Medway & Millis February 2019

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The Voice of Your Community 

Medway Community Book 

Read Looks at Impact of 

Technology on Wellness 

By J.D. O’Gara 

Medway T.H.R.I.V.E. 

(Tools: Health, Resiliency, Inclusiveness, 

Vitality, Empowerment) 

has come up with a new 

way to address and promote 

wellness not only among parents, 

but among all community 

members. 

“Up until this point, 

what our group was 

really focused 

on was applied 

through events or 

speakers and presentations. 

We’ve 

done films and that 

sort of thing,” says 

Ryan Sherman, Medway 

Schools’ Health and Wellness 

Director, but the T.H.R.I.V.E. 

committee wanted to engage 

those parents and others who 

prefer not to necessarily participate 

in live events. 

The result? A community 

book read. Members of the 

Medway and surrounding 

communities are encouraged 

to read the first four chapters 

and conclusion of IGen: 

Why Today’s Super-Connected 

Kids are Growing Up Less Rebellious, 

More Tolerant, Less Happy 

– and Completely Unprepared 

for Adulthood, 

by Jean M. 

Twenge, Ph.D., 

sometime from 

February 1st to 

March 31st. At 

the time of Local 

Town Pages’ deadline, 

two facilitated 

community in April were 

planned: 

• April 2, 2019 at TC Scoops 

6:30 start 

• April 3, 2019 at Medway 

Public Library at 6:30 

As parents and educators, 

we see large shifts in the rise 

of adolescent anxiety and depression. 

Screen time and rise 

of social media have left kids 

READ 

continued on page 4 

Millis Fund to Launch 

Annual Fund Drive 

By J.D. O’Gara 

What does it mean to help 

your neighbor? 

Organizers of the Millis Fund 

know it as being there to help your 

neighbors in their time of need. 

In fact, that’s just why the Millis 

Fund was created. The small nonprofit 

has helped over 400 families 

out of critical financial crises, due 

to such issues as illness, accidents, 

and family issues, since it was 

begun 25 years ago, says Brooks 

Corl, who is entering his 19th year 

as treasurer for the organization. 

Established in 1994, the Millis 

Fund was created by volunteers 

from four houses of worship in 

Millis –St. Thomas the Apostle 

Parish, Ael Chunon Congregation, 

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 

(which is now closed) and the 

Church of Christ, Congregational. 

The fund is supported through 

private donations to provide 

emergency financial aid to Millis 

residents, for such items as rent, 

utilities, medical costs, fuel, clothing 

and other emergency needs. 

“The Millis Fund helps Millis 

families with financial emergencies 

- usually arising from 

something unexpected and shortterm,” 

says Corl.” It’s everything; 

it’s rent, it’s medical, it’s utilities – 

when utilities become futilities.” 

Corl adds that many events can 

contribute to a sudden emergency 

need. 

“It’s not hard for an illness, 

an accident, or some other sort 

of financial emergency or family 

problem, things that are generally 

very much unforeseeable, to tip 

the scales,” he says. 

Corl points out that some 

founding principles of the Millis 

Fund are complete confidentiality 

for the family needing help, 

that the fund pays the creditor 

owed, that it does not help any 

family more than once per year, 

(and rarely would it support any 

one family more than three times 

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Saturday Morning Children’s 

Music Series Launches in Millis 

Elijah T. Grasshopper & Friends to Greet 

Friends Aged 2-7 at Jasper Hill each Week 

Hoppin’, dancin’, singin’ fun 

will take place every Saturday 

morning at Jasper Hill Restaurant 

& Live Music Venue in Millis. 

Like a Saturday morning live 

kids’ TV show, Elijah T. Grasshopper 

& Friends will mix super 

cool, interactive kids’ music with 

special guests, Emma the Go-Go 

Green Bean, The Orange 

Farmer and their puppet pals, 

Willa the Worm and Weatherbee 

Frog. Recommended for ages 

2-7. 

A special brunch menu is 

available that includes children’s 

favorites. Seating starts at 10 

a.m., Show time is 10:30 a.m. 

Admission is $8 for parents, $6 

for kids. Reservations recommended. 

For more information on the 

band, visit www.ElijahTGrasshopper.com. 

For more information on Jasper 

Hill Restaurant, at 270 Exchange 

Street (Route 115), Millis, 

visit www.jasperhillmillis.com. 

Medway Community Education 

Winter Programs 

The winter months inspire us 

to keep busy and active to ensure 

our minds remain stimulated 

and renewed. We have an array 

of exciting programs for all ages 

to make this happen. Youth can 

enjoy swim lessons, first aid & 

home alone safety, and a February 

vacation sports program. Join 

our adult programs for fitness, an 

evening out, business or technology. 

We have several new offerings 

this winter that include step 

aerobics, cardio boxing, marbled 

note cards, floral design and an 

organizational skills program. 

Don’t forget to sign up to see 

School of Rock in Providence, 

a play to enjoy with the whole 

family. Our programs are open 

to residents from all surrounding 

communities at no additional 

charge. We offer a 15% discount 

to senior citizens and active military 

families for our classes. To 

register or get more information, 

please visit www.medwayce.org 

or contact our office at (508) 533- 

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New Tuition-Free Full-Day 

Kindergarten Program a 

Success at Medway Schools 

Superintendent Armand 

Pires is pleased to announce 

that the Medway Public School 

District’s newly implemented 

tuition-free full-day kindergarten 

program has been a success 

so far this school year. 

Prior to offering full-day kindergarten 

tuition-free - which 

began in the fall - parents who 

wanted their children to attend 

classes for the full-day had to 

pay a tuition of $2,500. Halfday 

kindergarten was offered at 

no cost under the old system. 

All students now attend the 

full-day program and the halfday 

program has been dissolved. 

There are currently 147 students 

enrolled in kindergarten this 

school year. 

“We wanted to remove that 

barrier to make sure that all students 

receive the same education 

and class time as their peers,” 

Superintendent Pires said. “Historically, 

we’ve had about 85 percent 

of the students enrolled in 

the full-day K program. Meaning 

that all but a small amount 

of parents were electing to pay 

to have their child in kindergarten 

for the whole day. We believe 

that all students should have 

the ability to attend the full-day 

program while taking away the 

financial burden from parents.” 

In March last year, the Medway 

Board of Selectmen approved 

allocating an additional 

$500,000 into the school district’s 

budget to pay for the cost 

of offering tuition-free kindergarten. 

The funds were made 

available by an increase in the 

Exelon power plant’s paymentin-lieu-of-taxes 

(PILOT) agreement 

with the town. 

Superintendent Pires said that 

the new program is here to stay 

and the cost will be built into the 

district’s operating budget in future 

years. 

“We’ve gotten tremendous 

feedback from parents and 

teachers who are happy about 

the change in the program,” 

Superintendent Pires said. “For 

the district, this was about more 

than just dollars and cents. This 

was about building equity in our 

education system. We as educators 

truly want all of our students 

to be on even footing with their 

classmates from the get go. Now, 

all of our kindergartners are 

starting in the same place and 

learning at the same pace.” 

A portion of the $500,000 

added to the district budget went 

toward ensuring that staffing and 

material levels were adequate to 

meet the needs of all kindergarten 

students throughout the day. 

Church of Christ to Hold 

Free Community Dinner and 

Game Night 

The Church of Christ at 142 

Exchange St., Millis will offer a 

Free Community Dinner and 

Game Night on Friday, February 

8. Dinner is served at 6:30 

p.m. Following the dinner, we 

will have a fun night playing 

board games and sharing conversation 

and fellowship. All are 

invited—there will be games for 

all ages. Feel free to bring family, 

friends and a favorite game! The 

event is sponsored by the Men’s 

Fellowship group and is held in 

Fellowship Hall at the church. 

For more information, please call 

376-5034 or visit the website at 

millisucc.org. 

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continued from page 1 

overall,) and that The Millis 

Fund is designed to relieve temporary 

financial emergencies 

only, not chronic needs. 

The nine members of the 

Board of Directors meet about 

four or five times a year to plan 

the fund drive, create the materials 

and review the applications. 

The annual mailing is 

also donated, so just about all of 

the funds donated to The Millis 

Fund benefit Millis residents. 

Board members take care to personally 

contact each applicant. 

”The average need has continued 

to rise a bit year to year. 

Living in general has gotten 

more expensive, even for a small 

town like Millis,” says Corl. 

This month, the Millis Fund 

holds its annual drive throughout 

Millis, traditionally centering 

John’s 

family owned and operated for 45 years 

around the NFL’s Super Bowl 

Sunday – this year on February 

3rd. Contributions are welcomed 

at any time, however. 

(Originally, a soup bowl was literally 

passed through places of 

worship to gather contributions 

for the fund.) 

Millis residents can apply for 

assistance with a simple, onepage 

application, up to once 

a year. These are available at 

the Millis Senior Center or the 

Church of Christ (Congregational) 

at 142 Exchange St., says 

Corl, neither of which is affiliated 

with the organization. 

If you would like to help your 

fellow residents in need, you can 

send your donation to: 

The Millis Fund, 142 Exchange 

Street, Millis, MA 02054. 

The fund is a 501 (c3) organization 

and will provide a letter 

of thanks, which could serve as 

a receipt. 

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You can borrow a copy of IGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected 

Kids are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy – 

and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood, by Jean M. Twenge, 

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feeling anxious or isolated in a 

way that no other generation 

has been exposed to,” says Sherman, 

who points to the fact that 

Medway has seen a rise in adolescent 

mental health concerns 

over the last ten years, including 

a 48% increase in high school 

students who felt “very” stressed 

over the past 30 days. This rise in 

student stress has correlated with 

a steady increase in the percentage 

of Medway middle and high 

school students who spend three 

or more hours online during an 

average school day. Despite this 

increase in childhood mental 

health concerns a lack of understanding 

regarding the connection 

between screen time and 

adolescent mental health issues 

still exists as 63% of parents of 

Medway High School students 

do not have household rules 

around social media use. 

The book discussions will be 

facilitated by parent volunteers. 

Kirsten DeSorbo, a parent in 

Medway, is one of those volunteers. 

“I feel so lucky to live in a 

community that is addressing 

these issues of parenting, how to 

connect more with your children 

how to really be a better parent. 

For me personally, I’m always 

striving to be good at this job of 

parenting - I’m constantly learning 

and questioning myself am I 

doing right by my children,” says 

DeSorbo, who is listening to the 

book on Audible right now. “I 

have heard of the concern that 

all of this technology is having 

an effect on the way our children 

operate in this world. You walk 

into any restaurant now and they 

have 20 TV’s gong. How do we 

work well in this framework of 

constantly digitized culture?” 

The book chosen addresses 

this very topic. 

IGen, says Sherman, “puts a 

frame around the kind of issues 

we’re dealing with in ways many 

of us haven’t thought of. When 

you look at generations, Baby 

Boomers, Gen X, Millennials – 

there’s a sub-category of millennials 

people born from 1994 on 

(the author) labels ‘IGen.’ 

Basically, they’ve lived their 

whole lives with Internet access, 

grew up with cell phones more 

than any other generation. She 

looked at how this has affected 

this sub generation, how they interact 

socially, their mental health 

and how technology has affected 

both of those things.” 

Ryan says the book is backed 

up with data and shows how 

some teen issues, such as drinking 

and teen pregnancy, have 

gone down. 

“(The author) does a good 

job illustrating how these kinds 

of shifts not only relate to technology, 

but things that have happened 

in this generation, 9/11 

and a shift in parenting that led 

them to grow up much slower 

and more protected. They’re 

staying home more, not learning 

to drive as early, are more likely 

to stay home and watch Netflix 

with their parents than interact 

socially. We have much more 

fears for our children than our 

parents did for us,” says Sherman. 

Sherman says the T.H.R.I.V.E. 

committee hopes the community 

book read might encourage “informal 

discussions while you’re 

standing at the sidelines of that 

basketball or soccer game, or 

outside your child’s musical. ‘Hey, 

did you read this book?’ Maybe 

discussion could take place outside 

the event,” he says. 

Medway Public Library 

26 High St., Medway 

*These locations were 

confirmed at Local Town 

Pages’ deadline. Check the 

Medway T.H.R.I.V.E. Facebook 

page for additional participating 

locations. 

Books will be available to borrow 

at various locations around 

Medway. 

“We have several businesses 

in Medway that have agreed to 

let us put up a description of the 

book read and have the book at 

their businesses,” says Sherman. 

The books were purchased with 

funding from a grant from the 

Medway Foundation for Education. 

People can borrow the 

book and even highlight what 

they find important for the next 

readers when they bring the 

book back. “Hopefully, each 

copy gets read three or four 

times,” says Sherman. 

The event, he says, is not just 

for parents and not just for Medway 

residents, but for anyone interested. 

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“In June 1993, my husband’s 

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was given a small photo album of 

pictures taken at the burial and 

of course, none of the pictures 

were labeled … 

I would like to know who the 

woman is in (the first picture). 

She is also in a group in (the second 

picture), sitting on the right 

behind and beside a younger 

woman. The only woman I 

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Edna Mae (Smith) Congdon who 

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The students were recognized 

on Monday, January 7th, during 

a celebratory reception in the 

school’s library. 

Recipients from the Class of 

2019 from local towns are: 

Franklin: 

Perrin Aube, Michael Barba, 

Emily Doherty, Morgan Dowd- 

Allan, Rachel Gordon, Amy 

Keigwin, and Antonio Mendonca 

Medway: 

Alina Coffey, Haley Cummings, 

Kyra Dolan, Avery Fiero, Steven 

Linnell, Dominic Parrella, Douglas 

Proctor, Katie Udell, and Alexander 

Wood 

Millis: 

Bethany Bruno, Joseph Capuzzo, 

Jakob O’Gara, and Kasandra 

Rempelakis 

The scholarship provides up 

to eight semesters of free tuition 

to full-time undergraduate students 

who attend a Massachusetts 

state college or university. 

The scholarship covers tuition 

only; fees and room and board 

are not included. The scholarship 

must be used within six years 

of a student’s high school graduation. 

To be eligible, students in the 

Class of 2019 had to achieve an 

Advanced score on one of the 

three high school state assessment 

tests in ELA, Mathematics 

or STE, and score at the Proficient 

level or higher on the two 

remaining tests. Their combined 

scores must also place them 

among the top 25-percent of 

students in the graduating class 

within their district. 

13 Things about Ed Carpolotti to Be 

Presented Saturday, Feb. 23rd, 7:30 p.m. 

The Theatre Group of Millis 

will present their third free workshop 

play, 13 Things about Ed Carpolotti, 

by Barry Kleinbort, based 

on a play by Jeffrey Hatcher, at 

the Millis Public Library, 961 

Main Street, Millis at 7:30 p.m., 

Saturday, February 23rd. Donations 

are kindly accepted. 

The one-woman play presents 

Virginia Carpolotti, a recent 

widow, who discovers that 

her husband Ed’s business had 

been failing for years. As president 

of his company, she finds 

herself on the hook for almost 

$2 million borrowed from a loan 

shark. The vultures surround 

her, demanding repayment immediately, 

when a blackmail 

note arrives from an anonymous 

villain, demanding an additional 

$1 million or else 13 AWFUL 

THINGS about her husband 

would be revealed to the world. 

The play features Christine 

Glynn of Framingham and is 

directed by Barbara Brashier 

of Milford. Following the play, 

a meet and greet will take place 

with the actress, director and 

Theatre Group of Millis staff. 

The play is presented by special 

arrangement with Dramatists 

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Agriculture, or CSA, program 

in which members pay ahead of 

time at a discount and pick up 

vegetables weekly throughout 

the spring, summer and fall. The 

farm has opened up its membership 

in time for February 

22, which is National 

CSA Sign-up Day. 

Medway Community 

Farm is a nonprofit 

that provides locally 

grown food to Medway 

and the surrounding area, as 

well as robust educational programs 

through the school system 

and summer offerings. 

Despite the winter weather, it’s 

important for community members 

to sign up now, according to 

Seth Terramane, Farm Manager 

at MCF. “CSA is designed to 

help both the farm and the folks 

we feed,” Terramane says. “By 

signing up now, our community 

ensures that we’re able to have 

an influx of cash when we need 

it most, allowing us to buy seed 

and hire workers. The people 

who sign up get the vegetables 

at a discount as a thank you for 

helping us out.” Terramane took 

over the farm in January 2018. 

The growing season for the 

farmers begins in February, although 

food pickups don’t start 

until May for the Spring shares 

and June for the Summer shares. 

Community members are encouraged 

to sign up early to 

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Dean College Receives Davis Educational Foundation Grant 

Dean College has been 

awarded $180,150 from the 

Davis Educational Foundation. 

The grant will support the proposal 

titled The Bulldog Experience: 

Curriculum and Career Integration, 

which will create a robust, connective 

four-year framework that 

integrates career preparation 

with the curriculum and co-curriculum. 

This project recognizes the 

need for formalized career preparation 

to support every student’s 

career exploration and achievement 

of career-building accomplishments 

before graduation. 

“Dean College is thrilled to 

receive funding from the Davis 

Educational Foundation,” says 

Project Co-Director Wendy 

Adler, Associate Vice President, 

Student Success and Career 

Planning. “We are committed 

to providing our students with 

a quality education that will last 

beyond their time here,” adds 

Melissa Read, Assistant Vice 

President, Academic Affairs and 

Project Co-Director. 

For more information about 

the Davis Educational Foundation, 

visit www.davisfoundations. 

org. 

About Dean College 

Dean College is a private, 

residential New England college 

grounded in a culture and tradition 

that all students deserve the 

opportunity for academic and 

personal success. A uniquely 

supportive community for more 

than 150 years, Dean has woven 

together extensive student support 

and engagement with exceptional 

teaching and innovative 

campus activities. Our graduates 

are lifetime learners who thrive 

in their careers, embrace social 

responsibility and demonstrate 

leadership. This is The Dean 

Difference. To learn more, visit: 

www.dean.edu. 

Registration Now Open 

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March 23rd 

Registration for the 4th annual 

“Dodging 4 School” Dodgeball 

sTournament is now open. 

The popular event sponsored 

by the Medway Foundation for 

Education will be held on Saturday, 

March 23rd, 2019 from 

11 a.m. -7 p.m. at the Medway 

Middle School, 45 Holliston St. 

Medway, MA. 

This is an all ages tournament. 

Teams from outside of Medway 

are welcome. For children, the 

tournament will be broken down 

into grade divisions; grades 1-2, 

3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-12. 

Adult teams are for participants 

18 years and older. 

All teams are encouraged to 

wear costumes and come up with 

a team name. 

Cost is $160 per team of 8 

players. Deadline for registration 

is March 10th. 

First and second place winners 

will be recognized in each 

division. Prizes will be given in 

each division for first place and 

best team costume, so get creative 

and sign your team up now 

by going to MFEducation.org! 

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Millis MERIT Announces 2018 Grant Awards 

During their last Board Meeting 

of 2018, Millis Educational 

Resources Initiative Team, 

MERIT, reviewed grant applications 

submitted by Millis 

Public School teachers and staff 

members. Each year, MERIT 

welcomes applications from 

teachers, administrators and 

residents for proposals that address 

curriculum-related learning 

projects. These projects should 

enhance and improve the educational 

services of the Millis Public 

School system. 

M.E.R.I.T. has established the 

following criteria when prioritizing 

applications for awards: 

• The proposal is a curriculum-enhancing 

program 

not typically funded by the 

school budget. 

• The proposal employs innovative 

methods and 

techniques to inform and 

educate. 

• The proposal has a direct 

impact on the largest number 

of current and future 

students. 

• The proposal encourages 

professional staff development. 

• The proposal shows the most 

promise for significantly 

strengthening the educational 

process. 

“Our December meeting is always 

our favorite meeting of the 

year,” said Theresa Mahoney, 

President. “It is exciting to see 

what innovative ideas our teachers, 

staff, and administrators have 

for the children of Millis. After a 

year of fundraising, it is exciting 

to see what the generosity of our 

supporters and hard work of our 

volunteers is able to provide for 

the students and the schools in 

the coming year.” 

MERIT is a non-profit, 

state-chartered, local education 

fund founded in 1991 and run 

by volunteers including Millis 

parents and community members. 

Nearly $300,000 has been 

granted to enhance the Millis 

School System curriculum since 

its founding. 

Grant awards recipients and 

their grant titles for the 2018 

grant cycle include: 

• Dave Fallon, International 

WWII Museum Field Trip 

• Allie Sears, Vocational Office 

Skills Project 

• Patsy Divver, Read, Relax and 

Research 

• Erin Sullivan, Project Safe 

Space 

• David DiGiammerino, 

STEM Integration 

• Kelly Rao, Yoga and Wellness 

for Girls 

• Molly Saccardo & Michelle 

Hurvitz, Creating a Multi- 

Sensory, Multi-Movement Needs 

Classroom 

• Lance Benham & Michelle 

Shepardson, Project Claw 

• Janet Shockley & Michelle 

Panciocco, Biome & Resilient 

House Building Project 

• Sharon Monaghan, The 

Walking Classroom 

• Kristen Botelho, Q Ball 

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volunteers, and corporate sponsors. 

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Dean College Presents: Our Town, 

February 28- March 3, 2019 

The School of the Arts at 

Dean College will perform Our 

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Eighty years after the first performances 

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Living Healthy 

Time for Cataract Surgery? Ask the Smart Questions 

By: Roger M. Kaldawy, M.D. 

Milford Franklin Eye Center 

Cataract surgery is by far 

the most common surgery performed 

in the United States. 

With advanced technology and 

if you choose an experienced 

and highly skilled surgeon, modern 

cataract surgery should be 

a rather quick outpatient and a 

minimal risk procedure. If you 

are considering cataract surgery, 

your expectations should not 

only be to improve your vision, 

reduce glare at night, see brighter 

and more vivid colors and improve 

your day to day activities, 

but you should also be given an 

opportunity to reduce your dependence 

on glasses or contacts 

and in many cases eliminate this 

need. Nowadays, many choices 

exist on where to have the surgery 

and by whom. Here are the 

specific questions to ask when 

you are trying to select the ideal 

surgical centers, resources, experience, 

skills and outcomes as 

you make the critical decision of 

who will perform your cataract 

surgery. 

1. Why are you referring me 

to this surgeon? Many eye 

care providers and more specifically 

optometrists will want 

you to travel miles or hours 

away from home to have 

your surgery with a particular 

surgeon of their choice. Of 

course, they may claim that 

the surgeon they are sending 

you to is the best or the equipment 

used is the best. You 

may wonder why they are 

doing this when you have an 

experienced surgeon within 

minutes from where you live 

and when this top-notch surgeon 

with excellent nationwide 

reputation will perform 

your surgery in a state-of-theart 

surgery center in the same 

area where you live. In fact, 

this center has better equipment 

that may not even exist 

in the center your optometrist 

wants you to go to. Beware referral 

bias: Ask this provider 

if there is a business relationship 

linking him/ her as an 

optometrist with the surgeon 

and more specifically if that 

provider will benefit from a 

financial agreement linked to 

his referral to that far away 

surgeon he/ she wants you to 

go to. 

2. What type of anesthesia am 

I going to get? With modern 

cataract surgery, most surgeries 

should be completed 

under topical anesthesia and 

local sedation. Local sedation 

means that the anesthesiologist 

will give you minimal 

sedation, allowing you to 

recover your activities after 

surgery almost immediately 

with little or no health risk. 

Topical anesthesia means 

that the surgery eye becomes 

numb with drops. No need 

for injections or shots around 

or behind your eye. No shots 

will reduce the risk of bleeding 

and serious complications 

from the shots. Also, shots require 

deeper anesthesia, and 

this can leave you at risk from 

the same. Ask your referring 

optometrist about the techniques 

of the surgeon he/ she 

wants to send you to and how 

your procedure will be performed. 

If or not a shot will 

be done around or behind 

your eye and who will do it 

should be discussed with you 

before the procedure and you 

should be able to consent to 

it, and not just assume that is 

part of the surgery. 

3. What are the risks? One of 

the most dreaded risks of 

cataract surgery is accidental 

damage to the posterior 

capsule, which is the back 

wall of the bag holding your 

lens. The best practices have 

a rupture rate of 2 to 4 per 

thousand cases. The source 

of this information should 

be credible, and ideally made 

available by an independent 

review committee in a surgery 

center. Ask your referring 

optometrist about his/ 

her surgeon of choice complication 

rate and how this is 

monitored. Does the surgeon 

have an independent review 

committee in his/ her center 

to validate this rate? 

4. What is the rate of infections 

in your center? Another 

potentially devastating 

risk of cataract surgery is an 

infection inside the eye called 

“endophthalmitis”. Ask your 

referring optometrist about 

his/her surgeon of choice 

percentage of patients getting 

this infection in the center 

they send you to for your 

operation. The source of this 

information, again, should 

be credible, and ideally made 

available by an independent 

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Millis Senior Center Programs and Events for February 

The Millis Senior Center is 

located at 900 Main Street on 

the ground floor of the Veterans 

Memorial building. The telephone 

number is (508) 376-7051. 

The Center is open Monday- 

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

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

8:30-12:30 p.m. 

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serving a variety of homemade 

quiches. There will also be gluten 

free, lactose free and vegetarian 

options available. Please make 

your reservation with payment 

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She will discuss what factors adversely 

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Podiatrist, Dr. Cooper 

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5. Where will the surgery be 

performed? Different centers 

have different equipment 

and resources. For instance, 

Massachusetts has only few 

centers offering bladeless cataract 

surgery. Bladeless laser 

assisted surgery should be an 

option if you want to reduce 

dependence on glasses and 

treat low grades of astigmatism 

at the same time as your 

cataract surgery. This technology 

can also soften the cataract 

if it is dense and thick, 

allowing a safer and better 

outcome as it is the case in 

a specific eye disease called 

Fuch’s dystrophy. Ask your referring 


her surgeon of choice ability 

to offer this technology. 

6. What type of advanced technology 

is available at the 

center? A state-of-the-art surgery 

center should offer better 

technology. For instance, a 

technology called ORA can 

allow the surgeon to adjust 

the power of the lens implant 

placed in the eye while you 

are having the surgery. This is 

critical if you had LASIK before. 

This technology has the 

added benefit to reduce errors 

in the implant power calculations 

and improve chances of 

reducing your need for glasses 

after surgery. Ask your referring 



to offer this technology and if 

it is available in his/ her center. 

7. What type of implant am I 

going to get? Different lens 

implants can be used during 

cataract surgery with different 

materials, quality and ability 

to reduce your need for 

glasses. A lower cost does not 

always translate into savings 

as cost depends not only on 

the implant used, but also the 

technology used to measure 

your eye before the surgery. 

Ask your referring optometrist 

about his/her surgeon choice 

of implants he/ she uses and 

what technology is used to accurately 

measure your eye. 

8. Will my need to wear glasses 

be reduced? Cataract surgery 

is a wonderful opportunity 

to limit or eliminate 

your need for glasses. As the 

surgeon removes the cataract, 

there is an opportunity to replace 

the cloudy lens with a 

special high tech implant able 

to achieve this goal. The new 

bladeless laser assisted surgery 

offers the opportunity to correct 

astigmatism at the same 

time as the surgery, allowing 

the lens implants to correct 

for distance, near and everything 

in between. This is now 

even easier to achieve with the 

new state-of-the-art Symfony 

Toric implants. Ask your referring 



to access those implants, 

achieve this goal and how 

often is this achieved. 

9. Will I have stitches? It is 

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stitches such as the surgery is 

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Ask your referring optometrist 

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Tri-County Regional Awarded 

$123,115 in Mass. Skills Capital Grant 

Tri-County Regional Vocational 

Technical High School is 

pleased to announce it has been 

awarded $123,115 from the 

2019 Massachusetts Skills Capital 

Grant to expand its Metal 

Fabrication program. The grant 

will allow integration opportunities 

between the Engineering and 

Metal Fabrication career programs. 

The Skills Capital Grant Program 

awards grants to support 

vocational/technical training, upgrades 

and expansion of career 

technical education, and training 

of high-quality career pathway 

programs that are aligned with 

regional economic and workforce 

development priorities for 

in-demand industries. 

Tri-County was among 31 

educational institutions in Massachusetts 

that were recently 

awarded workforce skills capital 

grants enabling the schools to 

acquire the newest technologies 

to educate students and expand 

programs. Skills Capital Grants, 

which are administered through 

Gov. Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn 

Polito’s office, are designed to 

help high schools, colleges and 

other educational institutions 

invest in the most up-to-date 

training equipment to give their 

students an advantage when they 

continue in their chosen field 

or particular area of study. The 

awards cover a broad range of 

fields, from construction and engineering 

to healthcare and hospitality. 

Tri-County will boost enrollment 

capacity in its Metal Fabrication 

program and enhance 

hands-on technical instruction to 

provide students with the knowledge 

needed for manufacturing 

jobs in the region. Funding will 

upgrade the training facilities 

with industry-standard equipment 

and give students access to 

a power roll, an ironworker, an 

industrial sanding belt, and two 

virtual welders. The program will 

support adult students enrolled in 

evening training courses, offered 

in collaboration with the region’s 

MassHire board. 

“Skills Capital Grants impact 

the education of thousands of 

young people across the Commonwealth 

and give them new 

opportunities and skills for a successful 

future,” Baker said. “We 

are proud of the 10,000 new seats 

that have been added to these 

programs across Massachusetts 

and we look forward to continuing 

our work with schools and 

teachers to give more students 

the experience and knowledge 

that employers demand.” 

“The funding we have received 

from this Skills Capital 

Grant will be vital to expanding 

our Metal Fabrication program 

and will give more students the 

experience and skill set that employers 

demand,” said Superintendent 

Stephen Dockray. “We 

are grateful and honored to have 

been awarded this grant by the 

Baker-Polito administration and 

are looking forward to seeing our 

students graduate with the competitive 

edge needed to compete 

for exciting career opportunities.” 

Pictured from left-right are: Secretary of Housing and Economic 

Development Mike Kenneal, Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical 

High School Metal Fabrication Instructor Robert Pierangeli, Tri-County 

Regional Vocational Technical High School Vocational Director Cathy 

Rebelo, Governor Charlie Baker. 

MassBay Announces 

Dean’s List for 2018 

Fall Semester 

Local Students Make the Grade 

MassBay Community College is pleased to announce its 2018 

Fall Semester Dean’s List. Full-time students who have earned a 

3.50 or higher grade point average (GPA) are included and acknowledged 

on the Dean’s List. This semester’s list includes 288 

students. The local students on the 2018 Fall Semester’s Dean 

List are: 

Medway 

Brandon William Greene, Danielle Sarno, Gina Nicole Coletti, 

Nicholas Graham, and Thomas Joseph O’Sullivan 

Millis 

Brandon Ames Gallagher, Ethan David Ly Sam Lazare, Florence 

Pamaran, Magdaline Xenidis, and Rachel Robichaud 

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St. Joseph’s Youth 

Group Celebrates 

Project M Win 

The Medway Cultural Council 

raised $600 through Project 

M, a community art project and 

fundraiser designed to showcase 

local businesses and organizations 

and promote cultural engagement. 

Shown here is the 

winner of the TC Scoops prize 

– the St. Joseph’s Youth Group. 

Auction to Benefit 

“Children Across America” 

Coming to Lake Pearl 

Boston...are you ready for an 

event like you’ve never seen before? 

The “2019 Best of Boston 

Bash” is coming to Lake Pearl 

on March 23rd, 2019 from 7 to 

11 p.m. This event is benefiting 

Children Across America, and 

it is not going to be one to miss. 

There will be many items up for 

auction that will truly blow you 

away. Would you want to miss 

out on a worldwide vacation 

package? An autographed item 

from your favorite New England 

athlete? What about an autographed 

guitar? 

Best of all, this groundbreaking 

event features a New England 

“All you can Eat” buffet 

which includes clam chowder, 

corn chowder, penne pasta with 

shrimp, hand carved roasted sirloin, 

baked stuffed chicken and 

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Children Across America is a 

nonprofit providing support to 

underserved families. Children 

Across America provides assistance 

in preventative health care 

as well as support for children’s 

growing education. By providing 

free educational programs, focusing 

on everything from the arts 

to math and science, and a free 

lunch, students end the program 

equipped with a motivated and 

positive mindset, as the volunteers 

acknowledge their success 

and growth during their time at 

the program. Children Across 

America improves children’s 

learning by providing an alternative 

program that is unique, fun 

and inspiring. For more information 

visit childrenacrossamerica. 

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New England Steak & Seafood Restaurant 

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Thursday, February 14 

Route 16, Mendon • 508-473-5079 

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Medway Senior 

Center to Host 

TED Talk 

Epigenetics: Is there a” Ghost” in 

your Genes? 

With Gary C Harris, professor Emeritus Wellesley 

College 

On Wednesday February 13th at 11 a.m. at the 

Medway Senior Center, 76 Oakland St., Medway. 

Please call to RSVP at (508) 533-3210 

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February Library 

Programs at the 

Millis Public Library 

The theme for Millis Reads 

this year is Read about…the 

Immigrant Experience. We are 

kicking off the Millis Reads 

programming with a visit from 

the experts at the Immigrant 

Learning Center who will be 

presenting a program about Immigration 

in Massachusetts on 

Wednesday, February 13th at 6 

p.m. in the Roche Bros. Room. 

Silver Screen Matinees are 

held on Fridays at 1 p.m. in the 

Roche Bros. Community Room. 

Great movies—new and classic! 

Free popcorn and snacks! 

February films are: 

FEB 1: (NR); 107 MIN; 1961 

Madison Ave ad execs snare clients 

from each other and pull 

out all the stops to come out the 

winner. 

FEB 8: (R); 96 MIN; 1997 A 

senator’s aide finds love while on 

a business trip to Ireland. 

FEB 15: (PG); 100 MIN; 2010 

A young woman decides to propose 

to her boyfriend in Ireland 

on leap day, where tradition 

forces him to accept. 

FEB 22: NO MOVIE— 

SCHOOL VACATION 

The Millis Public Library is 

located at 961 Main St. Please 

call (508) 376-8282 for more information 

or visit millislibrary. 

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• Earn college credit for successful completion of course/program.* 

• Get advice on the college admissions process from a Dean College admissions counselor during a free 

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• Find unique experiences embedded in each program, including behind-the-scenes access to New England 

Patriots training camp and visits to Gillette Stadium, WEEI Sports Radio, McCoy Stadium or other locations 

appropriate to each program (activities subject to change). 

• Get unmatched instruction by leaders in their respective fields. 

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Drones for Beginners — $350** 

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Calendar of Events 


Silver Screen Matinee, 1 p.m., 

Millis Public Library, 961 Main 

St., Millis, (NR); 107 MIN; 

1961 Madison Ave ad execs 

snare clients from each other 

and pull out all the stops to 

come out the winner. (508) 376- 

8282 or millislibrary.org 

Chris McDermott Band, 8-11 

p.m., Jasper Hill, 270 Exchange 

St., Millis, www.chrismcdermott.com, 

Admission $10, all 

ages 


Mick Lawless and the Reckless 

Hearts, 8-11 p.m., Jasper 

Hill, 270 Exchange St., Millis, 

www.facebook.com/micklawlessrecklesshearts, 

Free show, 

all ages welcome 


Network of Enterprising 

Women meeting, 8:30-10:30 

a.m., Cheryl Cohen Mosaics, 

360 Woodland St. 2nd floor, 

Holliston, speaker is Daniele 

Sarkisian of Relaxation Creation, 

free for first time attendees 

and members, $20 all 

others, visit www.networkofenterprisingwomen.com 

or email 

info@networkofenterprisingwomen.com 


The State of Massachusetts 

Wildlife, 7-8 p.m., Medway Public 

Library, 26 High St., Medway, 

for adults, teens and older 

middle schoolers, features naturalist 

from Mass Audubon’s 

Blue Hills Trailside Museum & 

Norman Smith Environmental 

Education Center. Registration 

preferred but walk-ins welcome. 

(508)533-3217 or www. 

medwaylib.org 




St., Millis, (R); 96 MIN; 1997 

A senator’s aide finds love while 

on a business trip to Ireland. 

(508) 376-8282 or millislibrary. 

org 

Dinner & Game Night, Millis 

Church of Christ, 142 Exchange 

St., Millis, dinner at 6:30 followed 

by board games and 

fellowship, millisucc.org 

Dwayne Haggins Band, 

8-11 p.m., Jasper Hill, 270 

Exchange St., Millis, www. 

dwaynehaggins.com, Free 

show, all ages welcome 


Roadhouse Strangers, 


Exchange St., Millis, www. 

roadhousestrangers.com, 

Free show, all ages welcome 


TED Talk: Epigenetics: Is 

There a “Ghost” in Your Genes? 

with Gary C. Harris, Professor 

Emeritus, Wellesley College, 11 

a.m. at Medway Senior Center, 

76 Oakland St., Medway 

Ralph Graham, 8-10 p.m., 

Jasper Hill, 270 Exchange St., 

Millis, www.ralphgraham.com 

Admission $10, all ages welcome 


A Special Valentine’s Acoustic 

Hoedown, hosted by Chris Fitz 

& Steve Dineen, 8-11 p.m., 


Millis, Free show, reservations 

recommended--call (508)794- 

1567 




St., Millis, (PG); 100 MIN; 

2010 A young woman decides 

to propose to her boyfriend 

in Ireland on leap day, where 

tradition forces him to accept. 

(508) 376-8282 or millislibrary. 

org 

Willie J. Laws Band, 8-11 p.m., 


Millis, www.williejlawsband. 

com. Free show, all ages welcome 

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Cindy Lou’s Blue Whiskey, 

8-11 p.m., Jasper Hill, 270 Exchange 

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Blood Drive, 11:30 a.m. – 5:30 

p.m., DCH Toyota of Milford, 

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Rolie Polie Guacamole concert, 

2:30 p.m., kid- and adultfriendly 

rock show, Medway 

Public Library, 26 High St., 

Medway 

Baxter Hall, 8-10 p.m., Jasper 

Hill, 270 Exchange St., Millis, 

free show, all ages 


Gary Bernath, 8-10 p.m., Jasper 

Hill, 270 Exchange St., 

Millis, free show, all ages 


Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers, 


Exchange St., Millis, free show, 

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The Theatre Group of Millis 

presents 13 Things about Ed 

Carpolotti, by Barry Kleinbort, 

one-woman play, at the Millis 

Public Library, 961 Main 

Street, Millis at 7:30 p.m. Free. 

BJ Magoon & Driving Sideways, 


Exchange St., Millis, free show, 

all ages 


Dwayne Higgins, 8-10 p.m., 


Millis, free show, all ages 

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Tri-County Metal Fabrication 

Students Build Battering Rams for 

the Massachusetts State Police 

When a hostile situation occurs, 

speed of entry may be 

the most important aspect to 

gain control and ensure optimal 

safety. Tactical entry equipment, 

also known as Battering Rams, 

allow police to quickly gain access 

to both criminals and to victims 

during rescue operations. 

Recently, the Massachusetts 

State Police Special Operations 

- STOP Team received thirteen 

one-man Battering Rams 

designed and fabricated by students 

in the Metal Fabrication 

career program at Tri-County 

Regional Vocational Technical 

High School. 

Beat the Winter Blues 

at the Medway 

Senior Center 

“Oakland Café at the 

Senior Center” 

Breakfasts on Wednesday 

from 7 – 9 a.m. $3 per meal 

Walk in Welcomes 

Lunch Served Tuesday and 

Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. – 

12:30 p.m. 

Daily Specials, sandwiches, 

soups, salads and desserts. 

Transportation is available 

Essential Strength 

and Balance 

Tuesdays 12:30 – 1:15 p.m. 

for $5 

If you want to do something 

to stay healthy and maintain 

your independence, regular 

exercise is the answer! This 

class will focus on increasing 

balance and fall prevention. 

Gently strengthening and 

stretching all of our muscles. 

The entire class can be done in 

a chair, or part sitting and part 

standing behind a chair 

The Medway Senior Center is located at 76 Oakland Street, 

Medway. You can reach them at (508) 533-3210. 

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Business, Honeymooners, 

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The State of Massachusetts Wildlife 

Medway Public Library 

Thursday, February 7th - 7-8 p.m. 

Interested in learning more 

about the coyotes and other wildlife 

you have been hearing and 

seeing? Come to The State of Massachusetts 

Wildlife, presented by a 

naturalist from Mass Audubon’s 

Blue Hills Trailside Museum & 

Norman Smith Environmental 

Education Center. You will 

learn about recent research on 

changes in wildllife populations 

and distribution, meet two live 

representatives of species that are 

experiencing dramatic changes, 

and and have a chance to see and 

touch interesting artifacts. Question 

and answer session will follow. 

Suitable for adults, teens and 

older elementary aged children. 

Registration preferred, but 

walk-ins welcome. 

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Obituaries 

Theresa M. 

( M o r t o n ) 

Cousens 89, 

of Millis, died 

peacefully at her 

home in the care 

of her son and 

daughter on Saturday December 1, 

2018. She was the wife of the late 

Allen V. Cousens. 

A resident of Millis since 1955, 

Theresa was born in Milton a 

daughter of the late Windfield C. 

and Philomena (Sampson) Morton. 

Prior to her retirement, she 

had been employed by the Town 

of Millis Assessors Department for 

30 years. 

Theresa is survived by her 

daughter, Janine C. Souza and her 

husband Robert of Kennebunk 

Maine; her son Michael Cousens of 

Millis, five grandchildren and three 

great grandchildren. 

Dolores Dawson died peacefully 

Wednesday, December 26, 

2018, at her home surrounded 

by her loving family. She was 97 

years old. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, 

she was the daughter of the 

late Percy and Martha (Brozowski) 

Young. 

Dolores was an accomplished 

cake decorator and did so professionally, 

she sewed clothing and 

home fashions, painted, and loved 

entertaining family and friends. 

She was generous with her time 

and talents. 

Dolores is survived by her children, 

Quinton Dawson and his wife 

Joanne of Whately, MA; Lynn Lein 

and her husband Robert of Exeter, 

NH; and Martha Linnell and her 

husband Arthur of Millis, MA. She 

is also survived by 3 grandchildren, 

4 great grandchildren and many 

nieces and nephews. 

Peter Johnson, 

currently 

ked in and realized this was residing in 

we wanted and more. Palm Coast, 

ou were walking into FL & Millis, 

munity bank, 

MA, was born 

n bank. ” 

in Amsterdam, 

NY in 1936. An alumnus of Nott 

y we are at 

Terrace HS, class of 1954, he graduated 

Magna Cum Laude from Bry- 

iver Bank. 

ant College (now University), in 

Smithfield, RI, with his accounting 

degree. He began his career at 

Arthur Anderson accounting firm 

and was subsequently hired by the 

Sheraton Hotel Corp, travelling the 

world & rising to the position of 

Vice President of Taxes, before his 

retirement, 22 years ago. A passionate 

motorcyclist for most of his life, 

in retirement, he also loved “Geocaching.” 

He was pre-deceased by his first 

wife, Sandra (Miller) but considered 

himself blessed to find and 

marry, the love of his life, Meredith 

(MacAuley) in 1991. He was a remarkable 

dad to Valerie LaCount 

of Chelsea & her husband, Kevin 

and Erick Johnson of Weymouth & 

his fiancee, Liz Metcalf. He was way 

more than a step-dad to Melissa 

Conroy of Franklin & her husband, 

Tom, Elin Newton of Holly Springs, 

NC, and Brittany Hardiman of Medfield 

& her husband Brian. He was 

the loving “Grumpy” to Branigan 

Reed, her husband Dewayne, and 

his great grandson, Vaugn, Damien 

Dakotah LaCount, Kelsey, Ashley, 

Emily, & Lindsey Conroy, and Molly, 

Charlie, & Willy Hardiman. He is also 

survived by his extended family, 

friends, & neighbors in Massachusetts 

& Florida. 

Should you choose, donations 

may be made to the Ronald Mc- 

Donald House Charities https:// 

www.rmhc.org/, or to a charity that 

has meaning to you. 

Edward F. Mc- 

Bride was born 

in Brockton, MA 

on November 3, 

1934 to the late 

Walter and Rose 

Alma (Lessard) McBride, he moved 

to Millis as a young teen to live with 

his aunt and uncle, the late William 

and Irene Flynn, where he attended 

Millis Public Schools. It was 

there that he met his wife, the late 

Marie (Sokoloski) McBride. 

Edward served in the U.S. Marine 

Corps from 1953 to 1956, and 

then went on to be employed as a 

Quality Inspector at Metal Bellows 

Corp, a company specializing in 

aerospace/medical devices and 

military defense industries, Sharon, 

MA, where he would spend his entire 

work career. 

An enthusiastic outdoorsman, 

he enjoyed hiking, camping, and 

canoeing, remaining active until 

late in his life and was an avid lover 

of animals. He enjoyed riding and 

working on his many motorcycles. 

He leaves behind his three sons: 

Edward, and wife Diane, Mark and 

wife Day, and Daniel, all of Millis, 

along with his five grandchildren. 

He also leaves behind his two 

brothers, James McBride of Raynham, 

MA and Richard McBride of 

Atlanta, Georgia. 

To honor Edward and his love of 

the outdoors and animals, memorials 

may be made in his memory to 

either The Trustees of the Reservation, 

Boston, MA or MSPCA-Angell, 

Boston, MA. 

Our Ad & Editorial Deadline is 

the 15th of each month, for the 

following month’s issue. 

John David 

Reilly, 84, of Millis, 

MA, peacefully 

passed 

away Saturday, 

December 29, 

2018 at home 

surrounded by his family. Son 

of the late Elwood and Margaret 

Reilly, John was born and raised in 

Auburndale, MA, and graduated 

from Newton High School. He 

met his wife, Gertrude Ruth Bussey 

and the two were married in 1956. 

John graduated with a BS in Marketing 

from New Hampshire College. 

John and Ruth raised their 

four children in Newton before 

moving to Millis in the early 1990s. 

John pursued a career in marketing 

and sales holding several executive 

positions at GTE Sylvania, 

Harris Corporation, and Digital 

Equipment Corporation from the 

1960s through the 1980s. For the 

past 30 years, John ran a highly 

successful consulting firm with 

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was engaged in several volunteer 

and philanthropic pursuits - notably 

with the Boy Scouts and the 

Catholic Church. In his free time, 

he enjoyed playing golf, riding 

snowmobiles, cross country skiing, 

watching football, tinkering in 

his woodshop, and spending time 

with his family. 

Besides his parents, John was 

preceded in death by his sister, 

Dorothy Farrell; he is survived by 

his brother, Donald Reilly. John is 

survived by his loving wife of 62 

years, Ruth, and their four children: 

Scott, Brian and his wife 

Christina, Brenda and her husband 

David Collins, and Kenneth. 

Known as “Papa” to his three 

grandchildren, he will be sorely 

missed by Victoria Margaret, 

Brian Cameron, and Reilly David. 

John was a loving uncle to many 

nieces and nephews. 

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Tiernan died 

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Wednesday, 

December 12, 

2018 at Norwood 

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surrounded by his loving family. 

He was 79. 

Formerly of Bellingham, he was 

the son of the late Raymond and 

Bernice (Sawatski) Tiernan. 

Ken served with the United 

States Air Force in 1957 and was 

honorably discharged in 1965. 

Ken was a talented musician, 

gardener, fisherman and loved animals. 

He was a member of the Millis 

Am Vets and Millis VFW. 

He was the beloved husband 

of Joan (Geshel) Tiernan, father of 

Theresa Tiernan of Medway, Stephen 

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Sports 

Millis’ Clark Aiming for State Crown in Girls’ Basketball 

By KEN HAMWEY, 

Staff Sports Writer 

Abby Clark came close on two 

occasions to being part of a State 

championship basketball team. 

Now, she’s eager to return to the 

finals and finish the job. 

The Millis High senior captain, 

who led the Mohawks’ in 

scoring and rebounding last year, 

has set some lofty goals for her 

final season and one of them is to 

win the Division 3 State crown. 

“First, we want to try to win 

the Tri Valley League Small Division 

title,’’ Clark said. “Then we 

want to qualify for the tourney 

and win the State playoffs. The 

goals are realistic, even though 

we’re a young team. We’ve got 

talent, and if we play solid defense 

and compete with a sense of 

urgency, we can go all the way.’’ 

As a freshman, Clark was 

called up to the varsity as the 

Mohawks aimed for their third 

straight State title. Unfortunately, 

Cathedral won the 

crown. A year later, in Clark’s 

sophomore season, Millis bowed 

out again, this time in the State 

semifinals to Quaboag. And, 

last season, the Mohawks were 

eliminated in the first round of 

the Sectional playoffs. 

So, it’s not surprising that the 

17-year-old power forward, who’s 

been a TVL all-star in basketball 

and volleyball, would like to turn 

her past disappointments into a 

more euphoric ending. Winning 

two Sectional hoop championships 

isn’t exactly chopped liver, 

but when those two seasons concluded 

with losses in the States, it 

left Clark feeling empty. 

“I wish we could have persevered 

a bit harder in the State 

Abby Clark (No. 25), who provides a commanding presence in 

Millis’ frontcourt, blocks a shot against Hopedale. (Photo by STEVE 

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semifinals my sophomore season,’’ 

she said. “We were a bit nervous, 

but if we pushed ourselves 

to the limit, maybe we could have 

prevailed. But, this is a new season 

and we can aim high.’’ 

Coach Dave Fallon is bullish 

on his 5-foot-11 star, who 

averaged 11 points and nine rebounds 

a game last year. This 

season she’s averaging 13 points, 

8 rebounds and 3 steals. “Abby 

has a great work ethic, she’s athletic, 

can shoot outside and also 

handle the ball,’’ he emphasized. 

“She’s a threat down low because 

of her size, and she can shoot 

outside. A tri-captain, she leads 

by example.’’ 

Clark is relying on a variety of 

strengths to elevate Millis, which 

has a 9-0 record so far. She’s mentally 

tough, has excellent court 

awareness, communicates well, 

can shoot threes and she plays 

strong defense. “I can improve my 

quickness,’’ she noted. “My footwork 

and hands can be faster.’’ 

Aggressive under the basket 

when she’s battling for position, 

Clark is more deliberate when 

shooting. 

Her best game was against 

Douglas in the Sectional championship 

game when she was a 

sophomore. “I had a career high 

of 21 points,’’ she recalled. “It 

was an amazing experience and 

playing at Worcester Polytech’s 

arena made it all the more enjoyable. 

My top thrill in basketball 

was being named a captain. The 

team has great chemistry, and 

I’m excited to have the chance to 

provide leadership and support 

to a great group of talented players. 

We had a difficult season last 

year, particularly in the playoffs, 

in our first season ever in Division 

3. This year, we’re ready to 

tackle Division 3. 

Clark has high praise for Millis’ 

other senior captains — shooting 

guard Riley Donovan and 

forward Meg Cullen. “Riley has 

great court vision, and she’s strong 

on offense,’’ Clark said. “A quality 

leader, she’s very positive. Meg is 

aggressive at the basket, and she’s 

a strong rebounder. An effective 

defensive player, she averages 

close to four steals a game.’’ 

Clark’s style as a captain is “to 

lead by example but be vocal in 

a supportive way.’’ She’s often 

vocal about her coach, lauding 

his ability to motivate. “Coach 

Fallon pushes us to our limit and 

gets up prepared,’’ she said. “His 

practices are intense, and he’s 

very effective in challenging us.’’ 

An honor-roll student, Clark 

is planning to major in nursing 

or psychology in college. She’s 

considering UMass-Amherst and 

possibly Rhode Island College, a 

Division 3 school. “If I choose 

Rhode Island College, I’d consider 

playing both volleyball and 

basketball there.’’ 

Clark not only was a TVL 

all-star in volleyball, but she also 

was chosen as one of 16 players 

for the Massachusetts All-State 

Team last fall. That selection was 

made by the Mass. Volleyball 

Coaches Association. 

BASKETBALL 

continued on page 21


Sports 

Millis Students at Home on Medway- 

Ashland Girls’ Hockey Team 

By Christopher Tremblay, 

Staff Sports Writer 

For the past ten years, the 

Medway-Ashland coop has given 

girls the chance to play ice hockey 

for a high school. Some five years 

ago, Millis joined under the Medway-Ashland 

banner, so their girls 

could also continue to play a sport 

they had a passion for. This year, 

two girls Emma Rice and Marina 

Yasuna, are skating for the Medway-Ashland 

team. 

Both athletes have shown 

Coach Karl Infanger that they 

belong on the team and can contribute 

to the team’s success. Rice 

is a junior third line center, while 

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A superb middle hitter, 

Clark’s best game was a fiveset 

triumph over Holliston 

last fall when she had 18 kills. 

“My top thrill, however, was 

when we beat Westwood and 

Ashland back-to-back,’’ Clark 

said. “The win over Westwood 

was our first over them in 10 

years, and the victory over 

Ashland was our first against 

them in seven years.’’ 

Whichever sport Clark’s 

playing, her competitive philosophy 

never changes. She 

wants to win, improve daily 

and enjoy the experiences that 

athletics offer. “I’ve learned 

some great life lessons in 

sports,’’ she said. “Athletics 

teach teamwork, time management, 

how to overcome adversity, 

how to be responsible, and 

how to improve one’s leadership 

ability.’’ 

A fan of Jason Tatum of the 

Celtics because “he competes 

hard and takes responsibility,’’ 

Clark is focusing intensely on 

how the Mohawks finish the 

season. She’s hoping they’re 

at a high-compete mode and 

peaking at the right time. 

Those two elements could 

make the difference and fulfill 

Abby Clark’s ultimate goal 

— to finally capture a State 

championship. 

Yasuna is a senior blue liner. 

“Emma knows that she is on 

the third line, but wants to move 

up. She’s a hard working individual 

and is making the adjustments 

that we need her to make 

as center and has a high hockey 

IQ,” Infanger said. “Marina 

plays a tenacious defense and has 

drastically improved in her making 

the right decisions while on 

the ice. She knows what she has 

to work on and has done so every 

drill she takes part in.” 

Both girls have been playing 

the sport for some time; Yasuna 

picked up the sport while at Dover-Sherborn 

before transferring 

to Millis, and Rice has been playing 

for about seven years since 

her friend got her interested. 

“A friend of mine from elementary 

school in Norfolk took 

me to the ice rink to take part in 

a ‘learn to play hockey’ program. 

I fell in love with the sport,” Rice 

Said. “Immediately joined the 

KP/Walpole club team as a center, 

because I wanted to play a 

forward position so that I could 

skate a lot and score.” 

Yasuna also plays for a club 

team, the Natick Comets, where 

she has been one of the team’s 

forwards for the past three years 

before she was asked to help them 

out on defense. She liked the position 

so much that she continued 

to play it in high school. 

Prior to her playing hockey, 

Yasuna didn’t have a sport to 

participate in during the winter 

season. She started looking for 

something to keep busy during 

the winter time frame and came 

upon hockey. She borrowed 

some equipment to try out for 

the team and found it to her 

liking and has been playing the 

sport since. Although she had 

Millis students Emma Rice and Marina Yasuna have found the Medway- 

Ashland girls’ hockey team to be a welcoming group, despite the 

challenge of traveling to practice in Marlboro. 

played forward, she likes defense 

much better. 

“As a soccer defender you 

get to see the entire field, it’s the 

same with hockey,” Yasuna said. 

“I get to watch everything from 

the backline and see things developing, 

it gives me more control 

of the game.” 

Both girls found that the welcoming 

that they received from 

their new teammates was great, 

and that they had their backs, 

Rice also noted that her new 

teammates would give constructive 

criticism to help them with 

their game. 

The only downfall to being 

members on the Medway-Ashland 

girl’s hockey team is the 

practicing. The team has ice time 

in Marlboro at the New England 

Sports Club, usually later in the 

evening, and with only a small 

bus, Medway can only bring 

their own athletes. The Millis 

girls need to carpool. 

“The ride situation is very 

tough,” Rice said. “Living in 

Norfolk and getting to Marlboro 

late at night is too much.” 

Yasuna agreed. 

“The hard part about playing 

for Medway-Ashland is getting 

to and from practices,” she said. 

“The other girls have the Mustang 

mini bus or one another 

to car pool with; we’ve only got 

each other.” 

Prior to this year, Rive had 

been sitting on the bench for 

most of the game seeing some ice 

time near the end of the game. 

This year, as the team’s third line 

center she was able to notch her 

first varsity goal against Norwood. 

Trailing 2-1 late in the 

game Rice tallied her first goal at 

an opportune time giving Medway-Ashland 

a tie. 

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Medway Public Library February Youth Events 

TODDLER JAM 

Every Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 

a.m. 

Newborns – 3 year-olds are 

invited to this drop-in program 

of stories, fingerplay and songs 

accompanied by mountain dulcimer. 

Children must be accompanied 

by parent/caregiver. 

IT’S STORY TIME! 

Every Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. 

Ages 10 months-5 years.* A 

drop-in story time with songs, 

stories, and craft. All children 

must be accompanied by a caregiver. 

* These ages are flexible! If 

you think your children will enjoy 

story time, please bring them. 

Boston Bruins 12th 

Annual PJ Drive 

February 1st thru March 15th 

Medway Public Library will 

be a PJ drop-off location for the 

whole month of February. Join 

communities across the state of 

Massachusetts in making sure 

every child has a NEW pair of 

warm PJs to snuggle up in at bedtime! 

Pajamas will be distributed 

locally to children in need by the 

Department of Children and 

Families and Cradles to Crayons. 

Mail-a-Hug 

Saturday, Feb. 2nd, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Stop by the library anytime 

this Saturday to create a special 

greeting for someone you love. 

This craft is a fun way to send a 

hug to a far-away friend! 

All Ages. Drop in. 

PAWS to Read 

Wednesday, Feb. 6th, 6 to 7:15 p.m. 

Interested in reading to a cuddly 

friend? Sign up by calling 

(508) 533-3217 or come in and 

talk to our staff at the Circulation 

desk to register. 

Each child will get a 15 minute 

one-on-one reading session 

with our wonderful visiting 

therapy dogs. Children must be 

able to read independently as 

this is not a tutoring session but 

rather an opportunity to practice 

reading skills with a good listener. 

Grades 2-6. 

Cursive Club 

Every Tuesday, 4 p.m. 

Join Miss Lucy to explore 

the art of cursive handwriting. 

Reading and writing in cursive 

stretches our brains in ways that 

print does not. We will practice 

upper and lower case letters, 

reading notes written by others, 

as well as create some beautiful 

and funky projects to take home! 

Cursive Club provides a place for 

new writers to explore the craft 

and older hands to brush up on 

this useful skill. 

Ages 7 through Adult. Drop 

In. 

Rolie Polie Guacamole 

Concert! 

Tuesday, Feb. 19th, 2:30 PM 

Join this award-winning 

“kindie” band from Brooklyn, 

NY for a high energy, interactive 

show that’s a mix of funk, rock 

and folk music mashed into original 

tunes about natural living, 

eating healthy and staying active! 

This music is kid friendly but also 

appealing to adults. 

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released six albums and played 

well over 2,000 shows nationwide 

since their first performance in 

2007, receiving top picks from 

Boston.com, Time Out NY Kids, 

and Time Out Chicago. 

All Ages. No need to register. 

Lunch at the Library 

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 11:45 a.m. 

Children and caregivers, come 

to the library for lunch! Free and 

open to all. Lunch will be served 

in the Cole Room. Drop in, no 

registration. 

Breakout Box for Kids- 

Scaredy Squirrel 

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2 p.m. 

Scaredy Squirrel is a squirrel 

who is afraid of everything! He is 

so afraid that he has trapped you 

in his “emergency kit” in case he 

ever needs you. To get out you 

must use the clues around the 

room and solve the riddles before 

the time runs out! Ages 6 and up. 

Register in advance. 

Breakout Box for Teens- 

Muggle Mystery 

Monday, Feb. 25, 6:30 p.m. 

Lord Voldemort has broken 

into the room and has left the 

most revealing of secrets. Do the 

lowly Muggles have what it takes 

to decipher the clues and Break- 

Out? Ages 12 and up. Register in 

advance. 

LEGO CLUB 

Wednesday, February 27th, 4 

p.m. 

Lego fans, 1st grade and up, 

are invited to have fun building 

Lego Creations which will be displayed 

in the library. 

A photo of your creation will 

be emailed to you. Registration 

Required. 

Sponsored by The Friends of 

the Medway Library. 

For more information and to 

register for events and programs 

visit medwaylib.org 

Contact Children’s Librarian, 

Lucy Anderson, with any questions 

at landerson@minlib.net or 

(508) 533-3217 

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Local businesses invest locally, create jobs & keep Medway vibrant. 

Show your support by patronizing these MBC members. Plus, our 

#ShopMedway initiative gives you even more reasons to buy locally! 

Visit shopmedway.com and our Facebook page for discount opportunities. 

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CMIT Solutions of MA Metrowest 

Damon Financial, LLC 

Dennehy Public Relations 

Direct Tire & Auto Service 

Enchanted Memories Travel — Ellen Hillary 

Exelon Generation 

Hogan Tire & Auto Services 

Jennifer Powell Art 

Kenney & Kenney Attorneys at Law 

Liscombe & Parrella, PC 

Local Town Pages — Our Town Publishing 

Medway Block Co. 

Medway Oil & Propane 

Medway Veterans Building Assoc. 

Middlesex Savings Bank 

Muffin House Café 

Murphy Insurance Agency 

Neighborhood Wrench 

Paramount Industries 

Proposals, Etc. 

R. P. Marzilli & Co. 

Reardon HVAC 

Reardon Properties 

Rodenhiser Plumbing & Heating 

Russo Insurance Agency 

Shear Magic and Co. 

SMCPA, LLC 

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Spencer Technologies 

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Millis Fire Department Notice: Open Burning Season 

January 15th- May 1st, between 

the hours of 10 a.m.-4 

p.m. 

For residents to be allowed to 

burn you must obtain an open 

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or by check, payable to the 

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• On the day you wish to burn 

you must call the burning 

permit registration line at 

(508) 906-3310 and listen to 

the message, if burning is allowed 

you must leave your 

name and permit # to be allowed 

to burn. 

• Residents are urged to call 

after 9 a.m. to allow the 

State and Fire Department 

to determine if burning is allowed. 

• All fires must be extinguished 

by 4pm and no fires can be 

started after 2pm. 

• Burning of Stumps, leaves, 

fields, rubbish or building 

materials is not permitted. 

• The use of Gasoline is prohibited! 

• Burning must be 75 feet from 

any building and piles should 

be small and manageable. 

• Someone must attend and 

control the fire at all times. 

• Any violations of the regulations 

could result in your permit 

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• A burning permit does not 

release a party from liability 

for damage or extend any 

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Register O’Donnell Reports on 2018 Norfolk County 

Real Estate Activity 

While the eastern Massachusetts 

economy remained strong 

during 2018, the Norfolk County 

real estate market continued to 

experience mixed results when it 

came to sales and mortgage lending 

activity. 

Register of Deeds William P. 

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of 18,124 residential and commercial 

real estate sales transactions. 

This represented a 2% 

decrease from 2017. However, 

the volume of residential and 

commercial total dollar sales increased 

by 19% last year. The average 

sales, again both residential 

and commercial, was $841,414, 

an increase of 22% from the previous 

year.” 

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of land documents recorded 

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total of 141,159 compared to 

152,927 in 2017. “A key factor 

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Page Realty 

We have been a market leader in 

the area since we opened in 

1963. Call us to find out why we 

were the #1 choice for repeat 

customers in 2018. 

in the overall decrease in land 

documents recorded,” noted 

O’Donnell, “stemmed from the 

reduced number of mortgages 

filed at the Registry. A total of 

24,503 mortgages were recorded 

in 2018, representing an 11% 

decrease from 2017. Also, total 

mortgage financing closed at 

$17.7 billion, a 6% decrease from 

the previous year.” 

In 2018 on the consumer 

front, Norfolk County residents 

continued to avail themselves 

of the protections provided by 

the Homestead Act. A total 

of 12,102 Homesteads were 

recorded, resulting in a 4% 

decrease from 2017. A Homestead 

provides limited protection 

against the forced sale of an 

individual’s primary residence 

to satisfy unsecured debt up to 

$500,000. 

Foreclosure activity saw some 

improving signs. A total of 221 

foreclosure deeds were filed in 

Norfolk County during 2018 

compared to 268 in the previous 

year, an 18% decrease. Additionally, 

Notice to Foreclose 

Mortgage, the first step in the 

foreclosure process, also decreased 

by 10.9% during the 

same time period. 

To help those experiencing 

challenges paying their mortgage, 

the Registry continues to 

work in partnership with Quincy 

Community Action Programs, 

(617) 479-8181 x376, and NeighborWorks 

Southern Mass, (508) 

587-0950. These organizations 

are equipped to help homeowners 

who have received a Notice to 

Foreclose Mortgage document. 

A third option is to contact the 

Massachusetts Attorney General’s 

Consumer Advocacy and 

Response Division (CARD) at 

(617) 727-8400. 

To learn more about these 

and other Registry of Deeds 

events and initiatives, like us at 

facebook.com/NorfolkDeeds or 

follow us on twitter.com/NorfolkDeeds 

and Instagram.com/ 

NorfolkDeeds. The Norfolk 

County Registry of Deeds is located 

at 649 High Street in Dedham. 

It can be reached at (781) 

461-6101, or at registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org. 


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