The New Uxbridge Times - July, 2010

By ConSTanCe DWyer

in what proved to be the semi-finals ofa more than decade-long debate overthe all consuming issue of providing anadequate educational facility for seniorhigh school students in uxbridge, theuxbridge Town Meeting by a nearunanimous vote authorized the Boardof Selectmen to set a ballot election fora debt exclusion under MgL Chapter59, Section 21C for $43,050,000.Following this June 19th TownMeeting, voters at the ballot election onTuesday, June 22nd, by a vote of 2,595to 1,755 approved the Debt Exclusionand the Capital Exclusion of $110,000for a study of the conditions of all townbridges and culverts.

At the June 19th Special Town Meet-ing, attended by 1,179 voters, packingboth the High School auditorium andgym, the Moderator delayed the sched-uled 10 a.m. opening of the meeting bya half hour to permit a continuing flowof voters to sign in. To insure against apotential mass exodus following the

vote on the school, Article 1, Modera-tor Harold Klei first solicited a motionand vote on the only other article - tofund a bridges and culverts study.

After the passing of Article 2, the

Board of Selectmen made the motion“That the Town of uxbridge appropri-ate the sum of Forty Three Million,Fifty Thousand ($43,050,000) Dollarsto construct, furnish and equip a newuxbridge High School on town-ownedland at 246-270 Quaker Highway…”

with the state’s contribution limited to$23,000,000.

When the warrant was approved, theBoard of Selectmen voted 3 in favorand 2 opposed, while the FinanceCommittee’s recommendation was 5-0-1 for favorable action. The FinanceCommittee, in the warrant, noted eco-nomic uncertainties regarding operat-ing costs for the new school, new ath-letic fields and renovating the existingHigh School, but did not mentionadded infrastructure costs.

During the meeting, many of the res-idents sported bright orange and blackT-shirts “Vote Yes for a New HighSchool,” and one of those voters wasformer Selectman Kevin Kuros who isseeking Rep. Paul Kujawski’s seat. inaddition to the attention-getting shirts,huge numbers in the audience waved“YES” signs during the meeting whilecheering. This writer was told the antic-ipation of this occurrence discouragedmany from attending Town Meetingbecause they felt it was a “slam dunk”

in favor of the new High School.Present at the meeting were state offi-

cials - Rep. Jennifer Callahan, D-Sutton, and Rep. Paul Kujawski and

Sutton Selectman Ryan Fattman who isrunning against Rep. Callahan. How-ever both were in accord when Suttonvoted in favor of a ballot election tofund renovating Sutton’s MiddleSchool and High School complex.

At the Special Town Meeting,Selectman Peter Baghdasarian spokeagainst building a new High Schoolbecause “currently we have no plan fora funding mechanism”, but when theFinance Committee stated theirapproval, applause resounded.

School Building Committee Chair-man John Higgins at the meeting spokebriefly but to the point. “…now is thetime to build because constructioncosts are low...and stop the decline ofproperty value.” He added that it alsowould help resolve the problem of stu-dents choosing to go to other schoolsoutside the district.

Before the vote was taken, SelectmanCari Robertson recommended a secretballot but a sigh of disapproval was letout by the audience and the motion wasdefeated with only a few voting infavor.

Five voters sat in the “Speaker-seats” continued on page 20

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Town news ..............Page 4

Calendar...................Page 25

Society .....................Page 27

Senior Corner ..........Page 31

School news............Page 33

Business news........Page 37

Sports.......................Page 43

real estate...............Page 46

Classified .................Page 47

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Committee Chairman

The Douglas Conservation Commis-sion dedicated acreage at the intersec-tion of Manchaug Road and MumfordStreet in the name of their longtimechair, Marylynne Dube at a ceremonyheld on June 10th, at the conservationsite.

Ms. Dube was recognized for her ded-ication and the many years she hasserved the town of Douglas as a volun-teer public servant. Mrs. Joanne Moore,representing her husband, SenatorRichard T. Moore, read a joint resolu-tion from both chambers of the legisla-ture that honored Ms. Dube’s work andcommitment.

Ms. Dube has been a ConservationCommissioner since 1984 (a total of 26years) and has been Chairman sinceMay 20, 1996 (14 years). She has beena member of the Douglas Open Space

Committee since 1999 to the presentand also served on the town’s MasterPlan Committee (1998 – 2008). Shewas appointed to the town’s Octoberfestcommittee in 2007 and serves as its liai-son with the Douglas Historical Society.She was appointed to the DouglasHousing Partnership in 2004. She is alongstanding elected member of theDouglas Democratic Town Committee.

Ms. Dube is a dedicated advocate forhistoric preservation and has been amember of the Douglas HistoricalSociety since 1980 and has served as itspresident and primary steward of theE.N. Jenckes Store Museum since 2007.

Michael Yacino who also serves onthe Conservation Commission emceedthe event. A new sign was unveiled atthe site and plaques were presented toMs. Dube.

Land dedicated to honorCommission Chair Dube

Ms. Dube (in hat at center) in front of the new sign along

with members of the Douglas Conservation Commission

and staff of the Community Development office.

Class of 2010 President Haley Bouchard of Uxbridgedraws a laugh from Blackstone Valley Tech principalChristopher Cummings (left) and Superintendent-Direc-tor Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick during the school’s graduationat the Hanover Theatre in Worcester. See story on page 33

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The 2010 Census will continuethrough the summer visiting house-holds across the country to collect theirinformation. However, not everyoneknows that Census Bureau representa-tives visit or call a sample of house-holds to collect information for a vari-ety of important surveys administeredthroughout the decade. in an effort toavoid confusion, i would like to clarifythese operations.

For the 2010 Census, our enumeratorsare visiting housing units from whichwe did not receive a form, we did notreceive a form in time to update censusworkers’ assignments, or we received aform that requires verification.Enumerators will ask for your informa-tion even if you state that you mailedback a form in order to ensure the accu-racy of the count.

in addition to the once-a-decade cen-sus, Census Bureau field representa-tives collect data on a monthly basis fora number of other surveys, such as the

American Community Survey and theNational Health interview Survey.These surveys provide invaluable dataabout a variety of topics includinghealth, education, income, employ-ment, and disability that guide repre-sentatives of your community andorganizations to make more informeddecisions about vital services for ournation. Please call 1-800-562-5721 tolearn if you are in a survey.

it is easy to identify a 2010 Censusenumerator or field representative. Heor she will have a census iD badge thatcontains a Department of Commerceseal and will provide supervisor and/oroffice contact information for verifica-tion, if asked. Field representativeshave photo iDs and use a computer tofacilitate the collection of data. Censusworkers will not contact individuals bye-mail, but may do so by phone. inaddition, they will not ask about immi-gration status or for bank account orcredit card numbers. Remember thatyour responses to either the 2010

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Please, step up and be counted now inthe 2010 Census. if your household isselected for a survey, please participateto help us collect vital information thatwill help your community receive its

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SalvationArmy thanksdonorsDear Editor:

i am writing to share our deep appre-ciation to all the wonderful people whocame out to help with our clothing drivewhich ended on May 22nd. The staff ofCountry Bank were so generous to hostthis event and their efforts helped uscollect almost 5,000 pounds of clothesand more than 400 pounds of books andhousehold items! Together with WXLO,their enthusiasm made this a fun andsuccessful event. i also want to thankall of the people in the community fortheir support and encouragement of ourefforts to assist those who are in need.We are forever grateful. Thank you alland god Bless.

Sincerely,Major Copeland

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Family Fun Day on Douglas Town Common

Mark you social calendars now for the 2nd annu-al, admission - FREE, Family Fun Day on theDouglas Town Common, sponsored by the FirstCongregational Church of Douglas. This family-centered day will take place on Saturday, July 17thfrom 9:00 am until 4:00 pm.

Just some of the many events and activitiesplanned are as follows: strawberry shortcake(with homemade biscuits!) along with othermouth-watering treats and drinks, a moonwalk forthe “younger” kids, face painting, games andactivities, home-grown local music by some of thearea’s best, a silent auction, yard sale items, plusplenty of local vendors who will be presentingtheir products and/or services.

The church could use help now, as well as theday of the event. it is looking for kids, teens, andadults who could give a little of their time andeffort to make this day an even bigger success thanlast year! They are also looking for those musical-ly talented individuals and groups who would loveto perform on that day.

Tables will be offered to vendors for a suggest-

ed donation of $25.00 (plus a $25.00 gift certifi-cate/or products for our silent auction). Anyonecan rent a table for $25.00 and basically sell anyfamily-friendly items and/or services they’d like!!

For those interested in volunteering, selling,and/or contributing in any way, please contactMaryellen Watson at [email protected] orvia phone at 774-280-1984.

We look forward to seeing you on July 17th!!!

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On Saturday, July 10th, uxbridge VFW Post1385, Rendezvous Leather, Five Star Screening,Bright Shine Auto Spa along with the VFW LadiesAuxiliary and the uxbridge Police Associationwill be honoring the memory of Officer ChetDzivasen, by sponsoring the seventh annual bene-fit motorcycle-ride and chicken barbeque.

For the fourth year all proceeds from the motor-cycle ride will go to the “Adam Bullen MemorialFoundation”. This foundation was set up to assistchildren and adults battling cancer by providingthese individuals, and their families, financial andemotional assistance. For information, please visitthe website www.adambullen.com.

We are again asking local organizations/busi-nesses for their assistance. Monetary donationsand/or raffle prizes are greatly appreciated. Allorganizations donating fifty dollars or more willhave their business’ name displayed on a bannerthat will hang in front of the VFW hall. 100% ofthe proceeds from this event will go towards thememorial fund. Your generosity was greatlyappreciated last year and we hope you will contin-ue to support us this year.

Sign up for the ride leaving the VFW on Route16 in uxbridge is from 9 am to 10:30 am. The rideleaves at 10:30 am. The chicken barbeque beginsat 5:00 pm with entertainment from 6 pm-11 pm.Tickets are a $15.00 donation. Tickets are the

same price for riders, passengers and non-riders.Non-riders are encouraged to attend the event,come out and watch the bikes depart in the morn-ing, and/or come down for the chicken BBQ whenthe riders return. Advanced ticket sales are recom-mended as the previous years have sold out.

Tickets may be obtained through Sgt. TimothyBurke at the uxbridge Police Station, 508-278-7755, or by calling Karen at 508-612-0395, or Annat the VFW, 508-278-7540.

For more information please contact Sgt. Burkeat the uxbridge Police Department. All checkscan be made out to the uxbridge Police Assn.

Thunder in the Valley 2010 Memorial Ride

Sutton Library offers workshops

Sutton Library located at 4 uxbridge Roadannounces upcoming genealogy Workshops:

On July 7th from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Local andRegional Resources: Join us as we look at venuesand online resources, such as Heritage Quest,which are available for your genealogicalresearch. Registration is required and limited.

July 21st – Ancestry.com: We will look at thevarious resources available through Ancestry.comand look at member family trees and forums toevaluate its effectiveness when doing genealogi-cal research.

Registration is required and limited. Please call508-865-8752 for more information.

Upton V.F.W. FleaMarket & Crafts Sale

The george L. Wood Post #5594, Veteran’s ofForeign Wars, will hold a flea market and craftssale on the post grounds, Route 140, upton, onSaturday, July 10th from 8 am - 2 pm. A rain dateis set for Sunday, July 11th, same time frame.

Dealer spaces cost $8 each. Reservations are re-quired ONLY for dealers wishing to reserve tables.To reserve tables, call Donald (Doug) Keniston at(508) 529-6247.

Flea Market and Crafts: Several tables will fea-ture homemade/handmade crafts. Tables will offernew and used items. Coffee, donuts and soda willbe on sale from 8 am. Proceeds will be used forthe post’s improvements. NO admission charge.

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First it was the uxbridge ElementaryPTO. The Executive Board had becomeaware that their tax filing wasn’t up todate a year ago. They were in theprocess of getting the paperwork inorder to fix the problem but before thatcould be accomplished, a “town offi-cial”, the PTO was told, had contactedthe Massachusetts Attorney general’soffice to complain about the lack of fil-ing. A cease and desist order waspromptly issued for the PTO. After hir-ing a lawyer, completing copiousamounts of paperwork, losing half ayear of fundraising and not being ableto do what they do best – enrich theeducational experience of the studentsand teachers in Pre-K through 4th grade- the PTO is slowly rebuilding the

organization. Why couldn’t this “townofficial” have contacted the ExecutiveBoard volunteers directly to help ratherthan create havoc? is a cease and desistorder the best way to communicate?

Now a year later a town official wasinstrumental in getting another ceaseand desist order issued for anotheruxbridge non-profit working hard toimprove a piece of this community welive in – The Blackstone Valley Angelof Hope. i was at a loss for words wheni found out a cease and desist order wasissued for this small, hard workinggroup of volunteers who were on thefinal phase of their pre-approved 3 yearplan to create a beautiful space from aforgotten overgrown parcel of townproperty “where families can go toreflect, find comfort and peace” forchildren who passed too soon. Again,

no phone call to the Pomeroy family toask questions about their project or topass on some official, factual or helpfulinformation about what the group mightbe doing wrong. They heard there were“issues” from an administrative assis-tant having to do the dirty work of thisofficial and they found out about thecease and desist from the contractorhired to put in the walkway in question.

This cease and desist order has set theAngel’s final phase back weeks.They’ve lost countless hours of person-al time to revisit the approval processthey went through 3 years ago; they’vehad to switch contractors for the installof their walkway which in the end iscosting them thousands of dollars morethan originally budgeted which meansmore fundraising and another phase tocompletely finish this project. All

because a town official wronglyassumed that this group didn’t crosstheir “t’s” or dot their “i’s” and she keptmaking noise until someone listenedand ordered the cease and desist. if thistown official put half her energy intotrying to do something positive for thetown of uxbridge, instead of lookingfor what she believes everyone is doingwrong, imagine the good that could beaccomplished.

if you would like to assist theBlackstone Valley Angel of Hope incompleting this wonderful project thatthe Town of uxbridge is fortunate tohave within its borders, please visitwww.blackstonevalleyangelofhope.org.

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Uxbridge

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i would like to tell you about a littleknown disease called Spinal MuscularAtrophy. Better known as SMA, it is aprogressive neuromuscular disease thatcauses quickly increasing muscle paral-ysis and in the most severe cases, death.it is a relatively common "rare disor-der": approximately 1 in 6000 babiesborn are affected, and about 1 in 40people are genetic carriers. SMA is anautosomal, recessive, genetic disease.in order for a child to be affected bySMA, both parents must be carriers ofthe abnormal gene and both must passthis gene on to their child. Althoughboth parents are carriers the likelihoodof a child inheriting the disorder is25%, or 1 in 4.

until 2002, there was no history ofsuch a disorder in my husband's familyor my own. imagine our surprise whenour first child, our 8 week old sonnamed Marshall, was suddenly diag-nosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy.Those 3 little letters would change ourlives forever.

During the 14 weeks that our sonlived following his diagnosis, i spentcountless hours on the phone trying towork with my insurance company to

get different aspects of our little boyshealth care covered. i also had toarrange home nursing care, equipmentand supply delivery (oxygen, pulseoximeter, positioning devices, etc.)Everything seemed to be a battle.Those are hours i will never get back.Before my son died, i promised himthat i would do whatever i could to helpother families who were dealing withthe same thing. i promised him i wouldnever stop fighting until a cure wasfound. Eight years later, i am proudthat i have been able to keep my word.

Shortly after our little boy lost his life,we founded a non profit organizationappropriately named “Marshall'sMiles”. Marshall's Miles is a 501(c)3organization dedicated to help find a

cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy andprovide assistance to its victims andtheir families. Donations will be usedto help fund necessary medical equip-ment and accessibility options to fami-lies who have been denied coverage bytheir health care insurance. A portionof our donations will be directed toFamilies of SMA to help them continueto fund necessary research so a curecan be found for this devastating dis-ease.

Since 2003, we have raised anddonated more than $75,000 in supportof families who are dealing with spinalmuscular atrophy. While researchlooks promising over the next fewyears, there is currently still no cure ortreatment for SMA.

For the sixth straight year, we are ask-ing for your help so that we may con-tinue to fight for the families who needour assistance. On August 15th, wewill hold a police escorted motorcycleride starting at the 200 Sportsmen Clubin Webster. Registration begins at 9:00am and the ride will leave at 10:00 am.$20 each bike and $10 each passenger

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DesrosiersuXBRiDgE - geriA. (Harrington) Des-rosiers, 73, ofuxbridge, passedaway May 23rd inuMASS Med. Ctr.,Worcester. She wasthe wife of the late

Leo Desrosiers who died in 1990.She was born in 1936 in Nasonville, Rithe daughter of Caroline (Kinzel)Harrington of Whitinsville and the lateHarry Harrington and had attendeduxbridge High School. She was a resi-dent of the uxbridge area andWoonsocket for most of her life.

Her greatest joy was spending timewith her children and grandchildren atparties and cookouts. geri’s passionsincluded puzzles of all kinds includingcrosswords and jigsaws, all thingspatriotic, country music, trips to theocean, and watching live Karaoke. Shewas a tremendous supporter of TeamAngels 27 of the uMass Walk to CureCancer and wore her team shirt proud-ly.

in addition to her mother Caroline,Mrs. Desrosiers is survived by two sonsDavid and his wife Sue Spaulding ofuxbridge and Harry Spaulding ofWorcester; 3 daughters Margaret “Pat”Pratt of Whitinsville, DarleneSpaulding of uxbridge, and Tammyand her husband Brian Emerick ofuxbridge; a brother ThomasHarrington of Ventura, CA; 7 grand-children including Angela, Steven,Eric, Stephen, Melanie, Kari, and Lisa,and 3 great-grandchildren. She waspredeceased by a brother HarryHarrington, Jr. and a sister MargaretSmythe.

DuvernayuXBRiDgE - Char-lotte L. (Adams) Du-vernay, 91, formerlyof N. Main St. diedJune 6th, at St.Camillus Health CareCenter, where shehad been a resident

for the past 3 years. Her husband of 49years Armand H. Duvernay died onJan. 27, 1998. She is survived by hergranddaughter gina (Procaccianti)Abraham of uxbridge; great grand-daughter Kristen LeBlanc of uxbridge;daughter Crystal Sepe of Providence,R.i.; 2 nephews Ernest and RustyAdams and a niece Diane Cortis. Shewas predeceased by her 2 brothersErnest and Bernard Adams.

Born in uxbridge on January 7, 1919,she was the daughter of Ernest andgrace (Patterson) Adams and has livedin uxbridge all of her life. She was agraduate of uxbridge High School.Mrs. Duvernay worked for the formerWhitin Machine Works for 20 years,Amperex Electronics in Slatersville,R.i. for 6 months and was a school busmonitor in uxbridge. At the age of 61,Charlotte returned back to school atBlackstone Valley Tech, where shelearned a new trade in the electronicfield. She was the oldest student in herclass, but was the first to secure a job atthe Fenwal Corp. in Framingham.

Charlotte frequently enjoyed travel-ing with her husband in their camper,loved singing and always had a way ofcheering up someone that was having abad day. She was a former member ofthe North uxbridge Baptist Church.

WisnowskiuXBRiDgE - Ben-jamin F. Wisnowskiof uxbridge passedaway on June 7th atSt. Camillus HealthCare Center after abrief illness. He wasborn in uxbridge on

February 9, 1915. He is predeceased byhis beloved wife of 64 years, Jennie(Kozacko) Wiskowski, who passedaway on November 15, 2000. He willbe sadly missed by 2 sons; FrancisWisnowski and his wife Virginia ofPittsfield and Thomas Wisnowski ofAlexandria, VA and his granddaughterKathleen and her husband RobertMazzeo of Cheshire, MA. He leavesmany beloved nieces and nephews.Ben was especially close to his nieceirene Kozacko of Cape Coral, FL. Asister Mary Deiana, and 2 brothersEdward and Walter predeceased him.

He was the son of Joseph and Louise(gniadek) Wiskowski and lived hisuxbridge most of his life. He attendeduxbridge public schools and graduatedfrom Worcester Boys Trade HighSchool in 1934. He served in the u.S.Naval Reserve from 1933 through1937. Ben was also an accomplishedwelder. During World War ii, he taughtwelding at an evening course at theTrade School under the War ProductionTraining Program. He worked formany years as a welder at Bachmanuxbridge Worsted Corp. and was amechanical maintenance supervisor atTalbot Mills in Billerica, and AmesTextile Corp. in Lowell.

Ben loved his family and enjoyedfishing, bowling, homegrown toma-

toes, and the Boston Red Sox. He wasa member of St. Mary’s Church inuxbridge and the uxbridge Polish-American Social and Civic Corp.

SkerryWHiTiNSViLLE - Leonard R. Skerry,87, of 46 Highland St. died June 9thafter a long illness. He is survived byhis devoted wife of 62 years DorothyM. (Hobart) Skerry; a daughter Betteand her husband Joseph "Bud" Bartlettof uxbridge; a son William L. and hiswife Patricia Skerry of Whitinsville; 2grandchildren Bethany goode and herhusband Jason and Brendan and hiswife Meghan; 3 great-grandchildrenKrista, Kira, and Johnny; a brotherEdwin and his wife Jeannette Skerry ofuxbridge; and several nephews andnieces. He was predeceased by a broth-er Francis Skerry. Born in Milford onDecember 3, 1922 he was the son ofTimothy and Katherine (Dugan) Skerryand was raised in uxbridge and lived inWhitinsville since 1948.

Mr. Skerry was an Auditor for theCommonwealth of Mass, Dept. ofEducation in Quincy for 17 years.Previously he was an Auditor for KeeneDimensional Tool in Lincoln, Ri andwas a rate setter for the former WhitinMachine Works in Whitinsville 21years. He was a WWii u.S. NavyVeteran serving in the Atlantic andPacific Theater. A third degree memberof the Mumford Council 365 Knights ofColumbus, He enjoyed fishing, bowling& baseball, particularly the Boston RedSox. He was a longtime communicantand member of St. Patrick's Church.Lenny will be remembered for hisstrong faith and devotion to his family.

JohnstonWORCESTER - Esther (Ellis) John-ston, 87, formerly of Venus Dr., diedJune 14th, in Las Vegas, where her andher husband had been living for the past20 years.

She is survived by her husband JamesJohnston; sister Dorothy Mahoney ofLeominster; 4 grandchildren Jennifer,Lisa, Kathleen and Robert; daughter inlaw Mary Babbidge of Leicester andseveral nephews and nieces. She waspredeceased by her sons Kenneth andRobert Babbidge; 3 brothers Robert,Fred and george Ellis and her sisterShirley Brunell.

Born in Worcester on December 7,1923 she was the daughter of Charlesand Sarah (Drake) Ellis.

BanasuXBRiDgE - Stanley W. Banas, 86, ofMendon St., died June 15th at St.Camillus Health Care Center.

He is survived by his sister HelenDomsky of uxbridge, many cousinsand several relatives in Poland. His sis-ter Mary Banas predeceased him.

Born in uxbridge on September 10,1923, he was the son of Stanley andCaroline (Prus) Banas and has lived inuxbridge all of his life. He was a grad-uate of uxbridge High School Class of1941 and served in the u.S. Air forcefor 3 years in England. Mr. Banasworked for many years as a clerk inLynch’s Drugstore in uxbridge. He wasa member of St. Mary’s Church and theCharles A. Rice American Legion Post33 both in uxbridge.

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uniBank is proud to announce aseries of Community Concerts spon-sored by the bank that are heldthroughout the Blackstone Valley andCentral Massachusetts. The events arefree to the public.

Saturday, July 10th at 6:00 p.m. theClaflin Hill Symphony Orchestra willbe performing at Daniel’s Farmsteadin Blackstone. grounds open at 4:00p.m. for an evening of Patriotic cele-bration, food and other festivities.

Wednesday, July 14th at 7:00 p.m.the Blackstone Valley CommunityConcert Band will be performing atthe Second Congregational Church inDouglas. The rain date for this event isJuly 15, 2010.

Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.the Blackstone Valley CommunityConcert Band will be performing atAlternatives unlimited, inc. inWhitinsville rain or shine.

Saturday, July 31st at 9:00 p.m. TheJukebox, a Beatles tribute band, willbe performing at Point Breeze Rest-aurant in Webster. For tickets ($15each) contact Phil Berube at 508-476-3366.

Be sure to check www.unibank.comfor schedule updates including addi-tional concerts.

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The Blackstone Valley CommunityConcert Band is a well known localgroup. There are over 50 band mem-bers from throughout the BlackstoneValley. They will be performing awide variety of selections rangingfrom old time music to rock ‘n’ rollincluding patriotic songs, polkas,marches and show tunes.

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The Simon Fairfield Public Libraryin Douglas now has video games in itscirculating collection. They have re-cently purchased titles for Wii; Xbox360; PS3 and NintendoDS. games are check-ed out for a 3 weekperiod and for now,will allow one gameper patron. The libraryalso has foreign lan-guage courses in Span-ish for both adults and kids available ina uSB device that can be loaded ontoone’s computer. They also have Sign-ing DVDs geared for young children.

The library is gearing up for theirSummer Reading Program. The state-

wide theme this summer is “goinggreen”. To celebrate this, they havedecided to establish vegetable gardensin raised beds for the kids to work on

while they completetheir reading. Thelibrary plans on donat-ing whatever is har-vested to the People’sPantry in Douglas.Their hope is to foster asense of community

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Members of the Blackstone Valley Chamber of CommerceTourism Association visit with gov. Deval Patrick, who wasthe guest speaker at the Blackstone Valley Chamber ofCommerce membership breakfast last month at Pleasant ValleyCountry Club in Sutton. Pictured from left: Tom Bellacqua,Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce Tourism Associationand uxbridge First Holiday Night Co-Chairman; PatrickKeenan, museum assistant, Willard House and Clock Museum;Cynthia Dias-Reid, Director, Willard House and ClockMuseum; Sandy Quadros Bowles, freelance writer and editor,thesandybowles.com; gov. Patrick; Holly gallerani, Black-stone Valley Chamber of Commerce Tourism Assn. anduxbridge First Holiday Night Co-Chairman and owner of ATheme in a Basket; Faith Kennedy, Owner of Harmony Well-ness Center and Catherine Elliot, director, Asa Waters Mansion.

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Fattman announcescandidacy, calls for“New Beginning”

Calling for a new beginning to the new decade, RyanFattman, 2nd term Selectman from Sutton, announced hiscandidacy for State Representative of the 18th WorcesterDistrict.

“Massachusetts stands at a defining moment in its historyand the question becomes how do we change our direction.i do not believe this question is about experience, educa-tion, gender or age. The question of this campaign is aboutwhether we chose to move forward, or look backward. Thisis about the past versus the future. The old ways will nolonger do. it's time for a new generation of leadership.”

The race prospectively pits Ryan Fattman, 25, elected theyoungest selectman in Massachusetts history back in 2006at the age of 21, up against seasoned Democratic incum-bent, Representative Jennifer Callahan. Callahan has servedas Representative since 2002.

Fattman's announcement focused on the last decade,“described as the lost decade by the Boston globe,” saidFattman. “More people and more jobs left our state than anyother time in Massachusetts History.” Continuing, Fattmansaid that some politicians say people and jobs have leftbecause of the weather, to which he responded, “it’s not theweather, but it is the climate.”

“it’s a climate that has sent our neighbors packing, and ourbusinesses folding. A climate of unaccountability, whereBeacon Hill does what it wants, when it wants, as it wantsand ignores the will of the people.”

While pledging to run a positive campaign and offeringrespect to Callahan, Fattman took aim at his opponent'srecord.

“The greatness of our country permits us the freedom todebate ideas, and elections provide accountability to thevoters,” Fattman said. “Not having had a significant oppo-nent in eight years, Representative Callahan understandsbetter than anyone that people are looking for change, andshe is doing a great job calculating what people want to hearin an election year. But election year epiphanies based onpolitics, not principles, do not make you more independent,nor government more accountable or ethical.”

Continuing, Fattman said, “there are differences in thiselection: One side believes in progressive government, likeallowing illegal immigrants the ability to enroll in MassHealth. We support and respect all those who have immi-grated here legally, but demand deportation to those whodon't.”

Fattman also called out Callahan's recent “election-year-conversion” to support good government policies. “Oneside tolerated the intolerable Beacon Hill Status quo foryears, taking money from Lobbyists and special interestgroups, raising taxes, and cutting local services. We won’twait until an election year to have the convictions to dowhat is right and to say what wrong. Real reform beginswith no pensions for politicians, term limits and implement-ing the will of the people.”

Selectman Fattman said he would apply the lessons andfrustrations learn as a Selectman over the last four years tothe job of State Representative. “As local officials, we aretold by our state legislators that there is 'no money' for localservices like education and public safety. Yet the same peo-ple cutting are funds, get paid to drive to work every day,vote themselves pay increases. We say there is 'no money'for world language courses in high school, yet we print theRMV manual in 25 different languages. i've learned there ismoney, it’s just about how we are spending it. i will not take$1 of tax payer money to drive myself to work. Tax payerscan't afford it, and it's plain wrong. ”

Back in January, now uS Senator Scott Brown beatMartha Coakley 68 to 32%, carrying every single town inthe 18th Worcester District by 65% or more. Since Brown'selection, where Fattman publicly endorsed Brown andCallahan publicly endorsed Capauno in the primary andthen eventual Democratic nominee Coakley, RepresentativeCallahan has touted her fiscal conservatism. However,Fattman challenged this calling it “political positioning” in

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in close to 14 years of elected publicservice at both the local and state lev-els, i have been involved in a number oftough campaigns. At times, i engagedin heated debate with my opponents–but always on the facts and the merits.unfortunately, that is not the case in mycurrent campaign. On numerous occa-sions, Ryan Fattman has fabricated thetruth about both my positions on the

issues as well as his own credentials.Here are just a few of the most recentfalse claims and charges that he knowsare not true:

Lie #1: Ryan Fattman has accused meof being a “hypocrite for working toeliminate state budgetary earmarkswhile at the same time taking a$145,000 earmark” for a recreation pro-gram in Sutton.

Truth: it is true i have filed legisla-tion calling for the elimination of ear-marks in the budget. i have not filedany budgetary earmarks since takingthis position because i have witnessedfirst hand how earmarks are used, bylegislative leaders, to keep rank and filemembers in line. That is why i believelocal projects should be funded to thegreatest extent possible through thecompetitive grant process where allapplications are considered based uponmerit.

Ryan Fattman knew it wasn’t truewhen he said the $145,000 Marion’sCamp Project in Sutton was an ear-mark. This project was funded througha competitive Department of Conser-vation and Recreation PartnershipsMatching grant program. This is notan oversight on Mr. Fattman’s part. Asa Selectman in the Town of Sutton, heis well aware the town applied and wasapproved for this grant. Further, aCommonwealth Commissioner an-nounced the grant award in Mr.Fattman’s presence. Ryan Fattmanknew he wasn’t telling the truth.

Lie #2: Ryan Fattman claimed ithrew an “extravagant ceremony withtaxpayer dollars” and included a“horse-drawn carriage to celebrate a$145,000 earmark for a recreation pro-gram”.

Truth: When i learned that the his-toric Marion’s Camp had been selectedto receive the $145K state grant, iworked with local and state officialsand residents to organize an announce-ment and celebration. The event wascoordinated with in-kind donationsfrom several residents and businessesincluding my husband and i and nottaxpayer dollars. To claim that the vol-unteer efforts of the Sutton VentureCrew, Boy Scouts, teachers and localbusinesses that were instrumental in thesuccess of the event was paid for bytaxpayers is a shamefully untrue state-ment. Ryan Fattman knows he wasn’t

telling the truth when he made thisstatement. After all, he was there withmany other local public officials and tomy recollection also happily took oneof the free t-shirts that were donated forthe over 250 kids and parents whoattended.

Furthermore, his embellishedCinderella reference to a “horse-drawncarriage” is ridiculously misleading,since it was not a carriage, but a dustyBlackstone Valley Stagecoach hauledout of a barn, topped with a canoe thatwas pulled by two mud-caked Belgianwork horses that were literally hitchedin the fields and driven by two enthusi-astic Sutton residents who voluntarilyproposed their services to give rides tokids and their parents at the Camp. Tocall kids toasting marshmallows over a makeshift cinderblock campfire and

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As many of you know politicalcampaigns can get quite heated. ifeel it is our obligation as a newspa-per to let candidates submitannouncements and informationregarding their views. The Newuxbridge Times takes no politicalstand and does not endorse any par-ticular candidate. The submitted arti-cles in this issue have been sent toour publication by the candidates

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NEW picnic tables? in this econo-my!? Well... take another look! Whatmay look like new picnic tables at PoutPond are actually recycled andredesigned tables from pieces of woodsaved from the old picnic tables. TheConstruction Tech Department atuxbridge High School took on thischallenge and completed the transfor-mation in plenty of time for summervisitors to enjoy.

Last December Bruce Desilets, a reg-

ular volunteer at the pond, brought upthe question of the old picnic tables.They were in fairly good shape butwere situated in the middle of a land-scaping project designed to preventerosion of the beach, and so thetables had to go.

Excavator Rob Speroni of Douglaswas asked by Mark Anderson ofHeritage Design group to pull out treestumps and also to gently pull up theold picnic tables from where they'd

been planted for years.Over the winter Desilets networked

with teachers Mike Dimeglio and Mike

Smutok of the Construction TechDepartment at uxbridge High Schoolto take on the unique recycling job. it

took about 2 months for the students toreconstruct new picnic tables from allthe wood that could be salvaged.

in fact, in addition to the newtables, the students enthusiasticallybuilt an information kiosk and a num-ber of signs. The signs will be paintedby the uxbridge High School artdepartment under the supervision ofteacher gail Blais.

The uxbridge Conservation Com-mission would like to extend their grat-itude to the entire team of theConstruction Tech Department and ArtDepartment at uxbridge High School,for everyone who generously donatedtheir talent, time and effort and ofcourse, to the talented students whodevoted their time, skill and enthusiasmto make the whole project work.THANKS ALL!

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The kickoff fundraiser for the plannedSutton Food Pantry addition was heldat the Senior Center on Saturday, May8th. The community gathered to watchthe afternoon Red Sox vs. Yankeesgame on the new flat screen TV in thedining room of the Senior Center.Snacks were served and pregame enter-tainment such as music and trivia wereprovided. A raffle basket was donatedby Friends of Sutton Elders. The eventwas coordinated by Rebecca Stolarczykof the Blackstone Valley YouthLeadership Academy with the assis-

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The winners of the “going green inthe Blackstone Valley” poster contestwere announced at a ceremony atAlternatives’ Whitin Mill. The compe-tition had challenged Valley middleschool students to create a poster whichspoke to environmental concerns andawareness throughout the BlackstoneValley. it was sponsored by Alterna-tives and ValleyCAST!. Eleven posterswere chosen as finalists and were dis-played at Alternatives’ during themonth of April.

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prize of $75 was awarded to AnthonyMurphy, Jenny Bombard and ZacharyPapazian of Northbridge MiddleSchool. The People’s Choice Award,and the prize of $200, was awarded toLena Dufresne and Samantha Ellis ofAssumption School. All prize moneywas awarded directly to the schools.Each student who worked on the final-ist posters received a Savings Bond.

in announcing the winners, DennisRice, executive director of Alternativessaid “As part of our taking a leadershiprole in the environmental concerns inthe Valley, we want to get young peoplethinking about the future. This was ourthird year hosting the poster contestand we plan to continue this annualevent, collaborating with more schoolseach year.”

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Wanderlust TRAVELING...

By Bob Haigis

This month i am going to deviate from our usualformat. instead of a tale of adventure in an out ofthe way destination, i am going to give you a shortnarrative about one of the reasons we were able toenjoy so many places. i hope you find it interest-ing.

i’m sure i won’t get many arguments from theairborne public when i say that at very best flyingtoday is an unpleasant experience: at worst, a hor-ror show! From outrageous security checks tolong, long lines at bankrupt air line kiosks andluggage turnstiles, travel by air has become some-thing many people avoid if at all possible. Add tothe above, cancelled or delayed flights, lost lug-gage and having to travel in air borne “cattlecars”, and the unhappy experience is usually onethat is difficult to forget. And now we even have

to deal with volcanoes. However, i have been able to squeak a little bit

of humor out of all the “trauma”, that allows me toget just enough of a laugh to make air travel just awee bit more tolerable. i will tell you about it ina bit.

i have mentioned previously, whenever Peg andi travel, we make it a point to go as light as possi-ble. This is relatively easy if we are going to awarm climate. in winter, it is a little more diffi-cult, but with careful planning and packing we justabout always manage to fit all our “stuff” in twoback packs, with perhaps one small bag for toiletarticles and such. But, let me tell you it wasn’t

always that way.Back when Peg and i began our globe trotting

we were just another couple heading out to what-ever destination we had decided on. Travel backthen was mostly a joy, and was virtually stressfree. The aircraft were wide, spacious and verycomfortable for the traveling public. We willnever forget the open cockpit doors in those longpast days. Passengers were welcomed to take apeek at the mysteries of flight, and sometimes getinvited in to chat with the smiling crew; evenwhen air borne.

On our first few trips we always dressed to kill,as most passengers did, and dragged along with usheavy, cumbersome luggage, often strapped to ahefty metal luggage carrier that was supposed tomake things a little easier.

After managing to get the “cargo” to the check-in counter, it was put on a conveyer, tagged andsent off to the same destination as we were bookedfor. it didn’t take many trips before we learnedthat strange things could happen to luggage in thebelly of a B707 or 727 traveling at over 450 mph.Handles could fall off, latches could break openand contents dumped, wheels on the carriers coulddisappear. We had heard horror stories fromfriends who had lost luggage. it only had to hap-pen to us once.

We also learned early on that going by taxito/from the airport was a snap, with anxious han-dlers there to grab your stuff and get it to whereever you wanted it (for a price). However, it alsodidn’t take us long to realize that if we got stuckout in the middle of nowhere, that we had to lugthose heavy, cumbersome suitcases. We soonwoke up to the fact that there just HAD to be abetter way.

The “better way” was revealed to us one inter-esting evening while we were viewing slidestaken by some long time friends – Dave andElizabeth. Dave was a WWii Marine and veteranof the Pacific war. He also worked with me. Heand his very magnetic wife Betty (as we calledher) were one of the best things that ever hap-pened to Peg and me, both as friends and as trav-el advisors.

We don’t recall where the pictures were taken,

but Peg remembers distinctly what got us startedin a conversation that was to change our travelhabits forever. As the slide show progressed, wenoticed that David seemed to be wearing the samepink shirt very frequently. i finally couldn’t con-tain myself any longer and jokingly asked him ifthat was the only shirt he owned.

“No Bob” he laughed, “i have plenty of shirts, ijust don’t drag them around the world with me.First off, we only need to take one or two changesof clothes on most trips” he said, “there areLaundromats just about anywhere in the worldyou go, and also inexpensive stores to get moreclothes if needed. We usually bring garments thatcan be hand washed every other day or so, anddried in the room.

We kicked that revelation around awhile, andthen Dave and Betty shared with us more travel-ing tips that have become our habits. We men-tioned how we disliked being “chained” to ourluggage, and how it slowed us down and made itdifficult to get around. Dave chuckled at that, andasked us why we were lugging all that “junk” anyway. A back pack was so much more efficient.

We learned about roll packing clothes, buyingtoilet articles at the destination and taking publictransportation. We also were introduced to diningin local eateries, bypassing “tourist traps” to avoidinflated prices: And of course taking with us aslittle as possible, all carried in hands free backpacks.

A very important bit of advice we learned (ithink from Betty) was to always buy foreignmoney in the host country, as u.S. banks chargeoutrageous fees for this service. Of course thecreation of the Euro made traveling in Europemuch simpler.

We began to notice that we weren’t the only onestraveling “sensibly”, and we were reminded of thevalue of our new found freedom many times. Twoexperiences really stand out in our memories.

The first was on a trip to greece one summer.We were flying Olympic from New York, with astop over in Rome. We flew from Logan toKennedy to get the Olympic flight, but we werediverted to Laguardia. Once in the terminal, we

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witnessed bedlam. it turned out thatKennedy was shut down due to flood-ing from a violent thunder storm. Mostroadways to the international Airportwere closed.

We were in “Limbo” along with thou-sands of other very unhappy travelers,and just as confused. Ours was a nightflight, and the options weren’t many.One thing that really stood out was theamount of luggage the people going togreece with us were bringing. Mostfamilies had at least one full airportluggage carrier, containing twenty tothirty suitcases, boxes and more.Literally hundreds of pounds.

Finally it was announced that wewould have to spend the night here, onthe floor. There would be planes out inthe morning. Late that evening, theP.A. system blared that one road hadbeen opened, and that anyone whowanted to – or was able to - could get aride over to Kennedy – NOW.

Peg and i grabbed our back packs,and along with a handful of like travel-ers climbed into the bus and headedover to Kennedy. We got the first flightout in the morning. We will never for-get the looks of despair on the faces ofthe multitude left behind, saddled withtons of luggage they could not move.The other instance that really broughthome how lucky we are to travel as wedo was in Costa Rica.

Peg and i were out walking one dayon a dirt road on the Pacific Coast. Aswe rounded a bend, a woman was slow-ly walking towards us, dragging twosuitcases. She was American, andexplained that she had landed at thelocal landing strip a mile or so away,and was trying to get to our motel. Shefelt she couldn’t walk another step lug-ging the heavy baggage. Of course Pegand i offered to help her, and got her toher destination with many thanks. inboth these instances, we silentlythanked Dave and Betty profoundly forteaching us.

Of course we were always looking forways to perfect and improve on thewonderful ways to travel, introduced tous by our friends (and we still are). Forexample, a while back we discoveredthat it was much simpler to use foreign

A.T.M.s or even get cash back in super-markets just like we do here, than tocarry cash or checks.

And now for that “laugh” i mentionedabove. i cannot remember just whenthe first time this happened, but i try tofit it in somehow every time we fly outof the u.S. The situation occurs whenwe are going through customs at ourforeign destination or returning to theStates. As we are processed, i wait andhope for a certain question by the TSAagent, or his foreign counterpart.

“Where is your luggage Mr. and Mrs.Hayghis”? (They always mispro-nounce our names.) indicating ourback packs i answer: “Right here”!

This answer normally creates a look ofdisbelief, and the reply, if there is one,usually goes like this.

“You mean to tell me, that’s all youhave is two back packs”? And there itis: the opening i have been waiting for.“Well, of course”, i answer with astraight face. “After all, we are onlygone for a month or so. Why would weneed any more?”

This usually produces a laugh fromthe agent, and more often than not areply something like this: “Boy, wouldyou talk to my wife for me. We have torent a truck to get our stuff to the air-port”. This little exchange doesn’tchange anything, but just makes the tripa little easier to deal with.

Even today when we fly, we still goas light as possible, and are astoundedat how much “junk” some of the travel-ing public stills drags along. And ofcourse Peg and i wonder how we wouldever have experienced our wonderfullife of “wanderlust” if we had nevermet and listened to Dave and Betty.Thank you so much.

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On July 23th, The First Congre-gational Church of Douglas, located at3 Common Street, will host a very spe-cial, rare, acoustic performance by"Scarlet Fade". This band of 3 sistersand 1 brother have opened for the likesof Switchfoot, Need To Breathe,Leeland, Every Day Sunday, PeterTork, and many more. Their beautifulharmonies along with the friendly ban-ter amongst themselves and their audi-ence will draw you in and keep youwanting to hear more! They were votedby Flyleaf in 2008 as "Best new Bandon Myspace". Their special blend ofpop, rock, yet inspirational, music will

definitely have the cafe rocking!!The list of national artists they have

worked with and the accomplishmentsthey achieved in a relatively short timecannot be listed here, so to find outmore just go to www.scarletfade.com.

"Millions of good bands are out thereand it takes a unique passion, honesty,and humility to make a band stand outamongst the rest. There is something inthe combination of the members ofScarlet Fade that pulls your heart intothe song." - Lacey Mosely, FlyleafLight.

Refreshments will be served. Forinformation call Sam at 508-476-0022.

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The Bella Luce Art Café is a brandnew, creative art center that includes anArt gallery, a gift Shop, and two work-ing art studio/classrooms; the CreativeArts Studio and Kats glass Studio. it islocated in the award winning, Historic1826 Red Brick Mill Building in theAlternative’s Whitin’ Mill Complex inWhitinsville. “We are proud to beincluded in the same Mill Complex withThe Lexi Singh Performance Center,The Aldrich Heritage gallery, and TheArtist Palette Fine Arts Studio.” saysartist/owner Cristi Winona Collari,“This Mill Complex truly is a gem inthe Blackstone Valley community andwe feel, not only very fortunate to behere, but that this is the best place for usto achieve our mission.”

That mission is “to create an exciting,unique, contemporary art center envi-ronment that supports, encourages, and

inspires artistic creation, collaboration,and education for all ages and abilities,while supporting local artists and arti-sans in their pursuit to achieve excel-lence in their craft.”

The Bella Luce Art Café looks toachieve this mission, in part, by hostingonly select exhibits for accomplishedregional artists in group and solo showsin their gallery. Their current galleryexhibit opened June 5th and features,Richard Eyster, a highly regarded artistwhose medium is dry-brush watercolor- the medium most closely associatedwith Andrew Wyeth. Eyster’s work is atonce alluring, evocative, and yes, evendisturbing, yet always thought provok-ing and expertly executed.

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The First Evangelical CongregationalChurch is pleased to announce onceagain that they will worship at the EarthDiscovery Center at Southwick's Zoobeginning on Sunday, July 4th at 9 a.m.At 8:30 a.m. travel carryalls will takefolks to the Discovery Center. Thosewho come to worship are eligible for areduced admission to the zoo whichopens at 10 am.

This summer the focus will be onlearning how to protect the environ-ment, animals and themselves from dis-asters such as the gulf Oil Spill. Eachweek, they will meet an animal up closeand personal. Please join them at wor-ship this summer. All are welcome.

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High Seas Expedition Vacation BibleSchool starts July 26th through the30th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at theuxbridge Nazarene Church for Pre-School Classes; ages 3 & 4 and goinginto Kindergarten. Children must be 3year of age by July 26th and/or com-pleteing Kindergarten through 5thgrade in June 2010.

Kids explore the mighty love of godon a journey that will change your lifeforever! High Seas is filled withincredible Bible learning experiencesthat you will see, hear, touch and eventaste! Register today @ www.uxbrid-genazarene.com

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July 9th - Open Mic Night - Comeshare your gifts and talents with othersat the Mill Church Cafe's Open MicNight! No judging or prizes, just fun,fellowship and some great entertain-ment! Whether you sing, dance, dodrama or comedy, your Christ Centeredministry is welcome! if you want toparticipate please be at the Mill ChurchCafe at 7:00 pm.

July 16th - Spirit N3D - giving praiseand worship to our god through the tal-ents and gifts He gave us. That'swhat they do. Their music is a blend ofcontemporary Christian Rock with adriving beat and high energy lead gui-tar solos. Their lyrics have a messageof god's love for people of all ages andfaiths. The performances are very live-

ly and uplifting and are guaranteed toinspire audiences to sing along in wor-ship and praise.

July 23rd - Covenant - Covenant issomething of an anomaly. Separatelythey are a sound system designer, an iTmanager, a retail store manager and acollege student, but together they are aChristian rock band with a twist. in aday and age where bands uproot andmove to either L.A. or Nashville withdreams of stardom, nothing could befurther from their minds. You see,Covenant is all about only glorifyinggod with their music and their mes-sage.

July 30th - Trophies of grace -Whether is a classic worship song, anoriginal or a hard rocking tune, they use

all musical styles and bring their loveof god and worship of the King, into areality people can connect with.

The Mill Church Cafe is located at 45River St., Millbury. Doors open at 7:00pm and the music starts at 8:00. Allevents are free. A love offering will betaken. Refreshments are available atreasonable prices.

For more info go to our website:www.millchurch.org or call 508 864-5658.

Upcoming events at the Mill Church Café

WhitinsvilleSocial Libraryevents posted

The Whitinsville Social Library ishaving Southwick Animal Zoo onThursday, July 1st at 2:00 P.M. andPuppeteer Roy Drew, who will be per-forming “The go green Puppet Show”on Thursday, July 8th at 2:00 P.M.These family events are free to the pub-lic and are funded by unibank.

For a complete listing of summerevents, please visit the library’s website, www.northbridgemass.org.

By ryan normandin

With the passing of the new highschool at last in uxbridge, there are twothings that must be done. First, i wouldlike to extend my thanks to a few dif-ferent groups. Foremost, the voters ofuxbridge, who were willing to invest intheir community’s future and ensurethat students graduating from uHSwould have the facility and equipmentthey need and deserve to compete in the21st century. i would also like to thankmy fellow members of Taxpayers for aNew High School, who worked tire-lessly to make sure that the facts got outto the people of uxbridge. it was apleasure working with such a dedicat-ed, forward-looking group of individu-als. Finally, thank you to all of the rep-resentatives and committees, both stateand local, who offered their supportand worked on this project firsthand toensure that it reached the ballot.

But now all this is over, and we cometo the second, more difficult thing thatmust be done. it is time to survey thedamage that was dealt to the battle-ground that is uxbridge. The fight overa new high school has stretched overthe last decade; both sides, Yes and No,fought passionately for what theybelieved was in the best interest of thecommunity. in the process, i feel thatmany people lost sight of what it wasthey were trying to accomplish beyonda new school. Many became soimmersed in the project that they cameto see the opposite side as the enemyinstead of as neighbors with a differentpoint of view.

During the lulls between votes, thetownspeople often adopted a waryacceptance of the other side. They wereon cordial terms, but all too ready to go

on the attack once another feasibilitystudy was announced and anotherTown Meeting and ballot vote sched-uled. The central political issue was theschool; in uxbridge, we have a two-party system, but instead of Democratsand Republicans, we have Pro-Schooland Anti-School parties. The divisionin this town is extensive, it is painful,and it is time for it to end.

Both sides need to accept what hashappened. The Vote Yes team needs tokeep in mind that they promised thisschool would better the entire commu-nity, and do their best to ensure that,when the high school is built, it doesindeed act as an asset for all ofuxbridge. The Vote Yes camp also gavevery detailed expectations financially;although the town understands thatthese are estimates based on the bestdata at the time, the people running theproject must do their best to keep costsas close to the actual estimates as pos-sible.

The Vote No team must also make anhonest effort to heal the rift in this com-munity. First and foremost, they mustaccept what has happened: by an 840vote margin, uxbridge will be getting anew high school. They can try to fur-ther stall this process or punch holes init, or they can get involved in it, offer-ing their additional insight into whatthe school should become. They canremain bitter that they lost, or they cancome to terms with the multitude ofbenefits that the community will reapthanks to the project’s success.

Both sides need to stop treating theother side with suspicion and mistrust.For too long, uxbridge has consisted oftwo camps occupying one plot of land.A new high school is the beginning of

what could be a very bright future foruxbridge, if both sides are able to rec-oncile their differences. Look 20, 50,100 years down the road; by that time,enmity between the two sides will mostlikely be long forgotten and the highschool will have been completed formany years. But what kind of highschool and community will we have?Will it be a building that benefits every-one because both sides decided to setaside their differences and work toaccomplish something that would begood for the entire community? Will itbe a community that thrives on the ben-efits provided by such a project? Orwill it be a community that still strug-gles with the roadblocks that were setin its way by further arguments and fin-ger-pointing between the two sides,years earlier during construction?

uxbridge faces today what is a greatopportunity either for failure or suc-cess. People from both sides are out-standing individuals who care deeplyabout the community. Both sides areresponsible for shaping the future. Theoptions are clear: we can come togeth-er, or we can drift further apart. We canuse challenging times as an excuse forfailure or mold them into a platform fora monumental success. The officialquote of my senior class, the uHSClass of 2009, was this: “unity is whena group of individuals set aside theirdifferences and work together to meet acommon goal.” Both sides want thesame thing- a bright future foruxbridge. Now the only question iswhether or not we can set aside our dif-ferences and work together to do it.

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BellaCqUaBryana Kutcher and Robert Bellacqua ofuxbridge announce the birth of their son,Benjamin Robert on January 21st.Maternal grandparents are Andrea Morinand Brian Kutcher of Bellingham.Paternal grandparents are Janine andWayne Meunier of Hopedale. Benjamin’sgreat grandparents are Bill and DinaKutcher of Bellingham, David andSamantha Morin of Ashland andMariAnne Wood of Hopedale.

BlanCHeTTeLaura (Wentling) and David Blanchette ofDouglas announce the birth of their son,Chase Mathew on January 26th. Mr. andMrs. Butch Wentling of uxbridge andAnn Parks of Carthage, NY are the mater-nal grandparents. David Blanchette ofOcklawaha, FL and Carolyn Toppin ofDouglas are the paternal grandparents.Barbara O’Brien of Sackets Harbor, NY isthe maternal great grandmother. Tylerand Joshua welcome their brother.

WooDElizabeth (Pignolet) and Ryan Wood ofuxbridge announce the birth of theirdaughter, Avery Loretta-Ryan Wood onJanuary 31st. Maternal grandparents arePaul and Jackie Pignolet of Bellingham.Hal and Carolyn Wood of Holiday, FL arethe paternal grandparents. great grand-parents are the late Loretta & WalterFontaine and gertrude Pignolet ofWoonsocket. Aaron Hunter and BrendanScott welcome their sister.

roSBoroUgHChristen (Watt) and Neil Rosborough ofuxbridge, announce the birth of their son,Blake Ryen on February 9th. Timothyand Sherri Watt of Hubbardston are thematernal grandparents. Paternal grand-parents are Russell and BrendaRosborough of uxbridge. Blake’s greatgrandparents are Russell Rosborough, Sr.& Barbara griffiths both of uxbridge.Blake’s siblings, Ryley, age 10 and Talenage 2, welcome him at home.

MaeDerLauren Marchand and Scott Maeder ofNorthbridge announce the birth of theirdaughter, Alexis Marie on February 24th.Michael and Patricia Marchand of uptonare the maternal grandparents andChristopher and Dorothea Maeder ofuxbridge are the paternal grandparents.great grandparents are Donald andLorraine Apple & Rodney and JoanMarchand of upton.

FoleyKatie (Turner) and Daniel Foley, Jr. ofuxbridge, announce the birth of theirdaughter Paige Jennifer, on February25th. Maternal grandparents are Deborahand David Turner of uxbridge. Danieland Jill Foley, also of uxbridge are thepaternal grandparents. Carol Salovitz ofMashpee is Paige’s great grandmother.

MinarDiAndrea and gregory Minardi of North

grafton announce the birth of their son,Jaxson gregory on February 25th.Maternal grandparents are John and JoyceMinardi of Westboro. Paternal grandpar-ents are Wayne and Jolene Andrews ofMarlboro.

CaSaSanTaJessica (Accordsi) and Paul MichaelCasasanta of uxbridge announce the birthof their son, Matteo Antonio on March12th. Maternal grandparents are Janet andgary Accorsi of Blackstone. Francescaand Paul Casasanta of Milford are thepaternal grandparents. great grandpar-ents are Ethel Accorsi of Bellingham andViolet Casasanta of Milford. gianni wel-comes Matteo at home.

reVellMegan Revell of uxbridge announces thebirth of her son Johnathon James onMarch 16th. Maternal grandparents areAmy Revell and James Revell of

uxbridge. Johnathon’s great grandpar-ents are Patty Demarius, Kevin Chapman,and Jean Revell.

MilleTTeErica (D’Amato) and gerard Millette, Jr.of Millville announce the birth of theirson, Dominic Lorenzo on March 27th.Maternal grandparents are JoyceD’Amato of Millville and LawrenceD’Amato of Hopedale. Paternal grand-parents are Donna and gerard Millette, Sr.of Blackstone. great grandparents areDorris Millette of Blackstone, MarKevorkian of Milford and Luigi D’Amatoof Milford. Santino welcomes Dominic athome.

aliCeaVirginia Riley and Javier Alicea ofWhitinsville announce the birth of theirson, Deon Riley on March 28th. Maternalgrandparents are Marc and Diane Riley ofSouth Carolina. Paternal grandparents areErnest Alicea and Carmen Bracero ofWoonsocket. Makenzie welcomes herbrother at home.

rayMonDAlexis Labossiere and Michael Raymondof Millville announce the birth of theirdaughter, Aaliyah Maddison on April16th. Maternal grandparents are RochelleMancuso of Millville and RobertLabossiere of Blackstone. Paternal grand-parents are Michelle Lemoine andMichael Raymond of uxbridge. greatgrandparents are Lucette and AlbertMartel, Evelyn Sicard, Anna Labossiereand Arthur Raymond.

MarTinelliTraci (D’Amadio) and John Martinelli ofBlackstone announce the birth of theirdaughter, Angelina Teresa on April 22.Maternal grandparents are Teresa and LeoCote of Milford. Paternal grandparents areErnest & Cecile Martinelli of Blackstone.great grandparents are Joan Bradbury andthe late Larry Bradbury of Bellingham.Her brother Joshua welcomes her at

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uxbridge Supports Our Troops would liketo thank the many area girl Scout troops whograciously donated cookies for u.S. troops.For weeks, area girl Scouts stood outsidelocal businesses in rain, sleet, or snow, to elic-it donations of cookies for the troops.Through their efforts, over 500 boxes of girlScout cookies were shipped overseas toactive service men and women! A Big thankyou is extended to these girls for a job well-done. Those cookies will surely be enjoyedand appreciated by all who receive them!Please visit uSOT on Facebook to see morepictures and send a personal message to ourtroops! Pictured are: Samantha Jones,Katelyn Jones, Kelsey Prince, Haley Adam,Kristina Kirk, Kaleigh Knospins, AshleyCollins, Hannah Jones and Bella Borjeson.

The weekly concerts are sponsored bySALMON Health and Retirement andare held in The Willows’ Rose gardenCourtyard at the corner of Route 30 andLyman Street. For the 23rd consecutiveyear, area residents are encouraged tobring lawn chairs and blankets; freeparking is available across the street atthe Hastings School lot.

All concerts are free of charge andopen to the general public, and familiesare welcome; pets should be left athome. The concerts will begin at 7:15p.m. sharp, and feature lively music per-formances by some of the area’s bestknown and loved music groups. Note: incase of rain, inside seating will be exclu-sively for Willows residents and theirguests. The 2010 Concert Series contin-ues each Wednesday evening throughAugust 11th.

The full 2010 concert scheduleincludes: John Penny Band, July 7th;Westwood Swing Band, July 14th;Beantown Swing Orchestra, July 21st;Fantasy Big Band, July 28th; LittleMahrud Jazz Orchestra, August 4th andWolverine Jazz Band, August 11th.

Refreshments will be available anddonations will be accepted for the fol-lowing area non-profit organizations atthe concerts: Westborough HistoricalSociety, July 7th; Westborough LandTrust, July 14th; Siloam Masonic LodgeAngel Fund, July 21st; WestboroughMusic Parents, July 28th; WestboroughCultural Council, August 4th; andAssabet Valley Pastoral CounselingCenter, August 11th.

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Free Summer Concerts:Wednesdays at The Willows

The Metacomet Land Trust (MLT)and the Department of Conservationand Recreation (DCR) at PurgatoryChasm State Reservation in Sutton willhost a “Family Adventure Series” forchildren and their families throughoutthe summer months.

“We are thrilled to offer this programfor a second year,” Pat Nedoroscik,Vice President of the Land Trust said.

“Our partnership with DCR offers ter-rific benefits to families who make it apriority to get out to enjoy the naturallandscapes that we are fortunate to havehere in the Blackstone River Valley.The rangers do a great job helping chil-dren to better understand their environ-ment, too.”

This environmental education pro-gram was initiated last year by

Metacomet Land Trust and was held atRiver Bend Farm in uxbridge. ParkRangers and volunteers from Meta-comet Land Trust and the BlackstoneRiver Valley National Heritage Corri-dor’s Volunteers-in-Parks(ViPs) worked together tooffer topics that appeal to achild’s natural curiosityabout the world aroundthem. Each program alsoincludes time for the chil-dren to make a craft and forchildren and parents toexperience nature together.

This year the program will be held thesecond Saturday of the month throughSeptember from 10 a.m. to noon atPurgatory Chasm State Reservation at198 Purgatory Road in Sutton. All pro-

grams are free and open to the public.See topics and descriptions below forspecific details for each month.LiFE AT THE POND

July 10th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm:Meet at the Pond on Purga-tory Road near the begin-ning of the Sutton entranceto the park (directions alsoat Visitors Center).

The water quality atPurgatory Pond will bechecked by dipping nets andtaking a look at what is liv-ing in the water. Learn how

to keep water healthy and ways to pro-tect the water as well as observe the lifearound and in the pond. Wear oldclothes and shoes that can get a littlewet!

A LOg’S LiFE AT THE PARKAugust 14th from 10:00 am to 12:00

pm: Meet at the Visitors Center. usingthe hand painted tree board and actualpark logs you will discover the impor-tance of a tree at each stage of its life.Turning over logs to view life under-neath can be messy so please wear oldclothes and shoes!

All programs are free of charge andbegin promptly at 10:00 a.m. They aregeared towards elementary and pre-school children; a parent or adult mustaccompany the children attending. Forquestions contact Kathryn Parent,Visitor Services Supervisor, Depart-ment of Conservation & Recreation atPurgatory Chasm State Reservation,198 Purgatory Rd, Sutton, 508-234-3733.

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in the front row to give their opinions,the first one to speak was an uxbridgeHigh School graduate, Class of ‘09’sRyan Normandin. He passionatelytalked about how he and some of hisclassmates were fortunate to be accept-ed at top-rate colleges and that he wasglad to be attending WPi. He recog-nized that all too many of his class-mates were not afforded that opportu-nity because of the limitations at thehigh school. He said that engineering is

one of the highest paying jobs; yet, heknows some could not pursue that goalbecause they couldn’t be adequatelyprepared at the high school. He strong-ly expressed his opinion that ALL stu-dents needed to have the same opportu-nity because some students have per-sonal difficulties that limit them asopposed to himself who comes from asupportive family. His talk overcamethe audience and the applause wasringing through the hall and votersstood up and applauded him vigorous-ly. A voter then moved the question andthe others did not have the chance to

express their points of view. The votewas taken at 11:11 a.m. receiving thenecessary 2/3 majority; about 50 voterswere in opposition. it is anticipated thatthe school will be completed in timefor the start of the 2012-2013 schoolyear.

in regards to the Ballot Election,Building Committee Chair, JohnHiggins, said, “it was a great day inuxbridge and an opportunity to startgrowing again.” Town Clerk, KellyPoulin, commented, “it was a wonder-ful turnout and i’d like people to turnout in such numbers at all elections.”

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The Whitin Community Center'sSummer Youth Theater auditions forthis year's production showcased theamazing talent of many veterans andseveral incredible newcomers!!! "Wehad such an enormous turnout that wehad to make the difficult, but veryexciting, decision to select a new pro-duction that all of our tremen-dous young actors and actresses couldall fit into as an ensemble cast," statesMonique Boucher, Youth OutreachProgram Director. "in fact, our numberof participants more than doubled fromlast year, and, collectively, our youngactors and actresses have worked inmore than 14 regional theater compa-nies combined." The youth are alreadyhard at work rehearsing Cases ofMistaken identity, by Tony Howell. Aperiod piece, this story is both a mad-cap comedy and light-suspense theatri-cal experience with something foreveryone. Ms. Boucher adds, "Thisyear we have the pleasure of workingwith local youth from uxbridge,Northbridge, Douglas, and Sutton, witha variant age range of 7 through 15."

Since 1999, the Whitin CommunityCenter's Youth Outreach Program hasoffered the Summer Youth TheaterProgram to all youth in the BlackstoneValley. The program is designed toexpose children ages 8-17 to the the-atrical arts from all aspects, from acting

to choreography to promotion and setdesign. Each child who participatesagrees to the rehearsal schedule and abehavioral contract, as well as fundrais-ing efforts for the Summer YouthTheatre Program itself. The end resultis that children grow in self-confidenceand develop artistically, socially, andintellectually. They also benefit frompositive adult role models involved in

the production.The production will be held at

Alternative’s Singh Performance Cen-ter on Friday, July 30th, at 7 p.m., andon Saturday, July 31st at 2 p.m.Requested donation at the door, $5.pp.For more information, please contactMonique Boucher at 508-234-8184 ext.121, or via email at [email protected].

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Summer Youth Theater Production:“Cases of Mistaken Identity” at WCC

The Peoples' Pantry at the SecondCongregational Church in Douglas willhold their annual tag and bake sale onSaturday, July 24th from 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. on the front lawn of theChurch. All proceeds go to help stockthe shelves of the pantry. They are now

accepting donations for the sale.Donations may be dropped off at thepantry on Tuesdays from 1:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.

To make other arrangements or if youhave any questions please call BrendaRoy at 508-476-1880.

Tag Sale to benefitDouglas Food Pantry

The Douglas Historical Society heldits first Annual Rhubarb Challenge onJune 6th. There were sixteen entrantsand the culinary participants rangedfrom adults to children. One of thecontestants was a Douglas teacherwith some of her students coming tocheer her on in the competition —while one competed against her!

There were six different categories:Breads, Desserts, Entrees, Jams &Jellies, Pies & Most Creative use ofRhubarb. unfortunately there were noentries in either the Bread or Entréecategories but that was more thanmade up for in the others. DoloresColonero, Anne Resan and PaulaBrouillette all of Douglas were thededicated judges who sampled andscored the entries.

The Challenge winner was MollyHollinbaugh of Douglas for her recipeof Rhubarb Chocolate Torte that sheentered into the Desserts category.Molly also received the overallChallenge winner ribbon and a cook-book after receiving a perfect score of30. Other winners were Kathyisraelian-Fleming from Rochdale forher Blue-Barb Pie and JaneMosczynski from Douglas for herRhubarb Pierogis (only entry) and LisaMosczynski for her Rhubarb CarrotOrange Marmalade (only entry).

All had a good time and everyonewas asking when the next challengewould be. Keep your eyes and earsopen for the next one. However, beinga member of the Douglas HistoricalSociety gets you the inside informa-tion on our next challenge as well asall our other events. For informationon membership, you can contactDebby Heinz at or you can call her at774-280-1922.

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Country Bank has concluded theirweek-long clothing drive to benefitthe Salvation Army. The event washighly successful, resulting in the col-lection of almost 5,000 pounds ofclothing and more than 400 pounds ofbooks and household items.

Community members workedtogether with Country Bank staff tomake this effort a resounding success.With the generous donations from thelocal citizens and the labor of CountryBank employees, the Salvation Armyreceived an infusion of resources tohelp maintain a funding source fortheir community programs.

“We are so grateful to everyone fortheir generous efforts and donations.We are thankful to Country Bank andWXLO for making this clothing drivesuch a great success. We had funworking together on behalf of thosewho are facing the difficult challengeof recovery”, expressed MajorCopeland, Salvation ArmyAdministrator.

Clothing drives are an importantresource which supports the work ofthe Salvation Army in the region.items collected from this effort willbe readied for sale at the SalvationArmy Thrift Stores throughout theregion, which provide the direct fund-ing for the Salvation Army AdultRehabilitation Center (ARC) locatedin Worcester at 72 Cambridge Street.“The ARC offers a six month compre-hensive life recovery program forthose in need. There are no fees toparticipate in this program,” notedLinda Wason, Co-Chair the Com-munity Relations Committee of theSalvation Army Adult RehabilitationCenter (ARC) of Massachusetts.

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singing some of the old Children's BibleSongs, complete with hand motions andmore giving the adults an exercise work-out!

For information on signing up yourchild for the galactic Blast to be heldMonday, July 12 - Friday, July 16, from9:00 AM to noon, please call the churchoffice at 401-769-2773 or email [email protected] or contactMichell at 508-308-9770.

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KiDLEiDOSCOPE KiDS STORY HOuRMonday, July 12th, 19th, 26th - 10:30-11:30 Nature themed story and activityhour for ages 3-5, Siblings welcome!Nature stories followed by an outdooractivity and craft. Pack a lunch andenjoy the playground! Children mustbe accompanied by an adult.FAMiLY ADVENTuRES WiTHMETACOMET LAND TRuSTSaturday, July 10th - 10:00 - 12:00Children’s Nature Workshop in partner-ship with Metacomet Land Trust. Thismonth we will discover life atPurgatory Pond by dipping nets andchecking the water quality. Learn howto keep water healthy as well asobserve the life around and in the pond.Wear old clothes and shoes that can geta little wet!ROCK DETECTiVES Sunday, July 11th and Saturday July31st - 12:00-1:00 Learn some simpleclues that will help you identify therocks and minerals at Purgatory Chasmin this hands-on program, suitable forall ages. Meet at Pavilion at Chasmentrance.DiSCOVERY PACKS Sunday, July 11th and Saturday July17th - 2:00 - 3:00 Make your ownadventure! Borrow a "Discovery Pack"backpack filled with great tools, fieldguides and activity suggestions. Hit thetrail and have fun exploring, learningand sharing your discoveries together.

Birds, bugs, rocks, and tracks are justsome of the topics to discover! Contactthe park for packs and availability. HEALTHY HEART HiKE Saturday July 17th - 5:00-6:30 This fit-ness walk will take visitors on a one-mile walk over moderate terrain. Bringwater and snack, if desired. Sturdyshoes, comfortable clothing and bugrepellant recommended. All childrenmust be accompanied by an adult.CHASM TOuR Sunday July 18th and Saturday July31st 4:00-5:00 Learn the history andmystery of Purgatory Chasm! This pro-gram suitable for families with childrenover 5, and all those willing to scurryover and around boulders and rocks. Besure to wear shoes with good tread. Wetweather cancels.HiKiNg BEYOND THE CHASMSunday, July 25th - 10:30-noon Haveyou ever wondered what is beyondPurgatory Chasm? Have you ever seen“Little Purgatory”? Explore sections ofthe park that are off the beaten path.On this one to one and a half mile walk,we’ll look for signs of flora and faunafound in the shady Sutton State Forest.Sturdy footwear, bug repellent, snackand water highly recommended. JuNiOR NATuRALiSTS Friday July 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th3:00-4:00 Nature walks, scavengerhunts and hands on activities for bud-ding naturalists. Stop by, all ages withan adult, no registration required.

July 9th: Watching WildlifeJuly 16th: Rocks and MineralsJuly 23rd: Beginners BirdingJuly 30th: Tree WalkDCR JuNiOR RANgERSFriday, July16th, 23rd or August 6th,13th, 20th - 1:00-2:30 Pre-registrationrequired for this popular three-part pro-gram for youth ages 6 – 12 along witha supervising adult. Nature hikes anddiscoveries in the great outdoors.Participants receive a workbook andearn a shoulder patch and Jr. Rangercertificate of achievement. Class size islimited and registration is required. Aparent or guardian must accompanyeach child. Please call the park 508-234-9610 or email [email protected] to sign up.

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Young at Heartplan August trip

The Young at Heart group of FaithFellowship Church, 647 Douglas Rd,uxbridge will be taking a trip toCaptain Jack's at East Matunuck Beachfor a lobster bake on Tuesday, August3rd. There will be a stop in Jamestownon the way. A full lobster bake will beserved with clam chowder, clam cakes,shrimp cocktail, lobster or prime rib,corn on the cob and dessert for$58. The bus will leave from FaithFellowship Church at 9:00 a.m. CallSue for information at 508-476-3438.

• Wednesday, July 7th at 7:00 p.m.(Rain or Shine) at Leicester TownCommon, Washburn Square, Leicester.• Wednesday, July 14th at 7:00 p.m.(Rain Date: July 15th) at the 2nd Con-gregational Church, 289 Main Street,East Douglas.• Monday, July 19th at 7:00 p.m. (RainDate: July 20th) at Choate Park, Med-way.• Thursday, July 29th at 7:00 p.m. (Rainor Shine) at Alternatives, 50 Douglas

Road, Whitinsville.Admission is free. Directions and

Contact information: Available atwww.bvccband.org.

The Blackstone Valley CommunityConcert Band consists of approximate-ly fifty talented musicians. Our per-formance includes popular songs, jazz,rock, music from the movies, concertpieces and marches. This is music yourwhole family will enjoy.

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Building on the success of the previ-ous EN Jenckes Open Mic/CoffeeHouse, brothers John & Keith Menardin conjunction with the DouglasHistorical Society will be hostinganother Free Open Mic Night. Theevent will be held again at EN JenckesStore, 283 Main Street, Douglas MA onJuly 10th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.Proceeds from refreshment and dessertsales will go to benefit DouglasOctoberfest and The Historical Society.Weather permitting, the event will beheld outdoors with the historic barnproviding a unique backdrop to thisevent. interested performers shouldcontact Keith Menard at douglasocto-

[email protected] or can show up onthe night of the event and perform (lim-ited spaces available).

Jenckes Open Mic &Coffee House returns

Free Car Washat area church

On July 24th the North uxbridgeBaptist Church is hosting another FreeCar Wash from 11 am-2 pm. No stringsattached - no donations accepted, total-ly and absolutely free.

The church is located on the corner ofRt. 122 and Hartford Ave. in Northuxbridge. The car wash is in the park-ing lot behind the church.

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SundaySBInGO. Knights of Columbus70 Prescott Road, Whitinsville

doors open at 4pm

MOndaySPITCH PaRTy 6:30 pm at theuxbridge Senior Center on

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6th TuesdayNAMI SUPPORT GROUPUxbridge Nazarene Church, 130Douglas St. 7:00 - 8:30 pmFor more info call 508-917-8381

10th Saturday7TH ANNUAL THUNDER IN THE VALLEY BIKE RUNVFW Post 1385, Rt. 16, UxbridgeRegistration 9:00 - 10:30 am Call 278-7540 for details.

12th MondayVFW POST 1385 MONTHLYMEETING 7 pm Rt. 16, Uxbridge

BLACKSTONE VALLEY FREEMEDICAL PROGRAM 6 - 8 pmNorthbridge High School427 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville

18th SundayN. E. COUNTRY MUSIC CLUBJAMBOREES Dinner: 12:00Dancing: 1 to 5 pm VFW Post1385 Rt. 16, Uxbridge. Contribution at door: $ 6 p.p. Indoor cook-out benefit for St. Jude’sChildren’s Hospital sponsored by theNew England Country Music Clubincludes hot dogs, hamburgers, potatosalad, coffee, and dessert. Also raf-fles, door prizes and more. All pro-ceeds will be donated to St. Jude’sChildren’s Hospital for research andtreatment of children’s cancer. Musicby: Phoenix Rizen, Harvey Keene &The Last Stop Café, Durango Mangowith guest Ken Landry & many more. IT IS ENCOURAGE FOR THOSE WHO ATTENDTO BRING A NON-PERISHABLE ITEM OR PAPERPRODUCT TO BENEFIT THE UXBRIDGE FOODPANTRY

19th MondayRED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE 1-7 pm VFW Post 1385, Rt. 16,Uxbridge. Call 278-7540

20th TuesdaySUTTON SENIOR CENTER POT LUCK SUPPER 5 pm Music by “Treblesome”. Call 508-234-0703 to register food item.

24th Saturday1ST ANNUAL MEMORIAL RIDEIn honor of Gregory A. AmaralItalian American Club, Rt. 16424 Mendon St., UxbridgeReg. @ 9:00 am, Ride 10:30 amDinner 5 pm, Music 6:00 pmDonation $20. Roast Beef Dinner,Raffles & Music. You don’t have toride to attend. For [email protected]

26th WednesdayAMERICAN LEGION RIDERSMONTHLY MEETING7 pm at the American LegionHall, 59 Douglas St., Uxbridge

28th MondayAMERICAN LEGION MONTHLYMEETING 7pm at the AmericanLegion Hall, 59 Douglas St.

30th Friday

SPAGHETTI DINNER FUND-RAISER FOR THE JIMMY FUND$20/ticket. Progressive Club6:30pm-Public Welcome!Dinner tickets enter you in a rafflefor a pair of Red Sox tickets plusadditional raffle items including asecond set of Red Sox tickets!Raffle tickets $5. [email protected] or508-318-8686 for more info.

31st SaturdaySTEVE’S BIKE RUN VFW Post 1385, Route 16,Uxbridge. Call 278-7540 formore details on start time.

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Roy Henry (bottom right) oneof the directors of the newuxbridge Fire HistoricalMuseum, leads the crowd inthe pledge to the flag duringthe opening ceremonies. TheGrand Opening of the Museumwas held last month on theday of the annual uxbridgeFire Fighters Memorial Sun-day. On hand for the eventwhere firefighters, politiciansand many antique enthusiasts.

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Grant provides equipment

On Thursday, May 27th theUxbridge Fire Department receivedan equipment grant from FirefightersSupport Services of Wyandotte, MIthat provided them with a Scott Pak-Tracker Firefighter Locator system.A firefighter locator is a life savingdevice that can assist in finding afirefighter should he be lost, downedor trapped by causing an alarm tosound and transmitting a radio signalwhich then can be used to find thefirefighters position inside a struc-ture. This can drastically reducesearch time, expediting rescue andremoval of a firefighter in trouble ata fire scene.

Firefighters Support Services is anon-profit organization dedicated tobringing safety gear and support toall branches of the fire service. Theygenerously provided this grant to theUxbridge Fire Department, deliv-ered by FSS Executive Director

Matthew Cahillane. "We are pleasedto provide this technology to assistUxbridge Fire Department safelyprotect their community," Cahillanesaid.

Uxbridge Fire personnel includingChief Peter Ostroskey, Firefighter/Paramedics Kevin Feen and JamesHuth, and Firefighter/EMT-I Leo-nard Gervais were on hand when Mr.Cahillane brought the equipment toFire Headquarters. The equipmentdonated includes a personal trans-mitter for each member of thedepartment and four receivers thatwill be carried on apparatus readyfor use on emergency scenes."Thanks to the efforts of FirefightersSupport Services, Uxbridge Fire hasanother tool in our toolbox that willcontribute to safe operations for ourfirefighters," Ostroskey commented."It is something we would not havebeen able to fund on our own," hestated.

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Seeking multi-ethnic cast Ages17+. All roles available. There is alarge singing/acting ensemble, somedance required. Performance datesare in mid October after ColumbusDay.

Characters: Chris - A young, tor-mented American G.I.; Kim - Ayoung, naive but strong-willedVietnamese woman; The Engineer -A greasy wheeler & dealer; John -Chris’ best friend; American G.I.who later becomes an activist; Gigi -A Saigon stripper sings Movie inMy Mind; Mimi, Yvette, Yvonne- -Saigon Strippers; Thuy- DeterminedVietnamese military leader prom-ised to Kim; Ellen - Chris’ sensibleAmerican wife; Tam - Kim’s boy,half Vietnamese/half American (canbe played by a girl) age 4-8 plusVarious citizens of Saigon, Marines,Hustlers, etc.

Audition Requirements: Actor/Singers, for Leads and Ensembleplease prepare a song from the show(highly encouraged) or an up-tempoPop-Broadway song. *Note, the roleof TAM will be cast at a later date.There will be no dance audition;however, we are seeking non-singing dancers with martial artsand/or acrobatic ability. If interestedin DANCE only, please inquire withthe choreographer Kevin Martin [email protected]. Ifinterested in both dance and singing,please attend the auditions and noteon your audition sheet any specialskills.

If you are unable to attend either ofthese audition dates or have anyquestions please e-mail director EricDesnoyers at [email protected]

The Stadium Theatre PerformingArts Centre offers outstanding local,regional and nationally renownedlive entertainment in Woonsocket,Rhode Island. For more informationon upcoming events go to www.sta-diumtheatre.com.

Sutton Women’sClub awardsScholarships

The Sutton Woman’s Club awarded two$500.00 scholarships at last months Sutton2010 Graduation ceremony. Recipients ofthese awards were Briannah Raymond andRaymond Magner, both 2010 graduates ofSutton High School.

nanci Cox, Sutton Woman’s Club Scholarship Chairpersoncongratulates Briannah Raymond. Pictured at top: Ray-

mond Magner.

For the fourth consecutive year a spe-cial dinner is being planned to recognizeall military families, to pay tribute toBlue Star and Gold Star families and tohonor the heroes and victims of 9/11/01.This non political event is to simply say"Thank You". The dinner will be held atthe Medway V.F.W, Medway, onSaturday evening September 11, 2010.In order to extend an invitation, we needassistance in locating families who havea loved one in the military or are a GoldStar family. If you are a family that has aloved one in the military, or a Gold Starfamily or know of a family that weshould invite, please send that contactinformation to Michael Shain, at,www.thankstoyanks.org Michael Shain

is a private citizen who feels stronglythat a "Thank You" as a random act ofkindness is due military families. JohnPilla, from the Milford Department ofVeteran's Services also agrees. Sincethere is no cost to the families for thisdinner, monetary donations are welcomeand are being solicited from businesses,organizations and individuals. Anyamount is appreciated and can be sent toThanks to Yanks, c/o Charles RiverBank, 70 Main Street, Medway, MA02053. If you would like further infor-mation or are interested in volunteeringwith this event please contact MichaelShain, www.thankstoyanks.org or call508-330-8487. Donors will be recog-nized for their contributions.

Thanks to Yanks Dinner torecognize military families

The Whitinsville Social Library is hav-ing Southwick Animal Zoo on Thursday,July 1st at 2:00 P.M. and Puppeteer RoyDrew, who will be performing “The GoGreen Puppet Show” on Thursday, July

8th at 2:00 P.M. These family events arefree to the public and are funded byUnibank. For a complete listing of sum-mer events, please visit the library’s website, www.northbridgemass.org.

Whitinsville Social Library schedules upcoming events

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POPe PIuS aWaRd - at St. Mary’s Church in uxbridge,Father Steve awarded Chris Berthelette, Troop 1,Blackstone, Brandon Walker, Troop 1122, TimothyBeaudette, Troop 1122 and Craig Robbins, Troop 1122their Pope Pius XII award. This religious award is the laston a series of 5. These boys have worked on this medalfor over a year and have spent many hours reflecting ontheir own religious beliefs as well as serving their com-munity in order to achieve this goal.

eaGLeS - Boy Scout Troop 1122 held an eagle Court ofHonor for four scouts, L-R Colon Smith, Brandon Walker,nicholas dePasquale and Reed Miller. Brandon held a MollyBish Kid Id booklet fair for Child Safety, Colon revampedthe volleyball court at West Hill damn, Reed cleared therock face at Rice City Pond for climbing and nick held afood and toy drive for the People 1st Food Pantry. The eventwas attended by several dignitaries as well as friends andfamily of the four boys receiving their eagle award.

Fresh Airchildren need you

Summer vacation, that special time ofyear for all children, is upon us andmembers of the local community stillhave the chance to make it memorablefor a child from New York City!Thanks to the many families inSouthern Massachusetts and through-out 13 Northeastern states and Canada,more than 1.7 million New York Citychildren from low-income neighbor-hoods have enjoyed free summer expe-riences in suburban and small towncommunities through The Fresh AirFund. The Fund is currently seekingmore families to give inner-city chil-dren a two-week experience this sum-mer. By volunteering as a host familyfor the Friendly Town program, a childcan have a break from the heat andnoise of the crowded city streets.“Being able to run around and be out-side is a freeing experience for her,”says one of our Fresh Air hosts abouther Fresh Air child. “I still enjoy watch-ing her face as she takes joys in thesimple things, like roasting a marsh-mallow or jumping into the lake.”Please read about the special experi-ences of other Fresh Air children andhosts by visiting our website, www.fre-shair.org, which includes photos, sto-ries, videos and other helpful informa-tion.There are no financial requirements forhosting a Fresh Air child. First-timevisitors are six to 12 years old, andreinvited youngsters may participate inthe Friendly Town program throughage 18. To learn more about hosting a Fresh Airchild this summer, please contactElaine Melinski at 508-278-3652, orcall The Fresh Air Fund at 800-367-0003 or check out www.freshair.org.

‘WE’I was walking up the stairsAnd she was walking down;

We glanced and knew that we had livedAnd by mystery’s force were bound.

We didn’t stop yet risked a smile;We knew each others’ soul;As natural as night and day,A compass we could hold.

As magnet poles exert a pullWe felt attraction there;

Our beings passing as in other TimesBut who knows when or where?

Our steps then took us sad away;We could not stop you see;

I guess we’ll never ever knowWhat became of the Love

Called ‘we’

By Robert DuffyMillville

St. Camillus Health Center receivedMy InnerView’s Excellence in Actionaward, a national honor recognizing thefacility’s commitment to superior cus-tomer satisfaction. Over 5,000 nursinghomes in the country participated in a2009 satisfaction survey. The award,which is presented annually, recognizesthose providers that performed in thetop ten percent of nursing homes.

“This year’s award recipients deserveto be recognized and applauded fortheir dedication to customer satisfac-tion,” said Neil Gulsvig, President, MyInnerView. “This annual award under-scores the difference they make andserves to honor the valuable work thatthey do.”

My InnerView, the applied researchand quality-improvement solutionsprovider that presents the annual award,supports leaders across the entire seniorcare profession with tools to measure,benchmark and improve performance.This year’s award for superior customersatisfaction was presented to select MyInnerView customers who completed aresident or family satisfaction survey in2009, had a minimum 30 percent

response rate, and scored in the top tenpercent of qualifying facilities on thequestion “What is your recommenda-tion of this facility to others?” in termsof the percentage of respondents ratingthe nursing home as “excellent.”

St. Camillus has been a part of thecommunity for over 45 years, and isalso a national leader in a movementcalled “Culture Change.” What CultureChange is designed to do is to create"home" for each individual resident,not an institution where personal choiceis a thing of the past. A facility with achanged culture is all about creatinghome. At the heart of that creation is therelationship between our elders and ourstaff. Staff are assigned to care for thesame group of elders every day thatthey work. This creates a level of trustthat can't be equaled in other settingswhere staff are rotated. That trust leadsto a deeper understanding of who ourelders truly are—an active, viable partof our society, and not merely a list ofdiagnoses to be cared for.

For more information, contactWilliam Graves, at (508) 234-7306.

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Pressure has been building on statelawmakers to more closely monitor thecontinued “fitness” of an elderly per-son’s ability to safely operate a motorvehicle. Massachusetts, like many otherstates, does not require older drivers tosubmit to any form of testing – otherthan universally administered eye tests– to establish that they can safely oper-ative a motor vehicle as they get older.A Massachusetts licensed driver mustrenew his or her license every 5 years,but is only required to take an eye testevery 10 years. The MassachusettsHouse and Senate have now bothpassed versions of a bill that wouldrequire drivers that have reached 75years of age to take tests before theirdriver’s license is renewed to showthey remain competent to safely oper-ate a motor vehicle in Massachusetts.

The House bill is more relaxed. In anutshell, it would require eye tests atthe RMV every 5 years for any driverwho is 75 years or older. The Senatebill goes further. The Senate bill wouldrequire any driver between the ages of75 and 80 to pass cognitive and physi-

cal tests. When the driver reached theage of 80 years, he or she would have topass the tests every 3 years. Althoughthe testing pursuant to the Senate billwas to initially be conducted at theRMV, the senators decided that itwould be sufficient to have the RMVcreate a form and let the driver’s doctorperform the tests.

Under the Senate bill, an elderly driv-er who fails the cognitive and physicaltesting would be allowed to appeal anRMV decision to withhold a driver’slicense by taking a road test to demon-strate his or her competency to safelyoperate a motor vehicle. Finally, underthe Senate bill, a person’s doctor wouldnot be held liable for reporting an indi-vidual as physically incapable of safelyoperating a motor vehicle.

Nationally, there is little uniformityon the question of whether – or at whatage – a driver should be screened todemonstrate their ability to continue tosafely operation a motor vehicle. Roadsafety advocates argue that states arenot doing enough to screen elderlydrivers and urge more frequentrenewals. They argue that it is only

common sense that as a person ages,their cognitive and physical abilitiesdecrease. Opponents say that targetingdrivers upon reaching a certain age isdiscrimination; that to require testing ofan individual when they reach the ageof 75 arbitrarily assumes that when aperson reached the age of 75, they areno longer able to safely operate a motorvehicle.

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Lion’s Clubplan meeting

"The Lion's Club of Uxbridge will beholding an informational meeting onJuly 21st at 7:00 pm. If you are inter-ested in learning more about how youcan help your community throughLion's membership please plan to joinus at one of these meetings. Please callCathy at 508-340-6152 or Diane at508-450-2451 for more information."

Benefit concert to aidWaters Farm

Internationally popular Beatles trib-ute band “Jukebox” will be performinga benefit on Saturday, July 31st at PointBreeze Restaurant, 114 Point BreezeRoad, in Webster.

The four young men from PuertoRico who make up the band“Jukebox”—Heri Palos on bass, pianoand vocals; Jacob Rodriquez on guitar,piano, and vocals; Juan Carlos del Valleon drums and vocals; and FranciscoCairol on guitar and vocals—have builtan international following who recog-nize their talents and their passion forthe music that defined generations.This is classic vintage Beatles rock androll!

The concert begins at 9:00 p.m. withopening act “Three Guys Plumbing”.Tickets are $ 15.00 and are available bycalling Phil at 508-476-3366 or PointBreeze at 508-94-0404. Additionalticket locations will be announced inthe coming weeks.

All proceeds from this concert willbenefit Waters Farm in historic WestSutton.

St. Camillus receives nationalhonors for customer satisfaction

HOLIDAY CLOSINGThe Northbridge Senior Center and Tri-Valley Nutrition site will be closed onMonday, July 5th in observance ofIndependence DaySHINEA Shine Counselor is available byappointment only, on Thursday morn-ings from the hours of 9:30A.M. –11:30A.M. Call for more informationor to schedule an appointment.FALLON REPRESENATIVEThe Northbridge Senior Center willhave a Rep from Fallon CommunityHealth (Senior Plan) on Wednesday,July 14th from 10:00A.M. – 11:30A.M.Anyone that may have questionsregarding their Health Insurance cancall the center.MONTHLY BIRTHDAY DINNERThe monthly birthday dinner is July27th at 11:45.A.M. Anyone celebratinga birthday in the month of July, is invit-ed to attend and bring a guest.Reservations are needed no later than

11:00A.M. Thursday, July 22nd.ASK THE NURSEThe Northbridge Senior Center Ask theNurse Program will conduct a vitalsigns clinic on Tuesday, July 13th,from11:00A.M – 1:00P.M. andTuesday, July 27th. Come in and meetPat Wallen our RN. She is available toanswer any questions concerning yourmedications, or any other questions youhave regarding any health issues.NEW SENIOR’S ONLYThe NAC Food Pantry located at 20Highland St, Whitinsville will have a“Senior Day” on the 3rd Wednesday ofthe month 10:00A.M. - 12:00P.M.beginning July 21st. This program isavailable to Northbridge Senior resi-dents 60years or over. A referral isneeded, contact Gail Anderson – Sr.Center Director for more information508-234-2002.CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUPThe Caregivers support Group meetson the fourth Friday of the month from11:00A.M. – 12:00P.M. The next meet-ing is July23rd.DAY TRIPThere are still several seats available onthe bus for the day trip on July 21st toNewport Playhouse & Cabaret to seethe comedy “Suitehearts.” Call formore information.SPECIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONThe Northbridge Senior Center willhonor local residents celebrating onehundred years or more at a reception onWednesday, August 11th at 1:00P.M. Ifyou know anyone that has reached this100 or more years contact Gail Ander-son at 508-234-2002.

Lydia TaftSpring Fling

On Thursday, June 3rd the Lydia TaftHouse in Uxbridge and the BlackstoneNursing Home co-hosted an annualSpring Fling event for the elderly inMedfield and eight other nursing facil-ities from surrounding towns.

Over 140 residents gathered at theMedfield Senior Center for this extrav-aganza. The Spring Fling participantswere greeted with colorful décor and aNew Orleans swing band, theCranberry Jammers. Toes were tappingand smiles were everywhere as theband played to everyone’s delight.After a tasty barbeque luncheon, theytook it one step higher with formersinger from the famous group, “ThePlatters”, Tony Funches, who wowedthe seniors with old time favorites.

Percilla Robinson, resident ofRiverbend of South Natick shared herthoughts, “It’s such a delightful eventfor all of us seniors who don’t getaround as easily as we did when thismusic was popular. They really do anice job with this event!”

Genevieve Friswell of ThomasUpham House said, “Haven’t had thismuch fun in a long time!”

Rose Jannetti of Lydia Taft Houseexcitedly stated, “This was one of thebest days of this year” and she looksforward to the next annual event.

Debbie Putnam, Administrator andJanis Joudrey, Activities Director at theLydia Taft House in Uxbridge, were theproud first place winners for the best-designed centerpiece.

The Lydia Taft House and theBlackstone Nursing Home residentsenjoyed their van ride through the NewEngland towns to the Center.

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The Trinity Band was part of the Spring Fling celebrated atMedfield Senior Center last month. above Lydia Taft resi-dents enjoy the festivities.

Thursday, July 1st: 12:45 p.m. OpenDiscussion with Jim Smith TownAdministrator All Welcome. Refresh-ments Served Wednesday, July 7th at 10 am: Repre-sentative from Fallon Senior PlanThursday, July 8th at 12:45 pm: SeniorCenter’s Anniversary Party. Music by:Linda JeanMonday, July 12th at 10 am: Chatter-box Discussion group. All welcomeThursday, July 15th at 1 pm: IceCream Social & “Humor to Heal”Seminar with Marie Ambrosino

Friday, July 16th at 10:45 am: “UniqueTo Sutton” Program by: surveyor DaveLavallee. Sharing Stories & articlesfound during his years of exploring.Tuesday, July 20th at 5 pm: Pot LuckSupper w/Music by: Deb Reynold’sTreblesome. Call center to register “PotLuck” item at 508-234-0703. Thursday, July 22nd at 1 pm: Popcorn& Movie “Everybody’s Fine” withRobert DeNiro -comedy drama WEEKLY FEATURESMondays at 10 AM : Wii Video gamesTuesdays at 10 AM:

“The Hookers” knitting groupTuesdays at 12:45 PM: Sutton Serenaders ChorusWednesdays at10 AM: Beginners Computer Class (Free)Thursdays at 10 AM: PitchThursdays at 9 & 10 AM: Computer Classes (Free)Free Exercise Classes on Mondays & WednesdaysFree Yoga Classes on Tuesdays & Fridays NOTE: The Center will be closedMonday, July 5th.

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ONGOING SUMMER PROGRAMS: Walking Group ~ Monday 9am Whole Foods ~ Monday 9-11am Bridge ~ Monday 9am Cribbage ~ Monday/Thursday 9am Manicures ~ Monday 9-11am Stretch & Flexibility ~ Tues/Thurs 9am Scrabble ~ Tuesday 9am Lunch ~ Tuesday/Thursday 12:00 noon Bocce ~ Tuesday/Thursday 1pm Shopping Van ~ Wednesday 8amYoga ~ Wed 9am & Thurs 5:45pm Bingo ~ Friday 1pm

2010 Senior Citizen of the Year!

Congratulations are in order as thisyear’s 2010 Mendon Senior Citizen ofthe Year award goes to one unassum-ing, yet deserving individual-- Mr.Peter Denton. Peter, a life-long resi-dent of Mendon, was chosen fromamong several exemplary nominees.Throughout the years he has madenotable contributions on local appoint-ed boards including the MendonPlanning Board, the Community Pre-servation Committee and the MendonHousing Authority, on which he stillserves. He is also a 35- year chartermember of the Mendon Lions Club andhas put in many countless hours onLions Club community projects for thebetterment of the town.

Please save the date and plan to joinus as we honor Peter, thanking him forhis many contributions to his home-town at an award luncheon sponsoredby the Mendon Lion’s Club on Sunday,September 26th. Call or stop by theMendon Senior Center to reserve yourspace. Caregiver’s Program

Join us on Tuesday, July 27th from10-12:00 for a program presented byJulie McMurray with the Alzheimer’sAssociation entitled Getting Started:What To Do When Your FamilyMember Has Memory Loss. This pro-gram focuses on how to get a diagno-sis, addressing behavior and communi-cation problems, how to find and whatto expect from local resources. Thisfree program is for family memberswho are caring for someone withAlzheimer’s disease or a related

dementia. Group size may be limitedand pre-registration is necessary.Please contact the center at 508-478-6175. Mendon Serve

Open to all Blackstone Valley areatowns. Summer order and distributiondates for the Mendon Serve Food Co-op are as follows: JULY:Wednesday, July 7th with pick-up onSat., July 31 between 9-10 a.m. AUGUST:Wednesday, Aug. 11th with pick-up onSaturday, Aug 28 between 9-10 a.m.For more information please check outwww.mendonserve.org Friends of Mendon Elders News:

Successful Yard Sale!

Thank you to all the local partici-pants, donors and hard working volun-teers who made the Friends’ 6th annualProgressive Yard Sale such a success.The proceeds were over two thousanddollars! Thank you also to the businesssponsors for their generous support

Special thanks to Jen Carlson Tusiaand to Bob Walker.

The Friends of Mendon Elders, Inc. isa non-profit 501C-3 organizationformed for the purpose of supportingMendon senior citizens and providingfinancial support through fundraisingefforts to the Mendon Senior Center foritems not provided for by local or statefunding. If you’d like to be kept in theFriends’ loop, sign up to receive emailupdates from the Friends of MendonElders by sending us an email withyour name to our new address: [email protected]

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1:30 p.m. My Life My Health – FreeChronic Illness Seminar – Sponsoredby Tri Valley Inc. 2nd Friday

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Lunch: Chicken Picatta8th Thursday

8:30 a.m. Walmart Shopping Today!Lunch: Roast Turkey. Richard Colahanon keyboard! Join us for a fun musicalluncheon today. 1:30 p.m. My Life My Health – LastClass today. Thank you, Janet & Linda,& Tri Valley, Inc for this informational,preventative care seminar!9th Friday

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Richard Colahan on keyboard!1-2 p.m. Page Turners Book discussionGroup with Jane Granatino, UxbridgeLibrary Director . If you love to talkabout books, good and bad, join us! 16th Friday

Lunch: Cheese & Spinach OmeletRichard Colahan on keyboard today! 3-4 p.m. Free Yoga Class today!19th Monday

8:30 a.m. Dr. Biancanamo PodiatryClinic. Call Sue for your reservation tothe Clinic @ 278-8622. Lunch: Garden Swiss Steak20th Tuesday

8:30 am Grocery Shopping Lunch: Honey BBQ Chicken1:30 p.m. Card Games: dealer’s choice 21st Wednesday

Lunch: Beef w/onions2:00 p.m. Gail Trubow, Fallon Rep.will be available to answer your healthinsurance questions. By appointmentonly, please call 278-8622. 22nd Thursday

Lunch: Potato Crunch Fish withRichard Colahan on keyboard!23rd Friday

Lunch: Chicken Chow Mein3:00-4:00 PM Yoga Classes Today –Join us any time, enrollment is open. 26th Monday

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Many thanks to Robert Gondek, uxbridge SeniorCenter volunteer and COa Board member for his beau-tiful hand-crafted birdfeeder and squirrel feeder. Mr.Gondek donated the feeders as auction items at theannual golf tournament. Bob is a local artisan andskilled wood worker.

Pot LuckSupper

The Sutton Senior Center will behosting a Pot Luck Supper &Entertainment on Tuesday, July 20th at5:00 PM with music by the singinggroup “Treblesome”. Call the center toregister food item at 508-234-0703.

NAC plansFood Pantry Senior Day

The Northbridge Association ofChurches Food Pantry will be adding a“Senior Day” to its existing distribu-tion schedule to be held on the 3rdWednesday of each month from 10:00a.m.-12 noon, beginning on July 21st.

This program will be available toNorthbridge residents only, 60 years orover, with a referral from the Northbridge Senior Center.The Senior Center and the NAC FoodPantry are located at 20 Highland Street, Whitinsville.

For more information, please contactGail Anderson, Senior Center Director(508)234-2002, or Kelly Lariviere,Food Pantry Coordinator (508)234-4599.

HIGH HONORSGrade 8: Elizabeth Adam, CaseyArpin, Janet Haas, Sarah Hartshorn,Logan Kasper and Brenna MenchinGrade 7: Hailey Kasper, KaylaLyons and Katherine WickstromGrade 6: Travis Butler, BrookeVescera, and Helen WickstromGrade 5: Faith Adam, Sam Malone,Lauren Markey, and Samuel Wick-stromGrade 4: Rachel Adam, Charlotte

Beaudrot, Elizabeth Bernard, Zach-ary Boisvert, Colin Hourihan, RyanHourihan McKenna Moors, StellaNoecker, Grace Rett, Emily Whit-taker-Smith and Robert WickstromHONORSGrade 8: Emily BrownGrade 7: Jacqueline Larrivee,Stefan Masciarelli and Marissa RileyGrade 6: Haley Ante, MeaghanBernard, Brittney Boudreau, EmilyBraney, Keryn Moriarty, Leslie

Nealon, Jenna Stamps, and John PaulSturnioloGrade 5: Franchesca Azize, MollyCloutier, Annemarie Haas, BathabileKhumalo, Peter Menchin, DanielStolte, Hannah Wickstrom andMirabelle YounesGrade 4: Isabelle Azize, FrancescaDeluca, Amanda Maccaline, SophiaMasciarelli, Colleen McNamara,James Richardson, Arianna Roland,Jarrod Sturniolo, and Ryan Tonry

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School News

Amidst challenging economic times, theClass of 2010 from Blackstone ValleyRegional Vocational Technical HighSchool has “an ocean of opportunities”ahead.

Within the splendid atmosphere of theHanover Theatre in Worcester, the 260Valley Tech students took the final steps oftheir secondary careers by receiving diplo-mas and certificate of occupational profi-ciency during the 41st CommencementExercises in the system’s history.

“We encourage you to take full advan-tage of the training, knowledge and skillsyou gained in your time at Valley Tech,”Superintendent-Director Dr. MichaelFitzpatrick told the graduating seniors.“As Valley Tech graduates, you are madeof the same cloth – threads of a uniquefabric.”

Guest speaker Massachusetts StateSenator Michael O. Moore encouraged thestudents to use their training and educationto help them get ahead “despite facingsome of the toughest economic times sincethe Great Depression.” He said they arewell prepared because “you have attendedone of the finest education institutions.”

Between senior night and graduation,more than 450 awards and scholarshipswere bestowed upon the Valley Tech Classof 2010, including 70 John & AbigailAdams Scholarship winners. The Class of2010 was the seventh straight to have 100percent of its membership achieve compe-tency proficiency on the MassachusettsComprehensive Assessment Systems tests.

“We did have our shining moments ofaccomplishments,” said Class PresidentHaley Bouchard of Uxbridge, whose senseof humor brought forth much laughterfrom the more than 2,300 people in atten-dance. “We did many great communityservice projects, performed to our greatestpotential on the Advanced Placement tests,and had a huge success rate for studentsaccepted to their college of choice. Wecan now leave high school with a sense ofaccomplishment and relief knowing that itis over and we have left our mark at BVT.”

Nearly 65 percent of the graduating class

is pursing some form of post-secondaryeducation while some 35 percent willenter directly into the workplace or mili-tary.

“We are headed to many places,” saidNational Honor Society president EricaPoirier of Blackstone. “Some of us aregoing to college, while others are enteringthe workforce, and then there are thosewho we owe a big thank you to for theirbravery, those entering the armed forces.”Poirier quoted Dr. Seuss in saying, “Andonly you are the one who’ll decide whereto go.”

Student Council President AlyssaHennessy of Mendon said that althoughthe class represented the 13 contiguousdistrict member towns it came together to“become the amazing class of leaders weare today. Those lessons learned weredesigned to help us create a good life byfinding a career path that made us happy.So my challenge is this: do what you likeand like what you do. If you do, I know allthe rest will fall into place.”

While the many accomplishments of theClass of 2010 were lauded, HonorsSpeaker Lindsey Beschi of Northbridgerecalled how the students reached theirpotential.

“I learned a lot about setting and achiev-ing goals while at BVT,” Beschi said. “Asa freshman, it was really hard to imaginemyself four years into the future, but itwas not impossible; and that is what I hadto keep telling myself. I quickly learnedthat setting goals is the key to success.”

“Your education does not stop tonight,”Dr. Fitzpatrick said. “We hope we haveinstilled in you the desire to be life-longlearners. Whatever problems you mustsolve, we know you will apply the forti-tude and inventiveness in finding solutionsto what others find insurmountable.”

Valley Tech Graduatesprepared for future

Victoria Schotanus of north-bridge is all smiles as shelooks for a classmate prior tothe Blackstone Valley Techgraduation at the HanoverTheatre.

Meteorologist visits area school

Kevin Lemanowicz, the Chief Meteor-ologist at My Fox Boston, visited BalmerSchool on Monday, May 10th. He engagedthe fourth grade students in a discussionabout meteorology and the tools used inpredicting weather. The students askedsome creative and insightful questionsthroughout the demonstration.

A clip of the demonstration can be foundon myfoxboston.com under Weather andSchool Visits http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/weather/school_visits/how-weather-works-whitinsville-20100510

For further information please contact:John Zywien, W.E. Balmer Elementary at508-234-8161.

OLV posts Third Quarter Honor Roll

By elizabeth adam

Our Lady of the Valley RegionalSchool, of Mendon Street, inUxbridge, has started many newthings this past school year of 2009-2010; one of which was the MiddleSchool Academy. The seventh andeighth grade students at O.L.V. arenow students of the Middle SchoolAcademy. At the beginning of the

school year, each student was given alaptop, an Acer Notebook, for educa-tional use. The students take notes ontheir laptops and even submit theirhomework via email to their teachers.Having the laptops for their school-work has enabled the students tolearn more about working online andusing the internet efficiently. It hasalso allowed the teachers to assignprojects involving browsing the web

or making slideshows. Also, duringclass, students and the teacher use aClassPad, a new electronic tool thatwas recently donated by an O.L.V.family. Overall, O.L.V. has greatlyimproved its use of technology, and ithas had a positive impact on the stu-dents and teachers, teaching themmore in new, different ways and get-ting them more connected to themodern world.

New Laptops, New Learning Styles

Happy Independance Day ~ Celebrate the 4th!

Northbridge High School faculty member RenéM. Lafayette was among 50 educators to recentlycomplete the Leadership Licensure Program(LLP), a unique, highly selective program thatcompletes the requirements for a principal/assis-tant principal’s license through the Department ofElementary & Secondary Education. Lafayettehas elected the high school (grades 9-12) track.His mentor, a program requirement, was NHSprincipal Michael P. Gauthier.

“Mr. Lafayette’s background prior to becominga classroom teacher is uniquely qualified to leadan organization” said Gauthier, referencingLafayette’s past 10 year tenure as Sheriff ofProvidence County, RI. “This program, the mostaccelerated in the state, has focused his vision as afuture leader of a school and has sharpened hisskills making them applicable to an educationalorganization. I’ve seen the effort he investedwhile working full time to complete the LLP andcongratulate him” said Gauthier.

In addition to the administrator’s license,Lafayette will also earn a Master of Education inOrganizational Management from EndicottCollege in Beverly next month.

The LLP featured curriculum modules taught byhighly skilled school and program leaders andconsultants including several current and formerschool superintendents from throughoutMassachusetts. Concurrent with classes was a 300

hour practicum under Gauthier’s supervision.Lafayette was the first educator Gauthier formallymentored.

LLP is administered jointly by the MassachusettsSecondary School Administrators Association,Massachusetts Association for Supervision &Curriculum Development and Teachers21 a pri-vate, nonprofit organization that promotes sys-temic reform of education

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In May 2010, the Massachusetts SchoolBuilding Authority hosted a writing contest forfirst grade students asking them to draw a pictureof a school they felt would be welcoming, allowthem to learn at their best potential, and includeany other attributes that would make the school“ideal” in their perspective. Each picture wasaccompanied by a short 30-40 word descriptionwritten by each student. The students in MissLariviere and Mrs. Demeritt’s class participated inthis contest.

I am proud to announce that Jordan Kinney, astudent in Miss Lariviere’s class was selected asone of the 13 finalist from approximately 5,000students to receive a savings bond. She has beeninvited to the State House in Boston to collect itfrom State Treasure Tim Cahill. In additionJordan has an opportunity to be selected as thegrand prize winner!

For more information, contact Mrs. Jill Healy,Principal.

“My Ideal School” winnerat Northbridge Elementary

NHS’ Lafayette completesLeadership Program

nHS principal Michael P. Gauthier(left) presents René M. Lafayettewith LLP certificate.

Redently it was announced that two NorthbridgeHigh School juniors won 1st place in the UMassStem Cell Research Facility's "Be a FutureScientist" competition. Jessica Donati andShanise Perez have each won a position inUMass' Biology Boot Camp summerinternship program, in which they willparticipate in current research andbiotech projects at the UMass MedSchool and the Stem Cell researchfacility. In addition to the summerprogram, the students won $100 cashand Northbridge High school hasbeen given a Polymerase ChainReaction (PCR) thermocycler, valued atapprox. $7,000. This high tech piece ofequipment amplifies DNA samples and will beused by students in our AP Biology program.

On Saturday April 3rd approximately 25 teamsfrom local central Massachusetts high schoolscompleted in a full-day biotech laboratory activi-ty at the Rose Gordon Stem Cell facility inShrewsbury, MA. First students extracted theirown DNA from their cheek cells, amplified(copied) the DNA using Polymerase ChainReaction (PCR) techniques, and then sequenced

their DNA to determine whether or not each onehad a specific gene.

After completing the laboratory portion of theexperiment, students then had to analyze their

findings and present them in a poster com-petition on May 1st. Students were

judged on their ability to explain theprocedure and how they would applythe results. Shanise and Jessicaresearched how the presence of thisgene could be used as a method oftracking the "journey of man",human migration and evolution. This

experience has allowed the studentsthe opportunity to follow a scientific

investigation from the preliminary experi-mental stages through the research, application,

and presentation of their findings, just as a profes-sional research scientist would do.

The students will continue their biotech explo-ration throughout the Biology Boot Camp summerprogram, during which they will perform addi-tional hands-on biotech procedures, tour UMassMedical research facilities and electron micro-scope lab, and participate, in a Bioethics TownHall Forum.

Future Research Scientist Competition

Brett Oochkunis nicknamed Ooch, came to OurLady of the Valley School in Uxbridge to give atalk about bullying. He spoke to grades K-6. Thedefinition of bullying is a repeated oppression orcruelty psychologically or physically to a lesspowerful person by a more powerful person orgroup of people

The first thing he talked about is that we all havesuperpowers. Not superpowers like flying andsuper speed, but talents and gifts like being a goodlistener or being good at baseball. Ooch said thatone of his superpowers was a yo-yo. He showedthe students some cool tricks, too.

Ooch also talked about why people get bullied.One reason is for personal decisions that youmake. Ooch used the example that he took balletwhen he was a kid and that was a personal deci-

sion that he made. Another reason is for some-thing that you can't control, like being short.

Ooch talked about why people become bullies.Sometimes it is because they have been bulliedthemselves or because they want attention. Oochsaid that if you are getting bullied then it is veryimportant to tell a parent or a teacher immediate-ly. There are usually five roles that you can playwhen someone is getting bullied. They are the bul-lier, the victim, the sidekick to the bully, theencourager or the hero. It is always best if you arethe one standing up to the bully.

All of the students enjoyed Ooch's presentation.Ooch taught the students a lot about bullying andhow to prevent it. He answered the questions whypeople get bullied and why people become bullies.Remember, we all have superpowers!

Our Lady of the Valleystudents discuss Bullying

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Sutton SchoolRenovationunderway

Last month State Treasurer TimCahill, Chairman of the MassachusettsSchool Building Authority and Kath-erine Craven, MSBA Executive Direc-tor, were in Sutton to celebrate the ren-ovation and addition project at SuttonMiddle/High School. Treasurer Cahilland Ms. Craven presented a ceremonialcheck in the amount of $29,843,511which represents the maximum amountthe MSBA has agreed to pay for theproject. The MSBA is funding 55.39%of the project.

“We found the most educationallyappropriate and fiscally responsiblesolution to the problems at SuttonMiddle/High School,” said TreasurerCahill. “This renovation and additionproject will not only save taxpayersmoney and provide a modern, safe andsustainable learning environment forthe children of Sutton, but it will alsocreate jobs in a sector of the economythat has suffered in these tough eco-nomic times.”

“The improved Middle/High Schoolwill mean a better learning and teach-ing environment for the children andteachers of Sutton and is another exam-ple of the commitment, collaborationand the partnership the MSBA has withdistricts like Sutton,” said Craven.

"It has been a pleasure to work close-ly with the MSBA and my hometown tohelp bring the best possible value forlocal taxpayers who have made a sounddecision to invest in the future quality

of education at both the Middle andHigh Schools," said StateRepresentative Jennifer Callahan."This has truly been a collaborativepartnership and the return on our col-lective investment will benefit theentire community for many years andgenerations of students to come."

“After many years of hard work anddedication in advancing this importantinitiative, I am delighted to congratu-late local Sutton officials and residentsin moving forward with the finalprocess of Sutton’s proposal for a newMiddle-High School,” said Sen.Richard Moore. “I applaud the SchoolBuilding Authority for recognizing theimportance of modernizing educationalfacilities in our local communities, andI look forward to seeing all that is

gained from this significant projectwhen it is complete.”

The project is being designed byFlansburgh Associates and calls for therenovation of approximately 61,135square feet and the new construction of117.905 square feet bringing the total

square footage to 179,040. It will serve840 6th trough 12th graders. The proj-ect will be done in phases with theaddition scheduled to be complete inJanuary 2013 and the renovation set tobe finished in June 2014.

SCHOOL FundInG - State Treasurer Tim Cahill, Chairman of the Massachusetts School Building authority (center) pres-ents a check for $29,843,511 to begin school renovation projects in the town of Sutton. also on hand where local politi-cians and school children.

Nichols College Dean’s List givesrecognition to those students whoachieve high grades during a singlesemester. In order to be included in theDean’s List, a student must maintain aminimum grade point average of 3.2for at least 12 credit-hours and receiveno grades below a C+ during thesemester. A student on the Dean’s Listwhose semester grade point average is

3.6 or higher is awarded Dean’s HighHonors.

Congratulations to the following stu-dents:

Dean’s High Honors: Jenna Conti,Douglas; Megan Finlay, Sutton;Matthew Groehl, Uxbridge and AshleyRobidoux, Whitinsville.

Dean’s List: Jason Gove, Whitins-ville and Kadie Jacques, Sutton.

Nichols College Spring 2010Dean's List Announced

The annual Invention Fair for sixth-graders was held recently at Whitins-ville Christian School. Students dis-played and explained their inventionideas to interested visitors includingfriends, parents, relatives, and studentsfrom Grades K through 8. The manyinventions this year focused on provid-ing conveniences to make home chores

easier, solving annoying school andhousehold problems, and providingorganizational aids. Winner, AlexVander Ark invented teh PSIO 5000(Personal School Implement Organ-izer), a wearable item perfect for stu-dents who have trouble locating pens,pencils, and erasers to bring to class.

WCS Invention Fair

On Tuesday, May 18th at a ceremonyhonoring graduating seniors and under-classmen for their accomplishments inand out of the classroom, WhitinsvilleChristian High School recognized thefollowing students for major awards, asnoted:Strong Academic Endeavor Awards

Grade 9: Morgan Dzicek(Northbridge), Grade 10: NicholasMarino (Northbridge), Grade 11:Michael Wassenar (Whitinsville) andGrade 12: Josiah Stinson (Sutton)Academic Subject AwardsArt: Ashley Stockhaus (Millbury),Choir: Samantha Broghamer(Douglas), Ethan Bates (Douglas),Band: Karina Osswald (Northbridge),Bible: Trevor Praetsch (Holliston),Biological Sciences: Kristabel Stark(Whitinsville), Physical Sciences: BenThayer (Sutton), Sciences: KarinaOsswald (Northbridge), Business:Nicholas von Hein (Uxbridge), Drama:Stan McGriff (N. Grafton), English:Megan Hennessy (Mendon), EuropeanHistory: Ben Wood (Whitinsville), U.S.History: Steve Cesaroni (Uxbridge),Mathematics: Hilary Banning

(Whitinsville), WPI & New EnglandMath League High Scorer: Tian Lan(Whitinsville) and Orchestra: EthanBates-Douglas (900 pts.); Sam Groot-Sutton, Kouta Ko-bayashi-Woodstock,CT, Kristabel Stark-Whitinsville, BenThayer-Sutton, Jon Vriesema-Whitins-ville, Ben Wood-Whitinsville (600 pts.)and Spanish: Ben Wood-Whitinsville(Academics), Kristabel Stark-Whitins-ville (Leadership)WCS Administered Awards& Endowed ScholarshipsSenior Athletes of the Year: KendraWoudenberg (Whitinsville), ArleighMcRae (E. Brookfield), ThelmaDeYoung Memorial Award for Excel-lence: Joy Malabanti (Whitinsville)Jim & Jean Nydam HonoraryScholarship Award: Jesse Dykstra(Douglas), Smith College Book Award:Joy Malabanti (Whitinsville), HarvardBook Award: Jessica Benson (N.Grafton), RPI Medal Program Winner:Joseph Vadala (Leominster), Telegram& Gazette Student Achiever Award:Ben Wood (Whitinsville), NationalMerit Commended: Ethan Bates(Douglas), Kristabel Stark (Whitins-

ville), National Merit Finalist: BenWood (Whitinsville) and Common-wealth Exemplary Service Award: KurtSteiner (Rutland)Private Local & Memorial ScholarshipsBob Wood Memorial Robotics Award:Ben Thayer (Sutton), UnibankScholarship: Arleigh McRae (E.Brookfield), Milford Federal Savings& Loan Scholarship: Jon Vriesema(Whitinsville), Leonard KrullMemorial Scholarship: Hilary Banning(Whitinsville), Ben Wood (Whitins-ville), Sadie DeYoung MemorialScholarship: Ben Wood (Whitinsville),

Arthur Wiersma Memorial Scholar-ship: Lauren Goode (Milford), Eric J.Cook Memorial Scholarship: KarinaOsswald (Northbridge) and JorritsmaMemorial Scholarship—OutstandingSenior Award: Abby VandenAkker(Whitinsville)Founders Award (K-12 at WCS)Emily Allen (Douglas), Hilary Banning(Whitinsville), Ethan Bates(Douglas),Lindsey Bernard (Uxbridge), TanasieChalkiadakis (Douglas), Jodi Ebbeling(Northbridge), Sam Groot (Uxbridge),Megan Hennessy (Mendon), TrinaKilmonis (Grafton), Claire Kuik(Whitinsville), Sydney Kuipers

(Sutton), Kristabel Stark (Whitins-ville), Josiah Stinson (Sutton), TaylorThibodeau (Sutton), Abby Vanden-Akker (Whitinsville), Kendra Woud-enberg (Whitinsville), JonathanVriesema (Whitinsville).Located in the town of Northbridge,Whitinsville Christian School is a pri-vate academic institution with 541 stu-dents currently enrolled in grades preK-12. Established in 1928, WCS is theoldest accredited Christian school inNew England, drawing students from38 towns and 98 churches inMassachusetts, Rhode Island andConnecticut.

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Nichols College President Debra M.Townsley and Massasoit CommunityCollege (MCC) President Charles Wallsigned an agreement on April 15th tooffer a Nichols College M.B.A. on theMCC Canton campus in the fall of2010 and additionally, on the MCCMiddleboro campus in the spring of2011.

This second agreement follows aninitial partnership in 2008 for a jointbusiness program called the “A to B,”which combines the benefits of aMassasoit associate’s degree with theadvantages of a Nichols bachelor’sdegree. Students graduating from “A toB” Business Program are guaranteed

acceptance into the Nichols M.B.A.program with a 10 percent tuition dis-count.

Program flexibility is a significantadvantage as accelerated courseworkwill be taught by Nichols professors atthe Canton or Middleboro MCC loca-tions, at Nichols Dudley campus orthrough Nichols online program.Coursework can be completed in as lit-tle as one year with the stipulation thatstudents maintain a grade point averageof 3.0 or higher.

Students who earn a Nichols M.B.A.will have significant career benefitsassociated with being a graduate. Onein 10 Nichols alumni becomes a presi-

dent, CEO, or business owner, and 95percent of Nichols College 2008 grad-uates are employed in professionalpositions, earning an average annualsalary of $40,000.

“We are delighted to partner withNichols College to provide graduateopportunities for our business stu-dents,” said Massasoit PresidentCharles Wall.

Nichols President Townsley added:“The agreement complements Nicholsmission to transform students intotomorrow’s business leaders. We areimmensely pleased to offer B.S.B.A.graduates an opportunity to earn aNichols College M.B.A.”

Nichols College’s Masters in Busi-ness Administration is accredited bythe New England Association ofSchools and Colleges, Inc., a non-governmental, nationally-recognizedorganization, and the InternationalAssembly for Collegiate BusinessEducation.

For more information on the NicholsM.B.A. program, students may contactan M.B.A. academic advisor at 800-248-3844; Rayanne Drouin, director ofenrollment services for graduate & pro-fessional studies at Nichols College at(508) 213-2150, [email protected]; or visit http://www.nichols/edu.

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With two prime locations, one inUxbridge and the other in Sutton,Village Cleaners offers customersmany services beyond traditional drycleaning. Tom Kuik, co-owner with hiswife, Valerie, has this to say, “Besidesthe usual cleaning and pressing ofclothes common to all cleaners, VillageCleaners also offers a ‘Pick Up andDelivery’ service; wash, dry, and fold;in-house alterations; zipper replace-ment; and repair of leather purses andshoes.” In addition, Village Cleanersspecializes in smoke and soot removalfor clothing and household items.

The Uxbridge location, diagonallyopposite from CVS, at 336 No. MainSt., is managed by Hope Toupin ofWoonsocket, RI, an employee atVillage Cleaners for 17 years. “I lovewhat I do, whom I work with, and thecustomers I help,” remarked Hope.Tony Brookhouse, one of those faithfulcustomers stated, “The friendly neigh-borhood atmosphere and service is sec-ond to none.” Hope works with DeniseDias of Whitinsville who was busypressing shirts at the time of this inter-view. Denise, who has 21 years of dry-cleaning experience, joined VillageCleaners six months ago; she comment-ed, “It is a pleasure working here andserving our customers.” The thirdemployee, Betty McKinnon from Lin-wood, was absent on this particular day.Betty joined Village Cleaners inJanuary of 2008 as the alterations spe-cialist. She came on board with 26years of sewing experience. Betty nowpresses the shirts in addition to takingcare of the alterations.

Tom said, “Hope does everything andis the mechanical brain behind thescene. I just run the business.”Returning the compliment, Hope said,“Tom keeps everything in line so it allgoes smoothly.” Tom added that he’sbeen running the Uxbridge business forover three years and was able to pur-chase the building in October of 2009.From the same building, Tom, a gradu-ate of Blackstone Valley TechnicalSchool, also runs his other business,Kuik Electric.

The Village Cleaners building wasbuilt in 1949, and it is Tom’s hope thatin time, with the cooperation of thetown of Uxbridge, he will be able toopen an entrance in the back of the W.Hartford Ave. location; this will poten-tially bring more customers, especiallythe Milford and Douglas traffic. Healso wants to provide better parking byhaving another lane in the back and aturnaround so customers don’t have toback into Rte. 122 traffic. Plans to pavethe driveway are also in the works.

“At Village Cleaners, we want towork toward being more ‘green’ andenergy efficient, using less gas andwater by reclaiming the water for ourdry cleaning, and by using energy effi-cient lighting.”

Tom said he couldn’t be happier with the Sutton location. “The Sutton Plazais the place to be to run a business, andeasy access to Rte. 146 makes it evenmore convenient” adding, “havingBagels & Kabobs restaurant, Edible

Arrangements, the Post Office, a den-tist, and a hair salon, among other busi-nesses, is a draw to residents and visi-tors. Sutton is the drop off point foritems to be serviced in Uxbridge, and I make daily trips to both stores to makesure all the clothes are taken care of assoon as possible.”

The manager of the Sutton location isCrystal Anderson of Worcester, whojoined Village Cleaners about fourmonths ago. “I enjoy meeting all thecustomers and taking good care of theirclothing.” In the afternoon and onSaturdays, customers will find GraceBogolea of Bellingham or Jessica Rossof Douglas serving them with a smile.

Tom shared that before he purchasedVillage Cleaners, he was looking forcommercial investment property.Through much prayer, the ownership of

Village Cleaners and its propertybecame an investment reality. The busi-nesses have taught him a lot about life,he reflected. He learned the importanceof hiring kind, hard working, individu-als he could trust, so he could delegatesome of the responsibilities to them andthey could take pride in the business.

Tom is learning during these tougheconomic times to trust that God will“take care of business!”

Tom and Valerie are the parents ofthree children; Connor, 21, Claire, 18(who was graduating from WhitinsvilleChristian School the night of the inter-view – June 11), and Max, 15, who alsoattends Whitinsville Christian School(WCS). Connor works with his Dad atKuik Electric. The family resides inWhitinsville.

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above: Crystalanderson, Manager(Sutton) reviews “tag-ging of clothes” withTom Kuik, owner.

at Left: denise dias(uxbridge) readies ashirt for pressing.

at Right: HopeToupin, Manager,(uxbridge) with TomKuik.

Village Cleaners offers cleaning of many items with pick up and delivery

Milford Regional Medical Center andDana-Farber/Brigham and Women’sCancer Center (DFBWCC) hosted avisit recently from Her Royal HighnessPrincess Dina Mired of the HashemiteKingdom of Jordan in her role asDirector-General of the King HusseinCancer Foundation (KHCF) andHonorary co-President of the Global

Task Force on Expanded Access toCancer Care and Control (GTF.CCC).Princess Dina was joined by Dr.Mahmoud Sarhan, CEO of KingHussein Cancer Center (HKCC); Dr.Felicia Knaul, Director of the HarvardGlobal Equity Initiative (HGEI) andthe Secretariat of the GTF.CCC; ZaidBitar, Head of International Develop-

ment at KHCF and members of theHGEI staff. The visit included a tour ofThe Cancer Center at Milford Regionalas well as a series of presentations anddiscussion between the GTF.CCCteam, Francis M. Saba, CEO of MilfordRegional and representatives of Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s CancerCenter.

The GTF.CCC’s mandate is to design,implement and evaluate innovativestrategies for expanding access to can-cer prevention, detection and care todeveloping countries. Of the 7.6 mil-lion cancer deaths in the world in 2008,approximately 63% occurred in devel-oping countries (GLOBOCAN 2008).Princess Dina’s visit to Milford soughtto promote an exchange of knowledgeand expertise on cancer delivery, andlearn about various aspects of satellitedevelopment that provides advancedcancer care in a community setting.

“I am very pleased to have had theopportunity to visit the Milford site,”Princess Dina stated. “It is truly a heal-ing sanctuary. We found the innovativepractices at Milford very insightful,and we hope to apply several elementsthat fit our reality at the King HusseinCancer Center and Jordan.”

Francis M. Saba, CEO of MilfordRegional, expressed his hope that thevisit proved beneficial to their mission.

“It was our honor to host Her High-ness Princess Dina Mired of Jordanalong with her colleagues in their ongo-ing efforts to develop the business,administrative, infrastructural and tech-nical dimensions necessary to bringcancer care to remote regions in Jordanand throughout the world,” he stated.“Hopefully, the tour of our cancer cen-ter and discussions pertaining to thesuccessful partnership between Milford

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If your child takes a job this summer,you’ll want to know about the follow-ing tax issues.

For 2010, your child can earn as muchas $5,700 and not pay a dime in federalincome taxes. If your child’s earningswon’t exceed this amount, considerhaving the child claim “student –exempt” when completing the federalwithholding allowance certificate(Form W-4). If this is the child’s onlyincome and the total is below the$5,700 limit, he or she then won’t haveto file a 2010 tax return. If the childmakes a maximum deductible tradition-al IRA contribution for 2010 ($5,000),he or she can earn as much as $10,700without incurring any federal incometax.

Don’t overlook the fact that there willstill be withholding from your child’spaycheck for social security andMedicare taxes. But those payments arenot income taxes, and they cannot berefunded to the child.

Realize also that as long as you pro-vide more than half of your child’s sup-port, you can continue to claim thechild as an exemption on your taxreturn. Your child will lose his or herexemption, but that exemption deduc-tion is typically more valuable to youthan to your child.

If you own your own business, con-sider hiring your child for summeremployment. Your business can deductthe wages you pay the child, as long asthe wages are appropriate for the workperformed. If your business is a soleproprietorship or family partnership,you are not required to withhold socialsecurity or Medicare taxes on yourchild’s wages if he or she is under 18years of age.

Don’t overlook the benefits andopportunities for both you and yourchildren when helping them to plan fortaxes and their summer jobs.

Give us a call for assistance related toyour tax withholding, estimated taxpayments, or tax refund 508-278-2239.

Taxes as they apply to children’s summer jobs

eXPandInG CanCeR CaRe TO deVeLOPInG COunTRIeS - Pictured left to right:andrew norden, Md, MPH, Medical director, dana-Farber Cancer Institute (dFCI) Satellites& network affiliates; Francis M. Saba, CeO, Milford Regional; Felicia Knaul, Phd, director,Harvard Global equity Initiative; Michael Constantine, Md, Medical director, dFCI inMilford; Mahmoud Sarhan, Md, CeO, King Hussein Cancer Center; Her Highness Princessdina Mired, director-General, King Hussein Cancer Foundation (KHCF); Mona Kaddis, Md,medical oncologist, dFCI in Milford; Zaid Bitar, Head, International development dept.,KHCF; Tatiana Lingos, Md, Chief of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s PhysicianOrganization.

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UniBank is pleased to announce thata $5,000 grant was awarded toAlternatives Unlimited, Inc. Alterna-tives provides residential and employ-ment services to adults with disabilitiesthroughout Central Massachusettsthrough a variety of programs, placinga strong emphasis on social integration.

The $5,000 grant will be used to pur-chase adaptive equipment to improvethe quality of life of the individualsserved by Alternatives by enablingthem to be self-reliant. Examples of thisequipment range from physical therapyequipment to walkers that enhancemobility and help individuals walk ontheir own.

According to James F. Paulhus, pres-ident and CEO of UniBank, “Alter-natives continues to be served by anextraordinary group of staff, dedicatedvolunteers and a caring and competent

management group. We are proud tosupport their efforts in the community.”

Dennis H. Rice, executive director ofAlternatives stated, “Since Alternativesbegan, UniBank has been tremendouslysupportive of our mission of providingcommunity life for people with disabil-ities. We thank them, not just for thisgift, but for all the support they haveshown us over the years.”

UniBank, with average assets inexcess of $1 billion, is a full-servicemutual community bank with eightbranches in the Blackstone Valley andMilford and a loan office in Worcester.UniBank is dedicated to contributing tothe overall quality of life and economichealth of the communities it serves,while maintaining a high level of finan-cial soundness and integrity. It is amember of the FDIC and DIF. Thecompany website is UniBank.com.

James F. Paulhus (right), president and CeO of uniBankpresents dennis H. Rice, executive director of alternativesunlimited, Inc. and Lois Shokunbi, director of alternatives’adult Learning Center, with a $5,000 grant to purchaseadaptive equipment.

UniBank donates $5,000 to Alternatives

Happy Birthday America! Celebrate the 4th!

MuseumSpring event successfull

Recently, the Museum of Work &Culture held its annual “Salute toSpring” event. Over 200 peopleattended a concert by Josée Vachon, aliving history play “Les Filles du Roi”(The King’s Daughters) and “Out ofCharacter” a collage of museum per-sonas presented by museum volun-teers. The museum wishes to thank allof their sponsors.

The Museum’s annual raffle wasalso held that day. Darlene Boyle ofCumberland, RI was the grand prizewinner of a trip for two to Washing-ton, DC, donated by Conway Tours.In addition, over 40 dining and enter-tainment certificates were awarded.The lucky winners were MaureenAbbate, Darline Amaral, MichaelBalint, Theo Bartlett, Mary Beane,Susan Bernier, G. Benoit, MichaelBerthiaume, Arline Bibeault, LindaBlanchette, Jill Boday, RichardBouchard, Rene Cote, Vincent Cour-temanche, Dorothy Degrange, Col-leen Dickson, Roger Dolbec, MarcelDuguay, Ray Duprey, John Eastberg,Lars Erickson, Dave Fleming, JoyceGilbert, Diane Glass, Paul Godfrin,Claire Graziani, Suzanne Korzen, M.Kutzke, Adrienne L’Esperance, P.R.Landry, Jeanne Marcoux, LouiseMailloux, Marie Martin, LorrainePalmer, Polly Parenteau, PaulPerreault, Phil Pincince, GeorgeProulx, Irene Radziewicz, JeannetteRicher, J. Riendeau, M. Robinson,Fabiola Rock, H. Saumur, TeresaSchatz, Alyson Soltys, Rita Sweeney,John Tassoni, Leo Turgeon, LouiseVanhouwe, Thanks to the manyrestaurants and various organizationsthat contributed gift certificates andgifts for the raffle.

Improved 511Traveler Service is up & running

Representative Paul Kujawski (D-Webster) and MassDOT are happy toannounce that a new Massachusetts511 traveler information service isnow available throughout the state.

“This new plan will result in $4.1million in one-time savings and $1.2million in annual savings forMassDOT,” said RepresentativeKujawski. “I am happy to say that allof Massachusetts is covered under thenew 511 and those traveling in CentralMass can dial (508)-499–5511 for per-sonalized local service.”

As a result of a strategic partnershipwith a growing Massachusetts-basedcommunications-software companythe 511 traveler information will givedrivers the opportunity to receive per-sonalized travel information alerts viaemail, text or telephone. Commuterscan access the new service by dialing511 on their cell phones or loggingonto www.mass.gov/511 to register toreceive personalized updates about theroutes they are driving.

All of the adult volunteers who givetheir time and energy to support ourpatients and staff were recognizedrecently with a special luncheon in theAtrium Café at Milford RegionalMedical Center. The theme this yearwas “Garden Party” and all of the tableswere decorated with bright floral cen-terpieces donated by October Hill inHolliston. There were many beautifulplants and silk arrangements donatedfor raffle prizes by local florists. Inaddition, several Milford Regional

departments and the Auxiliary donatedprizes and gifts to show their apprecia-tion of our volunteers.

This annual event provides an oppor-tunity for medical center managers andadministrators to personally thank theindividuals who are so important tomany of the activities at the MedicalCenter. Elaine Willey, Director ofVolunteer Services said, “At MilfordRegional we are very fortunate to havethe volunteer support of such skilledand kind individuals. Last year 372

volunteers provided close to 35,000hours of service (an average of 667hours each week.) The help they giveand the kindness they extend trulymakes a difference to our patients andstaff. I feel privileged to work withsuch wonderful people.”

Milford Regional volunteers who livein Blackstone, Douglas, Mendon,Northbridge, Sutton and Uxbridge:BLACKSTONE - Joanne Galvin,Norine Recchia, Peg Theriault andMegan Simmons

DOUGLAS - Robert FullerMENDON - Mary Porter, GenevieveChristenson, Mark Gelatt, Dianne Wilt,Lee Goodnow, Lisa Hilton, JoanCaldarella, Mary Irons, George West,Carl Moore, Filomena Rush, AnnNardi, Jan Weatherbee, Olimpio Zaino,Claudia Therrien, Geneva Dudley, KimMolloy, Diana Carter, Rosa Ristainoand Catherine HolmesNORTHBRIDGE - Fredric Duey, MaryEllen Laythe, Louise Reneau and Chel-

sey FontaineSUTTON - Michelle DonovanUXBRIDGE - Mary Poirier, JanetBisson, Catherine Makowski, EveO’Rourke, Richard Provencal, EleanorHarper and Sylvia LaFlamme,Marianne Williams, Mary Garvey,Barbara Ann Gulotta, GertrudeBelanger, Claudette Herman, SandraRice, Joseph Baer, Kay Cleary, LucilleWhitehouse, Judith Lynch and RogerLebel

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Volunteers honored at Milford Regional Medical Center

RE/MAX American Dream is excitedto welcome Lisa Whitten to their realestate office. Lisa, being born andraised in Uxbridge, knows the area andthe people very well. She is currently aresident of Worcester. Over the last 8years, she has spent a significantamount of time in both the Fenwayarea in Boston, and in Worcester devel-oping strong client relationships andcontacts. She enjoys meeting hundredsof new people on a daily basis, andgoes above and beyond to ensure thehighest level of client satisfaction.With this being said, Lisa is a sure fitfor the Real Estate world.

Lisa’s dedication and know-howmake for a pleasurable and smoothexperience. She works very closelywith her older brother, Chris Whitten,who is also an agent with RE/MAXAmerican Dream. They are extremelydedicated to working hard and achiev-ing nothing but the best.

In her spare time, Lisa is an avidsports fan, and loves the Red Sox. Sheloves spending time with her family,three nephews, and her dog Marley.She has a love and passion for animals.Music is also another major aspect ofher life, and she looks forward toattending the Jimmy Buffett concert

every year.“We are excited to welcome Lisa to

our office – she is always wearing asmile and is a positive addition to theoffice and the community” said SusanJoseph, Broker/Owner. RE/MAXAmerican Dream office is convenientlylocated over the Milford FederalSavings Bank, 1271 Providence Rd. inWhitinsville. Please contact the officeat: 508-234-4663 for all of your realestate needs.

Lisa Whitten joins RE/MAX American Dream

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NorthbridgeAntique FleaMarket Opens

It all began with two lifelong friendsfrom Southie looking for an opportunityin business. They happened upon aproperty on 2273 Providence Road,Northbridge and decided it was for themto try. The idea is to buy and sell col-lectables and antiques. It hasn’t beeneasy! There were a few stumblingblocks to overcome. Now its here!

There will be consignment merchan-dise, collector booths, estate pieces orperhaps an entire estate! The search ison for great products. The inventorychanges every day, there is somethingfor everyone. They are looking toincrease their list of collectors and willbe happy to make note of your specialinterest so when it arrives they will con-tact you. Remember this is a store, not amuseum, everything’s negotiable.

Stop by and see the difference in thecondition of the property. It’s taken fourmonths but they believe they’ve made ahuge improvement. They are hard work-ers and looking to make new friends andsupport in the community. Even thoughthey are two guys from South Boston,they have adopted Northbridge and theBlackstone Valley as their home. Stopby and ask for Ed or Rich. They’re look-ing forward to meeting all of you!

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Hannaford Supermarkets announcedlast month that it has launched a com-pletely redesigned website – www.han-naford.com – loaded with innovativefeatures to help customers save timeand money.

The site, in development for morethan a year, creates a stronger connec-tion with customers through the con-venience of store-specific content, thevalue of coupons and targeted promo-tions, and the ability for users to cus-tomize their online experience.

“The new Hannaford.com has a sim-ple, clean look and is easier to navigate,with many customer-friendly features,”said Mark Bradeen, the company’smanager of promotions and online loy-alty marketing. “We’re especiallyexcited about the powerful online shop-ping list and the personalization we canoffer customers online.”

Products now can be added to a cus-tomer’s shopping list through the site’s“search” and “browse products” func-tions, or directly from the weeklyonline Hannaford flyer. The flyer evenallows shoppers to select the flavor of aproduct. “For example, clicking on theimage of Hannaford Yogurt will displayall the flavors available so shoppers canpick exactly what they want,” Bradeensaid.

The online shopping list, which willhave a customer-specific “myHanna-ford” barcode at the top, can be e-mailed or sent to a printer or mobilephone. If customers bring their printedlist to the store, the barcode can bescanned at the checkout register, allow-ing them to benefit from special promo-tional offers and be notified if any itemthey purchase has been recalled.

Having their shopping list scannedalso allows customers to view theirreceipts online and access reports ofhealth care reimbursements for applica-ble products and of tax-deductibledonations made at the store.

Moreover, online coupons are morevisible on the new Hannaford.com,with a goal to have 50 to 60 couponstypically available. In fact, as cus-tomers add products to their onlineshopping list, any associated couponsare automatically added.

Customers can personalize theironline experience in many other ways,including:

They can receive e-mail notificationswhen favorite items are in peak seasonor have a special promotion. They alsocan flag allergens in their online profileso their shopping list will display analert when items contain ingredientsthey want to avoid.

The Hannaford.com recipe sectionhas been significantly upgraded withnew recipes, plus all recipes from pastfresh magazines. Recipes include nutri-tional information and most haveGuiding Stars ratings. Customers cansave recipes online, share them withfriends – and even add all the ingredi-ents to their shopping list with oneclick.

Customers can add family birthdays

with notes on each person’s favoritefoods. An e-mail reminder will be senttwo weeks prior to the big event to helpwith meal and party planning.

The online pharmacy section is sim-pler to navigate and allows customersto:• View their prescription history• Refill prescriptions and send them toany Hannaford pharmacy• Run individual medical expense re-ports• View images of prescription medica-tions• Obtain drug information, includinginteractions and allergies

Customers can now reload theirHannaford gift cards online – a conven-ient way for parents to renew the cardsthey gave to their students in college.

The June 7th launch of the enhancedwebsite is backed by a major marketingeffort, including radio and print adver-tisements, as well as online banner adsand in-store promotions. Customersalso can enter a sweepstakes for achance to win prizes such as free gro-ceries for a year and iPod Touchportable media players.

“Our goal was to create an innovative,convenient online destination that is anextension of our stores,” said MichaelNorton, Hannaford spokesperson. “It’sanother example of how we’restrengthening our connection with cus-tomers.”

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Savers Bank has announced theappointment of Dan Kirschner asResidential Lending Specialist of theAuburn, Grafton and Uxbridge offices.Kirschner joined Savers Bank six yearsago as Branch Manager of the Auburnoffice. He has been in the bankingindustry for over 10 years and is activein the Auburn community. Kirschner isa resident of Sturbridge.

Savers Bank also announced theappointment of Kathy LeCour asResidential Lending Specialist of theSouthbridge, Sturbridge and Charltonoffices. LeCour has worked withSavers Bank for over 22 years and mostrecently held the position of MortgageProcessor. LeCour was the formerManager of the Southbridge branchwhen it was located on Elm Street from1993-2000. She is also an active mem-ber of the Southbridge community andvolunteers for many non-profit organi-

zations. LeCour is a resident of South-bridge.

The purpose of these new positions isto provide Savers Bank customers withfocused attention on their residential

lending needs. The lending back-ground and expertise that Kathy andDan bring to this position will be bene-ficial to the bank as well as the commu-nity.

Savers Bank introduces new specialists

dan Kirschner Kathy LeCour

UniBank is proud to announce thatSteven G. Anderson, vice president andcommercial lending officer atUniBank, was recently awarded the“Chairman’s Award” from the CorridorNine Area Chamber of Commerce.

The recipient of the “Chairman’sAward” is selected by the Chairpersonof the Board of Directors for theCorridor Nine Area Chamber ofCommerce and is presented to an indi-vidual that has significantly contributedto the success of the Chamber ofCommerce.

Barbara Clifford, president of theCorridor Nine Area Chamber of

Commerce stated, “Steve is a veryactive and devoted leader in developingand growing Corridor Nine and we areproud to recognize his contributions,participation and dedication to ourorganization with this award.”

Additionally, Mr. Anderson has beenre-elected to another one-year term onthe Corridor Nine Area Chamber ofCommerce’s Board of Directors and hechairs the membership committee. Hewas also a recipient of the Chamber’s“President’s Award” in 2006.

Mr. Anderson is a resident ofNorthbridge where he lives with hiswife and two children.

Anderson receives Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Award

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Stroke Awardpresented to Milford Regional

Milford Regional Medical Centerrecently received the American StrokeAssociation’s Get With The Guide linesSM – Stroke (GWTG– Stroke) GoldPerformance Achievement Award. Theaward recognizes Milford Regional’scommitment and success in implement-ing a higher standard of stroke care byensuring that stroke patients receivetreatment for at least 24 months accord-ing to nationally accepted standardsand recommendations. “With a stroke, time lost is brain lost,

and the GWTG–Stroke Gold Perfor-mance Achievement Award addressesthe important element of time,” said Dr.Jeffrey Hopkins, Director of theEmergency Department and Co-Chairof the Stroke Team at MRMC. MilfordRegional Medical Center has devel-oped a comprehensive system for rapiddiagnosis and treatment of strokepatients admitted to the emergencydepartment. This includes always beingequipped to provide brain imagingscans, having neurologists available toconduct patient evaluations and usingclot-busting medications when appro-priate.

To receive the GWTG-Stroke GoldPerformance Achievement Award,Milford Regional demonstrated 85%adherence in the GWTG–Stroke keymeasures for 24 or more consecutivemonths. These include aggressive useof medications like tPA, antithrom-botics, anticoagulation therapy, DVTprophylaxis, cholesterol-reducingdrugs, and smoking cessation.

“The American Stroke Associationcommends Milford Regional MedicalCenter for its success in implementingstandards of care and protocols,” saidLee H. Schwamm, M.D., national GetWith The Guidelines SteeringCommittee Member and director of theacute stroke services at Massachusetts

General Hospital in Boston. “The fullimplementation of acute care and sec-ondary prevention recommendationsand guidelines is a critical step in sav-ing the lives and improving outcomesof stroke patients.”

GWTG– Stroke uses the “teachablemoment,” the time soon after a patienthas had a stroke, when they are mostlikely to listen to and follow theirhealthcare professionals’ guidance.Studies demonstrate that patients whoare taught how to manage their risk fac-tors while still in the hospital reduce

their risk of a second heart attack orstroke. Through GWTG– Stroke, cus-tomized patient education materials aremade available at the point of dis-charge, based on patients’ individualrisk profiles. The take-away materialsare written in an easy-to-understandformat and are available in English andSpanish. In addition, the GWTGPatient Management Tool providesaccess to up-to-date cardiovascular andstroke science at the point of care.

“At Milford Regional Medical Center,we are committed to providing excel-

lent patient care. We are proud to havebeen recognized with the Gold Award,as this demonstrates our success indelivering quality care to strokepatients,” said Dr. Hopkins.

According to the American StrokeAssociation, each year approximately700,000 people suffer a stroke —500,000 are first attacks and 200,000are recurrent. Of stroke survivors, 21percent of men and 24 percent ofwomen die within a year, and for thoseaged 65 and older, the percentage iseven higher.

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MILFORd ReGIOnaL MedICaL CenTeR received the GWTG-Stroke Gold Performanceachievement from the american Stroke association for the second consecutive time.Milford Regional administration and stroke team members accepting the award include(left to right), front row: William Tosches, Md, neurologist; annette Roberts, Rn, clinicaldata analyst and stroke team coordinator; Theresa Glidden, Md, pulmonary and criticalcare specialist; Liz Renzi, Rn, education coordinator; Jennifer Childs-Roshak, Md, direc-tor of quality; edward J. Kelly, president. Back row: Jeffrey Hopkins, Md, medical direc-tor, emergency department and co-chair of the stroke team; William Muller, Md, vice-pres-ident of medical affairs.

Body UtopiaSummerCharity Events

Body Utopia is at it again with asummer long charity event. This timethey need your recyclable cans andbottles. They will be collecting cansand bottles for July and August. All themoney they recieve from the cans andbottles will be split in half and donatedto the Genesis Fund and Peace ofBread. The Genesis fund, located inWaltham, is a non-profit organizationthat raises funds to enrich the lives offamilies affected by birth defects,genetic disorders, and intellectual dis-abilities. Peace of Bread, located inWhitins-ville, is a community soupkitchen that provides a free Kid’sSummer Lunch Program for the 10weeks of summer school vacation toassist families that are in need.

If you would like to donate any cansand bottles, you may drop them off atBody Utopia located at 10 River Rd.,Suite 104, Uxbridge any time. Therewill be a box outside the door if theyare not there. If you cannot make it tothis end of town there will be drop-offboxes at other locations. Please checkout the website, www.bodyutopia.net,for a list of drop-off sites. All cans andbottles must be redeemable in Massa-chusetts.

Join Body Utopia on Saturday,August 14th, for a Family Fun Dayfrom 11:00am to 3:00pm. This eventwill be located at the Hay-WagonRestaurant located at 504B WestHartford Ave, Uxbridge. There will befun activities for the whole family todo including face painting, glimmertattoos, princess table for princessmakeup, castle moon walk, arts &crafts, games, prizes and much more.Enjoy some food, ice cream, and musicentertainment while you are there.Admission is $5 per person. At admis-sion, you will receive a ticket and eachticket will be worth 30 punches andeach station will be worth a certainamount of punches. If you bring atleast 5 cans/bottles with you to donateto the can drive you will get 1 freeextra ticket. Please check out the web-site for a complete list of activities andcome enjoy a fun filled day with yourfamily. All proceeds to this event willbe donated to the Genesis Fund.

Body Utopia looks forward to seeingyou at all the events. If you cannotmake it to any of the events and wouldlike to make a private donation youmay send a check to Body Utopia atthe above address. Call us at 508-278-5433 if you have any questions.

Blissful Meadows Golf Club is participating in the national "TakeYour Daughter to the Course Week" from July 5th – 11th. Use thisopportunity to take your daughter, granddaughter, or niece to yourlocal course and introduce her to your favorite pastime. There aremany fun promotions throughout the week.

Blissful Meadows Golf Club will offer a 30% discount on greenfees to any adult that brings a girl to the course during a weekday toplay. The girls play for free.

In addition, Blissful Meadows will offer a free golf clinic for girlson Saturday, July 10th at 2:00 p.m. This clinic will be a great oppor-tunity to introduce young girls to the game of golf.

A 9-hole Parent/Daughter event will round out the week’s eventson Saturday, July 11th, beginning at 3PM. Each participating teamwill receive a free warm-up bucket of range balls and a pre-roundclinic. Then the fun continues with the MARSHMALLOW LONGDRIVE & PUTTING CONTESTS. Tee times will begin at 4:00 pmfor the nine holes of golf playing a scramble format. The entry feewill be $25 per team. This fee includes green fees, contests, prizes,range balls, pre-round clinic, and a $10 voucher to be used for din-ner in Meadowview Tavern. Visit www.blissfulmeadows. com orcall 508-278-6110 to sign up.

Bring your daughter to the golf course and you’ll soon realize that

playing golf may be the perfect family vacation. It is hard to imag-ine a better family activity than golf. Take your family golfing andenjoy a day outside walking through beautiful rolling fairways, sip-ping on some cool lemonade, sharing special conversation, and sim-ply spending quality time with each other.

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Felecia Wissekerke ofUxbridge finished fourth in thenation in batting average in theNational Junior CollegeAthletic Association’s finalsoftball statistics at the DivisionII level. Wissekerke batted .523over 28 games, including sev-enteen runs batted in and six-teen stolen bases. She led theteam in every offensive catego-ry from her shortstop position,and also pitched in thirteengames, earning three victories.

A physical education major atDean College, she will be trans-ferring to Bridgewater StateCollege, where she hopes toparticipate in both field hockey and softball for the Bears.

BIKe SaFeTy - Officer dan deveau presented abike safety course to scouts of Pack 22, dens 2 and6 at Riverbend Farm. The scouts then took a safebike ride to earn a belt loop for bike riding. Thescouts wish to say thank you to Officer deveau.Interested in Scouting? Contact [email protected].

• Every 3 ½ minutes a child is diagnosed with Cancer • Cancer is the leading killer of children in the U.S.• The causes for childhood cancer is largely unknown

The Pan Mass Challenge is a two day, 192 mile charity bicycle ridefrom Sturbridge to Provincetown. Now in its 30th year, the PMC hasraised over $270 Million for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-FarberCancer Institute.

You can help make a difference! Troy Dupuis is very excited to beparticipating again in this wonderful event!

Please visit his PMC web site to find out how you can make a sug-nificant difference to help find a cure for Cancer! www.pmc.org/profile/TD0108 or you may email him at TroyDupuis1 @aol.com for more information.

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Jared Marshall of Medfield has manyfriends and relatives who have beentouched by the disease, including bothof his grandfathers who lost their bat-tles with lung cancer. Recently, both hisaunt and uncle were diagnosed. "Iknow cancer is a scary thing," tellsJared. "DetermiNation is a great way toshow my support and let my aunt anduncle know I'm with them during thisdifficult time."

While Boston Marathon Deter-miNation team members commit toraising a minimum of $500 to supportthe American Cancer Society’s effortsto fight cancer and save lives, theyreceive numerous benefits to help themachieve their personal victories.

DetermiNation was born out of a pro-gram called Charity Runner, whichbegan in 1996 by an individual in theAmerican Cancer Society’s IllinoisDivision who wanted to run a marathonin memory of a friend he had recentlylost to cancer. Because of the program’srapid growth, the Society decided toexpand this initiative nationwide toinclude all types of endurance events.In the years prior to advancing the pro-gram to a national platform, thousandsof athletes made their miles moremeaningful by raising millions to fightcancer.

Dollars raised through the Determi-Nation program enable the AmericanCancer Society to save lives and createa world with less cancer and morebirthdays by helping people stay wellby preventing cancer or detecting itearly; helping people get well by beingthere for them during and after a cancerdiagnosis; by finding cures throughinvestment in ground breaking researchand treatment discoveries; and by fight-ing back by working with lawmakers topass laws to defeat cancer and by rally-ing communities worldwide to join thefight.

There are several DetermiNationevents throughout New England,including the KeyBank Vermont CityMarathon, the Urban Epic BostonTriathlon, and the Cranberry Trifest inLakeville, MA.

Please contact the American CancerSociety at 1-800-227-2345 or visit can-cer.org/meaningfulmiles for moreinformation or to participate in aDetermiNation event.

Cub Scouts of Pack 25 Uxbridgeworked hard cleaning up the memorialsite in honor of the soldiers who died atthe crash bomber site in May of1944 on Chamberlain Street inUxbridge. The scouts worked togethergetting the site ready for the Memorialservice held on May 16th raking and

laying down mulch that was donated bythe VFW. Thanks so much to all whocame out to help lend a hand. Trulyscouting is alive and well in Uxbridge.

For more info on how to join pack 25contact Lisa Ahern at (508) 278-3221or Steve Wagner at (508) 278-7407.

Twenty members of the McKeonFliers gymnastics team in Hopedalewill compete in the AAU NationalChampionships to be held at to DisneyESPN Sports Center July 1st – 4th.Thousands of gymnasts from all overthe country will compete in the 4 dayevent.

Representing the McKeon club andthe State of Massachusetts are: ColbyHall (Bellingham), Nicole Sherlock(Uxbridge), Dayane Mota (Milford),Kristen Johnson (Blackstone), Dom-

inique Stevens (Milford), Alyssa Kelly(Millville), Ariana Demarco (Milford),Emily Smith (Milford), Giana Lanzetta(Milford), Lydia Grassey (Hopedale),Jessica Perkins (Mendon), DaniroseBillings (Hope-dale), ChristinsSpeliakos (Milford), Kayla Salguiero(Hopedale), Lilly Hetzel (Blackstone),Jordan Remillard (Upton), MollyGrassey (Hopedale), Lauren Pearl(Milford), Julia Alberto (Hopedale),Kirsten Buddington- Davis (Milford)

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Scouts help in cleanup

Local cyclists are invited to maketheir miles more meaningful by partici-pating in the American CancerSociety’s second annual BicyclesBattling Cancer event on Sunday, July25. The 75-mile ride takes beginnerand veteran cyclists alike through sce-nic back roads from Worcester toBoston. The event allows participantsthe opportunity to get fit, have fun, andmake a difference, all while reducingtheir cancer risk. Riders can participateindividually or as a team with a varietyof ride options:• For the full 75-mile ride, there is a$50 registration fee and a $500 mini-mum fundraising goal to participate;teams of five or more commit to a $400fundraising minimum per rider. • A 25-mile option begins in Hollistonwith a $50 registration fee and afundraising commitment of $350;teams of five or more commit to a $300fundraising minimum per rider.• A 15-mile youth ride begins in Dover,MA for children ages 10 – 16 accompa-nied by an adult registered participantfor a $25 registration fee and youth rid-ers are encouraged to raise at least$100.

Tinamarie Ricci of Watertown, MAwill once again be riding in BicyclesBattling Cancer. “I lost my very bestfriend Kathy to cancer last year. Twodays after she passed away, I cameacross Bicycles Battling Cancer on awebsite and decided to participate,”tells Ricci. “I thought the event wasfantastic. Everyone had their own per-sonal reason for why they were partici-pating and there was a great deal of

support. The experience was amazingand I have been looking forward allyear to participating again.”

Thomas Furlong, a cancer survivorfrom Kingston, NH, is participating inthe 75-mile ride option. This will beFurlong’s first endurance cycling event,“I’ve been looking to get into it forawhile. I’ve looked into larger bikeevents, but their fundraising minimumsare so enormous,” he explains.“There’s also no time limit for BicyclesBattling Cancer, which is good for me.”

Funds raised through BicyclesBattling Cancer support the Society’scritical mission to save lives and createa world with less cancer and morebirthdays. The American CancerSociety helps people stay well, by pre-venting cancer or detecting it early; getwell, by being in their corner throughevery step of their cancer experience;by finding cures, through groundbreak-ing research and treatment discoveries;and by fight backing, through influenc-ing public policy.

All registered cyclists raising a mini-mum of $500 will receive a BicyclesBattling Cancer jersey. Riders raising$1,000 or more will receive an eventjersey and a Bicycles Battling Cancergrill/cooler, and riders raising $2,500 ormore will receive a jersey, grill/cooler,and a Bicycles Battling Cancer windbreaker.For more information, or to joinBicycles Battling Cancer, please visitcancer.org/bicyclesbattlingcancer orcontact your American Cancer Societyat 1-800-227-2345 or [email protected].

Veteran and casual cyclistsinvited to join ride July 25th

Tennis Court cleanupalmost complete at WWC

Northbridge High School Boys’ Varsity Tennis player, JoshBeauregard, has just about finished his cleanup project at the WhitinCommunity Center tennis courts.

Josh was assisted in the cleanup by members of Boy Scout Troop 155and their parents on three Saturdays: April 10th, April 24th, and May22nd. On the 22nd, they were joined by Boys’ Varsity Tennis team mem-bers: Ryan Capistran, Jesse Coggins, Adrian Fontes, and Coach AlanFinkel.

"It looks 100% better than it ever did!" said Dave Scichilone, AthleticDirector at the Whitin Community Center, who approved the project.

Beauregard also procured bleacher seating from Pembroke PublicSchools. Alan Peterson, the Facilities Manager there, donated it towardsBeauregard’s Eagle Scout project when he was contacted by PaulHalacy, Facilities Director at NHS. Halacy had sent emails to various

schools requesting a donation.Within the next two weeks, Tony Brookhouse and Koopman Lumber

will be donating their time and the use of one of their trucks to pick upthe bleacher and bring it to the Whitin Community Center.

James Sheehan, Jr., a Town of Northbridge Building Inspector, waivedthe permit fee for the installation of the bleacher. Dennis Latour, Trusteeat the Whitin Community Center, approved of the bleacher location andwill assist Josh with its installation.

This project has benefited the Whitin Community Center and its mem-bers, the community, and the Northbridge High School Boys’ and Girls’Varsity Tennis teams.

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Proteinby John Allegrini

I will just touch on the important facts so as to not boreyou with a lot of chemistry.

Protein is an essential part of our diets. Too many peo-ple do not realize the absolute importance of it for healthand maintenance. It is especially critical for the elderly,more on that later.

It is responsible for growth and maintenance of muscletissue, metabolism, hormones, ligaments tendons, bones,hair skin, teeth etc. About one half of your non-waterbody mass is protein.

Bodily proteins are continuously breaking down andturning over, thus you need a constant supply every day,spread out for most of the day. The more active you arethe more protein you need. You do not store protein likeyou do fats and carbs, thus comes the need for steady qual-ity supply.

Runners and endurance athletes most always overlooktheir need for proteins as well. During exercise, protein isused for energy, often it comes from breakdown of yourmuscles and bodily organs because of inefficient intake ofprotein, and over time takes a toll on your over all health.

In one study of runners, protein added to their carbsreduced muscle breakdown by almost 30 percent. Inanother similar study protein added to their carbs reducedmuscle damage and improved performance the very nextday. Another benefit of protein is its ability to reduce cen-tral fatigue which is responsible for decreased perform-ance.

There are 22 amino acids of which your body can man-ufacture 14 of them. The other 8 are considered essentialand must be taken in thru diet. To be utilized properly youmust have all the amino acids present simultaneously. Ifnot, the proteins you ingest can/will be used for energy,excreted, or stored as fat.

Most people do not fully digest protein, but rather a cer-tain percentage, so you cannot fully depend on the amountyou are eating to be accurate. All 8 essential amino acidsmust be present at the exact time to be fully used, this mostcommonly does not occur.

Now, back to the elderly. They have declining digestionefficiency to begin with, so they are most commonly defi-cient in protein uptake and assimilation. A lot of theirfrailty is due to improper protein intakes and digestion.Without proper amounts and quality of protein your bodywill suffer badly, it will without hesitation break downyour bodily proteins to survive. This equates to an over-all physical steady decline.

Many, many people in nursing homes are examples ofwasting away due to improper protein selection and diges-tion. Because you serve them a piece of chicken does notguarantee they can process all of its proteins. A liquid pro-tein may be a better choice in some cases.

How much protein do you need? That's a bit controver-sial as some say for the average individual about one gramper kilograms of body weight (divide your body weight by2.2). Athletes, body builders obviously need more.

What kind? The best is commercially available, (liquidfrom powder, or liquid, it's already pre digested) has all thecomponents built in. A lot of people, myself included usea combo of fast and slow digesting proteins to maintain alonger availably of the amino acids, that is Whey Proteincombined with Casein, a slow release protein.

For athletes, body builders, etc, the best time to take it isright before and, or right after your work out.

That's enough for now, suffice to say; do not overlookthe importance of proteins for your health. You must usethe best proteins in the right amounts at the right times.Neglect to do so inevitably leads to decay and decrepitconditions to your body. You will not notice the decaygoing on until too late.

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his announcement, stating, “One sidewill laude their fiscal conservatism,pointing to their citizens for limitedtaxation rating of 73% in election year-conveniently forgetting that last yearthat rating was 19% and her career rat-ing is 33%. We won’t play politicalposturing when it comes to your check-book.”

Expounding, Fattman criticized hisopponents’ claims of fiscal conser-vatism with regard to earmarks.“Representative Callahan touts herrecord of obtaining millions in statefunding, while simultaneously excori-ating earmarks, and stating she will nolonger take earmarks because they leadto unethical legislative behavior,” hesaid. “Days after writing into variouslocal papers throughout her district, shetakes a $145,000 earmark. You cannotbe for and against something at thesame time. This ‘do as I say, not as I do’approach to legislating is destroying thepublic trust. One can't tout a positionthey currently are opposed to. As a rep-resentative of the people, I won’t speakout of both sides of my mouth.”

When asked about his agenda forreform, Fattman pledged to not take apension. “Pensions for politicians arebankrupting our future, and its part ofthe old ways of doing things. Goingforward, there should be a new set ofrules, more representative of 'we thepeople,' like a 401K, 203B or some-thing else. Those who currently serve inthe legislature should be allowed to

keep their pension because they werehired under the old rules. But inJanuary 2011, all new legislatorsshould help create a system that repre-sents their constituents. This is aboutpublic service, not self service.”

On the issue of local aid, Fattmanstated unequivocally that he would notcut local aid to help balance the statebudget. “I will not vote to reduceChapter 70 funding for education orlottery money for public safety, unlikemy opponent. Until she had an oppo-nent, Representative Callahan votedconsistently to reduce these funds,which represent the life line of smallcommunities. I will champion local aid,and never vote for its reduction. Wecan't balance the budget on the backs oftowns, while providing perks, pensionsand privileges to the political elite onBeacon Hill.”

Taking aim at a quote in a recent newspaper where Callahan said of hertenure, “ there's an old saying; if it ain'tbroke, dont fix it,” to which Fattmanresponded, “Tell that to the 13% of peo-ple who are unemployed in this district,unable to find a job. Tell that to townswho are cutting back, renegotiatingcontact and making tough decisionswhile our State Rep votes to hire moreemployees. One side in this campaignwill say if it ain't broke, dont fix it. Webelieve Massachusetts is broke, andcome November, we intend to fix it.”

The election is Tuesday, November 2,2010. Submitted by Ryan Fattman; candidate

for Massachusetts State Representative

CaLLaHancontinued from page 11

eating hot dogs and beans “extrava-gant” is absurd.

The Marion’s Camp grant celebrationwas certainly not funded through tax-payer dollars. As State Representative,I am extremely mindful of how tax dol-lars are spent and would never dosomething so callous. Ryan Fattmanknows he didn’t tell the truth.

Lie #3: Ryan Fattman claims to havehad success in defeating 40B projectsas a Selectman in Sutton.

Truth: When a comprehensive permitapplication for a 40B housing projectwas recently sent back to the Town ofBellingham, Mr. Fattman said he couldhelp local residents defeat this projectbecause he has been successful indefeating 40B projects as a Selectmanin the Town of Sutton. His statementsto residents, the newspaper and othersare yet another untruth, since Suttonhas not had any 40B proposals sinceRyan Fattman has held the position ofSelectmen, nor have there been any40B proposals in Sutton since I canremember.

In fact, Ryan Fattman was workingfor Mass Housing, the same agencythat oversees 40B project eligibilityand developer financing, while claim-ing he could be a savior to the residents

of Bellingham. Talk about speakingout of both sides of your mouth. RyanFattman knows he isn’t telling the truthwhen he claims he has been successfulin fighting 40B.

Lie # 4: Ryan Fattman claims thatSutton initiated a hiring freeze duringthe recent recession.

Truth: According to Sutton TownAdministrator no such hiring freezewas ever voted on or initiated.

Biggest Lie of All: Ryan Fattman haspledged to run a positive campaign.

Truth: It is evident through his will-ingness to knowingly say things thatare clearly not true, Ryan Fattman hasno intentions of running a positivecampaign, but rather is willing to doand say anything to get elected. Shameon you Ryan Fattman for stooping tothis level, shame on you Ryan Fattmanfor thinking the people of this Districtcannot see right through you, shame onyou for never listening to your kinder-garten teacher who told you to alwaystell the truth.

“Tell the Truth” Author and Principal Signature1. Jennifer Callahan, StateRepresentative 18th Worcester District

Co-Signers 2. Michael Chizy, Clerk, Sutton Boardof Selectmen (508) 865-6834

3. John Hebert, Sutton Board ofSelectmen (508) 688-54604. Kevin Geraghty, Vice Chair, SuttonBoard of Selectmen (617) 877-29575. Lloyd “Skip” Goodnow, Vice Chair,Bellingham Board of Selectmen6. Mary Chaves, Bellingham Board of Selectmen7. Dawn Davies, Bellingham Board of Selectmen8. Joseph Marchand, Blackstone Board of Selectmen9. John Wozniak, Clerk, Blackstone Board of Selectmen10. Thomas Petrowicz, Vice Chair,Millville Board of Selectmen11. Charles Poulin, Secretary,Millville Board of Selectmen12. Bruce Desilets, Vice Chair,Uxbridge Board of Selectmen13. Jay Cahill, Clerk, Uxbridge Board of Selectmen14. Charles Sawyer, Vice Chair,Blackstone Board of Selectmen15. Robert Dubois, Chair, Blackstone Board of Selectmen16. Jackie Lima, Chair, Millville Board of Selectmen

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