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INSIDE
Obituaries ..............B2
Calendar ................B3
Local ..................A2-5
Classroom Corner A6-7
Viewpoint ..............A8
Sports ............A10-12
Police Logs ..........A18
LOCAL
Beer Tour
Page A3
SPORTS
Selectmen to schools:
You’re paying
insurance costs
DENIAL OF PAYMENT FOR RETIRED
SUPERINTENDENT LEADS TO LAWSUIT
BY DAVID DORE
NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER
NORTH BROOKFIELD —
Selectmen said last week the North
Brookfield schools, not the town, will
pay health insurance premiums for
retired Superintendent of Schools
Robert O’Neill, who won a court case
two months ago.
Selectmen Chairman Jason
Petraitis said Friday, April 5 that at a
meeting three days earlier, “we decided
emphatically that the town is not
responsible to pay for this, and it’s
the School Department’s bill.”
“I haven’t had an opportunity to
review that decision yet, so I don’t
think I can comment on it at this
time,” the current superintendent of
schools, John Provost, said April 5.
Provost added he did not have a
chance to speak with School
Committee Chairman James Metcalf
about it — and he asked a reporter
for a copy of the decision.
O’Neill sued the School Committee
and the Town of North Brookfield
after the town in 2006 turned down
his request to be reimbursed for 70
percent of the cost of his health
insurance. O’Neill, who served as
superintendent from 1998 to July 18,
2005, based his lawsuit on a section of
his employment contract.
“Upon retirement from the North
Brookfield Public Schools,” the contract
stated, “the Superintendent will
be reimbursed annually for the cost
of an individual retirement [health]
plan of his choice. Said reimbursement
will equal the percentage of the
cost of the plan based on years of
service as Superintendent. For each
year of completed service, the reimbursement
will equal 10 percent of
the annual cost of the plan. Said
reimbursement percentage will be
capped equal to the town reimburse-
Turn To LAWSUIT, page A14
Selectmen OK presenting
two overrides to voters
REQUESTS WOULD FUND AMBULANCE,
PART OF SCHOOL ASSESSMENT
The cream of the crop
SPENCER — Twentythree
students at
David Prouty High
School became the
newest members of
the school’s 50-yearold
chapter of the
National Honor
Society Thursday,
April 4.
For the story and
more photos, turn to
page A6!
David Dore photos
National Honor Society members and inductees wait in the cafeteria for the ceremony
to start.
One of the newest NHS members, Maria Martinez,
smiles after getting a hug from her father, Daniel
Martinez, after the ceremony.
Races shaping up for
town election
Edwards pitches
Warriors to win
Page A10
OPINION
GET YOUR
POINT ACROSS
PAGE A8
POLICE
PAGE A18
BY DAVID DORE
NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER
SPENCER — Voters next month
will decide whether $2.26 million of
the town’s school assessment and
$150,000 for ambulance service will
be funded through a Proposition 2 1/2
override.
Putting aside their personal feelings
about them, selectmen voted
Monday, April 8 to submit the two
questions to Town Clerk Laura Torti
for inclusion on the May 14 Annual
Town Election ballot.
Before then, both requests will also
appear on the warrant for the May 2
Annual Town Meeting.
Town Administrator Adam
Gaudette said the town’s assessment
to the Spencer-East Brookfield
Regional School District would be
two Town Meeting articles. The first
appropriates the same amounts as
last year for the operating and transportation
assessments (the operating
assessment was, according to then-
Superintendent of Schools Reza
Namin, the state-mandated minimum)
and capital needs approved
previously through a debt exclusion.
The second article will include the
$2,261,212 in additional money for the
operating and transportation assessments
the district is seeking for next
year’s budget; that will be contingent
on the override being approved.
East Brookfield voters will see a
similar override question at their
Annual Town Meeting and Annual
Town Election, since selectmen there
warned that figure over this year’s
amount would need an override to be
funded.
“Do I think it’s going to pass? Not
likely,” Spencer Selectman Donald
Berthiaume Jr. remarked, revealing
the skepticism some voters feel about
Turn To OVERRIDES, page A15
BY DAVID DORE
NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER
LEICESTER — There could be a
couple of races shaping up on the
June Annual Town Election ballot,
Town Clerk Deborah Davis said last
week.
As of Wednesday, April 3 there
were two people each who took out
nomination papers for one available
seat on the Planning Board (incumbent
John McNaboe Jr. and Adam
Menard) and Board of Selectmen
(Vice Chairman Sandra Wilson and
Derek Stephens).
Stephens made his candidacy official
on his campaign Facebook page
(http://tinyurl.com/czuszxd) on
March 10, one day before nomination
papers became available. He
said he is running on a platform of
“fiscal responsibility” and “strong
moral leadership.”
School Committee Chairman
Scott Broskey will not seek re-election
this year, Davis said, while Vice
Chairman Deborah LaBombard is
planning on running again.
Two people have taken out nomination
papers as of last week:
LaBombard and Tyler Keenan, salutatorian
of the Leicester High
School Class of 2012. He was valedictorian
until the calculation of
fourth-quarter grades led to him
switching spots with fellow graduate
Powers Brennan.
Keenan wrote on his campaign
Facebook
page
(http://tinyurl.com/ceb7g4n), which
launched in February, he is running
to “bring the committee back to the
basic reason that it exists: to serve
the students of Leicester.”
Running unopposed, as of April 3,
for re-election are Assessor Michael
DellaCava Sr., Library Trustees
Judith Bergin and Ernestine Cherry,
Board of Health member Robin
Turn To ELECTION, page A14
Community Preservation Act campaigns stepping up
BY DAVID DORE
NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER
BROOKFIELD — Supporters and
opponents of an effort to bring the
Community Preservation Act to
town are working to get their message
out before voters make their
decision later this month.
A group of residents against the
CPA called Citizens Against Taxes
Upon Taxes is sponsoring a presentation
Monday, April 15 at 7 p.m. at
Brookfield Town Hall.
Two groups that support the CPA,
the Friends of the Brookfield Town
Hall and the Municipal Facilities
Planning Committee, are sponsoring
separate events later in the month.
The Friends will host an open house
at Town Hall Saturday, April 20 from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., while the facilities
committee will hold a hearing and
information session on the CPA at 7
p.m. Tuesday, April 23 at Town Hall.
The CPA will appear on the April
30 Annual Town Election ballot as
Question 1. Approval of the CPA
would add a 3 percent surcharge to
property tax bills, with exemptions
for the first $100,000 of a residential
property’s assessed value, low- and
moderate-income residents and seniors
60 and older who make up to 100
percent of the area’s median income.
Proponents say the amount raised
would be matched dollar-for-dollar
from a state trust fund.
For a residence assessed at
$250,000, proponents calculated last
fall, the yearly property tax surcharge
would be $74.03.
At least 10 percent of the money
would have to be spent on each of
three purposes: Open space (not
including land for recreational use),
historic resources and affordable
housing. According to a plan presented
at a Special Town Meeting in
October, 75 percent of the money
raised through the CPA would be
used for historic preservation —
specifically, renovating Town Hall.
Affordable housing and open space
and recreation would each receive 10
Turn To CAMPAIGNS, page A16

2 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
School board waiting to act on audit suggestions
SPENCER-EAST BROOKFIELD FY14 BUDGET NEEDS SECOND VOTE
BY DAVID DORE
NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER
SPENCER — The Spencer-East Brookfield
Regional School Committee will wait for its
two newest members to come aboard next
month before starting work on more than a
dozen policies suggested by the district’s
auditor.
Dan Haynes from Scanlon and Associates
in Paxton came back to David Prouty High
School Wednesday night, April 3, to discuss
the district’s fiscal 2012 audit with the School
Committee.
The audit found one serious issue — lack of
a “control environment and oversight.” The
firm’s management letter noted the departure
of Business Manager Roger Pontbriand
(and the assumption of that job by then-
Superintendent of Schools Reza Namin). It
stated the School Committee should “ask
questions regarding financial policy and
financial management on a recurring basis,”
and the district should build up its savings
and not use leftover money from previous
budgets to close gaps in subsequent years.
Haynes highlighted several items in the
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management letter where the district could
write policies, save money or earn additional
money. He said he could not find evidence the
district was complying with the state’s procurement
laws for goods and services costing
more than $5,000, although he stressed that
does not mean the district was not following
the rules.
Haynes said the district could have saved
$6,600 in fiscal 2012 by paying its Worcester
Regional Retirement System assessment in
one lump sum instead of two payments.
He said “design changes” were needed to
retiree benefits, quickly adding changes such
as higher deductibles and higher contribution
rates from retirees would have to be
negotiated.
Haynes recommended the School
Committee write a policy on its bank
deposits and investments, and “shop it
around” to see if the district can get a better
interest rate.
Haynes also said the board should set limits
on revolving accounts that include the
maximum amount of money the account can
have and “what is a viable student activity
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School Committee.”
He stressed revolving funds should not be
included in the budget, as district officials
said they were in this year’s budget — which
has a deficit of around $1.65 million.
Legislation passed a couple of years allows
communities and school districts to send a
bill if one of their employees worked in
another district or community before they
retired, Haynes said. The bill would be “prorated
based on their years of service,” he
said.
Although it would not be a big windfall for
Spencer-East Brookfield, Haynes said, “every
little bit helps.”
“We need to write up a bunch of policies,”
said School Committee Vice Chairman
Joshua Cote. “I don’t think, I believe, this is
the place to write policies. This is the place to
vote it.”
Matthew McCarthy, who along with Paul
Fournier is not seeking re-election this year,
said the school board should look at the suggested
fiscal policies once their successors
are elected. Former Spencer Selectmen
Kevin Hayes and Vincent Cloutier are running
unopposed in the May 14 Annual Town
Elections in Spencer and East Brookfield.
The School Committee voted to accept the
fiscal 2012 audit; it also decided to act on
McCarthy’s suggestion and wait until after
the election to write the policies.
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One week earlier, on March 27, the School
Committee voted again to approve the $26.45
million budget unveiled last month by
Interim Business Manager Richard Scortino.
The second vote was taken because the
budget was not approved by at least a twothirds
margin at its March 18 meeting, as
called for in the district agreement. The 4-1
vote on March 27 cleared that threshold; Kurt
Nordquist of Spencer cast the lone dissenting
vote.
The budget did not change in any way
between the two votes. It still includes more
than $1 million in staffing cuts (about 20 fulltime
positions) and no money for raises and
step increases for district employees. It
includes a possible 10 percent increase in
health insurance premiums.
The budget seeks 30 percent increases in
the assessments paid by Spencer and East
Brookfield taxpayers. The assessment for
Spencer would increase almost $2.2 million,
from $7,065,684 to $9,245,549, while East
Brookfield’s would go from $1,753,874 to
$2,326,566.
Selectmen from both towns said last month
any amount
above the state-mandated minimum assessment
(which Namin said the towns were
assessed this year) would have to be funded
through a Proposition 2 1/2 override. Budget
documents distributed last month state the
budget is $2.7 million above the state-mandated
minimum.
SNOW DAYS
Also at that meeting, the School Committee
decided the district would have a half day of
classes on Good Friday, March 29, because of
a high number of snow days (eight) this year.
Zablocki told the Spencer New Leader last
month that for students who observed Good
Friday and were not at school, “it wouldn’t be
counted against them.” Having a half day on
Friday allows the school year to end Friday,
June 21, instead of Monday, June 24.
Turn To AUDIT, page A3
ALMANAC
QUOTATION OF
THE WEEK
“Don’t be afraid to
leave the comfort of
your pole.”
- Kevin Fish, 24, a 2007 Prouty graduate and East
Brookfield native, offering the newest David Prouty NHS
members words of wisdom last week, using the image of a
person tethered on an elastic leash to a pole, and telling
students not be afraid to move beyond the world in which
they’ve grown up.
LEICESTER
REAL ESTATE
$182,000, 8 Laurelwood Ave., B S L
Nominee Trust (Robert T. Laprade,
trustee) to Joseph LeBlanc and Alysa
LeBlanc.
$100, 8 Hyland Ave., Patrice LaConte to
Joseph M. LaConte.
$225,000, 27 Burncoat St., Paul A. Harris
and Mary L. Harris to Carlos Ortiz and
Catherine McCann.
$85,000, 298 Main St., Erik S. Bischoff and
Sarah N. Bischoff to Victor M. Taylor.
$1, 5 Michael Ave., Vincent A. Rudzinski
and Judith H. Rudzinski to Rudzinski
Living Trust (Vincent A. Rudzinski and
Judith H. Rudzinski, trustees).
$177,300, 23 Broad St., Robert Giroux and
Gail K. Giroux to Robert E. Giroux and
Jeanne B. Chasse-Giroux.
$490,000, 1 Maple Glen Lane, Richard D.
Johnston and Anita A. Johnston to David
W. Turcotte and Deborah E. Turcotte.
NORTH BROOKFIELD
$204,000, 5 Chase Road, Thomas Cloward
and Meghan O’Connor to William J.
Laudon III.
$135,500, 91 Ward St., Matthew R. Bolduc
and Sharon L. Bolduc to James E.
Johnston.
$100, 45 Walnut St., Jeffrey R. Smith and
Holly Smith to Jesse S. Smith and Jamie
Smith.
$123,000, 17 Crooks Road, Christine Evans
to Paul McGravey.
No monetary consideration, Green Road,
John J. Kiminski to Cecelia M. Kiminski.
$100, 12 Green Road and Green Road,
Cecelia B. Kiminski to John M. Kiminski.
SPENCER
$290,000, 82 Cranberry Meadow Road,
Bryan A. Amandolare and Kristine A.
Amandolare to Ryan Stone and Theresa
Stone.
$179,900, 89 Paxton Road, Ronald Brault to
Robert W. Supernor.
$188,000, 18 Grove St., Wesley Z. Brown to
Joseph P. Aube.
WARREN
$1, 957 Reed St., Lyndon S. Ambruson to
Lyndon S. Ambruson and Lisa M.
Ambruson.
WEST BROOKFIELD
$135,000, 11 Lake Shore Drive Extension,
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA to Thomas F.
Rozzen and Holly Jean Rozzen.
$100, 90 Snow Road, Renee A. Buzzell, John
K. Buzzell and Sheila A. Buzzell to Renee
A. Buzzell.

Friday, April 12, 2013
• SPENCER NEW LEADER 3
‘Mass Beer Tour’ makes local stops
BY AMANDA COLLINS
STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER
A Grafton man is fighting cancer, one beer
at a time.
Todd Ruggere is having a drink in every
one of the 351 towns in Massachusetts in 365
days on mission to raise money for cancer
research. His Mass Beer Tour brought him to
Douglas last week for the grand opening of
Grille of Main, number 101 on his list.
Today, he’s been to 113 towns and raised
$6,000.
“Two thirty-eight to go,” he said.
It all started when Ruggere, a 38-year-old
employee at a mutual fund company, was trying,
just for fun, to list all of the towns in the
state and got stuck at 140. When he looked up
the 211 he couldn’t come up with, he was
amused by some of the funny names.
“I just thought, you know, it might be cool
have a beer in all those towns,” he said. “And
I always wanted to raise money for Dana-
Farber, so I figured that’s how I could do it.”
But just how does tossing back brews generate
money for cancer research? It began
with Ruggere emailing restaurant owners
and telling them about his endeavor before
he came. Many of them were happy to make
a donation to his cause when he got there.
But as the word has spread about his beer
tour, bars and restaurants are now contacting
him and coordinating massive fundraisers
with his visit. He’s gone from getting $20
donations at the first towns on his tour, to
more than $1,000 at his most recent stops.
“It’s definitely snowballed,” Ruggere said
of his unlikely celebrity status. “Just the
other day the weirdest thing ever happened. I
The Mass Beer Tour makes a stop in Sturbridge,
number 74 on the list.
was in Orange and some guy had me autograph
a flyer they had printed out. I’m like
‘I’m just here drinking a beer.’”
Even the makers of his favorite brew, Sam
Adams, are excited about the unusual charitable
effort. They’ve given him official gear
to wear on his beer outings and Ruggere will
make the Sam Adams Brewery in Boston the
last stop on his beer tour – number 351.
But it will be hard to top some of the locations
and drinking buddies he’s encountered
across the state. In Mendon, number 71 on
the list, Ruggere threw back a cold one with a
beer-drinking donkey. (We kid you not – there
are pictures.) Then there was number four
on the list, Plymton, a town with not much
more than sprawling farmland. Ruggere
knocked on a random door hoping to find
someone to have a drink with and ended up
in a woman’s backyard drinking next to her
llamas. He’s chronicled these funny stories
on his website, and on his Facebook page.
But of all the places he’s been and people
(and animals) he’s met, it’s the stories of people
who have fought cancer that stick with
him the most. Before his beer tour, Ruggere’s
only connection to the disease was having
his heartstrings tugged when he saw a commercial
with a sick kid, but now he said
almost everywhere he goes he meets someone
who has faced the disease. Later this
month he will have a beer at Bootleggers in
Lunenberg, where he’ll get to meet the
owner’s 8-year-old son, a cancer survivor.
“It’s sort of come full circle. Now I can put
real faces and people with this cause,” he
said.
Ruggere has kept track of the towns he’s
been to by highlighting them on map of the
state. He will have to get creative when it
comes to the nine dry towns in
Massachusetts, but said he already has a
plan. He’ll go door-to-door and make his
appeal.
School board waiting to act on audit suggestions
AUDIT
continued from page A2
STATE VISIT
Scortino announced at last week’s
School Committee meeting the state
Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education will come to
Spencer “in the next eight or nine
weeks” to do a review of Knox Trail
Courtesy photos
The Mass Beer Tour makes a stop in Leicester, number
46 on the list.
Junior High School.
The review is related to the
school’s Level 3 accountability status,
based on MCAS scores. Knox
Trail is the only Level 3 school in the
district; David Prouty High School is
at Level 1, the highest level, while
Maple Street School, East Brookfield
Elementary School and Wire Village
School are at Level 2.
The state review will examine six
The Mass Beer Tour makes a stop in Douglas, number
101 on the list.
The Mass Beer Tour makes a stop in Southbridge,
number 75 on the list.
To follow Ruggere on his beer tour visit
351samadams.com or search “Mass Beer
Tour” on Facebook. You can make a suggestion
to a place he should stop, or donation to
his cause on the website.
Amanda Collins may be reached at (508) 909-
4132 or by email at acollins@stonebridgepress.com.
areas: Leadership and governance,
curriculum and instruction, assessment,
human resources and professional
development, student support,
and financial and asset management.
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Larry Berard for his efforts in organizing the recent
Knights of Columbus “1st Annual Lucky 25” raffle which
benefitted the Mary Queen of the Rosary Food Pantry.
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appointments. Call the West Brookfield Senior Center at
(508) 867-1407. There is a need for drivers for this service;
please call the West Brookfield Senior Center if you are
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Tai Chi still continues Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. in the
Banquet Hall of Brookfield Town Hall.
If you wish to participate in the Foot Clinics with Dr.
Quigley at Brookfield Town Hall, it is mandatory to call
Rikki LaMonda at (508) 867-4578 for an appointment.
Please leave a message with your telephone number, and
she will get back to you. The next clinic is Tuesday, April
23 at 1:30 p.m. Please do not attend if you don’t have an
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available at the Merrick Public Library and may be used
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LEICESTER — A yard sale hosted by the Leicester
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be
held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 13 (rain date
Sunday, April 14) in front of the Leicester Drive-In on
Main Street (Route 9).
Proceeds will be used for shelter improvements and
other CERT team supplies.
Would you like to know what the Leicester CERT team
does? Would you like to join our team and help your community?
Stop by and feel free to ask any team member
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Life’s a Beach Party to help town’s 300th bash
LEICESTER — Life’s a beach when you go to the “Life’s
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Cherry Valley American Legion post on Route 9.
Enjoy cookout food such as hot dogs, hamburgers,
chips, salad and dessert; music, including a lip sync contest;
fund and prizes.
The cost is $15 per person or $25 per couple in advance,
or $20 per person at the door. Proceeds will be used by the
300th Founder’s Day Committee for fireworks.
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4 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
Tantasqua Chef Competition gets sweet with chocolaty treats
STURBRIDGE — Chocolate makes
almost anything better.
That’s something hundreds of people
learned — if they didn’t already know it —
Sunday, March 24, at the Sturbridge Host
Hotel. The ancient Mesoamerican food of
the gods was the “secret” ingredient in
everything being made by this year’s
Tantasqua Chef Competition.
Each of the six teams competing
involved the chef of an area restaurant
and two Tantasqua culinary students.
According to Principal Mark Wood, the
students chose each other, but worked with
a chef by random draw from a hat.
“What’s really impressive is that each
restaurant donates all the food,” he said,
noting they were asked to prepare enough
for at least 200 people.
Also donated were prizes for the student
winners – a complete set of culinary
knives from Dexter Russell.
According to the school’s Skills USA
advisor Ray Vallee, the four official judges
gave their award for both entree and
dessert to students Cassandra Nelson and
Monique LaViolette (working with The
Twisted Fork’s chef). The people who
attended, however, split their Peoples’
Choice Award ballots between Kyle
Libiszewski and Andrew Serrenho (for
entrée, working with the Host’s own chef),
and Richard Lambert Jr. and Brittny
Boudreau (for dessert, working with the
Yankee Diner chef).
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Friday, April 12, 2013
• SPENCER NEW LEADER 5
Help sought with town’s Arbor Day celebration
BY DAVID DORE
NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER
WEST BROOKFIELD — Tree
Warden James DiMaio is looking
for people who might want to help
with West Brookfield’s annual
Arbor Day celebration.
The Board of Selectmen has proclaimed
April 26, the last Friday of
the month, as Arbor Day in West
Brookfield. In a press release distributed
last week, DiMaio said
plans are being “formulated” for a
townwide celebration.
Among the highlights of the
third annual event will be a tree
replacement program, which
DiMaio told selectmen Tuesday,
April 2 would include eight to 10
trees around downtown West
Brookfield; a tree planting with elementary
school pupils, as has been
done in previous years; and what
DiMaio called an “Arbor Day
Celebration Program with the
school children featuring local
elected officials, valuing of our
community shade trees and forests,
and service to the community.”
The proclamation from selectmen
traces the history of Arbor
Day back to J. Sterling Morton, a
journalist who became secretary of
the Nebraska Territory. He advocated
the planting of trees in articles
and editorials.
The first Arbor Day was held 141
years ago on April 10, 1872, when an
estimated 1 million trees were
planted in Nebraska. It was
declared a legal holiday in
Nebraska in 1885, with Morton’s
birthday of April 22 picked as the
day to observe it.
Other states passed bills in the
1870s to mark Arbor Day. The first
nationwide observance was held in
schools in 1882.
In Massachusetts, Arbor Day is
the last Friday in April.
“Trees are essential to West
Brookfield’s outstanding historical
and highly aesthetic setting and
landscape,” the press release from
DiMaio stated. “Trees also provide
for climate control, water quality,
and to some extent wildlife habitat.
In the last few years, wind, ice,
snow, insects, diseases, drought, old
age and safety considerations have
necessitated removing a number of
trees within the community. West
Brookfield is committed to replacing
these trees with native, diverse
trees that will not interfere with
An inside look at a hearing-impaired gymnastics class
BY SARA NELSON
SPECIAL TO THE NEW LEADER
Editor’s Note: In an effort to interact more
with our local schools, Stonebridge Press has
reached out to our area schools to feature content
contributed by students with an interest
in writing and photography. The following
article is written by Tantasqua Junior High
School seventh grader Sara Nelson. If you are
interested in submitting content from your
school for publication in the newspaper, contact
Editor Adam Minor at 508-909-4130, or by
e-mail at aminor@stonebridgepress.com.
STURBRIDGE — Kristen Morrissey
enjoys teaching gymnastics, but she loves to
teach hearing-impaired gymnasts, especially.
I went to observe my coach’s Hearing
Impaired Gymnastics class. The following
are my observations.
Using sign language and lip reading,
Kristen communicates well with the hearing
impaired children. There was a small group
of about 10 students and there were five to
six adults helping Kristen work with them.
To compare, my gymnastics team of 17
girls requires only one or two adults.
On the balance beam, the children
appeared to be a bit more wobbly than hearing
children. The hearing impaired children
definitely seemed to depend on looking at
the beam much more. They often looked
down at the beam rather than looking
straight ahead.
The children in the class were assigned
stations to practice. When it was time to
switch stations, Kristen would turn the
lights off and on. While Kristen tells my
team in detail what to do during class, she
needs to demonstrate and provide visual
aids to the hearing impaired class.
They did not appear to have any difficulties
running or jumping. More of those differences
came with the balancing aspects of
gymnastics.
I sat down with Kristen to get her thoughts
on the class.
Compared to our class, do you give the
deaf children a different set of instructions
or pointers when learning new
skills?
“The way I set up the deaf gymnastics
class is with color-coded groups, because it’s
so big. Also, since I can’t yell ‘Switch’ out
loud, I use the lights to get their attention.
When the lights flash they know it’s time to
switch stations. Another big difference is
explaining skills. Since a lot of gymnastics
words, such as ‘cartwheel,’ don’t exist in sign
language. I would have to fingerspell them,
which is spelling out words with my hands.
To make it easier, I wrote the words down on
paper and held them up. Eventually they
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remembered the positions.
When I teach regular gym I can be talking
while spotting, but for deaf gymnastics I
need to show a lot of things first, because I
can’t talk without my hands.”
Does their hearing loss seem to affect
their ability to balance? For example, do
they wobble more on balance beam or
doing handstands?
“Being deaf does not affect their balance.
However, if they are hard of hearing in one
ear, and not the other, it does have an effect.
It makes balancing a lot harder but not
impossible.”
Does their hearing loss seem to affect
their ability to run or jump?
“No. It does not affect their ability to run
or jump.”
Do you think that being hearing
impaired affects people’s ability to do
gymnastics and you notice a difference
between the deaf class and other classes
you teach?
“Being deaf does not affect their ability to
do gymnastics. I teach them just how I teach
regular classes, just with a lot more demonstrating.”
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and safety considerations.”
DiMaio said most of the trees
planted around West Brookfield as
part of the tree replacement program
were donated. He urged residents,
organizations and businesses
that want more information or
wish to donate a tree or be part of
this year’s program to call him at
(774) 200-9726.
David Dore may be reached at
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ddore@stonebridgepress.com.
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LEICESTER — Leicester Town Clerk Deborah Davis
would like to remind Leicester residents the last day to
register to vote before the May 7 Annual Town Meeting is
Wednesday, April 17. The town clerk’s office will be open
from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Also, don’t forget to license your dogs. Owners must
bring a valid rabies certificate with them when seeking
licenses. The town clerk’s office is open Monday,
Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, call
(508) 892-7011.
Restrictions to be put
on outdoor water use
merely represent
good water conservation
practice,” said
Spencer Utilities and
F a c i l i t i e s
Superintendent
Steven Tyler. “They
are easy to comply
with and generally
should be practiced
by everyone all the
time whether or not
an enforceable water
conservation restriction
has been imposed.”
Anyone violating the bylaw can be punished with a
warning for the first offense, $100 for the second offense
and $250 for each subsequent offense.
A complete copy of the Town of Spencer Article 15
Water Conservation and Restriction Bylaw can be found
online at http://tinyurl.com/cmh5jcx.
For more information, call the Spencer Utilities and
Facilities Office at (508) 885-7525.
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mandatory water use restrictions effective May 1 until
Sept. 30, was announced March 30 by the Spencer Water
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The conservation restriction prohibits the following
non-essential outdoor activities from occurring between
the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.: Irrigation of lawns via
automatic sprinkler systems (all types of above and
below ground sprinkler systems); washing of vehicles
except in a commercial car wash; and washing of exterior
building surfaces, parking lots, driveways or sidewalks,
except as necessary to apply paint, preservatives,
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CLASSROOM CORNER
Prouty holds 50th National Honor Society induction
EAST BROOKFIELD NATIVE OFFERS ADVICE TO 23 NEW MEMBERS
BY DAVID DORE
NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER
SPENCER — Twenty-three students at
David Prouty High School were part of something
special last week.
They sat on the stage of the school auditorium
Thursday, April 4 and became the
newest members of the school’s 50-year-old
chapter of the National Honor Society.
“It’s a great honor,” said Maria Martinez,
one of the inductees. “I’m the first one in my
family.”
Joining her on stage were Jason Barrett,
Cyndi Caplette, Justin Clayfield, Rachel
Clogston, Brendan Coughlin, Tyler Fitman,
Sydney Ingel, Taylor Joubert, Samantha
Kuchinski, Christine LaCroix, Sean Lammi,
Jacob McCue, Alexa Miranda, Samantha
Provencher, Fitzgerald Pucci, Isabelle
Saunders, Kiley Simonovitch, Christopher
Toomey, Ashley White, Chelsea White,
Amanda Wozniak and Jennifer Wozniak.
They join a group that also includes a
group inducted into the NHS one year ago —
Christopher Wallace (president), Amy Gebo
(vice president), Marissa Bean (secretary),
Holly Lamoureux (treasurer), Laura
Bouvier, George Chatzopoulos, Ryan Fahey,
Nicole Floria, Angela LaFountain, Samantha
Laney, Alexandra Lowell, Andrew Lowkes,
Page Maryyanek, Ashley O’Hara, Gina
Petruzzi and Maria Romano.
Becoming a member of the National
Honor Society means a student has shown
scholarship, leadership, service and character
in their daily lives.
The group sponsors an annual Alumni Day
in December, when Prouty graduates are
invited to return and share their experiences
after high school. NHS members also tutor 18
students before school. And they led a
Snowflakes for Sandy Hook effort to decorate
the school in Monroe, Conn., that Sandy
Hook Elementary School pupils attended following
the December massacre in Newtown
that claimed a total of 28 lives.
Offering the newest NHS members words
of wisdom was 24-year-old Kevin Fish, a 2007
Prouty graduate and East Brookfield native
who served as NHS president. Before becoming
an admissions counselor at Lesley
University in Cambridge, he served as student
body president at Ithaca College (the
campaign for which he did while studying in
Italy), completed an internship in the
mayor’s office in Milan, Italy, and worked
with students at English High School in the
Jamaica Plain section of Boston.
Using the image of a person tethered on an
elastic leash to a pole, Fish told the newest
NHS members to not be afraid to move
beyond the world in which they’ve grown up.
He urged them to contribute something positive
to the world — something they don’t have
to leave Prouty or Central Massachusetts to
accomplish.
“Don’t be afraid to leave the comfort of
your pole,” he said.
David Dore may be reached at (508) 909-4140,
or by email at ddore@stonebridgepress.com.
David Dore photos
From left, NHS member Nicole Floria, inductee Cyndi Caplette and NHS Vice President Amy Gebo.
National Honor Society inductees watch as candles and certificates are distributed.
Above, NHS President Christopher Wallace was at
the front of the line, leading the inductees and fellow
NHS members from the cafeteria to the auditorium.
Right, Holding a lit candle and a certificate, NHS
inductee Samantha Provencher returns to her seat.
One of the NHS inductees, Isabelle Saunders, poses for a
photo with mother Liz.
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Monday, April 15: Patriot’s Day Holiday –
No Meals Served.
Tuesday, April 16: Karin’s Lasagna Soup
and potato leek soup with assorted sandwiches,
salad and dessert. Health fair – 9:30
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Wednesday, April 17: Buffet!
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Thursday, April 18: Hot dog and bun, mustard,
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Lewis Field cleanup is moved to
this weekend
BROOKFIELD — Because of
cold and
rainy weather, the date of the Lewis Field
Cleanup Day has been changed to Saturday,
April 13. Work will begin at 9 a.m.
“Please help get our recreation fields ready
for the spring and summer seasons!”
Brookfield Recreation Committee members
wrote in an email to residents last week.
NB Sports Booster Club searching
for leadership
NORTH BROOKFIELD — The North
Brookfield Sports Booster Club needs your
help! With the recent resignation of its president,
the club finds itself without leadership,
and in dire need of help.
The North Brookfield Sports Booster Club
is comprised of many caring, helpful parents
and community members who want to support
the students of North Brookfield
Junior/Senior High School. The boosters
have provided uniforms, equipment, field
help, concessions and more to help the kids
of North Brookfield have a great sports experience
during their high school years. The
club also helps out various other sports
needs in town when possible.
There are even members of the club who
do not have students at the high school, and
they give generously of their time — and you
can, too! The president does not have to do
the job by themselves, as there are many
hands willing and ready to step up and help.
The North Brookfield Sports Booster Club
meets every month, typically the first
Wednesday of every month. Please consider
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Friday, April 12, 2013
• SPENCER NEW LEADER 7
BY BROOKE GALONEK
SPECIAL TO THE NEW LEADER
Editor’s Note: In an effort to interact
more with our local schools,
Stonebridge Press has reached out to
our area schools to feature content
contributed by students with an interest
in writing and photography. The
following article is penned by
Tantasqua Junior High School
eighth grader Brooke Galonek, 14, of
Sturbridge. If you are interested in
submitting content from your school
for publication in the newspaper, contact
Editor Adam Minor at 508-909-
4130, or by e-mail at aminor@stonebridgepress.com.
STURBRIDGE — Have you ever
raised money for your school by
playing a game?
Tantasqua Regional Junior High
School did just that recently, as the
school held a Student vs. Staff
Basketball Game Friday, March 15.
The event was held to raise money
for the Student Fund.
The junior high girls and boys basketball
teams each played against
teams of faculty. Students went to
support their fellow classmates and
teachers. The stands were also filled
with players’ parents and siblings.
CLASSROOM CORNER
It’s teachers versus students in basketball fundraiser
EDUCATION
NOTEBOOK
David Prouty High School
SPENCER — The David Prouty Theater
Department will be presenting the musical
“Annie Get Your Gun” on April 26 at 7 p.m.,
April 27 at 2 p.m. and at 7 p.m. in the David
Prouty High School Auditorium.
The school is located at 302 Main Street in
Spencer Massachusetts.
This high-energy
production features songs by Irving Berlin
including “There’s no Business Like Show
Business,” “I Got Lost in His Arms,” “Sun in
The Morning” and “I Can Do Anything
Better Than You.”
Tickets are $10 for general seating and $12
for reserved table seating. Reservations can
be made by emailing Becky Bussiere at
bussiereb@sebbrsd.org.
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NORTH BROOKFIELD — Katherine
Lewandowski, Ayers St., North Brookfield,
has been named to the Dean’s List at
Johnson & Wales University, for the 2012-2013
Winter Term.
DPHS No-Class Reunion
SPENCER — Linda Johnson St. Germain,
DPHS Class of 1978, and Todd Civin, DPHS
Class of 1979, are excited to present the
“First Ever David Prouty High School No
Class Reunion” on Saturday, July 13, from 4
to 10 p.m. at the Spencer Fish and Game
Club.
The First Ever DPHS “No Class” Reunion
promises to be the get together of the year as
graduates and attendees of David Prouty
High School Class of 1970 through 1990 (give
or take a year or two either way) are invited
to an evening of food, music and memories.
Conceived, created and nurtured by Ms. St.
Germain and Mr. Civin, the The First Ever
DPHS “No Class” Reunion will be catered by
EB Flatts with a menu which includes
Marinated chicken, seasonal vegetable,
roasted potatoes, green salad, assorted
melon, a hot pasta dish and dinner rolls.
Entertainment will be provided by
RiggaGoo an eclectic group of musicians
playing a variety of music from the
Goondocks of the Brookfield area. Music
from the likes of The Beatles, Sublime, Billy
Joel, ELO and more will fill the air throughout
the evening.
Guests are encouraged to bring their yearbooks,
photo albums and even their guitars
just in case a good ol fashion jam session
breaks out.
Tickets $18 per person or $35 per couple
available by cash, check or money order by
contacting Linda via e-mail
(lindasjst@gmail.com) or telephone 508-885-
4340 or Todd via email (toddcivin1@aol.com)
or telephone 978-502-1453. Guests are also
encouraged to donate cash or raffle items to
the First Ever No Class Scholarship, which
will be presented to the David Prouty
Scholarship Fund following the event.
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Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — About 14,800
Purdue University students earned academic
honors for the fall 2012 semester.
The students recognized included:
Jennifer Ertel, of Brookfield.
Curry College
MILTON — Curry College is proud to
announce that Chloe Ferrarone of
Brookfield, has been inducted into Lambda
Pi Eta, the National Honor Society for undergraduate
students studying communication.
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The whole week that led up to the
game was filled with competitive
banter. The teachers wanted to prove
to the students that they could put
up a challenge.
Tantasqua Junior High School
eighth grader Brooke Galonek
recently sat down and interviewed
tech teacher Mr. Guertin, eighth
grader Camie Hall, 14, and seventh
grader Camden Rowe, 12.
Guertin has organized the event
and participates as a player. Hall is a
basketball player from Sturbridge,
and Rowe is a 12-year-old fan who is
also from Sturbridge.
What does the money donated
from the game go towards?
Guertin: “All the money we raise
goes to the Student Fund. It all gets
kicked back to the students.”
How long have you been running/organizing
the game?
Guertin: “This is my third year
running it, but it’s our fifth year putting
it together.”
Do you think you will beat the
students tonight?
Guertin: “We are going to try really
hard. We were embarrassed last
year so we have got a little redemption
— we have to try for this year.”
Camie, how do you feel about
playing against the teachers?
BY WILL ALDENBERG
SPECIAL TO THE NEW LEADER
Editor’s Note: In an effort to interact more
with our local schools, the Stonebridge Press has
reached out to our area schools to feature content
contributed by students with an interest in writing
and photography. The following article is
written by Tantasqua Junior High School seventh
grader Will Aldenberg, of Sturbridge.
Joyce Schlef is a private music teacher for
Aldenberg. If you are interested in submitting
content from your school for publication in the
newspaper, contact Editor Adam Minor at 508-
909-4130, or by e-mail at aminor@stonebridgepress.com.
STURBRIDGE — How many readers actually
know what an oboe looks like — or even what it
is?
Joyce Schlef is an oboist for the Manchester
Symphony Orchestra in Manchester, Conn. She
shares the first and second parts with the
orchestra’s other oboist. Schlef teaches lessons
at her home in Warren. She also has a job at an
insurance company.
The orchestra has been around for more than
40 years. Their last concert was on Saturday,
Feb. 23, and their next performance is on
Saturday, April 13. For more information on the
orchestra you can visit www.msoc.org.
Tantasqua Junior High School seventh grader
Will Aldenberg, of Sturbridge, recently sat
down with Schlef to discuss a variety of topics.
How long have you played the oboe?
“Well, I started when I was in seventh grade
— so I would say over 40 years, but not continuously,
because I never had my own instrument.
I always played the schools, even in college,
because my college just had band. They didn’t
have a music program. So, they had a nice
instrument that I got to use all four years of college,
but I didn’t take lessons, because there
was nobody in my town that knew any more
about the oboe than I did. I would have had to
go probably 90 miles to get a good instructor for
the oboe.
When I graduated from college I didn’t have
an oboe. Then we moved here. My husband was
working in Sturbridge at an engineering firm
and he just happened to mention to somebody
— whose wife was in an orchestra — and she
had an oboe for sale. I had it for 13 years. Then
I found somebody to take lessons from and I did
for about a year.”
How long have you been with the
Manchester Symphony Orchestra?
“Probably seven years, I think.”
Were you with any orchestras before?
“Yes, after I moved here, I started playing
with the Old Post Road Orchestra in
Photos courtesy Tantasqua eighth grader Sabrina Bouchard, 14, of Wales
The junior high boys and faculty playing during the Students vs. Staff Night.
Hall: “It’s a really fun way to end
our memorable season. Our team is
excited to play against our coach and
teachers, but also to raise money for
our school at the same time.”
Camden, who are you
supporting tonight?
Rowe: “I am here supporting
the kids, because the
teachers give us homework and
homework stinks!”
At the end of the game, the students
won. The junior high girls
defeated the faculty team by a landslide.
The boys’ game was more
intense. The junior high boys and
Wilbraham. I played there for several years,
and then the principle players from that
orchestra, the first flute, clarinet, bassoon, the
French horn, and I all broke away from the
orchestra and formed a quintet.”
Are you part of any other bands or
ensembles currently?
“I am with the North Hampton Woodwind
Quintet, and before for about six years while I
was with Manchester I performed for about six
years with the Connecticut Chamber Valley
Orchestra.”
Why did you decide to play the oboe?
“Somebody made the decision for me. I had
never seen an oboe. I was first chair flute in
grade school. We had a very good fifth and sixth
grade band. Then we got to junior high. I was in
the good band, but they
felt I would not be a
really good flute player
because I played out of
the side of my mouth.
Really, their problem
was they needed an
oboe player. So, they
wanted me to play
oboe.”
What kinds of
music inspire you?
“Well, I definitely
like classical the best
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men’s faculty team fought it out to
the end. The scores were close for the
entire game. The students ended up
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Despite the loss, we think the
teachers and the students were just
proud that they raised money for
their school.
— not necessarily one style, but maybe more
legato … more long notes with the melody, that
kind of thing. I enjoy playing it more. Any of
the classical, romantic period music is what I
like.”
Do you have any other hobbies?
“Not really. This takes up time. I do photo
albums. I don’t scrapbook, but I have lots of pictures
and I do make photo albums out of them.
I don’t do all the artwork that’s done in scrapbooking.”
Does having another job conflict with you
playing in the orchestra?
“Well, no it doesn’t. I have to make sure that
I set time aside to play. Sometimes when I get
home from work, I’m exhausted, so, I have to
force myself to play.”
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VIEWPOINT
OPINION AND COMMENTARY FROM SPENCER, LEICESTER AND THE BROOKFIELDS
THE MINOR
DETAILS
ADAM MINOR
Play ball!
Sometimes I wonder what my life would be
like if I stuck with sports.
Keep in mind, I was never really great any
one particular sport growing up before high
school, so it’s not like I ever had the skills necessary
to develop into a professional athlete of any
kind. I’ll get that out of the way right now — I was
never the best player on any team I played on. I let
the guys named “Pistol Pete” and “Squirrel” do
the heavy lifting. I was more of a utility guy.
In soccer, I was the big boot. I typically played
on the defensive side of the
field, usually the right side,
and was a specialist at clearing
the ball. I was never really fast,
and didn’t have a ton of stamina,
but man — I could lay into
a ball and send it flying for our
much-faster forwards to chase
down for the easy goal in the
open field.
In basketball in middle
school, I was more of an offensive
threat than a defensive
stopper. I was always a pretty
good shooter, so I would typically
play on the wing, either
as a two or a three guard
(shooting guard or small forward).
I didn’t have the size to
dominate the paint, and I didn’t
possess the quickness and
agility to run the point guard position, but I could
always be depended on to knock down the 15-foot
jumper, or even the occasional three-pointer
when called upon. I was also a pretty good free
throw shooter, so people were typically hesitant to
put me on the line when the game was in the balance.
I never did play organized football. I don’t think
my mother would have allowed me too, even if my
school or town did have an organized league. I’m
actually kind of glad I didn’t. I don’t think I would
have had the toughness required to take hits on a
regular basis. I wouldn’t have been able to handle
the punishment, but if I did have a position, I
probably would have been a tight end or a larger
wide receiver as a kid. I could throw the football
OK, but I was always pretty good at reeling them
in.
As I sit here at my desk, it’s Opening Day at
Fenway Park, and the Boston Red Sox have just
wrapped up a 3-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles
to take early sole possession of first place in the
American League East. Each time this time of
year comes around, I’m transported to my youth
as I remember vivid details of my time in Little
League growing up.
I’ve already told several stories about my Little
League adventures in this very column, such as
my “almost first and only home run” (if you
haven’t heard the story or didn’t read it when it
was published, feel free to shoot me an e-mail at
the address below, and I’ll be happy to regale you
again!), but I watch some of these players, most of
whom are either my age or below my age now —
which is crazy to think about — and I wonder to
myself, if I had put in the work, the time, the
effort and had been blessed with little to no
injuries and God-given talent, in some parallel
universe, could I have ever been dressing up in a
Red Sox uniform in front of thousands of adoring
fans?
The short answer? Probably not.
As a third baseman in Little League, my coach
called me “Hoover,” because I sucked in every
ground ball that came my way on the “hot corner”
of third base. I had a pretty good glove and a
good arm from that position, so I was pretty adept
at taking ground balls and throwing out runners
for your basic 5-3 out, and even turning a double
play when the time came.
But one night, one that I remember clear as day,
one Little League player thought he was playing
football, and I was on the receiving end of the
punishment.
It was a routine ground ball, as I remember it. I
was 7-10 feet off of the third base bag, and the ball
was moving fast enough that I just let it come to
me. A runner was on second base, and he took the
opportunity to break for third.
As I fielded the ball cleanly, I remember hearing
the yelling from the crowd, my mother’s alwaysdistinguishable
voice, and my coach shouting
instructions.
Usually, base runners (at least in Little League)
have courtesy if a player is in their way as they
are running the base path. Either that, or they
just stay on the bag if they know you are holding
the ball.
Either this kid didn’t know — or he didn’t care.
With a vicious football tackle, the base runner
drove his shoulder into mine and knocked me airborne
like he was attacking the catcher with the
ball at home plate. Next thing I know, with a violent
thud, I was on my back, clearly disoriented,
and wondering what just happened.
I was taken out of that game, and was probably
diagnosed with just getting the wind knocked out
of me, a slight bruise, and an even more severely
bruised ego, but I was ultimately fine.
And I did hold on to that ball — so at least I got
the out! Take that, kid!
OK, so maybe I was never meant to be an athlete.
Turns out, I was just destined to write about
them.
Hey, I’ll take it.
Adam Minor may be reached at 508-909-4130, or
by e-mail at aminor@stonebridgepress.com.
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ADAM MINOR
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Collette: Thanks for supporting fishing derby
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Spencer Fish and Game
Club I would like to thank all the people and
businesses that have donated time, money
and prizes to sponsor our annual fishing
derby.
This year the derby will be the weekend of
April 27-28, starting at 8 a.m. The Fish and
Game will be selling breakfast and lunch
starting at 6 a.m. There will be prizes for
every child that participates, as well as a trophy
and prize for the three largest fish.
There will be a senior cash pool each day
and a trophy for the largest fish.
To the Editor:
A: The Lord God spoke and said, “Be
fruitful, and multiply.”
B: As life slowly developed on earth, those
organisms that had a low sex drive were
quickly replaced by those with a stronger
drive, and the weakest are still being weeded
out.
A is obviously the religious theory, and B
is the theory of evolution. Whichever explanation
you prefer, humans are driven to
reproduce, and this presents us with the
problems of teen sexual activity, sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs), teen pregnancy
and the abortion question.
It is relatively easy to solve the teen problems
with better sex education, and other
countries have done this successfully. We
must allow schools to utilize professional
counselors to educate teens and pre-teens
about human sexuality, sex, how to handle
the confusing feelings of puberty, and how
to avoid the myriad of problems of being a
single teenage mother. People in general,
and particularly teens, need to understand
the prevalent of, and transmissibility of,
diseases passed to another by various sex
acts.
Many advanced countries put us to shame
with their low rates of teen pregnancies,
teen STDs, and teen pregnancies.
Depending on the category, their rates are
from one-half to one-eighth of ours. It is
foolish to reject these irrefutable data,
whatever your emotional or religious hang
To the Editor:
My name is Linda M. Lincoln and I am a
sticker/write-in candidate for a position on
the Board of Selectmen at the Annual Town
Election on Tuesday, April 30.
Many of you know me as the former Town
Clerk, a position I proudly held for 22 years
until my retirement in May 2010.
For those of you who do not know me, I am
a life-long resident of Brookfield. Over the
past 25 years, I have served as an assessor,
treasurer, and Advisory Board member, and
as a member of various committees. I currently
serve on the Municipal Facilities
Planning Committee and Brookfield
A biology lesson
This year we will have the largest stocking
ever, with more than 550 trout ranging from
12 inches to 5 pounds and 10 golden hybrids
worth $25 each, plus numerous tagged fish
for various prizes from our sponsors.
Without the volunteers and generosity from
everyone this derby wouldn’t be the great
event it is.
Thank you!
KEN COLLETTE, FISHING DERBY CHAIRMAN
SPENCER
up. Too many Americans view Western
Europe as socialist and secular, but we
could learn many valuable lessons from
them in regards to teen sexuality and pregnancy.
They have a far more mature and
enlightened attitude about sex and sexuality
than most Americans, and their teen statistics
bear this out.
European adults view teens as assets, not
liabilities, want them to succeed and are
willing to help them navigate the confusion
of puberty. In these European countries,
human sexuality is integrated into all
school curricula, there is widespread advertising
on the need for safe sex, and many
forms of contraception are readily available.
Europeans give their children the educational,
parental and medical support
needed to make informed decisions, and let
the youngsters know they are expected to
act responsibly. As a consequence European
young people believe it is ‘stupid and irresponsible’
to have sex without protection,
and rely on the maxim, “safer sex or no
sex.” This realistic approach not only
reduces teen pregnancy, but also reduces
the overall demand for abortions.
Too many Americans will balk at this
common-sense solution. It is still true:
There are none so blind as those who will
not see.
Lincoln throws hat in ring for selectman
To the Editor:
The Town of Brookfield will be voting on
the Community Preservation Act on
Tuesday, April 30.
Much has been said about those eligible
for an exemption. If the CPA is approved,
everyone, including those eligible for an
exemption, will be assessed the surcharge on
their tax bill. This means even though you
may qualify for an exemption, you will be
required to pay it up front. Upon receiving
your tax bill in January you will have until
Feb. 1 to apply for an exemption. This is just
like an abatement application for your regular
real estate tax. The application will have
to be turned into the Board of Assessors,
who will then review all your personal information.
But just like your real estate tax, in order
to qualify for an exemption the applicant
will be required to apply for the exemption
on an annual basis. This is not a one-timeonly
exemption. The next step will be filling
out the exemption request form. It should be
noted this is a four-page form that will
require you to furnish personal information.
CHARLES F. H OTZ
SPENCER
Housing Authority. I continue to volunteer
my time today.
I wish to become a member of the Board of
Selectmen because no one came forward to
run and it is too important a position to leave
unfilled. It will allow me to continue to serve
the town and help to bring about unity
among our townspeople once again.
I would appreciate your vote on April 30.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any
questions or wish to obtain stickers.
Problems with CPA exemption application
SOUND OFF:
The letter in the Spencer New Leader
recently, “‘Cutting the Cord’ from cable,” by
Mike Malone, is right on.
I don’t know why Spencer doesn’t get it.
With a lot of people out of work, this is probably
the only enjoyment they get including
SOUND-OFFS
LINDA M. LINCOLN
BROOKFIELD
This includes a copy of your most recent W2
forms, recent pay stubs, medical information,
any rental income and whatever other
intrusive information deemed necessary to
make things frustrating on the applicants’
part.
The form is made to be intrusive so that
you will immediately lose any incentive to
move forward with an application. Most
towns that adopt the CPA see a dramatic
decrease in exemption applications after a
few years in existence. It can all be attributed
to the hassle factor. Do you really want
the Board of Assessors to know all your personal
information? Do you want your personal
tax information stored at the Town
Hall? And in the event the assessor’s office
determines you are eligible you will be obligated
to wait months for them to send you a
refund. This is just one of many reasons
Brookfield voters should be wary of this proposed
additional tax.
‘Cutting the cord’ letter is ‘right on’
MICHAEL P. SEERY
BROOKFIELD
families with kids those of us that are
retired and still live in our homes. Spencer
needs to check into a company that
Shrewsbury has called Selco. I hope Mr.
Malone’s letter hasn’t fallen on deaf ears.
Thank you, editor!
Please see more op-ed on page 18.
If you haven’t
saved enough
for retirement,
now what?
If you are one of the many Americans who
have not saved or are not saving enough for
retirement, you need to address the situation
now.
The longer you wait, the more difficult the
problem will become for you. As I commented
in my last article, you have to take responsibility
for planning for what you want.
So what can you do? Where do you start?
If you are within a few years of retirement,
you need to carefully assess your finances,
make critical decisions and
begin triaging your situation.
Spend less. If you have a
budget, look at it carefully
and identify areas where
you can cut back. If you
don’t have a budget, then put
one together now. If you
don’t know where your
money is going, then how do
you know if you are spending
it wisely? If you just con-
YOUR
tinue to float along with your
MONEY
MATTERS
ANNE O’BRIEN
current level of spending,
how will you ever be able to
improve your retirement
picture? The choice is yours
– spend less today so that you
will have more to spend in
retirement.
Increase your current income and save.
Working overtime or taking on a second job
now can make a huge difference in your situation.
If you are carrying a lot of high-interest
credit card debt, use your new income to pay off
those bills first and then start saving. And be
sure to put the credit cards away so you don’t
rack up the bills again. If you have a mortgage
and you are tempted to make extra payments,
think about that decision very carefully. While
paying off a mortgage can bring a lot of emotional
relief, it may not be the smartest financial
move. Remember, your goal is to increase
your savings.
Work longer. This may not be a really pleasant
thought, but it is likely your best option.
Why? Because working longer not only means
that you will bring in more income, it also
means that you will delay spending your retirement
savings. If working longer in a full-time
job isn’t possible, then consider a phased-in
retirement approach by working part-time for a
number of years before you fully retire.
Lastly, the least desirable option — pare
down your retirement dreams. You may have to
accept that you will not be able to live the retirement
you want to have. While paring down
your dreams will be hard, the sooner you
accept the reality of your situation, the sooner
you can begin to figure out how you can best
utilize what you have. In my experience, this
has been a very difficult realization for several
clients, although for some it provided the
opportunity to look at things differently and to
start fresh with new retirement dreams.
Having less financial backing for retirement
than you had planned doesn’t necessarily mean
you can’t craft a retirement that you can afford
and enjoy.
If you are many years away from retirement,
then you are in a much better situation because
you have some time to turn things around. But
time can also be your enemy because it may lull
you into a false sense of security. You know,
retirement seems way too far away to worry
about now. Don’t fool yourself into thinking
that you can put retirement planning off. The
day will come and you need to be ready.
If you are eligible for an employer-provided
retirement savings plan, take full advantage of
it. If you are not participating, join as soon as
you can and start contributing at least an
amount that will qualify you for the company
match, if there is one. Increase your contributions
on a regular basis. For example, every
time you get a raise, defer half of that raise into
your retirement account. After all, you can’t
miss spending money that you have never had.
The goal is to reach the contribution maximum
and to continue that maximum contribution
amount throughout your working career.
If your employer does not offer a retirement
savings plan, then maximize your contributions
to an IRA or a Roth IRA. In 2013, you can
contribute up to $5,500 – up to $6,500 if you are
50 years or older this year.
Look at what you spend and don’t save. If you
are like most of us, you work hard and often
just don’t know where the money goes. With
each paycheck, pay yourself first by depositing
an amount into a savings or an investment
account. Set up your savings as an automatic
deposit and increase that amount as often as
you can. You can’t spend money that isn’t in
your pocket – unless, of course, you whip out
your credit card every time you see something
you would like. As a general rule of thumb,
don’t use a credit card unless you know that
you will be able to pay off the balance when the
bill comes in at the end of the month. A credit
card can be a wonderful convenience, but it can
also create a lot of unnecessary debt and
finance charges that can keep you from getting
ahead.
In business school, I learned about a concept
called “opportunity cost”. Basically it means
the amount given up when choosing one thing
over another. In other words, what you spend
today you won’t have tomorrow. Giving it a positive
spin – what you don’t spend today, you will
have tomorrow – and retirement will be one of
your most important tomorrows!
Think about what you want to do after your
working career. Dream your dreams, flesh
them out and put together a plan to make them
happen. If you have a hard time visualizing
what you want in the future, don’t give up. Just
keep thinking about it. You will be surprised
how thinking about what you want in the
future will help you to focus better on what you
need to do today to enable yourself to get there.
Anne is an independent, fee-only Certified
Financial Planner and a Massachusetts
Registered Investment Advisor. She is located in
North Brookfield and can be reached at 508-867-
8123 and anne@obrienassociates.net.

Friday, April 12, 2013
• SPENCER NEW LEADER 9
Money matters for Tantasqua students
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS SPEND TIME LEARNING HOW TO SPEND MONEY WISELY
BY MARK ASHTON
STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER
STURBRIDGE — You’ve got to
give them credit — or, perhaps, cash
— or maybe even a CD to help with
planning for retirement.
But now that they understand the
intricacies of investing, saving,
spending, and making everyday purchases,
these high school seniors
are eager to put their “financial literacy”
into real-life practice.
Seniors from Tantasqua Regional
and Quaboag Regional High Schools
got some practical lessons in mathematics
recently at a “Credit for Life”
fair that gave them a half-day’s
worth of instruction in what will
probably be a lifetime of dealing
with personal home economics.
Visiting each of 14 booths set up
in Tantasqua’s roomy field
house/gym, the students were given
roles to play in order to experience –
firsthand, but in relatively safe
financial fashion – the results of
earning/using/accounting for
(make-believe) money.
“This is not a career fair,” the students
were told ahead of time, “but a
financial literacy fair.” Or an opportunity
to learn the causes and
effects of wise use or squandering,
of informed investment or blind
gambling, of prudent planning or
foolishly spending personal and
household finances.
About 400 students attended the
fair at Tantasqua, one of four such
events sponsored annually by
Country Bank and serving 10 area
high schools, for a total of 1,300
financially educated students. The
THS fair acquainted attendees with
the costs of clothing, food, insurance,
utilities, housing, transportation,
education, and other personal
budget items, all with high-end and
low-end options. Throw in the mix
such considerations as savings and
retirement funding, and you’ve got a
lifetime of financial planning all
crammed into three hours of school
time.
In their simulated post-graduate
roles, students selected their careers
(from a list of everything from artist
to welder), were given all-important
income guidelines, options for continuing
education and part-time
jobs, and visited booths in search of
appropriate (i.e., affordable) housing,
transportation, clothing, and
other everyday expenses. “A lot of
them will be wanting to be accountants
– and stock brokers, thinking
that’s where the money is,” noted
one of the employment booth volunteers,
“but they forget they’ll just be
at a starting level.”
Each student was given a folder,
calculator, and pencil, for taking
THS seniors Nicole Partridge, Darien Nardi, and Anna Zimmerman film volunteers at
one of the Credit for Life booths prior to the event.
Event organizer Jodie Gerulaitis, finance education officer at Country Bank, gives her 60
volunteers some last-minute instructions.
notes and making sure that their
spending didn’t exceed their income
– at least not for very long. By having
to visit the Reality Check booth
(where both good and bad things
could happen) and by responding to
the horn blasts indicating when
part-time jobs were (temporarily)
available, the students also faced
some of the harsher realities of contemporary
economics.
With the cost of colleges (on the
list at the fair) ranging from about
$20,000 to $115,000 dollars, the youngsters
had some serious accounting
to take into account.
“They use their net salary to
make choices and can start at any
booth,” said Jodie Gerulaitis, the
Country Bank organizer of
the events. “They’re given
orientation and it’s our job
(the 60 volunteers) to interact
with, engage, and excite
the students.”
At the Food & Nutrition
booth, for example, students
were given information on
grocery costs, but also
advised about the relative
merits, and additional
expenses, associated with
“eating healthy.” At the
transportation booth, they
learned that though they
might want a $20,000 car,
their credit rating would
preclude them from making
the necessary $2,000 down
payment.
“They learn about ‘No,’”
Students use some floor space to come up with a plan of attack for visiting
all 14 booths at the fair in less than three hours.
said transportation volunteer Rob
Lemansky. “It’s a great learning
experience for them.”
Likewise, clothes shopping
options ran the spectrum from
Macy’s and Men’s Warehouse to the
Salvation Army and consignment
shops. At the Reality Check booth,
meanwhile, surprises ranged from a
$300 windfall (tax refund) to a $500
“unexpected expense” related to
being a “victim of check fraud.”
At the Fun, Fun & More Fun
booth, the would-be financial literates
were given the option of spending
“discretionary” money on
everything from Dunkin’ Donuts
Mark Ashton photos
About 400 seniors from Tantasqua and Quaboag Regional High Schools took part in the
Credit for Life fair at Tantasqua recently.
Tracey Wrzesien works the Reality Check booth, where students spin the wheel and
learn the consequences – six good, six not-so-good – of their actions.
($10) to a 52-inch flat
screen TV ($1,450), from
movie tix and refreshments
for two ($40) to a
cruise to Cancun ($1,100 –
per person).
After three hours of make-believe
earning and spending, the students
got to review their balances and celebrate
their solvency, or walk away
from their indebtedness, with at
least a cursory understanding of
what it takes to live – and want, and
buy, and save for, and do without – in
the financial realities of the 21st
century. “I wish we had this program
when I was going to school,”
noted at least one of the first-time
Ashleigh Soper, hoping to pursue a career in psychology
at the Credit for Life fair, waits in life for her official
assignments.
volunteers.
“I wish they would send it to
Washington for Congress to learn
from,” added another attendee. But
that’s another financial fair program
altogether, remarked a third.
“That one’s all about learning how
to spend other people’s money.”
Mark Ashton can be reached at:
mark@stonebridgepress.com, or by
calling: 508-909-414
Food & Nutrition booth volunteers await some young
customers.
At the employment/education booth, sometimes there are part-time jobs,
sometimes nothing!
Above left, Rob
Lemansky, a volunteer
from Charlton, goes over
an applicant’s credit rating,
monthly income, and
car-buying options. Right,
Senior Aaron Rice considers
his housing, clothing,
and food-spending
options based on a
$30,000/year job as an
auto mechanic.
THS senior Brandon Trafford is all smiles, despite having
just been given a poor credit score (by random
drawing) of only 550.
After spinning the wheel, a credit fair student learns she has to deal with
a $25 co-pay for a medical visit.
At the “Fun, Fun & More Fun” booth, THS Business teacher Cheryl Hackenson and co-volunteer
Shelley Regin offered entertainment/vacation options. “Here’s where we try to get
them to blow their money on things they don’t really need,” said Hackenson.

10 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
SPORTS
Edwards Ks 13 as Warriors roll over Pioneers
BY NICK ETHIER
SPORTS STAFF WRITER
STURBRIDGE — In a cold and
windy afternoon for a baseball
game, Tantasqua took care of business
over Southbridge High on
April 3 by relying on the right arm
of pitcher Zach Edwards. With fly
balls hard to track and even
grounders taking tough hops,
Edwards let his defense rest by
recording 13 of the 15 outs by strikeout.
The two other plays were fielded
cleanly as the Warriors dispatched
the Pioneers, 18-1, after 5
innings before the mercy rule was
called.
“Zach pitched real well for us
today irregardless if [Southbridge
is young and] down,” Tantasqua
head coach Mark Muska said. “He
threw strikes and we put the bat on
the ball.”
After Edwards struck out the side
in the top of the first inning, the
Warriors responded with three
quick runs off Pioneers’ starter Al
Gilliard. But the runs were
unearned as errors plagued
Southbridge.
Leading 1-0, Tyler Desmaris (2 for
4) ripped a single that plated two
more to make it 3-0 after an inning.
“I felt like that kind of broke the
ice,” Muska said of Desmaris’ rip.
Southbridge grabbed a run in the
top of the second when Xavier
Miranda had a one-out single,
Anthony Santos was hit by a pitch,
Abdiel Ramos reached on a fielder’s
choice to put runners on the corners,
and Jexavier Morales hit an
RBI single.
Edwards then left the tying runs
on second and third with a strikeout.
Tantasqua added to its lead with a
five-run second. Edwards (2 for 4),
Cam Simoneau (3 for 4), Ryan
Shannon, Desmaris and Evan Sorci
drove in the runs.
The Warriors had a three-spot in
Max DeCataldo of Tantasqua rips a pitch into the outfield. DeCataldo was 2 for 4 and
reached two other times on errors.
the bottom of the third thanks to a
Simoneau two-out, 2RBI triple and a
Shannon RBI single.
Although Tantasqua led 11-1 after
three innings, Gilliard wasn’t
throwing poorly. Instead,
Southbridge had committed five
errors and countless plays that
weren’t errors in the scorebook, but
added to more Warriors’ at-bats.
“I don’t think it’s the physical
errors — the overthrows and stuff
— it’s more the out of position type
situations and overthrowing the cutoff,”
Southbridge first-year head
coach Tony Aucoin said. “We didn’t
communicate at all.”
Ryan Raymond and John Hogan
pitched the bottom of the fourth for
the Pioneers, but two more errors
led to seven Tantasqua runs to make
it 18-1 and officially put it out of
reach. Max DeCataldo (2 for 4) led
the charge with an RBI triple.
After Edwards recorded three
more outs in the top of the fifth, the
game was called as the Warriors
improved to 1-1.
“I thought we played pretty well
the other day, being the first game,”
Muska said of an 8-2 setback to
Bartlett High that was a 3-2 game in
the sixth inning. “Ryan [Shannon]
pitched a really good game. He had
Nick Ethier photos
Tantasqua pitcher Zach Edwards was the star of the game. Edwards tossed a
three-hitter, striking out 13, and was 2 for 4 at the plate.
pitched five innings, hadn’t walked
anybody and gave up two hits.”
Looking ahead, Muska hopes for
10-plus victories to reach the
Central Mass. Division 1 district
tournament after an eight-win 2012.
“In order for us to win we have to
play error free baseball,” he said.
“We’re going to have to hit and run
and play some small ball. We have to
go for those 10 games, win those 10
games.”
Meanwhile, Aucoin believes the
communication problems can be
fixed on the field after just one game.
“It is the first game of the year. I
think it’s an area we can improve for
sure,” he said.
The Pioneers are young, but
Morales and Elijah Perez — players
not on the roster last season — had
two of Southbridge’s three hits.
Aucoin is looking for the five returning
players — Emilio Torres, Jordan
Torres, Gilliard, Raymond and
Miranda — to lead by example.
“We have a young team, we really
do,” Aucoin said. “We do have those
five guys, we’re leaning on them big
time. The younger guys are going to
take a little while to get used to this
level.”
SPORTS BRIEFS
Bay Path Golf Course looking for
Sunday Sweeps players
Players of all skill levels are being sought
to play golf in the Sunday Sweeps pickup
league at Bay Path Golf Course in East
Brookfield starting in the spring. There are
no fees to join and no obligation to play every
week, so this is a great way to play competitive
golf and meet new players. Teams are
set up the day of play according to who shows
up by the cutoff time. All players can compete
fairly.
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TOWN OF SPENCER
The Town of Spencer Water Department will be flushing
fire hydrants throughout the western part of town (western
zone) starting April 8, 2013 thru April 26, 2013
When the water department staff is in the immediate area,
residents could experience loss of pressure and short periods
of rusty water. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may
cause. If you have any concerns, please feel free to contact
the Water Department office at 508-885-7525.
Ashley Olsen
The league has players from age 21 to 80
and will accept men and women ages 18 and
up. Handicaps are preferred, but not mandatory.
Players’ skill levels are happily accommodated
from different tees according to age,
handicap and gender.
The league starts usually on the first
Sunday in May (weather dependent), though
if weather permits, we may get started in
April. It runs on Sunday morning at 8:15
a.m. with the start time being moved earlier
to 7:45 a.m. when the weather gets warmer.
Anyone interested should call Mark Morin at
(508) 867-9634 to get more information, or
email him at MarkAMorin@aol.com.
join us.
Sign up now for annual
Caron golf tournament
Come
The annual Julianne Caron Memorial Golf
Tournament will be held Saturday, May 18 at
Quail Hollow Golf Course in Oakham.
Registration starts at 7 a.m., with an 8 a.m.
shotgun start.
The cost is $75 per player (foursome teams)
and includes 18 holes, cart and dinner. All
proceeds benefit the Julianne Caron
Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Sign up by May 10 by contacting Mike
Borelli at (508) 561-4698 or mikeborelli@charter.net.
Quaboag Valley Women’s Softball
League looking for players
The Quaboag Valley Women’s Softball
League is looking for players and teams. This
is a slow pitch softball league for women 18
years or older that play on Monday and
Wednesday nights. The league starts in the
beginning of May. If interested in either
playing on a team or forming a team, please
email ebsoftball410@yahoo.com.
Women’s slow pitch softball league
in Spencer looking for players
A women’s slow pitch softball league in
Spencer, for players 18 years or older, are
looking for players on Monday and
Wednesday nights. If interested and would
like more information please call Cristal at
(508) 867-7295 or email spencerleicestersoftball@gmail.com.
We also have a Facebook
page (Spencer/Leicester softball) so come
have some fun!
Trinity Golf Tournament
to play in Charlton
CHARLTON — Turn your thoughts to
spring as it’s time to start planning for the
18th annual Trinity Golf Tournament. Our
tournament will begin with registration at
7:30 a.m.,
Wednesday, May 15 at the Heritage Country
Club in Charlton with a shotgun start at 9
a.m. Coffee and doughnuts will be provided
during registration.
We are asking that you consider supporting
this event by golfing, advertising sponsorship
or donating a raffle item. Please keep
in mind that all paperwork and items must be
received by April 30. All checks should be
made payable to TCA Golf Tournament.
The cost is $125 per golfer and will include
18 holes of golf, cart and dinner. If you register
by April 15 you will receive a $15 discount
per golfer. We are accepting single golfers as
well as foursomes. Contests will include:
Hole in One Contest: $10,000 Cash Prize,
Closest to the Pin, and longest drive male and
female. Strings and Mulligans will be available
for purchase
Advertising Sponsorships can be purchased
in our Score Keeping booklet. You
may choose from one of the following sponsorship
levels: Platinum Sponsor, $1,000. Full
page ad, one free foursome spot. Gold Plus
Sponsor, $500. Full page ad, two free golfer
spots. Gold Sponsor, $300. Full page ad, one
free golfer spot. Silver Sponsor, $150. Half
page ad. Blue Sponsor, $100, business card
size ad. Patron, $50. Name listed in booklet.
Raffle items can be gift certificates, gift
cards, golf balls, gift baskets, clothing apparel
or items that may be specific to your company.
A Cash donation is also acceptable.
If you have any questions, please contact
our Tournament Organizer Paula Toti at
(508) 847-1871 or email ptoti3@aol.com.
Worcester County Sunday Night Men’s
Softball League looking for teams
The Worcester County Sunday Night Men’s
Softball League is looking for teams. This
will be the 23rd year of the Worcester County
Sunday Night Men’s Softball League. All
games are played in Worcester, Oxford and
Auburn. The league starts on May 5 and
runs through the month of August. For more
information and price please contact Mark
Mateiko at mmateiko4648@charter.net or call
(508) 867-4648.
Local programs set April 20 as
Little League Opening Day
The Spencer-East Brookfield and Leicester
Little Leagues have April 20 set as their
Opening Day. In Spencer, the festivities begin
at 11 a.m. at the Wire Village School and the
parade will end at the Little League fields on
Wire Village Road, where the Opening Day
ceremonies are held. In Leicester, noon is the
start time at the Town Hall Common.
The David Prouty pitcher
tossed a shutout in a 13-0 victory
over Bartlett High on April 5,
the Panthers’ first win of the
season. Olsen also recorded five
strikeouts to guide David
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Friday, April 12, 2013
• SPENCER NEW LEADER 11
SPORTS
Seven-run seventh inning explosion helps Warriors race past Spartans
BY JON GOUIN
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
UXBRIDGE — A seven-run top of the seventh
inning surge propelled the Tantasqua
softball team over Uxbridge High, 17-7, on
April 5. After the dust settled the Warriors
improved to 3-1 on the young season, while
the Spartans dropped to 0-2.
The game featured contrasting styles on the
mound as Uxbridge sent Abigail Sawyer to
the hill — her second start in as many days —
while Tantasqua went with their ace workhorse,
Jordan Kingman. In the end it was
Kingman’s electric windup and underrated
fastball that outlasted Sawyer’s more relaxed
delivery and dependence on accuracy.
“She threw hard today, threw really well for
us,” Tantasqua head coach Pete Casine said of
Kingman.
Alternately, Sawyer struggled early in
allowing three runs in the first and then settled
in for a few good innings.
“She was strong in the first five innings [six
runs allowed, three earned], and then I think
she tired. She pitched four innings yesterday
too,” said Uxbridge head coach Julie Caffrey.
Tantasqua got things going early, as
Michelle Palmer (2 for 7, two walks) led off
the game with a triple and Kingman singled
her home to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead.
Amanda Martin then reached on a strike
out/passed ball that ultimately scored
Kingman, and Jeszy McGuire singled home
Martin who advanced on two more passed
balls, making it 3-0 after half an inning.
Kingman breezed through the first nine
Uxbridge hitters by striking out five and
Michelle Palmer of Tantasqua scores the
game’s first run after a leadoff triple to kick off
a 17-7 win at Uxbridge on April 5, the Warriors’
third victory in four games this season.
allowing just a single, which came off the
bat of Ally Gordon for the young right fielders’
first varsity hit.
The Spartans wouldn’t score until the
fourth on a Samantha Wise sacrifice fly that
scored Sawyer making it 5-1. Tantasqua
Jon Gouin photos
Tantasqua starting pitcher Jordan Kingman goes into her
windup for the first pitch of her complete game at
Uxbridge, a 17-7 Warriors victory.
quickly answered with a run of its own in the
top of the fifth to make it 6-1.
But Uxbridge made its rally in the home
half of the frame.
“She struggled in that one inning with her
control and that cost her some runs, but we
didn’t help her out on defense either,” Casine
said of Kingman’s fifth inning of work.
After getting two outs, an error at shortstop
started the rally. Two passed balls moved
Gordon form first to third before Drew Abbott
notched her first varsity hit, an RBI single to
make it 6-3. Melissa Morton reached on another
error and Abbott scored. Then Morton
came home on a passed ball giving the
Spartans three runs on one hit.
Tantasqua got four more in the sixth,
though, keyed by a Joanna Brown three-run
homer.
“We had a few big hits today, but Joanna
Brown’s three-run home run…that was the
shot that we needed,” said Casine. “They had
closed to two and I think that was the play of
the game.”
In the bottom of the sixth Uxbridge got a
two-run single from Allie Volpe, but things
went downhill fast from there for the
Spartans. A seven-run explosion ensued in
the top of the seventh as Sawyer was pulled
and the Warriors wrapped up the win.
Sawyer finished having thrown 6.1 innings,
and going 2 for 3 at the plate.
Kingman went the distance, giving up
seven runs (five earned) on eight hits while
striking out eight and walking three. She also
went 3 for 6, scoring two runs with two RBIs.
“Most teams haven’t even played that many
games yet,” said Casine after the win. “We’re
excited about our start and to get that many
wins before April vacation is…great.”
“I liked our effort, it’ll come, just keep your
heads up,” Caffrey said to her team following
the loss.
Tantasqua boys’ lacrosse team takes season opening loss in stride
BY NICK ETHIER
SPORTS STAFF WRITER
STURBRIDGE — Despite a ninegoal,
13-4 loss to Nipmuc in its regular
season opener on April 2, all did
not upset first-year Tantasqua boys’
lacrosse head coach John Pedace.
“It wasn’t complete breakdowns,”
Pedace began, “but missing passes
here and there can kill you. We didn’t
get a full couple weeks practice
outside and just little things.”
Nipmuc scored just seconds into
the contest and added four more to
lead 5-0 after only one quarter of
play.
“A little shaky first quarter, no big
deal,” Pedace said. “The offense set-
Nick Ethier photos
Tantasqua’s Trevor Robert keeps his stick
away from a Nipmuc pursuer before making a
pass.
tled down in the second quarter, we
went 3-3, and it kind of got away
from us [from there].”
The 3-3 Pedace referenced was second
quarter scoring. Tantasqua
scored consecutive power play goals
from Dan Gillmiester and Trevor
Robert, with Andrew Tichy and
Aaron Rice assisting, to make it 5-2.
But Nipmuc quickly responded with
two of its own to up the advantage to
7-2.
Tantasqua’s Gillmiester lit the
lamp again, with Tichy assisting
again, but Nipmuc beat the buzzer
by a second to lead 8-3 at halftime.
The third quarter saw only two
goals scored, but both were by
Nipmuc as they sprung ahead, 10-3.
Rice then opened the fourth
quarter with a goal when he
scooped a loose ball inside the goalmouth,
but Nipmuc ended the
game with three more tallies to finish
off a 13-4 victory.
Now 0-1 and with very tough
games against Grafton (“that’s like
fighting Mike Tyson,” Pedace said)
and Cohasset in the early going, a
Tantasqua team with just six seniors
on the 25-man roster must learn
as it goes, and quickly.
“Right now my mindset is to try to
put together a couple wins,” Pedace
said.
Although Tantasqua reached the
Central Mass. district tournament
for the first time in school history
last season, key seniors that
accounted for over 70 goals are gone.
For that reason Pedace, an assistant
on that squad last spring, hopes for
everyone to get involved.
“More team play, less individual
play,” he said.
And if that happens?
“I expect a solid season,” Pedace
said
HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
April 2
Tantasqua 9, Nipmuc 8 — Jessie Frio’s goal
with under two minutes to play won the season
opener for the Tantasqua girls’ lacrosse team.
Frio finished with two goals and an assist.
Olivia Connly had four goals and an assist,
Savannah Lundwall added a goal and an assist,
and Taylor Farland and Emily Granted added
the other strikes for Tantasqua.
Quaboag 5, David Prouty 0 — The host
Cougars girls’ tennis team swept the Panthers.
Winning singles players for Quaboag were
Shelby Jankins, Paige Guzik and Anna
Stefano. The doubles winners were Comfort
Smyth/Zuzu Demetrius and Emily
Bouchard/Shelby Tytula.
April 3
Tantasqua 5, Southbridge 0 — Tom Cloutier,
Erik Messier and Tim Eineberg all won their
singles matches for the visiting Warriors boys’
tennis team (2-0) against the Pioneers (0-1). The
doubles tandems of James Murray/Eric Young
and Ben Kennedy/Tyler Kirkland also won for
Tantasqua.
Tantasqua 131, St. Mary’s 5; Tantasqua
126, Quaboag 10 — The Warriors girls’ track
and field team won
two home meets to
open their season.
Multiple winners
included Emily
Gustavson (long jump,
high jump, 400 meters,
200 meters), Jess Luke
(triple jump, 2 mile, 800
meters), Elizabeth
Cross (shot put, 100
meters) and Erin Riel
(100-meter hurdles,
400-meter hurdles).
Tantasqua 112,
Quaboag 24; Tantasqua 133, St. Mary’s 3 —
Much like the girls’ team, the Warriors boys’
track and field team won two home meets.
Multiple winners included Alex Hellyar (triple
jump, 100-meter hurdles), Brian Beaudoin (discus,
400 meters) and Finley Simonds (2 mile,
800 meters).
Quaboag’s Nick Mandigo was also a multiple
winner, taking firsts in the shot put, high jump
and 100 meters.
Oxford 15, David Prouty 8 — Evelyn
Marquis, who pitched for the Pirates’ softball
team and kept the Panthers scoreless over the
final three innings, had three hits at the plate
and scored two runs.
For Prouty, Taylor Fritze had three hits and
Ashely O’Hara added two hits.
Tantasqua 3, Southbridge 2 — The host
Warriors girls’ tennis team improved to 2-0
after squeaking past the Pioneers (0-1).
Winners for Tantasqua included Nicole
Cormier (No. 1 singles), Ashley Hunter Mason
(No. 2 singles) and the No. 2 doubles team of
Anya Parsons and Elise Hanks-Witaszek.
No. 3 singles player Kasey Mitchell and the No.
1 doubles team of Faith Macharia and Miranda
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April 13, 2004 – April 13, 2013
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And I close my eyes to visualize your face when you were here.
I treasure the times we spent together and they are locked inside my heart,
For as long as I have those memories we will never be apart.
Even though we cannot speak no more my voice is always there.
Because every night before I sleep I have you in my prayer.
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Watkins won their matches for Southbridge.
April 4
Tantasqua 10, Grafton 9 — Trailing 6-4 at
halftime, the Warriors girls’ lacrosse team rallied
late to defeat the Indians. Jessie Frio
scored three goals and Olivia Connly two more.
Tantasqua goalie Kendra Dansereau did an
outstanding job and made 16 saves, as the
Warriors improved to 2-0.
April 5
Tantasqua 3, Uxbridge 2 — The visiting
Warriors boys’ tennis team edged the Spartans
(2-1). Winners for Tantasqua (3-0) were Tom
Cloutier (No. 1 singles), Erik Messier (No. 3 singles)
and the No. 2 doubles team of Mike
Damon and Tim Eineberg.
Winners for Uxbridge were Jake Hession (No. 2
singles) and the No. 1 doubles tandem of Mark
DeVries and Brad Couture.
Tantasqua 3, Uxbridge 2 — The host
Warriors girls’ tennis team won all three singles
matches to improve to 3-0. The winners
were Nicole Cormier, Ashley Hunter Mason
and Aubree Hanks-Witaszek.
The doubles winners for the Spartans (2-2)
were Rachel Lozeau/Alex Jameson and Mary
Boucher/Jillian Ebbeling.
Bartlett 4, David Prouty 1 — The visiting
Indians girls’ tennis team won decisively over
the Panthers. Karolina Dzieminski (No. 2 singles),
Indre Naujokaite (No. 3 singles), Olivia
Buckley/Kelly Duquette (No. 1 doubles) and
Tiffany Barber/Natalie Terranova (No. 2 doubles)
all won for Bartlett. No. 1 singles player
Abbey Bryant was victorious for David Prouty.
Wayland 15, Tantasqua 7 — Jessie Frio
(two), Savannah Lundwall (two), Taylor
Farland, Olivia Connly and Allie Tichy all
scored for the Warriors girls’ lacrosse team, but
they dropped to 2-1 after losing to Wayland.
David Prouty 13, Bartlett 0 — The Panthers’
softball team beat the Indians to earn their first
win of the season. Ashley O’Hara had three
hits and Miranda Daab added a pair of hits and
3 RBIs. Ashley Olsen pitched the shutout, striking
out five.
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12 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
SPORTS
Experience and youth both help Minutemen march past Aztecs
BY NICK ETHIER
SPORTS STAFF WRITER
CHARLTON — In the Bay Path baseball
team’s 7-3 victory over Assabet on April 8,
both experienced senior leaders and less heralded
underclassmen played important roles
in leading to the Minutemen’s win. Senior
Josh St. Laurent pitched a complete game,
senior Tyler Barnes went 2 for 3 and senior
Andrew Richards called a great game behind
the plate, while sophomore Will Shedd was 2
for 4 with 3 RBIs, and freshmen Tucker
Hetherman, Ryan Fahey and Brandon Aviles
all started in the infield.
“We have a great mix of kids I think,” Bay
Path head coach Mark Sansoucy said. “With
Andrew [Richards], he keeps everybody
together.”
Richards, the vocal leader, has displayed
why he is a captain both on and off the field.
He was involved in two plays at the plate
where he made the catch and applied the tag
before would-be Assabet runs could cross
home.
“He’s been the leader for four years behind
the plate,” Sansoucy said. “He plays hard
Josh St. Laurent of Bay Path tossed a complete game in helping
lead the Minutemen to a 7-3 victory over Assabet.
Bay Path’s Ryan Fahey dips back to avoid being hit by an Assabet pitch.
every game and gets everybody motivated.
He eats, sleeps, drinks — everything — baseball.”
Richards also had the best seat in the house
for St. Laurent’s spot-on game. He struck out
10, walked none and despite
relinquishing 12 hits, only
allowed three runners to score.
“Josh threw great,” Sansoucy
said. “He challenges hitters
[and] throws strikes.”
The Minutemen grabbed a
lead with a two-run bottom of
the second inning. Aztecs starter
Tom Walsh got a little wild and
Hetherman drew a bases loaded
walk. St. Laurent then followed
with an infield single.
Assabet made it a 2-1 game
with a Travis Divoll RBI single,
but Bay Path rallied for three
more runs in the bottom of the
fourth. Richards popped one up
to shallow left field, but the ball
was dropped and both St.
Laurent and Barnes scored.
Shedd then plated Richards with
an RBI single.
Zach May and
Zach Downing provided
RBI singles for the
Aztecs in the top of the
fifth, but their rally
was thwarted when
Barnes scooped up a
deep ball in center field
and threw a perfect
relay that eventually
made its way to
Richards, who tagged
Downing for the third
out.
Shedd ended the
scoring with a 2 RBI
ripped single up the
middle in the bottom of
the sixth inning.
“How about Will
Shedd? He can hit the
ball and his hands are
so fast,” Sansoucy said. “He’s going to be a
good one.”
St. Laurent then finished what he started,
getting Downing to ground out to end the
game.
“We played good [for] only our second
Nick Ethier photos
After another strikeout from Bay Path’s Josh St. Laurent, teammate Andrew Richards
fires the ball around the diamond.
Bay Path’s Brandon Aviles lowers the bat to make contact with the ball.
game,” Sansoucy said after the Minutemen
improved to 2-0.
Bay Path also got a little bit of revenge on
Assabet since the Aztecs knocked the
Minutemen out of the Central Mass. Division
2 district tournament last season.
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Shaved Steak . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8.25 13.65
Chicken, Broccoli Alfredo . . . .8.75 13.65
Chicken, Bacon, Ranch Dressing
.........................8.25 13.65
SPAGHETTI OR ZITI
With Sauce.................................4.50
With Sausage .............................6.25
With Meatball ............................6.25
With Mushroom.........................6.25
With Veal....................................6.25
With Eggplant ............................6.25
With Chicken Broccoli Alfredo.6.50
Side salad for $1.95 w/any
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With Sauce.................................5.95
With Sausage .............................7.25
With Meatball ............................7.25
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With Meatball ............................6.25
All above served with bread & butter
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French Fries..................................................................Sm. 2.55........Lg. 2.95
Onion Rings..................................................................Sm. 2.55........Lg. 2.95
Mozzarella Sticks..........................................................(6) 4.25 ........(12) 6.50
Potato Skins .................................................................(4) 4.95
Buffalo Wings ...............................................................(6) 4.25 ........(12) 6.50
BBQWings ....................................................................(6) 4.25 ........(12) 6.50
Regular Wings...............................................................(6) 4.25 ........(12) 6.50
Boneless Buffalo Wings................................................(6) 6.50
Jalapeno Poppers...........................................................(8) 4.25 ........(16) 6.50
Broccoli Bites................................................................(8) 4.25 ........(16) 4.25
Garlic Bread With or Without Cheese.......................... 2.25........ 2.95
Breadsticks ....................................................................(6) 4.95
Cheesecake Bites ..........................................................(6) 4.25 ........(12) 6.50
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Chicken Fingers (4) & French Fries.............................. 5.95
4 Piece Fried Chicken Dinner & French Fries .............. 6.95
Fish & Chip, Dinner - tarter sauce & cole slaw. .......... 7.95
Steak Tip Dinner - mush, onion, peppers, F.F & slaw.. 7.95
Cheeseburger Dinner - F.F & slaw................................ 7.95
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2 Liter Soda......................................................................2.59
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Caesar Salad (romaine, croutons, parmesan cheese) ............................4.50
Caesar Salad (w/grilled chicken) ......................................................6.50
Garden Salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, mushrooms, peppers,
onions, red cabbage) .......................................................................4.25
Antipasto Salad (ham, salami, genoa salami, provolone, pepperoni) on our
garden salad ..................................................................................6.25
Greek Salad (feta, Greek olives, pepperoncini) on our garden salad....6.25
Tuna Salad (tuna topped with mozzarella cheese) on our garden salad6.25
Ham Salad (ham, provolone)on our garden salad.............................6.25
Turkey Salad (turkey and provolone) on our garden salad ................6.25
Chef Salad (turkey, roast beef, provolone) on our garden salad ..........6.25
Chicken Breast Salad (crispy chunks of chicken topped with mozzarella
cheese)
on our garden salad....................................................................6.25
Seafood Salad (seafood topped with mozzarella cheese)
on our garden salad ....................................................................6.25
Grilled Chicken (fresh chicken marinated in our house dressing)
on our garden salad....................................................................6.25
Marinated Steak Tips on our Garden Salad ................................7.95
Side Salad ....................................................................................2.20
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Salami (lettuce, tomato, onions and cheese) 4.65 5.65 4.95
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Turkey (lettuce, tomato, onions and cheese) 4.65 5.95 4.95
Turkey & Bacon (lettuce, tomato, onions and cheese) 4.95 5.95 5.50
Steak & Cheese 4.75 5.75 5.25
Steak & Onion (with cheese) 4.95 5.95 5.50
Steak & Pepper (with cheese) 4.95 5.95 5.50
Steak & Mushroom (with cheese) 4.95 5.95 5.50
Super Steak (onions, peppers, mushrooms and cheese) 5.50 6.50 5.75
Chicken Breast(lettuce, tomato, onions and cheese) 4.65 5.65 4.95
Grilled Chicken (lettuce, tomato, onions and cheese) 4.65 5.95 4.95
Chicken Parmesan (peppers, onions, cheese and sauce) 4.65 5.65 5.75
Chicken Stir Fry (onions, peppers, mushroom and cheese) 4.95 5.95 5.75
Chicken Salad (lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese) 4.65 5.65 4.95
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14 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
Selectmen order schools to pay health insurance for retired super
LAWSUIT
continued from page 1
ELECTION
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ment percentage for retired
employees at the time of the
Superintendent’s retirement.”
With seven years of service
to the North Brookfield
school district, O’Neill would
have been entitled to a 70 percent
reimbursement rate
under his contract.
According to a brief from
O’Neill’s attorney, John J.
Driscoll of Holyoke, O’Neill
was not eligible for the
town’s retiree health insurance
plan because he did not
have at least 10 consecutive
years of service. So, the reimbursement
clause was written
into his contract.
Driscoll’s brief stated
O’Neill remained on the
town’s health plan through
COBRA, and paid the entire
cost, until January 2007. He
then bought his own health
insurance plan and paid the
premiums himself.
In January 2011,
Hampshire Superior Court
Judge Mary-Lou Rup ruled
the School Committee and
the town should pay O’Neill
Wood and Town Moderator Donald
Cherry Jr.
Davis said Housing Authority
member Diane Desaulnier had not
yet contacted her to announce
whether she would seek re-election.
In the meantime, Richard
Hammarstrom has pulled nomination
papers.
Also appearing on the June 11
ballot will be a three-year term on
the Moose Hill Water Commission
now held by Ruth Kaminski.
Nomination papers must be
returned no later than 5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 23 to the town clerk’s
office at Town Hall with the signatures
of at least 42 registered voters
in Leicester. The forms will then be
$46,052.57 — the amount of
his health insurance premiums
from Aug. 15, 2005 to the
date of the decision, plus
interest and costs. The town
and the school board were
also ordered to reimburse 70
percent of the cost of his
health care plan for the rest
of his life, as stated in his
contract.
The town and the School
Committee appealed the decision
to the Supreme Judicial
Court. David Jenkins and
Brian Maser, attorneys with
Kopelman and Paige in
Boston, wrote in their brief
that the health insurance
provision in O’Neill’s contract
exceeds the six-year
limit under state law for
agreements between a school
board and a superintendent.
They also argued it was
beyond the authority granted
to the School Committee
under state law to put that
provision into O’Neill’s contract.
“There is a distinct difference
between the term of a
contract and the extension of
a benefit earned under a contract
of finite length,”
Driscoll wrote in his brief.
given to the registrars of voters for
certification of signatures.
The deadline to object to or withdraw
from the ballot is Thursday,
May 9.
The final day to register to vote in
the Annual Town Election is
Wednesday, May 22. The town
clerk’s office will be open from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. that day.
Pre-election campaign finance
“The [School] Committee’s
failure to distinguish
between a lifetime benefit
and a lifetime contract is selfserving
and unavailing.”
On Feb. 8, the Supreme
Judicial Court upheld Rup’s
ruling.
“The School Committee at
the time exercised poor judgment
in signing a contract
with Mr. O’Neill,” Petraitis
said last week. “The Board of
Selectmen and the School
Committee last February or
March decided together to
appeal the insurance decision.
The School Committee
Leicester election races beginning to pick up steam
reports are due to the town clerk no
later than Monday, June 3. Postelection
financial reports are due
Thursday, July 11.
Polls will be open from noon to 8
p.m. June 11 at Town Hall for the
Annual Town Election.
Five weeks before that will be the
Annual Town Meeting, which has
been scheduled for Tuesday, May 7.
The last day to register to vote at
at the time ... understood that
it’s the school’s responsibility,
and the School
Department needed to find
the money to pay it. It was a
bad contract that should
never have been signed.”
Petraitis said the town has
received a copy of the
Supreme Judicial Court’s
decision.
David Dore may be reached
at (508) 909-4140, or by email
a
t
ddore@stonebridgepress.com.
Town Meeting is Wednesday, April
17.
The town clerk’s office is open
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday
from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information,
call (508) 892-7011.
David Dore may be reached at
(508) 909-4140, or by email at
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Friday, April 12, 2013
• SPENCER NEW LEADER 15
Voters to decide fate of Proposition 2 1/2 question
OVERRIDES
continued from page 1
giving more money to the schools
through an override after a deficit
in this year’s budget that reached
an estimated $1.65 million.
If the override fails in Spencer,
East Brookfield or both, Gaudette
said, the School Committee would
have 30 days to decide whether to
reduce next year’s budget request
or submit the same plan. If it fails
again, he said, a district-wide meeting
would be held. If no plan is in
place by Dec. 1, Gaudette said, the
state would set the budget.
Meanwhile, the Spencer Rescue
Squad is seeking the $150,000 override
to close a deficit in its operations.
This would be the first time
since it was founded in 1959 that the
nonprofit, independent ambulance
service is asking for town money.
Gaudette said last month the
town could put $110,000 in the Fire
Department’s fiscal 2014 budget to
“basically level fund their operations.”
But the rescue squad’s
Board of Directors unanimously
voted recently to seek the override;
Treasurer Vincent Cloutier said
last month $110,000 would be “cutting
it too close.”
The rescue squad is seeking town
funding because it can no longer
survive on the mixture of donations,
payments from insurance
companies, Medicare, Medicaid
and local residents who need an
ambulance, and proceeds from its
annual subscription drive on which
it’s depended for 54 years.
If the override and a companion
article on the Annual Town
Meeting warrant are approved,
town officials are planning to enter
into a contract with the Spencer
Rescue Squad. Gaudette said
Monday night if the agency doesn’t
need the entire $150,000, the town
would only add to the property tax
NEWS BRIEFS
rate the amount the rescue squad
uses.
Gaudette said the $150,000 override
(if approved) would add 16
cents to the property tax rate. For a
house valued at $200,000, the tax bill
would increase $32 per year; it
would go up $48 per year for a house
valued at $300,000.
Selectman John Stevens said the
override would be a “one-year, temporary”
fix that should be funded
through the budget, and not with an
override. He wondered if the squad
could get the $110,000 Gaudette first
proposed and $40,000 from
increased pay-as-you-throw bag
fees for residents who use the transfer
station on South Spencer Road.
Stevens’ colleagues objected.
Berthiaume said money collected at
the transfer station should not be
used for other purposes, while Vice
Chairman Gary Woodbury said
“there’s not enough time left” to
deal with the transfer station’s estimated
$130,000-per-year deficit
before the end of this fiscal year.
“Our job is to make sure we continue
with the ambulance service,”
Woodbury said. “ ... We’d be doing a
disservice to this town if we don’t
provide some sort of service.”
Stevens said using money from
the transfer station to help the
Spencer Rescue Squad would show
voters the town is doing what they
have to do with their own budgets
— make reductions in one area to
supplement another.
“Ironically,” Stevens said, “at
least with my plan we get a guarantee
we’re going to have ambulance
service.”
Berthiaume said municipal
departments have reduced their
budgets as much as they can in the
last five years — doing exactly what
Stevens suggested.
Chairman Anthony Pepe, speaking
to his fellow selectmen via telephone,
said people see an override
as “guaranteed money” — and that
made him uneasy. Despite his feelings,
he said, the override request
should be presented to voters next
month.
Other board members, except for
Stevens, agreed.
The ambulance and school overrides
will be discussed on a special
edition of the Spencer Cable Access
show “Talk of the Town.” Viewers
can call in and ask questions starting
at 7 p.m. Monday, April 15 on
Charter Cable Channel 12.
Also, the last day to register to
vote in the May 2 Annual Town
Meeting and the May 14 Annual
Town Election is Friday, April 12.
The town clerk’s office at Memorial
Town Hall will be open from 9 a.m.
to 8 p.m. that day.
David Dore may be reached at
(508) 909-4140, or by email at
ddore@stonebridgepress.com.
Becker on Top Games School List for
fourth straight year
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LEICESTER — Becker College was ranked for the
fourth consecutive year by The Princeton Review as a
top school to study game design.
This announcement comes on the heels of recent
recognition for the Becker interactive media game
design and programming and development programs,
from Animation Career Review and Game Players
Review, and Becker students’ involvement in the awardwinning
game “On Call” and top placement in the 2013
MassDiGI Game Challenge.
“This has been an amazing year for Becker College’s
game design programs, and recognition by The
Princeton Review for the fourth consecutive year speaks
to the expertise of our faculty and the knowledge and
skills that our students are building,” said Robert E.
Johnson, Ph.D., president of Becker College. “It confirms
the value of our game design program in offering
relevant course work and the real-world preparation
that is valued by students and employers. We are confident
that partnerships created through our affiliation
with the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute
(MassDiGI) will continue to build on our success and set
the standard in digital games education.”
Robert Franek, The Princeton Review’s senior vice
president/publisher, noted the burgeoning interest
among students in game design and the exceptional
study options available from specialized college majors
to concentrated graduate degrees.
“We salute the schools on our 2013 list for their commitment
to this professional field,” he said. “We hope
our project will guide students considering careers in
game design to schools best for them on our lists and on
to companies at which they can apply their creative
ideas and skills for the next generation of game players.”
“It’s a great honor for Becker College to be the only
school in New England to have been named to Princeton
Review’s Top Undergraduate Schools to Study Game
Design list every year for the last four years,” said Paul
D. Cotnoir, Ph.D., director of design programs at Becker.
“To be consistently regarded so highly among some very
tough competition speaks very well of our innovative
and engaging video game curriculum, our faculty, and
most of all, our talented students.”
Cotnoir went on to describe the elements that add to
the value of the Becker programs: “I feel that Becker’s
standing in this regard is due in large part to its cuttingedge
game design curriculum, which allows students to
choose a variety of specializations including programming,
3D modeling, sound design, and story development.
Add to all of this the groundbreaking impact
Becker has had on the video game industry with the
Massachusetts Digital Games Institute, and you have a
hard-to-beat formula for success.”
Alumni of the game programs at Becker have gone on
to work for numerous entertainment companies such as
Harmonix, Blizzard, Demiurge and Blue Fang Games, as
well as in other digital technology applications for
Courion Corporation, John Hancock, Meditech, Oracle,
the Santa Ana Police Department in California, the
Internal Revenue Service and the United States Army.
Becker student-created games are in use by the UMass
Medical School-City of Worcester Mobile Safety Street
Bus, Old Sturbridge Village and the Danforth Museum,
with similar projects in the works for the Worcester
Historical Museum, Worcester Youth Center and the
Why Not Stop Project. Students have also shared their
skills with the Easter Seals and Center for Living and
Working’s Tech Savvy Group and helped build game
development communities in local public high schools.
Lamoureux Ford earns
President’s Award again
EAST BROOKFIELD — Lamoureux Ford, Inc. of East
Brookfield has achieves Ford Motor Company’s highest
award, the 2012 President’s Award.
The President’s Award recognizes Ford and Lincoln
Mercury dealerships that have made a commitment to
consistently deliver exceptional sales, service and vehicle
ownership experiences to their customers.
Ford Motor Company’s President’s Award is reserved
for the best of the best — only 10 out of 140 Ford
Dealerships in New England received this award. Every
year, this award is given to dealers who provide their
customers with first-rate treatment throughout the life
of their Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicle. Lamoureux
Ford has won the President’s Award 16 years in a row
and 19 years in total.
“We’re very proud to receive this kind of recognition
and it’s especially gratifying that it comes from our customers,”
said Lamoureux Ford owner Lionel
Lamoureux. “I couldn’t be more proud of our entire
staff. They’re the reason we were able to achieve this
award.”
For more information, call (508) 885-1000 or visit
www.lamoureuxford.com.
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16 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
CPA supporters, opponents to host meetings over next two weeks
CAMPAIGNS
Investment vs. tax
The Friends of the Brookfield
Town Hall are behind the drive to
bring the CPA to Brookfield as a
way to finance the renovation of
the century-old Town Hall. But,
Friends President William R.
Simpson said Sunday, April 7, it
won’t just be the Town Hall project
that benefits. He said money would
also be used to increase the amount
of affordable and senior citizen
housing in Brookfield, or possibly
for improvements at Lewis Field.
“It’s really about investing in
Brookfield’s future and doing it in a
very smart financial way,” Simpson
said.
He said last fall the Community
Preservation Coalition, a Bostonbased
group that helps cities and
towns implement the Community
Preservation Act, estimated
Brookfield could raise up to
$150,000 each year.
“Our primary concern with the
CPA is quite clearly it is a tax upon
a tax, and that’s why we’re
opposed,” said William Gillmeister,
chairman of Citizens Against
Taxes Upon Taxes.
His group’s presentation on April
15 will feature a couple of people
from towns that rejected the CPA:
Paul Ferro, a former Marlborough
city councilor, and John DiMascio,
an activist from Watertown.
Gillmeister said it’s no accident
Ferro and DiMascio will speak with
Brookfield residents on the deadline
for filing federal income taxes.
“Aside from the fact that it is a tax
upon a tax,” he said, “I bel, and our
group believes, while it is possible
to repeal the Community
Preservation Act — that is, take it
away, get rid of it after five years —
we don’t believe that’s ever going to
happen. So we believe it is a permanent
tax increase.”
For example, he said, the CPA
cannot be repealed if the money
raised through it will pay off debt.
He cited Sturbridge as an example
of the CPA staying in place, despite
an effort last year to repeal it
because residents felt the money
was being mismanaged.
OPEN HOUSE AND TALKS
Five days after the Citizens
Against Taxes Upon Taxes presentation,
the Friends of the
Brookfield Town Hall and the
Brookfield Cultural Council will
host an open house for the building.
It will include question-and-answer
sessions with Simpson, guided
tours of Town Hall, performances
by the Brookfield Youth Choir
(made up of Brookfield Elementary
School pupils), a children’s coloring
contest, door prizes, light refreshments
and an ice cream social starting
at 1 p.m.
“The idea [is] to just to let people
see the Town Hall,” Simpson said,
“because that’s our mission is to
raise the visibility of what we have
that people don’t know about’
Three days later, on April 23, the
Municipal Facilities Planning
Committee (which has been working
on plans for renovating Town
Hall) will host a hearing and information
session on the CPA at Town
Hall.
Asked why Brookfield residents
should vote “yes” on Question 1,
Simpson replied, “The fact that any
money we raise through the CPA is
matched by the state 100 percent is
potentially very financially responsible
for the town. That’s what really
brought us to it, because we were
looking at the Town Hall and finding
a way to put the project together
in a way that impacted the taxpayer
the least. The Community
Preservation Act came up as the
way [to get] the best bang for our
buck.”
He said the CPA would open up
additional opportunities for the
Town of Brookfield to get grants for
the Town Hall project.
“It can fund half of the Town Hall
renovation at a quarter of the cost,”
Simpson said, “and does so with the
least amount of impact to the property
owners in Brookfield.”
Plans for Town Hall include
installing an elevator from the
basement to the Great Hall on the
second floor, with a stop on the first
floor, making the building handicap
accessible in other ways, and creating
more office space.
“The money and the purpose of
the money, it makes clear we’re
invested in our community,”
Simpson said. “The Town Hall is
now an embarrassment and we
don’t want to end up in a situation
where the Town Hall is condemned”
like in North Brookfield.
“This is an incredible opportunity
to keep it.”
DEBT AND ‘INTRUSION’
Gillmeister said the Citizens
Against Taxes Upon Taxes group,
which has about 30-35 members, is
“not taking a position on the Town
Hall one way or the other. It may
indeed need renovation, but as a
group we believe that the
Community Preservation Act is not
the method to fund that renovation.
It really ought to be funded through
the normal mechanism” of bringing
a proposal to Town Meeting and
seeking a debt exclusion.
“Those are the proper mechanisms
for funding the Town Hall,”
Gillmeister said. “The CPA is not
the way to fund the Town Hall renovation.”
Simpson said a debt exclusion
would still be needed for the Town
Hall project — and that, like the
CPA, would face votes at both Town
Meeting and an election.
Gillmeister also expressed concern
that “there’s no guarantee”
Brookfield would get the promised
100 percent match from the state
(with money raised from a surcharge
on transactions that go
through the Registry of Deeds). He
said — and proponents agreed last
fall — that the state’s matching rate
has not always been 100 percent.
For communities that did not adopt
the 3 percent property tax surcharge,
the rate has dipped to
around 25 percent.
Gillmeister also called the
method of applying for the income
and senior citizen exemptions, and
the documentation needed to prove
them, “intrusive.” He said residents
would have to apply every year for
the exemptions, “which is very
intrusive. It’s an invasion of privacy,
and just to get an exemption for
it. And we think that is wrong. A lot
of people are not going to take
advantage of it because it’s intrusive.”
“You have to prove your income
to get the exemption,” Simpson
responded. “Otherwise, anybody
could apply for it. It’s similar to an
abatement.”
He added the application would
be a “couple of page[s],” and not
much would change from year to
year.
continued from page 1 Friends get $750
percent, while the remaining 5 percent
can be used for expenses for
grant for CPA
implementing the act.
advertising
BROOKFIELD — The Friends
of the Brookfield Town Hall
announced last month they got a
$750 grant from the Citizens’
Housing and Planning
Association to promote the affordable
housing aspect of the
Community Preservation Act
before the April 30 ballot vote.
“The Friends will be using
these funds to advertise the
importance of affordable housing
in Brookfield,” Friends President
William R. Simpson said in an
email to local reporters.
“Currently Brookfield does not
have a housing production plan,
which is an important tool in
managing [Chapter] 40B [affordable]
housing projects as they
come forward. The CPA will provide
dedicated funds that can be
used to create this plan and support
any other affordable housing
projects.”
Simpson said anyone with questions
on the Community
Preservation Act can call him at
(508) 867-6897, or visit the Friends’
website at www.friendsofthebrookfieldtownhall.com
or the
Community Preservation
Coalition’s website at www.communitypreservation.org.
David Dore may be reached at
(508) 909-4140, or by email at
ddore@stonebridgepress.com.
NB Animal Control to
give out dog, cat food
NORTH BROOKFIELD — North
Brookfield Animal Control has dog and cat
food available to residents that may need
assistance with their dogs and/or cats (to
include the feeding of feral cats in their
area).
If you or someone that you know needs
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food, please call Officer Christopher Donais
at the North Brookfield police station at (508)
867-0206 to arrange delivery or pickup.
Warren police to hold
drug take back program
WARREN — On Saturday, April 27, the
Warren Police Department will be participating
in its fourth National Take Back
Initiative.
It will take place
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Warren Fire
Department at 1012 Main St. (Route 67) will
be the drop off point for any prescription
drugs that you may want to get rid of. This is
a “no questions asked” program.
This national initiative provides an opportunity
for the public to surrender pharmaceutical
controlled substances and other
medications to law enforcement officers for
destruction. Expired, unused or unwanted
controlled substances in our homes are a
potential source of supply for the increasing
abuse of pharmaceutical drugs in the United
States and an unacceptable risk to public
health and safety. This initiative addresses a
vital public safety and public health issue.
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Many Americans are not aware that medicines
that sit dormant in home cabinets are
highly susceptible to diversion, theft, misuse
and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse
in the United States are increasing at alarming
rates, as are the number of accidental
poisonings and overdoses because of these
drugs.
Studies show that a majority of abused prescription
drugs are obtained from family and
friends, including from the home medicine
cabinet. In addition, many Americans do not
know how to properly dispose of their
unused medicine, often flushing them down
the toilet or throwing them away — both
potential safety and
health hazards.
“Your active participation
and involvement
would be most
beneficial to our
mutually shared
goals of educating the
citizens of our communities
about the
dangers of prescription
drug abuse,” said
Warren Police Chief
Bruce Spiewakowski.
“Not only will the
‘Prescription Drug
Take-Back’ provide a
mechanism for individuals
to surrender
unwanted and
expired prescription
drugs, it will also
raise drug education
and awareness, thus
lowering the current
demand for these
drugs, and provide
other useful tools for
information-sharing.
Targeted groups or
individuals are people
who have expired
medications or no
longer needed prescription
drugs and
who have no safe
means of disposal. By
providing a safe
method of disposing
of unused prescription
drugs, we in law
enforcement will help
close one method in
which users obtain
drugs.”
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18 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
Rewarding bad budget behavior at ballot would be ‘binding blunder’
Lincoln Electric, a
global manufacturer
of welding
equipment, is the
most notorious case study
at Harvard Business
School and throughout the
world of B-schools
because their business
model is a century-old success
story.
John Lincoln invested $200 in
1895 and proceeded to take full
advantage of the land of opportunity
secured for him, 30 years earlier,
by an Illinois rail-splitter with
the same surname. The company
has since established a stellar reputation
by treating its employees
as their most valuable asset. In
return, Lincoln Electric is rewarded
with a loyal workforce that can
adjust, adapt and flex when
volatile markets expand and contract.
Continuous employment is
guaranteed at Lincoln Electric provided
well-defined performance
standards are upheld.
Abe Lincoln would be proud.
“Stand with anybody that stands
right and part with him when he
goes wrong,” he preached.
A standard workweek is typically
40 hours, but in 2008 when the
market tanked, workers were
dropped to 30 hours. Slashing its
workforce by 33 percent was not an
YOUR
TURN
JENNIFER
GAUCHER
SPENCER
option. Lincoln employees
are a team; no one was
going to lose their job so
long as everyone pitched
in. In 1982, when business
dropped 50 percent and
unemployment was rampant
at 10.8 percent, 51
employees transitioned
from assembly line manufacturing
to sales. The
company was able to survive such
economic challenges because the
workforce was compromising and
grateful for employment.
When business is thriving at
Lincoln Electric scheduled overtime
is mandatory under the terms
of guaranteed employment.
During 1991, orders suddenly
increased causing severe production
bottlenecks. More than 400
workers responded by giving up
weekends, holidays and vacation
time to train new recruits. The
committed determination of
Lincoln leadership to raise the fortunes
of its employees is interdependent
upon the employees desire
to raise the profits of the company.
“The spirit of ‘we’re all in this
together’ is reinforced by the fact
that when sacrifices are required,
the pain is widely and equitably
shared,” said Frank Koller in 2010
(Spark, Lessons from Lincoln
Electric, p. 63).
Such is not the case in monolithic
government funded education
establishments; they are not
dependent upon performance for
economic survival. When the infamous
budget shortfall rears its
ugly head taxpayers become the
default mechanism for overspending
regardless of negative data.
And taxpayers must always
beware! When teachers’ union contracts
are up for renewal, be prepared
to subsidize extravagant pay
packages, benefit packages and
perquisites without documented
positive performance data to support
their exorbitant demands.
Overindulgence has become the
groupthink norm while accountability
standards have gone missing.
Spencer East Brookfield
Regional School District has
recently experienced some management
chaos resulting in financial
distress. The fiscal year 2013
school budget has saddled taxpayers
with a $2 million borrowed
note and the fiscal year 2014 school
budget is preparing to penalize
taxpayers again for mismanagement/overspending
via a $2 million,
Proposition 2 1/2 override.
Education is the business of educating
students and dollars are
needed to operate but infinite
budget overruns are extreme misfeasance.
Abe Lincoln once said, “If the
people turn their backs on the fire,
they’ll get scorched in the rear and
they’ll have to sit on the blister.”
A budget analysis of SEBRSD
clearly indicates a 10-percent
decrease in total student enrollment
over a 12-year period and a
282-percent increase in tuition
paid out to other schools over a 10-
year period; 133 students left the
SEBRSD and only 81 entered in FY
2013. If David Prouty High School
is a level one school, according to
MCAS scores, why are students
leaving the district? Knox Trail is
a level three school; students are
performing in the lowest 20 percent
compared to other schools.
The rest of the schools are level
two; students in various groups
and subgroups need improvement
relative to other schools.
Enrollment is down, students
are fleeing and MCAS scores are
mediocre! These are not performance
standards to be rewarded.
They are factual budget drivers
indicating why the school budget
is over-inflated. Other obvious
drivers of the bloated budget are
teachers/principals salaries with
a 12-year percentage increase of 23
percent and administration
salaries with a 12-year percentage
increase of 82 percent.
Insurance/retirement/other is,
hands down, the most egregious
driver and a flaming red flag. The
137 percent increase over a 12-year
period is expanding out of control
and has to be reined in. Almost 70
percent of the school budget is
consumed by these three drivers,
leaving only 30 percent to operate
the rest of the entire school
department.
“Investing in teachers is investing
in education,” is an economic
fallacy used repetitively for political
and policy support. Such an age
old mantra has tremendous staying
power but the unintended consequences
are unmistakable in the
factual data. Investing in teachers
does not guarantee achievement in
education. Raising fortunes of
teachers should be interdependent
upon teachers’ desire to raise performance
standards. SEBRSD can
start by increasing enrollment,
increasing tuition paid in, and
increasing MCAS performance
scores.
Taxpayers are already sharing
$26,872,770 of pain. Rewarding bad
budget behavior at the ballot box
would be a binding blunder and a
burdensome breach.
“It often requires more courage
to dare to do right than to fear to do
wrong,” warned Abe Lincoln.
People touched by cancer
invited to Sacred Gathering
WARE — The community is
invited to attend an interfaith
service of prayer, music, and
reflection for those touched by
cancer to be held on Sunday,
April 21 at 2 p.m. at All Saints
Church, 17 North St., Ware.
The service is sponsored by
the Baystate Regional Cancer
Satellite Program at Baystate
Mary Lane Hospital and All
Saints Church.
“This event is for all who have
been touched by cancer, including
survivors, caregivers,
friends and family, and will offer
a special time of reflection,
prayer, support and fellowship
for all,” said Lori Tuttle, RN,
OCN, program manager of the
Baystate Regional Cancer
Program Oncology Satellite at
Baystate Mary Lane Hospital.
“A community of faith is an
important partner in life and a
powerful ally in times of crisis,
change, joy, sorrow, or illness,”
said Sister Angela Deady of All
Saints Parish. “Coming together
as a faith-filled community can
help to diminish feelings of isolation
and loneliness and provide
those in need with hope,
comfort and strength.”
Tuttle noted that local clergy,
oncology staff, cancer survivors
and local musicians, led by
organist and performer Barry
Mongeon, will participate in the
ecumenical service. Lisa
Beaudry, director of patient care
services at Baystate Mary Lane
Hospital, the Rev. Marianne
MacCullagh, interfaith chaplain
from Spiritual Services at
Baystate Medical Center, and Dr.
Donald Higby, retired hematologist/oncologist
and current deacon
of St. Mary’s Church in
Longmeadow, will also be guest
speakers at this special event.
Following the service, refreshments
will be served in the
parish hall, where there will be
an opportunity to meet with clergy,
the staff of Baystate Mary
Lane Hospital, friends and
neighbors.
For more information regarding
this service, please call the
Baystate Regional Cancer
Program at Baystate Mary Lane
Hospital at (413) 967-2241.
Shaughnessy to speak at Old Sturbridge Village April 25
STURBRIDGE — Award-winning Boston
Globe sportswriter Dan Shaughnessy, coauthor
of the new book “Francona: The Red
Sox Years,” will speak at Old Sturbridge
Village on Thursday, April 25, as part of the
continuing OSV Overseers’ Distinguished
Speaker Series.
Shaughnessy will meet the public at 6
p.m. and give a presentation at 7 p.m. The
book he co-wrote with former Boston Red
Sox manager Terry “Tito” Francona has
been on the New York Times bestseller list
for eight weeks.
The evening with Shaughnessy includes
baseball-themed snacks, and a cash bar will
be available. Tickets purchased in advance
are $20 per person ($18 for OSV members);
tickets at the door on April 25 are $25 per
person ($23 for OSV members). All proceeds
benefit the living history museum.
Copies of the book may be pre-purchased
from the Old Sturbridge Village bookstore
to be signed for $28 ($25.20 for OSV members).
The event is sponsored by SpencerBank. For
details and to register, visit www.osv.org or call (508)
347-0210.
The book covers Francona’s successful and tumultuous
years as manager of Red Sox, from the team’s
2004 World Series victory, the first in 86 years, to its second
world championship in 2007 and the
team’s infamous collapse in September
2011, which marked Francona’s last year
with the team. The book gives readers a
look behind-the-scenes and includes
Francona’s anecdotes about famous Red
Sox personalities — Pedro Martinez,
Manny Ramirez, Nomar Garciaparra,
Johnny Damon, Curt Schilling and general
manager Theo Epstein.
Shaughnessy has written many books
about the Red Sox, including “The Legend
of the Curse of the Bambino,” which
chronicled the team’s troubles after trading
the legendary Babe Ruth to the New
York Yankees. Among his other titles are
Courtesy/Stan Grossfield photo
“Reversing the Curse” and “At Fenway:
Dan Shaughnessy, coauthor
of “Francona: The graduating from the College of the Holy
Dispatches from Red Sox Nation.” After
Red Sox Years,” will visit Cross in Worcester, Shaughnessy began
Old Sturbridge Village sports writing career at the Baltimore Sun
April 25.
covering the Baltimore Orioles, and moved
to the Boston Globe in 1981.
“It’s especially fitting to welcome Dan Shaughnessy
to the Village during the first month of yet another
hopeful Red Sox season,” said Joan McGrath, an OSV
overseer who organized the event. “We can’t wait to
hear his anecdotes about familiar players and his predictions
for the upcoming season.”
EAST BROOKFIELD POLICE
DEPARTMENT
March 26
12:36 a.m.: Burglary, breaking and entering,
Gilbert St. Report taken.
March 27
4:50 p.m.: Identity theft, Connie Mack Drive.
Report taken.
March 28
3:12 p.m.: Burglary, breaking and entering,
Lashaway Drive. Report taken.
March 29
6:34 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident, Post Road.
Services rendered.
9:28 a.m.: Safety hazard, E Main Street.
Services rendered
March 30
2:37 p.m.: Vandalism, W Main St. Report
taken.
6:40 p.m.: Larceny/theft/shoplifting, E Main
Street. Report taken.
NORTH BROOKFIELD
POLICE DEPARTMENT
March 26
12:36 a.m.: Burglary, breaking and entering,
Gilbert St. Report taken.
7:15 a.m.: Disturbance, Stoddard Rd.
Transported to U-Mass.
10:26 a.m.: Chimney fire, Walnut St.
Extinguished.
11:00 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident, Route148.
Transported to U-Mass.
2:06 p.m.: Fire, Ayers St. Extinguished.
3:47 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, Gilbert St.
Transported to Harrington Hospital.
March 27
12:43 p.m.: 911/hang-up call, New School Dr.
Spoken to.
10:30 p.m.: Harassment, School St. Report
taken.
March 28
11:24 p.m.: Disturbance, Mt. Guyot St.
Services rendered.
March 29
11:54 a.m.: Fire Alarm, Grove St. Services
rendered.
March 30
12:15 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident, Ward St.
Transported to Mary Lane Hospital.
LEICESTER POLICE
DEPARTMENT
March 28
10:02 p.m.: Noise complaint, Main St. Spoken
to.
March 29
10:56 p.m.: Fire, unauthorized burning,
Pleasant St. Investigated.
March 30
2:28 a.m.: Motor vehicle stop, Henshaw and
South Main St’s. Arrest made.
2:01 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, no personal
injury, Main St. Report taken.
March 31
8:41 p.m.: Malicious mischief, Rochdale Park,
Stafford St. Dispersed group.
April 1
11:22 a.m.: Harassing phone calls, North Ct.
Spoken to.
12:09 p.m.: Abandoned 911, River St. Spoken
to.
April 2
10:53 a.m.: Vandalism, Uncle Jays Twisted
Fork, Stafford St. Report taken.
2:16 p.m.: Disabled motor vehicle, Main
Street. Services rendered.
5:24 p.m.: Fire alarm, residential, Main St.
Investigated.
April 3
1:07 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident, no personal
injury, Dunkin Donuts – Main St. Report
taken.
10:01 a.m.: Larceny, Staffordshire apartments,
Stafford St. Report taken.
12:10 p.m.: Threats, Huntoon Memorial
Highway. Report taken.
7:50 p.m.: Disturbance gathering, Green St.
Peace restored.
9:18 p.m.: Vandalism, Auburn St. Report
taken.
SPENCER POLICE
DEPARTMENT
POLICE REPORTS
March 27
9:40 a.m.: Domestic, drunkenness, Maple St.
Need husband removed.
10:55 a.m.: Vandalism, destruction/damage
property, Chestnut St. and Granvilles. Rail
was damaged.
11:35 a.m.: Disturbance, Main St and
Kenwood Diner. Drunk male passed out at
table.
1:33 p.m.: Animal control, Pine Acres,
Spencer. Dead deer on the ice.
3:15 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, property
damage, Old East Charlton and Robin Rd’s.
No personal injury, fluids leaking.
4:52 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, property
damage, Main St and Village Pizza. Minor
accident, request officer.
6:20 p.m.: Request for police, West Main St.
Re: Issue with child’s mother.
6:56 p.m.: Spills-chemicals/fuels, West Main
St. Highway Superintendent advises oil
spill in lot.
March 28
6:40 a.m.: Request for police, South Spencer
Rd. Truck attempting to go under bridge.
7:19 a.m.: Domestic abuse, Smithville Rd.
Request police to residence.
12:23 p.m.: Gas odor, Greenville and Cherry
St’s. Spencer Fire Department advises
National Grid will be in area.
6:44 p.m.: Juvenile matter, Maple St. Youths
in lot, hanging out/skateboarding.
7:37 p.m.: Request for police, Church St.
Request escort while removing items from
apartment.
7:38 p.m.: Harassing phone calls, West Main
St. Receiving calls from Brother.
March 29
9:01 a.m.: Juvenile matter, Main St. Items
seized.
12:26 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, property
damage, Main and Grove/Linden St’s. 2
vehicles, no personal injury.
1:14 p.m.: Juvenile matter, McDonald St.
Concerned RE: Activity.
3:52 p.m.: Safe keeping property, Donnelly
Rd, RE: Items located in parking Lot.
8:58 p.m.: Larceny – Adams St. Friend’s IPod
stolen.
March 30
3:18 a.m.: Domestic,Chestnut St. Male
/Female fighting on porch.
7:22 a.m.: Larceny, Crest View Dr. IPod is
missing.
1:29 p.m.: Police, West Main St. BOLO from
LPD.
2:56 p.m.: Police, West Main St. BOLO from
Sturbridge PD.
4:50 p.m.: Disturbance, neighbors, Main St.
Music is too loud.
March 31
2:43 a.m.: Request for police, Valley St.
Someone breaking into a vehicle.
9:01 a.m.: Harassing phone calls, Condon Dr.
Party receiving annoying texts.
10:52 a.m.: Burglary, residence, Marble Rd.
Window on deck broken.
10:31 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, property
damage, North Spencer Rd.
April 1
12:56 p.m.: Domestic/abuse/neglect, Borkum
Rd. Problem with girl friend.
1:34 p.m.: Police,, Lake St. Problem with
ARRESTS
LEICESTER ARRESTS
March 30
Carleen Amorette Berthiaume, 24, 44
Quaboag St., Brookfield. Marked lanes violation,
negligent operation or motor vehicle,
operating under influence of liquor,
2nd offense.
April 2
Todd J. Walles, 42, 22 Meadow Lane,
Worcester, MA. Larceny over $250.
Trespassing, trespassing with motor vehicle.
Thomas C. Walles, 44, 22 Meadow Lane,
Worcester, MA. Larceny over $250, trespassing
trespassing with motor vehicle.
SPENCER POLICE ARRESTS
March 30
Abbey E. Holmes, 21, 24 Chestnut St.,
Spencer. Disturbing the peace.
March 31
James Martin Hale III, 26, 55 Pleasant St.
Webster, MA. Receiving stolen property
$250 L, disorderly person, disturbing the
peace, resisting arrest.
April 2
Arthur C. Theurer, 33, 6 North St. Spencer.
Domestic assault and battery.
neighbor.
3:30 p.m.: Request for police, North
Brookfield Rd. Request escort.
8:57 p.m.: Juvenile matter, West Main St.
Issues with 17 year old.
10:40 p.m.: Disturbance, neighbors, Church
St. Upstairs, stomping.
April 2
2:44 p.m.: Larceny, Main St. Medication taken
from motor vehicle.
3:32 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, Main St.
Property damage.
4:00 p.m.: Fraud-credit card/auto teller, West
Main Street. Scammed.
4:35 p.m.: Request for police, Park St. Over
turned paddleboat middle of lake.
4:46 p.m.: Domestic abuse, Marble Rd. Send
cruiser, have domestic.
9:22 p.m.: Domestic assault, North St. Just
punched in face by male.
9:58 p.m.: Request for police, Pope St. Request
assistance in getting children.

Friday, April 12, 2013
• SPENCER NEW LEADER 19
Family Dining Guide
Wouldn’t you rather be gardening, walking the dog,
or sprucing up the yard... instead of cooking?
Visit these fine local restaurants, dine-in or take-out,
and truly enjoy Springtime!
Call June at 508.909.4062 or email june@stonebridgepress.com to advertise on this page.
Full Liquor License • Gluten Free Menu Available
Thai House Specials
Pho Noodles Soup choice of:
Chicken • Beef • Beef Ball or Seafood
Edamame • Crispy Chicken Mango
Crazy Noodles • Chocolatetini
Great Food • Great prices
Dine-In & Take-Out
355 E. Main Street
E Brookfield, MA 01515
Open Daily 11:30am-9pm
508-867-4900
www.thaihouserestaurant.net
Hand stretched authentic Italian pizza made with vine
ripe tomato sauce and whole milk mozzarella cheese.
Tired of the same old pan pizza?
Try something different at Ladds!
– GLUTEN FREE PIZZA TOO! –
64 Barre/Paxton Road, Rte. 122 Rutland
www.laddsrestaurant.com
Hours: Wed. & Thurs. 4-9 pm • Fri. 4-9:30 pm
Sat. 11:30-9:30 pm • Sun. 11:30-8 pm
Open for Lunch Sat & Sun @ 11:30!
Gift Certificates
260 West Main Street, West Brookfield, MA 01585
Complete 3-Course Dinner
Tuesday & Wednesday $22.00
Over
50 Years of
New England
Hospitality!
Hexmark Tavern
Serving great food in a casual atmosphere
Tuesday thru Friday 4-9pm
Live entertainment Friday nights
April 26 featuring Kelly Wheeler
Fireplace Feasts
Saturday, April 20, 27
Sunday, April 14, 21, 28
Last Feasts til November
Murder Mystery Dinner
Early American Fare “Tessie & Tommy’s Rehearsal Dinner”
See our website for full menu and details
May 10, June 14
Advanced ticket sale required
Advanced ticket sales required
Tuesday thru Friday (lunch & dinner) 11:30am-9:00pm
Saturday (dinner) 5:00pm-9:00pm • Sunday (dinner) 12 noon-8:00pm
www.salemcrossinn.com (508)867-2345
Open
7 Days
a Week
We
Deliver
Charlie’s
DINER
Bar & Grill
Where friends & family meet
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Spring Drink Specials
❁ The Superman ❁ Charlie’s Sangria
❁ Washington Apple ❁ Midnight Russian
❁ Hawaiian Punch ❁ Chocolate Rasberry Martini
Come check out our daily lunch & dinner
specials & our weekend breakfast specials!
Hours: Sun-Wed 5am-9pm, Thurs, Fri & Sat 5am-11pm
5 Meadow Rd., Spencer, MA 01562
Take-out Available 508-885-4033
CINCO DE MAYO
2013
JOIN US IN
CELEBRATING!
117 Main Street
Spencer, MA
774-745-8200
700 Main Street
Holden, MA
508-829-7700
www.MexicalisFreshMex.com
Facebook.com/MexicalisFreshMex
1205 Main St.
Leicester
508-892-9276
$1.00 OFF
$10.00
OR MORE
with this coupon. Not to be
combined with other offers.
One coupon per customer
Exp. 04/30/13
208 West Main St.
W. Brookfield
508-867-9567
570 Summer St.
Barre
978-355-4333
$2.00 OFF
$20.00
OR MORE
with this coupon. Not to be
combined with other offers.
One coupon per customer
Exp. 04/30/13
See our full menu on page 51 of 2013
Spencer, Leicester, & Brookfields Business Directory
Live Weekly Entertainment Coming Soon!
April 14th & 15th
• Grounds Clean-Up Day • 8am-?
All members are encouraged to pitch-in!
Give a few hours and help keep your club
looking sharp!!
April 27 th &28 th
Annual Fishing Derby
Are your rod and reel ready???
All are welcomed!
To advertise
on this
page
call June
at
508-909-4062
27th & 28th
All Are Welcomed!
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Taco Salad
June Simakauskas
Ingredients:
1 lb ground hamburg or
turkey cooked and
cooled
1 bag of regular lettuce
3 or 4 plum tomatoes
diced
1 chopped red pepper
1 chopped green pepper
1 chopped med red onion
1 can black olives cut in
halves
1 bag mozarella or mexican
shredded cheese
1/2 cup salsa
1 bottle of Fat Free
Catalina salad dressing
Handful of crumbled Taco
chips
Cook the ground hamburg or turkey and cool in fridge before using.
Once cool, combine all the ingredients except the chips, including the
salsa and the bottle of dressing. Put in fridge for a couple of hours.
Top with crumbled chips and serve.
To advertise on our dining page,
call June at 508-909-4062 or
email June@stonebridgepress.com
If you commit to advertise for eight weeks, you will
get an ad this size FREE!
Deadline for the next issue is Friday at noon.

20 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013

B Section
INDEX
Relay for Life Auction Winners,
Page B5-7.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Obituaries . . . . . . .B2
Calendar . . . . . . . .B3
Real Estate . . . .B8-10
Legal Notices . . . . .B4
NEW!
Fishing Season
is Here!
Shiners • Worms • Fishing Tackle
Dave’s Bait Shop
149 North St., E. Brookfield, MA
(off Rt. 9-Turn ® at Ken’s Citco)
508.867.1982
Hours: Tues-Sun 6am-6pm
Closed Mon. unless home (please call)
HOURS: MON.-WED. 9AM-6PM
THURS. 9AM-7PM •FRI. 9AM-5PM
SAT. 9AM-3PM
All Major Brands
Oreck Vacuums
Full Used Line
Scratch & Dents
NOW $ 699
Was
$
749
(elsewhere $799!)
Rebuilt appliances in stock!
Service
Calls
$65.00
Range
w/ convection, 2 expandable elements, warming
center, & meat probe Model# FGEF3032MW
www.davesapp.com
42 W. Main St. Brookfield, MA
508.867.3122
ROTOTILLING
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508-330-5554
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TUES. &THURS. 7:15-8:15PM
SAT. 7:15-8:15AM
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was $9.99
True Value, 15 LB,
Wild Bird Food
Pulverized & Pelleted limestone are
in stock. We sell garden seed.
Senior Discount Day - Tues. • We Repair Screens!
Prices Good
April 1 - April 30, 2013
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True Value, 38 Count,
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2 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
OBITUARIES
LEICESTER — Roger H.
Bullock, 63, of River Street,
died Monday, April 1, 2013
in UMass Memorial
Hospital, Worcester, after
being stricken ill.
He leaves his wife of 31
years, Kathleen M.
(McLaughlin) Bullock; a
son, Ryan Harborne
Bullock and his fiancé Melissa Park of
Boston; a daughter, Chelsea Morgan Bullock
and her fiancé Michael Walsh of Leicester; a
well loved grandson, Brady Roger Walsh and
a brother, Christopher Bullock of Greenfield.
Roger was born in Boston, son of Reginald
and Vivian (Smith) Bullock.
He has been an active member of
Alcoholics Anonymous.
He was a regional merchandising manager
N. BROOKFIELD — Leo
A. Gilbert, Jr., 76, died
April 1, 2013 in Harrington
Memorial Hospital,
Southbridge.
He was born on October
20,1936 the son of the late
Leo A. and Lena
(Hubacz) Gilbert and has
been a lifelong resident of
North Brookfield.
Leo served his country as a U.S. Air Force
Veteran stationed in Newfoundland.
He was married 48 years to Carol A.
(Palevicus) Gilbert who passed away in 2007.
He leaves two sons, Stephen L. and his wife
Sara of Keene, N.H. and John A. and his wife
Christine of Spencer; a daughter, Deborah A.
Sullivan and her husband Michael of South
Glastonbury, Conn.; six grandchildren,
Lauren and Allison of Keene, N.H., Jonathan
BROOKFIELD — Wayne R. Snow, 51, died
Thursday, April 4, 2013.
He was born in Ware, the son of Ilsa
(Thewes) Brule and her husband Harold of
Brookfield and the late Arthur Snow Jr.
He leaves two brothers, Brian of
Southbridge and Arthur III of Warren; three
sisters, Lisa Perry and Angela Barrett, both
of East Brookfield and Joanne Twoomey of
N. Deighton and many nieces and nephews.
Wayne was predeceased by his only daughter,
Jamie Lee Snow; a brother, David Snow
Roger H. Bullock, 63
Leo A. Gilbert, Jr., 76
Wayne R. Snow, 51
at Facility Merchandising Inc. where he oversaw
operations at the DCU Center for 29
years, and worked at 19 Super bowls and multiple
U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
He was an avid motorcycle enthusiast.
Roger lived a full and adventurous life and
was always known as one to march to beat to
the beat of his own drum.
A Celebration of Life Service was held
Monday, April 8 at the DCU Convention
Center, 50 Foster Street, Worcester. Burial
will be private at the convenience of the family.
Memorial donations may be made to the
American Liver Foundation, New England
Chapter, 88 Winchester St., Newton, MA
02461.
The Morin-Morrison Funeral Home, 1131
Main St., Leicester, directed the arrangements.
www.morin-morrison.com
and Patrick of Spencer and
Kelly and Daniel of South
Glastonbury.
He worked for Wyman
Gordon Co. in Grafton as manager
of Customer Service for 30
years until he retired.
Leo loved the outdoors, Cape Cod, gardening,
fishing, golf and “puttering around the
yard.”
His funeral Mass was held on Monday,
April 8 in St. Joseph’s Church, 296 N. Main
St., North Brookfield.
Burial was in the parish cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
in his name to the American Heart
Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA
01701.
The Pillsbury Funeral Home 44 Gilbert St.
North Brookfield, directed the arrangements.
Please visit Pillsburyfuneralhome.com.
and his beloved dog Crash.
He was a graduate of Tantasqua Regional
High School in Sturbridge.
He worked for Laborers International
Union, Local #243 in Auburn.
The funeral and burial will be private for
the family in Brookfield Cemetery,
Brookfield.
Pillsbury Funeral Home, Old West
Brookfield Road, Brookfield is directing
arrangements.
Please visit Pillsburyfuneralhome.com.
NOT LISTED
CORRECTLY IN THE
2013 DIRECTORY?
Residences & Businesses
Please check the 2013 Spencer, Leicester and the Brookfields
Business & Telephone Directory and update or add
your listing if you are not listed correctly.
Here’s how to change or add your telephone listing for the 2014 book:
Please complete the form below, fax to 508-765-0233 or mail to:
Spencer New Leader Business & Telephone Directory,
P.O. Box 90, Southbridge, MA 01550, or email your changes to
newleaderads@stonebridgepress.com. You can also check your listing at
www.theheartofmassachusetts.com, and click on white pages at the
right of the screen. We rely on our readers to notify us of any changes.
LEICESTER — Viola B. (Finn) Snelling, 95,
of Pine Ridge Drive, died Monday, April 1,
2013 in Golden Living Center-Hermitage after
an illness.
Her husband Robert C. Snelling died in
1988.
She leaves two sons, Ronald J. Snelling and
his wife Carol of Millbury and Richard H.
Snelling and his wife Carol of Leicester; six
grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Snelling was born in Worcester,
daughter of Joseph and Mary (Boron) Finn.
She was a member of St. Pius X Church.
WEBSTER — Brooklynn
Skye Kilborn, 11 week old
infant, of Webster, died
Monday, March 25, 2013 at
home.
She was born on January
5, 2013, daughter of
Amanda J. Lacroix and
Keith A. Kilborn of
Webster.
In addition to her parents, she is survived
by four brothers, Tyler Lacroix, Jaymye
OAKLAND, N.J. — Andrew L. Grace, 83 of
Oakland, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in St.
Joseph’s Hospital in Wayne, N.J. following a
brief illness.
He was the husband of Coral E. (Zindt)
Grace who died in 2004.
He leaves his son, Kevin P. Grace, D.M.D.
and his wife Anne M. Grace of West
Brookfield, Mass.
He was predeceased by siblings, Edna and
John.
Andrew was a General Manager in charge
of purchasing, deliveries and hiring for 100
stores for the former Garden State Farms in
Midland Park, N.J., retiring in 1972 after 30
years. He later was a carpenter for interior
bank branches with United Jersey Bank.
Born in Wykoff, he was the son of Andrew
and Edna (Grass) Grace.
He later served his country in the National
WHITINSVILLE —Isabel F. (Dunn)
Sheehan, 91, formerly of Hill Street, died
Monday, April 8, 2013 at Beaumont Nursing
and Rehab after an illness.
Her husband of 36 years Edmund F.
Sheehan passed away in 1983.
She is survived by a daughter, Katheryne
“Kerry”? and her husband Barry Lavoie of S.
Dennis; three sons, Edmund F. “Ned”?
Sheehan Jr. and his wife Mary of
Whitinsville, Brian T. and his wife Gale
Sheehan of Brookfield, and Kevin N. and his
wife Donna Sheehan of Grafton; four grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren; a brother,
Earl Dunn of Oregon, and several nephew
and nieces.
Born in Worcester on Dec. 30, 1921, she was
the daughter of Earl Sr. and Katheryne
(Farrar) Dunn and lived in Whitinsville since
1950. She had been a resident at Beaumont the
past 5 years.
Mrs. Sheehan was a graduate of Classical
High School and Worcester State Teacher’s
Viola B. Snelling, 95
Brooklynn S. Kilborn
Andrew L. Grace, 83
Isabel F. Sheehan, 91
She enjoyed playing bingo.
There are no calling hours. At Viola’s
request, funeral services and burial in
Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton
will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may
be made to Golden Living Center-Hermitage
Activities Department, 383 Mill Street,
Worcester, MA 01602.
Morin-Morrison Funeral Home, 1131 Main
Street, Leicester, is directing the arrangements.
www.morin-morrison.com
Kilborn, Massyn Kilborn and Konnor
Kilborn; a sister, Rhiannah Kilborn; paternal
grandmother, Lisa Kilborn and her companion,
David LaFromboise and her maternal
grandmother, Kelly Lacroix.
There are no calling hours. A graveside
service will be held on Saturday, April 13 at 10
a.m. in Mount Zion Cemetery, Webster.
Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, 48 School
Street, Webster is directing arrangements.
A guest book is available at www.shawmajercik.com.
Guard.
He was a member of the
Activities Unlimited Social
Club at the Reformed Church in
Wycoff. He was on many committees
and enjoyed the camaraderie
of its members. Earlier
in life, he coached many Little League teams
and was an assistant scoutmaster for many
years with Troop 49, both in Oakland, N.J.
Memorial services will be private. There
are no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association
of Mass.m 480 Pleasant St., Watertown, MA
02472.
J. Henri Morin & Son Funeral Homes, 23
Maple Terrace, Spencer, is directing arrangements
for the family.
www.morin-morrison.com
College.
She began her teaching career in the
Millbury public school system, later teaching
at Manchaug Elementary School and finally
teaching fourth grade at the Grafton
Elementary School until her retirement in
1986.
She was a member of the Mass. Teacher’s
Association and loved knitting, shopping and
traveling.
She was a longtime member of St. Patrick’s
Church.
Her funeral was held on Thursday, April 11
from Jackman Funeral Home, 12 Spring St.
Whitinsville, followed by a Mass in St.
Patrick’s Church, 1 Cross Street. Burial was
in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.
Donations may be made to the American
Diabetes Assn., 813 Williams St.,
Longmeadow, MA 01106.
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please visit
www.jackmanfuneralhomes.com.
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FRIDAY
APRIL 12
N. BROOKFIELD — The North Brookfield
Sportsmen’s Club will hold a “Texas
Hold’em” at the Club, 20 Boynton Road,
North Brookfield. Play starts promptly at
7:30 p.m. This is to benefit the Youth Fishing
Derby that will be held April 27.
Refreshments are available.
SPENCER – There will be a Whist Party
and Penny Sale at 7 p.m., Friday, April 12 at
the Spencer Congregational Church, Main
Street, Spencer. Lunch will be served.
SATURDAY
APRIL 13
N. BROOKFIELD — The North Brookfield
Sportsmen’s Club will be holding the “Basic
Pistol Safety Course” at our indoor pistol
range. The cost is $65 per person and includes
all materials and ammo. You must register by
April 13 to take the course on the following
Saturday, April 24. The course on April 24
will start at 9 a.m. and will last approximately
6 hours, so bring snacks. Call Dale Hevy at
508-867-9073 for more information and to register.
EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance
will be holding a Rabies and Distemper
Vaccination and microchip clinic on
Saturday April 13, at their Wellness Center at
372 North Main Street in North Brookfield
from 9 to 11 a.m. Cost is $12 per vaccination
and $20 for microchips. Dogs must be on
leash and cats must be in carriers. If your pet
is eligible for a 3-year vaccination, please
bring prior vaccination information. The
Town of North Brookfield Town Clerk will
also be on site to license dogs from North
Brookfield. Residents from all towns are welcome.
For more information, visit Second
Chance’s website at www.secondchanceanimals.org.
SUNDAY
APRIL 14
NORTH BROOKFIELD — Boy Scout Troop
257 will hold its Annual Pancake Breakfast
from 8 a.m. to noon in the St. Joseph’s
Church Hall in North Brookfield. The cost is
$6 for all-you-can-eat pancakes (plain, blueberry,
chocolate chip), bacon, sausage, ham,
coffee, tea, milk, orange juice, and a variety
of other juices.
TUESDAY
APRIL 16
SPENCER — Paint the Children’s Room
windows for spring! Meets in the Children’s
Room of the Richard Sugden library from 2
to 4 p.m. for kids in Kindergarten through
grade 6.
Lego club meets today from 6-6:45 p.m. for
kids in kindergarten through 6th grade. We
supply the legos, you supply the imagination.
No registration needed.
SPENCER — The SEB Steelers Pop Warner
Cheerleaders and Football are hosting a
Bowling Fun Night Fundraiser from 6 – 8
p.m. Tuesday, April 16 at Bayberry Bowling.
The cost is $12 adult and $8 for children 10 an
d under and includes bowling, a slice of
pizza, a drink and shoes. Additional pizza
sold for $1 a slice. There will also be raffles.
Registration information will be available
and Early Bird Registrations will be accepted
for the 2013 season. Open to the public.
Monies raised go toward uniforms, cheerleading
mats, financial aid, coach training
and costs to run association.
NORTH BROOKFIELD —A daylong Red
Cross Babysitting Course will be offered
from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, April 16
at the Haston Free Public Library, during
school vacation week. The program will be
presented by Linda Freeman, an American
Red Cross instructor. The program is for
young people 11 years old and up, and a fee of
$25 will be required at the time of registration.
Skills that will be covered in the class
include responsibility, seriousness, and
babysitting as a business, playing and discipline,
first aid, dangerous situations, being
alert, dealing with allergic reactions, asthma,
bleeding and choking. All who complete the
course will receive a certificate, a First Aid
reference booklet and a Red Cross CD.
Participants may bring drinks and snacks to
have during the program, and the library
will provide pizzas for lunch. Space is limited,
so drop by the library to register soon. For
more information, call the library at (508)
867-0208.
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 17
NORTH BROOKFIELD—The Haston
Public Library will host a children’s nature
program by Kelly Wheeler of the East
Quabbin Land Trust on Wednesday, April 17
at 2 p.m. Ms. Wheeler will exhibit a collection
of native animal skins and skulls and tell
kids about the wildlife in their community.
Following the program the children will
make pinecone bird feeders to take home.
This program is especially suited for kids in
grades K-4, but all are welcome. Parents of
children with allergies are asked to be aware
that the bird feeders will be made with
peanut butter. For more information, call the
library at 508-867-0208.
LEICESTER – The Leicester Senior Center,
40 Winslow Avenue, is hosting a bereavement
program for anyone who has suffered a
recent loss of someone close to them at 1 p.m.,
Wednesday, April 17. The non-denominational
program is facilitated by Sister Kathy and
is open to all. It is free.
SPENCER —Decorate a pot and plant some
seeds. Take it home and watch it grow! Meets
in the Community room of the Richard
Sugden Library from 3:30-4:30 p.m. for kids in
Kindergarten through grade 6. Program
repeats from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
LEICESTER —The Leicester Public
Library will host Parent’s Choice award winning
singer and storyteller Davis Bates at 2
p.m. Wednesday, April 17 at the Leicester
Senior Center on Winslow Avenue. His program
called Under One Sky! A Song & Story
in Celebration is open to all ages. The event is
free.
THURSDAY
APRIL 18
LEICESTER – The Leicester Senior Center
Breakfast Club will meet at 9 a.m. on
Thursday, April 18 at 40 Winslow Avenue. Due
to the rising cost of the meal, the cost to participants
will be $3.
SPENCER —Movie Matinee “Wreck It
Ralph” will be shown in the Community
Room of the Richard Sugden Library from 2-
3:45 p.m. Children under 10 cannot be left
unattended in the library.
LEICESTER — Local author Emily
McKeon will discuss and sign copies of her
new children’s book “Who Will Dance With
Me?” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18 at
the Leicester Public Library, 1136 Main St.,
Leicester.
FRIDAY
APRIL 19
N. BROOKFIELD — The North Brookfield
Sportsmen’s Club will hold a “Texas
Hold’em” at the Club, 20 Boynton Road,
North Brookfield, on Friday, April 19. Play
starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. This is to benefit
the Youth Fishing Derby that will be held
April 27. Refreshments are available.
SATURDAY
APRIL 20
SPENCER — The Spencer-East Brookfield
Little League Opening Day Parade will be
Saturday, April 20 at 11 a.m. The parade will
start at Wire Village School again this year
and go to the playing fields off Wire Village
Road.
SPENCER — SEB Steelers Pop Warner
Cheerleaders and Football are will be at the
Little League opening day April 20 accepting
Early Bird Registrations. Register before
June 30 for $100. John Wesley Smalls
Memorial Park,
30 Wire Village Road,
Spencer. Financial aid and payment plans
available.
MONDAY
APRIL 22
LEICESTER — The Leicester Historical
Society is happy to announce the program
for April 22 at 7 p.m. is “Titanic, the Ship and
Her People,” an illustrated program by
Lester Paquin at the Leicester Senior Center,
40 Winslow Avenue. Refreshments will follow.
This program is free and open
to the public. The facility is handicapped
accessible with ample parking.
SPENCER — The Kindergarten Readiness
program at the Richard Sugden Library continues
at 10:30 a.m. April 22. If your child is
going to go to kindergarten next September
and is not attending a preschool program this
Leicester Water Supply District
Hillcrest Water District
HYDRANT FLUSHING
April 22, 2012 TO May 17, 2012
The Leicester Water Supply District and
Hillcrest Water District will be flushing water mains
and hydrants throughout the districts beginning
Monday, April 22nd through May 17th, 2013. Hours
of flushing will be between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
The purpose of the flushing is to remove
sediment buildup in the mains. The flushing may
result in temporary discoloration of the water and
low water pressure.
If you should have any questions, please feel
free to contact the office at (508) 892-8484
(Leicester Water Supply District) or (508) 892-7585
(Hillcrest Water District).
By: Roger Hammond, Superintendent
is a fun program to get your child ready. The
program is free. Call to register at 508-885-
7513.
TUESDAY
APRIL 23
SPENCER — Help get ready for the spring
play at the Richard Sugden library from 4:30-
5:30 p.m.. The cast has been chosen, but come
join us if you would like to help with props,
sets, and costumes. Use your body, not your
thumbs! All kids in Kindergarten through
grade 6 are welcome to play X-box Kinect
from 6-6:45 p.m. in the community room.
Your body is the controller. Get up and move!
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 24
N. BROOKFIELD — The North Brookfield
Sportsmen’s Club, 20 Boynton Road, N.
Brookfield, will begin its weekly, Wednesday
evening Trap Shoot at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
March 24. Be at the club ready to fire. Ammo
is available. Open to the public.
SPENCER — Start a mini garden in a container
that you’ve decorated. Meets in the
Community Room of the Richard Sugden
Library from 3:30-4:30 p.m. for kids in
Kindergarten through grade 6.
FRIDAY
APRIL 26
N. BROOKFIELD — The North Brookfield
Sportsmen’s Club will hold a “Texas
Hold’em” at the Club, 20 Boynton Road,
North Brookfield, on Friday, April 26. Play
starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. This is to benefit
the Youth Fishing Derby that will be held
April 27. Refreshments are available
SATURDAY
APRIL 27
W. BROOKFIELD — The First
Congregational Church of W. Brookfield,
UCC, 36 N. Main St. will host Cillian Vallely,
piper for the internationally renowned
group, LUNASA, in a benefit concert on April
27 at 7:30 p.m. With Cillian will be guitarist
and singer Ryan McGyver. This will be an
evening of beautiful Irish tunes and songs
you don’t want to miss! The spirit of St.
Paddy’s Day continues! The admission donation
is $5 for children 12 and under, $10 for
students and $15 for adults. Call the church
office for reservations at 508-867-7078.
NEW BRAINTREE — Hey, Kids (4 to 15
year olds), grab your pole and fishing gear,
and meet us at Walker’s Pond in New
Braintree, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday,
April 27 for the Youth Fishing Derby sponsored
by the North Brookfield Sportsmen’s
Club. There will be a “Casting Contest” and
fishing contests with prizes. There will be,
through the courtesy of the North Brookfield
Police Association, free hotdogs, chips and
soda. From New Braintree Center, head west
on Wine Road for about 1 1/2 miles. We’ll be
on the left. State Law — no lead weights!!!
SUNDAY
APRIL 28
BROOKFIELD — Avant Brass performs on
Sunday, April 28 at 3 p.m. at the Brookfield
Unitarian Universalist Church, 9 Upper
River Street across from the Brookfield
Common. Suggested donation is $10 for
adults and $8 for students and senior citizens.
There is no charge for children 12 and under.
For more information, call Cynthia
Kennisons at 508-867-3928.
BROOKFIELD — The Brookfield Garden
Club will meet Sunday, April 28 from 2 to 5
p.m. at the Brookfield Congregational
Church in Brookfield. Members will be participating
in a “One Stroke Painting” workshop
by Dolores Cowden, a muralist and freelance
artist. Dolores belongs to both the
Massasoit Art Guild and Quinebaug Valley
Arts and Humanities. Doris also owns her
own company. Designs by Dolores, a painting
and wall art company.
SATURDAY
MAY 4
NORTH BROOKFIELD — The second
annual TREP$ Marketplace will be held from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at the First
Congregational Church of North Brookfield.
There will be more than 80 businesses and
more than 95 business owners, all North
Brookfield students in Grades 4-7. Vendors
will be selling crafts, jewelry, plants, collectibles
and much more. Come support our
young entrepreneurs!
SUNDAY
MAY 5
SPENCER — The Massachusetts Firebird
Car Club will be holding its 6th annual
Spring Kickoff cruise on Sunday, May 5 from
1 - 3 p.m. at the Crop & Carrot Tack Shop at
133 West Main Street (Route 9) — just past
Klems — in Spencer. Rain date is Sunday,
May 12 or the next following nice Sunday.
Free of charge and open to all Firebirds and
Trans Ams. Everyone who shows up with a
Firebird or T/A will receive a huge goodie
bag courtesy of fbodywarehouse. There will
be a DJ playing music for everyone’s enjoyment.
Don’t have a Firebird or T/A? Just
come to check out the cars! In case of questionable
weather, call 978-249-8108 or visit
http://massfirebirds.com.
SPENCER — Pond Prowl at Sibley Farm
from 1 to 3 p.m. May 5. Meet at the Sibley
Farm / Burncoat Pond sign across from the
Dairy Queen on Greenville Street, Spencer.
For ages 5 and older. Fee: $6 Mass Audubon
adult members, $8 adult non-members; $4
child members and $6 child non-members.
Join us for the first ponding program ever at
recently protected Sibley Farm in Spencer.
This beautiful property has so much to offer
and we are really excited to explore the ponds
and puddles of spring. We’ll look for frogs,
salamanders, egg masses and aquatic
wildlife so important in the food chain. For
more information and to register, call 508-753-
6087. Sponsored by Mass Audubon at Broad
Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Since 2001 in the
Spencer New Leader!
Essays and Poems written by student authors from
Spencer, Leicester, and The Brookfields
open to Grades 5-12 & home schooled students
SUGGESTED TOPICS FOR APRIL:
Deadline April 15th 5pm - Pub date April 26th
(300 words or less)
1. April is National Garden Month. If you had a
garden, what would your garden grow?
2. Earth Day is April 22. If you could live on another
planet, which one would it be and why?
3. Topic of your choice.
HOW TO SUBMIT?
• May be mailed or dropped off to: June Simakauskas,
Spencer New Leader, 25 Elm Street, P. O. Box 90,
Southbridge, MA 01550
• EMAILED TO june@stonebridgepress.com (preferred)
• FAXED TO: 508-765-0233
• Teachers, if this is a class project and the essays are
collected by Thursday prior to deadline, I may be able
to pick them up… please contact me at 508-909-4062
or on my cell at 508-208-8644
We reserve the right to not publish essays for inappropriate content or to hold for
a future publication. Early submissions are greatly appreciated.

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LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
By virtue of and in execution of the Power of
Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by
Francis P. Sumner, Sr. and Karen Sumner to
New Century Mortgage Corporation, dated
May 16, 2006 and recorded at Worcester
County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds
in Book 38996, Page 346 of which mortgage
U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee
under Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated
as of September 1, 2006 MASTR Asset-
Backed Securities Trust 2006-NC2 Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-NC2
is the present holder by assignment from New
Century Mortgage Corporation to U.S. Bank
National Association, as Trustee under
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
September 1, 2006 MASTR Asset-Backed
Securities Trust 2006-NC2 Mortgage Pass-
Through Certificates, Series 2006-NC2 dated
October 24, 2011 recorded at Worcester
County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds
in Book 48081, Page 394, for breach of conditions
of said mortgage and for the purpose
of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises
located at 55 Paxton Road, Spencer, MA
01562 will be sold at a Public Auction at
5:00PM on April 29, 2013, at the mortgaged
premises, more particularly described below,
all and singular the premises described in said
mortgage, to wit; A certain lot or parcel of land
located on the westerly side of Paxton Road in
the Town of Spencer, County of Worcester,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and shown
as a lot designated "1" on a certain plan of
land entitled "Plan of Land in Spencer, MA
surveyed for Kevin Huard" by Donald A. Para
R.L.S. dated Sept. 26, 1986, recorded with
the Worcester District Registry of Deeds at
Plan Book 563, Plan 111. Said Lot 1 is further
bounded as follows: Easterly by Paxton Road
a distance of 207.48 feet; Southerly by land
now or formerly of Ronald A. and Mary R.
Remillard a distance of 217.67 feet; Westerly
by land now or formerly of Leroy and Alice
Wilson; Northerly by Lot "2" us shown on said
plan a distance of 217.67 feet; and Containing
1.033 Acres more or less, all as shown on said
plan to which reference may be bad for further
description. Fur title reference see deed
recorded at Book 24494, Page 162. For mortgagor's
title see deed recorded with the
Worcester County (Worcester District)
Registry of Deeds in Book 24494, Page 162.
The premises will be sold subject to any and
all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments
and liens, and subject to prior liens or
other enforceable encumbrances of record
entitled to precedence over this mortgage,
and subject to and with the benefit of all easements,
restrictions, reservations and conditions
of record and subject to all tenancies
and/or rights of parties in possession. Terms
of the Sale: Cash, cashier's or certified check
in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be
shown at the time and place of the sale in
order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage
holder and its designee(s) are exempt from
this requirement); high bidder to sign written
Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid;
balance of purchase price payable in cash or
by certified check in thirty (30) days from the
date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee's
attorney, Korde and Associates, P.C., 321
Billerica Road, Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA
01824-4100 or such other time as may be
designated by mortgagee. The description for
the premises contained in said mortgage shall
control in the event of a typographical error in
this publication." Other terms to be
announced at the sale. U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee under Pooling and
Servicing Agreement dated as of September
1, 2006 MASTR Asset-Backed Securities
Trust 2006-NC2 Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2006-NC2, Korde and
Associates, P.C. 321 Billerica Road Suite 210
Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 (978) 256-1500
Sumner Sr., Francis P. and Karen, 11-005664,
A-4374937 04/05/2013, 04/12/2013,
04/19/2013
April 5, 2013
April 12, 2013
April 19, 2013
TOWN OF PALMER
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
QUABOAG VALLEY BUSINESS LOAN
PROGRAM
The Palmer Community Development
Director will conduct a Public Hearing on
Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 6:30pm in the
Town Council Meeting Room at the Palmer
Town Building, 4417 Main Street Palmer. The
purpose of this public hearing will be to solicit
public input relative to the continuation and
expansion of the Quaboag Valley Business
Assistance and Loan Program by means of a
grant application to be submitted to the
Department of Housing and Community
Development Economic Development Fund a
component of the Massachusetts Community
Development Block Grant Program. The
Palmer Town Manager has agreed to the
Town of Palmer serving as the lead community
in this application. The following communities
will be invited to continue to participate in
this program: Belchertown, Brimfield,
Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick,
Holland, Monson, New Braintree, North
Brookfield, Spencer, Wales, Ware, Warren,
and West Brookfield.
The proposed program will continue to be
managed by the Quaboag Valley Business
Assistance Corporation (QVBAC), a private
non-profit corporation, whose activities are
administered by the Quaboag Valley
Community Development Corporation
(QVCDC). The QVBAC proposed the following
activities under this grant application:
loans to Microenterprise Businesses (i.e. five
or fewer employees and a low to moderate
income business owner); loans to small businesses
(i.e. For Profits) that project job creation
for predominantly low to moderate
income persons; loans to non-profit organizations
that project job creation for predominantly
low to moderate income persons and technical
assistance to micro-enterprises wishing
to develop viable loan applications.
All interested persons, groups and agencies
are invited to attend and participate. Any person
or organization wishing to be heard will be
afforded an opportunity to do so. Additional
information can be obtained by contacting
LEGALS
Alice Davey, Community Development
Director for the Town of Palmer, 4417 Main
Street, Palmer, MA 01069 (413)283-2614.
The Palmer Town Building is handicap accessible.
Persons requiring special accommodations
should contact the Palmer Community
Development Department, 4417 Main Street,
Palmer, MA 01069 (413)283-2614 at least 1
week prior to the hearing.
April 12, 2013
April 19, 2013
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Worcester, ss. SUPERIOR COURT
DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT
CIVIL ACTION
No. 13-0541C
To
Pamela M. Patricks a/k/a Pamela Patricks of
(Rochdale) Leicester, Worcester County,
Massachusetts; AND TO ALL PERSONS
ENTITLED TO THE BENEFIT OF THE SOL-
DIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT
OF 1940 AS AMENDED: Spencer Savings
Bank a banking institution with a usual place
of business in Spencer, Worcester County,
Massachusetts; claiming to be the holder of a
mortgage covering property situated on
Pleasant Street, being numbered 604 on said
Street, in (Rochdale) Leicester,
Massachusetts; given by Lee C. Patricks to
Spencer Savings Bank, dated March 30, 2006
and recorded in Worcester District Registry of
Deeds, Book 38683, Page 384, has filed with
said court a Complaint for authority to foreclose
said mortgage in the manner following:
by entry on and possession of the premises
therein described and by exercise of the
power of sale contained in said mortgage.
If you are entitled to the benefits of the
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940
as amended, and you object to such foreclosure
you or your attorney should file a written
appearance and answer in said court at
Worcester in said County on or before the thirteenth
day of May next or you may be forever
barred from claiming that such foreclosure is
invalid under said Act.
Witness, Barbara J. Rouse, Esquire,
Administrative Justice of said Court, this first
day of April 2013.
Dennis P. McManus, Clerk
April 12, 2013
Town of Spencer
Conservation Commission
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
In accordance with the requirements of
the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act,
MGL c. 131, s. 40 and the Spencer Wetlands
By-Law:
Thomas Runyon has filed a Request for
Determination of Applicability with the
Spencer Conservation Commission to install
a brick patio and walkway located at 76
Chickering Road, Spencer, MA.
Applications can be reviewed at the
Office of Development and Inspectional
Services, Town Hall. A public hearing regarding
these filings will be held by the Spencer
Conservation Commission in McCourt Social
Hall at Town Hall, 157 Main Street, on
Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at which time all
persons having an interest may be present
and participate. Conservation Commission
meetings open at 7:00 p.m., public hearings
begin at 7:15 p.m.
Ernie Grimes, Chairman
April 12, 2013
Town of Spencer
Board of Health
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Spencer Board of Health will hold a
hearing for “Mobile Ice Cream Truck” regulations
on May 6, 2013 at 6:45 PM in the
McCourt Social Hall., lower floor of the
Memorial Town Hall, 157 Main Street,
Spencer, MA. A copy of the regulations is
available at the Office of Development &
Inspectional Services during normal working
hours for review.
April 12, 2013
April 19, 2013
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Trial Court
Worcester Probate and Family Court
225 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 831-2200
Docket No. WO13P0982EA
CITATION ON PETITION FOR
FORMAL ADJUDICATION
Estate of: Hugh Alexander Smith
Date of Death: 06/05/2012
To all interested persons:
A Petition has been filed by:
Cheryl Renzulli of Westport CT
requesting that the Court enter a formal
Decree and Order of testacy and for such
other relief as requested in the Petition.
And also requesting that:
Cheryl Renzulli of Westport CT
be appointed as Personal Representative(s)
of said estate to serve Without Surety on the
bond.
You have the right to obtain a copy of the
Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court.
You have a right to object to this proceeding.
To do so, you or your attorney must file a written
appearance and objection at this Court
before: 10:00 a.m. on 04/23/2013
This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by
which you must file a written appearance and
objection if you object to this proceeding. If
you fail to file a timely written appearance and
objection followed by an Affidavit of
Objections within thirty (30) days of the return
date, action may be taken without further
notice to you.
The estate is being administered under formal
procedure by the Personal Representative
under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate
Code without supervision by the Court.
Inventory and accounts are not required to be
filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled
to notice regarding the administration from the
Personal Representative and can petition the
Court in any matter relating to the estate,
including distribution of assets and expenses
of administration.
WITNESS, Hon. Denise L Meagher, First
Justice of this Court.
Date: March 27, 2013
Stephen G. Abraham
Register of Probate
April 12, 2013

Friday, April 12, 2013
• SPENCER NEW LEADER 5
American Cancer Society
Southbridge Relay For Life
Silent Auction
NOTE: NUMBER IN PARENTHESE IS THE ITEM NUMBER
GIFT CERTIFICATE
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
95 HIGGINS STREET
WORCESTER, MA
VALUE: $150.00
AWARDED TO: JULIE MAISLEY
COBY 7” ANDROID TABLET
ALL STAR INCENTIVE MARKETING
660 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $170.00
AWARDED TO: DIANE CHASE
ONE-YEAR ADULT MEMBERSHIP
TRI COMMUNITY YMCA
43 EVERETT STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $440.00
AWARDED TO: RON COOPER
XL INDOOR ELECTRIC
TURKEY FRYER - BUTTERBALL
DONATED BY DEB BELL
VALUE: $240.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
GIFT CERTIFICATE
ELM CENTER COFFEE SHOP
39 ELM STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE MA
VALUE: $20.00
AWARDED TO: PAULINE LUSIGNAN
These items are being auctioned through the generosity of the many area
businesses and is sponsored by Stonebridge Press also known as the
Southbridge Evening News and its affiliated weekly publications,. The auction
will begin on Thursday, March 21, 2013 for the Southbridge News and on Friday
March 22, 2013 for all other newspapers (Charlton Villager, Webster Times,
Sturbridge Villager and the Spencer New Leader). The last publication of the
highest bids will be on Thursday April 4, 2013 for the Southbridge News and
Friday April 5, 2013 for all other listed publications, however, bids will be
accepted until 5 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013. A list of the winning bidders will
be published on Thursday, April 11, 2013 in the Southbridge News and on
Friday, April 12, 2013 in all other listed publications.
You may place a bid by calling one of the telephone numbers listed below and
providing your Name, Telephone Number, the item number, the name of the
item and the amount of your bid. You may also email your bid to one of the
emails listed below. Results of biddings will be posted in the Southbridge
Evening News on Thursday of each week and for the other publications on
Friday of each week.
Due to newspaper deadlines for publication and constant daily bidding, many
bids are not as up to date as published. There may be some items that have no
bids as all item starting bids are approximately 50% of the item’s face value. So
if you see something that strikes your fancy call and inquire what the current
bid is you may just own it!!
Payment for items may be made with a major credit card, cash or check
(made payable to American Cancer Society). All monies raised will go to the
2013 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of the Greater Southbridge Area
to benefit cancer research, education, advocacy and patient support services.
So let’s have some fun and raise some money for a great cause.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
For more information on any item or to place your bid please contact one of
the individuals listed below by either telephone or email:
Ron Ravenelle – 508-347-3826 email: ronrave@charter.net
Ray Fournier – 508-347-7419 ray4nier49@aol.com
GIFT CERTIFICATE
CORMIER JEWELERS
42 CENTRAL STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $100.00
AWARDED TO: DONNA SMELTZER
SHARP ATOMIC WIRELESS
WEATHER STATION
DONATED BY: DEB BELL
VALUE: $30.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
2 LARGE 1 TOPPING PIZZAS
2 LITER SODA AND LARGE CHIP
UNCLE SAM’S PIZZA
400 EAST MAIN STREET
EAST BROOKFIELD, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: JEROMY
GIFT CERTIFICATE
ELM CENTER COFFEE SHOP
39 ELM STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE MA
VALUE: $20.00
AWARDED TO: MICHELLE LIVERNOIS
GIFT CERTIFICATE
OLDE VILLAGE GRILLE
25 BROOKFIELD ROAD
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: KATE STRUM
GIFT CERTIFICATE
OLDE VILLAGE GRILLE
25 BROOKFIELD ROAD
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: KATE STRUM
GIFT CERTIFICATE
SAL’S PIZZA
376 MAIN ST
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $15.00
AWARDED TO: MARGARET
GIFT CERTIFICATE
SAL’S PIZZA
376 MAIN ST
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $15.00
AWARDED TO: PAULETTE KING
GIFT CERTIFICATE
SAL’S PIZZA
376 MAIN ST
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $15.00
AWARDED TO: PAULETTE KING
GIFT CERTIFICATE
ENRICO’S BRICK OVEN PIZZERIA
500 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $35.00
AWARDED TO: DEBRA DIGANGI
GIFT CERTIFICATE
COLONIAL SPIRITS
543 MAIN ST
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE $15.00
AWARDED TO: KAREN MORIN
GIFT CERTIFICATE
COLONIAL SPIRITS
543 MAIN ST
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE $15.00
AWARDED TO: KAREN MORIN
GIFT CERTIFICATE
VILLAGE PIZZA RESTAURANT
487 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE $25.00
AWARDED TO: JUNE HOWELL
GIFT CERTIFICATE
AMCOMM WIRELESS
135 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
GIFT CERTIFICATE
FEDELE'S COFFEE SHOPPE
13 CENTRAL ST
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $15.00
AWARDED TO: PAULINE LUSIGNAN
GIFT CERTIFICATE
FEDELE'S COFFEE SHOPPE
13 CENTRAL ST
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $15.00
AWARDED TO: MARGARET
GIFT CERTIFICATE
FEDELE'S COFFEE SHOPPE
13 CENTRAL ST
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $15.00
AWARDED TO: SANDY GARCEAU
GIFT CERTIFICATE
LOLA’S PLACE
630 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $20.00
AWARDED TO: SANDY GARCEAU
DINNER FOR TWO
OXHEAD TAVERN
366 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $80.00
AWARDED TO: JULIE MAISLEY
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PIONEER (HYLAND) BREWING COMPANY
195 ARNOLD ROAD
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: JULIE MAISLEY
GIFT CERTIFICATE
THE BIRD STORE AND MORE
4 CEDAR STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: ANNEMARIE NELSON
ONE GALLON ODORGONE
WWW.MYODORISGONE.COM
DONATED BY: DAN SCHNARE
(866-602-6556)
VALUE: $45.00
AWARDED TO: RICK STEARNS
GIFT CERTIFICATE
NEW HORIZONS THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
& BODYWORKS
538 MAIN ST RTE 20, FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $75.00
AWARDED TO: GAYLE BANNISTER
GIFT CERTIFICATE
CLASSES /CAMP OR BIRTHDAY PARTY
KID POWER GYMNASTICS INC
159 WORCESTER ROAD,CHARLTON, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
GIFT CERTIFICATE
KLEM’S
117 W. MAIN STREET
SPENCER, MA
VALUE: $30.00
AWARDED TO: LEIGH PIERCE
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PLUS BOGO SUNDAY BREAKFAST BUFFET
CLAM BOX
RTE 9, BROOKFIELD, MA
VALUE: $37.00
AWARDED TO: ANN WHITE
GIFT CERTIFICATE
STOP & SHOP
HOBB BROOK PLAZA
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: STEVE
GIFT CERTIFICATE
BIG Y
505 E. MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $20.00
AWARDED TO: STEVE
COMPLETE CAR DETAILING
STEVE’S COLLISION CENTER
210 CHARLTON ROAD
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $199.00
AWARDED TO: TAMMY MITCHELL
GIFT CERTIFICATE
FRANCESCO’S RESTAURANT
20 PALMER ROAD ROUTE 20
BRIMFIELD, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: GAYLE BANNISTER
GIFT CERTIFICATE
SHAW’S SUPERMARKET
RTE 131, STURBRIDGE, MA
DONATED BY: RAY&NANCY FOURNIER
VALUE: $35.00
AWARDED TO: STEVE
GIFT CERTIFICATE
EMPIRE BUFFET
846 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: RAY FOURNIER
GIFT CERTIFICATE
EMPIRE BUFFET
846 MAIN STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
DONATED BY:RAY&NANCY FOURNIER
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: RAY FOURNIER
2 NIGHT STAY FOR 2
SOUTHBRIDGE HOTEL &
CONFERENCE CENTER
14 MECHANIC STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $270.00
AWARDED TO: MARK VAILLANCOURT
GIFT CARD
BRIMFIELD HOUSE OF PIZZA
17 MAIN STREET
BRIMFIELD, MA
VALUE: $10.00
AWARDED TO: LUCILLE RAVENELLE
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PARADISE FOUND
559 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PARADISE FOUND
559 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PARADISE FOUND
559 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PARADISE FOUND
559 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
GIFT CARD
VERITAS
420 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $30.00
AWARDED TO: MARTHA BLODGETT
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6 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
American Cancer Society
Southbridge Relay For Life
Silent Auction
FAMILY FOUR PACK
W/$20.00 CONCESSION
CINEMAGIC
HOBB BROOK PLAZA
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $60.00
AWARDED TO: JAMES INGRAM
Relay For Life 2013
Meetings
CAT/DOG WELLNESS PACK
STURBRIDGE VET HOSPITAL
6 CEDAR STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $320.00
AWARDED TO: DIANE KURR
GIFT CARD
TUB TIME PET SALON
484 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: BETH MOREAU
GIFT CERTIFICATE
1 NIGHT VIP SUITE
W/ SPECIAL DINNER
BARKWOOD INN
462 WORCESTER ROAD,CHARLTON MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: JENNIFER CORRIDORI
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AND COMMITTEE MEETING
STURBRIDGE — The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is looking for
committee members to be a part of the 2013 Relay For Life of the Greater
Southbridge Area. People interested in being a part of a committee will be a part
of the community’s biggest effort to fight cancer.
The next Planning Committee meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, April 15
at the Southbridge Savings Bank on Route 20 in Sturbridge beginning at 6 pm.
The meeting will address the planning process for the community’s Relay For
Life event, which supports the American Cancer Society’s mission of saving
lives by helping people stay well, by helping people get well, by finding cures and
by fighting back against the disease.
Being a part of a committee includes planning the event, organizing event
details, working at the event, and promoting the event.
For information about joining the committee or about the event, call 1-800-227-
2345 or Lou DeMauro at 781-264-0321, Ray Fournier at 508-347-7419, Rick Stearns
at 774-200-9596 or visit www.relayforlife/gtrsouthbridgearea.ma.
GIFT CERTIFICATE
SADIE GREEN’S CURIOSITY SHOP
283 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: ANNIE BERGMAN
GIFT CERTIFICATE
BARK AND BUBBLE PET GROOMING
450 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: RON SENECAL
RUSK HAIR PRODUCT BASKET
SALON 484
484 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: JULIE MAISLEY
GIFT CERTIFICATE
IN SERVICES, VACCINES & GOODS
WITH VISIT AT YOUR HOME
BAYSTATE MOBILE VET SERVICE
DONATED BY: FAYE FULONE-SWEENEY
VALUE: $200.00
AWARDED TO: JANICE GENDREAU
TEAM AND PARTICIPANT MEETING
SOUTHBRIDGE — The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of the
Greater Southbridge Area invites team captains, team participants, and the general
public to the monthly meeting scheduled for April 22 at the Southbridge
Knights of Columbus, on Route 169. The meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. and lasts
about 1 hour. The doors will open at 6 p.m. for anyone who wishes to ask questions
before the meeting.
This meeting will provide the opportunity to interact with the event participants,
share fundraising progress and ask any questions they have concerning
the event. Those in attendance will be updated with any new information regarding
the event. There will be door prizes, a guest speaker, fundraising ideas and
an assortment of food.
For more information about the Relay For Life or our meetings, please contact
Rick Stearns at 774-200-9596, Ray Fournier at 508-347-7419, or Lou DeMauro at 781-
264-0321 or Lou.Demauro@gmail.com.
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PUBLICK HOUSE
ROUTE 131
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $35.00
AWARDED TO: KATE STRUM
GIFT CERTIFICATE
NATURE’S PATHWAY
139 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: LUCILLE RAVENELLE
ITALIAN DINNER FOR 4
INCLUDES A BOTTLE OF WINE
BY STURBRIDGE’S “GOURMET GRANNIE”
DONATED/COOKED BY: GRACE REPPUCCI
VALUE: $80.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
AS SEEN
ON TV
MAGIC BULLET EXPRESS BLENDER/MIXER
17 PIECE SET
DONATED BY: DAISY THE ORANGE CAT
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: TAMMY MITCHELL
SHOWCASE CINEMAS MOVIE PACKAGE
FOR 2 INC TICKETS/SNACKS
SOUTHBRIDGE SAVINGS BANK
253-257 MAIN STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
GIFT CERTIFICATE
SUSAN’S SECRET GARDEN
531 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: BETH MOREAU
GIFT CERTIFICATE
THE SUNBURST RESTAURANT
CORNER OF RTE 20 ARNOLD ROAD
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $20.00
AWARDED TO: VALERLIE DEGNAN
GIFT CERTIFICATE
DIANE’S VILLA NOVA
5 BRIMFIELD ROAD
HOLLAND, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: ANN WHITE
HAND CROCHET SWEATER
BLUE/GOLD W/CAT ON FRONT
4 OR 5 YEAR OLD CHILD
DONATED BY: SUE LANGEVIN
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: SHIRLEY HARD
HAND KNIT SWEATER/SKIRT
BROWN/TAN W/BEARS ON FRONT
3 OR 4 YEAR OLD CHILD
DONATED BY: SUE LANGEVIN
VALUE: $35.00
AWARDED TO: SHIRLEY HARD
SIX NCIS DVD’S
SERIES 6 AND SERIES 7
DONATED BY: FRIEND OF RELAY
VALUE: $85.00
AWARDED TO: SANDY GARCEAU
JAWBONE BLUETOOTH
OPENED PACKAGE BUT NOT USED
DONATED BY: FRIEND OF RELAY
VALUE: $120.00
AWARDED TO: ANONYMOUS
LASER TREATMENT
CENTRAL MASS DERMATOLOGY
19 EVERETT STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $85.00
AWARDED TO: RICK STEARNS
PEDICURE
CENTRAL MASS DERMATOLOGY
19 EVERETT STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: VALERLIE DEGNAN
FACIAL
CENTRAL MASS DERMATOLOGY
19 EVERETT STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: VALERLIE DEGNAN
GIFT CERTIFICATE
CHARLTON OPTICAL
109-6 MASONIC HOME ROAD
CHARLTON, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: TAMMY MITCHELL
GIFT CERTIFICATE
CHARLTON OPTICAL
109-6 MASONIC HOME ROAD
CHARLTON, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: DIANE CHASE
HISTORIC 2 HOUR TOUR OF STURBRIDGE
FOR UP TO 6 INDIVIDUALS
DONATED/NARRATED BY: MR ROBERT
BRIERE
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: RICK STEARNS
TWO ADULT TICKETS
STAGELOFT REPERTORY THEATRE
450 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $34.00
AWARDED TO: MARTHA BLODGETT
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PAOLETTI’S FRUIT & PRODUCE
DELI & BAKERY
ROUTE 131. STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $20.00
AWARDED TO: CECILE PARKER
GIFT CERTIFICATE
ZOE’S PIZZA
289 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: CHARLIE BICKERSTAFF
GIFT CERTIFICATE
MCNUCK’S FRESH MARKET PLACE
570 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: CECILE PARKER
GIFT CERTIFICATE
MCNUCK’S FRESH MARKET PLACE
570 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: CHARLIE BICKERSTAFF
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PIZZA CHEF
85 HAMILTON STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: RAY FOURNIER
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PIZZA CHEF
85 HAMILTON STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
DONATED BY: RAY&NANCY FOURNIER
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: RAY FOURNIER
5-$10.00 GIFT CERTIFICATES
DUNK’N FOAM IT CAR WASH
MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: RAY FOURNIER
5-$10.00 GIFT CERTIFICATES
DUNK’N FOAM IT CAR WASH
MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $50.00
AWARDED TO: RAY FOURNIER
GIFT CERTIFICATE
BIG BUNNY MARKET
942 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: MARK VAILLANCOURT
GIFT CERTIFICATE
BIG BUNNY MARKET
942 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: MARK VAILLANCOURT
GIFT CERTIFICATE
BIG BUNNY MARKET
942 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: KATE STRUM
GIFT CERTIFICATE
BIG BUNNY MARKET
942 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: MARK VAILLANCOURT
GIFT CERTIFICATE
OVERNIGHT STAY FOR 2 PLUS HORS D’OEUVRES,
COCKTAIL, AND FULL GOURMET BREAKFAST
VIENNA RESTAURANT & INN
14 SOUTH STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $200.00
AWARDED TO: SHEILA MUIZE
GIFT CERTIFICATE
PUBLICK HOUSE
ROUTE 131
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $35.00
AWARDED TO: LEIGH PIERCE
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GIFT CERTIFICATE
FINS & TAILS
858 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $35.00
AWARDED TO: MARK ASHTON
GIFT CERTIFICATE
ADMIRAL T.J. O’BRIEN’S
407 MAIN ST RTE 20
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: DIANE KURR
GIFT CERTIFICATE
TOWARD GROOMING/BOARDING
WOOF & WHISKER INN
265 DUDLEY RIVER ROAD,SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
AWARDED TO: LEIGH PIERCE
GIFT CERTIFICATE
NOAH’S ARK PET SHOP
57 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $20.00
AWARDED TO: LEIGH PIERCE

Friday, April 12, 2013
• SPENCER NEW LEADER 7
RELAY
FOR LIFE:
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Fabulous Buffet
SOUTHBRIDGE — Chicken, ziti with
sauce and chicken potpie with salad and rolls
all for only $10. You can’t go wrong! The date
is Sunday, April 14 at Knights of Columbus
Hall on Worcester Street, Southbridge. The
buffet will run from 2 to 8 p.m. so it’s a great
chance to avoid having to cook! As always, the
Fighting Irish will also offer raffles and will
provide some great music, too.
Raffle of Scratch Tickets
SOUTHBRIDGE — It’s the next best thing
to a guaranteed win! Relay For
Life/Southbridge is offering chances on a terrific
basket of scratch tickets. The basket
includes $400 in tickets and a $100 bill!
Chances are available at Stearns Meats on
Route 169, Charlton or by calling Ron at 508-
347-3826. The winner will be drawn at the
Pawfect Pals Ham and Bean Supper at the
Knights of Columbus Hall on April 27.
Ham and Bean Supper
SOUTHBRIDGE — How often do you get a
chance to have HOMEMADE ham and beans?
Team Pawfect Pals is sponsoring a supper on
Saturday, April 27 at the Knights of Columbus
Hall on Worcester Street in Southbridge.
Service will start at 5:30 p.m. You will need to
get your tickets ahead of time by calling Ron
or Lucille at 508-347-3826. The team will also
offer raffles and this is your opportunity to
pick up some chances for a basket of scratch
tickets, including $400 in tickets and a $100
bill.
American Cancer Society
Southbridge Relay For Life
Silent Auction
GIFT CERTIFICATE W/SAMPLE BASKET
A 100% SOY CANDLE PER MONTH
FOR 12 MONTHS
STURBRIDGE CANDLE
381 STURBRIDGE ROAD ROUTE 20, BRIMFIELD,MA
VALUE $144.00
AWARDED TO: LAURIE
1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION
SOUTHBRIDGE EVENING NEWS
25 ELM STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $60.00
AWARDED TO: NANCY GREENE
GIFT CERTIFICATE
BOOKS/TUITION
QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
670 WEST BOYLSTON STREET
WORCESTER, MA
VALUE: $500.00
AWARDED TO: JULIE MAISLEY
HP LASER JET PRO 400 PRINTER
SERIES 401N BLACK/WHITE
EXPERT LASER SERVICES INC
1 NORTH STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $300.00
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THREE COURSE
DINNER FOR TWO
PUBLICK HOUSE
ROUTE 131
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $120.00
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MORIN JEWELER’S
409 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $50.00
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COMPATIBLE CANINE
29 BROOKFIELD ROAD – RTE 148
FISKDALE, MA
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GIFT CERTIFICATE
BT”S SMOKEHOUSE
392 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
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BT’S SMOKEHOUSE
392 MAIN STREET
STURBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $25.00
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STURBRIDGE CINEMAGIC FOUR PACK
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SOUTHBRIDGE REHAB & HEALTH CARE
84 CHAPIN STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
VALUE: $100.00
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HP 4620 OFFICE JET PRINTER
WIRELESS CAPABLE
PRINT SCAN COPY AND FAX
SAVER’S BANK
270 MAIN STREET, SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
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MARIO'S RESTAURANT
52 CENTRAL STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
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WEST BROOKFIELD, MA
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33 CRYSTAL STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
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538 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
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COPPER STALLION PUB
538 MAIN STREET
FISKDALE, MA
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STEARNS DRESSED MEATS
137 SOUTHBRIDGE ROAD
CHARLTON, MA
VALUE: $50.00
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BBQ COOK-OUT BASKET
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STEARNS DRESSED MEATS
137 SOUTHBRIDGE ROAD
CHARLTON, MA
VALUE: $75.00
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TED’S PACKAGE STORE
27 WORCESTER ROAD
CHARLTON, MA
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8 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
REAL ESTATE
111 East Main Street, Webster, Massachusetts
508-943-9306 508-987-0767 1-800-552-7444
Licensed in MA & CT
Each Office Independently
Owned and Operated
LAKE REALTY
Jules
Lusignan
Gary T.A. Maureen Ellen Micki John Adrienne
Williams King Cimoch Therrien Springer Kokocinski James
www.Century21LakeRealty.com • www.WebsterLake.net #1 on the Internet
Sandi
Grzyb
Tony
DiDonato
SPRING IS HERE! LISTINGS NEEDED! LIST WITH #1! CALL FOR A FREE MARKET ANALYSIS!
OPEN HOUSE Sundays
from 12:00-2:00!
Jeff
Dion
WALES – LAKE GEORGE!
352’ Waterfront! 2.2 Acres! Beautiful
3,100’ Custom Built Paradise! Open Flr
Plan! 21’ Cathedrals! Super Lake Views!
Fam Rm w/2nd Kitchen! Lake Facing 1st
Flr 3 Rm Master Suite! 3 Garages! CAir!
Gas Heat! Generator! $549,900.00
DOUGLAS - Lake Manchaug 175’
WATERFRONT! Western Exp =
Beautiful Sunsets! 1/2 Acre+! 8 Rm
Contemp + 4 Rm Guest House/In-
Law Apt! Custom Kit, Formal Din,
Frplcd Liv Rm w/Lake Views! Lake
Facing Master! Master Bath! 2.5
Baths! 2 Bdrms! $569,900.00
NEW LISTING
DOUGLAS - Lake Manchaug! 7 Acre
Estate! 185' Waterfront! 7 Rm Contemp
Chalet! Frplcd Liv Rm w/Soaring
Cathedrals! Wrap Around Deck! Lake
Facing Master w/Master Bath! 3-4
Bdrms! 3 Baths! CAir! Oversized 2 Story
Garage/Barn! Sandy Beach! Dock & Lift!
$690,000.00
ON DEPOSIT
DUDLEY – 71 Eagle Dr! Being Built!
2880’! 9 Rms! Granite Kitchen! 23X23.5
Family Rm! 3 Bdrms! Master Suite
w/Office! 3 Tile Baths! All Hrdwd Flrs! 2X6
Construction! C/Air! 2 Car
Garage! Still Time to Pick Int Colors!
$346,900.00
OXFORD – 72 Fort Hill Rd! Beautiful
8 Rm Colonial! Granite Kit w/SS
Appliances! Frplce Fam Rm w/Sliders to
3 Tier Trex Deck! Formal Din & Liv Rm
w/Red Oak Hrdwds! 3/4 Bdrms! Master
w/Jacuzzi! 2.5 Baths! 2 Car Garage!
16x20 Shed! Gorgeous Stonework!
Sprinklers! $349,900.00
ON DEPOSIT
WEBSTER LAKE Access – 5 South
Shore Rd! Killdeer Island! (2007) 7 Rm
Colonial! Granite Kit w/New Bosch
Appliances! Din Rm w/Chair Rail,
Wainscoting & Hrdwds! Liv Rm
w/Hrdwds! Master w/Cathedrals & Bath!
3 Bdrms! 2.5 Baths! New Fam Rm!
Beautiful Patio! $279,900.00
WEBSTER –
New England Commons! Adult 55+!
2 Bdrms! 1 to 2 Baths/Master!
Applianced! Granite! Hrdwds, Tile &
Carpet! Basements! Garage! C/Air!
Security! Community Center! Walking
Trails! Low Fees! Convenient!
From $234,900.00
POMFRET, CT – Charming Colonial
Bed & Breakfast! 14 Rms! 6 Bdrms! 6.5
Bathrms! 6 Acres! Beautiful Grounds!
Fully Equipped Kitchen! Hardwoods!
Colonial Moldings! French Doors! 2
Fireplaces! As a Residence! As a
Business! Ideally Located!
$639,900.00
WOODSTOCK – 1336 Rte 169!
Finish Yourself & SAVE & Be Under
Fair Market Value = Instant Equity!
48' Colonial! 9 Rms! 3 Bdrms! 3
Baths! Master Bath! Liv Rm
w/Cathedrals! 29' Fam Rm! Office!
1st Flr Laundry Rm! About $80K to
Complete! 2.37Acres $149,900.00
WOODSTOCK – 1215 Rte 197! 10
Rm Custom Colonial Cape! 5 Acres! 2
Living Levels – Possible In-Law! Wide
Pine Flrs! Beautiful Woodwork!
Applianced Frplcd Country Kit! 2nd
Applianced Kit! Frplcd Liv Rm! 4
Possible Bdrms! Studio/Office! 2 Car
Garage! $339,900.00
WEBSTER – 16 Colonial Rd! 6 Rm
Colonial! View of WEBSTER LAKE from
the Farmers Porch! Kit w/Recent
Granite Counters - 2 Pantries! Din Rm
w/Hrdwds! 3 Bdrms w/Wall to Wall!
Updated Bath! All Rms Recently
Painted! Lower Level Ready to Finish!
Fenced In Yard! $189,000.00
SOLD
DUDLEY – 10 Schofield Ave! 2
Family! 5/5 Rms! 3/3 Bdrms! Large Liv
& Din Rms! Pantry Kitchens!
Washer/Dryer Hook Ups! 2 Car
Garage! New Carpeting! Newer Roof,
Windows & Electric! Separate
Utilities! Large Front Porches!
$149,900.00
ON DEPOSIT
DUDLEY – 12 Schofield Ave! Stately
3 Family! 5/5/3 Rms! 1/3/2 Bdrms!
Large Level Lot! Large Rooms! 1st Flr
Butler’s Pantry! Fireplace! Natural
Woodwork! Washer/Dryer Hookups!
Needs Some Updates! 1 Boiler
w/Tankless Hot Water! Separate
Electric! $159,900.00
WEBSTER – 28 East Main St!
Conveniently Located 3 Family! 5/5/4
Rms, 2/2/2 Bdrms! Perfect Investment
Property! Well Maintained! Off Street
Parking & Garage! Individually
Metered! Recent Gas Boilers &
Water Heaters! Fully Rented!
$169,900.00
DUDLEY – 19 Dalessandro Ave!
Updated 4 Rm Ranch! Open Kit & Liv
Rm! 2 Bdrms w/Hrdwds! Recent
Bathroom w/Wainscot! Newer LP Hot Air
Heating System! Mudroom! Deck!
Attached Garage! Nice Yard! Shed!
Move-in Condition! $149,900.00
NEW LISTING
DUDLEY – 4 Laurel Lane! IMMACU-
LATE 7 Rm Cape! Beautifully
Landscaped! Applianced Oak Kit
w/Center Island, Slider to Cathedral
Sun Rm! Den! Formal Din & Liv Rm
w/Hrdwds! 2 Tile Baths! 3 Bdrms
w/Skylights! 3Z Oil Heat! AG Pool
w/Deck! $249,900.00
NEW LISTING
DUDLEY – 4 Duval Ln! 8 Rm Split!
Nicely Landscaped 1/2Acre! 18x36
InGr Pool! Applianced Kit! Din Rm
w/Slider to Screened Porch! Liv Rm
w/Pine Flr, Hearth & Stove! Den
w/Cathedrals! 3 Bdrms! Master
Suite/Bath! 2 Baths! Frplcd Fam Rm!
2 Car Garage! $259,900.00
ON DEPOSIT
CHARLTON – 22 Old Stafford St! 7
Rm Cape w/2 Story Entry! 1.41 Acres!
Applianced Kit! Formal Din Rm
w/Hrdwds! Frplcd Liv Rm w/Beamed
Ceiling & Wide Pine Flrs! 15x16 Master
Bdrm! 3/4 Bdrms! 2 Full Baths!
Farmer’s Porch! Deck! Above Ground
Pool! $239,900.00
NEW LISTING
WEBSTER – 11 Harvard St! 6 Rm
Ranch! Eat In Kitchen! Liv Rm w/New
Bay Window! 3 Carpeted Bdrms! Full
Bath! Breezeway w/Slider to Deck &
AG Pool! Partially Finished Lower
Level w/1/2 Bath! 2 Car Att Garage
w/New Doors! Town Services!
$169,900.00
ON DEPOSIT
WEBSTER – 3 Crosby St! 8 Rm Cape!
Very Convenient to 395! Frplced Liv Rm &
Formal Din Rm w/Hrdwd Flrs! 4 Bdrms
w/Hrdwds! New Electric! Recent Roof,
Furnace & Windows! Full Bath w/Updated
Vanity! Gas Heat & Hot Water! Nicely
Landscaped! $129,900.00
WEBSTER - New England Commons
55+! To Settle Estate! Custom
Handicap Accessible! Many Upgrades!
Applianced Kit w/Granite Counters,
Tile Floor, Pantry Cabinet! Cathedral
Ceiling! 2 Bdrms, Master Bath! 2
Baths! 3 Season Porch! Garage
w/Handi Ramp! $219,900.00
WEBSTER – 3 Klebart Ave! Stately 7
Rm Colonial! Frplcd Liv Rm w/Crown
Moldings! Applianced Kit! Formal Din
Rm & Fam Rm w/Hrdwds! Entry
Foyer! 3 Bdrms w/Hrdwds! Master
w/Cedar & 2 Dbl Closets! Sunroom!
Tile Bthrms! Garages! Newer Roof!
Easy Rte.395 Access! $179,900.00
ON DEPOSIT
WEBSTER – 12 Vecchia St!
Comfortable 1st Flr Condo! Well
Maintained Complex! Walk to
Shopping & Banking! 4 Rooms! Liv Rm
w/Hrdwds! Eat In Kitchen w/Tile Flr &
SS Appliances! 2 Bdrms w/Hrdwds!
Updated Bathrm w/Tile Flr! Newer
Furnace! Garage! $69,900.00
CHARLTON – 25 Highfield Rd Unit
B! Immaculate Townhouse! Applianced
Kit w/Tile, Granite & Cathedrals!
Cathedral Liv Rm! 2 Oversized
Bedrooms! 1.5 Tile Baths! NEW Carpet
Throughout! Updated Roof, Windows &
Furnace! A/C! Garage w/Storage! Full
Walkout Basement! $119,900.00
DUDLEY – 64 W. Main St! Custom
Built 1 Owner 7 Rm Ranch! Applianced!
Frplce Liv Rm! 3 Spacious Bdrms
w/Hrdwds! 1.5 Ceramic Baths! 1st Flr
Fam Rm! Frplce Lower Level! Walk In
Cedar Closet! Workshop! 2 Z Oil Heat! 2
Car Garage! $224,900.00
OXFORD – 4 Homestead Ave! 6 Rm
Ranch! Ideal for Ambitious 1st Time
Buyer or Contractor! With a Little
TLC - Instant Equity! Great
Commuter Location! Great Flr Plan
w/Slider to Large Deck! Newer
Roof/Arch Shingles! 3 Bdrms! Marble
Tiled Soaking Tub! $149,900.00
DUDLEY – 9 Fairfield Dr! 7 Rm English
Tudor Tri-Level! Appliance Kit w/Jennair
Range! Formal Dining! Liv Rm! Cathedral
Foyer w/Skylight! 3 Bdrms, Master Bath!
2.5 Baths! Lower Level Fam Rm w/1/2
Bath! 2 Car Heated Garage! Nicely
Landscaped! 2x6 Construction!
$219,900.00
ON DEPOSIT
WEBSTER - 14 Whitcomb St!
Spacious 4 FAMILY! 6/6/6/4 Rms! 3/3/3/1
Bdrms! Covered Porches w/New
Railings & Composite Decking! Hrdwd
Flrs! Separate Utilities! 1st Floor
Recently Remodeled! Recent Vinyl
Siding & Windows! 2 Car Garage!
$254,900.00
NEW LISTING
WEBSTER – 100 Lower Gore Rd! 6
Rm Colonial! 1700+ Sq.Ft! Applianced
Kit w/Din Area Open to Formal Din Rm!
Front to Back Liv Rm w/Slider to 3
Season Sun Rm! 1.5 Ceramic Baths! 1st
Flr Laundry! 3 Bdrms! Attached Garage!
Nicely Landscaped! Town Services!
$214,900.00
ON DEPOSIT
WEBSTER – 3 Beach St! Across From
WEBSTER LAKE! 7 Rm Colonial Built
2003! Frplcd Fam Rm w/Hrdwds!
Applianced Kit! Din Area & Liv Rm
w/Hrdwd Floors! 3 Spacious Bdrms!
13X17.6 Master! 2nd & 3rd Bdrms
w/Hrdwds! Bring your Boat!
$169,900.00
WEBSTER – 131 Lower Gore Road! 54’
7+ Rm Ranch Set On 1.02 Level Acres!
Split Floor Plan – Master Bdrm/Master
Bath at One End – 2 Bdrms & Bath at
the Other End! Applianced! Din Rm
w/Slider to Deck! Liv Rm w/Cherry
Hrdwd Flr! Lower Level Fam Rm/4TH
Bdrm! $219,900.00
ON DEPOSIT
WEBSTER – 24 Elaine St! Beautiful 5
Rm, 3 Bdrm Updated Ranch! Recent
Roof, Siding, Center Island Kit
w/Custom Cabinets, Corian Counters,
Corner Sink, SS Appliances & Breakfast
Bar! Bathroom w/Fashionable Bowl
Sink! Above Ground Pool w/Hot Tub!
$194,500.00
ON DEPOSIT
WEBSTER LAKE – 76 Union
Point Rd! 100’ Waterfront!
Panoramic Lake Views! 13,407’ Lot!
8 Rm Colonial! Lake Facing Master
Bdrm! 4 Bdrms! 3 Baths! Applianced
Kit! 2 Car Detached Garage!
Super Convenient!
$569,900.00
WEBSTER LAKE – 505 Treasure
Island! 6 Rm Townhouse Overlooking
Heated Pool! Hrdwd Flrs! Open Floor
Plan! 2 Bdrms! Master Bath! 2.5
Baths! Frplcd Fam Rm! CAir! Gas
Heat! Recent Trex Deck! Garage! 2
BOAT SLIPS! Sandy Beach!
$249,900.00
WEBSTER LAKE – 106 Beacon
Park! Beach Front Townhouse
w/BOAT DOCK! 5 Rms! Move-in
Condition! Huge Lake Views! S&S
Applianced! Din & Frplcd Liv Rm!
Lake Facing Master Bdrm w/Bath! 2
Bdrms! 2.5 Baths! CAir! Garage!
$289,900.00
NEW PRICE
WEBSTER LAKE – 54 West Point
Rd! Killdeer Island! Western Expo -
BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS! Spacious &
Maintenance Free! Built “2002”! Kit
w/Center Isl! Din Rm w/Lake Views!
Liv Rm w/Gas Frplc & Sliders to Deck!
Lake Facing Master Suite! 3 Spacious
Bdrms! 2.5 Baths! $479,900.00
SOLD
WEBSTER LAKE – 10 Fairfield St!
66’ Level Waterfront! Western Expo –
Fantastic Sunsets! Newly Remodeled
6 Rm Ranch! Applianced Granite Kit!
Liv Rm w/Cathedral & Hrdwds! Lake
Facing Master w/Full Bath! 3 Bdrms! 2
Baths! C/Air! 12X52 Deck!
$389,900.00
NEW LISTING
WEBSTER – 50 Upper Gore!
Views/Sunsets Over Webster Lake! 9Rm
Brick Ranch! 1 Acre! New Granite Kit
w/CTile Flr! Din Rm w/Corner China
Cabinet! Frplc Liv Rm w/Picture
Window! 3 Bdrms 2 Baths!! Ideal In-
Law! Frplc Fam Rm!
$264,900.00
NEW LISTING
THOMPSON/Webster Line! 33
Bonnette Rd! 8 Rm Ranch!
Applianced Country Kit! Huge Frplce
Liv Rm w/Pellet Stove! 3 Spacious
Bdrms w/Hrdwds! Master w/1/2
Bath! Full Bath w/Corian Vanity!
Frplce Fam Rm! 2 Car Garage! Deck
w/Electric Awning! $224,900.00
SOUTHBRIDGE – 440 N.
Woodstock Rd! 76 Acres of Natural
Beauty! 8 Rm Country Ranch! Yester
Year Charm! 2 Kitchens! 3 Stone
Fireplaces! Lower Level “Saloon”!
Huge Barn! 4+ Garages! Workshops!
Saw Mill! Former “Cheney Farm”
$439,900.00
ON DEPOSIT
WEBSTER LAKE – 9 Loveland
Rd! WEBSTER LAKE - 272'
Waterfront Lot - It's All About the
LAND!!! Great Views of South Pond!
Tons of Sun! Beautiful Sunrises!
275' Road Front - 10,000+ Square
Feet! Build Your Dream House
Here! $169,900.00
SOLD
WEBSTER LAKE - Wawela Park
Rd! 130’ SUBDIVIDABLE WATER-
FRONT LOT! 1/2 Acre Plus!
Expansive Views of Middle Pond!
Private! Wooded! Ideal Southern
Exposure! 157' Road Front! 197'
Deep! Town Services! Pristine Piece
of Webster Lake! $489,900.00
WEBSTER LAKE – 711 Beacon
Park! 5 Room Townhouse! Sandy
Beach! Lakeside Pool! Move Right In!
Partial Lake Views! Fully Applianced!
Din Rm & Frplcd Liv Rm w/Deck
Access! Lake Facing Master! Master
Bath! 2 Bedrooms! 2.5 Tile Baths!
Central Air! Garage!
$199,900.00
WEBSTER LAKE - 200 Killdeer
Island Rd! Sunsets! 8 Rooms!
4 Bdrms! Lake Facing 16x20 Master!
Frplcd Liv Rm! Applianced!
3 Full Baths! Finished Lower Level
Family Rm! 4 Decks! A/C!
Heated Garage w/Workshop!
$639,900.00
ON DEPOSIT
WEBSTER LAKE – 3 Bates Grove!
South Pond Yr Rd! Applianced!
Furnished! Dock! 19’ Pontoon Boat
w/50 HP! 6 Rms! Screened Porch!
Fam Rm w/Cath Ceiling! 1st Fl Master
w/Hrdwds! 3 Bdrms! 2 Baths!
14,190’ Lot! Sandy Beach! Freshly
Paint Ext! Recent Roof!
$309,900.00
SOLD
WEBSTER LAKE! 25 Colonial
Road – South Pond – Western
Exposure! 6 Rms, 3 Bdrms, 1.5
Baths! 50’ Waterfront! FOR SALE
by Another for 1,473 Days but
SOLD by Century21 Lake
Realty for $334,000.00
ON DEPOSIT
WEBSTER LAKE - 80’ Waterfront
Lot and a Fire Damaged House - It’s
AllAbout the LAND! Don’t know if the
House can be Saved, Foundation
Maybe? Great Views of South Pond!
Tons of Sun! Beautiful Sunrises! 100’
Road Front - 9,000+- Sq.Ft!
$239,900.00
SOLD
WEBSTER LAKE – 302 Treasure
Island! Townhouse! 6 Rms! 1,874’!
Hardwood Floors! Applianced! Open
Floor Plan! 2 Bdrms! Master Bath! 2.5
Baths! Frplcd Fam Rm! CAir! Gas Heat!
Recent Trex Deck! Garage! 2 BOAT
SLIPS! Heated Pool, Sandy Beach!
$269,900.00
43 East Main Street Webster, MA 01570
WEBSTER LAKE ~ COLONIAL PARK
SOLD
4 Seasons of Fun! Western exposure = beautiful
sunsets! Fabulous open layout, allows
MAXimum lake views! Cherry kitchen cabinets!
Granite counter tops!1.5 baths! Land
area allows for future expansion! $350,000
WEBSTER - NEW ENGLAND COMMONS
WEBSTER: 55+ Adult Community New England
Commons Concord Court Unit 8B Bright!
Beautiful condo being offered! Priced to sell
quickly! Huge combo living/dining room! Large
bedrooms! French doors to deck! Full basement!
Offering 3 months paid condo fees! $194,900
WEBSTER - 38 RAY ST. CONDO
NEW LISTING
Like New beautifully updated 2 Bedroom and 2
Balths! Master suite includes 2 walkin closets and
Master Bath! Large second bedroom! Sun Room!
Has its own detached garage! $139,900.
OPEN HOUSE
SUN. 12:00-2:00
APRIL 14 TH
WEBSTER - 121 THOMPSON RD
Custom young farmer’s porch Colonial!
Spacious open floor plan! Entry foyer with
french doors! 3 bdrm! 1.5 Baths, central air!
Beautiful walkout sliders lower level patio!
Excellent location for in home business!
Plenty of parking! $249,900
WEBSTER - 17 BLACK POINT ROAD
OPEN HOUSE
SUN. 12:00-2:00
APRIL 14 TH
WEBSTER LAKE - SOUTH POINT RD
WEBSTER LAKE LOT
WE WANT YOUR
LISTINGS!
Southern exposure! Panoramic view!
Breathtaking morning sunrises! Architectural
drawings! Engineered and approved, conservation
site plan! Buy now! $199,000
Featured Listing
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508.943.4333
Sharon Pelletier - Broker
Licensed in MA & CT & RI
Fine REALTOR Associates to Serve You! * June Cazeault * Laurie Sullivan * Liz Knutelski * William Gilmore II * Vanessa Kubic Hoenig
NEW LISTING
Absolutely stunning 4 year young quality
built ranch! Farmer porch! 3 bdrms!
Master Bdrm with sliders to deck! 1 full
bath! 2 half baths! Hdwd floors! Custom
made oak cabinets! Finished lower level!
2 car garage! Forced hot water by oil
heat! Shed! Views of Webster Lake!
$189,900
WEBSTER LAKE ~ LONG ISLAND
Prime Waterfront Island Lot! Perfect Vacation
Dream Get-away, 6,245 sf, 50' Frontage, Clear,
almost level lot. $179,000.
“Call to inquire about our Short Sale - Fast Track Program”
THOMPSON - 186 WAGHER RD.
First time offered! 4 bdrm Cape! HWF!
New windows! 1/2 acre lot! Garage!
Sheds! Easy access to I-395. $169,900
WEBSTER ~ 94 LAKE STREET
ON DEPOSIT
Excellent 3 family, 6-6-3 rms! Gas
heat! Large 3 car garage! Extra lot!
Loads of room for off-street parking!
Close to I-395. $159,900
WEBSTER - 10 STARZEC DRIVE
ON DEPOSIT
Newly remodeled 4 family on dead end street!
Quiet neighborhood! Off Street parking!Llarge
yard! All apartments, 1 bedroom. Gas heat!
1 Bath! Priced to sell at $159,900
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Broker-Owner DiGregorio
Melissa
Cournoyer
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Spiro
Thomo
Robin
Giguere
Debbie
Thomo
Chad
Splaine
Stan
Misiaszek
Mary Jo
Demick
Vivian
Marrero-
Doros
Debra
Nordby-
Rivera
Joan
Lacoste
Michelle
Roy
“We are
part of
Make
Southbridge
Home”
201 SOUTH STREET
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA
508-765-9155
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INTEREST
RATES
Southbridge:This
Condo has a wonderful
floor plan with loads
and loads of closets.
Big rooms. Open living
room, dining room and
kitchen-great for entertainment
plus sliders to screened in porch.
Washer & dryer right in unit. 2 full baths including
master bath. End unit! Shed. Looks out onto
woods. Country location. You’ll love it! $79,900.
NEW PRICE
Southbridge:Well
maintained 4 family
near hospital! Fully
deleaded! Vinyl sided,
roof done in 2003,
porches updated in
2012. List of updates
extensive. 6 room 3 bed, 5 rm 3 bed, 6 rm 4 bed,
4 rm 2 bed. Great rents. Good rental history! This
property has a positive cash flow. You will make
money! $228,500.
Charlton: Rare 2
family in country
location but close
to major routes. 4
room 2 bedroom
on each side.
Fireplaces in living
room . hardwoods. Serene back porch overlooking
big yard-all usable-1.8 acres.
Excellent price of $175,000.
Open House
12-2pm Sun
Southbridge:Warm &
Inviting home located
in Fabulous neighborhood
with a private
wooded back yard. This Wonderful 7 room 3 bedroom
1 1/2 bath Center Hall Colonial has a front to
back livingroom with fireplace. AWSOME updated
kitchen! 1st floor family room with pellet stove.
New Baths! 1680sf. .5 acre of land. $199,900.
221 Hillside.
Southbridge:Extra
spacious Colonial
with 8 rooms 4-5
bedrooms 1 bath.
Large eat in
kitchen. Updated
bath. Corner lot
with Barn! Paved
drive. Nice open wrap around porch.
Needs updating. All utilities working.
$94,500.
OPEN HOUSE
Southbridge:MINT
8 room 3-4 bedroom
1 1/2 bath
Colonial. Fully
remodeled inside &
out with master
bedroom addition
with walk in closet.
Gorgeous kitchen
with tile floor, granite counters, loads of cabinets.
Hardwood floors. System 2000 hot water baseboard
heating system. Replacement windows.
Vinyl siding. Great level backyard-must see. Nice
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WOODSTOCK It’s true! You can own a 1400+ sq. ft, 10 year old
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immaculately kept home has an open kitchen/dining/living area
with hardwood floors and a kitchen that is a cook’s dream with
lots of cabinets & counter space; 2 BR plus an added bonus room;
2 full baths (1 in master); 1st floor laundry and an attached
garage. Located in a great location for the I-84 commuter. Priced
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JUST LISTED
THOMPSON - This 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath mobile home has a
nice view & convenient location in the 55+ age restricted park.
Inside, this home is very spacious and has an open floor plan, new
carpets, lots of cabinets, a dining nook and even a breakfast bar.
$45,000
PUTNAM - Located in a desirable Putnam Condo neighborhood,
this beautifully remodeled 2 bedroom, 1.5bath condo features:
Corian countertops, ash floors, built-in book shelves, custom
blinds; too many to list. Call for your personal appointment,
offered at$169,900
MULTI-COMMERCIAL PUTNAM - Very unique opportunity
to purchase this 4+ family home. Completely rebuilt since 1990,
this home features large apartments, individual heating systems,
large units, individual laundry in all units, and even a commercial
unit with many possibilities. Priced at just $254,900
P.O. Box 83 447 Riverside Dr. Thompson CT
Phone: (860) 923-3377 Fax: (860) 923-5740
Take a virtual visit: www.johnstonrealestate.net
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OFF EXIT 1 - RT. 395 - THOMPSON RD., WEBSTER, MASS.
Marc D. Becker, Carla Manzi, Brokers
New Price
New Price
WEBSTER LAKE - Attention
Lake lovers!!! Fabulous corner
end unit on the Marina at
Treasure Island! Quality renovations
include gorgeous
"open" kitchen with granite
center isle, stainless appliances and ample cabinets. Sliders off dining
area to deck overlooking your nearby deeded boat slips and Middle
Pond. Two large bedrooms, Master with full bath and beautiful double
sink marble vanity. Custom red birch and oak floors. Upgraded stairways
and rails. Lower level fireplaced family room with 1/2 bath and
walk-out to patio. Recent replacement windows and garage door.
Desirable end location steps to beach, heated pool and marina. Guest
parking spaces nearby. Move right in, just in time for summer!
R/E Tax $4,406 $399,900
WEBSTER LAKE WATERFRONT
CONTEMPORARY -- MIDDLE
POND -- 138 FT. SHORE w/ 80'
SANDY BEACH! Major updates
in this 4358 sf. multilevel home
including kitchen w/granite and
European SS appliances, roof,
Buderus furnace, 60' Trex deck, floor coverings, garage
doors, lakeside patio w/gourmet cooking island w/stationary
grille and fridge, central vac and a/c. Fireplaced Living room
w/ cathedral ceilings and sliders to lake front deck. Four
bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths, office, boat garage and launch.
Lower level kitchen and living/entertaining area w/walkout to
beach! Enjoy all the Lake has to offer all year round!
R/E Tax $7527 $850,000
WEBSTER — More than
2500 sq. ft. of first floor living
area in this spacious Ranch
located on .86 acre on nonthrough
street. Three bedrooms,
three baths, two fireplaces,
sunken living room, dining room, sun room, lower
level family room with kitchen, two additional rooms for
exercise/office, central air, three zone oil heat, two-car
garage, inground pool. Nice location, close to schools, highway,
shopping.
R/E Tax $3456 $249,900
DUDLEY — Newly renovated
1872 sq. ft.
Ranch on level, half
acre corner lot -- two
bedrooms, 1.5 baths --
newly applianced
New Price kitchen -- 24’x24’ family
room -- loft with slider
to deck -- NEW windows, furnace, electric, flooring
-- garage, patio, hot tub. Good neighborhood,
close to schools and shopping.
R/E Tax $1713 $169,900
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AUBURN • $264,900
30 Church St
Wonderful 3 bedroom Colonial, w/
oversized fireplaced family rm, updated
kitchen w/ all appliances & a window
cut out overlooking living rm. Newer
furnace & newer water tank. Play house
w/ electricity, professional stone wall.
BANK FORECLOSURE SALE
Three Bedroom Two Bath Log Cape Single Family
Residence
With Three Car Detached Garage
to be sold on the premises at
156 Rawson Street, Uxbridge, Massachusetts
Monday, April 29, 2013
Sale to Commence at 10:00 AM
Terms of Sale: A Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollar deposit in
cash or certified check will be required at the time and place of sale
with the balance due within twenty one (21) days of the sale. All other
terms to be announced at the sale.
For Further Information Contact: Dennis M. Sullivan, Esq.,
Attorney for Milford Federal Savings and Loan Association,12
Congress Street, Milford, Massachusetts 01757. (508) 473-4811
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STURBRIDGE -
Mint 1 BR unit at
Crescent Gate -
Second Floor, fully
applianced, garage,
and extra storage
plus game room, exercise room, pool/ billiards
table all one the same floor. Elevator for easy
access. Call today for private showing. Available
immediately!
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508-735-7061
E-Mail: _CoxMLS@aol.com_
OXFORD:
$239,000
Contemporary
home that sits
back from the
road offering
privacy! This
is a nice size
home with 3-4
bdrm, 2.5 BA, FP, Pellet Stove, Garage,
Shed, Deck, Finished Basement, and
Bonus room off the kitchen.
Title V in Hand..
Donna Caissie
508-277-8862
Now's The Time To
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843-957-1629
Auburn
Super Family
Home
Many extras with
this 3 bedroom
Cape w/1.5 baths
& 2 car garage.
Outstanding
grounds on nearly 1/2 acre, formal dining
room & 1st floor den/office. Plus 10x20
Sunroom. $ 239,900
Joanne St. Pierre
508-864-8399
AUBURN:
THIS IS IT !
Pakachoag
Hill Cape
Near Golf &
Recreation
Center. Offers
3 Brs-Formal Din Rm-Family Rm-Great
Master Br & Outstanding Condition
Loaded W/Updates! Level Lot $239,900
Call Kevin Maher
508-450-4219 or
kjmaher@emersonhomes.net
Clean 2br
mobile in
Whispering
Pines 55+
ParkHome is
way in away
from Rt. 20 and
is quiet. Ready
to occupy... enjoy the upcoming season
on your enclosed covered porch.Subject
to park approval....
$59,900
Claire M. Earley
508-832-5324
Auburn: 28
Davis Road
$220,000
NEW LISTING
This CAPE is
full of surprises!
Home has flair!
4 beds, 2 full
baths, newer furnace,
electric,
water tank, most windows. HW floors on floor
one. VERY NICE HOME and move in ready!
Call Beth Johnson at 774-289-6437 for a showing.
Call Beth Johnson
774-289-6437
Auburn
Premier
Custom Home
One level living
in this outstanding
design featuring
17+ high
ceilings incredible master suite, formal dining
& living rooms, custom kitchen with all
the extras. Fireplace family room and
loaded with extras. $549,900
Grover Gentry
508-579-8682
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$269,900
* 1st floor master BR
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5 Partridge Hill Rd
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WEBSTER -
NEW LISTING
• Walk to beach
• Sided ranch
• Cathedrals
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•2BR
4 Jeffrey St
Diane Luong
774-239-2937
Bob Zannotti
508-414-8101
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508-769-1811
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774-230-6550
WEBSTER - INGROUND POOL
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* Colonial
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* Fireplace
* Garage
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Lake

10 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, April 12, 2013
REAL ESTATE
This is the
place to sell
your home!
Your ad will be
mailed to
50,000+
households
throughout
Southern
Worcester
County.
Call your local
sales
representative
today!
1-800-367-
9898
Spencer - New listing. Large 2 family fixer
upper.5 rms, 3 bedrooms each floor. FHW/Oil &
Gas heat. 2 car detached garage, town water &
sewer, off street
parking. Walk to
bus line & shopping.
Cash or
rehab loans. Being
sold as is. $75,000
Open House Sunday 12:30-2:30
Spencer-New Listing-Immaculate & Spacious
Hip Roof Colonial. 7 rms., 3 bdrms, 2.5 baths.
Peaceful & private
backyard w/ Huge
deck, screened gazebo,
stream & small
OPEN HOUSE
Donna Flannery
ERA Key Realty Services
508-885-6665
Web: www.donnaflannery.com
Email: donnaflann@aol.com
pond. Inside has a
great floor plan for
entertaining, generous
sized rooms! $295,000
128 Hastings Rd
Spencer - Immaculate, Cape on almost 4 gorgeous
acres! 2600+ s.f., 8+ rooms, 4 bedrooms
include a first floor master suite wing! Made for
entertaining!
Full, finished,
walkout basement,
2 car gar.
W/storage over.
Buildable lot
included!
$329,900
Spencer - New Listing - Bixby Rd-Well maintained
Ranch w/6 rms, 3 bdrms, 1 bath,1 Car
Garage. Fin. Walkout basement, Gorgeous lot
& Views! Super
area, Town w & S.
1st time on market!
$175,000
Open House Sunday 10-12
Spencer-Amazing 2 bdrm, 2 bath 2nd floor condo
in the West Main Street School building!
Unbelievable! 1400
s.f. of living space,
C/A, Gas heat!
OPEN HOUSE
Energy efficient!
Open floor plan, low
fees, huge outdoor
space, plenty of
parking & storage!
$199,900. 45 Main
St
Spencer - Waterfront Cape Cod on 3+ acres!
Stunning views from most rooms! 3500+ s.f.,
13 Rms, 5+ bdrms, 3.5 baths Includes 2 bdrm.
IN-LAW apt(sep.
utilities) or In home
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80’ frontage on Lake
Whittamore!
$425,000
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SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013
DUDLEY
5 Partridge Hill Rd. S 12-2 $269,900 Remax Advantage 1, 508-943-7669
SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2013
SPENCER
9 Candlewood S 11-1 $269,500 Robin Murkland ERA Key 508-320-3655
128 Hastings Rd. S 12:30-2:30 $295,000 Donna Flannery ERA Key 508-885-6665
45 Main St. C 10-12 $199,900 Donna Flannery ERA Key 508-885-6665
WEBSTER
17 Black Point Rd. S 12-2 $189,900 Hope Real Estate Group 508-943-4333
121 Thompson Rd. S 12-2 $249,900 Hope Real Estate Group 508-943-4333
6 Groveland S 1-3 $294,900 Remax Advantage 1, 508-943-7669
DOUGLAS
238 Perry St. S 12-1 $345,000 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
508-347-7181
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15 June St. S 1-2 $172,000 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
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FOOD
SOUTHBRIDGE
EVENING NEWS
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Versatile Rice Salads
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on what you add. Since the
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consider making it in
advance and chill for a quickto-serve
meal.
Try this refreshing idea:
Sunday Noon - 5:00pm (Sales Only)
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Orange Mint Rice adds flavor to your table.
(NAPS)
Add interest to your menu
with grain-based salads. They
can double as a meal or a side
dish and complement a variety
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FOOD
There’s More To Meatballs
Prepared meatballs, like Casa Di Bertacchi, are perfect to keep on hand to make a great meal, such as
these easy meatball nachos.
Find Fresh Food Fast
(NAPS)
If you’re looking for a
quick meal or snack on the
go, too often, your options
have been limited to the drivethrough
or grabbing
processed snacks. As consumers
gravitate toward
healthy choices, some retailers
are focusing on providing
fresh, tasty options. Here are
a few tips to help you eat
smarter on the run.
• Start your day right—
Breakfast really does set the
tone for the whole day. Instead
of skip- ping breakfast when
you’re in a hurry, grab a
yogurt and fruit.
• Plan for the munchies—
When you pick up your morning
coffee or lunch, plan your
afternoon snack. You can balance
healthy options with an
occasional treat.
• Go for some color—Enjoy
a variety of green, red and
yellow fruits and vegetables
every day so you don’t get
bored with your options.
To help, you can now find a
whole new line of fresh
options designed with
healthy eating in mind anytime
of the day at one national
convenience store.
WHAT YOU CAN GET
In the past year, 7-Eleven
has tapped into consumer
requests for healthier, on-thego
options by launching its
Fresh Foods program. Some
of the options include:
• Fresh sandwiches
• Fresh-cut fruit
• Fruit and yogurt parfaits
with oats and honey granola
• Bistro Snack Protein
Packs with mini whole-wheat
pitas, cheddar cheese cubes,
red grapes, celery, baby carrots
and hummus. All the
offerings are made daily with
fresh ingredients from nearby
kitchens and bakeries. The
conve?nience chain is working
on expanding offerings
for its customers.
LEARN MORE
For further information,
visit www.7Eleven.com.
Tiny Tacos Full Of Nutrition
Photo courtesy of La Tortilla Factory
Fresh, healthful and so tasty: Mini Steak Tacos with
Spicy Pico De Gallo.
(NAPS)
Mini steak tacos can be a grande idea,
whether you’re celebrating Cinco de Mayo or
just enjoying a hearty, healthy meal with your
family and friends.
The recipe is made with authentic Hand
Made Style Corn Tortillas that offer a “fresh
from the kitchen taste” with a unique blend of
corn and wheat. Packed with 14 grams of
whole grain, 90 calories per tortilla and no
trans fats, they have a delicious corn taste and
the soft, flexible texture of flour tortillas.
They’re from La Tortilla Factory, where the
mission is to innovate while satisfying healthy
eating habits and remaining grounded in
Mexican heritage.
In fact, the company has contributed to the
national shift in eating habits by continuously
creating more healthful and more flavorful
premium products of excellent quality, setting
numerous industry standards along the way,
and transforming the simple tortilla into an
icon of good living.
In addition, the lean beef in the recipe is a
tasty, healthy choice. That’s because a 3-oz.
serving of lean beef has about 150 calories and
is a naturally rich source of 10 essential nutrients
needed for a healthy, active lifestyle. It
also provides about half the Daily Value for
protein. The protein in beef is a powerful
nutrient that can help you strengthen and sustain
your body.
A succulent turkey sandwich is a delicious and low-calorie option you
can now grab on the go.
There’s a substantial body of evidence,
reports The Beef Checkoff, that the protein,
iron and B vitamins in lean beef help maintain
a healthy weight, build muscles and fuel a
healthy and active lifestyle.
MINI STEAK TACOS WITH SPICY PICO
DE GALLO
Makes 12 servings
1 1⁄2 pounds beef shoulder top blade (flat
iron) steaks
12 La Tortilla Factory Hand Made Style
Tortillas
Spicy Pico de Gallo (recipe follows)
8 ounces shredded Mexican cheese blend
Marinade:
1⁄2 cup prepared Italian dressing
1⁄4 cup lime juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
Cut beef steaks lengthwise in half, then
crosswise into 1⁄4-inch strips; set aside.
Combine marinade ingredients in me–dium
bowl. Place beef and marinade in food-safe
plastic bag. Close bag securely and marinate
in refrigerator 30 minutes. Remove beef from
marinade; discard marinade. Heat pan over
medium heat until hot. Add 1⁄2 of beef; stir-fry
1 to 2 minutes or until outside surface of beef
is no longer pink. (Do not overcook.) Repeat
with remaining beef. Evenly divide beef strips
over tortillas. Top with 1 tablespoon Spicy
Pico de Gallo and 1 tablespoon cheese. Spicy
Pico de Gallo: Combine 11⁄2 cups chopped
tomato, 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion, 1⁄4 cup
chopped fresh cilantro and 1 tablespoon
minced jalapeño pepper in large bowl. Stir in
1⁄4 cup hot picante sauce or salsa and 1 tablespoon
fresh lime juice. Cover; refrigerate 1
hour to let flavors blend.
Nutrition information per serving: 210 calories;
9 g fat; 14 g carbohydrate; 20 g protein.
Recipe courtesy of The Beef Checkoff.
LEARN MORE
You can find more tips and rec–ipes at
www.latortillafactory.com
and
www.BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.
(NAPS)
The familiar, bite-sized
favorite, the meatball, has
become all the rage, appearing
in more places than just
on the appetizer tray or at the
pasta bar.
Because meatballs are fun
and so versatile, many trendy
consumers today may look at
them in a whole new light.
Active families appreciate
that frozen meatballs can be
enjoyed any day of the week,
because all the prep work has
been done for you. The meatballs
are already seasoned,
making them an even-moredelicious
(and possibly less
expensive) addition to a
recipe or sauce than unseasoned,
plain ground beef.
Once they’re defrosted, you
can use the meatballs whole
or dice them up, even grind
them in a food processor.
They can be stirred into
favorite recipes, whether
steamy soups and stews,
hearty casseroles or flavorful
pasta plates. They really
stand out in a succulent meatball
sandwich. Pick up a package
of high-quality, frozen
meatballs and use them in
recipes much as you would
ground beef.
You can get Casa Di
Bertacchi meatballs from
Sam’s Club frozen in a 6-
pound bag, and keep them on
hand for a quick dish when a
hungry crowd suddenly
appears, such as this tasty
recipe for meatball nachos.
EASY MEATBALL
NACHOS
Ingredients
16 Casa Di Bertacchi fully
cooked meatballs, thawed
1 medium onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded
and chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 can (14.5 ounces) sliced
stewed tomatoes, with liquid
1 can (15 ounces) black
beans, rinsed and drained
1 bag (10 ounces or larger)
tortilla chips, any variety
Grated cheddar or
Monterey Jack cheese
Sour cream (optional)
Directions
• Cut meatballs into quarters.
In a large frying pan,
sauté the onion and bell pepper
in oil over medium-high
heat until tender.
• Stir in meatballs and cook
for 3 minutes. Stir in taco seasoning,
tomatoes and beans.
• Reduce heat to medium
and simmer for 10 minutes,
stirring occasionally and
breaking apart tomato
chunks.
• Spoon meat mixture over
individual servings of tortilla
chips. Sprinkle cheese over
top and garnish with sour
cream.
Makes 8–10 servings.
Variation: Meat filling can
also be served burrito style,
in warm flour tortillas.
For more great meatball
recipes, visit www.casameatballs.com.
Lighten Up Your Supper
(NAPS)
When you want a delicious,
healthy meal, and timing is
tight—go fish! Garden Fish
Fillet balances the delicate
flavors of fish, fresh herbs,
carrots and grapes. A generous
grating of nutty
Jarlsberg cheese adds a tasty
touch to this simple supper.
Cleanup is quick and easy,
too.
GARDEN FISH FILLET
(Serves 4)
4 4-ounce pieces boneless
white fish fillets
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 tablespoons chopped fresh
herbs (dill, tarragon, chives,
parsley)
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup halved seedless green
grapes
1 cup (4 ounces) grated
Jarlsberg cheese
4 lemon slices
Preheat oven to 425°. Coat
fillet pieces with olive oil;
arrange in a foil-lined, ovenproof
baking dish. Mix
together herbs, carrots,
grapes and cheese. Divide
mixture into equal portions
to cover each fillet, then top
each with a lemon slice.
Cover dish tightly with foil
and bake 20 minutes. Let
stand 5 minutes, covered,
before serving. If desired,
drizzle with a simple lemon
vinaigrette and a few grindings
of fresh black pepper.
Serve with steamed, lightly
buttered asparagus and baby
red potatoes.
Better Nutrition For
Your Calorie “Salary”
BY ELIZABETH M. WARD,
M.S., R.D.
(NAPS)
While fad diets
come and go, often
making it difficult to
decide what to eat as
part of a healthy
lifestyle, a balanced
diet never goes out of
style.
Each person has a
calorie “salary,” an
amount of calories to
Ward maintain his or her
weight. You need to be
mindful about how
you spend calories and make sure to fuel your
body with the nutrients it needs every day.
When planning where to “spend” my family’s
calories, I choose nutrient-rich foods such
as Eggland’s Best eggs, because they taste
great and offer a bigger “bang” for our caloric
buck. I like Eggland’s Best eggs because for
just 70 calories my family gets an egg containing
10 times more vitamin E and 38 percent
more lutein than an ordinary egg.
As a mother and a registered dietitian, I love
the fact that Eggland’s Best eggs provide double
the amount of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin
D of ordinary eggs, since these nutrients
are essential for brain development and building
strong bones. Plus, Eggland’s Best eggs
contain less cholesterol and 25 percent less saturated
fat.
For busy parents looking for tips on sustaining
healthy eating habits throughout the day, I
recommend preparing meals ahead of time.
Here is a nutritious recipe that can be
enjoyed at breakfast, lunch and dinner.
To find more recipes and information on
Eggland’s Best, visit www.egglandsbest.com.
EGGLAND’S BEST BELL PEPPER
FRITTATA
Makes 6 servings
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
6 Eggland’s Best eggs
2⁄3 cup fat-free milk
2⁄3 cup bell peppers, diced
Garden Fish Fillet is fast and easy to make and great to eat.
This Eggland’s Best Bell Pepper Frittata is a tasty
way to serve essential nutrients to your family and
can be enjoyed at any ?mealtime.
2⁄3 cup shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon butter
Preparation:
Preheat oven broiler to medium-high heat.
In a medium bowl, mix Eggland’s Best eggs,
milk, salt, pepper, butter until well blended;
stir in diced peppers.
Cook in a 12-inch ovenproof, nonstick skillet
over medium heat until edges are set and eggs
begin to cook through, approximately 5 minutes.
Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese over
eggs and remove from stove; heat under broiler
until cheese is melted and eggs are set (1–2
minutes).
Cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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FOOD
Program Promotes Heart-Healthy Home Cooking
(NAPS)
Cooking at home can be simple, affordable
and heart-healthy. The bad news is that it’s
becoming increasingly rare.
That’s the word from experts who say takeaway-from-home
meals account for at least
half of all U.S. food expenditures. These meals
typically contain more saturated fat, trans fat,
cholesterol, sodium, added sugars and calories
and fewer fruits, vegetables and whole
grains than home-cooked meals.
The American Heart Association is serving
up help for families who are looking for
healthy, affordable solutions thanks to its
Simple Cooking with Heart program. The popular
website has added 30 recipes, a good mix
of popular dishes from around the world, to
help teach people that cooking at home can be
simple, affordable and heart-healthy.
The program, funded by a $1 million grant
from the Walmart Foundation for the second
year, features several recipes that can feed
four people for under $15.
In addition, there are live cooking demonstrations,
online how-to videos, tips and free
downloadable host kits that encourage people
to host cooking demonstrations or parties
with family, friends and neighbors.
A Nutritional Impact
“With busy, on-the-go life?styles, many
Americans have lost touch with their kitchens
and thrown in the towel on eating healthy,
which is key to prevention of heart disease
and stroke,” said Rachel Johnson, Ph.D., R.D.,
an American Heart Association spokesperson.
“The program and its recipes make it
easy to bring nutrition back in the home, and
it’s easy on the pocketbook, too.”
“We believe in supporting initiatives that
help people improve their nutritional knowledge
and skills, so they are able to identify,
shop for and prepare healthy, home-cooked
meals,” said Karrie Denniston, director of
hunger relief and nutrition at the Walmart
Foundation.
Spanish-language materials that include
recipes and instructional videos can be
accessed at www.heart.org/cocinasimple. To
download the Simple Cooking with Heart
orga–nization or host kits, find a live cooking
demonstration in your area or for more information
on the Simple Cooking with Heart program,
visit www.heart.org/simplecooking.
SPICY ASIAN
SALAD CUPS
ABOUT $1.50
PER SERVING
1⁄2 cup light mayonnaise
1 1⁄2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Chinese chili sauce
2 (12.5-oz) cans salt-free white meat chicken
packed in water, drained
1 (8-oz) can water chestnuts, drained and
chopped
4 green onions, chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted chopped nuts
(cashews, almonds or walnuts)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Juice of 1 lime or 2 teaspoons from jar
12 lettuce leaves (iceberg, green leaf, bib,
etc.)
1. In a medium mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise,
mustard and chili sauce.
2. Stir in chicken, chestnuts, onions, nuts,
pepper and lime juice.
3. Spoon equally into lettuce leaves (“cups”)
and serve.
Per serving: Calories 215, Total Fat 8.0 g,
Saturated Fat 0.5 g, Trans Fat 0.0 g,
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.5 g, Monounsaturated
Fat 2.5 g, Cholesterol 59 mg, Sodium 297 mg,
Carbohydrates 8 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugars 0 g,
Protein 26 g, Potassium 301 mg, Calcium 8 mg.
Green Beans Among
World’s Healthiest Foods
Baked “fries” make it even more appealing to eat
nutrient-rich green beans.
(NAPS)
Scientists studying vegetables are finding
out more about the long popular green bean.
Not only do the pods contain fiber and vitamins
C, K, A and B, but the latest research
shows they have more antioxidants than other
foods in the pea and bean families.
Registered Dietitian Tammi Hancock recommends
eating fresh or frozen green beans
to maximize nutritional value. “At 31 calories
and plenty of nutrients per cup, they’re a
great choice,” Hancock says.
For a tasty and nutrient-rich side dish, prepare
green beans using Smart Balance®
Butter Flavor Non-Stick Cooking Spray, a
heart-healthier alternative to butter.
BAKED GREEN BEAN FRIES WITH
CHIPOTLE DIPPING SAUCE
Baked Fries:
Smart Balance® Butter Flavor Non-Stick
Cooking Spray
8 oz. fresh green beans, trimmed
1⁄4 cup flour
1 egg
1⁄4 cup Smart Balance® Fat Free Milk and
Omega-3s
1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1⁄2 cups panko breadcrumbs
Chipotle Dipping Sauce:
1⁄4 cup Smart Balance® Omega Light
Mayonnaise Dressing
2 T minced seeded chipotle peppers with
adobo sauce
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line 2 baking
sheets with foil. Spray foil with cooking spray.
Blanch green beans in boiling water for 2
minutes. Drain and immediately plunge into
an ice water bath. Drain when completely
cooled and dry using paper towels.
Pour flour into a large plastic bag. In a shallow
dish, beat egg with milk. Mix in garlic
powder, salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.
Place panko breadcrumbs in a separate shallow
dish.
Drop beans in bag of flour and shake to coat.
Remove beans and shake off excess flour; set
aside. Pour flour remaining in bag into egg
mixture and whisk until smooth. Working
with about 5 beans at a time, dip beans in egg
mixture, turning to coat. Remove from mixture
and place onto panko crumbs, gently coating.
Transfer coated beans to prepared baking
sheets, arranging beans about an inch apart.
Spray top of beans lightly with cooking
spray, holding can an arm’s length away from
the beans.
Bake in center of oven for 8–12 minutes or
until panko crumbs are golden brown. Serve
with Chipotle Dipping Sauce, prepared by
combining mayonnaise and chipotle peppers
with adobo sauce.
Yield: 6 servings; about 7 beans and 1 T
Chipotle Dipping Sauce per serving.
Per serving: 100 calories, 3g protein, 14g carbohydrate,
4g fat, 0g saturated fat, 0g trans fat,
19mg cholesterol, 275mg sodium, 1g fiber, 2g
sugar.
The Thrill Of The Grill
BY DAVID VENABLE
(NAPS)
Here are four tips every
grill owner should follow:
1. Never flatten your burgers;
you’ll lose the juices that
keep them flavorful.
2. Grilled red meats need to
rest for at least five minutes
after cooking. Food covers
will protect the meat—as well
as your entire barbecue—
from bugs, pets and other
uninvited guests.
3. Never use a fork to flip
your food. You want to preserve
those juices and a fork
pierces the outside. I recommend
tongs for your everyday
fare but for ribs, porterhouses,
pizzas and big cuts of
meat, try Mr. Bar-B-Q
Stainless Steel Oversized
Spatula from QVC. There’ll be
practically nothing you can’t
move.
4. While you can cook
your entire meal on your
grill—everything from steak
and mushrooms to broccoli
and fries—smaller foods tend
to disappear down the grates
unless you have skewers or,
better yet, a grill basket. I like
the Technique Stainless Steel
BBQ Chef ’s Pan with Grill
Basket Lid that’s made of
tightly woven mesh, so you
can roast seeds or even pop
popcorn.
• QVC Program Host David
Venable is the author of the
cookbook “In the Kitchen
with David: Comfort Foods
That Take You Home.” He
gives 3.5 million weekly viewers
an inside look at his
“kitchen” as the host of
QVC’s most popular cooking
show, “In the Kitchen with
David.”
Accessorize Your Dinner Table With A Heart-Healthy Label
(NAPS)
Whether you eat most of your
meals at home or tend to grab
something on the go, eating
healthy doesn’t have to be difficult.
A good place to start is looking
at the nutrition information
located on the food package or
provided by the restaurant, especially
when you look for the
American Heart Association’s
Heart-Check mark.
You can find the Heart-Check
mark on heart-healthy foods in
the grocery store or in select
restaurants offering certified
heart-healthy meals. In addition
to looking for the Heart-Check
mark when you grocery shop or
go out to eat, here are some other
ways you can make healthy
choices.
HINTS TO HELP YOU
GROCERY SHOP
• Limit your total fat to no more than 56 to 78
grams a day, including no more than 16 grams
of saturated fat, less than two grams of trans
fat and less than 200 mg of cholesterol in a
2,000-calorie diet.
• Fuel up on fruits and vegetables. Your body
needs vitamins and minerals to stay healthy.
Give your body what it needs—4? cups every
day—to make sure your body isn’t running on
empty. Try one cup of fruits and vegetables at
every meal and two snacks with one cup each
and you’ll be on your way.
• Check total calories per serving. Generally,
for a 2,000-calorie diet, 40 calories per serving
is considered low; 100 calories per serving is
considered moderate; and 400 calories or more
per serving is considered high.
• Look at the serving size and avoid consuming
more than one.
DINING OUT
• Avoid such extras as cocktails, bread and
Take-away-from-home meals typically contain more saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, added sugars
and calories than home-cooked meals.
butter, or chips and salsa.
• Ask for butter, cream
cheese, salad dressing,
sauce, gravy and other
condiments on the side, so
you can control the quantity
you consume.
• Instead of fried foods,
go for baked, boiled or
grilled.
• Steer clear of highsodium
foods such as
those served pickled, in
cocktail sauce, smoked, in
broth or au jus, or in soy
or teriyaki sauces.
• Be selective at salad
bars. Choose fresh greens,
plain vegetables without
added sauces, fresh fruits
and beans; steer away
from cream-based or
cheese dressings; and opt
for healthy vegetable oilbased
dressing, such as vinegar and olive oil.
Limit cheeses, marinated salads, pasta salads
and fruit salads with whipped cream.
• As a special treat, choose desserts and
make smart choices. Fresh fruit, fruit ice,
sherbet, gelatin and angel food cake are better
choices.
• Instead of cream, ask for fat-free or 1 percent
milk for coffee or fat-free half-and-half.
Low-fat soy or almond milks may also be good
choices.
• Ask your server how particular foods are
prepared and what ingredients they contain.
• Ask if smaller or lunch portions are available
or whether you can share entrées with a
companion. If smaller portions aren’t available,
ask for a to-go box when you order and
place half the entrée in the box to eat later.
The Heart-Check mark is a symbol
you can trust when seeking hearthealthy
foods in restaurants and grocery
stores.
• Ask if substitutions are possible. For
example, if a dish comes with French fries or
onion rings, ask whether you can get a salad
with vegetables with the dressing on the side.
Instead of mayonnaise-laden coleslaw, ask if
you can get fruit or vegetables instead.
Cookbook author David Venable says be sure to have the right tools for
the job when you grill.
Watch Out For The Salty Six
Sodium overload is a major health problem
in the United States. The average American
consumes about 3,400 milligrams of sodium a
day, more than twice the level needed for a
healthy heart.
Sodium affects not just your heart health
but your appearance as well. It can make your
face feel puffy, give you bags under your eyes,
increase swelling in your fingers, and make
your clothes look and feel tighter.
Many people may be surprised at these six
popular foods that can add high amounts of
sodium to your diet. Looking for the Heart-
Check mark on the Salty Six is an important
way to find better options in these food categories.
1. Breads and Rolls. Some foods that you eat
several times a day, such as bread, add up to a
lot of sodium even though each serving may
not seem high.
2. Cold Cuts and Cured Meats. One 2-oz.
serving—six thin slices—of deli meat can contain
as much as half your daily so–dium limit.
Look for lower-so–dium varieties.
3. Pizza. A slice of pizza with several toppings
may contain more than half of the sodium
you need daily for good health. Limit the
cheese and add more veggies to your next
slice.
4. Poultry. Sodium levels in poultry can vary
greatly depending on the processing—sometimes,
sodium is added to poultry during processing.
Adding more salt during cooking can
increase the already high levels in your bird.
5. Soup. The sodium in one cup of canned
soup can be more than half the recommended
intake for the whole day.
6. Sandwiches. A sandwich can contain
more than 100 percent of the daily recommendations.
Try half a sandwich with a side salad
instead.
LEARN MORE
Find out how foods qualify for the Heart-
Check mark and see a list of certified products
at www.heartcheckmark.org.

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EQUIPMENT
AND ACCESSORIES
In Excellent Condition
Call 508-764-6908
Brand New
Pillow-top
Mattress
Unopened set, still in bags.
Comes with warranty.
$150
Can Deliver
Call Karl:
774-823-6692
Claw Foot Tubs
For Sale
Asking $75.00 each
5 ft Porcelain
Kitchen Sink
Single Tub
$75.00
Call 774-230-8881
COLEMAN CANOE
For Sale
15 ft, 3 passenger
(or 570 lbs)
$295 or B/O
508 943-0365
COMPLETE
Sound System
8 Plug Peavey Mixer,
6 Channel Auxiliary,
2 Speakers, Stands,
2 Monitors, 2 Mics,
Power Monitor, and
Extension Cables
Excellent Condition!
LET’S TALK! $750.
Call Ed
508-234-5579
CRAFTMATIC BED
Used 1 year
In very good condition
HARLEY DAVIDSON
MOTORCYLE
2002 FLHTC
Mileage less than 20,000.
Has just been dyno’d.
Radio, cruise, Harley
Davidson tires,
lots of chrome
$10,000
774-696-2687
Craftsman 26”
Snow Thrower
with cab. Used one season.
EZ steer, electric start.
3 year warranty
$750.00
508 234-4160
Diamond Ring
Gents 14K Yellow & White
Gold. Center Diamond
90/100 Surrounded By
6 03/100 Diamonds.
All Fine Brilliance
26 Year Old Appraisal Was
$5560
Will Sell For Same Now!
774-232-0407
DINING ROOM SET
48” table w/2-12” leaf
Six chairs and
glass-front hutch
Mint condition
$450 or best offer
508-885-9906
DISHWASHER
White
Admiral by Maytag
Under the counter
Used only two years
All hoses and
manual included
$200.00
508-943-5033
ELECTRIC
POSTUREMATIC
ADJUSTABLE BED
Sealy twin size
Extra long
Massage button on remote
12 years old
$300.00
508-832-3985
Got a truck?
Phenomenal bargains
Gas range, gas clothes
dryer, air hockey table,
Maitlin Smith game table,
piano. Boxes & boxes of
good items!!
All must go!!
Buy some, buy all
508-341-8292
ELECTRIC
WOOD SPLITER
6 ton, On wheels and legs.
Runs good
$300.00
BICYCLE CARRIER
for two
New
$40.00
Call
508 278-3211
ELECTRIC BED
(INVACARE)
450 pound capacity
double motors (head and
legs) hand crank,
roll-out safety rails
$200.00
Contact Michael
818 521-5656
Electrical Material
Industrial, Commercial,
Residential
Wire, Pipe, Fittings, Relays,
Coils, Overloads, Fuses,
Breakers, Meters,
Punches, Pipe-Benders.
New Recessed Troffer
Flourescent 3-Tube
T-8 277V Fixtures
Enclosed
$56 Each
Call 5pm-8:30pm
508-867-6546
EMPIRE PROPANE
VENTED PARLOR
HEATER
50,000 BTU
Used one year
$700.00 OBO
Call 508-234-8454
508-596-1918 cell
FLAT SCREEN
ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER
19” w x 24” h x 54” l
Excellent condition
$100.00
with a 27” TV FREE
N/F/S
508-867-3729
FOR SALE
LAWN TRACTOR
John Deere LT155
Has Bagger
Good Condition
$1000 or Best Offer
508-450-9336
Garden Wedding?
Perfect strapless
informal wedding
dress:
White with lace overlay.
Dress size 6-8, tea length in
front, slight train in back.
Would fit 5’2”-5’5” height.
$75
Call: 508-765-5867
Gas Log For Sale
Jotul GF200 LP Gas
$650 OBO
Mini Kota Electric
Fishing Motor
36lb thrust, 5 speeds
$125 OBO
Fitness Power
Rider
$100 OBO
Call: 508-943-2174
GE ELECTRIC STOVE
Double oven/4 burners
Good shape,
Working area on stove
Beige
Call Paul at
508-756-0227
Gulbranson
Spinet Piano
Good Condition
$100.00 or B/O
no reasonable offer refused
Contact me as this won’t last
508-949-3922
headboard full adj.
micro suede, oatmeal w/esp.
wood trim
$125 OBO
Coffee/Espresso
Maker
82-12 cups
$75 OBO
Honeywell Air Cleaner
rm. sz. 15x20
$50 OBO
Call: 508-765-0621
Oak Dining
Room Set
Table w/2 leaves, seats 10.
Two arm chairs/four side
chairs. Lighted glass door
china cabinet, glass shelves
4 doors top and
4 doors bottom
Very good condition
$600
508 372-9071
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010 FOR SALE
HISTORICAL PIECE
OF LITERATURE
A pictorial record of the
devastation from the
tornado in Worcester on
June 9,1953
Published by Davis Press
in Worcester
In original mailing sleeve
$1,000.00
508-765-5072
HOTPOINT
ELECTRIC
KITCHEN STOVE
Slide-in, white
Self-cleaning
Like new
$400.00
508-892-0170
HOVEROUND
Used Once, New Battery
Comes with book
and charger
Excellent Condition
$950.00
or Best Offer
Call
413-245-9651
HP
PHOTOSMART
PRINTER A636
Model #Q8637A ,
$50.00
508 347-3145
HUSQVARNA
ST121E
SNOWBLOWER
New last year
Used once
Selling for health reasons
$575.00
508-612-9471
LARGE FISHER
SPEAKER
$50.00
ANTIQUE CHAIR
$75.00
LAMINATED
FLOORING
400 Square Feet
$375.00
SWORD SET
32” Long
$55.00
SMALL DROP LEAF
TABLE ON WHEELS
$65.00
MANY RECORD ALBUMS
MANY HARDCOVER BOOKS
774-452-3514
LARGE PELLET
STOVE FOR SALE
Just like new
Only used twice
$1500 or best offer
Can be delivered
Call Mike at
508-962-4887
CLIP AND MAIL
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010 FOR SALE
Lazy Boy Couch
Black Leather - Reclines
$125.00
774 364-1117
LazyBoy Reclining
Couch
Gold Chenille
Brand New
$1,100.00
774-200-1194
LOWREY ORGAN
ROYALE
In beautiful, excellent
condition. Selling for
fraction of cost.
One family owned
$3500.00 or BO
Call 860 974-1627
leave message
Machinist
Complete Set
of Tools
(2) Kennedy tool boxes
1”-6” Starrett mics,
(4) interapid indicators
and much more!!
Call: 586-419-1040
Mamiya Medium
Format
711 Pro camera
w/80mm F4 lens & super
wide 43 mm F4.5 lens with
optical viewfinder,
Both w/polar filter.
Almost new, in
perfect condition
$1850.00
860 923-9407
MAPLE KITCHEN TABLE SET
w/4 chairs
$150.00
LIKE-NEW METAL BUNK
BED
$125.00
TWIN BABY CARRIAGE
$40.00
GARAGE-TYPE STORAGE
TENT
New
$100.00
MAHOGANY HUTCH
$150.00
QUEEN SERTA MATTRESS
w/boxspring
$600.00
508-943-8107
Miscellaneous
NASCAR collectibles
Over 300 items
Asking $600.00
774 452-3613
Multimedia
Projector
Sharp XR 32S
for power point
presentations. Includes
Remote control, operation
manual, and cables
Used only a couple of times
Asking $300
(paid $680 for it)
508 207-6705
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Real Estate – Pets/Livestock
Firewood - Daycare
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30 Words Or Less
All 7 MA Papers
(Plus Our Website)
1 week $53 ................❑
2 weeks $79 ............ ❑
4 weeks $111........... ❑
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010 FOR SALE
Mitutoyo 8”
Digmatic Calipier
Rebuilt
$75.00
2 Solid Oak
Rocking Chairs
$100.00 each
or both for $175.00
10” Delta
Compound Miter
Saw with Bench
Locking Wheels
$175.00
Electric Dryer
Excellent Condition
$75.00
508 867-3729
Most Beautiful
Wedding Gown
Long sleeved, beaded
bodice, size 4-6.
$200
Call: 508-885-6988
MOTORS
1/2HP 230/460V
1725RPM, 56 Frame.
$45 OBO
5HP, 230/460V
1740RPM, 184T Frame/TEFC
$125 OBO
5HP, 230/460V
3495RPM, 184T Frame/TEFC
$125 OBO
4 Motor Speed Controls
Hitachi J100, 400/460V
Best Offer
Call 5pm-8:30pm
508-867-6546
NASCAR
Die-Cast Models
They’re Back!
$5 And Up!
BRAND NEW
SHIPMENT!
Blessings Farm
50 H Foote Road
Charlton
508-248-1411
NEW H D
MEZZANINE
3500 sq. ft. 15 ft. high
Tons of load factor
Includes decking
66% off
Only $34,900.00
Call 774-696-3397
New Queen
PillowTop
Mattress with
Box Spring
in Original Plastic
$150
Call: 508-410-7050
Oak Pedestal
Table
and 4 round-back
spindle chairs.
Oval with grey/blue tiled top.
One Extension
Excellent condition
Asking $450.00 or BO
Call 508 892-1783
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Appliances – Boats
Campers - Motor Homes
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30 Words Or Less
All 11 MA/CT Papers
(Plus Our Website)
Until Sold!* $46............❑
(Up To 1 Year Maximum)
Oak Dining Room
colonial, 6 chairs (S. Bent)
90” table, 36” mirrored buffet,
56” lighted china closet.
$1,000
10 Fishing
Outboards
3-25HP
$250-$500 each
Call: 508-885-6657
Old Trunks
$45 Each
Student’s Desk
& Chair
$50
Two End Tables
$45 each
Call: 774-452-3514
ORIGINAL SEQUOIA
NORDIC TRACK,
Handmade Silk Screen,
Tins (some antique),
Royal Dalton China,
Christmas Items,
Gevalia Coffee Machines,
Original Paintings
and other items
Call 860-455-6222
PANASONIC STEREO VHS
RECORDER/PLAYER
$20.00
COBY 10.2”
UNDER-CABINET
LCD TV/DVD
PLAYER
New. Never used
$100.00/BO
508-347-3145
PELLET STOVE
FOR SALE
Enviro EF-111 Bay I
Very Good Condition
$1,800.00
Call Pete
508-864-2848
PLOW TRUCK
1989 Chevy S10 4x4
with Fisher
Quick Switch Plow
$2,000 or best offer
508-867-7388
POOL TABLE
7FT ‘Dynamo’
Coin Operated
Good Condition
$650.00 OBO
508-476-1334
Two Kayaks
For Sale
1 - 15 ft Nantucket,
Gray
2 - 13 ft Old Town
Castine , Red
Both are ocean-going kayaks
w/rudders, one seaters,
enclosed waterproof
compartment Three layer
polylink Both used only
twice. Like New
$1400/pair or
$700/each
or BO
Call 508 259-8805
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Address:
Town:
Phone:
PORTABLE
PODIUM $30.00
RADIAL ARM
SAW
$200.00
STEEL CABINET
WITH GALLEY’S
$200.00
GLIDER CHAIR
$50.00
OLD END TABLE
$45.00
BENCH TOP W/ 3
FILING CABINETS
$125.00
CALL
774 452-3514
POULAN
CHAINSAW
Woodsman 2150
Needs chain tightening bolt.
16” bar. Runs mint
With carrying case
$75 or B/O
508 576-5462
PRESSURE WASHER
6 months old
$200.00
Will deliver
757-705-5106
Quoizel Pendant
Light
Floral design deep red
flowers with green leaves,
gold chain, three light bulbs,
approximate diameter 18”.
$175
Call: 413-245-9221
Rascal Scooter
With Lift
In excellent condition,
4 wheel deluxe model,
brand new batteries,
weight capacity 450 lbs.
$1,800 OBO
Call: 508-476-3058
RINNAI VENTLESS
GAS/LP HEATER
24,000 BTU, Remote
$500.00
(4) SNOW TIRES
Like new,
Firestone Winterforce
225/70-15
$225.00
(4) FORD 4X4
FACTORY WHITE
SPOKE RIMS
15x7 with center caps
$100.00
508-479-9752
ROLL TOP DESK
Full Size - Pine
$125
Call 774 230-8881
010 FOR SALE
Rough Cut
Wide Pine Boards
in assortment of
widths/lengths
$1.50/board foot
Mahogany Gold
Cup Race Boat
26 ft Replica of 1926 race
boat. 5-step bottom
327 chevy engine.
Includes Trailer
$65,000
Truck Cap
Fiberglass, for 8’ bed. From a
Dodge pickup. Red
$400/OBO
Call 508-259-8805
Sauder
Computer Armoire
Black, Good Condition.
31”W x 52”H x 19”D
With Slide-Out
Keyboard Tray
$100
Eastford
Call: 860-377-4961
Sears Gas Trimmer
with supply of lines
$100
1974 Suzuki 100CC
$1,000
Assortment of cameras &
photo equipment
Call: 508-885-3136
Series 1555
Med-Lift Power
Recliner
Low volt motor, four years
old, cranberry color.
Excellent condition!!
Call: 508-476-7642
Snapper
Roto-Tiller
IR5003, Used Twice
$900 or/BO
TracVac
Model 385-IC/385LH
Used Once.
$900 or/BO
Bear Cat
Vac-N-Chip Pro
& Vac Pro
Models 72085, 72285,
72295. Used Twice
$1995 or/BO
Call
508-765-5763
Trees for
Sale
Evergreen Trees, Colorado
Blue Spruce, Potted Trees,
Silver Blue, 18”-22” tall.
All 10 trees for $85
Norway Spruce 3 1/2’
5/$99. Eastern Pine 5-7’
tall 5/$99.
Excellent Privacy
Border/Ornamental
Call 508-278-5762
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010 FOR SALE
Solid Maple
Head Board-Queen
$75.00 OBO
Queen-size Ecru
Comforter
w/shams and
matching pillows
$40.00
Queen-size Green/Rose
Quilted
Bedspread
w/matching Toss
Pillows
$50.00
Assorted Queen
Sheet Sets
$10-$15/each
508 764-3736
Solid Maple
Dining Set
Table, hutch and 6 chairs.
$800 OBO
Antique Man’s
Highboy Dresser
$800 OBO
Harden Cherry
4-Poster King
Bed Frame
$800 OBO
Call: 508-207-0966
Technics organ
Includes Stool and
User Reference
Guide
From the very first note
you play on the
Technics EA5 organ,
you’ll marvel at their rich
authentic instrument
sound. Like a well-tuned
pipe organ, these instruments
are finely crafted to
deliver robust sounds.
What’s more, their elegantly
designed
wood-grain finish cabinet
makes them fashionably
perfect for your music
room. This organ is in very
good condition and would
suit anyone from beginner
through to more
experienced players
A range of features including:
*Upper keyboard 44
keys lower keyboard 44
keys
pedal keyboard 13 keys
*100’s of dynamic PCM
true to life sounds
*Superb organ voices
including realtime
Hammond style digital
drawbars
*Easy to use large
LCD display
* Large capacity
16-track sequencer
* Built-in digital
disk recorder
Price: $1000 or B/O
508 266-0035
or 508 612-9053
010 FOR SALE
TOOL SHEDS
Made of Texture 1-11
8x8 $725
8x10 $900
8x12 $975
8x16 $1275
Delivered And
Built On-Site
Other Sizes Available
Call 413-324-1117
Trestle Table
7’ 3 1/2’ Pine
Matching Benches
Needs Refinishing
$250
London Fog
Luggage
Garment Bag, Carry-on,
Duffle Bag
$60
32’ Extension
Ladder
250lb Capacity
$150
Call: 508-347-7052
Two Aero Beds
in a bag, both twin, w/pump.
blows up in seconds
NEW
$30 each
or $55 for both
860 576-5462
Two Professional
Trombones
For Sale
In Good Condition
Call to Inquire
508 278-3988
VICTORIAN LIVING
ROOM SET
Like new
Sofa and 2 chairs
$1,900
Call 774-696-3397
Women’s Clothing
(3) Leather Jackets
2X, 1XL
$50.00/each
Columbia Hiking Boots
$25.00
Lands End Zero
Degree Boots
$20.00
Black Dress Shoes
4 pairs,
$10/pair
all size 7 1/2
Red/Black
Boil Wool Jacket
2X
$20.00
Klein Full-length
Black Wool Coat
2X
$50.00
Call 508 764-3736

APRIL 10, 2013
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010 FOR SALE
WOOD FOR SALE
Cut, not split.
about 36 pcs 16” - 20” long.
Pick up only
$75
860 576-5462
WOOD PELLET
STOVE
Lopi, Yankee
Working
Well maintained
Baywindow front
Comes w/premium
accessories, 4” vent pipe,
and approx. half pallet
of pellets
$2,000.00
Call Jim after 6:15 p.m.
508-867-7976
WOODSTOVE
FOR SALE
Better ‘N Ben’s
Fireplace insert
$400.00
508 278-5835
100 GENERAL
105 BULLETIN BOARD
RECRUITING
Participants 18-65
with a Droid or iPhone for a
Umass weight loss research
study including nutrition and
exercise counseling.
508-865-1534
or e-mail
study@umassedu.
Compensation
will be provided.
Docket # H00001484
107 MISC. FREE
FREE WOOD
PALLETS
You pick up. Monday thru
Friday 8am-noon.
Stonebridge Press
25 Optical Drive
(located behind Southbridge
Hotel & Conference Center)
110 NOVENAS
Thank you
Blessed Virgin
for answered prayers
E.G.
130 YARD SALES
DEADLINE FOR
YARD SALE
SUBMISSIONS
IS 1:00 PM MONDAY
FOR ALL MASS.
WEEKLY PAPERS
*Deadlines Subject To
Change Due To Holidays
Call For More Info.
YARD SALE!
Moving/Clean out!
Saturday April 13th
Rain or Shine
5 Goodrich Road, Sturbridge
8am-1pm
Toys, tools, collectibles,
furniture, winches, mount
kits, sporting goods, house
wares and
LOTS OF STUFF!
135 LOST AND FOUND
LOST: Hearing Aid
for left ear BellTone
Missing since the Fall, 2012
508 347-9705
Reward offered for return
200 GEN. BUSINESS
203 SNOWMOBILES
2003 SKIDOO 600
GRAND TOURING
And
2004 SKIDOO
500SS LEGEND
With 2006 Karavan Tilt
Trailer. Low mileage on all.
Excellent condition.
Asking $12K
but reasonable offers
considered
Call 508-769-3167
205 BOATS
1995 Glastron 17ft
Fiberglass Boat
(open style) with 88HP
Evinrude SPL outboard.
Includes trailer. Easily seats
8. Used in fresh water for
water skiing.
$5,000
Call: 508-234-5676
2008 Sea Ray
185 Sport
Mercruiser 4.3L Alpha
190PHP. 50 hours, pearl
and black, many features.
Outstanding condition with
trailer.
$18,000
Call Mark:
781-801-4061
LOWE 12FT
ALUMINUM BOAT
$500 or B/O
860 576-5462
215 CAMPING
Membership to
Stateline Camp
Resort
in Killingly, CT
Family activities, pool,
playground, fishing,
expires 2045.
$800 OBO
Call for details:
508-476-7382
Check the resort out online at
statelinecampresort.com
QUADDICK LAKE
CAMPING AREA
Thompson, CT
Seasonal Campsites
Available
$1265.00 per season
Season:
May 1st to October 1st
Full Hook-Ups Included
Call 860 428-2995 or
email:
drawson@rawonscreens.
com
225 INSTRUCTIONS
ART TIME FOR
KIDS!
152 Main St., Spencer
Fun experience for your
young artist, exploring many
mediums
Class sizes limited
FUN!
AFTER SCHOOL
OR VACATION
To reserve spot
call Leslie
774-232-8608
265 FUEL/WOOD
FIREWOOD
Cut, split, delivered
green or seasoned
Wood lots wanted
Call Paul
508-769-2351
SEASONED
CORDWOOD
FOR SALE
In Brimfield
Cut and Split - You pick up
774-521-7051
281 FREE PETS
(2) Male Cats
Currently Homeless
Due to Eviction
William is solid white
with one green and
one blue eye.
Jack is black and white.
These two are brothers,
both are fixed, they are
6-7 years old and are
in desperate need of
a home!!
Call: 774-545-0330
Looking for a
wonderful loving
home...
2 year Old Pitbull
with papers
Female named “Calle”
blue nose. Not spayed.
Great for single pet
environment.
Call:
774-318-8439
283 PETS
Need Help Fixing
Your Pet?
We can help at an
affordable price!!!
All surgeries performed by
liscenced vets at our
wellness center.
Transportation and additional
discounts are also available.
Please Call 508-637-1333
or visit us online at
www.secondchanceanimals.org
Powder-Puff Puppy
Toy Size
Long Haired Coat
Hypo-Allergenic Breed.
wonderful temperment
$800.00
For More Information
401-397-6499
Pure Bred
Puppies
Over thirty breeds available.
Health checked/guaranteed.
State licensed.
www.laughlinkennel.com
Laughlin Kennel
Call 508-987-7161
284 LOST & FOUND
PETS
FOUND
LONG-HAIRED
ADULT CAT
White with tan spots
Found in Fort Hill/Huguenot
area of Oxford
Very friendly
Has been seen in area for
about 10 months
508-987-5947
284 LOST & FOUND
PETS
Did you find your
pet? Or find a
home for one?
LET US KNOW!!!
Please call us so that
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508-909-4111
Found 1/8
On Worcester St
In Southbridge...
All black male cat
Green eyes, very lovable,
not fixed, definitely a
house cat.
Call: 774-287-5043
LOST
English Bulldog
Elderly,female with limited
eyesight
Brown with white head
Missing since 11/28
from the Rice Corner/
Arnold Rd area
Brookfield/Sturbridge line
I
If seen
please contact Mark
774 200-0388
LOST CAT
Cross Street area
in Southbridge
Missing since
Saturday, November 3
Male Tiger Cat with striped
tail answers to Cuddles and
has an odd sounding meow
and prefers to be outside
Please call if you have taken
him in or know his location
413-505-9747
MISSING CAT
Last seen 5/19/12
Goulding Drive area
of Auburn.
“Finney” 2 year old
male Abyssinian. Beige
(fawn) colored. He’s very
shy and has never been
outdoors!!
Finney is Microchipped
Reward If Found
$300
PLEASE Email:
1elly@charter.net
Town of Southbridge
Animal Control Officer
FOUND
FEMALE CHIHUAHUA
Tri-color:
Black, Brown and
White
One blue eye, one
brown eye
Very sweet
Found April 4 on
North St.
FEMALE PIT BULL
Tan with white on
chest
Found April 6 on
South St.
BLACK MALE CROSS
Found April 6
on High St.
No tag, no license
To claim you must have
proof of ownership and pay
all fees and fines
Call Kathy:
508-764-5420
Extension 110
285 PET CARE
FAN-C-PET
Mobile
Grooming Salon
Vicki Kelley
Professional
Groomer
20 Years Exp.
“We Go Right toYour
Door”
508-987-2419
The Super Pet
Animal Care
Service
We provide care for small
animals and dog walking.
Weekdays/Weekends
Last minute pet care jobs
Daily visits
when you are away
Please call Jane now
to schedule an
appointment
508-797-2850
285 PET CARE
Going... Going...
Gone to the Dogs
Training and behavior
management in your
home.
Positive methods
used.
Certified Pet Dog
trainer and member
APDT
Call Renelle at
508-892-1850
email:
cherrydals@aol.com
J & L
Pet Sitting
Service
Professional at Home
Pet Sitting and Dog Walking
Member of National
Association of Professional
Pet Sitters
Established 1996
Certified • Bonded • Insured
508-347-3826
Same Owners
Tom & Camila
New Stuff!
Reconnective Healing
Animal Massage
Animal Communication
As Always!
Reiki/Feng Shui
Natural Foods
Flower Essences
Alpha Wave Music
Boarding
Indoor/Outdoor Runs
Skylights
Heated/Air Conditioned
Day Care
Supervised Groups
Daily/Weekly Rates
Large Play Yards
Training
Basic - Advanced
Group Or Private
New - Open Enrollment
Grooming
Baths To Full Grooms
Certifications!
PCSA Levels I & II
CPR Certified
Reiki Master
Lighterian Reiki VII
Reconnective Healing II
ICNDF Certified Trainer
Experienced, Caring Staff
Individualized Care
Attention To Detail
508-987-0077
205 Federal Hill Road
Oxford, MA
starwoodpetresort.com
286 LIVESTOCK
Bag Shavings
$4.75 each
3.2 cubic feet kiln dried,
small to medium flakes,
plastic bags
Rock Valley Farm
W. Brookfield
508 867-2508
298 WANTED TO BUY
$ aaa
ROUTE
169
ANTIQUES
884 Worcester St.
Southbridge MA
Looking To Purchase
Antiques
And Collectibles
Single Items
Or Entire Estates
We Buy It All
And Also Do
On-Site Estate Sales
And
Estate Auctions
CALL MIKE ANYTIME
508-765-9512
WANTED
VERY USED
Kitchen Cabinets
The older the better. We
are a kitchen refacing
company and we use
these cabinets at home
shows for
“BEFORE & AFTER”
Call between 9 & 5 M-F
or leave message
KITCHEN OPTIONS of NEW
ENGLAND
508-987-3384
or 860-749-6998
www.mykitchenoptions.com
298 WANTED TO BUY 298 WANTED TO BUY
FIREARMS WANTED:
Collector looking WWII US Firearms
M1 Garands, M1 Carbines, .45 Pistols,
1911/1911 A1’s
TOP PRICES PAID
Have all necessary federal licenses
298 WANTED TO BUY
$ BUY & SELL $
ALL GOLD & SILVER
ITEMS
Specializing in
NUMISMATIC COINS,
gold & silver of any
form!
Qualified with over 30
years experience & a
following of many
satisfied customers.
We also sell a nice
selection of fine jewelry,
antiques & collectibles.
Bring in your items & see
what they’re worth. You
won’t leave disappointed.
Honesty and fairness
are our best policies!
Lee’s Coins &
Jewelry
239 West Main Street
East Brookfield
(Route 9 - Panda
Garden Plaza)
508-637-1236
508-341-6355 (cell)
Looking for
combination
Radio/Record
Player
for long playing 33 RPM
records. Must be in very
good working condition
508 347-9705
WANTED
Mopeds and Scooters
Any Condition
Call Travis
774 242-9227
WAR
RELICS
&
WAR
SOUVENIRS
WANTED
WWII & EARLIER
CA$H WAITING!
Helmets, Swords,
Daggers, Bayonets,
Medals, Badges, Flags,
Uniforms, etc.
Over 30 Years Experience.
Call David
1-508-688-0847
I’ll Come To YOU!
300 HELP WANTED
310 GENERAL HELP
WANTED
Bay Path Reg. Voc. Tech
High School
57 Old Muggett Hill Rd
Charlton, MA
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
CLERK
Prior Municipal or School
Finance Experience Preferred
Start Date: July 1, 2013
Please submit Application,
Resume, and three letters
of recommendation no later
than Friday, April 26, 2013,
to the above address,
ATTENTION
Dean J. Iacobucci
For applications please call
508-248-5971, X1754
between 7:30 am
and 2:30 pm
An Equal Opportunity
Employer
CLASS A
TRUCK DRIVER
Percentage base pay for auto
transport company. Excellent
pay rate for someone willing
to work. Class A CDL and
clean driver history required.
Call 413 374-2591
Customer Service
Specialist
Busy marketing office
seeks full-time customer
service/data entry
representative.
Excellent phone manner,
multitasking and problem
solving skills a must.
Requires HS Diploma or
GED and use of MS Office
2007 and other windows
based software.
Benefits include: Health
Insurance, Life Insurance,
401K, paid vacation time
and more!
If interested, send
resume to:
Human Resources
PO Box 980
Fiskdale, MA 01518
Call Wally At
508-234-5860
310 GENERAL HELP
WANTED
GROUNDSKEEPERS
Positions Available For
Seasonal Part Time Work.
Experience helpful, will train.
Reliable work ethic a must!!
CALL DUDLEY HILL
GOLF CLUB:
508-943-4538
NEEDED
VERY GOOD
HOUSE CLEANER
Call Afternoons
508-494-3532
Owner Operator
Owner Operator Solos
*Dedicated Runs
*$1.09 per mile plus FSC
*Minimum 2,480
miles/week
*Daily Hometime
*CDL-A with 1 year OTR
exp & Hazmat
888-716-1322
www.drivenctrans.com
PCA/HOMEMAKER
NEEDED
to care for physically
challenged female in her
home. 7 days a week
In Southbridge
508 764-2807
SALEM CROSS INN
Rte 9
West Brookfield, MA
Now Hiring Line Cook
Email resume to
info@salescrossinn.com
Or apply in person
Seasonal Parks
Laborer
The Town of Auburn is
seeking seasonal laborers to
work within the Department
of Public Works- Parks
Division.
Duties shall include weed
wacking, mowing lawns,
trash removal and other
duties as required by the
Parks, Cemetery and
Recreation Superintendent.
Applicants must posses a
valid driver’s license and
be a minimum of 18 years
of age. This position is 40
hours per week from May 1st
to August 31st 2013.
Submit resume to:
Town Manager
102 Central Street
Auburn, MA 01501
Applicant deadline: Friday,
April 26, 2013
Valet/Guest
Services
To Work At Several
Locations In
Worcester, MA
F/T-P/T available. Potential
to earn $11 and more to
start. Great benefits health,
dental, 401k plan, plenty of
room for growth! Applicant
must be over 18, have valid
license, and prior customer
service experience a plus!!!
Apply at:
www.valetparkof
america.com/employment
or call 877 455-5552
320 MEDICAL/DENTAL
CERTIFIED HHA’S,
CERTIFIED PCA’S
Needed for Spencer,
Southbridge, the
Brookfields, Warren,
Ware, Sturbridge and
surrounding areas.
Contact Denise at
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL
SERVICES INC.
HOME CARE
413-289-9018
325 PROFESSIONAL
Trailer Truck
Drivers Wanted
Class A CDL With
Hazmat
Based In
North Brookfield.
Please Call
508-867-3235
330 SALES
PART-TIME
SALES POSITION
Must be flexible, work well
with people, and be able to
work some weekend hours.
Experience preferred
but not necessary.
Apply in person
Sundeen Furniture
241 Providence Rd
Whitinsville. MA
ARCHway Inc.
A residential school for students on the autism
spectrum is seeking energetic and creative
people to fill the following positions:
Part Time Residential Instructors
Instructors needed to teach activities of
daily living and social skills
Hours available are: 2nd and 3rd Shifts Mon-Fri
1st 2nd & 3rd Shifts Sat and Sun
Starting Pay is $11.75/hour
To apply please forward a resume and
letter of interest including salary expectations to:
ARCHway, Inc.
77 Mulberry Street, Leicester, MA 01524
Fax: 508-892-0259
E-mail: scombs@archwayinc.org
400 SERVICES
402 GENERAL SERVICES
All Cleanouts
Cleanups
Haul-Away
Basements
Attics
Apartments
Garages
Yards
Rental Property
Estate Cleanouts
Small Building
Demolition
Better Than
A Dumpster
We Do It!
FREE Estimates!
774-329-3386
774-230-8586
ARMY OF 1
Water Filtration
ARMY OF 1 will treat all
water problems!!
New Installations
Servicing all equipment
Well tank and pump service
James Morse
North Brookfield, MA
774-200-0225
jmorse6207@yahoo.com
433 CLEANING
* TLC Home *
Cleaning
We Use & Supply Organic
Cleaners To Ensure Your
Family’s Safety.
Gift Certificates For
Baby Showers,
Anniversaries, And More!
A Perfect Gift!
Office/Homes
Spring/Fall Cleaning
Weekly/Bi-Weekly/
Monthly Cleaning
Flexible Hours/Days
Registered/Insured/
Bonded
CALL TODAY FOR A
GREENER TOMORROW
ASK FOR TAMMIE AT
508-347-3275
House/Office
Cleaning Available
Reasonable rates.
No job too big or small.
Days and evening
hours available.
Bonded
Call Wendy for a
FREE estimate at:
(508)943-9880
442 LICENSED DAY
CARE
***************
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Office of
Child Care Services
requires that all ads
placed in the newspaper
for child care (daycare)
in your home include
your license number.
448 FURNITURE
FURNITURE
Bedroom 1
Solid Brass Bed
w/2 white laminate
bureaus/matching mirrors
$1000.00
Bedroom 2
Oak
Armoire, Bureau/matching
mirror,
cylinder waterbed,
w/matching headboard
$1000.00
Dining Room
Custom-Made Racetrack
Glass Top Table
6 chairs, buffet
$1200.00
Living Room
Drexel beige leather, 2
chairs, loveseat, couch
Living Room 3-piece
sectional, brick color
$1200.00
Must be Seen
508 278-7659
454 HOME
IMPROVEMENT
$1 PAINTING
Interior/
Exterior
Power Washing
Carpentry
• FREE ESTIMATES •
• FULLY Insured •
• Reasonable Rates •
Rich O’Brien
Painting
28 Years Of Experience
508-248-7314
457 LAWN/GARDEN
BCB
LAWN SERVICES
COMMERCIAL &
RESIDENTIAL
SPRING CLEANUPS
PARKING LOT
SWEEPING
LAWN MAINTENANCE
AND MOWING
4-Step Fertilization System
BARK MULCH
RETAINING WALLS
PATIOS/WALKWAYS
EXCAVATIONS
Reasonable Rates
Quality Service
Fully Insured
Bruce Burlingame
508-248-5727
WE SHARPEN
Chainsaw Chains,
Mower Blades, Axes,
Hedge Trimmers, and
Chipper Blades.
We come right to
your house!
(minimum. may apply)
Ask about oil changes!
508-499-7058
WICKED GOOD
LANDSCAPING
is now scheduling
spring yard cleanups
We have added new
openings for weekly
mowing routes this year
Wicked professional
Wicked affordable, and
Wicked GOOD!
Line up for your free quote
today!
www.
WickedGoodLandscaping.com
wickedgoodlandscaping@
gmail.com
508 499-3300
500 REAL ESTATE
501 REAL ESTATE
WANTED
**************
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
**************
All real estate advertising in
this newspaper is subject to
The Federal Fair Housing Act
of 1968, which makes it
illegal to advertise any
preference, limitation or
discrimination based on race,
color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status (number of
children and or pregnancy),
national origin, ancestry, age,
marital status, or any
intention to make an such
preference, limitation or
discrimination. This
newspaper will not
knowingly accept any
advertising for real estate
that is in violation of the law.
Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings
advertising in this newspaper
are available on and equal
opportunity basis. To
complain about
discrimination call The
Department of Housing and
Urban Development “HUD”
toll-free at 1-800-669-9777.
For the N.E. area, call HUD
ad 617-565-5308,. The toll
free number for the hearing
impaired is 1-800-927-9275
505 APARTMENTS FOR
RENT
DOUGLAS
1, 2 & 3 Bedroom
Apartments Available
Prices start at $845/month.
Includes heat, hot water,
A/C, pool, fitness center
& children’s program.
Off street parking.
Call (508)476-3777

4 ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ A STONEBRIDGE PRESS PUBLICATION ☎ April 10, 2013
505 APARTMENTS FOR
RENT
Brookside
Terrace
---------
SPECIAL!
$500 FREE RENT
WITH MOVE-IN BY
APRIL 30TH
-----------------------
Affordable 1, 2 and 3
Bedroom Apartments
For Rent.
Spacious, Fully
Applianced.
Starting at $698
Heat/Hot Water
Included!
• A/C In Every Unit
• Pool
• Basketball Court
• Playground
• On-Site Laundry
INCOME LIMITS APPLY
Section 8 Welcome
Office Open From:
Monday-Friday
9:00am to 5:00pm
Saturday 10:00am
to 4:00pm
Evening Appointments Available
Brookside Terrace
11 Village Drive
Southbridge,MA 01550
(508)764-7675
C&C
Properties
LOOK & COMPARE
Southbridge
Quality 1, 2 & 3
Bedroom Apartments!
Appliances, Off-Street
Parking
Call (508)765-0501
505 APARTMENTS FOR
RENT
Dudley
Beautiful, Clean Two
Bedroom. 2nd Floor.
Stove, Refrigerator,
Hardwood Floors
Rubbish
Off-Street Parking.
$750/Month
First & Last
Call: 508-943-2670
FISKDALE
HERITAGE GREEN
2 Bedroom Apt
Heat & Hot Water Included
Wall-to-Wall Carpets
Air Conditioners, Elevators
Income Limits Apply
Must be over 62
Rent is 30%
508 347-2000
North Brookfield
2 bedroom apartment.
Heat/hot water included.
Hardwood floors, stove,
refrigerator, trash pickup,
elevator, secure entry,
on-site laundry, A/C, parking.
Non-smoking, no pets.
$875/Month
508-867-4277
Duncan Block
Apartments
River Mill
Village
Thompson, CT
Now Renting 1BR
Move-in Special!!!
W/D Hook-ups
& On-Site Laundry
Ample Parking
Spacious Floor Plans
Near-by Park &
Library
Close to I395, RT12
Must Income Qualify
Voucher Holders
Welcome
Call Today
(860)923-3919
rivermillvillage@
winnco.com
505 APARTMENTS FOR
RENT
Southbridge
2 Bedroom
Townhouse Style Apt
Recently remodeled
granite countertops
NO PETS
$725.00
Also 1 Bedroom
Everything new, First Floor
$675.00
Both First/last/security
774-221-3124
SOUTHBRIDGE
94 East Main St
2 bedroom apt
no utilities
natural gas heat
$650/month
16 Charlton St
3 bedroom house
$950/month
STOREFRONT
1200 sq.ft.
Can be divided
$500 for half
$1000 Whole space
Heat/hot water
included
First/Last/Security,
References
$20 Application Fee
508-765-5542
Southbridge
Nice modern, clean
1 bedroom apt in quiet
downtown area.
Includes heat, hot water,&
appliances
$625/mo
One Year Lease
References, Credit
Check,& Security Deposit
Required
Please call
508 347-7709
WEBSTER
2 Bedroom
Refrigerator, stove,
dishwasher, microwave.
New cabinets/New bathroom
Off-street parking
Efficient gas furnace
Coin-op laundry
Security system
Non-smoking
No dogs/cats
$750/mo
1st and Security
(508) 248-7186
Indiana Coal Company
NEWSUSA
An Indiana coal company
needed to find its own supply
of energy before it could provide
Indianapolis Power and
Light with the ability to run a
city. Lily Group found that
energy in the form of funding
from financial instruments
called TIGRcubs.
That funding will keep the
lights on for NFL quarterback
Andrew Luck and his
team, the Colts, as well as
over a million residents in the
Indianapolis Metro area.
To fuel Indianapolis Power
and Light, Lily Group used
funding from their TIGRcub
security structure to acquire
the Landree Mine in Green
County, Indiana. Landree
Mine gives them access to
2,800 new acres of high-quality
bituminous coal.
Rick Risinger, CEO, says
now that Lily Group has
acquired another coal
reserve, they have plans
already underway to expand
Landree Mine. Since coal still
plays a key role in generating
electricity worldwide, Lily
presented an attractive offer
for TIGRcubs, or Top Line
Income Generation Rights
Certificates.
“If you’re new to
TIGRcubs, it’s a 10-year-old
start up of Entrex, an entrepreneurial
exchange built to
support the capital needs of
growing companies,”
Expands Mines
explains Stephen H. Watkins,
CEO of Entrex. “We offer
another option when the public
market can’t support thinly
traded companies that have
a limited number of interested
investors.”
It doesn’t hurt that coalfired
power plants still produce
at least 40 percent of the
world’s electricity. Since the
cost of mining hasn’t significantly
changed, the market
looks promising — especially
when major utility companies
are showing interest in
Lily Group.
Due to Landree Mine’s
unique positioning in a thicker
seam, they anticipate low
production costs and no
505 APARTMENTS FOR
RENT
Southbridge
1 & 2-Bedroom Apartments
2-Bedroom-Hardwoods,
washer/dryer hookups,
refrigerator/stove.
1-Bedroom-Fireplaced
living room wall-to-wall
carpeting, very plush w/all
the amenities of home.
Both Apartments Include:
Off-street Parking,
Heat/Hot Water
Call: 774-230-0680
SOUTHBRIDGE
2 bedroom
$150/week
DUDLEY
1 bedroom
$650/month
utilities included
WEBSTER
1 bedroom
$600/month
All are newly remodeled,
carpeted, stove &
refrigerator included.
Section 8 Approved.
No Pets Allowed
Security Deposit &
References Required
Call 774-289-1714
SOUTHBRIDGE
Large 2-bedroom apartment.
1st floor, newly renovated
and deleaded.
Washer/dryer hook-ups,
Enclosed porch.
Great neighborhood.
$775/month plus utilities
First/last/security deposit
and credit checks
No pets
508-347-7433
Southbridge
New 2 bedroom
apartment. Off-street
parking. No Pets.
2 Bedroom:
$775/Month
First & Security
Call: 508-765-5852
WARREN
2nd Floor Apt for Rent
on horse farm. Peaceful
All utilities included
References Required
$650/mo
First/Last
413 436-7556
NewsUSA
Lily Group had to add new coal seams to its fold after signing a contract
with Indianapolis Power and Light.
505 APARTMENTS FOR
RENT
Spencer
Attractive One orTwo-
Bedroom Apartment,
Appliances,
W/D Hookup Available
Modern, Bright,
Quiet Country Setting.
Directly Off Route 9.
Visit Our Website
www.spencercondos.com
STURBRIDGE
Daniel Fiske
House
Large 5-Room
Apartment
2nd Floor, 2- Family
$895/Month
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Includes
Appliances & Laundry
Room On Premises.
Hardwood Floors
First,References, And
Security Deposit
Required
(508)347-9081
WEBSTER
3 Bedroom
2nd floor Apartment
$750/Month
Appliances, 6 family building
laundry in basement,
off street parking, No Pets,
First, Last & Security.
508-864-6285
WEBSTER
Large 3 Bedroom
Available May 1st.
6 large rooms, pantry,
and full bath.
Appliances, W/D hookup, ,
Updated unit,
De-leaded,
Gas on gas heat
(not included),
Off street parking
NO Pets
Granite St., Webster
1st, last and security
References and credit check
860-923-2420
Leave message
BUSINESS
heavy upfront cost. Plus, once
you consider the increased
output from Landree’s expansion
plans, the mine will be
profitable at competitive
prices.
Expansion or no, Landree
Mine has almost 3,000 acres of
coal ready for extraction.
This will likely be put toward
the huge contract with
Indianapolis Power and
Light, a contract which is
only expected to grow. But,
with some help from Entrex
and TIGRcub securities, Lily
Group will grow along with it
to meet the increasing energy
demands with ease.
Learn more at
www.entrex.net.
525 HOUSES FOR RENT
SOUTHBRIDGE
85 Vista Lane
3 Bedroom
House Rental
Nice location
Nice Landscaped
Private Yard,
Screened Porch,
Town Gas, Heat/Hot Water
No Pets/Smoking,
Only $1150!!!
Plus-Utilities
508-434-0485
WEST BROOKFIELD
Small A-Frame
House for Rent
Kitchen, Living Room, Bathroom.
Includes Refrigerator/Gas Stove
Entire second floor is bedrooms
Propane Gas Furnace Heater
Close w/rights to
Lake Wickaboag
Available NOW
508-867-8707
530 HOUSES FOR SALE
For Sale
315 sq ft Cottage
in Narragansett, RI
Located 1200 ft from state
beach on lease land
in private area.
Open May to mid October.
Newly renovated
most contents included
photos available
$48,000
jonsneal@gmail.com
or call
860-928-6103
535 HOUSING WANTED
NEEDED:
looking for a room to live in
around the Brooklyn to
Woodstock, CT area for a
63 yr old man.
Also needed: a barn or
garage area for storage
860 230-7438
546 CEMETERY LOTS
Double Burial Plot
Includes bronze marker in
Hillsboro memorial Gardens
Brandon, Florida 33511
$3,800
Call: 774-289-3622
Double
Cemetery Lot
In All Faith Swedish
Cemetery, Worcester, MA.
Lot #119 Section I
$1,400
Call: 508-867-8350
546 CEMETERY LOTS
WORCESTER COUNTY
MEMORIAL PARK
Paxton, MA
2-grave-plot
Section Heritage 1
Asking $3,250
Call 413-245-4340
Email: fkudron@yahoo.com
Worcester County
Memorial Park
Paxton, MA
Garden of Valor
Plot 225, Unit D, Graves 3-4
Give me an offer,
I will pay transfer fee
508 450-7517
jinareb@charter.net
WORCESTER COUNTY
MEMORIAL PARK
Paxton, MA
Garden of Gospels
1 plot (#85)
with 2 grave sites
$4,000.00
774-200-1194
Worcester County
Memorial Park
Paxton, MA
Garden of Heritage
(1) Grave
#121D plot 2
Asking $2,800
Call: 508-476-1621
WORCESTER COUNTY
MEMORIAL PARKS
Two grave plots:
Valor I {#291 unit A,
graves 1 and 2}
Current value $8200.00
Offered: $5,850.00
508-499-7957
zaenluap@charter.net
550 MOBILE HOMES
Brookfield
Nanatomqua Mobile
Home Park (55+)
Mobile Home For Sale.
Two Bedroom, 1.5 Bath.
Large Kitchen & Living
Room. Screen Porch
& Carport.
Park Rent $120/Month
Includes Taxes, Water,
Sewerage, Trash and Road
Maintenance
CALL FOR PRICE
774-262-7307
550 MOBILE HOMES
For sale by
motivated owner:
Sturbridge, MA
5 Room updated fully
applianced clean, mobile
home. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath,
large kitchen and living
room. 4 season sun porch,
lots of storage, central air,
2 large electrified sheds (1
insulated) Nice private yard
with patio screen house,
mature plantings plus more!
SHORT SALE
$55,000
plus park share
Call for more details:
860-315-7122
575 VACATION RENTALS
Cape Cod
Summer Rental
6 Room House
West Yarmouth
One Minute walk to Ocean
beach. All amenities.
$950.00 per week.
Call 617-698-0638
KingJohnE@hotmail.com
CAPE COD TIME
SHARE FOR SALE
Edgewater Beach Resort
95 Chase Avenue
Dennisport, MA 02639
Across the street
from the water
Studio (Unit 706)
Fixed week 33 (August)
Deeded rights
508-347-3145
SACO, MAINE
2 different houses, both
steps from the beach, quaint
neighborhood.
Minutes from Old Orchard.
3 bedrooms each
$1400 - $2600.
Hot tubs, sunroom, views.
Park and walk to everything
Crystallite2@msn.com
WELLS, MAINE
Village By the Sea
2 bedroom/2 bath condo.
Pool complex, with
jacuzzi, exercise room,
outdoor pool, in-unit laundry,
A/C, cable.
Summer Rentals
Available dates:
wk of July 6 & Aug 17
$875 Weekly
Spring/Fall dates available
CALL FOR DAILY RATES
(508)429-7568
Why You’re Not Getting Hired
NEWSUSA
Here’s a secret — job placement
isn’t a matter of inclusion,
but one of elimination.
In today’s economy,
recruiters are deluged with
resumes and have to funnel
them through pre-set filters
designed to separate the competition.
On average, a
recruiter spends only 30 seconds
reviewing each application,
meaning if you aren’t
marketing your skills correctly,
not only are you not getting
hired, most times your application
won’t even be seen.
Joe Weinlick is Vice
President of Marketing for
Beyond.com, a career network
that allows people to
search thousands of jobs and
manage their careers. His
company connects job seekers
to available positions, but
stresses that the process doesn’t
stop there.
“Picture the hundreds of
people applying for a job seated
in the same auditorium,”
said Weinlick. “Now picture
that you’re one of the few
standing up. Who do you
think will get noticed first?”
Here are five recommendations
from Beyond.com to
improve your job search:
1. Play the Part. A recruiter
works with the same job
description that is posted
online, and if you’re not
using the same language, a
communications gap can
develop. Treat the job description
like your compass, and
use it to guide each answer by
tailoring your wording to
match theirs.
2. Get Noticed. This is the
hardest part, as it’s difficult
to stand out when others have
similar qualifications. Think
about your unique qualities,
and lead with them. Don’t
wait until the end; the
recruiter might never get
there.
3. Get Feedback. Every time
you apply for a job, strive for
the perfect application. Clean
up grammatical errors, cut
unnecessary words, and focus
on details. Send your materials
to colleagues for advice,
and take advantage of other
resources, like a free resume
critique from Beyond.com
that can catch any errors.
4. Follow Protocol. Submit
only what the job posting
requests. This will show that
you can follow directions.
NewsUSA
How do you set yourself apart from the person next to you while job
hunting?
Don’t lie about experience;
rather relate the experiences
you have, and show how they
apply. The candidates who follow
the rules and look the
best throughout the process
have an advantage.
5. Nail the Interview. At
this point, the hardest part is
over, but you’re still the
underdog. Be scrappy. Focus
on remaining present during
the interview. Research the
company and your profession.
Browse news outlets,
like News and Advice on
Beyond.com, to stay current
on your profession.
To receive a free resume
critique from Beyond.com,
v i s i t
www.beyond.com/resources/
resume-writing.
Commercial Real Estate Finance Market Shows New Life
NEWSUSA
Until recently, the commercial real estate
market has made a sluggish recovery from the
nation’s economic recession. The good news is
that property values, rental rates and occupancy
rates are improving, and commercial
real estate appears to be gaining critical traction.
Lower interest rates have started to help create
larger demand from borrowers — who are
already feeling some effects of the improving
real estate market — which is giving the commercial
mortgage-backed securities (CMBS)
market some rejuvenation. In fact, 2012 saw
CMBS issuance reach a post-recession high of
$48.18 billion — a number that is expected to
rise in 2013 and beyond.
“I am very optimistic about the CMBS business
in 2013. I think volumes will grow substantially,”
says Anthony Orso, CEO of Cantor
Commercial Real Estate (CCRE). “You will
continue to see high-quality loans, and you
will see more capital raised for the B-piece
community.”
Orso is speaking from professional experience.
The New York-based real estate finance
company, an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald &
Co., originated nearly $5 billion in securities
throughout 2012. With help from Cantor
Fitzgerald, CCRE sold to more than 150 bond
investors last year. Orso only expects those figures
to grow — confidence that he shares with
top commercial real estate (CRE) financers,
like Omega Commercial Finance Corporation
(www.omegapublic.com).
“Omega uses a principle based on marrying
affordable financing with available capital,”
says Jon S. Cummings IV, president of Omega
Commercial Finance Corp. “One of the advantages
of traditional CMBS lenders is the ability
to offer competitive rates against banks,
agency lenders and insurance companies.
Omega is strategically positioned to accommodate
this growing market.”
As a publicly traded financial holding company
(OTCQB: OCFN), Omega just acquired
minority stake in VFG Securities Inc., a fullservice
broker dealer with $180 million in
Assets Under Management for the purpose of
creating its own internal structured financing
arm. This acquisition effectively gives Omega
the capacity to raise in-house capital to originate
their CRE loans. It also sweetens the pot
for investors looking for new sources of future
earnings.
Learn more about CRE loans and the
rebounding market at www.omegapublic.com.

APRIL 10, 2013
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INTERNET
How Small Businesses Can Make a Big Splash Without Getting Wet
NewsUSA
It’s usually better to be a
big fish in a small pond than a
small fish in a big pond, or so
the saying goes. Many of
today’s small and mediumsized
companies are trying to
figure out how to make a big
splash when launching or
renovating their presence on
the web.
How crowded is the web?
Well, according to Royal
Pingdom, a global Internet
tracking and statistics company,
there are over 234 million
unique websites. Many of
these sites are expensive to
create and costly to maintain
while only being mediocre
and containing no consistent
theme or message.
According to web design
experts, there are several critical
components of leveraging
a website as a successful
business tool. These tips will
help ensure that your website
attracts the right visitors,
encourages them to browse
and entices customers to buy:
1. Aesthetic Design. Your
website represents you — it’s
your ambassador on the
World Wide Web. Therefore, it
needs to be clean and professional
and generate the right
vibe and reaction to your visitors.
2. Message and
Branding. The purpose of a
website is to broadcast your
company’s brand and messages
to a wide audience of
consumers, businesses,
employees and other stakeholders.
3. Search Engine
Optimization (SEO). SEO is
the process that seeks to
ensure that your website
ranks high in search engines
for its relevant key phrases.
This process improves the
volume and the quality of
hits (traffic) to your website
from the search engines. The
higher a website ranks in the
results of a search, the
greater the chance that it will
be visited by users, which
helps companies to build
brand awareness and grow
revenue.
4. Interactive
Capabilities and E-commerce.
Whether you want
people to purchase goods and
services directly through the
website via e-commerce, or
have someone from your company
contact them, make sure
the website is intuitive.
Encouraging visitors to participate
in some form helps
develop a stronger bond with
your company.
Finding the right firm that
can combine web design with
branding, marketing, business
consulting and a tight
budget can be a tall order. One
such firm that has generated
tremendous success with this
combination is Northeast
Web Design (www.northeastwebdesign.com).
It has developed
a client-friendly process
and platform that treats every
minnow-sized customer as if
it were a whale.
“We provide a full suite of
services, ranging from aesthetic
design and branding to
website construction and E-
commerce integration to
Search Engine Optimization”
stated the company’s Project
Manager David Landon.
Regardless of whether the
company is small or large,
Northeast Web Design works
With the right tools, a website can be an asset to any business, big or small.
closely to achieve that company’s
goals.
It’s nice to know that in
today’s challenging economic
environment, with the help of
web designers such as
Northeast Web Design, companies
can become big fish in
NewsUSA
a big pond without spending a
lot.
700 AUTOMOTIVE
705 AUTO ACCESSORIES
Ford 351
Windsor Motor
$150
Rebuilt C6
Transmission with
Transfer Case
$200
1952 Chevy Power
Train
$200
1987 GMC Parts
Nice chrome front
bumper, heater core,
misc.
Chevy 283 & 327
crankshafts
Call: 508-892-8481
715 AUTO SERVICES
TERMITE’S
TOWING
When you can’t go,
we tow!!
Light Duty Ramp
Truck Service
Free Scrap vehicle Removal
Private Tows/Auction Tows
Light Equipment Transport
and Repossession
Great Rates!!
N. Brookfield
774-670-7961
508-637-1497
termitetowing@gmail.com
720 CLASSICS
1963 Ford
Fairlane 500
Rebuilt 260 V8, new
automatic transmission,
floors and interior. New dual
exhaust, paint and chrome
good.
$8,400 OBO
Will consider trades and cash
Call Chuck:
508-248-5928
1976 MGB
Roadster
Convertible
Exterior bodywork newly
redone, 85,000 miles, comes
with cover.
$5,000 OBO
Call: 508-414-7574
720 CLASSICS
1978 Firebird
Formula
V8, 4-speed, too many new
parts to list! Nice cruising
car, includes custom fit car
cover, color black.
$8,500 OBO
Call: 508-278-6219
After 5pm
BEAUTIFUL 1993 RED
SEDAN DEVILLE
CADILLAC
61,000 original miles
Excellent condition 1 owner
Always garaged, V8,
Front wheel drive, 4-door
A must see!
Paid $28,200 new
$8,500 firm
Call 508-234-9955
725 AUTOMOBILES
1997 Ford Explorer
Needs minor part to run
Invested $4000. in one year
Take it away for only
$1500.00
774 452-3613
1997 MERCURY
SABLE
4 door, tan
132,000 miles
300V6
Runs excellent
4 new tires, battery
$1,200 or best offer
Call 508-713-3066 or
508-779-0194
1998 FORD
WINDSTAR
Mileage: 122486
Blue Book Value $2,985.00
Good condition,
well maintained
Freedom Lift
Scooter Lift
installed 7/13/2011
Purchase price $3,795.00
Asking $5,000.00
Call 508-248-7930
Leave message
2008 Nissan Versa
Hatchback
Silver, 4 door, 74,000 miles.
In excellent condition,
one owner!
$7,995
Call: 774-217-8057
or email:
ctaylor8057@gmail.com
725 AUTOMOBILES
1998 FORD
WINDSTAR
Mileage: 122486
Blue Book Value $2,985.00
Good condition,
well maintained
Freedom Lift
Scooter Lift
installed 7/13/2011
Purchase price $3,795.00
Asking $5,000.00
Call 508-248-7930
Leave message
2004
HONDA CIVIC EX
Auto, 119K miles but runs
great! Minor scratches and
dents but no rust! New rear
brakes and rotors fall 2012
Asking $6500
508-397-4626
lv. msg.
2004 BMW Z4
Black with red interior,
2.5L engine, 21,000 miles
$16,500
508-282-2884
2004 Pontiac GTO
Torrid red with black leather
interior, 5.7L LS1 V8,
automatic transmission,
73,000 miles.
Asking $10,900
Call: 508-949-1816
2005 FORD FOCUS
White Hatchback in excellent
condition. Great Gas Mileage,
Good first car
$5000 or B/O
Call 508 885-9962
FORD MUSTANG
GT CONVERTIBLE
2003
Black on black w/tan
leather, 45,100 real miles,
adult owned and driven
since purchase in 2004.
5 speed, premium package
with power everything
Mach 1 stereo with 6 CD,
new tires and brakes,
exceptional car, clean
CARFAX, Clean MA title.
Looks and runs new.
Pictures available
$12,400 or B/O.
Call 508 949-7499
732 SPORTS UTILITY
WOMAN’S 21 SPD,
26” BIKE
Excellent condition
Asking $225 (negotiable)
Call 860-779-9097
740 MOTORCYCLES
1977
Harley FXE
Many upgrades and extras
3.5” Open Primary,
Wide Glide, Arlen Ness
chrome swing arm,
180 rear tire, etc, etc
$5,000 OBO
Call: 860-974-9811
1996 HARLEY
DAVIDSON
883 SPORTSTER
Low miles
$4,000
774-402-4624
2 Motorcycles
For Sale
2007 Roadstar
Warrior-
Metallic Gray, VERY LOW
MILES, Samson Ground
Pounders, Very Clean.
$7,000 OBO
2008 Yamaha
FZ6-
600CC, Royal Blue, VERY
LOW MILES, Very Clean,
Slider Guards.
$5,200 OBO
Call: 908-242-2016
or email:
ledford.l@gmail.com
2005 Harley
Davidson
Fat Boy
Anniversary Edition
10,250 miles, a lot of
chrome, drag bars,
Super G carb
$13,500 OBO
Call: 508-340-7950
‘99 HD
XL SPORTSTER
1200 CUSTOM
Excellent Condition
Many Extras
Must be seen, like new
14 K miles
508-835-3609
740 MOTORCYCLES
FREE
2006 Kawasaki
Ninja ZX-10r
Sportbike
It is in excellent condition
with no dents or dings
100% mechanically okay
If interested, please contact
me for pictures
Email
alexandergreen663
@yahoo.com
for more details
MID SEASON DEAL
2006 Suzuki
Boulevard
Grey, VL800K, great bike,
mint condition, under 2,200
miles (always garaged).
Shield, saddle bags, and
sissy bar.
$5,500
Must See!
Call: 774-329-9160
MOTORCYCLE
2004 Yamaha
V Star 1100
Classic
Excellent condition, must be
seen to be appreciated.
Like new, well kept
Asking $5,000
Call: 508-347-5179
or
774-230-5924
745 RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES
1997 35’
Holiday
Vacationer
Chevy 454 engine, 58,000
miles, (6) Michelin tires,
queen bed, (2) TVs, Onan
7.0 generator, backup
camera, (2) new batteries,
hydraulic leveling jacks,
many extras,
excellent condition.
$18,000
Call: 508-892-4102
745 RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES
2007
MOTORHOME
31 ft. Class “C”
Itasca Impulse
11.5 ft. slideout queen bed
Owners are
non-smokers/
have no pets
Only 14,136 miles
Many extrass
Asking $58,000.00
Serious buyers call
508-320-2944
750 CAMPERS/TRAILERS
1994 Damon
Escaper 32’ Fifth
Wheel Camper
Great condition, real clean!
New tires, custom order
deluxe queen size bed
and microwave.
Everything works!
$5,000
Call: 508-335-2747
2005 Palomino
Pop-Up
Camping Trailer
Excellent Condition
Garaged during off seasons
One Owner
Used only 4 weeks a year
Sleeps 6, 3 burner gas stove,
small gas/electric refrigerator
$3995
508-885-7680
33’ Rockwood
Trailer
with Double Lot in Brimfield
Used 6 times
Largest Lot on site
Own for life
$30,000
Call 508 892-8027
LAKESIDE
RV RESORT
Own RV lot
for less than renting
Developers final phase
All Lots 50% off
Camp, Canoe, Fish, Pool,
Activity Center
508 989-8165
760 VANS/TRUCKS
1997 DODGE
CONVERSION VAN
Runs Good
$11,000
508 892-4582
760 VANS/TRUCKS
1986 FORD TRUCK
WITH
EXTENDED CAB
AND EASY DUMPER
$1,200.00 for both
Can be sold separately
508-885-5755
508-885-5840
1992 GMC
Diesel Truck
UPS Truck-Style,
Aluminum Grumman Body,
Shelves. Rebuilt
Transmission/Motor,
New Fuel Tank, Radiator,
Steering Box. Dual Wheels,
11’ Area Behind Seats
Excellent Condition
14,100GVWR
Call 5pm-8:30pm
508-867-6546
1997 Dodge
Dakota
Extended Cab
2 wheel drive, dark green
58,000 miles, 5 speed
standard transmission,
good condition.
$2,395. or BO
Call: 508-713-3066
or 508-779-0194
2002 GMC
Sierra SLT
1500, Z71 off road
package. Extended cab,
Onstar, 5.3 liter V8, new
Mastercraft tires.
224,000 miles
$6,000 OBO
Call: 774-922-2098
2004
NISSAN TITAN
Crew Cab w/Off-Road and
Tow Package.
One owner
Truck runs like new
Never off-road or plowed
All service records
Flowmaster exhausts
Deep water blue
211K highway miles
$7495.00 or b/o
508-208-6042
2002 White
Chevy Van
Express 2500
Best Offer
Call: 774-482-0408
765 HEAVY EQUIPMENT
Michigan
Backhoe
Payloader
Diesel, Runs Good
$9997
Chevy Box Truck
UPS-Style
$3500
John Deere
Skidloader
Needs Motor Work
Let’s Talk, Make
An Offer!
Call (508)347-7300
767 VEHICLES WANTED
ANTIQUE AUTO
PARTS NEEDED
1937-1960
Car and truck sheet metal
trim and exterior parts only
No mechanical parts
whatsoever
Also 1949-1951 Mercury
trim and sheet metal
978-760-3453
Vehicle Needed!!
If anyone has a car that
runs and can get a sticker
and they want to donate it
to an old man that needs a
car to get to the stores.
Let him know he may be
willing to give you something
for the car.
Here is his number!!
Call: 508-764-0594
We Buy Junk
Cars
Call Us At:
774-230-8586
$$$
To place your ad today, or for more information, Call
1-800-536-5836

6 ☎ TOWN-TO-TOWN CLASSIFIEDS ☎ A STONEBRIDGE PRESS PUBLICATION ☎ April 10, 2013
April Showers
of
Savings
2007
Toyota
Corolla LE
$
199 per mo.
82K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear
defrost, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, AM/FM/CD player, automatic,
great on gas!
2006
Cadillac
CTS
$
199 per mo.
V 6 Speed manual transmission with only 105K Miles! Leather, navigation,
power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, dual climate
controls, fog lights, alloy wheels, tilt steering wheel, cruise control,
AM/FM/CD player and so much more!
2004
Nissan
Altima S
$
6,999
only 123K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear
defrost, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, AM/FM/CD player and so
much more! This is one beautiful trade for the right price!
2011 Mercedes-
Benz C-Class
C300 Sport
$
499 per mo.
MALL SPECIAL
Sport 4 Matic (AWD) with only 35K Miles! Power windows, power locks,
power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, leather, dual climate controls, heated
seats, power seats, memory driver seat, steering wheel controls (audio,
cruise, heads up display, bluetooth), cruise controls, power telescopic
wheel, alloy wheels sunroof, bluetooth technology, AM/FM/CD/Aux for
your Ipod or Mp3 player and so much more!
2010
Nissan
Altima
$
249 per mo.
2012
Chevrolet
Impala LT
Fleet
$
249 per mo.
2009 Dodge
Grand
Caravan SXT
$
249 per mo.
2010
Dodge Grand
Caravan SE
$
249 per mo.
2.5 S with only 44K Miles! Front wheel drive, 4 Cylinder Automatic! Power
windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, tilt steering wheel,
cruise control, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player and so much
more!
2012
Chevrolet
Cruze LS
$
259 per mo.
31K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, power seat, AC,
rear defrost, sunroof, alloy wheels, tilt steering wheel, cruise control,
audio controls on the steering wheel, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or
Mp3 player and so much more!
2007
GMC
Envoy
$
269 per mo.
Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, power
rear gate, power seat, alloy wheels, rear power windows, 3rd row that
folds down for plenty of storage, power pedals, cruise control, tilt steering
wheel, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player, power sliding
doors, fog lamps and much more!
2010
Mitsubishi
Lancer ES
$
269 per mo.
86K Miles! 3rd Row, stow and go technology for plenty of storage, front
wheel drive, power windows, power locks, power mirrors, rear air controls,
tilt steering wheel, cruise control, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or
Mp3 player, captains chairs in the second row and so much more!
2007 Jeep
Grand
cherokee
$
279 per mo.
ONLY 10K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear
defrost, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod
or Mp3 player and bluetooth integrated through the radio, front wheel
drive and AMAZING GAS MILEAGE! Almost 40 miles per gallon!
2011
Ford
Fusion S
$
289 per mo
4x4 with only 58K miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors,
AC, rear defrost, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, fog lamps, alloy
wheels, dual opening rear gate, tow package, rear climate controls, dual
climate controls, AM/FM/CD player and so much more!
2
TO
CHOOSE
2008 Nissan
Maxima
3.5 SL
$
279 per mo.
36K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear
defrost, spoiler, sunroof, tilt steering wheel, cruise controls, steering
wheel controls (audio, cruise, bluetooth), AM/FM/In dash 6 Disc CD
changer/Sat capable all powered by a Rockford Fosgate stereo system
and so much more!
2010
Toyota
Camry LE
$
289 per mo.
Limited Overland with a Hemi! 4x4! Only 76K Miles! Loaded! Beautiful
Blue with the overland interior! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors,
AC, rear defrost, leather, sunroof, heated seats, dual climate controls,
power seats, memory seat, tow package, Navigation, AM/FM/In
dash 6 Disc CD changer, power pedals, alloy wheels, sat radio capable
and so much more! This is one beautiful Jeep!
2011
Mazda3
s Sport
$
299 per mo
57K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear defrost,
Automatic, AM/FM/In dash 6 Disc CD changer/Sat radio capable, tilt
steering wheel, steering wheel controls (cruise, audio), alloy wheels and
so much more!
2012
Toyota
Camry LE
$
299 per mo.
3.5 SL with only 55K Miles! Leather, sunroof, heated seats, power seats,
power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, tilt steering
wheel, cruise control, heated steering wheel, AM/FM/CD/Aux for
your Ipod or Mp3 player all powered by a Bose Stereo, dual climate controls
alloy wheels, fog lamps and so much more!
2010
Toyota
RAV4
$
299 per mo.
Only 20K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, power
seat, AC, rear defrost, alloy wheels, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or
Mp3 player, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, steering wheel controls
(audio, cruise control) and so much more! Get the Dependability of
Toyota!
2008
Chevrolet
TrailBlazer LT
$
299 per mo.
Hatch Back with only 48K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power
mirrors, alloy wheels, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player, tilt
steering wheel, cruise control, steering wheel controls (audio, cruise),
AC, rear defrost and so much more!
2011
Toyota
Camry SE
$
299 per mo.
23K Miles! This is the new style Camry! Low Miles and the Dependability
of Toyota! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, power seat, AC,
rear defrost, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player all powered by a
touch screen, with bluetooth capability, steering wheel controls (audio,
cruise, bluetooth), tilt steering wheel, cruise control and so much more!
41K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear
defrost, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod
or Mp3 player, plenty of storage in the back, the dependability of
Toyota!
only 62K Miles!Sunroof, Power windows, power locks, power mirrors,
AC, rear defrost, rear gate for plenty of storage, plenty of room in the
full back seat, rear air controls, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, fog
lamps, AM/FM/CD player and so much more!
Loaded! Only 66K Miles! Leather, navigation, heated seats, power seat,
power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, tilt steering
wheel, cruise control, steering wheel controls (audio, cruise, bluetooth),
AM/FM/In dash 6 disc CD changer, Aux for your Ipod or mp3/Sat Radio
capable all powered by a touch screen and so much more!
2012
Volkswagen
Passat
$
339 per mo.
2010
Nissan
Maxima 3.5 S
$
299 per mo.
2010
Nissan
Rogue
$
299 per mo.
2010
Toyota
RAV4
$
299 per mo.
2.5 L Automatic with only 20K Miles! Power windows, power locks,
power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, tilt steering wheel, cruise controls,
AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player, dual climate controls,
sport shifter and so much more!
Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, sunroof,
alloy wheels, tilt steering wheel, cruise controls, dual climate controls,
steering wheel controls (audio, cruise, bluetooth), AM/FM/CD Player,
Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player and so much more!
360 S with only 38K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors,
AC, rear defrost, cruise control, tilt steering wheel, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your
Ipod or Mp3 player, AWD, alloy wheels, rear back up camera and so much
more!
42K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear
defrost, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod
or Mp3 player, plenty of storage in the back, the dependability of Toyota!
2009
Nissan
Pathfinder
$
329 per mo.
2007
Lexus GS
350
$
349 per mo.
2009
Nissan
Murano SL
$
389 per mo.
2007
Toyota
Tundra
$
379 per mo.
x4 with only 46K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC,
rear defrost, tilt steering wheel, cruise control, tow package, 3rd row
seating that folds down for storage, dual opening rear gate, alloy wheels,
luggage rack, AM/FM/CD player and so much more!
91K Miles! Leather, Navigation, touch screen powered stereo and controls,
led head lamps, alloy wheels, power seats, heated seats,
AM/FM/In dash 6 Disc CD changer/Satalite radio capible/Aux for your
Ipod or Mp3 player, steering wheel controls (audio, cruise, bluetooth),
tilt steering wheel, cruise controls and so much more!
6 cylinder, all wheel drive, power windows and locks, sunroof, alloy
wheels, leather interior
Iforce V8 4 door 4x4! Only 72K Miles! Power windows, power locks,
power mirrors, AC, toneau cover, tow package, cruise control, tilt steering
wheel, dual climate controls, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3
player and so much more!
2009 Jeep
Wrangler
Rubicon
$
399 per mo.
Only 44K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, rear windshield
wiper, alloy wheels, full size spare tire on the back, hard top, two way removable hard top, fog
lamps, sway bar lock, with the Rubicon tires, tilt steering wheel, cruise controls,
AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player and so much more! THIS is THE ULTIMATE SUV!
2010
Acura
MDX
$
449 per mo.
2010
Toyota
Highlander
$
399 per mo.
4x4 with only 19K Miles! Power windows, power locks, power mirrors, AC,
rear defrost, 3rd Row seating, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player,
cruise, rear air controls, heated mirrors
2009 Lexus
RX 350
Beautiful!
$
499 per mo.
2009
Mercedes-
Benz E-Class
E350 Luxury
3.5L
$
429 per mo.
4 Matic with only 36K Miles! Loaded! Beautiful Leather interior with wood
grain throughout the vehicle, alloy wheels, sunroof, led head lamps with
fog lamps, navigation, AM/FM/CD/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player, heated
seats, power seats, memory seats, power windows, power locks,
power mirrors and so much more! This Mercedes is the King!
2012 Ford
F-150 Lariat
$
599 per mo.
2010
Ford F-150
Lariat
$
446 per mo.
Super Crew with only 38K Miles! Loaded! Beautiful! 4x4, power windows,
power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, rear power sliding window,
alloy wheels, running boards, bed liner, tow package, rear back up camera,
AM/FM/CD/Navigation/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 all powered by a touch
screen with a Sony Stereo, running boards, tilt steering wheel, cruise control,
power seats, heated seats, wood grain throughout the dash and truck,
sunroof and so much more!
2010
Mercedes-Benz
GL-Class
GL450
$
599 per mo.
AWD with only 37K Miles! 3rd Row for 7 Passenger! Leather! Sunroof!
Heated Seats! Power seats! AM/FM/In Dash 6 Disc CD/Aux for your Ipod or
Mp3 player/USB/Satellite capable, power windows, power locks, power mirrors,
AC, rear defrost, alloy wheels, dual climate controls, fog lamps, steering
wheel controls (audio, cruise, bluetooth) and much more!
WD Loaded! Only 42K Miles! Leather, navigation, power windows,
power locks, power mirrors, AC, rear defrost, rear back up camera, sunroof,
AM/FM/CD/Cassette/Sat Capable/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player,
power seats, heated seats, fog lamps, alloy wheels, power rear gate,
steering wheel controls (audio, cruise, bluetooth), power telescoping
steering wheel, woodgrain throughout the vehicle, cruise control and so
much more! Low miles!
17K Miles! Loaded! Beautiful! 4x4, power windows, power locks, power
mirrors, AC, rear defrost, rear power sliding window, alloy wheels, running
boards, bed liner, tow package, rear back up camera,
AM/FM/CD/Navigation/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 all powered by a touch
screen with a Sony Stereo, running boards, tilt steering wheel, cruise
control, power seats, heated seats, wood grain throughout the dash
and truck, sunroof and so much more!
AWD SUV with only 42K Miles! Loaded! Sunroof, Leather, Heated
seats, power seats, memory seat, navigation, rear back up camera,
navigation, AM/FM/CD/DVD/SAT/Aux for your Ipod or Mp3 player, AC,
rear defrost, 3rd row seating, power folding 3rd row seating, power automatic
rear gate, alloy wheels, bluetooth compatibility, front and rear dvd
and entertainment and so much more! This is an unbelievable vehicle!
HOURS:
Mon-Thurs 9-7 • Fri 9-6
Sat 9-6 • Sun 11-4
*All payments are subject to qualified credit. Payment include $3,000 customer cash, $3,000 Midstate Match at 2.99% for 72 months.
508.832.8886
www.midstateautogroup.com