The New Uxbridge Times - April, 2014

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Residents form committee to Support Budget Override Northbridge residents, comprised mostly of parents of the Northbridge Public Schools recently filed a Ballot Question Committee with the Town Clerk’s Office, creating Northbridge SOS (Support Our Schools). The committee was formed in reaction to Superintendent Nancy Spitulnik’s announced plans to propose a budget override to prevent five years of detrimental cuts to the district.

In support of Spitulnik, Northbridge SOS has immediately gone to work raising funds to create a campaign of their own, to educate young families, elderly, college students and all residents of the town unaware of the school’s dire need for funding.

Committee members have had a presence at Selectman, Finance and School Committee meetings to educate themselves, and find the best ways to pass this knowledge to town residents.

Northbridge SOS is currently focused

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on voter registration, encouraging voter turnout at the May 6th Town Meeting and May 20th Election.

Residents can contact the committee to join them in ‘Painting the Town Maroon and White,’ the committee’s current fundraising effort to spread the message. For $15 the committee will paint the Northbridge ‘N’ on residents’ driveways, hoping to create town unity, pride and an opportunity to raise awareness. For a driveway stamp contact Northbridge SOS at northbridgesos@ gmail.com. Northbridge SOS is not affiliated with the Northbridge Public Schools, it is a Ballot Question Committee, registered with the Town of Northbridge. It is funded through donations both financial and in-kind and is managed by volunteers. The purpose of Northbridge SOS is to educate the town of Northbridge and support the public school system, with the ultimate goal of passing the Override.

By Constance Dwyer What we sometimes hear from our children is, “Dad, I didn’t buy you anything, because I didn’t know what to get you.” Well, allow me to present to you, our readers, the insight of a young daughter, Danielle Salmonsen of Uxbridge, who decided to give her Dad, Lance Salmonsen, the best “gift” ever: heading up a half marathon for his fight against bladder cancer. The 13.1 mile fundraiser will take place on Sunday, April 6th, at 10 a.m. at the Whitin Community Center. The race covers Whitinsville, Uxbridge, Douglas and Sutton.

“My Dad can offer hope to others. If there’s one thing he has taught me, it’s to support what you believe in and I believe in him. I want to run this half marathon with my sister and friends to support him. I have never been more proud to have him as my Dad.”

“Be The Match” Marrow Drive for Tyler Seddon This month the Town of Uxbridge Police Department will be showing their support for Leukemia Patient Tyler Seddon by Hosting a “Be The Match” Marrow Drive.

Tyler Seddon is an energetic 7 year old who fought leukemia from 20102012 when he achieved remission.

From July 2012 until November 2013 Tyler was cancer free. After a week of headaches, his mother took him to hospital. Blood work was done and the results were "concerning". Tyler had relapsed; his leukemia was back.

Recently, Tyler was admitted for 43 days. His next step is a bone marrow transplant and currently he does not have a matching donor on the registry.

Everyone deserves a second chance at life, but sadly only 5 out of every 10

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searching patients receive the transplant they so desperately need. Please help, register to be the match! Think of a gift that could change someone's life forever, the gift of a second chance.

Please consider signing up to be a donor, you never know you just might save a life. Please take the first step and join the registry.

A marrow donor registration drive will be held on Saturday, April 12th from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Uxbridge Police Headquarters to add new potential donors to the Be The Match Registry.

For more information please contact Officer Peter M. Bates Jr. PBates@ uxbridge-ma.gov or Jennifer St. Peter, Account Executive, at 401-248-5762 or email marrow@ribc.org

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- Danielle Salmonsen

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Milford Regional building project affects back entrance Due to preparations for the initial phase of Milford Regional Medical Center’s new 78,000 square foot building project, the Route 16 back entrance to the hospital will be restricted to construction vehicles temporarily. However, patients can continue to access all other entrances as usual. Everyone is encouraged to use Milford Regional’s

free valet parking service located in the rear of the hospital by the Hill Health Center entrance.

Milford Regional’s new $54 million building project will include an expanded emergency department and intensive care unit as well as a full floor of private patient rooms.

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For almost 18 years Sam and Vicky Shenouda have been offering a wide variety of food to please everyone’s palate.

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It was last July that Lance’s wife, Betsy, and his three daughters, Danielle, Lauren, and Nicole (Gantt) learned of the bladder cancer. Lance and Betsy are well known in Uxbridge as owners of the Quaker Deli in Uxbridge that has served thousands of customers during its 24 year history.

Danielle noted that her Father still works at the store but has had to cut back somewhat because of “feeling tired,” but when you run your own business there’s not much of a choice to take time off, she noted.

Lance had a tumor removed last sumcontinued on page 15

~ INDEX ~ Town News ..............Page 4 Dining out…………Page 32 Calendar...................Page 19 Society .....................Page 21 Senior Corner ..........Page 23 School News............Page 27 Business News........Page 31 Sports.......................Page 33 Classified .................Page 35

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Urgent requests for Troops in Afghanistan Hero Helpers of America, Inc. and Heartillery Group have joined efforts to fulfill requests from military service members of items they are running low on. In an email sent to Hero Helpers of America, items in high demand are basic essentials and simple items such as shampoo, protein bars, mixed nuts

and dried fruit to snack on. Both organizations have called this personal mission Hero Heart Collection and will be accepting items until June 22nd. The collection will be the first of many projects the two nonprofit organizations have planned. Both organizations are asking for schools, businesses,

clubs/organizations and the community to contribute immediately in the form of greeting cards, care package items and/or financial donations. For more information on Heartillery Group and Hero Helpers of America, please go to http://www.heartillerygroup.com/ or http://www.herohelpersofamerica.org/

Letter to the editor_____________________

Remembering the “True Patriots” of 1775 Dear Editor and Readers, Just a note to let you know I look forward to receiving and reading The New Uxbridge Times. Very local and very up to date, and very informing. Thank you. My one reason for this note is to up-date your calender and remind the readers of a very important date in Uxbridge history, valley history, and history of a nation.

On April 19th, 1775 on a bridge town green not far from the valley a shot rang-out and towns like Uxbridge were ready & waiting. The Uxbridge minute-men and minute-men from towns

and village across New England gathered up their guns, ammo, food and supplies as quick as possible. Left their farms, family, and everything they knew to join a cause and ideals that would lead to the founding of a new nation. TRUE PATRIOTS. So on April 19th, let us not forget their sacrifice and suffering for they gave everything!

Thanks again and good job.

Happy Patriots Day! - Randy L. Bruno Manchaug

Evergreen Cemetery Trustees to meet The Trustees of the Evergreen Cemetery, West Street, Douglas, Massachusetts, will hold their annual meeting of the East Douglas Evergreen Cemetery Company on Monday , May 12, at 4:00 p.m. in the basement of the

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Jake’s spirit lives on through the community he brought closer Dear Editor, This past month, we celebrated the life of Jake, a name that for many of us in the Blackstone Valley needs no more explanation. A name that has brought us great happiness and uncontrollable sadness, brought together the young and the old, made us feel loyalty to both the Red Sox and Yankees, and given us hope and despair in frustrating fashion.

My family got to know the Gallerani’s through little league. Jake and my son were not best friends by any means, but they were the next best thing, they were teammates. They practiced together, they laughed together, they lost together, and they won together. With Jake’s dad, Joe, coaching, and Jill, Jake’s mom, as the team mother, it all became somewhat of a family affair. As we all travelled together to tournaments and hung out at practices, all of the parents became friends.

When Jake and Joe didn’t make it to the state tournament in South Hadley, we all had the feeling that something was off. A couple weeks later, we were told of Jake’s condition, and we reacted with the usual shock and sadness. But, then we mobilized. The parents talked about what we could do. The UBA (especially a certain group who went above and beyond) did an incredible job of setting up fundraisers. The schools got in the act. The town became involved. Other teams from around Massachusetts asked what they could do. Businesses donated, and professional athletes (Red Sox and Yankees) called. It all added up to one word: hope.

We rode that roller coaster of emotions as we heard good news and then bad news, over and over. We held on to any positive news we could, for as long as we could. But, Jake’s condition worsened, and we waited quietly. When we finally heard that Jake crossed the plate for the final time, it was with both expectation and shock. The agony this family had endured was unfair, and something we could not comprehend ourselves.

The strength that Joe and Jill showed throughout this ordeal can not be overstated. Through all the treatments, pain, waiting, etc., Joe kept coaching, Jake kept practicing and playing when he could, and Jill kept us all cheering.

When the end came, they invited anyone and everyone to join together to celebrate Jake’s life. Family, friends, players from pee wee to varsity, coaches, teachers, police, fire fighters, Uxbridge, Northbridge, Grafton, and others, all came together at Pinz to laugh, cry, and talk about Jake. It was a

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great night, and I can’t thank them enough for it.

We often think of the battle with cancer in terms of sports. You play the game until the last inning, and you either win or lose. Some would say Jake lost this battle. I disagree. I believe losing is quitting, and Jake never did.

He took it all until his little body could not take any more, and he stole home. I want to thank him for bringing us all together. Without him, I don’t believe my family and I would have many of the friends that we do today. He brought us closer as a family, a team, a league, and a community. That’s a lot for a ten year old. Home run little man.

- Hurley Silbor Uxbridge

A field of dreams Dear Editor, Our Jake played his final inning on February 17, 2014. Jake was an amazing individual and athlete. He was a force to be reckoned with on and off the field. He played hard, played strong, played with passion, and always played to win. Jake exited this life with the same determination, strength and love with which he lived his life. It is our hope that Jake will continue to inspire others, and that he will be remembered as the true champion that he was.

Jake didn’t get to realize his “make a wish” of a trip to Disney with his family as his health did not allow him to travel. Then he had another wish, a dream to build a baseball field to play the game he loved so much, and to share that love and passion with the

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We want to sincerely thank our family, friends, and community for the overwhelming support we have received over the past 2 years. We are so proud of Jake, who he was, and how he lived his life. We hope to make him as proud of us as we are of him by fulfilling each and every promise we made to him.

We are asking for you continued support in helping make Jake’s dream of a baseball field in his honor, a reality. We can’t think of a better way to honor and remember Jake; our champion.

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Town News Important Information for Uxbridge Residents DOG LICENSES: 2014 Dog Licenses are available in the Town Clerk’s office, during normal business hours or via US Mail, the application can be found on line at w w w. u x b r i d g e - m a . g o v / P a g e s / UxbridgeMA_Clerk. Please contact the Town Clerk’s Office if you have any questions.

ANNUAL CENSUS: The Annual Town Census has been mailed to all Uxbridge Households in January. Please verify all information, sign, date and return the census to the Town Clerk’s Office.

CANDIDATE PACkAGES: Candidate Packages for the May 20, 2014 Annual Town Election are available in the Town Clerk’s Office: below

is a list of seats that will be on the ballot: Board of Selectmen 3 yr term 1 Seat Board of Selectmen 2 yr term 1 Seat Finance Committee 3 yr term 1 Seat Moderator 3 yr term 1 Seat Board of Health: 3 yr term 1 Seat Board of Library Trustees 3 yr term 1 Seat School Committee 1yr term 1 Seat School Committee 3 yr term 2 Seats Edward C. Thayer Fund Trustees 3 yr term 1 Seat Trustees of Soldiers' Memorials 3 yr term 1 Seat - Veteran 1 Seat - Non Veteran Uxbridge Housing Authority 5 yr term 1 Seat Uxbridge Housing Authority 4 yr term 1 Seat

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Dr. Stickney named Superintendent of Schools The Northbridge School Committee is honored to name Dr. Catherine Stickney as the new Superintendent for the Northbridge Public Schools when Dr. Nancy Spitulnik retires from her post at the end of June, 2014. Dr. Stickney has been the Assistant Superintendent in Northbridge since July of 2013. Before that, she worked

Sunshine Club plans events The Douglas Sunshine Club will be holding its montly meeting on April 17, at 3 p.m. at the Douglas Senior Center, 331 Main St., Douglas. Nightly programs will begin on April 8th from 6-7 p.m. 4/8 Line Dancing and 4/22 Zumba. Please call 508-476-4474 to sign up the week before each program.

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in the Ashland schools for 11 years, starting as an inclusion specialist and working her way up to Director of Curriculum. Randi Zanca, chairperson of the School Committee, stated, “The passing of the leadership torch from Dr. Spitulnik to Dr. Stickney will bring the district continued stability and continuity of programming and

Farmers Market vendors needed The Douglas Farmers Market is a wonderful weekly farmers market held on the grounds of the historic E.N. Jenckes Store in downtown Douglas.

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initiatives. Dr. Stickney is dedicated to working collaboratively with all stakeholders. We have no doubt that she will do a great job, and we support her in her efforts to continue the positive changes that have been made in the district. We hope she will stay with our district for many years to come.”

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If you or your business would like to be a part of this year’s market either for a day or for the season, please contact: Ginger Petraglia at 508-476-2723 gingerdfm@gmail.com or find more information at douglasfarmersmarket.org

A visit with the Easter Bunny at UniBank The Easter Bunny will be hopping into UniBank’s Uxbridge branch, located at 25 North Main Street in Uxbridge, on Saturday, April 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Children are invited to come and join the festivities, and can have a free photo taken with the Easter Bunny.

In addition to photos, the Uxbridge First Holiday Night Committee will be offering refreshments.

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16th Annual EggStravaganza Former State Representative Jen Callahan and her husband Mike will host their 16th Annual Sutton “Egg– Stravaganza” on Saturday, April 19th for the children of Sutton. The Easter Bunny’s honored guests this year are Selectman ken Stuart and Sutton Fire Chief Matthew Belsito, who will officially start off the egg hunts in the Waters Farm fields. The “Egg-Stravaganza” event will be held at historic Waters Farm from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm with Bunny Portraits, Petting Zoo and Spring Fling Picnic beginning at 11 am and Egg Hunts starting promptly at 12 Noon in the fields. This tradition is free and open to the children of Sutton.

The Easter Bunny will preside over all events including Cottontail Photo Portraits, Egg Candy Hunts and the Spring-Fling Picnic. Once again, the Iron Shoe Farms Petting Zoo returns featuring “India” the Giant Chinchilla Rabbit! The kids can also meet Thomas the “very talkative” Turkey, Blue the Miniature Horse as well as friendly goats and sheep!

Each year, scores of children gleefully participate with their families in this timeless tradition in which the Callahan’s have hosted with area youth volunteer and community groups, including Scouts and student leaders from the Blackstone Valley Youth Leadership Academy. This year, members of the Sutton Lions Club along with major business sponsor Direnzo Towing will also be teaming up with the Callahan effort to bring joy to hundreds of children and their families.

Several Thousand candy-filled eggs will be hidden at Waters Farm. There is a separate hunt for children under the age of five. Parents bring your cameras for a personal Bunny photo and please remember your egg collection baskets or bags! The Easter Bunny will award

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History of Douglas cemetery detailed Douglas’ Job knapp Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) presented the Douglas Cemetery Commission, at their meeting, with a compilation of information they collected and recorded on the South Douglas Cemetery; in the Tassletop region on South St., Douglas. The two albums and six disks presented contain photos and

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detailed information on each of the 250 plus graves; many of which are original Douglas settlers and or associated with a previously adjoining Methodist Church. This information will be available to the public upon request from the Cemetery Commission for many uses.

The survey was a four year project carried out by DAR members Louise

Douglas Cemetery Commission and members of the DAR. Zygmuntowicz, Sue Perkins, Nancy Greene, Gail Swenson and Carol Freeman and Marce karagosian.

The Douglas Cemetery Commission, made up of three elected members; Ginger Petraglia, Shirley Cooney and Debby Heinz, were thrilled with the survey. Their job is to sell plots and keep the cemeteries maintained; the South Douglas Cemetery recently had

its gates removed, cleaned and replaced.

Anyone interested in information concerning the Job knapp Chapter of the DAR may visit www.captainjobknapp chapter.yolasite.com and if interested may attend a meeting; the next one being April 12th, at 1 PM in the First Congregational Church of Douglas at the Douglas Center Common.

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John Cramer, 87, of Uxbridge for the past 4 years and formerly of Newark, NJ, passed away in Ichabod Wash-burn Hospice Center, Worcester. He was the husband of Josephine (Maglio) Cramer.

Mr. Cramer was born in Evansville, Indiana on Nov. 2, 1926 the son of the late John and Carrie (Ebert) Cramer and was a graduate of Seton Hall University.

He was a manufacturing engineer for many years at Worthington Dresser in Harrison, NJ. Upon retiring, he worked for Perrillo Auction-eers in NJ. John was dedicated to his work and devoted to his teaching. He was also an adjunct professor at County College of Morris.

He was the founder and orchestrator of the NJ Tool Show Foundation: a yearly convention/ trade show in NJ and was a member and past chairman of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and past treasurer of the NJ World Trade Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting trade between NJ and the free world.

He was also a member of St. Mary’s Church in Uxbridge and was a past member of St. Anthony’s Church in Belleville, NJ. He had proudly served in Merchant Marine Corps and the Marine Corps in WWII and korean War. In addition to his wife Josephine for 66 years, he is survived by a son Neil k. and his wife Cathy Cramer of Stanhope, NJ; a daughter Linda J. and her husband Tom Christian; a sister Elsie Brodenhausen of Indiana; 4 grandchildren Lindsey Pecca, Amanda Cramer, Carly Christian, and Lauren Christian.

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Save the Date: Douglas Dog Orphans 16th Annual Walk for Paws Dog Orphans Inc. will hold its 16th Annual Walk for Paws on Sunday, May 4th beginning at 12:00 Noon at River Bend Farm in Uxbridge. This anxiously anticipated spring event serves as a key fundraiser for the non-profit, nokill shelter which relies on donations for its day-to-day operations. This event is being sponsored by 146 Supply Center, Sutton Animal Hospital, TLC Pet Haven, PawSteps Veterinary Center, Animal Arts, Eaglestar Security, VCA Blackstone Valley, Sturbridge Veterinary Hospital, and Uxbridge Animal Hospital.

nail clippings, dog nail painting, micro chipping, agility demonstrations and canine massages. Come meet the new k-9 addition to the Douglas Police Department and help us celebrate Cinco de Mayo by dressing your dog in a costume with prizes for the best outfit! Additional organizations that will

be present will offer information on training, boarding, pet-sitting/walking, grooming, pet supplies and goodies, artistry and portraits, rescue organizations and local veterinary hospitals.

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The mission of Dog Orphans Inc. is to take in abused, abandoned and unwanted dogs. After entering the program, all dogs are spayed or neutered, given the proper vaccines/tests, and groomed. Dog Orphans, Inc. relies solely on donations to operate our shel-

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Library to sponsor free lecture series

The Valley and Climate Change The Northbridge Historical Society will meet Monday, April 7, at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitinsville Social Library.

Following a short business meeting lead

by President John W. Walker. Jr., Ranger Chuck Arning of the John H. Chaffee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor will talk

about the fragile physical history of the Blackstone Valley and Climate Change.

The Valley is known for its over 10,000 historical sites and artifacts, but what happens if we lose these valuable, oneof-a-kind artifacts? How can we tell our stories? Please join us.

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On Saturday, April 12 from 10 am – 12 pm, the Pink Hippy Support Network returns to the Whitinsville Social Library to continue their ongoing educational lecture series on Complementary Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients. This series is free and open to the public.

Lecture Topics: • “Flower Essences: A Complementary Healing Therapy” by Loralee Dubeau: There is so much more to breast cancer than just the physical aspect. The emotions of fear, anger, disbelief, and denial can have a profound effect on our physical state so it is important that we treat our whole selves. Flower essences gently bring the mind and body into balance. They work on a vibrational level to relieve emotions such as fear and worry and encourage emotions such as peace and happiness so that the body expends its energy healing itself.

• “The Benefits of Reflexology” with Rachel Marshall. Reflexology can improve the quality of life by helping to bring needed relief from neuropathy, tension, joint stiffness, and insomnia to those undergoing treatment for breast cancer. It is often used during chemotherapy treatments for relaxation and rejuvenation. Because the feet and hands help set the tension level for the entire body they are an easy way to interrupt the stress signals and reset the body’s equilibrium.

Call the library at 508-234-2151 with any questions.

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Uxbridge Women’s Club announces upcoming Spring events SPRING CRAFT & VENDOR FAIR The GFWC Uxbridge Woman’s Club will be hosting their 3rd Annual Craft & Vendor Fair on Saturday, April 12th from 11 am to 3 pm to be held at the McCloskey Middle School Gymnasium at 62 Capron Street, Uxbridge.

Free Admission.Come one, come all, this event provides fun & entertainment for any age! We have fun activities for the kids including Touch an Uxbridge Truck, Face Painting & Sand Art!

Parents & Guardians make sure you have your camera ready! There will be refreshments and food served at the event. The proceeds from this event will aid our club in providing yearly scholarships to our local community.

In years past, the club has awarded scholarships, as well as helped to assist funding for community service projects. The community service projects include: Easter hams for the Uxbridge Food Pantry, supporting the Golf

Tournament for the Uxbridge Senior Center, Uxbridge Library, Uxbridge First Holiday Night Committee, Uxbridge Police and Fire Departments.

HUGE YARD SALE At St. Mary's Church, 77 Mendon Street in Uxbridge on May 17th from 9 am to 1 pm! Beautiful china, glassware, books, furniture and much more!

Need to do some Spring Cleaning? Do you have any furniture you have been thinking of getting rid of, but not sure

who to donate it to? How about some gently used household items? Thinking of donating some gently used goods or household items and just can't think who might benefit from these treasures? We Do! St. Vincent de Paul Society in Uxbridge is having a SPRING CLEANING YARD SALE on May 17th and we need your help!

Donate your gently used goods (china, glassware, books, furniture, tools, household items, etc.) at St. Mary's

Parish near the garage (behind the property) located at 77 Mendon Street in Uxbridge on MAY 10TH between the hours of 9:00 am and 1:00 pm.

NOTE: We are not accepting large appliances, white goods, televisions &/or computers.

This yard sale will help benefit families in need. For more information, please contact St. Mary's Parish in Uxbridge at 508-278-2226.

Troop Support Benefit a huge success A crowded group gathered at the Uxbridge VFW to show support for local troops stationed state-side and overseas. Uxbridge Supports Our Troops hosted the benefit dance, and it proved to be a very successful fundraiser for the group.

Through the funds raised, troops on USOT’s list will continue to receive gift cards, care packages, and other comforts of home all year long. With the help of the community, USOT has shipped over 30,000 lbs. of comfort items to troops serving overseas since its inception in 2003!

The benefit began with members of the VFW forming a Color Guard, followed by the singing of the National Anthem by an unbelievably talented Shanna Jackman. Veterans of all eras were recognized by the evening’s emcee, Dave Moriarty and honored by all in attendance.

Shanna sang her very own remarkably moving tribute to the vets called, “We’ve Got Your Back.” Dinner and dancing followed, with sounds donated by DJ Danny Roy. USOT would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Danny for donating his services each year for this event.

The event would not have been nearly as successful if it wasn’t for the generous community.

All of the event’s food was graciously prepared by friends of USOT, many being members of the VFW, along with a fabulous shepherd’s pie, made and donated by Brian’s Restaurant. A special thanks goes to the Uxbridge VFW for graciously offering their space for this fundraising event.

Raffle items were also generously donated by many local businesses. The grand prize of the evening was a beautiful, hand-made, patriotic quilt, sewn by Uxbridge resident, Diane Seely.

USOT wholeheartedly appreciates all of Diane’s hard work to create such a beautiful quilt each year for the committee to raffle at the dance.

USOT would like to extend a most sincere appreciation to all who made this year’s benefit the best yet! If you would like to find out more about how you can help, or you know of someone currently serving that you would like to add to USOT’s care package list, please call Diane at 508-278-5131 or Linda at 508-278-9425. Or “like” us on Facebook!

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BVT School Committee approves Fy15 Budget request Reserve funds, creative financing limit increase to 2.5% In a show of its continued commitment to conservative cost containment, the Blackstone Valley Tech Vocational Regional District School Committee has approved its budget request for Fiscal Year 2015.

The unanimous vote of approval marked the culmination of months of review and prioritization by educators and School Committee members dedicated to providing cost-effective, quality services for many of the youth in the Blackstone Valley. Working with Governor Deval Patrick's proposed budget and an anticipated reduction in state aid, the Budget Subcommittee began with a zero-based budget and incorporated necessary expenditure

increases to maintain current levels of service. Through the application of $250,000 in available reserve funds and the planned pursuit of grants, gifts, and additional revenue sources, the operational budget of $20,970,532 represents an expenditure increase of 2.5%.

As in years past, the proposed budget is the sole funding request that Valley Tech will make of its member communities for Fiscal Year 2015.

"The District maintains its commitment to a single, consolidated annual request to facilitate vital fiscal management and planning by our 13 membertowns in this period of fiscal austerity," said Superintendent-Director Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick. "Valley Tech once again pledges to operate within the dollars requested regardless of any unforeseen variables within anticipated revenue streams."

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an occasional capital improvement initiative, Valley Tech includes in its single budget request: workers’ compensation, health and other insurance, unemployment, snow removal, federal and state revenue shortfalls, central office, bookkeeping, treasurer, legal, audit, and other expenses. Special Education and Student Assessment costs are also included within the annual budget.

Valley Tech staff and students are able to undertake much of the maintenance of the building along with monitoring the facility’s complex ventilation and heating system, saving thousands of dollars in outside labor costs.

Along with its cost containment blueprint, the School Committee's budget request includes notification of the District's intent to make a request in mid-April for approval of a debt restructuring plan designed to expand Valley Tech's vocational technical pro-

gramming. If approved, the $2.9 million project will allow Valley Tech to establish three new programs in Veterinary Assisting, Engineering, and Legal and Protective Services. The proposed debt action is scheduled to be acted upon during the April 17th School Committee agenda. The District will share advance specifics of its plan throughout the next few months.

Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School serves the towns of Bellingham, Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northbridge, Sutton, Upton and Uxbridge.

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The Stations of the Cross have been interpreted in pastel by Susan Stone, wife of the Senior Warden Tom Stone and parishioner of Trinity for more than fifteen years. Sue will be at the service and a special service booklet will include a picture of each of her works, with accompanying scripture and narrative about her interpretation.

These pastels took Sue two years to create.

There are also two oil paintings in the sanctuary created by Joyce Mowry, parishioner since 2010.

Joyce’s rendition of “Holy Night” by Carlo Maratta is displayed to the left of the church’s altar and her interpretation of Heinrich Hofmann’s Garden of Gethsemane is displayed to the right. All of these pieces of art enrich the experience of worship at Trinity.

We look forward to sharing this experience through our service of the Stations of the Cross. All our welcome.

Powerful tools for caregivers The Caregiver Program at Tri-Valley, Inc. is sponsoring a new program: Powerful Tools for Caregivers at the Ruth Anne Bleakney Senior Center in Milford. The program is free for caregivers and will run on Thursdays for 6 weeks, April 3 – May 8 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational program designed to help you take care of yourself while caring for an older relative or friend. You will benefit from this class whether you are assisting a parent, spouse, friend, someone who lives at home, in a nursing facility or across the country.

This class will give you tools to help you reduce stress; communicate effectively with family members, doctors, and paid help; reduce guilt, anger, and depression; make tough decisions; set goals and problem-solve.

If you are interested in finding out more about this class please contact Laura Black Silver, LICSW, Caregiver Specialist at Tri-Valley, Inc. 1-800286-6640 Ext. 3079 or Catherine Ziesmer, LSW, Client Services Coordinator, Milford, 508-473-8334.

Tri-Valley is a private, non-profit agency. The agency receives funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts through the Executive Office of elder Affairs and from the Federal government, under the Older American’s Act, processed through the Central Mass Agency on Aging. Funds are also received from other public and private sources. All donations are welcome and memorials may be established.

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Music at Mendon Concerts Music at Mendon concerts will continue with two concerts during April.

Music at Mendon is a series of concerts presented by professional musicians to the Blackstone Valley area residents. Concerts held at the Unitarian Church of Mendon, 13 Maple Street, are presented without charge thanks in part, to a grant from the Mendon Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency and other sponsors.

The first concert on Sunday, April 6th at 7:00 p.m. will feature Dan Gabel and the Abletone Trio composed of Dan Gabel trombone/vocals, Nikolas Anadolis piano, and Steve Taddeo drums. They perform music from the Big Band era of Cole Porter, Tommy Dorsey and others, swing, and perhaps an occasional Greek Folk tune! They return to us after rave reviews at last years concert series.

Due to a fortunate scheduling opportunity we are able to present Folksinger/songwriter and guitarist Andrew Mc knight on Sunday, April 27th at 7 p.m. His six CDs and captivating performances showcase his engaging collection of songs and stories celebrating the lives and landscapes of rural American people with warmth and humor. Since permanently leaving his corporate environmental engineering career in 1996, the award-winning artist has traced nearly a million miles of America’s blue highways and backwater towns from his northwestern Virginia home. Andrew's solo performances are like one man theatre; the songs are woven together with humorous stories and poetic drama, and the musical soundscape traverses influences from Appalachia. While there is no charge for the concerts, we invite donations of non-perishable food and goods for the local food bank.

If you would like information feel free to contact the minister of the Unitarian Church, Ralph Clarke at 978-808-3770 or revrtclarke@comcast.net, or leave a message at the Church, 508-473-8681 and someone will return your call.

Genealogists meeting posted The April meeting of the Worcester Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. will be held at 7:00pm on Tuesday evening, April 8th in the Zion Lutheran Church which is located at 41 Whitmarsh Avenue (Greendale Neighborhood) in Worcester.

For directions you can go onto: http://worcesterchapter.wordpress. com/2012/08/22/how-do-you-getthere-from-here/.

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MRMC first in Mass to use Miniature Insertable Cardiac Monitor Milford Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in Massachusetts to implant the smallest long-term, insertable cardiac monitoring (ICM) device available for patients with recurrent fainting, heart palpitations, unexplained stroke or atrial fibrillation.

Cardiologist William Shine, MD, successfully completed two implants recently at the Medical Center.

Called The Reveal LINQ ICM from Medtronics, this miniature cardiac monitoring device is approximately one-third the size of a AAA battery (~1 cc), making it more than 80 percent smaller than other ICMs. While significantly smaller, the device is part of a powerful system that allows physicians to continuously and wirelessly monitor a patient’s heart for up to three years. Its remote monitoring capabilities notify physicians if patients have significant

cardiac events between regular medical appointments. Plus, through its global cellular technology, the cardiac device diagnostic data can be transmitted to clinicians from nearly any location in the world.

“This new cardiac monitoring device is so discreet that most patients will not even know it is there and can go about their lives without interruption or discomfort from the device,” says Dr. Shine. “Additionally, the device has the ability to communicate wirelessly with the patient’s physician while the patient is sleeping, allowing them to continue living their lives normally, even when travelling away from home.” Placed just beneath the skin through a small incision of less than 1 cm in the upper left side of the chest, the ICM is often nearly invisible to the naked eye once inserted. The device is placed using a

minimally invasive insertion procedure, which simplifies the experience for both physicians and their patients. It also allows patients to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) if needed.

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“As a community hospital, we have always been committed to providing our patients with the most up-to-date diagnostics available. Once again, I am proud to say that Milford Regional finds itself in the forefront of offering leading-edge technology to our community.”

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Library book discussion has a New England connection

Rotary collects over 180 Coats for Kids The Rotary Club of Uxbridge would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone in the community who once again stepped up to the challenge and helped to make this year's Coats For Town kids Project a success! Once again the Blackstone Valley Community has come together to help kids in need in our local towns. We are pleased to report that the outpouring of donations in response to our efforts to provide warm coats and hats to local children has again exceeded our expectations. Through the generosity of so many in the community, we have provided over 180 coats to children of families in the Towns of Uxbridge, Northbridge, Douglas, Blackstone and Millville.

We have so many to thank, but in particular at this time, we would like to acknowledge and thank a group of “kids Helping kids”. Students from the Uxbridge High School Student Council who rallied together to raise

cover the body of murder victim near Tiger House, their estate on Martha's Vineyard.Call the Library 508-4762695 for a copy of the book. New members welcome. Homemade refreshments, inspired by the title being discussed, will be served.

The next meeting of the Douglas Library Book Group will be discussing Liza klaussmann’s, Tigers in Red Weather on Tuesday, April 8th at 6:30 p.m. Old secrets are revealed and lives become unraveled when the children of a well-heeled New England family dis-

money because they wanted to be sure that all of the kids in their community had a warm coat this year. During the month of December students collected money in their homeroom periods by initiating a contest to see who could raise the most money for our coat drive. The winning homeroom received breakfast provided by the Student Council as a reward. The homerooms raised $270, and the Student Council pledged to match up to $200, donating a total of $470 to the Rotary Club of Uxbridge Coats For kids Project! Sheila Bernard and Sarah Gaudet, Student Council CoAdvisors said "We know that every little bit counts, and it is always a good feeling when our students step up to the challenge to help those in need in our community." Rotary Club Members agree that we have many reasons to be proud of all of the students who went above and beyond in their efforts to make a difference for other kids in the community!

Without the generosity of individuals in the community, this project would not be possible. To everyone who helped: the students from Uxbridge

High School, folks who contributed to provide one child with one coat, those individuals taking the time out of their busy schedules to knit hand-made hats and the local business owners and employees of local businesses who banded together to collect donations, we cannot thank you enough!

The goal of the Rotary Club of Uxbridge is to continue to make a difference here in the Blackstone Valley and also around the world, through our affiliation with Rotary International.

With the help and support of the community, we will continue to help wherever we see a need.

Thank you again to everyone whose generous support made Operation Warm / Coats for kids a great success!

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Got Paper? Let the Lion’s Club shred it Tired of shredding one paper or document at a time until your little shredder overheats or jams? The Uxbridge Lions are sponsoring a major paper shredding event on Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Bring your

Knights of Columbus host Fish Fry The knights of Columbus of Sutton/ Millbury Council #12710 will continue their Annual Drive-by Fish Fry every friday until April 11th in the parking lot at St. Marks Church on 356 Boston Road in Sutton. As always they will be serving a fresh 8oz. filet of fish with french fries, coleslaw and tartar sauce from our trailer. All are welcome, serving starts at 4 pm and continue until all of our fish is gone. This usually is by 7:30 p.m. or so. Just drive in and place an order from your car.

We cook the Fish and Fries then you collect your order and your on your way. Thank You to all of you who support our fund raiser.

box or boxes of documents and old checks to the VFW parking lot on Route 16 in Uxbridge (next to the Uxbridge Police Department) and they will be taken off your hands for only $5.00 per copy paper size box and shredded on the spot. In November, the Lion’s event shredded 1500 lbs of paper; all to be sent for recycling.

Pelligrino Trucking, Inc. is providing its services to the Uxbridge Lions for this fundraiser to benefit programs.

The Uxbridge Lions Club is a new branch chapter of the Lions Inter-

Area Church announces Spring Clothing Swap Doing spring cleaning? Looking for a way to stretch your clothing budget?

The Blackstone Valley United Methodist Church will host a clothing swap on Saturday, April 26th, from 9:00 11:00 a.m. We accept donations of gently used men's, women's and kid's clothing, shoes and accessories. You don't have to make a donation in order to take something home and you don't have to take something home in order

to donate. Everything is free and open to the public. Donations can be dropped off at the church April 25th between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. The church is located on Linwood Ave. in Whitinsville. Please use the driveway between Domino's Pizza and the law office. Any questions, please email edalynne@hotmail.com or call Christine at 508-234-8131.

Waters Farm Annual Plant Sale needs your support Waters Farm will again be offering annual plants for sale. Flats of many varieties of annual plants, a few vegetables, hanging plants, and patio pots of geraniums and tomatoes will be available. Order by May 1st, and pick them up on May 17th, 9-11:00 a.m. at the Darling Barn at Waters Farm. These plants are locally grown in Spencer and there as been a lot of positive feed-

Physician appointed to Medical Staff Milford Regional is pleased to welcome internal medicine physician, Maria Miranda, MD to the active medical staff. She has joined Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge.

Dr. Miranda earned her medical degree from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover,

national, looking for new members to join and take up the challenge of service to the community, region, state, nation and world. The Lions are well known for their efforts in the area of sight and hearing care, treatment and research, but their philanthropy is far reaching to include disaster relief and other areas of humanitarian aid.

Contact Catherine Thornton at 508340-6152 or Diane Seely at 508-2780057 for information about the new Uxbridge Lions Club or the upcoming shredding event.

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Please support our continuing efforts to preserve Waters Farm and beautify your yards with plants from a local grower. Thanks for your support.

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Dr. Miranda has a special interest in geriatric medicine and palliative care.

“Primary care physicians are the foundation of our healthcare system,” states Edward J. kelly, President, Milford Regional Medical Center. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Maria Miranda to our medical staff and our community.”

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Sutton Library announces upcoming activities • BOOk DISCUSSION GROUP Sutton Senior Center: April 7 at 12:30 p.m. Title to be discussed: kitty Cornered by Bob Tarte. Book club books are available at the desk of the Library. Books for the group are also available at the Senior Center.

April 24 at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Calling all artists, photographers, poets, writers, and musicians …come share your artwork, poems, stories, photographs, songs, or any other kind of creative/ artistic work you have made.

• BOOk DISCUSSION GROUP at the Library April 24 at 6 p.m. Title to be discussed: And the Mountains Echoed by khaled Hosseini. Book club books are available at the desk of the Library.

• CHESS CLUB MEETINGS Ages 7 and up Wed., April 16 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 22 from 11 - 12 p.m.

Whether you are a beginner or expert, come to the library to play a fun game of chess. Drop-in program; no registration required.

• OPEN-MIC COFFEE HOUSE

• LEGO CLUB MEETINGS Ages 5 and up Thursday, April 3 at 2 p.m.

Thursday, April 10 at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23 at 11 a.m.

Join us for some building fun! We’ll provide the Legos; you provide the creativity. Drop-in program; no registration required.

• POETRY WORkSHOP Thursday, April 17 from 4 - 5 p.m.

Ages 12-18 April is National Poetry Month!

Do you know the difference between an English and an Italian sonnet? Have you ever written a haiku? Come learn about different styles of poetry and practice writing a few poems! Drop-in program; no registration required.

• POETRY SLAM Wednesday, April 23 from 2 - 4 pm Ages 12-18 We are celebrating National Poetry Month with a Poetry Slam! Share your original work, read something from your favorite poet, or just come to show your support for your fellow teens!

Drop-in; no registration required.

Boys and Girls Club youth of the year Program Every year, the Blackstone Valley Boys and Girls Club chooses one member to be our Youth of the Year. This national Boys and Girls Club program recognizes and celebrates leadership, academic success, good character and civic responsibility and engagement.

The BVBGC Youth of the Year Winner has the opportunity to receive a $1,000 scholarship. If you would like to apply to be the Club's Youth of the Year, please read through the following requirements: * The individual must be a current member of the Club; $20 membership fee and must submit a completed Youth of the Year application no later than Thursday, May 15, 2014 to the Club office. * The individual must plan to attend an accredited post high-school educational program or vocational program. The Scholarship will be dispersed when the winner shows completion of one semester and proof of registration of classes for a second semester. The scholarship must be used for tuition,

books, and required academic fees.

Applications are available in our Club office at 115 Canal Street, Blackstone, MA and will be reviewed by a Youth of the Year Committee. The winner will be notified by June 10th. If chosen...the Youth of the Year will be the Club spokesperson and asked to participate in special events at the Club until the next Youth of the Year is chosen.

Membership Event at Southwick Get your 2014 Membership for the 2013 price! Meet educational animals including Rufus the Red kangaroo.

Learn more about EARTH Ltd., what they stand for and how you could become a member. They are working hard to raise funds for there renovated EARTH Discovery Center, education programs and new conservation projects. Come and learn about what has been done so far and what they are hoping to accomplish in the future.

Enjoy free refreshments and meet various educational animals. Enjoy a discount on your 2014 membership if you purchase at the event!

The event will take place from 12-3 p.m. at Southwick Zoo on April 5th.

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Danielle and her sister Nicole, also a runner, will run in the half marathon to support their father’s fight as well as to raise awareness of bladder cancer.

Danielle in the past has run in Boston half-marathons but she discovered the Whitin Community Center was spearheading one locally and felt this was a great opportunity to raise awareness in the community; she said “I decided to do my own fundraiser for my Dad, separate from the race, to raise money for this good cause and to have people become more aware of bladder cancer, adding, when you hear the word ‘cancer’ its’ scary, but what I’ve learned is that it’s important to talk to others about it. Then, you find out you’re not alone in your struggle.” Danielle shared that before she found out about her Father’s illness, she had never heard of bladder cancer.

“Maybe, someday, there can be a support group just for people who are struggling with bladder cancer,” Danielle stated with heartfelt conviction. She said her Dad has also found support on a website where “people connect with each other dealing with cancer and how they’re feeling.” The Uxbridge community and customers beyond Uxbridge have shown ongoing support for her father and their whole family.

“We are a close-knit family and I feel fortunate. When my Dad heard the

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news and told us, we all felt devastated, but I realized how strong my father is and how he would do all he could to fight this: ’One Day At A Time; One Step At A Time’.”

“I want to spread the word about bladder cancer and I hope when someone sees this article, that person can feel support and not feel alone,” Danielle said at the end of the interview. “My Dad can offer hope to others. If there’s one thing he has taught me, it’s to support what you believe in and I believe in him. I want to run this half marathon with my sister and friends to support him. I have never been more proud to have him as my

Dad.” Danielle was pleased to add that her Dad and Mom will be watching the runners.

If anyone wishes to make a donation, go to the website Danielle set up at: http://main.acsevents.org/goto/lances_ crusade.

If someone does not have a computer and wishes to donate, please send a check payable to American Cancer Society and mail to: 322 High Street Uxbridge, MA 01569.

NOTE: The New Uxbridge Times is asking other business owners in the area to show your support for Lance, a fellow small business owner. There is no amount that is too small.

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John 21 Community Breakfast also feeds the soul

The success of John 21 thus far is due to generous sponsors who have helped us to launch the community breakfast, for which we are most grateful. Whole Foods, Unibank, Wickstrom Morse, LLP, Panera Bread, Garelick Farms, Sundeen Furniture, Tom Berkowitz Trucking, Village Printing, knights of Columbus, St. Patrick’s in Action, Jack Walker Realtor, and Starbucks as well as private donors have all contributed to this fledgling project in a variety of ways. We continue to seek donors and sponsors, businesses and individuals, to partner with us in providing this service to the community.

For more information, please contact the ministry coordinator at John21 Breakfast@gmail.com. If you would like to make a donation to this project, please contact St. Patrick’s rectory at 508-234-5656.

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breakfast, free of charge, every Saturday morning in the spirit of community fellowship and hospitality. Teams of volunteers prepare and serve breakfast on a rotating basis. All are welcome.

The John 21 Community Breakfast at St. Patrick’s Church has been established as a response to the needs of many people in our community. Our first breakfast was served on Saturday, February 15th and will continue each and every Saturday from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Center at 1 Cross Street, Whitinsville. So far, we have had a good turnout and the numbers continue to grow. The first week we had 38 guests and this past Saturday, week four, we served 92 breakfasts.

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Boston Bruins support Summer Reading The summer reading program is a big deal at most small public libraries in Massachusetts. For the Simon Fairfield Public Library in Douglas, it is a 6-week program that takes place mid July-mid August each summer. There is a statewide theme, proposed, and co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Library System. They provide materials and prizes and support to all libraries that participate in summer reading. Last summer, Douglas had approximately 85 kids registered. The goal is to read books. Often, the books relate to the state wide theme but can also be books for required summer reading at school. The kids meet each Wednesday morning to log in their reading times, collect activities for the following week, watch performers or storytellers, and generally, to have lots of fun. The program is free and many local businesses supply prizes and incentives for the kids. In Douglas, we thank Harry’s Famous Pizza; the Little Coffee Bean; G’Licious; Jill Felico and Sandy Stopyra for their support last summer. In addition to local prizes, kids can compete for a state-wide drawing for authentic Boston Bruins Jerseys, autographed by the team. Last summer, one of our own, Gavin Gualtieri, was one of 3 kids chosen in his age group to receive a jersey. He was genuinely surprised and totally thrilled when he received the news. Best of all, he is a true Bruins fan. Congratulations Gavin! Go Bruins!

The popular Free Open Mic Night/ Coffee house will once again be held at the EN Jenckes Store, 283 Main Street, Douglas, on April 18th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Proceeds from refreshment and dessert sales will go to benefit Douglas Farmers Market and Historical Society.

Thanks to a grant from the Douglas Cultural Council, the music will be host-

BIG FAN - Gavin Gualtieri was chosen to receive a Bruins jersey.

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MAISIe Hi my name is Maisie and I am a 4 year old hound mix that made my way to the North to find my new home. I was a stray found wandering the streets in the South and I was taken in by a great foster home.

Luckily they found me just in time as I was very pregnant and just about getting ready to have my puppies. You may have seen my puppies Chief and Pokie, they were here at Dog Orphans about a month ago and they both got adopted very quickly and I am hoping that will happen to me. I would like a home where there are no young children as I am still very unsure of things and loud noises can frighten me at times. I get along with other calm dogs and I just LOVE to give kisses to the staff here and want nothing but to hang out all day with them. I enjoy their company immensely but I willingly go in my crate at night and don't make a peep. I am already vetted and spayed which means I am ready to find my new home. If you think I could be the girl for you, please stop by the shelter to see me. How can you resist this sweet face of mine?

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ed by local favorites Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards. This has been a great showcase for local talent; some have been featured at Douglas Octoberfest. Interested performers should contact keith Menard at douglas_octoberfest@yahoo.com or can show up on the night of the event and perform (very limited spaces available).

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Animal Matters Spring 2014 Seminars On Wednesday, April 23rd from Noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Agnes Varis Auditorium (AVA) at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in North Grafton the “Animal Matters Spring Seminars” will begin. Speaker: Larry Carbone, DVM, PhD, DAC LAM, Univ. of CA, San Francisco will lead the series.

On Friday, April 25th, Noon - 1 p.m. in the Varis Lecture Hall (VLH) at Tufts Joanne Zurlo, PhD; Senior Scientist, from the Johns Hopkins Bloomburg School of Public Health will speak.

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Members of the public are invited to this free seminar. Contact for more information: Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy 508-839-7991, capp@tufts.edu, web site: http://www. tufts.edu/vet/capp/animal_matters/

Mumford Lodge Fish Fry Mumford River Lodge in Douglas will be holding it's annual Lenten season Fish Fry every Friday through Lent. The menu is: cup of clam chowder, fish & chips or chicken fingers, cole slaw, tarter sauce & lemon, coffee, tea, lemon aid, iced tea. The Fish Fry will be held at the Mumford River Lodge, 7 Depot Street, Douglas. From 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $10 adults, $6 kids plate. "To go's" available by calling 774-482-0331 the night of the fry.

First Annual Natural Living Expo planned The first annual Blackstone Valley Natural Living Expo will be held on April 26th, from 10:00 am to 3:00pm at the Community House (behind the Town Common), 8 Court St, Uxbridge.

Admission is free to the public.

The event is being sponsored by the Crafter’s Group of the Uxbridge Congregational Church. Featured at the show will be Leslie Reichert, hailed as the “Martha Stewart of Green Cleaning.” She is a cleaning expert that uses her sparkling personality, great sense of humor and passion to

encourage people to think differently about their cleaning products. She is a national lecturer, a frequent home keeping expert of Martha Stewart Living Radio, kmart’s Cleaning Expert and author of the book: The Joy of Green Cleaning and the owner of the Back Door Vacuum Shop in North Uxbridge.

Leslie will present a 30 minute speaking engagement at 11:00 am followed by a workshop at 11:30 am. The lecture is free to all. A donation of $10 for the workshop will be used to help cover the cost of materials as each participant

Church to hold Rummage Sale The United Presbyterian Church, 51 Cottage St. ,Whitinsville will be having an Indoor and Outdoor Yard/ Rummage Sale on Saturday, April 26th from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Furniture, household items, trinkets, toys, books, etc.

Homemade baked goods will be available all day as well as meatball subs from 11 p.m. until 2 p.m. to support the church youth group mission trip to New Orleans this summer.

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In addition, there will be vendors and businesses present throughout the day to promote healthier, greener, organic and natural products and living ideas.

Come see creative ways to reuse, recycle and repurpose every day items!

A silent auction table will be sponsored by the Crafter’s Group of the Church with the proceeds to help benefit their ongoing work supporting a local medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic and other projects.

To pre-register for the workshop or for vendor space, please contact Deb DeYoung at 508-278-6745 or email: septmar48@yahoo.com.

The Art of Brewing Beer Please join Brewmaster Damase Olsson for a presentation on different styles of beer, recipes, brewing techniques, and even how to pair certain beers with food. Damase is the Brewmaster at Foolproof Brewing Company in Pawtucket, RI. The Public is welcome for this free event hosted by the Sutton Garden Club. Light refreshments will be served at Dudley Gendron Post, 156 Boston Road, Sutton, on Tuesday, April 15th, at 7:00 p.m.

Additional information at http://www. suttongardenclub.com.

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Calendar WEEKLY SuNDAyS BingO Knights of Columbus 70 Prescott Rd., Whitinsville Doors open at 4 pm

MoNDAyS PiTCH PaRTY 6:30 pm at the uxbridge Senior Center on South Main Street

TueSDAyS ROTaRY CLuB MeeTing ROTaRY CLuB MeeTing

12 noon Valley Cafe, Whitinsville 1ST TueSDaY OF eVeRY MOnTH aT 6:00 P.M.

Men’S BiBLe STuDY Whitinsville Community Center, Church/Hill Sts. 4th Floor Conference Rm. Men from all area towns are invited.

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WeDNeSDAyS FRee POOL VFW, Post 1385, uxbridge 508-278-7540

THuRSDAyS “COMMuniTY BanD” Practice 7:30 pm at Whitin School on granite St., uxbridge P.a.C.e. CLaSS…FRee! People with arthritis can exercise 10 am in the Community Room at Lydia Taft House. Call Kristen Conley 508-278-9500

WAlK FoR WellNeSS Clear your mind, meet new people and get healthy & Walk the trails at Pout Pond Call

nicky at 508-278-3558 nickydabrosca@hotmail.com

SATuRDAyS Ladies auxiliary MeaT RaFFLe 5 pm at VFW Post 1385 Hall, Rte. 16 in uxbridge

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28th Monday

BaKe SaLe to Benefit alzheimers 10-3 PM Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled nursing Center, 85 Beaumont Dr., northbridge. FMi: 508-234-9771 x 3043

MOnTHLY MeeTing american Legion Riders 7 PM, american Legion Hall, 59 Douglas St., uxbridge

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naMi SuPPORT gROuP 7-8:30 PM uxbridge nazarene Church 130 Douglas St., FMi: 508-917-8381

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SeniOR BReaKFaST 8-9:30 aM St. John’s episcopal Church, 3 Pleasant St., Sutton $4 donation p.p. Handicap accessible.

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5th Saturday OPen HOuSe 10-5 PM Brickmill Marketplace (12-5 PM Sunday), 146 Mendon St., uxbridge. Door Prizes and refreshments KaRaOKe & DanCing Join DJ Kat & Sing like a Tweetie Bird VFW Post 1385 FMi call 508-234-7728

6th Sunday QuaRTeRLY SHaReHOLDeRS MeeTing 4 PM uxbridge Polish Hall, 217 Mendon St. ST. JaMeS PaRiSH CenTeR annuaL PennY SaLeS 1 PM, 89 Main St., South grafton. Food and snacks are available.

Prizes are drawn at 4 PM

12th Saturday egg HunT FunDRaiSeR 10-2 PM 25 Winter St., Hopkinton. Free Petting Zoo & Hay Rides. $3 per child under 12 eaSTeR egg HunT 12-2 PM Lydia Taft House, Rte. 146a, uxbridge Face Painting, Cookie Decorating, Bobo the Clown and Picture with the easter Bunny.

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13th Sunday PAlM SuNDAy “WiTneSS” Palm Sunday Cantata 6 PM Slatersville Congregational Church north Smithfield, Ri. The story of Holy Week revealing the power of the Living Christ. This Cantata is written by Lloyd Larson and preformed by the Senior Choir and guests.

14th Monday PASSoVeR begins at sundown BLaCKSTOne VaLLeY FRee MeDiCaL PROgRaM 6-8 PM northbridge High School, 427 Linwood ave., Whitinsville MOnTHLY MeeTing 7 PM VFW Post 1385, Rt. 16 uxbridge

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aMeRiCan LegiOn MOnTHLY MeeTing 7 PM american Legion Hall, 59 Douglas St., uxbridge

26th Saturday YaRD/RuMMage SaLe 8-2 PM indoor and Outdoor, united Presbyterian Church, 51 Cottage St., Whitinsville, Household items, trinkets, toys, books, etc. Homemade baked goods; meatball subs 11-2 PM to support the youth group

WOMen’S neTWORKing 8:45-10 aM Harbro Professional Building, 546 Providence Rd., Rt. 122, Whitinsville. FMi: 774-254-1146

MeeTing: BLaCKSTOne VaLLeY WOMen’S CLuB 6:30-8:30 PM. unibank, 89 Worcester St., north grafton. Speaker: Sheryl Corriveau Health Coach.. FMi: 201-681-1885 Marie Bastone MeeTing: BLaCKSTOne VaLLeY HeRiTage QuiLTeRS 7 PM St. Patricks Church, 1 Cross St., Whitinsville, Speaker: Linda Warren, with her quilts entitled “The Learning Curve” FMi: 401-766-5940 Sherry Laferriere Send Items to: newsatthenut@msn.com

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St. Camillus participates in Community Reading Day

Blackstone Valley Women’s Club to meet

St. Camillus Adult Day Health Center located at 670 Linwood Ave in Whitinsville was invited to participate in the Community Reading Day at the Balmer School.

David Benney (pictured at right) participant of the St. Camillus Adult Day Health Center read to Ms. Sheri Reilly’s third grade class. A selection of Dr. Seuss books were selected and read to the students. The goal of the program demonstrates the love of reading and community in-volvement in our schools and local programs.

St. Camillus Adult Day Health Center provides meaningful activities, support and medical care for participants who may live alone or with a caregiver in the community. The program is open Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Trans-portation is available to and from the facility.

For more information about the program call Lisa Bernard, Director at 508-266-2054.

Health Coach for women and owner of a Pilates studio in Whitinsville, Sheryl Corriveau will be the guest speaker at the GFWC Blackstone Valley Women’s Club meeting on Wednesday, April 30th, 6:30 p.m. at UniBank, 89 Worcester St., No. Grafton (Rte 122). Entrance is at side door of the bank. The meeting is open to any woman l8 years or older who may wish to explore joining this dynamic and caring woman’s club. No reservations are needed: just come!

The social meeting, with refreshments, will start at 6:30 p.m., followed by a brief business meeting and an interesting interactive talk with Health Coach Sheryl Corriveau. For more information, contact program coordinator, Marie Bastone of Northbridge, the club’s treasurer, at (201) 6811885. The meeting ends by 8:30 p.m.

Members represent 8 towns in the Valley. For more information about the Blackstone Valley Women’s Club, call Founder & President Constance Dwyer at (508) 917-8415.

Whitinsville Social Library plan events The Baby & Me Program is back for the spring at the Whitinsville Social Library. This is a one on one program for caregiver and baby up through 12 months, and will begin on Tuesdays April 8th, 15th and 22nd at 10:30 a.m. Registration is required.

Music & Movement with Deb Hudgins is every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for tots age 1 and up. Story & Craft time with Miss Marcia is every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for ages 2 and up. Both programs are drop in.

April School Vacation will include a Learn to Sew Class with Madonna Terlizzi, on Tuesday the 22nd from 1 until 2 p.m., for students ages 9 thru 17. Registration is required as seating is limited.

Welcome Spring Program with Deb Hudgins will be held on Wednesday evening the 23rd at 6:30 p.m., for families with young children.This program will include music,movement, musical instruments and stories.

Art Camp with Erin Lewis will be held on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. for students ages 6 and up. Registration is required as seating is limited.

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Last year’s event attracted between 10,000 and 15,000 people to the shores of Hopedale Pond, and this year’s event promises to attract many more. A website has been launched exclusively for the Oktoberfest event. All forms for vendors can be printed from the site by visiting http://hopedaleoktoberfest.com and up to the minute updates are available on the Oktoberfest in Hopedale Facebook page.

young at Heart plans trips On Friday, April 4th there is a trip to Boston offered by the Young at Heart group to see the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Lunch that day will be at Maggiano's with an allyou-can-eat Italian family-style luncheon. There is also a tour of Symphony Hall included.

An overnight trip to Colonial Williamsburg, VA. is scheduled From April 27th to May 1st. The trip includes a guided tour of Fredericksburg, time in Jamestown, Yorktown, Monticello, and a full day at Colonial Williamsburg. There are 4 breakfasts, 2 dinners, a tour of a plantation on the James River, and many sight-seeing opportunities included.

There is a fee for both trips and the bus for both trips will leave from Faith Fellowship Church on 647 Douglas St, Uxbridge. Call Sue at 508-372-9266 for more information.

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Performances to end Claflin Hill season On Friday, April 11th, at 7:30 pm in the Singh Performance Center at the Alternatives Whitin Mill, Claflin Hill’s Alternatives Chamber Series concludes with “Transcendental Passages” featuring French composer Olivier Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time.”

Messiaen wrote this work while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp in 1940 for himself and three other musi- Pictured above (seated) Nancy cians who were fellow inmates. The Beatty, and Jane F. Keegan, first performance was given in the Regent. essay winners above camp in January of 1941. Composed for piano, clarinet, violin and cello (the instruments played by his fellow inmates), it is a deeply moving and On Wednesday, April 2, the GFWC meditative reflection on life and the eventual coming to end of life and time; Uxbridge Woman’s Club will be offersomething that had immediate possibil- ing a gardening program at the ities for Messiaen and his friends. Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 13 CHSO Director Surapine on clarinet, Cross Street, in Uxbridge at 7:00 pm. will be joined by Claflin Hill Sym- The Facility is smoke free and handiphony Principals Angel Valchinov on capped accessible. Program Chairman, Violin, Johann Soults on Cello and Judith C. Collin, will introduce Thomas Hojnacki on Piano. Because of Gardening Expert & Speaker, John the difficulty and intricacies of this Root, from Amherst. He is an educator work, it is rarely performed live and this performance promises to be a monumental and unique experience and climax to a great Chamber Music season.

The Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 “Journeys Season” concludes on Saturday, April 26th, at 7:30 pm in the Milford Town Hall Grand Ballroom with “Earthly Exultations.”

This concert, in which the New World Chorale joins forces with the CHSO, features the Bach “Magnificat” and Gustav Mahler’s “Das Lied von der Erde” (The Songs of the Earth). This concert hallmarks the first performance

by CHSO of works by both composers.

“Our 2013-14 Journeys Season was designed to have an ongoing thread, connecting all of the concerts in the season,” said Surapine. “Beginning with Beethoven in November, who heralded the end of the classical period and launched music into Romanticism, we end the season with Bach; upon whom all Western classical music is founded and Mahler, who was the apex of the Romantic movement in music in a sense, the Alpha and Omega of music.” ! #% & " Tickets for all Claflin Hill concerts can be purchased on line at www. claflinhill.org. All Claflin Hill venues are handicapped accessible. The Whitin Mill Singh Performance center is located at 50 Douglas Road in Whitinsville, and the Milford Town Hall is located at 52 Main Street, Downtown Milford.

right (l to R): Margaux lewis and Maline Demers, also pictured with Jane F. Keegan.

Members of the Deborah Wheelock Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, welcomed a “full house” to the Simeon Wheelock House on North Main Street. Members of the Capt. Job knapp Chapter in Douglas were in attendance to honor Whitin School 5th grade students who wrote winning essays in the the DAR American History essay contest. At 93 years young, Nancy Beatty, Chapter member and former Trustee at Old Sturbridge Village, enlightened everyone with a lively presentation about architectural features unique to 18th century construction like the Simeon Wheelock House. It was a wonderful occasion to

‘show off’ special artifacts and our historic home owned by the Deborah Wheelock Chapter since 1910.

Edible Perennial Gardening Program presented and a naturalist, with graduate studies in both education and botany. His presentation will feature trees, shrubs, canes, vines and herbaceous perennials that can be grown for produce in our region. Attendees will learn about organic gardening practices for cultivating healthy soils and plants to ensure abundant crops throughout the growing season with minimal mainte-

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The program is open to the public for a $5.00 fee, and refreshments will be served. For more information on this program, please call Judith Collin at 508-883-9323.

Anyone wishing specific information on joining this organization should contact Membership Chairman, Mary Lynch, at 508-278-2683.

Boston Journalist guest speaker The Deborah Wheelock Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will host a talk by Marc Songini author of “The Lost Fleet” at the Uxbridge Free Public Library on Sunday, April 6th from 2-4 p.m. He will discuss various aspects of a ‘Yankee whaler’s struggle against Arctic disaster and the Confederate Navy’ during the Civil War years. Mr. Songini is a Boston area journalist whose work has appeared in The Boston Book Review, The Boston Herald, and The Boston Globe. He has written three other books on New England history and his latest book on the Boston Mob will be published this spring.

The event is free to the public and refreshments will be served. The Deborah Wheelock Chapter, DAR, is grateful to the Trustees of the Uxbridge Free Public Library for opening its doors for this event.

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Senior Corner Northbridge Senior Center news & events The center is located at 20 Highland St. Whitinsville, MA 01588 508-234-2002 / Director: kelly Bol Hours: Monday -Thursday 8:30 AM – 4PM Friday 8:30AM -1PM The center is now on Facebook. Like us and visit our page at Northbridge Senior Center to keep up to date on events and programs www.northbridgemass.org/council-on-aging UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Registration required for all events and trips. Additionally, if you need transportation, please inform the center at the time of registration. Simply call 508-234-2002 to sign-up.

The senior center will be closing at 12:00 on Friday, April 18 for Good Friday and will be closed on Monday, April 21 in observance of Patriot’s Day. We publish a “wish list” in our bimonthly newsletter. Some items we always need are forever stamps, reams of paper (color & white), cases of bottled water, sanitizing wipes, and Avery

5810 mailing labels.

CLUTTER CONTROL Comedy performance: Wednesday, April 2 @ 12:45. Brought to you by the Northbridge Cultural Council. Dave Downs presents practical tips and amusing anecdotes from his own life.

Discover how thoughts, feelings and behaviors can affect our performance when it relates to discarding possessions.

23 @ 1:00. The senior center will not be showing a monthly movie. Come see this classic and enjoy popcorn!

Friends of Northbridge Elders annual banquet will be held at Brian’s Restaurant in Linwood.

MONTHLY BIRTHDAY DINNER Thursday, April 24 @ 11:45. Any senior celebrating a Birthday in April is welcome to attend with a guest.

Reservations must be made by 11 AM on Friday, April 18th.

BOSTON SUPER DUCk TOUR Tuesday, June 10. Super Duck Tours focuses on the history of Boston’s waterfront and then splashes into Boston Harbor. Lunch will be served at The Mount Vernon Restaurant in Somerville prior to the Duck Tour.

Total cost is $75 which includes transportation, lunch and duck tour.

MARkET BASkET TRIP Thursday, April 10 @ 12:30. We will visit Market Basket in Oxford. The cost is $2 for transportation.

LUNCH @ BVT Tuesday April 29 @ 11:30. Students from BVT cook and serve this delicious lunch. The menu choices are Roast Beef, Shrimp Scampi, & Chicken Picatta and the cost is $12.

CROW’S NEST TRIP Tuesday April 15 @ 11:00 a.m. Crow’s Nest is a favorite with everyone. This popular spot in RI has a menu to satisfy everyone. The cost is $7 for transportation.

VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION DAY Wednesday April 30 @ 1:00. The senior center will honor all our volunteers with a social (including our famous chocolate fountain), entertainment, and a visit from Senator Michael Moore.

RACHEL’S TABLE Thursday April 17 @ 5:00. Students from BVT cook and serve this delicious dinner to support Multiple Sclerosis.

Fish & Chips are on the menu and the cost is $14.

CELEBRATING NEW ENGLAND: A PERFORMANCE for SENIORS Wednesday May 7 @ 1:00 p.m.

Brought to you by the Northbridge Cultural Council. Singer and storyteller Davis Bates sings songs for all ages.

MOVIE AFTERNOON: Driving Miss Daisy; Wednesday, April

FINE BANQUET Wednesday, May 7th @ 4:30. The

OTHER SENIOR CENTER INFORMATION DRIVERS NEEDED for MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS & MEALS-ON-WHEELS There is a dire need for volunteer drivers to transport local seniors to out-oftown medical appointments, as well as delivering meals to homebound seniors. Call the Center for information.

IN-TOWN TRANSPORTATION Due to the high demand for local transportation appointments must be made twenty-four hours prior to pick-up.

FINE TRAVELERS September 5th-12th, The Friends of Northbridge Elders are sponsoring a vacation trip to Northern National Parks. Several tickets are still available;

in order to receive a $100 discount the reservation deadline is this month. For more information, visit our website at http;//nscfine.com, call Jim Gallagher at 508-259-3786, or email nscfine @gmail.com.

120 CLUB The Friends of Northbridge Elders, Inc. (FINE) resumed the 120 Club. The next cycle begins in April and is held twice a year, each session runs for twenty weeks, with a weekly winner of a $20.00 prize. At the end of the twenty weeks, a grand drawing is held with several monetary prizes.

SHINE Beginning in April, our SHINE Counselor will be here every Friday from 9-12 appointments are necessary.

PLAYERS WANTED The following groups are looking for additional participants: Pitch: Tuesdays & Wednesdays @ 1:00; Pool players: League on Wednesdays @ 9:00 Cribbage players: League on Thursdays @ 1:00, Mahjong: Wednesdays @ 1:00, Shuffleboard: Tuesdays @ 8:30, Bridge players: There has been an interest in forming a Bridge Group. If you are interested call the Center to check on availability of day and time.

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Millbury Senior Center calendar of events Millbury Center is located at 1 River St., Millbury, MA 01527 508-865-9247 Judith O'Connor Lunch is served daily at 12:00 Noon. Call 48 hrs in advance for reservation. $2.50 donation MONDAY Exercise at 9:30 am Wii Bowling at 12:30 pm Scrabble/Scat at 1:00 pm TUESDAY Blood Pressure Clinic at 9:00 am

Tai Chi Class at 9:30 am cost $2.00 Zumba Gold at 10:45 -11:30 am Sing-a-Long at 11:00 am Cribbage/Scat at 1:00 pm WEDNESDAY Crafters at 9:30 am Bingo at 1:00 pm Computer/Cell Classes at 3 p.m.

Reservations required.

THURSDAY Whist at 12:45 pm

Exercise at 9:30 am Zumba Gold at 10:30 am Bridge/Scat at 12:30 pm FOXWOODS TRIP Monday April 7th Bus leaves Senior Center at 7:00 a.m. and returns at 4:45 p.m. Cost is $20.00 per person. Call the Millbury Senior Center 508865-9247 or stop by to reserve your seat.

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28th • Monday 1 PM Popcorn & Movie. Newly released movies picked by Michelle.

CENTER CLOSED: Monday April 21st

29th • Tuesday 1 PM Sutton Serenaders Spring Concert.

3rd • Thursday 1 PM Crafts W/Sutton Girl Scouts.

All supplies provided

30th • Wednesday 10 AM Seminar/ Learning About Diabetes with Blackstone Valley Tech. Students

4th • Friday 1 PM Entertainment W/Singer: Tommy Rull

WEEkLY FEATURES Shine Counselor Available by Appointment Mondays: 9:30 AM Tai Chi FREE classes Tuesdays: 12:45 PM Sutton Serenaders Chorus Cribbage. Note:NEW TIME 1 PM Thursdays:10 AM Pitch 12:30 PM Mahjong: Beginners welcome.

1 PM Darts BINGO every Wednesday & Friday @ 1 PM Fridays: 9 AM “I’m Sorry” Card Game Free Exercise Classes Mondays & Wednesdays (Range of Motion) Free Yoga Classes Tuesdays & Fridays Free Computer Classes Wednesdays & Thursdays 9-12 noon

7th • Monday 10 AM Chatterbox Discussion Group.

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Uxbridge Senior Center 36 South Main St., Uxbridge, MA 01569 • 508-278-8622 Director: Marsha Petrillo Administrative Assistant: Donna Oncay Chef:Lynne McPherson Van Driver: Peter Waeger SENIOR CENTER CLOSED: MONDAY APRIL 21 Please call the Senior Center to register for any of the following events or classes, to reserve your meal, to arrange for transportation to lunch and for medical appointments.Van transportation begins at 10:30 am each day.

Please check with the Senior Center, Uxbridge Cable Station or the Council on Aging website for the Lunch Menu.

The Senior Center is a drop off site for the People First Food Pantry.

Donations are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 am-4 pm.

SENIOR CENTER WISH LIST We have had an overwhelming response to our wish list. Thank you all for your thoughtfulness and generosity!

We continue to need donations of paper towels, napkins, and foam coffee cups.

We will also accept monetary donations to our lunch program or to the Elderly Connection. The Uxbridge Elderly Connection raises funds to help support many of the activities and the purchase of much of the equipment that is not covered by our budget.

DID YOU kNOW THAT WE TAkE SENIORS ON SHOPPING TRIPS TO HANNAFORDS AND WALMART? Every Tuesday morning starting at 8:30am pick up begins for the weekly trip to Hannaford’s. You can go to WalMart on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. Pick up for Wal-Mart begins at 12:30 pm.

MOBILE OPTICAL SHOP COMING TO UXBRIDGE Lisa Trainor, the optician from Anywhere Optical will be at the

Overnight Spring Trip planned There are a few spaces left for the Friend of Mendon Elders overnight spring trip to Lancaster in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country on April 28th through May 1st, The price per person double occupancy is $355.00 for this 4 day trip includes 3 nights lodging and 6 meals: 3 breakfasts and 3 dinners. This tour features a guided tour of Lancaster including Amish Country, the awesome "MOSES' Show at the Sight & Sound Millennium Theatre, a visit to the charming kitchen kettle Village, admission to the Mennonite Information Center and admission to Landis Valley Museum & Village. Contact Sue at 508-473-6614 for information.

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC – Salmon VNA will hold a blood pressure clinic from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm on Tuesday, April 15.

VoluNTeeRS ARe ouR SHINING STARS: uxbridge Senior Center celebrated volunteers with a luncheon prepared by Chef lynne McPherson.

Uxbridge Senior Center on the first Wednesday of each month from 11:30am to 12:30pm to discuss the services they provide.

COMPUTER CLASSES Free classes on computers, I phones, I pads, tablets, etc are meeting every Thursday from 3:00 to 4:00 pm. They are taught by students from Nipmuc High School.

EASTER LUNCHEON AND CELEBRATION - Join us on Wednesday, April 16, at 11:30 am for our Easter Celebration sponsored by the Uxbridge Elderly Connection. Please call early to reserve your lunch, space is limited.

Pete Petrillo at 508-278-5106, Peter DiBattista at 508-243-5666 and Russ Rosborough at 508-278-6672 for more information.

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU kNOW NEEDS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PLEASE CALL THE SENIOR CENTER AT 508-278-8622 . We want to take the time to thank everyone for donating their gently used medical equipment to our senior center. We

pass along this equipment to others in need. This is a nice way to help others when they need it most and pay tribute to your departed loved one. We have a few packages of adult diapers, bed rails, wheelchairs, seat cushions, a bed wedge, potty chairs, shower chairs, walkers, canes, crutches, raised toilet seat, and an inflatable waffle mattress.

Also available are 2 portable wheelchair ramps donated by the family of Jeannine Corbett.

ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT – The Uxbridge Elderly Connection will host their 9th Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 7th, at the Crystal Lake Golf Club. This is the main fundraiser for the Senior Center.

Besides golf there will be a buffet dinner, raffle baskets, prizes, team prizes and individual prizes. Full sponsorship is $700, individual is $130, team of 4 is $520 and Tee sponsor is $100. Contact

LUNCH AND LEARN WITH POLICE CHIEF LOURIE Chief Lourie will be at the Senior Center on the first Friday of every month to bring a safety program to the seniors.

SUMMIT ELDERCARE PACE PROGRAM AT CENTENNIAL CT AND CALUMET COMMUNITY ROOM On Monday, April 7,Clementine Bihiga from Summit Eldercare and Marsha Petrillo Director of the Uxbridge Senior Center along with other guest speakers, will present a program on PACE. PACE is a complete medical, insurance and social support program for older adults who qualify for nursing home care but want to remain living in the community.

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PRESCRIPTION ADVANTAGE LUNCH AND LEARN - Cathy Devine, Outreach Coordinator for the Executive Office of Elder Affairs will join us on Friday, April 11, to discuss the Prescription Advantage Program.

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Mendon Senior Center News Located at 62 Providence St., Mendon 508-478-6175 Director: Amy Wilson kent Please call the senior center to register for the programs and for transportaion.

and financial plans. The program is an hour long and is a power point presentation with an audio component.

are organized! Contact President Sue Carlson at 508-473-6614 or call the Mendon Senior for more information.

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC Tuesday, April 1 11-12:00 pm The Salmon Family VNA and Hospice of Greater Milford, in cooperation with the Mendon Board of Health, will be offering a Blood Pressure Clinic. Drop ins are also welcome.

THE LAST WORD Thursday, April 10 12:45 pm Rita Sullivan, Community Liaison of RSVP, will be holding a workshop at the center explaining consumers' rights regarding purchases for Funeral Goods and Services. RSVP is one of the largest volunteer networks in the nation for people 55 and over, utilizingthe skills and talents individuals have learned over the years, or helping them to develop new ones while serving in a variety of volunteer activities within the community.

THE FRIENDS OF MENDON ELDERS ANNUAL BOOk FAIR Sale Dates: Friday, April 4th 3-7 pm, Saturday, April 5th 9 am-2 pm and new this year Sunday, April 6th 10 am-2 pm Whatever your taste, we've got you covered: mystery, sci-fi, adventure, non-fiction, romance, children's books etc. You're sure to find many treasures as well as gently used, CDs, DVDs, video tapes and puzzles at affordable prices. Shoppers love coming to our book sales because, as they tell us, we

ALZHEIMER'S PROGRAM Tuesday, April 1 10:30 am Julie McMurray, Alzheimer's Assn.

Regional Manager, will present a caregiver program entitled Conversations About Dementia: Tips to Help with Family Conversations. The workshop offers tips on how to have honest and caring conversations with family members about going to the doctor, deciding when to stop driving and making legal

OUTREACH SERVICES: CHANGING OF THE GUARD The past two years we have been fortunate to have Outreach Worker Nancy Mosher of Hopedale on staff to offer confidential information and referral

services on aging related issues for Mendon seniors and caregivers. Nancy has done an excellent job getting this program off the ground and meeting our seniors' needs. At this time we need to make folks aware that while we are grateful for Nancy's dedicated service, she will soon be handing the reins over to the newest member of our staff, Beverly Hart of Milford.

Beverly comes to us with years of varied experience: including four years in the US Air Force and most notably as an educator from the Henry P. Clough School where she taught kindergarten for more than twenty years. More recently, Beverly gained two years experience working with the senior population as a volunteer through the SHINE health insurance counseling program based out of the Milford Senior Center.

Like Nancy, Beverly will be able to assist local seniors with a variety of aging related issues. She will be available part-time to help complete confus-

ing paperwork and will be available for home visits when warranted. This position is grant funded for six hours weekly through the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. Please join us as we wish Nancy the best in her future endeavors and welcome Beverly to our center.

FUEL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE There is still time, if you are in need of fuel assistance. The Fuel Assistance program helps low income households defray the cost of their winter heating bills with applications being accepted until April 30, 2014. The Mendon Senior Center is the intake site for Mendon residents including families, seniors and individuals under the administration of SMOC(South Middlesex Opportunity Council). Please note, any resident eligible for fuel assistance (or SNAP/food stamps) is also eligible to use the Mendon Food Pantry located at the center. The pantry is open the first Monday of the month from 9am-12noon. Please contact the Mendon Senior Center for income guidelines or to schedule a confidential appointment.

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When we want better health and focus solely toward outside things, there is a huge part of us that we’re missing, which holds more answers than anywhere else that we could go to look. What I believe is that all issues are really heart issues. In the Bible it says “Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.” In our hearts lie our greatest strengths and our greatest weaknesses and these are directly linked to our beliefs. Those beliefs unconsciously rule your life. knowing our beliefs run the show is great if we’ve only had loving, truthful and wonderful beliefs about ourselves, but we all know this is not always the case. I have grown to understand in my own health coaching practice that many of the outside symptoms of what looks like the problem, is really a symptom of a hurt still unhealed in our heart. The thing is most of this goes on unconsciously and because we’re not aware of this, we sadly blame ourselves instead. All of this causes stress which is in and of itself, the starting point for all illness and disease. Anyone who feels hurts from the past that you can’t seem to let go of, I strongly recommend reading a book titled “The Healing Code” by Dr. Alexander Loyd, which describes how to get a handle on healing your heart. Healing your heart is possible and I encourage you to remember that you’re worth it!

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School News F.W. Hartnett posts District Musicians

Ocean State Power Scholarship

Thirty five students auditioned at Districts against 1200 other students; 21 F.W. Hartnett students were accepted to the District Band! In the last 12 years this is the most student acceptances, and not by a little bit, the previous high was 13!

Included in the 21, there are four chorus members: Ben Austin, Rachel Santagate, Amanda Antetamaso, Mackenzie Gill and 17 band members: Maddy Hreczuch, Sarah Ducharme, Joscelynn Leavitt, Abigail Gillihan, Andrew Lodge, Elizabeth Strycharz, Cameron Cerundolo, Hayley Gervais, Matthew Maille, Ashley Dumas, Avary Deragon, Lauren Rainone, Rebecca St. Amant, Arthur knust Graichen, Anita Lahue, Lily Jolicoeur, Brian Turcotte.

F.W. Hartnett also has 2 students who received the highest score for the District on their instrument: Elizabeth Strycharz on French horn, Matthew Maille on trombone.

From here these students have two rehearsals at Milford High School on April 14th and Wednesday, April 30th. They will cap off their experience with a concert at Oak Middle School in Shrewsbury on Saturday, May 3rd!

We congratulate these students for "finding their stage" and representing the middle school and district so well!

The Ocean State Power Scholarship application form is available to download on their web site at www.uxbridge scholarships.org. Students are instructed to type their responses directly into the form, save it and print it.

Completed applications are due to: Guidance Office, Uxbridge High School, 300 Quaker Highway, Uxbridge, MA 01569 by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29th.

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Scholarship applications now available This unique scholarship fund provides financial assistance to any Town resident who is pursuing a degree or certification after receiving a high school diploma or G.E.D. Financial assistance is available to adults who are returning to school, as well as seniors who are graduating from school. The fund makes annual awards based upon financial need, character, scholastic record, and involvement in school activities or community work.

Scholarship applications are available in the Town Clerk’s office or at the Town Hall or Guidance Office where the student attends school.

Applications are due by 3:30 PM on May 1, 2014. The applications should be mailed or hand delivered to: Town Scholarship Fund Committee, c/o Office of the Superintendent, 21 South Main Street, Uxbridge, MA 01569. Contributions may be made at any time to the Town Treasurer’s Office. Donations are tax deductible.

Contact: Town Scholarship Committee c/o Office of the Superintendent 508-278-8648 x102

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Graduation marks major step toward careers in healthcare Pride and passion were on full display as friends and families recently celebrated the graduation of the Blackstone Valley Tech Post-Secondary Practical Nursing Class of 2014.

A diverse group of twenty-seven adult students took part in the graduation ceremony, which marked the culmination of over one thousand hours of instruction and months of balancing responsibilities to family, work, and school.

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"Nobody will care how much you know until they know how much you care," Fitzpatrick said.

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The BVT Post-Secondary Practical Nursing Class of 2014 included the following dedicated individuals (alphabetical by town): Attleboro: Shelly Taft.

Blackstone: karen Chapman.

Bellingham: Jessica Darrigo, Mandy Feola.

Chicopee: Melissa Morin.

Douglas: Claudia Carlson, Tina Laren, Ashley Lightbown.

Grafton: Holly Bryan, Joshua Martin, Felicia Nephew, kaylaann Whitten.

Holliston: Lauren Davenport.

Hudson: karen Faria.

Lancaster: Donna Cost.

Milford: Lindsey Banks.

Millville: Nicole Thomas.

Northbridge: Heidi Belanger, Luzmarina Fontes, kerry Gifford, Brittany Lawrence, Raquel Sabatino, Lisa West.

Uxbridge: Jacquelynn Rondeau, Laura Seagrave.

Worcester: ElesaAnn Clarke, Peter Wambugu.

The BVT Post-Secondary Practical Nursing program was established in 2009 to provide adults in the Blackstone Valley the life-changing opportunity to pursue a career in healthcare.

The program has the approval of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing and the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and provides 1090 hours of instruction, with a minimum of 945 hours of nursing courses, 540 of which are clinical practice. A total of 69 adult students have graduated from the program.

To learn more about the BVT PostSecondary Practical Nursing program, please contact: kathleen Ashe MSN, RN, CNE, Director of the BVT Practical Nursing Program 1-508-529-7758 ext. 3014 email: kashe@valleytech. k12.ma.us Details are also available at www.valleytech.k12.ma.us Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical HS serves the towns of Bellingham, Blackstone, Douglas, Grafton, Hopedale, Mendon, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Northbridge, Sutton, Upton and Uxbridge. The school’s website is www.valleytech. k12.ma.us.

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Tronerud awarded Crystal Apple "This month’s Crystal Apple Award winner is very deserving of this award.

Mr. Jason Tronerud embodies the characteristics of what one would describe as an excellent and dedicated educator. He is an individual who is humble, caring, and always puts all students and their best interests at the forefront of all he does. Mr. Tronerud has taken on what many would view as an unenviable task of beginning a new program for special education students and building it from the ground up. Not only has he never complained, but he consistently works hard to hone his craft by soliciting feed-

back. “Mr. T” has made a profound impact on many students at McCloskey including those students with autism.

Not only have Mr. Tronerud’s students developed the ability to attend inclusion classes regularly, but they have learned valuable coping skills that have made them successful throughout the school and in their daily lives. Whether it be in the weight room, the classroom, or the hallways, Jason Tronerud’s positivity is infectious. It is with great pleasure to be able to present the Crystal Apple Award to Jason Tronerud for all he does for the McCloskey Middle School community."

Friends of Rachel Prom Drive With Junior/Senior Prom scheduled for May 10, the Blackstone Valley Tech Friends of Rachel Club is looking to lower the cost of a memorable evening by holding a prom-themed donation drive.

Residents of the Blackstone Valley are encouraged to support the Friends of Rachel Prom Closet by donating new or slightly used prom dresses and accessories, which will be distributed to students struggling to keep up with the various costs connected to prom. While the highest need is for prom dresses, residents are also invited to donate any new or slightly used suits, ties, cufflinks, and other accessories.

Donations can be dropped off between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the Main Entrance of Blackstone Valley Tech at 65 Pleasant Street in Upton. For more information, contact BVT Friends of Rachel Club Advisor Dawn Dubois at (508)-529-7758.

The Blackstone Valley Tech Friends of Rachel Club is a group of students inspired by a Rachel’s Challenge program presentation made at BVT during the 2010-11 school year. The program is named after Rachel Scott, who was the first person killed during the horrific massacre at Columbine High School in 1999. Her acts of kindness and compas-

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Students serve the community and learn statistics too This winter, the elementary students at Whitinsville Christian School were challenged to collect 800 food items to help support the Northbridge Food Pantry. Each day for two weeks, the students brought in cans and boxes of food, while the 5 th graders checked the expiration dates and gathered data. In math class, the 5th grade students used this data to review mean, median, mode, range, and box and whisker plots. They then graphed the data daily, so each class would know how close they were to meeting their goal. At the end of the two weeks, each class had more than exceeded their goal. The 5A class loaded up 1004 items of food and delivered them to the Northbridge Food Pantry. While they were there, two vol-

unteers at the food pantry explained how the food pantry operates and how many people it serves. Then the students got busy stocking the shelves.

The shelves were quite full when they left, and the students were blessed to be able to serve those in need.

For more information about Whitinsville Christian School contact Admissions Coordinator Dennis Epplett at depplett@wcs.mec.edu or 508-372-3256.

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Apple Tree Arts Presents Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty Kids”

SleePING BeAuTy - last month’s presentation featured local actors (left to right) Adian Giunta, Bridget Caya, Valerie Caya and Mia larson. The Apple Tree Arts' musical, Disney's "Sleeping Beauty KIDS" was presented at Grafton Middle School.

Apple Tree Arts staged the enchanting musical Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty kids” recently at Grafton Middle School, The show is based upon the Walt Disney 1959 film adaption of the classic fairy tale, “Sleeping Beauty.”

The music is derived from Pytor Ilyich Tchiakovsky’s famous musical score for the ballet,“Sleeping Beauty.”

The musical tells the story of Princess Aurora, the beautiful daughter of king Stefan and Queen Stefanie, who has been cursed by Maleficent, an evil sorceress, that she will prick her finger on a spindle and die on her sixteenth birthday. Luckily, a good fairy casts another spell that Aurora will fall asleep instead until her true love kisses her. The show ends happily when Prince Philip breaks the spell and she awakens.

“One of the reasons we chose this play was because of the broad appeal of Walt Disney’s musicals,” explained Lisa Scarlett, theatre arts director of the community school of the arts. “Young actors are familiar with the fairy tales that Disney has helped make so popular and

enjoy performing in the shows, too,” she noted. Ms. Scarlett and Laurie Baker, theatre arts teacher and early childhood music educator are directing the show together. Ashley and Noelle Scarlett and Andrew and Lauren Baker are assisting with stage management.

The 24-cast members are from Grafton, Millbury, Northbridge, Sutton, Douglas, and Worcester. Valerie Caya of Northbridge portrays Maleficent and her sister, Bridget plays Blather, a Goon.

Aidan Giunta of Douglas plays Prince Philip who rescues Princess Aurora. Mia Larson of Sutton plays a Guard and a Goon. Parent volunteers helped with the production in many ways.

Founded in 1989, Apple Tree Arts is a nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization that has grown to serve over 1,000 children and adults annually with early childhood music classes, group keyboard lessons, private music and voice instruction, ensembles, theatre arts programs and concerts. For more information, visit www.appletreearts.org

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Whitin Elementary School in Uxbridge was fortunate to get Motoko, Japanese Storyteller, as their Artist-In-Residence, thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council Star Residency Grant. Motoko spent a month sharing her stories and teaching Grade 3 students about writing folktales. Each student also created a booklet to house their writing in art classes with Mrs. Diane Henries, along with illustrating their folktales.

In the photo, Motoko is performing her last folktale for parents and students at the Folktale Tea held at WES. Also, students shared their folktales with parents and friends. Refreshments of cookies, hot tea, and water were enjoyed by all in attendance.

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Admission is $4 for everyone (children under 2 are free).

Puckihuddle Preschool was established in 1981 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing children and their families with the best first experience at school. The preschool, located at the former Manchaug Library on Main Street in Sutton, provides a high quality early childhood experience. Classes are led by dedicated professionals who motivate, encourage and inspire each child's desire to learn. This spring FUNdraiser will raise money towards new classroom and playground equipment. The school has also recently established a scholarship fund to provide financial assistance to families in our community who might not otherwise be able to send their child to preschool. You can learn more about Puckihuddle Preschool by going to www.puckihuddlepreschool.com or calling 508-4762939

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Famous for its Broasted Chicken, Pizza, Ribs & So Much More!

Story & Photos by Constance Dwyer If you’re hungry and looking for fresh family cooked meals with free WiFi, go to Niko’s Restaurant in Uxbridge, aptly managed by the owners, the attentive, caring couple Sam and his wife, Vicky Shenouda. Their two children, Sophia and Stephen, now college students, are familiar family faces for almost 18 years at the restaurant who return to help their parents when needed.

In addition to the popular broasted chicken, a customer from Connecticut particularly enjoys ordering the pizza every week that he likes lightly cooked and frozen right away so he can mail it to his son in Georgia because there’s nothing quite like it. Customers come mainly from Uxbridge, Whitinsville, Northbridge, Douglas, Grafton, Sutton, Mendon, Millville, Hopedale, Worcester, among other towns. Vicki said their business has made them “more connected to Uxbridge and since we belong to St. Mary’s Church, I will often meet someone from church who sees me in my Niko’s uniform at work.

It’s such a joy.”

Sam admitted that “there’s a lot of competition” from other area restaurants, but “We’re on top of it because we’ve been in town for a long time and people specifically come to us because of our chicken and pizza or select items they just love on our menu.” Speaking of their delicious food, a new dish, gluten free, is now being offered. This writer had the pleasure of being offered their new “falafel” which is wheat free, egg free, nut free, dairy free, has no preservatives, and is 100% vegetarian.

Vicki said this is a perfect “Lenten meal and Fr. Larry of Good Shepherd loves to come here for the falafel.” Another perfect choice for Lent is also Niko’s “broasted fish & chips” which is offered year-round, especially for some who prefer fish every Friday.

You can choose a regular cheese pizza with various toppings or gourmet pizzas such as the “Alfredo Pizza” made with grilled chicken, broccoli, alfredo sauce or the “California Pizza” prepared with artichoke hearts, black olives, fresh garlic, basil, olive oil, and cheese. If you need a pizza without cheese, that can be made for you, too!

The menu offers multiple other choices from calzones, cold or toasted subs, pasta, salads, and Niko’s Buffalo Wings (regular or boneless). If your budget doesn’t allow you to purchase a whole meal, no problem. You can just buy “by the piece”: one breast, a leg, a wing, a thigh. kid’s menu is available, along with appetizers & snacks and, of course, their homemade baklava,

Sam Shenouda, owner of Niko’s, prepares a specialty sandwich. cheesecake, and fried dough.

“Foremost in our minds is to please our customers,” Sam said with his wife nodding in agreement with a big smile.

Family life is what Niko’s business is centered around. Sam acknowledged that “My wife and I work long hours, often 12 hour days, but we are doing it

to help our children have a better life.

We hope they will learn from us about the value of keeping family close and being there for each other and caring for others as we do for them, for our customers, our relatives and friends.

We hope they will have jobs that will allow them more time for their families.” Even though Sam and Vicky are dedicated to their restaurant, they are also as committed to making sure they see their son and daughter every week.

Vicki said, “Raising children is a big responsibility, and I am passing on to them what my parents did for us. We were all close and the way you raise your kids is how you secure their future. We need to teach them not to be selfish and to value life and experience giving. It’s not about money because the value of love for one another is everything, priceless.” Sam echoed the very same sentiment adding “We work harder for our children so, in the long run, they won’t have to work as hard.”

Their daughter, Sophia, who will graduate in May of 2015 with a master’s degree in couples and family therapy, stopped by during the interview.

She fully understands her parents’ heartfelt messages in running a demanding business but finding time for family. “I was in the 8th grade at Uxbridge schools where my brother Stephen and I attended school. Both of us, early on, worked with my parents.

Because of their example, I want to pass on to my family what my parents have taught Stephen and I at the restau-

rant. ‘keep family close.’” Their son Stephen, who is currently transitioning to medical school, recalls his time there as well. “Without working in the family business I would never have learned how to be a leader that also values family, the same principles that I learned through helping at the restaurant have been critical to developing my career, while also reminding me to always prioritize the time we spend together.”

Vicki said that she and Sam made sure that they kept Monday and Sunday as family time to make sure they would not be working 7 days a week to make more money. “Money is not our goal at Niko’s. We work hard but finding time for family and helping others outside of work is more important.”

A few customers came in and expressed their great satisfaction with Niko’s. Ryan Murphy of Uxbridge comes by “three times a week for a large pepperoni pizza or other good food,” and his friend, Miles Batcheller

of Douglas, “stops in at least twice a week for a cheeseburger grinder. Ryan also mentioned his parents, Laurene and Fred Billings, “who live just up the street” often come to Niko’s as well.

Other cusfrom tomers Wo r c e s t e r, Nathan “Nate” Gadbois and his daughter, Jasmine Hollins Gadbois, found Niko’s menu online and the food looked so good they had to come to Uxbridge for take out.

Also, if you happen to be a native of England and crave those “Fish & Chips,” go to Niko’s because Sam once lived in England and had a restaurant there.

Niko’s is closed on Monday. Hours at the restaurant are Tuesday-Thursday, 11 am-10 pm; Friday, 11 am-11 pm; Saturday, 11 am-10 pm and Sunday, 12 am-10 pm. You can find their menu on your smart phone or check it out on line at www.nikospizza.webs.com, or www. nikoschicken.com.

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Sports Shorts Dan Stefanilo Memorial Track and Trails Race

youngsma ranked among Best in Nation Offense-Defense Sports released the first edition of its National Youth and High School Football Rankings and Caleb Youngsma, 10, of Uxbridge, with only 2 years playing, was ranked 67th all position; top 10 offensive lineman among all 9/10 year olds in the country as of rankings dated February 25th.

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Northbridge High School Swim Team recognized friendships, in just twelve weeks. Team captains kim Ekberg, Abby Mackintosh, Morgan Martel, Alyssa Murray, Isabelle Price, and Marissa Thompson were instrumental in motivating the team and bringing them together.

This season, Head Coach Denise Foster led the team as they competed in the Mid-Wach League. The team won three meets, with many best times recorded during all the competitions. Swimmers Shannon Dowd,

The Northbridge Public Schools would like to recognize the high school swim team for a great season. The swim team started four years ago and has grown tremendously in this short time. The team includes 25 athletes from Northbridge, Grafton, and Upton schools. Students from these towns have pulled together and worked hard to form a collegial team. It’s been great to see these students improve in their swimming, as well as gaining new

Colby Foster, and Alyssa Murray advanced to compete in the Sectional and State Competitions. In addition, the Eastern Massachusetts Interscholastic Swimming Association will honor team parent Cynthia Ekberg for her commitment to the team. She was nominated by Coach Foster for always being there to help the students on the team, and for instilling a love for the sport of swimming.

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The race includes both a 5k and a 1 mile “fun” run. Run, jog or walk on the beautiful Uxbridge High School Track and scenic trails. The younger kids can participate in a 1 mile fun run around the track with ribbons awarded to all fun run participants.

The UEF is a non-profit, 501(c) 3 organization established by a group of concerned Uxbridge citizens looking to enrich the education of the students in our public schools. Dan Stefanilo was a superintendent of schools who passed away suddenly in 2009. Dan was instrumental in establishing the foundation and worked each year to support the efforts of the group. Proceeds allow the UEF the opportunity to provide grant funding and scholarships to the Uxbridge public schools and its students. Since its inception in 2005, the UEF has awarded more than $80,000 in grants and scholarships.

8:00 AM – Registration; 9:00 AM - 1 Mile Fun Run (ages 10 and under) ; 9:30 AM – 5k Registration: Online at http://www.

lightboxreg.com/dan-stefanilo-trackand-trail-race Sponsorship opportunities are available for this event, including t-shirt “miler-marker” sponsorships. For more info please contact: Judi Lanoue & Sue Pickering, Race Coordinators, 508278-7511 pickfam1@verizon.net or jlanoue@uxbridge.k12.ma.us

Parents Club to host annual 5K & Fun Run The Millbury Parents Club will hold the 1st annual 5k & Fun Run to benefit the Millbury Public Schools. The one mile Fun Run will take place at the Millbury High School track and the 5k will start and finish at the front entrance of the school. All 5k registrants will receive a race t-shirt. Fun Run is at 9:15 and the 5k at 9:45 on Sunday April 13th. Please go online for registration and more info at http://www.active. com/millbury-ma/running/races/millbury-parents-club-5k-and-fun-run2014 or contact Sarah Murray at 774330-8104.

Refreshments and water available post-race, free for participants. Runners of all ages and abilities welcome.

Families encouraged!

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McCloskey Basketball team undefeated

Women’s Outdoor Skills Workshop

Congratulations to the McCloskey middle school boys basketball team who finished the 2013-14 season undefeated at 16-0. The eighth grade boys on this team finished their career 30-1 over the past 2 years and have never lost on their home court in 2 years.

The Pheasants Forever Rhode Island Chapter non-profit organization will be hosting the “Forever Women's Outdoors Event” on June 21st & 22nd (rain or shine).

The event will take place at The Wallum Lake Rod and Gun Club in Harrisville, Rhode Island. This will be a Women's outdoor skills workshop with overnight camping. FMI visit: http:// www.pheasantsforever. org/ or contact: Jessica Pena; Event Coordinator 561-503-0038.

Boy Scouts plan yard Sale Join the Scouts on Saturday May 10th from 7 am to 3 pm at the VFW on Rt. 16 in Uxbridge . Troop 1122 will be holding a yard sale to help them achieve there financial goals for the upcoming year.

Please bring a canned good to help the Uxbridge Peoples 1st food pantry. If you are interested in a table for the day please call Lisa @ (508) 278-3221.

uNDeFeATeD - (front row, l to R) : Bailey leavitt, Sam Watts, Joey Dubois, Scott Kaeller, Jake Hamel, Reid Miller, (back row): Coach Calarese, Harrison Mansfield, Nick Hirtle, Tyler Burton, Todd Polando, Jared Creighton, Jack Hughes, Brandon lira, Seth Klocskowski, and Thomas Sawyer.

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Volleyball Marathon a great success Students at Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School participated in a 12 hour volleyball marathon that raised close to 7k which will benefit the middle school PTO. Over 350 students participated by securing pledges and playing 12 hours of volleyball.

Some students played over 100 games to raise money for field trips, assemblies, honor roll breakfasts, special guests, classroom donations, and most of the after school programming that happens at the middle school.

Gatto finishes High School Wrestling career Connor Gatto recently completed his High School wrestling career at Northbridge High. During his career he had 140 wins and 28 losses. He won the Cohasset and Northbridge tournaments. Conner was a sectional champ and placed 5th in the 285 pound division at states and was also a C]o-Captain.

Connor is the son of Jay and Maureen Gatto of Uxbridge.

His coach Dave Mills is from Northbridge.

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