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Mailed free to requesting homes in Sturbridge, Brimfield, Holland and Wales Vol. VI, No. 20 PROUD MEDIA SPONSOR OF RELAY FOR LIFE OF THE GREATER SOUTHBRIDGE AREA! COMPLIMENTARY HOME DELIVERY ONLINE: WWW.STURBRIDGEVILLAGER.NET Friday, May 18, 2012 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE Community “What worries you mourns loss of masters you.” Haddon W. Robinson ‘Voice of INSIDE Fenway Park’ ALMANAC ............2 BEANE SUFFERS HEART POLICE LOGS........9 Photo courtesy Daphne Stevens Local activists hold “dots” representing the string of climate-related events that hit this region last OPINION ............10 year. They served as the local representation for a global “Connect the Dots” effort held in more than ATTACK, DIES AFTER CRASH 1,000 locations last Saturday, May 5. OBITUARIES .......12 IN STURBRIDGE CALENDAR .........12 BY DAVID DORE AND SPORTS........14-15 Connecting the dots GUS STEEVES STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITERS To millions of Boston Red GROUP LINKS LOCAL EVENTS TO GLOBAL CLIMATE Sox fans, Carl Beane was LOCAL “The Voice,” the public address announcer who wel- BY GUS STEEVES — made why they chose that place apparent. STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER comed them to Fenway Park. Each of them cited a weather-related disas- To those who knew him, STURBRIDGE — A small group of area ter that befell our region in the last year, Beane was a genuine, one-of- residents took to the street Saturday, May 5, including the tornado, hurricane, October a-kind man who loved broad- to say “Enough.” snowstorm and flooding, in an effort to casting and sports, especial- The demonstration wasn’t your typical encourage people to “Connect the Dots” ly the Red Sox, enjoyed mak- Carl Beane protest, nor was it the typical location for between such events and more general cli- ing people laugh and cared one. Instead of picking Main Street, about mate change. about others. Ryan, a former Southbridge 10 people, mostly members of the Brookfield “What has been happening has been fairly “He was part of my family. Evening News editor who Green Sanctuary group, chose as their back- disturbing,” said Barbara Hale, one of the I’ve got one less member of worked with Beane at drop the shattered forest off Old Sturbridge group’s organizers. “We hope that, even if my family now,” said John D. Turn To BEANE A11 Village Road. page The signs they held — in the shape of dots Turn To DOTS page A11 Burgess Press Gourmet Grannies’ cooking Club Page A3 up fun at senior center LEARNING NEW SHOW ‘THE SPIRIT OF PUBLIC ACCESS’ BY AMANDA COLLINS STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER STURBRIDGE — Who knows their way around a kitchen better than a grand- mother? Somehow she always knows how to turn a little bit of this and little bit of that into the tastiest treat. “It comes with experience,” explained Pat Jeffries, as she laid out the ingredients to whip up a batch of her famous white chocolate apricot scones Kevin Flanders photos last week. “When you cook, George Van Fleet, the owner of the campground, stands beside one Golf tourney to you learn as you go. And when of many newly constructed electrical stanchions. benifit scholarships you’re a grandma, you’ve been going for while.” Page A8 Jeffries is spilling all the cooking know-hows she’s Amanda Collins photos acquired over the years in the Senior center director Melissa Beauchemin passed out Pat’s scones to ‘We are so connected SPORTS kitchen as the latest chef to be hungry attendees. featured on the Sturbridge Senior Center’s cooking show, Wanting to produce a cooking capabilities have proven to be “Gourmet Grannies.” She’s show, he went around town the recipe for success. the second Sturbridge grand- looking for a suitable kitchen Gourmet Grannies brings to the people here; ma to host the monthly show, for filming, and found the sen- viewers right into the kitchen which debuted in April on the ior center. with grandma, where recipes town’s public access station, “Then it just all came aren’t the only secrets she channel 12. together,” he explained. “I gives away. we’re all a family’ “The spirit of public access mean who’s better to host a As Jeffries taped her is reaching out to the commu- cooking show than one of episode in front of a live audi- nity to get them involved,” these ladies?” ence last week, she gave away AFTER NEARLY A YEAR’S WORK, said Sturbridge Community Bruce’s television expertise some kitchen hints that only a Access Television production and the grandmas’ cooking CAMPGROUND LOOKS FORWARD TO coordinator Bruce Butcher. Turn To SHOW page A13 With runs at a GRAND RE-OPENING premium, Rams score more to win BY KEVIN FLANDERS time, money, and effort to Page A14 Selectmen OK forest cutting plan VILLAGER STAFF WRITER rebuild from the ground up. BRIMFIELD — After near- “We are so connected to BY KEVIN FLANDERS the board about the details of with the project, nor does the ly a year of arduous recov- VILLAGER STAFF WRITER the people here. We’re all a the project, which will be com- nearest resident to the proper- ery work, the Quinebaug family, and even though this OPINION STURBRIDGE — Following pleted by Greg Hurly ty, David Barnicle, who hap- Cove Campground staff is campground was emotional- a public hearing at the May 7 Firewood, of Douglas. The pens to be the Chairman of GET YOUR almost ready for its grand ly and financially devastat- Board of Selectmen meeting, DPW director requests that a the Conservation reopening on Memorial Day ed, we are focused 110 per- POINT ACROSS the board unanimously $5,000 road maintenance bond Commission. Barnicle stated weekend. cent into recovering,” said PAGE A10 approved a forest cutting plan be submitted prior to any that he has reviewed the sub- Some people wondered if Van Fleet, whose camp- and logging permit for a proj- trucking activities and that mitted plan and is “150 per- the campground would close ground lost two main build- ect to take place on a Ladd upgrades be made to the cent” supportive of the pro- for good after it was leveled ings, two rental buildings, 75 POLICE LOGS Road property owned by Ann access point to minimize road posed work. by the June 1 tornado, but RV’s, and 700 trees to the tor- Jablonski. damage. “This is a long-term owner George Van Fleet and nado. PAGE A5 Craig Masterman, of The Conservation process, and the work we plan his staff have put in the Turn To REBUILD page A16 Yankee Woodlands, informed Commission has no issues Turn To PLAN page A11 2 STURBRIDGE VILLAGER • Friday, May 18, 2012 For the love of reading BRIMFIELD RESIDENT HOSTING FUNDRAISER FOR BOOK PURCHASES BY KEVIN FLANDERS restaurant. money for people affected by the June 1 torna- VILLAGER STAFF WRITER “Our goal is to raise $150, but we are hoping do. That event was very well attended by BRIMFIELD — City schools often struggle to exceed that,” said Beaudry, who is spear- teams from many area schools, resulting in to find funding sources during challenging heading this effort with the assistance of $800 being given to the Harding Memorial economic times, which is why a local college Rovezzi and a group of students from Fund for tornado relief in Brimfield. student decided to step up and support the Worcester State University. “Chris Rovezzi “I was very lucky to grow up in such a great Worcester Public Schools. has been so wonderful to help me put this community,and I feel like I should keep giving Samantha Beaudry, a Worcester State together,and we are looking forward to a great back whenever I have a chance,” said Beaudry, University freshman who resides in night.” who is majoring in psychology and elemen- Brimfield, is striving to raise money to pur- Guests who eat dinner at Rovezzi’s tary education. chase books for elementary school students in Ristorante on May 30 will have the option to Beaudry is still in the process of coming up Worcester schools. She recently teamed up present a coupon to their server indicating with a working title for the May 30 fundraiser. with Chris Rovezzi, the owner of Rovezzi’s that they would like to benefit the fundraiser If it is successful, she may elect to organize Ristorante in Sturbridge, to organize a by having a percentage of their bill donated to additional fundraisers with Rovezzi and other fundraiser on May 30 at the 2 School Street Beaudry’s cause. Coupons will be available at local business owners to assist the Worcester the event, and many of Public Schools. LLC the donations will be “My team has been really helpful and sup- DUMPSTER SERVICES used to cover the cost portive. They are really behind me on this and of textbooks for we all want things to go well,” Beaudry said. 508-885-2428 Worcester elementary Rovezzi is also looking forward to a great school students whose Courtesy photo night. As one of the many community-minded Trash, Demolition Debris, • Etc. second language is Samantha Beaudry, of Brimfield, has teamed up with business owners in town, he enjoys hosting English. restaurant owner Chris Rovezzi to organize a benefits and fundraisers at his restaurant. $99 WEEKLY PICK-UP, $70 BI-WEEKLY, QUARTERLY RATE “Everyone has been fundraiser to support elementary school students in “I’m known in town as the guy who never hurting financially Worcester. RESIDENTIAL CURBSIDE PICKUP Pick-up Weekly and Bi-Weekly says no to people who want to find a way to over the last few years, raise money.