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Sturbridge, Brimfield, Holland and Wales 2017 Call Realtors Diane Dabrowski, Choice Award RIGHT TIRES RIGHT PRICE RIGHT NOW Realtor Winner AND Expert seller and buyer representation Automotive Centers in our community for over 26 years MAIN STREET “Full service auto repair” 31B Main St., Charlton, Mon-Fri:8am-5pm • Sat: By Appointment Next to Town Hall TIRE 508-479-2340 393 E. Main St., Southbridge, MA 508-764-2554 • Rte. 67, Palmer, MA 413-283-6663 www.DianeDabrowski.com SPENCER FAMILY DENTAL Gentle Caring State of the Art Dentistry For The Whole Family Cosmetic Dentistry • Restorative Dentistry • Preventative Dentistry CROWNS • CAPS • BRIDGES • COMPLETE and PARTIAL DENTURES New We Strive NON SURGICAL GUM TREATMENT • ROOT CANAL THERAPY Patients SURGICAL SERVICES For Painless Welcome BREATH CLINIC-WE TREAT CHRONIC BAD BREATH Dentistry HERBAL DENTAL PRODUCTS • All Instruments Fully Sterilized • Most Insurances Accepted Dr. Nasser S. Hanna Conveniently Located On Route 9 • (Corner of Greenville St. & Main St.) 284 Main St., Spencer 508-885-5511 Mailed free to requesting homes in Sturbridge, Brimfield, Holland and Wales Vol. X, No. 23 COMPLIMENTARY HOME DELIVERY ONLINE: WWW.STONEBRIDGEPRESS.COM Friday, June 23, 2017 Tantasqua students plan a mighty future by planting BY GUS STEEVES “More than a century ago, 4 “it may be decades, perhaps STAFF WRITER billion chestnuts were grow- many decades,” before that STURBRIDGE — Most ing in the US,” said Tantasqua can be reversed, but Tantasqua schools can’t claim to have a Junior High Principal Chris and the ACP are going to try. lifeform named after them. But Starczewski. Today, they’re “I can’t help but feel opti- Tantasqua now can. almost gone, the few remain- mism about a mighty future,” It’s a new version of some- ing wild ones growing for she said. “…This partnership thing once ubiquitous in maybe a decade before being is one that should go on for- American forests, a “mighty struck down by a fungal blight ever.” giant” that fed countless spe- “brought here by man.” After Their collaboration began cies (including humans), pro- “40 million years of survival,” last year, and unveiled itself vided wood for construction it took the blight just 40 years publicly last Friday with the and other things, and grew to obliterate the species. dedication of what may be the Gus Steeves photo to hundreds of feet tall: the As American Chestnut first chestnut research orchard American chestnut tree. Project (ACP) local spokes- Members of the Chestnut Club formally cut the ribbon inaugurating the grove. More photos page 8. woman Lois Melican observed Turn To PLANTING page A9 Big River makes big splash at opening night Old Sturbridge Village is the night performance conclud- site of a revival of the beloved ing with a standing ovation retelling of Huckleberry Finn and rave reviews. Big River: in a stage setting. The Adventures of Huckleberry Cost is $35 for general admis- Finn literally takes place along sion, $30 for Museum members the banks of the Village’s and are now available. Quinebaug River in a 300-per- Last week, a packed house son pop-up, outdoor amphithe- experienced Old Sturbridge ater. The Tony Award-winning Village’s inaugural summer musical is brought to life with a musical, with the opening Turn To RIVER page A3 Courtesy photo Patrons line the machines at Pintastic Holland releases election results HOLLAND — The follow- BALLOTS CAST 80 Come rot your brain: old ing figures have been released by the town clerk’s office as Selectman the results of the balloting in Lawrence A. Mandell 67 Holland. write-in 6 school pinball expo returns Assessor write in - Christian Petersen TOTAL REGISTERED 44 VOTERS 1933 TOTAL Board of Health STURBRIDGE — Our pinball machines from the ies for decades for its per- Turn To HOLLAND A3 region’s only major pinball 1950s right up to this year’s ceived detrimental effect on page exposition, the Pintastic new releases, all set on Free youth. New York’s Mayor La Pinball & Game Room Expo, Play, no quarters needed! Guardia wrote in a Supreme is back for its third year in It’s hard to imagine, with Court affidavit that pinball 2017 at Sturbridge’s only lake- the killing power packed in machines robbed “the pock- HOLLAND RECOGNIZED side venue, the Sturbridge each of millions of today’s ets of children” and then Host Hotel and Conference home gaming consoles, that went after what many saw Center, on July 6, 7 and 8. pinball was aggressively ITS VETERANS Turn To PINBALL page A11 Pintastic will feature over 200 banned in several U.S. cit- CMS Chamber announces scholarships STURBRIDGE This year’s — The Chamber of scholarship recip- Central Mass South ients are Kenneth Courtesy photo from website is very pleased to Allard, a graduate Memorial Day in Holland was once again commemorated announce the win- of Southbridge High through the efforts of Dawn Cass and her family. ners of the Chamber School, and Andrew The town of Holland, on its website, paid kudos to the family Scholarships for 2017. Loin, a graduate of in this manner: This year, scholar- Holy Name Central A quiet, respectful and emotional ceremony was performed ships in the amount of Catholic High School. beside the War Memorial on the corner of Sturbridge Road and $1,500 will be awarded “We received Sandhill Road at 10 a.m. on the 29th of May. This was followed to two very deserving numerous applica- by a walk to the Holland Cemetery, where all received flags to local students upon tions this year, but be placed on every veteran’s grave in all areas of the cemetery. successful completion these two young men Each year we honor the men and women who have served our of their first semester really rose above the country. We are grateful for your service and proud to call you of college with a 3.0 our own residents. 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