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VOLuME 20 • ISSuE 11 uxbridge • North uxbridge • Linwood • Douglas • Northbridge • whitinsville • Sutton • Manchaug NOVEMBEr 2011

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Uxbridge Times

BY CONSTANCE DwYEr

Mrs. Beverly Flansburg of Douglasstarted “subbing” at Our Lady of theValley Regional School in Uxbridgeback in 1980 when her sons, Jeremy andJonathan, were OLV students. It hap-pened when Sr. Kathleen, well knownand loved at the grammar school, aslongtime principal and former teacher,decided to call Beverly and ask if shewould like to teach the 8th grade. She

gladly accepted the opportunity to puther Framingham State College B.S.degree in Education back into practice;she had graduated in 1964 when the col-lege was an “all girls” school. She hadtaught the fourth grade in Hopedale(Memorial School) for five years, butgave it up when she became pregnant in1969.

Her husband, Charles, better known as“Chic,” was very supportive of herreturn to work after being a stay-at-

home Mom for about 8 years. She said,“My first love was junior high since Iwas able to appreciate the students who,in turn, appreciated my humor andteaching style.” Her last year, though,was teaching fifth grade and it was apositive experience to see kids “excitedabout everything.”

Mrs. Flansburg was instrumental instarting a Student Council at OLV andwas its advisor for close to 7 years, atwhich time she passed the reins on to

Mrs. Sandy Robbins. She admires theStudent Council for its involvementwith “community concerns;” it and theJunior Honor Society spearheadedmany community outreach programs—school supplies were sent to the school’s“sister-school” in New Orleans,Christmas gifts were given to needyfamilies in the Blackstone Valley, and aRed Cross blood drive is held yearly.

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BY CONSTANCE DwYEr

On October 17th, 2011, at theSimonian Center for Early Learning,with 144 voters present, the 16 arti-cle warrant for Sutton’s Fall AnnualTown Meeting was brought beforethe voters at 7:05 p.m. and complet-ed in approximately 80 minutes.

With Town Administrator James,“Jim” Smith back from medicalleave, warrant articles dealing withthe FY 2012 financial issues, num-bers 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 9 passed easily,many unanimously and Art. 4 waspassed to transfer two tax titleparcels to the Board of Selectmen fortheir future disposition.Art. 3 passed to permit up to twoSelectmen to serve on the Charterand By-Law Review Committee, butonly after opposition based on: thesuggested absence of charterrequired committee reports to theSelectmen; and no evidence of cor-rective effort by the Selectmen orModerator, who, together, appointthe 5 committee members – includ-ing recognition, in the Town’sAnnual Report, of the committee’sexistence.Art. 8 brought forth the most voterdebate participation, both from theaudience, Patricia Weagle, andPhyllis Charpentier, secretary of theManchaug Pond Association &Foundation who offered their strongsupport and from Finance Commit-tee member Robert Recore whospoke in opposition. In addition, apassionate plea was made byAndrew Mosher, a resident of Suttonfor 40 years who runs a businesslocally. He spoke about the Man-chaug Pond Association and itsnewly formed non-profit foundationof which he serves as treasurer. Hesaid the organization was 44 yearsold and is “100 members strong.” Heapplauded Town Administrator Jim

Smith and the Board of Selectmenfor their “foresight and hard work inbringing a workable solution to pro-tect Manchaug Pond for our commu-nity and generations to come.” Theeffects on lake front properties ofabandoning the dam appears to haveovercome the objections based onthe ongoing cost of ownership by theTown. The $350,000 gift to the Townupon its assumption of ownership,while it would greatly assist in thedam maintenance, was deemed bysome as not sufficient in the longrun. The acquisition succeeded by anear unanimous vote.Articles 10 through 13 were passed,most by unanimous votes before theModerator requested that Art. 10 bere-voted “to make it legal.” Art. 10passed again unanimously.The remaining articles, amendmentsdealing with Renewable EnergySources under the Zoning By-Law,numbers 14, 15 and 16 passed unan-imously and the meeting was con-cluded.

Sutton Town Votersacquire Manchaug Dam

Mrs. Flansburg retires after 31 Years of service

HEALING HANDS: Members of Mendon Girl Scout Troop 30398 learn about the plight ofabandoned horses in our country. (left to right) Sarah, Kelly, Emma, Lydia, Emily, Emily,Amanda and Kelsey.

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Veteran'sParadescheduledTo the Editor:

The Town of Uxbridge will have itsannual Veteran's Day Parade onSunday, November 6th. The paradewill commence at the North UxbridgeBaptist Church parking lot at 2:00PM. Any group(s) that wish to partic-ipate should start assembling at 1:00p.m.

The parade will make a brief stop atSullivan Square then continue onWest Hartford Avenue, turn left ontoElm Street to Memorial Square, thenproceed onto North Main Street on tothe town common.

In case of inclement weather theVeteran's Day service will be held at2PM at the Veteran's Memorial Gym-nasium, located at the Uxbridge HighSchool on Capron St. (Request partic-ipants to assemble by 1:30 PM)

If you have any questions you canreach me at 508-278-2392 (home) or860-305-7681 (cell) or email me [email protected].

- Bill Robertson Uxbridge

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To the Editor:

On behalf of all of us at St. CamillusHealth Center, and most especially ourresidents, I would like to thank every-one who contributed to our very suc-cessful “6th Evening at the Mansion”held on September 23rd. Even therainy weather couldn’t dampen the spir-its of the people who attended andenjoyed the beautiful fall décor, deli-cious food and drink, and great raffleand silent auction items. In these chal-lenging economic times, we are mostgrateful to the sponsors, local mer-chants, community members, and indi-

viduals who bought tickets and who sogenerously donated their time, talents,goods, and who made monetary contri-butions. As a result of the generosity ofall of you, St. Camillus will continue tomake improvements that will positivelyaffect the lives of our residents, makingour health center a true home for them.We are looking forward to our 7thAnnual “Evening at the Mansion” to beheld on Friday, September 21, 2012.

Sincerely,- William J. Graves, President/Administrator

St. Camillus Health Center

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Dear readers:

With the holidays just around the corner, are youtrying to think of a gift for someone who haseverything? Or perhaps, you’re looking for a giftthat would be as meaningful to you as to the per-son who receives it. Consider a donation to theNorthbridge Association of Churches Food Pantryin honor of your neighbor, family member, friendor co-worker.

What a wonderful way to show the true meaning

of Christmas. Please send your donation to: NAC Food Pantry, c/o Senior Center, 20 Highland St., Whitinsville, MA 01588.

Include your honoree’s name and address, aswell as your own, so that “thank you” and an“acknowledgement” notes can be sent.

Your generous gift will be a blessing to someonein need in our community.

Thank you. Sincerely, - The NAC Food Pantry

Bag Sale to aide localfood pantryDear readers:

This year we started a newfundraiser for the food pantry.It is a Community Supportergrocery bag program. Manylocal businesses who supportthe food pantry bought adver-tising space on these bags tohelp us run this program. Withtheir funding we were able toprint 500 bags that will be soldin the Uxbridge community.Each bag cost $5.00. Becauseof the generosity of the com-panies who supported us...100% of every bag sold willbenefit the food pantry. If allbags are sold, this programwill raise over $3,000!

This is where we need yourhelp! Won't you consider pur-chasing 1 (or more) bags tobenefit the food pantry and itsservices? If you would like topurchase a bag (s), please con-tact me through e-mail. Wewill have volunteers sellingthe bags in the community aswell. Please help support thisprogram! We are serving morepeople (over 300 people permonth) every month andthrough innovative programslike this we will be able tocontinue our mission of feed-ing those in need.

If you are interested in help-ing sell these bags please con-tact me. It's a great way for thekids to volunteer and learnabout helping people.

Thanks again for all of yourcontinued support and gen-erosity on behalf of the fami-lies we serve,

- Denise Mussulli

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Malia Bake Saleraises over $15,000Dear Editor:

I want to thank everyone who recently took partin the Malia Crushes Cancer Bake Sale/RaffleFundraiser. Between the volunteer workers, thevolunteer bakers, and the people who made mon-etary donation - we can not thank you enough. Ittakes a village!! We raised over $15,000 at this

event and will reach $20,000 over the next coupleweeks with donations we are waiting to receive.

A nice story from the fundraiser - when wepicked the 50/50 raffle, there was one woman whowrote on her ticket that if she won she wanted allof the money to go to Malia - and she won!!!Thanks again to everyone who took part in sup-porting Malia!

Thanks again to everyone who took part in thisfundraiser.

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To the Editor:

I recently had the opportunity to join thefaculty and staff of Milford High Schoolto kick off this year’s Advance Placementevent sponsored by the MassachusettsMath and Science Initiative. It was anopportunity for me to witness the successof a state program that I have supported inthe budget. However, it was also a greatopportunity to applaud the growing num-ber of Milford High students who arechallenging themselves by takingdemanding English, math and sciencecourses that can earn college credits sav-ing them, and their parents, time andmoney.

The Advance Placement program helpsstudents to improve their grades, givesthem a boost toward acceptance at the col-lege of their choice, and can help to earncollege credits wherever they might goafter high school. For parents and taxpay-ers, as well as the students, it represents a

great return on investment of scarce taxdollars that is improving education resultsin our district and the Commonwealth.The program also gives our outstandingteachers the training and encouragementthey need to help students learn.

I am especially proud not only of the305 Milford students enrolled in AdvancePlacement courses this year – a 127%increase over last year – but of the stu-dents at Bellingham, Blackstone ValleyTech, Douglas, Nipmuc Regional,Northbridge, and Uxbridge who are alsoparticipating in the programs at theirschools. These students are putting inextra time and effort – including Saturdayclasses – that will help them succeed incollege and in the workforce of the future!Let’s all be proud of what our schools, andespecially our youth, are doing. TheseAdvance Placement students really areour “best and brightest.”

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In many communities the desire forfresh, local food at a reasonable costhas led to the establishment of commu-nity gardens. In addition to producingnutritious food, community gardenspace can provide a great opportunityto learn gardening skills from friendsand neighbors and to have some fun inthe process.

A meeting to explore the need anddesire for community gardens inUxbridge will be held on Tuesday,November 8th at 7 p.m. in the parishconference room at St. Mary Parish,Mendon St., Uxbridge.

If you are interested in the possibilityof community gardens for Uxbridge,please plan to attend the meeting.

Could you use a community gardenplot? Would you help set up a pro-gram? Bring your ideas to the meetingabout who the gardens might serve,how they might be organized, and whatsteps would be necessary to initiate asuccessful program.

The best gardens involve manygroups and individuals working togeth-er to provide the kind of experience thatworks for their particular town. Mater-ials published by the American Com-munity Gardening Assn. will be avail-able for review and discussion at themeeting. For information contactBarbara Hall at (508) 278-5004 orAnnette Gion at (508) 278-3777.

The Northbridge Girl Scouts is spon-soring the 2nd Annual ThanksgivingFood & Clothing Drive to benefit thePeace of Bread Kitchen/Pantry locatedin the Presbyterian Church. You candrop off your donations on Saturday,November 19th, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.at the Presbyterian Church located onCottage Street, Whitinsville. Scoutsand church members will be there toassist you.

Help your Community this holidayseason by donating gently used cloth-ing, bedding, pillows, and non-perish-able food items to this Pantry. All dona-tions benefit your neighbors, friends,and schoolmates in your own town whomay need a little extra help at this time.

We have also placed Drop-off Boxesin various locations throughout thecommunity for your convenience.Donations will be accepted at Whitins-ville Community Center, The GauthierResidence (28 Pleasant Street porch),Gaudette Insurance Agency (non-per-

ishable only), W. Edward BalmerElementary School, Northbridge Ele-mentary School, Northbridge MiddleSchool (clothing only), Rockdale YouthCenter, Whitinsville Public Library andMilford Federal Savings & Loan.

Additionally, our younger scouts –Daisy, Brownie, and Junior levels areparticipating in a Stock A BoxChallenge in which the troop thatdonates the most items will receive acommunity service patch for eachmember of their troop.

If you have any questions regardingthis Thanksgiving Drive, please contacteither Kathy Lyons at 234-6224 email-to: [email protected] or RobinBeschi at (508) 422-6569 or email to:[email protected]

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The Uxbridge Town Loop Run/WalkChallenge will be held on Sunday,November 20th RAIN OR SHINE, atthe Taft School Cafeteria, 16 GraniteStreet, Uxbridge.

Join us for a morning of fun andexcitement as runners and walkers facethe challenge of circling the town,approximately a 3 mile loop. Proceeds

of this event will benefit the students inthe Uxbridge Public Schools.

Registration 10:00 a.m. - Race Start11:00 a.m. Pre-register for $10 andreceive a t-shirt.

Contact Laura at [email protected] or Judi at [email protected] more information.

The 5th annual Ladies Night will beheld at the E.N. Jenckes Store Museumat 283 Main Street on Friday,November 18th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.The annual event is hosted by theDouglas Historical Society and themuseum will be transformed into a hol-iday store full of crafts and gifts bylocal vendors. Holiday music, festivelighting and refreshments will roundout the event for all to enjoy in thisunique shopping venue.

Come visit one of the most intact

general stores in all of New Englandfor this special holiday shopping expe-rience. Your support helps local pro-ducers and crafters and the DouglasHistorical Society’s efforts to preserveand protect the E.N. Jenckes StoreMuseum.

Holiday refreshments will be servedand the event is free and open to thepublic. For more information, visitdouglashistoricalsociety.org or call508-476-3856 or 508-341-4876.

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Communities share additionalfunding

"Another promise kept," according toSen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, ashe announced a supplemental distribu-tion of local aid that will restore levelfunding to this vital program. The addi-tional funding is the result of a vote castby Moore and his colleagues in theLegislature last spring to share up to$65 million of any unspent FY '11 fundswith the cities and towns after the stateclosed its books for the fiscal year.

At the beginning of the recession,when state revenues were falling dra-matically, the state was forced toreduce promised local aid, resulting incuts for local services. However, nowthat revenues are beginning toimprove, lawmakers listened to localofficials and agreed to share theincreases with municipalities. Whencrafting this year's budget, lawmakerspledged the mid-year boost if state rev-enues improved and reached a certainthreshold, which they say it has.

During the last week of October, theState Comptroller certified the amountof unspent funds returned by stateagencies to the General Fund. Stateofficials, according to Sen. Moore, areexpected to find sufficient funding tomeet the Legislature's goal for supple-mental local aid. The reverted fundswill restore previous cuts and representoverall level funding compared to lastyear. The aid will be distributed usingthe formula designed to divvy up lot-tery income.

The following is the town by townexpected allocation: Bellingham -$1,435,208, Blackstone - $1,157,715,Douglas - $617,250, Dudley $1,511,226, Hopedale - $551,538, Mendon -$345,651, Milford - $2,583,471, Mill-ville - $344,528, Northbridge - $1,785,406, Oxford - $1,739,231, Southbridge- $2,975,671, Sutton - $660,269, Ux-bridge - $1,163,833 & Webster -$2,094,234. If you have any questions?Visit: www.senatormoore.com

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Fidelity Investments and the Mass-achusetts Educational Financing Au-thority (MEFA) awarded a $5,000U.Fund 529 college savings accountprize to a young member of theUxbridge community. Seven-year oldJaymee Peloquin participated in theGimme 5! Sweepstakes, promoting col-lege savings and the U.Fund CollegeInvesting Plan, and was selected as agrand prize winner.

Jaymee was one of four grand prizewinners of the MEFA and FidelityInvestments Gimme 5! Sweepstakes topromote college savings and theU.Fund College Investing Plan. Inaddition, 500 first prize winning youngfans attended a recent New EnglandRevolution game at Gillette Stadium.Tickets were provided by MEFA,Fidelity and the Gimme 5! Sweep-stakes.

North Uxbridge Baptist Church ishosting their annual FREE FallClothing Extravaganza on Saturday,November 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00p.m. Clothing is available for FREEfrom infant up through adult, all ages

and sizes. Come "shop" or swap andclothe your family for free this winter.NUBC is located on the corner of Rt.122 and Hartford Avenue. For moreinformation call 508-278-5505 or visitNorthUxbridgeBaptist.com.

Saturday, Nov. 5thFinal Fall Cleanout! Need to get rid

of that old computer monitor, air condi-tioner or hot water heater out of thebasement? What about those non-working barbeque grills, lawn mowersor snow blowers? For a small fee, youcan drop off these and other items at St.Mary’s Church in Uxbridge! Stop byearly and enjoy the rest of your day.

Our Lady of the Valley RegionalSchool, in partnership with CRTRecycling Inc., a Brockton company, ishosting an eRecycling event onSaturday, November 5th, 2011 from8a.m. to 1p.m. in St. Mary’s Churchparking lot at 75 Mendon Street (Rte.16) in Uxbridge. The school will becollecting used computer equipment(monitors, CPU/hard drives, laptops,servers, disk drives), computer acces-sories (mice, keyboards, wires andcables), printers, fax machines, copi-ers, camera/video/audio equipment,video games/systems, telephones / cellphones, microwaves, air conditioners,

large appliances and televisions. Ourcollection fees are MUCH LESS thanmost towns and waste removal compa-nies are charging! All fees collecteddirectly benefit the school. Recyclable Items Include: CPU/Server/Monitors/Laptops; Fax/Copiers/Print-ers; Telephones, Cell phones; VideoGame systems; Cameras / Video /Audio / Speakers; Computer Parts /Acces-sories (mice, wires, cables,cards, keyboards); TVs - PlasticHousing / Wood Console / Projection;Large Appliances; washers, dryers,dishwashers; Microwaves & Air Con-ditioners. Also accepting metal items:Gas Grills (no tanks), Lawn-mowers /Snow blowers (fluids drain-ed), metalswing sets, desks and hot water tanks.

CRT Recycling Inc. will refurbishand recycle the equipment keeping itout of our landfills! Do your part tohelp preserve our precious planetEarth! Join us rain or shine! ContactPatti Kane at 508-883-1282 for infor-mation or to request a price list.

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Blackstone Valley Heritage Quiltersare meeting Wednesday, November30th at 7:00 p. m. Meetings are held inthe basement of St. Patrick’s Church, 1Cross St., Whitinsville. The guestspeaker will be Pat Ferguson, showinga machine quilting trunk show.Members are asked to bring handmadeitems for St. Peter’s Bazaar.


St. Anne’sPancakeBreakfast

St. Anne’s Parish will hold a pancakeand sausage breakfast on Sunday,November 13th in the church hall, 31Main St., in the village of Manchaug.There will be two sittings at 8:30 and10:30 AM. Tickets, available at thedoor, are $6 for adults, $4 for childrenand free for children younger than agesix. For more information, visit parish-esonline.com and search for 01526 inthe zip code field. To buy tickets inadvance, call 508-476-2405. Advanceticket purchases are preferred.

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Troops’Holiday in a Shoebox

The holidays seem so far away, butthey’re just around the corner, andUxbridge Supports Our Troops hasbeen busy organizing a communityeffort to reach out to the troops in timefor the holidays.

The Shoebox Campaign is a way foryou to show your support for thesebrave men and women. All you needto do is fill a shoebox with any of theitems listed below and drop off theunsealed shoebox to the WhitinMiddle School or the Uxbridge TownHall between November 1st and 21st.Your shoebox donation will go a longway in making the troops feel a littlemore comfortable over the holidays. Ifyou prefer to put your donations in abag instead of a shoebox, that’s fine,too!

If you wish to make a monetarydonation to Uxbridge Supports OurTroops to help defray shipping costs,checks may be made payable toUxbridge Supports Our Troops anddropped off or mailed to the UxbridgeTown Hall (21 S. Main St.).

If you wish to include a personal noteor card, USOT will make sure it trav-els with your package!

If you have any questions regardingthis campaign, or you would like toadd a name to USOT’s list, please calleither Diane at 508-278-5131 or Lindaat 508-278-9425. Or visit us onFacebook!Possible items for shoebox:

AA or AAA batteries, Lip balm,Holiday decorations, Greeting cards,CDs and DVDs, Pens and pencils,Small games, Hard candy, Gum,Cookies, AT & T phone cards, Socks,T-Shirts, Red Sox or Patriots memora-bilia and Fusion Razors

The Blackstone Valley CommunityConcert Band, under the direction ofMrs. Kathleen Penza, will be perform-ing their tenth annual Winter HolidayConcert, “Holiday Pops”, at theNorthbridge Middle School Auditori-um, 171 Linwood Avenue, Whitins-ville. This is a new venue for our con-cert. The concert date is Friday, De-cember 2nd at 7:00 p.m. In case ofinclement weather, the “storm date”will be Saturday, December 3rd at 2:00p.m. Admission is free, although dona-tions will be gratefully accepted.

The band is pleased to welcome theBlackstone Valley Community Chorus,under the direction of Mrs. DianePollard, as special guest performers.The chorus will be performing severalseasonal songs on their own, as well asjoining with the band for O Come AllYe Faithful, and the Hallelujah Chorus.We are looking forward to this opportu-nity to create, together, a memorablemusical experience for you.

This year’s concert will feature a widevariety of music to help celebrate thewinter holidays. Musical selectionsinclude: I Saw Three Ships, A Chan-

ukah Celebration, A Christmas Festi-val, Merry Christmas Darling, Santa’sJourney, Sweet Little Jesus Boy, GoodSwing Wenceslas, Bells, CoventryCarol, and A Christmas Portrait (whichincludes: The Christmas Song, It’sBeginning to Look A Lot Like Christ-mas and We Need a Little Christmas).

Bring your singing voices, as we willbe having a carol sing-a-long thatincludes Santa Claus Is Comin’ toTown, Silver Bells, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Have Yourself aMerry Little Christmas. This will be anenjoyable concert and fun time for thewhole family.

The Blackstone Valley CommunityConcert Band consists of approximate-ly seventy talented musicians fromthroughout the Blackstone Valley andbeyond. It is directed by KathleenPenza, who is also the band’s founder.There is no audition for anyone wishingto join, but at least high school profi-ciency is recommended. If you’d likemore information about the band youcan visit the band’s website atwww.bvccband.org or contact ourdirector at [email protected].

The Blackstone Valley CommunityConcert Band is a non-profit organiza-tion. It is supported in part by grantsfrom the Uxbridge, Northbridge, Doug-las, Millville, Medway, Hopedale, andBlackstone Cultural Councils. Theband is also supported by Unibank andSchotanus Design Center.

The VNA and Hospice of GreaterMilford will be holding a special GriefSupport Group. This support group isfor three sessions only, and is availableto individuals who have lost a lovedone and are seeking support with theirgrief and mourning. The holiday seasonis particularly difficult for grievingindividuals. These sessions will be heldin November, December, and Januarywith a focus on how to develop copingskills, seeking support, and acknowl-edging the impact of the loss of theloved one. Each individual’s experi-ence of grief is unique and lifelong.

Participants will support each other bylistening and sharing stories andreflecting on things that helped othersin coping with loss.

Meetings will be held on Thursdays,7:00-8:30 p.m. Meeting dates are: Nov-ember 17th, December 15th, and Jan-uary 12th at the Milford Senior Center.Pre-registration is required. MargieGonzalez, LICSW, is the bereavementcounselor for the VNA and Hospice ofGreater Milford and will be leading thesupport group. Individuals should con-tact Margie at the VNA at 508-473-0862 in order to pre-register.

Community Band to present “Holiday Pops” Support offered for coping withgrief during the holiday season

Oliver UxBRIDGE - Theodore B. “Ted”Oliver, 77, a resident of Uxbridge for50 years, died September 22nd sur-rounded by his loving family inCambridge Hospital, Cambridge. Hewas the husband of Nancylee (Dunn)Oliver.

Mr. Oliver was the national salesmanager at Garrity Industries, Madi-son, CT for several years, retiring in2001. He had previously worked forWarner Chilcott Pharmaceutical Com-pany and Family Products.

He was born Dec. 6, 1933 in Boston,son of the late Harold B. Oliver andMargaret (Peary) Arton. He was anEagle Scout, a graduate of BrooklineHigh School and a graduate of BostonUniversity. Mr. Oliver served in theU.S. Army Reserves attaining the rankof Captain.

Mr. & Mrs. Oliver observed their 53rdwedding anniversary on September 6th,2011.

He loved time with family, enjoyedhis animals, gardening, and cruises. Hepossessed a strong work ethic through-out his life and had served for manyyears as a member and past chairman ofthe Uxbridge Finance Committee. Amember of the Trinity EpiscopalChurch in Whitinsville, he previouslyserved on the church’s Vestry and wasmember of the church’s "Geezer Club".

In addition to his wife Nancylee, he issurvived by two sons, Scott B. Oliverand his wife Deirdre of Harrisville, NHand Stephen R. Oliver and his wifeRosalie of Uxbridge; one daughter,Janet L. Oliver and her partner Eric Yeoof Putnam, CT; one brother, HaroldOliver and his wife Sue of Roslindale;8 grandchildren including Nicholas,Kailyn, Jason, Michael, Kelly, Brian,Patrick, and Yasmeen, and severalnieces and nephews.

HoudeNORTHBRIDGE - Daniel J. Houde,54, of Northbridge, died September26th in Ichabod Washburn HospiceResidence, Worcester. He was the hus-band of Linda L. (Giarrusso) Houde.

A resident of Northbridge for 24years, Mr. Houde was employed as aCertified Public Accountant for the past4 years at Lord & Benoit, LLC inWorcester. Previously, he worked for 7years at Ostrow Electric Co. and for 20years at Singer & Ludsardi, both inWorcester.

He was born in 1957 in Worcester, theson of Katherine (Sullivan) Houde ofWorcester and the late Robert F. Houde,Sr. and was a graduate of BentleyCollege and Bryant College.

Mr. Houde loved time with family,enjoyed golf, collected Civil War mem-orabilia, and was an Eagle Scout. Hewas a member of St. Peter’s Church inNorthbridge where he had served onthe church’s Finance Committee for 2years. He had been a soccer coach forthe Northbridge Youth Soccer and abasketball coach, Finance Committeemember, and Controller for 5 years atOur Lady of the Valley School inUxbridge. Mr. Houde also served theTown of Northbridge on the FinanceCommittee for 5 years. He was activewith the YMCA in Worcester where hehad served on the Finance Committeefor 5 years and the ManagementCommittee for 7 years. He had alsobeen active with the YMCA of GreaterWorcester and had served on theFinance Committee for 5 years.

In addition to his wife Linda and hismother Katherine, he is survived by oneson, Devin Houde of Northbridge, onebrother, Robert F. Houde, Jr. ofPrinceton and nieces and nephews.

TancrellNORTH UxBRIDGE - George Philip“Mayor T” Tancrell, 92, formerly ofCrown and Eagle Apts died October19th, at St. Camillus Health CareCenter where he was a resident for thepast 5 months. His wife Roseanna(Dumont) Tancrell died in 1966.

He is survived by his son PhilipTancrell and his wife Maureen of Penn;5 daughters Elaine and her husbandRaymond Craw of Uxbridge, HarrietTancrell of Uxbridge, Suzanne and herhusband Laurence Batchelder ofMilford, Claudia and her husbandKenneth Beavis of Bellingham andDenise and her husband Normand Paulof Brookline, NH; 15 grandchildren;many great and great great grandchil-dren; a brother Lawrence Tancrell ofWhitinsville and several nephews andnieces. He was predeceased by his sonJeffery Tancrell, daughter Linda Paille,sister Jeannette Tancrell and 6 brothersRene, Leo, Alfred, Armand, Morris andGerald Tancrell.

Born in North Uxbridge on Oct. 3,1919 he was the son of the late Georgeand Josephine (St. Andre) Tancrell andhas lived in Uxbridge all of his life. Mr.Tancrell was a WWII U.S. ArmyVeteran. He worked for many local areawoolen mills, he also served on theNorth Uxbridge Fire Dept for 25 years,was an Auxiliary Police Officer and acrossing guard at the North End of

Uxbridge. Mr. Tancrell was a PastPresident of the Uxbridge ProgressiveClub and communicant of St. Mary’sChurch.

Donations in his memory may bemade to St. Camillus Activities Fund447 Hill St. Whitinsville Ma 01588.

GriecoUxBRIDGE - Vincent Grieco, 79, ofUxbridge died October 13th in BlaireHouse, Worcester. He was the husbandof Theresa (DeJesus) Grieco.

He was born in Providence, RI in1932 the son of the late James andJosephine (Renzi) Grieco.

Mr. Grieco was a foreman for manyyears at the former Gorham Manufac-turing in Smithfield, RI. He enjoyedbowling and was an avid golfer.

In addition to his wife Theresa, he issurvived by a son Glenn V. Grieco ofFL and a daughter Linda L. and herhusband Paul H. Chita of Uxbridge;three sisters Jeannette Gabriel ofProvidence, RI and Etta Ricci andArlene Matracia both of Cranston, RI; 2grandchildren Crystal Palmari ofDouglas and Paul T. Chita of Black-stone; 4 great-grandchildren, and niecesand nephews. He was predeceased by asister Barbara Salvatore.

Memorial donations may be made toBlaire House, Resident’s Fund, 116Houghton St., Worcester, MA 01604.

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Lydia Taft House held their annualFall Fun Fair on October 1st. We werefortunate to have so many fun lovingvendors such as; Bo Bo the Clown, BigSmile Entertainment, Ompah! Singers,Paul Belanger Polkas, Train and moon-walk supplied by Paul’s Rental andSupply Center, Horses and Ponies byRidge Valley Stable, Iron Shoe FarmPetting Zoo, Uxbridge Fire Depart-ment, Gwen Merritt with her pocket-book collection and Sue Flynn with herTrollbead collection and many more.

Lydia Taft House is a 53 bed NursingHome in the beautiful community ofUxbridge. We are owned by the Thissefamily who has been in the nursinghome business for over 35 years. Ourmission has been to promote and deliv-er optimal care in a comforting atmos-phere to meet each individual’s physi-cal, emotional, and spiritual needsthrough a mutually respectful and nur-turing relationship. We have servicedthe Uxbridge and surrounding commu-nities for the past 10 years providing

care to over 3000 patients. Lydia Taft House is Joint Commission

certified and is a recent recipient of theAmerican Health Care Association’sBronze Award for commitment to qual-ity care.

The staff and residents here at LydiaTaft House would like to express ourappreciation to the Uxbridge Com-munity for their support to our smallcommunity. Thank you to all who par-ticipated on Saturday and we hope tosee you next year.

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SpaghettiSupper raisesfunds for pantry

Our 2nd Annual Italian Dinner was ahuge success! We raised over $4,000for the food pantry! We would like tothank our dedicated staff of volunteerswho worked so hard to make the nightso wonderful! Thank you to all thelocal community groups and studentswho volunteered their time for ourevent! Thank you to all those whobaked dinner items and desserts, to allthose residents and businesses whodonated items for our raffle table and toall those who came and supported ourmission of supporting those in need inour community. Thank you to theProgressive Club for donating theirroom and the bar tending services. Weare serving more and more peopleevery week. Through events such asthis, we are able to raise the necessaryfunding we need in order to purchasefood for the families we serve. Ourheartfelt gratitude goes out to our localcommunity! Check out our Facebookpage for pictures of the event!ON TO OUR NExT FUNDRAISER:Our new grocery bag program is nowunderway. We are looking for volun-teers to help sell these grocery bagsoutside of Hannaford, Savers Bankand after mass at local churches in thenext few weekends. This is a greatopportunity to volunteer with yourkids! If you would like to help us out inthis capacity please contact me withdates that you are available. Our goal isto sell all the bags by the holiday sea-son. And we need your help!

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On Sunday, November 20th, the EastBlackstone Quaker Meeting House at197 Elm Street, Blackstone, will be thesite for a traditional Thanksgiving ecu-menical service sponsored by the EastBlackstone Quaker Meeting House &Cemetery Historical Association,Inc. Reverend Christian Spoor willserve as guest pastor for the servicethat will commence at 2 p.m.

Pastor Spoor is a retired ministerordained in the Reformed Church inAmerica. He served churches in Iowa,Canada, Florida and Illinois. From1988 to 2008, he was Sr. Pastor ofLiving Springs Community Churchnear Chicago. Under his leadership,the congregation was able to make amajor demographic transition in anethnically changing community.

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Area librarycelebratesFamily Literacy

November is Family Literacy Month.The Whitinsville SociaI Library will bejoining Beginning Bridges, a local divi-sion of Mass. Office for Children, inpromoting literacy among families. OnTuesday, November 15th at 6:30 P.M.,there will be PAJAMARAMA foryoung children and their families.Children may come dressed in theirfavorite PJ’s. to listen to their favoritestories, rhymes, and fairy tales, read byMiss Amy Cowen.

On Thursday, November 17th at10:30 a.m., Miss Deb Hudgin will per-form her Thanksgiving Holiday pro-gram for children and their families.

These events are free to the public,and require registration by calling thelibrary at 508-234-2151 ext. 4 to reg-ister. The events are funded by Begin-ning Bridges.

UniBank is pleased to announcedonations to the following programsand organizations:

Community Harvest Project in Grafton, MA: $10,000

This donation will help expand theVolunteer Farming Program in order tostrengthen and increase the project’sinfluence by increasing the pounds offresh and nutritious produce donatedfor hunger relief. The CommunityHarvest Project has made a significantimpact in both hunger relief and com-munity building in Worcester County.

With over 6,000 volunteers to helpplant and harvest the produce, the proj-ect has donated well over 120,000 lbsof fresh produce to the food bank. TheCommunity Harvest Project gives indi-viduals and school, church, civic localbusiness and corporate groups theopportunity to get their hands dirty, digin, and help their neighbors in need.

James F. Paulhus, president and CEOof UniBank states, “In these currenteconomic times, there continues to beso much need. We are proud to supportthe Community Harvest Project in theirmission to help feed the hungry in our

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The Whitin Community Center in Whitinsville, MA: $5000

Supporting local youth has consis-tently been an area of interest forUniBank. This donation will supportthe center’s Youth Outreach Program,which helps underprivileged youth andtheir families in our community. Byinvesting in our local youth, we pro-vide a sound investment for a betterfuture for everyone. UniBank ispleased to support the efforts of theWhitin Community Center.

Worcester Center for Crafts in Worcester, MA: $1,000

UniBank is pleased to once againsponsor the Worcester Center forCraft’s Thanksgiving Festival ofCrafts. This event is recognized as oneof New England’s premier craft festi-vals and will host thousands of visi-tors. This sponsorship allows the cen-ter to maintain low ticket prices, makethe event accessible to a broader audi-ence, and ensure the fair is a successfor the artists who participate.

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I am writing this letter as the ownerand principle photographer of LapradeStudio to thank the many parents andteachers I have had the pleasure towork with and to serve as the schoolphotographer for the last 15 years.Although it was not my choice to partways, I would like to think that weprovided a great school portrait ofyour children at an affordable price.

Initially a parent group chose ourcompany as the school photographer,but then the previous administration

decided to combine the schools togeth-er under one contract to assure the par-ents a good product at the best priceavailable. Although we only increasedour prices once in the last 4 years,when we were contractually allowedto raise them each year, I was told thisyear that the High Schools needs hadchanged, which I agreed to meet, butstill another photographer was select-ed.

I do not object to competition andbelieve it indeed keeps the pricesdown, but I do think that a few ques-tions should be asked. Why do the

package prices of the studio chosenstart at $23.00 instead of the $10.50that Laprade starts at? And why did allof the schools need to change photog-raphers when only one school’s needschanged? Shouldn't the parents whopay for the photos have a larger role inchoosing photographers?

In closing, I thank you for your sup-port over the years, and hope that oneday Laprade Studio can serve youagain.

- Bill LapradeLaprade Studio LLC

dear Editor,

The polls are closed. I can honestly say, despitethe outcome of the debt exclusion for the athleticfields at our new high school, that I feel privi-leged. I feel privileged to be able to use my voiceand my vote. I feel privileged to have met anamazing group of citizens and friends who careabout our community and are willing to give oftheir talents and time, despite busy schedules.Regardless of our outcome, we have made a dif-ference. We have shown our friends, our neigh-bors, and those who oppose our beliefs, the spir-

it of community; the spirit of coming together for something we believe in, and the true spirit ofdoing so in a polite and respectful manner. Wehave shown our children citizenship and volun-teerism. They too have learned by participation,in the power of coming together as a group, as ateam, as a community. Thank you to you all.You are indeed an extraordinary group of people,and I feel privileged to have been a part of some-thing special.

- Amanda AyersUxbridge

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A name & phone number must accompany all letters. Emailed to: [email protected]

Cub Scouts will be on the move

throughout Uxbridge in the upcomingweeks to encourage local residents todonate non-perishable foods to thePeople First Food Pantry of Uxbridgeas part of the 24th Annual Scouting forFood Drive. Scouts canvassed neigh-borhoods throughout the town anddropped off plastic bags to residentsand will return to collect the donatedfoods on November 5th.

“Scouting teaches important life les-

sons, and the Scouting for Food cam-paign reinforces those lessons,” saidJeff Graves Cub Master for UxbridgeCub Scout Pack 25. “The annual driveallows Scouts to see first-hand theimpact they are making on lives of theirneighbors, reinforcing the importantScouting lesson of doing a “good turn”daily.”

Last year alone, Scouts in Uxbridgecollected about 2,800 pounds of foodfor the drive. “Unfortunately, these are desperate times for many in the local

community. It is our hope that the drivecontinues to be successful and can help

People First fill their increased needs,”adds Graves.

Scouts delivered bags on Saturday,October 29th in Uxbridge and on thefollowing Saturday, November 5th,Scouts will return to collect food items,starting at 9:00 a.m.

Donors are encouraged to fill theirbags with the Food Bank’s most neededitems: Protein: Canned Soup, Tuna,Canned meats, Peanut Butter, & NutsCanned Fruits & Vegetables includingJuices and Tomato Sauce. Carbo-hydrates: Nutritious Breakfast Cereals,

Whole Wheat Pasta and RiceCrackers, Granola Bars and Cheese &Cracker Packages, Canned or DriedBeans

Throughout Rhode Island, South-eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut,Narragansett Countil Scouts collectedmore than 300,000 pounds of food dur-ing last year’s drive. Since the drive’sinception in 1988, the NarragansettCouncil has collected more than 7.5Million pounds of food.

Scouting for Food, the largest fooddrive in New England, is a cooperativeeffort supported by the NarragansettCouncil of the Boy Scouts of America,the Rhode Island Community FoodBank, WPRI Channel 12, FOx Provi-dence, the Rhode Island Army NationalGuard, Walgreens, The Valley Breezeand local fire stations.

If the Scouts are unable to cover yourneighborhood, please contact JasonAndolina 508-278-5357.

The People First Food Pantry ThePeople First Food Pantry is committedto providing families in the communi-ties of Uxbridge, North Uxbridge andLinwood in need of food assistance.Our day-to-day operations are support-ed by over 50 volunteers. We serve over2,000 clients each year and averageupwards of 80 households per month.For information about the Food Pantry,visit www.peoplefirstuxbridge.org.


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Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge,presents Uxbridge Fire Chief PeterOstroskey with notice of unclaimedproperty amounting to $443 throughthe State Treasurer's Unclaimed Prop-erty Division. Sen. Moore received the

good news recently from TreasurerSteven Grossman during the taping ofan upcoming segment of the Senator's"Moore from the Hill" cable show.

The $443 comes from a group policybenefit or claim benefit received byUnited Healthcare Insurance Co. Dur-ing the cable TV segment, TreasurerGrossman urges everyone to check thelist of unclaimed property to see if theyare owed any long forgotten funds.Sen. Moore himself received a similarnotice for $31 that is owed to him froman insurance benefit.

If an individual sees their name on theunclaimed property list published peri-odically in many area newspapers, theymay call the Abandoned PropertyDivision during their normal businesshours of Monday-Friday 8:45am to5:00pm EST at 617-367-0400 or 1-888-344-MASS (toll free Massa-chusetts only.)

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Senator Moore (right) pres-ents uxbridge Fire Chief PeterOstroskey with a check.

The Boys and Girls Club of Woon-socket will be hosting Rob Surette, “TheFastest Portrait Artist in the World”.Rob is a widely-celebrated artist whohas been profiled on The Today Show,The Tonight Show, twice on GoodMorning America, and most recently theOprah Winfrey Show.

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Blissful Meadows Golf Club wouldlike to thank the generous participantsand sponsors of the 20th AnnualCompany Open Charity Golf Outingheld on Friday, September 16th.Nearly $17,000 was raised for our areaschools. Many of the participants cameout winners from the numerous con-tests and raffles throughout the day, yetonly one company, FL Smith, can claimthe bragging rights as the 2011Company Open Champions.

The funds raised for the local schoolswill be used to further the education ofmany students.

Over $6000 was donated to TheUxbridge School system to fund theTitle 1 Elementary School reading pro-

gram. Funds were also used to pur-chase golf bags for the Uxbridge HighSchool golf team.

The Northbridge School Systemreceived $3000 of the proceeds to beused to purchase materials for the new4th grade class at the Balmer School.

The Blackstone Valley Tech’sGraphic Arts department received$6000 from this event. The fundsdonated to the Blackstone Valley Techwill be used to purchase specialized

computer equipment needed for the stu-dents of the graphic arts department.

$1000 was donated to the DouglasHigh Schools Athletic Department, inaddition to the golf bags purchased forthe Douglas High School golf team.

The entire Bliss Family would like tothank all of the local participants fortheir ongoing commitment to supportyouth programming within our com-munities.

Pictured (L to r): Mark Laskowski, Manager of Blissful Meadows;George Zinni, Superintendant of uxbridge School Systems; JeffLizotte of Northbridge School System; Dr. Fitzpatrick, Superin-tendant of Blackstone Valley Technical High School; GordonBliss, Owner of Blissful Meadows; Kevin reardon of Douglas

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Officials from the MassachusettsDepartment of Conservation andRecreation (DCR) held a public meet-ing recently at the Blackstone PublicLibrary to unveil plans for design andconstruction of the long-discussedBlackstone River Greenway. Sen.Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, whohas long championed the Greenway\Bikeway project, attended along withDCR Commissioner Edward M.Lambert, Jr.

"The Blackstone River Greenway/Bikeway project has been among mytop district priorities since it will servemany residents and visitors to theValley giving them a superb recreation-al experience along the BlackstoneRiver and historic canal," Sen. Moorestated. "I am pleased that DCR and thePatrick/Murray Administration havemade it the top trail project in the state,"he added.

The focus of the meeting was the 4.2miles of the Greenway that will ulti-mately connect to Rhode Island at thestate line, include Blackstone andMillville into Uxbridge at Route146A(Quaker Highway). The section is oneof the most difficult sections of theplanned 46 mile recreational trailbetween Worcester and Providencebecause it involves eleven bridgesbeginning at St. Paul Street inBlackstone, according to Dan Driscoll,DCR Director of Recreational FacilitiesPlanning.

The state has committed up to $15million for the bridge work through theAccelerated Bridge Program, andanother $4,850,000 has been designat-

ed through an interagency serviceagreement between the MassachusettsDepartment of Transportation(MADOT) and DCR. When complet-ed, it is expected that this project willbe connected to the 14-mile BlackstoneRiver Bikeway in Rhode Island. Theexact route through Woonsocket to linkwith the Massachusetts Greenway inBlackstone is still under review.

Design of segments one and two areunder way, including analysis of theseven arch and single arch viaducts inBlackstone behind Roosevelt Field,according to Patricia Domigan, SeniorProject Manager for Vanasse HangerBrustlin, Inc., the project designers.There is growing concern about the sta-bility of the viaducts and the cost ofrestoration could prove prohibitive.The viaduct analysis, expected to becompleted by the end of the year, willdetermine options for restoration orremoval of these structures as part ofthe greenway project.

The Greenway will be 14 feet wide,with 10 feet paved and 2 foot shoulderson either side. It will be a multi-usepath that is compliant with theAmericans with Disabilities (ADA)Act. Bridges will utilize much of theexisting steel and concrete superstruc-ture that remains for the century-oldrailroad construction, but with new Ipewood bridge decks and railings.Parking areas are anticipated at the oldDeport site near Monument Square inBlackstone, Central Street in Millvilleand Old Mendon Street, in Blackstone.The design will include landscape andinterpretive elements.

Sen. Moore suggested that plannersinclude a connection between theGreenway path and the historicBlackstone Canal lock in Millville asan important and historic feature. Healso suggests that consideration begiven to constructing sanitary facilitiesat various spots including the old rail-road depot site.

In response to a question from theaudience, Driscoll said that this firstsegment would be closed to motorizedvehicles and equestrian use.Explaining that the bridges could notsupport the size needed to accommo-date horse traffic and that environmen-tal and maintenance concerns dictatethe prohibition on motorized vehicles.However, according to Driscoll DCRplans to improve the SNETT trail thatlinks at Route 146A and runs throughDouglas State Forest for both kinds oftraffic.

The Greenway's bridge preservationand maintenance program involves twobridges at Factory Pond, and bridges atKane Court, Canal Street, a new bridgeover Main Street, Blackstone, and theSt. Paul Street Bridge. The work willinclude construction of bridge decksand railings, repair and painting of thesteel superstructure, and repair of theconcrete footings. Advertisement forthis portion of the project is expectedwithin the next few months, and workis anticipated to begin in early 2012.

The Main Street Bridge and ChurchStreet underpass, as well as the entireSegment One Greenway work, shouldbe advertised for bid in spring of 2012.The Triad Bridge project is scheduled

for advertisement in summer, 2012. DCR officials said that they hoped

that several parts of segment one,including some of the bridges will beadvertised for bid and constructionbegin in spring and summer 2012 withcompletion of construction of this seg-ment and final design of Segment Twoby Spring 2013 so that the public could

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submitted through [email protected] or addressed to Dept. of Conser-vation and Recreation, 251 CausewaySt., Suite 600, Boston, MA 02114.

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Rep. Ryan Fattman of Sutton chaireda six member panel of RepublicanRepresentatives in their “2011 G.O.P.Jobs Tour” visit to Sutton. He openedthe meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the SuttonSenior Center with an audience of 28that included State Senator RichardMoore (D-Uxbridge) and Mr. DennyDrewry, Regional Representative ofU.S. Senator Scott Brown (R- Mass.).

Beside Rep. Fattman, the panelincluded Representatives Peter Durant(Spencer), Kevin Kuros (Uxbridge),Paul Frost (Auburn), Matthew Beaton(Shrewsbury) and George N. Peterson,Jr. (Grafton).

Seeking public input (called testimo-ny), Rep. Fattman, in a bi-partisan ges-ture, asked Sen. Moore for his perspec-tive. Most memorable of the Senator’sadvice was the invitation to the busi-ness community to offer comments,even to the extent of suggesting, “Howwe can get out of the way.”

Business people who had signed up tospeak were then invited to “testify.” The first topic, one of considerable

importance to the business community,was transportation; in this caseRailroads. It was to bring attention tothe needed repairs of RR-crossings inHopedale, Milford, Bellingham andFranklin.

Jeannie Hebert, Executive Director ofthe Blackstone Valley Chamber ofCommerce, made two points: theadverse effects of health insurance coston hiring and the difficulty of obtaininginformation on start-up regulations in atimely manner. It was suggested thatlower cost insurance be made availableto Chamber members and that a website be setup to provide information onbusiness regulations. Another attendeenoted that the state controls who canpurchase Bulk Health InsuranceCertificates.

Rep. Frost noted that Connecticut isseeking to take advantage of suchMassachusetts red-tape.

Costs of energy use in old buildingsand lack of infrastructure, for example,sewer system inadequacy in Dudleyalso hinder business growth -- hiring.

Attorney Denise Minor of Sutton, asmall business owner, spoke on a vari-

ety of issues, among which was thehigh start-up fee for LLC businesses ,the possibility of a fee for “independentcontractors,” and employment for thosewith prison records or in rehab. Rep.Kuros then noted that there was, in abill, a section to reduce the LLC feefrom $500 to $125.

A manufacturer of Durable MedicalEquipment spoke of the competitionfrom out-of-state wholesalers and that,based on other factors, his profit marginhas noticeably decreased in the last 5years. An officer from Milford’s WatersCorp., a very high tech company, thenspoke of the lack of a technically“savvy” workforce, in part due to thelack of adequate vocational schools andcourses; this lack was echoed by otherspeakers.

One of the last few to “testify” spokeagain of health insurance and, as if inresponse to Sen. Moore’s “get out ofthe way” invitation, suggested elimi-nating the economically burdensomemandatory requirement for businessesto provide sick days. He spoke of itsimpact on his company.

With only a sampling of the “testi-fiers,” it is worthwhile to itemize someof the highlights: infrastructure, trans-portation, lack of a trained workforce,health care insurance, fees and taxes,regulations, and the need for aCommunity College.

Finally, one of the more serious issuesbrought up was in the high tech manu-facturing area: an aging work force andinadequate planning to train its replace-ment.

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Winter’s hoary breath laces autumn’s blue air

While blazing trees wait, clothed in trembling despair

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In spiraling maelstroms like rudderless boats

Gay flowers now slumber in tranquillest sleep

Secure in their dreams, Spring’s promise to keep

And bushy tailed squirrels run stocking their lair

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A red breasted robin with quick darting eye

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While under the gaze of our Lord’s watchful eye

- Bob Duff; Millville

The Claflin Hill SymphonyOrchestra, the region’s only profes-sional symphony orchestra, based inMilford, MA announces its TwelfthSeason of concerts, set to begin onSaturday, November 5th, at the MilfordTown Hall Grand Ballroom, located at52 Main Street, Route 16 in DowntownMilford.

Beginning with the opening nightNovember 5th concert, the CHSO sea-son will present five Saturday eveningperformances and one Sunday after-noon matinee concert in its beautifulhome venue, which boasts near perfectacoustics and elegant décor – a slightlysmaller version of Boston’s fabledSymphony Hall. All Saturday eveningperformances begin at 7:30 PM and theMarch 25th Sunday concert begin at 3PM. A full schedule and programmingfollow below.

“For this Twelfth Season, we haveprogrammed a rich menu of orchestralmasterworks that will be receivingtheir first time performances by ourorchestra,” said Paul Surapine,Executive and Artistic Director ofClaflin Hill. “Highlights of the comingseason include Claude Debussy’s col-orful and exciting “La Mer”, inspiredby the sea, an evening of show-stop-ping overtures, including Rossini’s“William Tell” in January, EdwardElgar’s “Enigma Variations” in Marchand William Walton’s choral andorchestral masterpiece, “Belshazzar’sFeast” in the spring. It’s a colorful andrich season of great music, and theorchestra is excited to be reconveningin the next few weeks to begin makingmusic for their audience again”

The Season Opening Concert onNovember 5th is entitled “WaveMusic” and will present music that wasinspired by the sea. George FrederickHandel’s popular “Water Music” opensthe evening, which will also includethe Debussy “La Mer” and Four Sea

Interludes from English composerBenjamin Britten’s opera “PeterGrimes.” The CHSO Principal Flutist,Phyllis Aronson will be featured in aperformance of the Jacques Ibert“Flute Concerto.” “Wave Music issponsored in part with Claflin HillBusiness Partner grants from GraftonSuburban Credit Union and MedwayOil Company.

Season Tickets can be purchased bycalling Claflin Hill at 508-478-5924.

Claflin Hill has engaged a new inde-pendent on-line ticket vendor – BrownPaper Tickets – which will make it pos-sible for patrons wishing to purchaseindividual concert tickets to do so on-line. The new on line ticketing processcan be accessed through the ClaflinHill website – www.claflinhill.org –and is simple and easy – also affordingticket buyers the opportunity to pickout their specific seats for each con-cert.


Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge,joined Congressmen Richard E. Nealand James P. McGovern gathered atLookout Rock in Northbridge onColumbus Day to announce the filingof federal legislation in the U.S. Houseof Representatives to establish theBlackstone River National IndustrialHeritage Park.

Lookout Rock is a scenic vista in theBlackstone River and Canal HeritageState Park off Quaker Street inNorthbridge. The House bill will serveas a companion to a bill filed in theSenate by U.S. Senator Jack Reed.Creating a new national park encom-passing the Blackstone River and itstributaries, the historic Slater Mill inPawtucket, the historic villages ofHopedale and Whitinsville in Massa-chusetts and two other Rhode Islandhistoric districts is the National Park

Service's favored option for replacingthe heritage corridor concept.

The Blackstone River Valley runs for46 miles through Massachusetts andRhode Island, a bucolic ribbon (inplaces) that harbors stories of the coun-try's transformation from an agrariannation to an industrialized one. It wasin the Blackstone River Valley that thecountry's Industrial Revolution tookgrip of an entire region. "The cottonmills themselves became the incubators

of a new discipline of work, driven byclock-time and the pace of modernity,"notes a special resource study theNational Park Service conducted todetermine whether the valley, currentlydesignated as a national heritage corri-dor, should be given the more formaltitle of national historical park or his-toric site.

To keep up with Sen. Moore's work,visit, www.senatormoore.com.

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ON THE "LOOKOuT" - (L to r) Congressman richard E. Neal,Heritage Corridor Commission Chair Donna williams of Grafton,Heritage Corridor Superintendent - Director Jan reitsma,Congressman Jim McGovern, Heritage Corridor Commissionerand Sen. richard T. Moore, Blackstone Valley Chamber ofCommerce President Jeannie Hebert and her grandson, Jackson.Gathered on Columbus Day at Lookout rock in Northbridge topromote federal legislation to create the national park.

Claflin Hill Symphony unveils season events

The Millbury Council on Aging, hasplanned an up coming trip to Fox-wood Casino on Monday November7th. The cost is $20.00 per personwhich includes bus, $10.00 in Kenoplay, and $10.00 in food vouchers or

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Asa WatersMansion tocommemorate Veterans Day

The Friends of the Asa WatersMansion are honored to commemo-rate Veterans Day on Friday evening,11-11-11 at 7:00 p.m. The featuredguest will be the noted author andauthority on early American militaria,George C. Neumann. As GeorgeWashington’s soldiers and volunteersthat made up his triumphant Revol-utionary War army were America’sfirst veterans, Mr. Neumann willpresent his renowned program“General George Washington: HowHe Won the Unwinnable War."George C. Neumann is a past lecturerat West Point and the SmithsonianInstitution. His collection of revolu-tionary weaponry, one of the mostextensive in existence, is now in thehands of The Valley Forge Museum.He has authored several books on thesubject of revolutionary weaponry,and is a writer whose articles haveappeared in every major publicationdevoted to arms and history. Amonghis many other credits, Mr. Neumannwas one of this country’s leadingAmerican Revolutionary War author-ities to appear in the acclaimed PBSdocumentary, “Liberty.”

The evening will include self-guid-ed tours of the mansion which featurea collection of Asa Waters muskets,pistols and other historic arms andmemorabilia. The Asa Waters GiftShoppe will be open, and lightrefreshments will be served followingthe program. Tickets are $15.00 perperson. Veterans attending in uniformwill be presented with a complimen-tary admission ticket. Proceeds willbenefit the Asa Waters Arms Acqui-sition Fund. Call 508-757-0578 forreservations and tickets.

This program is supported in part bya grant from the Millbury CulturalCouncil, an agency which is support-ed by the Massachusetts CulturalCouncil, a state agency. For informa-tion on upcoming programs visitwww.asawaters.org. The Asa WatersMansion, located at 123 Elm Street,Millbury is registered on the National& State Registers of Historic Places.

The Flu Clinic for Uxbridge childrenages 6 months to 18 years of age hasbeen rescheduled for Tuesday, Nov-ember 8th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. It isfree for those with insurance that cov-ers it and those with Medicare part B.Others will be charged $12. Once

again please call the Senior Center at508-278-8622 to reserve your vaccine.Please remember to bring your insur-ance card. Uxbridge residents with noinsurance may sign up for this clinicand will be given the vaccine after allthe children have been served.

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State Representatives Ryan Fattman(R-Sutton) and Kevin J. Kuros (R-Uxbridge) announce a strategy to facil-itate a smooth transition of their legisla-tive districts which will change, shouldthe new district boundaries that were tobe adopted.

In the districts that were proposedyesterday by the Joint Committee onRedistricting, Fattman’s 18th Worcesterdistrict shifts west and will consist ofthe towns of Sutton, Douglas, andWebster, as well as half of Oxford.

Kuros’ 8th Worcester district shifts eastand will consist of the towns ofUxbridge, Millville, Blackstone andBellingham.

Currently, the districts intersect inKuros’ hometown of Uxbridge, whereFattman represents the 1st, 2nd and 4thprecincts and Kuros represents the 3rdprecinct. Because of that intersection,the Representatives have been workingclosely together since taking office inJanuary of 2011. Fattman noted, “SinceJanuary, Rep. Kuros and I have been

working together on a daily basis. As amatter of fact, we received approvalfrom Speaker DeLeo shortly after beingelected to essentially run our twooffices as one, sharing a chief of staffand district aides. We also use the sameconstituent database system to trackand manage any cases we are workingon for our constituents. While I am sadto lose many of the constituents thatI’ve met over the course of the pastyear, I am also excited about theprospects of meeting my new con-stituents.”

Kuros added, “Like Rep. Fattman, Iam disappointed that I will no longer berepresenting many of the people I’vemet since I first sought this office –people I now call friends – but I under-stand the rationale behind the new dis-tricts. Both of our districts becomemore geographically compact as weeach go from representing five townsto four towns. More importantly, thetowns of Sutton and Uxbridge aremade whole again, going from twostate reps to one, and the town ofOxford goes from having three statereps to two. The towns of Bellingham,Blackstone, Douglas, Dudley, Millvilleand Webster remain whole, with a sin-gle state rep in each town.”

The Representatives intend to sched-ule a series of transition meetings withlocal officials to introduce their col-league where needed, and to reviewany open issues or pending legislation.

With respect to constituent services, theRepresentatives will be sitting downwith the management of the constituentdatabase company in the coming weeksto chart a path where all constituentcases, both open and closed, will beshared, except for where confidentialityissues may exist.

The proposed districts, if enacted intolaw, will take effect for the November2012 elections. There will be no districtchanges until that time, and con-stituents are reminded to continue tocontact their current Representativeuntil January 2013 when the next leg-islative session begins.


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Are you looking for activities to dowith your kids? Are you looking forother moms to join up with? If you livein Uxbridge, Douglas or Northbridge,please join us at our monthly social. Itsa great place to meet new Moms in thearea and for the kids to make some newfriends! If interested, please contactour membership VP at northbridge-moms @yahoo.com for more informa-tion.

The dates for the site review by theNational League for Nursing Accred-iting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC) forInitial Accreditation of BlackstoneValley Regional Vocational TechnicalHigh School’s post-secondary PracticalNursing Program have been changed.The public is invited to meet the visit-ing team and share comments about theprogram in person at a meeting nowscheduled for November 10th, at 2 - 3p.m. at the school located at 65 PleasantStreet, Upton.

Valley Tech’s Practical NursingProgram is a 60-week part-time even-ing nursing program whose curriculumis designed to assist graduates in pass-ing the challenging National Council

Licensing Examination for PracticalNurse (NCLEx-PN). The Programopened in 2009 following Initial StatusApproval from the Mass. Board of Reg-istration in Nursing in July 2009 andfull approval from the MassachusettsDept. of Elementary and SecondaryEducation. The second class will gradu-ate from the program in June of 2012.

Located in the heart of the BlackstoneValley, Blackstone Valley Tech createsa positive learning community that pre-pares students for personal and profes-sional success in an internationallycompetitive society through a fusion ofrigorous vocational, technical, and aca-demic skills. The school’s website iswww.valleytech.k12.ma.us.

WanderlustI Kidd You NotBy Bob Haigis

IT HAD BEEN A LONG, LONGTIME since our last trip down on CapeCod going East on Rte. 28 from BassRiver. Looking back, it seems that allour business (and pleasure for that mat-ter) has usually occurred from the“West Bank”. Usually when on theCape we stayed in West Yarmouth, andPeg and I enjoyed sailing and fishing inthe waters between Hyannis andHarwich for several years, and also onthe Bay side. On the South side, weseldom ventured far past Swan Riverhowever, as we knew it was a longreach getting back to our anchorage ifthe Southwesterly was howling (whichit usually was). We kept our little BB

Swan sail boat, and Grady White in asalt pond in West Yarmouth where theywere safe from violent storms.

There really wasn’t any reason todrive across the Bass River Bridge: Weeven shopped in the Upper Cape. Werecalled from past years, that the fur-ther you went east, the quieter and lesspopulated the corridor got.

We remember a time when the LowerCape still consisted mostly of homes ofnative fishermen, and small farms scat-tered around tiny villages and pictur-esque harbors. Beaches were not reallycrowded, and the folks that lived in thearea were mostly year round residents.Of course there always have been somesummer folk, but that was before theNational Sea Shore really became atourist draw.

So, when recently on an afternoon off,I headed out to reminisce days gonepast on that same stretch of narrow realestate, you can imagine I was quite sur-prised. Shocked is a better word – I kid

you not!What was once a quiet, meandering

roadway, I found a quite busy highwaywith weekend tourist crowds. I mean-dered a bit, and followed LowerCounty Road a ways, before returningto Rte. 28. I was shocked at the influxof new homes all along the route.Every where I looked, new homes hadpopped up, from tiny four room cot-tages to massive multi-level mansions,

most all of them covered with thatseashore icon – white cedar shingles.

Many of the homes were surroundedwith manicured lawns and colorful gar-dens of impatiens, roses, geraniums andjust about anything else that wouldgrow in the ancient sandy soil providedby Mother Nature. I could just imaginewhat it must be like in spring when thetulips and crocuses were in bloom.

By the time I was in Harwichport I

was convinced that there was no landleft anywhere to build on, and the areahad been totally transformed from howwe knew it, to a conglomerate of vaca-tion homes. Of course the trafficreflected the changes also.

It was near a harbor that I spied thevessel high and dry you see in thephoto, at left, and I wondered if it wasreferring to the infamous Captain Kid.I had forgotten until I reviewed thephoto at home that the real Captainspelled his name Kidd, although hisfamily name was spelled Kyd. It is his-tory that the unfortunate fellow washung twice in 1701 (the rope broke thefirst time) for crimes accused of, whichquite possibly he was innocent of. Itseems that he had some enemies in highplaces as he supposedly acted as a pri-vateer for various governments, butwas arrested and hung for pirating byone he had “represented”.

During his seafaring days, Kidd hadoccasion to sail to the “New World”where he visited New York and Boston,and I wondered if perhaps he mighthave had the occasion to visit any of thebusy Cape sea ports, mostly on thenorth side. Who knows, maybe deepunder some sand dunes there might stillbe a chest filled with rubies, gold andperhaps some bones. I Kidd you not,there are still tales and legends of losttreasures scattered along the beachesof the Cape, and who knows howmany are true. Don’t forget theWhydah.

For my entire trip East, I think thegreatest eye opener was entering intoMain Street in Chatham. By the time Iwas half way along into the town, Iwas convinced that somehow I hadbeen transported to North Conway,New Hampshire. Both sides of theauto clogged thoroughfare were linedwith a multitude of antique shops,

small restaurants, boutiques, jewelrystores, souvenir shops, bakeries, andjust about any type of establishmentthat the hordes of tourists could leavetheir cash in. It sure didn’t look at alllike it did the last time Peg and I hadpassed this way.

The turning around point for me wasreached both physically and emotional-ly where the sea met the land. I foundmyself at the Chatham Coast GuardStation, and of course could not contin-ue any further East. England was thenext stop in that direction!Emotionally, the number of “sight-seers” struggling to get into the publicparking lots near the CG Station werejust overwhelming, and I just wanted toget out of there. However, for those ofyou that read our recent column on theincredible story of Bernie Webber andthe CG 36500 rescue mission you willunderstand that this place holds a spe-cial nitch in my memories.

I don’t know how much the actualStation has changed over the yearssince that incredible episode took placeback 60 years ago this comingFebruary, but there is no doubt that thesurrounding area sure has. Still, it wasa thrill just to view the site whereBernie and his comrades served, andthose that followed him are still serv-ing. For what it’s worth, I say thankyou to all of you for your service.

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My return trip back to W. Yarmouthwas a bit quieter as I opted to go weston Rte. 6A from the Orleans Rotary. Ifigured with so many large estates andparks the influx of building and trafficwould be less, and I was right. Most ofthe area is still pretty much as Iremembered. Any new structures werein keeping with the Cape Cod style ofbuildings, with most sheathed in theWhite Cedar and some with red orclapboards. The road hasn’t changedat all: still the old, twisting two laneblack top, bordered in many placeswith magnificent, well landscapedestates, many surrounded by ancientstone walls.

The one area I passed through thatreally had changed was East Dennisand Sesuit Harbor in particular. As asmall boy I used to walk with my fam-ily down Sesuit Neck Rd. to the beach.I recall it was a pleasant hike, and Idon’t remember ever seeing anotherperson until we reached the Marina.There were only a couple of farms onthe road back then, and now the entirelength is bordered by splendid homeswhere I remember only hay fields andold barns. The marina also of course isone hundred times what it was wayback then.

I’m still not sure whether all thesechanges are for the better or worse, butI “Kidd” you not, they certainly arethere.

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Frederick Seagrave was of the earlySeagrave Family of Uxbridge. He leftUxbridge sometime around the mid1800’s and moved to Michigan. Hisearly occupation was making woodenladders for the apple orchards in north-ern Michigan. In 1886 in Detroit, hefounded The Seagrave Fire ApparatusCompany. The company began makingaerial ladders, and soon The Seagravename became quite famous for its excel-lence in the production of aerial ladders.Some years later, the company moved toColumbus, OH and continued on pro-ducing fire apparatus. In 1901 Frederickpatented a spring hoist device that made

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and Demonstrations 12:20 - 1:00 p.m. Preview of 2012 “Year of theImmigrant” activities

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Lt. Calvey earned a cum laude degree inApplied Meteorology from Embry-RiddleAeronautical University in Daytona Beach,FL. Eric was on scholarship through theAFROTC program Detachment 157 andwas commissioned as an Air Force officer inDecember, 2009.

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AFGHANISTAN - 1st Lt. MichaelGagnon, USMC proudly displayshis home state's flag from his basein Afghanistan. The flag was pre-sented to him by Oxford's State Sen.Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge. Lt.Gagnon is serving his third deploy-ment in Afghanistan, this time as aDetachment Officer - in - Charge(Det. OIC) at an outlying site.

The detachment's mission is toprovide Aviation Ground Support(AGS); give the aircraft a safe placeto land, refit, and resume. The AGSmission is on the polar opposite endof the Afghan advisory mission thathe experienced during his lastdeployment, but challenging none-theless. Michael is the son of Mrs.Patty Pupka of Oxford.

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A successful photography show washeld at Alternatives on Main St. inUxbridge. This show is being followedby the yearly Alternatives Tapestryshow, in which the entire communitycan participate. The goal of the BVAA isto promote the arts in the Blackstonevalley area, we try to accomplish this bysponsoring shows of various media, andholding educational meetings. Our nextmeeting is scheduled for November 15that Art Creations at 12 Rosenfeld Dr. inHopedale at 6:30 p.m. Our demonstrat-ing artist will be Mark Waitkus, anationally known water colorist who

renders lively paintings of famous stadi-ums including our own New Englandfavorites.

Meetings are open to the public andapplications to the BVAA are on ourweb site. Our next show will be a multi-media show of paintings, sculpture, jew-elry, and fiber arts. It will be held at theWoodshed Gallery on Pond St. inFranklin. The opening reception will beSaturday, December 3rd from 3 - 5 p.m.Please come and enjoy light refresh-ments, original artworks make greatHoliday gifts.

Operation Suitcase is an organizationthat collects donated goods that are inlike-new condition or have been gentlyused and distributes them to people whoneed them. The store is open on Sundaysfrom 12:00 to 5:00 pm and is located atOne Main St., Whitinsville on the thirdfloor of the bell tower. Enter next to the

UPS and FedEx pickup boxes. All itemsare free. Donations that are neededinclude clothing of all sizes for all ages,linens, shoes, books, toys, baby gear, toi-letries and small household appliances.

For information, contact Megan Rileyat OperationSuitcase @yahoo.com.

Please come and join us for a familyfun filled day including Magic Show,Petting Zoo, Bounce House, CostumeParade, Pumpkin Decorating Contestand so much more on Saturday, Novem-

ber 5th at 10:15 a.m. at the TaftElementary School. Tickets are $4. andchildren 2 and under are free.

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Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge,joined Mendon Lions Club leaders atthis year's Country Fair in recognizingthe vision and leadership of two of theclub's early presidents - Fred Kelleyand Roger Lizotte. The two are credit-ed with organizing community eventsthat evolved into the popular Mendon

Lions Country Fair, held this year onOctober 8th, which has been a commu-nity and regional tradition since 1975.

Sen. Moore presented Senate cita-tions, as well as House citations fromRep. John Fernandes who could not bepresent. Richard Ferrucci and TomIrons presented engraved awards to thetwo men.

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Honoring Two Lion Kings -Roger Lizotte (left) and FredKelley were honored at thisyear's Mendon Lions CountryFair for their early leadershipin organizing the popular com-munity event in 1975.

Northbridge Girl Scouts are pleasedto announce the appointment ofMariah Boobar as a member of the GirlScouts of Central & Western Mass-achusetts Council Girl’s LeadershipBoard.

The Council’s Girl’s LeadershipBoard will work to provide ideas,guidance, and girl-driven recommen-dations to the GSCWM Board ofDirectors, the GSCWM Chief Exec-utive Officer, and the GSCWM staff.

Pattie Hallberg, CEO of GSCWM,actively participates in each of thesemonthly meetings and the Girl’s Boardwill attend the Annual GSCWM meet-ing on April 22, 2012.

Mariah is one of fifteen girls select-ed from the Central and WesternCouncil. She resides in Whitinsville,is a 7th grade student at NorthbridgeMiddle School, is a member of CadetteGirl Scout Troop 30129, and has beeninvolved with Scouting for 6 years.

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Grass RootsCoffeehouseseason posted

The Grass Roots Coffeehouseannounces its 2011-2012 season start-ing with Chuck and Mud and the Holein the Dam Band on Saturday,November 12th at 7:30 p.m.. Chuck &Mud have been entertaining audiencesfor over 30 years. Their music is a mixof original and classic Americanamusic including country, folk, blues,bluegrass and more. Admission is$12/$10 seniors (60+), $5 for stu-dents. Doors open at 6:45 and there'shot foods available like soups, chili,etc. and plenty of coffee, hot and coldbeverages and desserts. The GrassRoots Coffeehouse is located in theRockdale Congregational Church, 42Fowler Road, Northbridge. For moreinfo visit our website at www.rock-dalechurchonline.org or email [email protected] or call 617-429-0347.

Mill ChurchCafé setsNov. ScheduleThe Mill Church Café, 45 River St., Millbury November 4th: Horizon Christian

Fellowship Worship Team

Come and enter in with powerful wor-ship from this group of people whotake their gifts into the prisons to sharethe Good News.November 11th: Raging Grace

Raging Grace is committed to spread-ing the gospel of Jesus Christ throughmusic. Working the coffeehouse cir-cuit as well as numerous outdoor fes-tivals, they tour steadily in NewEngland and outlying states. Theirmusic is guitar driven rock steeped inthe blues; the message is pure gospel.November 18th:

Mark Bishop Evans

Mark is a singer, songwriter and wor-ship leader. He has led worship in bothtraditional and charismatic settings fornearly 2 decades. Mark has a greatdesire to share how our Father inHeaven can take you out of darknessand bring you into His marvelouslight.

The Blackstone Valley CommunityChorus will perform their concert, Forthe Beauty of the Earth, on SundayNovember 13th at 3pm. The concertwill be held at St. Mary'sChurch in Uxbridge and willfeature music celebratingnature. From pop songsto spirituals to American stan-dards, there will be somethingto please everyone's ears!There is a $5.00 generaladmission and all are wel-come to stay for a post-concert recep-tion with refreshments, raffle prizesand conversation.

The Blackstone Valley CommunityChorus, under the direction of DianePollard of Uxbridge, features over

sixty singers from all over centralMassachusetts. Members are of vari-ous age, ability and experience butwork together to create beautiful

music. The chorus will alsomake appearances thisDecember at Uxbridge FirstNight and at the BlackstoneValley Community ConcertBand's holiday concert. TheBVCC performs at events andceremonies throughout thevalley and is supported in part

by grants from Douglas Octoberfestand the Local Cultural Councils ofDouglas and Millville. For furtherinformation about the concert or otherupcoming events, visit www.bvccho-rus.org.

Blackstone Valley CommunityChorus to perform in concert

Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge,has been named “Public Health Hero,”by the Massachusetts Department ofPublic Health (DPH). This award,believed to be the first official recogni-tion of a legislator since the DPH wasfounded in 1867, was presented to theSenator at a recent meeting of theMassachusetts Public Health Council.

In presenting the award to Sen.Moore, DPH Commissioner JohnAuerbach called the Senator “a truechampion of public health whose lead-ership has saved countless lives andimproved the health of the people ofMassachusetts.”

Moore, who is Senate Chairman ofthe Legislature’s influential Committeeon Health Care Financing, is creditedwith establishing the state’s successfulinfection prevention program that isleading efforts to prevent health careacquired infections. Since its establish-ment in 2006, every acute care hospitalin the state is reporting infections to theU. S. Centers for Disease Control andPrevention (CDC). Massachusettsranks below the national average in thenumber of infections acquired in healthcare settings that often extend hospitalstay, increase health costs, and, some-times, prove fatal to patients.

The Uxbridge lawmaker is also recog-nized for his leadership in preventingfalls, the leading cause of prematureand preventable death amongMassachusetts senior citizens. Mooresponsored the first Falls PreventionCommission and has advocated atten-tion by health care providers and sen-iors themselves to reducing falls thatadd to health costs as well as force eld-erly into nursing homes.

At the other end of the age spectrum,Sen. Moore was the lead Senate spon-sor of recent legislation to improveschool nutrition programs. As the sonof a one-time Hopedale High cafeteriacook, Moore championed improvedattention to serving nutritious foods inschool cafeterias and food vendingmachines. The regulations developedby the DPH are consistent with theguidelines of the Institute of Medicine,and are expected to reduce the inci-dence of childhood obesity and dia-betes among the state’s youth.

Sen. Moore is also the founder of theBetsy Lehman Center for thePrevention of Medical Errors which hasproduced several landmark studiesimproving health care and focusingattention on the importance of deliver-ing “best practice” medicine. He hasbeen a leading advocate for electronicprescribing of drugs to reduce medica-tion errors that can cause death or seri-ous illness and for computerizedprovider-order entry systems in hospi-tals (CPOE) which has been proven toimprove health care quality and cuthealth care costs.

To keep up with Sen. Moore’s work inthe legislature and to further review hispublic health initiatives and accom-plishments, please visit, www.senator-moore.com.


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According to the National Institute ofDiabetes and Digestive and KidneyDiseases, millions of women experi-ence involuntary loss of urine calledurinary incontinence (UI). Somewomen may lose a few drops of urinewhile running or coughing. Others mayfeel a strong, sudden urge to urinate

just before losing a large amount ofurine. Many women experience bothsymptoms. UI can be slightly bother-some or totally debilitating. For somewomen, the risk of public embarrass-ment keeps them from enjoying manyactivities with their family and friends.

On Tuesday, November 15th, at 7 pm,Milford Regional gynecologist, SamuelZylstra, MD, MPH, FACOG will pres-ent an overview of incontinence andbladder prolapse, (which often goeshand in hand with incontinence). Joinus as Dr. Zylstra discusses these two

common conditions and the minimallyinvasive surgical procedures that canbring instant relief to an otherwiseuncontrollable situation.

The event will be held in thePhysicians Conference Center atMilford Regional Medical Center,located adjacent to the main lobby.There is no cost to attend, but registra-tion is requested. To register, go to mil-fordregional.org or call 508-422-2206.

Join us for this special evening thatwill include raffles, give-a-ways andrefreshments!

Milford Regional to present: Take Back Control

Senator Richard T. Moore,D-Uxbridge, accepting thefirst ever “Public HealthHero” award from theMassachusetts Departmentof Public Health Commis-sioner John auerbach, at arecent meeting of the PublicHealth Council in Boston.

The next meeting of the MilfordRegional Medical Center Auxiliary isscheduled for November 8th at 9:30a.m. in the MRMC in the Woman’sPavilion, in the Hill Building.

The mission of the Auxiliary is to pro-vide the Medical Center, its patientsand community with support throughfundraising efforts.

In September a successful Taste of the

Towns event and presented an $8,000to the MRMC Diabetes Services.

This meeting agenda will includeideas for new fundraising ideas andplans for the 2012 organization year.

For more information regarding theAuxiliary contact Elaine McNanna,Membership Chairperson at 508-422-2099.

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Men’s BibleStudy in its43rd Year

On Tuesday morning November 1stand continuing each Tuesday throughMay of 2012 from 9:30 to 11 am thenondenominational Men’s Bible Studywill be held at the Whitinsville Com-munity Center. It is in its 43rd year.The men meet in the 4th floor confer-ence room (the upper room) which canbe conveniently accessed by elevator.The study started in 1969 and is a non-denominational look at New TestamentScripture in Galatians from a ChristianWorldview perspective. Men are invit-ed from all the area towns to share theWord, fellowship, food and fun. Justcome to the Community Center onChurch/Hill Street or email [email protected] for information.

Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’sCancer Center at Milford Regional(DFBWCC) will offer a free four-weekwriting workshop for cancer patientsand survivors. Writing About Cancerwill begin on Thursday, October 27 andcontinue on November 3, 10 and 17.The sessions will meet in the secondfloor conference room at the CancerCenter from 4 to 6 p.m.

Whether you are newly diagnosed orhave been in remission for years, writ-ing about different aspects of your can-cer journey can be therapeutic. Writingexperience is not necessary. The ses-sions will be facilitated by DebRagosta, MHA, a 22-year cancer sur-vivor and DFBWCC patient.

There is no cost to attend, but regis-tration is requested. For more informa-tion and to register, call Ann Sullivan at(508) 488-3783 or Deb Ragosta at

(508) 422-2206. Funding for thisworkshop was provided by a grant fromthe Oliva Patient Comfort Fund atMilford Regional Medical Center.

The GFWC Whitinsville Women'sClub will meet on November 14th at theVillage Congregational Church,Church Street, Whitinsville at noon.Lunch will be provided by the Club.Past President Veronica Tetreault,Program Chairman will introduce theguest speaker Patricia Perry, who willspeak on "The World's oldest profes-sion. We promise it won't be X-Rated.

Maybe PG 13, maybe approaching R.But those who have seen Patricia per-form know she always observes thebounds of Victorian "propriety", whileshe leaves us laughing until our sidesache. And educates us too. This is amust see performance. Join our guestsfrom the South Central District andhave a great afternoon.

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BaBy BaSKeTS - Constance Dwyer (left) of Sutton, President ofthe Blackstone Valley Women's Club, and BVWC club memberand GFWC state Chairman of 'Home Life' alberta Durfee ofGrafton, are proud to hold two of the over 80 baby baskets col-lected by the General Federation of Women's Clubs in coopera-tion with the March of Dimes. The baskets were brought toMedway at the GFWC's 'Club Institute' meeting at the VFW, oneof its regular sites for statewide meetings. Baskets where thendistributed to UMass Memorial Hospital and over 30 to VisitationHouse, a home for single, pregnant women in Worcester, a pro-gram of the Diocese of Worcester. other baskets were brought toSafe Haven on the Cape, University of Mass. Medical in Hyannis,and Bay State Medical in the western part of the state, amongmany other places. This is but one example of GFWC volunteerwomen dedicated to helping those in need in our communitiesstatewide.

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The Salvation Army is here to helpserve emergency needs in theBlackstone Valley area. Servicesinclude assistance with food, medicalbills, utility payments and heatingneeds. To find out how we can helpwith your emergency needs, contactDeb at Salvation Army services at(508) 342-7122. Leave your name andtelephone number and your call will bereturned.

UxbridgeNighton display at Lynch’s

The Uxbridge Cultural CouncilProudly Presents: Damien Gaudet -UxbridgeNight (A Photo Project) ondisplay during the ThanksgivingHoliday Wine Tasting at Lynch'sRiverview Wine & Spirits, 16 MendonStreet, Uxbridge, on Saturday, Novem-ber 19th, from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

HOURS OF OPERATION:Monday – Thursday 8:30 am - 4 p.m.Friday – 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.508-234-2002HOLIDAY CLOSINGThe Northbridge Senior Center and Tri-Valley nutrition site will be closed onFriday November 11th, in observanceof Veterans Day. Both the center andthe Nutrition site will be closedNovember 24th & 25th in observanceof the Thanksgiving Holiday.SHINEA Shine Counselor is available byappointment only. Call for more infor-mation or to schedule an appointment.FALLON REPRESENATIVEThe Northbridge Senior Center willhave a Rep from Fallon CommunityHealth (Senior Plan) on Wednesday,November 9th, at 10:00 a.m to discusschanges in Medicare for 2012.CARE PROVIDERSThere will be a presentation given by arepresentative from Care Providers ofBlackstone Valley on WednesdayNovember 9th at 1:00 p.m. Servicesavailable, Personal Care, CompanionCare, Homemaking and Errands, etc.Call the center for more information ontheir services or come to the center tohear about this program.BREAKFAST 3 SEASONS DININGROOMThe Dine Out Group from the North-bridge Senior Center will attend aBreakfast at the 3 Seasons restaurant onThursday November 10th at 8:45 a.m.Call the center for more information orto make a reservation.HEALTHY EATING On Tuesday, November 17th, at 11:00a.m. There will be a presentation onHealthy Eating. A nutritionist from Tri–Valley Elders Services will be avail-

able to talk with seniors on how to pre-pare foods that taste good and are goodfor you.ASK THE NURSEThe Northbridge Senior Center Ask theNurse Program will conduct a vitalsigns clinic on Tuesday, November8thth, 11:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Tuesday22nd. Come, in and meet Pat Wallenour RN, she is available to answer anyquestions concerning your medications,or any other health issues you mayhave.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUPThe Caregivers support Group meetson the fourth Friday of the month from11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. the next meet-ing will be on Friday November 25th.MONTHLY BIRTHDAY DINNERThe monthly birthday dinner will be at11:45.a.m. on Tuesday, November 29thanyone celebrating a birthday inNovember is invited to attend and bringa guest. Reservations must be made byWednesday November 23th.DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENTThe Northbridge Senior Center has avariety of Durable Medical equipmentavailable for local senior residents,there is no fee for this service. Comeinto the center and someone will beavailable to show you what is availablefor your needs. In order to serve youbetter, we ask that you leave yourname, address & phone number withthe office staff. This helps to keep trackof our inventory. Call the center formore information. Several additionalitems have been added to our inventory

FALL PROGRAMS AND LEAGUE START UPSThe Northbridge Senior Center’sShuffleboard League plays on Tuesdayat 8:30 a.m. Pool League, on Wednes-day morning at 9:00 a.m., CribbageLeague Thursday, 1:00 p.m. You maycall the center for more information onother programs and activities.Shuffleboard 8:30 a.m. All other pro-grams & classes will continue through-out the year. A second Chair Yoga classhas been added on Monday morning10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.Substitute play-ers are needed for shuffleboard, call thecenter for more information.120 CLUBThe Friends of Northbridge Elders, Inchas begun the 120 Club for the 2011season. This Fund raiser continues to bevery successful, along with the F.I.N.E.membership. Call the center if youwould like more information on eitherof these Fund raisers.


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1st • Tuesday11 AM: Musical Entertainment by“The Trinity Orchestra”

7th • Monday10 AM: Chatterbox DiscussionGroup. All Welcome1 PM: Movie & Snacks“Bridesmaids” Comedy (R-Rated)

9th • Wednesday11 AM: Musical Entertainer DickChase “The Banjo Man”

11th • Friday8 AM: Sutton Veteran’s Breakfast(Free) Call for Reservation 508-234-0703

16th • Wednesday4 PM: “Dealing With COPD” By Tracy Williams-DeStephano. All welcomeCOMING SATURDAY DECEMBER 3rd CHAIN OF LIGHTS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION 9 AM - 4 PM

Weekly FeaturesMondays:10:30 AM Bowling LeagueTuesdays: 2 PM “Boost” HighImpact exercise groupTuesdays: 1 PM Cribbage all welcomeThursdays: 9 AM “Boost” HighImpact exercise groupThursdays: 10 AM PitchBINGO every Wednesday & Friday@ 1 PMFridays: 9 AM “I’m Sorry” Card GameFree Exercise Classes Mondays & Wednesdays (Range of Motion)Free Yoga Classes Tuesdays & FridaysFree Computer ClassesWed. & Thurs. 9- 12 p.m. Senior Center Closed: Friday Nov. 11 & Thursday Nov. 24

Sutton Senior Center located at 19Hough Road has posted specials anditems that will be available duringthe Sutton Chain of Lights Celebra-tion on Saturday December 3rd from9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.• Affordable gift Baskets for all Agegroups• Knitted Hats, Scarves, and Mittensfor Adults & Children

• Hand Knit Sweater Sets & Blanketsfor Babies & Toddlers

Also a great selection of Jewelry &Gift Items. Our Popular “DollarStore” will be open and we will haveraffles, a bake sale and much more!

Lunch will be availalbe: TurkeySoup, Sandwiches and MeatballSubs. Plenty of parking & Trolleyservice available.

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LIFE PLANNING SERVICE The Northbridge Senior Center now

has a financial counselor available freeof charge on a wide range of LifePlanning matters, his services willinclude the following: all Medicare A,B, and C and Mass Health relatedadvice and guidance, Social Securityincluding, retirement, disability, andSSI claims for benefits, Credit & Debtcounseling matters, Advice on longterm care services and alternatives,Money management and budgetingguidance, All life and health and dis-ability insurance related matters, Allavailable social service needs basedprograms, Medical expense hardshipassistance, All services limited to ShineCounselor to be referred as appropriate,and all Veteran entitlement and needbased assistance programs.

36 South Main StreetMarsha Petrillo: Director 278-8622Susan White: Administrative Assistant 278-8622Peter Weager: Van Driver Meg Walsh: Outreach Coordinator 278-8638Beverly Clark: Tri Valley Nutrition Site Manager 278-7609

Lunch pick up begins at 10:30 ameach day. Call Bev to reserve yourlunch 48 hours in advance @ 278-7609.Call the Center for transportation to andfrom lunch and for medical rides at278-8622.

The Uxbridge Senior Center is a dropoff site for the People First FoodPantry. Donations are accepted Mondaythrough Friday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Senior Club begins at 1:30 p.m. on theOctober 12 and will continue on the2nd and 4th Wednesdays of eachmonth. Please call the Senior Center at508-278-8622 for more informationCOMPUTER CLASSES - Computerclasses have started. Please call theSenior Center at 508-278-8622 toenroll and get further details. Classesare geared to individual needs.Council on Aging meets at 4:00 p.m. onthe 2nd Tuesday of each month. TheElderly Connection meets monthly.Call the Senior Center at 508-278-8622for dates and time.REMINDER: The Senior Center willclose at noon on November 23rd andwill remain closed on Thursday andFriday, November 24 and 25. No mealswill be served on those three days.

1st • Tuesday8:30 am: Pick-up begins for groceryshopping at Hannaford’s. Call 278-

8622 to arrange for pick-up.11:30 am Cream of Asparagus soup,salmon boat with dill, garlic mashedpotatoes, peas and onions and peaches.

2nd • Wednesday11:30 am Lunch and Learn - Honeybaked chicken, seasoned potatoes,Green beans and an orange. Paul Jack-son, Director of Energy Services for theSMOCK Energy Conservation Pro-gram will be here to give an overviewof the Weatherization and HeatingAssistance Program. People with heat-ing assistance may want to attend tohear how they can get assistance withfurnace cleaning, repair and possiblyreplacement.

3rd • Thursday11:30 to 12:30 p.m. - Lunch and Learn;Itali-an braised beef, egg noodles, win-ter mixed veggies and granola bar.Come join Rachel Brown of Com-munity Legal Aid (CLA) to hear aboutthe services that CLA can provide foryou. Ms. Brown specializes in Elderand Medicare law, among other topics.She will share information about CLA’sservices, including representation incourts and before administrative agen-cies with regard to a variety of legalmatters such as landlord/tenant dis-putes, divorces when an elder has beenthe victim of domestic violence, anddenial of Medicare benefits. Ms.Brown’s work also includes work withthe Medicare Advocacy Project. Quest-ions are welcome!1:00 - 2:00 pm; Yoga - New yoga class-es have started. Please call the SeniorCenter at 508-278-8622 for details.

4th • Friday11:30 am: Today’s Lunch - Pork stir fry,

brown rice, Brussels sprouts, and fruitcocktail. Call 508-278-7609, 48 hoursin advance to reserve your meal.Richard Colahan will entertain on thekeyboard.

7th • Monday11:30 am: Today’s lunch - Beef stro-gan-off, mashed potatoes, jardiniérevegetables, and fresh fruit. Call 508-278-7609, 48 hours in advance toreserve your meal. 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Computer classes haveresumed at the Senior Center. Pleasecall 508-278-8622 for further detailsand to reserve your spot.

8th • Tuesday8:30 am: Pick-up begins for groceryshopping at Hannaford’s. Call 278-8622 to arrange for pick-up.11:30 am: Lunch - Herbed chicken,roasted potatoes, broccoli and fruitedambrosia.Council on Aging meets at 4 p.m.

9th • Wednesday11:30 am: Lunch - Minestrone soup,lasagna, mixed veggies and bakedapple.1:30 pm: Senior club meets. New mem-bers always welcome. Please call theSenior Center for further details.

10th • Thursday11:30 am: Lunch - Pasta primaverawith chicken, corn, pineapple crisp.Enjoy Richard Colahan on the key-board12:30 pm: Pick-up begins for Walmartshopping. Call 278-8622 to arrange forpick-up.1:00-2:00 pm: Yoga class, all are wel-come to join.2:00-3:00 pm: PageTurners with JaneGranatino, Library Director. If you liketo talk about books, good and bad, joinus. Share some of your favorite reads,talk about what makes a classic and dis-cover new authors this book discussionis for you. New members are alwayswelcome, just stop by!

11th • FridayVeTeRanS DayNo meals served

14th • Monday11:30 am: Lunch - Apricot chicken, O´Brien potatoes, spinach and streuselcake. Call 508-278-7609, 48 hours inadvance to reserve your meal.3:00 - 4:00 pm: Computer classes haveresumed at the center. Please call 508-278-8622 for further details and toreserve your spot.

15th • Tuesday8:30 am: Pick-up begins for groceryshopping at Hannaford’s. Call 278-8622 to arrange for pick-up.11:30 am: Lunch - Beef Jardiniere, veg-etable couscous, corn and mandarinoranges.

16th • Wednesday11:30 am: Lunch - Rosemary pork,sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, andapplesauce. Call 508-278-7609, 48hours in advance to reserve your meal.

17th • Thursday11:30 am: Lunch - Fish cacciatore, sea-soned rice, California blend veggies,and waffle grahams. Please call 278-7609 48 hours in advance to reserveyour meal. Richard Colahan will enter-tain on the keyboard.1:00 - 2:00 pm: Yoga class, all are wel-come to join. Please call the Center formore information, 508-278-8622.

18th • Friday11:30 am: Lunch - Beef barley soup,chicken fricassee, red bliss potatoes,broccoli and fresh fruit. Richard Cola-han will entertain on the keyboard.

21st • Monday11:30 am: Lunch - Potato crunch fish,rice pilaf, mixed vegetables, and anorange. Please call 508-278-7609 toreserve your meal 48 hours in advance. 3:00 - 4:00 pm: Computer classes have

resumed at the Senior Center. Pleasecall 508-278-8622 for further detailsand to reserve your spot.

22nd • Tuesday8:30 am: Pick-up begins for groceryshopping at Hannaford’s. Call 278-8622 to arrange for pick-up.11:30 am: Lunch - Roast turkey, mash-ed potatoes, stuffing, honey glazed car-rots, and pumpkin pie. Please call 508-278-7609 to reserve your meal 48 hoursin advance. Celebrate Thanksgivingwith a turkey dinner and some greatHoliday Entertainment!

23rd • WednesdaySenior Center closes at noonNo meals served. No Senior Club.

24th • ThursdayHaPPy THanKSGIVInG!No meals served today

25th • FridaySenior Center is Closed No meals served.

28th • Monday11:30 am: Lunch - Chicken rice soup,veal bourguignon, red bliss potatoes,winter mix veggies and mixed fruit.Please call 508-278-7609 to reserveyour meal 48 hours in advance.3:00-4:00 pm: Computer classes haveresumed at the Senior Center. Pleasecall 508-278-8622 for further detailsand to reserve your spot.

29th • Tuesday8:30 am: Pick-up begins for groceryshopping at Hannaford’s. Call 278-8622 to arrange for pick-up.11:30 am: Lunch - Yankee chicken pie,carrots, green beans and birthday cake.

30th • Wednesday11:30 am: Lunch - Lemon pepper fish,wild rice, spinach, and pistachio marsh-mallow pudding. Please call 508-278-7609 to reserve your meal 48 hours inadvance.


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Millbury COAplans Craft Fair& Newport trip

The Millbury Council on Aging isplanning a Holiday Craft Fair tobe held on Saturday November12th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.They will be selling home madegoods, pastries, refreshments andour FAMOUS chicken soup.

Millbury Senior Center will beoffering a trip to the NewportPlay House on Thursday Novem-ber 3rd to watch the play “SocialSecurity” A laugh-out loud come-dy. Cost is $63.00 this includesbus, dinner buffet, play andcabaret. Call or stop by the cen-ter to sign up 508-865-9247.

Medicare open enrollmentis changing! New Dates: OCTOBER15th - DECEMBER 7th

Your health needs change from yearto year. And, your health plan maychange the benefits and costs each yeartoo. That's why it's important to evalu-ate your Medicare choices every year.Open Enrollment is the one time of theyear when ALL people with Medicarecan see what new benefits Medicarehas to offer and make changes to theircoverage.

Starting this year, Open Enrollmentstarts earlier (on October 15th) andlasts longer (7 full weeks) to give youenough time to review and makechanges to your coverage. But, alsostarting this year, you will need to makeyour final selection for next year'sMedicare coverage by December 7th.This change ensures Medicare hasenough time to process your choice, soyour coverage can begin without inter-ruption on January 1, 2012.

It's worth it to take the time to reviewand compare, but you don't have to doit alone. If you typically use theDecember holidays to discuss healthcare options with family or friends,plan now to move that conversationearlier. And remember that SHINE isavailable to help. Mendon residentsmay contact the senior center at 508-478-6175 to make a free appointmentwith a counselor.

Fallon open enrollmentFallon Senior Plan representative GailTrubow will be offering an explanationof the 2012 Fallon Plan for seniors.Space is limited so be sure to sign upearly for this informative presentationon Wednesday, November 2nd at 1:30p.m. at the Mendon Senior Center, 62Providence St., Mendon 508-478-6175.

Stain Glass DemonstrationMendon resident and talented artistRoger Pouliot will offer a free demon-

stration of one of his specialties onThursday, Nov. 3rd at 1:00 p.m. Pleasecall 508-478-6175 or stop by the centerto register.

Thanksgiving CraftJoin us on Tuesday, November 8th at1:00pm for a Thanksgiving themedcraft lead by creative volunteer ValerieKnox. Material cost: $5.00.

Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Cross representative Sue Flanaganwill be giving a comprehensive pro-gram at the Mendon Senior Center onWednesday, Nov. 9th at 1:00 pm to dis-cuss the 2012 benefits for the followingBlue Cross Blue Shield products:Medex (a Medigap product), BlueMedicareRx (the Blue Cross Part Dplan) and Medicare HMO Blue PlusRX and Medicare PPO Blue Plus Rx(the Blue Cross Medicare Advantageplans). All are welcome. However,please call the Center to pre-register forthis program as space is limited.

Scouts Food Drive nov. 5thThe Scouts of Mendon will be conduct-ing their annual food drive to helpreplenish the shelves of the MendonFood Pantry for the winter months.

Please consider supporting this impor-tant effort by donating items such ascreamy peanut butter, cereals, cannedpasta including ravioli, pasta and/orsauce, dinner starter kits such as tacokits, white tuna, crackers and snackitems, and juice and coffee. We are alsograteful for non-food items which can-not be purchased with food stamps suchas paper goods, toiletries including bathsoap, toothpaste and tooth brushes,antibacterial soaps and hand sanitizers,and household cleaners as well as laun-dry detergent and dryer sheets. Note -we are pretty well stocked with cannedvegetables at this time. If you will beaway, you may place items in theSenior Center gazebo drop off box.Also, if you are a Mendon resident inneed of assistance please contact Amyat the Mendon Senior Center at 508-

478-6175.

Podiatry ClinicDoctor Cooper of Southboro MedicalGroup will be at the center to attend toyour podiatry needs on Wednesday,Nov. 16 from 9-11 a.m. The fee for thisservice is $30.00 made payable to Dr.Cooper. House calls are also availablefor an additional fee. Please call theCenter to schedule an appointment.

Very Fine Vendor & Craft FairCome get a jump on your holiday shop-

ping in one easy stop. The FriendsofMendon Elders will be hosting a VeryFine Vendor and Craft Fair on Friday,Nov. 18th from 4-9 pm and Saturday,Nov. 19th from 9 am-2 pm at the SeniorCenter. The Friends will be hosting avariety of very fine vendors andcrafters will be available one or bothdays. Come view Pampered Chef, LiaSophia, Wild Tree as well as localcrafters for a special viewing and getyour gifts in plenty of time for the hol-idays. A 50/50 raffle and a vendor raf-fle, not to be missed, will be drawnSaturday afternoon. This special eventis open to the public. Please feel free tocontact the center at 508-478-6175 withany questions. Players Welcome

Contract Bridge: added DayAlternates are always wanted to fill infor fellow Bridge enthusiasts on Mon-days and now Fridays, both at 9:00 a.m.Please contact the center regardingyour level of interest so we can planaccordingly.

Cribbage Feel free to just drop in on Mondaysand/or Thursdays at 9:00 am for a funyet challenging game of cribbage.

ScrabblePlayers are welcome to join in onTuesday and Thursday at 9:00 am for afriendly game of Scrabble.

Lending LibraryVolunteers Wanted: The MendonSenior Center has a number of popularworks of fiction and non-fiction for

your reading enjoyment as well as anassortment of DVDs, Talking Booksand players and puzzles. Feel free tostop by and check out our popular titles.Simply borrow, enjoy and return.Donations are always welcome. Thelibrary has been in frequent use andvolunteers are needed to help restockthe shelves on a periodic basis. Call thecenter at 508-478-6175 if you have anhour to spare every other week.

Do not Call List & Cell Phone RecyclingProtect yourself from unwantedcharges for cell phones. Simply call thefollowing number from your Cellphone: 888-382-1222. It is the NationalDO NOT CALL list. It will only take aminute of your time. It blocks yournumber for five (5) years. You must callfrom the Cell phone number you wantto have blocked. You cannot call from adifferent number to turn them in. Also,consider dropping off your old, usedcell phones at the Mendon SeniorCenter and help support center pro-grams and facility through the Friendsof Mendon Elders.

Bottle & Can RecyclingDrop off your redeemable bottles andcans at the Mendon Senior Center andhelp turn them into gas for the newSenior Van- due in January 2012. Youmay drop off your CLEAN bottles andcans at the center's gazebo anytime dur-ing the week. Volunteers are needed tohelp once a month to turn them in.


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The GFWC Blackstone ValleyWomen’s Club will have a speakerfrom the State office of the Alzheimer’sAssociation in Watertown at itsWednesday, November 30th meeting,at the Dudley Gendron AmericanLegion Hall, 156 Boston Road, Sutton.Meetings are always held on the lastWednesday of the month at DudleyGendron in Sutton which is the club’sregular meeting place. Refreshmentswill be served from 6:30 p.m. and thetalk on the early stages of Alzheimer’swill start at 7 p.m. Also in attendance

will be the South Central DistrictDirector, Ann Maciejowski of Upton.

The meeting is open to the public.Any woman, l8 years or older, whowants to explore joining this communi-ty-minded group of volunteers is wel-come to come. Currently, women rep-resent the towns of Grafton, Sutton,Douglas, Uxbridge, Northbridge, Whit-insville, and Westboro.

For more information, contactPresident Constance Dwyer of Sutton,(508) 917-8415.

Blackstone Valley Women’s Clubfeatures speaker on Alzheimer’s

November is kind of an interestingmonth because sometimes it is warmand sunny, then on other days it issnowing and bleak. I try to soak up thegood days outside as I know what isaround the corner. I have been foundreading a book on the porch on a sunnyday when I should be working (don’ttell Joe), thus the book reviews. On notso nice days I have updated my websiteand have been lining up projects andbooks that I want to be involved in overthe next few months. It is working outpretty well for me, so you may want togive it a try too!

This month I shall review a book Irecently read that I found interesting.The book is called The Friday NightKnitting Club, by Kate Jacobs. It takes

place on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.Georgia Walker is raising her 12 yearold daughter, Dakota.

She basically runs a yarn shop andraises her daughter. There is a cast ofladies that frequent the store and meeton Friday nights for coffee, knitting,friendship, support and treats fromDakota. They consist of Anita, a help-ful wealthy lady and mentor, Lucie, aTV producer, who decides to become asingle mother. There is Darwin, a doc-toral student and feminist and Peri, apart time employee/purse designer whois in law school. KC, a former co-worker who has yet to finish a knittingproject and two other surprise charac-ters play roles in this book. The book iswritten in the same style as a knitting

project. I found it to be an interestingbook as it takes place not only in theUnited States but in Scotland as well.An interesting cast of characters and afew unexpected twists and turns makesit a great read. Enjoy!

I have been knitting since I was achild and find it very relaxing. I canhold my own with the best of them, butam far from a professional. Grace, oneof my students, recently came to classwith a new knitting pattern as I am fin-ishing up the book. So, of course, Ihave to pull out the needles and yarn totry out her pattern. It is working upwell, despite the fact that I need to findmy row counter! I also made up a felt-ed change purse kit that Jane had givento me about a year ago. It came outvery cute. With this knitting fevergoing on I decided that maybe otherswould want to learn to knit. So thismonth we will be holding beginnerknitting classes here at my Studio. Youwill learn all the basics, like how to caston, knit stitch and purl. We will startwith a simple scarf so you can get thegist of it. You may also want to visitthe Yarn Shop located at the SaversBank building in Uxbridge. Kathleenhas some beautiful yarn, I was in

recently checking out her stock. Yes, Ibought some. I needed it!!! She hasneedles, patterns, buttons and yarn.Everything you need for class. Call mefor more information!

Oh yes, the other thing that I amdoing is taking a class at the UxbridgeHigh School through the AdultEducation program. It is really inter-esting to learn new technology that Ican use daily. I feel like a dinosaurwith some of the computer programsthat have come around. I think that Iam doing okay so far, Mrs. Fletcher hasnot thrown me out yet! I cannot wait totry another class out. As an added treat,I met up with an old friend (Carol) thatI had lost touch with! Does it get anybetter? I do not think so.

So have a wonderful Thanksgiving,don’t eat too much and exercise. Callme if you want to meet some newfriends and acquire a new skill. Peace.

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As light penetrates darkness, so is thetruth to the searching soul. In lieu ofhealth – there is a balance that is main-tained when body, mind, soul and spir-it are nurtured and loved on. Ayurvedais the science of self-healing andembraces this philosophy as well.When searching for the right foods toeat, it is also wise to consider whatother “food” you may be craving in theareas of mind, soul & spirit as well. Iused to realize that my mind didn’t stopthinking…I compared it to a field fullof wild mustangs that I was unable tocatch. My craving was for peace ofmind. I began implementing mindcalming practices like meditation, get-ting out in nature more, reading andeven getting a health coach who helpedkeep me accountable. Basically I gothealthier and calmer and this affectedevery other area of my life. So if thereis an area that needs light, love andattention, and you’ve been searchingfor the right “food” – simply begin totreat each hungry area as a part of your-self that is in need of the right foodwhich will satisfy your craving. Onestep at a time – do the things that bringyou joy, peace and happiness and live alife with no regrets.

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National MeritStudentscommendedWhitinsville Christian High School:

The principal, Christopher VanderBaan, of Whitinsville Christian HighSchool announced recently that Sam-antha Ervin, daughter of Dr. Daniel andCheryl Ervin of Princeton; RachelLaDine, daughter of James and Dr.Barbara LaDine of Whitinsville; JoshuaLewis, son of Bruce and Kim Lewis ofFranklin; and Jessica Mitchell, daugh-ter of Chris and Cindi Mitchell ofFranklin, have been named Commend-ed Students in the 2012 National MeritScholarship Program. A Letter of Com-mendation from the school andNational Merit Scholarship Corpora-tion (NMSC), which conducts the pro-gram, will be presented by Mr. VanderBaan to these scholastically talentedseniors.Uxbridge High School:

The principal, Tara Bennett, of Ux-bridge High School announced todaythat Daniel Penza has been named aCommended Student in the 2012National Merit Scholarship Program.A Letter of Commendation from the

school and the National Merit Scholar-ship Corporation (NMSC), which con-ducts the program, will be presented bythe principal to this scholastically tal-ented senior.

About 34,000 Commended Studentsthroughout the nation are being recog-nized for their exceptional academicprogress. Although they will not con-tinue in the 2012 competition for

National Merit Scholarships, Com-mended Students placed among the topfive percent of more than 1.5 millionstudents who entered the 2012 compe-tition by taking the 2010 PreliminarySAT/National Merit Scholarship Quali-fying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®)

“The young men and women beingnamed Commended Students havedemonstrated outstanding potential for

academic success,” commented aspokesperson for NMSC. “These stu-dents represent a valuable nationalresource; recognizing their accomplish-ments, as well as the key role theirschools play in their academic develop-

ment, is vital to the advancement ofeducational excellence in our nation.We hope that this recognition will helpbroaden their educational opportunitiesand encourage them as they continuetheir pursuit of academic success.”

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The Special Education Parent Advi-sory Councils of Northbridge, Ux-bridge, Douglas, Sutton, BlackstoneValley Technical, Blackstone-MillvilleRegional, and Mendon-Upton will beco-hosting a Basic Rights in SpecialEducation workshop on Thursday,November 17th from 7-9 p.m. Thisworkshop will be held at the North-bridge High School Media Center, 2ndfloor, 427 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville.

The presentation will be given byElaine Rabbitt from the Federation forChildren With Special Needs. TheBasic Rights workshop provides fami-lies with an introduction to their rightsand responsibilities under the Indivi-duals with Disabilities EducationAct(IDEA), Massachusetts SpecialEducation Law, and No Child LeftBehind(NCLB).

This workshop is designed to helpparents learn to be effective partnerswith their child’s school to decide their

child’s eligibility for special education,and to plan, make decisions and moni-tor their child’s progress in school.Basic Rights Workshop is free to par-ents and open to the public.

If you would like more informationon this presentation, you can contactKathy Lyons at [email protected] at 234-6224.

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Imagine…“Whirled Peace”

In today’s world, peace needs tobecome more than just a word. OnSeptember 21, 2011, the art students ofWhitin Middle School took part in anInternational art and literacy project,Pinwheels for Peace by “planting” pin-wheels with messages of peace in thefront of their school.

Pinwheels for Peace is an art installa-tion project started in 2005 by two Artteachers, Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan, of Coconut Creek, Florida, as away for students to express their feel-

ings about what’s going on in the worldand in their lives. In the first year,groups in over 1,325 locations through-out the world were spinning pinwheelson September 21st - there were approx-imately 500,000 pinwheels spinningthroughout the world. Last year (year6), 2010, over 3.5 million pinwheelswere spinning in over 3,500 locations,including the United States, Europe,Asia, Australia, Canada, the MiddleEast, Africa and South America.Locally, Lisa Mistler, the Whitin visualarts teacher coordinated the Pinwheelsfor Peace project this year.

This project is non-political – peacedoesn’t necessarily have to be associat-ed with the conflict of war, it can berelated to violence/intolerance in ourdaily lives, to peace of mind. To eachof us, peace can take on a differentmeaning, but, in the end, it all comesdown to a simple definition: “a state ofcalm and serenity, with no anxiety, theabsence of violence, freedom from con-flict or disagreement among people orgroups of people.”

As part of the creation process, the artstudents wrote their thoughts about"war and peace / tolerance/ living inharmony with others" on one side. Onthe other side, they used color, sym-bols, and decoration to visually expresstheir feelings. The students assembledthese pinwheels and on InternationalDay of Peace they "planted" their pin-wheels in the front of the Whitin build-ing as a public statement and art exhib-it/installation.

The spinning of the pinwheels in thewind spreads thoughts and feelingsabout peace throughout the country andthe world!

For more information, go to www.pinwheelsforpeace.com or contact LisaMistler.


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Whitinsville Christian School is againan official Relay Center for OperationChristmas Child, a project of Samar-itan’s Purse. Through a simple gift of acolorfully wrapped shoebox filled withtoys, school supplies, hygiene items, orother suggested gifts, your church,scout troop, organization, or family canbring joy and the Good News of JesusChrist to children around the worldwho are in need of hope. If you wouldlike more information about these

shoebox gifts please contact AnnFredericks at [email protected] 508-868-8361.

Collection week for the packed shoe-boxes is Monday-Friday, November14th-18th between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00p.m., Saturday, November 19thbetween 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., andSunday, November 20th between 10:00p.m. and 12:00 p.m. at WhitinsvilleChristian School, 279 Linwood Avenuein Whitinsville.

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Honored throughWalmart™Teacher Rewards

As Northbridge educators continue todedicate their time and money to ouryouth’s future, Walmart is helping tenteachers at Northbridge Middle Schoolto purchase much needed classroomsupplies this back to school seasonthrough its Teacher Rewards Program.Walmart employees honored the sur-prised NMS teachers at an awards cer-emony held on September 27th duringa faculty meeting

“Walmart appreciates the impactteachers continue to make in our com-munity,” says Walmart Store ManagerRobert Rolandelli. “We know our edu-cators contribute not only their time,but also their money to ensure our stu-dents have a successful school year.The Teacher Rewards Program is ourway of saying thank you.”

Through the Teacher RewardsProgram, local Walmart stores, Distri-bution Centers and Sam’s Club loca-tions across the U.S. are eligible toselect one local kindergarten througheighth grade public school and provide$100 reward cards to 10 teachers fromthe selected school. Winning teachersare able to use the funds to purchaseessential items such as paper, folders,binders, clipboards, pens, pencils,crayons, markers, etc.

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Nichols College is hosting, on itsDudley campus, “Empowering Womenin Business 2011” on Wednesday,November 16th from 3-8 p.m. in DavisHall. The goal of the Conference is toprovide strategies that will empowerwomen to prosper through business andentrepreneurship.

According to the U.S. Small BusinessAdministration, today, women-ownedbusinesses create more than $1 trillion inwealth and employ more than seven mil-lion Americans. “In fact, women-ownedbusinesses are growing at two times therate of all other U.S. firms,” says DawnSherman, interim dean for Graduate &Professional Studies. The conferenceregistration fee is $25; so, go to www.empoweringwomen.biz to sign up today!

The event, which is sponsored byNichols, the Center for Women &Enterprise, Hometown Bank, Center for

Women & Enterprise, and Fabrico, willfeature two prominent speakers, includ-ing author of The Mercury 13; MarthaAckmann, and CBS reporter and host ofWBZ’s Women’s Watch, Laurie Kirby.

In addition, there are 14 sessions on awide-range of topics, including: BootCampus for Busy Women; Cakettes;Carrier Paths Panel - Four Roads toSuccess; Changing Your Career; Con-necting with Your Customers On-line;Creative Ways to Fund Your Business;Google + What? Empower Me!; Intro toIkebana Flower Arranging; LookingYour Best on Budget; Making a Power-ful Presentation; Maximizing Facebook;Who Are These People: UnderstandingSelf and Others in the Workplace.

Come see why women have been lead-ing our nation’s commerce for more than230 years!

Nichols to host “Empowering Women in Business 2011”organizers of empoweringWomen Conference: (Left toRight) Lori Smith, nicholsassistant Director of CareerServices; Blanche Milligan,Director of the FischerInstitute; Deanna L. Mills,Vice President CommercialLending, Hometown Bank;Dawn Sherman, InterimDean of nichols Graduate &Professional Studies; RaeLynn Glispin, Program as-sistant, Center for Women &enterprise; Ivette olmeda,Program Manager, Centerfor Women & enterprise;Lisa Campbell, nichols Di-rector of Student ac-counts.

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Congratulations to Bus #15 & #6 forbeing the first busses of the month atTaft School. Wear your braceletsproudly!

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Valley Tech to holdOpen HouseUPTON - The annual Open Houseand Parent Applicant Night at Black-stone Valley Regional VocationalTechnical High School will be heldWednesday, November 30th from5:30 to 8:00 p.m.. at the school onPleasant Street in Upton. Prospectivestudents, their parents or guardians,and members of the general public areinvited to tour the seventeen award-winning vocational technical areasand will be given the opportunity tospeak with both vocational and aca-demic teachers about course offerings.

All eighth-graders living in thetowns of Bellingham, Blackstone,Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Mendon,Milford, Millbury, Millville, North-bridge, Sutton, Upton and Uxbridgeare eligible to apply for admission toValley Tech.

Vocational-technical programsoffered at Valley Tech include auto-motive technology; automotive colli-sion repair; business technology; car-pentry; cosmetology; culinary arts;dental assisting; drafting; electrical;electronics; graphic communications;health services; heating, ventilation,air conditioning and refrigeration;information technology; manufactur-ing technologies; painting and designtechnologies; and plumbing; as wellas a post-secondary program in practi-cal nursing.

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Business ReviewStory & Photos by Constance Dwyer

When John and Laurie Pardee boughtthe historic Grafton Inn in 2000 theyput their heart and soul in the business.They enjoyed running the restaurantand Inn but in 2007 they leased it out.The restaurant then turned into “finedining and prices went up” John com-mented during the interview in hisoffice. Business was not going well;therefore, John and Laurie decided to“take it back” in 2009.

“Now, business is picking up andcoming along nicely despite thesetough times.” The business ownersquickly saw they needed to make therestaurant more of a place for “familydining” which is more “affordable,minus the white tablecloths.” Lunch isas low as $4.99 and a full dinner is$9.99. A revised menu is now in theworks. There are daily specials and onThursday nights live acoustic music isfeatured. In addition to the GraftonInn, John also manages The Grill, asports bar, in Northbridge on Provi-dence Road.

Besides the restaurant and lounge, ingood weather, customers can enjoy eat-ing out on the patio. In addition, thereis a function room on the second floorthat can be booked for high school re-unions, meetings & family gatherings.

The Grafton Inn is, indeed, a family-run business with their son, JohnPardee Jr, working full time there. Heis the Manager of the Inn which has 7rooms, with private bath, and is cur-rently undergoing renovations withnew rugs and flat-screen TVs. At thetime of the interview, John happilycommented that the Inn was “sold out”and, in fact, a customer came to theoffice to book a room for next March.

John Jr. is a graduate of the hotelmanagement school at Johnson &Wales University in Providence.

The whole family takes part in mak-ing sure the Grafton Inn...”25 On theCommon Restaurant”...is a par excel-lence spot on the Grafton Common.Laurie, who works full time as a nurseleader/health coordinator in the North-borough school system, also helps outon the weekends. She bakes all thehomemade pies, a treat for the diners.Besides their son, their two daughtersalso come to assist. Lauren works as awaitress besides holding down a full-time job in the court system inUxbridge, Mary fills in between herBoston job.

When asked how John’s interestbegan in the restaurant business, hesaid that “It’s in my blood and I don’tmind working the 60 hours a weekbetween the Grafton Inn and the Grill.”He added that he and his sister ran afrozen yogurt shop in Rockport, Massa-chusetts, back in the 70’s, prior to ac-cepting a job in food sales for 8 years.

John and Laurie are residents ofWestboro.

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John confirms the musicianperforming Thursday night.

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served from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdaysthrough Thursdays and 4:30 to 10 p.m.Fridays and Saturdays and noon to 8pm on Sundays.

Grafton Inn Proprietor; John Pardee doublechecks diningroom prior to the 11:30 a.m. opening. The restaurant will not be open at

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It’s well known that the IRS isworking on closing the “Tax Gap” byramping up audits. The “Tax Gap” isthe difference between what the IRSexpects to collect and what is actual-ly collected. Last March the IRSreleased its estimate of a tax gapbetween $312 billion to $353 billionper year. In 2001 IRS enforcementactivities recovered $55 billion of thetax gap.

While no tax system can everachieve 100% compliance, the IRS iscommitted to taking steps to improvecompliance through increased andbetter targeted enforcement.

New IRS statistics give the detailson audits of individuals in 2010:

Taxpayers with incomes of $1mil-lion or more. The IRS audits 1 out ofevery 12 of these returns.Filers with incomes of at least$200,000 and up but less than a mil-lion, business returns with grossreceipts of $25,000 and up (such asSchedule C filers and returns withearned income credit will experiencea significant audit increase.

The IRS is revising the schedule forrental properties (schedule E) for2011. The taxpayer will be requiredto report more information. The tax-payer will have to report the numberof days the properties were occupiedas well as number of personal usedays. The IRS may be gearing up toaudit more returns reporting rentalreal estate activities.The good news is that the IRS doesn’texpect to shrink the tax gap with ran-dom audits. Of course some 1040will be selected randomly for exami-nation, most of the time the IRS looksfor returns that give them a reason tolook at them. Many times audits aretriggered by a specific item or patternof behavior on your tax return. Someof the more common items that ourfirm has witnessed include:• Failing to include a form 1099

or other income.

• Inflating home office deductions

• Citing too many losses on

a schedule C

• Claiming disproportionately

high charitable deductions

• Using too many round numbers

• Reporting rental real estate losses

when you do not materially

participate

• Listing too many business

related deductions

Keep in mind that the tax laws aredesigned so that you do not have topay more tax than you are legallyrequired. Do not be afraid to take alllegitimate deductions on your return.Report income and expenses properlyand keep good records. If you wouldlike more details on the above infor-mation or have any questions aboutyour tax returns please give us a callat 508-278-2239. We are glad tohelp.

TMC Environmental hosted the 3rdAnnual Environmental Services FallGolf Classic to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Massachusettsand Rhode Island.

On a beautiful, warm and sunny day,golfers of all abilities convened at RedTail Golf Club in Devens, MA in sup-port of the Make-A-Wish Foundation®of Massachusetts and Rhode Island,raising $13,000. These funds willenable the Foundation to grant as manywishes as possible for the 580 childrenin Massachusetts and Rhode Islanddiagnosed each year with life-threaten-ing medical conditions.

“We cannot thank TMC Environ-mental enough for hosting this eventand gathering the community togetheron our behalf,” said Tony Sampaio ofthe Make-A-Wish Foundation®. “Wehave grown from granting a single wishin our first year, to striving for 400 chil-dren’s wishes in 2011 and this donationwill allow us to make more of our chil-dren’s wishes come true,” continuedSampaio.

In 2009, TMC’s first annual golf clas-sic raised $11,500 for the Foundationwhich allowed the organization to grantthe wishes of 2 critically ill children –sending them and their families to WaltDisney World® Resort. With on-sitemedical facilities providing treatmentsas necessary and Disney charactersspending quality one on one time withthe children, they were given an allexpenses paid vacation of a lifetime.

The money raised from last year’stournament, allowed the Make-A-Wish® Foundation to grant three wishes.Fayth, age two, met Mickey Mouse andthe Disney Princesses when she and herparents spent a week at Walt Disney

World® Resort. Six year old Sara lovesthe movie Beethoven and received apuppy who is now her constant com-panion. Andrew, age nine, and his fam-ily embarked on a fun-filled Nickel-odeon cruise to the Bahamas.

“This year’s tournament was a greatday for the Make-A-Wish Founda-tion®, TMC and all the participatingcompanies,” says Matthew Clark,President and CEO of TMC Environ-mental. “We are grateful to have somany amazing people in this industrywho are willing to donate their time andmoney for such a wonderful cause.”

TMC plans to continue this traditionof community involvement – holdingthe 4th Annual Environmental ServicesFall Golf Classic in 2012 to benefit theMake-A-Wish Foundation® of Massa-chusetts and Rhode Island.ABOUT THE MAKE-A-WISHFOUNDATION® OF MASSACHU-SETTS AND RHODE ISLANDThe Make-A-Wish Foundation® ofMassachusetts and Rhode Island grantswishes for children with life-threaten-ing medical conditions to enrich thehuman experience with hope, strength,and joy. The joy began in 1987, when

the Foundation fulfilled its first wish: afamily trip to York Beach for a girl withNiemann-Pick disease. Since that firstinspired wish, the Foundation hasserved over 4,500 children in Mass-achusetts and over 1,000 children inRhode Island. This fiscal year, theMake-A-Wish Foundation of Massa-chusetts and Rhode Island is working tofulfill over 400 wishes for medically-eligible children in its two-state com-munity. To learn more, please visitwww.massri.wish.org or call 617- 367-9474.

Since 1995, TMC Services has pro-vided innovative solutions for complexenvironmental challenges – including24 hour emergency and disasterresponse, remediation and abatement,marine services, industrial cleaning,environmental construction services,and waste management.

The company is now known as TMCEnvironmental. This name togetherwith the new logo instantly communi-cates who the company is and what theydo for their customers: TMC solvesenvironmental challenges wheneverand wherever they occur.

The company’s mission is to make theplaces where we all live and work, saferand more productive. TMC respondsquickly and strategically to every situa-tion, whether they are dealing with anemergency or a complex, long-termproject.

Matthew Clark, President and CEO,sums it up: “As a forward-looking com-pany, we undertook this effort to rein-force our overall mission and to bettercommunicate the expertise, passion,and professionalism of our people.”

The Independent Community Bankersof America (ICBA) announced thatlocal community banker, Wayne A.Cottle of the $220 million-asset DeanBank, Franklin was appointed to theICBA board of directors. ICBA is thenation’s voice for community banks.

“I am honored to be appointed to thisposition,” Cottle said. “It gives me achance to continue to work for commu-nity banks across the country that prac-tice trusted, common-sense lending andoffer hands-on personal service andinvaluable financial expertise to localconsumers and small businesses.”

In addition to helping shape and advo-cate ICBA’s national policy positionsand programs, Cottle’s duties includebeing a liaison between independentcommunity bankers in Massachusettsand ICBA staff and leadership inWashington, D.C. He is past national

Secretary and member of ICBA’s exec-utive Committee and serves as Chair-man of ICBA’s Mutual Bank Council.

ICBA is the only national trade asso-ciation dedicated exclusively to pro-moting the interests of locally operatedcommunity banks and savings institu-tions. With trusted financial expertiseand high-quality customer service astheir hallmarks, community banks offerthe best financial services option formillions of consumers and small busi-nesses.

“Cottle is a dedicated communitybanker who is respected by his industrypeers,” said ICBA Chairman Sal Mar-ranca, president and CEO of Cattarau-gus County Bank, Little Valley, N.Y.“We are delighted he will continue tooffer his time and valuable professionaltalents to the service of the communitybanking industry.”

Cottle appointed to ICBA Board of Directors

TMC Environmental raises $13,000 for Make-A-Wish

On Sunday, October 9th, theMassachusetts Down SyndromeCongress sponsored the 15thAnnual Buddy Walk that tookplace in Wakefield. This yearthere were over 3,000 registeredto walk the 3 mile course and$311,000 has been raised to datewith a goal of $350,000 when alldonations are in.

The Buddy Walk is a celebra-tion and promotion for accept-ance and inclusion of individualswith Down syndrome. This walktakes place each year inMassachusetts to support themore than 5,000 families whohave a member with Down syn-drome in the Commonwealth.


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The Northbridge Youth Softball Association is a non-prof-it organization that was formed to give girls between the agesof 6 and 14 an opportunity to participate in youth sports, tomake new friends and above all, to have fun!

During this past season the Board of Directors decided toadorn each girl’s uniform jersey with a pink ribbon to showour support in the battle against breast cancer. The intentionwas to raise awareness throughout the Blackstone Valleycommunity. The players took it one step further and duringhome games passed around a pink bucket to collect dona-tions. The Association is proud to say that our girls collected $100

during the season and the Board decided to match theirefforts. The Northbridge Youth Softball Association washappy to send a check to Dana-Farber in the amount of $200.

The Association would like to thank Dana-Farber for alltheir efforts in a fight that has touched so many people’s livesand for their continued efforts in finding a cure.

Scouts participate in Buddy Walk

WaLKeRS - (left to right) Back Row: Brandi Shaw, Molly Prior, DonnaDeblois, Mikayla Boobar, Ben Prior, Donna MacLeod-Prior, RachelSullivan, Jillian Shenian and Michelle Drew. Middle Row: FranGauthier, Charlotte Murphy, Bailey Susienka, Belle Croteau, eliseCroteau, Cora Gauthier, Joseph Gauthier and natalie Lyons. FrontRow: Mckena Hendriks, Stanley Gauthier, Kristen Johnson, MelissaHendriks, annakiya Reer, Mariah Boobar, Sarah Lavallee, and LoriSusienka...all part of “natalie’s Gang”.

Northbridge Girl Scouts and North-bridge Public Schools have alwaysbeen a huge supporter of Natalie Lyons,a member of Cadette Troop 30129 whohas Down syndrome. Members andleaders of Girl Scout Troops 30129,11411, 30377 and 30383 along withstudents from all four of theNorthbridge Public Schools joined her

in the walk on October 9th.With the dollars raised, the MDSC

can continue to fund important pro-grams and services in the areas ofresearch, education, and advocacy forthose with Down syndrome. For moreinformation on this event, please con-tact Kathy Lyons at [email protected].

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Veterans DayIn november, we celebrate Veterans Day

with honoring our Veterans from the past,present and future who make it possiblefor our freedom. Veterans who have givenso much of themselves. So lets put theVeterans back into Veterans Day and cel-ebrate by giving thanks with HaTS oFFHanDS oVeR yoUR HeaRT.

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Ask the Car GuyBy MaRK HaRe

Hola Amigos! A few months ago, Iwas happy to find some questions inmy email inbox from readers. I don'tknow if any of my answers were life-altering, but I received more questionsthis month. I guess that's the way thiswhole thing works. So, here goes. "I'm starting to look for a pre-owned

car. Should I run a CARFAX report?"

- M.H., Sutton, MA

Let's start with a quick explanation ofwhat CARFAX is. CARFAX is thename of the largest provider of VehicleHistory Reports (VHR) in the US.There are several others, with the sec-ond most common being AutoCheck.Over the past decade, with the ability toquickly link information through theinternet, companies such as CARFAXand AutoCheck have compiled databas-es with VHR's for billions of automo-biles. Now, a VHR is a good idea, asone could assume that having as muchinformation as possible would be agood thing. However, there are a fewthings to be aware of: 1. a VHR doesn'talways tell the whole story. 2. A VHRdoesn't always tell any story at all. 3. AVHR can sometimes tell the wrongstory. How does this make sense, youask? Well, for one, companies such asCARFAX pull information from 3rdparty sources. This means that they relyon accurate information coming fromthese sources. CARFAX claims to havemore than 34,000 outside sources,

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Baseball/Softball Winter Workout ProgramThis program will run on Friday Nights

Starting January 13th – March 30th, from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pmPROGRAM INCLUDES: 1 hour each week of speed and agility trainingspecific to Baseball and Softball with Joe St. Dennis of Sonic Speed

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1 hour each week of indoor field training with Chris Reding from Central Mass Baseball/Softball Academy. Cost is $425.00Go to www.thehittingconnection.com to register and pay

Baseball/Softball Catcher’s ClinicThis clinic will be run by Chris Reding of Central Mass Baseball/Softball Academy. The clinic will cover all areas of the catching position; receiv-ing, blocking, throwing, pass balls and pop ups. This is a great clinic forthe beginner or experienced catcher. Must have your own equipment.January 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm cost is $100.00For ages 9 and up: to register please go to The Home Turf Shop Section

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To register please send a check payable to Central Mass Baseball/Softball Academy with your child’s name, age andan email address to: The Hab, 374 West Street, Uxbridge, MA 01569

Fast Pitch Open/Clinic Pitching TimeAN ENTIRE WINTER OF PITCHING FOR ONLY $150.00This clinic will run on Fridays from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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In the soggy aftermath of tropicalstorms Irene and Lee last month, theSteering Committee of the 11th annualUniBank Blackstone River ValleyGreenway Challenge adventure racewasn’t sure what shape the waterwaysand byways along the Blackstone Riverwould be in for the 57-mile multisportadventure race on Sept. 24.

But with dozens of volunteers clean-ing storm debris from the river andtrails right to the last minute, 63 teamssuccessfully paddled, biked and ranbetween Lincoln Woods State Park inRhode Island and Douglas State Forestin Massachusetts.

Top finishers in the race’s several cat-egories included: Championship –Great Canadian 4:36:24; Recreational –Three New Dads 5:03:46; Ironman(solo) - Josh Flanagan 5:09:54; Masters- Fairlawn Masters 5:28:50; CorporateCup - TMC Environmental 5:31:38; All- Women - R.I. Dept. of Environ-men-tal Management Ladies 6:01:44.

Kate McPherson, captain of the R.I.DEM Ladies team, said her team’spreparation strategy paid off. “I thinkthe biggest thing was just practicing thelegs beforehand,” she said. “It’s know-ing where you’re going.”

McPherson’s team also enjoyed thisyear’s course, which included three R.I.Dept. of Environmental Managementproperties and four Mass. Dept. ofConservation and Recreation proper-

ties. The Greenway Challenge coursechanges every year.

“It definitely seemed like this yearthey picked a really pretty loop,”McPherson said. “The girls enjoyedgetting out to see the scenic naturalbeauty.”

“The partnership of the state parksand the John H. Chafee BlackstoneRiver Valley National Heritage Cor-ridor to introduce the recreational high-lights in the Blackstone Valley shined,”said Barbara Dixon, special eventscoordinator for the National HeritageCorridor Commission.

Ms. Dixon added that this year, forthe first time, the R.I. DEM provided aboat-washing station for paddlersentering the race’s last leg at DouglasState Forest’s Wallum Lake. The boatwash was used to reduce the risk ofintroducing invasive plant species fromother bodies of water along the course.

The Greenway Challenge SteeringCommittee is looking forward to nextyear’s race, scheduled for Sept. 29,2012.

The John H. Chafee Blackstone RiverValley National Heritage CorridorCommission is the Major Sponsor ofthe UniBank Blackstone River ValleyGreenway Challenge.

For information about the Uni-BankBlackstone River Greenway Challenge,visit www.greenwaychallenge.org orsee the event page on Facebook.

ReTURnInG To DeFenD THeIR TITLe FRoM 2010: TheRhode Island Department of environmental Managementall-Women's team took First place in their division for2011. Pictured (l to r) Heidi Travers, Katie DeGoosh, TeamCaptain Kate McPherson, Terry Walsh and Marci Recher.

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which you can imagine may lead to alittle bit of confusion. For example:police records in Massachusetts may bemuch more, or less, accurate than thosein Arkansas. A vehicle that has had anaccident may say simply "accident," orit may give a detailed description, alongwith a case number that you can golook up. A more concerning issue, how-ever, is what a VHR can miss. It is notuncommon for a vehicle to have anaccident and never be reported to insur-ance, or the police. This will not showup on a VHR. Millions of vehiclesbegin life as fleet rentals, which areoften self-insured, and accidents thatoccur while on these rental fleets arerarely reported. Lastly, VHR's are theproduct of the information put intothem. So, when a company like CAR-FAX pulls data from 34,000 sources,clerical errors are pretty common. Let'ssay the guy changing your oil at thecorner Quick-Lube flips around a cou-ple numbers on your mileage. No bigdeal, right? Wrong. Your car will bebranded with an odometer discrepancy,which follows it around like a badhabit.

Basically, a VHR is a good idea, andif you're shopping at dealerships, mostwill give you one free (don't believe theCARFAX ads that they're free - thedealer has to pay dearly for them). Justbe aware that a VHR isn't always asimportant as actually looking at the caritself. I have seen plenty of cars withissues like frame damage, flood dam-age, and hail damage with a perfectlyclean VHR, and I've also seen perfectlyclean cars with accident reports, orworse. Have an expert you trust givethe car a good old fashioned check-over, and you should be fine."Why bother with synthetic oil for oil

changes?"

- S.B., Sutton

Synthetic oil is basically man-madeoil. So, while the dinosaurs left us witha pretty neat thing with crude oil, even-tually chemists figured out a way toproduce oils that would perform better,especially in severe environments (oneof which being inside an engine). Longstory short, synthetic oils tend to holdup better under hot and cold extremes,don't break down as easily, and providemore consistent viscosity (slip) to inter-nal parts of your vehicle's engine. Ascars get more complex, many manufac-

turers are now requiring synthetic oil toproperly lubricate the sensitive internalcomponents of your engine, so the firstquestion when deciding on your oil is"what does the car call for?" Syntheticoil costs a considerable amount morethan conventional oil, but changingyour oil with synthetic typically allowsyou to go longer between oil changes,which is nice unless you really reallylove your mechanic. If that's your prob-lem, just stop in and give him somechocolate chip cookies every 3months...your car will never know!

One more quick one: “My husband

won’t let me drive his truck. WHY?”

- E.J., Whitinsville

Get another one. I’ll let you decide ifthat means truck or husband.Hope that helps. That's it for this time.Now... eyes on the road!!

Mark Hare has an English degree from

Worcester State University, and an

unusual affinity to old convertibles.

With his family, he owns and operates

Harbro Auto Sales & Service. He is a

car guy. He can be reached at markh@

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How much do you know about theplight of abandoned horses in our coun-try? Want to learn more about these ani-mals? Just ask a member of MendonGirl Scout Troop 30398. These eightgirls learned plenty as they set out toearn their Silver Award, the highestaward a Cadette Scout can earn. KellyBorg, Amanda Godowski, KelceyKlaya, Lydia Mason, Emily Perry,Sarah Walden, Emily Waldman, andEmma Wright have been troop mem-bers since kindergarten. Over the years,all of them have shared a passion foranimals, so the easiest part of the proj-ect was choosing a topic – animals!The girls just needed to decide whichanimals and find a way they could help.To earn a Silver Award, troop membersalso had to develop a time-line, choosean advisor, and each member had tocomplete at least 50 hours of communi-ty service.

The troop chose to partner with thenonprofit organization Healing Horses,an organization that rescues and helpsnon-profit horse rescues, such as NEER

North, CANTER, and Bright FuturesFarm Rescue, by fostering the horsesthey have rescued. They also run com-munity outreach programs at LetterPerfect Farm, so that people who lovehorses and want to spend time withthem can do so without the financialburden of actually owning them. Horserescues are important organizationsbecause they go to horse auctions andbuy the horses that are bound forslaughter in Mexico and Canada. Inthose countries, people eat horse meat,but this is very bad because horses herein America are generally injected withmedicines that help them be better ath-letes, but are known to cause cancer ifdigested. The troop has designed awebsite for Healing Horses, started ablog on that site, and worked hard toeducate the community about this wor-thy cause. Troop members gatheredSaturday afternoons at Letter PerfectFarm, Inc. in Uxbridge, where theHealing Horses programs are held.While there, the troop learned howmuch work is involved with running afarm and caring for the horses. Thegirls participated in all of the communi-

ty programs that HH offers, and alsomucked the stalls, cleaned the hay loft,and painted the aisle of the barn. Thetroop had an opportunity to hear aboutDaisey, the first horse HH had boughtout of an auction and saved, who hasbeen adopted by a wonderful familywho loves her dearly, and the troop gotto meet Greg, a horse that HH is foster-ing from a rescue. Greg was deliveredto HH with shipping fever, from whichhe almost died, and with a foot so poor-ly taken care of that he could barelywalk. However, after a year of special-ized shoeing by Bryan Fraley, anequine podiatrist from KY, and TimO’Brian, Letter Perfect Farm’s residentfarrier, Greg is now being ridden undersaddle and will be available for adop-tion soon.

The girls also attended some horseshows where they worked to educatethe public about Healing Horses. SomeTroop members printed note cards andbaked horse treats for each horse show,while others created posters explainingthe work of the organization. TheTroop designed and stitched a bannerthat Healing Horses can continue to use

at other community events. The girlsworked together to develop a website toshowcase Healing Horses. The site isgreat for all ages and has lots of inter-esting facts about the organization.Kids will enjoy the coloring pages and

games, while adults can read the blogdescribing the plight of the horses aswell as the fun the girls had workingalongside the them. To learn more,please visit www.healinghorseslpf.com


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“The whole school has grown andchanged for the better over the years.There are more extracurricular activi-ties with sports and intramurals andcross country” and, she added, “OurLady of the Valley is on the upswingand coming into its own. The schoolhas a bright future because everyonewatches out for each other and is eagerto lend a hand.”

The engaging and dedicated teachereagerly summed up her love of OLVand what it means to teach in aCatholic school. “Catholic schoolsprovide an environment that allowsstudents to learn how to integrate theirfaith into their daily lives.” She saidthat in this day and age, people some-times “approach faith as being separatefrom their everyday activities; religionis something reserved for Saturday orSunday.”

OLV students, she was happy toreport, realized the importance ofmeeting the expectations placed onthem by their teachers. “They werediligent about assignments and pre-pared for tests. It was not unusual forme to see a child sacrificing recesstime to help a friend to the nurse’soffice out of a true sense of concern.”During her early morning strollsthrough the halls, she often saw olderstudents tutoring classmates who werehaving difficulty with a particular skill.

“I will always be grateful for myyears in Uxbridge at Our Lady of theValley,” she says; “I was fortunate tohave been able to work with a group ofdedicated teachers who are truly com-mitted to education.” She knows, first-hand, that the teachers are concernedabout educating the whole person.“The teachers strive to develop a senseof pride in each of their students andencourage and affirm the positivepotential each child has -- thereby

ensuring a sense of worth for all, [one]that will be passed on to future genera-tions.”

Her last week at OLV was a busy onewith a “Mrs. Flansburg spaghettinight,” a special Mass in her honor,and special visits from all the classes.She summed it up as, “It was party,party all week, and we all had a goodtime.” During her time at OLV, Mrs.Flansburg earned a special award fromthe Diocese of Worcester—“Teacher ofthe Year.”

“I never knew when I walked throughthe door at Our Lady of the Valley 31years ago what an impact it wouldhave on my life. It wasn’t just 31 years,but 31 happy years,” she concludedwith tears, adding “God has a plan foreach of us and, now, I’ll see what Hehas in mind for my future.” One direc-tion she thinks God might be leadingher is to return again in the fall to OLVas a substitute teacher. The currentprincipal Mrs. Marilyn Willand, all theteachers and students, without anydoubt, would welcome her back!

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Cub Scouts from Uxbridge’s Pack 25would like to thank their communityneighbors and businesses for support-ing their 2011 Popcorn Show and Sells.The pack was able to sell popcorn out-side Walmart, Koopman Lumber andHardware, Savers Bank and at Hanna-ford Plaza. The sale was very success-ful and the Pack is especially proud of

the money they raised to send popcornto the military serving our country.

All sales support the Pack’s program-ming for the coming year, including theannual Pinewood Derby; field trips;patches, pins, books, and so muchmore. Individual Scouts can earn credittowards overnights at area museumsand many great prizes. Fully 70 percentof every popcorn sale comes back tosupport local Scouting.

Thank you, Uxbridge, for your sup-port of Scouting. Pack 25 looks forwardto satisfying your popcorn needs! If youhaven’t gotten your popcorn yet pleasecontact Tara Corcoran at 508-278-4163.

Pack 25 is chartered out of St. Mary'sChurch in Uxbridge, and is still takingregistrations for the 2011-2012 year,which has just gotten underway. Formore information, contact CommitteeChair Jason Andolina at 508-278-5357.

Pack 25 Thanks Community

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