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The Voice of Your Community 

By KEN HAMWEY 

Millis’ Super Bowl Title: 

Numbers Tell the Tale 

When Millis won the Division 

4A Super Bowl game, 30- 

18, against Maynard on Dec. 3, 

there were all kinds of statistics 

and streaks to digest. 

The Mohawks’ appearance 

and subsequent triumph broke 

a 17-year bowl drought and 

gave Dana Olson his first bowl 

victory as a head coach. The 

win over the Tigers, who entered 

the game with the state’s 

longest winning streak (16 

games), made it three straight 

years that a Tri Valley League 

team has been to a bowl game 

Millis became the Division 4A Super Bowl Winners on December 3rd with a win over Maynard. 

Photo taken by Steve Bassignani, of the Millis football team 

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“It’s a wonderful service, and 

the meal is not the key point of 

it,” says Bill Wright, volunteer 

coordinator of the Medway 

route of Tri-Valley, Inc.’s Meals 

on Wheels program, which is 

currently in need of volunteer 

drivers just one day a month. Tri- 

Valley’s local Meals on Wheels 

program operates out of the 

basement of the Franklin Federated 

Church, with volunteers 

overseen by Laura Newton. In 

addition to Wright’s Medway 

route, the location coordinates 

meals for another Medway route, 

three Franklin routes and two 

Bellingham routes. 

When Wright moved to Massachusetts 

from Illinois 25 years 

ago, he was looking for a way to 

give back to the community. In 

his home state, he had watched 

and accompanied his mother 

when she delivered Meals on 

Wheels. 

“It’s somebody to stop at their 

house, smile, say ‘how are you 

today?’ Just check in on somebody 

to say hello to somebody 

who’s not getting out of their 

house. To engage in a conversation 

with somebody, no matter 

who it may be, because it’s their 

lifeline to society.” 

These meals, says Wright, are 

delivered to elders and people 

with disabilities who live in private 

homes or even in senior 

housing. 

“For whatever medical reason, 

they’re not able to prepare their 

own meal every day.” Meals, at a 

minimal cost that is subsidized for 

those who need it, are delivered 

Monday through Friday, with 

extra frozen meals delivered on 

the weekday to those who need 

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and left as winners (two Holliston 

titles and now Millis). There are 

more nuances and numbers for 

fans to consider from the victory 

over Maynard, but two that stand 

out are linked to Millis quarterback 

Bryce Latosek and his offensive 

line. 

Latosek, who’s only a junior, 

threw four touchdown passes to 

four different receivers, amassed 

311 yards passing and finished 

fourth in the state in TD passes 

for the season (27). His offensive 

line allowed only seven sacks all 

year, providing incredible protection 

on 286 pass attempts in 

13 games. Latosek was indeed a 

hero, named the game’s MVP by 

the Boston Herald, and his line 

was easily the team’s unsung heroes. 

“Bryce’s greatest attribute is 

poise,’’ Olson said. “He never 

panics, and he’s got a great 

grasp of our offense. Our line, 

consisting of center Danny Fallon, 

guards Gerry Crepeau and 

Ethan Lezar and tackles Matt 

Kapatoes and Kevin Pyne, was 

challenged all year, especially by 

our coaches. The line was steady, 

consistent and workmanlike.’’ 

Another group Olson lauded 

was his linebackers. Kurt Hopkins, 

Jack Moriarty and Ryan 

Daniels had to fill three vacancies. 

“They were exceptional and 

did a great job replacing graduated 

players. They competed like 

old-school players.’’ 

Millis’ 12-point margin of 

victory never seemed in doubt in 

spite of the Tigers’ taking a 6-0 

lead. Two Mohawk TDs made 

it 14-6 and Millis was in control 

with a 20-12 lead at halftime. 

The four TD passes went to PJ 

Adams (57 yards), Ray Hillaire 

(66 yards), Brian Espanet (14 

yards) and Dom Zonfrelli (46 

yards). Andrew Brooks kicked a 

19-yard field goal. 

“We had so many players 

who deserve mention,’’ Olson 

said. “We all know what Espanet 

brings to the table. He’s a scholarship 

athlete who’ll play at the 

University of Maine. He’s a pure 

athlete who’s ultra competitive. 

And, juniors like Adams, Hopkins 

and Brooks played well all 

year. Adams was a captain as a 

junior and Hopkins will join him 

as a captain next year.’’ 

Winning a state championship 

wasn’t a dominant theme in Millis 

after the squad bowed to Holliston, 

28-7, in its opener, then 

had to rally to even its record at 

1-1 by edging Archbishop Williams 

with three minutes to go 

in the contest. Those two games, 

Olson believes, showed the Mohawks’ 

true character. 

“The loss to Holliston got 

us ready for the rest of the season,’’ 

Olson said. “We knew 

we wouldn’t face a better team 

all year. If we had lost to Archbishop 

Williams, we would have 

been 0-2, and that could have 

shaken our confidence. That 

come-from-behind victory got 

us untracked and ready for the 

TVL Small Division teams.’’ 

Olson also credits a decision 

made before pre-season camp 

opened as a contributing factor 

in Millis’ successful journey to 

the Super Bowl. The Mohawks’ 

staff suggested a venue change 

for a few days. The team spent 

three days at Mass. Maritime 

Academy, scrimmaging other 

teams. 

“Most of our staff felt we 

needed it as a bonding ingredient,’’ 

Olson recalled. “There’s 

no doubt it helped. We came out 

of those three days with good 

direction, and it gave us the feeling 

of being a family. The key to 

our winning the Super Bowl was 

the close-knit nature of the team. 

You can’t force a team to be a 

team. Our players had one common 

goal, and they held each 

other accountable. They strived 

to achieve their goal together.’’ 

Olson, who has been head 

coach for three years at Millis, 

is quick to credit his staff, which 

includes his twin brother Dale, 

Bryon Rezutti, Jack O’Rourke, 

Roy Dickerson, Anthony Fallon, 

Tony Marino, and Jim Perkins. 

During Olson’s first year 

on the job, his freshman coach 

was Donald Kraby, who died of 

cancer before the bowl game. His 

passing saddened the players, but 

it also provided added inspiration. 

“There’s no doubt that our 

players wanted to win the game 

for coach Kraby,’’ Olson emphasized. 

“They were dedicated to 

that goal. I called coach Kraby 

‘the salt of the earth.’’’ 

Olson is acutely aware that 

the victory over Maynard had 

big-time significance. They were 

not only unbeaten, but had the 

state’s longest winning streak. 

“They pulled off two big runs 

(71 and 57-yard touchdowns by 

Ryan MacCormack), but after 

that we stopped them,’’ he said. 

“We beat a very good team, and 

we beat them with our defense. 

We were on the mark defensively.’’ 

Olson, who says he thinks 

football 365 days a year, is now 

helping his players with college 

recruiting. And, now that the 

new year has arrived, he’ll be 

opening the weight room. Olson 

knows conditioning plays a major 

role in wins and losses. “I was an 

assistant at Bellingham when it 

won back-to-back Super Bowls,’’ 

he recalled. Those two teams and 

our Millis bowl squad are champions 

because they were committed 

to off-season workouts.’’ 

Aware that a host of juniors 

will return next fall, Olson isn’t 

making any predictions or suggesting 

a dynasty may be in the 

future. But, he’s quick to note 

that “Millis has returned to its 

past tradition of success and the 

foundation for next season is 

there for an okay year.’’ 

A Super Bowl title always 

gives rise to high expectations, 

and Millis is noted for its bluecollar 

work ethic and coachable 

kids. 

“I told our players they now 

own a piece of history with the 

bowl win,’’ Olson said. “Our 

fans, administration, our athletic 

director (Chuck Grant) and our 

community gave us great support. 

Our victory is also a testament 

to the TVL, a league where 

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Millis-Hopedale’s Dana Olson 

Named NE Patriots High School Coach of the Year 

Foxborough, Mass. – As communities 

collided to demonstrate 

exactly what can come from hard 

work, dedication and collaboration, 

head coach Dana Olson led 

the Millis-Hopedale Mohawks to 

the co-operative program’s firstever 

state title last weekend, subsequently 

receiving the honor of 

being named the 2016 New England 

Patriots High School Coach 

of the Year. 

The Mohawks were crowned 

MIAA Div. 4A Super Bowl 

Champions Saturday afternoon 

after taking down Maynard High 

School, 30-18 at Worcester State 

University. Comprised of students 

from Millis and Hopedale 

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MIAA Tournament every year 

since 2011. Now in his third 

season as head coach, Olson, assisted 

by his twin brother, Dale, 

has also led Millis-Hopedale 

to three consecutive Tri-Valley 

League Small titles. 

Patriots and Pro Football Hall 

of Fame linebacker Andre Tippett, 

now the team’s executive 

director of community affairs, 

visited the Millis-Hopedale players 

and coaching staff Tuesday 

afternoon to present the Mohawks 

football program with a 

$2,000 donation on behalf of the 

New England Patriots Charitable 

Foundation, in honor of Coach 

Olson. The visit and check presentation 

will be featured on the 

plus years as a coach. Winning 

a Super Bowl as a head coach is 

now my top thrill. We did it with 

a special group of players and 

staff. We put our stamp on it.’’ 

One surprise Olson wasn’t expecting 

at the game at Worcester 

State was his brother Carl, a 

police officer who lives in South 

Carolina. Olson’s other brothers 

— Dale (offensive coordinator) 

and Brian — were present along 

with his father (Carl) and his 

cousins. The police officer’s presence, 

however, wasn’t expected. 

“He flew up for the game, and I 

first saw him after I had given my 

pre-game speech,’’ Olson said. 

Football in the Olson clan is 

indeed a family affair. 

SIDELINE SLANTS: Millis 

beat Greater Lowell, 14-8, 

in 1999, the last time it competed 

in a Super Bowl before its 

matchup against Maynard … 

The Mohawks advanced to the 

bowl game by defeating Sacred 

Heart, Abington, St. John Paul 

II, and Latin Academy … Millis’ 

triumph over St. John Paul 

II (Hyannis) snapped a threeyear 

losing streak in the sectional 

finals where it bowed twice to 

Cohasset and once to Mashpee 

… Excluding the Thanksgiving 

Day game against Medway, Millis 

averaged 26.6 points a game 

for 10 regular-season contests … 

The three teams that downed 

the Mohawks during the regular 

season were Holliston, Westwood 

and Medway … Maynard 

entered the Super Bowl with a 

12-0 record … The Tigers three 

victories in the playoffs came 

against Assabet, Turner Falls, 

and St. Bernard’s … Maynard’s 

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This is the 21st year in which 

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The 2016 season marks the 

sixth year Tippett has taken the 

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“The Millis-Hopedale football 

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Wright says it’s an easy and 

rewarding volunteer job. 

“It’s just one day a week, for 

two hours a day,” he says, from 

10:30 a.m. to about 12:15. “I 

thoroughly enjoy seeing the 

smile on their face, chatting with 

them for a brief period of time, 

hearing about their kids, getting 

to know them,” he says. “Some 

people may get meals delivered 

to them for years. You get to 

know them.” 

When his children were 

younger, Wright says, he would 

bring them along for Meals on 

Wheels delivery during school 

vacations. 

“People getting the Meals on 

Wheels loved to see the kids,” 

says Wright. “It made it very 

special for them, and I believe it 

was teaching our kids the value 

of community service.” He recalls 

one woman giving his son a 

“great big hug and kiss.” 

“Really we serve mostly 

homebound elders who really 

could use a little help with getting 

a mostly hot, midday meal 

a day,” says Newton. “Most of 

our clients have families to help 

them, but some really don’t have 

anybody else. So it’s not just a 

meal, it’s also a simple health 

check in. We make sure the client 

is home, and if they don’t answer, 

we follow up to make sure they’re 

okay.” 

Newton says she always needs 

lots of volunteers. 

“It’s volunteer – You’re not 

obligated to come in if something 

comes up,” she says, so 

backup volunteers are great to 

have. “My volunteers are really 

dedicated. For the kitchen we average 

four a day, so that’s 20-25 

kitchen volunteers, and I probably 

have about 25 drivers.” 

Tri-Valley is flexible with the 

hours the volunteers can give. 

“Some do it as little as once a 

month, some twice a week, and 

some are only on backup,” says 

Newton, who is grateful to have 

Wright coordinating one of the 

Medway routes. “You need so 

many volunteers to make it work 

efficiently.” 

If you would like to volunteer 

for the Medway Meals on 

Wheels route, or for any of the 

other local Meals on Wheels 

route in Medway, Franklin or 

Bellingham, contact Laura Newton 

at (508) 520-1422. 

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Joe Campanelli to Join Needham Bank as CEO 

Jack McGeorge, Chairman of 

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that Joseph P. Campanelli will be 

joining the Bank on January 3, 

2017 as Chief Executive Officer 

succeeding Mark Whalen who 

announced his retirement earlier 

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Campanelli brings a wealth of 

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A Wellesley resident, he serves 

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and former Executive Committee 

Member of the Greater 

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Campanelli graduated from 

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Obituaries 

MILLIS: Rita Angelo died 

peacefully Thursday November 

17, 2016 surrounded by her loving 

family. She was 79. Born in 

Boston, she was the daughter of 

the late Stephen and Margaret 

(Morgan) O’Rourke. Rita was 

the beloved wife of the late James 

Angelo, mother of Kelly Angelo 

of Millis, James Angelo of Mills, 

Mark Angelo of Millis and Theresa 

Kelly and her husband Timothy 

of Medway. Also survived by 

Grandson Mathew Michael Kelly. 

Predeceased by brothers Stephen 

and Thomas O’Rourke and sisters 

Catherine Inello and Margaret 

Phillips. 

Donations in Rita’s name may 

be made to Joslin Diabetes Center, 

1 Joslin Pl, Boston, MA 02215. 

MILLIS: Donald Kraby died 

peacefully Friday November 18, 

2016 at his home surrounded by 

his loving family. He was 69. Don 

was the son of Margaret (Lonero) 

and the late Donald Kraby. Donald 

leaves behind his beloved wife 

of 42 years Elaine (Walsh) Kraby. 

Don was the cherished father of 

Lori Maher and her husband Michael 

of Franklin, Jeffrey Kraby 

and his wife Sheri of Uxbridge and 

Brian Kraby and his wife Mary of 

Millis. Doting Grandfather of 

Andrew Rock, Liam, Finn, Luca, 

Isla, Arianna, Anthony and Dominic 

Kraby. Also survived by Many 

Cousins. Memorial contributions 

in Don’s name may be made to 

the Millis Football Athletic Program, 

245 Plain Street, Millis, MA 

02054. 

Millis: Roger J. McCann, 

formerly of Fall River, died on 

November 20, 2016 at the Blaire 

House of Milford at the age of 

89. He was the husband of Rita 

McCann of Millis and the son of 

Joseph A. McCann and Frieda 

(Rogers) McCann. Roger was an 

active member of the community 

and a family man. He was the father 

of four daughters: Kathleen 

Dion of Sandwich, Liz Gallagher 

and her husband Rick of Framingham, 

Emily Franklin and her 

husband James of Franklin, and 

Stefanie of Newport, R.I. He is 

also survived by his grandchildren 

Ashley, Brennan, Katherine, and 

Joseph, and 2 great grandchildren 

Vincent and Conall. He was a 

member of the Millis Lions, and 

the Veteran’s Agent for the American 

Legion. 

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What a Difference a Year Makes! 

For the Keenans, 2017 brings a lighter, healthier time! 

When you find something 

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Presents the 2nd Annual 

teacher requested grants that enhance Medway schools 

Presents Dodgeball the 2nd Annual 

Saturday, March Tournament 

18, 2017 

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Millis Theatre to Present Almost, 

Maine January 27, 28, February 3, 4 

There is snow, and quiet, 

and... something magical happening! 

Far up in Aroostock 

County, the mythical town of 

Almost, Maine is being bathed 

by the Northern Lights, and by 

love - in all its various forms, both 

happy and sad. Funny and tender, 

this show examines the good, 

the bad and the crazy sides of 

love. The residents of Almost are 

average folk... not hicks or backwoods 

types. They aren’t lobstermen 

or lumberjacks. What they 

are is real people who work and 

raise families and who have a 

sense of wonder about it all... especially 

about love. 

This show is written by John 

Cariani and directed by Jim Porter. 

Performance dates are Friday 

and Saturday Jan. 27 & 28 and 

Feb. 3 & 4 2017 at 8 p.m. Tickets 

are $15, or $10 for students and 

seniors. Almost, Maine is presented 

by special arrangement 

with Dramatists Play Service, 

Inc., New York. 

Starring (from left to right in 

the photo) Peter Themistocles, 

Emily Goldfarb, Sean Gardell, 

Julianne McGourty, Aubrie 

Bagdasarian, Mark Prokes, Lexi 

Meunier and Nicholas Meunier. 

Stage manager is Liana Vincini. 

presents 

Almost, Maine 

a play by John Cariani 

Directed by Jim Porter 

Friday and Saturday Evenings @ 8 PM 

January 27 & 28, February 3 & 4 

Millis High School, 245 Plain Street, Millis MA 02054 

Tickets $15 for Adults, $10 for Seniors & Students 

For more information email us @ info@millistheatre.org 

Or by phone at 508-376-5639 

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¡Libros Para Niños! Community Service Project 

Connects Millis Grade 3 and 4 Students with Nicaragua 

Students in Mrs. Jackie Mellin’s 

Grade 3 and Mrs. Amie 

Colcord’s Grade 4 classrooms 

are learning about community 

service leadership, first hand, as 

they seek the goal of sponsoring 

a “Story Corner” for a partner 

school in Nicaragua. 

Over the summer, Jackie 

Mellin connected with a former 

friend and colleague from 

her undergraduate days, Jacob 

Carter. As a former Peace Corps 

volunteer for two years in Nicaragua, 

Mellin has always held an 

affinity for the Nicaraguan people 

and culture. When Carter 

mentioned that there was an 

opportunity for Mellin and her 

students to connect with a school 

in Nicaragua through ¡Libros Para 

Niños! to share learning and experiences, 

Mellin jumped at this 

opportunity. 

¡Libros Para Niños! is a nonprofit 

organization whose mission 

is to promote the joy of 

reading with children in Nicaragua 

by offering lending libraries 

of high quality children’s books 

in Spanish around the country. 

Due to high levels of poverty in 

Nicaragua, many children do 

not have the opportunity to be 

exposed to good literature; ¡Libros 

Para Niños strives to expand children’s 

imaginations and promote 

literacy through these lending libraries. 

Through discussion and 

collaborative decision-making, 

these Millis third and fourth 

grade students decided to partner 

with a school in La Concepción, 

Masaya, a marginalized community 

in Nicaragua, in sponsoring 

a “Story Corner” – a beautifully 

decorated space run by local facilitators 

who organize fun reading 

activities throughout the year 

and lend books out to children. 

Students began to think of ways 

that they could work together 

in “meeting” children from this 

school and in helping to get great 

books into the Nicaraguan children’s 

hands. 

Recently, Carter visited with 

the Grade 3 and Grade 4 Millis 

students and facilitated a Skype 

session with a school in La Concepción, 

Masaya. Millis students 

met Nicaraguan students and 

shared information about their 

homes and cultures – Millis students 

were surprised to learn that 

the students they were speaking 

with had to leave their school and 

go across the street to a local park 

to connect with the free wireless 

service offered there, as their 

school was not connected to the 

Internet! Following this fun visit, 

Millis students got down to work 

in planning their support for their 

John’s 

family owned and operated for 45 years 

Nicaraguan Sister School. Currently, 

the students have worked 

with adults in establishing a 

“Go Fund Me” website; several 

students in Amie Colcord and 

Jackie Mellin’s classes have had 

birthday parties where contributions 

to the website were given 

rather than party gifts. Through 

the creative efforts of these third 

and fourth grade classes and their 

teachers, they have raised $675 

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The Millis third and fourth 

graders also planned a schoolwide 

dime drive in late December 

and hope to hold a school-wide 

event for Millis families – as all 

students at Clyde F. Brown Elementary 

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S.A.F.E. presents RESOURCE MANUAL to First Providers 

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Representatives of S.A.F.E. 

Coalition’s Board of Directors 

and Advisory Council met with 

area police and fire department 

personnel on December 2 at the 

Wrentham Public Safety Facility 

to distribute the First Edition 

of the Resource Booklet 

“WHAT DO WE DO NOW?: Navigating 

The Substance Abuse System in 

Massachusetts.” Police from Franklin, 

Medway, Walpole, Plainville, 

Wrentham, Foxboro, Millis Police 

Departments and Massachusetts 

State Police 

as well as Franklin 

and Wrentham Fire 

Departments were 

present. Guests and 

members of the 

S.A.F.E. Coalition 

were introduced 

by Michelle 

Kelley (Clerk- 

Magistrate 

of the Wrentham 

Court 

and Member, 

S.A.F.E. Advisory 

Council) 

and including 

Steve Spiewakowski 

(S.A.F.E. Board member; 

Wrentham Court Probation Officer), 

Leslie Hazeldine (Assistant 

Clerk-Magistrate and 

Member, 

S.A.F.E. 

Advisory 

Council), 

Rep. 

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Dooley 

(Member, 

S.A.F.E. 

Advisory 

Council) and 

Jordan Warnick 

(Secretary, 

S.A.F.E. Board 

of Directors). 

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Kel- 

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chelle 

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ley and Steve 

Spiewakowski 

explained that 

the manual was 

developed by 

S.A.F.E. volunteers 

in consultation 

with area 

first responders 

and with the express 

intent of 

having them distributed 

by first 

responders to 

loved ones when 

they are called 

to the scene of a 

non-fatal opioid 

overdose. These 

easy to understand 

manuals contain a wealth 

of information on the many 

complicated and often confusing 

aspects of the Substance Abuse 

treatment system in Massachusetts, 

as well as resources for families 

and individuals affected by 

Substance Use Disorder (SUD). 

The goal is to assist loved ones 

in more easily navigating and 

understanding the signs of abuse 

and the steps taken in treatment, 

as well as ongoing support for 

all. It is expected that Resource 

Manual would be updated based 

on feedback from first responders. 

“The need for these resource 

booklets is immense as 

the addiction crises continues 

unabated. These booklets 

will serve as an invaluable 

resource for those personally 

battling the disease of addiction 

and their loved ones as 

they navigate the sometimescomplex 

system of treatment 

services that are available in 

our area and throughout the 

Commonwealth. It answers 

many of the common questions 

people ask regarding 

addiction, but more importantly 

it provides treatment 

options, resources and contacts 

to obtain additional information 

and assistance. The 

SAFE Coalition has provided 

a much needed and tremendous 

resource to the communities 

it serves.” 

Chief T.J. Lynch, Franklin 

S.A.F.E. is a coalition of community 

partners who have come 

together to provide support, education, 

treatment options, and 

coping mechanisms for those 

affected by substance abuse disorder. 

We do so by empowering 

those affected, including their 

families, with the tools necessary 

to succeed on their journey to recovery. 

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Secrets to Building 

Your Business 

with Public 

Relations in 2017 

Medway Business Council to Host 

Workshop January 18 

Most business owners know 

the term public relations as 

press releases and media interviews, 

but what does it really 

mean? Public relations consultant 

Julie Dennehy will share 

secrets to building your business 

by connecting with stakeholders 

through strategic planning 

and messaging, traditional and 

social media, community relations, 

and special events at the 

next Medway Business Council 

event. Thinking out of the box 

and beyond paid media to an integrated 

marketing approach is 

critical in 2017 for businesses – 

now is the time for companies to 

take a fresh look at how they are 

marketing their business. 

Medway Business Council 

invites business owners to this 

upcoming workshop on January 

18th from 7:30-9 a.m. at the 

Medway VFW Post 1526 123 

Holliston St., in Medway. The 

event is open to any business 

owner in Medway and surrounding 

communities. You don’t have 

to be a member to attend. 

This is an especially great opportunity 

for businesses along 

Route 109 in Medway, who 

are being impacted by road reconstruction, 

to brainstorm, 

exchange ideas and create new 

strategies to maintain and generate 

business during construction. 

Ms. Dennehy will present an 

interactive workshop on the secrets 

to building your business 

through media relations, social 

media, community relations and 

special events based on more 

than 20 years of experience in 

the field. An accredited practitioner, 

Dennehy is past president of 

both the Publicity Club of New 

England and the Boston chapter 

of the Public Relations Society 

of America, and a frequent invited 

judge for regional, nations 

and international award shows 

after winning a dozen herself. 

Breakfast will be served. 

Registration fee for the meeting 

is $15/members and $20/ 

non-members. Please RSVP 

and register online at www.medwaybusinesscouncil.org 

by January 

11th. For more information 

about MBC and recaps of past 

events, visit www.medwaybusinesscouncil.org. 


Support for Caregivers 

Starting Up in Millis: 

Open to All Caregivers 

Shirley Riga knows she 

could have used the support. 

When she was a caregiver 

to her daughter for 32 years, 

what she, and other caregivers 

like her, lacked, was advice and 

moral support. 

“I took care of my daughter 

for 32 years, which is where my 

passion for caregiving comes 

from,” says Riga. Caregiving, 

she says, “takes up the whole 

person.” Riga’s daughter was 

born with two liver diseases in 

utero that shaped her life. 

In those 32 years, Riga 

learned a thing or two, and she 

put together some advice she’d 

built from life experience and 

from training she’s taken in 

her book, Tools for the Exceptional 

Parent of a Chronically Ill Child. 

The book is based on tools 

I’ve gleaned over the years,” 

says Riga. “Probably the first 

seven years (of my daughter’s 

life) I survived by reacting and 

getting her to live. We had an 

HMO, and I knew I had to 

talk to somebody, and one of 

my therapists suggested I start 

journaling just to get my feelings 

out.” 

When her daughter was 

seven, the bins of journals 

Riga had piled up became inspiration 

for her book. 

“One of the ideas is learning 

how to stay present,” says 

Riga, who says she would 

worry about whether her 

daughter would be alive in the 

future, and that it was a “huge 

tool for me to live for day to 

day life.” 

Riga started a support 

group for caregivers in the 

1990s, and found the thoughts 

she had put together in her 

book held true not just for parents, 

but for anyone serving as 

a caregiver. 

“I want anybody who opens 

it to get something around it,” 

Riga says of her book. “People 

can put it right to use. I needed 

this when I was going through 

it.” 

Now, Riga has begun a 

caregiver support group, with 

snacks, at Millis Public Library’s 

local history room, on 

the last Wednesday of every 

month, from 6-7:30 p.m. Any 

caregivers are welcome, and 

if it takes time to free up that 

hour and a half for any caregiver, 

Riga will hold the space. 

“I scheduled it during the 

supper hour. Sometimes it’s 

helpful,” she says. 

Riga says she hopes to help 

caregivers learn tools to balance 

their lives. 

“I lived for 32 years trying 

to survive, to be the best 

I could be for my daughter. I 

gave so much of myself I got 

sick. I didn’t understand how 

to balance. I didn’t have any 

tools,” says Riga. “In writing 

this book, I realized the tools I 

have to help myself and shared 

it with people, and they found 

it helpful.” 

Riga says she meets caregivers 

who say “’I never have 

a day off. I have no life.’ If I 

can reach just one person to 

remind them to take care of 

themselves, or to just give them 

a safe space to vent, it’s invaluable.” 

Riga’s group is called on 

Meetup under Metrowest 

Caregiver Meetup, and it also 

has a Facebook presence. The 

next meeting will take place 

on the last Wednesday of 

the month, January 25, from 

6-7:30 p.m. in the local history 

room of the Millis Public Library, 

961 Main Street, Millis. 

Law Offices of Scott G. Gowen 

Civil & Criminal Litigation 

Scott G. Gowen, Esq. 

Attorney and Counselor at Law 

Have you or a loved one 

been a resident of a traditional assisted 

living community or a memory care assisted living 

community within the last 6 years? 

If so, this office can assist you in determining and assessing 

your legal rights regardless of the length of the stay or 

if the resident is still living in any assisted living 

community or if the family member 

has passed on. 

Contact this office for a free consultation. 

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sedation, allowing you to recover 

your activities after surgery 

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little or no health risk. Topical 

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eye becomes numb with 

drops. No need for injections 

and shots around or behind 

the eye. No shots translates 

into no risk of bleeding and 

serious complications from 

the shots. Although rare, this 

has unfortunately happened 

recently, when five patients 

became blind in Western 

Massachusetts, all in one day, 

after receiving shots behind 

their eyes prior to cataract 

surgery. Ask your surgeon 

about his techniques and 

how your procedure will be 

performed. If or not a shot 

will be done around or behind 

your eye and who will 

do it should be discussed with 

you before the procedure and 

you should be able to say yes 

or no. 

2 What are the risks? One of 

the most dreaded risks of 

cataract surgery is accidental 

damage to the posterior 

capsule, which is the back 

wall of the bag holding your 

lens. The best practices have 

a rupture rate of 2 to 4 per 

thousand cases. The source 

of this information should 

be credible, and ideally made 

available by an independent 

review committee in a surgery 

center. Ask your surgeon 

about his/ her complication 

rate and how is this monitored. 

Does the surgeon have 

an independent review committee 

in his/ her center to 

validate this rate? 

3 What is the rate of infections 

in your center? Another potentially 

devastating risk of 

cataract surgery is an infection 

inside the eye called “endophthalmitis.” 

Ask about 

the percentage of patients 

getting this infection in the 

center you chose for your operation. 

The source of this 

information, again, should 

be credible, and ideally made 

available by an independent 

review committee inside the 

surgery center. 

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4 Where will the surgery be 

performed? Different centers 

have different equipment 

and resources. For instance, 

Massachusetts has only few 

centers offering bladeless 

cataract surgery. Bladeless 

laser assisted surgery should 

be an option if you want to 

reduce dependence on glasses 

and treat low grades of astigmatism 

at the same time as 

your cataract surgery. This 

technology can also soften 

the cataract if it is dense and 

thick, allowing a safer and 

better outcome as it is the 

case in a specific eye disease 

called Fuch’s dystrophy. Ask 

your Ophthalmologist if he/ 

she is able to offer this technology. 

5 What type of advanced technology 

is available at the 

center? Larger centers can 

often times afford better technology. 

For instance, a new 

technology called ORA can 

allow the surgeon to adjust 

the power of the lens implant 

placed in the eye while you 

are having the surgery. This 

is critical if you had LASIK 

before. This technology has 

the added benefit to reduce 

errors in the implant power 

calculations and improve 

chances of reducing your 

need for glasses after surgery. 

Ask your surgeon is this technology 

is available in his/ her 

center. 

6 What type of implant am I 

going to get? Different lens 

implants can be used during 

cataract surgery with different 

materials, quality and 

ability to reduce your need 

for glasses. A lower cost does 

not always translate into savings 

as cost depends not only 

on the implant used, but also 

the technology used to measure 

your eye before the surgery. 

Ask your surgeon what 

type of implants he/ she uses 

and what technology is used 

to accurately measure your 

eye. 

7 Will my need to wear glasses 

be reduced? Cataract surgery 

is a wonderful opportunity to 

limit or eliminate your need 

for glasses. As the surgeon 

removes the cataract, there 

is an opportunity to replace 

the cloudy lens with a special 

high tech implant able to 

achieve this goal. The new bladeless 

laser assisted surgery 

offers the opportunity to correct 

astigmatism at the same 

time as the surgery, allowing 

the lens implants to correct 

for distance, near and everything 

in between. This is now 

even easier to achieve with 

the new state-of-the-art Symfony 

Toric implants. Ask your 

surgeon if he/ she is able to 

access those implants, achieve 

this goal and how often is this 

achieved. 

8 Will I have stitches? It is ideal 

to eliminate the need of 

stitches such as the surgery is 

a no-stitch surgery. Placing a 

stitch can be complicated by 

stitch induced astigmatism, a 

foreign body sensation and a 

broken and irritating stitch. 

Ask your surgeon if he or she 

is still using stitches. 

9 What will be my vision on 

day 1 after the surgery? One 

of the measurements defining 

quality of outcomes after cataract 

surgery is the quality of 

vision on day 1 after the surgery. 

Surgeons should strive 

to make the vision correct to 

as close to best as possible on 

day 1. Ask your surgeon how 

often is he/ she achieving this 

outcome. 

Cataract surgery is all about 

better precision, more safety 

and excellent outcomes. At Milford 

Franklin Eye Center, Dr. 

Kaldawy is proud to have been 

the first surgeon in the area and 

among the first in Massachusetts 

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Medway Knitters - 10 Years of 

Keeping Community Warm 

The Medway Monday 

Morning Knitters group is 

entering its 10th year of knitting 

and crocheting hats, mittens, 

scarves and other items 

for the less fortunate in the 

area. They have also donated 

many hats for the homeless 

in the greater Boston area, 

along with hats and blankets 

for the newborns at local 

hospitals and lap blankets for 

woman undergoing chemo 

therapy at area hospitals. 

Other items have been sent 

to food pantries and shelters 

in our area. 

Another group meets on 

Friday morning at the senior 

center. The combined donations 

from both groups are 

over 10,000 items since its 

start. Donations of new yarn, 

appropriate for our projects 

are always very welcome and 

can be dropped off at the Senior 

Center on Oakland St 

in Medway. Please identify 

them for the Monday Morning 

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photo, seated, from left to right, are Millis COA Director, Patty 

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The Millis Fund Continues Its 

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What does it mean to help 

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Organizers of the Millis Fund 

know it as being there to help 

your neighbors in their time of 

need. In fact, that’s just why the 

Millis Fund was created. The 

small nonprofit has helped over 

400 families out of critical financial 

crises, due to such issues as 

illness, accidents, and family issues, 

since it was begun 22 years 

ago, says Brooks Corl, who is entering 

his 18th year as treasurer 

for the organization. 

Established in 1994, the Millis 

Fund was created by volunteers 

from four houses of worship in 

Millis –St. Thomas the Apostle 

Parish, Ael Chunon Congregation, 

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 

(which is now closed) and the 

Church of Christ, Congregational. 

“The three churches and the 

synagogue were the prime movers,” 

says Corl, who noted that 

one of the first presidents of the 

Millis Fund, Derwood Rowley, 

passed away this year. The fund 

is supported through private donations 

to provide emergency financial 

aid to Millis residents, for 

such items as rent, utilities, medical 

costs, fuel, clothing and other 

emergency needs. 

Corl points out that some 

founding principles of the Millis 

Fund are complete confidentiality 

for the family needing help, 

that the fund pays the creditor 

owed, that it does not help any 

family more than once per year, 

(and rarely would it support 

any one family more than three 

times overall,) and that the fund 

is designed to relieve temporary 

financial emergencies. 

The nine members of the 

Board of Directors meets about 

four or five times a year to plan 

the fund drive, create the materials 

and review the applications. 

Most often, the Millis Fund is 

used to pay utilities, medical bills, 

and rent, and board members 

take care to personally contact 

each applicant. 

When The Millis Fund 

began, says Corl, it helped about 

8-10 families a year, and now, he 

says, the families number in the 

20s, typically. “At the same time, 

costs of all services have gone 

up. Living in general has gotten 

more expensive, even for a small 

town like Millis,” says Corl. He 

points out that in the 1990’s, a 

typical rent grant from the Millis 

Fund might have been $500, 

but these days, “it’s not unusual 

for monthly rent for so-called low 

income housing to go more than 

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double that.” Corls explains that 

transportation costs are huge as 

well, as residents need cars for 

basic needs. 

This month, the Millis Fund 

holds its annual drive, and then 

on the second Sunday in February, 

“Souper Sunday,” a soup 

bowl is literally passed through 

places of worship to gather contributions 

for the fund. 

Applications for the Millis 

Fund can be found at the 

Council on Aging and the Millis 

Church of Christ. If you would 

like to help your fellow residents 

in need, you can send your donation 

to: 

The Millis Fund, 142 Exchange 

Street, Millis, MA 02054. 

The fund is a 501 (c3) organization 

and will provide a letter 

of thanks, which could serve as 

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The Millis Recreation Department has a variety 

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Adults can explore alternate fitness options, the world 

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Medway Public Library January Youth Events 

TODDLER JAM 

Every Tuesday and Wednesday, 

11 a.m. 

Newborns – 3 year-olds are 

invited to this drop-in program 

of stories, fingerplay and songs 

accompanied by mountain dulcimer.Children 

must be accompanied 

by parent/caregiver. 

IT’S STORY TIME! 

Every Thursday and Friday, 

11 a.m. 

Ages 10 months-5 years.* A 

drop-in story time with songs, 

stories, and craft. All children 

must be accompanied by a caregiver. 

* These ages are flexible! If you 

think your children will enjoy story time, 

please bring them. 

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PAWS to Read 

Wednesday, Jan. 4th, 6 to 7:15 

p.m. 

Interested in reading to a cuddly 

friend? Sign up by calling 

(508) 533-3217 or come in and 

talk to our staff at the Circulation 

desk to register. 

Each child will get a 15 minute 

one-on-one reading session 

with our wonderful visiting 

therapy dogs. Children must be 

able to read independently as 

this is not a tutoring session but 

rather an opportunity to practice 

reading skills with a good listener. 

Grades 2-6. 

Artful Thursdays 

Thursday, Jan. 12th, 4 p.m. 

Join Miss Lucy and a local 

artist for a hands-on workshop 

about style and expression. This 

month we will be exploring the 

art of Jackson Pollock. First 

Thursday of the month. Ages 7 

and up. Register in advance. 

Coloring Clubs! 

Family Night Monday, January 

9th, 6-7:30 p.m. Parents and 

kids of all ages. Popcorn will be 

served. We’ll be done before bedtime! 

Just for Teens Monday, January 

30th, 5-8 p.m. Snacks and 

fan art, what could be better! 

STEM Playground 

Friday, Jan. 13th, 11 a.m.-2 

p.m. 

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Play all day at the Library! 

We have something for everyone! 

Try our Tegu blocks, Keva 

blocks, snap circuits, GoldieBlox 

kits, LittleBits and more. Toys 

and games will be available in the 

Cole Room and Story Room. All 

ages. No registration. 

Elementary Book Club 

Thursday, Jan 19th, 4 p.m. 

Join us for fun book talk and 

an activity based on the story. 

Best for Grades 2-4 but anyone 

who has read or listened to the 

book is welcome! Copies of the 

book are available at the Circulation 

Desk. Register in advance. 

This month’s book is The Chicken 

Squad by Doreen Cronin. 

Angry Birds Live 

Wednesday, January 25th, 3 

p.m. 

Play a giant real life version 

of this fun app. Defy physics and 

knock down those pesky pigs! 

Ages 7 and up. Register in advance. 

Bubble Wrap Appreciation 

Day January 30th 

Yes, this is a real holiday! Stop 

by the library anytime today to 

snap away some stress. 

For more information and to 

register for events and programs 

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Contact Children’s Librarian, 

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(508) 533-3217. 

Peterson and Broyles 

Elected Assistant 

Vice Presidents at 

Charles River Bank 

(Medway) - Charles River 

Bank announced on Thursday, 

December 8th that two of their 

employees have been elected 

Assistant Vice Presidents by the 

Board of Directors. Laura Peterson 

was elected to AVP/Information 

Systems Manager and 

Suzanne Broyles was elected to 

AVP/Compliance Director. 

In her new role, Peterson is 

responsible for maintaining a 

secure network environment for 

the bank, implementing new Information 

Technology policies 

and procedures and maintaining 

vendor management where 

she will verify that CRB’s vendor 

partners exceed the strict financial, 

security and technology requirements 

expected by the bank 

and its regulators. 

Peterson graduated from 

Wheaton College with a Bachelor 

of Science degree in Mathematics 

and Economics. She then 

received her Master of Business 

Administration degree from 

Babson College. She began her 

career in banking during high 

school and joined Charles River 

Bank in 2004, bringing with 

her years of experience in both 

banking and technology. Peterson 

joined the IT team when it 

was first created and has since 

been an integral part of the department’s 

success. She currently 

resides in Franklin, MA with her 

husband and two sons. 

With ever increasing industry 

regulations, a new position 

was created for Broyles to ensure 

compliance standards are 

constantly followed. She will be 

responsible for strengthening 

Charles River Bank’s compliance 

program, conducting regulatory 

research and focusing on 

interpretation of regulatory risks. 

Broyles will also be monitoring 

internal controls reporting and 

audit scheduling. 

Broyles attended Bryant 

University for her Bachelor of 

Science degree in Business Administration 

and received her 

Master of Public Administration 

degree from Suffolk University. 

She has over 10 years of banking 

experience including knowledge 

in underwriting, servicing, collections, 

internal auditing and compliance. 

Broyles joined Charles 

River Bank in 2012 as the internal 

auditor and has recently 

earned certifications from the Independent 

Community Bankers 

of America including Certified 

Community Bank Internal Auditor 

as well as Certified BSA/ 

AML Professional. She resides in 

Franklin, MA with her husband 

and three children. 

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Senator Ross 

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Boston – Senator Richard J. Ross would like to announce 

that internships in his State House office are 

currently available for college students for the spring semester. 

All interested students are encouraged to apply. 

Intern duties include drafting correspondence with 

constituents, gathering news clips, legislative research 

and general administrative tasks. Internships are unpaid, 

but present a chance to learn about state government 

firsthand. Senator Ross and his staff will work with students 

to gain credit where applicable. 

It is important to note that preference will be given 

to candidates from Senator Ross’ district, which includes 

Attleboro, Franklin, Millis, Natick, Needham, Norfolk, 

North Attleboro, Plainville, Sherborn, Wayland, Wellesley, 

and Wrentham. If a college student is interested, 

they are encouraged to send their resume, cover letter, 

and a writing sample to Richard.Ross@masenate.gov. 

Please contact the office of Senator Ross with any 

questions or concerns at (617) 722-1555 or email Richard.Ross@masenate.gov. 

Care Group for Supporters of 

Individuals with Eating Disorders 

Wednesdays 7-8 p.m., Starting 1/4 

The goal of this group is 

not therapeutic but rather to 

provide a safe place for sharing 

supporting & connecting 

loved ones of those who are 

dealing with an eating disorder. 

We will meet Wednesdays 

at the Millis Public Library 

7-8 p.m. 

For more info or schedule 

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January at the Millis Council on Aging 

The Millis Senior Center is 

located at 900 Main Street on 

the ground floor of the Veterans 

Memorial building. The telephone 

number is (508) 376-7051. 

The Center is open Monday- 

Wednesday, 8:30- 2 p.m. Thursday, 

8:30-1 p.m. and Fridays, 

8:30-12:30 p.m. 

Regular Events: 

ASK-A-NURSE, Second Thursday 

11-12 

BINGO, Wednesdays, 12:15, 

Super Bingo, last Wednesday of 

the month, 12:15 

COA MEETING, 2nd Friday of 

the month, 9:00 

COMPUTER TUTORING, Tuesdays, 

10-12 

CRAFTS WITH CAROL, Tuesdays, 

10-2 

CRIBBAGE, Mondays, 9:30 

FRIENDS MEETING, 2nd 

Wednesday, 10:00 

GROCERY SHOPPING, 2nd & 

4th Thursdays, 9:00 

LUNCH, Monday-Friday, 12:00 

POKER, Tuesdays, 2-4 

SCRABBLE, Mondays, 9:00, 

Tuesdays, 1:00 

SHINE, (Serving Health Insurance 

Needs of Elders) 2nd & 4th 

Monday, days subject to change 

SING- A-LONG, Wednesdays, 

1:45 

STRENGTH TRAINING, Mondays, 

Wednesdays, Thursdays, 

9-9:45 

SUPPORTIVE DAY PROGRAM, 

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10-2 

SWIMMING, Tuesdays, 10-11, 

Wednesdays, 2-3, Fridays, 10-11 

YOGA, Fridays, 9:30 

TRANSPORTATION: Call the 

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appointments, local errands, shopping, 

or a ride into the Center. 

Programs and Events for 

January: 

Effective Communication Strategies, 

an education program 

by the Alzheimer’s Association 

Communication is more than 

just talking and listening – it’s 

also about sending and receiving 

messages through attitude, tone 

of voice, facial expressions and 

body language. As people with 

Alzheimer’s disease and other 

dementias progress in their journey 

and the ability to use words 

is lost, families need new ways 

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each stage of the disease. Please 

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Classic Country with Keith 

Snow Keith will be performing 

at the Center on Wednesday, 

January 18th at noon. We will 

be playing a couple of games 

of corn hole at 11 followed by 

Keith’s performance and chili 

cheese dogs. There is a $3.00 

charge for the chili cheese dog 

lunch. Please call ahead and 

make your reservation, so we 

may plan accordingly. 

Transportation is one of the 

key elements that the COA has 

to offer. We are available to take 

you to local and Boston bound 

medical appointments. We also 

offer grocery shopping on the 

2nd and 4th Thursdays of the 

month. The fees are $2 in town, 

$3 Bellingham, $5 Natick/ Newton, 

and $25 (+parking and tolls) 

Boston. Medical appointments 

always take priority over grocery 

or other non-essential trips. But 

we will make arrangements to 

get you where you need to be 

as soon as possible. Please call 

Maureen at 376-7051 for more 

information. 

Fuel Assistance Applications are 

available at the Center. There 

are various requirements for different 

situations, so we strongly 

urge you to call the Center before 

you stop by so we may determine 

what documentation you 

will need to provide. After filling 

out the application you will be required 

to have a sit down meeting 

with our Outreach worker Carol 

to ensure you have the proper 

documentation. You must make 

an appointment for that meeting. 

Some appointments may take up 

to an hour, so please plan accordingly. 

Computer Tutoring Every 

Tuesday from 10-12. Bob has 

an extensive background with 

computers and can help anyone 

regardless of their computer expertise. 

At this time Bob will be 

offering one on one tutoring. 

Please call the Center for an appointment. 

Openings ~ Supportive Day 

Group This is a specifically 

designed program for elders or 

disabled individuals who are suffering 

from mild to moderate 

cognitive difficulties or who cannot 

stay at home alone during 

the day. Call Patty at 376-7051 

for more information. 

HELP!!!!! Looking for Volunteers! 

Nurses to do blood pressure 

checks for our residents. Currently 

we have two volunteer 

positions available. The third 

Wednesday from 11-12 or the 

second and fourth Wednesday 

from 11-12. 

Super Bingo Wednesday, January 

25th at 12:15. The prize for the 

last game is $25.00! 

Medway Treasurer/ 

Collector News 

Fiscal Year 2017 Third Quarter Real Estate and Personal 

Property Bills were mailed on 12/30/2016. 

Bills are Due 02/01/2017. 

You can pay your bill online here: https://unipaygold. 

unibank.com/customerinfo.aspx 

Church of Christ to Hold 

Free Community Dinner 

and Game Night 

The Church of Christ at 142 Exchange St., Millis will 

offer a Free Community Dinner and Game Night on Friday, 

January 20 –our first one of the new year! Dinner is 

served at 6:30 pm. Following the dinner, we will have a 

fun night playing board games and sharing conversation 

and fellowship. All are invited—there will be games for 

all ages. Feel free to bring family, friends and a favorite 

game! The event is sponsored by the Men’s Fellowship 

group and is held in Fellowship Hall at the church. For 

more information, please call 376-5034 or visit the website 

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Cardiac Support Group Forming 

By Grace Allen 

Mended Hearts, a national 

and community-based nonprofit 

cardiovascular support 

network, will be starting a chapter 

at Brigham and Women’s/ 

Mass. General Health Care 

Center at Patriot Place in Foxboro. 

Meetings will be held on 

the third Wednesday of each 

month from 6 to 8 p.m. The 

group’s charter meeting will be 

held on January 18. 

Bellingham resident Bill 

Golden underwent quintuple 

bypass surgery in February of 

2016. While participating in 

cardiac rehab at the Health 

Care Center, he learned of 

the Mended Hearts organization. 

The nearest chapter was 

Medway Assessor’s Office News 

Tax Bills will be going out on January 1st. 

Abatement applications are available on line 

or in the office. Abatement applications are 

accepted from January 1st up through February 

1st, 2017. The applications must be 

received by the February 1st, 2017 date or 

postmarked February 1st, 2017. Fiscal Year 

2017 values are based on sales that occurred 

during calendar year 2015. There is a list 

of the sales available in the Assessor’s office. 

If any need assistance with the application 

or would like to have the Assessor’s office 

to review their value with them, please feel 

free to set up an appointment with Donna 

Greenwood the Principal Assessor at 

(508) 208-9167. 

in Woonsocket, R.I., so Golden 

agreed to help start a chapter at 

Patriot Place. 

“I do like support groups. I 

know I need one,” said Golden. 

Mended Hearts, he adds, “takes 

over from where the doctors 

leave off after the surgeries.” 

Mended Hearts provides 

peer-to-peer support, with 

members discussing issues such 

as depression after diagnosis 

and surgery, as well as experiences 

with treatment, recovery, 

and lifestyle changes. Usually facilitated 

by a cardiac rehab specialist, 

the meetings also include 

guest speakers from various hospitals, 

as well as presentations 

about heart aids like Implantable 

Cardioverter Defibrillators 

(ICDs). 

Founded in 1951 by Dr. 

Dwight E. Harken at Peter Bent 

Brigham Hospital, Mended 

Hearts provides education and 

hope for heart disease patients, 

as well as their families and caregivers. 

There are over 300 chapters 

of the organization in the 

United States. 

For more information about 

the January 18 meeting, contact 

Bill Golden at (508) 966-2568 or 

by email at bgolden49@gmail. 

com. For information about the 

Mended Hearts organization, 

visit www.mendedhearts.org 

or contact Lindsay Sonis, RN, 

MSN at (508) 718-4072 or by 

email at lsonis@partners.org. 

Form of List have been mailed to all business 

in town. The Forms are list are due back 

to the Assessor’s office no later than March 

1st. If you have and questions filling out this 

form, please feel free to contact the Assessor’s 

office at (508) 208-9167. 

The Assessor’s Office will be conducting 

cyclical inspections for business personal 

property during the months of December 

and January. 

Income and Expense form will be mailed 

on January 1st. These forms are mailed to 

the owners of all commercial and Industrial 

properties. They must be completed and returned 

to the Assessor’s office by April 1st to 

avoid penalties. 

Medway DPS News 

The seasonal water ban 

remains in effect because of 

continued draught conditions. 

Medway’s program has been 

successful in helping us to avoid 

any major water shortages or 

well issues. Many other communities 

were not so fortunate 

during the summer. Thank you 

to all who helped our community. 

Your continued support in 

working to minimize water use is 

important to help recharge our 

aquifers. 

Cleanup • Mowing • Mulching • Planting 

Tree Work • Brush Chipping • Firewood • Rototilling 

Snowplowing • Stump Grinding 

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OWNER 

Seasonal paving projects are 

officially over. The Department 

of Public Services was successful 

in completing work at Village 

Street, Lee Lane, Azalea Drive, 

School Street, Memory Lane, 

Oak Street, Milford Street, Hill 

Street, Winthrop Street, as well 

as, work at Fire Station 1, the 

High School, and Town Hall. 

Sanford Street was re-paved, 

but additional work will be 

performed next year. And of 

course, Route 109 work will continue 

next year. 

Ryan Anzivino 

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Our Ad & Editorial Deadline is the 

15th of each month, for the following month’s issue.


Students Mentor Younger 

Students in Millis 

Collaborations between HS Chemistry 

Club and Grade 3 Team 

On October 21, 2016, the 

members of the Millis High 

School Chemistry Club, under 

the direction of Stephanie Copice, 

celebrated National Chemistry 

Week by heading into the 

grade three classrooms at the 

Clyde F. Brown Elementary 

school and running interactive 

lessons for the students around 

weather phenomenon. The 

Chemistry Club is in its inaugural 

year and is comprised of Juniors 

and Seniors at the high school. 

The mission statement includes 

sharing a love of chemistry with 

others, and when the high school 

What’s Happening at the Medway Senior Center 

The center is located at 76 

Oakland Street. The number is 

(508) 533-3210. The center is 

open Monday-Thursday from 

7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Friday from 

8 a.m. – 1 p.m., Monday evening 

Happy, 

Merry, 

Bright 

from 7 – 9 p.m. and Sundays 

from Noon – 3 p.m. 

Gift 

certificates, 

FSA 

& 

HSA 

accepted! 

Programs and activities: 

Book group meets most 

Thursdays at 1 p.m. Next meeting 

on January 26th and the book 

is The Dream Lover by Elizabeth 

Berg. 

Breakfast is served Thursday 

7:30-8:30 a.m. 

Lunches are served on Tuesday, 

Wednesday and Thursday 

at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $3 on 

Tuesday and Wednesday and 

$2 on Thursday for sandwiches. 

Patrons should call or sign up at 

the center the week before. The 

meals are listed in the newsletter 

and include coffee, tea, iced tea, 

milk and soda. 

Exercise programs include 

Yoga on Monday and Wednesday 

9 a.m.; Tai Chi Tuesday 2 

p.m.; Zumba on Wednesday at 

10:30 a.m.; Strength Training 

Tuesday and Thursday noon; 

Chair exercise Friday at noon. 

A $3 donation per class is requested; 

Tai Chi is $5 per class. 

students were brainstorming 

ways of doing this, working with 

the elementary school seems a 

natural fit. 

The high school students 

worked to create hands on lessons 

for the third graders on 

convection currents in the atmosphere, 

beach erosion, rain 

formation, and fog formation, 

including assessment and follow 

up. They worked with third graders 

for most of the morning. 

The high school students, 

upon reflection, were amazed at 

how receptive the grade 3 students 

were, as well as the engagement 

level. The teachers were 

impressed with how the high 

school students adapted the lesson 

for each group for students 

who came into the room to incorporate 

information learned in 

the previous session 

The chemclub is working with 

the grade 3 teaching team to 

bring the younger students into 

Computer help by appointment. 

Call the center to arrange. 

SHINE representative on 

Wednesday, 9am to noon. Sign 

up/call for appointment 

Elder Law attorney every 

other month, Wednesday, 9:30- 

11:30 a.m. Sign up/call for an 

appointment 

Veteran’s agent, Thursday, 

1-4 p.m. 

Regular activities: 

Bingo, Tuesday 9 a.m. 

Blood pressures, Tuesday 9 

a.m. 

Crafts, Tuesday and Thursday, 

9 a.m. 

Cribbage, Monday 7 p.m., 

Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.; 

Dominoes, Tuesday, 1 p.m. 

MahJong Tuesday and Thursday, 

1 p.m. 

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the high school lab for a more in 

depth experience. 

Games, Tuesday and Thursday, 

9 a.m. 

Painting, Watercolors, 

Wednesday 2-4 p.m.; Acrylics, 

Thursday, 1-3 p.m. all painting 

classes $5; 

Poker, Monday, Wednesday 

and Thursday, 10 a.m. 

Duplicate bridge, Friday 9 

a.m. 

Knitting, Monday and Friday, 

9:30 am. 

Quilting, Monday, 7 pm; 

Movies, Friday, Noon. 

Transportation: 

Call the center for transportation 

to medical appointments, 

local errands or a ride to the 

center. The bus goes shopping to 

Star Market and Roche Bros on 

Mondays, Walmart and Market 

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“Preventive maintenance is essential 

for safe driving and greatly decreases the 

chances of being stranded in the cold,” 

said John Paul, AAA Northeast Senior 

Manager of Traffic Safety and the AAA 

Car Doctor. 

Motorists can be prepared for adverse 

winter weather conditions with these tips 

from AAA: 

Battery and charging system: Have 

the battery and charging system tested if 

your vehicle’s battery is more than three 

years old. Your vehicle will need a fully 

charged battery to start up during a cold 

snap. Even a good battery can lose up to 

50% of its capacity when the temperatures 

drop to zero. At 32 degrees it can take up 

to 30% more power to start a cold engine. 

Coolant: Check the coolant level in the 

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coolant and water to maintain the necessary 

antifreeze capability. A 50/50 mix of 

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engine to -34 degrees. You can test the antifreeze 

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Check the cooling system hoses for leaks, 

cracks or loose clamps, too. Any hoses that 

feel brittle or spongy when squeezed should 

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Ignition: Damaged ignition wires, a 

cracked distributor cap or worn spark 

plugs can make starting difficult. If the 

check engine light is flashing this indicates 

an engine misfire that could be a result of 

a malfunctioning ignition system. Driving 

with a flashing check engine light will 

permanently damage the engine catalytic 

convertor-a very expensive repair. 

Oil: This is a year-round recommendation, 

but certainly worth taking care of 

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vehicle’s transmission fluid level checked 

at the same time. Synthetic oil is a benefit 

in every vehicle and will allow for quicker 

starts in very cold weather. 

Tires: In areas with heavy winter 

weather, installing winter tires on all four 

wheels will provide the best traction. Winter 

tires are also formulated to work better 

in very cold weather conditions due to 

the stickier rubber compounds. All-season 

tires work well in light-to-moderate snow 

conditions provided they have adequate 

tread depth. Examine tires for tread depth, 

uneven wearing and cupping. Uneven tire 

wear can indicate alignment, wheel balance 

or suspension problems that must be 

addressed to prevent further tire damage. 

Washer fluid: Fill the windshield 

washer fluid reservoir with a winter cleaning 

solution that has antifreeze components. 

Some window washer solution 

is rated to just 20 degrees, but in cold 

weather this solution can freeze and damage 

the washer system. Look for washer 

Let’s Laugh Meets Twice in Millis this Month 

There will be a special Let’s 

Laugh Today Event at the Millis 

Public Library, 961 Main 

Street, Millis, Monday, January 

23rd from 7 to 8 p.m., and it is 

FREE! Laugh in the New Year 

and learn simple exercises to help 

you lighten up about life and 

bring more laughter into it! 

Let’s Laugh Today in Millis 

will also take place on Saturday, 

January 28th from 9:45 a.m. to 

10:45 a.m. (please note the new 

time) at Living Buddha Nature, 

Centennial Place, 969 Main 

St., Millis. Boost your joy factor, 

lighten up about life, release 

happy chemicals and open channels 

of expression and well-being 

to feel more alive! There are no 

postures or poses and all ages 

can participate in this uplifting 

experience! Let’s laugh, breath, 

and clap! Anyone can do these 

simple exercises. You can sit or 

stand. For both classes, please 

bring water to drink and arrive 

early. $12 (Seniors 65 and older: 

$10) 

Laughing strengthens the immune 

system, and helps with 

stress, depression and anxiety. 

There are no fancy postures 

and is appropriate for all ages 

and all physical levels. A meditation 

will be added at the end 

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Wipers: Wiper blades should completely 

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Replace any blade that leaves streaks or 

misses spots. Consider installing wiper 

blades that have a one-piece plastic beam 

frame or winter blades that wrap the metal 

frame in a rubber boot. Both designs help 

prevent snow and ice buildup that can interfere 

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Engine Warm up: Extensive engine 

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Thank you Medway 

Poll Workers! 

On Thursday, December 8th 

the Town Clerk’s Office hosted 

more than 50 Medway Poll 

Workers at Thayer Homestead to 

thank them for the tremendous 

job they did in the Presidential 

Election last month. Town Clerk 

Maryjane White and Assistant 

Town Clerk Charlene Tingley 

both expressed their sincere gratitude 

for the poll workers, many 

of whom have worked elections 

in Medway for decades. Town 

Administrator Michael Boynton 

warmly opened the festivities 

and Selectman Dennis Crowley 

expressed his appreciation for 

the long hours of work that the 

poll workers commit, along with 

the accuracy and efficiency of 

the process under their watch. A 

group of Town Hall employees 

volunteered to supply a hearty 

selection of soups, stews, salad, 

bread, and desserts. Santa made 

a surprise visit and handed out 

candies to the guests. Thank you, 

Medway Poll Workers, we truly 

appreciate you! 

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Route 109 Construction 

Concludes for the Season 

The Route 109 Transportation Improvement 

Project construction ended for the season in mid- 

December. The work in 2016 was focused on 

installation of new drainage piping. All areas excavated 

have a temporary patch to carry through 

the winter. All intelligent traffic detection has been 

disabled due to the excavation and the major intersections 

have been left on timers for the winter. 

Work will resume next year in the spring. That 

work will primarily be changes to the road width 

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Community Events 

January 9 


Presents “Sports 

Talk with Joe Fitzgerald,” 

Medway Senior 

Center, 76 Oakland 

Street, Medway, 10:30 

a.m. Come join us for a 

fun filled morning as we 

speak with veteran columnist, 

author, former 

sports writer and talk 

show host Joe Fitzgerald. 

RSVP to the Senior 

Center (508) 533-3210 


Effective Communication 

Strategies, An 

education program by 

the Alzheimer’s Association, 

presented by the 

Millis Council on Aging, 

Room 18, 900 Main 

Street, Millis, 11 a.m. 

Communication is more 

than just talking and listening 

– it’s also about 

sending and receiving 

messages through attitude, 

tone of voice, 

facial expressions and 

body language. As people 

with Alzheimer’s 

disease and other dementias 

lose the ability 

to use words, families 

need new ways to connect. 

Learn to decode 

the verbal and behavioral 

messages delivered 

by someone with 

dementia, and identify 

strategies to help you 

connect and communicate 

at each stage of 

the disease. 

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Medway Business 

Council hosts interactive 

workshop with public 

relations consultant 

Julie Dennehy, 7:30-9 

a.m., Medway VFW 

Post 1526, 123 Holliston 

Street, Medway. Open 

to any business owner in 

Medway and surrounding 

communities. $15/ 

members and $20/nonmembers. 

Please RSVP 

and register online at 

www.medwaybusinesscouncil.org 

by January 

11th. For more information 

about MBC, visit 

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The Church of 

Christ Free Community 

Dinner and Game 

Night. 142 Exchange 

St., Millis. Dinner is 

served at 6:30 pm. Following 

the dinner, we 

will have a fun night 

playing board games 

and sharing conversation 

and fellowship. All 

are invited—games for 

all ages. The event is 

sponsored by the Men’s 

Fellowship group and is 

held in Fellowship Hall 

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Let’s Laugh Today, 

7-8 p.m., Millis Public 

Library, 961 Main 

Street, Millis, laughter 

yoga, bring a water 

bottle, free, open to all, 

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Millis Theatre Group 

presents Almost, Maine, a 

play by John Cariami, 

directed by Jim Porter, 8 

p.m., Millis High School 

auditorium, 245 Plain 

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Millis Theatre Group 

presents Almost, Maine, a 

play by John Cariami, 

directed by Jim Porter, 8 

p.m., Millis High School 

auditorium, 245 Plain 

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M/M 

Christmas Tree Removal – 

Millis Troop 15 

Boy Scout Fundraiser in Millis 

After the holidays, remove all tinsel, metal hooks and decorations from your tree and email 

troop15fundraiser@yahoo.com to arrange pickup of your tree. 

When: January 7, 2017 

Where: 

Time: 

Other: 

Thank you for your support! 

Please leave tree on your doorstep or 

by mailbox, or if you require special 

arrangements, email this information. 

Please have your tree out by 8 a.m. 

No problem if you can’t be there on day 

of pickup. The $10-$15 donation can be 

left in an envelope by your door. Please 

make checks payable to Millis Troop 15. 

Medway Youth 

Softball Accepting 

Registrations 

Medway Youth Softball is now accepting registrations for 

the Spring 2017 season. Registration ends on March 17th. 

MYS has instructional programs 

for girls in grades K and 1st-2nd. 

Girls in grades 3-4, 5-6 and 

7-8 all play in league action 

vs. towns in the Metrowest 

Girls Softball League. Go 

to www.medwaysoftball.org 

today for more information 

or to register!


Sports 

Mohawk Pride Committee Supports the Players & Community 


The Millis Mohawk Pride 

Committee might have started 

to support the boys’ basketball 

program at Millis High School, 

but the effort, begun by Coach 

Paul Adams and accelerated by 

involved parents, has grown to 

support both girls’ and boys’ programs. 

“Times are changing, and we 

really need to subsidize some of 

the things kids have to pay for 

with fundraising,” says Coach 

Paul Adams, who headed up the 

Millis girls’ basketball program 

from 1996 to 2007, took a break 

to coach his own kids, and who 

was named boys varsity head 

coach in 2013. 

“I knew if I was a coach 

again, I’d get together a fundraising 

committee,” says Adams, 

who says he sought out parent 

volunteers he knew were “good 

at that type of thing.” 

The goals for the committee, 

says Adams, were “not just 

to subsidize fundraising for the 

stuff players had to pay for, but 

to make our basketball program 

better.” 

And make it better the Mohawk 

Pride Committee has. 

This year, it has: 

• donated $1,000 to help to 

purchase a new scorer’s 

table 

• started the first ever boys’ 

annual basketball scholarship 

in Millis, awarding 

$1,000 to a senior who 

“was part of it from travel 

days to high school.” 

• hosted an annual boys 

basketball camp in June 

for boys entering 2nd 

through 9th grade for the 

second year in a row. The 

program saw 84 players 

this year. 

• split the cost (a share of 

$3,500) with the youth 

basketball program for 

all new glass backboards 

at the Clyde Brown Elementary 

School, where 

the MHS freshman team 

practices. 

• Paid for every boys’ basketball 

player to attend a 

year-end awards banquet 

at Primavera Ristorante. 

• Helped pay a stipend for 

nonpaid assistant coaches. 

• Supported 45 kids playing 

in the summer league. 

“I knew the people I had with 

me were go-getters,” says Adams, 

who is thrilled at the growth of 

the fundraising program. He 

credits parents like Pam Mustard, 

Lisa Olmsted and Janice Alger, 

whom he first approached with 

the idea. People like Julia Clarke, 

and more, he says, have stepped 

forward to keep the momentum 

going. 

“Every one of them is self 

motivated. They believe in what 

they’re doing for the program, 

which in turn gives back to the 

community.” 

Fundraisers, he says, offer 

something to the community. 

“Basically, we didn’t want to 

do your typical fundraiser where 

kids have to go sell stuff,” says 

Adams. Some of the successful 

fundraisers have included the 3:3 

basketball program, now an annual 

event that will celebrate its 

third year in April of 2017. The 

competition sees children from 

younger grades to older and 

adult, all organized by the Mohawk 

Pride Committee. The first 

year saw 52 teams participate, 

which grew to 56, including 15 

alumni teams, the second year. 

“We raised some money for 

the program and had a great day 

of basketball (for the town),” says 

Adams, who says local companies 

even got involved to sponsor 

the event with donated food. 

Another fundraiser, a comedy 

night, raised money for the program. 

A second comedy fundraiser 

will take place in February 

2017. 

Adams says Mohawk Pride 

also works to get players involved 

in the community. Players, he 

says, have helped the Lions Club 

with their annual Super bowl 

morning breakfast, and 90% of 

the team coach basketball in the 

community in either the recreation 

or travel teams. 

“It’s a super important (goal 

for players), to believe in their 

community and to give back to 

their community,” says Adams. 

You can learn more about the 

Millis Mohawk Pride Committee 

on Facebook. 

Riley and Maddy Shearns Bring Lifelong Talent to 

MMH Gymnastics Team 

By Christopher Tremblay 

It seems that almost immediately 

after exiting the womb, 

the Shearns twins were planning 

their life in gymnastics. Well 

not really, but Maddy and Riley 

Shearns got involved with gymnastics 

at the young age of four 

thanks to their mother, Denise, 

who was a gymnastics coach. 

The twins have worked on 

their skills for the past 12 years 

at Elite Gymnastics in Ashland, 

where they have been under the 

guidance of Breanna Vacca. 

Three years ago, when the 

twins were entering their freshman 

year at Millis High School, 

Vacca and Medway Athletic Director 

Rob Pearl were working 

on putting together a gymnastics 

squad. Unfortunately, Medway 

didn’t have enough athletes to 

form a team, so Pearl contacted 

AD Chuck Grant at Millis. The 

first season, the team was billed 

as the Medway-Millis, but last 

year added Holliston to the mix, 

where the squad finished in the 

State Tournament three points 

behind Barnstable. 

Both girls have been with the 

program from its inception, and 

although familiar with Coach 

Vacca, the tryouts still left them 

a little unease. 

“Just because we knew the 

Coach, tryouts still had a nervous 

feeling to them, as we didn’t 

know anyone else who was trying 

out,” Maddy said. “But we were 

confident that we’d make the 

team because of our abilities.” 

The twins can both take part 

in all four events for Medway- 

Millis-Holliston, but as only juniors 

they usually find themselves 

taking part in three of the four 

events during each meet. Riley 

takes part in floor, vault and 

beam, while her older sister, by 

two minutes, Maddy takes part 

in floor, vault and bars. And although 

both participate in similar 

events, both seem to like a 

different event. 

“Floor is my all time favorite 

event, as it’s where I have my 

most success,” Riley said. “I also 

enjoy it as I’m performing to 

the music and dancing using my 

skills.” 

While Riley is dancing around 

on the floor, Maddy prefers the 

skill of the vault. 

“I like the entire anticipation 

of the event,” she said. “Making 

that good run, hitting the vault 

just right and then sticking the 

landing – that’s what I like.” 

Although the Shearns girls 

have been participating in club 

gymnastics for quite some time, 

the duo really prefers the sport 

on the high school level much 

better. 

“The two are totally different,” 

Riley said. “Club is more 

about individualism, while high 

school has much more of a team 

aspect to it.” 

MMH Coach Vacca also believes 

that the two girls seem to 

GYMNASTICS 


The Shearns twins, Maddy and Riley, of Millis, have been involved in 

gymnastics since the young age of four, when their Mom, Denise, was 

their coach. Now, as part of the Medway-Millis-Holliston gymnastics 

team, they hope to secure a state title.


Sports 

GYMNASTICS 


gravitate toward different events 

that they seem to succeed in. 

“Both girls are capable of 

participating in all four events 

and scoring points for the team, 

but they are different. Madison 

has decent bars, but she still can 

improve participating in a level 

9,” the Coach said. “Riley is a 

very hard working individual 

who wants to get in all her skills 

on the floor.” 

While high school gymnastics 

is more of a team sport to the 

twins, it is also a sport where you 

cannot afford to make a mistake, 

as you’re all alone. 

“Gymnastics is tough, as all 

eyes are on you when you are 

performing. If you make a mistake, 

a lot of people see it,” Riley 

said. “It’s also hard to overcome, 

unlike soccer, where you’re part 

of a bigger picture. Mistakes can 

be hidden there, and it doesn’t 

always affect the team.” 

Like most twins, Maddy 

agrees with her sibling. 

“In any event you’re just 

trying to block everything out 

and focus on the task at hand,” 

Maddy said. “You don’t want to 

stress out, because you will make 

a mistake. You need to succeed 

at that moment and leave everything 

behind you.” 

The Shearns girls have both 

had success on the club level 

with Elite, but would really like 

to improve upon last 

year’s success with 

MMH and capture 

a championship. 

“I really think 

that if we work 

hard together as a 

team, we can win 

New England’s this 

year. I’d really like 

to bring the trophy 

home to Millis and 

show them that gymnastics 

is a top sport, 

too,” Maddy said. 

Being part of a 

championship team 

is also a goal of Riley’s. 

“We are a well 

practiced team with 

a good amount of 

talented girls. If we continue to 

improve I see no reason why we 

cannot win the New England’s,” 

she said. “Last year, it was a little 

intimidating going up against 

some of the higher divisions, but 

we managed to take third. Millis 

only has a small pool of girls 

to choose from, so it makes it 

tougher, but as a co-op, everyone 

benefits at becoming a successful 

team.” 

As the duo plans on working 

extremely hard to accomplish 

their goals this upcoming season, 

they don’t use that aggression at 

beating one another, despite participating 

in the same events. 

“We just want the best for 

each other,” Riley said. “We’re 

competitive, but we help each 

other in terms of what we’re 

doing in each event.” 

With their spirited attitude, 

the Shearns twins, along with 

the rest of the MMH squad 

#22 Pave the way 

for the greatness 

of others. 

should have a decent shot at 

their goal of taking home a New 

England Title, and it’s no wonder 

why their mother wanted to 

get them into gymnastics at such 

an early age. 

Together let’s plan 

for the future 

so you can continue 

all the good you do 

in your life. 

Michael T. Damon* 

Financial Services Professional 

Damon Financial, LLC** 

45 Milford Street, Suite 3 

Medway, MA 02053 

(508) 321-2101 

Mike@DamonFinancial.com 

www.DamonFinancial.com 

Registered Representative offering investments 

through NYLIFE Securities LLC (Member FINRA/ 

SIPC), A Licensed Insurance Agency. 

* Registered Representative offering 

investments through NYLIFE Securities LLC 

(member FINRA/SIPC), A Licensed Insurance 

Agency and wholly owned subsidiary of New 

York Life Insurance and an agent licensed 

to sell insurance through New York Life 

Insurance Company and may be licensed 

to sell insurance through various other 

independent unaffiliated companies. 

** Damon Financial, LLC is not owned or 

operated by New York Life Insurance 

Company or its affi liates. 

SMRU1614160 (Exp.1/31/2017) 

Life Insurance. Retirement. Investments. 

Damon 

Financial, LLC 

© 2015 New York Life Insurance Company, 51 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010


Mass Audubon Stony Brook 

Announces Its January Programming! 

Tiny Trekkers: Saturdays, 

January 7th and 21st, from 

10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Start your 

weekend off right with a fun 

and knowledgeable Stony Brook 

teacher on the trails learning 

about nature. Each day will 

have a special topic created to 

excite your child about the natural 

world. There will be crafts, 

activities and lots of laughter. 

So come and join the fun. This 

month’s themes: Tracks: Who’s 

Been Here?/ Owls on the Prowl. 

Ages 2.9 to 6 with a parent. Fee: 

$5m/$6nm per person per session 

Family Explorations at Stony 

Brook: Saturday, January 14th, 

from 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Join 

a Stony Brook naturalist for an 

exploration of the wetlands, 

woodlands and winter wildlife 

of Stony Brook. Bring your camera, 

binoculars and curiosity for 

an enjoyable walk to learn about 

the natural history of our area 

as well as some of the animals 

and plants that can be found at 

the sanctuary and why they are 

here. All hikes begin on the front 

porch. Program for members 

only. Free 

Paper Making: Saturday, 

January 28th, from 9 a.m. – 

10:30 a.m. Since its invention, 

paper has influenced the very 

development of society. We have 

been making paper for more 

than 1000 years and, still today, 

paper is inextricably linked to 

our daily lives. The goal of this 

program is to relate artistic and 

scientific concepts to one of 

the most familiar objects in our 

daily activities. The process of 

paper making will capture the 

imaginations of young people, 

stimulating their creativity, and 

showcasing the relationship between 

art and science. This is a 

two-hour program for kids grade 

two and up (parents are also welcome 

and encouraged to attend). 

During this program, Maia will 

share her knowledge of the history 

of paper making and the 

process of making paper. Participants 

will make their own paper 

to take home for their next adventure 

in art making. Fee: $36m 

- $44nm per person 

Spontaneous Explorations 

(on snowshoes or not): call to 

be put on our list. We will invite 

you when it snows. Come on an 

exciting walk through the woods 

using this unique Native American 

invention. Beginners and 

experts welcome. If you have 

snowshoes, bring them; several 

pairs will be available for those 

who don’t. Other times we just 

get an itch to go birding. If the 

weather looks great, or there is 

a rare bird nearby and you want 

to join us, call 508-528-3140 or 

email us at stonybrook@massaudubon.org 

to be put on the 

spontaneous explorations list, 

and we will let you know when we 

are going out. Fee: $6m/$9nm 

per person 

Pre-registration is required for 

all programs (except as noted). 

For more details, visit the Mass 

Audubon webpage at www. 

massaudubon.org or contact 

us at (508) 528-3140. Register 

by phone, email (stonybrook@ 

massaudubon.org), fax (508-553- 

3864) or in person. Stony Brook 

is located at 108 North Street in 

Norfolk. 

Run Your Ads & Inserts With Us! 

Call Lori Koller 

(508) 934-9608


Paula Glazebrook, 

Local Realtor®, Joins 

Northeast Signature 

Properties 

Northeast Signature Properties 

is pleased to announce 

the addition of another experienced, 

ethical and well 

respected agent to their real 

estate sales team! Paula Glazebrook, 

local Realtor®, joined 

Northeast Signature Properties 

in December. Paula brings 

over 10 years of real estate 

sales and negotiation experience 

of successfully assisting 

clients with their goals to buy 

and sell homes in the Holliston 

and MetroWest area. Paula, 

originally from the London, 

England area, is a long time 

resident of Holliston where 

she has raised her family. Paula’s 

market knowledge, negotiation 

skills and commitment 

to her clients will be an asset to 

the Northeast Signature Properties 

organization. Northeast 

Signature Properties is a 

woman owned business that 

was founded in 2008 by the 

owner, Jennifer (Colella) Mc- 

Mahon. Northeast Signature 

Properties is located on Route 

109 in Millis and has been 

successful in selling the most 

homes in Millis over the last 

six years and is growing in the 

surrounding towns. To reach 

Paula or for more information 

please visit www.nesignature. 

com or call (508) 376-4500. 

Carolyn Chodat 

Owner/Broker 

Classic Properties Realtors ® 

would like to wish you and your family 

A Happy and Healthy New Year! 

Hire the Realtor your 

Friends and Neighbors trust! 

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Millis 

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Donna Durrance, Olga Guerrero, Debbi Mosher, 

JoAn O’Rourke, Beth Rossi & Cheryl Smith 

74 Main Street, Medway, MA 02053 

Direct: 508-533-6060 

www.classicprops.com 

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Medway 

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165 Main St. Suite 109, Medway, MA 02053 

Phone: 508-877-6666 

Email: BAmbrose@NewHorizonMC.com 

Website: www.newhorizonmc.com 

39 Lois Lane 

Norfolk 

22 Oakland St 


5 Cranmore Rd 

Medfield 

8 Bob White Lane 

Norfolk 

108 Partridge St 

Franklin 

45 Everett St 

Norfolk 

18 Milford St 


203 Farm St 


179 Farm St 


24 Walnut Hill Rd 


Sandy Mallah SOLD all of these properties in 2016... 

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Give him a call (774) 993-9325 for your FREE Market Analysis 

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Preventing and Dealing with Frozen Pipes 

State Fire Marshal Peter J. 

Ostroskey said, “This bitter cold 

weather brings the risk of frozen 

pipes. As difficult as that situation 

is, it is important not to make a 

bad situation worse; many people 

cause fires trying to thaw frozen 

pipes.” 

Tips for Preventing Frozen 

Pipes 

When the weather is very cold 

outside, let the water drip from 

the faucet served by exposed 

pipes. Running water through 

the pipe – even at a trickle – 

helps prevent pipes from freezing 

because the temperature of the 

water running through it is above 

freezing. 

Open kitchen and bathroom 

cabinet doors to allow warmer 

air to circulate around the 

plumbing. Be sure to move any 

harmful cleaners and household 

chemicals up out of the reach of 

children. 

Keep the thermostat set to the 

same temperature both during 

the day and at night. By temporarily 

suspending the use of 

lower nighttime temperatures, 

you may incur a higher heating 

bill, but you can prevent a much 

more costly repair job if pipes 

freeze and burst. 

If you will be going away during 

cold weather, leave the heat 

on in your home or business set 

to a temperature no lower than 

55ºF. 

Shut off outside water. 

PIPES 


Sold 

Sold 

11 Tucker Road, Norfolk 

Sold 

2 Grapevine Way, Medway 

Sold 

588 Andover Street, Lowell 

SOLD 

64 Medway Street, Norfolk 

SOLD 

1 Preservation Way, Medfield 

Just Listed 

14D Pleasant Street, Franklin 

SOLD 

35 Pound Street, Medfield 

Sold 

21 Fahey Road, Marlborough 

Sold 

10 Maple Street, Watertown 

Sold 

Under Contract 

21 Catherine Ave. Franklin 

Sold 

52 Reed Street, Dedham 32 Duncan Road, Stoughton 

Wishing everyone a very 

happy and healthy 2017


WILLIAM RAVEIS - DELTA REALTORS 

www.WilliamRaveisDeltaRealtors.com 

New Construction at Applegate Farm—Medway MA 

JUST SOLD 

9 CRESTVIEW DRIVE MILLIS 

$530,000.00 

Prices start at 

$694,900 

Move in model ready 

or custom build. 

Call 508-359-7351 for 

more information 

Directions: Holliston St., to Goldenrod Road, to Applegate Road 

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ERA KEY SOLD THE MOST HOMES IN 2015! 

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Cell: (508) 951-5909 

E-Mail: joleenjrose@gmail.com 

Web: www.joleensellshomes.com 

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Happy 

New Year! 

For a free market 

report of your 

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The Holidays are the best time to put your 

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REALTOR ® 

cell (617) 828-6466 

office (508) 384-3435 

Lisa@LisaIsRealEstate.com 

www.LisaIsRealEstate.com 

26 Franklin Street, Wrentham, MA 02093 

Wishing You and Your Family 

a Happy New Year! 

More choice. More reason to call us. 

Call 617-828-6466 

PIPES 


Protect Sprinklers Systems 

In order to protect sprinkler 

systems, check on your building 

during to the cold snap, especially 

if you don’t have a low 

temperature alarm. Make sure 

that all portions of the building 

remain heated to at least 40°F 

and not exposed to freezing conditions. 

Setting the thermostat 

higher -50-60 °F during this cold 

snap will help make sure pipes in 

concealed areas stay warm. 

To Thaw Frozen Pipes 

If you turn on a faucet and 

only a trickle comes out, suspect 

a frozen pipe. Locate the area 

of the water pipe that might be 

frozen. Likely places include 

pipes running against exterior 

walls or where your water service 

enters your home through 

the foundation. 

• Keep the faucet open. As 

you treat the frozen pipe 

and the frozen area begins 

to melt, water will begin to 

flow through the frozen area. 

Running water through the 

pipe will help melt more ice 

in the pipe. 

• Apply heat to the section of 

pipe using an electric heating 

pad wrapped around the 

pipe, an electric hair dryer, 

or wrapping pipes with 

towels soaked in hot water. 

Do not use a blowtorch, 

kerosene or propane heater, 

charcoal stove, or other open 

flame devices. A blowtorch 

can make water in a frozen 

pipe boil and cause the pipe 

to explode. All open flames 

in homes present a serious 

fire danger, as well as a severe 

risk of exposure to lethal 

carbon monoxide. 

• Apply heat until full water 

pressure is restored. If you 

are unable to locate the frozen 

area, if the frozen area 

is not accessible, or if you 

cannot thaw the pipe, call a 

licensed plumber. 

• Check all other faucets in 

your home to find out if you 

have additional frozen pipes. 

If one pipe freezes, others 

may freeze, too. 

• Be careful using space heaters 

to warm up areas near 

pipes. Don’t overload circuits. 

Try not to use extension 

cords but if you must, 

make sure they are rated for 

the appliance. Heat producing 

appliances need stronger 

extension cords than lamps 

• Remember not to leave the 

door of a gas oven open; it 

will produce large amounts 

of carbon monoxide. 

• Be sure there are working 

smoke and carbon monoxide 

alarms on every level of 

the home. 

PENDING 

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SOLD 

PLEASE RECYCLE 

342 Village St 

Millis - $425K 

SOLD 

33 Beverly Street 

Natick - $600K 

NEW LISTING 

3 Heidi Lane 

Natick $769,900 

SOLD 

10 Maple Avenue 

Millis - $369K 

SOLD 

5 Pearl Street, Millis - $660K 

New Contruction 

SOLD 

30 Needham Street 

Norfolk - $309K 

SOLD 

36 Stratford Street 


SOLD 

6 Broad Street, Milford 260k 

443 Rumonoski Drive, Northbridge $265k 

23 Skyline Drive, Medway $440k 

19 5Th Avenue, Watertown $485k 

9 Community Way, Foxboro $240k 

4 Fieldstone Road, Medfield $590k 

1 Pearly Lane, Franklin $750k 

51 Plantation Road, Northbridge $189k 

26 Willis Avenue, Framingham $130k 

SOLD 

19 Evergreen 

Franklin - $550K 

SOLD 

33 Fairway, Medway 


SOLD 

3 Beverly Street, Natick - $820K 

New Construction 

SOLD 

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I love what I do! 

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New Construction 

6 Cottage Street 

Medway - $259K 

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Medfield - $599K 

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Sudbury - $550K 

Contact me for an Updated Housing Report 

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#1 COMPANY FOR HOMES SOLD IN MILLIS 

(#1 in Total Homes Sold in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & YTD 2016 Source MLS) 

Robin Spangenberg 

Realtor ® , ABR, Prof. Stager, SRS 

DIRECT: 508-277-4144 

Laina Regan Kaplan 

Realtor ® , CBR 

DIRECT: 508-577-3538 

Siobhan Clayton 

Realtor ® 

DIRECT: 617-418-9722 

Jennifer Colella McMahon 

Realtor ® , Broker, ABR, CBR, 

LMC, CHS, CSP, BPOR 

DIRECT: 774-210-0898 

SALE PENDING 

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Realtor ® , Fluent Spanish, Pro. Stager 

DIRECT: 508-314-4394 

Paula Glazebrook 

Realtor ® 

DIRECT: 774-217-8848 

NEW LISTING 

$644,900 

24 Walnut Hill Road, Millis 


FEATURED PROPERTY 

$399,000 

19 Ticonderoga Lane, Millis 


NEIGHBORHOOD 

SALE PENDING 

$649,000 

6 Hillside Drive, Holliston 

Paula Glazebrook 

RENTAL 

$2,200/month 

247 Pond St, Unit #1, Franklin 

Laina Kaplan 

TOWNHOME 

260 Ridge Street, Millis • $665,000 

Custom home with beautiful renovations in spacious 4 bed 3.5 bath 

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Wishing you a Wonderful 2017 

Happy New Year! 

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UNDER CONTRACT 

$349,000 

108 Lovering St, Medway 

Laina Kaplan 

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$447,000 

181 Main St, Medway 

Laina Kaplan 

SALE PENDING 

$229,900 

19 Cedar Sq, Millis 


$569,900 

69 Farm Street, Millis 


$2,300/month 

260 Village Street, Medway 


$369,900 

45 Village Street, Millis 


SALE PENDING 

$374,000 

289 Village Street, Millis 


WRITTEN TO LAINA KAPLAN FROM HER CLIENT 

“Laina is a skilled Realtor and a pleasure to work with. She goes above 

and beyond for her clients - always attentive, responsive and cares about 

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Kaplan.” Kelly Houston, Bellingham 

2 ACRE LOT 

$414,900 

2065 West Street, Wrentham 

Robin Spangenberg

Millis Medway January 2017

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