• LOCAL NEWS LOCAL STORIES LOCAL ADVERTISERS • E WARE REGION FOR 1 ING TH 29 YE SERV ARS Vol. 135 No. 2 12 Pages (Plus Supplements) USPS 666100 $31 PER YEAR - $1.00 A COPY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2021 www.warerivernews.turley.com A TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.com Father Piotr promoted to vicar Wednesdays added to Has loved Ware’s hybrid program serving Ware School Superintendent Dr. Class failure Marlene DiLeo said the goal would By Eileen Kennedy be to start in-person Wednesdays Staff writer numbers surprise for the week after February vaca- School Committee tion, which would be the week of WARE – Not every parish Feb. 22. priest is promoted to be the sec- Board of Health member ond in command to a bishop, but By Eileen Kennedy Staff writer Katrina Velle, who said she was Ware’s will be when Father Piotr there as a private citizen and a sci- Calik leaves his flock to become WARE – After discussing the entist, cautioned the board about the vicar general of the Diocese doing so. of Springfield under Bishop first semester’s student failure rates at their meeting of Feb. 3, “Now is not the time to be add- William Byrne. He will report to ing more face-to-face time,” she the bishop, and will be the mod- the School Committee voted to add Wednesdays as an in-school said. “When there are more con- erator of the curia, or administra- tagious variants of the virus with- tive affairs. Byrne told the Catholic day for children in the hybrid pro- gram on a rotating basis for all out teachers being fully vaccinated, Communication News, “Father that’s really risky.” Piotr’s many gifts are well-suited three cohorts. Until now the hybrid schedule has kept Wednesday as a Desjardins acknowledged no for this time of transition.” decision would be perfect, but said “I was shocked when I heard,” fully remote day for all students. “We really need to start using the School Committee doesn’t have said Calik on Tuesday about his much of a choice when faced with promotion. He also didn’t sleep at these Wednesdays as an in-school day,” said School Committee the failure rates and some students all the night he was told he would not attending school at all. become the diocese’s vicar general. Chairman Christopher Desjardins. “I love the town of Ware,” he “There is no reason why these kids said of the two churches he has aren’t in school on Wednesdays, Failure rates been ministering to for the last few and we need to start it now.” years, St. Mary’s and All Saints. School Committee members DiLeo shared the failure rate “The people are very caring, they Brian Winslow, Aaron Sawabi, of individual classes from fourth take care of each other and they Julie Slattery and Michael Foran to 12th grade. Each failure was a protect each other. They make sure Courtesy photo all agreed the school district should class, so some students could have Father Piotr Calik during a Christmas service in Ware. He has been promoted to be the vicar general of add Wednesdays to the hybrid Please see Fr. Piotr, page 6 the Springfield Roman Catholic Diocese. schedule. Please see WARE SCHOOL, page 9 Board votes Rose32 Bread gets approval to change to offer to-go wine and beer By Paula Ouimette beverages to-go as well. Board of Permit for Lost Towns Brewing health Staff Writer Selectmen chairman Kenan Young Co., 483 Main St., Gilbertville. said that if having this license The Alcoholic Beverages Control helps their business right now, he Commission approved the renew- insurance HARDWICK – The Board is all for it. The board approved al of both licenses, even though of Selectmen approved a an the application unanimously by the applicants had missed the off-premise license for Glenn roll call vote. renewal deadline. Hears some Mitchell to sell wine and malt budget requests beverages at Rose32 Bread, 412 Main St., Gilbertville. In his License renewals GIS Services agreement By Eileen Kennedy application, Mitchell explained The board approved the renew- The Board of Assessors sub- Staff writer that Rose32 Bread had transi- al of a 2021 Club License for mitted a proposed agreement South Barre Rod & Gun Club, between the town and CAI Courtesy photo tioned from a bakery/café to WARREN – A process that has This year as part of the Souper Bowl challenge, the United Church a food to-go establishment and 2626 Barre Rd., Hardwick and been discussed on and off years of Ware, ran a soup challenge and due to the town’s generosity, he wished to sell wine and malt a 2021 Farmer Series Pouring Please see HARDWICK, page 4 was put into place Monday night received 818 cans of soup for the Jubilee Cupboard, the food pan- when the Quaboag Regional try at Trinity Episopal Church. School Committee voted to offer teachers and custodians a differ- ent insurance plan through the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association. The new insurance Souper Bowl challenge plan would go into effect on July 1. They voted to accept A classic the recommendation of the a super duper success School Committee’s Budget Subcommittee, which was to By Eileen Kennedy Trim said she was thrilled the change from the current MIIA Staff writer church had been able to gather so health plan to one called the snowy day much soup, and they received a Benchmark IV health plan. The WARE – For many people, little help from two businesses. new plan offers Blue Cross/Blue soup is staple, particularly in the Ware’s Talk of the Town shop, Shield health insurance, which winter. Chicken noodle, chick- donated 200 cans and Labier’s teachers said throughout the pro- en and rice, cream of mushroom, Tree Service donated 180 cans. cess they wanted to keep. The sub- split pea – everyone has their Big Y supermarket also donated a committee met before the School favorite. $50 gift card. Committee for two hours on a vari- But for some people, particu- “It was a great fit for us ety of budget issues. larly this year, they have less to because we have an organic food The vote was 5-0-2, with School put on the table as layoffs have store in the shop,” said Talk of Committee Chairman Andrew soared, hours have been cut and the Town owner Keith Chouinard. Schwenker, and members Jason jobs have disappeared. “We wanted to make sure there Morgan, Greg Morse, Dustin So Kelly Trim, a member of were healthy food options.” He Atwood and Sarah Tetreault voting the United Church of Ware, held said he plans to do outreach so in favor of the change and none the congregation’s second Souper more people know about the food opposed. Members Craig Burgess Bowl drive. pantry. and Matthew Peloquin abstained “My goal was 175 cans, since The church also holds an as their spouses work for the dis- we received 148 last year,” Trim in-gathering of food for the pan- trict and it has been ruled a con- said Monday. “I just finished try once a month, where people flict-of-interest for them to vote on counting the soup, and holy moly, leave nonperishable food items on such matters. we received 818 cans of soup the altar or in boxes in the church. and 69 other food items for the “I just want to thank everyone Turley Publications staff photo by Paula Ouimette WARE – The recent snowstorms, including Tuesday’s, have made the Ware Gilbertville covered bridge, Please see QUABOAG, page 2 Jubilee Cupboard.” who donated,” Trim said. into a beautiful, traditional New England scene. This is heading into the bridge from the Ware side and Bridge Street in Gilbertville can be seen leading away in the background. Inside this edition: RELIGION BUSINESS SPORTS Connect with us Viewpoints 4 Jeanne NBSB Ware Hanson honors nine girls Sports 7 honored workers fought Police/Fire 9 hard Obituaries 10 Classifieds 11 Page 3 Page 5 Page 7 WareRiverNews Page 2, Ware River News, February 11, 2021 Ware River News Ware Junior Senior High School Obituary Policy second quarter honor roll Turley Publications Each week the Ware River News offers two types of WARE – Ware Junior Senior 11th grade Feliciano, Tory Finocchio, Michael High School released its second Aliah Crump, Andrew Soltys, Fountain, Nathan Harmon, Jacob digs into its submitted photo archives obituaries. and selects a people photo to quarter high honors and honor roll. 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