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Send Your news and pics to [email protected] Friday, March 27, 2020 A good time for Spencer selectmen some good news conduct town business remotely BY BRENDAN BERUBE EDITOR BY KEVIN FLANDERS plish what we wanted 7 p.m. Town officials do STAFF WRITER to,” said Selectman Gary not have the authority to As members of the news industry Woodbury. “In my ten postpone the annual elec- SPENCER – In a first- ourselves, we try to keep up with cur- years on the Board, this tion; they are waiting for of-its-kind event, the rent events as much as possible by mon- is the first time anything state approval and guid- Select Board conducted itoring other publications and watch- like this has happened.” ance. business remotely last ing the nightly news regularly. At this Selectmen voted to “I’m advised that legis- week due to the coronavi- point, however, we — like many of you increase the availabili- lation is currently being rus pandemic. out there — have had it. Over the past ty of the transfer station drafted in Boston that The only officials pres- few weeks, there has simply been too from one day to two days. will allow the Board of ent at Town Hall for the much darkness assaulting us through It was open five days a Selectmen to postpone the March 19 meeting were our television screens every night. Too week before the crisis, but annual town election,” Town Administrator many graphs and charts depicting rates until further notice it will said Town Administrator Thomas Gregory and of infection, too much footage of ambu- be open on Wednesdays Thomas Gregory. Health Agent Lisa lances racing through city streets, too and Saturdays from 7 Officials will learn Daoust. They were filmed much focus on dreary and depressing a.m. to 5 p.m. For about more about the pending on a live feed accessible statistics reporting how many have a weeklong period earlier legislation in the coming to the five selectmen, who been infected by the COVID-19 virus this month, it was only days. phoned in from off site. and how many have died. A steady open for one day, leading In other board news, The meeting was one of diet of television news right would be to frustration and stress selectmen decided to keep many firsts necessitated enough to leave any viewer with the for residents. most town offices closed by the precautions local impression that the very fabric of our “Hopefully, this will to the public until further officials have been forced society is crumbling away around us. take some of the pressure notice. Staff members to take against the out- Anyone who has been out of the off people. The last thing will be inside their offic- break. Selectmen took a house during this outbreak, however, we want is to put the pub- es to answer phone calls, Brendan Berube Photo short time to adjust to the has seen that nothing could be further lic under more stress,” return emails, and pro- remote discussion, but Our Editor, Brendan Berube, following the from the truth. There is another side to Woodbury said. cess documents, but they they felt the overall pro- CDC’s social distancing recommendations the COVID-19 pandemic that has been Selectmen also decid- will not be accessible to by working from home with the help of his cess went smoothly. receiving far less attention. Individual ed to push back the Turn To SPENCER page ­­­A3 ‘assistant,’ Lola. “It was a little hard Turn To GOOD NEWS page ­­­A8 Annual Town Meeting with the time-lapse, but to Thursday, June 4, at we were able to accom- Local police work to limit contact while maintaining services

BY KEVIN FLANDERS non-emergency situation, please go “This is a very fluid situation, so STAFF WRITER “In most cases, we will try to take to the LPD Web site at www.leicester- please be careful and stay safe,” Chief reports via the telephone, especially pd.org and submit an online report. Antanavica’s statement read. “Town REGION – Local police departments where the event has passed (identity If you need to speak with an officer, officials will continue to coordinate remind residents that they have altered theft, credit card fraud, quality of life please call the dispatcher; an officer weekly as more information becomes several procedures due to the coronavi- issues),” read a statement released by will return your call as soon as possible. available.” rus outbreak. the department. If an officer responds to your resi- For residents in surrounding towns, In an effort to reduce contact and Residents who walk into the Spencer dence, he or she will maintain a safe please check your police department’s adhere to distancing guidelines, police police station lobby can request to distance when having a conversation. homepage and social media pages for officers are making several changes in conduct an interview or take a report Officers may also be wearing a face procedural updates. their daily operations. outside of the station. Moreover, the mask or gloves if warranted. department has suspended the process- Police leaders across the region thank In Spencer, officers may ask pre- ing of any new firearms licenses until “Our preferred response will residents for their patience and cooper- screen questions regarding potential May 4. Renewal applications, along be to return a phone call. Our goal ation during this time. illnesses before entering a home. These with the fee, can be mailed to the police is to minimize any contact with any questions are meant to ascertain wheth- department. Also, all requests for fin- persons or animals until further “All of these measures are designed to er someone inside the home might pres- gerprint cards and car seat inspections/ notice,” read a statement released by maximize officer safety, while maintain- ent a risk of contagion to responding installations will be suspended until Leicester Police Chief Ken Antanavica. ing public safety. The public’s health officers. Moreover, calls for non-emer- May 4. depends on ours,” Spencer Police Chief gency police services in Spencer will be The lobby of the police station will be David Darrin told the New Leader. screened to determine if an immediate In Leicester, police want resi- closed until further notice, and there police response is needed. dents to be aware of several chang- will be no drop-offs of medications. es as well. If you wish to report a Second Chance Veterinary Hospitals remain open for serious medical needs

NORTH BROOKFIELD — Second Chance already suspended operation.” Animal Services is committed to keep- Last Monday, Second Chance began put- ing the doors of their three Community ting additional restrictions in place to help Veterinary Hospitals open for pets with mitigate the spread of the virus. Currently, nowhere else to turn. pet owners are met in the parking lot where As CDC recommendations heightened they wait while their pet is seen. Doctors last week, the hospitals doubled efforts to and owners conduct the visit via phone minimize exposure so they could continue and the pet is returned to the car along caring for pets that needed them. By last with any medications if needed. Thursday Monday, as schools made plans to close, was the last day volunteers were able to so did the other veterinary care options help care for animals at Second Chance’s provided through local schools that offer Adoption Center in East Brookfield. On veterinary care at reduced rates for those Friday, the veterinary hospitals suspended in need. walk-in vaccine clinics and began limiting CEO Sheryl Blancato hasn’t gotten much spay/neuter surgeries to conserve supplies sleep in the past week as she followed the and allow for more critical emergency sur- flow of directives from local, state and fed- geries as critical supplies are now on back- eral officials to help combat the COVID-19 order across the country. pandemic. Blancato knows how important “We are working rapidly on some inno- Courtesy Photo it is to keep the doors open. vative ways to help our client’s pets most Link is a five-year-old male cat waiting to be adopted at the Second Chance “We founded our first hospital because in need as we prepare for future develop- Adoption Center in East Brookfield. Link came to Second Chance with entro- many pet owners had nowhere to turn for ments” notes Blancato. “We have emer- pion - a painful eye condition where the eyelid rolls in, rubbing on the cornea. veterinary care they could afford,” she said. gency plans in place for our adoption cen- A Second Chance surgeon performed corrective surgery to relieve his misery “Now our three hospitals are carrying the and he is very comfortable now. He has come a long way and loves attention, Turn To SECOND CHANCE page ­­­A4 caseloads of other area hospitals that have playing and lounging around. 2 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, March 27, 2020 Community health centers call on Baker for COVID Relief

WORCESTER — The Edward ters serving Greater Worcester, ple who live and work in our ic on front-line providers at ed many services to telehealth M. Kennedy Community Health Kennedy Health Center and community,” said Stephen Community Health Centers,” appointments to protect both Center (Kennedy Community Family Health are responsible J. Kerrigan, President and said Louis Brady, President patients and staff from the risk Health) and the Family Health for the health care for over CEO of Kennedy Community and CEO of Family Health. of exposure to the coronavirus. Center of Worcester (Family 50,000 local residents. The Health. “Dealing with this “We protect the health the “We are relying on the Health) announced today that health centers are on the front- pandemic has the potential of entire community and need Governor to hear the pleas of they are in full support of lines of the COVID-19 crisis, crippling both our financial the resources to continue this the largest primary care group the Massachusetts League of and have redeployed resources sustainability and workforce.” critical public health work.” practice in Massachusetts,” Community Health Centers’ and staff to assess and care Community health centers Both Worcester health cen- said Kerrigan. “Without finan- letter to Governor Charlie for patients with urgent health work within a tight financial ters have set up screening cial assistance over 1 million Baker seeking immediate and care needs. model caring for the needs of and isolation tents or mobile Massachusetts residents will substantial financial relief “We have transformed low-income, vulnerable indi- structures to assess patients’ have no access to health care in order to avoid a partial or our operations to respond viduals and families. risk for COVID-19 and coor- during this crisis and in the complete collapse of the state’s to the coronavirus crisis, “We have alerted the dinate appropriate treatment foreseeable future.” largest primary care network. while continuing to serve the Governor to the signifi- or offer quarantine guidance. As the two largest health cen- health care needs of the peo- cant impact of this epidem- The health centers have shift- North Brookfield Savings Bank participates in FHLBank of Boston’s Jobs for New England program NORTH BROOKFIELD — North Lender. “This further supports our goal well-known Klem’s department store owner Klem’s. “Because of their knowl- Brookfield Saving Bank is participat- to support small businesses and the located on Route 9 in Spencer. Jessica edge of the program, and their genuine ing in the Federal Home Loan Bank local economy that we serve.” has a vision for her family’s busi- attention to my vision, I was able to see of Boston’s (FHLBB) Jobs for New ness and when she approached North the expansion goals become reality and England (JNE) program, which allows As a member of the FHLBB, North Brookfield Savings Bank to share her save considerable funds that I could The NBSB Business Center to offer Brookfield Savings Bank can offer expansion goals for the Klem’s build- refocus back into the success of my below market-rate, low-interest financ- members extremely low percentage ing she was recommended a financing business.” ing for small business loans that create financing for small business loans that option that provided the most value or preserve jobs, expand woman-owned, meet certain criteria set by the FHLBB. to her business. Due to NBSB being North Brookfield Savings Bank’s minority-owned, or veteran-owned The small business loan funds must a FHLBB member and Jessica’s goals has an experienced and knowledgeable businesses, or otherwise stimulate the be utilized to create or preserve jobs, to expand a women-owned business, Business Center Team comprised of local economy. expand woman-owned, minority-owned she was able to take advantage of the Business Lenders and professionals or veteran-owned businesses or support Jobs for New England program. NBSB’s who are ready to help businesses reach “The FHLBB Jobs for New England the local economy in another quanti- guidance allowed Jessica to benefit their financial goals. If you are interest- program is such a valuable tool for fiable way. The program includes two from the program and see the expan- ed in learning more about the FHLBB our small businesses and allows North funding periods with the first applica- sion goals become a reality. Jobs for New England program please Brookfield Savings Bank the opportu- tion period beginning Jan. 13 and the contact The North Brookfield Savings nity to provide our small business cus- second period beginning on April 29. “When I visited North Brookfield Bank Business Center at 508-637-7500 or tomers with even lower interest financ- Savings Bank to discuss my expansion [email protected]. ing so they can borrow for less and Recently, North Brookfield goals for Klem’s I was not aware of this grow their business,” said Rick Egan, Savings Bank partnered with Jessica program as a financing option for me,” Vice President, Senior Commercial Bettencourt, President and owner of the said Jessica Bettencourt, President and Quaboag Historical Society luncheon canceled Local student named to Auction benefiting WEST BROOKFIELD – The annual Quaboag Historical Society luncheon has been canceled due to the coronavi- Saint Anselm Dean’s List Friends of Swan Tavern rus. The event had been scheduled for canceled April 19. QHS leaders congratulate two MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — announced that Nicholas St. Germain, residents who would have been present- Saint Anselm College has released the a Criminal Justice major in the class LEICESTER – A service auction ben- ed with awards at the event. Dean’s List of high academic achiev- of 2020 from Spencer, was named efiting the Friends of Swan Tavern has ers for the first semester of the 2019- to the Dean’s List for the fall 2019 been postponed. The J. Irving and Jane L. England 2020 school year. To be eligible for this semester at Saint Anselm College The March 28 event had been sched- Award goes to Paul Lussier, of West honor, a student must have achieved in Manchester, New Hampshire. uled at the Leicester Country Club. The Brookfield. The Lucy Stone Award goes a grade point average of 3.3 or better owners of several businesses were set to Mary Lou Knight and Don Taft for in the semester with at least 12 credits A total of 556 students representing 22 to take part in the event, but it will be their longtime service to the town of of study which award a letter grade. states and 5 countries were named to pushed back due to the coronavirus Brookfield. the list. outbreak. Mark W. Cronin, Dean of the College, Details on the rescheduled date are TBA.

Country Bank donates $250,000 Spencer Almanac 430 Main St., Oxford, MA Real Estate We repair all makes and models of Garage Doors and Electronic Openers • Broken Springs Replacement Sections • Broken Cable to four local Hospitals SPENCER Remote problems $320,000, 94 Hastings Rd, WARE — Country Bank announced ing times as we face uncertainty regard- Hastings Road RT, and Morrissey, CHI Factory Discount today it has donated $250,000 to four local ing the COVID-19 pandemic. As a com- Robert J, to Earley, Katarina N, ANY 2 sided steel insulated Garage Door hospitals to help assist with the work munity partner, we care deeply about and Earley, Scott E. Offer expires 4/30/20 they are doing for their patients as they our communities, and we wanted to $255,000, 25 Summit St, Mcintyre, fight the COVID-19 pandemic. support our local hospitals to help ease Mark L, to Torres, Maribel. $ 00 Per The hospitals receiving donations their financial burden as they continue $150,000, 120 Main St, FAP 50 OFF DOOR include Baystate Health in Springfield, to offer exceptional care to our friends Properties 21 LLC, to F C Princess R-value 9.65-16, 8 STD colors, 3 Panel Harrington Hospital in Southbridge, and neighbors in the region,” stated Inc. Designs prices start at $645.00 plus tax UMass Memorial, and Saint Vincent Paul Scully, President, and CEO at $90,000, 11 Highland St, Preciado, BEFORE $50.00 Savings Hospital in Worcester. Country Bank. Oscar, to Adel Realty LLC. EXP. 4/30/20 “We are so grateful to Country Bank About Country Bank for its most generous support and appre- Country Bank is a full-service mutual ciate its continued partnership during community bank serving central and BROOKFIELD this unprecedented time. This gift will western Massachusetts with 14 offic- $362,500, 32 Pine Ln, Fogwill, 10% OFF directly support resources needed es in Ware, Palmer, West Brookfield, Kevin A, to Gorman, Christopher. Residential Garage door & at Baystate Health as we continue to Brimfield, Belchertown, Wilbraham, $185,000, 20 Maple St, White, Electrical Operator Servicer address and prepare for the care our Ludlow, Leicester, Paxton, Charlton, Danny A, and Forcier-White, community needs as we face this world- Danielle M, to Forcier, Brandon J. EXP. 4/30/20 and Worcester. Country Bank is a mem- wide pandemic,” stated Scott Berg, Vice ber of FDIC, DIF, and the SUM network. 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Notice to the Residents of Local schools closed amid THE TOWN OF EAST BROOKFIELD Hydrants will be flushed March 23, 2020 Your Local Roll-Off Specialist coronavirus outbreak through Weekend $ BY KEVIN FLANDERS to care for kids suddenly home from April 3, 2020 Special 275 STAFF WRITER school for three weeks. This may result in brief 10 yd. Rental 1 Ton The closures were especially disap- 3 sizes available. Call for pricing. SPENCER – With schools nationwide pointing for David Prouty High School periods of rusty water. closing their doors amid the coronavi- and Knox Trail Middle School perform- Board of Water Commissioners Roll Off Containers rus crisis, the Spencer-East Brookfield ers who were eager to produce “Shrek Weekend Dumpsters Regional School District called off class- the Musical” this weekend. After spend- for the Homeowner es as well last week. ing months rehearsing, the performers Houses • Attics • Cellars Superintendent Paul Haughey and saw their production called off amid the 10-15-20 Yd. Construction Sites his team closed down all four schools crisis. 508-892-4193 • 508-769-6603 last week, March 16-20. Members of Moreover, all field trips, dances the custodial staffs provided extensive (including prom), senior activities, Leicester, MA cleaning operations in all buildings to school performances, and open houses Fully Insured help prevent the spread of the virus. throughout the district were canceled. All school-related programs and For the DPHS Class of 2020, what was events were canceled last week, includ- supposed to be a dream year has rapidly ing the before-school and after-school turned into a nightmare. The same is programs. Three days after SEBRSD true for seniors across the country, as leadership made their decision, Gov. schools have gone dark nationwide. Local Food Drive Charlie Baker announced on March 15 “This is a difficult decision, as we that all public and private schools in the know many of you have been looking state would be closed through April 6. forward to these events,” Haughey “I understand that the decision to wrote. “All upcoming school and dis- Initiative Continues implement these measures will create trict related gatherings are canceled disruption, but we believe that this is until further notice. As the safety of our the best path forward to mitigate the community remains our primary focus, spread of the coronavirus,” Haughey we hope that you and your family stay wrote in a letter to the community. “We safe and healthy.” cannot stress enough that our priori- Baker will reassess the school ban as ty within the Spencer-East Brookfield April 6 approaches. Depending on the Regional School District is the health severity of the outbreak, it may need and wellbeing of our students, families, to be extended, officials said. Several staff, and the entire school community.” national health officials and experts For students and staff in the district’s have recommended canceling school for four schools, the closures brought daily another month-plus, if needed. activities and events to a jarring halt. Locally, school officials will con- Winter sports teams’ seasons abrupt- tinue to contact state leaders for the ly ended and spring sports schedules latest guidance on how to proceed in are undetermined; Community Reading an unprecedented crisis. No decisions Day and similar events were canceled at regarding schools have been made at East Brookfield Elementary School; and the state or local level beyond April 6. parents had to scramble to make plans

and country, they are preparing for a SPENCER long-term scenario. continued from page A1­­­ “This isn’t something any of us have Warm Someone’s lived through before, and everyone is the public. If you need to reach a specific trying to do the best they can,” said department, please call for assistance; Selectman Ralph Hicks. “I feel terrible Heart in these Town Hall, the Senior Center, library, for all of our businesses that are strug- and other municipal buildings remain gling.” closed for public use. Two meetings were planned for this challenging Town officials thank residents and past week, including a joint meeting business owners for their patience and between selectmen and the Finance cooperation during the crisis. Board Committee. Officials plan to continue times members hope the disruption to ser- meeting remotely to minimize the risk vices and operations will only last a few of infection; footage of meetings will be weeks, but like officials across the state available for public viewing online. Don’t miss a moment FOOD PANTRY Still DONATIONS NEEDED Please check with your local food pantry for a list of Photo Reprints Available ways you can donate and Call Stonebridge Press for details 508-764-4325 or drop us an email at to help a family in need. [email protected] 4 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, March 27, 2020 Library closures pose challenge for local seniors, parents

BY KEVIN FLANDERS officials said. “If you have library materi- newspapers, it has been a chal- author/illustrators like Mo STAFF WRITER “We have removed toys, als to return, please put them in lenge to adjust to the new nor- Willems, Grace Lin, and Jarrett games, and other non-circulat- the book drop if you can,” said mal. With senior centers closed Krosoczka, as well as virtual REGION – Residents often ing items from the children’s library director Dawn Thistle. as well, many seniors have tours of museums and nation- don’t realize how heavily they room and YA area, since we “This includes DVDs, CDs, remained confined indoors, al parks. Moreover, there are rely on their local libraries, but don’t have the ability to clean and books on CD. If you can’t isolated from their friends for several group-sourced projects the lengthy coronavirus clo- them to suggested standards,” return your items, don’t worry weeks. Local parents have also and activities visitors can par- sures have forced them to turn said library director Suzanne about overdue fines during this struggled to find ways to stim- ticipate in from the comfort elsewhere for many services. Hall. “We will provide extend- time. We will waive fines when ulate their children, who are of home. For more informa- In several towns, libraries ed due dates to patrons, and we the items are returned.” home from school for weeks. tion about these offerings, visit will remain closed until further will be fine-free for the foresee- Richard Sugden Public The local library is always a www.MassLibSystem.org. notice. These include Leicester able future.” Library in Spencer is also popular destination when stu- Public Library, which was In North Brookfield, the closed until further notice. dents aren’t in school, but fam- Local library patrons are shuttered along with all other Haston Free Public Library Interlibrary loan deliveries ilies have been forced to find advised to check their towns’ municipal buildings, with the will remain closed through will not be offered for the fore- home-based alternatives. homepages for updates on exception of the police and fire April 6 at minimum. Library seeable future in most towns. To help relieve stress for when libraries will reopen. departments. Extensive clean- staff members will be on site for For many residents who rely families, the Massachusetts Many communities will have ing measures took place at the short periods (Monday through on their library to get online, Library System has posted different dates for reopening, library, but it might be several Thursday) to collect mail and send emails, prepare resumes, an activity guide on its Web depending on town regulations. more weeks before it reopens, respond to phone messages. print materials, and access site. It includes webcasts from

and library staff hope to open, April 7. We foresee no interruption in our digital services, The staff will provide curbside pick-ups for our which will remain on line for cardholders to enjoy Library patrons, please call 508-867-6339 or email brookfield- remotely. [email protected]. We would prefer all patrons The Merrick Public Library WiFi is always avail- Corner keep your materials on loan until we re-open. able 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All events, and programs are at this time either We are committed to the health, safety, and well-be- cancelled or postponed. ing of our visitors and staff. We will continue to The library will waive overdue fines for our library closely monitor the developing Coronavirus situa- patrons through May 1st. tion. Further updates to our operating hours will be Merrick Public Library closed During this time, we are expanding automatic announced through this website, and on our social renewals and allowing people to keep their books and media platforms. other materials for 15 weeks. For more information on COVID-19, visit the until further notice Use of online library services will not be suspended Web sites for the Centers for Disease Control and for patrons during this period. A free Boston ecard is Prevention, and/or Massachusetts Department of BROOKFIELD — The Merrick Public Library, available through www.bpl.org/general/circulation/ Public Health. Brookfield, will close effective Tuesday, March 17 for ecards.htm an indefinite period of time. The Board of Trustees

Quinsigamond Community College to transition to remote learning opportunities

WORCESTER — Due to the 30 as the College transitions to available to the public as strate- current and unfolding situation remote instruction. gies are finalized. regarding the Coronavirus/ • Seven-week courses • Registration for cur- COVID-19, Quinsigamond (QCC’s Spring II) that are 100% rent QCC students will begin on Community College has insti- online will begin on March 23 as March 30. Students will receive tuted the following safety mea- scheduled. emailed instructions. sures: • New, in-person, sev- en-week courses scheduled For the latest information and • From March 18-27, the to begin on March 23 will be updates, visit QCC’s Cronavirus/ College will be closed to in-per- delayed until Monday, March COVID-19 Information Center son services for current students 30, as they are reformatted to at www.qcc.edu/coronavirus. and the public. remote instruction. • On March 22, regular- • Additional strategies For more information about ly scheduled online classes will such as facilitating access to QCC, contact Josh Martin, resume as normal. Internet and online services, the Director of Institutional • Current in-person cours- QCC Food Pantry and Resource Communications at 508.854.7513 es, labs, and clinicals (includ- Center, and other student sup- [email protected] ing in-person meetings of blend- port services are being addressed ed/hybrid courses) are being and new procedures are being delayed until Monday, March adopted. All information will be

SECOND CHANCE announced the postponement of for the animals who might oth- continued from page A1­­­ several vaccine clinics and their erwise suffer,” she added. 21st Annual Dinner Auction, She said she’s already seen an ter as well. Adoptions continue originally scheduled for March increase in emails and calls from but with significant restrictions 28. The major fundraiser, which pet owners worried about being that only allow one family at a provides critical funding for all able to afford care for their pet time to see pets, with cleaning in programs, has been rescheduled in these uncertain times, and between. This is helping to find for May 9 but hope is dwindling knows that will increase in the homes for our pets, who have that the event will be able to take months to come, adding more already been through so much, place at that time. strain to an already impossi- while keeping people safe.” Blancato knows she and her ble situation. If you would like Last week, the nonprofit staff won’t be getting much sleep to help by making a donation, in the days ahead as they visit Second Chance Facebook work to find new ways to or website: www.secondchance- continue to help. animals.org. You can also mail “My heart is breaking a donation to Second Chance Sponsored by Paige’s Basic Obedience Training for everyone who has Animal Services, 111 Young Rd., Name: Sadie been and will be affect- East Brookfield, MA 01515. Breed: Shepherd/Mix ed by this pandemic. We Sex: Female have to do what we can Size: Large Age: 5 years/11 mos Hi, my name is Sadie. *Bounce, Bounce* I’m just so happy to see you, because I think you might have a cookie in your pocket for me! I do real- lyPet love cookies, theyof are just theso good. I really amWeek a sweet girl, I have lots of energy and love to go for walks. I will keep looking back at you just in case you have another cookie to give me! I’m not sure how I feel about other dogs, so if you have one we would need to meet each other. Since I’m super bouncy and excited I might not be good for small children, I might knock them over even though I don’t mean to. If you think a sweet, energetic girl like me would be a good fit for you, call first to come in and meet me. We have Cats for adoption too! LOYAL TO Second Chance Animal Services Inc. East Brookfield, MA• (508) 867-5525 www.secondchanceanimals.org Paige’s Basic Obedience Training LOCAL with MUTUAL RESPECT and TRUST You’re Local – Free Consultation We’re local Private In-Home Training June is local too, Serving Central MA she is here to help you get Stop Problem Behavior Before it Starts YOUR MESSAGE out. Modify Undesirable Behavior June Simakauskas 508-909-4062 Paige Smith [email protected] Dog Trainer • 508.867.6901 Friday, March 27, 2020 • SPENCER NEW LEADER ­5 Area residents contend with impact of emergency measures BY KEVIN FLANDERS paper and paper towels. STAFF WRITER Additionally, the Governor The Executive Office of Labor and the state’s Department of and Workforce Development REGION – From restrictions Public Health remind residents and the Department of to restaurant services, to the of several other mandates that Unemployment Assistance are closure of schools statewide, were issued: taking a series of actions to Gov. Charlie Baker’s emer- All commercial insurers, assist workers and employers. gency mandates continue to self-insured plans, and the All unemployment require- impact every household. Group Insurance Commission ments regarding attending On March 15, the Baker-Polito are required to cover medically seminars at the MassHire Administration announced a necessary telehealth services career centers have been sus- three-week suspension of all related to COVID-19 testing and pended. Missing deadlines due public and private elementary treatment. to the effects of COVID-19 will and secondary schools in the be excused. state. The closure lasts from All assisted living residenc- March 17 until April 6, but it es are to ban visitors to pro- All unemployment appeal could be extended if conditions tect the health of residents and hearings will be held by tele- worsen. staff. This is in addition to the phone only. Workers must “Our administration is tak- federal orders that ban visi- remain in contact with their ing these rapid steps to miti- tors to nursing homes and rest employer during the shutdown. gate the spread of COVID-19,” homes. Baker said. “We know that a lot An employer may request to of the measures we are putting All hospitals operated by the extend the period of the cov- into place, including mandato- Department of Public Health ered shutdown to eight weeks, ry school closures and prohib- or the Department of Mental and workers will remain eligi- iting gatherings of 25 people or Health are to screen all visitors ble for the longer period under more, will cause disruption in and restrict visitation if indi- the same conditions described people’s day to day lives.” viduals show any indication of above. Parents continue to scramble illness. to find ways to balance work Employers who are impacted while caring for kids home Hospitals must cancel non-es- by COVID-19 may request up from school. Many parents sential elective procedures. to a 60-day grace period to file themselves have been working quarterly reports and pay con- from home over the last week, The Registry of Motor tributions. while countless others are Vehicles (RMV) will extend the home due to sweeping layoffs renewal timeline of certain cre- across multiple industries. dentials to reduce the need for Restaurants have been espe- Kevin Flanders Photo customers to physical- cially hard hit, as Baker’s ly visit an RMV ser- emergency order limited pub- Shelves are being cleared out at area stores as the coronavirus crisis worsens. vice center for in-per- lic gatherings to 25 individuals son transactions. DURKIN & SONS and prohibited the consump- Gov. Karyn Polito. “We look providing greater flexibili- tion of food and drink on site The RMV will imple- Trucking Co. at bars and restaurants. This forward to working with the ty regarding food service in legislature to swiftly enact certain districts with higher ment a 60-day exten- mandate is also effective until sion to the current Trash April 6, but state officials could these bills to help provide our concentrations of low-income cities and towns with relief.” students. The department is expiration date for Removal extend it through April and Class D, Class DM, beyond. As April 6 approaches, the pursuing additional waivers Weekly Governor’s office will pro- for the remaining schools and ID cards, and learn- State and federal leaders are er’s permits. All cus- working swiftly to craft relief vide additional information districts. Pickups on whether closures will be Meanwhile, residents con- tomers with expired/ legislation assisting residents expiring credentials Cleanouts who lost their jobs. Additional extended. The Department of tinue to clean out shelves at Elementary and Secondary area supermarkets. Unsure dated between March legislation will assist munici- 1 and April 30 will con- palities across the state. Education (DESE) will work in when normal operations will ~ Reliable ~ partnership with schools and resume, shoppers have stock- tinue to have an active “The legislation our admin- status within the RMV istration is filing will help ease districts to develop strategies piled food, toiletries, and clean- and resources to sustain learn- ing products. Officials urge system until 60 days www.durkintrucking.com burdens on cities and towns after the expiration regarding municipal gover- ing throughout the closure residents not to hoard items, Spencer period. DESE has received a as many seniors and families date printed on their nance as they work to keep credential. their residents safe,” said Lt. partial waiver from the U.S. have struggled to find prod- 508-885-4499 Department of Agriculture ucts like toilet Place Motors is proud to sponsor Area restaurants face j j j Friday’s Child j j j uncertain future Hi! My name is Nyla and Danc- ing and singing make me happy!

BY KEVIN FLANDERS close eye on news reports of impending STAFF WRITER government economic relief packages, Nyla is a very friendly girl of but it would be difficult for any relief to Hispanic descent. Nyla loves to REGION – As the coronavirus out- make up for an extended loss of work. be around others and is very so- break continues to expand nationwide, At 308 Lakeside in East Brookfield, local restaurant owners and employees cial. Nyla is very intelligent and which remains open for takeout and are grappling with a grim present and enjoys reading and math. She is delivery services, several members of an uncertain future. the bartending and wait staff have been very bright and excels in and loves Following Gov. Charlie Baker’s out of work since March 15. Local restau- school. A few of Nyla’s talents are March 15 mandate restricting restau- rant owners fear that the Governor’s dancing, swimming, and drawing. rants to takeout and delivery services, restrictions may not be lifted for several owners across the state have faced Nyla also likes music and enjoys more weeks if conditions worsen. countless nightmare decisions. Many singing along to it. She is also very “This will have a big impact on our owners, like Spencer Country Inn man- staff. We will see how it goes, but hope- Nyla artistic. ager Amy Perro and her family, decided fully we will be successful with takeout Age 10 Nyla is currently in the 4th grade. that a temporary closure of the building and deliveries,” said Tom Fahey, the There are no concerns about Ny- was the best option to keep employees general manager of 308 Lakeside. and patrons safe. They hope to reopen la’s behaviors in school. Nyla states that she’d like to be a math teacher or A short trip west on Route 9, E.B. soon, but the uncertainty surrounding hairdresser when she is older. Flatts has also been hit hard by the din- the virus has made planning difficult. ing ban. The restaurant currently offers Legally freed for adoption, Nyla will thrive in most any family constel- “As a family-run business, we want takeout services only, and 18 employees lation with older children or no other children in the home. Nyla must be to do the best we can for our employ- have been temporarily laid off. Manager placed in a family who can allow her to visit with her biological siblings ees and customers,” Perro said. “We’re Sarah Huffman hopes they all return trying our best to stay positive, but it and possibly her maternal grandmother who live in western MA. There is once full services are restored, but has definitely been a big hit on us. The an open adoption agreement in place for 3 visits a year with birth mother. there is no telling how long that might situation is so fluid, and you just don’t be if an extension occurs. Meanwhile, know what is going to happen.” the E.B. Flatts staff reminds guests Who Can Adopt? As of press time last week, Spencer that its hours for takeout are Sunday Can you provide the guidance, love and stability that a child needs? If Country Inn had already lost 33 par- through Wednesday (7 a.m. to 2 p.m.) ties, including three parties of 250-plus you’re at least 18 years old, have a stable source of income, and room in and Thursday through Saturday (7 a.m. guests. Baby showers, weddings, and your heart, you may be a perfect match to adopt a waiting child. Adoptive to 8 p.m.) other functions have been affected, and In Spencer, the Five Loaves Bakery parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters Perro is worried that state restrictions staff continues to fight through the or homeowners; LGBTQ singles and couples. may extend beyond the current date of many hurdles that have impacted a The process to adopt a child from foster care requires training, inter- April 6. small, close-knit staff. The restaurant Deciding to take immediate action views, and home visits to determine if adoption is right for you, and if so, currently offers a lunch takeout from last week due to fears of extended to help connect you with a child or sibling group that your family will be a Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. restrictions, Perro and her family gave to 3 p.m. Fresh pastries, breads, and good match for. the majority of Spencer Country Inn’s several other items are available for To learn more about adoption from foster care, call the Massachusetts perishable foods to their employees. The patrons who continue to go out and Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) at 617-964-6273 or visit www.ma- remaining food items were donated to show their support to local businesses. the food bank to assist the community. reinc.org. The sooner you call, the sooner a waiting child will have “a “We don’t know what next week will As difficult as this time has been from permanent place to call HOME.” bring,” said Five Loaves Bakery owner a business management perspective, Kerri Lowell. “It’s very upsetting when Perro’s greatest fear is for her employ- you have to tell your employees there is ees. The closure affects ten full-time no work for them right now.” staff members, plus part-time employ- Once restrictions are eventually lifted ees and 15 high school students. Many and restaurants return to full services, of them have sat home for the last few owners are calling upon the community weeks, wondering when they’ll have the to show their support in what will be a opportunity to work again. long-term recovery process. “It’s the employees I worry the most “We are asking everyone to help the about. We are like a family,” Perro small businesses,” said Perro, who has added. several long-tenured employees who are For wait staff servers, bartenders, and currently out of work. “I hope everyone other restaurant employees nationwide, stays local so we can all get back on our their eatery positions provide their sole feet.” source of income. They have kept a www.StonebridgePress.com 6 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, March 27, 2020 CLASSROOM CORNER

Marianapolis Prep announces Quarter 3 Honor Roll

THOMPSON, Conn. — Marianapolis Upton, MA; Zachary King, Plainfield, Dean’s List CT; Dominic Penny, Charlton, MA; Prep announces students who have CT; Kate Landis, Brooklyn, CT; Molly Michael Acquaah-Harrison, Charlton, John Perveiler, Oxford, MA; Morgan earned their place on the Quarter 3 Landis, Brooklyn, CT; Abigail Leahy, MA; Oyetola Ajayi-Obe, Worcester, Polinski, Webster, MA; Elena Polsky, Honor Roll. Leicester, MA; Juhyoung Lee, Seoul, MA; Jenin Ayyash, Worcester, MA; Thompson, CT; Aleksandar Poturica, South Korea; Syhyoung Lee, Seoul, South Morgan Beaudreault, Dayville, CT; Belgrade, Serbia; Shunnan Qi, Head of School List Korea; Lauren Lemire, Southbridge, Callista Bibeau, Danielson, CT; Emma Shanghai, China; Jonathan Reardon, Ali Abdel-Jalil, Bayan, Kuwait; Olivia- MA; Chenxi Liu, Changzhou, China; Blanchard, Dayville, CT; Nicholas Fiskdale, MA; Johnna Romanek, North Mae Acquaah-Harrison, Charlton, Alana Lorusso, North Oxford, MA; Ian Boligan, Thompson, CT; Samuel Grosvenordale, CT; Morgan Royston, MA; Lily Alessandro, Pomfret Center, MacKenzie, Woodstock, CT; Lauren Bouchard, Douglas, MA; Patrick Oxford, MA; Emma Russell, Brooklyn, CT; Owen Alicandro, North Oxford, Makie, Webster, MA; Szymon Mamro, Brooks, Worcester, MA; Hayden CT; Elena Spangle, Brooklyn, CT; MA; James Alves, Uxbridge, MA; Webster, MA; Riley Martin, Moosup, Buzzell, East Brookfield, MA; Jamie Christian Terwilliger, Lebanon, CT; John Barnwell, Danielson, CT; Ryan CT; Steven Mascolo, West Hartford, Calkins, Charlton, MA; Jessie Calkins, Lily Tessmer, Lancaster, MA; Matthew Barnwell, Danielson, CT; Cassandra CT; Benjamin McGarry, Thompson, Charlton, MA; Hansen Cao, Shenzhen, Tomasino, Leicester, MA; Owen Belsito, Millbury, MA; Abigail Boria, CT; Keegan McLeod, Foster, RI; Kate China; Shaylan Cashman, Charlton, Trainor, Brooklyn, CT; Thinh Tran, Charlton, MA; Benjamin Bouchard, Melnick, North Grosvenordale, CT; MA; Kara Corriveau, Brimfield, MA; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Ashley Douglas, MA; Vincent Bourgeois, Sara Michailides, Chepachet, RI; Ayame Jasmine Creighton, Webster, MA; Paul Vandenbrouck, Oxford, MA; Caroline Thompson, CT; Campbell Braun, Mizuno, Nagoya, Japan; Linh Nguyen, Davey, Oxford, MA; Eva Dellea, North Vigneault, Southbridge, MA; Maggie South Grafton, MA; Stephen Canavan, Hanoi, Vietnam; Nhi Nguyen, Ho Chi Oxford, MA; Sydney Duby, Worcester, Vo, Worcester, MA; Elizabeth Walker, Ashford, CT; Marielle Caparso, Minh City, Vietnam; Abbie O’Brien, MA; Nicholas Fennelly, Charlton, Thompson, CT; William Weinkopf, Worcester, MA; Panachai Chauychoo, Plainfield, CT; Declan O’Connor, West MA; Gilbert Fournier, Putnam, CT; Plainfield, CT; Tyler Whiteley, Foster, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Pannawat Boylston, MA; Long Pham, Hanoi, Alexandra Giorgio, Millbury, MA; Lily RI; Anna Wildes, North Uxbridge, MA; Chauychoo, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vietnam; Brendan Phaneuf, Danielson, Givner, Oxford, MA; Xiayuan Gong, Yukun Wu, Taiyuan, China; Yaxuan Dominika Chmielewski, Webster, CT; Olivia Pisegna, Oxford, MA; Bronagh Wuxi, China; Audrey Hammond, Xu, Beijing, China; Zhihe Ye, Beijing, MA; Spencer Courville, Charlton, MA; Power-Cassidy, Dublin, Ireland; Sara Sutton, MA; Emily Hammond, Sutton, China; Yi Nok Yeung, Hong Kong; Julia Crosby, Whitinsville, MA; Anna Powers, Grafton, MA; Sophia Rabitor, MA; Alyson Hartman, Douglas, MA; Boning Zhu, Shanghai, China; Xingyu Czechowski, Webster, MA; Anh Dao, Dayville, CT; Jill Reardon, Fiskdale, Kiersten Haviland, Plainfield, CT; Zhu, Wenzhou, China; Yutian Zhu, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Alexandra MA; Grace Rhoads, Stafford Springs, Lily Hayes, Danielson, CT; Donovan Hangzhou, China. Delano, Charlton, MA; Joseph DiPietro, CT; Lucas Rhoads, Stafford Springs, CT; Hendrick, Willimantic, CT; Garret Worcester, MA; Danielle Doiron, Thomas Santos Soares, Porto Alegre, Hippert, Brooklyn, CT; Madeline Honor Roll Charlton, MA; Fiona Doiron, Charlton, Brazil; Elizabeth Schoemer, Oxford, Hollett, Charlton, MA; Nghi Huynh, Emma Allen, West Boylston, MA; MA; Benjamin Duquette, Webster, MA; MA; Hannah Schoemer, Oxford, MA; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Ge Jia, Grace Booth, Webster, MA; Domenic Sophie Elustondo, Burwood, Australia; Olivia Sczuroski, Pomfret Center, CT; Baoding, China; Doyoon Kim, Seoul, Capalbo, Worcester, MA; Claire William Engle, Plainfield, CT; Ava Trinity Semo, Dudley, MA; Ashley South Korea; Caroline King, Rochester, Crossman, Oxford, MA; Courtney Fabiano, Killingly, CT; Chiara Faiola, Smith, Holden, MA; Ivana Smyckova, MA; Ayana Kobayashi, Nagoya, Japan; Fleming, Douglas, MA; Isabel Hull, Auburn, MA; Yifei Fang, Shanghai, Horni Sucha, Czech Republic; Alex Haruna Kobayashi, Nagoya, Japan; Union, CT; Ehmil Johnson, Auburn, China; Ashley Giorgio, Millbury, MA; Stawiecki, Thompson, CT; Zachary Avery Kurzontkowski, Shrewsbury, MA; Kualim Johnson, Auburn, MA; Juliette Golden, Millville, MA; Madelyn Stoddard, Pomfret Center, CT; Maya MA; Ava LaRoche, Stafford Springs, Sydney Kennison, Somers, CT; Thomas Grundstrom, Moosup, CT; Timothy Summiel, Dayville, CT; Thang Tran, CT; Andie Lee, Charlton, MA; Evan Kennison, Somers, CT; Camille Larson, Hall, Plainfield, CT; Zachary Hall, Da Nang, Vietnam; Daniel Twohig, Lundt, Woodstock, CT; Yihui Luo, Charlton, MA; Michael Levesque, Plainfield, CT; B Hannon, Putnam, Douglas, MA; Rachel Ullstrom, Auburn, Lian Yun Gang, China; Remonda Narragansett, RI; Alexander Litke, CT; Angelina Hargrave, Charlton, MA; MA; John Vigliotti, Worcester, MA; Mankarios, Webster, MA; Ryan Martin, Brooklyn, CT; Kaya Lukasek, Webster, Sofia Hargrave, Charlton, MA; Mai Caroline Villa, Auburn, MA; Tram Douglas, MA; Salvatore Masciarelli, MA; Sophia Maloney, Sutton, MA; Hasegawa, Osaka-shi, Japan; Sophie Vo, Phan Thiet, Vietnam; Mary Wall, Northbridge, MA; Sydney Masciarelli, Jacob McCabe, Douglas, MA; Kylie Hendrick, Willimantic, CT; Philip Northborough, MA; Emily Walsh, Northbridge, MA; Conner McLeod, Miller, Webster, MA; Nhan Nguyen, Ho Heney, Douglas, MA; Thu Hoang, Thompson, CT; Mary Walsh, Thompson, Foster, RI; Emma McQuiston, Webster, Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Andrew Peck, Hai Phong, Vietnam; James Hoban, CT; Yunpeng Wang, Shenzhen, China; MA; Daniel Moors, Uxbridge, MA; Paxton, MA; Colby Pion, Danielson, Millbury, MA; Maura Hoban, Millbury, Zhenlin Wei, Shenzhen, China; Kyle Colleen Murphy, Charlton, MA; CT; Emma Raps, Webster, MA; Ashley MA; Patrick Hoban, Millbury, MA; Woodruff, Southbridge, MA; Mingyou Connor Murray, Southbridge, MA; Robert, Plainfield, CT; Patrick Sabourin, Kaylynn Horan, Putnam, CT; Tung Xu, Shanghai, China; Wenyang Yuan, Kaylynn Nolan, Oxford, MA; Hayley Uxbridge, MA; John Sarantopoulos, Huynh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Beijing, China; Abdullah Zameer, O’Connell, Webster, MA; Collin Pomfret Center, CT; Kaeleigh Sullivan, Katelyn Jacoboski, Willington, CT; Woodstock, CT; Zihan Zhang, Jinan, O’Connor, Sutton, MA; James Olivieri, Douglas, MA; Kang Xu, Xi’an, China; Mackenzie Jutras, Greenville, RI; Claire China. Douglas, MA; Jenna Olivieri, Douglas, Haipei Yang, Nanjing Jiangsu, China; Kelleher, Auburn, MA; Julia Kilroy, MA; Yasmeen Osborne, Brooklyn, Lucas Yash, Webster, MA. Nichols College postpones Commencement exercises

DUDLEY — Nichols College Control and Prevention issued DCU Center. and your families, I remember distinctive career-focused and has announced it will postpone new recommendations to can- The college recently being there the day you moved leadership-based approaches its annual Commencement cel or postpone events of 50 or announced it was moving into Shamie or other residence to learning, both in and out exercises on May 2, in accor- more for eight weeks. exclusively to online course halls. And I fondly remember of the classroom, and through dance with government man- In her message, President delivery following this past shaking each of your hands as impactful research and pro- dates aimed at containing the Engelkemeyer also promised week’s spring break until at we came together during fall fessional education. Students transmission of COVID-19. graduates an opportunity to least April 3 and offering cam- orientation. You are all in my thrive in a learning and living Nichols President Susan commemorate their academic pus housing only to those stu- heart. Please know it aches for environment that is support- West Engelkemeyer, Ph.D., achievement at a future event, dents unable to return home. you.” ed by an experiential business informed the graduating class with details to be determined. “It is truly impossible to As the ever-changing situa- curriculum and a strong lib- in a March 17 email, saying, “There will be a day that I express how very sorry I am tion develops, Nichols is keep- eral arts foundation aimed “Per CDC and state guidelines, will proudly, and with great that your final semester has ing open various channels of at transforming them into it is with a heavy heart that I joy, recognize this milestone in been disrupted in such a pro- communication to the students tomorrow’s leaders. Nichols inform you that our May 2, 2020 your lives,” she added. found way,” Dr. Engelkemeyer and the entire campus commu- also offers Master’s degrees in Commencement Ceremony is In addition, Nichols is plan- said to the seniors, referring nity. business, leadership, account- postponed.” ning to create a virtual event to the cancellation or defer- ing, and counterterrorism, as This week, Gov. Charlie for May 2 in acknowledge- ment of in-person classes, and About Nichols College well as a range of certificate Baker announced a prohibition ment of the Commencement activities such as spring ath- Nichols College is a college of programs, to promote career on gatherings of 25 or more peo- Ceremony that was scheduled letic events and travel oppor- choice for business and leader- advancement for today’s pro- ple, and the Centers for Disease to take place at Worcester’s tunities. “For many of you ship education as a result of its fessionals.

Trinity Catholic Academy honor roll SOUTHBRIDGE — Trinity Catholic Academy has Jeremy Figueroa,Melany Ngo,Tatum Perez Havish Swadia,Manaali Vaidya, released its honor roll for the second trimester of the 2019-2020 school year. Honors GRADE 6 Jason Checka, Elena Jerez,Lizmarie Rodriguez Jennalee Rousseau, ,Ava Simon GRADE 4 High Honors Makayla Capillo,Zoe Forget,Colin Ladd GRADE 8 Honors Honors SymeonDownie,Jameson Durocher, Aedyn Esser, High Honors IssayrisGonzalez-Rivera, Heather Kennedy,Oliver Charles Congdon,Frances Dyer,Anika Ferrantino Kirsten Congdon, Sean Gasperini,Zachary Hebert MacDonald AleyaPereira,Noah Waterhouse Brandon McGlone,Amari Pereira,Nicholas Sargent,Cameron Simpson Honors GRADE 5 David Adorno, ,Zachary Cournoyer High Honors Teresita Del Valle, Eva Jerez Michael Gasperini,Apollo Logan, GRADE 7 Payton MacDonald, Avelyn O’Brien, Laci Pollone Yashvi Swadia,Nico Yacavace High Honors Honors Luisa Henao, Shane McGlone,Casey Renaud Online antique education

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They will basical- as of this past weekend, but of the wild turkey. They allow game call representatives like gone soon so that everyone can ly be shut down until July or should receive an allotment the hunter a lot more ability Quaker Boy, or profession- get back to their normal life. It August if things stay the same of trout this week. Check the to move around in a comfort- al turkey hunters from other is too late for turkey seminars or get even worse. Private boat Massachusetts Fish & Wildlife able chair, or just to sip on a states. There are very few sem- this year, but hopefully, next owners will still be able to fish Web site for up to date stock- cup of hot coffee while waiting inars today, but some Fish & year will be different unless we to are told to shelter ing of trout in your area. The for a big tom turkey to come Game clubs should consider Charter boat captains are in place. water is still cold and fishing strutting into your decoys. 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Frank G. Chilinski President and Publisher Letters to the Editor Don’t let fears Brendan Berube Editor Plague management ethics drive your To the Editor: human history, if every 100 years a Perhaps I owe somewhat of an new nasty virus came out, it mowed apology to Donald Trump and Mike down 5 percent of the population, and investment Editorial Pence. Although they downplayed the then kids got mild cases and developed threat of pandemic for what looks like immunity, and it burns out. months, ignored intelligence reports, What concerns me is the math. The choices ignored scientists, called it fake news, lack of understand of what exponential a new hoax, etc., etc., it may not have growth really means (this was spin- First, the actually changed much. COVID-19 ning out of control for weeks before Financial coronavirus is so contagious, the incubation peri- the media decided it was a problem). rocked the A much Focus od so long, disease management so If cases double every four days nobody financial mar- resource intensive, that perhaps there cares when one case becomes two, kets. Then, was nothing we could have done to four, then eight, then 32, then 64, and JEFF oil prices BURDICK needed prevent this crisis. If a meteor is then 128 cases in a month. We ignored dropped more barreling towards earth it doesn’t it when it could have been isolated, than 20 per- really matter if we have a smart and and now the horse is out of the barn. cent after a well-grounded president like Obama The other thing is the incubation peri- breakdown in OPEC production dis- or a narcissistic idiot like Trump – the od, the number of people anybody has cussions. Not surprisingly, the markets time for took another nosedive. Yet, despite meteor is going to hit anyway and with anybody else. We can’t eradicate presidential competence won’t change this virus from the face of the earth, these events, this recent market volatil- anything. not anymore. As soon as we think ity may well be attributed more to fear Based on how this disease is spread- we beat it back it will come back in than the forces that usually drive the renewal ing throughout the world and crip- waves. Wave after wave for years. markets. Ultimately, in the investment pling the world economy, even in This is not containable any longer. arena, as in all walks of life, facts mat- countries I consider to be superbly There are only two ways out of this ter. And right now, if you look beyond Another winter is on its way out, the headlines, the facts that matter to and warmer, longer days are finally run, makes me think this is more like - either everybody gets it globally, or a meteor impact than a self-inflicted we develop a vaccine. If the hospitals investors may be far less gloomy than here. As March turns the corner into you might have imagined. April, the dawning of the season of wound. Trump certainly isn’t helping, get overwhelmed, the problem will but his capacity to make it worse is take care of itself. In a no-vaccine renewal is perhaps more welcome limited. scenario, the math says we need to be So, here are some things to keep in this year than ever before in the shad- I was thinking about the COVID-19 hunkered down like this for 18 months mind over the next several weeks: ow of the Coronavirus outbreak, and crisis, what we’ve seen before and to flatten the curve enough. If we This isn’t 2008. If you were an investor we thought this would be an oppor- what is truly unprecedented. expand hospital capacity drastically, in 2008, you well remember the market tune moment to reflect on some of the Humanity has seen pandemics that will reduce how flat we need to crash that resulted from the bursting of things that make us grateful for the before; we’ve seen plagues before. This make the curve. In America, hospitals the housing bubble, which had severe arrival of spring. pandemic on the surface seems a lot are private entities that rarely make ripple effects throughout the economy. While each season has its like to Spanish Flu of 1918-1919, which money, so they have no real incentive The situation is different now. While own perks, there is something about killed 5 percent of the world popula- to purchase equipment for over-ca- it’s quite likely that the U.S. economy spring that seems to surprise us each tion. Most people got the flu, most pacity that will only collect dust next will take a hit in the short term, the year. We re-acquaint ourselves with only had mild symptoms and recov- year. This actually highlights why overall economic fundamentals were our yards as they slowly reveal them- ered, but some reacted very badly to we need national healthcare - hospital strong before the coronavirus came along and may indeed prove resilient selves as the snow banks melt away, it. Before the Spanish Flu, things executives shouldn’t be worried about used to happen that cut humanity’s how busy they’ll keep a COVID-19 enough to withstand the recent shocks. and we welcome the sight of our Specifically, the labor market condi- lawns and tree branches once again numbers, but we didn’t see it coming, era purchased ventilator. If we want didn’t know what it was, and didn’t healthcare to function as a service, it tions were the best in decades, hous- sprouting green. ing activity was improving and interest Another phenomenon that know that we could even do anything can’t also be a private enterprise. about it. The Spanish Flu was some- If we run out of hospital capacity, rates remained low. And even the recent comes with spring is ‘spring fever.’ what understood, but information was how will it be rationed? Do we even events may have a bright side: The drop In modern times this is a semi-pos- censored during WWI and this “social have a plan? First world countries in oil prices will likely reduce prices at itive term. Back in colonial times, distancing” wasn’t feasible. like to do everything they can for the gas pumps, leading to more money however, ‘spring fever’ referred to It should be noted that the “Spanish everybody, but if we exceed our capac- in the pockets of consumers, which, in the poor quality of health everyone Flu” was named as such because Spain ity significantly, hard choices will turn, can boost spending, a key driver was in after sustaining a winter with- was neutral in WWI, and the only need to be made. We should have a of our economy. And the large decline out fresh vegetables and proper diet. major country not censoring its media points based system to determine who in interest rates will make home pur- Today’s ‘spring fever’ will have chil- about the disease. The flu is actually should get the ventilator rather than chases and mortgage refinancing even dren restless in school, new romances thought to have originated in Kansas. pretending it isn’t a problem worth more attractive – again, positive moves transpire and people attacking their Part of why we don’t name diseases thinking about it and letting a doctor for the economy. homes with dust cloths and Windex. after locations any more is that it cre- on the front lines decide. We need to We’ve been here before. From the Experts say the changes ates unnecessary stigmatization and take ownership of this. As much as time the markets bottomed out in early 2009 until just a few weeks ago, stock that a person goes through during is often wrong anyway. Sarah Palin maligned the non-existent We’ve seen potential pandemics and “death panels” in 2010, in 2020 we prices climbed about 300 percent. Yet, the springtime are due to hormonal during that time, we also saw three changes in the body. During the plagues before that we beat back such could really use guidance on how to as Ebola in 2014. A weird disease in a ratio healthcare when there is simply separate market drops of more than 15 winter months, the body secretes a percent, similar to what we’re seeing large amount of melatonin, (the sleep far-away land such as West Africa can no choice. be managed, isolated, and burned out In a vaccine scenario - how long do now. These market corrections always hormone). The presence of more sun- before it gets here. we need to be hunkered down until feel unsettling, but it’s important to rec- light in spring sends the body a mes- What is unprecedented is that this that vaccine is available? ognize that they are actually a normal sage to stop producing as much mel- is the first plague that we thought we Can the U.S. economy, or the world part of the log-term investing process. atonin. This causes folks to be more could control that is getting out of con- economy for that matter, sustain So, given these factors, how should awake. Add this to the uptick in your trol and mathematically impossible to months or years of this? Is it worth it? you respond to the current situation? serotonin levels due to the sunlight, control (at this point). The world is Will there be anything left on the other Instead of simply selling your stocks in and you will not only be awake, but responding to COVID-19 by shutting side of this? How will we keep supply an attempt to cut your losses, review enthusiastic. down the world economy to slow (not chains of essential products up? What your portfolio to see if it is properly bal- To touch on a bit of history, eliminate) the spread. It is so infec- about the kids’ educations, and how anced between stocks, bonds and other as we are wont to do, the month tious that we know we can’t stop it, will that affect America in the future? investments in a way that reflects your of April is derived from the word but we hope to slow it with draconian If we witness an economic collapse goals, time horizon and risk tolerance. ‘Aprillis,’ which in turn is derived measures. The goal is commendable with 30 percent unemployment by the Those investors with properly balanced from the word ‘aperire,’ meaning “to - keep the hospitals from being over- end of Quarter 2, how do those people portfolios are not seeing the same level whelmed. An uncontrolled outbreak keep their bills paid? What are the of decline as those whose holdings are open.” This makes perfect sense, as almost entirely in stocks. And while the world becomes abloom again in will mean that 30 patients will need effects of a huge number of people sim- ventilators for every one ventilator in ply not paying bills any longer? How diversification can’t guarantee profits spring. With everything once again or protect against all losses, it can help blooming and warm, sunny weather the country. long can the economy actually be shut We have many viruses that would down before there is a domino effect of reduce the impact of volatility. ahead, we hope all of you out there kill an adult, but are benign to chil- unintended consequences? have an opportunity to stave off stir dren. They often present as colds in The ethics of plague management Here’s another suggestion: Look for craziness during this outbreak by kids, but all adults are immune since will be studied in the future. This is good buying opportunities, because they stepping outside to feel the sun on they got that same cold as a kid. These the first plague humans saw coming are certainly out there. A well-managed your own faces, inhale a deep lungful viruses are not dangerous except to and had actual tools to alter its course company with a solid business plan that of invigorating air, and enjoy a much isolated populations. For example, and decisions to make. produces quality products and services needed sense of renewal. Native Americans were not immune Omar Har-Yarok is going to be that same company after the coronavirus and oil price panics from European childhood viruses and East Brookfield were ravaged by them. Throughout subside – and right now, that company’s stock shares may literally be “on sale.”

While it’s not easy for you to look at your investment statements today, community across the nation, ordinary could use some ‘good’ news right now, remember that you’re investing for GOOD NEWS people are stepping up to the plate to and we are asking you, faithful readers, continued from page A1­­­ goals that may be decades away. By combat the negative impact of COVID- to share yours with us. If there is a col- keeping your eyes on this distant hori- tales of generosity and goodwill have 19 with kindness. lection of food and supplies for those in zon, so to speak, you’ll be less likely to been popping up across the country Just last week, we received a phone need taking place in your community; over-react to the news of the day – and recently — stories of landlords forego- call from someone driving down Main if you have been the fortunate recipi- more likely to follow a long-term strate- ing the collection of rent from tenants Street in one of our own local com- ent of an unexpected act of kindness; gy that can work for you. who are home without pay or insisting munities who saw a group of children or if you know of a hometown hero that the hard hit businesses who rent writing messages of encouragement who you believe deserves recognition This article was written by Edward space from them pay employees first; and affirmation on the sidewalk with for going above and beyond to make a Jones for use by your local Edward stories of neighbors buying groceries brightly colored chalk because it was positive difference during the COVID- Jones Financial Advisor. Please contact and supplies for the elderly couple next something they felt they could do to 19 outbreak, we want to hear about it. Jeff Burdick, your local Edward Jones door; of parents organizing food col- help the people of their hometown stay Feel free to contact our Editor by e-mail Advisor in Sturbridge at 508-347-1420 lection drives to ensure that families positive and keep their spirits up. We at [email protected] or by or [email protected]. in need are able to keep food on the were so moved by this extraordinary phone at 279-4516, ext. 101 and help us table for children whose schools have act of selflessness on the part of those spread some positivity. temporarily closed. Every day, in every so young that it inspired us to seek out similar displays of goodwill. All of us DON’T MISS A BEAT CHECK OUT THE www.StonebridgePress.com SPORTS ACTION! Friday, March 27, 2020 • SPENCER NEW LEADER ­9

Letters to the Editor A response To the Editor: est and amusement. While I am old Having plenty of time on my enough to be on Medicare, my wife Republican President hands, I was just reviewing Roland is not, hence we have retained our Blais’ words in his remarks published Federal Blue Cross which my wife To the Editor: him as a manager and an executive – I March 13. He makes a lot of references could do in retirement. That said, we, The response to the Coronavirus out- can’t think of any other Republican I to our being a republic, but the defi- like everyone else, are devoting a very break in the United States has been can say the same for. That being said, nitions I have seen don’t pay a lot of large percentage of our healthcare dol- delayed, and has represented a weird I am very thankful that this global respect to the term, save that it is used lar, to the support and feeding of the patchwork of similar yet different Coronavirus meltdown is happening to describe a representative form of insurance carrier, all their employ- responses from the states. We are sev- during a Republican administration. government, where selected officials, ees at every level, including paying eral weeks behind the curve because The 2009 stimulus at the very begin- by a wide variety of forms and for- their health insurance, and all the our President didn’t believe intelli- ning of Obama’s term was too little to mats, are in charge of the government. clerics throughout the system who gence reports of the coming pandemic really do the good that was needed, and This descriptive term can range move that money around. At Toronto and believed it to be a hoax intended was part of the reason that the recov- from our western style, to the Soviet General, they have three insurance to malign his presidency and dent the ery was so slow and took so long. I Socialist Republic, the Republic of clerks, Mass general has 150. Just stock market he took so much credit suspect that if there were a Democratic China, to even the famous Banana think how terrific our services might for. administration now, there wouldn’t be Republics. In truth, the Republic of be, if not carrying all this extra, not The stock market has lost all gains such support from Republicans for an our founders was, in fact, more of a medical service burden. The peo- since Donald Trump was inaugurated. economic stimulus package. Sort of consensus style, then as now, run by ple who are the beneficiaries of that Without even factoring in inflation, our like it had to be a Republican President the most prosperous white men, and industry have successfully convinced 401k’s are now worse than they were (Richard Nixon) who made overtures literally excluded women, people of you that not paying them is commu- BT (before Trump). They are going with China. If a Democratic President lesser means and actually had a proxy nism. Admittedly, their demise would lower, I promise you that. The Dow had proposed that, he would have been system for slave owners. Even the displace a lot of people off of our pay- futures this Sunday evening hit the cir- called a Communist, soft on defense, much touted electoral college, was to roll, but it is a glitch inn capitalism, cuit breaker “limit low” and in the past etc. keep the great unwashed from choice that only serves itself. month we have hit that circuit breaker In times of national or global crisis, of a president. With no party evident I actually started this response more times than I can remember. I the Democrats generally step up and at the time, top vote getter was pres- last week, but now have a couple more wonder if Trump will take responsibil- do the right thing with a sprinkling of ident, and second highest was vice interesting observations to add. If ity for the stock market declines given political posturing. During a national president- hence, succession might our nation and way of life are to sur- how he tied his presidency to its rise… or global crisis, the Republicans will well have yielded complete policy vive, it will be socialism coming in to States don’t have the resources of burn everything to the ground if they reversal. rescue that which capitalism cannot. the CDC, HHS, CIA, NSC, etc. Trump can’t get the credit. Obama was inau- Mr. Blais has made reference to People need to eat, and with so much ignored the resources of the federal gurated during a time of national crisis our old friend and brother, Benjamin of the economy interrupted. only our government with wishful thinking. and Mitch McConnell’s stated goal on Franklin, probably the first and great- government can fill this need. The Republican Senators publicly down- inauguration day was to watch Obama est entrepreneur of our nation. In range and level of impact cannot be played the COVID crisis while pri- fail. If you remember, the Republicans addition to his print shop and Poor overstated. vately dumping their stock portfolios. criticized the Fed’s actions support- Richard’s Almanac, he was an early I am on Social Security, and hope Trump’s cabinet eventually had to have ing the economy in 2012 because they insurance provider. He sold fire protec- not to access retirement investments an “intervention” with him. The states thought it was making things look too tion to homeowners in Philadelphia, until restored to much higher than started taking action when reports in good for Obama’s reelection (the want- many of which old homes still bear current levels. the media were making the case over- ed unemployment higher). It is hard his company seal next to their front I own an apartment house with whelming. to build a sand castle but really easy to door. If you have any familiarity with a small mortgage. Two of my three Since we have an inept federal gov- kick it down. Philadelphia, you are aware of homes tenants are part of the school system. ernment, we instead have a patchwork The Democrats may hold some detail proximity to each other; hence, his Stay tuned for where that might go. of similar yet different responses in the hostage for political goals but at the downfall was not having his fire com- I am not a fan of bailing out air- states. Some states such as WV still end of the day they aren’t willing to pany covering the entire block, and lines. When they got their bonus inn think it’s a joke, others like New York, shoot the hostage. The Republicans led to our current socialized format of the Trump tax cuts, they used it to Illinois, and California are issuing stay- have proved that they will shoot the all taxpayers paying for fire and police buy back debt, that maybe they should at-home orders. hostage. The Republicans would rather protection, along with military and leverage now before coming hat in Governors have shut down ski areas, see unemployment spike to 30 percent grade school costs. hand. Of course, this may well be a entertainment and cultural venues, so they can blame it on the Dems. Indeed, review of the Federalist Catch 22, as their demise likely reduc- bars and restaurants, schools, barber When adjusted for inflation the fiscal Papers, makes it clear that the found- es my retirement investment. shops, hair and nail salons, gyms, mas- stimulus they are pushing now is near- ers were quite happy with the home The bottom line is, if we are all to sage and tattoo parlors. Some places ly two and a half times larger than the rule and states’ rights, and cited only get through this, we need to stop infer- have closed all hotels, some locales with 2009 stimulus they kicked and screamed 1) National Defense-army/navy, 2) ring that socialism makes us commu- a lot of second homes asked those people we couldn’t afford. Shame on them for trade and treaties, 3) common curren- nists. We have a long and complex to return to their primary residence. their 2009 actions, shame on them for cy-national bank and 4) regulation of road ahead of us, and it will test our Elective surgeries and non-emergency not apologizing as we look at the last interstate commerce. fabric as a nation- Be well, and may medical and dental care has been can- 11 years in retrospect, but at least we Since, in point of fact, much of our God Bless America celed. might get what we need this time. society functions on the public dime, It’s no secret that despite their flaws, For America’s sake, it is fortunate including Social Security, Medicare, Ken Kimball I trust Democrats to run this country that we have a Republican president un-employment insurance, etc., I Brookfield over Republicans any day, with the right now because they might actually have watched the national debated on possible exception of Charlie Baker, do the right thing albeit for their own healthcare coverage with both inter- who the Republicans disown by calling selfish reasons. him a RINO anyway. 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Easter is right around the corner in this mixture. Spread the If you are purchas- Directions: Wash and dry eggshells. and the religious holiday, steeped in petals and leaves so that Take ing the plant your- Put the shells into bowl or grinder and tradition, often creates the best family they lie as flat as possible. self, choose a healthy pulverize into a powder. Toss away any memories. Coloring eggs, early morn- Do not place flowers too the looking plant with large pieces. Place flour and hot water ing candy hunts, Easter lilies, and fam- close together. 4. Cover the Hint a few flowers in full in another bowl and add one tablespoon ily tables heaped with festive fare, all flowers with 3/4 of an inch bloom but with most eggshell powder and mix until a paste make this spring celebration one of the of the mixture. 5. Place the KAREN unopened. Keep pot- forms. 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Here are results in an interesting hue of pastels longer by snipping off the pollen laden *** some ideas to put them to good use: (and no more dye mess)! anthers from the center of the blooms. *Chop up chocolate and store in zip Note: Did you know Celebrity Chef *** Win Dinner for Two at the Publick lock bags to use as chocolate chips in Bobby Flay recommends boiling older House cookie batter, muffins, pancakes or to eggs rather than very fresh eggs, Long Lasting Lilies: When your Your tips can win you a great dinner top cupcakes. because it’s easier to peel older hard Easter lily has seen better days, don’t for two at the historic Publick House * Make candy coated popcorn: Melt boiled eggs than fresh ones?. toss it out! Your potted lilies can last Historic Inn in Sturbridge! Simply send chocolate and toss in freshly popped You’ll need: Tissue paper in several for years to come if you plant them in a hint to be entered into a random corn to coat. Allow to cool and harden colors; water, hard boiled eggs, small outside. To do: When leaves and stems drawing. One winner per month will before serving. bowls or cups. turn yellow and or brown, trim them win a fabulous three course dinner for *Whip up an old fashioned mug of Instructions: back and plant the bulb directly into two at the renown restaurant, located rich and yummy hot chocolate. For 1. Tear the tissue paper into small the garden after the threat of frost has on Route 131 across the town common every cup of whole milk add four ounc- pieces. passed. For best results, plant the bulb in historic Sturbridge. Because I’m es chopped chocolate. Add a few drops 2. Put some water in a bowl. in about three inches of good soil in in the business of dispensing tips, not of vanilla extract and a dash of sugar if 3. One at a time, soak pieces of tissue a sunny or partial shade area. Top inventing them (although I can take desired. Melt on the stove on medium/ paper in the water. Then stick the wet with another three inches of mulch, credit for some), I’m counting on you high heat, stirring constantly. When pieces onto the surface of a hard boiled peat moss, compost, etc. (bulb is six readers out there to share your best mixture simmers, turn to low and cover egg. Keep placing tissue on the egg until inches underground). Water as needed. helpful hints! for three minutes. Stir before serving. it is covered. You may want to overlap Keep in mind transplanted lilies won’t *** the tissue pieces a little to cover the bloom until next summer. Keep well Do you have a helpful hint or handy entire egg, or leave spaces to create a mulched during the winter and next tip that has worked for you? Do you have Everlasting Flower Preservative mosaic effect. spring remove extra mulch to help lilies a question regarding household or gar- Want to preserve your Easter bou- 4. After the entire egg is covered, sprout up. den matters? If so, why not share them quet or corsage? It’s easy to make them place it in an egg cup to dry. *** with readers of Stonebridge Press news- last almost indefinitely! 5. When the tissue is dry, peel it off papers? Send questions and/or hints Ingredients: 1 pint powdered Borax of the egg. The color of the tissue paper Chalk it Up: Wondering what to do to: Take the Hint!, C/o the Southbridge (in laundry aisle); two pints cornmeal; will have transferred to the egg. with all those eggshells left over from Evening News, PO Box 90; Southbridge, covered cardboard box (a shoebox is *** Easter? Why not be creative and teach MA 01550. Or E-mail [email protected]. ideal); fresh flowers. the kids how to make sidewalk chalk? Hints are entered into a drawing for Instructions: 1. Thoroughly mix Prolong Potted Lilies: Easter lilies While you’re at it, you can throw in a dinner for two at the historic Publick borax and cornmeal. 2. Cover the bot- are gorgeous plants, and with a few little recycling lesson! 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In six seasons, the Worcester Recently the team announced a slate Bravehearts have consistently built of 14 local players who will attempt to championship-caliber rosters in the defend the team’s 2019 championship Futures League by recruiting some of when the season begins May 27. the most talented baseball players in Six of the 14 local players are return- Central Mass. Players like Ian Strom of ers from last year’s team that won 30 Hopedale, Zack Tower of Auburn, Ryan regular season games and defeated Ward of Millbury, and Mariano and the Pittsfield Suns, Brockton Rox, and Dante Ricciardi of West Boylston Bristol Blues on the way to the organi- have been key contributors to the zation’s fourth championship. Holden Bravehearts success since 2014. residents Jack Gardner (Saint John’s High), P.J. Barry (Saint Peter-Marian High) and Brendan Case (Wachusett Regional) are all slated to return. Leicester resident Jack Steele (Worcester Academy) will Massachusetts Baseball Coaches return to the starting rotation for the Association All-Central Team as a ATHLETE Bravehearts in 2020. Steele, a sopho- junior and senior at Shrewsbury High. of more at UMass-Amherst, started seven The right-hander is currently a junior the games for the Bravehearts last season, at Western New England University WEEK logging 33 innings and a 4.86 ERA. and has pitched 75 innings in his college He may be best remembered for his career, notching a record of 7-5. John gutsy performance to start Game 1 of West is a current senior at Shrewsbury the 2019 FCBL Championship. On less High where he has also starred on the than 24 hours notice, he turned in his Photo courtesy Worcester Bravehearts basketball court. The towering 6-foot-8 best performance of the season, going Leicester’s Jack Steele right-hander went 3-2 with a 0.87 ERA Jack Steele 5.1 scoreless innings in a crucial 2-1 and 45 strikeouts last year. He was Bravehearts victory. Steele also won selected to the Telegram & Gazette The Leicester resident and fielder is a junior at Westfield State the 2017 Central New England Prep Super Team in both sports in 2019. He Worcester Academy alum has once and was a part of the 2017 Shrewsbury School Baseball League Championship plans to attend Boston College in the again been named a member of Legion Post 397 team that won the at Worcester Academy. fall. the Worcester Bravehearts roster. American Legion Northeast Regional. If returning third baseman Aidan Grafton native Carson Hauben had Congratulations! Last summer he hit .276 while play- Wilde (Milford High) seems comfort- already pitched in eight games as a ing five different positions for the able with the coaches, it is because he freshman at Rollins College in Florida Bravehearts. is. Not only was Alex Dion his coach before his season was suspended. He The Bravehearts are bolster- last summer, but Dion was also Wilde’s had a 4.38 ERA and a record of 3-2 ing their pitching staff with seven Athlete of the Week is sponsored by: high school coach where Wilde put up this season. In high school, he helped local arms. Shrewsbury’s Kevin amazing numbers. He hit .476 in 235 St. John’s win the 2017 1A Super 8 Hummer (Shrewsbury High/ total high school at-bats, including a State Championship. All three pitchers Western New England) and John senior year in which he finished with also played for the Shrewsbury Post West (Shrewsbury High/Boston a .509 average and .645 on base per- 397 American Legion Team — a team SPENCER College), Grafton’s Carson centage. Wilde is one of the very few that once had Nick Martin and Jack Hauben (St. John’s High/Rollins players to actually hit a ball over the Gardner as well. College), Marlborough’s Hunter fence at Milford’s Fino Field, a dis- Hunter Reynolds is a freshman Reynolds (Marlborough High/ tance of over 400 feet. Wilde was voted right-handed pitcher at Franklin Pierce 764 Main Street Franklin Pierce), Auburn’s Coleman the NE10 Rookie Hitter of the Year his University. In his first six appearances Picard (Auburn High/Hartford), freshman year and was named to the for the Ravens, Reynolds had pitched (Rte. 67) Warren, MA Ashland’s Alex Amalfi (Ashland High/ National Collegiate Baseball Writers 7.2 innings with 10 strikeouts and an UMass-Boston), and Worcester’s- 413.436.7721 Association Preseason All-East Region ERA of 2.35. He played football, basket- own Tim O’Connor (Worcester first team prior to this season, his ball and baseball at Marlborough High www.spencerchrysler.com Academy/Denison University) will all sophomore year at Stonehill College. School. join the team this summer. Another key returning play- new • used • sales • service Kevin Hummer was named First er is Shrewsbury’s Nick Turn To BRAVEHEARTS page ­­­A15 Mon-Thurs 8:00-8:00 • Fri. 8:00-6:00 • Sat: 9:00-4:00 Team MidWach Conference and Martin (Shrewsbury High). The out- Celebrate Our CelebrateLOCAL SPORTS Our HEROES Past, Present & Future

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To advertise in The Local Service Provider Directory Contact June at 508-909-4062 [email protected] 14 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, March 27, 2020 POLICE REPORTS al (Lincoln Street); 8:16 a.m.: officer accidental; 1:00 p.m.: warrant service Street Extension), mv towed; 11:46 Spencer Logs wanted (Woodside Road), info taken; (Main Street), Maissel Hughes, 34, 323 a.m.; disabled mv (Huntoon Memorial 9:54 a.m.: disabled mv (Main Street), Main Street, Spencer, trafficking fen- Highway), assisted; 12:38 p.m.: inves- WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 assisted; 10:26 a.m.: mv stop (Wall tanyl, possession heroin/morphine/ tigation (Pryor Road), services ren- 12:24-1:48 a.m.: buildings checked, Street); 11:03 a.m.: medical/general opium, arrest; 2:25 p.m.: sex offend- dered; 12:54 p.m.: parking complaint secure; 1:52 a.m.: mv stop (Chestnut (Browning Pond Road); 11:06 a.m.: 911 er registration (West Main Street), (Soojians Drive), citation issued; 1:41 Street); 1:59 a.m.: parking violation call (Smithville Road), open line; 11:15 assisted; 2:54 p.m.: 911 call (West Main p.m.: welfare check (out of town, no (Mechanic Street), ticket issued; 2:08 a.m. 911 call (Main Street), hang-up; Street), Harrington CT down; 3:55 p.m.: location specified on police log), no a.m.: buildings cheked, secure; 2:42 11:42 a.m.: juvenile matter (Old Farm medical/general (Main Street); 4:10 action requied; 2:41 p.m.: assist citizen a.m.: parking violation (Main Street), Road), spoken to; 12:04 p.m.: officer p.m.: multiple FID card issued/3 (West (Lexington Avenue), report taken; 3:49 ticket issued; 3:27 a.m.: elderly matter wanted (West Main Street), Harrington Main Street), assisted; 4:11 p.m.: multi- p.m.: mv stop (South Main Street), (Lincoln Street), spoken to; 4:50 a.m.: ER closed TFN; 1:41 p.m.: mv stop ple LTC issued/4 (West Main Street), written warning; 6:24 p.m.: ambulance parking complaint (Church Street), (Charlton Road); 3:28 p.m.: officer want- assisted; 4:44 p.m.: elderly matter (Virgina Drive), assisted; 7:05 p.m.: driveway bloeked; 7:31 a.m.: mv stop ged (West Main Street), spoken to; 3:35 (Lincoln Street), spoken to; 5:48 p..m.: shopliftin (Soojians Drive), report (Main Street) 7:38 a.m.: medical/gen- p.m.: medical/general (Main Street); officer wanted (West Main Street), taken; 9:38 p.m.: suspicious mv (Waite eral (Collier Circle); 7:41 a.m.: mv stop 5:29 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street); 5:50 spoken to; 7:09 p.m.: abandoned 911 Street), unable to locate; 9:58 p.m.: wel- (Main Street); 7:51 a.m.; mv stop (Main p.m.: mv stop (Main Street); 6:02 p.m.: call (Mechanic Street), accidental; 7:19 fare check (Mayflower Circle), trans- Street); 8:01 a.m.: stop (Main Street); officer wanted (South Spencer Road), p.m.: abandoned 911 call (Pleasant ported to hospital; 10:24 p.m.: ambu- 8:17 a.m.: mv stop (Summit Street); info given; 6:55 p.m.: officer wanted Street), child w/phone; 8:09 p.m.: sus- lance (Mayflower Circle), transported. 8:31 a.m.: mv stop (Main Street); 8:40 (Main Street), investigated; 7:58 p.m.: picious mv (Castle Lane), investigat- SATURDAY, MARCH 14 a.m.; mv stop (Main Street); 8:54 a.m.: officer wanted (Main Street), spoken ed; 8:32 p.m.: suspicious mv (Paxton 12:30 a.m.: ambulance (Parker mv stop (Charlton Road); 9:04 a.m.: to; 9:26 p.m.: officer wanted (Bixby Road), investigated; 8:37-8:52 p.m.: Street), transported; 1:17 a.m.: mv stop mv stop (Charlton Road); 9:12 a.m.: mv Road), unwanted party; 9:45 p.m.: fire buildings checked, secure; 10:45 p.m.: (Stafford Street), verbal warning; 1:17 stop (Charlton Road); 9:23 a.m.: med- alarm (Pleasant Street), services ren- officer wanted (West Main Street), a.m.: mv stop (Paxton Street), verbal ical/general (Bixby Road); 9:31 a.m.: dered; 9:48 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street); LTC change of address. warning; 1:36 a.m.: mv stop (Stafford mv stop (Maple Street); 9:44 a.m.: mv 9:48 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street), 10:01- TUESDAY, MARCH 17 Street), verbal warning; 2:17 a.m.: mv stop (Main Street); 9:50 a.m.: medical/ 10:30 p.m.: buildings checked, secure; 1:00 a.m.: officer wanted (West stop (Stafford Street), spoken to; 2:30 general (Elm Street); 9:53 a.m.: com- 10:53 p.m.: fireworks complaint (Lyford Main Street), Webster PD bolo; 1:12- a.m.: mv stop (Stafford Street), spo- mercial alarm (Main Street), services Road), gunshots heard; 11:03-11:40 p.m.: 1:58 a.m.: buildings checked, secure; ken to; 2:42 a.m.: suspicious person rendered; 10:02 a.m.: sex offender reg- buildings checked, secure. 2:02 a.m.: parking violation (Paxton (Pleasant Street), unable to locate; 2:43 istration (West Main Street), assisted; SATURDAY, MARCH 14 Road), ticket issued; 2:08-2:30 a.m.: a.m.: mv stop (Stafford Street), spoken 10:07 a.m.: intelligence/drugs (West 12:02-2:15 a.m.: building cheked, buildings checked, secure; 3:49 a.m.: to; 3:00 a.m.: suspicious mv (Stafford Main Street), info taken; 10:24 a.m.: secure; 2:40 a.m.: parking violation medical/general (Browning Pond Street), services rendered; 10:30 a.m.: commercial alarm (Main Street), ser- (Chestnut Street), ticket issued; 7:59 Road); 4:41 a.m.: 911 call (West Main mv stop (Paxton Street), citation vices rendered; 10:46 a.m.: officer want- a.m.: officer wanted (Main Street), Street), Harrington CT down; 7:21 issued; 10:39 a.m.: ambulance (Bunker ed (Northwest Road), spoken to; 10:51 spoken to; 8:41 a.m.: medical/overdose a.m.: parking complaint (Clark Road), Hill Road), services rendered; 12:22 a.m.: officer wanted (Lambs Grove), (G.H. Wilson Road); 10:22 a.m.: mv stop truck blocking travel lane; 8:27 a.m.: p.m.: mv stop (Paxton Street), cita- no trespass order; 11:29 a.m.: medical/ (North Spencer Road); 10:28 a.m.: mv lost/found (West Main Street); 8:43 tion issued; 12:25 p.m.: mv stop (River general (Church Street); 11:55 a.m.: 911 stop (Main Street); 10:52 a.m.: mv stop a.m.: medical/general (Maple Street); Street), no action required; 12:38 p.m.: call (Ash Street), open line; 11:55 a.m.: (Main Street); 11:02 a.m.: parking vio- 11:01 a.m.: officer wanted (West Main disabled mv (Main Street), services medical/general (Briarcliff Lane); lation (Chestnut Street), ticket issued; Street), info given; 11:08 a.m.: medical/ rendered; 12:40 p.m.: suspicious person 12:03 p.m.: accident (Main Street), 11:07 a.m.: officer wanted (Lloyd Dyer general (Clark Road); 11:55 a.m.: mv (Ingram Road), gone on arrival; 3:31 report taken; 12:35 p.m.: elderly matter Drive), check on resident; 12:38 p.m.: complaint (Main Street), road rage; p.m.: fraud (McCarthy Avene), inves- (Greenville Street), welfare check; 1:24 medical/general (Meadow Road); 12:58 p.m. medical/general (Clark tigated; 5:10 p.m.: accident (Paxton p.m.: sex offender registration (West 12:41 p.m.: disabled mv (Main Street), Road); 1:16 p.m.: accident (G.H. Wilson Street), mv towed; 10:41 p.m.: errat- Main Street), assisted; 1:49 p.m.: officer assisted; 1:00 p.m.: mv stop (West Main Road), info taken; 2:03 p.m.: lost/found ic operation (Main Sreet), investigat- wanted (Lincoln Street), info taken; Street); 1:03 p.m.: fire (Wilson Street), (West Main Street), lost bank sleeve; ed; 10:45 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street), 1:54 p.m.: vandalism (Main Street), referred; 1:16 p.m.: suspicious mv 2:04 p.m.: elderly matter (Lincoln Oscar Gonzalez, 49, 89 Moreland Green mv damaged; 1:57 p.m.: medical/gen- (Donnelly Cross Road), invesigated; Street), spoken to; 2:27 p.m.: disabled Drive, Worcester, OUI liquor, negli- eral (Lincoln Street); 2:06 p.m.: 911 1:42 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street); 1:45 mv (West Main Street), assisted; 2:30 gent operation, unlicensed opera- call (Ash Street), misdial; 3:40 p.m.: p.m.: DPW call (Paxton Road), sign p.m.: officer wanted (Maple Street), tion, arrest; 11:21 p.m.: welfare check larceny (West Main Street), items down; 2:01 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street); re: packages on porch; 5:08 p.m.: fraud (Parker Street), spoken to; 11:46 p.m.: recovered; 3:54 p.m.: suspicious mv 2:04 p.m.: officer wanted (West Main (West Main Street), impersonation/ ambulance (Main Street), transported. (Donnelly Cross Road), investigated; Street), Harrington CT down; 2:13 p.m.: chk acct opened; 5:14 p.m.: medical/ SUNDAY, MARCH 15 4:01 p.m.: larceny (West Main Street), mv stop (Main Street); 2:31 p.m.: mv general (Grove Street); 6:29 p.m.: 911 1:22 p.m.: larceny (Main Street), info taken; 5:07 p.m.: LTC issued/2 stop (Meadow Road); 2:50 p.m.: lost/ call (West Main Street), Harrington report taken; 1:55 p.m.: mv stop (South (West Main Street), assisted; 5:13 p.m.: found (Mechanic Street), found key; CT down; 7:08 p.m.: abandoned 911 call Man Street), peace restored; 1:57 p.m.: mv stop (North Spencer Road); 5:27 2:58 p.m.: mv stop (West Main Street); (Chestnut Street), no contact; 8:41-9:10 ambulance (Parker Street), trans- p.m.: juvenile matter (Church Street), 3:23 p.m.: medical/general (Jolicoeur p.m.: buildings checked, secure; 9:17 ported; 7:22 p.m.: ambulance (Hntoon custody issue; 5:45 p.m.: larceny (Main Avenue); 4:13 p.m.: parking violation p.m.: parking violation (North Street), Memorial Highway), transported; 8:38 Street), reported sholifting; 5:59 p.m.: (Mechanic Street), tieket issued; 5:04 ticket issued; 9:23-9:28 p.m.: buildings p.m.: disabled mv (South Main Street), mv stop (Paxton Road); 6:04 p.m.: mv p.m.: intelligence/drugs (West Main checked, secure. assisted; 10:01 p.m.: asist other PD stop (Lyford Road); 6:17 p.m.: mv stop Street), info taken; 5:04 p.m.: officer (Main Street), unable to locate; 10:33 (Maple Street); 6:57 p.m.: juvenile mat- wanted (Lincoln Street), tenant issues; p.m.: welfare check (Lehigh Road), ser- ter (West Main Street), reported bully- 5:21 p.m.: citizen complaint (West vices rendered. ing; 7:01 p.m.: officer wanted (Valley Main Street), spoken to; 6:58 p.m.: Leicester Logs MONDAY, MARCH 16 accident (North Spencer Road), report 1:55 a.m.: accident (Huntoon Street), poss. restraining order viola- THURSDAY, MARCH 12 taken; 8:41 p.m.: building checked, Memorial Highway), mv towed; 2:28 tion; 7:01 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street); 2:13 a.m.: mv stop (Main Street), secure; 8:47 p.m.: officer wanted (North a.m.: trespassing (Main Street), spo- 7:14 p.m.: building checked, secure; Joshua A. Harding, 35, 55 Gleason Spencer Road), spoken to; 8:57 p.m.: ken to; 10:31 a.m.: suspicious person 7:39 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street); Road, Princeton, OUI liauor, negli- building checked, secure; 9:00 p.m.: (Fairview Drive), unfounded; 12:33 7:51 p.m.: medical/general (Duggan gent operation, arrest; 9:26 a.m.: sum- officer wanted (McDonald Street), wel- p.m.: suspicious mv (Angell Terrace), Street); 8:04 p.m.: mv stop (Pleasant mons service ((ngram Road), served; fare check; 9:23-10:09 p.m.: buildings services rendered; 1:17 p.m.: suspi- Street); 8:09 p.m.: disturbance (Grove 9:43 a.m.: sumons servie (Lexington checked, secure; 11:02 p.m.: officer cious person (Atwood Road), services Street), investigated; 8:35 p.m.: build- Avenue), served; 10:54 a.m.; summons wanted (West Main Street), Webster rendered; 1:30 p.m.: erratic operation ing checked, secure; 8:50 p.m.: animalc service (Chapel Street), served; 2:43 PD bolo; 11:29 p.m.: suspicious persons (Main Street), gone on arrival; 5:36 complaint (Greenville Street), loose p.m.: larceny (Pryor Road), report (Main Street), investigated. p.m.: investigation (Stafford Street), dog; 9:08 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street); taken; 2:45 p.m.: ambulance (Pleasant SUNDAY, MARCH 15 no action required; 7:27 p.m.: inves- 10:01 p.m.: mutual aid (West Main Street), transported; 3:02 p.m.: ambu- 12:41 a.m.: buildings checked, secure; tigation (Stafford Street), spoken to; Street), Paxton PD bolo; 11:31 p.m.: lance (Towtaid Street), transported; 12:45 a.m.: suspicious mv (West Main 7:47 p.m.: suspicious person (Paxton disturbance (Mechanic Street), knife 3:23 p.m.: drug violation (Winslow Street); 12:54-12:56 a.m.: buildings Street), spoken to. brandished. Avenue), report taken 3:59 p.m.: mv checked, secure; 12:58 a.m.: mv stop TUESDAY, MARCH 17 THURSDAY, MARCH 12 stop (Main Street), report taken; 4:23 (West Main Street); 1:23 a.m.: officer 4:10 a.m.: ambulance (Grove Street), 2:33-2:59 a.m.: buildings checked, p.m.: mv stop (Washburn Square), wanted (Valley View Drive), Paul T. transported; 9:49 a.m.: assist citizen secure; 7:40 a.m.: mv stop (Main Street); written warning; 4:45 p.m.: mv stop Lynch, 35, 74 Thompson Pond Road, (South Main Street), report taken; 2:38 7:51 a.m.: mv stop (Main Street); 8:02 (Henshaw Street), citation issued; Spencer, disorderly conduct, arrest; p.m.: ambulance (Huntoon Memorial a.m.: mv stop (Main Street); 8:14 a.m.: 4:55 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street), writ- 1:51-2:05 a.m.: buildings checked, Highway), transported; 7:13 p.m.: wel- mv stop (Main Street); 8:25 a.m.: mv ten warning; 5:08p.m.: mv stop (Main secure; 2:29 a.m.: medical/general fare check (Main Street), services ren- stop (Main Street); 8:30 a.m.: officer Street), name and address redacted (Cherry Street); 9:12 a.m. mutual aid dered. wanted (Church Street), noise com- from police log, uninsured mv, op w/ (West Main Street), cruiser to Millville; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 plaint; 8:42 a.m.: mv stop (Main Street); suspended registration, use of elec- 9:43 a.m.: buildng checked, secure; 2:57 a.m.: ambulance (Huntoon 8:48 a.m.: mv stop (Main Street); 9:19 tronic device while operating mv, 11:43 a.m.: 911 call (Wilson Avenue), Memorial Highway), transported; 4:05 a.m.: mv stop (Main Street); 9:34 a.m.; criminal application issued; 5:23 p.m.: child w/phone; sometime between a.m.: suspicious person (Main Street), mv stop (Main Street); 9:52 a.m.: med- mv stop (Peter Salem Road), verbal 12:06-1:19 p.m.: entie incident redact- unable to locate; 9:26 a.m.: ambulance ical/general (Pleasant Street); 11:32 warning; 5:28 p.m.: assist other agency ed from police log; 2:13 p.m.: medi- (Edward Street), transported; 9:53 a.m.: a.m.: 911 call (North Spencer Road), (Huntoon Memorial Highway), trans- cal/general (Maple Street); 4:31 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street), verbal warn- open line; 11:57 a.m.: harassment pre- ported to hospital; 5:57 p.m.: ambu- officer wanted (Valley Street), subject ing; 10:09 a.m.: mv stop (Main Street), vention violation (McCormick Road), lance (Huntoon Memorial Highway), threatened; 4:51 p.m. animal complaint verbal warning; 10:55 a.m.; mv stop info taken; 12:41 p.m.: sex offender reg- transported; 6:15 p.m.: investigation (Lincoln Street), stray cat; 9:11-9:23 (South Main Street), written warn- istration (West Main Street), assist- (Stafford Street), services rendered; p.m.: buildings checked, secure; 9:42 ing; 11:20 a.m.: assist citizen (South ed; 12:51 p.m.; disturbance (Chestnut 8:19 p.m.: disturbance (Town Beach p.m.: accident (Main Street), report Main Street), report taken; 11:22 a.m.: Street), noise complaint; 1:29 p.m.: mv Road), transported. taken; 9:43 p.m.: fire alarms (Mercury ambulance (Clark Street), transported; complaint (Main Steet), erratic opera- FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Drive), services rendered; 10:17 p.m.: 1:10 p.m.: investigation (South Main tion; 1:31 p.m.: 911 call (Main Street), 12:46 a.m.: mv stop (Huntoon accident (Clark Street), report taken; Street), services rendered; 4:07 p.m.: misdial; 1:59 p.m.: mv lockout (Rustic Memorial Highway), spoken to; 12:58 10:18 p.m.: abandoned 911 call (West suspicious person (Virginia Drive), Lane), assisted; 2:57 p.m.: juvenile a.m.: mv stop (Stafford Street), writ- Main Street), no contact; 10:43 p.m.: report taken; 6:23 p.m.: disabled mv matter (West Main Street), spoken to; ten warning; 1:17 a.m.: mv stop (Main medical/general (Northwet Road). (Main Street), gone on arrival; 6:32 3:43 p.m.: fire alarm (Pleasant Street), Street), Rachel Lynn Desaulniers, MONDAY, MARCH 16 p.m.: disabled mv (Huntoon Memorial services rendered; 3:57 p.m.: medi- 36, 43 Oxbow Road, Charlton, war- 1:26 a.m.: disturbance (Paxton Road), Highway), assisted; 7:52 p.m.: ambu- cal/general (Main Street); 4:14 p.m.: rant, arrest; 6:06 a.m.: structure fire verbal altercation; 2:13 a.m.: distur- lance (Mulberry Street), transport- residential alarm (North Brookfield (Crestwood Road), services rendered; bance (Main Street), verbal altercation; ed; 8:45 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street), Road), servies rendered; 5:13 p.m.: 7:13 a.m.: larceny (Pryor Road), report 4:11 a.m.: residential fire (Elm Street), citation issued; 9:04 p.m.: ambulance juvenile matter (Valley Street), grand- taken; 7:35 a.m.: disabled mv (King children fled; 5:27 p.m.: school alarm house fire; 4:34 a.m.: elderly matter (Church Street), transported. (Main Street), services rendered; (Lincoln Street), spoken to; 5:06 a.m.: 6:01 p.m.: officer wanted (Greenville accident (Main Street), report taken; Street), services rendered; 8:57 p.m.: 8:34 a.m.: 911 call (West Main Street), MOORE building checked, secure; 9:07 p.m.: Harrington CT down; 8:58 a.m.: mv continued from page A9­­­ If you have nothing to give, share mv stop (Main Street); 9:35 p.m.: mv stop (Main Street); sometime between a kind and encouraging word. Do not stop (Main Street); 9:46 p.m.: mv stop 8:58-9:09 a.m.: entire incident redacted next few weeks or month, but please take part in the negative gloom and (Main Street); 10:08 p.m.: m stop (Main from police log; 9:09 a.m.: DPW call examine your heart and ask yourself if doom conversations. Be uplifting and Street); 10:15 p.m.: residential alarm (Holmes Street), tree on house; 9:38 you have a little to spare. I believe the encouraging in public and in private, (Northwest Road), services rendered; a.m.: parking complaint (McDonald supply chain of these items will catch if you are so disposed … please pray. 11:19 p.m.: abandoned 911 call (Bixby Street), spoken to; 10:01 a.m.: sex up with demand sooner than later. The Road), open line. offender regtration (West Main Street), shelves will soon be filled again. That’s We’ve always been a nation that FRIDAY, MARCH 13 assisted; 11:19 a.m.: animal complaint the beauty of capitalism. Just look into looked out for our neighbor and 12:17-2:01 a.m.: buildings checked, (Summer Street), loose dog; 11:20 a.m.: your heart and pantry and see, like pitched in to help where we can. Yes. secure; 5:20 a.m.:medical/gener- citizen complaint (Main Street), spo- Karen, if you can graciously give a These are unprecedented times, but we ken to; 11:32 a.m.: 911 call (Route 49), little to help someone who is in need. will survive then thrive. And besides … I am old enough to brag that I have Keep your eyes open. Most people survived at least ten end-of-the-world in need will never ask. Karen saw a predictions. I’m optimistic the world man who was distraught and asked will survive this one too. him. Will you do the same? Do you Gary W. Moore is a freelance col- have elderly neighbors? Will you stop umnist, speaker and author of three by and check on them? See if they are books including the award-winning, in need? critically acclaimed, “Playing with the Enemy.” Follow Gary on Twitter @ Be kind … be optimistic … and GaryWMoore721 and at www.garyw- pray. moore.com. Friday, March 27, 2020 • SPENCER NEW LEADER ­15

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Enjoy [email protected] shop. The bus will leave Foxwoods at 2 PM. Show featuring Jimmy and the Parrots. a delicious full course luncheon at Harts You will receive $10 for gaming and a buf- They are the most requested Jimmy Buffett Turkey Farm in Meredith, NH. Famous LEICESTER SENIOR CENTER. fet meal voucher. Tribute Band in the Country and they were and renowned for their turkey dinners you also nominated as Band of the Year by are sure to delight in this bountiful lun- For trip information and reservations, September 15, 2020 – Tuesday – Mohegan Trop Rock Entertainer. Hear them play the cheon. All for just $129. please call Joan Wall at (508) 892-3967. Sun $30 - 10 - AM bus. favorite songs of Jimmy Buffett as well We had 34 people travel to the You will have a deluxe motor coach ride as songs by The Beach Boys, Paul Simon, Pennsylvania Dutch Country 3 Day/2Night Friday, March 20, 2020: Foxwood Casino. to the casino. You will have 5 hours at the Harry Belafonte, Bob Marley and many Trip this past December and they had such Free lunch buffet or $10 food voucher and casino to gamble and shop. The bus will others. Included is Deluxe Motorcoach a Great Time that many of them asked to $10 casino slot play. Cost is $30. leave Mohegan Sun at 4 PM. Transportation, Lunch and the Show. go back again this September 23-25th. We You will receive $10 for gaming and a buf- On Tuesday August 18 to Friday will see the New Show “Queen Esther”. One MARY QUEEN OF THE ROSARY PARISH fet meal voucher. August 21st, have your Passport ready for of the very most riveting Bible Stories of a Spectacular 4 Day/3 Night Motor Coach the Old Testament that comes to life in the SPENCER — Mary Queen of the Rosary October 13th - 20th 2020 – ALL INCLUSIVE Roundtrip visit to Beautiful Montreal and Magnificent Sight and Sound Theater which Parish, 60 Maple St., Spencer, is offering the ARUBA Happily Full - I am taking names Quebec Canada. For 849.00 pp Double or incorporates Live Animals, Secial Effects following trips. For more information, call for standby on this trip. This is an all-inclu- 1159.00 pp Single Occupancy. Included are and Jaw Opening Stage Sets. Ask anyone Bernard Dube at (508) 885-3098. sive trip – all flights, transfers, meals plus 3 Nights Hotel Lodgings, 4 Meals, touring who has seen a Show at the Millenium snacks, nightly entertainment, and alcohol as described in your travel Brochgure, Best Sight and Sound Theater and they will tell *USA: Wonders of Northern California included. of Times Travel Tour Director and all gra- you this is a Must See. in your lifetime. Redwoods, Oregon & Washington: August tuities except Motorcoach Driver. gratuity Now let’s add a 2nd Show called “Saturday 3-15, 2020 November 12, 2020 – Thursday – Foxwoods are included. In Montreal take in a guided Nigh Fever” at the Dutch Apple Dinner *Spain & Portugal: Sept.9-23, 2020 $30 - 10 - AM bus. visit of Norte-Dame Basilica, the Botanical Theatre, a Backcountry Tour of the Dutch You will have a deluxe motor coach ride Gardens, the Biodome, enjoy time at County Farmlands, enjoy your luck at the *Galapagos Islands: Jan 4-13, to the casino. You will have 5 hours at the Montreal Casino plus even more. In Quebec, Sands Casino and more. Prices are 499.00 2021 *Galapagos with extension to Peru casino to gamble and shop. The bus will visit the Basilica of Saint-Anne de Beaupre, pp Double and 599.00 Single Occupancy and (Machu Picchu): Jan 4-19, 2021 leave Foxwoods at 4 PM. Montgomery Falls, guided Tour of the beau- include 2 Nights Lodging, 4 Meals, Tickets You will receive $10 for gaming and a buf- tiful Citadelle featuring the Changing of the to the 2 Shows, *Botswana, Zimbabwe and Victoria fet meal voucher. Guard, the Royal Regimemnt Museum plus Touring as Described and Tour Director Falls: May 5-16, 2021 some Free Time to enjoy Quebec on your Gratutites. Last years Trip sold out early so PAYMENTS DUE AT SIGN UP own. don’t get left behind *Alaska (land and cruise): early August, On Thursday August 20th, get ready Have you ever thought about visit- 2021 Trips are open to the public! for the 10th Anniversary Tour of The ing Nashville? Come along on a 4 Day/3 Make checks payable to the Southbridge Texas Tenors. These 3 very Handsome, Night Trip December 4th -7th. Included are PAXTON SENIORS Senior Citizens Association. Classically Trained Men have performed Roundtrip transportation to Logan Airport, Contact Jim Julian at the Casaubon senior over 1300 Concerts with Headliner Shows in Roundtrip Airfare to Nashville, 3 Nights Bob Wilby, 508-792-4662 or rwilby@char- center Monday, Wednesday or Friday morn- Las Vegas, China, the United Kingdom and of Premium Lodging, 7 Meals including a ter.net ings from 9:00 to 10:00 AM or call 774 922 accumulated 3 EMMY AWARDS. 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OXFORD – Louise dren, and many nephews and nieces. OXFORD- Michael Ecumenical Food Shelf, 4 Maple Rd., M. (O’Reilly) Abdella, She was predeceased by a sister, Ruth P. Goodwin, 24, died Oxford, MA 01540. There will be no 93, died Thursday, Savage of Oxford; a brother, Charles Saturday, March 14, calling hours. Burial will be private. March 19, 2020, in her O’Reilly Jr. of Florida; and a grand- 2020, after losing his Paradis-Givner Funeral Home is home surrounded by son, Brian Hayward of Pawtucket, RI. battle with addiction. directing the arrangements. GENERAL LANDSCAPING her family. She is sur- She was born in Worcester, daughter Addiction does not paradisfuneralhome.com with Mowing, Shrub Trimming and Mulch vived by her husband of 72 years, Joseph of the late Charles H. and Lucy (Davis) discriminate and is a heartbreaking Walks, Walls and New Lawns J. Abdella of Oxford; three children, O’Reilly, and lived in Oxford since 1962. battle. Elaine M. Hayward of Webster, Patricia Mrs. Abdella enjoyed caring for her Michael was smart, charming, loved LANDSCAPING A. Murray and her companion Clifford home and family for many years. She and energetic. Huston of Spencer, and Thomas J. was a wonderful cook and loved danc- His sisters will remember their Abdella and his wife Mala of Oxford; her ing. She was a member of St. Roch’s brother for his goofy personality and Harrison brother, William O’Reilly of Chatham; Church in Oxford. always making people smile, his love six grandchildren, nine great-grandchil- A funeral service and calling hours for chocolate milk, playing basketball Landscaping will be held pri- in the garage, always listening to his & Jon’s Lawns vately due to gath- music, and being hard-headed. ering restrictions (508) 248-5488 Michael will be missed by his par- www.harrisonlandscaping.com in Massachusetts. ents, Phillip and Michelle Goodwin of The family will Oxford; his beautiful daughter, Ava Mowing, Mulching, & Fertilization schedule a public Marie Goodwin of Ocala; FL, his four Shrub Pruning & Clean-Ups memorial Mass at sisters, Krystal Chemero and her hus- a later date. Burial band Jason of Brookfield, Amanda Hardscapes: will be private at Goodwin of Oxford, Chantal Goodwin Walks & Walls North Cemetery in of Wales, and Olivia Montlione of New Plantings Oxford. Dudley; his grandparents, aunts, In lieu of flow- uncles and many cousins. ers, memorial Charitable donations in memory of contributions may be made to the Michael may be made to the Oxford Experience • Insured • Dependable • Affordable Jewish Healthcare Center Hospice, 646 Salisbury St., 100’S OF ROLLS OF Worcester, MA 01609. paradisfuneral- STAINMASTER home.com CARPET

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HARDWICK - and Dorothy Robinson, her much-be- DUDLEY- passed January 1, 1951, son of the late Robert Bonnie Robinson, loved sisters Sandy Harder and Betty away on Sunday W. and Doris (Terry) Bishop. Bruce a life-long resident Jo Kelly and her brother-in-law Tony March 15, 2020 at was very active with the Center of of Hardwick, MA, Harder. She is survived by her sis- Hubbard Hospital in Hope in Southbridge for many years. passed away on ter and brother-in-law Judy and Dick Webster. Bruce was an avid reader, in fact, he Monday, March 16, Legrand of South Yarmouth, her broth- Bruce is survived was a “speed reader’; he also greatly 2020, at the age of 75. er and sister-in-law Raymond and by his longtime friend enjoyed wearing his cowboy hat while Bonnie was born Pamela Robinson of Hardwick and her and provider George watching old westerns and listening to in 1945 and grew up brother-in-law Ned Kelly of Hardwick. Kariuki, who was country music. Bruce loved traveling, on her family’s dairy She also leaves 15 nieces and neph- like a brother to him but he absolutely loved spending time farm, where she lived for the majority ews and their families, including more along with his roommates Jim Raicot, with his dearest friends and family. of her life before moving up the hill to than 20 great-nieces and nephews. Russell Bruso, and Charlie Bachand; A Celebration of Bruce’s Life will her beloved “little house.” As a child, She will forever be remembered by his sister Linda Ciejka and her hus- be scheduled and announced at a later she was a bit of a daredevil, climbing her boys and their families, Waylon band Ronald of East Brookfield; he also date. anything, including curtains and onto Comerford, Wilie Comerford and his leaves Ronald P. Ciejka and his wife In lieu of flowers, please consider the top of the clothesline (much to her wife Susan and their children, and Donna of South Hadley, and Michael A. making a memorial contribution to the mother’s dismay). Wade Comerford and his wife Kelly Ciejka and his companion Lori of Ware, Center of Hope in Honor of Bruce. After graduating from Hardwick and their children to whom she was who were also like brothers to Bruce; A guest book is available at www. High School in the class of 1963, she fondly Grandma Bonnie. his brother-in-law Donald Johonnett of shaw-majercik .com where you may attended Westfield State College Her family would like to thank the Texas; he was predeceased by his sister post a message of comfort, share a fond before she began working at Ludlow wonderful staff at CareOne for their Dale Johonnet in 2010. memory, or light a candle in remem- Paper. Bonnie found her true call- dedicated care of Bonnie Bruce was born in Torrington, CT on brance of Bruce. ing when she switched careers and A celebration of life will be held at in 1986 became a paraprofessional at a later date. Memorial donations in Hardwick Elementary school, where memory of Bonnie can be made to Larry Lowenthal she was affectionately known as Miss Jo’s Jackets, PO Box 192, Hardwick, Bonnie. MA 01037, www.josjackets.org/donate Larry Lowenthal classical music, particularly of the 19th Throughout her life, Bonnie enjoyed or the Sandra/Tony Harder Memorial slipped away from and 20th Centuries, and he attended traveling, cross-country skiing, camp- Scholarship at Old Saybrook Education life quietly at home in concerts frequently at Tanglewood, ing, reading, volunteering, stenciling, Foundation, c/o Sally Ann Lee, 22 Fox Brimfield on March Springfield Symphony and Bard cooking, and listening to music, espe- Hill Road, Old Saybrook, CT, 06472 12, 2020, after an ill- College Conservatory Orchestra. cially Elvis. One of her greatest joys or www.oldsaybrookeducationfounda- ness. He was born Larry often marveled at the ability of was caring for the children in her life. tion.org/fundraising March 1, 1940 in New his favorite composers to create an She babysat for children in town from Charbonneau Funeral Home, 30 York City, where he experience that, to him, felt spiritual. the time she was a teenager until she Pleasant St., in Ware is assisting her fondly remembered His love of music led to him to trav- was well into her sixties. She especially family with arrangements. riding the subways, el to attend the celebration of Jean enjoyed her time spent with her many An online guest book is available at playing stickball in the streets and Sibelius’s 150 birth anniversary in nieces and nephews. charbonneaufh.com exploring Van Cortland Park. A move Finland in 2015, a week filled with won- Bonnie joins her parents Raymond to the countryside of northern New derful music by his favorite composer. Jersey as a youth introduced him to his In retirement, he also enjoyed travel to lifelong passions – nature and history. Ireland, France, Sweden, Nova Scotia Kevin J. Billings, 67 Those two things were at the core of and other international destinations. almost everything he did. Larry loved language. It was a fami- Larry graduated from Rutgers ly joke that he never chose a single-syl- WORCESTER/ trial ceramics for Saint-Gobain, University and Yale University, earn- lable word when a multi-syllable one SPENCER: Kevin J. Worcester, retiring in 2016. He worked ing a Master’s Degree in History and was available. He loved word-play, and Billings, 67, of Mower hard to provide for his family and becoming a member of Phi Beta Kappa. quirky jokes that surfaced when we St., died Sunday, could always be found fixing some- His professional life as an historian least expected them and never forgot. March 22 in UMASS thing around the house, coaching or was wide-ranging. He worked for He read insatiably, primarily history Memorial Hospital, cheering on the sidelines of a game. the National Park Service as a his- both ancient to modern, but he could Worcester. He leaves Friends and family were a big part of torian for 30 years, after which he also be persuaded to read fiction, if it his son Michael his life. He was well known for his pop- continued in the same capacity as a meant he could have a good discus- N. Billings and his in visits. He especially enjoyed being consultant for the NPS, primarily for sion about it. Larry had a prodigious wife Meagan of with his grandchildren and attending the Eastern regional planning office. memory, so that he was able to recall Auburn,his daughter Juliemae Grace their sports events. He was an avid This work allowed Larry to use his and discuss often obscure names, dates and her husband Eric of Dracut, broth- New England Sports fan, with tears talents of research, writing and presen- and details from things he had read. ers William S. Billings and his wife in eyes as he watched the Sox win the tation to help develop or improve many Night table reading might be a book Nancy of No.Brookfield and Robert World Series. National Parks and Monuments in the on the Holocaust, or World War I, or M. Billings and his wife Jennifer of A Memorial Mass in Our Lady of the region, such as the Boston Harbor perhaps philosophy or religion, never Oxford, his sister Donna M. Rudik and Rosary Church, Spencer and visitation Islands, Cape Cod National Seashore / anything remotely light. He wrote over her husband Mark of Spencer, his for- in J.HENRI MORIN & SON FUNERAL Truro Light, Governor’s Island in New 18 published books, in addition to mer wife, Suzanne M. (Bissonnette) HOME, 23 Maple Terr., Spencer will York Harbor, the Tenement Museum, many equal-length historical studies Billings of Lowell, his grandchildren; take place at a later date and at a time Roosevelt-Vanderbilt, and the creation for the Park Service, always striving Zachary, Nicholas, Amanda and R.J., to be announced, due to the current of the Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage to present ideas in the most engag- several nieces and nephews. health crisis and restrictions. In lieu Corridor. ing and accessible way. Some books He was born in Worcester, the son of flowers, memorial donations may In his retirement years Larry also about his local area included Titanic of Norman C. and Mary T. (Dacey) be made to the Spencer/E.Brookfield enjoyed consulting on many local Railroad, Trying to Do My Duty, and Billings and was raised in Spencer. Little League, P.O. Box 101, Spencer, historical projects as well as work- most recently, A Yankee Regiment in He graduated from David Prouty High MA 01562. ing on projects of his own (he always Confederate Louisiana. School in 1971. www.morinfuneralhomes.com had projects!) He was patient and a Besides his books, Larry produced Kevin worked for 40 years in indus- good listener, careful to be sure he a great deal of thoughtful unpublished understood before passing judgement poetry he shared with family and or giving advice, generous with his friends. The ending of one poem sums Thomas E. Carroll, 78 time helping others, and a mentor to up how we recall him: “And here is the young people. He often seemed phys- victorious sun, Bursting through the Warren / Spring Thomas lived in ically tireless, working on house or doorways of our memory, And spread- Hill, FL - Thomas Spring Hill for 40 garden, and hiking great distances in ing its warm rays of redemption Into E. Carroll, 78, died years, where he the woods looking for signs of previous every crevice of remorse.” on Sunday, March owned his own res- (and current) occupiers, old founda- Larry is survived by his wife of 50 22, 2020 at UMass idential home build- tions, railroad trestles and the plants years, Koren (Kitty); his son Isaac (and Memorial Medical ing company. He was and animals that fill the forests of New partner Yasmin) of Boston; daugh- Center - University a long-time member England . The land spoke to him, its ter Eleanor (and partner Caleb) of Campus. of the First Christian flora and fauna and its ancient geology Woodstock, Vermont; goddaughter He leaves his daugh- Church. He enjoyed too, and the stars overhead were old Andrea Caluori of Ashfield MA; and ter, Nikki Sablack of racing school busses valued friends. He was endlessly curi- brother Roy Lowenthal of Virginia Warren and several step-children; 14 as a hobby, and fishing with his friends ous about the world and the humans Beach VA. grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; his Jim and Chick. Tom loved following who inhabit it. Burial was in New Jersey, with former wife, Donna Bomson; two sis- professional football, and was an avid If there was an organization he cared a memorial gathering to be held in ters, Grace Lane Queiros of Ludlow reader and history buff. Known for about, Larry supported it enthusiasti- the summer in Brimfield. Date will and Gail Carroll of Boston, several having a quick wit and not a lot of cally. The Last Green Valley, Opacum be announced later. In lieu of flow- nieces and nephews, and his very spe- patience, he will be missed by all those Land Trust, Sturbridge Historical ers, donations in Larry’s name to cial and loyal dog, Kasey. He was who knew him. Society, Hitchcock Academy, the Hitchcock Academy, The Last Green predeceased by his sisters, Patricia A private Graveside Service will Yiddish Book Center, and many rail- Valley https://thelastgreenvalley.org/ Bruini and Betty Frost. He was born be held in Pine Grove Cemetery in road and transportation organizations or Opacum Land Trust https://www. in Durham, North Carolina, son of the Warren, and a Celebration of Life for all were dear to his heart. He adored opacumlt.org/ would be most welcome. late Sterling E. and Ruth G. (Windley) Tom is being planned for a later date. Carroll. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations Mr. Carroll enlisted in the United may be made to Second Chance Animal States Marine Corps shortly after grad- Shelter, P.O. Box 136, East Brookfield, Louis A. Graziano, 57 uating from high school, and served MA 01515. for 5 years during the Vietnam War Varnum Funeral Home, Inc., 43 East SPENCER- Louis the Rosary Cemetery, Spencer until era. After an honorable discharge, Main St., in West Brookfield is assist- A. Graziano, 57, of this crisis has passed and we can all he earned his Associates Degree from ing his family with arrangements Main Street died celebrate Louis in a calmer healthi- American International College in An online guest book is available at Tuesday, March 17 er environment. Louis loved having Springfield. varnumfuneralhome.com in UMass Memorial breakfast and enjoyed a good cup of Hospital after a long coffee. When you raise your coffee cup illness. over these next few days, please think Steven D. Brown, 59 He leaves his sis- of Louis and all the good times you had ter, Lisa A. Bullard with him. SPENCER- Steven North Brookfield Jr./Sr. High School. and her husband A. In lieu of flowers memorial dona- D. Brown, 59, of Steve began working at the former IGA Lee Ingram of Worcester, two niec- tions may be made to the National Spencer, died on grocery store, then spent several years es Isabelle & Gabrielle McCarthy of Kidney Foundation, 85 Astor Avenue, Sunday, March 15, at Quabaug Rubber Company before Worcester and several aunts, uncles Suite 2, Norwood, MA 02062. J. HENRI 2020 at Harrington choosing a career in carpentry with the and cousins. MORIN & SON FUNERAL HOME, Memorial Hospital Antanavica Construction Company. Louis was born in Worcester, son 23 Maple Terr., Spencer, MA 01562 is after a long illness. Steve was a loving and devoted hus- of the late Louis R. Graziano and directing funeral arrangements. www. He was born in Ware, band and father. He enjoyed his family, Annette M.E. (Guertin) Converse. He morinfuneralhomes.com on August 1, 1960, son camping, and was an avid fan of New was a Truck Driver for many years of the late Robert G. England sports teams. He loved work- at Peterson Oil Co. and Schneider Brown and Claire M. (Gibson) Brown. ing with wood and took great pride in Transportation Co. He was a member To place a Card of Thanks He leaves his loving wife, Suzanne his projects. Steve was also a long-time of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish and In-Memoriam, Birthday or Anniversary Greeting, (Sottile) Brown of Spencer and his member of the Sons of the American the Knights of Columbus Council 118. beloved daughter, Samantha Brown Legion Post #41. He was a former member of the Spencer the deadline is Friday noon Fish & Game. He enjoyed snowmo- for the following week. of Fairfax, VA; three brothers, Robert He will long be remembered by his (Memoriams will run on the Obituary pages) and his wife Robin, Brien and his family and friends for his sense of biling, ATV’s, his Harley Davidson Ad prices are $15 for a 2x3 (actual size 2.4” x 3”) wife Kathy and Daryl and his partner humor and witty sarcasm. Motorcycle and driving his truck. Louis or $25 for a 3x4 (3.7” X 4”) or 4x3 (5” x 3”). You can add a photo at no additional cost. Barbara; his two sisters, Sandra Vray A Graveside Service will be held at a loved socializing and stopping by to visit friends often bringing a dish or To send by mail, please mail or drop off to and her husband Fran, and Darlene later date. June Simakauskas, P. O. Box 90, 25 Elm St., Nykiel and her husband Frank. He Varnum Funeral Home, Inc., 43 East meal he made. Southbridge, MA 01550. was pre-deceased by his brother Main St., in West Brookfield is assist- As a result of the ongoing and devel- Personal checks, Visa, Master Card, Discover and AMEX are accepted. Glenn. Steve also leaves behind aunts, ing his family with arrangements. oping health crisis in the world and For more information, please call June at 508-909-4062 uncles, 15 nieces and nephews, and 14 An online guest book is available at our community Louis’ family decid- or email [email protected] great-nieces and nephews. varnumfuneralhome.com ed to postpone calling hours, memo- and she’ll be happy to help! He attended Tantasqua Regional rial Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary High School, and graduated from Church and burial in Mary, Queen of 4 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, March 27, 2020 CALENDAR

E. Brookfield Baptist Church and the 88 Masonic Home Road, Charlton. sugar, weight monitoring and other Thursday, April 2 Brookfield Congregational Church. For The intent is to build a support sys- health assessments may also be avail- questions, please call 508-867-7725. tem, exchange practical information, able. VNA Care Network and Hospice KNIGHTS FAMILY DINNER: 6 p.m., talk through issues and ways of coping, clinics are funded in part by the United 61 Mannville St., Leicester. Cost is $12 MASSASSOIT ART GUILD OPEN share feelings, needs and concerns and Way, local boards of health, private for dinner; choices are chicken picatta STUDIO: The Massasoit Art Guild to learn about community resources. foundations. For up-to-date clinic infor- or baked fish, and include salad, rolls, would like to announce the addition Contact Kathy Walker at (508) 434-2551 or mation visit www.vnacarenetwork.org entrée, dessert, coffee, and tea. Call for of new Open Studio hours. Starting on [email protected] for more or call (888) 663-3688 x 5603. reservations by Monday, March 30 at Saturday, Jan. 11, we will be holding information. Presented by Alzheimer’s (508) 892-4528. Leave a phone number Open Studio time from 9:30 a.m. to noon Association MA/NH Chapter, visit (800) IT’S A LUNCH DATE: The East in case the event is cancelled. each Saturday. The Current Wednesday 272-3900 or alz.org. Brookfield Baptist Church invites all morning Open Studio will continue to senior citizens to a Community Lunch meet. Open Studio is a time to bring THRIFTY: St. Joseph-St. Pius X at 11:30 a.m. every second Thursday of your current work in progress, start a Parish, 759 Main St., Leicester, 508-859- the month in Fellowship Hall. A deli- Sunday, April 5 new project, receive critiques if desired, 8083.New 2 You Thrift Shop. Hours: cious lunch and great desserts will be pick up new skills and techniques and Tuesday 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. served. Followed by a time of fellowship HAM RAFFLE: Knights of be with other artists for support and to noon., Thursday 3 to 6 p.m., Saturday and games concluding with a devotion- Columbus, 91 Mannville St., Leicester. encouragement in an open and friendly 9 a.m. to noon. We have added Thursday al just before 2 p.m. Reservations are Doors open at noon, and raffle begins environment. Membership is required. hours. encouraged. Call (508) 867-7725. at 1 p.m. Hot dogs and snacks avail- Please visit our Web site at massasoi- able. No cost to get in. tartguild.com for more information! FREE FOR MOM & KIDS: There will be SHARING CUPBOARD: The free weekly parent/child programs from First Congregational Church of W. ECONOMY SHOP: The First 9 to 11 a.m. Fridays and Wednesdays Brookfield Sharing Cupboard - serv- Friday, April 10 Congregational Church’s Economy at the North Brookfield Elementary ing West Brookfield, Warren and West Shop invites you to come in and see our School, New School Road, North. The Warren. Located at 36 N. Main St., West 12TH ANNUAL GOOD FRIDAY Holiday items and our weekly specials. program runs on school calendar and Brookfield, is open Wednesdays 10-11:30 MEDITATION: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. John Our shop hours are Wednesday 8 a.m.- closes for vacation and inclement weath- a.m. and Thursdays 7-8 pm. Call the the Baptist Church, 121 Blaine Ave., Noon, Thursdays 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6-8 er according to North Brookfield School church for more information (508) 867- East Brookfield. About an hour is the p.m. and Fridays 8 a.m.-noon. calendar. This free program is spon- 7078. average time it takes to participate in sored by the Spencer, Wachusett, North DEJA NEW: Art, Antiques & and East Brookfield Coordinated Family BINGO at the Knights of Columbus this self-guided experience. You will Collectibles Marketplace which is open Grant in partnership with the North is now at the Spencer Senior Center, 68 wander at your own pace through a in the St. Joseph’s Rectory building at Brookfield Elementary School. Funded Maple St. in Spencer, every Thursday. series of activities, reflections and 759 Main Street Leicester. Hours are by the Massachusetts Department of Doors open at 4:30 p.m. The first game Scripture to prompt an open heart Tuesday 5-7 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m.- Early Education and Care. For more starts at 6:30 p.m. We have 20 regular to the living Gospel. Arrive at any noon, Thursday 3-6 p.m. and Saturday 9 information, please call CFCE at (508) games; two winners take all games, two time. Please enter from the front door. a.m.-noon, all proceeds going back into 885-2934 or e-mail Wachusettcpc@hot- 50/50 games and two progressive jack- Otherwise, the handicapped entrance the town’s Food Pantries, Hearts for mail.com. pot games with payouts of $600 and $500 is from the parking lot behind the Heat and programs for the needy. We respectively. Good food and soft bever- church. Stations of the Cross will be are non-profit and run on volunteers. SUPPER TIME: A free, community ages are available. Come and enjoy some at St. Joseph’s in North Brookfield at We are open May into December. meal is held on the first Tuesday of good food, good people and hopefully 3 p.m. A Good Friday service will be the month at The Cross Roads Café win a little. held at St. John the Baptist at 7 p.m. EAST BROOKFIELD LIBRARY Coffeehouse, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at For more information, please contact PROGRAMS: The East Brookfield the Emmanuel Church, 25 Winthrop PITCH at the Spencer Senior Center Public Library is currently conducting Terrace, Warren. All ages are welcome. will begin on Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. Cost $5. St. John’s at (508) 867-3738. their fall registration for children’s pro- There is no cover charge; however, a gramming. Rhythm and Rhyme is for love offering is accepted as a gift to the BEREAVEMENT GROUP IN W. toddlers aged 18 mos. to 3 years. This band or musician as thanks to God for BROOKFIELD: The First Congregational Monday, April 13 program runs from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. their sharing of their talent and gift for Church of West Brookfield, UCC has and includes lots of music, finger plays, the glory of God (www.emmanuelortho- partnered with Faith and Family FREE VETERINARY EXAMS FOR physical activities and a story with a dox.org). Hospice of Marlborough, MA to offer a SENIORS: 1-4 p.m., Senior Living at related craft. local bereavement group for individuals Prouty, 195 Main St., Spencer. Second Preschool story time is geared for STRE-E-E-TCH: Senior Exercises who are living with the loss of someone Chance Animal Shelter will be here children aged 3 to 5 years old. It runs Classes are held every Wednesday from they care deeply for. This program hon- as part of their “Home Bound to the from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m. Seasonal 10 to 11 a.m. at the Rutland Community ors the reality that there is no perfect Rescue” program, and this event is songs, poems, and gross motor activ- Center, Glenwood Road. Enjoy an hour way to grieve or say goodbye to someone open to all senior residents of Spencer ities are part of this program, as well of fun and exercise to music to help that we love—we each have our own on fixed incomes. Dogs must be on a as a story and craft that encourages stay strong, fit, healthy and indepen- process and our own time. Grief is not leash and cats in carriers. Please call fine motor skills. Both programs are dent. Classes are co-ed and all are wel- something that we “get better” from or held on Thursday mornings. Parents come. The fee is $4 per class. For more that ever leaves us. Rather, we build (617) 431-4937 and leave your name and and caretakers are asked to remain with information, call Joyce Gamache at (508) coping skills to help us carry it through phone number to register. their children. For more information or 754-2821. our lives. This group is open for all ages to register by phone call (508) 867-7928. and all kinds of losses. It is a circle that You can also like us on Facebook and SIT AND KNIT: knitting group every strives to be mutually supportive and ONGOING EVENTS visit our website @www.eastbrookfield- Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Merriam free of judgment. Sessions are held on Library.com. We look forward to seeing Gilbert Library, West Brookfield. Bring Fridays at 5 pm in the church office at GRIEFSHARE SUPPORT GROUP: you! your sewing, embroidery, knitting or 36 North Main Street, West Brookfield, Community members who have experi- crochet and enjoy some socializing MA. Please call the church office to enced the death of a loved one are invited VFW MEETING: The Rochdale VFW while you work on your project. indicate you will be attending (508)867- to attend our GriefShare support group. Post 7556 will hold their monthly busi- 7078 or email 1stcongo.westbrookfield@ This program features Biblical teaching ness meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the post at STAY HEALTHY: The VNA Care gmail.com. There is no charge for this that focuses on encouragement, comfort 713 Pleasant Street, Rochdale on the 2nd Network and Hospice is holding a group. This group has recently started and hope in grieving. GriefShare will Wednesday of each month. free Keep Well Clinic to residents 60 and wishes to welcome others in joining be held on Tuesdays for 11 weeks total, and older from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at them. Sessions will be offered for six beginning Febr. 4 at the East Brookfield ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP: the Spencer Fish and Game Club on weeks with a two-week break between Baptist Church, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. On the third Wednesday of each month, Mechanic Street. Local residents may the next. (There is no limit to the num- in the Chapel. A registration fee of 6-7 p.m. at the Overlook Independent have their blood pressure checked and ber of times any individual can sign up $15 will cover the cost of a workbook. Living Building, fourth floor Solarium, learn about health concerns. Blood for this program.) This ministry is a collaboration of both LEGALS Notice of Public Hearing (508) 885-7500 Town of Spencer with Tasting Room. Chapter 9 – Spencer Zoning Board of Appeals All bidders must be prequalified by Di- Conservation Commission General Industrial District is proposed At the Zoning Board of Appeals meet- vision of Capital Asset Management PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE to be amended by adding language ing to be held on Tuesday, April 14, and Maintenance In accordance with the requirements of that would allow a special permit for 2020 in the McCourt Social Hall of (DCAMM) in the category of General the Massachusetts Wetland Protection building heights over 35’. The permitted Memorial Town Hall, 157 Main Street, Construction. All bids must conform to Act, MGL c. 131, s. 40 and the Spencer uses in Chapter 10 – Industrial Park Spencer, MA, a public hearing will be the specifications and be submitted on Wetlands By-Law: District are proposed to be amended held on the following item starting at the proper forms to be considered a William & Donna McElroy have filed an to insert new permitted uses and by 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can valid bid. Sealed bids entitled RDA with the Spencer Conservation adding language that would allow a be heard: “Spencer Senior Center Code and Commission to remove debris from the special permit for building heights Variance – Applicant/Owner: Au- Compliance at Spencer Senior Cen- riverfront located at 20 Wilson Street, over 35’. Chapter 11- Commercial II drzej Sobieck/ 73 Wilson LLC. Loca- ter” will be accepted at the Town Hall, Spencer, MA. District would be amended by updating tion: 73 Wilson Street, Spencer As- at the above address, until April 22, CSX Transportation, Incorporated have permitted uses and special exception sessor’s Map U28-10. The applicant 2020, at 2:00 P.M., at which time the filed an RDA with the Spencer Con- uses including adding language that is seeking a variance under Section bids will be publicly opened and read. servation Commission to confirm the would allow a special permit for building 7.3 (Variances) of the Spencer Zon- All Filed Sub-bids for Section 21000, wetlands boundaries in order to avoid heights over 35’. A new definition ing Bylaw to replace an existing “Fire Protection and Section 260000, impacting wetlands during Vegetation for personal service establishment is deck within the side boundary set- “Electrical”, will be received until April Management at CSX Right-of-Way, proposed to be added to Chapter backs. The property is in the Lake 15, 2020 at 2:00 PM at which time they Spencer, MA. 2- Definitions. Finally, changes to Residential zoning district. will be publicly opened and read. Applications can be reviewed at the Of- Chapter 19 – Table of Dimensional Interested Parties may review these ap- All bids shall be in accordance with fice of Development and Inspectional Requirements are proposed to update plications at the Office of Development M.G.L. including but not limited to: Ch. Services, Town Hall. A public hearing footnotes to indicate a special permit & Inspectional Services in Memorial 30, Section 39M (Bid Bond), Ch. 149, regarding these filings will be held by may be granted in certain districts for Town Hall located at 157 Main Street Sec. 27 (Prevailing Wage Rates), and the Spencer Conservation Commis- building heights over 35’. Spencer, MA 01562, during regular Ch. 149, Sec. 29 (Labor and Material sion in McCourt Social Hall at Town business hours from 7:30am-4:30pm and Payment Bonds as applicable). A Hall, 157 Main Street, on Wednesday, The Planning Board may elect, Monday-Wednesday and 7:30am- bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the April 8, 2020, at which time all persons consistent with Governor Baker’s 12:00pm on Thursday. The ZBA is bid shall accompany every bid. The having an interest may be present and March 12, 2020 “Order Suspending committed to ensuring that its public bid deposit shall be in the form of a participate. Conservation Commission Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting meetings are accessible to people with bid bond, certified treasurer’s check, meetings open at 7:00 p.m., public Law, G.L. c. 30A, §20”, to hold the disabilities. Should you require auxil- or cashier’s check made payable to hearings begin at 7:15 p.m. public hearing virtually, in which case iary aids, services, written materials the Town of Spencer. Upon award and Mary McLaughlin, Chairwoman details respecting the same will be in other formats, or reasonable modi- signing of the contract, the bid depos- March 27, 2020 made public by the Planning Board fications in policies and procedures, it will be returned to the bidders. The in advance of the hearing and will be please call 508-885-7500 ext. 180 in Town of Spencer is exempt from sales posted here https://www.sturbridge. advance of the scheduled meeting. and federal excise tax to the extent PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE gov/town-administrator/pages/how- March 27, 2020 permitted under law; bidders should STURBRIDGE PLANNING BOARD access-virtural-meeting. For those April 3, 2020 not include such taxes in figuring or in PROPOSED ZONING unable to participate virtually, written references to any bid. BYLAW AMENDMENTS comments will be accepted in advance INVITATION FOR BIDDER The Town of Spencer reserves the In accordance with the provisions of of the public hearing. Spencer Senior Center Code right to reject any and all bids, whol- MGL Chapter 40A, Section 5, the The full text of the proposed zoning and Compliance at ly or in part, or to accept any bid even Sturbridge Planning Board will hold a revisions may be reviewed on the Spencer Senior Center if the bid is not the lowest cost, if it is Public Hearing in Veterans Memorial Sturbridge Town Website at https:// Notice is hereby given that the Town deemed to be in the best interest of Hall at the Town Hall, located at 308 www.sturbridge.gov/planning-board. of Spencer is seeking sealed bids for the municipality, to waive informalities Main Street Sturbridge at 8:15 PM, on Charles Blanchard Code and Compliance Improvements deemed inconsequential and to make Tuesday, April 14, 2020 to consider Chairman at the Spencer Senior Center. Invita- awards in a manner deemed to be in amendments to the Town’s Zoning March 27, 2020 tion for Bidders (IFB) Packages with the town’s best interest. Minority- and Bylaw as petitioned by the Planning specifications and a sample contract woman-owned businesses are encour- Board. will be available on April 8, 2020, on aged to bid. The proposal would amend the Zoning the Project Dog Website, under project Thomas M. Gregory Bylaw by updating permitted uses and number 837846. If you have any prob- Town Administrator special exception uses including adding lems obtaining the IFB online contact Town of Spencer language that would allow a special the Office of The Town Administrator, Monday, March 23, 2020 permit for building heights over 35’ in 157 Main Street, Spencer, Massachu- March 27, 2020 Chapter 7 – Commercial District. 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SOLD SOLD SOLD CHARLTON – 105’ WATERFRONT! Baker Pond! 63 Lincoln Pt Rd! East Facing = Fantastic Sunrises! Custom 9 Rm WEBSTER LAKE – 50 Union Point Rd! Panoramic Views of Middle Pond – South Facing – Tons of Sun! Princi- WEBSTER LAKE – 506 Beacon Park! 1,280’ Custom Colonial! Beautiful 1/2 Acre Lot w/Lawn to Water’s Edge! 2 Story Foyer! Natural Woodwork! Open Flr Plan! Appliance pal Residence or as a Second Home this 6+ Rm Gambrel Colonial will be Ready for You! You’ll Appreciate its Easy WATERFRONT Townhouse, Ideal End Corner Unit w/Panoramic Granite Kit w/Isl, Recessed Lights, Tile Flr & Water View! Din Area w/Slider to Deck! Sunken Frplc Liv Rm w/Hrdwd Flr Access and Taken Back by the Ever Changing Lake Vistas! Featuring Applianced Kitchen w/Island, Dining Area, Lake Views! Overlooks Lakeside Pool & Sandy Beach! From & Water Views! Din Rm w/Hrdwd! 1/2 Bath w/Pedestal Sink! 2nd Flr w/4 Bdrms, 3 w/Water Views! Master w/Cathedrals, Lake Facing Fireplaced Living Rm with Custom Cabinetry, All with Hardwood Floors! Ideal Lake Facing 3 Sea- the Private Entry this Unit is Like No Other! Being Sold Fully French Dr to Balcony, Bath w/Separate Tub/Shower, Walk-in Closet & Laundry! Hall Bath! 3.5 Baths Total! Finished Walk- sons Rm w/Tile Floor & Anderson Sliders All Around! 3 Second Floor Bedrooms! Spacious Lake Facing Master w/ Furnished & Appointed! 1st Flr w/Beautiful Maple Hrdwds! SS out Lower Level w/31’ Fam Rm! Full Kit! Full Bath & Laundry! Includes NEW A/C SPLITS SYSTEM! Enjoy Outside Cathedral Ceiling & 2 Sliders to its Private Deck! 2 Full Baths! Central Air! Composite Decks & Flag Stone Pa- Applianced Silestone Kit! Recessed Lighting! 2 Bdrms! Master from the Farmer’s Porch, Deck, Patio, Screened Porch or Dock! 2 Car Garage! Full Recreational Use! $524,900.00 tio for Your Enjoyment! 7,405’ Lot with 50’ on the Water! Sorry, Closing not before 9/10/2019! $624,900.00 Bath! 2.5 Tile Baths! Recent A/C & Heat! Garage! $369,900.00

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Thank you to our writers this month and to LAMOUREUX FORD for sponsoring this special section each month. I’d like to invite adults, and students who are currently learning from home to write about your thoughts about the COVID-19 pandemic, something we’ve never seen in our lives and hopefully won’t see again. TOPIC SUGGESTIONS FOR APRIL: 1. The COVID-19 pandemic – how it’s affecting you. 2. How young children are handling, activities you can share. SINCE 2001 3. How students are handling, what it’s like to learn from home. 4. Topic of your choice THE NEXT WRITE STUFF will be published on April 24. All Ages Welcome! Open topics. Deadline is Friday, April 17. Please email your submissions in a word doc or docx (preferably) to Please share your creative writing and thoughts with us! [email protected]. If mailing, please allow an extra week and call 508-909-4062 The Write Stuff for mailing address as our office is temporarily closed. Thank you. A. F. H. from Mrs. Bradley, the kind path. Well, I must continue ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ in Vero Beach, Florida, you BY EVA E. PERRON, lady gave Margaret writing on, Bye Bye. received His call EAST BROOKFIELD paper and a 3 cent stamp. BEHIND THE Why was it our beloved Two weeks later on Pixie, I want to dance, God decided to take a Saturday morning, a truck please come back another SHADOWS Hoping to wake up from It was in the year of 1932, BY SHER MORSE, SPENCER, MA two weeks before Easter, a with ladders and roofing evening, so I may see the this nightmare maybe a mis- period of the depression, and tiles arrived. By 5 in the light. take afternoon, the new roof was Your friend, Elf. Behind the shadows, As family members – Laura Lynch, a widow living there is light illuminating in Northern Maine was cook- installed. strangers trembled in disbe- A note addressed to P.S. This was written in our way lief ing supper and listening to thru the darkness. one of her favorite programs, Laura Lynch wished the fam- fun, but do you follow the Holy Cross – the nation ily a happy blessed Easter light on your journey? I do, Behind the shadows came together in an unimag- “Queen For A Day.” there is hope, Her four children, twin and was signed, A. F. H. it is a wonderful way to live inable grief As Laura and life. Enjoy yourself. a belief that we will pre- We hold on so many mem- boys, Robert and Richard, vail. 16-years-old, had just the children viewed the ories now frozen in time new roof, she explained, Behind the shadows, One thing we know for returned home from deliver- DON’T TRUST THE there is comfort, ing the afternoon Chronicle. “I never did find out what sure – you were one of a kind the initials stand for,” and IRISH (SEA) a blanket to keep us As days-weeks-months Daughter, Catherine, BY RICHARD TRAUSCHKE warm in the arctic cold. 15-years-old and 10-year-old Catherine said, “The librar- pass we will still live in sor- ian explained that A. F. H. Behind the shadows, row Margaret were in the middle Two days out of Belfast, 27 there is love, of their homework now-a-days means, “Angel Everything different now from Heaven.” Nov. ‘54 that deep seeded emotion because for you there is no Sadness prevailed in their From the Irish Sea to the that we all home since the sudden As the family stood there, tomorrow Margaret came over run- Celtic Channel live for. And even though we may death of their dad two years Sea water was rising, and We must always before, but Laura remained ning, “Mom you have a be miles apart letter in our mailbox from skies were gray look behind the shadows, You shall forever remain strong and was determined the coming storm promis- for it is there to make life as comfortable the National Broadcasting the lifeline to our hearts Company from New York es to be one we that the Remember always our and positive as she could. have never witnessed real truth lies. A successful summer gar- City.” sweet angel that no one can Laura’s hands shook as before. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ever take your place den with plenty of vegeta- The seas became wild and bles and fruits that Laura she opened the envelope. Now knowing why they rose to 75 feet HAIL MARY…FULL chose your name at birth – canned, provided food right the ship took water over up to the winter months. Mr. The End OF GRACE Hail Mary full of GRACE! the bow; ~ In Loving Memory of Warren’s poultry farm kept Up we raised, and down we BY SUE ANGELA HEALY, the family supplied with EASTER NORTH BROOKFIELD, MA Grace Rett plunged ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ eggs and plenty of chicken. BY EMILY JANES, As through the waves we Laura’s message to her NORTH BROOKFIELD, MA ploughed. You are someone I have children…”Dwell on what Never have I seen such never met we do have and less energy Easter has always been height thru all But your sudden passing GOOD MORNING on what we’d like to have.” one of my favorite hol- my many years at sea. thousands regret BY SUE ANGELA HEALY, A car stopped in front idays. I love spending No meals were served in Were you just sitting in the NORTH BROOKFIELD, MA of her home with a sign, time with my loved ones. the galley wrong seat in the van? “Fuller Brush Company.” One year, I was not the roll and pitch was too Or was it a rowing angel in To you Mrs. Pacheco and Laura went to the door and with my family. I was severe heaven in great demand? staff I would just like to say explained, “I don’t want any in the psychiatric ward. if one dared to brave the How sad a day after your Thank you for always products.” But the staff made our day as weather, 20th birthday you did cele- going out of your way The man explained special as they could. We dyed down a guide rope to the brate Standing to greet students he wasn’t there to sell, but eggs, had a nice ham dinner. reefer, Did our Lord plan in this so tall and proud his car broke down and he Some of the patients one could get a cup of soup, way or was it just fate? Off the school bus enters needed a phone to call his and I put marshmallow if you went aft past the In many activities you did the crowd mechanic. The four party peeps in the microwave Port breaker compete You could have been sit- line was open and his friend to make them blow up! I dared it and was success- During your short life on ting in your office having would arrive in an hour or It was rough not being ful, one handed earth you did complete coffee or tea so. home with my family. But down and away; When I heard of all of your But you chose to be out in He identified himself I did get to see my parents didn’t spill soup, nary a accomplishments I was in the public for all to see as Anthony. Laura invited at visiting hours. They drop awe Each child unique – special him to have supper with came with Easter baskets I wouldn’t make another A more remarkable young as they stroll on by them. The homemade chick- for me. I opened them up. trip that day. lady that I ever saw With a cheery good morn- en soup with noodles was After visiting hours, I When storm was o’er, and Member of the Diocesan ing or a very warm hi delicious followed by molas- went to my room to cry. I the seas again calm; Championship Some holding hands these ses cookies which he hadn’t imagined my family sit- a survey of damage was Basketball and cross coun- little girls and boys had for years. ting around the table. done; try teams A few clutching onto their It was Robert’s turn Even though I was in the all lifelines were stripped High honor student – stu- favorite toy to offer grace, and the sales- psych ward for Easter, I and rigging as well; dent council – math Never anyone would you man was impressed with the made it the best I could. a welded steel ladder also Chess clubs how you would ever neglect good manners and the atti- was gone. beam For you and your faculty tudes of the one parent fami- DANCING PIXIE We headed for Gibraltar to Playing the cello – singing deserve so much respect ly. performances having a beau- BY L.C., NORTH BROOKFIELD, MA effect urgent repairs Surprising to most you A sudden fierce rain- Three days later we pulled tiful voice know everyone’s name storm and the boys were set- Hello, I would like to intro- into the cove All your awards and on Without you there in the ting up pails throughout the duce myself. My name is the ship looked bad, really goings were certainly your morning their day’s not the house. Pixie. I love creating beau- the worst for wear; choice same “Mrs. Lynch, my tiful fun by dancing around One week later, off to And everything you chose It makes all involved know friend has a roofing com- and around till I get dizzy. Naples we rode. to do went on and on that you care pany and I know that he’d Follow me and you will have In all of our hearts you More kinder people you install a new roof for you.” a great time. I am very cheer- were Grace Mason Rett could find no where “Thank you, ful, mischievous, just love strong All parents and relatives Anthony, but I couldn’t pay THIS MOMENT But out of all the accolades are left in awe being happy, see me as I flut- BY SHER MORSE, SPENCER, MA for a new roof now, or in the ter around. and achievements By the compassion and future,” she explained. Was the love and relation- comfort they often saw “Mrs. Lynch, you We are only ship with your sister Brianne Also a sincere Thank You I light up so you can catch given this moment wouldn’t have to pay for it, me. I am over here, no over Your passion and cher- to the Charlton Firefighters and without reservation. ished days together every- this would be a gift to you.” here, why can’t you catch and Police We are not one would understand Laura left the table me? Look again, I am over A high five to all – their promised tonight Besides a daughter, sister, to answer a call from her by this taller tree. Where is emotions they release or tomorrow, cousin, friend – a memorable brother in Ohio. While she your light, doesn’t it work? You can see that smile on only this moment. teammate was in the sitting room, 10 Why doesn’t it work? Mine every child’s face For it is Believing in God and loved year old Margaret explained, comes on as I move. Maybe The laughter in their voice here and now ones – a strong Catholic faith “My mother listens to the you need more happiness, you could never erase that we can Thinking of her family try- Queen for a Day Show every whimsical fun, laughter. If only all schools and busi- make a difference ing to concentrate afternoon. I wish she could Smile and shine and you will nesses could do the same in the lives of others. An indoor rowing record be chosen, Mr. Anthony. Do have a wonderful time. I love To show all involved of This moment is of of 62 hours and 3 seconds you know what I could do,” sharing my light with every- their fortune and fame utmost importance. straight she asked? one. Every day at Charlton “Margaret, write We must act as if I can do all things through Elementary you bring a it were our last. Christ who strengthens me – a letter to the National Follow me as I dance sense of love That is how on her arm this tattoo Broadcasting Company, New around and look at all the From your heart – to theirs a day is built, To know Grace is to love York City, New York and lights with me. Wow, look – and all up above one moment at a time. her that you somehow knew tell them how you feel about at all my friends, come on A simple “Good Morning” These moments You were not a hero to your mother,” he explained. dance, sing out loud so your may be only two little words transform into a life. some – but a hero to all The next Saturday light will work. Follow me as But it’s the sweetest our while taking knitting lessons Hold fast to But on January 14, 2020 future generation ever heard. I journey along the lighted this moment.

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ENCYLOPEDIA Britannica- HOME SEWING 107 MISC. FREE 24 volume 9th edition(1880) FOR SALE S U P P L I E S 010 FOR SALE LINCOLN WELDER RECLINER Free construction wood and leather bound with marbled including a large assortment of Gas portable, electric start 1 Recliner Medium blue kindling wood; beams, ply- edges. Excellent Condition. fabrics in both prints and solids ABOVE GROUND 150 amps. 110-220. LIKe NeW wood, 2x4x, 2x6s, 2x8s, good $500. call 860-774-1871 to choose from. Also includes ANTED TO UY OME OVAL POOL $300 $100.00 or best offer for woodstoves, not for building. 298 W B 454 H used 12 seasons. CALL: 508-248-7063 choices of a variety of laces, Clean. Delivery possible. Ask for EXC.SOLID 68” L SHAPED 1-508-347-3145 IMPROVEMENT 15 x 24 all aluminum. trims, sequins and beads etc. J.D. 413-262-5082 OAK DESK Walk around deck, patio, Please call WAR RELICS & WAR LHF return 48” Power FOR SALE privacy fence.All equipment in- 413-436-5073. REESE 16K SLIDING FIFTH SOUVENIRS WANTED: FURNITURE DOCTOR: Have center with hutch lights & 2 glass LINCOLN WELDER cluded, including electric heater. WHEEL HITCH $375 WWII & eARLIeR CA$H your furniture Professionally doors & Bk case. Tombstone Style. Plug in. Needs liner and or BO. ALSO WEIGHT WAITING! Helmets, Swords, restored at reasonable rates. Original price $2200. now in like 250 amps. ITEM FOR SALE: bottom rail.$1,200 DISTRIBUTION HITCH, for Daggers, Bayonets, Medals, Furniture face lifting, painting, new condition $1595. $250 Antique Dark Wood 5 Drawer 200 GEN. BUSINESS Call 508-476-1467 class C receiver on car or Badges, Flags, uniforms, etc. striping to Refinishing, caning and 5 drawers & 2 file drawers with CALL: 508-248-7063 Bureau truck $300 or BO. call john Over 40 Years Experience.Call repairs. ANTIque DOCTOR, key lock. Pictures available on size 34inch. long 19wide D a v i d ARTICLES FOR SALE 508 244 9699 OATS Daniel Ross (508) 248-9225 or facebook.Click on messenger by 48 High $95 205 B 1-(508)688-0847. I’ll Come To Nordic Track Exerciser-$300 FOR SALE MAKE A OFFER: (860)382-5410. 30 years in Pictures of items available by MIRROCRAFT 12 FOOT”V” YOu! Epson Photo Printer then. Paulette kitchen table with four chairs email at: BOTTOM. MINNKOTA business! Cd/DVD with program 508-765-1231 and a side table. Inversion [email protected] MAXXuM 40 POuND $650 Table and Ellipticle and 3 FIREWOOD 508-434-0630 THRuST, VARIABLe Car or Truck Sunroof book cases. Call 508885- 3/4 Seasoned/standing dead TRAC VAC DRIVe,VeRY LOW HOuRS. 3 300 HELP WANTED $100 6570 SeATS WITH PeDeSTALS 500 REAL ESTATE Rollup School Map hard wood custom cut to your ITEMS FOR SALE Air Model 385-IC/385LH specs. Delivered to your home. conditiontioner-$50, Used Once .OARS,ANCHOR,TRAILeR, $50 SPARe TIRe . ALL VeRY 12”-14” $300 per cord. 16-18” wirlpool refrigerater-$100 Best Offer Many Chairs FOR SALE Remote control GOOD CONDI- $25 each. $260 per cord. Airplanes some with motors. Water Heater-$600, Table 310 GENERAL HELP Call: 508-282-0232 saw-$40, Pool table-$400, TION.$1500.00.CALL 508-987- 505 APARTMENTS FOR Electric Fireplace Eagle Magna 3 plus Fish BEAR CAT 0386 LeAVe MeSSAGe. WANTED $140 locator. Still in box. Air Hookey table- $400, Ver- RENT FOR SALE 2 Antique Printing Presses Panasonic Base with fiene Fridge- $500, Kitchen VAC-N-CHIP PRO Baldwin electric 265 FUEL/WOOD Manufacturing1885- speakers. 774-241-0027 stove-$100, windows/door: Player Piono FOSTER PARENTS $1500 each. Triple casement: $150, & VAC PRO GREEN & SEASONED BROOKFIELD- Includes 40 rolls. Best offer. WANTED: Seeking Quality Call: Double hung $50, Dead Models 72085, 72285, FIREWOOD: Cut, Split & Deliv- 1 BEDROOM 774-232-9382 Homes Throughout Central 508-764-4458 FREE ITEMS light-$100, Pitcher window- 72295 ered. Green Wood Lots second floor. Appliances Large Picture Frame, Portable $ 1 0 0 , Used Twice Wanted. Call Paul (508) 769- MA To Provide Foster Care included. No Dogs. Available FOR SALE Air Conditioning unit-plus much Teratone door-$100, Double Best Offer 2351 To Children In Need. 24/7 now. $580 a month. Off street Brand new easy Fold Support. Generous Reim- Bunn My Cafe single cup more Hung-$150, Casement-$50, CALL parking. Ask for JD at 413-262- brewer $75 Oak bookcase Air Hawk wheelchair. Please call 508-340-6701 for in- Double Hung Replacement 298 WANTED TO BUY bursement. $1000 Sign-On 5082 3”x3” 3 shelves $50 508 Is powered by 2 DC motors. formation $25. Dump trailer 5kCall (508)765-5763 Bonus. Call For Details. 320-7230 Portable lightweight, weights 41 757-7055106. TO SEE COME TO LEE’S COINS & Devereux Therapeutic Fos- pounds and JEWELRY ter Care. (508)829-6769 FURNITURE FOR SALE 22 TAFT ST. 2ND FLR 530 HOUSES FOR SALE CANON CAMERA foldable. Asking $944. $ BUY & SELL $ ALL dinning room set with MOTORCYCLE GEAR: AE-1 MANUAL Safe and comfortable. SOUTHBRIDGE, MA GOLD & SILVER ITEMS HUTCH like new perfect con- Harley Davidson Women’s With Lens and Flash (508)943-0410 Specializing in NUMIS- PARK MODEL MOBILE dition. Bar with 3 stools. black leather jacket Size L $100. 52 mm uV 35 mm 52 mm Women’s Leather chaps by CDI MATIC COINS, Bullion HOME - Highview Camp- FOR SALE Must See. Stereo Equipment Zoom II Riding Gear size-M $50. 2 Items, gold & silver of ground, West Brookfield. Sea- Brand new8ft Leers Cap. Fits a Love seat and chairs and 62 mm uV model 202 Harley Davidson women’s vests TREES/FIELDSTONE: any form! qualified with son begins April 15th and closes 8ft bed for 2016 Misc items. 508-234-7252 35-70 mm 1007773 1 tan, 1 black $50. each; Men’s Trees- evergreens, excellent over 30 years experience Oct. 15th. New windows, fur- and under. $850 Asking $150.00 Widder electric heat vest size 42 Privacy Border. Hemlocks- nace, refrigerator, and kitchen call 508-909-6070 & a following of many sat- OR BeST OFFeR $25. Ladies Hudson Leather Spruces-Pines (3’-4’ Tall) 5 for isfied customers. We also floor. Call 508-873-6312. 1-508-347-3145 vest size L $25. HJC full face $99. Colorado Blue Spruce FOR SALE GOING OUT sell a nice selection of fine helmet yellow and grey brand (18”-22” Tall) 10 for $99. New Four snow tires OF BUSINESS: jewelry, antiques & col- new size S, $75. HJC full face england Fieldstone 400 SERVICES (2 are brand new) Beauty Salon equipment for lectibles. Bring in your grey helmet size XS, used $25. Round/Flat, excellent Retaining DINING ROOM TABLE AND Size: 205 60R 16 sale: 2 Salon Booths, 2 items & see what they’re Ladies Tour Master rain gear Wallstone. $25/Ton HUTCH Mounted on Ford Rims ceramic shampoo sinks, 2 worth. You won’t leave size L yellow and black $50. (508) 278-5762 evening Medium Maple color all wood $500 Belvedere shampoo/styling disappointed. Honesty Call:413-245-6530 448 FURNITURE w/ movable glass tops for pro- (508)779-0120 chairs,1 styling chair with pneu- and fairness are our best tection. Leave name and phone num- matic pump,2 realistic hair dry- VERMONT CASTINGS policies! Lee’s Coins & 60” Long X 36” Wide 6 Chairs ber. ers, 2 xtra wide dryer chairs. WOOD STOVE Jewelry, 239 West Main SOLID OAK LIKe NeW A MuST See Ask- Sold QUALITY Black enamel model vigilent Street, east Brookfield RECTANGULAR ing $500.00 FOR SALE separately or as a package. bicycles,pictures,crystal wine Great condition. (Route 9 - Panda Garden DINING TABLE for ALL 1-508-347-3145 Janome Sowing/ embroidery Prices negotiable. Must be out glasses,porcelain dolls,fig- CALL 508-943-5352 Plaza) (508) 637-1236 or about 35 yrs old in sturdy condi- of building Machine. Includes: all feet, urines,lawn (508)341-6355 (cell) tion but could use a light sand- DUCK STAMP RW#1.$150. Hoops software. $2,995. Call by March 3, 2020 in mowers,bookcases and girls ing on top to got stamps?. Call Ron 413-896- 860-774-5714 and leave a mes- Southbridge, must see. toys for sale. refresh Asking $75. 3324 stamps wanted. sage. Call 774-452-0166 CALL: 860-204-6264 CALL (508)637-1698

725 AUTOMOBILES 740 MOTORCYCLES 700 AUTOMOTIVE FOR SALE 2003 Toyota Tundra with extra 2014 Victory Vision Tour cap. 2 wheel drive. 185k. asking Loaded with options Only 2,000 725 AUTOMOBILES $4,000 miles, not even broken in Paid Call 774-262-9085 $20,000. Asking $13,500. Call 774-200-6387 email 2016 CHEVY CRUZE LT. VEHICALS FOR SALE 1999 [email protected] 79,000 miles. 1.4 liter engine, F150 118k miles. 4x4 single blue, remote start, Weather tech cab stepside capt. chairs mats. $9000. Call 508-234- Loaded Red with Cap HONDA CX 500 6944. $4,000. 2002 Chevy Silver- custom 1981with windshiled ado 2500 HD black long and engine guard. bedloaded with plow. Low Has 24,500 miles. millige. 67 thousand. $7500. good condition. Would consider partial trade. Wife no longer rides. Call Mike 508-752-7474. $2,000 or B.O. Local Events, Arts, and 508-892-3649 Entertainment Listings 740 MOTORCYCLES 2014 HARLEY 750 CAMPERS/ HERE & THERE DAVIDSON TRAILERS (low rider). Accessories added: windshield, crash bar, saddle As a public serviceservice we will continue to run our listings. Please call event before attending. bags. 5300 2008 TRAILER babied miles and care. FOR SALE Silver metallic. Recorded 100% load rite 2 place ATV Trailer. SATURDAY,SAATURDTURDAAYYY,, APRILA 18, LondergEd ann - Murder in the Brookf fieldsields SATURDAY,SAATURDTURDAAYYY,, SEPTEMBERSEPTEMBE 12 WWebsterebster location mechanically sound by Shel- New tires. Asking (Spooner / Newton Murders) 41 WorcesterWorcester Rd., WebsterWebster MA, don’s of Auburn. Bike is truly HISTORICAL TALKTALK - Ed Londergan - East Brookf fieldieield Town Hall, 9:30. FREE PPARADEARADE AND FAMILFAMILY FUN EVENT! 508-461-5070 $1,000 or best offer. The First and Second Settlements RouteR t 99, EEastt BBrookf kf field,iield, ld new condition. CONTACT East Brookf fieldield oT wn Hall 9:30 FREE SATURDAY,SAATURDTTURDAAYYY,, JUNE 6 9:30 -7:00. FREE. Rain date Sept 13 Call 508-414-9134 508-248-3707 for showing. Firm $12,000 as and leave a message. SATURDAY,SAATURDTURDAAYYY,, APRILA 25 HISTORRYY & DESSERRTT SATURDAY,SAATURDTURDAAYYY,, OCTOBER 10 at Podunk Chapel, hapel, East Brookf fieldield bike is MINT! W N OT WN WIDE CLEAN-UP DAAYY 2:00 & 3:30 seatings. $5.00 pp OPEN HOUSE Meet at East Brookf fieldield TToown Hall 9:00 at Hodgkins Building (Museum/ RR) FRIDAY,FRIDAAYYY,, JUNE 12 108 School Street, East Brookf field,ield, 1:00-3:00.1 SATURDAYSAATURDTURDAAYY & SUNDAYSUNDDAAAYY FREE TRIVIA SA ATURDTURDAAYY NIGHTS APRIL 25 & 26 COOASTAST GU UARDARDA BAND 7:00 p.m. register 7:30 p.m. start up East Brookf fieldieield Elementary School, 7:00 SASATURDAY,ATURDTURDAAYYY,, OCTOBER 24, 3:30 HILLCREST COUNTR RYY CLUB 2020 SPENCER FISH & FREE 325 Pleasant St., Leicester, MA Local GAME BUS AND CEMETERTERRYY 508-892-9822 ANNUNUUALAL SPRING SASATURDAY,ATURDTTURDDAAAYYY,, JUNE 13 OUR,T DERBY ending in dinner at Podunk LIVE ENTERRTTTAINMENTAINMENT FRIDAAYY NIGHT OPEN HOUSE Large trout up to 11 Chapel. HEXMARK TTAAAVERNVERN at Hodgkins Building (Museum/ RR) pounds and TTaggedagged & Meet at East Brookf ffieldield AATT SALEM CR ROSSOSS INN 108 School Street, treet, East Brookf fieldield 1:00-3:00. Golden rout stockTGolden ed for TToown Hall. 260 WWestest Main St., W. Brookf field,ield, MA 508- FREE the eevvent. Starts at 8 am. $15-$20.00 pp 867-2345 salemcrossinn.com News Registration starts at 6 am. . Purchase breakf fastast SATURDAY,SAATURDTTURDAAYYY,, JUNE 20, and lunch. Cash prizes and trophies SATURDAY,SAATURDTURDAAYYY,, NOVEMBERNOVEMBER 7 THE CENTRAL MA CHAPTER OF TROUT Free to members. Fee for non-members or join OPEN HOUSE HISTORICAL TALKTALK - Guy Morin- Central UNLIMITED the club. 155 Mechanic Street, Spencer, MA at Camp Frank A. Day (archery, boating, bas- Massachusetts during the Rev olution meets the firstfirst Monday ofo e very month from 01562 ketball, mini golf, lunch) Rain Date: June 21. East Brookf fieldield TToown Hall, 9:30 FREE September through 125 South Pond ond Road, East Brookf field.ield. 11:00- May. WWee discuss a SATURDAY,SAATURDTURDAAYYY,, MAYMAAYY 2, 3:00. FREE SASATURDAY,ATURDTURDAAYYY,, NOVEMBERNOVEMBER 14 variety of conser- vation programs to EAST BR ROOKFIELDOOKFIELD NAATURETURE WWALKSALKS MONDAY,MONDAAYYY,, JULYJULLYY 6 OPEN HOUSE vimpro e the local at PPelletier ll ti WoodsWoodsd at Hodgkins Building (Museum/ RR) cold water fisherfisher- Howe Street, East Brookf fieldiield 2:00. FREE SUMMER READING KICK O - FF 108 School Street, East Brookf field,ield, 1:00-3:00.1 ies, local fishingfishing EB Library - continues for ffiive FREE opportunities. weeks. Our annual High East Brookf fieldieield Town Hall. FREE SATURDAY,SAATURDTURDAAYYY,, DECEMBERDECEMBE 12 School Fly Fishing SATURDAYSAATURDTTURDAAYY JULJULYLYY 25 HISTORICAL TALKTALK - Championship (open to all MA high school en and Ken and TTinaina Ethier - “Trolley TTalk”alk” students) And our annual fund raising banquet. HISTORICALL TALKTALK - Heather Gablaski - East Brookf fieldield TToown Hall, 9:30. FREE Auburn Sportsman’s Club East Brookf field:ieield: 100 YYearsears a TToown 50 Elm St., Auburn, MA East Brookf fieldieield Town Hall, 9:30. FREE SATURDAY,SAATURDTURDAAYYY,, DECEMBERDECEMBE 12 SATURDAY,SAATURDTURDAAYYY,, MAYMAAYY 9, SUMMER CONCER RTT SERIES OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY,SAATURDTTURDAAYYY,, JULYJULLYY 11 OPEN HOUSE July/August every Thursday 6:00-8:00 at Hodgkins Building (Museum/ RR) Connie Mack Field East Brookf field.ield. FREE - at Hodgkins Building (Museum/ RR). INDEPENDENCE DAAYY CELEBRA ATIONTION 108 School Street, East Brookf rookf field.ield. 1-2:00 108 SSchool h l Street, East Brookf field,ield,i ld 11:00-3:00. Food and Drinks for sale. Parade & Fire e works FREE FREE Connie Mack k Field East Brookf fieldield SATURDAY,SAATURDTURDAAYYY,, MAYMAAYY 16, SATURDAY,SAATURDTUTURDAAYYY,, AUGUSTA AUGUST 8 ONGOING 7K RUNRUN AND FUN WWALKALALK OPEN HOUSE S tmeoDo g Funiht n TTimberyardimberyard Bre ewerywery, East Brookf fieldield at Hodgkins Building (Museum/ RR) MARIA BANDCHI 10:0am. $30.00 adults, $15.00 kids 108 School Street, treet, East Brookf field,ield, First Thursday of the 1:00-3:00. FREE month 5-8 p.m. SASATURDAY,ATURDTURDAAYYY,, MAMAYAYY 30 MEXICALI MEXICAN iTh s WWee !dnekee GRILL FOUND HERE! HISTORICAL TALKTALK - 10 SPENCER NEW LEADER •Friday, March 27, 2020 DRIVE FOR BETTER PLACE TH 4 For the months of March and April we pledge to donate $150 for every car or truck we sell to be donated to YEAR! Webster Dudley Food Share, Webster Dudley United Way and The Webster Dudley Boys & Girls Clubs This year we will make ourselves available to accept food donations for the Food Share

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