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Versatile Espanet Reaches 1,000 Points In Basketball 

By KEN HAMWEY 

Staff Sports Writer 

Brian Espanet is one of 

Hopedale High’s premier threesport 

athletes. 

The 6-foot-4, 185-pound 

senior has played on a football 

team that won a Super Bowl 

(Millis-Hopedale last fall), a 

basketball team that won a district 

crown (2014) and a baseball 

team that won the districts 

(2015). Now that he’s scored his 

1,000th point in basketball, it’s 

obvious he’s a rare-breed competitor. 

A Dual Valley Conference 

all-star in baseball and the circuit’s 

MVP in basketball, Espanet 

also was the Tri Valley 

League’s MVP in football and 

he’ll be on scholarship at the 

University of New Hampshire 

in the fall. When Hopedale 

played in Bellingham High’s 

Hutchinson Memorial Basketball 

Tournament the last 

two years, all Espanet did was 

spark the Blue Raiders to backto-back 

titles and walk off with 

Brian Espanet is flanked by his parents, Rick and Kathy, in a brief ceremony after scoring his 1000th 

point. Photo by Steven Bassignani 

the tourney’s MVP award both 

times. 

The 18-year-old forward hit 

the 1,000-point mark on Friday, 

Jan. 27, at a home game 

against Whitinsville-Christian. 

With a minute to go in the final 

quarter, Espanet was fouled on 

a drive to the basket from the 

left side. Needing one of two 

free throws, he missed the first 

but connected on the second for 

a 15-point night and an even 

1,000 for his career. 

The contest, which Hopedale 

won, 49-33, was stopped for 

a brief ceremony where Espanet 

was photographed with his 

parents (Rick and Kathy) and 

posed for a separate photo with 

head coach Tony Cordani. 

“It’s a huge honor to have 

played with great teammates 

and been on great teams,’’ Espanet 

said. “I’ve been fortunate 

to stay healthy and play 

in so many games, including 

tourneys like the Clark and the 

districts. Points aren’t all that 

important on an individual 

basis but they do play a role in 

winning games. That’s the significance 

for me.’’ 

Espanet said he was glad the 

milestone has been achieved. 

Now, he’s focused on postseason 

tourneys. “By reaching 

1,000, it gets the focus off me 

and back to team goals,’’ he 

emphasized. “We want to be 

prepared for the Clark and the 

district competition.’’ 

The native of Hopedale is 

ESPANET 

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the 10th player in school history 

to reach 1,000 points and 

he recalled how thrilling it was 

to witness three others achieve 

that number. “I remember how 

special it was for Lekia Cowen, 

Jessica Peacock, and Anna Siefring 

,’’ he said. “I remember seeing 

how the fans reacted. When 

I made it to 1,000, I looked in 

the stands and saw some young 

fans reacting. That was me years 

ago.’’ 

The personable Espanet was 

quick to acknowledge his current 

teammates and his parents 

but he also cited his coaches 

and former Blue Raider Kevin 

Bresciani. “Coach Cordani has 

always stressed extra effort and 

focusing on little things that 

are important,’’ Espanet noted. 

“Coaches (Tom) D’Urso and 

(Don) Klocek also have helped 

me a lot. Kevin was our point 

guard on the district title team 

and he symbolized what Hopedale 

basketball is all about, just a 

great leader and team player.’’ 

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Hopedale’s Brian Espanet drives to the basket and gets fouled, setting 

up a free throw that led to his 1000th career point. 

back in football and a smooth 

infielder in baseball, Espanet 

finished his grid career with 34 

touchdown receptions and he 

has a .333 career batting average 

in baseball. His basketball statistics 

include a 16 points per-game 

average, 9 rebounds a game, 4 

assists per outing and 2 steals a 

game. 

Relying on a philosophy of 

“competing to win,’’ Espanet, 

who helped Hopedale finish 

17-2 in the regular season and 

co-champs in the DVC, continually 

strives to reach his potential 

and to realize the valuable 

life lessons that athletics teach. 

“Sports teach lots of lessons,’’ he 

noted. “I’ve learned that when 

tough times occur, you have to 

stay the course. It’s important to 

not give up and play through difficulties.’’ 

Experiencing championships 

and individual awards, Espanet 

is acutely aware that his threesport 

career at Hopedale is in its 

late stages. He knows there have 

been a plethora of great moments 

but he also understands 

that when June arrives, Hopedale 

athletics will be in his rearview 

mirror. 

“It’ll be bittersweet when that 

time comes,’’ he said. “Right 

now it’s time to focus on peaking 

at the right time in basketball, 

competing hard in the districts 

and perhaps winning a state 

championship. When this all 

ends, hopefully people will remember 

the championships and 

maybe recall the 1,000 points. 

I’ll always remember playing 

for Hopedale — the great teammates 

and the great coaches.’’ 

Brian Espanet’s 1,000 points 

are simply an exclamation point 

on just how efficient and versatile 

he’s been in all three sports. 

A Night 

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Arts at 

Hopedale 

Junior- 

Senior 

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School 

By Laura Welch 

On Thursday May 18th, 2017 

the Hopedale Junior-Senior High 

School and Elementary School 

will be holding the spring 2017 

Art Show for select artwork from 

grades kindergarten through 

twelfth. The event will be at the 

high school cafeteria from 6pm 

to 8pm and will be on the same 

night as the Hopedale High 

School Chorus and Band Concert. 

This evening is a “night 

of the arts” where hundreds of 

paintings, drawings, and sculptures 

will be showcased. Art 

Portfolio seniors will each have 

their own exhibitions within the 

art show including Courtney 

Smith, Sydney Brake, Brenna 

Ashby, Kenny Piercesaw, Juliet 

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Ceramics for a Cause 

By Alyssa Pool 

Since the 2016-2017 school 

year began, the Hopedale Junior- 

Senior High School Art Room 

has been abuzz with activity 

nearly every day after school. 

Students and faculty alike can be 

seen forming bowls on the pottery 

wheels or painting clay creations 

with glaze at the nearby 

tables. All of this hard work is 

being completed to prepare for 

the upcoming Empty Bowls Fundraiser. 

Empty Bowls is a nationwide 

initiative to raise money for local 

food pantries. This year the Art 

Club, led by the school’s Art 

Teacher, Laura Welch, is aiming 

to raise $1,000 for the food 

pantries around the Hopedale 

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hand-made ceramic bowls 

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Hundreds of beautiful bowls 

have been created in anticipation 

for this event by students and 

faculty of all ages. 

The Empty Bowls Fundraiser 

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30th from 6 to 8 PM in the 

Hopedale Junior-Senior High 

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Tickets to attend the event are 

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This year three students from 

Hopedale Junior-Senior High 

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Brenna Ashby, a senior, received 

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Madeleine Poitras, an eighth 

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The water, deep and clear. 

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Now, they stand for the water. 

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The Air 

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The air that you have poisoned. 

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For the factories that made what 

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We breathe. 

We inhale our self-created poison, 

We exhale with defeat, 

For we are the epitome of selfdestruction. 

We buy with impulse. 

We manufacture with ignorance. 

We live in a cycle of constant selfdestruction. 

We poison the sky, 

Without understanding that the 

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The Land 

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The excess, to be put in bags that 

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The flowers, as far as we’re concerned, 

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And promptly 

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A Hopedale Girl In Thailand Remembering 2016 

By: Cassidy Rodrigues 

2016 was the year that everything 

changed for me, and it’s 

finally come to a close. It was a rollercoaster 

ride of thrills, challenges, 

and inspiration, all of which I 

would never want to change. So, 

here is a list of 10 things I won’t 

forget about 2016. 

Meeting everyone in 

D7910. My home district, 7910, is 

a special group of people I am incredibly 

grateful for. From people 

helping me with any issues, to always 

having someone to talk to, I 

can say I am never alone as part of 

D7910. To Robin, Marcia, Jeanne, 

Alex, Hannah, Alec, and Jules, 

thank you so much for everything! 

Leaving my family. One of the 

hardest things I had to do was say 

my goodbyes. I definitely didn’t 

want to, but I had to. When I 

made the commitment to going 

on exchange, I knew I wouldn’t see 

my family for almost a year. Walking 

away and getting on that plane 

wasn’t easy, but I’m glad that I did. 

Starting to learn Thai. Learning 

a new language is far from easy, 

especially when it has a completely 

different alphabet, and there are 

sounds us as Americans don’t use. 

But I’m continuing to make progress 

every day! 

Eating the spiciest food in the 

world. This is one thing that I have 

to do all the time! I’m getting a lot 

better at it, but when I first came 

here, it was unbearable. Now, I can 

manage some of it. Not the worst 

things, though! You aren’t really 

tough until you’ve eaten Thai food. 

The end of my junior year. The 

end of the school year was bit sad, 

because I knew I wouldn’t be 

coming back. Junior year was a 

lot of successes, and overall, a very 

happy time in my life. I still miss 

everyone, but I’m incredibly lucky 

to be here. 

The election. This is one that 

still hits a sore spot with me. However, 

it taught me that not everything 

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even things I may think of as inherently 

wrong, others view as 

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taught me a lot about dealing with 

situations I’m not happy about. 

Meeting so many new people. 

Here, I’ve met people from all 

over the world! From Germany to 

Argentina, I’ve met and become 

friends with so many people from 

different countries, who have 

taught me a lot about cultures and 

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Working, working, and working. 

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Being independent. This is the 

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per eyelid. 

• Antibiotic ointment. Your ophthalmologist 

may prescribe an 

antibiotic ointment. Using a 

clean fingertip or cotton swab, 

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the base of the eyelashes before 

bedtime. 

• Artificial tears or steroid eye 

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blepharitis: A commercial 

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Shampooing with a product 

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the mite (demodex). Other reported 

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steroids. An anti-parasitic gel 

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effectiveness as a treatment. 

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Living Healthy 

14th Annual Sharon Timlin Memorial 5K Race/Walk 

and Family Fun Day 

Registration is now open for 

the 14th Annual Sharon Timlin 

Memorial Event to Cure ALS at 

www.sharontimlinrace.org. The 

event will take place on Saturday 

June 17, 2017. This event raises 

money for the Angel Fund, a 

non-profit, 100% volunteer-run 

organization, dedicated to helping 

fund research focused on 

finding a cure for ALS (Amyotrophic 

Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou 

Gehrig’s Disease) at UMASS 

Medical School, where groundbreaking 

world renowned research 

is being done. The race/ 

walk starts at 8:30 a.m. (rain 

or shine) at Hopkinton High 

School. The tax-deductible registration 

fee is $30 for all participants 

until May 17, and then the 

fee goes up to $35. The course 

is USATF certified, and professional 

net timing is provided. 

The race is strictly limited to 

1,800 participants, after which 

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registration will close. Technical 

t-shirts are guaranteed to those 

registered by May 17 and then as 

available after that date. Awards 

for top 3 male and female finishers; 

top 3 age group finishers: 

14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30- 

39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+, 

Wheelchair Division; no duplicate 

awards. 

Kids’ fun color run for grades 

1-6 will start at 10 a.m. Registration 

fee includes t-shirt, 

sunglasses and bandana. Registration 

fee is $25. No race 

day registrations will be accepted. 

There is a 300-runner 

limit! See website for 

more details. 

Amenities include a great 

post-race party with fun 

for the whole family! Live 

music, food, huge family fun 

day with prizes, games, silent 

auction, raffles & 

more. Honored guest: 

Mike Timlin, Retired MLB 

pitcher for Boston Red Sox 

will be in attendance. 

Be An Angel and Raise 

Money to Cure ALS. 

The Angel Fundraising Challenge 

is open to everyone, including 

those not participating 

in the run. Great incentives for 

all fundraisers! See our website 

for details. 

There are sponsorship opportunities 

available with 

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through various media 

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The Hopedale Council on Aging will hold an information session at: 

the Laurelwood Condos Meeting Room on 

Wed. March 29 from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm 

We serve the entire community. 

Eligibility Guidelines for 2016 - 2017 are as follows: 

Maximums : 1 Person: $34,001, 2 People: $44,463, 3 People: $54,925 

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The Friends of Adin Ballou 

hold their sixth annual Peace 

Essay Contest for Teens to celebrate 

Adin Ballou’s birthday! 

First prize winner will receive 

$100, Second prize – $50, and 

Honorable mention – $25. The 

winning essays will be published 

on the Friends of Adin Ballou 

website, and winners will be invited 

to read their essays aloud 

at Hopedale’s annual Peace Picnic. 

Hopedale’s founding father 

Adin Ballou said, “Times and 

generations are coming that 

will justly estimate me and my 

work. For them I have lived and 

labored, rather than for my contemporaries. 

To them I appeal 

for vindication and approval.” 

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Rev. Adin Ballou, founder of the 

utopian community at Hopedale, 

Massachusetts. The goals 

of Friends of Adin Ballou are 

to research and study the words 

and deeds of Adin Ballou and 

the Hopedale Community, and 

to find ways to keep that legacy 

alive in the modern world. 

Friends of Adin Ballou sponsor 

three events per year: 

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• Peace Picnic the first weekend 

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• Fall Lecture in October/November 

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On Wednesday February 8th, 

Lori Koller, editor of the Hopedale 

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BY: Lori J. Koller 

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Sports 

Cordani Keeps Hopedale Hoop Culture At A High Level 

By KEN HAMWEY 

Staff Sports Writer 

The boys basketball program 

at Hopedale High is in a class 

by itself. 

Flash back to the 1968-69 

season when the Blue Raiders 

compiled a 16-2 record and won 

the Tri Valley League championship, 

competing against 

powerful squads like Holliston, 

Medfield and Dover-Sherborn. 

Later, when Hopedale joined 

the Dual Valley Conference, 

its dominance continued as 

championships were won in its 

league, the districts and at the 

prestigious Clark tourney. 

Throughout the last 50 years, 

three coaches — Larry French, 

Don Klocek and Tony Cordani 

— have maintained a standard 

of excellence, commitment and 

dedication. During that stretch, 

championships not only were 

won, but top-notch citizens also 

were churned out. 

The Blue Raiders’ squad, 

led by Cordani for the last 19 

years, has kept Hopedale in 

the winners’ circle. This season, 

the Blue Raiders finished 

their regular season with a 17-2 

record, were co-champs in the 

DVC with Sutton and they’re 

in the hunt for a Clark Tournament 

crown and possibly a 

district championship. During 

Cordani’s tenure as head coach, 

Hopedale has won six DVC titles, 

two Clark crowns and two 

district championships. 

Boys basketball in Hopedale 

has an atmosphere that’s always 

positive and a culture that 

thrives, no matter what names 

dot the roster. 

“We’re a small town but we 

get lots of support,’’ said Cordani, 

who previously was successful 

coaching at Tri County 

Vocational and Hopkinton. 

“We’ve got a tremendous youth 

program where kids learn the 

basics, our administration has 

been great and parents see athletics 

as a big part of their children’s 

education. And, I’ve been 

fortunate to have a jayvee coach 

Coach Tony Cordani has done a remarkable job maintaining Hopedale’s success as a basketball power. 

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like Tom D’Urso, who works 

double duty with the varsity.’’ 

When Cordani arrived at 

Hopedale in 1999 after winning 

a TVL championship at Hopkinton 

and amassing five tourney 

appearances at Tri County, 

he hit the ground running, leading 

the Blue Raiders to a triple 

crown — championships in the 

DVC, the Clark tourney and the 

districts. 

“Coach Klocek had retired 

but he left a team that was very 

talented,’’ Cordani said. “That 

squad was fundamentally sound 

and it played amazing defense. 

“We finished that year with 

a 23-5 record. His program 

through the years developed 

a rich tradition and I didn’t 

face a rebuilding project when 

I started. Don was easy to admire, 

and, as I got to know him, 

I realized he wasn’t just a great 

coach, but he’s a great person.’’ 

Cordani may be selling himself 

a bit short. Inheriting a 

plethora of talent isn’t always 

a guarantee for success. It’s one 

thing to have the horses but it’s 

another to know how to drive 

them. 

The 51-year-old Cordani, 

who played three sports at King 

Philip, keeps Hopedale basketball 

relevant and successful because 

he’s analytical, has a calm 

demeanor, relates well to his 

players and maintains high standards 

and lofty expectations. 

“I’d like to think I’m calm,’’ 

he said. “I just worry about what 

I can control. As far as my style 

goes, we commit to defense and 

rebounding. From year to year 

we develop our offense to suit 

our personnel. My philosophy 

is to compete hard and make 

sure our kids are reaching their 

potential. If those things occur, 

then winning will follow. Our 

players buy into a team effort 

and that results in steals, blocks, 

assists and deflections.’’ 

Hopedale’s captains — Brian 

Espanet, Tyler Miller and Mitch 

Siefring — are good examples 

of commitment. “Brian is so 

unselfish,’’ Cordani emphasized. 

“He does all things well. 

Tyler is our top rebounder and 

Mitch can score zero points and 

yet have a tremendous game 

as our facilitator. They typify 

what Hopedale basketball is all 

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about. And, Robbie Siefring is a 

big plus on defense. He’s tough 

and our best defender on the 

perimeter.’’ 

Cordani, like Klocek and 

French, has kept the Blue Raiders’ 

flame burning. He’s had 

some down seasons in spite of a 

winning percentage of 65. However, 

he knows the formula for 

bouncing back quickly, and he’s 

also acutely aware that the challenge 

can be difficult. 

“Every year, the primary 

challenge is to get our team 

chemistry in order,’’ he said. 

“Fortunately, the kids we get 

want to be successful. We’ve 

been blessed with good players. 

I’m proud when teams I’ve 

coached overachieve. They 

may not be the most successful 

we’ve had but their consistency 

and work ethic humble us. It’s 

a good feeling to see individuals 

mature and grow as players and 

people.’’ 

Rarely do coaches list three 

championships as their goals for 

one season. In Hopedale’s case, 

the DVC, Clark and District 

titles seems to always be within 

reach. “It’s brave to list three 

lofty goals, especially when we 

face strong teams,’’ Cordani 

said. “But, our talent level puts 

us in the mix to achieve those 

objectives.’’ 

A graduate of Bridgewater 

State with a masters from Cambridge 

College, Cordani has 

taught physical education during 

his 19 years at Hopedale. He 

says he’s been fortunate to have 

played for excellent coaches and 

he also emphasizes how much 

he’s blessed to be teaching and 

coaching — two functions he 

calls “great opportunities.’’ 

Cordani is also quick to point 

to the Blue Raiders’ “good 

kids’’ who travel through the 

basketball system. “We have 

high expectations for our players’ 

conduct,’’ he noted. “They 

know what’s expected and they 

know there are ramifications.’’ 

The coach says he’s rarely 

had to deal with issues of discipline. 

That’s probably because 

Tony Cordani is a dynamic 

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Hopedale Unitarian Parish 

To Hold Goods & Services 

Auction March 31st 

Please join members and 

friends of Hopedale Unitarian 

Parish on Friday, March 31 at 

7 pm at The Crystal Room, 49 

Cedar Street (Rte.85) in Milford 

for a Goods & Services Auction. 

Guests will enjoy a delicious dinner, 

entertainment and a live auction. 

There will also be a silent 

auction that includes many great 

items, raffles and a door prize. 

Some of the exciting auction 

items already donated include: 

Red Sox tickets, Patriots tickets, 

rounds of Golf at local country 

clubs, many gift certificates 

from local restaurants, a porketta 

dinner for 10, weekends on the 

Cape!, a wide variety of gift baskets, 

guitar lessons, garden work, 

computer instruction, Boston 

Ballet tickets, Reiki sessions, a 

classically trained singer for an 

event, an hour-long glider flight 

at a local airport…and many 

more great items! 

Tickets are $20 each. A table 

of 8 is $120. Tickets can be purchased 

online at our website, 

www.hopedaleunitarian.org or 

call the church office at 508-473- 

0745. 

Proceeds from the auction 

support Hopedale Unitarian and 

our dedicated team of volunteers. 

Hopedale Unitarian members 

join with others from the Union 

Evangelical Church and Sacred 

Heart Church of Hopedale to 

prepare and serve meals for our 

neighbors in need through the 

Milford Area Humanitarian Coalition 

at the Trinity Episcopal 

church in Milford. We share these 

values and efforts with other local 

religious communities to support 

food justice, public transportation, 

elder issues, and informing 

our community about assistance 

and services for those in need. 

The members and friends 

of Hopedale Unitarian Parish 

are deeply committed to ending 

hunger in the community, healing 

our environment, and providing 

a safe place for LGBTQ friends 

and neighbors. We join with 

other Unitarian Universalists 

around the state to organize for 

sentencing reform, climate justice, 

food justice, LGBTQ rights, 

and anti-racism/anti-oppression 

efforts. 

Hopedale Unitarian Church 

is in downtown Hopedale, at 65 

Hopedale Street. Services and 

religious education are held at 

10:30 on Sunday mornings each 

week. 

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Cultural Council 

Announces Cultural 

Program Grants 

Representative Brian Murray 

and Wilma Manning, chair 

of the Hopedale Cultural 

Council, have announced the 

awarding of 13 grants totaling 

$5152 for cultural programs. 

The Hopedale Cultural 

Council is part of a network 

of 329 Local Cultural Councils 

serving all 351 cities and 

towns in the commonwealth. 

The LCC program is the largest 

grassroots cultural funding 

network in the nation, supporting 

thousands of community 

based projects in the arts, 

sciences, and humanities every 

year. The state legislature 

provides and annual appropriation 

to the Massachusetts 

Cultural Council, a state 

agency, which then allocates 

funds to each community. 

The approved applications 

for Hopedale for fiscal year 

2017 are: 

Greater Milford Community 

Chorus 

2017 Massachusetts Walking 

Tour 

A Supernatural Evening 

with Jeff Belanger (Friends of 

the Hopedale Library) 

Building Tall Ships and Pirate 

Tales (Bancroft Memorial 

Library) 

Songs and Stories to Build 

a Better world (Bancroft Memorial 

Library) 

Native American Artifacts 

and Birds of Prey (Hopedale 

Council on Aging) 

Pastel Painting with Gregory 

Maichack 

Blackstone Valley Community 

Concert Band Series 

Claflin Hill Symphony Orchestra 

Greater Milford Ballet 

Company (The Nutcracker) 

Mendon 350th Anniversary 

Committee (“Mother 

Mendon Sings”) 

Milford Performing Arts 

Center ( The Boars Head Festival) 

Hopedale Cultural Council 

(Hopedale Day in the Park) 

Dean College Announces 

Streaming Partnership 

with Stretch Internet 

Dean College is excited to 

announce a new partnership 

with Stretch Internet to provide 

free-to-access internet audio 

and video streaming for events 

on campus, including athletic 

events, fine arts performances, 

convocations, commencement 

ceremonies, and other school 

sponsored special events. 

Through this partnership, 

Dean College will bring their 

student talent to a worldwide 

audience. Parents, students, and 

interested parties will have the 

capacity to live stream all events 

online or on their compatible 

mobile devices. 

For anyone unable to watch 

an event live, a media portal will 

be available to host all of Dean 

College’s events for later viewing. 

In addition, live audio events 

will be available for download in 

podcast form through the media 

Dean College Announcements 

portal and iTunes. 

Viewers can access the first 

video broadcast, of the women’s 

and men’s basketball teams hosting 

NHTI, through the Dean 

College website at www.dean. 

edu/livetv/. 

For more information about 

Dean College, visit www.dean. 

edu. For more information about 

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___________________ 

Dean College Presents: 

American Idiot, March 29 

– April 2, 2017 

The School of the Arts at 

Dean College will perform 

American Idiot, beginning 

Wednesday, March 29th through 

Sunday, April 2, 2017. 

The two-time Tony Awardwinning 

hit musical Green Day’s 

American Idiot, based on the 

Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum 

album, boldly takes 

the American musical where it’s 

never gone before. Johnny, Tunny 

and Will struggle to find meaning 

in a post-9/11 world. When the 

three disgruntled young men flee 

the constraints of their hometown 

for the thrills of city life, 

their paths quickly diverge, and 

the young men find themselves 

lost in a world they were not prepared 

for. 

You won’t want to miss our 

talented students perform in this 

energy-fueled rock opera! American 

Idiot features songs that are 

soon to become modern classics. 

The Dean College production 

of American Idiot will take place 

in the Main Stage in the Campus 

Center at Dean College, 99 

Main Street, Franklin at 7:30 

p.m. Wednesday – Saturday and 

2:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 

General admission is $22, Seniors 

$12 and Children $7. 

To learn more and purchase 

tickets, visit www.dean.edu/boxoffice. 

___________________ 

Dean College Appoints 

Shaw Dean of the School 

of Business 

Dean College is pleased to announce 

that Dr. P. Gerard Shaw 

has accepted appointment as the 

Dean of the School of Business. 

Having taught and provided 

leadership in multiple capacities 

at Dean first as an adjunct and 

since 2005 as a full-time faculty 

member, Dr. Shaw brings to this 

role the skills and commitment 

to take the School of Business to 

the next level. “His love of Dean 

is so obvious it almost goes without 

saying,” says Vice President 

of Academic Affairs, Michael 

Fishbein. 

In addition to his new role, he 

also serves as the Director of the 

Dean Leadership Institute, which 

offers students, alumni and the 

local community the opportunity 

to interact with today’s business 

leaders. 

In addition to his roles at 

Dean, Dr. Shaw's career has included 

serving as a Vice President 

of Student Affairs, working 

as a consultant in the Higher 

Education Consulting practice 

at Coopers & Lybrand and cofounding 

his own consulting 

practice. 

Believing that service to the 

community is vital, Dr. Shaw has 

served on the Board of Directors 

for the Hockomock Area YMCA 

for more than 15 years. He has 

served on the Development 

Committee at the Providence 

Country Day School, and taught 

CCD at his local parish. 

Prior to earning a Ph.D. in 

Higher Education from Boston 

College, he earned an M.A. in 

Systematic Theology from Washington 

Theological Union; an 

M.S. in Human Resources from 

Biscayne College; and a B.S. in 

Accounting from Villanova University. 

For more information about 

Dean College and the School of 

Business, visit www.dean.edu.


Metrowest College and Career Fair Set for April 1st 

The 4th annual Metrowest 

College and Career Fair will 

take place on Saturday, April 1 

from 9 a.m. to noon at Ashland 

High School, 65 E. Union St. 

The fair is free and open to the 

public. 

The fair will give students 

and parents from Metrowest 

area high schools the opportunity 

to speak with representatives 

from over 100 colleges 

and universities, as well as 

provide students with an opportunity 

to engage with professionals 

from over 50 unique 

careers. In addition, there will 

be ongoing speakers to discuss 

topics such as the college application 

process, financial aid, and 

SATs. Representatives for gap 

year options will also be on site. 

For more information, visit 

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