Millis Medway News March 2010

BY J.D. O’GARA

Some of you reading this articlehave spent your last dime on rent, orheat, or health care. Your family’slaundry needs to bewashed, but youhave just a drop of detergent left forthe job.You’ve unrolled your tooth-paste tube to squeeze it out onemoretime, looking for that pea-sized por-tion to put on your year-old tooth-brush, and you’re out of soap anddeodorant.What’s worse, you’re al-most out of toilet paper. The mostunbearable fact, however, is that youand your family are hungry, and youare tapped out.Your wallet — yourbank account, is bare.

Enter your local food pantry. In thetown of Millis, local churches, withhelp from local businesses and resi-dents, haveworked together for over20 years to raise funds for theMillisEcumenical Food Pantry, located inthe Church of Christ on ExchangeStreet. Each church in town is rep-resented on the pantry’s steeringcommittee, and they serve 80 fami-lies, all residents of the town. Fourof those families have recently beenadded. Patrons of the food pantry

showproof of residency and explaintheir need, atwhich time they are as-signed a number, for confidentiality.They are then allowed to shop everytwo weeks during pantry hours,from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., every firstand thirdWednesday of the month,

or from10 a.m. – 12 p.m. every Sat-urday.

The pantrywas not always limitedtoMillis residents, says JudyAcker-man, who, with her husband, Don-ald, represents the Church of Christon the pantry’s steering committee.

“If someone comes in to shop at thepantry, and they live in anothertown, they are allowed to shop thatone time, but they would get infor-mation as to where they can go in

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Chuck Tashjian aims to offerMedway andMillis residents a lotmore than the premiere issue of lo-caltownpages in their mailboxesthis month; he hopes to foster anew connection to their commu-nity. Ten-thousand copies of thetabloid-sized newspaper will beproduced each month, and thesewill be directmailed free of chargeto households and businesses inthe two neighboring towns. Thepaper will also be available in itsfull format at www.millismed-

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“This paper is to let residents ofeach town know what’s going onin their local communities,” saysTashjian, who envisions his publi-cation as a way for readers to stayabreast of all their towns have tooffer, including town news, non-profit organizations, town sportsand local businesses.

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their area,” saysAckerman,who hasvolunteered for the food pantry since1994. “We wouldn’t let anyone gohungry.”

One place these folks might go isto either of two food pantries inMedway. These volunteer-runpantries – theMedway Food Pantryat the Medway Housing Authority,600MahanCircle, and theMedwayVillage Food Pantry, at theMedwayVillage Church, aid each other, andtheywelcome families in need fromMedway and surrounding towns.The Community Church also offersa hot meal from 5:30-6:30 p.m.every Tuesday night.

The food pantry at the HousingAuthority is open from 9 a.m. – 12p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.Clients are allowed up to shop for up

to two bags of food at a time, with alimit on certain items such as coffee,hamburger, hot dogs and chicken.HelenLuccio,MedwayFoodPantryDirector, says she sees people of alldemographicsmake use of the loca-tion, although lately, she says, she’sseeing a lot more men come alongwith their families. “They don’t likecoming,” says Luccio. “I alwaysthink, ‘How would I feel?’ Ofcourse, it would be better not to(have to) come. If I were fromMed-way, I’d rather go to the food pantryin Millis, because I don’t want peo-ple to know I need to go to a foodpantry.”

In a similar fashion to the Millissystem, pantry shoppers only showtheir identification the first time theyvisit.Addresses are kept private, andfew questions are asked. Up until ayear and a half ago, says Luccio, theFood Pantry even accepted patrons

from Rhode Island. Nowadays,however, those from theOceanStateare allowed to shop the first time, butthen they are advised where to findassistance in their areas.

The Medway Food Bank and theMedway Village Food Pantry dorely on donations from local resi-dents and businesses, but both alsodepend on the Greater Boston FoodBank, with Medway Village FoodPantry even using their neighboringfood pantry’s truck for deliveries.Because it receives 40% to 60% ofits food from GBFB and ProjectBread, says Marilyn Conley, Med-way Village Food Pantry’s director,they keep careful records on howmany people the pantry feeds.

“We are people from 22 towns,”says Conley, who adds that the

GBFB alone provided her pantrywith 43,304 pounds of food in 2009.The total number of householdsusing the Medway Village FoodPantry in 2008 was 1,590. In 2009,that number rose to 2,078.The num-ber of total individuals served in2009 was 4,806, with 1,545 chil-dren, 2,494 adults under 65 and 767senior adults. These clients shop attheMedwayVillage Food Pantry onWednesdays, from 3:45 until 4:45,but special arrangements are alsosometimes made through a tele-phone call to the church office, (508)533-6401, to help those with emer-gency circumstances.

“We do depend on donations,”adds Conley, “because we can’t al-ways get certain items.” Both Con-ley andAckerman agree that

personal toiletry items, includingtoilet paper, soap, toothbrushes andtoothpaste top the list of hard-to-getitems that their visitors really need.Laundry detergent is also an expen-sive item high in demand. Thesepantry volunteers also note thatcanned goods, including tuna fishand canned spaghetti or ravioli, arealways appreciated, and that specialitems, such as jelly or snacks forschool, are hard to come by.

All the food pantry volunteers in-terviewed agreed that they find thework they do for their communitiesto be a rewarding experience. Eachcontributed that theywere driven bya desire to somehow help.AsMari-lyn Conley sums up, “I just felt Iwanted to do something, that Godput it in my heart to do this…Godjustwants us to help each other out.”

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When my son was younger, hehad a really cool Hot Wheels™set. The bright orange trackswerea real challenge to set up. Oncecompleted, the track made a largecircuit with two steeply-bankedturns and one large loop in themiddle. My favorite part of thetrack was the battery-poweredroller that propelled the cars for-ward with enough force to getthem through the loop, around theturns and back to the roller again.As the pastor of a church, I’vecome to appreciate that toy in awhole new way.

As a working mother, I under-stand the challenges that comewith having to keep a family, a ca-reer and a home together. I oftenfeel like I might not have the en-ergy to make it though the “track”

of another week. As a person offaith, I also appreciate how Godworks in my life – even when Ifeel like Imight be “coming off thetrack.” Forme, that HotWheels™set reminds me that I need to findaway to re-energizeweekly. It re-mindsme that I have to find awayto be rejuvenated so that I canmake it through the loops andsharp turns of my daily life.

One of the many reasons I en-courage people to attend aworshipservice weekly is to be propelledinto our lives, much like the rolleron the Hot Wheels™ set did forthe car. A worship service can in-vigorate, inspire and center us. Itcan help us remember that God iswith us in our lives and in ourcommunity. Worship also offers aplace to be reflective and to gain

perspective – even as if offers theopportunity to giveGod thanks forthis wonderful, challenging, andamazing world.

If you don’t have a communityof faith that you call your own, Iinvite you to be our guest at theChurch of Christ, Congregational,UCC at 142 Exchange Street inMillis. We gather for worship at10am on Sunday mornings andshare coffee and lots of snacksafter the service. Come and see ifthe Church of Christ, Congrega-tional is the placewhere you’ll be-come empowered to take on theloops and turns of your own life.Feel free to check us out on theweb atwww.millisucc.org or giveus a call at (508) 376-5034.

The Rev. Jennifer Munroe-Nathansis Sr. Pastor at the Church of Christ,Congregational, UCC, in Millis.

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Millis town elections are comingup onMay 3, but the news is, well,there isn’t much news. Just aboutall of the seats up for re-fillinghave no contest, with one schoolcommittee seat, a two-year term,still awaiting a candidate. Thoseinterested in running can stillobtain papers from the TownClerk’s office and submit them byMarch 15.

“That the current officeholdershave chosen to run for re-electionis very positive, but I think it’s un-fortunate that, particularly in thesedifficult economic times, whereserious decisions need to made,that there are seats with no con-test,” says Pat Sjogren, AssistantTownClerk. “These decisionswillhave a long term impact on thecommunity.”

On the school committee, MarcConroy, who holds an interim seatdue to appointment, will run for anopen three-year position. Thisleaves a two-year vacancy forwhich no one has yet chosen torun.

Since Conroy was appointed tohis current position, he is requiredto run for election to the schoolboard this time around.

Another appointee, Carol Coak-

ley, will be running uncontestedfor a three-year spot on the Boardof Health. Diane Jurmain is theonly one to have taken out papersto run for a three-year position asLibrary Trustee, and both JamesMcKay, of the Planning Board,and Raymond Normandin, of theHousingAuthority, have no oppo-nents in their bids for re-election totheir five-year seats.

In addition to town elections,Millis residents are sorely neededto step up as volunteers on the fol-lowing town committees andboards:

• Agricultural Commission ---Associate

• Cable TVAdvisory Committee

• Council onAging

• Cultural Council

• Finance Committee

• Historical Commission ---Associate

• Master Plan ImplementationCommittee

• Old Town Hall ReuseCommittee

• Open SpaceAdvisoryCommittee

• Permanent Building Committee

• Planning Board ---Associate

• Recreation Committee

•Website Committee

•Youth Commission

• Zoning Board ofAppeals ---Associate

If any Millis resident wishes toserve, please contact the Office ofthe Town Administrator & Boardof Selectmen at 508-376-7040.

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Smaller merchants in the Medway and Millis areas, saysTashjian, have trouble reachingtheir audiences, because they haveno publication dedicated solely tothe news of their area. “Having amonthly paper makes sense. Itkeeps stories relating to bothtowns,” says Tashjian. “This keepsresidents and businesses closer to-gether.” The local advertising“helps those people support theirlocal businesses, which in turnsupports the community.”

Our Town Publishing has also in-vited local nonprofit groups tosubmit monthly news articles andevent listings. The publisher alsoencourages local merchants tooffer tips from their experiencewith expert columns, advice arti-

cles and even recipes of the month.Tashjian is encouraging studentgroups from Millis and Medwayhigh schools to find a voicethrough the new monthly. Studentsfrom each school, under supervi-sion of their instructors, will sub-mit their own articles forpublication.

Tying the two communities to-gether is nothing new. The kinshipbetween Millis and Medway wasestablished over three-hundredyears ago, when the area was set-tled as part of Dedham, accordingto Wikipedia. In 1651, the areasthat comprise Medway and Milliswere part of land Dedham grantedto Medfield. Sixty-two years later,in 1713, Medfield pioneers appliedfor a grant to create a new town.The area presently known as Med-way was then recognized as WestMedway, and today’s Millis was

known as East Medway. LansingMillis, who helped to bring therailroad, and thus, more commerceto his region, spearheaded EastMedway’s movement to becomeits own town. In 1885, Millis wasgranted a separate township.

Tashjian does think informationabout Millis and Medway can belost in papers that serve a wider re-gion. “With other papers,” saysTashjian, “you’re lucky if there areone or two articles about the actualtown. We plan on being commu-nity focused and communitybased.”

Readers are invited to submit articles, announcements and storyideas to [email protected], or by calling (508)533-1333. The deadline for sub-missions is the 15th of eachmonth.

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Katherine Golden, a member ofMillis Girl Scout Troop 74920, re-cently completed her Girl ScoutBronze Award. The Bronze Awardis the highest recognition a GirlScout Junior grade 4-5 canachieve. It helps girls improve thecommunity around them whilebuilding leadership skills. Theproject is more than a service proj-ect; it encompasses organizational,leadership and networking skills.

For her Bronze award project,Katy fundraised, built and placeda Peace Pole at Oak Grove Parkplayground. A Peace Pole is apole that reads “May peace prevailon Earth” on each side, in four dif-ferent languages. Katy chose Eng-lish, French, Spanish and Dutch.She wanted it located where peo-ple could sit and think about themessage that it gave. Katy madethe top of the pole from sheet cop-per with the help of her grandfa-ther. She also planted flower bulbsaround its base, which will bloomin spring. Katy completed the poleand placed it in the park this pastfall, but she only recently received

confirmation from Girl Scouts ofEastern MA council that sheachieved the award. In doing this project, Katy gained knowl-edge beyond the message ofpeace, but still believes strongly inthat message.

Aside from creating the pole it-self, Katy had to complete otherrequirements to obtain her Bronzeaward. She earned two badgesthat related to her project (GlobalAwareness and Traveler) as well asthe Junior Sign of the Rainbow,which entails earning anotherbadge (Humans and Habitats)along with completing severalother requirements. The Sign ofthe Rainbow teaches girls aboutbuilding relationships and respect-ing other people, locally and glob-ally. She was also required tocomplete leadership activities, for which Katy earned her JuniorAide Patch.

When asked what she learnedfrom this project, Katy stated that"Nothing is easy. Even if you thinkit is, nothing is easy."

“We are all very proud of Katy,”says Michelle Schofield, MillisGirl Scout Coordinator. “She is an amazing young lady and an amazing girl scout. It is won-derful to see all the projects thatour Girl Scouts contribute to our community”


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Each March, images spring tomind, of girls in pretty dresses andbows, dancing on their father’sshoes as their fathers twirl themaround with twinkles in their eyesand smiles on their faces, becauseMarch is the time of year for TheAnnual Medway Lions Fathersand Daughters Dance, which willbe held on Sunday, March 14,2010. The dance will again be held

from 1-4 p.m. in the MedwayHigh School Cafeteria, on 88Summer Street in Medway.

Girls ages 3 and older are invitedto bring their date – dad, uncle,grandfather, etc. – to the event.The dance is open to all in Med-way and surrounding communi-ties. Enchanted Moments Photo-graphy will be on hand to take

photographs to commemorate theevent. A DJ will spin tunes, andthe afternoon will also includegames. Light refreshments will beprovided. The cost is $7 per per-son at the door.

The Medway Lions are proud toonce again sponsor this perennialevent. Please join us for a fun andmemorable afternoon!

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Please take notice that the Boardof Selectmen of the Town of Millis, Massachusetts, as IssuingAuthority for a cable television license under M.G.L. c.166A, will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 8, 2010 at 8:00p.m. in room 229 of the VeteransMemorial Building, 900 Main St.,

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The Medway Business Councilwas created to promote and nur-ture a healthy business and profes-sional community. This non-profitorganization is open to any personowning, operating or controlling againful business or profession.Breakfast meetings take place at 8a.m. on the third Thursday of themonth at the Medway VFW at 123Holliston Street, and each features

a spotlight speaker. Our Marchmeeting will begin with a meet-and-greet networking session.Enjoy a hot buffet breakfast, andlisten to our guest speaker, TownAdministrator Suzanne Kennedy.Audience participation is encour-aged. For membership questions,call Carolyn Chodat, President,Classic Properties Real Estate at(508) 533-6060.

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The compelling musical Oliver!will be performed in Millis on Friday, March 19, 26 and Saturday,March 20, 27 at 7:30 pm at theMillis High School Auditorium,245 Plain Street (Rte. 115) Millis.The play is based on the CharlesDickens 1838 classic novel, OliverTwist. The drama will engage theaudience while delivering out-standing musical numbers. Themusical portrays the life and treat-ment of orphans in London in the1830s. Dickens’ classic was writ-ten to criticize the poor laws in19th century England. The play isa challenging tale of Oliver, who,through the conflict of good andevil, corruption and degradation, ispure-hearted and born for betterthings in life. The play is produced

by the Millis Theatre Group (acommunity theater organization)in consortia with Millis HighSchool and Millis Middle School.This is the consortia’s seventh an-nual spring musical production,and it boasts a cast of over 50, inaddition to the orchestra and pro-duction staff.

Tickets are $13 for adults under65, $10 for seniors and studentsand $8 for children under age 8.Tickets may be purchased at theMillis Middle School office, Mon-day through Friday, from 8:30 a.m.– 2 p.m. Tickets will also be avail-able at the door on a first come-firstserve basis. For info; or tickets, call508-376-5404 or go to www.mil-listheatre.org.

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Medway town elections will beheld on May 18, 2010. Nomina-tion papers, which require fiftysignatures, will be available untilMonday, March 29, from theTown Clerk’s Office. Three-year

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PublicHearingThe Medway School Committeewill hold a Public Hearing on theproposed 2010-2011 School De-partment Budget on Thursday,March 4, 2010, at 7:00 p.m., in theSchool Committee Room, Med-way Middle School, 45 HollistonStreet, Medway, MA. The SchoolCommittee welcomes commentsfrom the public on its budget pro-posal.


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Before adoption, every cat andkitten is spayed or neutered,tested for FIV and FelineLeukemia, dewormed, givenage-appropriate vaccines andmicro-chipped. Because we area not-for-profit organizationsolely dependent on donationsand volunteer support, fundrais-ers are critically important to ourcontinued work.

This year, the annual FURBOWL fundraiser will be heldSunday, March 7, at Ryan Fam-ily Amusements in Millis, MA.Bowlers of all levels and friendsof the Shelter will not want tomiss this exciting event, whichalso includes prizes, raffles andlots of fun. Monies raised by the

event are used to fund Purr-fectCat Shelter operations and care.Visit our website at www.purr-fectcatshelter.org for registrationforms and more information.

And please consider adoptingone, or more, of our deservingcats.

“Star” and “Lacey” are two fa-vorites among the volunteers atthe shelter. They were surren-dered to PCS under very sad cir-cumstances and want more thananything to be in a loving homeagain. Star and Lacey are young,adult siblings who came from anadult home and would do best ina similar environment. They arevery sweet and affectionate andeager to shower you with theirlove and companionship. Bothhave beautiful black and whitecoats but each has her own dis-tinctive markings. They enjoybeing brushed and fussed over,and love interactive play. Starand Lacey are absolutely de-lightful girls deserving of a newforever home soon.

Adoptions are done by ap-pointment. More informationabout adopting and applicationsis available at www.purrfectcat-shelter.org or by calling 508-533-5855.

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Fur Bowl Fundraiser March 7thThe annual FUR BOWL will beheld Sunday, March 7 at RyanFamily Amusements in Millis.

Bowlers of all levels and friends ofthe Perr-fect Cat Shelter won’twant to miss this exciting event in-

cluding prizes, raffles and, mostimportantly, a chance to supportthe Shelter in its fundraising ef-forts.

Bowl as an individual or gathertogether with family, friends or co-workers to make up a team of 5 players. The nominal registrationfee of $20 includes bowling, shoerental and refreshments.

All ages and skill levels are in-vited to participate. Bowlers arealso able to have friends, familyand co-workers sponsor them.More information including loca-tion and registration is available atwww.purrfectcatshelter.org or bycalling (508) 533-5855 to leave amessage. It’s a don’t-miss eventand the fun begins at 4:30 p.m.sharp.

The Purr-fect Cat Shelter is anon-profit, no-kill, all-volunteer organization providing care andshelter to homeless cats, with theultimate goal of finding permanentloving homes for each cat.

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Many of the area’s animal shel-ters depend on the generosity ofanimal lovers to keep their facili-ties well-stocked with the suppliesnecessary for the care and mainte-nance of the animals. For thosewishing to donate to local shelters,here are some of the items that arealways in demand:

• Toys & treats

• Cat litter

• Canned cat and dog food

• Dry cat and dog foot

• Large and small trash bags (forlittler disposal)

• Paper towels

• Small cat beds

• Nylon dog collars

• Gift cards to stores that stock petsupplies

• Monetary donations

Most people think of stage per-formance when they think of hyp-nosis.

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The Great Weight Loss Chal-lenge started off with a big banglast month at the Medway SeniorCenter. The challenge runsthrough June 1. It is not too late tosign up! It is run by our WellnessNurse, and weigh-ins are confi-dential.

There are always things happen-ing at the Medway Center. Join usfor a wonderful music program byJack Craig followed by dinner onMarch 24th beginning at 3 p.m.

The Book Discussion Group willbe discussing The Nineteenth Wifeby David Ebershaff on March26th at 1 p.m. New readers are always welcome.

We have both a trip to the NewEngland Flower Show and a trip toFoxwoods this month. Stop byand pick up a newsletter or read iton the townofmedway.org website.Exercise classes, card games, trips– we offer it all.

Volunteers keep the Council onAging going. If you are interested

in teaching a class, driving peopleto medical appointments, deliver-ing meals on wheels or helping outin the kitchen, give us a call at(508) 533-3210.

Art Meets PoetryThanks to a grant from the Med-way Cultural Council, a localagency which is supported by theMassachusetts Cultural Council,teaching artist Renee Malowitzand creative writing instructorRhonda Hamer join to provide anall-ages project combining poetryand art at the Medway Senior Cen-ter on Tuesday, March 16th from12 – 1:30 p.m.

First, you will create a simplepiece of art and then write yourown poem in calligraphy marker tocreate laminated book marks suit-able to give as gifts or mark a pageof your favorite book.

There is no charge for the pro-gram, but we ask that you sign upat the Center.

Happenings at theMedway Senior Center

As John Greene contemplatedpurchasing the Medway Mill inDecember of 2006, he gazed intothe clear water of the stream run-ning through the property andspotted a gorgeous, thriving speck-led trout. “That fish is a nativetrout,” he thought.

“If this stream has recovered, socan the building, “ he whispered tohimself.

Greene decided right there—Hemust buy the property. And so hebegan the sojourn of returning thestructures existing on the propertyback to the days of their formerglory.

The buildings at the MedwayMills complex were built between1928 and 1933, with some restingatop of the foundation of the his-toric Stone Mill, constructed in themid-1800s by Addison ParsonsThayer. Over the years, the build-

ings have been used for a varietyof manufacturing, from rawhidemallets to woolen products. Onethree-story building sat mostly va-cant since the 1950s.

Under Greene’s control, the

buildings are being transformed.They feature state-of-the-art sys-tems, including gorgeous architec-tural windows, HVAC, tiledbathrooms with granite countertops, slate, natural wood and cop-

per finishes, Greene is half waythrough refurbishing the once for-mer manufacturing buildings intoattractive offices at affordableprices.

After two years of great effort,the Medway Mill now boastsabout 45 tenants, some of themnew businesses and others simplyrelocating to the newer, unique

spaces at very attractive rents. TheMill’s eclectic mix of tenants in-clude a chiropractor, therapists,medical imaging specialists, amassage school, a holistic/healthcenter, an acupuncturist, a publish-

ing company, an antique shop,artists, a potential restaurant oper-ator and general business opera-tions for many other diversecompanies.

“Everyone asks me how I can bedeveloping offices and gettingthem rented in this economy,“Greene exclaims. “I think I am theluckiest man in commercial real

estate. I purchased the property atan favorable price and have foundcontractors charging far less thanseveral years ago.”

Greene credits the buildings’structures with adding to the ap-

peal of the office space. “Thestructures are configured in a man-ner allowing me to spread lightaround, producing a warm, inspi-rational environment. There isnothing like it around.”

Plans are underway to finish thesecond floor of the main buildingas well as construct a pad site fortwenty to thirty apartments at therear of the property.

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MARCH 1, 5 P.M.Boys Exploring Books - MillisPublic Library, 25 Auburn Rd.,Millis - Book group for boys ingrades 1-4.

MARCH 4, 7 P.M.Medway School CommitteePublic Hearing on proposed2010-2011 School Depart-ment Budget. Medway MiddleSchool, School CommitteeRoom, 45 Holliston Street.

MARCH 10, 7-8 P.M.Cacti and Succulents with ArtScarpa - Norfolk Library Com-munity Room, 139 Main Street,MGC and NGC Members, free.Non-members $5.

MARCH 16, 12-1:30 P.M.Art Meets Poetry - MedwaySenior Center, 76 OaklandStreet, Medway, MA - Spon-sored by the Medway CulturalCouncil. There is no charge forthe program, but we ask that yousign up at the Center. Call (508)533-3210 for more information.

MARCH 19, 20, 26 & 27 AT 7:30 P.M

Oliver! - Millis High School Au-ditorium, 245 Plain Street (Rte.115), Millis - Tickets are $13adults under 65; $10 seniors andstudents; $8 children under 8,and are available for purchasefrom the Millis Middle Schooloffice or at the door. For moreinformation, or for group tickets,call (508) 376-5404.

MARCH 19, 20, 7P.M.Cinderella Ball - The MilfordPerforming Arts Center, 150Main Street, Milford - Call (508)473-1684 for reservations; seat-ing is limited. Hors d’oeuvreswill be served. Call (508) 376-2676 or visit www. millisgardenclub.org for more information. A silent auction to benefit thetheatre group will also be held.$10 adults; $8 seniors/students.

MARCH 20, 10:30-11:30 A.M.Poetry Reading by IngridGrenon - Medway Public Li-brary, Cole Room, 26 High St.,Medway - Ingrid Grenon, a localhorse trainer and poet, will do a poetry reading from her new book.

MARCH 24, 7P.M.Millis Wildlife Photo - Discus-sion with George Trumbour atthe Millis Public Library, 25Auburn Rd., Millis. The pro-gram will be held in Dora’sRoom at the Millis Public Library. Pre-registration is notrequired, but would be helpfulfor planning purposes.

MARCH 27, 10:30-11:30 A.M.Horse Talk by Ingrid Grenon-Medway Public Library, ColeRoom, 26 High St., Medway.

MARCH 29, 5-6 P.M.Girls Night Out Bookgroup -Millis Public Library, 25 AuburnRd., Millis. Girls in grades 1-4meet for a lively book discus-sion. This month, girls are in-vited to read a mystery of theirchoosing.

APRIL 3, 9-12 P.M.Rabies Clinic - Millis DPWGarage, Water Street, Millis.Dogs: 9-10:30 a.m.; Cats: 10:30a.m. - 12 p.m. $10 per animalAll dogs must be leashed. Catsmust be in a carrier, pillow case,or secure container. In order toreceive 3-year vaccine, pleasebring a current rabies certificate.All others will receive a one-year vaccine. Call Animal Con-trol at (508) 533-3251 for moreinformation.

APRIL 3, 1 P.M., RAIN OR SHINE

Annual Easter Egg Hunt - OakGrove Farm, Rte. 115, Millis.Parents, bring your cameras asthe Easter Bunny will make aspecial appearance. Come rainor shine—Bring your own bas-ket! Free.


There is a new healing center intown! Located in the beautifullyrenovated Medway Mill, is Sol-stice Healing Arts Center. “Ourstaff is dedicated to bringing youthe best in holistic health careand education,” said owner LisaCampion. “We offer massage,acupuncture, Reiki, counselingand intuitive readings to help youget healthy, relax and reconnectto yourself.”

Solstice also offers a full calen-dar of classes and workshops in-cluding Yoga, psychic develop-ment classes and workshops onholistic health and wellness, likedepression and weight loss.

“Every month we offer a verypopular Healer Share wherefolks can come and get a freehealing.” The next Healer Sharesare Feb 24th and March 17th.Check the Solstice calendar on-line for a full listing of classes,workshops and services.

“A lot of people don’t know weare here, we are sort of tucked inhere, but it’s a great location andwe are so excited about the pro-grams and practitioners we havehere.”

Also at Solstice is Nils Eriksonof Medway Acupuncture. Nilsworks with people sufferingfrom all kinds of complaints in-cluding chronic pain, fatigue andgeneral health issues.

Solstice Healing Arts Center isalso home to the Rhys ThomasInstitute of Energy Medicine, athree year healer training pro-gram, fully licensed by the state,that teaches people to be EnergyMedicine Practitioners. “OurHealer Training Program offersthe best, cutting edge, personalgrowth and transformationalprocesses around,” said Rhys

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Solstice Healing Arts Center isa healing oasis where you cantake care of yourself and let go ofdaily stress and tension. We arecommitted to offering the best inalterative health care to enhanceyour well being and enjoymentof life.

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Northeast Signature Properties,LLC, of Millis, Mass., a Millis-based real estate firm, was recentlyprofiled on WBZ-TV’s program“What’s In Store,” which airedFebruary 10 on WBZ TV 38 andagain on February 14 on CBS(WBZ TV 4).

The television crew was in townshooting footage for the show,which highlights local businessesin the Greater Boston area.

Local Realtors Featuredon CBS/WBZ-TVMillis Girl Scouts recently par-

ticipated overnight at the FranklinBernon Family Branch YMCA.Sixty-nine second- througheighth-grade Girl Scouts partici-pated in the event, sponsored bythe Millis Girl Scouts. The girlsenjoyed an evening of swimming,gym games, pizza and a movie.

“The girls had a great time,” saysMichelle Schofield, Service UnitCoordinator. “The YMCA staffwere great and really good withthe girls. Many of the girls haveexpressed interest in doing itagain. We have had a great re-sponse from parents that theirdaughters had a lot of fun,” addedSchofield. The girls were split bygrade level so that activities wouldbe age-appropriate. The girls hadthe entire YMCA to themselvesand really seemed to enjoy thatfact.

“I had so much fun,” saysCheyenne Whelan, age 9, of Mil-lis. “It was so cool.”

“We have been trying to offerMillis Scouts lots of fun activities.We have a weekend at Pat’s Peakplanned in a few weeks, and in thespring we have a Paw Sox outing

for Dads and girls” said Schofield.

Girl Scouting is a wonderful way

for girls to build long lastingfriendships. Girls can learn andbelieve in themselves, explore theworld around them, learn to giveback to the community and be-come leaders. Millis Girl Scoutswill hold upcoming registrationduring the Community Recreationregistration night in April. If you are interested in becoming a Girl Scout or Girl Scout volun-teer, visit the Millis Girl Scoutwebsite www.millisgirlscouts.com,or contact the Millis Girl Scout Registrar Leesa Themistocles(508) 376-1214 or [email protected].

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In today’s challenging economictimes, people make difficult finan-cial decisions. To save money, theymay lower limits on their policies.“We strongly encourage people toreconsider lowering insurancecoverage” says David Schofield,of Schofield Insurance Services.

Massachusetts state law requiresminimum Bodily Injury Liabilitylimits of $20,000 per injured per-son up to a total of $40,000 per ac-cident, and Property DamageLiability coverage with a mini-mum limit of $5,000. “This reallyis not enough to cover you, shouldyou get into a serious accident”says Schofield. With legal judg-ments ballooning and many driv-

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Your son or daughter might beitching to get the keys to the fam-ily car. Why not look hard at yourliability limits? Are they adequateto cover this change?

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One of the best ways to learn isto be a part of the environmentyou’re learning about. For exam-ple, as students on the schoolnewspaper, we have had the abilityto feel out what it’s like to work asboth individuals and a group, topiece together the goal, which isthe finished product. This allowsyou to find much about yourself inthe process, and it helps us asyoung people to determine who itis we want to be in our near fu-tures.

As a staff, we have predeter-mined meetings set on a particularday during lunch, where we allmeet in the school library and talkabout what needs to be done forthe present article we are workingon. Sometimes, we brainstormideas for future issues and collab-orate on how we feel the newspa-per should ultimately cometogether. It’s a really nice time tosee where we are. Sometimes,

there are snacks — cookies andthings — and it’s really great tojoin up together every now andthen to see what the next issueneeds.

Not only does being on the paperallow for the students involved tolearn skills in journalism that theymay take with them to further theirinterest, to places like college andbeyond, but it also teaches a senseof realism and responsibility, andthose are skills that you can takewith you anywhere.

I believe that part of what successwe achieve as a small school-bigfamily newspaper is because ofour small size. All who are in-volved, including the staff and itstwo adult advisors, just know eachother that much better in being partof this experience. We are able towork with each other so muchmore effectively than if we had amuch larger number of people in-volved. Of course, we love newmembers and welcome them, butit’s how we all work together thatmakes what we do work as awhole and succeed.

THE MOHAWK POST:The Voice of Millis High School

The next meeting of the MedwayHistorical Society will be at theSenior Center, 76 Oakland St. onMonday, March 15th at 7:30 p.m.Charles (Chuck) Waldron willshare his years as a Medway fire-fighter and historian of the FireDepartment. This promises to be aspecial evening - adding to his ownfirefighting experience, Chuck hasspent countless hours poring overrecords at the library, town hall andhistorical society. Everyone is wel-come and refreshments will beserved.

The Medway Historical SocietyMuseum is full of treasures. Ifyou've ever been a little curiousabout what's in that small buildingat 223 Main Street, now's the timeto check it out - it's open the third

Sunday of the month from 1 - 3p.m., March 21, April 18 and May16. Take a look at 300 years oflocal history reflected there; you'll

have ideas about how those peopleand places can be brought to lifefor people in Medway today.There are tools and old clothingand photographs and paintings andall sorts of artifacts to look at.

The society is also available tohelp with research about familiesand houses. Photographs of manyof the houses are available. Mem-bers are on hand at the openhouses to steer you in the right di-rection. There is also an email ad-dress which will respond to yourqueries: [email protected].

New members are always wel-come. An individual membershipis $15; $20 for a couple; $25 for afamily and $10 for seniors and stu-dents.

The Society is always looking fornew ideas and new projects andprograms. It can also use help withongoing duties such as conservingand organizing the collection.

Medway Historical Society Notes

Take a look at300 years oflocal history...March 21, April 18

and May 16

The Millis MS/HS Library willagain be offering the ScholasticBook Fair to students, startingMonday, March 1st throughMarch 5th. Students will come tothe fair throughout the school daybeginning at 8 a.m., and the fairwill remain open until 3 pm daily.

On Tuesday evening, March2nd, there will be a special eventfor all Middle/High school stu-dents, “Read-a-Little, Read-a-Latte!” In addition to the book fair,students will provide music enter-

tainment, raffles will feature prizesfor book fair and school items, andlatte-type drinks will be available.This event will be held from 6-8p.m. in the library.

If you are interested in helpingour Chairperson, Christine McAuliffe, with this upcomingfair, please contact the MillisMS/HS Library through Mrs.Divver, [email protected] from this fair will go tohelp support the Middle/HighSchool Library.

Scholastic Book Fair



Was Grizzly Adams born in yourhouse? Or perhaps the famous19th century author, Oliver Optic(aka William Taylor Adams)? Doyou live in the home of formerSecretary of State Christian Herterwho was visited by Dwight D.Eisenhower during his presi-dency?

Famous or not, a notable personmay have lived in your home be-fore you. Have you ever been curi-ous to learn who that person mightbe?

Your home’s history is made upof two clues – physical (which youcan see and touch) – and written(found in historical documents).Both provide important informa-tion.

The foundation of your house isa physical clue that might revealthat one section is much older than

another. Woodenpins in your atticrafters may show avery early timber-framed home. Or per-haps a carpentercarved his name anddate into a hidden panelbehind the plaster wall.

The other clues, writtenrecords, reveal the storiesof the families who livedin your home. Throughcensus records, you maylearn that a large family ofIrish immigrants employedas shoemakers lived in yourhouse in 1880. Deeds canshow one family owned a sin-gle property for almost 200years. Tax records may provethat a former owner maintaineda dairy farm with many cowsand several barns.

Researching the history of yourhouse is as easy as opening anyof three books which are readilyavailable from the MinutemanLibrary Network.

House Histories: A Guide toTracing the Genealogy ofYour Home (1989), by SallyLight, is a comprehensivehow-to guide. This bookfirst teaches you to surveyyour home for visualclues. Thorough instruc-tions follow on how to re-search historicaldocuments.

For lighter reading,try Betsy J. Green’sDiscovering the His-tory of Your Houseand Your Neighbor-hood (2001). Whiledivided into chap-

ters, most of the book consists ofshort, self-contained sections foreasy navigation.

A third book, How Old is ThisHouse (1989) by Hugh Howardfocuses more on the physical as-pects of old houses. He providesexamples of hardware, fireplaces,doors, trim, etc. and provides anoverview of architectural styles.

The history of your house holdsintriguing and surprising secretswaiting to be discovered. Pick upone of these books, and your jour-ney has started!

Marian Pierre-Louis is a househistorian and a realtor specializ-ing in antique homes. She can bereached at [email protected].

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home M A R K E T P L A C ENew England’s small-towncharm is thanks in great part toiconic white churches and numer-ous historic homes. According topublic record, Medway has over350 single family homes built be-fore 1900 and Millis just over 100.Together both towns have 53homes built before 1800.

If you own one of those historichomes, have you thought about itshistorical significance, its previousowners, its construction date, itsarchitectural period?

Getting StartedOne of the best ways to exploreyour home’s history is to look forpreviously completed research.The Medway and Millis historicalcommissions have inventory formson file for historical homes andother types of structures in their re-spective towns. Prepared for theMassachusetts State HistoricalCommission as part of their inven-

tory of historic homes in the BayState, the forms are often used aspart of an application for a Na-tional Register designation.

Each survey form contains aphoto of the historic home (at thetime the survey was completed), aswell as information on the approx-imate date built, a list of architec-tural details, and a description of

its historical significance. Recentlycompleted forms contain more de-tailed information and are often thework of professional consultants.Less detailed earlier forms werefrequently done by local volun-teers. Also, not all historic homeshave been surveyed. Nevertheless,finding your home’s survey can bea great way to start answering the

questions about your historichome.

Has My House Been Surveyed?It takes just two minutes to deter-mine that answer. The Massachu-setts Historical Commissionmaintains an online databasecalled the Massachusetts CulturalResource Information System(MACRIS). By searching thisdatabase you can determine if yourhouse has already been surveyed.Go to http://www.sec.state. ma.us/mhc/ and choose the link “SearchMACRIS database.” Enter yourtown name and street name whereappropriate. Next, select “Build-ing” under “Resource Types.”Press “Next” one final time andyou will be given a list of surveyedhistorical homes on your street.

Finding the Inventory FormCurrently MACRIS is just anindex and does not yet contain theactual inventory forms. MHC is

currently engaged in a multi-yearproject to scan and put online allinventory forms and National Reg-ister nominations.

Photos and inventory formsshould start to appear in the re-designed MACRIS database in thenext several months. In the mean-time, however, if you have identi-fied that an inventory form foryour house exists, you will likelyfind a copy of the actual form inyour local library or town hall. Iffor some reason you can’t find it ineither location, you can contactyour local historical commission.

The Massachusetts HistoricalCommission can also be contactedfor copies by calling 617-727-8470 or email at [email protected].

Marian Pierre-Louis is a househistorian and a realtor specializ-ing in antique homes.

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