The South Coast Insider - May 2015

May 2015 Vol. 19 / No. 5

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Take our cover story on page 6, for instance. Jay Pateakos took a look inside the Fall River YMCA where renovations have revitalized an aging building and the people there have refocused on the long-term health and welfare of the locals.

On page 10, Joyce Rowley investigates the possibility of a cleaned-up New Bedford harbor after decades of horrible pollution.

Even real estate is roaring back, according to the experts interviewed by Brian Lowney on page 14.

Stacie Charbonneau Hess has an article on page 18 all about how south coasters have found potential in their discarded clothing, and how one man has helped us all to give back.

Whether you’re inside or out, it’s clear to see that the South Coast is changing, growing, and doing new things. I think it’s for the better. I hope that you think so too by the time you finish this month’s issue.

But remember that no matter how much the region may change, we’ll be here to keep you up to speed with everything happening. I feel like we’re just getting (re)started.

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COVER STORY Dignitaries and friends of the Fall River ‘Y’ officially open the new facilities

YMCA rebirth in Fall River

By Jay Pateakos

More than eight years in the making—some may even say 50 years or more —the Fall River YMCA is set to be unveiled as a newly renovated, stateof-the-art facility with two floors of childcare and a new education achievement center.

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“We’ve renovated every piece of wire, every wall, built brand new floors, doors, plumbing, and electric.

Everything is new,” said Frank Duffy, the Fall River branch’s Executive Director.

“It was needed, really. If you think about it, there hasn’t been any work done, besides the pool being added, on this building since 1963. Fifty years have gone by and you don’t do anything on a building… people have expectations in 2013, 2014, 2015 for what a building should be like.”

Duffy said the old building had no

sprinklers on the fourth floor, was not handicapped accessible, leaving a whole segment of the population out of being able to benefit from the Y’s many services.

Work began on the site in November 2013. They’ve raised $4.5 as of this printing, raised another $4.6 million through a capital campaign, a Massachusetts Historic Tax Credits have made up most of the rest of the $11.2 million project.

Duffy said there will be an invite-only ribbon-cutting ceremony in April and Continued ON PAGE 8

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although work can still be seen being done around the Y, the project is more than 90 percent done. He said those who have not been inside the Y in a bit will be quite surprised with how it looks now.

Everything old is new again

“This is a state-of-the-art facility in every way, shape, or form; you have treadmills with TVs on them, bicycles that you can surf the internet on, checking Facebook as you work out on your own individual monitor, and Wi-Fi throughout the building,” said Duffy.

“We didn’t settle for anything run-ofthe-mill, and throughout the renovation, we still kept a good part of the building and its historical feel.”

Some of the work included keeping and working around two original walls to expose the bricks, all-new lighting, and even an HVAC system that they never had before.

Duffy said the decision was made early on that the project must include renovating the entire building instead of doing it piecemeal. Newlyrenovated bathrooms and showers are all handicapped accessible, and even warm water, which Duffy said people take for granted but something that wasn’t a 100 percent guarantee at the old site, is now all part of the new building. A wellness and child care center make up the second and third floors, opening in January, with the Y’s education director reaching out to area schools to determine the student’s curriculum to match up with what the Y is doing.

“The response has been great,” said Duffy of the child care, which involves 120 kids from grades K-12, giving them all a healthy snack, 30 minutes of activities, and homework help. “We’re hoping to expand it to include adult programs like job searching and resume work.”

The mission of the Educational Achievement Center is to “close the achievement gap for students in Fall River and build a learning community

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for family members” according to their initial press release. Duffy said the EAC works closely with Fall River Public Schools to ensure that its programming is aligned with the student’s school day learning and build the skills needed for these students to be successful.

The Center, run by roughly 14 volunteers, provides programming based on building literacy skills and a love for reading, said Duffy. The EAC plans to add programs in art, digital media, and audio recording in the months ahead. It also plans to offer a Summer Scholars program to help diminish loss of learning during the summer months.

There are many people who just believe in what we are doing. They know we’ve been here for 150 years and realize that we are not a place that’s going to close in five or 10 years.

Things are working out

With all the work almost completed, the Y is beginning to reap the benefits, securing 200 new members since January, with the goal of adding a total of 1,000 new members within the next year.

Asked how they could raise $4.5 million in such a short amount of time and in a weak economy, Duffy said a lot of people and companies stepped up to help the Y when it needed it, realizing no matter what, it was an organization that wasn’t going anywhere any time soon.

“There are many people who just believe in what we are doing. They know

we’ve been here for 150 years and realize that we are not a place that’s going to close in five or 10 years,” said Duffy.

“The city needs a place like the Y and there’s not many downtown places like this left.”

BayCoast Bank pledged $300,000 over 5 years for the Fall River YMCA’s renovation. Its President and CEO Nicholas M. Christ also chaired the building’s fund-raising campaign.

“The Fall River YMCA continues to play an extremely important role in the social fabric of the families of Fall River.

The work the Y does by offering structured youth development programs, promoting healthy living, and advocating for social responsibility is important – perhaps more so now than at any time in Fall River’s history,” said Christ.

“The project represents a substantial capital investment in the downtown area. BayCoast is especially proud to have supported the creation of the new Education Center and renovations that will make the building accessible to patrons of all abilities.”

While the pool remained the same size, the entire pool area was renovated and two new international squash courts were constructed.

Parking issues were assuaged with the purchase of a lot a block up that allowed the addition of 26 new parking spaces, used mostly for employees.

From the new equipment, bathrooms, and lockers, to the handicapped accessibility and new Education Achievement Center, the Fall River YMCA has shed its old decrepitude.

“We always tell people to come on down and check us out if you haven’t been here in a while,” said Duffy, in his 10th year with the Fall River YMCA. “They all say the same thing: ‘wow.’

Just one word. They can’t believe how different it looks. Nothing looked like it once did.”

Future fitness

With one capital campaign winding down, another one has started, this time across the bridge in Swansea.

Development Director Rhonda Veugen said YMCA Southcoast recently purchased 42-acres of land at 271 Sharps Lot Road at the former site of the Grace Gospel Church on the Somerset/Swansea line.

She said the amazing thing about the Swansea property, which includes two major buildings, three baseball fields and a huge gymnasium, is that it already has the makeup of a YMCA. Veugen said the plan is to start with a one million dollar capital campaign that will encompass the implementation of a new wellness center, child watch, walking tracks, a kids’ jungle gym, as well as rooms dedicated to classes like spinning, karate, and more.

“We’re hoping to have that open by the end of the year – December or January,” said Veugen.

“The second phase will include an initial aquatic center and the third phase will include an expanded aquatic center. The general timeline would be 2016 to 2019.”

“It’s a really exciting time for YMCA Southcoast with the success of the New Bedford and Gleason (Wareham) sites... the two camps in Dartmouth and Mattapoisett have seen great numbers too,” said Veugen.

With programs like Livestrong and Diabetes Prevention Programs in partnership with local hospitals, Veugen said YMCA Southcoast is focused on “building healthy lives,” the theme of its capital campaigns.

In order to never turn anyone away from the YMCA who may not be able to afford their programs, Veugen said they have also set a goal of raising $350,000 toward Y Cares, a financial assistance program for YMCA programs, childcare, and summer camps and those who are unable to pay for them. Last year, the YMCA gave $833,000 in financial assistance to 6,000 individuals across the South Coast.

“We want to stay relevant with our programming to help truly transform lives and strengthen the community around us,” said Veugen. “Helping to build healthy lives is our real focus.”

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COVER STORY

New Bedford Harbor PCBs

An end in sight?

By Joyce Rowley

If you’re not from the South Coast, it will seem odd that residents are still questioning the wisdom of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s cleanup plan for New Bedford Harbor.

Yet 32 years after 18,700 acres of New Bedford Harbor and parts of Buzzards Bay were declared the largest marine polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) Superfund site, local residents still have strong feelings about what to do to clean it up.

Which is why the EPA has gone back to the drawing board for the fifth time. This time they are proposing alternative disposal methods for the final 650,000 cubic yards of PCB-contaminated harbor bottom soils. To get a sense of the scale of the problem, a cubic yard is a volume of material three feet wide by three feet long by three feet high.

In late April, the EPA met with residents to present disposal alternatives to about half of those

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sediments. Instead of placing them in aboveground confined disposal facilities (CDFs) adjacent to the Lower Harbor – the area between Coggeshall Street and the hurricane barrier – the EPA studied the feasibility of off-site disposal and burial in the harbor.

One alternative is to vacuum the material off the bottom of the harbor floor using a hydraulic dredge, pump it to the existing de-sanding facility, and then on to the de-watering facility. From there it would be shipped off-site to a federally-approved landfill in Michigan.

That method worked effectively for the first 325,000 c.y. of highly-contaminated soils already

removed from the site. However, the $250 million price tag for hydraulic dredging made it unfeasible for remedying the entire site that way.

Another option is to bury it in pits in the bottom of the harbor known as confined aquatic disposal (CAD) cells with the remainder of the PCBcontaminated soil. But that requires using a clamshell dredge and exposing the soils to the air while dewatering on a barge. Opponents claim PCBs would become airborne by evaporation, posing a health risk. It also does not actually remove the PCBs from the harbor.

“If it wasn’t for cost, [the EPA] wouldn’t be doing it,” said Mark Rasmussen, executive director of

Buzzards Bay Coalition, at a recent presentation on harbor restoration projects. “Future generations will wonder why we allowed them to bury [PCBs] in the harbor.”

But Rasmussen said that a federal lawsuit opposing the EPA’s use of CAD cells failed, and the court’s decision was final for that 300,000 c.y. of material.

Now it was a matter of making the disposal process as safe as possible.

New Bedford PCB history

Between the 1940s and the 1970s, two New Bedford companies produced electric capacitors that contained PCBs, used for their electrical conductivity. But in 1977, the federal government banned the use of PCBs due to their toxicity and possible cancer-causing effects. They are now considered a probable human carcinogen by EPA. By the time EPA banned PCBs, both companies (Aerovox in the Upper Harbor above Coggeshall Street, and CornellDubilier located in the City’s south end beyond the hurricane barrier) had already been discharging PCBs directly and indirectly into New Bedford Harbor for decades. It was estimated that Aerovox alone dumped 275 tons of PCBs into the harbor.

In 1983, more than a thousand acres of the harbor and an adjacent 17,000 acres of Buzzards Bay were put on the National Priorities Listing as a Superfund site. A $110 million settlement with AVX, Aerovox’s successor, was to have paid for the clean up.

The original 1990 EPA cleanup plan called for burning the PCBs in an incinerator in New Bedford.

But local residents, in particular the group Hands Across the River, vehemently opposed the plan. At the last minute – while the incinerator was literally on its way to New Bedford – the decision was reversed.

In 1999, a second cleanup plan endorsed by local residents proposed the removal of all PCB sediments by hydraulic dredge and removal off-site.

Five years later, when the AVX settlement ran out, dredging slowed to a snail’s pace. The maximum

federal allocation of $15 million per year barely made a dent in the sheer volume of PCBs present.

The EPA had targeted the hot spots first, said project manager Ginny Lombardo, particularly around the AVX plant in the Upper Harbor above Coggeshall Street. About 250,000 c.y. of soil with PCB levels between 4,000 parts per million (ppm) up to 100,000 ppm were removed by 2004.

Lombardo said the $366 million supplemental settlement from AVX received by EPA in 2013 will allow much quicker cleanup. The 1999 cleanup plan was revised in 2010 and again in 2012 to allow for the burial of about 300,000 c.y. of soils with lower concentrations of PCBs in the CAD cells with clean sand covers.

“The supplemental funds will expedite the cleanup in about 90% of the time it would have taken without it,” Lombardo said. When questioned on the exposure of the soils in the CAD cells while consolidating (which may take several years), she replied, “They’re moving where they are today in the shallower areas. [The PCBs] will be in a CAD cell, under the weight of water, and will stay there until they’re capped with sand.”

The EPA anticipates the relocation of the PCBcontaminated soil will be completed by 2020, as opposed to 2045 without CAD cells.

“This is a huge construction project with diverse stakeholders,” Lombardo said. The goal, Lombardo said, was to restore the area so that PCB levels in fish tissue would be low enough so the harbor could be fished again.

All fishing and consumption of fish, including shellfish, in the harbor inside of the hurricane barrier has been prohibited since 1979. The area outside of the hurricane barrier from Wilbur Point to Ricketson Point has also been closed to all fishing.

Beyond that, shellfishing is closed from the southern end of West Island, Fairhaven, to Mishaum’s Point in Dartmouth.

For more information on the fishing closures and on cleanup efforts, visit www2.epa.gov/ new-bedford-harbor.

The website contains a copy of the proposed disposal alternatives. Public comment on those alternatives will be accepted unitl May 24, 2015.

“The supplemental funds will expedite the cleanup in about 90% of the time it would have taken without it.”

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by Dan Logan

I’ve been on the receiving end of a falling tree. It was a dark and stormy night on the Central California coast. Around 11:00 p.m. an oddball 70-mile-an-hour southeast wind was blowing and we had no power.

As we lay in bed listening to the wind scream, what sounded like a freight train suddenly roared our way. Something punched through the bedroom roof and my wife and I were spitting out pieces of insulation, tree bark, and rainwater, trying to figure out what happened as we scrambled for flashlights in the darkness.

A 100-foot Monterey Pine had seen fit to drop lengthwise through the house, including our recently completed addition.

A thick branch had stabbed through the high ceiling and missed spearing me by a scant five feet, which it probably would have if it had not broken off on its way.

It took six months and fifty thousand dollars to repair the damage, and longer than that to get over the anxiety of what all those Monterey Pines around me were capable of doing.

That experience is far behind me, but I’ve maintained an ongoing interest in tree removal ever since.

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Most people don’t think much about removing trees; it’s one of those businesses that blend into the background unless someone downs a tree in your neighborhood and you get to watch the process, which is usually an attention-grabber.

There are plenty of reasons for wanting a tree downed, not all related to fearing for one’s life.

A tree may be dead and attracting unwanted flora and fauna, from mushrooms to bugs to rats.

Branches can do damage by banging against the house. Roots can destroy foundations, yards and driveways. Or, the tree simply may not fit its surroundings from an aesthetic point of view.

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“Spring is a good time to get your trees assessed, and it shouldn’t cost anything to do that,” says Ryan Nadeau, owner of Nadeau Tree Service in Swansea as he prepares to remove an attractive 60-foot Norway Spruce from the front yard of a home in Somerset. It’s a clear, cool spring day with little wind.

“Over the winter, the biggest concern and one of the most important things for a homeowner to check is for water collecting in the leaders,” Nadeau

says, pointing to a maple across the street with a short section of thick trunk that splits into two smaller trunks – the leaders.

Multiple leaders like this collect water at their base. The water freezes and expands, and over the winter can melt and freeze repeatedly. If the expanding water cracks the trunk between the leaders, melting water will sink deeper into the trunk, cracking the tree even more when it freezes again.

It’s not the heavy wind or the amount of snow, it’s the freezing, Nadeau elaborates.

Because many people aren’t very aware of tree removal services, they’re often not sure what to look for when they do need a tree removed. They may figure they can do it themselves. Or they get estimates and go with the least expensive.

If they do get multiple estimates to remove a tree, they often get an astonishingly wide range of quotes, which adds to the confusion and mistrust.

“There’s not a lot of value put on what we do; people think that anyone can take down a tree,” Nadeau says.

We’ve all heard secondhand tales about overconfident, untrained homeowners dropping trees through their houses; I witnessed this in California as one homeowner nailed his small cottage with a Monterey Pine, which dropped about 90 degrees from the direction he had intended.

What factors into the cost calculation for the tree removal service are the shape of the tree, how tightly it’s wedged among houses, garages, overhead wires, gardens, and yard furnishings, and whether the tree is dead or dying. A huge, healthy tree with nothing around it to damage may cost

less to remove than a smaller, dying tree tucked into a tight space.

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Beyond that, Nadeau calculates how quickly the job can be done without doing any damage to people or property. “There’s a safety culture that exists in our company,” he explains, pointing out the chaps, gloves, and eye and ear protection he and his crew wear.

Basic safety is a big part of the calculation. “Stuff goes wrong: you’re working with big, heavy stuff, and there’s wind,” Nadeau says. “When something goes wrong, it’s catastrophic. If an employee takes a chainsaw to a leg, it’s $40,000.” Which is why Nadeau employs qualified people and carries appropriate insurance. “Ask for proof of insurance,” he recommends.

Nadeau doesn’t say it, but that culture extends beyond the equipment. While tree removal is a business that attracts a certain percentage of

repeat customers,” Nadeau says.

Each job requires different gear and different techniques. He looks around, calculating, then estimates the three large trucks and wood chipper he brought along for this job represent about $200,000 in equipment costs.

Nadeau’s pricey tools mean his crew can work efficiently as well as safely. For example, big branches as thick as 15 inches can be winched into the $40,000 chipper rather than requiring further cutting in order for his employees to be able to move them. Not only does that mean the work gets done faster, but employees get less tired and are less prone to accidents.

“Every tree cuts differently, Oak trees are difficult to cut because the wood is so hard, and they produce a lot of fine dust, “ Nadeau says. “This tree is no fun because of the sap.” Later I see gooey pine sap running out of the stump in a steady stream.

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The tree is reduced to a threefoot stump in two hours.

The stump puts up an unexpected fight, but Nadeau finally subdues it with repeated assaults with a chainsaw. cowboys, most homeowners, if they think about it, don’t want someone working fast and loose while cutting and dropping heavy pieces of tree around their prized possessions.

One sign of a problem with a prospective tree removal service might be ragtag equipment.

Combined with other observations, you might conclude that attention to detail isn’t one of the outfit’s strong suits. Does the crew act professionally? Are they yelling and swearing and treating the site like a party scene? This doesn’t sit well with many paying customers.

The company culture is the x factor, hard to judge from what a prospective arborist is telling you face to face, but rather something that you discover by asking around beforehand. If you see a tree being removed, ask the homeowner later if they’d recommend the service.

Many people conclude they’re getting their money’s worth by paying more for the insured, safety-conscious service, because there’s a big downside if things go sideways. “We get a lot of

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The tree is reduced to a three-foot stump in two hours. The stump puts up an unexpected fight, but Nadeau finally subdues it with repeated assaults with a chainsaw. A big claw grabs 10-foot sections of thick trunk as if they were #2 pencils and loads them into one of the trucks.

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Since the early seventeenth century when English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold discovered the wondrous beauty of the South Coast, prospective real estate buyers from all over the world have investigated the possibility of purchasing property and settling in a beautiful area that boasts countless economic, social, and recreational opportunities.

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ollowing the economic downturn that the region (and nation) experienced during the past few years, as well as the recent difficult winter that hit much of New England, one local real estate broker is very optimistic for the future of real estate in the South Coast.

Bob Lima, managing broker at R.P. Valois Real Estate in Dartmouth, says that with the expected commuter rail expansion paired with tremendous growth in the healthcare industry throughout the South Coast, the outlook for the real estate market is one that shows signs of real growth.

“Railroad expansion in other areas of the country have impacted the market considerably, and although realistically this service is still a few years away, the expectations along with the growing interest in the area overall will certainly give us an economic boom,” Lima observes.

He adds that while a rail link to Boston and rapid growth in the healthcare industry promise a spike in the housing market, there are several other factors that are contributing to this increase.

“Mortgage rates remaining at historic lows, although expected to rise slowly, will be offset by various new federal housing policy initiatives to help loosen current standards created from the financial debacle,” Lima adds, noting that the foreclosure crisis is over.

Lima emphasizes that millennials – people born during the last two decades of the 20th century, are expected to enter the housing market and are anticipated to generate two thirds of that business sector’s growth in the next five years. He also shares that new home building will continue to grow.

“Consumer confidence is slowly being rejuvenated,” he reports.

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venture and there is nothing more rewarding than to hand over a set of keys to a family waiting to create memories,” he says.

With many homeowners looking to downsize or relocate to a warmer climate, Lima offers the following advice to people planning to sell their homes.

Noting, “pricing is right,” Lima urges sellers to get a professional market analysis to achieve the true market value of their home, and then to shave 10 to 15 percent off the quoted price.

“You’ll be stampeded by buyers with multiple bids,” he shares. “Even in the worst market, they’ll bid up the price over what it’s worth.”

Lima notes that underpricing takes “real courage” and while most sellers don’t want to take that risk, it remains the single best strategy to sell a home in today’s market.

“Overpricing a home, on the other hand, is a sure way to meet disaster,” the broker says.

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Amazing gifts

By Stacie Charbonneau Hess

There’s a hero in our midst here on the South Coast. His name is Jim Stevens, but if you happen to run into him, you might never know he is a hero.

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hysically, he is unassuming – balding hair, chain smoking, and comfortably dressed the day we visit: in loafers, a violet button-down and a sweater vest. He could be anybody’s cheerful grandfather.

Just below the service, however, when you speak to Jim, you notice a quality that is hard to name. Some may say charming, some persuasive, some single-minded. He is certainly all of these things.

What you notice, however, is a quiet yet profound power when he speaks. He makes you want to listen. You know what he is saying is important. And when you look around at the interior of Gifts to Give, you know that something rather magical is going on.

The Gifts to Give Philanthropy Factory, as it is formally known, relocated a little over a year ago from the South End of New Bedford to Titleist Drive in Acushnet – increasing its size and scope. I am here to introduce my students at Northeast Maritime Institute in Fairhaven of potential community service opportunities. “We just finished unpacking,” admits Jim, as my students and I stare in wonder at the size of the project.

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Gifts growing Inside, there are thousands and thousands of books stacked on shelves. Dozens of adults with disabilities are coloring and packaging and taping and sorting and answering phones.

There are heaps of toys and games lining the colorful walls – and as this is my first visit to their new facility, I am impressed by the sheer size and space – increased capacity is certainly a factor in this move.

Then, of course, there are the clothes: neatly folded in some instances, bursting from large rolling bins, sorted, labeled, stacked upon shelves. These clothes will find their way to children all over the South Coast through social service agencies such as Child and Family Services or the Family Resource Center who place “orders” for low-income families in their care and pick them up when the orders are filled.

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“In the cold light of day,” Jim continues, “I look at children now in America and there are two kinds of children: children that are privileged and children living in poverty… and they have something in common – they are clueless, they are truly clueless. The privileged children are clueless about how lucky they are, and the children living in poverty are clueless about the choices they have. So for me to affect a change, I wanted to develop a model for thousands and thousands of kids from both sides of the track, to share a common goal. I wanted to teach a new kind of civic engagement or philanthropy. I like to call it Tangible Philanthropy.”

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To fulfill this vision, Gifts to Give fulfills orders for 150 social service agencies, processing thousands of pounds of recycled items to get them into the hands of children and families who need them. This is accomplished, perhaps astoundingly, with child and adult volunteers and an entirely unpaid staff.

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The business model of Tangible Philanthropy has thrived as Gifts to Give has touched nearly every school-aged child on the South Coast – some as volunteers, others as recipients of recycled goods.

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in the “Sorority” mentoring project. Hundreds of low-income children build gingerbread houses and receive free books during the holiday season. Gifts to Give is an operation of heroic proportions.

What is also heroic and inspiring about Gifts to Give is that the organization has thrived with no public funding whatsoever. The whole project is green, from repurposing items to installing LED lighting in the new facility. Green does not mean free, however. Ideally, Jim would like to see the organization becomes self-sustaining in the coming years.

To this end, the idea for a Thrift Store was born. Since Gifts to Give gives away only children’s clothing, staff decided to put high-quality donated adult items to good use.

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nization against setbacks and helping it become self-sustaining – Jim Stevens’s goal.

With thousands of volunteers preparing gifts for children living in poverty, chances are you have been touched in some way by Gifts to Give.

Please visit their website, www.GiftsToGive.org, or better yet, take a tour of the facility to learn more! Volunteering is easy, with drop-in hours and a manager on-site during working hours.

Visit Gifts to Give on Titleist Drive in Acushnet to drop off clothes or small household items (the rule is small enough that an eight year old could carry it.) You can volunteer alone, with a group, or with the children in your life.

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Ah, spring—a time of rejuvenation, renewal, and fresh hope. As the winter palette of whites and grays fades, the spring palette blooms into vibrant color, revealing a reborn landscape and a new perspective from which to view the world around us. As you will see in the following novels, sometimes all we need to change our lives is to see the world with new eyes. I hope these books will give you the breath-of-fresh-air feeling of springtime.

My Heart and Other Black Holes

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In this sweet, uplifting homage to bookstores, Zevin perfectly captures the joy of connecting people and books. A.J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. The cantankerous owner of Island Books is despondent after losing his beloved wife and witnessing the ever-declining number of sales at his small, quirky bookstore.

In short order, he loses all patience with the new Knightly Press sales rep, his prized rare edition of Tamerlane is stolen, and someone leaves a baby at his store. The baby’s unexpected arrival gives Fikry the chance to make his life over – and see everything anew, unleashing a dramatic transformation.

Suddenly, the picture book section is overflowing with new titles, and the bookstore becomes home to a burgeoning number of book clubs.

With business on the uptick and love in his heart, A.J. finds himself becoming an essential new part of his longtime community. Filled with interesting characters, a deep knowledge of bookselling, wonderful critiques of classic titles, and very funny depictions of book clubs and author events, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry will prove irresistible to book lovers everywhere.

I don’t use the word “delightful” very often, but in the case of Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, it is entirely warranted. In the small village of Edgecombe St. Mary in the English countryside lives Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of author Helen Simonson’s wonderful debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, the Major leads a quiet life valuing the proper things that Englishmen have lived by for generations: honor, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea.

However, an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village, sparks a rejuvenation of life in both the Major and Mrs. Ali. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their spouses, the couple soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and regarding her as the permanent foreigner.

Can their relationship survive the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of culture and tradition? The Washington Post says that Simonson “knows just what delicious disruption romance can introduce to a well-settled life.”

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Sixteen-year-old self-proclaimed “physics nerd” Aysel Seran is plotting her own death. She lives with a “black slug” of depression inside her, with a mother who can barely look at her, classmates who whisper behind her back, and a father whose violent crime sent shockwaves through her small Kentucky town. Aysel is ready to turn her potential energy into nothingness.

There’s only one problem: she’s not sure she has the courage to do it alone. But once she discovers a website with a section called Suicide Partners, Aysel’s convinced she’s found her solution – Roman, a teenage boy who’s haunted by a family tragedy, is looking for a partner.

Even though Aysel and Roman have nothing in common, they slowly start to fill in each other’s broken lives. But as their suicide pact becomes more concrete, Aysel begins to question whether she really wants to go through with it. Ultimately, she must choose between wanting to die or trying to convince Roman to live so they can discover the potential of their energy together.

A debut novel about the transformative power of love, My Heart and Other Black Holes captures, in a unique voice, what it means to die, and more importantly, to live. Best for ages 14 and up. A list of suicide and depression resources are appended.

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The Canterbury Sisters

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“In this profoundly inquiring and wholly enrapturing memoir, Macdonald exquisitely and unforgettably entwines misery and astonishment, elegy and natural history, human and hawk.” – Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review) When Helen Macdonald’s father died suddenly on a London street, she was devastated. An experienced falconer (Helen had been captivated by hawks since childhood), she’d never before been tempted to train one of the most vicious predators, the goshawk. But in her grief, she saw that the goshawk’s fierce and feral temperament mirrored her own. Resolving to purchase and raise the deadly creature as a means to cope with her loss, she adopted Mabel, and turned to the guidance of The Once and Future King author T.H. White’s chronicle The Goshawk to begin her challenging endeavor.

Projecting herself “in the hawk’s wild mind to tame her” tested the limits of Macdonald’s humanity and changed her life.

Heart-wrenching and humorous, this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast, with a parallel examination of a legendary writer’s eccentric falconry.

Erica Wagner of The Economist calls H is for Hawk “A well-wrought book, one part memoir, one part gorgeous evocation of the natural world and one part literary meditation… lit with flashes of grace, a grace that sweeps down to the reader to hold her wrist tight with beautiful, terrible claws.”

The Canterbury Sisters is an amusing and heartfelt journey through one woman’s midlife crisis. Che de Milan (yes, her parents were hippies) is very settled in her life as a wine critic for the blog “Women Who Wine.” When she loses her larger-than-life mother to cancer and is unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend, she is forced to take a hard look at the choices she’s made in her life.

Shortly after being dumped, Che is reminded of a promise she made when an urn of ashes arrives, along with a note from her mother reading, “Per our agreement, you must now take me to Canterbury. Do it, Che. Take me there. Even if you’re busy. Especially if you’re busy. It is never too late for healing.”

Within days, Che finds herself reluctantly undertaking a pilgrimage. She joins a group of eight diverse women who are walking the sixty miles from London to the shrine of Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. In the Chaucerian tradition, the women swap their life stories as they walk, each vying to see who can best describe true love. Che, who is a perfectionist and workaholic, loses her cell phone at the first stop and is forced to slow down and really notice the world around her, perhaps for the first time in years. Through her adventures along the trail, Che finds herself opening up to new possibilities in life and discovers that the miracles of Canterbury can take surprising forms.

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YOUR HEALTH

In the bulls-eye: Read

By Elizabeth Morse

May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month—and it’s also the month when people are venturing outdoors again, walking their dogs, golfing, picnicking, or raking up the leaves out back.

But May is also when the deer ticks are out, looking for a warm-blooded host like you, your kids, or your dog to latch onto. They’re no bigger than a poppy seed, but if a Lyme-infected tick bites, you could be in for a whole world of hurt.

Ticks are very strange critters. They don’t fly or make noise or hop or slither. They pretty much live in suspended animation, clinging to wherever they were born, waiting patiently for a warm-blooded mammal to come near – then they let go, latch on, and bite you. Or that deer. Or that cat.

Tick bites are most common in the late spring and summer, and everyone needs to take steps to avoid getting bitten [see sidebar]. But more importantly, Lyme sufferers need to be aware of the behind-the-scenes tug-of-war going on about the proper prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease.

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How to Off! the Ticks

Remember when spray-bottles of Avon’s “Skin-So-Soft” were suddenly the rage in deer tick repellants?

You can buy commercial spray-products that contain DEET, an EPA-approved pesticide, to ward off deer-ticks. But DEET is also a pretty harsh chemical, so it’s better to apply it to your shoes and clothing, rather than directly onto your skin. Products containing more than 30% DEET are not recommended for children, and any DEET product mixed with a sunscreen is a total waste of money.

Another tick-repellant chemical is permethrin, which is often used to pre-treat outdoor clothing, camping gear, and pet collars (it also kills mites and lice). A more natural solution is to use a spray of water mixed with rose-geranium oil, peppermint oil, or lemon oil on your clothing, hat, fabric, or dog collars.

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Insect-borne diseases like Lyme disease, malaria, scabies, bubonic plague, cooties/crabs, or West Nile Virus are certainly not new human afflictions. But what is new is that modern public health authorities are fully capable of killing off the offending pests.

Yet that has not happened with the eradication of Lyme-infected ticks.

Public health tick-control prevention programs have taken a far backseat to mosquito-control sprayings programs.

More than $10,000,000 is spent annually in the Bay State to eradicate mosquitoes, but only $60,000 is funded to kill ticks. Go figure.

Lyme disease is the second-most commonly reported infectious disease in New England, second only to chlamydia, a sexually-transmitted disease. Meanwhile, far fewer cases of EEE (eastern equine encephalitis) and West Nile virus are reported here in New England than are cases of Lyme disease. In 2012, Massachusetts physician reports tallied over 3,300 confirmed and 1,700 probable cases of Lyme disease – an almost 20 percent increase over the year before. At the same time, there were only seven reported cases of EEE and 33 cases of West Nile Virus, both of which are transmitted by disease-carrying mosquitoes.

But Lyme disease is not just a New England issue. New CDC research indicates that there are more than 300,000 cases of Lyme disease diagnosed nationwide each year – ten times higher than previous estimates.

The epicenter of the Lyme disease outbreak may well be in New England, but it has already spread to the upper Midwest, the Carolinas, the Dakotas, and the upper West Coast.

And if we don’t all figure out how to get rid of the infected ticks, Lyme disease will continue to spread.

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for more research and funding into the prevention, early diagnosis and rational medical treatment of Lyme disease – but there’s a ridiculous controversy going on that’s preventing that from happening. And we all need to do something about that.

No Litmus for Lyme?

Lyme disease was first identified in a cluster of children stricken with strange arthritic symptoms in Lyme, Connecticut, back in the 1970s.

Poppy-seed sized deer ticks, common to areas of dense, brushy growth and high grasses, were quickly found to be the carrier-culprits of the infectious bacteria Borrelia Burgdorferi.

But Lyme disease has proved to be very difficult to diagnose using standard blood tests. Antibodies may not appear in the blood until long after the initial infection (way too late), and yet very little research or funding has been devoted to creating more rapid

and accurate diagnostic tests for Lyme.

Even a Lyme patient’s vague symptoms can make an accurate diagnosis difficult. After being bitten, many people exhibit flu-like symptoms of fatigue, fever, joint-aches, and a telltale “bulls-eye”-shaped rash near the bite.

But at least 25% of people bitten by an infected deer tick don’t develop the signature rash, and so the infection often goes untreated.

Too often, Lyme sufferers are misdiagnosed with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, or just treated as hypochondriacs, referred to by some doctors as “Lyme loonies.”

If diagnosed early enough, the Lyme-bacteria infection can be knocked out with an intensive course of antibiotics. But if left misdiagnosed, untreated, and allowed to spread through the lymph nodes, Lyme disease can lead to crippling and chronic disorders.

Even after a few months of aggressive antibiotic treatment, almost one

in four Lyme patients still don’t feel better. Others feel better initially, but then they feel sick again when the intensive antibiotic treatments are stopped. Many go on to suffer progressive arthritic symptoms, cardiac problems, neurological disorders, and constant headaches for months or even years.

“Above All, Do No Harm” The most significant obstacle to treating Lyme disease is the ongoing controversy within the medical establishment itself: should chronic-Lyme cases (the ones that don’t respond to aggressive short-term antibiotic regimens) be treated with antibiotics over longer periods of time? The potential dangers of over-prescribing antibiotics is indeed a serious scientific issue, but that’s largely been caused by indiscriminate and unnecessary use of antibiotics for non-bacterial ailments, like the common cold or the flu.

As a result, many doctors who advocate for longer-term antibiotic

Tiptoe through the deer ticks

Even if your town isn’t spraying to kill the Lyme-infected deer ticks, you can at least take some measures to minimize your exposure to them.

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irst of all, avoid walking through places where deer ticks like to hang out – low-hanging trees, bushes, tall grasses, and leaf piles that could brush up against you. If you wouldn’t stroll through a mosquito-infested swamp, then don’t go strolling through places like that unprotected.

If you’re going to spend time in the great outdoors, cover as much of your skin and hair as possible (just as you would to prevent skin cancer) – no matter the temperature, wear longsleeved turtle-neck shirts, long pants, and a wide-brimmed hat. Never go barefoot and barechested, sock-less, or wear shorts, T-shirts, and sandals if you’re going to be in deer tick territory.

Most tick bites occur from the knee down, so always stuff your pant legs into socks or boots.

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cleanup, always wear gloves and stuff your shirt cuffs into them so that the ticks can’t get onto your hands and arms. Baseball caps don’t protect your neck, hair or shoulders – wear a wide-brimmed hat to prevent ticks from dropping onto you.

You can prevent bringing deer ticks into your house by taking a few more common sense steps. If you’re going to go tromping through the outdoors, wear light-colored clothing so that you can see those tiny dark specks on your clothing when you undress (preferably before you enter the house). And don’t leave your discarded outdoor clothing on the bathroom floor or toss it onto your couch.

Tumble-dry your bed linens, towels, and blankets in the dryer, rather than hanging them on the clothes-line outdoors. And don’t bring that

picnic blanket into the house!

Man’s best friend may be harboring man’s worst enemy. Always check your dog or cat’s fur for ticks before they come inside and take a nap on your bed. Change their tick-repellant collars regularly. Indoor pet beds and favorite sleeping spots need to be vacuumed/sprayed religiously.

By the same token, wash your own hair thoroughly after you’ve picnicked in the meadow or walked in the woods – especially if you forgot to wear that hat. After you shower, have someone look you over for tiny black dots on your skin (i.e. deer-ticks), bite marks, or sudden rashes, especially on your neck or back (where you can’t see for yourself). If your kids have been playing sports near grassy fields, been off to summer camp or playing in the woods, this is especially important.

treatment (referred to as “Lymeliterate doctors”) have been criticized by their peers and even sanctioned by state medical boards, to the point where they do not publicize that they favor this course of treatment for chronic Lyme symptoms. Without clear-cut diagnostic tools, and with increasing pressure to limit antibiotic treatments, many doctors hesitate to take on new patients with Lyme symptoms. This, in turn, makes it extremely difficult for patients to find a local doctor who is “Lyme-literate” and willing to treat their lingering or worsening chronic Lyme symptoms.

To make matters worse, many health insurance companies refuse to pay for long-term antibiotic treatments, which puts additional pressure on doctors not to prescribe them. ChronicLyme patients are left suffering and frustrated.

Many patients and their families have taken an activist role, demanding that those who suffer debilitating chronic Lyme symptoms long after the initial tick bite should continue to be treated with antibiotics.

There is some grassroots hope on the horizon for Lyme sufferers: both Rhode Island and Massachusetts have recently passed laws to protect doctors from professional discipline for long-term use of antibiotics to treat chronic Lyme disease, and the Massachusetts legislature has considered a bill that would require insurers to cover the cost of those long-term treatments.

But more needs to be done – like spraying and public education – to prevent Lyme disease. More needs to be done to develop accurate diagnostic tests. More needs to be done to allow for flexible medical treatments for chronic Lyme disease.

May is National Lyme Disease Awareness Month. If global public health agencies can almost eradicate malaria, polio and smallpox, why haven’t we eradicated Lyme disease?

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YOUR HEALTH

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If you’re a health nut or fitness junkie, take note. If you are into self-improvement or personal growth, pay attention. If you are a counselor or a therapist, an athlete or a coach, a performer, a healer, a student of life, or one of our treasured elders, then you owe it to yourself to discover, explore, and develop the power and potential of breathwork!

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y focusing on your breath, you can awaken healing energies and calming forces within your mind and body.

By breathing in certain ways, you can control and direct many so-called unconscious or involuntary processes. You can regulate or normalize your physiological, emotional, psychological states.

You can breathe in such a way as to feel more energized and alive, more centered and balanced, more relaxed and focused. You can use your breath to free yourself of physical, emotional, and psychological pain. Whatever your issues, problems, or challenges are, the way you breathe can trigger your symptoms and make them worse, and other ways can reduce or even eliminate them.

Breath awareness brings to light many unconscious habits and reactions. This awareness can help us to prevent or resolve a host of health problems, life challenges, and relationship issues. If you can become aware of how you are breathing when negative or painful thoughts and feelings arise, wonderful changes can occur!

Take a breathing break

Observe your breathing right now while sitting.

How do you know that you are breathing? What feelings or sensations do you notice as the breath comes in and goes out? Where does the breath go? What does it touch? What moves when you breathe? What muscles do you use? Do you

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breathe high in your chest or low in your belly? Do you breathe fast or slow? Can you feel the sensations at the tip of your nose or in your throat as you breathe? What happens in your back, neck, and shoulders when you breathe?

Continue this exploration… tune into the tiny details, the subtle sensations of the breath. Is your breathing full and free? Is it smooth, easy, relaxed, or is it rushed or constricted? Breathing is the language of the soul. Like the expression on your face, the tone of your voice, or your posture, the way that you breathe reflects and expresses what is happening inside of you.

Stand up and breathe. Let your arms hang by your side. Turn your palms forward and then draw your arms up and back as you lift your chin, raise your head and inhale. Notice how the breath expands. Next, bend over, hanging at the waist, as if reaching for your toes. Breathe in. Notice the difference in breathing sensations.

Lie down and relax. Let your whole body loosen and soften. Notice how smooth and easy the breathing becomes. Then, tense every muscle in your body, and try to breathe while maintaining all that tension.

Give yourself a sigh of relief right now. Give yourself the kind of big relaxing sigh of relief that comes after a long hectic day, when you finally get home to your favorite chair, and you can really relax: it’s the kind of breath you take when all the work is

done. Take a deep breath now, and deliberately let it out in the form of a big pleasurable sigh of release and relief.

A breath like this comes to us by itself from time to time. Do it now on purpose. Exaggerate it. Make it dramatic! Make it theatrical! Notice how you feel after two or three big luxurious sighs. (For a real life adventure, try this in an elevator, in a restaurant, during a serious lecture, in court, or in church!)

A sleepy sensation

I encourage people to yawn and sigh on purpose.

Yawning is Yoga! Have you ever watched a dog or cat yawn? What happens in their spine and limbs, their jaw, neck, and even its pelvis and hips? You have to do those things too! Your whole body needs to take part in the yawn. Let it!

Try yawning right now. We have been taught to hide, block, or stifle our yawns. But that is exactly what you are doing to your spirit! Make yourself yawn right now. There is a certain something that you can do in the back of your jaw and your throat as you inhale in order to trigger a yawn. Fake a yawn until a real yawn happens. Stretch! Make noise! Be dramatic! Do it again. Give yourself one yawn after another for two minutes. How do you feel after that? Are you buzzing? Are your eyes watering? Are your juices flowing? Do you feel more relaxed, more alive, more awake? What has changed inside of you?

Breathe like a pro Here are six simple but powerful breathing exercises. Take a few minutes to explore each of them. Find one you like, or use them to invent one of your own. If you practice any of these breathing exercises on a daily basis, and you will add years to your life and life to your years – guaranteed!

Warning! These Breath Awareness and Conscious Breathing exercises and techniques can be very habit forming, even addictive! If you are not careful, you may begin to feel good everywhere, all the time, with everyone, for no reason at all!

Breathe low and slow. Diaphragmatic or belly breathing helps you to combat stress, and to regain your composure. Use it to calm, balance, and ground yourself. Relax into the pause after the exhale. Stretch the breaths out so that each inhale and each exhale lasts for several seconds longer than usual. n

Combine breathing and thought. As you inhale, think or say to yourself “I am relaxed.” As you exhale you can think or say to yourself “I am peaceful.” With each breath, think or tell yourself “I am healthy and strong, safe and free.” You can create your own positive thoughts or affirmations, and breathe them into existence! n

n Combine breathing and movement. As you breathe in and expand, allow your hands and arms to express this expansion. Allow your body to move in some way, in synch with the breathing.

You can also breathe in rhythm to your footsteps as you walk or run.

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You can make calm soothing sounds on the exhale. Breathe in through your nose and then breathe out through your mouth, making a “hoooh” or “haaah” sound. Hum, whistle, sing! n

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DATELINE: SOUTH COAST

News, views and trends... from Mount Hope Bay to Buzzards Bay

by Elizabeth Morse Read

May on the South Coast is the antidote for any lingering cabin fever—it’s the month of eating outdoors again, feeling sunshine again, strolling through the neighborhood again, and of not having to wear a down coat and boots anywhere. Make sure to celebrate Mother’s Day with family and flowers, and Memorial Day with friends and cookouts. Make plans now for summer day-trips, camps and vacations!

across the region Boating season is back! Head for the Race Village at Newport’s Fort Adams State Park May 5-17 to enjoy the festivities during the Volvo Ocean Race’s only North American st2opover! (Free parking for Volvo owners.) For more info and a schedule of events, visit www.VolvoOceanRaceNewport.com.

At the eleventh hour, the City of New Bedford signed a Host Community Agreement with casino developer KG Urban Enterprises/Foxwoods to pursue the state gaming license needed to build a $650M resort casino on the New Bedford waterfront. Somerset and Brockton are also vying for that same regional license. Stay tuned…

Let the festivals begin!! Don’t miss the 9th Annual “Taste of Southcoast Festival” May 17 under the tents on Pier 3 in New Bedford. Great food, music, and free parking. For more info, visit www. downtownnb.org or call 508-990-2777.

Celebrate Memorial Day weekend at Battleship Cove in Fall River – free admission for military members and veterans. For a schedule of the ceremonies, visit www.BattleshipCove.org. While you’re there, check out the largest collection of Titanic memorabilia in the US, including the oneton model used in the 1953 movie, at the Fall River Marine Museum in Battleship Cove. For more info, visit www.MarineMuseumFR.org.

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Camp Angel Wings, the free two-day bereavement camp for children 6-12, sponsored by the Southcoast Visiting Nurses Association, will be held July 11 & 12 at Camp Welch in Assonet. Early registration is encouraged, and volunteer counselors are needed – go to www.southcoast.org/campangelwings or call 508-973-3227.

Tales From A Way-Too-Long South Coast Winter: Did you hear about the guy in New Bedford who tried tossing his trash bags from the second floor window, aiming for the passing garbage truck, but instead fell out of the window and got run over by the truck?

Kick off warmer weather at the 21st annual Garden & Herb Festival at Tiverton Four Corners on May 23. For more info about upcoming events, go to www.TivertonFourCorners.com.

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If you’re 50 or older, check out the trips sponsored by the New Bedford Senior Travel Program. On May 21, there’s the Frankie Valli Tribute at Foxwoods, and the Lobster Roll Cruise and Woods Hole Aquarium trip May 27. Take a trip to Washington DC May 15-19. Plan ahead for the Boston Harbor Cruise and Quincy Market on June 22. For details, call 508-991-6171. The Marion Council on Aging will sponsor a trip to the Wrentham Mall on May 18, and the Sandwich Glass Museum on June 15.

Call 508-748-3570.

If you live on the South Coast and you’d like to experience raising a few chickens in your backyard this summer, check out www.rhentaflock.com. And if you’re interested in keeping up on South Coast environmental news, check out www.ecori.org.

There’s always something to see or do at the Capron Park Zoo. And start planning for Summer Zoocademy for Kids, starting in June. Call 774-2031840 or go to www.CapronParkZoo.com.

barrington Barrington High School’s Jazz Band won first place at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston.

bristol Don’t miss “Dahlia Days” at Blithewold Gardens starting May 8. Go to www.blithewold.org or call 401-253-2707.

Experience pre-Industrial Age life at the Coggeshall Farm Museum, rated the “Best LivingHistory” farm in Rhode Island by Yankee Magazine.

To learn more, visit www.CoggeshallFarm.org or call 401-253-9062.

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If you’re a boat-lover, don’t miss the Herreshoff Marine Museum, home to the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. Learn more at www.herreshoff.org.

Check out AHA! Fall River’s event “Every House Has a Story” at the Lafayette-Durfee House on May 21. For more info, visit AHAFallRiver on Facebook or email dendenllc@comcast.net.

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Blount Fine Foods will be expanding its Fall River facilities this summer and hiring more staff.

Plan ahead for the Dartmouth Lions Club’s “Blind Wine Tasting” at Running Brook Vineyard on June 27. For more info, call 774-929-7352.

Phew! The deal is back on track for Amazon.com to build a distribution facility in Fall River. Stay tuned…

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Get reacquainted with the great outdoors at the Lloyd Center for the Environment in Dartmouth. Try your hand at some canoeing or kayaking! Call 508990-0505 or visit www.LloydCenter.org.

easton Check out the Children’s Museum in Easton!

For info, call 508-230-3789 or visit www.

ChildrensMuseumInEaston.org.

“My Brother’s Keeper” of Easton and Dartmouth is looking for volunteers and gently-used residential furniture for families in need. Free pickup. Call 774305-4577 or visit www.MyBrothersKeeper.org.

fairhaven Enjoy the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival on May 3, sponsored by the Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship Society and the Fairhaven Colonial Club. For a schedule of events, go to www.

WMFriendshipHouse.org or call 508-995-1219.

Tour Fairhaven’s historic Riverside Cemetery on May 17, visit the Fort Phoenix Historical Encampment May 23-24, and plan ahead for the Homecoming Fair June 28. For details, call 508979-4085 or go to www.FarihavenTours.com.

If all goes according to plan, the Coastal Compassion medical marijuana facility in Fairhaven will open by the end of this year.

Meet your friends on Saturdays at the Oxford Book Haven and Café at the Church of the Good Shepherd in North Fairhaven. Fresh soups and desserts, used books on sale, board games, and Wi-Fi. To learn more, visit www.GoodShepherdFairhaven. com or call 508-992-2281.

Celebrate Memorial Day weekend at Battleship Cove in Fall River – free admission for military members and veterans. For a schedule of the ceremonies, visit www.BattleshipCove.org. While you’re there, check out the largest collection of Titanic memorabilia in the US, including the oneton model used in the 1953 movie, at the Fall River Marine Museum in Battleship Cove. For more info, call 508-674-3533 or visit www.MarineMuseumFR. org.

The Narrows Center for the Arts has a fabulous lineup – there’s Shelby Lynne May 8, David Wax Museum May 14, The Garcia Project May 16, The Schemers May 30, Ronnie Earl June 16 – and much, much more! For a complete schedule, visit www.NarrowsCenter.com or call 508-324-1926.

Check out the free exhibit of Depression-era WPA paintings at the Cherry & Webb Gallery, sponsored by the Greater Fall River Art Association. For more information, go to www.GreaterFallRiverArtAssoc. org.

Fall River’s Little Theatre will present “Legally Blonde” May 14-17. For details, visit www.

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Check out what’s going on at the Children’s Museum of Greater Fall River. For more info, go to www.cmgfr.org or call 508-672-0033.

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matapoisett Congratulations to the boys’ basketball Bulldogs of Old Rochester Regional High School, who won the Division 3 title at the DCU Center in Worcester, bringing home the school’s first state title!

Let the festivals begin! Don’t miss the 9th Annual “Taste of Southcoast Festival” May 17 under the tents on Pier 3. Great food, music, and free parking.

For more info, visit www.DowntownNB.org or call 508-990-2777.

The city received a $1.2 million energy incentive payment from NSTAR (now Eversource) to replace thousands of street and traffic lights with more cost-effective LED lights.

The Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum will host a free tour of the Allen Haskell Park on May 11. Also plan ahead for the “Student Jazz in the Garden” free evening concerts, starting May 19, at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum.For details, visit www.rjdmuseum.org or call 508-997-1401.

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marion The Marion Council on Aging will sponsor a trip to the Wrentham Mall on May 18, and the Sandwich Glass Museum on June 15. Call 508-7483570 for details.

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Learn from the masters how to build or repair a stone wall on May 30 at Prescott Farm in Middletown. For info, go to NewportRestoration.org or call 401-846-4152 x 122.

new bedford At the eleventh hour, the City of New Bedford signed a Host Community Agreement with developer KG Urban Enterprises/Foxwoods to pursue a state gaming license to build a $650M resort casino on the waterfront. Stay tuned…

It’s all happenin’ at the Z! Head for the Zeiterion for Isabella Rossellini Presents Green Porno May 2, New Bedford Symphony Orchestra performs “Enchanted Places” May 9, Grace Morrison May 21, Black Violin May 29, and Dark Star Orchestra June 3 – and much more! Go to www.zeiterion.org or call 508-999-6276.

Head for the Buttonwood Park Zoo when the kids are home! There’s something for all ages – try “Toddler Tales” every Thursday morning, free with admission. Stories, snacks and activities. For details, call 508-991-6178 or visit www.bpzoo.org.

Enjoy FREE family fun and entertainment at AHA! Night. The May 14 theme is “We Art New Bedford,” and the June 11 theme is “Latitude and Longitude.” Go to www.AhaNewBedford.org or call 508-996-8253.

If you’re 50 or older, check out the trips sponsored by the New Bedford Senior Travel Program. On May 21, there’s the Frankie Valli Tribute at Foxwoods, and the Lobster Roll Cruise and Woods Hole Aquarium trip May 27. Take a trip to Washington DC May 15-19. Plan ahead for the Boston Harbor Cruise and Quincy Market on June 22. For details, call 508-991-6171.

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If you’re a fan of Americana and roots music, check out the monthly Salon Concerts at the Wamsutta Club. The Rolling Roots Tour starts May 1. For details, go to www.WamsuttaConcerts.com.

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The Sandywoods Center for the Arts will present Magnolia Cajun Band May 5, Folk Festival 2015 on May 23-24, and contra dancing on the third Wednesday of every month. For a complete schedule, go to www.sandywoodsmusic.com or call 401-241-7349.

Listen to J.S. Bach’s “Soli Deo Gloria” on May 16 at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, performed by the Rhode Island Civic Choral and Orchestra. For more info, visit www. ricco.org or call 401-521-5670.

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Take the kids to the Roger Williams Park Zoo! Ride a camel, feed the seals, and visit the Bronx Zoo May 9. Don’t forget that Zoo Camp! Starts June 15. For info, go to www.rwpzoo.org or call 401-785-3510.

Listen to the RI Philharmonic’s “Classical 8: Carmina Burana” at the VETS on May 9. Go to www. riphil.org or call 401-248-7000.

Treat your friends to a performance at Trinity Rep! “Look Back in Anger” plays through May 2, “The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant” through May 3, “Old Jews Telling Jokes” through May 10, and “Melancholy Play” May 28-June 28. Call 401-3514243 or visit www.TrinityRep.com.

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Buzzards Play Productions will give free performances of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Bandshell in Onset every Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday in July. For details, visit www.

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The Meals on Wheels program in Wareham is in desperate need of drivers. If you’ve got a few hours to spare, call 508-291-3100 x 6514. Meanwhile, the pantry at A Helping Paw animal shelter in Wareham offers free pet food to pet owners in need.

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ON MY MIND

Put on an act

by Paul Kandarian

I wake up just fine. But a couple hours later, I’m disfigured with deep, horrific scars, gruesome gouges and nasty burns on the left side of my face.

Everyone who sees it gasps audibly, captivated by the ghastly sight. It looks like someone tried to put out a fire on my face with golf cleats.

And I am enjoying it immensely.

This ugly bit of business – done with expert makeup application – was for a film short I was doing that is part of “Ascendants,” a film project

by Don Schechter of Charles River Media Group in Newton. I played a scientist deformed in an accident during research that proved the existence of an afterlife.

Such is the magic of movies.

I got into acting several years ago, after having done a story for Rhode Island Monthly magazine on Trinity Rep in Providence. Never having been to theater much, I fell in love with the immediacy, energy and electricity of live theater and knew I had to give it a try.

I tried out at the Marion Art Center, a lovely little community theater in that seaside haven and got cast in, appropriately enough, “Later Life,” a play by A. R. Gurney. After months of rehearsal, the second I stepped onto stage, swallowed down the butterflies and said my first line, I was hooked.

As any actor will tell you, particularly those fairly new to the game, it consumes you. I did plays for four years in Marion, and then shows in Middleborough, Fall River, Plymouth, New Bedford,

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and Providence. And along the way, I started doing film, getting parts in web series, some independent films, and commercials.

Last summer, I was the lead in “A Killer Serve,” filmed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, playing a “retired” mob killer who comes back for one last job. It was a blast, start to finish, for the work

Anyone out there looking to get into theater or film, as an actor, part of the crew, whatever, please know there are far more opportunities out there than you might realize. involved but mostly because I got to work with the young filmmaker behind it, Andrew Pilkington, a film graduate of the University of Rhode Island.

Andrew was born with cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair. He types – scripts, texts, emails, you name it – with his nose. He edits film with one remarkably proficient foot. This young man is

possibly the most amazing person I’ve had the privilege to know. To say he’s inspirational is a definite understatement.

Another plus of acting: The people you meet can be incredible (to put it mildly) and all are devoted to the craft of entertaining others.

When I was a kid I fantasized about being an actor. At Seekonk High School, I considered trying out for the drama club and went to a meeting.

Backstage, all the machinations of theater, the sandbags, the pulleys, the backdrops, props, everything that brings the magic to life, scared me.

Honestly. I walked out on stage before hundreds of empty seats, got nervous, left and never considered it for several more decades.

But when I did try in my early 50s, I was hooked, a common affliction for actors. You get bit by the acting bug hard and it won’t let go.

I came to the game late, but it taught me a valuable lesson: Don’t regret the things you didn’t do. Just do them when the time is right and never look back.

Anyone out there looking to get into theater or film, as an actor, part of the crew, whatever, please know there are far more opportunities out there than you might realize. Check out places like the Marion Art Center, Your Theatre in New Bedford, Little Theatre of Fall River, Nemasket River Productions in Middleborough, Plymouth Community Theatre.

And Providence rocks the theater scene, and not

just for pros at Trinity Rep, or The Gamm over in Pawtucket. I’ve done a few shows at The Barker Playhouse on Providence’s East Side, the oldest little theater in the country, starting up in 1905. It’s as close to professional as it gets for what is technically amateur theater.

All of them, and many, many more are always looking for new talent, on stage or behind the scenes. Google, contact, connect and do. It’s honestly that simple.

Just don’t expect to get rich. There is little if any money in any of this, particularly theater. Film pays here and there, but if you get into it for the money, invest in Powerball instead. The odds are way better.

In acting, you get to do stuff like spend more than an hour in makeup, getting done up to look like your face has been in a horrific accident, all for the joy of it, and the satisfaction of creation brought about by the communal efforts of the people you work with.

If you’ve ever had the ache to do this, don’t ignore it. It will not go away. It will gnaw at you until try.

Know that it is never – never – too late to try.

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