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Town Hall plans on hold, for now SPENCER SELECTMEN AWAIT POSSIBLE PROJECT CHANGES BY DAVID DORE decide whether to proceed. NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER Kang told board members SPENCER — The Board of Monday, July 27 the entire project Selectmen has put the brakes on includes repairing the brick facade repairing Memorial Town Hall, if of Town Hall, fixing the roof, only for a few days. replacing the front steps, repaint- The apparent low bidder for the ing the front entrance, adding win- project (who came in at $1.157 mil- dows to one side of the building lion for all five phases) will be and demolishing a chimney in asked by architect Kaffee Kang if back of Town Hall. some items can be postponed to Among the items selectmen TEEN-RUN CAMP FOR KIDS save money.If that happens, select- men will likely meet Aug. 3 to Turn To HOLD, page A18 BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR BY JOY RICHARD NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER NORTH BROOKFIELD — Are you ready for the sum- East Brookfield mer? The campers at Camp S.M.I.L.E. in North Brookfield certainly are with full to capacity groups for kinder- garten through Grade 3. There is room in Grades 4-6 signs off on budget for eager campers willing to learn while having fun. Created by a group of North Brookfield teens during the summer before their eighth-grade year, the pro- gram has been running strong and inspiring other NUMBER OF SCHOOL kids in the area to get involved and help out the cause. The camp runs three weeks and is currently in its LAYOFFS STANDS AT TWO second at the First Congregational Church on North Main Street in North Brookfield. To register a fourth- BY RYAN GRANNAN-DOLL positions will not be filled at the or fifth-grader, e-mail [email protected]. NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER Lake Street and Wire Village Camp runs for campers from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and EAST BROOKFIELD — In an schools, he said. A special educa- for staff members from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. for setup overwhelming decision, Special tion teacher will be transferred to and cleanup. Town Meeting voters Monday, July Wire Village School to make up for Youth Center Director Marty Toomey helped in the 27 approved the Spencer-East the layoff there. Originally, a fifth creation of Camp S.M.I.L.E. five years ago by inspiring Brookfield Regional School teaching position was to be cut at kids to work on the project they proposed by them- District fiscal 2010 budget that Knox Trail Junior High School, but selves. includes two teacher layoffs. Hicks said he was able to avoid “When they asked me if I could put together some- In a 38-4 landslide vote, residents that. thing [like a camp] that would be productive for them approved the $24.5 million budget, Overall, East Brookfield will con- during the summer, I said no,” said Toomey. “I chal- David Dore photos which eliminates four teacher lenged them to develop an idea further themselves.” tribute $1,697,392 (a small decrease Top: Showing butterflies they made at Camp S.M.I.L.E. positions and $285,371. The two lay- It was this push by Toomey that gave this group of from last year), with Spencer pay- are, from left, Sarah Stafford, Lindsey Schimmelpenningh, offs will be made at David Prouty teens the chance to flex their collective, creative mus- ing an assessment of $6,966,155. Roan Testa, Annamarie Jones and Nicholas Moulton. High School, according to The figures are a 6 percent and 3 Above: A camper holds his oversized playing cards during Superintendent of Schools Ralph Turn To S.M.I.LE., page A14 a game of Go Fish. Hicks, who said the notices had Turn To BUDGET, page A15 been issued last month. Two other NOT QUITE PUPPY LOVE Registry releases plan for moving SPARSE ON COST DETAILS FOR CHARLTON RELOCATION BY GUS STEEVES Mass Pike rest area with a variety of labels STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER indicating changes. Many are very basic road The Registry of Motor Vehicles has striping and stop lines, with indications of released a plan it says will ensure the safety warning signs in various locations on Route of traffic and pedestrians at the Charlton site 20 and along the rest area’s truck route, to which it plans to move its Southbridge across which anyone visiting the new office office. has to cross. It does not call for significant According to what the agency e-mailed to changes to Route 20 itself. Stonebridge Press Friday, July 24, that plan involves just two aerial photographs of the Turn To RMV, page A15 Rachel Kaprelian The Boucher method of retirement LONGTIME TEACHER TO STAY ON AS A SUBSTITUTE BY SARA MCCARTHY stay on staff as a substitute. “I’ll be NEW LEADER INTERN able to enjoy having contact with BROOKFIELD — After nearly the students, see the same people four decades at the front of a class- and do just what I love.” room, a local schoolteacher is eas- Boucher’s teaching career blos- ing into goodbye. somed from a childhood saturated Patricia Boucher guided with learning opportunities, litera- Brookfield Elementary School cy and an expectation of higher pupils for 39 years before signing education. David Dore photo off in June as a full-time teacher. The second of five children, Despite retiring, Boucher will Worcester native Boucher often BROOKFIELD — Delaney Giguere, 10, of Spencer, right, poses with a 7-year- remain an educator as a part-time played school with her siblings, old Sheltie named Cosmo while enjoying a performance by She’s Busy on substitute for the elementary two of which also became teachers. David Dore photo Friday, July 24, the second to last performance in the Brookfield Concerts school. She loved leading others to knowl- Patricia Boucher has retired after 39 on the Common series. “I’m not ready to stop teaching,” years teaching at Brookfield Elementary said Boucher of her decision to Turn To BOUCHER, page A15 School, but is staying on as a part-time substitute teacher. INSIDE THE NEW LEADER ON PAGE A6 ON PAGE A10 Calendar......................B5 Police Logs ................A12 Classroom Corner ........A 6 Public Meetings ...........A3 2009 Prouty Envirothon Hitchcock gearing up for Obituaries ....................B2 Sports...................A10-11 team earns two awards annual Road Race Our Towns....................B4 Viewpoint ..................A8-9 2 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, July 31, 2009 Drive benefits ‘diamond in the rough’ ALMANAC SANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR SPENCER RESCUE SQUAD UNDER WAY QUOTATION OF BY TERESA A. FRANCO “It’s getting tougher and also mentioned that private EMS who have already subscribed and NEW LEADER STAFF WRITER tougher to collect money from organizations save taxpayers most people do not think of sub- THE WEEK SPENCER — For a small price, insurance companies,” he said. money. scribing until they have had to residents can receive care that Suter said that so far the drive “It’s one of those diamonds in use our services,” he said, goes a long way. has been going well because peo- the rough we have in town that adding that all the money “stays “Safety is our paramount The annual subscription drive ple understand Spencer Rescue people don’t realize we have,” he local” and helps Spencer Rescue for the Spencer Rescue Squad, a does not get additional funding. said. maintain its services. concern. ... nonprofit emergency medical So far, he said, the squad has According to Suter, there are a This won’t be the only I wouldn’t get involved with service (EMS), is what makes received responses from 1,400 lot of things Spencer Rescue can fundraiser the squad will have. this possible. For $35, a family or residents for subscriptions, but do with its “cutting edge technol- On Saturday,Oct. 3, a benefit con- a project that isn’t safe.” individual can be covered by the added he would love to get the ogy” that other EMS services do cert for the organization will be squad until June 30 of next year. number up higher. not have. held at the Hanover Theatre in — REGISTRAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES This means that subscribers who The Spencer Rescue Squad “Spencer is really lucky to Worcester. The performer is a RACHEL KAPRELIAN, ON HER AGENCY’S PLAN need services from Spencer keeps busy over the year, have us,” he said. Beatles tribute band, 1964. TO MOVE THE SOUTHBRIDGE RMV OFFICE Rescue will not be charged any- responding to 140 calls a month.