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The ONLY local coverage in Brookfield – West Brookfield – East Brookfield – North Brookfield – Warren – West Warren – New Braintree & Sturbridge Connect with us online <strong>Quaboag</strong> <strong>Current</strong> Town Common Newspapers BROOKFIELD Write-in candidate edges Holdcraft for planning board seat, p5 NORTH BROOKFIELD Bussel presents research on wartime history, p6 CURRENT WARREN Students dig in for Arbor Day, p24 Calendar 3 Editorial/Opinion 4 Business 9/10 Education 10 FREE Sports 14/17 Police Logs 18 Obituaries 19 Classifieds 20/23 Volume 5, Number 38 – 24 Pages Thursday, May 10, 2012 A GOOD GOOOAAALLL TURLEY PUBLICATIONS STAFF PHOTO BY TIM KANE BROOKFIELD – Coaches Kelly Geers Landine, left, and Jennifer Grybowski teach youth soccer every Saturday until end of June for ages 4 to 7 from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. at Lewis Field in Brookfi eld. Voters nix Bay Path expansion funding NORTH BROOKFIELD - May 4 brought forth a Special Town Meeting for residents to vote on the potential funding of the Bay Path project. The Superintendent of Bay Path Regional Technical Vocational High School was on hand to speak about the project and answer questions from residents. There were 84 voters in attendance, and the funding question passed with a ballot vote of 56-yes over 26-no. Three days later, the Annual Town Election presented to the voters the opportunity to vote on the project itself. A total of 416 voters turned out to cast ballots this time, and the approval for the project itself was denied, with 186 no votes against 157 yes (not all voted on this question). Town seat questions yielded 187 votes for Richard Chabot, 49 for Dane Falardeau, 55 for Ron Ryel and 25 for Robert Filipkowski as selectmen candidates. Two open vacancies on the School Committee elected in Danielle Mann with 334 votes, and Nicole Styles with 70 write-in votes. William King received 324 votes to fi ll a vacancy on the Planning Board, a two-year term. All other positions were incumbents. There are 2,922 registered voters in North Brookfi eld. All roads lead to West Brookfi eld Asparagus Festival WEST BROOKFIELD - One of Massachusetts’ most eagerly anticipated events will take place on Saturday, May 19, when this town’s historic common welcomes visitors to the 10th annual Asparagus & Flower Heritage Festival. The party, free to the public, begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. on that festive Saturday, but, in fact, folks from around New England frequently arrange mini-vacations in the area, planned around that special event. Picture more than 100 local growers, artisans and countryside businesses, combined with music, a May pole dance, frog jumping contest, and food, wonderful, glorious food, all gath- ered in the name of one Deiderick Leertouwer and his favorite food – asparagus. In 1790, the Dutch diplomat traveled from his native Holland, sent by his government to promote trade in Massachusetts and New England. He settled in West Brookfi eld, but missed his homeland’s scrumptious, delicately fl avored green harbinger of spring. “Forthwith,” says local historian Dick Rossman, “asparagus roots were shipped here from Holland, and Deiderick planted them near the foot of Foster’s Hill. Asparagus patches still appear there; several of my neighbors claim to own the original patch”. He modestly A scene from last year’s festival. By Cristy Bertini Reporter WARREN – Three men have been charged by Warren Police with attempted murder following an assault that occurred on May 7. Police Chief Bruce Spiewakowski reported that offi cers responded to a disturbance on North Street at approximately 11:45 p.m. While investigating the disturbance, police dispatch received a call from Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware reporting that a man had been assaulted in West Warren. The victim was being treated for lacerations and contusions and was identifi ed as Ben Ostiguy, 29, of Town Farm Road in Warren. As a result of an investigation conducted by Offi cer Jeffrey VonDauber and Sergeant Joseph LaFlower, Barry A. Bennett, 25, of North St., West Warren; Antonio Alan McClelland, 19, of Old West Warren Road, West Warren; and William Joseph Ditto, 23, of West Warren were charged with attempted murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (baseball bat), assault to murder while armed, intimidation of a witness, carrying a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct. Town approves Wright’s Mill re-zoning Planners alleviate fears of school overcrowding By Jennifer Robert Reporter WARREN - This year’s Annual Town Meeting in Warren, preceded by a Special Town Meeting, displayed a real community contribution to the evening, in more ways than one. High school students and alumni were present to check in residents and assist in multi-media functions, and the gymnasium became a “family-fun” center for children of residents, thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Warren Community School PTO. Teachers and parents volunteered their time to entertain the young folks in town, with activities and sports going on, and even a bouncy house. Principal Suzanne Sullivan said, “we wanted to get people out to this meeting, See FESTIVAL I PAGE 12 Three Warren men charged with attempted murder and giving the kids something to do lets mom and dad be in the meeting.” This collaboration was certainly benefi cial, as 110 residents of Warren and West Warren were present for the 6:30 p.m. STM, and over 180 were checked in at the start of the 7 p.m. Annual Town Meeting. The most heated issue of the night came in the form of the motion to accept Article 6. This Article addressed the possibility of amending the Warren Zoning By-Law by adding a Section See ATTEMPTED MURDER I PAGE 12 13. This proposed section would consist of the 65.6 acres that is the former Wright’s Mill property, privately purchased roughly four years. Voters had many concerns and questions, and approved two motions to allow non-voters to address the audience, including Town Planner Bill Scanlon, and Tony Marcot, project developer with MCOD. 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