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Bank robbery suspect apprehended

By Tara VocinoCorrespondent

WEST BROOKFIELD – A Springfield area man allegedly robbed the North Brookfield Savings Bank branch at about 2:20 p.m. Tuesday and was arrest-ed a short time later in

Brimfield, according to West Brookfield Police Chief Thomas O’Donnell.

Springfield area resident Gary A. Laviolette allegedly entered the bank demand-ing cash and threatening them that he had a weap-on, although one was never shown. He couldn’t say

how much cash Laviolette reportedly got away with.

“Due to quick think-ing by bank employees, an accurate description of the vehicle and license plate were obtained,” O’Donnell said. “This turned out to be

By Tara VocinoCorrespondent

NORTH BROOKFIELD – With two officers head-ing to other departments, selectmen approved the full-time appointment of Officer Richard Caron III.

“I feel privileged to serve the community that I grew up in,” Caron said before his appointment. “I’m thankful for the support of the community and my friends.”

Caron said he entered the force in summer 2014 when he graduated from Westfield State University in 2014 with a major in criminal justice and a minor in psychology.

“I’ve been on the depart-ment in North Brookfield for a year and a half,” Caron said. “And I worked in East Brookfield for a year and a half.”

He attended the Western M a s s a c h u s e t t s P o l i c e A c a d e m y p a r t - t i m e i n

By Lydia GrossiCorrespondent

STURBRIDGE – Sixty-five fans of Dorothy Cannell came pouring into the Publick House for a hot meal and a chance to hear their favorite author dis-cuss writing and the attraction of myster-ies.

The “Stewing over Myster ies” event has been a hit for almost 10 years, and is held in the Tap Room of the Publick House Historic Inn. Every year, the friends of the Joshua Hyde P u b l i c L i b r a r y reach out to a New England mystery author and has them speak and share their story. This event is sponsored by The Friends of the Joshua Hyde Public Library.

The room filled with many excited faces who were ready to dive into the famous Publick House beef stew, rolls, coffee and desserts. Readers and fans enjoyed

themselves by each tak-ing a hot bowel of stew and their favor-ite dessert. Cannell greeted her fans over stew and talked amongst her read-ers.

“The Friends of the Joshua Hyde Public Library are always so pleased to have a new author to come and share their writing techniques and their inspira-tions,” said Joshua H y d e L i b r a r y Director Becky

Plimpton. “We always choose a New England mystery author who has published a book in the

Sharing a mystery on a cold winters night

Full-time police officer sworn-in

Pictured with the suspect is Brimfield Police Officer Olszta, Trooper Shea, Trooper Eliason and his canine partner Victor, and Sturbridge Police Officer Giordano. Not pictured are Not pictured is Brimfield Police Officer Fagan and State Trooper Waterman.

By Tara VocinoCorrespondent

BROOKFIELD – An ani-mal owner recently shared his reaction after he won a court case late last year against the Environmental Police and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which categorized his canines as wolf hybrids.

Theodore Anderson, of 7 Martin Road, in Brookfield, s a i d t h e t wo o rga n i z a -tions saw the canines, Luna and Keanu, when Officer Christine Allenburg, of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, came to Anderson’s house after his Jack Russell terrier was bit by a coyote with visible close-up wounds. Allenburg then told Nicholas Raimer, of the Environmental Police, that Anderson had wolf hybrids, Anderson said.

He brings Keanu and Luna inside to sleep with him and two cats, Kat and Kitty, and keeps them in a large outdoor

pen with heating and air condi-tioning.

New York resident Kelly Stallmer wrote in an affi-davit that her son was bitten by one of the dogs on the lip when he jumped up. However, Anderson said the dog’s nail

made a cut on the child’s lip, according to the dog officer’s report. Stallmer initially agreed with the dog officer, and she changed her story two days later.

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TURLEY PUBLICATIONS CORRESPONDENT PHOTO BY TARA VOCINOTheodore Anderson gives his dogs, Luna and Keanu, a little love after a judge ruled late last year that he could keep the dogs, which he claimed were not wolf hybrids. Anderson is now free to keep the dogs.

Dorothy Cannell, author of 18 mystery novels, spoke at the Publick House Inn last week during an event put on by the Joshua Hyde Library.

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Plenty of smilesin the audience

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N O RT H B RO O K -FIELD – Children and paren ts shared the i r thoughts on having a semi-pro basketball team visit North Brookfield High School last week.

Friends of the Play-ground Committee Leader and Event Organizer Rich LeBlanc hosted The Harlem Superstars against the Dream Team, which was made up of school and public safety officials.

“We don’t make it a lot of profit since they charge $600 for a down payment plus they earn 60 percent of the gig, but it is what the kids get out of it that matters,” LeBlanc said. “One kid’s mother told me

that that was the first time her son smiled all week.”

LeBlanc said the team does an improv comedy act during the half-team show, encouraging chil-dren and adults to partici-pate on the court through role playing and shooting hoops.

North Brookfield resi-dent Jennifer Morse said her husband, Jim, was picked to appear in front of the audience last year to portray a woman who is carrying a purse.

“He was embarrassed,” Jenn Morse said. “He doesn’t like being in the spotlight.”

They brought their children, seventh-grad-er Connor, fifth-grader Blayke and kindergartener Jack.

“It’s a great event for families,” Jenn Morse said.

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o l d r e s i d e n t D a n t e Giangrande, of North Brookfield, a first-tim-er, said he enjoyed being chosen to play an activi-ty where he had the bas-ketball thrown at his head and he had to try to catch it.

“I almost made it to the final round,” Dante said. “I beat out like 15 other kids. I am excited and feel proud that I last-ed that long.” Dante said his sports background helped, adding that he will definitely come back next year. “I am a guard at youth basketball, and I play ice hockey at a rink in Auburn,” Dante said.

W i l b r a h a m / B e l -chertown resident Zack Smith, 11, said playing football with his father, Mark, helped him to catch the basketball twice during the same activity that Dante played.

“I have snow boots on,” Zack said, pointing to his boots. “I’ll make sure not to wear snow boots next year.” Zach said he is happy that he was chosen as well.

His father, Mark, who played on the Dream

Team, said even though he is not a sports person, it was a good time.

“One of the things I love about this town is how involved everyone is in children’s events throughout the year,” North Brookfield Police Chief Mark Smith said. “Children are the epitome of innocence and happi-ness. There’s is a genu-ine care and concern for children here in North Brookfield.”

North Brookfield res-ident Charles Morrill brought his 6 and 11-year-old children to the game.

“It’s definitely enter-taining,” Morrill said. “We’ve come the past three years.”

North Brookfield res-ident Scott Johnson said the skit is different every year. “It’s good entertain-ment for the town and for the kids,” Johnson said.

North Brookfield resi-dent Brandon Curtis said the players made funny jokes. “It’s good for fam-

ilies and for the kids,” Curtis said. “Everyone has a good time.”

LeBlanc said fans had a good time and were happy. “They forgot about the stress of life for a little bit,” LeBlanc said.

LeBlanc added that the Harlem Superstars held an assembly earlier that day, where they stressed good grades, staying in school and keeping clean. They played two halfs, he said.

H e t h a n k e d t h e Brookfield Lions Club, which serves all of the Brookfield’s, for donat-ing 100 tickets for chil-dren who couldn’t afford a ticket. LeBlanc estimat-ed that 250 tickets were sold, adding that the 50-50 raffle draws in the most profit.

“A ticket is less than the price of going to the movies,” LeBlanc said. 

Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournal-ist1@gmail.com.

Harlem Superstars play the Dream Team

The Dream Team shoots hoops before the competition between the Harlem Superstars and the North Brook-field Dream Team last week at North Brookfield High School.

The Harlem Superstars took on the Dream Team at NBHS last week.

TURLEY PUBLICATION CORRESPONDENT PHOTOS BY TARA VOCINOEvent Leader Rich LeBlanc leads the national anthem during the Harlem Superstars vs. the Dream Team at NBHS on Thursday.

The basketball stands were full during a play-off game at NBHS last week.

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last couple of years. One of our past guests of the “Stewing over Mysteries” events had recommend-ed Dorothy. I decided to email Dorothy and she gladly accepted to come speak at tonight’s event.”

Cannell is the author of 18 mystery nov-els and many short sto-ries. She is known for h e r a w a r d - w i n n i n g Ellie Haskell mystery series. She was born in Nottingham, England and came to the United States in 1963. She then married Julian Cannell and lived in Illinois from 1965 to 2004. The couple now live in Maine.

After dinner Cannell took to the podium and thanked her “room full of readers” for coming out and letting her tell her story.

“My mother was a storyteller and my father was a reader,” she said. “When I was 6-years-old my father took me to the library every Saturday. When my father passed, it was very tragic and I was young when it hap-pened. Whenever I smell a book, or pick one up at the local library, it always reminds me of him. With books, I know that my father is always with me.”

She went on to tell her readers that she “loves to take criticism,” and that something always has to “spark her writing.”

“I get my inspiration from the small things in life like the puzzle piec-es, my four wonderful children, the plots, the title and the imagina-tion,” she said. “My pro-fessor at Illinois Central College encouraged me to write. He told me that I needed to be a writer. My first short story was

written seven years later. When my children were little, I used to write in the evenings. Sometimes I would even write when they were in school. A lot of people say that they do not have time to write, however I do not believe in that. If you have five minutes, you can write! I would say to set a buzz-er and write for just five minutes. Then, the next time, add five more min-utes.”

The crowd laughed as she talked about how she enjoyed the simple things in life, like doing laundry. “I love doing laundry,” she said. “I am very par-ticular and my husband laughs at me, but I real-ly do simply enjoy mak-ing things look clean and nice. I also enjoy going to local bookstores and getting lost in a tremen-dous book. I cannot live without writing. If you know anyone that wants to write, let them follow that magic carpet ride. Encourage people to live

in the world of imagina-tion.”

“The Publick House is a lways so gener-ous to the Friends of the Joshua Hyde Public Library. This event start-ed as a small gathering in winter for members of the library book club to come and socialize outside of the library,” sa id P l impton . “We then began asking mys-tery writers to come speak and the crowd has grown ever since. The Old Sturbridge Village also offers a place for the author to stay at the lodg-es the night of the event, which is great.”

The night came to a close as Cannell sat, talk-ed and signed her fans books. “I have a tremen-dous bond with my read-ers, they keep me going,” she said.

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TURLEY PUBLICATIONS CORRESPONDENT PHOTOS BY LYDIA GROSSIMystery writer Dorothy Cannell told the crowd how much she loved her father and the smell of books during the “Stewing over Myster-ies” held on Jan. 18 at the Publick House by the Joshua Hyde Library.

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NORTH BROOK-FIELD – Hearts for Heat will hold its annu-al spaghetti dinner on Saturday, Jan. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the North Brookfield Elementary School cafe ter ia a t 10 New School Drive. Hearts for Heat is a non-profit organization that raises money to give low-income residents assistance with their heating bills during the winter. There will also be live music by The

Otters, raffles and a 50/50. Among the items to be raffled off will be a basketball signed by Celtics Coach Brad Stevens and a pair of Boston Red Sox tickets. Tickets are $8 per per-son with a cap of $25 for a family of four or more. Take-out meals are available. Students from the North Brookfield High School National Honor Soc ie ty and Valley View School will be assisting.

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By Lee H. HamiltonGuest columnist

Because we live in such tumultuous political times, it’s easy to believe that today’s intense public focus on

the Trump presidency is something new - an obsession like none we’ve ever seen before. Yet to one degree or another, the president has always been at the center of the public’s attention.

This is because he or she is the central actor in American government. The sheer complexity of our system, with its three branches, separation of powers and competing centers of power, demands someone who can make it work.

So we have high expectations for the pres-ident in this country. We want him or her to run the government efficiently and effec-tively, to work hard to resolve our problems, lead the world, inspire the nation, console us in times of disaster, serve as an exam-ple for young people, represent the national interest, and in a sense, carry our hopes and desires for the country on his or her shoulders. Which is why, no matter who’s president, there is enormous public curiosity about every detail of his life and actions. When I was in Congress, the subject would come up when-ever I was back home in the district, at formal public meetings and in casual conversations. People wanted to know about his family, his personal characteristics, his strengths and failings, and what he was doing to make the country work.

This fascination is exacerbated by the news media, which focuses attention on the president and much less on Congress, a body that by its nature is diffuse and complicated. Presidents are both ordinary and extraordi-nary. They have all the strengths, vulnerabil-ities and limitations of the rest of us. They may be perceptive, politically astute, even wise, but they all make mistakes - the intern-ing of Japanese-Americans under Franklin Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan’s dereliction of duty in Iran-Contra, the handling of the Vietnam War under LBJ.

Yet there’s also something out of the ordi-nary about the people who become president. You have to be driven by ambition to seek the office in the first place, as well as highly competitive and disciplined in both thought and speech. The most effective presidents are unusually persuasive. The greatest among

them have a real connection to the American people, a sense of high moral purpose and the ability to summon Americans to reach toward that purpose.

Because as unremittingly difficult as the job is, in many ways the toughest part is per-suasion: trying to build support for one’s goals. We talk about the president as being the most powerful person in the world, but over the decades I’ve been struck by how often presidents talk about the limitations on their power. Looking out from the White House, what they see are opposition and constraints.

Which may be why every president seeks to expand the power of the office, usually with some degree of success. This is not all bad - presidents do need power to get things done. But this trend has diminished the role of Congress and, fundamentally, of represen-tative government. President Nixon had some 300 people on his staff; presidents these days may have as many as 2,000.

This has allowed the president to insulate himself. Presidents are hard to reach today. They don’t want to be scrutinized on policy, and far too often, Congress has played along. The presidential press conference has also faded in importance. Presidents rarely have to answer questions in a free-wheeling give and take session with journalists or other politi-cians.

And so it’s harder to understand why the president does what he does now, why he makes the choices he does. Presidents need oversight and scrutiny, they need a Congress that will press them and insist on consultation. They get very little of that pressure today. Don’t get me wrong: I favor a strong presi-dent, but I also favor a strong Congress. And these days, we have a Congress marked by passivity and an inability to exercise its consti-tutional responsibilities.

I’m equally impressed by the responsibility we have as citizens in choosing our leaders. We get what and whom we choose. Presidents really do make a difference in our lives. No choice as a citizen is more important.

Lee Hamilton is a senior advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar, IU School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

For decades now the term companion planting has been

used to highlight the spe-cial relationship certain plants have to one anoth-er. Some plants, when grouped together may benefit from increased yields or a reduction in insect and animal pests. Likewise, there are plants that may inhibit the growth of their neighbors. These shouldn’t be planted side by side. Read on as we celebrate the complexities of plant rela-tionships…we are approaching Valentine’s Day, garden-style!

Companion planting techniques are based partly on folklore and partly on scientific research. Many advice books on the subject came about after gardeners experimented in their own yards, noting the positive or negative consequences of their plant combinations. Two such books are “Carrots Love Tomatoes” and “Roses Love Garlic,” both written by Louise Riotte. This year why not plan to use a few of her recommendations to try and solve your own gardening dilemmas?

Mexican bean beetles often plague bush beans. The larvae do the most damage, first to the foliage and then to the developing beans. Try planting marigolds within the row to help deter this persistent pest.

Try as I might, I rarely have any luck grow-ing carrots. One explanation may be the carrot fly, whose larvae attacks the roots of young seedlings. This year rosemary and sage will be situated nearby, as these fragrant herbs reported-ly turn off the pest. It is interesting to note that when apples are stored near carrots, the latter is said to take on a bitter flavor. Keep them at a distance from one another after harvest.

I can’t say that I’ve ever devoted garden space to corn, but after reading about a variety called “Tuxedo,” I am raring to give this staple a try. One traditional approach to corn culture is the three sisters method: Planting corn along-side beans and pumpkins. The beans, as they support themselves by climbing the corn stalks, fix nitrogen in the soil, replacing what the corn and pumpkins have used. Meanwhile the picky foliage of the pumpkins will keep raccoons, the most notorious thieves of the corn patch, at bay. To be successful with the three sisters, timing is crucial.

Tasting really delicious homemade eggplant parmesan has caused me to take a second look at growing this vegetable. Know that the Colorado potato beetle finds eggplant equally as appetiz-ing, I will camouflage the plants among bush bean seedlings. Some people grow eggplants as sacrificial plants. The potato beetle would rather dine on eggplant seedlings than they would the vegetable they were named for. Planting egg-plants just outside your potato patch may save your spuds some insect damage.

Grow lettuce near onions. Reportedly, the onions will keep rabbits away. Onions also mix well with broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower, but they detest beans and peas, so site them accord-ingly.

My biggest garden problem to date is voles. While I kept blaming chipmunks for the holes in the ground and the bites taken out of the strawberries and beans, it became evident as last year’s garden progressed that voles, not chip-munks were the culprit. Harvesting my potatoes proved my suspicions. Besides the shock of unearthing an entire family, I was disheartened with gnaw marks on nearly half of my buried treasure. Some of my coworkers have has suc-cess deterring voles by growing castor bean plants around the perimeter of the garden. This year I’ll give it a try. If you too plan to grow castor beans clip off the flowers as they form and dispose of them in the trash, as the resulting beans are poisonous.

Are the merits of companion planting fact or fiction? Decide for yourself by experiment-ing with your own combinations or those I’ve highlighted from the best-known books on the subject.

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Roberta McQuaid

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SUNRISE STREAMS OVER WARREN

WARREN – Early Tuesday morning saw the sun beginning to rise up over Emmanuel Orthodox Church on Winthrop Street in Warren.

Warmer temperatures may have contributed to the beautiful colors streaming into the sky.

Quaboag Coalition shares substance use surveys

By Eileen Kennedy

Staff writer

WARE – Last spring, 1,681

students in eighth, 10th and

12th-grades at six area school dis-

tricts answered questions about

their use of tobacco, alcohol,

marijuana, prescription opioids

and heroin as part of a five-year

drug awareness education grant

the Quaboag Hills Community

Coalition received from the fed-

eral government. It is a five-year,

$625,000 federa l Drug-Free

Communities grant awarded in the

fall of 2016.

Ware, North Brookfield, Palmer,

Belchertown, Quaboag Regional

and Quabbin Regional students all

answered the 121-question survey,

which asked many questions about

their use of the substances, including

where and how they obtained them

and whether their parents and peers

disapproved of using the substances.

Ambulance

calls, payments discussed

By Melina Bourdeau

Staff writer

WA R E – T h e Wa r e a n d

Hardwick Regional Ambulance

Committee held a meeting on

Monday, Jan. 8, to provide updates

on ambulance use and receipts. The

committee discussed the ways to

resolve potential issues and improve

communication.

After the Hardwick-Ware ambu-

lance agreement was approved in

July of 2017, a regional commit-

tee was formed to oversee and pres-

ent potential concerns and ways to

improve the ambulance service to

the towns.The committee is comprised of

one resident from each town, one

selectmen from each town, town

administrators and Ware Fire Chief

Thomas Coulombe.

Coulombe provided the commit-

tee with a list of the ambulance trips

Ware has made to Hardwick from

July to December of last year as well

as the billable charges, payments and

the average payment per trip.

The highest number of trips per

month was in November with 22,

which was $33,703 worth of bill-

able charges, $10,317 of which was

paid. The lowest number was in

December, with seven calls, $8,352

worth of billable charges and $5,773

in payments made.

The total billable charges from

July to December of last year were

$112,296 for 86 calls and $34,608

was paid.Ware resident Jen McMartin

asked that more specific financial

details be provided moving forward.

“We are here figuring out exactly

what we want the committee to be,”

said McMartin. “We want to make

sure that its mutually beneficial hav-

ing representation from each side,

and then the chief oversees the oper-

ations of that. I was thinking tonight

about what it is that we do want to

look at. Money is coming in, going

out, what is the cost, economically

and socially is it working?”

Coulombe said that the reim-

bursement rate, on average, is high-

er from the town of Hardwick than

Ware because Hardwick has more

people with private insurance.

One of the issues is that not

everyone pays their bill, which is a

problem in other towns as well.

“In general, it’s a constant bat-

tle, all the private insurance base

their rate on Medicare/Medicaid

they’ll pay a little bit better but not

a lot better,” said Coulombe. “Our

Medicare/Medicaid is [low], doesn’t

matter what we do. That’s why I get

excited over that number versus the

Medicare/Medicaid.”

Hardwick selectman Julie Quink

said there is no ambulance company

that can cover the full cost of run-

ning the service.

Coulombe said in order to help

offset the budget needed to run the

ambulance and fire services for

Ware, the $60,000 annual stipend

from Hardwick as well as the insur-

ance payments help to offset the

cost as much as possible. He said it

was an improvement over not hav-

ing the agreement when Ware was

not receiving the the stipend or the

insurance payments.

Playground wanted

in Grenville Park

By Melina Bourdeau

Staff writer

WARE – The Ware Parks and

Recreation Commission met

Monday in Town Hall to discuss

updates on the town pool, a wood-

land playground for Grenville Park

and a potential fundraiser the town

pool. Parks Manager John Piechota

said since the pool’s aquatics

director position is vacant, the

commission may want to consider

advertising that they seek resumes.

He said last year some life-

guards that took extra training, and

he would like to have the young

people coming up through the

ranks considered as candidates.

P a r k s a n d R e c r e a t i o n

Commission Chairman Bill Imbier

asked Piechota if there should

be a survey of townspeople to

determine what they want done if

something breaks at the pool and

there isn’t enough money to repair

it.“If this pool kind of stumbles as

far as the pump or the wall gets a

severe crack and we’re not able to

fix it, what do we do? Do we try

and fix it?” said Imbier.

Piechota said that he believes

the commission needs to address

the future of the pool. He said

there is a major problem with the

pool, it would have be closed until

funding could be found to fix it.

“Anything that I would say

would be major, say we’re going

for three weeks, we’re basical-

ly shut down for the year,” said

Piechota. “You lose the pool,

everything that you’ve started

for the water chemistry. As far

as going forward, it would ulti-

mately depend on where the break

is, where the funding is coming

from.”Imbier said he would like to be

able to determine if townspeople

want to keep the pool.

Piechota said that in the event

the commission would like to pur-

sue a grant, Beckley would be able

to help as well as Town Planner

Ruben Flores-Marzan.

“Looking down the road,

long-term, is this something that

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Input wanted for town pool’s future

By Melina Bourdeau

Staff writer

WARE – More than 30 people

gathered in the Ware Junior Senior

High School library to discuss the

future of the school district. The

brainstorming session discussed the

state of the schools but also project-

ed 2020 goals for the school district.

High school faculty and staff,

selectmen, hospital staff, parents,

Town Manager Stuart Beckley,

Police Chief Shawn Crevier and

Fire Chief Thomas Coulombe

attended the session.

Principal Darren Elwell led the

discussion about the future of the

Ware School District by 2020, as if

the changes were already made.

Many of the topics people

brought up included increased com-

munity involvement and awareness

as well as building on electives and

extracurricular activities.

Sports like lacrosse or track and

field as well as others were pro-

posed, through potential collabora-

tions like those that exist with the

Palmer School District for the swim

and wrestling teams.

Liz Nicholas said she would like

each of the schools to be welcoming

to parents/guardians where they can

feel at home and build more of a

community.

“I would like to see the ability to

offer an after-school program dis-

trict-wide to enrich learning,” said

Selectmen Chairman Nancy Talbot.

She added that grants could offer

funding for the program.

Kristen Bateman said she would

like to see a designated behavior

specialist in each of the schools.

“As a teacher in the elementa-

ry school, from a teaching point of

view, maybe more teaching staff,

smaller classroom sizes so we

can do more enrichment during

the day,” said Stanley M. Koziol

Elementary School teacher Megan

Lagimoniere.

Andy Paquette, the district’s

financial officer, said he “would like

to see less of a focus on high stakes

testing and more focus on a solid

K through 12 curricula as well as a

balance of technological and con-

structional learning.”

Kate Marceau said she would

like more communication about the

school’s successes.

“The elementary school is a

Stakeholders discuss school goals

Turley Publications staff photo by Melina Bourdeau

Ware School Superintendent Dr. Marlene DiLeo spoke about the

work done for the future of Ware schools to parents, teachers and

community members that attended a stakeholders meeting on

Tuesday evening.

By Tara Vocino

Correspondent

WARREN – A victim said

drugs were to blame after a

daughter and her boyfriend

allegedly took a safe from a

Sarty Road home Friday during

her mother’s funeral service last

Friday.“I told the judge that she

should be locked up for her

own well-being,” stepfather

Thomas Baillet, who attended

the court hearing Monday in East

Brookfield District Court, said.

“She’s been using drugs, and it’s

gotten out-of-control.”

B a i l l e t ’s f i a n c e , A u d r a

Johnsons, had just died, and he

had just returned home from her

funeral. Baillet said at the station

that he discovered items from the

safe was stolen Friday from their

Daughter takes mother’s

safe during funeral

Alyce Davenport Diron Conyers

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ESTABLISHED

1887

Local News. Local Stories.Local Advertisers.

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for131 Years

ESTABLISHED

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Trinity Episcopal Church

17 Park St., Ware413-967-6100

Trinity Episcopal Church

Faithfully serving the community for over 145 years

The Brookfields and Warren, like Ware, were also created by a land grant made by the General Court

in 1600, with the condition that 20 fami-lies make it their home within three years. It was called the Quaboag Plantation and included all five towns, although each later became independent communities.

Similarly, these towns have an agricul-tural history as Ware does, which continues today with raising livestock for food and show, apple orchards, the raising of dairy and beef cows as well as crops.

In some ways, agriculture has rebound-ed with a number of small farms, such beef cows and herbs grown in the fields sur-rounding West Brookfield’s iconic Salem Cross Inn, where good food and a historic ambiance come together.

This area has also been identified, par-ticularly Warren and North Brookfield, as potential locations for marijuana cultivation in former, now-empty mill buildings.

With the legalization of medical mari-juana a couple of years ago, and the more

recent year’s passage of a law to allow for recreational marijuana for those 21 and older, it is likely that many towns will see marijuana retail locations as well as grow-ing sites once the regulations are hammered out.

What once housed textile mills and other manufacturing processes may very well be large marijuana growing operations.

In Brookfield, the Quaboag Plantation residents chose Foster’s Hill as the location for the first several families. It was incorpo-rated as a town in 1673, and remained that way for the next 68 years.

The town of Western was created in 1741, and then became Warren in 1834. In 1812, an area in the northeastern section of Brookfield became North Brookfield. In 1848, West Brookfield broke away to form its own town, and in 1920, East Brookfield became an independent community.

But all of those towns developed along similar lines with agricultural first and then the gradual addition of saw and grist mills due to available water. Those mills eventu-

ally led to more industry along the banks of waterways in each of the towns.

East Brookfield was eventually home to almost half of all the mills in the Brookfields in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. At one point it had three woolen mills, an iron furnace, machinery makers and a brickworks.

North Brookfield became a center of shoe manufacturing starting in about 1810, and is still home to Vibram, which makes strong rubber shoe soles. It was formerly known as the Quaboag Corp., but was pur-chased by Vibram earlier this year and cele-brated its 100th anniversary last September. Quaboag had been making soles for Vibram since the 1960s.

The town was also home to palm leaf hat makers in the last part of the 19th centu-ry, and was also home to makers of overalls and corsets. In 1892, a new brickyard was built.

In West Brookfield, an agricultur-al-based area was home to saw and grist mills as well as some shoe making in the

1830s, and in the 1870s, it had added a cor-set factory and a cheese maker, as well as furniture, yeast and wire factories.

Warren and West Warren, also have roots in agriculture, but as with Ware and the Brookfields, it had grist and saw mills in the 1720a, and by 1793, it had additional mills and a forge. By 1800, Warren had an iron works and powder, cotton and woolen mills. In the late 1800s, ink, guns and tools were also made in town.

In West Warren, in the early 1800s, there will mills and by 1883, although by the crash in 1929, many of the companies closed.

In 1934, the William E. Wright Company purchased the property of the West Warren Cotton Mills and kept making textiles for the next 50 years.

All of these towns continue to celebrate their agricultural roots with events such as West Brookfield’s Asparagus Festival, and farming continues in most of them as they also serve as bedroom communities for Worcester and Springfield.

Quaboag Plantation was built on agricultural roots

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ESTABLISHED

1891

WILTON’SCHILDRENS STORE

Wilton’s Childrens StoreE. Main Street

Ware, MA 01082

413-967-5811 Credit & Debit

HOURS

9-5 Mon-Sat12-5 Sun

RETURN THIS COUPON for...

$10 OFF YOURPURCHASE OF$50 OR MORE!

Coupon expires Feb. 11, 2018. Coupon CANNOT be used

with any other offer.Limit ONE coupon per visit.

Grain & Feed – Farm & Garden SuppliesPlants • Annuals • Perennials • Vegetables • Trees

Shrubs • Pet Supplies • Pet FoodClothing for Men, Women & Children • Gates • Fencing

Children’s Toys and So Much More...

Hardwick Farmers’ offers items of high quality at fair prices with outstanding customer service. We’ve been supplying local farmers , pet owners and gardeners for over 104 years! Let our knowledgeable staff help with your farm and garden needs. From our garden center to livestock feeds; from fencing supplies to fertilizer; from pet supplies to clothing and footwear – we have it all. We’re easy to get to and worth the trip.

444 Lower Rd, Hardwick, MA • 413.477.6913

Hardwick Farmers’ Co-Operative

Check out our website www.HardwickFarmers.net

For A Taste Of The Country For Over 104 Years!

Monday-Friday 8-6; Saturday 8-5; Sunday 9-3

ESTABLISHED

1914

444 Lower Road, Hardwick, MA • 413-477-6913Monday-Friday 8-6, Saturday 8-5, Sunday 9-3 • MORE THAN YOUR AVERAGE FARM STORE!Check us out on Facebook via our website: www.hardwickfarmers.net

FARM SUPPLIES • PET FOOD & SUPPLIES • QUALITY CLOTHING • WOOD PELLETS • BAGGED FEED • LAWN & GARDEN

ALL ARE WELCOME... INCLUDING PETS!Saturday, Dec. 17, 11-4

Friday, Dec. 23, 1-6

Let Us Take Your Picture With Santa

While You ShopFor The Perfect Gif ts!

HARDWICK FARMER’S CO-OP

A view of Main Street in Ware during the 1950s show Santa arriving on a fire truck, much like he does today, as people gather to watch and take part in holiday-themed festivities.

In the 1950s a shot of Main Street shows Friendly’s restaurant in its original location near the Ware Package Store instead of at its second location at Main and North streets. The second location of Friendly’s eventually closed, remaining vacant for years until Dioguardi Jewelers redid the building and opened a larger store there.

ESTABLISHED

1926

764 Main Street, Warren, MA 01083Sales (877) 230-8146

Service (888) 255-7249Parts (888) 821-0861

spencerchrysler@comcast.netwww.spencerchrysler.com

Mike and Jeff Spencer continue to lead the Spencer family tradition of serving the Greater Worcester and Worcester area with quality Chrysler vehicles. Founded in 1926 by Edward H. Spencer, Sr., Spencer Chrysler has been a destination location for many for over 90 years.

SPENCER ESTABLISHED

1936

64 Main Street, Ware, MA967-6721

Tues. 10-5:30 • Wed. 10-6 • Thurs. & Fri. 9-7 • Sat. 9-4

Customer Service The Way It Should Be for 82 Years

KNOWLEDGABLE SALES HELPFREE ALTERATIONS

All at Prices Below What You’ll Pay in a Department Store

BIG & TALLSFORMALWEAR SALES & RENTALS

BOY SCOUT SUPPLIESWe now carry a full line of

Carhartt at a Great Everyday Price

BLOW OUT CLEARANCE SALE! ALL Suits, Sportscoats,

Winter Jackets & All Casual Shirts!

ESTABLISHED

1923

GaryWest@gillespiecorp.com

ESTABLISHED

1920

Propane, Heating Oil & Wood Pellets

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Cebula Insurance Agency

413-967-590513 North Street, Ware, MA 01082

Frank Cebula established Cebula Insurance in 1938. In 1955 son Robert F. Cebula took over the reins. Michael Cebula represents the next generation of leadership to own and manage

Cebula Insurance since 1996. Cebula Insurance has continued to grow and insure the future

of the Ware community acquiring the George T. Storrs Insurance Agency in 1997.

Visit us at our location at 13 North St., Ware.

ESTABLISHED

1938

NAPA AUTO PARTS®

WARE•WEST BROOKFIELD175 West St., Ware413-967-5121 • 967-3184Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-7; Sat. 8-3; Sun. 9-2

117 West Main St., West Brookfield 508-867-9947

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8-5:30;Sat. 8-3; Sun. 9-2

NAPA AUTO PARTSStarted as “Rolla Motor Parts” in 1946 with the owner “Red Rolla.”

Frances Moran has continuedgreat service & commitment to existing and new automotive

customers throughout the area.

ESTABLISHED

1946 ESTABLISHED

1949

My Uncle used to say,“There are Jewelers and there are

people who sell jewelry.”Your customers

will knowthe difference

& ART GALLERYIt’s Different in Here!

Founded by Joseph Cormier in 1949, now under third generation ownership.136 Main Street • Spencer, MA 01562 • 508-885-3385

www.cormierspencer.comTues., Wed., Fri. 10-5:30 • Thurs. 10-7 • Sat. 10-3 • CLOSED: Sun. & Mon.

ESTABLISHED

1952

Ware143 West Street413-967-3327

Palmer1500 N. Main Street

413-283-8941

Belchertown45 N. Main Street413-323-7229

413-967-3327 • 1-800-521-5787www.moultoninsurance.com

Our Family Cares About Your FamilyHOme - AutO - Business - LiFe

Locations: Ware • Palmer • Belchertown

413-967-3327 • 1-800-521-5787www.moultoninsurance.com

Our Family Cares About Your FamilyHOme - AutO - Business - LiFe

Locations: Ware • Palmer • Belchertown

Very Competitive Rates • Experienced Professional StaffAccident Forgiveness Coverage • On-site Registry Processing

CELEBRATING 66 YEARS

Our Family Cares About Your FamilyHOME - AUTO - BUSINESS - LIFE

ESTABLISHED

1953

Established in 1953, CLUETTS has been "YOUR HOME APPLIANCE CENTER" for over 65 years. Now, in two locations,

East Main Street in Ware and the Big Y Plaza in Ludlow, CLUETTS continues to deliver

excellent customer service with traditional values.

23 East Main St.Ware, MA 01082

413-967-6871Fax: 413-967-8325

Big Y Plaza433 Center St.

Ludlow, MA 01056413-610-1374

Stanley “Red” Rolla established Rolla Motor Parts at 180 West St. in 1947. Today is located in a larger building at 175 West St. and is now owned by the Moran family.

Dick and Pat St. Germain are shown with Dr. Daniel G. Berneche at the opening of the St. Germain Professional Building on West St. in 1989. The St. Germains made an office for their company, St. Germain Insurance, and rent out additional space to other companies.

This property on Main Street at the corner of Bank Street will soon become a pottery center through a collaboration of Workshop13 and Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp. and a state grant.

15 South Street • Ware, MA 01082

www.AmericanAthleticShoe.com

ESTABLISHED

1959

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248 Main Street, Gilbertville, MATake-out Available

“Fine Food Since 1965”Eat it all, or we’ll tie ya to the tracks!

Hours: Monday-Thursday: 6:30 am-2 pm; Friday: 6:30 am-7pm;

Saturday: 6:30 am-1 pm Always Biker Friendly

413-477-8888

ESTABLISHED

1965

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ROLL-A-WAY LANES140 WEST STREET, WARE

413-967-5209

HOURS:Mon. 6-10pmTues. 10am-5pmWed. 5-10pmThurs. 1-10pmFri. 6-10pmSat. 1-10pmSun. 1-9pmSCHOOL VACATIONS

& HOLIDAYS OPEN AT 1PM

BOWLING

ESTABLISHED

1960

We Now Serve Beer

& Wine3 Games andShoe Rental

$12 Per Person

BOWLINGFRIDAY SPECIAL

6:00-10:00PM

3 Games & Shoes$10 Per Person

~ Shoe Rentals Included ~

Friday 6:00-10:00PM

Saturday-Sunday1-10PM 1-9PM

No Outside Food or Drinks

Allowed

GUZIKMOTOR SALES

EAST MAIN ST., RTES. 9 & 32, WARE (413) 967-4210 • 800-793-2078www.guzikmotors.com

At Guzik there are absolutely NO Hidden Dealer Fees!

5 Year – 100,000 Mile

Transferable Warranty On All New Jeeps

ESTABLISHED

1962

We’re With You Every Step of the Way!Before the Sale, During the Sale,

And After the Sale!

Great Deals on ’18 & ’17 Models.

Wide Selection of Jeeps, Rams & Dodges!

Come See Our New Expanded Facility!

2018 Jeep Cherokee Latitude 4x4

ESTABLISHED

1962

For Over 56 years, Keeping Customers Warm

in all the Brookfields, Gilbertville, Hardwick, New Braintree, Oakham, Spencer,Ware, Warren & West Warren.

Servicevalue ❖ comfort

www.shermanoil.com413-967-6941 ❖ 508-867-7447

SHERMANOIL COMPANY

ESTABLISHED

1965

Founded by Norman & Virginia Jeffery

in 1965, now proudly serving 37 cities and towns throughout

Central and Western Massachusetts.

413-967-9941137 Main Street

PO Box 720Ware, MA 01082-0720

www.jefferyandjeffery.com

&JefferyJeffery

Deputy Tax Collectorsfamily. integrity. service.

AUTO • HOME • BUSINESS

413.967.6341 askus@stgermainins.com 800.499.9561

246 West St., (Rt. 32)P.O Box 630

Ware, MA 01082www.stgermaininsurance.com

ESTABLISHED

1966

AUTO • HOME • BUSINESS

413.967.6341 800.499.9561

P.O. Box 630 • 246 West Street • Ware, MA 01082Mon.-Thurs. 9 to 6 Fri. 9 to 5

www.stgermaininsurance.com

DECADESOF

EXPERIENCE“SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 49 YEARS!”

POLICIES, REGISTRATIONSand HAPPY, FRIENDLY SERVICE!

Since 1966

ON-SITE REGISTRY SERVICELATE NIGHT THURSDAY

ESTABLISHED

1965

The Palmer & Monson Street Railway Co. 13-bench open car, which was loaded to capacity with company officials and invited guests on its first trip to inaugurate electric trolley service between Ware and Palmer.

A view of The Ware Trust Company in the 1920s, built by Ware’s H. P. Cunnings, one of the oldest construction companies in continuous operation in the country and remains with here its headquarters still in downtown Ware. The Ware Trust Company was first called the Hampshire Manufacturers Bank, then the Ware National Bank and finally the Ware Trust Co. It eventually merged with the Palmer Savings Bank and became Country Bank, still an institution that makes up a big part of the communities of Ware and surrounding towns, providing many services. TURLEY PUBLICATIONS FILE PHOTOS AND SOME COURTESY OF H.P. CUMMINGS

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ESTABLISHED

1974

When Warren Electrical Contractors opened its doors in 1974, owner Phillip Allard had one

main goal: to provide our customers with a better choice of electricians. Back then,

Phillip saw an opportunity to provide a superior level of electrical service to the construction

industry, and chose the quiet town of Warren, Massachusetts to begin building his dream.

Today, Phillip's son James is now the current owner and CEO of the company and continues

on with Phil's spirit and dedication.

Warren Electrical takes pride in its commitment to the Clowning For KIDZ Foundation.

WARREN ELECTRICAL

CONTRACTORS, INC.2162 Main Street, West Warren, MA 01092-0445

(413) 436-7024 Fax (413) 436-7024warrenelectric@comcast.net

Quabbin Wire & Cable Co., Inc. has been a leader in providing precision cable solutions to a variety of markets for 40 years. Quabbin is a familyowned enterprise dedicated to delivering innovativeproducts, premier quality, and excellent customer

service.

From a home base at 10 Maple St. Ware, MA, cables are designed, produced, and shipped worldwide. Quabbin proudly employs the local community

while boasting the “made in the USA” label.

www.quabbin.com10 Maple St. Ware, MA 01082

800.368.3311

ESTABLISHED

1975 ESTABLISHED

1975

Quabbin Wire & Cable Co., Inc. has been a leader in providing precision cable solutions to a variety of markets for over 42 years. Quabbin is a family owned enterprise dedicated to delivering innovative products, premier quality, and excellent customer service.

From a home base at 10 Maple St. Ware, MA, cables are designed, produced, and shipped worldwide. Quabbin proudly employs the local community while boasting the “Made in the USA” label.

Quabbin Wire & Cable Co., Inc. has been a leader in providing precision cable solutions to a variety of markets for 40 years. Quabbin is a familyowned enterprise dedicated to delivering innovativeproducts, premier quality, and excellent customer

service.

From a home base at 10 Maple St. Ware, MA, cables are designed, produced, and shipped worldwide. Quabbin proudly employs the local community

while boasting the “made in the USA” label.

www.quabbin.com10 Maple St. Ware, MA 01082

800.368.3311

ESTABLISHED

1975 ESTABLISHED

1976

WESTBROOK INSURANCE AGENCY, INC.Insurance & Paralegal Services

Proudly serving the community for 42 years

BILL MANSFIELD, Founder/CEO

130 East Main StreetPost Office Box 1013

West Brookfield, MA 01585-1013

508-867-6894Fax: 508-867-7856

ESTABLISHED

1977

ST. LAURENT BROS.

Licensedand Insured

77 Fisherdick RoadWare, MA

Home 413-967-6674 Cell 413-531-4924

Mark St. Laurent

◗ Roofing◗ Siding◗ Replacement

Windows◗ Building◗ Remodeling◗ Additions

146 East Main StreetWest Brookfield, MA 01585

508-867-3155 • Fax 508-867-5132

DBA WIRECRAFT® PRODUCTSManufacturers of High Temperature Wire & Cable

Employee Owned

ESTABLISHED

1978

ISO 9001

Certificate No. 10002847

This was taken in May of 1997, which shows diagonal parking, Town Hall to the left and the war monument on the island. Downtown looks a little bit different today because the area has been rebuilt. The for-mer Tebo building has come down to provide additional parking and the parking spaces near Town Hall have been redone.

The Cutler-Eexter house, on Old West Brookfield Road, was also known as “Grandma Cutler’s house. It was once part of a large farm owned by Winsor Drury in 1822. By 1826 it was owned by the Cutler family until it was sold sometime before 1939. The house was dis-mantled and was going to be rebuilt in Alambama as part of period village, but that never happened and there is no record of it being re-built at another location. The site, along with another parcel, became the location of the Quaboag Regional Middle High School, which was built in 1968-69.

Janine’s Frostee, 149 East St. In 1956, Raymond and Lydia Millier opened a drive-in restaurant and named it Janine’s Frostee, after their daughter. When Henry J. Morrissette bought the restaurant in 1976, he decided to keep the name that had become so well-known. Roger Morrissette pur-chased the business from his father in 2005. Today, Janine’s Frostee is still known for its delicious seafood, sandwiches and ice cream, as well as for the charitable events it holds each year.

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IMAGES FROM THE WILLIAM H. JANKINS COLLECTION.A C.H. Clark postcard of Ye Olde Tavern in the late 1920’s. George Wash-ington stopped here several times, as did General Lafayette in 1924. Originally named the West Brookfield House, in 1905 when it was pur-chased by David Jennison, the name changed to Ye Olde Tavern. One of the first automobile garages was outfitted behind the tavern.

IMAGES FROM THE WILLIAM H. JANKINS COLLECTIONThe Merriam Block (now Country Bank) housed a Chinese Laundry until 1919. Miss Elizabeth Joyce purchased this building, renovated the inte-rior painted the exterior buff with brown trim (may have been the first painting of the brick building) and opened a dining room.  The building is decorated for the 1930 celebration.

The Brookfield Inn, owner Charles F. Koppel raised American bred bulldogs and won many ribbons at the Boston dog show. In 1922 his bulldog Teddy, won three first prize ribbons, best in show, top notcher in novice class and a ribbon in the limit class. Mr. Koppel had portrait postcards made and sold at the Inn of his dogs Caesar and Teddy.

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Shortly after the report of the robbery, the vehicle was spotted in Brimfield by Officer Daniel Fagan. Fagan gave chase, and the vehicle crashed on Dix Hill Road into a small tree, O’Donnell said. Laviolette ran from his vehicle into the woods where police established a perimeter, O’Donnell said.

A S t a t e P o l i c e canine apprehended the Laviolette in Brimfield, Warren Canine Officer Joey LaFlower sa id . Canine Viktor was able to locate Laviolette in the woods south of Tower Hill Road in Brimfield, where he was taken into custody, O’Donnell said.

LaViolette is being charged with armed rob-bery (subsequent offense),

larceny, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, along with other charges. The stolen money was recovered, O’Donnell added.

Laviolette was taken to Harrington Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, and then trans-ported to   the Brookfield State Police barracks to be booked and held, accord-ing to State Police.

S eve r a l a g e n c i e s , including the Brookfield, North Brookfield, Warren, S tu rb r idge , Monson , Holland, and Brimfield police departments and State Police responded to assist.Police thanked all agencies involved, add-ing this was collaborative police work at its best.

N o r t h B r o o k f i e l d Savings Bank President Donna Boulanger said she was relieved no one was hurt during a bank robbery at the West Brookfield

location on Tuesday after-noon.

“The staff in the branch did exactly as they are trained to do,” Boulanger said. “There were no inju-ries or incidents. Everyone is safe.”

Boulanger thanked the West Brookfield Police for all of their efforts. She said she couldn’t disclose how much was reportedly stolen.

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TURLEY PUBLICATIONS COURTESY PHOTO Gary LaViolette was arrested Tuesday afternoon after alleged-ly robbing the North Brookfield Savings Bank in West Brookfield earlier in the day.

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Realtors who earn this certification know to work with active duty military buyers and sell-ers, as well as veterans.

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STURBRIDGE – Two big wins over the past week have helped the Tantasqua boys bas-ketball team with their pros-pects of qualifying for the Central Massachusetts District Tournament.

Tantasqua jumped out to a big lead early in their 72-38 win over the Woolies. The Warriors raced out to a 43-18 lead in the first half.

Evan Couture finished with a team-high 15 points for the Warriors. Drew Peretti knocked down three 3-pointers as he was second on the team with 14. Chase Freeland added two 3-pointers for 11 points. Ethan Brunelle followed with nine, while Hayden Peterson, Jack Dalton and Jackson Hall each with four, three from Armando Chung and Austin Varney, two from Garrett Cassavant and Jeremiah Dingui and one from Ryan Bonja.

Tantasqua (6-4) then par-layed that into two victories for the week with a 71-55 win at home over Auburn.

Once again, the Warriors got out to a nice start in this one

with a seven-point lead (17-10) at the end of the first quarter and extended that advantage to 37-27 by the half.

Couture delivered the big game on offense with 19 points for the Warriors. Peterson and Cassavant cleaned up on the glass and on the scoresheet as

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NORTHBRIDGE – The Tantasqua boys and girls indoor track and field teams traveled down to Northbridge for their multi-school meet wi th Bar t l e t t , Oxford , Southbridge and Leicester.

The boys won 60-25 over Bartlett, 62-24 over Oxford, 76.5-4.5 over Southbridge and 70-15 over Leicester. For the girls, it was 66-14 over Bartlett, 65-12 over David Prouty, 57-16 over Leicester, 55-22 over Oxford and 70-2 over Southbridge.

For the boys, junior Tyler Rodrigues placed first in the 600 meters at 1 minute, 36.20 seconds. Junior Patrick Kenyon won the mile with a time of 5:08.90.

Senior Connor Rich tied for second in the 50-yard dash at 5.80, senior Joe Distefano tied for second in the 50-yard dash at 5.80, senior Ryan Zahr tied for second in the 50-yard dash at 5.80 and finished second in the high jump at 6-00, senior Sam Cudgma placed sec-ond in the shot put at 38-08,

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Warriors secure two big victories

STAFF PHOTOS BY DAVE FORBESHayden Peterson (21) looks to go up for a shot in the paint.

Chase Freeland (4) calls out a play as he handles the ball.

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STURBRIDGE – The Tantasqua girls basketball team finds themselves in quite a good spot as they head into the second half of the varsity basketball season.

The Lady Warriors find themselves wi th an 8-2 record and in need of just two more wins to qualify for the Central Massachusetts District Tournament.

Tantasqua rallied from a 27-19 halftime deficit to down Notre Dame.

Ainsley Way, who was held scoreless in the first, scored 13 points in the final 16:00. Lydia Boland, Madison Varney and Morgan Smith each had seven. Jordyn Trombly added three, while Grace Farland, Lindsey Zak and Jillian Routhier each added two. Emerson Cherry finished with one.

Against Auburn, the Lady Warriors found themselves

getting off to a better start than their contest at the beginning of the week as they led 27-17 at the half. Tantasqua then used an offensive explosion of 38-11 in the second half to stretch the lead out to 65-28 at the end of the contest.

Tantasqua had four players in double figures with Way leading with 15 points. Boland was second on the 14, with Smith third with 13 and Zak also in double figures with 12.

Routhier helped out with three, followed by two apiece from Trombly, Varney, Cherry and Farland.

The Lady Warriors were scheduled to play two games earlier this week with a contest at Southbridge on Tuesday, Jan. 23 and at home for Leicester on Thursday, Jan. 25. Tantasqua then trav-els to Uxbridge at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27 before re turn ing home to hos t Northbridge at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29.

STAFF PHOTO BY DAVE FORBESLindsey Zak (5) floats a shot towards the basket.

Lady Warriors closing in on tourney spot

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WARREN – As the half-way point of the winter varsity basketball season comes into focus, the Quaboag girls are looking to set themselves up to make another run towards qual-ification for tournament play.

This season, the Lady Cougars will be back in the Central Massachusetts Division 4 Tournament after play-ing the last several seasons in the Western Massachusetts Division 4 Tournament.

Oxford jumped out to the fast lead in this contest as they jumped out to a 26-12 lead by the end of the first half. Quaboag came up with a strong response in the second half as they used a 24-19 run to close

the gap.Kiarra Dorman led all scor-

ers with 18 points, including a pair of 3-pointers. Sydney Corfey was second on the team with nine, while Addy Ford helped out with eight and Jessica Souza finished with one.

When the original schedule came out, the Lady Cougars were supposed to play two games this past week, but their contest against Tantasqua was moved to the end of the regular season.

The Lady Cougars (4-5) have two more games on the schedule this week. They were scheduled to face David Prouty on the road earlier in the week and will be back in action at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26 when they return home to face Southbridge.

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Addy FordQUABOAG

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She has been one of the consistent top scorers on the team this season.

To nominate someone for Athlete of the Week, contact Sports Editor Dave Forbes at 413-283-8393 ext. 237 or send an e-mail to dforbes@turley.com.

By Dave Forbesdforbes@turley.com

NORTHBRIDGE – The Quaboag boys and girls indoor track and field teams took part in the fifth week of the sea-son last week.

The boys fe l l to A u b u r n , 8 3 . 5 - 2 . 5 , Grafton, 73-9, Oxford, 55-27 and Millbury, 58-24. Their lone win came against David Prouty, 55-22.

For the girls, they fell to Auburn, 62-23, Grafton, 77-9, Millbury, 59-27, and Oxford, 54-31.

For the boys, soph-omore Justin Howard finished seventh in the 600 meters at 1 minute, 42.50 seconds, senior Liam Carlson placed ninth in the 1000 meters at 3:16.70, junior Calvin Cieslak came in 10th in the two-mile at 12:35.70, senior Ben Laurence fin-ished 13th in the 50-yard dash at 5.90, junior Austin DeLeon tied for 16th in the 50-yard hurdles at 8.50, sophomore Perry Pultorak placed 17th in the 300 meters at 44.90, eighth-grader Austin Gagner came in 18th in the two-mile at 15:06.20, sophomore Tommy Snow finished 18th in the shot

put at 31-02, junior Dan Hall placed 19th in the 300 meters at 45.60, seventh-grader Cadel Courtney came in 19th in the two-mile at 16:03.50, and freshman Cabot Lacey tied for 19th in the 50-yard hurdles at 8.90.

Quaboag also fin-ished eighth in the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:55.60,

F o r t h e g i r l s , eighth-grader Anabel M e l a n s o n f i n i s h e d third in the two-mile at 13:44.40 and 10th in the 1000 meters at 4:02.20, senior Lauren Sousa tied for fourth in the 50-yard hurdles at 8.40 and eighth in the 50-yard dash at 6.80 and placed 14th in the shot put at 23-01, seventh-grader Aja Mercer came in sixth in the two-mile at 14:28.70 and 18th in the 600 meters at 2:17.10, freshman Cassidy Silva finished 13th in the 50-yard hur-dles at 9.70 freshman Jade Holmes placed 15th in the mile at 7:01.70, and seventh-grader Danyelle Holmes came in 19th in the 50-yard hurdles at 11.20.

Quaboag also placed 10th in the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 2:29.30.

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FITCHBURG – The North Brookfield boys basketball team had only one contest over the past week and they dropped a 63-50 decision to Notre Dame.

Tyler Patchen knocked down four 3-pointers as he finished with 12 points. Luke Jolin also had 12 points. Riley Lemy also finished in double figures with 11.

Nathan Norrie with five points. Justin Lareau was next with four, followed by three from Christian Gilbert and two from Nick Lareau.

Pioneers fall to Hampden Charter

PA L M E R – T h e Pathfinder wrestling team faced off with Hampden Charter on the mat and the group came home with three wins in their matches.

Bryan Symons at 152 lbs. and Mike Halpren at 182 lbs. both picked up wins via pinfall.

Hayden Richter also added a victory by forfeit.

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WARREN – With a young basketball team, one of the things that you want to see is for them to work hard game in and game out.

That is one thing that this Quaboag boys team continues to do as they battle with tough com-petition in the Southern Worcester County League.

Q u a b o a g f e l l t o Oxford, 58-43, on Friday night.

The Cougars kep t things very close in the first half as the pirates held a narrow 25-23 at the half.

Brian Tremblay, Alex Richard and Zac McCann each had nine points to lead the charge for Quaboag. Nick Broman followed with seven, while Jack Luyrink Jr. added six. Aiden Gilman chipped in with two, while Zach Hogan had one.

Earlier in the week, Quaboag dropped a 53-31 decision to Northbridge.

The Rams led 27-13 at the half and expanded the lead further in the second half.

McCann led the scor-ing for the Cougars with 12 points. Hayden Perry was second on the team with five, followed by Tremblay with four, three each from Luyrink and Broman and two from Ortiz.

Quaboag was sched-uled to play three home games this week as they hosted David Prouty on Monday and then have a pair of games on the road at Southbridge that was set for Thursday, Jan. 25 and then they head to Douglas at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28.

Cougars continue to battle in SWCL

STAFF PHOTO BY DAVE FORBESAlex Richard (23) shoots a pullup jumper in the paint.

senior Matt Ellis tied for third in the 50-yard hurdles at 7.30 and tied for eighth in the high jump at 5-02, senior Billy Jones came in third in the shot put at 37-04 1-2, freshman Brandon Rodrigues finished fifth in the 1000 meters at 3:09.50, senior Tom Mazieka placed seventh in the shot put at 36-06, senior Cameron Galonek came in eighth in the mile at 5:40.60, sopho-more Casey Robidoux finished eighth in the 50-yard hurdles at 7.90, sophomore Allen Falke tied for eighth in the high jump at 5-02, sophomore Kyle Boone placed 10th in the shot put at 35-03 1-4, sophomore Max Ballou came in 11th in the two-mile at 13:00.10, senior Joe Matte tied for 11th in the 50-yard hur-dles at 8.30 and finished 16th in the 300 meters at 44.70, junior Andrew Jensen placed 12th in the 1000 meters at 3:18.50, junior Thomas Goodwin came in 12th in the mile at 5:51.80, freshman

Spencer Cipro finished 12th in the two-mile at 13:00.10, and senior Arsh Patel placed 16th in the two-mile at 14:13.60.

Tantasqua also placed fifth in the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:50.10.

For the girls, sopho-more Kathryn Morrill won the high jump at 4-10 and finished seventh in the 50-yard hurdles at 8.80. Senior Emily Ellithorpe placed first in the shot put at 28-06 1-2.

Senior Mackenzie Falke tied for third in the high jump at 4-08 and finished 17th in the mile at 7:07.70, sophomore Lauren Moloney tied for fifth in the 50-yard dash at 6.80, sophomore Julia Howard placed sixth in the mile at 6:29.40, junior Jill Dunn came in eighth in the 300 meters at 50.40, sophomore Eva Wengender fin-ished eighth in the 600

meters at 2:07.20, senior C a t h e r i n e S i m o n d s placed eighth in the mile at 6:40.90, senior Isabella Mercardo tied for ninth in the 600 meters at 2:07.40, soph-omore Fallon Matte came in 11th in the 50-yard dash at 6.80, senior Brianna McCollum fin-ished 11th in the 1000 m e t e r s a t 4 : 0 2 . 8 0 , junior Keira Bergeron placed 12th in the 1000 meters at 4:03.10, senior Victoria Miles came in 12th in the shot put at 23-06, sophomore Lila Ives tied for 14th in the 300 meters at 52.90, senior Victoria Kirkland finished 16th in the shot put at 23-06 and 19th in the high jump at 4-00, and sophomore Kate Jones tied for 17th in the 50-yard dash at 7.10.

Tantasqua also placed first in the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 2:03.80.

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Peterson had 15 points and eight rebounds, while Cassavant went for eight points and nine rebounds.

Jackson Hall finished in double figures for the Warriors with 10. Peretti added eight, while Freeland had six, Brunelle four and Dingui with one.

The Warriors were scheduled to play two games this week at home against Southbridge on Monday and at Leicester on Thursday. Tantasqua re tu rns to ac t ion a t Northbridge at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29 and at home for David Prouty

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BROOKFIELD – The Knights of Columbus Council #11080 is spon-soring an opening round of the “2018 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship.”

All boys and girls ages 9 to 14 are invited to par-ticipate in this event.

This local competition will be held Sunday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. at the West Brookfield Elementary School Gymnasium, 89 Main St., West Brookfield.

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Columbus Free Throw Championship is spon-sored annually, with win-ners progressing through local, district, regional, and state competitions. International champions are announced by the K of C international head-quarters based on scores from the state-level com-petitions.

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P a r t i c i p a n t s a r e required to furnish proof of age and written paren-tal consent. Eligibility age is determined as of Jan. 1, 2018.

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The Week AheadFriday, Jan. 26BOYS BASKETBALLBethany Christian at North Brookfield 6:30 p.m.Quabbin at North Middlesex 7 p.m.GIRLS BASKETBALLBethany Christian at North Brookfield 7 p.m.Hampden Charter at Pathfinder 7 p.m.North Middlesex at Quabbin 7 p.m.Southbridge at Quaboag 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 27GIRLS BASKETBALLTantasqua at Uxbridge 2 p.m.BOYS HOCKEYMarlborough at Auburn 8 p.m.Gardner at Greenfield 5:30 p.m.(at Collins Moylan)GIRLS HOCKEYCentral Catholic at Auburn 6 p.m.Girls Indoor Track and FieldQuabbin at MSTCA Relay 10 a.m.(at Reggie Lewis Center)WRESTLINGQuabbin w/Leominster andMahar at Wayland 10 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 28BOYS BASKETBALLQuaboag at Douglas 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 29BOYS BASKETBALLPathfinder at Smith Voke 6:30 p.m.Tantasqua at Northbridge 6:30 p.m.GIRLS BASKETBALLNorth Brookfield at Leicester 6:30 p.m.Quaboag at Grafton 6:30 p.m.Northbridge at Tantasqua 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 30BOYS BASKETBALLOakmont at Quabbin 7 p.m.GIRLS BASKETBALLPioneer Valley Christian at Pathfinder 5:30 p.m.Quabbin at Oakmont 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 31BOYS BASKETBALLPathfinder at St. Mary 7 p.m.(at South Middle School)Southbridge at Quaboag 7 p.m.BOYS HOCKEYAlgonquin at Auburn 6:30 p.m.SWIMMINGTantasqua at Shrewsbury 5:30 p.m.WRESTLINGQuabbin at Algonquin 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 1BOYS BASKETBALLPathfinder at McCann Tech 7 p.m.David Prouty at Tantasqua 6:30 p.m.GIRLS BASKETBALLSouth at Quabbin 6:30 p.m.GIRLS HOCKEYAuburn vs. Algonquin (at Holy Cross) 7 p.m.SWIMMINGLeague Meet at Tantasqua 3:30 p.m.

Knights to hold free throw shooting event

By Karen A. LewisSports Correspondent

BARRE - It was an afternoon of recognition as three Quabbin soccer ath-letes and one Quabbin soc-cer coach were recognized at the annual Central Mass. Soccer Coaches Association Banquet last Sunday after-noon at the Double Tree Hotel in Leominster.

Quabbin girls second year varsity soccer coach Jamie Cook took home the prestigious Coach of the Year award for Girls Division 3.

“This is the first time I’ve received a coach’s award such as this,” Cook said. “I was a bit surprised by the honor, since it’s my second year of coaching,

but I am proud of it for sure.”

“I believe the award is a reflection of how hard my team worked this year,” Cook continued. “Coaching means so much more to me than just what practices and games entail. I love being able to give back to Quabbin, my alma matter. I love helping to guide the girls in learning to make decisions and to work as a team.”

Also recognized from the Lady Panther team were junior Delaney Gillis and freshman Riley Rischitelli.

B o t h G i l l i s a n d Rischitel l i play soc-cer year round and are involved with club teams outside the greater Boston

area.A n o t h e r Q u a b b i n

freshman, Ryan Castriotta, representing the Panther boys soccer team was honored Sunday.

Castriotta is also heav-ily involved with soccer both in school and on club teams.

The banquet included coaches and athletes from across Central Mass, as many of the Quabbin hon-orees knew others from neighboring schools.

T h e F r i e n d s o f Quabbin Soccer, a boost-er organization that sup-ports the Quabbin middle and high school soccer programs, helped to dif-fer a major part of the cost for the athletes and their guests to attend.

Quabbin brings home soccer honors Lady Pioneers split with Commerce, Sci-Tech

By Dave Forbesdforbes@turley.com

PA L M E R – T h e Pathfinder girls varsi-ty basketball team took another step towards qual-ifying for the Western Massachusetts Division 4 Tournament as they secured a win in one of their two contests.

A fast start against Commerce is all the Lady Pioneers needed as they cruised to a 48-16 win over the Red Raiders.

Pathfinder raced out to a 21-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Pioneers then used a 6-3 run to make it 27-5. Pathfinder added further to the lead with a 12-5 run in the third.

Caleena Welsh had the big performance with a game-high 22 points. Tiffany Papesh and Trista Daley both had eight, fol-lowed by two each from Jocelyn Wells, Alijhalis Dias, Emily Latulippe, Makayala Weldon and Corin Latulippe.

The Lady Pioneers sec-ond contest of the week was a 39-30 loss to Sci-Tech.

Sci-Tech raced out to a 15-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Cybercats expanded the lead to 25-11 at the half and 32-15 at the end of the third. Pathfinder rebound-ed with a 15-7 closing in the fourth to finish off the scoring.

Welsh had another solid performance with 13 points. C. Latulippe helped out six, followed by five from Daley, four from Papesh and two from Alexis Denault.

Pathfinder was sched-uled to play a pair of home games. They took on Duggan on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and are going to face Hampden Charter at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26.

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By Karen A. LewisSports Correspondent

BARRE - Last week ended in a bang for the Quabbin girls varsity basketball team, as they blazed the way to vic-tory with a win over the Gardner Wildcats, 67-28 last Friday night.

The Lady Panthers improved their record to 6-3 overall and 1-1 in Mid Wach C action with the exciting defeat as they were the opening game

in a varsity doublehead-er on the road against the Wildcats.

“We were able to exe-cute everything we want-ed to do,” Quabbin coach Ryan Burnett said about Gardner. “We took care of the ball, out rebounded them, and shot well from the field. We were able to get a lead and maintain it throughout the game.”

Quabbin dominated things in the first half, as they easily propelled to a 39-13 lead. And

although Gardner tried to come back, Quabbin still out shot the hosts, 28-15 – ultimately driving the final score to 67-28.

Lady Panther Sydney St. Jean stepped up with 18 points – half of her points including three 3-pointers.

Teammates Olivia Fay and Helena Shampine also added 10 points.

“We played a complete

Lady Panthers get back on winning track

See LADY PANTHERS I PAGE 15

The Quaboag Current • www.quaboagcurrent.turley.com I Friday, January 26, 2018 PAGE 15

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32 minutes of great team basketball,” Burnett said. “Emma Lockwood, Julia Hamel and Lauryn Davis all contributed on the offensive end and could not be stopped on the boards. Karly Holgerson and Georgia Shampine also had great games with major contributions on both ends of the court.”

Earlier in the week, things didn’t go as well as the Gardner game, as the Lady Panthers dropped their first league contest

to the Oakmont Spartans 60-38, last Tuesday at home.

“Oakmont is a great team,” Burnett said. “We had successfully managed our game plan in the first half and were fortunate that Oakmont shooters didn’t heat up until the second half.”

It still could have been anyone’s game with a 24-18 Spartan lead going into the break.

“In the third quarter they went on a 26-5 run which blew the game wide open,” Burnett explained. “They are big and quick; get up and down the court

and transition easily.”Burnett also added

Oakmont shot the ball 60 percent from the field.

Three Lady Spartans shared top scoring honors, Hannah Cravedi, Kylie Lison and Leah Pelky each earning 13 points.

Top Lady Panther scor-er was Julia Hamel with 12 points, followed by St. Jean with nine, Helena Shampine with seven and Lockwood with six.

Quabbin is back on the road as they face Tyngsborough tomorrow night. Game time is 7 p.m.

LADY PANTHERS I FROM PAGE 14

A t t o r n e y J e r e m y Cohen, of Boston Dog Lawyers with the compa-ny slogan “time to bark back”, advised Anderson to bring the dogs back to Massachusetts once Stallmer told officials that Anderson had wolf hybrids.

“The lack of symme-try would show that the bite was clearly a scratch,” Anderson said. “Raimer was shouting, screaming, and banging on the door - I couldn’t get a word in. I had to relocate.”

Cohen said this case could go down as the best win of his career. He com-pared the case to an old car which internal work-ings are modern.

“For a lawyer to get a statue declared uncon-stitutional,” Cohen said. “The statue was so vague. I’m so happy for Ted. If the pet/dog law wasn’t in place, all of us dog owners would be subject to have our dogs taken away. This judge had the courage to listen and did his home-work.”

Cohen said Raimer ini-tially emailed Anderson on Thanksgiving Day in 2016.

Judge James Lemire asked Raimer to explain the law prohibiting wolf hybrids.

“ S i n c e R a i m e r couldn’t, it was dismissed for vagueness,” Anderson said. He asked taxpayers to reexamine where their money is going from the Energy and Environmental Affairs and donations to the MSPCA.

Lemire said Anderson is allowed to keep the dogs. Raimer had wanted Anderson to get the dogs out of Massachusetts, and possibly have them seized and ethanized.

“Since it is impossible to ascertain what a wild canine is and there is not a specific objective to an identification, I will dismiss it for vagueness,” Lemire wrote in court documents.

University Of Kansas evolu t ionary b io logy professor Ray Pierotti explained that although wolves and dogs are the same species, dogs are a domesticated form of wolves. Pierotti said some characteristics identify the dogs as animals that are bred to look like wolves.

“Keanu has a pink

nose, is 100 pounds and still growing,” Pierotti said. “Wolves tend to stay skinny and weigh about 75 pounds. Everything in his behavior - he is hyper-social and wolves tend to be shy around unfamiliar people. Luna’s hind leg’s ankle sticks backward and protrudes toward the rear. She has a pronounced stock on her forehead right above her eye. Her primary ancestry is Blue German Shepherd, which explains the hind leg. And Keanu is aMal-amute, which is like an Alaskan sled dog. Both are wolf-like in their gen-eral appearance.”

D o g s i t t e r B r u c e Burlingame said it was awesome that Anderson has won his case. “The dogs are looking for love,” Burlingame said. “They are friendlier than my dogs. They aren’t aggres-sive.”

Burlinggame said he always had some kind of doubt that Anderson would win, but he hoped for the best.

After Anderson spent about $20,000 on a battle that he said is against ani-mal cruelty, he added that he is ecstatic and gleeful.

“Those dogs are my l i fe ,” Anderson said. “ I t ’s i ronic tha t the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty, which is supposed to be against animal cruelty, is for both animal and human cruelty.”

Cohen said the day that they won the case was a great day, adding there were by a lot of belly rubs to Luna and Keanu.

P ie ro t t i , who has worked on 28 cases of identifying animals, said he thought it was extreme-ly unlikely that they would lose the case.

“The statue was poorly written, Pierotti said. “It was unenforceable, and I think we would have won in any circumstance. I think taxpayers wasted money on court time. It shouldn’t have gone on for a year.’

Filmmaker Christian Melady, who is doing a documentary on the dogs, said the dogs were restricted and couldn’t be walked daily for about a year.

“It was a tremendous amount of relief,” Melady said. “The relationship between Ted and his dogs is very close.” Melady said he either thought the case would go on indef-initely, or at least before the judge again. “I was surprised,” Melady said. “I really didn’t know if he’d win.”

Melady said the judge was tough on several operation under the influ-ence and domestic abuse cases that day, which pre-ceded his dog case.

“The judge said at first he was going to take it home and read it through,” Melady said. “But then he felt persuaded mid-way through to dismiss it. It was the first time that he smiled or laughed, cit-ing that he has dogs of his own. About six peo-ple were handcuffed just before this.”

Pierotti said this case should have been dis-missed after the first hear-ing.

An au thor, phys i -cist, retired college pro-fessor, and inventor with more than 40 patents, Anderson would recom-mend Raimer, Dr. Tom French and Allenburg to go to high school biology class to learn basic canine biology.

A n d e r s o n s a i d a Boston Dog Lawyers Facebook post about the win had 130 comments and 963 likes without neg-ative comments.

He said he was 50-50 about winning the year-long case with multiple court appearances. “If I couldn’t afford to pay, the dogs would have been seized and euthanized,” Anderson said. “But the money was worth it.”

About 15 people testi-fied in court in support of Luna and Keanu.

Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournal-ist1@gmail.com.

WOLF DOG I FROM PAGE 1

W E S T B R O O K -FIELD – The Quaboag Historical Society is cur-rently requesting nom-inations for the annual Lucy Stone Achievement Award and the Irving and Jane England Award.

Each year, the QHS recog nizes i t s most impressive com munity leaders and volunteers with these two awards, which are presented at the society’s annual April luncheon at Salem Cross Inn. The Lucy Stone Achievement Award is given annually in obser-vance of the common-wealth’s desig nation of Lucy Stone Day on March 8. Born on Coy Hill in West Brookfield, Stone worked tireless-ly throughout her life to obtain equal rights for all indi viduals. She was a lecturer for abolitionist and equal rights groups, as well as the found er and editor of The Woman’s Journal.

For the Lucy Stone Award, the QHS requests nomination letters for any person living in one of the six Quaboag Plantation area towns (the four Brookfields, New Braintree and Warren). Residents are asked to nominate individuals whose volunteer efforts

have helped make their communities better plac-es to live. The nominat-ing letters should provide a brief explanation of why the writer believes the nominee is deserving of the award. The name, address and phone num-ber of both the nominator and the nominee must be included in the letter.

“For th i s award , we are seek ing nomi-nees who have done an exemplary job of giving back through commu-nity service,” said QHS Co-President Amy Dugas, who described the motto of the Lucy Stone Award as honoring residents who make the world a better place.

The Irving and Jane England Award, also presented annually by the QHS, is given each year to a resident of West Brookfield who has helped better the commu-nity through community service. Nomination reg-ulations for this award are

the same as those for the Lucy Stone award.

Dugas and other QHS leaders feel it’s important to take a few moments each year to honor those who contrib ute countless hours to improving their communities.

“Those people will-ing to put in the time and get involved, and make a significant contribution to the community, should be recognized,” Dugas added.

All nomination entries for the awards should be submitted to the QHS by Monday, March 5. The recipients will be invit-ed to attend the QHS annual luncheon meet-ing on Sunday, April 29, which will be held at Salem Cross Inn in West Brookfield.

Nomination letters should be mailed to: The Quaboag Historical Society, P.O. Box 635, West Brookfield, MA., 01585.

Nominations sought for Quaboag Historical Society awards

Knitting group WEST BROOKFIELD – The Merriam-

Gilbert Public Library hosts a knitting group every Wednesday at 10 a.m. The library is located at 3 West Main St.

“If I couldn’t

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– Theodore Anderson

WEST BROOK-FIELD - The First Congregational Church of West Brookfield at 36 North Main St., is bringing the warm breezes of the tropics to town with a luau dinner on Feb. 10, at 5:30 p.m. It will be a won-derful Hawaiian evening featuring a dinner of deli-cious sweet and sour chick-en, rice, salad and a vari-ety of homemade desserts. There will be a hula contest with prizes, raffles, mood music and fun.

Please invite your friends and family too. Reservations are required and are now being taken. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for chil-dren 10 and under. Call Karen Murphy at 508-637-5775 or email FCCLuau@Charter.net for more infor-mation or to buy tickets.

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WEST BROOKFIELD – Local award-winning author Ed Londergan will hold his third annual writ-ing and publishing work-shop on Sunday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Salem Cross Inn in West Brookfield.

The workshop will cover the entire writing and publishing process from how to develop ideas, story structure and creation of atmosphere/location, how to put together a chapter, char-acter development, cre-ating authentic dialogue, the flow of the book and how to hold readers inter-est. Common problems like overcoming writer’s block will be addressed. The hows and whys of publishing will also be covered from self-publish-ing to finding an agent, to using small publish-

ing houses, to marketing, including press releas-es, and author events to increase book sales.

The purpose of the workshop is to help peo-ple who want to write but don’t know how to go about it and for those that have written something and need to know how to move ahead.

The past workshops have been attended by a variety of people of all ages and occupations from 12-year-old students to 75-year-old retirees, all who with a story to tell. The workshop is geared to anyone who wants to write and does not know where to start or those that have some writing expe-rience but either haven’t written anything for a while or are not sure what to do next.

One of the things

that past attendees have enjoyed and learned from is the writing exercises. Londergan has the aspir-ing writers write about different things ranging from their favorite holi-day memory to what they had for breakfast. He also gives writing prompts that they must use to write a paragraph or two.

There is always a lot of discussion at the work-shops. Individual issues or problems anyone is hav-ing with their writing are discussed and the group helps them with sugges-tions and observations. At times, there have been a lot of “that happened to me and here’s what I did.” Londergan addresses writers block, that dread-ed disease of all writers, when a writer’s imaginary friends stop talking to them.

The entire publish-ing process, from getting an agent to self-pub-lishing and everything in between, is covered. People do not realize how difficult it can be to get an agent. It is possible to send a query letter to 100 or more agents and have few, if any, respond. Folks also don’t realize that an agent will not consid-er representing an author unless they have a story that will make money for the publisher. It is a high-ly-competitive market-place that revolves around making money.

T h e c o s t i s $ 9 5 , and lunch is included. Registration is required. Registration deadline is March 7. To register email ed.londergan@gmail.com or call 413-436-7901.

B RO O K F I E L D – Selectmen will host a hearing as part of the town’s fiscal year 2 0 1 8 C o m m u n i t y Development Block Grant application on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.

Two projects are cur-rently under develop-ment for the application and they are construction of storm water drainage, a water system, sidewalk and roadway improve-ments in the Hayden Av e n u e a n d H y d e Street area. The engi-neering design phase of this project is currently underway using funds from the town’s 2017 CDBG award. An infor-mational meeting with project abutters is also being scheduled for the upcoming weeks. Area residents will receive a notice of the meeting at their homes.

The second project is a housing rehabilita-tion loan program to allow income-eligible homeowners to make home repairs, includ-i n g c o d e - m a n d a t e d

work, heating/septic system upgrades, handi-capped-access improve-ments, lead paint abate-ment, general repairs, and various other types of work.

B r o o k f i e l d h a s received at least seven CDBG awards since the 1990s, including a cur-rent 2017 grant, and has participated in several joint grants with other communities

Past and ongoing projects include hous-ing rehabilitation, vari-ous water and roadway projects, architectural designs and planning projects.

The grant application is due in early March and results are expected around July. Questions related to the town’s application or the hear-ing should be directed to Karen Trainor Resseguie i n t he s e l ec tmen’s office at 508-867-2930 ext. 10, or to Andrew Loew at the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission at 508-756-7717 or 508-459-3339.

B RO O K F I E L D – State Sen. Anne M. Gobi (D-Spencer) announced a $4,923 grant has been awarded to Brookfield through the Student Aw a r e n e s s o f F i r e Education (SAFE) and Senior SAFE programs.

“This grant funding goes a long way towards ensuring that our children and seniors are educat-ed and prepared in the event of a fire emergen-cy. Young or old, every-one needs a plan, and I am proud that we are able to offer potentially life-saving knowledge and resources to those most in need,” said Gobi. “I applaud the continued efforts of our local fire departments for maintain-

ing the highest level of service and professional-ism in our communities.”

The SAFE Program is a state initiative to pro-vide resources to local fire departments to con-duct fire and life safe-ty education programs in grades kindergarten through 12. The mission is to enable students to recognize the dangers of fire and more specifically the fire hazards tobacco products pose. The aver-age annual number of fire deaths of children under age 18 has fallen by 72 percent since the start of the SAFE Program in the fall of 1995.

The Senior SAFE Program is designed to create a partnership

between the older adults and fire departments through established pro-viders of senior sup-port services such as the Council on Aging, Senior Center, Visiting Nurse Association, or other similar agencies. Seniors remain the most vulnera-ble of populations at risk of fire-related deaths, and this initiative directly aims at educating seniors on fire prevention, gener-al home safety and how to be better prepared in the event of a fire.

For more informa-tion on the SAFE and Senior SAFE programs, please feel free to contact Senator Gobi’s office at 617-722-1540.

Writing and publishing workshop, March 11 CDBG application hearing to be held on Feb. 6

Brookfield awarded Fire Safety Grants

A Hawaiian dinner set for Feb. 10

Story time, rhyme time start up

E A S T B R O O K -FIELD – It’s sign-up time for two pre-school programs that are held at the East Brookfield Public Library every Thursday morning. One class is Toddler Rhythm & Rhyme for ages 18 months to 3-years-old and incorporates music, movement, story and crafts and is held from 9:45 - 10:15 a.m. The other class is Pre-School Storytime, for ages 3 to 5, with music, stories, crafts and games from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Call the Library at 508-867-7928 or come in to sign up. The library is located at 122 Connie Mack Drive.

E A S T B R O O K -FIELD – The Eas t Brookfield Library has teamed up with the Boston Bruins to par-ticipate in their annual pajama drive to benefit DCF Kids and Cradles to Crayons. The PJ Drive’s goal is to col-lect 15,000 pairs of new pajamas for children and teens in need. “It’s hard to imagine that so many kids and teens don’t know the comfort-ing feeling of putting on PJs before settling down to sleep. We’re happy to be part of an effort to change that” said Director Wendy Payette. The Boston Bruins PJ Drive runs from Feb. 1 through March 15. The library will be collect-ing new pairs of pajamas for babies, children and teens. “We will have a special laundry bas-ket inside the library,” Payette said. We hope to fill it to overflowing.”

Bruins forward P.J. Axelsson and his wife, Siw, s tar ted the PJ drive during the Boston Bruins 2007-2008 sea-son as a way to give to give back to their com-munity. The couple col-lected 1,600 pairs of pajamas for Cradles to Crayons, which con-

nects with social service agencies to identify spe-cific children in need. In 2017 , the dr ive expanded to benefit the state Department of Children and Families’ Wonderfund. DCF esti-mates that at any given t ime the agency is working with 45,000 babies, children and teens. DCF’s participa-tion helps ensure that PJs stay in the area in which they were col-l e c t e d , b e n e f i t t i n g local kids and teens. Participating libraries will compete with other organizations for special Bruins prizes including a street hockey clinic with Bruins Mascot Blades and autographed Bruins items.

The Massachusetts B o a r d o f L i b r a r y Commissioners works with the Boston Bruins to coordinate library part ic ipat ion in the drive. Libraries from around the state use the Massachusetts Library System’s delivery ser-vice, typically used to send books and other library materials, to send their PJs to area col-lection locations which increases libraries’ abil-ity to participate in the drive.

East Brookfield Public Library is participating in Bruins PJ Drive

N O RT H B RO O K -FIELD – Take a break from shoveling and come in where it’s warm and friendly. Haston Public Library, at 161 North Main St., has many activi-ties planned for the month of February, so take your pick.

Adult Coloring takes place every Monday at 5:30 p.m. Get together with others for company and conversation while letting your artistic juices flow. Coloring pages and markers and pencils pro-vided by the library.

The Knitting Club also meets on Mondays at 1 p.m. Share your expertise or pick up tips from others as you work on your indi-vidual projects.

The Adult Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will take place on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. The book

for discussion will be “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough. Stop by the library and pick up a copy.

The Children’s Library will also offer lots of fun activities during the month of February. Pre-school Story Time under the direction of Children’s L i b r a r i a n R o s e m a r y Mackenzie, meets every Tuesday morning from 10:15 to 11 a.m. Children aged 2 to 5-years-old enjoy stories, music and move-ment, learning games and simple crafts. Pre-registration is required.

During February school vacation kids are invited to drop by the library on Tuesday, Feb. 20, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to cre-ate a Lego masterpiece to be put on display in the Children’s Library. On Thursday, Feb. 22 between 2 and 3 p.m. there will be craft activities available for

the children.Once again this year the

Haston Public Library will be joining with the Boston Bruins in their 11th annual PJ Drive for local children living in low-income and homeless situations. Drop off a new pair of pajamas in the library’s collection box and make the winter a little bit warmer for a needy child.

The library will close out the month of February with a special Story Time presented by the Tooth Fairy herself. She will read a book and provide a craft and goody bag to each child. No doubt she will have some good advice on how the children can keep their teeth healthy and bright. The date is Monday, Feb. 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. For more infor-mation on any of these programs, please call the library at 508-867-0208

Haston library offers February events

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RIGHT OF WAY MAINTENANCEAs required by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 132B, National Grid (New England Power and/or Massachusetts Electric Company) hereby gives notice that it intends to selectively apply herbicides along specific transmission line rights-of-way in 2018.

The selective use of herbicides to manage vegetation along rights-of-way is done within the context of an Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) program consisting of mechanical, chemical, natural and cultural components. In right-of-way vegetation management the pest or target is vegetation (primarily tall growing) that will cause outages and safety issues. National Grid’s IVM program encourages natural controls by promot-ing low growing plant communities that resist invasion by target vegetation. The selective use of herbicides and mechanical controls are the direct techniques used to control target vegetation and help establish and maintain natural controls.

Rodeo, and possibly one of the following herbicides, Arsenal or Arsenal Powerline, will be applied directly to the surface of stumps immediately after target vegetation is cut (Cut Stump Treatment). Garlon 4 or Garlon 4 Ultra will be applied selectively to the stems of target vegetation using hand-held equipment (Basal Treatment). Krenite S or Rodeo, mixed with Escort XP, and one of the following herbicides, Arsenal or Arsenal Powerline, or Milestone will be applied selectively to the foliage of target vegetation using hand-held equipment (Foliar Treatment). Applications shall not commence more than ten days before nor conclude more than ten days after the following treatment periods.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Municipalities that have rights-of-way that were treated in 2017 but may require some touch-up work in 2018:

Treatment Periods

Further information may be requested by contacting (during business hours, Mon-Fri from 8:00 am-4:00 pm):Mariclaire Rigby, National Grid, 939 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA 01610.

Telephone: (508) 860-6282 or email: mariclaire.rigby@nationalgrid.com

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TOWN OF NORTH BROOKFIELD

Public HearingTuesday, February 6, 2018

6:15 PM North Brookfield

Senior Center29 Forest Street, North Brookfield

FY 2018 Town of North Brookfield

CDBG ApplicationThe North Brookfield

Board of Selectmen will conduct a Public Hearing on February 6, 2018 at 6:15 PM at the North Brookfield Senior Center, 29 Forest Street. The public is encour-aged to attend this hear-ing to discuss the Town’s FY 2018 application to the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development for up to $550,192 in Community Development Block Grant funds. Should the meeting be cancelled due to inclem-ent weather or for anoth-er reason, the hearing will be postponed to February 20, 2018 at 6:15 PM at the same location.

The Town of Nor th Brookfield is seeking public input on potential grant-fund-ed projects. Potential projects under development for the application currently include 1) a housing rehabilitation program and 2) an infrastruc-ture improvement plan in the ‘West Side’ neighborhood (several primarily residential streets to the west of North Main Street). These projects were identified as priorities that are consistent with North Brookfield’s Community Development Strategy.

All persons with ques-tions or comments regarding the grant application will have an opportunity to be heard. Those unable to attend may send written comments to the North Brookfield Board of Selectmen, 215 North Main Street, North Brookfield, MA 01535. If awarded, the Central Massachuset ts Planning Commission (CMRPC) will

assist the Town with grant implementation and admin-istration.

The North Brookfield Senior Center is handicapped accessible. Persons who require special accommo-dations to attend the public meeting should contact the Selectmen’s office at (508) 867-0200 at least two busi-ness days prior to the hear-ing. For further information, contact Andrew Loew at CMRPC at (508) 459-3339 or (508) 756-7717 or at aloew@cmrpc.org.

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of Selectmen will con-duct a Public Hearing on February 6, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Brookfield Town Hall, 6 Central Street, in the Banquet Room. The public is encouraged to attend this hearing to discuss the Town’s FY 2018 application to the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development for up to $800,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds. Should the meeting be cancelled due to inclem-ent weather or for anoth-er reason, the hearing will be postponed to February 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the same location.

The Town of Brookfield is seeking public input on potential grant-funded proj-ects. Potential projects under development for the appli-cation currently include 1) a housing rehabilitation program and 2) construc-tion of drainage, water, and pavement improvements

in the Hayden Avenue and Hyde Street neighborhood. These projects were iden-tified as priorities that are consistent with Brookfield’s Community Development Strategy.

All persons with ques-tions or comments regarding the grant application will have an opportunity to be heard. Those unable to attend may send written comments to the Brookfield Board of Selectmen, 6 Central Street, Brookfield, MA 01506. If awarded, the Central Massachuset ts Planning Commission (CMRPC) will assist the Town with grant implementation and admin-istration.

The Banquet Room in Brookfield Town Hall is handicapped accessible. Persons who require special accommodations to attend the public meeting should contact the Selectmen’s office at (508) 867-2930 at least two business days prior to the hearing. For further information, contact Andrew Loew at CMRPC at (508) 459-3339 or (508) 756-7717 or at aloew@cmrpc.org.

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Springfield, and he will enter the New Braintree full-time academy in April.

Caron will replace police officers Ryan Downing, who now works in Ware, and Garrett Dana, who now works in Sturbridge. Other offi-cers from Spencer, family, and friends, were there to show support. 

Police Chief Mark Smith said the choice was tough between three internal candidates: Sarah Dyer, Jeff Martin and Caron. Police Sgt. Dave Churchey said they were all good candidates.

S e l e c t m e n Vi c e Chairman Dale Kiley said he put the event on Facebook, and more than 100 people had positive

and heart-warming things to say about Caron online. 

“He is a young officer with great compassion for people,” Kiley said. “Lena Noonan’s parents said he was the first person to offer condolences. That was impressive. I was sold, and his name came out in front.”

Lena Noonan was one of three teenagers who died in a one-car crash in November in West Brookfield.

SNAP applications Senior citizens may

soon be able to directly apply for food stamps at the Senior Center instead of having to travel to a g ove r n m e n t a g e n cy office.

Selectmen approved a letter of intent for the Senior Center Director to be part of an outreach

program.“We’re primarily a

rural community with no public transport,” Senior Center Director Diane Nichols sa id . “This will allow for us to help seniors to apply at the Senior Center on the computers here.”

Otherwise, seniors have to dr ive about a n h o u r t o a p p l y i n W o r c e s t e r a t t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Transitional Assistance. Nichols said the pro-gram will allow seniors to recertify to determine their eligibility. 

They also appointed Lisa Testa to the Council on Aging as an alternate member.

Caron promoted to full-time status

Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournal-ist1@gmail.com.

TURLEY PUBLICATIONS CORRESPONDENT PHOTOS BY TARA VOCINO Town Clerk Sheila Buzzell swears in North Brookfield Police Officer Rick Caron Tuesday night as a full-time officer. He had been working as a part-time officer for 18 months.

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NORTH BROOK-FIELD – The Haston Public Library, at 161 North Main St. , has teamed up with the Boston Bruins to par-ticipate in their annual pajama drive to benefit the state Department of Children and Families Cradles for Kids and Cradles to Crayons. The PJ Drive’s overall goal is to collect 15,000 pairs of new pajamas for children and teens in need.

“It’s hard to imag-ine that so many kids and teens don’t know the comforting feeling of putting on PJs before set-tling down to sleep. We’re happy to be part of an effort to change that” said Haston Public Library Director Ann Kidd. North Brookfield library patrons donated over 60 pairs of PJs in the 2016 drive and we hope to match that in 2018.

The Boston Bruins PJ Drive runs from Feb. 1 through March 15. The library will be collecting new pairs of pajamas for

babies, children and teens. Donations will be accept-ed during open hours at the library and can be left in the donation box near the main circulation desk.

Bruins forward P.J. Axelsson and his wife, Siw, started the PJ drive during the Boston Bruins 2007-2008 season as a way to give to give back to their communi-ty. The couple collected 1,600 pairs of pajamas for Cradles to Crayons, which connects with social service agencies to identify specific children in need. In 2017, the drive expanded to benefit DCF’s Wonderfund. DCF estimates that at any given time the agency is work-ing with 45,000 babies, children and teens. DCF’s participation helps ensure that PJs stay in the area in which they were col-lected, benefitting local kids and teens. Amy Riley, a social service partner from MassSTART that benefits from the PJ Drive, spoke about the drive’s impact. “Mario,

his mom and two brothers are living in an apartment that is not heated prop-erly. The bedrooms are very cold at night, and as a result the children are often sick. Mario and his brothers were also not sleeping well and would end up sleeping togeth-er in order to stay warm. Cradles to Crayons was able to provide the family with pajamas, warm cloth-ing, bedding and blankets. This allowed mom to save money and focus on find-ing a new, better heated apartment.”

The Massachusetts Board of Library Com-missioners works with the Boston Bruins to coordi-nate library participation in the drive. Libraries from around the state use the Massachusetts Library System’s deliv-ery service, typically used to send books and other library materials, to send their PJs to area collection locations which increases libraries’ ability to partic-ipate in the drive.

Haston Public Library participating in Bruins PJ Drive through March 15

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One bedroom apartments for elderly/handicap on second floor are avail-able immediately at the Warren Hous-ing Authority, 95 Winthrop Terrace, Warren, MA 01083. State subsidized units are open to persons over age 60 or handicap. No Elevators. On-site laundry facilities. Rent is income based. Call 413-436-7184 or come to the office to pick up an application.

PALMER ONE BEDROOM $800, 2 bedroom $950. Newly renovated. D/W, all new appliances, a/c, on-site laundry. Electric heat. 508-328-2321.

WARREN A MODERN Studio, $550 with new kitchen, carpet and applianc-es. Free hot water. Beautiful rural set-ting with a mountain view. Located on 67. Please call (413)436-5301

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42nd Annual Memorial Ice Fishing Derby

In Remembrance of:MARK COOK, PETER COULTHARD, J. IRVING ENGLAND

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