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A packed Murdock High School auditorium was paying rapt attention last week when guest speaker David Bracetti delivered a combination pep talk and warning about ‘out there’ during the school’s annu-al Hispanic Heritage Month cel-ebration.

Brought to MHS by teacher Ofelia Maskowich, who had known him when they were teens, Bracetti was unflinching-ly straight-forward in recount-ing his life story which has turned out in his words, “a win.”

“I’m going to be blunt and truthful,” he told the MHS stu-dents.

“My dad had been kicked out of his house. He became a gangster. My parents’ marriage was very volatile,” recounted Bracetti, who spoke of repeat-ed drive-by shootings in New Britain and Hartford, CT.

Bracetti himself struggled to emerge from that environment, he noted. Bouncing between the

mainland and family in Puerto Rico where an aunt was “into voodoo” and “life was pretty rough.”

Bracetti found it difficult to find stability, much less a solid education.

“I used to try and drown

away my voices,” he confessed, and alcohol wasn’t the only substance he was abusing, he acknowledged. Things were pretty dim.

But, said, Bracetti, he found an inner strength, a belief that success was somehow attain-

able and that was the message he wanted to bring to Murdock.

“I got my GED at 21. I kept going and bought my first house at 24,” said the 43 year-old who now works as a motivational speaker, author, song writer and recording artist.

“I felt like I’d hit the lottery,” when he closed on that house. Parenthood too changed his per-spective and eventually he said his once abusive father sought forgiveness and they rebuilt their relationship.

“You don’t realize how much power you have within you,” he emphasized.

“We live in a world of dark-ness but each of you has a light. I look around here and I see future leaders,” stressed Bracetti.

“You have to find the light and never believe the negative things ‘they’ tell you,” he urged.

Bracetti stuck around after the assembly to hold individual conversations and have lunch with students.

“David had to find that self motivation to obtain his place

in life”, reflected Maskowich. “Although he lived the street life style in areas of Hartford and New Britan that were over-run by gangs and almost lost his life on several occasions, he was able to persevere and bring meaning to his life”, she added of her old friend. “His passion”, she said, “is to encourage youth and young adults and bring hope for a brighter future”.

Maskowich can relate to some of Bracetti’s story. “Growing up in Hartford social economic issues affected me a lot which turned me into the first youth leader in Hartford. Home was tough and my neigh-borhood was filled with drugs, prostitution and gang violence. Dodging bullets was normal in my community but that did not stop me from reaching my dreams. I found my safe haven in school”, she said.

Hispanic Heritage Week began in 1968 and 20 years later expanded to Hispanic Heritage Month.

BY GREG VINECOURIER CORRESPONDENT

Beals Memorial Library is getting set to lift the curtain on $1.5 million in improve-ments which have been made to the century-old building over the past year and a half. The work brings Beals into com-pliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, includ-ing the installation of a new entrance, an elevator that runs from basement to the second floor, and handicap accessible bathrooms.

Groundbreaking was held in June 2017 and crews are cur-rently putting the finishing touches on the project.

Library Director Manuel King said a low-key dedication, or “grand re-opening,” is sched-uled for Saturday, Oct. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m.

“We’re going to be closed that day,” said King. “The library is usually open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. but we’re going to clos-ing to just make sure that the library is as beautiful looking as we can make it. So, the staff will actually be here; we just won’t be open to the public. We’ll then have our re-open-ing starting at 2 with a rib-bon-cutting and maybe a few brief speeches. Then we’ll have an open house where people can tour the library, ride the

elevator.”King said letters were sent to

local churches in the hope that some might sign up to play the grand piano in the second-floor auditorium during the event. He said organizers were hoping to recruit four people to play for visitors.

“We’ll also have a little slide show of the history of the library,” said King. “I believe that’s being put together by (former library director) Julia White Cardinal. The Friends of Beals Memorial Library will be here with refreshments. We’ll also have postcards with the image of the library for sale. Other than that, it’s pretty informal.”

King said a list of speakers is being hammered out. He said Library Trustees have attempt-ed to reach out to members of the Beals, Churchill, and Converse families to invite them to attend.

“I don’t know how successful they’ve been at that,” he said.

Charles Beals donated the funds to build the library, which opened in 1913. The Churchill family created the trust fund that provided the bulk of funding for the con-struction project, and monies from the Converse Fund were also used.

“Of course, representatives

of the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation will be here,” said King. “They were very helpful in bringing this project to com-pletion.”

King provided a list of the various funds who contribut-ed to the access project: The Churchill Fund, $438,750; Robinson Broadhurst Foundation, $289,500; Vena Field Fund, $17,650; Esther Meyer Fund, $11,350, and; Louis and Mable Oliva, $8,250. In addition, the voters of Winchendon provided a total of

BY GREG VINECOURIER CORRESPONDENT

Special Olympics of Massachusetts is set to begin a program for children ages 2 to 7, with or without intellec-tual disabilities, giving them the chance to play and learn together as part of Special Olympics Young Athletes.

Young Athletes is a free weekly program which will be run on six Sundays, from Sept. 30 through Nov. 11. No session will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7. Each session runs from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Cushing Academy

in Ashburnham.According to Special

Olympics spokesman Eric Archambault, Cushing student volunteers will lead partici-pants in games and activities designed to promote mental and physical development and improve motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The focus will on play and fun.

“Each of the six sessions will focus on specific foundation-al skill areas,” Archambault told The Courier. “Those areas include walking/running, bal-ance/jumping, trapping and

catching throwing, striking – with activities like softball, ten-nis, volley ball – and kicking.”

“The program is open to Winchendon kids; in fact, all kids in the Ashburnham area who would feel comfortable attending,” he said. “Everyone is welcome. There’s no charge. We don’t charge for any of our programming. We want as many athletes as possible to participate. Volunteers are certainly encouraged to help with fundraising activities, but nothing is required.”

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Turn To BEALS page A12

Town Accountant Bill Schlosstein will be leaving his post sometime this fall. He has served the town since June 2016. Current Assistant Town Accountant Joanne Goguen will assume the accountant’s post upon Schlosstein’s departure.

Beals set to unveil improvements

New Special Olympics program now available

Greg Vine photos

The new entrance to the first floor of Beals Memorial Library.

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SEEKING PROPOSALS…AND MEMBERS

Applications for the Winchendon Cultural Council due Oct. 15!

Mass Cultural Council funds and manages a network of 329 local Cultural Councils across the state, rep-resenting every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each council awards money based on individual communi-ty cultural needs, assessed and set by council members

The Winchendon Cultural Council will give priority to the following cri-teria:

1. Applicants that have secured a local venue within the great-er Winchendon community.

2. Projects that serve youth, adults, and the elderly.

3. Projects that focus on local his-tory.

In addition to the state criteria, applications will be evaluated by community sup-port, financial need, and demon-strated planning.

For more infor-mation, please

visit: http://www.mass-culture.org.The Cultural Council is also seeking

the input of Winchendon citizens. Up to 15 members are allowed by law to make these decisions, if interested in serving, please contact the office of the town manager.

MADE THE TEAMWORCESTER — The Assumption

College Department of Athletics has announced that Jake Shetrawski, of Winchendon, has earned a spot on the 2018 Assumption College football team. Shetrawski, Class of 2019, is competing during the Greyhounds’ fall season.

Following a third straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 2017, the Assumption football team was picked first in the 2018 Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Poll and ranked 20th in the national DII preseason poll. Last season, the Greyhounds went 11-2 and were the NE10 Champions. They are hoping to build upon their success under the eye of new head coach, Andy McKenzie.

“Throughout preseason camp, the upperclassmen set the tone with great leadership, energy, enthusiasm, and intensity in practice; we all have high expectations of each other” said Andy McKenzie. “Furthermore, as the school year gets started, our team is also pre-paring to be the best student-athletes possible, and we will be engaged and make a positive contribution to the campus community as a whole.”

Saturday September 29ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL: United Parish Fall

Festival will be held at the church, 39 Front St., Winchendon on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 9-2 pm. Included will be Yard Sale, Bake Sale and and of course, Mums. Lunch: hotdog meal $5; hamburger meal $6.

Saturday October 6THE RACE FOR THE REST OF US: a .5K, yes

that dot is important, a leisurely walk or a manic run, we don’t care, around GAR Park. $20 entry fee for adults, kids can enter free. First 50 to enter will get a t-shirt.

CONCERT: Winchendon Winds, a 40-piece professional level concert band, will be per-forming at the Winchendon Fall Festival on Saturday, October 6, from 10:30 a.m.-noon on the front lawn of the Unitarian Universalist Church at 126 Central St. This free concert features family-friendly “bandstand” classics familiar to all. Come picnic on the lawn with live music!

Saturday October 13

MASQUERADE MADNESS: tickets are now sale for the Masquerade Madness at the Murdock Whitney House, 151 Front St. Come in costume (the whole shebang or at least a mask) to enter a contest, the usual casino games, and a great time. The best time and fundraiser for the Winchendon History and Cultural Center. Tickets are $25 each and always sell out. Available at Seppi’s Ice Cream shop when open or call Peg at (561) 459-9484.

Saturday October 20LAUGH FOR A CAUSE: The Winchendon CAC

will be sponsoring a Comedy Fundraising Show on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 8 PM at the American Legion. Doors open at 7 PM. Raffles. Tickets are $20 per person and are available at the WCAC, To Each His Own Design, or at the door the night of the show.

Thursday October 25TRIVIA NIGHT: Sons of the American Legion

host Trivia Night beginning at 8 p.m. at the American Legion. Gather a team and challenge your friends. Hosted by questions master Ryan Murphy.

The North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce is hosting the annual North Central Massachusetts Congressional Luncheon on Friday, Oct. 5 featuring the Honorable Jim McGovern, United States Representative for the Second Congressional District and the Honorable Niki Tsongas, United States Representative for the Third Congressional District of Massachusetts. The program, spon-sored by Fitchburg State University, runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Great Wolf Lodge, 150 Great Wolf Drive, Fitchburg.

This event will provide Chamber members the opportunity to hear direct-ly from members of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding business issues and critical matters facing the nation. Attendees will also be afforded the unique opportunity for networking and questions with members of North Central’s federal delegation.

Currently serving his 11h term in Congress, Congressman Jim McGovern serves as the second ranking Democrat on the powerful House Rules Committee,

which sets the terms for debate and amendments on most legislation; and a member of the House Agriculture Committee. In 2014, McGovern was named Democratic Ranking Member on the House Committee on Agriculture’s Subcommittee on Nutrition. The Subcommittee’s jurisdiction includes policies and statutes relating to nutri-tion, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and domestic commodity distribution and consumer initiatives.

Before his election to Congress, McGovern spent 14 years work-ing as a senior aide for the late U.S. Representative John Joseph Moakley (D-South Boston), former dean of the Massachusetts delegation and Chairman of the House Rules Committee. He was born in Worcester, the son of two successful small business owners. His two sisters are elementary school teachers in Worcester’s public school system.

McGovern earned his Bachelor of Arts (‘81) and Masters of Public Administration (‘84) degrees from The American University, working his way through college by serving as an aide in the office of U.S. Senator George McGovern (D-SD).

Congresswoman Niki Tsongas was elected to the United State House of Representatives in a 2007 special elec-tion, becoming the first woman in 25 years to serve in Congress from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She represents the Massachusetts Third District (which had previously been known as the Fifth District until 2012). Tsongas holds the same seat that was held three decades earlier by her late husband, former Congressman, U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Paul Tsongas. Her Congressional dis-trict spans across portions of Essex, Middlesex and Worcester counties.

Tsongas serves as a senior member on

the prestigious House Armed Services Committee, and having previously served in a leadership position as the top Democrat on the subcommittee for Oversight and Investigations. Tsongas also serves on the Natural Resources Committee, which formulates federal policy related to domestic energy pro-duction, National Parks, and the envi-ronment. In 2015, she was named to a leadership role as the top Democrat on the Federal Lands Subcommittee. She also serves on the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee. Recently Tsongas was elected by her peers to serve as the highest ranking Democrat on the largest HASC subcommit-tee, the Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee.

Prior to being elected to the House of Representatives, Tsongas served as a dean at Middlesex Community College, practiced law, and raised her three daughters all in the region she now represents.

Tsongas is not seeking re-election this year.

Make sure you reserve your spot early to hear from our congressional delegation on the many critical issues facing the business community in Washington D.C.

Pre-registration is required and easy. Simply call the Chamber at 978.353.7600 ext. 222, email [email protected] or register online at www.northcentralmass.com. The cost is $35 for members and $55 for non-members.

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It’s early in the school year but high school seniors should have been think-ing about their future already and whether they have or haven’t, now’s the time to start cementing decisions. That was the message delivered to Murdock seniors by representatives from Mount Wachusett Community College.

Marcia Rosebury-Henne, who’s the dean of admissions and enrollment and Sara Dorsey walked the students through a series of steps designed to make the process easier.

“We’re going to take a deep dive and this fall is really important,” stressed Rosebury-Henne as she and Dorsey laid out the structure of the College Success Academy for this year.

What they brought up really did con-stitute a ‘deep dive’. The duo reminded the 81 seniors in the class of 2019 to sign up for the autumn exams, mean-ing the ACT or SAT, the next of which

is scheduled for November 3 with an October 5 application deadline. They urged students to visit as many schools as possible and Rosebury-Henne related the story of her own daughter’s tours and how she got a feel for whether a particular school might be a good fit or not. Students were reminded plenty of schools will visit MHS as well and to learn all they can about financial aid packages.

“I was a college dropout,” confessed Dorsey, noting it took her a while to get her act together.

“And that’s okay,” she remarked. “You may not know right now where

your career path will take you,” said Dorsey. “That’s okay, too.”

“We’re collaborating with your guidance department,” said Rosebury-Henne as she and Dorsey distributed planning calendar handouts and even notebooks, the former including a sec-tion on handling the application essay and guidelines for applying for the aforementioned financial aid.

“This is a really valuable program,” said MHS guidance counselor Rachel Weinhold about the series of workshops which will continue through the fall.

“There are so many questions and it helps to have people from the Mount come answer them.”

Upcoming vis-its from colleges to MHS include UMass Boston on Monday (Oct.1), UMass Lowell next Thursday, Oct. 4; Lincoln Tech and Rivier Oct. 10; Assumption and MCLA on the 19th; Merrimack on Oct. 24 and Franklin Pierce Oct. 30.

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There has been plenty of auction news since my last update in this col-umn. A collection featuring over 700 pieces of Abraham Lincoln memorabil-ia is among the important items soon coming to auction. The Smithsonian.com reports that the Lincoln memo-rabilia belonged to Historian Harold Holzer. One of the first items Holzer purchased for his collection was a

franked letter by Lincoln. As a Congressman, Lincoln used his franking privilege to sign the envelope and not have to pay postage. One of the auc-tion highlights is an 1860 por-trait of a beardless Abraham Lincoln. A 1907 bronze relief plaque that was used as the likeness of the penny will also be featured, as well as a bust by artist Sarah Fisher Ames. A period painting believed to be by John C. Wolfe has the highest pre-auction estimate at $12,000 to $18,000.

Other important historical artifacts will also be coming to auction when 5,500 pieces of Titanic memorabilia are offered, according to CNN. Items include a bronze cherub from its grand staircase, sets of china from the dining room and a section of the hull. Premier Exhibitions, which owns and exhibits them in 4 cities, filed for bankruptcy in 2016. The Titanic sunk after hitting an iceberg in 1912. Individual items have brought strong prices at past auctions. A letter written by a man during the Titanic’s final hour sold for $166,000 and a violin played by the band leader as the ship sank went for $1.7 million in 2013. Three hedge funds have offered an

opening bid of $19.5 million for the collection, which is being sold as a group.

Some newer items are also making news in the auction world. Architectural Digest reports that memorabilia from the estate of Frank and Nancy Sinatra will be auctioned in December. There are a wide range of items being offered from Baccarat crystal and Dodie Thayer pottery to fine art. Two AKG microphones owned by Frank Sinatra will be included. The auction will also feature paintings by Pablo Picasso and Childe Hassam. One of the auction highlights is

a painting of Frank Sinatra by Norman Rockwell.

A valuable car also made auction news, according to Barron’s. The 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO considered to be the “Holy Grail” of the car collecting world recently sold at auction. The car with chassis # 3413, was the third of 36 built that year. The car was first driven as a test car by Phil Hill in the 1962 Targa Florio road race in Sicily. It then went on to win first place in its class at the race for the next 2 years. The bidding started at $35 million before the win-ning bidder took the checkered flag at

$48 million, making it the most valuable car ever sold at auction.

My “Evaluating your antiques” class will take place at the Bay Path Evening School in Charlton on October 15th. Our live multi-estate antique and col-lectibles auction will be held on October 25th. I’ll be appraising items at the Winchendon History and Cultural Center’s antique appraisal event on October 28th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. See www.centralmassauctions.com for details on these and other upcoming events.

Contact us at: Wayne Tuiskula Auctioneer/Appraiser Central Mass Auctions for Antique Auctions, Estate Sales and Appraisal Services www.cen-tralmassauctions.com (508-612- 6111) [email protected]

WAYNE TUISKULA

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Peabody Properties a full-ser-vice real estate and property management firm, recently pre-sented Lori Verda, case man-ager with its group adult fos-ter care sector with the GAFC Team Member of the Year award during its 2018 annual business meeting at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.

“Lori is a shining example of our company mission to provide professional and responsive ser-vice to all clients, evidenced by her commitment to assisting elders and those with disabili-ties remain at home and within the community,” said Doreen Bushashia, president of Peabody Resident Services, Inc. “She is a gifted communicator and truly deserving of the GAFC Team Member of the Year award.”

Verda, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in communication sci-ence and disorders from the College of Our Lady of the Elms in Chicopee, recently earned her Master of Science in health-care administration (MHA) from Southern New Hampshire University. She received the outstanding student award for holding the highest GPA in the

program – a 4.0.She joined Peabody Properties,

Inc. in May 2014 as a member of the Peabody Resident Services, Inc. home care program and lives in Winchendon with her

husband and their two daugh-ters.

Verda was one of several achievement award recipients honored during the 2018 employ-ee recognition ceremony.

Verda honored as GAFC Team Member of the Year

Courtesy photo

Karen Fish-Will, CEO; Lori Verda, case manager; and Melissa Fish-Crane, COO, all of Peabody Properties.

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It has already happened…

I suppose I’ve always some-how known it, but the last few weeks have fully brought it to my consciousness — the coup d’état to seize control of America has indeed happened. Here’s how.

Richard Nixon’s Southern Strategy. The ‘Moral Majority’. Lee Atwater. Bush v Gore. Voter Suppression. Citizens United. McCullough. Mitch McConnell. Merrick Garland.

My side has always believed there were rules of engage-ment, lines to be respected and never crossed. The other side respects no such lines, honors no such unwritten rules. There was a time when it did, of course. No more. The slippery slope began with Nixon’s cyni-cal, racist 1968 campaign strat-egy which played on voter’s fears (sound familiar?) and has evolved through the decades. I’m writing on Sunday. Dr. Ford will get a sham hearing before this paper sees the light of day on Friday and then the Republican majority, every one of them male, will vote in favor of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation and then the full Senate, probably on very close to a straight party-line vote,

will send him to the Court. When he gets there to the cheers of the Right, fully one-third of the men sitting for life on the United States Supreme Court will have been credibly accused of sexual assault.

There is no way, no way that Anthony Kennedy’s retirement wasn’t somehow bought off. We may never know the exact machinations which led to it, but after McConnell refused to even allow Garland a hearing and DJT somehow won the presidency (largely because a campaign based on fear is unbeatable without an upbeat positive alternative which was never offered by HRC), the Republicans had realized their grandest dream — a chance to have a High Court beholden

to its anti-diversity, anti-equal-ity, anti-election fairness agenda. Hence, exit Kennedy and enter Kavanaugh, and by the way, even if somehow the Kavanaugh nomination somehow goes off the rails this week, the next nominee will be equally awful ideologically.

There’s more. Georgia is shutting polling places in some areas. I’m sure you know where. North Carolina’s dis-trict lines were ruled unconsti-tutional but there’s not enough time to redraw them in the next 39 days. In Ohio, where there’s a supposedly ‘moder-ate’ governor, thousands of names are being stricken from the voter rolls for who-knows-what-reasons.

None of this anti-small-d

democratic garbage is new and of all it is based on fear of “them.” In 1988, the usual-ly decent George H.W. Bush allowed strategist Lee Atwater to run the infamous Willie Horton ad which stoked fears of a zillion black men running around defiling white women. Mike Dukakis had led in near-ly every poll and while it’s true Dukakis ran arguably the worst national campaign in modern history, Atwater none-theless went for the jugular.

2000? Who knows to this day who would have won had the Florida count been complet-ed? If you claim you do, you’re lying. But what we do know is that the Supreme Court wasn’t going to risk a Gore victory

What the young’uns are missing“And I’ve also come to the conclusion

that, as far as guitar solos and things like that are concerned, it’s more import-ant to complement the music rather than take away from it.” – Dave Navarro, gui-tarist, Jane’s Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers

I worry about a lot of things when it comes to the world that will be left to my grandchildren. I fear their envi-ronment will be more polluted, thanks to the policies of the current admin-istration. I fear that Trump’s impact on our judicial system will lead to a roll-back of reproductive choice, civil rights, and gender equality. And I fear they will inherit an America that has withdrawn from its global responsibili-ties and ceded its influence in the world to nations with less-than-noble aspira-tions.

But one of the things I fear most, something that fills me with dread, is the idea that my grandchildren will never know the exciting, adrena-line-producing, endorphin overdosing

high of a great gui-tar solo. Seriously, listen to any radio station that plays what passes as pop-ular music, turn on the increasingly bor-ing offerings of MTV, check out the tunes your kids are down-loading and you, too, will be shocked at the dearth of rip-snortin’ guitar solos. Our grand kids, much like our chil-dren in the ‘90s – when those of us who truly appreciate great rock ‘n’ roll had to suffer through all those sound-alike boy bands and Britney Spears wan-nabes (who somehow managed to sing through their nose) – are now being bombarded with what passes as music, produced by bands and “artists” who have different names but nearly all sound alike.

I can remember when my par-ents, products of the big band years, bemoaned the fact that our world was being overrun by raucous rock ‘n’ roll-

ers. Music was getting louder, the sounds harsher, the lyrics more grating, and awesome guitar solos were cutting through our adolescent and young adult brains like a chain saw. It was music that

demanded we get a little crazy and out of control. It demanded we pay atten-tion.

Music today, on the other hand, is lit-tle more than an updated version of the syrupy, sugary, bubble gum consumed by teens in the 1950s and early ‘60s. It is nothing more than well-marketed back-ground music.

It pains me that, unless their parents expose them to the great music we grew up with, today’s youngsters will never know the near ecstasy of losing one’s self in the driving guitar solo of a Ted Nugent, the precise and lyrical axe styl-ings of a Mark Knopfler, the sonorous solo of a guitar virtuoso like Jimmy

Page, Bill Nelson, Jimmy Hendrix, or Eric Clapton.

Unfortunately, after a resurgence of some great rock ‘n’ roll in the last decade or so, popular tastes are sliding back to the cookie-cutter production of the ‘90s. Some great bands of recent memory – White Stripes, the Pretty Reckless, Puddle of Mud, Theory of a Dead Man, Shinedown, Five Finger Death Punch, and Disturbed come to mind – are still around and have successful careers, but most of the attention is going to the ter-ribly blasé pablum spit out by the likes of Maroon 5, Drake, Cardi B, Ariana Grande, and Dylan Scott. Look at the latest pop charts; you’ll see the same names repeated over and over – and that’s just in the top 50. Sure, they may have some talent…but the operative word here is “some.”

Yes, our generation had its share of soft pop acts but, hell, even the Carpenters featured a nice little guitar solo at the end of “Good Bye to Love” for cryin’ out loud!

VIEWSOpinion and commentary from Winchendon and beyond

Editorial lEttErs to thE Editor

The angst of it all

WinchEndon couriErPresident/Publisher: Frank Chilinski

editor: ruth deamiCis

To the Editor:I am a registered nurse working on

the medical surgical unit at Heywood Hospital. I hope to shed some light on Question 1 and why actual bedside nurses are for it.

I do not see this as a political issue but rather a human issue, a patient right issue and a patient safety issue. Right now, there is no maximum number of patients hospitals can assign a nurse. We can have as many as they want to assign us. The hospital uses a number grid that does not look at how sick or critical a patient is (acuity), they just see you, the patient as a number.

There are many false claims from the hospital industry and some nurses who don’t give direct patient care that this would be bad for the patients.

Are you kidding? How is having the appropriate amount of staffing bad for the patients?

Do these people realize it was nurses, not the government, placing this on the ballot to begin with?

It is not a government mandate as claimed. Question 1 gives staff nurses that are giving direct patient care the ability to lower the nurse to patient ratio if the acuity is high instead of hos-pital administrators or nurse managers whose job it is to squeeze their staff to the brink in order to save money. There are plenty of ways to save money in

healthcare it shouldn’t be the patients that pay the price. These ratios will not be in place all the time rather only when it’s deemed necessary by the nurses.

Question 1 can be found on mass.gov. Please READ the question and you will learn that staff nurses, not the govern-ment, will decide safe staffing levels by using an acuity tool to make their assignments.

It’s disappointing to hear the confu-sion caused by the opposition, includ-ing some nurses, who feel they have to mislead unsuspecting voters to validate their point. I only ask that these nurses, who I respect in their fields, return the same respect and remember what it is like on the floors. We are dealing with people’s lives here not ringing up sales.

I want to make it clear that I love my job and the people I work with. We all came here for the same reason, to help people. We, the RNs, are the face of the hospital. We are part of what keeps patients and families coming back. In the end, it will be up to you, the public, to decide. Do you or your family mem-bers want the care everyone deserves when they come to the hospital or a stressed out nurse who you’re lucky to see twice in one shift?

lisa sullivan rnrutland

Sullivan: why nurses are for #1

Understanding risk tolerance is essential for investment successTo succeed as an inves-

tor, you might think you need to know about the economy, interest rates and the fundamentals of companies in which you’d like to invest. And all these things are indeed import-ant. But it’s most essential to know yourself. Specifically, you need to know how much risk you are willing to tolerate to achieve your goals.

Of course, you’ve lived with yourself your entire life, so you probably have a pretty good idea of your likes and dis-

likes and what makes you comfortable or uncomfort-able. But investing can be a different story.

Initially, you may believe you have a high tolerance for risk, but if the financial markets drop sharply, and you see that

you’ve sustained some sizable losses (at least on paper – you haven’t really “lost” anything until you sell invest-ments for less than what you paid for them), how will you feel? If you find

In 1967 there was a rather large party, an after party really, at a large apartment complex in a military town. This was after there had already been a fun eve-ning at a local dance and drink establish-ment where soldiers and airmen were encouraged to congregate, were charged a small cover charge, but local young women were allowed in without that charge to encourage them to come, an enticement to get those soldiers and fly-boys in the door.

It worked. The place was always jump-ing.

So back to the story. A few people found themselves at an apartment; with beer and snacks. Not ready to call it a night yet.

There were some willing partnerships, but some weren’t quite so willing; and sometimes there was some pressure to be “more willing” than certain people wanted to be.

Depending on who needed a ride home, that could be pretty daunting.

And scary.And downright dangerous. To be real, some of those people weren’t

even using their names, only nicknames. We were lucky, the one or two of us

who really, really wanted to leave found a way to do so.

It was not the last situation, or even the worst situation women have found themselves in.

Being hugged a little too tightly, kissed a little too knowingly, leered at, innu-endos, “teasing” in an unpleasant man-ner, overbearing and condescending lan-guage; even wolf whistles in the street.

Unwanted attention is just that. Unwanted.

It is a frightening experience. And very, very hard to handle at the time it happens.

It is often unexpected, coming without warning from someone we thought we could trust; who had shown no signs of being covertly disdainful of us in the past. But suddenly there is an opportunity and that person becomes someone different.

We not only react badly, both fright-ened, and unnerved; but wonder what happened. Where did this behavior come from?

The excuse of drinking, or “only teas-ing” or a myriad of other reasons doesn’t

hold water. Yet we are so astonished our first

reaction, besides fear and surprise, is to blame ourselves and worry about reac-tions of others.

It’s a woman thing. Women will understand. So the brouhaha over whether some-

thing should have been said 40 years ago is valid. Absolutely it is. But we do under-stand too why something wasn’t said.

The first reaction would have been, “But this isn’t like him! What the heck, what is going on? Stop it! Get away!”

And then shame, worry, fear, and ago-nizing over whether or not it really hap-pened (it did), whether you had somehow done something yourself (she didn’t), or whether he meant to do it (yes, he did, he just didn’t have the courage to do it right when not drinking).

Drunken stupors aside; and age of peo-ple involved as well, the right of a woman of any age to be safe in an environment should be a given.

We will give one caveat however to the entire scenario. Why didn’t she contact Kavanaugh through private channels, or his lawyers or representatives; or other people involved in this entire procedure to present this and try to quietly present her case? It did not have to be as sensa-tional as it has become. It has indeed been 40 plus years. If Kavanaugh has been free of incidents since that time, it was indeed a one-off and not a pattern of behavior for his entire life, then this investigation could have been one and done. People doing the vetting could be informed as part of the entire process, it would have been informational with ALL the facts.

If in fact he is guilty of many breaches of conduct, this then would have been dis-covered and then a bigger case made at that time; and most likely be more plau-sible because the investigation would already be done.

Instead, we have a tempest over the woman’s behavior instead of his, and questions over the timing instead of the reality of the incident.

How and to whom the query was made were not well planned. We have to ask whether that was done intentionally to cause the sensationalism or whether someone was just that dumb.

CAILTEKELLEY

Financial Focus

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JERRY CARTON

JournEy oF thE hEart

GREGVINE

…and onE morE thing…

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yourself constantly fretting over these losses, perhaps even losing sleep over them, you might real-ize your risk tolerance is not as high as you thought. In this case, you may need to scale back the part of your portfolio devoted to growth in favor of a more bal-anced approach.

On the other hand, if you believe yourself to have a low risk tolerance, and you start off investing in a conservative man-ner, you may indeed minimize short-term losses – but you also might find yourself frustrated over the slow growth of your portfolio. So you may decide that being highly risk-averse carries its own risk – the risk of not making enough progress to achieve your long-term financial goals. To reduce this risk, you may need to tilt your portfolio somewhat toward more growth opportunities.

In short, you may have to

invest for a while before you truly understand your response to risk. But even then, don’t get too locked in to one approach – because your risk tolerance may evolve over time. When you are first starting out in your career, and for many years after, you are probably investing pri-marily to accumulate assets for retirement. Consequently, you may need to include a relatively high proportion of growth-ori-ented vehicles, such as stocks, in your portfolio. While stock prices will always fluctuate, you will have many years, perhaps decades, to overcome short-term losses, so you can possibly afford to take on a greater risk level in exchange for the potentially higher returns offered by stocks and stock-based investments.

However, things can change once you reach retirement. At this stage of your life, your over-all investment focus may shift from accumulation to income. This means you will need to start selling some investments to boost your cash flow – and you

won’t want to sell when prices are down. (Remember the first rule of investing: “Buy low and sell high.”) To help avoid these “fire sales,” you may want to adjust your investment mix by adding more income-producing vehicles and reducing your hold-ings in growth-oriented ones. By doing so, you will be lowering your overall risk level. Keep in mind, though, that even in retirement, you will need some exposure to growth investments to help you stay ahead of infla-tion.

Become familiar with your own risk tolerance – it can play a big role in your investment decisions.

This article was written by

Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Please contact Cailte Kelley, your local Edward Jones Advisor at 1 City Hall Ave., Gardner 01440 Tel: (978) 630-8670 or [email protected].

KELLEYcontinued from page A4

The Vote in the Cemetery In that great time, searching

for truth became a revolution-ary act.

The barrage of lies and half-truths, the understanding that names and identities and pic-tures and films could all be faked, could be made to seem real but were not, all of this seemed to make falsehood and truth indistinguishable.

Everyone seemed to have an agenda. Some media in partic-ular had helped this confusion along by mixing opinion and facts, by complacently accept-ing that all points of view were worth listening to. But this bow to the idea of fairness gave a podium to the hateful and uncaring…those who would re-write history and ignore sci-ence.

How did we get here?He walked into the Veteran’s

Cemetery slowly, reading the names and dates on each grave site, unconcerned that he did not know each individual, less concerned with where he or

she had served, how they had died, what their last words to themselves were as the dark closed in…

And then he saw “Marine, Iwo.” He knew that slaugh-terhouse only from books and films: chaos, terror, shouts, explosions, the decision to move, friends falling with a groan…and all the while know-ing that there was no rhyme or reason to who lived or died. You just could not let your bud-dies down, you could not stop to weep or ponder or say good-bye. If you lived, there would be a lifetime for that.

You were up and off, killing them before they killed you. No matter what anyone said, when your time was up, your time was up. Frightened, but trained, you moved on. Only later would you worry about what you had done in order to survive, what you might have become. And only if there was a “later.”

And then the shock, the sur-

prise, body and mind as one, falling, falling hard.

Were there flashes? Her smile in close up, her laughter, the boy standing for the first time, his first step, that slow dance music, the dog rushing to greet him…

Or did the shock and fear and adrenaline shroud memories in a blanket of fog?

Row on row of sacrifice: all that someone was or might have been.

Each past, present and future…gone.

Good people were now con-vinced that democracy had gone down too, that an oligar-chy ruled the country. A rich

few had unusual sway over public discourse. Money wrote greed into law. Ambition muted conscience. A smooth corporate voice offered plat-itudes and false hope and distracted many good people from…what exactly?

These public voices were wrong about so many things:

the importance of character; the unimportance of race or gender or religious belief to define citizenship; protecting the vulnerable; looking out for your neighbor; considering the future not just for a few years, but for a few generations; a work ethic that would strive to leave a better place for those that followed; a deep under-standing that the courage to do the right thing accumulated in small increments, like con-fidence.

And those who scoffed at voting, seeing it as a waste of time because the powerful would do as they please? His message to them was simple:

the dead had sacrificed every-thing…but they handed each of us a promissory note that came due Election Day. Vote character. Vote conscience, not party. Mistakes would be made because we are human. But we could not evade our obligation to the sacrifice.

At that moment, he decided that any politician who would scorn this sacrifice was not worthy of consideration. And anyone who supported that scorn, who enabled that dis-respect, was unworthy of his vote.

There were excuses on Election Day. Good people were working hard to make ends meet, dealing with per-sonal pain or illness, confront-ing a sudden life change. But Absentee Ballots were avail-able.

To his fellow citizens who had pondered the sacrifice, he offered a reminder:

Not to vote was to spit on those graves.

PATRICK MOON

In ThaT greaT TIme

there and a subsequent Democratic presidency and stopped the count.

I remember a scene from the West Wing where the chief Democratic strat-egist lambasted fellow liberals for their cowardice in standing up to the unre-lenting misogyny and racism practiced by the other side. That was almost 20 years ago, the coup d’état was in full

swing but did we even really recognize it was happening? I don’t know but I do know Aaron Sorkin’s writing rings all too true today as well.

So now what? I don’t know if the Court is salvageable. The best-case sce-nario is somehow, somehow, no nomi-nee gets confirmed and the Democrats somehow gain a Senate majority and that’s an awful lot of somehows. All I can suggest is what I’ve been imploring all along — make sure you show up November 6, or vote absentee before

then. I have read where some folks said

they were “too busy” or they “forgot” to vote in various primaries. While that’s enough to make you nauseous, (though I suppose you could offer an argument you don’t want them participating) it’s nonetheless a reminder there are peo-ple who either don’t understand what’s going on or don’t give enough of a damn to show up, and, when you add them to all those bigots, it’s a good reminder every one of us needs to in fact show up.

Let’s be honest here. If Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed and on his first day, the Court tossed Roe, that wouldn’t impact my life personally one bit. But I think we all agree we have a larger responsibility. This coup d’état really has happened. It’s taken a half-century, and there have been brief periods of progressive ascendency but even though those, the Right has been plotting, scheming, planning, culminat-ing in what we’ve seen through the last two years. Time to fight back. 39 days.

CARTONcontinued from page A4

So, get with it all you parents and grandparents! When the youngsters in the family are in your car or at your home crank

up the Dire Straits, the Zepp, the Black Sabbath, the Metallica, the ZZ; hell, even the Cream, the Doors, the Mountain, the Floyd and - oh! – don’t forget the AC/DC. GOTTA have the AC/DC! Show them whipper snappers

what REAL music sounds like. As Neil Young sang (badly, most-ly) “rock and roll can never die!”

C’mon folks, we may not be able to leave future generations a clean planet…but we CAN leave them better music!

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Editor’s Note: The information con-tained in this police log was obtained through public documents kept by the police department, and is considered to be the account of the police. All subjects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Police agencies can no longer print the names of people who are arrested or charged with domestic assault related charges. The new law is designed to pro-tect victims, so they are not re-victimized through indirect identification.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1812:33-2:16 a.m.: buildings checked,

secure; 5:08 a.m.: 911 non-emergency (Spruce Street), advised officer; 5:16 a.m.: traffic hazard (River Street), no cause for complaint; 7:11 a.m.: fire alarm (West Street), services rendered; 7:56 a.m.: fire alarm (Central Street), services rendered; 8:24 a.m.: DPW call (Elmwood Road), referred; 8:45 a.m.: notification (Hall Street), spoken to; 9:59 a.m.: threats (Mill Street), report taken; 10:41 a.m.: summons service (Vine Street), unable to serve; 10:47 a.m.: sus-picious mv (Baldwinville Road), spo-ken to; 11:18 a.m.: summons service (Willoughby Avenue), unable to serve; 11:30 a.m.: summons service (Maple Street), served; 2:21 p.m.: burglar alarm (Spring Street), false alarm; 5:01 p.m.: officer wanted (Mill Street), spoken to; 5:29 p.m.: illegal dumping (River Street), Richelle May Bednarczyk, 25, 253 Front Street, #4, Winchendon, arrest based on warrant; 5:43 a.m.: 911 non-emergen-cy (Woodlawn Street), spoken to; 6:07 p.m.: dog bite (Liberty Drive), report taken; 6:22 p.m.: disabled mv (Main Street), info taken; 6:28 p.m.: trespass notice entry (Hale Street), services ren-dered; 6:30 p.m.: trespass notice entry (Front Street), services rendered; 6:51 p.m.: mv stop (Elmwood Avenue), cita-tion issued; 6:56 p.m.: summons service (Willoughby Avenue), served; 7:17 p.m.: disabled mv (High Street), assisted; 7:32 p.m.: fire alarm (School Street), ser-vices rendered; 8:00 p.m.: info/general (River Street), services rendered; 8:23 p.m.: property damage (Main Street), report taken; 8:48 p.m.: mv stop (Central Street), citation issued; 9:08 p.m.: tres-passing (Front Street), services ren-dered; 9:09 p.m.: larceny (Lakeview Drive), report taken; 9:50 p.m.: mv stop (Central Street), verbal warning; 9:58 p.m.: mv stop (Lincoln Avenue), report taken.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1912:46-12:57 a.m.: buildings checked,

secure; 1:04 a.m.: mv stop (Central Street), verbal warning; 1:17 a.m.: suspi-cious mv (Main Street), spoken to; 2:30-2:56 a.m.: buildings checked, secure;

5:08 a.m.: assist motorist (Front Street), no service necessary; 6:42 a.m.: extra patrols, secure; 8:45 a.m.: animal com-plaint (Front Street), referred to ACO; 9:39 a.m.: ambulance (Hale Street), transported; 3:41 p.m.: property found (Central Street), returned to owner; 4:29 p.m.: assist citizen (Otter River Road), assisted; 5:24 p.m.: mv stop (Central Street), spoken to; 5:57 p.m.: mv viola-tion (Front Street), info given; 6:12 p.m.: suspicious mv (River Street), secure; 7:07 p.m.: noise complaint (West Street), spoken to; 7:11 p.m.: officer wanted (Central Street), report taken; 8:12 p.m.: 911 hand up (Baldwinville Road), acci-dental; 8:23 p.m.: mv stop (Town Farm Road), verbal warning; 8:32 p.m.: info/general (Maple Street), referred; 8:40 p.m.: suicide threats (Teel Road), spo-ken to; 8:42 p.m.: intoxicated person (Spring Street), transport; 9:41 p.m.: mv stop (Glenallan Street), verbal warning; 10:06 p.m.: mv stop (Central Street), ver-bal warning; 10:17 p.m.: mv stop (Maple Street), verbal warning.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2012:28 a.m.: disabled mv (Forristall

Road), secure; 12:52-1:28 a.m.: buildings checked, secure; 1:32 a.m.: intoxicated person (Front Street), transported; 1:36-1:53 a.m.: buildings checked, secure; 5:33 a.m.: disabled mv (Front Street), spoken to; 9:48 p.m.: suspicious mv (Mellen Road), unable to locate; 11:28 a.m.: welfare check/general (Mill Glen Road), services rendered; 3:09 p.m.: officer wanted (Monadnock Avenue), report taken; 3:22 p.m.: assist citizen (Teel Road); 3:39 p.m.: neighbor dis-pute (Maple Street), spoken to; 4:09 p.m.: investigation (Lincoln Avenue), spoken to; 4:32 p.m.: erratic operation (Gardner Road), spoken to; 4:44 p.m.: accident (Baldwinville State Road), Kameron Malik Joseph, 18, 563 River Street, Winchendon, negligent opera-tion, arrest; 5:08 p.m.: assist other PD (Hale Street), unable to locate; 5:24 p.m.: gunshots heard (Elmwood Road), spo-ken to; 5:49 p.m.: FD call (Hyde Park Drive), referred; 7:11 p.m.: ambulance (Chestnut Street), transported; 10:00 p.m.: erratic operation (Pond Street), spoken to; 10:16 p.m.: mv stop (Elmwood Road), spoken to.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 211:16 a.m.: building checked, secure;

1:25 a.m.: ambulance (Vaine Street), transported; 3:03 a.m.: assist other agency (Central Street), transport; 5:12 a.m.: fire/mutual aid (Main Street, Athol), canceled; 5:35 a.m.: fire/mutu-al aid (Mai Street, Athol), canceled; 6:44 a.m.: extra patrols, info taken; 9:09 a.m.: extra patrols, services rendered; 11:25 a.m.: extra patrols, verbal warn-ing; 11:29 a.m.: extra patrols, verbal

warning; 11:37 a.m.: property damage (Mason Street), report taken; 12:06 p.m.: extra patrols, services rendered; 1:19 p.m.: animal complaint (Beachview Drive), referred to ACO; 1:42 p.m.: acci-dent (Front Street), report taken; 2:03 p.m.: mv stop (Royalston Road North), verbal warning; 2:26 p.m.: officer want-ed (Mill Street) spoken to; 3:25 p.m.: ambulance (East Street), transported; 3:37 p.m.: ATV complaint (Alger Street), referred to ACO; 4:58 p.m.: officer want-ed (River Street), spoken to; 5:30 p.m.: officer wanted (River Street), spoken to; 5:46 p.m.: officer wanted (Main Street), assisted; 6:23 p.m.: erratic operation (Spring Street), spoken to; 7:04 p.m.: cus-tody dispute (Central Street), referred to court; 8:20 p.m.: extra patrols, secure; 8:22 p.m.: disturbance/fight (Memorial Drive), assault and battery, juvenile arrest; 8:23-10:43 p.m.: extra patrols, secure.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2212:40-12:47 a.m.: buildings checked,

secure; 12:57 a.m.: suspicious mv (Old Gardner Road), spoken to; 1:01-3:34 a.m.: buildings checked, secure; 4:27 a.m.: ambulance (Central Street), transported; 5:51 a.m.: suspicious per-son (Baldwinville State Road), spoken to; 6:32 a.m.: officer wanted (Chestnut Street), transported; 6:43 a.m.: traffic hazard (West Street), unable to locate; 6:51 a.m.: accident (Baldwinville State Road), referred; 11:48 a.m.: mental health issue (Otter River Road), transported to hospital; 12:53 p.m.: mv stop (Central Street), verbal warning; 2:21 p.m.: wel-fare check/general (Mill Street), ser-vices rendered; 3:03 p.m.: animal com-plaint (Joslin Road), referred to ACO; 3:46 p.m.: mv stop (Elmwood Road), services rendered; 5:02 p.m.: info/gen-eral (Central Street), unable to locate; 5:57 p.m.: ambulance (Glenallan Street), transported; 7:17 p.m.: extra patrols, secure; 7:26 p.m.: mv stop (Front Street), verbal warning; 7:39-7:42 p.m.: extra patrols secure; 7:46 p.m.: animal com-plaint (Alger Street), info taken; 8:33 p.m.: suspicious person (School Street), spoken to; 8:49 p.m.: erratic operation (Baldwinville State Road), protective custody; 9:59 p.m.: welfare check/child (Pearl Drive), info taken;

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2312:02 a.m.: mental health issue (Alger

Street), transported to hospital; 12:32-1:43 a.m.: buildings checked, secure; 12:45 a.m.: officer wanted (Webster Street), spoken to; 2:11 a.m.: suspicious/other (Ready Drive), spoken to; 2:46-3:11 a.m.: buildings checked, secure; 3:50 a.m.: 911 hang up (Sibley Road), no service necessary; 9:28 a.m.: ambu-lance (Cross Street), transported; 10:00 a.m.: accident (Lincoln Avenue), report

taken; 10:20 a.m.: welfare check/gen-eral (Joslin Road), spoken to; 11:55 p.m.: animal complaint (Baldwinville Road), report taken; 12:17 p.m.: ambu-lance (Hyde Park Drive), transported; 12:24 p.m.: property found (Mill Street), unable to locate; 12:34 p.m.: noise com-plaint (West Street), spoken to; 1:08 p.m.: welfare check/general (Maple Street), spoken to; 1:36 p.m.: animal res-cue (School Street), spoken to; 2:06 p.m.: ambulance (Mechanic Street), trans-ported; 4:11 p.m.: accident (Lakeview Drive), report taken; 7:04 p.m.: mv stop (Harvard Street), protective custody; 10:01 p.m.: suspicious/other (Franklin Street), unable to locate.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2412:39 a.m.: buildings checked, secure;

12:50 a.m.: ambulance (Pearl Drive), transported; 1:05-1:08 a.m.: buildings checked, secure; 3:29 a.m.: ambulance (Hale Street), transported; 4:36 a.m.: mv stop (Spring Street), citation issued; 4:44 a.m.: mv stop (Spring Street), written warning; 4:55 a.m.: mv stop (Gardner Road), citation issued; 5:04 a.m.: mv stop (Gardner Road), written warning; 5:12 a.m.: mv stop (Gardner Road), cita-tion issued; 5:20 a.m.: mv stop (Gardner Road), written warning; 5:23 a.m.: mv stop (Gardner Road), citation issued; 5:41 a.m.: mv stop (Gardner Road), cita-tion issued; 7:31 a.m.: mv stop (Central Street), verbal warning; 8:30 a.m.: acci-dent (Central Street), report taken; 11:49 a.m.: extra patrols, secure; 12:52 p.m.: mv stop (Pearl Street), citation issued; 1:20 p.m.: suspicious/other (West Street), property returned to owner; 1:39 p.m.: suspicious/other (Memorial Drive), transported; 1:50 p.m.: mv stop (Forristall Road), verbal warning; 1:59 p.m.: mv stop (Elmwood Road), citation issued; 2:07 p.m.: mv stop (Elmwood Road), Pricila Castro, 22, 23 Webster Street, Winchendon, unlicensed opera-tion of mv, speeding, citation issued; 2:23 p.m.: erratic operation (Gardner Road), unable to locate; 2:38 p.m.: warrant of apprehension (High Street), unable to locate; 4:33 p.m.: mental health issue (Elmwood Road), transported to hospi-tal; 6:03 p.m.: suspicious mv (Teel Road), services rendered; 8:08 p.m.: parking violation (Pearl Street), services ren-dered; 9:59 p.m.: mv stop (Maple Street), verbal warning; 10:07 p.m.: suspicious/other (Glenallan Street), services ren-dered; 10:15 p.m.: accident (Glenallan Street), Valrie Cutter, 21, 29 Crestview Lane, Westminster, OUI liquor, negli-gent operation of mv, arrest; 10:28 p.m.: ambulance (Mill Glen Road), no cause for complaint.

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Please find below the activities listed for the month of October 2018 for the Old Murdock Senior Center. Please call the Center at 978-297-3155 for information on any program or to join us for lunch! Lunch is served daily (unless otherwise noted) starting at 11:30. A reservation must be made one day prior for lunch by calling the Center at 978-297-3155.

October 1 Market Basket 12:15 (Monday); Wii Bowling 9:30; Chair Exercise 9:30; Yoga 10:00 Pool/Card Games/Shuffleboard

October 2: Wii Bowling 9:30; Chair Exercise 9:30; Yoga 10:00; Pool/Card Games/Shuffleboard

October 3: Market Basket 9:15 (Wednesday) Wii Bowling 9:30; ZUMBA 9:30; Yoga 10:30; BINGO; 12:30; Pool, Card Games, Shuffleboard


October 8: CENTER CLOSED COLUMBUS DAY October 9: SHINE REP (appt. required); Wii Bowling 9:30; Chair Exercise 9:30; Yoga 10:00 Pool/Card Games/Shuffleboard

October 10: Market Basket 9:15 (Wednesday) Wii Bowling 9:30; ZUMBA 9:30; Yoga 10:30; BINGO 12:30; Pool, Card Games, Shuffleboard


October 12: Peanut Auction 10:30


October 16: SHINE REP (appt. required); Wii Bowling 9:30; Chair Exercise 9:30; Yoga 10:00; Pool/Card Games/Shuffleboard


October 18: SENIOR WELLNESS DAY 9:30-12:30; Wii Bowling 9:30; Chair Exercise 9:30; Yoga 10:00; FALLON REP 10-12; Pool/Card Games/Shuffleboard

October 22: Market Basket 12:15 (Monday); Wii Bowling 9:30; Chair Exercise 9:30; Yoga 10:00; Pool/Card Games/Shuffleboard

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Bowling 9:30; Chair Exercise 9:30; Yoga 10:00; Pool/Card Games/Shuffleboard



October 29: Market Basket 12:15 (Monday); Wii Bowling 9:30; Chair Exercise 9:30; Yoga 10:00 Pool/Card Games/Shuffleboard

October 30: Wii Bowling 9:30; Chair Exercise 9:30; Yoga 10:00 Pool/Card Games/Shuffleboard

October 31: Market Basket 9:15 (Wednesday) Halloween Party 10-12; Wii Bowling 9:30; ZUMBA 9:30; Yoga 10:30; BINGO 12:30; Pool, Card Games, Shuffleboard

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This coming Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 6-7 pm, the Athol Public Library and Millers River Watershed Council will host a reception at the Library for the first-ever Millers River & Watershed photo contest and exhi-bition. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibition will run till the end of October, at which time it will move to the Beals Memorial Public Library for November.

More than three dozen photo-

graphs were submitted for judging. Contest prizes include gift certifi-cates for Frames Ink and Market Basket in Athol, the Kitchen Garden in Templeton, Trailhead and Tech 1 computers in Orange, and the Winchendon History and Cultural Center’s Escape Room, and more.

MRWC Director Ivan Ussach takes a sneak peek at some of the entries in the Millers River & Watershed photo contest and exhibition

LOOKING AT THE WINNERS

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Claire M. (Contois) Rafuse, 88WESTMINSTER — Claire M.

(Contois) Rafuse, age 88, of 83 Sargent Road, died peacefully Thursday after-noon, September 20, 2018 at her home, with her family at her side.

She was born in Leominster on July 7, 1930, daughter of the late Albert R. and Irene A. (Bashaw) Contois and grew up in Leominster. A resident of Winchendon for many years, Claire had lived in Westminster since 1988.

After raising her seven children, Claire worked later in life at the former Rich’s Department Store for 13 years and managed its service desk. She had also managed the former Pop’s Dog House.

Claire was predeceased by her two husbands, Edmund “Pop” LaFortune who died in 1981 and Neil B. Rafuse,

who died in 2012. She leaves six chil-dren, David LaFortune of Asheville, NY, Edmund LaFortune of Winchendon, Donna Fortin of Winchendon, Susan Foley of Westminster, Paul LaFortune of Georgia and Peter LaFortune of England; one brother, Earle Contois of Fitchburg and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. A daughter, Kim Paine; a granddaughter, Jennifer LeClair and a brother, Richard Contois, predeceased her.

Funeral services will be private and at the family’s convenience.

Memorial donations may be made to National Kidney Foundation, 209 W Central St, Natick, MA 01760.

Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home (stone-ladeau.com), 343 Central St., Winchendon is directing arrangements.

Jean S. (Anderson) Webb. 76WINCHENDON — Jean S. (Anderson)

Webb, age 76, of 76 Baldwinville State Road, died peacefully Thursday morn-ing, September 20, 2018 in Wachusett Manor Nursing Home, Gardner.

She was born in Gardner on April 11, 1942, daughter of the late Walter J. and Shirley F. (Tripp) Anderson and was a 1960 graduate of Gardner High School and Mt. Wachusett Community College. Jean worked as a registered nurse for 29 years at Monadnock Hospital Pediatrics Department for Dr. Jeff Boxer.

Jean was a resident of Winchendon for most of her life and also lived for a

time in Temple, NH.She leaves two sons, Ronald N. Webb

Jr. of Winchendon and Mark A. Webb of Newton, NJ; a sister, Faye-Ellen Haddix and her husband Rev. James Haddix of Holden, ME; three grandchildren, two great grandchildren, three nieces and three nephews.

Graveside services will be held at a later date in Jonas Alliene Cemetery, Royalston.

Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 30 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

Virginia M. (Ray) Shumsky, 69WINCHENDON — Virginia M. (Ray)

Shumsky, age 69, of 210 Baldwinville State Road, died peacefully Tuesday

afternoon, September 18, 2018 in Quabbin Valley Healthcare, Athol.

She was born in Boston on August 3, 1949, daughter of the late William C. and Helen (Kelley) Ray. She graduated from

Acton-Boxborough Regional High School in 1967 and Anna Maria College in 1971.

Virginia had worked as a secretary at Boston University and as a legal secretary for Lawson and Wayne Law Office in Boston. She later worked as a secretary at Digital Equipment Co. She also worked as a substitute teacher and tutor in the Winchendon and Gardner

public school systems. Very fond of her dogs Buddy and Teddy, she enjoyed cooking, drawing and dancing.

She leaves her husband of 45 years, Joseph E. Shumsky Jr.; two sons Joseph E. Shumsky III and his wife Haley Byrne of Clinton and Aaron M. Shumsky of Winchendon; two grandchildren, Reece Kacian-Shumsky and Aidan Shumsky; a brother Chris Ray of Gilford, NH; a sister, Catherine Boucher of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Lincoln Ray, pre-ceded her in death.

Funeral services were held Monday, September 24, 2018 in Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home (stone-ladeau.com), 343 Central St., Winchendon. Burial followed in Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.

Diane P. (Doiron) GoodrichGARDNER — Diane P. (Doiron)

Goodrich, age 65, of 194 Central St., died peacefully Thursday evening,

September 20, 2018 at her residence, with her family at her side.

She was born in Gardner on December 7, 1952, daughter of Rita (Robichaud) Doiron Lahikainen of Gardner and the late Ernest Doiron.

A lifelong resident of Gardner, Diane was a 1970 graduate of Gardner High School and was a graduate of the for-mer Gardner State Hospital School of Nursing.

Diane worked as a licensed practical nurse for many years. She first worked at Gardner State Hospital then worked at Worcester State Hospital. For the last 40 years of her nursing career, Diane worked as a surgical nurse at Heywood

Hospital. Her hobbies included collect-ing antiques, knitting, crocheting, cross stitching, scrapbooking and baking. She was a very dear and caring person, who loved taking care of people.

She leaves her husband of 47 years, Arthur L. Goodrich; two children, Melissa Goodrich of Mission, KS and Craig Goodrich of Gardner; a sister, Jeanette Cormier and her husband Fernand of New Brunswick, Canada; a brother Victor Doiron and his wife Maureen of Gardner; four grand-children, Abigail Lathrop, John Wiglesworth, Isabelle Wiglesworth and Tyler Coglianio and several nieces and nephews.

There are no funeral services or call-ing hours planned.

Memorial donations may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Stone-Ladeau Funeral Home (stone-ladeau.com), 343 Central St., Winchendon is directing arrangements.

Peggy Sue (Pineo) Clifford, 60FITCHBURG — Peggy Sue (Pineo)

Clifford, age 60, passed away September 18, 2018 in UMass Medical Center.

She was born in Winchendon on February 5, 1958, a daughter of Beverly (Gray) Luomala and the late Oren Pineo.

For over 17 years Peggy worked for Market Basket until

her illness.She is survived by her husband

Wayne E. Clifford; two sons, Luis Pineo and Mario Pineo; two step children, Curtis Clifford and Kari Quinlan; 12 grandchildren, four great-grandchil-dren, six sisters; one brother, many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Calling hours were held in Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg on Saturday, September 22. Burial followed in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Jacqueline A. (Bashaw) Campbell, 60 WEST BROOKFIELD — Jacqueline

A. (Bashaw) Campbell, age 60, of West Brookfield died on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at UMass Memorial Medical Center University Campus in Worcester.

She leaves her husband of 43 years, Rory O. Campbell; her father, Norman E. Bashaw of Clinton; her daughter, Mary Ann Fearon and her husband Richardo of West Brookfield; two sons, Rory O.

Campbell Jr., and his wife Nicole Duval of Warren, and Robert Campbell and his wife Amanda of Winchendon, as well as five grandchildren. She also leaves her sisters, Louann Fiamingo of Southport, NC, Belinda Mallory and Tena Zapantis, both of Clinton, and a brother, Norman E. Bashaw Jr., in Dexter ME. She also leaves several niec-es and nephews, and many dear friends. She was predeceased by her grandson,

Tyler O. Campbell, and her mother, Dolores J. (Michaud) Bashaw. She was born in Clinton, raised in Lancaster and Bolton, and attended Lancaster schools.

Jacqueline worked as an independent delivery contractor for the Worcester Telegram newspaper for over 15 years. She enjoyed baking desserts – making delicious cherry squares, peanut but-ter and chocolate buckeyes, and Italian cookies. Most of all though, she loved her time spent with her family and grandchildren.

A Celebration of Jacqueline’s life for invited family and friends will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7, at 4 pm at Ye Old Tavern in West Brookfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Amyloidosis Research Consortium, 320 Nevada St., Suite, 210, Newton, MA 02460orwww.donate.arci.org/give.

Varnum Funeral Home (varnumfu-neralhome.com), 43 East Main St., West Brookfield is assisting her family with arrangements.

Harry A. Hawkins, 60FITCHBURG- Harry A. “Hap” Hawkins,

60, resident of Fitchburg, MA, died on September 23, 2018 at Health Alliance Hospital, Leominster, MA.

He was born in Nashua, NH, on April 6, 1958, a son of the late Paul Hawkins Sr. and Christine (Martel) Hawkins. Harry was raised and educated in Pepperell, MA and made his home in Fitchburg, MA for the past 10 years

and formerly lived in Winchendon, MA and St. Petersburg, FL.

Harry was a loving and selfless person, always giving of himself and doing for oth-ers. His greatest joy came from spending time with his family, especially with his grandchildren.

He was predeceased by a brother, Karl Donaghy.

He is survived by his son and daugh-ter-in-law, Jacob and Sarah Hawkins of Fitchburg, MA, with whom he made his home; a daughter and her fiancée, Cassandra Hawkins and Shawn Landon of Shirley, MA; two brothers and sis-ters-in-law, Paul and Lynn Hawkins of Winchendon, MA, Harvey and Susan Donaghy of Royalston, MA; three grand-children, Jacob Hawkins, Lillian Hawkins and Melanie Clavijo; many nieces and nephews; his best friend, Charlie Weed of Upton, MA; and his beloved cat, Nectar.

A Celebration of His Life will be held on Wednesday October 3, 2018 from 3:00-7:00pm at the Bull Run Restaurant , 215 Great Road, Shirley, MA. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wilton, NH, at a later date. Arrangements are in the care of Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford, NH. To share a memory or leave an on-line condolence, please go to www.smith-heald.com

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Polcari sets new Murdock record

The greatest comeback in sports history. That’s what more than one commentator called Tiger Woods’ victo-ry in the season-ending Tour Championship last Sunday in Atlanta. Was it? If it wasn’t, it was pretty close. Maybe Ali’s comeback from entirely differ-ent circumstances was simi-lar. But you can’t deny what we saw Sunday at East Lake. That swarm of humanity near-ly engulfing Tiger on the 18th was a sight I’ve never seen on a golf course. The 1999 Ryder Cup celebration in Brookline after Justin Leonard’s putt was raucous to be sure, but that was pretty much restricted to the team, families and hang-ers-on.

This was something differ-ent.

This was a dam bursting, an emotional dam hardly any-one believed could ever burst. Normally of course, we don’t want dams bursting but you know what I mean. Who among us who are golf fans really believed Tiger would truly win again after, well, after every-thing; the personal travails and the health issues? He had the kind of back surgeries golfers don’t come back from, and cer-tainly don’t come back from in their 40s.

But this was Tiger Woods, who dominates his sport like no one has ever dominated theirs except for, again, maybe Ali, and that’s not hyperbole and so the crush of people was understandable.

The Tiger who returned wasn’t like the pre-Thanks-

giving 2009 Tiger. This Tiger is more open, less aloof, more shall we say “human.” We love redemption stories. We love comeback stories and his is a great one. Sure there are the haters for whatever reasons, some inevitably race-based, some not and he was always a polarizing figure. Personally, I was always a Phil fan but I admit I’ve been rooting hard for Tiger this year. I’m not alone.

That was an amazing specta-cle on Sunday. Very cool. Now we can spend the winter debat-ing whether he can resume his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus’ 18 career majors. Tiger has 14 but by the time the Masters rolls around next April, it’ll be nearing 11 years since his last major win, the ‘08 US Open which he won on that famous broken leg. He’ll be 43. Jack won the Masters at 46. I think he can get one or two. But four? Eh. That’s an awfully big ask.

The Ryder Cup begins today, the bi-annual United States v Europe competition. It’s become a very big deal. The problem? It’d be an even better competition if it were SEC v Pac-12 or something like that. Sure we’d have to have a draft for the few play-

ers who either didn’t go to col-lege or went to ACC/Big Ten schools but America v Europe when almost everyone lives in Florida? The concept is anti-quated. Seriously? Well of course some of that is tongue in cheek but it is hard to feel like it’s really us vs them when it’s pretty much closer to Orange County v whatever county.

A lot of us root pretty hard for European players. I’ve cer-tainly seen Rory be cheered a lot harder than American play-ers by American fans. Same with Justin Rose, though not last weekend. And others. But it’ll be fun to watch and that works for me. A couple early mornings ahead to watch the action from Paris. See you next week.

CONGRATULATIONS to the September Students of the Month who were recognized at a recent School Committee meeting. Honorees were: Pre-K: Lincoln Taylor, Memorial School: Brianna Beauregard (2nd grade), Toy Town Elementary: Gabriel Dibble (Grade 4), High School: Richard Swanson III (Grade 12) and Murdock Academy: Josh Berrospe (Grade 12). The middle school student of the month was unavailable due to an athletic event and will be recognized next month.

Freshmen/Senior week was held at the high school a couple of weeks ago. This longtime Murdock tradition seeks to pair freshmen students with senior students for a week of fun and bonding. Monday was a meet and greet where the freshmen and seniors participating asked each other questions, gave advice about school and had hot chocolate and donuts. On Tuesday, each senior had the opportunity to rib their freshman by having them wear a costume of the senior’s choice for the day. Wednesday, the freshmen were able to retaliate, providing costumes for their senior. Thursday was a “make up day” with the pairs doing something nice for each

other. The week ended Friday with color wars (each class wearing their class colors) and an ice cream social for all participants hosted by the senior class.

The fall sports athletes were present-ed with “posters of encouragement” from Memorial School students! The posters were presented to some of the captains of each team and brought to Murdock where they are proudly dis-played on the “Wall of Encouragement.” What a great way to bring our younger students together with our older ones and promote that Blue Devil Pride!!

The Senior class held a can/bottle drive this past Saturday. The sopho-more class will be hosting the drive next month. Start saving your redeem-able bottles and cans to help support these students!!

Upcoming events:Today (9/28) All away games: for full

schedule go to www.mwlma.orgSaturday (9/29): Varsity Football vs.

Gardner @ Stone Field – 1:00Monday (10/1): JV Football at 3:30;

Girls/Boys Middle School Soccer vs. Narragansett at Gilman Waite – 3:30

Tuesday (10/2): PICTURE DAY at Middle school and High school; Boys/Girls Middle School Soccer @ Overlook at 3:30/4:45; Boys/Girls Varsity Soccer @ Fitchburg at 3:30/5:30

Wednesday (10/3): Blood Drive in Murdock Gymnasium from 8:00-1:00; Middle School Cross Country Meet at 3:30; Varsity Field Hockey at 4:00; Boys Varsity Soccer – 6:00

Thursday (10/4): Varsity Cross

Country Meet @ Ayer-Shirley at 3:30; Boys/Girls Varsity Soccer at 3:30/5:30; Middle School Football @ Millbury at 4:00

Friday (10/5): Varsity Field Hockey at 3:30; Boys/Girls Middle School Soccer @ Athol at 3:30/4:45; Varsity Football @ Ayer-Shirley at 7:00

Ongoing: Murdock Sports Boosters

Clothing and Book Drive. Drop off clothing, shoes, bags, books at the gate for any home athletic event, or at Door D9 at the high school at any time. Or call Sue at 978-257-5671 to arrange pick up of items.

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Go Blue Devils!!


Maria Polcari scored her 20th career goal Friday, setting a new Murdock record, eclipsing the old mark set by Mackenzie Rushia in 2015. That was obvi-ously the highlight of the contest against Trivium, the highlight of the 2018 season in fact since the Lady Devils haven’t been able to muster a triumph this fall.

Coach Jason Marshall described it this way.

“In the 30th minute (of the first half), Gabby took a pass from Kaileen. Gabby beat a defend-er and fed Maria the ball just outside the 18-yard box. Maria turned towards net and sent a low shot approaching the keep-er. The goalie was unable to get down quick enough to stop the shot and the history making ball made its way to the back of the

net.”Said Polcari, “Knowing I was

so close to breaking the record, I was constantly worried about it. Now that it finally happened the pressure is off. It’s amazing and it’s an achievement I will always remember.”

Of course just fielding a team was an issue last week. It was, said Marshall, a “mad scram-ble” to find enough healthy play-ers to show up at Narragansett Wednesday and by the time the second half rolled around against Trivium, Murdock was competing with 10 players, not the usual complement of 11.

“The girls played hard and fought to the final whistle,” at Gansett, marveled Marshall. “Standouts from the game included Kaleigh (Lauziere) at center-mid, Kaileen (Dibble) for her play at forward, mid and defense, Gabby (Cote) at sweep-

er.” But player of match honor

went to Cassidy Stadtfeldt “who played…exceptionally well. She made several outstanding saves all night,” he remarked.

Wins have been tough to find during Marshall’s four year-plus tenure at MHS. Building a program which has no feeder program is tough but Marshall seems undaunted.

“I’ve known what I’m up against since day 2,” he said.

“Learn and appreciate the game. Can’t focus on wins, loss-es, or blowouts. I’m excited for Maria’s record performance. She’s worked hard to build her skills. Kaileen has worked hard to be better all around. Cassidy is on fire in the net. She gets better each half. It’s the little things like this that help me realize that someone is listen-ing,” reflected Marshall.

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Memorial School students were encouraged to create posters to showcase not only sports and to blast the message of Big Blue.

GO BIG BLUE!

Jeff Millman photo

During a recent Murdock High School football game, the cheerlead-ers were definitely on hand to get the crowd into the game.

“The Sunday programs will provide the structure needed by younger athletes,” Archambault continued. “Eight-year-olds are allowed to begin training and competing in individual and team sports, but the younger kids really need to develop basic skills, for their own enjoyment and safety. A lot of the volun-teers who will be working with them are student athletes.”

“We’re also hoping to grow a bigger pool of athletes, to get more kids involve. The opportu-nities for kids 8 to 12 are limited

in Massachusetts,” he said. “We want to grow that availability. We want to set up young athletes in areas where they can transi-tion into community programs. The younger athlete base hasn’t really been there. Hopefully, there will be more kids com-ing out of the Young Athletes Program.”

Archambault said registration will likely be capped at around 20 participants but added par-ents should still register because some who register inevitably fail to show up or only partic-ipate in a handful of sessions. Registration is still open.

Parents can register their children for the program at

www.specialolympicsma.org/young-athlete-registration. More information can be found at www.specialolympicsma.org/youngathletes.

Special Olympics Massachusetts provides year-round sports training, athletic competition and other related programming for over 12,500 ath-letes with intellectual disabili-ties across the state in more than 290 sporting competitions each year. The nationwide Special Olympics movement is now cel-ebrating its 50th anniversary. It has helped transform the lives of people with intellectual disabili-ties of all ages.

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**Kitchen Tricks: washing large win-

dows, such as sliders to a deck can be grueling chore. Once you get them clean (use a squeegee to speed up the chore) keep them cleaner longer by treating the glass with Rain X, a water repellent sold in auto supply stores. Dirt, as well as water, won’t be attracted to the glass which means less cleaning. Another area of the kitchen that can benefit from post treatment is painted walls behind the kitchen stove. After cleaning (with a degreaser) apply a gen-erous coating of furniture polish. Buff it in well. The next time grease spatters on the area, all it will take is a swipe of a paper towel to clean it up.

**For a sparkling glass oven door, wipe

the window with household ammo-nia and let it set for several minutes. Scrape away grease with a spatula (or for stubborn stains try a straight edge razor blade) and wipe the window clean to a quick shine. Grease can also seep in between the glass in the door window. Cleaning this area requires a bit more finesse. Open the drawer under the oven to access the view of the bottom of the door. Some models have open slots through which you can reach the inside of the glass with a rod and a cleaning cloth. Otherwise, remove the bottom of the door (check with the manufacturer, as doing so could render the warranty invalid). Wrap a paper towel sprayed with cleaner around a thin dowel or straightened coat hanger to clean the area, then repeat with a dry towel. The microwave oven is another appliance that is a magnet for grease and grime. The easiest and fastest way to clean the inside of a microwave is to heat up a cup of water in the oven and allow it to sit so the steam can loosen the grime.

**If your dishwasher drains through

your garbage disposal, you can clean it effortlessly by switching it on while the hot soapy water is running through, to give it a thorough cleaning.

Sink stains are a common challenge in the kitchen, but the secret weapon to battle stubborn stains on a stainless steel, porcelain or plastic sink is citric acid. The ingredient gives lemonade its tartness and is found in dry lemon-ade mix (Country Time, Kool-Aid and Tang). Fill up the sink with water, pour in a packet of the mix and allow it to sit overnight. In the morning, the stains will be gone or much easier to remove.

**Whether you have wood floors, tile

or linoleum in the kitchen, dust accu-mulates in the corners of the room. The quickest way to get into these corners is to attach is to attach a dryer softener sheet to your mop. The properties in the dryer sheet picks up the dust bet-ter than dry mopping (or Swiffering) alone. This trick also stalls the build-up of dust (which necessitates eventual scrubbing).

**Use Mr. Clean Eraser in the kitchen

to clean up textured refrigerator han-dles with a mere swipe or two; to wipe away black scuff marks on linoleum or tile floors; and clean up chrome to a sparkling shine. The erasers can also be used to remove burnt food stains on a glass stove top and clean up any stains on porous porcelain sinks. To save money, try a knock off or store brand magic eraser, as they often work just as well as the real deal for less than half the price.

**Bathroom helps: Prevention is the

key to cutting cleaning chores, and the bathroom is a great way to practice this strategy. After cleaning grout and tile, rub liquid Turtle Wax car wax on, and polish when dry. It makes the tiles twice as easy to clean next time.

**Daily shower cleaner sprays have

all but alleviated hard scouring, but the popular commercial products are expensive to use. Thankfully a just-as-ef-fective version can be mixed up for a

lot less money. Here’s how: Combine together in an empty spray bottle: one cup of white vinegar; one half teaspoon liquid dishwashing soap, and one quar-ter cup of dishwasher rinse agent (such as Jet Dry). To use, just spray down shower and tub walls after each use.

.**Around the House: rubbing alcohol

does double duty as both a time and money saver. It’s an inexpensive clean-er and disinfectant you can use all around the house. In fact, straight alco-hol in a spray bottle quickly cleans windows to a streak free shine. It’s also an effective disinfectant for count-er tops, telephones and other surfaces you want to be germ-free. The alcohol disinfects as good as costly commercial disinfectants, but costs just a fraction of the price. Rubbing alcohol also shines up chrome trim with just a quick rub. If you buy the pine scented version it will leave a pleasant, clean smell behind.

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MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Barry P. Devanna to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated September 25, 2014 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 52872, Page 1 for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 PM on October 12, 2018 at 78 Spruce Street, Winchendon, MA, all and sin-gular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit:The land with the buildings thereon in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, situated on and num-bered 78 Spruce Street, bounded and described as follows, viz: Commencing at a point distant northerly five (5) feet from the original southwest cor-ner of the premises, on line of land formerly of John D. Howard; thence Northerly on said Howard land fif-ty-five (55) feet to land formerly of Otis Chamberlain, now or formerly owned or occupied by the heirs of John B. Fisher (deceased); thence Easterly on line of said Chamberlain or Fisher land five (5) rods to Spruce Street; thence Southerly on said Spruce Street sixty (60) feet to land of Willard N. Sawyer; thence Westerly on line of said Sawyer land sixty-two (62) feet; thence Northerly still on said Sawyer land and parallel to the line of said Howard land five (5) feet; thence Westerly in a line parallel to and five (5) feet distant from the original southerly line of the premises, twenty and one-half (20 1/2) feet to the place of beginning. Also conveying to the grant-ees, and to their heirs and assigns, an existing right of way over a strip of land on the north side of the adjoining prem-ises now owned by Willard N. Sawyer, five (5) feet wide and sixty-two (62) feet deep, running westerly along the southerly line of the granted premises, and subject to the reservation of a sim-ilar right of way over a strip of land on the south side of the granted premises, adjoining said Sawyer land, five (5) feet wide and sixty-two (62) feet deep, running westerly from Spruce Street, the two strips of land together making a ten (10) foot right of way for the use in common of the owners of the respective lots. Being the same parcel conveyed to Barry P. Devanna from Carlos N. Fernandes and Jose A. Fernandes, by virtue of a Deed Dated 4/27/2011, Recorded 4/27/2011, in Deed Book 47331, Page 185, as Instrument No. 2011 00040984 County of Worcester, State of Massachusetts. Tax ID 5B2-84“Upon information and belief there is an error in the legal description attached to subject Mortgage wherein it should have excepted the portion of land described on Deed recorded at Book 5346 Page 4”.The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, encroachments, building and zoning laws, liens, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession, and attorney’s fees and costs.TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immedi-ately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mort-gage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE.Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys,ORLANS PCPO Box 540540Waltham, MA 02454Phone: (781) 790-780017-016957September 21, 2018September 28, 2018October 5, 2018

LEGALS Discover the beauty of double tulips

Celebrate the National Garden Bureau’s Year of the Tulip in a big way by planting double flowered tulip vari-eties this fall for a showy display next spring. Flower arrangers love the big bold blossoms that resemble peonies and you’ll love their impressive blooms in your garden and containers.

Start and end the tulip season with these beautiful spring-flowering bulbs. Plant double tulips in small informal clusters of seven or more bulbs scat-tered throughout your gardens. Or com-bine them with other types of tulips, spring flowering bulbs and perennials. And be sure to add extras to enjoy as cut flowers.

Plant the early-blooming variety Margarita with grape hyacinths for multiple layers of color and fragrance. These violet-purple double tulips are ideal for perennial gardens and after they bloom, the perennials will help mask the declining bulb foliage. Add even more impact by pairing them with other early-flowering pink and red tulips.

Turn up the heat with the warm tones of honey-gold, apricot and peach found in Foxy Foxtrot. This tulip looks great when paired with purple, pink and even red flowers. Like other doubles, it makes a great cut flower.

Enliven the spring garden with dou-ble tulip Monte Orange. Its brilliant tan-gerine blossoms have a sunny yellow center and the flowers get even showier as they mature. Combine this variety with yellow daffodils for greater impact and a longer display.

Fill in the mid-spring garden with some classic Darwin Hybrid tulips such as Blushing Apeldoorn, Apricot Impression and Ad Rem.

Then create a grand finale of blooms by planting a few of the late spring dou-ble tulips. Include Crème Upstar with its sweetly fragrant pastel blooms that change from cream and pale yellow to

apricot, pink and rose. It’s an exception-al cut flower for your spring bouquets.

Or add an array of jewel tones with a designer collection of double late tulips. The Parade of Pink Mix includes four varieties of fragrant double late tulips in white, pink, rose and magenta.

Say a cheery goodbye to spring with the Yellow Pomponette/Sun Lover com-bination. These double late tulip variet-ies pair lemon yellow with blood orange and together they make a nice addition to any sunny spot in the landscape.

Check out Longfield Gardens’ article (longfield-gardens.com/article/tulips-by-bloom-time) for a list of tulips by bloom time. Then make your selections so you can enjoy six weeks or more of tulip blooms in your spring garden.

Be sure to order early for the greatest selection of tulip and other spring bulb varieties. For best results, purchase large firm bulbs from a reliable source and store them in a cool dark place until you are ready to plant.

Grow tulips in a sunny or partially shaded location with good drainage. Keep in mind those shady spots in the landscape may provide sufficient sun-

light for your tulips in spring before the trees leaf out.

Wait for the soil to cool to begin plant-ing. This is usually mid to late fall after a hard frost and before the ground freez-es. Place the bulbs four to five inches apart on center and about six to seven inches deep in properly prepared soil with good drainage. Add a low nitro-gen, slow release fertilizer and water thoroughly.

Then relax and enjoy your fall garden and all the beauty winter brings as you wait for the eruption of color in your garden and containers next spring.

Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series and the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio segments. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and was commissioned by Longfield Gardens for her expertise to write this article. Myers’s web site is www.melindamyers.com.

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mort-gage given by Carol Ann Gormley to CitiFinancial Mortgage Company, Inc., dated June 30, 2004, and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 34081, Page 150, as affected by an assignment from CitiMortgage, Inc., Successor by merger to CitiFinancial Mortgagor Company, Inc., to Ventures Trust 2013-I-H-R by MCM Capital Partners, LLC, its Trustee, dated February 12, 2015, and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 53357, Page 42; assignment from Ventures Trust 2013-I-H-R by MCM Capital Partners, LLC, its Trustee to OHA Newbury Ventures, L.P., dated December 8, 2015, and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 55328, Page 34; assignment from OHA Newbury Ventures, L.P., to Trifera, LLC, dated December 8, 2015, and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 55328, Page 36; and assignment from Trifera, LLC to Laelia, LLC dated February 22, 2018, and recorded with the Worcester County (Southern District) Registry of Deeds in Book 58563, Page 206, of which mortgage the undersigned is the pres-ent holder by assignment, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 10:00 AM o’clock on October 19, 2018 at 151 Pleasant Street , Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage,To wit:All that parcel of land in Winchendon Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as more fully described in Deed Book 18832, Page 3, ID#, BEING known and designated as metes and bounds property. As follows:The land in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts with the build-ings thereon, situated on the easterly side of Pleasant Street, bounded and described as follows, viz:-Commencing on the easterly line of Pleasant Street at a corner of land formerly of F.O. Whitney, which point is marked by a hole drilled in the north-erly side of a large stone forming a part of the bank wall on said Whitney land, the drill hole being charged with lead; thenceNortherly on line of said Pleasant Street sixty-six (66) feet to a stone monument imbedded in the ground with a drill hole charged with lead in the top, which monument is situated seventy and 2/10 (70.2) feet southerly from the southerly line of Grove Street; thenceEasterly on a line parallel with north-erly line of said Whitney land and six-ty-six (66) feet distant therefrom, being on line of land formerly of Levi P. Ball, one hundred sixteen and 2/10 (116.2) feet to an iron pipe driven in the bed of the brook at land formerly of Susan Wood and seventy (70) feet southerly from the southerly line of Grove Street; thenceSoutherly on line of said Wood land and land now or formerly occupied by John G. Folsom (now or formerly the U.S. Post Office) sixty-six (66) feet to an iron pipe driven in the bed of the brook, being also a corner of said F.O. Whitney land; thenceWesterly on line of said Whitney land one hundred sixteen and 8/10 (116.8) feet to the place of beginning.For mortgagor’s title see deed record-ed at the above-named Registry of Deeds in Book 18832, Page 3.Premises to be sold and conveyed sub-ject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assess-ments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improve-ments, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.Terms of sale: A deposit of five thou-sand dollars ($5,000) by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at the offices of WCG Law Group, PLLC, 21 High Street, Suite 208B, North Andover, MA 01845 within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. In the event of an error in this publication, the description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control.Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

Laelia, LLCPresent Holder of said mortgageBy its attorneys,WCG Law Group, PLLC21 High Street, Suite 208BNorth Andover, MA 01845Gormley, Carol Ann; 1801-LAND-1004; September 28, 2018, October 5, 2018, October 12, 2018September 28, 2018October 5, 2018October 12, 2018


By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Scott Griffith to Salem Five Mortgage Company, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, dated May 28, 2010 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 45854, Page 65, subsequently assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. by Salem Five Mortgage Company, LLC by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 45854, Page 78 for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the pur-pose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 10:00 AM on October 12, 2018 at 99 School Street, Winchendon, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit:The land in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows, viz:- A certain parcel of land, with the buildings there-on and numbered 99 School Street, bounded as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of land formerly of David S. Roby, on the Easterly line of School Street; Thence Easterly on line of said Ruby land, now owned and herein conveyed by Julia R. Young, about one hundred seven-ty-three (173) feet, more or less to the Southerly line of Park Street, as laid out by the Town of Winchendon under date of October 27, 1915, which is duly recorded in the Clerk’s Office of said town; THENCE Southeasterly on line of said Park Street, 17 feet and 8 inches, more or less, to the Westerly bank of an old ditch in line of land formerly of E. Murdock, Jr.; Thence Southerly on the west bank of said ditch, about forty two ( 42) feet, more or less, to a stake and stones; Thence Westerly in line parallel with the North line about 11 rods to the Easterly line of School Street; Thence Northerly on the Easterly line of School Street to the bound first mentioned. Also the lot adjoining the above described tract of land on the north and bounded as follows: Beginning at point where Park Street as extended intersects said School Street; Thence Southerly on line of said School Street fifty-four (54) feet, more or less, to a corner, it being the point of beginning of the above described lot; Thence Easterly on line of said above described lot about one hundred seventy three (173) feet, more or less, to the Southerly line of said Park Street; Thence Westerly on line of said Park Street, to a point of beginning. For Mortgagors’ title see deed recorded herewith. B45854 P63 For consideration paid, the signors of the mortgage to which this Exhibit is attached, (the Mortgage) hereby release any and all rights of homestead in and to the mortgaged premises as against the holder of the Mortgage. It is agreed that any such Homestead shall not have any effect upon the Mortgage and to the extent such Homestead is legally enforceable, shall be subordi-nated and junior to said Mortgage in every respect.The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, encroachments, building and zoning laws, liens, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession, and attor-ney’s fees and costs.TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The suc-cessful bidder will be required to exe-cute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any rea-son, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no fur-ther recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s

attorney. The description of the prem-ises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE.Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys,ORLANS PCPO Box 540540Waltham, MA 02454Phone: (781) 790-780017-009161September 21, 2018September 28, 2018October 5, 2018


By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Felix De Leon and Paulina Pichardo to AMCAP Mortgage, Inc., dated December 1, 2004 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 35231, Page 217, subsequently assigned to Option One Mortgage Corporation by AMCAP Mortgage, Inc. by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 37275, Page 225, subse-quently assigned to The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee for ABFC 2005-HEI Trust, ABFC Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-HE1 by Sand Canyon Corporation FKA Option One Mortgage Corporation by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 47553, Page 271 for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 PM on October 5, 2018 at 1135 Alger Street, AKA 543 Alger Street, Winchendon, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit:That parcel of land with all buildings and improvements thereon, situate in Winchendon, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shown as Lot #4 on a plan entitled “Plan of lots prepared for Robert Van Dyke, Winchendon, MA, scale 1 inch =60 feet, August 29, 2001, Edmund J. Boucher, PLS, 4 Jolly Road, Royalston, MA, 01368” which plan is recorded with Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 773, Plan 16, to which reference is made for a more particular description. Being the same premises conveyed to these mortgagors in a deed recorded in Book 32367, Page 58.The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, encroachments, building and zoning laws, liens, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession, and attor-ney’s fees and costs.TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The suc-cessful bidder will be required to exe-cute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any rea-son, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no fur-ther recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the prem-ises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE.Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.The Bank of New York Mellon, f/k/a The Bank of New York as succes-sor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Asset Backed Funding Corporation, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-HE1 Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys,ORLANS PCPO Box 540540Waltham, MA 02454Phone: (781) 790-780017-017450September 14, 2018September 21, 2018September 28, 2018


By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Jesse L. Algarin to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Federal Savings Bank of Boston, its successors and assigns, dated January 4, 2012 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 48364, Page 269, subse-quently assigned to U.S. Bank National Association by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nomi-nee for First Federal Savings Bank of Boston, its successors and assigns by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 52501, Page 143 for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of fore-closing same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 AM on October 12, 2018 at 16 Chase Lane, Winchendon, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit:A certain parcel of land with the build-ings thereon, located in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, shown as Lot 2 on a plan of land entitled, “Definitive Plan Sand Heights Subdivision, Winchendon, Mass., pre-pared for Emmett T. Jeffers,” dated November 16, 1988 and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds at Plan Book 620, Plan 9, more particu-larly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the southerly side of Metcalf Street, said point being the northeast corner of the Lot to be con-veyed and the northwest corner of Lot 1; Thence South 22 degrees 16’ 11” West, by Lot 1 225.63 feet to a point; Thence North 68 degrees 51’ 25” West, 150.00 feet to a corner at Lot 3; Thence North 21 degrees 26’ 32” East, by Lot 3, 226.39 feet to the southerly side of Metcalf Street; Thence South 68 degrees 33’ 28” East, by said Metcalf Street, 153.25 feet the place of beginning. Containing 34,267 square feet or land, more or less, according to said plan. For title reference see deed to the mortgagor, recorded with Worcester District Deeds herewith. Book 48364 Page 267The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, encroachments, building and zoning laws, liens, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession, and attor-ney’s fees and costs.TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The suc-cessful bidder will be required to exe-cute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any rea-son, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no fur-ther recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the prem-ises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE.Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.U.S. Bank National Association Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys,ORLANS PCPO Box 540540Waltham, MA 02454Phone: (781) 790-780017-009407September 21, 2018September 28, 2018October 5, 2018

LEGALS

Y e s , we are T H A T f a m i -ly. You k n o w the one. W i t h our big-ger than

necessary comfy sweaters, fleece lined boots that makes our feet sweat (but we don’t care), flannel scarves, and pump-kins on the brain. We are the first ones onto that hay wagon and last ones to pick out our pumpkins. We take our time, we examine each of the 700 orange orbs that are in the magnificent patch! We are the family to get totally and completely lost in corn mazes, even the ones made for kids. We are what some may call the Fall Frenzied Family. We line our front steps with pumpkins and gourds. So many, many gourds that

you cannot walk up the steps. If you do somehow get up there, good luck find-ing the door. There are corn stalks and wreaths all over the place. Hay bales and leafy drifts, colorful scarecrows and funky doormats. We love it all and we love fall.

On Sunday, the first official day of fall, I took my family to Monson to visit Westview Farms and bask in the delight of campfire smoke, churning ice cream, and crackling straw beneath my feet.

We finally land in Monson, after driv-ing through the ever-exquisite antique shops along the way. I am happy to report that I did not make my husband stop the car so I could go into every open shop available.

I know, I am proud of myself too. We parked on the grass and walked

towards the farm. Now, I had my chil-dren with me so I could not go total fall fanatic. Not yet at least. I had to hold

my composure and keep it at a suitable pace because I have to be a good role model and be an adult and blah blah blah. It was difficult. But thankfully when you have kids you get to go on to all the kids’ activities and live your life vicariously through them. It’s a perk! A pumpkin patch perk!

I did lose my composure a wee bit, I really wanted to ride the wagon the tractor was pulling, but I wanted to be in the front. You know, where it bounc-es the most and tosses you around like a ride, So I whisper secretly to my daughter, ‘hey Charlotte want to ride up front?’ She of course, as a miniature me, obliged and I shrugged my best, ‘well if she wants to go up there, I guess I have to go with her’ shrug.

Good job Charlotte! When frolicking though fall festivi-

ties, like Westview, I have some helpful tips.

First tip, enjoy your visit. The sea-sons are short and fall is one of the best ones, not too hot, not too cold, goldilocks would say it is just right. So, Enjoy!

Second, goats. Goats are awesome. Don’t just go over to the goats and have expectations that they will do backflips

or act like that famous goat that goes around flip kicking its friends all over the farm. Stoop down to their level, gaze into those weird looking eyes and really see the goat for what it is. A magnificent fall creature, here to amuse you with its bleats and tiny soft licks at your hands. Bring food for them of course, if you don’t, well than don’t expect them to stick around.

Third, take home the weirdest gourds and pumpkins. Take the ones that are deformed and dented. Pick up the ones with weird stony bumps all over them because we weird things need attention too. Trust me, people will love your peculiar pumpkin a lot more than some perfectly round boring, grown and aged right pumpkin. Put some pumpkin spice into your décor!

My last tip, wear jeans, I am still pick-ing hay out of places I rather not dis-cuss because I thought yoga pants were okay to wear! Wrong, so very wrong.

If you are a Fall Frenzied Family, like us, then you will appreciate all things autumn. So, go out there and pick those apples, drink that cider, and befriend a goat. Take your time, relax and breathe in that crisp cinnamon air.


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