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Mailed free to requesting homes in Douglas, Northbridge and Uxbridge Vol. III, No. 27 Complimentary to homes by request ONLINE: www.blackstonevalleytribune.com “While there's life, there's hope.” Friday, April 2, 2010 QCC commits to three-year window VALLEY SATELLITE CAMPUS PLAN MAKING STRIDES BY THOMAS MATTSON College President Gail Carberry. of the Blackstone Valley TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Dale Allen, vice president of Chamber of Commerce REGION — Plans for the estab- community engagement for the Education Foundation. lishment of a Quinsigamond Worcester-based college, said the Hebert noted some 1,000 stu- Community College satellite cam- commitment of a 35-member dents from the Blackstone Valley pus in the Milford-Blackstone planning group is to open a satel- attend Quinsigamond Valley area within the next three lite campus in the Milford- Community College. years are progressing at a delib- Blackstone Valley region “in the “We’re very proud of that,” she erate pace. next three years.” said. The Blackstone Valley Barry Feingold, CEO of the “Direct access to community Chamber of Commerce hosted a Milford Area Chamber of college services in the Blackstone meeting March 29 at the Double Commerce, and Jeannie Hebert, Valley and greater Milford area Tree Hotel in Milford to keep CEO of the Blackstone Valley has been a goal of local leaders alive the idea of a campus mod- Chamber of Commerce, wel- for many years,” said Moore. “As eled on the Southbridge satellite. comed the assembly of some 50 chairman of the Board of On hand to push ahead the people and introduced speakers. Quinsigamond Community process were Congressman Addressing the gathering were College’s Trustees in the early Richard Neal, Sen. Richard Carberry, Neal, Moore, 1970s, I can attest to the long Thomas Mattson photo Moore, D-Uxbridge, state Rep. Fernandes, and Lee Gaudette, understanding of the need for Quinsigamond Community College President Gail Carberry and U.S. Rep. Richard John Fernandes, D-Milford, and president of the Gaudette higher education opportunities Neal, D-Mass., were all smiles after making an announcement about the school’s plan Quinsigamond Community Insurance Agency and chairman Turn To QCC page A8 to develop a campus in the Blackstone Valley-Milford area. It’s official: Fattman will run for 18th District seat BY ANDY LEVIN age. TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER “The last decade in REGION — Ryan Fattman, a 25- Massachusetts was aptly designated year-old Sutton selectman, will run ‘The Lost Decade’ by the Boston as the Republican candidate for Globe,” Fattman said. “More people state representative of the 18th and more jobs left our state than any Worcester District this fall — and other time… Businesses are leaving, he’s begun to take aim at his oppo- and our neighbors are following. nent. Unemployment in the country, as in State Rep. Jennifer Callahan, D- our Commonwealth is high. Yet, job- Sutton, has represented the district lessness in the 18th Worcester since 2003. The 18th Worcester District is higher than both.” includes precincts in Sutton and While offering his respect for Uxbridge, as well as the towns of Callahan, Fattman was critical of Bellingham, Blackstone and her voting record during the past Millville. seven-plus years. Fattman, a policy analyst for the “The greatness of our country state Department of Housing, was permits us the freedom to debate Thomas Mattson photo set to formally announce his Beacon ideas,” he said. “And make no mis- Hill bid during a press conference at take, in this election I will debate Getting a grip on the globe are (front, from left) Collin MacDonald, James Ciras Sutton Town Hall on Thursday, ideas because there is a clear differ- and Drew Palsha; (back row, from left) Ryan Freneau, Kyle Conlin, Tyler Hewitt April 1. Should he be elected in ence of perspectives… First and and Alex Almeida. November, Fattman said, his top pri- foremost, I do not believe govern- ority would be to create jobs in ment- run health care is a good idea. Massachusetts and in the district, Rep Callahan is a lead sponsor of where an unemployment rate of [House bill 2127] — a single-payer, IN RESPONSE approximately 13 percent is well government-run health care [sys- above the state and national aver- Ryan Fattman Turn To FATTMAN page A8 BALMER SCHOOL’S NEW APPROACH BY THOMAS MATTSON elementary and middle school TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER classes that have put into practice Grappler among state’s best NORTHBRIDGE — Anyone what is known in the world of pedagogy as the “Responsive who interviews a fourth grade Cohasset High School several Classroom.” class at Balmer Elementary weeks ago, Seitzinger was ranked It is described as “an approach School had better be on his toes. No. 5 among some 180 Division 3 to teaching that emphasizes aca- Not that the kids in Jennifer wrestlers in the 112-pound weight demic, social, and emotional O’Brien’s class would do any- class throughout Massachusetts. growth in a strong, safe commu- thing but extend their concern to He is the best wrestler in the five nity to enable optimal student anyone who just stood there lost years Northbridge has had a team, for questions. Turn To CLASS page A13 according to his coach, Kevin Mrs. O’Brien’s is one of several DeNorscia of Holden. Close to him with a sixth-place finish last year in that weight class was Alec Labonte, a Northbridge High graduate now at the Northbridge officials University of Connecticut, where he continues to wrestle. Seitzinger gives Labonte a lot of credit for his own success. worried about 2012 “You’re only as good as the peo- ple you wrestle with,” he said. BY THOMAS MATTSON tributions of the three officials, but And he had a lot of practice TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER declined to confer any special status matches with Labonte. Seitzinger works out and runs a NORTHBRIDGE — Three town on them as a separate advisory lot, but he has a normal build on officials have suggested to selectmen group. his 5-4 frame. Although he has that they be empowered as a task Although some of the comments Thomas Mattson photo never heard of him, he believes in force on the fiscal 2012 town budget. of the three officials might have Zach Seitzinger stands near an exercise machine in the weight room of the something Charles Atlas used to However, the proposal by Finance seemed directed against Town Northbridge Veterans Memorial Field House. tout from the back of comic books Committee member Salvatore Manager Theodore Kozak, D’Amato, decades ago. As Atlas tells it, he D’Amato and School Committee who served on the School was once a 97-pound weakling and members Michael McGrath and Committee 15 years, emphasized his BY THOMAS MATTSON a Spartan nutrition regimen he TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER when he took a girl to the beach, a Michael LeBrasseur to serve in that remarks were not intended as criti- began several months ago to keep big guy kicked sand in his face to role was sharply challenged by the cism. In fact, D’Amato included NORTHBRIDGE — These days, under 112 pounds. humiliate him. That was when a selectmen. After a long discussion Kozak in the span of time he said Zach Seitzinger does not worry That is the weight class this 17- light went off and Atlas started Monday, March 22 with give-and- town committees, including the about what he eats. year-old Northbridge High School using what he called “dynamic ten- take on the matter, the board agreed town manager, regained credibility In the past month or so, he’s put senior wrestled in. to remain open to the pro-active con- on more than a dozen pounds. In fact, he is so good at it that at Turn To 2012 page A15 That is because he is coming off the end of the state tournament at Turn To WRESTLE page A12 A2-3 ...................................... LOCAL A9 ...................... SENIOR SCENE A4-5 ..................................... OPINION A11-12 ......................... SPORTS THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY TRIBUNE CAN BE A7 ................................... OBITUARIES A14........................... CALENDAR REACHED VIA E-MAIL: [email protected] INSIDE 2 • Friday, April 2, 2010 BLACKSTONE VALLEY TRIBUNE VALLEY NOTEBOOK TRIBUNE Moore tours Uxbridge community ALMANAC QUOTATION OF THE WEEK BY ANDY LEVIN Whitinsville, where he dropped tions, as compared to a 37 per- number of people served resi- TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER in to the Head Start program and cent national average. dentially from 259 to 796.” “The great thing about REGION — Sen. Richard read stories to the students • “We expanded our Moore, D-Uxbridge, recently there. ALTERNATIVES REPORTS Developmental Disability servic- our democracy is we spent several hours in his own Up next was Uxbridge Auto, Whitinsville-based es by $2 million, now serving 297 community as part of his Inc. on North Main Street. Alternatives last week issued its individuals.” have the freedom of District Days program. Moore met with sales manager 2009 annual report, highlighting • “We enhanced the overall Moore and legislative aide Steve Berube, who told the sena- both its growth as a non-profit quality of life for 52 percent of debate.” Timothy Greene began their tor that business was steadily agency serving developmentally the individuals we serve by — Sutton Selectman Ryan Fattman. tour of Uxbridge downtown, vis- improving. and emotionally disabled people assisting them in improving in iting with residents at Jumbo At Uxbridge District Court, he as well as the connections creat- one or more of six key health Donuts, where they discussed spoke with Judge Paul Losapio ed between its clientele and the indicators.” issues including health care and Gerald Lemire, the new community. • “We assisted 81 people to reform, the recession and the clerk magistrate, who many “Our success is largely the move to a more facilitative set- possibility of one man joining years ago worked as an aide to result of people who are willing ting of their choice, either at THE STATS the National Guard.

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