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The Snow is the Story
By John Ke ley
editor
As with most stories, there are
two sides. Some would s e the new
snowfa l as (cold) beauty, while
other s e a nuisance to b endured.
Sch ol children s e a unique opportunity
for play, or a day o from
sch ol. The pragmatist s es the
cycle of water that includes evaporation
in one season, and condensation
in another. At some point,
many people understand it as a fact
of life, sometimes mild, at other
times dangerous.
Certainly, we ar experiencing
a harsh winter by most standards.
From October through most of January,
we did not s e this coming.
Over a thr e w ek period through
the mi dle of February, Ashland
has received about six f et of snow.
Fortunately, the town has the capability
to deal e fectively with the
e fects of the storms, and the sta f
a the Department of Public Works
(DPW) has demonstrated superb
fortitude in executing one of their
Snow Story
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Hundreds Expected
to Attend Second
Annual Metrowest
Co lege Fair and
Career Day
Event wi l be held on Saturday,
March 21 at Ashland High School
By liz taurasi
Students and families
from more than 15 local high
sch ols acro s the area wi l
have the chance to be armed
with a l the information they
n ed as they begin the college
search proce s thanks to
the second a nual Metrowest
Co lege Fair and Car er Day
set for Saturday, March 21.
Co-sponsored by the
Ashland PTO and Ashland
Education Foundation, the
event began in 2014 with the
goal of providing valuable
information to families with
children in high sch ol navigating
the path to the right
co lege or car er upon graduation.
Last year more than
2 0 students participated in
the event which included
representatives from 150 colleges
and profe sionals from
more 1 0 di ferent car ers.
The 2015 Metrowest College
Fair and Car er Day
takes place on Saturday,
March 21 from 9 - 1 a.m. at
Ashland High Sch ol, 65 E.
Union St. in Ashland.
Organizers say they expec
to s e an increase in attend
es a this year’s event,
and expec to have the same
Co lege Fair
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By MarJorie turner ho lMan
The night was bi ter cold, but
for the 20+ folks who showed up
a the Franklin Public Library for
the first m eting of the Genealogy
Club, it was a time to talk
about family co nections and
countries of origin. Many participants
were from Franklin, with a
few from Milford, Norfolk and
Be lingham. The theme of connections
was consistent as each
person explained their interest in
participating in the group.
Linda Batchelder of Franklin
noted that she got interested in
genealogy because of a relative’s
ashes that remain in her a tic.
“His name was Bertul—he died
during the 1918 flu epidemic—
a friend of my grandfather’s,”
Batchelder began. “When my
grandfather was able to return to
Latvia, he wa su posed to take
the ashes wit him, but wasn’t
a lowed to. They’re sti l in our
a tic. We learned that Bertul had
b en our grandfather’s best man
in his we ding and ma ried a
relative of ours.”
Each person had stories to
share of wha they had already
learned in their family research,
and a l had mysteries they hoped
to solve in the future. Vicki Buchanio,
Head of Reference and
Public Services a the Franklin
Public Library told the group, “I
have lots of relations who must
sti l be alive—I’ve never found
the death certificates for them,
even though some of them were
born in 1802, so they must sti l
be alive!”
Among those who a tended
were people with r ots in Finland,
Poland, Germany, and
England, besides several of
Scots-Irish descent. Buchanio
was pleased with the turnout—
she had b en afraid n one would
show up. Buchanio has had a
long-time pa sion for genealogy
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Franklin’s Original Newspaper Since 2010
By J.d. o’Gara
How many co lege students
can even recognize the President
of their institution, much
le s are on a first-name basis?
Dean Co lege jus turned 150
years old on February 19, what
it refers to as “Founders Day,”
and today, its students are
guided as persona ly as they
were a century and a half ago.
The private, residential college,
named for Dr. Oliver Dean,
Dean Co lege
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By J.d. o’Gara
A times, we hear news reports
of a beloved parent with
Alzheimer’s disease or dementia,
who has wandered ou the
front d or and into the w ods,
or other situations where a child
or t en with Autism or a mental
health i sue has an unfortunate
encounter with police officers
who weren’t aware of the child’s
special circumstances and fears.
In these cases, a li tle knowledge
can go a long way.
The Ho liston Police Department
aims to arm itself with
that knowledge and ge to be ter
know and strengthen its relationship
with the community it
serves and protects – and it n eds
community response to make it
ha pen.
In January, The Ho liston
Police Department launched
the C.A.R.E. (Children and
Residents Encounter) program,
aimed at helping police gather
information about member of
the community with special
n eds, to help foster a relationship
with the community.
Lt. Craig Denman is overs e-
ing the program, which was officia
ly launched in January.
“Basica ly, it’ something we
became aware of and thought
would be beneficial for people
in our community, and so we decided
to develop and adopt it and
get it ou there.”
Examples of residents who
might benefit from this program
include, but are not limited to:
• Children or adults with autism
• Adults with dementia or Alzheimer’s
Disease
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Second Annual Ho liston AgCom Family Event
March 22 at Breezy Hi l
By J.d. o’Gara
It’s b en a rea ly long winter.
Members of Ho liston’s Agricultural
Commi t e, or AgCom,
are asking a very logical question
– “Is It Spring, Yet?” with
their Second A nual Family
Event welcoming the season on
Sunday, March 2, from 12-4
p.m., to take place at Br ezy
Hi l Farm, 583 Adams Str et,
Ho liston. As it did last year,
th event wi l feature baby animals
and farm-related fun for
the whole family, and the suggested
family donation, which
wi l su port Ho liston AgCom,
is just $5.
“This is just a fun event for
families in town, because the
town i so su portive of agriculture,”
says Paula Mark, member
of the Agricultural Commi sion
who has lived in Ho liston for
12 years on land, she says, that’s
b en in her husband’s family
for generations. “When we got
this property, it was inevitable
that I was going to turn it into
a farm,” she says, explaining,
with a smile, that her sma l farm
has grown from just chickens to
now, b es, alpacas, a horse and
ra bit. The 4H leader hopes her
place can someday be a place
for “ kids to come to reco nect
to nature and learn how to act
around animals.”
Animals – in fact, animal
families, are sure to be what
Ho liston kids and their own
families are going to s e a the
“Is It Spring Yet?” event. As it
did last year the day i sure to be
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Hopedale Connects
By J.d. o’Gara
Chuck Tashjian Publisher of
Local Town Pages, along with
Lori Ko ler, Advertising Sales
Manager for the company, aim
to o fer Hopedale residents a lot
more than the premiere i sue of
the paper in their mailboxes this
month; they hope to foster a new
co nection to their community.
“I have b en with Local
Town Pages for over 6 years,
and starting a Hopedale paper,
as a resident of the town for the
past 19 years has always b en a
dream of mine! With the help
of 2014 Hopedale High Sch ol
Alumni, Kyle Ko ler, who has
b en working for Local Town
Pages for the past year -anda-half
as our Advertising Sales
A sistant, and is cu rently attending
UNH, and Tyler D’Urso,
cla s of 2013, who we contracted
during his winter break from NC
State, we were able to make the
dream a reality,” says Ko ler.
Kyle and Tyler canva sed the
area of Hopedale, Milford, Mendon
and Upton to spread the word
to area busine ses that we were
starting the Hopedale paper. They
a cumulated contact information
and then made a pointments
for Lori Ko ler to m et with the
prospective advertisers. Within a
two-w ek time frame, this team
knew tha the paper was going to
be a su ce s.
“I couldn’t be more proud
of these two young men for the
hard work tha they put forth to
make this ha pen,” says Ko ler.
“Also with the help of Susa ne
Ode l our Advertising A count
Manager for the pas two years,
and several existing advertisers,
the su ce s for the first edition
was even more than we had expected.”
Twenty-five hundred copies of
the tabloid-sized newspaper wi l
be produced each month, and
these wi l be direct mailed fr e
of charge to households and busine
ses in Hopedale. The paper
wi l also be available in its fu l
format at w.hopedaletownnews.com
starting in April.
“This paper is to let residents
of each town know what’s going
on in their local communities,”
says Tashjian, who envisions his
publication as a way fo readers
to stay abreast of a l tha their
towns have t o fer, including
tow news, nonprofit organiza-
No One Can Do it Like She Can
The Li tle White Market Wi l Be Back Be ter than Ever at End of Month
By J.d. o’Gara
Just over six years ago,
Tracey Liberatore had a
vision for the property she
drove by at 5 Depot Str et
in Hopedale just over six
years ago.
“I thought it would
make a cute li tle market,
and we didn’t have anything
like that in Hopedale,”
says the Hopedale
Mom and 21-year-resident
of the town. And if anyone
could turn that li tle
shop into the kitchen of
the community, Tracey
could. She’d worked in
the f od industry since she
was a t en, later partnering
t open a pub in Milford
ca led “One Flight Down,”
through which Liberatore
began her pa sion for f od
and catering. The Courtyard in
Milford a preciated her talents
so much they asked her to run
its restaurant, and she later came
back to lead the kitchen, wi ning
the Ma rio t Diamond A sociate
and Make a Di ference Awards.
Busy wit her two boys, Liberatore
started slo wit her
new li tle market. Pre ty s on,
she built a su ce sfu luncheon
busine s.
“I think we have a real home
f eling,” says Tracey. “It’s very
comfy, like you’re walking into
your grandmother’s
kitchen. It’s cozy, and
there are sme ls (o f od
c oking).”
Liberatore and her
sta f c ok a l of the
dishes right on the premises.
“We do a lot of
homemade soups and
salads, everything from
scratch,” says Liberatore.
“We even roast
our turkeys here, make
meatba ls, and we o fer
di ners, including
chicken Marsala and
b ef stew,” she says.
In fact, Hopedale
residents and local busine
ses have begun to
take advantage of the
catering options, an area
Liberatore is excited to
grow.
“We do a lot of catering,”
says Liberatore, who can provide
everything from a simple lasa-
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By J.D. O’Gara
Last year, the volunt er
members of the Mi lis Cultural
Council were brainstorming for
an artistic, cultural event that
could draw people from a l different
areas of the community
together, something that was not
just sch ol, or senior citizen or
music-related, something that
drew people from a l di ferent
ages and backgrounds. The result?
The Mi lis Film Festival.
This year, it’s back, and the
Second A nual Mi lis Film Festival’s
got more su port than
ever from local busine ses and
organizations. This year’s event,
which wi l take place on Saturday
March 7, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. wi l
feature 16 films, nine in the adult
category and seven from Mi dle
Sch ol filmmakers, The Film
Festival wi l be held in the Roche
Brothers Community r om a the
Mi lis Public Library, 961 Main
Str et, Mi lis.
Garzon a ds, “Through Carol
(Ha gerty), an ar teacher at Millis
High Sch ol, we’ve b en able
to partner with Danie le Manion
a the sch ol, and that’s where a
lot of these films are coming out
of.
The festival is ge ting it out
of the sch ols and into the community.”
The adult category encompa
ses more than high sch ol
films, however. Some came from
adults outside of Mi lis, and this
year, prizes reflect a growing interest
from the community in the
endeavor.
“We’ve had 16 local busine
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By J.D. O’Gara
Over 1 0 Medway High Sch ol
students from grades 9-12 wi l “go
together” as cast members, dance
ensemble, production crew and
pit band for the musical, Grease
this month, to be presented from
March 12-14, at 7:30 p.m.
The musical features an a ray
of characters, singing an dancing
their way through their senior year
at Ri de l High Sch ol. The show,
with music and lyrics wri ten by
Jim Jacobs and Wa ren Casey, is
fu l of energy and includes comedy,
romance, and the great sounds
of the 1950’s. The popula rockn-ro
l musical numbers, including
“Greased Lightning,” “We Go Together”
and “Shaken’ a the High
Sch ol Hop” wi l have the audience
moving to the beat.
“I’m rea ly excited to put on
this production. It wa something
the students had b en angling for
a number of years,” says director
and MHS English teacher Spencer
Christie. “When the music director
(Kendra Nu ting) and I sat down
over the summer, we thought it
was the perfect fit, the perfect
score.”
Each spring the MHS Musical
presents a fu l-scale musical comprising
of Medway High Sch ol
students. The MHS Musical a lows
students to be directly involved in
acting, singing an dancing onstage,
playing in our pit band, and
various o portunities o f-stage as
we l.
The cast alone for this productio
numbers 50, says Christie,
with another 50 students working
backstage as crew. Two students
wi l play in the orchestra pit, although
due to the complexity of
the music, “we have hired some
profe sional musicians as we l,”
says Christie.
Lead roles were chosen by audition,
and these cast members include
both experienced and novice
players.
“I’ve only ever done acting at
Medway High Sch ol,” says Cam
Swan, cast in the role as “Da ny.”
“I’ve never taken any voice le sons
or anything like that.”
The role, says Swan, is di ferent
from anything he’s done in
the past. Da ny is “kind of complicated,
he puts on thi show for
a l his friends, but when you rea ly
GrEaSE
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Shown are the members of the Mi lis Cultural Council, masterminds
and primary sponsors of the Mi lis Film Festival. The Second a nual
Mi lis Film Festival wi l take place on March 7, from 6-8 p.m. a the
Mi lis Public Library’s roche Bros. Community r om. From left,
Joyce Boiardi, Carol Ha gerty, Jodie Garzon, Peter Themistocles and
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By Grace a len
Do you know wha tests your
child is taking thi spring? One
local residen thinks parents are
uninformed abou the new education
standards and the a companying
tests being considered by the
state of Ma sachuse ts. He hopes
to bring the polarizing i sue to the
forefront at Norfolk Town M eting
and on the town election ballot.
The United States is embarking
on an unprecedented journey
to unify education standards for a l
students in kindergarten through
12th grade. Known as the Common
Core State Standards Initiative,
these standard set common
education benchmarks acro s the
country in order to prepare students
for co lege and the workforce.
The Common Core uses the
Partnership for A se sment of
Readine s for Co lege and Car
ers, or the PAR C exam, to test
how we l students have learned the
new cu riculum. In Ma sachuse ts,
the PAR C exam wi l eventua ly
replace the Ma sachuse ts Comprehensive
A se sment System,
or MCAS test.
Norfolk resident Patrick
Touhey would like to put the
brakes on the PAR C test and
force discu sion of the new standards
and whether or not the
Norfolk and King Philip sch ols
should implemen them. Touhey
wi l be placing an article on the
Norfolk Town M eting wa rant
to remove Common Core and
PAR C testing from the sch ols
in a non-binding vote. He is also
a tempting to get enough signatures
to place the question on the
ba lot for the town election this
spring.
Touhey hopes these actions
wi l send a me sage to local sch ol
commi t es and the State Department
of Education: “We don’t
agr e with the PAR C testing and
Common Core cu riculum.” He
wants the local sch ols to return to
the pre-2 09 Ma sachuse ts educational
state standards.
Touhey is part of a group
Prominent Naturalist
to Visit Community
Education Standards
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By Grace a len
After a tough winter, the
community can l ok forward to
a w ek of nature immersion that
doesn’t involve snow. The King
Philip Science National Honor
Society wi l be hosting naturalist
Brent Nixon during the w ek of
March 17 to 24. Several events
are pla ned for the sch ols and
the tri-town area.
Nixon, a renowned science
educator, has dedicated his life
to endangered species research.
Known for his high energy, interpretive
science shows, Nixon
travels extensively to promote
environmental education. In
a dition to his research work
and publications, Nixon has appeared
on TV, radio, and in print
media.
The Naturalist-in-Residence
w ek was the idea of A n Lambert,
a science teacher at KP
High Sch ol and the advisor for
the sch ol’s Science National
Honor Society. Lambert had
traveled to Alaska on a cruise
and Nixon was the naturalist on
board.
“His pa sion for his work,
knowledge about his topics,
and vivacious, entertaining,
and informational presentation
style was what made me think it
would be a great o portunity for
the KP students and community
if we could bring him here,” said
Lambert.
Lambert believes that when
students actua ly m et scientists
and interact with them, science
becomes interesting and fun.
Nixon’s expertise on wildlife and
field research should prov eyeopening
to students who spend
most of their time learning about
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a new co nection to their community.
Over 16, 0 copies of
the tabloid-sized newspaper
wi l be produced each month,
and these wi l be direct mailed
fr e of charge to households
and busine ses in the town. The
paper wi l also be available in its
fu l format at w.Naticktownnews.com.
“This paper is to let residents
of Natick kno what’s going
on in their local community,”
says Tashjian, who envisions his
publication as a way fo readers
to stay abreast of a l their towns
have t o fer, including town
news, nonprofit organizations,
town sports and local busine ses.
A companying the news resource
wi l be an easy-to use online
directory serving the Metro
west area. Online visitors wi l be
able to a ce s th entire newspaper,
as we l as a ce s community
links, coupons for localbusine ses
and classified ads.
Tashjian began his entrepreneurial
car er in 1 9 as owner
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He then expanded his busine s
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su rounding areas. As a sma l
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acutely aware of the cha lenges
area busine ses face in reaching
key audiences with their limited
funds or vechile’s to reach the
whole town of Natick. Local
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local nonprofit groups to submit
monthly news articles and event
listings. The publisher also en-
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thereby relying on the kindne s
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was founded in 1979 by Natick
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It’s b en years in the making,
but despite some major roadblocks
an delays, University
Station in Westw od is fina ly
opening for busine s in March.
And with it come some big
name stores the area has b en
waiting for, including Target (set
t open March 4, s e related story
on page 13) and Wegmans, both
of which wi l anchor the complex.
University Station, when
fu ly complete, is expected to
include a proximately 50, 0
square f et of retail and restaurant
space, along with residential
apartments and more.
University Station officia ly
opens for busine s in March as
we l as 16 busine ses, including:
Target, Marsha ls/HomeG ods,
Nordstrom Rack, Sports Authority,
PetSmart, Michaels, ULTA
Beauty, Kay Jewelers, Starbucks,
Smashburger, Famous F otwear,
Fidelity Investments, Dre s Barn,
David’s Bridal, Panera Bread,
and Charming Charlies.
Situated on 120 acres, University
Station, isn’t just going to be
a new sho ping destination, it’s
also a community. The mixeduse
development wi l feature
a blend of retail stores, restaurants,
recreation and residential
housing. The initial residential
component of the project wi l
include Gables residential, which
wi l feature 350 luxury apartment
units, as we l as Bridges
by Epoch, a memory care facility;
both also expected t open
this year. Gables Residential is
projected t open in late spring
2015, a cording to New England
Development officials.
A ditiona ly, University Station
is expected to have up to
350, 0 square f et of o fice
space available.
The project has b en a long
time in the making. In 2 07,
the project was put on hold due
to pla ning and financial issues.
In 2 08, Wegmans was held up
from coming in after a local state
representative ca led for a home
rule petition to a prove the liquor
license for Wegmans at what was
then known as Westw od Station.
This ha pened just as the
legislature was ready to move
ahead with the a proval. A the
time, some local representatives
were concerned about giving
Wegmans an advantage over
Roche Bros. Both Wegmans and
Roche Bros wer eventua ly able
to secure b er and wine licenses
in the spring of 2012. Westw od
Special Town M eting a proved
the long-awaited project back in
May, 2013. Developers broke
ground on the project six months
later.
University Station is being
developed by New England Development,
along with Eastern
Real Estate and National Development.
“We l ok forward to welcoming
local and area residents to
this new sho ping destination,”
Dougla s Karp, president of New
England Development said in a
formal statement. “University
Station wi l be an exciting new
a dition to Westw od and brings
together a mix of popular stores,
restaurants, housing and more.”
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Bluegrass with a Touch of the
Beatles in Wrentham on March 11
The Original Congregational
Church in Wrentham will be
hosting the Lonely Heartstring
Band on Saturday, March 11
at 7:30 p.m. Although calling
themselves a classic Bluegrass
quintet, these talented musicians
have developed a style of
their own, incorporating folk,
pop and jazz, including songs
by the Beatles and Paul Simon.
Nourished by deep roots
in the expansive canon of traditional
American music, the
Lonely Heartstring Band embodies
the modern American
condition—an understanding
and reverence for the past that
informs a push into the future.
Combining soulful instrumental
virtuosity with soaring threepart
harmonies, their growing
repertoire of original songs and
compositions showcases not
only their considerable talents,
but a dedication to meaningful
roots-conscious music.
Since their beginnings in
2012 at Berklee College of
Music, the Lonely Heartstring
Band has generated a devoted
following of music-lovers across
North America, performing and
headlining at major music festivals
and historic venues from
Western Canada to California,
from Kentucky to New Hampshire.
Whether it’s a festival
stage, theatre, or intimate listening
room, the Lonely Heartstring
Band always delivers a
dynamic, diverse, and heartfelt
performance. Over the last
three years of touring, the band
has crafted shows that generate
a genuine connection and bring
crowds to their feet.
Ken Irwin, a founder of
Rounder Records, said “The
Lonely Heartstring Band is not
only one of the most exciting
bands musically we’ve heard
in a while, but they combine
artistry with a great attitude
and commitment that makes
them irresistible. Plus, they’ve
just made an amazing record!”
George Varga of the San Diego
Union Tribune said “this fastrising
young quintet is the most
notable bluegrass band to come
out of Berklee well, maybe
ever.”
Tickets for the concert are
$15 in advance and $20 at the
door, available at the church
office by calling 508-384-3110,
or at www.musicatocc.org. The
concert will be held in the Fellowship
Hall of the church, accessible
from the parking lot in
the rear. For more information
and to be added to the mailing
list, visit the website or contact
Ken Graves at 508-384-8084
or by emailing occmusic99@
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Norfolk’s 8th
Annual Clean and
Green Day Slated
for April 8th
The Norfolk Grange
#135 invites Norfolk residents
of all ages to celebrate
Earth Day by participating
in Norfolk’s 8th annual
Clean and Green day, a
town-wide cleanup set for
Saturday, April 8. Town
youth are especially encouraged
to attend.
Participants will pick up
litter and recyclables along
roadways and public places
in town, and then deliver the
separately-bagged trash and
recyclables to the Grange
Hall, located at 28 Rockwood
Road, from 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. The Grange will provide
light refreshments, giveaways,
and earth-friendly
information to participants.
Upon request, volunteer recognition
certificates will be
provided for anyone needing
community service hours.
No registration is required
to participate, but
volunteers are asked to visit
www.NorfolkGrange.org or
the Clean and Green section
of the Norfolk Grange’s
Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/norfolkgrange)
for important information
prior to the event. Contact
Robin Biscaia at 508-740-
2777 with any questions.