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remember waiting patiently (read: impatiently) for word that the ECHL had approved Cliff Rucker's bid for a Worcester-based expansion team. I read into every little morsel of information I could. “Well, I got invited to the media dinner/announcement, surely they would have canceled if it was a no-go.” When I talked to my contacts, you could hear the excitement in their voices. These weren't people that sounded like they'd just been disappointed.

Naturally, when I arrived at the DCU Center on a snowy Feb. 8, I did so with the same fervor 9-year-old Josh had when opening a box of pirate-themed Legos. What I wasn't expecting, was the president and general manager to be announced. Upon speaking to Toby O'Brien for the first time, I was taken by his honesty and attitude. He seemed very much like someone I'd shoot the shit with at Moynagh's after catching a Bruins game, though he is, admittedly, a much sharper dresser than my usual hockey crew. I know there is a subconscious fear Worcester will gain and subsequently lose yet another professional hockey team. I've felt that myself. After speaking with O'Brien and owners, colleagues, administration and friends throughout the ECHL and NHL, it seems quite clear: Worcester is in good hands with Toby O'Brien.

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East Side CDC’s move to West Side raises questions, concerns

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he Worcester East Side Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit organization with a mission based around improving East Side housing and revitalizing East Side neighborhoods, is currently operating out of an office on the West Side.

It would make for an amusing “only in Worcester” anecdote, except for misgivings about the move that have, according to members of the board of directors and East Side residents, been bubbling under the surface for a while. They finally burst into the public eye with an order in front of the City Council this week asking whether CDCs are allowed to move out of the neighborhoods they serve.

The exact order, filed by District 2 City Councilor Candy Carlson, asks for a city solicitor opinion on “the ramifications (if any) on the certification renewal process of a Community Development Corporation that no longer is located in the neighborhood it was certified in serving.”

“I’m certainly not trying to start any issues,” Carlson said Monday, March 28, but “there have been questions about why the East Side CDC is on the West Side. The CDCs historically have always been in the areas they were designed to help.”

WESCDC Executive Director Donna Warshaw said she was caught off-guard by the sudden backlash to the move, which happened less than a year ago. Warshaw said

the move to Highland Street was a temporary one that was made as a “financial decision,” and was never meant to take away from the CDC’s place on the East Side.

However, some on the 10-member Board of Directors that governs the WESCDC said they share the community’s concerns about the CDC’s headquarters being located miles away from the neighborhoods it serves.

“I think we should be in the community we serve,” board member Edith Morgan said. “It makes it easier for the people we serve to find us.”

For years, the WESCDC had an office at 409 Shrewsbury St. Two years ago the organization bought a building at 366 Hamilton St. for the site of their new headquarters, but recently relocated to 310 Highland St. George Cortes, another member of the Board of Directors, said he has had to field questions from his neighbors after both moves.

“All I hear is comments – [people saying] where is the CDC?” Cortes, who called the questions a “legitimate concern,” said. “People are not fully aware the office has moved out of the Shrewsbury Street area.”

Morgan said the East Side of the city, which encompasses areas such as the Shrewsbury Street and Green Hill Park areas, is unique in the city for not being needy enough to get large subsidies but not wealthy enough to thrive without assistance.

“We’re not bad enough to be Main South, but we’re not well off enough like the West

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Side to be able to fund it all ourselves,” Morgan said.

WESCDC is the smallest of the four CDCs in the city – the others are the Main South CDC, Oak Hill CDC and Worcester Common Ground. Latino social services agency Centro also announced the start of a fifth, the New Americans CDC. The main mission of a CDC revolves around housing – fixing up vacant or blighted properties and selling or renting them to city residents. That mission is still intact for WESCDC, but as funding for CDCs across the state dries up, other services have disappeared with it, something Cortes and Morgan said they were disappointed by.

“We are doing less and less community activities besides rehabilitating housing,” Morgan said, pointing to past scholarships for the Joy of Music Program and collaborations with housing organization SMOC and the Green Hill Neighborhood Association as examples of issues she said the CDC should do more with. “I thought our mission was broader than that … I understand that rehabilitating housing is important, but I think community involvement goes beyond that.”

Carlson, who said she did not contact Warshaw before filing her order, heard from constituents at a recent meeting of the Shrewsbury Street Neighborhood Association.

Gary Vecchio, who runs the group, said he was surprised and disappointed to hear about the move to Highland Street.

“If we had been contacted by the director

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Donna Warshaw, executive director of the Worcester East Side Community Development Corporation. and given a rationale, we might have been on board, but when an entire neighborhood association wasn’t notified, that’s a problem,” Vecchio said. “The East Side is a pretty big area, and in that geographic stamp, I would think they could find someplace where they

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t-Large City Councilor Mike Gaffney is making no friends on the City Council.

His colleagues made that quite clear during a heated debate over the upcoming city budget this week.

The sophomore councilor, who ran an unsuccessful campaign to unseat Mayor Joe Petty last election, said he would continue standing up against the city’s “spending problem” and ever-increasing tax rate, but the councilor’s tactics have so far garnered more of a response than his argument, as colleagues slammed him for spending money to buy advertisements on radio station WTAG attacking City Manager Ed Augustus Jr., something they said was not a productive use of time or resources.

“I’ve been around for 19 years now, and I’ve never seen anybody who would take out an ad against the city manager on WTAG radio,” Petty during a speech in which the mayor struck his strongest tone yet on the Council floor against Gaffney’s criticisms of the city administration outside the council chamber. “I find it awful, atrocious and disrespectful.”

The crux of the argument is the upcoming city budget and whether the city administration could put out a balanced budget without raising taxes by 2.5 percent,, as allowed under state law. Gaffney’s contention is the city is spending too much money. His colleagues’ response? If you want to make cuts, suggest a cut. Gaffney has said making the budget is the city manager’s job, and that he is ill-equipped to make alterations to the document.

At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey cited the City Council manual, which lays out the Council’s powers and obligations, in making the case for councilors to suggest their own cuts.

“The City Council may, by majority vote, make appropriations for the purposes

recommended and may reduce or reject any amount recommended in the annual budget,” it reads, in part. “If the city council fails to take action with respect to any amount recommended in the annual budget, either by approving, reducing or rejecting the same, within forty-five days after its receipt of the budget, such amount shall, without any action by the city council, become a part of the appropriations for the year.”

“Some people on this Council, with all due respect, don’t know what their job is,” Toomey, a six-term councilor, said.

Gaffney’s argument, meanwhile, revolved around the disparity between him, an attorney who, like all councilors, is only a politician parttime, and the city manager, who has a variety of city departments and staff at his disposal.

“I’m not the city manager, I’m not being paid $220,000 [Augustus’ gross pay last year was $226,084] per year,” Gaffney said. “I don’t have staff that waits out in the hall for me. [There are] probably over a million dollars worth of salary to make these decisions.”

At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes, meanwhile, referenced the times she has played the role of outsider in City Council debates, but sided against Gaffney in the case of the budget. While she said she agreed taxes were too high, she referenced her own efforts to find specific items to cut in things like retirement benefits, and called on each councilor to do their job and conduct due diligence on the budget.

“The manager has an obligation to submit a balanced budget to us. We have an obligation to cut it, specifically by line item, by dollars, by something,” Lukes said. “We’re supposed to have the vision, that’s why we were voted in as representatives of the city of Worcester.

So if we’re going to have that vision, let’s exercise it instead of being melodramatic.”

In addition to the WTAG advertisements, councilors seized on an article in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in which

Gaffney was quoted as again criticizing the city manager’s salary while also accusing him of shirking his duties.

“When it came time to draft a budget requesting that he not raise taxes, he punted,” Gaffney said in the Telegram article. “He offered no solution.”

Augustus, meanwhile, apologized for any faults he might have, but defended his ability to take different perspectives into consideration. Gaffney’s assertion, which Petty labeled “not true,” that Augustus was asked to come up with a budget, was also contested by Augustus, who said that when he submitted different scenarios for how much the budget would have to be cut under different tax increases he thought he was doing what the Council asked.

“I really do pride myself on trying to listen and pay attention,” Augustus, who referenced the “phenomenally long” process of constructing the annual budget and said coming up with multiple budgets in a year was not practical, said. “I thought I was providing the different scenarios. What I can’t do is say you can take, in the case of the 2.5 percent, $7 million out of the budget and nobody will feel the difference, that they’ll be no consequences in terms of city services. I can’t do that, because it’s not realistic.”

That sentiment was backed up by District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera, who urged her atlarge colleagues, who are voted in by the whole city instead of one geographic area, to attend some of her neighborhood meetings to see what they would be cutting if they voted to make cuts to the budget.

“If you were to see what the needs are in different neighborhoods, constantly … all those things cost money,” Rivera said. “So we’re here making requests, but we’re not offering the solutions.”

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Mike Gaffney people to hear,” she continued. “We have to be realistic. It’s OK to be in opposition, I think it’s a good thing. We challenge each other to think outside ourselves, our box, our comfort zone. But it can’t be this aggressive showboat[ing].”

Gaffney was taken to task by all four women on the Council, as District 2 Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson also defended the city manager, who Petty called “one of the best city managers in the history of Worcester,” adding her voice to Lukes, Rivera and continued on page 7

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could locate their office. How hard were they looking on the East Side when people like me and others weren’t even contacted?”

Unlike Cortes, Vecchio said he has not heard of much of an impact from the headquarters relocation. He attributed the lack of attention from his group’s members to the decrease in non-housing services provided.

“A lot of the services they provided have gone by the wayside over the last year or so,” Vecchio said, citing an annual dinner and a newsletter. “People have had very little reason to go to the CDC office.”

Even with Warshaw’s assurances that the WESCDC will be moving back to the East Side, Morgan said she is wary of the way the composition of the Board of Directors has changed in what she said is her more than 10 years on the board.

“I always worry when a volunteer organization suddenly becomes top-heavy with businessmen and lawyers,” Morgan said. The CDC is required to have a certain percentage of its board be neighborhood representatives, a quota Warshaw said is met easily. “Nothing against those people, but I’m not sure they should have overwhelming power on volunteer boards that are supposed to help people in need.”

For example, one proposed change to the way the CDC works is a salary increase for

Warshaw, which Cortes said is part of an annual review process, but which some say is a luxury in a time when resources are drying up and staffing has been cut.

“I would like somebody to explain the rationale of the proposal to increase the salary of the executive director,” Vecchio said. “If they can’t afford to find a place on the East Side of the city, they shouldn’t be giving their executive director a raise.”

Still, Vecchio and others say they are not bashing the CDC so much as critiquing the move and the logic behind moving to Highland Street.

“We want them back on the East Side,” Vecchio said. “We hope when their financial situation improves they’ll be back.”

As Carlson put it, moving the East Side CDC back to the East Side is only logical.

“If you’re the East Side CDC, it makes sense that you’d be located on the East Side,” Carlson said. “If your mission is to help folks on the East Side, and your mission is redevelopment on the East Side, you belong on the East Side.”

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orcester has been talking for years about an Arts District, with a Master Plan having been devised and shared with the public. But, as is often the case whenever you have many different hands in the pot, the recipe can take longer to complete.

As we have seen with efforts such as the Sprinkler Factory, sometimes a grassroots, organic effort can take shape much faster.

In Worcester Magazine’s March 31, 2005 issue, writer Brian Goslow – who knows more than a thing or two about the arts – look at the budding arts community on Harlow Street. He also looked at other areas of the city where art was already thriving – without a formallydesignated Arts District.

Here’s what Goslow wrote for his lead-in to that week’s story, which was titled, “Double Vision: While the city works toward its official Arts District, a different one takes root”: “There is more than one way to build an arts district. A community can design one – mark a boundary, seed it with workable, affordable space, deliver the right zoning – which is exactly what Worcester officials have long been trying to do. On the other hand, an arts community can grow on its own, organically, as those with similar interests come together, discovering fertile ground – and workable, affordable space.

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Toomey’s.

“I am sick and tired of hearing garbage being spewed on the public airwaves, and ads being taken for personal political gain against individuals,” Toomey said. “I don’t care about any other election. I care about the people we represent in the city of Worcester. It’s not supposed to be done on the airwaves. It’s not supposed to be done in print. It’s supposed to be done here.”

Gaffney was unapologetic, and defended his decision to spend money buying up

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It was enough of a hook to draw readers into a look at how Worcester’s art scene was taking shape even as officials were trying to put a label on it. Since then, Worcester Magazine has written many times about the Sprinkler Factory, the Worcester Artist Group, ArtsWorcester and many other groups and organizations that have continued to grow and thrive as the city around them changes.

One need not concentrate his or her attention to downtown and Federal Square when looking for art in Worcester. From the architectural splendor of its many houses and buildings to annual events such as Art in The Park and stART on the Street, from the conception of the Sprinkler Factory to the ongoing work on the Arts District, art in Worcester is very much alive and well.

Indeed, perhaps the label should not be Arts District. Worcester: A City for the Arts has a nice ring to it.

– Walter Bird Jr. airtime. According to the same Telegram article in which he attacked the city manager, Gaffney has booked four slots during the hour when the city manager appears on the Jordan Levy Show, and will be running the ads for nine weeks.

Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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There was a huge turnout in support of Chandler Street businessman Gilberto Ledesma at the recent City Council meeting. If you’re unfamiliar with his plight, here are the Cliff Notes. Ledesma runs an auto repair business at 99 Chandler St. In an effort to stop people from ruining Chandler Street, a year ago the City Council instituted a “Commercial Corridor Overlay District” there, with the idea of curbing certain types of property uses – for example, auto repair businesses. Ledesma bought a bigger property across the street without knowing about the CCOD, and now finds himself having to petition the Council for an exemption to the rules, having already sunk, by his lawyer’s telling, hundreds of thousands of dollars into the property. Now, there seem to be two lines of argument on this one. One is the idea of exercising compassion and just giving the poor guy the exemption. Yes, it’s breaking the rules, but it’s a small business owner in Worcester trying to expand his business, contribute more to the city, occupying a formerly vacant building and putting it back on the tax rolls. There are also less valid arguments, like the idea that the business would not be out of character for the neighborhood. That’s code for “Chandler Street is already a dump, screw ‘em.” The argument on the other side, mostly represented by Paul Collyer of the local business association, is that the CCOD was put in place for a reason, and if someone wanted to replace a Shrewsbury Street restaurant with a mechanic’s shop there’s no way the city would bend over backwards to accommodate that. There’s also the idea that ignorance of the rules – Ledesma lives in Methuen, it should be pointed out, and commutes to Worcester, although 90 percent of Worcester residents probably don’t know about the CCOD either – is no excuse for breaking them. Ledesma, his lawyer and his bank – which will not be named here, since I’m fairly certain they only showed up to give them fodder for their next “we’re not as evil as out competitors” advertisement – cast blame on various advisers and boards that did not inform Ledesma of the CCOD. The City Council postponed discussion on the item – somehow agreeing to do so before the meeting started, it seems – but so far the Planning Board has unanimously recommended against the exemption and the Economic Development committee has unanimously recommended for it. Stay tuned next week for the thrilling and/or heartbreaking decision.

WPI’M DRUNK: His lawyer painted it as an act of youthful drunkenness, but WPI student Garrett Curran probably won’t be laughing off his trip to New Mexico anytime soon – at least until a different Garrett Curran does something even dumber and bumps him off the first page of Google search results.

Curran, originally from Bolton, was caught sleeping at the foot of a 7-year-old girls’ bed in Santa Fe by the girl’s father.

But why was he there? Well, he was in New Mexico to work on a school project, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.

No, really, why was he in a random stranger’s home sleeping near a child’s bed?

Curran was allegedly drinking with friends and turned left one block too soon, causing him to enter the wrong house.

Hey, we’ve all been there. Well, maybe not all of us, but he can’t be the first one. Where the story really gets ugly is after allegedly breaking into the home – police noticed damage to the front door frame, and the homeowner said the front lock was flimsy – Curran was discovered by an irate father, who put him in a choke hold after he said Curran refused to leave.

However the fight unfolded, Curran earned himself a few cuts visible in his booking photo. And because the fight happened in front of the little girl, Curran is being charged with child abuse in addition to your standard suite of break-in charges.

STOP, WHAT’S THAT SIGN: Speaking of WPI, the

school sent a representative to the Traffic and Parking City Council committee last week to request three pedestrian crossing buttons near the school in addition to a handful of flashing stop signs. WPI even had a generous offer – they would pay for one of the crossing buttons and one of the flashing stop signs if the city would pay for the other four improvements.

The committee had a better offer in mind, telling the school to screw off. The reasoning was that since the city has a backlog of approved but unfunded requests for similar items across the city, some dating back to the 1980s, all WPI would be doing by paying for a few things would be bumping their request to the front of the line. They could do that already, by paying for

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MINOTAUR HUGS: I’d write something clever about Unicorn Kisses, the new seltzer flavor from Worcester’s own Polar Beverages, but every media outlet and their cat has already covered the marketing ploy to death. If you’ve been on vacation out of state for the last week, the gist is that Polar, which usually releases special flavors along the lines of “Fruit A” or, if they’re feeling adventurous, “Fruit A and Fruit B,” cooked up a lighthearted press release about how their newest flavor tasted like a kiss from a unicorn, and how seltzer was actually a magical gift from creatures of myth and magic. Then, someone got the bright idea to actually follow through with the prank, churning out 5,000 cases of the drink, turning the joke into a real-life product line.

Stores have reported selling out of the beverage often, but people who have gotten their hands on it report a taste similar to Skittles. With sales through the roof, time will tell if Polar is tempted to scrap the whole “limited edition” thing and start pumping out Unicorn Kisses full-time, or whether they will let the flavor die out, much like the once-mighty unicorn.

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all six improvements themselves, but clearly someone decided to get clever and tried to see if Worcester taxpayers would foot some of the bill. Better luck next time, guys. Maybe use some of that $400+ million endowment? The tone of the argument was funny, too. WPI students and staff are getting hit on Institute Road all the time – something has to be done before someone dies! But at around $25,000 per crossing button, it suddenly became not quite as urgent.

Not that city councilors had a better tone about the situation, pointing out “jaywalking” on the road and casting some of the blame on WPI students. This isn’t Fahrenheit 451 – you can’t hit someone just because they’re not walking between the painted lines. And if WPI and the city continue to race to see who can fund street improvements the least, soon enough there will be no painted lines, anyway.

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Pro tip for anyone who is thinking about showing up to a City Council meeting – bring a prop. It doesn’t really matter what it is, although it helps if you hold it aloft very seriously, as if you’re presenting a kingly crown to Caesar and not some kind of fancy stick for finding gas leaks.

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There were a few comments made at the recent City Council meeting around signage on public property and its effect on … blah, blah, blah, you don’t really care. What is exciting is that one of the examples of a sign that detracts from the aesthetic beauty of Worcester, brought by a concerned resident, advertised something called a “Helicopter Egg Drop,” and even had a URL for the event. The website (and the event) are run by Next Level Church, which Worcester Magazine has written about a few times already.

They’re the ones with the “how to tip cows” signs on public land as well, so this isn’t the first time one of their signs has been the object of attention. The tech-savvy Christians apparently hired an honest-to-God helicopter on Easter Sunday and dropped a bunch of plastic Easter eggs in a field for kiddos to enjoy. You had to attend one of their services to get the location, so clearly no one from Worcester Magazine made it, but that probably would have ruined the scene we’re all imagining in our head anyway.

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MORE FREE PRESS: A Facebook event page that may or may not be set up by At-Large City Councilor Mike Gaffney and his wife is advertising some items they are selling in advance of their move to Main South, and there are some surprises. For example, there is a punching bag for sale, but it doesn’t seem to have a picture of Gaffney political foe Mayor Joe Petty on it? Did he save that for the dartboard? Other than that, it’s your standard big house kit that’s no longer applicable in a smaller place. But our case of remiss – we were diagnosed last week – would flare up again if we didn’t partake in some wild speculation about why Gaffney is moving in the first place. Possibly to run for state Rep. or state Senate? Maybe he wants a lateral career move to District 4 City Councilor? Or did he sell his house to pay for more ads on WTAG? Maybe he just wants to flex his political muscles at the condo association meetings? Gaffney tells us his next race is for City Council. We’ll find out soon enough.

Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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Editorial Tackling pedestrian safety in Worcester

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his newspaper has long been a voice of concern over pedestrian safety in Worcester. Specifically, we have targeted Lincoln Street, but Belmont Street is another area of concern. Actually, no matter where you drive or walk in Worcester, pedestrians are often anything but safe.

The problem is, how do you address it? If you start with the root cause, you have to look in two directions: the motorist’s and the pedestrian’s. It is true that, especially in today’s age of Smartphones and distracted driving, motorists are as dangerous as ever. It is, however, not accurate to suggest they bear the brunt of responsibility for all pedestrian accidents in Worcester. Police will attest to that.

The recent death of an elderly man on Shrewsbury Street, struck by an allegedly drunk driver, may well be a simple case, but there are plenty of examples where distracted, or just plain ignorant, pedestrians challenge the skill and awareness of the most seasoned driver.

Recently, Worcester Polytechnic Institute approached the city with requests to help improve pedestrian and traffic safety around its campus. We won’t get into the politics of it all (if you don’t pay taxes, but benefit from the city’s services, should you continue to add to the tax bill?).

WPI’s problem is legitimate, and it is citywide, not just around its campus.

Pedestrian safety, or more specifically, the safety of our roads is a complex issue that requires many heads around the table – and solutions that factor in current and future traffic projections, as well as modern technology.

We have used Lincoln Street as an example, quite simply because a lot of pedestrians are hit by vehicles on both lower and upper Lincoln every year.

Citywide, the number of pedestrian-related vehicle accidents has been on the rise in recent years. Lincoln Street has seen major improvements made, but one aspect that remains troublesome, particularly on lower Lincoln is the width of the roadway. Studies have shown, where roads are narrowed, traffic flows slower.

Bike lanes do not appear to have had a positive effect.

Another aspect is the urban nature of Worcester. There are a lot of vehicles – moving and parked. There are also a lot of pedestrians, and in many cases people on foot tend to dart out from in between parked vehicles, or at the last minute as a vehicle approaches.

To solve the problem, then, any solution, or combination thereof, requires physical, attitudinal and behavioral adjustments. It is not so simple as to erect a few flashing signals, strobe lights or even a neon sign. It is not as easy as narrowing a road, or adding curb bump-outs. Motorists and pedestrians — and cyclists, which are also a part of the discussion when talking road safety — must abide by laws. Perhaps most important, they must use common sense.

We believe the issue also must involve private partnerships, not just taxpayerfunded initiatives. Yes, the city and state, where needed, should develop a comprehensive road safety plan – at least in areas where a high number of pedestrian accidents occur. But area businesses and neighborhood groups should not be free from responsibility. We all use this city; we all use its roads, whether by car, bus, foot, bike, skateboard, motorcycle (enter your preferred mode of transportation here). And money does not grow on trees. As noted by the Telegram & Gazette’s Nick Kotsopoulos at a recent City Council Traffic & Parking Committee meeting, quoting Joe Borbone, director of engineering for the Department of Public Works and Parks, it costs a lot of money to put up flashing stop signs and other traffic controls. Should we expect non-taxpaying entities such as WPI to pony up?

Absolutely. It is also fair to ask businesses and others to contribute.

Pedestrian safety in Worcester is not a single-solution issue, and it will take more than one single person or group to solve it. First things first. We believe, just as we have advocated for a master city plan, there needs to be a comprehensive approach to pedestrian accidents. Yes, work has been done and some roads have been improved. But it has not been enough. The city, the state, and yes the every person can — and must — do more.

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ou know it’s been a horrendous campaign year when I, a political junkie if ever there was one, am worn out. Stick a fork in me, ladies and gents – I’m done.

Perhaps the breaking point came when the GOP contenders stood on stage and discussed the size of Donald Trump’s penis. Or maybe it was when Trump and Ted Cruz got into a Twitter war over their wives. I know that my brain started hurting like an ice cream headache when Trump suggested killing the families of terrorists. If I had to diagnose my malaise, I suspect it’s the unbridled hatred swirling around and through this campaign that’s knocked all the pleasure out of politics for me.

Dammit. I’m not having fun anymore.

If I had to pinpoint the moment when we became the butt-ugly Americans, I’d have to roll the calendar back to 2008, and blame John McCain. That’s when he made passionate love to the ignorant, and begat the Tea Party, or as I like to call it “Grendel,” after the hideous maneating creature from the ancient tale “Beowulf.” The unholy mother of this hell child is Sarah Palin, a shapeshifting she-devil if ever there was one. Until McCain’s campaign managers pulled an unvetted Madam Grendel from the wilds of Alaska, our overall ignorance was fairly well-hidden from the rest of the world. Let me rephrase that: it’s possible some foreign countries didn’t consider us imbeciles, bullies, rubes and inbred oddities. We can poke fun at Palin’s family tree — the unmarried daughter who preached abstinence while procreating, the violent son whose nastiness is homegrown, and not the result of PTSD, as his mom dared to suggest — easy targets all. They pale in comparison to the miscreant borne of McCain’s lust for the White House. I’m not foolish enough to suggest ignorant

racists didn’t exist before Palin crawled out of her cave.

As Grendel’s mother, she nurtured her offspring, feeding the Tea Party a steady diet of rage, sprinkled heavily with bigotry.

Now, anger is a unique and parasitic emotion. It’s the only emotion that cannot exist without a host, and its primary source of sustenance is fear. Why do Trump supporters — Grendels, really — violently despise both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama?

Obama has a great track record despite the non-stop obstructionism he faced at every turn. He rid the world of Osama bin Laden, saved the auto industry, lowered unemployment rates and trimmed a trillion bucks from the deficit. None of these facts matter to the racists who hate Obama, nor the misogynistic cretins who despise Hillary. Obama is feared by white bigots because his vast intellect and skills challenge everything upon which they have based their hatred of color. Hillary is hated by men who shrink, literally and figuratively, in the presence of intellectually superior women. There is nothing more frightening to the ignorant than the educated: they strike out against the threat and bark at the moon in what they see as triumph over eggheads.

They carry weapons into Walmart, fearing they might be confronted, but by whom? Only one of their own would be as dangerous. They pounce on protesters because they have nothing but knuckles and bullets with which to battle rational thought.

Enter Beowulf: slayer of dragons. The only man brave enough to tear the arm from Grendel, and send him home to die in his mother’s lair. The gruesome Grendel created chaos and inflicted pain because of his own self-hatred, only to be torn apart by one brave warrior who used wits to topple the giant. What we need, ladies and gents, is a Beowulf on the ballot.

Do we have one?

I think we do.

Typical Americans: We Don’t Wanna Pay for Nothin’ Donald N.S. Unger

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arry Levinson’s 1987 comedy, “Tin Men,” follows the antics of early-1960s, door-todoor, aluminum siding salesmen in and around Baltimore.

Near the beginning of the movie, Richard Dreyfuss’s character, Bill “BB” Babowsky, gets into a hassle with a different species of salesman: a car dealer. Thinking he’s addressing a rube, the dealer asks, “Whaddaya wanna pay?” At which point Babowsky detonates: “What do I wanna pay?” he asks incredulously.

“Nothing! That’s what I wanna to pay.”

Which makes BB the prototypical, contemporary,

American: We-don’t-wanna-pay-fer-nothin’!

That sentiment reaches an annual fever pitch around April 15.

And then we are—oddly?—surprised that what we get is (not-quite-nothing, but) not enough to (oh, I-don’t-know-I’ll-just-punt) make sure we don’t have led in our drinking water — just fishing for imaginary problems that could never happen in an Advanced Industrial Democracy. I know the idea is far-fetched.

Or enough for decent public schools.

Or enough for roads well-enough paved to not bust up our cars.

To be clear: Our tax system is unfair and inequitable.

commentary | opinions They’re not really discussions. They’re more educational or psychiatric interventions, really.

I’m being unfair and partisan? I’m givingin, to the liberal media and their elite friends in the teacher’s unions, to the radical tyranny of numbers?

I’m going to skip saying, “I’m sorry,” because I’m not.

Three plus three is just not one-hundredand-thirty-five.

And this is not about “Everybody does it” and “There’s blame on both sides” and “the system has become unwieldy.”

This is not about parity, about equal time for “differing opinions.”

Gravity and evolution and (just breathe; try to forestall any building cardiac or neurological events) human-caused climate change?

Those are all reality.

Hold your breath and chant, “Trump-CruzRubio,” as many times as you want; click your heels together and murmur, “There’s no place like the Heritage Foundation,”

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three-six-a-million times, and I am firmly convinced gravity is still going to keep you on the ground.

If you feel like you’re floating? Drink something else with dinner.

Silly me. Silly, difficult, deluded, partisan me.

I have a daughter who turned 21 the first day of spring, which is grounding. My strong feeling is: she is going to live in reality.

And it is reality that we have to address, if it is reality that we really want to fix. The firm Republican commitment to non-reality?

It does us a national disservice. It does a disservice as well to both Republicans in specific and conservatives in general.

We don’t need to agree about politics or economics or philosophy. To constructively fight things out, we do need a rational chorus of voices, people who differ over ideology but agree about the-basic-facts, people who accept reality.

“We-don’t-wanna-pay-fer-nothin’!”

I understand. But peace be upon Richard Dreyfuss, Barry Levinson, aluminumsiding and car salespeople, and taxpayers everywhere, that’s not even bad math. It is flawed arithmetic. It just doesn’t work.

Donald N.S. Unger is a regular contributor to the Knowledge@Wharton group of business news websites and the author of “Men Can: The Changing Image & Reality of Fatherhood in America.” Want to submit a guest column to “Your Turn?” Email the editor at wbird@ worcestermagazine.com for details.

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It puts too high a burden on poor and working people and does not ask enough from those at the top, who have been concentrating wealth and power for several decades now - with help from Bushes and Clintons alike.

Going back to the “tax revolts” in California in the 1970s — here in Massachusetts, the echo is Prop 2 1/2 — for a generation-plus, the Republican Party has been pushing the message, “You are paying too much,” regardless of the on-the-ground realities of what running a modern industrial Democracy costs, and generally to great political advantage.

We might compare this, particularly here in the Commonwealth, to JFK’s, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”

But who doesn’t want to hear: “We want less from you?”

JFK points toward the odd-and-out-offashion idea that building a decent and functioning society actually, y’know, costs us something.

It’s easier to go with the idea that everything needs to work, except We the People, which I’m pretty sure is not how The Founders saw things.

This is not, whatever Fox News tells you, a left/right, liberal/conservative, Democrat/Republican, everybody-does-it issue. It is perfectly rational to argue about who-should-payfor-what, about what level of government is responsible for what set of services, about what should be public and what should be private, about where various kinds of “power” should reside, when taxes are necessary, when they become “punitive.”

We need to engage with each other, including, genuine, reality-based conservatives who have a clear (and reasonable) vision of how to make our society and our economy function.

That’s how politics is supposed to work: we argue these things out.

Let me add what should not be a controversial word: “rationally.”

I don’t, frankly, like the Democrats. I don’t have a lot of respect for them. I like the Republicans even less – and respect most of them not-at-all.

But if we are to argue out our differences functionally and constructively, as we are theoretically supposed to do in our system, the starting point is whether or not we have a shared reality.

We do not.

The Democrats have maintained at least a semblance of connection to odd and quirky little things like arithmetic, evolution and science.

Which matters, because budget discussions with people committed to “three plus three equals one-hundred-and-thirty-five?”

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“If you’re the East Side CDC, it makes sense that you’d be located on the East Side.”

- District 2 Worcester City Councilor Candy MeroCarlson, on the relocation of the East Side Community Development Corporation to Highland Street after a short stint on Hamilton Street.

Previously the CDC had been on Shrewsbury Street.

“I did not hack any printers. I sent them messages, because they were configured to receive messages from the public.”

- Andrew Auernheimer, who claimed responsibility for having flyers printed up by thousands of printers around the country. The flyers featured inflammatory and anti-Semitic content.

“... As a community, we thoroughly denounce and condemn the hateful content of these flyers and reaffirm Clark’s commitment to providing an environment free from harassment and discrimination of any kind.”

- Clark University President David Angel, whose college was among those to receive a flyer printed out by thousands of printers across the country.

“East Coast hockey is great hockey. If an East Coast hockey team played Boston College they’d probably win by four or five goals.”

- Mike Mudd, Worcester State University athletic director and former president of the Worcester Sharks, on the introduction of East Coast hockey in Worcester.

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“It’s a real issue, and nobody’s addressing it. Worcester’s got a disproportionate number of indigent deceased persons. This has become an issue for funeral homes, public health and the police department.”

- At-Large Worcester City Councilor Moe Bergman, on looking into whether the city could allow or help local funeral homes to cremate bodies when a family member cannot be located.

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Passionate.

Hard working.

Dedicated.

Enthusiastic.

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O’Brien has a calm about him when he speaks in his strong Cape Cod accent, but it kicks up several notches when the conversation turns to hockey. His hands begin to whirl about in front of him like a wizard manipulating the environment and the excitement is not only palpable, but very clearly visible.

Passion and enthusiasm are terms that can be used so often they lack any substance or meaning, but it is perfectly obvious O’Brien’s excitement is not there for show, or to highlight bullet points on a yearly review sheet With O’Brien, the description that matters most is one earned through years of dedication, participation and heart. He is a hockey lifer, and while building Worcester’s new asyet-unnamed team, he wouldn’t have it any other way.

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throughout Central Mass of a new hockey team almost while the American Hockey League Worcester Sharks were handing in their boarding passes to fly back to San Jose and their parent club. It didn’t take long for those rumors to take shape, with Cliff Rucker, an Eastern Mass businessman stepping in with the intent to bringing a professional team to Worcester.

In December, as the year came to a close, Rucker announced he was, in fact, looking to do just that, but there were still obstacles to overcome and an ECHL board of governors to convince.

Behind closed doors, the gears were already grinding and the elbow grease viscosity thickening in the New England winter while Worcester and the surrounding area awaited the ECHL’s answer. Would Worcester have a pro hockey team? As it turns out, yes, it would, with an overwhelmingly positive unanimous vote from the governors board and ECHL commissioner Brian McKenna’s blessing.

The Feb. 8 press conference, which found sports writers, media and enthusiasts braving significant snowfall to arrive at the future home of the incoming hockey team, the DCU Center, held several notable and important announcements, the first of which was a sigh of relief: Yes, hockey will return to Worcester.

The second, and arguably the most impactful, was the appointment of Toby O’Brien as president and general manager of the team, followed by an emotional and excited speech.

You’d be forgiven for not immediately recognizing O’Brien’s name, though it is not one hockey professionals seem capable of forgetting. With 40 plus years of experience in the world of hockey, O’Brien has played, coached, managed, scouted and everything in between, all while making a significant impression on those he met along the way.

Owner of the incoming team, Rucker, had a tough decision in front of him. He and his wife are hockey fans themselves, and he knew if he was going to do this, he was going to do it right. No half-measures; the president and GM would have a huge hand in the pendulum swing of success or failure. After interviewing half a dozen applicants for the role, he just wasn’t confident in the choices laid before him.

“It was like Goldilocks and the three bears,” said Rucker. “This one’s too big, this one’s too small. No one fit quite right. Those people just weren’t a good fit. I was a bit nervous about

it, so I called Mike back because I trusted him and he gave me Toby’s name.”

The Mike that Rucker referred to is Mike Mudd, current director of athletics at Worcester State University and former president of the Worcester Sharks. He and O’Brien go back “15-20 years” according to Mudd, when O’Brien was with the Johnstown Chiefs in Pennsylvania and Mudd was with the Chesapeake Ice Breakers in Maryland, both of the ECHL. “We were in essence, friendly rivals at that time,” explained Mudd. “He’s a former goalie like myself, so we got to know each other well.”

Playing the same position does not a good candidate make, but Mudd knew O’Brien’s accomplishments and capabilities very well.

When Rucker needed a strong candidate, Mudd turned to O’Brien.

“The reason I think he’s a good candidate is, number one, he’s a very down-to-earth, call it how he sees it kinda guy. There’s no phoniness,” said Mudd. “In the city of Worcester, it’s very important to be personable in that role and establish that role. You’re a person that the fans and sponsors can relate to and talk to. Your job is to tell the story of the franchise and there’s no better than him. He comes from New England, he’s got that New England accent. Most of the people living in Worcester were raised here. If you can relate to being a New Englander, they will relate to that. Toby brings that.”

Mudd wasn’t the only person to bring O’Brien’s name forward, and Rucker ran his conundrum past multiple people in the league. ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna also thought of O’Brien while Rucker was on the hunt. Like Mudd, McKenna had known O’Brien, his personality and his work ethic for many years.

“I met him while I was in Trenton [Titans, of the ECHL] and we got the team off the ground there,” said McKenna. “We were in the same division and we played against each other many times. There was a friendly competition on the ice and off the ice. Toby was very helpful right from the get-go with any questions I had about how the league worked and how they did things in Johnstown, the ins and outs of the business, and I certainly appreciated that very much.”

“There’s no question he’s a hard worker, he’s extremely dedicated to the task at hand,” continued McKenna. “Having said that, he’s also very concentrated on doing things the ‘right’ way in terms of running a team, working with people and working with the right people, the way he handles his relationships on a daily basis. I’m sure he’ll bring that to Worcester and do everything he possibly can to make the team ingrained in the community and that he does everything possible to represent the team in the best possible light.”

With the kind of recommendations he was getting from the people who know, Rucker set up an interview.

“Halfway through the interview, he said to

me — he was sitting down — and he said, I’ve gotta stand up,” laughed Rucker. “He had so much energy and passion he had to stand up.

That did it for me, he was pacing back and forth he had so much passion. It was his passion, there was his knowledge and business experience. He understood the dynamics of the league, he was well respected and liked by the league executives. Most importantly, he understands hockey. That’s the biggest thing.

He is really a hockey guy.”

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“Hockey gets me that excited,” O’Brien said.

“Building gets me that excited. Meeting new people gets me that excited. I remember that, I do. I’ve got the Irish name, O’Brien, but my maternal grandparents were straight out Italians, so I get a little animated.”

O’Brien’s hands were a blur of excited movement.

“I am who I am,” he said. “I’m not going to hide that, ever. I can put on my suit and tie and do what I need to, but I am who I am. I like having a good time. I like trying to treat people the right way and I like people who want to work hard and have a good time and be honest. I try not to play many games with people and I appreciate when they don’t do that to me, either.”

O’Brien spoke with a cool calmness when discussing business and points of fact, he sped up and his enthusiasm grew whenever hockey was brought up. His love for the sport isn’t just plain to see, it is clear it would be impossible for the man to hide. From operations, to personnel and all the details in between, O’Brien breathes hockey. Born in 1966, he still plays as often as he can.

“I just absolutely love playing,” he said.

O’Brien was born in Boston and grew up in Sandwich, on the Cape. While he has traveled everywhere under the sun, nationally while playing and working within the ECHL as well as internationally while scouting in the NHL. He considers Sandwich - and Massachusetts home. His love affair with hockey began very early on.

“My dad walked out when I was 4 years old and he died when I was 9,” O’Brien said.

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it to my mom because she was a single mother and we had moved to Cape Cod, to Sandwich, and they were just starting a hockey organization. She had been around the game some through him and grew up with the ‘Big Bad Bruins’ and everything. She knew I liked it.

“I’m 5 years old and my mother’s waking me up at 4 o’clock in the morning to get on the bus with a bunch of grumpy old men who were running youth hockey. She worked two jobs to buy my skates and let me play.”

At the time, Cape Cod only had two rinks.

O’Brien and his teammates would have to be up early and take a bus to Falmouth and practice at in the morning so the Falmouth kids could play at 10. As O’Brien got older, his grandparents were a huge help to his forward momentum in the game, as his mother spent time with her second family.

“My grandmother and grandfather stepped in and absolutely enabled me to continue in the game,” said O’Brien. “They drove me everywhere. I didn’t play in Sandwich. I ended up playing Junior Hockey up near Boston and they drove me every night. They took me on road trips, they helped me with equipment costs and my goalie equipment. They were unbelievable. Unbelievable.”

O’Brien went on to play hockey for Union College in Schenectady, New York, and later for the Johnstown Chiefs. It was around then that O’Brien had a change in pace, as he became a police officer for the Dover, New Hampshire Police Department.

“I was focused on police work,” said O’Brien. “I didn’t want to sit behind a desk, I didn’t want to be a banker, or sell stocks or insurance. I thought, police work, I could be a part of a team still and be a part of the community. I really enjoyed that, helping and interacting with folks and trying to make a difference I guess in some people’s lives.”

O’Brien served in the Dover police force until 1995, when, while playing a pick-up game of hockey, “a couple people” asked if he’d be interested in coaching. That led to O’Brien and some colleagues founding the Eastern Junior Hockey League, which would later disband and become a part of the United States Premier Hockey League.

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I am who I am.

I’m not going to hide that, ever.

- Toby O’Brien “From there, it became an addiction,” said O’Brien. “It grew, our summer programs grew.

I ended up meeting the ownership of the Johnstown Chiefs by chance at a game one night. I was visiting Johnstown and I ended up walking into them and started talking. He flew me down there and two weeks later, he sent me a contract.”

On March 16, 1996, O’Brien began his pro hockey career in earnest. As president, as general manager, and later as coach.

“He has an exceptionally good work ethic and is willing to do what is necessary to be successful, but within business bounds, he doesn’t do anything unwanted,” Jim Edwards, owner of the Johnstown Chiefs, said of O’Brien.

“He was easy to manage. He helped me turn the business around. When we bought the team it had been in a losing streak and hadn’t been in the playoffs in a couple years.” ultima

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- Cliff Rucker, owner of Worcester’s incoming new ECHL hockey team, on his choice for general manager, Toby O’Brien (pictured)

movie, “Slap Shot” was released in 1977, it immediately became a comedy masterpiece and one of the great all-time sports comedies of all time.

Much of the film was shot in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and due to some trademark legalese relating to a previous Johnstown hockey team, the residents of Johnstown were invited to cast a vote and name the team in 1987.

Johnstown chose the Chiefs to honor the Charlestown Chiefs from “Slap Shot.”

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That just changed everything. They started getting these decent affiliated players. They’d Florida had all recently put together teams in play in Johnstown and go up to St. Johns and the league, and for the young players in the Newfoundland. It took awhile. That first year league offered some significant appeal. they barely missed the playoffs. They changed “All these places were great places to go their whole culture and they ended up with with great nightlife for young guys,” said three playoff appearances in four years.

Mike Mastovich, a sports writer for the They stuck with their principals. They built a Tribune-Democrat in Johnstown. “Masty” culture of improving your hockey skills and covered the Chiefs during O’Brien’s time with moving up the pipeline.” the team. “Here in Johnstown, you’re out As with his entire hockey career, or at least there at 7 in the morning scraping ice off your the parts he discussed, O’Brien looked at his windshield.” time with the Chiefs with appreciation.

Edwards, coach Scotty Allen, and, of “I did that 10-year stretch in Johnstown course, O’Brien took matters into their own managing and coaching the Chiefs right out hands. of the movie ‘Slap Shot,’” he said. “I got to “Unfortunately, ‘Slap Shot’ made it diflive that for 10 years. It was amazing. It was ficult to recruit,” said Edwards. “Why would fun. It was challenging. It was new friendships you want to go to a town that was dying? A burnout steel town with no future. Toby and I and family. It was a lot of good things.”

Of course, what O’Brien didn’t mention, had to put together a package that focused on while in a dress shirt in his makeshift DCU player driven development. If you’re chasing the dream, this is the place to come. We’ll pro- Center office, were his extracurricular activities to generate enthusiasm for his beloved vide you the training that will help advance Chiefs while he was with the team. your career. If you’re really chasing the “There was one time on a weekend game dream, this is where you want to come. That they were very close to breaking the singleworked. Within three to four years, we turned season attendance record,” said Mastovich. the team around and made the playoffs. We “Toby took tickets and ran up and down extended the lifespan of the team.”

Market Street. He’d be running into bars and Added Mastovich: “When Toby, Scotty and restaurants with tickets in his hand and sellMr. Edwards decided they wanted to change ing them himself. They broke that record.” their appeal, what they did was get an affiliThat enthusiasm certainly wasn’t a singular ation with the Calgary Flames [of the NHL]. continued from page 18

entity. As Mastovich explained it, these kinds of occurrences weren’t one-offs.

“He put a tent up on the roof of the War Memorial with the intent of not leaving until they got there,” Mastovich explained. The War Memorial was the Cambria County War Memorial Arena, where the Chiefs played. O’Brien was trying to break the season tickets sales record, and according to Mastovich restaurants from around town would hand wings and refreshments out the window to O’Brien’s tent.

“He’s a ball of energy, he’s enthusiastic, he’s energetic, he’s always got that glass-is-halffull approach,” added Mastovich.

Edwards was inducted into the ECHL Hall of Fame in 2014. He attributes a large part of success to those surrounding him, including Scotty Allen and O’Brien.

“I was fortunate enough to be inducted into the East Coast Hall of Fame,” said Edwards.

“I didn’t do that on my own. I did that with Toby and Scotty and all the help I had in the front office. It was great. Toby helped put that together for me. I was very fortunate.”

ON TO THE NEXT LEVEL After 10 years, O’Brien left

the ECHL in 2006 to work in player personnel as a minor league coordinator and

scout for the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders, focusing on pro and amateur scouting, with an eye on major junior free agents and NCAA players. While there, O’Brien was working largely with the American Hockey League Bridgeport Sound Tigers and ECHL Utah Grizzlies.

The Sound Tigers would post their best record in franchise history and Utah would make it to the ECHL Western Conference finals during O’Brien’s tenure.

In 2011, O’Brien left the Islanders organization for the Buffalo Sabres, where he was responsible for rating and crafting a database of draft eligible players. He spent much of his time traveling through Europe and even lived in Prague for some time during this period.

“When we first hired him, I didn’t know Toby at all really,” said Kevin Devine, the director of amateur scouting for the Sabres when O’Brien was brought into the organization. “I got a call from Ryan Jankowski, the former person in my job, kind of, with the Islanders and we were looking to fill some

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positions. It got to Toby giving me a call and he would call me about twice a day. He’s a persistent guy. His first contract wasn’t that high-level, but he proved himself over the years and he worked his way up. He’s not going to sit back and say something he doesn’t believe in. If he believes in something, he stands behind it.”

Devine said O’Brien was more than just a hardworking and successful professional while with the organization; he was the kind of guy that could give — and take — a joke. In short, he was a good person to be around.

“He’s got a lot of life to him,” said Devine.

“He’s a hardworking guy. You don’t catch him in a bad mood, he’s a passionate guy and he loves life.”

When asked about O’Brien’s scouting skills, Devine stopped to laugh.

“He was very good in that area, he’s got a

good eye. He was giving it to me a little bit awhile ago about Shayne Gostisbehere. Toby was pushing him, but we never got around to drafting him. He never lets up on giving it to me about that. He’s passionate. Whatever level Toby puts someone at, I knew he liked that player. He’d drive you crazy sometimes, but a lot of times he was right on players. If he believes in somebody, he goes to bat for them.”

Shayne Gostisbehere ended up being drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers, and has become an absolutely explosive NHL defenseman. O’Brien had him pegged well and while Gostisbehere was in Pennsylvania, O’Brien would begin to get calls about leaving the National Hockey League behind - at least for now - and heading back to the ECHL, this time in his home state of Massachusetts following McKenna’s inquiry.

“I said, ‘Yeah, I am interested, Brian,”

recalled O’Brien. “I said, you know how much I love the league and having the chance to build. I love the city, it’s my kind of town.

The next day, Mike Mudd called me, who did this job for I think six years in the American League before he moved on to Worcester State, and he asked me the same question. On the third day, Cliff Rucker called.”

THE RETURN OF HOCKEY O’Brien folded his hands in

front of him and leaned forward in his chair when he reflected on the trio of phone calls that would eventually land him at 50 Foster St. “I was humbled by that, to be honest with

you. I was completely humbled by that,” said O’Brien earnestly. “You try and work hard, do a good job and treat people the right way. I thought we had created a family in Johnstown with the way we did things. I want to do that here. To see Mike Mudd and Brian McKenna reference me was really rewarding, and I love Cliff. I thought he was the real deal, I thought he meant what he said. I thought he wanted to make a difference in this city and have fun down the road, too, with his team. I thought he wanted to make a difference and he sold me on that and I hope people in this community here realize that, because I think he means what he says. He wants to be here and he wants people 10 years from now to say, ‘Wow, that’s a good thing.’”

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O’Brien, he has built his entire career around those concepts.

“Worcester is getting a good guy,” said Edwards. “I think he’s going to do well. He will bring a community approach to the concept of the team. He likes to get the fans and community involved. He likes seeing the team out in the community, going to hospitals and kids’ programs.”

McKenna saw that in O’Brien as well.

“The teams, by and large, over the years that have been most successful are the ones that are very community oriented,” said McKenna. “You’ve got to be visible, you’ve got to be part of the business community, you’ve got to be involved in youth hockey. With his energy level, I’m sure he’ll do exactly that. You give what you get and that’s the sort of thing Toby will embrace, helping others while doing well by the team.”

Community extends into the business model as well, as the incoming team will be built around a “hockey club” model, rather than the standard season ticket holder format. Those who purchase a “membership” get more than just season tickets, they get discount packages that extend to other organizations in the city, perks that haven’t been entirely defined yet and will have a feel closer to the football (soccer) clubs of Europe and more recently, the United States with teams such as D.C. United,

New York City FC and the like. The idea is to build a culture around the team and make it more integrative than just showing up and plopping down in your seat.

The team has put its money where its mouth is and purchased the Bar FX building, 90 Commercial St., to be a public bar, but also a special meeting place for Worcester hockey fans. It will be filled with team memorabilia, as well as memorabilia from teams throughout Worcester’s hockey history. Out-of-town games will be broadcast, things like the Stanley Cup playoffs, will be broadcast and the bar branding will fall under the new team name, which will be announced at the DCU Center during Worcester Pro Hockey’s Fan Fest Sunday, April 3.

“In my business career, I’ve interviewed hundreds if not thousands of people,” said Rucker. “What I’ve learned is you really have no idea about the true character of a person until they start working. As much as I was enthusiastic about Toby, I was still skeptical.

After three months, I couldn’t be happier. I would not be able to do this without someone like him.”

While many people in the city may have been unable be at the press conference back in February, for some it was their first chance to see O’Brien in action. Excited, passionate and emotional – O’Brien was real.

“You saw Toby get onstage and get emo-

tional,” said Mudd. “That’s Toby. He loves what he does. He’s like me, there’s not a day that goes by that he doesn’t appreciate where he’s at. While it can beat you up sometimes, he’s worked for everything he’s got. He’s earned everything he’s done in hockey, I bet he says, ‘Wow, I can’t believe I get to do what I love, every day.’”

Mass region has,” he continued. “I see a firstclass hockey team on the ice that has a lot of New England flavor to it. I see excitement, I see electricity, I see us winning and doing a lot of good things. I see a lot of people having fun, from the ice, to the fans, to the popcorn vendors, to everybody that’s involved. I see a lot of people having fun and caring a lot. If I can be a part of making that happen, I think I will have done a good job here.”

You’ll have to wait until Oct. 14, 2017 to watch the new team take the ice, but WorcesWhile Worcester Magazine ter Pro Hockey presents its “Fan Fest 2016” was interviewing O’Brien, Sunday, April 3 at the DCU Center, 50 Foster the ice was being laid for the St., 1-4 p.m.

The most exciting part? O’Brien, Rucker NCAA Northeast Regional and the rest of the team will be unveiling the tournament in the DCU Centeam name and crest at the free event, as well ter. It was inconceivable that as featuring open skate on the DCU ice (bring O’Brien hadn’t already walked your own skates), a Hockey Hall of Fame exinto the stands, looked down hibit and the Kelly Cup will be there. There will to the ice and wondered what be a New England Patriots 50 Yard Line Ticket Give Away, Bruins Alumni Autograph Session, it will look like as his team food, music, games and more. To find out more hits the ice next year. about Worcester Pro Hockey or to sign up for “When I look down there …,” he began. memberships/founders membership informaO’Brien paused for a moment, you could see tion, head to Worcesterprohockey.com. him imagining it all right there in his office.

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Hockey was in full effect at the DCU Center, 50 Foster St., over the weekend and with quality matches, exuberant fan bases and next level, up-and-coming talent on display, fans had plenty to be excited about.

tion, and the press box area along Level 3 above the ice was a sea of rustled dress shirts and suit jackets tucked into stadium seating. NCAA rules forbid the sale of alcohol at tournament events (and presumably all of their events), so any dreams of Yuengling accompanied hockey were quickly sent into the boards.

The first match-up was to start at 4:30 p.m. Friday afternoon, a contest between the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs and the

level of fanfare. Worcester Magazine was there to cover the games (read it all online), and let it be known: when the NCAA comes to town, we want credentials. It’s likely quite obvious that the life of a reporter isn’t a particularly glamorous one, but the figurative red carpet was laid a mile long for media on hand to cover the tournament.

Prior to the match-ups, there were a number of open practices and press conferences to attend and “media buffets” that offered better food than many weddings (or funerals).

Obviously, the games are the focal point, but there is something stimulating to be gained from watching members of the media sizing each other up in the feeding area like players before puck drop, or hungry lions with sticky giblets on their smacking lips. Still, while the sports media is notoriously ornery, one couldn’t help but feel like some kind of royalty as the outrageous pomp and circumstance played out behind a foreground consisting of free Gatorade and small-batch kettle chips.

Friday started off with some anticipa-

Providence College Friars. The Friars won the NCAA National Championship last year and were the higher-seeded, likely favorite over the Bulldogs. The DCU Center took a bit to fill up, which could be attributed in part to the lack of Duluth fans making the trip (to be fair, there were plenty, but clearly overshadowed by other teams in attendance). Providence College rushed the ice between a column of cheerleaders as “When the Saints Go Marching in” was performed by the Providence College band. A giant bobble head-like friar mascot waves the Providence College flag while slowly rotating concentrically at center ice. The Bulldogs, on the other hand, kept their heads down. No band, cheerleaders or mascot made the nearly 1,100-mile drive.

The game was a defensive masterpiece as the black, white and silver Friars took on the maroon and gold Bulldogs. For more in-depth coverage of the individual games, check the stories out on our website, but to sum things up rather briefly, the game remained scoreless into the third period when the Bulldogs’

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The NCAA Northeast Regional Tournament kicked off Friday, March 25 with a significant

center Tony Cameranesi (a prospect for the Toronto Maple Leafs, along with teammate Dominic Toninato) scored unassisted three minutes into the third. Providence College didn’t take long to answer back with No. 15, left wing Steven McParland, scoring with assists by right wing Ryan Tait and Defenseman Tom Parisi.

The Providence College band played a

Tony Cameranesi.

An easy favorite for player of the tournament, Providence College goalie Nick Ellis saved a Northeast Regional record breaking 54 shots on goal and let in only two, while the Bulldogs broke the shots on goal record with 56. Additionally, the game went down as the longest in Northeast Regional history. Yowza.

By comparison, the Harvard Crimson/BosSTEVEN KING

ton College Eagles game was a rather less exquick rendition of “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osciting affair. Perhaps they were tired from the bourne and a cover of “Shake it Off” by Tayearlier delay in the puck drop of their game, lor Swift as the first sudden death overtime or perhaps the Eagles significantly more period began. Both teams became chippy and talented band laying waste to the Harvard the neutral zone quickly became a desolate, band’s timid attempts at song left them less forgotten wasteland as each team kept the than enthused, but regardless, Harvard just pressure up in the opposing zone. Frankly, wasn’t in it. Yes, by game’s end the Crimson it was beautiful as the first overtime period came to a close. Second overtime began when outshout the Eagles 33-25, but whether it was heart with lack of follow-through, or just the second game of the night was initially tough puck luck, the Eagles roundly defeated slated and while the game was fantastic, the groans of disenfranchised sportswriters began the Crimson, 4-1. Mercifully, the evening to grow louder as the length of the evening ended just around midnight. became evident.

Saturday evening was set up to be an absoLuckily for the sportswriters, and the lute ripper, and it didn’t disappoint. The NCAA University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (and Northeast Regional Championship was on the unluckily for Providence College), less than line and both teams were hungry coming off one minute into double overtime, right wing, hard-earned wins, looking toward their shot number 20, Karson Kuhlman, scored a doozy at the Frozen Four. The fanfare and spectacle continued on page 24 of a goal, with assists by Willie Raskob and M A R C H 3 1 , 2 0 1 6 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M 23

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had, of course, returned and there was catered food available to the sportswriters on hand that was inspired by culinary wizardry from foreign lands. Greedy press fingertips oiled up fiery coverage hot takes on greasy keyboards. The DCU Center was packed, though again it was quite one-sided as Eagles fans had an easier trip to make than UMD fans.

A possible highlight throughout the weekend event was the heckling that came just over my shoulder. It was present on day one, but the NCAA glitz and glamour blinded me from the goings on. Saturday, the volume had been turned up and a night’s rest made me significantly more cognizant of the armchair call-making. The press area during the games is relatively quiet. While you can hear the fans very clearly in the stands, it is essentially one row of broadcasters and reporters. Save for occasional “oohs” and “ahs” during particularly impressive plays, there is little else.

The regularity of the armchair “shoot the f-----g puck” standard was aggressive, to say the least. If they are members of the media, I look forward to their biting write-ups.

Boston College came out swinging and the Bulldogs were on their heels as soon as the puck was dropped. The Eagles’ forward Teddy Doherty scored one in the first and that’s when the penalties started piling up for both teams. The word count isn’t available to get into all of the specifics, but both teams

began to really turn things on in the second, the piss and vinegar of a hockey tournament occasionally spilling over into time in the penalty box. The Eagles’ Doherty scored his second of the night and the third period began as the second ended, with penalties piling up and the Eagles dominating the Bulldogs. Boston College’s Ryan Fitzgerald made the score, 3-0, Eagles and things looked grim for UMD. Luckily, for hockey fans, and fans of things being interesting, with roughly seven minutes left in the third period, Bulldogs number 11, forward Austin Farley scored goal number one for UMD. This was quickly followed up by a rapid-fire goal courtesy of No. 20, Karson Kuhlman, assisted by previous scorer Farley. With only moments left in the game, UMD had effectively shortened the BC lead to 3-2 , but would eventually fall, leaving the Eagles to be named NCAA Northeast Regional

Champions and move on to the Frozen Four to hopefully try their luck at the NCAA National Championship in Tampa, Florida.

With the tattered remnants of napkins and plates and the ravaged landscape of food and snacks being wheeled off to dumpster unseen, the sports media said goodbye and slunk off into the evening air, eagerly anticipating more hockey in Worcester.

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Few bands can make it last as long as Sheer Terror has, and that number is greatly reduced when speaking about hardcore punk bands. With the tenacity of a New York City bulldog, Sheer Terror has gone the distance, inspiring nearly as many fans as it has pissed off along the way.

With their first Worcester appearance taking place Saturday, April 2, Ralph’s Diner will play host to the New York hardcore stalwarts and the likelihood for a raucous time is high.

It was 1984 when Sheer Terror got its start.

Vocalist Paul Bearer had discovered punk and hardcore music several years prior, in the late ’70s and been a part of bands and the music scene since then. Bearer discovered hardcore the way many did, through cassettes (swap

them for CDs or mp3s these days) found or given.

“I got into it [hardcore and punk] in ’79 and went to my first show in ’81,” Bearer said in his thick New York accent. “It’s who I am and it’s what I do. I don’t know any other way. I’m a punk and I don’t anything else. So far, it’s kept me out of jail.”

While the band is certainly considered both hugely influential and legendary in many circles at this stage of their career, Bearer doesn’t believe anyone should feel obligated to enjoy the music of Sheer Terror simply because they’ve “been around.”

“Nobody should be bullied into liking us,” Bearer said. “People say, ‘Respect your roots.’

Well, maybe we aren’t their roots. Like what you like, you don’t have to like us. If someone tells you to, well f--k you, straight up.”

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his commentary - not fans, not fellow bands, not even band mates. Sheer Terror has long been a seminal institution, but to further his point about having no obligation to enjoy their music, Bearer understands perspectives change through the years.

“I’m 48 years old,” the singer said. “If young kids get into it, that’s great, but I don’t expect them to, really. They don’t have to like us just because I’ve been around. People like different stuff. People should like what they like and what they relate to.”

Bearer questions some of the intent behind modern music–punk and hardcore, as well as other genres. He asks “Where’s the anger?” several times throughout the interview.

“We were worried about Reagan and nuclear war, look how much f-----g worse it is now,” he said. “Where is the outrage?

OK, you went to Wall Street. You walked the Brooklyn Bridge. Then what? You went home?

That’s it?”

Further, Bearer showed disdain for the vapidity of musicality, substantively as well as the inherent issues in hype-based popular

hardcore music.

“It’s a popularity contest, it’s always been a popularity contest,” said Bearer. “Current music, there’s nothing there. If that’s what people like, that’s fine, that’s okay, but it’s empty. I almost feel sorry for kids sometimes, but it is what it is.”

Bearer said Sheer Terror was never the full-time, constant touring band in the scene, like some of its peers.

These days in particular, the band finds itself playing when it can with long weekend tours or one-off shows when they’re available. The lifestyle requirement for an active band is difficult, but for Bearer and Sheer Terror, it’s the life they know.

“I’ve done every job you can imagine,” said Bearer. “Construction, landscaping, I’ve been working security at bars for 20 years. It’s a different kind of life, but it’s what I do. If you’re the person that doesn’t do that, that’s fine or whatever, more power to you. This is what I’ve always done.”

Sheer Terror will be playing at Ralph’s Diner Saturday, April 2 with Rhode Island’s Dropdead and Worcester’s Foxfires (full disclosure: reporter’s band) and Jonestown Pizza Party. Tickets are available at the door or in advance on Brownpapertickets.com. For more on Sheer Terror, head to Facebook.com/ sheerterror.

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Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain?

Ginger or Mary Ann? Batman or Superman?

Ah, the questions that drive men to bark at each other from their bar stools. There are, of course, no objective answers. Russell has more rings, Chamberlain owns the stats.

Whom you’d prefer to wash up on Gilligan’s Island with depends on whether your weakness is the bombshell or the girl next door.

And whether Batman or Superman is tougher? Well, we’ve got a two and a halfhour movie to chew on that one.

I mention the length because it matters. Every grim minute of its running time (2 hours, 33 minutes), “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” makes you feel like you’re climbing Heartbreak Hill in gravity boots. The film is a ponderous, dour journey into the most miserable places in a superhero’s soul, where even the power of flight seems a burden. When the only moments of near-lightness are supplied by Jeremy Irons’ Alfred the butler — sounding like Claus von Bulow cracking bad coma jokes — then, Gotham, we have a problem.

Here it is in a nutshell. Batman (Ben Affleck, who does just fine in the role) doesn’t like Superman (Henry Cavill) because when the latter battled General Zod the collateral damage to Metropolis was calamitous. Some of Bruce Wayne’s employees were killed, and he’s come to view the Kryptonian in the sky as a false god capable of wiping out the human race. Hence, he must be destroyed.

Superman doesn’t like Batman. He views the Dark Knight as a merciless vigilante who terrorizes Gotham City, scorching the bat logo into the skin of writhing bad guys. He doesn’t necessarily want Batman dead, but a personal circumstance arises that makes Batman necessarily disposable.

Their only common ground is each has major parent issues. Bruce/Batman’s mom and dad were famously murdered in an alley (yes, we bear witness yet again, only with

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more slow motion). Poor Bruce is haunted by flashbacks galore. Not to be outdone, Clark/Superman is visited by the spirit of his adopted father Pa Kent, played by Kevin Costner, who, ironically, once mingled with his own dead father in “Field of Dreams.” The old farmer has just enough screen time to tell a pointless story before vanishing. Thank goodness this was only a dream, because if it was even close to real it would mean Pa Kent was sort of insane.

Coaxing the two heroes into the ring is Lex Luthor, who has weaponized kryptonite, and who, to paraphrase an earlier Alfred (Michael Caine’s), just wants to watch the world burn.

He’s played by Jesse Eisenberg, making an

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odd choice to portray Lex as a bundle of tics and mannerisms that most closely resembles Frank Gorshin’s Riddler from the 1960s “Batman” series. Eisenberg, always a little quirky, is so intensely irritating here that he’s got me wondering if this performance is an outlier or if it’s the natural extension of his increasingly fidgety style.

Written by Chris Terrio and David Goyer and directed by Zack Snyder (“300”), “Batman v Superman” is a glorious mess.

Snyder delivers his share of solid visuals, but the story is overwrought and shoddy.

Each man’s motivations are sketchy at best, hardly justifying the nuclear option they’ve chosen for one another. Other characters are throwaways: Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) makes a forgettable debut, and plucky Lois Lane (Amy Adams) exists only to be rescued by her beloved Superman from being shot, drowned and plummeting to her death. Were there no railroad tracks to tie her to? Is this still 2016?

Batman and Superman will reunite next year in “The Justice League Part One.” Here’s hoping their relationship, and the movie in which it unfolds, has improved.

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The old adage tells us no one can truly master anything if they offer everything, but the Black and White Grille in Spencer proves that mantra wrong with delicious food from a menu that runs the spectrum, while also providing a fun summer ice cream option and patio dining.

That the grille is a fixture in the community was made clear even before stepping inside.

Driving to the restaurant from Worcester will take you along wonderful, winding and wooded roads. This lovely drive is characterized mostly by a lack of anything but trees around you and then the grille greets you with a parking lot full of cars. Inside

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it was clear nearly everyone knew each other, and that same kindness was extended to us as my date and I (awkwardly or cutely depending on your perspective) occupied one side of a comfortable booth in the dining area. Our waitress was both prompt and understanding when our gabbing kept us from settling on our dinner choice.

Part of that was not our fault, but a result of the massive menu. A full selection of salads, sandwiches, seafood and pizza proved mildly overwhelming and left me wondering whether the restaurant could pull off such a wide array of options. Everything not only sounded good, but at reasonable prices that had prime cuts of meat topping out around $20, it was all an affordable.

Ultimately, hunger and a love for classic options had us landing on the Blue Burger ($11.25) and the Chicken Cordon Blue ($13). I promise we weren’t channeling a sullen mood.

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American cooking recipe book. The silence was broken when we both simultaneously dug into the extra crispy on the outside but soft inside fries. No limp sogginess here, just golden slivers of fried potatoes. The burger came next on the tasting list, cooked to a delicious and perfect rare. I love a chef who will embrace your choice of civilized barbarism. The creamy blue cheese meshed perfectly with the patty and crisp bacon substituted for onion rings. This is a burger as it is supposed to be made: a brick of delicious meat dressed up just enough to add

some extra flavor and social acceptability.

But as good as the burger was, the chicken was the star of the show. Well, really the crust of perfectly baked Swiss cheese surrounding the medley of chicken, ham and more cheese was the star. It’s pretty impossible to explain the childish glee someone who loves the cheese that leaks out of grilled cheese sandwiches experiences when realizing the entire dish was built around that delicious flavor. Thankfully, the chicken was also expertly cooked, retaining a juiciness that can escape from poultry. The mixed vegetables with the dish were heavy on the garlic in the best way possible but eschewed heavy salt to pull off an oddly delicate approach to strong garlic. Topping it all off were mashed potatoes that were smooth and savory, but slightly forgettable next to everything else on the table. The Caesar salad I requested along with the dish satisfied our need for more greens at the table and continued on page 29

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Celebrate one year of Niche Hospitality’s Test Kitchen, 30 Major Taylor Boulevard, with the Feast of Fools anniversary dinner Friday, April 1. The chef’s menu will be filled with surprises and the unexpected. We won’t give away the whole menu, but here’s a tease: shrimp toast, BLT spring rolls and Nutella Twinkie roll. The cost is $95 per person,

to stay and play in our area.”

Restaurant Week starts Monday, April 11 at The Duck, The OxHead Tavern, The Publick House & Zorba’s. The remaining venues are closed on Monday and will offer Restaurant Week specials starting Tuesday, April 12. For more information, visit cmschamber.org. To learn more about the Sturbridge Townships, visit sturbridgetownships.com.

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If you haven’t been to Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St., Worcester, recently, well, why not? Get plugged in or simply unplug, relax and enjoy coffee, smoothies, juices, breakfast or lunch. In a rush, or want your food ready when you arrive? Order online at toasttab.com/nu-cafe-worcester/menu.

While you’re there, try the Nu Tuscan Tomato soup, with carrots from Tangerini Farm. And don’t miss Nu Cafe at these upcoming events: Woo Pass Event, Worcester Regional Airport,

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avoided the usual drenching of dressing that these salads often suffer from.

To finish off dinner we indulged in a strawberry milkshake at the recommendation of a friend. While the deliciously fresh and creamy flavor was at the core of his recommendation, the classic, tall glass ice cream dish with two straws poking out the top couldn’t have capped off the night any better for that annoyingly cute couple sitting on the same side of the booth.

The slightly dated location (which has clearly benefited from a recent refresh) is the

only real knock against the restaurant. But I’ll take that interior over a price hike that would likely follow a more extensive remodel; taking the food and service into account this minor nit is not worth picking. In the end, the only real knock against the grille is its relatively remote location. But even then the drive is so pleasant I would rather drive a few extra minutes than fight for parking on Shrewsbury Street or the Millbury Plaza - especially during the summer, with the outside dining window and patio seating this could be the ideal end to a rural day retreat.

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Restaurant Week returns to the Sturbridge Townships in April, and what a lineup it is. The

Townships has eight dining spots for this year’s Restaurant Week, April 12-18: Avellino, Cear Street Grille, The Duck, Fins & Tales, The OxHead Tavern at the Sturbridge Host Hotel, The Public House Historic Inn, Sturbridge Seafood and Zorba’s Pizzeria & Tavern (Charlton). Here’s the deal: You pay a fixed price of $15 for lunch, $25 for dinner, and these fine establishments will serve up a three-course meal. In addition to great food and meals, diners will have the chance to win prizes by entering the Restaurant Week Raffle.

“Our region is blessed with several wonderful dining establishments. We’ve become a true dining destination,” said Alexandra McNitt, executive director of the Chamber of Central Mass South. “This is our way of inviting people near and far to get outside, celebrate the arrival

Wednesday, April 6; Becker College Health Fair, Friday, April 8; Holy Cross Wellness Fair, Wednesday, April 13; Farmstalk, Lilac Hedge Farm, Sunday, July 24; and stART on the Street, Sunday, Sept. 18.

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The building that has housed Coral Seafood and The Urban Kitchen + Bar is about to get a new occupant. The British Beer Company opens Monday, April 11 at 225 Shrewsbury St. Long the place of choice for many local pols to host election night parties and campaign soirees, Coral Seafood gave way to The Urban, which did not last long. Enter the BBC, whose menu promises “British classics and American favorites.”

Of course, plenty of beer will be on tap, with 33 international, craft and local varieties on tap. The local BBC will be headed up by Shane Egan and Craig Pietz.

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of spring on one of our many hiking and canoe trails, and cap it off with a great meal.

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Not quite sure how we feel about this one, but Wayback Burgers, which has a Worcester location off Tobias Boland Way, has a new milkshake flavor. It’s not quite the $5 milkshake from “Pulp Fiction,” but the new Cheeeesy Gold Milkshake, featuring Cheese Whiz (yes, Cheese Whiz), will cost $4.50. Wayback’s newest milkshake blends milk, premium vanilla bean ice cream and rich liquid gold for, “an ooey, gooey combination cheese lovers will go gaga over.” Actually, now that we’ve written this, consider us intrigued.

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Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info.

Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

We & Mrs Jones perform at Worcester Junior League fundraiser. We & Mrs Jones perform as part of Worcester Junior League’s fun-raiser “Paint The Town Red”. Canapés, wine pull, silent >Thursday 31 auction, encouraged festive red dress. Tickets $55 thru jlwma.

Pakachoag Music School Summer Programs. Summer org Don’t miss a really fun night and great cause! 6:30-11 p.m.

Programs at Pakachoag Music School Registration for summer Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St. 508-754-5789. programs begins March 15th! Programs include: *Music and Brett Brumby playing covers and originals on guitar.

Movement Samplers *Musical Theater *Private Lessons *Fiddle One of the most talented guitar players you will ever see in person.

Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St., Worcester, is the place to Band *Suzuki Violin and Cello For complete information visit us at N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. be Friday, April 1 – and that’s no joke – for the Strangecreek pakmusic.org, email info@pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159.

Jazz Jam- all are welcome. Pamela Hines- piano Justin Battle of the Bands Finals. The fun and action run from Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Meyer- bass Dave Fox- drums 8-10 p.m. Indian Hill Music School, 36 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. There is no charge. Vote for your favorite band Auburn. 508-791-8159 or pakmusic.org King St., Littleton. 978-486-9524 or indianhillmusic.org now at strangecreekcampout.com/Battle-Of-The-Bands. For more Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. To check Macey and Hart. Joe Macey and Tim Hart... reunited! Joe on information, email erikaledberg@yahoo.com. the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World acoustic guitar, and Tim on Keyboard = music magic! 70’s tribute on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is show. 8-11 p.m. Halligan’s Sports Bar and More, 889 Southbridge St., your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to Auburn. 508-832-6793 or maceyandhart.com reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” P E James Live Performance. No Cost. 8-11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar The Trichomes, The Trees, Marko & the Bruisers. $7 at in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are the door or free with College ID 21+ Doors at 8pm Show starts at The Excrementals, Marianne Toiltet and the Runs 9pm $7 at the door or free with College ID. 8 p.m.-midnight The Cove friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed and After the Blackout. Get ready for a splatterfest when The Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on acebook. recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly Excrementals bring the punk rock back to The Cove! Marianne Toilet Thursday Open Mic Night.

P.A. and support of all sorts gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio provided, be part of the fun....Hosted by Ed Sheridan. 8-11 p.m. Blue and the Runs After the Blackout $7 at the door 21+ Doors at 8pm owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To Show starts at 9pm $7 at the door . 8 p.m.-midnight The Cove Music check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. as “open” usually is! Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888.

Ed & Dave. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. Gardner. 978-669-0122.

175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

508-853-1350.

Lets Be Leonard. Jam band from Saratoga,NY. If you missed Sean Fullerton “Fully” Acoustic. Join Sean at this very Jason Anderson & The Best. This show is no joke, y’all. As these guys last show don’t let it happen again.

They were amazing successful Open Mic night! Sean Fullerton has 20 years of and worth the time. $5. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. spring fever starts to take hold of Worcester, come out and celebrate professional experience, performing solo all over New England a night of mayhem and foolishness by dancing your pants off to 508-926-8877 or find them on acebook. in restaurants, bars, performing arts centers, coffee houses, music made by some of New England’s finest musical jesters! wink Clayton Willoughby! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, parties, graduations, weddings, festivals and more, specializing in 182 (Featuring Christian Holden of The Hotelier) Jason Anderson & 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Acoustic Blues, Classic Rock ‘n’ Roll, Memphis Soul, Fingerstyle The Best jasonanderson.bandcamp.com &&& Special Guests? $5.

College Night w/DJ XTC & DJ Scotty P. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Guitar, originals & covers. Drinks & Music. 7-11 p.m. Medusa 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

Brewing Co, 111 Main St. Hudson MA, Hudson. 978-310-1933 or on Facebook.

DJ/Karaoke with DJ Bruce *Dancing*. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. seanfullertonmusic.net Karaoke. Karaoke by DJ Nancy of Star Sound Entertainment 9 Padavano’ s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Ukulele Club w/ Rich Leufstedt. Break out your Hawaiian shirt p.m.-1:30 a.m. Danger Zone Saloon, 948 Main St., Warren. 413and join the 20+ participants in Union Music’s Annual Ukulele Club. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.

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Open to all skill levels. Rich Leufstedt enlightens the League of Crafty Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Uketographer’s every month in the ways of sweet strumming. Sing DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 Central St., Leominster.

978-537-7750. along and learn songs! Meet, greet, and jam at 7PM. Always the LAST p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury.

Keith Kenney. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Thursday of every month! Free. 7-8 p.m. Union Music, Performance magicmikeentertainment.com Place.

508-459-9035.

Center, 142 Southbridge St. 508-753-3702 or Facebook.

DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Lisa Marie Duo. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 7:30-11 p.m. Flip Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Flops, 680 Main St., Holden.

DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Dan Cormier. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, DJ Tec Threat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Open Mic’ Night with David Bazin. Acoustic style Open Mic’, >Saturday 2 bring your acoustic instrument and we’ll plug in it in or mic’ it for you >Friday 1 Pakachoag Music School Summer Programs. Summer and also we provide mic’s for vocals. Signups for order of performers Pakachoag Music School Summer Programs. Summer Programs at Pakachoag Music School Registration for summer Programs at Pakachoag Music School Registration for summer starts at 7:30. At 8:00 David Bazin kicks the night off with a quick programs begins March 15th! Programs include: *Music and set and then the night is open from there! No cover. 8-11 p.m. A & D programs begins March 15th! Programs include: *Music and Movement Samplers *Musical Theater *Private Lessons *Fiddle Movement Samplers *Musical Theater *Private Lessons *Fiddle Pub Function Room, 60 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-9013.

Band *Suzuki Violin and Cello For complete information visit us at Questions for the Moon. A multi-media song cycle, Questions Band *Suzuki Violin and Cello For complete information visit us at pakmusic.org, email info@pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159. pakmusic.org, email info@pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159. for the Moon is a collaboration between Holy Cross composer Shirish Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Korde and historian Karen Turner. Inspired by stories of the many Auburn.

508-791-8159 or pakmusic.org Auburn. 508-791-8159 or pakmusic.org North Vietnamese women who answered Ho Chi Minh’s call in 1965 Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with Three Plus One: A Family of Pianists. The Sedgwicks for youth volunteers to fight American forces, this music-theater jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about treat us to an afternoon of family music-making. Works by Bach, work is a meditation on the boundaries crossed and the potent Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Granados. Dan Sedgwick is a forces unleashed in wartime. Texts and images for Questions for the Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and instrumentalists.

Dancers welcome!

No cover charge, tips composer, pianist, and teacher holding advanced music degrees Moon are drawn from Karen Turner’s documentary, Hidden Warriors: appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury from Harvard and Rice. Eric Sedgwick is a pianist, accompanist Women on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and 18th Century Vietnamese St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com and vocal coach whose clients have appeared on Broadway and poet Ho Xuan Huong. In addition to a chamber ensemble of five Strangecreek Battle of the Bands Finals! 21 plus in opera houses around the world. Pakachoag faculty member musicians, the world music infused score by Korde will feature Free!

Doors 6/ Show 9 Vote for your favorite band now!

Debby Sedgwick is an active musician, studying piano and playing Vietnamese performer/composer Van-Anh Vo; dramatic vocalist strangecreekcampout.com Free. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 collaboratively with other musicians. Marji Gere, violin, is a member and performer who is a featured soloist with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on acebook. of the Red Hedgehog Trio. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Free Ensemble, Wu-Tong; and the dramatic lyric soprano Sonja Tegbland.

Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. Donations gratefully accepted. 3-4:30 p.m. Pakachoag Music School Video projections for this production are specially designed by

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internationally renowned visual artist Raphael Shirley and are based on archival footage from Karen Turner’s documentary film, Hidden Warriors. Free. 8-10 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St. holycross.edu Sam James (of the Voice) live at 8! No cost. 8-11:59 p.m.

Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

The cold soldier band. Dwight Perry-Ron Sloan-Bob BerryGeorge Dellomo play the whatnot blues for youse no cover charge.

8-10:30 p.m. Dunny’s Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield.

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of Greater Worcester, Great Hall, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508791-8159 or pakmusic.org Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Soule Monde ft Russ & Ray of Trey Band + Organically Good Trio ft. Paul from Slightly Stoopid. Hammond B-3 Organ Mayhem! Soule Monde featuring: Russ Lawton (drums) Ray Paczkowski (key/organ) make up Soule Monde the dynamic duo have been a part of the Trey Anastasio Band since its inception and while not on the road backing TAB at festivals like Bonnaroo, Wannee and Peach Festival they play out as Soule Monde. Soule Monde is avant funk erupting from the syncopated minds of power drummer Russ Lawton and B3 wizard Ray Paczkowski. An ideal union of swagger and raw talent, the duo is cemented into an indestructible pocket, where bold improvisational leaps by either player are met by a near-telepathic response from the other.

This is fluid funk, crafted for the dance floor but supported by an extensive grasp of jazz improvisation. Paczkowski has an intrepid knowledge of the Hammond B3, playing it as fearlessly as Han Solo flies the Millennium alcon through an asteroid field, while his left hand lays down bass lines on the clavinet with the ferocity of the meanest four-string, soul-cat. Lawton is constantly responding to his partner’s attacks - pushing the groove further and deeper while holding the pocket like he’s handcuffed to the snare. Don’t expect the beat to drop with Soule Monde, and at the same time don’t expect to get stuck in one groove. Quite simply, this is the jazz-duo your parents warned you about. Members of Soule Monde have appeared at Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, on Saturday Night Live, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon, and have shared the stage with Carlos Santana, Rolling Stones, Trey Anastasio, Dave Matthews, Victor Wooten, Mike Gordon soulemonde. com/#!about/mainPage Organiclly Good Trio featuring: Paul of Slightly Stoopid- Is the brain-child of Paul Wolstencroft (keys/organ) and current member of the internationally touring reggea sensation Slightly Stoopid who has performed at festival like Coachella, Harmony, Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and New Orleans Jazz Fest. While Paul is off the road his Organiclly Good Trio made up of a tight rotating cast of northeast’s heaviest hitting funkesters Paul Wolstencroft - Organ Van Martin - Guitar Steve Fell - Guitar Van Martin - Guitar Tommy Benedetti - Drums Bill Carbone - Drums OGT has given Paul an outlet to create some downright dirty instrumental funk and reggae grooves that’ll make your booty shake and your smile grin ear to ear! organicallygoodtrio.com 21+ Doors at 6pm Music at 9pm $12 at the door $10 online in advance $10 advanced $12 at door. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-7990629 or find them on acebook.

Constallation in Concert. Constellation is the exciting musical duo of Eric Thomas and Helen Wolfson. Eric is a singer/songwriter/ guitarist. Helen plays the hammered dulcimer. Eric’s influences are predominantly Rock ‘n Roll and Rhythm ‘n Blues, heavily seasoned with a number of other popular musical genres including Old Time/ Bluegrass, Country, and Blues. Helen’s influences range from classical to Celtic to popular. Their blended style is as engaging as it is unusual. A typical performance includes a wide range of music: duets and solos; instrumentals and vocals; original and cover material. Their distinctive treatment of cover material surprises and delights audiences. Their original work includes lyrical and catchy instrumentals, topical songs, and ballads. Eric’s very own genre, which he calls “Occupational Angst Music,” is a humorous treatment of life in corporate America. From the blues on the hammered dulcimer through high-energy instrumentals to a string-bending guitar leads played against folk and Celtic standards, Constellation covers a lot of ground! Free Will Offering. 7-9 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, Sanctuary, 90 Holden St. 508-9635959 or uucworcester.org Jim Perry Acoustics Rock ‘n’ Roller at Heart” Jim Perry. Jim Perry has been a musician almost his entire life. While he began with a piano, his journey would take him on a veritable “what’s what” of musicianship. While a classic six string may be

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his primary weapon of choice, the depth and breadth of his musical underpinnings lends itself well to a sturdy understanding of musical theory - not in the sense of schoolboy-letterhead strictness, but of the very much ingrained knowledge of music. With that comes a looseness in style, a liquid drip-drip-drip through any and all genres.

N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

A Worcester Schubertiad. A Celebration of Youth - Gala Concert of Our Competition Winners This afternoon soirée will feature the winners of our Art Song and Chamber Music Competition along with other outstanding local artists. Adults $30 in advance/$35 at door, Seniors and children under 8 $20. 7:30-9:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church, Sanctuary, 90 Main St. 617-512-1882 or worcschubertiad.com The Rich Gaudreau Band. Christian Rock $5 donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. 508-5796722.

Nik Chisholm live at 8. No cost. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Best - Live Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314.

Desolate Highway. Southern Fried Rock N’ Blues 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on acebook.

Jubilee Gardens at the Sahara. Jubilee Gardens rocks the Sahara with all original pop, rock, world, eclectic cool tunes! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508798-2181.

Karaoke. shangrilarestaurant.net Chinese & Japanese Restaurant 9 p.m.-midnight Shangri La, 50 Front St. 508-798-0888.

Live Band Karaoke with Fingercuff Open Jam. Come and Jam with Live Band Karaoke with Fingercuff. We provide the drum kit, amps. mics and equipment, you provide the Rock Star!

Join us the 1st Saturday of the month for the LBKw/FC Jam! Visit loveshackmusic.com for more information 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Liberty Tavern, 301 High St., Clinton. 978-365-4800.

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

Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com The Dan Hogan Trio. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

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Dancin Dead Sundays with The Sticky Greens. The Sticky Greens at the Electric Haze for Danicin’ Dead Sunday! Mike Altshul - Bass Chris Andrews - Drums Mark Paradis - Guitar Johnny Provo Guitar 21+ doors open at 6pm music starts at 8pm Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on acebook.

Pakachoag Music School Summer Programs. Summer Programs at Pakachoag Music School Registration for summer programs begins March 15th! Programs include: *Music and Movement Samplers *Musical Theater *Private Lessons *Fiddle Band *Suzuki Violin and Cello For complete information visit us at pakmusic.org, email info@pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159.

Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159 or pakmusic.org “The Story” the musical. “The Story tells the grandest, most compelling story of all time: the story of a true God who loves His children, who established for them a way of salvation, and provided a route to eternity; and this same God is alive and active today _ still listening, still acting, still pouring out His grace on us.” Listen for God’s call on your life, as He helps you write your own story! Free Admission. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Oak Hill Bible Church, 40 Sacarrappa Road, Oxford. 508-987-0287.

Film: “The Muses of Bashevis Singer”. Nobel Prize winner Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote with dozens of female translators behind him, who were a vital source of his creativity. The inspiration he drew from them came in many forms, often mixing romance with professional aspirations. Through intimate, poignant interviews with some of those women and exclusive archival footage, this film tells the unknown story of an author who charmed and enchanted his audiences, just as he did his translators. Asaf Galay, the filmmaker, will be at the Yiddish Book Center for the screening of The Muses of Bashevis Singer and will answer audience questions after the film.

Israel, 2014, 72 minutes, color, English and Hebrew with English subtitles. Directors: Asaf Galay and Shaul Betser. Presented as part of the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival. $10. 2-3:30 p.m. Yiddish Book Center, 1021 West St., Amherst. 413-256-4900 or support. yiddishbookcenter.org Boeur Sabat Duo, Emerging Musicians from Berklee College of Music - Tickets Required. Tickets are available on a first-come first-s ve basis at the reception desk at noon on the day of the concert. Elise Boeur and Nate Sabat play traditional music from a place where the sun forgets to rise. Combining their profound love of folk music with jazz training they bring out the inner pulse.

Exploring the microtonality and flexible time whi h is at the heart of old fiddle tunes, in the unusual duo setting of v olin and bass, these young, Berklee College of Music musicians play with power and delicacy. Included with admission, but ticket required. 3-4 p.m.

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

Suzanne Cabot sings Ellington. Suzanne Cabot- vocals Pamela Hines- piano Justin Meyer- bass Dave Fox- drums 10. 3-5 p.m. Indian Hill Music School, 36 King St., Littleton. 978-486-9524 or indianhillmusic.org The Jolly Beggars. The Jolly Beggars have a rich tradition of Celtic music and storytelling. Their traditional songs and musical arrangements have brought the joy of Celtic music to many people.

They tell stories from Irish folklore interspersed with traditional reels and jigs. This concert is part of the Oakham Congregatinal Church’s 250th Anniversary Celebration - “Celebrate Community.”

Everyone is welcome to attend this free concert which is partially funded by the Oakham Cultural Council. Free. 3-5 p.m. Oakham Congregational Church, 6 Coldbrook Road, Oakham. 508-882-5222 or OakhamChurch.org The Wind. Local premiere of the film stars Olympia Dukakis and Shirleyann Kaladjian, directed by Alex Webb. It is the story of two friends, modern Armenian women, who are faced with an unexpected encounter from the past and with the unresolved legacy of the Armenian Genocide. The Program also includes a City Proclamation from Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty, Citations from the MA House of Representatives and the MA State Senate; a performance by the Greater Worcester Armenian Chorale in honor of the 1,500,000 canonized Armenian Genocide Martyrs; a presentation of books and videos to the library’s Knights Of Vartan Collection. The film is pa t of the Opening Ceremony for an exhibit at the library titled “Historical Documentation Of The Armenian Genocide” commemorating Armenian Martyrs Day and the 101st Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The focus of the exhibit is on government documents, official repo ts, communications, photographs, letters, books, magazine and newspaper articles that were published during the years of the Genocide from 1915 to 1923.

These materials accurately document the facts and the truth about the first Ge ocide of the modern era. The Turkish government, Turkish and other scholars, continue to deny that the Genocide “happened.”

Official r cords and published proof from the era as the Genocide was “happening” disprove their claims. Ten display cases in two locations on the Main Floor of the library accommodate the exhibit.

Refreshments following the film. ree. 3-5:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-963-2076.

1st Annual Four Orchestras Festival. The Worcester Youth Orchestras are proud to present “The 1st Annual Four Orchestras Festival” featuring the talents of over 250 students from central and western Massachusetts. The concert will feature the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Worcester Youth Philharmonic with

guests the Burncoat High School Symphony Orchestra and the Shrewsbury High School Chamber Orchestra along with the Pioneer Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra. The program will include: Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Elgar: Nimrod for Enigma Variations Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture Beethoven: 1st Mvt from Symphony No. 1 Mahler: 4th Mvt from Symphony No. 1 “The Titan” Plus other orchestral favourites. Conductors: Deborale Cole Megan Dagon Jack Corbett Jonathan Brennand Managers: Christine Carter Cecilia Berger Please join us for a wonderful afternoon and support these talented musicians from your local community! $20 at the door. 4-6:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-281-9976 or worcesteryouthorchestras.org Four Orchestras Festival Concert. The Four Orchestras Festival Concert will feature and afternoon performance by outstanding young musicians from the Worcester Youth Symphony Orchestra, Worcester Youth Philharmonic, Burncoat & Shrewsbury High School Orchestras, and Pioneer Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra. 4-6 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-281-9976 or worcesteryouthorchestras.org Big Jon Short. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-7529439.

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Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St., Worcester. There will be canapes, wine pull, silent auction and more. For more information, email gladrielanddaniel@mns.com.

Stan Matthews & Guests, CD Release Party. Classic Country 5-8 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook.

Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/ operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. Mikey Lynch’s Sunday Jam w/ feature artist Lisa Marie!

Mikey Lynch hosts the Sunday Jam with great special guests every week. This week’s feature artist is Lisa Marie! 7pm start. No cover. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Pakachoag Music School Summer Programs. Summer Programs at Pakachoag Music School Registration for summer programs begins March 15th! Programs include: *Music and

Movement Samplers *Musical Theater *Private Lessons *Fiddle Band *Suzuki Violin and Cello For complete information visit us at pakmusic.org, email info@pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159.

Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159 or pakmusic.org Mechanics Hall Concerts for Kids: Intro to Chamber Music. Introduction to Chamber Music provides students an understanding of classical music, instruments of the orchestra, live performance, and concert behavior. The concept of variations on a theme is introduced using instrumental and vocal music and poetry.

The focus piece is “Peter & The Wolf.” Geared to grades 3 through 6. Free Admission; Reservations Required. 9:30-10:40 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-5608 or mechanicshall.org Disc Jam’s battle of the bands week #1 ft. Too Much Too Fast, Nark, Eggy, Sofus. 12-1am - Too Much Too Fast 1112pm - Nark 10-11pm - Eggy 9-10pm - Sofus 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on acebook.

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Pakachoag Music School Summer Programs. Summer Programs at Pakachoag Music School Registration for summer programs begins March 15th! Programs include: *Music and Movement Samplers *Musical Theater *Private Lessons *Fiddle Band *Suzuki Violin and Cello For complete information visit us at pakmusic.org, email info@pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159.

Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159 or pakmusic.org Storytime. Join us every week for storytime. Visit bn.com for details. Free. 11-11:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Millbury, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury. 508-865-2801 or bn.com Chillin Tuesday & Wild Wednesday. At Beatniks it’s all about you! …Tuesdays tend to be more chill, Wednesday’s more wild, but you never know what will be going on. Indoor Cornhole boards, Darts, Board games, Cards, Jukebox wars and more. Thursdays thru Sundays are about music of all kinds, but no matter what we have going on its always a great vibe! Come on down anytime and make our place your place. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877.

Vertigo Trivia Night. Free to play and great prizes! Free. 7-10 p.m. Vintage Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-752-0558.

Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on acebook.

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Pakachoag Music School Summer Programs. Summer Programs at Pakachoag Music School Registration for summer programs begins March 15th! Programs include: *Music and Movement Samplers *Musical Theater *Private Lessons *Fiddle Band *Suzuki Violin and Cello For complete information visit us at pakmusic.org, email info@pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159.

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Worcester Organ Concert Series. American organ builders Elias and George Hook, brothers from Boston, constructed the 52-stop, 3,504-pipe instrument, often referred to as the “Worcester Organ” on site in Mechanics Hall in 1864. Today it is the oldest unaltered four-keyboard pipe organ in the Western Hemisphere located at its installation site. The Concert Series celebrates the magnificent H ok and the outstanding organists of the Northeast. William Ness, Minister Emeritus of Music at First Baptist Church, Worcester, is an organist and pianist who has enjoyed a rewarding career as a concert artist, church musician, and educator for over fif y years. He is known for his extensive concertizing and accompanying skill and success in developing innovative and comprehensive worship music programs.

The organ concert begins at Noon and admission is free. All are welcome. Bring a lunch or purchase one at the Hall while they last!

Bring a dry or canned food item supporting the Mechanics Hall food drive. Free Admission. Noon-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or mechanicshall.org Hot Dish - Acoustic Rock. 5-8 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Rhythm Kids at Pakachoag Music School. Rhythm Kids at Pakachoag Music School New drumming class for kids ages K to Gr. 2 Free demo class - April 6th 8 week inaugural session begins April 13th Discounted tuition - $150 Wednesdays 5:30 to 6:15 pm Pakachoag Music School 203 Pakachoag Street Auburn, MA 01501 Please e-mail info@pakmusic.org to reserve a space in the free demo or visit pakmusic.org/register to register for the spring session! Free demo.

5:30-6:15 p.m. Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159 or pakmusic.org After Funk | Moxa. 21+ $6 Doors at 6p Art Gallery at 7p Music at 9p $6. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on acebook.

Chillin Tuesday & Wild Wednesday. At Beatniks it’s all about you! Tuesdays tend to be more chill, Wednesday’s more wild, but you never know what will be going on. Indoor Cornhole boards, Darts, Board games, Cards, Jukebox wars and more. Thursdays thru Sundays are about music of all kinds, but no matter what we have going on its always a great vibe! Come on down anytime and make our place your place. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Geller Jazz Concert Presents: Tom Harrell: Quintet and “Colors of a Dream 2”. You may not recognize Tom Harrell’s face, but if you grew up in America, you’ve almost certainly heard his music. He arranged Vince Guaraldi’s music for the “Peanuts” Thanksgiving Special, and you can hear his trumpet underneath the antics of Snoopy and Woodstock. But that slice of priceless Americana represents just one of the many incarnations of Tom Harrell. Praised by Newsweek for his pure melodic genius, Tom Harrell is widely recognized as one of the most creative and dynamic jazz instrumentalists and composers of our time. As a teenager, Tom was already jamming with professional groups in the San Francisco Bay area. He played with the Stan Kenton and Woody Herman big bands, and became a pioneer of jazz fusion in the 70s. Even with a discography of over 260 recordings and a career that spans more than four decades, Harrell has managed to stay fresh and current as he continues to actively record and tour around the world. Join us for an intimate and exhilarating experience! Tom Harrell Quintet Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugel orn and composition Wayne Escoffery - tenor saxophone Luis Perdomo - piano Ugonna Okegwo - acoustic bass Adam Cruz - drums Tom Harrell “Colors of a Dream 2” Tom Harrell - trumpet, flugel orn and composition Camila Meza - guitar and voice Jaleel Shaw - alto saxophone Wayne Escoffery - tenor saxophone Ugonna Okegwo - acoustic bass Adam Cruz - drums Tickets will be $25 for the public; $10 with a Clark ID Tickets will be available for purchase starting Feb. 1. Please see ClarkArts on Facebook for details. 7:30-9 p.m. Clark University: Traina Center for

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Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-3934405 or find them on acebook.

Jim Devlin. No Cost. 9-11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Open Mic - hosted by Amanda Cote. All genres and acoustic instruments welcome. 21+ or with guardian. Sign-up begins at 8:30 Free. 9-11:30 p.m. Legends, Airport Road - Fitchburg Ma, Fitchburg.

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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic. com Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or annamaria.edu ArtsWorcester, Now! New Art by New Artists: A Juried Exhibition in Collaboration with the Worcester Center for Crafts, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 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. 508-7555142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, Images from Word.A.Day Illustration Project by James Heroux, Through March 31; “A Time for All Seasons”, paintings & photographs by Sharon Lindgren, Friday Saturday. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu

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1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909.

Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com Post Road Art Center, Call to Artists: Perspective Exhibit 2016, College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Gallery, Alexa Horochowski: Club Disminución, Mondays, Tuesdays, through March 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 16. Hours: Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 2580 or postroadartcenter.com 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 or preservationworcester.org p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the or danforthmuseum.org Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14.00 adults; $10 for Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens.

Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free.

Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 programs & other special program. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7532700 or ecotarium.org 8278 or worcesterhistory.org Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Sprinkler Factory, Admission: Free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m.

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu thefostergallery.com Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456- 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or 3924 or fruitlands.org topfunaviation.com Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org or galleryofafricanart.org Worcester Art Museum, Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Armor, Thursday; Art Carts: Family Fun - Loyalists and Patriots , Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Thursday; Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue Period , Through April Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Art Exhibit: Genevieve 24; Pierre Bonnard, Dining Room in the Country, Through June 19; Grenier’s “New England Landscapes”, Through May 15. Hours: 12:30- Veiled Aleppo, Through June 5; Arms and Armor: Company of the 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Wolfe Argent, Saturday; Zip Tour: Jean-Baptiste Pater: The Dance, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Saturday; Arms and Armor: Onna-Bugeisha: Women of the Samurai, Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, Sunday; Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor , Wednesday; Art 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 Carts: Family Fun - The Roman Empire , Wednesday. Hours: 11 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults,

$12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Hours: closed Sunday Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org Worcester Public Library, The Art of Peace, Through March 31; Historical Documentation Of The Armenian Genocide, Friday - Saturday.

Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org 4th Wall Stage Company presents: “True West”

by Sam Shepard Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, March 31 through April 16, 8-9:30 p.m., at the , 38 Harlow St., Worcester. There is a $20 suggested donation. Performances are Thursday, March 31, 8-9:30 p.m.; Friday, April 1, 8-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 2, 8-9:30 p.m.; Thursday, April 7, 8-9:30 p.m.; Friday, April 8, 8-9:30 p.m.; Thursday, April 14, 8-9:30 p.m.; Friday, April 15, 8-9:30 p.m.; and Saturday, April 16, 8-9:30 p.m.

For more information, visit sprinklerfactory.com or email info@ sprinklerfactory.com.

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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat April 1st & 2nd Chris Pennie Maya Manion and friends Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-401-2221 or online at beantowncomedy.com. $20 per person except Special Events. 6 p.m.-midnight Park Grill and Spirits, Comedy Room, 257 Park Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit beantowncomedy.com 4th Wall Stage Company Presents: True West by Sam Shepard - Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Thursday, March 31 Saturday, April 16. 4th Wall Stage Company Presents: True West

by Sam Shepard Directed by Barbara Guertin Starring Sean Stanco, Michael Carr, Derek Sylvester & Barbara Guertin * Performance Schedule: March 31st (Thursday) 8:00pm - 9:30pm April 1st (Friday) 8:00pm - 9:30pm April 2nd (Saturday) 8:00pm - 9:30pm April 7th (Thursday) 8:00pm - 9:30pm April 8th (Friday) 8:00pm - 9:30pm April 9th (Saturday) No Show April 14th (Thursday)

8:00pm - 9:30pm April 15th (Friday) 8:00pm - 9:30pm April 16th (Saturday) 8:00pm - 9:30pm Austin, a neatly dressed screenwriter, house-sits for his mother in southern California while working on a screenplay. His brother, Lee, a scruffy drunk, arrives to the house and pesters Austin. Lee is not there for house-sitting, however, but for stealing. Lee’s only interest at first is to rob the ouses in his mother’s neighborhood of household appliances. Though Austin protests, there is not much he can do to stop his brother. Austin simply requests that Lee be out of the house when a movie producer comes to visit later in the day. Typical of a Shepard plot, what unfolds is hilarious and beyond comprehension. $20 Suggested Donation *Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association $20 Suggested Donation.

8-9:30 p.m. Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St. Visit sprinklerfactory.com Carrie Newcomer - Friday, April 1. Described as “a soaring songstress” by Billboard, and a “prairie mystic” by the Boston Globe Newcomer has attracted a devoted following with her warm voice, exquisite melodies, and an irreverent yet spiritual view of the world. Open and elegant arrangements showcase lyrics that balance introspection and interior monologue with love and fascination for the shared human story in songs. The result is a resonant soundtrack for a world that is both sacred and ordinary, refl ctive and forwardthinking. $23 adult $20 senior. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Cultural Center at Eagle Hill, 242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick. Call 413-477-6746.

Dancing in the Streets - Friday, April 1. Join the original and the best celebration of Motown’s greatest hits with the spectacular, critically acclaimed hit show direct from London’s West End. Come experience the energy and electricity of the motor city in a stunning production packed with hit after hit, all killer, and no filler! Full price tickets start at $39. 10% discounts are available for members, groups of 10+ and WOO Card holders. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit tickets.thehanovertheatre.org Public play reading of “The Marriage of Figaro” by Beaumarchais - Saturday, April 2. Greater Worcester Opera presents a public reading of the play “The Marriage of Figaro” by Beaumarchais. In anticipation of GWO’s upcoming production of Mozart’s operatic version of Figaro (June 2016), many of the same actors will be portraying their characters in the original play version from which the opera is based. Come and experience the story of Figaro, with its many plots twists and turns, and see why it has remained such a classic. $10 general admission ($5 student). 7-10 p.m. Briarwood Community Center, Birches Auditorium, Briarwood Circle. Call 508-930-7062 or visit greaterworcesteropera.org Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood Two Man Group Saturday, April 2. Armed with nothing but their sharp wit, comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood take to the live stage to create hilarious and original scenes in their two-man show. Known by TV audiences for their work on “Whose Line is it Anyway?,” Colin & Brad improvise new material every night from audience suggestions and participation. “Interactive” in every sense of the word, the audience goes on a comedic high-wire act, just like a live version of “Whose Line!” Get ready for a night of non-stop laughter for all ages! Full

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price tickets start at $29. 10% discounts are available for members, groups of 10+ and WOO Card holders. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit tickets.thehanovertheatre.org Auditions - Almost, Maine - Monday, April 4 - Tuesday, April 5. Small adult cast is needed for Theatre at the Mount’s production of Almost, Maine. We are looking for 2 to 4 men and 2 to 4 women, early 20’s and up. Audition will consist of cold-readings from the script. Visit our website for additional information. 7-9 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Main building, Room 182, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9162 or visit mwcc.edu From the Hand of Strange Children - Tuesday, April 5 Saturday, April 9. This is a collaborative work of writers, designers, and actors using multiple literary and documentary sources, both historical and original. It emerged out of the seminar Performance Philosophy, taught in Fall 2015 by Professors Albert A. Anderson and Raymond Munro. $5 or Free with a College ID. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Clark University: Little Center, Michelson Theater, 950 Main St. Call 508-793-7356.

Shrewsbury Public Library, 214 Lake St., Shrewsbury, hosts a film festival, “Coming to America – Films Dealing with Immigration,” Saturday, April 2, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

There is no charge, but donations to Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library are welcome. The schedule is as follows: “English Vinglish (From India to America),” 10 a.m.; “A Better Life (From Mexico to America)”; “Brooklyn (From Ireland to America),” 2:45 p.m. For more information, email dbarbour@cwmars.org.

org or 508-753-6087 x15. Large troops are invited to arrange a separate workshop date. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087 $7 for Member or Non-member. 10 a.m.-noon Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org The Spirit of Stone. Presenter: Jan Johnsen An illuminating and beautiful look at creative ways to incorporate natural stone in a landscape. The “spirit of stone” reveals the secrets of Japanese stone types and placement in a garden and inspires the audience with new and studio etiquette rules, students will watch a brief demonstration ideas for using stone accents outdoors. Not to be missed! Member of this 2000-year-old art before diving in and making their very $25, Non-member $35. 10 a.m.-noon Tower Hill Botanic Garden, own sangria pitcher from glass gathered out of a 2100-degree 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. furnace. Instructors will guide students through the steps from thankyou4caring.org gathering to blowing the bubble, from shaping the pitcher to adding Pasture Bedtime Players Youth Audition Workshop. a handle and spout. No experience is necessary and all materials are The Pasture Bedtime Players will be hosting a Free Youth Audition included. Student Fee $90 (Materials Fee Included). 6:30-9:30 p.m. Workshop on Saturday, April 2nd at 10:30 AM at the Charlton Arts & New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-757-1424 or register.

Activities Center located at 4 Dresser Hill Rd. Charlton. This workshop worcestercraftcenter.org will be presented by Gina Metras A responsible adult must attend and will be asked to complete a survey to help the Pasture Bedtime >Friday 1 – Friday 22 Players plan their 2016 season! The workshop is open to youth of Computer and Internet for Beginners. This class will build all ages! Free. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Charlton Arts and Activities your basic computer skills by working with the mouse and keyboard, Center, 4 Dresser Hill Road, Charlton. 774-230-9275. and by practicing basic computer searches. Meets first four ridays >Thursday 31 Tarot/Mediumship Readings with Psychic Medium of the month. Register at mywpl.org or call 508-799-1655x3 free.

Sogetsu Ikebana with Kaye Vosburgh - Sold Out. Diane Lewis. Welcome to the world of spirit. Diane is a extremely 9:30-10:30 a.m. Worcester Public Library, 3rd Floor Lab, 3 Salem Instructor: Kaye Vosburgh Experience the beautiful art of Sogetsu gifted psychic medium. Considered one of the best in her field, Square. 508-799-1655.

Ikebana, an internationally recognized school of Japanese flower Diane’s focus is all about the messages she is entrusted to deliver. arranging, with award-winning teacher Kaye Vosburgh. Instructor will She is honored by the trust placed in her. All readings are by contact you about supplies and materials you need to bring Member: >Friday 1 – Friday May 27 appointment only. Private Tarot or Mediumship sessions are available $35, Non-member: $50.. 9:30 a.m.-noon Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Engineering FUNdementals with Lego. $165. 5:30-7 a.m.

Call 617.645.6415 or email reading@dianelewis.us.com to schedule Build Me Up - Play Center, 1141 Stafford St., Rochdale. buildmeup11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124. your session. Please call for pricing. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. playcenter.com Paint Lab for Kids! Puppy ($15) Ages 6-12. Bring your Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. painting clothes! Paint Lab for Kids is a painting class hosted every 617-645-6415 or dianelewis.us.com week! We provide everything; canvas, brushes, paint and easels! With >Saturday 2 Families Make Art: Spring Things. Per Person/Per Project step by step instruction your child will leave with a canvas creation of AMC EdCamp. What is EdCamp at AMC? An UNconference, Fee: $2. 11-11:30 a.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. their own! Ages 6-12. Seating provided for parents to stay and watch. organized by Anna Maria College’s Education Club in conjunction with 508-793-4333 or worcesterart.org the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education, specificall Now What? Getting into Print, with Jennifer Freed Call to reserve your spot! 508-757-7713. $15. 5-6 p.m. C.C. Lowell designed to create a participant-driven, casual, morning of collaboration WPL Local Author Fair & Bookfest 2016. So you’ve finished Art Supplies & Framing, 258 Park Ave. 508-757-7713 or cclowell. on the beautiful campus of Anna Maria College. Educators can connect your manuscript, but how do you go about the process of getting it com with like-minded individuals, collaborate ideas, brainstorm solutions to published? The first pa t of this 90-minute workshop will cover the common education problems, have discussion, and receive information general submission process, including query letters, cover-letters, the >Thursday 31 – Friday 1 that can immediately be applied to the classroom. 8:00-11:00 a.m. April “slush pile,” formatting your manuscript for submission, and more.

AEI Forum. The Architectural Engineering Institute of ASCE and Worcester Polytechnic Institute invite you to attend the AEI Forum where 2, 2016 Foundress Hall, Anna Maria College We EdCamp because we The second part will review common mistakes in submissions, and are learners first, te chers second & we care about kids. -we embrace how to be sure your manuscript is as good as it can be. This talk will students and professionals in the field of Ar hitectural Engineering a growth mindset and we want to model this for our students. -we come together to learn from each other and stay current in the field focus on traditional publishing, including in literary magazines, but know adults need social learning-conversations, not presentations. -we not self-publishing. Jennifer Freed leads writing programs at the Gale $125/350 Student/General. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Worcester Polytechnic believe educators are the best change agents for schools. To explore Institute, Rubin Campus Center, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu Free Library (Holden) and at other community centers. Her poems educational topics that interest you, such as: What role does technology and short fict on appear in various literary journals including Atlanta play in schools today? Tomorrow? How are we preparing students for >Thursday 31 – March 23 Review, Poetry East, The Worcester Review, and Postcard Shorts, as Worcester Rotary Club Meeting. $20. Noon-1:30 a.m. Leo’s work and citizenship in the modern world? What exactly should we be well as in The Christian Science Monitor, The Cancer Poetry Project teaching students and when? What are you curious about? EdCamp at 2, and the medical journals JAMA and Chest. Her chapbook, These Ristorante, Second Floor, 10 Leo Turo Way. AMC is Free RSVP by email to educationclub@amcats.edu and fin Hands Still Holding, was a finalist in the 2013 New omen’s Voices out more about EdCamps by following this link: edutopia.org/blog/ >Friday 1 Chapbook Competition. Her articles about life in the Czech Republic edcamps-remixing-profesional-development-andrew-marcinek Free.

Art Carts: Family Fun - Cyanotypes. How many flowers, shortly after the fall of the communist government appeared in the leaves, and trees can you find in the Cyanotype exhibition. Learn what 8-11 a.m. Anna Maria College, Jacques Conference Room, Foundress travel section of The Boston Globe. She has been a featured reader Hall, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300. cyanotypes are and then your draw from one of your favorites with at Worcester-area poetry venues, and has many years of classroom Fusing Fine Silver. In this weekend workshop students will a blue pencil! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum teaching experience both in Adult Education and with elementary learn about fine silver and ow to fuse links together to create a admission. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, PDP Gallery, 55 school kids. You can learn more at jfreed.weebly.com. Register online statement necklace without the use of solder. Fusing is an easy and at mywpl.org or call 508-799-1655 x3 Sponsored by the Friends of Salisbury St. 508-799-4406. clean way to join fine silver to itself wit out clean up. Students will Hanging Terrariums in the Flame Shop. Design and make the Worcester Public Library. Free. 12:30-2 p.m. Worcester Public also learn to make several different clasp options for their necklaces. Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3. your own hollow blown vessels to fill with air plants, oss and We will review different hammering techniques and the use of the more. Hang it or let it stand alone on your tabletop! All levels are Introduction to Pattern Design. Instructor Natalya Zahn Learn welcome and will be able to complete projects during this workshop. tumbler. No soldering experience is needed but basic metalsmithing the basic methods and vocabulary of pattern design. Using old-school is recommended. Student Fee $104 (Materials, Studio Fee Included). techniques, we’ll create our own simple square and half-drop repeats Please wear natural fibers, c osed toe shoes and bring a bottle of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. water. Student Fee $65 (Materials Fee Included). 6:30-9:30 p.m.

- no computer or drawing experience necessary! Limited to 12.

508-753-8183 or register.worcestercraftcenter.org New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-757-1424 or register.

Member $50, Non-member $60. 1-5 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Junior Badge Workshop – Detective. Broad Meadow Brook 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. worcestercraftcenter.org offers workshops for Junior badges and journeys. This program Make Your Own Sangria Pitcher. Get a taste of the ancient thankyou4caring.org art of glassblowing in this fun one-night course. In one evening, you meets at the Visitor Center and includes indoor and outside trail Aligning with Nature: The Principles of Sustainable activities. Come explore the Sensory Trail as you work on your badge! Garden Design. Presenter: Jan Johnsen From “bee hotels” will learn about the history and process behind creating beautiful blown glass at the New Street Glass Studio. After learning the safety Due to limited space, please register at sfarnam@massaudubon. to green roofs, unique stormwater catchment systems to native

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This engaging powerpoint talk looks at the 5 design principles for creating low impact and bio-diverse landscapes, and shows how you can adapt them for your home landscape. It ends with a discussion of native plant combinations. Member $25, Non-member $35.

1:30-3:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston.

508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor. Knightly armor is nice and shiny, but how does it feel? How heavy is the armor?

Is it comfortable? How and why did they decorate it? Discover the answers to these questions and more with our hands-on armor activity! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 2-3 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Knights! Exhibition, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Introduction to Self-Publishing with Diane Vanaskie Mulligan - WPL Local Author Fair & Bookfest. Are you thinking of self-publishing your novel, memoir, or story collection, but don’t know where to start? This workshop will provide an overview of the process from manuscript preparation to marketing. Topics will include ebook distribution, print on demand options, hiring editors and/or artists vs. doing it all yourself, and creating a marketing platform, among others. All participants will get a workbook to accompany the program. Diane Vanaskie Mulligan is the author of Watch Me Disappear, a 2013 finalist in the Kindle B ok Review’s Best Indie Book Awards in the Young Adult category, and The Latecomers Fan Club, a 2014 IndieReader Discovery Award winner. Register online at mywpl.org or call 508-799-1655x3. Free. 2-3:30 p.m.

Worcester Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-7991655, ext. 3.

Paint Lab for Kids! Puppy ($15) Ages 6-12. Bring your painting clothes! Paint Lab for Kids is a painting class hosted every week! We provide everything; canvas, brushes, paint and easels! With step by step instruction your child will leave with a canvas creation of their own! Ages 6-12. Seating provided for parents to stay and watch.

Call to reserve your spot! 508-757-7713. $15. 2-3 p.m. C.C. Lowell Art Supplies & Framing, 258 Park Ave. 508-757-7713 or cclowell.com From Psychic to Soul with Psychic Medium Diane Lewis.

Have you ever wondered about psychic abilities, how some people have them and why others don’t? What really is psychic ability? What do they mean when they talk about vibrations and energy? Did you ever wonder how some people manage to talk to those who have crossed over?

What is this invisible universe they speak of? What is my soul and how do I connect to my authentic self? If you have asked these questions or ones similar then join me as I take you on a journey of exploration where you’ll discover what it’s all about. 49 pp. 3:30-6 p.m. Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. 617-6456415 or dianelewis.us.com

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Blown Glass Terrariums. Come create your own unique terrarium in this two-week workshop. The first class will consist of sculpting a bubble of hot molten glass into the body of the terrarium.

In the second class, we will open up the form using the diamond saw and grinding wheels in a cold process. Supervision will be provided.

Once the form is finished, the rest of the class will be for creatively arranging plants, rocks, or whatever else you’d like inside of them.

Plants, soil, and some decorations will be provided. Student Fee $170 (Materials Fee Included). 2-5 p.m. New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-757-1424 or register.worcestercraftcenter.org

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Mommy & Me Pre-Dance. Mommy & Me Pre-Dance - A fun, interactive, learning & bonding experience for Mommy (or Daddy) & their child Open to children ages 18 months - 2.5 years Pre-Dance, including ballet & creative movement, along with song & dance exercises. A great way to meet new friends and set aside special time

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Edible Gardening for Healthy Living. Instructor: Ben Barkan This presentation focuses on how to grow your own nutrient dense and organic produce on your own property. We’ll discuss core principles of organic soil management and how they pertain to nutrient dense and healthy produce. We’ll explore the design process and how to incorporate edible plants into your landscape in an attractive, low maintenance, and highly productive fashion. Join us in this fun discussion about sustainable edible gardening and the abundant rewards of holistic land management. Member $20, Nonmember $30. 1-3 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Introduction to Zentangle. Instructor: Karen Keefe Zentangle is an easy, meditative method of creating images from repetitive patterns. This 3 ½ hour class is introduces the basic Zentangle principles and methodology. It is intended for those who are not yet acquainted with the Zentangle process or for those who want to review the basics and learn new tangles. Participants will be provided a concept overview along with instruction for 8 different nature-based patterns and produce 2 pieces of art. The introduction to Zentangle class includes fun instruction, engaging demonstrations and an art kit for practicing in class and enough supplies for producing additional art work at home. Member $45, Non-member $55. 1-4:30 p.m.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Art Carts: Family Fun - Eastern and Western Tea. England and Japan are both known for their tea service: England for the beautifully formal tea parties, and Japan for the elaborately choreographed cha-no-yu ceremony. Discover the differences (and similarities!) between these ways of making and serving tea while getting a hands-on look at both tea sets.(Pottery subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 2-3 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Asian Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

6:30-7:30 p.m. Paxton Center School, Cafe’, 19 West St., Paxton.

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Comic Story Telling Intro: April 5th & 12th. $89.00 : Part 1 & 2 of Comic Story Telling Intro. Tuesday, 4:30-6pm. April 5th (Part 1) and April 12th (Part 2) Strong storytelling is the most important and commonly overlooked ingredient in making a successful comic strip or full-length graphic novel. When it comes to deciding how to begin planning a page, or figuring what combinat on of words and images should go where, aspiring comic artists find themselves hashing things out on their own, often “making it up as they go.”

While this trial and error method can be fun for a time, it also has the potential for some frustrating results. In this workshop, students will be introduced to storytelling techniques as they apply to the comics medium. With these helpful exercises, guidance, and a little practice, students will achieve a better understanding of how to give their comics and the stories they tell the most impact. In each workshop, Michael will guide students through each step of the process of creating a comic book, from concept to publication. Students are encouraged to attend all courses, but can also choose a single course that they would enjoy or benefit the ost from. More at mcnemesis. com Call us to sign up today. $89. 4:30-6 p.m. C.C. Lowell Art Supplies & Framing, 258 Park Ave. 508-757-7713 or cclowell.com

>Tuesday 5 – May 10

Mindful Steps - Meditative Run or Walk Class.

Experience the Benefits of Meditat on, while Improving Physical Endurance & Mindfulness! Join me & State of Grace Yoga and Wellness Center for Mindful Steps Class. In this class, we will connect with the breath, and practice being more fully present in our bodies, as we walk or run on the picturesque Canal path; surrounded by nature. Each session will present a different topic, such as breathing, relaxation, posture. In this class you will not only build your aerobic en-durance, and your mindfulness focus, you’ll also reap the numerous benefits of exercise and meditat on. Dates: (6 Weeks) Tuesdays, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10 Time: 9:30 10:30 am Location: Canal path - Park at 287 Oak St, Uxbridge Cost: $75 Registration: http://bit.ly/mindfulsteps 75. 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Blackstone River & Canal Heritage State Park, 287 Oak St., Uxbridge.

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have them. Leaders: Sanctuary Staff. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712. Sponsored by Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary. Free Adult and Child Members and Nonmembers. 7:15-8:15 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org

>Wednesday 6 – June 29

Yoga by Nature. Gentle-to-moderate flow oga open for all levels. Please bring your own mat. Walk-ins welcome. Member $10, Non-member $17. 6-7:15 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. thankyou4caring.org

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Game Night at Barnes & Night: Lanterns. Thursday nights in March is Game Night at Barnes & Noble. This week we play Lanterns.

Ages 8+ Free. 7-8 p.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Millbury, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury. 508-865-2801 or bn.com

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Family Tour. First Saturday of each month at 10:30am* Explore the museum galleries with your family on a docent-guided discovery tour. Hear fun facts, stories and enjoy sharing observations and time together. Tours last approximately 30 minutes. Free. Free with Museum admission. 10:30-11 a.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Corduroy Bear Visits Storytime. Corduroy Bear visits Storytime! Join us as we celebrate by reading all about Corduroy.

Free. 1-1:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Millbury, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury. 508-865-2801 or bn.com

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Drag Show. The Gay Straight Alliance at Fitchburg State University will present the eleventh annual drag show Thursday, March 31, at 7 p.m., an event designed to entertain and enlighten the community.

“The Dungeons and Drag Queens Drag Show” will be held at the university’s Recreation Center, 130 North St. Proceeds from the show will support the newly created LGBTQ Student Scholarship that will be >Tuesday 5 – May 31 handed out. This year’s event will feature dancing and cabaret-style >Monday 4 Strength & Balance Exercise Class for Active Seniors. performances by 8 stage performers like Rainbow Frite, Lady Sabrina, Physical Activity and You. Learn why it is important and how Feel better, look better, and experience better quality of life! Studies Mizery, Kira Stone, Vita Summers, G Licious G, and Willmuh D, with to incorporate an exercise program into your life. Free. 11 a.m.-noon have shown that regular exercise can delay or prevent many of the Raquel Blake to be the hostess for the evening. DJ Scotty P will spin Fallon Information Center, 50 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. 866-209- diseases associated with aging (such as diabetes, colon cancer, heart the tunes for the show. Tickets for the show are $5 for students and 5073 or fchp.org disease & stroke) and not only improves physical function (such as $10 for the public. Tickets may be purchased at the Hammond Hall Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing (GRASP). Meets increasing mobility & balance to prevent falls), but has psychological Information Desk or at the door the night of the show. Mail orders the first Monday of eve y month. GRASP was created to help provide benefits as well, and can even help to increase mental cap city! can be sent to GSA Drag Show, Student Development at Fitchburg resources of help, compassion and most of all understanding for families The Strength & Balance Class for active seniors, led by Ace Certified State University, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg, MA 01420. Please make who have had a loved one die through drug use. We are a community Master Fitness Trainer Lin Hultgren, consists of seated and standing checks to Fitchburg State University/GSA. $5 with FSU OneCard, of those who have lost a loved one to addiction. And we understand the exercises using a chair and light hand weights (if desired). All levels $10 General Public. 7-9 p.m. Fitchburg State University: Athletics isolation, the stigma, the special kind of pain that accompanies this loss. are welcome and this program is beginner and modificat on friendly. and Recreation Center, 130 North Street, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg.

We are here. We are walking the same path. Take our hand. And we will (No Class on 4/12/16) $3 drop in fee. 1-2 p.m. Lorraine Gleick 9786653163. walk together. Free. 7-8:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Angels Church, Parish Nordgren Auburn Senior Citizens Center, 4 Goddard Drive, Auburn.

Center, 1222 Main St. 508-755-5041 or grasphelp.org 508-832-7799 or ideafit.com

>Monday 4 – June 13

Belly Dance for Fitness & Fun! Join ACE certified fitnes trainer Lin Hultgren (former professional dancer ‘Shiva!’) to learn the basics, have some fun and reap the fitness rewards of this odytoning ancient feminine art form! This unique class will accommodate the beginner and provide you with cardio, stamina, coordination, as well as upper, lower & core body conditioning. Bring something to tie about your hips to accentuate movements. Movements are best accomplished barefoot or wearing dance shoes/sandals. Come shimmy away the stress of the day! You will be glad you did! Monday nights at the Paxton Center School Cafe 6:30 - 7:30 Come for a free class on April 4th April 11th - June 13th (no classes on April 18th and May 30th ) 8 week class for only $55.00 or $10.00 walk in fee.

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Applied Behavior Analysis Information Session. If you are considering an M.A. or C.A.G.S. in Applied Behavior Analysis, join us for an Info Session to learn how a graduate degree from Assumption can launch or advance your career. Program Director Karen LionelloDeNolf, Ph.D., will discuss key benefits of the ABA pr gram: Free and open to the public. 5:30-7 p.m. Assumption College: Carriage House, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7387 or graduate.assumption.edu Spring Woodcock Watch. Please join us at sunset. From late March to late April, woodcocks put on incredible courtship fligh displays, spiraling 200 feet into the air before descending rapidly to almost the same “launch site” on the ground! Bring binoculars if you

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Saturday-Morning Bird Walk for Adults. Explore the sanctuary grounds in search of birds during this program for casual and novice birders alike. Come discover the immense variety of birdlife that exists at this large urban sanctuary. We’ll teach you the basics of birding and bird identificat on during an easy-to-moderate walk along the trails. Free for members. Bring binoculars and field guides, if you have them. Wear appropriate footwear and bring a water bottle. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087.

Free for Mass Audubon Members, $5 for Nonmembers. 7-9:30 a.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or

massaudubon.org First Saturday of the Month Volunteer Days at Broad Meadow Brook. Help care for the sanctuary and enjoy a few hours of fresh air, fun and fulfillment. Come once or eve y week and become part of our growing group of sanctuary volunteers. Together with Mass Audubon staff, put up signs and markers, look for wildlife tracks, pick up branches, fill bird feeders, tend the gardens, and distribute program information. Some tasks may require heavy lifting. Ability to work without supervision required. Carpentry skills welcome. Nature lovers appreciated. Sponsored by Wheelabrator Millbury. Free. 9 a.m.-noon Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087.

The third annual Worcester Armenian Film Festival will be held Saturday, April 2, 12:30-5 p.m., at The Gallery, Ghosh Center, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St., Worcester. World-renowned film expert Eric Nazarian will present and discuss some important films in Armenian and Soviet history. Local artist and filmmaker Talin Avakian will also present short films and her most recent project. Food and drinks will be served during intermission. For more information, email hovig. charchaflian@gmail.com.

>Sunday 3 – Sunday May 8

Drawing from Nature: An Introduction to Scientific Illustration. Explore the natural wonders found at Broad Meadow Brook while learning traditional drawing techniques used by illustrators of natural science. Through lectures, demos, practice, guided critiques and assignments, students will learn how to render accurate black and white drawings of natural objects. This course is for anyone who wants to polish their drawing skills while learning about nature. Instructions for purchasing materials will be provided at registration. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. $150 Members, $180 Non-members. 6-8:30 p.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org

fairs/ festivals >Saturday 2

WPL Local Author Fair & Bookfest 2016! Come to our 2nd annual Local Author Fair and Bookfest for a free, fun-filled after oon!

Local authors and poets of books that appeal to all ages will be on hand for readings, signings, and storytimes! Check our website for a list of participating authors and the schedule of events, and come find your next great read! Local writers will want to check out our writing and publishing workshops, too! Sponsored by the Friends of the Worcester Public Library. Free. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

Brew Woo. Saturday, April 2, 2016 Worcester’s Original Craft Beer Festival, Brew Woo, celebrates its sixth anniversary this year. The beer tasting extravaganza will take place on Saturday, April 2. This event, held in the Convention Center of Worcester’s premiere sporting and entertainment facility, will feature breweries with craft beers and local brews, food, and more. Watch Men’s Basketball on a big screen and enjoy live music! Go to brewwoo.com for a preliminary list of breweries and vendors, where information will be updated regularly leading up to the event. Two sessions from 1:00PM to 4:00PM and 6:00PM to 9:00PM VIP ticket: $60.00, not available day of event (limited availability) Includes the following: -Souvenir Glass -30 drink tickets -10 additional drink tickets to be used for special batch/limited release brews during the VIP/early entrance (brews to be announced at a later date) -T-shirt -VIP laminate -Photo at Open Booth Designated Drivers will receive a VIP swag bag with a free t-shirt, VIP laminate and a photo at Open Booth. Group discount available for parties of 20+ for a limited time only. Please email

groups@dcucenter.com or call 508-929-0125 for more information.

More drink tickets may be purchased on-site during event. This is a 21+ event. All tickets subject to applicable handling, convenience and facility fees. All information subject to change. Tickets are on sale now at the DCU Center Box Office, icketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000, and online at ticketmaster.com. Standard ticket: $30 in advance, $35 day of event Includes souvenir glass and 30 drink tickets; VIP ticket: $60, not available day of event (limited availability) Please see below for more information. 1-9 p.m. DCU Center- Arena and Convention Center, 50 Foster St. 508-755-6800 or brewwoo.com Soundtrack of Our Souls: Women’s Voices in Jewish Music. A special concert with Rachel Reef-Simpson and friends.

Come join us for a musical journey, exploring how we connect to and celebrate all that makes us Jewish deep in our souls. Featuring the music of American songwriters Debbie Friedman, Sue Horowitz, Beth Schafer, Peri Smilow and Julie Silver and Israeli singers Chava Alberstein, Noa, Yehudit Ravitz and Naomi Shemer. A festive oneg to follow. Free and open to the public. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Temple Emanuel Sinai, 661 Salisbury St. 508-755-1257.

>Sunday 3

The Brew Woo returns Saturday, April 2, 1-9 p.m., at the DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester. Don’t miss this favorite of area beer connoisseurs, which is celebrating its sixth anniversary this year. A standard ticket in advance is $30 ($35 day of), and includes souvenir glass and 30 drink tickets. A VIP ticket is $60, and not available the day of the event, and includes souvenir glass, 30 drink tickets, 10 additional drink tickets for special batch/limited release brews during the VIP/early entrance, T-shirt, VIP laminate, and photo at open booth. Designated drivers receive VIP swag bag with free T-shirt, VIP laminate and photo at open booth. There are two sessions: 1-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at the DCU Center Box Office, icketmaster locations, by phone at 800745-3000, and online at ticketmaster.com.

>Wednesday 6

Meet Your Local Poets. April is National Poetry Month, so come meet members of our Central Mass. poetry community. The program will feature a brief reading by eight local poets, followed by a question & answer session. Each poet will have copies of his/ her books available for purchase. 6-7:45 p.m. Gale Free Library, 23 Highland St., Holden. 508-829-0230.

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baseball

Worcester Pro Hockey Fan Fest 2016. Free. 1-4 p.m. DCU Center- Arena and Convention Center, 50 Foster St. 508-755-6800 or worcesterprohockey.com Holy Cross April 2 @ Navy, 12 p.m.

April 3 @ Navy, 12 p.m.

April 3 @ Navy, 3 p.m. >Friday 1 April 5 @ Boston College, 3:30 p.m.

2016 WCPA Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara April 6 @ Dartmouth, 3 p.m.

Prize. No April Fools Joke: Today is the deadline to have your entry Assumption postmarked or electronically submitted to the 2016 WCPA Annual March 31 @ Merrimack, 3:30 p.m.

Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize. Contest is open to all residents of April 2 @ Le Moyne, 12 p.m.

Worcester County, employees or students of institutions in Worcester April 2 @ Le Moyne, 3 p.m.

County and all WCPA members in good standing. A full page of April 3 @ Saint Rose, 12 p.m. guidelines is available at worcestercountypoetry.org, and hard April 3 @ Saint Rose, 3 p.m. copy submissions should be mailed to WCPA Contest/ 1 Ekman April 5 vs. Stonehill, 3:30 p.m.

Street / Worcester, MA 01607. This year’s judge is poet, falconer WPI and naturalist Henry Walters. The prizes are $100 First Place, April 2 vs. Babson, 12 p.m. @ Assumption $50 Second Place and $25 Third Place and the winners will be April 2 vs. Babson, 3 p.m. @ Assumption announced to the public in June 2016. The winning poems will also April 5 vs. Emerson, 3:30 p.m. be published in this year’s forthcoming edition of the literary journal Worcester State The Worcester Review. Contest chairperson again this year is Robert March 31 @ UMass-Dartmouth, 3 p.m.

Steele. Good Luck! WCPA Members enter for Free/Non-members fee April 1 vs. Brandeis, 4 p.m. $8. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. WCPA Headquarters- Vasa Hall, 1 Ekman St., April 1 vs. Brandeis, 6 p.m.

Worcester, MA. 508-797-4770 or worcestercountypoetry.org April 2 @ Mass. Maritime, 12 p.m.

April 2 @ Mass. Maritime, 2:30 p.m. >Sunday 3 April 3 @ Clark University, 12 pm.

The Hangover Hour Spoken Word Salon: Howard Zinn April 5 vs. Brandeis, 3 p.m. performed by Alex Charalambides. Each gathering of The Clark University Hangover Hour honors the work of a dead poet. We specialize in March 31 @ Fitchburg State, 3 p.m. lost or forgotten poets whose powerful work lingers on bookshelves April 2 vs. MIT, 12 p.m. gathering in dust. This week Alex Charalambides will perform the April 2 vs. MIT, 3 p.m. work of Howard Zinn. Howard Zinn was an American historian, April 3 vs. Worcester State, 12 p.m. playwright, and social activist. Zinn wrote more than twenty books, April 5 vs. Wheaton, 3:30 p.m. including his best-selling and influential A eople’s History of the Anna Maria United States. Among his essays is one about Worcester’s Own April 2 @ Elms, 1 p.m.

Greatest Ice Cream Store Owner, Emma Goldman. As always host April 2 @ Elms, 4 p.m.

Dave Macpherson will provide a few laughs along with a literary April 4 @ Fitchburg State, 3 p.m. libation and a performance by the Second Hand Penny Players. Open mic precedes the feature. Come on down. Donations accepted for the performers. 5-6:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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>Sunday 3 – Monday 4

Book Release / poetry reading by Catherine Reed and Dan Lewis. Reading from new books by two Worcester poets. A book signing will follow. Free. 2-4 p.m. Worcester State University: Student Center, Fallon Room, 486 Chandler St.

April 1 vs. Central Connecticut, 2:35 p.m.

April 1 vs. Central Connecticut, 4:35 p.m.

Assumption April 2 vs. American International, 12 p.m.

April 2 vs. American International, 2 p.m.

April 5 @ Merrimack, 4 p.m.

Becker

night day &

March 31 vs. Anna Maria, 3 p.m.

March 31 vs. Anna Maria, 5 p.m.

April 2 @ Southern Vermont, 12 p.m.

Nichols April 1 vs. Eastern Nazarene, 3 p.m.

April 1 vs. Eastern Nazarene, 5 p.m.

WPI April 1 vs. Springfield, 3:30 p.m April 1 vs. Springfield, 5:30 p.m April 2 vs. Coast Guard, 12 p.m.

April 2 vs. Coast Guard, 2 p.m.

April 6 vs. Westfield tate, 4 p.m. (rescheduled from Friday, March 25) April 6 vs. Westfield tate, 6 p.m. (rescheduled from Friday, March 25) Anna Maria March 31 @ Becker, 3 p.m.

March 31 @ Becker, 5 p.m.

Worcester State April 2 @ Mass Maritime, 1:30 p.m.

April 5 @ Clark University, 3 p.m.

April 5 @ Clark University, 5 p.m.

Clark April 1 @ Smith College, 3 p.m.

April 1 @ Smith College, 5 p.m.

April 2 @ Wellesley College, 12 p.m.

April 2 @ Wellesley College, 2 p.m.

April 5 vs. Worcester State, 3 p.m.

golf Men’s

Assumption April 1 vs. Dowling College Memorial Tournament @ (Tall grass Golf Club – Shoreham, New York) April 2 vs. Dowling College Memorial Tournament @ (Tall grass Golf Club – Shoreham, New York) Nichols April 1 vs. Rhode Island College Spring Invitational, TBA, Triggs Golf Course, Providence, Rhode Island Worcester State April 1 @ Rhode Island Invitational April 2 @ Rhode Island Invitational

lacrosse Men’s

Holy Cross April 2 @ Navy, 12 p.m.

Assumption April 6 @ Franklin Pierce, 4 p.m.

Clark University April 2 vs. Wheaton College, Renny Classic (Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Night), 7 p.m.

Anna Maria April 2 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Maine), 1 p.m.

Women’s

Holy Cross April 2 @ Bucknell, 1 p.m.

Nichols March 31 vs. Connecticut College, 7 p.m.

Assumption April 2 @ Saint Michael’s, 3 p.m.

April 5 @ Stonehill, 7 p.m.

Worcester State April 2 vs. Westfield tate, 11 a.m.

April 5 @ Rhode Island College, 6 p.m.

tennis Men’s

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Holy Cross March 26 @ Army West Point, 12 p.m.

March 26 vs. Lafayette, 6 p.m.

March 30 vs. Fordham, 3:30 p.m.

April 6 @ Boston College, 3:30 p.m.

Assumption March 31 vs. Saint Anselm, 3 p.m.

April 2 vs. Franklin Pierce, 11 a.m.

April 6 @ Adelphi, 3 p.m.

Clark University April 6 @ Wheaton College, 4 p.m.

Becker March 31 @ Regis, 4:30 p.m.

Women’s

Holy Cross March 31 @ Roger Williams University, 5 p.m.

April 2 vs. Sacred Heart, 1 p.m.

April 3 @ Stonehill College, 12 p.m.

April 5 @ Salve Regina, 3:30 p.m.

Clark University April 6 vs. Wentworth, 4 p.m.

rowing Men’s

Holy Cross April 2 vs. Columbia, Dartmouth and M.I.T., 11 a.m.

WPI April 2 vs. Wesleyan, Colby, UMass and Middlebury (Class of 2003 Cup), 8:30 a.m.

Clark University April 2 vs. Assumption, Bowdoin, Connecticut College, JWU, Lake Quinsigamond, TBA

Women’s

Holy Cross April 2 vs. Colgate, 11 a.m.

Assumption April 2 vs. Clark, Connecticut College and Bowdoin, 9:50 a.m.

WPI April 2 vs. Wesleyan, Colby and Smith (McLaughlin Cup), 8:30 p.m.

Clark University April 2 vs. Assumption, Bowdoin, Connecticut College and JWU, Lake Quinsigmaond, TBA

track & fiel Men’s

Holy Cross April 2 @ Central Connecticut Invitational, All Day Assumption April 2 @ Jim Sheehan Memorial (Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg) WPI April 2 @ Coast Guard Invitational, TBA

Women’s

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NOW HIRING! Rolloff Drivers in West Boylston, MA! $2,000 Sign On Bonus!

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MERCHANDISE CEMETERY PLOTS Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross Value $10,500 - asking $6000 774-239-9189

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Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107 Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Grave sites. 2 lots, Good Shepherd. Plot 147, graves 3 & 4. $5000.00 each.

B/O Call Kris 508-735-9996 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross Premier Location, Must sell Value $5250 Asking $4000 OBO 508-799-5678

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Motorized Wheelchair

Round Pedestal Table & 4 Chairs Black & cherry, 42" dropleaf. $250 978-833-4915

Free Piano Easy to move, on wheels and already moved into garage. Currently not in tune.

508-829-1769

FOR SALE Knee Scooter - Like New Tierod steering and brake. Metal basket. $175 OBO. 978-6977964.

C-13 Zeppelin Stamp Flag Cancelled $200. Got Stamp Questions? Call Ron at 413896-3324

Post hole digger True Temper. $20. 508-853-4549

Pride Jazzy Select 6 Ultra used only 3 weeks. Great stability on 6 wheels, tight turn radius, elevating pwr seat, fully adjustable foot platform, 300 lb wgt capacity. Asking $3500 OBO. 508-783-5431 6 Staging Bracket Used for rough frame to work on roof & sides, no staging needed. $45 508-425-1150

Patriot Tom Brady Football Collectable, Picture on ball $200. Flexible, white/brown.

(774) 303-5079

Piano Mohogany, upright, w/ bench. 1st flr., easy move.

Perfect for aspiring musicians. $250 OBO 508-245-8830 Golf clubs, bag, cart (used) Asking $250. 508-865-5726* Hot Dog Cart- stainless steel -$3800 Only used season and a half is in excellent condition.

Dual heat source, wet steam table, large cold compartment, SS dual sinks, hot/cold water supplies 5 gallon each. very easy to maneuver manually or with tow-bar. 508-839-9338

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VNA First Choice VNA First Choice, a new contract agency servicing Massachusetts is the latest member company of VNA Care Network Foundation.

As an employee of VNA First Choice you will support an organization that has been named a Home Care Elite 2015 Top Agency by OCS Home Care.

We have an immediate need for the following contract positions:

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Licensed to practice in Massachusetts required.

Whether you are looking for short or long-term assignments, per diem, day, weekend or Baylor shifts, we have an excellent opportunity for you! Interested in working closer to home?

Our strategically based clinical offices offer a tighter travel radius and greater work-life balance!

4HE CHOICE IS YOURS s Danvers office covers North Shore to Cape Ann s Leominster office covers North Central MA s Worcester office covers West to Southwest Central MA s Southborough office covers Metrowest s Needham office covers Lexington to Wellesley to Southshore s Weymouth office covers Milton to Plymouth s Charlestown office covers Greater Boston Area For more details or to be considered for a position, please apply online at:

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GRAFTON FLEA MARKET, INC.

Corner Hutch Solid pine - 4 doors - 48" x 76". Accommodates 42" television. $250.

Photo available. 508-829-6792

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6am - 4pm

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Huge 9000 sq. ft. indoor flea market open 6 days a week with over 130 dealers. Yankee Flea Market is the place to shop whether it be antiques, collectibles or just household furnishings. We also buy (and sell) complete or partial estates as well as furniture, gas & oil memorabilia, vintage beer signs and lights and much, much more.

Bring your items in for a free valuation. Additional dealer space will soon be availbable as we are expanding, call us for details.

Open Tuesday-Saturday: 10-5, Sunday 11-5, FREE FREE Parking Admission Be sure to check us out on Facebook

HELP WANTED

ARCHway, Inc. An agency serving adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum is seeking energetic and creative people to fill the following positions: Part Time Residential Instructor positions available to teach activities of daily living and social skills.

Hours available are: 2nd and 3rd shifts Mon-Fri, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Shifts Sat and Sun Starting Pay is $13.00/hour To apply: Fax/mail a letter of interest and resume along with salary requirements to:

ARCHway, Inc. 77 Mulberry St. Leicester, MA 01524 Fax: 508-892-0259 Email: scombs@archwayinc.org

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SEVERAL JOB OPENINGS- Clinton, MA Expert Staffing is hiring for 12 hour rotating shifts!

Are you seeking a new full time career opportunity?

If you have good work history and reliable transportation call Expert Staffing today at (978)798-1610 Job Summary: Clean room and assembly production workers.

Requirements: Experience in injection molding or the manufacturing industry, preferable in a clean room environment.

High School Graduate or GED Must be able to read, write and communicate in English Basic Math and computer skills needed Detail oriented Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test EOE These positions will be paid for 40 hours, but only work ~36 hours.

Process Technicians for a Friday-Sunday 12 hour shift (am and pm) Quality Technicians for a Friday-Sunday 12 hour shift (am and pm) Production Associates for a Friday-Sunday 12 hour shift (am and pm) Production Associates for new 12 hour rotating shifts, both days and nights. 7am-7pm and 7pm-7am These shifts will be every other weekend, 2 on 2 off, 3 on 2 off, 2 on 3 off, etc.

This position will be strictly working in the clean room on a 3 person assembly line.

Apply in person at: EXPERT STAFFING 557 Lancaster Street, Leominster, MA 01453 Walk ins welcome Please send resumes to: sharon.wyatt@expert-staffing.com

A CAREER THAT MATTERS...A COMPANY THAT CARES. Alternatives is a premier provider of support to people with developmental or psychiatric disabilities in Central Massachusetts.

If you are a Human Services Professional, it’s time to experience working for Alternatives! We offer a culture of support, collaboration, and teamwork coupled with extensive opportunities for training and advancement. Alternatives – small company feel, big company opportunity!

We are seeking to fill positions in the North Central, MA area supporting adults with mental illness and the transitional age youth population:

• LICENSED CLINICIAN • EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY CONNECTOR • PERSONAL SERVICE COORDINATOR

• RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT STAFF • APARTMENT SUPPORT STAFF • RELIEF (PER DIEM) EMPLOYEES

Candidates who have experience with transitional age youth or people with mental illness are encouraged to apply. A High School Diploma or GED and a valid driver’s license is required.

For more information and to upload your resume, please visit our website: www.AlternativesNet.org.

Alternatives is an AA/EOE and values diversity.

Certified Pharmacy Technician Certified Pharmacy Technician for busy Independent Pharmacy in Rutland-full or part time position available.

Retail experience preferred.

Fax resume to 508-886-2443.

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REAL ESTATE

Publisher’s Notice All real estate advertised in this publication is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Massachusetts Anti Discrimination Act and the Boston & Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinances which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, children, marital status, sexual orientation, veterans status or source of income or any intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-827-5005.

For the NE area call HUD at 617-994-8300. The toll free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275 or 617-565-5453

APARTMENT FOR RENT RUTLAND - 3 BDRM 1.5 BA, Townhouse, fully applianced, new paint, good cond., inc. w/d, private yard w/deck, pkg for 2, no pets, no smkg. $1250/mo. Avail 4/1.

Call 508-250-1376.

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2002 Chevrolet Corvette 39,000 miles Red with black interior.

Car is in excellent condition! $26,000 or best offer.

Call: 774-823-0466.

2001 Suzuki Intruder 1500cc, showroom condition, lots of chrome, Vehix pipes. $4000.

Call John at 978-466-6043.

2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond.

469 miles. Asking $1650.00.

Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-450-1492.

2007 Suzuki Boulevard Cruising Motorcycle C90T; 1474cc; 6300 miles, 1 owner, perfect cond. accessories and new battery. Garaged, covered & serviced. $6,000 508-8498635 AUTO/SUV 1997 Chevrolet Blazer SUV, 171,895 miles. Blue.

Can be seen at A&P Auto, 1298 Water St., Fitchburg. $1,500 OBO AUTO/VAN 2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond.

57K miles. $14,999.00 508-829-2907 AUTOS 1988 MercedesBenz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777 2003 Cadillac DeVille Tan/Tan Leather Int, 47 Orig Miles. Elderly Owned. Alloy Wheels New Tires And Brakes Loaded with All Options Must See $4,850 Call 774-239-0800

2008 Lincoln MKZ Silver/gray, full pwr seats, win, SR, CD/ MP3 ready, leather, heat/cool seats, new tires/brakes. Must see. 508-853-3085 or lawtonspecs@yahoo.com 2009 Mazda CX-7 Blackcherry with gray & black interior.

48,000 miles $9,500. 774-8230466

2008 Ford Mustang 8 cyl, 300HP. 21K miles. Never driven during winter. Always garaged. Perfect cond. $21,900 negotiable.

508-865-3528 after 3pm.

2010 Honda Civic 32K miles, very good cond. Front wheel drive. Automatic. A/C, power s t e e r i n g /b r a k e s /w i n d o w s / locks. $9,950 Hubbardston, MA 978-870-3291 1985 Cadillac Eldorado 74K miles. Never been in snow.

Mint condition. Gray w/landau top. Bonus 2 Free Air tickets & 5 star condo for a week in FL. $5,000.00 Oakham 407-3753917

2003 Volkswagen Beetle One owner. Dark blue. 102,000 miles. Owner’s manual. Excellent condition. 5 speed, disc music, title. Call 508-829-3752 $3,500

1999 Pontiac Grand Am 6 Cylinder, automatic, needs work or use for parts. 159,903 miles. $675. 978-422-8084 2012 Cadillac CTS AWD, 21,800 miles. Crystal red.

Heated black leather seats.

Panoramic roof. Dealer maintained. Under warranty. $24,500.00 978-534-8860 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Well maintained, 219K miles, 4 new tires & recent repairs. $2500. Princeton.

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The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at 7:00PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Request for Determination of Applicability submitted to the Conservation Commission by Paul Bjork, Sutton, MA. The project consists of removing a maple tree endangering the house on Map 8, Parcel 50, for 5 W. Sutton Road in Sutton. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands Protection Bylaw.

The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 8:15PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA.The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission

by Joseph Deliso, Sutton, MA. The project consists of Construction of retaining walls, laws, patio, shed and landscaping with associated grading on Map 16, Parcels 144, on 68.5 Wilderness Drive, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands Protection Bylaw.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. WO16P0888EA Estate of: Irving J. Whiterell Date of Death: 12/01/1977 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Appointment of Personal Representative has been ďŹ led by: Linda M. Stevens of Millbury, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: Linda M. Stevens of Millbury, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must ďŹ le a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 04/12/2016. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must ďŹ le a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to ďŹ le a timely written appearance and objection followed by an AfďŹ davit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to ďŹ le an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including the distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 16, 2016 Stephanie K. Fattman, Register of Probate 03/31/2016 MS

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR COMPUTER NETWORK ADMINISTRATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NOTICE CHANGE OF DATE The Town of Millbury, acting by and through the Office of the Town Manager, hereinafter referred to as the Town, is seeking proposals from qualified firms or individuals, hereinafter referred to as the Consultant to provide the municipality of the Town of Millbury with computer network administration and information technology technical assistance to various offices and departments of the Town of Millbury. The Town is seeking proposals from qualified computer administration consultants for the provision of required services for the municipal Fiscal Year 2017, the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. The Town reserves the option to extend the contract for an additional period not to exceed 2 consecutive twelve (12) month periods at their sole discretion subject to annual appropriation.

Copies of the RFP may be obtained at the Town Managers Office, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA 01527 or email kmckenna@townofmillbury. net. RFP’s must be returned by APRIL 15, 2016 at 10:00 AM

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO16C0119CA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the matter of: Magdalene Louise Chestna Of Worcester, MA To all persons interested in petition described: A petition has been presented by Magdalene L Chestna requesting that: Magdalene Louise Chestna be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows: Magdalene Louise LaRiviere IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 04/26/2016 WITNESS, Hon.Leilah A Keamy First Justice of this Court Date: March 25, 2016 Stephanie K. Fattman Register of Probate 03/31/2016 WM

Town of Millbury Conservation Commission The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 8:20 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Request for Determination of Applicability from Regen Builders for construction of a driveway, grading and associated work to provide access to the property located at McCracken Road. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40.

Donald Flyn

Town of Millbury Conservation Commission The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 8:00 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Request for Determination of Applicability from Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Highway Division for the Legacy Toll Plaza #10A Demolition and Improvement Project – Interstate 90. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40.

Donald Flynn Chairman

Town of Millbury Conservation Commission The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 8:30 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Nick Grande for construction of a single family dwelling with associated septic system, driveway, grading and utilities located at McCracken Road Assessors Map 34 Lot30. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40.

Donald Flynn Chairman

Invitation For Bids The Worcester Housing Authority invites sealed bids for Masonry Repair at 1050 Main Street, MA 12 15 Webster Square Towers East Apartments in accordance with the documents prepared by CBI Consulting Inc. The work is estimated to cost $90,000. Project consists of but is not limited to: brick masonry reinforcing with use of repair and restoration anchors, and resealing vertical building joint with a performed, pre-frames, pre-molded self-expanding sealant system. General Bids will be received until 3:00 p.m. on April 13, 2016 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on April 6, 2016 at Webster Square Towers East Apartments 1050 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts at which time bidders will be invited to visit the project site(s) with the Worcester Housing Authority representative. Failure to attend or visit the premises shall be no defense in failure to perform contract terms.Bids are subject to M.G.L c149 §44A-J and Davis Bacon wage rates as well as other applicable laws.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid price in the form of a Bid Bond, issued by a responsible surety company licensed to do business in Massachusetts, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority by bidders for the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates). Bid forms and Contract Documents will be made available on the Worcester Housing Authority website (http://worcester-housing.com/purchasing.html) at no cost. Hard copies will be made available on March 30, 2016 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and thereafter, Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. through 4:30 P. M. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by depositing $50.00 in the form of a company check, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, for each set of documents so obtained. The amount of the deposit will be refunded to each person who returns the plans, specifications and other documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Bidders requesting contact documents to be mailed to them should include a separate check in the amount of $40.00 for each set payable to the Worcester Housing Authority to cover mailing and handling costs. The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: 1. Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 2. F.W. Dodge, 24 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA 02173 3. Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092 4. Project Dog, 18 Graf Road Unit #8 Plan Room, Newburyport, MA 01950 Attention is called to the following: 1. Provisions of Equal Employment Opportunity; 2. Provisions for payment of not less than the minimum wages as set forth in the Specifications; 3. Provisions of Chapter 14, Acts of 1966, Imposing a Temporary Sales Tax, Section 1, Subsection 6 (d) and (k) exempting the Authority from the operation of such a chapter; 4. Requirement to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond as set forth in the specifications, 5. Insurance certificate indicating coverage for public liability, property damage and workers compensation, in accordance with the contract requirements, must be filed by the successful bidder upon signing of the contract.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder with the lowest proposed contract price including the dollar amount of all accepted alternates.

Questions regarding this project shall be submitted in writing 72 hours prior to opening and directed to: Mod-Bids@ worcester-housing.com. Reference the WHA Job Number only on the subject line.

Worcester Housing Authority Dennis L Irish, Chairman DATE: March 2016

The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 7:50 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Highway Division for the Legacy Toll Plaza #11 Demolition and Improvement Project – Interstate 90. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40.

Donald Flynn Chairman Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at 7:00PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Request for Determination of Applicability submitted to the Conservation Commission by Andrew Haerle, Sutton, MA. The project consists of replacing the existing septic system on Map 35, Parcel 88, for 34 Manchaug Road in Sutton. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands Protection Bylaw.

TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON

In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on April 7, 2016 at 7:30pm on the petition of 118 WorcesterProvidence Turnpike, LLC. The petitioner is requesting a Special Permit for a Recreational facility use as it pertains to III.A.B.2 of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 118 Worcester Providence Turnpike as shown on Assessors Map #10, Parcel #’s 19, 40, and 22. The property is located in both the B2 and R-1 Zoning Districts.

A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated.

Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk Filed in the Town Clerk’s Office

Town of Millbury Conservation Commission The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 8:10 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Request for Determination of Applicability from John J. O’Leary for the installation of an in ground pool located at 43 Rayburn Drive. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40.

Donald Flynn Chairman

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 2016 SM 00849 ORDER OF NOTICE To: The Heirs, Devisees and Legal Representatives of the Estate of Robert J. LeBlanc, Sr.; The Heirs, Devisees and Legal Representatives of the Estate of John LeBlanc a/k/a John A. LeBlanc; The Heirs, Devisees and Legal Representative of the Estate of Diane M. Lagor; Blair J. LeBlanc; Carol Taylor; Brian LeBlanc a/k/a Brian T. LeBlanc; Paul LeBlanc a/k/a Paul S. LeBlanc; Robert J. LeBlanc, Jr.; Alfred F. Lagor Jr.; Michele R. Millette, Alfred F. Lagor III; Amanda L. McElhaney, and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et seq.: CIT Bank, N.A. f/k/a OneWest Bank N.A. claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Millbury, 118 Main Street, given

by Robert J. LeBlanc Sr. and Celina P. LeBlanc to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a subsidiary of Indymac Bank, F.S.B. dated May 10, 2006 and recorded in the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 39022, at Page 135,and now held by plaintiff by assignment has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil ReliefAct. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before May 2, 2016 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of this Court on March 15, 2016 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 3/31/2016 MS 201504-0793

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MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 11, 2016, at 7:20 p.m., in the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Matthew LaPlante, property located at 36 Stone Road, Millbury, MA for an Accessory Dwelling Special Permit under Article 1, Section 14.11(e) of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw. Applicant proposes to alter existing garage to accommodate a 1000 square foot accessory dwelling unit. Application is available for review in the Planning Department during normal business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter should appear at the time and place specified above.

Richard Gosselin Chairman 3/24/16 & 3/31/16

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO16P0895GD CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304

In the matter of: Joseph E Doherty Of: Worcester, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Dept. of Developmental Services, of Worcester, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Joseph E Doherty is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Todd A Gattoni of Milford, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 05/24/2016. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition.

If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: March 16, 2016 Stephanie K. Fattman Register of Probate 03/31/2016 WM

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by J.L. Sullivan, Inc. to Anthony Tam, Trustee of Tam Realty Trust, dated November 14, 2014 and recorded in Worcester Registry of Deeds in Book 53037, Page 136 and the Confirmatory Mortgage dated December 7, 2015 and recorded in said Registry of Deeds in Book 54783, Page 20, 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 o’clock A.M. on the 13th day of April, 2016 on the mortgaged premises at 7-9 Egan Avenue, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, where the auctioneer’s red flag is displayed, being all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, To wit: 7-9 EGAN AVENUE, WORCESTER The land in Worcester with the buildings thereon situated on the easterly side of Egan Avenue, being Lots No. 157 and 158 on Plan of Blithewood Heights, recorded with Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 40, Plan 66, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Egan Avenue which is two hundred twenty-six and six hundredths (226.06) feet measured by said line southerly from its intersection with the southerly line of Blithewood Avenue; THENCE easterly by Lot No. 156 on said plan one hundred (100) feet; THENCE southerly by Lots No. 188 and 187 on said plan fifty (50) feet; THENCE westerly by Lot No. 159 on said plan one hundred (100) feet; THENCE northerly by said Egan Avenue fifty (50) feet to the place of beginning. Containing 5,000 square feet of land, more or less. Also the land in said Worcester, situated on the easterly side of Egan Avenue, being lot 159 on a plan of Blithewood Heights, recorded with Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 40, Plan 66, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point in the easterly line of Egan Avenue at the most westerly corner of lot 158 on said plan; THENCE easterly one hundred (100) feet, by said Lot 158 to Lot 186 on said plan; THENCE southerly twenty five (25) feet by said Lot 186 to Lot 160 on said plan; THENCE westerly one hundred (100) feet by Lot 160 to the easterly line of Egan Avenue; THENCE northerly twenty-five (25) feet by the easterly line of Egan Avenue to the place of beginning. Containing 2,500 square feet of land. Both of the above described parcels are known as 7 Egan Avenue in Worcester, MA and are the same premises conveyed to Marie B. Alger by deed of Marie B. Gilmore a/k/a Marie B. Gilmore dated July 13, 1989 and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Book 12235, Page 147. Also the land in Worcester, Massachusetts BEGINNING at a point at the most northwesterly corner of Lot 160, situated on the easterly line of Egan Avenue, said point being about three hundred one and six hundredths (301.66) feet southerly from the intersection of the southerly line of Blithewood Avenue with the easterly line of Egan Avenue; THENCE easterly, by land now or formerly of Marie B. Alger, about one hundred and no hundredths (100.00) feet to a point; THENCE southerly, by land now or formerly of Thomas H. and Irene R. Donahue, Jr., about fifty and no hundredths (50.00) feet, to a point; THENCE westerly, by land now or formerly of Walter Sabacinski, about one hundred and no hundredths (100.00) feet, to a point on the easterly line of Egan Avenue; THENCE northerly, by the easterly line of Egan Avenue, about fifty and no hundredths (50.00) feet, to the point of beginning. Said tract contains 5,000 square feet and is designated on Assessor’s Plan Book 34, Plan 38, as Lots 160 and 161. Reserving to the City of Worcester, however, any easements acquired for sewer and water purposes in the street abutting said property. Title to said property is recorded in Worcester District Registry of Deeds Book 53234, Page 381. LOT 7 WASHINGTON STREET, FRANKLIN The land situated in Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts on the westerly side of Washington Street and being shown as Lot 7 on a plan entitled “Plan of Land in Franklin Mass, Scale: 1” – 80’, dated July 7, 1986 Landmark Engineering of New England, Inc. Reg. Land Surveyors & Reg. Prof. Engineers, 14 Common St., Wrentham, Mass.,” said plat’ recorded with Norfolk Deeds as Plan No. 1061 of 1986 in Plan Book 340 to which reference is made for a more particular description. Said Lot 7 contains 109,100 ± square feet, according to said plan. Subject to takings for relocation of Washington Street. Title to said property is recorded in Norfolk County Registry of Deeds Book 32696, Page 496. THIS NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE ONLY APPLIES TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7-9 EGAN AVENUE, WORCESTER. The parcel is being sold with the express acknowledgement that the Mortgagee makes no representation or warranty as to the presence or absence of any wetlands or environmental issue at all, or as to any contaminants or other substances, as noted under Mass. Gen. Laws 21E, or otherwise. If a violation of M.G.L. c. 21E or any other Statute, Code or Regulation does exist, the correction thereof will be at the Buyer’s sole cost and expense, and shall be separate from the purchase price. The Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Mortgagee from any and all costs, expenses or liability related thereto. TERMS OF SALE: $10,000.00 shall be paid in cash or bank cashier’s check by the purchaser at the time and place of sale, with the balance to be paid in cash or by certified or bank cashier’s check at the offices of Michael J. Norris, Esquire, 171 Locke Drive, Suite 108, Marlborough, Massachusetts, 01752, within 30 days from the date of the sale.

All bidders must exhibit said required deposit to the auctioneer immediately prior to the auction sale in order to qualify as a bidder. The balance of said purchase price shall be held in escrow by the attorney listed below until the time of the closing, whereupon a foreclosure deed shall be delivered terminating said escrow. The purchaser will be responsible for all closing costs, state documentary stamps, and recording fees. Said premises will be sold subject to and/or with the benefit of any and all rights of way, easements, restrictions, covenants, conditions, reservations and agreements of record, to the extent that the same are in force and applicable, outstanding tax titles, municipal or other public liens or assessments, water bills sewer bills, liens or claims in the nature of liens, all existing encumbrances of record created prior to this Mortgage, and the right of redemption of the United States of America, if any. It shall be the bidder’s sole responsibility to ascertain all items described in this paragraph and no representations are made concerning compliance with applicable zoning regulations. This sale may be postponed or adjourned from time to time, if necessary, by the Attorney for the Mortgagee at the scheduled time and place of sale. The description of the premises contained in said Mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. If the highest bidder fails to complete the purchase of the premises on the terms provided in this Note and in the Agreement of Sale signed following the sale, the Mortgagee reserves the right to sell the premises to the second highest bidder and then to the successive highest bidders. If the Mortgagee exercises that right, it will notify the second highest bidder or the next successive highest bidders who will then have three (3) days to deliver the deposit specified above to the Mortgagees’ Attorney, Michael J. Norris, and to agree upon a closing date. Vincent Trunfio, Present Holder of said Mortgage By his attorney, Michael J. Norris, Esquire, 171 Locke Drive, Suite 108, Marlborough, MA 01752 Francis J. Trapasso, Auctioneer

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR AUDITING SERVICES NOTICE OF DATE CHANGE The Town of Millbury, acting by and through the Office of the Town Manager, hereinafter referred to as the Town, is seeking proposals from qualified firms or individuals, hereinafter referred to as the Auditor to provide the municipality of the Town of Millbury with auditing services. The Town is seeking proposals from qualified independent auditors, licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and having sufficient governmental accounting and auditing experience in performing an audit for a period of three (3) years beginning with Fiscal Year 2016 and ending June 30, 2018.

Copies of the RFP may be obtained at the Town Managers Office, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA 01527 or email kmckenna@townofmillbury. net. RFP’s must be returned by APRIL 15, 2016 at 11:00 AM

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Bob Crawford For many people, when you say the word “folk,” they imagine the twang of a banjo or a mountain man listening to a babbling brook. It’s not common to find folk artists today that can take the most mainstream pop fans and make them folk enthusiasts, nor is it common to find people who can tell the difference between country and folk. Luckily, the search for a band who can do both might be over. North Carolina natives The Avett Brothers have been performing their folk rock blend since 2002, hitting 14 years of performing together as a group. Their gorgeous harmony and truly introspective lyrics have caught the attention of millions across the country, while also attracting millions of views on several of their YouTube music videos. With a majority of my family, including myself, being big fans of the group, I was given the opportunity to speak to bassist Bob Crawford, on the evolution of the band, as well as maintaining “togetherness” after all this time. The band plays the DCU Center in Worcester 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 10.

How long have you guys known each other?

We auditioned in 2001.

What bands influenced you the most?

Through the years, our music taste has changed, but there are the subconscious ones. Doc Watson was one, our grunge era was Nirvana. We all shared a liking for Woodie Guthrie, Sam Wood and some others.

Over the history of music, some brother bands have had great success. What is the dynamic like? Is there any feuding between the actual brothers or is it a very relaxed environment? It’s a very relaxed

environment, and it actually comes from the brothers. There have been very few times that they ever needed to go behind closed doors to work something out. I can name maybe two times ever. There’s a lot of love and camaraderie.

Is there a main lyricist? Scott and Seth,

99 percent of the time, it emanates from them.

Is there a good way to maintain relationships with family as well as spouses? We used to

be going out for a lot longer on the road, but lately we’re going for two weeks. Ten

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days is the healthiest time to be away. I’ve been with my wife for almost 12 years, and she’s been around for the whole thing.

We do our best, but there’s no perfect way of finding the balance.

What cool people have you been able to meet since becoming famous? We’ve worked with

Bob Dylan, Bob Weir for the Grammy’s.

We’ve been so fortunate to work with who we’ve worked with. There was a time when we almost knew everybody, performing in small venues, but it becomes more difficult. We used to meet people outside of the bus, but the amount of people increased so we can’t really do that anymore.

Being a huge fan, I notice a lot of deeply spiritual songs. Is there any religious inspiration that comes into play while writing these songs? I think there is a spiritual element. Scott and Seth’s grandfather was a Methodist preacher, which I’m sure adds a spiritual element. I can’t speak for Seth and Scott, but I believe so. I wouldn’t run from that assumption, though.

we were approached about it at one point to give her permission to use our lyrics, but I don’t know much about it. I think it’s great, being inspired by music.

Have you heard of Colleen Hoover? She uses an Avett Brothers lyric in each chapter of her What’s on your iPhone right now? A lot of book “Slammed.” I heard about this. I think jazz guitar. I was a jazz guitar major in

college, but from the moment I joined the band, I became the worst jazz guitar player ever. I have some Kenny Burrell, Hank Garland, Wes Montgomery, lots of different artists.

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