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“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” 

Friday, February 8, 2008 

BUDGET WATCH 

Webster homicide suspect arraigned 

Oxford 

schools 

ask for 

$14.25M 

UP 6 PERCENT 

FROM FY08 

BY PATRICK SKAHILL 

TIMES STAFF WRITER 

OXFORD — Although district 

administrators stress the numbers 

are preliminary, draft figures 

for the 2009 fiscal year 

school budget are hovering at 

around a 6.6-percent increase 

over FY2008. 

The rise, which Oxford 

Business Manager Allen 

Himmelberger said is necessary 

to provide “level services,” puts 

early figures for the upcoming 

fiscal year at a total of $14.25 million. 

According to Himmelberger, 

most districts 

are witnessing 

rises akin to 

the ones 

tracked in 

Oxford, especially 

with 

increasing personnel 

and 

equipment 

costs across the 

board. 

Ernest Boss In Webster, 

school officials 

tracked an 8.33- 

percent increase over last year’s 

total operating budget of $15.6 

million. For the Dudley-Charlton 

Regional School district, early 

figures are indicating an 

increase of approximately 7.3 

percent, with early estimates 

hovering around $46.1 million. 

Turn To OXFORD, page 13 

CHARGED WITH MURDER, ASSAULT; 

PRE-TRIAL SET FOR MARCH 6 



DUDLEY — The man accused of 

unleashing a murderous rampage 

at Action Crash Parts in Webster 

earlier this week was arraigned in 

Dudley District Court Tuesday, Jan. 

29. 

William J. Goddard, 38, of 

Worcester, was formally charged 

with one count of murder, two 

counts of possession of a firearm 

without a license and five counts of 

armed assault with intent to murder. 

He is being held without bail 

pending a pre-trail hearing set for 

Tuesday, March 6, in Dudley. 

Supported on either side by two 

court officers, a limping Goddard 

avoided eye contact with family 

members as Judge Neil Snider read 

off the laundry list of charges to 

the packed courtroom Tuesday 

morning. 

Michael Hussey, the courtappointed 

advocate for Goddard, 

made no argument when his 

client’s bail was revoked, but did 

submit a formal request for $3,000 

Webster man arrested 

in drug, weapons raid 

NINE WORCESTER RESIDENTS ALSO APPREHENDED 

— money he said would be used to 

secure a “forensic psychologist for 

purposes of examination, consultation 

and other assistance.” Snider 

approved the request. 

“He is extremely depressed and 

upset,” Hussey said about his client 

following the arraignment. “He has 

a history of mental illness.” 

Sharon Brooks, a teenager from 

Webster and a friend of one of 

Goddard’s daughters, described the 

accused as “a good guy,” saying it 

was a “shock” when she learned of 

the horrific shootout at the auto 

parts store. 

“I believe he did it,” she tearfully 

said, but stressed she couldn’t 

understand why. 

Early Monday morning Jan. 28, 

Goddard allegedly opened fire at 

Action Crash Parts, killing Kelly 

Brackley of Auburn with a shot to 

the neck. Yograj Shivoasani also 

suffered a wound to the shoulder. 

He is expected to make a full recovery. 

Turn To GODDARD, page 14 

Boys and Girls Club receives $210K grant 

Courtesy photo 

Local officials turned out in high numbers for the announcement of a $210,021 grant 

from the Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts for the Webster-Dudley Boys 

and Girls Club. From left, Deane Mills, Dudley-Charlton District Superintendent Sean 

Gilrein, Executive Director of the United Way of Webster and Dudley Janet Scheffler, 

David Robinson, Dr. Jan Yost, Dudley Police Chief Steven Wojnar, State Rep. Paul 

Kujawki, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club of Webster-Dudley Tony Poti, 

Webster District Superintendent Greg Ciardi, Tony Penta, and Webster Police Chief 

Tim Bent. 

LOCAL GROUP 

NEEDS TO RAISE 

$20K BY FEB. 15 

FUNDS TO BE USED FOR 

‘CHOICES’ PROGRAM 



DUDLEY — At risk adolescents 

will soon enjoy a new program at 

the Webster-Dudley Boys and Girls 

Club courtesy of a $210,021 grant 

from the Health Foundation of 

Central Massachusetts. 

The money will be used to fund 

Choices, a program designed to 

offer children positive alternatives 

after school while simultaneously 

reducing youth violence and incidences 

of substance abuse in the 

community. 

“Our plans are to recruit local 

youth, assess their needs and interests 

and provide the programs and 

supports they need to help them 

make good choices, stay in school 

and stay out of trouble,” said Tony 

Goddard 

Brackley 

Patrick Skahill photo 

Police lead William J. Goddard into Dudley District court for his arraignment hearing 

Tuesday, Jan. 29. Goddard was charged with one count of murder, two counts of possession 

of a firearm without a license and five counts of armed assault with intent to 

murder. 

Poti, executive director of the Boys 

and Girls Club of Webster-Dudley 

and project director of the Choices 

Program. 

“The Boys and Girls Club is very 

pleased to receive this pilot grant to 

expand our efforts to help our 

youth,” he added. “From what we 

learned in our discussions with 

area residents during the planning 

year, we believe that we have crafted 

a program that will make a difference 

in the lives of our young 

people. This grant will allow us to 

begin to provide this programming 

and to measure the impact that it 

has on children and families in our 

community.” 

Turn To BOYS & GIRLS , page 13 

Eleventh hour for DCLT fund-raising 


TIMES STAFFWRITER 

WEBSTER — Police arrested a 

Webster man and nine other individuals 

Wednesday, Jan. 30, in connection 

with an alleged gun and 

drug ring operating throughout 

south central Massachusetts. 

Alan J. Kapulka, of 61 Lake St., 

Webster, was taken into custody at 

his apartment last Wednesday by 

state police officers and members of 

the Webster and Worcester Police 

Departments. 

According to Worcester County 

District Attorney spokesman Tim 

Connolly, the lengthy investigation 

leading to the 10 arrests spanned 

the course of several months and 

involved the use of court-ordered 

wiretaps. Consequently, police 

seized 11 handguns of unspecified 

makes and “various amounts of 

cocaine, heroin and marijuana,” he 

said. 

Kapulka, who has prior convictions, 

was scheduled for arraignment 

Feb. 1, at Dudley District 

Court, but his appearance before 

Judge Neil Snider was postponed to 

an undetermined time, according 

to court documents. In March of 

1995, Kapulka was convicted on 

three separate counts — armed robbery, 

home invasion, and illegal 

possession of a firearm. 

Currently, Kapulka is being held 

on $15,000 bail and faces two counts 

of possession of a firearm without 

proper identification, one count of 

a firearm violation with three prior 

violent offenses and possession of a 

class E drug, which authorities 

involved in the search of his 

Webster home identified as percocet 

— a drug available by prescription 

only, which is used to treat 

moderate to severe pain. 

According to court documents, 

Turn To RAID, page 14 



DUDLEY — The deadline might 

fall 24 hours after Valentine’s Day, 

but members of the Dudley 

Conservation Land Trust (DCLT) 

are still keeping the faith area residents 

will show them some love. 

With a final closing date set for 

Feb. 15, the DCLT has nearly 

reached its fund-raising goal to purchase 

81 acres of land in the Tufts 

Branch Valley, but still needs 

approximately $20,000 to seal the 

deal. 

“Every donation is critical to 

make the project a success,” said 

DCLT President Sandra Peterson. 

“Our fund-raising efforts are madly 

continuing.” 

As an all-volunteer organization, 

residents can rest assured every 

penny of donations to the DCLT 

goes directly to conserving the nat- 

Turn To LAND TRUST, page 14 


One of the many majestic views the Dudley Conservation Land Trust is trying to conserve 

in Tufts Branch Valley. In order to purchase this 81-acre area, the land trust 

needs to raise approximately $20,000 by Feb. 15. This money will complete the 

$250,000 needed to purchase the land. 

6 56525 10421 3 

INDEX 

Seniors ................. A5 

Learning .............A 6-7 

Viewpoint ....... A 10-11 

Sports ............ A12 

Obituaries ............. B2 

Events Calendar ...... B3 

Real Estate ........Sect.B 

Legal Notices ..... Sect.B 

COMMUNITY 

BELLA’S BALL 

PAGE A8 

SPORTS 

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BUSINESS PROFILE 

ALMANAC 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK 

“Every donation is critical to make the 

project a success … Our fund-raising efforts 

are madly continuing.” 

-Dudley Conservation Land Trust President Sandra Peterson, 

speaking about the home stretch of fund-raising for the DCLT’s 

purchase of an 81-acre parcel of land in Tufts Branch Valley. 

OPEN TO CLOSE 

Rich Hosford photo 

The women from Auburn Florist take a moment from preparing floral arrangements to pose in front of the Valentine’s Day display. From 

left, Carol Pappas, Tomomi Haringa, Owner Molly Zelley and Pat Dicandia. Zelley said the people at Auburn Florist are ready to make 

beautiful floral arrangements for any holiday or event with high quality flowers arranged by professionals. 

Floral shops ready for Valentine’s rush 

BY RICHARD HOSFORD 

NEWS STAFF WRITER 

AUBURN/OXFORD — Valentine’s Day is coming, and 

that means people everywhere are going to be searching 

for the perfect gift for that special 

someone. They may be planning fancy 

dinners, weekend getaways or just a 

quiet evening at home. Whatever they 

are planning, the day just won’t be 

complete until the most quintessential 

gift of all is presented — flowers. 

The people at Auburn Florist are 

ready to take your bouquet orders and 

make the perfect arrangement to complement 

your holiday plans. 

Molly Zelley, owner of the Auburn 

shop, which also has a location in 

Oxford, has been serving the floral 

needs of surrounding towns for close 

to 50 years. 

“This has become an Auburn institution,” 

she said. “It was opened by 

the Baker family and they kept passing 

it along.” 

Zelley has been the owner for 11 

years, and recently, to expand the 

business and to serve more people she 

opened a second location at 407 Main 

St., Oxford, a year and a half ago. 

Floral arrangements are available 

for more than just Valentine’s Day, 

Zelley said, and they have customers 

for a wide variety of holidays, occasions 

and situations. 

They provide flowers for weddings, 

funerals, baby announcements, 

anniversaries, holidays and Mother’s 

Day, proms and for those occasions 

when someone could just use the pickup 

that receiving flowers can provide. 

“We get a lot of orders for people in 

the hospital,” she said. “Normally 

they are cheerful arrangements, with 

a lot of bright colors to brighten up 

their day.” 

With the wide assortment of events 

calling for flowers, Zeller said her staff 

covers a lot of diverse orders. This 

creates a challenge she said she enjoys. 

“No two days are ever the same,” she said. “We can be 

doing a baby announcement at one end of the counter 

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and a funeral arrangement at the other.” 

Many flowers are nice to look at, but Zelley said there is 

a difference between flowers and a rose is not a rose. 

“There are different grades of flowers, and we always 

try to buy the top grade,” she said. 

The Sentimental Language 

of Flowers: 

Aster — symbol of love 

Bells of Ireland — good luck 

Carnation — fascination 

Daisy — innocence, shared feelings 

Fern — magic, fascination 

Red rose — love 

Pink rose — perfect happiness 

Stephanotis — happiness in marriage 

Gladioli — sincerity 

Ivy — wedded love, fidelity 

Calla lily — magnificent beauty 

Lily of the valley — you’ve made my life 

complete 

Bride Bouquet — The bride’s bouquet 

originated in Holland. The groom would 

go into the fields the morning of the 

wedding and pick flowers for his intended. 

The bride would carry her gathered 

blossoms down the aisle. 

Rings — The ring dates back to when 

cavemen tied braided grass circles 

around the bride’s wrist and ankles to 

keep her spirit from escaping. Diamond 

engagement rings first appeared in Italy 

when precious stones were considered 

partial payment for the bride and as a 

symbol of the groom’s good intentions. 

The rings are worn on the third finger of 

the left hand because it was believed its 

vein led directly to the heart. 

Honeymoon — Originated with ancient 

Teutons. Couples married during a full 

moon and drank honey wine for 30 days. 

Courtesy Auburn Florist 

“We figure that people have a lot of 

other places they can shop for 

flowers, but they depend on us 

because we have bought the select 

grade. If you see [different quality 

flowers] side-by-side you can definitely 

tell the difference, but the 

customer doesn’t usually see them 

that way.” 

Even with the best quality flowers, 

the arrangement won’t be perfect 

unless the right colors are 

chosen, the correct flower types 

are used and the display is done 

with care and an attention to 

detail to make it aesthetically 

pleasing, Zelley said. Getting the 

right arrangement put together 

requires listening to the requests 

of the customer making the order 

and considering the possible likes 

of the recipient. 

“We try to get into the mind’s of 

the recipient, and think about 

what they would like to see,” 

Zelley said. “If they are sitting in 

the hospital, what would they like 

to receive?” 

The care put into the design of 

the piece is part of what makes 

the gift of flowers so thoughtful, 

floral arranger Pat Dicandio said. 

“Flowers make people feel very 

special,” she said. “They’re special 

because it’s just for you, and 

someone hand-made it. A person 

put each stem in the vase, it’s not 

like you just went and bought 

something off the shelf. The flowers 

and colors were chosen — it is 

very personal.” 

Getting everything right is also 

important, Zeller said, because 

many of the events they provide flowers for are important 

for their customers and they don’t want to get anything 

wrong. 

“A lot of what we do are one shot-deals,” she said. “If a 

funeral piece doesn’t look good, you don’t have a second 

chance. You can’t really make that up for somebody. The 

same for a prom or a wedding, if we get the wrong flowers 

or the wrong colors we have a problem. We can’t go 

back in time so it has to be right.” 

To ensure they provide quality services to their customers, 

everyone who works at Auburn Florists strives to 

keep on the top of their game. 

“We take refresher design classes,” Zelley said. “We 

read a lot of magazines to keep up with trends, and we 

participate in flower shows. When you compete with 

other florists, it keeps your skills sharp, and everybody 

here has won at least one flower-show ribbon.” 

Zelley said customers looking for a special arrangement 

for Valentines Day should get in contact with shop 

as soon as possible because the holiday is always a busy 

time for them. Customers will have many options of flowers, 

chocolates and stuffed animals at their disposal to 

create the perfect gift package. 

“Flowers with a vase, a balloon, a Teddy Bear and box 

of chocolates will be the full nine yards for Valentines 

Day,” Zelley said. “Or a combination of any of those 

things.” 

To order flowers visit one of the Auburn Florist stores 

or call (508) 832-3217 for the Auburn location or (508) 987- 

3330 for the Oxford store. 

Rich Hosford may be reached by phone at (508) 909-4136 

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

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DUDLEY 

DUDLEY TOWN HALL (508) 949-8000 

Board of Selectmen (949-8001) 

Monday-Thursday…………....8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Fridays………………………..……..8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Evening appointments if needed. Note: Office hours are for selectmen’s 

secretary and town administrator. Selectmen do not hold office hours. 

Town Clerk (949-8004) 

Monday-Thursday………….……8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Thursday nights……………..………5 to 7 p.m. 

Fridays…………………………..9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

DUDLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT (943-4411) 

Staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week 

DUDLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT (949-8040) 

Monday-Sunday………………...6 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

OXFORD 

OXFORD TOWN HALL (508) 987-6027 

Board of Selectmen 

Monday-Friday………...……9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Town Clerk (987-6032) 

Monday-Friday…………...…9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

OXFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT (987-0156) 

For emergencies, call 911 

OXFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT (987-6012) 

Monday-Friday………....…8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

WEBSTER 

WEBSTER TOWN HALL (508) 943-3800 

Office Hours: 

Monday……………….........……….8 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Tuesday-Thursday…….....................8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Friday………….........………….8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

WEBSTER POLICE DEPARTMENT (943-1212) 

WEBSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT (949-3875) 

Monday-Friday………………..........8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Saturday……………………............8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

For emergencies, call 911 

FIVE QUESTIONS 

1.) What are hominids? 

2.) How many African countries abut the Mediterranean Sea? 

3.) Who is the only U.S. President born in Vermont? 

4.) What three world leaders signed the Yalta Agreement in 1945? 

5.) What is the capital of Delaware? 

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Sunday, Feb. 10 . . . . . . . . .6:52 a.m. ................5:14 p.m. 

Monday, Feb. 11 . . . . . . . .6:50 a.m. ...............5:15 p.m. 

Tuesday, Feb. 12 . . . . . . . .6:49 a.m. ...............5:16 p.m. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13 . . . . .6:48 a.m. ................5:18 p.m. 

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THE STATS 

OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 

Town 

With mortgage or contract 

to purchase 

Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,180 

Brimfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607 

Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .467 

Charlton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,224 

Douglas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,452 

Dudley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,556 

Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .559 

Leicester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,960 

Northbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,984 

Oxford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,706 

Southbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,530 

Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,656 

Sturbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,512 

Uxbridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,010 

Wales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .341 

Webster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,911 

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HISTORY 

The early doctors of Dudley 

During the early days of Dudley, 

mothers and sisters were usually 

the source of healthcare for a family. 

Armed with the knowledge of 

their forebears, there were not too many 

everyday conditions they did not have a 

treatment for. Zephaniah Baker of Dudley 

wrote in the History of Worcester County 

(1879) that, “Diseases seemed to come later 

and only as the simple habits of the settlers 

were displaced by lives of greater ease and 

more luxurious habits.” 

There was no license required to be a doctor 

in the 1700s. One had only to get the 

instruments and hang out a shingle declaring 

himself a doctor. Because it was difficult 

to make a living solely by being a doctor, 

most of the physicians also were farmers. 

A prominent and well-liked physician in 

town was Dr. John Eliot Eaton (born 1756). 

He received both a religious and a college 

education. A tall, thin man, he was surgeon’s 

mate in the 5th Massachusetts 

Regiment in 1777 and after that was Dudley’s 

first regular physician until his death in 

1812. 

A testament to the harshness of everyday 

life in early Dudley is evidenced by the doctor’s 

family plot in Corbin Cemetery. There 

are stones for his twins who lived but one 

day, as well as stones for the son that died at 

age 1, a son who died at 18 years, and his first 

wife, Beriah, who died at age 29. 

Tuberculosis (consumption) was the cause 

and was what finally killed Dr. Eaton at age 

56. 

It was the custom of the time that someone 

wishing to become a physician would 

study under a practicing doctor, or “ride” 

with the physician. Aaron Tufts, a prominent 

Dudley resident, took instruction from 

Dr. Eaton and practiced medicine for five 

years before turning his interests to manufacturing 

and politics. 

Dr. Will Gleason, born 1750, was the son of 

Reverend Charles Gleason of Dudley and 

was an early Dudley physician. He married 

a Dudley girl, Mary Kidder, in 1774. 

Smallpox was a great killer of mostly young 

children in the 1700s, and it would not be 

until 1796 that Edward Jenner would hit 

upon a smallpox vaccination using cowpox 

that was widely used. Before that time, inoculation 

(deliberately giving a healthy 

patient a mild case of smallpox to induce 

immunity) was used. During the smallpox 

epidemic in Boston in 1721, Cotton Mather, 

who had heard of the technique of inoculation 

from his slave, Onesimus (he had been 

inoculated as a child in Africa) researched 

the subject and convinced Dr. Zabdiel 

Boylston to try the technique. Dr. Boylston 

inoculated two male slaves and his own son. 

His son almost died but did recover and the 

very controversial technique was considered 

successful, even though religious 

thinking of the day did not approve of trying 

to cure smallpox. It did reduce fatalities 

(most of the time) and the practice spread. 

In Dudley, as recorded on March 3, 1777, at 

the Town Meeting, Samuel Kidder and other 

citizens petitioned the Dudley selectmen to 

initiate a program of smallpox inoculations 

for the inhabitants of the town, to be overseen 

by the selectmen. The idea was 

approved. 

Following the Reverend Gleason’s death, 

Dr. Will Gleason did make an appearance in 

Dudley records again in that he pursued his 

father’s lawsuit against the town regarding 

his father’s unpaid salary as pastor that had 

gone on for many years, his father dying 

without ever being paid. He finally won the 

case. 

A recipe for a popular treatment of the 

day was called Vinum Hillepedume. Hog lice 

(live) were to be put alive into two pounds of 

white port wine and after some days infusion, 

strained and pressed very hard, then 

put into saffron, salt of steel and salt of 

amber. After three or four days strain and 

filter for use. This was said to be a treatment 

for jaundice, dropsy, or cachectic habit. 

Dosage was twice a day, two ounces at a time. 

Another well-liked Dudley physician who 

studied under Dr. Eaton was Dr. Samuel P. 

Knight (born 1782). He came to Dr. Eaton as 

a student, married Dr. Eaton’s daughter, and 

then took over Dr. Eaton’s practice when the 

doctor’s health failed. As well as practicing 

medicine in Dudley for 50 years, Dr. Knight 

was a successful farmer. He would have ridden 

horseback with his medicines in his saddlebags. 

One of his relatives related a story 

that a family Dr. Knight was treating had 

five members die in one week from “Putred 

Sore Throat.” 

Some of Dr. Knight’s record books were 

still in existence early in the 1900s, and we 

have first-hand knowledge of his practice in 

the 1830’s. The cost of a doctor’s visit was 25 

cents. Inoculation for the smallpox was 10 

cents each. A dose of West India rum was 9 

cents. Childbirth with medicines provided 

by doctor was $2.50. Tooth extraction was 10 

cents. Following Dr. Knight’s death in 1862, 

his practice was taken over by his student, 

Dr. Silas Foster Lindsey. 

Dr. Silas Lindsey was a tall man, stout (at 

250 pounds), and wore a long, full beard. He 

was said to be pleasant enough but with a 

quick temper. He neither used liquor nor 

dispensed it. As well as medical care, he 

often dispensed financial aid to his patients 

and care of the poor made up a big part of 

his practice. He was steadfastly opposed to 

women wearing corsets and considered 

them “an invention of the devil.” When his 

daughter secretly acquired a corset and 

wore it, her father is said to have “horsewhipped” 

her he was so displeased. The doctor’s 

wife, Salome, practiced much midwifery 

and was said not only to attend the 

birth but stay with the patient and her 

infant for a week or more. Her midwifery 

skills were said to have been very successful. 

Keeping healthy during winter was 

always a challenge. Mrs. Mary Bemis, widow 

of Phinehas Bemis, first owner of the 1805 

house, attested to the difficulties of remaining 

healthy and warm in the house during 

Dudley winters when she wrote in a personal 

letter to her dear friend (Aaron Tufts’ 

daughter) during winter 1874, “It has been 

about as much as we care to do to attend to 

our daily wants this winter as it has been 

very cold and we keep four fires that we can 

have sufficient space. … I am a prisoner to 

the house and do not venture from the rooms 

that are warm very often as I am very susceptible 

of colds…” 

Mrs. Bemis and her sister-in-law, however, 

had the benefit of fresh oranges and peaches 

sent to them during the winter by an old 

friend. 

Dr. Lindsey had three horses to accommodate 

his practice. It was his wish when he 

died to have his favorite old horse draw his 

body to the grave. The old horse that had 

seen him safely on his rounds for years 

pulled the buckboard with the doctor’s casket 

to the cemetery in 1877. 

The Black Tavern will present a program 

at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, entitled “The 

History of Money,” presented by Paul 

Joseph. Snow date will be Thursday, Feb. 28. 

The program is open to the public. 

L. K. Branniff is on the Board of Directors 

at the Black Tavern Historical Society in 

Dudley. She volunteers a historical column 

each month to the Webster Times. 

Courtesy photos 

Above: Dr. Silas Foster Lindsey 

Below: Dr. S. P. Knight 

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WLA gives keynote speech at annual meeting 

WORCESTER — On Jan. 26, the 

Webster Lake Association was honored 

by giving the keynote speech to 

21st Annual Massachusetts Congress 

of Lake and Pond Association winter 

meeting at Assumption College. 

The purpose of the Massachusetts 

Congress of Lake and Pond 

Associations, Inc. is to preserve, protect, 

maintain and enhance the environmental, 

aesthetic, recreational 

and economic values of lakes and 

ponds, and to promote watershed 

management, within the 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

The WLA is recognized as one of 

the largest and most progressive lake 

associations in New England. The 

topic of the presentation was the 

organizational and developmental 

management techniques used by the 

WLA to achieve their success. The 

speakers representing the WLA were 

President Richard Cazeault and Vice 

President Jane Hill. 

Throughout the presentation the 

speakers stressed that “your lake is 

not an island,” and the need for all 

associations to look beyond their 

shores to solve problems. It goes 

beyond the lakes, ponds, rivers, 

streams, and watershed, but into the 

community itself and its’ drinking 

water supply. Since our bodies consist 

of mostly water, we are what we 

drink. Everyone in the community 

should be working together to protect 

our water resources. We are all in the 

same boat. The WLA has found that 

when you give to the community, it 

becomes reciprocal. Webster, with its 

new Watershed District and 

Phosphate Bylaws, is leading the 

state in protecting and preserving 

these water supplies for future generations. 

A total community effort is 

the real secret to a successful lake 

association. The WLA has achieved 

this goal in the town of Webster. 

-Submitted by the Webster Lake 

Association 

Webster Remembers ... “Paine Henries, Nipmuc Indian, 1920” 

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This is a picture of Paine Henries, the last known full-blooded Nipmuc Indian seated in the rear of the rowboat. He used to visit 

Herman M. Piehler, at Snug Harbor on his weekly visit to Webster from Northern Rhode Island, where he resided. Paine Henries 

was a familiar figure on the streets of Webster. He, and his brother Walter Henries who lived in Quinebaug until his death in 1938, 

retained their Indian skills and freely hunted and fished on the shores of the lake, which their ancestors considered paradise. 

-Courtesy Irv Piehler 

All “Webster Remembers” information and photos are taken courtesy, with many thanks, from OldeWebster.com, a tremendous 

Web site packed with historic information about Webster and surrounding areas. 

All photos are taken from Webster, Dudley or Oxford. Entries must 

identify the subject in the photo and where it can be seen. Answers 

will be given the following week in the Webster Times. At the end of 

each month, all entry forms with the correct answer will be included 

in a random drawing. One lucky winner will receive $25. Good 

luck! 

Something to celebrate? 

Milestone Birthday? Anniversary? New baby? Engagement? 

Send us your notices — it’s the fast, easy way to tell all your 

friends and neighbors! 

Send us a paragraph along with a photo. 

E-mail to aminor@stonebridgepress.com, 

or send in to 25 Elm Street, 

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Fresh Air Fund seeking volunteers & host families 

You don’t have to wait until the summer to 

make a difference in a Fresh Air child’s life! 

Volunteer now with The Fresh Air Fund’s 

Charlton-area committee and ensure that summer 

2008 is special for New York City children. 

Each summer, close to 5,000 children, ages six to 

18, enjoy two-week vacations with volunteer host 

families in suburban and small town communities 

across 13 northeastern states and Ontario, 

Canada. Local Fresh Air Fund committee members 

recruit host families, reach out to the community 

and coordinate fun activities for families 

and children. As one committee member 

explains, “I love giving to The Fresh Air Fund by 

using my leadership and organizational skills. 

The time spent preparing for each visit is nothing 

compared to the difference the experience 

means to a Fresh Air child.” 

Charlton-area volunteers need your help to 

create another fun-filled summer for children 

from New York City’s low-income communities, 

such as 9-year-old Joshua from the Bronx. “My 

favorite thing to do is swim when I’m there. If I 

could, I would swim all day!” 

For more information on how you can join 

your local Fresh Air volunteer team, call Susan 

Carlson at (508) 473-6614, or The Fresh Air Fund 

at (800) 367-0003. You can also learn more about 

the host family program by visiting www.freshair.org. 

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Home delivered meals for Dudley and Webster 

Monday, Feb. 11: American chop suey, 

spinach, dinner roll, vanilla pudding. 

Tuesday, Feb. 12: Vegetable soup, meatball 

burgundy, mashed potatoes, Harvard beets, 

wheat bread, peaches. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13: Chicken Cantonese, 

steamed rice, broccoli, multigrain bread, 

fruit cocktail. 

Thursday, Feb. 14: Veal parmesan, penne 

pasta and sauce, mixed vegetables, French 

bread, fruited jello and topping. 

Friday, Feb. 15: Fish with crumb topping, 

tangy seafood sauce, red bliss potatoes, 

mixed vegetables, rye bread, pears. 

DUDLEY 

Lunches served at Shepherd Hill Regional 

High School in Dudley 

Tuesday, Feb. 12: Sloppy Joes on a bun, potato 

puffs, cole slaw, cake. 

Thursday, Feb. 14: Shepherd’s pie, rolls and 

butter, cake. 

Monday, Feb. 11 — Senior Stretch with 

Stacy, 9-9:45 a.m., $2 weekly; 

Cribbage/Scrabble/board games, 10 a.m.; 

Monthly S.A.L.T. (Seniors & Law 

Enforcement Together), 11:15 a.m.; Pool & 

Cues for Men Only, 1-3 p.m. 

Tuesday, Feb. 12 — TVES Valentine’s Day, 

Party/Entertainment, 11 a.m., call (508) 987- 

6001 to make reservation; Chair Yoga with 

Gloria, 1-2 p.m., $2 weekly. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13 — Computer Class, 9 

a.m.; SHINE Counselor available by 

appointment; PITCH, 1-3 p.m.; Adv. Tap 

Dancing at Boucher Dance Studio, 1-2 p.m., 

$2 weekly. 

Thursday, Feb. 14 — Monthly Blood 

Pressure Clinic, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Line 

Dancing with Gladys, 1-2 p.m. 

Friday, Feb. 15 — 

Cribbage/Scrabble/board games, 10 a.m.; 

Monthly Blood Sugar (finger prick only), 10- 

11 a.m. 

The COA staff is available Monday through 

Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Van transportation 

is available for medical trips daily. 

Van transportation to Worcester is Tuesday, 

Wednesday and Thursday only. Van transportation 

to Auburn and Webster is Monday 

through Friday. Grocery shopping is every 

Thursday. Call (508) 987-6000. A nutrition 

program is available five days a week at 11:30 

a.m. You must call ahead 48 hours to reserve. 

Meal donation is $2. 

Upcoming Trips - Events 

THE DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA PROUDLY PRESENT THE 

2007-2008 FANTASTIC TOUR — OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 

• Sunday, Feb. 24: Foxwoods Casino Resort, full course buffet luncheon, 

$24, 8 a.m., Southbridge, 8 a.m., Webster, $15 Keno bonus coupons. 

Foxwoods is the world’s largest casino with more slots and fun than 

anywhere else! Bingo at 10 a.m. on your own. 

• Sunday, March 30 to Tuesday, April 1: Tropicana Atlantic City, two 

nights at the Trop., $179, 7 a.m., Webster, 7:30 a.m., Southbridge, $20, 

cash bonus, two buffet and show. Visit The Tropicana’s fantastic new 

quarter — always happening! 

• Sunday, April 20: Newport Playhouse, “Bedroom Farce,” delicious 

luncheon, $72, 8 a.m., Southbridge, 8:30 a.m., Webster, “Wickedly Funny 

Play” cabaret show. Newport Playhouse is New England’s finest showplace. 

Discover for yourself ! 

• Friday, May 23 to Monday, May 26: Niagara Falls Spectacular Luxury 

Americana Hotel, $459, 7 a.m., Webster, 7:30 a.m., Southbridge. Six 

meals (3 breakfast, 3 dinners), Maid of the Mist cruise, escorted 

Niagara sightseeing, Skylon Restaurant. Journey to one of the World’s 

Seven Wonders — beautiful Niagara Falls! 

• Sunday, June 15: Newport Sail Away Narrated Sightseeing Bay Gueen 

Cruise, $65, 8:30 a.m., Southbridge, 9 a.m., Webster; full-course luncheon 

buffet, live entertainment, two-hour Newport visit. You’ll sail 

Narragansett Bay, enjoy a delicious meal and visit Newport too! 

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Please note that final payment is due 30 days prior to tour departure 

date. Your deposit on these tours confirms your reservation. Tour 

components are subject to change, based on availability. Changes will 

be noted. 

The Daughters of Isabella is a non-profit, charitable, Catholic 

women’s organization. 

For further information or reservations please call: 

Bernadette Langlois at (508) 943-8047; Sue Clearwater at (508) 943- 

4579, or (774) 230-0669, or Jan Caouette at (508) 987-8437. 

Please make checks payable to “Bernadette Circle #709,” Mail to: 

Janet Caouette, P.O. Box 533, Oxford, MA 01540. 

Local bookstore to hold 

signing event 

WEBSTER — A “Meet the Author 

Event” is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 

17, from 1 to 3 p.m. 

Don Devine will read from and sign 

copies of his new historical novel, 

“Jane: A Flight to Freedom, 1860 to 

1861,” in the Civil War series at 

Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main 

St., Webster. He will also discuss 

his research and process of writing 

historical fiction. The event is 

free. 

Call (508) 949-6232 for more information 

or visit www.coldriverbooks.com. 

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LEARNING 

Chaffee School announces monthly ‘Champs’ 

RESPONSIBILITY 




Grade 4 — Samantha Alves, Kayla Rivera, Kyle 

Weagle, Erin Granger, Ashley Granger, Stephen 

Bouchard, Thomas Escobar, Heisha Flores (Absent). 

Grade 3 — Dalton Bodreau, Colton Heerdt, 

Alexander Downing, Erin Reid, Abigail Shaw, Julia 

Lambert, Jordan Buell. 

Grade 2 — Althea Houston, Colin Ryan, Matthew 

Mulchahy, Meghan Rose Gates, Carli Boudreau, 

Cailin Gonyea, Joessy Beaz. 

Grade 1 — Jennessa Embair, Kayla Anderson, 

Hannah Buxton, Alexandria Holmes, Emily 

Margoupis, Connor Longo (Absent). 

SELF-CONTROL 

SELF-CONTROL 

SELF-CONTROL 

SELF-CONTROL 

Grade 1 — Sara Foley, Connor Longo, Hunter Zindle, 

Timothy Bordeaux, Vincent Menard. 

Grade 2 — Felicia Violette, Ayanna Torres, Lucien 

Parker, Madyson Harnois, Ryan Dupuis, Sean 

Keohane, Jillian Ulloa. 

Grade 3 — Riley Brady, Nathan Lovejoy, Emily 

Sterczala, Kelsi Mitchell, Margaret Azu, Rebecca 

Nguyen, Lauren Celona. 

Grade 4 — Ryan Handlin, Rachel Bonney, Lee 

Cappos, Austin Edwards, Jeffrey Walls, Tyler 

Sughrue, Sean Merritt, Jessica McPherson. 

OXFORD — A.M. Chaffee Elementary School recently announced its monthly “Chaffee Champs.” The program, instituted by the school’s teachers, picks students every month for different 

achievements. The achievement for November 2007 was self-control and responsibility. 

Kindergarten registration 

to be held 

OXFORD — The Oxford Public Schools 

invites all Kindergarten-eligible parents to 

register their child to attend the Clara Barton 

or Chaffee School Kindergarten program in 

2008. 

Registration will be held at the respective 

schools during the week of Monday, Feb. 11, 

through Friday, Feb. 15, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 

p.m. 

To be eligible for Kindergarten, a child 

must attain the age of five on or before Aug. 

31, 2008. For age verification, parents must 

bring a copy of their child’s birth certificate, 

bearing the town/city seal, to registration. 

Registration packets will be sent to all known 

eligible families. 

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LEARNING 

St. Anne students brought back to their ‘roots’ 

WEBSTER — As a part of their Catholic Schools Week 

celebrations, the students of St. Anne School were treated 

to a performance of “The Roots of American Music.” 

This exciting, interactive program traced the path of 

American music from African American work songs to 

spirituals, blues, jazz, country and eventually to rock. 

Roots of American Music showed the students how global 

influences and social forces have shape American music. 

On this innovative musical journey, the children learned 

the steps involved in creating their own musical masterpiece 

by listening to a song. “The Permit Blues” composed 

by the members of this talented group of artists. 

Guitarist and banjoist, Crick Diefendorf, is a founding 

member of the group “Made in the Shade,” and has performed 

at hundreds of schools across the country. In addition 

to being a busy performing musician, Crick is also on 

the music staff of St. Mark’s School in Southborough. 

Drummer Steve Langone is one of the most after musicians 

in the Boston area, and is a Berklee College graduate 

as well. Multi-instrumentalist, Dan Fox, is a graduate of 

the Berklee College of Music. Dan has performed with his 

jazz quintet Made in the Shade in affiliation with Young 

Audiences of America. He is internationally renowned for 

his ground-breaking work on his trombone. 

Young Audiences of Massachusetts has been serving as a 

link between teaching artists and the region’s school children 

since 1962. YAMA is the largest single provider of arts 

outreach programs in Massachusetts’ school today. Their 

mission is to encourage lifelong engagement with the arts 

by making them an integral part of every child’s education. 

This performance was provided by a grant from the 

Webster Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the 

Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. We would 

like to express our appreciation for the opportunity to 

enrich our students with this cultural experience. 

-Submitted by St. Anne School, Webster. 

Oak Hill announces second quarter honor roll 

OXFORD — Oak Hill Christian School, 

located on Sacarrappa Road in Oxford, 

recently announced its “Pastors List (High 

Honors),” Honors and Perfect Attendance 

for the second quarter of this school year. 

Pastors List 

(Students who received all A’s in academic 

subjects): 

Pre K & K: Avory Kelly, Cassandra Penny, 

Cobe Brown, Madeline Tomlin; 1st Grade: 

Kaitlyn Cutler, Aaron Goodell; 2nd Grade: 

Benjamin Goodell, Hailey Mullings, Aanu 

Oshakuade; 3rd Grade: Emma Gidman, 

Daniel Weinhardt; 4th Grade: Emily Cutler, 

Nicholas Morin; 6th Grade: Christian 

Moscoffian. 

Honor Roll 

(Students who received all A’s and B’s in 

academic subjects) 

Per K & K: Chizoba Igwenagu, Malaya 

HONOR ROLL ROUND-UP 

UNIVERSITY OF MASSA- 

CHUSETTS/BOSTON 

BOSTON – Derek Szeto of 

Webster has been named to the 

Dean’s List for the fall semester 

at the University of 

Massachusetts/Boston. 

FITCHBURG STATE 

COLLEGE 

FITCHBURG – The following 

Webster students have been 

named to the dean’s List for the 

fall semester at Fitchburg State 

College: 

John Gustafson, Lauren 

McDonald, William Tappin and 

Brian Way. 

TUFTS UNIVERSITY 

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE — 

Vanessa Lynskey of Webster, a 


Oak Hill Christian School in Oxford recently announced its Pastor’s List, 

Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance awards for the second quarter. 

member of the class of 2009, has 

been named to the Dean’s List for 

the fall semester at Tufts 

University. 

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE 

WORCESTER — The following 

local students have been named 

to the Dean’s List at Assumption 

College for the Fall 2007 

Semester. 

• Max R. Ebacher, Class of 2010, 

son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher 

M. Ebacher, 38 Henry Marsh 

Road, Dudley 

• Nicholas J. Marrier, Class of 

2008, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul 

Marrier, 150 North Main St., 

Webster 

• Karen E. Craig, Class of 2010, 

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin 

Craig, 96 Mason Rd., Dudley 

WE ARE CHANGING 

OUR NAME 

Effective 2/8/2008 

from Uncle Sam’s Pizza 

to Northeast Pizza 

in the following locations: 

Leicester, West Brookfield, Webster & Barre 

Same owners ~ Same quality and service 

Thank you for your continued patronage 

1205 Main St. 

Leicester 

508-892-9276 

Mullings, Gareth Nyland; 1st Grade: 

Valdez Clark, Ashlyn Kelly, Madison 

Neale; 2nd Grade: Shylynn Forget, 

Kilani Davis; 4th Grade: Sarah 

LeFort; 5th Grade: Christine 

Dylewicz; 6th Grade: Brianna 

Gidman, Gabriel Neale; 8th Grade: 

Daniel O’Dell. 

Perfect Attendance 

Pre K & K: Avory Kelly, Daniel 

Gidman, Samual Gidman, Madeline 

Tomlin, Cassandra Penny, Cobe 

Brown; 1st Grade: Valdez Clark, 

Ashlyn Kelly; 2nd Grade: Benjamin 

Goodell, Hailey Mulling; 6th Grade: 

Christian Moscoffian; 9th Grade: 

Sondra Thomas. 

For more information on the 

school, call (508) 987-0287. 

Crawford library campaign moves closer to goal 

DUDLEY — The Capital Campaign committee for the Pearle L. 

Crawford Memorial Library Building Fund recently announced 

that the dollar amount received as of Thursday, Jan. 17, was 

$703,400. 

Chairman Louis Cozzens and committee members Marilyn 

Cozzens, William Fyffe and Wanda Toomey, expressed their sincere 

gratitude to all who have shown generosity through their donations 

to the fund. 

“We have received contributions of all sizes,” Mr. Cozzens said. 

“Any amount that we receive is gratefully accepted, and will bring 

us closer to realizing our campaign goal of $1 million.” 

Mr. Cozzens also pointed out that there are alternative options for 

giving that should be considered. 

“Now might be a great time to make a gift of stock or other securities 

to the Library Building Fund,” he said. 

Any mutual funds or shares of stock whose current value is 

greatly in excess of their value or price at the time they were 

acquired are good candidates for donation. By making a gift of 

highly appreciated securities, there may be significant tax savings, 

including avoidance of capital gains taxes. Potential donors should 

contact their financial advisors to learn how a stock gift might 

allow them to make a much larger contribution to the Library 

Building Fund than with a cash gift. Campaign committee member 

and Library Trustee Bill Fyffe, can be contacted at (508) 943-0199 for 

details on making a gift of stock to the library. 

The campaign committee is working toward achieving the funding 

goal by spring. Contributions may be sent directly to: The 

Crawford Library Building Fund, P.O. Box 184, Dudley, MA 01571. 


Students of St. Anne School were recently treated to a performance of “The Roots of 

American Music,” an exciting, interactive program that traces the path of American music 

from African American work songs to spirituals, blues, jazz, country and rock. 


Library fundraisers, from left, Diana Kuzawa, Library Trustee Ben Craver, 

Library Trustee and Chair Bill Fyffe, Library Friends President Norma 

Waterhouse, Bobbie Greenseid, and Children’s Librarian Kathryn Dunton. 

SCHOOLS AND THE PUBLIC are encouraged to submit 

items for inclusion on the Learning Page. The deadline is noon Monday. 

Send all items to the editor at aminor@stonebridgepress.com 

208 West Main St. 

W. Brookfield 

508-867-9567 

548 S. Main St. 

Webster 

508-949-3409 

BAY PATH HIGH SCHOOL 

Monday, Feb. 11: Blueberry pancakes with 

syrup, orange or apple juice, milk. 

Tuesday, Feb. 12: Bagel with cream cheese, cereal, 

orange or apple juice, milk. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13: Blueberry coffee cake, cereal, 

orange or apple juice, milk. 

Thursday, Feb. 14: Eggs and bacon, toast and 

jelly, orange or apple juice, milk. 

Friday, Feb. 15: French toast with syrup, orange 

or apple juice, milk. 

Feb. 18-22: Winter vacation. 

SHEPHERD HILL REGIONAL HIGH 

AND D/C MIDDLE SCHOOLS 

Tuesday, Feb. 12: Sloppy Joes on a bun, potato 

puffs, cole slaw, cake. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13: Chicken, Caesar salad wrap, 

potato puffs, fruit. 

Thursday, Feb. 14: Shepherd’s pie, rolls and butter, 

cake. 

Friday, Feb. 15: Ravioli with sauce, vegetable, 

rolls and butter, fruited jello. 


D/C ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 

Monday, Feb. 11: Pepperoni pizza with sauce and 

cheese, salad, cake. 

Tuesday, Feb. 12: Chicken, Caesar salad wrap, 

potato puffs, fruit. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13: Chicken nuggets, sweet and 

sour sauce, potato puffs, rolls and butter, fruit. 

Thursday, Feb. 14: Shepherd’s pie, rolls and butter, 

cake. 

Friday, Feb. 15: Ravioli with sauce, vegetable, 

rolls and butter, fruited jello. 


OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL 

Monday, Feb. 11: Salad meal, specialty salad, 

ham and cheese roll-up, toasted cheese sandwich, 

beef steak smokie grill/bun, chef ’s choices 

as posted, tossed salad, vegetable pasta salad, 

hot tomato soup with crackers, chilled mixed 

fruit, gingerbread, milk. 

Tuesday, Feb. 12: Salad meal, specialty salad, 

turkey roll-up, stuffed peppers, stuffed crust 

pizza, chef ’s choices as posted, tossed salad, 

potato puffs, soup of the day, chilled peach 

slices, milk. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13: Salad meal, specialty salad, 

Italian sub, country pork patti on a bun, mini 

twin cheeseburger, chef ’s choices as posted, 

tossed salad, soup of the day, mixed vegetable, 

assorted fresh fruit, milk. 

Thursday, Feb. 14: Salad meal, specialty salad, 

tuna roll-up, cheese lasagna, garlic bread, 

crispy breaded chicken fillet on a bun, chef ’s 

choices as posted, tossed salad, Italian style 

green beans, soup of the day, Valentine cookie, 

milk. 

Friday, Feb. 15: Salad meal, specialty salad, grab 

and go, pizzeria pizza, hot dog on a bun, tossed 

salad, potato puffs, soup of the day, fruit cobbler, 

milk. 


OXFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL 

Monday, Feb. 11: Grab and go, salad plate, ham 

and cheese roll-up, toasted cheese sandwich, 

beef steak smokie grill/bun, vegetable pasta 

salad, soup of the day, chilled mixed fruit, gingerbread, 

milk. 

Tuesday, Feb. 12: Grab and go, salad plate, 

turkey roll-up, stuffed peppers, personal pizza, 

potato puffs, chilled peach slices, milk. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13: Grab and go, salad plate, 

Italian sub, country pork patti on a bun, mini 

twin cheeseburger, soup of the day, mixed vegetable, 

assorted fresh fruit, milk. 

Thursday, Feb. 14: Grab and go, salad plate, tuna 

roll-up, cheese lasagna, garlic bread, crispy 

breaded chicken fillet on a bun, Italian style 

green beans, Valentine cookie, milk. 

Friday, Feb. 15: Grab and go, salad plate, pizzeria 

pizza, hot dog on a bun, tossed salad, fruit cobbler, 

milk. 


CLARA BARTON AND CHAFFEE ELE- 

MENTARY SCHOOLS 

Monday, Feb. 11: PB&J meal, munchie lunch 

(fruit, roll, yogurt, veggies), toasted cheese 

sandwich, hot tomato soup with crackers, 

chilled mixed fruit, gingerbread, milk. 

Tuesday, Feb. 12: PB&J meal, munchie lunch 

(fruit, roll, yogurt, veggies), salad meal, Cathy’s 

cold sandwich, turkey roll-up or yummy cheese 

pizza, three-bean salad chilled peach slices, 

milk. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13: PB&J meal, munchie lunch 


cold sandwich, BBQ chicken, hot roll, mixed 

vegetable, assorted fresh fruit, milk. 

Thursday, Feb. 14: PB&J meal, munchie lunch 


cold sandwich, cheese lasagna, garlic bread, 

carrot sticks, creamy dip, cookie, milk. 

Friday, Feb. 15: PB&J meal, munchie lunch 

(fruit, roll, yogurt, veggies), yummy cheese 

pizza, tossed salad, fruit cobbler, milk. 


570 Summer St. 

Barre 

978-355-4333



In our daughter’s memory, a helping hand… 


Isabella Rose Capaldi, who was born with a rare 

form of cancer and who passed away March 31, 

2003, at the age of 15 months, will be remembered 

at Bella’s Ball, a Valentine Ball charity event 

Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Manor Restaurant in West 

Boylston. The ball is run by her parents, Ralph and 

Kim Capaldi, to raise money for Why Me and 

Sherry’s House, a non-profit organization that works 

to help children with cancer and their families with 

emotional and financial aid. 

‘BELLA’S BALL’ TO BENEFIT WHY ME, 

SHERRY’S HOUSE 

BY RICHARD HOSFORD 

STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER 

AUBURN — When the unimaginable happens, 

such as a fatal accident with a family 

member or when a loved one becomes terminally 

ill, it can be a godsend to have someone 

there to help you deal with the everyday 

struggle — to help you go through the 

motions and to take care of the things that 

need to be done even while your mind is too 

preoccupied with the pain to focus and your 

heart is too full with worry to care about the 

mundane. 

If there was somebody, or a group, dedicated 

to helping people in the situation you were 

in who helped you when you needed it, what 

would you do to help ensure they would 

always be there for the next person in your 

shoes? 

After the untimely passing of their fifteenmonth 

old daughter, Isabella Rose Capaldi, 

Ralph and Kim Capaldi, of Auburn, decided 

to do something to help the organization that 

had done so much for them during the ordeal. 

To do so, they organized “Bella’s Ball,” a 

Valentine ball to benefit Why Me and 

Sherry’s House in Worcester, a non-profit 

organization that provides children diagnosed 

with cancer and their families with 

emotional and financial support. 

Why Me was conceived and created by 13- 

year-old Sherry Shepherd, who, while undergoing 

treatment for cancer, expressed a 

desire to lift the spirits of her fellow child 

cancer patients. Since 1985, the non-profit 

organization has provided hundreds of central 

New England children and families with 

emotional and financial support with programs 

including presenting teddy bears and 

gifts during hospital visits, facilitating wishes, 

providing funds for food, transportation 

and basic needs, and counseling. With the 

Owner: Michelle Labonte 

Preschool Lead Teacher 

Sandi Anderson-Haoey 

860-497-0125 • Cell: 860-428-5604 

1403 Thompson Rd. Lic# 16499 

on the Thompson/Mass line bus route 

~ 

Open Monday-Friday 6:30am-6:00pm 

Part-Time, Full Time, Before & After 

School Openings that are filling quick 

addition of Sherry House, a residential facility 

near the Why Me offices, the organization 

is able to provide housing for patients and 

their families as they undergo treatment at 

local hospitals. 

This year will be the fifth-annual Bella’s 

Ball. It will be held at the Manor Restaurant 

at 42 West Boylston St, West Boylston on 

Saturday, Feb. 16. Cocktail hour will be at 6:30 

p.m. followed by dinner. The price for the 

event is a $50 donation and all proceeds from 

the event will go to Why Me Inc. 

Mr. Capaldi said organizing the event for 

Why Me made sense after all the people there 

had done for them. At the very least, he said, 

they could help ensure other families in the 

same situation found the same support. 

“Kim and I understand first hand how a 

cancer diagnosis can devastate a family,” he 

said. “We decided soon after Isabella’s death 

that we wanted to do something to help other 

families in similar circumstances. Our decision 

to support Why Me and Sherry’s House 

was natural for a number of reasons, most 

notably the support we received during our 

ordeal.” 

The Capaldi’s ordeal began when Isabella’s 

cancer was discovered at the time of her 

birth. When she was born, there was a large 

mass on her neck that, unfortunately, had not 

been discovered during Kim’s routine prenatal 

care. 

The baby was immediately moved into an 

incubator because the doctors were not sure 

if the mass was going to interfere with her 

ability to breathe on her own. 

It was determined that the mass was a 

malignant cancerous tumor. The cancer was 

identified as a subset of Ewing’s Sarcoma 

called Peripheral Primitive 

Neuroectodermal Tumor. 

Shortly thereafter, the family was transferred 

to the pediatric 

intensive care unit at 

UMass Memorial. 

Over the next months 

she would receive her 

treatment in this 

facility, which included 

surgeries, 

chemotherapy, and 

r a d i a t i o n . 

Additionally, Isabella 

was treated at Dana 

Farber Cancer 

Institute’s Jimmy 

Fund, and had surgery 

at Children’s Hospital Boston. 

These surgeries take their toll on an infant, 

and the Why Me’s Childhood Cancer 

Lifeline/Sherry’s House offered a reprieve 

for Isabella and her parents, Capaldi said. 

“The warmth and camaraderie of Sherry’s 

House stand in sharp contrast to the isolation 

of a hotel room during the many weeks and 

months of treatment,” he said. “Their goal is 

to alleviate the isolation, desperation and 

constant stress on a child and their family as 

they cope with childhood cancer. In the lively 

atmosphere of Sherry’s House, it can be hard 

to remember the challenges these children 

and families face. Sherry’s House gives children 

a place to be kids for a while instead of 

patients. At the end of a treatment day, they 

can leave behind the IV drips, the needles, the 

nurses and doctors and the pain and return 

to the house to the comforting presence of 

their family and of the caring staff and volunteers. 

They offer children opportunities to 

enjoy moments as a ‘normal’ child and help 

them recapture their natural state of childlike 

wonder.” 

Reinstituting a sense of wonder in children 

facing cancer can be difficult, but Capaldi 

said the staff at Why Me works tirelessly to 

get that smile, no matter how fleeting the 

moment may be. 

They organize daily visits with teddy 

bears, games and toys, puppet play and 

refreshments. The children can celebrate 

birthdays, treatment milestones, and get 

“loot” from the “Treasure Chest” when completing 

a painful procedure. They also work 

to allow the children to attend concerts, 

sports events and get day passes to fun attractions, 

Capaldi said. 

The staff at Why Me also works to help the 

families, whose emotional pain is akin to the 

physical pain their child or sibling is suffering. 

As the child’s pain increases, so too does 

the pain of the family. 

Capaldi said he and his wife first came into 

contact with the people from Why Me and 

Sherry’s House during Isabella’s initial hospitalization, 

as a result of the organization’s 

family outreach program. There they met 

Nancy Ambrose and Nancy Griffis, who 

Capaldi said are commonly known as “the 

Nancys,” Capaldi said the two women helped 

him and Kim deal with their own emotions 

and concerns, something they hadn’t took 

into consideration before since all of their 

attention was directed at their daughter. 

“These two wonderful women dedicate a 

significant amount of their time to act not 

only as ambassadors for Why Me, but also as 

counselors, and friends,” Capaldi recalled. 

“They truly are the face of Why Me — their 

dedication to the children and their families 

is extraordinary. When one of your children 

faces a cancer diagnosis, the last thing you 

are thinking about as a parent is how you are 

going to get through it — all your energy is 

focused on your child. ‘The Nancys’ understand 

this. They are responsible for determining 

the specific and unique issues that 

face each family and for providing resources 

to help alleviate some of the burden that a 

cancer diagnosis places on a family.” 

The Ball has been a success the last four 

years, and Capaldi said he has heard from 

many of the guests who attended the previous 

balls that they had a great time. The food 

at The Manor Restaurant is top notch, 

Capaldi said, and the event features the 

sounds of Steve Anthony & Persuasion, and 

The Balloon Platoon from Spencer makes 

sure the atmosphere is “very romantic.” 

“They put so many balloons in the ballroom 

it’s a wonder the entire building doesn’t 

float away,” Capaldi said. 

There will also be a silent auction with a 

variety of items including certificates to 

local establishments, tickets for sport events 

and Broadway shows. 

Capaldi said that each year since its inception, 

Bella’s Ball has grown. To date, after 

expenses, they have raised more than $50,000. 

Erma Genarro from Why Me said the work 

of the Capaldi’s is wonderful, and the fact 

that they go through so much work to put on 

the event is very special. 

“This means a tremendous amount to us,” 

she said. “It’s incredibly heartwarming to 

not only have their donation, but to have it in 

memory of a daughter they lost. And the Ball 

is such a beautiful event — they do a real fine 

job. 

Bella’s Ball, Capaldi said, is both a way to 

acknowledge the work of Why Me, and a way 

for them to remember their daughter. 

“We decided to host Bella’s Ball not only as 

a way to help others who face many of the 

same challenges we faced during our battle 

with childhood cancer, but also as a way to 

keep our daughter’s memory, and more 

importantly, her spirit alive,” he said. “For 

us, Bella’s Ball is a labor of love.” 

It is also for a very good cause, he added, 

saying, “medicine can save a child’s life — 

Why Me saves their family.” 

Tickets for Bella’s Ball can be purchased 

online at www.whyme.org, or by calling the 

Capaldis at (508) 832-9934. There is assigned 

seating to allow friends to sit together. 

Rich Hosford may be reached by phone at 

(508) 909-4136 or by e-mail at rhosford@stonebridgepress.com. 

“Check It Out!” 

By Diane 

“Check It Out” by Diane is a column featuring “bits of information” on local businesses. 

If you have any suggestions for a future “Check It Out” please call 800-367- 

9898 ext. 110 or (508)909-4110, or email at websterads@stonebridgepress.com. 

On Saturday, February 9th, Canty Dance Centre Parents Association, 

will be having a “FOOD AND COAT DRIVE’, at the Centre, on 6 East 

Main Street in Webster. You can drop off your donations from 12-2pm. All 

of the food will be donated to the Webster Dudley Food Pantry. They have 

had an ongoing food drive since February and they want to continue. On 

that same day the Parents Association will also be holding a can and bottle 

drive. All of the funds raised from the can and bottle drive will go their 

dancers. 

Don’t forget that February 14th is Valentines Day! Order your 

flowers early, and make sure to go to some of our local merchants. 

Whether it is jewelry, flowers, a gift certificate to a spa, or a romantic dinner 

for two, there are many options available in the Webster, Dudley and 

Oxford areas. 

Stop by and don’t forget to tell them... 

Diane Sent You!!



Kids get involved ‘because we’re citizens, too’ 

BY GUS STEEVES 

STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER 

Most teenagers do everything they can to 

avoid coming back to school after hours. 

Not Savannah Redetzke. 

On Monday, she was one of the few town 

residents at the Sturbridge Special Town 

Meeting who could not vote — because she’s 

just 13. 

“I think every kid should be into 

Sturbridge because we’re citizens, too, even 

though we’re not old enough to vote,” she 

said afterward. 

Young people active in civic affairs say they 

wish town officials and teachers would do 

more to encourage that kind of motivation. 

Although some students see town or state 

officials give presentations or otherwise 

interact with them in school, many do not, 

leaving the majority not as well informed 

about how democracy works as they could be. 

“Some kids don’t really understand voting, 

but if it’s explained to them, they accept that 

and really take it to heart,” said Zachary 

Tsetsos of Oxford, the state’s student representative 

on the state Board of Education. “It 

becomes something they cherish.” 

Unlike student members of local school 

committees, Tsetsos actually has a voting 

role on the BOE. Being one of just nine people 

who decide statewide school issues is an 

important responsibility he doesn’t take 

lightly. 

“Why not take advantage of being able to 

have a voice on the state board?” he said 

when asked why he got involved. “It let’s me 

represent everybody who doesn’t necessarily 

have a voice. … Students sometimes get 

blindsided on educational issues, so we’re 

very lucky to live in a state where students 

have representation.” 

Recently, Tsetsos’s board appointed a new 

education commissioner, prompting him to 

say, “having direct input on that is a once in a 

lifetime experience.” 

Several other students statewide, however, 

got an indirect say in 

that choice, with 

Southbridge’s Katie 

Jernigan among them. 

In her role on 

Southbridge High 

School’s Student 

Council Executive 

Board, Jernigan has 

been the school’s liaison 

to the state 

Student Advisory 

Council for two years 

now. 

“I thought it would 

be like our student 

“Some kids don’t really 

understand voting, but if 

it’s explained to them, they 

accept that and really take 

it to heart … It becomes 

something they cherish.” 

-Oxford resident Zachary Tsetsos, the 

state’s student representative on the state 

Board of Education, explaining the 

importance of voting. 

council meetings, 

which just talk about 

events going on in our 

school. We put on 

things like pep rallies,” 

she said. “I was wondering how a student 

council as big as the state would put on 

a pep rally, so I was kind of intimidated.” 

Jernigan discovered it wasn’t anything like 

that; instead, she found the SAC is where “all 

different aspects of the school come together.” 

At the last meeting, she said, Tsetsos 

summarized the qualifications of the various 

candidates for commissioner so the SAC 

members could debate them. 

“Having a Commissioner of Education 

chosen [partly] by students through debates 

like we had will hopefully make the 

Massachusetts educational system work to 

its fullest potential,” she said. 

Closer to home, Courtney Salmon has a 

similar role as student member of the 

Southbridge School Committee. Twice 

monthly, she updates the committee on the 

high school’s events and gives them her opinions 

of school issues, 

although she can’t vote. 

Sometimes, those 

opinions run counter to 

a lot of what they otherwise 

hear from public 

comment periods or the 

opinion pages of local 

newspapers. Frequently 

in recent months, for 

example, the committee 

has had complaints 

about the bilingual program, 

she noted, but has 

“handled it well.” 

“[Some people] think 

it takes time away from 

other students, but I go 

to Southbridge High 

School everyday and 

that program doesn’t 

affect me at all,” Salmon said, noting the committee 

needs to hear students’ views. 

Since Salmon started doing that in 

September, she said the most important thing 

she’s learned is “how they handle situations 

and how they say things.” Sometimes, however, 

that can be misinterpreted. When the committee 

gets a complaint and says they’ll look 

into it, but don’t discuss the follow through 

later, some people watching may get the 

impression they won’t get a response, Salmon 

said. 

“The only thing that would have to change 

to make things easier is to improve the level 

of communication” with the public, she said. 

“The meetings are open to everyone, but I 

don’t think people believe they’re open to 

all.” 

Jernigan agreed, noting that outreach 

could include more involvement by local and 

state officials in the classroom and extracurricular 

student groups. While some classes 

have had presentations by such officials, 

she’s never seen one, and thinks the personal 

contact could encourage more young people 

to get involved. 

For Redetzke, the personal contact that 

sparked her interest came from her parents. 

She started attending town meeting last 

spring, and said, “it’s kind of neat to see how 

the government of Sturbridge works.” 

“Sometimes, it’s a bit odd, and hard to 

understand what they’re trying to do. All of 

the people are working together and expressing 

their own opinions,” she said. “It’s the 

opposite of communism because you get to 

express your own opinion.” 

Tsetsos said today’s youth have a much 

greater ability to become informed and active 

citizens than ever before, largely because of 

the Internet. Local officials could add to that 

by having leadership programs, shadowing 

days at town hall, and by coming to high 

schools to discuss politics and register voters, 

as he had Oxford’s town clerk do last 

year. 

If given the chance, young people will step 

up to their role as citizens, Tsetsos said, 

adding, “I have every confidence in the students 

of today.” 

Gus Steeves may be reached at (508) 909-4135, or 

by e-mail at gsteeves@stonebridgepress.com. 

OHS locked down again after another ammo find 

POLICE SUSPECT CONNECTION TO JAN. 22 INCIDENT 



OXFORD — Police were dispatched to 

Oxford High School yet again last week following 

the discovery of another piece of live 

ammunition inside the building. 

According to Police Chief Michael J. Boss, 

four officers were dispatched to the school 

Friday, Feb. 1, at approximately 7:40 a.m., following 

the discovery of a single twelve-gauge 

shotgun shell in the girl’s locker room. 

No threats or notes were left and as of 

Monday, Feb. 4, no arrests have been made in 

connection with the incident, Boss said. 

Last Friday, students at the High school 

were placed on lockdown for approximately 

one hour, according to Oxford 

Superintendent Ernest L. Boss. 

During the lockdown, members of the 

Oxford Police department in conjunction 

with state police and officers from the 

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms 

(ATF) searched school hallways and lockers 

with K-9 units for contraband. 

No additional weapons or ammunition 

were found, however, Chief Boss said. 

Coincidently, state police officers and ATF 

agents were used because they were already 

in town to conduct a search for a gun that 

went missing from an Oxford household last 

week. 

According to the Chief, police strongly suspect 

Friday’s incident at the High School was 

“directly connected” to a similar incident 

occurring Tuesday, Jan. 22. 

That day, students were placed on lockdown 

for three-and-a-half hours and school 

was dismissed early. 

According to Chief Boss, officers received 

a call from the high school on Jan. 22 at 7:55 

a.m. saying a student found a single twelvegauge 

shotgun shell in the sink of the second 

floor boys’ lavatory. 

According to Superintendent Boss, the student 

turned in the shell to a teacher who in 

turn alerted Oxford High School Principal 

David H. Grenier. 

Two officers immediately responded and 

the school was placed on lockdown at approximately 

8 a.m. 

“We did that as a precautionary safety 

measure,” the superintendent said. 

Following the lockdown, Chief Boss said a 

task force of six police officers and six firefighters 

responded to the school. 

Authorities conducted a search of all lockers 

and no further ammunition or weapons 

were found, he stressed. 

Officers additionally proceeded to comb 

the hallways of the school before finally venturing 

into the individual classrooms and 

checking students’ handbags and backpacks. 

“At no time did we believe there was any 

other contraband inside the school such as 

weapons or anything of that sort,” the chief 

said, following the search. 

Despite all items owned by students being 

checked, teachers and other staffers at the 

school did not have their items searched, the 

chief added. 

After authorities completed their investigation, 

students were released at approximately 

11:30 a.m. Seniors with cars were 

allowed to leave first, followed by juniors and 

then bus students. 

All student vehicles were checked on the 

way out by authorities, the chief added. 

As with the findings on Feb. 1, no threats 

were made prior to the Jan. 22 incident. 

Investigations are ongoing in both cases, 

Superintendent Boss said. 

Additionally, school and law enforcement 

officials are going over attendance records to 

see which students were not in class during 

the school period the shell was discovered on 

the 22nd, he added. 

File photo 

Oxford High School was locked down for the second time in 10 days Friday, Feb. 1, when a live shotgun shell 

was found in a girls’ bathroom. A similar incident occurred on Jan. 22, when a shell was found inside a boys’ 

bathroom. Both incidents are currently under investigation. 

A similar incident happened at Oxford 

High last March, when multiple pieces of 

ammunition were discovered at the school. 

Students were released early, but were not 

required to make up the day, the superintendent 

said. 

The recent incidents at Oxford High come 

on the heels of a bomb threat made by a sixteen 

year old at Auburn High School last 

November. 

According to Auburn Police Chief Andrew 

Sluckis, the student allegedly wrote two 

threatening notes, which read “another 

Columbine,” and “which locker is the bomb 

in?” in an attempt to get out of class early. 

According to police, the student was 

charged with disturbing a school assembly 

and making a bomb threat, a charge that 

could potentially carry a 20-year prison sentence 

because it is considered a terrorist act. 

Patrick Skahill may be reached at (508) 909- 

4129, or by e-mail at pskahill@stonebridgepress.com 

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THE WEBSTER TIMES AND THE AUBURN NEWS 

Destiny 

denied 

Who would have thought that 

looking back on an 18-win season 

would bring such thoughts 

of sadness and disappointment? 

In a season full of explosive offense and 

broken records, the New England Patriots 

left all other NFL teams in its wake, but on 

Sunday, Feb. 3, in Super Bowl XLII, it 

couldn’t overcome its last hurdle — a ferocious 

defense and yet another Manning 

that refused to lose. 

We can throw out as many adjectives as 

we want to describe what went down in 

Glendale, Ariz. — shocking, surprising, 

upset, unexpected — you get the idea. But 

the simple fact is that the Patriots picked 

the worst time of the year to play their 

worst game. 

As most of us sat by our televisions or 

radios, or took a seat at a local bar popping 

wings and an assortment of carbonated 

beverages, we witnessed a defensive struggle 

where both teams refused to surrender 

points. The Giants’ D was in Brady’s face 

all game long, sacking him, knocking him 

down, you name it, they did it to him — 

and they did something that no team has 

been able to do — they made him uncomfortable. 

Apart from a rare touchdown drive in 

the fourth quarter, the Pats just couldn’t 

get anything done on offense, a complete 

180 from what we are all used to seeing, 

and before we knew it, we were witnessing 

Eli Manning — that’s right — ELI (not 

Peyton) raising the Vince Lombardi trophy 

over his head in a scene that is too surreal 

for words. 

With the victory, the Manning family has 

now won two Super Bowls in a row. Maybe 

Papa Archie should consider coming back 

from retirement. 

Wouldn’t it be something if the Colts and 

Giants faced off in next year’s Super Bowl? 

The “Manning Bowl” would take on a life 

of its own. 

Perhaps we are jumping ahead of ourselves. 

The Patriots have every reason to 

believe they will be back again next year. 

Although the defense is aging, they have a 

couple of years left in them? Right? 

This year was special one, and although 

they couldn’t follow in the steps of the 

Boston Red Sox, at least we still have the 

Celtics left to root for. 

The things is, it would have felt really 

good to see an issue of Sports Illustrated in 

July, after the NBA season, with a picture 

of David Ortiz, Tom Brady and Paul Pierce 

standing together holding their respective 

championship trophies with the headline 

“Sports Town, U.S.A.” in gold. 

Oh well, maybe we should revert to the 

popular Boston sports catch phrase we all 

used before the Sox started their run. 

“Maybe next year.” 

Let’s go, Celtics. 

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Webster, 

Dudley or 

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What they’re saying... 

Do you think Valentine’s Day has become over commercialized? 

“Absolutely, the 

holiday is 

overrated.” 

Tim Cushing, 

Dudley 

“Yes, I just spent 

$1,725 on a trip to 

the Caribbean!” 

Mike Wilson, 

Dudley 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Dudley officials a pleasure to deal with 

To the Editor: 

I look forward to reading your paper each 

week. 

As a senior citizen living in the town of 

Dudley for the past 35 years, I have to do business 

at the Town Hall. All our departments 

do a great job, however, one stands out. The 

young ladies in the Tax Assessor’s office 

As a follow-up to a recent article on 

number plates, I was asked a question 

about replacing or repairing 

number plates that may have faded. 

The person has only one number 

plate issued to their vehicle and the 

numbers are becoming difficult to 

read. He asked what the correct 

process to follow was. Can the numbers 

be painted over? If not, must he 

trade in his old plates for new ones, 

or can the current one be replaced? 

The law covering the display of 

number plates is contained in 

Massachusetts General Laws 

Chapter 90 Section 6. Number plates 

cannot be altered from their original state. 

Section 6 explains the method to replace a 

plate which has been lost, mutilated, or if the 

numbers have become faded. A person must 

make an application with the Registry for a 

replacement plate. Once this has been done, 

according to the law, “the registrar shall 

issue to such applicant a permit allowing him 

to place a temporary number plate bearing 

his register number on said vehicle until a 

number plate of the regular design is made 

and delivered to said applicant.” The temporary 

plates are generally cardboard or some 

other material that can be written on. Their 

appearance must be as close as possible to the 

original style of plate issued to that vehicle. 

These plates can be displayed until such time 

as the replacement plate is received. 

It is not necessary to apply for new plates 

when a replacement is needed. The ability to 

replace an existing plate makes it possible for 

vehicle owners to keep an existing plate. 

There are fees associated with the replacement 

of plates. These are set by the Registry 

and can be amended from time to time. 

Everyone should take the opportunity to 

“Yes — the stores 

start rolling over 

right after 

Christmas!” 

Steve Despres, 

Woodstock, Conn. 

“No I don’t. I mean 

how much candy can 

you possibly eat?” 

Caryn Facteau, 

Webster 

PHOTOS AND QUESTIONS BY TIMES STAFF WRITER PATRICK SKAHILL 

deserve kudos for the work they do. 

They are courteous, professional and are 

always helpful. This assessment is not only 

mine but is shared by others I know. 

WAYNE E. BELLES SR. 

DUDLEY 

The right way to replace damaged number plates 

CHIEF’S 

CORNER 

STEVE 

WOJNAR 

inspect their number plates to be 

certain they are clean, legible, and 

free of defects. 

On Wednesday, Jan. 30, I was 

pleased to attend the official “kickoff 

” of the CHOICES Program, 

which will be based out of the Boys 

and Girls Club of Webster Dudley. 

This program is designed to target 

“at risk” teenagers to provide them 

with some alternative activities to 

assist them in making sound decision 

in their lives. Many public and 

private individuals and organizations 

are lending their support of 

this worthwhile program. Our 

department, the Webster Police Department, 

and the local schools also plan to take active 

roles in this initiative as well. I thank the 

committee comprised of club Director Tony 

Poti, Webster Sgt. William Keefe, United Way 

Director Ms. Janet Scheffler, and United Way 

President Deanna Mills for taking the initiative 

to get this pilot program off the ground. 

I wish everyone involved success in this very 

worthwhile project. 

I also had the chance to meet with many 

residents of Joshua Place on Thursday Jan. 

31. As usual, the conversation was very enjoyable 

and informative. I thank everyone there 

for another great time. 

Thanks again for your questions and comments. 

Please send them to me at the Dudley 

Police Department, 71 West Main St. Dudley, 

MA 01571, or e-mail at swojnar@dudleypolice.com. 

Opinions expressed in this weekly column 

are those of Chief Wojnar only and 

unless clearly noted, do not reflect the ideas or 

opinions of any other organization or citizen. 

The Webster Times 

Every Home, Every Week 


Fame, 

infamy come 

with a price 

What price glory? Is it better to 

have the fame (or infamy) and 

preferred status of those in 

the headlines, or the 

anonymity of those whose lives are considered 

unremarkable except for their 

remarkable mundanity? One of the 

poets, referring to my life and yours, 

described the latter as “lives of quiet 

desperation.” 

The world would have us believe that 

it’s preferable to know fame, which is 

inexorably linked to — 

or frequently seen as 

the direct cause of — 

fortune. Certainly a 

case could be made that 

fame brings a certain 

level of worldly 

rewards, a measure of 

success, and a feeling of 

accomplishment that 

AS YOU “quiet desperation” 

never knows. But it’s 

LIKE IT also been demonstrated 

time and again that neither 

fame nor fortune 

MARK 

ASHTON can guarantee real happiness. 

Take Britney Spears 

(please)! It was during the third-quarter 

throes of a recent Super Bowl party that 

one of the distracted fans (the Pats and 

the game were going nowhere at the 

time) offered up for public discussion: 

“What’s going to happen to Britney 

Spears?” He was referring, I suppose, to 

the sad celebrity’s recent cop-car cortege 

to the hospital following her latest break 

with reality — or lapse into depression 

based on some much-needed soul searching. 

The answer came quickly from another 

football fan in the room: “Who cares!” 

This cut short the discussion and represented 

the true feelings of most of those 

gathered for the “historic” Super Bowl 

game that was supposed to cap a “perfect” 

season and seal forever the celebrity 

and fame of such superstars as Tom 

Brady, Randy Moss, and their unbeaten 

teammates (have you noticed how the 

word “super” is nowadays as misused as 

it is becoming increasingly meaningless? 

There’s no such thing anymore as a 

mere model or athlete or actor; everyone 

whose image has ever graced the cover of 

a supermarket tabloid is automatically a 

supermodel or superstar or superhero!). 

Maybe that’s why poor imperfect 

Britney clamors for so much attention, 

or why the wrapped or unwrapped ankle 

of a superstar quarterback dominated 

the news for the better part of two 

weeks. Perhaps there were Britney-phile 

gatherings last weekend, as well, where 

someone asked, “I wonder if Tom 

Brady’s ankle is feeling any better?” and 

some party participant shouted out, 

“Who cares?” 

Meanwhile, there’s always the down 

side to even the slimmest claim on 

celebrity. The same fans who fawn over 

brilliant successes sometimes intrude on 

privacy — and frequently abandon their 

one-time heroes in defeat. Ever since 

Mighty Casey struck out in Mudville, 

fame has shown its fickle side. Last 

weekend, I’m sure, will prove no different. 

The much-ballyhooed heroes of an 

18-0 Patriots season are now the sorry 

losers of Super Bowl XLII, dispossessed 

as they were of both bragging rights and 

their “rightful” victory. Because they 

were favored to win, their loss is greater 

than would the Giants’ have been. 

Because their victory was expected — 

even anticipated, their defeat is less forgivable. 

Of course they have the consolation of 

being able to say they made it TO the 

Super Bowl, just as Britney can say she 

(just what has she ever done to warrant 

significant notice anyway?), and just as 

Obama can say he is giving fame a real 

run for its money in the Election of 2008. 

But it’s as Harry S. Truman used to say 

about standing the heat or getting out of 

the kitchen. The glare of the spotlight 

can become the torturous heat lamp of 

the grand inquisitor. 

There’s something to be said — despite 

the spate of contemporary television 

“reality shows” that turn everyday Joes 

into instant celebrities — for anonymity, 

for living life in the slow lane, for being 

famous nowhere but at home, for working, 

loving, living, struggling, surviving 

without the double-edged sword of 

media attention. 

Who really gets things done in the 

world? Who’s worthy of emulation? Is it 

better to live in infamy than “never to 

have lived at all,” or wiser to live one’s 

life in simple, unsung fashion? Ask 

Britney; ask Tom Brady; ask John 

Edwards. Then ask yourself what it really 

means to be an everyday hero. 

Mark Ashton writes a weekly column 

for Stonebridge Press Publications.



VIEWPOINT 

Voters should base decisions on the facts 

By now, you — the registered voter 

— have spoken (That is, if you 

went to the polls on Super 

Tuesday). 

By now, this state has either picked as its 

preferred Democratic presidential candidate 

Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. Ditto on 

the Republican side, where — with all due 

apologies to Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul — 

either Mitt Romney or John McCain has been 

crowned the candidate with the best chance 

to win his party’s nomination. 

There is, however, still a general election to 

be held. That means there is still time for voters 

to learn more about the candidates before 

the country’s next president is chosen. 

Who knows the personal reasons a voter 

brings with him or her to the polls. Voting is, 

after all, a fiercely personal matter. What is, 

for example, important to one voter may not 

necessarily mean squat to voter number two. 

That’s what it comes down where it pertains 

to the election and the war on terror. 

First, to clarify: Although the liberal media 

and their cohorts refer to this as the Iraq War 

or the War on Iraq, it is not. This is, as George 

W. Bush pronounced several years back, now, 

a war on terror. 

One of the questions voters must ask themselves 

before they vote for a president is: Is 

the war on terror a concern to me? Do I 

believe our nation is at risk to further attacks 

from extremists whose mission it is to 

destroy us? 

Or, are they instead of the mindset that 

enough money has been spent on a war that, 

as Obama claimed during a debate with the 

other Clinton last week, has made us no safer 

here at home? 

Therein lies a significant 

problem. Obama has captured, 

for whatever reason, 

the attention and loyalty of a 

lot of folks — many of them 

younger, some of minority 

persuasion who feel the government 

has overlooked their 

well being. When he makes a 

remark such as, “We are no 

safer here because of the 

war,” it holds sway. 

That is dangerous because, it says here, he 

is dead wrong. 

It’s OK to have an opinion, but if you’re 

gunning to be the next president of the 

United States, it would be sort of neat if you 

actually used facts to back up your vacuous 

statements. 

And that is exactly the campaign that has 

been, to this point, run by Obama — one void 

of any substance, but filled with all the right 

talk of hope and renewal and unity. 

And it is working. 

Try not to forget this, though. 

The war on terror is not a failure. The facts, 

plain and simple, tell us that. Not the distorted, 

this-is-what-Obama-and-MSNBC-and-Bill 

Maher-are-telling-us-facts. 

We’re talking reality here. 

There has been progress in Iraq. Contrary 

to what Obama said last week, our troops and 

this country have made life better for a great 

number of Iraqi civilians. 

Forget all the criticisms of Billary running 

a negative campaign, Obama’s is just as negative 

only he is doing it with a smile and a 

feel-good message. 

When he tells you we’re not any safer, he’s 

BIRD’S 

NEST 

WALTER 

BIRD JR. 

simply wrong. He offers, much 

like most of his other views, 

nothing to back up his statement. 

But he smiles when he 

says it, and he follows it up 

with some Deval Patrick-like 

promise that elicits the requisite 

cheers and head nods. 

In fact, we are safer. How can 

a country that has taken out 

key members of the al-Qaeda 

regime not be safer? How can a country that 

has repelled insurgents not be safer? How 

can a country that has made it possible for 

schools to be reopened in Iraq, for citizens to 

vote — how can that country and all others 

not be safer as a result? 

The U.S. is sending more troops into 

Afghanistan, where they are definitely needed. 

In the meantime, we have killed the No. 3 

guy in the al-Qaeda operation. 

How can that not make us as a nation safer? 

Operatives have foiled several attempts 

since 9/11 to attack this country’s interests, 

here and abroad. 

How can that not make us safer? 

The argument about money going to war 

and not toward domestic matters will wage 

on. But let’s ask Obama this, square in the 

face: Do you, sir, honestly believe this country 

would have been any safer had we not 

gone to war? Had we not captured Sadaam 

Hussein? Had we not put an ailing Osama bin 

Laden on the run? Had we not disposed of 

several of his key henchmen? Had we not 

sent a message that, hey, for all our faults, we 

will not sit idly by and let any foreign enemy 

attack us on our soil? 

If he answers yes to any of those questions, 

than an Obama presidency would be even 

more frightful than this writer already 

thinks. 

Obama last week said, in response to 

Billary’s constant talk about being more 

experienced, that the next president can’t 

just walk in and be experienced from Day 1. 

The next president, he said, must be right 

from Day 1. 

Well, Day 1 isn’t even here, and Obama is 

already seriously flawed in his foreign policy 

judgment. He is, it says here, already wrong 

in saying we are no safer as a result of this 

war. 

Can this country really afford to send to 

office a president simply on hopes and 

dreams? Ted Kennedy is wrong to liken 

Obama to JFK. These are not the 1960s. Does 

that mean we shouldn’t dare to dream? 

Of course not. 

It does mean that we can’t run a country on 

dreams alone. At some point, after all the rallying 

and empty speeches, the next president 

actually has to produce results. Given that 

one of the candidates has offered no substantive 

descriptions of just how it is he will fulfill 

everyone’s hopes and dreams, can that 

person really be Democratic Party’s nominee? 

The alternative is Billary. She has the experience. 

She, too, is against the war. 

They claim we’re no safer. You decide. But 

base it on the facts — not on smiles, promises 

and speeches. 

Walter Bird Jr. may be reached at 508-909- 

4107, or via e-mail at wbird@stonebridgepress.com. 

Getting to know your local hospital 

This community is fortunate 

enough to have a great hospital 

in its own backyard. 

Many small towns must drive the 

better part of an hour just to reach 

medical care, if needed. Hubbard 

Regional Hospital is located conveniently 

along Thompson Road in 

Webster — sitting within reach for 

Webster, Dudley, Oxford, Douglas 

and Thompson, Conn., residents. It 

is important to not only become 

familiar with your local hospital, 

but to understand the many services 

it offers. This way, traveling for 

blood work or mammograms don’t 

have to cost you much in gas — you 

can get it done locally and get it 

done with expert service. 

Hubbard Hospital is a general 

adult acute care facility. This 

means we don’t have a separate 

wing for pediatrics, but those of all 

ages are treated in our emergency 

department. Our 

Emergency Department (ED) is 

staffed 24/7, and we see approximately 

70,000 patients annually. 

That’s a very significant number 

for our size and location. Our ED 

is also a Primary Stroke Service. 

This means we are able to treat 

patients who are experiencing 

stroke-like symptoms. For more 

information on how to help save a 

life, visit the Stroke Association 

Web site. 

In addition to our Emergency 

Department, Hubbard offers an inpatient 

wing for those who need to 

be admitted. We have a hospitalist, 

Dr. Fadi Al Bilbeisi, who monitors 

the care, medication and regulations 

of our in-patients. We have a 

six-bed Intensive Care Unit, staffed 

around the clock for those in more 

MAKING THE 

ROUNDS 

HUBBARD HOSPITAL 

critical condition. 

We also offer a variety of outpatient 

services. These include a fullservice, 

24-hour laboratory for any 

type of specimen sample (blood, 

urine, etc.); One-Day Surgery unit; 

a two-bed sleep clinic for pulmonary 

and sleep ailments; GI testing; 

Cardiopulmonary unit, including 

stress tests and EKGs; 

Diagnostic Imaging center with 

Mammography, Bone Density, X- 

Ray and CT scans and a pharmacy 

staffed daily to regulate patient 

medications. 

Our surgical center is also 

available for general, adult surgery. 

This can include things like 

gall bladder surgery, certain 

gynecological procedures, or a 

variety of orthopedic surgeries 

(hand, foot, etc.). Our surgical 

unit includes a range of specialty 

doctors that book cases here 

in Webster. For a list of our current 

physicians, visit us at www.hubbardhealth.com. 

We also offer a spacious off-site 

Physical Therapy and 

Rehabilitation center at 72 

Cudworth Rd. (Webster Medical 

Building). There, licensed physical 

therapists and physical therapy 

assistants offer treatment plans 

and rehabilitation exercises for 

post-op or post-injury patients. We 

have also introduced Massage 

Therapy to this department, and 

our therapist is available without a 

doctor’s pre-req. Our Physical 

Therapy Department, like many of 

our services, has received great 

positive feedback on the success 

and professionalism of its services. 

Take time to get to know your 

local hospital. Be aware you have a 

CHOICE in healthcare. Support 

your local facility, and choose 

Hubbard Regional Hospital for your 

medical testing. 

This is a column submitted by the 

staff and administration at 

Hubbard Regional Hospital. 

Located in Webster, HRH continues 

to provide the best in medical services 

to its surrounding community. 

For more information, please visit 

www.hubbardhealth.com. We are 

“Big City Care, Small Town Heart!” 

‘Super Tuesday’ means nothing in the long run 

We’ll soon know who won the primaries 

here in Massachusetts 

and Connecticut. In fact, we’ll 

soon know who won the primaries 

in all the states where primaries were 

held on “Super Duper Tuesday.” 

Then, we’ll shout with glee or let out a deep 

sigh, depending on our own personal inclinations 

and the results that follow. Then we’ll 

discuss, hash and rehash, the months that led 

up to Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, and the few primaries 

that occurred beforehand, perhaps 

even looking to the few that are still yet to 

come. 

And then … we’ll start all over again, as we 

prepare for the general election in November. 

It’s a frustrating process, where so much 

energy is invested in primaries that span 

months since their dates are different stateby-state. 

And so much, at this time, is invested 

in debate with the Democratic and 

Republican candidates that third party candidates, 

if ever mentioned at all, fall by the 

wayside. 

Our political structure is set up so that we 

have to choose between Democrat or 

Republican, one or the other, because even if 

we do, theoretically and constitutionally 

KRISTAL 

KLEAR 

KRISTINA 

REARDON 

have the ability and the right 

to vote for whomever we 

choose — heck, we could write 

in Mickey Mouse if we really 

wanted to — we know that so 

many people will vote either 

Democratic or Republican that 

our vote only really counts if 

we choose one or the other. In 

recent history, even voting for 

a more popular third party 

candidate like Ross Perot forces you to consider 

who you’re really voting for: which candidate, 

Democrat or Republican, will get 

more or less votes because of your absent 

Democratic or Republican vote, and who will 

pull ahead in the polls as a result. In the game 

of voting, even those who would like to champion 

a candidate outside one of our two 

major parties often won’t because they know 

that ultimately, the president will be a 

Democrat or Republican — and if voting for a 

third party takes votes away from the major 

party candidate they like best, well, then that 

doesn’t bode very well for the state of the 

union, now does it? 

George Washington put it best in his 

farewell address: steer clear of political parties. 

So many of the issues 

we’re facing before and on 

Super Duper Tuesday have to 

do with one party or the other 

— and less to do with the 

issues. Maybe it’s just me, but 

does is seem ironic to anyone 

that the party which calls itself 

pro-life also frequently champions 

the death penalty? Or 

that the party that doesn’t is 

seemingly fine with abortion? The line in the 

sand, to me, is a jagged one, which leaves me 

more confused and cynical than passionate 

about either side. 

But back to the primaries. 

We’ve spent the past several months following 

the Democratic and Republican candidates 

around, speculating about Iowa, New 

Hampshire, and South Carolina. Now we’ll 

know what the majority of America thinks 

after the 5th, and then the parties can (finally) 

select their candidates, and start the 

whole process of campaigning all over again. 

Who knew a little state like Iowa, or the small 

New England state of New Hampshire, could 

be so important in influencing the nation? 

Neither has the most citizens or the most 

electors from the Electoral College. 

Why drag the whole process out, letting little 

Iowa be so important and making the 

blood pressure of so many normally calm 

Americans boil as they debate the effects of 

one primary over the other? It’s the most agonizing 

and drawn-out version of the exit polls 

announced on television halfway through the 

presidential elections — where one figure or 

statistic has the power to sway the final 

results. 

Why not have a national primaries day? 

Then we could just get the whole thing over 

with, knowing that each person voted for his 

or her candidate without thinking about 

Iowa or any other state (consciously or subconsciously). 

But before I get ahead of myself, becoming 

disillusioned and actually thinking that what 

each one of us thinks matters, I need to 

remember that little thing called the 

Electoral College I mentioned earlier. We 

only need remember the 2000 election to 

know that in the end, we can debate and 

argue, vote in the primaries and in the general 

election, but that ironically enough, the 

final result doesn’t have as much to do with 

our individual votes as we think. 

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SPORTS 

Shepherd Hill boys qualify for D1 Tourney 

BY SEAN SWEENEY 

SPORTS STAFF WRITER 

WEBSTER — “Paradise City” by Guns N’ 

Roses was blaring over the Bartlett High 

Gymnasium public address system prior to 

Thursday night’s SWCL-West boys’ basketball 

match-up between the host Indians and 

neighboring Shepherd Hill. The 

Brotherhood of the Horned Sheep was certainly 

taking everyone down there with 

them throughout the course of this hotly 

contested tilt by taking them downtown 

incredibly often. 

Shepherd Hill connected for 10 3-pointers 

— four apiece by Mike Pietrzak and Ryan 

Begreen — as the Rams qualified for the 

Central Mass. Division 1 Sectional 

Tournament with a thrilling 83-74 win over 

Bartlett. 

“(The 3-point shooting) was the difference,” 

said Rams head coach Gino Manzi. 

“We shot well, and that’s been a little bit of 

our Achilles heel this year. Our defense has 

been solid all year, but we came together 

tonight and shot the ball extremely well. I’m 

very pleased with that.” 

The Rams (10-5 overall, 6-3 SWCL-West), 

who had four players score in double-figures, 

had to fend off a pair of Tribe (9-6, 4-5) 

runs during the third and fourth quarters 

in order to secure their berth in the postseason. 

The third-quarter run followed 

Pietrzak’s (18 points) second 3-pointer of 

the game and a 17-footer by Jeff Eisenhaur 

(16 points) to make it a 12-point, 44-32 game. 

BHS closed it to a seven with a mini fivepoint 

run, as Nick Kiritsis (game-high 38 

points) scored a two-pointer and a 3-pointer 

from the side in consecutive trips. 

Brian Westgate (17 points) ended the run 

with a shorty, before Eisenhaur and 

Pietrzak — the latter coming from the corner 

with two Bartlett defenders right in 

Pietrzak’s grill — got the lead to 15 points, 

52-37. 

Bartlett did not relent in its efforts to 

make it close. Following a Begreen trifecta 

and a Begreen (18 points) hoop on two offensive 

rebounds make it an 18-point game, the 

Sons of Lake Parkway ripped off six 

straight points off of a Josh Faford (eight 

points) bucket and a pair of hoops by 

Kiritsis — his first coming off a nifty spin 

on an inbound pass into the paint to end the 

third — before the Rams opened the lead 

back to 20 courtesy 3-pointers by Begreen in 

the corner — Begreen casually looked away 

after releasing the ball, and it hadn’t even 

hit the cylinder yet — and from Pietrzak on 

the side to make it 67-47, SH. 

The Indians continued to get close, eventually 

getting it to 10 points on three occasions 

late in the game. 

“We tried to create some tempo and get 

back in the game,” said Bartlett head coach 

Tony Paranto. “We started taking the ball to 

the hole.” 

“That made me really nervous,” Manzi 

said. “Tony is a great coach and his teams 

never give up. The game is never over when 

you’re playing his teams until the buzzer 

sounds because his kids never quit. I told 

our kids that we can’t quit, we have to finish 

the game, not turn the ball over, we have to 

make plays, and more importantly, we have 

to secure the defensive boards.” 

The Hill had jumped out to a 9-2 lead in 

the first 2:15, as Westgate, Pietrzak — a 3- 

pointer — and Eisenhaur all hit shots. 

Bartlett, like a boomerang, came right back 

as Josh Deschene, Faford and Kiritsis all hit 

shots, Kiritsis’s coming on a steal and a layup. 

With SH ahead, 13-8, Bartlett went on a 15- 

2 run that stretched into the second quarter. 

A shorty by Faford, a 3-pointer by Sean 

Carter (17 points), and a flash into the paint 

by Kiritsis, a 13-footer by Kiritsis, and a 

coast-to-coast lay-up by Carter was the meat 

of the run, giving the Tribe a 23-15 lead. 

“We have two people who put the ball in 

the hole. We need some other people to start 

stepping up and scoring more,” Paranto 

said. 

But the Rams took the lead right back and 

held it until the end, as an Eisenhaur trifecta 

from the side triggered a 13-0 run that 

included a steal and a lay-up by Begreen, a 

shorty in the low post and old-fashioned 

three-point play by Westgate, and a 3-pointer 

by Begreen after he swiped the ball away 

from a Bartlett player and brought it back. 

“They got hot at the right time,” Paranto 

said. “They have a lot of good shooters on 

the floor and they moved away.” 

“We knew it was going to be an adrenaline 

rush to start the game for both teams,” 

Manzi explained. “We said whoever got 

through it would be in good shape as the 

game progressed.” 

Sean Sweeney is the sports editor of 

Stonebridge Press. Dial him directly at 508- 

909-4133, or via e-mail at ssweeney@stonebridgepress.com. 

Sean Sweeney photos 

Top: Shepherd Hill’s Brian Westgate goes up for a 

lay-up 

Bottom left: Bartlett’s Nick Kiritsis goes up for a layup 

against Shepherd Hill. 

Bottom right: Bartlett point guard Josh Deschene 

barks out a play during the first quarter. 

Bartlett turnovers, missed shots costly 

PIONEERS QUALIFY 

WITH WIN 

OVER TRIBE 

BY SEAN SWEENEY 

SPORTS STAFF WRITER 

SOUTHBRIDGE — The last 

time the Bartlett boys’ basketball 

team made a visit to the corner 

of Cole and Dresser, they 

ran host Southbridge out of its 

own building and deposited 90- 

plus points upon their archrivals. 

That wasn’t the case 

Tuesday night. 

Taking advantage of multiple 

Indian turnovers and being 

absolutely devastating on the 

glass gave Southbridge a generous 

lift, as the Pioneers knocked 

off visiting Bartlett, 89-70, in a 

key SWCL-West match-up. 

The win gives Big Red its 10th 

victory of the season and 

improves to 10-4 overall and 5-2 

in SWCL-West. It also helped the 

‘Neers clinch a spot in the 

Central Mass. Division 2 

Sectional Tournament after a 

one year absence. 

Southbridge as a whole hadn’t 

made the postseason over the 

last four athletic seasons dating 

back to spring 2006. That streak 

ended last night. But in order to 

stop that streak, the Pioneers 

had to hold off the pesky 

Indians (9-5, 4-3), who closed the 

gap to five points in the third 

quarter. 

Southbridge held a four-point, 

36-32 lead at tea time before the 

two teams exchanged baskets 

during the opening moments of 

the third. But with 5:11 remaining, 

a Victor Martinez (teamhigh 

28 points) 17-footer from 

the side touched off a 21-2 run 

that virtually propelled SHS 

into postseason play. 

“The third quarter was big for 

us,” said a hoarse Southbridge 

head coach Bob Fowler. “We’ve 

been a second-half team all year 

long. We made a couple of 

adjustments at halftime, we had 

to keep them off the glass. In the 

third, we just exploded.” 

“I had a rhythm going, and I 

let the game come to me,” 

Martinez said. “It was all 

momentum, that’s how we had 

to start.” 

The momentum continued to 

go in Southbridge’s direction 

after Martinez hit that 17-foot 

jumper. After Bartlett turned it 

over at the other end, Martinez 

came back and hit a fadeaway 

jumper that gave SHS a ninepoint 

lead. But Nick Kiritsis 

(game-high 31 points), whose 

spunky play and penetration 

into the lane kept the Sons of 

Lake Parkway in it through the 

second, hit a basket with 4:05 

remaining in the third. 

It would be Bartlett’s last field 

goal for three and a half minutes. 

“We didn’t take care of 

the 

basketball, and we shot horrendously 

from the floor,” said 

Bartlett head coach Tony 

Paranto. “What more to say? 

(Southbridge) played very well, 

they out-quicked us at our own 

game. Hat’s off to them, they 

played an outstanding game.” 

On the next SHS possession, 

Jose Vega (17 points) followed a 

missed shot before a defensive 

rebound on BHS’s next possession 

put Southbridge in transition. 

Jose Deleon, who missed 

the first meeting three weeks 

ago, bounce-passed to Martinez 

for the lay-up that put SHS up by 

11. 

“Jose was the quarterback 

tonight. He picked his holes, he 

set the tempo, and he knew 

when to slow it down,” Fowler 

said. “I feel we controlled this 

game for 32 minutes.” 

Vega then hit a 3-pointer from 

the side, and after Southbridge 

regained possession on a steal, 

Steve Carrington scored off the 

offensive glass. Nate Power (10 

points) followed that up with a 

bucket off an offensive board, 

giving Southbridge an 18-point 

lead. 

“They are athletic, they go to 

the glass hard, and we didn’t do 

a good job of boxing out,” 

Paranto said. “We did a lot of 

spectating today.” 

That wasn’t all. Vega then hit 

another 3-pointer, before he lost 

control of the ball on the ‘Neers 

next possession, regained control, 

fiddled, diddled, and was 

fouled while shooting in the low 

post. He then hit the old-fashioned 

three-point play, giving 

Big Red its largest lead of the 

night, 66-42. 

All in all, Southbridge scored 

32 points in the third. 

The run matched a first-quarter 

spurt by the Pioneers that 

was a precursor to the third 

quarter. Bartlett’s trouble holding 

onto the basketball — along 

with Southbridge’s success on 

the glass — in the first eight 

minutes gave the Pioneers a 13- 

point lead at one point. It followed 

a spirited opening 38 seconds 

where nine points were 

scored between the two clubs. 

With Bartlett ahead, 6-5, following 

a quick dish by Kiritsis 

to Kwasi Acheampong (12 

points), Southbridge took the 

lead for good with a Martinez 

trifecta. After Deleon came up 

with a rebound on the other end, 

Marco Rosario came up with a 

lay-up to make it 10-6, SHS. 

Jesse Bond then found 

Kiritsis wide open down low, 

before Southbridge scored the 

next 11 points, including a 

Martinez basket that came on 

his own rebound. He had missed 

a 3-pointer, but was able to follow 

his shot, flash into the paint 

and rip a 13-footer, prompting 

Bartlett to take a time out. 

Sean Carter (17 points) ended 

the run with a steal and a stopand-pop 

from 15 feet. 

Oxford Hosts Fifth 

Annual 3-on-3 

Tournament 

OXFORD — Oxford High School will once 

again be the location for a 3-on-3 Basketball 

Tournament on Saturday, March 15. The tournament 

benefits the Oxford High School 

Booster Club, and has been a success since its 

inception. The tournament regularly draws 

over 65 teams from 32 towns across 

Massachusetts and Connecticut. 

It is a double-elimination tournament, 

where each team is guaranteed at least two 

games. Each game is played to 11 points or 15 

minutes, whichever comes first. Up to six 

games will start every 20 minutes throughout 

the day. Winners of each bracket are awarded 

champion and finalist t-shirts. There are 

brackets in boys and girls divisions, as well as 

men’s and women’s. Brackets begin from the 

9-10 year-old bracket to the 40-and-over bracket. 

This tournament was started as a fundraiser 

to support the OHS Booster Club five years 

ago. At that time, high school sports risked 

being eliminated from the school budget, 

unless the Booster Club agreed to raise a significant 

portion of the overall athletic budget. 

The Tournament is run by a committee that 

includes John Kirk, Kevin Brassard, Debora 

Brassard, Mike Thompson, Greg Gray, Steve 

Bruzios, John Burke, and Rick Bixby. The 

committee is supported by over 80 other people 

that volunteer their time to make the day 

a success for everyone. 

If anyone would like more information on 

registering a team for the Tournament, they 

can contact Kevin Brassard at 

oxford3on3@yahoo.com or Mike Thompson at 

508-769-7180. Also, if you would like to volunteer 

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‘Choices’ program to offer healthy lifestyle alternatives 

BOYS & GIRLS continued from page 1 

Last year, the Boys and Girls Club applied 

for and received a planning grant for more 

than $100,000 to do research on the needs of 

community youths, Poti said. Focus groups 

were held and community members were 

consulted to hammer out the details of the 

project. 

“Over the past year with the support of a 

$101,862 planning grant from the Foundation, 

these community leaders worked to assess 

the resources and needs of young people in 

Webster and Dudley,” added Dr. Jan Yost, 

president and CEO of the Health Foundation. 

“Based on that work, they have developed a 

set of strategies to engage young people and 

aid them in dealing with some of the problems 

they may face by giving them the skills 

and abilities to make better choices in their 

lives.” 

According to Poti, the application for funding 

was submitted last November and the 

Boys and Girls Club received word they 

would be awarded the funds last week. 

The Boys and Girls Club of Webster- 

Dudley will administer the funds with Poti 

serving as project director and an executive 

committee overseeing the project. In addition 

to Poti, members of the Executive Committee 

include Deanna Mills of Hometown Bank, 

Sgt. Bill Keefe of the Webster Police 

Department and Janet Scheffler, executive 

director of the United Way of Webster and 

Dudley. 

Ms. Scheffler will also serve as chair of the 

project’s Steering Committee. 

Representatives from numerous area organizations 

will also participate in the project. 

According to Health Foundation officials, 

the organization anticipates funding the full 

implementation of the Choices Program at 

the Boys and Girls Club. 

“As the program proves that it can have a 

positive impact, the expectation is that the 

Steering Committee will work to secure additional 

funding to broaden and sustain any 

systemic changes that are necessary to develop 

and maintain the program for at-risk 

youth,” Yost said. “The Foundation anticipates 

support in the range of $500,000 for this 

project over the next three years.” 

“We are really excited and truly grateful to 

The Health Foundation for the confidence 

they have evidenced in this program and our 

ability to begin to implement it,” Scheffler 

said. “We look forward to beginning to work 

with our community and our young people.” 

Formally established in 1999 from the sale 

of Central Massachusetts Health Care, Inc., a 

physician-initiated, not-for-profit HMO, the 

Health Foundation currently has assets of 

approximately $65 million. 

The Foundation began its grantmaking in 

late 2000, and since that time, has awarded 

grants totaling more than $15 million. 

According to Poti, the Webster-Dudley 

Boys and Girls Club offers a wide range of 

activities for children of all ages. Gym programs 

are hosted alongside homework help 

seminars and leadership clubs for pre-teens 

and teens are also held regularly, he said. 

Next month, Poti said he is hopeful work on 

the new Webster-Dudley Boys and Girls Club 

building will be completed. Directors plan on 

moving equipment over in March and holding 

the grand opening the first week of April. 


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Himmelberger: Budget increase needed to provide ‘level services’ 

OXFORD continued from page 1 

For Oxford, an additional $877,098 

is tentatively deemed necessary to 

keep up with rising costs throughout 

the district. While nearly 70 percent 

of this increase is tied up in 

salaries, substantial portions have 

also been allocated for Oxford’s special 

education programs and rising 

utility costs. 

On Monday, Jan. 28, district 

administrators submitted a draft of 

the upcoming spending plan to 

members of the school committee 

for their review. 

Oxford Superintendent Ernest L. 

Boss said his team would be gathering 

input from members of the 

School Committee and that several 

items outlined in the budget were 

subject to rearrangement or change 

in the coming weeks. 

Tentatively, a public hearing on 

the proposed budget is scheduled 

for April, but Boss will present the 

draft formally to the School 

Committee Monday, Feb. 11. 

According to Himmelberger, 

principals began working on their 

individual budget drafts last 

November. Once district officials 

obtained the requests, items were 

organized and categorized according 

to three tiers. 

Tier one is the “level services” 

bracket, Himmelberger said. If 

these funds were not included, 

there would not be enough money 

to maintain certain programs in 

the district and cuts would have to 

be made. 

The next tier focuses on additional 

requests from individual schools 

and programs — many of which 

are aimed at additional staffing and 

supplies. 

The final level, or “tier 3,” focuses 

on “utopia” items, which 

Himmelberger said schools request 

with the intent of itemizing their 

“dream” requests. 

Over at the Alfred M. Chaffee 

School, a $7,000 inflation factor on 

goods and services was tracked 

alongside tier two requests for four 

instructional aides, a special education 

teacher and one guidance 

counselor. 

“Dream requests” at the school 

included $10,000 for cafeteria tables 

and an equal number for a new 

tractor. 

At the Clara Barton School, tier 

two requests included $88,000 for 4 

instructional aides and $47,000 for 

supplies. Tier three items included 

$48,000 for an additional classroom 

teacher. 

For Oxford Middle School, tier 

one funding was dedicated to 

money to combat inflation and purchase 

new journals and workbooks. 

It totaled $15,500. 

Tier two items at the school 

included $48,000 for a grade eight 

literacy coach and half of that for a 

special education teaching assistant. 

Oxford High School tier one 

requests included $12,000 for inflation 

and $5,000 for preparation for 

reaccredidation with the New 

England Association of Schools 

and Colleges. 

Requests coming in at the next 

budgetary level included $48,000 for 

a new science teacher and $46,625 

for new textbooks, along with 

$22,000 for building security. 

“Dream requests” at the high 

school include money for new math 

and English teachers, new gym and 

photography equipment, band uniforms 

and a music lab. 

Other districtwide tier 2 requests 

included a new special education 

teacher at Oxford High School and 

one speech and language pathologist. 

Additionally, $74,000 was set 

aside for new hardware and another 

$17,000 for computer supplies 

and materials. 

What are your thoughts on the 

early numbers in the Oxford School 

District’s latest budget proposal? 

Contact Patrick Skahill at (508) 909- 

4129, or by e-mail at pskahill@stonebridgepress.com. 

POLICE REPORT 

Little League Catching Clinic 

WEBSTER 

Saturday, Feb. 2 

Hector L. Colon, of 10 Prospect St., 

Webster, was charged with three counts of 

domestic assault, disorderly conduct and 

disturbing the peace. 

James R. Madden, of 435 Child Rd., 

Woodstock, Conn., was charged with 

speeding and operation of a motor vehicle 

with a revoked license. 

DUDLEY 

lanes violation and speeding. 

Friday, Feb. 1 

Joanne Sielawa, 48, of 26 Dudley Hill Rd., 

Dudley, was charged with operating under 

the influence of liquor (second offense) 

and a marked lanes violation. 

Sunday, Feb. 3 

Brent J. Cicco, 18, of 16 Clark St., Salem, 

was charged with no inspection sticker 

and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. 

THOMPSON, CONN. — Dave Weaver, 

nationally known as one of the best catching 

coaches in the country, will be a presenter at 

this year’s 10th annual Northeast 

Connecticut Little League Coaches’ Clinic on 

Saturday, March 8, at Tourtellotte Memorial 

High School from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 

In addition, there will be four additional 

clinicians present during the event. 

Registration for the event begins at 8:30 

a.m. and there is a fee of $20, but it is not 

required. All catchers of Little League age 

are invited to attend, and it is open to youth 

coaches and parents, as well. 

For more information, contact Joe Lindley 

at 928-5527, or via e-mail at 

joelindley119@hotmail.com. 

Monday, Jan. 28 

Stephen M. Dziembowski, 21, of 39 Lyons 

Rd., Dudley, was charged with speeding 

and possession of class D drugs. 

Judith Przystas, 41, of 223 North Main St., 

Webster, was charged with a marked lanes 

violation, operating under the influence of 

liquor (second offense) and reckless operation 

of a motor vehicle. 

Edmelinda Flores, 30, of 37 Schofield Ave., 

Dudley, was charged with domestic assault 

and battery. 

Tuesday, Jan. 29 

Gustavo Zavaleta, 37, of 514 W. Cedar St., 

Southbridge, was charged with a marked 

Monday, Feb. 4 

William Peter Munson, 21, of 2533 Fairglen 

Pl., Corona, Calif., was charged with a 

marked lanes violation and operating 

under the influence of liquor. 

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DCLT needs $20K by February 15 deadline 

LAND TRUST continued from page 1 

ural beauty of Tufts Branch Valley, Peterson 

said. As an added plus, all donations are fully 

tax deductible. 

Kicking off the fund-raising last October, 

the DCLT has been continuously collecting 

donations to meet its goal of $250,000 for the 

purchase of the land, which is located 

between Healy Road and Route 31. Parts also 

overlook Dudley Hill Road and Dudley 

Southbridge Road. 

If acquired, this parcel would establish 

nearly 600 acres of continuous preserved 

land. 

While the space would provide a great outlet 

for many forms of passive recreation 

including hiking, skiing, and picnicking, 

Peterson also stressed preserving the land 

will have important historical and environmental 

impacts. 

One of the major pieces of Dudley’s past 

couched within this 81-acre plot is a portion 

of the historic “Old Stagecoach Road,” which 

runs from Dudley Hill to Southbridge. 

Also known as “Rattlesnake Trail,” this 

pathway at one time served as a trail for the 

Nipmuc Indians. 

Environmentally speaking, Peterson said 

members from the Massachusetts Division of 

Wildlife and Fisheries recently had the 

opportunity to tour the land, which they 

found contains a “cold water fishery.” 

Cold-water fisheries are defined as bodies 

of water containing either brook, brown, or 

rainbow trout, slimy sculpin or longnose 

suckers, or Atlantic salmon fry, parr or 

smolts. 

“These are very rare and designated as 

high priority for conservation by the state,” 

Peterson said. 

Tom Ryzewski, a naturalist and board 

member of the French River Connection, 

recently toured the area, writing his impressions 

of Tufts Branch Valley in a document 

released to the DCLT. 

“I had the opportunity to tour the Tufts 

Branch Valley parcel of land in Dudley that 

the [DCLT] is endeavoring to purchase,” 

Ryzewski wrote. “I was overwhelmed by the 

natural beauty, diversity of environments, 

and the historical value of the land. It was 

heartwarming to realize that such parcels of 

land still exist and that there are people dedicated 

to preserving them.” 

Currently, about eight area businesses have 

donated to the project. 

“We’ve been extremely grateful to them for 

their generosity,” Peterson said. 

Additionally, despite the fact that several 

other capital campaigns are going on around 

town including work on the Pearle L. 

Crawford Memorial Library and renovations 

on the bell tower at Dudley’s First 

Congregational Church, community support 

has been “heartening,” she added. 

Still, the DCLT is not at its goal and is 

depending on the community to show its support 

for this invaluable piece of land, she 

said. 

“If you believe in protecting wildlife, fields, 

forests, historic stonewalls, streams, and the 

beauty of nature, please consider giving generously 

to preserve this valley in perpetuity 

for you and for generations to come,” 

Peterson said. 

To donate to the Tufts Branch Valley 

Campaign, mail checks to the Dudley 

Conservation Land Trust at P.O. Box 14, 

Dudley, MA 01571, e-mail 

DCLTrust@aol.com, or call (508) 949-2468. 




A scenic winter path cutting through the land. DCLT President Sandra Peterson stressed how the land will 

be purchased at a discount rate and emphasized all donations are tax deductible. 

Murder suspect arraigned, awaiting pre-trial conference 

GODDARD continued from page 1 

Additionally, Goddard allegedly 

shot at three other individuals fleeing 

for safety during the attack. 

Another individual suffered a dislocated 

shoulder, according to court 

documents. 

Following the shooting of 

Brackley, Goddard reportedly telephoned 

an agent from the Bureau of 

Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms saying 

“he had just shot his girlfriend 

in the face.” 

Court documents go on to say witnesses 

observed Goddard receiving 

transportation to two different locations 

— Spencer and Worcester — 

before ultimately ending up at 3 

Alden St. in Berlin. 

As state and local police 

approached the residence, an 

armed Goddard reportedly fled to 

an adjacent open field where an 

hour-long stalemate with law 

enforcement officials ensued. 

During the standoff, Goddard 

reportedly was in contact with crisis 

negotiators, allegedly firing a 

single shot, which missed a hovering 

state helicopter, said Worcester 

County District Attorney Joseph 

Early. 

Police confiscated a single 9-mm 

Smith and Wesson handgun after 

Goddard was taken into custody. 

According to Early, Goddard was 

as an individual with a criminal 

past who was “known to police.” 

Charlton Police Chief James A. 

Pervier said Goddard was involved 

in a domestic dispute with another 

woman on Dec. 4, 2001, but no formal 

charges were filed. 

Back in 1998, Goddard was arrested 

on one count of indecent assault 

and battery of a person aged 14 or 

older. He is currently registered as 

a level three-registered sex offender 

with the Commonwealth. 

Several restraining orders were 

also placed on Goddard in the past, 

Early added. 

Patrick Skahill may be contacted 

at (508) 909-4129, or by e-mail at 

pskahill@stonebridgepress.com 

Months long investigation leads to seizure of drugs, weapons 

RAID continued from page 1 

officers served Kapulka’s apartment with a 

search warrant early Wednesday evening, 

Jan. 30. 

During the search, Kapulka admitted to 

authorities he was in possession of a gun, 

which officers allegedly found stashed under 

a mattress. 

The gun was purportedly loaded with a full 

magazine of six rounds, including one in the 

chamber. Additionally, a second magazine of 

six rounds was found in the apartment. 

The percocet pills were discovered in a bag 

on Kapulka’s person, the report added. 

Others arrested in the case include 

Brandon Hatfield-Cofske, Allan Nieves, 

Jonathan Kapulka, Krystian Gubernat, 

Raphael Quinones and John Polydores — all 

of Worcester. 

According to Connolly, these men were 

arraigned and all their cases are scheduled 

for continuations on Friday, Feb. 29, in 

Worcester Central District Court. 

Jason Tonelli of Worcester, was also arrested 

and arraigned for his alleged involvement 

in the ring and is due back in Worcester 

Central District court Wednesday, Feb. 27. 

Additional persons arrested for alleged 

involvement include Douglas W. Stebbins of 

Maine, whose case was continued to 

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Friday, February, 8, 2008 

OBITUARIES 

Kelly A. Brackley, 30 

AUBURN — Kelly A. 

(Paradise) Brackley, 30, of 46 

Walsh Ave., died suddenly 

Monday, Jan. 28, in Hubbard 

Regional Hospital in Webster. 

She is survived by her five 

children, Ashley M. Paradise, 

Mariah Daniels, Kali Daniels, 

Jacob Daniels, and Mark 

Brackley; her father, David D. 

Paradise and her step-mother, Susan LaPorte, all 

of Auburn; a sister, Jessica Barbale, her husband 

Greg, and their daughter MacKenzie, all of 

Worcester; a step-sister, Kim LaPorte, of Oxford; a 

step-brother, Robert LaPorte, of Dudley; her 

paternal grandmother, Elizabeth M. Paradise; as 

well as aunts, uncles, cousins, and many friends 

especially, Gloria Jean and Jacques Poulin, and 

Tina Froment, of Worcester. 

Her beloved mother, Mary Irene (Jellison) 

Paradise, predeceased her in 2005. 

She was born in Worcester, and educated in 

Auburn schools. 

She worked as a secretary for Action Crash 

auto parts, in Webster. 

She loved spending time with her children, and 

enjoyed dancing, camping, trips to the beach and 

softball. 

Her funeral was held Saturday, Feb. 2, from the 

Britton-Wallace Funeral Home, 91 Central St. 

Auburn, with a Mass in St. Joseph’s Church, 189 

Oxford Street, Auburn. Burial was in Hope 

Cemetery. 

Donations may be made to Kelly’s Angels in 

care of Worcester Credit Union, 520 West 

Boylston St., Worcester, MA 01606. 

To leave a message of sympathy for Kelly’s family, 

please visit www.brittonfuneralhomes.com. 

Henry Gendron, 88 

DANIELSON, Conn. — Henry 

Gendron, 88, of 39 Wyndham 

Landing, died Saturday, Jan. 26 

in Day Kimball Hospital, 

Putnam, Conn., after a long illness. 

He leaves his wife of 22 years, 

Ann (Lafontaine) Gendron; a 

daughter, Judith, wife of Donald Collette; 

stepchildren Michael Picard and his wife 

Monique, Susan, wife of Ronald Duquette; five 

grandchildren, Greg Collette, Cindy Simonelli, 

Kevin Duquette, Dane and Cody Picard and two 

great- grandchildren. 

He was predeceased by two brothers and four 

sisters. 

He was born in Webster son of Ferdinand and 

Delia (Arsenault) Gendron. He served in the 

Army at the end of World War II. He was the proprietor 

for 35 years at Legates Paint Store in 

Webster. He was an avid golfer. He was a 56-year 

member of Webster Lodge of Elks 1466. 

His funeral was held Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 

Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel, 33 Schofield Ave., 

Dudley, with a Mass in Sacred Heart Of Jesus 

Church, 16 East Main St., Webster. Burial followed 

in Sacred Heart Cemetery. A calling hour was 

held Wednesday, Jan. 30. 

Flowers may be sent or donations to Hospice 

unit at Day Kimball Hospital, 320 Pomfret St., 

Putnam, CT 06260. 

For more information, visit www.bartelfuneralhome.com. 

Jeannette R. Bleau, 97 

MILLBURY — Jeannette R. (Gagnon) Bleau, 97, 

of Carleton Road, died Thursday, Jan. 24, in her 

home. 

Her husband, Joseph H. Bleau died in 1986. 

She leaves two sons, Gerald J. Bleau of 

Millbury, with whom she lived and Robert A. 

Bleau of California; four grandchildren; five 

great grandchildren; a brother, Arthur Gagnon of 

Leicester; four sisters, Irene Jolicoeur of 

Westborough, Yvette Jolicoeur of Worcester, Rose 

Wilga of Webster and Rita Laboeuf of North 

Attleboro. 

She was born in Worcester and predeceased by 

her parents, Arthur and Rose (Turcotte) Gagnon; 

a daughter, June G. Cote, a sister, Doris Largenese 

and a brother, Raymond Gagnon. 

Mrs. Bleau was a dietary aide at St. Vincent 

Hospital in Worcester before retiring in the early 

1970s. Previously, she worked at Grosvner Shoe in 

Worcester. 

Her funeral was held Tuesday, Jan. 29, from the 

Mulhane Home for Funerals, 45 Main St., 

Millbury, with a Mass in St. Brigid’s Church, 59 

Main St. in Millbury. Burial was in St. Brigid’s 

Cemetery. 

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Memorial contributions may be made to the 

VNA Care Network, Inc., Development Office, 120 

Thomas St., Worcester, MA 01608-1280. 

Condolence book available at 

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Jennie I. Callahan, 76 

WEBSTER — Jennie I. 

(Staples) Callahan, 76, of 

Thompson Road, and formerly 

of Auburn, died at home 

Wednesday, Jan. 23, surrounded 

by her loving family. 

She was predeceased by her 

husband of 45 years, William J. 

“Bill” Callahan in 1994. 

She leaves her two sons, 

James W. Callahan and his wife Pamela of 

Webster, and Michael M. Callahan and his wife 

Theresa of Auburn; her three beloved sisters, 

Betty Mason of Rockland, Maine, Esther Noel of 

Auburn, and Diana Schofield and her husband 

Forrest of Spencer; her four grandchildren, 

Michael J. Callahan and his wife Shelby Saad- 

Callahan of Ashland, Neil W. Callahan of 

Webster, Kristy Callahan and William Callahan, 

both of Auburn; as well as several nieces and 

nephews. 

She was born in Rockland, Maine, daughter of 

the late Ralph C. and Alice E. (Robbins) Staples, 

where she was a child star of dance and acrobatics 

at the young age of five. Little Jennie and her 

family dazzled all parts of Maine, under her parents’ 

guidance, until her family moved to 

Worcester. 

She graduated from Worcester schools. 

Following her marriage to her beloved William 

in 1949, she spent the remainder of her life as a 

devoted wife and mother. 

She later went to work for the C.C. Lowell 

Company in Worcester for 25 years, where she 

met many local artists. She then worked in the 

cafeteria of the Mary D. Stone School in Auburn 

for 10 years before retiring. There she delighted in 

her interaction with the young children. 

She loved to play pitch, travel, and enjoyed 

crafts, being accomplished in crocheting and knitting. 

She never lost her joy for dancing, and loved 

to go dancing with her husband Bill. 

The main focus of her enjoyment and happiness 

was just being with her family and close 

friends. She was always happy to be in the company 

of family and friends for any occasion, and her 

true legacy is the way she made them feel loved 

and accepted. 

“She will be sadly missed.” 

Her funeral was held Monday, Jan. 28, from the 

Britton-Wallace Funeral Home, 91 Central St., 

Auburn, with a Mass in Saint Joseph’s Church, 

189 Oxford St., Auburn. Committal prayers followed 

in Worcester County Memorial Park, 

Paxton. 

To leave an online message of sympathy for 

Jennie’s family, please visit www.brittonfuneralhomes.com. 

Kris Arnett 

WORCESTER — Kris Arnett 

of Worcester passed away 

Tuesday, Jan. 15. 

She is survived by her parents, 

Keeton and Beverly Arnett 

of Yarmouthport, formerly of 

Holden; her brother, Keet 

Arnett from Webster; her sister, 

Kerry Arnett from 

Yarmouthport; and her niece 

and goddaughter, Jaime Arnett (Keet’s daughter) 

from Webster. She is also survived by two aunts 

and several cousins. 

A service is still in the planning stages, and will 

be announced at a later date. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to 

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) at 400 

West Cummings Park, Suite 6650, Woburn, MA 

01801. 

For additional information or to sign guest 

book please visit www.morrisoconnor.com. 

Latrell Barnes, 62 

WORCESTER — Latrell 

(Alford) Barnes, 62, of 

Worcester, dedicated mother, 

daughter, sister and friend, 

passed into the arms of the Lord 

Saturday, Jan. 26. 

She is survived by her children, 

Sarah Barnes with whom 

she lived, Tracy Barnes 

and William Barnes 

both of Rochester, N.Y.; 

her mother, Eldora 

(Brooken) Alford, who 

lived with her; two 

brothers, Robert J. 

Alford of Worcester and 

Harold Alford of 

Oxford; three sisters: 

Gloria Larkin and 

Velma Jenkins both of 

Worcester, and Sandra 

Troy of Washington; 

many nieces, nephews 

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Two brothers, Larry NS Carl Alford predeceased 

her. 

She was born in Sylvester, Ga.; her father was 

the late Leroy Alford. She came to Worcester in 

1969, attended Quinsigamond Community 

College and has lived here ever since. 

A funeral service was held Thursday, Jan. 31, in 

the Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel, 370 

Plantation St. 

Burial will be held at the convenience of the 

family in Hope Cemetery. 

Mary Haven, 89 

DUDLEY/EAST KILLINGLY, 

Conn. — Mary (Lavoie) Haven, 

89, of 1560 North Rd., died 

Sunday, Jan. 27, in Westview 

Nursing Care & Rehab., 

Dayville, Conn. 

She married Carl Haven Feb. 

5, 1937, and spent 57 years with 

him until he passed in 1994. 

She leaves a son, Herbert 

Haven of East Killingly; two grandchildren, 

Brenda Wilson of Woodstock and Paul Haven of 

Brooklyn, four great-grandchildren, Jessica and 

Brittani Wilson, Christian and Brandon Haven; 

nieces and nephews, Rita Bourdia, Wallace 

Bomster and her favorite, Karen Bomster, all of 

Dayville, Conn. 

She was predeceased by a sister, Rita Riemer. 

She was born in Manchaug section of Sutton, 

the daughter of the late Henry and Marie Ann 

(Paris) Lavoie. She lived many years on Old 

Southbridge Road in Dudley and worked as a furniture 

polisher at the Waterhouse and later Ethan 

Allen companies. She had lived in East Killingly 

for 10 years until her recent stay at Westview. She 

was a faithful member of the Seventh-day 

Adventist Church in Quinebaug. 

Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 31, 

in Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel, 33 Schofield 

Ave., Dudley. Burial followed in Corbin Cemetery, 

Dudley. Calling hours were held Thursday, Jan. 31. 

Flowers may be sent. 

For more information, visit www.bartelfuneralhome.com. 

Florence V. Scully, 85 

WEBSTER — Florence V. (Davis) Scully, 85, of 

247 Thompson Road, died Saturday, Jan. 26, after 

being stricken ill. 

Her husband of 28 years, Spencer P. Scully, died 

in 1970. 

She leaves five children, Donna J. Gerani and 

her husband Paul of Sutton, Darlene A. Young 

and her husband Norman of Cumberland, R.I., 

Colleen M. Dziembowski and her husband 

Arthur, with whom she lived, Spencer P. Scully 

and his wife Phyllis of Webster, and Dawn L. 

LaBonte and her husband Dale of Thompson, 

Conn.; two brothers, Leonard Davis of Charlton 

and Roger Davis of Sutton; six grandchildren, 

Wendy, Diana, Craig, Christopher, Alison and 

Megan; a great-grandson Anthony; nieces and 

nephews. 

She was born and raised in Sutton, a daughter 

of Anson and Bernice (Boulster) Davis. She 

moved to Webster at the time of her marriage. 

Mrs. Scully worked at various shoe and textile 

mills in the area before retiring in 1985. 

She enjoyed crocheting, doing jigsaw puzzles, 

and sitting near Webster Lake. 

She was a devoted mother and grandmother. 

In accordance with her wishes, no funeral services 

are planned. 

Donations in her memory may be made to the 

Friends of St. Joseph School Fund, 53 Whitcomb 

St., Webster, MA 01570. 

Scanlon Funeral Service, 38 East Main St., is 

directing the arrangements. 

For more information, visit 

www.scanlonfs.com. 

Nancy I. Williams, 71 

NORTH OXFORD — Nancy I. 

(Reid) Williams, 71, of Clara 

Barton Road, passed on to the 

Lord Friday, Jan. 25, in her 

home, after a long illness. 

Her husband of more than 30 

years, James E. Williams Sr., 

predeceased her. 

She leaves two daughters, 

Brenda Corey and Becky 

Williams, both of Worcester; three sons, James E. 

Williams Jr. of North Oxford, Jeffrey Williams of 

North Oxford, David Williams of West Rutland, 

Vt.; three sisters, Shirley Baily of Florida, 

Virginia L. Serface of Campbell, Calif., Alberta J. 

Robinson of Worcester; two brothers, Ronald A. 

Reid of Burbank, Calif., Allen H. Kerswell of 

Shelbyville, Tenn.; 22 grandchildren; 33 greatgrandchildren; 

3 great-great grandchildren; and 

many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by 

two aunts, Gay Richards of Hinsdale, N.H., 

Winnie Rondeau of Worcester, and her lifetime 

friend and sister-in-law, Marion Kerswell of 

Madera, Calif. 

A daughter, Jamie Williams, a brother, Melvyn 

L. Kerswell, and a sister, Janice L. Mott, all predeceased 

her. 

She was born and raised in Worcester, daughter 

of the late Ronald F. Reid and Virginia L. (Lloyd) 

Reid Kerswell. 

She lived in Las Vegas for many years before 

returning here in 2005. 

She attended South High School. She worked as 

a housekeeper at the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas 

before she retired. She previously worked at 

Allstate Lighting in Worcester. 

She was a member of Pilgrim Congregational 

Church. She was an avid movie and television 

fan, an active Bingo player, and very creative with 

drawing and arts and crafts. 

After cremation, a memorial service with her 

ashes was held Friday, Feb. 1, in Kelly Funeral 

Home, 154 Lincoln St., immediately followed by 

burial in Hope Cemetery. 

The family suggests donations in memory of 

Nancy be made to the American Cancer Society, 

30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701. 

A condolence book is available at www.kellyfuneralhome.com. 

Rene A. Caplette 

CHARLTON — Rene A. Caplette, 80, formerly of 

Burlingame Road, died Friday, Jan. 25, in the 

Meadows of Leicester Nursing Home after an illness. 

His wife, Marjorie Jane (Reeve) Caplette, died 

in 2003. He leaves a daughter, Mary J. Gevry, of 

Southbridge; four brothers, Leonard Caplette and 

Euclid Caplette, both of Charlton, Edward 

Caplette of Auburndale, Fla., and Arnold Caplette 

of Oxford; three sisters, Mary Arsenault and 

Loretta Bourdeau, both of Charlton, and Sylvia 

Wagner of Mary Esther, Fla.; two grandchildren 

and several 

nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by his son, Bruce Caplette 

and a brother, Russell Caplette and two sisters, 

Adele Goon and Elaine Poirier. He was born in 

Southbridge, the son of Armand J. and Viola C. 

(Bouchard) Caplette. 

He was a maintenance worker for the 

Springfield Post Office for many years before 

retiring many years ago. 

He previously worked in construction. After 

retiring he moved to Florida for many years 

returning to Charlton in 2003. 

His funeral service will be private. Burial in 

New Notre 

Dame Cemetery, Southbridge, will be held at 

the convenience of the family. There are no calling 

hours. The Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home, 

130 Hamilton St., Southbridge, is directing 

arrangements. 

For more information, visit www.morrillfuneralhome.com. 

Anthony J. Mikolajczak, 92 

WEBSTER — Anthony J. 

“Tony” Mikolajczak, 92, died 

suddenly Sunday, Jan. 27. 

He leaves his wife of 64 years, 

Regina (Wladyslawski) 

Mikolajczak; one brother, John 

Mikolajczak; sisters-in-law 

Lottie Zisk and Ruth 

Mikolajczak; niece and caregiver 

Christina Zisk, “Her Boo 

Tony,” all of Webster and several 

nieces, nephews and cousins. 

He was born in Webster, the 

son of the late Anthony F. and 

Veronika 

(Nadolski) 

Mikolajczak. 

He graduated from High School and Cole Trade 

in Southbridge. 

Mr. Mikolajczak married Regina Wladyslawski 

March 1, 1943 and spent 64 wonderful years with 

her. 

He served in the military with the U.S. Air 

Force during World War II and also was a member 

of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. 

He was a retired machinist from Bermer Tool. 

He was a member of St. Joseph Basilica, Current 

President of Webster PNA Lodge 1063, Delegate to 

PNA Council 111 in Worcester. Member of 

Webster-Dudley Historical Society, Black Tavern 

in Dudley. 

He enjoyed concerts and especially “The Jolly 

Koppershmidts.” He was a great story teller of old 

times past. He enjoyed flying and piloted his own 

plane. Tony was a model railroad enthusiast and 

an avid fan of flea markets and yard sales. 

His funeral Mass was held Saturday, Feb. 2, in 

St. Joseph Basilica, 53 Whitcomb St., Webster. 

Burial was in St. Joseph Garden of Peace 

Cemetery, Webster. 

Donations may be made to Friends of St. 

Joseph School, 53 Whitcomb St., Webster MA 

01570. 

Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel, 33 Schofield 

Ave., Dudley, directed the arrangements. 

A personal condolence book may be found at 

www.bartelfuneralhome.com. 

Dennis M. Collins, 55 

WEBSTER — Dennis M. Collins, 55, of 9 

Leboeuf Lane, passed away Monday, Jan. 28, at 

Hubbard Regional Hospital, after being stricken 

at his home. 

He leaves behind his wife of 31 years, Norma 

(LaFountain) Collins; three sons, Joshua M., Ryan 

G., and Shawn P. Collins all of Webster; his father, 

Edward M. Collins of Webster; one sister, 

Maureen E. wife of Thomas O’Connor of Dudley; 

two nieces and two nephews. 

He was born in Webster, son of Edward M. and 

the late Margaret E. (Smith) Collins and has lived 

in Webster all his life. 

He owned and operated West Main Auto Repair 

in Dudley for 34 years. 

He was a member of St. Louis Church, Booster 

A.C., and the Hem-Rods Car Club. He was a past 

president and member of the Nipmuc Water Ski 

Club and a racing fan and car enthusiast. 

Everyone that knew him automatically became 

a member of the West Main Auto Coffee Club 

where a lively chat about everything was enjoyed 

usually including a cheery “Hey Mista.” He 

enjoyed “The Lake” with family and friends, and 

was always willing to share with everyone the 

accomplishments of his sons, of which he was 

very proud. 

A Funeral Mass was held Saturday, Feb. 2, at St. 

Louis Church, 16 Lake St. Burial was in Lakeside 

Cemetery. 

Donations may be made to Dennis M. Collins 

Scholarship Fund for Auto Mechanics, at Bay 

Path Regional Vocational Technical High School, 

c/o Hometown Bank, 31 Sutton Ave., Oxford, MA 

01540. 

The Robert J. Miller Funeral Home and Lake 

Chapel, 366 School St., directed the arrangements. 

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F. Russell Genander, 92 

NORTH OXFORD — F. Russell Genander, 92, of 

Southbridge Road, died peacefully Wednesday, 

Jan. 30, at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. 

He was predeceased by his wife of 70 years, 

Anna B. (Szamocki) Genander of North Oxford, 

who died Dec. 29, 2007. 

He is survived by his daughter, Janice A. 

Gagner and her husband, Ronald, of North 

Oxford; his granddaughter, Christine Gagner; his 

grandson, Craig Gagner and his wife Michelle; 

his brother, Lawrence H. Genander of Indian 

Orchard; and many nephews and nieces. 

He was born in North Oxford, the son of the 

late Max and Jennie (Russell) Genander, and lived 

in Worcester before moving to North Oxford 65 

years ago. He graduated from South High School 

in Worcester, where he excelled as a baseball 

pitcher and earned the nickname “Lefty.” He later 

graduated from Becker College in Worcester, 

majoring in business and journalism. While in 

college, he played baseball for the Blackstone 

Valley Industrial League. 

He worked most of his life in the automotive 

parts business, retiring from General Automotive 

in Worcester as an inventory manager in 1986. 

Among his accomplishments, he coached the 

Oxford V.F.W. basketball team to a winning season 

in 1948 and also coached other local baseball 

teams. 

He was an avid fresh and salt-water fisherman 

and enjoyed his summer home on Cape Cod. He 

enjoyed gardening and spending time with his 

family, especially his grandchildren. 

He will be dearly missed by all. 

The family would like to thank all the medical 

staff for the comforting care they gave to both 

Russ and his family. 

A funeral was held Saturday, Feb. 2, from the 

Paradis Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oxford, followed 

by a Mass at St. Ann’s Church, 652 Main St., 

North Oxford. Burial was in St. Roch’s Cemetery, 

Oxford. 

Memorial contributions may be made to St. 

Ann’s Church, P.O. Box 488, North Oxford, MA 

01537. For more information, visit www.paradisfuneralhome.com. 

Gabrielle L. Lajeunesse, 84 

SOUTHBRIDGE — Gabrielle L. (Courchesne) 

Lajeunesse, 84, died Thursday, Jan. 31, in the 

Radius Healthcare Center, after an illness. 

She leaves her husband of 27 years, Wilfred 

Lajeunesse; two sons, Gilles McCutcheon of 

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada and Francis 

McCutcheon of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; two 

stepdaughters, Linda Valinski of Worcester and 

Debra Richard of Dudley; two sisters, Madeline 

Robinson and Theresa Bonin, both of 

Southbridge; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren 

and nieces and nephews. 

Her former husband, Robert LaPierre, died in 

1972. She was also predeceased by two brothers, 

Jean Paul Courchesne and Bernard Courchesne. 

She was born in Canada, the daughter of 

Ephrem and Josephine (Fortier) Courchesne. 

She worked as a seamstress at Harrington 

Memorial Hospital in Southbridge for 25 years 

before retiring many years ago. 

She enjoyed dancing, attending stage shows, 

casinos and loved to travel. 

Her funeral Mass will be held next week in the 

Cathedral in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. 

Burial will follow in the Cathedral Cemetery, St. 

Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada. 

There are no calling hours. 

The Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home, 130 

Hamilton St., is directing local arrangements. 

For more information, visit www.morrillfuneralhome.com. 

CALENDAR 

Friday, Feb. 8 

WEBSTER 

Author/illustrator Ralph Masiello will visit 

Webster Middle School Library Media Center 

Friday, Feb. 8. The entire school will learn about 

being an artist and illustrator of children’s books. 

During each presentation, Mr. Masiello will stress 

the importance of writing and research skills, 

show samples of his original artwork, discuss the 

printing process, and give a drawing demonstration. 

Students will also have the opportunity to 

purchase autographed copies of his works. It 

should be a very exciting day! This program is 

supported in part by a grant from the Webster 

Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the 

Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. 

We are extremely grateful for their support! 

WEBSTER 

Free movie! “Bougainville: The Forgotten 

Campaign” at the Webster Public Library, Feb. 8, 

at 12:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served! 

N. GROSVENORDALE, CONN. 

“B&E” at the Knight’s of Columbus/Club 2087, 

1017 Riverside Drive (Route 12), North 

Grosvenordale, Conn., Friday, Feb. 8, from 8 p.m. 

to 12 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. 

This is a nice, comfortable and cozy room to hear 

live entertainment. It has a large fireplace that 

will help keep you warm and the drink prices are 

most reasonable. The KoC will be serving fish and 

chips and seafood from 12 to 8 p.m. Call (860) 923- 

2967 for more information. “B&E” is Bill 

Gliniecki on guitar and vocals and Ed DeLuca on 

bass. “B&E” plays acoustic classic rock. 

Saturday, Feb. 9 

SUTTON 

The Sutton Woman’s Club proudly announces a 

very special fundraiser event for 2008. On 

Saturday, Feb. 9, the Club will sponsor a Pink 

Ribbon Dance to be held at the Dudley Gendron 

Post, 158 Boston Rd., Sutton, from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. 

Tickets are $15 each or two for $25. DJ “Gary C” 

will provide the entertainment, refreshments will 

be served and there will also be a silent auction. 

Proceeds will benefit both Breast Cancer awareness 

and Sutton Woman’s Club community projects. 

Please join us for this fun evening and at the 

same time support such worthwhile causes! For 

more info as well as ticket sales, contact Cynde at 

(508) 865-2301 or to Nanci via e-mail at suttonwomansclub@gmail.com. 

OXFORD 

Treat your loved ones to brunch, lunch or tea 

and buy them unique gifts Saturday, Feb. 9, 

between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at First 

Congregational Church of Oxford. The Valentine 

Tea and Gift Shop will feature an elegant English 

tea and beaded jewelry and handcrafted gifts from 

around the world, as well as homemade goodies. 

Tea goers are invited to bring along gifts for 

American service men and women, which will be 

shipped to our troops serving overseas. Gifts may 

be all new items, such as toiletries, socks, underwear, 

batteries, flea collars and individual packets 

of toilet paper. 

First Church is handicap accessible and located 

at 355 Main Street (Route 12) in Oxford. The event 

is sponsored by the Outreach Task Force and 

Church Council. For more information, please 

call the church office at 508-987-2211. 

OXFORD 

Cub Scout Pack 147 in Oxford is holding a can 

and bottle drive for recyclable and returnable bottles. 

Please bring your empty returnable (not 

water or juice) bottles to help support your local 

Cub Scout Pack. If you have any questions or 

would like to request a pick-up, please contact 

Dan Scotti at (508) 987-2702 or send an e-mail to 

147cubmaster@gmail.com. It will be held 

Saturday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., on the 

Oxford Town Common at the Bandstand. 

WEBSTER 

Meat Raffle, Saturday, Feb. 9, at the PACC, 37 

Harris St., Webster, starting at 3 p.m. Call (508) 

943-9716 for details. Five large tables of meat plus 

door prize! The PACC Club is a non-profit organization 

— hall rentals available. 

DUDLEY 

Pierpont Pond Fishing Derby, Dudley-Charlton, 

Saturday, Feb. 9. Register at 146 Pierpont Rd. 

(Dudley side). Registration starts at 7 a.m. Entry 

fee is $10. Prizes will be awarded for longest bass, 

pickerel, and other raffles. Derby ends at 3 p.m. 

For more information, call Dave at (508) 248-7573. 

OXFORD 

There will be an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet 

from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Oxford 

Masonic Lodge, Mt. Pleasant Street. The cost is $7 

for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12. There is no 

charge for children under 6. 

Sunday, Feb. 10 

WEBSTER 

February Group Art Exhibit — Feb. 3-29, featuring 

a variety of artists and media on display and 

for sale at Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., 

Webster. Meet the artists Sunday, Feb. 10, from 1 to 

3 p.m. Please note, the gallery will be closed Feb. 

18-22. Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 

p.m., Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. Call (508) 949-6232 for more information. 

Feb. 11 - Feb. 12 

Valentine’s Day Story Time — Come to the 

Webster Public Library. Bring your loved ones. 

Bring some snacks. Monday, Feb. 11, at 10:30 a.m., 

and Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 10:30 a.m. For more information, 

contact Andrew Tai, Youth Services 

Librarian, at (508) 949-3880, or at 

atai@cwmars.org. 

Tuesday, Feb. 12 

WEBSTER 

St. Joseph Polish Women’s Club monthly meeting 

will be held Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. 

Program: Bingo, Hostesses are Mary Bukowski 

and Sylvia Kozlowski. Tickets will be available for 

the annual Communion Breakfast to be held 

March 2. 

WEBSTER 

The Webster Lake Association will hold its next 

general meeting Tuesday, Feb. 12, at Point Breeze 

Restaurant. Please note the special meeting time 

of 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend and can 

find more information at www.websterlakeassociation.com. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13 

DUDLEY 

The February general meeting of the French 

River Connection will take place at 7 p.m. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the Dudley Town Hall, 

room 321 C. The French River Connection is a 

group of local citizens working to revitalize the 

French River in Webster, Dudley and Oxford. 

Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 

Ken at (508) 943-2698. 

WEBSTER 

The National Honor society at Bartlett High 

School is holding a Spaghetti dinner from 5-7 p.m. 

in the school cafeteria Wednesday, Feb. 13. The 

meal includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread, 

dessert and a beverage. The price is $6 for adults 

and $5 for students and senior citizens. Tickets 

may be purchased from any member of the 

National Honor Society or at the door. 

DUDLEY 

There will be a Valentine’s Tea Party from 10 to 

11 a.m. in the Calvary A/G Church Fellowship 

Hall, 105 Southbridge Rd., for the children of the 

community. 

This is a fun event for preschoolers. There will 

be a puppet show, Valentine songs and story, make 

healthy Valentine snacks and enjoy a cup of tea. 

All children must be accompanied by an adult. 

Please reply by Feb. 11 to Michelle O’Loughlin 

at 508-764-1297. 

Thursday, Feb. 14 

QUINEBAUG, CONN. 

Fr. Peter will conduct a roundtable on “The Life 

of Jesus.” This will be a five-week series, and will 

begin on Thursday, Feb. 14, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 

p.m. The other dates are as follows: Feb. 21, 28, 

March 6, 13. The seminar will be held in the CCD 

classroom in the basement of the rectory. Coffee 

will be severed — all are welcome! If you have any 

questions, please call the parish office. St. 

Stephen Church, 130 Old Turnpike Rd., 

Quinebaug, Conn. (860-935-5205). 

DUDLEY 

The Mass.-Conn Bordertowns Chapter of the 

Compassionate Friends will meet at 7:30 p.m. at 

St. Anthony of Padua Church, 24 Dudley Hill 

Road, Dudley. 

For more information, call Anne Mathieu at 

508-248-7144 or Denyse Ruggeri at 508-943-5233. 

The website for the National Office is 

www.compassionatefriends.org. 

Abigail’s 

Jewel Box 

860-928-1300 

jsasales@aol.com 

Putnam’s Best has moved to 

an expanded location 

at 

76 Main Street Putnam, CT. 

Across from Victoria’s Station.



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DUDLEY – 3 Wayne Ave! Near 

Middle/High Schools & Nichols College! 

7Rm Split! Fully Applianced! Din & Liv 

Rms w/Cathedral Ceilings! 3 Bdrms 

w/Hrdwds Flrs & Double Closets! Fam 

Rm! 1.5 Baths! Garages! 1/2Acre! 

$249,900.00 

WEBSTER - 47 Blueberry Hill! 

Grand Entry 2600’! 1.3 Acres! Frplcd Fam 

Rm! Master Suite w/Walk-in Closets - 

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Hrdwds & Crown Moldings! CAir! 

$429,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

WEBSTER – 21 Riverside Dr! 

7Rm Waterfront Split! Granite Kit! 

Fireplaced Liv Rm! Cathedrals! 

3Bdrms! Master Bath! 2.5Baths! 

Fam Rm! 1+Acre! 

$279,900.00 

WEBSTER – 14 Mikes Way! 

Panoramic Views! Grand Entry! 

Firplcd Master Suite! Frplcd Fam Rm 

w/Cathedrals! Cedar Siding! New 50Yr 

Shingles! Solid Wood Doors! Garages! 

$379,900.00 

WEBSTER – 43 1st Street! 

2 Fam! 5/5Rms! 2/3Bdrms! Recent Roof, 

Siding, Windows, Wiring, Porches, 

Cabinets, Appliances! Sep Utilities 

Off Str. Park! 

$219,900.00 

LAND – HOUSE LOTS 

DUDLEY – 13 Duval Rd! 

32X50’ Ranch! Park Like 2.44 Acres! 

3Bdrms! Bath w/Bidet! Barn w/Loft! 

88X128' Paddock! Garages! Recent Roof, 

Windows, Carpet & Buderus Furnace! 

$359,900.00 

DUDLEY – 95 New Boston Rd! Built in 

2002! 26x58 10 Rm Split! .57 Acres! 2,800’ 

Finished Living Space! Open Floor Plan! 

4Bdrms! Mstr w/Mstr Bath! Full Finished 

Lower Level! Vinyl Siding Being 

Replaced! 12x12 Deck! 

$279,900.00 

WEBSTER – 85 Park Ave! Well 

Maintained 5Rm 2Bdrm Ranch! Hrdwd 

Flrs! Frplc! Sun Rm! Finished Lower 

Level! Garage! New Roof & Windows! 

Updated Electric! Fabulous 1/2Acre! 

$239,900.00 

Webster – Killdeer Island. 2 Side By 

Side W&S each $70,000.00 

DUDLEY – 1 Jonathan Pass! Perryville 

Estates! 8Rm Cape! Applianced! Formal 

Din Rm! Fam Rm w/Cathedrals! Office! 

3/4 Bedrooms! 2 Baths! 2 Car Garage! 

.91Acres! And More! 

$309,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

WEBSTER – 367 Thompson Rd! 8Rm 

Cape! Move-in Condition! Applianced 

Kit w/Wood Flr! DinRm w/Hrdwds! 

Frplcd LivRm! 4Bdrms! 2Baths! Super 

LL FamRm - Walk-out to 16x24 Deck! 

3Z Oil! 1/2 Acre! Below Assessment! 

$259,900.00 

ON DEPOSIT 

DUDLEY – 6 Edward Road! 

5 Yr Young 6Rm Colonial! Huge Kit 

w/Breakfast Bar, Dining Area! Dining 

Rm! 3Bdrms! 2.5Baths! Mstr Bath w/ 

Jacuzzi! Fam Rm! .61Acre! 

$249,900.00 

SOLD 

DUDLEY – 23 Eagle Drive! 8Rm Grand 

Entry Colonial! 2,517 Ft! CAir! 

Applianced! Formal Din - Hrdwds! 

20X25’ Fam Rm w/Cathedrals, Frplc! 3 

Bdrms! Master Bath – Whirlpool! 2.5 

Baths! 3Z Heat! 25,692’ Lot! 

$320,000.00 

Webster – Lakeside Ave. 3 Side By 

Side W&S each $69,900.00 

Webster – Lake Parkway W&S 26,750’ 

.61 Acres $79,900.00 

Webster – Highland Street W&S 

12,000’ .28 Acres $79,900.00 

WEBSTER – 5 Ash Street! 8Rm 50’ 

Split! 3/4 Bdrms! Master Bath! 

SS Applianced! Hardwoods! Finished 

Lower Level! CAir! Beautifully 

Landscaped 1/2 Acre! And More! 

$299,900.00 

DUDLEY – 64 Fairview Ave! 2,660'! 

Granite! 3Bdrms w/Hrdwds! Mstr Bath! 

Office/4th Bdrm! 2.5 Baths! Frplcd 

FamRm! Tile, Marble! Air! Garages! 

5/8Acre! Best “New” Value! 

$399,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

WEBSTER – 4 Kenneth Ave! Brand 

New 6Rm Colonial! Quiet Cul-de-Sac! 

3Bdrms - Master w/Master Bath! 2.5 

Baths Total! Pick Your Carpeting & 

Counters! Deck! Oil Heat! Town 

Services! And More! 

$269,900.00 

WEBSTER LAKE – Treasure Isl 

Townhouse! Pool Side End Unit! 6Rms! 

Hardwoods! Master Bath! Custom Bose 

Sound System! CAir! Firplc! 2 BOAT 

SLIPS! Sandy Beach! 

$329,900.00 

WEBSTER LAKE – 104 Lakeside Ave! 

South Pond! Sandy Beach! 5Rms! 

3Bdrms! 1.5Baths! 

Recent Roof & Furnace! Add Lot 

w/Garage across Street! 

$399,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

WEBSTER – 30 Stefaniak Ave – 

Off Lake Street! 8Rm Colonial! 

Huge Center Island Appl Kitchen! 

Brick Frplcd Liv Rm! Hrdwds! 4Bdrms! 

2Baths! 1st Fl Laundry! 1/2Acre! And 

More! $299,900.00 

NEW PRICE 

DOUGLAS – 93 Perry Street! 

OFFERS ENCOURAGED 8Rm Colonial! 

2.98 Acres! 3 Bdrms! 3.5 Bath! 

Frplcd Liv Rm! Fam Rm! 

Lower Level In-Law w/Kit & Full Bath! 

$329,900.00 

NEW LISTING 

DUDLEY – 160 Dudley Oxford Rd! 

8Rm Cape! New Paint, Carpets, & SS 

Appliances! Fireplace! Hrdwds! 

4Bdrms! 2.5Baths! Mstr Bath w/Marble 

Tile! FamRm! 2Tier Deck! 2Car Gar! .82 

Acre! Below Assessment! 

$309,900.00 

WEBSTER – 11 Deslauriers Ave! 

2 Family! 5/4 Rms! 2/2 Bdrms! 

1.5/1 Baths! Additional Room! 

2 Car Garage! 

Fenced Yard! 

$209,900.00 

DUDLEY – 49 Hayden Pond Road! 

"New Pond" Plan your Summer Now! 

Ready to Move-in! Major 

Remodel/Update! New Main Living 

Level! Walk-out Lower Level - Ideal to 

Finish Additional Rms! 

$227,900.00 

WEBSTER - 8 East Main Street & 50 

Prospect! 2 Parcels – 22,455’Total! Ideal 

Business Location! Auto Repair & More! 

5 Bays! Office! Frame Machine! Spray 

Booth! Air Compressor! Car Lift & Pit! 

50 Prospect - open 18,360' Lot w/ 

Potential! $275,000.00 

SUTTON – LAKE SINGLETARY – Spectacular 5 Acre Waterfront 

Estate! 360’ of Prime Shoreline Highlights this 10 Rm 4200’ Custom 

Cape! Grand Entry Foyer! Fireplaced Gourmet Kitchen! Fireplaced 

Living Rm! 1st Floor Fireplaced Master Bdrm Suite! 4 Bdrms! 3.5 Baths! 

10 Zone Radiant Heat! 4 Zone AC! 3 Car Garage! Emergency Generator! 

Green House! Net Proceeds to Charity! 

$1,499,900.00 

WEBSTER LAKE - Exceptional 

Property! Spectacular Sunsets! 100' 

Waterfront! 5700'! 4 Fireplaces! 

Cherry Wood Library! Granite Kitchen! 

Media Rm! Black Pearl Foyer! Tray 

Ceilings! Master Suite & Office Suite! 

Lake Level w/Kitchen &10x20 

Resistance Pool! Gardens! Security! 

Additional Buildable Lot! 

$2,200,000.00 

WEBSTER LAKE! Middle Pond – 

Killdeer Isle! Your Own Piece of 

Paradise! 6Rms! Open Flr Plan! 

Viking Appliances, Granite, Chef's 

Island! Great Place to Entertain! 

Water Views from Every Window! 

Cathedrals! Fireplace! Master Suite 

You Won't Want to Leave! C Tile! 

Hrdwds! CAir! Waterfront Both Front 

& Back - Safe Mooring! 2 Car Gar! 

$575,000.00 

WEBSTER LAKE! Union Pt! South 

Facing Middle Pond Views! Like New 

Tudor! Contemp Interior! Cherry 

Cabinets & Granite Counters! Oak & 

Cherry Hrdwd Flrs, Stainless 

Appliances! Fireplaced! Lake Facing 

Master w/Cathedral Ceiling & Walk-in 

Closets! 3 Bdrms! 2.5 Tile Baths! 

Lower Level w/Game Rm! CAir! Pro- 

Landscaped! New Roof! And More! 

$799,900.00 

ON DEPOSIT 

WEBSTER LAKE – North Pond! 

Fantastic Sunsets! Natural Sandy 

Beach! Open Flr Plan - Great for 

Entertaining! 10 Rms! 3 Bdrms! 3.5 

Baths! Cathedrals/Skylights! 

Walkout L.L. w/Office, Summer Kit, 

Fam Rm & Full Bath! Pellet Stove & 

Gas Fireplace! Cen Vac and Security! 

Garage w/Loft! Brick Patio! 

$698,000.00 

WEBSTER LAKE – South Pond 

Open Waterfront! 9Rm Contemp 

Ranch! 4/5 Bdrms! 3 Baths! 

Fireplaced LivRm! FamRm w/Wet Bar! 

Decks & Screened Porches! 

10,636’ Lot! 45’Frontage! 

Sandy Beach! Dock! 

$529,900.00 

WEBSTER LAKE - South Pond! Rare 

Find! Almost New! 8Rm Custom Built! 

All the Extra's! Beautiful Sunrises! 

Quality Throughout! Applianced! 

Granite! Fireplace! 4Bdrms! Lake 

Facing Master & Master Bath! 3Baths! 

Office! Hrdwds & Ceramic! Hydro Air! 

CVac! Expandable 3rd Level! 2 Car 

Garage! Irrigation! 

$879,900.00 

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

Marc D. Becker, Carla Manzi, Brokers 

WEBSTER -- Enjoy all seasons 

at Webster Lake's most affordable 

waterfront community! 

Nice two bedroom, 2.5 bath 

Townhouse with recent wall-towall 

carpeting and appliances. 

Fireplace, pool, beach, new 

Trex deck, garage. 

Conveniently located off Exit 1, 

Interstate 395. 

R/E Tax $2053 $244,900 

REDUCED 

WEBSTER - Exceptional 5 yr. young Custom Colonial 

on private 1 3/4 acre lot - 6 bedrooms, 3 kitchens, 5 

baths, 3 laundries, 4 garage stalls, in-law apartment, 

separate studio apartment, and so much more! 

Located in quiet cul-de-sac neighborhood with easy 

commute to Rte. 395 & Mass Pike. Features 5 bedrooms 

& 4 baths in main house as well as a studio 

apartment w/laundry facilities in detached garage - 4- 

season porch overlooking in-ground pool, meticulously 

landscaped w/ privacy galore. 

R/E Tax $3775 $599,900 

WEBSTER LAKE – AN ISLAND TO CALL YOUR OWN!!! 

We are proud to present this wonderful opportunity to own a little 

piece of heaven on Middle Pond known as Well Island. Charming 

nine room, five bedroom, 2 bath completely restored home nestled 

among the trees on a half acre surrounded by water. You’ll 

have 360 degree panoramic views! 

Lovely screened porch perfect for 

lazin’ in the hammock. New applianced 

kitchen, pantry, formal dining 

room, fireplaced living room, gleaming 

hardwoods, new roof, new electric, 

recently constructed covered 

wood boat house with dockage for 

five boats. New floating dock, horseshoe 

pit, outside shower. Approx. 2100 sq. ft. of living space. 

R/E Tax $2856 $639,900 

WEBSTER LAKE – MIDDLE POND!!! 

Lovely custom Colonial on 50 ft. waterfront 

lot -- Meticulously maintained with 

spacious front-to-back living room w/fireplace, 

eat-in kitchen with stainless steel 

appliances – formal dining room -- 3 bedrooms 

– large master with great views of 

Middle Pond – 2 full baths – large deck 

facing South for great sun exposure – 

vinyl siding – oil heat – town services. 

R/E Tax $3958 $579,900 

943-4900 * 987-8400 

WEBSTER – Solid, 

eight-room, 3 BR 

home -- eat-in 

kitchen – dining 

room – den – vinyl 

siding – oil heat – 

garage – corner lot 

– needs updating and cosmetics. 

REDUCED 

R/E Tax $1466 $169,900 

electric, roof, furnace. 

DUDLEY – 2000 sq ft. 

Antique Colonial in business 

zone – frontage on 

busy Rt. 12 – Presently 

accommodates four 2- 

room office suites – offstreet 

parking – replacement 

windows, updated 

R/E Tax $1200 $239,900 

WEBSTER -- Solid threefamily 

in need of updates 

and improvements -- 4-4- 

3 -- off-street parking -- 

central location. 

R/E Tax $1846 $159,900 

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WEBSTER 

Open House 

Sun. 11-1 

151 Gore Rd. 

Route 16 

Brand new Colonial, excellent 

Home/Office location. Master Suite, 

Stainless Appliances included. 

Info at isoldmyhouse.com 

508-517-0988 

Reduced $259,900 

New Construction Price 

Mary Hicks 

REALTOR ® 

West Brookfield, MA 01585 

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Call me today for a 

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Brenda Ryan 

Broker- 

Owner 

98 HAMILTON STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA 01550 • 508-765-9155 • 1-800-784-0445 FAX: 508-765-2698 

Now offering rental services 

Southbridge: HUGE UPDATED 3 

family! Each apartment has 6 

rooms, 3 bedrooms, dining room, 

large eat in kitchen-new rubber 

roof, storage sheds on each floor, 

delead certificates for 2 units-off 

street parking-great commuter 

access to Rt 169-LOOK AT THIS 

PRICE! $219,900. 

Holland: UNDER $200,000 for this 6 

room, 3 bedroom, 2 bath home! Major 

renovations done in 2005 including roof, 

septic, well, furnace! Spacious Open front 

to back kitchen/dining room! Great for 

family celebrations! Fireplace in livingroom. 

Hardwoods. Deck! Nice level yard 

with babbling brook & field! Lots of storage! 

Easy access to Rt 84 & Mass Pike. 

Asking $189,900! 

Dot Aucoin 

Broker/ 

Realtor 

Melissa 

Cournoyer 

Hilli 

Mary Jo 

Demick 

Spiro 

Thomo 

GREAT TIME TO BUY! INTEREST RATES ARE DOWN IN THE 5’S! 

Southbridge: BUSINESS OPPORTU- 

NITY! NEIGHBORHOOD BAR FOR 

SALE! BE YOUR OWN BOSS! Turn 

key operation! Liquor license, 

3500sf building, 12240sf lot, apartment 

upstairs, inventory are all 

included! Owner would consider 

financing to a qualified buyer! 

$299,900. 

Southbridge: INVESTORS! TAKE 

ADVANTAGE! BRICK 2 family 

fully rented! Monthly income of 

$1400! Updated FHA furnace & 

gas HW! Each unit 4 rooms 2 

bedrooms! LOOK AT THIS PRICE! 

$149,900. 

Vivian 

Marrero- 

Doros 

Debra 

Nordby- 

Rivera 

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OPEN HOUSE 12-2PM SUN 

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CONTEMPORARY IN VERY DESIRABLE 

NEIGHBORHOOD! 7 rooms 3 bedrooms 2 

baths! Open Cathedral Livingroom with 

magnificent stone fireplace! Fully appliance 

kitchen with lots & lots of cabinetsoversized 

deck, formal dining room, lower 

level familyroom-move right in-immediate 

occupancy! Great time to see! $289,900. 

Directions:Main to Elm to Lebanon to 

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FREE PELLET STOVE & SOLAR HW! 

BUILDER’S SPECIAL! TO BE BUILT! 

1100sf Energy efficient Ranch with 

3 bedrooms! Open Concept! 2.24 

acres of beautiful level wooded lot! 

WOW! $226,000!!! Other designs 

to choose from and other lots to 

choose from…call for details! 

SULLIVAN & WALLACE REAL ESTATE 

ROUTE 20 P.O. BOX 16 BRIMFIELD 01010 

413-245-3003 

Owners: Karen Wallace & Jean Sullivan 

Cindy Truax, Jennifer Sullivan, Amy Gerrish, Meg Kimball, 

WALES-Country Cottage! Beautiful wooded 

lot surrounds this adorable 1 br bungalow. 

Property includes garage and workshop/studio 

with water and electric. $100,000 

Mark Koomey, Bill Sullivan and Sara Meier 

Web: www.sullivanandwallace.com Email: swre@aol.com 

WALES 

BAR/GRILL FOR SALE! 

Established restaurant/bar 

with banquet 

and live band 

accommodation. 

Outdoor pavilion 

with full bar set-up. All major renovations completed 

including new septic. $495,000 

WARREN-3 season porch welcomes you into 

this attractive 3 br ranch. With spring just 

around the corner, you can move right in and 

watch the beautiful flower gardens bloom. 

$189,900 

BRIMFIELD 

Superior new construction. 

3,400 sq ft 

of living space including 

fireplace family 

room with cathedral 

ceilings and huge 

kitchen. Too many features to list. Call for an 

appointment to see this gorgeous home today! 

$559,000 

HomeTown Properties 

21 South Main Street, Putnam, CT 06260 Email j.duff@snet.net 

DAYVILLE 

Ready and waiting for 

that special buyer, 3 

bdrms., 3 baths, open 

kit. & dining overlooking 

sunken living rm., 

20x14 fam. rm for 

entertaining. This lovely home is offered at 

JUST LISTED 

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$299,900 

COMMERCIAL IN 

PUTNAM 

Great professional office 

location near hospital. 

Has 1,806 sq, ft. off 

street parking, ready 

for your new venture or existing business. Call for 

private showing. $249,900 

LIVE “IN TOWN” 

Ranch-style wih 3 bdrms, 

applianced kitchen, hardwoods, 

fireplace & 

screened porch. Spacious 

1320 sq. ft. of living 

area. Yard has a kennel and in walking distance 

to schools. $225,000 

JOYCE R. DUFF 

Broker/Owner 

ITALIAN BRICK 

KITCHEN 

Spacious brick ranch has 4 

bdrms., 2.5 baths, wood 

floors, 2 gas firplaces, 

20x19 deck (Trek & vinyl). 

Two finished rms. in walkout 

basement to yard w/privacy. Applianced kit., formal 

LR & DR. Killingly - $304,000 

COUNTRY SETTING 

W/PRIVACY 

One-level living plus 

finished lower level 

room! You’ll want to 

stay at home to enjoy 

this peaceful spot. 

Room for horses, barn w/3-stalls & loft. 

Spacious living area nicely flowing from kitchen 

to dining & great room. Call today for private 

showing 4+ acres. $249,900 

PLAINFIELD 

Ranch located on quiet 

street. Needs a little TLC. 

Three bedrooms. 2 car 

garage, woodstove hookup. 

$155,000 

454 Main Street Sturbridge (508) 347-6556 

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

Mike Weeks Dianna Heagney Elaine Phifer Roger Mundell 

Joan Mellen John Roderick John Sherman 

Carol Holstrom Mike Seery Ann Marie Damian 

www.sturbridgerealestate.com 

Dudley-Open House 

Sunday Feb. 10 from 12-2 at 

337 Mason Road Extension 

197 to Mason Rd. then to Mason Rd. Extension. Three bedroom, 

2.5 bath colonial, huge cherry cabinet packed kitchen, sunny family 

room and 2 car garage, gorgeous! Only $299,900. 

1-508-765-5452 

Southbridge, MA 01550 

lizbanasrealestate@hotmail.com 

February Special! 4% Commissions 

Cute and cozy 2 bedroom 

expandable Cape 

in a fabulous location. 

Wide open second floor 

waiting to be finished; 

Corner lot; town water 

and sewer; attached garage and nice backyard; Priced 

to sell! $172,000 

OPEN HOUSE SUN 1-3 

ONE 

www.remaxone.com 

774-696-6784 

YVONNE 

SMITH 


Each office independently owned and operated 

www.ycsmith.com ~ Why See Smith?? “I get results!!” 

OPEN HOUSE 

SUN 2/10 • 2-4 

OXFORD: REDUCED!! $309,000 

Pride of ownership thru-out. 

Gorgeous, Oversized, updated 3 bedroom 

cape. Ceram. tiled Country 

kitchen w/island. HUGE master (18 x 

22) Open floor plan. Custom Shutters, 

house wired W/ Satellite Radio. Tons 

of character and charm. Handi-cap 

accessible. Newer roof & pool. Park 

like grounds. Enjoy frisbee golf at Buffumville park at end of road. Sellers 

motivated! DIR: Main - Charlton- left onto Buffum Dam Road #12 

OPEN HOUSE 

SUN 2/10 • 2-4 

OXFORD: $274,000 

Home Sweet Country home!!! You 

have to see the inside of this gorgeous 

3 bedroom 2 bath Cape. Open floor 

concept, Huge Country Kitchen. Tons 

of storage. Finished basement W/pellet 

stove( PERFECT for daycare). Recent 

roof and windows. Fenced in Yard, 

Oversized 2 car garage. Located in 

wonderful school yard neighborhood 

on a dead-end street. MUST SEE!! 

Directions: RT.12 (Main) - Sunset- Bounty- RT onto Holly #14 

((((Talking House )))) Talking Houses Just Sell Faster 

276 Main Street • Oxford, MA 

WEBSTER: $299,900 

Location..Location. Fantastic 

Neighborhood setting! Impeccable 

3 bedroom colonial. Dramatic 

Entry way. Refreshing large home 

w/ great Open floor concept. room 

to expand in basement. 1 car under. 

Security system. Enormous, cabinet 

packed kitchen. Located on cul-de-sac. Sellers Motivated! Dir: 

School-Harvard-Malden-Abbey #8 

OPEN HOUSE 

SUN 2/10 • 11-1 

OPEN HOUSE 

SAT 2/9 • 11:30-1 

CHARLTON:$288,900 

Priced to sell!! This house has it all!! 4 

bedroom, 2.5 bath Contemp. Tri-level 

home. LG. eat-in kitchen, Formal LR & 

DR. 1st floor laundry/mudroom. 

Master W/bath and 2 walk-ins. Sun 

drenched, sunken family room with 

Corner fireplace.Unique, Large Home... 

w/ 24 X 24 Unfinished Bonus room over garage..WOW! MUST SEE!! 

Directions: AF Putnam Rd - Colburn-#6 Schoolhouse Road # 88. 

Call for details about my special offer for buyers and sellers $250.00 gift 

certificate to local grocery store to stock their Fridge for their new house 

Liz Banas 

Owner/Broker 

OPEN HOUSE! 

811 Brickyard Road, 

Woodstock, CT 

Sunday, February 10th, 1 

PM-3 PM; Directions: From 

Southbridge-Main to Elm to 

Lebanon Hill; Right onto 

Alpine; Alpine becomes 

Brickyard Road. Sparkling 3 bedroom upgraded raised ranch on 

1.3 acres. Cozy LL family room with woodstove; screened porch; 

barn. Lovely country setting! $239,900 

Serving greater Southbridge - Sturbridge and local Connecticut. Licensed in MA & CT 

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Southbridge-$110,000-MINT 1st 

floor end unit-all applianced, new 

carpet, security & elevator.-Jean 

Loconto 

Southbridge –$219,000- MINT Intown 

3 fam., fenced yard, 2 car gar., new 

windows, sep. utilities, fully rented, good 

cash flow. – Jean Loconto 

OPEN HOUSE 

SUN. 10-12 

107 CENTER DEPOT RD. #4 

CHARLTON: New to market! 2 Br, 1.5 Ba, brickfront 

town house with central air, Corian, appl. 

kitchen, Great commuter location! $187,500 

OPEN HOUSE - SUN. 11-1 

79 APPLETON RD 

AUBURN: Mint! Mint! Vinyl-sided 3 br ranch in 

great area. Hardwoods c/a, sunroom overlooking 

pool and really nice yard! $249,900 

2 FAMILY 

DUDLEY: Well maintained 2 family home in convenient 

location! Hardwoods, updated kitchens 

and baths! Off-street parking! $225,000 

OPEN HOUSE 

SUN. 12-2 

9 DELANY AVE. 

DUDLEY: Move right into this updated 4 BR, 2 ba cape 

and enjoy! Nice applcd. kitchen, finished LL, screened 

porch, garage! Close to beach and schools.In great 

neighborhood! REDUCED $239,900 

IN HOME 

BUSINESS ALLOWED 

SAGA REALTY 

Southbridge - $269,000 – New 

Colonial or Cape to be built on quiet 

country lot w/a view. 1 1/2 baths, 

large kitchen 1st floor laundry. Many 

options available. Call for plans-Jerry 

Tessier 

Southbridge –$275,000- 1 1/2 private 

acres surrounds this 3 b/r Colonial, 

huge master b/r, formal l/r & d/r, eat in kit. 

all applianced, 2 car garage- Jean Loconto 

DUDLEY: Well maintained 3 Br, 1.5 bath home 

features applcd. eat-in kitchen, front to back LR 

fplced w/pellet stove insert and fplcd FR. Level lot 

w/seasonal flowers and storage shed. $239,900 

Maher Real Estate 

1-800-563-7019 • Auburn • View additional 

photos at www.century21maher.com 

Licensed in MA/CT 

NEW TO MARKET 

AUBURN/WORCESTER LINE 

WORCESTER: A terrific 3 Br, 1 Ba home. Young 

roof, vinyl sided, appl. kitchen. Deck, pool, 

garage and great yard! Only $189,900 

BANK OWNED 

3 FAMILY 

WEBSTER: Property being sold “as is” inc. 

any existing appl., plumbing, heating, etc. 

Call for more info. $175,900 

NEW PRICE 

11 Central Street, Southbridge, MA 

508-764-3287 • 800-462-1255 

www.century21saga.com 

• sagasales@aol.com 

• www.century21.com 

We are now licensed in CT 

Southbridge-$224,900 – Open the door..you’ll 

want to stay in this darling 6 rm. completely renovated 

split w/formal L/R, D/R, beautiful stainless 

steel kit. w/center island & overhead pot rack. New 

walk-out deck. 1st fl. has lge oversized ba., 2 b/rs,. 

LL has lge b/r, full ba., game rm. w/wet bar, new 

sliding door to A/G pool, 1 car under. Satisfy all 

your dreams-Joan LaCoste 

Southbridge-$219,900- Well maintained 

3 B/R ranch ,vinyl sided, town services.2 car 

gar., f/p’d living rm., new roof and windows- 

Jean Loconto 

AUBURN: Charming 2BR home w/ potential for 

additional space with walk-up attic! Hardwoods, 

fplcd L.R., and more! REDUCED $224,000 

••• CONDOS - TOWNHOUSES ••• 

AUBURN - “Forest Park” 

2 BR, 1.5 BA - Reduced! 

Wow! $159,900 

OXFORD -“Plantation Village” 

3 BR, 2 BA, Fplc., Garage 

$170,000 

OXFORD -“Toria Heights” 

2 BR, 2 BA, FR, Garage! 

$189,000 

OXFORD -“Thayer Pond” 

Choice of 2! 2 BR, 1 BA 

starting at $119,900 

••• OXFORD CONDO RENTALS ••• 

1 and 2 BR Units 

$750 and up 

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For all of your 

Real Estate Needs! 

Linda G. Bazinet - Realtor/Broker/Owner 

OPEN HOUSE FEB. 10th, 12-3 

23 COONEY ROAD SPENCER: 

You won’t want to leave! Come 

& snuggle by the fire in this fantastic 

post & beam. Open floor 

plan, 3 bdrms, 2.5 BA, lg. eat-in 

kit., hdwds, exposed beams, lg. deck, 3502 sq ft of living area on 

breath taking country setting sitting on 5.5 ± acres, energy efficient 

& so much more! $510,500.00 

Motivated Seller! All offers will be considered! 

BAZINET REALTY, LLC 

47 Durfee Road • Dudley, MA 01571 

Office: 508-943-0667 • Cell: 508-864-2483 

Fax: 508-943-8759 • Email: Lbazinet@charter.net 

Website: www.bazinetrealty.com 

New England Commons, Webster 

$264,900 

WEEKLY OPEN HOUSES! 

Sat. 11-2 pm Sun. 1-4 pm 

Rt. 395, Exit 3-Rt. 12-Bigelow 

Rd.-3A Concord Court 

A 55+ Community of SF & Duplex 

homes, priced from $244,900! 

• 2x6 Construction, Anderson 

Windows, High Insulation, 

Central Air/Hydro Heat 

• Amenity Packed; Generous Builder Allowances 

• Low Monthly Fee & Taxes 

ERA Key Realty Services 866-321-6812 

Apartment available February 1st, 

2nd Floor, 2 bedroom, apt in Webster. 

Many updates. Includes stove and 

refrigerator, washer/dryer hookups. 

No dogs or cats. 

First, last and background check required. 

$700 month to month rental. 

Call 508-949-2384 

leave a message for Paul 

To advertise in our Real 

Estate Section, contact 

Diane Cameron - 

diane@stonebridgepress.com 

508-909-4110



DUDLEY - $209,900 

Lovely, well maintained 3 bedroom 

ranch. The 1100 sq. ft. living area does 

not include finished basement area. 

Beautiful hardwood floors throughout. 

Recent roof, replacement windows, cabinet 

packed kitchen w/appliances. 1 car 

garage. Private back yard. Town water 

and sewer. Immediate occupancy. A 

must see. Priced to sell. 

OXFORD - $279,900 

8 room contemporary trilevel 

home, 4 bedrooms, 2 

baths, formal dining room, 

cathedral family room with 

skylights, master bedroom 

with sliders to deck, level 

back yard. Susan x12 

DUDLEY - 5 ACRES 

$224,900 

Six room 3 bedroom, 1.5 

bath home on 5 acres... 

inground pool with screenhouse 

and a pool house... 

available for immediate 

occupancy. A must see for 

the value conscious buyer. 

Conrad x14 


WEBSTER - $239,900 

Immaculate 3 bedroom Cape, 

newer roof, 25 ft liv. rm, expandable 

attic could be 2 more 

rooms. Situated on 1/2 entertainment. 

This home is pride to 

sell!! A must show to discriminating 

price conscious buyers. 

WEBSTER - $275,000 

7 room cathedral split level 

features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 

baths, family room leads to 

patio and fenced pool area, 2 

car garage, close to Rte. 395. 

Susan x12 

OXFORD - $299,900 

7 room split level on 1.43 acres, 3 

bedrooms, 2 baths, family room 

w/stove, cathedral 3 season room 

porch w/hot tub leads to large 

deck, separate building has large 

1-2 rooms above 2 car garage 

plus 1 car under, fenced side 

yard. Susan x12 

www.remaxone.com 

MELINDA PAULA CONRAD SUSAN JACK 

TITUS ALLEN ALLEN BROWNING CHARLSEN 

877-987-5157 

45 Thompson Road, Webster, MA 01570 • Tel: 508-987-5157 

276 Main Street, Oxford, MA 01540 • Tel: 508-987-3629 

Each office independently owned and operated 

DUDLEY - $249,900 

New construction. 5 room raised Spacious 7 room split level, 3 

ranch features cathedral ceiling bedrooms, 1.5 baths, family 

kitchen and living room, 3 bedrooms, 

fhw/oil heat, 1 car garage 

room with gas stove, 2 car 

on 3/4 acre with stone walls. garage, level yard, public 

Susan x12. 

utilities. Susan x12 

WEBSTER - $179,000 

REDUCED 

Lovely 1536 sq ft 2 bedroom townhouse 

style condo. 2 large bedrooms, 

1.5 baths, cabinet packed kitchen with 

all appliances. C/AC, C/V. First floor 

laundry, hardwood floors, full basement, 

ready to finish for a great family 

room. Excellent condition throughout. 

Great commuter location. x13 

DUDLEY - $250,000 

Just like new!! Priced below assessed 

value!! Seller says sell!! This home is 

immaculate! only 6 years old, 2 full baths, 

center island in an open kitchen and 2 

acres of land with 405 feet of fronatage. In 

the basement there is a wood stove and 

room for expansion, have a Huge “Man 

Town”, “ Family Room” or “Play Room”!! 

There is also a septic cleaning filter in the 

basement to protect your septic system. 

ONE 

DUDLEY - $244,900 

WEBSTER- $208,000 

3 bedroom, 1.5 bath townhouse, with 

room for expansion. Basement is 

rough plumbed for full bathroom, 

lower level laundry, 1 car garage 

under. Central air condition. This 

townhouse is a complex of only 8 

units, easy highway access, close to 

Webster Lake.. x16 

OXFORD - $184,900 

BUFFUMVILLE HEIGHTS 

5 room townhouse in 

Country, 2 bedrooms, 11/2 

baths, fireplaced livingroom, 

pellet stove, 

garage. Seller to pay 6 

months condo fees! 

Susan x12 

WEBSTER - BANK OWNED 

Make an offer! HUGE single family with large 

rooms throughout. You could easily convert 

this home into a multifamily. this unique 

property has two kitchens, 2.5 bathrooms and 

a 2 car garage with a huge loft. The loft could 

be used as a work shop. There is a small yard. 

the boiler and hot water tank are only 2 years 

old and there are 3 additional rooms in attic. 

The sellers have done work to the property. 

the property is in move in condition. 

OXFORD - $369,900 

4 CAR GARAGE 

Widswept Acres - custom built 

2500+ s.f. colonial with farmer’s 

porch, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 

23x36 cathedral family room, 4 

car garage,



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Community 

ADDRESS STYLE TIME PRICE REALTOR/SELLER/PHONE 

SATURDAY, February 9, 2008 

BROOKFIELD: 

90 Long Hill Road SF 11:00-2:00 $224,900 Re/Max Acclaim/ 

Mary Ellen Cox 508-735-7061 

CHARLTON: 

88 #6 Schoolhouse SF 11:30-1:00 $288,900 Re/Max One 

Yvonne Smith 774-696-6784 

WEBSTER: 

3A Concord Court D 11:00-2:00 $264,900 ERA Key Realty 866-321-6812 

SUNDAY, February 10, 2008 

AUBURN: 

CHARLTON: 

107 Center Depot Road T 10:00-12:00 $187,500 Century 21/Maher Real Estate 

Maryann Johnson 508-847-1484 

DUDLEY: 

79 Appleton Road SF 11:00-1:00 $249,900 Century 21/Maher Real Estate / 

Danielle Therrien 508-344-3481 

337 Mason Road SF 12:00-2:00 $229,900 Olde Village Realty 508-347-6556 

8 Warsaw Avenue C 1:00-3:00 $129,900 Coldwell Banker/Inger 508-769-3823 

9 Delany Avenue SF 12:00-2:00 $239,900 Century 21/Maher Real Estate/ 

Eric Piasta 508-832-5831 

OXFORD: 

Buffum Dam Road SF 2:00-4:00 $309,000 Re/Max One 


14 Holly Street SF 2:00-4:00 $274,000 Re/Max One 


SOUTHBRIDGE: 

5 Ridge Road SF 2:00-3:00 $195,000 Re/Max Professional Associates/ 

Pam Crawford 508-885-5556 

SPENCER: 

23 Cooney Road SF 12:00-3:00 $510,500 Bazinet Realty, LLC 508-943-0067 

STURBRIDGE: 

83 McGilpin Road SF 12:00-2:00 $519,900 Re/Max Professional 

Associates/Lorraine Hebert 

508-784-0500 

5 Hinman Village #2 C 2:30-4:00 $149,900 Re/Max Professional Associates/ 

Lorraine Hebert 508-784-0500 

WARREN: 

130 Keys Road SF 11:00-1:00 $360,000 Re/Max Professional Associates/ 

Pam Crawford 508-885-5556 

WEBSTER: 

21 Tanner Road SF 1:00-3:00 $259,900 ERA Key Realty 866-321-6812 

151 Gore Road SF 11:00-1:00 $259,900 Owner/508-517-0988 

3A Concord Court D 1:00-4:00 $264,900 ERA Key Realty 866-321-6812 

8 Abbey Road SF 11:00-1:00 $299,900 Re/Max One 


THOMPSON, CT: 

103 Wilsoville Road 

Lot 1 Fairway Drive 

SF 

SF 

1:00-3:00 

1:00-3:00 

$389,900 

$379,900 

Coldwell Banker/Inger 508-769-3823 

Coldwell Banker/Inger 508-769-3823 

WOODSTOCK, CT: 

811 Brickyard Road SF 1:00-3:00 $239,900 Liz Banas Real Estate 508-765-5452 

Key Realty 

Services 

25 Providence St., Putnam, CT 

928-7991 

www.loomisre.com 

1-866-928-7991 

BROOKLYN, CONNECTICUT 

Must see to appreciate all that is offered. Only 1/2 hour from Foxwoods Casino 

WORLD CLASS SUNSETS WILL BE YOURS From the porch of this beautiful contemporary home on 

sixty-six subdivisible acres. The Main house offers 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, hardwood floors, cathedral 

ceilings, family room great room with a stone see thru fireplace. Master bedroom features an enclosed 

double shower, Jacuzzi and hot steam sauna with mist units. Attached three car garage heated with 

sprinkler system. In law apt with private entrance and individual heating system. Open the back doors 

and enjoy nature’s paradise amongst the pastures, woods, pond and stream. Perfect for horses (23 

allowed), hiking, camping and riding four wheelers. After spending the day with nature relax in the 

sauna. Plenty of room for storage as there is a four carriage garage with electricity. The list of additional 

features goes on and on. Located 45 minutes east of Hartford, 1 hour south of Boston and 3 hours 

north of New Yok City. This is your own private sanctuary with endless amenities. Offered at $899,000. 

THOMPSON: Nothing to do to this beauty of a 

Cape except move in. Just under 1600 sq. ft. 

with 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. Woodstove 

hookups to offset heating costs. Hardwood 

floors, remodeled kitchen, walk-out basement, 

detached garage, paved drive and 2.79 rural 

acres just feet from the RI border $279,900. 

PUTNAM: “Happiness is a picture-perfect 10 

room victorian home” on a tree lined street 

with neighbors who greet each other by name. 

Move into this 4 bedroom Grove Street home 

and enjoy all the amenities it has to offer. Call 

now if you desire happy tomorrows. $289,900. 

ERA Key Realty Services 

351 Main St., Oxford 

(866) 321-6812: Toll-Free! 

THOMPSON: FIRST TIME OFFER! This charming 

Thompson 4 bedroom farmhouse is located 

within walking distance of Quaddick Park. This 

happy home of the past has much happiness to 

give for your family’s future. $219,900. 

Licensed in CT & MA! Visit our website: www.ERAKey.com (Click on “Oxford”) 

ERA Key Realty Services 

The Eager Group has merged with us 

415 Main St., Spencer, MA 

(888) 896-3171 Toll-Free! 

Visit our website www.ERAKey.com (Click on Spencer) 

JUST LISTED 

Dudley-$239,900.! 

Really nice 6 Rm., 3 BR Brick 

Ranch w/Gar.; 

Business Zoned! 

NEW: Furnace, HW Htr., Windows! 

Lg. fpld. LR; stnls. appld. Kit.; 

DR, FR, hdwd. flrs., 

fenced yard! 

Oxford-$166,000.! 

6 Rm., 3 BR Ranch 

on .3 ac. in nice area! 

Just beginning or only need 

1 level livingthis 

1150 sq. ft. home 

could be right for you! 

Needs work; ‘As Is’! 

It’s affordable! 

JUST LISTED 

Southbridge-$219,000.! 

Value priced 8 Rm., 

3 BR, 1.5 Bath Cape; 

Gar.; IG Pool; .39 ac. lot; 

deck; nice area; 

needs work; 

‘As Is’! 

Southbridge-$229,900.! 

Brand new-ready now! 

Beautiful 3 BR, 1.5 Bath 

Cape; farmer’s porch; 

nice .57 ac. lot w/privacy; 

Hunter’s Ridge subdiv.! 

Upgrades: granite counters; 

2x6 construc.; 

cer. flrs. in Kit. & baths; 

hdwds. in DR/Foyer! 

Holland $229,000. 

Pride of ownership shows 

throughout this 3 bedroom 

Ranch w/lakeview of Hamilton 

Reservoir. All the work has been 

done for you-All New windows, 

doors, roof, gutters, outlets & 

switches, etc! Relax in the fireplaced 

livingroom, 11X19 eat-in 

kitchen>all appliances to stay! 

Brand new deck of Master bdrm. 

Sweet deal! 

North Brookfield $449,900. 

Escape to This! Log Home 

Filled w/Luxuries all poised 

on 3+ Acres! 4 Bedrooms, 4 

Baths, Custom Kitchen, 

Master Suite. Over 4,000 s.f. 

of living space. 3 Car Garage, 

In-ground Pool & More! 

AND a One Year Home 

Warranty! 

North Brookfield $489,900. EACH 

DAY IS A VACATION! Wonderful 

free-flowing young 3 bdrm 

Contemporary w/deeded right of 

way, offers floor to ceiling views of 

full recreational Lake Lashaway from 

its glass-lined Great room & wrap 

around deck. You will enjoy the open 

concept Gourmet kitchen w/adjacent 

dining rm, spacious fireplaced Living 

rm, open staircase from Great rm to 

2nd level loft & a private master suite 

w/whirlpool tub. Built for gracious 

entertaining and 4 season family fun. 

Spencer $184,900. 

Your refuge from the city! This 

3+ bedroom Cape is priced to 

sell! Large livingroom with new 

flooring, formal diningroom and 

full bath with jetted tub. New 

windows, electrical, roof, and 

flooring. Quiet, dead end street. 

Nice yard and plenty of privacy! 

Full, walkout basement. What 

are you waiting for? 

Webster-$104,900.! 

8 Rm., 4 BR, 1.5 Bath Colon.; 

needs some work; 

equity builder; 

‘As Is’! 

See, you CAN afford 

to buy a home! 

OPEN HOUSE 

Webster-$259,900.! 

Open Hse., 02/10, 1-3 @ 

21 Tanner Rd.! 

See this really nice 3 BR, 

2 Bath Ranch; fpld. DR; 

fully appld. Kit.; LR; LL Fam. Rm.; 

.38 ac.; fenced yard w/shed! 

Priced right for you! 

Webster-$269,900.! 

3 BR, 2 Bath Cape; 

full dormer; gar. under; 

big deck; 

.23 manicured acres; 

DR; LL Fam. Rm. w/negot. hot tub! 

A lot of house for the $! 

Sturbridge-$109,900.! 

10 Rm., 6 BR, 

2.5 Bath Colon.; 

farmer’s porch; sunrm.; 

‘As Is’; needs work; 

poss. Duplex? 

Spencer $369,900. 

Paxton Line – TWO WATER- 

FRONT HOMES for the price 

of one! Main house is a 5 rm. 2 

bdrm. A frame w/walls of glass 

overlooking Lake. Guest cottage 

is a 3 rm. 1 bdrm. Home overlooking 

lake. 239 ft. of Water 

Frontage on Thompson Pond, a 

full recreational lake. Private, 

level lot! New septic, roof, furnace, 

siding & much more! 

A very Rare find! 

REDUCED 

Spencer $209,900. 

Room to Grow! If you’re 

looking for a home today 

with room to expand tomorrow 

this is it! 8 rm., 4 bdrm. 

1.5 bath home on over 1 

acre! 2500 s.f. of living space! 

Extra large yard w/pool abuts 

woods. Renovated from the 

studs. 1 yr. home warranty 

for the buyer! 

Spencer $409,900. 

A Texas Sized Home- You can 

afford! 10 rooms, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 

baths and over 3000 s.f. of living 

space! Exceptional, open floor 

plan, generous sized rooms. 

Perfect for entertaining! Full 

walkout basement for teen suite! 

Almost 7 acres with a private 

pond! Pool, hot tub, serene pond 

views, less than 10 minutes to 

MA Pike! 

Worcester $214,900. 

Charming Bungalow! Open 

floor plan w/gleaming hardwoods 

throughout! The chef 

in your family will love the 

open kitchen w/tons of cabinet 

space & center island. All 

appliances to stay! 2 big bedrooms 

on 1st floor. Relax on 

the large deck off kitchen 

w/fenced in yard!! 

FIRST CD REALTY 

Commercial & Residential Sales 

1 Church Street • Webster, MA 01570 

OPEN HOUSE 

Angela Clark 

Realtor 

508-410-1319 

DUDLEY - $225,000 

OPEN HOUSE Sunday, February 10th 

from 12-2pm. 31 Dudley Hill Rd. 

Come see this meticulously well maintained 

Ranch w/lrg fireplaced liv.rm, LL 

fam.rm, and att. garage. Hardwood floors 

throughout. Spacious enclosed sunroom 

overlooks an inground pool on a shady & 

private .65 acre lot. 

OPEN HOUSE – SUNDAY – 1-2:30 PM. 

23 Adeline St, Southbridge. Completely 

renovated 3 BR Colonial on spacious corner 

lot! Brand new appl. kitchen, sliders 

to lg. deck.New flooring thruout, 2 updated 

baths. Huge MBR! $239,500. Jennifer 

McCausland, (508)347-7181. 

REDUCED 

HOLLAND WATERFRONT 

Breathtaking view form the many windows 

in this lovely 2 BR waterfront 

ranch on Lake Hamilton! Warm & inviting 

interior, fieldstone FP, wood floors. 1 

A with 120' frontage. $389,900. Ask for 

Dorothy Fontana, (508)347-7181. 

STURBRIDGE COLONIAL 

Remarkable new construction by craftsman 

builder. Incredible floor plan w/ 

FP'd FR, formal DR & LR. Luxurious private 

master suite. 2 zone FHA and central 

air. Generous allowances. $449,900. 

Ask for Paul Bouvier, (508)347-7181. 

CHARLTON RANCH 

HOLLAND COTTAGE 

Not a drive by! Seller had done a lot of 

work to this 2 BR cottage. New FR w/radiant 

heat, cath.ceiling & atrium door. 

Refinished hdwd floors in LR and MBR. 

New FP in LR. More! $232,500. Ask for 

Wendy McFarland, (508)347-7181 

REDUCED 

PETERSHAM COLONIAL 

Greek revival on historic town common! 

Listed on the National Register as The 

Petersham Inn. 9 BR, separate entrance 

to 4-5 room addition. Inground pool. 

Garages w/storage. $257,000. Ask for 

Dick or Jerry, (508)347-7181. 

Year round cottage with beach rights to 

Hamilton Res! Completely gutted and 

remodeled in 2001. Sliders off the DR to 

good sized deck. Nicely landscaped 

yard. $152,500. Ask for Beverly Gray, 

(508)347-7181. 

NEW LISTING 

HOLLAND CONTEMPORARY 

3 BR contemporary-style home built on 

a hill overlooking well maintained yard. 

2 tier deck with above-ground pool and 

hot tub. Full walk-out basement, partially 

finished.$295,000. Ask for Dan T, 

(508)347-7181. 

SOUTHBRIDGE COLONIAL 

STURBRIDGE RANCH 

Enjoy the sunrise in this nice 3 BR colonial! 

Interior frestly painted and wallpapered. 

New carpeting. Energy efficient 

replacement windows. Wood/pellet 

stove h/up. Easy commute. $189,900. 

Ask for Bob Maynard, (508)347-7181. 

RENTAL AVAIL 

WARE RANCH 

WEBSTER 4 FAMILY 

Good sized 3 BR Ranch with partially 

finished basement. Fireplaced living 

room. Attached garage. Pre-approval 

required. Being sold "as is". $152,900. 

Ask for Dick or Jerry, (508)347-7181. 

Well maintained & updated 4 family. All 

new windows, electric, plumbing, heat 

systems, water heaters, porches! Two 

units for rent. 2 BR each. Call Carol for 

details! $224,900. Ask for Carol Allard 

Vancil, (508)347-7181. 

Spacious ranch w/many great features! 

Hardwoods, 2 BR w/attached 1 BR inlaw. 

Walkout basement ready for finishing. 

Walking distance of town common! 

2 car garage. $279,900. Ask for 

Dorothy Fontana, (508)347-7181. 

WORCESTER 2 FAMILY 

Nice 2-family has large sunny rooms, 

newer windows, furnaces, hot water 

heaters, baths, updated electric, hardwood 

floors. Move right in and get help 

with mortgage. $189,900. Ask for 

Priscilla, (508)347-7181. 

(860) 774-0610 

Branca 

Realty 

“You have a friend in the business!” 

NEW LISTING 

136 Putnam Pike, 

Dayville, Ct 06241 

PAUL BRANCA 

(860) 774-0610 

DAVE 

LOHBUSCH 

(860) 

774-6722 

BROOKLYN - 7 room Cape in great neighborhood on a nonthru 

street, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room with fireplace 

and vaulted ceiling. Oil baseboard heat, 100 amp breakers. 

2-car attached garage, storage shed. All this on 1.3 acre 

level lot. Call today! -$284,900. 

KILLINGLY - Modern 7100 sq. ft. office building on Rt. 12 in Dayville section of town. Great location for your 

business or investment. $800,000. Call office for details. 

KILLINGLY - 11 acres zoned light industrial off Exit 94, Route I-395. Excellent location for your business. 

$357,500 

KILLINGLY - 5.23 acre lot, ready for your house plans. Call today! $100,000. Broker owned. 

KILLINGLY - General commercial land located off Exit 94, Route I-395 containing 1.20 acres with 160 ft. of 

road frontage. $275,000 

KILLINGLY - 36 acres of general commercial land located on Rt. 12 between Dayville and Danielson. 

$2,100,000. 

KILLINGLY - Office space for lease, up to 6000 sq. ft. Call Today! 

KILLINGLY - 5.5 acre building lot located close to Danielson and I-395. Asking $73,500



LEGALS 

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S 

SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

By virtue and in execution of the Power of 

Sale contained in a certain mortgage given 

by Sheila M. Hryzan to Mortgage Electronic 

Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for 

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., dated July 

26, 2005 and recorded with the Worcester 

County (Worcester District) Registry of 

Deeds in Book 36912, Page 297 of which 

mortgage Bank of New York as Trustee for 

the Certificateholders CWABS, Inc. Asset- 

Backed Certificates, Series 2005-10 is the 

present holder, for breach of the conditions of 

said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, 

the same will be sold at Public 

Auction at 10:00 AM on February 18, 2008, 

on the mortgaged premises located at 277 

High Street, Webster, MA 01570, all and 

singular the premises described in said mortgage, 

TO WIT: 

The land in Easterly side of High Street in 

Webster, Worcester County, MA together 

with the buildings thereon if any, bounded 

and described as follows: Beginning at an 

iron pipe set in the ground at the northerly 

corner thereof, on the easterly side of said 

High Street and at land n/f of Thomas Forrell; 

Thence running easterly by said last mentioned 

land, 112.00 feet more or less to an 

iron pipe at the wall at land n/f of Leroy J. 

Upham; Thence running southerly by said 

last mentioned land, 69.00 feet to an iron pin; 

Thence continuing in the same direction, by 

land n/f of Martha Burleson, 8 1/5 feet to an 

iron pin at other land n/f of said Upham; 

Thence westerly by said last mentioned land, 

117.7 feet, more or less, to said High Street; 

Thence northerly by said High Street, 63.2 

feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. 

For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with 

the Worcester County (Worcester District) 

Registry of Deeds in Book 7583, Page 146. 

These premises will be sold and conveyed 

subject to and with the benefit of all rights, 

rights of way, restrictions, easements, right of 

ways, covenants, liens or claims in the 

nature of liens, improvements, public 

assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax 

titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and 

any other municipal assessments or liens or 

existing encumbrances of record which are 

in force and are applicable, having priority 

over said mortgage, whether or not reference 

to such restrictions, easements, improvements, 

liens, or encumbrances is made in 

the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of 

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) DOLLARS 

by certified or bank check will be required to 

be paid by the purchaser at the time and 

place of sale. The balance is to be paid by 

certified or bank check at ABLITT & CHARL- 

TON, P.C., 92 Montvale Avenue, Suite 2950, 

Stoneham, MA 02180, other terms and conditions 

will be provided at the place of sale. 

The description of the premises contained in 

said mortgage shall control in the event of an 

error in this publication. OTHER TERMS, IF 

ANY, TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE SALE. 

Bank of New York as Trustee for the 

Certificateholders CWABS, Inc. Asset- 

Backed Certificates, Series 2005-10, Present 

holder of said mortgage, By its Attorneys, 

James L. Rogal, Esq., ABLITT & CHARL- 

TON, P.C., 92 Montvale Avenue, Suite 2950, 

Stoneham, MA 02180, (781) 246-8995, 

Dated: 01/14/2008 

(41.0084/Hryzan)(01/25/08, 02/01/08, 

02/08/08)(101408) 

January 25, 2008 

February 1, 2008 


NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF 

REAL ESTATE 



by Timothy Joyce to Champion Mortgage, a 

Division of Keybank National Association, 

dated July 25, 2006 and recorded with the 

Worcester County (Worcester District) 

Registry of Deeds at Book 39527, Page 348, 

of which mortgage Household Finance Corp. 

II is the present holder, for breach of the conditions 

of said mortgage and for the purpose 

of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public 

Auction at 4:00 p.m. on February 15, 2008, 


Birch Point Shore Road, Oxford, Worcester 

County, Massachusetts, all and singular the 

premises described in said mortgage, 

TO WIT: 

TWO TRACTS OF LAND AND BUILDING 

THEREON SITUATED AT 13 BIRCH POINT 

SHORE ROAD IN OXFORD, MASSACHU- 

SETTS AND BEING SHOWN AS LOT #15 

AND LOT #16 ON A PLAN ENTITLED 

“PLAN TO SHOW DIVISION OF PROPER- 

TY IN OXFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 

OWNED BY WILLIAM T. STOCKWELL AND 

KENNETH M. SHAW DATED JUNE 22, 

1954”, AND RECORDED WITH THE 

WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF 

DEEDS, PLAN BOOK 209, PLAN 44, AND 

BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOL- 

LOWS: 

TRACT I 

BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEASTERLY 

CORNER THEREOF AT A STAKE IN THE 

WESTERLY LINE OF A FORTY (40) FOOT 

WIDE RIGHT OF WAY, SAID POINT BEING 

ABOUT ONE HUNDRED FORTY (140) 

FEET WESTERLY FROM THE WEST 

SHORE OF SACCARRAPPA POND AND 

TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) FEET 

SOUTHERLY FROM THE CENTER LINE 

OF STONE WALL MARKING BOUNDARY 

OF THE FARM NOW OR FORMERLY OF 

LOUISE A. CLARK AND FARM FORMERLY 

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY 

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Home: 860-974-2499 

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508-476-3148 

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Attorney 

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508-832-9006 

Central Mass 

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Carpentry 

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Replacement, Kitchen 

Cabinets & Counters 


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Plastering 

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Plasterer 

25 Years Experience 

Specializing in small 

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Call (508)943-7896 

H. M. C. Home 

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Repair & 

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References Available 


Call Claude at 

508-867-9051 

Handyman 

Painter/Carpenter 

Small and large 

projects 

Replacement Doors, 

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Hourly rates 

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866-697-2225 

J.M. Begin 

Carpentry 

*Contracting* 

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Finish Basements, 

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Closets/Built-Ins 

Drywall Repairs 

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MA REG# 155798 

508-949-7507 

JIM’S 

ROOFING 

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IMPROVEMENT 

~Offering Complete 

Roofing Services~ 

Repairs • New Roofs 

• Re-Roofs 

Replacement Windows and 

Doors 

Siding • Decks 

• Roof Snow Removal 

Fully Insured 

508-765-6040 

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Plumbing & 

Heating 

Prompt Service 

Boiler Replacement 

Bathroom/Kitchen 

Remodeling 

New Construction 

Gas Piping 

Water Heaters 

Leaky Pipes Repaired 

Water Filters 

Fully lic’d & ins’d 

508-892-0366 

Call anytime 

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Building & 

Remodeling 

Auburn, MA 

New Homes, Additions, 

Garages, Framing 

All Types, Start To 

Finish, Or Any 

Portion Thereof 

Custom Woodworking 

For Specialty Items 

Licensed & Insured 

508-868-2977 

MASONRY 

Stone, 

Brick, 

Block, 

Tile 

New & Repairs 

Clean, Courteous Service 

Foundation Repair 

Wood Stove Installation 

& Relining 

32 Years Experience 

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508-867-4282 

Morin 

Maintenance 

•Spring and fall 

cleanup 

•Landscaping 

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Maintenance 

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Fully Licensed & Insured\ 

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Free Call 

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IT’S ALL ABOUT 

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Nathan Dumais - Owner 

All Types Of Carpentry, 

Roofing, Siding, 

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Office 

(508)248-9763 

Cell 

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ALL BRANDS 

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MA. Reg. 137576 

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508-867-3770 

508-414-7792 

Oil Burner 

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and tuned up from 

$99 

Emergency Calls 

and Repairs 

License# 

BU0299862 

Call Kaz 

(508)949-2330 

Cell (774)289-1237 

PAINTING 

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Exterior/Interior 

Licensed and 

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Visa, MC, Amex, 

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accepted. 

Cell phone 

508-243-6690 

or home 

508-234-9315 

PAINTING 

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Exterior/ Interior 

Quality 

Workmanship 

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Customers for over 

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2 year guarantee 

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Licensed and Insured 

Servicing satisfied 

customers since 1968 

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Services 

Over 27 yrs. 

experience 

Reasonable Rates 

Owner Operated 

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Auburn, MA 

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&HEATING 

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SERVICES 

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AVAILABLE 

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*OVER 30 YEARS IN* 

*BUSINESS* 

CALL RON FENNEUFF 

(508)892-8115 

Leicester , MA 

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All types of repairs 

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LEGALS continued from page 8 

OF WALTER A. LOVETT; THENCE S. 5° 10’ 

W. A DISTANCE OF SIXTY (60) FEET BY 

THE WEST LINE OF THE AFOREMEN- 

TIONED RIGHT OF WAY TO A STAKE; 

THENCE N. 84° 50’ W A DISTANCE OF 

ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET BY LAND 

NOW OR FORMERLY OF WILLIAM T. 

STOCKWELL ET AL TO A STAKE; THENCE 

N. 5° 10’ E. A DISTANCE OF SIXTY (60) 

FEET BY LAND NOW OR FORMERLY OF 

WILLIAM T. STOCKWELL ET AL TO A 

STAKE; 

THENCE S 84° 50 E. A DISTANCE OF 

ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET BY LAND 

NOW OR FORMERLY OF WILLIAM T. 

STOCKWELL TO THE POINT OF BEGIN- 

NING. 

CONTAINING AN AREA OF SIX THOU- 

SAND (6,000) SQUARE FEET MORE OR 

LESS ACCORDING TO SAID PLAN. 

BEING LOT #15 AS SHOWN ON SAID 

PLAN. 

TRACT II 

BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY 

CORNER THEREOF AT A POINT ON THE 

WESTERLY LINE OF A RIGHT OF WAY 

LEADING TO SACCARRAPPA ROAD AT 

THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 

#17 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN; 

THENCE N. 84° 50’ W. A DISTANCE OF 

ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET BY SAID LOT 

17 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN TO AN IRON 

PIPE AT LOT #20 AS SHOWN ON SAID 

PLAN; 

THENCE N. 5° 10’ E A DISTANCE OF 

SIXTY (60) FEET BY SAID LOT #20 AS 

SHOWN ON SAID PLAN TO AN IRON PIPE 

AT LOT #15 ABOVE DESCRIBED; 

THENCE S. 84° 50’ E. A DISTANCE OF 

ONE HUNDRED (100) FEET BY SAID LOT 

#15 TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY LINE 

OF SAID RIGHT OF WAY; 

THENCE S 5° 10’ W A DISTANCE OF 

SIXTY (60) FEET BY THE WESTERLY LINE 

OF SAID RIGHT OF WAY TO THE POINT 

OF BEGINNING. 

CONTAINING AN AREA OF SIX THOU- 

SAND (6000) SQUARE FEET MORE OR 

LESS ACCORDING TO SAID PLAN. 

BEING LOT #18 AS SHOWN ON SAID 

PLAN. 

SAID TRACTS ARE CONVEYED 

TOGETHER WITH A RIGHT OF WAY LEAD- 

ING WESTERLY TO SACCARRAPPA 

ROAD, AND SUBJECT TO BUT NOT 

INTENDING TO EXTEND THE FOLLOW- 

ING RESTRICTIONS IF STILL IN FORCE 

AND EFFECT: 

1) SEWAGE DISPOSAL SHALL BE 

PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, CESSPOOL 

OR SEPTIC TANK. 

2) NO BUILDING OF TARPAPER COV- 

ERED VARIETY SHALL BE ERECTED OR 

PLACE UPON THE LOTS. 

3) NO OUTDOOR TOILET OR PRIVY 

SHALL BE PLACED UPON THE LOTS 

WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE 

SAME REGULATIONS SHALL APPLY TO 

ADJACENT PROPERTIES, 

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CON- 

VEYED TO TIMOTHY JOYCE RECORDED 

IN WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF 

DEEDS IN VOLUME 34894 AND PAGE 40. 

Subject to a first mortgage to Southbridge 

Savings Bank dated October 18, 2004 and 

recorded with the Worcester County 

(Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at 

Book 34894, Page 43 in the original principal 

amount of $115,000.00. 

For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded 

with Worcester County (Worcester District) 

Registry of Deeds in Book 34894, Page 40. 


subject to and with the benefit of all 

rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, 

covenants, liens or claims in the nature of 

liens, improvements, public assessments, 

any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, 

water and sewer liens and any other municipal 

assessments or liens or existing encumbrances 

of record which are in force and are 

applicable, having priority over said mortgage, 

whether or not reference to such 

restrictions, easements, improvements, liens 

or encumbrances is made in the deed. 

TERMS OF SALE: 

A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) 

Dollars by certified or bank check will be 

required to be paid by the purchaser at the 

time and place of sale. The balance is to be 

paid by certified or bank check at Harmon 

Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, 

Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to 

P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, 

Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) 

days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided 

to purchaser for recording upon receipt 

in full of the purchase price. The description 

of the premises contained in said mortgage 

shall control in the event of an error in this 

publication. 

Other terms, if any, to be announced at 

the sale. 

HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORP. II 

Present holder of said mortgage 

By its Attorneys, 

HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 

150 California Street 

Newton, MA 02458 

(617) 558-0500 

200706-0231 - GRN 

January 25, 2008 



LEGALS 

MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

23 LINCOLN STREET 

WEBSTER, MASSACHUSETTS 



by David Robert Cullinan to the Webster 

First Federal Credit Union dated November 

22, 2005, and recorded with the Worcester 

District Registry of Deeds in Book 37880, 

Page 146 of which mortgage the undersigned 

is the present holder for breaching 

conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose 

of foreclosing, the same will be sold at 

Public Auction, on the premises described in 

said mortgage on the 28 th day of February, 

2008 at 10:00 A.M. at the mortgaged premises 

of 23 Lincoln Street, Webster, 

Massachusetts, all and singular, the premises 

conveyed by said mortgage, and therein 

described as follows: 

A certain tract or parcel of land, with the 

buildings thereon, situated on the easterly 

side of Lincoln Street, in the Town of Webster 

and bounded and described as follows: 

Beginning at the southwesterly corner 

thereof on the easterly side of Lincoln Street 

and at the northwesterly corner of lot 14, now 

or formerly of Emil E. Bluemke, as shown on 

a plan hereinafter described: 

Thence easterly by said Bluemke land 

one hundred twenty (120) feet to a stake; 

Thence northerly at a right angle to the 

last line and by land now or formerly of S. 

Slater and Sons, Incorporated, sixty six (66) 

feet to the easterly side of said Lincoln 

Street; 

Thence westerly at a right angle to the 

last line one hundred twenty (120) feet to the 

easterly side of said Lincoln Street; 

Thence southerly by the easterly side of 

said Lincoln Street sixty six (66) feet to the 

place of beginning. 

Being Lot No. 12 on Lincoln Street as laid 

out by said S. Slater and Sons, Incorporated, 

according to plan made by B.A. Wakefield, 

C.E., of said Webster, entitled “Plan No. 1 of 

real estate in Webster, Mass., belonging to 

S. Slater and Sons, Incorporated” dated May 

18, 1903 and recorded at Worcester District 

Registry of Deeds. 

Being the same premises conveyed to 

grantor in certain deed dated June 6, 2005 

and recorded at said Registry in Book 36551, 

Page 125. 

The said premises will be sold subject to 

and with the benefit of all restrictions, easements, 

improvements, outstanding tax titles, 

mortgages, liens, rights of tenants and parties 

in possession, unpaid taxes, municipal 

liens and other public taxes, assessments or 

liens, having priority over the mortgage 

described herein, if any. The above 

described lot is sold subject to the requirements 

of the Title V standards for subsurface 

sewerage disposal system 310CMR 15.00 et 

al. 

The Mortgagee reserves the right to postpone 

the sale to a later date by public proclamation 

at the time and date appointed for the 

sale and to further postpone at any 

adjourned sale date by public proclamation 


adjourned sale date. 

In the event that the successful bidder at 

the foreclosure sale shall default in purchasing 

the within described property according 

to the terms of the Notice of Sale and/or the 

terms of the Memorandum of Sale agreement 

executed at the time of the foreclosure, 

the Mortgagee reserves the right to sell the 

property by Foreclosure Deed to the second 

highest bidder provided that the second highest 

bidder shall deposit with the mortgagee’s 

attorney the amount of the required deposit 

as set forth herein within three (3) working 

days after written notice of default of the previous 

highest bidder, and the balance of the 

sale price shall be paid by certified or bank 

check by the purchaser, and the deed shall 

be delivered to said second highest bidder, 

within twenty-nine (29) days of such notice. 

TERMS OF SALE: Five Thousand and 

00/100ths ($5,000.00) dollars will be 

required to be paid by certified check or in 

cash by the purchaser at the time and place 

of sale and the balance to be paid in cash, 

certified check or bank check within thirty 

(30) days at the office of Kevin M. David, 

Esquire, One North Main Street, P.O. Box 

1298, Webster, Massachusetts 01570. 

Other terms to be announced at the sale. 

WEBSTER FIRST FEDERAL CREDIT 

UNION 

Present Holder of Said Mortgage 

By Its Attorney 




Kevin M. David 

One North Main Street 

P.O. Box 1298 



REAL ESTATE 



by Wendy Griffin to Mortgage Electronic 

Registration Systems, Inc., dated August 30, 

2005 and recorded with the Worcester 


Deeds at Book 37196, Page 4, of which 

mortgage Aurora Loan Services, LLC is the 




Auction at 2:00 p.m. on February 26, 2008, 


Plantation Road Unit 53 Plymouth Village 

Condominium, Oxford, Worcester County, 

Massachusetts, all and singular the premises 

described in said mortgage, 

TO WIT: 

All that certain parcel premises and proportionate 

interest in Plymouth Village 

Condominium, a condominium at 53 

Plantation Street, in the Town of Oxford, 

County of Worcester, Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts, Unit No. 53 of Plymouth 

Village Condominium, together with an undivided 

percentage of the common elements 

as established by Master Deed of the 

Plymouth Village Condominium dated 

November 12, 1987 and recorded with the 

Worcester County Registry of Deeds in Book 

10953, Page 60, as amended of record and 

may be amended from time to time, and 

easements referred to therein, in accordance 

with the terms thereof. 

For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded 

with Worcester County (Worcester 

District) Registry of Deeds in Book 37196, 






























publication. 


the sale. 

AURORA LOAN SERVICES, LLC 






(617) 558-0500 

200709-2290 - PRP 




MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE 

32 FREEMAN AVENUE 

WEBSTER, MASSACHUSETTS 


Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given 

by Gary P. Ward and Wendy M. Ward to the 

Webster First Federal Credit Union dated 

March 23, 2006, and recorded with the 

Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Book 

38632, Page 195, of which mortgage the 

undersigned is the present holder for breaching 

conditions of said mortgage and for the 

purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold 

at Public Auction, on the premises described 

in said mortgage on the 28 th day of February, 

2008 at 11:00 A.M. at the mortgaged premises 

of 32 Freeman Avenue, Webster, 

Massachusetts, all and singular, the premises 

conveyed by said mortgage, and therein 

described as follows: 

The land, with the building(s) thereon, situated 

on Freeman Avenue in Webster, 

Worcester County, Massachusetts, and 

being known and designated as Lot #1 on 

Plan entitled “Plan of Land in Webster, Mass. 

Owned By: Brothers Realty Tr., 3 Emerson 

Road, Hudson, MA, Scale 1”=30’, Date: 

08/15/2004, Thomas Land Surveyors & 

Engineering Consultants, Inc., 118 Forest 

Avenue, Hudson, MA 01749,” and recorded 

at the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in 

Plan Book 814, Plan 53. 

Lot #1 contains 9,611.99 square feet, all 

as shown on said Plan. 

Reference is made to said Plan for a 

more particular description of Lot #1. 

Being the same premises conveyed to 

grantor in certain deed dated August 31, 

2004 and recorded in said Registry in Book 

34532, Page 213. 

The said premises will be sold subject to 

and with the benefit of all restrictions, easements, 

improvements, outstanding tax titles, 

mortgages, liens, rights of tenants and parties 

in possession, unpaid taxes, municipal 

liens and other public taxes, assessments or 

liens, having priority over the mortgage 

described herein, if any. The above 

described lot is sold subject to the requirements 

of the Title V standards for subsurface 

sewerage disposal system 310CMR 15.00 et 

al. 

The Mortgagee reserves the right to postpone 

the sale to a later date by public proclamation 


sale and to further postpone at any 

adjourned sale date by public proclamation 


adjourned sale date. 

In the event that the successful bidder at 

the foreclosure sale shall default in purchasing 

the within described property according 

to the terms of the Notice of Sale and/or the 

terms of the Memorandum of Sale agreement 

executed at the time of the foreclosure, 

the Mortgagee reserves the right to sell the 

property by Foreclosure Deed to the second 

highest bidder provided that the second highest 

bidder shall deposit with the mortgagee’s 

attorney the amount of the required deposit 

as set forth herein within three (3) working 

days after written notice of default of the previous 

highest bidder, and the balance of the 

sale price shall be paid by certified or bank 

check by the purchaser, and the deed shall 

be delivered to said second highest bidder, 

within twenty-nine (29) days of such notice. 

TERMS OF SALE: Five Thousand and 

00/100ths ($5,000.00) dollars will be required 

to be paid by certified check or in cash by the 

purchaser at the time and place of sale and 

the balance to be paid in cash, certified 

check or bank check within thirty (30) days at 

the office of Kevin M. David, Esquire, One 

North Main Street, P.O. Box 1298, Webster, 

Massachusetts 01570. 

Other terms to be announced at the sale. 

WEBSTER FIRST FEDERAL CREDIT 

UNION 

Present Holder of Said Mortgage 

By Its Attorney, 




Kevin M. David 

One North Main Street 

P.O. Box 1298 


COMMONWEALTH OF 

MASSACHUSETTS 

LAND COURT 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 

(SEAL) Case No. 362631 

To 

Kimberly Cancelli 

and to all persons entitled to the benefit of 

the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: 

LaSalle Bank, N.A. as Trustee for the MLMI 

Trust Series 2006-MLN1 claiming to be the 

holder of mortgage covering real property in 

Dudley numbered as 56 Brandon Rd, given 

by Kimberly Cancelli to Mortgage Lenders 

Network USA, Inc. by and through its nominee 

Mortgage Electronic Registration 

Systems, Inc. dated June 23, 2006 and 


(Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in 

Book 39235, Page 54, and now held by 

Plaintiff by assignment has filed with said 

court a complaint for authority to foreclose 

said mortgage in the manner following: by 

entry and possession and exercise of power 

of sale. 

If you are entitled to benefits of the 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and you 

object to such foreclosure you or your attorney 

should file a written appearance and 

answer in said court at Boston on or before 

MAR 10 2008 or you may be forever barred 

from claiming that such foreclosure is invalid 

under said act. 

Witness, KARYN F. SCHEIER, Chief 

Justice of said Court on JAN 25 2008 

Deborah J. Patterson 

Recorder 


THE COMMONWEALTH OF 

MASSACHUSETTS 

LAND COURT 


(SEAL) 07 MISC 360973 

To: 

Richard S. Franks; Lisa M. Franks 


the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. claiming to be the 

holder of a Mortgage covering real property 

in Oxford, numbered 19 Vine Street given by 

Lisa M. Franks and Richard S. Franks Jr. 

a/k/a Richard S. Franks to Mortgage 

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated 

February 23, 2006, and recorded with the 


Registry of Deeds at Book 38467, Page 63 

and now held by the plaintiff by assignment 

has filed with said court a complaint for 

authority to foreclose said mortgage in the 

manner following: by entry and possession 

and exercise of power of sale. 

If you are entitled to the benefits of the 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act as amended 

and you object to such foreclosure you or 

your attorney should file a written appearance 

and answer in said court at Boston on 

or before March 03, 2008, or you may be forever 

barred from claiming that such foreclosure 

is invalid under said act. 


Justice of said Court on January 16, 2008. 

Attest: 

DEBORAH J. PATTERSON 

RECORDER 

200710-1017-BLU 



MASSACHUSETTS 

LAND COURT 


(SEAL) Case No. 07 MISC 363172 

To: 

Francis M. Gilfoy 



HSBC Bank USA, National Association Inc., 

as Trustee for FBR Securitization Trust 2005- 

Turn To LEGALS, page 10



LEGALS continued from page 9 

3 claiming to be the holder of a Mortgage 

covering real property in Webster, numbered 

6 May Street given by Francis M. Gilfoy to 

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, 

Inc., dated July 22, 2005, and recorded with 

the Worcester County (Worcester District) 












or before MARCH 17, 2008 or you may be 

forever barred from claiming that such foreclosure 




Attest: DEBORAH J. PATTERSON 

RECORDER 

2000710-2497-YEL 



MASSACHUSETTS 

LAND COURT 


(SEAL) Case No. 07 MISC 362767 

To: 

Dianne Guillen 



GMAC Mortgage, LLC claiming to be the 

holder of a Mortgage covering real property 

in Dudley, numbered 72 Dudley Hill Road 

given by Dianne D. Guillen to Mortgage 

Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated 

April 25, 2005, and recorded with the 













or before March 10, 2008 or you may be forever 






RECORDER 

200710-2463-ORE 



MASSACHUSETTS 

LAND COURT 


(Seal) Case No.: 361991 

To: 

Russell A. Lindberg 


the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. DLJ 

Mortgage Capital, Inc. claiming to be the 

holder of Mortgage covering real property in 

Oxford numbered 8 Rose Lane given by 

Russell A. Lindberg to Mortgage Electronic 

Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for 

First Franklin, a Division of National City 

Bank dated November 6, 2006, and recorded 

with the Worcester County (Worcester 

District) Registry of Deeds at Book 40146, 

Page 229, and now held by Plaintiff by 

assignment has filed with said court a complaint 

for authority to foreclose said mortgage 

in the manner following: by entry and possession 

and exercise of power of sale. If you 

are entitled to the benefits of the 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and you 

object to such foreclosure you or your attorney 

should file a written appearance and 

answer in said court at Boston on or before 

the 10th day of March 2008, or you may be 

forever barred from claiming that such foreclosure 


Witness: KARYN F. SCHEIER, Chief Justice 

of said Court this 22nd day of January 2008. 

Attest: 


Recorder 

(61.1455/Lindberg)(02/08/08)(102716) 



MASSACHUSETTS 

LAND COURT 


(Seal) Case No. 340439 

To: 

Jennifer L. Romanski 

Ian E. Romanski 


the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Wells 

Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Securitized 

Asset Backed Receivables LLC 2005-OP2 

Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 

2005-OP1 claiming to be the holder of 

Mortgage covering real property in Oxford, 

numbered 26 Sunset Avenue, given by 

Jennifer L. Romanski and Ian E. Romanski to 

Option One Mortgage Corporation, dated 

June 27, 2005, recorded at Worcester 


Deeds in Book 36649, Page 342, and now 

held by the Plaintiff by assignment, has filed 

with said court a complaint for authority to 

foreclose said mortgage in the manner following: 

by entry and possession and exercise 

of power of sale. If you are entitled to the 

benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 

Act and you object to such foreclosure you or 



or before the 10th day of March 2008, or you 

may be forever barred from claiming that 

such foreclosure is invalid under said act. 

Witness, Karyn F. Scheier, Chief Justice of 

said Court this 22nd day of January 2008. 

Attest: 


Recorder 

(07-0406F/OOMC/Romanski)(02/08/08)(102693) 



MASSACHUSETTS 

LAND COURT 


(SEAL) 07 MISC 361009 

To: 

Michael Rose 



U.S. Bank National Association claiming to 

be the holder of a Mortgage covering real 

property in Dudley, numbered 14 Second 

Avenue, Unit 4, 8-16 Second Avenue 

Condominium given by Michael Rose to 

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, 

Inc., dated September 27, 2006, and recorded 

with the Worcester County (Worcester 

District) Registry of Deeds at Book 39881, 

Page 71, and now held by the plaintiff by 

assignment has filed with said court a complaint 

for authority to foreclose said mortgage 

in the manner following: by entry and possession 







or before March 3, 2008 or you may be forever 






RECORDER 

200710-0951-RED 



REAL ESTATE 



by Richard Bailey to Mortgage Electronic 

Registration Systems, Inc., dated November 



Deeds at Book 37788, Page 129, of which 

mortgage U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee is the 




Auction at 3:00 p.m. on March 3, 2008, on 

the mortgaged premises located at 31 Rocky 

Hill Road, Oxford, Worcester County, 



TO WIT: 

A certain parcel of land with buildings 

thereon located on the southerly side of 

Rocky Hill Road in the Town of Oxford, 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shown as 

Lot 4 on a plan entitled “Revised Plan of 

Land in Oxford, Massachusetts owned by 

Betty Caplette Builder, Inc.” dated 

September 13, 1987, and recorded with the 

Worcester District Plan Book 583, Plan 125. 

BEGINNING at the northwesterly corner 

of the lot to be Conveyed at a point on Rocky 

Hill Road; 

THENCE S. 68° 54” E. a distance of 

76.00 feet; 

THENCE along a curve to the right with a 

radius of 20 feet a distance of 30.04 feet to a 

point; 

THENCE S. 17° 10’ W. by the northerly 

line of a “proposed roadway”, a distance of 

223.09 feet to a point; 

THENCE N. 57° 17’ 11” W. a distance of 

85.63 feet to a point; 

THENCE N. 15° 46’ 52” E. a distance of 

106.68 feet; 

THENCE N. 12° 45’ E. a distance of 119 

feet to point of beginning. 

LEGALS 

Said lot containing 20,140 square feet. 

































publication. 


the sale. 

U.S. BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE 






(617) 558-0500 

200709-1905 - ORE 





REAL ESTATE 



by Richard E. Daniels and Connie J. Daniels 

to Mortgage Electronic Registration 

Systems, Inc., dated November 7, 2003 and 



Book 32215, Page 119, of which mortgage 

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee 

for Credit Suisse First Boston MBS HEAT 

2004-1 is the present holder, for breach of 

the conditions of said mortgage and for the 

purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold 

at Public Auction at 11:00 a.m. on March 4, 

2008, on the mortgaged premises located at 

11 Green Street, Dudley, Worcester County, 



TO WIT: 

The land in Dudley, County of Worcester, 

and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being 

Lot#37 as shown on a plan in a Sub-division 

of property of Stevens Linen Works, Dudley, 

Mass., drawn by S.A. Wakefield, Eng., dated 

September 2, 1939 and recorded with said 

Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 110, Plan 30. 

BEGINNING at a point at the northeast 

corner of said lot, which is the southeast corner 

of Lot #38 on said plan; 

THENCE running northwest by said lot 

#38, one hundred thirty0two (132) feet to a 

point; 

THENCE running southwest fifty-eight 

(58) feet to Lot #59 on said plan; 

THENCE running southeast by Lot #59 

on said plan one hundred thirty-two (132) 

feet to Green Street; 

THENCE running northeast by Green 

Street, fifty-eight (58) feet to the point of 

beginning. 

































publication. 


the sale. 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS 

TRUSTEE FOR CREDIT SUISSE FIRST 

BOSTON MBS HEAT 2004-1 






(617) 558-0500 

200608-0780 - YEL 




MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF 

REAL ESTATE 


Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given 

by Kathy A. Leary to New Century Mortgage 

Corporation, dated March 8, 2005 and 



Book 35874, Page 357 of which the 

Mortgage the undersigned is the present 

holder by assignment for breach of the conditions 

of said Mortgage and for the purpose 

of foreclosing same will be sold at Public 

Auction at 12:00 PM on March 13, 2008 at 

12 Goddard Street, Webster, MA, all and 

singular the premises described in said 

Mortgage, to wit: 

A certain parcel of land together with the 

buildings thereon, situated in Webster, 

Worcester County, Massachusetts, bounded 

and described as follows: 

Beginning at the northwest corner thereof 

on the easterly side of Goddard Street formerly 

called Oak Street in said Webster at 

land now or formerly of one Emerson; 

Thence southeasterly along land of said 

Emerson about one hundred (100) feet to an 

iron pin at land now or formerly of one 

Woznicki; 

Thence southwesterly seventy-two and 

one half (721/2,) feet along said Woznicki 

land to an iron pin at land now or formerly of 

one Palbitski; 

Thence northwesterly along said Palbitski 

land about one hundred (100) feet to an iron 

pin on the easterly side of Goddard Street; 

Thence northeasterly along said street 

seventy-two and one half (72 ?,) feet to the 

point of beginning. Being the same premises 

as conveyed to grantors in deed from 

Jeanne M. Elby, Vincent J. Alexandrowicz 

and Bernard J. Alexandrowicz dated June 


County Registry of Deeds in Book 34049, 


The premises are to be sold subject to 

and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, 

building and zoning laws, unpaid 

taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens 

and assessments, rights of tenants and parties 

in possession. 

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE 

THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS 

($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check or 

bank treasurer's check will be required to be 

delivered at or before the time the bid is 

offered. The successful bidder will be 

required to execute a Foreclosure Sale 

Agreement immediately after the close of the 

bidding. The balance of the purchase price 

shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the 

sale date in the form of a certified check, 

bank treasurer's check or other check satisfactory 

to Mortgagee's attorney. The 

Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the 

sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue 

the sale and to amend the terms of the sale 

by written or oral announcement made 

before or during the foreclosure sale. The 

description of the premises contained in said 

mortgage shall control in the event of an 

error in the publication. TIME WILL BE OF 

THE ESSENCE. 

Other terms if any, to be announced at the 

sale. 

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as 

Indenture Trustee for New Century Home 

Equity Loan Trust 2005-2, Present Holder of 

said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, Orlans 

Moran PLLC, Joseph P. Corrigan, Esq., P.O. 

Box 962169, Boston, MA 02196, (617) 502- 

4100 

(222.1098/Leary)(02/08/08, 02/15/08, 

02/22/08)(102327) 







For more information call Diane Cameron today at (508) 909-4110 or 1-800-367-9898, ext. 110



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