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eighborhoods were once the epicenter of a community: neighborhood milkmen, neighborhood schools, neighborhood watering holes and neighborhood pools.

As we’ve lost some of that neighborhoodcentric focus over the years, one community specific group has continued on in Worcester: the neighborhood watch.

We’ve all heard the combination of key words that include “Worcester,” “city of it’s size” and “safe.” These neighborhood groups, along with the work of the Worcester Police Department’s Community Policing Initiative, deserve much of the credit for keeping crime rates lower than Springfield, Hartford, New Haven and any other comparable city in New England.

This WPD-civilian relationship warrants a closer look. How do these meetings work? How is information transferred from a neighborhood to the WPD? Does the WPD take them seriously?

As the city struggles with an understaffed police department, we may see stronger reliance on these groups to pick up some of the slack in the wake of even further budget cuts.

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{ citydesk } Councilor advocates for increased inoculation against destructive beetle W March 24 - 30, 2011 ■ Volume 36, Number 29

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hen a new infestation of Asian Longhorned Beetles was Magmotors’ move to Worcester discovered at Dodge Park in falls through because of an unfavorable Worcester this year, another chapter in timeline. The good news: they still want the beetle’s 15-year history with the city to relocate here. The bad: It’s another case of economic development hopes began. And some charge that the new infestation and rising, then falling. -2 loss of at least 93 trees could have Worcester enjoys a festive and been prevented. relatively safe St. Patrick’s Day. Time City Councilor to start thinking about dying the canal Phil Palmieri, green. +2 for one, points to the USDA. Three arrested in theft of 9 puppies from a Sterling animal shelter. Who are He believes this new situation the animals here? -2 could have been avoided had the Worcester’s taxpayers still in the agency taken dark about MCAS irregularities at the more preventive Goddard school, as the state decides to forego any document that publishes measures to conclusions. We give this investigation protect the host trees in the an F. -2 city, such as investigating and Five Worcester schools receive inoculating every $67,000 in innovation grants from tree susceptible to the state, with an announcement the beetle and its forthcoming about which schools will ability to burrow make the change. Competing with and kill hardwood trees.

Charter schools has never been so “I think it’s fundamental, basic and lucrative. +1 simple. They [USDA] should inoculate every host tree they find after they Clinton’s Museum of Russian inspect it,” says Palmieri. “I don’t think Icons finds itself in the middle of a it gets any simpler than that.”

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According to Palmieri, he and the City Throw in some pretty spies and nice Council had suggested that the USDA suits, and we could have a potential inoculate the host trees in the city, but Hollywood movie in our backyard. -1 at the time, the federal agency told Palmieri and the rest of the council that City council to look at allowing Worcester fire fighters to administer nasal Narcan at heroin overdose scenes. +2

it didn’t have the science to do it. Since then, however, the USDA has begun a similar, aggressive inoculation program in Worcester’s beetle-infected suburbs.

“It was surprising when the USDA said it was going to inoculate all the suburbs, but not set the same exceptional plan for us. I still think

“We are tree city USA, there’s no question about it,” says Palmieri. “It is part of the fabric of our community.”

Clint McFarland, the federal program director charged with the eradication of the Asian Longhorned Beetle, says the USDA will be using inoculation to protect trees in three infested areas STEVEN KING

we’re the experiment,” Palmieri laments.

Although Palmieri thinks the agency understands the problem well, he is not so keen on its answer to the problem— eradication of the destructive pest through clear-cutting trees. Although he understands that tree removal is part of the solution, Palmieri argues that other trees could be saved if tree clearing was coupled with an aggressive inoculation program.

of Worcester, upping the amount of trees protected from 62,000 last year to 96,000 this year.

“I know that some people want to see more use of the chemical. We have increased it from last year when we did around 62,000 trees, and that will be increased in the future. This does complement, but it is not a silver bullet,” says McFarland.

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“I know it is very traumatic for people to see trees come down,� he acknowledges, while explaining that the best eradication efforts include a combination of three control mechanisms working together: treatment applications, removal of infested trees, and regulatory presence. “For this year, treating around those known outliers is the most prudent course of action.�

According to McFarland, the USDA first must survey any and all trees in the area to find those that are infested, before chemical treatment applications can be considered and put to use. He is quick to point out that the chemical will not save a tree if it is already infested with the beetle; any tree that has been infested, must come down. “The quicker we can find those [infested trees] and remove them, the quicker this gets done,� says McFarland. “Right now, moving through those areas with climbers and finding the infested trees is the most important course of action.�

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of the trees because of infestations, specifically the ecosystems of parks like Dodge Park, need to be reseeded and the removed trees must be replaced. Rob Antonelli, Worcester’s Park director, is closely working with the USDA and the Department of Conservation and Reservation (DCR) on the beetleinfestation problem.

Antonelli says each year they are finding more and more infected trees in Dodge Park, which is a concern. As they continue to pull out and replace trees, they continue to do damage to the park’s ecosystem.

Antonelli’s forestry units do not work directly with the USDA on the beetle issue; instead they report any problems that they may find while working on dying or decaying trees along roadsides in the city. According to Antonelli, while the city’s forestry units address roadside trees that may need trimming or removal for a variety of reasons, the city is not responsible for removing trees infected by the Asian Longhorned Beetle or any inoculation; continued on page 6

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this responsibility falls on the shoulders of the USDA and DCR. The Parks Department does have a hand in the replanting efforts to try and rebuild the ecosystems affected by the removal of infected trees. The city, the USDA and the Worcester Tree Initiative work to repair the damaged areas in public and private areas.

“The planting side is a two-prong approach,” explains Antonelli. The city primarily replants on right of ways and in public parks; the USDA focuses its replanting energies on private and commercial areas. The Worcester Tree Initiative spans its replanting efforts from parks and public spaces as well as private properties.

Much of the funding for the replanting of trees has come from programs set up by Congressman Jim

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McGovern and Lt. Governor Tim Murray. Both have worked on making sure the city doesn’t lose all the trees in the area.

“They [McGovern and Murray] have a program in place to reforest the city’s landscape, which is effective. I think that’s part of the silver lining, even though the beetle has taken over our great city,” says Palmieri.

Nevertheless, the councilman isn’t satisfied with the USDA’s efforts, and he wants to see a new plan put in place and the beetle problem resolved.

He says the USDA has the money, thanks to Murray and McGovern, to work on an inoculation program to prevent beetle attacks on trees and that the group should start working on it now rather than waiting.

“I say focus should be: Just get it done,” says Palmieri.

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Carmen Carmona has started her own run for an at-large seat while Tony Economou has set himself up for a showdown with Joff Smith in District 1. Economou has been a rumored candidate since late last year, and even until recently, emails from his supporters touted that he had agreed to consider running for council. Calvin Hill, who ran for school committee in 2007, is going for it again.

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rough week – well, month – for local gentleman’s club Platinum Premier, capped with a license-commission ruling that stripped the business of it ability to entertain or serve liquor. In a meeting that developed like a courtroom legal drama, club lawyer Robert Hennigan, Jr. argued that the police were not justified in jumping a locked fence despite seeing a car in the enclosed compound and tried to question the methods used by investigators in determining whether or not a bottle of liquor was watered down. In the end, though, the license commission wasn’t buying either argument…Overshadowed by the video of Easton Byfield (allegedly) assaulting a patron in the bathroom was the case of “John Doe,” an out-of-towner visiting Worcester on business who told club employees that he didn’t want to go back to his hotel after the club closed. Doe was charged $23,000 for his after-hours hang out, even though owner Chris Stephens claimed no alcohol was served and the girls were fully dressed. Board chairman Peter Lukes didn’t buy it, asking “$23,000 to hang out in a room quietly?” adding that even if the girls were just talking with him, “it’s entertainment [after hours], therefore it’s a violation.”

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THE BIG SHERIFF: The Worcester county sheriff and Celtic’s center Shaquille O’Neal will spend some time at Worcester’s Mercy Center Thursday night to play some basketball and swear in as Evangilidis’ first member of the Worcester County Reserve Deputy Sheriff Association. The association, according to jail program and management analyst David Tuttle, is a volunteer-staffed nonprofit charitable group with no arrest or law-enforcement powers – good news for criminals who don’t want the 7’1”, 325-pound NBA all-star coming after them…Tuttle also said that Evangelidis is trying to resurrect the association, which had about 1,700 members on its mailing list. Evangelidis is having everyone reapply for the title, and has so far received between 400 and 500 applications.

BOSTON MEDIA BLITZ: On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, Worcester made a splash in Boston media, as the Herald highlighted Worcester Sign Company owner Damien Jacob’s victory after a five-year, $60,000 battle versus the city over slinging advertisements over wallscapes between City Hall and the statehouse. (Hey, this sounds familiar…) Jacob admits he still has a ways to go. Not only does he now need to find a client, he also still has to obtain a state permit…City Councilor Rick Rushton managed some more press. After Globe columnist Brian McGrory penned a quick jab at our city in a column last month over the MBTA’s commuter problems, Rushton emailed him, offering him a personalized tour of Worcester. Despite a couple more shots at Worcester—not to mention calling Rushton “baby-faced” and “relentlessly enthusiastic”—McGrory ended on a cheerful note: “All right, Rick, you win. It’s all great — the people, the history, the whole grand metropolis that is Worcester.”

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ear with me while I grab hold of the edge of the kitchen table; I just might keel over and crack open my skull after reading the T & G tidbit about Michael Collins’ pay raise.

Collins is the president of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Apparently, Mr. Collins can no longer make ends meet on $534,300, so on Valentine’s Day he signed a sweetheart of a contract that boosts his play money by $60,000, to $585,290. The fine print on this golden deal ensures the prez that, with “incentives,” he can earn as much as $862,000.

I looked up the word “incentive” in my dogeared American Heritage dictionary. “Something such as punishment or reward that induces action” is the definition I found. I get the punishment part. Let me suggest that he’ll be committing some kind of sin by collecting that kind of cash; that should be his incentive to leave some lint in the UMass pockets. I should think a crisis of conscience would prevent him from believing that anything other than personally discovering the cure for cancer while he’s overseeing the medical school would merit an additional “reward.”

With this new deal, Collins will have to sacrifice one perk for another. His three-year contract ended his $32,000-a-year housing allowance. Instead, he’ll have to live rent-free in a furnished home owned by the UMass Foundation.

Something tells me the location of Collins’ new digs is probably not within shouting distance of a Price Rite. I don’t see him moving into a tripledecker on Vernon Hill anytime soon, but I’m just guessing.

Hey, I know people with important jobs make big dough. I’m simply a public-school teacher, making about ten grand a year less than the raise Collins negotiated, but even I know that what he does for a living is much more important

than anything I might do during the day. A spokesperson for the school says that the pay package is level with other medical schools and is based on performance. Tell that to the UMass employees whose salaries were recently frozen.

The way they see it, a paycheck like his should include some song-and-dance routines, some plate-spinning ala Ed Sullivan and the turning of water into wine.

Maybe this laughable pay hike is giving me the hives because it comes at a time when Worcester’s teachers can’t get a contract. Maybe it’s getting under my skin because the Department of Mental Health has forfeited $85 million due to budget slashing since 2009. Maybe I’m just tired of people making obscene amounts of money while others cut coupons, lose jobs, wave bye-bye to retirement and watch their dreams dissolve like Tang in the bottom of a jelly jar.

All I know is this: news items like this one only further sour the Average Joe and beat him down just a little more every day. I’m no backer of Tea Bagger thinking – in fact, I abhor that faux party, and its blind assaults – but I’m beginning to understand the level of frustration its members feel. It’s hard to roll out of bed and bust your back at a job that leaves you underpaid and undermined at nearly every turn. That’s the way many Average Joes feel on any given day and many of them are teaching your kids.

I’m reasonably certain that Mr. Collins will find some justification at year’s end to inflate his annual income with “incentive” money. What he could possibly do that would merit an additional $300 thousand mystifies me, but I don’t doubt for a minute that anybody shrewd enough to ink a deal like his will find a way to further sweeten the pot.

Maybe he’ll discover a cure for insomnia. That would be helpful, because I’m just not sure how he sleeps at night.

Janice Harvey can be reached at editor@worcestermag.com

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Support for public access community television comes from the cable company’s profits, not from their customers/ subscribers. Cohan seems to be trying to confuse the issue right away. Funding for these channels comes in an exchange of rights of way to benefit the people, not just the government/ city hall, of a school system. It’s to empower especially the people at large. This is not at all like PBS/ NPR that runs on tax dollars. Worcester has a vibrant public access channel 13. I question why Charter budgets for their own TV 3. Give the access centers more funding to let the people handle their own local TV news and information.

Wouldn’t that make sense? Excluding TV 3’s advertising all the rest of it is redundant to the public access shows anyways. The value of Public Access speaks in it’s mission , not in just the amount volume of programming, training, online activity, people who utilize it. It’s an absurd statement on Charter’s/Cohan’s part to bring it up.

Gary Rosen has become my favorite columnist in the local media. He is not afraid to tell it like it is. Being a former member of both the school committee and the city council, he knows where all the skeletons and bodies are hidden.

Keep up the good work Mr. Rosen.

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WATCHING OVER WORCESTER Community crime fighters

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Jeremy Shulkin

Fighting crime one neighborhood at a time, 52 neighborhood-watch groups span the city as a part of the Worcester Police Department’s initiative to make policing more community-friendly through citizen involvement. What these communitypolicing groups are proving is that fighting crime no longer fits into a cops-versus-robbers mold.

Worcester’s citizen-watch groups traditionally collaborate with WPD officers, city councilors, codedepartment inspectors and other city officials through regular meetings where residents discuss complaints, raise apprehensions and bring issues to the attention of those who can move a community’s words of concern into legal action.

Take the Main South Alliance for Public Safety for instance, led by William Breault. Tackling issues ranging from problem properties to arson, this group has successfully made strides in preventing crime on their neighborhood streets. Two years ago, the group brought to light the story of a sex offender living next to one of his victims to Worcester Mag. Eventually, he moved to another part of the city.

Breault says that this episode in particular made residents more aware of their surroundings and of the sex-offender list available to the public.

“To a certain extent, that’s a success,” says Breault.

Last September after months of complaints at Main South Public Safety Alliance meetings, Breault and District 4 City Councilor Barbara Haller sent out a press release regarding a rise in prostitution along Main South and Hitchcock Road. One week later, a WPD sting arrested 17 prostitutes and johns on Hitchcock.

“What we’ve seen in the last few years is they do consistently have police coming to these meetings,” says the Worcester Regional Research Bureau’s Roberta Schaeffer. The bureau works with the WPD to compile crime statistics and analysis in its yearly Benchmarking Public Safety report.

“Police take these meetings seriously,” she says. “They become eyes and ears for what’s happening in these neighborhoods.”

“You can’t arrest your way out of a problem,” says Main South resident Casey Starr, who regularly attends the Main South Alliance for Public Safety meetings, one of several neighborhood watches in the area. “The community has to play a role in making their community safer.”

There’s a change to these neighborhood activists and it’s not just semantics. What were once known as “crime watches” (and still recorded as such on the city’s website) have slowly been renamed “neighborhood watches.” “(People) came in and weren’t caring about the trash in the backyard because they were concerned about the drug dealers in the front,” explains Captain Roger Steele, who heads the Community Impact Division of the WPD.

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Paul Gunnerson, a 20-year president of the Tatnuck Neighborhood Association “Our participants for the most part are regular everyday citizens that are interested in having police resources focused on their neighborhood’s quality of life issues,” says Steele.

With an emphasis on the “neighborhood” rather than “crime,” meeting attendees bring up issues ranging from arrestable offenses that they’ve witnessed to code violations.

At another meeting, concerns ranged from code violations at specific houses—“It looks like Appalachia,” said one attendee to the city employee taking notes—to the city’s plan to fill in the empty pool at Crystal Park.

It’s all in deference to the “broken-window theory” – the idea that if there’s even a minor issue left unaddressed, larger problems will appear.

“Every neighborhood’s got problems,” says Paul Gunnerson, a 20-year president of the Tatnuck Neighborhood Association. He refutes the perception that the Tatnuck neighborhood doesn’t need a neighborhood watch, noting that it struggles with vandalism, break-ins and drug busts.

While Gunnerson isn’t involved in any “crime watch” today, the Neighborhood Association has focused on, among other projects, the Whitaker Square veterans’ memorial, which the association beautified in 1991 and has maintained since.

But in the early 1990s, he tried to start a crime watch.

He claims that the Tatnuck neighborhood held the first police-attended meetings in the city and used to have radio-carrying citizen patrollers on Friday and Saturday

nights. But the scope of the neighborhood proved unwieldy and large, and the evolution progressed to more meetings covering smaller spaces.

“It was always my feeling that something like that would work a whole lot better,” he says.

Joyce Kimball, though, has picked up the slack in the area. She started the Tatnuck Neighborhood Watch last year after an incident last March, where two young teens were held in a garage and beaten at gun point for two hours by older neighborhood adolescents.

“None of us would’ve dreamed that this was going on for two hours,” she says.

The group’s first meeting attracted 150 people, but the number has since fizzled down to about seven.

Discussions range from what to do when the attackers return from prison to snow-related issues. The group has now set efforts on building a skate park in the area for neighborhood kids.

ON THE AGENDA Over a spaghetti-and-meatball lunch, a dozen or so residents of the Worcester Housing Authority’s 275 Pleasant St. high-rise meet with housing authority administrators, two Worcester Police Department officers, and two members of the state’s attorney general office— special guests to talk about phishing scams and creditcard fraud.

Other topics include a security camera catching a chronic illegal dumper and a disturbance within the building that led to a resident’s arrest. Some complained

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about receiving parking tickets, and were reminded not to park in front of doors or hydrants. Shots were fired behind the building one night, and a resident says she opened her window to yell at the trespassers, but quickly feared for her safety.

One of the two WPD officers in attendance – who, because of a federal Housing and Urban Development grant actually lives in the building – exasperatedly responds, “Before y’all start yelling out the window, call the police.”

The meeting is led by Angel Rosario, the housing authority’s director of public safety, who also serves as an English-toSpanish translator. The meeting finishes up with a game of bingo for those in attendance, with the winner receiving a $10 gift card to Walmart.

“We take them very seriously,” Ray Mariano, executive director of Worcester Housing Authority, says of his unit’s crime watches. The executive director has had two goals for these meetings: one, to bring down crime rates, and two, to triple their attendance. (That’s where the food and bingo come in.)

By Mariano’s accounts, he contends the meetings have helped cut down on illicit activity—as high as an 80 percent reduction in vice crime at Great Brook Valley apartments.

As for 275 Pleasant St., “That building is in a high-crime area, but we’ve had a dramatic improvement in the quality of life there,” Mariano says.

While policing a spread-out area like Great Brook Valley versus a packed highrise differ, Worcester Housing Authority has one overarching goal: to get the residents who clue in the police and management as to what’s going on to these meetings.

The police see the relationship as reciprocal. “We rely on the neighborhood meetings to give neighbors the ability to communicate their needs and issues,” says Steele. “They continue to do this, and we continue to respond to help solve their problems.”

COMMUNITY POLICING Before taking over as Worcester’s police chief in 2004, Gary Gemme already advocated for a “split force” model, one which removed officers from operations (responding to 911 calls and crimes already in progress) to focus on community issues and outreach.

“This service model is personalized through the assignment of foot beats, motor patrols, and neighborhood impact officers assigned to the same area, or to the same neighborhood-watch group

on a permanent basis,” he wrote in a 2004 report to the city council on the Community Policing Initiative.

As a part of this reshuffling, Gemme created the Community Impact Division and realigned neighborhood-watch officers according to the five city-council districts. He incorporated the Central District foot patrol and school liaison officers and used the Anti-Violent Street Crimes Unit for work between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. to create a 52-member unit of officers and police officials dedicated to making neighborhoods safer.

The idea is that the same faces patrol the same neighborhoods, building relationships and trust with residents, and have specific information they can relay back to headquarters. Certain residents have direct lines of communication, like cellphone numbers, of community-impact officers. Steele likens the approach to “cookies and milk in one hand, a hammer in the other.” Normally good teenagers swept up with the wrong crowd for a day have advocates within the department, whereas known drug dealers or criminals are still at the mercy of the police.

“One of the backbones of what we do is the neighborhood watches,” says Steele. “It’s an informal atmosphere where (residents) have face-to-face access with their elected officials…It makes a big

difference that people feel like they’re being responded to.”

“The better and safer we make a neighborhood the less people come for crime.”

“Prevention. The overall goal is prevention,” says WPD Public Information Officer, Sergeant Kerry Hazelhurst.

“Community Impact Division officers are not tied to radio calls, hence, they are free to problem-solve and interact with the community,” Gemme wrote. Originally, this meant specific officers on bicycles and foot patrols, efficient relationships with neighborhood-watch groups and a focus on quality-of-life issues like nuisance properties and drug- and prostitution-eradication efforts.

The division already claims a number of successes. The city’s near-eradication of abandoned cars, a black eye in the mid2000s is one highlight.

Breault considers a city effort to limit the use of abandoned buildings by homeless and drug users another success of community meetings. After a rash of arrests and arsons in these structures, he says the city has made it a priority to limit the incentive for these buildings to be used improperly, like clearly marking that the water and gas has been shut off. continued on page 12

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“A lot of times chronic problems aren’t that hard to deal with; you just need to have the time,” says Officer Angel Rodriguez, who patrols District 2 and says he gives his cellphone number out to residents.

Time is one of the privileges afforded Community Impact Officers. So are citywide resources like inspectional services and district councilors.

“True community-policing communities recognize that the police alone are never the answer to community problems,” Gemme wrote, adding, “The police are often looked upon as the response, but often the police resources are limited in dealing with the root cause of these problems.”

“What would be a Herculean task for a police officer becomes very simple when a councilor is there,” says Steele, using a chronic street or sidewalk problem as an example.

Most of the issues or complaints aired at meetings, says Rodriguez, have solutions. “There isn’t really anything that comes up at the meeting that we couldn’t handle. …

It’s not a negative environment at all, because now they see things do get done.”

WHOSE COMMUNITY? But there’s a large group of people in the city who wonder whether or not these groups serve their whole neighborhood, or just the issues and concerns brought to the table by a select few of regular attendees.

One Green Island business owner says he’s received cold receptions when appearing at a neighborhood-watch meeting. Planning neighborhood celebrations hasn’t even

won them over either, he says, because they complained the street was shut down, or the music was too loud.

“In doing that, it was like shame on me,” the local business owner acknowledged.

Meetings, he suggests, offer little more than complaining sessions with most of the problems stemming from a generation gap between those who go to crime watches and those who have different approaches to bringing together the neighborhood.

“If you’re not saying anything positive, then you’re not doing anything positive,” he says.

From a local business owner’s perspective, he offers two solutions: either find a way to make these meetings more inclusive, or build community by getting to know your neighbors so you’re comfortable bringing problems to them directly, rather than relying on the police or city.

Some would argue that community watches only offer part of the solution, but can have reactionary side effects.

“I think that [crime watch] is important, but it’s not the sole answer,” says Joseph Corazzini, who now serves as a project director for the Main South Promise Neighborhoods grant and a board member with the Oak Hill CDC. He agrees that sometimes the goal shuttles away a problem, rather than dealing with it systemically.

“You essentially pit people in a community against each other,” he says. “If somebody had to break into my car to steal a car radio worth $50 to $70, how desperate does that show they are?” he asks.

Drug dealers, prostitutes, teens with no safe places to go, “there has to be some sort of system that’s in place to guide these people.” Arrests can curb the problems in the short term, he says, but there needs to be resources there for them when they get out of jail.

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The study, which looked at crime rates versus a neighborhood’s quality-of-life issues in various parts of Chicago, found that part of the problem was indeed the graffiti, loitering and other metaphorical or actual broken windows, but a significantly larger indicator was actually how changes in the area’s ethnicity and poverty were seen internally and externally.

“In fact, social structure proved a more powerful predictor of perceived disorder than did carefully observed disorder,” Sampson and co-author Stephen W. Raudenbush wrote. “It is likely that both individual and neighborhood mechanisms are at work…whites are more ‘primed’ to see disorder. Perceptions of disorder thus appear to create a self-fulfilling structural prophecy whereby all actors are likely to disinvest in or move away from black or mixed areas viewed as high in risk for disorder, but in which whites are more sensitive in the first place and consequently more likely to move.”

It’s a paper that Kevin Ksen of the Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center and Pleasant Area Community Team uses as a sort of guide to neighborhood watches and community policing.

“Getting community resources together is always a good thing,” he says. “There’s definitely a positive to building these relationships and growing them.”

But, there’s more to community policing and neighborhood watches than just fighting blight and looking for problems.

“It’s how people interact with their community that often defines their community,” Ksen argues. Moreover, the

community-policing model hasn’t evolved the way he thought it would.

“We’ve started relying on crime watches,” he says. “Getting community residents together is a good thing (but doing it) under the guise of a narrowly defined crime watch doesn’t change our city.”

Instead, like the Green Island business owner, Ksen says PACT’s biggest successes have been creating community gardens and block parties. Other groups have a similar mission: the Main South Celebrates festival, organized by a committee of Main South Public Safety Alliance attendees, aimed to rebrand Crystal Park as a safe and important area in the neighborhood.

As for community policing, Ksen says there isn’t a need to name it – just that it’s done. To see police officers swing by a local church on Sunday for a cup of coffee and a chat with area residents, well, “No need to call that a crime watch for me,” he says. “It’s just good to see that happen.”

HEAVY RELIANCE? Nevertheless, the Community Policing model and better integration with crime watches has earned the WPD high praise from neighborhood leaders and city councilors, and an acknowledgement that the current administration takes these meetings more seriously than in the past. It’s often one of the first and unanimously defended parts of any city department come budget time. This year, as city officials have even less money to work with, already the Community Impact Division has been threatened with cuts.

“The chief has really remained committed to Impact,” says Steele. While the police asked for 382 officers in Fiscal

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Year 2006, they’ll enter FY 2012 with less than 330 patrolmen.

Considering that drop, Steele estimates that they’ve only lost about 10 officers from the Impact Division so far. But with that there has also been a loss of bike patrol and the Central Division that had foot beats downtown.

If the division sustains further cuts, “We will be looking at a broken window,” Breault warns.

Breault believes that in some respects a community-watch group could pick up some slack for missing officers, but he argues the police will lose out on networking and intelligence gathering.

There’s almost universal agreement that residents are more willing to provide officers they know and trust with a tip inperson at or after a neighborhood-watch meeting than calling it in to the WPD tip line.

“That’s not insignificant, losing one fifth of them,” says Schaeffer.

While she can’t say whether or not the police have leaned heavier on these meetings in years where they’ve had fewer patrolmen – neither would the WPD — she does suggest that “they’ve perfected the model more, in a sense of what (information) to get out of them.”

But Ksen doesn’t buy the idea that community policing is dependent upon money.

“The things that don’t cost money are community policing,” he says, while suggesting little moves like making police headquarters more welcoming, making it

easier for community members to provide positive or negative feedback about officer conduct to the department, and removing divisions between operations officers and Community Impact Officers.

“Every single (officer) interacts with the community,” he argues.

Steele remains optimistic about Community Impact’s service, even during lean years. He points out that for the last few years the WPD has stayed “on top of issues that revolve around quality of life” because of an increased reliance on statistics, which allows the department to respond proactively.

Yet at Tuesday night’s city council meeting, City Manager Michael O’Brien announced in a Fiscal State of the City report that if changes aren’t made to municipal union contracts to trim health care costs, layoffs of 131 city positions would follow – 46 from the police department alone. “Those cuts have some serious consideration behind them,” O’Brien said.

During his presentation, O’Brien singled out the Community Impact Division, saying the department would have to become “strictly 911 calls,” with room for some impact units.

“Will (cutbacks) be fatal? No, it’s never going to be fatal,” says Breault. “We will walk with a limp.”

But, he adds resiliently, “We’ll do what we have to do.”

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Exploring vintage themes in contemporary ways Retropolis at the GArtH Paul Grignon

Tucked into a hallway in the old Hadley Building at 657 Main St. in Worcester is the GArtH Gallery of Art where the latest exhibit showcases the work of three splendid artists, Tim Gannon, Joanna Matuck and Allen Palmer, in a show that explores vintage themes in a contemporary and diverse manner.

Splicing the words retro and metropolis allows a sense of whimsy to permeate the show, given the rather humorous aspects of the varied works.

One enters through two sets of double-glass doors and immediately Gannon’s “Untitled IV” engages the viewer, an acrylic painting that possesses a pastiche of abstract imagery that combines 1930s-era comics,

Above: Joanna Matuck, “Victorian Couple” Left: Tim Gannon, “Untitled” graphic art, and vibrant acrylics to arrive at a startling composition. Such disparate ingredients coalesce into a poetic whole, as the vivid illustrations play off both pattern and paint, providing the patron a glimpse into bygone days, halcyon times spent idly whilst pausing to peruse the latest pages of a comic book. All three of Gannon’s paintings on display exude this eclectic mix of techniques, providing the viewer a chance to explore the surface in an unhurried and thoughtful examination.

His other works, “Untitled II” and “Untitled I” both utilize these varied elements and lacking working titles, allows the patron to ponder and arrive at their own conclusion of the artist’s intent. All three paintings provide a visual feast, the juxtaposition of techniques a smorgasbord of intricate passageways, where a smile is permitted with the reminiscence of days of yore.

Joanna Matuck’s illustrative offerings play brilliantly against the ecru-colored walls of the gallery, giving the viewer a calming moment to marvel at her varied approach. Her work recalls the richly detailed compositions of Burns-Jones and Rosetti but here, Matuck instead displays a simpler, spare and eloquent style, incorporating mixed media to achieve her delightfully charming illustrations.

“I am forever obsessed, with a ball-point pen,” Matuck states on her website and all five of her pieces here clearly show her love of line. Work such as “Inuit Vixen” captures the allure of a woman’s Mona Lisa-like smile, the hood of her parka, transformed into a fox, conceals her eyes. The mesmerizing stare of the canid gazes at the viewer, replacing the temptress’s hidden continued on page 19

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Once again, the Aurora Gallery, at 660 Main St., plays host to the fabulously exciting Biennial Exhibition, where the public is presented with the tremendous opportunity to witness superlative art created by established and emerging artists. The exhibition is an exciting juried showcase of the regional contemporary art scene.

This year, 93 pieces of art were selected from the more than 260 works entered.

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“I had many captivating moments in reviewing the 2011 Biennial for ARTSWorcester,” Hickson shares. “Art makes you look. Great art makes you look again.”

“I find this particular combination the greatest challenge for artists working today,” says Hickson, who placed emphasis on the conceptual distinction and signature style of the individual artist.

The sheer diversity of work entered proved to be an almost impossible prospect, but by basing her selections on aspects such as formal elements and balance of creativity, a variety of styles and mediums are represented.

The show presents a wide range of disciplines, including painting, photography, sculpture, computer art, mixed media, works on paper and crafts.

Through the generous support of the Worcester Art Museum and its HocheScofield Prize and Scholarship fund, cash prizes were awarded for the best in each category as well as for honorable mention.

A total of $2,550 was given to these selected artists.

Lucille Ela garnered the Sally R. Bishop Prize for Best of Show with her mystical “Gaia Gaea and the Night Visitor” acrylic painting, a dream-like canvas laced with symbolism in the forms of Mother Earth and a reindeer, the latter a possible guide or conduit leading souls to another realm.

In muted tones, simple elements combine to provide the viewer a phantasmagorical moment, a timeless vision created from a deep nocturnal reverie.

“I pursue the serious study of symbolic images in the work of art. The land or sky-scrapes are part of my inner vision rather than from the tangible world,” Ela mentions.

Cheryl Lichwell was awarded top prize in sculpture with her piece titled Dreams, where a reclining and curled chimeralike creature slumbers. Part person, part pachyderm, it lies serenely upon a sheet that envelops a bed of twigs.

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“Sometimes viewing these sculptures hits a nerve and is just what we need to see ourselves or someone we know in a new and different way,” Lichwell stated on her website. Arresting in its transformative appearance, the sculpture hints of dream states that all animals possess and out of such dissimilar elements, the sense of the familiar remains.

A small but beautifully rendered watercolor, “Slant Six #11,” provided Lizi Brown with the best on paper award, as she depicts an intimate moment between two friends as they assiduously labor on a car. One’s initial glance tends to

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“I hope to engage viewers in a performance of examination, assessment and reassessment, re-enacting internal misinterpretations and gradual epiphanies,” Brown explains. “The tradition of genre painting (a close look at overly familiar activities) provides a useful framework for me to look at cultural shifts in understanding and acceptance around sexual identity issues.”

Displayed on two floors of gallery space the show provides patrons a plethora of outstanding pieces, a cohesive and unified exhibition that exemplifies the abundance of talent found in the local art scene.

ARTSWorcester Biennial Exhibition 2011 at the Aurora Gallery, 660 Main St., Worcester, through April 29. Gallery hours, 1-4 p.m., Tuesdays and Saturdays; and 10-4 p.m., Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Gallery is closed Sundays and Mondays. The exhibit is free. For more info call 508-755-5142 or visit artsworcester.org

orbs. The vixen’s braided hair falls, the ends morphing into fox tails. Line, washes of acrylic or watercolor, and muted tones makes one wonder as to who this fetching

lass may be, coyly wrapped in her fur and presenting a bewitching smile.

Another superb piece is “Marie Antoinette” and here Matuck playfully depicts this monarch as she cradles a decadent and monumental cake while peering disdainfully at the common folk.

Matuck ingeniously employs a diptych of sorts, as she represents this queen in two frames, joined together at the monarch’s neck, a premonition of her ultimate demise.

Richly colored and with deft linework, the queen is garbed in bodice and lace, epitomizing the excesses of 18thcentury French aristocracy.

Allen Palmer chooses photography

as his choice of medium, presenting seven pieces in the show. Beautifully framed archival digital prints highlight his whimsical take on imagery of old, where double takes are necessary when witnessing such jarring compositions.

“Babies” depicts a brood of naked infants in a tea cup, their rubescent glow and wide-eyed cherubic demeanor arresting in its bizarre context. Kewpie-like, six pairs of eyes hold the viewer transfixed by their surreal environ.

“Gnome” is another provocative image as here a glowing dwarf with lantern in hand stands sentry in a loo, disarming all who enter by its unexpected presence, a startling, smiling, elfish creature whose chthonic appearance is quite unnerving, perhaps recently ascended from its stygian realm. Vintage elements pervade Palmer’s works, and one tends to linger over such exquisite imagery.

The exhibition of these fine artists runs until June 30 and the artist reception is Wednesday, April 6, from 6-8 p.m. For more information, call 508-755-5142 or visit artsworcester.org.

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Kenyon is a prolific songwriter, boasting over 75 songs to date that she writes quickly, usually spilling out the melody and lyrics in 15 minutes flat. She admits “I’m not formally trained to write or play and I don’t even read music, but for whatever reason, it works for me.”

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studio expertise of producer /engineer Jason Elgin. What is apparent was this recording wasn’t just about releasing another album; it was about releasing an album with the right sound. The songs on the album range from the melancholy sound of Why to the slow and rhythmic sound of Void to the dark, driving energy of The Way I Kill, written by guitarist Jeremy Carnrike.

The CD release in September marked the beginning of their two-week tour that took them to cities such as Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Birmingham, wrapping up in New York City. Being on the road wasn’t always easy and some of the gigs turned out to be very different than they expected. On one night, the band knew they were in trouble when they arrived at one of the venues outside of New Orleans, the MVC club. Swayed by the club’s impressive website and told that tickets would be “collected at the gate,” they expected a large music complex.

What they got instead was a shack in a very “sketchy area” with a garage door that opened so that concert-goers had to settle for inside and outside space.

The “gate” was nothing more than some people sitting under an umbrella with a table. Their disappointment, however, was soon transformed as this turned out to be one of their best-paid gigs, well-attended, very casual and a lot of fun. Adds Kenyon, this was “the one gig where the guys

played shirtless.” So you don’t always know what you’re going to get.

This band’s hard work has paid off.

Grand Evolution has had no shortage of achievements: The band started out with plenty of airplay, opening for some big acts like Soul Asylum, Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo) and Vast. More recently, Grand Evolution won best indie-alt-rock band for Worcester Magazine’s Turtle Boy Music Awards in 2009. In 2010, Kenyon won best female vocalist for Limelight Magazine’s Music Awards and sexiest musician for the Worcester Pulse Music Awards. This year, the band has again been nominated for the Worcester Pulse Music Awards for best pop act and best record.

Although they are mostly playing small to medium size clubs, Kenyon wants to expand to playing at festivals and bigger shows. Along with more songwriting and recording, Kenyon is looking into getting her songs into film and TV. In October, she will be traveling to Los Angeles to record five new songs for an EP. Driven by Kenyon’s ambitions to continually evolve and move beyond local recognition, Grand Evolution is a band that stops at nothing.

Hear them live at Lucky Dog on March 24, where Sarah Kenyon will be playing with veteran Scott Kenyon on drums and the newest member of their band, Greg Bromberg on bass or go to grandevolution.com to learn more.

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First, second and third place winners will be showcased in the April 7th issue of Worcester Mag. Winners will be invited to read their winning entries during a Worcester Mag sponsored live showcase event at the WCUW 91.3 FM’s Front Room on April 22.

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Apparently the first film (and book) focuses on a younger Greg (played by Zachary Gordon), whose main concerns are gaining social acceptance by being named class clown, fighting with his strange fragile friend Rowley (Robert Capron) over ownership of a co-created comic, his criminally obnoxious younger brother and so on. In Rodrick Rules all the original actors return. Greg becomes smitten with Holly Hills (Peyton List) and is drawn more into the world of his older brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick), who plays drums in a garage band called Loded Diper and has troublemaking and laziness down to a fine art. The mother Susan (Rachael Harris) is the instigator of most of the plot lines, leaving the two warring siblings alone in the house together for the weekend.

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Rodrick promises the beleaguered dad (Steve Zahn) that he won’t have anyone over, and five seconds after the parents are out the door he immediately sends out a text inviting everyone to a party, and then locks Greg in the basement.

And so on. This is basically an update of the iconic Leave it to Beaver template, with events taking place in the small anonymous very American town of Plainville (Kinney and his family actually live in a town called Plainville, here in Massachusetts, down near the Rhode Island border).

The characters may be a little hipper and more pop culture savvy, but their concerns and interests are not much different than that of suburbia in the 1950’s. There isn’t even any of the hyperbolic offbeat surrealness and unpredictable plotting that made something like Malcolm in the Middle seem more interesting and modern. These people are aggressively normal. Rodrick’s biggest concern is getting his band into a talent competition, and because of his reckless ways the parents ban him from doing the show. To Kinney’s credit, he doesn’t go with the more standard trope of building tension by making it important who takes the final prize, in fact we never even find out the winner.

What matters to Greg is getting through life without his older brother making him miserable and winning the attention of Holly. Basically, he goes through hell to attain these goals. Things seem to get better for him, but always seem to fall apart leaving him humiliated in increasingly worse ways, but through his perseverance and wit he manages to come out on top.

None of what happens is remarkable in any way, and some of the cloying courtship scenes are a bit hard to take.

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After a late night at one of Worcester’s local drinking establishments, you wake up the next day with a pounding headache, a parched throat and eyes that can barely be cracked open. The sun cascades through your windows and feels like a pin slowly being pressed into your forehead – in what I surely describe as one of the most uncomfortable scenarios of an average week, there are few more comforting thoughts than a hot cup of coffee, a cozy dining room, and a warm plate of greasy breakfast-time bliss.

While Worcester has abundant choices for unique breakfast spots, it is a trip just north on Route 12 that has quickly become a favorite – The Country Kettle, located in West Boylston.

The Country Kettle can be easily missed,

hidden just after the Wachusett Reservoir, where Routes 12, 140 and 110 converge to make a concrete crow’s foot. The small parking lot opens into an even smaller dining room, with less than a half a dozen tables, and counter seating for about six. My partner in breakfast dining and I pride ourselves on having eaten at nearly every breakfast joint that Worcester county has to offer and we also happen to have rather particular tastes when it comes to coffee.

Usually after the first sips of diner coffee, we look at each other with disappointed faces and say, “Well, at least it’s hot.”

But, we return to the Country Kettle because the coffee happens to be pretty flavorful for breakfast-joint Joe. The surprisingly decent coffee is the first chink in the armor of our Saturday-morning hangovers, but the small restaurant’s unique and well-prepared breakfast dishes offer true respite from our ailments.

While the Country Kettle features the standard array of breakfast foods, omelets, pancakes, breakfast sandwiches and so on, where it truly shines is in a small plastic specials sheet lying sublimely in each

menu: these are the items that any diner should first turn toward. The “Blueberry Cobbler French Toast” is two large thick slices of blueberry bread prepared as an eggy French toast, sprinkled with powdered sugar. The toast is soft, is easily cut with the dull edge of a fork, and delightfully sops up maple syrup. The meal comes with two links of breakfast sausage that, while usually taste good, are not necessarily spectacular. Another favorite is the baked oatmeal, a choice that most folks probably would not order outside of their own home, but this is a hearty oatmeal, served with brown sugar, raisins, and mysterious secret ingredients that the menu refuses to reveal. Sadly, the specials menu does not shine through and

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through, as disappointing apple pancakes can’t quite hold their stuffing, and routinely fall apart on the plate.

The apple pancakes, notwithstanding, the handful of specials are enough reason to visit the Country Kettle, but the rest of the menu rounds out well as particularly enjoyable breakfast. Omelets are robust and meaty, served alongside toast and homefries – which unfortunately, are sometimes much too salty for even my salt-loving palette. Pricing is about average, with most bills totaling $15-$20 for two people.

Service at the Country Kettle is typically outstanding, with two friendly waitresses usually doing most of the weekend duty. While the décor is warm and inviting, with country-cliché keepsakes hanging next to photographs of famous actors and personalities, an out-of-place flat-screen TV is often left unattended, cycling through “Make Money Now In Today’s Real Estate Market” infomercials. In spite of this peculiar distraction, West Boylston’s Country Kettle is a gem: flavorful coffee, friendly service, and a breakfast menu that stands out in a crowded field.

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Bay State Bakery 96 Water St., Worcester 508-753-6000 Bay State Bakery in Worcester offers Middle Eastern cooking using quality fresh ingredients. Doubling as a deli and convenience store, this Water Street eatery features delicious meats, vegetables, and some of the best hummus the Western Hemisphere has to offer. You can’t go wrong with one of the kabob dishes, or the chicken or beef schwarma, served either as a flatbread sandwich or as a plate with rice, salad and yogurt dip.

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Ranch Cantina 329 Grafton Street, Worcester (508) 792-3560 An authentic slice of Brazil on Grafton Hill. Ranch Cantina is a churrascuria, a traditional Brazilian restaurant which serves barbecued beef, pork and chicken, as well as ample and hearty nonmeat choices, in a buffet format. The place is low-key, the fare is delicious, and served by the pound or as an all-you-can-eat option.

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EVO 234 Chandler St., Worcester 508-459-4240 EVOdining.com Attached to the Living Earth and Amethyst Point, EVO: “American Dining EVOlved” offers a fresh perspective on dining, with a menu that favors natural, organic, vegetarian, vegan and other specialty diets. Meat-eating dates can rest assured, though, for they have a reward in excellent Kobe beef burgers and other meat options. The value is decent, considering most of the food is organic or all natural, so even if you’re doing dessert, you can feel extra good about what you’re eating.

Boynton Restaurant and Spirits 117 Highland St., Worcester 508-756-8458 boyntonrestaurant.com Itís still a beautiful day in the neighborhood at this Highland Street classic. Despite modernizing, The Boynton still serves up home-style favorites - steaks, burgers, chicken, pasta, a decent selection of shellfish, plus comfort foods - in a friendly, bustling atmosphere.

Lots of plasma TVs in the bar offer drinking or dining with ample views of the Sox or Patriots.

Brew City Grill and Brew House 104 Shrewsbury St. 508-752-3862 brew-city.com Brew City offers more than Worcester’s best beer selection. The menu covers all the brew-pub bases: steaks, ribs, fajitas, chicken, home-style favorites like meatloaf, pasta and seafood - with many recipes based on beers from Brew City’s world-class selection. In other cases, such as on the specials, beer pairings are offered. The atmosphere is an engaging faux-urban décor of industrial street

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Bocado Tapas Wine Bar 86 Winter St. 508-797-1011 bocadotapasbar.com Bocado’s is Worcester’s first, and best, tapas restaurant, a five-star tour through Spain’s appetizer-crazed cuisine. The food is varied, creative, fresh and refreshing; the all-Spanish wine list smart and equally creative; the service professional and attentive; the atmosphere is urbane and, yes, sexy. It’s trendy, but substantial. Credit cards accepted. Off-street parking. Full liquor bar. Moderate pricing.

Lazio Italian Grille and Bar 318 Main St., Northboro 508-393-5525 Strip-mall Italian, in the MetroWest spirit of Il Forno and Arturo’s, Lazio may not be unique, but it delivers good food, good service, and about as much atmosphere as such a space allows. The menu offers traditional red-sauce dishes (“Lazio Classicos”), a few newer “classics” and evening specials, plus some burgers, a few salads, soups, pizzas and paninis. Full liquor bar. Moderate prices. Off-street parking. Credit cards accepted.

Bullfinch’s 730 Boston Post Road, Sudbury 978-443-4094 bullfinchs.com Bullfinch’s serves all-natural meats, including hormone-free, antibiotic-free natural beef, free-bird chicken and Aussie Premium all-natural lamb. Fine diners may choose between petite or larger entrees. Many traditional dishes are prepared with inventive twists and all are served with fresh, seasonal ingredients, each with a recommended wine selection. The respectable wine list, from a range of domestic and foreign regions, is rated from delicate to robust and offers such surprising varietals as prosecco, moscato and tempranillo. Special dishes and wines are showcased at monthly wine dinners. Bullfinch’s also offers live music, Sunday brunch, children’s and takeout menus, catering and function space.

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Saturday, March 26, Mike and Robin Rivers of Dos Familias Importers will be taking you on a tasting tour of some of Las Renas’ best Spanish wines. From 4–7 p.m. in the Tasting Room. KJ Baaron’s, 220 Summer St., Worcester.

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favorite Borough based restaurants? Here’s the solution: Be at the Doubletree Hotel in Westborough on Sunday, March 27 for its Taste of the Boroughs event. Several local restaurants from Marlborough, Northborough, Southborough, and Westborough will be highlighted at the event, as well as fine wine and craft beer.

Bring your friends, enjoy the food, throw back a few drinks and participate in a variety of auctions and raffles. Tickets are $50 in advance, $60 at the door. All proceeds benefit the community programs at the Boroughs JCC. Doubletree Hotel, 5400 Computer Dr., Westborough. 508366-5511

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the drive to the Shoppes at Blackstone lately, then there is a pretty good chance that you have missed its unveiling of a recently added restaurant, Feng. The restaurant features a broad range of South East Asian dishes and fuses the east with the west with each delicious plate. So if you haven’t already, take the drive—it’s so worth it! (They even have sushi!) Feng Asian Bistro, 70 Worcester-Providence Tpk., Millbury.

Smokin’: If you still haven’t tried B.T.’s Smokehouse, now is the time to do it.

Among other achievements, B.T.’s has received rave reviews from local papers, including Worcester Mag, and it’s hailed as one of the Top-Ten BBQ restaurants by the Boston Globe — not bad for being little over one year old. But don’t take a bunch of food reviewers’ words for it; go try it for yourself! Owner Brian Treitman has quadrupled the menu since owning his snack shack, and you can get everything from cider Bourbon wings to beef brisket to salmon by the pound. This is one BBQ joint that should be on your radar.

BYOB. B.T.’s Smokehouse, 392 Main St., Sturbridge.

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do some good at the same time? The Citizen and The People Kitchen is throwing an epic Rock the Block party on April 3 from 1 – 5 p.m. for Cancer Awareness, Advocacy and Action. Bring the whole family for great food, live music, face-painting and plenty of other entertainment for all ages. Free. 1 Exchange Place, Worcester.

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by ALDI supermarket, who sent us the care package to announce their first location in our area, set to open April 1 at 500 Lincoln St. With a focus on “honest to goodness savings,” Iowa based ALDI sent us a bundle that included coffee, chips & salsa, wholesome cereal, fruit bars, an

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Wight Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village in – you guessed it – the town of Sturbridge!

Tickets are $35 and can be purchased by calling 508.799.9259, HabitatMWGW.org.

The Worcester State University Student Government Association (SGA) will host the 20th-Annual Have a Heart Auction to Benefit

the Homeless and Children in Need, Friday, March 25, at 6 p.m. (preview begins at 5 p.m.)

in the Student Center Blue Lounge. In March 2010, this auction raised more than $26,000 for the Mustard Seed Shelter, Abby’s House, and Sherry’s House, three organizations that serve the Worcester community. This year, the SGA hopes to surpass that amount with a goal of $27,000 in donations to the three organizations. There are lots of great items including gift certificates, sports memorabilia, museum passes and much more. For a complete list of auction items and more information: 508-929-8000, worcester.edu/sgaauction.

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Enrico Giovanello, executive chef of Cedar Street Grille, and Rafael Cardenas,

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The Reciprocal Style: A Vintage Fashion Show Benefiting Abby’s House takes the stage of Ralph’s Diner on Thursday, March 24 and will feature great vintage fashions, swag bags, music, raffle prizes and food. Come see what all the buzz is about and learn more about one of the best kept secrets in the city: Abby’s House Thrift Shop! All proceeds directly benefit Abby’s House Emergency Shelter. The Thrift Shop at Abby’s House provides seasonal clothing in good condition free to shelter guests and residents in need. It also provides low-cost clothing to the public, including low-income neighborhood residents. All proceeds from the Thrift Shop are used to operate Abby’s House Emergency Shelter.

Shop hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 21+. $35. 6-8:30 p.m. The Upstairs Stage/Bar area of Ralph’s Diner,

for the CMRD Fundraiser with Institutionalized, Cleansing Wave, Soulstice Bears, Bitch Bros. and the Dungeoneers on Friday, March 25. 9-2 a.m. at the Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/ Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. centralmassrollerderby.com

green book swap

Is your bookshelf overloaded with gardening books? Does it include books you haven’t looked at in years, or maybe ever? Are there other titles you wish you had, or are you thinking of trying something new in your garden and would like to read up on it? Join Tower Hill at their first ever Library Gardening Book Swap! on Saturday, March 26. How will it work?

Very informally. You cull gardening books and journals in good condition from your collection and bring them to the Tower Hill Library; then you look through the materials others have brought and choose a few you can use. Included with Regular Admission; $10 Adults, $7 Seniors, $5 Youth, Free to Children under 6. 1-4 p.m.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. Call 508-869-6111, towerhillbg.org.

art for all ages

Discover the Worcester Art Museum with your family during Family Day: Artists at Play! on Sunday, March 27. Explore the many amazing works of art on view in the newly reopened Art Since the Mid20th Century Galleries. Take part in this adventure for all ages through art-making activities, games, performances by the Worcester Children’s Chorus, and much more. Free with Museum Admission.

Kids 17 and under are always free, as are members. 1-4:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406, worcesterart.org.

Enrico Giovanello (left), Executive Chef, Cedar Street Grille and Rafael Cardenas, Steladenas Specialty Cakes and Bake Shop, are among the area vendors participating in Taste of Sturbridge

Steladenas Specialty Cakes and Bake Shop are among the area vendors participating in Taste of Sturbridge, the kickoff fundraising event for Habitat for Humanity’s Tri-Community build in Sturbridge. The event will feature delicious samplings from area restaurants, music and a silent auction with everything from airline to Red Sox tickets. The event will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 30 at the Oliver

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fl at track fundraiser Support your local roller derby team and listen to some kick-ass tunes from local bands when you stop by The Hotel Vernon

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The Master Singers of Worcester collaborate with the Worcester Women’s History Project to celebrate the remarkable achievements of New England Women during Visionary Women: Music, Poetry with

Master Singers of Worcester, Worcester Women’s History Project on Sunday, March 27. Settings of Massachusetts poets, including Emily Dickinson, Mary Oliver and Worcesterborn Elizabeth Bishop, will be featured in choral compositions by Gwyneth Walker, Ronald Perera and other contemporary

composers, as well as a performance of a new collaboratively composed work

by Martha Sullivan, William Cutter and Matthew Johnsen celebrating outstanding women of the Women’s Rights Movement with strong ties to Worcester: Abby Kelley Foster and Lucy Stone. Malcolm Halliday, artistic director. Special guest performers include renowned mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato and a string quartet. A free lecture presented by the Worcester County Poetry precedes the concert at 3 p.m.

Association with Amy Belding Brown entitled “Emerson’s Oracles: Visionary Women in the Transcendental Circle.” $25 general admission; $20 seniors/students.

4-6 p.m. Tuckerman Hall, 10 Tuckerman St. 508-842-1349, mswma.org

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The Colleges of Worcester Consortium Career Fair 2011 will feature more than 60 employers and graduate schools from across New England on Tuesday, March 29. The event is geared toward college students from all majors and class years, but the general public is welcome to attend (resume in hand and business attire are required for general public entry to the fair). Participants from 15 area colleges from public, private, 2-year, 4-year and graduate programs all have the opportunity to talk one-on-one with employers who are looking for interns, employment opportunities, graduateschools candidates and networking. Free.

1-4:30 p.m. DCU Center- Arena and Convention Center, Ballroom, 50 Foster St. 508-755-6800, cowc.org.

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Legendary entertainer (actor, comedian, author, playwright, producer and musician) Steve Martin will make an exclusive appearance at the Hanover Theatre during A Conversation with Steve Martin on Tuesday, March 29. Martin will talk at length, impromptu, before a live audience. The evening’s conversation will be led by a moderator and will include a Q&A segment where audience members will have an opportunity to engage with one of the greatest entertainers of our time in an enjoyable and intimate audienceinteractive format. Come with your questions and share in the fun with one of the country’s most loved and respected performers. $55, $65, $75 and $125. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469, thehanovertheatre.org.

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DJ Roberta. Dance to your favorite rock, classic rock, top 40 and country hits! 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006.

Good Times with Your Friend DJ Steve. Featured in the main bar area every Thursday, DJ Steve, friend to all, spins rock and roll nuggets from the 1950s to an hour ago. 9-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. The Metal Alliance Tour Helmet Saint Vitus, Crowbar Kylesa, Red Fang, Howl Atlas Moth, Moth Eater. $25 adv., $30 door. 5:30 p.m.-11 a.m. The Palladium, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696.

Come to “the new 30” and enjoy the sounds of Cole Porter. Discover Worcester Historical Museum’s fresh NEW look and get a “kick from champagne” while you enjoy The Cole Porter Songbook featuring Trina Vargas, Dale LePage and the Bobby Gadoury Trio. $30; reservations required. 6-8 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, Fletcher Auditorium, 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org.

Dale LePage, Jennifer Antkowiak and The Bobby Gadoury Trio. An evening of Cole Porter music. Sparkling wine and food tasting, cash bar. Tables for 2, 4, or 6. $30. 6-8 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org.

Irish Music Session. Each week, a traditional Irish music session is held at Mulligan’s Taverne. The public are welcome to join in music, song, and camaraderie. No Charge. 7:30-10 p.m.

Mulligan’s Taverne-on-the-Green, 121 West Main St., Westborough.

508-344-4932 or westboroughsession.com.

Open Mic Night W/ Bill McCarthy. 7:30-11:30 p.m.

Junior’s Pizza Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-459-5800.

Benjamin Road Band. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734.

Flock Of A-Holes w/ Neon Alley & Andrew Varner!. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on facebook Open Mic Jam. All players and singers are welcome! Free.

8 p.m.-2 a.m. Mill Street Brews (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900.

Smoke N Mirrors Trio and Friends. Perry Bakalos of the trio Smoke N Mirrors and his gang of guests will cook up some great music. We look forward to their instrumental jazz Latin pop and improvisation. This collective will get the café grooving with Perry Bakalos on guitar, Hilmar Lehnert playing Bass and Darrel Maxfield on Drums and friends. harvestcafeonline.com No cover, pass the hat for the performers. 8-10 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-567-0948.

Two Hour Mic Check with Ryan Staples. 8-10 p.m.

Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Audio Wasabi hosted by Brian Chaffee. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

DJ Brian Spinnin’ & Scratchin’ The Hottest Dance Music. No Cover Charge!. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006.

Institutionalized CD Release Show w/ You’re Under Arrest, No!, and Shit Outta Luck!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Jon Bowser. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place.

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Lisa Marie and All Shook Up!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Club Days End w/ DJ Roberta - Dance off for CASH!.

Join DJ Roberta every Thursday night when Days End Tavern turns into Club Days End! Midnight dance-off competition for awesome

CASH prizes!! VIP limo service available! 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006 or daysendtavern. com.

Andy Cummings Live. $3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Hooligan’s, 29 Blossom St., Fitchburg. 508-272-5092.

James Keyes. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

>Friday 25 Adagio Big Band Jazz show. Adagio Big Band performs classic and contemporary interpretations of jazz and big band swing in a variety-show style. Boasting an impressive ensemble of musicians, singers, dancers, and a regional comedian, this 32-member troupe will delight with timeless favorites from great artists like Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. $27.50; 32.50; 52. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 Conflict Of Interest, Tweak, Lil Ice, Melishouz Morbia, Splitface, The Dopemen, Infinite Lyrical Orgasm, Dead Set, Eskimo. $10. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or find them on facebook.

X-Cess Fridays. DJ Patrick Allen BLU Ultralounge & Nightclub, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or blu-nightclub.com.

Break Through Music presents Metal Fest Series Round 3 @ The Palladium (upstairs). Your Pain Is Endearing / Atlas Violent History / New Ditty No Safe Haven / Siegewyrm Manic Repressive / Buried Electric Paisan / A Wanted Awakening Tickets $10 adv.. 6-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696.

Musicians Steve Pavao & Ian Fitzgerald. stevepavao. com, ianfitzgerald.com Donations. 6:30-8 p.m. Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232.

BYO BLUES. Free. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Dan Kirouac with Dorette Weld. dankirouac.freeservers. com kingphillip.com free. 7-11 p.m. Twohey’s Tavern at King Phillip Restaurant, 35 State Road, Athol.

Jazzed Up Trio At Luciano’s Union Station. No Cover, dine, swing, dance, mingle, enjoy ! Great American Songbook classics featuring Joe D’Angelo on bass and vocals, John Murzycki on Drums, Mauro DePasquale, on Piano and vocals. 7-10 p.m.

Luciano’s Cotton Club, 2 Washington Square. 508-755-6408.

Power Mountain. Power Mountain’s purpose is evangelism of the gospel of Jesus Christ through Bluegrass Gospel music and the spoken Word of God. They are an awesomely gifted Bluegrass Gospel group. powermountain.org, 7-10 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St., Millbury. 508-864-5658 or millchurch.org.

5 On Friday. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277.

Bill McCarthy Free. 8-11 p.m. Lakeside Bar & Grille, 97 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. 508-425-3543.

Dana Fuchs Band. The Dana Fuchs Band is a powerhouse of Blues-infused original Rock.$15 advance; $20 day of show.

8-11:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com.

Fourth Friday’s with Jean Mancini Gough and Friends. Jean Mancini Gough & Friends is a jazz ensemble of seasoned professionals who believe that music, especially jazz, is a very special way of communicating. Along with Tom Grandprey on bass, Pete Martin on trumpet, Ted Knowlton on piano, and Ed Conley on drums, vocalist Jean Mancini Gough connects with the audience through songs which display an exciting variety of sounds and temperaments, ranging from heartfelt ballads and spirited swing tunes to bossa nova and bebop. harvestcafeonline.com No cover, pass the hat for the performers. 8-10 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-567-0948.

Free Jukebox Night. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Vegas Lounge, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. 978-400-7524.

Touch 2 Much playing AC/DC with guests Gorilla Radio (Rage tribute!), Six To Midnight and 1 more.. $6. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-3631888 or find them on facebook.

Linda Dagnello/Pamela Hines Quintet. free. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-

753-4030.

Jug ‘O Punch.. The Jug o’ Punch’ has always delivered a rollicking good time! 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700 or myspace.com/ thejugopunch.

The Obsession Band. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. The Corner Pub, 99 Hapgood St., Athol. 978-249-6728.

A Worcester Roots Music Night w/ Bakers Union, Wild Mountain Strategy, and Electric Barrelhouse!.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508753-9543.

Auntie Trainwreck. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Squire Whites Pub & Restaurant, 347 Greenwood St. 508-752-7544.

DJ Pete the Polock. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516.

DJ T Rich. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beemer’s Pub, 114 River St., Fitchburg.

978-343-3148.

DJs & Dance Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734.

I Love Fridays At Fusion with DJ B-LO. Dance, Hip Hop and top 40 tracks. Lounge opens at 9:00 pm - Dance Club opens at 10:30 pm. Coat Room available with attendant. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

Jon Lacouture. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Art’s Diner, West Boylston st.

Ladies Night - Top 40 Dance Party. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222 or speakersnightclub.net.

Niki Luparelli and The Goldiggers. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734.

Pete the Polak, DJ. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516.

Synergy. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster.

978-537-7750.

The Groove Devils Red Hot R&B, Blues & More! 9:30 p.m.12:30 a.m. Firefly’s Marlborough, Located on Route 20 East, 350 East Main St., Marlborough. 508-357-8883.

Santa Mamba with Dioniso. Santa Mamba represents a new attitude in cross-cultural harmony and they have forged a sound that they call Latin Roots Rock, taking a firm understanding of various Latin and American musical traditions and giving them new voice in a unique combination of styles and personalities, celebrating diversity and life. santamamba.com 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

The Throttles. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

>Saturday 26 Avariel, Dorian Gray, Anarchangel, 23 Enigma, Auditory Implant. $5. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-3048133 or find them on facebook.

Gilmour’s Breakfast New England’s Top Pink Floyd Tribute. Gilmour Breakfast, New England’s top Pink Floyd band perform an amazing set of Floyd favorites featuring a breath taking light show provided by Johnny Light Boy. The show will feature Dark Side Of The Moon, tracks from The Wall, Animals and deeper tracks for the more avid Floyd fan. gilmoursbreakfast.com Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373.

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Are you still recovering from St. Patrick’s Day? Not sure you have what takes to party another weekend? You’re going to have to try, lest you miss an unforgettable weekend of tunes. Since you might want to take it a little bit easier this time around, start your night on Thursday March 24 with University of Chicago’s Golosá Choir at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton. This isn’t your usual weekend concert, but it’s a chance to catch something rare and beautiful: the choir sings songs native to the most remote areas of Siberia, emphasizing polyphony and close harmonies to produce the remarkable. Didn’t get enough Irish music on St. Patrick’s Day? Join Mulligan’s Taverne on the Greene for their weekly Irish Music Session. Flock of Assholes will be rockin’ your socks off at the Lucky Dog Music Hall with Neon Alley and Andrew Varner while Lisa Marie & All Shook Up shows how rockabilly’s done at Nick’s. And you can never go wrong with raspy folkster James Keyes, so catch him at Vincent’s.

Start your Friday March 25 with some roots music: try Ralph’s for Bakers Union, Wild Mountain Strategy and Electric Barrelhouse or make your way over to Vincent’s to get an earful of The Throttles. Need more Classic Rock in your life?

Auntie Trainwreck will be glad to assist over at Squire’s Pub. If Latin grooves with a rock twist are more your thing, don’t miss Santa Mamba (pictured) at Beatnik’s. The Raven has another great lineup just for all you metalheads with Conflict Of Interest, Tweak, Lil Ice, Melishouz Morbia, Splitface, The Dopemen, Infinite Lyrical Orgasm, Dead Set, and Eskimo.

You know that Saturday March 26 will come and go too soon, so you’d better make the most of it, starting with Jabooda, an experimental jazz/funk/world music quartet, at Mill Street Brews. New Bay Colony likes to claim that the “Heaven’s Gate” cult mass suicide was the result of a time traveling in which these “poor souls” were informed they’d miss the band’s spring tour at The Hawk’s Nest. See if their take on Classic Rock lives up to the somewhat-bizarre hype. The Great Whiskey Rebellion will be taking their fusion of Irish music and rock ‘n’ roll to Ralph’s for what’s sure to be an unforgettable show, as always. According to drummer Emma Hyatt, the group got their name from their “mutual love of whiskey, rebellion, and all things entitled ‘the great,’” and they have a knack for getting the whole room dancing. Round out the night by joining popular Woo-town rockers Audio Nation at Jillian’s or catching Wolves Among Sheep at 3-G’s Sports Bar. So what bands are on your must-see list for this weekend? You might not be able to catch them all, but you’ll sure as hell have fun trying!

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Overdrive (A.K.A. Gold Rush). You may have seen this band in the central MA area as “Gold Rush” (playing country hits). They now also go by the name OVERDRIVE when playing rock and classic rock! davemalouin.com $5 cover / VIP Pass = FREE Admission. 9-1 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford.

508-987-1006.

DJ Holtie. No cover. 4-6 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300 or wachusett.com.

Patrick Murphy Blues 7pm to 9pm, then Cabaret w/ Steven SanSoucie and Rob Wendel. No Cover!. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Jubilee Gardens. 7:30-10 p.m. WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Community Radio Station, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012 or jubileegardens.com.

The Obsession Band. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Verona Grille, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury. 508-853-9091.

WCUW Presents: Jubilee Gardens. Jubilee Gardens is the brainchild of singer-songwriter-guitarist Jubilee David Connolly who leads a superb band of players whose core include guitarist Dan Hunt, Ed Melikian on oud, cellist Mary Servatius, Paul Walker on saxophone & clarinet, percussionist Joe Zupan, violinist Rainer Reichel, keyboardist/recording engineer Paul Provost and Gail Hunt on bass and vocals. $10 at the door. $8 for seniors, students and WCUW members!. 7:30-10:30 p.m. WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Community Radio Station, The Front Room, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012 or wcuw.org.

Jabooda. Jabooda will be throwing down 2 full sets in the MSB Showcase (big bar upstairs) for this show. Rounding Off Numbers will be opening the show. There will be liquid projections, vendors, art installments and more! More info TBA! TBA. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Mill Street Brews (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900.

Jon Lacouture. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Brook’s Pub, Lincon st.

Neon Alley. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484.

The Roys. $15 advance; $20 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-4254311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com.

Vegas Club Night with DJ Darin. 8 p.m.-3 a.m. Vegas Lounge, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. 978-400-7524.

New Bay Colony, The Hawks Nest and Bodily Containers. hawksnesttavern.com. $5. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Hawk’s Nest, 40 Plummer Ave, Whitinsville. 508-234-2124.

Ric Porter and the Sons of the Soil 8:30-11:59 p.m.

Upper Deck Sports Bar & Grille, 377 Stetson Road, Barre. 978355-2224 or find them on facebook.

The Joey Vellucci Band. the Boston based singer and guitarist sweetly serenades with bassist Dave Kenderian and drummer George Dellomo 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Lake Lashaway Inn & Restaurant, 308 E Main St., East Brookfield. 508-867-2150.

Alter Ego. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Bill McCarthy. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Stake’s Sports Pub, 1281 Pleasant St. 508-755-2925.

DJs & Dance Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734.

Girl Spot Saturdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Club Gallery, 150 Point St., Providence. 401-751-7166 or myspace.com/girlspotri.

Great Whiskey Rebellion, Sound in Stone, James Keyes, Eyewitness, and Zack Slik!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Guy Bergeron acoustic show. FREE. 9-12:30 p.m. Cicero’s Cafe, 17 Suffolk St. 508-767-9728.

Head First. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beemer’s Pub, 114 River St., Fitchburg. 978-343-3148. ii nub (focused minimal & concise ambient) + opening reception for “Paradigms” new art work

by Luis Fraire. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant,

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Laquerhead. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

Neon Alley. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373.

Sean Fullerton. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

Seductive Saturdays with DJ Hydro & DJ SavasTop 40. No Cover Charge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

Shot of Poison - Poison Tribute Band. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Breakaway Billiards, 104 Sterling St., Clinton. 978-365-6105.

Synergy. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Tigerlily. $3 after 9:30pm (subject to change). 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222.

Trantrum Saturdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. BLU Ultralounge & Nightclub, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or blu-nightclub.com.

Wolves Among Sheep. Hardcore/Metalcore. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. 508754-3516.

Audio Nation. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900.

DJ HappyDaze Spinnin’ & Open Mic. Free. 9:30 p.m.1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006.

Hip Hop Dance Party with DJ HappyDaze Sat. Nights!. Playing a great mix of Top 40, Old school and hip hop!

9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford.

508-987-1006.

Andy Cummings. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

Don’t Let Go. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

>Sunday 27 Sabrina Sundays at Envy. midnight-4, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

ENVY Nightclub, 241 Southbridge St. Jazz Brunch Sundays. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Beatles For Sale: The Tribute. Free show, all-ages. More info beatlesforsale.net free. 2-3:30 p.m. Overlook Performing Arts Center at the Masonic Home, 88 Masonic Home Road, Charlton.

508-434-2281.

Worcester Symphony Chamber Music Concert.

Chamber music concert featuring BSO Concert Master, Malcolm Lowe, BSO Principal Violist, Steven Ansell, Boston Ballet Cellist, Michael Curry, Retired BSO Principal Harpist, Ann Pilot, Worcester Symphony Principal Flutist, Linda Bento-Rei. Repertoire Mozart, Flute Quartet in D Major, Jolivet, Chant de Linos, Jongen, Concert a Cinq, Piazzolla, Tango Bordel 1900 $35. 2-3 p.m. Razzo Hall, Traina Center for the Performing Arts, Clark University, 92 Downing St. Worcester. 508-478-3509.

Music Alive! Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Violin, part 3. Part 1 of 4 in a series of the complete sonatas for piano and violin of Ludwig van Beethoven. Violinist Aaron Packard and pianist Brett Maguire will perform sonatas 6, 7, and 8. Free. 3-4:30 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church, Sanctuary, 114 Main St. 508-799-4191, ext. 107.

Chris Krey. 4-6 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300 or wachusett.com.

JOMP Faculty Recital: Peter Lewis Jazz Quartet.

Peter Lewis, double bass, will lead JOMP faculty members Jerry Sabatini, trumpet, Joe D’Angelo, guitar, and Mike Connors, drums in a wide-ranging selection of standard and contemporary jazz compositions. $10; $7 students & seniors. 4-5:30 p.m. Joy of Music Program, 1 Gorham St. 508-856-9541.

Traditional Irish Seisiun. Authentic Irish Seisiun held the 2nd & 4th Sunday of every month. 4-8 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700.

Blues Jam w/Jim Perry. 5-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

House Concert - Joe’s Truck Stop. Suggested Donation: $10.00 Pot luck dinner at 5:00PM - The first set begins at 6PM. at 6:45. We take a break for desert and coffee followed by a second set You are welcome to bring an adult beverage if you like. Joe’s Truckstop Stringband plays authentic old-time Appalachian music sure to make you pull on your dancing boots.

Members Lucy Cochran (fiddle), Melissa Wright (guitar), Joe Macheret (mandolin), and Ben Walters (banjo) play songs and tunes straight from the hills. You won’t hear a more authentic hillbilly band round these parts. For information about the pot-luck, directions and reservations email andy.iflp@yahoo. com or call Andy at 508-789-8809. 5-8:30 p.m. our Burncoat Living Room, 508-789-8809 or concertsinyourhome.com/eventalevy20100123.html.

Organ Recital by Jennifer McPherson. Organ Scholar, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester. Louis Vierne’s monumental 1st Symphony and contemporary works by Paulus, Hampton, Pinkham, Martinson and Briggs. Reception follows. FREE. 5-6 p.m. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St. 508-752-3766.

Vincent’s presents: Big Jon Short. bigjonshort.com 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

The Fat City Band Swingin Sunday’s. 6:30pm Beginner Friendly Group Swing Dance Lesson 7:30p. Feature a total mix of Crossover Swing: Jitterbug, Boogie Woogie, East & West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, & Rock n Roll and a mixture of Singles and Couples Come with or with-out a partner. $12.. 6:30-11 p.m.

Leominster Elks Lodge 1237, 134 N. Main St., Leominster. 978263-7220 or dance2swing.com.

Dr.Gonzo’s Road Kill Orchestra Every Other Sunday Residency!. Free!!!. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/theRoadKillOrchestra.

Pete Cormier. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734.

Dancing with DJ Cisco. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Mirabar, 35 Richmond St., Providence. 401-331-6761 or mirabar.com/ calendar.htm.

Live At Amsterdam Sunday’s. Musicians and poets welcome! 21+ Hookah and Bar! Free!. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Amsterdam Lounge, 27 Pleasant St. 508-615-1735 or find them on facebook.

Sunday Theme Party 18+. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club Gallery, 150 Point St., Providence. 401-751-7166 or facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Providence-RI/ClubGallery/187471818731?v=wall.

Reggae Fusion Sundays with DJ Nick. DJ Nick and Guest DJ’s spinning, Hip Hop and Top 40 every Sunday. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

>Monday 28 Driftin’ Sam Politz at 7pm; then NEW!!! “Cocktails and Karaoke” w/ Anita!! 9pm to Close! Every Monday Night!. No Cover!. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

>Tuesday 29 Sam James Live. 9-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

Open Mic Night w /Bill McCarthy Open Mike!. Email Bill at: openmcc@verizon.net 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Northboro Area Community Chorus. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Algonquin Regional High School, Bartlett St., Northborough. nacc/ net.

“Totally Tuesdazed!!!!!” Tunes in the Diner every Tuesday Night!. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Big Jon Short. bigjonshort.com no cover. 8-11 p.m. Armsby Abbey, 144 North Main St. 508-795-1012 or armsbyabbey. com/2009/08/jon-short.

Scott Riccuiti, Michael Thibodeau & John Donovan.

8-11 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

Terry Brennan. 8 p.m.-midnight Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879 or terrybmusic.com.

A Very Cool Line Up: Al & the Black Cats, Tex Railer’s Doomtown, Creepin Cadavers, and The Evil Streaks!.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Bobby Gadoury American Songbook Sing-a-Long!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Bass Embassy & Rebirth Tuesdays. Every Tuesday Bass Embassy & ReBirth bring you the best Dubstep ,Jungle and Drum & Bass music in Central Mass. Doors open at 10 PM. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100 or fusionworcester. com.

>Wednesday 30 Open Mic. Free. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133.

Brown Bag Concert: David Wax Museum. Recently anointed as Boston’s Americana Artist of the Year (2010 Boston Music Awards), the David Wax Museum has been called “one of Boston’s hottest new bands” Bring your own lunch or purchase one at the Hall, prepared by Eric’s LaPatisserie Café. Programs are subject to change without notice. Free Admission. noon-1 p.m.

Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-5608 or mechanicshall. org.

Lose Your Blues Wednesdays presents “Mighty Bad Habits”. No Cover. 7-10 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Tap Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com.

Open Mike Wednesday - Hosted by Phil and Trisha Knudsen. No cover, pass the hat for the hosts. 7-10 p.m.

Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-567-0948.

Open Mic Night with Bill McCarthy. MySpace.com/ OpenMicWorld Free!. 7:30-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld.

Acoustic Rock with Johnny R. Free. 8 p.m.-noon Brook’s Pub, 251 Lincoln St., Lincon st. 508-612-8128.

Free Jukebox Night. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Vegas Lounge, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. 978-400-7524.

Vincent’s Presents: Tiki Night with Frank & Eric!.

Frank and Eric will help you get over the hump every Wednesday with all of your favorite tropical drinks while soaking in special musical guests and movies. 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

FLASH - 16+ Electro-Dance Party!. Electro-Pop/Hip-Hop Dance Parties every Wednesday night from 8:30-12:00! $7. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Umbrella Gallery, 639 Main St., Fitchburg. 978707-9684 or find them on facebook.

Clayton Willoughby’s Traveling Vaudeville Show!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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Asa Waters Mansion, Children’s Teddy Bear Tea, Tuesday (April 19); First Ladies ~ Part 1: Presentation and High Tea, Tuesday (May 17); Samuel Adams Beer Dinner, Saturday (May 21). Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org.

Booklovers’ Gourmet, What Do You See? Photography by Tom Radcliffe, Through March 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster.

508-949-6232 or er3.com/book Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, Wood Work: Wood as Material and Subject, Through April 18. 92 Downing St. clarku.edu.

College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Art of Africa: Objects from the Collection of Warren Robbins, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through March 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5

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p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-7933356 or holycross.edu/departments/cantor/website.

EcoTarium, Budding Scientists - Changing States, Thursday (April 7); Turtle Travels, Through June 5; Preschool and Toddler Wednesdays, Wednesdays, through Dec. 31. Hours: noon-5 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday.

Admission: $12.00 adults; $8.00 for children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special programs. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org.

Fitchburg Art Museum, Draw Realistic and Cartoon Faces, Tuesday (April 19); Wands and Sceptres, Tuesday (April 19); Watercolor My World, Tuesday (April 19); Clay Time, Wednesday (April 20); Clay Time, Wednesday (April 20); Obelisks and Hieroglyphs, Wednesday (April 20). Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org.

Higgins Armory Museum, Exhibit: Beyond Belief: The Curious Collection of Professor Rufus Excalibur Bell, Through June 20.

Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: General Admission: $10 for Adults, $7 for Children (age 4-16), Children 3 and under are Free. 100 Barber Ave. 508-853-6015 or higgins.org.

Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Beauty In Excess on Display, Through Aug. 31. Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Golosa Choir, University of Chicago, Thursday; Take it To the Curator, Friday (April 1); Symposium: Christ Enthroned as Orthodox Image and Poetic Text: The Revolutionary Iconoclasm of Vladimir Mayakovsky, Friday (April 15). Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: $5 adults, senior voluntary contribution, student and children free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5005 or museumofrussianicons.org.

Old Sturbridge Village, Dinner in a Country Village, Saturdays, through March 26; Maple Days and Maple Sugaring Weekends in March, Sundays, Saturdays, through March 27; Patriots Day, Monday (April 18); New Lambs! Spring Vacation Weeks, Saturday (April 9) - Monday; Muster Day, Saturday (June 11); Redcoats and Rebels Revolutionary War Reenactment, Saturday (Aug. 6) - Sunday; Textile Weekend, Saturday (Aug. 13) - Sunday; Drummers’ Call: Fife and Drum Day, Saturday (Sept. 10); Evening at the Kiln, Saturday (Sept. 10); Apple Days, Saturday (Oct. 1) Sunday; Harvest Days, Saturday (Oct. 15) - Sunday; Things That Go Bump in the Night, Saturday (Oct. 29); Ride the Stagecoach at Old Sturbridge Village, Monday (May 30) - Thursday. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 fre. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv. org.

Post Road Art Center, Animal Show 2011,through March 31; Call to Artists: Mixed Media Show 2011, March 25 - March 31; Opening Reception: Mixed Media 2011, Thursday (April 7); Mixed Media 2011, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, April 8 - April 30. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough.

508-485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Flying for the Movies, Sunday (April 17); 2011 Birthday Party, Sunday (Aug. 21). Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com.

Worcester Art Museum, Zip Tour: Spring Portraits, Saturday; Sunday Public Tour, Sundays, Sept. 12 - May 22; Edouard Manet’s The Dead Toreador, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sept. 25 - March 31; Goya and the Bullfight, Dec. 18 - April 17. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Unexpected Patterns - Artists Reception and Gallery Talk, Thursday (April 7); Unexpected Patterns, April 7 - April 30; Decorative Forging for Your Landscape, Saturday (May 21); Hot Night in the City, Thursday (July 21). Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, closed Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org.

WPI: George C. Gordon Library, Benjamin Franklin : In Search of a Better World, Through April 22; A Well-Documented Life : The Theo Brown Diaries, Through June 15. 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.

theater/ comedy

Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape Friday March 18th Stephanie Peters Dan Hirshon and Kristin Seltman. Sat March 19th Stephanie Peters Dan Hirshon and Kristin Seltman. Friday March 25th Mike McCarthy Greg Howell and Kris Norton. $20 per person except Special Events. 8 p.m.-noon Biagio’s Grille, Comedy Room, 257 Park Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit dickdoherty.com.

Open Mike Comedy - Saturdays, Saturday, July 24 - Sunday, November 11. Hosted by a variety of local comedians under the leadership of Andy Paquette. Worcester’s longest running open mic attracts regional talent and newcomers. 100’s of aspiring comedians have bared their wares in front of this supportive and sympathetic crowd. 7-9 p.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. Call 508-754-3516.

The Sexiest Show in Town - Mondays, Monday, July 26 Tuesday, May 24. Come laugh with some of the best comics from the Worcester and New England area. Hosted by Shaun Connolly.

Buy a pitcher, get a FREE pizza! Every 2nd and 4th Monday! FREE. 8-10 p.m. The Center Bar and Grille, 102 Green St. Wisecracks Comedy Club @ Jose Murphy’s. This location is in Jose Murphy’s (2nd floor) every Saturday night.

There’s a full bar and food menu in the showroom! During the show, get a pitcher and a large pizza for just $10. You’ll see comics that have been on Comedy Central, HBO and all the late night shows. This location is also 18+. $12 (All Woo card holders and active duty military is 2 for 1). 8-10 p.m. Jose’ Murphy’s, 2nd Floor, 97-103 Water St. Call 508-792-0900 or visit wisecrackscomedyclub.com.

“The Heiress” Gateway Players Theatre, Inc. A drama by Ruth and Augustus Goetz, March 18,19,25 and 26 at 7:30pm

and Sunday March 27 at 2pm. Performances will be held in the Gateway Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors & youth. For reservations, or for more information, call Gateway Players at 508-764-4531. $12, adults, $10 seniors & youth. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Gateway Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. Call 508-764-4531.

“Disney’s 101 Dalmatians Kids” - Friday, March 25.

This children’s musical, an adaptation of the classic Walt Disney film, was created to be performed by young elementary schoolaged actors. For more information call 508-839-4286 or visit appletreearts.org Adults $8, Seniors & Students $5, Free for 4 years and younger.. 7-8:30 p.m. Southgate Retirement Community, 30 Julio Drive, Shrewsbury.

“Fiddler on The Roof” - Friday, March 25. Barre Players Theater, located at 64 Common St., Barre, MA will present “Fiddler on The Roof,” a musical by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Herrick Performance dates are March 18, 19, 20 & 25, 26, 27 . Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.. $14 General, $12 Seniors (65+), $10 Students (with ID), $7 Children 12 & under. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre. Call 978-355-2096 or visit barreplayers. homestead.com.

Avenue Q - Friday, March 25. AVENUE Q is Broadway’s smashhit 2004 Tony Award winner for best musical, best score and best book. A hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes, AVENUE Q is about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org.

Enchanted April - Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, March 25 - Saturday, April 9. Theatre III will present Matthew Barber’s awardwinning play Enchanted April this spring at their historic theatre located at 250 Central Street in Acton. $18 (adults), $15 (seniors, students). 8-10 p.m. Theatre III, 250 Central St., Acton. Call 978263-9070 or visit theatreiii.org.

B-I-N-G-O Spells Murder - An interactive dinner theater mystery/comedy - Saturday, March 26. The Sons of St. Mary’s and the Theater Guild of North Brookfield proudly present the Worcester premiere of Robert Mattson’s hilarious whodunit, featuring the beleaguered Father O’Sullivan, his anal-retentive bookkeeper Judy, the clueless young couple Greg and Jennifer, two demanding New York developers Claude and Bunny, and a wise-guy mobster named Joey. Includes three-course meal. $16; $15 each for two or more. 6:30-9:30 p.m. St. Mary’s Assumption Albanian Orthodox Church, Church Hall, 535 Salisbury St. Call 508-756-1690.

Joey & Maria’s Comedy Italian Wedding Performance - Saturday, March 26. A professional theater troupe presents the hilariously funny wedding of the fictitional Joey and Maria. Both wedding and full-course Italian dinner reception are held in a magnificently decorated setting for this auspicious occasion. Evening semi-formal attire is requested to enjoy this gala event to its fullest extent. Ticket proceeds benefit the Senior Center as the primary capital fundraiser of the year. Fantastic items are available for bid at the Silent Auction. Full-bar open throughout the evening. Tables of 10; assigned seating. $50/person, including full-course dinner. 6:30-11 p.m. Fitchburg Senior Center, O’Neill Hall, 14 Wallace Ave., Fitchburg. Call 978-345-9598.

Firefly’s BBQ Comedy Night - Saturday, March 26. Great comedy in a great place for BBQ: featuring the hilarious Artie Januario, Tony Moschetto (Comedy Central) and Mitch Stinson.

Showtime 9 p.m. Tickets $15. Call (508) 357-8883. $15. 9-10:30 p.m. Firefly’s Marlborough, 350 East Main St., Marlborough. Call 508-357-8883 or visit ScampsComedy.com.

dance >Thursday 24 Quickstep Classes (Int-Adv). Discover Quickstep with other Singles & Couples for 6 weeks. $50pp. 7-8 p.m.

American Ballroom & Latin Dance Studio, Maironis Park, 52 South Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury. 508-925-4537 or americanballroomlatin.com.

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>Friday 25 LATIN Dance Lounge. Open to the public, singles/couples.

Dance to Latin, Swing & Hustle music. All-levels. $5 off-DOCMA & MASSabda. $15pp. 7-11 p.m. American Ballroom & Latin Dance Studio, Maironis Park, 52 South Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury.

508-925-4537 or americanballroomlatin.com.

Ballroom Dance Party. Come practice your steps, catch up with old friends, meet new people and have fun dancing to contemporary ballroom music with our professionally trained instructors, classmates and new friends. No experience or partner required. $15 per person. 8-11 p.m. Scandinavian Athletic Club (SAC PARK), 438 Lake St., Shrewsbury. 508-752-4910 or psmdance.com.

>Saturday 26 Spring Social Dance w/DJ Paul. $10. 7:30-11:30 p.m.

Maironis Park, 52 S. Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury. 508-6151939.

Master Class: Latin Technique Classes. Singles and couples welcomed. Polish and spice up on technique on the Latin dances for 6 consecutive weeks. Introduces some new patterns but will mainly focus on the technical aspect of it. $50pp. noon-1 p.m. American Ballroom & Latin Dance Studio, Maironis Park, 52 South Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury. 508-925-4537 or americanballroomlatin.com.

>Sunday 27 Salsa Sunday. Turn your lazy Sunday into a HOT Salsa Night!!

Join us for an evening of Latin music and dancing. Beginner and Beginner advanced lesson included with the cost of admission. $5 - includes lesson. 5-8 p.m. Salsa Storm Dance Studio, 9 Harrison St. 508-854-8489.

>Monday 28 Beg/Int Foxtrot. Learn the fun, versatile foxtrot in our 8 week progressive class. $75pp. 6-7 p.m. Poise Style & Motion Ballroom Studio, 97 Webster St. 508-752-4910 or psmdance.com.

>Tuesday 29 Beg/Int Salsa. Learn Salsa one of the most popular Latin dances in our 8 week progressive class. This class will start with the basics and progress through several patterns that will get you on the floor dancing with style. $75pp. 6-7 p.m. Poise Style & Motion Ballroom Studio, 97 Webster St. 508-752-4910 or psmdance.com.

>Wednesday 30 Salsa Open House Join us for our free Open House. Dance instructors will be discussing and showcasing the dance they specialize in. An exciting evening of Belly Dance, Argentine Tango, Flamenco and Salsa! Wine, cheese and crackers will be served so come out and spend a great night with Salsa Storm Dance Studios. 6:30-8 p.m. Salsa Storm Dance Studio, 9 Harrison St. 508-854-8489.

WC Swing Classes (Int-Adv). Learn with other Singles & Couples for 6 weeks. Singles & Couples welcome. $50pp. 7-8 p.m. American Ballroom & Latin Dance Studio, Maironis Park, 52 South Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury. 508-925-4537 or americanballroomlatin.com.

Beg. West Coast Swing. Learn the basics of West Coast Swing in our 8 week progressive class. West coast swing is a smooth slot dance that can be danced to a wide range of music including rhythm and blues, country western, funk, disco, rock and pop. $75pp. 8-9 p.m. Poise Style & Motion Ballroom Studio, 97 Webster St. 508-752-4910 or psmdance.com.

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Mason building is an attractive option in Shrewsbury

BY JOSH FARNSWORTH

The house is centrally located in Shrewsbury and close to hop on Routes 190 and 290 in virtually no time.

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Custom Contp. Split. Very privately set on 3.91 acres with frtg. On Newton Pond.Cathedral ceilings, frml DR, HW Flrs, 3 br’s, 3 baths and fully ďŹ nished lower level with walk out. 2 car Att. Gar. Pristine views of pond and surrounding woodland. Aberman Assoc Inc Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x15 www.gaillent.com

Few things built in 1769 continue to sparkle and maintain a modern practicality in 2011.

One particular home in Shrewsbury begs to differ.

An antique colonial, situated at 679 Main St. in Shrewsbury, offers a stunning interior with all the charm and sophistication a homeowner could ever want. This 10-room George Mason building has a threebath, three-bedroom setup

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3 br 2.5 bath colo. What a great place to call HOME! Set 110 feet off the road for privacy, yet still convenient to the highway, this young 3 bedroom Colonial has been well cared for. Tastefully decorated with all neutral colors~a cozy woodstove to supplement the heat~eat-in kitchen with breakfast bar/island~open foyer with oversized palladium window to bring in lots of sunshine....sliders off kitchen lead to a deck over looking a large, at backyard with trees in the distance.... A real beauty!!  Aberman Associates Inc Tracy Sladen 978-537-4971 x17

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Sparkling 3 bedroom gambrel with covered farmers porch front /open deck rear. remodel for open concept between kit/dr/ fmr. granite counters.ďŹ rst oor ofďŹ ce rear at end of livingroom. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www. paulasavard.com

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Don’t make your selection without seeing this young one owner townhome in move in condition. Easy occupancy. Great Highway access. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

with close access to Routes 190 and 290 to get the future homeowner to and from Worcester and many Central Mass locations in a heartbeat. “The house is right there on Main Street,� said Cheryl Raymond of Andrew Abu Realtors. “It is antique and has several nice features to it.�

The ground floor features a kitchen with beautifully natural cherry wood cabinets. The room offers

Young colonial within walking distance to Hickory Hills Lake yet nestled in the center of nearly ďŹ ve beautiful acres. 500 ft driveway puts you out of the hub bub of the water front cottages but the home is just a short walk to association beach! Deck off the kitchen offers wonderful view of the wooded property without another home to be seen! Vacation year round in this colonial complete with four bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2 car attached garage, private yard and great lake access! Aberman Assoc Inc. John Vaillancourt 978-537-4971 x 23 www.johnvaillancourt.com

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high cathedral ceilings with a built-in skylight, a center island, dishwasher, refrigerator with icemaker, dishwasher, and a fair amount of cabinet space for a homeowner’s culinary work area.

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Spacious center entry Cape with large living room, formal dining, eat-in kitchen, ďŹ rst oor family room and excercise room with sliders to deck to above ground pool and hot tub. Three spacious bedrooms with 2 full baths up. Master bedroom has bath with hot tub. First oor laundry. Exterior stone wall enhances entry with KOI Pond and water fall. One car garage plus detatched unit for car storage. Very private wooded dead-end street. Owners are relocating and looking for a quick sale. Aberman Assoc Inc Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x 25 www.annamarykraemer.com

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Young 4 bedroom colonial quiet country cul de sac within a mile of Sterling centre back to front lr, formal dr, dream kitchen with separarate dining area spacious enclosed 3 seasons room with abutting pet paddock. Professionally landscaped. Shed. Patio. Professional landscaping with irrigation syste. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

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3 br 1 bath ranch Easy living in a small neighborhood on a side street. Newly ďŹ nished 525 sq ft playroom in the basement with new carpet. Nicely appointed furnishings in renovated home:Sparkling new kitchen w/granite countertops and backsplash, undermount sink, maple cabinets w/crown, stainless steel appliances. Maple cabinetry in bath w/silestone counter. Recessed lighting, new paint throughout exterior and interior. Updated electrical service. 3 year old roof. 8x8 shed and 19x9 deck. Shed and a new patio.  Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-491 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

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Same family owned home for more than 40 yrs, you can raise your family here, too. Eat-in, cabinet kitchen w/convenience of 1st  laundry and full bath, spacious formal dining room w/ bay window, living room and entrance foyer complete the ďŹ rst level.

Second level features 3 bedroom, walk in -hall closet and full bath. added features include replacement windows, vinyl siding, paved driveway and level back yard. Add your own cosmetic touches and this could be the home you are seeking. Aberman Assoc Inc. Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42

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In town mini farm with 2000 s.f barn , paddock. 2 detached 2 car garages, spacious 1930 colonial updated and functional ready to move in. 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard.com

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the tasteful appeal of the first floor. A laundry room with washer, dryer, and additional connections adds convenience to the home as well.

A short trip up the elegant staircase unveils more for the potential homebuyer.

A master bedroom, along with a pair of other bedrooms on the second floor, offers sizable options for residents and guests to sleep. The spacious interior bedrooms have wall-towall carpeting and plenty of windows to bring in tons of natural light, and are abutted by two full 9x5 baths.

“Spacious” is certainly a consistent theme with this property. Along with the generous dimensions in the

rooms, the home is built on a half acre lot with a charming rear yard that also houses a detached barn.

The barn is perfect for an alternative office space or a convenient storage solution.

The driveway comfortably fits up to six vehicles. A partial basement with interior access has a “younger” boiler, and updated storm windows throughout the house are just a few of the updated features that show an antique does not always mean “helplessly fragile.”

This colonial is currently listed at $375,000 and has been listed on the market for less than two months.

Space, location, and charm are all available in the heart of Shrewsbury in time for this beautiful colonial to blow out its 242nd birthday candles and prepare for many more.

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Homestead act expands coverage, rules around property owner changes The Massachusetts Homestead Act underwent a series of major reforms this month, which extends the protection to the proceeds of sales or insurance coverage, and clarify the effects of marriage, divorce and death on a homestead, press release for the Secretary of Commonwealth William Galvins’s Office.

The Homestead Act is designed to provide homeowners with a $500,000 protection on their principal residence from seizure to satisfy debts.

Under the new law, there is an automatic $125,000 protection for a home that does not have a declaration of homestead on file at the Registry of Deeds in order to safeguard deposits and situations where a declaration may be incorrectly filed, according to the press release. Mobile and manufactured homes are eligible

for a $500,000 homestead protection and those will be filed with the local Registry of Deeds. Any protections filed for these homes were previously filed with the municipality.

The law also updates the Homestead protections now extend to pre-existing debts and the proceeds of a sale or insurance coverage.

There is now also the ability to file for Homestead protection for properties held in trust, for those who

are over the age of 62 (elderly) or the legally disabled “the new law now expressly states that a homestead may be filed on each individual’s behalf and the aggregate protection increases to $1 million,� according to Galvin’s office. “If you are purchasing your new principal residence, your closing attorney must provide you, as a mortgagor, with notice of your right to declare a homestead protection,� states Galvin. “At that time, you will be asked to acknowledge receipt of this notice in writing.�

Those who have bought homestead protection in the past do not need refile for the protection.

The pamphlet and forms are available on the Secretary’s website www.sec.state.ma.us and at Registry of Deeds offices.

Getting in Worcester South Homes Worcester South Homes is a monthly real estate section that is geared to feature the local homes on the real estate market and the news of area real estate agents. Please let us know your news. To submit information or for questions please contact, Kevin Koczwara, News Editor at The Millbury-Sutton Chronicle, through e-mail at editor@ millburysutton.com or by phone at 508-865-1645.

Do Some Spring Cleaning on Your (Financial) House

It’s spring — time to clean out the gutters, tune up the lawnmower and wash down the windows. But as you attend to these types of tasks around your home, why not take the time to do some ďŹ nancial “spring cleaningâ€? as well?

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“Dust offâ€? your investment strategy. If there’s an area in your home that you haven’t looked at for a while, you may need to dust it off in preparation for the new season. And the same principle may apply to your investment strategy — if you haven’t examined it for a while, it may be time to clean it up to prepare for a new season in your life. After all, since you initially designed your investment strategy — that is, the total amount you invest, the percentages going into “growthâ€? and “incomeâ€? vehicles, the dollars going into taxable versus tax-deferred accounts and so on — many things may have /LVD 0 &DVLOOR changed for you, such as your employment situation, the number of children in your household and even your long-term goals. Consequently, you may need to revise your investment strategy in consultation with your ďŹ nancial advisor. “De-clutterâ€? your portfolio. The chances are pretty good that if you look around your house, you’ll ďŹ nd many things that are actually duplicates, such as those ďŹ ve coffeemakers you’ve accumulated over the years — so you decide to “purgeâ€? a few. And when you take a close look at your portfolio, you might ďŹ nd several investments that you’ve added over time and that are similar to each other. If that’s the case, you might help yourself by selling the “redundantâ€? investments and using the proceeds to buy different ones that can help you diversify your portfolio. (Keep in mind that while diversiďŹ cation can help reduce the effects of volatility on your portfolio, it can’t guarantee gains or prevent losses.)

Prepare yourself for stormy weather. During springtime, we often experience heavy rains, hailstorms, high winds and other types of inclement weather. That’s why we keep our roofs in good shape, keep branches away from our homes and take other steps to protect our houses and property from the ravages of Mother Nature. You and your family could go through some rough “weatherâ€? too, during the course of your lives, so you’ll want to make sure you have sufďŹ cient protection in the form of adequate life and disability insurance. Review your coverage to make sure it’s still adequate for your needs.

Open up the windows of opportunity. After a long winter, you’ll ďŹ nd it pleasant to open the windows of your home and let in the sun and the air. And as an investor, you’ll ďŹ nd “windows of opportunityâ€? through which you can open yourself up to good investment possibilities. For example, even though we’ve clearly been in a challenging economy the past couple of years, a number of factors – such as low interest rates, improved corporate earnings and favorable stock valuations (the price you pay for a stock, relative to its earnings) — have actually meant that it’s been a pretty good environment for investors looking for quality stocks.

By doing some ďŹ nancial spring cleaning, you may ďŹ nd that you’ve swept away some of the obstacles to helping achieve your goals. This article was provided by Lisa Casillo,Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, 325 Main St, Worcester, MA, 508-363-3900, Lisa.Casillo@edwardjones.com.

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3rd Annual Women Build Habitat for Humanity – MetroWest/Greater Worcester (HFH-MWGW) will hold their 3rd Annual Women Build event on April 30 and May 1 at 1 Mill Road Circle, Boylston.

Construction is underway on a duplex which is both the 31st and 32nd home built by this Habitat affiliate. It is the first Habitat project in the town of Boylston.

The Women Build program was established by Habitat for Humanity International to encourage the involvement of women in the construction of Habitat homes.

With Lowe’s as the national Women Build Sponsor, women crews have already built more than 800 Habitat homes in the U.S. and a dozen other countries.

The purpose of Women Build is to nurture, recruit and train women to build simple, decent affordable homes for low-income families who need a safe place to live. It is a two-day fundraising event which will host 80 women volunteers who each have made a minimum pledge of $100. All Women Build

participants are invited to attend a Lowe’s training program at a store prior to their build day.

The build teams will work in two shifts (9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.) of 20 women each.

Participants in both shifts will meet at noon for lunch provided by local food purveyors.

Registration for the Women Build day event is limited to the first 40 participants for each day on a first-come, first-served basis.

Women interested in participating must register in advance at gwhfh. volunteerhub.com or by calling Chrisy Jones at 508-799-9259.

This Habitat project consists of two three-bedroom units, each approximately 1,150 square feet. The units are two stories, with bedrooms on the second floor. The structure is designed, detailed, and will be landscaped, in a manner compatible with neighboring homes.

The two families who will occupy the duplex have been selected

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Realtor index gaining momentum

The Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) announced last week the February Realtor Market Index (RMI) was up over 32 percent from January – the largest monthto-month gain in the three years the data has been collected.

The Realtor Price Index (RPI) was up less than 1 percent from January.

Both indexes continue to be down from the same time last year.

“While we’ve all been reading about small improvements in the economy and the unemployment rate; it is encouraging to hear that Realtors, who deal directly with home buyers and sellers on a daily basis, are experiencing it on the street,” said 2011 MAR President Laurie Cadigan. “The market continues to be fragile, but current

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conditions exist to produce a solid spring season.”

In February 2011, the RMI was 28.06, up 32 percent from the January 2011 score of 21.11. This is the third straight month-to-month increase. The February RMI was down 32 percent from the 41.67 score in February 2010. While this is the ninth straight month that the yearover-year RMI has gone down, it is the smallest decrease since the RMI was down nearly 26 percent in July of last year.

The February RPI was 46.96, up less than 1 percent from the RPI of 46.67 in January 2011. On an annual basis, the RPI was down 11 percent from the February 2011 RPI of 52.78. This is the eighth straight monthly year-over-year decrease.

work with thee Women Build d participants on both days.

“This is a community program dedicated to women helping women,” said Harriett Lebow, Executive Director of HFH-MWGW. “When they come together in a supportive environment and learn skills they might not have had the opportunity to develop, women feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment and pride in giving back to the community.

They also have a lot of fun.”

“We also welcome businesses to contribute to this Women Build

event,” said Chrisy Jones, HFHMW/GW Development Director.

“Habitat has sponsorships available at different levels ($250- $500) for businesses to partner with us to make this a successful community fundraiser.”

For more info about HFH-MW/ GW, visit habitatmwgw.org.

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The Town of Rutland is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Building Commissioner/Zoning Enforcement Officer to enforce the state building code and local zoning by-laws. Responsibilities include supervisory, administrative and inspection work related to the enforcement and interpretation of building codes, zoning, town by-laws and other applicable regulations. Ability to investigate/act on alleged violations, issue notices & orders to rectify illegal or unsafe conditions and follow-up. Additional qualifications include ability to read and interpret blueprints and review plans for building construction or alterations to determine compliance. Must be able to enforce regulations firmly, tactfully, fair, and impartially; ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form and utilize computer permitting software (GeoTMS). Position supervises Gas, Plumbing and Electrical Inspectors and a part-time clerical position. In accordance with MGL, c. 143 § 3 the inspector shall have had at least five years of experience in the supervision of building construction or design or in the alternative a four year undergraduate degree in a field related to building construction or design or any combination of education and experience which would confer equivalent knowledge and ability, as determined by the Board of Selectmen. Mass Construction Supervisor’s License required, Mass Building Commissioner/Inspector of Buildings certification preferred or the ability to obtain within eighteen (18) months of hire. Mass. Class D Motor Vehicle Operator’s License required. This is a part-time position with the possibility of regionalizing the function with another town in the future.

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The Town of Rutland is seeking applicants for the position of Plumbing/Gas Inspector. The individual will be charged with technical and inspection work related to the enforcement and interpretation of the Massachusetts State Plumbing and Gas codes relative to residential, commercial, and industrial building construction and renovation. Responsible for compliance with laws for plumbing and gas safety, including CMR 248 and CMR 521. Works under the direction of the Building Commissioner.

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES TOWN OF MILLBURY A PUBLIC HEARING MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Law and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 At: 7:00 P.M. To act on a petition from: Cordis Mills, LLC, 41 Central St., Auburn, MA For two Variances in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to: height and parking at 65 Canal St., for the purpose of constructing an additional building on property to house 68 residential units.

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TOWN OF MILLBURY A PUBLIC HEARING MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Law and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 At: 7:30 p.m.

To act on a petition from: HMEA, 8 Forge Park East, Franklin, MA For two Variances in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to: setbacks at 6 Latti Farm Rd., Millbury, MA for the construction of an educational and training facility.

All interested parties are invited to attend.

Richard P. Valentino, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals 3/17 & 3/24/2011 TOWN OF MILLBURY A PUBLIC HEARING MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Law and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 At: 8:00 p.m.

To act on a petition from: Christopher Windle, 6 Old Country Rd., Sutton, MA For a Use Variance in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to: property at 32 Grafton St., Millbury, MA for the purpose of Auto Repair in an I-1 district.

All interested parties are invited to attend.

Richard P. Valentino, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals 3/17 & 3/24/2011

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L c. 190B, §5-304 Docket No WO11P0548GD In the matter of: Luz Sepulveda RESPONDENT Of: Worcester, MA Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Department of Developmental Serv of Shrewsbury, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Luz Sepulveda is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Socorro Sepulveda of Worcester, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 04/19/2011. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: February 25, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 3/24/11

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 (508) 831-2200

WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE Electrical Contractor Services 12-1 Great Brook Valley New Site Lights & Repairs, Worcester, MA

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Docket No WO11P0667EA In the Estate of: Ferdinand Giovanucci, Jr. Late of Millbury, MA 01527 Date of Death: 10/20/2010 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that Anthony Giovanucci of Worcester, MA or some other suitable person be appointed administrator of said estate to serve With Personal Surety.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 05/24/2011 WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 4, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 03/24/2011

The Worcester Housing Authority (WHA) invites sealed bids from Electrical Contractors for 12-1 Great Brook Valley New Site Lights & Repairs, Worcester, Massachusetts at Great Brook Valley Apartments, Worcester, MA. This project consists of: furnish and install 12 new exterior lighting fixtures, repair and re-energize 55 exterior building light fixtures using - if necessary ballast repair kits, lamps, contactor coils, photocells, as part of the scope of work.

The construction budget is $30,000.00 Scope of work and specifications will be available on March 24, 2011 at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 (508)-635-3302. Plan deposit of $50 per set (refundable), $50 for each additional set (non-refundable).

Mailing fee is $25 per set (non-refundable).

A pre-bid conference will be held at the site, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester MA 01605 on April 6, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.

General bids will be received at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 up to 2:00 p.m. on April 21, 2011.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 (508) 831-2200 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Docket WO11P0762EA In the estate of: Kevin Allan Smith Late of Millbury, MA 01527 Date of Death: 02/17/2011 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that Rebecca Smith of Millbury, MA or some other suitable person be appointed administrator of said estate to serve Without Surety.

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 04/05/2011 WITNESS, Hon. Denise L Meagher, First Justice of this Court.

Date: March 10, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 3/24/2011

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L c. 190B, §5-304 Docket No WO11P0714GD In the matter of: Michael Grady RESPONDENT Of: Sutton, MA

Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by John P Grady of Douglas, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Michael Grady is in need of a Guardian and requesting that John P Grady of Douglas, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate.

The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 04/05/2011. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 09, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 3/24/11

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L c. 190B, §5-304 Docket No WO11P0544GD In the matter of: Robert Wilson RESPONDENT Of: Worcester, MA Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Department of Developmental Serv of Shrewsbury, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Robert Wilson is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Elizabeth C Mulcahy of Springfield, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve on the bond.

The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority.

You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 04/19/2011. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: February 25, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 3/24/11

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given

by Mark E. Hughes and Dianne L. Hughes to Option One Mortgage Corporation, dated July 20, 2005 and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 36885, Page 347 as affected by Interest Only Payment Period Rider at Book 36912 Page 144, of which mortgage U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-OPT1 is the present holder by assignment Recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 46367, Page 329, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 7 Ward Avenue, Millbury, MA 01527 will be sold at a Public Auction at 3:00 PM on April 21, 2011, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: The land in the easterly part of Millbury, in the County of Worcester, on the southerly side of Ward Avenue, together with the buildings thereon bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the southerly line of Ward Avenue, which is distant 236-9/10 feet westerly from the intersection of the southerly line of Ward Avenue, with the westerly line of Grafton Street; Thence Southeasterly about one hundred thirty-eight (138) feet by land now or formerly of one Noble; Thence by land now or formerly of James F. Rhodes, S. 33° 6’ W. fifty (50) feet to an iron pipe; Thence N. 53° 34’ W. one hundred and thirty-eight (138) feet by said Rhodes land to said Avenue; Thence by said Avenue N. 36° 26’ E. fifty (50) feet to the point of beginning.

For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 21231, Page 359.

The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession.

Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee’s attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 321 Billerica Road, Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.”

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-OPT1 Korde & Associates, P.C. 321 Billerica Road Suite 210 Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 (978) 256-1500 (OOM 10-001849 )(Hughes)(03-24-11, 03-31-11, 04-07-11)(267314)

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given by Boulevard Towing of 550 Franklin Street Worcester, MA, pursuant to the provisions of Mass G.L c. 255, Section 39A, that they will sell the following vehicles on or after April 8, 2011 by private sale to satisfy their garage keeper’s lien for towing, storage, and notices of sale: 1. 1999 Mitsubishi Galant VIN# 4A3AA46L0XE029003 2. 2001 Mitsubishi Galant VIN# 4A3AA46H31E021979 3. 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse VIN# 4A3AC44G03E094623 4. 2000 Mitsubishi Diamante VIN# 6MMAP67P5YT006933 5. 1999 Acura 32TL VIN# 19UUA5644XA007013 6. 1998 GMC Jimmy VIN# 1GKDT13W5W2519464 7. 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee VIN# 1J4GW58N9YC307648 8. 1999 GMC Yukon VIN# 1GKEK13R0XJ705924 9. 1999 Ford Ranger VIN# 1FTYR10C0XTA08665 Signed, Pat Assad, owner Boulevard Towing 3/24, 3/31, 4/7/2011

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY / ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS / March 24, 2011

SEALED BIDS shall be received at the Purchasing Office, 69 Tacoma St., Worceseter, MA 01605.

IFBs maybe picked up at the location above or will be mailed to you. Please email purchasing@worcester-housing.com or call (508) 6953203, TDD (508) 798-4530. Bidders are responsible for ensuring they have received any/all addenda prior to submitting a bid.

Separate awards will be made for each IFB. WHA reserves the right to reject any all responses, in whole or in part, deemed to be in their best interest. The Operating Agency shall indemnify and hold harmless the WHA and its officers or agents from any and all third party claims arising from activities under these Agreements as set fort in MGL c.258, section 2 as amended.

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TOWN OF MILLBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Millbury Planning Board In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 11, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Gregory L. McRae, 13 Hayward Glen Drive, Millbury, MA for an Accessory Dwelling Special Permit under Article 1, Section 14.11(e) and Article 4, Section 46.2 of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw and Site Plan Review approval under Section 12.4 of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw.

Plan is available for inspection in the Planning Department during normal business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above.

Richard Gosselin Chair 3/24 & 3/31/2011

Bid Opening 10 a.m., April 7, 2011 10 a.m., March 31, 2011

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL Docket No. WO11P0692EA In the Estate of: Peter Markarian Late of Millbury, MA 01527 Date of Death: 04/11/2008 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that a document purporting to be the last will of said decedent be proved and allowed and that Priscilla Markarian Smith of Estero, FL be appointed executor/trix, named in the will to serve Without Surety.

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 05/31/2011 In addition, you must file a written affidavit of objections to the petition, stating specific facts and grounds upon which the objection is based, within (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, on motion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16.

WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 07, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 3/24/11

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Next, tell us about yourself. I grew up in a small South Georgia town and, after earning a degree in business, wound up in music school. The local gay chorus needed a conductor, and I needed a job. The first concert I did was one of the most moving events in my life. I had finally found a way to combine my love of music with my passion for fighting for equal rights.

What are some of the professional goals of the Boston Gay Men’s Choir?

I think our mission statement says it all: Creating a more tolerant society through the power of music. We have always found that by simply telling the stories of our lives, we break down barriers - when people know you and understand that we are all the same regardless of sexual orientation, they can’t help but love you!

How many members make up the choir, and how do you choose new members to be a part of the choir? Are there certain character traits you look for? We have about 175 singers on the books but usually have around 140 for each of our main-stage concerts - don’t assume that they are all gay! We don’t discriminate. Auditions are held twice a year - you must be able to read music and hold your own in the chorus, but most importantly, you must believe in the mission of the chorus.

Where is the farthest you have ever traveled to perform, and what was it like? Several years ago we were lucky enough to be invited to tour Europe, where we performed for more than 700,000 at the Berlin Pride festival. We also sang in Wroclaw, Poland, where a conservative group decided to picket us to stop the concert from happening.

It was unbelievable to us - we had to be protected by riot police. I spent an entire day doing interviews with newspapers from all over Poland. It was a marvelous concert and the next morning newspapers all over Poland had the headline “Music Triumphs Over Intolerance.”

At your upcoming Mechanics Hall performance, what will the proceeds go toward? All proceeds for the Mechanics

What kinds of songs will you be playing at your upcoming performance at Mechanic’s Hall? Is there a theme? We

Hall performance will be for AIDS Project Worcester.

will be singing songs about our lives, how we fight for our rights, stand up against oppression, and how we fall in love — just like everyone else in the world! We will be doing a big set by one of my favorites, George Gershwin, and then everything from Defying Gravity from Broadways’ “Wicked” to Katy Perry’s “Firework.”

How are you involved with AIDS Project Worcester, and why do you think it is important to be a part of an organization like this? It is really great to be here to celebrate the wonderful work AIDS Project Worcester has been doing for the last 25 years in the fight against AIDS!

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