-wormed, andmicro-chipped prior to adoption.

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QUESTION: A friend of minehas been following a gluten-freediet, and is losing weight and feel-ing more energetic than she has inawhile. That said, she is not glutenintolerant and doesn’t have celiacdisease. Is this diet recommendedfor weight loss and generalhealth?

ANSWER: This diet is not in-tended for presumably healthy in-dividuals, and there isn’t anyresearch to indicate that it helpswith anything other than gluten in-tolerance or celiac disease. Thereare many so-called “experts” outthere that attribute the inability tolose weight, or a lack of energy, toany number of dietary factors, in-cluding gluten. Unfortunately,they can’t point to any studies in-

dicating that gluten is the problem,and if that’s the case, a lack ofgluten is unlikely to be the solu-tion. Celiac disease is diagnosedwith a blood test and an intestinalbiopsy, and gluten intolerance istypically diagnosed if gastroin-testinal symptoms persist in theabsence of a clinical diagnosis.Your friend is likely experiencingweight loss as the result of follow-ing a more restrictive, lower calo-rie diet, and this probably explainsher renewed energy level as well.If she wants to continue the diet,that’s completely fine, but it prob-ably isn’t necessary to reach herhealth and wellness goals.

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If you engage in a regular liftingprogram, your weaker side willgradually catch up over time. Youdon’t even need to focus specifi-cally on your weaker areas, thoughmany people do, in order to bal-ance things out a bit faster. Bottomline—consistent training and timewill create a balanced and strongbody, so just stick with it!

QUESTION: I heard thatadding wrist and ankle weightswhile doing cardio will increasemy calorie burn significantly.Sound like a good idea?

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Dr. Steven Bornstein believespreventing illness starts with get-ting to know his patients. As afamily doctor, that’s what he doeswell – and he’s taking that familypractice back to Millis. His newpractice, affiliated with Framing-ham’s MetroWest Physician Serv-ices (MWPS), will be located in anew office building at 969 MainStreet.

“It’s great to be able to see bothparents, children, and grandparentsand see patterns, behavior and ge-netic predisposition,” says Dr.Bornstein. “It’s really nice to havethat to understand where they’recoming from, and where they maybe going to.”

As a D.O. or Doctor of Osteo-pathic Medicine, Bornstein willprovide traditional physician serv-ices, including physicals and ur-gent care, with a focus onpreventive health care and a‘whole person’ approach.

“As a family medicine practi-tioner, I take the time to get to

know my patients and the areas oftheir life that can affect theirhealth,” says Dr. Bornstein. “Incaring for individuals from new-borns to seniors, I teach wellnessskills aimed at helping patients toenhance their health at all stages oflife.”

Bornstein’s philosophy focuseson achieving more wellness, ratherthan centering on sickness and ill-ness. He explains a concept of acircle of wellness, which would in-clude food and nutrition, physicalactivity, proper sleep, a sense ofcommunity, with supportive rela-tionships and even spirituality.

“Prevention starts from day one,”says Bornstein, “from the food weeat to the air we breathe to ourphysical activity, as well as pro-viding time for reflection,” hesays. Bornstein notes that, fromthe time he entered medicalschool, he has believed that pre-

ventative medicine is as importantas early detection practices.

Bornstein is returning to Millisfrom Tri-County Medical Associ-ates in Medway, where he hadserved as a primary care physiciansince 2006. Prior to that, heworked as a physician for MillisFamily Health. With a base ofabout 900 patients, he has estab-lished ties with a number of peoplein town.

“I really have a commitment tothe patients I’ve known for 10years and a fondness for the peo-ple,” says Dr. Bornstein, “I thinkthe people are friendly, receptive,respectful and compliant.” Born-stein, a native of the melting pot ofChelsea, Mass., feels he can iden-tify with the working families ofthe town. “I feel a good rapportwith them, a committed, mutuallyrespectful relationship,” he says.

Bornstein earned his Doctor of

Osteopathy and Surgery from DesMoines University of OsteopathicMedicine in Des Moines, Iowaand completed his residency infamily medicine at the BotsfordGeneral Hospital in FarmingtonHills, Michigan. He discusses theosteopathic approach to his prac-tice.

“There’s a philosophical part ofit,” he says, “people aren’t just asymptom walking through thedoor. They are individuals work-ing at a certain job with a certainfamily – a whole person. Theirhobbies, interests, habits, all of thatmay influence why they havethose particular symptoms. (Theapproach) is not just focusing onthe diagnosis but on the person.”

Osteopathy, says Bornstein, alsoincorporates the relationship be-tween the musculoskeletal, im-mune and nervous systems allcoming together. This hands-onmedicine involves physical ma-nipulation for the treatment ofsuch problems as lower back orneck pain.

“In order to treat the headache,the backache, you’ve got to touch

people,” says Bornstein. By thenature of being a family physician,I’m able to use those osteopathicskills along with traditional familymedicine,” he says.

Bornstein sees his role as aphysician as one of a guide for hispatients. “People generally cometo the physician with a complaintor concern, or physical ailment, aworry about something and arelooking for someone to understandthem, guide them and not feelalone in their condition. As aphysician, I’m here for them, tohelp them, to guide them and co-ordinate care.”

Steven Bornstein lives in Sharon,with his wife, Suzanne and theirson, now a senior in high school,and their golden retriever.

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Tri-County Medical offers a broad range of exceptional healthcare providers to satisfy individual preferences and needs. Whether you choose a Tri-County Medical primary care physician for yourself, a pediatrician for your children, or a family medicine physician for your loved ones, you can feel certain that high quality standards are demanded and met across the board.

Several of our physicians are now accepting new patients.

Adult MedicineFouad Aoude, MDTri-County Internal MedicineMendon, MA 508-634-6620

Faheem Farooq, MDJay Prosnitz, MDMilford Internal MedicineMilford, MA 508-473-6288

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Family MedicineRichard Daly, MDElena Smagina, MDFranklin Family PracticeFranklin, MA 508-541-2436

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BY DAWNA SHACKLEY

As the holidays approach I’vebeen thinking what I could do thisholiday season to make a differ-ence. To give a bit more of myselfthan I have in the past, whether itbe volunteering, donating, pur-chasing a gift for a deserving childor assisting an organization thatneeds help as so many do this timeof year. With the economy notmoving in the direction I'd hoped,it seems material items will not bea high priority on my list. Thisbrought me to ponder what could Igive this holiday season.

I’m no different than most ofyou. I live in Millis, am married,have two kids, and both my spouseand I work full time to make endsmeet. As difficult financially as ithas been this year, it has also mademe reflect on what I do have in mylife and in my community and howblessed I am to live in a smalltown.

I have noticed how my commu-nity has stuck together to help one

another out. Millis and Medwayresidents may not have the finan-cial resources of some of its neigh-boring towns, but what it doeshave is heart and a lot of it.

I don’t believe I have ever livedin a more caring community,where people with little means cangive so generously.

For example, a neighbor of minefell seriously ill, and our neighbor-hood took shifts to be with him inthe hospital, provided dinners, cutthe lawn, took out the trash andprovided company and friendshipwhen he needed it most.

Or when a small town rallies tosupport a little girl, EmilyMalewicz, who was in a tragiccamping accident, or to bringawareness to serious issues; likesuicide with Ben Speaks and youthbicycle safety with Project Alex.

Or the simple pleasure of seeingHoliday lights with your familydriving through the Meehan’s Millis Wonderland. (www.milliwonderland.com)

Or the people who give of them-selves every month of the yearwithout asking for recognition, justbecause they have learned the les-son of giving. When you give,something happens inside you.You feel good. And who doesn’twant to feel good?

So this year, as you prepare toshop for the holidays, take a mo-ment to see what you can give andbe thankful for those in our com-munity who are supporting you,your family, and neighborhood.Just think if we all could give justa little more of ourselves how trulymore special our small towns ofMillis and Medway can be.

Thank you all for choosing tolive in our community.

In closing, I’m listing some ordi-nary ways in which you could givethis season along with some localorganizations.• Babysit for a neighbor’s kids,

giving the parents a night out• Shovel a driveway for an elderly

neighbor• Cook a dinner for someone who

just doesn’t have enough time• Donate to the food pantry• Provide supplies to a dog and

cat shelter or pet pantry• Give to your local organizations• Purchase your Christmas tree

from a local organization• Support your Church• Donate your time• Visit a nursing home or senior

center• Visit a Children’s Hospital• Feed the homeless• Offer to decorate for someone

• Send a care package to a soldierNot sure where to reach out? The following local organizationsare a good place to start:• Toys for Tots at Prudential Page,

Gold's Gym• Millis Food Pantry, 142

Exchange Street, Millis• Medway Village Food Pantry,

Medway Village Church, 170Village St., (508) 533-2434

• Medway Food Pantry, 600Mehan Circle, (508) 533-6401

• Charles River Bank, 70 Main St., (508) 533-8661, 88 Summer St., (508) 533-0608

• Middlesex Savings, 140 S. Main St., Milford, (508) 478-8484

• The Salvation Army, www.salvationarmyusa.org

• Metrowest Pet Pantry,www.metrowestpetpantry.org

• Purr-fect Cat Shelter,www.purrfectcatshelter.org

Just thinking…


The Medway School BuildingCommittee was formed after Med-way received approval of a “state-ment of interest” for repairing theMiddle School. The approval wasgiven by the Massachusetts SchoolBuilding Authority or M.S.B.A.The M.S.B.A. decides what schoolbuilding projects will get percent-age of their costs reimbursed bythe state. M.S.B.A. requirers theformation of the building commit-tee.

Meeting since November, 2009,the committee is chaired by RobertTucker, Vice Chair of the PlanningBoard, and members are Board ofSelectmen Chair Dennis Crowley,Medway resident Larry Muench,former Finance Committee ChairLarry Ellsworth, Capital Improve-ment Committee Vice Chair TomAnderson, Town Accountant CarolPratt, Board of Selectman member

Andrew Espinosa, Town Adminis-trator Suzanne Kennedy, AssistantSuperintendant David Verdolino,Middle School Principal ArmandPires, Tina Wright, SuperintendantJudith Evans, School CommitteeChair Debora Trindade, andSchool Committee member Shel-ley Wieler.

The Medway School BuildingCommittee’s job is to oversee thephases of the repair project for theMiddle School. It represents townand school interests while workingwith and following M.S.B.A. reg-ulations.

The School Building Committeehas achieved the following mile-stones in the process:

• Obtained funding at the No-vember 2009 Town meeting forthe initial phases of the project asrequired by the M.S.B.A.

• Compass Project Management(Compass) was selected as theOwner’s Project Manager in Feb-ruary of 2010 after a public pro-curement process followingM.S.B.A. rules. The Owner’sProject Manager represents Med-way’s interests during all phases ofthe project including meeting withthe M.S.B.A. when required.

• After another public procure-ment process the experiencedschool project architectural firm ofKnight, Bagge and Anderson, Inc.(K.B.A.) was retained in July.K.B.A. has developed the initialdesign schematics, repair recom-mendations and cost estimates forthe repairs.

• Compass, K.B.A., and theBuilding Committee have workedclosely with the Mass. SchoolBuilding Authority to obtain ap-proval for each step in the process.

• Met with the M.S.B.A. at keypoints in the process and the proj-ect is on track to be voted on at theSeptember 29th meeting of theM.S.B.A.

The repairs to this more than250,000 square foot building willconsist of:

• Making the building A.D.A.compliant for accessibility as re-quired by building codes

• Addition of current Life- Safetycode required sprinkler systems,upgrades and connection of the firealarm systems which function sep-arately for the 1960 and 1973building.

• Replacement of windowswhich are all original to the build-ing’s construction to improvebuilding energy efficiency and nat-ural lighting

• Upgrades to electrical panelsand wiring which is nearly alloriginal to the 1960 and ’73 con-struction – many classrooms haveonly 2 outlet boxes limiting the useof technology for teaching

• Replacement of heating and airhandling units for halls, gyms,main office and the cafeteria

• Replacement of floor tiles andgymnasium flooring adhesives

• Upgrades to plumbing for heat-ing systems, accessible bathroomsand water fountains

While the town would need topass a debt exclusion for the fullamount, the M.S.B.A. will reim-burse Medway for more than fiftypercent of the approved costs.Rather than having to wait untilfull completion of the project theM.S.B.A. now reimburses on arolling basis allowing faster repay-ment of town debt.

Why should the town repairthe building, why not just build anew one?

Building a new school would

cost in excess of $40 million, yielda building about the half the sizeand require demolition or moth-balling of the current building. TheM.S.B.A. would not support re-placement of a viable, repairablebuilding. Medway would foot theentire bill for a new building. TheM.S.B.A. supports this project. Weknow the M.S.B.A. will reimburseMedway for more than fifty per-cent of the approved costs for thisrepair project. In addition by doingthis project now we can take ad-vantage of lower construction andbonding costs. As the economyimproves it’s expected these costswill only increase.

Since August, members of thecommittee have been meetingweekly to work on critical compo-nents of the project. It is reviewingthe list of possible repairs, weigh-ing the associated costs, benefits,and necessity of each repair. Theimpact of the repairs on the educa-tional environment of the MiddleSchool is being assessed. We arepreparing for anticipated approvalof the project at the September29th M.S.B.A. meeting.

When M.S.B.A. approval is re-ceived additional important workwill remain to be done. The build-ing committee must finalize thescope of the project. It must be pre-sented to the Board of Selectmanfor placement on the warrant of theNovember 15th Town Meeting.

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The Millis Theatre Group willpresent a comedy farce, entitledLeading Ladies, by noted comedyplaywright, Ken Ludwig, Fridays,November 12 and 19, and Satur-days, November 13 and 20 at Mil-lis High School Theater, 245 PlainStreet (Rt. 115), Millis.

The play is a laugh-a-second, hi-larious comedy about two EnglishShakespearean actors down andout on their luck, so down they areplaying the Moose Lodge circuitin Pennsylvania, when they hearof an old lady in York about to dieand who is leaving her fortune tolong lost nephews in England.From there, romantic entangle-ments abound, and the ensuingsituations in which they findthemselves become increasinglyhilarious as the play progresses.

Ken Ludwig is well known fortwo other comedies, Lend Me ATenor and Moon Over Buffalo,among others.

The play is directed by DeborahGray Bloom of Washington StreetPlayers in Holliston, and the castincludes Bob Orsi, Scott Day, Ed

Quinlan, Jessica Price and MattLe Vie of Millis, Mary Lyons ofBrookline, Barbara Brashier ofMilford, and Paul Collins of Med-field.

Performances are scheduled forFriday, November 12 and 19 andSaturday, November 13 and 20 at7:30 p.m. at Millis High School

Theater. Tickets are $13 for adultsand $10 for seniors and studentsand can be purchased from castmembers or at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. For fur-ther information, please go towww.millistheatre.org or call(508) 376-5404.


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BUILDING COMMITTEEcontinued from page 16

The funding proposal must be fi-nalized before Town Meeting. TheTown Meeting must vote on theproject and voters need to be in-formed in order to make a deci-sion. If a positive vote is achievedat Town Meeting a special electionmust be held on funding the proj-ect. The building committee willwork with the Board of Selectmanto determine the best date for thespecial election.

Once funding is voted the build-ing committee will continue towork with Compass, our projectmanager, to oversee the phases ofconstruction and work with theM.S.B.A. to ensure we follow re-quirements to receive maximumpossible reimbursement.

Nearly all of the critical buildingsystems and components in theMiddle School are original to the1960 and 1973 construction. Theserepairs will improve the safety andeducational environment for itsmore than 800 students. It will en-hance the building as a communityspace for continuing adult educa-tion, sports and cultural events. Thetown will benefit from the exten-sion of the useful life of the MiddleSchool building by 25 years.

The Medway Lions will conductits monthly bottles and cans col-lection on Saturday, November 20starting at 9 a.m.; a fundraiser withproceeds used to support commu-nity services. Redeemables shouldbe placed at curbside by 9 a.m. orbrought directly to Medway Oil on

Broad Street by 11 a.m. the morn-ing of the drive. Residents are re-minded that they may also, at theirconvenience, place redeemables inthe Lions Bottles and Cans shed infront of West Medway Liquors onMain Street. The Lions thank res-idents for their continued support.

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MEDWAY – It’s that time ofyear again and Prudential Page Re-alty is gearing up for what theyhope to be a successful season.This has nothing to do with sales,but everything to do with givingback to a wonderful community.

Paul Rao, Medway resident andowner said, “Back in the early 90sone of our former agents,Stephanie Tocchi, suggested thatwe invite families to come to ouroffice to drop off toys for tots andbecome a drop-off center for the

charity.” Toys for Tots is coordi-nated by the Unites States MarinesReserves, and was overseen lo-cally by a former Marine who hassince relocated. When SergeantBruce moved, Stephanie and herhusband, Bob took over the task ofstockpiling and distributing thetoys. They distributed toys to over9,000 children in 2008. While theTocchis no longer run the local dis-tribution, Prudential Page Realtycontinues to open their three of-fices as drop-off centers for Toys

for Tots.

Rao stated, “We kick off the drivewith what has become another tra-dition for our company. For thepast 10 years we have shown ap-preciation for our past customersby inviting them to enjoy a movieat a local cinema on the Tuesdaybefore Thanksgiving. This eventhas been so successful that, on oc-casion, we’ve filled two theatreswith guests. There’s no cost to ourpast clients, but we ask them toconsider bringing a toy to the

event. Some prefer to write a checkto the foundation. Non-violent,unwrapped toys for all ages are ac-cepted, as well as winter clothingsuch as mittens, gloves, and hats.

This is a great cause that helpsbring smiles to less fortunate chil-dren in the holiday season. Theoutpouring of generosity andgoodwill from the community hasbeen so wonderful over the years.We are very privileged to play asmall part in this great endeavor.”

Prudential Page Realty also hosts“Free Photos with Santa” at theirMedway office as a way of giving

back to community. “When westarted with Toys for Tots, wethought that this event would gowell with the drive. We’ve hadfamilies coming back for photosfor more than 15 years! While thephotos are free, we again ask peo-ple to consider bringing a toy ormaking a nominal donation toToys for Tots,” Rao added.

Prudential Page Realty will startcollecting toys at their three officesthe week before Thanksgivinguntil December 17. They are lo-cated at 82 Holliston Street, Med-way, 489 Main Street, Medfieldand 26 Franklin Street, Wrentham.


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Charles River Bank prides itselfon being a good citizen in theholiday season.

• Every year during the month ofNovember, Charles River Bankholds a non-perishable food col-lection for the local food pantriesincluding the Medway, Belling-ham and Mendon Food Pantriesas well as the Daily Bread FoodPantry in Milford.

• In December we ‘adopt’ fami-lies for Christmas from the Sal-

vation Army. The employeesadopt one of the families and buygifts for them. For the other fam-ilies we adopt, we create paperornaments that list a familymember on it (age, gender andgift request idea) and hang thoseornaments on our Christmastrees in each of our branches forcustomers to take. Customersbuy a gift and return it to thebank and we bring it back to theSalvation Army with the othergifts for that particular family.

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MILLIS - Stunning 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath Colonial with5040 sq ft of living area on manicured 1.44 acres withbeautiful stone-walls. 2-story Italian tile foyer, formalliving room with bay window, entertainment sized diningroom, recently renovated cherry cabinet kitchen. Lightfilled media room. Step down fireplaced family room,enclosed screened porch. Fireside MBR with cathedralceiling, luxury bath, private balcony overlooking lovelyback yard, Fabulous finished basement with super in-law apt, sliders lead to nice patio. A must see!Call 508-533-5122 $659,900

MEDWAY - Builder's own-custom! Located inApplegate Farm, a neighborhood of distinctive newhomes! This large exquisite cape features an openfloor plan and attention to fine details. Gorgeousgranite kitchen, island & high end appliances,columns to two story great room with balcony above,fireplace in living room with cathedral ceiling, openfoyer, tile mud-room with custom cabinets, mastersuite with sitting area and two walk-ins, luxuriousmaster bath with dual-shower heads and spa tub, 9'ceilings first floor and walk-out basement, privatesetting with large backyard! Call before it’s sold!CALL 508-533-5122 $624,900

MILLIS - Move right in! Great family home on a nice,quiet double cul-de-sac close to the Medfield line. 4beds/1.5 baths with gleaming hardwoods, updatedkitchen with cherry cabinets and Corian® counters,SS appliances, updated baths, central air, beautifulfireplace, newer windows, freshly painted interior andexterior. Huge deck looking out onto well maintainedyard. Perfect for entertaining! You won't want to missthis one! Call 508-359-2331 $439,000

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MEDWAY - Gorgeous 8 room Colonial on beautifullot in nice area. Lovely, yard with Koi pond, many rareperennials and exotic trees. Fabulous fenced yard,screen porch, farmer's porch, Master bedroom withprivate sitting area, walk-in closet, priv luxury bath,2nd floor laundry, 36x36 detached heated gar with 3overhead doors, heated loft above, fin bsmnt,separate well for outdoor use, more! Call 508-533-5122 $449,900 Seller offers $5,000 closing cost

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SEPTEMBER REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONSADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER TOWN18 Broad Acres Farm Rd $645,000 Berg, Matthew B Austin, James M Medway

6 Carol Ln $275,000 Smith, Gardiner Heavner, Jeffrey Medway

10 Crook St $280,000 Chenard, Norbert J Hodge, Harold B Medway

3 Fox Run Rd $430,000 Alico, John H Durgin, Matthew Medway

1 Kenney Dr $426,284 Fasolino Home Improve Inc Davis, Richard J Medway

16 Lovers Ln $190,000 Dowdell, Richard Dowdell, Gregory C Medway

189 Main St $192,000 Cascanet, Patricia A Showstead, Christopher G Medway

110 Milford St $306,000 Mcvey, John R Snyder, Scott P Medway

215 Village St #D $300,000 Sussman-Ghatak, Carol A Vanaria, Robert J Medway

76 Bullard Ln $293,000 Bethoney, Peter T Sterling, Mark E Millis

23 Clewes Rd $349,000 Healy, Barbara E Sisto, Jeffrey W Millis

142 Farm St $185,000 Connelly, Olive B BDM Realty LLC Millis

53 Grove St $337,500 Tiberi, Joanne Hankee, William P Millis

10 Independence Ln $350,000 Harrington, Irene M One West Bk Millis

17 Oakview Ave $183,333 Cartier, Raymond B Cartier, Sandra Millis

115 Pleasant St $365,000 Santucci RT Heiman, Klaus M Millis

81 Van Kleeck Rd $230,000 Ridgemont Prop Inc Ristuccia, Anthony Millis

156 Village St $324,500 Guilbert, Jason Fuller, R Randolph Millis

239 Village St $132,500 Cribby RT Carreiro, Mark D Millis

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PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

PRE-K BOSTON TOP SECRET SCIENCE - Jen Manning

Students enrolled in this coursewill be exposed to a wide varietyof scientific topics through excit-ing experiments and beautiful chil-dren's literature. Children willexamine the effects of water onpolymers using awesome alliga-tors and explore the effects of thesun's heat and light. Dive into anew topic each week with thesethrilling experiments that will besure to mold minds of these younglearners into future scientists. Stu-dents will enjoy three to five dif-ferent make and take home,hands-on science experimentseach week. All materials are in-cluded in the course fee. VeteransMemorial Building, Rm. 204,Ages: 3-5, Mondays, Session II-10/25-11/15, 4 weeks, 9:15-10a.m. Fee: $45/session

TODDLERTIME PLAYGROUP

Parents and preschoolers share amorning of fun. Meet other chil-dren, interact with peers and en-courage sharing by bringing toysto share with new friends. VeteransMemorial Building Gym, All ages,Tuesdays, 11/2-12/21, 8 weeks,10-11 a.m., Fee: $10

TODDLER TUMBLE &ROLL - Shannon Graham

A fun class for toddlers to get thechance to use the gym mats tojump, run and roll! Perfect classfor the beginner to work on bodymovement and coordination.

Veterans Memorial BuildingGym, Ages 2 & 3, Wednesdays,11/3-12/8, 9-9:45 a.m., Fee: $45

YOUTH PROGRAMS

BOSTON TOP SECRET SCI-ENCE - Jen Manning

Science is a fascinating adven-ture of fantastic discoveries andimaginative investigation. Our goalis to provide fun, entertaining andeducational activities with a clearunderstanding of what science isabout and how it affects the worldaround us. In this four-weekcourse, there will be four to fiveprojects per class in the areas of therock cycle, magnets, physics, andmore. These will be make and takehome experiments for students toshare what they have learned withothers. All materials are includedin the course fee. Please send in adismissal note. Instructor will meetchildren at Clyde Brown FlagPole. Minimum 7

Veterans Memorial BuildingRoom: 204, Grades: K-4, Thurs-days, Session II-10/21-11/18 (noclass 11/11), 4 weeks 3-4p.m. Fee: $45/session

ADULT PROGRAMS

LADIES LIGHT HIKING -Nanci Cahalane

Add dimension to your walkingor jogging-do you like the idea ofhiking but don't want to go alone?Hiking is fantastic exercise as wellas a great time to get some fresh airand explore new places. We willmeet at various local locations

every week (a list will be givenout). This class moves at a goodpace-we'll be looking for hills!First meeting at F. Gilbert StateForest, Mill St., Foxboro.

(Cancelled only for inclementweather. Make-ups after 2nd can-cellation)

Meets at Various Locations,Adults, SESSION II, Thursdays,10/28-12/16 (no hike 11/11 or11/25) OR

Saturdays, 11/6-12/18(no hike11/27), 9:45-11 a.m., Fee: $35

TRIPS

A DAY IN NEW YORK CITY

Come with us for a great day ofshopping, sightseeing and dining.For those of you who want, wewill take you to shop on Canal St.for all the "knock-offs". You canshop on 5th Avenue and browsethrough so many designer and up-scale stores. Sightsee at some ofNew York's most exciting andmeaningful sights. Dine at one ofthe many world famous and fabu-lous restaurants NYC has to offer.Experience cuisine that will piqueeven the most discriminating ap-petite. DEPARTS: Medway Mid-dle School, Holliston St., Medway,Saturday 11/6, Fee: $58

· departing Middle School at6:30am

· leaving NYC at 6:00 p.m.

· returning at approximately10:00 p.m.

The Millis Recreation Deptart-ment is ALWAYS looking for newideas and suggestions. If you havean idea for a class or are interestedin teaching a program please let usknow!!


Millis Recreation Fall Classes Still Starting

SUE MCGRATH NASCAFull-time, licensed Realtor since 1995Area resident since 1982

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12 CEDAR FARM RD, MEDWAY $579,9003500+ square feet of living space onfour finished levels! Large cathedralceiling family room opens onto over-sized deck and level yard. Formal din-ing room, bright kitchen with frenchdoors to sunroom. Four spacious bed-rooms and study on second and thirdfloors. Many hardwoods, built insound system, C/A. Gunite pool withcabana offering hot tub, sauna and full bath! Minutes to Rte 495 and shopping!

2011 M3N (Millis/Medway/Medfield/Norfolk) Relay for Lifeinformational committee meetingwill be held at the Millis Town hallon November 3rd at 6:30, 1st floor.Please stop by to find out how youcan be a small or big part of the2011 Relay for Life benefiting theAmerican Cancer Society. Anyquestions, please contact LisaJohnson at [email protected]

November 17th - 2011 Relay forLife Expo & Fundraiser is beingheld at the American Legion onCutler St. in Medway from 6:30 -8:30. Stop by to pick up informa-tion on starting a team, joining ateam or help with the planning ofthe event.

We will also be having a Party ofGold Rep there so you may turn

your unwanted gold jewelry intoinstant cash for you. You will leavewith a check in hand and the com-pany will be donating 15% of theamount of gold taken in, to the2011 M3N (Millis/Medway/Med-field/Norfolk) Relay for Life. Wewill also be having a Silpada Rep(Silpada.com) there. Any ques-tions, please contact Lisa Johnsonat [email protected]

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The First Congregational

Church began Franklin's Meals

on Wheels program 35 years

ago. The minister felt the need to

deliver meals to the people in the

town who are not able to go out

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Other churches in the area felt

this was such a great idea that

they insisted on giving their sup-

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The Ellis Nursing Home pro-

vides the food, as well as the

labor to cook the meals, and

Meals on Wheels packages it up

and delivers it to program partic-

ipants in the community.

Franklin’s Meal preparers are

able to cater the meal to the per-

son’s dietary needs: foods can be

cooked to be diabetic-friendly,

pureed, or to any specified in-

structions.

Meals on Wheels operates with

a Board of Directors in order to

crew the organization. Volun-

teers deliver meals Monday

through Friday at lunchtime to

people who cannot shop or cook.

The goals of Meals’ recipients

are varied. Some long-term par-

ticipants need ongoing meals for

years, and some just need meals

a few times a week. Meals on

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independence while at the same

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to booth up and down the street.

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The Medway School BuildingCommittee was formed after Med-way received approval of a “state-ment of interest” for repairing theMiddle School. The approval wasgiven by the Massachusetts SchoolBuilding Authority or M.S.B.A. TheM.S.B.A. decides what school build-ing projects will get percentage oftheir costs reimbursed by the state.The formation of the building com-mittee is required in a process that isgoverned at each at each phase byM.S.B.A. rules.

The committee has been meetingsince November of 2009. The mem-bership of the building committee isbased on M.S.B.A. rules and theymust approve the appointments. Thecommittee is chaired by RobertTucker, Vice Chair of the PlanningBoard with construction manage-ment experience. The members areBoard of Selectmen Chair DennisCrowley, Medway resident LarryMuench who is a facilities managerfor a private school, former FinanceCommittee Chair Larry Ellsworth,Capital Improvement CommitteeVice Chair Tom Anderson, Town Ac-countant Carol Pratt, Board of Se-lectman member Andrew Espinosa,Town Administrator SuzanneKennedy, Assistant SuperintendantDavid Verdolino, Middle SchoolPrincipal Armand Pires, Medwayresident and former School Commit-tee Vice Chair Tina Wright, Superin-tendant Judith Evans, SchoolCommittee Chair Debora Trindade,and School Committee memberShelley Wieler.

The creation of a school buildingcommittee is required by theM.S.B.A. when a town applies forstate reimbursement for a school ren-ovation, building or repair project.The Medway School Building Com-mittee’s job is to oversee the phasesof the repair project for the MiddleSchool. It represents town and schoolinterests while working with and fol-lowing M.S.B.A. regulations.

The School Building Committeehas achieved the following mile-stones in the process:

• Obtained funding at the Novem-ber 2009 Town meeting for the ini-tial phases of the project as requiredby the M.S.B.A.

• Compass Project Management(Compass) was selected as theOwner’s Project Manager in Febru-ary of 2010 after a public procure-ment process following M.S.B.A.rules. The Owner’s Project Managerrepresents Medway’s interests dur-ing all phases of the project includ-ing meeting with the M.S.B.A. when

required.• After another public procure-

ment process the experiencedschool project architectural firm ofKnight, Bagge and Anderson, Inc.(K.B.A.) was retained in July.K.B.A. has developed the initial de-sign schematics, repair recommen-dations and cost estimates for therepairs.

• Compass, K.B.A., and theBuilding Committee have workedclosely with the Mass. SchoolBuilding Authority to obtain ap-proval for each step in the process.

• Met with the M.S.B.A. at keypoints in the process and the projectis on track to be voted on at theSeptember 29 meeting of theM.S.B.A.

The repairs to this more than250,000 square foot building willconsist of:

• Making the building A.D.A.compliant for accessibility as re-quired by building codes

• Addition of current Life- Safetycode required sprinkler systems, up-grades and connection of the firealarm systems which function sepa-rately for the 1960 and 1973 build-ings

• Replacement of windows whichare all original to the building’sconstruction to improve buildingenergy efficiency and natural light-ing

• Upgrades to electrical panels andwiring which is nearly all originalto the 1960 and ’73 construction –many classrooms have only 2 outletboxes limiting the use of technol-ogy for teaching

• Replacement of heating and airhandling units for halls, gyms, mainoffice and the cafeteria

• Replacement of floor tiles andgymnasium flooring adhesives

• Upgrades to plumbing for heat-ing systems, accessible bathroomsand water fountains

While the town would need to passa debt exclusion for the full amount,the M.S.B.A. will reimburse Med-way for more than fifty percent of theapproved costs. Rather than havingto wait until full completion of theproject the M.S.B.A. now reimburseson a rolling basis allowing faster re-payment of town debt.

Why should the town repair thebuilding, why not just build a newone? Building a new school wouldcost in excess of 40 million dollars,yield a building about the half thesize and require demolition or moth-

balling of the current building. TheM.S.B.A. would not support re-placement of a viable, repairablebuilding. Medway would foot the en-tire bill for a new building. TheM.S.B.A. supports this project. Weknow the M.S.B.A. will reimburseMedway for more than fifty percentof the approved costs for this repairproject. In addition by doing thisproject now we can take advantageof lower construction and bondingcosts. As the economy improves it’sexpected these costs will only in-crease.

Since August members of the com-mittee have been meeting weekly towork on critical components of theproject. It is reviewing the list of pos-sible repairs, weighing the associatedcosts, benefits, and necessity of eachrepair. The impact of the repairs onthe educational environment of theMiddle School is being assessed. Weare preparing for anticipated approvalof the project at the September 29M.S.B.A. meeting.

When M.S.B.A. approval is re-ceived additional important workwill remain to be done. The buildingcommittee must finalize the scope ofthe project. It must be presented tothe Board of Selectman for place-ment on the warrant of the Novem-ber 15 Town Meeting. The fundingproposal must be finalized beforeTown Meeting. The Town Meetingmust vote on the project and votersneed to be informed in order to makea decision. If a positive vote isachieved at Town Meeting a specialelection must be held on funding theproject. The building committee willwork with the Board of Selectman todetermine the best date for the spe-cial election.

Once funding is voted the buildingcommittee will continue to workwith Compass, our project manager,to oversee the phases of constructionand work with the M.S.B.A. to en-sure we follow requirements to re-ceive maximum possiblereimbursement.

Nearly all of the critical buildingsystems and components in the Mid-dle School are original to the 1960and 1973 construction. These repairswill improve the safety and educa-tional environment for its more than800 students. It will enhance thebuilding as a community space forcontinuing adult education, sportsand cultural events.

The town will benefit from theextension of the useful life of theMiddle School building by 25years.

Fall Update from the Medway SchoolBuilding Committee

A new fundraising effort, to revampMillis Athletic Fields, kicked off inMillis on October 23 with a dinnerdance at the Glen Ellen CountryClub. The Millis Athletic Fields willbe funded by private donations, cor-porate sponsorships, naming rightssponsors, grant monies and by thegenerosity of the Millis residents andbusinesses. More information fol-lows:

Are new athletic fields necessary?Yes. Currently, the amount of use

demands new fields. Millis offers 17sports and half take place outdoors.There is overlap in field use. Constantuse prevents proper maintenance.New fields have not been added forover 30 years and since then, therehas been a tremendous growth inyouth sports.

What exactly are we replacing?Football/Soccer/Lacrosse//Field

Hockey field:

By changing the field from grass tosynthetic turf, the capacity of use onthe field will double and will be less-costly to maintain to an annual basis.Often the field appears “unused,” butthis is necessary to preserve the grass.With turf, the field will be more avail-able to all teams, and there is a mar-ket for renting the athletic complexfor tournaments and camps.

Track: Currently, the track is madeof gravel and the track and field teamcan’t hold home meets. The newplan includes a new regulation allweather track (6-lanes) which wouldserve a dual purpose of accommo-dating a track meet, as well as a walk-ing/running space for town residentswhen games and meets are not in ses-sion.

Lights: Currently, the lights cost$625 for a 3-hour period. New lightswould cost $125 to run for the sametime period and are better for the en-vironment.

Buildings: A new scoreboard; newpress box complete with sound sys-tem as well as new concession stand

Baseball Field: We will relocate thefield and have a synthetic infield/out-field; new scoreboard; lighting ;irri-gation, backstop, fencing anddugouts. With a new field and properdrainage, the field will be available onweekends for tournaments and forother Millis teams when the HighSchool Team is not in session.

Volleyball Court: We will relocateand reconstruct a new regulationcourt with lighting.

Miscellaneous: In addition to thefields: new wells for irrigation; fenc-ing, security gates; goal posts forpractice field; accessible path fromlocker rooms to main gate; repair, re-paint all outside buildings and vehic-ular access to practice field on schoolproperty.

The Millis Athletic Fields ProjectCommittee is a group of volunteersaimed at raising the estimated cost is$3.8 million dollars toward this effort,but the complex will develop into aself-sustaining, revenue-generatingproperty, thereby increasing the valueof what Millis can offer its residentsand businesses.

If you would like to help or join thecommittee, please send an email [email protected], visit the web-site at www.millisfields.org, or findthe project on Facebook. Donationscan be sent to Millis Athletic FieldsProject, P.O. Box 145, Millis, MA02054.

Millis Athletic Fields Project Holds Fundraiser

Millis School News Medway School News

Listen for the sound of sleighbells the morning of December 4,when jolly old Saint Nick will jointhe Medway Boy Scouts at St.Joseph Parish Center, 145 Hollis-ton Street. The all-you-can-eatbreakfast will include pancakes,

scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee,cocoa, milk and juice. Childrencan take a high-quality photo withSanta in his workshop. The break-fast will run from 7:30 – 11 a.m.Admission is $5 for adults and $3for children and seniors.

Medway Boy ScoutsPresent Breakfast withSanta December 4that St. Joseph Parish


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Our 2010-2011 youth basketballprogram will be structured to allowfor instruction and playing time.This program will consist of prac-

tice dates prior to the beginning ofthe season. This program willallow time for instruction, equalplaying time and full-court games.Two coaches needed for eachteam.

Games will be played Saturdaymornings. The teams will be bro-ken down by grades. We will behaving evaluations to ensure teamsare fair. Evaluations arenot mandatory, but highly recom-mended.

EVAL Schedule TBD and willbe announced soon!!

Registration form MUST be inby November 1st to ensure place-ment on a team. All others will beon a wait list and will be placedONLY where there are spots avail-able. A $10 late fee will be ap-plied!!

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Millis residents learned a lotmore about their fire departmenton Saturday, October 16, whenfirefighters held an open house.Children were able to climbaboard fire trucks, try on gear andeven try a fire hose. Visitors were

also treated to a safety harnessdemonstration, a Jaws of Lifedemonstration, and free ham-burgers and hotdogs. What’smore, they came away with im-portant information on fire safety.

Fire DepartmentOpen House Ablazewith Fun

Photo Top: Kevin Curley, of Millis, andhis three boys, Ethan, 6, Will,4 and Matthew, 2, check outthe Millis fire engines.

Photo Right:BIG BOOTS TO FILL: Sam Noonan, age 4, of Millis,can’t quite get the firefight-ers’ boot to fit.

Photo Left: Seven-year-old Keith Albertinelli, of Millis, trieshis hand at the fire hose.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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