Medway & Millis July 2018

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A Partnership that Is 

Good to Know 

New Program by Medway Senior Center Available 

through Medway Cable Access 

By J.D. O’Gara 

A partnership between 

the Medway 

Senior Center and 

Medway Cable Access 

is turning out to provide 

a lot of Medway residents 

with information 

that is good to know. In 

fact, “Good to Know,” 

the new cable program 

aired at 8 a.m. and 4 

p.m. on Medway channels 

8 Comcast and 

Channel 36 Verizon focuses 

on topics relevant 

not only to seniors, but 

to the Medway community 

as a whole. 

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“Good to Know,” a new show produced by Medway Senior Center and 

Medway Cable Access, will bring important topics to the community. 

What is the Path 

Forward on Millis 

Retail Marijuana Sales? 

By Herby Highman 

At the May 14th Millis town 

meeting, the zoning proposal for 

marijuana sales in Millis did not 

pass, leaving Millis residents wondering 

what happens next in the 

process. 

James McCaffrey, a member 

of the Board of Selectmen, says, 

“The moratorium remains in effect 

until the end of the year, but 

it’s important for the town to develop 

a general bylaw.” 

The article carried a majority 

vote of 99-75, but fell short of the 

two-thirds majority required to 

pass. 

The towns of Holliston, Medway, 

and Bellingham have already 

voted to ban retail sales of recreational 

marijuana. Discussions in 

Millis center not around whether 

cultivation and sales are allowed, 

but rather the restrictions under 

which cultivation and sales can 

occur. 

“There are two parallel tracks 

we’re going to be heading down,” 

says McCaffrey. “One is the development 

of what we’re calling 

general bylaws, nuisance bylaws. 

These would apply with respect to 

noise, odor, traffic, lighting, anything 

you would have connected 

with a commercial operation. And 

then we do have the zoning rules 

that we’re going to be working 

on.” 

An overlay zone creates a special 

zoning district, placed over an 

existing base zone, which identifies 

special provisions in addition 

to those in the underlying base 

zone. In this case, the underlying 

zone is an industrial zone (IP2), 

and the overlay would add additional 

setback stipulations. 

Previous proposals have had 

setbacks of 1500 feet from special 

use locations such as schools, the 

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library, and places of worship. 

Millis’s bylaws for medical marijuana 

already stipulate a 1,000- 

foot setback. 

“Any zoning bylaw has to go 

through the Planning Board as 

well,” says McCaffrey. “Both 

elected bodies will seek to address 

the issue one way or the 

other.” 

Two businesses are currently 

looking to establish locations in 

Millis. 

CommCan, Inc. has plans 

to sell medical marijuana at a 

facility on 1525 Main Street. 

Businesses already involved in 

medical marijuana usage have 

priority status to transition to 

adult recreational usage. At the 

time being, they have a retail location 

in Southborough, with a 

cultivation facility in Medway. 

617 Therapeutic Health 

Center wants to have a medical 

marijuana facility at 1073 Main 

Street, hoping to later add nonmedical 

manufacture and cultivation 

to the site. 617’s initial 

plans also included retail. This 

property abuts Ryan’s Amusements 

as well as residential property. 

The Board of Selectmen will 

be continuing discussion on the 

matter when it meets in July. The 

current moratorium on retail 

marijuana sales remains in place 

until the end of the year. In the 

event that no new article passes, 

the moratorium will expire, and 

retail sales can take place under 

current industrial and commercial 

bylaws. 

“If nothing passes,” McCaffrey 

says, “we’ve got a problem. 

The goal from the board’s point 

of view would be to create a 

bylaw proposal that people could 

support at the town meeting.” 

Town input is much appreciated 

at further meetings, and will 

be especially important come 

November. The exact wording 

of the question is not yet available. 

At press time, there was another 

Board of Selectmen meeting 

scheduled for June 25th. 

There will also be a Planning 

Board meeting at Tuesday, July 

10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in the Veterans 

Memorial Building. 

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2. Please fill out each field of 

10 tires per household, per calendar 

year. Here are guidelines 

the request form. 

for pickup: 

(a) Must be a resident or municipal 

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member communities, 

(b) tires must be passenger and 

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(c) maximum of 10 of tires per 

household per calendar 

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Tires accepted as part of 

this program will be sent to an 

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This program will comply with 

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“Our goal is to connect our 

community with relevant resources 

and information, to show 

how diverse our senior center is, 

and to become more inclusive 

to everyone in the community,” 

says Kate Fennyery, Licensed Social 

Worker and Medway Senior 

Center Outreach Worker. 

In mid-June, “Good to Know” 

filmed the Senior Center’s 

monthly “Coffee and Conversation 

with a Selectman,” which 

takes place the second Tuesday 

of each month and looks at topics 

relevant to all Medway residents. 

Past shows have focused 

on the Norfolk County Registry 

of Deeds, and another focused 

on Compassionate Care Hospice. 

The relationship between 

the Medway Senior Center and 

Medway Cable Access began a 

couple years ago, says Marcia 

Lombardo, Outreach worker 

for the senior center. “We had 

started an intergenerational veterans 

project that matches vets 

with high school students, and 

Cable Access came and did a little 

filming while it was going on. 

Then we got a student to film the 

actual event, and Medway Cable 

had it on their station. It went 

over really well and had a good 

turnout, and they’ve run it many 

times on cable.” 

“That kind of started our relationship 

and got Barry Schneier 

and Amy Huff from Medway 

Cable thinking about how we 

can work together,” says Lombardo. 

“They started taping the 

lectures, and that’s what we’ve 

been doing on a regular basis.” 

“Medway Cable Access has 

been fabulous, loaning us equipment, 

training us on how to use 

their equipment, creating a program 

for us and now they have 

even created a specific ‘senior 

hour’ (8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily) 

which can be seen on Medway’s 

Cable Channel 8 (Comcast) and 

Channel 36 (Verizon), and if 

someone does not have cable, it 

can be seen on Medway Cable 

Access’s Facebook page under 

‘videos,’” says Fennyery. 

“This is definitely not programming 

just for seniors,” says 

Schneier. “The programming is 

great for anyone who knows they 

need content and will be making 

decisions.” 

Regarding training Medway 

Senior Center staff on how to 

use cameras and equipment, as 

well as loaning equipment out, 

Amy Huff, Studio Manager at 

Medway Cable Access, says that 

is something that has always been 

available to Medway residents. 

“We don’t just provide equipment, 

but we also provide the 

training. You are able to take out 

equipment, and we offer a series 

of classes to Medway residents at 

no charge,” says Huff. The next 

series of classes will be offered in 

the fall. 

“Part of my function as access 

coordinator is to basically 

introduce (residents) to cable,” 

says Schneier. “We’re here as a 

service to you, like a public library, 

but instead of books, you 

can check out equipment. People 

often come by and say, ‘I didn’t 

know this existed.’ Everyone contributes 

to the fees through cable 

bills, so the cost is nothing. If 

people are really interested, they 

have access to state-of-the-art 

equipment. They can produce 

good looking stuff they can be 

proud of.” One Medway resident, 

he explains, learned how to 

use all the equipment to produce 

a podcast on genealogy. 

“It’s not ‘Wayne’s World,’” 

says Huff, “and although you 

can’t package it and sell it, people 

can share it to their own 

Facebook pages and websites.” 

Both Huff and Schneier say 

even Medway businesses can 

take part, so long as they are producing 

programming of value to 

the community and not simply 

advertising their products. 

“We do have an acupuncturist 

in Medway that produces a show 

called ‘Health, Naturally,’ about 

alternative care. Businesses can 

create programs to raise awareness 

about their industry,” says 

Huff. 

Huff says the relationship 

with the senior center is symbiotic. 

“Our job is to reach out as 

a community resource, it’s just a 

good partnership.” 

Future “Good to Know” 

subject matter will include an 

overview of the Medway Senior 

Center’s health fair participants, 

and fall topics the senior center 

is considering include Meals-on- 

Wheels, Home Care, protective 

services, and information on Tri- 

Valley Elder Services or the Ombudsman 

program. 

Fennyery believes that airing 

the programs will also be useful 

for those who might be hesitant 

to attend a talk on SNAP benefits, 

for example. “Sometimes it’s 

more private at home,” she says. 

“Video is just so pervasive in 

our society, on TV or online,” 

says Schneier. 

If you have an idea for a show 

on Good to Know, contact Marcia 

Lombardo at the Medway 

Senior Center. 

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The Millis Council on Aging celebrated Fathers’ Day 2018 

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Daily Tick-Checks Can Save Lives 

Regular Tick Checks Are Essential to Prevent Disease 

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As Medway and Millis green 

up for summer (finally!) we say 

goodbye to the unwelcome cold 

and hello to even more unwelcome 

ticks. 

Headlines are proclaiming 

this year to be an especially bad 

one for ticks, but in some ways, 

it doesn’t matter. “Whether it’s 

going to be a bad season for ticks 

or not,” says Beth Hallal, Health 

Director for the Town of Medway, 

“it’s always really important 

to check yourself for ticks.” 

The CDC lists sixteen different 

tick-borne diseases on CDC. 

gov, but in this part of the country, 

it’s Lyme disease that has our 

attention. Mass.gov reports over 

4500 cases of Lyme disease in 

Massachusetts in 2016. 

“You need to check yourself 

all the time,” Hallal stresses. 

“Lyme disease can take a very 

healthy person down, and it can 

really harm older people.” 

While most of us have expect 

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avoid contact with hands, 

eyes, and mouth. 

• For hiking or other unavoidable 

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The Few. The Proud. The Marines. 

By Bill Maguire, The Norfolk 

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for a Marine. From the moment 

the Drill Instructor stepped on 

that bus at 2 a.m. at Parris Island 

or San Diego and “politely” 

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Having just Celebrated Memorial 

Day, paying our respects 

to all those Veterans from the 

Civil War to the Iraq and Afghanistan 

Wars for they gave the 

ultimate sacrifice for this country. 

But there are those Veterans 

who have come home and are 

still fighting a hidden war inside 

them. They’ll need our support. 

There are also family members 

who will need support even if it’s 

just in the form of a scholarship. 

Marines take care of their own 

is what we say. No Marine left 

behind. There are many organizations 

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Marines, honorably discharged 

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Chaplains. The League is a national 

organization in every state 

and has over 1,000 local detachments 

throughout the United 

States. The League supports Marines 

and their families. We help 

with programs like Toys for Tots, 

VA Hospital/Programs, Young 

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name just a few ways the League 

supports Marines, veterans and 

their families. 

On a local level, The Norfolk 

County Marine Corps League 

Detachment supports local organizations 

that support veterans. 

We have made numerous donations 

to these organizations. We 

also collect toys around the area 

for Toys for Tots. We will be 

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Marine veteran, FMF 

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During the summertime in 

these parts, you don’t have to 

go far to shop local. In addition 

to being able to visit a wealth 

of farms right in our neighborhoods, 

local farmers’ markets are 

becoming a community gathering 

event, not only offering locally 

grown produce, but also 

showcasing locally made goods 

and local nonprofits as well. August 

5-11 is National Farmers 

Market week, and why not celebrate 

by stopping by some of 

these locations? 

• Ashland Farmers Market, 

125 Front Street, Ashland, 

9 a.m. – 1 p.m. each Saturday 

through October 6. 

Visit www.ashlandfarmersmarket.org. 

• Franklin Farmers’ Market, 

Fridays, through October 

26, at the Franklin Town 

Common, 12-6 p.m. Visit 

www.franklinfarmersmarketma.com 

for more details. 

• Medway Farmers Market, 

https://www.facebook. 

com/themedwayfarmersmarket, 

located at Medway 

V.F.W. Post 1526, 123 

Holliston Street, Medway. 

Open Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., 

through October. 

• Medfield Farmers’ Market, 

located on the grounds 

of the First Parish historic 

meeting house at 26 

North Street in Medfield 

each Thursday from 2 to 6 

p.m. For more information, 

contact susanstromgren@ 

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• Norfolk Farmers’ Market, 

Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 

2 p.m. through October 6, 

139 Main St. Norfolk. Find 

them on Facebook! 

• Natick Farmers Market, 

Natick Center, 9 a.m. – 1 

p.m. every Saturday, yearround. 

Includes a variety of 

vendors, including Millis’ 

Tangerini’s and Holliston’s 

Little Beehive Farm. View 

www.natickfarmersmarket. 

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Market on Facebook. 

• Walpole Farmers Market, 

Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 1 

p.m., through October, at 

East Street and Rte. 27, 

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A Rank, and Skills, to 

Last a Lifetime 


Only four percent of Boy 

Scouts achieve the rank of Eagle 

Scout, but in the Arego family 

of Medway, 100% of Boy 

Scouts achieved this rank, as 

of last year. Ryan, 24, Tim, 18, 

and Nick Arego, 16, of Medway 

Troop 367, all put in years of 

work to earn 21 merit badges, 

demonstrated that they lived by 

the principles of Scout Oath and 

Scout Law, showed leadership in 

Scouting and their community, 

and completed an Eagle Scout 

service project. 

“My sons got involved and got 

invited to other court of honors 

and saw how great it was, and 

they helped their peers get to 

Eagle rank,” says Frank Arego, 

who helped serve as a Cub Scout 

and Boy Scout leader, who points 

out that the Medway troop has 

turned out a good number of 

Eagle Scouts. “It’s a great community 

and a great structure – 

sportsmanship, and fitness and 

good citizenship.” Arego says he 

appreciates that his sons, who 

also have a sister, learned to “do 

good as a citizen, to work as a citizen 

not only in the community 

but in the nation as a whole. 

“They see themselves as 

something larger,” says Beth 

Arego, of her three sons. She 

describes scouting as a type of 

family. “They learn at an early 

age that in scouting, there are 

goals you have to achieve to advance, 

steps they have to take to 

move ahead. They’re moving at 

their own pace, and people give 

them the tools to be successful, 

and they feel that, but how they 

choose to get from point A to B 

is up to them. When they finally 

reach Eagle, they realize how 

rare that is, and the commitment 

is really long working toward 

that.” Arego says that each of 

her sons is unique, and that there 

was something in scouting for 

each of them. “They also have 

some great memories of scouting 

adventures, and they can really 

appreciate nature. The skills 

will stay with them for a lifetime.” 

Ryan Arego was the first of 

the three brothers to attain Eagle. 

These days, he works as a Legislative 

Aide to Rep. Jeff Roy, but 

back at 17, he focused his attention 

at giving back to the American 

Legion in town. 

“We used to have Boy Scouts 

at the American Legion on Cottage 

Street,” says Ryan. “They 

were always so good to us. Another 

scout redid the tank they 

had there and did landscaping, 

and there was a side yard, parallel 

to the building. I decided to 

make a bocce court for the members 

of the Legion or Boy Scouts 

to use for activities.” 

Ryan who joined Cub Scouts 

in second grade, says that he enjoyed 

some amazing trips and 

experiences with the Scouts. “By 

the time you get to Boy Scouts, 

there are the older scouts you 

look up to. They’re getting Eagle. 

I loved scouting, I loved doing the 

outdoor thing, so it made sense 

to see it to the end. Everyone did 

RANK 


Friends of the Millis Public Library 

Present Scholarship 

The Friends of the Millis Public 

Library recently presented 

their annual scholarship at the 

Millis High School graduation 

exercises on June 7. The scholarship 

is awarded to a deserving 

high school senior who plans to 

further his or her education and 

who has shown a commitment to 

community service, especially related 

to libraries and/or literacy 

and reading. 

This year’s recipient, chosen 

by the Scholarship Committee, is 

Julia Krauss, who will be attending 

North Carolina State University 

in the fall. This award was 

presented by Friends President 

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As Vice President of the National 

Honor Society, Julia set 

up tutoring for students around 

school. She also hosted a spelling 

bee for her senior project with the 

help of the National Honor Society. 

Julia has volunteered many 

hours to her community through 

the clubs that she is a member of. 

The Friends of the Millis Public 

Library, founded in 1983, is a 

volunteer non-profit organization 

dedicated to the support and 

enhancement of library services. 

For more information about the 

Friends, visit the group’s page at 

www. millislibrary.org. 

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Achievement runs in the family. Shown are the three brothers in the 

Arego family of Medway, Ryan, Tim and Nick, all of whom earned the 

rank of Eagle Scout in Medway Boy Scout Troop 367. 

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Team-Building Day for Medway 

Sophomores a School Tradition 

On June 7th, Medway High 

School sophomores took part in 

the schools 12th annual IPEC 

day. Interdisciplinary Physical 

Education Curriculum, or 

IPEC, has been the cornerstone 

of the Wellness program for over 

40 years. The course focuses on 

team building, leadership, outdoor 

survival skills and includes 

a challenge course and rockclimbing 

component. 

Medway HS Wellness teacher 

and IPEC coordinator Janet 

Trottier said that “IPEC is a 

Medway tradition. Every year 

I have parents of current 10th 

grade students who are MHS 

alumni themselves share their 

memories of when they participated 

in IPEC.” MHS Wellness 

teachers Dave Murphy and 

Karl Infanger echo the impact 

IPEC has on students. “It truly 

changes a person, challenging 

them both physically and mentally,” 

said Infanger. 

During this year’s IPEC Day, 

the students put their newly fashioned 

skills to the test. Throughout 

the event, wearing a rainbow 

of colors with names like “Vineyard 

Climbs” and “Shackleton’s 

Crew”( taking their name from 

one of the most harrowing survival 

stories of the HMS Endurance 

that was studied during the 

year.) each class took part in 11 

different initiatives where they 

had to work together to solve 

and conquer to wear the crown 

of IPEC day champions. 

This summer, the IPEC program 

will be featured in the 

Medway 

Wellness Walk (MWW). The 

MWW starts between Lamson 

field and North field at the HS. 

The walk features 12 window 

boxes that will feature the year 

in IPEC and will be installed by 

the Leaders Club. The IPEC 

leaders club are upperclassman 

who continue their leadership 

training working closely with 

the teachers and students. IPEC 

leaders facilitate classes, help reinforce 

skills, and motivate their 

class. 

E-mail Kevin Collins (kcollins@medwayschools.org) 

if your 

organization would like to take 

part in a MWW installation. 

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Millis Democratic 

Town Committee to 

Hold Picnic July 15 

Local Democratic Officials & 

Candidates Have Been Invited to 

Oak Grove Farm Event 

The Millis Democratic Town 

Committee is hosting a pot-luck 

picnic at Oak Grove Farm (410 

Exchange St., Millis) at noon 

on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Local 

Democratic Town Committees 

are invited to bring a dish and 

join us. Local Democratic elected 

officials have been invited as well 

as candidates for office, including 

the three candidates for the 

NBM District Senate Seat. All 

Dems welcome. For more information, 

contact Lisa J. Hardin at 

(508) 376-5068. 

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Catch a Movie in the Park 

this Summer in Medway! 

Medway Cable Access announces 

their 2018 Movies in the 

Park series, Wednesday evenings 

at Choate Park on the grass behind 

the Thayer Homestead. 

Free movie admission, concessions 

for sale (popcorn, hot dogs, 

nachos, candy, soda, water). 

Movie starts at dusk, bring a 

blanket, chair and bug spray for 

your convenience. 

***IN CASE OF RAIN, 

movie is shown inside the Thayer 

House.*** 

Thank you to our local sponsors 

for supporting Movies in the 

Park this season: J&L Catering, 

Rodenhiser Plumbing, Heating, 

A/C & Electric, Medway 

Lions Club, Medway Community 

Farm, Team Rice, Tim Rice 

Photo, Medway Firefighters Association, 

and Muffin House 

Cafe. 

Coming Up at the Medway 

Senior Center 

BOOK GROUP AT THE 

SENIOR CENTER 

Next meeting will be July 26th 

at 1 p.m. The book will be Beneath 

a Scarlet Sky, by Mark Sullivan. 

This book is available at 

the Medway Public Library. 

PAINTING CLASSES 

We offer watercolor classes on 

Wednesdays beginning at 2 p.m. 

These classes are for the beginner 

to the experienced painter. Five 

dollars per class, feel free to join! 

TUESDAY AND 

THURSDAY CRAFTS 

Stop by the Craft Room some 

Tuesday or Thursday at 9 a.m. 

to see what the crafters might be 

working on. New crafters are always 

welcome! 

EVENING TAI CHI CLASS 

This new weekly Tai Chi 

class for our working members 

covers the Simplified 24 and 85 

yang style forms.is ideal for those 

who have practiced these forms 

in the past and want to continue, 

or are currently practicing them 

and want to delve deeper. Qigong 

warmup and relaxation 

are included as well. New students 

looking for a challenge 

are welcome to attend this class. 

Taught by Jeanne M. Donnelly, 

LMHC who has close to 40 years 

teaching experience. Jeanne also 

teaches Core Balance, Fall Prevention, 

Yoga, Qigong and Tae 

Kwon Do. 

Tuesday Evenings 6 -7:15 

p.m. First time students may try 

a class for a $15 drop-in fee. 

KNITTING 

The knitters meet Mondays 

and Fridays at 9:30 a.m. They 

are happy to help you if you are 

new, or bring in your project and 

work with others. 

**Due to the construction at 

Oakland Park please check with 

The Center before attending 

these classes. 

TECHNOLOGICAL 

QUESTION? 

Do you have a question about 

your smart phone, IPads, laptop 

or have any computer question? 

Help is available at the Center 

with John Haddad. Please contact 

the Senior Center to schedule 

an appointment 

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Propane Open Sat & Sun 

Gas Grill Tanks Filled 

Neil Lazzaro 

ASE Technician 

1292 Washington Street, 

Holliston 

Tires & Alignment 

Suspension & Steering 

Exhaust & Brake 

Air Conditioning 

Factory Scheduled Maintenance 

Mass. State Inspection Station


Past President of Millis Lions Elected 

Mass. Lions District 33K Governor 


Debbie Hayes can’t say 

enough about Lions Club International. 

The recently elected 

Massachusetts District 33K 

Lions Governor, who will step 

into the role on July 3rd, lights up 

when she talks about her experience 

being a Lion. 

“I’ve met a lot of people in 

this organization,” says Hayes, 

who joined the Millis Lions 

Club in 2010, has served as that 

club’s president from 2014-2016, 

and was named Massachusetts 

District 33K Lion of the Year 

on June 4th. “The number one 

thing that has kept me so engaged, 

other than the mission, is 

that the people that I’ve met are 

the most dedicated, completely 

loving, giving individuals, and 

I have made friends with these 

individuals. I can’t imagine them 

now not in my life.” 

Hayes will be joined by Medway 

Lion’s Club member Dawn 

Rice-Norton as the 1st Vice District 

33K Governor, Dr. Deb 

Wayne, of Malden Lion’s Club, 

as the 2nd Vice District Governor, 

and Donna Merrick, from 

Plainville Lion’s Club, as the 

Cabinet Secretary Treasurer for 

the District. 

Hayes points to the wealth of 

time members put in to help others 

in need. Many, she says, take 

their own time and money to 

travel to other countries to help 

vaccinate those in need or distribute 

eyeglasses. 

“They’re so committed to the 

mission and the act of service, 

they sacrifice personally to help 

those that have less than them,” 

says Hayes. “Ultimately, that’s 

the best form of a legacy anyone 

and leave to someone else on this 

planet, to make someone else’s 

life better who cannot repay 

you.” 

In Millis, Hayes is part of 

an executive board of about 15 

people. 

“The club receives requests 

for suport and the board votes 

on how much money we’re going 

to send them,” says Hayes, who 

adds that the group receives calls 

from the schools for help for individuals 

that need help such as 

eye exam’s and/or eyeglasses or 

hearing aids. When one young 

man had an accident that left 

him using a wheelchair, for example, 

the Millis Lions donated 

money and volunteer hours to 

install a wheelchair ramp at his 

home, and they also installed 

one at St. Thomas Large Hall., 

revamped the town animal shelter 

and rebuilt the porch for the 

American Legion. “We love giving 

back to the citizens of Millis,” 

says Hayes. She sees her top 

responsibility “to be the cheerleader 

for all of the clubs and all 

of our members. It’s easy – they 

do such great things. They’re in 

their communities, and they’re 

helping people in need.” 

Hayes expects to visit each of 

the 48 clubs in her district, which 

is one of five in the state, attending 

their events and promoting 

goodwill between the Lions and 

their communities. She will also 

take on the fiscal responsibility 

of making sure money collected 

by the Lions gets distributed to 

various organizations it supports, 

such as the Carroll Center for the 

Blind, Mass Lions Eye Research, 

Fidelco Dogs, and NEADS, to 

name a few. 

Hayes says that as a representative 

of this group, she aims 

to put her best foot forward to 

deliver the message of the work 

that the Lions Club does. “We try 

to encourage members to join,” 

says Hayes. “One of the misconceptions 

is that all Lions do is vision 

and blindness, when that is 

only a fifth or sixth of what we 

do. There’s a huge youth component. 

We support a youth international 

exchange camp, and 

the Lions Quest, a workshop and 

leadership skills development 

program for kids. We support the 

LEOS, and personally, for my 

district, I’m leading Teddies for 

Tots, collecting new stuffed animals 

for kids who are inpatient or 

at home undergoing chemotherapy.” 

The Lions also sponsors an 

annual Peace Poster and Speech 

contest, says Hayes, and provides 

vaccinations, health screenings 

for blindness, and support in Diabetes 

and youth cancer research. 

On top of supporting various 

children’s and health causes, the 

group pushes environmental issues, 

such as cleanups and tree 

plantings. The Massachusetts 

District also participates in Rise 

against Hunger each spring, 

packaging 12,000 meals in 2 

hours to help feed hungry people. 

Each Lions group also supports 

charities and organizations 

in their communities. Money collected 

from bottle and can recycling 

by Millis and Medway, for 

example, supports causes in their 

communities. 

“People interested in Lions 

Clubs can join to volunteer with 

a program, or they can initiate a 

new program,” says Hayes. 

“The number one thing about 

Lions is it offers leadership skills 

by way of online programs and 

educational training sessions so 

that you can hone leadership 

skills that you carry over into 

your professional and personal 

life. There’s an opportunity for 

anyone who gets involved in 

Lions to grow and develop.” 

As for being a woman in leadership 

of her district, Hayes takes 

it in stride. 

“Women weren’t allowed to 

be Lions until 1986,” says Hayes, 

“but Massachusetts has always 

been at the forefront of women 

in leadership in Lions. Of the 

five governors coming in in Massachusetts, 

two are women, and 

there have been years where 

there’s been three or four. I think 

it’s been great in giving women 

coming up role models. This 

year, our 101st year, will have the 

very first woman to lead Lions 

International, ever. It’s quite on 

achievement” 

As of early June, the Millis 

Lions had 56 members, and the 

Medway Lions had 51 members, 

with 1,850 Lions in District 33K, 

says Hayes. If you would like to 

learn more about the Lions Club 

in Millis, visit www.millislionsclub.org. 

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Before & After at Always Hair 

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Same Great, Trusted Salon Services for Men, 

Women and Children 

By Deborah Burke Henderson, 

Contributing Writer 

All your favorite hairstylists are now at one convenient 

location at the Before & After at Always 

Hair Salon, Quarry Plaza, 196 E. Main Street in 

Milford, and they are ready to refine your look 

with a new hair color, cut, perm or other styling 

service to make you look and feel your best self. 

“Our customers were sad when we announced 

leaving the Kohl’s (Milford) Plaza after 35 years,” 

owner Tina M. Stevens said, “but we’ve only 

moved a short distance away to Quarry Plaza, so 

we’re still conveniently located.” 

The new Salon is more spacious and easily accommodates 

Tina’s staff of 10 professional hairstylists 

and premier color specialists. 

“It was fun designing a new space and everything 

fell into place perfectly,” Tina added. “All of 

our stylists bonded as a group, and we look forward 

to continuing the high level of outstanding 

service we’ve provided our clients for more than 

three decades.” 

Because trust and relationships are so important, 

Tina and her staff treat their customers not 

just as clients but as friends. “Everyone is part of 

the Salon family,” Tina noted. 

Staff have a long tenure, and each stylist is 

proud to have his or her own long-time clientele, 

many tipping the 20-year mark. 

Tina’s daughter, Elisha Brayman, has worked 

by her mom’s side for 18 years now, starting when 

Tina opened her first business. 

Both are nationally-certified and recognized 

colorists with the highest level of knowledge in 

chemistry and science, combined with art and 

fashion. They are highly skilled in foil, highlights, 

balayage, single-process and creative hair coloring 

and use only organic color on your hair. 

If you’re in the market for a beautiful new hair 

color, trust Tina and Elisha along with the other 

knowledgeable staff for the complete services you 

need. 

This Month’s Special Offer 

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your stylist or bring in the Salon ad to receive this 

month’s special promotion. 

The Salon uses the highest-quality organic 

colors and sells a variety of brand name shampoos, 

conditioners and styling products so you can 

achieve the same great look and feel at home. 

Walk-ins are welcome, and the Salon offers 

professional haircut and treatment services catering 

to men, women and children. Pricing is competitive, 

with a wet cut at only $18. 

“This is a fun, stress-free environment to work 

in,” Hairstylist Laurie Giorgio added. “We love 

our clients. Tina is a great boss, and we all feel like 

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Living Healthy 

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You may be somewhat aware 

of the possible risks of eye injuries, 

but are you taking the easiest 

step of all to prevent 90 percent 

of those injuries: wearing the 

proper protective eyewear? If 

you are not taking this step, you 

are not alone. According to a 

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only 35 percent of respondents 

said they always wear protective 

eyewear when performing home 

repairs or maintenance; even 

fewer do so while playing sports. 

Eye Injury Facts and Myths 

Men are more likely to sustain 

an eye injury than women. 

Most people believe that eye injuries 

are most common on the 

job — especially in the course of 

work at factories and construction 

sites. But, in fact, nearly half 

(44.7 percent) of all eye injuries 

occurred in the home. More than 

40 percent of eye injuries are 

caused by projects and activities 

such as home repairs, yard work, 

cleaning and cooking. More than 

a third (34.2 percent) of injuries 

in the home occurred in living 

areas such as the kitchen, bedroom, 

bathroom, living or family 

room. More than 40 percent 

of eye injuries every year are related 

to sports or recreational activities. 

Eyes can be damaged by 

sun exposure, not just chemicals, 

dust or objects. 

Among all eye injuries, more 

than 78 percent were in people 

not wearing eyewear at the time 

of injury. Of those reported to 

be wearing eyewear of some sort 

at the time of injury (including 

glasses or contact lenses), only 

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tics tell a different story: nearly 

half of all eye injuries each year 

occur in and around the home, 

and home-based injuries are increasing 

each year. 

This alarming trend is why 

the American Academy of Ophthalmology 

and the American 

Society of Ocular Trauma now 

recommend that every household 

have at least one pair of 

ANSI-approved protective eyewear 

for use during projects and 

activities that may present risk of 

injury. 

Eye injuries during Fourth 

of July celebrations: 

Happy 4th of July to all! It 

will be a great day to celebrate 

our nation’s Independence. Unfortunately, 

along with the 4th of 

July celebrations, come a lot of 

injuries from personal fireworks. 

Eye injuries from fireworks can 

be especially debilitating. Public 

fireworks displays are regarded 

as safe, and have a lower incidence 

of personal injuries. An 

estimated 10,500 injuries occur 

from fireworks each year. Children 

are frequent victims, as 35 

percent of individuals injured 

by fireworks were age 15 and 

under. Children under 5 years 

old were most commonly injured 

by sparklers. Roughly 1 in 5 of 

those caused trauma to the eye. 

The eye injuries were most commonly 

caused by firecrackers. 

Avoid firecrackers as they should 

only be handled by professionals. 

Common Eye Injury Risks in the 

House: 

1- Using hazardous products 

and chemicals such as oven 

cleaner and bleach for cleaning 

and other chores (accidents 

involving common 

household products cause 

125,000 eye injuries each 

year). 

2- Cooking foods can that can 

splatter hot grease or oil. 

3- Opening champagne bottles 

during a celebration. 

4- Drilling or hammering screws 

or nails into walls or hard surfaces 

like brick or cement; the 

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projectiles, or fragments can 

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5- Using hot objects such as 

curling irons around the face; 

inadvertent contact with the 

user’s eyes can cause serious 

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Common Injury Risks in the 

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Garage or Workshop: 

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4-Check the lawn or the outdoor 

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5-Keep your tools in good condition; 

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7-Use grease shields on frying 

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Dr. Brad Hastings as Dean of 

School of Liberal Arts 

Dean College is pleased to 

announce that Dr. Brad Hastings 

has accepted appointment 

as Dean of the School of Liberal 

Arts. 

“Dean College is proud to appoint 

Dr. Hastings as our newest 

school dean,” says Dr. Michael 

Fishbein, Vice President of Academic 

Affairs. “His impressive 

background and hands-on approach 

is a perfect fit for our 

school. He already understands 

The Dean Difference.” 

Hastings comes to Dean College 

most recently from Mount 

Ida College where he served as 

the Dean for the School of Social 

Sciences and Humanities. In 

this role, Dr. Hastings oversaw 

ten majors and four academic 

departments while managing an 

extensive staff of full-time and 

adjunct faculty members. 

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in Colorado. In addition, he has 

chaired and co-chaired numerous 

committees associated with 

accreditation for Middle States 

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leader in program development, 

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“I am excited to join the 

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Hastings. “Every student has 

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and the Council of Independent 

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Dean College and the School of 

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“80’s Rock the Library” 

Kicks Off Summer in 

Medway 

Jungle Jim has created an exciting 

performance called “80’s 

Rock the Library.” Jungle Jim’s 

show merges classic ‘80s music 

with comedy, improvisation, 

magic and balloons. This program 

encourages and motivates 

children to create a brighter 

world through reading, music 

and imagination. This is one 

righteous show you won’t want 

to miss! 

“We had Jungle Jim at our library 

and he was awesome! We 

had 60 kids and 24 parents. He 

got everyone up and moving with 

non-stop laughing!” stated Wilbraham’s 

Children’s Librarian. 

For more information regarding 

Jungle Jim’s shows, visit: http:// 

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Medway Library Launches 

Summer Science Video Series 

The Medway Public Library 

will host the first of several 

screenings of World Science Festival 

2018 videos on Wednesday, 

July 18th. Me, My Microbiome 

Please join us on Thursday, 

July 12, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. in the 

Medway Public Library, 26 High 

Street, Medway, Mass. 

This program is cosponsored 

by the Medway Cultural Council 

and Medway Public Library. 

For more information on upcoming 

events, go to the Medway 

Cultural Council’s Facebook 

page at: www.facebook.com/ 

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The Library and Medway 

Cultural Council will sponsor 

numerous programs this summer 

and fall, which are made 

possible through grants from the 

Massachusetts Cultural Council. 


Medway’s Cultural Council, go 

to: /www.townofmedway.org/ 

cultural-council. New members 

are welcome. 

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more information on the World 

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Children’s Programs at 

the Millis Public Library 

Join us at the Millis Public Library 

for the following Children’s 

Programs: 

• Family Movie Night: Every 

Monday from 6-8 p.m. in 

July, visit the library for a 

family friend flick and free 

popcorn! 

• Abrakidabra with Mike Bent: 

Thursday, July 5th at 2 p.m. 

Children’s Magic Show! 

ecommended for ages 4 

and up. 

• Music and Imagination with 

Miss Elaine: Tuesday, July 

10th at 10:30 a.m. Children’s 

concert, recommended for 

children ages 2-7. 

• Funky Cardboard Flowers: 

Wednesday, July 11th at 2pm. 

Craft project- recommended 

for children ages 4-14. 

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• Make Your Own Video 

Game with the Rhode Island 

Computer Museum. 

Wednesday, July 18th 2 p.m. 

For students ages 10 & Up. 

REGISTRATION RE- 

QUIRED. Please email rsilverman@minlib.net 

to sign 

up. 

• Mad Science Presents: Fantastic 

Flyers! July 25th at 2 

p.m. For children entering 

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Please call the library (located 

at 961 Main St.) at (508) 376- 

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for saving a town residents life! Well done guys! 

From left to right: Sergeant John Meincke, Officers 

Ryan Ober, Will White, Firefighter’s Shawn 

The Annual Consumer Confidence Report 

The Annual Consumer Confidence Report 

is available online June 01, 2018 

www.millis.org/pages/WtrCCR2017.pdf 

July is here and Medway 

Community Education is happy 

to continue offering a summer 

of fun and exciting programs for 

youth, teens and adults. Registration 

is still open for many of our 

programs. 

Our Youth programs offer 

an art class, drama camp, a Red 

Cross babysitting class and programs 

at Medway Community 

Farm. 

Our offerings in STEM for 

youth include many programs 

such as STEM Soccer and Rocketry 

as well as programs from 

Camp Invention, Circuit Lab, 

Wicked Cool for Kids and Young 

Hacks Academy. 

For Sports programs, check 

out tennis, basketball, flag foot- 

Or by going to millis.net front page Frequently Requested Information 

ball, track & field, volleyball and 

Consumer Confidence Report 2017 

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Ken Hamwey: 

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“Get in.” 

Those are the words Ken 

Hamwey, at age 24 in 1967 and 

working the Celtics beat as a 

sports writer for the Framingham 

News, will never forget, coming 

from legendary Celtics coach 

Red Auerbach. 

In a tumultuous time for the 

country, on April 5, 1968, the 

Celtics, featuring Bill Russell, and 

the Philadelphia 76ers, with great 

Wilt Chamberlain, had decided 

to go ahead with the seventh 

game of their series. The Celtics 

had trailed the 76ers three games 

to one in their Eastern Conference 

playoff series, but had made 

history in coming back to win the 

following three games. The day 

before that seventh game, on 

April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther 

King, Jr. was assassinated. 

“Never before in the history 

of pro basketball had a basketball 

team trailed 3-1 and rallied 

to win games five and six, and 

seven” says Hamwey. Chamberlain, 

he says, had not wanted to 

play, but Russell had wanted to 

play the game in King’s honor. 

The game would be played, but 

not without tension. In the end, 

the Celtics won the nail-biter, but 

Ken, one of several Celtics writers 

who’d taken a charter flight to 

Philly, ran into a snafu. 

“You’ve got a telephone and 

a notebook in front of you in 

the press row, and there’s a row 

of typewriters. I had to call the 

story in to the Framingham 

sports editor, but I couldn’t get a 

line through.” After 45 minutes, 

Hamwey finally got through, 

but worried that he’d missed the 

town car scheduled to take him 

and the other writers back to the 

airport. Convinced he would be 

stranded for the night, he walked 

out of the Spectrum to find Red 

Auerbach pacing outside the 

town car. 

“Here I am, 24 years old, and 

the greatest coach and executive 

of all time is waiting,” says 

Hamwey. “I turned to an oldtime 

Globe writer and said, ‘it’s 

unbelievable that he waited.’ Jack 

Barry said to me, ‘Red is very 

loyal. He said we’re not going 

anywhere until the kid from 

Framingham shows up.’” 

Sports writer Ken Hamwey has 

over half a century of experience. 

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Now 74, Hamwey has been a 

journalist for over half a century, 

if you count his semi-retirement 

writing for seven Local Town Pages 

papers, and acting as sports editor 

for both The Bellingham Bulletin 

and Blackstone Enlightener. He’s 

tackled last minute stories with 

impossible deadlines such as the 

night the Boston Red Sox’s Carlton 

Fisk hit a home run in the 

1975 World Series and in 1976, 

when the Boston Celtics played 

the Phoenix Suns in a championship 

game that went into 

triple overtime. He even landed 

the only exclusive interview with 

Marvin Fishman, the new owner 

of a new franchise, the Milwaukee 

Bucks. 

“Writing isn’t just a hobby,” 

says Hamwey. “It’s a way of life. 

I never felt like I was working at 

all – it’s just fun to be surrounded 

by sports stories.” 

Born and raised in Natick, 

Hamwey had set out to follow 

in the footsteps of his father, 

a successful businessman. He 

graduated in 1964 from Babson 

College in just three years with 

a degree in Finance and Investments 

and a minor in Marketing, 

but soon realized he was not cut 

out for that field. 

A fan of sports, although he 

had never tried out for varsity 

teams, Hamwey decided he 

needed to have a job that would 

bring him close to his passion. 

His father landed him an informational 

interview with John 

Taylor, then publisher of The 

Boston Globe, who advised him to 

either attend one of the big journalism 

schools, or to “knock on 

the doors of the suburban dailies” 

to gain experience. Hamwey 

chose the latter. 

His first gig was as a news 

correspondent at the Framingham 

News for $5 a story. He interviewed 

the Millis Coach Ernie 

Richards, of Hopedale, for his 

first story. A couple months and 

10 stories in, he was hired full 

time. “I’d write feature or preview 

stories of Millis, Medway 

or Medfield,” says Hamwey, who 

learned on the job working different 

sections of the Framingham 

paper for six years. After flirting 

with a couple of interviews and 

job offers with the Worcester Telegram, 

at 29, Ken decided to join 

the then-Pulitzer-prize-winning 

Providence Journal. He’d be there 

for the next 35 years, working in 

sports and finishing up as night 

sports editor. 

“Being able to write for 51 

years, being able to do edit and 

do page design, all three, I feel 

blessed in that area,” says Ken, 

who was honored at his retirement 

in 2008, both for his journalism 

and design. 

The most rewarding part of 

Hamwey’s career, he says, is not 

meeting famous people or winning 

awards, but it’s helping 

people through his work. With 

each story, the journalist says he 

has striven to be accurate, ethical 

and fair. 

Hamwey is proud, for example, 

of shedding light for the Milford 

community on Rudy Fino, 

for whom Fino Field is named. 

As a part-time correspondent for 

The Milford Daily News, he was 

asked to write a Memorial Day 

story. Ken found information 

on Fino, the first Milford son to 

give his life in World War II, to 

be lacking. His research and subsequent 

story led to a town-wide 

celebration of Rudy Fino and 

recognition of Ken’s contribution. 

Ken’s stories on student athletes 

have also helped many of 

them secure scholarships to colleges 

and universities. 

“Boys and girls – if they’re 

great leaders worthy of a story, 

why not publicize them?” asks 

Hamwey. The writer, recalls with 

a chuckle, that one young man, 

Jay Monaghan, the oldestt in a 

family of five great male athletes 

Ken would cover, added that 

the writer also landed his brothers 

a few dates. Ken’s coverage 

of student athletes earned him 

the MIAA Distinguished Friend 

award in 2010. “Robert Kraft 

got it the following year,” says 

Hamwey. 

Ken, who says timing is everything, 

balanced his career with 

raising his son as a single parent 

after being widowed at 39. He 

later married his son’s secondgrade 

teacher, Pauline, with 

whom he’ll celebrate 29 years of 

marriage this month. Ken says 

he lives by a quote attributed 

to Calvin Coolidge, that begins, 

“Nothing in the world can take 

the place of persistence …” 

And still, Ken Hamwey persists. 

July Events at the 


Please join us for all of these 

events happening at the Millis 

Public Library in July: 

Amigos del Libro/Book Buddies, 

Mondays at 2 p.m. July 2nd 

– August 20th 

Recommended for students 

entering 1st -5th Grade 

Summer is a great time for 

kids to practice reading skills! 

Come to our Book Buddies/ 

Amigos del libro program. We’ll 

have a cart full of interesting 

books for readers at all levels in 

both English and Spanish. We’ll 

pair older and younger students 

together to practice reading (children 

are always welcome to pick 

their own partner). At the end, 

we’ll check in, give out beads for 

those doing our “Read to Bead” 

Summer Reading Program (find 

out more about this by asking at 

the library or visiting the Summer 

Reading section of our website), 

and have an icy treat! 

Saturday, July 7th: The Millis 

Public Library will be hosting a 

Red Cross Blood Drive from 9 

a.m.-2 p.m. in the Roche Bros. 

Community Room. The Library 

proper will be CLOSED; please 

enter through the parking lot 

doors only. 

Thursday, July 12 from 10 

a.m.- 12 p.m.: The Norwood 

American Job Center will be 

providing a free seminar describing 

services offered through 

their programs for unemployed 

and underemployed residents of 

Massachusetts. An overview of 

services will be provided free of 

charge to the general public. 

Silver Screen Matinees are 

held on Fridays at 1pm in the 

Roche Bros. Community Room. 

Great movies—new and classic! 

Free popcorn and snacks! 

July films are: 

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1942 A fugitive factory 

worker accused of arson hides 

in a schoolteacher’s cottage, 

where he encounters a college 

law professor who’s there for a 

vacation. 

• JULY 13: (PG13); 119 MIN; 

2017 Four teenagers are 

sucked into a jungle-themed 

video game. 

• JULY 20: (PG); 105 MIN: 

1996 A comedy about wives 

plotting revenge on their unfaithful 

mates. 

• JULY 27: (R); 130 MIN; 2017 

A tailor finds his meticulous 

professional life upended after 

he falls for a working-class 

woman. 

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Accepting Applications: 2018 New England Summer 

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The Joan Phelps Palladino 

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Dance Intensive. The program 

will be held August 5 – 12, 2018 

on the Dean College campus. 

High school students ages 14-18 

interested in majoring in dance 

will train with esteemed faculty 

from all over New England. 

During the week-long intensive, 

students will learn about 

college dance programs, the application 

process and the audition 

process, and explore the 

craft of choreography. Students 

will also learn dance works from 

renowned guest artists and attend 

workshops about college 

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writing and headshots. An athletic 

trainer will be on-site for 

injury prevention. 

The cost of the program is 

$1,250 residential; $950 commuter. 

Payment plans available. 

Space is limited. Register early 

to ensure availability. For more 

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Calendar of Events 

July 2 

Monday Movie Madness, 

2 p.m., family-friendly movie, 

Medway Public Library, 26 

High St., Medway 

Family Movie Night, 6-8 

p.m., Millis Public Library, 961 

Main St., Millis, free popcorn, 

(508) 376-8282, www.millislibrary.org 


Holliston Rail Trail opening 

celebration, 5 p.m. at Casey’s 

Crossing, Holliston, free refreshments 

and food, entertainment 

by the Sonomatics, laser show 

at 8-arch bridge around 9 p.m. 

Bring chairs. 


Abrakidabra with Mike Bent, 

2 p.m., children’s magic show 

ages 4+, Millis Public Library, 

961 Main St., Millis, (508) 376- 

8282, www.millislibrary.org 

Medway Farmers Market, 

4-7 p.m., Medway VFW, 45 

Holliston St., Medway 


Silver Screen Matinee, 1 


Main St., Millis, free popcorn 

and snacks, (508) 376-8282, 

www.millislibrary.org 


Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 

a.m. -2 p.m., Millis Public Library 

Roche Bros. Community 

Room, 961 Main St., Millis, 












Music and Imagination with 

Miss Elaine, ages 2-7 children’s 

concert, 10:30 a.m., Millis Public 

Library, 961 Main St., Millis, 


Josh & the Jamtones, family 

music, 6:30-8 p.m., Goodwill 

Park, Holliston, food & ice cream 

available for purchase, free show, 

sponsored by Holliston Parks & 

Recreation, Holliston Newcomers 

and Holliston Lions 


Medway Cable Access presents 

Medway Movies in the Park: 

Trolls, begins at dusk, concessions 

available for sale, behind Thayer 

House at Choate Park. In case 

of rain, movie shown inside 

Thayer House. Free. Thanks to 

sponsors Medway Community 

Farm, J&L Catering, Medway 

Fire, Medway Lions, Rodenhiser, 

Muffin House, Team 

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80’s Rock the Library, with 

Jungle Jim, 4:30 p.m., Medway 

Public Library, 26 High St., 

Medway, 80’s music with comedy, 

improv and balloons. Cosponsored 

by Medway Cultural 

Council and Medway Library. 

For information on upcoming 

events, visit www.facebook.com/ 

townofmedwayculturalcouncil/. 

For more info. on the program, 

visit http://www.ilovemylibrary. 

com/programs/ 

Norwood American Job Center 

seminar on programs for unemployed 

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something to give back, which is 

something we’ve been brought 

up to do,” says Ryan, who, like 

his brothers, was also a member 

of St. Joseph’s youth group from 

middle through high school. 

Tim Arego, who has just 

graduated from Medway High 

School, was so inspired by the 

outdoor skills he learned in 

scouting that he will major 

in forestry at the University 

of Maine next year. He, too, 

wanted to follow the path he 

saw his brother and other Boy 

Scouts take. He completed his 

badges and service hours in 

order to move ahead, and then 

for his Eagle project, created 

a seating area for the IPEC 

course at the high school. Tim: 

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“I figured, I’d made it this 

far, so why stop now? It was a 

lot more work than I thought,” 

says Tim, who planned the design 

and location of the bench, 

finally deciding on a 10x12 

octagonal design where the 

teacher could stand inside or 

outside and still be seen. He 

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scouts … And there are bonds 

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achieved Eagle a bit younger 

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Sports 

Bellingham-Millis Lacrosse Co-Op 

a Dream Come True for Burgess 

By Christopher Tremblay, 

Staff Sports Writer 

Millis High School senior 

Colin Burgess grew up in Mendon 

playing lacrosse for the town 

youth league. Having joined the 

program in the first grade, Burgess 

continued to play lacrosse 

up through the eighth grade. 

However, once he got into high 

school, he found that Millis did 

not have a lacrosse program and 

thus began to bother Athletic Director 

Chuck Grant on a regular 

basis hoping to secure a team. 

“Once I got into high school, I 

kept on Mr. Grant about putting 

together a program, but there 

just wasn’t all that much interest, 

so I eventually gave up on the 

idea of Millis having a lacrosse 

team,” Burgess said. “When he 

told me that we were going to 

have a co-op team with Bellingham, 

I was beyond thrilled, and 

I immediately told my friends. 

Originally, seven were interested, 

but only three who had previous 

lacrosse experience actually 

signed up to play.” 

Playing as the Bellingham- 

Millis Hawks was a dream come 

true for Burgess, even if it was 

only for his senior season, but 

having not picked up a stick since 

the eighth grade showed that his 

skills had diminished when practices 

began. 

“That first day I was pretty 

rusty, having not played the sport 

in about three years, but when 

Coach (Steve) Linehan focused 

on basic drills easing us back into 

the sport I was relieved,” he said. 

“He not only acclimated us back 

into the game of lacrosse, but 

was very patient with the Millis 

kids.” 

Prior to the merger with Millis, 

Bellingham had an athlete 

that was going to take on the goal 

keeping responsibilities although 

he’d really preferred not to. 

“I had some previous experience 

playing goalie on my youth 

teams so I decided to take on the 

position for the sake of the team, 

Having played lacrosse 

as a youth in a Mendon 

program, Millis senior Colin 

Burgess was thrilled when 

the town joined a coop 

with Bellingham. Although 

he was rusty, he helped 

contribute to six victories 

for the Bellingham team, 

more than any previous 

teams. 

besides the other kid was more 

valuable to the team elsewhere,” 

Burgess recalled. 

Playing for the Mendon Youth 

League, Burgess had previously 

played attack before giving goalie 

a shot, something that he was interested 

in trying. 

“I had shown interest, and our 

youth team needed a goalie,” he 

said. “There is not a lot of people 

who want to put their body in 

front of a hard little ball coming 

at you fast – they’re afraid of getting 

hurt.” 

According to the Linehan, 

Burgess was a standout player for 

us, especially playing in his first 

varsity season. 

“I didn’t know what to expect 

from him. In Bellingham, it has 

always been a challenge to get 

someone to play the goalie position,” 

the Hawks Coach said. 

“Although he hadn’t played the 

position since his youth and was 

away from the game, the last few 

years he stepped in and played 

fantastic. He never complained 

about his work load and what he 

had to do to help the team.” 

Settling in as a first-year goalie 

playing on a lower level team in 

the Tri Valley League he took a 

lot of shots stopping 199 shots or 

an average of 12.5 a game. 

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Millis High Athletics on a Roll During the 2017-18 Campaign 

By KEN HAMWEY, Staff 

Sports Writer 

Winning one state championship 

would be considered dynamic 

for a high school’s athletic 

program, but capturing two state 

crowns in one season to kick off 

the year is about as good as it 

gets. 

At Millis High, athletic 

achievement for the 2017-18 

school year was a stunning chapter 

in the Mohawks history. The 

autumn season was filled with 

success and championships. The 

football squad won its second 

straight Super Bowl by downing 

Hoosac Valley, and the girls’ soccer 

team downed Millbury for 

another state title. Millis previously 

had won a girls’ state soccer 

title in 2009. 

The Mohawks didn’t stop 

with those two state titles. They 

wreaked havoc in tourney play in 

boys’ soccer and girls volleyball, 

stunning a pair of top-notch 

squads. The boys’ eliminated 

Bourne in a huge opening-round 

upset before bowing to Cohasset, 

and the volleyball contingent 

ousted top-seeded Worcester 

Tech in the first round of the Division 

4 playoffs. 

“The fall season set a positive 

tone for the entire year,’’ said 

Millis Athletic Director Chuck 

Grant. “The football team was 

a special group — experienced 

and poised. They were unbeaten 

as freshmen, all together as jayvees 

and aware that we had lost 

in three straight Sectional finals. 

BURGESS 


“I was not expecting much 

from Colin. I was just glad to 

have someone who was willing to 

play the position,” Linehan said. 

“He took a lot of shots, probably 

around three times as many as 

any other team.” 

While the Millis athlete had 

not played the game in some 

time, he knew that he had to not 

only improve his technique in the 

next, but also needed to control 

his emotions. 

“I did improve my defensive 

skills,” he said. “But with lacrosse 

being a high scoring game, I 

would get frustrated at times 

The girls’ soccer team learned 

how to lead and how to utilize 

their leadership skills. The seniors 

developed terrific team 

chemistry with the underclassmen. 

They had high aspirations, 

and along the way they 

discovered that to achieve their 

objectives that it would take hard 

work. They were determined and 

they were skilled.’’ 

The autumn season was a 

giant plus on another front for 

the Mohawks. For the first time 

in school history, three teams 

competed at Gillette Stadium. 

Besides the football team’s appearance 

in the Super Bowl, the 

boys and girls soccer teams faced 

Ashland’s two squads in regularseason 

games. The girls won, but 

the boys lost. 

“A lot of community pride 

was on display that night,’’ said 

Grant, who’s been the athletic 

chief at Millis for 16 years. “As 

the school’s A.D., I realized how 

far we’ve come to be competing 

at such a prominent facility. It 

was a special night.’’ 

The winter season didn’t produce 

any state accolades, but 

there were tourney appearances 

and a league championship. 

The girls’ and boys’ basketball 

teams qualified for tourney 

play, but were eliminated early 

— the girls bowing to Oakmont 

Regional and the boys losing to 

Assabet Valley. The ice-hockey 

squad, which is a co-op venture 

with Hopedale, finished 12-7 

overall and captured the Dual 

Valley Conference crown. Five 

Sports 

boys from Millis competed in 

that program. 

Elsewhere, there was success 

in girls’ gymnastics, a sport in 

which Millis co-ops with Medway 

and Holliston. That contingent 

finished sixth in the states, 

and three of the girls were from 

Millis. In indoor track, Bethany 

Steiner qualified for national 

competition in New York in the 

two-mile event and finished 12th. 

The spring campaign featured 

the baseball and softball 

teams in tourney play. The boys 

lost to Archbishop Williams and 

the girls were eliminated by West 

Bridgewater. Four Millis boys got 

a taste of varsity lacrosse, teaming 

up in a co-op program with 

Bellingham. That squad posted 

a 6-12 record, which is the best 

record in boys’ lacrosse at Bellingham. 

In track, Katherine 

Malewicz won the 200-meter 

event at the Tri Valley League’s 

championship meet and Lucy 

Clayton finished third in the 800 

and 4x400 relay at the Division 4 

State Meet. 

In another area, Millis has 

been ultra successful in retaining 

coaches. Turnover has been low, 

and Grant views that as a major 

plus in maintaining continuity. 

“Brian Kraby will be replacing 

Dana Olson as the football 

coach,’’ Grant said. “Everyone 

else will be back. Dana, and Dale 

Olmsted before him, did a great 

job in revitalizing football. Brian 

was a player and an assistant 

coach here, and I believe he’ll do 

an excellent job. We may be the 

when I was scored upon. I had 

to leave that moment in the past, 

shake it off and get my mind 

back into the game.” 

Last spring as the Bellingham 

Blackhawks the lacrosse team 

found themselves on the winning 

side of the score only once. This 

season with the three Millis players 

the squad not only equaled its 

win total in the first game of the 

season (an 11-4 victory during a 

rain storm at home), but finished 

the year with a 6-12 record. 

“Although not knowing fully 

what they went through last year 

getting that first win was a great 

thrill for the program,” the Millis 

High athlete said. “During preseason 

our goal and total preparation 

was to get that first win in 

the first game of the season – we 

accomplished that.” 

Getting that win was the 

team’s first goal, the second was 

to go out and secure more wins 

than any previous Bellingham 

team and with those 6 victories, 

the Hawks accomplished another 

goal. 

Individually, Burgess’ only 

goal coming into the season was 

to have fun, and he certainly did 

that; he only wished that it had 

happened earlier. Next fall he 

will be heading to Norwich (Vermont) 

University with the hopes 

of continuing to play lacrosse 

with a co-op team. 

Millis’ size doesn’t hold it back 

from success in sports, and this 

past year was no exception, says 

AD Chuck Grant, who says 72% 

of Millis High’s students played 

sports this past year. 

smallest school in the Tri Valley 

League but I’m convinced that 

our success stems from the work 

ethic of our athletes and the retention 

of our coaches.’’ 

Grant’s vibes for the grid program 

shouldn’t be taken lightly. 

When he coached varsity football 

at Walpole High during an eightyear 

stretch, his squads competed 

in three Super Bowls and won 

two of them. 

Athletic participation numbers 

and facilities are other facets 

that Grant noted. He’s pleased 

with the gradual increase in participation 

rates but mixed on his 

feelings about the school’s athletic 

venues. 

“About 72 percent of our 

student body plays at least one 

sport,’’ he noted. “That’s up from 

69 percent. And, we had six student-athletes 

play three sports. As 

for our facilities, the softball field 

was upgraded, thanks to a fundraising 

effort, and the baseball 

field is now being upgraded. Our 

football practice field, however, 

is outdated and detached. We’re 

a school that’s had lots of success 

at the state level, and we’ve 

shown that we do more with less. 

Our athletes deserve first-class facilities. 

Going back to the 1960s, 

we’ve got the same football field 

and the same gym.’’ 

Another drawback in terms of 

facilities occurs in outdoor track. 

Millis competes on the road for 

every one of its meets. “We’re 

one of five schools in the state 

that has no outdoor track facility,’’ 

Grant said. “Yet, we’ve had 

league and state champions and 

even qualifiers for national competitions.’’ 

Will more success be in the 

mix for Millis when the new 

school year kicks off in September? 

Grant is optimistic. 

“Football should produce 

some positive results,’’ he said, 

“and the girls’ and boys’ soccer 

teams have a lot of returnees. 

Volleyball also returns some 

key players. Kraby will have his 

work cut out in football, because 

we’ve lost 17 seniors, but we’ll 

present ourselves well because 

of our work ethic. Girls’ basketball, 

which has won state titles, 

will bounce back, and in softball, 

we’ll have Abby Doyle back, one 

of the league’s top pitchers.’’ 

Grant emphasized that he’s 

encouraged to see student-athletes 

inspired. “They recognize 

what it means to enhance a program 

and to build tradition,’’ he 

said. “The kids know that if they 

take the risk that goes with hard 

work, there are no boundaries.’’ 

Millis always battles low 

numbers, its facilities aren’t very 

dynamic, and it is the smallest 

school in enrollment in the 

TVL. But, those drawbacks are 

never excuses. The Mohawks 

have been state champs in football, 

girls’ soccer, girls’ basketball 

and boys’ and girls’ volleyball. 

And, they’ve had individual state 

champs in track. 

No one knows what the crystal 

ball has in store for the 2018-19 

school year at Millis, but it likely 

will be another plus in athletics 

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shrubs, unusual orchids, and insect 

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do in this exotic morning exploration. 

Fee: $15m/ $18nm 

Icky, Creepy and Just Plain 

Gross: Saturday, July 7th, from 10 

a.m. -12 p.m. Looking for some 

Ewww! Then this is the program 

for you. Explore the sanctuary in 

search of creepy creatures. Join 

us as we try to make fake snot 

and bounce some pudding. It’s 

science and it’s fun! Fee: $8m/ 

$10nm 

Flickering Fireflies: Saturday, 

July 7th, from 10 a.m. -12 p.m. Seeing 

the flashes of fireflies turns a 

warm summer night into a magical 

light show. But what is all that 

flashing really about? We’ll spend 

some time inside making a craft, 

exploring the science behind the 

glow, and discovering the different 

kinds of fireflies that live in 

our area. Then we’ll head outside 

to search for fireflies on the 

sanctuary. Fee: $6m/ $8nm 

Family Ponding: Saturday, July 

14th, from 10:30 a.m. -12 p.m. 

Ducks and geese are impressive 

creatures, but if you really want 

to find out what is living in the 

wetlands you need to look under 

the water. Join us as we collect 

samples from below the surface, 

carefully picking through leaves 

and muck for the masters of the 

underwater world. How do these 

creatures live under the water? 

You will be amazed by their adaptations. 

Among the creatures 

we may discover living below 

and on the surface are dragonflies, 

side-swimmers, clams, predaceous 

diving beetles, water 

scorpions and much, much more. 

Of course, we will also get our 

fingers dirty during the process! 

Minimum age: 6. Fee: $6chm- 

$9adm/ $7chnm-$11adnm 

Getting the Most from Your 

Smart Phone Camera: Sunday, July 

15th, from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 

Most of us carry a “so called” 

smart phone now days, and the 

photographic capabilities of 

these compact devices is quite 

remarkable. These phone cameras 

often provide opportunities 

for us to compose, crop, edit and 

share our photos. Want to know 

how to get the most from your 

phone camera? Join us for a short 

photo tour and then we will head 

out to put those camera phones 

through their paces. Fee: $10m/ 

$12nm 

Tiny Trekkers: Saturdays, July 

21st, from 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. 

Start your weekend off right with 

a fun and knowledgeable Stony 

Brook teacher on the trails learning 

about nature. Each day will 

have a special topic created to excite 

your child about the natural 

world. There will be crafts, activities 

and lots of laughter. This 

month’s themes: Butterflies & 

Moths/ Dragonflies & Damselflies. 

Ages 2.9 to 6 with a parent. 

Fee: $5m/$6nm per person per 

session 

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. 

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