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Vol. V, No. 23 

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Friday, June 10, 2011 

Residents pick up the pieces after tornado rips through area 

HOMES, BUSINESSES, WOODLANDS LEFT IN RUINS 

BY GUS STEEVES 

STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER 

Despite the destruction a couple tornadoes 

wreaked across the region Wednesday, June 1, residents 

largely braved the aftermath with cooperation 

and slightly dark humor. 

“Uncle, his chainsaw’s in your shed,” said one 

Charlton Street woman. “Can you find your shed?” 

Across the driveway, a man held up a section of 

shingles, and asked, “Here’s your roof ?” 

They were among the many who almost immediately 

got to work cleaning up the vast mess left behind by 

a very fast storm that had shredded large trees, sent 

branches through roofs, ripped off siding, blew out 

windows and furniture, and in general made several 

areas nearly impassable Wednesday night. Defying 

the stereotype of panic after disaster, many people 

pulled out their own chainsaws and started cutting up 

two-foot-thick trees blocking roads, shifted branches 

and mattresses out of the way, directed drivers 

around downed power lines and checked on neighbors’ 

welfare. 

By the time sunset came Wednesday, the extent of 

the damage wasn’t really clear, but it was extensive on 

the northern parts of Pleasant Street, Route 169 and 

Charlton Street in Southbridge, as emergency crews 

shut off power and were going door to door seeking 

gas leaks and underground propane tanks, according 

to Acting Emergency Management Director Roland 

LaRochelle. In town, however, he did not know of any 

deaths or major injuries. 

The first calls coming across the police scanner as 

the storm cell rolled through involved an overturned 

car up near the airport and a tree on a house on 

Charlton Street. Reportedly, the first of those took a 

slightly humorous turn despite the danger, as Officer 

Richard Reddick, his cruiser blocked by downed 

trees, had to borrow a child’s small bicycle and pedal 

his way to the scene. 

Initial reports from outlying towns, however, painted 

a grimmer picture, with damage serious enough to 

warrant having the Red Cross open a regional emergency 

shelter at Tantasqua Regional High School in 

Sturbridge, and at least one death in Brimfield confirmed 

by the Mass. Emergency Management Agency. 

Sturbridge Police Chief Thomas Ford III said the 

hardest hit areas of his community were Fiske Hill 

Road, Hall Road, Willard Road and Main Street (Route 

131). The Days Inn off Haynes Street was heavily dam- 

Turn To TORNADO, page A15 

David Dore photo 

STURBRIDGE — A man prepares to cut up a utility pole that fell across Route 131 in 

Sturbridge. 

Residents 

begin 

rebuilding 

process 

Tornado 

has eerie 

likeness to 

storm of ’53 

IDENTITY OF BRIMFIELD 

DEATH CONFIRMED 

BY KEVIN FLANDERS 

VILLAGER STAFF WRITER 

Authorities confirmed the identity of the 

woman killed as a result of the tornado that 

tore through Brimfield Wednesday, June 1, 

one of four confirmed deaths. 

Virginia Darlow, 52, was killed when her RV 

was overturned at the Village Green Family 

Campground (228 Sturbridge Road), which 

was completely destroyed. 

The tornado originated in Westfield before 

moving east and entering the towns of 

Monson, Brimfield and Sturbridge. Route 20 

and sections of Route 131 remained closed 

Thursday, as crews cleared debris from roadways 

and tried to restore power to those who 

were in the dark. One section of Sturbridge 

that sustained a significant amount of damage 

was the Route 131 corridor beyond Hall 

Road. Multiple houses, businesses, and vehicles 

were affected in that area, including 

Sturbridge Auto Body, where several cars 

were destroyed and the building was heavily 

damaged. 

“The destruction was absolutely horrendous 

on Willard Road and all the way up 

Route 131 to the plaza,” said Sherman Blair, 

Turn To REBUILDING, page A20 

HATS OFF TO TANTASQUA GRADUATES 

Kevin Flanders photo 

STURBRIDGE — The Class of 2011 said goodbye to Tantasqua Regional High School 

at commencement ceremonies Sunday, June 5. Pictured, graduates Tyler Allen, left, 

and Will Jones. For more photos from the graduation, check out pages A16 and A17! 

Threads of disaster response coming together 



Need almost anything from rakes to people 

who can use them, housing, food, animal supplies, 

and even nails because of the tornado? 

Gus Steeves photo 

The regional emergency 

warehouse opened 

Monday at 246 

Worcester St., 

Southbridge, with Rev. 

Peter Preble in charge. 

Local agencies, emergency services, 

churches and others are rapidly coordinating 

how to get them to you, setting up local warehouses, 

volunteer outreach efforts, and a web 

of other things to help put people’s lives back 

together. 

The goal, according to Alexandra McNitt of 

the Chamber of Commerce, the agency tasked 

with coordinating the other groups, is to 

“deploy our resources for the short and long 

term.” She noted the Chamber has many 

members seeking to help, but their immediate 

priority is to let the emergency services and 

utilities restore basic needs. 

“We need to put some bureaucracy on this 

disaster so we know what we’re doing,” 

agreed Rev. Peter Preble, Southbridge’s coordinator. 

“… We’re looking 30, 60, 90, 120 days 

down-range.” 

Preble is organizing the regional bulk-distribution 

warehouse, located in the United 

Lens building at 246 Worcester St. Started 

with a large truckload of supplies that arrived 

over the weekend, it already has “quite a supply 

of rakes, tarps and gloves,” plus various 

kinds of non-perishable human and pet food, 

bottled water, baby supplies and miscellaneous 

items. He expects deliveries of 5,500 

Turn To RESPONSE page A15 

ESTIMATED ‘HUNDREDS 

OF MILLIONS’ IN DAMAGE 



As she was beginning to clean up the debris 

from last week’s tornado around her 

Worcester Street home, Helen Lenti remembered 

the last time one of these beasts rampaged 

through the area. 

The year was 1953. The place? Worcester. 

Lenti was “a little, little kid,” and her Uncle 

Tony lived near that tornado’s path of 

destruction. A woman she knows was a child 

in that area, and Lenti said her friend’s mother 

went out to get the laundry because the 

winds were getting strong when the tornado 

hit. 

“They watched it pulling their mother 

away,” she said. “She was hanging on to a tree. 

They will never forget that.” 

Fortunately, the woman’s grip was strong 

enough — she held on long enough to escape 

the twister. 

Ninety-four other people were not so lucky; 

they died in the storm which ravaged a swath 

from Petersham to Westborough on June 9 

that year, according to a 2003 entry at Keith 

Heidorn’s Weather Doctor almanac website. 

The conditions then were very similar to 

those before this year’s twister — several days 

of unusually warm weather (near 90 degrees), 

with that day featuring predictions of strong 

thunderstorms. Likewise, the storm system 

sparked three nearly parallel tornado tracks, 

but in a larger region: New Hampshire, 

Worcester County, and Norfolk and Bristol 

counties (last week’s system tracks went 

through the Ashburnham area, along Route 9 

near Ware and a bit south of Route 20). 

“In a ranking of the probability of any 

point within the state being struck by a tornado,” 

Heidorn wrote, “Massachusetts ranks 

21st, although central Massachusetts … is a 

relative ‘Tornado Alley’ for locations east of 

the Appalachian Mountains.” 

Witnesses in 1953 described the storm as “a 

huge cone of black smoke” which hit around 

5 p.m. and has generally been rated an F4 on 

the Fujita damage scale, he wrote. By contrast, 

early estimates by the National Weather 

Turn To STORM, page A15 

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2 STURBRIDGE VILLAGER • Friday, June 10, 2011 

‘There is hope’ for devastated communities 



Gov. Deval Patrick, Sen. Stephen Brewer (D- 

Barre), and State Rep. Todd Smola (R-Palmer), 

as well as several other local officials, spent 

last Wednesday night, Thursday, and Friday 

touring the destruction in several communities 

following the devastating tornado strikes. 

On Wednesday night, June 1, Smola helped 

set up an emergency shelter in Palmer before 

heading east to Brimfield, where about 60 people 

spent the night in a shelter. He met with 

Brewer and Patrick the next morning to visit 

Monson residents and business owners whose 

properties in the center of town were completely 

destroyed. A trip to Brimfield hours 

later revealed similar damage on Hollow 

Road, Haynes Hill Road, Five Bridge Road, 

and other nearby streets. Farther to the east 

along Route 20, nearly 100 units were damaged 

at the Village Green Family Campground (228 

Sturbridge Road), where Virginia Darlow was 

killed after her RV overturned. 

“It was an absolute miracle that there 

weren’t more fatalities as a result of these tornadoes,” 

Smola said. “The pictures and videos 

don’t do it justice — the destruction in these 

towns is unbelievable.” 

Smola surveyed the damage to homes and 

businesses along Route 131 in Sturbridge with 

Police Chief Thomas Ford III and Town 

Administrator Shaun Suhoski. Extensive 

damage was done to properties in the area of 

Hall Road, Willard Road, and Farquhar Road, 

which prompted the closure of Route 131 on 

Thursday. 

Smola and Brewer commended Patrick and 

the Massachusetts Emergency Management 

Agency for initiating a rapid response, as well 

as the emergency personnel and utility crews 

who traveled from eastern sections of 

Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York to 

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“This area has taken a devastating blow,” 

said Brewer. “The process of clean-up and 

recovery will be a long one, but we will recover. 

I applaud the first responders and the emergency 

service personnel from both 

Massachusetts and Connecticut. The care and 

service they are providing in these towns is 

critical, and the job they are doing is exceptional.” 

Politicians heard one tragic story after 

another during their tours through the path of 

destruction, as many home and business owners 

found their properties leveled down to the 

foundations. Countless other structures 

weren’t total losses, but they will require thousands 

of dollars in repair work. 

“I spoke with the owner of Sturbridge Auto 

Body, who had just finished fixing three vehicles 

before the tornado came and destroyed 

them,” added Smola. “The stories are heartbreaking, 

but the resiliency these people have 

shown in the last few days has been tremendous. 

I have not seen one pair of idle hands yet 

– everyone has been working extremely hard 

to help their friends and neighbors.” 

Brewer agreed, describing the hard work 

and sense of community that were apparent 

since last Wednesday evening as integral to 

the recovery effort. 

“The loss these communities have suffered 

is enormous, but there is hope,” Brewer said. 

The personal stories I have heard today and 

the strength and endurance of those affected 

has been inspiring. We will continue to work 

together and to rise up stronger.” 

Kevin Flanders can be reached at 508-9-9-4136, 

or by email at 

kflanders@stonebridgepress.com. 

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FUND RAISER GOAL $1000 

SOUTHBRIDGE — This year, I am helping 

save lives from cancer by taking part in the 

American Cancer Society Relay For Life in 

Southbridge and I’m hoping you will support 

me. Each of us has our own reasons for caring 

about the fight against cancer, but it seems 

that we all know someone who’s personally 

battled this disease. I’ve set a personal goal to 

raise at least $1000. Any donation you can 

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QUARTERS FOR CANCER RESEARCH 

SOUTHBRIDGE — The American Cancer 

Society Relay For Life of the Greater 

Southbridge Area is collecting quarters in 

hopes of having enough donations to encircle 

the walking track beginning on Friday, June 

17 through closing ceremonies on June 18 at 

McMahon Field. The track is 1/4 mile or 440 

yards. Since there are 13 quarters ($3.25) in a 

foot and 38 quarters ($9.50) to a yard, 

Relay/Southbridge hopes to line the track 

with 16, 270 quarters. That would raise over 

$4000 for cancer research. Canisters will be 

available at Stearns Meats on Route 169 in 

Charlton, Ted’s Package Store on Route 20 in 

Charlton and Green Thumb 

Florist/Sturbridge Candle Company in 

Brimfield. Or you may donate by calling Ray 

at (508) 347-7419, Rick at (774) 200-9596 or Ron at 

(508) 347-3826. Please help us to reach out goal 

by depositing your quarters as we all inch 

toward the real goal, defeating cancer. 

PERSONALIZED SCULPTURE 

The Southbridge Relay For Life Dream 

Team wants to know if you would like to give 

someone a blessing. If you know of someone 

who is sick or living on hard times right now 

and could use a blessing, give them a very personalized 

gift that will lift their spirits and let 

them know that they are being thought of and 

prayed for. For $10 I will create for them a 

sculpture that I make from scratch, specifically 

for them. I will notify you with a delivery 

date and someone will deliver it to you for you 

to pass along to your loved one. Please contact 

Michael DiDonato at 

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at 508-397-3503 for more information. 

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selling 100 percent green tea scented pink soy 

candles. These candles are made by Green 

Thumb Florist, home of Sturbridge Candle 

Company, and the entire $5 purchase is being 

donated to Southbridge Relay For Life. For 

more information please call Joyce Stocks at 

the Sturbridge Candle Company at 413-245- 

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SOUTHBRIDGE — The Relay For Life team 

Drama Dearies will be raffling off two very 

desirable items. Here’s your chance to get that 

genuine Celtics jacket to wear this year when 

they win the championship! The jacket is size 

extra large. Chances are $2 each or 6 for $10. 

The Dearies, who are primarily members of 

the Gateway Players in Southbridge, are also 

raffling off a unique quilt made from the same 

material used in costumes for the well-known 

theatrical group. The beautiful, imaginative 

quilt is approximately 5 feet square. Tickets 

are $1 each. Chances for both items will be 

available at the upcoming Gateway production, 

Murder’s in the Heir taking the stage on 

May 20 and 21 at the Gateway Theatre on Main 

Street. Additional tickets will be available at 

Southbridge Fest on June 5 and at Relay 2011 

June 17 and 18 at McMahon Field. You may 

also call Jeanne at 508-764-8763. 

PURPLE HAIR FOR PURPLE POWER 

Purple is the color of the Relay For Life. But 

while tens of thousands nationwide show 

their support for Relay, not everyone would be 

willing to dye their hair purple to demonstrate 

their dedication to the cause. Fewer still 

would think of doing it to raise funds for ACS. 

But Faye Fulone Sweeney, long-time captain of 

the Big Dog Bandits Relay team, has applied 

her creative fund-raising radar to the effort. 

For each donation, in any amount, Faye will 

dye a section of her now-blonde hair purple! If 

she reaches her goal of $1000 between now 

and June 14, she will arrive at the Relay on 

June 17 with a full head of bright purple hair. 

Now that would be a sight worth a donation! It 

will certainly be a sight that demonstrates 

that a sense of humor (and some courage) is a 

big help when working for this most serious 

cause. To get that dye flowing, please go to 

Faye’s individual RFL page at 

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to donate or send a check, 

made out to the American Cancer Society, to 

Faye Fulone Sweeney, 76 Osgood Road, 

Charlton MA 01507. 

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Your winning ticket 

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STURBRIDGE — Two 

Burgess Elementary School 

sixth grade classes left early 

Wednesday morning, June 1, 

for an all-day field trip in 

Connecticut, but what began 

as a typical day ended in a harrowing 

experience. 

The field trip, called Project 

O, included a visit to the 

Mystic Aquarium, in Mystic, 

Conn., in the morning and 

Project Oceanology at the 

University of Connecticut at Avery Point in 

the afternoon. At Avery Point, the 40 Burgess 

students and seven chaperones boarded a 

research boat and learned about Long Island 

Sound, the process of dropping an otter trawl, 

and analyzing the water for oxygen levels, 

salinity, and temperature. At around 4:45 p.m., 

all of the adults’ cell phones began ringing 

with text messages from friends and family 

members describing tornadoes in Western 

Massachusetts, which marked the start of 

what would become a very long evening. 

“We didn’t want to scare the kids, so we kept 

it quiet until we found out more information,” 

said sixth grade teacher Amber Kelly. “I was 

in touch with another teacher, Danielle 

Phillips, who said she was in the basement 

at her house in Milford waiting 

for the storms to pass.” 

For the next 10 minutes, the chaperones 

discreetly attempted to make 

sure everyone was safe at home without 

alarming the students, and they 

were terrified upon learning that 

many people were taking cover in 


“We got off the boat a little after 5 

p.m. and headed to McDonald’s for 

dinner,” Kelly said. “The adults tried 

to quietly discuss what was going on, 

but we really weren’t sure about what was 

happening at home.” 

After finishing their meal, they boarded the 

bus with the hope of returning home and finding 

minimal damage. At around 7 p.m., the 

bus driver was contacted by the Sturbridge 

Police and told that he should park at the nearest 

rest stop (Norwich, Conn.) until further 

notice, heightening the fear among the chaperones. 

The students exited the bus and played on a 

grassy spot beside it for a few minutes, but the 

chaperones could tell they were becoming 

nervous about not getting back home on time. 

“We tried to downplay the seriousness of 

the situation as much as possible, knowing 

they would be really upset if they found out 


Burgess excursion altered by last week’s tornadoes 

‘WE DIDN’T WANT TO SCARE THE KIDS’ 

Run your socks off at fifth annual festival 

PROCEEDS TO CONTINUE WORK SUPPORTING ORPHANS IN SIBERIA 

Michelle Connor of Brookfield, right, visits 

with some of the orphans helped by her 

and her husband’s group, Socks for 

Siberia, during their 2009 trip to Russia. 

Amber Kelly 

Courtesy photos 

A boy enjoys a quick game of basketball during the Connors’ 2009 trip to Siberia. 

BY ELISA KROCHMALNYCKYJ 

STONEBRIDGE PRESS CORRESPONDENT 

STURBRIDGE — Just in case 

delectable food, live music, games 

and raffle prizes that knock your 

socks off isn’t enough, Socks for 

Siberia has added another component 

to its festival, which will be held 

Saturday, June 11 at Hyland Orchard. 

This year, to celebrate the fifth 

annual festival, there will be a “Run 

Your Socks Off” 5K race and 1-mile 

fun run and walk through trails the 

morning of the race, said Michele 

Connor of Brookfield, who along 

with her husband, Wally, helps 

organize the event. Race day registration 

starts at 9 a.m., followed by the 

runs and walk at 10 a.m. 

“We’re kicking it up a notch, to celebrate 

the fifth year of the festival,” 

she said, adding that the Tantasqua 

Regional High School track team will 

be laying out the trail for the race. 

At the festival, which runs from 10 

a.m. to 6 p.m., there will be a pie-eating 

contest, old-fashioned sack races, 

face painting and all the typical festival 

food. 

Topping this year’s raffle prizes is 

a limousine ride to and from a Red 

Sox-Yankees game in September, two 

tickets to the game and $100 spending 

money. There are also New England 

Patriots-New York Jets tickets, and 

Red Sox-Orioles tickets. 

Among the autographed prizes 

include an Aerosmith album cover, a 

Mickey Mantle and Joe DiMaggio 8- 

by-10 photo and a 2004 Dave Roberts 

“Steal of the Century” Major League 

Baseball bat. 

In July, the Connors will be bringing 

the profits over to the orphanage 

in Russia that Socks for Siberia has 

“adopted” for the past 12 years. 

“This is my seventh trip there, and 

Wally’s eighth trip since 1999,” she 

said. “We pay our own travel expenses 

— the money raised doesn’t go to 

funding our trip. This year, we’re 

bringing our 13-year-old granddaughter. 

That will be a life-changer 

for her. She’s excited and terrified.” 

Connor said two things have 

helped with their fundraising — one 

is that donors know that 100 percent 

of profits go straight to the orphans, 

and the other is the group’s nonprofit 

status. 

“It’s a very arduous process of 

becoming nonprofit,” she said, and 

laughed. “I guess they don’t want 

everyone to get a nonprofit, you really 

have to want it to go through the 

process.” 

The Connors first connected with 

the Russian orphanage 12 years ago, 

when some Russian friends invited 

the Connors to their homeland. Now, 

12 years later, those friends are the 

Connors’ counterparts in Russia. 

“They are our family by heart, if 

not by blood,” Connor said. “When 

we go to Russia, we spend half the 

time enjoying the countryside and 

that family there, and the other half 

is ‘work.’” 

Work means meeting with the children 

and directors of the orphanage, 

and finding out what they need. 

“We figure out what money goes to 

which programs, and we see what 

needs to be tweaked,” she said. 

“Those volunteers are our family 

there, and they are totally trusted 

when they can’t be there.” 

exactly how strong the tornadoes were,” Kelly 

added. “As we waited in Connecticut, the second 

tornado touched down in Sturbridge.” 

It wasn’t until 8:30 p.m. that the bus driver 

was given clearance to leave Connecticut and 

head for Sturbridge. Lightning strikes flashed 

in the distance as they neared Massachusetts, 

and when they drove through Sturbridge, 

Main Street was deserted and black. After 

arriving at Burgess, they began the process of 

letting students leave with their parents. 

“We were greeted by Vice Principal 

Canavan and his flashlight to help us dismiss 

students,” Kelly said. “Each parent called out 

his or her child’s name and that child was let 

off the bus as I checked the names off a class 

list. We ended up being more than two hours 

late getting home, but we knew that being late 

would be a better outcome than endangering 

ourselves and our students by driving in dangerous 

conditions.” 

The parents were understanding of the situation 

and grateful to see their children safe. 

Kelly plans to run a small unit on tornadoes in 

her science class over the next few weeks so 

students can understand how powerful and 

unpredictable they can be. 

Kevin Flanders can be reached at 508-909- 

4136, or by email at kflanders@stonebridgepress.com. 

What’s nice is that now, money can 

be wired to Russia. 

“We used to not be able to wire 

money, because our people were 

taxed as if it were income,” she said. 

“Now, we can wire the money 

because they know it is for charity 

use, and it is not questioned.” 

The ability to wire came at a good 

time, because shipping costs have 

tripled in the last 10 years, Connor 

said. 

Plus, because many more material 

things are becoming available in 

Russia, the Russian volunteers can 

easily purchase what’s needed. 

For instance, last Christmas, 

instead of sending as many stocking 

stuffers, like yo-yos for the boys and 

hair baubles for the girls, Socks for 

Siberia paid for a new DVD player for 

the orphanage. 

“If your only DVD player is broken 

and you have 90 children in one wing 

and it’s been 40 and 50 below zero for 

weeks, you have to have inside things 

like a DVD player, to pop in a movie,” 

Connor said. 

Connor said there are still opportunities 

for sponsorship of the road 

race, and other parts of the festival. 

For information about sponsorship, 

raffle tickets and road race 

forms, or Socks in Siberia in general, 

contact the Connors at (508) 637-1248. 

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Keeping the flame alive 

DIDONATO CANDLES BENEFITING RELAY FOR LIFE 

BY ADAM T. SILVA 


SOUTHBRIDGE — For Michael DiDonato, it’s little events 

that change the world. 

DiDonato, a welder at Southbridge Tool and Manufacturing, 

is the creator of CommuniCandles, which are candleholders 

inspired by his Christian faith. 

The candleholders are built by welding old-fashioned cut 

nails into designs with Christian imagery, such as Jesus on the 

cross. Tea lights sit on the top of the holders. 

“I see broken people every week and I feel the need to help 

them,” he said. “People send me names of people they know 

who are either down on their luck or just going through a really 

hard time. It may not seem like much, but the 

CommuniCandles help people remember there is still hope out 

there.” 

He gives out the CommuniCandles to those who are in need 

of inspiration and many people have come to him using the 

CommuniCandles as gifts for those in need. 

The process of welding them is also beneficial to him, as he 

spends that time in prayer for whomever he is making it for. 

He does not charge for the CommuniCandles, but if people 

insist on paying him, he asks for them to make a $10 donation 

to the Relay For Life. 

At the Relay, which takes place on Friday, June 17 and goes 

into the 18, he will have a booth set up for the 

CommuniCandles. The Relay, which raises money to fight cancer, 

takes place at McMahon Field at Southbridge High School. 

“In the moment, I am hoping that people will be moved and 

they will think of someone who needs this,” he said with a 

smile. “The $10 will go toward the Relay and someone who 

needs the encouragement will get it. That’s the biggest thing. 

At the Relay, team members take turns walking the track 

throughout the night with their pledge to help end the disease. 

He is part of the Dream Team, one of the leading money-raising 

teams for the Southbridge Relay. 

He has also become involved with Team Hoyt, the father and 

son team where father Dick Hoyt pushes son, Rick, in a specially 

designed wheelchair in marathons and other races 

throughout the country. 

They have been participating for 30 years and have participated 

in more than 1,000 races. 

“A little over two years ago, I was at a grocery store with my 

wife and we saw Dick Hoyt and I had heard about what he has 

done,” he said with great enthusiasm in his voice and a smile 

on his face. “Being athletic myself, it’s really inspiring and I 

asked myself, ‘Do I talk to him? I don’t want to bother him.’ I 

knew that since he rides bikes, pushes the chair for his son and 

in this business, I know that things break. I told my wife that I 

needed to do this and I caught him in the parking lot getting 

into his car.” 

They spoke for a few minutes and DiDonato gave him his 

business card and told him if anything needs repairs, he 

would be happy to help out. Although his expectations of hearing 

from him were rather low, it was a small turn of events 

that changed both of their lives forever. 

“A year went by and I was in the shop and I got a page to 

come to the front and Dick Hoyt was standing there,” he said 

as his eyes lit up and his voice became much more energized. 

“It was such a weird thing where had I not given him my card 

that day, none of it wouldn’t have happened. Rick had surgery 

on his back and he needed a more comfortable chair. We made 

two chairs for him. The prototype is basically done and we are 

looking to start building these things.” 

The only thing holding the production back is waiting on the 

patents and trademarks. Until then, between making the 

CommuniCandles and the chair, he can’t help but continue 

believing the small changes in his life make all the difference 

in the world. 

Adam T. Silva may be reached at 508-909-4050 or by email at 

asilva@stonebridgepress.com. 

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‘BE ABELIEVER’ 5K RAISES $13K FOR LOCAL FOUNDATION 



STURBRIDGE — The sixth annual 

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held at Hyland Orchard on Saturday, 

May 28, raising $13,000 with all proceeds 

from the event will be used by 

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Family Foundation for melanoma 

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The event was organized six years 

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memory of her sister, Jennifer 

Linscott Tietgen, who died from 

melanoma in 2002 at the age of 27. In 

the last few years the number of 

participants at the 5K event has 

steadily increased, and this year’s 

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“For us this event has been a great 

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melanoma survivors speak this year 

on their stories. It has become such 

a community event for us, with family, 

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time, donating to the cause, cheering 

participants on the route, and 

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The two guest speakers who 

described their battles with 

melanoma were Kathy Polizoti and 

Karen Campbell. Polizoti was initially 

diagnosed with melanoma in 

2009, prompting the removal of 

three lymph nodes at a Worcester 

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at the Dana Farber Cancer 

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discovered an additional stage-3 

melanoma that required immediate 

removal through another surgical 

procedure. She has been cancer free 

for the last two years. 

“After everything I’ve been 

through, I have learned so much and 

now have so much to say,” Polizoti 

said. “As nervous as I was about 

speaking in public, it was very 

important to me to get up on that 

stage and just tell everyone what I 

know.” 

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In addition to the 5K race and the 

guest speaking appearances, the 

event also included live music from 

the bands Slink Moss and Stir Crazy, 

as well as a silent auction, a bounce 

house, and face painting. Members 

of the Tantasqua Regional High 

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lacrosse teams donated their 

time to help with the kids activities, 

and Hall wanted to thank many 

other people who assisted her with 

planning, organizing, and facilitating 

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Make the right moves with inherited stocks 

When you inherit a sizable amount 

of stocks, your overall financial picture 

can change significantly. But to 

make the most of your inheritance, 

you need to decide what to do with 

your new stocks. Should you keep 

them or sell them? 

Before you can answer this question, 

you need to review several factors, 

including the following: 

Diversification — You’ll need to 

determine if an inherited stock adds 

to your overall portfolio diversification. Do 

you already have other, similar stocks in 

your portfolio? If so, you might want to sell 

the stock and use the money for a new investment 

opportunity. Conversely, if you don’t 

own anything similar to the inherited stock, 

and it can help your diversify, it may well be 

worth keeping. While diversification, by 

itself, cannot guarantee a profit or protect 

against loss, it can help reduce the effects of 

If you’re thinking of 

planning a family vacation, 

or are retired and want to 

experience nothing but the 

open road, one option is to 

become an “RVer.” 

Taking in the world 

around you can become one 

of the most treasured vacation 

experiences you can 

share with your family and 

friends. The flexibility of 

being able to set the pace for 

your upcoming adventure 

can allow the freedom you 

crave. You will have the ability 

to map out the must see 

places and become pleasantly 

surprised with the gems you 

will discover, nestled in the 

country side, while moving 

along to your next stop. 

Sometimes the best memories 

are created with the 

moments in between what 

was originally planned. With 

the help of a recreation loan 

along with proper saving; you 

will be on your way to years 

of great experiences. Here 

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next trip but with the purchasing 

of your recreational 

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Get ready … 

1. Hold a planning session 

with all the parties involved, 

making selections of places 

to see and things to do that 

will give each member something 

specific to look forward 

to. 

2. Consider “assigning” a 

day, or part of a day, to each 

member’s interests and plan 

activities, along with the necessary 

stops, for enjoying the 

most out of the journey at 

hand. 

3. Discuss the choice of 

travel trailers and motor 

homes available to you that 

will fit the type of traveling 

you will be doing and the 

budget you are able to comfortably 

afford. The cost of an 

RV can be small to the sky’s 

the limit for the more luxury 

motor coaches. Keep in mind 

the bells and whistles, such as 

slide outs and more updated 

amenities, will increase your 

comfort but also your expenses. 

Despite the increasing fuel 

prices, the Recreation Vehicle 

Industry Association in 

Reston, Va., (RVIA) contends 

RV vacations are still less 

costly than staying in motels, 

hotels, and resorts. Plan 

ahead for the expenses created 

by taking a vacation, or in 

this case investing in your 

future vacations, by setting 

aside each week/ month a 

specific amount comfortable 

for you in a vacation fund at 

your financial institution. 

Before you buy, plan on taking 

a trial run by renting an 

RV and practicing the skills 

needed to safely maneuver 

the vehicle on the open road, 

as well as parking the RV in 

the space allotted for the size 

of the camper you are interested 

in. Also have your vehicle 

checked out by a mechanic 

to insure the hitch is the 

proper design for the type of 

trailer you may be towing. 

Also the overall condition of 

the motor coach will need 

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market volatility. 

Fundamentals 

— It’s a good idea 

to closely scrutinize 

any stocks 

you inherited. Do 

they represent 

companies with 

strong management 

teams, good 

track records and 

competitive products 

or services? Or, as is sometimes the 

case, did your benefactor simply keep these 

stocks because he or she had some type of 

attachment to them? You’ll want to own quality 

stocks for the right reasons. 

• Risk tolerance — An inherited stock may 

be either too aggressive or too conservative 

for your preferences. If the stock doesn’t fit 

within your risk tolerance, sell it and buy an 

investment that does. 

RV travel lets you set the course 

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safety checks on all safety 

equipment such as brake 

pads and working lights. 

Once you have finalized the 

type of RV you will need to 

revisit the cost of your 

investment by speaking 

with a loan officer to insure 

you are acquiring the right 

type of loan and monthly 

payment that works for 

your budget. 

Get set … 

4. Pack a “Go Kit” with 

food, water, maps, and gadgets, 

such as rented or borrowed 

(GPS), warm clothes 

and blankets, a first-aid kit, 

and essential safety devices 

and tools. 

Go! 

5. Remember that trips like 

this are about the moments 

spent with the people you 

love and enjoy. Keep the journey 

relaxed with a variety of 

patience and flexibility. 

Taking frequent breaks for 

stretching the legs will lift the 

spirits of all the parties 

aboard. 

With everyone’s participation 

in the planning, along 

with flexibility and sufficient 

distractions during the drive, 

you’ll have trips to treasure. 

Visit the professionals at 

your local financial institution 

to help you structure a 

recreational vehicle or travel 

loan to fit your needs and 

begin the adventure that can 

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safely, after any length of 

vacation, it is always nice to 

come back home. 

- Jeffrey Davenport is the 

CEO and President of 

Southbridge Credit Union. 

Taxes — When you inherit stocks, they are 

generally valued at their market value on the 

day your benefactor died, not the date of the 

original purchase. For example, if you inherit 

stock that your father bought for $20 a 

share, and it’s worth $75 a share on the day 

he dies, your “cost basis” would be $75 a 

share. If you sell the stock right away, you’ll 

likely owe little or no income taxes. If the 

price of the inherited stock goes up before 

you sell it, you’ll pay capital gains tax on the 

difference between $75 and the sale price, at 

a maximum rate of 15% (at least for 2011 and 

2012), no matter how long you’ve held the 

stock. This is advantageous for you; typically, 

if you sell an appreciated stock that 

you’ve held less than a year, you’d have to 

pay capital gains taxes at your normal 

income tax rate. 

If you inherit stocks as part of a traditional 

Individual Retirement Account (IRA), 

you’ll probably have to pay taxes on withdrawals 

at your income tax rate. However, 

you may be able to spread withdrawals over 

your lifetime, which could result in more 

tax-deferred growth and a greater income 

stream. And if you inherit a Roth IRA, you 

won’t have to pay income taxes on any withdrawals, 

provided the Roth IRA account has 

been open for at least five years. 

If you need help in determining what to do 

with inherited stocks, consult with your 

financial advisor and tax professional. After 

all, you are acquiring an important asset — 

and you want to make this asset work for 

you. 

Jeff Burdick the local Edward Jones 

Financial Advisor may be contacted at his 

Sturbridge Office at 508-347-1420 or via e-mail 

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THE DAY AFTER 

SOUTHBRIDGE/STURBRIDGE — Residents began picking up the pieces Thursday, June 2, a 

day after tornadoes ripped through the area. 

More damage on Route 131 in Sturbridge, near Hall Road. 

Tara Ogle photo 

The damage on Route 131 in Sturbridge the day of the storm, courtesy of Shaun Suhoski. 

Photo courtesy Shaun Suhoski 

What’s left of James Levielle’s Shelby Cobra Mustang GT 500 at 535 Pleasant St. 

Adam T. Silva photos 

Workers begin to fix the mess on Charlton Street Thursday. 


Damaged roofs at Rosemead Apartments. 


758 Charlton St. on Thursday, June 2. 



The back of Steve Gregoire’s house, where many of the doors were ripped off the hinges and did not end up 

on his property. 

James Levielle’s Ford 350 and boat. 

Adam T. Silva photos



Senior center situation leaving residents irked 



WALES — The problems involving the 

Town Hall building located at 3 Hollow Road 

have been very frustrating to residents, especially 

the seniors and staff members who use 

the Wales Senior Center. 

Back in early March, the Board of 

Selectmen was forced to temporarily move the 

police department to the senior center after 

the second floor of the Town Hall building 

was closed as a result of safety concerns. The 

senior center staff was willing to accommodate 

the police department on a temporary 

basis, but the department has now been 

housed in one of its largest rooms for three 

months and there is no timetable for its return 

to Town Hall. 

“This has been a very inconvenient situation 

for us,” said Judy Jegelewicz, the director 

of the Wales Senior Center. “I am trying to 

schedule summer programs right now, which 

is extremely difficult because I don’t know 

what kind of space will be available going forward.” 

Residents are eager to see the police department 

moved out of the senior center as soon 

as possible, voting at the Annual Town 

Meeting to support an article that will return 

the senior center to its originally intended 

purpose. According to town officials, maintenance 

projects are expected take place at the 3 

Hollow Road building in the near future that 

will enable the building to once again be used 

by the police department. However, there is no 

timetable or projected date of completion for 

these projects. 

“I would really like to see a detailed plan 

outlining how much longer the police department 

will be here,” added Jegelewicz. “The 


Deb Malouin treats resident William Towns during her outdoor foot clinic, which would have taken place 

inside the Wales Senior Center if it wasn’t being used by the police department. 

last we heard, the project was going out to bid, 

and we haven’t been given any timeframe for 

the projects.” 

Jegelewicz also wanted to accentuate the 

fact that neither the seniors nor her staff 

blames the police department for this problem. 

“There are no hard feelings toward the 

police — they are caught in the middle of a 

tough situation,” she said. “We simply want to 

know how much longer they will be here. Is it 

going to be one month, three months, or six 

months? No one knows how long it will be, 

and that is one of the most frustrating parts 

about this situation.” 

Since moving into the senior center in early 

March, the police department has occupied 

the center’s wellness room, which is designed 

for special clinics and such medical services 

as the administration of flu shots. The room 

also doubles as a second office, but ever since 

the police department began using it, 

Jegelewicz has been forced to use her office 

for purposes it was not intended to facilitate. 

“Even when the police aren’t in the room, it 

still cannot be used because their equipment 

is in there and we don’t want to disrupt it,” 

Jegelewicz said. 

One example of a medical service that 

would have taken place in the wellness room if 

the police department wasn’t headquartered 

there is the foot clinic offered once every other 

month by Deb Malouin, a nurse who was specially 

trained in podiatry. 

“This is a very important program for the 

seniors, and we almost needed to cancel it,” 

Malouin said. 

After hearing that the foot clinic might be 

cancelled, one of the seniors suggested that it 

take place outside during warm months, and 

Jegelewicz and Malouin agreed that this 

arrangement would be feasible. Malouin 

spent most of Wednesday morning treating 

seniors’ feet by trimming nails, providing 

massages, and giving health tips. 

“We decided that, rather than have the seniors 

miss out on the clinic, it would be a good 

idea to hold it outside,” Jegelewicz said. “This 

clinic is just one example of the many programs 

that have been affected by this situation, 

and we hope to see the Town Hall 

repaired very soon.” 



Tantasqua to hold Tri-EPIC shelter drill June 11 



STURBRIDGE — Although students 

are doing all they can to get 

out of school now, especially on 

Saturdays, local emergency services 

will be coming into Tantasqua 

Regional Senior High June 11. 

That day, the school’s classrooms 

and hallways will become disaster 

central, as the regional Tri-EPIC 

group stages a full-scale shelter drill 

with the premise that last year’s 

massive Hurricane Earle rolled over 

the area instead of staying out to 

sea. As such, newly “displaced” people 

will have to get comfortable on 

cots, and figure out how to make life 

happen in chaos. 

“It’s not what can we do for you, 

it’s what can you do for yourself ?” 

said TriEPIC Chairman Roland 

Larochelle back in April, observing 

that a good shelter needs the 

involvement of its citizens. Among 

other things, the image of such a 

place is cots on the floor, but if 

things happen at 11 a.m., setting 

those up won’t be a high priority. 

According to event coordinator 

Sue Billings of the Red Cross, 

they’re using Tantasqua because of 

its size and relative proximity to 

Route 20 and the Mass. Pike “so all 

the players in this scenario can 

come in.” 

Foley named certified 

corrections supervisor 


WEST BOYLSTON — Worcester County 

Sheriff Lew Evangelidis is proud to announce 

that Lieutenant James Foley, of Holland, has 

recently become a certified corrections supervisor. 

The CCS certification, from the 

American Correctional Association, is based 

on a number of qualifications such as years of 

experience, rank, and the ability to pass the 

certification exam. There are only ten officers 

in Massachusetts that have earned this certification 

and all of them are from Worcester 

County. 

‘Friends’ receive new 

shipment of afghan 

STURBRIDGE — The Friends of 

Sturbridge/Fiskdale Senior Citizens has 

received a quantity of the beautiful 50 x 60 

inch woven cotton afghan that depicts many 

iconic 

local landmarks. This project is a fund raiser 

to help continue The Friends mission 

which supports many projects for seniors in 

Sturbridge and Fiskdale. This afghan can be a 

In a real disaster requiring such a 

shelter, the Red Cross would identify 

a location based on where the disaster 

hits hardest, but would generally 

“look at the larger schools that can 

handle large numbers of people.” 

But such sites would only be publicly 

promoted at the last minute. 

“You don’t want to put in the news 

today that your shelters are here 

and here because people will go 

there,” she observed. “What if that’s 

an affected area?” 

This drill will be building on several 

things learned from the big ice 

storm of December 2009, when several 

communities (especially in 

northern Worcester County) had to 

open shelters for several days due to 

power outages. In those places, most 

people showed up without basic 

necessities (medication, extra clothing, 

children’s toys, etc). 

According to Mass. Department of 

Public Health’s Region 2 coordinator 

Kerry Clark, that’s mostly 

because people felt they could go 

home for those things. The power 

was out, but their homes were 

intact, making it more of an inconvenience 

than a threat. 

Such might well not be the case 

after a category 5 hurricane or huge 

tornadoes, as have been devastating 

Missouri and the South. Watching 

the news from those areas shows 

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Brimfield seeks supplies 

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BOSTON — In speaking with local officials 

in Brimfield, Sen. Stephen M. Brewer (D- 

Barre) has been informed that the town is 

seeking donations of the following items: 

Ice 

Gift cards 

Underwear 

Socks 

Blankets 

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Diapers/wipes 

All donations can be delivered to the First 

Congregational Church in Brimfield (20 Main 

Street, Brimfield). The Church is serving 

breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 8 a.m. to 8 

p.m. and currently has functioning rest 

rooms, phones, clean water, and internet 

access. The Church can be reached by phone 

at 413-245-7162. 

just how destructive nature can be, 

turning wide swaths of populated 

areas into toothpicks and rubble. 

Events like that often leave individual 

families isolated without 

access to aid for some time, even if 

their homes aren’t destroyed. That’s 

why emergency services folks 

strongly recommend people store 

enough food, water and other basic 

needs to be on their own for at least 

72 hours and be aware of the needs 

of neighbors. Among other things, 

that often means having a back-up 

landline (not portable) phone 

because cell service is often overloaded 

or shutdown in emergencies 

and can become unchargable if electricity 

is out. 

For seniors, Billings recommended 

each household keep two large 

pieces of paper on hand — one red, 

one yellow. 

“In a disaster, if they need help, 

they put the red piece in the window 

so you know. If they’re OK, they put 

the yellow one up,” she said. 

Typically, people don’t go to shelters 

unless they have to. On average, 

she said, less than 2 percent do so 

except in areas of poverty and/or a 

large senior or disabled population. 

In the latter cases especially, such 

shelters need to be prepared for 

medical, diet and/or behavioral 

issues — something Billings admitted 

Red Cross shelters officially did 

not accept until six months ago. 

Now, they designate an area in the 

building that will have medical personnel. 

Regarding the previous system, 

LaRochelle was incredulous. 

“I can’t fathom doing that [excluding 

them],” he said. “What would we 

do, say go sit under a pine tree?” 

He did, however, note disabilities 

do pose challenges for shelter staff, 

including how to relocate handicapped 

people from group or nursing 

homes, and how to deal with 

things like oxygen machines. 

Billings agreed, noting social 

service agencies should participate 

in such emergency planning even 

though they often have specific 

plans for their own clients. 

“Communication was the big 

issue in the ice storm,” Billings 

recalled. “It broke down at all levels 

up to MEMA,” the Mass. Emergency 

Management Agency. Among other 

things, agencies providing supplies 

got multiple requests from various 

routes for the same sites. To 

correct that, towns are now 

sending all requests 

straight to MEMA. 

Likewise, planning matters 

because only about a 

third of volunteers actually 

show up in emergencies 

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because “the other two-thirds are 

affected by that disaster,” she said. 

That made the ice storm difficult in 

part because shelters often lost their 

volunteer staff after the first weekend, 

when people had to go back to 

their jobs. 

“You need to move in these regional 

ways because [individual towns] 

can’t staff these shelters,” Billings 

added. 

Even so, because it serves dozens 

of towns west of 495, the Red Cross 

typically won’t arrive in any significant 

numbers for a couple of days. 

Local people need to be able to open 

any necessary shelters as soon as 

possible. The agency has trained at 

least 250 people in the last year or so, 

and 79 state towns have shelter kits 

that help organize the process of 

opening such a site, she said. 

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VIEWS AND COMMENTARY FROM STURBRIDGE, BRIMFIELD, HOLLAND AND WALES 

EDITORIAL 

Picking up 

the pieces 

My eyes widened with disbelief 

as I looked at my computer 

screen. Photo after photo of 

damage taken by our 

reporters — houses, businesses, 

roads, woodlands — blasted apart like a 

bomb had gone 

THE off. It was like a 

disaster movie 

MINOR brought to life. 

June kicked 

DETAILS off with an 

ADAM unfortunate 

bang on 

MINOR Wednesday, as 

severe storms 

ripped through 

the area, and showed us just how destructive 

Mother Nature can be. 

On top of the untold amounts of damage to 

property caused by the storm, the news got 

even bleaker Wednesday night as we learned 

of a confirmed death in Brimfield, reportedly 

at Village Green Campground, as a result of 

the storm. 

Obviously, we can’t sit here and say that 

“only” one death can be counted as lucky after 

such a big storm. Every life matters, and one 

death is too many. This report of a loss of life 

really does put all the property damage in perspective. 

Stuff can be replaced. Lives cannot. 

It’s these moments that communities prove 

their resiliency and strength. The days ahead 

will be filled with sweat and tears, as neighbors 

help neighbors dig themselves out of the 

rubble and fallen trees and debris. Road workers 

will see long hours as they try to restore 

paths so people can get to work. Utility workers 

will be hard at work restoring power to 

those who have been left in the dark. 

My eyes are still wide with disbelief as I 

write this, now late Wednesday night, June 1, 

and into the wee hours of Thursday morning. 

The concept of a “tornado” is foreign to us 

New Englanders — reports of cyclones are 

usually reserved for the “Tornado Alley” portion 

of the country, from the Midwest to the 

south — so to see one so close to home, on the 

TV screen in Springfield, and in the distance 

in Sturbridge as I peered out of the front door 

at 25 Elm in wonder, it certainly made the situation 

all the more real. 

So throughout much of this issue, we have 

dedicated the majority of our news pages 

today to coverage of the storm. Normally, I 

would say, “I hope you enjoy the photos.” 

Unfortunately, in this case, these photos are 

not the “enjoyable” type. Many show destruction, 

heartache and pain, but we hope the coverage 

in this issue gives a clear picture of 

what happened on Wednesday, June 1, what is 

yet to come as we deal with the aftermath, and 

most importantly, inspires our readers to find 

a way to help our neighbors. 

Adam Minor may be reached at 508-909-4130, 

or by e-mail at aminor@stonebridgepress.com. 

They say that it takes a village to raise a child. 

That means taking time to work with young 

people, understand them, and teach them that 

they can be, as the famous saying goes, the 

change they wish to see in the world. 

Today’s villages, however, are more metaphorical: 

they are the colleges and universities from 

which countless students are graduating, or 

have graduated, this May and June. 

When all is said and done, there is always a big 

ceremony, with pomp and circumstance (and I 

am not just referring to the traditional graduation 

march here. If you have ever been to a college 

graduation and seen the colorful cords and 

stoles the graduates wear over their caps and 

gowns, or, better yet, the puffy, bright hats that 

are parting gifts after professors earn their doctorate, 

and which they wear once a year, at commencement, 

you know what I am talking about). 

Graduation speakers across America are the 

last ones in the metaphorical village to speak to 

young people before they walk across the stage 

and out of that village toward new adventures. 

Ironically, however, instead of a member of that 

village stepping forth to offer final, meaningful 

remarks, it is usually someone from outside the 

village, offering trite platitudes. 

John Grisham spoke about this last year, in 

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To the Editor: 

For all of you who have been joy riding, 

rubbernecking, taking pictures of other peoples 

tragedies — here is my response to a 

comment from my sister who lives in Turkey. 

She said, “It seems as though there are 

tragedies almost daily in the U.S.” 

Yes, the U.S. is being hard hit, which is all 

connected to fires in Texas, droughts in 

Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico, which is 

worse than the dust bowl, Mississippi flooding, 

mega floods in Australia, New Zealand 

and Pakistan, melting in the Arctic, drought 

in the Amazon, and on and on. This is global 

warming/climate change and our government 

and many citizens, nor most of the 

world’s citizens are doing anything about it. 

This has been my passion for years. Now 

good humor, to the University of 

North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

“On campuses this spring 

across the country, commencement 

speakers are saying such 

things as: ‘The future is yours.’ 

‘Take control of your destiny.’ 

‘Set your goals high.’ And so on 

and so forth,” he said. “These 

platitudes are not worth much, 

so I don’t use them. You don’t 

really want to hear them.” KRISTAL 

He went on to say: “Of course 

the future is yours. Who else KLEAR 

would want it? Take it. You can 

have it. We’ve had our chance 

KRIS REARDON 

and made a royal mess of things. 

I’m sure you can do better. I 

expect you will.” 

It was a comment that I laughed at, but that 

some online commentators were confused by. 

Bloggers at The Washington Post wrote in 

response: “Thanks, Grisham… I think?” 

But the Post missed the point. Of course, the 

general idea of a graduation speech, in so many 

ways, is to inspire: to encourage the graduates 

who are all deserving and worthy, and who have 

worked hard for their diplomas, to continue 

their hard work outside the classroom and in the 

real world. 

But in the end, it’s not the graduation speeches 

that matter. 

What is important is the village … and what 

led up to graduation day. I could sum up my college 

commencement speaker’s message in a few 

sentences, none of which have impacted my life 

as much as the days, weeks, and years I spent in 

and outside the classroom working toward that 

day. 

I can’t recall the exact words that my commencement 

speaker used when he told us to 

seize the day. 

I do remember, however, in great detail, the 

countless times I spent with my college friends 

doing so, whether we were goofing off or chasing 

legitimate scholarly pursuits. 


speaker used when he told us to 

June 9 will be our last day of service for the 

year. We look forward to seeing all of you. 

If you are unable to make our closing day, 

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Tragedies highlight need for lifestyle change 

Finding the Good News 

SOUND OFF: 

This is in regards to Carol Goodspeed’s letter, 

“Where will the money come from?” in 

which she said a number of times that she’s 

written in that good news is hard to find. I 

just wanted to share with Carol and others 

that if the issues of the day or disputes, or 

babblings, or quarrels over words and so 

forth are dragging Carol and others down, 

that they go to the Gospel, the Good News. If 

good news is hard to find, a lot of us do have 

an easier time by going to the Good News. 

There may not be much in the world that is 

good news, but the good news is in Jesus 

Christ. He died, went to the cross for our sins 

and rose from the dead. He offers eternal life. 

He offers abundant life, even while we’re on 

the Earth — not in terms of monetary possessions, 

but in terms of joy and peace (or 

shalom). He offers eternal life if we just 

repent of our sins. There is good news. 

The benefits of healthy 

eating 

SOUND OFF: 

I was reading the little article about plantbased 

diets and how sometimes it’s healthier 

to drink soy milk as compared to regular 

cow’s milk, and to have nuts and grains and 

leafy vegetables. 

I believe it’s true that it’s not really that difficult 

to get a leafy meal on the table. I feel 

SOUND OFF! 

Memories of graduation 

people can see what the warnings were all 

about and hopefully change their lifestyles 

before more tragedies strike. 

I have become more outspoken and joined 

the Green-Rainbow party as our government 

isn’t listening. Germany is ahead of everybody. 

How is Turkey doing? I have to return to 

my Green sermon that I am giving June 26. 

Much of the above information comes from 

Bill McKibben who is one of the experts on 

global warming. I also read very recently that 

global carbon emissions reached a record 

level last year, according to the International 

Energy Agency which was thought not be 

reached until 2020. 

DAPHNE T. STEVENS 

FISKDALE 

that the article is well written, except some 

people might find it difficult to read the statistics. 

I haven’t taken statistics for like 20 years, 

and that makes it a little difficult for me to 

comprehend. 

Elected officials need 

divine guidance 

SOUND OFF: 

This is in regard to Carol A. Goodspeed’s 

letters, of recent note the latest was “Where 

will the money come from?” from May 6. 

We just finished having a National Day of 

Prayer, and maybe we really need a National 

Month of Prayer. It just strikes me as rather 

odd that the national election that is due at 

the end of next year and the elected officials 

who will take office in 2013, it seems like a 

long time to carry bitterness and resentment 

towards those we should be praying for 

instead. 

Many of them have a lot of hard work 

ahead of them. Many of them have decisions 

to make that we probably wouldn’t want to be 

in their shoes to make. It’s probably time that 

a lot of us just realize that no matter what 

party’s in the office, they need the Lord to 

direct them while they’re there. Paul the 

Apostle wrote to Timothy in the first letter of 

his, in the second chapter and the second 

verse, supplications and all types of prayer 

were needed for kings and all who are in 

authority. To carry around this bitterness 

and resentment for the next two years, it doesn’t 

seem like it’s going to do us any of us any 

good. 

change the world. 

Yet I still remember the hours spent in the 

library, and in class, where I learned just how 

much the world really did need to be changed. 


speaker used when he told us the 

future was ours. 

But I do remember the ways that my professors 

and teachers showed me that was true, 

both through kind-hearted encouragement and 

tough challenges that prepared me to face it. 

Commencement — and speakers — can only 

sum up, in exaggerated clichés, the real lessons 

and encouragement that were there before — 

and that will remain long after — the pomp and 

circumstance are over. 

Ironically, I do remember reporting on graduation 

for my college newspaper during my 

sophomore year — though I did have to dig 

through my alma mater’s website to find the text 

of that year’s address, given by John O’Hurley, 

who played Peterman on Seinfeld. 

Toward the conclusion of his speech, he read 

the text of a note he wrote in character to the 

other actors, at the end of the series. 

“As I write this, I am standing knee-deep in the 

amber waters of the River Ganges, elbow-toelbow 

with the fish-wives of New Delhi, learning 

the gentle art of river laundering, and putting a 

last-minute spit-shine on a pair of baby blue 

boxer shorts,” he said. “As I watch the slow 

parade of boats pass before me at sunset on this 

never-ending river, I am reminded of how lucky 

I was to have docked at your port-of-call for as 

long as I did, how sad I am to set sail again, but 

grateful that, for me, the horizon is still out of 

reach.” 

This, to me, sums up everything good that we 

can hope for in a commencement speech, with 

the knowledge, of course, that the real memory 

of graduation has less to do with the day itself — 

and more to do with that never-ending river. 

Kristina Reardon is living in Ljubljana, 

Slovenia on a Fulbright grant. Her views are her 

own and do not reflect those of the U.S. 

Department of State or the Fulbright Program. 

She can be reached at 

kristina.reardon@gmail.com. 

Where were you? 

As all new Englanders know, we don’t get tornadoes 

in this part of the country. Except when 

we get them. As in 1953. And last Wednesday, 

remember? 

It’s hard to know what to say about what happened 

on June 1, 2011, between 4 and 10 p.m. Of 

course, tornadoes being what they are — whirlwinds 

with distinct (but not necessarily straight) 

paths eventually known as “swaths” once their 

work is done — not everyone has the same memories 

of our recent tornadic experiences. 

Many, if not most of us, were truly blessed, 

having “weathered the 

storms” with memories only 

of winds, rain, perhaps some 

hail, and the excitement of 

TV weathermen urging us 

into cellars and/or bath tubs 

every half-hour or so. I was 

driving a van load of friends 

home — through Sturbridge 

and Brimfield — when we 

first learned of the “tornado 

warnings,” but we assured 

AS YOU 

LIKE IT 

MARK ASHTON 

one another that “we don’t get 

tornadoes” in this part of the 

country. 

I finished driving duties 

and stopped off at my 

Community Gardening plot 

in Southbridge to water the 

tomatoes, cukes, broccoli, and 

peppers. A wasted effort, as it turns out, for by 

the time I reached home, the skies were eerily 

dark, and the prospects for “the real thing” were 

growing stronger by the minute. Little did I 

know that tornadoes had already touched down, 

ravaging parts of Westfield and Springfield, 

heading to Monson and Brimfield and 


We now know of the explosive nature of such 

things as cold and hot fronts, which, on a hot, 

humid day, can collide and re-combine to become 

one of Mother Nature’s cruelest weapons of 

mass destruction. 

Ironically, it was just two Saturdays ago that, 

while going through old papers, newspapers, 

photos and writings inherited at my mother’s 

passing, I came across a 1953 Worcester 

Telegram and Gazette special edition focusing 

on the tornado that had just devastated sections 

of that city. The paper was yellowed but 

appeared to be an actual 48-year-old edition (as 

opposed to a commemorative reprint). I thought 

it was interesting but noted to myself two things: 

We don’t get many tornadoes around these parts; 

which might mean: We’re about due! 

I don’t really have anything unique, or inspiring, 

to say about last week’s adventure. People 

who lost shingles or siding, or roofs and windows, 

or trees and entire houses, people who 

were in cars or buses when the winds hit, people 

at campgrounds or other people close enough to 

the path of destruction to have it forever emblazoned 

in their psyches are the ones who ought to 

to be sharing their insights. 

We were truly blessed. Our biggest challenge 

— and severest injuries — came from trying to 

carry the cats down cellar. The TV weatherman 

had just given us five minutes to “get yourself 

and family pets to safety,” and while I couldn’t 

spot any real swirling outside, I heard lots of 

ambulances and fire trucks making their lifesaving 

rounds not too far away. So we each 

grabbed a cat and headed to the cellar. That’s 

when the fearful felines launched destructive 

actions of their own. Apparently assuming that 

we were taking them to a dungeon of torture, 

each cat started squirming — and then actively 

fighting — our best intentions. I ended up flinging 

Barry down the stairway and came away 

with only scratches one arm and my gut, while 

the wife sustained severe scratches on lower and 

upper arms. Elliott, by the way, eventually 

escaped, running upstairs to his private emergency 

shelter. We bade him farewell and headed 

for the laundry room. For 10 minutes. 

Upon re-emerging, we discovered our yard and 

neighborhood untouched, our home entirely 

intact. We spent hours on the phone with family 

and friends, making sure that the devastation 

being reported on TV hadn’t truly disrupted our 

lives. I later sneaked out (between storms) for a 

ride to Sturbridge and discovered the OSV road 

impassable, with trees snapped like matches and 

old Route 15 (Haynes Street) even worse. The 

Days Inn seemed to be, somehow, gone. 

After a frightening ride trying to find an open 

path home, I rejoined spouse and felines for a 

night of huddling and frequent checking. “Is it 

OK to get undressed?” Not until all the red 

splotches on the TV weather maps say it is! 

There were power outages, phone and cable disruptions. 

Inconveniences. We were frightened, 

fearful, and ultimately reminded of those things 

that mean very little – and those that truly matter. 

We came to learn of the four fatalities caused 

by the storms, saw astounding pictures of 

Monson – now a war zone – and downtown 

Springfield. The next day – and the next day – we 

continued to learn of different areas that took 

the real hits. We learned of folks at work, people 

we knew, and friends of friends, who lost trees 

and cars and even their homes. 

We were amazed that – with all the devastation 

evident within a mile or two of our home – more 

lives weren’t lost. Our inconveniences were 

other folks’ disasters, tragedies, heartbreaks. 

The cleanup is still ongoing, and sometimes 

appears impossible, except to those already 

doing their part, those who know it takes a concerted 

effort, and commitment, to recover from 

such things. As Old Abe instructed us some 150 

years ago, “It is … for us to be here dedicated to 

the great task remaining before us …” 

We all know someone suffering from last 

week’s storms. We all know “where we were” 

when the tornadoes hit. But now it’s more 

important to know where we’ll be, and what we 

will do, to help get things back in order. It takes a 

village, they say, to raise a child; and it takes a 

community – with the emphasis on unity – to rebuild 

a village. 

Mark Ashton writes a weekly column for 

Stonebridge Press publications.



The arrests and offenses listed herein were listed in each town's 

police department logs. Those charged are innocent until proven 

guilty in a court of law. 

This newspaper will publish dispensations of cases at the 

request of the accused, with proper documentation. 

THURSDAY, MAY 26 

STURBRIDGE – 9:22 a.m. – Police responded to animal complaints 

at a location on Maple Street. 

STURBRIDGE – 10:03 a.m. – Police investigated an accident 

that caused injury on Main Street. 

STURBRIDGE – 11:48 a.m. – A 50-year-old Sturbridge man 

was summonsed to court on charges of unlicensed operation 

of a motor vehicle and speeding. 

STURBRIDGE – 12:56 p.m. – Police investigated an accident 

that caused property damage on Route 15. 

STURBRIDGE – 3:55 p.m. – Police responded to an accident 

that caused property damage on Main Street. 


that caused property damage on Church Street. 

STURBRIDGE – 12:16 a.m. – Matthew Parzych, 24, of Warren, 

LEARNING 

The bell tolls for Tantasqua 



STURBRIDGE — Tantasqua 

Regional High School students 

are always very active in the five 

communities that belong to their 

district, whether it be through 

assisting with fundraising 

events, helping to organize benefits, 

or supporting their peers at 

charitable functions. 

Their sense of community 

involvement was displayed 

recently to town officials, as 

members of an 11th grade carpentry 

class helped replace an 

important part of the historic 

bell located outside the public 

safety complex. 

A round wooden frame that 

had enabled the bell to function 

rotted away after many years of 

use, rendering the bell unable to 

ring. As a result, TRHS carpentry 

students, led by instructors Steve 

Mucha and Steve Grimaldi, constructed 

a new frame for the bell, 

which is rung on important dates 

like Veterans Day, Memorial Day, 

and Sept. 11. The project was 

hardly easy, but it gave everyone 

involved satisfaction to see their 

efforts and persistence materialize 

into something valuable to the 

town. 

“This was a wonderful project 

with historical significance,” 

Abbie Gregory 

FRIDAY, MAY 27 

PROJECT DISPLAYS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 

said Mark Wood, the director of 

the TRHS Technical Division. 

“Projects such as this one allow 

the students to give back to the 

towns, and they also allow them 

the opportunity to have a record 

of their work. Every time this 

bell rings, they know that they 

had a hand in it.” 

Students in the carpentry class 

include Brian Clark, Jessica 

Shannon, Evan Lane, Maleek 

Wedderburn, Ben Brigham, Nate 

Piazzo, Jon Collazo, and Joe 

Bachand. The new frame was 

made out of cedar wood, and the 

process of making it was fairly 

complex due to precise cuts that 

On to ‘the next ride’ 

SENIORS LOOK BACK AT TANTASQUA MEMORIES 



STURBRIDGE — TRHS seniors 

Abbie Gregory and Sarah 

Bessette took advantage of the 

many arts programs their school 

has to offer, as both are musically 

inclined students who enjoy performing. 

Gregory, who was selected as a 

TRHS Student of the Month in 

December, has been active in 

school plays and productions, 

performing this year as Mama in 

“Chicago” and as Ms. Gibbs in 

“Our Town.” She is also a member 

of the Feels Like Monday web 

series show that was filmed at 

TRHS, as well as a comedy group 

based in Springfield. 

When asked which teacher has 

inspired her most, Gregory 

replied, “Ms. Bousquet — she’s a 

champ in every sense of the 

word. She has been my crosscountry 

coach, and she is also the 

reason I’m interested in neuroscience. 

She is one of the best 

role models I could ask for.” 

Gregory enjoys playing the guitar 

and writing music, but her 

main focus is on theater. She is 

involved with Greene Room 

Productions, a group with which 

she recently finished up a production 

of “The Lion, the Witch, 

and the Wardrobe” in 

Northampton. She will attend 

Christopher Newport University 

in Virginia next fall as an 

Interdisciplinary Studies major. 

She plans to focus on neuroscience 

and theater with a minor 

in leadership, and she hopes to 

one day enter the field of expressive 

arts therapy. 

Gregory likened her experience 

at TRHS to a ride on the 

“Bizarro” roller coaster at Six 

Flags New England. 

“It starts off slowly on an 

incline and it’s the anticipation 

that makes you nervous,” she 

said. “It all seems like it’s going 

by slowly until you’re at senior 

year and just about to go over the 

edge. Then it all flies by, and by 

the time it’s over and done, you 

feel like you’re going to be sick. 

For whatever reason you still 

want to go back and do it all over 

again, but you know you have to 

go to the next ride.” 

Bessette, a Brimfield resident 

who was chosen as the April 

Student of the Month at 

Tantasqua, loves to sing and participate 

in musical performances. 

Throughout her high school 

career she has been involved in 

Show Choir, The Choraleers, The 

Treblemakers (girls choir), and 

POLICE LOGS 

was arrested on charges of OUI liquor, negligent operation of 

a motor vehicle, speeding, and failure to wear a seatbelt. 

STURBRIDGE – 2:36 a.m. – Police responded to an accident 

that caused injury on Route 90. 

STURBRIDGE – 8:08 a.m. – Police investigated animal complaints 

on Main Street. 

STURBRIDGE – 1:32 p.m. – Police responded to animal complaints 

at a location on Charlton Road. 


that caused property damage on Brookfield Road. 

STURBRIDGE – 3:36 p.m. – Police investigated animal complaints 

at a location on Old Hamilton Road. 

SATURDAY, MAY 28 

STURBRIDGE – 2:45 p.m. – Police investigated a suspicious 

vehicle on Shepard Road. 

STURBRIDGE – 2:46 p.m. – Police responded to traffic control 

complaints on Snell Street. 

STURBRIDGE – 5:23 p.m. – Police investigated reports of suspicious 

activity at a location on Leadmine Lane. 

STURBRIDGE – 7:01 p.m. – Police responded to reports of a 

domestic dispute at a location on High Street. 

SUNDAY, MAY 29 


vehicle on Route 131. 

STURBRIDGE – 3:20 p.m. – A 68-year-old Sturbridge man was 

placed in protective custody at a location on Charlton Road. 

STURBRIDGE – 5:12 p.m. – Police responded to animal complaints 

at a location on Main Street. 

STURBRIDGE – 8:21 p.m. – Patrick Michelson, 36, of 

Millbury, was arrested on charges of OUI liquor, speeding, and 


Students in the TRHS 11th grade carpentry class replaced an important frame 

that will enable a historic bell to ring outside the public safety complex. 

Pictured, from left, Brian Clark, Jessica Shannon, Evan Lane, Maleek 

Wedderburn, Sturbridge Fire Chief Leonard Senecal and Ben Brigham. 

even Voicemale (boys choir) as a 

stand-in tenor. In addition, she 

traveled to France and Belgium 

with the Choraleers this past 

April, and she was also involved 

in the Tri-M Music Honor 

Society, the National Honor 

Society, Amnesty International, 

and Bible Study. 

In September, Bessette will 

attend Valley Forge Christian 

College in Phoenixville, Pa., 

where she will major in 

Intercultural Studies with the 

hope of becoming a missionary. 

Her hobbies outside of school are 

making jewelry, scrapbooking, 

kayaking, and spending time outdoors. 

“I would tell an incoming freshman 

in order to have a successful 

high school career to get to know 

their teachers better,” Bessette 

said. “Your time in high school 

will be made much better if you 

have good relationships with 

teachers. If these relationships 

are formed, you will always have 

someone to go to when you need 

help or just need someone to talk 

to. It makes high school more 

fun.” 

Bessette plans to be involved in 

music in college, as well as community 

service groups. 

were needed and many intricate 

pieces that were involved. 

“There were all kinds of little 

pieces that make up the round 

frame, and it was pretty difficult 

to put it together, but everyone 

worked hard to complete the 

task,” Grimaldi said. 

This project represented one of 

many community events and 

activities in which TRHS students 

have participated this year. 

TRHS senior Sam Rousseau, who 

was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 

four years ago when he was 

14, organized a walk to raise 

money for the Juvenile Diabetes 

Research Foundation on April 30. 

In addition, dozens of TRHS students 

were involved in the Relay 

for Life event held at their school 

on April 8, several of which 

stayed overnight to help raise 

money to fund cancer research. 

More recently, members of the 

girls varsity and junior varsity 

lacrosse teams helped set up kids 

activities at the BB 5K event at 

Hyland Orchard on Saturday. 

“It is always great to see so 

many students participating in 

events throughout the community 

every year,” said Tantasqua 

Regional School District 

Superintendent Daniel Durgin. 

“The students take a lot of pride 

in community involvement.” 

Sarah Bessette 

negligent operation of a motor vehicle. 


vehicle on Brookfield Road. 

STURBRIDGE – 11:27 p.m. – Police investigated a suspicious 

vehicle on the Long Pond boat ramp. 

MONDAY, MAY 30 

STURBRIDGE – 1:01 a.m. – Christopher Hall, 23, of Bronx, 

NY, was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle with 

a suspended license, speeding, and failure to wear a seatbelt. 

STURBRIDGE – 1:29 a.m. – Matthew Roughan, 28, of 

Brookfield, was arrested on charges of OUI liquor, negligent 

operation of a motor vehicle, and speeding. 

STURBRIDGE – 1:00 p.m. – Police investigated animal complaints 

at a location on Main Street. 

TUESDAY, MAY 31 


that caused property damage on Route 20. 

STURBRIDGE – 7:03 a.m. – Police investigated reports of 

theft at a location on Route 15. 


that caused property damage on Main Street. 

STURBRIDGE – 10:00 a.m. – A 19-year-old Worcester man 

was summonsed to court on charges of operating after a suspension 

or revocation of license. 

STURBRIDGE – 10:23 a.m. – A 21-year-old Willimantic, CT, 

man was summonsed to court on charges of larceny under 

$250 and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. 


that caused property damage on Brookfield Road. 

TANTASQUA REGIONAL JR./SR. HIGH 

SCHOOL 

Monday, June 13: Sausage, egg and 

cheese on an English muffin, hash 

brown, carrots, fruit, milk. 

Tuesday, June 14: Cook’s Choice, vegetables, 

dessert, fruit, milk. 

Wednesday, June 15: Baked Italian 

chicken with pasta and sauce, salad, 

dinner rolls, fruit, milk. 

Thursday, June 16: Meatloaf with 

mashed potato and gravy, peas, cinnamon 

bread, dessert, fruit, milk. 

Friday, June 17: 5” Round pizza, 

green beans, cookie, assorted fruit, 

juice, milk. 

EDUCATION 

NOTEBOOK 

Messiah College 

GRANTHAM, Pa. — Fiskdale resident 

Sara Arnone was named to the dean’s list for 

the 2011 spring semester at Messiah College. 

Arnone is a Sophomore majoring in politics. 

Dean’s list is earned by receiving a 3.6 GPA 

or higher on a 4.0 scale. 

Trinity College 

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Trinity College 

Chapel served as the site for the school’s 61st 

annual Honors Day Ceremony in which 

nearly 230 people were cited for their scholarly 

and community-oriented achievements. 

The honorees were presented with a broad 

array of prizes and awards for their contributions 

and accomplishments over their 

years at Trinity. 

Katherine M Crescenzo of Brimfield, class 

of 2013, won the The Anna C. Helman Prize 

for Painting. The Anna C. Helman Prize for 

Painting was established by Rabbi Leonard 

Helman, Class of 1948, in honor of his late 

mother, Anna C. Helman. The award is given 

to a student of painting, esteemed by the faculty 

of Fine Arts to be distinguished in 

accomplishment and promise. 

Worcester Polytechnic 

Institute 

WORCESTER — The following local residents 

were among 945 students from 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) 

named to the university’s Dean’s List for 

academic excellence for the spring 2011 

semester. 

Emily Fournier of Sturbridge, is a sophomore 

majoring in Chemical Engineering. 

Marlisa Cardoso of Brimfield, is a freshman 

majoring in Biomedical Engineering. 

WORCESTER — Worcester Polytechnic 

Institute (WPI) has announced that Marlisa 

Cardoso, of Brimfield, a first-year student 

majoring in Biomedical Engineering, has 

been named a Charles O. Thompson Scholar 

for the 2010-2011 academic year. 

Named in honor of the first president of 

WPI, this honor recognizes outstanding performance 

by first-year students. To be eligible 

for membership, students must receive 

all A’s and B’s (with a minimum of six A’s) in 

their academic subjects during their first 

three terms at WPI. 

Chatham University 

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Kathleen Colleton of 

Sturbridge, has been named to Chatham 

University’s Dean’s List for the 2011 spring 

term. She graduated from Chatham on May 

22 at the University’s Commencement ceremony, 

held at the Soldiers and Sailors 

Memorial Hall, Oakland, Pa. 

TRI-VALLEY 

Monday, June 13: Veal Bourguignon, 

red bliss potatoes, spinach, honey wheat 

bread, lemon grahams. 

Tuesday, June 14: Yankee chicken pie, 

carrots, multigrain bread, baked apples. 

Wednesday, June 15: Meatballs with 

onion gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, 

California blend vegetables, whole 

wheat bread, brownie, sugar free pudding. 

Thursday, June 16: Chicken Murphy, 

seasoned potatoes, Brussels sprouts, 

French bread, fresh fruit. 

Friday, June 17: Salmon boat, dill 

sauce, wild rice, peas and onions, oatmeal 

bread, mandarin oranges.


CALENDAR 

The calendar page is a free service offered for 

listings for government, educational and nonprofit 

organizations. Send all calendar listings 

and happenings by mail to Editor Adam Minor 

at Stonebridge Press, 25 Elm St., Southbridge, 

MA 01550; by fax at (508) 764-8015 or by e-mail 

to adam@stonebridgepress.com. Please write 

“calendar” in the subject line. The Southbridge 

Evening News will print such listings as space 

allows. 

FRIDAY 

JUNE 10 

STURBRIDGE — There will be a SENIOR 

LUNCH at Tantasqua Junior High School on 

Flag Day, Tuesday, June 14. Call 508-347-7575 by 

today, June 10 to make your reservation. Come 

celebrate Flay Day at 10:30 a.m. with Ms. 

Willard and students at Tantasqua Junor High 

School. Start off with a welcome in the 

Library and a short tour of the school. Music 

and a free lunch will top off the day. 

Transportation is available through Elderbus 

at no charge. 

AUBURN — A charity Texas Hold ‘Em 

POKER TOURNAMENT to benefit historic 

Elm Hill Center in Brookfield will be held on 

Friday, June 10 at the Auburn Elks Lodge, 754 

Southbridge St., Auburn. Registration is from 

5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., and the tournament runs 

from 7 p.m. until midnight. The buy in is $120, 

and prizes will be paid out to the top 10 percent 

of the field. There will be a cash bar and 

food for sale. Attending the tournament will 

be professional player and World Series of 

Poker champion Wendell Barnes. Barnes won 

the WSOP No-Limit Hold ‘Em Shootout in 

Tunica, Mississippi in 2006. Proceeds from the 

evening will benefit Elm Hill Center of 

Brookfield. Rehabilitative Resources, Inc., one 

of Central Massachusetts’ largest providers of 

supports and services to people living with 

developmental disabilities, took over operations 

of the Center in 2009, including historic 

Elm Hill Farm, which was formerly the home 

of Elsie the Cow, the famed corporate symbol 

of the Borden Company. Elm Hill is now being 

used as a center of the community for both 

people with and without disabilities, with 

attractions including horseback riding, a petting 

zoo and a frog pond. For more information 

on the tournament, please contact RRI’s 

Ed LaPointe at elapointe@rehabresourcesinc.org, 

or (508) 347-8181 x-137. 

STURBRIDGE — The Community Business 

Associates (CBA) networking/referral group. 

meets from 7:15-8:30 a.m., the second and 

fourth Friday each month in the Oliver Wight 

Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village for networking, 

business news updates and presentations. 

Business and professional people interested 

We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for 

bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code. 

Q uality 

Home Improvements 

BUILDING/REMODELING CONTRACTOR 

Specializing In: 

Custom Bathrooms ~ Showers 

Custom Vanities ~ Bookcases 

Finish Work ~ Tile Work 

Restoration Remodeling 

General Carpentry 

I Do The Work – One Job At A Time 

32 Years Experience in Building/Remodeling 

Many References 

David Therrien ~ Warren, MA 

413.436.7045 or 413.348.2528 

in southwest Worcester County and vicinity 

are welcome. Free admission and coffee. For 

more information, visit www.communitybusinessassociates.org 

or e-mail info@communitybusinessassociates.org. 

SATURDAY 

JUNE 11 

SOUTHBRIDGE — The Notre Dame of the 

Sacred Heart FLEA MARKET, 40 Charlton St., 

Southbridge, is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 

Saturdays. Donations accepted on Saturdays 

and Mondays from 9:30 to 1 p.m. For more 

information, call 508-765-0601. 

WALES — The Wales Baptist Church weekly 

FARMERS’ MARKETS will be held from 8 

a.m. to noon every Saturday at the church 

pavilion on the corner of Main Street and 

Monson Road in Wales. Markets will continue 

until October. Venders of produce, farm products, 

handcrafts, flea market items and others 

are welcome. Call 413-245-7176 for information 

or email wbcjoanne@gmail.com. 

CHARLTON — There will be a CRAFT FAIR 

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at the 

FARM HOUSE, 4 Dresser Hill Road, Charlton 

with both indoor and outdoor displays. Artists 

and Crafters will be coming from all around 

Central and Western Mass. with a vast, and 

unique assortment of Crafts. Free of charge! 

CHARLTON — Blessings Farm Spring 

OPEN HOUSE will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 

p.m. Saturday, June 11 at 50 H. Foote Road, 

Charlton. There will be a tag sale, pony 

rides, bake sale, games, food, local vendors, 

raffles, horse demonstrations. Free hay rides, 

parking and admission. Fun for the whole 

family! Visit us at www.blessingsfarm.org. 

CHARLTON — As part of the 25th 

Anniversary celebration of Alzheimer’s 

Support Network of South Central 

Massachusetts Inc (ASN), a VOLLEYBALL 

TOURNAMENT fundraiser will be held on 

Saturday, June 11 (rain date, June 12) at the 

Quarter Keg Pub & Restaurant on Route 20 in 

Charlton. Volleyball teams will be playing 

throughout the day beginning at 9 a.m. and 

will be competing for prizes. The general public 

is encouraged to attend and watch the tournament. 

No admission fee. Come and enjoy 

this family fun event! Hot and cold refreshments 

will be available. A silent auction, raffle 

baskets, and commemorative T-Shirts will be 

offered as part of the effort to raise respite 

care funds to help local caregiver families who 

are providing care for persons with 

Alzheimer’s disease and other related memory 

loss dementia. Drawings will be held at the 

end of the tournament and winners do not 

need to be present to win a gift certificate. 

For more information on this event or other 

ASN support services, contact ASN’s helpline 

in collaboration with Tri-Valley Inc. at 508-949- 

6640, extension 3100. 

SUNDAY 

JUNE 12 

HOLLAND –There will be a PANCAKE 

BREAKFAST from 8 to 11 a.m. Sunday, June 12 

at the Holland Senior Center. Tickets are $7 for 

adults (in advance) and $8 at the door; and $5 

ANNUAL 

Flea Market 

on the West Brookfield Common 

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J 

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11 TH 9AM - 3PM 

N $1 ADMISSION 

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KIDS FREE 

Flea Folk, Crafters, 

Antiquers and Growers 

Lunch Tent & Bake Table 

Sites $ 25 

To reserve space call 508-867-4462 

Sponsored by the 

First Congregational Church of 

W. Brookfield, UCC. 

for senior citizens and children 5-10 years old. 

There is no charge for children under 5. The 

breakfast is sponsored by the Friends of 

Hamilton Reservoir Association Inc. Call Jim 

at 413-245-0016 for advance tickets or more 

information. 

MONDAY 

JUNE 13 

CHARLTON – The Charlton Historical 

Society ANNUAL MEETING and Program 

will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, June 13 at the 

Rider Tavern, 255 Stafford St., Charlton. 

Think cool: Ken Ethier presents a talk on ice 

harvesting. Reports of last year’s progress 

and the goals for this year. Light refreshments 

will be served. All are welcome to this free 

meeting. 

SOUTHBRIDGE — Harrington Hospital, 

100 South St., Southbridge will be hosting a 

LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER program from 

10 a.m. to noon Monday, June 13 in the 

Conference Room at The Cancer Center at 

Harrington. The Look Good, Feel Better program 

provides information and cosmetic 

advice to women battling cancer. Training 

includes hands-on instruction on make-up, 

skin care, and suggestions for using wigs, turbans 

and scarves. For more information, or to 

register, please contact Jackie Calcia at 508- 

764-2400. 

TUESDAY 

JUNE 14 

OXFORD – The fourth annual Chelsea and 

Alijah Frazier’s Charity GOLF TOURNA- 

MENT will be held with a Shotgun Start at 1 

p.m. on June 26 at the Pine Ridge Golf Course, 

off Route 56 in Oxford. The cost is $100 per person 

or $400 per team (4 players per team). $100 

deposit from each team is required. The cutoff 

date to sign up is June 14. Please contact 

Raymond Snow at 1-508-765-5608 or 1-774-452- 

5474. This is an 18-hole Best Ball Tournament. 

The fee includes a shared cart with player 

assignments. There will be big prizes and cash 

awards for Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive, 

Las Vegas Hole, 50/50 raffle. A full buffet will 

be served. There will be other raffles, putting 

strings and prizes as well. Tee Box sponsorship 

sign available for a $50 donation. All proceeds 

will benefit the Alijah Frazier’s Trust 

Fund. 

SOUTHBRIDGE — Catholic Charities and 

the Tri-Community YMCA are sponsoring a 

WALK FOR WELLNESS from 4 to 5 p.m. every 

Tuesday. Meet at the Westville Dam parking 

lot (South Street entrance). 

WEDNESDAY 

JUNE 15 

STURBRIDGE — Linda Gray Kelley portrays 

ELIZABETH BLACKWELL, a dynamic 

woman who stepped out of the cultural norm 

for women in the mid 1800s to advocate for 

women and women’s health at 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, June 15 at the Sturbridge Senior 

Center, corner of Route 20 and Arnold Road, 

Sturbridge. “A Lady Alone” is the story of 

Elizabeth Blackwell, 

the first American 

woman doctor, written by Dr. Lynn Eckhert of 

Harvard Medical School. Linda Gray Kelley 

performs internationally doing inspirational 

one-person shows, as well as being an awardwinning 

playwright. Call 508-347-7575 to register. 

Refreshments will be served. Presented by 

the Sturbridge Council on Aging. 

THURSDAY 

JUNE 16 

STURBRIDGE — Join Greg Mills from 

Social Security who will share updated information 

about Social Security and Medicare 

benefits for those people who are already 

retired or retiring in the near future at 10 a.m. 

Thursday, June 16 at the Sturbridge Senior 

Center, corner of Arnold Road and Route 20, 

Sturbridge. He will talk about changes and 

additions to the benefits, along with Extra 

Help, drug coverage, survivor benefits and 

more. Call 508-347-7575 to register. Presented 

by the Council on Aging. 

SOUTHBRIDGE — The Southern Worcester 

County Community Development 

Corporation (SWC CDC), a community based 

non-profit will host its ANNUAL MEETING 

to elect officers and vote on proposed bylaw 

changes from 4 - 7 p.m., Thursday, 

June 16 at RC Rheault Construction, 8 Lind 

Street, Oxford. Admission is free and open to 

all members and the public. Light refreshments 

will be provided. RSVP is appreciated 

to mkania@swccdc.net. Southern Worcester 

County CDC offers classes and a program 

called Small Business Technical Assistance. 

Services provided include Legal, Accounting, 

Marketing, and Business Plan Preparation. 

These services are provided to Experienced, 

Star-ups or Pre-venture businesses with fewer 

than 20 employees through funding acquired 

from Federal Mini grants and USDA Rural 

Business Enterprise Grant program. 

SATURDAY 

JUNE 18 

SOUTHBRIDGE — The Notre Dame of the 

Sacred Heart FLEA MARKET, 40 Charlton St., 

Southbridge, is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 

Saturdays. Donations accepted on Saturdays 

and Mondays from 9:30 to 1 p.m. For more 

information, call 508-765-0601. 

WALES — The Wales Baptist Church weekly 

FARMERS’ MARKETS will be held from 8 

a.m. to noon every Saturday at the church 

pavilion on the corner of Main Street and 

Monson Road in Wales. Markets will continue 

until October. Venders of produce, farm products, 

handcrafts, flea market items and others 

are welcome. Call 413-245-7176 for information 

or email wbcjoanne@gmail.com. 

CHARLTON — The Charlton City United 

Methodist Church will hold its STRAWBER- 

RY SUPPER from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, June 18 

at the Charlton City United Methodist 

Church, 74 Stafford St., Charlton. The menu 

will consist of yummy hot Virginia baked 

ham, baked beans, creamy potato salad, tossed 

salad, warm rolls with butter, lemonade, coffee, 

tea and our own luscious homemade 

strawberry shortcake. The price of the dinner 

will be $9 for adults and $5 for children ages 6- 

12. There is no charge for children 5 and 

under. There will be a maximum of $35 per 

family. Reservations are suggested but tickets 

will be sold at the door. Please call the church 

at (508) 248-7379 and leave a message or call 

Martha at (508) 347-8176 for reservations. 

There will also be a small silent auction table 

at this year’s supper to help raise additional 

funds for local mission work. It is not necessary 

to be present for the end of the bidding. 

CHARLTON — The Charlton City United 

Methodist Church will be hosting its June 

Concert on Saturday, June 18. We are pleased 

to welcome once again the Knights of Zion 

from Worcester. The concert will begin at 7 

p.m. in the Sanctuary, immediately following 

the Strawberry Supper. You won’t want to 

miss the Knights of Zion as they entertain us 

with their hand clapping, foot stomping, 

praising type of music! There will be a free 

will offering. 

SOUTHBRIDGE — All are invited to a free 

SIMPLE SUPPER of beef barley soup, breads 

and spreads, salad, desserts and beverages 

from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 18 in 

Fellowship Hall of the Elm Street 

Congregational Church, 61 Elm St., 

Southbridge. For more information 

Call 508-764-8058 or visit http://mysite.verizon.net/ESCC_Office/churchsuppers.html 

or 

e-mail to ESCC_Office@verizon.net. 

TUESDAY 

JUNE 21 

SOUTHBRIDGE — Catholic Charities and 

the Tri-Community YMCA are sponsoring a 

WALK FOR WELLNESS from 4 to 5 p.m. every 

Tuesday. Meet at the Westville Dam parking 

lot (South Street entrance). 

WEDNESDAY 

JUNE 22 

STURBRIDGE — Adult CPR and FIRST AID 

CERTIFICATION CLASS will be held at 

Rehabilitative Resources, Inc., 1 Picker Road, 

Sturbridge. CPR will be from 9-11 a.m., followed 

by first aid from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 

classes will be taught by certified instructors. 

Classes are held bi-monthly. Cost is $50 per 

person (includes both full certifications). 

Proceeds from the trainings support people 

with developmental disabilities in our community. 

To register, contact Jennifer Petraitis 

at (508) 347-8181, ext. 104 or 

jpetraitis@rehabresourcesinc.org. For more 

information and additional dates, visit 

www.rehabresourcesinc.org. 

SAVE 

THE 

DATE! 

San Juan Bautista 

FESTIVAL 

Saturday - June 25 

– Rain or Shine – 

St. Mary’s Parish Grounds 

263 Hamilton St., Southbridge 

10am-11pm 

MUSIC 

FOOD • BEVERAGES • GAMES 

RAFFLES • ROAD RACE 

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY



OBITUARIES 

LADY LAKE, Fla. — Mary T. Bzdula, 90, of 

Lady Lake, passed away on Sunday, May 29, 

2011. 

She was born in Woonsocket, R.I., and 

moved to Lady Lake in 2011 from Falmouth, 

Mass. She grew up in Sturbridge, Mass 

where she was a member of St. Anne’s 

Shrine. 

Mary graduated from Woonsocket High 

School and Boston University. She holds a 

bachelor’s degree in business education and a 

master’s degree from Boston University. 

Mary taught at Boston University, Sudbury 

and Grafton High Schools, the Katherine 

STURBRIDGE — Irene 

M. (Richard) Leduc, 92, formerly 

of Cedar Lake, 

Sturbridge, died May 26, 

2011 at Radius Healthcare 

Center, Southbridge. 

Her husband of 39 years, 

Ernest Leduc, died May 13, 

1979. 

She leaves a son, Paul 

Leduc of Southbridge; a daughter, Julieanne 

(Leduc) Parrettie and her husband Richard of 

Sturbridge; a sister, Rita (Richard) Leduc of 

Sturbridge; a brother, Raymond Richard and 

his wife Ollie of Southbridge; five grandchildren, 

Valerie Baker, Stacey Arloo, Jonathan 

Parrettie, Jolene Parrettie and Dana Abshire; 

six great-grandchildren and many nieces and 

nephews. 

Mrs. Leduc was predeceased by a daughter, 

Mary T. Bzdula, 90 

Irene M. Leduc, 92 

Gibbs School in New York, Johnson and 

Wales Business College in Providence, R.I. 

and Hubbard Business College in Pawtucket, 

R.I. She was a teacher at Tantasqua Regional 

High School in Sturbridge, Mass. for 27 years. 

Mary is survived by one daughter, Gloria 

M. Bzdula of The Villages, Fla. 

Mary will be remembered at a Mass at St. 

Timothy’s Catholic Church, Lady Lake, at a 

later date. Internment will be at 

Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, 

Mass. 

Arrangements entrusted to Beyers Funeral 

Home and Crematory, Lady Lake. 

Nancy Leduc in 1999, and two brothers, 

Ernest Richard and Albert Richard. 

Irene was born in St. Bernard, Canada, 

daughter of Delphis and Beatrice (Vary) 

Richard and lived in this area most of her life. 

She was a member of St. Mary’s Church. 

She retired in 1994 from the Southbridge 

Evening News (Stonebridge Press) after 19 

years of being a rural newspaper carrier 

along with her sister, Rita, in the 

Southbridge, Sturbridge area. She previously 

worked at the American Optical Co. and Hyde 

Mfg. 

The funeral was held Tuesday, May 31, from 

the Sansoucy Funeral Home, 40 Marcy St., 

Southbridge, followed by a Mass at Saint 

Mary’s Church, 263 Hamilton St., 

Southbridge. Burial was in St. George 

Cemetery. 

www.sansoucyfuneral.com 

Send all obituary notices to the 

Sturbridge Villager, PO Box 90, 

Southbridge, MA 01550, or by e-mail 

to obits@stonebridgepress.com. 

Waterston Honored by Burns and OSV 


STURBRIDGE — Actor Sam Waterston (center left) and documentary filmmaker Ken 

Burns (far right) share a moment with Sturbridge resident and Old Sturbridge Village 

Trustee Cynthia Michener, at a recent dinner in Waterston’s honor hosted by Village. 

With them is OSV historian Kim Adams (left) of Brimfield. Waterston received the 2011 

“Ken Burns Lifetime Achievement Award” in recognition of his many historical roles. 

More than 200 people attended the benefit, which raised approximately $28,000 for the living 

history museum. Although he is best known as D.A. Jack McCoy on NBC’s “Law & 

Order,” Waterston has portrayed Abraham Lincoln on Broadway, in a television miniseries, 

and he voiced the role of Lincoln in Ken Burns’ acclaimed documentary, “The Civil 

War.” 

Claire M. Gendron, 69 

STURBRIDGE — Alfred 

Hapgood, 87, of Steeple 

View, died Saturday, May 

28 in the UMass Memorial 

Medical Center, University 

Campus, Worcester, after a 

brief illness. 

He leaves his loving wife 

of 64 years, Ruth (Sheldon) 

Hapgood; two sons, Paul 

Hapgood and his wife Ann of 

Wilbraham and Peter 

Hapgood and his wife Susan 

of Sturbridge; a sister, 

Eleanore Rowe of Naples, 

Fla.; four grandchildren, 

Scott Hapgood of 

Wilbraham, Carrie Rigney of 

Wilbraham, Gabe Simonelli 

of San Diego, Calif., and Jesslyn Hapgood of 

Southbridge and eight great-grandchildren, 

Brandon Hapgood, Taylor Hapgood, Cole 

Rigney, Camden Rigney, Gavin Rigney, Dean 

Simonelli and Jake Simonelli. 

He was born in East Boston, the son of 

Alfred and Mary Gertrude (Dwyer) Hapgood. 

He was a native of Worcester and educated 

in Worcester Schools. He received a BSME 

degree from the Worcester Polytechnic 

Institute and later earned certificates in 

advanced industrial management from both 

CHARLTON — Robert I. 

Glass, 79, formerly of 

Northampton and Chatham, 

died Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 

the Overlook Masonic 

Health Center. 

He leaves his wife of 55 

years, Sandra (Zais) Glass; 

three sons, Jonathan Glass of 

Belmont, Scott Glass and his 

wife Patricia of Sturbridge, and Jeff Glass of 

Avon, Colo.; a daughter, Dale St. Lawrence 

and her husband Michael of Thompson, 

Conn., and four grandchildren, Samantha, 

David, Peter, and Andrew. 

He was born in Boston, the son of the late 

Louis and Doris (Levin) Glass, and grew up in 

the area. 

Robert served as a Specialist 3rd Class in 

the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. 

He graduated from Brown University and 

the Wharton School of Business at the 

University of Pennsylvania with an MBA. 

He was an entrepreneur and owned and 

operated various businesses including Cogen 

Energy Technology L.P. and Hydro 

Alfred Hapgood, 87 

Robert I. Glass, 79 

SOUTHBRIDGE —Claire M. (Gagnon) 

Gendron, 69, of 60 Charlton St., died Friday, 

June 3, 2011 at UMass Memorial 

Healthcare/University Campus, Worcester. 

Her husband of 31 years was the late Alfred 

“Freddie” O. Gendron who died in 1991. 

She is survived her son, Kevin Gendron of 

Southbridge; two daughters, Cheryl 

(Gendron) Guzman-O’Neil of Southbridge 

and Donna Gendron of Southbridge; two sisters, 

Pauline Brosky of Sturbridge and 

Barbara Constantine of Oxford; five grandsons; 

a granddaughter; two step-grandchildren 

and many nieces and nephews. 

Claire was born in Southbridge, May 10, 

1942, daughter of Rudolph and Dora 

(Mayette) Gagnon, and lived here all her life. 

She retired from Harrington Memorial 

Hospital where she worked in the dietary 

department for many years. She previously 

worked at S&M Plastics. 

She was a member of the VFW Post 6055 

Ladies Auxiliary and Notre Dame Church. 

The Sansoucy Funeral Home, 40 Marcy St., 

Southbridge, directed the arrangements. 

www.sansoucyfuneral.com 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Clark 

University. 

He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of 

World War II serving as a B25 Bomber Pilot, 

flying 70 missions in the European theatre. 

He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, 

Presidential Group Citation and eight Air 

Metals. 

Alfred was the Manager of the Lens Plant 

at the American Optical Co. in Southbridge 

for many years and later was the Director of 

Manufacturing at the Webster Lens Co. 

before retiring many years ago. 

He was a long time resident of Southbridge 

where he was active in civic and community 

affairs. 

He was a long time member and a past president 

of Cohasse Country Club in 

Southbridge. 

Alfred and Ruth were also winter residents 

of Naples, Fla. for the past 25 years. 

A graveside service was held Thursday, 

June 2 in the Pine Grove Cemetery, Church 

Street, West Brookfield. 

Donations may be made to the Cancer 

Center at Harrington Memorial Hospital, 100 

South St., Southbridge, MA 01550. 

The Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home, 130 

Hamilton St., Southbridge, directed the 

arrangements. 

www.morrillfuneralhome.com 

Development Group. He was also a professor 

at UMass. 

Robert was a member of the St. Matthews 

Lodge A.F. & A.M. in Andover. 

Bob lived his life with enthusiasm, welcoming 

challenge and bringing thoughtful and 

creative solutions to the table. In addition to 

his business accomplishments, he also 

enjoyed being behind the wheel of bicycles, 

airplanes, and cars. 

He was devoted to his wife, his family and 

his close friends who will miss his laughter 

and his wry sense of humor. He was especially 

fond of playing baseball with his grandchildren. 

Private graveside services will be held in 

the Linwood Memorial Park, Randolph. 

Memorial contributions may be made to 

the Alzheimer’s Association, 311 Arsenal St., 

Watertown, MA 02472 or online at 

http://www.alz.org/manh/in_my_community_donate.asp. 

The Belanger-Bullard Funeral 

Home, 51 Marcy St., Southbridge, is directing 

the arrangements. 

An online guestbook is available at 

www.BelangerFuneralHome.com. 

Sponsored by Quaboag Equipment, Rte 148, Brookfield, MA 508-867-6227


SPORTS 

Patriots Day for Burncoat in win over Warriors 

WORCESTER — The Tantasqua baseball team traveled to Burncoat High 

on June 3 for a first round tilt in Central Mass. Division 1 district tournament 

action. The No. 11 Warriors were looking to upset the sixth seeded 

Patriots, but it wasn’t in the cards. 

Burncoat (13-7) pitched a 1-2-3 top of the first inning, scored twice in the 

bottom half of the frame, and ran away with an 11-4 victory. 

Tantasqua’s season ended with a record of 11-10. 

Nick Champeau of Tantasqua swings away at a pitch vs. Burncoat. 

Nick Ethier photos 

Tantasqua’s Kyle Lavallee (8) stands in the batter’s box and awaits the first pitch of the game during the Warriors’ first round district 

game with Burncoat. 

Eric Proulx of Tantasqua releases a first inning pitch. 

Tantasqua shortstop Lee Murphy (12) forces a Burncoat player out at the bag after a flip from the second 

baseman. 

HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK 

May 27 

Tantasqua 10, Northbridge 

7 — Aaron Rice (three goals, 

two assists), Alex Lucas 

(three goals), Conor 

Fabrycki (two goals), and 

Kyle Haghighi (one goal, 

three assists) powered the 

Warriors boys’ lacrosse team 

past the Rams. 

Colby Donohue scored 

three goals for Northbridge, 

while Ryan Day added two 

more. 

Tantasqua 3, Doherty 2 — 

Despite losing the No. 1 and 2 

singles matches, the visiting 

Warriors boys’ tennis team 

outlasted Doherty. 

Connor Munnis won at No. 

3 singles for Tantasqua (12- 

5), while both doubles teams 

(Tom Cloutier and Matt 

Proulx at No. 1, Ryan 

Chevalier and Will Jones at 

No. 2) were also victorious. 

Tantasqua 4, Doherty 1, 

Longmeadow 5, Tantasqua 0 

Register for Chelsea and Alijah 

Frazier Charity Golf Tournament 

OXFORD — The fourth annual Chelsea and Alijah Frazier’s 

Charity Golf Tournament will be held with a shotgun start at 

1 p.m. on June 26 at the Pine Ridge Golf Course off Route 56 in 

Oxford. The cost is $100 per person or $400 per team with four 

players per team. A $100 deposit from each team is required. 

The cutoff date to sign up is June 14. Please contact Raymond 

Snow at (508) 765-5608 or (774) 452-5474. This is an 18-hole best 

ball tournament. The fee includes a shared cart with player 

assignments. There will be big prizes and cash rewards for 

closest to the pin, longest drive, Las Vegas hole, and a 50/50 raffle. 

A full buffet will be served. There will be other raffles, putting 

strings and prizes as well. Tee box sponsorship signs are 

available for a $50 donation. All proceeds will benefit the 

Alijah Frazier’s Trust Fund. 

Legacy for Children Memorial Golf 

Tournament at Pine Ridge 

On August 7, 2010, while vacationing with his family in New 

York City, Dave Powell was taken from the life he loved living 

and the family he cared so deeply about by a massive heart 

— The Warriors girls’ tennis 

team hosted two matches, 

going 1-1 on the day. 

Emily King (No. 1 singles), 

Nicole Cormier (No. 2 singles), 

the tandem of Sam 

Robinson and Ivonne 

Welchell (No. 1 doubles), and 

the duo of Lee Anne 

Wentzell and Narissa 

Tremblay (No. 2 doubles) 

won their matches for 

Tantasqua vs. Doherty. 

SPORTS BRIEFS 

May 28 

Tantasqua 5, Auburn 0 — 

The visiting Warriors girls’ 

tennis team closed its regular 

season with a shutout. 

Emily King, Nicole 

Cormier, and Ashley Mason 

won singles matches, while 

the teams of Ivonne Welchell 

plus Sam Robinson and Jen 

Ertel plus Caroline 

Switchenko for Tantasqua 

(12-7). 

attack. In his death, Dave left behind his own “Legacy” in the 

form of his lovely wife Judi and three very young children 

(Chloe 9, Tyler 6 and Emme 18 months). Dave was a very 

active individual in his community. He adored coaching children 

and passing on his knowledge, love for sports, and pride 

in his community. He was an avid golfer and soccer player and 

for those of us that knew him best, a true competitor. Dave was 

a big family man and treasured the moments he spent with 

them. To keep Dave’s legacy strong, we have initiated the first 

“Legacy for Children” Memorial Golf Tournament in Dave’s 

honor benefiting Dave and Judi’s children. 

The benefit of helping David’s children is priceless: teaching 

children about the kindness of their community and motivating 

them to learn about their world is one of the best ways they 

can learn about themselves and develop their interests, leading 

to a bright future. By helping his children through our 

fundraising memorial, you are not just helping them, but also 

investing in the long-term future of your community. A 

healthy, educated and well-adjusted child is the most valuable 

asset in any neighborhood. 

The Memorial Golf outing will be hosted at Dave’s home 

course, Pine Ridge Country Club in Oxford on Friday, Sept. 16. 

At the conclusion of the golf outing, there will be a dinner and 

a silent auction. All proceeds from this event will support a 

scholarship fund for Dave’s three children. 

Please view our web page for event details at 

http://www.anthem4urcause.com. Please feel free to contact 

or email Tracy Rapose (Silent Auction Chair) and college 

friends of Dave’s at (774) 452-6558 or trapose@leapfrog.com. 

May 28 

Tantasqua 3, Auburn 2 — 

The host Warriors boys’ tennis 

team captured a close 

victory over the Rockets, finishing 

their regular season 

at 13-5. 

Robbie Warren (No. 1) and 

Connor Munnis (No. 3) won 

singles matches for 

Tantasqua, while the No. 1 

doubles team of Tom 

Cloutier and Matt Proulx 

were also victorious. 

Tantasqua girls’ 

tennis wins, boys 

lose in districts 

GIRLS’ LAX TEAM ADVANCES TO DIS- 

TRICT SEMIS 

Both of the Tantasqua tennis teams advanced to the Central 

Mass. Division 1 district tournament after successful regular 

seasons, and both began their postseason trek on June 3. 

The girls’ team was able to defeat Shepherd Hill 4-1, while 

the boys fell to Wachusett 5-0. 

For the girls, Emily King, Nicole Cormier, and Ashley 

Mason all won their singles matches. The No. 1 doubles team 

of Caroline Switchenko and Jen Ertel were also victorious. 

Meanwhile, the boys’ team finished its season at 16-5 after 

losing to the Mountaineers. Robbie Warren (No. 1 singles), 

Tyler Allen (No. 2 singles), Connor Munnis (No. 3 singles), the 

duo of Tom Cloutier and Matt Proulx (No. 1 doubles), and the 

team of Ryan Chevalier and Dillon Gaudet (No. 2 doubles) 

competed for the Warriors. 

Over on the lacrosse field, the Tantasqua girls hosted 

Oakmont in district competition and won 18-9. Jessica Farland 

had five goals and four assists, Melissa Frio added four goals 

and two assists, Jessica Frio contributed with three goals, and 

Cassidy Robert chipped in with two goals and an assist. 

The Warriors will next face top seeded Westborough in the 

district semifinals.



Storms shut down roads, damage homes 

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continued from page 1 

aged, he said, as were Sturbridge 

Auto Body and Sturbridge Service 

Center on Route 131. The auto body 

center lost part of the western side 

of its building, while the roof came 

off part of Sturbridge Service 

Center. 

WHDH-TV in Boston reported an 

overhead traffic sign on Interstate 84 

was felled, just missing a passing 

vehicle. 

Ford and Town Administrator 

Shaun Suhoski toured the Main 

Street area around 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday. At the scene, Ford said 

there was “quite a swath of damage 

down through here behind the 

Publick House, where something 

touched down here.” It was about 

half a mile wide and “at least a mile 

long,” he said. 

Fallen tree limbs and utility poles 

closed Willard Road and Main Street 

from Farquhar Road to Hall Road 

Wednesday night. A couple of vehicles 

were crushed underneath trees 

and wires. 

People worked to cut trees and 

poles so Main Street could reopen, 

but they quickly scattered a little 

before 7 p.m. after there was a report 

of another tornado touching down 

in Palmer and heading east toward 


There were no deaths or injuries 

immediately reported, Ford said, 

“just bumps and bruises.” 

In Charlton, Town Administrator 

Robin Craver said that was true of 

her town as well. Although there 

were numerous downed trees and 

some mild house damage, Charlton 

largely escaped significant damage. 

According to Old Sturbridge 

hygiene kits, blankets, baby 

supplies and other things in 

the near future, but said the 

site could particularly use 

supplies of bug repellant, 

sunscreen, calamine lotion 

and ice packs for people working 

with the downed trees. 

He said several local stores 

are sending donations and he 

has a deal with an Oxford 

kennel to take in stray animals 

(including large ones, 

which will go to Tufts Vet 

Hospital in Grafton). The 

site’s open 8-10 a.m. and 2-6 

p.m. daily for now, but those 

hours can extend if necessary. 

Preble’s site is not set up to 

accept monetary donations — 

those should go to the United 

Way or Red Cross, but must 

be specifically labeled for tornado 

relief, otherwise they’ll 

just end up in the general 

funds. Some towns also have 

designated accounts for emergency 

aid — Brimfield, for 

example, has the Harding 

Fund. 

McNitt said the United Way 

Village officials, there were reports 

that a tornado touched down in a 

remote field at the museum, near 

the outskirts of the property. No visitors, 

staff or animals were hurt, 

and no museum buildings or 

exhibits were damaged. They said 

the facility would be closed 

Thursday, June 2 because of power 

outages in town that delayed the 

cleanup of downed trees and debris 

both at and around OSV. It was 

scheduled to reopen Friday, June 3. 

A Sturbridge Service Center 

worker said he heard a “real loud 

noise, and then stuff started flying 

everywhere. You could hear it coming 

behind the swamp. It sounded 

like a freight train coming through, 

and leaves started swirling.” 

For Dan and Jan Bryant of 

Hampton, N.H., who were house-sitting 

for their daughter on Charlton 

Street, events gave them a very close 

call. When the tornado approached, 

Jan Bryant was actually on the 

phone with her daughter, sitting in a 

living room chair. They took shelter 

in the basement, and once the 

twister had passed, they found a 

large branch had torn through the 

roof right above her chair. 

“I would have been hit by that tree 

if I hadn’t moved,” she said. “… 

Every room is a disaster.” 

Dan Bryant agreed. 

“That came so fast, I couldn’t 

believe it,” he said. “We had been 

talking to her and I told her things 

were OK. Then it hit. … I don’t know 

what the kids are going to do. They 

can’t live here. I hope her insurance 

is all paid up.” 

In fact, the Bryants’ house had 

several branches jutting into various 

rooms. But other structures in 

the neighborhood looked to be in far 

worse shape, with significant parts 

has already begun collecting 

cash to turn into gift cards for 

use primarily at local supermarkets 

— it now has 420 of 

them, and will hand them out 

to people showing ID at their 

office (155 Main St., 

Southbridge). 

“Today’s the first day people 

have come in looking for 

groceries because they’re getting 

power back,” said Gina 

Lynch, who’s coordinating 

aid in Brimfield. She’s working 

out of the 1st 

Congregational Church and 

is already getting 100-200 volunteers 

a day excluding those 

clearing brush or serving 

with the National Guard and 

the Mass. Emergency 

Management Agency. 

“We’re doing meals all day 

long,” she added. “We have a 

lot of families who have nothing. 

Their houses are completely 

gone.” 

That raises an issue local 

real estate agent Jean 

Sullivan’s trying to address — 

connecting the displaced with 

new homes, both short- and 

long-term. She said she’s 

reaching out to other realtors 

and property owners who 

of their roofs missing, windows 

blown out, very big trees atop them, 

and various household items strewn 

across the street. One place — fortunately, 

it looked to have been a shed, 

not a house — was crushed, but even 

the surrounding forest on either 

side of the street was simply 

destroyed. 

Yet James Blash observed, laconically, 

“It could have been worse.” 

When the storm hit, Blash had 

been pulling his motorcycle into a 

safe place. 

“I was trying to open the door to 

let him into the basement,” said his 

sister, Andrea Blash. “… We had 

been watching the Weather 

Channel. I lived in Florida during 

the hurricanes of 2004 and I told the 

girls it’s so unlikely it’ll touch down 

in downtown Southbridge. Then it 

did.” 

Her family has been trying to turn 

their seven acres into a farm, with 

some vegetables, chickens, turkeys 

and rabbits. The animals reacted to 

the disaster with total aplomb, running 

around the tree branches 

sprawling across the Blashs’ backyard 

pecking for grubs happily. 

Andrea, meanwhile, was both trying 

to keep the children all near while 

attempting to reach the insurance 

company, tears in her eyes. 

LaRochelle said the majority of 

people who visited the temporary 

shelter opened at the Southbridge 

Community Center Wednesday 

night would have some relative to 

spend the night with, but he went to 

arrange for either hotel rooms or 

space at Tantasqua for the rest. For 

that day, at least, re-entering properties 

in the damaged zone would pose 

a “terrible risk. The front of a building 

might look reasonably well, but 

the back is about to fall down.” 

Website dubs region 

‘Tornado Alley’ of the East 

Service put last week’s twister at F3 “or higher,” 

and one resident of Charlton Street 

described it as “a low one, low and fat.” 

He didn’t give his name, but noted he’d 

never seen one before except on TV. 

“I could see it swirling, and I heard something 

just like a train — a roaring,” he said. “It 

just missed my house. [From the window] I 

saw trees snapping and told my wife we had to 

go to the cellar.” 

According to Mass. Emergency 

Management Agency representative Bruce 

Augusti, who toured Southbridge’s destroyed 

zones with Town Manager Christopher Clark, 

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal and Lt. Gov. Tim 

Murray Thursday, storm damage will easily 

be “in the hundreds of millions of dollars.” 

That figure is comparable to the estimates 

for the 1953 storm, when inflation is considered, 

Heidorn wrote. It cost about $52 million, 

which would be around $424 million in today’s 

dollars, according to the “Measuring Worth” 

website. 

“I’m sure we’ll meet the federal threshold,” 

Murray said, adding that the tour was the 

start of an assessment process by which 

towns will get a percentage to reimburse their 

costs. “Private insurance will drive the lion’s 

share of this.” 

One site for which damages are already fairly 

well estimated is the airport. Manager 

James Latour said that he experienced a hit of 

$1.5 to $2 million, excluding the damage to 

individual planes, and would take “years” to 

rebuild. 

On Thursday morning, the Federal Aviation 

Administration closed the property to road 

access while it evaluated the site’s safety for 

aircraft use. It passed — the field itself is 

intact and Latour said it would be usable in a 

have vacant apartments and 

houses they’d be willing to 

open to the newly homeless, 

plus people who might have 

extra bedrooms. 

For some, insurance is likely 

to be an issue, and McNitt 

said the state’s “pretty concerned” 

about the potential 

for fraudulent contractors 

victimizing people. The latter 

have already been reported in 

the area. That’s why it has its 

insurance and consumer 

affairs hotline, and McNitt 

said she’d look into linking 

the state’s contractor licensing 

database to the Chamber’s 

website to help make checking 

a contractor’s legitimacy 

easier. 

But, she noted that won’t 

help with out-of-state contractors, 

and several are already 

working the region (most of 

them legitimate). Owners 

should always ask for a contractor’s 

license number and 

write it down; the real ones 

will have it, and that information 

will likely be necessary 

to get state or federal reimbursement. 

There’s also a pair of 

Facebook web pages dedicated 

to the effort. Dubbed 

“Tornado Aide,” they aim to 

identify needs and coordinate 

local contractors’ responses. 

At present, though, the 

Federal Emergency 

Management Agency “is still 

in the assessment phase. It’s 

not been declared a federal 

emergency yet,” McNitt said. 

“… There’s an active conversation 

going on with the 

feds,” with locals and the 

state pushing them, among 

other things, to expand their 

definition of “tree belt 

removal” to include funding 

for backyards. At this point, 

she added, debris clearing 

alone in Brimfield has been 

estimated at $8-10 million, 

and “even with a 75/25 split,” 

that will amount to a huge hit 

to local budgets. 

Southbridge Councilor 

Steven Lazo said his town is 

working with Casella and the 

local Board of Health to allow 

the landfill to accept the construction 

debris from tornado-hit 

towns. The landfill currently 

accepts small quantities 

of that, but the last site 

assignment aimed to gradually 

reduce such debris as it 

increases municipal solid 

waste. 

He also noted that towns 

need to have their highest 

elected officials declare a 

state of emergency to become 

eligible for FEMA/MEMA aid 

when that is approved. 

That’s a process that takes 

time, but homeowners can 

start making repairs early, 

provided they take photos of 

the original state of their 

homes. McNitt said such 

decrees typically cover a designated 

time period, so owners 

need to keep detailed 

receipts of what they do to get 

aid, which will likely come in 

the form of low-interest (1-2 

percent) loans. Local banks 

and credit unions are also 

“looking to be a resource” for 

such aid, McNitt said. 

“The word that needs to get 

out is that you’re not going to 

get free money — it’s a loan,” 

Preble emphasized. “If your 

insurance covers [a low 

amount] and the cost is [higher], 

it’ll cover the gap.” 

Likewise, psychological 

recovery takes time, and the 

emergency effort needs volunteers 

capable of conducting 

mental health assessment, 

especially ones experienced 

in working with trauma 

or post-traumatic stress 

disorder (PTSD). Some people 

have already started showing 

signs of the latter, Preble said, 

and he is particularly concerned 

about this weekend. 

Weather forecasts are already 

predicting we’ll see conditions 

very similar to those 

that spawned the tornado, 

and those conditions — say, 

thunderstorms — might trigger 

people even if no tornadoes 

happen. 

G.B. Wells Center Director 

“It’s unusual for us because we 

don’t see [tornadoes],” he observed. 

“Give us a snowstorm and we’ll 

show the rest of the country how to 

deal with it. I see what the people in 

Tornado Alley have been dealing 

with, and this is nothing compared 

to that. I’m in awe of that.” 

He was referring to the recent catastrophic 

destruction in Joplin, Mo., 

and places in the southern states. 

Scientists warn such events are 

quite likely to become more common, 

severe and unpredictable as 

the world’s climate warms over the 

next century. 

In this week’s case, the governor 

formally declared a state of emergency 

and mobilized 1,000 National 

Guardsmen to aid local police, fire 

and other emergency crews. 

Nineteen communities were most 

seriously hit by several lines of tornadoes 

— one ran more-or-less right 

down Route 20, another largely 

Don Brechner agreed, noting, 

“We need to start making 

room for [PTSD symptoms] to 

happen.” 

According 

to 

HelpGuide.org’s page on the 

subject, PTSD “can affect 

those who personally experience 

the catastrophe, those 

who witness it, and those who 

pick up the pieces afterwards, 

including emergency workers 

and law enforcement officers. 

It can even occur in the 

friends or family members of 

those who went through the 

actual trauma.” 

“PTSD develops differently 

from person to person,” it 

states. “While the symptoms 

of PTSD most commonly 

develop in the hours or days 

following the traumatic 

event, it can sometimes take 

weeks, months, or even years 

before they appear.” 

Those symptoms are, essentially, 

exaggerated versions of 

very normal reactions to 

stress that appear after the 

stress has passed or triggered 

by events similar to the original 

event. Among the most 

common are irritability, sleep 

disturbances, emotional 

numbness, various forms of 

repeatedly reliving the event 

(nightmares, flashbacks, distress, 

intrusive memories), 

avoiding common life activities 

and places, survivor’s 

guilt, depression, and selfmedication 

with drugs or 

alcohol. Similar symptoms 

are often seen among children, 

but they can also 

express PTSD in unique 

ways, such as intense fear of 

separation from parents, losing 

previously-learned skills, 

play or art expressing traumatic 

themes, and new phobias 

that seem unrelated. 

Although the Bridge of 

Central Mass. has a trauma 

response team, “My worry is 

that piece is not well coordinated,” 

Jennifer Reed said. 

Such services do exist locally, 

including the Wells Center, 

Harrington Hospital, various 

private counselors and a few 

people like Preble, who are 

trained disaster responders. 

Some of them can visit people 

at home. 

The state will be providing 

various kinds of aid at three 

“One-Stop Shops” in the tornado-affected 

region: 

Springfield, Palmer and the 

local site, the Department of 

Transitional Assistance’s 

office at 1 North St., 

Southbridge. There, storm 

victims can get food, housing 

and clothing assistance of 

various kinds, with special 

services for those who are disabled 

in various ways. 

Among other things, the 

agency is seeking funding 

sources, too. 

“People are in shock that it 

happened, and we’re just 

looking to help in whatever 

way we can to help people survive 

this,” said DTA- 

along the Route 9 corridor, and a 

third materialized in the Route 2 

area. About an hour after the tornado 

raged through Southbridge, 

police warned people to take shelter 

for a second one, reported to have 

winds of 140 mph, that was about 15 

minutes away. But that twister 

either went elsewhere or dissipated 

before arrival. 

According to National Grid, as of 

11:20 p.m. Wednesday night, 528 

homes out of the 8,112 in 

Southbridge remained without 

power, while 1,943 out of 4,714 homes 

in Sturbridge were dark. In 

Charlton, 288 homes out of 5,450 

were without power. Along with 

Sturbridge, Brimfield, Holland and 

Wales were hit quite hard, as each 

and every home in Holland (1,492) 

and Wales (1,004) was reported to be 

without power Wednesday night, 

while 1,129 out of 1,772 homes in 

Brimfield were dark. 

‘We’re just looking to help in whatever way we can’ 

RESPONSE 


STORM 


few days, once he can clear it. 

The storm left several planes flipped over in 

the middle of the tarmac, two blown off into 

the nearby marsh, and most of the hangars 

destroyed. Pieces and insulation from those 

buildings were scattered all over the place, 

with large sheets of mangled aluminum in the 

nearby bushes outside the field’s fence. Yet, 

three planes north of the Airport Diner were 

still sitting serenely, tied down and entirely 

untouched by the violence that collapsed a 

hangar on top of another plane not even 100 

yards away. 

The diner itself will be able to reopen after 

fairly minor repairs, Latour said. The damaged 

planes, however, are “not salvageable.” 

He said he had been able to reach some of the 

owners by Thursday afternoon. 

“I’ve seen storms, but never anything on 

this scale,” he said while looking over the 

swath of destruction visible downhill in both 

directions. He said the radar station at 

Bradley International Airport “called and 

forewarned us, but it was only a matter of 

minutes.” 

The Weather Doctor site, however, notes 

that most of Massachusetts never got warnings 

in 1953. 

“The Buffalo, N.Y., office warned western 

New York residents of the possibility for a tornado, 

but the official forecast released from 

the Boston office did not mention the threat, 

based in part on the rarity of Massachusetts 

tornadoes, and perhaps partly on the potential 

psychological impact on those residing in the 

area,” Heidorn stated. “Tornado forecasting 

for public warnings was only in its first full 

year of implementation, and some result[ed] 

in panic in other regions of the country.” 

Gus Steeves can be reached at 508-909-4135 or 

by e-mail at gus@stonebridgepress.com. 

David Dore photos 

STURBRIDGE — A tree fell onto this car that was on Route 131, not far from 

Sturbridge Auto Body. 

Southbridge 

Director 

Roxanne Miller. “We’re looking 

to bring together all the 

state agencies. … We’ll keep it 

set up as long as it’s needed, 

and that includes working 

seven days a week.” 

That’s likely to be true of 

all providers for a while, anyway. 

Various participants 

noted the rebuilding process 

after such events typically 

winds down gradually, but 

how long it’ll take is unpredictable. 

Contact List For 

Tornado Needs 

• South County Chamber of 

Commerce: 508-347-2761, overall 

coordination, volunteering, 

businesses wanting to 

offer aid, etc. 

• Volunteer coordinators in 

specific towns: 

- Southbridge: Peter Preble, 

508-864-8095; 

- Sturbridge: Sue Waters, 

774-402-4387; 

- Brimfield: Gina Lynch, 

508-932-1312; 

Contact if you want to help 

or donate cash or supplies. 

• State Insurance & 

Consumer Affairs Hotline: 

617-521-7777, for any questions 

about home/damage insurance, 

contractor scams, etc. 

• Department of 

Transitional Assistance, 

Southbridge, 508-765-2400; 

Palmer, 800-323-3123; Both are 

providing “One-Stop Shops” 

for various state 

agencies/services. 

• Church World Service: 

413-583-8355, can train volunteers 

and has sources of loans 

for rebuilding. 

• Harrington Psychiatric 

Services: 508-765-3035, 24/7 

emergency mental health 

care; can visit homes and connect 

to other services. 

• United Way: 508-765-5491, 

various kinds of aid, including 

gift cards for food. 

• G.B. Wells Center: 508-765- 

9167, long-term counseling 

and trauma care. 

• Red Cross Disaster 

Services: 508-595-3700, help 

with food, shelter, health concerns, 

bulk supply distribution, 

etc. 

• Moms Club of 

Sturbridge/Brimfield: 

Jessica, 508-330-7454. 

• Moms Club of 

Southbridge/Charlton: 

Jennifer, 774-289-0014, can 

connect people with babysitting 

and play-dates. 

• Catholic Charities: 508- 

765-5936, get or donate clothing, 

food and other needs. 

• Have vacant housing 

available for the displaced? 

Jean Sullivan, 508-454-6699. 

• Need volunteers to help 

clear brush? Mohegan 

Council Boy Scouts, Jay 

Garee, 508-752-3769, ext. 26.


TANTASQUA SENDS OFF CLASS OF 2011 STUDENTS 

Kevin Flanders photos 

STURBRIDGE — The Class of 2011 said goodbye to Tantasqua Regional High School at commencement 

ceremonies Sunday, June 5. 

Amber Drake stands with her mother, Betti-Ann Tatro. 

From left, Stephanie Nedzweckas, Courtney Allen, Alex Kane, and Melissa Edberg. 

Graduates file into the field house for the beginning of the ceremony. 

Graduate Ben Allen poses with his father, Dave, his mother, Lori, and his brother, Joe. 

Graduates continue to enter the field house. 

Jocelyn Hoye, the president of the Class of 2011, stands with her father, Michael Hoye, her mother, Mary 

Hoye, and her sister, Sara Hoye. 

Claire Couming and her friends Joe Lynch (middle), and Keter Peen. 

Stephanie Nedzweckas and her mother, Sherri. 

Graduate Brandon Wood poses with his mother, Susanne Wood, his father Ted Wood (right), and his twin 

brothers Alex (left) and Anthony.



TANTASQUA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 

CLASS OF 2011 

Patrick Caswell Adams, Maria Elisa 

Aglibot, Anthony Michael Alberini, Benjamin 

Richard Allen, Courtney Beth Allen, Tyler 

Brandon Allen, Cassandra Lee Amadio, 

Shannon Lynne Anderson, Chyna Aquino, 

Cian Galloway Ashworth, Jacquline Ann 

Balducci, Jacob Richard Barnes, Ryan 

Downey Batchelor, Alex James Beaudoin, 

Samantha Nicole Beaudry, Amber Connie 

Beaulieu, Ashley Rose Benoit, Brandon 

Michael Benoit, Jared Niles Berkeley, Sarah 

Katherine Bessette, Kelsea Marie Biondolillo, 

Ashton Terese Bishop, Ciel Elizabeth 

Blodgett, Rose Eva-Marie Blomgren, 

Christopher Stephen Bocian, Gabrielle Alice 

Boiteau, Benjamin Franklin Boltz, Eliezer 

Bonilla, Jeannette Lorraine Bouchard, Beau 

Xavier Boudreau, Korryna Ashley Boulette, 

Michelle Marie Bourget, Kyle Maurice 

Boutin, Kenneth Paul Bowen, Meghan Marie 

Bowes, Adam Martyn Bowler, Bridget Delia 

Brennan, Damien George Brewer, Anthony 

William Brogno, Patrick John Brosnan, 

Joshua David Brunelle, Killian Grace Buckley, 

Patrick Thomas Button, Brandon Richard 

Cable, Rebecca Faye Campbell, Karissa Lynne 

Carbonneau, Nicholas Edward Champeau, 

Anthony Jeffrey Chasse, Melanie Nicole 

Chenevert, Ryan David Chevalier, Kaitlynn 

Joy Chiarvalloti, Andrew Han Cho, Brittany 

Night Christian, Natasha Day Christian, 

Morgan Kate Cifelli, William Thomas 

Cleveland, Roy Kenneth Cloutier, Noah Robert 

Coates, Nicholle Elizabeth Cogavin, Joseph 

John Conceison, Anthony William Conti, 

Heather Lynn Cote, Claire Elizabeth 

Couming, Colt Jay Coville, Samantha Marie 

Cox, Gregory James Crane, Devin Keith Wood 

Creeden, Robert Edward Croke, Hayden 

Search Curboy, Daniel Jacob Daigle, Michael 

Patrick Dailing, Melinda Sue DeForge, Hillary 

Anne DeGray, Cyana Iris Delgado, Stephen 

Thomas Dell, Bryan Matthew Desjardins, 

Evan David Dewey, Olivia Morgan Dolan, 

Victoria Rose Domijan, Gina Marie Dougan, 

Amber Lynn Drake, Matthew Edward 

Dufault, David Allan Dumas, Steven Linwood 

Dunkum, Chelsea Renee Dupre, Joshua Adam 

Earnest, Nathan Aaron Earnest, Christopher 

Denys Economos, Melissa Marie Edberg, 

Cameron James Elliott, Jeri Ann Emerson, 

Russell Reed Emerson, Jennifer Margaret 

Ertel, Conor James Fabrycki, Timothy George 

Faxon, Mackenzie David Feeney, Jeffrey 

Bruce Fielding, Eric Robert Finelli, Ashley 

Ann Fisher, Stephen Connor Fitzgerald, 

William Daniel Flack, Katherine Audrey 

Flannery, Shannon Elizabeth Fogwill, 

Johnathan Cody Frain, Brittany Nicole 

Francis, Edwin Liam Fritz, Kaitlyn Elaine 

Furtado, John Charles Gagliardi, Amber 

Lynn Garneau, Dillon Emery Gaudet, 

Rebecca Sadiean Gaumond, Marissa Lyon 

Gauthier, James William Nathaniel George, 

Mariah Keli Gerstel, Emily Margaret 

Gillmeister, Michael Peter Giordano, Abby 

Rose Girouard, Eric Michael Girouard, Craig 

Alan Gratton, Abigail Rose Paradis Gregory, 

Samantha Kendall Grillo, Megan Virginia 

Hall, Stephanie Marie Halley, Alexander 

Dunlea Hardy, Zachary Kinard Bouvier Hardy, 

Nicholas James Harrington, Raja Nancy 

Hashem, Jeffrey Theodore Hastings, Jr., 

Thomas Jonathan Hayes, Shannon Donovan 

Hennessey, Wesley Dakota Holland, Jocelyn 

Mary Hoye, Jessica Lynn Jesky, Emily Lynn 

Jones, Jeremiah Mark Jones, William Jesse 

Jones, Michael DiFabio Julian, Joshua David 

Kahikina, Michael Eli David Kalil, Alexandra 

Janette Kane, Ashley Danielle Kavanaugh, 

Raymond Frederick Kimball, Noah Rudolph 

King, Brandon Robert Kozlowski, Luke 

Thomas Krans, Alyssa Jo Krasnecky, James 

Talmadge Kreidmaker, Adrienne Christine 

Lafleche , Dylan James LaJeunesse, Marissa 

Lynne Lamica, Mark Allen Latino, Tyler 

James Mundell Latour, Bret Earl Laurie, 

Zachary Allen LaVoie, Courtney Kathleen 

Lee, Taia Marie Mun-Wah Lee, Kristopher 

William Lesnewski, Matthew Eric 

Lesperance, Jessica Marie Lindsay, Andrew 

James Ljunggren, Brandon James Lockwood, 

Erin Ashley Lussier, Thomas Gerard Lynds, 

Patrick Thomas Lyons, Colleen Bonnie 

MacDonald, Michelle Kathryn Mack, Alex 

John Magliaro, Devin Robert Makowski, 

Kourtney Elizabeth Mantyla, Luke Anthony 

Mapplebeck, Cameron Campbell Marengo, 

Stephen D.C. Margelony-Lajoie, Patrick John 

Marinelli, Curtis George Markham, Zachary 

Matthew Mattioli, Cameron Philip McCarthy, 

Ryan Michael McCarthy, Scott Michael 

McCarthy, Shawn Michael McCleary, Amy 

Elizabeth McClelland, Caitlyn Paige McElroy, 

Lauren Elizabeth MCGann, Luis Rivera 

McKinstry, Logan Brianne McSweeney, 

Brandon Scott McTigue, Michaela Duva 

Menard, David Ryan Metcalf, Margaret Helen 

Misiaszek, Nicole Beth Molleur, Alysa Nicole 

Moore, Patrick Gerard Morin, Jessica Leigh- 

Ann Morris, Katelyn Marie Morris, Colby 

James Naylor, Stephanie Leigh Nedzweckas, 

Michael Francis Nelson, Sarah Jane Nichols, 

Erika Lynn Norcross, Haley Krystyna 

Osowski, Michael Joseph Osowski, Harley A. 

Packard, Jacob Calvin Palmer, Lauren 

Elizabeth Dianne Parent, Michael John 

Pecore, Haley Elizabeth Pelletier, Timothy 

Brian Pelletier, Natasha Lee Pellot, Samantha 

Lee Perrin, Kenneth Charles Perry, Stephanie 

Elizabeth Picking, Eric Scott Pillsbury, Mark 

Benjamin Pover, Olivia Eddye Prentiss, 

Samantha Rose Prest, Shanna Kelly Pulsifer, 

Brentt Richard Reed, Kallie Elizabeth 

Richards, Travis Marc Richardson, Patrick 

Andrew Riel, Alyssa Marie Robinson, Jose 

Uriel Rodriguez, Samuel Arthur Rousseau, 

Taylor Courtney Roy, Justin Cory Royer, 

Thomas Michael Ruggieri, Leah Russell, 

Brenna Mikael Rutan-Heningham, Shirley 

Frances Ryan, Eric Norman Sanderson, 

Timothy Joseph Santilli, Samuel Ross 

Schoenberger, John Thomas Schutes, Jr., 

Karyn Justine Laraia Scott, Allison Mie 

Stewart, Bhumi M. Shah, Katelyn Elizabeth 

Shannon, Catherine Lucy Shuman, Jacob Enk 

Singvongsa, Dylan Matthew Sjogren, Robert 

Joseph Smith, Hannah Taylor Snow, Kyle 

William Soper, Christopher Clayton Spinney, 

Alexander William St. Laurent, Kevin Joseph 

St. Pierre, Jr., Jesse Stephen Stanhope, 

Matthew David Stebbins, Justin Patrick 

Streicher, Steven Keith Sullivan, Michael 

Adam Svedberg, Alycia Marie Swanson, 

Rebecca Jane Sweet, Jared Richard Swett, 

Caroline Elizabeth Switchenko, Joseph 

Raymond Taft, Chelsea Suzanne Tavernier, 

Ian Sean Theis, Daniel William Thomas, 

Brittney Nicole Thompson, Nicholas George 

Thompson, Dean Nicholas Tooley, Tara Lyn 

Toscano, Catherine Ann Tracy, Elizabeth 

Jeanne Treantafel, Kristina Marie Trifone, 

Nathan Robert Trombley, Olivia Jane Truax, 

Michael Anthony Vitello, Erica Brege von 

Bleicken, Kyle Steven Walter, Robert Kenneth 

Warren, Tiffany Amber Weldon, Brian 

Michael Wiater, Emily Jane Wildgrube, 

Brandon Roger Wood, Brandon Scott Wood, 

Makayla Stephin Wood-Ortiz, Olivia Paige 

Woodworth, Jeffrey Tyler Wool, Joseph 

Andrew Wrijil, Katelynn Rose Yvon, Jason 

Paul Zachariewicz, Sarah Elisabeth Zafiris, 

Joseph John Zambarano, Jr. 

From left, graduates Alex St. Laurent, Brandon McTigue, Patrick Riel, and John Schutes Jr. await the line 

formation. 

Mindy DeForge stands with her father Bill DeForge. 

Graduate Brandon Lockwood and his brother, Nick Lockwood. 

Graduate Dylan Sjogren and his friend, Erin Fogarty. 

Jessica Jesky stands with her boyfriend, R.J. Perrette. 

Graduates Korryna Boulette and Jake Barnes pose with Ivonne Weichel (left) and Sydney Barnes.


Storms leave swath of destruction through Sturbridge, Southbridge 

STURBRIDGE — Trees and utility poles were strewn across Route 131 and Willard Road after Wednesday afternoon’s storm. 


STURBRIDGE — Trees and utility poles were strewn across Route 131 and Willard Road after Wednesday afternoon’s storm. 



STURBRIDGE — A tree fell onto this car that was on Route 131, not far from Sturbridge Auto Body. 


STURBRIDGE — Pieces of wood and insulation ended up along the side of Main Street (Route 131). 


STURBRIDGE — Utility poles and trees ended up leaning against each other along Route 131 after 

Wednesday afternoon’s strong storm. 

STURBRIDGE — A small tractor clears debris from Route 131 Wednesday night. 

David Dore photos




SOUTHBRIDGE — The obstructed view at 492 Pleasant St., an area in town where serious damage was 

done during Wednesday’s storm. 

STURBRIDGE — A man prepares to cut up a tree that fell across Route 131. 

David Dore photos. 

Gus Steeves photos 

SOUTHBRIDGE — Throughout the region, swaths of woodland looked like this after the tornado, with trees 

snapped off brutally but almost at random. 


SOUTHBRIDGE — In several places, falling trees crushed vehicles, such as this pickup truck in a Charlton 

Street driveway. 

SOUTHBRIDGE — Cars with severe damage at the airport Wednesday night. 



SOUTHBRIDGE — Jon Bonin, center, was one of several people who dug out their chainsaws to start clearing 

the roads after the tornado. 

SOUTHBRIDGE — A semi-damaged plane at the airport Wednesday. 

Adam T. Silva photos


Brimfield church opens doors for storm victims 

REBUILDING 


who lives near the Sturbridge 

town common. 

As of Thursday evening, 

there were still 1,000 residents 

without power in Sturbridge 

and thousands of individuals 

without power in Brimfield, 

Holland and Wales. Twelve 

crews from Verizon and 

National Grid worked in 

Sturbridge alone, installing 

new poles and wires to 

restore telephone, Internet, 

and electric service. 

Residents of remote sections 

of Holland and Wales are 

expected to remain in the 

dark for an indefinite period 

of time. 

“Emergency personnel, 

under the direction of Police 

Chief Thomas Ford, the 

town’s emergency management 

director, were immediately 

on scene to assess damage 

and assist citizens,” said 

Sturbridge 

Town 

Administrator Shaun 

Suhoski on Thursday night. 

“An emergency shelter that 

was established at Tantasqua 

Regional High School was 

closed late Wednesday night, 

as citizens found shelter with 

family, friends, or at area 

hotels.” 

Brimfield residents spent 

Thursday trying to account 

for everyone impacted by the 

storm, as some individuals 

were reportedly trapped 

inside their homes. Since it 

Photos courtesy Ian Lynch 

Scenes from Holland Road and the bike trail between Five Bridge Road 

and Route 20 in Brimfield Thursday, June 2, the day after the storm. 

was difficult to navigate most 

roads in town due to the 

debris, Reverend Ian Lynch, 

of the First Congregational 

Church of Brimfield, rode his 

bicycle throughout Brimfield 

to check on parishioners. 

“I went to Hollow Road and 

then moved on to Haynes Hill 

Road and Five Bridge Road,” 

Lynch said. “There was a lot 

of damage to houses, and a 

few were total losses that had 

been destroyed down to the 

foundation. Many others had 

roof and shingle damage due 

to trees and branches that fell 

on top of them.” 

Lynch was unable to continue 

all the way down Five 

Bridge Road, as dozens of 

trees littering the road made 

it impassable, even for a bicycle. 

“There was one area where 

every tree for half a mile was 

either sheared off or blown 

over,” Lynch added. “Many 

people couldn’t get back to 

their homes Wednesday night 

because so many trees were 

down.” 

Lynch and his wife, Gina, 

offered assistance to residents 

and emergency workers 

on Friday by providing breakfast, 

lunch, and dinner at the 

First Congregational Church 

of Brimfield. Residents who 

didn’t lose power were asked 

to bring food to the church, 

and a prayer service followed 

a community dinner at 6 p.m. 

“We wanted to give everyone 

a place to decompress and 

have a meal, whether they 

were helping with the cleanup, 

rescue workers, or residents 

who were struggling 

with this situation,” said 

Gina Lynch. “In disasters 

such as this, it is always nice 

to have a place where you can 

go to relax, unwind, and refuel, 

a place for the rescue workers 

as well as victims to call 

home and talk to their loved 

ones, take a nap and not have 

to look at devastation for at 

least a short time.” 

The extensive tornado damage 

prompted Tantasqua 

Regional School District 

Superintendent Daniel 

Durgin to call off school on 

Thursday and Friday, 

although he expected the 

TRHS graduation to continue 

as scheduled on Sunday afternoon. 

“Many families were still 

without power on Friday, and 

there was no chance of getting 

buses out to some areas,” 

Durgin said. “Members of the 

guidance department are 

ready to offer support, as this 

was an extremely scary situation 

for a lot of our students 

and their families.” 

Old Sturbridge Village was 

also closed on Thursday due 

to the extended power outage 

in Sturbridge, which delayed 

cleanup of downed trees and 

debris in that area. One of the 

tornadoes reportedly touched 

down in a remote field at OSV 

near the outskirts of the 

property, but no visitors, staff, 

or animals were hurt, and no 

museum buildings or 

exhibits were damaged. Old 

Sturbridge Village reopened 

on Friday, and none of its 

weekend events were affected 

“We are fortunate that Old 

Sturbridge Village escaped 

this severe weather situation 

with no major damage, and 

our thoughts are with those 

around the commonwealth 

who experienced greater loss 

due to these severe storms,” 

said Old Sturbridge Village 

President and CEO Jim 

Donahue. “Closing the 

Village was a precautionary 

step that allowed our grounds 

crews time to clean up 

downed trees and branches, 

and gave area electrical crews 

time to restore power to the 

area.” 

Residents are now looking 

forward to the return of electricity 

to their homes and the 

long rebuilding process that, 

for many, will last several 

months. 

“We are very grateful for 

the work of the emergency 

responders and everyone who 

helped to remove trees from 

roads and restore power,” 

said Ian Lynch. “A lot of work 

and community support will 

be needed to rebuild everything 

that was damaged.” 

Kevin Flanders can be 

reached at 508-909-4136, or by 

email at kflanders@stonebridgepress.com. 

Plenty to do at Holland Senior Center 



HOLLAND — There are plenty of activities 

scheduled for the next few weeks at the 

Holland Senior Center, beginning on 

Wednesday, June 1 when personal trainer 

Denise Pontbriand, of West Brookfield, will 

come to the HSC. 

Pontbriand has coordinated various 

strength assessment exercises over the past 

few weeks with seniors at the HSC, helping 

them use the treadmill, recumbent bike, 

resistance bands, and hand weights. At the 

conclusion of those activities, she developed a 

personalized exercise program for each individual 

that caters to their specific needs and 

takes into account any physical limitations 

they have. In addition to her June 1 visit, 

Pontbriand will also be at the HSC on Friday, 

June 10. Her visits were made possible 

through a recent health and fitness grant that 

was awarded to the HSC. 

Pontbriand also runs a business called Core 

Fitness in the Millyard Marketplace in 

Sturbridge, where she leads several strengthtraining 

exercises. Moreover, she developed 

and implemented an acute care protocol for 

compression fractures, lectured at national 

level Sara Meeks Seminars on acute compression 

fracture protocol, and created Bone 

Camp, a program that focuses on osteoporosis 

education. She possesses more than 30 years 

of experience working in rehabilitation as a 

physical therapist assistant, and she also has 

advanced training in orthopedics, osteoporosis, 

geriatrics, and the perinatal population. 

“This program has been very successful to 

this point, and we are still accepting people at 

the senior center who want to get this fitness 

plan assessment,” said Deborah Tierney, who 

manages community outreach for the Holland 

Council on Aging. “A couple of women told 

me after the last session that they were very 

happy that a small town like Holland could 

offer such a great program free of charge.” 

Seniors can make appointments for these 

sessions by calling 413-245-3163. 

Members of the HSC are also gearing up for 

the Summer Tea Party on Thursday, June 16 

from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the senior center. 

This annual event will feature HSC Activities 

Coordinator Linda Artruc making pastries 

and teas, and all guests are encouraged to 

wear hats. Artruc develops a theme every year 

for this event, and this year’s theme was fittingly 

chosen as summertime. The event is 

free to Holland seniors. 

The Friends of the Holland Senior Center 

will serve a spaghetti dinner on Friday, July 8, 

at the senior center to raise funds for upcoming 

HSC activities. There will be spaghetti, 

meatballs, salad, bread, beverages, and 

desserts offered at the dinner, and the ticket 

prices are $7 for children under 10, $6 for seniors 

over 60, and $8 at the door. 

“We had a very successful fundraiser last 

year, which was exceedingly well attended,” 

Tierney added. 

Finally, Thomas Baltazar has expanded his 

stained glass class at the HSC to Thursdays. If 

you are interested in signing up for this class, 

call Baltazar at 508-245-2525. 



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Adrienne 

James 

Sandi 

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Tony 

DiDonato 

DUDLEY – 12 Shine Ave! 6 Rm 

Contemp! Quality Throughout! Center Isl 

Kit! Quartz Counters! Liv Rm w/Stone 

Frplc & Hrdwds! 1st Flr Master w/Master 

Bath w/Walk-in Shower & Whirlpool Tub! 3 

Bdrms! 2.5 Baths! Recent Roof! 4Z Oil 

Heat! Beautifully Landscaped! 

$389,900.00 

ON DEPOSIT 

WEBSTER – 57 Upper Gore Rd! Post 

& Beam, Stone & Stucco! 10 Rms - 

2,890'! 1790 Antique Colonial! 5.84 

Acres! Distant Views of Webster Lake! 

Frplcd Din Rm! Frplcd 2nd Flr Great 

Rm! Will Need New Well/Septic! 

Potential Masterpiece! $219,900.00 

WEBSTER – 15 Marilyn Drive! Ideal 

6 Rm Ranch! Open Flr Plan! Spacious 

Frplcd Liv Rm w/Cathedral Ceiling & 

Hrdwds! 2 Bdrms, Huge Master! 1.5 

Baths! Walk-out Lower Level Fam Rm! 

2 Car Garage! .61Acres! And More! 395 

Exit 3! $259,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

DUDLEY – 9 Knollwood Rd! 8 Rm 

Split w/In Ground Pool! Frplc Liv Rm 

w/Hrdwds! Applncd Kit w/Hrdwds! 

Large Master! 3 Bdrms! 2 Baths! 

Remodeled Bath w/Dual Vanity & Jet 

Tub! Fam Rm w/Frplc! 2 Car Garage! 

Covered Patio! 1 Acre! $239,900.00 

ON DEPOSIT 

WEBSTER – 2 Elaine St! Quiet 

Neighborhood Setting! 6 Rm Split! 

Open Floor Plan! Spacious Liv Rm 

w/Cathedral Ceilings! Kitchen w/CTile! 

3 Bedrooms! Huge Bath! Dining Area 

w/Slider to Private Deck! New Roof! 

Garage! $184,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

DUDLEY - "Grand View Estates" 25 

Piasta Rd! 8 Rm Colonial! 2.4 Acres! 

Fantastic Views/Sunsets! New Granite 

& Tile! Liv & Din Rm w/Hrdwds! Brick 

Hearth! Fam Rm! 3 Bdrms! Master 

Bath w/Whirlpool & Sep Shower! 2 

Full & 2 Half Baths! Garages! Ingr 

Pool! $349,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

DUDLEY – 7 Jaybee Ave! 7 Rm 

Custom Ranch! Beautifully Landscaped 

Corner Lot! Fully Applianced! Frplcd 

Din Rm! Frplcd Fam Rm! Newly 

Carpeted Liv Rm! 3 Bdrms! Master 1/2 

Bath! 1.5 Baths Total! 1 Owner! 

$249,900.00 

DUDLEY – 1 Eric Way! Perryville 

Estates! 8 Rm 2,300’ Custom Colonial 

Set On 1.61 Acres! Center Island 

Kitchen! Formal Din w/Hrdwds! 14X24 

Family Rm! 3 Bdrms! Master Bath! 2.5 

Baths! Office! Farmers Porch! 2 Car 

Garage! $349,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

DUDLEY – 28 Healy Rd! Nichols 

College Near! 7 Rm Country Cape! 4.1 

Acres! Marble Counters, Jen-Air Gas 

Range! Frplcd Fam Rm! French Doors 

to Deck w/Panoramic Vistas! Pegged 

Hrdwd Flrs! 3 Bdrms! Frplcd Master, 

Master Bath! 3 Baths! Garages! 

$299,900.00 

WEBSTER – OPEN HOUSE 

Sundays from 12:00-2:00! 

New England Commons! Adult 55+ 

Community! Applianced! Solid Counters! 

Hardwoods! 2 Bdrms! 2 Baths/Master! Full 

Basements! Garage! C/Air! Security! 

Irrigation! Community Center! Walking Trails! 

Low Fees! Easy Access! $224,900.00 

ON DEPOSIT 

WEBSTER – 50 Lower Gore Rd! 5.4 

Acres! 6 Rms! 3 Bdrms w/Cathedrals/ 

Skylights! 2 Baths! Frplced Din & Liv 

Rms! Hrdwds! Fam Rm & Workshop! 2 

Detached Garages; 2 Car w/Storage – 

2nd Garage w/Living Area, Walk-out 

Lower Level! $324,000.00 

WEBSTER – 1 Third St! Updated 6 

Rm, 3 Bdrm Colonial! Recent 

Renovations Include Complete Kit & 

Bath! Spacious Liv Rm! Large Master 

Bdrm! Custom Energy Efficient Blinds 

& Window Treatments! Deck! 

Turn Key! $199,700.00 

NEW PRICE 

WEBSTER – 2 Klebart Ave! “2005” 

6 Rm 50’ Split Entry! 13x20’ Applianced 

Kit! Liv Rm w/Hrdwd Floor! 3 Bdrms! 

Master Bath! 2.5 Baths Total! 14x24’ 

Family Rm! 2Z Oil! Deck! Corner Lot! 

Exit 1 – 395 Easy Access! 

$219,900.00 

WEBSTER – 78 Second Island Rd! 

Beautiful 7 Rm Ranch! Corner Lot! 

Cabinet Packed Kit! Din Rm! Frplc Liv 

Rm & 3 Bdrms w/Hrdwd Flrs! Rplcmnt 

Windows! Recent Roof! 2009 Furnace! 

1 Car Garage! Move In Condition! 

$199,900.00 

DUDLEY – 14 Railroad Ave! 2 Family! 

Ideal Owner Occupied! Bring the 

Extended Family! 4/4 Rms! 2/2 Bdrms! 

1st w/Birch Kit! Liv Rm & Master Bdrm 

w/Hrdwds! C/Air!! 2nd w/Fresh Decor 

Kit, Liv Rm w/New Carpeting! New 

Master! New Bathroom! Nice Yard! 

$162,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

THOMPSON – 82 Brandy Hill Rd! 

Like New “2004” 8 Rm Ranch set on 

1.79 Acres! 3/4 Bdrms! Master Bath! 

2.5 Baths Total! Super Finished Walkout 

Lower Level Family & Game Rm – 

Man Town! 2 Car Garage! And More! 

$238,900.00 

LEICESTER – Cedar Meadow Lake! 

12.5 Acre Dream w/180’ Waterfront! 

Southern Expo! Private 12 Rm 2,920’ 

Cape! 500’ Driveway! Frplcd Fam Rm! 

Formal Liv Rm! 1st Flr Master! 

4/5Bdrms! 2 Tile Baths! Tile & 

Hrdwds! 2 Car Garage! & More! 

$699,900.00 

WEBSTER – 11 Everett Ave! 7 Rm 

Updated Bungalow! Open Liv Rm & Din 

Rm! 3 Bdrms! 1st Flr Bdrm, 2 Large 2nd 

Flr Bdrms! Huge Bathroom w/Laundry! 3 

Season Front Porch! Recent Windows & 

Roof! Siding in 05! Furnace & Hot Water 

07! Garage! $144,900.00 

WEBSTER – 126 Thompson Rd! Ideal 

Business - Residence Combo! 11Rm 

Expanded Cape! Frplcd! 1st Flr 

Master/Bath! 2Rm Bdrm Suite/Studio! 

50X50 Steel Building w/12X50 3Rm Office 

Space w/1/2 Bath, 3 Doors - 6 Vehicles - 

Storage! 16X32 Pool! Live & Work from 

this Great Location! $389,900.00 

ON DEPOSIT 

WEBSTER – 229 Gore Rd! Well 

Maintained 5+ Rm Ranch! Cabinet 

Packed Kit! Frplcd Liv Rm & 3 Bdrms 

w/Hrdwds under Carpet, Dble Closets & 

Ceiling Fans! Full Bath! Heated 

Sun/Fam Rm! All Natural Woodwork! 

Newer Roof & Windows! 

$159,900.00 

WEBSTER – 48 Lake Parkway! 

Immaculate 5Rm Ranch w/Hardwood 

Floors! 1/2 Acre! Master w/Walk-in Calif. 

Closet! Frplcd Liv Rm w/Wall of Built-ins! 

Tile Bath w/Jacuzzi & Sep Shower! Huge 

Country Kit! Laundry Rm! Recent Roof, 

Windows, Furnace, Clapboard, Trex Deck! 

Coi Pond! 12x19 Shed! Garage! Commuter 

Location! $234,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

WEBSTER – 82 Slater Street! 

8 Rm Colonial! Updated & 

Remodeled! Formal Dining! Living 

Room w/Wood Pellet Stove! 4 

Bedrooms! 3 Full Baths! Hardwoods 

& Ceramic Tile! Detached 15X30 

Garage! Half Acre Corner Lot! 

$254,900.00 

THOMPSON – 10 Thatcher Rd! Next 

to Thompson School Complex! Ideal 

1st Time Buyer or Down Sizer! Updated 

5 Rm Ranch! Applianced! Liv Rm 

w/Carpet Over Hrdwds! 2 Bdrms 

w/Hrdwds! Attached Garage, Carport, 

Detached Garage, Screen House & 

Storage Sheds! $149,900.00 

DOUGLAS - Whitin Reservoir! 25 

Cottage Colony Dr! Beach Rights! 3 

Rm Ranch! .66 Acres! Approval for 

New Home w/Septic Plans! Ideal 

Getaway! Yr Rd! Open Kit, Din & Liv 

Rm w/Lake Views! Bdrm w/Dble 

Closet & Wall A/C! 3/4 Bath! 

Utility/Laundry Rm! $129,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

WEBSTER LAKE! 327 Thompson 

Rd! 3,100’ Custom 9 Rm Waterfront 

Ranch! 2 Complete Living Levels! Ideal 

Extended Family Set Up! 2 Kitchens! 

Walk-out Lower Level! 40’ Deck & 

Patio! Hardwoods! Fireplaced! .91 

Acres! $419,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

SUTTON - LAKE SINGLETARY! 

Ideal 2nd Home or Use Yr Rd! 

Expansive Water Views! Lake Facing 

Great Rm w/Stone Frplc! Granite 

Counters! 3 Huge Bdrms - 13X23 Lake 

Facing Master! 1.5 Tile Baths! 9,583' 

Lot across the Street w/Garage & 

Parking! $399,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

DUDLEY – 37 Old Southbridge Road! 

6 Rm Cape set on 1+ Acre! Applianced 

Kit! Din Rm! Front to Back Liv Rm w/Brick 

Hearth! 3 Bdrms! Master Bdrm w/Walk-in 

Closet & Bath w/Whirlpool Tub! 2.5 Baths 

w/Tile Flrs! Huge Rear Deck! 

$229,900.00 

WEBSTER - 64 Old Douglas Rd! 

Custom Split Entry Cape! Over 1 

Acre of Privacy! 6 Rms! Cathedral 

Ceilings! 3 Bdrms! Master Suite 

w/Bath! 2 Full Baths! Detached 2 Car 

Garage w/500sq.ft. Loft - “Man 

Town”! $249,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

DOUGLAS – 54 Riedell Rd! 7 Rm 

Gambrel! Privacy! 2 Acres w/Stone 

Walls! Applianced Country Kit! Din Rm, 

Liv Rm & Fam Rm w/Hardwoods! 3 

Oversized Bedrooms! 1.5 Baths! Newer 

Roof & Furnace! Recently Painted 

Exterior! Garage Under! Shed! 

$259,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

DUDLEY – 1 Warsaw Ave! SPACIOUS 

1614’ 5+ Rm Ranch! 12X16 Eat-in Kitchen, 

Custom Wood Cabinets! 16X24 Liv Rm! 

12X22 Master! 3 Bdrms! All Hrdwd Flrs! 

Full Tile Bath! Handy Man's Dream 

Basement - 13X25 Workshop! 25' Garage! 

$169,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

DUDLEY – 266 Ramshorn Rd! Well 

Maintained 5+ Rm Ranch! Private 1.3 Acre 

Lot! Applianced Kit! Bay Window Liv Rm! 

Bath w/New Vanity! 3 Season Rm w/Trey 

Ceiling! Updated – Furnace, Roof, Siding, 

Windows, Doors, Driveway & Electrical! 

Basement w/Woodstove & Workshop! 

Garage & Shed! $199,900.00 

DUDLEY – 109 W. Main St! Stately Brick 

Colonial! Multi Use! 13 Rms! Single Fam 

w/Inlay Apart / Super 2 Family! Business 

Zoned! Live & Work From Here! Park 

Like Grounds! 6/7 Rms! 2/4 Bdrms! 2 

Frplcd Liv Rms! 3 Baths! New Furnace! 

Check It Out! $299,900.00 

SOLD 

WEBSTER LAKE! Killdeer Island! 

145 S. Shore Rd! Middle Pond - 

Southern Exp! Expansive Lake Views! 

Applianced! Din Area w/Lake Views! 

Lake Facing Frplce Liv Rm! 3 Bdrms - 2 

Lake Facing! Lake Facing Master! 2 

Baths! Huge Deck! Level Lawn to 

Water’s Edge! $429,000.00 

ON DEPOSIT 

WEBSTER LAKE – South Pond! 92 

Lakeside Ave! Southwestern Exposure! 

Sunsets! Huge Lake Views! Complete 

2005 Remodel Inside & Out! 

Open Floor Plan! Cathedrals! 

Fireplace! 2 Bedrooms! Applianced! 

Central Air! Garage! 

$399,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

WEBSTER LAKE! Reid Smith Cove! 

Middle Pond! East Exp - Fantastic 

Sunrises! Panoramic Views! 220’ 

Waterfront! Wooded, Rustic & Private! 

Ideal 5 Rm Summer Cottage! Stone 

Fireplaced Great Rm! 2/3Bdrms! 

2 Baths! $429,900.00 

SOLD 

WEBSTER LAKE - Snug Harbor 

Villas! 3,300'! Luxurious Waterfront 

Living! 7 Rms! 2/3 Bdrms! 4.5 Baths! 3 

Frplcs! Gourmet Kit! S/S Appliances! 

Master Suite w/Private Balcony! Great 

Rm w/ Cathedrals, Frplc, Hot Tub & 

Steam Shower! $499,900.00 

WEBSTER LAKE – 77 South Shore 

Rd! Killdeer Island! Reid Smith Cove! 

Ideal 6 Rm Summer Cottage! Eastern 

Exposure = Fantastic Sunrises! 50’ 

Waterfront! Great for All Water Sports! 

Year Round Potential! In time for 

Summer! $279,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

WEBSTER LAKE – North Pond – 69 Birch 

Isl Rd! Panoramic Views! 61’ Waterfront! 

Updated 5 Rm Ranch! Open Floor Plan! Kit, 

Din & Liv Rms All w/Great Lake Views! 

Beamed Cathedral Ceilings! Lake Facing 

Master Bdrm w/Sliders to Deck! 2 Bdrms 

Total! Garage! Swim & Ski from Your Dock! 

$369,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

WEBSTER LAKE – 36 Laurelwood! 

Middle Pond/Reid Smith Cove! Western 

Exp – Beautiful Sunsets! 90’ 

Waterfront! Fantastic 3/4 Acre Lot! 8 

Rm Colonial! Frplcd Liv Rm! 3/4 Bdrms! 

2 Full Baths! 3 Car Garage! Mahogany 

Decks! $599,900.00 

WEBSTER LAKE - STRIP 

ISLAND! Your Own Island Paradise! 

You’ll Never Want to Leave! 8 Rms! 

3/4 Bdrms! 2 Full Baths! Sep Guest 

Cottage! Gazebo! Boat House! 

“Mainland” Lot for Parking w/Garage! 

Fully Equipped! Pontoon Boat! 

$599,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

WEBSTER LAKE - Waterfront 

Dream! 10 Rms! Spectacular Lake 

Views from Most Rms! Sunsets! Ideal 

for Entertaining! Everything You’d 

Expect! Granite Kitchen! Lake Facing 

Master Suite! 3 Bdrms! 3.5 Tile Baths! 

C/Air! Who Wants it ALL! 

$779,900.00 

SOLD 

WEBSTER LAKE! Killdeer Isl - 

North Pond! NW Exp = Grand 

Sunsets! 80’ Waterfront! 8 Rm Cape! 

Ideal 2nd Home/Summer Res or Yr 

Round! Frplcd Liv Rm! 4 Bdrms! 1.5 

Baths! Enclosed Porch w/Super Water 

Views! Walk-out Lower Level 

w/Summer Kit! Recent Windows & 

Siding! $419,900.00 

WEBSTER LAKE! Middle 

Pond/Western Expo = Spectacular 

Sunsets & Views! 80' Waterfront! 

"Wawela Park"! Ideal 2nd Home or Yr 

Round Living! Frplcd Liv Rm 

w/Cathedral! Applianced! Din Rm or 

Office! 2 Bdrms - Lake Facing Master! 3 

Season Porch! Gas Heat! CAir! 3 Car 

Garage! Deck! Docks! $359,900.00 

WEBSTER LAKE - 200 Killdeer 

Island Rd! Sunsets! 8 Rooms! 

4 Bdrms! Lake Facing 16x20 Master! 

Frplcd Liv Rm! Applianced! 

3 Full Baths! Finished Lower Level 

Family Rm! 4 Decks! A/C! 

Heated Garage w/Workshop! 

$679,000.00 

NEW LISTING 

WEBSTER LAKE – 98' of Prime 

Waterfront Looking Across Widest 

Expanse of Middle Pond! Panoramic 

Waterviews Most Every Rm! 9+Rms! 

Full In-Law Setup Ideal for Extended 

Family! Perfect for Entertaining! 

Screened Porches! 18x25 Cedar Deck 

You'll Never Want to Leave! Located 

on its Own Peninsula! $598,800.00 

ON DEPOSIT 

WEBSTER LAKE – TI Townhouse! 

6 Rooms! 1,874 Sq Ft! Applianced! Open 

Floor Plan! Dining Rm w/Sliders to 

Deck! 2 Bedrooms! Master Bath! 

2.5 Baths! Fireplaced Family! Garage! 

CAir! Gas Heat! CVac! 2 BOAT SLIPS! 

Sandy Beach! 

$259,900.00 

SOLD 

WEBSTER LAKE - HOUSE LOT! 

56 Laurelwood Dr! Buildable 

Waterfront Lot! 50' Frontage! 

Western Exposure = Beautiful 

Sunsets! 9,055 Square Feet with 

180' of Depth! Reid Smith Cove 

opening to Middle Pond is Ideal for 

All Water Sports! Build Your Dream 

Here! $229,900.00 

NEW SOLD 

LISTING 

WEBSTER LAKE – 62 Union Point 

Rd! Middle Pond! Huge Panoramic 

Views of the Main Lake! 130’ 

Waterfront! Half Acre Plus! 6 Room 

Cape! Ideal Second Home or Make it 

Your Principle Residence! Prime Lot! 

Won’t Last! 

$489,900.00 

Krystal 

Brule 

Karen 

Chambrello 

Jean 

Bolin 

Lisa 

Paterson 

Brooke 

Gelhaus 

Rachanee 

Wysgoll 

Babbette 

DeJarnette 

Lisa 

Therecka 

Angela 

Short 

Nancy 

Bard 

Rachel 

Sposato 

Susan 

Rich 

Tammy 

LaPlante 

Acclaim 

2 Old Common Road, Auburn, Massachusetts 01501 

Office: 508-832-6888 • Cell: 508-277-5491 

OPEN HOUSE FRI 6/10 4-6 

Brooklyn $148,900 

13 Plaza St 

www.E248012.prudentialCT.com 

3 bedroom ranch on culde-sac 

recently renovated 

top to bottom. 

Dir: Rt 6 to Day St to 

Plaza St 

Nancy Bard 

860-455-5016 

OPEN HOUSE SUN 6/12 10-12 

Woodstock $400,000 

83 Joy Rd. 


2900sf Colonial loaded 

with extras! Oversized 

kitchen, office, 2nd floor 

family room, private 

yard, like-new condition 

in one of 

Woodstock’s most desirable 

areas! 

Dir: Rt 171 to Joy Rd, 

4th house on the right. 

Brooke Gelhaus 

860-336-9408 

Premier Woodstock Equestrian Opportunity 

Built in 1994, in the tradition of European equestrian properties, 

this 14-ac farm is for the avid equestrian. 12-stall barn 

is cutting edge w/radiant heat, fly spray system, lockers, tack 

room w/laundry, wash stall & grain room. Attached indoor 

arena w/viewing room and kitchen/bath & hay loft. Post & 

beam 3400 sf residence, floor to ceiling windows take in views 

of the 8 board fenced pastures. Cathedral ceiling great room 

is open to the kitchen and features a full-height brick hearth 

for the woodstove. There is also a LR & DR & a lovely 1st floor 

master. The home also features an elevator….just in case! 

REDUCED to $680,000 

View at: www.E247155.prudentialCT.com 

Call Stephanie Gosselin at 860-428-5960 

OPEN HOUSE SUN 6/12 12-1:30 


38 Grey Fox Lndg 


2500 sf home has finished 

LL w/several windows & 

an extra garage!! 3 BR, 

dramatic glass block foyer 

& cathedral ceiling front to 

back LR/DR w/brick FP. 

Dir: Rt 171 to Harrisville 

Rd to Grey Fox Landing 

on left. House on left. 

Hosted by: 

Jean Bolin 

860-455-6321 

OPEN HOUSE SUN 6/12 12-2 


370 Rt 197 


Immediate Occupancy, 

4BR, 3 BA, FP, gleaming 

hardwood floors, 

New kitchens, New 

bathrooms, New carpeting, 

freshly painted, 

privacy, sunroom, 2228 

sf on 1.8 ac. 

Dir: Rt 169 to Rt 197 

Rachel Sposato 

860-234-1343 

Caroline 

Bianchi 

LEICESTER: New 2x6 construction! Colonial set 

on private acre plus wooded lot – 8 rooms, 3 large 

bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 14x24 family room, 2 car 

garage under, farmer’s porch 5’x38’. Kitchen with 

peninsula/granite counter tops, master bedroom 

suite / walk in closet, washer/dryer hook ups on 

2 nd level. $309,900. 

OPEN HOUS SUN 6/12 12-2 

Plainfield $239,000 

18 Margaret Lane 


3 bedroom ranch on 

lovely landscaped property 

w/ag pool. Finished 

basement with family 

room, laundry room and 

workshop. 

Dir: Rt 12 to Lillibridge 

to Tarbox to Margaret 

Lane. 

Nancy Bard 

860-455-5016 


www.E245714.prudentialct.com 

Gorgeous, To Be Built 

Colonial w/all the 

amenities in a highend 

cul-de-sac of similar 

homes. 3-4 BR, 2.5 

BA, 2,669 sf. 2 car o/s 

garage. Hydro Air, 

Walk out basement, 9 

ft ceilings! Be in 

before summer! 

Diane White 

860-377-4016 

OPEN HOUSE SUN 6/12 2-3:30 

Pomfret $545,000 

48 Babbitt Hill Rd 


2006 home has almost 4300 

SF, dramatic two sided floor 

to ceiling stone FP. 1st floor 

MBR suite is as luxurious as 

them come. 3 more BR 

upstairs, 2 w/baths. Sited on 

slightly over 5 acres with a 

new large barn. 

Dir: Rt 169 to Deerfield Rd, 

left onto Babbitt Hill. 

Hosted by: 

Jean Bolin 

860-455-6321 

Killingly $199,900 NEW PRICE 


Conveniently located 

in the Forest Park section 

of Danielson. 

Custom built-neatly 

cared for by original 

owners. Ample sized on 

one level. Comfortable 

FR. Back yard w/ deck, 

pool & country view. 

Chet Zadora 

860-779-0944. 

Webster Lake $1,250,000 


Amazing Panoramic 

Waterfront Views of the 

Largest Lake in Central 

MA. Beautiful Sunsets! 

Exquisite home w/100 ft 

of Prime Waterfront. 

Elegant Master Suite, 

Cathedral Ceilings, 4 

FP, Media Room, Cherry 

Paneled Library, Jacuzzi 

& MUCH MORE! 

John Downs 

860 377 0754 

Thompson $359,900 


Custom built Colonial 

on 3.4 ac in excellent 

condition. 4 BR, 2.5 BA, 

Hdwd floors, tile BA’s, 

whirlpool tub, sunroom, 

office, 20x40 heated 

IGP, cathedral ceiling 

FR, granite countertops, 

nice views! 

Mike Wolak 

860-377-1043 

Woodstock $199,900 NEW LISTING 


A wonderful job of recreating 

the flr plan + 

bonus space in this 

almost 1800 sf Cape 

has been done. Notice 

the lg yard & plantings 

throughout! MBR has 

a great balcony overlooking 

the very private 

backyard! 

Diane White 

860-377-4016 

Putnam $195,000 


Attractive 3 BR home 

located in a smart looking 

Cul de sac. Kitchen 

remodeled, handsome 

cabinets, granite counters 

& ceramic floor. 

Frml DR, wood floor. 

Bonus FR. Private 

fenced back yard. 

Chet Zadora 

860 779-0944 

Pomfret $249,900 NEW LISTING 


Under Construction! 

One floor living! 3 BR, 

2 BA w/FP & garage! 

Beautiful Ranch in 

desirable Pomfret. 

Being build by a 

Premier Builder: 

H o m e s t e a d 

Construction! Note: 

6ac lot available also! 

John Downs 

860-377-0754 



Own a Piece of 

History! 1800 Cape 

originally a 1 room 

schoolhouse-the Red 

Head School. 

Converted into a 2 

BR, 1 1/2 BA Country 

Home. Incredible 

landscaping, Kennels 

& Artist Studio. 

Karen Chambrello 

860-617-5067 

Woodstock $209,900 PRICE REDUCTION 


4 bedrooms, 1st 

floor master, 

open floor plan, 

hardwoods on 2 

levels, FABU- 

LOUS PRICE! 

Donna Ogle 

860-377-1837 

Woodstock $270,000 

www.E248701.prudenticalCT.com 

Renovated 3 BR, 2 BA 

Ranch w / eat-in 

kitchen. Finished rec. 

room in walk out LL. 

Breezeway w/slider to 

deck attached to 2 car 

garage. 2 outbuildings 

& AGP + a possible 

2nd building lot 

from the 6 acres. 

Roger Gale 

860-377-3504 

To advertise in our Real 

Estate Section, please call 

your local sales 

representative. 

1-800-367-9898 

Woodstock $279,900 NEW PRICE 


Classic Repro Cape 

3BR/2BA, den, 

raised paneling, 

FP, breezeway to 

barn style garage 

w/loft office above, 

3.90ac on quiet scenic 

rd bordered by 

stonewalls. 

Lisa Davidson 

860-377-8747 

Putnam $229,900 


Beautiful home in 

great condition! Lg 

mahogany deck & private 

fenced-in yard. 

Open floor plan 

w/cathedral ceiling. 

Stonework & paved 

driveway. Convenient 

to RI .MUST SEE THE 

INTERIOR!! 

John Downs 


SOUTH WOODSTOCK 860-928-1995 

Fine Homes International Division 860-928-0876 



Unique Cape w/Post & 

Beam styling: soaring 

ceilings, skylights, 

fieldstone FP, widebd 

Oak 

floors, 

Brunarhans kitchen & 

BA, huge MB, 

whirlpool, Buderas! 

Lisa Davidson 

860-377-8747 



3 BR Ranch w/recent 

updates on 1 ac. New 

water heater, 2 yr old 

roof, vinyl siding. Oil 

heat & woodstove. 

Located almost in the 

middle of Woodstock. 

Roger Gale 

860-377-3504 

Thompson $229,000 


Ready for those hot 

summer days? Check 

out this waterfront 

home in pristine condition. 

Open floor plan-2 

BR, 2 BA. Raised deck 

offers pretty lake 

views. Pleasing & level 

back yard runs to the 

beach area. 

Chet Zadora 

860-779-0944 



Spacious Colonial 

4BR/2.5BA, granite 

kitchen, FR, FP, 

DR, laundry rm, 

office, 3car attchd. 

Separate but same 

level fab. in-law 

apt w/all bells & 

whistles! 

Lisa Davidson 

860-377-8747

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OFF EXIT 1 - RT. 395 - THOMPSON RD., WEBSTER, MASS. 

Marc D. Becker, Carla Manzi, Brokers 

WEBSTER -- There are 

four bedrooms in this 

Cape-style home on 

corner lot, two on first 

floor and two on second 

-- fireplaced living room 

-- dining room -- eat-in 

kitchen with breakfast 

nook -- wood floors -- screened front porch -- oil heat - 

- workshop -- garage -- conveniently located to shopping, 

schools, beach and highway. 

R/E Tax $1836 $159,900 

NEW LISTING 

WEBSTER -- Big, solid 

Three-family wth good 

updates -- replacement 

windows, electric panels, 

roofs, vinyl siding, 

oil furnaces. Gas and 

gas on the third floor. 

Three bedrooms -- living 

room/dining room 

combination -- eat-in 

kitchens, pantries -- each unit has laundry room -- 2 (could 

be 3) car garage. Nice for owner-occupied or investment. 

R/E Tax $2553 $239,900 

NEW PRICE 

WEBSTER -- Young, bright, 

super clean Raised Ranch 

near with water view of 

Webster Lake! Ceramictiled 

kitchen with appliances 

including a brand new range 

and plenty of cabinets -- 

three bedrooms -- living 

room with slider to deck -- 

radiant heated lower level 

includes a family room and 4th bedroom -- 2 full baths -- screenhouse, 

shed, stockade fencing -- three-zone oil heat -- 200 amp 

electric -- lake residential neighborhood -- soon you’ll have 

rhododendrons and azaleas in the front yard! 

R/E Tax $1916 $222,500 

WEBSTER -- NEW CON- 

STRUCTION!!! 52 ft. 

Split Level on nicely 

wooded ONE ACRE near 

CT line --Bright, open 

floor plan with vaulted 

ceiling living room -- 

dining area with slider to 

deck -- 3 bedrooms -- private master with double sink vanity 

full bath -- applianced oak cabinet kitchen -- plumbed for 

full bath in future lower level family room -- 2-car garage -- 

town services -- great commuter location near to I 395. 

Move in to your NEW HOME by springtime!!! 

R/E Tax $2800 est $239,900 

NEW PRICE 

WHEN YOU THINK OF REAL ESTATE - THINK OF STERLING 

SINCE 1962 www.sterlingrealtyhomes.com OUR 49TH YEAR 

454 Main Street Sturbridge (508) 347-6556 

18A West Main St, Rte. 9, Brookfield (508) 867-5500 

Mike Weeks Dianna Heagney Elaine Phifer John Sherman 

Joan Mellen John Roderick Roger Mundell Sue Pulsifer 

Carol Holstrom Mike Seery Ann Marie Damian Susan Tittle 

Mo Kane 

www.sturbridgerealestate.com 

OPEN HOUSE • SUNDAY, JUNE 12 • 12-2 

40 Fiske Hill Rd., Sturbridge, MA 

Location Plus Charm Plus Value! Enjoy this 4 bedroom cape style 

home with lovely yard and gardens. Fireplaced living room with sliders 

out to deck. Updated kitchen and formal dining is a treat. Come 

take a look and bring your pocketbook! $289,000! 

LET US 

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Your ad will be seen in over 

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201 SOUTH STREET, 

SOUTHBRIDGE, MA 01550 

508-765-9155 

1-800-784-0445 

FAX: 508-765-2698 

Brenda Ryan 

Broker- 

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Debra 

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Now offering rental services 

Dot Aucoin 

Broker 

Debbie 

Thomo 

15 Apollo Dr: Colonial-Move in conditionnewer 

neighborhood, 7 rooms 3 bedrooms 

2 baths. $184,900 

552 Charlton St: Bargain Hunters! Lovely 

Older Home, 6 rooms 3 bedrooms – 

updated roof & electrical. $109,900 

221 Hillside Dr: Premium Location! 

Premium Home! 7 rooms 3 bedrooms 1 

1/2 bath-fireplace-yard. $209,900 

Melissa 

Cournoyer 

Hilli 

Joan 

Lacoste 

Mary Jo 

Demick 

Chad 

Splaine 

Spiro 

Thomo 

“We are part of Make Southbridge Home” 

Michelle 

Roy 

Vivian 

Marrero- 

Doros 

Stan 

Misiaszek 

HISTORIC LOW INTEREST RATES 

Open House Extravaganza This Weekend 

“Make Southbridge Home” 

Sunday, June 12 • 12 to 3 pm 

324 High St: Extra Special Unique Home! 

One Level Living! 7 rooms 2 bedrooms 

1 1/2 bath – fireplace. $219,900 

101 Brentwood Dr: Spectacular Home! 

Exceptional Neighborhood! 10 rooms 4 

bedrooms 3 baths! In-law. $324,000 

91 Pinedale St: Split Level with year 

around Sunroom! 7 rooms 3 bedrooms 2 

1/2 baths-2 fireplaces. $240,000 

172 Dresser St: Totally redone Inexpensive 

Home! Nice Nice! 6 rooms 3 bedrooms 

1 bath. $154,900 

AUCOIN RYAN REALTY 508-765-9155 

Gift Card given to Buyer if they purchase a home in SOUTHBRIDGE 

through our office. 

John Guiney 

508-769-8248 

BROOKFIELD 

NEW TO MARKET!! 

Beautiful 9 Room – 4 

Bedroom Colonial on 3 

acres. Very Spacious 

home w/2528 sf. 15’x24’ 

bonus room above garage. 

Gleaming hardwoods 

throughout. Fieldstone fireplaced Living Room. Open floor plan. 

Finished lower level. 2 car garage with openers. Recent exterior 

paint. Picturesque yard with pool. Less than 10 minutes to MA Pike. 

$365,000. 

Call John at 508-769-8248 

20 Wamsutta Ave 

– Worcester 

OPEN HOUSE 

SUNDAY 6-12 

FROM 11:30A-1P 

WORCESTER’S 

WEST SIDE! 

Spacious four bedroom 

– 2.5 bath Colonial offering front-to-back Living Room 

with FP, entertainment sized eat-in Kitchen, formal DR, office & 

security system. Hardwoods throughout. Walk-up attic. Large 

enclosed 3-season porch. 2-car detached garage with storage 

shed. Large level back yard with additional 2500 SF lot. 

PRICE REDUCTION $287,900! 

Call John 508-769-8248 

Donna Dumas 

508-769-2428 

DUDLEY 

NEW TO MARKET!! 

Meticulously maintained 

Split offering 3 bedrooms 

- large living room – dining 

room with slider to sunroom 

and deck – center 

island kitchen with beautiful 

oak cabinets and 

Corian countertops. Double closets. Ceramic bath with lots of 

storage. Spacious 2 car garage with room for storage or workshop 

area. Updates include: roof, deck, bath remodel, windows/slider 

& water heater. Well maintained neighborhood. 

$279,900 

Call Donna at 508-769-2428 

750 Pleasant St – 

Worcester 

OPEN HOUSE 

SUNDAY 6-12 

FROM 1:30P-3P 

Worcester’s West Side 

near Newton Square! 

Seller says 

“MAKE AN OFFER”. 

Large 3 -4 bedroom Colonial with 2.5 baths. Very spacious home 

w/2253 sf. Huge front-to-back fireplaced Living Room. Hardwoods 

throughout. Sunroom. Third floor walk-up is great for storage or 

additional bedrooms. 2-car garage. Assessed at 47K above listing 

price. 

PRICE REDUCTION $219,900! 

Call John 508-769-8248 

Find the homes of your neighborhood 

THE REAL ESTATE SECTION


2 Maple Avenue 

Shrewsbury, MA 01545 

www.NewEnglandMoves.com 

Inger Christensen 

508-769-3823 

508-365-3561 

Licensed in MA & CT 

Elaine Armstrong 

508-353-1932 

508-365-4022 

Open House Sun 1-3 Open House Sun 12:30-2:30 

WEBSTER - $559,900 

175 Killdeer Island Road 

Fall in love! Corner lot features 9rm 4br 

4.5ba Contemporary overlooking Lake, 3 

decks, mstr w/2ba, tanning, fireplace and 

balcony, much more. 

OXFORD - $169,900 

5 Carey Lane 

Great house for the price! 7rm Cape, 

office, gar, encl porch, level yard, updated 

bath, newer oil burner. Needs TLC. 

View more properties at 

www.IngerC.com 

THOMPSON, CT - $239,900 

51 Lakeview Street 

Your own Waterfront view and 

sunsets, 3br, EIK, fldst firpl LR, 

2 3-season porches, deck. 

THOMPSON, CT - $299,900 

181 Linehouse Road 

Country estate on 6.63ac w/fish 

pond, 10rm 4br, lots of glass, 1st fl 

mstr, hdwd flrs, more. 

www.AllworthRealty.com 

Allworth Realty ® 

OPEN HOUSE 

SUNDAY • 11:30-12:30PM 

154 CENTER DEPOT RD, CHARLTON 

Truly magnificent 

estate! This 

spacious home, 

on this gorgeous 

& flat 2 acre lot, 

would cost well 

over $400k to build in today's market. 

Stainless steel appliances, finished 

basement, heated above ground pool,. 

Must see! $314,900 

Cell: 508-509-3833 • Office: 508-434-5871 

www.PeoplesBroker.com 

email: george@AllworthRealty.com 

SELLING REAL ESTATE FOR ALL ITS WORTH! 

NEW LISTING 

SUNDAY • 1-2PM 

76 RAMSHORN RD., CHARLTON 

Better than New! 

This home was built 

with everything on 

your wish list. 

Stainless Steel 

Gourmet Kitchen, 

Granite counters, Hardwood Floors, 

Cathedral Ceilings, Private lot and a 

Master Bath to die for. Must see! 

$399,900 

WATERFRONT LOT 

LOT 2 CASEY RD., CHARLTON 

This huge & rare 

waterfront lot has 

complete Privacy 

on both sides & a 

gentle slope to the 

pristine water of Cranberry Meadow 

Lake. A little piece of heaven right here 

in charlton. Perc & septic design, ready 

to build your waterfront home. $199,900 

George P. Goulas, 

MBA, ABR..., Realtor 

Broker-Owner 

58 North Main St. 

Charlton, MA 01507 

REDUCED 

LOT- 8 MILL RD., DUDLEY 

This buildable lot is 

the best land deal 

in Dudley. Lot has a 

drilled artisan well, 

a perc & septic 

design for you to 

start building the home of your dreams. 

Need to sell your home? Call george now 

for a free market analysis & comprehensive 

marketing plan. $64,900. 

Certified HAFA specialists 

are available to guide 

you in selling/buying. 

Sandra 

Loughlin 

508-769-2605 

Joyce Johnson 

508-958-1742 

Maher Real Estate 

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Buyers: Federal Grant Money available! 

Call us for details... 508-832-5831 

NEW LISTING 

Dudley - 8 Rm., 3 Br. Colonial on 1+ 

acres! 2 story foyer, Lg. Kit & dining 

area, Formal DR, Cathedraled family 

Rm. w/ gas frplc.1st Fl. laundry. 

Hdwds, sliders to deck, 2 car garage 

Exclusively at Century 21 Maher Real Estate 

$299,900 Call: 508-832-5831 

NEW LISTING 

Oxford - 5 Rm, 2 Br. Condo in Fairway 

Woods! Corner lot abutting Pine Ridge 

Golf Course! New Hdwds in dining 

area, upgraded kit w/ ceramic fl. Sliders 

open to private patio and deck. Garage. 


$189,999 Call: 508-832-5831 

Ann Marie 

Sorensen 

508-612-8864 

Sue 

Kusz 

508-864-5177 

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Garabedian 

508-615-5058 

Maryann 

Johnson 

508-847-1484 

Chic 

Beland 

508-523-7733 

Judy 

Empie 

508-334-0275 

Helen 

Vangsness 

774-239-2887 

Carolyn 

Smith 

508-832-1405 

Sturbridge - 7 Rm., 4 Br. Ranch w/ 

many updates Hdwds, frplcd DR, oversized 

Master Br. w/ cath. ceilings & hot 

tub. finished LL, freshly painted & move 

in condition! Deeded Beach Rights! 


$285,000 Call: 508-832-5831 

Webster - 5 Rm., 3 Br. Ranch on 

Webster Lake! Frplcd. LR, dining area 

and 2 bedrooms face the lake. Some 

new carpeting & recent retaining wall. 

Enjoy the large 42x8 deck and views of 

the lake! 


$295,000 Call: 508-832-5831 

** Rental ** 

Worcester – Apt...$950 

3 Br. 1 Ba. 3 Season Porch 

Oxford - 8 Rm. 3 Br. Colonial. 

Meticulous home has light filled sunroom, 

sitting room w/cathedral ceilings, 

woodstove & marble mantle. 

Landscaped yard, brick walkway. 


$229,900 Call: 508-832-5831 

Oxford - 5 Rm 2 Br. 1 1/2 ba Condo 

at Thayer Pond Village. Spacious 1st 

floor condo with central air & patio, 

located on poolside. Country setting, 

close to major routes. 


$119,900 Call: 508-832-5831 

**Business Opportunity** 

Uxbridge...................$79,000 

Breakfast & Lunch Restaurant 

CENTURY 21.... Smarter. Bolder. Faster. 

Visit Century 21Maher.com for 

all homes for sale! 

C21maher@aol.com 508.832.5831 

Diane 

Pacevicz 

508-340-5755 

Janice 

Ward 


Lorraine 

Jankowski 


Anne 

Greenberg 

508-753-5465 

Elie 

Kahale 

508-328-3622 

Franny 

Gaudette 

508-864-3808 

GOT A HOUSE 

FOR SALE? 

This the place to sell it! 

Your ad will be mailed to 

50,000+ households 

throughout Southern 

Worcester County. 

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ADDRESS STYLE TIME PRICE REALTOR/SELLER/PHONE 

DUDLEY 

SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2011 

(T) Townhouse 

(D) Adult 

Community 

Oakview Estates D 1:00-3:00 $199,900 REMC Realtors / Jo-Ann 508-943-7669 

+55 community Maria Reed 508- 873-9254 

CHARLTON 

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2011 

76 Ramshorn Rd S 1:00-2:00 $399,900 Alworth Realty - George Goulas 508-509-3833 

154 Center Depot Rd S 11:30-12:30 $314,900 Allworth Realty - George Goulas 508-509-3833 

DUDLEY 

Oakview Estates 

+55 community 

D 1:00-3:00 $199,900 REMC Realtors / Jo-Ann 508-943-7669 

Maria Reed 508- 873-9254 

62 Eagle Dr. S 12:00-2:00 $349,900 Hope Realty 508-943-4333 

OXFORD 

5 Carey Lane S 12:30-2:30 $169,900 Coldwell Banker - Elaine Armstrong 508-353-1932 

SOUTHBRIDGE 

324 High St 12:00-3:00 $219,900 Aucoin Ryan Realty 508-765-0155 

552 Charlton St S 12:00-3:00 $109,900 Aucoin Ryan Realty 508-765-0155 

15 Apollo Dr 12:00-3:00 $184,900 Aucoin Ryan Realty 

91 Pinedale 12:00-3:00 $240,000 Aucoin Ryan Realty 508-765-0155 

221 Hillside 12:00-3:00 $209,900 Aucoin Ryan Realty 508-765-0155 

101 Brentwood Dr 12:00-3:00 $324,000 Aucoin Ryan Realty 508-765-0155 

172 Dresser St 12:00-3:00 $154,900 Aucoin Ryan Realty 508-765-0155 

SPENCER 

5 Gold Nugget Rd S 12:00-2:00 $449,975 Century 21 Toomey Lovett 508-885-3443 

STURBRIDGE 

40 Fiske Hill S 12:00-2:00 $289,000 Olde Village Realty- 

Ann Marie Damian 508-729-0458 

WEBSTER 

3 Carla Circle S 12:00-2:00 $314,900 Orbit Realty 508-943-3005 

175 Kildeer Island S 1:00-3:00 $559,900 Coldwell Banker - Inger Christensen 508-769-3823 

To have your open house listed in 

this directory please contact 

Sandy @ 1-508-909-4110


• THE VILLAGER • 5 

Area musicians Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards will 

traverse Massachusetts once again for their 2nd Annual 

Walking Tour. 

This troupe of artists, including photographer/cinematographer 

Paul Gandy and songwriter Matthew Fox, will be performing 

folk music concerts in the small towns of Massachusetts, 

promoting community-based cultural organizations and local 

support for the arts. Each of this year’s concerts will feature the 

songs of Mandeville, Richards and Fox with arrangements on 

guitar, banjo, harmonica and ukulele, accompanied by a brief 

video presentation and talk on the philosophy behind the WT – 

the latter potion will include a trailer for the 2012 WT documentary. 

This year’s walk is scheduled from Thursday, June 16 

through Sunday, June 26 and will utilize the Massachusetts 

Midstate Trail as the main thoroughfare, a foot path which 

snakes vertically across the state. Towns along the trail slated 

for WT performances include Webster, Douglas, Oxford, 

Charlton, Spencer, Oakham, Barre, Princeton, and Asburnham. 

Following in last year’s footsteps, the Massachusetts Walking 

Tour sets forth to organize local artists together with community 

based-organizations such as land conservation groups, food 

share programs, and local cultural councils statewide — these 

concerts are conducted in outright support for communitybased 

arts events sponsored on the local level. The tour kicks off 

on June 16 in Webster with a concert at the First Church of 

Christ Federated on Main Street. The show starts at 7 p.m., and 

it is also a food drive for the Webster Dudley Food Share program. 

For a full list of concert dates or more information of 

Massachusetts Walking Tour 2011, please visit: www.masswalkingtour.org. 

FRIDAY, JUNE 10 

• Bill McCarthy, 8 p.m., Dunny’s Tavern, East Brookfield, 

Mass. 

• The Eisman Hunter Band, 9 p.m., Cigarmasters, Worcester, 

Mass. 

• Mick Carr, 8:30 p.m., Fiddler’s Green, Worcester, Mass. 

• Doug & Terri Hallock, 7 p.m., The Mill Church Cafe, 45 River 

St., Millbury, Mass. 

• Joe Macey, 7:30 p.m., Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond 

Road, Northboro, Mass. 

• Dan & Steve from Weight of Gravity, 9 p.m., TJ O’Brien’s, 

Sturbridge, Mass. 

• Rob Adams, 7 p.m., Ugly Duckling Loft, Sturbridge, Mass. 

• Ron Jones (solo), 9 p.m., The Pump House, Southbridge, 

Mass. 

• Senior Dance featuring the Ron Stone Trio with Gene Wallis 

& Wayne Gasiorek,7 to 10 p.m., Webester Town Hall, Webster, 

Mass., no cover. 

• Seamus McMullan, 7 to 9 p.m., Fort Hill Farms, 260 Quaddick 

Road, Thompson, Conn. 

• Bruce John, 5 p.m., The Inn at Woodstock Hill, Woodstock, 

Conn. 

• WTF, 9 p.m., The Village Lounge, Route 171, Woodstock, 

Conn. 

• Stu Krous, 9 p.m., J.D. Coopers, Putnam, Conn. 

• Songwriter Sessions: Curtis Brand / Paul Pasch / Lisa 

Martin, 8 p.m., The Vanilla Bean Cafe, Pomfret, Conn., $7 

• Vennt, 9 p.m., ShakerZ, Route 44, Gloucester, R.I. 

SATURDAY, JUNE 11 

• Charlie Johnson, 8 p.m., Granville Pub, 40 Chestnut Street, 

Spencer, Mass. 

The Hot Spot 

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 

Mandeville and Richards hit the trail again 

• Summer Fest 2011 w/ Terry Chance and the Mavericks, The 

Partick Destoop Band, Yani Batteau and the Styles, 5 p.m., East 

Park, Worcester, Mass.,$20/children under 10 free 

• The Blue Light Bandits, 9 p.m., Cigarmasters, Worcester, 

Mass. 

• Joe Macey, 8 p.m., The Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray Street, 

North Grafton, Mass. 

• Crazy Alice (3 to 6 pm), Triple X ( 6 to 9 pm), Crossroads, 

Route 20, Palmer, Mass., $5 

• Ned Lucas Band, 9 p.m., TJ O’Brien’s, Sturbridge, Mass. 

• Rob Adams, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Rovezzi’s Ristorante, Rte 20, 

Sturbridge, Mass. 

• Foolish U, 9 p.m., The Pump House, Southbridge, Mass. 

• The Fever Band, 9 p.m., Sneakers Sports Bar, Route 74, 

Ashford, Conn. 

• Charlie Hayden, 9 p.m., J.D. Coopers, Putnam, Conn. 

• Mark Erelli, 8 p.m., The Vanilla Bean Cafe, Pomfret, Conn., 

$12 

• Bret Talbert, 9:30 p.m., The Gold Eagle, Dayville, Conn. 

• Joint Damage, 9 p.m., ShakerZ, Route 44, Gloucester, RI 

• Acoustic Open Mic hosted by Blue Around the Edges, 7:30 

p.m., The Mill, 711 Putnam Pike Greenville, R.I. 

SUNDAY, JUNE 12 

• Blues Jam w/Bootsy and Da Funk, 3 to 7 p.m., Chooch’s, 

North Brookfield, Mass. 

• Wibble w/ The Living Bras, 4 to 8 p.m., Dunny’s Tavern, East 

Brookfield, Mass. 

• Jazz on the Patio: The Sunny Lake Duo, 6 p.m., 

Cigarmasters, Worcester, Mass. 

• Pure Country Band, 5 to 8:30 pm, Moosup VFW, Route 14, 

Moosup, Conn. 

• Open Mic w/Rick Harrington Band, 3 p.m., Cady’s Tavern, 

2168 Putnam Pike, West Glocester, R.I. 

TUESDAY, MAY 14 

• Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World, 7:30 pm, Greendale’s Pub, 

Worcester, Mass. 

• Open Mic, 8 p.m., English Social Club, 29 Camp St, Worcester, 

Mass. 

• Open Mic w/Brett Brumby, 6:30 p.m., Point Breeze, Webster, 

Mass. 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 

• Wicked Wednesday Open Mic, 7:30 p.m., The Lashaway Inn, 

308 E Main Street (Rt 9 West Bound), East Brookfield, Mass. 

• Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World, 7:30 pm, Beatnik’s, 


THURSDAY, JUNE 16 

• Open Mic, 8 p.m., Statz Sports Bar & Grill, North Brookfield, 

Mass. 

• Scotty Marshall, 8 p.m., Dunny’s Tavern, East Brookfield, 

Mass. 

• The James Devlin Band, 9 p.m., Cigarmasters, Worcester, 

Mass. 

• Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World, 7:30 pm, Junior’s Pizza, 


• Boys of the Town, 7:30 to 10 p.m., The Copper Stallion Pub, 

538 Main Street (Route 20), Fiskdale, Mass. 

• Brett Brumby, 7 p.m., Point Breeze, Webster, Mass. 

• Open Mic with the Village All-Stars, 

• Brannon and Waters, 8 p.m., The Music Lady, Central 

Village, Conn. 

If you’re a live act that would like to be featured, know of someone 

else who is, or simply want to let us know about an upcoming 

gig, email me at the address below. Events must be within 10 miles 

of the readership area and submitted to me by 7 pm Thursday of 

each week to be printed the following week’s papers. Keep the 

music live and not so quiet here in Northeastern CT & Central 

MA! E-mail Mark: gettingintune@markrenburke.com. 

Get Rid Of 

Household Hazards 

(NAPS) 

Make safety a priority in your home when 

you clean. Here are tips to help: 

LIVING ROOM/DINING ROOM 

• Secure all bookcases, shelving and heavy 

furniture. Place heavier items on lower 

shelves and in bottom drawers. 

• Many houseplants are poisonous and pots 

are heavy, so keep them out of reach of little 

hands. 

• Use plug protectors for all unused wall outlets. 

BATHROOM 

• To prevent bathwater scalds, set the thermostat 

of your hot water heater no higher 

than 120 degrees F. It takes just three seconds 

for a child to sustain a third degree burn at 140 

degrees F. 

• Always request child-resis–tant packaging 

for medicine, but go a step further by making 

sure medicine cabinets are locked at all times. 

Even items that may seem harmless can be 

dangerous to a child. 

KITCHEN 

• Keep sharp knives and other utensils well 

out of reach and make sure that knife blades 

are pointing down when placed in a dishwasher’s 

cutlery basket. 

• When cooking, always use the back burners, 

turn pot handles toward the back of the 

stove and keep hot foods and liquids away 

from young children. 

• And make sure microwaves are out of 

reach of children as well; the vast majority of 

micro–wave burns among children are serious 

scald burns. 

BEDROOM 

• Make sure cribs are properly assembled 

and meet current safety standards, and that 

crib mattresses fit snugly. 

• According to the U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, infants and young children 

can die from accidentally strangling in 

window cords. The Window Covering Safety 

Council reminds parents and caregivers of 

potential window-cord dangers and urges 

them to make the right choice and use only 

cordless window products in homes with 

young children. Owners and renters should 

replace all corded window coverings made 

before 2001 with today’s safer products. Visit 

www.windowcoverings.org for a free retrofit 

kit or call (800) 506-4636. 

HOME &GARDEN 

Protect your children and pets by using only cordless 

window products. 

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Tool Tips: A Handyman’s Best Friends 

(NAPS) 

Dogs are facing some tough 

competition for the status of 

man’s best friend. Sure, dogs 

are loyal, but men need more 

than loyalty—they need tools 

and toys to get things done and 

keep them entertained. 

Fortunately for guys and the 

gals who love them, finding the 

right tools and toys is easy (and 

won’t require a bloodhound). 

What To Get 

For example, few best friends 

may be more reliable than a 

Powerhorse 4,000-Watt Portable 

Generator with Electric Start, 

whether it’s powering the RV 

for a tailgate or ensuring the 

game is on. 

Another great friend for any 

handyman is the five-starrated, 

Klutch Heavy-Duty Air 

Impact Wrench. This versatile 

tool removes lug nuts, loosens 

rusted bolts, removes crank 

pulley bolts and more. 

To finish the job, he’ll need 

pants as rugged and tough as 

he is, such as Gravel Gear Five 

Pocket Jeans. 

For men who consider themselves 

masters of the charcoal 

grill, there’s a method for making 

fire that’s more evolved 

than matches and lighter 

fluid—the Looftlighter 

Airstream Fire-starter. It can 

start a roaring charcoal fire in 

15 seconds. Just plug it into a 

standard outlet, touch the nose 

to wood or coals and the superhot 

(up to 1,256? F) airstream it 

provides starts a fire quickly, 

without singeing off your eyebrows. 

For guys who’d rather be on 

their motorcycle than just 

about anywhere, there’s the 

Pneumatic Biker Stool. It features 

a synthetic leather motorcycle 

seat, 360° swivel movement, 

heavy-duty chrome-plated 

aluminum base and footrest 

and five heavy-duty casters for 

easy maneuverability. 

Where To Get It 

You can find the Looftlighter 

Firestarter and Pneumatic 

Biker Stool at a one-stop, online 

store, www.Kotulas.com, which 

features a large assortment of 

guy gear to make any task easier, 

any setting more comfortable 

and any situation more 

fun. 

The Powerhorse Generator, 

Klutch Air Impact Wrench and 

Gravel Gear Jeans, as well as 

more than 30,000 other tools 

and accessories, are available 

at more than 70 Northern Tool 

+ Equipment stores and online 

at www.NorthernTool.com.


HOME &GARDEN 

(NAPS) 

With today’s consumers, 

the ability to tailor household 

renovation projects to suit 

their style and personal needs 

is high on the priority list. 

The key is customization 

with simple tools that afford 

greater flexibility in helping 

consumers get the most out of 

their space. 

Whether it’s revamping a 

bathroom, designing a dream 

closet or redecorating the living 

room, there are home 

design Web tools that make it 

easy to see the potential 

results before investing time 

and money. Testing out the 

available resources in 

advance has other benefits, 

too: It helps simplify do-ityourself 

(DIY) projects, and 

instead of being a tiresome 

task, the planning stages and 

shopping experience become 

interactive and even enjoyable. 

Here are some examples: 

• Painting. Choosing a new 

Be In The Swim 

With Safety 

(NAPS) 

For many families, backyard 

fun in the sun involves 

the swimming pool. Experts 

recommend setting the stage 

for swimming safety before a 

single bathing suit ever gets 

wet. 

“Swimming pool safety 

should be on the minds of 

every parent,” said Emily 

Piercefield with the Healthy 

Swimming Program at the 

Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC). 

“Reinforcing safe swimming 

practices with kids is the best 

way to make them second 

nature—like wearing seat 

belts.” 

Here are some simple poolside 

health and safety tips: 

• Keep Swimmer’s Ear 

at Bay—To ward off swimmer’s 

ear, only swim in properly 

maintained pools, keep 

ears as dry as possible with a 

bathing cap or earplugs, and 

dry ears thoroughly with a 

towel after swimming. 

• Check for 

Healthy/Safe Water Levels— 

Swimming pools can be 

unhealthy if pool water is 

contaminated. The CDC recommends 

testing your pool’s 

water. Products such as 

AquaChek Pool and Spa Test 

Strips can be used to test pool 

water at least three times a 

week for active sanitizer 

(chlorine, bromine, other), 

pH, total alkalinity and other 

water conditions if the pool is 

not being used. If use of the 

pool increases, test more 

often. 

Simply dip a test strip into 

your pool or spa, then compare 

it to the color chart on 

the product’s label. You’ll 

know immediately how safe 

and clean your pool water is 

and what chemical adjustments 

are needed to ensure 

continued cleanliness. Public 

pool users can also pack 

water test strips in their pool 

bag to check that the water is 

safe for swimming. 

• Keep Poolside Areas 

Clutter-Free—To prevent 

accidents such as slipping 

and falling into or around 

pools, make it a point to pack 

up pool toys and supplies that 

are not in use. 

• Put Up Protective 

Barriers—Learn what types 

of enclosures, such as selflatching 

fences or gates, 

should be used to keep kids 

from entering your pool while 

unattended. 

• Set Pool Parameters— 

Establish guidelines for kids 

and visitors. Talk to kids 

about swimming only when 

an adult is present and never 

going to the bathroom while 

in a pool. Make sure all pool 

patrons understand the dangers 

of running, jumping and 

diving into and around pools. 

Visit healthypool.info for 

more information on swimming 

safety. 

Trust Your Senses To Pick The 

Right Color For Your Home 

(NAPS) 

The next time you paint 

your house, close your eyes. 

The colors you see are the 

ones that may suit you best. 

Instead of staring at the 

outer walls, concentrate on 

your inner emotions. The 

process of choosing paint colors 

may involve sifting 

through hundreds of hues, 

but decorators have discovered 

the final selections are 

almost inevitably tied to the 

homeowner’s emotional connection 

to a particular color. 

Every color has an emotional 

association, and individuals 

are drawn to different 

colors for reasons depending 

on their distinct personalities. 

The feelings that stem 

from the five senses are the 

best sources to identify meaningful 

colors best suited for 

wall color can be challenging. 

Some paint manufacturers’ 

websites allow users to test 

hues without ever picking up 

a paintbrush. With a click of 

the mouse, visitors can experiment 

with bold accents or 

saturated jewel tones without 

any risk. 

• Redecorating. For those 

getting ready to redecorate 

their home, consider online 

tools that allow you to create a 

“mood board” for inspiration. 

Some websites even model a 

2-D or 3-D room with everything 

needed for decorating— 

from what goes on the walls to 

what furniture goes within 

them. 

• Organization. Take the 

guesswork out of organization 

with ClosetMaid.com, 

where consumers can click 

their way to an organized 

home—room by room. 

Visitors can see the newest 

DIY and do-it-for-me products 

and explore an inspiring 

lifestyle photography gallery 

Some simple but necessary preparations can help ensure swimming 

pool playtime is safe, healthy and worry-free. 

your personality, style and 

interests. What helps homeowners 

feel most comfortable 

and confident with their color 

choices is recognizing the 

role your reactions to color 

play in your home decor. 

According to color expert 

Dee Schlotter, “Color preferences 

are unique, and choosing 

a color is a personal exercise.” 

She believes that the 

feelings specific colors elicit 

are a subconscious reaction 

based on past experiences 

and associations. “Many 

times, we’re not even aware of 

why we like a color or how 

certain colors, when paired 

together, make us feel,” adds 

Schlotter. 

TIPS ON PICKING 

COLORS 

and helpful tips—all at their 

fingertips. 

To go the extra step, the site 

also offers a professional and 

affordable online design 

option. Just complete a few 

questions regarding the storage 

area and its needs and 

then ClosetMaid’s team of 

design specialists will process 

the re–quest. For a small fee, 

users re–ceive two designs for 

a single storage space that 

include line art drawings, 

color renderings, parts list 

and a where-to-buy option for 

easy shopping. 

To use this tool or to find 

out how to create your own 

unique storage and organization 

solutions, visit 

www.ClosetMaid.com. For 

those who are interested in a 

custom-designed system with 

professional installation, 

visit 

www.Custom 

ClosetMaid.com to find an 

authorized dealer nearby. 

When choosing colors, basing 

your decisions on an 

accent piece that you love, 

such as a piece of art, can 

help make the selection 

process simpler. Consider 

these tips: 

• Work with a few colors. As 

a general rule, you should 

assign 60 percent of the available 

space to one color, called 

dominant; 30 percent to 

another, called intermediate; 

and 10 percent to an accent 

color. Using too many colors 

in the same room is likely to 

create confusion rather than 

harmony. 

• Keep in mind the effects 

colors may have on your 

moods. This will help you in 

deciding which color should 

be dominant, intermediate 

and accent. 

• Determine the elements of 

your decor that you don’t 

intend to change, such as the 

floor, for example. Be sure 

their colors will blend nicely 

in your scheme. 

To find the personal color 

palettes that reflect your personality, 

you can try the 

online color tools available at 

the PPG Pittsburgh Paints 

The Voice of Color website at 

www.voiceofcolor.com. There, 

you can also find the free 

Color Sense Game to help you 

determine your emotional 

connections to various 

objects, so you can select a 

color palette that’s right for 

you. 

To select your personal palette, 

reflect on your senses. 

Designed Around Me 

Having a place for everything in your closet may be simpler than you realize, with the influx of online solutions. 

Eliminate Indoor Mold 

With The Five Ds 

(NAPS) 

After bouts of wet weather, 

homeowners may face a lingering 

and unwanted visitor: 

indoor mold. Not only can 

mold cause thousands of dollars 

of damage to a home, it 

can also be a health hazard. 

Traditional mold-fighting 

solutions, like bleach, have 

limited effectiveness against 

mold and emit harmful chemicals. 

Fortunately, there are 

steps you can take. Here are 

the “Five Ds” for mold elimination 

and prevention: 

1. Detect It—Where there’s 

a mold issue there’s a water 

issue. Determine the source 

of the water ingress—like 

leaking roofs—and fix the 

problem to stop water from 

infiltrating your home. 

2. Dry It—If your home has 

been flooded, rent a water 

pump to dry affected areas. 

Once the water is removed, 

use fans to circulate and 

absorb moisture in the air. 

Open windows, doors, cabinets 

and closet doors to further 

promote circulation. Call 

a pro if the job feels too big or 

if you suspect sewer backup. 

3. Ditch It—Throw out 

water-logged and mold-infested 

materials that are replaceable, 

such as carpeting. 

General rule: If in doubt, 

throw it out. If drywall has 

ab?sorbed water, it should be 

cut out 12 inches above the 

water level and replaced once 

the room is dried out. 

4. Deactivate It—Use a 

non-toxic solution to fight 

remaining indoor mold. 

Avoid bleach; it doesn’t penetrate 

to the roots of mold, so 

your mold problem will keep 

coming back. And bleach 

emits harmful fumes. There 

are nontoxic products on the 

market that can be used on a 

range of surfaces and are 

more effective. Concrobium 

Mold Control, for example, is 

an EPA-registered “2-in-1” 

mold-fighting solution that 

both eliminates mold and prevents 

it from coming back, 

and contains no bleach or 

other harmful chemicals. 

Concrobium is available at 

home improvement retailers 

including Home Depot, 

Lowe’s and Menards, as well 

as local hardware and grocery 

stores. 

5. Dehumidify It—Run a 

de?humidifier to take additional 

moisture out of the air. 

Maintain indoor relative 

humidity between 30 and 50 

percent and monitor humidity 

levels with a hygrometer, 

an inexpensive device found 

at many hardware stores. 

Following the “Five Ds” can 

help alleviate mold issues in 

your home. 

LEARN MORE 

For tips on mold control 

and to download a prevention 

checklist, visit www.concrobium.com 

and http://curemymold.com. 

From The Ground Up: 

Mastering The Stages Of Flooring 

An interactive design tool allows visitors to view 

hundreds of different floor styles in rooms that 

resemble their own. 

(NAPS) 

The best-laid floors start with a plan—and 

the most effective flooring plans require asking 

yourself a few questions: 

1. What look are you going for? 

What’s your style and how do the latest 

flooring trends fit into that style? Is your 

home’s decor casual, formal, exotic? Do you 

want a luxurious traditional look? 

You may be able to achieve a luxurious look 

for less with affordably priced flooring products. 

For example, laminate is no longer the 

only wannabe flooring product out there. 

Many of the replica floors debuting this season 

look so close to the real thing, you may 

have to get on your hands and knees to determine 

authenticity. 

Let your imagination run wild. If you want 

to go glam, consider gold leaf marble tiles. If 

you want to go green, there’s renewable bamboo 

and cork flooring in dynamic textures and 

brilliant hues, including pinks, greens, blues 

and even purples. 

To determine what’s right for you, use helpful 

resources such as WFCA.org, the site created 

by the World Floor Covering Association. 

The new site showcases an ever-changing 

lineup of content including design articles 

and advice from Annette Callari, A.S.I.D., the 

latest in floor trends, as well as consumer-relevant 

industry updates. 

2. What will the room be used for? 

Use an EPA-registered, non-toxic 

solution to fight indoor mold. 

Bleach doesn’t penetrate to the 

roots of mold, so the mold problem 

may keep coming back. 

Carpeting may be just the thing in a bedroom 

or guest room, but will it remain pristine 

in the playroom? Highly trafficked areas 

or rooms—such as the kitchen or bathroom— 

where the floor is exposed to spills and must 

be cleaned often, may be better suited to 

ceramic or porcelain. 

Another option for kitchens and bathrooms 

is resilient vinyl flooring. Easy to keep clean, 

it’s durable, water resistant and doesn’t fade, 

stain or dent. 

3. What flooring materials are available? 

Learning more about available flooring 

products may offer a surprising selection. For 

example, tigerwood-look bamboo offers eyecatching 

contrasting shades by combining 

both natural and carbonized strand bamboo. 

4. What’s your budget? Figure out how 

much you can spend. Are you planning on 

doing the labor or do you want someone to 

install the flooring for you? If you decide to 

hire a professional in–staller, get more than 

one es–timate before finalizing your budget. 

Ask for referrals. 

Factor in the cost of floor preparation, furniture 

removal and replacement. You may be 

able to use an online calculator to arrive at a 

working estimate. 

5. What’s the best way to clean your new 

flooring? 

Before you invest in new flooring, ask about 

the best way to clean it. 

6. How green can you go? There are many 

renewable and recycled materials you can use 

for flooring. Besides bamboo and cork, a new 

greener alternative—that also offers cost savings—is 

thinner hardwood flooring, which 

uses up less of the tree and can lower the cost 

of the floor by about 20 percent. 

7. Is my flooring installation DIY or 

should I hire a professional? 

You can find answers to all these questions 

and learn how to master all the stages of flooring 

at www.wfca.org. The WFCA is the floor 

covering industry’s largest advocacy organization 

representing specialty floor covering 

retailers, cleaners, in?stallers, manufacturers 

and distributors around the globe.


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8 • THE VILLAGER • Friday, June 10, 2011

JUNE 08, 2011 

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To place your ad today, or for more information, Call 

1-800-536-5836

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Town-to-Town 

CLASSIFIEDS 

HOME TOWN SERVICE, BIG TIME RESULTS 

TO PLACE YOUR AD 

CALL 

TOLL FREE 

010 FOR SALE 

(11) Old Wooden 

Windows With Glass 

508-987-3796 

508-612-2623 

(2) 350 Chevy 

Marine 400HP 

Race Motors 

With Aluminum Intake 

Manifolds And Holly 

Carburetors. Good For Either 

Rebuilds, Or Parts Engine 

$1500 For The Pair 

Call 508-259-8805 

(6) HEPA Filters 

1/3HP, 120V 

2x4 Area Output 

Floor Or Wall-Mount 

Great For Woodworking 

Area. 

Cost New $1000 

Sell For $125 Each OBO 

Call 5pm-8:30pm 

508-867-6546 

1 Pair A/R 

Bookshelf Speakers 

$100 

508-764-1439 

Paying Top 

Dollar 

For Silver Coins, 

Silver Dollars, 

Gold Coins, 

Paper Money. 

Banks Recommend Us! 

We Travel To You! 

FREE Honest Appraisals 

We Operate By The 

Golden Rule! 

L&L Coin 

Call Tom 

508-450-1282 

18 Cu.Ft. 

Refrigerator/ 

Freezer 

$200 

1950’s Blond 

Bedroom Set 

Bureau, Mirror, Chest, 

Full & Twin Headboards. 

$125 

Treadmill 

Never Used 

$75 

1960’s Marble 

Coffee Table 

$30 

Call 508-735-9493 

2 Pianos 

Both In Excellent Condition 

Price Includes Tuning & 

Move To 1st Floor Location 

In Worcester County. 

Please Call 

508-885-3705 

CLIP AND MAIL 

1-800-536-5836 

Town-to-Town 

CLASSIFIEDS 

TO PLACE YOUR AD 

CALL 

TOLL FREE 

010 FOR SALE 

2004 Polaris 

Preditor 90 

Always Garaged 

$1100 

860-608-3402 

2200 

Sports Cards 

Mostly Stars & Rookies 

Baseball, Football, Hockey, 

Basketball, And More! 

$50 

508-864-9223 

4 Boxes Of 

USBORNE-BOOKS 

Learning Wrap-Ups 

& Kids Kits, 40% Off 

Floor Racks $20 Each 

Table Racks $10 Each 

Misc Business Supplies $35 

Call 508-867-9650 

4 Winter Snow 

Tires 

215-70R-15 

Mounted & Balanced On 

Steel Wheels. 

Used Only One Season! 

Asking $85 Each 

508-234-7930 

454 350HP 

Marine Engine 

Complete & Running. 

Includes Alternator, Power 

Steering Pump, Raw Water 

Pump, Etc. 

$3500 

Call 508-259-8805 

55 Gallon Plastic 

Drums 

$20 Each 

860-923-3569 

6-Inch 

20 Gauge 12-Foot 

Metal Studs 

$3 Each 

860-546-9371 

Above Ground 

Swimming Pool 

15’x30’ 

Pool Pump & Filter, 

AquaBug Pool Vacuum, 

Solar Cover, And In-Pool 

Ladder Included. 

Asking $1100 

508-234-4310 

AC & DC 

WELDER 

180-140 

$250.00 

Electric 

Wood Splitter 

6-ton Mod 

$300.00 

Irish Parlor Heater 

14”, Wood, Air Tight, 

Blue Met. 

$300.00 

Call Joe at 

1-508-278-3211 

Angle Iron Cutter 

For Shelving 

4W296, HK Potter 2790 

Normally Sells For $700 

$90 OBO 


508-867-6546 

HOME TOWN SERVICE, BIG TIME RESULTS 

1-800-536-5836 

Best Buy Ad 

Apartments – Help Wanted 

Real Estate – Pets/Livestock 

Firewood - Daycare 

Advertise Your Business! 

30 Words Or Less 

All 7 MA Papers 

(Plus Our Website) 

1 week $53 ................❑ 

2 weeks $79 ............ ❑ 

4 weeks $111........... ❑ 

010 FOR SALE 

Antique Crawford 

Parlor Stove 

Square Model, 

Dated 1919. 

When Refurbished, 

Sells For $3800 

Asking $1400 

(Un-Refurbished) 

508-873-7348 

508-476-7250 

ARCTICWEAR 

Snowmobile Thinsulate 

Jacket, Liner, Bibpants. 

Women’s Medium. 

“Like New” 

$175 OBO 

BOSSCAT Helmet 

With Fog-Reducing 3-Way 

Vapor Control System. 

Unisex Small. 

$150 OBO 

508-783-3825 

Baldwin 

Spinnet Piano 

Light Brown Color 

$500 

508-885-4320 

Beautiful Large 

Vintage 50’s 

Bedroom Set 

$500 

Electric Recliner 

$150 

Marble-Top End Tables 

& Coffee Table 

$150 For The Set 

All In Excellent Condition. 

508-885-3717 

Beckett Oil Burner 

Model AFG 

Serial# 050407-10759 

2009 Used 1 season 

$250.00 or Best Offer 

508-560-5623 

Beckett Oil Burner 

Model AFG 

Serial# 050407-10759 

2009 Used 1 season 

$250.00 or Best Offer 

508-560-5623 

Biolet Composting 

Toilet 

Great For Cabins! 

$600 

Whole-House Ventilator 

$25 

(3) Antique Wood Windows 

$75 Each 

Small Shutters 

$4 Each 

413-245-7388 

Brand New 

14” Chrome 

Knock-Off Rims 

With New Radial Tires! 

$125 EACH 

(Set Of 4 Available) 


Brand New Rascal 

Power Chair 

Never Used! 

Asking $1200 

508-344-7681 

Brand New Rascal 

Power Chair 

Never Used! 

Asking $1200 

508-344-7681 

VISIT US ONLINE 

www.towntotownclassifieds.com 

Bargain Box Ad 

Furniture – Autos 

Appliances – Boats 

Campers - Motor Homes 

Sell Your Items! 

30 Words Or Less 

All 11 MA/CT Papers 

(Plus Our Website) 

Until Sold!* $46............❑ 

(Up To 1 Year Maximum) 

Bunkbed Set 

All Wood. Very Good 

Condition. Separates Into 2 

Twin Beds. Underbed 

Storage Drawer And 

Mattresses Included. 

Paid Over $1000 For Set 

Asking $400 

Call 508-887-2651 

Cameras 

Several 35MM Cameras 

Cannons & Pentex. 

Also: 

8MM Movie Cameras 

Tripods 

Lots Of Extras! 

$300 For The Lot 

Call After 4pm 

508-987-5515 

Car Trailer ‘06 

15ft. 7000lb 2-Axle, 

Led Lights, 

Superwinch W/Remote, 

Never Used Spare 

$1200.00 

Infocus Screenplay 5000 

HD Projector Like new 

9’ Screen 

$850.00 

2 Chevy Hoods BO 

774-545- 5148 

Cedar Rocker 

In Excellent Condition. 

Asking $80 

Call 508-756-2607 

Childcraft 

Sleigh Crib 

$200 

Antique Oak China 

Closet (1940’s) 

Asking $300 

Cradle Bed 

For Infant 

$300 

508-234-2631 

Coffee Table 

With Matching End Tables 

$40 

413-245-1241 

Coin-Operated 

FoosBall Table 

$100 

Or Best Offer 

860-774-8008 

COINS 

State Quarters 

Still In Bank Rolls! 

Complete Set, ‘P’ & ‘D’ 

774-232-0407 

Coleman Electric 

Generator 

5000W, 10HP 

$425 

Stihl Chainsaw 

MS290, 20” 

X-Chain. 

$325 

Craftsman Air 

Compressor 

5HP, 20 Gallon, Extras. 

$150 

Reddy Air Heater 

Kerosene, 65k BTU 

$40 

Traveling Sprinkler 

$20 

Spray Doc 

3 Gallon 

$10 

586-419-1040 

Commercial 

Central Air 

Conditioning Unit 

Cools 10,000 Sq.Ft. 

$500 

(4)Antique Leather 

Chairs 

$25 Each 

(2)Antique Pub Tables 

With Cast Iron Bases 

$25 Each 

Baby Bed 

$20 

All Best Offer 

860-774-8008 

Commercial 

Equipment 

Slush Puppy Machine, 

Upright Freezer (2 Door), 

2-Door Soda Cooler, 

Chicken Barb., Counter Grill, 

Donut Machine, Counters. 

Each piece for $150.00 

All Must Go ASAP! 


Commercial 

Showcase 

6’Wx2’D, 82” High 

$250 

413-245-1241 

Compliment 

Your Living Room 

Ethan Allen 

Love Seat 

With Wood/Fabric 

Ottoman. 30 Years Young! 

Excellent Condition. 

$400 FIRM 

Webster 

860-657-6128 

Computer/TV 

Armoire 

$75 

Circa-1955 

Stereo Console 

$50 

MAKE AN OFFER! 

508-347-3193 

Coolant System 

1/4HP 208/230V 3-Phase 

6-Gallon Flood-Type 

$300 New 

$150 OBO 

Write your ad here: 

Name: 

Address: 

Town: 

Phone: 

120V 6-Gallon Flood-Type 

Coolant System 

$300 New 

$150 OBO 


508-867-6546 

Curio Cabinet 

$150 

Sears Organ 

$50 

508-987-2502 

Desk 

$70 

Solid Wood, Glass 

& Wood Top 42” x 76”, 

Base 32” x 59”, 6 Drawers 

508-987-9211 

Diamond Ring 

Gents 14K Yellow & White 

Gold. Center Diamond 

90/100 Surrounded By 

6 03/100 Diamonds. 

All Fine Brilliance 

26 Year Old Appraisal Was 

$5560 

Will Sell For Same Now! 


Electric 

Dentist’s Chair 

Full Lift & Tilt. Would 

Make A Great Tattoo Chair. 

$250 OBO 

508-987-6395 

010 FOR SALE 

Dining Room 

Table 

Solid Wood, 8 Chairs, 

2 Leafs. 

$750 OBO 

Air Compressor & Tools 

$300 OBO 

508-885-0159 

Dining Room 

Thomasville 

Walnut 

French Provincial 

38”x55”Oval Table, 2-20” 

Leafs, 

2 Armed, 4 straight Cain 

backed chairs, 6’ Buffet, 

Custom Table Pads. 

$1800 

Call Between 

4:00pm & 6:30pm 

508-867-4773 

Doors 

Soild Wood Interior 

(1) 78”x18” 

$15 

(1) 78”x30” 

Exterior Prehung Steel-Clad 

Wood Core 32” x81” With 

65” x 17” Glass Panel 

$30 

Windows 

(4) Double-Pane Sunroom 

Tinted, 47” x 31” 

508-949-7608 

Double Window 

New, Vetter High Pro 4 

With Screens. 

Measures 76”Long 

61”High 

$650 OBO 

Call 508-259-8805 

Dresser, Chest 

& Nightstand 

Wrought-Iron Sunroom 

Furniture 

(Sofa/Chair/Ottoman) 

Wrought-Iron Glass-Top 

Table w/6 Chairs 

Wooden Dinette Set 

w/6 Chairs 

Country-Style 

Dining Room Hutch 

Side Tables 

And Much More 

All In Excellent Condition 

508-764-8441 

508-344-2675 

Dudley 

Furniture Sale 

Month of May at Mill Rd. 

Two Rotman Cherry 

bedroom sets 

w/box/mattress, 

One Pine w/o 

box/mattress/endtable, 

4 poster w/o/box/mattess, 

Now a nice buy $3900 for all 

508-943-8693 

Electric Rascal 

Wheelchair 

Large, Never Been Used. 

$1500 

Old Tavern Table 

Over 100 Years Old! 

$400 

Slant-Top Desk 

Over 100 Years Old 

In Perfect Condition 

$300 

508-764-8801 

* Bargain Box rate does not apply to Pets, 

Businesses, Real Estate Or Rentals Of Any Kind 

For More Information, Or For Other Rates, Call Our Friendly Staff At 1-800-536-5836 

Zip: 

VISIT US ONLINE 

www.towntotownclassifieds.com 

You Can Include A Check For Your Ad, Or We Will Be Happy To Bill You Later! 

Mail to: Town-to-Town Classifieds 

P.O. Box 90 

Southbridge, MA • 01550 

Fax to: 508-909-4053 

010 FOR SALE 

Electrical Material 

Industrial, Commercial, 

Residential 

Wire, Pipe, Fittings, Relays, 

Coils, Overloads, Fuses, 

Breakers, Meters, 

Punches, Pipe-Benders. 

New Recessed Troffer 

Flourescent 3-Tube 

T-8 277V Fixtures 

Enclosed 

$56 Each 


508-867-6546 

Exercise 

Equipment 

Gunthy Rinker 

Fitness Flyer 

Health Rider 

Weslo Cadence Electric 

Motorized Treadmill 

Bmi Universal Weight 

Center Cable/Pulley 

Guided, 

All in good condition 

Lot price 

$350.00 

Takes It All! 

508-867-0196 

Fish Tanks 

75 Gallon 

Complete Setups, Including 

Wood Cabinet Stands, 

Canister Filters For Salt Or 

Fresh Water, Heaters, 

Pumps, Lights & Extras. 

$500 FIRM 

Call 508-949-7040 

FOR SALE 

--Window guards: $15.00 

--Reddy heater: $65.00 

--Metal trunk: $50.00 

--Wood trunk: $30.00 

--7 pairs skiis: $35.00 

--Ultra ramp: $40.00 

--New Littlest Gund bears: 

1/2 price 

413-245-7388 

FOR SALE 

A Houseload Of Collections 

Need New Homes 

Cat’s Meow (100+ Pieces) 

Costume Jewelry 

Stamp Bears 

Rabbits, Snowmen 

And Other Stuffed Animals 

Stationery And 

Photo Albums 

Beatrix Potter Books 

Misc. Kitchenware 

Ceramics & Other Decor 

Holiday Ornaments 

An Old Piano (Needs Fixing) 

And About A Zillion 

Knick-Knacks, 

Just For Starters 

Call 508-764-8042 

Or Email 

earthlingfarm@gmail.com 

Ford Grill 

Fits 82-86 F-150 

$20 

Pine Coffee Table 

$40 

CD/DVD Cabinet 

Holds 100 Or More 

$25 

413-262-9990 

HOT WATER 

HEATERS 

Natural Gas 

Brand New! 

40, 50, & 80 Gallons 

Large Selection! 

$150 And Up. 

Call Keith 

508-524-9328 

Email to: classifieds@stonebridgepress.com 

010 FOR SALE 

Ford Truck Parts 

Hundreds & Hundreds! 

Will Fit 1967-1972 

Parts Such As 

Tailgates/Fenders 

Mechanical/Molding 

Interior/Tune-Up Parts 

Some New/Some Used 

You Need It, 

I Probably Have it! 

Selling As One Lot. 

$2700 

Call Al For More Info 

508-248-3932 

Gas Stove 

Magic Chef Extra Capacity 

LPG Gas Stove. 

10 yrs. Old But Rarely Used. 

Must Pick Up In Spencer. 

$200 o/b/o 

Call Dave 

508-397-4994 

Heavy Colonial 

Table 

Trestle Base 

Solid Top: 5.5’ x 3’ x 3” 

Captain’s Chair 

Mate’s Chair 

4 Ladder-Back Caned Chairs 

(2 New Seats, 2 Beat Seats) 

ALL $250 

508-683-6386 

Invacare Pronto 

M51 Power 

Indoor/Outdoor 

Power 

Wheelchair 

Sure Step Technology 

That Automatically 

Adjust To Keep All Six 

Wheels On The Ground 

At All Times. High-Back 

Van Seat, Deep Blue 

Pearl Base. The 

Cadillac Of Power 

Wheelchairs. 

MSRP $3500 

Selling For $2000 

FIRM 

508-410-1784 

Webster, MA 

Jukebox 

AMI/Rowe, 45’s 

Plays/Sounds Great. Full Of 

45’s With Extra Records. 

$400 OBO 

Can Deliver For Gas Money 

With My Pickup Truck 

Dayville, CT 

Cell 401-523-5670 

Jukebox 

For Sale 

1951 Rowe AMI 

Model “D” 40 


Converted To Play 45’s. 

Holds 20 Records. 

Spare Tubes & Service 

Manual. Great Sound, 

Real Solid Wood. 

$2000 

774-200-0501 

Junior Wooden 

Loft Bed 

With Desk And Dresser. 

Paid $700 

Will Take $350 OBO 

Mattress Not Included. 

860-608-3402 

Junior Wooden 

Loft Bed 

With Desk And Dresser. 

Paid $700 

Will Take $350 OBO 

Mattress Not Included. 

860-608-3402

JUNE 08, 2011 


010 FOR SALE 

Kimball Spinnet 

Piano 

Solid Wood. 

Excellent Condition, 

Needs Tuning. 

Appraised At $2500 

Will Sell 

$800 FIRM 

508-892-9103 

Kitchen Craft 

Cookware 

Basic Set 

Sells For $1495 

At Home Show 

$800 

Cargo Trailer Axle 

With Tires 

$300 

508-476-7382 

Laine Couch 

& Chair 

Floral Print On Beige 

Background. 

Very Good Condition. 

$300 

60” E.R. Buck 

Rock Maple Dining 

Room Hutch 


Paid $1200. 

Sell For $700 

Call 508-476-2056 

Landscape 

Equipment 

Trailer 

$995 OBO 

Aluminum Folding 

Staging/Scaffolding 

2 Sections w/Platforms, 

On Wheels, w/Steps 

4’6”W, 7’3”L, 6’-12’H 

$895 OBO 


508-867-6546 

Large Doghouse 

$50 

Coffee Table 

$35 

End Table 

$40 

Antique Mirror 

$40 

Old Trunks 

$30 Each 

Student’s Desk & Chair 

$45 

774-452-3514 

LARGE FRANKLIN 

STOVE 

Reconditioned, new paint, 

gaskets and fire brick. 

Will help load. 

$250.00 

Call Lou at 508-341-6941 

Large Jointer 

$175 

Heavy-Duty Motor Lift 

$225 

Antique Cast-Iron 

Coal Stove 

$200 

1929 Chevy Engine 


Generac Generator 

$250 

Radial Arm Saw 

$125 

Band Saw 

$150 

Call 508-752-8569 

After 6PM 

LP Records 

For Sale 

78’s, 33 1/3, Long Play, 

X-Mas Albums & Singles. 

Music From Late 40’s 

To 70’s, Large Variety Of 

Musical Selections & 

Performers. 

Come See And Make 

An Offer 

Call 860-928-2677 

MATTRESS MAN 

CLEARANCE 

CENTER 

Now Open! 

Name Brands, High End 

Mattress Sets At Up 

To 70% Off! 

Queen Sets From $199 

In Price Chopper Plaza 

Webster, MA 

Miscellaneous 

Items 

Head Skis, 

Bindings & Poles 

Never Used! 

$150 

Pioneer & Technics 

Stereo Components 

Best Offer 

Call 508-949-7040 

MOTORS 

1/2HP 230/460V 

1725RPM, 56 Frame. 

$45 OBO 

5HP, 230/460V 

1740RPM, 184T Frame/TEFC 

$125 OBO 

5HP, 230/460V 

3495RPM, 184T Frame/TEFC 

$125 OBO 

1/2HP 208/230/460V 

Large Overhead Door-Opener 

$120 OBO 

4 Motor Speed Controls 

Hitachi J100, 400/460V 

Best Offer 


508-867-6546 

Ski Boots 

Girl’s Lange 

Ben-5, Size 6 

Boy’s Dalbello 

Menace-4, Size 9 

Asking $75 Each 

Girl’s 

Snowboard Boots 

Roxy, Size 7 

Asking $40 

508-885-4342 


010 FOR SALE 

MOVING 

2010 Prius 

15,000 Miles 

$22,900 

18’ Pontoon Boat 

Yamaha 4 Stroke 

$5,000 

Kimball Console 

Piano/Bench 

$600 

Woman’s Alpina Cross 

Country 

Skies and Boots 

$75 

508-885-2971 

NASCAR 

Die-Cast Models 

They’re Back! 

$5 And Up! 

BRAND NEW 

SHIPMENT! 

Blessings Farm 

50 H Foote Road 

Charlton 

508-248-1411 

New Sliding 

Screen Doors 

$20 Each 

New Sinks 

$20 Each 

New Radiator Heaters 

$20 Each 

413-245-9266 

NordicTrac 

$50 

4-Foot Steel Shelves 

Very Heavy Duty 

$50 

413-245-7388 

Old Furniture 

Large Pine 

Chifferobe w/2drs/$300. 

2, 9x12 Whittal rugs, 

fair condition/$300. 

Buffet drawered/$300. 

Singer sewing machine 

w/seat/$300. 

Clothes washer/dryer 

each/$300. 

Beut Bros kitchen set 6 

pc/$800. 

Hoosier cab w/flour disp. 

Must see matching 

table/$335. 

860-481-2236 

Old-Fashioned 

Cherry Wood 

Sewing Machine 

Table 

With Drawers 

$200 OBO 

Set Of 2 Bureaus 

1 With Mirror, One Without. 

$250 OBO 

Beige Couch 

w/2 Chairs, Ottoman. 

$600 OBO 

508-943-1428 

774-242-7515 

Pellet Stove 

Enviro EF2 

Free-Standing 

Two Years Old, 

Used One Season. 

Originally $2400 

Asking $1500 

774-200-0558 

PINE BUREAU SET 

Night stand with mirror 

Good condition 

Asking $200 

Cherry Hutch 

Henedon Brand 

From North Carolina 

$2000 Brand New 

Asking $600 

774-452-1668 

Player Piano 

Excellent Condition 

150 Rolls Go With It 

$850 

508-234-9020 

Pool Filter 

Hayward S180T1580 Series 

High Rate Sand Filter 

System. 

Half Price - A-1 Condition 

$250 or Best Offer 

860-412-0210 

POOL TABLES 

7 Foot 

8 Foot 

9 Foot 

$900 Each 

Delivery Available 

413-245-7480 

Refinished Chairs 

Natural Or Painted Finish, 

Some Decorated. 

Very Reasonable! 

508-764-4493 

Screen Room & 

Deck For Seasonal 

Campsite 

24’x10’, Enclosed, 

Waterproof. 

Deck-Four 6’x10’ 

Sections, 

Pressure Treated. 

Room New 2010, 

Panels Stored Indoors. 

$3350 OBO. 

No Delivery. 


SERIOUS 

BUYERS & 

COLLECTORS 

All Kinds Of Collectibles! 

May Be Seen 

By Appointment. 

Call 508-765-0812 

Ask For Gloria 

SINGER SEWING 

MACHINE 

Model 401 Slant-O-Matic 

In cabinet with attachments 

$300 

Call 413-544-1168 

Washer & Dryer 

White, Used. 

$250 

508-333-8090 

010 FOR SALE 

Snapper 

Roto-Tiller 

IR5003, Used Twice 

Paid $1295 

TracVac 

Model 385-IC/385LH 

Used Once. 

Paid $1300 

Bear Cat Vac-N-Chip Pro 

& Vac Pro 

Models 72085, 72285, 

72295 

Used Twice 

Paid $2772 

508-765-5763 

Solid Ash Nichols 

And Stone Co. 

Dining Table 

(41”Wx60”L) Plus 2 Leafs, 

Six Chairs And Hutch! 

Perfect Condition! 

$1500 

508-943-1117 

St. Joseph’s 

Basilica Books 

“Our Gift Our Legacy: 

“Our First 100 Years” 

Blue Couch/Fold Out Bed 

Slight Damage 

Antique Beige Kitchen 

Range 

By White Warner 

508-943-4565 

Stained Glass 

Equipment 

And Supplies 

Glastar Grinder, 

Tools, Chemicals, 

Solder Odyssey 16” 

Lamp Form, Lamp Bases, 

Glass, Patterns. 

Too much To List 

Individually! 

$500. OBO Takes It All! 

Call 

508-764-6462 

Stepback Kitchen 

Cupboard 

Lots Of Storage With Work 

Surface. 

48”Lx21”Dx77.5”H 

$475 

China Cabinet 

Glass Doors, 

Underneath Storage. 

47.5”Lx14.75”Dx70”H 


Solid Oak Dining 

Room Table 

4 Chairs w/Leaf 

$550 

Antique Singer Sewing 

Machine 

w/Oak Cabinet 

$150 

508-765-6067 

Offers Welcome 

Stereo 

Credenza Cabinet 

With Radio 

In Good Condition 

Call 10am-7pm 

508-885-6831 

The 

Book Bear 

Books! Books! Books! 

We have 100,000 lively 

old books at 

THE BOOK BEAR 

We have books for the 

scholar, collector and 

general reader. 

Located on Route 9 in West 

Brookfield, halfway between 

Amherst & Worcester. 

Open 7 days a week, 

10am-6pm 

We Also Buy 

BOOK COLLECTIONS, 

LIBRARIES & 

ESTATES! 

CALL FOR INFO. 

508-867-8705 

or call Toll Free 

877-809-2665 

TOOL SHEDS 

Made of Texture 1-11 

8x8 $625 

8x10 $800 

8x12 $875 

8x16 $1175 

Delivered And 

Built On-Site 

Other Sizes Available 

Call 413-324-1117 

Trac Vac 

Model 662, 3-Point Hitch. 

Dual 44-Gallon Containers, 

6.5 HP Briggs & Stratton 

Motor, 8-Inch Intake, 6-Inch 

Exhaust. For Massey 

Ferguson, Will Fit Others. 

Used Twice 

$1000.00 

508-892-1412 

Trees for 

Sale 

Evergreen Trees, Colorado 

Blue Spruce, Potted Trees, 

Silver Blue, 18”-22” tall. 

Excellent Privacy 

Border/Ornamental 

All 10 trees for $85. 

Call 508-278-5762 

Evenings 

Vented Visual 

Glass Front 

Gas Heater 

50,000 BTU 

with auto start, 

4 years old and like new. 

Cost new $1400, 

Price negotiable. 

508-892-8588 

No calls after 8pm 

010 FOR SALE 

Wedding 

Ring Set 

14c Gold 

Beautiful Diamond 

Setting, Size 7 1/2. 

$700 

Antique Amethyst 

Ring 

Appx. 110 Years Old 

Large Square Lavender 

Stone, Beautiful Filigree 

Setting. Size 8. 

$300 

508-234-4137 

Wheel Horse 

Lawn Tractor 

Model 257H, With 37” 

Mower Deck. Hydrostatic 

Transmission Not Working. 

Excellent 17HP Kawasaki 

Engine And Body. 

$325 OBO 


WHIRLPOOL 

GLASS-TOP 

ELECTRIC RANGE 


Frigidaire Top-Mount 

Refrigerator 

$225 

Emerson Microwave 

$25 

All White, Good Condition. 

Call 508-801-6367 

White Frigidaire 

Refrigerator 

One Year Old 


$200 

Gas Cozy 

Parlor Heater 


$450 

Kevin 

508-909-6585 

Wood-Burning 

Fireplace 

Insert Stove 

Only Used One Month 

Paid $1100 

Asking $900 OBO 

508-667-9916 

100 GENERAL 

105 BULLETIN BOARD 

IN REMEMBRANCE 

Julie Ann Bainton 

(Knurowski) 

36 Year Senior Secretary 

Bay Path High School 

Dear Friend, Please Visit 

Our Guest Book And Leave A 

Note To Pay Your Respects 

www.tinyurl.com/JulieBainton 

JULIE 

Nov. 26th, 1954 

Nov. 30th, 2008 

Send Your Love To: 

888-974-1977 (FAX) 

Or Mail To: 

PO Box 979 

Charlton City, MA 01508 

God Bless 

107 MISC. FREE 

FREE 

23’ IMP 

Cabin Cruiser 

with Trailer 

Call 

860-928-3448 

FREE WOOD 

PALLETS 

You pick up. Monday thru 

Friday 8am-noon. 

Stonebridge Press 

25 Optical Drive 

(located behind Southbridge 

Hotel & Conference Center) 

130 YARD SALES 

10-Family 

Neighborhood 

Yard Sale 

Saturday, June 11 

8am-3pm 

5 Founders Court 

Oxford 

(Off Route 12, 

Rocky Hill Road Area) 

Furniture, Sporting Goods, 

Toys, Clothes, 

Tools, Jewelry, Antiques, 

Electronics, Household Items 

Blessings Farm 

Annual 

Open House 

50 H. Foote Road 

Charlton, MA 

Saturday June 11th 

Pony Rides, Hamburgers, 

Hot Dogs 

Rain Or Shine 

~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

Yard Sale 


Sunday June 12th 

Rain Or Shine 

508-248-1411 

DEADLINE FOR 

YARD SALE 

SUBMISSIONS 

IS 1:30PM MONDAY 

FOR ALL MASS. 

WEEKLY PAPERS 

*Deadlines Subject To 

Change Due To Holidays 

Call For More Info. 

YARD SALE 

83 Hillcrest Road 

Whitinsville, MA 

Saturday, June 11 

9-1 

Toys, books, games, 

household items and more. 

Rain or shine 

130 YARD SALES 

Giant 

Neighborhood 

Yard Sale! 

Furniture, Bikes, 

Scooters, Toys and More! 


8:30 to 1:30 

Rain or Shine 

Downs Road Subdivision 

(off Rte. 96) 

Douglas, Ma. 

YARD SALE 

12 Shine Avenue 

(off Pierpont Road) 

Dudley, MA 


8am-1pm 

Household Items, Toys, 

Tools, Furniture, Silver, 

ALL GOOD STUFF! 

MOVING SALE 

YARD SALE 

Saturday and Sunday, 

June 11 and 12 

10 a.m.-4 p.m. 

33 Grove Street, 

North Brookfield 

Household items, glass, 

bicycle, kitchenware and 

much more. 

Something for everyone. 

135 LOST AND FOUND 

Lost Blue Bag 

Were you the person who 

found the blue bag 

on Mothers day? 

If so, please call 

617-935-9856 

200 GEN. BUSINESS 

203 SNOWMOBILES 

2004 Polaris 

Snowmobile Edge 

Touring 550 

2-Up Sled, Electric Start 

& Reverse. Front & 

Rear Heated Grips. 

Trailer Included. 

1700 Vermont Trail Miles. 

$4300 

Call 508-962-8960 

204 WATER EQUIPMENT 

1994 Sea-Doo 

Bombardier SP94 

With 95 Trailer 

Excellent Condition, Runs 

Great. Seat Just Recovered, 

Low Hours On Jet Pump. 

Has Been Winterized. 60 HP 

Teal/Pink 

$1500 


205 BOATS 

12 Foot 

Aluminum Boat 

w/Swivel Seats 

$250 

Boat Trailer 

Galvanized 

Will Take 

12 ft, 14ft or 16ft Boat 

$150 

CALL 

860-974-1841 

14’ 2003 Polar 

Kraft Bass Boat 

& Trailer 

25 HP Yamaha 4-stroke, 

Minkota trolling motor, 

New batteries, 

Excellent condition. 

$5,000. 

Call 508-347-3575 

1964 Glasstron 

17Ft Boat 

In Board/Out Board 

Mer Cruiser 

165 HP W/Trailer 

Needs Work 

$650 Or Best Offer 

508-248-5253 

215 CAMPING 

Stateline 

Camp Resort 

Killingly CT 

Weekend Activities, Rec. 

Hall, Adult Club House, 

Fishing, Pool, Shady & 

Sunny Sites, Camp Store. 

$1500 

Please Call For Details, 

After 4PM 

508-476-7382 

260 COLLECTIBLES 

Authentic 

Revolutionary 

War Historic 

Autographs 

Genuine Original Signature 

Autographs Of 

American Hero Icons. 

George Washington $2200 

Benjamin Franklin $2200 

Thomas Jefferson $1000 

All Have Certificates Of 

Authenticity. 

Clear Signatures 

508-476-1068 

NFL Autographed 

Helmet Collection 

Five Ridell Team Helmets 

Signed By MVP Icon 

Quarterbacks 

Tom Brady, Joe Montana, 

Dan Marino, Joe Namath, 

And Peyton Manning. 

All Have COA’s 

$2000 OBO 

508-476-1068 

265 FUEL/WOOD 

FIREWOOD 

Green or Seasoned 

Cut, Split & Delivered 

WOOD LOTS WANTED 

Call Paul 

508-769-2351 

508-987-5349 

265 FUEL/WOOD 

FREE 

Construction 

Kindling Wood 

All Different Types Of 

Widths, Lengths & 

Thicknesses Of Wood. 

2x4, 2x6, Plywood. 

Good For Wood Stove Or 

Outdoor Burners/Stoves. 

Delivery Available 

By The Truckload 

508-867-2564 

275 FLEA MARKET 

*FLEA MARKET* 

OPPORTUNITIES 

Would You Like A 

Booth In A Proposed 

Indoor Flea Market? 

Large Complex And 

Hugh Parking 

Route 9 

Main Street 

Spencer 

50 Weeks A Year 

Subject To 

Commitments 

Proposed To Open 

In 120 Days 

774-696-3397 

Leave Message 

Dudley 

Flea Market 

Antiques, Collectibles 

& General 

Open Every Saturday-Sunday 

8am-4pm 

Something For Everyone! 

Behind BP Gas 

At Dudley/Webster Line 

2 Acres, Indoors! 

www.dorightfleamarket.com 

1-800-551-7767 

281 FREE PETS 

Free Dogs 

To A Good Home 

1 Male & 1 Female 

Boxer Shepard Mix 

508-981-7571 

283 PETS 

ADOPT A NEEDY 

DOG OR CAT 

Tested, Vetted, Fixed, 

And Ready For Love! 

Please Consider 

Adopting From 

Second Chance 

Animal Shelter 

508-867-5525 

www.secondchanceanimals.org 

Need Help Fixing Your Pet? 

Call Us, We Have Low Cost 

Programs! 

Adorable Apricot 

Maltipoo Puppies 

1 Female & 2 Males left. 

Ready to go in 2-3 weeks. 

Hypo-allergenic, 

friendly, smart & small. 

Both parents live in home, 

1st generation. 

$600 

(deposit required) 

Angela 

508-892-4821 

angelaawright@hotmail.com 

Pure Bred 

Puppies 

Over thirty breeds available. 

Health checked/guaranteed. 

State licensed. 

www.laughlinkennel.com 

Laughlin Kennel 

Call 508-987-7161 

285 PET CARE 

FAN-C-PET 

Mobile 

Grooming Salon 

Vicki Kelley 

Professional 

Groomer 

20 Years Exp. 

“We Go Right to 

Your Door” 

508-987-2419 

Going... Going... 

Gone to the Dogs 

Training and behavior 

management in your 

home. 

Positive methods 

used. 

Certified Pet Dog 

trainer and member 

APDT 

Call Renelle at 

508-892-1850 

email: 

cherrydals@aol.com 

J & L 

Pet Sitting 

Service 

Professional at Home 

Pet Sitting and Dog Walking 

Member of National 

Association of Professional 

Pet Sitters 

Established 1996 

Certified • Bonded • Insured 

508-347-3826 

285 PET CARE 

Low-cost 

“CatSnip” 

Spay/Neuter 

Clinics 

Healthier, happier cats, 

fewer unwanted kittens 

and homeless cats. 

Clinic in Charlton, North 

Grafton, Worcester, 

Westboro, Leominster 

Calendar and sign-up at: 

www.secondchancefund.org 

or 978-779-8287 

Same Owners 

Tom & Camila 

New Stuff! 

Reconnective Healing 

Animal Massage 

Animal Communication 

As Always! 

Reiki/Feng Shui 

Natural Foods 

Flower Essences 

Alpha Wave Music 

Boarding 

Indoor/Outdoor Runs 

Skylights 

Heated/Air Conditioned 

Day Care 

Supervised Groups 

Daily/Weekly Rates 

Large Play Yards 

Training 

Basic - Advanced 

Group Or Private 

New - Open Enrollment 

Grooming 

Baths To Full Grooms 

Certifications! 

PCSA Levels I & II 

CPR Certified 

Reiki Master 

Lighterian Reiki VII 

Reconnective Healing II 

ICNDF Certified Trainer 

Experienced, Caring Staff 

Individualized Care 

Attention To Detail 


205 Federal Hill Road 

Oxford, MA 

starwoodpetresort.com 

286 LIVESTOCK 

Bagged Shavings 

Kiln-Dried Pine 

$5.25 Per Bag 

(No Limit) 

Small Bails Of Hay 

40 to 45 lbs. 

Quality Horse Hay 

$5.75 Per Bail 

Pick Up In 

West Brookfield 

Rock Valley Farm 

508-867-2508 

Quality 

Horse Hay 

3’x3’x8’ 

Square Bales Weigh 

Approximately 800lbs Each. 

Timothy, Orchard, Alfalfa 

No Chemicals or 

Preservatives 

Second Cut Available 

Rock Valley Farm 

W. Brookfield 

508-867-2508 

Stalls Available 

At MLF 

Indoor, Outdoor Rings, 

Trails. 

Lessons in A Friendly 

Atmosphere, 

Riding Camps, 

Owned By USDF Certified 

Instructor And 

On-site Farrier. 

Contact 

morninglight.farm@ 

charter.net 

or 

413-245-6631 

297 CHILD CARE 

Celebrating Our 

14th Year As A 

State Licensed 

Day Care In 

Douglas! 

Burch’s Babies Day Care 

Has Full/Part-Time 

Openings For 

Infants-6 Years. 

Quiet Country Setting, 

Large Play Yard. 

Call Jane 

For More Info. 

508-476-7498 

(Lic.# 2088082) 

298 WANTED TO BUY 

$$$ 

Make Money 

Selling 

Your Unwanted 

Stuff!!! 

Quality Dealers Wanted 

Best Deal Around. 

Clean, Indoor Flea Market 

Every Sat-Sun, 8am-4pm 

Route 12 

Dudley 

(Behind BP) 

www.dorightfleamarket.com 

1-800-551-7767 

See You There! 

298 WANTED TO BUY 

$ 

ROSS RECYCLING 

We Pay More!! 

All Scrap Metals, 

Cars, Trucks 

Batteries, 

Copper Wire, 

Appliances... 

64 Tucker Hill Rd. 

Putnam, CT 06260 

860-928-7165 

$$$-CASH PAID-$$$ 

For Unusual Bicycles 

1870’s-1970’s 

Hi-Wheel 

Balloon Tire 

Stingray 

Choppers 

Schwin 

Columbia 

Shelby 

Colson 

Raleigh 

Etc. 

I Pay More For Bikes 

For My Museum! 

All Conditions Considered 

1-800-336-2453 (BIKE) 

ROUTE 

169 

ANTIQUES 

884 Worcester St. 

Southbridge MA 

Looking To Purchase 

Antiques 

And Collectibles 

Single Items 

Or Entire Estates 

We Buy It All 

And Also Do 

On-Site Estate Sales 

And 

Estate Auctions 

CALL MIKE ANYTIME 

508-765-9512 

BOOKS! 

BOOKS! 

BOOKS! 

We Buy Books! 

Accumulations 

Collections 

Estates 

Etc. 

The Book Bear 

Route 9 

West Brookfield, MA 

Call Today For 

An Appointment 

508-867-8705 

(Toll-Free) 

877-809-2665 

CASH PAID 

For Coins 

And Jewelry 

Buying/Selling 

Gold & Silver 

One Piece Or 

Collection 

Lee’s Coins & 

Jewelry 

239 West Main Street 

East Brookfield 

(Route 9 - Panda 

Garden Plaza) 

508-637-1236 

508-341-6355 

THE GOLD DEPOT 

$ CASH FOR GOLD $ 

SILVER & PLATINUM 

Where you get paid the 

most guaranteed for your 

Gold, Silver or Platinum. 

Gold is at a record high and 

the economy is almost at a 

record low. Just a small 

amount of your unwanted, 

broken or unused gold can 

get you a substantial immediate 

cash payment. Everyone 

claims to pay the most 

for your gold, but that’s just 

not possible, only one place 

can pay the most and we 

know it is US! 

We highly encourage you to 

get several estimates then 

visit us, you’ll be amazed by 

the difference. Come down 

and see the difference we’re 

located at: 

809 Southbridge St. 

(RT. 20) in Auburn, 

next to McDonalds. 

We’re open 7 Days a week 

for your Convenience. 

Mon-Sat 10-6 

& on Sunday 12-5. 

Feel free to call us at: 

(774) 641-6209 

or visit us online at: 

www.TheGoldDepot 

Online.com 

WAR 

RELICS 

& 

WAR 

SOUVENIRS 

WANTED 

WWII & EARLIER 

CA$H WAITING! 

Helmets, Swords, 

Daggers, Bayonets, 

Medals, Badges, Flags, 

Uniforms, etc. 

Over 30 Years Experience. 

Call David 

1-508-688-0847 

I’ll Come To YOU!


300 HELP WANTED 

310 GENERAL HELP 

WANTED 

AUTOCAD 

DESIGNER 

An established civil 

engineering company 

seeking an individual 

with 5+ years 

experience in 

AutoCad Civil 3D Land 

Desktop 

Knowledge of 

Site Planning/Grading/ 

Design, 

Titles V Regs & Wetland 

Filings. 

Email Resumes 

to: 

mloin@bertinengineeringne.com 

Dedicated Drivers 

$2K Sign On Bonus 

$2K Driver Referral Bonus 

Local Runs/Home Daily 

Weekly Gross Pay 

Avg $900-$1000 

Immediate Health Benefits 

Yearly Safety Bonus 

888-460-1282 

www.nficareers.com 

Driver 

Meals on Wheels 

Delivery, 

Southbridge Area 

Part time position; 

3 hours/day, 

Monday Friday, 

9:30A.M.-12:30P.M. 

every other week. 

Responsibilities include 

packing and counting 

food trays for delivery 

and delivering meals 

to homebound elders. 

Must have reliable 

transportation and be 

able to lift 25 pounds. 

$8.50/hour plus 

mileage allowance. 

Please send letter of 

interest to: 

Tri-Valley, Inc. 

10 Mill Street 

Dudley, MA 01571 

Or Email 

abellows@tves.org 

AA/EOE 

Foster 

Parents Wanted 

Seeking Quality Homes 

Throughout Central MA 

To Provide Foster Care 

To Children In Need. 

24/7 Support. Generous 

Reimbursement. 

$1000 Sign-On Bonus 

Call For Details 

Devereux Therapeutic 

Foster Care 

508-829-6769 

French Teens 

Need Families 

NOW! 

Adopt a French teen this 

summer for 3 weeks. 

Great cultural experience. 

Students bring spending 

money, insured. 

Families are compensated 

$100/week. 

Call or email Kim or Lyn 

TODAY! 

1-800-421-7217 

or 


facehill@comcast.net 

or 

Mabusy1@charter.net 

website: 

www.LECUSA.COM 

PLEASE HELP! 

Merci Beaucoup! 

HELP WANTED 

Surrogate 

Mothers 

Needed 

Be part of a miracle 

The rewards are more 

than financial 

Seeking Women 

21-43 Non-Smokers 

With Healthy 

Pregnancy History 

For More 

Information Call 

888-363-9457 

reproductivepossibilities.com 

Looking For 

Office Assistant 

For Transportation Company 

In North Brookfield Ma. 

Telephone & Computer 

Skills Required. 

Please Call 

508-867-3235 

Personal Care 

Attendant 

Mornings & Afternoons. 

Experienced & Reliable. 

References Required. 

Call For Interview 

508-764-6376 

310 GENERAL HELP 

WANTED 

Improve Your Diet 

& Possibly Lose 

Weight? 

Non-Smokers 

Without Diabetes 

Willing To Commit To A 

Dietary Plan Are 

Needed For UMMS 

Research Study. 

Compensation Provided. 

Call Kristie 

(508)856-1518 

(Docket#: H-13075) 

Maids Wanted 

We have permanent 

part-time positions available. 

Qualifications are; your own 

vehicle, cleaning experience 

a plus but not mandatory, 

personable, organized and 

punctual. Hours estimated 

15-25/week. Must be able 

to start at 8:45AM 

Perfect mothers hours. 

All qualified employees start 

at $9.00/hour. Raise to 

$10.00/hour after first 30 

days, advancement possible. 

We do withhold taxes. 

Call Tammie or Tom at 


PATROL OFFICER, 

FT/College of the 

Holy Cross. 

Provide protection to college 

members and property. 

Special State Police Officer 

or approved equivalent 

certification required. 

Experience in security/law 

enforcement, MA driver’s 

license, CPR certification and 

First Aid training required. 

Other testing will be 

required. Varied shifts. 

Apply: 

www.holycross.edu/EmploymentOpportunities 

or contact Human 

Resources 

@ (508)-793-2756 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

CUSTODIAN, 

FT/PT/College of 

the Holy Cross. 

Duties including cleaning, 

scrubbing, waxing, furniture 

movement, trash, sanitation, 

lifting to 75 lbs. Experience 

preferred. Varied shifts. 

For more information: 

carchamb@holycross.edu 

(508)-793-3391 

EEOC 

The Comfort 

Inn and Suites 

in Sturbridge 

is now hiring for: 

Front Desk 

Evenings & 

Weekends Required 

Housekeeping 

Apply In Person 

Or 

Apply Online At: 

www.sturbridge 

comfortinn.com/ 

career 

311 PART-TIME HELP 

WANTED 

Nutrition Site 

Manager 

(West Brookfield) 

Part-Time Position, 

Monday-Friday, 

5 Hrs/Day 

Excellent Opportunity 

For Someone To Work 

With Elder Community 

To Oversee The Delivery 

Of Meals On Wheels, 

Manage Nutrition 

Meal Site And Recruit 

Volunteers. 

Please Send Resume 

Or Letter Of 

Interest To: 

A. Bellows 

Tri-Valley, Inc. 

10 Mill Street 

Dudley, MA 01571 

Or Email To: 

abellows@tves.org 

AA/EOE 

Part-Time 

Office Position 

Must Be Competent With 

Quickbooks, A/P, A/R, Able 

To Work Independently And 

Possess Good Phone Skills. 

Send Resume To 

NorthStar Recognition, 

15 Oxbow Road, 

N. Oxford, MA 01537 

Or Email To 

barry@northstarrecognition.com 

Receptionist 

The Southbridge 

Office of 

Catholic Charities 

is accepting resumes for 

the position of a 

part-time receptionist. 

This position assists 

w/the daily 

functioning of the office 

as well as w/varied 

program operations and 

services. 

Experienced working in a 

non-for-profit 

environment or 

w/vulnerable populations 

is preferred. 

311 PART-TIME HELP 

WANTED 

Interested candidates 

should send a resume 

and cover letter to: 

Area Administrator, 

79 Elm St. 

Southbridge, MA 

01550 

AA/EOE 

316 SUMMER HELP 

TOWN OF NORTH 

BROOKFIELD 

LIFEGUARDS NEEDED 

for town beach for summer 

of 2011. 

Please contact 

Donna Gauthier at 

508-867-0202 

for an application 

320 MEDICAL/DENTAL 

HOME CARE, 

PCA’S, HHA’S 

and CNA’s 

Needed for all shifts and 

Live-In’s. 

Visiting Angel’s Living 

Assistances Services 

508-757-4014 

325 PROFESSIONAL 

The Town of Ware 

is seeking qualified 

applicants for the following 

positions: 

Gas Inspector 

Building Inspector 

Director of Planning and 

Community Development 

For more details, visit the 

Town of Ware Employment 

Page 

http://www.townofware.com 

Mailing address: 

Town of Ware 

Office of Town Manager 

126 Main Street, Suite J 

Ware, MA 01082 

e-mail 

fwychorski@townofware.com 

AA/EOE 

Trailer Truck 

Drivers Wanted 

Class A CDL With Hazmat 

Based In 

North Brookfield. 

Please Call 

508-867-3235 

400 SERVICES 

402 GENERAL SERVICES 

Call The 

Junk Man 

WE NOW TAKE 

YOUR AUTOS 

FOR CASH! 

Removal of Metal, 

Appliances, 

Furniture, TV’s. 

Construction 

Materials. 

Cellars/Attics 

Cleaned. 

Small Building 

Demolition, Tires. 

Leaves Removed. 

Residential Moves. 

Trees Cut 

Brush/Limbs 

Removed 

Furnaces Removed 

Check-our-down-toearth 

prices first! 

Weekends also! 

Central Mass 

and Connecticut 

Dave 

508-347-7804 

413-262-5082 

STORM 

TREE CLEAN-UP 

Tree Removal, 

Demo Removal, 

Stumps, Crane, Heavy 

Equipment 

B & R Tree Service 

bernie@brtreecare.com 

or call 508-248-9100 

415 BUSINESS SERVICES 

$20 Off Your 

Service 

M.C.P. 

Plumbing & HVAC 

Worcester, MA 

ML#13671 

mike@mcpllc.net 

508-791-4500 

Balducci Electric 

Brookfield ,MA 

For All Your Residential & 

Commercial Electrical Needs. 

Licensed & Insured, 

Free Local Estimates, 

Reasonable Rates, 

No Job To Small. 


or balduccielectric@gmail.com 

MASS License #20914A 

415 BUSINESS SERVICES 

“This Just In” 

Your Myrtle Beach 

Real Estate Agent 

Has Just Gone Local. 

Call Stratton 

For All Your Myrtle 

Beach Interests. 

The Right Time Is Now! 

Stratton 

843-957-1629 

or email: 

S.Vitikos@gmail.com 

433 CLEANING 

Affordable 

Cleaning Service 

We Offer Quality Work At 

An Affordable Price! 

• Homes & Offices 

• Carpet Cleaning 

• Floors 

• And Much More! 

REGISTERED, 

INSURED & BONDED 

Give Maria A Call 

508-764-2500 

Affordable 

Cleaning Service 

We Offer Quality Work At 

An Affordable Price! 

• Homes & Offices 

• Carpet Cleaning 

• Floors 

• And Much More! 

REGISTERED, 

INSURED & BONDED 

Give Maria A Call 

508-764-2500 

House/Office 

Cleaning Available 

Reasonable rates. 

No job too big or small. 

Days and evening 

hours available. 

Call Wendy for a 

FREE estimate at: 

(508)943-9880 

442 LICENSED DAY 

CARE 

NOW ENROLLING 

FALL 2011 

Bright Beginnings 

Montessori 

Pre-School 

465 Main Street, Oxford, MA 

Your Child Deserves The 

Best Start To Their 

Education! 

508-987-3465 

Lic. #8121699 

448 FURNITURE 

Have Your 

Furniture 

Professionally 

Restored 

At Reasonable 

Rates 

Furniture Facelifting, 

Painting, Caning, 

Stripping to Refinishing, 

And Repairs. 

Guaranteed. 

Free Estimates. 

Pick-up & Delivery. 

Antique 

Doctor 

508-248-9225 

theantiquedr.com 

454 HOME 

IMPROVEMENT 

A to Z Remodeling 

Roofing 

Siding 

Windows 

Decks 

Sheetrock 

Stucco 

Hardwood Floors 

Interior 

Exterior Re-Painting 

Refinish Basements 

To Family Rooms 

Kitchen Remodeling And 

Bath Room Tiling 

Guaranteed And Insured 

508-791-3834 

PAINTING 

Interior/ 

Exterior 

Power Washing 

Carpentry 

• FREE ESTIMATES • 

• FULLY Insured • 

• Reasonable Rates • 

Rich O’Brien 

Painting 

28 Years Of Experience 

508-248-7314 

S.S. SKOWYRA 

CONSTRUCTION 

Demolition, 

Excavation, 

Rehabilitation, 

Concrete Construction, 

Septic, 

Masonry, 

Foundations, 

Debris 

& Large Tree 

Removal. 

Fully Licensed And Insured. 

Call Steve Skowyra,G.C. 

413-348-9478 

457 LAWN/GARDEN 

**TORNADO** 

**CLEAN-UP** 

Brush, Tree & 

Debris Removal. 

Fully Insured 

Great Prices 

L & E Services 

Landscape/Construction 

774-200-6920 

Meadow 

Mountain 

Tree Co. 

Storm Tree 

Removal, 

Shrub & Tree 

Trimming, 

Hedges, 

Shrubbery, 

Trees Cut, 

Liming & Fertilizing 

Edging & Mulching 

Call Dave 

508-347-7804 

508-867-2564 

413-262-5082 

469 PAVING 

Asphalt Paving By 

S & S 

Fix Up Your Old Driveway 

Or Install A New One. 

Paving, Crack Filling, 

Seal Coating. Recreational, 

Courts, Sidewalks, Curbing. 

Free Estimates, 

Fully Insured, 

20 Years Experience. 

413-813-7084 

500 REAL ESTATE 

501 REAL ESTATE 

WANTED 

************** 

EQUAL HOUSING 

OPPORTUNITY 

************** 

All real estate advertising in 

this newspaper is subject to 

The Federal Fair Housing Act 

of 1968, which makes it 

illegal to advertise any 

preference, limitation or 

discrimination based on race, 

color, religion, sex, handicap, 

familial status (number of 

children and or pregnancy), 

national origin, ancestry, age, 

marital status, or any 

intention to make an such 

preference, limitation or 

discrimination. This 

newspaper will not 

knowingly accept any 

advertising for real estate 

that is in violation of the law. 

Our readers are hereby 

informed that all dwellings 

advertising in this newspaper 

are available on and equal 

opportunity basis. To 

complain about 

discrimination call The 

Department of Housing and 

Urban Development “HUD” 

toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. 

For the N.E. area, call HUD 

ad 617-565-5308,. The toll 

free number for the hearing 

impaired is 1-800-927-9275 

505 APARTMENTS FOR 

RENT 

Brookfield 

2 One Bedroom 

Apartments 

Now Available 

Beautiful Area! 

For More Info 

Please Call 

774-232-7761 

C&C 

Properties 

LOOK & COMPARE 

Southbridge/Charlton 

Line 

2 Bedroom 

Luxury Condo. 

Appliances, Gas Fireplace 

$795/Month 


Two Bedroom Apartment 

Appliances & Hot Water 

Included 

$750/Month 


Quality 1, 2 & 3 

Bedroom Apartments! 

Appliances, Off-Street 

Parking. 

Call (508)765-0501 


RENT 

DOUGLAS 

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom 

Apartments Available 

Prices start at $845/month. 

Includes heat, hot water, 

A/C, pool, fitness center 

& children’s program. 

Off street parking. 

Call (508)476-3777 

Douglas 

Elegant Victorian 

On 1.5 acres, 

2nd floor, 5 rooms, 

hardwood floor, DW/GD 

laundry room, 

trash pick up, 

no smoking, no dogs 

$1050 plus utilities, 

call 

508-476-1722 

Douglas 

One Bedroom Apartment 

& 

Three Bedroom Apartment 

Off-Street Parking, 

Washer/Dryer In Basement. 

Recently Remodeled. 

Heat & Hot Water Included. 

Credit Check Required. 

508-473-6549 

Dudley 

Dresser Hill 

Apartments 

2 Bedroom In Country 

Setting. Stove And 

Refrigerator Included, 

Laundry Facility, 

Off-Street Parking. 

No Pets. 

First And Security 

Deposit Required. 

$725 Monthly 

Plus Utilities. 

(508)397-0212 

DUDLEY 

Quiet Country 

Setting 

2 Bedroom, 1 Bath, 

Living Room, Kitchen, 

Ceramic Tile Bath, 

Large Yard, 

Private Road, Pond, 

Indoor Cat Only/No Dogs 

Rubbish/Heat/Hot Water/WD 

Hook-ups Included. 

First/Security 

Michael 

860-935-9105 

Dudley 

Very Cute 1 Bedroom 

Efficiency Apartment. 

Stove, Refrigerator 

Rubbish Removal 

$550/month 

Close To Major Routes 


First & Last 

508-943-2670 

HILLSIDE MEADOWS 

N. BROOKFIELD, MA 

Immediate Availability 

1 Bdrm Apt 

Elderly Subsidized Housing 

Rent Based on 30% of Income 

All Utilities Included 

Non-Smoking 

Call Today for more information 

w(603)262-3601 TDD Equippedh 


1st Floor, 4 Rooms 

1 Bedroom Apartment 

Stove And Refrigerator 

Included 

Washer & Dryer Hook-Up 

No Smoking/Pets 

$650/Month 

First/Last/Security 

& References 

Off Street Parking 

508-867-3906 

Call After 5pm 


Basement Apartment 

For Rent 

$450/Month, 

Stove & Refrigerator, 


First/Last & Security. 

Credit/Reference Check 

Required. 

No Pets. 

Call Nellie 


Leave Message 


Third Floor, One Bedroom 

Apartment Near 

Center Of Town. 

Newly Renovated Bathroom. 


No Smoking, No Pets. 

$475/Month. 

No Utilities. 

First/Last 

508-579-2590 


Newer 3 Bedroom, 

1.5 Bath, Townhouse, 

Walk Out Basement, 

Nice Back Yard, 

$1250/Month Plus Utilities 

References And Credit 

No Pets/No Smoking 

For More Info 

www.PamCrawford.com 

Or Call 

508-784-0503 

454 HOME 

IMPROVEMENT 

454 HOME 

IMPROVEMENT 

Building Remodeling & 

Landscaping Specialist 

Complete Home Exterior 

& Interior Repairs, 

Get Your Roof & Home Repaired Now 

New Construction, Additions, Roofing, 

Siding, Decks, Custom Interior Tiling, 

Custom Bathroom 

& Kitchen Remodeling 

Retaining Walls, Patios & Walkways 

35 Plus Years Of Experience 

Fully Insured & Licensed In MA & CT 

Constructio Supervisors License 

#105167,In CT#0630116 

Storm Damage Special 

Gary Le Blond - 508-320-2593 

Jeremy Le Blond - 774-930-5565 

No Job Too Big Or Too Small 

402 GENERAL SERVICES 402 GENERAL SERVICES 

MASSHOUSEWASH.COM 

A House Washing And 

Soft Roof Wash Company 

Please Call 

508-987-3357 

For Your FREE Quote 


RENT 

SOUTHBRIDGE 

121 Elm Street 

2 Bedroom, 

Second Floor. 

Newly Renovated, 

Hardwood Floors In 

Bedrooms 

Heat & Hot Water 

Included. On & 

Off-Street Parking 

$850/Month 

& 

Third Floor 2-3 Bedroom 

$825/Month 

Includes Heat/Hot Water 

186 Hamilton Street 

Apt B, First Floor 

One Bedroom. 

Quiet Area. 

$695/Month 

Heat & Hot Water 

Included. 

94 East Main Street 

2nd Floor, 

2 Bedroom, 

Gas/Heat Not Included. 

$625/Month 

Service Pets Only 

W/D Hookups, 

Stove/Refrigerator. 

First/Last/Security, 

References. 

$20 Application Fee 

508-765-5542 

SOUTHBRIDGE 

103 Pine Street 


1st Floor 

W/D/Hook-Ups 

Gas On Gas Stove-Heater 

No Pets 

1st/Security 

$675/Month 

508-765-5700 


2 Bedroom 

Apartment Available. 

Stove, Refrigerator. Laundry 

Facility On-Site. Off-Street 

Parking. Freshly Painted. 

No Pets. 

$525/Month 

First, Last and Security. 

Available Now 

Call (508)864-5605 


2 Bedroom Apartment, 

1st Floor, Electric & Hot 

Water Included, Back Yard, 

No Smoking, 

Section 8 Approved, 

1st/Last/Security 

$925 

774-230-7467 


3 Room, One Bedroom 

Apartment, 

Available Immediately, 

First Floor, 

No Smoking 

Off Street Parking, 

$550/Month 

Call Bert 

617-699-7428 


RENT 

SOUTHBRIDGE 

Central Street 

Apartment 

2nd Floor 

Refrigerator, Stove 

& Heat Included 

One Off Street 

Parking Space 

$500/Month 

508-380-8922 


Cisco Street 

2-Family, Second Floor. 

Three Bedrooms, Laundry 

Room, Appliances, Garage, 

Front & Back Porch. 

First & Last Month’s Rent 

1-Year Lease, References. 

No Pets 

$800/Month 

508-765-1104 


Crystal Street 

Large Three Bedroom 

Apartment. 3rd Floor. 

Coin-Op Washer 

& Dryer 

In Building. 

Section 8 Approved. 

Move-In Ready! 

No Pets. 

$750/Month 

413-245-0949 


DownTown 

Studio 

2nd Floor, 


Stove, Refrigerator, 


No Pets 

1st/Last/Security 

$425/Month 

508-829-5853 


Located Not Far From 

Center Of Town, 

Sunny/Clean, 

Two/Bedroom/Apartment 

2nd Floor. 

Quiet Neighborhood, 

HEAT/Hot Water & 

Appliances Included. 


Sorry No Pets 

First/Security Deposit 

$750/Month 

Available Immediately 

508-765-9673 


Room For Rent, 

Completely Furnished, 

W/Furniture, Refrigerator, 

TV & Cable, Parking. 

$90/Week 

Call 

508-248-6687

JUNE 08, 2011 



RENT 


Small 2 Bedroom Duplex 

Apartment. Stove, 

Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer 

Hookups, Yard, Good Area. 


No Pets. 

$650/Month Plus Utilities 

Call 508-765-2658 


Three Bedroom 

Apartment 

Renovated. Full Living 

Room, Full Dining Room. 

Kitchen, Full Bath, 

Pantry, & Storage Shed. 

Hardwood Floors 

Throughout. 

Third Floor. 

No Pets. Non Smokers 

Preferred. 

Call For Details 


774-200-8795 


Three Bedrooms, New 

Floors, Cleaned, Painted, 

Stove, Off Street Parking, 

Washer/Dryer Hook-ups 

In Apartment. Limited 

Restricted Storage. 

Deposit, References And 


No Pets, No Utilities. 

$750, $800, $850 

Per Month Plus 

Sewer & Water. 

3rd, 2nd & 1st Floor 

Call 508-637-1074 

Spencer 


2nd Floor, 

Heat & Hot Water Included, 


Trash Removal, 

Assisted Pets Only, 

No Smoking, 

1st Last & Security, 

$1100 Per Month. 

Call 


WEBSTER 


2nd Floor, 

Washer-Dryer Hook-ups, 

Off Street Parking 

Yard, 

First, Last & Security. 

$750/Month 

860-315-7139 


RENT 

Spencer 

Attractive Two- 

Bedroom Apartment, 

Appliances, 

Washer/Dryer Included, 

Modern, Bright, 

Quiet Country Setting. 

Directly Off Route 9. 

Visit Our Website 

www.spencercondos.com 

Spencer 


1 Bedroom, Heat Included, 

$600/Month 

Near Bus Route. 

No Smoking/Pets, Off-Street 

Parking. Coin-op On Site, 

Storage Area 

First/Last, Security & 

Background Check 

Call (774)696-4567 


1 Large 2 Bedroom, 

1st Floor Apt. 

Centrally Located, 


Small Pets Welcome 

$800 

1 Large 1 Bedroom, 

Loft Type Apt w/Skylights 

3rd Floor 

$700 

508-397-3411 

774-402-0145 


1 Bedroom, 1 Bath 

Heat & Hot Water Included 

Service Animals Only 

No Smoking 

Central Location. 

1 Month Security Deposit 

& References Required. 

$635/Month 

Contact Dennis 

508-347-0810 

Or 508-864-8642 

Webster 


2nd Floor 

Newly Remodeled 

Close To Downtown, 

Schools & 395 

Nice Location, No Pets, 

Non-Smoker 

1St/Last/Security 

$650/Month 

508-341-9841 


RENT 

Webster 

NORTH VILLAGE 

2 Bedroom Units 

Starting At $783!! 

Heat And Hot Water 

Is Included. 

Must Income 

Qualify. 

Section 8 Vouchers 

Accepted. 

Please Call 

(508)987-1595 

EHO 

510 

COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS 

Pizza Business 

For Sale 

(Auburn Area) 

Call Jimmy For More 

Information 

508-728-5574 

525 HOUSES FOR RENT 

Webster 

Off Lakeside 

Walk To Lake & Boat Ramp. 

Raised Ranch, 3 Bedrooms, 

2 Baths, Walk In Closet & 

Bath Off Master. Plus Large 1 

Bedroom In-Law Apt 

w/Private Entrance. New 

Paint & Carpet, Fully 

Applianced. Very Nice! 

Pets May Be Considered. 

Ready For Occupancy. 

$1900.00 Per Month 

Plus Utilities. 

Application Fee & Security 

Deposit Required. 

Call Broker, 

774-696-2230 

530 HOUSES FOR SALE 

**FIRST-TIME** 

**BUYERS** 

FREE List Of Homes 

w/Pics 

Affordable Homes 

Free Recorded Message 

1-800-211-3766 

ID# 1051 

House For Sale 

By Owner 

Sunny & Bright 4 Bedroom, 

2.5 Bath, 2280 sq. ft. Ranch 

With Large Kitchen/Dining 

Room 

w/2 Sliding Glass Doors, 

Cathedral Ceilings And 

Skylights, Large Living 

Room, 

Partially Finished Basement, 

Attached Garage, 

Washer/Dryer Hook-Up 

On First Floor. 

$199K 

Call Lisa 

781-706-9729 

546 CEMETERY LOTS 

Four Plots 

In Worcester Country 

Memorial Park, Paxton, MA 

In The 

“Rememberance Section” 

All Four For $4500 OBO 

(Currently Sells For 

$1800 Each) 

508-721-2572 

550 MOBILE HOMES 

2 MAPLE COURT 

BRIMFIELD 

Updated Furnace, Windows, 

Carpeting, Counter, Central 

Air, Fully Applianced. 

1 BR W/400SF Sunporch 

Overlooking the Woods. 

Handicapped Accessible, 

55+. 

$24,000 

Amy Gerrish RE/MAX 

Prof Assoc 413-575-2915 


Brookfield 

2 Bedroom, One Bath 

Open Concept. 

Move-In Condition 

Completely Updated. 

Heat, Air, Water, Windows, 

Farm Porch. Gas Fireplace. 

Nice Lot, Backs Up 

To Woods. 

$65,000 

Plus Park Share 

401-864-3413 

Brookfield 

Nanatomqua Mobile 

Home Park (55+) 

Mobile Home For Sale. 

Two Bedroom, 1.5 Bath. 

Large Kitchen & Living 

Room. Screen Porch 

& Carport. 

Park Rent $100/Month 

CALL FOR PRICE 


Brookfield 

Nanatomqua Mobile 

Home Park (55+) 

Mobile Home For Sale. 

Two Bedroom, 1.5 Bath. 

Large Kitchen & Living 

Room. Screen Porch 

& Carport. 

Park Rent $100/Month 

CALL FOR PRICE 


Mobile Home 

For Sale 

2 Bedrooms, Completely 

Remodeled. In A Quiet 

Dayville, CT Park. Close 

To Industrial Park And 

Shopping Center. 

$29,900 

Includes All Appliances 


N. Grosvenordale 

CT 

Mobile Home For Sale 

14x64 Doublewide 

2 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths. 

Large Kitchen, Living Room. 

Laundry Room. 


Plenty Of Cabinet Space. 

$65,000 

For Appointment 

860-923-0421 


N. Grosvenordale 

CT 

Mobile Home For Sale 

14x64 Doublewide 

2 Bedrooms, 2 Full Baths. 

Large Kitchen, Living Room. 

Laundry Room. 


Plenty Of Cabinet Space. 

$65,000 

For Appointment 

860-923-0421 


Retirement 

1993 Doublewide, 

2 Bedroom/2 Bath. Wood 

Fireplace. New Wood 

Laminate Flooring. 

Enclosed Porch. 2 Carport. 

3 Sheds. Beautiful Large 

Landscaped Lot. 

Reasonable. 

508-867-5511 

565 ROOMS FOR RENT 

ROOM FOR RENT 

13 ft. x 17 ft. with 2 large 

closets. 

3-4 minutes from 395. 

Close to downtown Webster. 

All utilities included. 

774-230-6108 

575 VACATION RENTALS 

Cape Cod 

Dennisport 

Immaculate 

2 Bedroom Cottage 

Cable TV. 

Walk To Beach. 

Sorry, No Pets. 

Large Private Lot. 

Great For Children! 

••••••••• 

$595 A Week 

508-280-8331 

rwo12@aol.com 

575 VACATION RENTALS 

Hampton 

Beach: 

Cottage and 

Suites 

Sleeps 3-8. 200 feet to 

beach, located behind 

Ashworth hotel. Private 

yard, with grill and tables. 

Great family area 

and rates. 

Call 603-926-1867 

Town-to-Town 

Classifieds 

1-800-536-5836 

508-765-6940 

700 AUTOMOTIVE 

705 AUTO ACCESSORIES 

TOWING EQUIPMENT 

Classic 

Brake Buddy. 

Model 69,076 

$600 

Blue OX Towing Base Plate 

With Tow Bar And 

Accessories. BX1665 For 

04-05 

Chevy Malibu 

$175 

Blue Ox Heavy Duty 

Towing Package. 

Deadbolt Hitch Lock With 

Keys, 8” Drop Receiver, 

Lexus Tow Bar With Cables 

And Wire. 

$800 

Call 508-320-2944 

720 CLASSICS 

1929 Model A 

Street Rod 

350 Ramjet Fuel Injection 

Engine. 

350 Trans., Vintage Gauges. 

$22,500 

Four Toolboxes 

Of Mechanic & 

Machine-Builder Tools 

$2500 

508-867-6706 

1950 Chevrolet 

4-Door Sedan 

6-Cylinder, Standard Shift. 

New Factory-Built Motor. 

Solid Body, Runs Excellent. 

Needs Interior & Minor Work 

To Be Road-Worthy. 

$5900 

978-760-3453 

1975 Mercedes 

450SL 

Convertible 

Maroon With Black Interior, 

With Two Tops. 

Looks & Runs Great. 

Needs Nothing! 

$10,000 FIRM 

508-769-0619 

1977 Corvette L82 

Low Mileage. Original 350 

Engine With 350HP. 

Runs Goods. Needs TLC. 

$5000 OBO 

508-892-9583 

774-696-7697 

725 AUTOMOBILES 

2000 BMW 740 IL 

4-Door Sedan, Anthracite 

(Metallic Grey/Blue). 

105k Miles. Pampered 

Beautiful Car. 

Lojack, Factory Nav, 

Many Extras. 

REDUCED 

$10,795 FIRM 

Call 508-885-2604 

Leave A Message 

2000 Ford Windstar 

SE Van 

147k Miles, Dark Green, 

AWD. Good Condition. 

$2400 

508-254-3858 

2004 PONTIAC GTO 

Blk/Blk, 5.7ltr, LSI V8 6-spd 

manual trans. 74,000 mi, 

KONIG 18” chrome wheels. 

Sharp and fast. 

$9,900/BO 


508-943-5659 (John) 

2005 Ford 

Mustang 

Convertible 


$11,500.00 

413-324-1117 

2005 Toyota 

Camery XLE 

White, 

129,000 Miles 


$7495 

Below Kelley Blue Book 

Call Dave 

508-864-0460 

2007 Ford Fusion 

Like New! 

$9500 OBO 

Call Bill 

774-230-1582 

740 MOTORCYCLES 

1995 Honda 

Goldwing 

32k Miles, 

Like New Condition. 

Ready To Ride! 

$7000 

508-943-3004 

1995 Honda 

Goldwing 

32k Miles, 

Like New Condition. 


$7000 

508-943-3004 

1997 Yamaha 

Royal Star 

Black, 19,550 Miles 

Great Condition 

Saddlebags, Cover 

New Tires/Battery 


$4,000 OBO 

Call Jim 

508-523-5980 

2003 American 

Ironhorse 

Slammer 

S&S 100+HP, 6 Speed. 

Total Custom - Paint, 

Chrome, Billet. 

Pristine Condition. 8k Miles. 

Asking $13,000 OBO 

781-254-6556 

2005 Harley 

Davidson 

Dyna-Wide Glide 

Mint Condition 

$11,000 

Too Many Extras To List 

Call Mike @ 

508-248-6781 

Or Email 

Brownie381@aol.com 

2007 HARLEY 

DAVIDSON 

Soft Tail Deluxe. 

Black Cherry. Mint Condition. 

Many Extras. 6000 Miles 

$15,000 

Call 860-942-0464 

Or 978-355-2389 

2007 Harley 

Davidson 

XL 1200 N Roadster 

5096 Miles. Mint Condition. 

Many Added Customized 

Accessories. Including Vance 

Hines Exhaust. 

$8725 

Call 860-966-1660 

745 RECREATIONAL 

VEHICLES 

Dirtbike - 2003 

Honda XR70R 

Runs Good; Great Beginner 

Bike; Recently Tuned-Up 

Asking $650 

508-867-9608 

Dirtbike - 2003 

Honda XR70R 

Runs Good; Great Beginner 

Bike; Recently Tuned-Up 

Asking $650 

508-867-9608 

750 CAMPERS/TRAILERS 

2003 Citation 32’ 

5th Wheel 

Mint Condition, 

Sleeps 8, Bunks, Slideout, 

Awning & Screen Room. 

$14,000 OBO 

REDUCED! 

508-265-7559 

1988 33 Foot 

Southwind 

Motorhome 

69k Miles, Sleeps 5, New 

Tires, New Batteries, 

Hydraulic Leveling Jacks. 

Price Reduced For 

Quick Sale! 

$7500 FIRM 

Can Be Seen On Craigslist 

Call 860-923-0406 

1992 Mallard 

Sprinter 

Park Model 

Many Updates. Nice Big Lot 

With Gazebo & Carport. 

Man Made Pond & 

Fireplace, Shed. 

Includes Lot At Meadowside 

Of Woodstock, CT 

Asking $25,900 

386-624-2650 

2006 SunnyBrook 

Camper 

One-Owner (Non-Smoking), 

2709LTD Camper. 

Queen-Size Private 

Bedroom. Bunkbeds, 

Full Bath, Heat, A/C, 

Two 30lb LP Tanks, 

Sway Control Stabilizer. 

27’ Long, 3,557lbs. 


$10,500 OBO 

413-436-0021 

2010 40’ Hideout 

Camping Trailer 

(ball type) 

Paid $24,000, 

2 Slideout Queen 

Master Bedroom, 

Kids 4 Bunk Bedroom, 

Used 1 Season. 

$16,000, 

Sacrifice, My Loss 

Is Your Gain. 

Very Nice Unit! 

Call Rich 

860-576-0526 or 


36’ Fourwinds 

Travel Trailer 

With Tipout Given 

Living Space Of 11’x14.5’ 

New Refrigerator, Pet Free, 

Smoke Free. Like New. 

Sleeps 7 

Reduced From $8500 

$5999 

Plus Shed & Deck 

413-433-5431 

Brimfield/ 


Must Sell 

Campground Lot! 

Was $19,000 

NOW $9500 

My Loss, Your Gain! 

508-989-8165 

715 AUTO SERVICES 715 AUTO SERVICES 

I PAY YOU CASH 

FOR JUNK CARS 

& TRUCKS 

And Farm Equipment 

____________________________________________________ 

Call D&M Towing & Recycling 

508-887-3645 

TOLL-FREE 1-877-820-2TOW 

Elkhorn 

Slide-In Camper 

11.5 ft, Extended Cab Over 

Queen-Sized Bed. 

Couch/Double Bed. Power 

Jack, Gas/Electric/Battery, 

3 Holding Tanks, Crank-Out 

Windows, A/C, 

Interior/Exterior Shower. 

Microwave Oven, 3-Burner 

Stove w/Oven. 12 Cu.Ft. Refrigerator/Freezer. 

Double 

Stainless Steel Sink 

Dry Weight: 2701 lbs 

$5500 OBO 

508-435-4395 

760 VANS/TRUCKS 

1980 Blazer 

2-Door, Very Rusty Body. 

Needs Work. 

With 7-Foot Fisher Plow 

(In Good Condition) 

Runs And Plows. 

See It, Drive It, Make 

An Offer 

508-764-6543 

1983 Ford Pickup 

Truck 

6-Cylinder, Clean 

Underneath, 

No Undercarriage Rust. 

Good Mechanics. 

$1500 

978-760-3453 

1992 GMC 

Diesel Truck 

UPS Truck-Style, 

Aluminum Grumman Body, 

Shelves. Rebuilt 

Transmission/Motor, 

New Fuel Tank, Radiator, 

Steering Box. Dual Wheels, 

11’ Area Behind Seats 


14,100GVWR 


508-867-6546 

1995 Dodge 1500 

Series 

Fully Powered 

New Tires 


$3500.00 

860-315-7309 

2001 Ford F-250 4x4 

Extra Cab Pickup 

With Matching Cap & Liner. 

33” Tires With Lift. 

131k Miles, Well Kept. 

$6795 

508-885-2884 

2001 CHRYSLER 

Town & Country 

LXI Van 

24K Miles 

AWD/Loaded/Clean 

$9,200 

Call 

508-764-4394 Days 

2009 Chevy 

Silverado 

Club Cab 

1500 Series 

Has Z-71 Package. 

Silver Blue Color. With 

Tonneau Cover & Liner. 

8k Miles, One Owner. 

Asking $25,000 

Fran 508-791-9885 

Handicap 

Accessible Van 

2004 Chevrolet 

Astro Van 

Great Condition. 38k Miles, 

V6 Engine, Ricon Rear 

Entry Wheelchair Lift. 

Deep-Tinted Glass. 

$17,995 

508-847-3157 

View Pictures And More 

Details Online At 

www.mobilityvansales.com 

765 HEAVY EQUIPMENT 

Michigan 

Backhoe 

Payloader 

Diesel, Runs Good 

$9997 

Chevy Box Truck 

UPS-Style 

$3500 

John Deere 

Skidloader 

Needs Motor Work 

Let’s Talk, Make 

An Offer! 

Call (508)347-7300 

767 VEHICLES WANTED 

VEHICLE WANTED 

Need Donated Vehicle 

In Running Condition 

774-922-0384


INTEREST AS 

LOW AS 

2.49% 

GUARANTEED 

CREDIT APPROVAL 

$ 

0 DOWN* / PAYMENTS $ 79 MO.*AND UP 

2006 Acura MDX 

AWD Touring 

$ 

18,999 

Automatic, air conditioning, power windows, power 

locks, cruise control, tilt, leather, sunroof, heated 

seats, running boards, alloy wheels, mint condition 

496 Washington St. • 810 Washington St. 

(Route 20) Auburn, MA 01501 

2008 Mercedes Benz 

C-300 4matic 

$ 

34,900 

Fully loaded, navigation, sun roof, 

alloys, heated seats, cd, leather 

2007 Subaru Impreza 

Special Edition, great on gas, 

awd, only 41K miles, auto, 

ac, pw, pl 

$ 

18,900 

2010 Acura TL 2008 Nissan Sentra 

Leather, sunroof, alloys, 

air, pw, pl, 

heated seats, 

only 15K miles 

$ 

28,900 

Auto, pw, pl, cd, 

air, cruise control $ 

14,900 

2007 Ford Edge SE 

Black Rear Spoiler, 

Remote Keyless Entry, 

6 Speed automatic 

transmission 

$ 

19,900 

2008 Cadillac Escalade T 

Fully loaded, navigation, 22 inch 

chrome wheels, heated seats, 

black leather, running boards 

$ 

39,900 

2008 Chevrolet Malibu LS w/1LS 2008 Ford Super-duty F-350 DRW XLT 

$ 

13,900 

All wheel drive, diesel, 

fully loaded, 

dual rear wheel 

$ 

36,900 

2003 Toyota Tundra SR5 

4 Wheel drive, air, 

cruise control, 

cd, pw, pl 

$ 

15,900 

2008 Chrysler Town & Country LZ 

Power windows, power locks, 

tilt, cruise, loaded $ 

17,900 

2008 Subaru Impreza WRX 2008 Chevy Impala LS 

One owner, mint condition, 

very well maintained, 5 speed 

manual, alloys, pw, pl, cruise, 

tilt, power seats, cd 

$ 

26,900 

XM satellite radio, am, fm, mpb, 

remote keyless, entry, pw, pl $ 

13,900 

2008 Lexus GS 350 

All wheel drive, navigation, 

leather, heated, fully loaded $ 

31,900 

2008 Subaru Tribeca 

5 passenger limited, excellent 

condition, 1 owner, 

only 41K miles, auto, ac, 

pw, pl, cd, tilt, sunroof, 

alloys, awd 

$ 

24,900 

2008 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE1 

Automatic, 4 wheel drive, 

4-door, mint $ 

24,900 

2006 Ford Super Duty F-350 SRW Lariat 4WD 

Leather seats, POWER 

door locks, mirrors, seats, 

windows, Cruise/Tilt, 

chromed steel front bumper 

$ 

30,900 

2006 Honda Accord VP 

Auto, ac, pw, pl, cruise, 

great fuel economy 

$ 

11,900 

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland 

All wheel drive, mint, loaded, 

navigation, sunroof, leather, 

chrome wheels 

$ 

12,900 

2008 Honda Odyssey LX 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE1 

Keyless entry, cd, auto, 

ac, pw, pl, cruise, tilt, 

captain chairs 

Extar cab, 4-wheel drive, only 

$ 29k, keyless entry, cruise, pw, 

pl, cd, alloys 

21,900 $ 

23,900 

2008 Honda Pilot VP 

$ 

22,900 

2008 Honda Pilot VP 

Am fm, cd, pw, pl, cruise, 8 

passenger, only 45K, 

3rd row seating 

$ 

20,900 

2006 Cadillac STS 2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 

$ 

18,900 

Crew cab, 4 wheel drive, 

auto, ac, pw, pl, cruise, tilt, 

cd, power rear window, tow 

package, bedliner 

$ 

21,900 

2008 Lincoln MKZ 

AWD, pw, pl, cruise, sunroof, 

heated seats $ 

21,900 

2005 Nissan Titan XE 

4 Dr, extra cab, auto, AC, 

4-wheel drive 

HOURS: 

Mon-Thurs 9-7 • Fri 9-6 

Sat 9-6 • Sun 11-4 

2009 Toyota Camry LE 2008 Mazda CX-7 Sport 

$ 

Auto, air, all wheel drive, 

power windows, power 

13,900 locks, cruise, cd, tilt, 

$ 

20,600 

mint condition 

$ 

17,900 

508.832.8886 

www.midstateautogroup.com 

AWD, only 20k auto, ac, 

pw, pl, tilt, 7 passenger, 

mint condition 

2009 Acadia 

$ 

26,900

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