Holliston April 2013

BY J.D. O’GARA

Last year, it snowed. The first year of theHolliston Spring Stroll could have seen bet-ter weather – and still, Holliston residentsturned out. Spring Stroll organizers MargitPrice, owner of The Bird in Hand, and JohnPaltrineri, owner of Fiske’s estimate thatdespite a wet, wintry mix, about 1,000 peo-ple showed up last year to support localbusinesses and nonprofits, and most of all,to enjoy each other’s company.

“This event was really a spin-off from theholiday stroll,” says Price, Chair of theevent, adding that the holiday event hasbeen going strong for 11 years. This year,the HBA Spring Stroll will take place onApril 27th, from about 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

“We call this whole weekend, startingwith Casino Night on Friday and movinginto the stroll on Saturday, HBA week-end…. Maybe next year, we could do somesort of a fun run. In fact, we’re calling thisHBA month,” says Paltrineri.

The two credit John Drohan, of the Hol-liston Business Association, with reallybringing the Holliston Holiday Stroll to lifestarting in 2008.

“We had talked about doing anotherevent,” says Drohan. “Part of HBA charteris to promote local businesses and to sup-

port member businesses. We wanted to dosomething in the spring.”

“We felt spring was a nice time to get peo-ple back out of their houses, get them backdowntown,” he continues. “We’ve tried toreinforce the shop local atmosphere, pro-

vide some entertainment, get (shoppers) inthe door, show off new spring wares, andjust reconnect with family fun, so we puttogether a lot of entertainment stuff to drawpeople,” says Paltrineri.

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Holliston Business Association (HBA)was looking for something fun and differ-ent for this year’s spring weekend. So in-stead of the traditional comedy night,HBA will be hosting a casino night from7 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 26 at the townhall.

HBA member Theresa Campbell ex-plains why the association decided on thisnew event. “It is something different thathasn’t happened here in Holliston for awhile,” she says.

While “casino night” brings to mindblack and white attire, the event is casualdress. However, HBA members will playthe part, dressed as card dealers. The vol-unteers will wear visors and white long-sleeved shirts with vests.

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Guests will have many gamechoices: blackjack, texas holdem,roulette wheels, and dice games.Guests can also stop by the martinibar, sponsored by the Depot Pack-age Store, or have a glass of wineor beer while they try appetizers.

Campbell says what she thinks ofthe upcoming event. “I just think itsounds like a great time,” she says.“If I wasn’t working at it, I’d cer-tainly be going to it.”

This event, as all HBA events,raises money for the HollistonCommunity Action Fund (HCAF),a non-profit begun four years agoby volunteer members of the Hol-liston Business Association. TheHCAF is essentially a safety netfor their neighbors in need, a grantfund designed to provide tempo-rary and emergency financial as-sistance for individuals or familiesin Holliston.

“These are really people who arein bad shape in really hard, toughpositions,” says HBA's John Dro-han, adding that no one likes to askfor this kind of help. “It’s a bigdeal to go ask somebody formoney. These are people whoneed help to bridge the gap, maybepay an electric bill or get a carfixed.”

The group chose Margaret Fitz-patrick, of Holliston’s Departmentof Youth and Family Services, tohandle all of the applications,which are kept completely confi-dential. When possible, funds arepaid directly to a vendor.

“She can give a grant up $1,000,and we’ve given her carte blancheto say (to whom help should go),"says Drohan, who adds that thevolunteer group defers to her ex-pertise in these matters.

Casino Night is one of two majorfundraisers, the other being an Oc-tober beer-tasting night, for theHolliston Community Action

Fund. To date, the fund has givenaway roughly $5,000 to local resi-dents in need. The HCAF is alsoauthorized to give grants to localnon-profit, civic and educationalorganizations that support thegreater good of the Holliston com-munity.

For more information on theHolliston Community ActionFund, contact John Drohan at(508) 893-9990 or at hollistonbusi-nessassociation.com. For an appli-cation to receive HCAF assistance,contact Margaret Fitzpatrick at(508) 429-0620.

Campbell states why she hopesto raise money for this cause.“There are a lot of Holliston fami-lies that are in need, and if we canhelp somebody out while we arehaving fun doing it then it is a greatevent,” she says.

Tickets are $40. To buy ticketsfor the event, call (508) 893-9990.

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After spending years as a finan-cial advisor at Fidelity in Bostonduring the 1990s, then 10 years asa financial advisor and investmentofficer with Wells Fargo Home Ad-visors in Wellesley, Ryland C. H.Hanstad decided to take the nextstep in his career. He had alwayspictured himself as president of acompany one day, and he had de-veloped a good client base. So dur-ing July, 2012, he opened HanstadWealth Management, his owncomprehensive wealth manage-ment business located right here inHolliston.

Hanstad Wealth Management of-fers wealth management servicesto individuals, from young profes-sionals to retirees. “What I reallydo is help people reach their long-term goals,” Hanstad says. Theselong term goals often include in-vesting for retirement or collegeeducation. The first step he takeswith a client is defining his or herinvestment goals. He then con-

structs a portfolio using top moneymanagers in the field and diversi-fies them in the terms of their in-vestments. Hanstad is assisted by ateam of 34 investment researchprofessionals at LPL Financial, thelargest custodian and brokeragefirm that serves the independentadvisor, located in Boston. If a re-tirement goal is not attainablebased on the client’s assets, hegives the client specific recommen-dations based on what he or sheneeds to do from a savings per-spective.

Hanstad says he likes financialplanning because he enjoys helpingothers with one of the most crucialaspects of life. “I like being en-trusted with an important part ofsomeone’s life, which is their sav-ings,” Hanstad says. He also enjoysthe dynamic part of the business.He explains, “The markets are everchanging, the economy is everchanging, and financial productsand services are changing to meetthe client’s needs.”

Hanstad explains his customerservice approach. He says, “Mygeneral philosophy on customerservice is proactive and respon-sive.” He meets in person with hisclients once or twice a year and

then contacts them frequently tocheck in. Supporting Hanstad incustomer service is PatriciaMacLeod, director of Client Serv-ices and Operations. Much likeHanstad, she is a longtime residentof Holliston and has been in the fi-nancial planning business for four-teen years. She handles much ofthe day-to-day client administrativeresponsibilities.

In addition to his work experi-ence, Hanstad has had many yearsof education to prepare him for hisbusiness. In 1985 he graduatedfrom Colgate University in upstateNew York, where he received aB.A. in history and economics.Subsequently he received hisM.B.A. from Babson College inthe 1990s. His credentials also in-clude a professional designation,called an Accredited Asset Man-agement Specialist (AAMS), fromThe College for Financial Plan-ning.

Outside the office, Hanstad is thehusband of Anne Louise, who isactive on the Holliston SchoolCommittee, and father of threedaughters: Virginia, Haley, andMary Grace. He has been a Hollis-ton resident for more than 16 yearsand loves the quaint charm of the

town. He is active at his church, St.Mary’s, as a religious educator ofeighth grade and as the Co-Chair ofthe Knights of Columbus Fundrais-ing Committee. He remains activeby coaching at the Holliston YouthSoccer Association and the Hollis-ton Youth Basketball Association.In addition, Hanstad teaches tennisprivately and used to competecompetitively during and after col-lege. He says he enjoys the com-petitive part of sports. “I like thataspect of sports how you have towork hard to win. You have to pre-pare, practice. It requires full ef-fort,” Hanstad says. He adds,“Kind of like financial planning,you have to prepare for the future.”He also enjoys coaching sports. “Ienjoy teaching, and much of the in-vestment management business in-volves education in dealing withthe public,” Hanstad says. “It kindof ties together.”

Hanstad hopes to reach out totown residents. He offers everyonean initial free consultation. “If yourfuture is important to you, comesee me for a free consultation,”Hanstad says. He also encouragespeople to attend a free seminar onsocial security that he will be giv-ing at Hopkinton Country Club at6:30 p.m. April 30. Just sign up by

contacting him by email or phone.For quick retirement advice, alsocheck out his article in this issue,“Calculating Your RetirementNeeds.”

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Last year, two Holliston teens quickly putan effort together to create the Walk AgainstHunger in Holliston. In the short time theyhad, now 17-year-olds Sara Tajik and SamScott were able to draw 25 participants intheir fundraiser for the Holliston PantryShelf, but that small group raised nearly$1,000 to fight hunger on a local level. Thisyear, they’re hoping to exceed that mark.

“Last year, we didn’t expect to raise thatmuch. We thought we’d raise $750, but weexpected to have more people come,” saysSara, who, with Scott, was surprised to raisemore with a fewer number of people.“Hopefully, this year, we’ll have a biggerturnout and have bigger profits.”

The two teens came up with the idea to ful-fill the community service requirement intheir bids to join the National Honor Society.Originally, they had intended to begin theevent this year.

“Well last year, (Sarah and I) were bothwere invited to join the National Honor Society, and to get accepted into it, you haveto make a portfolio and propose a leadershipproject, or do it jointly with another person,”says Sam. “So we figured why not do one

together and take on a bigger project andhelp support the food pantry. From there, wedecided, ‘Why not start it this year?’

This year, he says, they are planning itagain. With the Second Annual HollistonWalk Against Hunger, the teens are doingmore than simply leafleting local businessesto get the word out, and they’re adding a raf-fle to the fundraising effort.

“We’re going to see if any local businesseswant to put together a basket or a gift cardand we’re going to sell tickets at the event,”says Scott. He adds that the tickets will beavailable for a donation to the food pantry orin increments of one for a dollar, seven for$5 or fifteen for $10.

The Holliston Walk Against Hunger willbegin at the main entrance of Holliston HighSchool at 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 28th.Walkers will complete a five-mile walkthrough Holliston’s scenic back roads, even-tually looping back to the high school. Walk-ers can register for $10 for students, $20 foradults or $40 per family.

Both students are now members of the Na-tional Honor Society, but both say they arehappy they are making a local difference.

“I think the food pantry in Holliston is sucha great opportunity for us to help out, be-cause it’s so local, and it’s obviously a seri-ous cause, in not being able to afford food inthis time. Everyone says they want to makea difference in the world, but I think the wayto do that is to make a difference locally,”says Sara, who adds that the HollistonPantry Shelf is widely used.

“Food is expensive, and it takes a lot to re-ally make a difference, so we’re really inter-ested in making it as big as possible and asattractable as possible. We want people to beexcited …we feel happy to try and help.”

To learn more about the Holliston WalkAgainst Hunger, contact Sam Scott at (774)292-1000 or Sara Tajik at (508) 215-7882 oremail [email protected].

Walk Against Hunger in HollistonLocal Teens Invite Residents to Join in Fundraiser forFood Pantry

Sara Jajik and Sam Scott are the teens behind the Walk Against Hunger, to take place Sunday,April 28th in Holliston.


April 1Morning Book Club, 11 a.m., Holliston Public Library, Discuss Someone Knows My Name, byLawrence Hill.

April 2Lego Club for ages 6+, 4 p.m., Holliston Public Library

Pottery for Beginners, with Rick Hamelin, 7 p.m.,Holliston Public Library. Dig into clay and creativity. Make a pinch pot of your own and see ademo on how the potter's wheel is used. Programsponsored by the Friends of the Library and supportedin part by a grant from the Holliston Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by theMass Cultural Council, a state agency. Free. Allmater ials included. Call (508) 429-0617 or email [email protected] to register. Open to adultsand teens in 6th grade and up.

April 4Open Mic with Blake Thompson, 8 p.m., PejamajoCafé, 770 Washington St., Holliston

April 5Tales and Tunes for Tots, 10:15 a.m., Holliston Pub-lic Library, for ages 1-3 with caregiver

The Elderly Brothers, 8 p.m., Pejamajo Café, 770Washington St., Holliston

April 6Goodwill Park Playground Clean-Up Day, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Bring your rakes, shovels, If interested in volun-teering, call Holliston Recreation Department, (508) 429-2149 or email [email protected]

St. Michael’s Episcopal Church Annual Spring Auc-tion, 6-9 p.m., Theme of “Around the World in 80Bids,” includes raffle, silent auction, live auction, horsd’ouvres, beer & wine, and nursery care if available.Proceeds to St. Michael’s outreach grants. Visitwww.stmichaelshollistonma.org or call (508) 429-4248 for more information.

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April 7Sixth Annual “A Taste of Holliston,” Holliston His-torical Society Asa Whiting House & Barn, 547Washington St., Holliston, 1-4 p.m., Over 20 Holliston-area establishments, caterers, restaurantsand wine purveyors will offer samplings. Tickets $15in advance by completing application from

www.hollistonhistorialsociety.org and submitting byApril 1, kids under 5 free. After the deadline, ticketswill be available at Coffee Haven, Depot PackageStore, Fiske’s or Holliston Superette. A limited num-ber of tickets might be available at the door for $20.

April 9Reading Rascals book group, 4-4:45 p.m., HollistonPublic Library, for grades 1&2


April 12Stories for Sprouting Readers, 10:15 a.m., HollistonPublic Library, for ages 3.5 to 5

Louis Greco featuring Alec Antobenedetto, 8 p.m.,Pejamajo Café, 770 Washington St., Holliston

April 13Morris Les and Stray Tones, 8 p.m., Pejamajo Café,770 Washington St., Holliston

April 16History Book Club, 6:30 p.m., Holliston Public Library, Share a favorite history or biography withgroup. Hosted by Mary Miley


April 19Tales and Tunes for Tots, 10:15 a.m., Holliston Pub-lic Library, for ages 1-3 with caregiver

Dear Prudence, 8 p.m., Pejamajo Café, 770 Wash-ington St., Holliston

April 20Katie Frassinelli CD Release Party, 8 p.m., PejamajoCafé, 770 Washington St., Holliston

April 23Wild Book Bunch book group, 4-4:45 p.m., Hollis-ton Public Library, for grades 2&3

April 25Taking a Bite Out of the Sandwich Generation, withattorney Jay Marsden, 7-8 p.m., Holliston Public Library, part of a 6-part series on estate planning, caremanagement, pre-retirement and retirement planningand social security.

Open Mic with Blake Thompson, 8 p.m., PejamajoCafé, 770 Washington St., Holliston

April 26Arbor Day

Stories for Sprouting Readers, 10:15 a.m., HollistonPublic Library, for ages 3.5 to 5

Casino Night, 7-11 p.m., Town Hall, proceeds tobenefit HBA’s Holliston Community Action Fund,Tickets are $40. To buy tickets for the event, call(508) 893-9990.

Jeff Thomas, Acoustic Rock/Pop, 8 p.m., PejamajoCafé, 770 Washington St., Holliston

April 27Holliston Spring Stroll, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., events allday long, with many businesses offering special treatsand discounts. Events include Chainsaw artist JesseGreen on town common from 11 a.m. –1 p.m., Jennythe Juggler in 3 locations: 1-1:30 p.m. at Jordan hall,2-2:30 p.m. next to Bird in Hand, 3-3:30 p.m. in frontof Coffee Haven, Holliston Police Department’s K-9“Cesh,” Fire Department open house, Ocelot race car,nonprofits & small business at Jordan Hall.

6TH Annual MPAC Benefit Auction, 6 p.m., MPACStudio, 150 Main St., Milford, The Milford Perform-ing Arts Center presents its Sixth Annual Benefit Auc-tion. Fun, food, entertainment, raffles, and a cash barwill accompany both silent auctions and live biddingfor valuable items, baubles, and services, includingmajor league sports tickets, and more! Admis-sion$10. For more information, please call (508)473-1684 or email [email protected].

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April 28Holliston Walk Against Hunger, 5-mile walk startingat Holliston High School, registration at 10 a.m., $10for students, $20 for adults or $40 per family, proceeds go to Holliston Pantry Shelf, contact SamScott at (774) 292-1000 or Sara Tajik at (508) 215-7882 or email [email protected] formore information.

April 30Budding Bookworms Book Group, 4-4:45 p.m.,Holliston Public Library, for grades 4&5

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The Special Olympics arecoming! On Friday, April 5th, atBlake Middle School, in Med-field, Mass. young athletes willpush themselves past physical,intellectual and emotional barri-ers, and have some fun! Fivelocal towns will be representedat the event, including Medfield,Holliston, Medway, Millis andAshland.

“A lot of people are excitedabout it,” says Susan Donelan,Director of Special Educationfor Millis. Up to now, the clos-est Special Olympics gameshave taken place in Natick andNorth Attleboro, she says.Donelan credits Medfield’s Spe-cial Education Director, MattLaCava, for working since Sep-tember to bring the games to thelocal area.

LaCava, who says he regularlymeets with fellow special educa-tion directors for the five towns,felt that Attleboro was a bit far.

“Medfield has actually had ath-letes participate in the North At-tleboro games they’ve had in thepast several years. As a commu-nity, we thought, wouldn’t it begreat to have this event come tothe small town? So as the con-versation evolved, I met withspecial Ed representatives fromthe surrounding towns. I gotfeedback, (saying) wouldn’t it begreat if we collaborated on this?”

he says.

LaCava says that the groupplans to hold the first games inMedfield, with a basketballtheme this year, but then, hesays, he hopes to see it rotate toeach of the five participatingtowns.

“Then all the athletes couldhave it in their home town,” hesays. “Maybe next year, wecould have track and field inHolliston, later soccer in Med-way, “ he adds.

At the Clyde F. Brown Schoolin Millis, four children, aged 9 to12, are training for their big day,along with a few other studentswho are volunteering to be bud-dies, says Donelan.

“To be part of it this year, espe-cially in the planning process ofit, I’m just so excited, and thekids are really excited about

going,” says Millis teacher AllieSears, who worked at a SpecialOlympics event when she was20. “It’s all basketball themedthis year, moving from center tocenter stations, and at each sta-tion there’s multiple levels. Ifit’s a station for shooting, it maybe something as easy as a hoopon the floor all the way to a stan-dard basketball net.” Sears addsthat the children are practicingusing soft playground balls toactual basketballs, depending onlevel.

Athletes need to be 8 years oldto participate in the SpecialOlympics. In all, this year’sevent will draw about 65 ath-letes, says LaCava.

“It really is amazing how it’scome together,” he says.” I thinkcollaborating between five townshas been really fun to be part of.It’s just a great thing.”


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Holliston residents and scientistsLaura Meyerson, 57, Vice Presi-dent of Biometrics at Biogen Idec,and Kuber Sampath, 61, Vice Pres-ident of Research at Genzyme,will run their first BostonMarathon on April 15. This 26-mile course is Sampath’s first andMeyerson’s second marathon. Asthe days pass, they are reachingnew distance goals.

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Meyerson, who was an avid run-ner in her 20s and who once ranthe 1984 Golden Gate Marathon,is getting back into the sport. Shehas participated in a number of re-cent races, including the 10K Hol-liston Newcomers Race last springand the 10K Utah Valley Marathonin June. The Boston Marathon willbe her first marathon since 1984,but she has been running short dis-tances throughout the week andlong distances over the weekendsthrough the neighborhood to train.“I like to run on peaceful roadsaround here in Holliston and Hop-kinton,” Meyerson says. Her goalis to run 20 miles by the start of

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Her cause, Team uAspire (for-merly known as ACCESS), helpsyoung people plan for their collegeeducation by providing them fi-nancial information and resourcesto find an affordable path throughcollege. uAspire provides thisservice to all the students ofBoston, Lawrence, and Spring-field. The programs work with stu-dents and their families in middleschool, high school, and throughcollege graduation. uAspire hassecured students over $150 millionin financial aid in the past threeyears with a 75 percent collegegraduation rate for the studentsthey serve.

Meyerson is trying to raise$4,000 to 6,000 for uAspire. Thiscause is important to her, as neitherof her parents had gone to collegeand her high school counselor wasinstrumental in helping her takethe SATs and apply to colleges. Tosave money, she studied sciencefor two years at community col-lege and then transferred to Uni-versity of California, Berkeley inbiological sciences. There, she re-ceived a M.A. and Ph.D. in biosta-tistics. After that, she taught at

university and then went into in-dustry research. Currently shemanages a group of 160 data sci-entists, statisticians, and scientificwriters at Biogen Idec in Cam-bridge.

Meyerson explains what shethinks about running the upcomingrace. “I think it is a great challenge,and it is a commitment,” she says.“I am not getting any younger, soI think it is now or never.”

Her donation page israzoo.com/story/Laura-Meyerson-Fundraising-For-Team-Uaspire.T.Kuber Sampath, 61, Vice Presi-dent, Discovery Research Initiativeat Genzyme

Sampath has also participated inmany races, but the BostonMarathon will be his firstmarathon. Before Sampathworked at Genzyme in Framing-ham, he worked in Hopkintonfrom 1985 until 2000. Every yearhe went to the starting line andcheered for the runners. He hopedthat one day he would finally runthe Boston Marathon. “I neverthought I could, but I had adream,” Sampath says. He was notin shape at the time and could only run a half-mile and walk a half-

mile. After practice, however, hecould run one mile, then five miles,and now 20 miles.

When Friends of the HopkintonSeniors, a cause that supports theHopkinton Senior Center, had avacancy for a runner, Sampathtook the opportunity. As a 61-year-old who used to work in Hop-kinton, he felt that the SeniorCenter was a worthy cause. Hesays he likes the Center. “It is agood place for them to dine, playcards or play billiards,” Sampathsays. He joins a team of two 20-something and one 40-somethingwomen, and the group plans to domock marathons of about 20 milesto practice. Sampath has been run-ning 40 miles total per week toprepare.

Since he has signed up, many ofhis Genzyme colleagues have ex-

pressed interest in supporting him,so he set his fundraising goal to$5,000. Sampath, who has a Ph.D.in biochemistry, made originalcontributions in his career in thediscovery of bone morphogenticproteins, responsible for bonehealing. He has several US patentsand research articles published inpeer-reviewed scientific journals.He originally wanted to join theGenzyme running team, whichwas full, but is very happy to havefound a spot supporting the SeniorCenter.

Sampath says he is not a fast run-ner, but his goal is just to finish. “IfI can finish, that’s good enough,”he says.

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If your assets are greater thanliabilities, then you have a posi-tive net worth. Conversely, ifyour assets are less than liabili-ties, then you have a negative networth. Your goal should be tohave a positive net worth and tomake your net worth grow fromyear to year.

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Since 2000 at Holliston HighSchool (HHS), about 92% of stu-dents from each graduating classhave attended a college or uni-versity. This percentage of stu-dents continues to increase asmore and more students feel itnecessary to attend college dueto the competitive job market.With this large percentage ofHHS students furthering their ed-ucation, some have even madethe decision to go abroad fortheir degrees.

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In an email interview, Pintosaid, “Tuition is cheaper in theUK ( around £9,000 or $13,515),and the education is also morefocused. Instead of taking baseclasses like English, math, andscience, university students inEngland only study their major.”

It is no secret that college tuition in the U.S. is very expen-sive, arguably the most expen-sive in the world. For studentsand families that need financialaid, or are planning on choosinga school based on scholarship fi-nancial benefits, going overseasmay be an option to consider.

In addition, the time frame thatit takes to get a degree in Eng-land is also a factor, as “someBachelor degrees only take 3years [to earn] as opposed to thestandard 4 years in the US,” ac-cording to Pinto.

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Mrs. Marybeth Mont, a guidancecounselor at HHS agrees and said,“the ability to learn first hand aboutthe people, culture, economy, andway of life is something that cannotbe found in textbooks and providesan enrichment beyond the tradi-tional classroom setting.”

The application process at aschool in the UK is similar of ap-plying to a U.S. school, but costsare cheaper. Pinto explained, “Iapplied to 5 schools using UCAS(The UK version of the CommonApp). It’s one application that issent to up to 5 schools for around£30 (less than $40).”

Pinto says that he “applied tothe University of Kingston,Queen Mary University of Lon-don, the University of Bath, theUniversity of Southampton, andfinally, the University of Essex.”He went on to say that unlike inU.S. schools, “when applying touniversities in the UK, you canget one of three decisions from

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3.Breast cancer: The second most com-mon cancer in women, breast cancercan affect both sexes. It is also themost deadly cancer among women,with roughly 35 percent of the casesin the United States resulting in fatal-ity.

4.Pancreatic cancer: The pancreas aidsin digestion and metabolism. Thiscancer is deadly because it is difficultto detect in its early stages, as it doesnot always produce symptoms andthe cancer tends to progress rapidly.Pancreatic cancer claims around40,000 lives each year.

5.Prostate cancer: Prostate cancer is ex-clusive to men and is the second-leading cause of cancer deathsamong them, according to the NCI.This type of cancer forms in theprostate, a gland that produces sem-inal fluid that carries sperm. It is es-timated that 28,000 men will diefrom prostate cancer in 2012.

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• Don't jump the gun. The firstwarm day of spring mightseem like a great time getout in the yard and get yourhands dirty. But it's best towait until the grass has com-pletely dried out before get-ting to work. Raking on wetgrass increases the risk oftearing out grass, which cancause bald spots and the

growth of weeds down theroad. In addition, steppingon the grass while theground is still wet can com-pact the soil, which can slowdrainage and block thelawn's roots from breathing.

Patience should prevail withregard to mowing the lawn aswell. A lawn's roots will notstart to grow until the averageeveryday temperature routinelyreaches 40° F, so mowing tooearly is both unnecessary andpotentially harmful to the lawn.When the temperatures regu-larly reach 50° F, then home-owners will likely start to seetheir lawns growing.

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• Employ a pre-emergentweed killer. Homeownerswho routinely spend theirsummers agonizing overweeds throughout the yardshould consider applying apre-emergent weed killeraround the beginning ofspring. It's important to doso around the end of Marchor early April, when theweeds have not yet had achance to grow. When ap-plying, follow the dosage in-structions provided by the

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BY J.D. O’GARA

There sure are a lot of dog loversin Holliston. Nowhere will that bemore evident than in Jordan Hallon April 27th, the day of the HBASpring Stroll, when a number ofthose doggie-related businessesgather to show dog lovers whatthey’re all about, as well as helpout a good cause.

The group will consist of Paws 2Celebrate (www.facebook.com/Paws2Celebrate), Serena's GroomRoom (www.serenasgroom -room.com), and two new busi-nesses; The Happy Retriever(www.thehappyretriever.com), andThe Daily Leash (http://dai-lyleash.com. Fabre Sanders willalso share her ideas about her newbusiness, Artful Paws. In addition,two nonprofits that work withservice and therapy dogs will bepresent.

Fabre Sanders has worked with

Forever Dogs & Rescue for sometime now. This lover of animalsrealized how many gaps in fund-ing exist for small animal res-cues, especially in southernstates. A chef by profession and acrafter by hobby, Sanders becameinspired by the company Tom’sShoes, which donates a pair ofshoes to children in need forevery pair sold. Sanders liked theidea, and decided to create ArtfulPaws.

“I’m hoping to reach out to theartistic and crafting community tocreate conscious capitalism,” saysSanders. “I’m not doing this formyself. I’m doing this because thisis how I want to give back.”

Dorothy Turcotte, owner of TheHappy Retriever, named for herdog Happy, who turned 10 inMarch, discovered, with her hus-band Michael, a love and a knackfor dog training in the special

training they had to give Happy,who had hip dysplasia at a youngage. The two, who are avid birdhunters, had such success in train-ing that soon friends began askingthem to train their dogs. Eventu-ally, dog training became such abig part of their lives that they de-cided to devote Michael’s Elec-trolux storefront to theircanine-related business. Now, thetwo offer private and group obe-dience, as well as field trainingwith live birds for Upland dogsand in the blind training for wa-terfowl dogs. The former Elec-trolux showroom now sells highquality dog (and some cat) items.

Speaking of high quality items,Deb Steiner started making dogtreats when her own dog was diag-nosed with heart disease. Sincethen, three years ago, Paws 2 Cel-ebrate, her dog treat company, wasborn.

“I couldn’t find a treat thatwouldn’t make her sick,” Steinersays of her pooch.

Steiner uses oatmeal and whole-wheat flour in the treats, with littlesodium, and she packages them infun and unique ways. She hasoften made treats for specialcauses, such as the Holliston Walkfor Breast Cancer and the Relayfor Life, donating a portion ofthose proceeds to the causes.

“We all try to give back,” saysSteiner. All of the dog vendors arecreating a basket to raffle off forthe food pantry. Turcotte also rou-tinely provides free resident train-ing programs for shelter and rescuedogs, to help get them placed inhome, and she also offers free 4-week training packages for alldogs adopted from rescues or shel-ters.

As for her work with rescues,Sanders says, “I love it and am

passionate about it. If I could do itevery day, I would.”

“We’re doing what we love,”adds Steiner.

Dog Lovers Will Abound at Jordan Hall for Stroll

A number of dog-related busi-nesses will present their goods andservices at Jordan Hall at the Hollis-ton Spring Stroll. Many of thesebusinesses, like The Happy Re-triever in training this rescuedpooch Jasper for free, give back tothe community.


BY REBECCA KENSIL

Jesse “The Machine” Green, 36,Holliston High alum of 1995 andTV personality on National Geo-

graphic’s reality show “AmericanChainsaw,” will be carving a newwooden sculpture in Holliston, hisfourth in the town, during the Hol-liston Business Association’s

(HBA) Spring Stroll on April 27th.Fiske’s owner John Paltrineri com-missioned Green to create a three-to-four foot high statue of a smallchild holding balloons, which willbe placed on his storefront step.

Paltrineri, who has been tyingballoons outside his shop for years,plans to tie balloons to the statue’shand every day. “Every morning, Iam going to tie balloons to thechild’s hand, so the child will holdfresh balloons,” says Paltrineri.“That is what our store is about.It’s about kids, and everybodybuys their balloons here.” He addsthat the wooden statue will replacea sandwich board to which bal-loons are usually tied.

In addition to the new sculpture,Green has created many woodenstatutes for the town of Holliston.These sculptures are a panther,representing Holliston High’smascot; Casey at the Bat, a statuerepresenting the famous baseballpoem penned by Ernest Thayerand claimed by many to be aboutHolliston; and a big squirrel throw-ing acorns for a family of “squirrelfans.” Beyond his carvings for thistown, Green has traveled nation-

wide to create sculptures and hasperformed many live cuttings, in-cluding some for the National Ge-ographic’s reality TV show,“American Chainsaw.” He landedthis TV gig, a dream of his, afteryears of networking, public speak-ing, and carving. While he waspitching networks in New YorkCity for a show, he looked to be onsomething similar to Bob Ross’sinstructional show, “The Joy ofPainting,” but with a chainsaw, ofcourse. Green says, “Everybodyloved him, and I just wanted to dothat.” Green says that finally hav-ing a TV show on air is like a pipe-dream coming true. “My goalreally is to enjoy all of this,” hesays.

This sculptor, who now livesnearby in Medway, explains whathe likes about the town where hewent to school. “Holliston is verynice and sweet and pretty,” Greensays. He notes his appreciation forthe town has grown since travelingand living in other areas of thecountry. “It is a pretty cool place togrow up.”

Green’s sculpting began 15 yearsago when he was a junior at Uni-versity of Massachusetts Dart-mouth, studying 3-D Art. Duringhis formal education, he did notuse chainsaws. He did, however,pass a fallen tree one day, pick upthe log and a chainsaw, and begin

to cut. The final product lookedlike a totem pole. He says it was,“love at first cut.”

When Green cuts, he says, hezones out and enjoys the process.First he picks out the right log. Hejokes that he always sees what thelogs have to say before he chooses.When carving, he enjoys his earprotection, which hooks up to hisiPod. “So I’ve got my playlist andso I can just zone out,” Green says.He adds that he loves the fresh airunder the sun and the act of carv-ing. “I’m playing with power toolsand just making a mess and gettingfilthy,” Green says. After he cuts ata live show, he brings the statueback to his studio in Medway anduses smaller saws and equipmentto provide the detail. Then, hesands it down and clear seals it.Next, he primes and paints, oftenwith help from his crew.

Green says his most challengingsculpture was a giant baseball batin Plainville that he built on“American Chainsaw.” He onlyhad a couple days to complete thesculpture. It had to be straight, andhe says the log was kind ofcrooked. Plus, it was enormous. Ashe was dangling 25 feet in the air,he explains, he finally realized howtall it was. Green says, “I had to re-ally ‘rise’ to the challenge.”

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Jesse Green to Create a Sculpturefor Fiske’s during Spring Stroll

Jessie "The Machine" Green will create Fiske’s sculpture on the VillageGreen, in front of the Congregational Church, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. April27, the day of the HBA Spring Stroll.

Here is an Jesse Green's rendition of "Casey at the Bat" in Holliston, in honor of Ernest Lawrence Thayer's famedpoem.


“It isn’t exclusive to just Hollis-ton residents. Anybody’s wel-come,” adds Price, “There’ssomething there for small children… there’s a lot of free food anddrink, with events throughout theday. We just felt that there needs tobe something in spring, and alsobecause this event leads up to quitea big season for retailers.”

As with the HBA Holiday Stroll,every Holliston business partici-pating in the event will offer some-thing special to visitors. That’s alot of businesses. In fact, 28 localestablishments are taking part, in-cluding the Candy Cottage, Houseat 755, The Grapevine, the PranaCenter, Holliston Antiques,Fiske’s, The Bird in Hand, Hollis-ton Superette, Kamala, Andrea’sBoutique, Holliston Jewelers,Depot Package Liquor Store,Casey’s, Newfound Farm (atBrick House Realty), CoffeeHaven, Jackie’s Primitives, Gil-froy Framing, Breezy Hill Farm(on the Village Green), CosmicSister, Holliston True Value, Stu-dio D, Pejamajo’s, Berry BonBon, Central Café, Table TopPizza, Brick House Realty,Debra’s Flowers and Realty Exec-utives.

“Everybody’s doing their ownindividual promotion,” says Pal-trineri. Promotions range from dis-counts to entertainment torefreshments.

On top of vendors with their ownlocations, a number of smallervendors, as well as local nonprof-its, will be featured in Jordan Hall.These include Paws 2 Celebrate,BASK-Balance and service caninedog services, Caring Paws Ther-apy Dogs, Little Beehive Farm,RELIV, Daily Leash, Bazels,Knights of Columbus, HHS2015, St. Mary’s Mission Trip,Little Beehive Farm, Thirty-OneGifts, Twist Bakery, Paul AlbertHair Salon, The Happy Retriever,Relay for Life, The Refinishery,Colies Creations and raffle bas-kets for the Holliston Food PantryShelf. In addition, Dancing ArtsCenter will perform at this venueat 1:30.

Along the Spring Stroll, a num-ber of exciting events are sure todraw strollers of all ages. ThePrana Center will offer free a.m.performances, while chainsaw

artist “The Machine” Jesse Greenwill provide a chainsaw sculpturedemo on the town green from 11a.m. – 1 pm. There will be Jennythe Juggler in three locations, aFire Brigade/Police Open Houseat the fire station, a dedication ofBlair Square with a flea market tofollow, and folks will be treated tophotos with the Ocelot RacingTeam Pro-4 Modified Race Car.Millis children’s book authors ofAn Octopus Named Mom will doa book signing, and kids are in-vited to plant-a-seed at the Li-

brary. The Grapevine will offer amosaic project and Breezy HillFarm will give pony rides on thegreen. Aside from a small fee forthe pony rides, all events are free.

In addition to bringing folks outof their homes to greet each otherfor the warmer season, Price andPaltrineri both agree that gettingfolks to patronize their own down-town businesses helps the townthrive.

“We like to let them know youcan get most everything in down-

town Holliston,” says Paltrineri.

“ We’re very lucky in Holliston,because, I would say, you can getmost anything you need in Hollis-ton.

“It’s a real walking town,” addsPaltrineri.

“That’s one of the reasons weopened here,” counters Price.

The two hope for good weather,but they know residents will turnout for the event.

“We had great turnout last year

and the weather was terrible. Hol-liston people are loyal. When youorganize something in town, theystill show up,” says Price.

“Holliston residents value whatthey have in town,” says Paltrineri,who’s been with Fiske’s 40 yearsand will donate $5 to the HCAFfor each Fiske’s membership thismonth. “ They realize if they don’tsupport it, it will go away, and thatincludes events and businesses.With events like this, businessesgive back to the town, and it rein-forces shop local.”

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BY J.D. O’GARA

Arbor Day is April 26th, butweather permitting, you’ll see themembers of the Holliston GardenClub out planting before this date.According to Erin Porter, currentco-president of the group alongwith Kathy Warburton, the Hollis-ton Garden Club plans to plantRoyal Star Magnolia in the areaknown as Blair Square, where theHolliston Rail Trail is across fromCVS on Railroad Street.

The Arbor Day tree planting isone of many garden club tradi-tions, says Porter. “We’ve plantedmany, many trees in Holliston,”she says, “noting one famous treein particular, an Americansycamore next to the police stationthat was sprouted from a seed thathad been flown to the moon andback.

She adds that recently, the Hol-liston Garden Club had to takedown a number of dogwoods thathad succumbed to disease in frontof town hall and along the ceme-tery.

“We just put in five new dog-woods there to replace with a

stronger cultivar,” says Porter. Sheadds that the group has planted atthe high school, on the churchgreen and in other places down-town. Also, the garden club notonly maintains the plantings at theHolliston Public Library, but it alsodesigned the garden area there aswell.

The woman behind the upcom-ing tree planting, says Porter, is LizTheiler, who, Porter says, “made ithappen.” Theiler is working withBobby Blair, who helped choosethe tree and location, as well aswith Robert Weidnecht of the Hol-liston Rail Trail and Mark Ahron-ian of Ahronian Landscaping,which recently won the CaryAward at the Boston Flower &Garden Show. Porter adds that theplanting work is made a lot easierthanks to the digging help of TomSmith and the Holliston HighwayDepartment.

The Holliston Garden Club at-tracts garden enthusiasts of allages, says 12-year member Porter,from young people with childrento those who are retired. Thegroup, she says, fluctuates be-tween 40 and 50 members, and it’s

been in existence for about 80years.

“Some are interested in floral de-sign; some are interested in peren-nial gardening; some just want togrow vegetables,” says Porter, whobecame involved when her chil-dren were young in order to meetpeople with similar interests. Bothmen and women are drawn to theorganization, which also brings inbeekeepers. “We’ve got peoplewho are all over the map, andthat’s what makes it kind of fun,”she says.

A number of members, in fact,recently brought their expertise tothe March Boston Flower & Gar-den Show, says Porter. “We hadexhibitors, we had judges. TheHolliston Garden Club is a veryactive Garden Club in the state,”she adds.

The group is active from Septem-ber through June, with monthlymeetings, as well as monthlyboard meetings. Meetings gener-ally rotate among members’homes.

As with the Arbor Day tree plant-ing, members get involved in a va-riety of civic projects around town,planting, watering, trimming andweeding, and even awarding an-nual scholarships to local seniors.

“We also give we give grants topeople doing things such as at ele-mentary school –sometimes theyhave planting project, and one timethey were building planting tablefor nursing home,” says Porter.“We are very much looking for-ward to working with the Rail Trailpeople.

Members also participate in var-ious field trips, share gardeningtips and information on such topicsas invasive species, and even swapplants. In addition, the group pres-ents programs sponsored by theMassachusetts Federation such asDesign Principles, Garden Study,Landscape Design, EnvironmentalStudy, and Flower Show School.The Holliston Garden Club willalso present workshops and sharemembers’ knowledge of both cre-ating and judging floral design.

In coming months, the HollistonGarden Club already has someevents planned. On Saturday, May18th, from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon, thegroup will hold its Annual Peren-nial and Flower Sale, in whichmembers sell flower baskets andannuals at the Congregational

Church. Later, on June 1st and2nd, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Sat-urday and 12-4 p.m. on Sunday,the group will present the Hollis-ton Garden Tour. Visitors can viewspectacular local gardens for $15.

Annual membership dues to theHolliston Garden Club are $30 andinclude the Club’s monthly pro-grams, newsletter and yearbook, aswell as membership to the GardenClub Federation of Mass. and sub-scription to their newsletter. Visitwww.hollistongardenclub.org toeither download or complete amembership application online.For additional questions on mem-bership, contact: Debbie Coviello,Membership Chairperson at (508)429-1568 or email at [email protected].

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Save the Date! Holliston Youth Baseball& Softball Opening Day May 5thBY J.D. O’GARA

The annual Holliston YouthBaseball & Softball parade willtake place on May 5th this year,according to its president, CharlieJacobs. The lineup for the paradebegins at 12 Noon, with the pa-rade stepping off at 12:30 p.m.from the Placentino School,marching right onto WoodlandStreet, across to Railroad Street,right onto Central Street, rightonto Washington Street, right ontoElm Street, left onto Grove Street,right onto Hampshire street,across Linden Street through theAdams School parking lot toDamigella Field.

“This year, there’ll be a fewmore exciting things added to theparade,” says Jacobs, noting thatspecial guest Wally the GreenMonster will be making an ap-

pearance toward the end of cere-monies. “We’re also going to havesome carnival themed activities –a bouncy house and carnivalgames,” he adds.

Team photos will also take placeat the Adams School throughoutthe day, says Jacobs, and both asoftball and baseball game willtake place that day.

At Damigella Field, the openingceremonies will include the Na-tional Anthem, some awards,opening day speeches and severalprizes. “We also thank all thecoaches,” says Jacobs. TheHYBSA president also adds thathis group hopes once again topartner with the Holliston PantryShelf on opening day. Participantsand visitors are encouraged tobring nonperishable, non-expiredfood items to be collected right

before the parade begins.

Jacobs notes that although a fewgames will start toward the end ofApril with the senior league start-ing on Sunday, April 21st, theHYBSA holds opening day inMay due to accommodate bothApril school vacation and Na-ture’s Classroom.

Jacobs adds that this year, twoboys from the Holliston VarsityBaseball Team, who are associ-ated with the National Honor So-ciety, will conduct a Home RunDerby at the Damigella Field onthe morning of the parade.

For more information on theHolliston Youth Baseball & Softball Association, visithttp://www.eteamz.com/holliston-baseballsoftball/, or call (508)429-5931.

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When retirement was yearsaway, calculating how much in-come you may need may have in-volved a lot of estimates. Nowyou can be more accurate. Con-sider the following factors:

The length of your retirement.The average 65-year-old man canexpect to live about 17 moreyears; the average 65-year-oldwoman, 20 more years, accordingto the National Center for HealthStatistics. Have you accounted fora retirement of 20 years or more?

Earned income.Working dur-ing retirement, even on a part-time basis, can reduce your needto tap retirement assets for ongo-ing living expenses.

Your retirement lifestyle.Yourlifestyle will help determine howmuch income you'll need to sup-port yourself. A typical guidelineis 60% to 80% of your finalworking year's salary, but if youwant to take luxury cruises orstart a business, you may need100% or more.

Health care costs and insur-ance.Most Americans are not el-igible for Medicare until age 65,and even then, Medicare doesn'tcover everything. You can pur-chase Medigap supplemental in-surance to cover some of theextras, but even Medigap does notpay for long-term custodial care,eyeglasses, hearing aids, andother ongoing essentials. Formore on Medicare and health in-surance, visit www.medicare.gov.

Inflation. Because the rate ofinflation can vary over time, it's agood idea to tack on an additional4% each year to help compensatefor increases in the cost of living.

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The next step is to identify po-tential income sources, includingSocial Security, pensions, andpersonal investments. Also re-view your asset allocation --namely, how you divide yourportfolio among stocks, bonds,and cash.1Are you tempted toconvert all of your assets to low-risk securities? Such a move mayplace your assets at risk of losingpurchasing power due to infla-tion. You may live in retirementfor a long time, so try to keepyour portfolio working for youboth now and in the future.

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Once you've assessed yourneeds and income sources, it'stime to look at tapping your nestegg. First, determine a prudentwithdrawal rate. A common ap-proach is to liquidate a maximumof 5% of your principal each yearin retirement; however, your in-come needs may differ.

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Holiday Pops Night

Sixth Annual “A Taste of Holliston”

Sunday, April 7, 2013 1-4 pmOver 20 Holliston-area establishments -- caterers, restaurants andwine purveyors -- will offer tastings from their menus in the Hol-liston Historical Society Asa Whiting House and barn.

Participating establishments will offer attendees tastings of a va-riety of foods and beverages including specialty cheeses, jams,grilled meats, appetizers, wines and beers, pastas, MediterraneanSalad, bakery items, red velvet crepes, grapenut pudding, icecream, candies and more. The participants to date include 45Restaurant, Arcadian Farms, Bertucci’s, Candy Cottage, DepotPackage Store, Dolce Tempo Ice Cream, Holliston Grill, HollistonSuperette, J & L Catering, Jing’s Garden, Mangia, MontgomeryBakery, Nello’s Café, Pejamajo’s Café, Sherborn Inn, SherbornOut, and counting!

Tickets are $15 with advance purchase; no charge for childrenunder age 5. Download a ticket application form at www.hollis-tonhistoricalsociety.org which must be postmarked by April 1,2013. If you miss the mail- in deadline, tickets may be purchasedin Holliston at Coffee Haven, Depot Package Store, Fiske’s or Hol-liston Superette. A limited number of tickets might be available atthe door for $20.

The Holliston High School Chorus was just one musical feature of theannual Holliston Pops Concert, presented by the Holliston HighSchool Music Department on March 15th and 16th.

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True to his name Romeo is a lover. He arrived with Raven but shortlyafter he became friends with several other cats and now is happy to haveseveral cats share his time and space. For two weeks it was Auggie andnow it is Jolly. Cats in the shelter all find a spot that they can claim astheir own to give them a sense of security being the territorial creaturesthat they are. For Romeo, it is in the bottom white cubby in the cage freeroom. It has room for a friend or two when he wants company or it isjust perfect when he wants to stretch out for a long nap. With his prettygray and white soft coat and young at only 2 yrs. He is a sweet fellow.Romantic Romeo is a quiet cat, but not a feral cat and does enjoy com-pany of the human variety also. He may not be an instant lap cat, but hewill be instantly grateful for a new home. He would be happiest if hecould have a cat friend.

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Tired of the same old dog walk?Fido probably is, too. Take yourbeloved buddy on one of these funhikes:

Hopedale Parkland: Starting atthe boathouse at the intersection ofHopedale and Dutcher Streets,this park trail encircles the Hope-dale town pond. The flat trailsoffer a nice walk for a leashed dogand her owner, with the trail ending about a half mile fromwhere it starts (but with an easilynavigable street walk back. Visitwww.hope1842.com/park-landswalk1.html for more infor-mation.

Ashland State Park: This park,featuring the Ashland Reservoir, islocated on Rte. 135, Ashland

508 881-4092 (Summer) Thearea boasts 470 acres including the157 acre Ashland Reservoir. The park is operated seasonallyand provides opportunities for swimming, picnicking, boating,fishing, bicycling and hiking. It isa favorite among dog walkers.Visit www.mass.gov

Medway Dog Park:www.medwaydogpark.com,This park, at the intersection ofVillage and Cottage Streets, is theonly public place dogs are allowedto be off leash in Medway. Dogsmust be up to date with their shots,be spayed or neutered, and get tagsfrom the website.

Franklin Dog Park:www.franklin dogpark.webs.comand Facebook, This off-leash park,located at Dacey Field at 700 Lin-coln Street in Franklin, is open towell socialized dogs whose own-ers complete an application.

Franklin State Forest: This is an880+ acre woodland with an en-trance between Grove Street (nearits intersection with Beaver St.) inFranklin and the power line rightof way.

Rocky Woods, Medfield:http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/greater-boston/rocky-woods.html#t2, Dogs are welcomeat Rocky Woods, but they need aspecial Green Dogs Permit. It’sworth it. The 491 acres is a greathike for hikers of varying abilities.Admission is free for Trustees of

Reservations members, or is $4 perperson over age 12.

Cedariver, Trustees of Reserva-tions, 161 Forest Road, Millis:www.thetrustees.org, This park of-fers a mile-long cart path loop fora quick, leashed jaunt with yourdog along the Charles River, somemeadow land and young forest.

Joe’s Rock, Wrentham: Locatedoff Rte. 121, Cumberland Road, inWest Wrentham, this 60.25 acreproperty is dog-friendly and boastscliffs around a pond’s edge. Joe’sRock itself is a 490-foot elevation.

Noon Hill Reservation, Medfield:This 204-acre reservation, with ter-rain formed by glacial activity, of-fers leash-free (for obedient dogs)trails best hiked from Januarythrough September, as some hunt-ing is permitted from Octoberthrough December. From intersec-tion of Rtes. 27 and 109 in Med-field, take Rt. 109 West for 0.1 mi.and immediately turn left ontoCauseway St. Follow for 1.3 mi.and turn left onto Noon Hill Rd.Entrance and parking (15 cars) onright. Shattuck Reservation isacross Causeway St. from NoonHill.

"Cagney" is so beautiful she will take your breath away! She is anolder kitten with distinct brown/black tabby markings with white.Cagney was born outside to a domesticated mother cat and had somevery feral ways when first taken in by PCS. After several monthsand lots of kindness and love, she has relaxed and now enjoys atten-tion, petting and grooming from the volunteers. Cagney needs thelove and peacefulness of an adult home and we hope to find just theone to fulfill her needs.

The Purr-fect Cat Shelter has many cats available for adoption.Visit www.purrfectcatshelter.org for a listing of cats currently avail-able. Adoption applications are available online or call the messagecenter (508) 533-5855 to have one sent to you. All cats and kittensare examined by a veterinarian, spayed or neutered, tested for felineleukemia and FIV, vaccinated, dewormed and microchipped priorto adoption. The Purr-fect Cat Shelter is a non-profit, no-kill, all vol-unteer organization providing care and shelter for homeless cats andkittens with the ultimate goal of finding permanent loving homesfor each cat.

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FROM THE HOLLISTON REPORT

Colantonio, Inc. was named2012’s safest construction com-pany in its category - BuildingDivision, Under 100,000 WorkHours - by the Associated Gen-eral Contractors (AGC) of Amer-ica.

The association oversees theConstruction Safety ExcellenceAwards (CSEA), an annual rank-ing of construction safety pro-grams across the country basedon the strength of their safety pro-grams and their overall safetyperformance during 2012.

The CSEA program is the indus-try’s elite safety excellenceawards program for companies ofall sizes and occupational divi-sions. CSEA recognizes compa-nies that have developed andimplemented premier safety andloss prevention programs andshowcases companies that haveachieve continuous improve-ments and maintenance of theirsafety and health managementsystems. Winners demonstratecompany management commit-ment, active employee participa-tion, safety training, work sitehazard identification and control,and safety program innovation.

“I felt honored to be among thethree finalists going into the inter-view,” commented Fran Colanto-nio, President and Owner ofColantonio, Inc. “But to win firstplace was truly overwhelming.”

Finalists were judged and win-ners were announced during theAGC of America’s Annual Con-

vention last week in PalmSprings, California. AGC repre-sents nearly 30,000 leading firmsin the industry including generalcontractors, specialty

Mara Village Residence Hall atFitchburg State University is anexample of Colantonio's work."We were the Construction Man-ager on the project. We workedwith the architect, the University

and the MSCBA (Mass. StateCollege Building Authority) during the planning phases tocomplete the design documents,and then we constructed thebuilding."

Fran Colantonio is a Hollistonresident and currently serves onthe Economic DevelopmentCommittee.


FROM THE HOLLISTON REPORTER

Raffle was held on Saturday atthe VFW in Medway with a lot offun and laughter -- and with an ex-citing ending.

The seventh annual Hollis-ton Lions Club St.Patrick's 10Kraffle was held at the MedwayVFW on Saturday with the usualgood food, laughs, socializingand of course an unpredictablefinale.

Green was the color of the day ofcourse, and with it came goodhumor and fun. The event was wellattended with a maximum 250 raf-fle tickets eligble for the 10Kdrawing.

MC Tom McCann had the dubi-ous distinction of announcing thenames and numbers as they weredrawn from the basket. The namesdrawn are losers, not winners, asthey are then removed as potentialwinners of the 10K prize. One by

one they are eliminated, but somedo get a consolation prize.

Andy Porter also had the dubi-ous honor of announcing the losersas well as playing auctioneer forthe live auction segment of theevening. A weekend in his YorkBeach home was offered by CarlDamigella, as was time in a vaca-tion home on Martha's Vineyardoffered by Andy. Active biddingfor these seaside homes, plus anoffer from the Tattoo Gallery ofSouthboro added to the success ofthe evening.

Now the climax of the evening:the ten who survived eliminationare Jed Gove, Dee Rivernider,TomLumont, Nancy Mayo, MichelleKiley and Matt Putvinski, plusBrian Laughlin, Gregg Lewis, Al-lison Bagrett and Carol Tully whowere not present, but still eligibleto share in the 10k. Now the funbegins. These ten can share the tengrand, but they all must agree. Ifone does not agree, then there isanother drawing to eliminate oneand bring the number to nine.

Again the nine must agree to shareor another is eliminated. Now theyare eight, and could each receive$1,250. But no, there is no agree-ment and they are seven. Again,not all agree another is eliminated.Finally, they all agree to accept thesix as winners.

The six finalists are Nancy Mayo,Michelle Kiley, and Matt Putvin-ski. Not present were GreggLewis, Brian Laughlin, and CarolTully. Each will be awarded$1,666.66.

Dee Rivernider although elimi-nated from sharing the ten grand,earlier in the evening she was a50/50 winner that amounted toseveral hundred dollars.

Another curious fact of theevening was that Matt Putvinskiand Michelle Kiley were both fi-nalists in last year's 10-K raffle andboth were eliminated. Two win-ners shared the ten grand last year.

Go www.hollistonlions.org/ forinformation on the Holliston LionsClub.

St. Patrick’s Winning O’ the Green Big

Shown left to right, Jed Gove, Dee Rivernider,Tom Lumont, Nancy Mayo,Michelle Kiley and Matt Putvinski, plus Brian Laughlin, Gregg Lewis, AllisonBagrett and Carol Tully who were not present.

The six finalists were awarded $1,666.66.

ColantonioNamed 2012’s Safest Construction Company

Mara Village Residence Hall at Fitchburg State University


When a Casino Comes to TownLessons Learned from the Town of Foxborough

Holliston resident David Bastille, designer of the CasiNosign, urged residents to go to meetings here and in Milfordand make your feeling known. His signs were on sale afterthe forum.

Senator Karen Spilka's aid was on hand to answer questionsas well.

Representative Carolyn Dykema attended the meeting as didFoxborough Selectman Ginny Coppola, seen behind Carolyn,who voted against allowing a casino in Foxborough and wasattending the forum as a private citizen.

Holliston resident Mitch Liro wanted to know when Select-men will meet with Milford Selectmen to present Holliston'sopposition to casinos.

Selectman chairman Jay Marsden explained that therehave been some one-on-one discussions, nothing for-mal. But when the boards do meet, the public will beinformed in plenty of time to participate.

Stephanie Crimmins was one of the principleopponents of a casino in her town of Foxbor-ough. In her professional life she was a marketanalyist of casino stocks and was eminentlyqualified to see behind all the rhetoric fromcasino advocates.

Milford resident Ken Rocket of Casino Free Milford opened the forum withinformation about the opposition to a casino in his town and invitedeveryone to attend Selectmens' meetings there (wear red to show solidarity).

Holliston selectmen Jay Leary and Kevin Conley, aboveleft and center, answered questions fromresidents after the forum.

See more photos on www.HollistonReporter.com

Thanks goes out to the Holliston Reporter for Supporting the New

Local Town Pages Holliston.

Shorts and T-Shirts here we come! With the summer monthsjust around the corner, we know that you have a lot of choicesin where your children spend their summer, so we want to thankyou for considering having your camper spend it with us!

2013 marks our 50th Anniversary! Over the last forty-nineyears, thousands of children have been impacted by our pro-grams. The YMCA understands the many benefits a qualitycamping experience can provide: fostering independence, build-ing social skills, living a healthy lifestyle and creating friend-ships that last a lifetime!

The MetroWest YMCA Summer Day Camp is a safe and funplace for your camper to experience the outdoors. Campers willparticipate in a broad variety of activities that challenge themand expand their horizons. Campers participate (based on agelevel and program) in swim lessons, boating, archery, drama,music, outdoor skills, arts & crafts, nature, adventure, highropes, free swim and more! All of this is done while makingnew friends and having supportive and dedicated camp coun-selors guide the way. Children can feel better about themselves,learn new skills and have fun this summer!

Our staff have a variety of backgrounds, but all share the beliefthat children are special. Many of our staff are seeking or work-ing in careers with children – education, medical, therapeuticjust to name a few. Our staff join us from a background of ex-perience working with children, and then participate in an in-tensive training to learn all they need for the summer.

Please check out our camp. You can give us a call, come fora tour, We are confident that we can help you choose the rightprogram for you and your camper!

Summer Session Dates: June 24 -August 23, 2013For children ages 3-15

BY J.D. O’GARA

Are you looking to plan yoursummer with some out-of-the-or-dinary camps for your kids? TheHolliston area offers a great vari-ety of summertime fun. Checkout these camps below!

Tenacre Day Camp is locatedat 80 Benvenue St., in Wellesley,in a friendly, caring, elementaryschool setting. The camp offersfour two-week sessions (June 24- August 16) for boys and girlsages 3 to 12. We also offer aWeek 9 from August 19 - 23. Theadministration and staff strive tomake every child feel comfortableand safe in a fun camp environment. The camp’s non-competitive environment fostersself-esteem and individual accom-plishments. Call (781) 235-3238or visit www.tenacrecds.org formore information.

OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, April7th from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Chamberlain Pines Swim &Tennis Club, 84 ChamberlainSt., Holliston, offers a variety ofswimming and tennis programsfrom the end of June until mid-August. The location offers asmall group setting, with lots ofpersonal attention, and offers rea-sonable rates for both membersand nonmembers. To learn more,visit www.chamberlainpines.com

The Cosmic Sister Art Studio,24 Exchange St., Holliston,

http://thecosmicsister.vpweb.com,will foster spontaneous creativityin your child. Workshops revolvearound building self-esteem, dis-covering that inner spontaneouscreativity, manifesting our hopes& dreams, and learning how to"just be" within the moment. CallRae at (508) 429-4438 for moreinformation.

At A Soul Spirit Studio, 1562Washington St., Holliston,(http://asoulspiritjourney.com),Pamela Pinterparsons offersmusic, movement and more,teaching dance and yoga as wellas healing. A Soul Spirit Studiooffers three summer camps whichwill take place from 9:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. The first, June 18,19& 20 is for potty-trained childrenages 3-6, the second is for chil-dren aged 4+ and will take placeJune 9th, 10th and 11th, and thefourth is a Family Camp for par-ents and caregivers with up tothree kids each to incorporatefamily yoga, art and more and totake place July 16th & 17th. Tofind out more, call Pamela at(508) 277-9230 or email [email protected].

Boating in Boston, (www.boat-ingcamp.com) offers camp innearby Hopkinton State Park aswell as at Spot Pond in Stonehamand at Umass Boston. Childrenmust be aged 8-15 for camps out-side Boston, or 10-15 for theUmass Boston location. Nineweeks of full day, morning half

day and afternoon half day campare offered in Hopkinton. Girlsand boys will have fun and gainconfidence learning to paddle andsail, as well as make friends. Call(617) 299-3392 for more infor-mation.

The Patricia Brosnihan DanceCenter offers Summer DanceCamps in South Grafton, andright around the corner at 77 WestMain Street in Hopkinton. Twoseparate camps for 3-year-oldsand 4&5-year-olds will take placefrom July 15th-19th, and campsfor 6&7-year-olds and 8-10 year-olds will follow from August 12thto 16th. Camps include dance,music, mime and creative expres-sion, as well as educational ele-ments of nutrition, anatomy anddance vocabulary,not to mentionsome ballet videos and arts andcrafts. Visit www.pbdancecen-ter.com.

Newfound Farm: 1201 Wash-ington Street (Route 16) in Holliston. Children aged 4-12 arewelcome to this summer camp, toexperience nature through fun interactive nature walks and scavenger hunts and a fun twiston traditional games and activi-ties. Of course, campers willenjoy learning about horses andother farm animals includinghands-on interaction and a ridinglesson for each camper! Visit NewfoundFarmLLC.com,or contact Pamela or JustinBrown at (508) 429-0917.


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BY IRA KITRELL

In almost any camp at almostany meal, you can probably heara chant that starts in the samemanner and continues with theirown version of the cheer to leteveryone know that informationis coming. Summer is almosthere and for many children thatmeans camp is coming. Forsome, it is a day camp with morn-ing drop off, packed with activi-ties and pick up in the afternoon.For others, it means overnightcamp; 24/7 togetherness, tradi-tions, activities and bonding in away that you can’t truly get any-where else. Still, others willchoose to go on trips; be it a daytrips, weeklong trips, or a longertour of some sort. General camps,sports camps, religious camps,gender specific camps, academiccamps, travel camps, specialneeds camps…in the modern era,there is a summer program forevery child and teen. As a formercamper, counselor and an admin-istrator at both day and overnightprograms, I couldn’t tell youwhich is best as they all offersomething unique and when thefit is right between a summer pro-gram and a child, it offers a mag-ical growth experience that willstay with that individual for a life-time.

So, how do you choose thecamping or travel program that is

right for your family and chil-dren? There are many factors.First of all, are you looking for aspecialty program of some sort?If you are seeking a religionbased camp, gender specificcamp, academic or special needsprogram, adventure program or atrip it narrows your opportunitiesconsiderably and will make thedecision somewhat more man-ageable. Additionally if you arelooking for a program in a certainregion (e.g., only in New Eng-land), you will still have manychoices, but have narrowed yoursearch to a significant degree.

Next comes age, development,personality and interests. Agematters, as all programs have en-tering and exiting criteria basedon children’s ages. Finding agreat program that is for childrenages 8-15 doesn’t help your 7 or16 year old. Development andmaturity can help you in your de-cision making in regard to lengthof day, overnight or day program,camp location, amount and com-plexity of activities offered, sizeof groups at a program and staffto camper ratio. All of these fac-tors also come into play whentaking into account a child’s per-sonality. A child who is some-what shy, may need a smallercamp with a smaller ratio of staffto camper to ease the transitionand help with connections. Asomewhat fearful child wouldn’t

necessarily be appropriate for anadventure based program unlessthey have staff and techniquesgeared toward helping childrenovercome their fears. A free-spirit child may need a camp thathas a great range of choice but isstructured in approach to insuresafety.

Obviously, cost is a considera-tion for most of us. There aresummer programs that meet mostany budget and more expensivedoesn’t necessarily mean better.It will generally translate to moreupdated facilities and materialsfor activities, but even that is oftennot the case as there are manynon-profit camps that offer beau-tiful physical plants and take greatpride in maintaining their equip-ment, as well as in offering a widespectrum of activities. Don’t bescared off by price, as, if you aretruly in need, there are oftenscholarships available through thecamp or other agencies in yourlocal area which provide funds forsummer programs. Therefore, be-fore you limit your choices basedon money, find out what types offunding might be available foryour family. Many camps alsooffer family discounts based onthe number of campers your fam-ily is sending. That camp thatseems out of your price leaguemay not be, if you are willing toask and apply for assistance.

So, now you have thought aboutyour child’s age, development,interests and personality, camplocation and specialty program-ming, as well as your family fi-nances. How do you take thatinformation and find out your op-tions, and of course, make thechoice. Well, you could go on-line and do the research. Youcould call people you know tofind out about their children’ssummer camping experiences.You could go to a camp fair,speak to representatives and getbrochures or DVDs about the var-ious camps in attendance. Youcould contact the AmericanCamp Association and get a list-ing of member programs.

An easier option for most par-ents is to contact a summer campconsultant who given the infor-mation about your child and fam-ily, will do the research for youand provide you with options.These services are generally paidfor by the camping programs andare provided at no cost to parents.

This method, if your consultant isknowledgeable and has a largenumber and variety of campswith whom they work, allowsyou to sit back and relax as some-one does the legwork for you. Ifyou choose this route it is impor-tant to be honest and forthcomingabout your child and your fam-ily’s needs so that they can pro-vide you with an appropriate listof camps that will best fit yourcamper in every respect.

No matter how you go aboutsummer camp is often the semi-nal experience of youth for manypeople. No matter which type ofprogram you choose for yourchild, if it is chosen through in-formed decision making, it willoffer them a fun filled summer Itis where they: get to experiencenew activities, learn independ-ence, gain new skills, and developlifelong friendships. As I writethis, I hear the song that echoesthrough many camps at camp-fires…“Friends, Friends, Friends,we will always be!”


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Lt. Lyn Moraghan has been afirefighter for 19 years, one of twoin her Ashland department, butwomen in her career make up afraction of firefighters. A memberof the International Association of Women Firefighters and Emer-gency Medical Services, Moraghan learned at one of thegroup’s seminars that womencomprise just 1-2% of those in herprofession.

“Young women may be intimidated, so they don’t feelcomfortable approaching fire de-partments,” says Moraghan, whosays she was one of the “luckyones,” entering a welcoming smalltown department with “true pro-fessionals” that already hadwomen on staff. In the big cities,however, she says, “It’s still an oldboys network. You apply for a po-sition and you have 99% of thepersonnel there are men. For a

young woman just getting out ofcollege, that’s intimidating.”

Through her professional group,Moraghan got the idea to set up a“fire camp” for young women. Shecalled it “Camp Bailout.”

“It’s an opportunity, if they showinterest, to be surrounded bywomen who are already EMS orfirefighters, to give them an oppor-tunity to find out if that’s a direc-tion they really want to go,” saysMoraghan. Two years ago, Mor-aghan approached her chief aboutrunning the camp, and he was ex-cited about it. Ten girls completedthe program. The program wasagain a success last year and thisyear, Moraghan would like to at-tract more teens and young womento the camp.

The free program is designed toprovide a safe, interactive, andphysically challenging environ-ment, where participants will learn

while building confidence andleadership skills. Girls accepted tothe program will learn ladder, en-gine, and ambulance operations,CPR certification, search and res-cue skills, aerial ladder climb, re-pelling, auto extrication, fireextinguishers, fire behavior, andfun team building exercises.

“The big thing last year,” saysMoraghan, “(the girls) loved thehands-on stuff. Guys from theacademy taught the girls how torappel from the tower, and thesegirls were picking up these 20-40lb tools, and they just couldn’t getenough of it. A big part of thecamp is letting the girls get in therein a comfortable environment, andjust go. Nobody was forced to doanything they didn’t want to do.”

The camp does offer girls a tasteof the physical requirements of thejob, however. Moraghan says that,at 125 lbs., she needs to stay fit tobe a firefighter.

“Every part of our job, whetherit’s picking up a stretcher or put-ting on the air pack and putting on

the equipment is physical,” shesays. The equipment adds another50-60 lbs. to her frame. “I learnedat an early age that I have to keepmyself very fit, and I have to liftweights and be as strong as mybody can be so I can do the job,”says Moraghan. The same goes forsmall-framed men, she says, andthere are times where her smallersize can be a benefit. She’s beensent into confined spaces, and shefeels she can get the maximumbenefit of her air pack, which is 30minutes, compared to a larger manwho usually gets about 12. Need-less to say, participants in CampBailout will not do a lot of sittingaround.

All information, including theapplication can be found at Ash-landfire.com website, key wordCAMP BAILOUT. Applicationsmust be submitted by June 1st, andseniors will be given first prefer-

ence. If the 2013 application is notyet posted, please use the 2012 ap-plication that is located on thewebsite.

For more information, visithttp://www.campbailout.org. Theprogram will be held at Ashlandfire station #2, 70 Cedar Street,Ashland, Ma. All applicationsshould be sent to: Lieutenant Lyn Moraghan, Camp Bailout program, 70 Cedar Street, Ash-land, Mass. 02170. Please e-mail [email protected] with anyquestions. Sixteen girls betweenthe ages of 13 through 19 will bechosen. The Program will runfrom August 5th through 9th from8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“It’s all about the girls, says Mor-aghan. “It’s a great career, and I’dlove to see, personally, morewomen involved. Women canbring a lot to the table and excelwithout any doubt in my mind.”

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St. Michael’s EpiscopalChurch, at 1162 Highland St., inHolliston, will hold its AnnualSpring Auction from 6 to 9 p.m.on Saturday, April 6th. Thetheme for this year’s Commu-nity Outreach Auction is“Around the World in 80 Bids.”Those who attend will be treatedto a raffle, a silent auction and alive auction, and parents needn’tworry, as nursery care will beavailable. The event will also

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Ultimately, a sophomore transferstudent from Virginia, Brad Ar-vanitis, solidified himself as thenumber one goalie, junior forwardMichael Sancomb and sophomoreforward Preston Trudeau maturedon offense, contributing over 50points between them, and sopho-more defenseman Matt Dracoulesproved himself to be a reliable

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At the beginning of the season,Coach Rick LeBlanc, TVL Coachof the Year, asked each player tolist their goals and expectations forthe team and how they intended toachieve them. The common re-sponse from every player was tomake the state tournament.

With four games remaining inseason and needing five points toqualify, the Panthers began to clickat this do-or-die time. All the hardwork at practice started dramati-

cally paying dividends. Startingwith a commanding 9-2 victoryover Division 2 opponent Milford,the Panthers then stunned TVL op-ponent Westwood with a 1-0thriller, spoiling their Senior Night.Next up was Littleton/Bromfield,where Holliston prevailed 4-1,eclipsing the 20-point mark re-quirement for post-season play.

Heading into the postseason, notmany gave the Panthers a chance,but when a group of 24 guys allbuy into the same system and be-lieve in what they’re doing, goodthings are bound to happen. The19th-seeded Holliston Panthersdrew 14th-seeded Bourne (11-8-1)in the preliminary round of the Di-vision 3 South Sectional Bracket,a pretty good matchup for the Pan-thers. The Panthers walked awaywith a 3-0 victory, knockingBourne out of the playoffs.

The next test for the Panthers wasthe 3rd-seeded Abington GreenWave. Down 3-1 heading into thethird period, at a packed RocklandArena, Turcotte fed Weiner on atwo-on-one who proceeded to gobar down to cut the deficit to onewith just under 9 minutes left toplay. With 5:36 left in the third,junior defenseman and assistantcaptain Tyler Perry knotted thegame up at three. Just minutes laterMichael Sancomb stuffed home arebound to put the Panthers up forthe first time of the night. The Pan-thers held on for the final 2:30 towave goodbye to the Green Wave.The Panthers advanced to face an-other ESPN sleeper pick, the 6th-seeded Blue Hills Warriors. In ahighly offensive tilt, the Panthers

prevailed again, with an 8-5 win,with Turcotte netting 4 goals.

This set up semi-final match-upwith TVL opponent Medway, the2nd seed in the Division 3 SouthSectional. In their first of twomeetings this season with theMustangs, the bitter rivals tied 3-3in mid-January as the Pantherssurged back from 3-0 deficit in thethird with 3 assists from Turcotteand two goals from Weiner includ-ing the tying goal with under 1:30to play. In their second meeting,the Mustangs squeaked out with a2-1 victory with a late goal in thethird.

This third meeting was expectedto be an epic battle between thefinal two remaining TVL teams,and it delivered just that. The Pan-thers and Mustangs played an ex-tremely physical game in front ofenormous crowds at Asiaf Arena inBrockton, MA. In the first fewminutes of the third period, theMustangs added to their 1-0 leadand played shutdown defense therest of the way as senior goaltenderMike Narducci closed in on his 3rdshutout in as many games in theplayoffs.

If there ever were a seventh man,it would have to be Panthers’ fansection, known as the Red Sea. TheRed Sea packed two fan busesfor each of the three statesgames so far, and has been loudand overwhelming. The RedSea quickly made a name forthemselves as one of, if not thebest fan section in all of theSouth Sectional, being hailed byBrian Fabry of the Boston Her-ald as “BY FAR the hottestcrowd of the day” at GalloArena.

The Panthers finished 13-10-1and their Cinderella story cameto end in the South SectionalSemi-Finals, making it fartherthan anyone ever expected andsetting a new standard for Hol-liston Panthers Hockey.


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Another Quality ShowingFor Holliston Girls QuintetKristen Hedrick and her Hollis-ton girls basketball team turned inanother stellar effort when theyfinished their regular season witha 14-6 record, then split a pair ofgames in the Division 2 SouthSectional Tournament.

The Panthers won their opening-round game, 40-34, over Foxboro,but were eliminated in a homegame against Notre Dame ofHingham, 61-55. Holliston’s sea-son, nevertheless, was magnificentconsidering Hedrick had to re-place five starters from last year’ssquad.

“We had an entirely new crop ofplayers,’’ Hedrick said. “But, wejelled nicely. The girls stepped upand they played hard everygame.’’

Guard Lindy Kyger and centerCatherine Tehan, a pair of seniorswho excelled during the season,were superb competitors. Kygeraveraged 13 points per game andTehan managed 9.5 points and 9rebounds an outing.

Two players, however, will re-turn and no doubt will be key cogsin Hedrick’s nucleus for the 2013-14 season. They include sopho-mores Kylie Lorenzen, who canplay guard or forward, and guardHeather Leger.

“Kylie averaged 15.3 points and10.5 rebounds a game and sheguarded our opponents’ top offen-sive players,’’ said Hedrick.“She’s a very capable all-aroundplayer. Heather is a tremendousdefensive competitor.’’

Three starting slots will be opennext year and Hedrick will giveher underclassmen a giant oppor-tunity to crack the starting lineup.

“Our younger players need towork in the off-season,’’ Hedricksaid. “We’ve got girls who’ve gotpotential.’’

Wrestlers Shine At MeetsKevin Tomasetti and JordanPaecht won their Division 3 sec-tional titles by major decisions(eight points or more). Both jun-iors, Tomasetti won at 113pounds and Paecht triumphed at120.

Bob Evans, Alex Mitchell andDonny Murphy took second-placehonors. Evans wrestled at 138,Mitchell at 170 and Murphy at285. Junior Robert Mejia and sen-ior Mauro Fakhory finished third.Mejia placed in the 145-poundclass and Fakhory wrestled at 220.

The seven matmen, who helpedHolliston finish fourth in the sec-tional at Wayland, advanced to thestate tournament in Wakefieldwhere the Panthers managed a sev-enth-place finish. Tomasetti wonthe state title at 113, Mejia wassecond at 145 and Fakhory fin-ished seventh at 220. The trio ad-vanced to the All-State Meet,which was held at Salem.

“I was happy Kevin won a statetitle,’’ coach Paul Capobiancosaid. “He’s only a junior but he’scome a long way. Robert’s second-place finish in the states also was agood showing and I’m optimistiche’ll reach his goal of being a statechamp in the future.’’

At Salem, Mejia had the bestshowing, winning three of fivematches and finishing seventh.Fakhory won one of his threematches and Tomasetti lost both ofhis contests.

Boys Hoop Will Bank OnReturneesCoach Dan Santos, whose Hol-liston boys basketball team fin-ished 6-14, will have some keyplayers returning next season. He’salso losing some top-notch talent.

Seniors Chris Miller and RyanColantonio were both second teamTri Valley League all-stars thisyear. The front-court tandem bothaveraged 12 points a game andMiller pulled down 10 rebounds

per contest. Also graduating willbe guard Brian Barone (honorablemention all-star) and captain Bren-dan Hayden.

“Those four boys did a solidjob,’’ said Santos, who’s coachedthe Panthers for five years.“They’ll be missed.’’

Five juniors are slated to returnand they should provide a depend-able nucleus for Holliston. Return-ing are 6-foot-3 forward RyanSnow, guards Troy Waddell, LiamVanesian and Matt Jeye and 6-foot-5 center Nick Patterson.

“Snow was our No. 3 scorer inspite of missing 10 games becauseof a broken collarbone,’’ Santossaid. “Waddell was a strongperimeter defender and Vanesianhad some big games offensively.Jeye is a hard-worker who canshoot, and Patterson learned a lotas a reserve this year.’’

Holliston had an up-and-downyear. It beat the league champ,Norton, and also downed anotherpower — Medway.

“We lacked consistency,’’ San-tos said. “We had stretches where

we had opportunities but our shotsdidn’t drop. Our goal next yearwill be similar to other seasons.We’ll strive to improve every gameand we’ll work to qualify for thetournament.’’


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BY JOHN O'CUNNINGHAM

Nobody represents the spirit andenergy of Holliston better than24-year resident Lisa Zais.

As one of the leading brokers atthe Holliston office of Realty Ex-ecutives Boston West, Zais keepsa dashing pace, not only as a suc-cessful commercial and residen-tial real estate broker, but as avolunteer for multiple communityservice programs throughout theyear, serving Holliston’s children,schools, senior citizens, and po-lice, as well as her local clients.

“I’m a softy. I help everybody,”Zais jokes. “My husband and I areboth entrepreneurial in mind andspirit,” she adds, noting that shealso works for her husband’swell-known regional litigationsupport business, known asO’Brien & Levine Court Report-ing, while staying active in thecommunity.

For Zais, serving others – pro-fessionally and civically – is whatshe loves to do, and it seems toboost her energy, rather thandraining it.

“Giving is just what we do. Weserve our clients and the commu-nity in the same way, doing what-ever we can to help them. That’swhat keeps us going,” says Zais,who is active in the HollistonChapter of the Lions’ club, theworld’s largest community serv-ice organization with 1.35 millionmembers.

The animal lover and vegetarianis particularly motivated by proj-ects involving kids, seniors, ani-mals and healthy foods.

One of Zais’s latest projects isone that she has undertaken withher son, Nick. Like his mother, heloves to eat healthy, and so theydeveloped a product line of goodsand clothing with the brand,“good it’s healthy.” The two areselling branded merchandise withthe plan to give a percentage backto promote and fund health andnutrition education in the publicschools.

For the past six years, Zais hasalso coordinated Holliston’s an-nual Chili Fest for Celebrate Hol-liston in September, utilizing aBoard of Health approvedLutheran Church kitchen wherevolunteer cooks prepare their dif-ferent chili recipes, with and with-out meat. The crew drums uplarge containers to package thechili, labels them and then storesthem at the Superette so that they

are ready to go at the Green StreetPlayground on the day of theevent. A long time favorite foreveryone.

On a monthly basis, Zais alsotakes her 120-pound GermanShepard “Jackson,” a therapydog, to visit local residents at theTimothy Daniels Nursing home.“Nothing makes me happier thanto see the smiling faces on the res-idents when Jackson walks in tosee them,” says Zais, who hasalso an Australian shepherdnamed “Hanna.”

Because of her fondness fordogs, she has also worked on acommittee to raise funds for the“Holliston Police Department K9Unit.” Now, she intends to expandher role, hoping to raise funds topurchase a bite suit and suppliesfor Holliston’s K9 dog, “Cesh.”His commanding officer, MattStone.

With two children of her own,Lisa knows what it’s like to be abusy Mom and to want the bestfor your children and their educa-tion. That is why she was also avolunteer and promoter for theCulture Connection Program atthe Placentino, Miller and RobertAdams Middle Schools, for thepast 10 years, serving well be-yond her own children’s enroll-ment in the middle school.

Now, even though her own kidsare in high school, she’s startinga Holliston Kids CommunityHarvest Garden, geared to ouryoungest Holliston residents. The agriculture commission has allowed Zais the use of two10' x 10' plots to start the commu-nity harvest garden behind thePinecrest Golf Course.

“I connected with two wonder-ful teachers at Robert AdamsMiddle School who shared my vi-sion, and as a result, students willstart growing their seeds at thelocal school greenhouses to pre-

pare for planting in early May,”Zais says. “I wanted to create afun learning experience, wherekids can learn about healthy foodoptions and participate in earth totable events,” she adds.

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BY REBECCA KENSIL

Poets have been inspired to writeabout Holliston. Their works includebaseball poem Casey at the Bat,written by Ernest Thayer and pub-lished in 1888, and the piece Idyl ofBoyhood, written by WilliamHoughton and published in 1911. InHonor of National Poetry Month,April, here is some informationabout these poems.

Casey at the BatThis poem tells the story of a con-fident character named Casey whostrikes out in a baseball game, de-spite the crowd expecting him to bevictorious. The poem ends, “Oh,somewhere in this favored land thesun is shining bright; The band isplaying somewhere, and somewherehearts are light. And somewheremen are laughing, and somewherechildren shout; But there is no joy inMudville - mighty Casey has struckout.”

This setting of Mudville is claimedby residents of two places, Stockton,Calif. and Holliston, based on vari-ous reasons. According to Hollistonhistorian Joanne Hulbert’s book,Holliston, A Good Town, the town ofHolliston has been home to theneighborhood “Mudville” since1856, when local Irish residentsfrom the Pleasant, Mechanic, Union,Exchange, Water, School, andSpring streets were named “Mudvil-lians” at town meeting. However, inStockton, residents say there was asection near their docks namedMudville. In 1952, they declaredthat they were the Mudville men-tioned. This caused SaturdayEvening Post journalist DarrellBerrigan to write reasons in supportof Stockton’s claim. Hulbert dis-cusses these claims in her book.

Hulbert writes, “Strike One: Berrigan asserted that Thayer was inSan Francisco in 1887 and early1888, when he was a writer for theSan Francisco Examiner, but it isalso known that Thayer wrote thepoem while residing in Worcester.Berrigan contends Thayer had awest coast audience in mind; maybehe did, maybe he didn’t: there is noindication in the poem that a loca-tion other than the seemingly myth-ical Mudville was an issue. Thayerdashed off the poem for his HarvardCollege mate William RandolphHearst who was in charge of themorning edition of the Examiner.He had no ulterior motive, either po-litical or otherwise, as to the intentof the poetic message, other than towrite a light, entertaining saga aboutthe agony of defeat.”

She continues, “Strike Two:Berrigan stated Stockton had ateam in 1888 that included playersnamed Flynn and Blake, and thatother names used in the poem(Cooney and Barrows) were namesof players who played with otherteams in California. Yet, all thosesame names, including that ofCasey, were common names in andaround the Holliston area duringthe 1880s, too. And to make mattersworse, Thayer admitted he had noparticular persons in mind when hewrote those immortal lines. Per-haps, like Henry WadsworthLongfellow, who immortalizedPaul Revere in his famous poem in-stead of William Dawes, whosename was more difficult to rhyme,Thayer utilized names that simplyfit well with the cadence of thepoem.”

For the third strike, she writes,“Berrigan claimed that Thayer wroteanother poem, The Man WhoFanned Casey, that revealed thename of the pitcher who struckCasey out and that pitcher was fromStockton. Thayer did not write sucha poem. Stockton: YOU’REOUT!!”

She then lists some of the reasonsin support of Holliston. These arethat the town was busy with baseballactivity since the 1850s, and peopleof all descents played the game.These teams played throughoutGreater Boston. In addition, theprominent team during 1885 was theHolliston Irish Athletic Club. Theauthor’s family even owned a sum-mer estate in Mendon that was veryclose to the baseball circuit. Hulbertwrites, “He could have easily wit-nessed a game with Holliston play-ers.” Hulbert also argues that hispoem had Irish surnamed charactersand the neighborhood of Mudvillehad predominately Irish descen-dants.

In addition, Hulbert says the wordMudville was often used in that timeto describe a place of “less than up-scale character,” which is just an-other piece of the puzzle.

Idyl of BoyhoodThis poem is unquestionably aboutHolliston. Houghton grew up here,and he wrote this 350-word poemabout Houghton’s Pond, located be-hind the Dunkin’ Donuts in town.His poem is the story of his boyhoodand a reflection on the passing ofseasons. It begins, “Happy the manwhose recollections fond. Pictures a

boyhood passed beside a pond. Nay,on it, in it, by its every shore. Swim-ming and boating, skating—ever-more.” The poem begins in spring,when he fished and watched thefrogs appear. As the poem continuesto summer, he writes he would swimso much he would be like a froghimself and race boats at night. Thenas he writes of autumn, he describesgathering berries and nuts. Only thebolder boys would jump in the cold,autumn pond. They would hunt with“snares, rods, spears, and traps.”

The cycle continues with winter,waiting for the ice to thicken so hecould skate and making bonfireseven on “moonless nights” near“coves some fellows claimed werehaunted.” He then notes sadnesswhen it snows on the pond, makingskating difficult until shoveled. Hewrites, “Our Pond Beloved, nowmerely a white prairie. For us wasruined, as by some fell fairy.” Thepoem comes full circle again withspring. What would you say of thepond?


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When the world nearly ended onDecember 21st, my biggest concernwas as follows: “Will I ever get to see‘Les Mis’?” Fortunately, I woke upthe next day, and I now know that itwas for the best.

With an Oscar winning movie, it’sdifficult to know where to start. Thecostumes? The set? The perform-ances? The actors?

Even having listed these key com-ponents, I have left out what makesLes Miserables the best movie of theyear in my mind: it’s the music.

Anyone who has followed the en-tertainment news for the past yearwill know why Les Miserables issuch a big deal. Firstly, it’s the onlymovie adaptation of the Broadwaysmash hit that opened in 1987 (basedon Victor Hugo’s much older novel),closing in 2003 at the longest Broad-way run of its time. It now holds thefourth-longest spot under Chicago,Cats and Phantom of the Opera. This2012 release makes the story and itsmusic available to those who can’t orwon’t see it on stage.

The second reason Les Miserablesis significant lies in an age-old Hol-lywood production secret. Odds arethat if you’ve seen a movie musical,be it Rent or Camp Rock, the stars on

screen aren’t actually singing. It’stheir voices, yes, but the songs wererecorded months earlier in a studio.Tom Hooper, director of Les Miser-ables (or as we fans call it, “LesMiz”), didn’t want actors to maketheir acting decisions on the musicthey heard. He wanted their actingchoices to be raw and real, choicesthe actors could work with. After all,“Les Miz” is a bit of an opera, as it issung through beginning to end. Forthis reason, it was decided that thevocals would be performed live, arevolutionary decision (ha, ha).

So why does this particular plot require such attention?

It’s an epic. The plot spans overseventeen years, covering the second,less-successful French Revolutionthrough the eyes of a criminal-turned-saint played by Hugh Jack-man.

I will explain the plot as briefly as Ican. Please try to follow, but don’tworry if you get frustrated: as amaz-ing as the story is, half of those whohave seen it don’t understand it.

Hugh Jackman plays Jean Valjean,a man on the run from the police(Russell Crowe) for breaking his pa-role (his original crime, which landedhim in jail for nineteen years, wasstealing a loaf of bread to feed hisstarving family). Through a turn of

events which present him with an op-portunity to better his life, he be-comes the mayor of a small town.

Flash forward ten years and wemeet Anne Hathaway, a dying “ladyof the night” who ought to have morescreen time. She steals the show with“I Dreamed A Dream,” Les Miz’santhem. Flash forward another tenyears and we meet Amanda Seyfriedand her revolutionary boyfriendEddie Redmayne. Completing theirlove triangle is Samantha Barks asthe ill-fated Eponine, who likes tocomplain when she’s “on her own.”

As far as acting performances go,Hugh Jackman was perfection. Hisstrong singing voice made the movie.Anyone who knew him as Wolverineand doubted his abilities werequickly proven wrong. He covers thetransformation of the character per-fectly.

Russell Crowe plays my favoritecharacter, Inspector Javert, who firstappears to be a cold and calculatingmachine. All we want is Valjean’ssafety, and with Javert at his heel,many have found the Inspector hardto like. However, Crowe’s interpre-tation brings a new depth to the waythe character is written in the musi-cal. Crowe’s singing voice could bestronger, but his rough sound lendsitself to the character.

Anne Hathaway was astonishing asthe impoverished Fantine. She actu-ally cut her trademark locks in orderto play the part. Her rendition of themusical’s famous song had me sob-bing. She won an Oscar for the role.

Eddie Redmayne and AmandaSeyfried make a convincing couple,capturing the innocence and urgencyof Marius and Cosette’s love at firstsight. While Seyfried’s voice is notthe strongest, its birdlike resonanceis perfect for the soprano part, andRedmayne’s rich, dark tone makes aperfect Marius.

Samantha Barks fell short of myexpectations for Eponine. Barks hadplayed the part on stage before, soshe seemed perfect for the role atfirst, but when the camera ap-proached her face, it revealed emptyeyes and an indifferent expression.Her lovely voice did little to make upfor her performance, which was un-convincing.

The cinematography was breath-taking, if at times a bit dizzy. Direc-tor Tom Hooper won several awardsfor The King’s Speech in 2010. Theraw emotion was captured beauti-fully by the close and personal cam-era work. The costumes werestunning; the colors were mood-per-fect. Hooper managed to both createa fantasy world and recreate a gritty,brutal France all through the lens ofVictor Hugo’s classic novel. Themovie itself won three Oscars: onefor best make-up and hair, one forbest sound and another for AnneHathaway’s performance.

Overall, I recommend it to fans ofcinema. If you don’t catch it at themovies, it’s a must-see in yourhome theater. The story is tragic, butthe themes are uplifting. You don’thave to be a fan of musicals to enjoythe magic created by this modernmasterpiece.


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Newfound Farm Summer Camp must comply with regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and be licensed by the Town of Holliston Board of Health

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Holliston April 2013

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