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(508) 943-4800 Newsstand: 75 cents www.auburnnews.net Friday, September 20, 2013 THIS WEEK’S BACK TO EARTH QUOTE Local business “You only live once — but if you faces scrutiny work it right, once is enough.” AFTER HEARING, GOLD Joe E. Lewis DEPOT LICENSE SUSPENDED BY CHARLES KELLEHER HARRIS 809 Southbridge St., was INSIDE NEWS CORRESPONDENT called for a violation hearing AUBURN — A local busi- before selectmen after the ness owner is facing more town was notified by OPINION ................A6 charges this week after Auburn Police Chief being found to be in viola- Andrew J. Sluckis last SPORTS ............A9-12 tion of the business license month that The Gold Depot OBITUARIES ..........A13 only one week after being had allegedly received stolen disciplined by the Board of jewelry. CALENDAR ............A13 Selectmen. After a Webster man was SENIORS ..............A14 Initially, Anthony Beshai, arrested in connection with owner of The Gold Depot at Please Read BUSINESS, page A7 LOCAL Photos courtesy Mark Seliger, SeligerPhotography.ExposureManager.com Above, Mark Wright of Heaneys to Auburn looks straight at a Hudson player while running toward him. Left, Auburn’s Steve Saucier receive ‘Children’s just lets go of the football before a Hudson player can make a tackle. Friend’ award HUDSON — BY JOY RICHARD Citizens Fire Although it doesn’t STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER Academy occur frequently, it AUBURN — A longtime still is possible. Yes, commitment to the arts Page A3 the Auburn High foot- and local children is what ball team lost its con- recently put Sally Heaney test with Hudson High and her husband Jon at the LEARNING on Sept. 12. The 33-0 top of the list for the 13th setback dropped the Annual Auburn Children’s five-time defending Friend Award. Super Bowl champion The award, sponserd by Rockets to 1-1 on the Auburn Youth and Family young season, while Services (AYFS,) will be the Hawks won their officially presented to the Courtesy photo season opener. couple on Wednesday, Oct. Sally and Jon Heaney are slat- 2. ed to receive the 13th Annual For more photos, The Heaneys sat down Auburn Children’s Friend turn to page A9! with the Auburn News last Award. week to talk about the award and their commit- ment to their adopted com- Sally said she first munities of Auburn and opened her studio in the Charlton. Girls Night Out Please Read AWARD, page A7 Page A4 SPORT High school debuts first-ever marching band BY CHARLES KELLEHER HARRIS announced earlier this year ment to a football game University of written for instruments, NEWS COORESPONDENT that she had formed the first especially when interacting Massachusetts-Amherst usually in a formal setting,” AUBURN — Auburn High marching band in AHS his- with the cheerleaders and was also inspiration for her Bailey explained, “It is an School will have some new tory. gives the fans something developing the AHS march- aural experience. A march- faces on the football field “Some of my fondest entertaining to watch dur- ing band. ing band combines the visu- this year, but these ones memories of high school ing halftime.” While AHS has long had a al with the aural. In a field won’t be wearing helmets or were participating in our Bailey, who has been with band, they have not had a show the musicians per- shoulder pads. marching program,” Bailey AHS since 2008, said that marching band. form music while creating Director of Instrumental said. “A marching band can her experience in the “A concert band sits and Music Virginia Bailey really add a lot of excite- marching band at the performs music specifically Please Read BAND, page A7 Soccer Action From seniors to students Page A10 TIMELESS ART PASSED TO A NEW GENERATION OPINION BY AMANDA COLLINS GET YOUR STONEBRIDGE PRESS STAFF WRITER OINT CROSS P A AUBURN — Timeless artwork PAGE A6 that seniors at Emeritus at Eddy Pond-Woods once enjoyed was passed along to a new home — and WHAT TO DO a new generation — this week. Due to a recent renovation, the A CALENDAR senior living center on Route 20 in OF AREA EVENTS Auburn had dozens of framed art pieces on hand that they donated PAGE A13 to PACE YouthBuild, a program Amanda Collins photos that helps students who have not Staff and students from PACE YouthBuild in New Bedford, dish out ice cream to been successful in a traditional residents at Emeritus at Eddy Pond-Woods on Wednesday as a thanks for the sen- high school setting earn their ior living center’s art donation to their program. GEDs and develop workforce skills. PACE YouthBuild of New rectional facility. As such, the said Melissa Correia, YouthBuild Bedford recently moved into a 150- space has feel that’s not quite in case manager. “It’s gloomy – year old former orphanage whose line with the hopeful vision of the there’s nothing on the walls, program. A multigenerational ice cream social at most recent tenants were “It just feels very institutional,” Eddy Pond-Woods. detainees from the sheriff ’s cor- Please Read ART, page A14 6 56525 10391 9 2 • THE AUBURN NEWS • Friday, September 20, 2013 Hunting restrictions, only in Massachusetts ow do you know when enjoyed the right to hunt deer hunting season is and bear arms, but the open? THE GREAT next generation is in for a big surprise. I hope I am OUTDOORS H wrong! Colorado sports- When you see deer on the back of hunters’ cars. But they are not men made their voices coming from Massachusetts! RALPH heard recently and Check the deer hunting season’s TRUE recalled a couple of politi- dates in almost every other state cians for trying to restrict and you will find that deer hunt- their right to bear arms. It ing season opens in September — bow hunters. Archers have worked! except for Massachusetts! been very patient with Numerous largemouth Massachusetts deer hunting MF&W and have come up fresh water bass are being for archers opens on Oct. 21 this short when it comes to allow- caught in local ponds and year, which is a full month after ing Sunday hunting in our lakes and the action is most other states. Rhode Island state. Every time this writer only going to get better in and Connecticut opened this visits local sporting goods the coming days as the week. Opportunities for the out- stores at this time of year, I water cools. doorsmen and women are severe- hear sportsmen grumbling The fall stocking of ly restricted to deer hunting about the failure to address trout could get underway when you compare them to other Sunday hunting by MF&W, any day, now that the states. Massachusetts boasts a which prompted this writer water temperatures are heavy population of deer to address sportsmen’s com- staring to cool. throughout the state and Zones plaints. Numerous sports- Courtesy photos Tautog fishing for a cou- 10 and 11 are extremely over-pop- men’s petitions have been Tuna fishing has exploded on all fronts, as this ple of commercial anglers ulated. Deer/car accidents con- forwarded to MF&W for the This picture shows this writer with my great week’s picture of Steve Lemoine shows his has been very good around 100-pound yellow fin he caught last week, tinue to rise annually through- last few years — with no granddaughter, Eva. At nine months old, she Cuttyhunk. The fall run of is already taking fishing seriously, as this along with numerous other tuna. Although out the state, yet Mass Fish & action taken. tautog fishing should pick week’s picture shows. many tuna are being caught very few giants Archers seem to have no up in the coming weeks. Wildlife (MF&W) will not are included in the daily catches, according to address longer hunting seasons voice when it comes to numerous reports. Green crabs are the bait of and Sunday hunting for deer by changing deer hunting regu- prohibited when most other choice for catching these lations in states had already approved tasty fish of the waters in Massachusetts they say, them. Cap and ball were still cated sportsmen that worked to New England. and many sportsmen being forced upon deer hunters improve hunting and fishing con- The Whitinsville Fish & Game Driveways Paving is our #1 Priority – Parking Lots feel as though no sport- as well, when other states had ditions in our state. Becoming a Club will hold their annual field Seal Coating ing organizations are long allowed the new accurate delegate at age 15, I have fond day this Saturday, Sept. 21, start- Not Just a Sideline! Free Estimates representing them. projectiles. Crossbows are now memories of those that I worked ing at noon. Changing hunting regu- allowed to be used by any along side for many years pre- Take a kid fishing and keep lations has never come licensed sportsmen in surround- serving habitat and bringing them rods bending! easy in this state, as his- ing states with Connecticut change to improve hunting and tory has shown. being the latest state to do so. Not fishing in the state! Examples include allow- in Massachusetts! Many long-time dedicat- ing no other black pow- Note: Only Massachusetts ed WCL sportsmen have der guns other than hunters with severe disabilities left or passed on, and the flintlock for years. are allowed to use crossbows that few old timers that are ALMANAC Then came smooth- have a special permit. Turkey left seem to have very lit- bore guns with no hunters in Massachusetts were tle say in matters per- rifling.