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Complimentary to homes by request ONLINE: WWW.SPENCERNEWLEADER.COM Friday, August 30, 2013 THIS WEEK’S First hearing held on Leicester override QUOTE RESIDENTS REACT TO POSSIBLE CUTS “We don’t IF PROPOSAL IS NOT APPROVED BY DAVID DORE ing in the Town Hall auditorium know who we NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER clamored for specifics on how the are until we see LEICESTER — The first of four $1.5 million override, which faces a hearings on a Proposition 2 1/2 vote at an Oct. 1 special election, what we can override featured a mix of people will be spent. who want to preserve services and Officials provided a peek at do.” people who view possible cuts like where the money would go if the David Dore photo closing the library as “fear tac- override were approved: $460,000 to tics.” Martha Grimes Jeffrey Fisher speaks at the first of four hearings Thursday, Aug. 22 on a $1.5 million Turn To OVERRIDE, page A13 Some people at the Aug. 22 meet- Proposition 2 1/2 override to be presented at a special election in October. INSIDE District bringing back Obituaries........B Sect. Calendar ........B Sect. 28 laid-off employees Local ..................A2-5 Classroom Corner A6-7 BY DAVID DORE in June. the new school year. NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER Acting on a recommen- The recommendation Viewpoint ............A8-9 SPENCER — The dation from Interim and vote came even though Courtesy photo Police Logs ..........A16 Spencer-East Brookfield Superintendent Edward the district is working Members of the Worcester GAA Club are seen after winning Regional School District “Ted” Malvey, the School under an interim budget its first North East Junior C Hurling championship Saturday, Sports..................A10 isn’t waiting for this year’s Committee voted Tuesday, and its $24.7 million spend- Aug. 24 at the Irish Cultural Centre of New England in Canton. budget to be approved Aug. 20 (with one absten- ing plan depends on over- before bringing back more tion) to recall 28 employees ride election votes on than two dozen staff mem- so they could return in SPORTS Turn To SCHOOL, page A16 bers who got layoff notices time for this week’s start of Friends, neighbors, Fun at the 4-H Fair and now teammates LEICESTER RESIDENTS FIND SUCCESS IN ‘FASTEST GAME ON TURF’ BY DAVID DORE NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER Mark LaPointe is thrilled to get the chance to play a sport his long- time friend and neighbor Vibram Open introduced him to about Page A10 a decade ago. “It’s near addictive, honestly,” LaPointe explained. “It’s really an David Dore photos enjoyable game. It mixes OPINION SPENCER — The 64th annual Worcester County 4-H Fair was everything, every sport GET YOUR held Saturday, Aug. 24 and Sunday, Aug. 25 at Camp I’ve ever played. Marshall. With beautiful weather as a backdrop, the fair fea- Everything, plus some, is David Dore photo POINT ACROSS tured a wide variety of activities to enjoy, such as tractor all in this game. It’s so Mark LaPointe, left, and pulls, animal contests, a corn-shucking contest, a chicken PAGE A8 fast. Some guys are so Michael O’Connor have been barbecue Sunday afternoon and horse shows. Above, Cows highly skilled. It’s, really, friends for 20 years, they’re and their handlers wait to be walked around and examined it’s awesome.” neighbors in Leicester, and Sunday morning. Left, Flora Marderosian, 10, of Charlton, LaPointe is in the they play on the Worcester sits on Princess, a 12-year-old Welsh mustang cross from Tall midst of his first season GAA Club. They’re seen here Pine Farm in Charlton, along with three ribbons they won last after practice on Friday, Aug. weekend at the 4-H Fair. For more photos, turn to page A11! Turn To GAME, page A17 23. 2 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, August 30, 2013 Panel to soon decide future of Prouty project MEETING FOLLOWS SPENCER, EAST BROOKFIELD OVERRIDE VOTES BY DAVID DORE held. going on in town and in the com- vate the nearly 50-year-old high panel to “let them know where NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER “They’ll reconvene, be able to munity, the two communities,” school and build a 24,063-square- they thought it might be going, SPENCER — Renovating and regroup based on the results of Building Committee Chairman foot addition. The auditorium although a concrete decision may expanding David Prouty High the override vote, and then plan Glenn Nelson noted at last week’s would be renovated, there would not have to be made until later in School could hinge on the results from that,” Malvey said at the School Committee meeting. be two entrances from Main January.” of Sept. 10 Proposition 2 1/2 over- Aug. 20 School Committee meet- “We’re going to bide our time and Street (Route 9) and separate bus Also at the Aug. 19 meeting ride votes on this year’s school ing. “I honestly think that they’re see where everything goes, in and parent drop-off areas, and the were representatives from project budget in Spencer and East very, very understanding and what direction it goes, and hope- terrazzo floors would remain. architect Design Partnership of Brookfield, according to officials. [respectful] of what is in front of fully we’ll get support from com- Malvey said he, Nelson, other Cambridge and the owner’s proj- The project has been on hold the communities, and that this munity members. People want to Building Committee members ect manager, Dore and Whittier. since February because of the issue has to get resolved before see a renovated high school at and Business Manager Julie Malvey said they were asked if Spencer-East Brookfield Regional they can advance the other.” some point in time. When that Surprenant took part in a confer- they “would still be willing to con- School District’s financial issues “I didn’t see from anyone last time will be, we’ll see what hap- ence call several weeks ago with tinue with it, given the current — specifically the estimated $1.65 evening that they’re willing to pens.” MSBA officials “because they budget that the building commit- million deficit in last year’s budg- give up the spot on what we call He added, “We’re looking for- were inquiring of where we were tee is operating with. They indi- et. The School Committee voted in the queue, the overall list,” ward to continuing the process, and what the status was,” and to cated that they would see through February to give the district nine Malvey said. “So reasonableness and if we get to a point where we explain the deadlines if the build- it to the best they could, and they months to decide what to do next. set in and they said let’s wait a lit- don’t think that this is the proper ing committee wanted to remain did not want to vacate the project The David Prouty High School tle further, continue the discus- time, then we can certainly back in the queue. on their own, that they were will- Building Committee met Monday, sion before we really have to get away” and file a new Statement of The MSBA, a quasi-state ing to be patient to see where the Aug. 19 to “basically regroup of over that hurdle of whether we Interest with the Massachusetts agency, agreed to pay 57.74 per- Building Committee could go.” what their status was,” Interim can move it forward and stay on School Building Authority to cent of the $630,000 feasibility Superintendent of Schools the list, or whether we have to restart the process. study and the majority of con- David Dore may be reached at Edward “Ted” Malvey said. It will pull ourselves off and wait until a The Building Committee voted struction costs. (508) 909-4140, or by email at meet again in mid-September, sunnier day to bring it forward.” a year ago to endorse an estimat- By October, Malvey said, MSBA [email protected]. after the override elections are “We are respectful of what’s ed $56.5 million proposal to reno- officials would like the building NEWS BRIEFS titian and nutrition educator at Baystate many fold and include: Group support offered for people Mary Lane Hospital.