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COMPLIMENTARY HOME DELIVERY ONLINE: WWW.STURBRIDGEVILLAGER.NET Friday, June 7, 2013 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE The end of the road “Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.” Clarence Thomas INSIDE ALMANAC ............2 POLICE LOGS........5 OPINION ............10 OBITUARIES .......15 CALENDAR .........15 SPORTS........18-19 STURBRIDGE — It was pretty LOCAL warm in the Tantasqua Regional High School gymnasium Sunday, June 2, as more than 1,000 people cheered on the 282 graduates of the Class of 2013. As with most graduations, every speaker – stu- dent or official – encouraged them to go forth, tackle challenges, help others and otherwise be good citi- zens. For more photos, turn to pages A12-A13! Transportation roundtable at OSV Gus Steeves photos Page A2 Clockwise from above left: New graduates rejoice. The graduates file in. After a drum roll, the mortarboards go flying. LEARNING Training to provide certainty in chaos REGIONAL CERT TEAM GRADUATES 31 Relay Pizza Party Page A8 BY GUS STEEVES VILLAGER STAFF WRITER CHARLTON — To SPORTS Sturbridge’s Debra Booth, the urge to join the regional CERT team came from two different directions that hit very close to home. “My son, 1st Lt Joshua Booth, was killed in action in Iraq. I wanted to give back,” she said. “Second, I live on Streeter Road and the torna- do [on June 1, 2011] passed basically right over us. I had this helpless feeling and thought I could just volun- teer, but it makes sense that you have to be trained.” Booth was one of the 31 graduates in this year’s File photo TriEPIC Community Kitty the Clown was joined at last year’s Socks for Siberia event Lacrosse action Emergency Response Team by her niece, A.J. Fortier, a clown-in-training from Brookfield. Page A18 Gus Steeves photos class, which was recognized New graduate Lisa Maloney, of Oxford, left, talks to Terry Gough. for completing training Turn To CERT page A16 POLICE LOGS ‘Socks for Siberia’ POLICE LOGS Selectmen support solar farm articles PAGE A5 promises fun BY GUS STEEVES gy agreement” from Blue contract, but Blue Wave’s OPINION VILLAGER STAFF WRITER Wave Capital for 20-25 years; Eric Lopez said his own esti- STURBRIDGE — The the other (Article 25) creates mates are $3-4 million. BY MARK ASHTON viding assistance to GET YOUR Board of Selectmen voted a “payment in lieu of taxes” Greenblatt wasn’t at the VILLAGER STAFF WRITER orphaned children living Wednesday, May 30, to sup- deal with them. meeting to explain her side. POINT ACROSS STURBRIDGE — It’s a various children’s homes port two Town Meeting arti- During a presentation of Lopez said his came from simple premise — have a in the regions of Khakassia PAGE A10 cles related to building a the project last Wednesday, projecting forward the aver- run in the sun, with plenty and Krasnoyarsk in solar farm on state land there was some confusion age energy cost inflation of fun, for a really good Siberia. The 501(c)(3) non- between the Mass Pike and over how much it could save rate of 2-3 percent a year cause. profit dedicates 100 percent CALENDAR Route 20. the town in energy costs. (what it has averaged over Running is more than of the proceeds from its One of them (Article 24) Based on town consultant the last 30 years), and later appropriate in this case, upcoming seventh annual WHAT TO DO AROUND gives the selectmen authori- Beth Greenblatt’s calcula- speculated Greenblatt’s cal- since the cause is “Socks Socks for Siberia Spring THE REGION ty to negotiate buying power tions, it’d save a minimum of culation came from using a 1 for Siberia,” an organiza- Family Festival, which under a “net metering ener- $1 million over the life of the tion/event dedicated to pro- PAGE A15 Turn To CHIEF page A17 Turn To SOCKS page A17 2 STURBRIDGE VILLAGER • Friday, June 7, 2013 MASSPIRG sponsors transportation roundtable at OSV STURBRIDGE — While the MASSPIRG, “but there are still joint transportation committee many repairs and crucial proj- works to finalize this year’s ects that have not been funded. transportation bill on Beacon There is still a lot of work to be Hill, MASSPIRG held a regional done.” roundtable on transportation Citizens and decision makers needs and issues in South discussed the need for better Central Massachusetts at the service for environmental jus- Old Sturbridge Village on tice communities in the area, Thursday night, May 30. the need to support local busi- “The bill being debated has a nesses and special events in the good structure and solves many area and to alleviate traffic con- of the systemic problems facing gestion. our transportation system,” said “Transportation is all about Kirstie Pecci, Staff Attorney at economic development as far as we’re concerned,” said Stephen O’Neil, Administrator of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority. He went on to explain that because of the hard Mary Ellen Blunt. Alexandra McNitt. Stephen O’Neil. work done by many organizations, like hard to exploit the natural link- MASSPIRG and age between bus riders, bike rid- Conservation Law ers and walkers. “It’s a national 1-508-865-4370 Foundation, we have and local phenomenon. If the Owner On Every Job hopefully “stopped kick- options are there, people will www.skyhooktree.com ing the can down the self-select to them. People want road.” to walk and bike more.” “This is the best sce- Alexandra McNitt, Executive Director of the Chamber of nario I’ve seen for six or Paving Seal Coating Commerce of Central Mass seven years,” he stated, Excavating Parking Lots “so we are looking to South applauded the new serv- Driveways Sub-Divisions where we can expand ice from Worcester to Commercial & Residential our service.” Southbridge and was glad to Mary Ellen Blunt, know it was already attracting a Transportation strong ridership. Program Manager of “The new bus service to the Central Southbridge benefits Massachusetts Regional Quinsigamond Community Planning Commission, College and our whole region,” explained that cutting she said, “but we still need week- Our Free Estimates Include Tonnage - service can have a snow- end and evening services.” McNitt also raised other So You Know Exactly ball effect that results in Photos courtesy Les Gardner of Les Gardner Photography, Sturbridge lost riders. However, the regional needs, such as service From left, Alexandra McNitt with Stephen O’Neil and Mary Ellen Blunt. What you are Getting converse is also true. to the Brimfield Flea Market, Old Sturbridge Village and some A Division of Monette Landscaping & Construction Since 1947 “As we bump up serv- to Worcester’s educational and new technology we now have, we RICHARD P. 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