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ith Tim Murray’s election as lieutenant governor in 2006, we saw a native burst into a circle normally reserved only for eastern Massachusetts lawmakers – a group that for so long gave little attention to

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That’s changed however, and nothing shows it more than June 2010, where CitySquare, the CSX deal and MassPort’s takeover of Worcester Regional Airport reached important milestones. Murray has advocated for all three since his days on the city council, but it’s not unfair to say that these projects happened because he left the city for Beacon Hill.

This year is a tough year for incumbents, but Murray has a chance to show Central Massachusetts and its large pool of independent and Republican voters that he’s keeping an eye on things out here. Even more importantly, if these three projects prove to be as great for the city as advertised, then Murray has a legacy to point to for future races.

As the campaign for governor and lieutenant governor continue, it’s not a stretch to say that, out here at least, Murray is more popular than his running mate, Deval Patrick. If their platforms weren’t wed to each other, it may have been feasible to see voters elect a Republican governor but hold on to Murray as L.G. The chances of that happening are slim to none, but it shows that if you look out for where you came from, people keep that in mind when it’s time to go to the polls.

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LeBron dumps Cleveland on national TV, the latest tragedy for the Mistake by the Lake. Cleveland now aspires to be Worcester. +1 Coney Island Hot Dogs closed thru July 18 for vacation. But where will the children go to carve their names on stuff? -1 Project Bread donates $90,000 to local organizations for feeding needy children who rely on school year free/reduced lunch. They must have heard about Coney Island. +2 30 citizen petitions certified for the 2010 ballot by the Attorney General’s office, but only three gather enough signatures to make it on. Ah, democracy inaction. -1 A week of stabbings, murder convictions, sexual assault convictions, car crashes and kidnapping. Come on Worcester, pull yourself together. -4 David Ortiz wins the MLB home run derby. Papi gets his groove back. +2 Scott Brown, after some dancing on the issue, votes in favor of financial reform. Way to break ranks, Senator. +2 That well in the gulf? Still gushing. Just wanted to make sure you didn’t forget. -3 City Manager takes the block penalty kick in dress shoes and a suit to promote the upcoming Worcester World Cup. A fun sight for a good cause. +1

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Place your bets on final casino bill Sam Bonacci

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efore the economic crisis, the idea of casinos in Massachusetts would have seemed laughable to many. However, with the state trying to pull itself out of an intimidating financial hole and local towns clamoring for jobs, the Senate and House have worked on their own bills to bring gaming to a town near you.

The two bills are now being mingled into one by a six-member conference with the Senate’s zoned geographic approach to granting licenses and the House’s inclusion of slot machines at race tracks.

The way that the three zones have been structured, Worcester is in direct contention with Boston for the Eastern license.

With groups interested in siting casinos in Charlton, Milford and at the intersection of I-290 and I-495, Worcester will be in the mix either directly or indirectly, said state Sen. Harriette Chandler. If the Senate’s zone plan is approved, Palmer is likely to be a strong contender for the Western license.

The town lies a mere 36 miles from Worcester.

Chandler is concerned with the impact of a nearby casino to the local economy, especially the cultural arts, since casinos typically offer more money for the same acts, outbidding local, independent theaters.

Working closely with other senators, Chandler is hoping language remains in the bill that would protect

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performance arts centers like the Hanover Theatre.

“We’re talking about the performance venues in the casinos that book the same shows we do here,” said Troy Siebels, executive director of the Hanover. “They can pay more for the acts.”

The casinos also put clauses in their contracts that prevent certain performances to be booked within a 100mile radius. Siebels has experienced this with both Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods, which are 90 miles away. Recently he was unable to bring comedian and Worcester native Denis Leary to the theater because of a contractual agreement with Mohegan Sun. “If we get casinos closer it could be devastating,” said Siebels.

Language within the Senate bill would require a committee to review any casino performance in a space with seating for over 1,000.

“That committee could say, yes, you can bring in Denis Leary, but you could not enforce a radius clause,” said Siebels.

“We will still compete with casinos for

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patrons and performances, but at least it will be on a level playing field.”

The House bill includes mitigation money for any economic loss from a casino. But that is not the point, Chandler insists.

“I want that Hanover Theatre to be alive, well and functioning,” she said.

“I don’t want an empty building to be getting mitigation each year.”

On the other side of the casino chip, Palmer officials are looking to a casino to jumpstart a local economy that has been eroding over the past 25 years. Mohegan Sun has been leasing 152 acres of land in Palmer off of I-90 and is looking to build a resort casino at the location.

“The tax revenue itself would expand our community’s tax base by at least a third,” said Town Council President Paul Burns.

With various businesses moving away and dropping jobs by the hundreds, it is no surprise that employment sits at 13 percent in Palmer. This is typical of the entire Route 20 corridor all the way to Springfield, said Burns.

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City gets creative to enliven downtown Brian Goslow

getting up to $5,000. Grant recipients must stay in business for at least two years or repay the city for any money they receive.

Applicants must have at least a year’s experience with a creative-economy business and be interested in opening or expanding their business in the Worcester Commercial Area Revitalization District (which covers downtown, Shrewsbury, Grafton, Lincoln, Main, Pleasant and Southbridge streets and portions of the Canal District) or the Main South Arts District (which ranges from Federal Square to Hammond Street) and show how they’ll build on and support Worcester’s efforts to bring people into the inner city.

Besides the galleries and eateries, also welcome are framing, art supply and craft stores, used and new instrument stores, music and art schools, gaming stores, new theater and performance venues, cafes and organic food markets.

“We know it’ll make downtown hop,”

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orcester City Manager Michael J. O’Brien envisions a day in the not-too-distant future when downtown storefronts feature paintings and sculptures at art galleries whose patrons spoil themselves merrily at nearby bakeries and restaurants.

And the nights will be happening as well, if the goals of the recently announced Creative Economy Initiative come to fruition.

The Initiative helps entrepreneurs and business owners open a new or expand an existing retail business through a grant program and technical assistance. Funding is through City of Worcester Community Development Block Grant funds, allocated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The city’s Economic Development Division has allocated $40,000 of its CDBG funding for the program with each approved project

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Businesses that receive the grants must be open a minimum of 40 hours per week, including Saturdays. “We’re targeting first-floor retail and pedestrianfriendly businesses,” said Chief Cultural Development Officer Erin Williams. “We’re looking to create a city vibrancy.”

Williams said the city hopes those seeking the grants would talk with developers and building owners in advance of submitting an application.

Preference will be given to applicants who have already secured a landlord for their enterprise along with additional incentives from them to ensure success.

With new market-rate housing coming into the city’s center and new student housing for Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services at the former Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lincoln Square, O’Brien said it’s imperative to fill continued on page 6

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really need something out this way to light the fire and get economic development opportunity, and this is a great start,â&#x20AC;? he said.

A 1997 referendum to locate a casino in Palmer earned 55 percent approval. Recent polling has placed the percent in favor at 65. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest thing I hear is how come itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not here yet,â&#x20AC;? said Burns.

State Sen. Michael O. Moore is bullish on the benefits of a casino in the Worcester area. Every year Massachusetts residents head to Connecticut and leave behind $731 million at the casinos, said Moore. This is an opportunity to regain some of that income from Connecticut.

Under the Senateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bill, each license would carry a one-time fee of $75 million. This would be followed by two to three years of construction, with an estimated 2,000 to 4,000 jobs. The completed facility would provide 2,000 to 4,000 permanent local jobs, said Moore.

Also on deck, a 25 percent daily tax rate on the casinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revenue, with each casino bringing in an estimated $350 million a year. At the local level, communities would receive money for fees and permits as well as reimbursement for police and fire services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already sanctioned gambling in Massachusetts by the lottery,â&#x20AC;? said Moore. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is just

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one aspect; one other industry. Not everyone can be a doctor, a lawyer, or a scientist.â&#x20AC;?

The casino issue is a very divisive one, even between Moore and Chandler who have worked together and voted similarly. Chandler looks at the casinos as a necessary evil. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of people, and I am probably one of them, who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t particularly like gambling, and three years ago would have never voted for it,â&#x20AC;? said Chandler. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need revenue and we need to put tight control on the infrastructure that provides us with new source of revenue and jobs. Otherwise we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t handle it. It will handle us. It will control us.â&#x20AC;?

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Justin Paul Szostakowski, owner of Isadorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fruit & Deli in Oxford, has been considering opening a Worcester location of his natural food market, which opened in September 2006. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We already have loyal customers in the city, and in the adjacent towns,â&#x20AC;? Szostakowski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would love to be able to give them the convenience and function of a second, or more central location. I have explored a few possible locations, but the bulk of them were for the installation of exclusive corporate cafeterias.â&#x20AC;?

Up to this point, Szostakowski hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had the working capital to open a second location, which he compared to opening a first business. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is very difficult for the small business person to obtain loans,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Szostakowski said the Creative Economy Initiative grant program is a great incentive to establish a business in Worcester. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes a certain courage for the aspiring business person to get out there and turn an idea into a reality,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is something that could assist those in bringing some creative ideas to fruition.â&#x20AC;?

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casino conference committee works out the myriad details between the House and Senate’s gaming bills, it appears two local senators have different feelings towards a smoking ban. Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester) has been a strong proponent for treating casinos like any bar/restaurant and banning smoking, while Michael Moore (D-Millbury) sees the possibility of an exception. “I voted for that because frankly we have worked hard for over a decade to make sure the state is non-smoking,” said Chandler. Why should we give a casino a different set of rules than we give every other public facility in Massachusetts?”

Moore’s point, however, is that the state has to stay on par with neighboring casinos. “I have worked with the city on smoking cessation programs. I am very supportive of that,” said Moore. “But if we are trying to compete with the facilities in Rhode Island and Connecticut, we have got to give them some lee-way.”

BALLOT BOXING: Secretary of State William Galvin’s office recently ratified the petitions that gathered enough signatures for citizens to vote on them this upcoming November. The three that made it were repealing the sales tax on alcohol, scaling back the state’s sales tax to 3 percent and repealing chapter 40B of the Massachusetts General Laws, which deals with developers able to skirt town zoning laws if the area doesn’t have enough affordable housing units…The rollback of the sales tax by more than half has been gathering steam for months, and the petition’s organizer, president of the Center for Small Government Carla Howell, has been a favorite speaker among Tea Party groups and events. If the thought of such a sizeable tax loss has you worried about the effects on the state’s revenue – a la 2008’s Question 1, which aimed to eliminate the state’s income tax – at least take some solace in the fact that she also filed a petition to the Attorney General’s office to lower the sales tax to 2.5 percent, but that one didn’t make it to the ballot.

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The battle of signage in the city will progress until at least August 2, as Worcester’s Zoning Board of Appeals and Worcester Sign Company owner Damien Jacob agreed to continue a hearing from Monday, July 13 regarding his request for a special permit to erect large, non-accessory signs on the sides of downtown buildings. The ZBA’s reasoning was a large packet of papers and photographs of billboards Jacob submitted to the board the previous Friday needed more time for review…Before the meeting Jacob hosted a small gathering at Viva Bene complete with complimentary food and an open bar…Jacob has retained lawyer Edward McCormick, of the Franklin law firm McCormick & Maitland, to help him fight what he sees as an unjust city sign ordinance. McCormick has been featured by the First Amendment Center and the Associated Press for winning a legal battle in Pepperell, which allowed a man to keep a self-made three-story tall religious shrine in his backyard.

1,000 PLACES TO GO, JUST MAKE SURE THEY’RE OPEN: The Massachusetts Office of Tourism released its list of 1,000 “Great Places in Massachusetts,” which it whittled down from 12,000 nominations. Worcester received 13 nods, including the Higgins Armory, Bancroft Tower and Mechanics Hall — all three very deserving. But one surprise did show up, however. On the list, right between Union Station and the Worcester Art Museum, is the Worcester African Cultural Center, which has closed … They also missed the fact that Worcester is a cultural and food mecca, but no restaurants were chosen despite other community’s eateries receiving attention. Good thing we’re here to help you out with our Best Of contest each year.

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I wish to voice my support for John Mahoney, democratic candidate for state representative in the 13th Worcester District. John will fight to protect and enhance public education funding, programs and standards.

His four children attend Worcester public schools and he understands the complexities of educating a diverse student body. He has strong ties in the education community and stays informed of the issues facing our teachers, administrators, students and parents. My husband and I have raised eight children, sending most of them through the Worcester schools. I had the pleasure of speaking to John about his strong views on education when he recently visited my neighborhood. He is knowledgeable, intelligent and passionate. As a parent with a strong belief in education, he has my full support. Please join me in voting for John Mahoney on September 14.

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Literacy Volunteers The last couple of weeks have reminded us how wonderful it is to belong to or be a part of something great. We’ve celebrated our country’s independence and felt the pride of belonging to this great nation. We have also watched the teams in the soccer World Cup come together and demonstrate what it means to belong to a group that represents a nation.

Unfortunately, there are people in our community here in Worcester that cannot fully experience what it means to belong to the community without your help. They need a hand to help them read, write and speak English. This is where you can step into the gap and volunteer 2 hours a week of your time as a tutor. For more information, please call Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester at 508-754-8056 or email litvolworc@gmail.com.

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Frightening suggestion In a recent “Your Turn” article, Randy Feldman discussed the issues surrounding the controversial law Arizona adopted to deal with undocumented immigrants. While I have no quarrel with the evidence presented in Mr Feldman’s article, I do take issue with some of the insinuations he makes, presumably on the basis of that evidence.

It is arguably irrelevant, for example, to ‘prove’ that Arizona’s law is either unnecessary or vindictive because other states have more immigrants or because Arizona’s crime rates are declining or because Arizona was reluctant to declare a state holiday for Martin Luther King.

When rates for violent crimes go down we do not find hypocrites like Mr Feldman calling for the elimination of any laws pertaining to guncontrol.

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t all seemed so easy: packed and ready to go the evening before, up with the alarm at 4a.m., off to Logan by 5a.m. Check-in went smoothly, and the thought of escaping a record heat wave for the cooler clime of Northern Ireland seemed like the perfect way to kick off summer. Travelling with my brother would mean I’d have no qualms about telling my companion when he was annoying me. With anyone else, I’d have to curb my tongue; with Chris, I could be myself - part curmudgeon, part boss, part fool. Within hours, I would be all three.

It’s never a good omen when the airline folk stand in a huddle. This harbinger of doom was swiftly followed by an announcement.

“The 9:05a.m. flight to Belfast will be delayed a bit ... some kind of a fuel leak ... the crew is checking it now.”

I took one look at Chris and I knew he was close to colon failure. Flying is one of his real fears; he makes himself do it only because walking to places like Haiti and Ireland isn’t an option.

“Fuel leak? She couldn’t just say ‘mechanical difficulties?’ I’m not crossing the ocean in a plane that needs duct tape!” he says.

“Calm down,” I said. “I’m sure it’s just a precaution.

Have a Lorazepam.”

He swallowed the tiny pill dry. We stood around like sheep until the next announcement.

“The flight will be delayed at least 20 minutes ... please check back with us.”

that the VALIDITY or DESIREABILITY of a law is also something we citizens, I mean amateurs, should leave to the experts.

Mr Feldman’s piece proves, once again, that liberals themselves seldom rise above the kind of gratuitous nonsense and calumny they seem to find in everybody else. Was our local newspaper’s editorial board “rightwing’ when it endorsed Ted Kennedy, or were its counterparts in the south properly reflecting ‘community values’ when they supported segregation?

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Pass you by I often pass by your magazine when in a store, etc. and forget to grab it.

Today, I grabbed it and, after reading it, remembered why I often pass it by.

The erroneous and biased article written by Randy Feldman about the T&G’s bias was hysterical.

Anyone can find “facts” that fit their agenda. How about the fact the statistics show 95% of warrants for

20 minutes later we watched a mechanic walk over to the American Airlines counter. We couldn’t hear his words, but we were reasonably certain that his hand motions and his emphatic east-west head-shaking meant in any language “no dice.”

“Your attention please...” the blonde behind the counter coughed into the mic. “Flight 156 to Belfast will be delayed until much later today, perhaps 5p.m. We may be able to board a flight coming in from Miami at 11, but only if it accommodates us.”

This was more than bad news. This meant our overnight in London was kaput. This meant the money spent on the hotel in London was a waste. This meant we needed to find the airport bar.

“I’m not getting on that plane at all,” Chris declared as my Mimosa arrived.

“What’s the problem?” asked the bartender.

“Fuel leak,” I replied. “Flight grounded.”

“Ah! I’ve got just the thing you need!” he cried, and reaching beneath the bar, produced a roll of duct tape.

The World Cup was on every TV screen in the bar and the bartender was clearly a fan of the sport. So it was unfortunate that after a few beers my brother forgot himself and told a tasteless joke about soccer players, leading to the abrupt end of the warmth formerly felt for us by the aforementioned bartender.

“Time to go, Stupid,” I said, fairly certain that the bartender was hoping we boarded the plane with the leaky equipment and plunged into the Atlantic, never to be heard from again.

We opted to change flights completely – flying out at 7 on a different plane that would bring us to Heathrow, where we’d take a connecting flight to Belfast via Aer Lingus. Bad Karma regarding the original plane decided it for us.

“We’ll pull your luggage and send it on ahead to Belfast for you,” The brunette behind the counter said.

We looked at one another with eyes the size of dinner plates.

“We’ll never see it again,” Chris said.

Janice Harvey can be reached at editorial@worcestermag.com murder in L.A. are for illegals. 83% of warrants for murder in Pheonix are for illegals. 40% of inmates in Az. detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally. I could go on and on with my statistics.

His laughing off of the murdered rancher, as if he were a single statistic, is a slap in the face to all Arizona legal citizens who want and crave safety and a peaceful state.

To top off this far left view of the country, the comments in the “Woo Index” were just as transparent.

Anyone who believes that the democrats on the City Council should get a round of applause for raising our taxes at this time would clearly vote for anyone with a “D” next to their name, no matter what. These taxes for city streets and school infrastructure are already built in to our taxes.... they’ve spent the money elsewhere so they will, once again, raise our taxes. Standing ovation!

Thank you for listening and remember, when your biased, left wing magazine is read by so many impressionable young people...it is doing our city and your readers a great disservice.

Next time, and every time, I will pass by your publication when it sits on the stand in front of me.

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So what places in Barre made the list? Barre Falls Dam, Cook’s Canyon, Carter and Stevens Farm, and Barre Common. But making the list is just the first step. The Town needs to be proactive in promoting itself. Perhaps creating a regional tourism cooperative with Petersham, Oakham, Hardwick, and New Braintree, all neighboring towns which also made the list.

Yesterday’s announcement should not only be a cause for celebration but also a wake-up call to municipal leaders.

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Should you be heading out to do some early bargain hunting for school supplies, please remember Set for Success, Councilor Kate Toomey’s great effort to collect back-t0-school items for homeless kids in Worcester. If your kid (or a kid you know) needs it or has it on a classroom list, count on someone else needing it, too: notebooks, pens, pencils,

sticky notes, colored pencils, crayons, markers, binders, folders, etc.

Right now you can drop donations off at Friendly House, or stash them away with your kids’ items, and pull them out later in the summer, when there will be donation boxes all over the city.

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I’ve been at Lowe’s on Lincoln Street and noticed the fleet of “laddered trucks” of men looking for work or I’ve been on Main South and seen similar trucks. I wonder if people are aware of them or if they even care what they’re doing there?

While these men are trying to work to provide for their family, there are folks that purposely ‘prey’ on them because they know they’re here illegally and thus their voices aren’t heard. They suffer in silence, similar to a person who is in an abusive relationship and doesn’t know how to “get out”.

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The Idea Architect TIM MURRAY’S CONNECTIONS RUN DEEP IN WORCESTER’S BIG THREE PROJECTS, BUT WHEN ALL’S SAID AND DONE, WILL WORCESTER BE ANY DIFFERENT? Jeremy Shulkin

There is no doubt that the month of June was significant for Worcester.

Just count the ways: the announcement that demolition will begin for the CitySquare project, the transfer of Worcester Regional Airport from the city’s books to the Massachusetts Port Authority, and news of a

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$120 million deal with freight-shipping giant CSX that will relocate the company’s northern hub to Worcester and double the commuter trains between here and Boston.

“June was a great month for Worcester and Central Massachusetts, in terms of the milestones that were cleared,” says Lieutenant Governor and former Worcester Mayor Tim Murray. “It was a busy month for a lot of us.

It was physically grueling, too.”

That’s not hyperbole. Murray spent two days during the first week of July in the hospital for dehydration, largely caused by marching in five parades over three swelteringly hot days on Independence Day weekend.

While the heat may have taken its toll, months of highlevel negotiations, legislating, and campaigning for reelection most likely wore him down before any parade in Chelmsford or Sturbridge did.

CitySquare has been an issue on Murray’s mind since he ran for mayor in 2001, while CSX and the airport transfer had been on the Patrick-Murray administration’s to-do list since they took office in 2006. The fact that all these projects hit milestones within a month of each other has more to do with coincidence than anything, despite charges from detractors that the Patrick-Murray administration stepped up its game during an election year.

“Worcester is on every cabinet secretary and commissioner’s minds,” says Murray. “Part of my job is to let them know where Central Massachusetts is, as well as other parts of the state.

“That’s one of the reasons that I ran,” he continues. “Worcester is the second largest city in New England. It’s in Massachusetts’ interest for Worcester, which drives Central Massachusetts’ economy, to be growing and thriving. It should be getting the level of attention and investment that a city of this size warrants.”

But while all three projects are unmistakably aided

by Murray’s presence in state government, that means they’re now wed to the man who was once mayor of Worcester, and who many credit for using his bully pulpit as lieutenant governor to bring relevancy and money to a region that often plays second to Boston. The issue now is that CSX, Massport’s control of Worcester Regional nor CitySquare are guaranteed to succeed.

In 2008 the Deval Patrick/Tim Murray administration announced an agreement between the state and the company that paved the way for the final version of the CSX deal, expected to pass a city council vote later this summer. This announcement highlighted the expanded commuter trains on the Worcester/Framingham line.

The hope is that with state’s $50 million purchase of the railroad tracks owned by CSX that run between Boston and Worcester – and the control over train dispatching and scheduling that comes with them – Worcester’s Union Station will be linked with better and faster service to Boston.

While CSX expansion has raised concerns about its impact on the center of Worcester, as well as the unaddressed environmental effects of increased train and truck traffic moving through the city, the general attitude of politicians and their constituents is one of support. With the final City Council vote on the project to be taken later this summer, the deal will be finalized: The state will spend an additional $25 million for bridge work and track repairs, and will double the amount of daily commuter trains between Worcester and Boston to more than 20. Worcester, aside from expanded service, gains increased money for greenscaping and mitigation.

CSX is then able to expand its footprint in the city, while convincing the state to raise bridges over railroad tracks, allowing the company to ship twice the freight on one train.

In this area, most officials hail the positives of the deal.

Worcester gains money, 380 construction jobs and 40 permanent employees once CSX moves in.

But what’s been trumpeted more than the jobs and economic spin-off has been the commuter rail advances.

Murray and state administrators want to see a stronger connection between Worcester and Boston, with new drop-off points. According to Murray, the additional train sets for the Worcester/Framingham commuter route are already in the process of acquisition, and there’s hope that new routes will lead to North Station, the MIT campus and other Cambridge locations, linking up the two regions’ life sciences and biotech firms.

“What this means for Worcester and the Central Massachusetts economy is incredibly significant,” says Murray, who adds that this would provide opportunities to students, doctors, lab assistants and janitors. “If you

{ coverstory } can cross-pollinate where people live, work and receive an education, you get a desirable, attractive place to live.”

“Other than South Station and North Station, this is going to be one of the busiest in New England, and that is a selling point for Worcester and Central Massachusetts,” says Murray.

There could be some risk involved in relying on commuter rail to spark the economic development.

Murray notes that “the Worcester line is one of the most utilized rail lines in the whole system.” But there’s another side to the story: Union Station only ranks 27th of 131 commuter rail stops in the number of inbound boardings on a typical weekday, according to MBTA numbers from February of 2008. The line has also had a bad reputation with timeliness.

“We’ve changed that in the last two years,” Murray argues. “[Service has] significantly improved to 92, 93, 94 percent on time arrival and departure, which is good.”

Also, with ownership of the tracks comes control over the train schedules and dispatching, which will now belong to the state rather than CSX, allowing the trains to run better and faster.

“We’ll be able to modernize, put money into the infrastructure,” he adds.

One snag, though, is that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the government entity charged with running the T and commuter lines, currently operates under tremendous debt – about $5.2 billion dollars, plus interest, according to a February 2009 Boston Globe article, which has been attributed to cost overruns from the Big Dig. Doubling the commuter trains between Worcester and Boston could certainly add to that debt, perhaps eventually leading to cuts in service or fare hikes. Both have recently been proposed or enacted in the Boston area.

Outside of Worcester people have picked up on these numbers, and the CSX deal has some concerned about finances. Compounding their issue with state debt is another recent $50 million purchase of more CSX owned tracks along the South Coast for the purposes of constructing a new commuter line which will connect Boston with Fall River, Taunton and New Bedford – an area of about 300,000 people currently without any sort of railway transportation.

Murray and Patrick’s Republican opposition this fall have seized on the South Coast rail project as a talking point. Charlie Baker, who is running against Patrick for Governor, has publicly opposed any funding towards creating a new train line to the area, while Richard Tisei, the current state senate minority leader and Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, sees a poor MBTA record that suggests the organization can’t handle any

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more financial strain.

“You don’t have the resources to do it,” says Tisei, noting that the proposed budget for the project is nearly $2 billion.

“From a macro level, I can tell you none of the T lines come close to being self-sufficient,” he says. Hence, it’s not responsible to talk “about expansion when operating on a deficit.”

Murray contends that the debt is being dealt with through reforms that have streamlined the administration’s handling of transportation. He also points out that $275 million from the recent sales tax hike goes into paying off transportation debt annually.

Commuter rail issues don’t just tie into CSX. Officials say that CitySquare’s success relies in part on people riding trains to and from Worcester.

“Both of these things on their own merit are worth pursuing and getting done, but when you bring them together it creates a real exciting dynamic,” offers Murray. “Without a doubt I think there’s a real synergy between CitySquare and commuter rail, just given their geographical proximity and how they compliment each other, and what developers and companies want.”

“The developers of CitySquare are ecstatic with the increase in commuter rail,” says Jeffrey Mullan, CEO and secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the entity that as a result of recent

reforms now oversees the MBTA Michael O’Brien, Worcester’s city manager, agrees that the success of CitySquare and the expansion of rail options are intertwined.

“It’s the sum of the parts,” he explains. Increased and improved train service makes living options in downtown Worcester “that much more viable,” which in turn would make more people consider commuter rail when traveling to work.

Murray’s stamp on CitySquare can’t be denied, despite his insistence that he ran with an idea provided by someone else.

Murray credits Daniel Benoit, currently principal at Worcester’s Benoit-Reardon Architects, as the person who first gave Worcester the idea for CitySquare. Benoit’s architectural thesis focused on renovating and restoring Union Station into an intermodal transportation building — another idea Murray helped turn into reality.

Benoit says his feelings at the time were “the only way to revive Worcester was to demolish, at least parts of, the mall.”

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{ coverstory } CIGNA, the former mall owners, sold their property to Boston developer Berkeley Investments in 2004.

Progress was finally made on the project this summer when Berkeley sold 11 acres of the plot to City Square II, a subsidiary of the Hanover Insurance Group.

So how much effect did all of Murray’s hounding and pushing have on the project?

While Benoit says demolishing the mall would have happened eventually, it is evident that Murray’s political muscle moved it forward.

“What Tim brought to it was he accelerated the process. Even though it’s been 10 years now since I proposed it, in terms of an economic development project like this it’s not a long time,” he says.

“It would’ve been lightening speed had Berkeley done it when they bought the property, but the economy crapped out.”

Murray says while lieutenant governor he kept a close eye on the project. “I probably talked to the city manager weekly about [CitySquare],” he says.

The project’s scope has changed since 2003. What began as a $300 million investment has almost doubled to $563 million, which includes about $90 million in public money.

Tom Hoover, who was city manager at the time CIGNA put the mall up for sale, remembers “some discussions with Berkeley.”

But it to say that the downtown pinned its hopes on the development wouldn’t be quite right.

The high expectations that CitySquare will “fix” downtown could just be a result of the public’s long wait. When it was proposed, CitySquare had

neighborhood planning and aims to reduce urban sprawl, and looking at successful mall conversions in Tennessee and California, Benoit went public with his idea of demolishing the failing Worcester Common Outlets and connecting downtown to Union Station.

His idea ran on the front page of the Telegram and Gazette in September of 1999.

“Some people thought it was visionary. Some thought it was crazy,” Benoit acknowledges.

But the stir affected Murray’s budding campaign for mayor in 2001. While knocking on doors, he learned that demolishing the mall was something many in Worcester wanted to see happen.

By August of 2003 Murray finally had a plan for how to make it happen, writing the white paper “A New Front: Clearing the Way for Worcester’s Future,” a policy and planning initiative that called for straightening out Front Street.

In the 19-page document includes this paragraph laying out the CitySquare vision: “There is a higher and better use for the 20 acres that the mall and garage encompasses in the heart of our city. The property’s location next to Union Station, the public library, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, St. Vincent Hospital (Worcester Medical Center), the Centrum [now DCU Center] and the myriad of downtown legal, financial, cultural and commercial institutions make it ripe for mixed-use development with housing, office space, cafes, theaters, and restaurants.”

But that was seven years ago — long enough for people to become disgruntled with the project, many claiming that it would never happen even after

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{ coverstory } the benefit of being surrounded by other successful projects. Now it would stand alone in terms of major developments in the heart of Worcester.

“I don’t recall it to be the one instrumental thing. There was a whole package of changes [then],” he says.

He suggests that with a stronger economy back then, and other developments in the area like Med City, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy’s arrival and a revamped Union Station, the demolition of the mall didn’t have the weight of the city on its shoulders.

But Murray and O’Brien’s CitySquare aims to remake downtown.

“In Boston, where’s some of the highest priced real estate?” Murray asks. “It’s around South Station. It’s around North Station. You go around the state and see some of the exciting development projects often times around these kinds of transportation modes” like Union Station.

As for the airport’s transfer to MassPort, Murray promoted that for nearly a decade.

Just before Christmas 1999, the city council (of which Murray was a member) granted MassPort the authority to manage the Worcester Regional Airport, but finances stayed under the city’s budget.

“We’ve been running the airport for the last ten years,” explains MassPort CEO Tom Kinton. But he explains that there was always a lingering “thought or desire in peoples’ minds” that MassPort would eventually take full control. According to him, Murray was a “huge proponent” for MassPort in 1999, and has since backed their bid to take over operations completely.

But how the airport plays into the city’s development plans is still a little uncertain. “The airport piece, that’s going

to take a little bit longer,” admits Murray.

“MassPort has demonstrated that it is a very capable business and marketing entity…and one of the things they believe right off the bat is that they can push corporate aviation because some communities around Lexington-Concord are not particularly excited about seeing additional planes coming in [to Hanscom Field],” he counters.

Kinton and Mullan offer that the biggest boon from MassPort’s assumption of duties falls on city of Worcester taxpayers.

Before, the airport was a drain on the bottom line. Now it’s taken off the city’s books and run by a quasi-government entity that Kinton explains is “selfsustaining” and “run like a business.”

There’s no dependency on the state legislature for funding, no line item for the organization in the Massachusetts budget, says Kinton.

Eventually, the goal would be to have more commercial operators flying out of Worcester Regional as well, with administrators pointing to the 1980s and 1990s, when upwards of six companies had flights in and out. Murray points out that back then 400,000 people used the airport, and got there just fine without an access road.

But again, what’s celebrated locally isn’t viewed similarly around the state. Tisei, who praises Republican governors William Weld and Paul Cellucci for their work on the 1999 MassPort agreement, says that in the past similar plans for Worcester Regional were “looked at as a bailout.”

“A lot of people were concerned it was just burdening MassPort,” he says.

But these kinds of charges are nothing new for Murray, who’s made it a point to make sure Boston doesn’t overshadow

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Off-the-record consensus from others involved in state legislative affairs points out that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a matter of perspective.

As one source put it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for someone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bringing home the bacon, Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done more than anyone since Cellucci,â&#x20AC;? but they continue, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not known for skimping when it comes to taxpayer dollars. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard that from time to time,â&#x20AC;? Murray says on being known as too parochial, but he contends his efforts to keep Worcester on the mind of the government is in the entire stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact of the matter is Worcester is the second largest city in New England,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have seen with the real estate market, with the population growth, that as people get exposed to Worcester and Central Massachusetts they realize that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a value here in a lot of different ways.â&#x20AC;?

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also not shy in saying that, yes, these kinds of projects build the basis for reelection. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Absolutely,â&#x20AC;? he responds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;campaigns are about your record.â&#x20AC;?

And the way City Manager Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien explains it, what others criticize about Murray we appreciate him for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absolutely no question that Lieutenant Governor Murray, with Governor Patrick and Secretary Mullan have Worcester on the map,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pleasant change to have us squarely on the map as it pertains to the future of the commonwealth.â&#x20AC;?

The big three projects have all met significant milestones conveniently before the November election, and to cement their status even further, more news is expected to surface in the coming months, including hints of more airline announcements and the planned demolition of the mall sometime towards the end of the summer.

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It seems as though Paul Collyer – affectionately known as “Paulie” – is something of a legend in his Worcester neighborhood.

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Of course, what would a New Orleans event be without some refreshment? In addition to classic cuisine like muffaletas, gumbo and jambalaya, Harpoon Brewery – a Boston-based flagship enterprise in the craft beer industry – will be on hand to satisfy the thirst of festival-goers.

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An entrepreneur of the highest order, the Somerville native is known across the state for organizing road race events, renovating real estate properties throughout the city, and for his love of life. In essence, where Paulie goes, good times follow.

As he gears up for his third annual Paulie’s NOLA JazzFest, there is no doubt in his mind that good times will be had by all.

The festival, which has steadily gained popularity and grown in attendance from a humble 300 people its first year to over 1,000 in 2009, will be held July 16 and 17 at John & Son’s Urban Fairgrounds located on Chandler Street in the Village of Piedmont.

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“Initially it was a way to bring some people to my neighborhood and give everyone a reason to hang out,” he said of the event, which boasts 11 bands this year – a vast change from the two bands that performed during the first year. “This festival has very humble beginnings.”

Returning for the third year in a row is the Hurricane Horns – a six piece “Southern Funk & Soul” band from the heart of Worcester. Indeed, the talented lineup – though heavily influenced by the New Orleans music scene – comprises mostly bands local to Massachusetts, including several from right in Collyer’s own neighborhood.

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“Really, it is a New Orleans affair,” Smith said, “and our band is just a really fun band. Our goal is to keep people dancing at all times.”

With three stages cranking out Creole classics and soulful rhythms throughout the day and night, Smith adds, “It’s a family event, but mostly it’s about the music.”

In addition to having a grand time, the event seeks to raise awareness for causes near and dear to the

at Harpoon loves beer and shares the founders’ passion, and it shows in the quality of the beer we make,” said senior vice president of marketing Charlie Storey, adding that Harpoon Summer Beer – a seasonal favorite – will be available at the JazzFest.

Pulling off an event like this is a challenge and thrill for Collyer, who said his positive relationship with the city of Worcester has made all things possible.

“The city has been very good to me,” he said, “and I am seriously invested in my neighborhood.”

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theRoadkill Orchestra is more than just a house band for Dr. Gonzo’s Condiment Emporium. It’s a jam band with chops and attitude. This group of local musicians somehow fits a four-piece into Dr. Gonzo’s (J. Stuart Esty) shop, opens the door and lets the music flow out onto Worcester’s Main Street. Having been drawn in myself with the intoxicating sounds of jazz and blues wafting through the door like the spicy aroma of Dr. Gonzo’s amazing sauces and spreads, I decided to pick the brain of the good doctor himself, to find out how theRoadkill Orchestra has evolved, and what lies ahead for this ragtag band of musicians.

DM: Tell us about Turd Thursdays Stu: There are so many talented songwriters living in the Worcester area. I know that as a songwriter, if I do not have a deadline many ideas will languish in a stack of papers. The “Turd Thursday” Songwriter’s Challenge here at the Emporium started when a thread on Worcesterite.com about a lady’s search for “succulent duck breasts” here in Worcester took a turn for the weird. I presented the lyrics and challenged the folks on Worcesterite to come up with their own melody. I think that there were six versions of the song that first round in March of ’09. In September of ’09 we started with a constantly

DM: How did this group come together?

Stu: Austin and I tried and failed over a two-and-ahalf-year period to kick off this original project 15 years ago. Shades and I had been playing off and on here at the Emporium for a little more than a year. When asked when we’d be finding a rhythm section, I assured Shades that when we were ready the right crew would show up. As predicted, Austin, and his nephew Justin, walked into the Emporium later that week. We called in Mark Holloway to fill in on sax and the group started to gel almost immediately. The initial plan was to work on our sound through the summer and unveil the project in September.

Unbeknown to me, Paulie of the NOLA Jazzfest fame walked into the Emporium the night of our third practice.

After sticking around for 30 minutes eating the spicy condiments, he asked us if we would be interested in playing at the Jazzfest and we said “sure.” Other gigs have materialized since then and we are excited about the opportunity to play for so many people throughout New England.

DM: I hear you’re recording your first release live in the shop during Monday and Wednesday evenings — how did that come about?

Stu: The Dr. Gonzo project has evolved into becoming a part of reviving life on Main St. Does a condiment shop need a house band? If it increases foot traffic, of course.

I designed the Emporium to be the kind of place where friends would want to bring their friends, and am happy to see it actually happening. Recording theRoadKill Orchestra in the Emporium is just the next logical step in turning the “Cultural Mecca” of Central Mass. into a destination resort.

DM: Is your music comprised of original tunes Stu: theRoadKill Orchestra’s current musical selection is 100 percent original. Mostly coming from my submissions to the “Turd Thursday” Songwriter’s Challenge but also delving into my catalog of music going back as far as 1979. It has been a steep learning curve for the band to quickly learn arrangements that I just wrote last week or have had kicking around my head for decades.

The collection seems to be gelling in some sort of Worcester Suite and it will be interesting to find out where this will all end up.

DM: Is the rumor true you’ve scored a residency at the Lucky Dog for August?

Stu: Erick Godin has graciously offered us

DM: Who are theRoadkill Orchestra?

Stu: theRoadkill Orchestra consists of Tuna (Austin Beliveau), drums and backup vocals; Pork Chop (Justin Beliveau), bass and backup vocals; Willwürk Fajürky (Mark Holloway), tenor sax and backup vocals; GT Nightcrawler (J. Stuart Esty), everything else. We just lost “Shades” (Justin Marra), our guitarist to outside projects, and we’ll be proceeding as a four-piece for a spell.

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changing theme with the deadline being 7:30 p.m. on the “Turd Thursday” — third Thursday for all of you normal folk. We have had Monster/Zombie Love/Hate Relationships, Used Car/Truck Love Songs, Random Phrase Challenge, Valentine’s Day (either pro or con) with the Essence of Government Cheese, Drinking Sea Chanty, Highway Robber Ballad, “Yer Mama” challenge, “Turtle Boy” Tune and this month’s challenge, sing a song of your favorite Worcester “Hang Out.” Stop on by and check out theRoadKill Orchestra’s latest tune, “South Main Walking Blues.”

DM: Is it true you have videos on YouTube already Stu: Our YouTube video channel has been a hoot. With the help of some very talented people and volunteer actors, we have had an opportunity to tell a lot of the Dr. Gonzo’s Uncommon Condiment back story via scripted live shoots or animations. The videos for theRoadKill Orchestra are shot either with one or two cameras and are a way of giving the music away to our audience. They are intentionally ‘rough cut’ and are used as a tool for the band as well to improve the sound and performance. The full name of the band is GT Nightcrawler and theRoadKill Orchestra Allstars.

With that in mind, we are expecting that we may have to incorporate room on stage for numerous performers.

What better way for folks to learn original music than to put it, and the lyrics, out there for them as a visual and audio aid?

a bi-weekly Sunday residency at the Lucky Dog starting on August 1. We are excited about bringing our sound and music into the Lucky Dog and will be working on a viable start/finish time that will work for the audience and the band members. We will be working on our expanding list of original tunes and adding “twisted” covers into the mix eventually. We’re looking forward to incorporating some of Worcester’s fine musicians for different tunes as the weeks progress.

DM: You seem pretty busy with your music lately. Is Dr. Gonzo taking a back seat to the GT Nightcrawler?

Stu: Music has always been a part of my life.

Composition and performance is an outlet that allows me to find a sense of balance. Creating — whether it is music or a relish — is what I do. The Dr. Gonzo project is theRoadKill Orchestra project and vice versa. Since opening the Emporium, our “Traveling Medicine Show” aspect has slowed down as our customers now have a place to experience the latest prototypes first hand. Our latest improved web site has also helped us go directly to our expanding customer base in a more efficient manner.

This character of “Dr.” Gonzo T. Nightcrawler has been kicking around for years, now he’s selling condiments and playing music on Worcester’s Main Street.

Dr. Gonzo’s All Natural Mega Spicy Comestible Emporium opened in 2008 at 122 Main St. in Worcester.

Proud of their “ish” hours, you can stop by Monday/ Tuesday 10ish to 6ish, Wednesday 10ish to 8ish, Thursday/Friday 11ish to 8ish and Saturday 10ish to 6.

Be prepared when you stop by, as they are known for giving late tastings and holding Sunday events. Become a Facebook fan of Dr. Gonzo’s Uncommon Condiments and theRoadKill Orchestra for all of the event listings and details.

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As a catch-me-up to the upcoming Batwoman series, this collection-asgraphic novel offers some well-realized superhero adventures made up of a tantalizing scenario that hints at more to come. Batwoman — yeah, she patrols Gotham City, too — is up against a group of bizarre cultists with a supernatural bent and led by an Alice in Wonderland wannabe that is best described as a sinister Luna Lovegood. What unfolds aside from the action is the unexpected prize here — as a high profile lesbian hero, it’s Batwoman’s expulsion from military academy, as well as her crimefighting partnership with her father and the disturbing back story regarding her mother and sister, that really bring the book alive. And the fact her name is Batwoman is merely a marketing technicality — no affection for or familiarity with the Caped Crusader is required.

Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse (Vertigo) Possibly one of the most important graphic novels ever published, and inarguably one of the best, Cruse’s masterwork celebrates its 15th anniversary with this new edition after being out of print for years. In telling the story of Toland Polk, young

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Author White chronicles the sexually immature and lonely meanderings of a successful writer via momentary slices of instance mixed with constant inner narration, alongside Campbell’s beautiful color renderings sometimes adding the punch line, other times providing the very thing that might jerk the tear. And

Southern man who is slowly coming to terms with his homosexuality while getting swept up in the 1960s Civil Rights movement as it explodes in his small southern town, Cruse exhibits a bawdy humor and emotional gentleness toward the underbelly of life, and even the parts of it with which he might not see eye-to-eye. It’s a tale of how your personal sphere interacts with the wider world, and how those things work in unison to contribute to your growth.

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Inception ★★★★ Director/screenwriter Chris Nolan’s latest is about the power of a single, simple idea. Ironically, to make this point, he has invented an entire world of controllable dreams built on a foundation of sometimes outright contradictory rules and held together with enough flashy million dollar CGI to make Michael Bay drool. This isn’t to say that Inception is bad. It’s certainly suspenseful, fastmoving and stuffed with enough thrills to keep the car chase crowd happy plus enough smarts to keep audiences and critics talking and thinking. It’s just that if you are looking for a work that truly illustrates the power of a simple idea, Nolan already did it much better on a much lower budget with Memento.

True, the elevator pitch for Inception is pithy. Its The Matrix meets The Sting.

It differs from The Matrix mostly in that the illusory world is being manufactured in dreams instead of created by computers. And it’s like The Sting in that there is a con game where a team of experts try to fool a mark into making a bad financial decision.

The premise is that multiple individuals can share dreams together and infiltrate other people’s minds. The script quickly gets exposition heavy when Leonardo DiCaprio’s character starts tersely laying down all the rules of behavior in this dream sharing: in your dream the people you create, or “projections”, will for some reason all turn against you if you try to change things too much. Huh? You can have dreams within dreams, but each time you do, time slows down successively.

Sure. And then there is the way one person can design the architecture for someone else’s dreams, somehow insert it into their brains and both of them

will experience it. We’re a bright audience; we can accept all this if it is explained to us reasonably.

However when it comes to dream sharing, the central premise, we are supposed to take a leap of faith and simply just believe all this is possible. It isn’t happening in some distant future. All we know is people put tubes in their arms, plug into some portable machine and presto!

It’s to Nolan’s credit that he manages to navigate through all this and still keep our interest in the fast moving story by building it around interesting characters. As Cobb, the dream controlling protagonist, DiCaprio is nuanced and credibly flawed, only resorting to histrionics by the end of the film. His dead wife Mal (Marion Cotillard) lives in his subconscious, mucking up his dreams by killing whoever is in them, and he is wracked with guilt because he may or may not be responsible for her death. Ariadne (Ellen Page), the edgy young girl he and his partner Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) bring in to design dreams, gradually discovers just how messed up Cobb is, and she steals into his subconscious to learn his secrets. All this while they are running a con to instill the idea into the mark (Cillian Murphy), that he should break up the business empire he has just inherited from his father. This involves dragging everybody through three different dreams within dreams, pursued in each by a brutal militia courtesy the mark’s alert subconscious, all three levels occurring simultaneously and affecting one another.

Even while all that’s going on, Nolan takes the biggest gamble of all, diverting us from the action and hoping we’ll care about Cobb’s personal problems as much as the heist. Nolan somehow keeps all these balls in the air while walking a tightrope, but ultimately it seems that what he is really juggling is everyone’s expectations: Hollywood, the critics, the box office and his own. It’s certainly impressive filmmaking but a bit too much of a jumble. I think a simpler, more streamlined story could have been even more effective.

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Upon setting out to review the Spencer Country Inn, my date and I arrived late and found them closed before 8 p.m. With a few more phone calls, we managed to schedule a lunch date, but it was an important lesson and warning.

Definitely call ahead if you want to eat here.

Fortunately, the experience was worth the few hoops. The Spencer Country Inn is a beautiful restaurant right over the border into Spencer from Leicester.

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A renovated mansion, it offers banquet facilities, overnight lodging in antique rooms, country decoration with a lot of Americana and Victorian art and architecture, and enormous windows overlooking 130 acres of surrounding golf course, trees and wetlands.

We were seated quickly, and the only real wait was for a pot of fresh-brewed coffee. In addition, the server was happy to talk about the history of the inn and the surrounding art pieces.

We started with appetizers. The loaded potato skins were filled with cheese, bacon and mushrooms, served with a side of sour cream. Plenty of potato lined the crisped but still chewy skins, and the toppings were plentiful without being overwhelming. The mushrooms were an especially good touch. They tasted panfried with butter and vinegar and added a great additional flavor and texture. The $5 plate came with six skins, each the size of half a potato. They were absolutely delicious.

For our meals, we ordered steak au poivre and scallops. Both came with side salads that were deceptively simple.

Within the small salad bowl were a few

kinds of lettuce, tomato, pepper, onion, carrot and cucumber all dressed with the homemade vinaigrette we ordered that was just the right consistency to lightly flavor the salad with its sweet, seasoned, tartness without drenching it.

After the salads, the dinners came. The sides of each dish — steamed asparagus, potato wedges and rice pilaf — were all decent, although a bit bland; they all needed salt and pepper at least.

The asparagus was also a little woody for my taste and probably could have been broken further up on the stem.

Fortunately, most of the meals on the menu are served with plenty of sauce to share with the side dishes. In both cases, the sauce (and breading) of our protein/ center-of-plate portion was excellent.

The steak had the perfect chew beneath

on chili from area restaurants as they compete in the “Best Chili in History” cook-off, where you help choose the winner. Finally, see demonstrations of how ice cream was made in the 18th and 19th century and sample popular ice cream flavors from back then like gooseberry, ginger, and even asparagus! 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Adults $20; Seniors 65 and over $18; Youth 3 – 17 $7. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge, 1-800-733-1830.

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Thursday from 2 to 6:30 p.m. with fruits and veggies from Houlden Farms of Grafton, Nourse Farm of Westborough, and Silvermine Farm of Sutton. They also have goodies like beautiful flowers and plants from Maple Plants and Sweetbriar Nurseries and artisan breads and focaccia from Paul’s Center Bakery in Millbury.

Grafton Farmers Market, 1 Grafton Common, Grafton.

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We finished lunch with divine desserts: ice-cream puffs. Vanilla ice cream was served within baseball-sized pastry puffs and drizzled with homemade toppings.

The hot fudge was rich and decadent, as it should be, and strawberry sauce was fresh and popping with flavor. Absolutely heavenly, these were definitely the best part of the meal.

In addition to an appetizer, two main courses, and two desserts, we had coffee (so good that it didn’t need sugar), iced tea, and a glass of chardonnay to go with the scallops. The total bill was $47.49, a good price for the entire experience. While these were lunch prices, the portions were plenty — and dinner prices were equally reasonable. If you’re looking for a lovely and relaxing meal out in a beautiful atmosphere, with food that is dependably good, call the Spencer Country Inn and make a date. vegetables. Registration required by phone or online. $60 per person includes all food and supplies. Clarke Culinary Center, 393 Fortune Blvd., Milford, 1-800-8425275x206, clarkeculinarycenter.com.

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Dr. Gonzo’s Summer Sausage Slamfest: On July 18 Dr. Gonzo’s Uncommon Condiments is back with their 2nd Annual Super Summer Sausage Slamfest (say that three times fast). Contestants will serve up their best sausage dishes in this spicy competition where bribes are encouraged.

Live music will be provided by Sound in Stone, Fanny and Annie and Dr. Gonzo’s house band, theRoadkill Orchestra. With each competition the bar gets raised, so don’t skimp on the spices! Contestants must be on site and sign up within 90 minutes of the start time. $5 entry fee for non-competitors. 2 to 10:30 p.m. Dr. Gonzo’s Uncommon Condiments, Inc., 122 Main St., Worcester.

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Arts for the Animals, its first arts and crafts fair featuring a wide variety of local vendors and artisans. If you are looking for handcrafted accessories or original art, you’ll find it there, along with all kinds of talented designers and crafters. There will be a raffle to benefit the animals at the Worcester Animal Rescue League. Kids can enjoy face painting and balloons. Saturday, July 17, Noon- 5p.m. Arts for the Animals will be held at The Worcester Animal Rescue League, 139 Holden St. Admission is free!

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Take in two stages of musical entertainment, a pub-style venue with plenty of Celtic food and drink, a Celtic Village offering specialty merchandise

and a Celtic Kids Pavilion to round out a day of Ireland-themed fun. The Celtic Festival is one of the most anticipated summer events at Indian Ranch. On Saturday July 17. Several bands will be featured including Fiddlers 3, Fergus, Gobshites, Men in Kilts, Ed the Wizard, and Jug O’

Punch. The Celtic Kids Pavilion will offer face painting, pie eating, crafts, a raptor exhibit, and the beach will also be open for swimming. General admission tickets run for $15, Seniors 65+ for $12, Children 5-11 for $5, with kids 4 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased online at indianranch.com or call 508-943-3871. blackstonevalleycelticfestival.com.

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Make the most of your lunch hour this week and enjoy this Summer’s 2nd annual Out to Lunch concert series taking place every Friday through August 27. Take a break from your workday and head out to lunch on historic Worcester Common. Enjoy live music, grab a bite to eat, browse & buy the wares of area artisans and support local farmers in a mini-farmers market. Free. Swipe your WOO card at the Worcester Cultural Coalition table for WOO points! Noon-1:30 p.m. Worcester City Hall Common, Front St. Call 508799-1175.

To Be Or Not To Be

Shakespeare’s work comes to life at the Worcester Shakespeare Festival every Wednesday starting Wednesday, July 21 through Wednesday, August 18. The 7th Annual Worcester Shakespeare Festival presents The Taming of the Shrew performed by the Worcester Shakespeare Company in two versions — one with traditional (male/female) casting and one with Elizabethan (all-male) casting. For more information or to buy tickets online, visit worcestershakespearecompany. org $5 (Group rate), $15 (Students/ Seniors), $20 (General Admission). 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Green Hill Park, Memorial Grove Amphitheater, Skyline Drive. Visit worcestershakespearecompany.org.

set sail

Get your feet wet at Regatta Point Community Sailing’s 50th Anniversary Gala this Saturday, July 17. Regatta Point Community Sailing is th

celebrating its 50 birthday and is calling all current, former, and new Regatta Point sailors, staff and friends to help blow out their candles.

Join RPCS to commemorate 50 years of providing “Sailing for All” on Lake Quinsigamond.

See old friends and meet new ones. This fund-raising event will include free sailing, kids activities, silent and live auctions, 3-course “shore dinner,” plus live music and dancing. Proceeds support the RPCS Youth Programs, which provide a safe, fun and educational experience to hundreds of central Mass youth, subsidized in part by grants, fund-raising and adult programs. 3-10 p.m. Regatta Point Community Sailing, 10 North Lake Ave. 508-757-2140 or regattapoint.org.

scream for it

Don’t miss the Big Dipper AllYou-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival. Be

a part of Worcester’s favorite festival at Elm Park on July 17 from 10:30a.m. to 5:30p.m.. Meet Massachusetts’ newly elected Senator, Scott Brown, his wife, WCVB Ch. 5 News Correspondent Gail Huff and their daughter Arianna.

The 2010 Big Dipper offers a wide variety of inexpensive family fun. In addition to delicious all-you-can-eat ice cream

provided by Cold Stone Creamery of Millbury, Crystal Caves of Auburn, Janine’s Frostee of Ware, Friendly’s, Hood and Turkey Hill, there will be Moonwalks, face painting, a food tent with grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cold drinks and snacks, a large raffle featuring a Bose Wave Radio as grand prize, NEADS puppies, team mascots, clowns, face painting, and all day entertainment.

The Lions Sightmobile will provide free hearing and vision screening, and Child Protection Resources will offer free fingerprinting and photo/ID’s for the kids. Local favorites Chuck and Mud will be performing throughout the day, as well as a jazz ensemble from the Joy of Music Program. All proceeds benefit the programs of Children’s Friend. Admission is $5 for ages 10 and up; $2 for ages 5 9; Free for 4 and under. 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Elm Park, Highland St. and Park Ave. Call 508-459-6443 or visit childrensfriend. org.

chamber sizzle

The 2010 Worcester Chamber Music Society Summer Festival includes four concerts by members of Worcester Chamber Music Society and QX String Quartet and are a must see/hear for Worcester’s chamber music fans. Remaining concert dates are July 15, 20 and July 22. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m., tickets are available at the door or can be purchased in advance at worcesterchambermusic.org.

July 15 Program features the music of Dohnanyi, Hindemith and Beethoven.

Pre-concert talk at 7:40 p.m. Visit worcesterchambermusic.org for complete program information. $20 adults/$10 students/free for festival participants.

8-9:30 p.m. Anna Maria College: Miriam Hall, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-9818880.

Romanian par-tay At the 86th Annual Romanian Festival on Sunday, July 18 stop by for Shish Kebab cooked to perfection (real deal), home made Romanian pastries (yum), live music by the Near East Sounds Band (cool), antique car show (voom), games for the kiddes (yahoo) and more. Best of all, it’s free (yes!). noon-6 p.m. St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church, 16 Romanian Ave, Southbridge. 508-765-5276, stmichaelorth.org.

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Stretch out after a long week on

Thursday July 15 with Lisa Marie and All Shook Up at Nick’s Bar. It’s never the same show twice with Lisa Marie, who performs a hot blend of R&B and blues with her four-piece band. Don’t even try to resist dancing!

For Friday July 16 head to the Fifth Amendment to catch the “Summer Buzz”, a night of hip-hop hosted by DJ Jack Frost and Kimmi Cupcakes of Shade 45 XM Radio. The lineup includes Worcester’s own AMIYJ (pictured), The Dean’s List from Boston and New York’s J the S. This is Amiyj’s first show back in Worcester after his stay in NYC and he said he’s ready to bring it, hometown style.

“I’ve been rehearsing our show for the last three weeks.

I’m real meticulous,” said Amiyj, whose soulful hip-hop provides hot beats and a good message.

For a slower sort of evening, Howie Newman will be playing a free outdoor show at Sweetwilliam Farm in Upton.

Joined by his son, Keith, on flute, vocals and percussion, Newman’s performances are lively and amusing and involve plenty of audience participation and comedy bits. His music ranges from catchy covers to songs from his recently released CD, “Trust Me, You’ll Like It”. We bet you will!

In the forecast for Saturday, July 17 is some chill music, courtesy of The

Cool Kids Collective, Pasadena, Chase Heaven and Central Ave at Lucky Dog Music Hall.

It’s guaranteed to be a good night with these mostly Southern boys who play an indie acoustic, rock, pop and hip-hop show. “One of our members, Frankie, is from Worcester and we play The Lucky Dog every couple months as a homecoming show for him,” said Cool Kids Collective manager Chad Mercy. So open your arms and show him how a homecoming is done!

For a classic sound, Jason James and the Bay State House Rockers will be holding it down at the Celtic Tavern with an unbeatable combination of suave good looks and rockin’ rhythm’ n’ blues. You really can’t go wrong there, right?

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ARTSWorcester, ARTSWorcester hosts “Creativity Unleashed”, through July 16. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday.

Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org.

Booklovers’ Gourmet, Retracing Roots: A Grecian Odyssey by Lesley Tonna, Through July 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 EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 adults; $8 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. 508929-2700 or ecotarium.org Fruitlands Museum, Flights of Discovery Exhibition, Through Nov. 15; For the Birds: Art from the Mass Audubon Collection, Through Nov. 15; Sculptor Joseph Wheelwright’s Tree Figures Exhibition, Through Nov. 15. 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard.

978-456-3924 or fruitlands.org Higgins Armory Museum, Exhibit: Beyond Belief: The Curious Collection of Professor Rufus Excalibur Bell, Through June 20, 2011; WOO Card good at Higgins Armory Museum, Through Dec. 31. 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 Museum of Russian Icons, Grand Discovery: Icons Acquired from Private European Collections, Through July 30; Museum Docent Gallery Talks, Thursdays, through Aug. 26. 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, Fire & Ice Day, Saturday. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv. org Worcester Art Museum, Adult Institute Works-in-Progress Exhibition, through July 23; The Museum Cafe is Open, through Aug. 28; Wall at WAM: “Actions Speak,” THINK AGAIN (David John Attyah and S.A. Bachman), Oct. 30 - Oct. 17; What Matters, Dec. 19 - Aug. 22. 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.

Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $10 adults, $8 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all Saturdays, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Historical Museum, Exhibit: Elementary Worcester, Through Aug. 7. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org Worcester Public Library, Bottles, Bottles and More Bottles: Ceramic Process, Through July 30. Hours: closed Sunday Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Friday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib. org WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 120 Years of Fine Printing: the Story of Woodbury and Company, Through Sept. 24. 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.

music >Thursday 15 Doakes, Dead Wrong, The Clozapines. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. 508-3633507.

Elm Park Concert 2010 Series. July 15th The Red Riders Concert begins at 6:30 p.m. Concert sponsored by Park Spirit of Worcester and is located at Highland St. and Park Ave. parkspirit. org.

Crazy Dave and Farley! Downstairs Bar at Ralph’s. Twice a week, every week. Don’t miss it! 4-8 p.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Mister Vic at Great Brook Farms. Dinner will be served if you’d like for $8 per family. Please pay online before the night of the show at greatbrookfarms.com. $8. 6-7:30 p.m. Great Brook Farms Cafe, 356 Main St., Bolton. 978-779-6680 or greatbrookfarms.com.

Summer Concert Series on the Plaza. This week featuring Ordinary Heart. Free admission! 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Alternatives Unlimited, Inc., Alternatives Community Plaza, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. 508-266-6502 or alternativesnet.org Acoustic Thursday w/ Randy & Dave. Randy and Dave will be performing at Halligan’s Sports Bar and More. Show starts at 8pm, free admission. 8 p.m.-midnight Halligan’s Sports Bar and More, 889 Southbridge St., Auburn. 508-832-6793.

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. al Fresco Trattoria & Bar, 680 Main St., Holden. 508-829-3008.

Harvest Cafe’ presents the music of Dan Emino. No cover - pass the hat for performer. 8-10 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-567-0948.

Flock of A-holes, Fifth Nation, Brett Randall, Gonculator (9:00pm). Everybody’s favorite Texans “Fifth Nation” are back to the NorthEast. $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or myspace.com/flockofassholes “Audio Wasabi” -Special Guest: Kim Jennings. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-6690122 or myspace.com/audiowasabi Lisa Marie and All Shook Up!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

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

Metal Thursday XCVII: Woods of Ypres [Ontario, Canada], Frozen, Dreaded Silence, Hirudinea. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Jay Graham Live!. Free. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Funky Murphy’s Andy Cummings Live. $3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Hooligan’s, 29 Blossom St., Fitchburg. 508-272-5092.

Shane Hall and The TickleBomb Trio. 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

>Friday 16 Peanut Butter & Jam in the Park-Hot Tamale Brass Band. Bring a blanket or chair, and your lunch. Rain location: Elm Draught House Cinema, 35 Elm Street. Free. noon-1 p.m. Asa Waters Mansion, 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-3477.

Crazy Dave and Farley! Downstairs Bar at Ralph’s. Twice a week, every week. Don’t miss it! 4-8 p.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Fistfull of Kharma. 6-10 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484.

Jazz at Sunset Concert Series: Frank Vignola Trio. $18, $15 per EcoTarium and WICN members and Commerce Bank debit cardholders. Free for children 12 and under. $80 per four-person advanced reserved table. 6:30-8:30 p.m. EcoTarium, Sundial Plaza, 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2703 or ecotarium. org/activities/jazz Outdoor concert- Blues/Americana with Jumpin’ Juba. Jumpin’ Juba plays a free outdoor concert in the Winchendon town gazebo, near the junction of Murdock and Grove Sts. free. 6:30-8 p.m. Murdock Avenue gazebo, junction, Grove and Murdock Sts., Winchendon. 978-297-4148. For more information stevehurl.com

“Jazzed Up” live American Songbook favorites.

Free. 7-10:30 p.m. 1790 House Rt 9, Westboro, MA, 206 Boston Turnpike Route 9, Westborough. 508-366-1707.

Lou Borelli Big Band Plays Brookfield Common. FREE. 7-9 p.m. Brookfield Town Common, River St. and Common St., Brookfield. 508-752-6213.

Outdoor Concert with Cloud 9. If 20% or more chance of rain, band will play inside the VIP Lounge in the Sturbridge Host Hotel 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM. Free 7-11 p.m. Oxhead Tavern, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. 508-347-7393.

Sean Taylor. BAND Free. 7 p.m.-noon Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Southern Revelation - BR Soundstage. 7-10 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311.

Spirit N3D. Christian music, 7-11 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St., Millbury. 508-864-5658 or millchurch.org.

Kim Davidson and Susan Levine at Harvest Cafe’. No Cover - Pass the hat for Performers. 8-10 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-567-0948.

Sweet Willie D “Deacon of the Blues.” Soulful rhythm & blues. no cover. 8-11 p.m. Concord’s Colonial Inn, Village Forge Tavern, 48 Monument Square, Concord. 978-369-2373.

Tony Yodice - Acoustic Fridays. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277.

Rare Breed, Three Years Gone and Another Soldier Down $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or myspace.com/luckydogmusichall.

Pueblo Nuevo Band. No cover. 9-11 p.m. Bocado Tapas Wine Bar, 82 Winter St. 508-797-1011 or pueblonuevoband.com Fergus. No Cover. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700 or fergusband.com.

Outside In. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Irish Times / Rehab, 244 Main St. 508-797-9599.

Pat Carroll & Kenny Murphy. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122 or gardnerale.com.

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

The Fixture, Miranda. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. The G3NE with Flesh and Blood. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373.

The River Neva, Wreckoning,18 Wheels of Justice, Scaphism, First Strike! And outside on the patio from 5-8pm Rick Porter and The Suns of Soil. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

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

Carol O’Shaughnessy and Pianist Tom Lamark! No Cover!. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Drunken Uncles. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Allgos Sweets and Drinks, 58 Shrewsbury St. 508-304-7129.

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

Still Aggravated. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

>Saturday 17 Gadoury on the Piano outside under the stars. Mixers Cocktail Lounge, 90 Harding St. 508-762-9499.

Fishing the Sky from Lowell (myspace.com/ fishingtheskyband) Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Rabbit Hole 805 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-0040 or therabbitholeusa.com Jesse Fontaine & Joe D’Angelo. 7-10 p.m. 1790 Restaurant & Tavern, 206 Turnpike Road, Westborough. 508-3661707.

Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra Family Concert (Rain date: Sunday, July 18) 7-9 p.m. Institute Park, Salisbury St. and Park Ave. 508-754-1234.

Soilwork. Death Angel, Augury, Mutiny Within, and Swashbuckle $22.50 Advanced, $25 at Door, $50 VIP. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696.

Bill McCarthy & His Guitar (MySpace.com/

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BadClownProductions) Free!. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tavern on the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600.

Dana Lewis Live! Saturday Nights at Verona Grille, 81 Clinton St. (Rte 70) a mile north of Lincoln Plaza. FREE!. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Verona Grille, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury. 508-853-9091 or myspace.danalewismusic.com Cool Kid Collective (NC), Pasadena, Chase Haven, Central Ave (1st). $7. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or myspace.com/coolkidcollective.

Jazz with PICO CANTO live. FREE. 8-11 p.m. Falzone’s Italian Restaurant, Douglas , MA, 306 Main St., Douglas. falzones. com.

Touched - Classic Rock & 80’s Pop. 8 p.m.-midnight Coldbrook Resort & Campground: Woodside Tavern, 864 Old Coldbrook Road, Barre. 978-355-4648 or touchedband.com.

Linda Dagnello/Pamela Hines Quintet. Free. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508753-4030.

APR & One Step Further. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373.

Auntie Trainwreck. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Babe Pino Band. Peter HiFi Ward and trumbleboys blues it up with Mr Pino music charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Gilreins, 810 Main St. 508-791-2583.

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The Nines Neighborhood Bar, 136 Millbury St. Cold Train. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

Hey Now Morris Fader, Huck, The Lights Out, and Only at Night!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Jason James and The Bay State Houserockers. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508366-6277.

Last Call Band. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Irish Times / Rehab, 244 Main St. 508-797-9599.

Matt & Dave. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122 or gardnerale.com.

Old School. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

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

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

The Curtis Earle. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051.

The Numbskulls and Guests. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. 508363-3507.

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

Whalebone Farmhouse. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. No cover!

>Sunday 18 Travis Tritt In Concert at Indian Ranch 2 PM. Free Parking See Website. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster. 508-943-3871.

Eric Liljequist. 2-6 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484.

The Bill Fanning Group. 3-7 p.m. Castle Restaurant, 1230 Main St., Leicester. 508-892-8000.

Sean Fullerton Live Acoustic! 3-7 p.m. Cabby Shack Restaurant, 30 Town Wharf, Plymouth. 508-746-5354 or cabbyshack.com.

The Bobby Gadoury Trio featuring Dale Lepage 5pm, Andy Cummings 9-Close, No Cover!. 5 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Dana Lewis Live. No Cover Charge. 7-10 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818 or myspace.com/ danalewismusic Josh Briggs Live. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 305 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-2995 or facebook.com/ fiveonfriday.

>Monday 19 Black Veil Brides. Also featuring Vampires Everywhere, Modern Day Escape, and Get Scared $12 Advanced, $14 Day Of. 6:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696.

Blackstone Valley Community Concert Band. Rain date is July 20th. Free. 7-8:30 p.m. Choate Park, Medway. For more information: bvccband.org Driftin’ Sam Politz 7pm-9pm, Karaoke 9pm-Close- No Cover!.

7 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Tokyo Tramps on “Bleu Monday”. Tokyo Tramps perform

Open Mic Night with Bill McCarthy - Free!. 7:30-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or MySpace.com/ OpenMicWorld Open Mic Night w/ Ned Lucas. Free. 8-10:30 p.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. 508-363-3507 or myspace.com/hotelvernonshiproom Open Mike Night. No Cover Charge. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Firefly’s Framingham, 235 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham. 508-8203333 or fireflysbbq.com Jacob Vangas. Free. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or luckydogmusic.com Open Mic Night The Raven Music Hall. 258 Pleasant Street Worcester, MA 01609 Free. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. 978-8686340 or theravenrox.com Open Mic with Joe Auger. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Everyman Bistro, 311 Iron Horse Way, Providence. 401-751-3630 or everymanri.com/music.htm Michael Justiss, then Scott Ricciuti. No Cover. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508753-4030.

Starving Artist Open Mic- Hosted by Josh Briggs and Tony Yodice. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Jose’ Murphy’s, 97-103 Water St. 508-792-0900.

Toreba Spacedrift, Young and Old, Tyrannosaurus Dinosaurs. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Wasted Wednesdays with DJ Soup. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247.

free. 7:30-11 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner.

978-669-0122 or gardnerale.com.

Open Mic with John Windle. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Everyman Bistro, 311 Iron Horse Way, Providence. 401-751-3630 or everymanri.com/music.htm.

>Tuesday 20 Open Mic Night w/ Bill McCarthy. Free. 7-11 p.m.

Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Big Jon Short (bigjonshort.com) No cover. 8-10 p.m. Armsby Abbey, 144 North Main St. 508-795-1012 or armsbyabbey. com/2009/08/jon-short.

Dan Kirouac with Dorette Weld. Free, 8-10 p.m. at The Barking Dog Grill, 21 Friend St., Amesbury. 978-388-9537.

Scott Ricciuti, Michael Thibodeau and John Donovan every Tuesday night. 8-11 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

James Keyes. No Cover. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

>Wednesday 21 Concord Band Concert Series at Fruitlands. $10/ car for non-members; Free for Fruitlands members. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands.org/calendar

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featured poet and/or a poetry slam. July 18th Victor Infante will take the stage. Victor D. For more info please visit our website - http:// poetsasylum.org/. No cover; donations accepted. 6-9 p.m. Jumpin’ Juice & Java, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800.

>Monday 19 The Dirty Gerund Poetry Show. Spoken Word Poetry & Music & Surprise Ruckus blend together to create an eclectic, dynamic show that ain’t your grandma’s poetry reading. Open Mic, Comedy Shtick, Special Featured Performers, Poets On Tour, Snack Time and prizes for demented variations on poetry challenges. Mondays through Dec. 27. Donations Accepted. 9-11 p.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543 or dirtygerund.com.

sports

Early Morning Open Rowing - Killer Bees Crew. Open Rowing in the 4+ and/or the 8+, 2X , 1X and rec 2X on Mon., Weds., and Fri. mornings through October 21st. Complete calendar and more information available at killerbeesrowingclub.org. Guests with rowing experience are welcome. Quinsigamond State Park: Regatta Point, Main Boathouse, 10 North Lake Ave. 978-808-1102.

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Book Discussion. Book Discussion Stormy Weather, by Paulette Jiles Newcomers welcome to all groups. Inquire at the check-out desk for copies of books. Free. 7-8:30 p.m.

Northborough Free Library, 34 Main St., Northborough. 508-3935025.

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Author Meet and Greet Book Signing. Romance author Rita Sawyer will be signing copies of her novel ‘A Brazen Love Worth Fighting For’. 1-3 p.m. Border’s, 476 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. 508-845-8665.

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Worcester Youth Poetry Slam - Free Teen Workshop Series. The Worcester Youth Poetry Slam in conjunction with the Worcester Youth Center is proud to offer a new free poetry & performance workshops series every Thursday for local teens who wish to develop their writing and build a community of poets who support, critique and cheer each other on. All teens and educators who wish to come to these weekly workshops will need to sign up as members of the Worcester Youth Center, so they can keep track of who’s using their facilities. Free. 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Worcester Youth Center, 326 Chandler St. 508-791-4702 or worcesteryouthslam. com.

The Little “a” Poetry Series. Starting in March, the Little “a” Poetry Series is moving from Monday to Thursday nights! The Little “a” Poetry Series occurs every Thursday night around 7:30 at the Q (362 Chandler St, Worcester) and is hosted by Cowboy Matt Hopewell. We have an open mic followed by a featured poet.

To book a feature, e-mail Matt at themadcowboy@gmail.com. 362 Chandler St.

>Sunday 18 The Poets’ Asylum. Join Worcester’s longest running poetry series every Sunday night for an open mic reading followed by a

Sunburns and WPI present “Dark Play Or Stories for Boys” - Thursday, July 15 - Saturday, July 17. A tale of deception, fluid personality and sexual license in the Internet age, Dark Play examines what happens when the real world and virtual world collide.” $5. 8-10 p.m. WPI: Little Theatre, 100 Institute Road.

Amazing Players present “Same Time Next Year” - July 16th, 17th, and 18th. $18 ($15 Members; $17 Students/ Seniors). 8-11 p.m. Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St., Framingham. Call 508-405-2787 or visit amazingthings.org.

“Snoopy!” A Musical - The Oxford Community Youth Theater will present the musical “Snoopy!” on Friday and Saturday, July 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, July 18 at 1 p.m. $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and children ages 2-13 (under 2 free). First Congregational Church (UCC) of Oxford, 355 Main St., Oxford. Call 508-987-2211.

Les Miserables (School Edition) - Tuesday, July 20 Saturday, July 24. $18 for Regular Admission, $15 for Students/ Seniors. 8-10:30 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions.org/ lesmiserables.shtm.

>Thursday 15 Orlando’s Comedy Jam - A Showcase of New England’s best comics, hosted by Orlando Baxter every Thursday. $5. 8-9:30 p.m.

Fifth Amendment, Frank Foley’s Comedy Safari, 90 Commercial St. Call 508-812-0093.

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Free. Sweetwilliam Farm & Country Store, 153 North St., Upton. Call 508-529-2000 or visit howienewman.com.

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Toastmasters - Public Speaking. Public Speaking - Either get comfortable public speaking or improve your current skills in a friendly, receptive atmosphere. $39 per 6 months for members, visitors free. Thursdays, 7:45-9 a.m. Hanover Insurance Building, Wright Room, 440 Lincoln St. 508-756-5677 or toastmasters.org.

Claytime College Night. Every Thursday receive 50% off your studio fee with a college ID. 6-9 p.m. Claytime Studio, 124 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. 508-798-9950.

>Friday 16 Celebrate Recovery. Celebrate Recovery is a broad-based 12-step program. Some common issues people work on at CR - alcoholism, chemical dependency, codependency, anger, resentment, past abuse, SA, depression, anxiety, divorce recovery and family dysfunction. Every Friday people attend unsure of their issues, but knowing that things are out of control or just not right in their lives. On the last Friday of the month we meet an hour early for a potluck dinner. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Charlton Baptist Church, 50 Hammond Hill Road, Charlton. 508-248-4488 or charltoncr.com.

>Saturday 17 Reiki Classes. Japanese stress reduction, relaxation and energy management classes every Saturday, Wellesley and Worcester. To Be Determined 508-792-2222 or HolisticNetwork.org/alternative.

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Qi gong/ Meditation. Every Tuesday enjoy an hour of relaxation, meditation and some Qi Gong exercises to improve your health. The ancient art of Qi Gong is good for heart, lung and overall health. Come and join our group. $6 drop in rate or $32 for 8 weeks. 1-2 p.m. Westborough Sr Center, 4 Rogers Road, Westborough. 508-842-1100. watercolor painting classes. Ongoing weekly classes, sponsored by the town of Auburn recreation department, are held Tuesday mornings from 9:30 am until noon. The cost is fifteen dollars per week with a $10 material fee at the start of each new painting (each painting takes approx. three weeks to complete).

No additional materials or art experience are required for these classes. For further information, or to register, call Beth Parys at (413) 245-3295 Camp Gleason, Central St., Auburn. 413-2453295.

dance >Thursday 15 Free Zumba. Free Zumba class @ Worcester rdfX! Reserve your spot now at youdanze.com. FREE. 6-7 p.m. revolution dance & fitness compleX, 76 Webster St. 774-262-4629.

Salsa for Couples - Beginner level. Learn to dance basic salsa with your partner in just six weeks. Focus will be on footwork, turns, lead and follow technique. Partner required. $200 per couple.

6-7 p.m. Salsa Storm Dance Studio, 9 Harrison St. 508-854-8489 or salsastorm.com.

Full Bronze Merengue/Cha Cha. Both dances are danced on the spot and follow quick music. No partner required. $50 monthly membership includes all classes. 7-8 p.m, New cycle begins July 15. Poise, Style, and Motion, 97 Webster St. 508752-4910.

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Northboro. Visit website for class card options. 7-8 p.m. Shake Dance & Fitness Studio, 369 W Main St., Northborough. 774-4507474 or shakefitness.com.

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Intermediate Quickstep. Come learn the Quickstep! Singles and couples welcomed. Quickstep is a progressive dance that uses hops, skips, and scatter chasses. Come learn this lively dance and dance away the afternoon to big band music. $50 monthly membership includes all classes. midnight-1 p.m. Poise, Style, and Motion, 97 Webster St. 508-752-4910.

Youth & Teen Latin and Swing Classes. New Enrollment starts Saturday, July 17th. Youth & Teen Classes focus on the upbeat Latin & Swing dances. Classes cover step patterns, partnering, posture, dancing on beat and developing a solid foundation in the basics. No partner necessary but encouraged.

Enrolling now! (Ages 5 thru 16) 6 wks for $50pp, Meets: July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 14, and 21st. 10am Advanced Teens/Pre-Teens (9-16yrs) 11am Intermediate Juniors (5-8yrs) 12pm Beginner Juniors (5-8yrs) 12pm Beginner Teens/Pre-Teens (9-16yrs).

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

>Monday 19 Free Salsa Dance Workshop. Come in and get a taste of Salsa. Join us for a free Salsa dance workshop. Learn basic footwork and partnering. Sign up that day and save $10 on your registration. FREE. 6-6:45 p.m. Salsa Storm Dance Studio, 9 Harrison St. 508-854-8489 or salsastorm.com.

>Tuesday 20 Zumba Dance Fitness. Zumba Dance Fitness/ All levels (1 hour) $50 for 6 weeks/ Drop in Fee $12. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, 440 Main St., Shrewsbury. 617-840-1140 or rhythmoz.com.

Free Belly Dance Workshop. Join us for Free Belly Dance Workshop. Learn basic body isolation and hip movement. Free. 6-7 p.m. Salsa Storm Dance Studio, 9 Harrison St. 508-854-8489 or salsastorm.com.

WC Swing Classes (Beg). Learn with other Singles & Couples for 6 weeks. Singles & Couples welcome. $50pp. 8-9 p.m. American Ballroom & Latin Dance Studio, Maironis Park, 52 South Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury. 508-925-4537 or americanballroomlatin.com.

>Wednesday 21 Bollywood Dance Class @ SDAF Studio in

New Indoor Weekend Flea Market on Route 12 in Dudley. Do Right Antiques and Collectibles Flea Market, now open from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., each Saturday and Sunday!

For more information call 1-800-551-PROS (7767) or visit dudleydorightfleamarket.com. Do Right Flea Market/Former Stevens Linen Mill, West Main St., Dudley.

Worcester flea market. We are open to everyone, free admission. Every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 106 Lafayette St. Worcester, 508-793-9810 or worcflea.com.

Cruise Night at the Candy Mansion. Admission to view vehicles is free,. Cruise Nights are held weather permitting. Every Thursday 5-9 p.m. Hebert’s Candy Mansion Front and Side Lawn, 575 Hartford Turnpike, Shrewsbury. 508-845-8051, ext. 243.

Wednesday Night Cruising for Charity Car Show.

Featuring classic cars, music, and concessions. 5-8 p.m. Klem’s, Field next to the store, 117 W Main St., Spencer. 508-885-2708 or klemsonline.com.

Country Folk Art Craft Show- Home Decor & More. $6, $5 w/online coupon. July 16, 17, & 18. Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. 248-634-4151 or countryfolkart.com.

Worcester Chamber Music Society Summer Festival. Concert dates are July 15, July 20 and July 22. All concerts begin at 7:30 pm, tickets are available at the door or can be purchased in advance at worcesterchambermusic.org. $20 adults/$10 students/free for festival participants. 8-9:30 p.m. Anna Maria College: Miriam Hall, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton.

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family >Thursday 15 Babytime!. A weekly drop-in series for babies through 16 months. It will be followed by a playtime with the library’s toys and music. Each baby must be accompanied by an adult, and siblings are not allowed to sit in. No registration is required! Please call 508-799-1671. 9:30-10:15 a.m. Worcester Public Library, Children’s Room - Main Library, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1671.

Lil’ Todkins Storytime. For toddlers age 17 - 36 months with adult. Free. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Worcester Public Library, Main Library - Children’s Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1672.

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>Friday 16 Children’s Storytime. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Millbury, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury.

508-865-2801 or store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2206.

Neighborhood Nature at Elm Park. Drop in anytime for activities, crafts, stories, and nature walks. Take a break from the playground to learn about the plants and animals that can be found in Worcester through hands-on projects and games. This is a free program. For all ages. Free. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Elm Park, Highland St. and Park Ave. Neighborhood on the Water at Green Hill Park.. Join the fun in our canoes and learn about the wildlife that depend upon this park. We provide canoes, paddles, personal flotation vests, and basic canoeing instruction. This is a free program. Swimming skills are required. An adult must accompany all participants under 18 years. Please call 508-753-6087 to check program status. Open to children ages 6 and older. 2-5 p.m. Green Hill Park, Green Hill Parkway.

>Saturday 17 Zoobabies Day. Help us celebrate our Zoobabies with special events, baby scavenger hunt, and more! $18.75 Adult general Admission, $12.75 Child General Admission, $12.75 Senior General Admission OR $24 per person Combo Ticket that includes general admission and mechanical rides!. Southwick’s Zoo, 2 Southwick St., Mendon. 800-258-9182.

Looking for Lost Ladybugs. Scientists at The Lost Ladybug Project are searching for rare native ladybug species, and you can help find them. Spend a few hours brushing up on ladybug biology, learning to identify common and rare species, and documenting ladybugs here at Wachusett Meadow, then go home and survey the ladybugs living in your backyard. Bring sharp eyes and a digital camera if you have one; we’ll provide the rest. $6 Mass Audubon Adult Member, $8 Non-member, $3 Mass Audubon Child Members, $4 Child Non-members. 10 a.m.-noon Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712.

>Tuesday 20 Chess Pick-up Games. Free. 4-6 p.m. Acoustic Java, 932A Main St. 508-756-9446 or acousticjava.com.

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Orthodox Food Pantry. free. Every Saturday,10 a.m.-noon Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Food Pantry, 102 Russell St. 508-791-7326.

Heaven Is a Mile Away

Worcester hip hop artist Omari O’Neal, aka Oh!SoSpectacular, sets the bar high for his latest release, Heaven Is a Mile Away. O’Neal describes it as “a musical experience ... that intersects faith, love and hope.” This is a heavy prospect, especially since O’Neal’s previous efforts, while brilliant, were also very silly – one track was about “chattin’ wit’ babes” over the Internet as samples from the movie Napoleon Dynamite were looped in the background.

The bar is indeed high on “We Made It.” O’Neal dedicates his verses to his mother for having to “hustle just to make it through” while raising him. It’s a tender ode, and the sampled piano riff induces spine-chills.

Elsewhere, O’Neal returns to his sillier roots. During “Call You Mine,” he raps “I’m back where I started, I can’t stand it, like I farted.” That verse is completely off: he’s grown plenty from where he started, and the album doesn’t stink like he farted. omarioneal.com

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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 ElmStreet, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 At: 7:00 P.M. To act on a petition from: Francis R. Mercadante, 129 Parkhill Ave., Millbury, MA For a Variance in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to: Park construction equipment and trucks for business use at Map 14, Lot 18, Aurilla St., Millbury, MA. All interested parties are invited to attend.

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY DIVISION NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING Project File No. 605780 A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassDOT - Highway Division to discuss the proposed Quinsigamond Village Bike Spur multi-use path construction project adjacent to the Blackstone River, between Blackstone River Road and McKeon Road Extension in the City of Worcester.

WHERE: Worcester City Hall Levi Lincoln Chamber (3rd floor) 455 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 WHEN: Thursday July 29, 2010 at 7:00 PM PURPOSE: The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Multi-use Bike Path project. All views and comments made at the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of constructing a new 0.7 mile off-road Multi-Use Bike Path, connecting the northern end of the existing Blackstone River Bikeway - Segment 6 off-road section to McKeon Road Extension. The work will include a 10 foot wide paved surface with paved shoulders and a chain link fence to separate users from the river embankment. The path will be adjacent to the Blackstone River between the new shopping center parking lot and the river embankment for the southern portion. The path will cross the Blackstone River on an existing bridge structure as an independent path, separated from traffic by concrete barriers then continue to McKeon Road Extension.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The City of Worcester is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassDOT’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be discussed at this hearing.

Written views received by MassDOT subsequent to the date of this notice and up to five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing shall be displayed for public inspection and copying at the time and date listed above. Plans will be on display one-half hour before the hearing begins, with an engineer in attendance to answer questions regarding this project. A project handout will be made available on the MassDOT website listed below.

Written statements and other exhibits in place of, or in addition to, oral statements made at the Public Hearing regarding the proposed undertaking are to be submitted to Frank A. Tramontozzi, P.E., Chief Engineer, MassDOT – Highway Division, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, ATTN: (Highway Division, Project File No. 605780). Such submissions will also be accepted at the hearing. Mailed statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be postmarked within ten (10) business days of this Public Hearing. Project inquiries may be emailed to dot.feedback.highway@state.ma.us The community has declared that this facility is accessible to all in compliance with the ADA / Title II. However, persons in need of ADA / Title II accommodations should contact Angela Rudikoff by phone at (617) 973-7005 or email to angela.rudikoff@state. ma.us. Requests must be made at least 10 days prior to the date of the public hearing.

In case of inclement weather, hearing cancellation announcements will be posted on the internet at http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/ LUISA PAIEWONSKY HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR FRANK A. TRAMONTOZZI, P.E. CHIEF ENGINEER Boston, Massachusetts

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

by William J. Griggs and Marylynn Griggs to Spencer Savings Bank dated December 31, 2002, and recorded with the Worcester County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds in Book 28628 at Page 305, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 A.M. on the 27th day of July, 2010 upon the mortgaged premises described below and being now or formerly known as 10 Stone Road, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: A certain parcel of land situated on the easterly side of Stone Road in Millbury, MA and being shown as Parcel B on a plan of land surveyed for Lillian R. Chaffee dated October 16, 1990 and revised to November 3, 1990 by Donald A. Para, R.L.S. and being recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan book 675, Plan 31.

Beginning at an iron pipe in a stone wall at the southwesterly corner of parcel to be described, on the easterly side of Stone Road, at a corner of other land of Lillian R. Chaffee, said point being located about 240 feet northerly from the intersection of the easterly side of Stone Road and the northerly line of North Oxford Road; Thence N. 12° 13’ 15” W. along a stone wall on the easterly side of Stone Road, 200.00 feet to a drill hole in the end of a stone wall; Thence N. 20° 17’ 31” W. along the easterly side of Stone Road, 122.59 feet to a point; Thence running northwesterly and westerly along the side of Stone Road on a curve to the left having a radius of 137.51 feet and a length of 161.86 feet to an iron pipe; Thence N. 87° 43’ 52” W. along the northerly side of Stone Road, 16.23 feet to an iron pipe; Thence N. 1° 50’ 00” E. along a parcel A remaining land of said Chaffee, 230.00 feet to an iron pipe; Thence N. 68° 36’ 19” E. along Parcel A, 506.14 feet to an iron pipe in a stone wall; Thence N. 12° 04’ 40” E. along a stone wall and land now or formerly of Alfred L. and Henrietta C. Fay, 145.00 feet to a drill hole; Thence S. 39° 31’ 44” E. along a stone wall and said Fay land, 300.26 feet to a drill hole; Thence S. 0° 51’ 40” W. along a stone wall and said Fay land, 148.06 feet to a point; Thence S. 52° 23’ 23” W. along a stone wall and said Fay land, 38.56 feet to an iron pipe; Thence N. 79° 40’ 13” W. along a stone wall and said Fay land, 221.47 feet to a drill hole in a corner of stone walls; Thence S. 28° 13’ 30” W. along remaining land of Lillian R. Chaffee, 304.50 feet to an iron pipe; Thence S. 62° 29’ 45” W. along said Chaffee land 90.00 feet to the point of beginning.

Containing an area of 7.030 acres.

Being the same premises conveyed to the mortgagors by deed of Kathleen A. DeBartolomeis and James DeBartolomeis dated December 31, 2002, recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Instrument number 2875, Book 28628, Page 303.

As affected by a partial release of mortgage dated 6/8/06, recorded 6/9/06 in Book 39141, Page 230, releasing Lot B-2 on Plan Book 843, Plan 92.

As further affected by a partial release dated 7/12/07 recorded 9/13/07 in Book 41791, Page 207, releasing Lot B-2 Revised on Plan Book 860, Plan 96.

Premises to be sold and conveyed to the highest bidder subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, leases, rights of tenants and parties in possession, orders of conditions, condominium regulations, by-laws, fees and liens, deeds out, improvements, public assessments, takings, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, estate tax liens, Medicaid liens, claims of heirs, water and sewer liens, errors in descriptions, omitted courses, and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.

The Mortgagee reserves the right to change the terms of the sale and postpone the sale to a later date by public proclamation at or during the time and date appointed for the sale and to further postpone at any adjourned sale date by public proclamation at the time and date appointed for the adjourned sale date.

No representations, express or implied, are made with respect to any matter concerning the premises which will be sold “as is.”

Terms of sale: A deposit of five thousand dollars ($5,000) by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale as a deposit to be held at the option of the mortgagee as liquidated damages for any breach by the buyer.

The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at the offices of Alexandrov, Metzger & Flannagan, P.C., 32 Franklin Street, Suite 304, Worcester, MA 01608 within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The successful bidder shall be required to sign a Memorandum of Terms of Sale containing the foregoing terms at the Auction Sale.

In the event of an error in this publication, the description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control.

Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

Spencer Savings Bank Its Successors and/or assigns Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, Alexandrov, Metzger & Flannagan, P.C. 32 Franklin Street, Ste. 304, Worcester, MA 01608 7/1/2010 7/8/23010 7/15/2010

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WORCESTER’S CANAL DISTRICT IS CHOCK-FULL OF HISTORY AND TWO FORMER SOUTH HIGH STUDENTS, IRIS SANXHAKU AND RUBBY WUABU WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT — WHILE TRAVELING ON A HORSE AND BUGGY TOUR THROUGH THE STREETS OF WORCESTER. THE TOUR HIGHLIGHTS THE HISTORY OF THE BLACKSTONE CANAL, THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, AS WELL AS HIDDEN HISTORY YOU MAY NOT KNOW. THE TOUR IS FREE AND LEAVES FROM BEHIND UNION STATION AT FRANKLIN AND HARDING STREETS EVERY THURSDAY IN JULY AND AUGUST FROM 5 P.M. TO 8 P.M. SANXHAKU IS CURRENTLY A STUDENT AT THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS AND WUABU ATTENDS SIMMONS COLLEGE.

Why did you decide to create the tour?

IS & RW: The idea for the tour was

Elizabeth Bacon’s from four years ago. She thought the city needed some fresh energy telling it’s story and South High kids had been getting community service learning credit by volunteering in MYCity (an after school program for elementary school students to experience city life), so she knew they could do a bang up job. The first tour was written by them (a group of 10 kids who needed extra credit to graduate that year).

Bobby Largess was one of the people the kids interviewed. He was so impressed that he offered to run it on his wagon every Thursday in August that first summer.

What was the most important role of the Blackstone Valley during the Industrial Revolution?

IS & RW: The Blackstone Valley

is known as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, with the incorporation of the canals, the water from the Blackstone was used to fuel the industrial revolution and allowed for manufacturing and factories to rise up, and hence allowed small shire towns such as Worcester to grow into a prosperous city.

What are some lesser known claim-tofames?

IS & RW: Baseball was huge in the Blackstone valley. Players came from all over the US to play for the Mill league teams in the valley.

Do you have any plans to expand the tour to other parts of Worcester?

IS & RW: The ideal situation would be to have a tour of the whole city of Worcester (similar to the duck tours in Boston). But as the saying goes Rome was not built in a day. As such every

summer we plan to add a new layer to the tour and extend the tour route.

We hope to include Crompton Park next summer and slowly but surely we will expand beyond the canal district because there is so much history in the city of Worcester.

cars and Bobby brings them out for special events in the canal district so they are used to the attention, dealing with people and navigating traffic.

How do you navigate the wagon around the streets?

IS & RW: Yes, it is a central part of the tour. We love crossing Kelley square because not only is the story about the square fascinating, we also get to experience the range of human emotions; from shock to excitement to anger. We jokingly encourage the people on the tour to observe it.

IS & RW: Our wonderful and talented

teamster, Bobby Largess owner of the Hotel Vernon, as well as the horses (Emily and Jean) takes care of the navigation. He is an excellent driver, these are his horses, his friends and he knows how to control them. Emily and Jean are very calm, controlled and peaceful horses. They really don’t need that much directing. Also over the past summers they have gotten used to the

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What is the speed limit for covered wagons?

IS & RW: As fast as Emily and Jean want to go!

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