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Natick High School Grads
Urged to Serve and
Serve Some More
By Cynthia Whitty
Dr. Anna Nolin, Assistant
Superintendent for
Teaching Learning and Innovation,
spoke to the Natick
High Class of 2016 at graduation
on June 10:
“. . . I am going to give
you some graduation advice
that is not traditional, as does
not talk about your careers
or academic achievements
or how not special you are or
how you just need to suck it
up and enter the real world
to make a mark. I am going
to talk to you about modern
love—the love lessons I
have learned from you in the
Natick schools.
“You come from this hotbed
of love and community
that should define modern
love. And now, you must go
out into the world as newlyminted
adults and spread
the Natick brand of modern
love as far and as wide as you
can. Join groups, connect
with others, serve others, talk
GRADUATION
continued on page 2
ArtWalk Takes Over
Natick Center, July 21
By Via Perkins,
Contributing Writer
For nearly a decade, ArtWalk
has been showcasing local artists
in a full-on celebration throughout
downtown Natick. Residents
are invited to stroll the streets for
an evening, Thursday, July 21,
to explore the work of over 50
crafters and artists, listen to live
music and enjoy food from local
restaurants during this much-anticipated
summer event.
Artistic Duo Founders
ArtWalk was created in 2007
by a duo sharing a deep investment
in Natick and its artistic
endeavors. Ginger McEachern is
an artist co-owner of art and gift
shop Five Crows at 41 Main St.
and Debra Sayre is the founder of
tutoring and drop-in center Kids
Connect, located near Five Crows
at 43 Main St.
McEachern and Sayre knew
they wanted to showcase local artists,
but it took time to figure out
the details. “At the very beginning,
we had ArtWalk once a month,
but it was very difficult to get not
only artist involvement but attendance
levels to rise,” McEachern
explained.
They experimented, decreasing
ArtWalk events from a few
months of the year to once per
year, and this frequency has
resonated well with the Natick
community. “Now that it‘s an
annual event, it’s been fantastic,
because the attendance gets
bigger and bigger every year,”
McEachern said.
A Stand-Out Event
The next task for McEachern
and Sayre was to develop Art-
Walk into an event that excelled
in presenting multiple artistic disciplines
to the community and
stood out from other arts-focused
events during the year.
For one evening in July, Washington
Street in Natick is blocked
off from traffic and ArtWalk takes
center stage. Throughout the
event, residents walk through the
streets to view visual artist booths
ARTWALK
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GRADUATION
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and talk more, serve and serve
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through these relationships, you,
too, will come to own the power
of modern love.
“Thank you for the lessons,
the joy and the journey. Love
and miss you already—now
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ART WALK
continued from page 1
that are set up outside, hear musicians
play and buy refreshments
from food vendors.
ArtWalk was sometimes confused
with Natick Artists Open
Studios (NAOS) in its earlier days.
Though NAOS also promotes
local arts, it is a multiple-day
event that takes place in October,
and spreads out beyond downtown
to many areas of Natick.
Instead of focusing on outdoor,
close-proximity displays, NAOS
opens up studios, galleries and
other establishments, which community
members are invited to
visit.
“As soon as people figured
out the difference between Art-
Walk and Open Studios, they
came into Five Crows and asked
me, ‘When’s ArtWalk? I want to
make sure I’m not going on vacation,’”
McEachern remembered.
“That’s great, that’s what we
want.”
Now that much of the community
is familiar with the event,
local companies are the next frontier
for the duo. “The town has
been very agreeable in closing
Washington Street and having
food outside,” McEachern said.
Art demonstration at 3 Adams St. (Photo/NCCD Staff)
“Artists have been extremely enthusiastic,
and businesses are still
coming on board, and it’s growing
every year.”
Event Details
ArtWalk will take place on
Thursday, July 21, from 5 p.m. to
8:30 p.m., and is free and open
to the community. It will be held
in Natick Center, the intersection
where routes 27 and 135 cross.
Nearly 60 artists have signed up
to participate this year, including
painters, jewelry-makers, photographers,
glass artists and others.
Musicians will perform in a variety
of styles, including acapella
and bluegrass, and McEachern
hopes to improve the listening
experience. “Last year there were
too many people over on Washington
Street, and you couldn’t
hear them properly,” she said.
“We will sort that out and continue
to bring in a lot of great
musical groups.”
Other attractions will include
dancers, stilt walkers and chalk
drawing.
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It’s summer and it seems everyone
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diets are certainly more unique
than others.
For Natick resident and town
meeting member Randy Gruber,
his “diet” was part of a study
conducted by the U.S. Army Research
Institute of Environmental
Medicine in Natick, which required
him and other participants
to eat only Meal, Ready-to-Eat
(MRE) military rations for a 21-
day period. The goal of the study
was to explore how an increased
knowledge of the digestive process
could improve MREs and
help combat sickness in deployed
troops.
Gruber, whose typical diet includes
fresh produce and healthy
salads, said he was drawn to the
study because it was unlike anything
he had done before.
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to experience and to have a
story to tell,” he said.
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week before the study itself, during
which time Gruber kept a
food diary. The information he
recorded about his usual diet was
used to determine his normal caloric
intake.
“[Researchers] want you to
maintain your weight throughout
the study, so the food diary is
used as a baseline to regulate your
MRE intake so you’re not gaining
or losing,” he said. “At the beginning,
I had lost weight, so I ended
up going from two to three MREs
per day. They didn’t want me
consuming too many calories, so
they’d pull stuff out of the MREs
at times, and I maintained my
weight for the rest of the study.”
A typical MRE contains a
main course, a side dish, bread
and a dessert. According to the
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are currently 24 entree options,
and more than 150 additional
side-items available. Of the entrees,
four are vegetarian.
Gruber, who says his wife is
“very into cooking,” admitted
that one of his initial concerns
centered on how the
food would taste.
“Initially, I thought the
taste wouldn’t be so good
since it’s prepackaged and
has a three and a half year
shelf life,” he said. “Actually,
it was very palatable. But, you
don’t get anything fresh like
vegetable or salads, or anything
like that.”
In fact, it was the taste of
the food that ultimately surprised
Gruber the most. He
“mostly approved” of the flavors
–despite it being outside
his general dietary comfort
zone.
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similar to what you’d get at a fast
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extent.”
Given the overall goal of the
study, which was to better the
flavors of MREs while also improving
the health of the soldiers
consuming them, Gruber said he
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“I was looking forward to getting
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the experiment was for a good
purpose,” he said. “I thought it
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contribution that was going to be
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Kids Connect Embraces Natick’s Youth
By Via Perkins,
Contributing Writer
Out of a heart for sttruggling
youth, Natick nonprofit Kids Connect
grew from supporting underserved
middle school students to
an in-demand tutoring and dropin
center for students, kindergarten
through high school. Through
personalized attention in a caring
and safe environment, Kids
Connect has been providing the
support some Natick youth have
desperately needed.
A Heart for the Young
Founder and Executive Director
Debra Sayre has a heartfelt history
with local students that began
in 2000. “I noticed that there were
not a lot of unstructured programs
for kids in Natick,” Sayre remembered.
“It turned out that middle
school kids could use a drop-in
center. My background was social
work, so getting kids a safe place
was a priority.”
At this time, there were a number
of troubled younger teens in
the community. They did not go
unnoticed by Sayre, and she was
determined to come up with a
way to help them. “Those were
my kids, young people that were
often bright, but were lost, or had
some adolescent issues and needed
a refuge,” she said.
Sayre was awarded a grant
from the Natick Police Department
to start a tutoring program
for middle school students. She
set up Kids Connect at its current
location in downtown Natick, 43
Main St. She also set up a dropin
center, since it was equally important
to her to provide a relaxed
setting for teens. For the next five
years, the students came to be tutored,
have a snack, play a game
or spend time with Sayre and
other teens.
Due to continual requests to
expand the program, Kids Connect
began offering tutoring for
students from first grade through
high school in a variety of subjects,
and expanded their space to a few
rooms in their building on Main
Street There are now nine semiprivate
stations equipped with a
desk and supplies where tutors can
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“I am as concerned with the
effects of a child failing in school,
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Thus, the ways in which tutors
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One of the greatest strengths
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a place to relax and decompress,
without fear of judgment or evaluation.
This attitude is exemplified in
one story Sayre related about an
international student with an atypical
dilemma at the Walnut Hill
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not have been possible,” Sayre
said. “We’ve been lucky enough
to run into enough ex-students to
know that teaching them to learn
works, because they will drop in
and tell us how they are doing in
college, or what kind of a job they
got.”
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As a community-supported effort,
Kids Connect is able to serve
Natick students with a combination
of individual and corporate
donations. Since they opened their
doors 16 years ago, their budget
has only increased from $90,000
to $125,000, which mostly reflects
an increase in more tutors to meet
student demands.
There are multiple ways to
donate to Kids Connect. For residents
that attend the Natick Farmers’
Market at Natick Common on
Saturdays, buying coffee and juice
boxes from Sayre will support
the nonprofit. Mabardy’s Gulf, a
gas station and auto service at 36
South Main St., accepts bottle and
can donations on their behalf.
For other ways to donate, and
to learn more about Kids Connect,
visit www.kids-connect.org.

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Does the Sun
Cure Acne?
By Lisa Massimiano,
Licensed Esthetician,
Certified Acne Specialist
Owner Skin Smart Salon
Many acne sufferers believe
baking in the sun cures their
acne. Although, sun exposure
can have the desirable effect of
causing skin to dry out and peel,
it also damages the follicles, exacerbates
hyperpigmentation (dark
spots), and causes skin cancer
and premature aging of the skin.
In fact, heat and humidity often
make acne worse. Here are some
tips on how to protect acne prone
skin from the sun.
Use the right sunscreen.
Many acne sufferers shy away
from using sunscreen because
they think it will make their acne
worse. I always advise my acne
clients to use a mineral sunscreen.
Mineral sunscreen does
not contain any irritating chemicals.
It is made up of zinc and or
titanium oxide and protects the
skin by physically blocking the
UV rays. Zinc and titanium do
not clog pores and are soothing
on the skin, perfect for acne and
rosacea prone skin.
Achieve Clear Skin
Before
Don’t skimp when
applying sunscreen.
Most people don’t apply
enough sunscreen to get the protection
indicated on the label.
Apply a generous coat to cover
the skin evenly. And, don’t forget
to reapply if you sweat a lot during
the day or go swimming.
Put your watch away.
UV rays in the early morning
and late afternoon are just
as damaging as sun exposure
between 10 a.m, and 4 p.m. So,
be sure to apply sunscreen before
early morning or late afternoon
activities.
Think outside the beach.
Everyday exposure can contribute
more to sun damage than
the occasional burn you get at the
beach. Make applying sunscreen
part of your daily, morning skin
care routine like shaving or applying
makeup. Once it becomes
a habit you will never forget.
Questions about acne or skin care?
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Neighbors Rally to Help
Neighbors in Need
By Renee Plant,
Contributing Writer
In today’s technology-driven
society, people are more likely to
learn a new neighbor’s name by
searching online rather than by
knocking on their door. However,
one local program is looking to
break down that wall.
Neighbor Brigade, a non-profit
organization with 29 chapters
across the state, works to unite
communities through its volunteer-based
program by providing
residents who are experiencing an
unexpected emergency with free,
non-medical support. According
to Executive Director Polly Mendoza,
the Natick chapter is one of
the organization’s strongest programs,
with two dedicated chapter
leaders and more than 300
volunteers.
“The chapters that are the strongest
become strong because they
are involved with the community
and work with other organizations
in the community,” said Mendozat.
The Natick chapter was started
by resident Jill Kovatsis, who works
to sustain the organization’s model
of “neighbors helping neighbors”
with co-leader Kelly Mandozzi. In
addition to responding to resident’s
needs through Neighbor Brigade,
Kovatsis and Mandozzi also partner
with the Natick Service Council
on various community outreach
projects throughout the year.
“The Natick chapter is a great
example of how the organization
thrives by tying into other organizations
[with similar goals],” said
Mendoza.
The idea for the organization
came in 2003 as two friends from
The Natick Neighborhood
Brigade was started by (l to r)
Kelly Mandozzi and Jill Kovatsis.
Wayland, Pam Washek and Jean
Seiden, were diagnosed with cancer.
Seiden passed away in 2006,
and in 2010, Washek officially incorporated
Neighbor Brigade as
a 501(c)(3)with nine town-specific
volunteer networks in place before
succumbing to the disease herself
in 2012. According to Mendoza,
Washek and Seiden were grateful
for the support they received during
their time of need, but realized
others may be in similar situations
and in need of assistance.
“They had an overwhelming
response from friends and family,
and they were very aware that
not everybody has that support
system,” said Mendoza. “Not
everyone is as fortunate, and not
everyone has family around. You
can feel their love and passion still
in all the chapters.”
Typical services include meal
preparation, house cleaning and
transportation. Services are free
of charge, and those who reach
out will typically be contacted
within 24 hours.
“Residents can contact our
main line and will then be directed
to their local community
chapter, if there is one in place,”
said Mendoza. “People can also
contact us online, if they have
computer access. The request is
then routed to the chapter leaders,
and is fulfilled by a volunteer.”
While the organization’s goal
is to help those in need, Mendoza
says it is not only those being assisted
who are benefiting from
Neighbor Brigade’s services—it’s
also the volunteers.
“Neighbor Brigade brings back
the old school concept of getting
to know your neighbors and helping
them, and we hear of beautiful
friendships being built, which
extend beyond the crisis-mode
stage,” she said. “Many of our
volunteers are former recipients
who want to pay it forward. It’s a
beautiful cycle.”
For more information on how
to request help from Neighbor
Brigade, or to sign up to be a
volunteer, visit www.neighborbrigade.org.
Bicycle Camp for Individuals With Disabilities
Now Accepting Applications
The iCan Shine Bike program
is a five-day camp that teaches individuals
with disabilities to ride
a conventional two-wheel bicycle.
The program will take place
on August 14-19 at Cambridge
Rindge and Latin School.
iCan Shine is a non-profit organization
that collaborates with
local organizations to host camps
in their communities. The iCan
Shine Bike program is being hosted
by local high school students Nina
Katz-Christy and Zaida Block in
collaboration with the Cambridge
Recreation Department.
iCan Shine uses adapted equipment,
trained professionals and
volunteers. With 75 minutes of
instruction over five days, over
80 percent of riders learn to ride
a conventional bicycle independently
by the end of camp.
To be eligible to enroll, riders
must be at least eight years old,
have a disability, must be able to
walk without an assistive device,
such as a walker or cane, and
must be able to side-step quickly
to both sides. They must have a
minimum inseam measurement
of 20 inches and weigh no more
than 220 pounds.
Cost of the camp is $250. Rider
registration and volunteer registration
forms can be found at: http://
icanshine.org/ican-bike-cambridgema.
For more information, contact
Nina Katz-Christy and Zaida
Block, iCan Shine Cambridge Bike
Camp Coordinators, at icanbikecambridgema@gmail.com.

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After-Prom Beach Party Keeps Students Safe
By Kimberly Chamberlain,
After Prom Party Co-chair
On Friday, May 30, 567 students
made a safe and correct decision
to attend the Natick High
School After-Prom Party (APP) at
the high school.
Through the night, until 5
a.m., the students had fun safely.
They laughed, ate and played;
lounged on couches; danced,
bumped in bumper cars, smiled
in the photo booth, played video
games and chatted with faculty,
parent volunteers, principals and
friends; enjoyed beach party decorations,
sipped smoothies, visited a
casino, exhausted themselves playing
laser tag, oversized Jenga, and
Connect Four; watched friends
bungee; and bonked their teammates
playing life-sized knocker
ball. The students waited excitedly
to win prizes, dip strawberries
in the chocolate fountain, eat
popcorn, create graphic t-shirts,
get tattoos with friends, cross
fingers that they would win Sox
tickets or Kiss concert tickets, and
visit fortune tellers.
As a community, we kept our
teens safe. We were supportive.
We shared our time, money, ideas
and leadership skills. We met
monthly to discuss the party, budget,
ideas, details, and more details.
We raised funds. We helped
to promote the event via the news
media and took time out of busy
school days to help create a website
and e blast communications.
We placed lawn signs. We created
a new digital check-in-out
student database system and a
volunteer spreadsheet. We committed
to moving couches, hanging
decorations and removing
decorations.
While driving home at 6 a.m.
on Saturday morning, past the
misty sports fields, exhausted from
the 12-hour night and 10 months
of planning, I had an amazing
feeling of satisfaction, accomplishment,
self-worth, contentment
and peace. I helped keep
567 Natick students safe on prom
night. There were no news stories
about loss of life after the prom.
The APP has been going for
29 years and has seen recordbreaking
numbers of students
attend—over 400 students for
the last five consecutive years.
Because of the immense success
and popularity of APP, we think
we will break our record of 567
students attending next year.
I am thankful to all the amazing,
dedicated, caring, committed
parents and community members
who worked tirelessly on this
event.
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Art in Natick
Natick Together for Youth
Recognizes Cheryle Lucenta as
a Community Champion
Babsje Depicts
Beautiful Birds
On exhibit at the Summer St.
Gallery at The Center for Arts in
Natick (TCAN), 14 Summer St.,
through July is fine art photographer
and Natick-based photojournalist
Babsje. Known for her
beautiful herons images, Babsje
photographs from the cockpit of
a floating kayak while paddling
the lakes, ponds, and rivers of the
Charles River watershed. Her
work offers intimate glimpses of
the beautiful birds in an unusual
New England
and original way. Her great blue
heron portraits have appeared in
corporate and private collections.
Babsje studied graphic design and
journalism at The Pennsylvania
State University and has worked
in digital media for international
media companies.
Exhibit Lifts
People’s Spirits
Stephanie Krist’s art typically
features inspiring words—encouraging
phrases, great music lyrics
and the teachings of the Bible.
In her work, Rita uses a variety
of pens and often incorporates
watercolor. In her “Paper Pep
Talks” series, which can be seen at
the Bakery on the Common, 9 S.
Main St., during July and August,
she combines common encouraging
phrases to make interesting
compositions, with the goal being
to lift people’s spirits.
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Natick Together for Youth
(NTY) presented the 2016 NTY
Community Champion Award
to Natick resident Cheryle Lucenta
for her exceptional service
to Natick’s youth and families,
particularly those who have experienced
opioid addiction. A
founding member of the SOAR
Natick (Supporting Our Addicts’
Recovery), Lucenta has
devoted countless hours towards
community efforts to prevent
youth substance use and support
individuals and families seeking
recovery from substance use disorders.
The award ceremony took
place in June at the Natick High
School.
Lucenta was nominated by
James White, Director of the
Natick Health Department and
Chairperson of NTY. In his
nomination, White cited Lucenta’s
numerous contributions
to initiatives that have helped to
educate community members
and decrease the stigma of addiction
that impacts many families.
As a founding member of
SOAR Natick, Lucenta has
helped to create a biweekly
support group for Natick families
who have seen a loved one
struggle with addiction. Each
December, Lucenta helps plan
Natick’s annual vigil for those
who have lost their lives to addiction,
and was a leading force
in developing an educational
pamphlet about addiction and
treatment resources that Natick
first responders can distribute to
community members effected
by substance use disorders.
In addition, in November
2015, Lucenta and SOAR
Natick led efforts to bring Chris
Herren to Natick to speak to
youth and parents. Herren, a
former Celtics player and person
in recovery, attracted a huge
crowd of approximately 750
people, filling the Natick High
School auditorium.
Community leaders cheered
White’s nomination of Lucenta
for the 2016 NTY Community
Champion Award. When presenting
Lucenta with the award,
NTY Executive Director Katie
Sugarman said, “Cheryle is a
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She has done so much, from
helping to found SOAR Natick
to participating in many of
NTY’s events and initiatives.”
This was the second time
that NTY gave the Community
Champion Award to a Natick
community member. As a coalition
with a mission focused on
preventing and reducing youth
substance use in Natick, NTY
aims to create a more connected
town in which youth, parents,
individuals and organizations
work together to increase the
protective factors that help youth
avoid substance use and reduce
the risk factors that might contribute
to substance use. The
Community Champion Award
celebrates individuals of any age
who demonstrate exemplary service
towards this shared goal.
For more information about
NTY, contact Katie Sugarman
by calling 508-647-
6623 or emailing csugarman@
natickps.org.

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MathWorks Helps
With Natick Clean Up
For the fourth year, volunteers
from MathWorks helped
clean up the town in early June.
Some volunteers worked under
the mentorship of Lake Cochituate
Watershed Council members
Carole Berkowitz and Jill Mac-
Glaflin pulling more than 100
water chestnut plants and a lot
of litter from Fisk Pond. Others
cleaned up the settling pond near
Roche Bros. and the Rt. 135 and
Speen Street intersection, always
a “perfect storm” of trash, plastic
bags, styrofoam cups, nips and
chip bags. This challenging area
of town has never looked better.
Running Club Invited to Natick Labs
The Strivers Running Club
for Girls was invited by Garrison
Commander Lt. Col. Ryan
Raymond to run the fitness trail
at the Natick Solider System
Center campus (Natick Labs) on
May 31. The fitness trail is 1.5
miles and circles the perimeter
of the Labs with beautiful views
of Lake Cochituate. In addition,
the Strivers Club had the opportunity
to meet Command Sergeant
Major Erika M. Gholar,
the highest ranking female military
official in the Northeast, and
learn about the research being
done on the development of
food, clothing, shelters and other
items to support soldiers in the
U.S. military. The girls were also
The majority of the girls from the Strivers Running Club are from
Natick. Others are from Wellesley, Dover and Sherborn.
able to try some surprisingly tasty
MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) at
their pre-race carb loading pasta
party. We thank the Natick Army
Labs for such a beautiful and insightful
run.
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The Natick Summer Academic
(NSA) Enrichment Program
is designed to enhance
the educational experiences
of youth by providing exciting,
fun, and enriching activities
and classes for students in
many different disciplines.
Offerings at NSA range from
science and art, to sports and
cooking. The NSA Enrichment
Program is a self-supporting
program open to all
students without regard to sex,
race, religion, color or national
origin.
• Classes not having 5 or
more students will be
subject to cancellation.
• Transportation and
lunch are not provided.
• Students are eligible
for programs based on
the grade they will be
entering next fall.
• No refunds are issued
after the first week of
classes
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The Natick Summer Remedial
program for grades
7-12 offers recovery credit
(meaning a student has taken
a course but has failed that
course) for one semester of
most high school courses. The
cost for one course is $225, and
the summer session runs from
Wednesday, July 6 - Friday, August
5. Classes are 2.5 hours
at Natick High School from
either 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. or
from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Students take courses through
the online platform GradPoint,
allowing students to move at
their own pace with instructor
support.
To see course offerings and
to register for a course, visit
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For more information, visit
the NSA Enrichment Programs
website, www.natickps.
org/districtinfo/summerenrichment/main.cfm.
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Mondays
7 pm: Concerts on the Natick
Town Common (July 6, 13, 20,
27, August 3, 10).
Wednesdays
6:30 pm: Family Performances
on the Natick Town
Common (July 6-August 10).
Thursdays
5 to 8 pm: Natick Nights,
downtown Natick. Street performers,
beer and wine tastings,
music and more. www.natickcenter.org,
@natickcenter.
6 to 8:30 pm: Family Picnic
Supper Theater, Morse Institute
Library, July and August. Bring a
blanket and a picnic supper, and
stretch out for a family friendly
film! Water and sweet treat will be
provided. For more info, call the
Children’s Room, 508-647-6522.
Saturdays
9 am to 1 pm: Natick Farmers’
Market, Natick Town Common,
intersection of Rt. 27 and
135, rain or shine, celebrating 20
years. www.natickfarmersmarket.
com, www.facebook.com/natickfarmersmarket.
Friday July 8
8pm to 10:30 pm: Grammy
Nominee Jon Butcher Axis explores
and redefines his artistic vision
into a powerful and dynamic
“Experience Hendrix” show at
The Center for the Arts in Natick
(TCAN). For tickets and information,
visit natickarts.org or call the
box office, 508-647-0097.
Community Events
Monday, July 11
10:30 to 11 am: Pre-school
Film Fest at the Morse Institute
Library. For more information,
visit the Children’s Room or call
us at 508-647-6522.
Saturday, July 16
9 am to 12 pm: Classic Cars
at the Natick Community-Senior
Center. 508-647-6540, skirby@
natickma.org.
11 to 1 pm: Open Lab 3D
Design at the Morse Institute Library.
Contact Dave Bartos, 508-
647-6521.
8pm to 10:30 pm: Veteran
Boston stand-up comedian
Lenny Clarke performs with
Dan Crohn and Chris D for a
night comedic genius at TCAN.
For tickets and information, visit
natickarts.org or call the box office,
508-647-0097.
Sunday, July 17-
Saturday, July 23
Natick Center Restaurant
Week, www.natickcenter.org
Thursday, July 21
5 to 8 pm: ArtWalk, a street
fair in Natick Center with over 50
crafters and artisans, music and
food, free to all. www.natickcenter.org,
info.natickcenter@gmail.
com, 508-650-8848.
Friday, July 22-
Saturday, July 23
8pm to 10:30 pm: A music
legend the world over, singersongwriter
and folk rock pioneer
Tom Rush brings his unique
brand of blues-influenced folk/
rock music to TCAN. For tickets
and information, visit natickarts.
org or call the box office, 508-
647-0097.
Tuesday, July 26
7 to 8:30 pm: David Polansky
& His Dixieland Jazz Band at
the Morse Institute Library. Ice
cream served. Contact Jane Finlay,
508-647-6526.
Friday, July 29
8pm to 10:30 pm: Folk-rock
goddess, Catie Curtis, and Los
Angeles songwriter, Maia Sharp
offer a potpourri of folk, pop,
country and rock, with addictive
melodies and high energy at
TCAN. For tickets and information,
visit natickarts.org or call the
box office, 508-647-0097.
Bacon Free Library July Programs
Bubble Soccer
Sunday, July 24, 4-6pm, Memorial
School Field, 107 Eliot
Street, Natick (Rain location:
Natick Community Senior Center).
Join the Bacon Free Library
and the Morse Institute Library
for an afternoon of Bubble Soccer!
Teams of 5 will go head to
head in a fast-paced game with
your friends and neighbors! This
event is free of charge, but space
is limited and registration is required!
This is also an adult event
and you must be at least 18 to participate.
Families and friends are
welcome to come watch the fun!
Register and fill out waiver forms
on our website.
CLASSIC CARS
AT NATICK COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER
117 East Central St, Natick, MA 01760
Saturday, July 16, 9am-Noon, Free
(rain date Saturday, July 23, 9am-Noon)
Swing by and enjoy
looking at a wonderful
array of beautiful classic
cars from Model A Fords
to Muscle Cars and more.
free v all ages welcome v fun v food v music
For more information call, 508-647-6540, skirby@natickma.org
Make &
Take Magic Wands
Tuesday, July 12, 3-5pm. We’re
getting ready for the release of J.K.
Rowling’s Harry Potter and the
Cursed Child! Drop by to make
wands! All materials supplied.
Big Bubbles
Wednesday, July 13, 4 pm. Join
us on the library lawn (weather
permitting) and with our own
wands and bubble solution, we’ll
make all kinds of bubbles! All materials
supplied. Sponsored by the
Friends of the BFL.
Jeannie Mack Concert
Friday, July 15, 10 am. A special
concert with celebrated children’s
musician Jeannie Mack!
Accompanying herself on guitar,
Jeannie Mack performs all kinds
of fun, bounce-around, songs
geared for kids 1 – 6 years old. Be
prepared to clap along, sing along,
dance like no one’s watching, and
use your imaginations to act out
stories through song!
Play Angry Birds
Tuesday, July 19, 5 pm. Let’s
play real life Angry Birds – no
devices required! We’ll make the
birds and you try to hit them off
their pedestals. This is an outside
A recent Bacon Free Library program, A Woods Walk with Tom Wessels,
took place at Broadmoor in Natick.
event so will happen weather permitting.
Animal World Show
Wednesday, July 20, 3 pm.
Come walk on the wild side and
learn how animals stay fit and
healthy. Whether it’s digging like
a degu, eating healthy like a tortoise,
or soaking up the sunshine
like a lizard, we all have a lot to
learn from our wildest friends!
Animal World Experience offers
fun, interactive, and educational
traveling animal programs servicing
all of Massachusetts and beyond.
This event is sponsored by
the Friends of the BFL.
Frisbee Demonstration
with Todd Brodeur
Monday, July 25, 4 pm. Freestyle
Frisbee Champion Todd
Brodeur joins us for a fun frisbee
discussion and demonstration on
the library lawn.
Harry Potter Party
Friday, July 29, 3-5pm. Join us
in celebrating the upcoming release
of J.K. Rowling’s The Cursed
Child! With a Harry Potter cake
and butterbeer (non-alcoholic,
of course) and fun Harry Potter
games. Bring your wands and win
prize if you come dressed as your
favorite HP character! Sponsored
by the Friends of the BFL.

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Sports
25 of 31 Teams in the Playoffs
Natick High’s Athletic Success for
2015-16 was Remarkable
By Ken Hamwey,
Staff Sports Writer
To say that Natick High’s
athletic teams produced good
results during the 2015-16 school
year would be a huge understatement.
Give the Redhawks’
squads straight-A’s in each of the
three seasons.
Consider this statistic—Natick
High currently has 31 varsity
teams and 25 of them qualified
for post-season activity after
the fall, winter and spring campaigns.
That number translates
to 81 percent of all of Natick’s
varsity teams extending their seasons
into the playoffs.
“Our success for the 2015-16
school year was the best we’ve
had in my six years as athletic director,’’
said Tim Collins. “The
combined effort of our boys and
girls teams gave us lots of visibility
in tournaments. And, we’re
pleased with the participation
rates for each season. It’s about
60 percent of the student body.’’
When the regular season
concluded in the fall, Natick
had eight of its 10 varsity teams
preparing for tournaments and
meets. The eight squads that
qualified were golf, girls soccer,
girls volleyball, football, girls and
boys cross-country, girls swimming
and cheerleading. Individual
honors in the fall went to
junior Tom Downing, the Bay
State Conference champ in golf,
and freshman Grace Connolly,
who finished sixth in the Division
2 All-State Cross-Country Meet.
“Our fall teams competed
hard,’’ Collins said. “I was traveling
to tourney games one right
after the other. There were times
when we had conflicts with two
events scheduled on the same
day. Hats off to our coaches and
student-athletes who displayed
Athletic Director Tim Collins
great dedication, excellence and
commitment.’’
The winter season was more
of the same—nine of Natick’s
11 varsity teams had dates in the
playoffs. The nine squads that
qualified were boys and girls ice
hockey, girls basketball, wrestling,
girls and boys track, girls and
Andrew Pierce and Chad Connors
Awarded Eagle Scout Badges
Andrew Pierce (l) and Chad
Connors were awarded their
Eagle Scout badges by Troop
1775 at the Natick on June 5.
Having met numerous mandatory
requirements, the boys
choose a community project,
which required planning, organizing,
acquiring the necessary
materials and people, and
then overseeing its completion.
Pierce’s project was the
rehabilitation of an overgrown
walking path adjacent to Memorial
Elementary School in
South Natick. Connors’ project
was the cleaning up of Camp
Arrowhead for amputee/paralyzed
veterans on Lake Cochituate.
Troop 1775 has one of
the highest rates of Eagle Scout
attainment in Massachusetts.
boys skiing and girls gymnastics.
Two teams that put an exclamation
point on winter competition
were the boys ice hockey
squad and the girls basketball
contingent.
The boys finished 15-4-1 in
the regular season and their victory
over Wellesley clinched the
Herget Division championship.
The girls, led by Justine Gaziano
who’ll play basketball at Brown
next year, overcame numerous
early-season injuries, finishing at
12-8. But that was just the start
of the excitement. Coach Dan
Hinnenkamp’s group defeated
Acton-Boxboro, Algonquin and
Wachusett to win the Sectional
crown. The Redhawks then
downed Chicopee Comprehensive
in the state semifinals before
bowing in the state title game to
Bishop Feehan.
In track, Myles and Lucas
Holt won individual and relays
titles and competed in the nationals
in New York City.
“What was unbelievable about
the winter playoffs was we played
on the first day of the post-season
and also competed on the
last day,’’ Collins noted. “It was
a great time for the entire community.
Townspeople got behind
our teams and we had dozens of
spectator buses. Lots of credit
goes not only to the coaches and
student-athletes, but also to volunteers
and booster clubs.’’
The spring season ended with
eight of 10 varsity teams rolling
into the playoffs. The squads
included girls and boys lacrosse,
boys and girls tennis, boys volleyball,
girls and boys track and
sailing. The boys tennis teams
compiled an admirable 12-6
regular season record and the
boys 4x400 relay team (Myles
and Lucas Holt, Brian Holihan
and Matt Walak) finished first at
the New England track meet, setting
a school record in a time of
3:18.25.
“Spring can be a tough time
for coaches and players,’’ Collins
emphasized. “Both have to deal
with a variety of events and situations
other than sports. Games
have to be scheduled around the
prom, the senior trip and graduation.
The coaches and the athletes
did very well maintaining
concentration and keeping their
competitive abilities at a high
level.’’
Collins also lauded the work
of Natick’s athletic trainer,
Aimee Mendoza, and office assistant
Kathy Larkin. “Aimee has
been with us a long time and her
role has changed, especially in
dealing with concussions,’’ Collins
said. “She has lots of responsibility.
And, Kathy has been with
us since 2010, fulfilling so many
administrative roles.’’
Although Collins is quick to
credit others for Natick’s amazing
year, he, too, deserves mention
for his leadership and guidance.
The 46-year-old administrator
is a Walpole High and Bates College
graduate who later earned
his master’s in education from
Suffolk University. He taught
English at Walpole High and also
was boys’ basketball head coach
and an assistant in track. He later
worked as an assistant men’s basketball
coach at Babson College
before joining the Natick faculty
as an English teacher and boys
varsity basketball coach.
“Natick is a town rich in athletic
tradition and there’s little
doubt that its residents provide
lots of support for our coaches and
athletes,’’ Collins emphasized.
The source of Natick High’s
athletic success in 2015-16 came
from many avenues. But, as the
school year concluded, it seemed
like all roads led to tournament
venues.

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Solarize Mass Helps Natick Go Solar
By Via Perkins,
Contributing Writer
A company focused on solar
energy is raising Natick homes
and businesses to eco-“green”
standards. Solarize Mass is currently
active in seven Massachusetts
towns, including Natick, and
recently announced their involvement
in five more communities.
The company has installed
systems on hundreds of roofs
throughout Natick so far, transforming
standard energy into an
earth-friendly alternative.
Solar Energy Education
For some, switching to solar energy
is a daunting prospect. Hundreds
of families and businesses
in 51 Massachusetts cities and
towns have taken the leap with
Solarize Mass, but there can still
be misinformation, or simply lack
of information, when it comes to
alternative energy.
As Natick’s Sustainability Coordinator,
Jillian Wilson-Martin
hopes to educate Natick residents
and business owners and make
going solar with Solarize Mass
Natick an easy process. “People
think going solar is too complicated
or too costly,” she said. “We
want to simplify the process and
bring down costs.”
Solar energy costs 40 percent
less than standard electricity, and
the typical system size of 6.5 kW
is enough to supply the average
American family’s electricity
needs. Installing a system provides
additional benefits to homeowners
as well, such as enabling
them to get money back through
state and federal solar incentives.
Homeowners receive an average
of $10,000 from state and federal
solar incentives.
After an initial investment,
solar panels will eventually generate
revenue and provide free
electricity for the lifespan of the
system. The energy is clean, and
does not use precious nonrenewable
resources or pollute the planet
with emissions or chemicals.
Natick’s Energy Switch
If a home or businesses has
adequate exposure to the sun towards
the south, it is likely a good
candidate for a solar installation.
The home or business can request
a free assessment from a Solarize
Mass Natick installer.
“We’ve selected a designated
installer through
a town-run selection process,
and the installer has
agreed to lower the costs
as more people sign up,”
Wilson-Martin explained.
“Most people can start
saving money the first
month they go solar.”
After providing a quote based
on their assessment, Solarize Mass
provides options for purchasing
or leasing panels. “So far the level
of interest has been very high,”
Wilson-Martin reported. “More
than 300 homes have gone solar in
the past five years, and Natick has
more solar installs than any other
Metrowest community.”
Natick’s solar interest may
be due to the customized way in
which Solarize Mass approaches
their installations. “Unlike other
solar providers, which provide
estimates based on satellite maps,
Solarize Mass provides a tailored
quote based on an on-site assessment
of your home,” she said.
Learn More
For those interested but not yet
ready for an assessment, attending
an open house is a good way
to gain more information, such
as how solar energy works, how
much money can be saved and
what problems could arise.
“Open houses are a chance to
hear how going solar has worked
for other Natick residents, ask
Reference one of these Natick
nonprofits when you book your
appointment and Boston Solar
will donate $100 to support
their mission. Find out more at
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questions and learn what an array
might look like on your home,”
Wilson-Martin said.
An open house will take place
on Sunday, July 10 from 6 p.m. to
8 p.m., and will be hosted by Marjorie
Roberson at 1 Lenox St. in
Natick. Solarize Mass Natick asks
that those interested in joining
contact them in advance.
“In addition to the Open
House, we will also be hosting
Solar 101 sessions at the Community
Senior Center on July 7 and at
the Bacon Free Library on July 19
at 7:30 p.m. and 10 a.m.” Wilson-
Martin said.
To find out more about Solarize
Mass Natick, view installation
prices, or request an assessment,
visit www.natickma.gov/1245/
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As with most stories, there are
two sides. Some would s e the new
snowfa l as (cold) beauty, while
other s e a nuisance to b endured.
Sch ol children s e a unique opportunity
for play, or a day o from
sch ol. The pragmatist s es the
cycle of water that includes evaporation
in one season, and condensation
in another. At some point,
many people understand it as a fact
of life, sometimes mild, at other
times dangerous.
Certainly, we ar experiencing
a harsh winter by most standards.
From October through most of January,
we did not s e this coming.
Over a thr e w ek period through
the middle of February, Ashland
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By liz taurasi
Students and families
from more than 15 local high
sch ols acro s the area wi l
have the chance to be armed
with a l the information they
n ed as they begin the college
search proce s thanks to
the second a nual Metrowest
College Fair and Car er Day
set for Saturday, March 21.
Co-sponsored by the
Ashland PTO and Ashland
Education Foundation, the
event began in 2014 with the
goal of providing valuable
information to families with
children in high sch ol navigating
the path to the right
co lege or career upon graduation.
Last year more than
2 0 students participated in
the event which included
representatives from 150 colleges
and profe sionals from
more 1 0 di ferent car ers.
The 2015 Metrowest College
Fair and Car er Day
takes place on Saturday,
March 21 from 9 - 1 a.m. at
Ashland High Sch ol, 65 E.
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Organizer say they expec
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a this year’s event,
and expect to have the same
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The night was bi ter cold, but
for the 20+ folks who showed up
a the Franklin Public Library for
the first m eting of the Genealogy
Club, it was a time to talk
about family co nections and
countries of origin. Many participants
were from Franklin, with a
few from Milford, Norfolk and
Be lingham. The theme of connections
was consistent as each
person explained their interest in
participating in the group.
Linda Batchelder of Franklin
noted that she got interested in
genealogy because of a relative’s
ashes that remain in her a tic.
“His name was Bertul—he died
during the 1918 flu epidemic—
a friend of my grandfather’s,”
Batchelder began. “When my
grandfather was able to return to
Latvia, he wa su posed to take
the ashes wit him, but wasn’t
allowed to. They’re sti l in our
a tic. We learned that Bertul had
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in his we ding and ma ried a
relative of ours.”
Each person had stories to
share of wha they had already
learned in their family research,
and a l had mysteries they hoped
to solve in the future. Vicki Buchanio,
Head of Reference and
Public Services a the Franklin
Public Library told the group, “I
have lots of relations who must
sti l be alive—I’ve never found
the death certificates for them,
even though some of them were
born in 1802, so they must sti l
be alive!”
Among those who a tended
were people with r ots in Finland,
Poland, Germany, and
England, besides several of
Scots-Irish descent. Buchanio
was pleased with the turnout—
she had b en afraid n one would
show up. Buchanio has had a
long-time pa sion for genealogy
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Franklin’s Original Newspaper Since 2010
By J.d. o’Gara
How many co lege students
can even recognize the President
of their institution, much
le s are on a first-name basis?
Dean Co lege jus turned 150
years old on February 19, what
it refers to as “Founders Day,”
and today, its students are
guided as persona ly as they
were a century and a half ago.
The private, residential college,
named for Dr. Oliver Dean,
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A times, we hear news reports
of a beloved parent with
Alzheimer’s disease or dementia,
who has wandered ou the
front d or and into the w ods,
or other situations where a child
or t en with Autism or a mental
health i sue has an unfortunate
encounter with police officers
who weren’t aware of the child’s
special circumstances and fears.
In these cases, a li tle knowledge
can go a long way.
The Ho liston Police Department
aims to arm itself with
that knowledge and ge to be ter
know and strengthen its relationship
with the co munity it
serves and protects – and it n eds
co munity response to make it
ha pen.
In January, The Ho liston
Police Department launched
the C.A.R.E. (Children and
Residents Encounter) program,
aimed at helping police gather
information about member of
the co munity with special
n eds, to help foster a relationship
with the co munity.
Lt. Craig Denman is overs e-
ing the program, which was officia
ly launched in January.
“Basica ly, it’ something we
became aware of and thought
would be beneficial for people
in our co munity, and so we decided
to develop and adopt it and
get it ou there.”
Examples of residents who
might benefit from this program
include, but are not limited to:
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• Adults with dementia or Alzheimer’s
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It’s b en a rea ly long winter.
Members of Ho liston’s Agricultural
Co mi t e, or AgCom,
are asking a very logical question
– “Is It Spring, Yet?” with
their Second A nual Family
Event welcoming the season on
Sunday, March 2, from 12-4
p.m., to take place at Br ezy
Hi l Farm, 583 Adams Str et,
Ho liston. As it did last year,
th event wi l feature baby animals
and farm-related fun for
the whole family, and the suggested
family donation, which
wi l su port Ho liston AgCom,
is just $5.
“This is just a fun event for
families in town, because the
town i so su portive of agriculture,”
says Paula Mark, member
of the Agricultural Co mi sion
who has lived in Ho liston for
12 years on land, she says, that’s
b en in her husband’s family
for generations. “When we got
this property, it was inevitable
that I was going to turn it into
a farm,” she says, explaining,
with a smile, that her sma l farm
has grown from just chickens to
now, b es, alpacas, a horse and
ra bit. The 4H leader hopes her
place can someday be a place
for “ kids to come to reco nect
to nature and learn how to act
around animals.”
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Chuck Tashjian Publisher of
Local Town Pages, along with
Lori Ko ler, Advertising Sales
Manager for the company, aim
t o fer Hopedale residents a lot
more than the premiere i sue of
the paper in their mailboxes this
month; they hope to foster a new
co nection to their co munity.
“I have b en with Local
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and starting a Hopedale paper,
as a resident of the town for the
past 19 years has always b en a
dream of mine! With the help
of 2014 Hopedale High Sch ol
Alumni, Kyle Ko ler, who has
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A sistant, and is cu rently attending
UNH, and Tyler D’Urso,
cla s of 2013, who we contracted
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Kyle and Tyler canva sed the
area of Hopedale, Milford, Mendon
and Upton to spread the word
to area busine ses that we were
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two-w ek time frame, this team
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and several existing advertisers,
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Twenty-five hundred copies of
the tabloid-sized newspaper wi l
be produced each month, and
these wi l be direct mailed fr e
of charge to households and busine
ses in Hopedale. The paper
wi l also be available in its fu l
format at w.hopedaletownnews.com
starting in April.
“This paper is to let residents
of each town know what’s going
on in their local co munities,”
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The Li tle White Market Wi l Be Back Be ter than Ever at End of Month
By J.d. o’Gara
Just over six years ago,
Tracey Liberatore had a
vision for the property she
drove by at 5 Depot Str et
in Hopedale just over six
years ago.
“I thought it would
make a cute li tle market,
and we didn’t have anything
like that in Hopedale,”
says the Hopedale
Mom and 21-year-resident
of the town. And if anyone
could turn that li tle
shop into the kitchen of
the co munity, Tracey
could. She’d worked in
the f od industry since she
was a t en, later partnering
t open a pub in Milford
ca led “One Flight Down,”
through which Liberatore
began her pa sion for f od
and catering. The Courtyard in
Milford a preciated her talents
so much they asked her to run
its restaurant, and she later came
back to lead the kitchen, wi ning
the Ma rio t Diamond A sociate
and Make a Di ference Awards.
Busy wit her two boys, Liberatore
started slo wit her
new li tle market. Pre ty s on,
she built a su ce sfu luncheon
busine s.
“I think we have a real home
f eling,” says Tracey. “It’s very
comfy, like you’re walking into
your grandmother’s
kitchen. It’s cozy, and
there are sme ls (o f od
c oking).”
Liberatore and her
sta f c ok a l of the
dishes right on the premises.
“We do a lot of
homemade soups and
salads, everything from
scratch,” says Liberatore.
“We even roast
our turkeys here, make
meatba ls, and we o fer
di ners, including
chicken Marsala and
b ef stew,” she says.
In fact, Hopedale
residents and local busine
ses have begun to
take advantage of the
catering options, an area
Liberatore is excited to
grow.
“We do a lot of catering,”
says Liberatore, who can provide
everything from a simple lasa-
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Last year, the volunt er
members of the Mi lis Cultural
Council were brainstorming for
an artistic, cultural even that
coul draw people from a l different
areas of the co munity
together, something that was not
just sch ol, or senior citizen or
music-related, something that
drew people from a l di ferent
ages and backgrounds. The result?
The Mi lis Film Festival.
This year, it’s back, and the
Second A nual Mi lis Film Festival’s
got more su por than
ever from local busine ses and
organizations. This year’s event,
which wi l take place on Saturday
March 7, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. wi l
feature 16 films, nine in the adult
category and seven from Mi dle
Sch ol fil makers, The Film
Festival wi l be held in the Roche
Brothers Co munity r om a the
Mi lis Public Library, 961 Main
Str et, Mi lis.
Garzon a ds, “Through Carol
(Ha gerty), an ar teacher at Millis
High Sch ol, we’ve b en able
to partner with Danie le Manion
a the sch ol, and that’s where a
lot of these films are coming out
of.
The festival is ge ting it out
of the sch ols and into the community.”
The adult category encompa
ses more than high sch ol
films, however. Some came from
adults outside of Mi lis, and this
year, prizes reflect a growing interest
from the co munity in the
endeavor.
“We’ve had 16 local busine
se step up to sponsor the
Mi lis ro ls Out the red Carpet
for Second Year
Mi lis Film Festival March 7
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By J.D. O’Gara
Over 1 0 Medway High Sch ol
students from grades 9-12 wi l “go
together” as cast members, dance
ensemble, production crew and
pit band for the musical, Grease
this month, to be presented from
March 12-14, at 7:30 p.m.
The musical features an a ray
of characters, singing an dancing
their way through their senior year
at Ri de l High Sch ol. The show,
with music and lyrics wri ten by
Jim Jacobs and Wa ren Casey, is
fu l of energy and includes comedy,
romance, and the great sounds
of the 1950’s. The popula rockn-ro
l musical numbers, including
“Greased Lightning,” “We Go Together”
and “Shaken’ a the High
Sch ol Hop” wi l have the audience
moving to the beat.
“I’m rea ly excited to put on
this production. It wa something
the students had b en angling for
a number of years,” says director
and MHS English teacher Spencer
Christie. “When the music director
(Kendra Nu ting) and I sat down
over the su mer, we thought it
was the perfect fit, the perfect
score.”
Each spring the MHS Musical
presents a fu l-scale musical comprising
of Medway High Sch ol
students. The MHS Musical a lows
students to be directly involved in
acting, singing an dancing onstage,
playing in our pit band, and
various o portunities o f-stage as
we l.
The cast alone for this productio
numbers 50, says Christie,
with another 50 students working
backstage as crew. Two students
wi l play in the orchestra pit, although
due to the complexity of
the music, “we have hired some
profe sional musicians as we l,”
says Christie.
Lead roles were chosen by audition,
and these cast members include
both experienced and novice
players.
“I’ve only ever done acting at
Medway High Sch ol,” says Cam
Swan, cast in the role as “Da ny.”
“I’ve never taken any voice le sons
or anything like that.”
The role, says Swan, is di ferent
from anything he’s done in
the past. Da ny is “kind of complicated,
he puts on thi show for
a l his friends, but when you rea ly
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Shown are the members of the Mi lis Cultural Council, masterminds
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Mi lis Film Festival wi l take place on March 7, from 6-8 p.m. a the
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Do you know wha tests your
child is taking thi spring? One
local residen thinks parents are
uninformed abou the new education
standards and the a companying
tests being considered by the
state of Ma sachuse ts. He hopes
to bring the polarizing i sue to the
forefront at Norfolk Town M eting
and on the town election ballot.
The United States is embarking
on an unprecedented journey
to unify education standards for a l
students in kindergarten through
12th grade. Known as the Common
Core State Standards Initiative,
these standard set co mon
education benchmarks acro s the
country in order to prepare students
for co lege and the workforce.
The Co mon Core uses the
Partnership for A se sment of
Readine s for Co lege and Car
ers, or the PAR C exam, to test
ho we l students have learned the
new cu riculum. In Ma sachuse ts,
the PAR C exam wi l eventua ly
replace the Ma sachuse ts Comprehensive
A se sment System,
or MCAS test.
Norfolk resident Patrick
Touhey would like to pu the
brakes on the PAR C test and
force discu sion of the new standards
and whether or no the
Norfolk and King Philip sch ols
should implemen them. Touhey
wi l be placing an article on the
Norfolk Town M eting wa rant
to remove Co mon Core and
PAR C testing from the sch ols
in a non-binding vote. He is also
a tempting to get enough signatures
to place the question on the
ba lot for the town election this
spring.
Touhey hopes these actions
wi l send a me sage to local sch ol
co mi t es and the State Department
of Education: “We don’t
agr e with the PAR C testing and
Co mon Core cu riculum.” He
wants the local sch ols to return to
the pre-2 09 Ma sachuse ts educational
state standards.
Touhey is part of a group
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Town Meeting
By Grace a len
After a tough winter, the
co munity can l ok forward to
a w ek of nature i mersion that
doesn’t involve snow. The King
Philip Science National Honor
Society wi l be hosting naturalist
Brent Nixon during the w ek of
March 17 to 24. Several events
are pla ned for the sch ols and
the tri-town area.
Nixon, a renowned science
educator, has dedicated his life
to endangered species research.
Known for his high energy, interpretive
science shows, Nixon
travels extensively to promote
environmental education. In
a dition to his research work
and publications, Nixon has appeared
on TV, radio, and in print
media.
The Naturalist-in-Residence
w ek was the idea of A n Lambert,
a science teacher at KP
High Sch ol and the advisor for
the sch ol’s Science National
Honor Society. Lambert had
traveled to Alaska on a cruise
and Nixon was the naturalist on
board.
“His pa sion for his work,
knowledge about his topics,
and vivacious, entertaining,
and informational presentation
style was what made me think it
would be a great o portunity for
the KP students and co munity
if we could bring him here,” said
Lambert.
Lambert believes that when
students actua ly m et scientists
and interact with them, science
becomes interesting and fun.
Nixon’s expertise on wildlife and
field research should prov eyeopening
to students who spend
most of their time learning about
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Chuck Tashjian aims t o fer
Natick residents a lot more than
the premiere i sue of localtownpages
in their mailboxes
this month; he hopes to foster
a new co nection to their community.
Over 16, 0 copies of
the tabloid-sized newspaper
wi l be produced each month,
and these wi l be direct mailed
fr e of charge to households
and busine ses in the town. The
paper wi l also be available in its
fu l format at w.Naticktownnews.com.
“This paper is to let residents
of Natick kno what’s going
on in their local co munity,”
says Tashjian, who envisions his
publication as a way fo readers
to stay abreast of a l their towns
have t o fer, including town
news, nonprofit organizations,
town sports and local busine ses.
A companying the news resource
wi l be an easy-to use online
directory serving the Metro
west area. Online visitors wi l be
able to a ce s th entire newspaper,
as we l as a ce s co munity
links, coupons for localbusine ses
and cla sified ads.
Tashjian began his entrepreneurial
car er in 1 9 as owner
of Photosite in Mi lis, later shifting
t o fset printing in 2 04.
He then expanded his busine s
to include the production of
local telephone directories in the
Dover, Sherborn, Uxbridge and
su rounding areas. As a sma l
busine s owner, the publisher is
acutely aware of the cha lenges
area busine ses face in reaching
key audiences with their limited
funds or vechile’s to reach the
whole town of Natick. Local
Town Pages has also invited
local nonprofit groups to submit
monthly news articles and event
listings. The publisher also en-
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of others to help them through
their mos trying times.
That is where A Place To
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located in Natick, steps in to
help. The organization, which
was founded in 1979 by Natick
residents Joe and Edna Gi lis, is
co mi ted to helping provide
emergency f od and clothing
to residents in the MetroWest
co munity.
“The organization was
started by a Natick couple who
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opening for busine s in March.
And with it come some big
name stores the area has b en
waiting for, including Target (set
t open March 4, s e related story
on page 13) and Wegmans, both
of which wi l anchor the complex.
University Station, when
fu ly complete, is expected to
include a proximately 50, 0
square f et of retail and restaurant
space, along with residential
apartments and more.
University Station officia ly
opens for busine s in March as
we l as 16 busine ses, including:
Target, Marsha ls/HomeG ods,
Nordstrom Rack, Sports Authority,
PetSmart, Michaels, ULTA
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Situated on 120 acres, University
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also a co munity. The mixeduse
development wi l feature
a blend of retail stores, restaurants,
recreation and residential
housing. The initial residential
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A ditiona ly, University Station
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The project has b en a long
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In 2 08, Wegmans was held up
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This ha pened just as the
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time, some local representatives
were concerned about giving
Wegmans an advantage over
Roche Bros. Both Wegmans and
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to secure b er and wine licenses
in the spring of 2012. Westw od
Special Town M eting a proved
the long-awaited project back in
May, 2013. Developers broke
ground on the project six months
later.
University Station is being
developed by New England Development,
along with Eastern
Real Estate and National Development.
“We l ok forward to welcoming
local and area residents to
this new sho ping destination,”
Dougla s Karp, president of New
England Development said in a
formal statement. “University
Station wi l be an exciting new
a dition to Westw od and brings
together a mix of popular stores,
restaurants, housing and more.”
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