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JOB FAIR “Your Care, Your Independence” “Come Grow With Us” RN, Psych RN, PT, OT, CNA, Home Health Aide and Homemaker Monday, April 8th Drop in anytime between 9:00 am - 4:00 pm location: 76 Church Street (back entrance) April 8th Whitinsville, MA 01588 9am-4pm 508-377-4567 www.careprovidershomecare.com Mailed free to requesting homes in Douglas, Northbridge and Uxbridge Vol. VI, No. 25 Complimentary to homes by request ONLINE: WWW.BLACKSTONEVALLEYTRIBUNE.COM Friday, April 5, 2013 THIS WEEK’S A Day on the Hill with Richard Moore QUOTE Charity poker “Laugh at tournament to yourself first, before anyone else can.” benefit veterans Elsa Maxwell BY AMANDA COLLINS Carter and Randy Benoit are TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER organizing a poker tourna- SUTTON — Some locals are ment this weekend to raise going “all in” to help veterans money for the Home Base INSIDE from the Valley and beyond Program, which helps veter- get the care and services they ans from New England com- need after returning home bat stress and traumatic brain A2-3— LOCAL from war. injuries, and for Blackstone A4-5— OPINION Douglas residents Jennifer Turn To TOURNEY page A11 A6 — CALENDAR A7— OBITUARIES A8— SENIOR SCENE Golf outing in memory A12 — SPORTS Joy Richard photo B2 — LEGALS ABOVE, Sen. Richard Moore calls in to the 34th Annual Food Share Radiothon from his office in Boston Thursday morning, March 28. BELOW, Massachusetts State Sen. Richard T. Moore, D- B3— REAL ESTATE Uxbridge, poses for a photo on Thursday, March 28. Moore recently sat down with the Webster of Northbridge man Times for the last installment of our “Day on the Hill” series. BY AMANDA COLLINS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER LOCAL ONG TIME STATE SENATOR SETTLES INTO L - NORTHBRIDGE — While ‘PRO TEMPORE’ POSITION it’s been more than a decade since his passing, there’s not a BY JOY RICHARD day that goes by that Michael STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER Paulhus isn’t thought of. BOSTON — A deep commitment to his “He brought so much to the communities is what it all comes down to table for all of us when he was for State Sen. Richard T. Moore, D- here. He was so full of life and Uxbridge. I want people to remember Moore reiterated the passion he holds for that about him. He was never the Worcester and Norfolk districts during without a smile on his face,” a “day in the life” interview for the said Marnie Havalotti, who Blackstone Valley Tribune. was a classmate of Paulhus’ He said even when he was the assistant and is a member of his memo- director for the Federal Emergency rial scholarship committee. Michael Paulhus Management Agency during the Clinton Paulhus was a standout ath- administration, he knew he couldn’t leave lete in Northbridge High College before he returned to his home, or the town of Uxbridge, perma- School’s class of 1980, excelling the Valley where he worked as in football and baseball. He a general contractor until his Turn To MOORE page A13 also played football while he Beer Tour attended Westfield State Turn To GOLF page A11 Page A3 SPORTS Rainbow Girls seeking new area members BY AMANDA COLLINS ask? If you’re not sure, But that wasn’t the case, blies in the state. Originally skills, public speaking skills. TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Spencer resident Stacey say, 50 years ago, when created for Masonic daugh- It’s a lot about sisterhood and The International Order of Arsenault of the group’s Massachusetts was home to ters and their friends, today about making friends,” said the Rainbow for Girls is call- Oxford Assembly says you’re more than 100 assemblies of any girl interested in joining Arsenault. ing all girls between the ages not alone. the nonprofit service organi- Rainbow Girls is welcome. A cornerstone of Rainbow, of 11 and 19. “We get that a lot,” she zation for girls that is affiliat- “We’re looking to instill the she explained, is service. But what exactly is a laughed. “Not a lot of people ed with the Masonic Society. girls with skills they will use “Rainbow Girl,” you might have heard of us.” Today,there are just 26 assem- in their lives — leadership Please Read RAINBOW, page A13 ‘You are only as sick as your secrets’ Rams win ORMER PLAYER SHARES STORY Page A12 F NBA OF ADDICTION AT DHS OPINION BY AMANDA COLLINS ‘Don’t do drugs,’” he told an auditori- TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER um full of somber students, GET YOUR DOUGLAS — He’s played in the Thursday, March 28. “I come in here NBA and across Europe, but the sharing my experience and my goal POINT ACROSS story Chris Herren shared with stu- is to get one kid sitting in front mf PAGE A4 dents at Douglas High School last me to share their struggle too.” week wasn’t of his success on the For Herren, that struggle can be basketball court. traced back to his high school days in Contact the Rather, it was the story of a recov- Fall River, where as the star player Tribune editor ered heroin addict who nearly lost on his basketball team he, like many Amanda Collins photo his life in his 14-year battle with drug teenagers, experimented with alco- Former NBA player Chris Herren brought his “Project Purple” to DHS, telling students at aminor@ use. about his struggle with addiction. Turn To SECRET A13 stonebridgepress.com “I don’t come in here yelling at you page 2 • Friday, April 5, 2013 BLACKSTONE VALLEY TRIBUNE IN AND AROUND THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY BY AMANDA COLLINS spring vacation, April 15 to 19, to be entered April vacation at the Blackstone Valley new trails that will provide a connection TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER to win. Education Foundation’s Youth between s Cormier Woods Reservation in Employability Workshop. Uxbridge and Meadow Brook Woods in Looking for something to do with kids over VICTORIAN TEA COMING TO SUTTON Students will learn everything they need Mendon on volunteer workday, Saturday April vacation? Locals can go back in time at the 5th annu- to know about landing a job after gradua- April 6. Volunteers will work from 9 a.m. to 2 The Whitinsville Social Library has plenty al Sutton Garden Club Victorian Tea, com- tion, from identifying and communicating p.m. and will meet at the visitor’s parking going on. ing to town Tuesday, April 16. their talents, to writing resumes and cover area at 217 Chapin Street in Uxbridge. Wear Story and craft time will take place as Come learn about the history and secret letters, to interviewing and following up. long sleeves and pants and bring water, work usual on Wednesday, April 17 and Thursday, language of romance in the Victorian Era in Work-place etiquette, time management and gloves and your own lunch. April 18, with De Hudgins bringing her spe- a program presented by a Victorian reenac- financial literacy skills will also be taught. To pre-register as a volunteer, visit cial singing and dancing program, tor, while sipping tea and enjoying dainty The program will run from 8:30 a.m. to 12: thetrustees.org/volunteer or call (508) 785- “Movement and Music” to the Thursday delicacies. 30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 through Thursday, 0339. event. The programs begin at 10 a.m. and no The program is open to the public and April 18 at the Milford Federal Credit Union registration is required for these programs. costs $15 for Sutton Garden Club members in Whitinsville and is open to high school Amanda Collins may be reached at (508) Art Camp with Erin Lewis, which was a and $18 for non-members. It begins at 6:30 students in the Valley. To register, contact 909-4132 or by email at acollins@stonebridge- hit with kids who made recycled terrariums p.m. at the Dudley Gendron Post on Boston Julie Salmon at press.com. in the program over February vacation, will Road. [email protected] or call be back for more fun Thursday, April 18 at 1 Reservations must be made by April 11. (509) 234-9090, ext. 101. p.m. Art Camp is for kids ages 6 and up, and Call Dale at (508) 865-9854, email Janet at VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT registration is required. Call the library to [email protected], or send a check to Janet save a spot. Whittier, 693 Central Turnpike, Sutton, MA Itching to get outside now that spring has The library also has a great raffle prize 01590. sprung? Volunteering for the Trustees of TRIBUNE that will be given out to one lucky person Reservations will get you in the great out- who stops by – a family four pack of tickets YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY WORKSHOP doors for a good cause. to the Southwick Zoo! All you have to do Teens can gain some job hunting tools over Volunteers are sought in to clear and mark come in and use your library card over ALMANAC QUOTATION OF THE WEEK NEWS BRIEFS “He brought so much to Milford-based organization whose goal it is to election for U.S. Senate, but also elected the table for all of us Thanks to Yanks hosts successful remember the events and heroes of 9/11 while Republicans from across Central also respecting the sacrifices that our military Massachusetts. when he was here. He family event and their families deal with on a daily basis. Elected officials joining the Senate hopefuls The next large event is planned for Sept. 11 at the event include: Worcester County Sheriff was so full of life and I MILFORD — Michael Shain, of Milford, at the Medway VFW.