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The Voice of Your Community 

“Fuel For Friends” Feeding Hungry 

Children Throughout Local Communities 

By Lori J. Koller 

Fuel for Friends a local 

group consisting of 11 Hopedale 

students and women, has 

been very busy this summer 

making and donating packages 

with healthy nonperishable 

food items to help feed hungry 

children. The group that was 

started by Hopedale resident of 

25 years, Amy Wersted and Senior 

at Hopedale High School 

Megan McLellan, was initially 

intended to bring attention to 

the similarities between children 

with eating disorders and 

hungry school children. However, 

over the past few months 

has become so much more. 

Outside of Wersted and 

McLellan, the group also includes 

students, Rachel Szemethy, 

Katherine Mooney 

and Lydia Gould as well as 

adults Joan Szemethy, Susan 

Frongillo, Sara Gould, Kristin 

MacEachern, Jocelyne Fauerbach, 

and June Gould. “Megan 

Rachel Szemethy, Megan McLellan, Katherine Mooney. 

and I know people with eating 

disorders, so we wanted to start 

a group that would merge feeding 

the hungry with eating disordered 

people. “We reached 

out to Walden in Milford and 

Worcester. They put flyers up, 

and we had hopes that those 

with eating disorders would 

join us and learn more about 

how hunger effects them.” said 

Wersted. The packages consist 

of several items; water, canned 

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38 th Annual 


Day in the 

Park A Huge 

Success 

The 38th Day in the Park 

sponsored by the Hopedale Cultural 

Council in cooperation with 

the Hopedale Parks Department 

and a grant from the Massachusetts 

Cultural Council, was a 

beautiful day with a great turnout! 

Some of the activities included: 

• Hopedale High School 

acapella singers led by 

Teacher Chris Chatham 

• A bottle flipping challenge 

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As of now, the group has donated 

100 packages to the Medway 

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their packages to the Houston 

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Over the summer the group 

held a yard sale where everyone 

in the group donated items and 

they raised $250 to help their 

cause. “The proceeds from the 

yard sale enabled us to donate 

$150 to the United Way in Framingham 

where they held lunch for 

school children every day during 

the whole summer. Each $50 

helped a number of children and 

teens get at least one square meal 

during the summer when they 

wouldn’t otherwise have gotten 

food at home.” said Wersted. 

Lastly, each of these amazing 

women all carry some bags 

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across a homeless or hungry person 

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Co-Founder Amy Wersted is 

a tennis instructor. She loves tennis, 

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teaches History at Hopedale 

High School and her daughter is 

a hairdresser. “I’ve always taught 

my kids to be charitable and help 

those who are less fortunate.” said 

Wersted. 

Co-Founder Megan McLellan 

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varsity tennis for Hopedale High 

School. She participates in student 

council and is a member of 

the National Honor Society. “I 

feel really blessed to be able to go 

to a school like Hopedale and to 

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9:00 am Yoga 

10:45am Zumba Gold 


1:00 pm Movie: 

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9:30 am Nurse Clinic 


11:15 am Brains & Balance 

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9:00 am Grocery Trip 

Market Basket 


11:30 am Sr. Center 

Monthly Lunch 

11:45 am Meditation 

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3:00 pm Computer Class 

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9:00 am Grocery Trip 

Market Basket 

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1:00 pm SHINE 

Medicare Open Enrollment 

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10:00 am Knitters 

1:00 pm COA BOARD 

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12:00 pm Pizza & Board 

Games 

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8:30 am Podiatry Clinic 

10:00 am Arthritis Exercise 

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Holiday Pops 

Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and 

Conductor Keith Lockhart 

Hanover Theatre, Worcester 

Friday, December 8, 2017 

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Bancroft Memorial Library - Library Column/October 

50 Hopedale Street, Hopedale 

MA 01747 

Contact: Ann Fields, Library 

Director, W# 508-634-2209 

The Library will be closed 

Monday, October 9th for Columbus 

Day. 

Library App 

Bancroft Memorial Library 

has its own app, available from 

Google Play or the App Store. 

Search the catalog, place holds, 

read the newsletter, and get information 

on upcoming events, 

right from your mobile device. 

WOWBRARY 

Sign up for weekly emails 

featuring all new items added 

to the library collection! Books, 

DVD’s; music CD’s; audio 

books – everything new added 

each week is listed and you can 

immediately place holds on the 

items. The WOWBRARY link 

is on the library homepage: 

https://www.hopedale-ma.gov/ 

bancroft-memorial-library 

Ongoing Monthly Library 

Events 

Helen Symonds Book Group 

The Helen Symonds Book 

Group meets in the Library Program 

Room at 1:00 PM on the 

first Wednesday of every month. 

Everyone is welcome to join the 

group. Please call the library at 

(508) 634-2209 to request a copy 

of the book and come join the 

discussion. This month’s meeting 

will be Wednesday, October 

4 at 1:00 PM. The discussion 

book will be My Grandmother 

Asked Me to Tell You She is 

Sorry by Fredrik Backman. 

The next meeting will be 

Wednesday, November 1 at 1:00 

PM. The book will be I Liked 

My Life by Abby Fabiaschi. 

From the C/WMARS catalog: 

“A husband and teen daughter 

are challenged to redefine their 

understandings of family when 

a devoted wife and mother commits 

suicide and begins meddling 

from beyond the grave. A 

first novel.” 

Coloring Tuesday 

Coloring is for adults, too! 

Join us for a relaxing time coloring 

in the Reference Area of 

the Library on Tuesday, October 

10th and Tuesday, October 

24th from 10-11 AM. We will 

provide colored pencils and coloring 

sheets or you may bring 

your own. 

CookBook Club 

Greece, the land of sun and 

sea! In ancient Greece, cooks 

were not thought of as household 

help but as artists. 

Please join us on Monday, 

Oct. 23rd at 6:30pm as we explore 

the art of Greek cooking. 

We will be choosing recipes 

from the book Food From Many 

Greek Kitchens by Tessa Kiros. 

First time guests come and 

enjoy the meal! No need to 

cook! Please call the library at 

508-634-2209 to reserve a place 

at the table. 

Wednesday Knitting & 

Crocheting Group 

Have you been knitting for 

a while but want to spend time 

with other crafters? Do you 

have a project that has been 

waiting for you to “get around 

to it? “Join the Knovel Knitters 

for an evening of knitting & crocheting 

every Wednesday night 

from 6:00 until 7:45pm 

What’s Happening in the 

Blackstone Valley? 

Looking for fun activities 

close to home? Check out the 

new Visitor Information Display 

in the library lobby. Thanks to 

Blackstone Heritage Corridor, 

Inc. and Blackstone Valley 

Chamber of Commerce we 

have a great new display stand 

with brochures and booklets 

about local events and sponsors. 

Blackstone River Valley National 

Park information is also 

available. Are you collecting 

passport stamps for your National 

Parks passport book or the 

Blackstone River Valley passport 

booklets? The Library and Red 

Shop have the Hopedale stamp 

for your passport. Check It Out! 

Friends of the Hopedale 

Library Meeting 

The Friends of the Hopedale 

Library meetings are held 

on the first Tuesday morning of 

each month. Their next meeting 

will be in the Library Reference 

Room on Tuesday, October 3rd 

at 10:00 am. Anyone interested 

in helping the Library and planning 

our adult programming is 

welcome and encouraged to join 

them. 


Library was founded in 1983. 

They work with the Library 

staff and Trustees to support the 

Library by providing funds for 

equipment, materials and programs 

not covered by the regular 

operating budget. They offer 

adult events September- June, 

pay for the children’s summer 

reading and for other programs. 

New members are always welcome! 

More information can 

be found at http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/bancroft-memoriallibrary/pages/friends-library. 


Library are pleased to present 

the upcoming FREE event at 

the Bancroft Memorial Library: 

““A Supernatural Evening 

with Jeff Belanger” will take 

place on Wednesday, October 

4th at 6:30 PM. 

Mr. Belanger will present 

first-hand accounts, photographs, 

audio, and even video 

from some of the many haunted 

locales he has investigated. 

There will be an opportunity 

to ask questions and even share 

your own personal ghost encounters. 

Books will be available 

for sale. To reserve your 

spot, please sign up at the library 

front desk or call 508-634- 

2209 by Monday, October 2nd. 

Bellingham resident Jeff Belanger 

knows all about things 

that go bump in the night. He 

is the author of a dozen books 

on the paranormal (published 

in six languages) including the 

best sellers The World’s Most 

Haunted Places, Our Haunted 

Lives, Who’s Haunting the 

White House (for children), 

and Picture Yourself Legend 

Tripping. He’s the founder of 

Ghostvillage.com, the Web’s 

most popular paranormal destination 

according to Google.com, 

and a noted speaker and media 

personality. He’s also the host 

of the Cable/Web talk show 30 

Odd Minutes which is available 

in over 3 million homes in the 

United States. Mr. Belanger has 

written for newspapers like The 

Boston Globe and is the series 

writer and researcher for Ghost 

Adventures on the Travel Channel. 

He’s been a guest on more 

than 200 radio and television 

programs including: The History 

Channel, The Travel 

Channel, PBS, NECN, Living 

TV (UK), The Maury Show, 

The CBS News Early Show, 

FOX, NBC, ABC, and CBS affiliates, 

National Public Radio, 

The BBC, Australian Radio 

Network, and Coast to Coast 

AM. 

For more information about 

these events or The Friends of 

the Hopedale Library, please 

call 508-634-2209. 

Hopedale History Exhibits 

Hopedale Historian Dan 

Malloy has created two photo 

exhibits of historic houses in 

Hopedale. 

In the main level Reference 

area, the display is of “Early 

Hopedale Homes.” Starting 

with the “Big House” built in 

the 1700’s where the early community 

lived when they came 

to Hopedale, these homes date 

from around 1800 to the middle 

of the 19th century. Some 

of these are “before and after” 

pictures as several of the homes 

have recently been torn down. 

In the Meeting Room on the 

basement level are pictures of 

“Colonial Revival Homes” with 

information about the Colonial 

Revival design movement in the 

United States. Hopedale has 

many fine examples of this type 

of architecture built in the late 

1800’s through the 1930s. Colonial 

Revival architecture sought 

to follow American colonial architecture 

of the period around 

the Revolutionary War and 

draws strongly from Georgian 

architecture of Great Britain. 

Dan has also created a notebook 

of houses in Hopedale, come see 

if your home is included. It is located 

with the “Early Hopedale 

Homes” pictures. 

News from the 

Marjorie Hattersley 

Children’s Room 

“Tell Me a Story”, for children 

age 3-6 years, meets on 

Tuesdays at 3:30pm. This program 

includes stories, crafts, and 

flannel board stories. 

“Tot Time”, for little ones, 

age 18 months to 3 years, meets 

on Thursday mornings at 11 

am. During this half-hour program, 

children will enjoy music, 

puppets, stories and rhymes. 

Parents are asked to contact 

Mrs. Kraimer for details or to 

register. 

October Happenings in 

the Children’s Room 

“Check It Out” Challenge 

– Grades K – 3 

Time for our annual “Check 

It Out” Challenge for Hopedale 

students in grades K-3. It’s 

easy and fun – every time you 

visit the Bancroft Memorial Library 

during the month of October, 

check out a book and earn 

points for your class. Students 

are encouraged to get a library 

card if they don’t have one – 

bring a parent or guardian and 

current address information and 

apply for a card. The class with 

the most library visits will win a 

pizza party and special evening 

event at the Library. 

Author visit – Saturday, 

Oct. 14 at 11:00 am 

“After a long winter, all the 

animals started to come out to 

play...But, Peanut was all alone 

and had no one to play with...”. 

Meet local author, Arielle Wilson! 

She will be joining Mrs. 

Kraimer for an animal story 

time and will read her new 

book, The Lonely Rabbit. Copies 

of the Arielle’s book will be 

available for purchase. 

Halloween Happenings: 

“Pumpkin Days”– Wednesday, 

Oct. 25 at 6:30 pm for 

grades 1 and up. Enjoy stories, a 

special pumpkin treat and decorate 

your own pumpkin to take 

home! 

Halloween Party – Monday, 

October 30 at 6:15 pm for ages 

2-6. Come in your Halloween 

costume, enjoy some musical 

fun and share a treat. Please let 

Mrs. Kraimer know if you are 

coming. Donations of goodies 

are appreciated! 

For information regarding all 

children’s programs please call 

Mrs. Kraimer at (508) 634-2209 

or e-mail her at ekraimer@cwmars.org. 

The Bancroft Memorial 

Library is located at 50 

Hopedale Street, Hopedale, MA 

01747. Call the Library at (508) 

634-2209 for program information. 

For updates throughout 

the month, Friend us on Facebook, 

sign up at www.hopedalema.gov/subscribe 

to receive 

library news via email, and be 

sure to add the Mobile App to 

your phone for up-to-date reminders.


Free Divorce Seminar 

Cunnally Law Group, LLC, a 

Medway-based family law firm, 

and Catherine Burgess, financial 

advisor from Wells Fargo, are 

hosting a free seminar on Thursday, 

October 26, 2017. The twohour 

seminar will be conducted 

at the Thayer Homestead, 

Thayer Hall, 2B Oak Street in 

Medway, at 6 p.m. 

Attendees will learn about divorce 

process options, including 

mediation, collaborative divorce, 

and litigation; and topics such as 

child support, child custody, alimony, 

and property division. 

In addition, learn how to 

prepare yourself for the separation, 

financially. What are the 

things you should be prepared to 

handle now that you’re on your 

own again? How do you handle 

the financial changes and new 

obligations that may arise? How 

does your budget change? How 

does your retirement preparation 

change? What about Social 

Security? 

Please register in advance 

by sending an email to Nick at 

njones@cunnallylawgroup.com 

or call (508) 346-3805. 

Deadline for registration will 

be Friday, October 20, 2017. 

Congratulations to the 

Winners of the Day in the Park 

Art Show 

Oil/ Acrylic: Ray Andreotti, Jennene Pasquarosa, 

Elizabeth Havens, Lisa Bailey 

Photography: Beth Hoffer, Judith Belden, 

Bob See, Billi Manning 

Watercolor: Ray Andreotti, Merilyn Rocks, Deb Bottomley 

Mixed Media: Libia Goncalves, Deb Bottomley, Karina James 

Purchase Prize Awards: Ray Andreotti, Don Iacovelli, 

Bob Tinklenburg 

Dean College Approved to 

Offer BFA Degree in Dance 

Dean College, a private, residential 

college located in Franklin, 

Massachusetts, has been 

approved by the Department 

of Higher Education to offer a 

Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 

Dance. Beginning in the fall of 

2018, students entering Dean 

will have the opportunity to enroll 

in the BFA program. 

Dean College already offers 

students the opportunity to earn 

a minor in Dance, an Associate 

of Arts degree in Dance and/ 

or a Bachelor of Arts degree in 

Dance, and will now add the 

Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 

Dance to its program. 

“We are delighted that the 

BFA will take its place beside our 

BA to provide students with the 

widest range of possibilities to 

pursue their passions in the field 

of Dance,” says Vice President 

of Academic Affairs, Dr. Michael 

Fishbein. 

The Bachelor of Fine Arts in 

Dance is an applied arts degree 

designed to prepare students for 

professional careers as performers 

and/or choreographers. 

“Dean College has always 

maintained a strong commitment 

to the discipline of dance 

on its campus,” says Marc Arentsen, 

dean of the School of 

Dance. “The new BFA in Dance 

will continue in that tradition 

and enable skill sets, practices 

and perspectives of today’s 

professional-level dance. For students, 

this new degree program 

ultimately represents a whole lot 

of work,” he added. “But then, 

Dean Bulldogs never miss a 

chance to dance.” 

For more information about 

Dean College and the Joan 

Phelps Palladino School of 

Dance, visit www.dean.edu. 

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Mass Audubon Stony Brook Announces Its 

October Programming 

Fall is in full splendor at Stony Brook. Come see! 

Early Morning Birds: Tuesdays 

in October (through the 

24th), from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Take 

an early morning walk in search 

of fall migrants. Birders of all 

levels are welcome to come explore 

with us as we enjoy fall in 

all its splendor. 

Fee: $6m/ $9nm. 

Stony Brook Fall Fair: Saturday, 

October 7, from 10 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. This year’s all-day 

Fair will be particularly fun 

filled, with the Fourth Annual 

Wood Duck Derby, in partnership 

with the Norfolk Community 

League. This year we have 

a grand prize of $750, as well 

as kayaks donated by Bass Pro 

and L.L. Bean. But that’s just 

the start. Check out our website 

for more details: http://www. 

massaudubon.org. The familyfriendly 

schedule features pumpkin 

painting and outdoor games, 

animal demonstrations including 

alpacas and raptors, and quality 

homemade items for sale via 

local crafters (great gifts for early 

holiday shopping). Tasty food 

will be provided by members of 

the Norfolk Lions Club, who will 

prepare their famous backyard 

cookout fare, including local 

roasted corn on the cob. Tickets 

are $4 adults; $3 children (maximum 

family charge $14). Registration 

is not required. 

Tiny Trekkers: Saturday, 

October 21, from 10:30 a.m. 

to noon. 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 week’s themes: Going 

on a Leaf Hunt. Ages 2.9 to 6 

with a parent. Fee: $5m/$6nm 

per person per session. 

Scout Night Hike: Friday, 

October 20, from 6:30 to 8:00 

p.m. This is a special Stony 

Brook night hike designed just 

for you! We’ll play games as our 

eyes adjust to the dark, then head 

out on the trails to see “whooo” 

we might find. Along the way 

we’ll explore how animals adapt 

to the nightlife. Dress for the 

weather and, please, NO flashlights. 

Fee: $7 per person. 

Purple Martin Conference: 

Saturday, October 21, from 9 

a.m. to noon. Purple Martins in 

New England share a unique relationship 

with people. Join us to 

learn about the role that people 

in our area play in protecting 

and stewarding these fascinating 

birds and how other interested 

individuals can also support 

these fantastic birds. We will be 

joined by Dr. Jon Attwood, Mass 

Audubon’s Grassland Bird Biologist. 

Jon will share the results 

of some of his research as well 

as that of other researchers looking 

into the State of the Birds in 

Massachusetts. Join other Purple 

Martin enthusiasts from Massachusetts 

and Rhode Island to 

discuss the state of Purple Martins 

in our area. The martins 

will then be well on their way to 

South America, but we hope to 

get reports of 2017 nesting success 

from various managed colonies 

throughout our area while 

comparing notes and best management 

practices. This event is 

free and open to the public and 

we are seeking sponsors to underwrite 

the expense of hosting. 

Please contact us if you are interested. 

All ages welcome. 

Saturday Family Science- 

-Squirrels: Saturday, October 

28, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. 

Come learn about these fascinating 

and cute creatures that 

seem to be all around us. Learn 

about squirrel adaptations and 

how they live their days. We will 

create our own squirrel nests and 

go on a walk to look for the real 

ones outside, and then put out 

food for the squirrels that live in 

the woods near the Center. Designed 

for families with adults 

participating along with their 

children. Fee: $9m/ 11nm per 

person. 

Join Bonnie Dittrich’s gentle 

yoga class! Most Tuesday evenings 

in our Program Room. It’s 

calming, centering, stimulating 

and very affordable with a $10 

donation per session. Come one 

day or as many as you like. No 

commitment necessary. Call to 

confirm class and time. 

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.


Hopedale Day in the 

Park Sponsors 2017 

Platinum 

Gold 

Silver 

UniBank 

Homefield Credit Union 

Milford National Bank and Trust 

Hopedale Community House, Inc. 

Milford Tire 

Dr. Vincent J. Arone 

Drs. Thomas and Antonia Maki 

Green Mountain Chocolate 

Dean Bank 

Milford Floor Covering 

Collins Landscaping 

Heidi Bell Larouco 

Drusilla Reid Tutoring Service 

Edwards Memorial Funeral Home 

Milford Federal Savings Bank 

Mac Package Store 

David Hodgdon, Realtor 

Dean College Ranks among 

Top Best Regional Colleges 

Dean College, a private, residential 

college located in Franklin, 

Massachusetts, has been 

ranked 22nd in the 2018 U.S. 

News & World Report for the 

Best Regional Colleges, North 

category. Additionally, Dean 

placed 15th in this category for 

Best Value Schools. 

This is the seventh consecutive 

year that Dean College has 

received the honor. 

“We are thrilled to be recognized 

by U.S. News and our peer 

institutions once again this year,” 

said Dr. Paula M. Rooney, Dean 

College President. “It signals 

the overall strength of Dean’s 

academic experience and the 

emphasis we place on student 

success.” 

U.S. News & World Report 

is a multi-platform, publisher of 

news and information. The U.S. 

News ranking system for the Best 

Regional Colleges rests on two 

pillars. The formula uses quantitative 

measures that education 

experts have proposed as reliable 

indicators of academic quality, 

and it is based on research 

of what matters in education, 

including: graduation rate performance, 

academic reputation, 

and financial selectivity among 

others. 

This year’s ranking is a testament 

to The Dean Difference – 

the hands-on and engaging 

faculty & staff, strong academic 

support, valuable internships, 

and real-life workforce preparation 

that Dean College provides. 

For more information on U.S. 

News & World Report, visit www. 

usnews.com/education. For 

more information on Dean College, 

visit www.dean.edu. 

Bronze 

Art Show Purchase 

Prize Awards 

Garden Pizza 

Bright Insurance Agency 

Virginia A. Larkin, Realtor 

Seven Hills Foundation 

Pastel Paint Workshop 

Learn how to create Georgia O’Keefe’s 

“Jimson Weed / White Flower #1” 

Instructor: artist Gregory Maichack 

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 6-8pm 

Hopedale Community House Fee: $5.00 

Space is limited. Sign-up by October 11 Supplies provided 

For registration contact: Tara Chambers 

Hopedale Community House 508-473-0820 

tchambers@hopedalecommunityhouse.org 

Sponsored by a grant from the Hopedale 

and Massachusetts Cultural Councils


Dean College Presents: Six Characters in 

Search of an Author, October 11-15, 2017 

The School of the Arts at Dean College 

will perform Six Characters in Search 

of an Author, beginning Wednesday, October 

11 through Sunday, October 15, 

2017. 

This compelling play is juxtaposed as 

six characters arrive unexpectedly during 

the rehearsal of a play in search of an author 

to complete their story. Audiences for 

over 90 years have enjoyed and mused on 

the dilemma provided by the arrival of the 

“out of time and place” individuals. Do 

not miss this early absurdist play exploring 

the relationship among authors, their 

characters, and those involved in theater 

productions. 

The Dean College production of 

Six Characters in Search of an Author 

Interview with the Director: 

Six Characters in Search of an Author, a Dean College 

Theatre Production 

Calling all theatre goers! A 

new show is coming to town, and 

it’s not one you’ll want to miss! 

The School of the Arts at Dean 

College presents Six Characters 

in Search of an Author, beginning 

Wednesday, October 11 

through Sunday, October 15, 

2017. 

Guest director Eric Parness 

sat down to answer a few questions 

and to take us on his journey 

of adapting this great work 

for the Dean College production. 

Q. What inspired you to 

become the guest director of 

Dean College’s production 

of Six Characters in Search of 

an Author 

A. After working as a director 

in New York City for several 

years, it was time for me to transition 

to a career in education. I 

began teaching at Westfield State 

University last year and after 

traveling to the John F. Kennedy 

Center for the Performing 

Arts for a workshop, I was 

approached about the position. 

Being a guest director is a winwin: 

I can work on a large stage 

and in academia, which is very 

different than NYC, and the students 

are able to gain knowledge 

from a working director. 

Q. What can a person expect 

when they go to see Six 

Characters? 

A. The illusion that is set up 

at the beginning of the production 

is one that the audience is 

walking in to a real rehearsal, 

the rehearsal for the next Dean 

College performance. There will 

be stage managers, actors and 

actresses rehearsing, all claiming 

to be characters from a script for 

the upcoming performance. The 

audience will be taken into this 

magical experience. Over the 

course of the night, things will 

become less real. By the end, you 

aren’t quite sure what is real and 

what is not. 

Q. Talk about casting… 

what is the selection process? 

A. Casting is probably the 

most important part of directing. 

Every actor that walked in 

to the room to audition for this 

performance gave me the impression 

that they could act, but I 

only had 14 roles and 80 students 

auditioning. They each had 90 

seconds to convince me that they 

were right for the role. After the 

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. 

first audition, I invited 30 actors 

to the call-back. From there, I 

had them interact in groups and 

based on my findings, I cast each 

role. 

Q. What can an actor do to 

stand out in an audition? 

A. Act with their whole being. 

Some actors come to an audition 

with a compelling monologue, 

but are not physically involved 

with their performance … and 

that makes it hard to distinguish 

themselves from others. A strong, 

trained, natural voice and body 

that is reacting to their text and 

aware of their body movements 

really makes the actor stand out. 

You can tell when someone understand 

what they are saying, 

versus reciting what they are saying. 

HOPEDALE’ S ANNUAL 

VETERANS’ BREAKFAST 

Thursday November 9, 2017 

9:00 am 

Hopedale Sr. Center 

Q. Who is going to love this 

production? 

A. The more familiar an individual 

is with the Dean College 

community, the more they 

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appeal to a person who likes 

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By KEN HAMWEY 

Staff Sports Writer 

Tim Maguire is a coach for all 

seasons and he’s also a coach for 

all the right reasons. 

The 31-year-old Maguire is 

Hopedale High’s girls varsity 

coach in cross-country and outdoor 

track and he’s the head 

coach of both the boys and girls 

indoor track squads. During his 

seven years in each of the three 

venues, Maguire has guided the 

cross-country contingent to one 

Dual Valley Conference crown 

and the boys indoor team to 

four league titles and one district 

championship. 

The cross-country team, 

which was league champs in 

2015, came close to registering 

three straight DVC crowns. They 

came up a point short in 2014 

and 2016. 

Maguire’s success is quite apparent 

but what’s more telling 

is his approach to coaching, the 

objectives he sets and the positive 

atmosphere he creates. 

A biology teacher in the classroom, 

Maguire strives diligently 

to also be a teacher when he’s 

coaching. 

“It’s imperative to show kids 

what they must understand and 

what’s needed to improve,’’ he 

emphasized. “I strive to help 

them develop skills and technique. 

Cross-country and track 

don’t always involve strategy. 

Skills are needed for distance running, 

hurdles, jumping and field 

events. I also try to be consistent 

each day by being prepared, executing 

a plan and leading by example. 

I’m easy-going but I want 

our competitors to be focused and 

to develop mental toughness.’’ 

Winning might define Maguire’s 

teams but it’s not what 

defines his style. His philosophy 

of coaching is all about reaching 

one’s potential. 

“Seeing kids improve is so important,’’ 

said the native of Barrington, 

R.I. “I stress realizing 

one’s potential and that includes 

being the best they can be and 

also being a good leader and a 

good teammate. I don’t ever want 

our participants to put limits on 

themselves.’’ 

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Maguire is acutely aware that 

athletics teach life lessons and he’s 

genuinely pleased when members 

of his squads overcome adversity, 

set goals, and assume responsibility. 

“I emphasize things like accountability, 

leadership and time 

management,’’ he noted. “It’s a 

plus when a competitor is responsible 

and dedicated to the team. 

I also stress positive thinking. 

Kids often think about failure. I 

tell them to be flexible with their 

mind. It’s good to set goals but be 

flexible to reset your goals if you 

don’t reach them.’’ 

Maguire disagrees with those 

who view track as a lonely sport. 

He regards it as isolated. 

“It’s fulfilling to know that 

you’re in complete control of the 

effort you’re going to give,’’ he 

emphasized. “Others can’t influence 

what you’re achieving. It’s 

you, and only you, who can push 

yourself physically.’’ 

Maguire, who ran track and 

cross-country at Barrington High 

and Colby College, likes the dualpronged 

nature of those sports. 

“Track, especially, is unique because 

an individual can achieve 

success, and by doing so, is also 

scoring points for the team. One 

can fulfill his or her goals and also 

enjoy working towards a common 

goal for the team.’’ 

Maguire often gets candidates 

who use track or cross-country to 

sharpen their skills for another 

sport. He views that as okay because 

“there’s nothing wrong 

with improving oneself.’’ 

“A lot of kids do it but I encourage 

them to enjoy track for 

what it is,’’ he said. “I’m glad it 

can help them in some area for 

another sport. I admire kids who 

want to improve.’’ 

When assembling a roster, 

Maguire looks for specific attributes 

that will eventually enhance 

a team’s success and its chemistry. 

“Mental toughness is No. 1,’’ 

he emphasized. “It’s needed to 

perform effectively and consistently. 

Mental toughness also 

helps to become a good role 

model and a good leader. Other 

attributes that matter are responsibility 

and accountability. And, I 

look for athletes who are skilled, 

know technique and possess 

speed and quickness.’’ 

Now in his eighth year of 

coaching, Maguire has no problem 

rating his favorite triumph. It 

came in 2014 with the girls crosscountry 

team. “We finished third 

in the districts and that qualified 

us for the state tourney,’’ he said. 

“I was proud of our achievement 

because we had worked hard to 

improve. We finished 12 th in the 

states that year and in 2015, we 

were second in the districts and 

7 th in the states.’’ 

Maguire was a capable runner 

in high school but he improved in 

college. He was solid in the steeplechase, 

posting a personal best 

of 9:45 for an event that is 3,000 

meters and includes 28 hurdles 

and seven water hazards. He was 

a captain at Colby and also competed 

in the New England Outdoor 

Championships. 

After graduating with a major 

in biology and a minor in education, 

Maguire spent a year substituting 

at the high school level 

in Maine. In 2009, he joined the 

faculty at Hopedale. Closing in 

on a masters degree from Bridgewater 

State, Maguire and his wife 

Abbie reside in Providence. 

Working with veteran coach 

Joe Drugan, Maguire labels him 

as “a mentor who taught me the 

art of coaching.’’ 

“Joe is the boys varsity crosscountry 

and outdoor coach and 

an assistant indoors,’’ Maguire 

said. “He’s got great passion and 

he’s a terrific motivator.’’ 

This fall’s cross-country team 

is off to a good start, beating 

Douglas in its opening meet. Maguire 

is optimistic his squad can 

compete for the DVC title, finish 

1-3 in the districts and qualify for 

the states. 

“Five of our top seven runners 

are returnees,’’ he noted. 

“They’re Isabelle Doran, Michaela 

Casey, Carrie Maurais, 

Hailey Cote, and Erin McCarthy. 

They’re good leaders and highcaliber 

runners. Also, freshman 

Katelyn Brunt is back. She’s been 

running for us since Grade 7.’’ 

Athletic Director Bill Gaine 

offered his view on Maguire’s 

value to Hopedale’s coaching 

staff. 

“Tim Maguire coaches three 

seasons in sports that have the 

largest numbers,’’ Gaine said. 

“Similar to coach (Joe) Drugan, 

there aren’t many high school 

coaches that dedicate more time 

to the most amount of kids. In 

addition, coach Maguire teaches 

a full-load of classes and remains 

a competitive marathon runner. 

We’re lucky to have someone so 

passionate about teaching our 

kids about discipline, work ethic, 

and a healthy lifestyle.’’ 

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By Christopher Tremblay 

It’s been ten years in the 

making, but Coach Andrew 

Mainini believes Hopedale is on 

the verge of something big and 

it would be true justice if this 

year’s senior class of athletes 

could be the ones to accomplish 

the never before feat. 

“The volleyball program 

began in 2007 and it has been a 

building process. This year’s senior 

class has been very instrumental 

in that process,” Coach 

Mainini said. “Through their 

four years, not only have they 

grown as athletes, but the team’s 

record has steadily improved as 

well. Our ultimate goals is to win 

a State Championship, but this 

year we want to be the first team 

in Hopedale history to capture 

the Central Division Tournament 

Championship. And if 

we’re fortunate enough to do 

that then the States.” 

The four Blue Raider seniors 

are Moran Foley, the team’s setter 

and hitter; Jenna Van Zile, 

an outside hitter and secondary 

setter; Liz Swanson, an outside 

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As freshmen Hopedale went 

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went 16-6, earned an eight seed 

and breezed thru the first three 

rounds shutting out all three 

teams including the number 

one and four seed before losing 

to Sutton (the #2 seed) in the 

finals. Last year Hopedale went 

17-1, grabbed the number one 

seed and defeated Southbridge 

(3-0) and Blackstone Valley (3-1) 

before falling to Millbury, a team 

they beat handily during the 

regular season. 

That junior campaign 

Hopedale went 10-0 in the Dual 

Valley League and took home 

its first ever league title outright. 

The Blue Raiders had previously 

shared the championship 

in 2011. 

“These four girls are some of 

the most knowledgeable volleyball 

athletes that I’ve ever worked 

with,” Mainini said. “Their volleyball 

IQ’s are through the roof 

and have provide the other girls 

in the program role models. I’ve 

had some good leaders in the 

past, but these girls are good volleyball 

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As Hopedale heads into this 

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Foley is a vocal leader who was 

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row presence. 

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“As always, our goal is to win 

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The night was bi ter cold, but 

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Linda Batchelder of Franklin 

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Chuck Tashjian Publisher of 

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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 

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The Li tle White Market Wi l Be Back Be ter than Ever at End of Month 


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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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 

ses step up to sponsor the 

Millis rolls Out the red Carpet 

for Second Year 

Mi lis Film Festival March 7 

Grease is the Word 

in Medway 


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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 

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Do you know wha tests your 

child is taking thi spring? One 

local residen thinks parents are 

uninformed abou the new education 

standards and the a companying 

tests being considered by the 

state of Ma sachuse ts. He hopes 

to bring the polarizing i sue to the 

forefront at Norfolk Town M eting 

and on the town election ballot. 

The United States is embarking 

on an unprecedented journey 

to unify education standards for a l 

students in kindergarten through 

12th grade. Known as the Common 

Core State Standards Initiative, 

these standard set 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 

up for a Vote at 

Town Meeting 

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 

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Chuck Tashjian aims t o fer 

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the premiere i sue of localtownpages 

in their mailboxes 

this month; he hopes to foster 

a new co nection to their community. 

Over 16, 0 copies of 

the tabloid-sized newspaper 

wi l be produced each month, 

and these wi l be direct mailed 

fr e of charge to households 

and busine ses in the town. The 

paper wi l also be available in its 

fu l format at w.Naticktownnews.com. 

“This paper is to let residents 

of Natick kno what’s going 

on in their local 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 cla sified ads. 

Tashjian began his entrepreneurial 

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t o fset printing in 2 04. 

He then expanded his busine s 

to include the production of 

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Dover, Sherborn, Uxbridge and 

su rounding areas. As a sma l 

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And with it come some big 

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on page 13) and Wegmans, both 

of which wi l anchor the complex. 

University Station, when 

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University Station officia ly 

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