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Green Solutions for Ashland 

Three solar projects due to be completed by the end of November 

Farmers’ Market Teen 

Team Gains Real-Life 

Work Experience 

By Cynthia Whitty 

By Deborah Burke Henderson, 

Contributing Writer 

The innovative solar canopy under construction 

at the Ashland High School (AHS) parking 

lot is part of a three-tier project, funded by the 

Commonwealth, which will generate clean, renewable 

energy and provide significant savings. 

In the first full year of operation, by the end of 

2017, the three solar sites will save Ashland approximately 

$200,000 in energy savings and tax 

revenue. 

“We have identified just about every possible 

space to place solar photovoltaic (PV) cell 

panels around town,” Energy Manager Phillip 

Williams said in a recent interview. “Now we’re 

innovating things like the canopy, the Howe 

Artist renderings of the Ashland High School 

parking lot solar canopy courtesy of Ameresco. 

Street landfill site and a simple roof-top system 

for the middle school.” 

Indeed, Ashland’s green solutions have 

changed the image of the town over the last 

couple of years. “We’ve made a huge jump,” 

Williams added. “I’d say we’re 180 degrees from 

GREEN SOLUTIONS 

continued on page 2 

It is the teens who do the 

heavy lifting—both literally and 

metaphorically—every Saturday 

morning at the Ashland Farmers 

Market (AFM). Teens are the 

backbone of the market and are 

much appreciated by both market 

organizers and vendors. 

Ashland Healthy Harvest 

(the organization that oversees 

the farmers’ market) Board of 

Directors member Eric Brooks 

is the Teen Coordinator, and 

has great rapport with them. 

Because of “Mr. Brooks,” AFM 

has had reliably large numbers 

of Ashland High School (AHS) 

students all season. From a pool 

of about 50 student volunteers, 

the average number of students 

at the market is 18 each week, 

and about a dozen come every 

week. On August 27, AFM had 

26 teen volunteers. 

“The Board of Directors’ 

goal has been to provide a safe 

and welcoming place for these 

Student Eva Bruklich works as 

a volunteer market manager. 

(photo/Eric Brooks) 

awesome young people to come 

and contribute their time and 

talents to their community. And 

I believe we have been successful 

in doing that,” Brooks said. 

“While the teens get high school 

community service credits for 

volunteering, I think if you ask 

them, they would tell you they 

don’t keep coming back for the 

credits, they keep coming back 

because they just plain love it.” 

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where we started. I can’t believe 

how much we’ve done here.” 

The whole three-tier project 

was contingent on getting town 

approval to fit the landfill site 

with PV panels. That approval 

came in May 2015 at town 

meeting. In the late 70s, the former 

town dump on Howe Street 

was shut down and capped. Williams 

noted that the 9.2 acres of 

land has been unusable until 

now. The solar array there will 

occupy 3.1 acres and consist of 

2.964 PV modules and a soil 

berm with plantings and vegetation 

that is being constructed 

along Howe Street for screening. 

“The ballasts are down at the 

Howe Street site and half of the 

panels are racked. We’re making 

great progress,” Williams said. 

“Our goal is to complete the 

Howe Street array by the end 

of this month, finalize the AHS 

canopy project by early November 

and complete the middle 

school roof-top array by the end 

of November.” 

The Howe Street site is expected 

to generate 1.2 megawatts 

of electricity; the solar 

panel canopy will produce 700 

kilowatts; and the middle school 

system, 300 kilowatts of power. 

Town management hired 

Ameresco, a provider of energy 

efficiency solutions for facilities 

throughout North America, as 

the contractor for these solar 

construction sites. According 

to Williams, Ashland buys electricity 

produced by Ameresco 

at a discounted rate. In its first 

year, the town will see $200,000 

in energy savings and tax revenue. 

“This is real money that 

we need for the town’s budget, 

since the override didn’t pass in 

the spring,” Williams said. 

Reducing Energy Usage 

Over the next 20 years, this 

project will save Ashland $5.2 

million, but it doesn’t contribute 

to reducing energy usage. To 

that end, Ashland’s five-member 

Sustainability Committee has a 

goal of reducing the town’s dependence 

on fossil fuels by 20 

percent over a five-year period, 

which began with its baseline 

year in 2012. 

According to Williams, the 

town has achieved an approximate 

12 percent reduction in 

energy use thus far through 

various efforts, including introducing 

a fleet of six electronic 

vehicles for management’s use 

and providing three charging 

stations around town which are 

also used by the public. “But we 

have much more to do to reduce 

energy usage,” Williams added. 

Williams has made presentations 

to management officials 

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Construction for a solar panel canopy began at the high school student 

parking lot in mid-August and is expected to be completed by early 

November. (Photo/Deborah Burke Henderson) 

in Sudbury and Hopkinton, 

at their request, to discuss the 

charging stations and electronic 

vehicles. In mid-September, 

Williams made a presentation 

to a group of municipal leaders 

from across the state at the 

Mass. Department of Environmental 

Protection about Ashland’s 

experience with the grant 

for chargers and cars. 

Watch Your Kids, 

Charge Your Device 

In addition to the vehicle 

charging stations, another convenience 

for residents is the 

solar-powered Soofa Bench at 

Kidspot, the children’s playground 

in Stone Park, where 

parents and others can charge 

any type of electronic devices. 

“If children see sustainable 

measures incorporated in their 

realms, it’s going to prompt 

them to ask questions and learn 

and hopefully, make positive behavior 

changes they will carry 

with them for the rest of their 

lives,” Williams stated. 

AHS Principal Kelley St. 

Coeur couldn’t agree more. “I 

am excited for the canopy project 

at Ashland High School and 

think that many of our students 

are very in tune with energy development 

and sustainability,” 

St. Coeur said. “Our Earth club 

recently started a three-stream 

waste removal system in our 

cafeteria. Many AHS students 

are conscious of their environmental 

footprint and doing their 

part to conserve energy. The 

response from most kids when 

they hear about the project is 

‘that’s cool.’” 

The Town of Ashland received 

a two-year grant from 

the Massachusetts Department 

of Energy Resources (DOER) 

which has funded the bulk of 

Williams’ salary, but that funding 

just ended on Sept. 30. 

Passionate about energy 

conservation in Ashland, Williams 

will continue to share his 

expertise in a volunteer capacity 

as part of the Sustainability 

Committee. The new facilities 

director, Patricia Whitney, will 

be taking over some of Williams’ 

former responsibilities and help 

keep Ashland on track with its 

sustainability goals. 

A Night of 

A Cappella! 

The Ashland Music Association 

(AMA) is holding 

a Night of A Cappella 

on Saturday, Oct. 15. This 

event was very popular last 

year, and the AMA is making 

this year’s event bigger 

and better. The event starts 

with a workshop for students 

in grades 6-12. Students will 

work with UMASS Lowell’s 

Hawkapella, an all male a 

cappella group. During the 

workshop, students will learn 

a song they then perform 

during the concert. 

The public concert starts 

at 7 p.m. at Ashland High 

School and will feature several 

college a cappella groups. 

Join us for a fun-filled night of 

music! For more information, 

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Under the guidance of “Mr. Brooks,” Ashland Farmers Market teen 

volunteers gain life skills and work experienvce. (Photos/Eric Brooks) 

Volunteering Leads to 

Paid Work 

The market has given many 

of the students the opportunity 

to grow, and volunteering at the 

market has opened doors for 

work opportunities for some of 

the teens. This season, Summer 

Marmash got a part time job 

working for Julie Gross in her 

bakery. Olivia Francis worked at 

Upswing Farm both in the field 

and at the retail stand as well as 

at AFM. Kate Twomey worked 

at Sunshine Farm at their stand 

in Sherborn and as a vendor at 

AFM. Eva Bruklich loved the 

opportunity to be an AFM comarket 

manager twice this year. 

Mike Fedorchak runs the music 

stage sound with AFM board 

member Steve Mitchell. 

Marmash said of her experience, 

“After one market, Eric 

said that Julie’s Z Breads needed 

some help during two weeks in 

the summer, and I immediately 

was interested as I was having 

trouble finding a first job. Julie 

was patient with me as I learned 

the ropes and showed me what 

it’s like to run your own business. 

She started her own business 

out of her kitchen and now she 

is expanding with her new store 

front in downtown Ashland. It 

was a great first job and learning 

experience, and I have the 

farmers’ market to thank.” 

“One of the things I enjoy 

most at the farmers market is 

meeting new people,” Bruklich 

said. “I get an amazing opportunity 

to do so as a market 

manager because many people 

come to ask questions about the 

market or take advantage of 

our SNAP program. I also love 

how the volunteers are able to 

connect with the vendors. Helping 

them set up, break down, 

help run their stands and going 

from stand to stand talking to 

them really creates a connection 

between us. I look forward 

to the market every week and 

I wouldn’t spend the first six 

hours of my Saturday’s anywhere 

else!” 

“[This summer] I ran the 

sound booth along with help 

from some of my fellow volunteers 

and under the guidance 

of Steve Mitchell,” Fedorchak 

explained. “Every Saturday 

morning at 7:30, I would set 

up the sound booth with the 

help of [student volunteer] 

Nick Fetherston and Steve. At 

around 10, Nick and I would do 

a sound check with that day’s 

artist and from there we would 

be on standby if something 

went wrong. At around 12:45, 

we would take down the sound 

booth and pack it up for next 

week. Throughout the season, I 

get to work with local musicians, 

which is both fun and educational.” 

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Fall Market Highlights 

AFM is held each Saturday, 9 

a.m. to 1 p.m. through Oct. 8 at 125 

Front St., on the grass across from the 

library. The Pre-Thanksgiving market 

will be held on Nov. 19, 9 a.m. to 

1 p.m., at the Ashland Middle School 

Cafeteria. For more information, visit 

www.AshlandFarmersMarket.org. 

October 1: Make leaf rubbings 

at the Kid’s Corner, 9:30 

to 10:30 a.m. Brookline A Capella 

will perform a free concert, 

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Keeping miles of reclaimed videotape 

out of our landfills and 

employing people with disabilities, 

the Social Catalysts Charitable 

Foundation brings unique 

handbags, tote bags and other 

items hand-woven of reclaimed 

videotape. At the Community 

Tent, Cradles to Crayons will 

collect items for distribution to 

low-income kids, birth to 12 

years old. 

October 8, Pumpkin Painting 

Party: Last chance this season 

to stock up on your favorite 

foods and crafts at the outdoor 

market. Mike Caruso returns to 

perform at the Arts! Ashland Alliance 

Music Stage from 10:30 

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. An annual 

tradition, free pumpkins and 

paint will be available for all 

children attending the market 

between 9 a.m. and noon. All 

needed materials will be provided 

along with smocks to help 

protect clothing. Be aware that 

non-washable paints are used. 

November 19, Pre-Thanksgiving 

Market: Shoppers can 

stock up on foods and traditional 

delicacies from 25 food 

vendors for their Thanksgiving 

table. In addition, artisans will 

make finding the perfect gift just 

a little bit easier with stocking 

stuffers, winter accessories and 

holiday-themed specials. Gift 

certificates for AFM will also be 

available from the market managers’ 

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Ashland Business Association 

Launches Community Portal 


The Ashland Business Association 

(ABA) launched its new 

website, www.ashlandbusinessassociation.com, 

in September. 

The website, in addition to 

an updated look, has increased 

functionality for its growing 

membership and will serve as a 

portal for the greater Ashland 

business community of nearly 

600 registered businesses. 

“ABA members will now 

have their own micro site within 

the ABA website, where they 

can post images, videos, offers, 

events and other customizable 

content” Alan MacIntosh, CEO 

of Bay State Support, said. MacIntosh, 

the ABA webmaster 

and a new businesses owner, developed 

the interactive site over 

the past few months. 

“ABA members get a customizable 

webpage, which can 

supplement and help drive traffic 

to their business website if 

they have one and can be the 

website for a small business that 

doesn’t have one,” MacIntosh 

said. “This type of responsive 

website and promotional opportunity 

is just another great value 

that members get for their $75 

per year ABA membership.” 

The new ABA website intends 

to be a portal for all of 

the town’s businesses and community 

organizations. “Creating 

an economically vibrant 

community requires an easy 

connection between businesses 

and customers,” Alex Carleton, 

ABA president, said. “This new 

website will make it much easier 

for residents to easily find services 

and products. It will give 

residents one place to see event 

listings and special offers.” 

Lions Clubs Soliciting Ideas to 

Celebrate 100 Years of Service 

Lions Clubs International 

is celebrating its 100th anniversary 

next year. Each Lions 

Club is being asked to come 

up with a “Centennial/Legacy 

Project” to benefit the community 

it serves. Examples might 

be bike racks, park benches 

and water fountains that would 

benefit the townspeople. The 

Ashland Lions Club is soliciting 

ideas from residents for 

ideas they think would improve 

the town and be a long-lasting 

attribute to the community. To 

submit an idea, contact Julian 

Doktor, Ashland Lions Club, 

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Ellie Tirelli, Greater Ashland 

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any Lions Club member. 

Next ABA Meeting 

The next ABA meeting will 

be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 

5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Ashland 

Library, Community Room, 66 

Front St. The public is invited 

to attend. Sheldon Prenovitz, 

president of Administrative 

Business Resources, will discuss 

“Health Insurance Options for 

Small Businesses.” Prenovitz will 

address such questions as: How 

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my business? As small business, 

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Fun Run participants, led by Nathan Gerlovin, age 8, at the starting line 

outside the library at last year’s Fun Run. (Photo/submitted) 

Friends’ Fun Run Set 

for October 15 

The Second Annual “Fun 

Run Around Town” will be held 

at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15 

(rain date: Oct. 16). Hosted 

by the Friends of the Ashland 

Library, this free community 

event features approximately a 

one-mile family-friendly course, 

which begins and ends at the library. 

The course leads participants 

past 10 different historical 

landmarks in downtown Ashland. 

Volunteers will be at each 

landmark to greet participants 

and share interesting historical 

facts. Participants will wear 

cards and collect stamps as they 

visit each landmark. The cards 

can be turned in at the end of 

the course for prizes. A celebration 

will be held at the finish 

line, outside the library, with live 

music, delicious snacks provided 

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entertainment, giveaways, 

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untimed and geared for all ages, 

generations and abilities. No 

pre-registration for the event is 

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Life in a 19 th Century Boston 

Brothel Uncovered 

The Ashland Historical Society will host 

Jade Luiz, who will give a talk, “A House Recommended: 

The Archaeology of Daily Life in a 

19th-century Boston Brothel,” at 2 pm, Sunday, 

Oct. 16 at the Ocean House, 2 Myrtle St. All 

are welcome. 

Luiz is a doctoral candidate in the Department 

of Archaeology, Boston University, where 

she has been working to recreate 19th daily 

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her presentation, she will explore how archaeologists 

know what they know about the past. 

From health and hygiene to dining and entertainment, 

archaeologists use a combination of 

historical documents and data from artifacts 

to weave a story about everyday life in a 19thcentury 

brothel in Boston’s North End. The 

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Candidates for State Rep: 

Countdown to November Election 


As expected, a small number 

of residents from the Massachusetts 

7 th Middlesex District (Ashland 

and parts of Framingham) 

cast their vote to replace retiring 

Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) 

at the Sept. 8 state primary. Jack 

Lewis (D-Framingham) won with 

37 percent of the vote (824 votes); 

Brett Walker received 34 percent 

(761 votes); and Phil Jack received 

29 percent (642) votes. Republican 

candidate, Yolanda Greaves 

(R-Ashland) was uncontested and 

Cliff Wilson (U-Ashland) did not 

appear on the state primary ballot 

because he is “unenrolled,” or independent, 

but will be on the general 

election ballot in November. 

Ashland Local Town Pages asked 

the three candidates what they 

learned from the state primary 

campaign, what they learned residents 

want most and what they 

will focus on for the rest of the 

campaign until November. Here 

are their responses. 

Yolanda Greaves 

(R-Ashland) 

The primary is over and now 

we can move toward the general 

election. My game plan stays the 

same, reaching out to voters of 

the 7th Middlesex District and 

sharing my background, experience 

and enjoyment of public 

service. 

As I have been canvassing in 

Ashland and Framingham, I am 

getting positive feedback when I 

speak with voters about reforming 

education funding, ensuring 

our tax dollars are used wisely 

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Residents will have an opportunity to directly question the candidates for state representative before the 

November election at a forum moderated by Roberta Soolman on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m. at the Ashland 

Library, Community Room, 66 Front St. (Photo/Cynthia Whitty) 

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and focusing on fiscal responsibility 

at the state level. There has 

also been a positive response to 

my experience as a public servant 

as well as my background in finance, 

human resource work and 

the arts. 

I am committed to working 

with local boards, committees 

and other legislators to find creative 

solutions to the many issues 

of our Commonwealth. This 

commitment has been greeted 

positively by the many voters I 

have spoken with. 

My message moving forward 

is the same as when I started: consider 

my experience as an elected 

official and the priorities I am focusing 

on when you are considering 

who you want representing 

you in the House of Representatives. 

As the representative for the 

7th Middlesex District, I pledge 

to work for the citizens and 

businesses of Framingham and 

Ashland to ensure they are well 

represented at the State House. I 

will listen to and be responsive to 

the needs of the community and 

be a public servant to all. 

To get more information 

about my campaign please visit 

www.yolandagreaves.com 

Jack Patrick Lewis (D- 

Framingham) 

I am humbled to have been 

selected to be your Democratic 

nominee for state representative. 

Over the past 9 months, I have 

spoken with thousands of Ashland 

and Framingham’s residents 

in every corner of our beautiful, 

diverse district. The concerns of 

the residents I have spoken to 

are concerns of the family I was 

raised in and the concerns of the 

family I am raising. We all need 

high-quality public schools, dependable 

public transportation, 

affordable health-care, jobs that 

pay well, and environmental 

preservation. Throughout this 

campaign I have learned that the 

residents of Ashland and Framingham 

are looking for someone 

who will be accessible and who 

will make their individual voices 

heard at the State House. As a 

non-profit leader and ordained 

minister, I have dedicated my life 

to lending my voice to others and 

I would be honored to continue 

this in serving all of the residents 

of our towns. For the remainder 

of this campaign, I will continue 

to focus on reaching out to voters 

to learn about the issues that are 

important to them and sharing 

my vision for a better future for 

our district and Commonwealth. 

Cliff Wilson (U-Ashland) 

I learned that through August 

31, candidates running for the 

office spent $56,290.83 on their 

campaigns; $40,514.93 of that 

amount was spent by candidates 

who are no longer running. I 

admit that I spent $18 on my own 

campaign. Most of the money 

raised came from outside of the 

District. Most of the money was 

spent outside of the District. I 

wonder, what if candidates raised 

money and then donated it proportionally 

to the towns within 

the district? 

What did I learn that residents 

are concerned about? The usual, 

of course; taxes, education, water, 

public safety, highways, restrictive 

business hurdles, overbuilding 

and the resulting depletion of 

natural resources, and the opioid/opiate 

crisis. Most importantly, 

residents want to be heard. 

As candidates, we need to listen 

more and talk less. 

For the rest of the campaign 

until the Nov election, I will continue 

listening to the voters. It is 

my greatest desire to be able to 

encourage the citizens to work 

together. There are many groups 

with wonderful ideas and projects. 

There are entrepreneurs 

with new innovations. There are 

children who need to be able to 

express themselves as individuals. 

Our current laws and systems are 

restricting them from moving forward. 

I recognize that if elected, 

I may/will face opposition from 

my peers, but we have to start 

somewhere. 

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Dental Place Hopkinton: 

Making MetroWest Children Smile 

By Jane Lebak 

Dr. Nadia Diab has made 

children love going to the dentist. 

Fearless, they’ll dash into 

Dental Place Hopkinton, grab 

their free toothbrush, and climb 

into the chair eager to show 

the hygienist how they’ve been 

brushing. 

“Our practice is geared toward 

little kids,” pediatric dentist 

Dr. Diab says of Dental Place 

Hopkinton, previously known as 

Hopkinton Pediatric Dental Associates. 

“From infants on up, we 

cater to their needs.” 

Dental Place Hopkinton, 

along with its 

sister practices in Westborough, 

Wayland, and 

Weston, (and coming 

soon, Millis!) have pediatric, 

adolescent, and 

adult dentistry as well as 

orthodontics to form an 

all-in-one package for a 

family’s varying needs. 

In a brightly-lit office 

with a fun fish theme 

(and a fishtank in the 

waiting room) MetroWest 

area children get 

their introduction to the 

dentist’s chair. 

Because a child’s smile 

is so intimately linked to 

self-esteem and confidence, 

Diab emphasizes 

starting early. When that 

very first tooth erupts, parents 

should begin regular dental care. 

“We pride ourselves on preventative 

dentistry,” says Diab. 

“We educate the child and parent 

together on oral hygiene 

and proper diet so these become 

habitual. That sets the kid 

on the right track.” 

And if things aren’t on the 

right track, an orthodontist is 

available right down the hall. 

“Think of it as proactive orthodontics,” 

says orthodontist 

Dr. Kenneth Webb. “There are 

more options when you start 

younger.” 

Most of us saw an orthodontist 

in our teens, but starting 

earlier has benefits. Webb says, 

“Intercepting problems early, 

maybe with a palate expander 

or limited braces, makes for less 

complicated orthodontics in the 

future if needed.” 

And for parents who remember 

messy orthodontic molds, it’s 

a surprise that Dental Place Hopkinton’s 

orthodontists take no impressions. 

“It’s all 3D scanning,” 

says Webb, “and it takes five minutes. 

From that data, we make a 

3D-printed model of the child’s 

mouth.” Because it’s really cool, 

the kids take the model home. 

Traditionally, orthodontists 

bend wires by hand to move the 

teeth. By contrast, Dr. Webb is 

one of only three orthodontists 

in Massachusetts certified to use 

SureSmile, a system where the 

orthodontist plans the adjustments 

virtually on a computer. 

Using Webb’s data, robots 

engineer the wires to exacting 

detail, measured in single degrees 

and tenths of millimeters, 

often correcting for multiple 

problems simultaneously. The 

doctor then places these wires at 

the next visit. “We’re more digital 

than anyone else in the state, 

and it shortens treatment time.” 

“It’s still an art,” says Webb, 

“but this is the place where art 

meets science.” 

Dental Place Hopkinton 

straddles the digital/personal 

divide to bring a human touch 

to its littlest patients. “We get to 

know the families,” says office 

manager Nancy Roy. “We 

develop a relationship so 

that in case of questions 

or if there’s an emergency, 

the children are 

comfortable coming here 

and the parents trust us.” 

Easing dental fears is 

only the first step of this 

relationship. Roy says, 

“Many parents are afraid 

of going to the dentist 

but want to do the right 

thing for their child. They 

often say to me afterward, 

‘I wish there had been a 

pediatric dentist for me 

when I was a kid.’” 

Dr. Diab agrees. “The 

parents are very involved. 

They stay with the child 

through the appointment, 

and they’re given information 

while we’re working so they can 

do the same at home.” 

The dental care team takes 

an even gentler approach when 

there are special needs. “These 

children need more TLC,” says 

Dr. Diab, “but the procedures 

are the same, with no shortcuts. 

We do a lot of show-tell-do: show 

them, have them feel things, explain 

every step of the way.” 

When the practice’s earliest 

patients grew too old for prizes 

and sea horses, the practice 

brought on a new dentist for 

the adolescents and adults, and 

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change. Hopkinton Pediatric 

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A Look Inside the Ashland Fire Department 

By Les Clark, 

Contributing writer 

I recently sat down with the 

mustachioed fire chief of Ashland, 

Scott Boothby, for a look at 

his department. I asked Boothby, 

who expressed great pride leading 

his group of men and women, 

from where his motivation came. 

Boothby’s father, a lieutenant 

with the Hopkinton Fire Department, 

was the impetus for him, 

at 16, to start his firefighting career. 

The Southborough Fire 

Department took Boothby on as 

an on-call assistant reporting to 

the station when the trucks left 

on a mission. In 1987, Boothby 

joined the Ashland Fire Department 

and rose through the officer 

ranks: lieutenant then captain, 

serving in fire prevention, training 

and ultimately as chief. 

Boothby leads a department 

of 22 (13 are paramedics) men 

and women, in two locations, 

and beams when describing their 

dedication. “It’s one of the finest 

small departments around,” 

he said. Besides himself, he has 

12 fire fighters, four lieutenants, 

one captain, four dispatchers, an 

administrative assistant and six 

people on call. 

Boothby’s lieutenants include 

a fire investigator, another is responsible 

for training and operational 

guidelines, the third 

heads up fire prevention and 

daily operations and the fourth 

is both the maintenance officer 

and grant writer. The chief has, 

as a resource, the Massachusetts 

Ashland Fire Department’s dispatcher Mike Torosian receives online and phone requests from the public and 

other municipalities and determines the level and/or complexities of each request. (Photo/Les Clark) 

State Fire Marshal’s office which 

provides many services, such as 

code updates, investigators and 

training materials. 

What the 

Department Does 

The public has a general idea 

of what fire departments do, 

but their flexibility, for the approximately 

2,000 calls of all 

types each year, comes into play 

for the unexpected. Boothby described 

his recent involvement 

when, on August 25, an ultralight 

plane and its lone male pilot 

crashed into the Ashland reservoir. 

Boothby needed to deploy 

both the department’s boat and 

ambulance. The pilot had taken 

off from Marlboro Airport, ran 

into engine trouble over town 

and crashed at an angle into the 

water. Boothby said, had the pilot 

been rendered unconscious upon 

impact, the outcome might have 

been more serious, but when located, 

the pilot was found wet 

and uninjured and standing on 

the shore. 

Boothby reported that “the 

ongoing draught has not impacted 

the department,” attributing 

that to the community being 

careful with outdoor cooking, 

safe disposal of smoking materials 

and general awareness of this 

dangerous condition. 

Ashland is not immune to 

the nation-wide opioid crisis. 

Boothby pointed out that the entire 

department is trained in the 

use of NARCAN, the lifesaving 

reversal drug, which was used 

almost a dozen times this year 

to bring back mainly overdosed 

young people. 

Goals and 

Accomplishments 

Boothby has several goals, all 

aimed at serving the community 

more efficiently. They include: 

Building a central public safety 

building combining current fire 

department locations, the police 

department and possibly the 

Department of Public Works 

department. They are all now in 

four different locations. 

Adding two more firefighters, 

of which he has funding, would 

fill out the four daily shifts and 

allow the department to make 

two calls at one time. 

Adding a deputy chief, who 

would free up more of his time 

to handle his day-to-day responsibilities. 

Running classes for the public 

on which fire extinguishers are 

best for the home and more importantly, 

how to use them. 

Since assuming command in 

2014, Boothby cites his greatest 

accomplishments have been 

those that better serve the community. 

He recently purchased a 

new fully equipped ambulance 

and put into service at a cost of 

$260,000. He has a fire engine 

on order, bought for $550,000 

in capital funding; delivery is 10 

months away. And as mundane as 

it may seem, an industrial washer 

and dryer are on order to clean 

fire fighter’s protective suits from 

the potentially hazardous materials 

that cling after fighting a blaze. 

To locate people overcome and 

hidden by smoke, the department 

now has four infrared cameras 

and the latest life-saving devices 

purchased are “thumpers,” automatic 

cardiac compression units 

fitted over an overcome victim 

freeing up a fire fighter from 

manual compressions. These 

were $15,000 each. A $45,000 

grant allowed for the purchase of 

SCBA (Self-Contained Breathing 

Apparatus) bottles that hang on 

the back of their suits. 

Chief Boothby wants residents 

to know, “I am grateful for their 

support and to the town officials 

who have understood the need 

for modernizing and staffing a 

small but vital community fire 

department.” 

A long-time Ashland resident, 

he lives with his wife Marcia and 

their daughter Jennifer, an emergency 

room nurse at MetroWest 

Medical Center. 

Fire Department Welcomes 

Families at Open House 

The Ashland Fire Department is holding an annual 

Open House at 70 Cedar St. on Oct. 15. Papa Gino’s will 

supply pizza and other refreshments and there will be prizes 

and gifts. Kids and adults alike will enjoy the large collection 

of old and new model fire trucks on display. Attendees will 

receive safety tips, learn how to plan escape routes and how 

to crawl safely through a smoke-filled room. For more information, 

visit www.ashlandfire.com.


Star Gazing in Ashland 

The star-gazing gathering 

on Saturday, Oct. 8 will be the 

first in a series, according to 

organizers. The event will be 

held at 7 p.m., with a “cloud 

date” of Sunday, Oct. 9, at the 

Ashland High School’s track 

and football field. All ages are 

invited to participate. 

“The star gathering ties in 

with the Ashland Public School 

(APS) Family Reconnect Weekend 

as an intergenerational enrichment 

opportunity, plus it’s 

being co-hosted by the Friends 

of the Ashland Library, the 

APS, the Board of Selectmen 

and the Open Space Committee, 

so it’s community building 

on several levels,” Betsy Emberley, 

an organizer, said. “If 

both nights are cloudy, we’ll 

have an interactive astronomy 

activity inside the library [66 

Front St.] instead.” 

“We want to plan other 

gatherings at Warren 

Woods, the state park beach, 

and possibly behind Mindess 

School,” Emberley said. 

“Ultimately, we’ll get affordable 

but decent telescopes to 

put into circulation, so folks 

can check them out and do 

their own star gazing when 

they can be flexible about 

the weather.” 

Emberley said that “extremely 

knowledgeable amateur 

astronomers” will be 

leading the gatherings. For 

more information, call the library, 

508-881-0134, or visit 

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Ginsburg in Ashland: Raising 

Happy, Healthy Children 

Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg from 

the University of Pennsylvania 

will spend the day in Ashland 

on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Ginsburg 

will present to Ashland 

High School (AHS) and Ashland 

Middle School students in 

the morning and to faculty and 

parents and other community 

members in the evening. His 

specialty in adolescent research 

and practice aligns with the 

district blueprint, according to 

organizers. 

The public is invited to attend 

Ginsburg’s Oct. 19 presentation, 

7 to 9 pm, in the 

AHS auditorium. 

Ginsburg is a pediatrician 

at The Children’s Hospital of 

Philadelphia and a Professor 

of Pediatrics at the University 

of Pennsylvania School 

of Medicine. He also serves as 

Director of Health Services at 

Covenant House Pennsylvania, 

an agency that serves Philadelphia’s 

homeless and marginalized 

youth. 

Ginsburg’s program will address 

how his 7 Cs model of 

resilience gives parents practical 

strategies to foster resilience 

and raise children that are prepared 

to thrive. 

To advocate for parents’ critical 

role in raising resilient children 

and teens, Ginsburg has 

appeared on national media 

outlets, such as CNN, NPR, 

The Today Show, Good Morning 

America and CBS Nightly News 

programs. Read more about 

Ginsburg at www.fosteringresilience.com/about.php. 

The program is sponsored 

by Ashland Decisions at Every 

Turn, the PTO, ASHPAC and 

the Friends of the Ashland Library. 

Health and Wellness 

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Senator Spilka’s 2016 Senior 

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be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, 

from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 

the Keefe Technical School, 750 

Winter St., Framingham. The 

fair will include a continental 

breakfast and hot lunch. 

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Lisa Massimiano, 

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Using the right products in 

the correct regimen is the most 

effective way to clear acne. 

However, there are also life style 

modifications you can make to 

help support the process of getting 

clear skin. Here are some 

lifestyle tips I give to my acne 

clients. 

More sleep, less stress. 

Get enough rest and reduce 

your stress. Stress stimulates the 

adrenal gland which increases 

oil production in the skin. 

Be aware of foods 

high in iodides. 

Stay away from foods, vitamin 

supplements, sports drinks 

and bars that contain iodides. 

Iodized salt (use sea salt instead), 

sushi and fast foods fall into this 

category. On a positive note, 

chocolate does not aggravate 

acne. Neither do greasy foods 

(unless they contain salt). 

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“high androgen” foods. 

Peanuts, peanut oil, peanut 

butter, corn oil and shellfish 

contain hormones that exacerbate 

acne. Instead, use olive oil, 

eat almonds rather than peanuts 

and if you love peanut butter, 

try cashew or almond butter. 

No picking or squeezing! 

Don’t pick at your skin. You 

can scar yourself or cause the 

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Instead, rub an ice cube 

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before 2 pm on January 16 

March 18 to 19: No practices 

or activities 

Teachers are asked to make 

the 4th annual Family Reconnect 

Weekends a success by planning 

around these dates so students 

have the option of a stress-free 

weekend. 

“We are well aware that school 

vacations are a perfect time for 

families to reconnect with one another 

after long and stressful periods 

of schoolwork, athletics and 

other co-curricular activities,” 

Adams explained. “Here at APS 

we believe that family, mental 

and physical wellbeing are paramount 

to the success of our students. 

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and administrators will seek every 

opportunity to limit the amount 

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homework over vacations and 

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or exams due the first day back 

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Summer Program Fosters Happy Readers 

By Betsy Emberley, 

Ashland Summer Reading 

Program Co-Chair 

Elka Troutman, who for many 

years coordinated Ashland’s 

Summer Reading Program with 

our children’s librarian Lois 

McAuliffe, used to say, “Children 

who gain comfort with reading 

are better learners, enjoy school 

more and accomplish more in 

their youth.” Sadly, Elka died last 

spring after a fierce battle with 

cancer. Fortunately, Ashland 

agrees with Elka and has honored 

her spirit and determination 

to foster literacy in our youth by 

continuing the Ashland Summer 

Reading Program run by the 

Ashland Public Library and the 

Friends of the Ashland Public Library. 

Lois McAuliffe and I were 

the 2016 co-chairs. 

This is the 19th consecutive 

year of the program, and we 

are happy to say that participation 

increased. The number of 

children in this year’s program 

totaled over 700, up from 400 

last year. 

While we were unable to 

fund the Program as successfully 

as Elka did, we received generous 

monetary contributions 

from over 40 individuals and 

local businesses. As Elka would 

say, “Your assistance is helping 

us develop a new generation of 

responsible young adults.” 

The funds were used to 

purchase prizes, promotional 

materials and pay for printing. 

We also received countless donations 

of gently used books, 

which were used as prizes and 

are a participant favorite. All 

donated children’s and young 

adult books that remained after 

the program ended on August 

30 were offered to teachers from 

the Ashland Public Schools for 

their classroom bookshelves. 

One special contribution was 

a luncheon donated by Marie 

Laskowsky of The Carve to 

show appreciation towards the 

library staff for their extra work 

and unrelenting pace the program 

created this summer. 

The success of the 2016 Ashland 

Summer Reading Program 

is due in part to the support from 

the Ashland Public Schools. 

The superintendent and principals 

distributed flyers as part of 

emailed messages and retweeted 

announcements for events that 

took place throughout the summer. 

They also advised us on the 

number of Portuguese, Russian 

and Spanish translations for the 

paper flyers that were sent home 

with Mindess and Warren students. 

In addition, Lois McAuliffe 

was invited to speak to students at 

the Warren and Mindess schools. 

Hundreds of Books 

Donated in Elka’s Memory 

Elka Troutman’s family asked 

that in lieu of flowers, donations 

in her honor be made to 

the Friends of the Library to be 

used for the Children’s’ Room 

collection. These donations are 

Jane, Peter and Charlie Goss participated in the library’s Summer Reading Program. (Photo/submitted) 

adding many new books in her 

memory. Those books are being 

selected to support the curriculum 

of the Ashland Public 

Schools. So far we have added 

55 biographies for the annual 

People of the 20 th Century assignment 

at the Middle School, 10 

books about our National Parks, 

books about careers, including 

software development, and a 

new biography about presidential 

candidate Hillary Rodham 

Clinton. In total, we expect we 

will be able to purchase hundreds 

of new books that will be 

put on display as they become 

available. 

We have tried to perpetuate 

the love of reading that Elka 

passed on to Ashland. As she has 

said, it’s not important how the 

kids are enticed into reading, all 

that matters is that they do read. 

They can listen to audio books, 

be read to by others, read aloud 

to others, read short books, long 

books, graphic novels, articles 

or cereal boxes, as long as young 

minds are engaged in reading. 

“I think the written word and 

books add much value. To get 

anywhere in life, you have to be 

a happy reader,” Elka said. We 

couldn’t agree more. 

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memory, contact The Friends of 

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From the Pumpkin Patch 

Comes Good Work 

By Rev. Larry Iannetti, 

Pastor, Federated Church 

of Ashland 

This year, as in the past few 

years, members and friends 

of the Federated Church of 

Ashland will welcome a tractor 

trailer truck load of pumpkins, 

which have been planted, 

grown and harvested by Native 

American farmers from the Navajo 

reservation in New Mexico. 

The pumpkins are scheduled to 

arrive on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 

8:30 a.m. Each year members 

of the community gather with 

us to unload the truck and scatter 

the hundreds of pumpkins 

and gourds of all sizes across the 

front lawn of the church. 

The pumpkins decorate the 

front lawn of the church and 

create a wonderful photo op, as 

well as an opportunity to purchase 

them and contribute to 

the church’s effort to support 

members of the Native American 

community. In addition, a 

portion of the proceeds support 

the church’s outreach programs, 

which include the Ashland Food 

Pantry, our in-house Thrift 

Shop, a shelter for homeless 

families, meals for a local transitional 

shelter for women, Christmas 

gifts for local families with 

children and a welcoming community 

of faith, to name a few. 

If you have shared in this 

seasonal tradition in the past, 

we welcome you back during 

the month of October. If you 

are looking for a new tradition, 

come and hunt for the perfect 

pumpkin or two at our Pumpkin 

Patch, bring the kids and take 

photos, and support this community 

tradition and the good 

work that comes from it. 

This year we hope to be able 

to accept credit cards, however 

cash purchases are always welcome. 

The Pumpkin Patch at 

the Federated Church at 118 

Main St., Ashland, runs from 

Oct. 2 to 31. 

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Saturdays: 

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This fall has gotten off to an 

exciting start for the Ashland 

Cub Scouts, from adventurous 

nature hikes, to cooking over 

campfires, to launching water 

balloons with homemade catapults! 

The Scouts will also be 

busy this month running a fundraiser. 

Please watch for Scouts 

selling popcorn and other goodies 

outside local grocery stores 

and at other community locations. 

We greatly appreciate the 

community’s support, as a large 

percentage of the proceeds from 

these sales support the Scouts’ 

programming and community 

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The Scouts’ October pack 

meeting will be held on Friday, 

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about what scouting is about. 

For more information, visit 

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Swimming Through High School 

By Neha Shabeer, Sophomore, 

Ashland High School 

High school is like swimming. 

As freshmen, you are thrown 

into the murky, deep end of the 

pool with rocks as bones causing 

you to sink to the bottom. After 

nearly drowning and adrenaline-powered 

instincts kick in, by 

sophomore year you learn the 

skill of treading water. Feeling 

slightly more confident, junior 

year you begin taking swim lessons, 

learning basic technique in 

preparation for the first competition. 

Senior year creeps up and 

it’s finally time for the competition 

deciding your future at regionals, 

states or even nationals. 

As I have begun learning to 

tread water, the Class of 2017 is 

prepared for their first competition—a 

feat commemorated 

at Convocation on September 

9. Although, Convocation isn’t 

just for the seniors, it’s for the 

freshmen as well. The goal is to 

celebrate the old and welcome 

the new—the academic circle of 

life. Class spirit is shown through 

face paint, body paint, tutus, 

beads, and of course, class tees 

with slogans like GO B19 OR 

GO HOME for the Class of 

2019 and 1T’S OUR 7IME for 

the Class of 2017. Clad in our 

respective class gear, Convocation 

day began! 

Breezing through two 

30-minute periods, the announcement 

everyone was waiting 

for was called for students 

to head to their assigned crossgrade 

groups for the ensuing 

activities. Immediately, the hallways 

were flooded with flashes 

of green, red, white and blue 

forming a crowd around the 

room assignments posted in front 

of the main office. Squeezing 

through and finding my name 

on the alphabetized list, I made 

my way to the colorful Spanish 

classroom of Ms. Vargeletis. Led 

by junior and senior leaders, we 

were given a presentation about 

the five core values of AHS— 

respect, responsibility, integrity, 

involvement and achievement. 

Next, our class was split into two 

groups of around 13 students, 

and we began to cut the palpable 

awkwardness with some 

icebreakers. Our quick “speed 

dating” activity helped us find 

a sense of unity with the fact 

that the most unlikely people 

like Senior varsity athletes and 

Senior class officers. (Photo/ Neha Shabeer) 

Sophomore club officers still 

have similarities and common 

interests (in case you were wondering, 

waffles are a great unifier 

of people). 

Soon after, we began our 

game show-themed PBIS (Positive 

Behavior Inventions and 

Supports) activities. We first 

played a classic game of charades, 

which my team dominated 

the moment I released 

my inner drama queen. After a 

grueling 30-minute round, we 

hustled to our next classroom 

where we played Family Feud. 

Unfortunately, it wasn’t in our 

budget to get Steve Harvey as 

our host (should’ve voted yes, 

Ashland ;P). Teams went head to 

head being asked questions like, 

“Which teacher has the most 

school spirit?” and “What are 

the rules of the student parking 

lot?” After some surprising responses, 

we headed to our final 

game, Jeopardy. Despite any way 

I try to spin this, my team got 

creamed. With a buzzer in the 

middle of our team circle and 

categories like, “AHS Faculty” 

and “Being Legit,” we were 

asked trivia questions about our 

school where I soon realized 

I’m possibly just as clueless as I 

ever was as a freshmen. After a 

heartbreaking defeat, we made 

our way to the Gymnasium for 

the actual ceremony. 

Seniors Take the Stage 

Once the freshmen, sophomore 

and junior classes were 

seated in the bleachers, it 

was time for the seniors’ big 

reveal—their moment to come 

out as top dog of the school. You 

could hear the faint cheering of 

seniors outside in the hallway 

as Senior Class Representative 

Adam Skiba, wearing green, 

confidently strutted into the 

gym to the tune of ‘Closer’ by 

the Chainsmokers. 

The excitement in the air 

soon turned into confusion— 

the freshmen class color was 

green. Suddenly, Skiba ran 

through the freshmen bleachers 

ripping the green freshmen 

shirt off revealing a red sophomore 

shirt. He repeated this 

action running through the 

sophomore and junior bleachers 

until he was down to his 

white senior shirt representing 

the senior class’s journey to get 

to this point. You could hear the 

seniors against the gym doors as 

Skiba revved up the crowd until 

the beat dropped and there was 

a blur of white. Seniors barged 

into the gym holding American 

flags and throwing toilet paper 

at the seated classes (I nearly got 

knocked out by a roll!) and went 

to stand in their section playing 

stadium horns as the whole 

school went nuts. 

Our principal, Mrs. St. 

Coeur, welcomed us all and 

stated she was so proud of how 

the Convocation events unfolded 

as it’s one of her favorite 

days of the school year. Following 

her short speech, two seniors 

sang the national anthem and 

Senior Class President Maggie 

Duich received the key of the 

school for her class. With jokes 

AHS Class of 2017 revved up in the bleachers. (Photo/ Neha Shabeer) 

up her sleeve and her heart in 

her hand, Duich proclaimed to 

the seniors, “We made it!” after 

she made her descent down the 

bleachers and received the symbolic 

key, which she said represented 

a new beginning. She 

also welcomed the freshmen by 

saying high school is hard and to 

hang in there because they will 

eventually have their time as 

seniors. The other seven senior 

class officers then came down 

to each give their ritual one-line 

advice to the freshmen. The 

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diverse congregation 

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small community. We recognize 

the wide range of views in our 

congregation and provide both 

tradition and innovation, giving 

us the opportunity to learn and 

grow as a community. 

High Holiday Services 

All services held at the Federated 

Church, 118 Main St. No 

tickets are required; donations 

are appreciated. 

Rosh Hashanah 

Sunday, Oct. 2, 6 pm – 

Erev Rosh Hashanah 

Monday, Oct. 3, 9:30 am – 

Rosh Hashanah Day 1 

Tuesday, Oct. 4, 9:30 am – 

Rosh Hashanah Day 2 

Yom Kippur 

Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6 pm – 

Kol Nidre 

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 9:30 am – 

Yom Kippur Morning Service 

Wednesday, Oct. 12, 5:45 pm – 

Neilah Service 

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Shabbat Live! Service: 

Friday, October 21, 

7:30 pm 

Join us for this very special 

and fun event for the entire 

family, as we complete chanting 

the last passages of the Torah – 

and then start reading it again 

from the very beginning. This 

is a very special celebration. A 

community Oneg Shabbat will 

follow. Ashland Community 

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In Memory Of 

Formerly a pastor of St. Cecilia 

Church, Reverend Paul 

Francis Mulligan, 85, of Boston 

passed away Wed., Aug. 24, after 

a period of declining health. 

Born in Medford, he was the 

son of the late James and Mary 

(Reedy) Mulligan. Ordained in 

1957, Fr. Mulligan was assigned 

to St. Catherine Church in Westford, 

1957-1960, St. Stephen 

Church in Boston, 1967-1969, 

director of the Papal Volunteers 

for Latin America (PAVLA), 

1969-1973, St. Mary Church in 

Roxbury and Lynn, 1978-1987, 

Our Lady of Lourdes Church 

in Brockton, 1991-92, Priestly 

Renewal Program, Menio Park, 

CA, 1992, St. Cecilia Church in 

Ashland, 1992-02, and the Framingham 

Vicariate, West Region, 

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assignments, Fr. Mulligan spent 

many years as a missionary, serving 

in South America, 1960- 

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The new Fairview Estates, 

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comfort to both residents and 

their families. 

Hopkinton’s new retirement 

community, Fairview Estates, is 

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apartments, as well as one 

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for very reasonably priced 

rents. In fact, a studio apartment 

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Holliston Mill artists will host 

their annual Open Studios on 

Saturday and Sunday, October 

22 and 23, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

each day. The Mill is located at 

24 Water Street, Holliston. 

Participants in the event include 

resident artists as well as 

a number of local guest artists. 

Visitors to the studio spaces will 

see finished works as well as 

works-in-progress. The artists 

work in a wide range of media 

including: oil, acrylic and watercolor, 

sculpture and mixed 

media pieces, photography and 

digital media, drawing, printing, 

jewelry and textiles. 

Mill artists come from Holliston 

and surrounding towns 

including Millis, Sherborn, 

Hopkinton, Framingham and 

Newton. 

Light refreshments will be 

served throughout the building 

highlighted by a wine tasting on 

Sunday from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., 

hosted by crafted beer and wine 

merchants Crafted of Holliston. 

The Holliston Mill building 

was built in the late 1800’s for 

use as a shoe factory. Currently, 

the mill is home to several small 

businesses as well as artists’ 

studios. The structure remains 

largely as originally designed 

and therefore has minimal access 

for handicapped patrons. 

For more information visit 

the website: www.hollistonmill. 

com. 

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Ashland Day 2016 

Thousands celebrated at the 31 st Ashland Day at Stone Park on Sept. 17. 

Making 

sand art. 

(Photo/ 

Deborah 

Burke 

Henderson) 

Awards Ceremony (l to r): Bill Gath, Ashland Day Chair; Selectman 

Yolanda Greaves; Mike Duca accepting the Grand Marshall award 

on behalf of his late wife, Hilda J. Duca; State Senator Karen Spilka; 

Citizen-of-the-Year award recipient, longtime resident Walter 

“Wally” Brewer; and State Representative Tom Sannicandro. 

(Photo/Deborah Burke Henderson) 

Tessa Lillie at the petting zoo. 

(Photo/Deborah Burke Henderson) 

Ashland Day Bike 

Parade ((Photo/ 

Deborah Burke 

Henderson) 

Four and a half 

Sreemithra 

Ambati is a motor 

cop for a moment. 

(Photo/Deborah 

Burke Henderson) 

Battling it out. (Photo/Deborah Burke Henderson) 

(Photos/Marle Nopardi) 

(Photos/Marle Nopardi) 

(Photo/ 

Deborah Burke 

Henderson)


Sports 

A Senior Moment for Ashland’s Football Squad 

By Ken Hamwey, 

Staff Sports Writer 

The Ashland High football 

team is having a senior moment, 

and that’s perfectly fine as far as 

Coach Andrew MacKay is concerned. 

The 32-year-old MacKay, 

who’s now in his sixth year as 

the Clockers’ head coach, is not 

only impressed with his four seniors 

who started as juniors on 

last year’s squad that finished 

7-4, but he’s also pleased with 

the 13 other seniors who currently 

are taking advantage of 

opportunities to fill vacancies 

and become regulars. 

“We’ve got a group of 17 seniors 

whose collective strength is 

their character,’’ MacKay said. 

“Many are honor students who 

are awesome in dealing with academics 

and community service. 

Those who didn’t start last year 

have shown they’re ready to step 

up and play solid roles for us. It’s 

a phenomenal group.’’ 

Eighteen seniors graduated 

from last year’s contingent that 

defeated Bishop Stang in the 

first round of the playoffs before 

bowing out to Cardinal 

Spellman in a 28-20 loss. Ten 

of the 18 seniors were starters, 

but in spite of their departures, 

MacKay is still setting lofty goals 

for his 2016 squad. 

“We want to keep improving 

every day, we want to win the 

Tri Valley League (TVL) Small 

Division and we want to again 

compete in the state playoffs,’’ 

he said. 

To achieve those objectives 

MacKay will need his four veteran 

starters (Colin Hanrahan, 

Joe Schelling, Nick Riordan and 

Jack Campion) to provide quality 

leadership and be dynamic 

contributors. MacKay is bullish 

on the quartet that led the 

Clockers’ to their best record 

in his tenure last year and who 

were sophomores in 2014 when 

Ashland won the TVL Small 

Division title. 

Following is a capsule look at 

the Clockers’ four seniors who 

could help lead Ashland to its 

third straight year of playoff 

football: 

Colin Hanrahan 

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound 

running back/outside linebacker, 

who’s is in his third varsity 

season, was a TVL all star 

last year. 

His selection was obvious 

after he gained 1,000 yards as a 

sophomore and 1,500 last year. 

The power back has an excellent 

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Coach Andrew MacKay has two families, his own, and his football team 

at Ashland High School. (Photo/submitted) 

chance to become the school’s 

all-time leader in yards gained 

for a season. He entered the 

campaign needing 1,200 yards. 

“Colin has a tremendous 

work ethic, he leads by example 

and he’s strong and tough,’’ 

MacKay said. “He hits the holes 

quickly. Against Bishop Stang 

in our playoff game last year, 

he dominated by scoring four 

touchdowns and gaining 300 

yards. He had a bunch of long 

distance runs.’’ 

A pre-season all-star choice 

of the Boston Herald, MacKay 

firmly believes that Hanrahan 

“has the potential to be a capable 

college back.’’ 

Joe Schelling 

The 6-foot, 170-pound receiver/cornerback 

was a TVL 

all-star last season. Now in his 

third varsity season, MacKay 

has high praise for his multidimensional 

talent. 

“Joe is a phenomenal athlete 

who is coachable, consistent and 

tough,’’ MacKay emphasized. 

“He runs good routes and has a 

knack for the ball as a receiver. 

On defense, he’s a very good 

read-and-react player who’s 

probably our best tackler.’’ 

A very intense player, 

MacKay admires the way 

Schelling improves as the season 

moves along and the games become 

more pressure-packed. 

Nick Riordan 

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound 

center/middle linebacker is the 

model of consistency for the 

Clockers. A leader on the offensive 

line, he calls signals when 

he’s on defense. 

“Nick is tough, quick and 

reliable,’’ MacKay said. “He’s 

adept as a pass blocker and 

he also blocks well on running 

plays. A sure tackler on defense, 

he hits hard, pursues effectively 

and does a good job getting to 

the ball. Nick is so competent 

and steady it would be difficult 

to pick out the best game he’s 

played for us.’’ 

Riordan is an outstanding 

wrestler who will be the team’s 

captain this winter. 

Jack Campion 

The 5-foot-10, 180-pounder 

is a safety on defense and an H- 

back on offense — a threat to 

run, catch and block. MacKay 

likes the way Campion makes 

Ashland’s offensive formation 

“very multiple.’’ 

“Jack really opens up our 

offense since he’s so versatile,’’ 

MacKay said. “He’s consistent, 

a high-character guy and a 

leader on and off the field. He’s 

the most selfless kid I know. On 

defense, he’s got good instincts, 

speed, and can defend deep. 

He’s a great athlete.’’ 

Campion also plays lacrosse 

and is a captain. 

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MacKay, who previously 

was an assistant coach at Mass. 

Maritime, Assumption, Norwich 

and Framingham State, has a 

26-29 record in his first five seasons 

at the Clockers’ helm. Before 

MacKay took the coaching 

reins in 2011, Ashland had lost 

24 straight games and had only 

two winning seasons in 20 years. 

His last three seasons have all 

been plus-.500 campaigns. 

A 2001 graduate of Ashland 

High, MacKay was a lineman 

in football and he also wrestled. 

He has degrees from Nichols in 

business and from Framingham 

State in public administration. 

Married and the father of a son, 

MacKay firmly believes Ashland 

will be a contender for the 

TVL Small Division title. 

“Millis will be the favorite 

and Dover-Sherborn is strong,’’ 

he said. “We expect to contend. 

I can’t predict any numbers but 

we’ll keep striving to turn out 

high character kids who’ll work 

hard to win games.’’


Ashland Field Hockey 

Sports 

By Christopher Tremblay, 

Staff Sports Writer 

It was a mere one game 

that separated the Ashland 

field hockey team from making 

the tournament and sitting at 

home last fall. After going 8-9-1 

last season, the Clockers found 

themselves on the outside looking 

in. 

“Not making it was bittersweet,” 

Ashland Coach Jennifer 

Martell said. “We got better and 

closer after every game; through 

the good and the bad, the girls 

did it together. It’s been an 

amazing journey having gone 

4-4 as freshman and almost 

making it to .500 last year.” 

Entering her fourth year 

as the Clockers coach, Martel 

has found it rather easy to be a 

coach in Ashland. The girls are 

not only getting closer on the 

field, but off the field as well, 

and working well together. 

“She is also confident and knows 

her position well in addition to 

reaching out and helping her 

teammates.” 

As the center midfielder, 

Maher is connected to each and 

every player on the field while 

setting the tone of the game. 

According to her coach, she’s a 

very big asset to the team. 

While the ball goes through 

Maher, it is Parisi who is the 

one that seems to push the rest 

of the girls each and every time 

that they step onto the field. 

“Maggie is a go-getter that 

never seems to get tired, which 

is amazing with all the running 

she does each game,” the coach 

said. “She is the motivator and 

wants everyone to be as energetic 

as she is.” 

Although Tirabassi plays the 

midfield position she has an offensive 

mind and her stick skills 

have improved drastically since 

her freshman season. 

Ashland Field Hockey Team (Photo/submitted) 

Ashland seniors (Photo/submitted) 

Looking to lead the Clockers 

to that elusive tournament 

berth will be senior quad captains 

Elizabeth Gleason, Lexi 

Maher, Maggie Parisi and Lexi 

Tirabassi. 

Gleason finished last year’s 

campaign as the Tri-Valley 

League’s (TVL) third leading 

scorer and wants to jump into 

that top spot this year. 

“She’s very hungry and wants 

to be number one,” Martel said. 

“She commands control of 

the ball and when she has it I 

know that something electric is 

going to happen,” Martel said. 

“She’s very reliable on the scoring 

front, but she will also set her 

teammates up to be successful as 

well.” 

Defensively Martel will look 

to center defensive back Kaylee 

Kazeney and goalie Maeve 

Flynn. Kazeney doesn’t let 

things bother her on the field 

and just goes about her job. 

The rest of the team look for 

her to set the tone defensively, 

and according to Marte, she 

is extremely important to the 

Clocker backfield. 

Last fall Flynn found herself 

as a swing player between junior 

varsity and varsity but did what 

was asked of her. 

“Maeve is quite quiet on the 

field but is a balanced individual 

in the goal; she’s got things 

under control,” the coach said. 

Playing in the TVL is always 

very competitive, but Ashland 

has no intentions of backing 

down to anyone this fall after 

being so close last year. 

“Whoever we happen to be 

playing is who we will be focusing 

on. The TVL is fierce and 

everyone needs to be watched, 

including us,” Martel said. 

“Our ultimate goal is to get to 

the playoffs without a doubt. 

I would also like to increase 

our goal scoring while allowing 

fewer corners and playing a 

cleaner game.”


Community Events 

Tuesdays 

12 pm to 1 pm: Ashland 

Business Builders Weekly Networking 

Group, a networking 

lunch (bring your own bag 

lunch), meets at Fitness Together, 

126 Commerce Park 

Plaza (Past UPS), 200 Butterfield 

Dr. RSVP to Bob Savin, 

508-438-0050, bobsavin@fitnesstogether.com. 

Every Fourth Tuesday 

7 pm: The Front Street 

Readers book discussion group 

meets at the Ashland Library, 

66 Front St. 508-881-0134. 

The next meeting will be on 

Oct. 25, when Life in a Jar: 

The Irene Sendler Project, by Jack 

Mayer will be discussed. 

Every Third Wednesday 

5:30 to 6:30 pm: The Residence 

at Valley Farm, 369 

Pond St., hosts a Dementia 

Caregiver Support Group and 

free memory screenings, 9:30 

am to 5:30 pm. Contact Emily 

Beauchemin, 508-532-3197, 

ebeauchemin@residencevalleyfarm.com. 

Thursdays 

1 pm: Films are shown at the 

Ashland Community Center, 

162 West Union St. Refreshments 

are served at intermission. 

508-881-0140, ext. 1. 

Every Third Thursday 

5 to 6 pm: Golden Pond 

Assisted Living and Memory 

Care, 50 West Main St., Hopkinton, 

hosts an Alzheimer’s 

and Dementia Support Group 

in The Lodge that focuses on 

individuals who care for people 

in the mid to late stages of 

Alzheimer’s and related dementias. 

This support group 

is an Alzheimer’s Association- 

Approved Support Group in 

New England. Light refreshments 

served. Free and open to 

the public. To register, call Liz 

Kemp, LCSW, 508-435-1250 

ext. 29. 

Last Thursday 

of Each Month 

6:30 to 7:30 pm: Library 

Teen Advisory Board meets to 

discuss programming for young 

adults. Teens may earn community 

service hours. Ashland 

Library, 66 Front St., 508-881- 

0134. 

Fridays 

10 am: Tai Chi class at The 

Residence at Valley Farm, 369 

Pond St. Free. RSVP, 508-532- 

3197. 

7 pm: Friends’ Friday Night 

Film Series shows predominantly 

independent or foreign 

films. Many of the films are 

shown with subtitles in English. 

Ashland Library, 66 Front St. 

www.friendsoftheapl.com, 508- 

881-0134. 

Saturday, October 1 

9 am to 1 pm: Ashland 

Farmers Market, 125 Front St., 

on the grass across from the 

library. www.ashlandfarmersmarket.org 

Monday, October 3 

Rosh Hashanah: No school 

Tuesday, October 4 

7 pm: ASHPAC monthly 

meeting. All are welcome. Ashland 

Middle School Activity 

Room, 87 W. Union St. 

Wednesday, October 5 

5:30 to 7:30 pm: Ashland 

Business Association Meeting 

with Sheldon Prenovitz, president 

of Administrative Business 

Resources, who will discuss 

“Health Insurance Options for 

Small Businesses.” Free and 

open to the public. Ashland 

Library, Community Room, 

66 Front St. www.ashlandbusinessassociation.com, 

800-425- 

5573 

Friday, October 7 

2 pm: crooner Johnny Diamond 

sings all of your favorite 

tunes at The Residence at Valley 

Farm, 369 Pond St. Free. 

RSVP, 508-532-3197 


9 am to 1 pm: Ashland 

Farmers Market, 125 Front St., 

on the grass across from the 

library. www.ashlandfarmersmarket.org 

(last market of the 

season). Save the date—Pre- 

Thanksgiving Market, Nov. 19 

at the Ashland Middle School. 

11 am to 12:30 pm: “Get 

Ready for Spring! How to 

Clean, Sharpen and Store Your 

Tools” workshop presented by 

Henry Patt. Ashland Garden 

Club. Bring your small gardening 

hand tools such as: pruners, 

shears or loppers. Ashland Library, 

Community Room, 66 

Front St. www.ashlandgardenclub.org, 

508-881-0134, or Lois 

Bennett, 508-881-3376 


Columbus Day: No school 


No school 

Wednesday, October 12 

Yom Kippur: No school 

Thursday, October 13 

7 to 9 pm: “Into the Atom 

(1910-1960)” from the PBS 

series “The Mystery of Matter: 

Search for the Elements” 

presented by the Ashland 

Documentary Film & Discussion 

Series. Sponsored by the 

Friends of the Library. Ashland 


Front St. www.friendsoftheapl. 

com, 508-881-0134 


Application deadline for 

Local Cultural Council grants, 

www.ashlandculturalcouncil. 

org. 

7 pm: “A Night of A Cappella,” 

a public concert sponsored 

by the Ashland Music 

Association, Ashland High 

School Auditorium. Workshop 

for grade 6-12 precedes the 

concert, Ashland High School 

Chorus Room. Contact Marilyn 

Marsh, marilyna618@ 

gmail.com. 

Sunday, October 16 

10 am: Color Splash Run! 

$25 for the two-mile road race 

around Stone Park; $15 for the 

kids’ race on the grass inside 

Stone Park. Proceeds will benefit 

the Ashland PTO, which 

provides enrichment opportunities 

for all Ashland Public 

School students, and the Makea-Wish 

club, which is working 

to grant a child’s wish for the 

second year in a row. To register, 

go to https://sites.google. 

com/site/stucoashland/colorsplash-run. 


7 pm: ASHPAC Basic Rights 

Workshop. Ashland Middle 

School Activity Room, 87 W. 

Union St. 

Thursday, October 20 

5:30 pm: Five-week Parenting 

Workshop starts. The Guiding 

Good Choices curriculum 

is an evidence-based program 

to bring families closer and 

reduce the risk of alcohol and 

other drug use. Parents will 

learn how to strengthen bonds 

with their children and create 

a family environment in which 

their children are more likely to 

make safe and healthy choices. 

Sponsored by The Friends 

of the Library, Decisions at 

Every Turn and the Metrowest 

YMCA. 


9 am to 1:30 pm: Senior 

Health and Wellness Fair, sponsored 

by State Senator Karen 

Spilka, at Keefe Technical 

School, 750 Winter St., Framingham. 

Breakfast, workshops, 

raffles, free flu shots, booths 

and exhibits. RSVP to 617- 

722-1640, Puja.Mehta@masssenate.gov 

or David.Hock@ 

masssenate.gov. Walk-ins welcome. 

9 am to 2 pm: 63 rd Annual 

Federated Church Fair, 118 

Main St. Baked goods & fudge, 

bell ringing, boutique, country 

store, handcrafts & knitted gifts, 

jewelry, kid’s corner, thrift shop 

and raffles. Do your holiday 

shopping, stay for lunch. Our 

famous turkey divan will be 

served! 


6:30 pm: Meet the Candidates 

for State Representative, 

public forum moderated by Roberta 

Soolman, at the Ashland 


Front St. Sponsored by Friends 

of the Library and the civic 

group We Love Ashland. candidatesforum@friendsoftheapl. 

com 

Friday, October 28 

2 pm: The Golden Tones 

Chorus, songs and laughter, at 

The Residence at Valley Farm, 

369 Pond St. Free. RSVP, 508- 

532-3197. 


10 am: Ashland Half Marathon, 

5K & 1mile Family Walk. 

www.ashlandhalfmarathon. 

com/about-the-event.html 


Halloween 

Town Committees 

and Boards 

For times and dates, visit the 

town website, www.ashlandmass.com, 

and click “Public 

Meeting Calendar.” 

Email your event, with 

“CALENDAR” in the subject 

line, by the 15 th of 

every month to editor@ 

ashlandtownnews.com. 

Events will be included as 

space permits.


Surprising Home Trends of 2016 

I tend to be cautious when 

speaking of home trends. Often, 

the word “trend” scares people 

as they automatically believe 

a “trend” is something that 

is going to go out of style in a 

short amount of time. While 

this is often true, there are some 

trends that have longevity, and 

from a design standpoint, they 

are important to acknowledge. 

Inspired from Elle Décor’s article 

by Bridget Mallon, here are 

some trends from 2016 so far 

that have the potential to stick 

around for a while: 

Slate/Black Stainless Steel 

Appliances: Although stainless 

steel is still king in the appliance 

finish world, there is a new finish 

available and ready to take 

on the market. Black stainless 

steel or slate appliances offer 

an interesting alternative to the 

shine and fingerprint-prone 

stainless steel. It has been described 

as being a warmer alternative 

to traditional stainless 

and works well in sleek contemporary 

kitchens. Stainless steel 

appliances will not be fading 

away any time soon, but if you 

are looking for a unique and 

smudge proof option, a black 

stainless appliance suite may be 

the way to go! 

Matte Finishes: Along the 

same vein as black stainless 

steel, we are noticing an overall 

trend in less shiny materials. 

Matte black cabinet hardware, 

oxidized zinc table tops, and 

iron light fixtures, among other 

accessories are all the rage right 

now. “The simplicity of the surface 

allows the color and design 

to be the focus rather than the 

texture of your materials,” says 

Shannon Malone of Fireclay 

Tile. Even the ever-timeless 

glazed white subway tile can get 

a little style boost when it is in 

a matte finish. That being said, 

don’t feel you have to get rid of 

all things shiny—polished finishes 

are not going out of style, 

but consider mixing a shiny finish 

with a matte finish for a stunning 

contrast. 

Mixed Materials in Kitchens: 

Looking for a great way to 

mix polished and matte finishes? 

How about in the kitchen! A 

big kitchen trend of this year 

has been mixing materials, 

often from different design influences. 

According to a survey 

by Masterbrand Cabinets, the 

most popular 

kitchen styles 

these days 

are “modern 

farmhouse” 

and “rustic industrial.” 

Both 

of these styles 

are almost 

oxymorons in 

name and lend 

themselves to a 

wide variety of 

materials and 

finishes for an 

eclectic and 

personalized 

space. Check 

out this kitchen 

I designed as an example that 

has rustic hand-scraped wood 

floors, sleek man-made quartz 

countertops, traditional subway 

tile in a non-traditional color, 

and a pop of animal print. 

Mismatched Cabinets: Another 

way to achieve the mixed 

materials look in a kitchen is 

to bring in a bold accent color 

or texture in cabinetry. An allwhite 

kitchen is timeless, but 

how about a white kitchen with 

a navy blue island? Or, if you 

are really brave (and have a 

large kitchen), take 3 or 4 colors 

that work well together and 

combine them in to one cohesive 

space, like this kitchen 

below from Diamond Cabinetry. 

By keeping sleek lines and 

neutrals elsewhere in the space, 

the bold color choices are able to 

make a statement without being 

egregious or overtly trendy. 

Bottom line: no one knows 

how long a trend is going to last 

for, but elements of the above 

2016 trends, like adding a matte 

Buying and Selling Homes in Metrowest. 

Alex Yavarow, Lead Designer at 

Masters Touch Design Build 

Thinking of Selling? 

gold table lamp in your living 

room or incorporating a rustic 

wood shelf in your kitchen, can 

easily be combined into classic 

designs to create a unique and 

progressive space that is all your 

own. 

Alex Yavarow is a lead designer 

at Masters Touch, a local design 

build firm located at 24 Water 

St., Holliston. For more information 

contact (508) 359-5900, e-mail 

info@MastersTouchWeb.com or visit 

www.MastersTouchWeb.com. 

Amy Uliss, Realtor 

963 Worcester Rd. 

Framingham, MA 01701 

Cell: 508-341-1422 

Tel: 508-879-8999 

mdmrealtyinc@gmail.com 

metrowesthomesandlife.com


Art in the Library 

in Maynard. Her work has been exhibited 

in solo and group shows in Massachusetts 

and Pennsylvania. “I’m interested in concepts 

of impermanence, deterioration and 

cycles of nature,” McClure said. “I document 

these concerns with photographs or 

with mixed-media collage that reference 

nature and environmental issues. I let the 

creative process and inner terrain take 

precedence over representational subject 

matter. My long-time interest in markmaking, 

printmaking and photography 

come together in these images, incorporating 

photographs of nature with paint, 

text and recycled materials.” 

DOWNSTAIRS GALLERY 

“Terrain,” Mixed Media Collage 

By Peggy McClure 

October 4 to 29, 2016 

Peggy McClure is an artist and photographer 

at the Framingham Fountain 

Street Studios. McClure studied at Massachusetts 

College of Art and Design, the 

School of the Museum of Fine Arts and 

New England School of Photography. She 

was on the faculty at Danforth Art. She is 

currently a member of 6 Bridges Gallery 

UPSTAIRS DISPLAY CASE 

“School Lunch Memories,” 

a collection of school lunch boxes 

By Laureen Cheever Robinson 

Through November 30, 2016 

Ashland resident Laureen Robinson 

decided 20 years or so ago that it was 

time to go thru her two daughters’ childhood 

memories (seeing that they were in 

college). “Time to down size,” Robinson 

said. “As I was going thru the Rubbermaid 

containers and re-living all those wonderful 

memories, I came across their school 

lunch boxes and decided that I would keep 

them … Those two lunch boxes have now 

turned into over 200! … I now have 14 

shelves full of lunch boxes and two shelves 

of thermoses. So much for downsizing.” 

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