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By Laura ManagingHayesEditor NORTHBOROUGH - Jane O’Toole was stunned when she learned that she would be the grand marshal of Applefest. “[Michelle Gillespie] called, and I thought, ‘This cannot be real,’” she said. With Applefest scheduled to take place from Sept. 15 to 18, O’Toole said it will be an interesting experience. “I think I’m going to come in contact with people in the town that I did not know at all,” she said. Meet Jane O’Toole was born in northern New York and later moved to Massachusetts to teach.When she moved to Northborough, O’Toole said she didn’t imagine that she would be so involved in the community. “But I’m also not somebody who O’Toole | 18 Park Central | 20
WESTBOROUGH - Residents of the Villages of Walker Meadow and other abutters voiced concerns about a proposed Hyundai dealership at 180 and 182 Turnpike Road. The plans were presented during an Aug. 9 Planning Board meeting. Walker Meadow, which is a 55+ com munity, contains 50 duplex homes on 49 acres of the Walker Dairy Farm. A letter written by Board of Trustees Chairperson Wayne Webster was signed by 44 residents and expressed concerns about a number of topics. “We realize the developer has the right to develop the property. But, having a busi ness of this size as a direct abutter, leaves the homeowners with concerns we believe
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By Michael Perna Jr. Shrewsbury History Columnist SHREWSBURY - Shrewsbury’s Police Department will soon be moving into a brand-new build ing, which is structionundercurrentlycon just next to the existing depart mentThefacility.newbuilding, which is a large structure, is quite a con trast to when the Police Depart ment shared quarters with the Fire Department in the building shown in our photograph. The building, which was con structed in 1927, housed the Po lice Department on the left side, with a stall for an ambulance and office space on the second floor. The building stood facing the Town Common, on the site of the present Fire Department headquarters.Thetimeswere very different back then. One long-forgotten “episode” between the two de partments had an officer, who was upset after a prank was played on him one night, chas ing one of the firemen across the Town Common, firing a few shots from his service revolver. Luckily no one was hurt in the incident.
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MARLBOROUGH - St. Ste phen Lutheran Church will welcome Pastor Greg Mileski as its regular supply pastor on Sept. 11. “I am very excited to spend some time walking with St. Stephen Lutheran Church,” Mileski said in a press release. “Helping all of us to grow our roots more deeply in this tra dition that is centered around this truth: God loves us, and because of that we are free to love one another, exactly as much as we’ve always deep down wanted to!”
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Pastor Joseph Graumann served St. Stephen’s from 2016 until this past June. He accepted a new position at a church in his home state of NewMileskiJersey. grew up in the Pittsburgh area and gradu ated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in religious studies. “In college, I enjoyed class es in biology and chemistry, but really gravitated toward my classes in religion and lit erature,” Mileski said. After graduating and before he started seminary, he spent three years working as a first grade teacher in Henderson, North Carolina, through Teach for America. Mileski attended Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. While visiting another seminary in South Carolina, he met his wife, Jenny. After seminary, they married and moved to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where he served in L’Anse. The pair have two children.Mileski later continued his religious studies, including studying Buddhism at the University of Colorado and Naropa University after they moved to MileskiColorado.decided to attend Boston College, which he said is one of the world’s leading institutions in comparative theology, to earn his doctorate. He is expected to graduate from Boston College in 2023. The Mileskis reside in Brighton.
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NorthboroughrestartsTownRepublicanCommitteein NORTHBOROUGH - The Northborough Republican Town Committee (RTC) is restarting and welcoming resi dents to attend its meetings. The RTC held a meeting at the Northborough Free Library Tuesday last month and dis cussed how it could recognize and support residents who want to run for local office and the possibility of having a booth at Applefest. The Northborough RTC will meet on the third Tuesday of each month at the Northbor ough Free Library at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Anyone with questions can email gmail.com.NorthboroughRTC@
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Next steps There has been some work on the trail over the past sev eral years, particularly in re gards to developments along theThetrail.town will update the status on each section. According to Williams, sec tions will be prioritized for development, and those pri oritizations will be presented to the Active Transportation and Safety Committee. In regards to the easements, the Select Board voted to allow the town to resume acquiring and pursuing easements in those priority sections. The town will work with a consultant to determine the cost of engineering and design for the segments. MassTrails, which has a February ap plication deadline, would be targeted as a funding source, WilliamsWestboroughsaid. also plans to work with CMRPC to cre ate materials for community members and co-host a meet ing with stakeholders in the winter.There may be articles re lated to the project — such as to accept easements — at the annual Town Meeting.
By Laura ManagingHayesEditor WESTBOROUGH - The Select Board has suspended the deal er’s license at Westborough Mobil at 24 East Main St. The Select Board voted Aug. 9 to suspend the license for 30 days, meaning the owner would not be able to buy or sell usedFollowingcars. the period, it will be allowed to maintain its renewal status conditioned on compliance with its permits. Select Board members voiced disappointment at what they categorized as continued violations by the station, in cluding having more unregis tered vehicles than allowed on the“Whatproperty.Isee here is a pattern of irresponsibility, and to say that [Owner Jack Azar] tries to adhere to the rules isn’t good enough. It’s his job, his respon sibility as a business owner to adhere to the rules,” said Select Board member Allen Edinberg. What happened Azar has been operating at the Main Street location for 23 years and has a Class II sales license for used cars. This is not the first time Westborough Mobil has been before the Select Board for alleged violations or had its license suspended. Azar faced a complaint from the town in 2011 because there wasn’t a logbook being maintained. State law requires a used car dealership to maintain a log book of the cars in and out. Police say that when they inspected the station on July 6, there were seven unregis tered vehicles on the property, which is one more than he is allowed.“Thevast majority, as the police department noted in their report, … are registered. They’re there being fixed be cause Jack runs an active re pair service,” said Azar’s at torney Michael Heineman. Heineman said there were only three vehicles unregis tered when police inspected. Three of the unregistered vehicles were listed in the logbook, and police missed a fourth in the logbook. One of these three vehi cles was owned by Azar, and Heineman said the vehicle was insured, but Azar hadn’t realized the registration lapsed and since renewed the regis tration. The second belonged to his mechanic, and the third was a customer’s vehicle reg istered in Maine, which was unregistered.“Jackhasno way of know ing if that’s an active registra tion or not. He doesn’t have access to the Maine database,” Heineman said. He argued that Azar’s li cense wasn’t in violation. In the past, he said the Select Board and police’s position was that the station’s used car license dealt with all unregistered vehicles on the property.
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launcheddirectorybusinessOnline Westboroughin Select Board suspends Westborough Mobil’s dealership license Mobil | from WESTBOROUGH - The Eco nomic Development Commit tee has launched Shop West borough, an online business directory.It’saimed at promoting local businesses while also making it easier for residents and visitors to shop locally. The directory is made up of 164 listings of retail, sales and services businesses, and it al lows users to search the listings by keywords, distance, industry and status as a Development.ofthroughLocaltownstartedownedwomen-ownedminority-owned,orveteran-business.EffortstocreatethedirectoryinMarch2021whenthebeganparticipatingintheRapidRecoveryProgramtheStateDepartmentHousingandCommunityThetown’splanwascompletedlastSeptember.Oneoftherecommendationswasforthetowntocreateanonlinebusinessdirectory,whichwasthenprioritizedforimplementationbystaff.Westboroughlaterreceiveda$25,000grantthroughtheRegionalEconomicDevelopmentOrganizationGrantProgramadministeredbythe495/MetroWestPartnership.Thetownlaterhired3MediaWebtohelpdesignandimplementtheportal.Westboroughbusinessescanstilladdthemselvestothe directory by filling out a form at oughma.com/.visitness/.oughma.com/add-your-busihttps://www.shopwestborToaccessthedirectory,https://www.shopwestbor ‘Pattern of irresponsibility’ Edinberg argued Azar was doing repair work to the ve hicles that are sold. “So, the repair operation is part and parcel of him be ing a used car dealer, and to say they’re totally separate is disingenuous,” Edinberg said. Edinberg said in 2019 there were 54 violations.
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“Some of them were so se vere that his building was shut down and his operation was shut down immediately by the fire department because those violations posed an immediate threat to life and property,” Edinberg said. At that time, the Select Board moved forward with renewing its license contingent on not finding the business out of compliance.Recently,Edinberg drove home and saw a vehicle parked on the sidewalk on East Main Street with its hood open. He said one of the 2019 condi tions was for vehicles not to be off the property and no repair work would be done outside of the catchment Additionally,area.Edinberg de scribed issues with other per mits for hot work and flam mable“Withliquids.alldue respect to this business you’re running — which I’ve heard great things about the repair work [and] this is no reflection of that work — but I feel like we’re having a childlike conversa tion here,” said member Shelby Marshall.Shecontinued, “You can tell the child, ‘Don’t do it. Something is going to happen.’ Until you take the phone away, the kid doesn’t understand there are consequences to the action.”Azar said he tries “really hard” not to let this happen and has been cautious. “I’m sorry it did happen, but I don’t do anything on purpose,” he said.
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Find us on By Laura ManagingHayesEditor SHREWSBURY - A new shareduse path may be heading to Jordan Pond. The Shrewsbury project was one of 81 trail projects that was awarded funding through the state MassTrails Grant Program.Shrewsbury will receive $50,000 for the design, en gineering and permitting. Shared-use plans would make the path accessible. It could, in turn, be used by both bicyclists andCurrently,pedestrians.there is a partial trail at Jordan Pond. “We are excited to receive this grant,” Board of Select men Chair Moe DePalo said in a press release last month. “It will allow the town to develop plans to extend the accessible walking path around Jordan Pond and connect it to the Elizabeth Garden Senior Apart ments.”Elizabeth Gardens is located
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PHOTO/CAROLINE GORDONCurrently there is a partial trail at Jordan Pond. nearby at 11 Elizabeth St. Jordan Pond is located be hind Shrewsbury’s Coolidge Elementary School. This grant will fund design and engineering for a new shared-use path on the east ern, southern and northern sides of the pond. In the town’s press release, officials said that two con nection opportunities will be weighed and considered. The town will be required to match this state contribution with $20,000 of its own funds. Shrewsbury was one of three communities that re ceived MassTrail grant funds in this grant Southboroughcycle. received a $50,000 grant for its Pen insula Trail, which will help connect the already existing Boroughs Loop and Aqueduct trails. The town will match that grant with $87,177 of its own funds. Officials are interested in a nearly two-mile path. Within that, they plan to use the grant funds to construct a 0.4-mile section that will be in compli ance with the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines. In Westborough, a $11,161 MassTrails grant will help fund the replacement of what town officials have deemed an “un safe” bridge in the Bowman Conservation Area. This bridge project will re place a 40-year-old structure over a tributary to Sandra Pond. The new bridge will be five feet wide, have railings and span 24 feet across the tributary.Thetown will still pay roughly $3,000 toward the project in addition to the state’s money.
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10 • COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, August 19, 2022 Hudson High personnel hold meetings to discuss student discipline COMMUNITY NEWS Back to Sch l HOURS Monday - closed Tuesday-Friday - 7am-4pm Saturday-Sunday - 8am-4pm FACEBOOK Coffee Loft, Marlborough WEBSITE www.coffee-loft.com INSTAGRAM @_thecoffeeloft_ The Coffee Loft 406 LINCOLN ST. MARLBOROUGH MA 574 Lake Street, Shrewsbury • www.gymnasticslearningcenter.org God’s Little Children Preschool & Kindergarten 508-792-3535 LearningGymnasticsCenter 508-792-1551 SIGN UP School2022-2023ONLINEYearClassRegistration Classes begin August 22nd Building thepride inside 63 Main St., Hudson Jewelry & Craft Classes Wed & Thurs evenings 6-8 pm Saturday mornings 11 am Please call 978-562-7756 in advance to reserve a spot in our workshops. www.serendipityinhudson.com 9/8 Creative Crochet w/Susan $25 9/15 Whirly Pearly Set $38-$58 9/22 Create your own Disney Ears $28 9/29 Paint w/Cheryl (Tree of Life) $35 Serendipity SEPTEMBER WORKSHOPS jewelry, art & whimsy! By Stuart Foster Reporter HUDSON - Hudson High School staff are working to develop new protocols and processes regard ing student discipline. This comes after a letter signed by more than 200 Hud son High students last school year who said that the ad ministration’s response to vandalism, student violence and disrespect of teachers at the school needs to be stronger. Speaking at a School Com mittee meeting on July 26, Su perintendent Marco Rodrigues said that the personnel would have their first meeting the following day on July 27, with two meetings scheduled for the week“Weafter.have 11 staff members who signed up to be part of discussions,” Rodrigues said. Rodrigues said that they would be looking at short-term goals, which can be imple mented for the start of this school year, and longer-term targets.Thestudent letter was sent back in April. When it was presented to the School Committee in May, district staff noted a spike in discipline issues, including a 165% increase in the number of office referrals during the first quarter of last school year compared to the same period during 2019-2020. Cameras at the schools At the July meeting, Ro drigues also said that the amount of vandalism at Hud son High had prompted the district to consider the number of cameras outside of school buildings.Rodrigues said he asked Director of Facilities Scott Kurposka and Director of Tech nology Ellen Schuck to map out where cameras would be needed. Kurposka and Schuck then coordinated people who work with the schools’ security systems.Asaresult, he said that they have a list of very specific loca tions in the district’s schools to installRodriguescameras.said that because the cost for the cameras would be greater than $50,000, the district would go through the bid process for the project. “Maybe within three or four weeks we’ll have a successful bidder for this job, and we’ll be able to get installation going,” Rodrigues said. In the meantime, the dis trict is investigating alternative ways to fund the cameras.
By Ed Karvoski Jr. Contributing Writer HUDSON - Memories of a Hud son boy are kept alive as his family prepares for the 12th Riding for Sherry’s House and WhyTheMe.motorcycle ride is or ganized by Lenore and John Musorofiti in memory of their step-grandson Nicky Cremins, who died at age 8 of bone cancer in 2001.This year’s fundraiser will take place on Sunday, Sept. 11, beginning and ending at the Hudson Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #643 at 271 Cox St. Others can join riders afterward for a barbecue and raffles. ‘Always a Why Me family’ Nicky’s family gets support from Why FoundedMe.in 1985, Why Me is a Worcester-based nonprof it that helps families free of charge as they cope with child hood cancer. Since 2004, Why Me’s headquarters is at Sherry’s House, which also serves as a home away from home for families while their children receive treatment. The Musorofitis understand the value of being a Why Me family.“Once a Why Me family, al ways a Why Me family,” Lenore said. “Long after remission or the passing of a child, families still continue to get help from Why Me.” To date, the Musorofitis’ fun draising efforts have collected about $130,000 for the cause. Fundraiser’ssupportongoing The Musorofitis are Eagles members and appreciate the club’s ongoing assistance. “We couldn’t do this fund raiser without the Eagles’ sup port,” Lenore said. “The day before and day of the ride, an incredible amount of Eagles members help set up and serve food,” John said. “We have quite a large spread of food and some great raffle items,” Lenore added. Support for the ride also comes from the Hudson Fire Department, where John worked as a firefighter for 30 years beginning in 1975. A fire truck escorts the riders from the Eagles lot and through Hudson. A large U.S. flag will once again hang from atop the department’s ladder truck on Coolidge Street to welcome the riders back to Hudson. “It’s absolutely wonderful and the fire department enjoys doing this for us,” John said. Other first responders also contribute to the ride’s success. “Police from all the towns that we go through will direct traffic at the intersections,” he noted.The ride travels a 63-mile route to Princeton and back.
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Kristie Raymond, then-president of Hudson Eagles, welcomes 2021 ride participants to the club’s first large-scale, in-person event since the pandemic hit.
A U.S. flag hoisted over Coolidge Street by the Hudson Fire Department welcomes back to Hudson the 2021 Riding for Sherry’s House & Why Me participants, including event co-founders Lenore and John Musorofiti (far right). “ I do this fundraiser to support all those families whose children have cancer as well as families who have lost their child to cancer — like ours. Lenore Musorofiti
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‘Kids shouldn’t have cancer’ Lenore invites Why Me fam ily members to speak during the barbecue about their firsthand experience with childhood cancer.“Kids shouldn’t have can cer,” she said. “I do this fun draiser to support all those families whose children have cancer as well as families who have lost their child to cancer — like ours. We do this ride to remember Nicky.” Nicky is remembered as an active second-grader at For est Avenue Elementary School while a Cub Scout in Den 4, Pack 4. He played T-ball, held an orange belt in karate and was an avid fisherman. Riders’ donation is $20 per person. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The ride starts at 11 a.m. Walk-ins for the barbecue for $10 are welcomed at 1:30 p.m. Learn more about Why Me and Sherry’s House at whyme. org and SherrysHouse.facebook.com/WhyMe
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MARLBOROUGH - Marshalls is relocating in Marlborough. The store will be relocating to Royal Plaza on Aug. 25. “Our newest store in Marl borough will offer an everselection and brandname merchandise at the amazing prices that Marshalls is known for,” said President Tim Miner. “We’re excited to bring this experience and ex ceptional values from fashion and beauty to home and more to a new neighborhood.”
The store will be relocat ing from 230 East Main St. in Marlborough to 199 Boston Post Road West. This is not the only area Marshalls, which also has a location in Westborough. The new store will be 25,310 square feet. In a press release, Marshalls estimated that the new store would add about 60 full- and part-time jobs to theAsarea.part of its celebration of the new location, the store plans to donate $10,000 to Kits for Kids, which is a nonprofit based in Marlborough that builds comfort kits for children in need. Marshalls will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. There are several Marshalls in the area, including this location in Westborough. HUDSON - A Hudson High School teacher has been se lected as one of 12 Massachu setts middle and high school teachers to enter a two-year fellowship to develop leader shipCaitlinskills. Bradford, who teaches social studies at Hud son High, was selected by the nonprofits Barr Foundation and Springpoint as part of the first cohort for the Transfor mative Leaders of Massachu settsAccordingfellowship.toa press release from the nonprofits, the teach ers were selected because they were committed to creating “innovative and effective” high school experiences. “The challenges we face in education right now re quire leadership at all levels,” Bradford was quoted in the press release. “By participat ing in the fellowship, I hope to deepen my own thinking about equitable education and to gain additional tools to support my students and my school community as a whole.”Bradford has the most ex perience in educational work of anyone selected at 21 years. This is in addition to six years she spent previously as a com munity organizer and advo cate for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors. According to the release, Bradford’s goal is to design school wide initiatives that will increase students’ voices. “We aim to help inspire, nurture, and train a deeper bench of aspiring educational leaders in our state as we all work to promote equitable high school experiences and outcomes,” said Barr Foun dation Director of Education LeahWorkHamilton.forthe fellowship will begin this summer.
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By Caroline Gordon Reporter SHREWSBURY - Town leaders welcomed curious residents to learn about and make sugges tions regarding Shrewsbury’s strategic plan outside the se nior center during the farmers market Aug. 10. This was one of many meet ings conducted by the town to get thoughts on the strategic plan from residents. Called Shrewsbury 2030, Town Manager Kevin Mizikar said the strategic plan “sets the full direction” for how the town is going to function over the next five to eight years. Mizikar explained the im portance of attending town events to promote the vision statement and receive feed back from the community. “We really want the resi dents to tell us what they want their local government to do for them,” he said. Over the last several weeks, the town has held numer ous opportunities to provide feedback, including during in-person sessions held at Shrewsbury Public Library, virtual meetings and during community events like Food Truck Thursday and the farm ers“We’vemarket.had a lot of residents at these pop-up events, both here and at the food trucks. In total, we’ve had about 75 people stop by,” Mizikar said. Strategicprocessplanningsofar
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Hemenway said competing at nationals was scary because of the large number of people watching and competing. However, it did not stop her from winning four gold med als there this year in novice kumite, novice kata, rotational team kumite and ultimate rotational kumite. In the team competitions, Hemenway usu ally sparred in the last match in each round. “I kind of did the cleanup,” sheHemenwaysaid. said that win ning the four gold medals this year felt easy. “It wasn’t really a challenge, so I thought worlds would be more of a challenge,” she said. Ultimately, she said the worlds championship was more of a challenge, especially in kata. Kumite, however, was difficult for a different reason because Hemenway had to fight one of her teammates from nationals team kumite. “I beat her, and I didn’t re ally like it,” Hemenway said. “Although she got third, so I’m happy for her.” She credited and thanked Teixeira, who would text ad vice while she was competing in Fort TeixeiraLauderdale.saidthat Hem enway is a naturally gifted athlete who used her strength and good fundamentals to outclass her opponents at Fort Lauderdale.“She’sjust so much quicker than they are,” Teixeira said. “She learns quickly, she can process information quickly.” Teixeira said that Hemen way will be challenged more in the future as other children develop the athletic abilities that she already has. “She won’t be able to rest on her laurels, she’s going to have to work,” he Hemenway,said.who wrote a book called “I am Dynamite: And I am Becoming” after her success, said that she wants to keep competing. When she is old enough, she wants to make the junior national team for karate at the Pan American Games.
By Stuart Foster Reporter SHREWSBURY - Shrewsbury has a new karate champion in its ranks after 10-yearold Grace Hemenway won two gold medals at the 2022 WUKF World Karate Cham pionships in July at Fort Lau derdale,HemenwayFla. won medals for both kumite and kata, the lat ter of which involves choreo graphed martial arts motions. She said that kumite, which includes sparring, is her favor ite part, especially sparring against older kids. “It’s easier to kick them in the face,” Hemenway said.
Grace shares nationals, worlds experiences Hemenway has been prac ticing karate since her father signed her up in late 2020. She has been taking lessons at the Jewish Community Center with instructor Ron Teixeira for almost a Hemenwayyear. began compet ing in tournaments and par ticipated in events, including the 2021 USANKF National and Team Trials and 2021 AAU Nationals.Usually, the nationals re quire you to qualify, but in 2021 they were open. Hemen way’s mother Patience started a GoFundMe, to which some Shrewsbury residents contrib uted to help her travel to Fort Lauderdale.Hemenway won a gold medal for kumite and a silver medal for kata at that tour nament, and qualified her to return in 2022.
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cupcakes.Theyspent two days in the kitchen getting the cupcakes ready for sale. Amy baked and frosted the cupcakes with brightly colored frost ing. Joshua and Emma added sprinkles for the finishing touch.Afamily effort, their grandmother Pat Godfrey participated by helping to distribute the lemonade to their thirsty customers. “I think it [the lemonade stand] teaches him respon sibility and he gets to meet people,” she said. The first time the Arm strongs held a lemonade stand the entire day shift of Shrewsbury officers showed up to offer their support. Now, during the second lemonade stand the officers surprised Joshua and Emma with Shrewsbury police tshirts and gifted Joshua a helmet for his bike. Officer Christopher Ab bascia said the police officers stopped by the stand because they believe interacting with Shrewsbury residents is an important part of serving as police officers. “Community engagement is one of the most important things we can do as police of ficers. We want to give back to them any time we can, which is rewarding for us, too. We love doing it,” he said. Like Abbascia, Sergeant Ryan Bradley said he believes that the police attending the lemonade stand is important for building community rela tions.Bradley added that he’s a fan of the cupcakes. “I tried the chocolate cup cake and it was delicious,” he said. Shrewsbury police officers stopped by a lemonade stand on Old Mill Road and Main Street.
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Shrewsbury police support local lemonade stand Caroline Gordon Reporter - Lemonade stands hosted by the Arm strong family of Old Mill Road had special visitors stop by for pink and yellow lemonade and frosted cupcakes. Joshua and Emma, the children of Amy Armstrong, hosted the lemonade stand at their home on July 27 and on Main Street Aug. 12 to save up for a bike and a baby doll. After posting about it on Facebook, over a hundred people stopped by the first stand and many more rolled up for the second lemonade sale, including the Shrews bury Police Department. “They [the police officers] came with their lights on and the kids loved it,” Armstrong said.Andrea Castinetti wel comed the Armstrongs to hold their second lemonade stand outside of her office on Main Street, as it is busier than their neighborhood. Castinetti said she invited the Armstrongs to set up the stand outside of her office because she loves to support young togetherstanddoll,upthatAmyentrepreneurs.andJoshuaexplainedinadditiontosavingforthebikeandbabytheywantedtostartthetobringthecommunityforlemonadeand
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What impresses me about Jane is that she can do a lot of things, and she doesn’t think that she’s doing anything. She’s very humble. Martha Michalewich Northboro Junior Woman’s Club
When asked what she’s enjoyed about her numerous involvements in the commu nity, O’Toole said the associa tions with other people and being informed about what’s going“Youon.meet lovely people,” O’Toole said.
O’Toole | from page 1 wants to sit around and do nothing,” O’Toole said. “I have to feel like I’m involved.” That’s a trait that she got from her mother, who was in volved in her community and a member of the women’s club. O’Toole is involved in numerous organizations in Northborough, including Northboro Junior Woman’s Club and Northborough Help ing Hands Association. She’s also helping Afghan refugees learn English as a Second Language.ASpanish teacher, she initially taught in Wayland, but she took a pause until her son was a sophomore in high school and later taught at Trottier Middle School in Southborough.Whenherkids were young, O’Toole joined the Northboro Junior Woman’s Club. “The Junior Woman’s Club is the most wonderful place to become plugged into the community,” she said. The club works under six program areas — arts, con servation, education, home life, international outreach and public issues. Their proj ects in the community have included Pinwheels for Pre vention and Styrofoam re cycling.Next year, she will be the president of the Northboro Junior Woman’s Club. “What impresses me about Jane is that she can do a lot of things, and she doesn’t think that she’s doing anything,” said current president Mar tha Michalewich. “She’s very humble.”Through her work at Trin ity Church of Northborough, O’Toole became involved with the Community Meal and learned about Northbor ough Helping Hands. Helping Hands When O’Toole retired from Trottier in 2002, she and her husband decided that they wanted to be involved with Helping Hands. “I did things for them, but I wasn’t on the board. I wasn’t involved with the organiza tion directly until after I re tired,” O’Toole said. Now, O’Toole is the presi dent of Helping Hands and is most proud of the work she’s done with the organization. Formerly known as the Northborough District Nurse Association, the group has been helping the community since 1920. Years ago, the or ganization began collecting medical equipment to loan to community members for free. “That program is the cor nerstone of that organiza tion,” O’Toole said. O’Toole worked with the town to build a shed on the grounds of the senior center to house medical equipment. When she took over as Helping Hands’ president, O’Toole said they were short on space to house the equip ment. Helping Hands had one shed in the parking lot of the Town Hall, but it was bulging at the Sheseams.isone of four people who handle the program, and sometimes she could be help ing people three times a week to acquire everything from a wheelchair to shower chairs. “[They’re] eternally grate ful because it’s extremely expensive, and they may need it only for a few months,” O’Toole said. In some occasions, the person only borrows the equipment for the weekend because they have a visitor who needs it. “I was thrilled to see that she received this honor,” said Helping Hands’ Marcia Roman. “She has been an integral part of this organi zation from the star and has been hands-on with all of the programs we offer.”
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Lincoln Merrihew, who lives on Flagg Road, told the Planning Board that the de velopment would have three entrances basically going off Flagg Road. The three entranc es are off Flagg Road, Bantry Road and Tara Road. Bantry and Tara, Merri hew said, are dead ends that can only be accessed through Flagg“SoRoad.essentially Flagg Road bears the entire burden of this complex once again,” Mer rihewPlanningsaid. Board member Jes se Stein said that this would be a huge issue for the town. It was an example of why the Planning Board needed to formulate its own review and opinion of the project, Stein said. Kate Shah purchased her home Flagg Road home in 2018. This was two years after the public comment for the project had been considered, which she had no idea of at theShahtime. initially seemed to be under the impression that the project had already been approved.“Ipurchased a home on a street that was 25 miles an hour because I knew that I was going to have kids on the street, and now you’re telling me that there are 100 units of housing that are going to come directly onto this road?” ShahShahsaid.said that it did not feel fair for the houses in the area that had been purchased since the public comment was put into the record in 2016, and that the project feels like a safetyPlanninghazard.Board Principal Departmental Assistant Colleen Stansfield told Shah that this project, which is slightly differ ent from the one heard in 2016, had not been approved yet. After a judge revoked the proposeddevelopersCentralpermitcomprehensivefortheParkproject,thehaveanewversion.
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What is proposed The development would now consist of four buildings — three containing 51 units and one containing 47 units. It will also include 420 interior and covered parking spaces, with a ratio of 2.1 spaces per unit.At a Southborough Plan ning Board meeting on Aug. 1, a few residents near the site of the proposed project raised their objections to its details.
Residents voice concerns about proposed Hyundai in Westborough Hyundai | from 1 can be addressed as part of this review process,” Webster wrote in his letter shared with the Community Advocate. What is proposed Automotive Management Services Inc. presented the plans to the Select Board in July. The two properties com bined would create a 9.34-acre site.The developers are pro posing to demolish the exist ing buildings and construct a 46,843-square-foot building with a two-level parking deck. There would be a total of 435 parking spaces on the site and twoTheentrances.western entrance would be gated and restricted to car carriers, employees and pub lic safety officials. Customers would use the eastern entrance. According to project engi neer Randy Waterman, the Hyundai would operate daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Carriers would deliver cars four times a week between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Lighting concerns Throughout the meeting, Planning Board members, town staff and residents asked questions about numerous topics, including how many employees would work at the facility, the location of the buf fer between the dealership and homes and the proximity of the dumpster and fueling station to Walker Meadow. The prospect of deliveries on the weekend also raised concerns.“Quite frankly, I’m not in fa vor of having deliveries on the weekends,” said member Hazel Nourse. “I think you’re close enough to a residential area that I think there’s no reason why they cannot be confined to Monday through Friday.”
Initial plans proposed light poles on the top parking deck, though Waterman noted the poles had been moved to the inside of the ramp leading to the“Indeck.our initial work session that we’ve had with the town, we were very concerned about lighting on the upper deck of the second story,” said Town Planner Jim Robbins. With the proposed building standing over 20 feet tall, Rob bins said they discussed not using light poles, but recessed lighting in the walls. “I think you need to fulfill that promise. I’m going to be very strong on that. I want the lighting recessed into the walls,” Robbins said. Questions about lighting — including the interior lights on the second level of the struc ture — were also echoed by Walker Meadow residents. Project Manager Ashley Pegram said she’s had conver sations with a lighting repre sentative, who had concerns that wall lights may be more distracting to the neighbors. “We’re definitely open to looking into wall lights, but when I mentioned that to him, he said that people would be less happy with those than with some other fixtures that may be shielded,” Pegram said. She added that they would be LED lights, and they could be Robbinsdimmed. responded that wall lights could be shielded, too, and he asked to hear the reasoning from the represen tative as to why the wall lights would be more distracting. Meeting with nearby residents Moving forward, the de veloper plans to meet with the Walker Meadow residents along with a member of the Planning Board to discuss what is proposed.Afterthe meeting, Webster told the Community Advocate that the meeting was interest ing.“The presentation was as thorough as it could be. It’s going to be multiple meetings,” he Hesaid.praised the Planning Board’s ability to make sure both the applicant and abut ters got what they need. Webster said the meeting will be held at Walker Meadow, and they intended to invite nearby abutters who live on Stagecoach Circle, too. “We’re looking forward to that, and we think that interac tive process will help both of us,” he said.
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POLICE LOG 11:08 p.m. Old Westboro Rd./Ger shom Dr. Traffic hazard. Friday, July 29 1:55 a.m. Falmouth Dr. B&E – in progress. 7:53 a.m. Alpine St. Motor vehicle –10:57stolen.a.m. Nottingham Rd. Keeping the peace. 5:03 p.m. Arrested, Randall J. Morse, 40, of 14 Klondike Rd., South Grafton, for OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent operation of motor vehicle, failure to use care and causing while stopping/ turning/starting. Saturday, July 30 12:25 a.m. Providence Rd. Traffic hazard. 2:36 a.m. Arrested, Ellen P. Teixeira, 24, of 38 Harvest Rd., Uxbridge, for OUI-liquor or .08%, negligent op eration of motor vehicle, speeding/ rate of speed exceeding posted limit. 12:48 p.m. Worcester St. B&E – past. Sunday, July 31 10:04 a.m. Worcester St. Animal complaint. 9:44 p.m. Arrested , Lawrence G. Lanctot, 67, of 16 Grist Mill Rd., Grafton, for OUI-liquor or .08% 2nd offense, negligent operation of mo tor vehicle, fail to drive in right lane. Monday, Aug. 1 1:37 p.m. Providence Rd./Millbury St. Accident – property damage. 2:46 p.m. Carroll Rd. Vandalism. 5:38 p.m. Hingham Rd. Harassment. Tuesday, Aug. 2 9:16 a.m. Worcester St./Snow Rd. Traffic hazard. 2:14 p.m. Providence Rd. Threatening. 6:04 p.m. Gordon Cir. Animal com plaint. Wednesday, Aug. 3 10:05 a.m. Church St./Providence Rd. Traffic hazard. 11:11 a.m. Providence rd. Fraud/iden tity theft. 1:41 p.m. North St./Stonegate Cir. Animal complaint. 3:40 p.m. Ferry St. Wires down. 4:03 p.m. Arrested, Natale Zona, 21, of 14 Logan Rd., Apt. A, Grafton, for arson of dwelling house, vandalize property, warrant. 4:45 p.m. Juniper Ln. Larceny/theft. 8:06 p.m. N Main/Ray Sts. Accident – pedestrian. 11:16 p.m. Hill St. Animal complaint. Thursday, Aug. 4 11:35 a.m. Worcester St. Animal 12:11complaint.p.m.Brigham Hill/Providence Rds. Animal complaint. Friday, Aug. 5 2:55 a.m. Brigham Hill Rd. Traffic hazard. 8:58 a.m. Brigham Hill Rd. Animal 4:13complaint.p.m.Main St. Road hazard. 4:29 p.m. Bridge St. Accident – per sonal injury. 8:09 p.m. Westboro Rd. Scam/at tempted scam. Saturday, Aug. 6 6:03 a.m. Upton St. Fire – smokeindoors. 8:42 a.m. Worcester St./Wheeler Rd. Accident – no injuries. 4:22 p.m. Magill Dr. Accident – hit & 9:41run.p.m. Upton St. Keeping the 11:10peace.p.m. Providence Rd./Pleasant St. Accident – no injuries. Marlborough Thursday, Aug. 4 11:14 a.m. Walgreen’s/Granger Blvd. MVA property damage only. 11:17 a.m. Marlborough Hills Health Care/Northboro Road East. Tres 12:30passing.p.m. Boston Market/Northboro Road East. MVA property damage. 1:30 p.m. BPRE. MVA property dam age 2:27only.p.m. Broad St. MVA property damage only. 7:53 p.m. Solomon Pond Mall/Donald J. Lynch Blvd. MVA property dam age 9:32only.p.m. Welly’s Restaurant/Main St. MVA property damage only. Friday, Aug. 5 3:17 a.m. Firehouse Management LLC/Main St. Disabled MV. 5:22 a.m. Victoria Ln. Assault. 9:04 a.m. Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel/BPRW. Abandoned MV. 2:40 p.m. Beaman Ln. Disabled MV. 3:03 p.m. Yatco/East Main St. Tres passing. 3:35 p.m. Donald J. Lynch Blvd. MVA property damage only. 5:13 p.m. Reservoir St. Vandalism. 9:24 p.m. Crystal brook Way. Fraud/ forgery. 11:03 p.m. Elm St. Vandalism. Saturday, Aug. 6 7:54 a.m. Lake Williams/Lakeside Ave. 10:55Trespassing.a.m.StateSt. Harassment. 11:43 a.m. Royal Crest Apartments/ Royal Crest Dr. MVA property dam age only. 12:29 p.m. Pleasant St. Parking vio lation. Sunday, Aug. 7 3:50 a.m. Extended Stay America/ Northboro Road East. B&E into MV. 8:04 a.m. Maple/South Sts. Disabled MV. 11:11 a.m. Extended Stay America/ Northboro Road East. Larceny.
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Scan QR code to read this week’s police and fire news on our website. Grafton Sunday, July 24 6:02 p.m. Mass Pike E. Accident –personal injury. 7:21 p.m. Edward Dr. Scam/attempt ed scam. Monday, July 25 12:18 a.m. Brigham Hill Rd. Traffic 8:44hazard.a.m. Providence Rd. Larceny/ theft. 10:36 a.m. Falmouth Dr. Traffic 10:47hazard.a.m. Providence Rd./Bruce St. Traffic hazard. 4:22 p.m. Worcester St. Accident –personal injury. Tuesday, July 26 12:50 a.m. Providence Rd. Disperse 7:32youths.a.m. Singletary Rd. Animal complaint. 9:34 a.m. Brigham Hill/N Brigham Hill Rds. Traffic hazard. 10:39 a.m. Falmouth Dr. Traffic 5:29hazard.p.m. Providence Rd. Vandalism. 5:57 p.m. Alfalfa Dr. Animal com plaint. 7:34 p.m. Providence Rd. Vandalism. Wednesday, July 27 5:16 a.m. Arrested , Francisco A. Soriano, 39, of 4 Lewis St., Apt. 2, Worcester, on straight warrant, un insured motor vehicle, unregistered motor vehicle, op MV with registra tion revoked, speeding/rate of speed exceeding posted limit, number plate violation. 8:43 a.m. Milford Rd. Animal com plaint. 12:54 p.m. Main St. Disorderly person(s). Thursday, July 28 7:06 p.m. Providence Rd. Vandalism. 7:24 p.m. Providence Rd. Threatening.
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12:26 p.m. Extended Stay America/ Northboro Road East. Larceny. 1:17 p.m. Hunt’s Mobil/West Main St. MVA property damage only. 5:24 p.m. South Bolton/John Sts. Disabled MV. 5:43 p.m. West Main St. Threats. Monday, Aug. 8 10:41 a.m. Orchard Apartments/ Farmhouse Ln. Harassment. 10:41 a.m. Crystal Brook Way. Fraud/ 3:07forgery.p.m. Hildreth St. Fraud/forgery. 3:57 p.m. Lakeside Ave. MVA property damage only. 9:49 p.m. The Heights at Marlbor ough Apts/Briarwood Ln. Parking violation. Northborough
Sunday, July 31 12:54 p.m. Belmont St./Southwest Cut. Hit and run. 3:36 p.m. Otis St. Fraud. Monday, Aug. 1 5:15 p.m. Indian Meadow Dr. Dog complaint. Tuesday, Aug. 2 8:33 a.m. Jefferson Rd. Dog com plaint. 4:10 p.m. Shops Way. Shoplifting. 7:13 p.m. Arrested, Mark D. Renaud, 55, of 111 2nd Rd., Marlborough, on negligent operation of motor vehicle, OUI-drugs, marked lanes. Wednesday, Aug. 3 9:25 a.m. Main St. Accident: P.D. 4:14 p.m. Shops Way. Dog complaint. 5:26 p.m. Hudson/Allen Sts. Acci dent: P.D. 7:09 p.m. Otis St. Dog complaint. Thursday, Aug. 4 10:03 a.m. Howard St. Fraud. 8:45 p.m. Green St. Keep the peace. Friday, Aug. 5 3:05 p.m. Bartlett St. Larceny. 11:29 p.m. Arrested, Brandon A. Wil liams, 34, of 555 Rutherford Ave., Trenton, N.J., for fail to stop/yield, unlicensed operation of MV, possess counterfeit note, arrestee furnish false ID information to law enforce ment, fugitive from justice on court warrant. Saturday, Aug. 6 2:10 p.m. Shops Way. Larceny. 4:38 p.m. Otis St. Shoplifting. Shrewsbury Friday, Aug. 5 10:17 a.m. Computer Dr. Animal 11:01complaint.a.m.Ruggles St. Animal com plaint. 1:38 p.m. Elm St. Identity theft. 4:56 p.m. Avalon Way. Harassment. 7:26 p.m. Arrested, Alyse Lynn Walsh, 35, of 628 South St., Shrewsbury, for unregistered vehicle, marked lanes violation, OUI liquor. 10:39 p.m. Arrested, Dickon Badricio Satona, 30, of 21 Kensington Place, Apt. 1, Brockton, on warrant. Saturday, Aug. 6 5:25 p.m. North lake Ave. Assaults. 2:25 p.m. Thestland Dr. Road hazard –3:37trees/wires/debris.p.m.SheridanDr. Larceny. 6:22 p.m. Fifth Av Row. Harassment. Sunday, Aug. 7 8:58 a.m. Eaglehead Ter. B&E motor 1:26vehicle.p.m. Sheryl Dr. B&E residential. 2:16 p.m. Eaglehead Ter. Harassment. 3:30 p.m. Arrested, Kelly I. Velazquez, 39, of 89 Ward St., Apt. 4, Worcester, for shoplifting by asportation, re ceive stolen property - $1200; and Carlos Miguel Roman Arce, 34, of 11 Rodney St., Apt. 1, Worcester, for shoplifting by asportation, receive stolen property - $1200. 5:11 p.m. Grafton St. Animal com plaint. 7:30 p.m. Hill St. Road hazard – trees/ 9:04wires/debris.p.m.Boylston St./Colonial Dr. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris. Monday, Aug. 8 12:48 a.m. Hill St. Road hazard –trees/wires/debris. 11:03 a.m. Arbor Dr. Threats. 3:38 p.m. Egret Cir. Larceny attempt. 5:39 p.m. O’Donnell Ave. Dispute. 7:42 p.m. Hartford Tpke. Road hazard – trees/wires/debris. Tuesday, Aug. 9 8:11 a.m. Horseneck Rd. Animal complaint. 10:47 a.m. Arrested, Dionis D. Queza da-Paulino, 27, of 66 Post Ave., Apt. 5H, New York, N.Y., for forge misuse RMV document, utter false instru ment, attempt to commit crime. 3:41 p.m. Avalon Way. Harassment. 7:36 p.m. sandpiper Dr. Identity theft. Wednesday, Aug. 10 5:25 a.m. Arrested, Gerardo Ramon Hernandez-Chamorro, 32, of 7731 SW 19th St., Miami, Fla., for A&B, disor derly conduct, disturbing the peace, B&E nighttime for felony, malicious destruction of property. 7:21 a.m. Prospect St. Road hazard –trees/wires/debris. 8:40 a.m. Commons Dr. Harassment. 11:20 a.m. Plainfield Ave. Harass 1:26ment.p.m. Sias Ave. Threats. 1:56 p.m. Holden St. Animal com 7:13plaint.p.m. Boston Tpke. Dispute. Thursday, Aug. 11 2:30 p.m. Spring St. Animal com plaint. Southborough Monday, July 25 12:10 p.m. Mt Vickey/Breakneck Hill Rds. Animal complaint. 12:35 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Trespass ing 4:29tow.p.m. Newton St. Trespassing notice. 9:32 p.m. Coslin Dr. Disabled MV. Tuesday, July 26 2:12 p.m. Marlboro Rd. MVA property damage only. Wednesday, July 27 12:48 p.m. Johnson Rd./Main St. Disabled MV. 6:42 p.m. Main St./Wyndemere Dr. Disabled MV. 11:55 p.m. East Main St. Parking complaint. Thursday, July 28 1:02 a.m. Arrested, Krysti N. Wagner, of Florence St., Leominster, for op MV with license suspended, unregistered motor vehicle, fail to wear seat belt, warrant. 6:45 a.m. Mass Pike (I90). Road hazard. 12:49 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Trespass ing 1:18tow.p.m. Parkerville Rd. Larceny/ forgery/fraud. 2:51 p.m. Southville Rd. Disabled MV. 6:33 p.m. Main St./Johnson Rd. Ani mal complaint. Friday, July 29 10:05 a.m. Turnpike Rd. MVA prop erty damage only. 1:44 p.m. Framingham Rd./Newton St. MVA property damage only. Sunday, July 31 9:26 a.m. Cordaville Rd. MVA prop erty damage only. 11:55 a.m. Turnpike/Breakneck Hill Rds. MVA property damage only. 6:54 p.m. Pine Hill Rd. Animal com plaint. Monday, Aug. 1 8:30 a.m. River St. Motor vehicle accident. Tuesday, Aug. 2 4:02 p.m. Cordaville/Turnpike Rds. MVA property damage only. 5:25 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Harassment Complaint. Westborough Thursday, Aug. 4 3:32 a.m. Turnpike Rd. Trespassing. 8:39 a.m. E Main St. Accident prop erty damage. 9:25 a.m. Mt Pleasant St. Road/tree. 11:22 a.m. E Main St. Accident prop erty damage. 2:08 p.m. Flanders Rd. Threats made. Friday, Aug. 5 2:51 p.m. Robin Rd. Accident property 9:11damage.p.m. W Main St. Assault. 10:44 p.m. Arrested, Monica L. Baker, 35, of 258 Main St., Apt. 1, Townsend, for possess Class B drug (2 cts), pos sess Class E drug. Saturday, Aug. 6 2:13 a.m. Connector Rd. Road/tree. 11:13 a.m. Turnpike Rd./Park St. Ac cident property damage. 2:02 p.m. E Main St. Accident – hit & run. 2:20 p.m. Turnpike Rd. Accident property damage. 7:46 p.m. Turnpike Rd./Otis St. Road/ tree. Sunday, Aug. 7 10:56 a.m. Lyman St. Accident prop erty damage. 2:41 p.m. Computer Dr. Larceny. 4:04 p.m. Arrested, Brian Nuzzo, 31, of 20 Evelyn Rd., Everett, on warrant. 8:17 p.m. Turnpike Rd./Otis St. Road/ 9:57tree. p.m. Arrested, Nardy Antonio Resto, 45, of 14 Berry St., Apt. A, Framingham, for op MV with license suspended, speeding/rate of speed greater than was reasonable and proper. Monday, Aug. 8 1:05 a.m. Arrested, Armando Marcos, 37, of 15 Willow St., Apt. 20, Westbor ough, on straight, unlicensed opera tion of MV, fail to stop/yield. 4:02 a.m. Arrested, Derrick R. Noyst, 37, of 299 S Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury, for possess Class B drug, possess Class E drug. 8:41 p.m. Arrested, Robert J. Perron Jr., 55, of 8 E Main St., Apt. E, West borough, for OUI-liquor or .08% 4th or greater offense, oper MV with license suspended for OUI, negligent operation of motor vehicle. Tuesday, Aug. 9 7:29 a.m. Upton/Hopkinton Rds. Ac cident property damage. Wednesday, Aug. 10 2:39 p.m. Arrested , Zakhar Bol shakov, 48, of 112 Copperwood Dr., Stoughton, on default warrant. 2:50 p.m. W Main St. Vandalism. 10:33 p.m. A rrested , Sam Stearns, 30, of 485 Chestnut St., Needham, for B&E vehicle nighttime for felony, vandalize property. Thursday, Aug. 11 1:54 a.m. Arrested, Isaiah R. Savage, 25, of PO Box 668, Sagamore, on straight warrant. 10:12 a.m. Arrested, Angel Manuel Guzman, 30, of 15 Willow St., Apt. 27, Westborough, for no inspec tion sticker, op MV with license suspended (criminal subsq off), MV operator refuse to identify self, straight warrants. 12:07 p.m. E Main St. Accident prop erty damage. 5:04 p.m. Turnpike Rd./Milk St. Road/tree.
COMMUNITY OBITUARIES
Surviving Joseph are his beloved wife Beverly Ann Kelly, four sons Bryan, Sean, Eric, and Darren, four daughter-in-laws, and eleven grandchildren. Hays Funeral Home of Northborough assisted with arrangements. Karen Johansen, 65 SOUTHBOROUGH - Karen Johansen of Southborough, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022 at home. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Charlotte (Ber nard) Johansen; and the wife of Gardner Hendrie. Gardner and Karen were happily to gether for over 42 years. Karen is survived by her stepchildren, Robert Hend rie, Douglas Hendrie, Liese Rajesh, David Hendrie and Kt Hendrie; her siblings, Brenda Bellerose, Marty Johansen and Sandi Sweet; her nieces and nephews, Ashley Belle rose, Bubba Johansen, Brooke Garfield, Corey Barber and Alex Barber; and eight grand children. The Morris-Johnston Fu neral Home, Inc. of Southbor ough assisted with arrange ments.
for family and friends after the service at 17 Parkerville Road, Southborough.Ontheafternoon of August 3rd, Kim Hibbard Tolander of Southborough passed away unexpectedly after a brief ill ness. She leaves her loving husband Mats Tolander, her cherished son Max, and her de voted parents Jack and Shirley Hibbard to carry her memory and legacy forward. Kim was born on June 13, 1974 in Centerville, Indiana and from the start was a bright light to all who knew her. She ventured with courage to Boston University for her undergraduate education and completed her Masters in Busi ness Administration at Sim mons College. Kim held many professional and entrepreneur ial positions, but the common thread through all was her impeccable communication skills, ability to network and desire to make every effort and every team she touched better through her leadership and enthusiasm. Kim’s passion was inclu sion, and she lived this value in myriad ways in her personal and professional life. She was a staunch and influential ad vocate for those who may not fit the traditional molds, but deserved respect, empathy and community. This advocacy led to her election to the South borough School Committee in 2021, where she became a strong and constant voice for those who are too often overlooked. She lived a life of kindness, compassion and connection.
Southborough School Committee member SOUTHBOROUGH – Kim Hib bard Tolander, a member of Southborthe ough School Committee, passed edlyunexpectawayaftera brief illness on Wednesday, Aug. 3. Her loved ones shared on Facebook:Funeral services will be held at Pilgrim Church at 15 Common St. in Southborough, MA, at 11 AM on Thursday, August 11. There will be a gathering
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DEATHS Akerson, Beverly of Shrewsbury Beland, Patricia of Hudson Blackburn, Thomas formerly of Grafton Bonin, Bryan of Marlborough Chaves, Maria formerly of Hudson Desmarais, Richard of Marlborough Donoghue, Robert of Shrewsbury Doyle, Joseph of Westborough Farricy IV, John of Westborough Fernandes, Maria of Hudson Goellner, Susan of Northborough Grimaldo, Andreana of Shrewsbury Grogan, John of Marlborough Hollis, David formerly of Northborough Huling, Ray of Southborough Johansen, Karen of Southborough Jones, Janet of Southborough Kelly, Joseph of Northborough Maroney, Lorraine formerly of Marlborough Motta, Jose of Hudson Park, Chayun formerly of Westborough and Northborough Perry, Theresa of Marlborough Peterson, Mary of Northborough Schlegel, Tracy of Northborough Skerry, Paul of Shrewsbury Smith, Clarice of Marlborough Tolander, Kim of Southborough Tuomi, Glenn of Northborough Williamson, Margaret of Hudson Scan QR code to read all of this ourobituariesweek’sonwebsite.
Countless friends gathered in the always-open, welcom ing “horseshoe” of Kim’s life. The ultimate connector, she led her friends in doing tre mendous good in the world. Her spearheading of a “Shock ‘n’ Claus” — a gathering each holiday season to surprise and delight people and busi nesses in need — was an up lifting annual tradition that shaped all who participated and stretched to include out posts in other states, spreading the goodness far beyond her personal reach. Kim’s generos ity went far beyond any annual event and in fact, was evident in her daily interactions with the people in her life. For Kim, showing up for people – those she knew and those she did not — was a way of life.
Kim’s greatest joy was spending time with her family and in her son Max, Kim found her calling and her driving force. Being a mother was her greatest honor, and she ap proached her parenting with deep gratitude and utmost care. For Max, she was equal parts Mama Bear, tender heart and superfan. Watching Max develop and grow his passion for team sports was a highlight of recent years. Her pride was evident in every conversation, and her support palpable in every team Max joined. Kim was blessed with a rapid-fire mind, a wicked sense of humor, a hearty “hoot” of a laugh and the ability to see the humanity in every person she met. As she always said to Max: “Look for the people that make you feel like sunshine.” Kim was, indeed, sunshine. She will be missed beyond words and remembered with tremendous love.
The Community Advocate will post obituaries online (and in print, as space allows). Please send information (and a picture if desired) to tracy@communityadvocate.com. Here is a complete list of individual obituaries posted on the Community Advocate website (www. communityadvocate.com).
Joseph E. Kelly, 81 NORTHBOROUGH - We lost our Husband, our Dad, our Papa, our Friend, Jo seph Ed ward Kelly, earlier this week, in the late evening of August 9, 2022. Joseph was born in West Virginia in 1941, the son of Joseph W. Kelly and Helen (Shively) Kelly. He was the oldest brother to his three siblings Jim Kelly, Robert Kelly, and Patricia (Kelly) Douglas.
Andreana M. Grimaldo, 58 SHREWSBURY – Andreana Marie Grimaldo passed away on August 6, 2022 in the comfort of her surroundedhome by her ador ing afterfamilyacou rageous battle with glioblas toma. Andreana was born in Ha nover, NH to Daniel Dempsey Jr. and Elizabeth “Poppy” (Paquet)Andreana leaves behind her husband, Raymond Grimaldo Jr. (Shrewsbury, MA); her three doting daugh ters, Amy Panagiotou and her husband, Jason, of Holden, MA, Alicia Radzicki and her husband, Ben, of Holden, MA, and Allison Sweeney and her husband, Anton, of Holden, MA. She was the best grandmother to her three grandchildren, Alan and Aria Panagiotou and Benjamin Radzicki. She is also survived by her sister, Pamela Dempsey-O’Connell and her husband Francis of Winchendon, MA, and her brother, Daniel Dempsey, III and his wife Cindy of Loudon, NH. She was blessed to have sisters and brothers-in-law who she loved and loved her, Anna (Grimaldo) Rosi and her husband David of North boro, MA, Angela (Grimaldo) Exarchos and her husband Aristides of Shrewsbury, MA, and Joseph Grimaldo and his wife Ruane of Marlborough, MA. She was adored by her many nieces and nephews, along with her countless friends that became family.
The Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel of Worcester assisted with arrangements. Janet Jones, 88 SOUTHBOROUGH - Janet Rosella Jones, beloved mother and mothergrandto her onpassedfamily,awayMonday, August 1, 2022; she was 88 years old. Janet is survived by her three daughters, Heather de Laszlo and her husband Ste phen of Rumson, NJ, Holly Evangelista of Shrewsbury, MA, and Heidi Lindsey and her partner Paul Cibelli of North borough, MA; her six grand children, Saragh Soltesz and her husband James, Christian de Laszlo and his wife Brittany, Megan Evangelista, Cathryn Piette and her husband Tim othy, Morgan Lindsey, and Dylan Lindsey and his wife Jor dan and a great-granddaugh ter Lucy Soltesz, all of whom she loved so much. Janet also leaves her sister, Beverly Olive of Oneonta, NY. Hays Funeral Home of Northborough assisted with arrangements.
John P. Farricy IV, 47 WESTBOROUGH - John P. “Jay” Farricy, IV, of West borough, formerly of North borough,passed away on August 2, 2022; he was 47 years old. Born in Washington, DC, Jay was the son of Dr. John P. and Jean (Holmes) Farricy, III. In addition to his father, Jay is survived by his two children, Grace Farricy and John “Jack” Farricy, V and their mother, Anne-Marie Farricy ; his two sisters Jill T. Farricy Coran of Shrewsbury and Julie M. Farricy King of Sturbridge. He was preceded in death by his beloved mother who re cently passed away. Jay is also survived by his aunt Karen DeNaples and uncle Ralph E. Holmes, Jr; cousins, nieces and nephews whom he cherished dearly. He was predeceased by his uncle Michael Farricy. Hays funeral Home of Northborough assisted with arrangements.
Kim TolanderHibbard
Zulmira F. Chaves, 82 PORTSMOUTH, R.I./HUDSON - Zulmira F. (Chaves) Chaves, 82, of MA,oftimeformermouth,PortsRI,longresidentHudson,passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family at home on Monday, August 8, 2022. She leaves her beloved husband of 58 years, Jose M.M. Chaves. Besides her husband, she leaves her two sons, Jose M. Chaves and his wife Lucia of Hudson, MA, John F. Chaves and his wife Aida of Hudson, MA; her sister, Isaltina Sousa of Hudson, MA and was predeceased by her two brothers, Victor Chaves and Saul Chaves. Zulmira also leaves her 4 grandchildren, Jeffrey Chaves and his girlfriend Tiffany Frias, Alicia Chaves of Hudson, MA, Adam and Emily Chaves of Hudson, MA, her step-grand children Aubrey and Jordan; one great granddaughter, Ayla Chaves along with many other relatives and friends. Zulmira was born and raised in Santa Maria, Azores of Portu gal, daughter of the late Manuel Tavares-Chaves and Maria J. (Fontes) Chaves. She emigrated to the states and resided in Hudson, MA from 1966 to to 2002. She was employed as an assembler by Digital Equipment Corp. later Compaq and Intel Corporations until her retire ment. Following retirement both Zulmira and her husband Jose moved to Portsmouth, RI in 2002. She was a member of Saint Michael Parish in Hudson. Zulmira was very outgoing and friendly and loved to receive guests at her home. She enjoyed cooking for her family. In her spare time she loved being out doors, planting and caring for her flower gardens and playing solitaire on her IPAD. She will certainly be missed by all and her memories will be cherished by those who loved and knew her.The Tighe Hamilton Regional Funeral Home of Hudson as sisted with arrangements. Gary preceded him in death. Hays Funeral Home of North borough assisted with arrange ments. Chayun Park, 89
Mary L. Peterson, 82 NORTHBOROUGH - Mary L. (Goulet) Peterson, 82, a life long resident of borough,North passed peacefullyaway on August 5, 2022. Born in Worcester, daughter of the late Edmond R. and Gertrude (Sullivan) Goulet, she graduated from Northbor ough High School and attended Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester State Col lege and New England School of Accounting. She leaves behind her son David M. “Michael” Peterson, with whom she lived, many cousins. She was predeceased by her brother, Edmond R. “Ted” Goulet, Jr. her sister Janet M. Mahoney, and her longtime friend, Nancy M. Jones. The Chiampa Funeral Home, 5 Church Road, On the Com mon, Shrewsbury Center as sisted with arrangements.
OUGHWESTBOROUGH/NORTHBOR-WangChaYunpassed on fullypeaceAugust 5, 2022 at the lunar calen dar age of 90 in ough,MarlborMas sachusetts, USA. She was born on the 19th of February in 1933 as a Korean during the tumultuous war time period of occupation and cultural survival of colonial ism when Japan invaded the Empire of Korea, the daughter of a farmer WangYoungHo and entrepreneur Juhn, JungSuk. She is survived by her five children: KwiNam Park, Young nam Park, IkSun Park and wife SukHee Park, Sangnam Bae and husband Byungpyo Bae, KyungSun Park and wife Mun Hee Park, her grandchildren Katherine Park Deakin and her partner Douglas Despres, Re becca Wang Sheehan and hus band Jonathan Sheehan, Jeong Yong Lee and wife Minji Ko, Su Yong Lee, Michael Young Park and fiancé Connie Han, Alison Mina Park, Sinae Christiansen and husband Jay Christiansen, Jiwon Bae and wife Stephanie Bae, Naleh Park and boyfriend James Richard, Nabi Park, and great-grandchildren: Ruda Lee, Jase and Cade Christiansen and Haakon Sheehan. Pickering & Son Westbor ough Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.
Robert Donoghue,J. 86 SHREWSBURY - Robert J. “Bob” Donoghue, 86, of Shrewsbury, MA passed away Thursday,on August 4, 2022, sur rounded by his loving family. Bob was born and raised in Worces ter, MA. He was the son of Je rome Donoghue and Amelia (Duhamel) Donoghue. Bob leaves his high school sweetheart and beloved wife of 64 years, Maureen (McCon ville) Donoghue; his children, Kathy Donoghue, of Worcester, Mike Donoghue and wife Cece, of Darien, CT, Beth White and husband Greg, of Boylston, Patty Durkin of Worcester, Sue Donoghue and husband Dmi tri Nayduch, of Brooklyn, NY; ten grandchildren: Chris White and wife Sunny, Jackie White Hughto and husband Bill, Mac Donoghue and wife Regan, Sean Donoghue and fiancé Marissa, Mara Donoghue, Liam Donoghue, Maeve Donoghue, Seamus Nayduch, Ivan Nay duch, and Bridget Nayduch; two great-grandchildren, Dylan White and Jack White; his sister, Pat Clifford and husband Ray of Holden; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was prede ceased by his son-in-law, Kenny
Joan Germano and two sisters, Nancy Chisholm and Tina Bar rett and her husband Michael – all whom reside in Northbor ough. Hays Funeral Home of North borough assisted with arrange ments.
Tracy Schlegel,A. 61 NORTHBOROUGH - Tracy A. Schlegel, 61, a longtime resident of oughNorthborand recently of Sterling, passed away at home on August 3, 2022 after a period of declining health. She was born in Worcester and raised in Northborough, a daughter to Peter and Joan (Berry)TracyGermano.issurvived by her three children, Erika Schlegel of Leominster, MA, Jared Schlegel and Destiny Schlegel – both of whom reside in Charlotte, NC. Tracy also leaves her mother, The Short & Rowe Funeral Home of Marlborough assisted with arrangements. Ray ‘Skip’ Greene Huling Aug. 9, SOUTHBOROUGH2022
SHREWSBURY - Beverley A. (Gallo) Akerson, of formerlyburyShrewsandof Auburn, died Wednesday, August 3, 2022 in her home, sur rounded by her loving family. Beverley was born in Worcester, to the late Jerry A. Gallo and Irma (Ventres) GalloShe leaves her beloved hus band of 63 years, Donald E. Akerson; their children: Karen E. Hession and her husband John of Westborough, Mark D. Akerson and his wife Cheryl of Shrewsbury, Michael J. Akerson and his wife Lisa of Sterling, and Kathy A. Catania (late Frank Catania) of Barnstable; grand children: Molly, Patrick, Maria, Chris, Kevin, Caroline, Michael, and William; and her sisters, Jayne Mong and her husband Paul, of Worcester, and Barbara Clem and her husband Jon, of Oxford. Beverley also leaves several nieces and nephews. The Britton-Shrewsbury Funeral Home assisted with ar rangements.
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- Skip, who was born in Waltham, grew up in Newton. He spent Marshfieldsummershisin with family and borhoodneigh friends play ing football and stick ball on the low tide flats, playing tennis, swimming after storms, build ing bonfires, sailing, fishing, sneaking into the old drive-in, hanging out by the old smoking tree or the snake pit, and oc casionally sneaking something from the unattended adult fridges on the porches. Skip is survived by his sis ters Linda Turmail and Sandra Huling; his nieces Karin Bur gess, Kristin Freundlich, Perrin Montalto, and Krista Huling; his nephews William Huling and Carson Fuller; his grand nieces Talia Freundlich, Taylor Freundlich, Cora Huling; and his grand nephew Owen Montalto. Skip was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Olive Hul ing, and his brother Bill Huling. The Morris-Johnston Funeral Home of Southborough assisted with arrangements.
Glenn A. Tuomi, 73 NORTHBOROUGH - Glenn A. Tuomi, 73, passed away sudden ly in his home on August 5, 2022. Born and raised in GlennWorcester,was one of three sons to the late Oiva R. and Eva E. (Lahtinen) Tuomi. He was the beloved hus band of 48 years to Debra Ann (Gavin) Tuomi; devoted father to their three children, Ryan Tuomi (wife Genevieve Mack) of Southborough, Emily Hoadley (husband Michael) of Holden and Adrianna Tyskiewicz (husband Michael) of Manchester, CT. Glenn was also the loving grandfather to his six grandchil dren, Zoë, Gavin, Zachary, Ryan, Johnny and Liam. In addition, Glenn is survived by a brother, Todd Tuomi of New London, CT, his former daughter-in-law Me lissa O. Tuomi, and many nieces and nephews. Glenn’s brother Durkin and; his sisters, Dorothy Fisher and Eleanor Fairchild. The Britton-Shrewsbury Funeral Home assisted with ar rangements.
Susan Goellner, 76 PORTNORTHBOROUGH/DENNIS-Susan(Medill)Goellner,76ofNorthboroughandDennisPortdiedonSat urday, Au gust 6, surrounded2022, by her lov ing family. Susan was born in Marlborough the daughter of the late William and Dorothy (Baker) Medill. Susan is survived by her hus band of 56 years, Gary, and her two sons: Michael and his wife, Lauren of Marlborough and John and his wife Veronica, of Northborough. Her four grand children include: Jillian, Ryan, Owen and Ciara. She leaves one sister, Martha McCook, and her husband William of Marlbor ough. In addition, she leaves her brother-in-law, Kim Goellner and his wife, Joan of Fargo, ND. She is survived by several nieces, nephews and many friends.
Beverly Akerson,A.84
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THIS PROJECT IS BEING ELECTRON ICALLY BID AND HARD COPY BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Please re view the instructions herein and that are available at www.biddocsonline. com on how to register as an elec tronic bidder. The bids are to be pre pared and submitted at www.biddoc Thesonline.com.TownofHudson, invites electronic bids from General Contractors for the reconstruction of the Hudson River walk along the Assabet River in the Town of Hudson, Massachusetts. The scope of the work includes extension of current riverwalk - concrete walk ing surface, overlook platform, river bank enhancement and associated work. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.30 §39M and to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.I49 §§26 to 27H Electronicinclusive. bids will be received until 2:00 PM prevailing time, on Sep tember 7, 2022 after which time the bidding portal will be closed and said bids publicly opened online, forewith. Construction Documents will be available from Nashoba Blue, Inc., 433 Main St., Hudson, MA 01749, 978-568-1167 or online at www.bid docsonline.com (may be viewed elec tronically and hardcopy requested). IfORhard copies are requested there is a plan deposit of $50 per set (Maximum of 2 sets) payable to BidDocs ONLINE Inc. Deposits may be electronically paid or must be a certified or cashier’s check. This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty days of receipt of bids. Additional sets may be purchased for $50. Bidders requesting contract documents to be mailed to them shall include a sepa rate check for $40 per set payable to BidDocs ONLINE Inc. (electronically or certified or cashier’s check). to cover mail handling costs. A bid deposit shall be submitted in the amount of 5% of the bid price and made payable to the Town of Hudson in the form of either cash, certified check, treasurer’s or cashier’s check or bid bond issued by a surety licensed to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and shall be condi tioned upon the faithful performance by the principal of the agreement con tained in the bid. The Town of Hudson reserves the right to reject or approve a surety. The bid deposit of the three (3) lowest responsible and eligible bid ders shall be retained until the execu tion and delivery of the contract. The estimated construction cost of the project is $175,000.00.
Pam Helinek Assistant Director, Planning & Community Development CM 8/19
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Robert D’Amelio, Chairman CM 8/19, 8/26 NOTICE OF HUDSONHEARINGPUBLICPLANNINGBOARD
Hudson Planning Board Robert D’Amelio, Chairman CM 8/19
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The Shrewsbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Thursday evening, September 1, 2022 at 7:00 PM, in the Selectmen’s Hearing Room at the Richard D. Carney Municipal Of fice Building, 100 Maple Avenue, to hear the application of MAG RE Hold ings, 800 Boston Turnpike, 777 Wash ington Street, Newton, MA 02460, as required by the Town of Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw, Section VII.F.3, for Site Plan Approval by the Planning Board to allow for the construction of a new re tail building and for the partial demoli tion and redevelopment of the exist ing structure for an automobile repair and body shop, associated parking and infrastructure, as shown on plans entitled, “Site Development Plans for 420 Boston-Worcester Turnpike,” in ten (10) sheets, dated March 14, 2022, and revised on August 1, 2022, prepared by Kelly Engineering Group, Inc. 0 Campanelli Drive, Braintree, MA 02184; stamped by David Noel Kelly, P.E. and Steven M. Horsfall, P.L.S. The subject property is located on the south side of Boston Turnpike, west erly of Industrial Drive and easterly of Oak Street and consists in whole or in part of Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 33, Plot 079000. A copy of the plans may be seen in the Department of Planning and Eco nomic Development or on the Planning Board website at ma.gov/905/Meeting-Materials.https://shrewsbury
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Sealed bids are requested by the Town Manager for On Call Custodial Ser vices Town Buildings 2022-23. Specifications may be obtained elec tronically at gov/bids.aspxorhttps://shrewsburyma.atthePublicBuild ings Office, Municipal Office Building, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA. 01545, or by calling (508) 841-8657. Bids shall be sealed and appropriately marked “On Call Custodial Services Town Buildings 2022-23”. All Bids will be received in the Town Manager’s Office, 100 Maple Avenue, Shrews bury, MA. 01545, on or before Friday August 19, 2022 until 11:00 AM. at which time and place they will be pub licly opened and read. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
Notice is hereby given of a Public Hear ing to be held by the Hudson Planning Board on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 7:00 PM at the Hudson High School, 69 Brigham Street, Hudson, MA 01749. At this time, the Hudson Planning Board will consider the site plan review ap plication of Intel Massachusetts, LLC for the redevelopment of the existing property which will entail the demoli tion of the existing buildings and the development of a 1,284,640 square foot distribution warehouse facility with 190 loading bays, 447 employee parking spaces, and 540 trailer park ing spaces pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.1.7 of the Town of Hud son Protective Zoning By-Laws. The subject property is located at 75 Reed Road within the M-6 Industrial Zoning District, Assessors’ Map 41, Parcel 33. All petition materials are available for review in the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours, on the Town of Hudson website at to(978)board,www.townofhudson.org/planning-https://andcanberequestedbycalling562-2989orbysendinganemailkjohnson@townofhudson.org.
August 29, 2022 6:30 PM To hear the appeal of Greystar Devel opment East, LLC, 1 Federal Street, Suite 1804 Boston, MA, for a Compre hensive Permit pursuant to the provi sions of Chapter 40B, Sections 20 to 23, of the Massachusetts General Laws, to permit the construction of a 196-unit age-restricted apartment community upon property located at 409 South Street, Shrewsbury MA. The subject premises are described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 42 Plot 012000. Peter C. Mulcahy, Clerk CM 8/12, 8/19 ON CALL BUILDINGSSERVICESCUSTODIALTOWN2022-23
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Notice is hereby given of a Public Hear ing to be held by the Hudson Planning Board on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 7PM in the Select Board Conference Room, 2nd floor of Town Hall, 78 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749. At this time, the Hudson Planning Board will consider the application of CCS Realty Trust and Manuel R. San tos, Trustee, for Site Plan Approval for the conversion of an existing commer cial/restaurant use to a residential use within the same footprint, in order to construct six (6) dwelling units, with the pre-existing off-street parking to remain. The subject property is located at 17 School Street within the C-2 Commercial Zoning District, Assessors’ Map 29, Parcel 255. All petition materials are available for review in the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours, on the Town of Hudson website at (978)board,www.townofhudson.org/planning-https://andcanberequestedbycalling562-2989orbysendinganemail to kjohnson@townofhudson.org. Hudson Planning Board Robert D’Amelio, Chairman CM 8/19, 8/26
Notice is hereby given of a Public Hear ing to be held by the Hudson Planning Board on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 7PM in the Select Board Conference Room, 2nd floor of Town Hall, 78 Main Street, Hudson, MA 01749. At this time, the Hudson Planning Board will consider the application of CCS Realty Trust and Manuel R. San tos, Trustee, for Site Plan Approval to construct a commercial building with associated parking on the existing va cant lot. The subject property is located at 17A School Street within the C-1 Commercial Zoning District, Assessors’ Map 29, Parcel 320. All petition materials are available for review in the Town Clerk’s Office during regular business hours, on the Town of Hudson website at to(978)board,www.townofhudson.org/planning-https://andcanberequestedbycalling562-2989orbysendinganemailkjohnson@townofhudson.org.
August 29, 2022 6:30 PM To hear the appeal of Julianne Mecca, 26 Old Mill Road, Shrewsbury MA for a Special Permit to the Shrewsbury Zoning Bylaw Section IV.B to construct an addition on a pre-existing noncon forming dwelling and lot upon property located at 26 Old Mill Road in the Resi dence B-1 District. The subject prem ise is described on the Shrewsbury Assessor’s Tax Plate 26 Plot 027000.
WESTBOROUGH LEGAL NOTICE Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 (508) 831-2200 Docket No. PUBLICATIONINFORMALWO22P2683EAPROBATENOTICE
WORCESTER PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provision of M.G.L. c. 255 Section 39A that on September 2, 2022. the fol lowing vehicle will be sold at private sale to satisfy our garage keeper’s lien thereof for towing, storage & notices of sale. To be sold at Belsito Auto 245 SW Cutoff Worcester MA. 2016 Subaru Forester VIN VIN2015JF2SJGXC7GH401623NissanRogue5N1AT2MV1FC890735CM8/19 Scan QR code for legaltoinformationrateoremailyournotice.
26 • COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, August 19, 2022 LEGAL NOTICES
The contract will be awarded to the bidder deemed by the Town of Hudson to be the lowest responsible and eli gible bidder. Selection of the success ful bidder will be based upon bidder qualifications, including evidence of past performance on similar projects and bid price. The contract award is subject to availability of funding. The successful general bidder will be re quired to furnish a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond, each of which shall be in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract price. The Town of Hudson reserves the right to reject any bid which, in its judgement, fails to meet the require ments of this Advertisement for Bids or which is incomplete, conditional, or obscure, or which contains addi tions or irregularities, or in which er rors occur in addition to the foregoing. The Town of Hudson also reserves the right to reject any and all propos als if it deems such rejection(s) to be in the best interest of the Town. The Town of Hudson further reserves the right to waive any minor discrepan cies or informalities, to permit a bidder to clarify discrepancies or to conduct discussions with all qualified bidders in any manner necessary to serve the best interest of the Town. Any fees or other expenses of the bidders associ ated with this Advertisement for Bid process are solely the responsibility of the bidder. Any bid submitted will be binding for sixty (60) days after the time of bid opening.
PUBLIC HEARINGS RICHARD D. CARNEY MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING 100 MAPLE AVENUE, SHREWSBURY
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Estate of: Gail Lapham Butters Also Known As: Gail L. Butters Date of Death: March 10, 2022 To all persons interested in the abovecaptioned estate, by Petition of Pe titioner Dana Christine Berger of Portsmouth, RI a Will has been ad mitted to informal probate. Dana Christine Berger of Ports mouth, RI has been informally ap pointed as the Personal Representa tive of the estate to serve without surety on the bond. The estate is being administered un der informal procedure by the Per sonal Representative under the Mas sachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not re quired to be filed with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can pe tition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administra tion. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders ter minating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be ob tained from the Petitioner.MC8/19
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A precocious childhood Whitney was born on Dec. 8, 1765, the first child of Eli Whitney Sr., a farmer, and his wife Elizabeth Fay. The untimely death of his mother in 1777 when he was 11 no doubt left its mark on the young boy. Two years later his father remarried to Judith Hazeltine, a widow who had 13 children from her previous marriage.Despite losing his mother so young, Whitney was an industrious boy with a strong mechanical aptitude. His curiosity is said to have compelled him during his fa ther’s absence one day to take apart his pocket watch to see how it worked. He avoided his father’s wrath by reassembling it correctly and completely with his father being none the wiser upon his return. At the age of 12, he con structed a violin from scratch using the tools in his father’s workshop, which was said by his sister Elizabeth to pro duce “tolerably good music.” Elizabeth also told an early biographer of Whitney that the violin her brother made “Was examined by many persons, and all pronounced it to be a remarkable piece of work for such a boy to perform.”
His skills were considered good enough that he was en gaged by many members of the community for some time afterward to make repairs to their violins when needed.
By Brett ContributingPeruzziWriter WESTBOROUGH - Eli Whit ney, inventor of the cotton gin, is perhaps the most famous Westborough resident of all time. However, his life prior to the creation of the device that sealed his place in American history is much less known.
War-time demand for nails spawned first significant business
By the age of 14, with the Revolutionary War raging, Whitney started a nail-making business in his father’s work shop, using tools and devices of his own creation. This was during a time when nails were mostly hand made with little mechanical assistance.Sincethe American colonies had imported most of their manufactured goods from England before the war, the manufacturing industry in the colonies was almost nonexis tent. The war forced the colo nists to rapidly create one, and as numerous buildings were being erected, nails became an item in high demand and commanded a correspondingly highWhitneyprice. ran the business successfully by himself over the next two winters, when farm tasks were minimal. Eventually the demand for his nails grew large enough that he hired another worker to assist him. When the war ended in 1783, Whitney switched pro duction to women’s hat pins. His factory at the time was believed to be one of the only producers of this product in the entire country. Leaving Westborough for higher education When Whitney expressed his desire to attend Yale College to study law, his father did not approve of his plan because Whitney’s stepmother was opposed to it.
Whitney attended Leicester Academy — which later be came Becker College that closed in 2021 — to prepare himself for the academic rigors of Yale. Whitney very nearly missed the opportunity to attend Yale when he was stricken with a life-threatening illness of inde terminate origin in the summer of 1788. He underwent surgery, which in itself could cost a per son his life given the somewhat primitive practice of medicine in the late 18th century, and he eventually recovered. He began his studies at Yale in 1789 at 23-years-old, decid edly older than many of his peers and perhaps without the same level of academic prepara tion some of them had experienced. He graduated three years later, in 1792, as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest honor society in the United States, which typically only accepts the top 10% of a college’s students. Leaving New England for the south Running short of money after leaving Yale, Whitney decided against his earlier plan of studying law, and headed for South Carolina, where he had the promise of a job as a private tutor. On his journey south, he met another New Englander, Catherine Littlefield Greene, the widow of a Revolutionary War veteran, General Nathan iel Greene. Mrs. Greene had relocated to a plantation outside of Savan nah, Georgia, which had been granted to her late husband by the state legislature in appre ciation for his service during the war. Whitney accepted her offer to become her long-term guest after he learned his tutor salary was being cut in half and he refused the position. It was during Whitney’s stay at the plantation that he learned about the business of cotton cultivation and began work on his invention that would transform his life and his nation’s history.
By Laura ManagingHayesEditor MARLBOROUGHThe Marlborough Police Department is seeking the com munity’s help af ter a safe that ap peared to be aban doned was found lastAccordingweekend. to police, officers re sponded to a nonrelated noise com plaint at about 5 p.m. on Aug. 6. When police ar rived in the area of 195 West Main St., officers found a safe that appeared to be aban doned against the fence of the property.Aman reportedly told of ficers that the safe had been there for a couple of weeks. “Nobody has come forward as of this time,” Sgt. Zachary Attaway told the Community Advocate.Thepolice department posted about the found safe on Facebook on Aug. 10. “Anyone missing a safe…?” policeThewrote.Marlborough Police Department can be reached at 508-485-1212.
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28 • COMMUNITY ADVOCATE • Friday, August 19, 2022 Eli Whitney’s early years in Westborough foretold his future as an inventor Marlborough police seek help after finding safe www.MetrowestOralSurgical.com Metrowest Oral Associates Scan for informationmore Milford • Northborough • Framingham John P. Ouano, D.M.D. Wael Youseff, D.M.D. Jennifer Frangos, D.D.S. Mitchell Loo, D.M.D. Monika Patel, D.D.S. Election Day TUESDAY, SEPT. 6 I have served the public in many roles over the years and one thing has never changed: There Is always more. www.petty4senate.org twitter.com/mayorjoepetty facebook.com/joepettyforstatesenate instagram.com/joepetty Paid for by the Petty Committee. More to do. More to learn. More to give. COMMUNITY NEWS Dr. Eric Bryan FULL SERVICE FAMILY DENTISTRY • PATIENTS AGES 3 YEARS TO SENIORS 48 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury . 508.842.0941 www.BryanDental.net Mon - Thurs 7:30-6:00 B RYAN D ENTAL A SSOCIATES Dedicated Staff, Modern Facility, Convenient Location, Easy Parking Celebrating 40 Years of Family Dentistry We accept majorinsurancemost&creditcardsAccepting New Patients Eli Whitney | from page 27 For the next several years Whitney labored as a farm worker and schoolteacher to save money, determined to at tend college even without his father’s financial assistance. At one point, he formally petitioned the selectman of Westborough for permission to open a public school with no doubt himself as the teacher. “Gentlemen,” the petition, written in elaborate cursive script, began, “you are un doubtedly acquainted with my reputation, and as for my penmanship it must speak for itself…”
Petition the young Eli Whitney presented to the Westborough selectmen of his desire to open a public school. Marlborough police found this safe on West Main Street.
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Engage - Show the children all the other rooms in the new home and let them participate to a degree in decorating decision-making. By accepting input on decoration, parents will make their children feel like they are part of the process.
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MOVING IN Comfort - Pack up the children’s rooms last to minimize disruption. The longer they feel secure in their own rooms, the easier the transition will be. Then, set up their new bedrooms first so they feel like they’re back in familiar surroundings. And do not completely redecorate the children’s rooms in the new home; maintain continuity so the children feel secure. It is very important to return to normal routines as quickly as possible, so set up the kitchen second. Try to serve meals at the same times as before, so there is not too much change all at once.
Keller Williams Pinnacle Metrowest 114 Turnpike Road, Suite 201 Westborough, MA 01581 All sales data is obtained from the MLS PIN *Per MLS data 2020 Moving into a new home brings with it a lot of emotions, particularly for families moving with children. Excitement and enthusiasm are coupled with anxiety and apprehension as to whether children will take to the new home and neighborhood. Carefully preparing children for the move, both practically and psychologically, will help ease the transition and make the process smoother and more enjoyable for the entire family. For over 17 years I have been helping families move and offer the following advice on how to make sure children of all ages cope with the home buying process and the big move.Here are a few recommenda tions that I share with my cli ents when it comes to moving with children.
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Surprise - Arrange for special treats to be waiting for everyone at the new house. New games or new cuddly friends will keep the children busy during unpacking and make the first memory of the new house a pleasant one to remember.
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Listen - Listening to what children are saying about the move is just as important as I n this very active real estate market, many families are looking to move to a larger home or relocate to another community. This brings many challenges while buying or selling a home but I can help. talking to them about it. By paying close attention to their statements and reactions, parents can alleviate any fears. This is especially important for school-age children and teenagers who may be reluctant to leave their friends and classmates. Avoid being dismissive of their social concerns; acknowledge them and remind them about the new opportunities that await them. Focusing on the positives of the move may help settle down anxious children.
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Explore - After deciding on a new home, I can help your family discover their new neighborhood by showing you the playgrounds, community centers, recreation areas and other areas important to the children that help make the environment seem more familiar.
FINDING A NEW HOME Communicate - Maintain an open dialogue with children about the decision to move to a new house. Engaging them at the beginning of the process will give them time to get used to the idea and ultimately accept the change. Explain the reasons behind the move, and answer questions truthfully. However, early discussion does not mean it is necessary to bring them to every single home being considered, especially very young children. Once the choices have been narrowed down to perhaps two or three, bring them to the homes so they can begin to feel familiar with new surroundings.
The challenges of moving with children
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gonquin Regional High School track. Conway had been con tinually practicing the high jump, while Furtado focused on warmups and practicing with starting blocks. They were both excited to go to Sacramento’s Hornet Stadium, where the national competition was held from JulyAt25-31.thenational competition, Furtado finished 59th with a time of 13.24, and Conway had a No Height result. Furtado thanked all of his friends and coaches for their support. “It was a tough race but I’m happy that I gave it all my best,” Furtado said. In the future, he was excited to keep practicing and doing his best.
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NORTHBOROUGH - Two Northborough students went to the National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif. after plac ing at the regional champion ship in Brunswick, Maine. Former eighth grader Niko Conway competes in the high jump and former seventh grad er Nick Furtado competes in the 100-meter dash. Furtado chose to focus on the 100-meter dash because he likes walking and sprinting fast on “Istraightaways.likeitbecause you let all your energy out and you just run as fast as you can,” Furtado said. “You’re right next to the bleachers so you have the mo tivation, people yelling at you to go faster.” Conway, meanwhile, chose the high jump because she thought it looked fun. “It’s kind of relaxing. It’s not as competitive as the other events,” she said. Regional success Before they traveled to the championship in Maine, Con way and Furtado had both competed at the State Middle School Championship on June 10 at Gardner High School. Conway finished seventh in her event, jumping 4.6 feet despite it being her third time competing in the high jump. She decided to continue competing in the regional competition.“Ididn’twant my season to end,” Conway said. Furtado finished 46th in the preliminary 100-meter dash. Next, they competed at the New England Junior Olympic Championship at Clinton High School on June 18 where Con way finished fifth and Furtado came in sixth. These finishes qualified them to compete at Region 1 Junior Olympic Cham pionship. After finishing eighth at Re gion 1, Furtado said that he had not expected to make it so far in his first year. “It felt great to just keep go ing and just keep trying harder and harder,” he said. However, Conway was dis appointed that she did not jump as high as her perfor mance at the state competition, reaching 4.27 feet at Region 1. Her goal for nationals was to improve on her state jump of 4.6Furtado,feet. on the other hand, had a goal to place in the top five. Nationals To prepare for the nation al competition, Conway and Furtado practiced at the Al Niko Conway competes in the high jump. Nick Furtado runs the 100-meter dash.
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