(508) 943-4800 Newsstand: 75 cents www.auburnnews.net “Order is the shape upon which beauty depends.” Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Police on the lookout for bank robbery suspect Courtesy photos GETAWAY DRIVER, A masked man held the Southbridge Credit Union VEHICLE ALSO SOUGHT on Southbridge Street at gunpoint, Thursday, April NEWS STAFF WRITER held the bank teller at gunpoint and 2, and made out with an undisclosed amount of AUBURN — A recent bank rob- escaped with an undisclosed amount of money, according to money. Pictured, the sus- bery is the latest in a string of thefts pect is caught on a sur- in town that have happened in the Police Chief Andrew J. Sluckis. The suspect was identified by veillance tape. If you past year. have any information On Thursday, April 2, at 6:20 p.m., police as wearing a camouflage jack- et with a grey hooded sweatshirt about the incident, con- a man armed with a semi-automatic tact Auburn Police at handgun entered the Southbridge Turn To ROBBERY, A12 508-832-7738. Credit Union on Southbridge Street, page On your mark, get set... Town AUBURN TO BOAST 10 RUNNERS Meeting IN BOSTON MARATHON warrant BY TERESA A. FRANCO NEWS STAFF WRITER Every April, on Patriot’s Day,more than 20,000 runners compete in the Boston Marathon. This year, 10 Auburn residents will pound the reviewed pavement for the 26-mile race, Monday, April 20. Some residents are running for personal enjoyment, others are motivated to run for a specific cause. SELECTMEN APPROVE For Kathleen Lutz, 40, the marathon holds a personal meaning. Courtesy photos She ran in last year’s race with her sister, Kristin Mass, 28, of South Charles Nikopoulos of Boxboro, Glenn and Theresa Collins of Auburn and Diane CHANGES IN Portland, Maine, in memory of their mother who passed away from and Paul Giorgio of Millbury are all running the Boston Marathon for the brain cancer a year and a half ago. Lutz said her and her sister want- Beacon of Hope Cancer Care Fund. PREPARATION FOR ed to do “something positive,” so they decided to run for the Dana- through the Dana Farber training program. She said, before running MAY 7 Farber Cancer Institute Marathon Challenge. the marathon, she was not an avid runner but the training program “It’s very inspiring,” Lutz said of the marathon challenge. “It gets helped answer any questions she had and quelled her anxieties you out and running and keeps you focused. It’s an amazing thing, I BY TERESA A. FRANCO about running. NEWS STAFF WRITER hope to make a difference in the world.” Lutz trained with the 1976 Boston Marathon winner, Jack Fultz, Turn To RUNNERS, page A11 AUBURN — After a Board of Selectmen’s meet- ing Monday, April 13, Town Meeting members will get Robidoux withdraws from election more information regarding the selectmen’s votes TO PURSUE TOWN MEETING SPOT on each of the arti- cles on this year’s BY TERESA A. FRANCO Goodrich, Timothy cessfully a Board of Selectmen last year, said NEWS STAFF WRITER warrant. Hicks and Steven he made the decision after talking it over with After the Board Hammond AUBURN — The race for a spot on the Board Consilvio will battle it his wife and children. He said his towing busi- of Selectmen voted of Selectmen in this year’s local election just out for the spot. ness, City Line Towing, is not doing as well as on the Town Meeting articles at it’s meet- got a little less crowded. In an interview last he would like it to be. ing Monday, they voted to include the On Thursday, April 9, the Town Clerk’s week, Robidoux said one “I don’t want to neglect my business,” ratio of votes of the selectmen as opposed office officially announced Michael Robidoux of the reasons he is not Robidoux said. “It wouldn’t be fair to the to only “approved.” is no longer a candidate for a Board of running anymore is town’s people if I couldn’t give a 100 percent.” The request for the change was made Selectmen spot in the election to be held because he wants to Robidoux said it is not the “right time” for by Selectman Nicholas Hammond. After Thursday, May 21. focus more on his busi- him to run and that he thinks he was running Incumbents Carl Westerman and William ness. Turn To SELECTMEN, page A12 Gribbons, as well as challengers Doreen Robidoux, who unsuc- Robidoux Turn To ROBIDOUX, page A12 Job fair expected to be big hit EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, NETWORKING AVAILABLE FOR UNEMPLOYED BY TERESA A. FRANCO NEWS STAFF WRITER AUBURN — If you are one of the many who have found themselves unemployed, help is just around the corner. Workforce Central Career Center will host the spring 2009 job fair Friday,April 17, at the Auburn Elks Lodge on Southbridge Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The organization holds two job fairs each year, the last one being in November. At the fair, local companies that are hiring will set up booths and hand out applications. Despite the deepening wound in the economy, Southbridge Workforce Central Career Center Operations Manager Kathy LITTLE LEAGUE SEASON TO KICKOFF THIS WEEKEND Joy said there are employers who are hiring at the fair. BY TERESA A. FRANCO start of a fresh Little League season in “Any of the employers coming [to the job NEWS STAFF WRITER Auburn as the opening day parade will take fair] do have available positions,” she said. AUBURN — Spring is in the air, and later place at 11 a.m. in the F.W. Webb Company Joy said the job fair was orchestrated by File photo this week, baseballs will be too as Little parking lot on Sword Street. The parade will the Workforce Central’s veterans’ agents, but A photo from a previous Workforce Central Career Leagues all over the nation will kick off Center job fair held last November. The organization their seasons. Turn To JOB FAIR, page A12 Turn To LITTLE LEAGUE, page A12 will hold its next job fair Friday, April 17, at the Auburn This weekend, Sunday,April 19, marks the Elks Lodge from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. E E CALENDAR..........A13 STARTING BARKUS, AUBURN OPINION ...............A6 SPRING OFF ON TENNIS ON THE SENIORS ..............A8 RIGHT TRACK SPORTS .............A10 THE RIGHT FOOT PAGE A3 PAGE A10 INSID 6 56525 10391 9 INSID 2 • THE AUBURN NEWS • Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Moore, Patrick kick-off Organ and Tissue Donor Week ALMANAC BOSTON — Sen. every day, while at the donation and celebrate the Michael O. Moore, D- same time, an average of invaluable role it plays in QUOTE OF THE WEEK Millbury, hosted a press 18 patients die every day saving lives,” said Patrick. “Due to the current downturn in the conference Monday, April while waiting for an organ Sen. Moore is sponsor- economy, if people see things that look 6, to kick off Organ and transplant. For many, ing Organ Donor Week in suspicious, we ask they report to us so Tissue Donor Week at the waiting for organs can conjunction with the New we can check them out before things State House. mean the difference England Organ Bank. like this happen.” Sen. Moore was joined between life and death,” April is considered Organ by Gov. Deval Patrick, Moore said. “As medical Donor Month. The pur- - POLICE CHIEF ANDREW SLUCKIS, IN Registrar of Motor procedures become more pose of the press confer- RESPONSE TO A BANK ROBBERY NEARLY TWO Vehicles Rachel advanced and transplants ence was to kick off a WEEKS AGO AT SOUTHBRIDGE CREDIT UNION Kaprielian, Rep. become more plausible for week during which ON SOUTHBRIDGE STREET. Katherine Clark, D- patients in need, it is employees and visitors at Melrose, Sean Fitzpatrick imperative that the num- the State House have an of the New England ber of organ donors opportunity to sign up to PEN TO LOSE Organ Bank, and Ann increase accordingly to be organ donors on their O C Linehan, mother of the meet this demand.” driver’s licenses. Courtesy photos late Laura Linehan and an Governor Patrick made Following the press con- AUBURN TOWN HALL advocate for “Laura’s a special appearance. ference, Moore signed up Sen. Michael Moore, D-Millbury, signs up to become an organ donor. Law.” “As we mark Organ to be an organ donor him- Board of Selectmen (832-7720) “Approximately 78 Donor Week, we must self. istry.” surgery. Mrs. Linehan is Monday-Friday . .8 a.m. to 4 p.m. organ transplants take spread the word about the “After the New England Also participating in an advocate for “Laura’s Town Clerk (832-7701) the event was Ann Law,” which aims to place in the United States importance of organ Organ Bank and some of Monday-Friday . .8 a.m. to 4 p.m. its volunteers from my Linehan, whose daughter increase the number of district brought this infor- Laura died waiting for a organ donors in the mation to my attention, I liver transplant. Ann’s Commonwealth. Moore is AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY decided it was time I sign daughter Laura was born a co-sponsor of the bill. (832-7790) up as well. This week is with a rare disease neces- An art exhibit, “Making Monday, Wednesday10 a.m. to 8:30 sitating a liver transplant Memories,” was also on about educating people, p.m. myself included,” said at the age of two. During display throughout the the transplant procedure week in Doric Hall of the Tuesday, Thursday .