• LOCAL NEWS LOCAL STORIES LOCAL ADVERTISERS • E WARE REGION FOR 1 ING TH 29 YE SERV ARS Vol. 134 No. 22 12 Pages (Plus Supplements) USPS 666100 $31 PER YEAR - $1.00 A COPY THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 www.warerivernews.turley.com A TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.com Ambulance ATM voters agreement pass $8.9M discussed budget Deeper dive into By Eileen Kennedy Staff writer numbers coming WARREN – Voters at By Eileen Kennedy Warren’s Annual Town Meeting Staff writer on June 23 passed a variety of articles including a budget of WARE – At their Tuesday $8.99 million, which includes meeting, Ware SelectBoard town and school budgets with members met with Hardwick newly-elected SelectBoard mem- SelectBoard members and Ware ber David Dufresne was nomi- Fire Chief Christopher Gagnon nated to be the temporary mod- to discuss the Ware’s agreement erator for the meeting. Moderator with Hardwick to with ambu- Vincent McCaughey could not be lance service. SelectBoard mem- at the meeting. bers said they want to continue Voters passed a budget of the discussion in more depth at $2.36 million for the town side of their next meeting on July 21. the budget, and $4.27 million for Warren’s share of the Quabaog The agreement has been in Cindi LaBombard listens to oth- Turley Publications file photo place for three years, and it has ers say their lines in a Ware Left to right are Ware veteran Steve Kutt, Cindi LaBombard, Ware Historical Society historian, and Regional School District’s bud- a one-year automatic renewal. Community Theater production. Charlie Moulton, World War II veteran, at the Ware Remembers event in 2016. get and a $425,687 assessment Hardwick has previously paid by Pathfinder Regional Technical Ware $60,000 a year, and this Vocational School. fiscal year, which started on July Also passed was a reduction 1, it is paying $77,000 for the to fiscal 2021 QRSD assessment year. by $85,155 because the district SelectBoard member Keith Ware loses one of its biggest fans received excess fiscal 2019 state Kruckas said the agreement aid for transportation. Voters needs to be looked at again as also approved a reduction in the the Fire Department is down Lifelong lover of Ware been a relationship that began Ware Historical Society, Ware QRSD fiscal 2020 operating several firefighters, and costs for more than 50 years ago at Ware Historical Commission and the assessment, which ended June training, insurance and overtime High School, where LaBombard Ware Community Theatre, and a 30, by $15,095. that might be needed due to the By Eileen Kennedy was already showing her energetic past member of the Ware Cultural A number of increases to line agreement, have not been fac- Staff writer side by being part of many school Commission. IT’S VERY SAD, FOR items in the Fire Department tored into it. activities. “My most recent interaction ME PERSONALLY budget were passed, including “I’d like a deeper dive into WARE – Ask anyone who “Our paths have crossed many with Cindi was several years adding $2,000 to the depart- the numbers,” said SelectBoard worked with or knew Cynthia times over the last 50 years in ago when we both worked with BECAUSE WE WERE ment’s personal protection Chairman Alan Whitney, asking LaBombard and they will tell you many ways as she continued to be many other women on the Town FRIENDS, BUT ALSO equipment, adding a $1,000 to its Gagnon to provide more detail her death on July 1 leaves a big active in town activities,” Talbot of Ware Biseqicentennial 250th equipment testing, adding $1,000 into the calls at the June 21 hole in the community. They speak said. “She was the undeclared Celebration Committee,” Talbot FOR THE TOWN OF to its Emergency Management meeting. Hardwick SelectBoard of her kind heart, her single-mind- historian for our town of Ware, said. “Cindi spent almost every “ expenses. WARE. SHE LEAVES members will return for that ed devotion to the projects she a person who loved reminiscing day volunteering her time to insure Efforts to reduce the meeting. worked on and her love of history. and preserving the history of those that this celebration would be the BIG SHOES TO FILL SelectBoard’s administrative sec- “When someone calls us for But most of all, they speak of her towns which have now become “best ever” and one that we would AND SHE WILL BE retary’s salary by about $8,000 help, we’re going to respond, devotion to Ware, whether it was what we all know as the Quabbin all remember in years to come. and to reduce the Historical that’s just how we roll,” Gagnon to the town’s history or supporting Reservoir. Her love and apprecia- Every minute of her time was MISSED.” Commission’s money fro $1,500 said, but the calls to Hardwick artistic endeavors. tion of all types of culture is to be focused on the historical aspect of to $500, were deemed unsuc- For Nancy J. Talbot, town clerk envied.” cessful by Dufresne. Voters Talbot pointed out when she ALAN WHITNEY Please see WARE, page 2 and SelectBoard member, it has SELECTBOARD CHAIRMAN also approved moving $15,000 died she was a member of the Please see CINDI, page 5 from the forestry account to the Highway Department, which will take over that work from the tree warden. Voters also approved a num- ber of financial housekeeping Main Street building hearing continued for two weeks measures including allowing the town to accept state money By Eileen Kennedy St., after hearing from Daniel send the town the owner’s own If the engineering assessment we’re done,” Whitney said to for roads, to allow the treasurer Staff writer Barenboym, a manager for engineering assessments of the is out of date, then the owners Barenboym, adding the town could to enter into compensating bal- the owner, 114 Main St. LLC. building done last year some- will have to get a new engineer- brook no delay in the $2.1 mil- ance agreements and to accept WARE – At their Tuesday The owners bought the building time. Barenboym said the own- ing assessment completed quickly, lion Main Street project because accounts in trust for the perpetual meeting SelectBoard mem- about a year ago, according to ers’ engineers found the building according to Selectmen Chairman costs would rise if the construction care maintenance of burial lots in bers continued a public hearing Barenboym. to be structurally sound last year, Alan Whitney, so the Main Street company had to pack up and then the Pine Grove Cemetery. until their next meeting on July Selectmen gave Barenboym although the third floor is in rough redesign project is not held up. An article to put $11,000 21 on the condition of 114 Main until the end of this week to shape. “Any delay in this and Please see BUILDING, page 3 toward fireworks and related expenses also passed. Workshop13 starts opening up By Eileen Kennedy other people and use provided hand ing fantasy art will be offered Staff writer sanitizer as they enter the gallery. for those age 12 to 15 on Friday It is also allowing ClayWorks mornings, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., WARE – As the restrictions members to sign up for times to which go through July 29. The around COVID-19 begin to slow- work in the ceramics studio during same thing geared for ages 8 to 11 ly loosen, Workshop13 and its sis- appointed times. will be offered mornings starting ter organizations, ArtWorks and And it hasn’t forgotten about July 10, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., ClayWorks, are gradually opening area children as it is offer- through July 31. Students will learn up. ing three limited programs for about and complete fun projects ArtWorks, which is a gallery young people this summer, some inspired by fantasy artists such for local artists, is now open on of which will be held outside. as Peter Sis, Yoshitaka Amano, Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., “We’re slowly reopening,” said Moebius, and Shaun Tan. In this and is exhibiting the fantasy art and Workshop13 Director Marie session, students will be creating whimsical illustrations of local art- Lauderdale. Classes for adults fantasy worlds and creatures using ist Gary Lippincott. Face covering cannot be offered until Phase 4 of watercolor, sketching, collage, and or masks are required to enter the the easing of restrictions, but the sculpture. One day the group will Turley Publications staff photo by gallery, which has limit of eight nonprofit can offer class for young visit ArtWorks Gallery to meet a people at a time. Visitors must people, which start this month. FOURTH OF JULY ON THE FARM maintain a six-foot distance from A chance to learn about mak- Please see WORKSHOP 13, page 6 HARDWICK – Clover Hill Farm made sure it was decorated for the Fourth of July. Inside this edition: ROTARY OPINION SPORTS Connect with us Viewpoints................ 4 Public Notices ......... 10 A long Get rid of Seniors history of rascally were set to Sports ....................... 7 Classifieds............... 11 community rabbits lead Ware Police/Fire ................. 8 service ends volleyball Obituaries ................. 9 Page 3 Page 4 Page 7 WareRiverNews Page 2, Ware River News, July 9, 2020 Ware River News CALENDAR Obituary 2020 Policy community corner Turley Publications Some essential services offers two types of obituaries. 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