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October 16 - 22, 2014 n Volume 40, Number 7 { city desk }

WOO-TOWN INDEXA weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

Total for this week: -3

+3Ninth annual Beggar’s Bowl fundraiser held at First Baptist Church. +3

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Presidents seem to have a thing for Worcester. This week will mark President Bill Clinton’s second visit to the Woo in two years, while Obama delivered a graduation address this summer. +4+2

If representatives of Comcast and Charter thought city would play patsy on proposed changeover, they thought quite wrong. +2 -3-1

Police Department answers string of shootings with crackdown that probably put officers at risk, yet no stings on johns trying to buy sex, because chief thinks it puts female officers at risk. -3-2

Water continues to gush out of leaky valve onto Chandler Street and Park Ave., which has us hoping there is not a sudden deep freeze that turns it into a sheet of ice. -2 -3

The candidates for political office came out, but where was everybody else at the Columbus Day Parade? -3

Pedestrian on Shrewsbury Street sported winter coat and hat. Say it ain’t so! -1-3

Uninviting candidates for governor to a debate after formally extending an invitation, regardless of the reason, is simply bad form - and a sign that keeping the public informed is not the ultimate goal. -3

Council to City Manager Ed Augustus Jr.: Say no to ComcastWalter Bird Jr.

It may make no difference at all. By now, City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. was expected to have already made his

decision on the proposed transfer of Charter Communication’s cable TV contract to Comcast. With a deadline of Wednesday, Oct. 15 to either accept or reject the request, Augustus received an overwhelming recommendation from the City Council this week to just say no.

Councilors on Tuesday, Oct. 14 voted, 8-3, on the recommendation of its Public Service &Transportation Committee, to ask Augustus to object to the controversial, seemingly unstoppable transfer of the Charter contract - and 1.6 million of its customers - to Comcast. If he did, Worcester would have done something 43 of 53 Massachusetts communities had not: said no to a company that is on the verge of a mega-merger deal with Time Warner Cable. That deal still needs the approval of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

If Augustus did not reach a decision by Wednesday, the contract transfer would automatically be approved.

After her three-member committee had met earlier Tuesday night, and voted 2-1, to urge the full Council to ask Augustus to reject the transfer, City Councilor Konnie Lukes told her colleagues they had a responsibility to stand up for consumers, their constituents. She blasted Comcast and Charter representatives,

who had attended three meetings held by the committee, for vague and evasive - or outright disingenuous - responses to many of the committee’s questions. Even though saying no would most likely not stand up to an appeal to the Massachusetts Cable Commission (MCC), and despite a late-in-

the-game concession by Comcast to include liquidated damages in the contract should it fail to meet certain provisions, Lukes said the Council should send a message other cities and towns have not delivered.

“When we looked as to whether this was a good deal for the customer or company, guess what prevails? It’s good for the company,” Lukes said. “The role of the Council here is to stand up for consumers. We are not here to represent Comcast and Charter ... So what do we do as Council? Who do we stand up for? We were thrown a bone. When we asked who else has [liquidated damages] in their contract, we were told several other

communities, but no one has ever sued them. It told us the liquidated damages clause is irrelevant.

“I would say to you this is the time to stand up and be counted. We really have to send a clear message to Comcast and to Charter and to Time Warner. I will file an order and ask the

Council next week to take a position opposing the Comcast/Time Warner merger. It is about time FCC stood up for consumers.”

The city had four criteria it could consider when deciding whether to support or reject the requested transfer: Comcast’s legal, technical, financial and management experience. Lukes’ committee had tried to tie the company’s record of poor customer service, having ranked at the bottom of several customer service surveys, with its management experience. Deputy City Solicitor Mike Traynor, however, had said that would not fall under that category.

Nonetheless, Comcast’s customer service

was among the focal points of discussion among residents who spoke at the committee meetings, and among councilors. The future of Charter’s call center in Worcester was also a concern, as was Charter’s decision to relocate its public education and government (PEG) access channels from 11, 12 and 13 to the 190s. That move has sparked passionate protest from WCCA TV 13 executive director Mauro Depasquale and others. Councilors had sought assurances from Comcast that the call center would remain in Worcester and that it would switch the PEG channels back to their original channels once it took over the contract. The company did not commit to either, although there were indications the call center would remain here. Worcester Magazine also was told Comcast had not relocated PEG access channels in the communities it serves when it transferred to all-digital programming. That was the reasoning given by Charter for making the move.

District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen said while it may change nothing, the city should do the right thing by saying no to the transfer. He and Lukes were the two committee members voting to recommend Augustus reject the request. At-Large Councilor Moe Bergman, the third committee member, voted not to say no to the transfer. When it went before the full Council, Bergman joined At-Large Councilor Rick Rushton and Mayor Joe Petty in opposing the motion recommending Augustus reject Comcast’s request.

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I would say to you this is the time to stand up and be counted. We really have to

send a clear message to Comcast and to Charter and to Time Warner.— City Councilor Konnie Lukes


{ city desk }Three-plus decades later, competitive juices flow at SkyliteWalter Bird Jr.

Jennifer Hebert whirls around the skating surface inside the Skylite Roller Skating Center on Park Ave.

seemingly without effort. There are several other kids out on the floor with her, all spinning their wheels - quite literally - at varying speeds and with varying degrees of skill.

“Bend your knees!” a man barks to them as they whiz by him. “Get down! Now put your leg out! Put your leg out!”

The instructions come from Butch Tetreault, who at 60 years old cannot quite do the jumps he once nailed with ease at a New England Dance Championship back in 1973. He stills dons roller skates, however, and after 34 years working at Skylite, is still helping young boys and girls learn how to do what does not come naturally:

rely on wheels, instead of your feet, to move you. He can be a tough coach and critic, and he is not averse to yelling at his students when he has to, but people like Hebert are living proof of the results.

The 13-year-old West Boylston resident roller skates competitively out of Silver City Skateland in Taunton, but after starting out at Skylite when she was 5, Hebert continues to return for lessons and for fun.

Sisters Rachel and Nicole Ranniko, 13 and 11, respectively, of Millbury, are another pair who skate under Tetreault’s tutelage. Competitively, they skate at Roller Kingdom in Hudson, because Skylite does not have a professional team. But they still come back to where it all started.

“I went to a friend’s birthday party,” Rachel Ranniko said of first lacing up a pair of roller skates at Skylite when she

was 6. “I really liked it.”She started taking lessons with Tetreault.

About a year later, Nicole Ranniko started skating.

“I love how Skylite, the owner, MJ, is just so nice,” Nicole Ranniko said. “Her son, Adam, is too. It’s like a second home.”

Skylite has been like that for generations of kids since Richard Fors opened it in 1980. While other roller skating venues have come and gone, Skylite has remained a constant on Park Ave. Not a lot has changed, save for the resurfacing of the skating floor that is done every other year. The music pretty much is the same, because Tetreault has not gotten around to updating it. On a recent Sunday afternoon, Jennifer Hebert showed up with her own CD of modern tunes.

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From left: Linnet Lan, Nicole Ranniko, Rachel Ranniko

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BUSTEDBUSTED BUNCH: Law enforcement personnel nabbed 40 suspects in a drug sweep that took place over a two-day period, starting Thursday, Oct. 9. The investigation started mid-summer, according to police, and involved undercover drug buys over an approximately two-month period. Officers were going after gang members and violent offenders, and obtained 40 arrest warrants. Two search warrants were also carried out, resulting in the recovery of a shot gun and ammunition. The operation involved the Worcester Police Gang Unit, State Police Gang Unit, the Worcester Police Vice Squad, the Worcester Police Street Violence Prevention Unit, the Worcester Police Detective Bureau, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit, the U.S. Marshal’s Office, Massachusetts Parole and Superior Court Probation.

DID SOMEBODY CALL MAYTAG? Apparently, they were not there to perform repairs. James Schofield, 23, 244 Pleasant St., Apt. 2W, and Justus Higham, 20, 69 Grove St., landed in jail when they were caught stealing a dryer from 600 Main St. Police say they responded to a reported breaking and entering in progress, and saw a security guard holding back one suspect, while another tried to escape. Cops caught the second man. The suspects allegedly broke the lock on a side door and made their way to a basement laundry room, where they stole a dryer. The security guard allegedly stopped them in an elevator at the lobby entrance. Higham allegedly smashed a flower pot against a window to escape, but the security guard caught him. Schofield and Higham were charged with breaking and entering during the nighttime with intent to commit a felony. Schofield was also charged with willful and malicious destruction of property. Higham was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of willful and malicious destruction of property.

“It’s not an easy vote to take,” Rosen said. “You talk about a wolf in sheep’s clothing, this is a wolf in wolf’s clothing. They are awful. No doubt about it. If I had some doubts, after three meetings, it’s worse than I thought. If you do say no and manager says no, they still go to state authorities and it will happen anyway. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t speak up and do what’s right for residents of Worcester. It’s incumbent upon us to support this motion. We can’t win, we’re playing by Comcast’s rules. They bought the rules, they make the rules, they own the rules. We’re not going to win.”

Rushton, on the other hand, suggested the city allow the transfer and instead lobby for rule changes to address concerns over cable monopolies, something Lukes said was being created under the deals between Comcast, Time Warner and Charter.

“We can voice our displeasure and reality is, it’s going to go nowhere,” Rushton said. “A lot of people have spoken on this issue ... The way you want to fight for better service is at the federal level. We are bit players in a big play. We should be voting yes to approve the transfer, but at the same time pressing as a City Council that the FCC change its rules. That’s more effective. While I understand it will feel good to vote no on this transfer, it has no effect. We are just tricking the public into thinking there will actually be a positive end to this journey. Let’s be more

focused on what we actually can control.”If the FCC approves the Comcast and Time

Warner merger, it triggers several complicated moves, including the creation of a new cable company controlled by Charter and the purchase of 1.4 million customers by Charter from Time Warner. Comcast would acquire almost 183,000 Charter customers, adding to its existing customer base in Massachusetts.

Told by Traynor the city would most likely not face any financial liabilities if it rejected the transfer, Petty worried that doing so could jeopardize the future of the call center, and the hundreds of people it employs.

“We’re not afraid of liabilities,” he said. “My point is, are we spitting in the eye of the future company that maybe could take care of some of these issues? We worked hard to get jobs out there. Several hundred jobs I think at stake if this company takes over.”

Augustus said he planned to talk with the city’s legal team as well as Comcast representatives before making his decision.

“I certainly put a lot of weight into what the Council says,” Augustus said. “I certainly respect that. They hire me to make tough decisions, though. They’re counting on me to do what the right thing is to do for the city.”

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People still show up for fun, but roller skating at Skylite is serious stuff for Hebert and the Ranniko sisters. It is perhaps even more so for 8-year-old Linnet Lan of Worcester, who is actually an ice skater. She watched the Olympics on TV when she was a toddler, and started skating when she was 4. Roller skating, she said, is a way to practice her moves, since just about every trick you do on ice can be done with roller skates. You can find Lan at Skylite just about every Sunday.

“Her school had a school night at Skylite [one year],” Lan’s mother, Nguyet said of Columbus Park Elementary School. “She liked it.”

So much so that Linett Lan harbors a dream of ending up on television herself as an Olympic ice skater. Her mother shares her ambition.

“I want to see my daughter on TV,” Nguyet said. “I would really love to see her go to the Olympics.”

Linett Lan is doing well so far, placing fourth in a competition when she was 4. She has taken part in the District One Championships in Framingham, where she scored three medals, including a first-place prize.

Hebert and the Ranniko sisters have also enjoyed success competing as roller skaters. Hebert took part in a regional competition

this year in Vernon, Connecticut. She went home with three first-place finishes in freestyle, loops and combine competition. She placed third in figures.

Rachel and Nicole Ranniko also competed in Vernon with a junior team, placing second.

“Coach said we weren’t ready,” Rachel Ranniko said.

They have participated in mini-competition and “won some ribbons,” Nicole Ranniko said, adding her favorite part of roller skating are the jumps. She also likes “shoot the duck,” a move where you crouch down on bended knees before extending one leg out in front of you. The sisters said this year’s goal is to participate in national competition in New Mexico.

Tetreault and Skylite are doing their part. For Tetreault, working with kids is merely an extension of a sport he fell in love with when he was their age.

“I looked for something to do,” he said of roller skating when he was 7. Tetreault,

a barrel jumper in his day, won a dance competition at the former Roller Drome in Webster at the Mass Invitational in 1973. “I can’t jump anymore. I just kind of give them the basics. They kind of put it into work.”

As for why the kids - and the adults who used to strut their stuff at Skylite when they were younger - keep coming back, Tetreault attributed it to the tight-knit relationships forged between the skaters and those who work there.

“It’s the atmosphere we have that keeps us here,” he said. “In here, it might be that we’re so small that we stay connected.”

Even after 30-plus years, however, new faces continue to walk through the doors at Skylite.

“People think there’s not much of a demand [for roller skating],” Tetreault said. “I had people come in less than a month ago saying, ‘I’ve lived here my whole life and I’ve never been inside this place.’ There are still people coming in here that have never been here.”

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Butch Tetreault

WALTER BIRD JR.

You talk about a wolf in

sheep’s clothing, this is a wolf

in wolf’s clothing.”

-District 5 City Councilor Gary Rosen at Tuesday’s Council meeting, during

a discussion about a proposed transfer of Charter Communication’s

cable TV contract to Comcast

VE R BATI M

Walter Bird Jr.

COMING OUT PARTY: Ex-City Manager Mike O’Brien knows some folks around Worcester believe he is a “card-carrying member of the Republican Party,” as he put it recently, but he said he is actually an Independent. Still, he did nothing to put the rumors to rest by coming out publicly in support of Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker. “I’ve never endorsed a candidate before,” said O’Brien, who showed up for Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Homecoming Weekend earlier this month. The WPI football team hosted - and defeated - a Union College team that includes Baker’s son on its roster. Baker was in town, too, along with his wife, to take in the game. O’Brien said Baker, and not his Democratic rival, Attorney General Martha Coakley, is the right person to replace Gov. Deval Patrick. “Look at the struggles that are happening right now ... it’s got to be someone that knows organizations, that knows how to structure organizations for accountability, and making sure results are measures,” O’Brien, who is currently executive vice president for WinnCompanies of Boston, said of the next governor. “It’s going to take someone that’s got that level of experience, and with all due respect, [Coakley] doesn’t bring that to the table.” Does O’Brien’s first real public foray into politics spell another change of occupation in the future? “ I will tell you this,” he said with a familiar grin. “I’ve got public service running through my veins. Obviously, we’ll take anything into consideration in the years ahead.”

SILENT ON SNUB: Baker did not take the bait when asked about the upcoming gubernatorial debate at The Hanover Theatre scheduled for Oct. 27. He will square off with Coakley and no one else, after the organizers of the debate invited - then uninvited - two of the three independent candidates, Evan Falchuk and Jeff McCormick. The third, Scott Lively, never received an invite. All three have publicly criticized the sponsors, which include New England Cable News (NECN), the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and The Hanover Theatre. Baker, however, chose not

to give any publicity to the also-rans, all of whom are mired in the single digits when it comes to polls for the Nov. 4 election. Baker and Coakley are in a statistical dead heat, according to most pollsters. “I’m interested in making sure I get a chance to put my message out there to voters,” Baker said. “I’m happy to do debates with two people or with everybody. We’ve done so far several debates with everybody. My view at this point is I’m going to show up wherever I get invited and make my case to voters.”

BIG GUNS: Baker and Coakley are calling in reinforcements as their race to the corner office on Beacon Hill heads into the final stretch. Baker expected to have former (and future?) presidential contender Mitt Romney in the Bay State this week to pump up Republicans. Coakley, meanwhile, is scheduled to join President Bill Clinton at Clark University on Thursday, Oct. 16 to rally the troops among Democrats. Clinton, you may recall, was in Worcester last year in support of Ed Markey, who was running for U.S. Senate. Markey went on to win over Republican Gabriel Gomez. The interesting twist here is that Clinton came to bat for Markey because of Coakley’s disastrous 2010 U.S. Senate run against upstart

TALKING THE WALK: Ron O’Clair is nothing if not controversial - and he is perfectly OK with that. Right now, he has a video on YouTube that, as of the beginning of the week, was approaching 80,000 views. O’Clair does the voiceover for it as he captures a young woman in an obvious drug-induced state walking erratically. He labeled it “The Zombie Walk,” and it has ignited debate over whether he should have put the camera down and offered help. Instead, he continued shooting the video, which showed cars approaching the young woman, since identified as Samantha Strandgaard, honking their horns before driving around her in the street. What happened to her after the video is uncertain. Telegram & Gazette columnist Dianne Williamson spoke to Strandgaard’s father, who did not seem upset at O’Clair. Others believe O’Clair accomplished nothing positive by videotaping Strandgaard and posting it online. In his own colorful language, he shrugged off those criticisms. “I’ve heard enough bullshit from people who know nothing,” he said. “Even though they’re entitled to their opinion ... I just don’t agree with them. I’ve had better insults from better people.” The way O’Clair sees it, the more attention paid to drug addiction, the better. By the way, O’Clair appears ready to step out from behind the camera and the apartment building where he is superintendent for a run for City Council. He said he plans to run next year as an at-large candidate.

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BANCROFT REVISITED: According to one estimate, about 500 people visited Bancroft Tower in Salisbury Park on the second of four Sundays it is open to the public in October. Still, concerns remain among neighboring residents who are not exactly super-excited about unlocking the tower and letting people flow freely in and out. Stephen Boisseau, who lives on Farnum Street, called Worcester Magazine to let us know it is not just John and Mary Lou Anderson who are against reopening the tower on a more regular basis. “Not anybody here is totally against this, but we’re being lied to,” Boisseau said of whether the tower will end up being unlocked permanently. For now, Park Spirit Worcester and Preservation Worcester are hosting the public each Sunday this month for tours. Boisseau said he walks his dog through the park frequently and picks up trash. He said he helped clean up before and after the first weekend the tower was open. Boisseau said he thinks more could be done to keep the tower clean and safe. He said a man fell on the stairs while he was up there, and he saw people sitting on the walls high up on the tower. “It can be a very dangerous place,” Boisseau said. Another resident, Joe Mathews of Bancroft Tower Road, said he has no problem with the Sunday tours, but does not want the tower opened permanently. He said he often sees illegal and sexual activity, but that is not what bothers him most. “That doesn’t bother me,” he said of the extra-curricular activity. “As long as they don’t throw trash out their windows. That’s what bothers me most.”

VEGGIES FOR A CURE? Now this is interesting: According to research, broccoli, the food equivalent to kryptonite for many youngsters, may actually improve symptoms of moderate to severe autism. Researchers working with 40 teenagers and young men found when taken in pill form, the chemical in broccoli sprouts called sulforaphane yielded improved verbal communication and decreased repetitive behaviors. Dr. Andrew Zimmerman, professor of pediatric neurology at UMass Memorial Medical Center noted some additional perks. “We saw calming, we saw more social responsiveness and we saw less irritability,” he said. Broccoli. Who knew?

NIGHT LIGHT: East Park will literally be aglow Saturday night, Oct. 18 as survivors and supporters show up for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) annual Light The Night Walk to raise money in the fight against blood cancers. “Light The Night is the nation’s opportunity to pay tribute to lives touched by blood cancers,” said Sharon Klein, executive director of LLS’s Massachusetts chapter. “We are so grateful to all of our participants and teams for supporting our lifesaving programs.” The event starts at 5 p.m., with the walk stepping off at 6:30. To learn more or register, call 508-810-1342 or visit www.lightthenight.org/ma.

PLAY TIME: The city will hold a series of public hearings on master plans for the Betty Price and South Worcester playgrounds. Meetings on the Betty Price Playground will be held with the Department of Public Works & Park, Parks, Recreation & Cemetery Division, Meeting Room A, Green Hill Park, 50 Skyline Dr. on the following days and times: Monday, Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m.; Monday, Nov. 17, 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m. Two meetings on the South Worcester Playground will be held at the South Worcester Neighborhood Center, 47 Camp St. on Monday, Nov. 3, 6:30 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m. A third meeting about the South Worcester Playground will be held with the Parks & Recreation Commission in Meeting Room A, Green Hill Park, 50 Skyline Dr., Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, 6:30 p .m.

GOIN’ GREEN: It’s that time of year again. The Worcester Regional Research Bureau is accepting nominees for its annual Thomas S. Green Public Service Awards, which honor municipal employees that “provide outstanding and exemplary contributions to government and the community.” Nominations are due by Friday, Nov. 21, with a ceremony scheduled for March 25, 2015 at Assumption College. This year’s awards honored Worcester city employees Sandra Borbone, Kathleen Donovan, Paula Harrity, Jessica Jacques and Julie Lynch. You can download nomination forms at www.wrrb.org.

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It happened in a flash, as they say — these things always do. One never expects the suddenness of a collision, and certainly not when traveling toward good times.We were heading to Portland, Maine, my friend Brent

and I. We planned to spend the holiday weekend enjoying the Old Port’s charm, the chowder at Gilbert’s, and the laid-back atmosphere crucial to mending the soul and psyche after a long week spent teaching high school. Brent works in an alternative program for kids who’ve made poor choices behaviorally and require specialized attention before returning to their districts. Me? I’m still plugging away, teaching English at North High. We were discussing the recent uptick in gang-related violence that has touched every quadrant when the speeding pickup came so close to our car that we thought we were hit. If the truck’s side view mirror hadn’t been substantially higher than the mirror on our passenger side, it would surely have sheared off ours.

We would piece together what we saw further down the road; we needed to stop shaking first. There was no stopping to assist — Columbus Day weekend traffic was just what we expected, and it was clear that help was arriving soon. Every cell phone in every car for a mile back was frantically dialing 911.

The pickup driver, flying down the left lane, had realized too late that traffic had slowed. When he jammed on his brakes to avoid colliding with us, he swerved into the middle lane and smashed into a gray four-door, sending it sliding beneath an oil tanker riding the right lane. What I saw as we passed was an injured and/or distraught pickup driver cradling his head in his hands. The driver of the tanker jumped from his cab as if he was spring-loaded and headed to the car wedged beneath his vehicle, its passenger side crushed.

We were past the wreck now, among the last of the cars that would travel 495 north for hours. Friday traffic was at a standstill while rescue and clean up took place.

“I couldn’t see if there was a passenger in that front seat,” I finally whispered. I knew that anyone riding “shotgun” was gravely hurt or dead.

“There were passengers in the rear,” Brent told me. “People don’t sit in the back unless someone is already sitting in the front.”

We rode along for a while without saying much, except to let out a “Phew” or a curse. I checked and rechecked the Internet for accident reports, but it would be a few hours before anything about the crash appeared. No information was given about injuries — all that I could find was a photo captioned incorrectly, stating that the oil tanker had rolled over. It hadn’t.

And we went on to enjoy our weekend as planned. We relaxed, ate too much great food, drank just enough wine to have slight headaches in the morning. But every now and then, one of us would stop smiling, stop sipping, put down the fork and wonder aloud:

“How are those people?”“What must that pickup driver be feeling tonight?”“What was it like for that tanker driver to come upon that

car?”“Did they see it coming?”And lastly, with a shiver:“It could’ve been us.”My mother would have said: “There but for the grace of

God go thee.”I don’t know about that. I only know that we marveled

over our great luck at being one inch to the left, and we were deeply grateful for it.


commentary | opinions {slants& rants}HarveyEditorialWondering about

the worldNot since I was 6 years old, a little girl with wide brown eyes and

blonde hair that had yet to turn to match my eyes, have I let my head fall back and imagine, “What is out there?” My father would

take me for walks down the back road we lived on, or we would sit on the swing set in the backyard, where there was no city light pollution but just a zillion twinkling wonders atop a blanket of black.

After a little more than two decades, I found myself, once again, with my head back and in amazement of the world around me. I was at a screening of the film “Mysteries of the Unseen World” at the EcoTarium, here in Worcester. Although images captured with today’s most advanced technology moved across a screen above me much faster than the stars in the night sky seemed to do 22 years ago at home in Maine, I was transported back to a time when the world truly seemed larger than imaginable and more interesting than what’s for dinner or making sure the laundry is done.

“Mysteries of the Unseen World” is an amazing film, shot over a seven-year period, showing transfixing maco shots of shark skin, the vision of a bubble bee, and puts forth ideas and possibilities that — while almost unbelievable — are incredibly exciting. Just imagine: One day taking an elevator to outer space.

The film shown in the Planetarium at the EcoTarium is the hatching of a partnership between National Geographic and Worcester’s natural science museum. No other museum in New England has built this type of partnership with Nat Geo — in fact, only nine others in the country have the same special access to new National Geographic films and other benefits.

I asked Joe Cox, director of the EcoTarium, what “other benefits” Worcester might reap. According to the sharp Mr. Cox, there will be opportunities for the EcoTarium to host Nat Geo speakers, integrate Nat Geo curriculum into the museum and present special exhibits. With time, the partnership will expand beyond the circular planetarium room and into the halls and different spaces throughout the EcoTarium.

Since sitting back and taking in the 40-minute film, I’ve found myself looking up — at the foliage, at the night sky, at birds flying overhead — more often. This weekend, let your head fall back and wonder and appreciate all we know and all we have yet to discover.

— Brittany Durgin

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Worcester Magazine was presented with the prestigious honor of receiving a Publick Occurrences Award at this year’s New England Newspaper & Press Association’s (NENPA)

Conference Awards Luncheon at the Crowne Plaza in Natick on Thursday, Oct. 9 for its story “Dead and Buried Alone.” The award, given “In recognition of New England’s most outstanding journalism in 2014” was received by only 11 news teams in all of New England; Worcester Magazine was the only media outlet in Central Massachusetts to receive a 2014 Publick Occurrences Award.

Published March 20, 2014, the story examines what happens to a deceased body when it is unclaimed by next of kin, and shares the experiences of Worcester funeral home director Peter Stefan, a local cemetery directory and a mother who shares why she did not claim

the body of her dead son.The story provoked

Sen. Harriette Chandler, D-Worcester to file legislation recommending raising the cap on how much can be spent on indigent burials, also known as welfare burials, in Massachusetts, which the State Senate would later approve.

“We read [the story], followed it very carefully and filed the amendment,” Chandler said of the move to raise the cap from $3,500 to $4,400.

“This is an amazing story focused on unclaimed bodies,” said NENPA judges. “This is a story that not only represents the facts but also touches the heart with a very human angle.”


Food for Thought at Fitchburg State UniversityFitchburg State University (FSU) is celebrating the City of Fitchburg’s 250th anniversary on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 2:30 p.m. with a lecture presented by Bruce Goyette,

journalist and FSU graduate. Goyette will focus on food and its relationship with the city’s development in the past 250 years. Goyette holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from FSU. The lecture is free and open to the public. Fitchburg State University, Hammond Hall, Ellis White Lecture Hall,

160 Pearl St., Fitchburg.

Lecture on 2014 Congressional electionPaul S. Herrnson, executive director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and professor of political science at the University of Connecticut,

will present a lecture at Clark University on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 4:30 p.m. A published author of several books on American politics, Herrnson will discuss the upcoming Congressional election and his research on public opinion. The event is free and open to the public. Clark University, Higgins

University Center, Tilton Hall, 2nd floor, 950 Main St., Worcester.

Ecumenical Institute Lecture: “Why Nicaea Matters”Boston College School of Theology and Ministry professor Khaled Anatolios will deliver a lecture at Assumption College on Thursday, Oct. 23

at 7 p.m. Anatolios’ topic “Why Nicaea Matters” will be the annual Bishop Bernard J. Flanagan Lecture as part of the Ecumenical Institute Lecture Series. All Ecumenical Institute lectures are free and open to the public. Assumption College, La Maison, 500 Salisbury St.,

Worcester.

Becker College hosts “Passport for Service”Becker College will host a fundraiser gala on Friday, Oct. 24, from 5-8 p.m. The “Passport for Service” gala will showcase the service

work done by Becker students around the world and across the nation. The gala will feature dinner and beverages, a silent auction, and a live auction, a “History of Global Citizenship at Becker College” exhibit and a musical performance by Markamusic:

Music of the People. This year’s service learning trips will brings students to Washington, D.C., Haiti, and Jamaica along with providing other service opportunities with programs such as Habitat for Humanity. Funds from the event will go toward

benefiting these trips. Admission is $25 per person or $40 per couple. Becker College Leicester Campus, Daniels Hall, Borger Academic Center, 964 Main St., Leicester. To register, call or email Elizabeth Corcoran at 508-373-9531 or elizabeth.

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When Worcester County resident Andrea Smith was 18 years old, her physician prescribed her Vicodin — an opiate pain pill — for fibromyalgia. Andrea said that no one offered her any education or warned her that the drug could be addictive.

“If I had known that, it would have been in the forefront of my mind,” said Andrea, who chose to use a different name for this story to protect her and her family’s privacy.

According to Andrea, she used Vicodin intermittently for the first two years. However, she said, that by the third year, she was using it on a regular basis.

“My physician continued to prescribe it for five years with no questions asked,” Andrea said. It wasn’t until she was laid off from her job that Andrea realized how much she was

dependent on the Vicodin, which she couldn’t afford to purchase.“I got laid off from my job and lost my health insurance,” said Andrea. “I couldn’t afford

the doctor’s visits and pay for the prescription out of my own pocket.”

PRESCRIPTION PAIN PILLS REPLACED BY HEROINAbout that time, Andrea became friends with a man who

had dabbled in pills and heroin. She was divorced from her husband and had a 3-year-old son who lived with her.

“I started using heroin,” said Andrea. When she tried to stop using heroin on her own, Andrea experienced severe withdrawal

symptoms. Andrea was also taking muscle relaxers, which had been prescribed for her fibromyalgia, she said.

“I was experiencing withdrawal and decided to take some extra muscle relaxers to help me sleep,” said Andrea. “I ended up overdosing on the muscle relaxers.”

Andrea said she was transported to the hospital in Springfield where she remained in a coma for about 24 hours.

“About an hour after I came out of the coma, the Department of Human Services began to interrogate me about my drug use and how I took care of my 3-year-old son,” said Andrea. “Then they told me that they were taking him away.”

ACCIDENTALLY ADDICTEDAcross the U.S., a wave of unchecked prescribing of opiates for pain has led to a nationwide epidemic. Hundreds of thousands of people have become accidentally addicted to prescription pain pills – Vicodin, Percocet and Oxycontin, among others. When patients can no longer afford the pain pills, many switch to street heroin, which has led to an alarming increase in fatal overdoses nationwide.

Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse Dr. Nora Volkow testified at a U.S. Senate hearing earlier this year that 80 percent of recent heroin addicts started out using opioid pain pills.

“The emergence of chemical tolerance toward prescribed opioids, perhaps combined in a smaller number of cases with an increasing difficulty in obtaining these medications illegally, may in some instances explain the transition to abuse of heroin, which is cheaper and in some communities easier to obtain than prescription opiods,” Volkow testified on April 29, 2014.

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Fox News published a June 20, 2014 opinion piece “The accidental addict : soccer moms, painkillers, and addiction,” in which a New York addictions specialist Dr. Nicholas Kardaras Ph.D., LCSW wrote about a new class of heroin addicts who he referred to as “accidental addicts.” He defined an “accidental addict” as “a person who trips down the rabbit hole of addiction after being prescribed pain or anxiety medications by a well-intentioned doctor.”

Kardaras shared the story of a 45-year-old soccer mom named “Peggy” with three children who accidentally became addicted while taking Vicodin after surgery and Xanax for anxiety. He said her physician failed to warn her of the addictive nature of her medication. Then she later turned to heroin when she developed a tolerance to the prescription medications.

Kardaras wrote, “Peggy defies the stereotype of addiction : syringes, tattoos, the poor and uneducated. But Peggy is not alone; there are hundreds of thousands of addicts like Peggy, who are upstanding family members, well-educated, successful …yet in-the-closet addicts.”

According to Kardaras, “Once the accidental addict has gotten clean and sober, educated about the addictive potential of

certain medications, and learned new, healthy coping skills, they can then transition back into a healthy and fulfilled life.”

MASSACHUSETTS AND NATIONAL GUIDELINES RECOMMEND INFORMED CONSENT Dr. Jeffrey Baxter MD, an addictions specialist with Spectrum Healthcare Systems said national and Massachusetts treatment guidelines recommend that prescribers go through an informed consent process in which “patients are warned of the risks of opioids, including physical dependence, full-blown addiction and overdose.” He said those guidelines also include a recommendation for monitoring patients “to help be sure that patients aren’t losing control over the

medications.”Baxter advised the phenomenon

of becoming addicted to prescription medications is referred to as “iatrogenic addiction” and said it’s very difficult to say how often that occurs.

“Anyone who takes opioids daily for a few weeks will develop some degree of physical dependence and be at risk for some degree of withdrawal. But that physical dependence is not addiction – the same is true for other addictive chemicals, such as nicotine, alcohol, benzodiazepines and caffeine,” said Baxter. “More severe risk comes with higher doses for longer periods of time. Even then, some people are able to stop and move on. Others either don’t or can’t stop using, and spiral out of control. Why is that? What is the difference?”

Baxter explained many factors influence whether an individual will become addicted to a prescription medication.

“People with severe pain or severe withdrawal symptoms who are inadequately treated or monitored can progress to drug abuse,” said Baxter. “Some people are genetically predisposed to addiction, or have addictions to other substances, and are more prone to developing opioid addiction.”

Baxter said that many people are now surrounded by other people using opioids, which makes it easy to sample meds that are not prescribed for them.

“Opioids have become part of the experimentation subculture in this country,” he said. “In many neighborhoods it may almost look like normal behavior.”

Baxter also added that “people with mental health issues may self medicate mental health symptoms with drugs like opioids and have a more difficult time quitting.”

He said, “all of these factors influence the likelihood that someone who gets a prescription could progress to drug abuse and addiction. Getting the prescription itself is only one piece of the puzzle.”

OPIATE ADDICTION AFFECTS FAMILIESAndrea said that after she was admitted to the hospital, she had to wait five days for a bed on the in the psychiatric unit. She said that once they had a bed open in that unit, she spent two days there. During that week, she missed a court hearing and lost custody of her son.

“I missed the hearing and lost custody of my son because they found heroin in my body,” she said.

Losing custody of her son was extremely painful for both Andrea and her son, and was one of the factors which motivated her to seek treatment. Andrea said her ex-husband

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was given custody of her son but she didn’t see him for about a month. She said that was extremely traumatic for both of them.

“It was hard for a 3-year-old to understand what was going on,” said Andrea.

“I would tell him that mommy’s sick and trying to get better, so it was best for him to stay with daddy for right now. I used to call him on the phone to sing him to sleep at night. He told me that he hoped I got better … He always asked me when I was coming home.”

The author of the online article Chasing the Heroin Resurgence reported that the number of children removed from parents’ custody in Butler County, Ohio (home of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner) doubled between 2010 and 2012, with heroin accounting for more than half of that county’s child removal cases in 2012.

Andrea said it took four to five months for her ex-husband to get full legal custody of their son through the courts. She said after the first month, she was allowed to see her son for supervised visits once every other week, during which time she would visit with him and a DHS worker at a public place like the park or a restaurant.

“[My son] used to cry when it was time to leave,” said Andrea. “I tried to hold back my tears because I didn’t want to make it harder on him.”

Andrea said no one ever told her what

steps she needed to take to regain custody of her child. She said she had no previous history of involvement with DHS.

“They had no interest in reuniting him with me,” said Andrea. “No matter how well I was doing or what I did to better myself.”

Andrea made up her mind to enter a treatment program because she wanted to get better for herself and her son. She decided to enroll at Spectrum Healthcare System’s methadone clinic in Worcester. She said she chose the program because they offered not only methadone but also counseling and support groups. She said she started out going to the clinic once a day but now goes only once a week.

“I knew that I needed that level of support to get better,” said Andrea.

MANY ADDICTED WOMEN MOLESTED AS CHILDREN Another factor, which Andrea believes predisposed her to drug addiction was that she was molested as a child by a male babysitter. She said she’s been treated for panic



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“You don’t feel like you’re worth anything or like you deserve anything good,” Andrea said.

Studies show that many women who are addicted to drugs were molested as children. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, as many as two-thirds of all people enrolled in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused or neglected as children.

The counseling and support that Andrea has received through Spectrum Healthcare Systems’ methadone program have helped her a lot, she said.

“I’ve been [free of opiate use] for four years,” she said. “I’ve had to work hard to build my life up and realize that I deserve a good life and good relationships and a stable environment around me.”

Andrea said she’s glad her drug use was not as long-term as it has been for some people and that she never went down the roads that some have traveled.

“I was fortunate that my drug use didn’t go on for that long. I count myself lucky that my use of heroin lasted less than one year. So I didn’t bottom out like a lot of people…I never burned all of my bridges with my friends and family…I never stole from my family.”

Andrea said the methadone clinic provides Narcan (medication which can sometimes reverse heroin overdoses) for people who are enrolled in the methadone program. She said they also offer classes instructing them how to use it.

In an article titled “Another Day, Another Chance Can Lead to Path of Recovery,” Spectrum Inpatient Division Clinical Director Kendra Marien writes, “Spectrum provides counseling and education on overdose prevention,” and, she continues, “staff from Edward M. Kennedy Health Center come weekly to train clients and staff as Narcan responders. When someone leaves treatment abruptly, we provide even more overdose prevention education and do our best to send them on their way with Narcan.”

ANOTHER CHILD ON THE WAYSeveral months after entering the methadone program, Andrea discovered that she was expecting her second child. She said her healthcare providers at UMass Memorial Medical Center’s Women’s Health Center were very supportive.

“They’re really great with methadone and pregnancies,” said Andrea. “They have an understanding of how methadone

and pregnancy go together. They’re not judgmental and are willing to work with you and support you with any needs.”

Andrea said she was concerned during the pregnancy whether her baby would be born addicted to methadone. However, she knew that risk was still better than what the baby could experience if she wasn’t taking the methadone and was still using illicit drugs, including the risk of overdose, which could result in the death of both her and the baby.

Andrea’s second child was delivered six weeks early at UMass Memorial Medical Center where she said the doctors observed him to see if he displayed symptoms of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) — restlessness, tremors, exaggerated startle reflex, high pitched crying, diarrhea, vomiting, poor feeding, skin breakdown, or seizures.

“They observed him for a week,” said Andrea. “I was fortunate that he didn’t have any [withdrawal] symptoms.”

The staff at UMass Memorial, Andrea said, were very supportive while her baby was being observed and never condemned her because she was enrolled in the methadone program. She said one of the nurses there befriended her and they had a good conversation.

Andrea was eventually reunited with her ex-husband, who she said has been very supportive. Their oldest son is now in elementary school. She said when the family was first reunited, her son couldn’t believe that she was really there.

“He’s 8 years old now and I still sing him to sleep every night,” Andrea said.

Just a few months ago, Andrea’s third son was born. She was pleased he, too, didn’t experience any symptoms of NAS as the result of her taking methadone during the pregnancy. The doctors observed him in the hospital for a week to check for any withdrawal symptoms.

Andrea encourages other mothers to seek help for their addiction for their own sake and for the good of their children. She encourages mothers to get out of the area where they used drugs and away from the people with whom they used drugs.

“You need to build a whole new life and get away from the place where you used drugs and the people that you used them with, so that they’re not in your face all the time,” said Andrea.

She added that it’s important for mothers to focus on themselves while trying to get better.

“If you do it for other reasons besides yourself, it won’t stick,” said Andrea.

Wanda Curtis is a Master’s-prepared nurse and journalist.



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Back in BlackBack in Black

STEVEN KING

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Here we are breezing through another New England October, and that means air that is crisp and cool, leaves exploding in color, apples fresh from the trees, carved pumpkins, scary movies, haunted houses, and, since 2007, Cirque du Noir.

The brainchild of local artist Michelle May, the Worcester original event (inspired by the artsy vibe of Cirque du Soleil) enters its seventh year, which has brought it from an intimate masquerade in May’s home to a series of city restaurants to – this year – the Sprinkler Factory, at 38 Harlow St. (off Lincoln Street).

Get your freak on at Worcester’s biggest party for the arts and the macabre, on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m., at an “avant-garde evening” that May said “opens the minds of those who are a little apprehensive about what it’s all about.”

Revel among a crowd of Worcester’s creative types in the 5,000-square-foot renovated space, fully transformed for the occasion, from the mind of May, and brought to life with creative lighting and red velvet curtains, among other things, by set designer and production manager, Stephanie Chubbuck, and interior designer Amanda Adamowicz. “I have had such a vision for that room for so long, so it is very cool that this opportunity came up for both Cirque du Noir and The Artist Group at The Sprinkler Factory,” said May.

Glide among a sea of festive folks in all-black costumery (with three prizes for best costume) – some of it wild and unnerving, some more genial and subtle – and get swept up in the music of Boston’s darkly hypnotic piano music ensemble, Jaggery. “To hear and watch Mali Sastri and her band perform is nothing short of a rapture that overwhelms all of your senses,” said May. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres from Niche Hospitality and Livia’s Dish.

Meanwhile, as has become custom at Cirque, several local artists will create a living, collaborative “art fusion” as the night unfolds. This year’s artists include the formidable team of Rose LeBeau, Dan Lasata, Stacy Lord, Scott Boilard, and Keri Anderson (better known for her powerful presence behind the microphone). The resulting piece will be among the numerous silent auction items available for bid

during the event, for which, according to May, “over 25 of the most creative artists in the area donate their work.”

So, why all this Poe-type celebration of the dark? According to Sprinkler Factory director, Luis Fraire, “dressing in black for one evening has the effect of unifying diverse elements of the city,” which he said, “brings us together in solidarity around the arts.” Additionally he said, “Black has mysterious qualities in the fall season, as the nights get longer and the changing of the seasons evokes a special kind of magic.”

A great addition to this year’s auction and fundraising efforts is the involvement of “AKT2vists.com, an organization founded by Al and Keith Toney,” said May, “to assist events that are giving back.” The couple’s organization has offered “a week in their stunning Costa Rican home,” as part of their mission “to support causes that are in alignment with their personal mission….to increase the proceeds for events that are doing great community work.”

Local charities will include a Cirque favorite, the Worcester County Food Bank (to which Cirque has donated over $9,000 to date!), as well as “the Gallery Expansion Project for the Artist Group of the Sprinkler Factory (AGSF), a nonprofit organization,” according to Luis Fraire.

The move to a larger space is the natural extension of the growth of the event over seven years. “Since the start, the event was held at Niche restaurants and Ritual,” said May. “The audience has been growing every year and moving to a larger venue, on a Saturday and earlier in October made perfect sense.

“This is a special occasion for Cirque du Noir,” said May. “The Sprinkler Factory is approached often for events. It is one of the coolest buildings!” May acknowledged that working in a large gallery is a lot more work, “but the drama of the space and the capacity,” she said, “is well worth it.”

The move to a Saturday night reflects the attraction to the event, too. “In the past people came out even on a Sunday night in the blizzard,” enthused May. “This is the first time the event will be held on a Saturday, a very exciting element in the growth plan. We had guests taking Monday off from work, so this Saturday date opens the event up to a considerably wider audience,” who, she said, will have “a day of rest following!”

Fraire said that “Cirque…bridges the gap between individuals in cultural and civic institutions and artists, and the many individuals who are passionate about the arts in Worcester,” and “brings them together in one space to masquerade and revel!”

Tickets are $30 at the door or $25 in advance at cirquedunoir.org. For costume suggestions, look to the Cirque du Noir page on Pinterest.

Jeremy Shulkin

The lyrics “bible close to my right hand/devil’s in my left hand/and I’m trying to decide which kind of man I want to be,” kick off “Sneaking In,” the last track on “Cowboy” Matt Hopewell’s new album, “Welcome to the Future.” These lyrics may be his most accessible to date.

Hopewell, a local poet in addition to his singing/songwriting ventures, spent the nearly five years between “Welcome to the Future” and his 2009 release “Viva Psychedelia” embracing his poetic leanings as a songwriter.

“I started seeing [songwriting and poetry writing] as a more fluid thing,” Hopewell says. “The inadvertent side effect was growth as a songwriter.”

One notable difference between “Viva Psychedelia” and “Welcome to the Future” is Hopewell’s embrace of humor and satire, two tones that were previously relegated to just his poems.

“There was a lot more humor in my poetry,” Hopewell said. As another contrast, Hopewell said “Viva Psychedelia” was more of a concept album and as a whole much darker than “Welcome to the Future.”

The biggest display of the album’s humor might be its technically non-sense title: “You can’t really be welcomed to the future,” Hopewell explained. “I just kind of like the idea of playing with time as language is concerned.”

The lighter atmosphere is on display a few times over the album’s 50 minutes. Along with “Sneaking In”’s homage to the prevalent themes from golden age Hank Williams III-era country, “Must’ve Been the Aliens” takes a satirical aim at the conspiracy theorists and the tin foil-capped communities for diminishing the potential for the layperson to find real interest in the stars and extraterrestrial life – topics that have always fascinated Hopewell.

“Now that I’ve got my aluminum hat on, I can really see what’s really going on,” he jabs in the song.

Despite the accessibility of some songs, there’s still plenty of weird on “Welcome to the Future.” “New Old School” is a rollicking freak out, “Phantasmagoria Blues” - which Hopewell unsurprisingly said stemmed from a poem - is a surreal free verse trek through a desert referencing chimeras, synesthesia and a talking carrion fly, and there’s plenty of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart influence to go around.

“That’s what I like about the album, it has a little bit of everything,” Hopewell said, adding voodoo, the Bible, the aforementioned aliens and even the I Ching to the list of the record’s many influences.

“Welcome to the Future” is record number 11 for Worcester’s Lo-Z Records, run by Torbin Harding.

Despite the trio of Hopewell, Harding and Lo-Z house drummer Daniel Lapensee having worked together on “Viva Psychadelia,” Harding said this time he took a much more straightforward approach to recording.

“This album’s a lot more scaled back in production,” and with Hopewell’s baritone out front, “I made a conscious effort to mix this like a Johnny Cash record,” Harding offered, though he admits his biggest focus was “just trying to capture [Hopewell’s] imagination.”

To celebrate the release of “Welcome to the Future,” Hopewell, Harding and Lapensee have lined up a Friday, Oct. 24 record release gig at Ralph’s, 148 Grove St., Worcester, where album downloads will be available. Each purchase will come with a chapbook of Hopewell’s poetry, liner notes, lyrics and other “little funny bits,” Hopewell promised. For more information, check out www.lo-zrecords.com/cowboy.html.

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RIDING BACK FROM THE SUNSET

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A Centennial CelebrationAl Vuona

He is fluent in five languages, has captivated audiences the world over and will soon be appearing here in Worcester. Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis will perform at The Hanover Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. as part of the 100th anniversary celebration for Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Proceeds will benefit programs and activities for both the Greek and community at large.

The Cathedral, located at 102 Russell St. here in Worcester, has been a spiritual landmark since its founding by Greek immigrants in 1914. Greek immigrants began arriving in Worcester in the late 1890s and by 1914 some 4,000 were living and working here in the city. Overlooking Elm Park, the Cathedral offers a host of ministries that includes the Orthodox Food Pantry, Philoptochos, GOYA, Little Angels, Daughters

of Penelope, Youth Basketball, Board of Education Certified Pre School, Greek Language School and Religious Education.

The Cathedral takes its name from Saint Spyridon, who was born in Cyprus during the fourth century. Honored in both Eastern and Western churches, Saint Spyridon is credited with miracles he performed during his life and for his great piety, honesty and gentleness. He is said to have been compassionate and loving, Bishop of Trimythus, confessor of the faith during times of persecution and an outstanding teacher of Orthodoxy at the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 325. It is the belief of Orthodox Christians that Saint Spyridon continues to perform miracles to this very day.

The centennial celebration will be accompanied by a number of special events including the Mario Frangoulis concert. Frangoulis, who has been singing since the age of 8, is an international talent having appeared in such productions as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera.” His repertoire includes classical, opera and pop music. In 2011 he was voted top male classical crossover artist while topping the billboard charts.

At the age of 11, Frangoulis recorded the part of Isaaca in Webber’s “Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Raincoat.” He later went on to star in Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera,” at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London. He pursued opera at the same time appearing alongside Montserrat Caballé and Samuel Ramey with the orchestra and chorus of the National Youth Orchestra at Whitehall. The event was in honor of the late Princess Diana’s birthday.

At The Hanover Theatre, Frangoulis will perform songs from several of his albums, an emotional repertoire of inspirational songs in five languages. Audiences have marveled at his remarkable vocal talent and passionate performances. Joining him will be special guest Mayeli Burguete, who in her native land of Mexico is known as the “Angel of Swing.”

In addition to the Frangoulis concert, Saint Spyridon will continue the yearlong celebration with events that include the Worcester Historical Museum’s exhibit “St. Spyridon: The Greek Journey in Worcester,” a month-long exhibit of the Greek community’s history in Worcester. The exhibit opens to the public Friday, Nov. 14. A gala banquet on Saturday, Dec. 13 in the newly-renovated

Saint Spyridon Cultural Center will be the setting for an evening of celebration, attended by local parishioners, spiritual and political leaders. FOX25 news anchor Maria Stephanos will be master of ceremonies.

For many in the Greek community, words expressed during a 1954 consecration still ring true today. “Be worthy of your predecessors. They sacrificed much, so that they might leave a beautiful church for you. Remember them, imitate them, and keep your church and your religion alive in the land of America, their adopted country but your country by right of birth. You have a priceless heritage and treasure in your religion and in the traditions of your forefathers. Benefit spiritually from them. Walk in the way of life with Christ as your guiding light. Perpetuate the old teachings. Enter proudly but with humility into the Temple of God, the Church of Saint Spyridon.”

Celebrate 100 years with Saint Spyridon Cathedral and see Mario Frangoulis live at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. Tickets range in price from $52-$172 and can be purchased at thehanovertheatre.org.


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Marcia Ball brings boogie to Bull RunJim Perry

Marcia Ball, the Queen of New Orleans boogie-woogie piano, is making a stop on her current tour at The Bull Run in Shirley, Massachusetts on Thursday, Oct. 23. She is celebrating the release of her seventh album on Alligator Records, “The Tattooed Lady and the Alligator Man.”

The new record is produced by Tom Hambridge, who has worked with Susan Tedeschi. The production is crisp and clear, the grooves are right up in your face where they belong. Ball said the record is getting all good reviews “unless they’re hiding the bad ones,” she joked.

Many people don’t realize how much of a songwriter Ball is. Back at the beginning of her recording career when she was signed to Rounder Records, she found the songwriting muse. “I wrote three on that first Rounder record, and seven on the next one,” said Ball. “Since then, I’ve written most of the songs.”

On her new CD, she wrote everything except one song from the great Hank Ballard.

In 2001, she left Rounder, and signed with Alligator Records, and has remained with them since. Ball has worked with many of the greats, including Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson, Angela Strehli and Delbert McClinton. She is one of the great practitioners of a very American-style of music that comes right from the heart.

A Texas native, Ball strikes an imposing figure. She is nearly 6 feet tall (and even refers to herself as “the tall one” on her

website), is known to wear outlandishly colorful stockings on her long legs and has a puff of silver hair settled into the darker hair all around it. Her fingers float over the keyboard in continuous motion, playing funky, New Orleans-style counterpoint, all the while singing a mix of Cajun, blues and R&B. She is a master of the boogie-woogie piano technique, blending in zydeco and a swampy blues that forces your body to move.

Talking about New Orleans music, Ball said it is “pretty much loved everywhere.” The music’s popularity has sustainability that

spans decades. “Over the

years, as we’ve lost the original blues players, we have outlived our mentors. Now we’re helping to cultivate a new generation of people who appreciate the blues, the real blues,” said Ball.

She said that there is still a lot of fresh, new talent carrying the banner. “There’s all kinds of great music being made that’s based on a

traditional format.” Ball speaks of the music that confronts real life issues. “From Woody Guthrie to Leadbelly to Muddy Waters, you know. Or, as Willie Dixon said, the facts of life.”

Ball has won five Blues Music Awards, including the 2012 BMA for the Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year. She recently received a 2014 Living Blues Readers Poll Award for most outstanding musician, keyboard. This was her seventh Living Blues award. She was elected to the Gulf Coast Hall of Fame in 2010, and Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2012. She has garnered a handful of Grammy nominations and many other accolades throughout her stellar career.

Ball is currently on a very grueling leg of the tour. “We’re just setting out on a busy two months of work,” she said. The tour will bring them to Louisiana, Mississippi, then Florida, as well as California. She has always been a touring machine. “We never stop. We’re always playin’ somewhere,” she said. Her five piece band will guarantee to get your body moving when it plays The Bull Run, 215 Great Rd., Shirley. Tickets are $36 each and can be purchased at bullrunrestaurant.com.

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The Italian jobJim Keogh

Four years ago in “The Trip,” comic actors and real-life buddies Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon toured Northern England to write dining reviews for a magazine. The food was spectacular, the views gorgeous, and the witty meal-time repartee — which included dead-on impersonations of celebrities, most memorably Michael Caine — was perfect for dicing into viewer-friendly YouTube snippets.

The two reunite for “The Trip to Italy,” which features food that is even more outrageous, coastal scenery that stills the soul, and banter that is largely ripped off from the first film.

Let me parse this one out. I enjoyed watching Coogan and Brydon, playing fictionalized versions of themselves, invade some of Italy’s finest restaurants. They are quick, they are clever, they are funny, as they reveal a relationship that’s a complicated mix of mutual appreciation and barely muted professional jealousy. The film even gives them serious moments, with Coogan struggling to establish a relationship with his 16-year-old son, and Brydon tempted to stray from his marriage. This is all good.

But when you pull up a seat to their table, you could swear you’ve heard much of this conversation before. Coogan and Brydon recap a murderer’s row of impressions (yes, their Michael Caine still shines), with Brydon handling the lion’s share. He’s brilliant mimicking British actors like Hugh Grant, Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins, but crashes and burns when he takes a stab at notable Italian-Americans Al Pacino, Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro (in fact, he should just steer clear of any “Godfather” material whatsoever). The duo also improvises a lengthy “The Dark Knight Rises” conversation between a raspy Christian Bale and an unintelligible Tom Hardy that needed smarter editing.

I will give them this: very early in the movie the men have a conversation about the inherent lameness of sequels, which serves as a meta-commentary about the existence of their own movie and a challenge to surmount the cliché that follow-ups are, by definition, failures. Despite the missteps, they do succeed.

Coogan and Brydon are clearly sensing the encroachment of middle age, and in between making fun of movie stars and debating who would be cannibalized first if their

plane crashed in the Andes, they offer some heartfelt observations about the state of their lives. They aren’t the first men to recognize that once you’ve celebrated enough birthdays, attractive young women “look through you” rather than flirt with you, but they continue to fight the good fight.

Unlike the first film, “The Trip to Italy” very much belongs to Brydon, less known to American audiences than Coogan, who has done a batch of mainstream movies like “A Night at the Museum,” “Tropic Thunder” and

“The Other Guys.” Of the two, Brydon is the more obvious clown, with a Robin Williams-like propensity for never shutting down or shutting up. Yet it’s his quieter passages that have an arresting impact — like the aborted phone call with his wife that leaves him murmuring his disappointment (in Dustin Hoffman’s voice — probably of “Kramer vs. Kramer” vintage).

Now that they’ve conquered England and Italy, do Coogan and Brydon cross the Atlantic to our shores? We’ve got restaurants, too, and plenty of cultural eccentricities for them to feast on.

Come on over, boys. But work on your Pacino first.

“The Trip to Italy” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, and at 1 and 3:40 p.m. in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.

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Cinemagic Thurs: 11:50, 1:45, 4, 7:20, 9:50, Fri-Wed: 11:50, 3, 6:30, 9:40Solomon Pond Thurs: 1, 1:20, 3:50, 4:20, 6:45, 7:15, 9:30, 10, Fri-Wed: 12:45, 1:25, 3:20, 4:05, 7:10, 7:40, 9:45Westborough Thurs: 1, 3:35, 7, 9:35, Fri-Wed: 1, 3:45, 7, 9:15Worcester North Thurs: 12:30, 1, 3:45, 4:15, 7, 7:30

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (PG-13)Elm Fri, Sat: 7, 9:30, Sun: 5, 7:30, Tues, Wed: 7:30Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:15, 4:05, 6:50, 10:25, Fri-Wed: 6:45, 10:25Strand Thurs: 7Westborough Thurs: 1:25, 4:10, 7:10, 10Worcester North Thurs: 12:50, 3:40, 6:40

HAIDER (NR)Westborough Thurs: 1:10, 4:35, 8, Fri-Wed: 12:50, 4:20, 7:45

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Rd., Sturbridge 508-347-3609 Elm Draught House Cinema, 35 Elm St., Millbury 508-865-2850 Holy Cross Seelos Theater, 1 College St. 508-793-2455

Regal Solomon Pond Stadium 591 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 508-229-8871Regal Westborough Stadium 231 Turnpike Rd., Westborough 508-366-6257

Showcase Worcester North, 135 Brooks St. 508-852-2944 The Strand Theatre, 58 High St., Clinton 978-365-5500 Worcester Public Library (WPL) Saxe Room, 3 Salem Sq.

KILL THE MESSENGER (R)Worcester North Thurs: 1:30, 4:10, 6:50

LEFT BEHIND (PG-13)Cinemagic Thurs: 11:20, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30, Fri-Wed: 2, 7Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:10, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15, Fri-Wed: 12:45, 6:50Westborough Thurs: 1:40, 4:40, 7:30, 10:05Worcester North Thurs: 1:10, 4:05, 6:45

LOVE IS STRANGE (R)Worcester North Thurs: 4:20 p.m.

MEET THE MORMONS (PG)Solomon Pond Fri-Wed: 1:10, 4:45, 7:35, 9:35

MY OLD LADY (PG-13)Worcester North Thurs: 1:15, 3:45, 7:20

NO GOOD DEED (PG-13)Blackstone Thurs 9:10

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (PG-13)Elm Thurs: 7:30Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:45, 4:20, 7

THE BOXTROLLS (PG)Blackstone Thurs: 12:05, 2:25, 4:45, 7:05, 9:30Cinemagic Thurs: 2:20, 4:40, 7, Fri-Wed: 12, 2:20, 7, 9:20Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:50, 7:05, Fri-Wed: 1:15, 3:55, 7:15, 10:30Westborough Thurs: 4:25, 9:25, Fri-Wed: 4:15, 6:45, 10:15Worcester North Thurs: 12:40, 2:55, 5:15, 7:35

THE BOXTROLLS 3D (PG)Cinemagic Thurs: 12, Fri-Wed: 4:40Solomon Pond Thurs: 4:40, 9:45Westborough Thurs: 1:50, 6:55, Fri-Wed: 1:05 p.m.

THE DROP (R)Cinemagic Thurs: 1:50 p.m.Worcester North Thurs: 1:20, 7:10

THE EQUALIZER (R)Blackstone Thurs: 12:50, 3:55, 6:20, 6:50, 9:15, 9:45Cinemagic Thurs: 11:45, 2:45, 6:45, 9:45, Fri-Wed: 11:45, 2:50, 6:45, 9:45Solomon Pond Thurs: 11:45, 2:45, 6:45, 9:45, Fri-Wed: 12:55, 4:15, 7:25, 9:55

Westborough Thurs: 1:15, 4, 6:45, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 1:10, 4:10, 6:50, 9:50Worcester North Thurs: 1:05, 4, 6:35, 7

THE GIVER (PG-13)Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:55, 4:25, Fri-Wed: 1:45 p.m.

THE JUDGE (R)Blackstone (reserved seating) Thurs: 12:30, 3:40, 6:45, 9:50Blackstone Thurs: 1, 4:10, 7:15, 10:20Cinemagic Thurs: 11:45, 2:45, 6:45, 9:45Solomon Pond: 10 p.m., Fri-Wed: 12:50, 1:20, 3:30, 4, 7, 7:30, 9:50Westborough Fri-Wed: 1:20, 4, 7:10, 9:35Worcester North Thurs: 12:35, 3:50, 7:05

THE LOST BOYS (1987) (R)Strand Mon: 7

THE MAZE RUNNER (PG-13)Blackstone Thurs: 1:25, 4:05, 6:55, 9:40Cinemagic Thurs: 11:20, 2:10, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 11:20, 4:30, 9:40Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:05, 1:35, 3:55, 4:25, 7:15, 10:15, Fri-Wed: 1, 3:50, 7:05, 10Westborough Thurs: 1:35, 4:30, 7:25, 10:10, Fri-Wed: 1:35, 4:25, 7, 9:40Worcester North Thurs: 12:55, 3:40, 6:55

THE SKELETON TWINS (R)Worcester North Thurs: 12:40, 3:10, 5:30, 7:40

THE TRIP TO ITALY (NR)Clark Thurs, Sat: 7:30, Sun: 1, 3:15

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU (R)Blackstone Thurs: 9 p.m.Cinemagic Thurs: 11:40 a.m., 4:45 p.m.Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:35, 4:15, 7:35, 10:20, Fri-Wed: 4:30, 10:10Westborough Thurs: 1:05, 4:15, 7:25, 10:10, Fri-Wed: 1:30, 4:30, 7:05, 10:20Worcester North Thurs: 12:45, 3:35, 6:45

TIM RICE’S FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (NR)Solomon Pond Thurs: 7

WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (G)Cinemagic Thurs: 8

Looking for your favorite theater and don’t see it listed? Email [email protected] and we’ll do our best to include it in the coming weeks.


Blackstone Valley 14: Cinema de Lux70 Worcester/Providence Turnpike, Millbury, MA 01527www.showcasecinemas.comShowtimes for 10/17 - 10/23. Subject to change.

Addicted (R) CC/DVS; 1 hr 45 min

1:45 pm 4:25 pm 6:55 pm 9:30 pm 12:30 am

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (PG)

CC/DVS; 1 hr 20 min

11:50 am 12:20 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 4:10 pm 4:40 pm 6:50 pm 7:20 pm 9:25 pm

Annabelle (R) CC/DVS; 1 hr 35 min

1:50 pm 4:35 pm 7:45 pm 10:10 pm 12:30 am

Dolphin Tale 2 (PG) CC/DVS; 1 hr 47 min

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Dracula Untold (PG-13) CC/DVS; 1 hr 32 min

12:45 pm 3:05 pm 5:20 pm 7:50 pm 10:05 pm 12:20 am

Fury (R) CC/DVS; 2 hr 15 min

12:30 pm 3:50 pm 7:00 pm 10:15 pm 11:30 pm

Fury (R) Reserved Seating;XPLUS; 2 hr 15 min

1:00 pm 4:20 pm 7:30 pm 10:45 pm

Gone Girl (R) CC/DVS; 2 hr 25 min

11:55 am 12:55 pm 3:15 pm 4:15 pm 6:40 pm 7:40 pm 9:55 pm 11:00 pm

The Best of Me (PG-13) CC

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The Book of Life (PG) CC/DVS; 1 hr 35 min

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The Book of Life 3D (PG) REAL D 3D; 1 hr 35 min

9:45 pm 12:05 am

The Boxtrolls (PG) CC; 1 hr 40 min

12:00 pm 2:25 pm 4:45 pm 7:15 pm

The Equalizer (R) CC/DVS; 2 hr 11 min

12:40 pm 3:35 pm 6:35 pm 9:40 pm 12:00 am

The Judge (R) CC/DVS; 2 hr 21 min

12:35 pm 3:40 pm 6:45 pm 9:35 pm 10:05 pm

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Since longer than this restaurant-goer has been alive, there has been a restaurant at 580 Park Ave. in Worcester, and I have many cherished memories of going to what was formerly Friendly’s, getting a burger and a shake, and waiting by the car watching Coes Pond flow into a network of streams that run beneath our city streets. While the outlet of Coes Pond now seems more like a trickle than a torrent, I’m pleased to say that some 20 or 30 years later, Worcester diners can still visit

that same location and order a juicy burger and a frozen, creamy shake at Hungry Coyote’s Burgers N’ Shakes.

Hungry Coyote’s primary focus is on burgers, sandwiches, fries and shakes, but the restaurant is also home to Wing It Up and features the same giant menu of delicious chicken wings and strips. We reviewed Wing It Up in May 2011 and we’re pleased to say the restaurant still serves enormous, juicy strips with over 30 flavors, and they’re still some of the best take-out wings in Worcester. What Wing It Up has done with great chicken wings, Hungry Coyote maintains the same high standard with thick, juicy, handmade, quick-serve burgers at reasonable prices.

Dining on a Tuesday night, Lillian and I stepped into a mostly empty Hungry Coyote and walked to the counter to put our orders in. The restaurant is simple but decorated nicely for a quick serve, predominantly take-out focused restaurant. Clean and well lit, the spacious dining room has four booths on a wall that skirts the kitchen and a handful of tables and booths spread around the rest of the room. Before putting our orders in, we scanned the huge list of burgers, all of which feature a third-pound of hand-smashed

ground beef, and cost between $4 and $7, with most falling around $5.50. Lillian took a suggestion from our server, who recommended the Kentucky Bourbon burger, while I considered the Jalapeno Ranch, with bacon, a jalapeno ranch sauce and pepper jack cheese but went for one of their new burgers, the Shanghai Noon instead. A little under 10 minutes later, our irregularly-shaped, smashed burgers were served steaming with an ample serving of thick, potatoey, hand-cut seasoned french fries, not the oily shoestrings you might expect elsewhere.

Lillian’s Kentucky Bourbon burger ($5.50, $8 with fries and a fountain soda) was smothered in a sweet bourbon molasses sauce, and covered in tiny caramelized onions, with cheddar cheese melting over ribbons of crunchy bacon. My Shanghai Noon burger ($6) was covered similarly in caramelized onions, but had a tangy sweet and sour teriyaki sesame sauce dripping over the edges and onto my plate. Both burgers were clearly not the processed beef you’ll

find at other burger joints, as the patties were seasoned and full of flavor. Despite getting a Diet Pepsi to wash it down, I also added to my gluttony with a coffee milk shake, hand-spun, which was as thick as any as I’ve had.

While service was friendly and fast during

our visit, we have had mixed experiences in the past, with takeout being slow and orders being incorrect, though this has mostly been when ordering Wing It Up wings at Hungry Coyote. The restaurant, while clean and bright, is still best thought of as a takeout, quick-serve-type restaurant with prices, menu and services closer to a “5 Guys” or “Shake Shack” than a sit-down gastropub that may feature a burger menu. Also, while prices were very reasonable, I was turned off by the “Refills: $0.50” sign on the soda machine, when free refills have certainly become the norm. These few detractions should not take anything away from Hungry Coyote, though, which flips unique and delicious quick-serve style burgers, awesome fries and thick milk shakes at unbeatable prices.


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THE BREAKFAST CLUBThe West Boylston American Legion Post 204 welcomes the public to join them for breakfast every Sunday, from 7:30-10:30 a.m., now through Nov. 9. Served will be eggs any style, white or wheat toast, home fries, sausage, French toast, coffee, tea, orange juice and tomato juice. Cost is $5 for adults and $4 for children under 10. Proceeds benefit the American Legion. West Boylston American Legion Club Post 204, 159 Hartwell St., West Boylston.

FOOD AUTHOR, EDITOR AT OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGELongtime editor and now editor-at-large of Fine Cooking magazine and author of the recently-published “Fresh from the Farm: A Year of Recipes and Stories,” Susie Middleton will give a talk at Old Sturbridge Village on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. with doors at 6 p.m. Middleton’s talk will highlight the preparation of seasonal local vegetables. A cash bar will be available. Admission is $15 per person, and $13 for

OSV members. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge. Osv.org.

CHARITY BURGER-EATING RELAY RACE AT BREW CITYBrew City hosts its third annual Burger-Eating Relay Race on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Five teams of five will race to eat the restaurant’s Signature Burger. All money raised goes to a variety of charities, each team choosing their own while the restaurant fundraises for Why Me/Sherry’s House. Other entertainment includes a DJ and raffle. Brew City, 104 Shrewsbury St., Worcester. Brew-city.com

WHISKEY DINNERPeppercorn’s Grille and Tavern hosts a Jack Daniel’s Whiskey Dinner, featuring a five-course meal on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. The evening begins with a Tennessee Fire Chili with beef, pork and veal chili, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Fire, grilled crostini, homemade whiskey raisins jam; followed by a Sea Scallops appetizer with smoked and rubbed sea scallops, pork belly,

whiskey-poached figs and pea shoots. An Ensalada Espanol features heirloom tomatoes, roasted pistachios, Manchego cheese, grilled crostini and basil oil dressing. The main course of the night is Jack Daniel’s No. 7 braised short ribs with raisin and bacon sweet potato hash and garlic mustard greens. Dinner will conclude with a Gentleman Jack Truffle Trio, which includes whiskey cream, hot cocoa shooter with three whiskey-infused dark chocolate truffles: whiskey sour, mint mojito and screwdriver. Tickets are $50 per person and include tax and gratuity, and can be booked by calling 508-752-7711. Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern, 455 Park Ave., Worcester. epeppercorns.com.

REC FARMERS GALAThe Regional Environmental Council (REC) celebrates its eighth annual fall fundraising gala with a new name, theme and venue this year. The REC welcomes the public to its Farmers Gala on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 6-9 p.m. at the Citizen Wine Bar in downtown Worcester. Dinner will feature seasonal flavors, and local farmers who grew food for the evening’s meals will be in attendance. The event will also feature live music, a silent auction, awards for local

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Wine by DesignAl Vuona

An architect by trade, Elena Walch married into one of the oldest and most significant wine families of the Alto Adige region of Italy. Along with her design

skills she brought with her new, modern concepts that have had a significant impact on the traditional wine establishment. Today Elena along with her daughters Julia and Karoline share responsibility for running the family wine business, Elena Walch winery. Many consider this a winery to watch as its reputation grows.

Alto Adige lies in Italy’s northernmost wine-growing region, in the southern part of the Alps. It is here that Elena Walch produces a number of world class wines. Terroir is the name of the game at Elena

Walch. She believes that wine must be representative of the soil, climate and cultivation from where the grapes are grown and that this must be maintained according to principles of sustainability and passed on to the next generation.

I recently had the opportunity to taste several Elena Walch wines that are available here in New England. They include two whites – the 2012 Castel Ringberg Sauvignon Blanc and the Kastelaz Gewürztraminer 2012 – and one red, the Lagrein Selezione 2012. The Lagrein, which is a grape varietal that is indigenous to the Alto Adige region, has a deep red color with berry and cherry flavors that resonate over the palate along with a long, flavorful finish.

The Gewürztraminer, from the Katelarz vineyard, is golden yellow with dry fruits, spice and honey flavors. The finish is clean and persistent. Lastly, the 2012 Castel Ringberg Sauvignon Blanc with sharp citrus flavors and a clean refreshing finish is a natural choice to pair with fish, poultry and assorted cheeses.

The wines are representative of the region from where the grapes are grown, and for many wine lovers that is very appealing.

No doubt Elena Walch wines have her imprint. The wines are well made and delightful to drink. I think it’s fair to say these truly are wines by design.

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food justice leaders and guests will have the opportunity to learn about Worcester’s leadership and innovation roles in the national food justice movement. For more information, contact the REC at [email protected] or by calling 508-799-9139. The Citizen Wine Bar, 1 Exchange Place, Worcester. recworcester.org.

ROCK HOUSE DINNER-AUCTIONThe Trustees of Reservations and the Friends of the Rock House host the annual Rock House Dinner-Auction on Sunday, Nov. 16 at the Salem Cross Inn. The evening begins with cocktails served at 5:30 p.m., followed by a chicken/pot roast dinner with all the fixings at 6:30 p.m. Local auctioneer Joe Craig will conduct a live auction at 7:30 p.m. Services, foods and crafts from local businesses, artists, craftspeople, The Trustees and Friends of the Rock House will be up for bid, including a two-night stay at The Guest House at Field Farm in Williamstown and a one-night stay at the Inn at Castle Hill in Ipswitch. Tickets are $30 per person and can be purchased in advance by calling the The Trustees at 413-532-1631, ext. 21 or Friends of the Rock House at 508-867-5934. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Thetrustees.org.

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music>Thursday 16 Cafe Concert 1: Mozart Fest. Feed your stomach and soul at the first of three Café concerts this season. Celebrate the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a café setting just as listeners in the 18th century would have experienced! Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.. Concert starts at 8 p.m. Tickets: Dinner and concert $52* | Concert only $27. 6:30-9 p.m. Nuovo Restaurant, 92 Shrewsbury St. 508-217-4450 or worcesterchambermusic.org/mozart-fest. Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s out on the Patio. Best Pizza’s & Italian Food, Full Bar, Lottery & Me! No Cover. 7-10 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 7:30 p.m.-midnight. Hirosaki Prime, 1121 Grafton St. 508-926-8700. An Evening with Gary Wright. Singer Gary Wright is most closely associated with his atmospheric 1976 smash “Dream Weaver.” In 1967, Wright’s band, the New York Times, opened for Traffic, bringing him to the attention of Island Records honcho Chris Blackwell, who in turn introduced the singer to the members of the band Art. Wright joined the London-based band, soon renamed Spooky Tooth and which later emerged among the UK’s premier hard rock outfits. $40. 8-10 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or mechanicshall.org. Jay Graham. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Open Mic Night! Thursday:Open Mic Night musicians welcome to perform. Just plug in. 8-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Professor Harp. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Roadrash & Hottrash presents the bi-weekly HAUS OF BUTTZ event as part of the Thurs College Variety Show w/ Flava105.5 djs Tone Capone & Kool Chriss. 2 great DANCE PARTIES on ONE NIGHT! Free. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/

pages/HAUS-of-BUTTZ/269340946588743. The Music of MGM featuring Kat Malone & Pianist Dan Burke! $5 Cover. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. THIRSTY THURSDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ DARK HORSE TAVERN with Mark & Wibble. *Calling all fellow musicians & artists alike!* Join us down at the Dark Horse & bring your Guitars, Banjos, Mandolins, Trumpets & Xylophones & let’s have some fun. Showcasing REAL live local music & talent! To RSVP a time slot in advance please send your name/time slot you’d like and e-mail (optional) to [email protected]. To all other players that want to come up to jam and don’t want to RSVP. there will be a sign-up sheet. Free. 8-11 p.m. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100 or facebook.com/groups/darkhorseopenmic. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. $500 PrimeTime Pub Superstar Live Band Karaoke Contest! Live Band Karaoke Contest! $500 First prize. 9 p.m.-

midnight. Primetime pub, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. loveshackmusic.com. 508 Productions Presents: The Thursday Transition “Vice City Edition”. Doors Open 9 p.m. 18+ event. For those who work hard to play hard. Located in the heart of Worcester’s beautiful canal district. 508 Productions, The newest Production Company in Central Massachusetts; promotes the local musicb scene specifically Hip Hop, Reggae,EDM & Dance music. 508 Productions is currently bringing you its Weekly Presentation of The Thursday Transition Starting at 9 p.m. on Water St at Industry Bar Room n Nite Club. Stay tuned for other upcoming events and artists. Event artist: Hyjynx (soundcloud.com/HyjynxMiami), DjKid Prophecy (mixcloud.com/DjKidProphecy/) Other resident DJ’s: JAMINIC (jaminicmusic.com), A-Stew (facebook.com/djastew), Cafeteria Frietsch (facebook.com/djmikefrietsch), DJ Wubson (facebook.com/djwubsonofficial), s@urn (soundcloud.com/s0aib), Slap Sauce (soundcloud.com/slap-sauce). Free before 10:30 p.m. $5 After. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100 or facebook.com/events/1641067442785449.

Blue House Between. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. The House-Tones. 9 p.m.-midnight. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Vultures, Clover, VRSA, and Ozeka! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Throwback Thursdays. If you want to go back to the ‘good old days’, chiil out with old friends and make some new ones, let

DJ EClass take you back with the masterful mix on the vinyls! No cover charge. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. DJ Cuz’N Kev. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

>Friday 17 Root Land Band. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Rock & Shock. Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19. Forget what you know about horror conventions and music fests because they’ve got news for you. While fans can meet their favorite horror film stars, directors, writers and bands during the day - at night we have well-known national bands performing each night next door at The Palladium. The live music takes place at the Palladium. Bands that have played in the past have included Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Gwar, Misfits, Insane Clown Posse, Meshuggah, Mushroomhead and others. The Convention part takes place in

Subliminal Skatepark in Shrewsbury hosts a free workshop, open to those ages 13-24 on how to best film and edit skate videos using a smartphone on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The workshop, Filming Skate Videos, is part of a series of free, community-based interactive skate and art workshops designed to inspired the next generation of creative spirits, hosted by CONS Project Boston. Filming Skate Videos will be led by skaters and documentary filmmakers Mike Gilbert and Ewan Bowman, and Converse CONS Skate Ambassador Tom Remillard. Registration is free but must be made at consproject.com. Subliminal Skatepark, 590 Lake St., Shrewsbury.




the DCU Center Convention Center. It includes horror film actors, directors, make-up artists, costume designers, film makers and distributors, tattoo artists, toy and model makers, costume vendors, film screenings, CD and DVD vendors, appearances and signings with bands playing the Palladium, models and actors in costume and many other artists and vendors. Friday: Doors open at 5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday: Doors open at 11 a.m. For more information, visit the website. Tickets available now at the DCU Center Box Office, Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com. $20 - One Day Convention Only; $25 - One Day Convention (Day of Show) Only; $50 - Three Day Convention Only; $60 - Three Day Convention (Day of Show) Only. 5 p.m.-midnight. DCU Center- Arena and Convention Center, 50 Foster St. 508-755-

6800 or dcucenter.com/event.php?id=1278. Jazz vocalist Jim Porcella with Pamela Hines. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, 144 Commercial St. 508-799-9999 or vivabene.com. Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com/tfidn. Jim Perry Performance. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Mason Tyler Trio. 7-11 p.m. CJs Steakloft, 369 W. Main St.

(route 20), Northborough. 508-393-8134. Belit. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Commander Cody and his Modern Day Airmen. Storming out of Ann Arbor, MI in the late sixties, Commander Cody & his Lost Planet Airmen arrived in San Francisco in 1969, just in time

to catch the tale end of the summer of love. They were 8 pieces strong, with the Commander (a.k.a. George Frayne) on the piano, 3 guitarists, fiddle/sax, pedal steel guitar, bass and drums - out of which 4 sang lead. Ripping through a good-time mix of almost any music to party by: 20 FLIGHT ROCK, red neck country; TRUCK DRIVIN’ MAN, boogie-woogie; BEAT ME DADDY 8 TO THE BAR, Cajun; DIGGY LIGGY LO, swing/jazz; SMOKE, SMOKE, SMOKE THAT CIGARETTE, plus their self-penned party anthems; TOO MUCH FUN, I’M DOWN TO SEEDS AND STEMS AGAIN, and LOST IN THE OZONE. Basically, they represented the essence of American roots music. $20 advance; $25 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Dave Harrington. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Karaoke. DJ & Dancing 12:30am - 2am Free. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Metal band 1 OUGHT 9 with Demonic Rebellion. (facebook.com/pages/1-ought-9/268975999420) GREAT metal band 1 OUGHT 9! )facebook.com/events/348344371991784) Special guest openers DEMONIC REBELLION. $8. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/events/348344371991784. Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. Zack Slick. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. 80’s Party ALL NIGHT LONG with The Flock Of A-Holes at Chopsticks in Leominster! FRI + SAT! Massachusetts favorite 80’s show is rolling up to Chopsticks for MaiTais and

noodles. No cover. 2 sets each night. BOTH nights completely different. Free. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. facebook.com/pages/Flock-of-Aholes/127019150125. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Andy Cummings Swingabilly Lounge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. By a Thread. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Cara Brindisi. 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Ed & Da Ve. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Neon Alley. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Take Two. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. The Great Escape (Journey Tribute). The area’s premiere Journey tribute! $5 Cover. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. The Jazz Trio. 9 p.m.-midnight Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. The Shakers. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Tollbooth Willie! w/guests Radon! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Little Red & The Riders. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. The Auld Locals. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Grey Hound Pub, 139

Water St. 508-754-6100. Plush Presents: DJ SAVUTH [RELEASE Your Dance / Sweat & Tears / VOLUME Boston]. Resident dj’s Big Spoon, Mike Kim, & Jaspa bring you the finest tech house, jackin house, deep house and Breaks. This week’s Guest’s DJ SAVUTH is a dancer with legendary Boston-based dance crew, The Circle Children and his own circle, Sweat & Tears. DJ Savuth discovered 25 years ago that music is the answer. His natural talent as a dancer has been recognized and celebrated through performances across the Northeast, showcase awards and, currently, as a dance instructor. His sets are electrifying and powerful moving people into abandonment and Free expression. As a DJ and Dancer, his programming is geared toward celebrating dance through the sounds of positive, uplifting and inspiring House music. (soundcloud.com/djsavuth) (mixcloud.com/djsavuth) Free. 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or facebook.com/events/146157908888195. DJ One-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Blackout. DJ Blackout bringin’ the energy to get the party poppin’ all night long. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. The City Boys with Johnny Romance & The Captain. Enjoy and great evening with The City Boys Acoustic Duo! 10 p.m.-2 a.m. On The Rocks Sports Bar & Grill, 96 Lakefront Ave, Lunenburg. 978-342-6692 or loveshackmusic.com.




>Saturday 18 Rock & Shock. Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19. Forget what you know about horror conventions and music fests because they’ve got news for you. While fans can meet their favorite horror film stars, directors, writers and bands during the day - at night we have well-known national bands performing each night next door at The Palladium. The live music takes place at the Palladium. Bands that have played in the past have included Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Gwar, Misfits, Insane Clown Posse, Meshuggah, Mushroomhead and others. The Convention part takes place in the DCU Center Convention Center. It includes horror film actors, directors, make-up artists, costume designers, film makers and distributors, tattoo artists, toy and model makers, costume vendors, film screenings, CD and DVD vendors, appearances and signings with bands playing the Palladium, models and actors in costume and many other artists and vendors. Friday: Doors open at 5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday: Doors open at 11 a.m. For more information, visit the website. Tickets available now at the DCU Center Box Office, Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com. $20 - One Day Convention Only; $25 - One Day Convention (Day of Show) Only; $50 - Three Day Convention Only; $60 - Three Day Convention (Day of Show) Only. 5 p.m.-midnight. DCU Center- Arena and Convention Center, 50 Foster St. 508-755-6800 or dcucenter.com/event.php?id=1278.Buzz Tremblay and Friends - Uxbridge Progressive Club. The doors of the Uxbridge Progressive Club will open to the sounds of long time Valley Favorite, Buzz Tremblay. Buzz will be performing songs from all the different stages of his almost 50 year career that has taken him up and down the east coast. That means he will do his solo stuff, then a few with some old friends including the first guy to call Buzz up to do a paying gig, Pesky. He’ll finish up with his band mates of New Bay Colony. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a buffet at 7 p.m. with music and dancing to follow. Tickets are available now at the Progressive Club and from members of New Bay Colony $20 Donation. Noon-11 p.m. The Uxbridge Progressive Club, 18 Whitin St., Uxbridge. 508-278-9800 or facebook.com/events/830060247026867. 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/events. The Twanbusters - Opening Sarah Levecque. The Twanbusters: Boogie, Blues & Bop with a heapin’ helpin’ of twang and sass, The Twangbusters bust out their own high-energy danceable blend of American roots juke-joint rhythms and soulful blues! Led by dynamo Paula Bradley (Miss Paula), described as “Patsy Cline meets Bessie Smith” on lead vocals, piano & ukulele, with the inimitable Peter “Dr. Z” Zarkadas on electric guitar (Sarah Levecque Band, Raw Symphony), and joined by rhythm masters Brian Rost-upright bass (Tarbox Ramblers, Girl Howdy) and former Nashville drummer Kathy Burkly (Girls Night Out)- they mix the best of bluesy country, boogie woogie & barrelhouse into a musical cocktail, shaken & stirred. Sarah Levecque is a singer songwriter guitarist who moves easily between the sturdy roots of American music. Influenced in equal parts by early blues, country, folk and rock music. $15 at the door - $12 Advance - bpt.me/847613. 7-10 p.m. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St. 508-753-1012 or wcuw.org. Bob Stanhope. Bob is a former DJ with lots of stories to tell! Can be compared to Harry Chapin! $4 Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. Boomer Ballads with PE James at the Grille at Westborough Country Club! Come sing along to your favorite acoustic rock songs of the 50s, 60s, and 70s! Great food, drinks, and the music you love! Free. 7:30-9:30 p.m. The grille at

Westborough Country Club, 121 W. Main St., Westborough. 508-366-0207 or wccgrille.com. Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Outlook Restaurant, 79 Powers Road, Westford. Gale County. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. Grace Morrison & the RSO (Ballroom). Grace Morrison began studying piano at five. At twelve she discovered the group Hanson and said “I can do that.” She taught herself how to play the guitar, started writing songs, and two years later found herself opening for some of the best folk acts in New England. Within the next few years, she wrote over two hundred songs and was performing full time. Grammy nominated recording engineer John Mailloux of Bongo Beach Productions says “Grace’s voice is a reflection of herself--pure and true. She is an incredible talent mixing seemingly effortless musicality and original storytelling in the Folk and Americana genres.” Open: Dan & the Wildfire - Noted for their mix of folk, rock and soulful, rootsy sounds and an ability to write songs that are honest and singable, they were nominated for the New England Music Award’s ‘Indie Act of the Year’ in 2013. $10 advance; $15 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Ballroom, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Joe Macey. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. L & M Rythym Kings. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Prying Eyes, Spaceout and more TBA. (facebook.

com/pages/Prying-Eyes/195998700458979) (facebook.com/Spaceoutband) $5. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888. Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Sonny Landreth (Sawtelle Room). Sonny Landreth’s slide guitar prowess is supernatural. If Leonardo Da Vinci played guitar, he’d be Sonny Landreth. This Louisiana based Blues guitar wizard’s slide playing is distinctive and unlike anything else you’ve ever heard. His unorthodox style where he simultaneously plays slide and fingers the fret board produces a sound that is often said to resemble many instruments playing at once. For lyrical content he claims Robert Johnson and William Faulkner as major influences. $28 advance; $32 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Steve Kaufman & Dave Dick Concert. $15. 8-11 p.m. Union Music, 142 Southbridge St. 508-753-3702. 80’s Party ALL NIGHT LONG with The Flock Of A-Holes at Chopsticks in Leominster! FRI + SAT! Massachusetts

favorite 80’s show is rolling up to Chopsticks for MaiTais and noodles. No cover. 2 sets each night. BOTH nights completely different. Free! 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. facebook.com/pages/Flock-of-Aholes/127019150125. Dick Odgren Trio. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. GILBERT GOTTFRIED Live! A Stand Up for Laughs Special Event Feature Acts TBA. $25-$30. 8:30-10 p.m. Halligan’s Sports Bar and More, Lounge, 889 Southbridge St., Auburn. 508-949-1965 or standupforlaughs.ticketleap.com/gilbert1018. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Cara Brindisi Solo Artist. 9 p.m.-midnight. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Clamfight, Wizard Eye, Faces of Bayon, Conclave, Bedroom Rehab Corporation. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. David Bazin & Blues Junction. Blues & Classic Rock No Cover. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Wheelock Inn, 82 Wheelock Ave., Millbury. Five Hole. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Grade “A” Fancy. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Live Music. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Mass Octane. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Silverbacks. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. SPACEOUT live at Lucky Dog! Local musicians Bret Talbert, Matt Dubuque, and Lance Muhammad reunite to form their super-band SPACEOUT: Playing a refreshing collage of cool new originals plus some uplifting covers not treaded upon by many. Space out for the night. 9-10 p.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888. Tequila Bonfire. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. The Hoochies. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Tom Revane. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Windfall. Classic rock hits and more! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. DJ Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Mark Pinansky and the Bored of Health. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Saturday Nights with DJ E-Class. DJ E-Class bringing the R & B remixes to get you out on the dance floor all night long. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597.

>Sunday 19 Jazz Brunch. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Rock & Shock. Friday, October 17 through Sunday, October 19. Forget what you know about horror conventions and music fests because they’ve got news for you. While fans can meet their favorite horror film stars, directors, writers and bands during the day - at night we have well-known national bands performing each night next door at The Palladium. The live music takes place at the Palladium. Bands that have played in the past have included Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Gwar, Misfits, Insane Clown Posse, Meshuggah, Mushroomhead and others. The Convention part takes place in the DCU Center Convention Center. It includes horror film

actors, directors, make-up artists, costume designers, film makers and distributors, tattoo artists, toy and model makers, costume vendors, film screenings, CD and DVD vendors, appearances and signings with bands playing the Palladium, models and actors in costume and many other artists and vendors. Friday: Doors open at 5 p.m., Saturday & Sunday: Doors open at 11 a.m. For more information, visit the website. Tickets available now at the DCU Center Box Office, Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com. $20 - One Day Convention Only; $25 - One Day Convention (Day of Show) Only; $50 - Three Day Convention Only; $60 - Three Day Convention (Day of Show) Only. 5 p.m.-midnight. DCU Center- Arena and Convention Center, 50 Foster St. 508-755-6800 or dcucenter.com/event.php?id=1278.Youth Ensemble of NE Benefit Concert for YOU Inc. Proceeds from the concert will go directly towards the purchase and installation of a therapeutic playground at Cottage Hill Academy, a YOU Inc. Out-of-Home Care program for children ages 7-17. $10 per person, children under 18 Free with adult. 1-4 p.m. EcoTarium, The Hirsh Center, 222 Harrington Way. 508-849-5640, ext. 336 or youinc.ejoinme.org/MyPages/FallPopsConcert/tabid/553237/Default.aspx. Disney Through The Ages. “DISNEY THROUGH THE AGES” Gateway Players Theatre Inc. will present it’s Disney musical review, “Disney Through the Ages”, for its final 2014 performance. The Disney-themed music review is looking forward to a conclusion of a busy year. On Sunday, October 19 they will perform at 3pm in the Gateway barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. This production is funded in part by the Southbridge Cultural Council, a local agency, funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. This show is Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Gateway at 508-764-4531, check the website, gatewayplayers.org and go to Gateway Players’ facebook page. Free. 3-4:30 p.m. Gateway Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-764-4531. Clamdigger. 4-8 p.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Hangover Hour at 5 p.m.; then Andy Cummings 8:30 p.m. No Cover. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Brett Brumby Acoustic Classic Rock. 6-9 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Jim’s Blues Jam at Greendales. Each week has a first rate feature performer, followed by an open mike segment. Host Jim Perry keeps things rolling. No cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. OPEN MIC SUNDAYS AT SNOW’S RESTAURANT WITH BILL McCARTHY. To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it! Email him at: [email protected]. Free! 7-10:30 p.m. Snow’s Restaurant & Pub, 321 West Boylston St. Les Racquet. Les Racquet is a Brooklyn, NY based Jazz/Roots/Rock power trio with three-part vocal harmonies and technically expressive musicianship that piques the interest of learned musicians and mainstream listeners alike. Conveying energy and vitality on stage by unleashing bursts of rock ‘n� roll improv around intimate vocal moments, Les Racquet demonstrate the versatile fluidity to move between classic and worldly genres while adding their own contemporary edge to each style. With a great respect for the diversity of individual tastes, Les Racquet prides itself on it’s ability to entertain fans from all backgrounds. �Brooklyn trio Les Racquet scoops up earnest indie-pop, frantic prog-rock, creamy doo-wop and jangly jazz in a wide net, pushing it all through a spiky guitar-driven sieve that blends the disparate elements without sanding off their edges. $17 advance; $20 day of show. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Ballroom, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com.

Enjoy the fall foliage this Sunday, Oct. 19, from 9-10:30 a.m. during a hike led by Blackstone Heritage, beginning at Rice City Pond parking area, 366 East Hartford Ave., Uxbridge. The guided hike, just under three miles round trip, offers rewarding views of the Blackstone River snaking through the Blackstone Valley and Rice City Pond. Participants are encouraged to bring sturdy shoes, binoculars, water and snacks for a short break at the lookout. The hike is free and open to the public. Facebook.com/BlackstoneHeritageStatePark.




Funky Jazz Sundays. 21 plus. Doors at 6 p.m. Every first and third sunday. Free. 8 p.m.-midnight. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Blue Light Bandits. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

>Monday 20 Blue Monday - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Road Rash and Hot Trash presents our Every Monday night KARAOKE with our own Mad Max of magicians, the incomparable Paul Harter. How many songs do we have here at Monday Karaoke? ALL OF THEM. You think of a song you want to sing and we’ll have it for you. Come on down for our $2 draft special and chill with our 2 new bartenders. Free. 8:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888. Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond Organ Quartet grooves every Monday night at the Dive. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight. Dive Bar, 34 Green St. facebook.com/BopNPopJazzOrganization. Nick’s Trivia Night! Prizes! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

>Tuesday 21 Jim and Linda Duncan and thed Senior Songsters. Jim and Linda Duncan and the Senior Songsters return with their uplifing renditions of all your favorite songs. Free. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. Music Guild Talk With Professor Korstvedt. Lecture on Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 by Professor Benjamin Korstvedt of clark University $10. 6-7:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Worcester, 111 Park Ave. 508-754-3231 or musicworcester.org. Open Mic Night. Musicians with acoustic instruments are welcome to sign up and perform for our live audience! Your five minutes of fame starts now! For more information please call 508-799-1655 or visit our Events Calendar on worcpublib.org. Earn WOO points for attending this event! Free. 7-8:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655. Two Left - Blues Jam. Brian Degon (Vocals, Guitar) and Fr. Gregory Christakos (Bass) Jam original and favorite blues tunes. Free. 7-10 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. 508-756-7995. 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. Email him at: [email protected]. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=bookmark&__user=578549000.Dam Chick Singer! No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. C.U.Next Tuesday! Tunes in the Diner with DJ Poke Smot and Special Guests every Tuesday Night! No cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Dead Congregation [GREECE], Mausoleum, Pissgrave, Desolate! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Every Tuesday: Jon Bonner and Boogie Chillin’. 9 p.m.-midnight. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Hip Hop Tuesdays. 1st and 3rd Tuesdays Hosted by Elijah Divine (Open) End of the night cypher. DJ Showcase (Rotating Turntablist)

Resident Bboys (Top Rock) Different artists every week! 21+ $5 cover. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Karaoke w/ DJ Fast Track. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Karaoke. Karaoke by First Choice Entertainment, hosted by Curtis Note that you must be 21+ years of age. Free. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 774-696-4845. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Grille 57, 57 Highland St. 508-798-2000 or grille57.com.

>Wednesday 22 Vannga Tran - Twilight at Twigs Cafe. Vannga Tran is a part time professional pianist who resides in Worcester, MA. She is

also a full time teacher and part time university instructor. She was born and grew up in Vietnam, moving to the US many years ago as a political refugee. She began playing the piano at age 8, with many years of classical piano lessons. Vannga specializes in romantic and easy listening music, pop/rock/rock’n roll/disco music, music from the 30’s until the present, musicals, film music, ballroom dancing music, and pop and folk music from many countries. She also plays some classical music, country music, blues, soul, and jazz. Included with admission; members Free. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC/LOCAL MUSICIANS’ SHOWCASE w/ BILL McCARTHY @ GUISEPPE’S. To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it! Email him at: [email protected]. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=bookmark&__user=578549000. Johnny Romance’s Open Mic. Wednesday nights! Open Mic night with Johnny Romance, Bring your instrument, comedy, spoken word,acoustic karaoke with lyrics over 400 songs! 8-11 p.m. Primetime pub, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. Loveshackmusic.com. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 8 p.m.-midnight. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100. Wacky Wednesday Open mic Jam with Mark. Come down and sign up to jam with Mark. 8-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC NIGHT W/WIBBLE @ MONDO’S. *Calling all fellow musicians & artists alike!* Join us down at the Dark Horse & bring your Guitars, Banjos, Mandolins, Trumpets & Xylophones & let’s have some fun. Showcasing REAL live local music & talent! To RSVP a time slot in advance please send your name/time slot you’d like and e-mail (optional) to [email protected]. To all other players that want to come up to jam and don’t want to RSVP there will be a sign-up sheet so you get to play your tunes accordingly. Free. 8-11 p.m. Mondos, 6 Gillespie Road, Charlton. Games, movies and fun on Wednesday. Free! 8:30

p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or theluckydogmusichall.com. Karaoke. Come down to Jillian’s of Worcester for Karaoke every Wednesday night! Wednesdays at Jillian’s is also Ladies Night which means all ladies, eat and play for Free. Complementary tortilla chips with salsa, vegetable crudities, and chocolate fountain with fresh fruit! Ladies also play pool for Free and receive a $5 game card for the arcade! Free. 8:30-1:30 p.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. 80’s Dance Night w/ DJ Strader. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Brett Brumby. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Daniel Burke Fall Concert Series! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. DOWNSTAIRS: FBW! Federation of Belligerent

Writers! No Cover. Every other Wednesday! Group Page: (FBW Federation of Belligerent Writers). 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Sean Ryan on Acoustic. 9 p.m.-midnight. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Open Mic Featuring David Bazin. Acoustic style open mic with David Bazin. No Cover. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

artsADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic.com/Index.htm.ArtsWorcester, News from Nowhere: Photographs by Cade Overton, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 19. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: . 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org.Booklovers’ Gourmet, Animal Selfies: Solely for Shi*z and Giggles, paintings by Annie Spear, Through Oct. 31. 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/book.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 508-793-7113 or clarku.edu.Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com.College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, The Italian Nativity IL PRESEPE: Cultural Landscapes of the Soul, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 17. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu/departments/cantor/website.Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org.EcoTarium, KEVA: Build it Up!, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 26. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members Free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway,

Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special progra. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org.Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/museum.html.Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org.Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight, Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu.Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu.Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or wwwframedintatnuck.com.Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands.org.Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org.Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org.Museum of Russian Icons, Russian Photography: Siberia Imagined and Reimagined, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Jan. 10; Take It to the Curator, Friday. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $7, Seniors (59 and over) $5, Students (with ID) & children (3-17) $2, Children under 3 Free, Groups (any age) $. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org.Old Sturbridge Village, Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 Free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org.

Help a local cause this weekend at Diamond Is the Sky’s inaugural Halloweenfest and 5K run and walk on Sunday, Oct. 19 at the May Street School in Worcester. The 5K race and walk will begin at 10 a.m., followed by the festival featuring games and crafts for all ages, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sliders, hot dogs, fried dough, apple crisp and other seasonal treats will be available for purchase. Proceeds from the event benefit Diamond Is the Sky’s mission, to provide affordable social opportunities and resources for people of all ages impacted by special needs. May Street Elementary School, 265 May St., Worcester.




Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909.Post Road Art Center, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com.Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org.Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org.Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org.The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com.Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, to Members & Children under . 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org.Worcester Art Museum, Art Since the Mid-20th Century, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Guns without Borders in Mexico and Central America, Through Nov. 9; Majicolor Prints by Majima Ryoichi, Through Nov. 10; Stencil-dyed Japanese Folk Art Calendars, Through Aug. 10; Worcester Art Museum - Blue Star Museums Military Discount, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Aug. 31; You are here, Through Aug. 31; Families @ WAM: Make Art! Drawing Landscapes and Cities, Saturday; Zip tour: Thomas Smith: Self Portrait, Saturday; Arms + Armor Presentation: Boudica, Sunday; Arms + Armor Presentation: Celtic Warrior vs. Roman Soldier, Sunday; Public Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 28; U-student Wednesdays admission to WAM educational institutional members, Wednesdays, Oct. 2 - Dec. 31. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, for youth 17 and under. for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org.Worcester Center for Crafts, Luminous Will, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Nov. 22; Design and Make Your Own Halloween Mask, Friday. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org.Worcester Historical Museum, Alden Family Gallery, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Class Picture Day, Through Aug. 16; In Their

Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Worcester Treasures, Through Oct. 31. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org.Worcester Public Library, 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.WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.

theater/comedyDick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape - Fri & Sat Oct 17th & 18th Stephan Donovan and Friends. Fridays & Saturdays. Showtimes: Friday 9 p.m.-Saturdays 8 p.m. -$20pp. Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events. Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room. Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant. $5 off with College ID and Reservations, 2 for 1 Active Military Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Drive-In Movies! Every Sunday Night Outside in the Parking Lot. - Sundays, Sunday, May 13 - Wednesday, December 31. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543 or facebook.com/ralphs.diner. FRANK FOLEY’S COMEDY SAFARI - Saturdays. Free parking. Full menu before or during show. $20 Per Ticket. 8-9:45 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, 144 Commercial St. Call 774-452-1131 or visit Frankfoleyscomedysafari.com. StageTime Comedy Club - Saturdays. StageTime Comedy Club has some of the area’s up and coming comedians.$10. 9-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. Call 508-826-8496 or visit

stagetimecomedyclub.com. Dial M for Murder - Thursday, October 16 - Saturday, October 18. The Thriller by Frederick Knott. $18 Regular, $15 Student/Senior. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions.org/dialm.php. Nosferatu: Silent Film Accompanied by

Clark Wilson on the Mighty Wurlitzer - Friday, October 17. Wisbourg, Germany based estate agent Knock dispatches his associate, Hutter, to Count Orlok’s castle in Transylvania as the Count wants to purchase a isolated house in Wisbourg. They plan on selling him the one across the way from Hutter’s own home. Hutter leaves his innocent wife, Ellen, with some friends while he is away. Hutter’s trek is an unusual one, with many locals not wanting to take him near the castle where strange events have been occurring. Once at the castle, Hutter does manage to sell the Count the house, but he also notices and feels unusual occurrences, primarily feeling like there is a dark shadow hanging over him, even in the daytime when the Count is unusually asleep. Hutter eventually sees the Count’s sleeping chamber in a crypt, and based on a book he has recently read, believes the Count is really a vampire or Nosferatu. While Hutter is trapped in the castle, the Count, hiding in a shipment of coffins, makes his way to Wisbourg, causing death along his way. Full price tickets are $20. $5 discount available for members, groups of 10 or more, corporate partners, kids, students, and WOO Card holders. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org. “The Lost World”- dinner & theater - Friday, October 17 - Saturday, October 18. A 20 year high school reunion brings together friends, memories, good times- or not! “The Lost World” tells the story of a reunion attended by a group of people, all of whom claim to have hated high school and share a fateful past. This comedy-drama, written by local playwright Ed Humphries will be presented as a dinner and a play event. The meal is catered by

Eighty-Ates Restaurant and features an Italian Buffet. Tickets for reserved seating are available at indianranch.com/the-lost-world. Doors for this event will open at 5:30 p.m., with dinner served at 6 p.m. and the play starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are limited- get yours early for this thought-provoking and entertaining production. For more information call Indian Ranch at 508-943-3871. $30 for dinner & play. 5:30-9 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster. Call 508-943-3871. Les Miserables - Friday, October 17 - Sunday, October 19. The long-awaited international sensation sweeps its audience through an epic tale of passion and destruction in revolutionary France. Peasant Jean Valjean is imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. After his release he breaks parole and starts life anew, though he is relentlessly pursued by Inspector Javert. As Parisan students revolt against an unjust monarchy, all stories intersect at the barricade one fateful day in 1832. The powerful musical score includes “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” and “Bring Him Home.” $20 evenings, $15 matinees, $10 children 17 and under. Fri. & Sat. 8-10:30 p.m. Sun. 2-4:30 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Theatre, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9388 or visit mwcc.edu/tam. Happy Mind/Happy Time - Saturday, October 18. KARMA a MA based 501c3 non-profit and TPOICS Clark University Chapter come together to bring you a night of laughter and positive vibes. Join us for a great time at Clark University with the one and only Jerry Caruso and special guests! This show is appropriate for all ages! For more information, or to reserve a table or tickets, please contact KARMA Director Charles Smith @ 508-344-8435 or TOPICS Adviser David Roth @ 978-340-0486 or [email protected]. Students & Veterans with ID $5/General Public $10. 8-10 p.m. Clark University, The Grind, Higgins University Center, 950 Main St. Pirates of Penzance - Saturday, October 18. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, the frothy, fanciful Gilbert & Sullivan musical produced by Opera Providence; stage director, Nathaniel Merchant; and Artistic Director, Rene de la Garza. There will be moments here and there of tenderness, poignant romance and wry humor. For the most part this farce is a madcap ballet of Victorian characters, props and set pieces zipping on, around and off the stage, keeping your eyes open in delight and giving a relentless momentum to the playfully jabbing social satire. The demanding score will have our conductor’s baton looking almost like another blade thrusting and parrying amid the shipboard swordplay. Full price tickets are $52 and $62 depending on seating location. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org. Dial M for Murder - Sundays, Sunday, October 19 - Sunday, October 26. The Thriller by Frederick Knott. $18 Regular, $15 Student/Senior. 2-4 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions.org/dialm.php.

John Henry’s Hammer Coffeehouse presents Women With Roots this Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church of Worcester. Preforming will be the Sarah Levecque Duo, a singer-songwriter and guitarist residing in Massachusetts with her guitarist/partner

Peter Zarkadas, and The Twangbusters (pictured), an energetic blend of “rootsy rhythms and soulful blues infused with twang and sass.” Tickets are $12 and available at brownpapertickets.com/event/849409 or at the door. First Unitarian Church of Worcester, 90 Main St., Worcester.

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{ SPORTS listings }Men’s Cross CountryAnna Maria CollegeOctober 18 @ Western New England Invitational 11:15 a.m.Assumption CollegeOctober 18 @ Gates Farm Northeast-10 Preview Meet TIME NOT LISTEDCollege of the Holy CrossOctober 18 @ Leopard Invitational 11 a.m.Fitchburg State UniversityOctober 17 @ Saints Invitational 4 p.m.Nichols CollegeOctober 18 @ Western New England Invitational TBATufts UniversityOctober 18 @ Connecticut College Invitational TBA

Women’s Cross CountryAnna Maria CollegeOctober 18 @ Western New England Invitational 10 a.m.Assumption CollegeOctober 18 @ Gates Farm Northeast-10 Preview Meet TIME NOT LISTEDCollege of the Holy CrossOctober 18 @ Leopard Invitational 11 a.m.Fitchburg State UniversityOctober 17 @ Saints Invitational 4 p.m.Nichols CollegeOctober 18 @ Western New England Invitational TIME TBATufts UniversityOctober 18 @ Western New England Invitational TBAWorcester State UniversityOctober 18 @ Western New England Invitational TIME NOT LISTED

Field HockeyAnna Maria CollegeOctober 18 @ Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1:30 p.m.Assumption CollegeOctober 18 @ Saint Anselm College 1 p.m.October 21 @ Long Island University Post 4 p.m.Becker CollegeOctober 18 @ Bay Path College 5 p.m.October 21 Regis College 5 p.m.Clark UniversityOctober 18 @ Wheaton College 1 p.m.October 21 @ Springfield College 7 p.m.College of the Holy CrossOctober 17 @ Boston University 7 p.m.October 22 Home vs. Brown 7:05 p.m.Fitchburg State UniversityOctober 17 @ Western Connecticut State University 7 p.m.October 21 Home vs. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 7 p.m.Nichols CollegeOctober 21 Home vs. Gordon College 7 p.m.Tufts UniversityOctober 18 Home vs. Williams College 1 p.m.Worcester Polytechnic InstituteOctober 18 Home vs. Anna Maria College 1:30 p.m.October 21 Home vs. Mount Holyoke College 4:30 p.m.Worcester State UniversityOctober 17 Home vs. Westfield State University 7 p.m.October 21 Home vs. Southern Maine University 7 p.m.

FootballAnna Maria CollegeOctober 18 Home vs. State University of New York Maritime College 3 p.m.Assumption CollegeOctober 18 @ Merrimack College 1 p.m.Becker CollegeOctober 18 Home vs. Norwich University 2 p.m.College of the Holy CrossOctober 18 @ Dartmouth College 1:30 p.m.Fitchburg State UniversityOctober 18 Home vs. Western Connecticut State University 12 p.m.Nichols CollegeOctober 18 Home vs. MIT 12 p.m.Tufts UniversityOctober 18 Home vs. Williams College 1:30 p.m.University of MassachusettsOctober 18 vs. Eastern Michigan University @ Gillette University 3 p.m.Worcester State UniversityOctober 18 Home vs. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 12 p.m.

Men’s GolfWorcester State UniversityOctober 18 @ GNAC Championship @ PonkapoagOctober 19 @ GNAC Championship @ Ponkapoag

Ice HockeyCollege of the Holy CrossOctober 17 Home vs. American International College 7:05 p.m.October 18 Home vs. American International College 7:05 p.m.

Men’s Rowing/CrewWorcester Polytechnic InstituteOctober 18 @ Head of the Charles Regatta TBAOctober 19 @ Head of the Charles Regatta TBA

Women’s Rowing/CrewClark UniversityOctober 18 @ Head of the Charles Regatta TBAOctober 19 @ Head of the Charles Regatta TBACollege of the Holy CrossOctober 18 @ Head of the Charles Regatta TBAOctober 19 @ Head of the Charles Regatta TBATuft’s UniversityOctober 18 @ Head of the Charles Regatta 8:30 a.m.October 19 @ Head of the Charles Regatta 8:30 a.m.Worcester Polytechnic InstituteOctober 18 @ Head of the Charles Regatta TBAOctober 19 @ Head of the Charles Regatta TBA

SailingTufts UniversityOctober 18 @ Navy Fall Invitational 9 a.m.October 18 @ Captain Hurst Bowl 9:30 a.m.October 19 @ Navy Fall Invitational 9:30 a.m.October 19 @ Captain Hurst Bowl 9 a.m.

Men’s SoccerAnna Maria CollegeOctober 17 Home vs. Albertus Magnus College 5 p.m.

October 22 Home vs. Rivier College 4 p.m.Assumption CollegeOctober 18 @ Southern New Hampshire University 7 p.m.October 22 Home vs. Le Moyne College 7 p.m.Becker CollegeOctober 18 @ Regis College 11 a.m.October 21 Home vs. Lesley University 4 p.m.Clark UniversityOctober 16 Home vs. Emmanuel College 6 p.m.October 18 Home vs. MIT 1 p.m.Fitchburg UniversityOctober 18 Home vs. Framingham State University 6 p.m.October 22 Home vs. Worcester State Polytechnic Institute 4 p.m.Nichols CollegeOctober 18 @ University of New England 3:30 p.m.October 21 Home vs. Western New England University 4 p.m.Tufts UniversityOctober 18 Home vs. Williams College 2:30 p.m.October 22 Home vs. Plymouth State University 3 p.m.Worcester Polytechnic InstituteOctober 18 Home vs. U.S. Coast Guard Academy 11 a.m.October 22 @ Fitchburg State University 4 p.m.

Women’s SoccerAnna Maria College October 17 Home vs. Albertus Magnus College 3 p.m.October 21 @ Emmanuel College 7 p.m.Assumption CollegeOctober 18 Home vs. Bentley University 7 p.m.October 21 @ American International College 1 p.m.Becker CollegeOctober 16 @ Pine Manor College 3:30 p.m.October 18 Home vs. Bay Path College 11 a.m.October 21 @ Southern Vermont University 3:30 p.m.Clark UniversityOctober 18 @ Babson College 1 p.m.College of the Holy CrossOctober 17 @ U.S. Naval Academy 7 p.m.October 22 @ U.S. Army at West Point 6 p.m.Fitchburg State UniversityOctober 18 @ Framingham State University 11 a.m.October 22 Home vs. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 7 p.m.Nichols CollegeOctober 18 @ University of New England 1 p.m.October 22 Home vs. Western New England University 4 p.m.Tufts UniversityOctober 18 Home vs. Williams College 12 p.m.October 21 @ University of Massachusetts Boston 3 p.m.Worcester Polytechnic InstituteOctober 18 @ Wellesley College 1 p.m.October 21 @ Smith College 7 p.m.Worcester State UniversityOctober 18 Home vs. Salem State University 7 p.m.October 22 @ Colby-Sawyer College 3 p.m.

Men’s Swimming & DivingClark UniversityOctober 17 @ Red vs. Black Intersquad Meet 7 p.m.October 18 @ Alumni Meet 1 p.m.

Women’s Swimming & DivingAssumption CollegeOctober 18 Home vs. Sacred Heart University 4 p.m.Clark UniversityOctober 17 @ Red vs. Black Intersquad Meet 7 p.m.October 18 @ Alumni Meet 1 p.m.

Men’s TennisClark UniversityOctober 18 @ University of Hartford 1 p.m.

Women’s TennisAnna Maria CollegeOctober 18 Home vs. Mount Ida College 12 p.m.Nichols CollegeOctober 17 @ New England Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament TBAOctober 18 @ New England Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament TBAOctober 19 @ New England Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament TBATufts UniversityOctober 17 vs. TBD @ Bowdoin 9 a.m. October 18 vs. TBD @ Bowdoin 9 a.m.October 19 vs. TBD @ Bowdoin 9 a.m.Worcester State UniversityOctober 16 @ Gordon College 4 p.m.October 18 @ Plymouth State University 1 p.m.

VolleyballAnna Maria CollegeOctober 16 Home vs. Worcester State University 7 p.m.October 18 Home vs. Albertus Magnus College 10 a.m.October 22 Home vs. Rivier College 7 p.m.Becker CollegeOctober 21 Home vs. Regis College 7 p.m.Clark UniversityOctober 21 @ Wheaton College 7 p.m.College of the Holy CrossOctober 18 Home vs. U.S. Army at West Point 4:05 p.m.Tufts UniversityOctober 17 Home vs. Williams College 8 p.m.October 18 Home vs. Amherst College 1 p.m.October 18 Home vs. Endicott College 5 p.m.Worcester Polytechnic InstituteOctober 18 Home vs. Framingham State University 1 p.m.October 18 Home vs. Worcester State University 3 p.m.October 21 Home vs. Springfield College 7 p.m.Worcester State UniversityOctober 16 @ Anna Maria College 7 p.m.October 18 Home vs. Framingham State University 11 a.m.October 18 @ Worcester Polytechnic Institute 3 p.m.October 22 vs. Bridgewater State University @ WPI 7 p.m.


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Chimney Cleaning $99

$50 Off Caps or Masonry.

Free Inspection.

All Types of Masonry.

Water Leaks.

Quality Chimney.

508-410-4551

CLEANING SERVICES

Domestic Divas

Residential/Commercial

Cleaning

Maternity/Medical/

New Construction/

Property Flips.

We clean like you’re watching!

We have College

Educated Professional staff.

We bonus our staff on their

great cleaning jobs!

Ask us about it!

Laura A. Casalinuova

978-728-8045

Virtue’s Cleaning

Cleaning is a virtue.

Meticulous,

reasonable, reliable.

Call me at 508-925-5575

CLEANING SERVICES

Squeeky CleanersWe Clean Corners

Accepting New ClientsComplimentary Estimates508-829-1999

www.squeekycleaners.com

RESIDENTIALRESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL CLEANING CLEANING

DECORATING

Color Consulting &

Decorating

Interior, exterior paint

colors, designing window

treatments &

furniture layouts.

Melissa Ruttle

(978)464-5640

[email protected]

www.colorsconsulting.com

DISCOUNT OIL

Midnight Oil

508-853-2539

MidnightOilService.com

Lowest Possible Pricing

Standard and Deluxe

Burner Service Contracts

OLD MAN OIL

Why Pay More?

Serving Wachusett Region.

Scott Landgren 508-886-8998

24 hour service

(774-234-0306 service only)

Visa, MC, Discover, Cash.

www.oldmanoil.com

508-886-8998

DISPOSAL SERVICES

Homeowners’ Fall

3 Day Special

15 Yd Dumpster,

1.5 Ton of Weight $275 (Some

articles extra)

BLACK DOG CONTAINER

SERVICES INC.

10-15 Yd Containers.

Commercial & Residential.

Cleanouts, Household Articles.

508-450-2051

Proudly Serving

Worcester County

ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Ambitious Electrician

Established 1989, fully insured.

Master license #A14758.

Call David Sachs

508-254-6305 or

508-886-0077

Kurt Smollin, Electrician

All your electrical needs.

Additions, pools, spas,

service upgrades.

29 yrs exp. Quality work.

Masters Lic. 20050A

Insured.

Call (508)829-5134.

EXCAVATION

BBC EXCAVATING

Site work for new homes.

Septic system

installation repair.

Driveway maintenance/repair.

Drainage/grading. Sewer/water

connections. Stump removal.

Snow Plowing.

Sanding/Salting.

14 Years in Business.

NO JOB TOO LARGE

OR small.

Brian Cheney 978-464-2345

Bobcat Bob

Bobcat and auger, trencher,

power rake. Minimum 2 hrs @

$70 per hour. 508-579-4670

FENCE & STONE

Commonwealth

Fence & Stone

Your Complete Fence

& Stone Company.

All fence types- Cedar, Vinyl,

Chain Link, Post & Rail,

Ornamental, Pool. Hardscapes

- Stone Wall,

Walkways, Patios.

For a free estimate

contact:

508-835-1644

FLOORING/CARPETING

C & S Carpet Mills

Carpet & Linoleum

30 Sq. Yds. $589 Installed

with Pad. Free Metal Incl’d.

Berber, Plush or

Commercial.

Call Tom:

800-861-5445

or 508-886-2624

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Autos • Real Estate

Items for Sale • Legal Notices

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for only $39 (reg $55)

Massage andPrenatal Therapy

500 West Boylston StreetWorcester, MA 01606508-400-1977

“Bring it Down a Notch”

Yoga with a therapeutic twist. Small classes incorporating

hypnosis and stress management. Easy and challenging movements

for everybody. Do you want to manage emotions such as stress,

anxiety, depression, get in shape, and really enjoy music and movement? This class is for you!

Call 978-486-8046 For Class Info

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Jewelry, Crafts,Big Raffle Table,

Recycled Treasures,Books, Plants,

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FLOORING/CARPETING

Creative Floors, Inc.

Ceramic-Carpet-Vinyl

Marble- Granite- Laminate

Wallpaper

Pre-finished Hardwood

Sales-Design- Installation

Residential & Commercial

Free Estimates. Carpet Binding

Financing Available

Come visit our showroom!

508-829-7444

www.creativefloorsinc.com

FURNITURE RESTORATION

Paul G. Hanson

Refinishing, repairing,

veneering and chair regluing.

A full service shop.

Pick-up & delivery. Call Paul

(978)464-5800

GARAGE DOORS

Allied Services Garage doors

& electric operators. Bulk-

heads. Installed & repaired,

residential. Call 508-829-3226

GLASS

Central Glass Co.

A Complete Line of Glass.

Automotive-Residential.

Window Glass Repairs, Screen

Repairs/Pet Screens, Tub &

Shower Glass Enclosures,

Table Tops, Mirrors & More.

Family Owned Over 50 Years.

127 Mechanic St. Leominster

978-537-3962 M-F 8-4

HEATING & PLUMBING

Nicolopoulos Plumbing

and Heating

All types of repairs, remodels,

replacements, heating, and

drain cleaning. Fully licensed/

insured. Regular rates 24/7.

MA MPL 15663 774-708-0022

HEATING & PLUMBING

SCOTT BOSTEK

PLUMBING & HEATING

Small Jobs Is What We Do

Residential Repair

Specialist

Water Heaters-Disposals-

Frozen Pipes-Remodels

& Additions-

Drain Cleaning-Faucets

Ins. MPL 11965

Free Estimates

25 yrs Exp. Reliable

774-696-6078

HOME IMPROVEMENT

C&R, Remodeling, additions,

& all home improvements,

25yrs exp. new & historic,

David, 508-829-4581

Rainey’s Home Improvement

Complete Interior

& Exterior Services.

Kitchen, Bathroom,

Basements, etc.

Power washing, Furniture

& Cabinet Restoration.

40 Years Exp.

774-745-0105/210-722-1609

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Johanson Home

Improvement

Reliable * Dependable

Licensed/Insured

Custom Carpentry * Painting

Bathroom Remodel/Repair

Door & Window Installation

AND MUCH MORE!

No Job Too Small

20 Years Experience

Chad (508) 963-8155

website: johansonhome

improvement.com

Rainey’s Home Improvement

Complete Interior

& Exterior Services.

Kitchen, Bathroom,

Basements, etc.

Power washing, Furniture

& Cabinet Restoration.

40 Years Exp.

774-745-0105/210-722-1609

HOME REPAIR/RESTORATION

Need it Fixed?

General Home &

Small Business Repairs

Light Construction

No Job Too Small

Call Bob at

978-422-8632 or

978-790-8727 CELL

email: [email protected]

www.callbobhill.com

MASONRY

Cornerstone Masonry

Master Stone Masons

Brick & Block

Stone Walls, Walkways,

Patios, Fireplaces.

We do repairs.

978-580-4260

Major credit cards

accepted

30 Years Experience

PAINT/WALLPAPER

Jack Wasgatt Painting

Interior painting and wallpaper-

ing, wall and ceiling repairs,

extremely meticulous, one man

operation (no crews or subs),

30 years experience, Holden

resident, fully insured Call

508-852-0271

Wachusett Painting Co.

Let our skilled painters

complete your painting needs.

Exteriors & Interiors

Competitive prices.

Call or email today for an

appointment for your

free estimate.

508-479-6760

Email:

[email protected]

Credit Cards Accepted

PAINTING/REPAIRS

Painting Unlimited

Services, Inc.

Skilled, Reliable,

Reasonable.

Meticulous prep

& workmanship.

Int.& Ext. Painting/Staining.

Power-washing. Gutters.

Rotted Trim Replacement.

Free Estimates.

Fully Insured. HIC #163882

Call: 508-340-8707

Stressing about

painting your home?

Call Black Dog

Painting Company!

We take the PAIN

out of PAINTING!

Interior? Exterior?

Power-washing?

You Name it!

Visit BlackDogPainters.com Or

Call 978-502-2821 for a

FREE on-site Quote

PEST CONTROL

Wachusett Wildlife Services

Professional Problem

Animal Control

Licensed to Control An

Extensive List of Problem

Animals: Raccoon, Beaver,

Squirrels, Skunk, etc.

Lic/Ins. 774-364-4621

ROOFING

Mark R. O’Donnell, Inc.

Roofing Experts

Licensed & Insured

Residential, Commercial &

Industrial

Specialize in Shingle,

Flat Rubber & Metal Roofs

Prices as Low as $2 per

Square Foot!

Free Estimates

978-534-3307

[email protected]

www.mrogc.com

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Lee Skoglund Services

10, 15, 20-yard

container service.

Yard & building materials.

Office equipment &

materials. Attics, cellars &

estates cleaned, guaranteed

by your closing date!

Free estimates. Lee Skoglund

508-757-4209

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We Also Repair and Refinish:

Call for a FREE Estimate! 508-655-2044Each Miracle Method franchise independently owned and operated. See our work at MiracleMethod.com/

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BATHTUB REFINISHING

Peace and Tranquility in your own Backyard

Full landscaping service & so much more! Full Lawn Planting & Maintenance

Ponds built & maintainedClean-ups • Mum Installation

Pond Closings • Fall Pruning & ShearingWaterfalls • Walls | Patios & Walkways

House Cleanout, Attics, CellarsBobcat Work | Backhoe Work | Gutter Cleaning

508-885-1088

LANDSCAPING



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RUBBISH REMOVAL

TOTAL DISPOSAL

Dumpster Specials

10yd. $250, 15yd $300.

Home Clean-outs

Landscape Clean-ups

Demo Rubbish,

Appliances.

Give us a call

and we’ll talk trash.

508-864-7755

TREE SERVICES

Chestnut Forestry

Services, Inc.

Princeton, MA

Land management planning.

Chapter 61/61A plans.

Standing timber sales. Etc.

Joseph Lee,

MA Licensed Forester.

508-612-6312

[email protected]

Ross A. McGinnes

Tree work, Stump removal,

pruning & removals.

Free estimates.

Fully insured.

Call 508-829-6497

WELLS

NO WATER?

Stop wishing for it!

A&W Welltech Corp.

WELL & PUMP

Installation & Filtration

Service

978-422-7471

24hr Emergency Service

877-816-2642

Mobile 978-815-3188

LAWN & GARDEN

CLEAN UP SEASONAL

Fall yard/house cleanup St

John’s senior available for gen-

eral fall season lawn and home

cleanup. Patrick 508-688-2475

LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE

Burnham Maintenance

Clean-ups.

Lawn Maintenance.

Shrub Pruning. Bark Mulch,

Screened Loam & Compost.

Patios & Walkways.

Fertilization Programs.

Deliveries Available.

Please call 508-829-3809


Dave’s Tree

& Landscaping

Enhancing the view

from your home.

Custom & Ornamental Pruning.

Mulching. Planting. Lawn

Mowing. Tree Removal.

Certified Arborist.

Call for consultation

& free estimate.

(508)829-6803.

davestreeandlandscaping.com

Inside-Out Garden Design

Mowing, Garden Maintenance,

Soil Testing, Ornamental Tree/

Shrub Pruning, Landscape

Design/Installation.

NOFA Accredited

Organic Care.

Up to $50.00 Off Fall Clean Up

of Lawn or Garden Bed

with the ad.

[email protected].

508-335-3702

PERRONE

LANDSCAPING

Fall Special

$100.00 Land Aeration

15,000 Sq. Ft. and Less.

Mulch Sales & Delivery. Mow-

ing. Parking lot sweeping.

Planting & Design. Walkways/

Retaining Walls.

Residential & Commercial.

Free Estimates. Fully Insured.

PerroneLandscaping.com

508-735-9814


McCauley Lawn Care

Cleanups, Maintenance,

Mulches, Plantings, Pruning/

Trimming and more!

774-364-7267

[email protected]

MULCH & LOAM

Sterling Peat Inc.

Quality Screened Loam.

Mulches.

Compost- w/Loam Mix.

2"-Gravel, Fill. Fieldstone.

978-422-8294

EMPLOYMENT

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

BUSINESS PARTNER

WANTED

Be part of the solution!

Teach others the path to

wellness FT or PT.

We provide the tools and

training so you can participate

in this multimillion dollar

market and create

your own economy.

Get started today.

Call for a personal interview

777.614.1206

HELP WANTED LOCAL

Office Assistant

Health insurance firm in

Auburn, MA is seeking office

assistant for general adminis-

trative duties. Part time, flexi-

ble hours, $11.hour to start.

Email cover letter & resume to

[email protected]

Millbury Public Schools

Substitute Cafeteria Workers.

3 Hours a day.

Call Mary Leslie,

Food Service Director

@ 508-865-2929

DRIVERS-LTL & Truckload

DRIVERS-LTL & Truckload

Ashley Distribution Services in

Holland, MA seeks:

-LTL DRIVERS (Multiple stop

loads to retail stores!), Earning

potential avg. $82,000 year -

Ability to Enter Canada

-TRUCKLOAD DRIVERS

(No Touch),

Earning potential

avg. $67,000 year

-Home Weekly -Paid Vacation

-401k

-Med/Life/Dental

Class A CDL & at least 1 year

current OTR exp.

Clean MVR/PSP Reports.

Call 1-800-837-2241

8AM to 4PM

CST for info & app or email:

jobs@ashleydistribution

services.com

or www.ashleydistribution

services.com

to apply under jobs.

HELP WANTED LOCAL

Equipment Operator II

in Holden DPW Highway Divi-

sion. Work involves safe and

efficient operation of light and

heavy trucks; seasonal use of

heavy construction and main-

tenance equipment. Must pos-

sess a valid Mass. Commercial

Driver’s License, (CDL) Class B

or greater and Class 2B or

higher Hoisting License. Apply

at Office of Town Manager or

visit www.holdenma.gov Em-

ployment Opportunities by

October 20, 2014. EOE

Immediate Openings

Full Time permanent positions

with full benefits Health Den-

tal, 401K ST, LT and Life after

90 days, excellent starting pay,

some manufacturing experi-

ence helpful, full training pro-

gram. Call 978-751-8725

Higgins Powersports is look-

ing for an outgoing, enthusias-

tic person to add to its growing

Parts Sales department. Appli-

cant must have good commu-

nication and customer service

skills with the ability to multi-

task. Experience in motorcycle

parts sales preferred. Must be

able to work weekends. For

immediate consideration

please email your resume to:

[email protected].

You may also apply at our

store located at:

140 Worcester Rd. Barre, MA

Now Hiring

7-D School Van Drivers.

Village Transportation.

978-422-6808

Apply at: 125 Clinton Rd.

Sterling, MA.

HELP WANTED LOCAL

Part Time Quick Lane

Service Advisor

Sunnyside Ford. Wed 9-6,

Thursday 9-6, occasional Sat-

urdays, some evenings 4-6.

Experienced preferred.

Call Nick 508-829-1795.

MERCHANDISE

CEMETERY PLOTS

Worcester County

Memorial Park Paxton, MA.

2 Lots in the Garden of Faith.

$2500.00 for both. Near the

feature. Mary 508-886-4334.

Worcester County Memorial

Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number

297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden

Of Valor Section. Current value

is $8,400.00 including 2 con-

crete burial vaults. $4,000.00

or B/O 508-375-0080


Park Paxton, 4 beautifully situ-

ated burial plots in The Garden

of the Cross. $2200.00 each

(current value $5200.00 ea)

508-886-4449

INTERVIEW COACHING

Part-Time Classifi ed Inside Sales PositionWe are seeking a self-motivated Classifi ed Sales ad representative who

will be responsible for maintaining existing accounts and obtaining new accounts for print ad and digital sales. Ideal candidate will be

detail oriented, enthusiastic, creative and be able to perform under strict deadlines. 25 Hours per week, Monday-Friday. Base plus commission. Holden, MA. Interested candidates please submit brief cover letter and

resume to [email protected]

HELP WANTED LOCAL

Pets, Pet Supplies,

Services & More!

& Cl ws

Call 978-728-4302

to place your adPaige Smith, Certified Dog Trainer

508-867-6901

FREE CONSULTATIONSERVING CENTRAL MA

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CEMETERY PLOTS


Park Desirable ’Garden of the

Gospels’, plot 127C with

space for 1 or 2, $3600.00 or

email best offer. Visit WCMP

for a look - very nice.

[email protected]

Worcester Memorial Park

Paxton. Garden of the Cross.

Beautiful location. 1-4 nicely

located burial plots. Plots adja-

cent to each other. Would pro-

vide a lovely resting place for

your loved one. $2500.00 each

(original price $4800.00 ea).

Cathy 203-315-9291

ITEMS UNDER $2,014

2 New P205-65 R15 Tires on

wheel rims. $150 or B.R.O. No

text. Call 978-534-8632

2 Oak Capt. Beds Perfect con-

dition. Both for $300. Drawers

below. 508-842-8324

2 Storage Shelves for a Cargo

Van Like New. (1) 42 x 46 and (1)

54 x 46 $100 B/0 Call Box 508-

752-2768 (Paxton)*

Air Hockey Table and Bumper

Pool Table $175.00 508-799-

6908

BUREAU--solid pine, $40,

antique white, can deliver local-

ly to door, 42"w x 16"d x 35"h,

Princeton 978-464-2485.

ITEMS UNDER $2,014

Bedroom cedar closet, white

finish, portable with built in

wheels. Very good condition.

$150.00 508-425-1150

Brass Vanity with chair.

Excellent condition, only $29.00

call 508 853-3444

Brother Fax/Copy Machine

$85.00 Call 978-390-3432 any

time

Couch (84") & matching chair

Green-burgundy-tan floral

Excellent quality/condition

$200. Daytime 508-799-7022

Double Soapstone Sink $500

or B.O. You must haul away.

Heavy. Please call 508-410-5368

HP Photosmart C7200 All-in-

one printer. All connections/

manual, wireless, printer, etc. &

cartridges. $160 508-886-8819

Heat Pellet Stove w/ digital

controls. Heats 1500 sq. ft.

Glass door. Looks and works

like new. $575.00 508-769-9995

Heavy Metal Bed Frame Queen

or Kind with rollers. $30.00 978-

537-8603

Kitch/Din Table, 63x32 Metal

frame brown wicker w/glass top.

4 wicker chairs. $150.00 508-

829-2362

Large Hutch with mirrored

back wall. with 9 drawers.

$950.00 508-829-2773

ITEMS UNDER $2,014

Light Truck Tire. Good Year

Wrangler. Never used.

P235x75Rx15. $30 call

978-534-0711

M.L. Hummel plate collection

12 plates, orig. $360.00 Now

$190 B.R.O. Plates have 22ct

edging. 978-514-2988

Mahogany Hutch-Exc. Cond.

White Furniture Co. N. Carolina.

Dovetail drwrs. Quality piece.

$550.00 508-791-7571

Play Station 3. Used very little.

Like new, in box. $100.00 Need

hand controls. 978-466-6160

Leominster

Samsung DVD recorder & VCR

Model DVD-VR375), hardly used,

$50. Call 508-212-0178.

Snowblower MTD 2 stage 5hp.

22" w 5 sp. fol./ 2 rev. runs great

needs nothing $325 delivered.

508-829-6009

Solid Oak Dining Set w/ 2 but-

terfly leaves. Six matching Wind-

sor chairs, 2 Capt, 4 Mates.

$250 Like new. 508-832-5646

TV Sony Bravia 32" LCD Very

good condition. $75.00 Call 508-

366-9237 Leave message if no

answer.

Tiffany of NYC Crystal de-

canter. Selling for $180. Perfect

cond. Great wedding gift. Asking

$80.00 or B/O 508-829-7074

ITEMS UNDER $2,014

Timberland Pro Boots Size 14

Wide. Steel toe. Waterproof.

Brand new, never worn. $65.00

978-259-3400 Holden

Vermont Tubbs solid wood

bedroom set. Light color. Good

cond. Bureau w/mirror, armoire,

nightstand. $650 508-736-1846

Wood Stove Vermont Castings

Intrepid II. Great condition.

$300.00 16" log. Call 508-886-

2536

FOR SALE

Lathe Motorized, Wood Turn-

ing. $245.00. 978-422-7481*

Kenmore Elite Washer & Dry-

er Stackable. Large capacity.

$300.00 for both. 508-829-

4004*

FREE

One twin bed frame with back-

board. No mattress. Call 978-

534-6961 or 978-534-0310

FURNITURE

1910 Mahogany Dining Room

Table w/exts. & carved

pineapple legs. 6 matching

chairs. Exc cond. $350.00 B/0

508-829-5590*

a NEW QUEEN pillow top

mattress set - $149

New in plastic. Can deliver.

Call Luke 774-823-6692

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Baby grand piano Finely

tuned,mint condition weber

baby grand piano. $ 3500.

Firm 508-868-0521

YARD SALES & FLEA MARKETS

HOLDEN-

Immanuel Lutheran

Church

346 Shrewsbury St. Saturday,

October 18th,

9am-3pm.

To benefit Youth Group. Items

and refreshments for sale.

YARD SALES & FLEA MARKETS

Holden - Annual Church

Mouse Fair Saturday - 10/18/

2014, 9 a.m. - 12 noon at St.

Francis Episcopal Church, 70

Highland Street (Corner of

Route 31 and Phillips Road),

Holden. Attic Treasures, Regift

Boutique, Jewelry, Crafts,

Books, Toys, Baked Goods.

Proceeds are used to provide

monthly dinners at the "Mus-

tard Seed" in Worcester and

"Dismas Farm" in Oakham.

SHREWSBURY-19 Raymond

Ave. Saturday & Sunday, Oct.

18th & 19th, 9am-2pm. Garage

Sale. Household items, chil-

dren’s items, jewelry, furniture

and much more!

EDUCATION

MUSIC INSTRUCTION

Private Piano Lessons Patri-

cia Knas, Bachelor of Music; In

home, all ages/levels, flexible

scheduling. 413-896-1072

OTHER

COMMUNITY

Looking for Host Families

We are a local agency that

places international students

with loving host families

throughout Worcester County.

We are currently looking for

host families residing in the

area who would be willing to

share their home, time and cul-

ture with our students. A gen-

erous stipend would be provid-

ed on a monthly basis.

Please call 774-258-0862

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1. Mail completed form to Central Mass Classifi eds, P.O. Box 546, Holden, MA 01520 2. OR FAX the completed form to 508-829-0670 3. OR Email the info with name/address/phone number to [email protected]

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submit above. Merchandise Ads Only - NO autos, snowmobiles, RV’s, trailers, boats, ATV’s, etc. We have a special rate for these ads ($20 till it sells). NO business Ads accepted for this section. If we suspect the ads are being sent in by a business, we reserve the right to refuse. Limit 1 ad per name/address/

phone number every 2 weeks. Free Ads will run for 2 weeks. If you choose to run your ad until it sells for $20, no refund will be given if it sells within the fi rst two weeks. Limit 1 item per ad (group of items OK if one price for all and under $2,014). Price must be listed in ad. NO Cemetery Plots

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REAL ESTATE

APARTMENT FOR RENT

Worcester

Greenhalge Street

Spacious 2 BR Townhouse

$1195

508-852-6001

Worcester-West Side 1BD All

utils incl’d. + w/d. Walking dis-

tance to bus route. No pets/no

smoking. Credit check. 1st/

last. $750/m 774-641-4241

GARAGE RENTAL

Worcester-West Side. One

car garage. Car storage only.

Not a working garage. $100/m

Call or text 774-239-0800

MOBILE HOMES

Leominster-Meadowbrook

Acres 1962 10x56-Refur-

bished in 2012. $18,000.Move

in ready. 508-868-0490

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTO/MOTORCYCLE

1999 Road King Under 8,000

miles. Too many extras to list.

Always stored in room temper-

ature. $14,000.00 978-464-

5525 or 781-879-8275 cell

2008 Honda

Metropolitan Scooter

Black and gray. Mint cond. 469

miles. Asking $1650.00.

Includes helmet. 207-289-9362

OR 207-450-1492.

AUTO/SUV

1997 Toyota RAV4 220K

miles. Fair cond. New tire/bat-

tery. Runs well, but needs

some work. Asking $1,700.00

508-561-8626

AUTO/TRUCK

1992 GMC Pickup

Custom new tires, 366 motor,

gas automatic, no rust. Harley

black & orange.

Asking $15,000 or B/O

Call 508-304-1558 Jon

1994 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4

5.2 V8 Auto, 142K Miles. Reg-

ular cab. Black. Cap, hitch.

Good shape. $3975.00

978-422-8084

AUTO/TRUCK

2000 Ford F150

Flareside Pickup

Showroom condition

inside and out. 100K miles.

All power, needs nothing.

$8000.00

Call 978-466-6043

AUTO/VAN

2008 Ford E250 Extended

Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power pack-

age. Roof racks. Int. shelving,

tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in

good cond. Exc. overall cond.

57K miles. $15,500

508-829-2907

AUTOS

1930 Ford Model A Huckster

22 Woodland Rd. Holden, MA

508-829-2282

1976 Cadillac Fleetwood

Brougham

Sedan. 79k miles.

Grey exterior and interior.

Best Reasonable Offer

508-450-1063

[email protected]

1988 Mercedes-

Benz 300 SEL

6 cylinder gas. Very good

cond. Runs exc. $3500.00

195k miles. Located in

Sutton, MA 774-287-0777

1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-

1 Performance Coupe. 25K

miles. 2 tops. LT5, 375HP.

6SPD, ZF Manual trans. Fully

optioned. Fair weather only, al-

ways stored. $25,000.00

978-422-6624

2001 Honda Accord

Sedan 180000 miles. Dark

Green ext/Tan Leather int

$2,495. Runs great.

[email protected]

508-869-6326

2006 Honda S2000

Silver exterior Black interior.

Florida car new top. Less than

60k miles. $12,900

508-816-0141

2007 Hyundai Azera Dark

green. 4dr. Loaded. Under 40K

miles. Always been garaged,

mint cond. Asking $12,200.00

508-754-4670 Paxton

AUTOS

* WE PURCHASE WELL USED/FORGOTTEN

ITEMS & CONTENTS OF OLD BUILDINGS *

774-696-3584774-696-358469 Armory St. Worcester, MA69 Armory St. Worcester, MA

Bought & Sold Bought & Soldindustrial items • machine lightsindustrial items • machine lights

steel furniture • carts steel furniture • carts •• brackets brackets

trucks • signs • shelf stocktrucks • signs • shelf stock

barn & garage itemsbarn & garage items

and more...and more...

Call BEFORE you get a dumpster or discard anything!

Blue CollarBlue CollarVintage SalvageVintage Salvage

Over 40 Acres! Over 3000 Vehicles!

FREE Nationwide

Parts Locator Service

Amherst-Oakham

1-800-992-0441508-882-5202

508-799-9969

Maximum income limits, per household size, not to exceed 60% of AMI (gross income)

1 Persons 2 Persons

$36,840 $42,120

Minimum income limits apply (please inquire for details)‘Head of household must be 62 years of age or older. Other household members must be at least 55 years of age.

For Information or an application please contact S-C Management Corp. at 508-799-3990, TTD 711 or email us at [email protected] or visit us at thehillsatpaxtonvillage.com.

Rent Includes:* Professionally Managed-Elevator Bldg. * Maintenance Free Living* Heat and Hot Water Included* Community Center* Fitness Room* Walking Trails* Patio and Resident Garden

* Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Floor Plans* Pet Friendly* Ample Closet Space* Additional Resident Storage* Designer Finishes* Smokefree building

BRAND NEW AFFORDABLE APARTMENT COMMUNITY FOR SENIORS* 62 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER

Conveniently located at 260 Grove Street in Paxton, Massachusetts

Taking Applications for our Waiting List

Rents $896 One Bedroom

$1,071 Two Bedroom

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unit is available!

REAL ESTATE

RUN YOUR AD UNTIL IT SELLS - ONLY $20 FOR SIX LINES! Reaching 90,000 readers in PRINT & ONLINE

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30 Years in Business

CC&&SS Carpet MillsCarpet MillsCARPET & LINOLEUM

30 Sq. Yds. $585 Installed with PadBerber, Plush or Commercial

Free Metal Included Call Tom

800-861-5445 or 508-886-2624

Flooring

FLOOR COVERING

508-835-1644 for free estimate

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FENCE, STONE & CONCRETE

The Service Directory is a great value to help you be con-sistent with your advertising for a very reasonable rate. The

perfect spot for any home service related business and more! Call us today to schedule your Fall advertising!

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Minimum commitment of 8 weeks.

ASK about double blocks (size 3.75” x 1.75”) and COMBO pricing into our other zone and reach 40,600 households in 26 towns in Central Mass each week. FREE line ad included with each block purchased. Book for 52 weeks and receive a Spotlight Business of the Week! Ask for details!

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BUILDING & REMODELING

CALL STEVE GRANGER

508-826-3692

• Roofs• Decks• Screen

Rooms• Siding • Windows• Remodeling

• Sheds - Custom

• Garages • Additions• Basements• Kitchens• Bathrooms

Now's the time for those outside projects!

Fully Insured

58 Years in Holden • 38 Years of Experience!Call now for your FREE Estimate

WELLS

HOME IMPROVEMENT

RICHARD BARNESHome Improvement Contractor

REMODELING • DECKS • ADDITIONS ROOFING • SIDING • WINDOWS

KITCHENS • BATHROOMS • BASEMENTS

Call for Free EstimateBob Falhbeck - 508-839-394225 Years Exp. License #CS085825 Reg. #140608

PLACE YOUR AD ONLINE

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Well & Pump Installation& Filtration Service978-422-7471

No Water? Stop Wishing For It!

24 Hr Emergency Service877-816-2642

Mobile:978-815-3188

CHIMNEY SERVICES

$50 Off Caps or Masonry $50 Off Caps or Masonry •• Free Inspection Free InspectionAll Types of Masonry All Types of Masonry •• Water Leaks Water Leaks

NEW ROOFSNEW ROOFS

CHIMNEY CLEANING $99$99

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ADVERTISING

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LANDSCAPING

Landscape Design & ConstructionLandscape Maintenance

Snow & Ice Removal | Mulch Service

508-735-9814p e r r o n e l a n d s c a p i n g . c o m

$ 10 0 L A w n A e r a t i o n 10 0 L A w n A e r a t i o n for up to 15,000 sq. ft. or less

RUBBISH REMOVAL

10 yd. - $250 • 15 yd. - $300 Home Clean-outs

Landscape Clean-upsDemo Rubbish • Appliances

“Give us a call & we’ll talk trash.”

508-864-7755

DUMPSTER SPECIALS

All photos will be published in the October 30th issue of Central Mass Classifieds along with announcing the winner. Only one photo per pet. Please send your entry in by October 24th to be eligible for the drawing. If you send in a

photo and would like it returned, please send a stamped self-addressed envelope.

C E N T R A L M A S S C L A S S I F I E D S

Pet Costume Contest

Central Mass Classifieds along with announcing the winner. ctober 24th to be eligible for the drawing If you send in a

Dress up your Pet for Halloween, send us a picture, and enter our contest for a

chance to win a Gift Card to Ellie’s Pet Barn of Holden, MA and a Gift Card to Manilow’s

Doggie Daycare in Leominster, MA!!

Submit by mail to:Central Mass Classifieds

PO Box 546Holden, MA 01520

Or by email to [email protected]

Please include your name, pet’s name, address and telephone number



Our Adopt-A-Paws feature runs the second full week of each month. With the support of our sponsors, we feature dogs and cats available for adoption at local nonprofi t shelters. TO SEE ALL THE ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION CHECK OUT THEIR WEB SITES:

ANIMAL SHELTER INC.17 Laurelwood Road

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SECOND CHANCE ANIMAL SHELTER111 Young Road

East Brookfi eld, MA508-867-5525

SecondChanceAnimals.org

Shamrock Dog Collars

9 Crescent St., West Boylston508-835-6677 wexfordhouse.com Jewelry Belleek Sweaters Giftware

Tira - 10 yearsPug/Mix

Female/Spayed

Nana’s Stained Glass441 Marshall StreetLeicester MA 01524

www.nanamomma.webs.com

508-892-0369

One of a kind custom pieces. From small sun catchers, cabinet doors to windows. Unique and made to order!

Tues-Wed 6:30pm-9pmor Call for Appt.

Oreo - 6 monthsDomestic Shorthair/Mix

Female/Spayed

Professional Pet Styling Yes, we groom cats too!

147 John Fitch Hwy, Fitchburg located inside Preppy Pet Suites

978-342-1540DogStarSalon.com

Labrador Retriever / MixedFemale - Medium

Young

Jamie Guinea Pig

Male

Creative Floors, Inc.Ceramic • Carpet • Vinyl • Marble • Granite

Laminate • Pre-finished Hardwood • Wallpaper

Sales • Design • InstallationResidential & Commercial • Carpet Binding

Financing Available • Free Estimates

Open Tuesday-Saturday | 1653 N. Main St., Holden, MA

508-829-7444www.creativefloorsinc.com

FREEESTIMATES

FINANCINGAVAILABLE

Lightening Domestic Short Hair

Male - Medium - Adult



AUTOS

2008 Cadillac DTS 4DR.

White pearl/tan. Good condi-

tion. 118K miles. Extras.

$10,000.00 Firm 508-835-3751

Classic Car 1957 Chevy Bel

Air 4dr hardtop. Total frame off

resto. New 350 crate motor.

Appraised at $47,500, only

5,000 miles since resto.

$30,000 OBO. Call Len cell

508-789-3436 Millbury, MA

BOATS

12’ Sundolphin KLN Jon Boat

w/galvanized trailer. 55lb thrust

Minnkota motor. 2 life jackets,

anchor. 2 swivel seats. Battery

& charger. Exc. cond.

$1,200.00 or B/O Dave 978-

537-2536

1986 Stingray Super Sport

17 foot bowrider w/170hp Mer-

cruiser. This is a classic. Full

boat cover and bimini top.

Boat trailer is new. $4850.00

B/O Call Cliff 603-494-8219

BOATS

Thunderbird 17.6 Fiberglass

90HP Power Trim outboard.

Roller trailer, Elec winch and all

equipment. Great for fishing or

diving. $1450.00 Call Stan

508-853-5796

CAMPERS/TRAILERS

2000 Wilderness 37’ Trailer

w/attached screenroom. East

Douglas,MA on site at Lake

Manchaug Camping. Center

slide out, Sleeps 6-8. Call for

details. $7000.00 Russ 508-

769-0811

2011 28’ Lightweight

Camping Trailer w/slide.

Electric awning and many

extras. Excellent condition.

Asking $15,450.00 or B/O

978-602-0099

24 ft Light Weight 2004 Terry

Dakota Travel Trailer Sleeps

7, bunk beds & full bed, 16ft

awning, A/C, Central heat, mi-

crowave & 3 burner stove. Dual

powered fridge/freezer. Loads of

storage, outdoor shower. 2 bat-

teries, travel septic. Like new.

$6900.00 OR B/O 508-579-6622

Truck Camper 1985

Bought new in 1991. Real Life

brand. Bathroom, shower, self

contained. 8ft truck bed.

$2900.00 B/O 774-287-0777

Utility Trailer.

Made from a 1970

Chevy short bed

pickup body.

Price reduced. $150.00

Call Larry 508-886-6082

Rutland MA.

Utility Trailer 5’ X 8’. Floor,

sides and gate are 3/4" pt. Re-

movable fold down gate in

rear. $1400 invested, asking

$800 firm. Can be seen in

Holden. 508-791-6444

JUNK CARS

Warren’s Auto Wrecking

We Buy Junk

& Wrecked Cars.

Used Auto Parts Available.

508-757-1339

JUNK CARS

We Buy and PICK UP

Your junk or wrecked cars

or trucks.

We Sell New

and Used Parts.

Airport Auto Parts, Inc.

56 Crawford St.

Leominster, MA 01453

978-534-3137

PARTS & ACCESSORIES

Wheelchair Lift

for Handicap Van

Excellent condition.

Can demonstrate.

$1600.00 or B/O

978-840-2662

REPAIRS & SERVICES

Dick’s Auto Body

Collision Experts

Lifetime Guarantee In Writing

On All Collision Repairs.

Don’t let your insurance com-

pany tell you where you have

to have your vehicle repaired.

It is your right by law to

choose a registered repair

shop of your choice.

94 Reservoir St. Holden, MA

508-829-5532/508-886-6230

RS#4474 Visa/MC

STORAGE

HARVEST STORAGE

Lots of Outside Storage

space. Inside storage.

Secure Storage. Autos, Boats,

Motorcycles, Campers.

Hubbardston, MA.

978-928-3866

TOWN OF MILLBURY

The Board of Selectmen in the TOWN OF MILLBURY will hold a Public Hearing on, October 28, 2014 at 7:20 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act upon the Petition of National Grid to excavate the public highways and to run and maintain underground electric conduits, together with such sustaining and protecting fixtures as it may find necessary for the transmission of electricity, said underground conduits to be located on Momin Drive.10/16/2014 MS

PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE

is hereby given pursuant to the provision of M.G.L.255 sec.39Athat the following vehicle will be sold on November 1, 2014 at a private sale to satisfy our garage keeper lien thereon for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notice 2007 Mazda 6 V.I.N. 1YVHP80C975M25134to be sold at Early’s on Park Ave., Inc. 536 Park Avenue, Worcester, MA 0160310/16, 10/23, 10/30/2014 WM

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!

• Class A, B, C Motor Homes• Travel Trailers

Parts • Propane • Service Transportation • Temporary Housing

Fuller RV Sales & Rentals150 Shrewsbury St., Boylston

508-869-2905

www.fullerrv.com

BBB Accredited A+ Rating

CAMPERS/TRAILERS

Yard Sale &Flea Market Directory

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Just $20 for a six line ad and map placement! Call 978-728-4302 or email [email protected]

(Not available through online booking)

GRAFTON FLEAMARKET, INC.OPEN EVERY SUNDAY

OUTDOOR/INDOOR

6am - 4pm• Acres of Bargains

• Hundreds of Vendors• Thousands of Buyers

• 45th Season

Rte. 140, Grafton/Upton town line

Grafton Flea is the Place to be!

Selling Space 508-839-2217www.graftonfl ea.com

DHOLDEN-

Immanuel Lutheran

Church

346 Shrewsbury St. Saturday,

October 18th,

9am-3pm.

To benefit Youth Group. Items

and refreshments for sale.

Holden - Annual Church

Mouse Fair Saturday - 10/18/

2014, 9 a.m. - 12 noon at St.

Francis Episcopal Church, 70

Highland Street (Corner of

Route 31 and Phillips Road),

Holden. Attic Treasures, Regift

Boutique, Jewelry, Crafts,

Books, Toys, Baked Goods.

Proceeds are used to provide

monthly dinners at the "Mus-

tard Seed" in Worcester and

"Dismas Farm" in Oakham.

SHREWSBURY-19 Raymond

Ave. Saturday & Sunday, Oct.

18th & 19th, 9am-2pm. Garage

Sale. Household items, chil-

dren’s items, jewelry, furniture

and much more!

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Worcester, ss. SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE

TRIAL COURT CIVIL ACTION No. 14-1766C

To Joanne M. DiBella and C. Michael DiBella of Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts; AND TO ALL PERSONS ENTITLED TO THE BENEFIT OF THE SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1940 AS AMENDED: Millbury National Bank, a United States Banking Corporation with a principal place of business at 18 Main Street, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts claim-ing to be the holder of a mortgage covering property situated 51 Dodge Hill Road, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts given by Joanne M. DiBella and C. Michael DiBella to Millbury National Bank and dated April 6, 2006 recorded in Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 38739, Page 174, has fi led with said court a Complaint for authority to foreclose said mortgage in the manner following: by entry on and possession of the premises therein described and by exercise of the power of sale contained in said mortgage. If you are entitled to the benefi ts of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 as amended, and you object to such foreclosure you or your attorney should fi le a written appearance and answer in said court at Worcester in said County on or before the tenth day of November next or you may be forever barred from claiming that such foreclosure is invalid under said Act. Witness, Barbara J. Rouse, Esquire, Administrative Justice of said Court this Twenty Ninth day of September 2014 Dennis P. McManus, Clerk10/16/2014 MS



Invitation For Bids

WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY WHA Job No. 2014-02

Electrical Upgrades MA 12-01 Great Brook Valley Gardens

The Worcester Housing Authority invites sealed bids for Electrical Upgrades at MA 12-01 Great Brook Valley Gardens in accordance with the documents prepared by Verne G. Norman Associates, Inc. General Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday November 6, 2014 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. The work is estimated to cost $1,100,000.00. Project consists of but is not limited to: Electrical modernization in ninety-seven (97) dwelling units (Base Bid) with Alternate #1 – replacement of five (5) panelboards; Alternate #2 – ten (10) dwelling units; Alternate #3 – six (6) dwelling units; and Alternate #4 – ten (10) dwelling units. The work includes replacement of dwelling unit load centers, existing branch circuit wiring, lighting fixtures, and wir-ing devices; installation of new smoke detection equipment in each dwelling unit; and installation of new load centers in the Child Care Center in Building #41.Bids are subject to M.G.L c149 §44A-J and federal minimum wage rates as well as other applicable laws. General Bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category of work: Electrical. 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 cer-tified 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://www.worcester-housing.com/purchasing.html) at no cost. Hard copies will be made available after 10:00 A.M on Wednesday

October 8, 2014 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 Author-ity, 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:Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605F.W. Dodge, 34 Crosby Drive, Suite 201, Bedford, MA 01730Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092Project Dog, 18 Graf Road Unit #8 Plan Room, Newburyport, MA 01950Attention is called to the following:Provisions of Equal Employment Opportunity;Provisions for payment of not less than the minimum wages as set forth in the Specifications;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;Requirement to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond as set forth in the specifi-cations, 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.A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 and at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday

October 28, 2014 at 81 Tacoma Street at which time bidders will be invited to visit the project site(s) with the a Worcester Housing Authority representative. Failure to attend or visit the premises shall be no defense in failure to perform contract terms. The Worcester Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding if it be in the public interest to do so. No bid of a General Bidder shall be withdrawn, after opening thereof, prior to thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, without the consent of the Worcester Housing Authority. No bid of a Sub-Bidder shall be withdrawn, excluded, after award of the con-tract to the General Contractor without the consent of the Worcester Housing Authority.Questions regarding this project should be directed to: Mr. Frederick P. Goff. P. E.Verne G. Norman Associates, Inc.210 Winter Street, Suite 301Weymouth, MA 02188-3323Tel: 781-335-4200Fax: 781-335-5737E-Mail [email protected]

Worcester Housing AuthorityArthur T. Sisko, ChairmanDATE: October 8, 2014END OF INVITATION FOR BIDS


TOWN OF MILLBURY

CONSERVATION COMMISSION

The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 8:20 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Millbury Department of Public Works for replacement of the Elmwood Street sewerage pump station located at 40 Elmwood Street. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L.Chapter 131, Section 40. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above.Donald FlynnChairman 10/16/2014 MS

Town of Sutton

Sutton Planning Board

Public Hearing Notice

In accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the Sutton General Bylaw – Scenic Roadways and MGL c. 87 – Public Shade Tree Law, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Harry Arakelian of 434 Central Turnpike, Sutton, MA. The application requests removal of two (2) public shade trees at this location that obstruct vision when exiting the driveway. The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. A copy of the plans and applications can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.Robert Largess Jr., Chairman10/16, 10/23/2014 MS

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

MASS. DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE

Town Farm Pond Dam Repair Project

Sutton, MA

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS: NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:The Department of Fish and Game, through the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, invites sealed bids for embankment repairs, slope improvements, tree and brush cutting, root removal, dry laid stone masonry wall repair, and miscellaneous work at Town Farm Pond Dam in the Town of Sutton, MA, in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by Tighe & Bond, Inc. for the Mass. Dept. of Fish and Game Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW). The estimated project value is ($160,000) Bids will be submitted on the forms furnished by the Department in the bid package and will be received at the Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access, One Rabbit Hill Road, Westborough, Massachusetts, 01581, until 11:00 AM, local time, Thursday, October 30, 2014, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. All bids must be submitted in accordance with the Contract Documents and shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the value of the bid. Bid deposits, payable to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Fish and Game, shall be in the form of a bid bond, certified, cashier’s or treasurer’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company. Contract Documents will be available after October 15, 2014 from the Tighe & Bond website located at http://www.tighebond.com/Projects_Out_to_Bid.php. Prospective bidders are required to register on the Tighe & Bond website to download Bidding Documents. Bidding documents may be examined at the office of Tighe & Bond, Inc., 53 Southampton Road, Westfield, Massachusetts between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, legal holidays excluded. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on October 22 at 10:00 AM, local time, at the entrance to the access route from Lovett Road, off of Town Farm Road, Sutton, MA. Bidders must be pre-qualified by the Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway Division in the Dam Construction category to bid on the above project. An award will not be made to a Contractor who is not pre-qualified by MassDOT Highway Division prior to the opening of proposals. Bidders shall also have a minimum of 10 years of experience and shall have successfully completed 5 dam projects of similar scope and complexity within the past 10 years. Minimum wage rates for this project have been predetermined by M.G.L. under Chapter 149, Section 26 to 27D, inclusive. Proposals that do not have the Affidavit (of non-collusion, etc.) properly completed will be declared informal. Bids are subject to provisions M.G.L. Chapter 30, Sections 39F, 39G, 39H, 39K and 39M and Chapter 149, Sections 44A to 44H, inclusive. This contract is subject to all State Laws and Regulations concerning Minority Business Enterprises including Executive Order 237. The right is reserved to waive any informality in or reject any or all proposals. An award will not be made to any Contractor who is not able to complete the work no later

than February 6, 2015.

By: Mary Griffin, Commissioner of Department of Fish and Game.

Town of Sutton

Sutton Planning Board

Public Hearing Notice

In accordance with the provisions of IV.C – Site Plan Review, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Paul DiLeo of DiLeo Gas, Inc., 630 Sunderland Road, Worcester, MA to amend a previously approved site plan to add one additional 30,000 gallon propane tank at their site at 124 Providence Road. The hearing will be held at the Sutton Town Hall, third floor, on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 7:15 P.M. A copy of the application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.Robert S. Largess Jr.,Chairman10/16, 10/23/2014 MS

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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 Tracey A. Monahan to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated April 30, 2007 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 41077, Page 262, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to Nationstar Mortgage, LLC dated July 18, 2012 and recorded with said registry on July 30, 2012 at Book 49357 Page 82, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 p.m. on October 29, 2014, on the mortgaged premises located at 118 Elm Street, Unit 5, Bldg. 1 a/k/a 5 Shalimar Terrace, Shalimar Terrace Condominium, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: In Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, being Unit 5 (the ‘’Unite’’) in Building 1 (the ‘’Build-ing’’) in the Phase I of Shalimar Terrace Condominium (the ‘’Condominium’’) created pursuant to a Master Deed dated October 5, 1987, recorded on October 9, 1987 with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 10860, Page 8. The mailing address and Post Office address of said Unit is Unit 5, 118 Elm Street, Millbury, Massachusetts. Said Unit No. 5 as shown on the floor plans and site plans filed with the Master Deed and on the copy of a portion of said plans attached hereto and made part hereof, to which is affixed a verified statement in the form required by Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A, Section 9. Said Unit is conveyed together with: a. An undivided interest of 6.25 percent in the common areas and facilities described in the Shalimar Terrace Condominium Master Deed. In the event that, and at such time as a subsequent Phase or Phases are added to the Condominium by amendment of the Master Deed, the undivided interest of the Unit in the common areas and facilities shall be and become that specified in any amendment to the Master Deed. b. The benefit of, and subject to, all easements, rights restrictions, agreements and provisions created in said Master Deed, the Declaration of Trust creating the Shalimar Terrace Condominium Trust and the By-Laws contained therein, as the same may be amended of record, the Rules and Regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder, and floor plans. c. The non-exclusive right to use the parking spaces as shown on the plan recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 585, Plan 77. This conveyance is also subject to and with the benefit of the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A as now in force and as from time to time amended; and subject to real estate taxes not yet due and payable as of the date hereof. The Unit is intended for residential purposes only by one family or by not more than three unrelated persons. For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 41077, Page 260. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00 ) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachu-setts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201206-0305 – PRP 10/2, 10/9, 10/16/2014 MS

LEGAL NOTICE

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Laura J. Rodgers to New Century Mortgage Corporation, dated August 26, 2005 and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 37251, Page 13 of which mortgage Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-B, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates is the present holder by assignment from New Century Mortgage Corporation to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-B, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates dated May 25, 2012 recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 49142, Page 105, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 224 Mendon Road, Sutton, MA 01590 will be sold at a Public Auction at 10:00AM on October 30, 2014, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: All that certain parcel of land situated in the City of Sutton, County of Worcester and the State of Massachusetts, being known and designated as follows: On the Southerly side of Mendon Road, shown on a plan entitled, “Plan of Land in Sutton, Massachusetts, Owned by Panaccione Builders Inc.,” scale 1”=50’, dated September 11, 1987, drawn by Lavallee Brothers Inc., Sutton Mass., recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 589, Plan 1 and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Southerly side of Mendon Road at the Northeasterly corner of the herein described premises and at land now or formerly of Putnam; THENCE: South 8°33’10” West by said Putnam land, 222.92 feet to a point; THENCE: South 81°37’41” East by said Putnam land, 208.40 feet to a point in a stone wall at land now or formerly of King; THENCE: South 7°27’10” East by said King land and by said stone wall, 236.56 feet to a drill hole at the intersection of stone walls; THENCE: South 79°34’27” West by said stone wall and by said King Land, 262.31 feet to a drill hole in a stone wall at land now or formerly of Hyder; THENCE: North 21°19’02” West by said stone wall and by said Hyder land, 304.57 feet to a drill hole in said stone wall; THENCE: North 21°11’05” West by said stone wall and by said Hyder land, 226.83 feet to a drill hole in a stone wall on the Southerly side of Mendon Road; THENCE: North 82°05’42” East by said stone wall and by said Mendon Road, 83.23 feet to a point; THENCE: North 76°31’25” East by said Mendon Road, 77.28 feet to a drill hole in a stone wall as shown on said plan; THENCE: North 84°48’05” East by said Mendon Road and partly by a stone wall, 89.74 feet to a point of beginning. Containing 2.89 acres of land, according to said plan. For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 23087, Page 377. The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession. Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee’s attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 321 Billerica Road, Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. Other terms to be announced at the sale. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-B, Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates Korde & Associates, P.C. 321 Billerica RoadSuite 210 Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 (978) 256-1500Rodgers, Laura, 10-003058, October 2, 2014, October 9, 2014, October 16, 2014, October 23, 2014TOWN OF MILLBURY


The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 7:15 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Request for Determination of Applicability from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway Division, District 3 Office, for work within the roadway median, including replacement of median barrier, as well as resurfacing and associated activities along portions of Route 146. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L.Chapter 131, Section 40.Donald FlynnChairman 10/16/2014

TOWN OF MILLBURY

BOARD OF APPEALS

In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Law and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at: 7: 10 p.m., on the application from Karen L. Gagliardi, 6 Rayburn Drive, Millbury, MA. for a Variance in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance to add one garage and walkway at 6 Rayburn Drive, Millbury, MA. All interested parties are invited to attend.Paul Nigosian, ChairmanMillbury Board of Appeals10/16, 10/23/2014 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY

BOARD OF APPEALS

In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Law and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at: 7: 30 p.m., on the application from Town of Millbury, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA. for a Variance in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance to replace sign with electronic message center for Town of Millbury at 95 and 97 Elm Street, Millbury, MA. All interested parties are invited to attend.Paul Nigosian, ChairmanMillbury Board of Appeals10/16, 10/23/2014 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY


The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 7:30 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on the Notice of Intent from Landscaping Etc., Inc. for construction of a commercial building, parking lot, material storage area, and associated improvements at 145 Providence Road. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above.Donald FlynnChairman 10/16/2014 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY


The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 8:40 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Millbury Department of Public Works for replacement of the Warren Street sewerage pump station located at 9 Warren Street. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above.Donald FlynnChairman 10/16/2014 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY


The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 8:00 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on the Notice of Intent from the Millbury Department of Public Works for replacement of the Elm Court sewerage pump station located at 23 Elm Court. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L.Chapter 131, Section 40. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above.Donald FlynnChairman 10/16/2014 MS

How long have you been hairdressers? Mimi: I’ve been in the hairdressing business for the past 35 years. I got out of it for a little while and got back into it less than 10 years ago. When I decided to get back into it I didn’t want to be exposed to all the chemicals and that’s why we opened an organic salon.Brittany: I’ve been in the business about seven years. My mom was a big influence. Since I was very young not only have I been interested in hairdressing but also makeup. I started doing makeup by face painting when I was really little; I’ve always wanted to get into hair and makeup so I started where I could.

Has the industry become more environmentally-friendly over the years?Mimi: Yes and no, more recently there have been more companies that have been greening up, some are trying their best to expose people to fewer chemicals. Some are just getting in on the ride and the term. It’s got a long way to go.Brittany: I think that now a lot of hair dressers are seeing problems that they weren’t seeing before that might be in the products that weren’t in them even 30 years ago. We have had people come to work for our company that have had problems with eczema. Hairdressers have been getting lung problems from chemical exposure and skin problems from the direct contact of hair color dyes and things like that. Hopefully there will be more and more organic salons popping up, we don’t want to be the only one. We want everyone to know that it’s not good for you and your body to have contact with some of those chemicals.

Your salon, Green Hair Company, is 100 percent vegan and organic, what does that mean?Mimi: None of our products have any animal derivatives. We make sure

everything we buy hasn’t been tested on animals. You won’t see any major chemicals in any of our hair color or shampoo products that you would see in an average salon. There are a lot of animal byproducts that are in cosmetics and our industry. It’s surprising when you start looking into it. Cruelty-free and vegan means basically no animal byproducts, no animal fats, no bones. It’s amazing what they put in.Brittany: We also realize that people are coming up with allergies that weren’t there a long time ago. We’re really accommodating when people say they can’t have gluten or dairy or anything like that. We realize that their skin is just as important as what is in your body. What goes on your skin does go into your body. When a client comes to us with an issue like that we can usually accommodate almost anybody.

I’ve never heard of a vegan hair salon, is this a newer concept?Brittany: I have heard of other salons that have incorporated a lot of organics because organics has become almost trendy, for us it’s been a lifestyle, which is great that more and more people are becoming aware. Our vegan salon has come from more of a personal thing for the two of us. I’d never heard of a vegan salon before our own and I’ve done some research. Organic salons are out there but they are very rare.Mimi: They are very rare, we are defiantly one of the few. We try to have everything 100 percent organic in here. We’re always encouraging our clients to look for themselves, read the ingredients and do the research themselves.Brittany: We are 100 percent honest, if our products don’t hit that 100 percent organic, we will tell you what might be in there that might be that half percentage.

Is it more expensive?Mimi: No. The philosophy of the salon is to have the same quality as a Trader Joe’s with the same kind of pricing, affordable to everyone. Our color line costs three times more than a traditional salon but we don’t charge three times more. We try to give our clients quality without the high prices.Brittany: We are trying to bring our services to more people because we believe in it. We want more people to understand why it’s better for the environment and better for them. We have clients come in who are going through chemotherapy and pregnant women. We try to offer a really wholesome experience when people come here that I think you can’t get in another salon

Who is your typical client? Mimi: Anyone who is interested in using less chemicals or finding out about the difference. Brittany: I will say a lot of our first-time clients that come in, probably 20 percent have had a bad reaction in a salon before, whether it’s a burning experience or an itching experience on their scalp from a hair colorant. They come here to try a cleaner route and once they try it, they always come back.

Your salon is hosting a screening of a new film “Cowspiracy” at the Blackstone Cinemas in Millbury, why?Mimi: We just want to be a community

resource. We’re always learning and we want to pass the information on to our clients. It’s another way to be able to get the truth about what’s going on in our environment, what’s going on in our community, what’s going on in our government, to bring more exposure.

What can people expect from the film? Mimi: We haven’t seen it yet, we’ve seen the trailer. I’m hoping to maybe uncover what’s going on in the meat industry, pollution and greenhouse gasses and their impact on our environment, just the truth about it.Brittany: Basically “Cowspiracy” is a very factual documentary about how factory farms might affect our environment and how a lot of people don’t realize those things or think about those things. This should be an eye-opener for everyone, including myself.

If people are interested in attending the screening on Oct. 23, do they contact you? How much are the tickets?Mimi: They can contact us but they can also go online to cowpspiracy.com and look for the link to the Millbury Blackstone Valley show at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 16 is our deadline for tickets online, we need to secure 90 tickets in order to host the film. We are three quarters of the way to our deadline.Brittany: Tickets are $12, the price of a normal movie ticket at that theatre.

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Practice what you preach. Mother and daughter hairdressers Mimi and Brittany McGlone, who live life as organically as they can, have incorporated that simple philosophy into their salon Green Hair Company, by using environmentally-friendly products. They also run a recycling program and have organized clothing swaps, all in hopes of being a good source to the community. On Thursday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. their salon will present a screening of the documentary “Cowspiracy” at Blackstone Valley Cinema in Millbury.

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