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Fracking in Bellingham?

A high-pressure fracked-gas pipeline has been proposed for Bellingham. The Spectra Energy Access Northeast gas pipeline project includes the Q1 loop, a high-pressure 30” fracked-gas pipeline slated to cut a 75-100 foot-wide swath from Bellingham to Canton. An educational forum is slated for April 7, 7–9 pm, at Sharon High School (181 Pond St. in Sharon). Organized by No Sharon Gas Pipeline, the forum will feature an overview of Spectra Energy’s proposed project, followed by expert panel presentations and then a moderated question and answer period to help people understand the consequences if Spectra succeeds in building this pipeline.

There is growing opposition to this project at citizen, town, and state levels, especially as unprecedented negotiations are in process to have pipeline construction costs passed on as a surcharge on our electric bills. Concerned residents, elected and appointed officials, and other citizens interested in learning more about the pipeline and how to oppose it are en-couraged to attend and bring their questions.

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written by KEN HAMWEY, Bulletin Sports Editor Ricky Santos wants to

be an offensive coordi-nator, and the former Bellingham High football star took a giant step in that direction last month when he joined Columbia University’s football staff as its quarterback coach.

The 31-year-old Santos (pictured above) had been the University of New Hamp-shire’s receivers coach for the last three years; but, when the opportunity to coach quarterbacks occurred at the Ivy League level, Santos decided it was time to leave his alma mater for a position that no doubt will present some challenges.

“To coach quarterbacks gives me a chance to fulfill my goal of becoming an offensive coordinator,” Santos said from New York. “I’ve made this move because it’ll

written by KEN HAMWEY, Bulletin Sports EditorVal Sender is a personi-

fication of the American dream. This native of Warsaw, Poland, whose real first name is Walde-mar (pronounced Val-de-mar), couldn’t speak English and had only a high school diploma, but

he was willing to forge a new life in a new country by blotting out the images of mar-tial law, curfews, strikes against the govern-ment, and military tanks on street corners.

Now 52, Sender came to the United States in 1986 at the age of 23 as a touring member of the Polish National basketball team. The squad, which competed in New York and later tapped off against colleges like Utah and Wisconsin, had no idea that its 6-foot-8 forward-center was contem-plating permanent residency in America. Jacek Duda, a Polish national star who had played alongside Sender in their homeland,

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2016 Election News, CalendarPolitical Calendar 2016

The following is a list of important dates regarding the annual town elec-tion and annual town meeting in Bellingham, 2016. SCHED. DATE/DEADLINE EVENTApril 16, 8:00 PM Voter Registration for Annual Town Election, LAST DAYApril 19, 12:00 PM Posting Warrant for Annual Town Election, LAST DAY, by SelectmenTues., May 3, 2016 ANNUAL TOWN ELECTIONMay 6, 5:00 PM Recount Petition, LAST DAY to fileWed., May 25, 7:30 PM ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, BHS AuditoriumWed., Oct, 19, 7:30 PM SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, BHS Auditorium

Annual Town Election, Tuesday, May 3, 2016Bellingham Town Clerk Ann Odabashian has certified the following list of

town offices and terms of office as being those which are to be listed on the Warrant for the Annual Town Election of Tuesday, May 3.

OFFICE TERM CANDIDATES FOR (RE)ELECTION(1) Selectman 3 years Daniel M. Spencer(1) Town Clerk 3 years David Clinton, Shella Fitzpatrick, Ann L. Odabashian* (1) Town Moderator 3 years Richard W. Singleton(4) Constables 3 years David H. Brown, Richard J. Martinelli, Roland R. Martinelli, William A. Spear, Jr.(1) Housing Auth. Member 5 years Debra K. Sacco(2) Library Trustees 3 years Amy Bartelloni, Russell E. Lafond(2) Planning Board Members 3 years Patricia M. Murphy, Peter C. Pappas (2) School Comm. Members 3 years Jennifer L. Altomonte, Michael J. Reed Jr.*Incumbent






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The Bellingham Police Association (BPA) recently sponsored the seventh annual luncheon for Bellingham senior citizens to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The event was an overall success, with everyone present enjoying themselves.

The event was coordinated by Sgt. Edward Guzowski. Sgt. Lee Rolls and Off. John Melanson supervised culinary preparation. The team of Bellingham of-ficers who served and hosted the event included officers David Ayotte, Scott Dion and Mark Auld; dispatchers Jason Acord and Charlie McLaughlin; Detective Steve Daigle; Sgt. Ken Lamarre; and officer Rich Nummela, BPA President.

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The Bellingham Police Association is a union comprising police officers and sergeants in Bellingham. It supports sev-eral charitable organizations and sports teams. Each year, officers deliver holiday dinners to Bellingham families in need and generously support the Bellingham Women of Today’s Santa’s Elves Program. The St. Patrick’s luncheon has become an annual event to honor and serve the senior citizens of Bellingham.

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written by KEN HAMWEY, Bulletin Staff Writer Carol Winters has been on the job as Bellingham’s

treasurer/collector for three months, and her transi-tion into that role has been smooth. Her background and the attributes needed for success no doubt have been a big plus for the Boston native in carrying out the department’s functions.

After working in the banking industry for six years, Winters switched gears and became Hopedale’s as-sistant town collector. After five years in Hopedale, she worked as Dover’s assistant treasurer/collector, a move made because she “was eager to learn more about the treasurer’s function.” After three years in Dover, the Franklin resident then took the reins as as-sistant treasurer in Bridgewater, where she worked for six years before coming to Bellingham last January.

“Carol has 15 years of experience in municipal fi-nance,” said Bellingham’s Town Administrator Denis Fraine. “She started from the ground up and that kind of experience is invaluable. When she was appointed, we felt she was well-prepared to fulfill the role.”

Winters, a mother of three adult children, is acutely aware that her position requires some necessary attributes, and she lists three that she believes are key ingredients for her job. “Good listening skills are required, and that also means being objective,” she said. “Being able to follow through on a specific issue with good understanding of the resulting rami-fications is a must, along with being able to make appropriate decisions for the public and the town.”

The duties of a collector basically involve processing payments and crediting residential accounts. Once checks are deposited, the revenue then becomes part of Bellingham’s general fund. In her role as treasurer, Winters and her department deposit municipal and school receipts (sports user fees, for example), with credits to specific accounts before the finance depart-

ment pays bills associated with those accounts.“Residential tax payments are the basis for funding

and running town government,” Winters said. “School and municipal expenses, like salaries, snow plowing, road repair, public safety and trash collection are just a few examples of what tax payments take care of. The roles of collector and treasurer are so linked in carrying out the funding of the town.”

Winters replaced Grace Devitt, who retired after 20+ years in both roles. While Devitt was on the job, advances in technology became more and more prevalent, so Winters points to on-line banking as a big plus and a good example of how residents can now pay bills.

“Auto excise bills can now be paid on the town’s website, www.Bellinghamma.org,” Winters noted. “When on the home page, click on the link to on-line payment. There you would enter your bill number and the year of payment. Residents can pay by credit card or E-checking by entering the bank’s routing number and the individual’s account number.”

When the new fiscal year begins in July, residents will be able to pay their real estate tax bill online by following a similar procedure. Winters said that online municipal payments will involve a minimal fee.

Winters was recommended for her position by Fraine and appointed last December by the Board of Selectmen. She reports to Chris Laviolette, the town’s Chief Financial Officer. “Chris has been a big help,”


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Dear Residents, Three years have passed so quickly. Once again, “thank you” for the honor of serv-

ing as Bellingham’s Town Clerk, and I ask that you continue your support.

Thelast3yearshaveseenmanychangesintheTownClerk’soffice,andwehave

manymoreonthehorizon.AlthoughtheStatehasnotreleasedfinalguid

elines,wewill

be implementing early voting, starting with this year’s Presidential Election. This will

be a new process added to our existing absentee and Election Day voting.

We also have the daunting task of replacing our beloved Assistant Town Clerk, Flor-

ence MacLaughlin, who had 30 years of experience and was loved by all who met and

worked with her. I was fortunate that I had that experience to guide me and help me

whenIwasfirstelected.

I am asking for your support once again so that I may continue to do the job and

carry out the new responsibilities that are coming our way. It is so important in a busy

election year to have someone with experience and commitment to carry out the Town

Clerk’s job. I would appreciate your vote on May 3.

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WINTERS—continued from previous pageWinters said. “He assisted me greatly when we implemented online payments.”

Dealing with a plethora of numbers and an inordinate amount of math, Winters says she doesn’t mind the analytical aspect of her job; and she rel-ishes the sense of community purpose. “I like being a public servant,” she said. “It’s a paying job, but there are opportunities when we can help a resident

solve a dilemma. I like that aspect. If someone needs a payment plan for a tax bill, we’ll try to ease their burden by working with them.”

If there is a downside to her position, it’s state regu-lations. Winters agrees they’re necessary evils. “We have to adhere to lots of guidelines,” she said; “and we get audited annually. Any municipal operation has to be under the umbrella of state regulators.”

Technology has cut the treasurer/collector’s office from eight employees to four. Winters appreciates the way her staff has helped in her transition. “The staff includes Elaine Szamreta, Dan McGlaughlin, Michelle Nowlan and Lindsey Gentile,” she said. “Elaine and Dan deal with the collector’s side while Michelle and Lindsey are assistant treasurers. Michelle focuses on payroll; Lindsey provides support and is the acting treasurer/collector in my absence.”

Winters understands fully the need to collect taxes to provide services. As she says: “A healthy town with

quality services has to be paid for.” And that’s one reason she’s on the job—for the

greater good of the community she so ably serves.

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Lions Membership Drive Open House Slated

The Bellingham Lions will host their yearly porketta on Saturday, April 23, at 7 pm, at the VFW in Bellingham. For more information, please contact King Lion Al at 508-883-4355.

The Bellingham Lions also invite you to a member-ship drive open house coming up on Wednesday, May 4, 6–8 pm, at Egan’s Pub (at N. E. Country Club, 180 Paine St., Bellingham). Appetizers will be served. Learn about joining the Bellingham Lions Club, whose motto is “We Serve.” Lions Club International is the largest service organization in the world with members in more than 200 countries. Bellingham Lions serve in the following ways: the White Cane drive fundraiser for cutting-edge research for prevention and cure of eye-related diseases; two $1500 scholarships for high school seniors pursu-ing higher education; the Santa Project, Santa in his sleigh riding throughout Bellingham greeting families; a luncheon honoring senior citizens of the community; Arbor Day project, whereby each 4th-grade student is given a sapling to plant; sponsorship of sports teams and scout troops in Bellingham; anonymously helping families in need; and food collections and donations.

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written by LYNN S. ULSH, Bulletin ReporterThe Bellingham School Committee met in two Sat-

urday workshops in February, and continued in their two meetings in March, to discuss the school budget for the 2016-17 school year. (Fiscal year 2017 begins on July 1, 2016, and runs through June 30, 2017.)

School Superintendent Peter Morano outlined what drives the administration and School Committee during the budget process. First, they look to best meet the needs of all of the students. Second, they must meet the requirements of all state and federal mandates. Third, they look for the greatest efficiency and cost savings.

Morano said that the administrative team meets several times between August and March to discuss budget needs for district improvements and the requests for staff and support personnel or other budget items that arise during the course of the year.

The proposed district school budget of $24,130,197 was presented to the Finance Committee on March 21 for approval of the bottom line figure. After that date, items may be shifted within the budget, with final budget decisions being made at the School Committee meeting on April 14. The final budget figure is approved at the Annual Town Meeting in May.

Morano noted that they had done a comparison of the per-pupil expenditures for all 10 of the school districts in the Tri Valley League plus Blackstone Val-ley Technical High School (BVT) since many Belling-ham students attend BVT and Bellingham is one of these 11 towns contributing to the funding for BVT.

This number reflects the amount each school district spends per student within the district.

Bellingham ranked second from the bottom of that list last year and fourth from the bottom in 2014. However, this study shows that Bellingham ranked at the top of the list in the percentage of the budget spent on high-needs students, with 32% of last year’s budget set aside for staffing and programs for these students as opposed to the 18% spent by BVT.

High-needs students are defined as those students identified as Special Education, English as a second Language (ESL) or students from low-income house-holds who qualify for free or reduced lunch.

According to Morano, the list of 11 schools that includes the Tri-Valley League and BVT puts Dover-Sherborn and BVT at the top for per-pupil expendi-tures by far. The remainder of the schools fall closely together (including Westwood, Hopkinton, Medfield, Medway, Millis and Holliston), followed at the end by Ashland, Bellingham and Norton.

Because of the 32% that Bellingham spends on the requirements for high-needs students, less of Bellingham’s per-pupil expenditure goes to the cur-riculum and needs of regular-education students. Marano said that these other schools spend more per student, but disproportionately less on high-needs requirements.

Special Education Director Rachel Lawrence explained that the district does not know what per-centage the federal government will reimburse the

School Budget, Per-Pupil Expenditures Discussed

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district for the high costs of out-of-district special education tuitions (Circuit Breaker Grant) until long after the budget process is completed. The School Committee felt comfortable enough with the recent Circuit Breaker reimbursements to budget an es-timate of a 68% reimbursement for these tuitions. The school budget covers the remainder of these costs. Lawrence noted that there are other special education grants that cover a portion of the costs for in-district staff and services, including specialists, therapists, ABA Techs and Instructional Learning Assistants.Capital Improvement Requests

Maintenance Director Roger Oakley described the Capital Improvement requests that will also be voted on at Town Meeting. New sound systems will be installed both in the high school auditorium and at the football field.

The current sound system in the auditorium was never installed properly. Oakley has been working with Music Director Marie Forte, Athletic Director Den-nis Baker, and Technology Director Michael Garofano to go over the needs to replace the sound system using the existing control stations and wiring.

The stadium audio is an older system and is gar-bled, not reaching the visitors’ stands. The controls for the sound system will be accessed only by school personnel. Outside users who rent the stadium will be able to access the microphone and have plug-in capability for music devices, but will not have access to the entire sound system.

SCHOOL BUDGET–cont. from previous page Local Chiropractor Sponsors FOODRaiser

Cornerstone Family Chiropractic has announced its first Family Fun FOODraiser, to benefit St. Blaise Church’s Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, on Satur-day, April 23, at 2 pm, at Bellingham High School.

This family-friendly fundraiser will feature a per-formance by Boston magician-juggler LuckyBob, a Faneuil Hall favorite. Admission is free with a generous donation of non-perishable food items and toiletries for Loaves and Fishes. (One bag per person or two per family is suggested, and may be donated at the door.) Doors open at 1:30 pm; seating is general admission.

“We are so excited to present this event, and we invite our community to help us pack the pantry,” said Cornerstone Family Chiropractic owner Dr. Timothy Murzycki. “It’s all about families helping other families and enjoying a fun, free day out together.”

Cornerstone Family Chiropractic serves individu-als and families in the Bellingham area, special-izing in extraordinarily gentle chiropractic wellness care. The practice sponsors several local aid events every year as a part of its mission to foster a strong, healthy, happy community.

For more information, visit www.cornerstone-famchiro.com. Located at15 No. Main St, Suite B-5; Tel: 774-847-7474.


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Note: The library will be closed on Monday, April 18, for Patriots Day.

YA Renovation: The renovation of the young-adult area is well underway; a late-spring grand opening is anticipated. Updates on the project status can be found at www.bellinghamlibrary.org. To make a donation to the Friends of the Library to assist in funding the equipment and furnishings of the room, visit www.bellfol.org. The Friends are also planning a number of fundraising events, and details of each event will be on both the library’s website and Face-book page.

• Win a Party with Mr. Steve and the library staff.Raffle tickets on sale now: $5 each or 3/$10.

• Decorate a cupcake in After-School Café on Wednesdays and on Thursdays for 50¢.

• Beer & Wine Tasting at Pour Richard’s (14 Grove St, Franklin) on Sunday, April 3, 1–4 pm. Tickets are $10/pp in advance (at the library or Pour Richard’s), $15/pp or $25/2 people at the door.

• Star Wars: The Force Awakens DVD Release Party, Tuesday, April 5; $3 for 2:30 pm matinee and $5 for 6:30 pm screening.

• Musical Bingo Night at Rock ’N Coal, Sunday, April 17, 6–8 pm. Tickets are $10/pp in advance (at the li-brary), $15/pp or $25/2 people at the door; includes free appetizers.

• Paint Night at ArtWorks Studio coming on May 19. See library calendar for details and to register.

Featured EventsStar Wars Party—Monday, April 4, 4:15 pm, for all

ages. Wear a costume, have some fun. Please register. Baseball Story Time—Tuesday, April 5, 4:15 pm, for

ages 4-6. Celebrate the beginning of the baseball sea-son with stories, activities, and a craft. Please register.

Crazy Hair Day—Tuesday, April 12, at 1 pm, and Wednesday and Thursday, April 13 and 14, at 10:30 am, for ages 2-5. Wear your craziest hair and hats for a silly and colorful story time. Please register.

Homeschool Poets—Thursday, April 14, 1 pm, for homeschoolers. April is National Poetry Month. Come and read and write poetry, and, if anyone’s willing, share poetry. Registrants will participate at their own levels, but writing ability is necessary.

Grow Your Own Herb Garden—Wednesday, April 20, 6:30 pm. Presented by Eric Bromberg, who, at 23, became the youngest person to receive certification from URI’s Master Gardener program. A computer technician by day, Eric has been vegetable gardening for almost 30 years. Please register.

Defining the Machine—Monday, April 25, 6:30 pm. Patrick Barron presents a non-partisan, exciting and informative presentation that identifies Washington, D.C., politics as ineffective and out of step with most mainstream Americans and why this is the case. Pat will explain some of the causes of the extreme ideological beliefs, polarization, and gridlock in our government, as well as how to fix it. He will guide the







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audience, often with humorous examples, through the history of congressional committees, failed government attempts at reform, and mechanisms for fundraising such as PACs, Leadership PACs, and Super-PACs. Pat was a former Independent candidate for Congress in 2010. Over 25 years of experience as a trained clinician working in public and private mental-health settings has helped him learn not only to treat the symptoms of a problem, but to identify and understand its complex causes. Please register.

3D Printer Workshops—Saturday, April 16, 10:30 am, and Tuesday, April 19, 6:30 pm, for high schoolers and older. Please register.School Vacation Week Programs

Digital Scavenger Hunt—April 19–21 (for families). Looking for something fun and original to do during this week? Try doing a digital scavenger hunt. Please register to participate. On the registration form, please note whether or not you plan to attend the “reveal.” Par-ents who cannot attend it will be emailed the guidelines.

Game Time—Wednesday, April 20, 10 am (for grades K–5). Like games? Drop in to play video and board games, and/or bring your own. No registration needed.

April is Financial Literacy Month and the library will host the following related programs.

Options for a Quality Retirement, Part I: Wednesday, April 6, 6:30 pm. Topic is changes to Social Security under the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act.

Options for a Quality Retirement, Part II—Thursday, April 7, 6:30 pm. Topic is health care in retirement. (At-tend either session or both.) You will be provided access to a “Fit to Retire” assessment tool. Presented by John Hollosy, founder of Autumn Days Strategies. Please register for each evening separately.

Money Smart for Elementary School Students— Thursday, April 21, 10 am. This program will teach children ages 5–8 about saving money. Presented by Ann Sherry, Charles River Bank Senior Vice President, Customer Care & Relationship Development. Space is limited so please register.

Planning for College, Wednesday, April 27, 6:30 pm.

Join Family College Advisor Paul Hemphill and discover little-known college admission strategies and the least-known ways to reduce college costs. Parents who show up with their high school sophomore or junior will receive a free video course (value $97). Please register.Some Highlights of Regular Children’s Programming

Alphabits Graduation Party—Tuesday April 5, 1 pm; Wednesday, April 6, 10:15 and 11:15 am; and Thursday, April 7, 9:45 and 10:45 am. We have completed the al-phabet and it’s time to celebrate. Bring your cameras. Please register for the graduation party individually.

Favorite Characters Story Time—Thursday, April 7, 1 pm, for ages 3–5. Favorite character: Froggy. Read stories, do a craft, have fun. Please register.

Preschool Activity Centers—Mondays, April 11 and 25, 10–11:30 am and 1-2 pm for any preschool age. There will be four or five activity centers for kids to try at their

own levels/pace. Drop in.Magic School Bus—Monday, April 11, 4:15 pm, for

ages 4-7; please register.Doctor Who Marathon—Friday, April 1, 2-5 pm, for ages

13+. Drop in; bring your own snacks. YA Book Lovers Book Club—Tuesday, April 12, 6:30-

7:30 pm, for teens and adults. Please register when at-tending for the first time. This month: The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard.

Anime Club—Friday, April 8, 2:30 pm, for ages 13-18. Watch and discuss anime (PG13); drop in.

Picnic Stories resumes on Wednesdays (weather permit-ting), 12:30 pm at the Town Common, beginning April 20.

Mother/Daughter Book Club—Monday, April 25, 6:30 pm, for mothers and their daughters in grades 4–6.

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RECYCLING (All items listed must be brought to Drop-off Center on So. Maple St.)

• Batteries (from lithium to car batteries, rechargeable—AAA, C, D, etc.)• Items containing mercury (e.g., thermostats, thermometers)• Paint, tires and fluorescent light bulbs• Televisions & monitors: < 25"—cost is $15.00; > 25"— cost is $25.00

“Recycle Today and Save Our Tomorrows” HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS-WASTE COLLECTION DAYDate & Time: JUNE 11, 2016, 9 AM—1 PM. Place: Bellingham Memorial Middle School (corner Blackstone St./Rte. 126)For more info about accepted items, call the DPW, 508-966-5816, or the Board of Health, 508-657-2852.

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MEDICATION DISPOSALNarcotics— Call Bellingham Police, 508.966.1515; Franklin Police, drop-off. Non-Narcotic—please dispose in your trashPlease, never dispose of medication by flushing it down your toilet!

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According to Bellingham DPW Director Don DiMartino, the bridge on South Main St./Rte. 126 just south of Elm Street will be demolished and a new road constructed in April. Plans call for the closure of Route 126 at the bridge and a detour of all traffic for 105 hours beginning Friday, April 15. This schedule would facilitate the road reopening on Tuesday, 4/19 (worst-case scenario would put the reopening on Wednesday, 4/20, at 5:30 am).

The state has been working on the project under the existing bridge since last summer. Under the supervision of Paul Cappelletti of the John Roc-chio Corporation and Jim Galvin of the MA Dept. of Transportation (DOT), a high-arch concrete tunnel has been constructed to accommodate the Rails to Trail path that goes under the current bridge.

According to DiMartino, the current bridge will be removed, fill will be placed over and around the tunnel, and the roadway will be installed over the fill; no new bridge needs to be constructed. Origi-nally the height of the hill was to be significantly reduced; however, the tunnel was built to a height to accommodate equestrian use so the hill will remain.

During the closure, traffic will be detoured at the Crooks Corner intersection of Route 126 and Pulaski Blvd. The detour will route northbound traf-fic east along Pulaski Blvd. and north onto Center Street to the Center St./Route 126 intersection, working in reverse for south-bound traffic.

Comedy Night SlatedThe Bellingham Women of Today (BWOT) present

their third annual Laugh Along Stand-up Comedy Night on Saturday, April 9, at the Bellingham Sports-men’s Club, 360 Lake St. Headliner Scott Higgins, a frequent sensation at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun and on SirisXM radio, will perform along with funny guys Tom Stewart and Roman Pierce.

The event will feature a cash bar, refreshments, and a 50/50 raffle. Event tickets are available in advance for $20 each and may be purchased at the Bellingham Senior Center, Friendly Neighborhood Comics, or from any BWOT member. To order tickets by mail, contact Melanie, 508-657-1113; send email to [email protected]; or send your check to BWOT, PO Box 405, Bellingham, MA 02019. Tickets ordered must be paid for in advance of the event. Doors open at 7 pm; the show starts at 8 pm.

Tickets may also be available at the door ($20)if not sold out in advance. All proceeds from this event will go to support the charitable work of the Bellingham Women of Today, a nonprofit civic organization that has served Bellingham and sur-rounding communities for over 25 years.

The BWOT is open to men and women 18 years or older. They meet in the Bellingham Police Dept. Youth Center, 15 No. Main St., Unit 1A, Bellingham (behind DQ) on the first Monday of the month at 7:30 pm, September through June. New members welcome. For more information, call Julie at 508-272-0978.






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Spring is here, so it’s time to start thinking of your landscape plans. Exchange those snow shovels for dig-ging shovels, bags of ice melt for bags of fertilizer, and roof rakes for leaf rakes. But what I’m really here to talk about is the value of your property, and how improving the look of your outdoor space can add thousands of dollars to your home’s value. Whether you are looking to sell 5–10 years down the road, or thinking of refinancing, your outdoor space is almost as important as your indoor space. A proper landscape can actually add up to 10 percent to your home’s value, and a properly designed landscape will not depreciate over time. In these days of cookie-cutter developments, where your neighbors’ homes closely resembles yours, you need that extra bit of pizzazz that makes your home stand out—especially if there are multiple homes for sale in your area.

Last year, one of our clients had her home appraised in order to refinance to a lower mortgage rate. We’d built a medium-sized patio space, a sitting wall, and surrounding planting with a few landscape lights. The total cost of the project was around $18,000. Her ap-praiser told her that the new backyard alone increased her property value by an additional $25,000. Because these spaces are becoming so popular, the value is go-ing through the roof, and we are pleased to offer our clients a high-quality, low-maintenance solution.

The trend in improving outdoor space is growing enormously. No longer are wooden decks the hip way to create outdoor entertainment space. Forget those square concrete blocks from the local home improve-

ment store. Concrete pavers have come a long way in the last twenty years. Multiple colors, shapes, textures, and sizes are becoming the norm. Steps off your back door that lead to a spacious paver or stone patio are a great, low-maintenance way to enhance your outdoor living space. The idea is to get the whole family out of the house and outside with nature. Grill areas, sitting walls, and fire pits are the ideal add-ons that will turn your backyard into a vacationland.

Have you thought of landscape lighting? Install-ing a low-voltage lighting system to an existing landscape or entertainment area is a great way to showcase your property and new project at night. Uplighting specimen trees and the architecture of your home, and installing path lights are greats ways to give that final touch to your property.

With the right planning, and usually minimal main-tenance, you should consider your landscape to be an asset to be valued by friends and family—and by a potential buyer down the road.

When hiring a landscape professional to install these projects, it’s a good idea to ask for proof of insurance, references, photos of past work, and a written contract with warranties.

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The Bellingham Business Association (BBA) gathered on March 9 at Jalapenos Grill in Bellingham Plaza (behind DQ), for a taste of Mexico. The salsa was fresh, the company was friendly, and the food was great.

BBA president John Orthman an-nounced that applications for the BBA’s yearly scholarships are now available on-line at its newly updated website, www.bellinghambusinessassociation.org; the link is under “Calendar of events.” All Bellingham residents graduating from high school are eligible to apply. Orthman expressly thanked Board member Sherri Kauker for her hours of work updating the website.

The program for the evening focused on renewable energy, and the speakers were BBA members Mike Kelley, Jeff Her-man and Dianne Martz of Mass Renew-ables, in Bellingham. Company co-owner Kelley noted that their company has been in business since 2009, and he is board certified with the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP). The company performs all their own installations and uses no subcontractors (middlemen).

“We offer both leases and ownership

installations, but 85% of our business is with people who opt for the ownership model,” Kelley said. Kelley shared infor-mation about tax credits, and explained that homeowners who choose the own-ership model retain all the benefits of available tax credits, while for those who lease, the company that installs the sys-tems gets all the money from available tax credits. “We’re in this for the long haul,” Kelley said. “After the tax credits are gone, we plan to still be here, ready to service and care for solar systems throughout the area. Other companies are focusing on leases—that’s their business model. They gain much of their money now from the tax credits. That’s not how we’re working.”

MassRenewables co-owner Jeff Her-man spoke about the installation end of working with solar, noting that he has worked in all areas of construction for the past thirty years. “There’s no re-placement for quality,” he said. “That’s my main focus—quality control. We’re a small company and it’s easier to control what we’re doing.” He continued, “There’s always adversity—it’s construction—but we need to deliver the same product to each customer. It may simply take us a

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Yes, believe it or not. Part 2 of your auto policy is the PIP coverage, also known as the no-fault coverage. The insurance company will pay anywhere from $2,000 to $8,000. The bicyclist, who was on his way to his eye exam, can also collect for lost wages when making his claim.

4. If you have an at-fault ac-cident, is your insurance cost likely to go up more than 50% for the 5 years following the accident?

Yes. In fact the cost is likely to be closer to 75 percent. Ouch! According to a national auto quoting service, Massachusetts insurers led the country once again with the largest increase in insurance premiums for drivers who just had an at-fault accident. That’s why it always makes sense to try to pay the damages out of your own pocket whenever possible.

5. Is taking a left-hand turn one of the greatest risks that you take while driving?

Yes. One auto insurer here in Massachusetts estimated recently that 31 percent of their severe accidents that involved at least $100,000 in paid losses were left-hand-turn-related accidents. In addition, the U.S. Department of Transporta-tion reports that, nationwide, 53 percent of crossing-path crashes involved left turns! You may have heard that UPS driv-ers do everything in their power to avoid left-hand turns… and now you know why. Beware the left turn.

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BBA member Sue Ranieri nodded in agreement as she listened to the pre-sentation, then explained that she had contracted with Mass Renewables for her own solar array. “Their service was incredible,” she said. “Because they are local it went really quick. Our neighbors who went with other companies told us it would take months to get hooked up, but we were hooked up quickly. I love the money we’re saving.”

Members had specific questions about legal implications of entering into leases for solar. Clearly this is a new and chang-ing area, and while Kelley didn’t have immediate answers for all, he took down details so that he could address these members’ concerns.

BBA President John Orthman noted that “Mass Renewables was the first to step forward as a top-tier sponsor when we introduced the gold, silver, and bronze level sponsorships for our BBA golf tour-nament last fall. We’re really grateful for their support of the BBA and our com-munity efforts.”

Dianne Martz, Mass Renewables’ so-lar consultant, the friendly voice on the

phone when you call with inquiries, suggested that she can’t sell herself out of a paper bag. “But I can analyze num-bers,” she laughed. Indeed, numbers, dollars spent and saved, are a big part of what any homeowner is interested in when considering installing solar. Martz provided information that compared sav-ings, both with and without tax credits and other financial incentives, pointing out that even when some incentives go away, the net cash gain for a small solar installation over 25 years could be around $40,000 (more with a larger system). She compared this with the benefits of a kitchen remodeling project. “What other home project can earn you money?” she asked rhetorically. Clearly, the answer was, not much of anything else.

Mass Renewables is at 90 Mendon St./Rte. 140 (across from Pete’s Blue Bird), and they have lots more information on their website, www.massrenewables.net.

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Most people notice winter moths around Thanksgiving—late November to early Decem-ber—when the adult moths emerge and the males begin to fly. At this point in their life cycle, there is no effective treatment for the moths, but they don’t do any damage at this time either, because they’re not feeding. At this stage, the male moths are able to fly; the female moths are flightless because, although both sexes have wings, the females’ wings are very small and therefore inef-fective for flight.

The female winter moths have to climb the side of the tree to lay their eggs on the trunk and branches of the host trees. After the eggs are laid, the adults die off and the eggs remain on the stem of the tree throughout the winter and into spring.

The caterpillars begin to emerge from late March to early April, and this is when the winter moth begins its attack on the trees. After they emerge from the eggs, they spin a silk thread and drop down from the tree and are carried by the wind to a feeding spot, in a process known as ballooning. At this early point in their life the leaves have yet to emerge so they will squeeze their way into a bud on the tree and begin feed-ing on the swollen bud. As the plant continues to grow, the caterpillar grows as well and continues to eat the leaves of the host plant until the end of May to the beginning of June.

Obviously, this is the time period when the insect

How to Avoid Winter Moth Infestationdoes the most damage to your plants. In many cases, all of the leaves are destroyed, leaving the trees completely defoliated, which, as you may imagine, is very detrimental to the trees’ long-term health. Many healthy, well-rooted trees can withstand being defoliated; while the trees have enough reserve nutrients to push out new leaves, they have enough reserve for only one year. If the defoliation occurs year after year, the tree will eventually be unable to recover. After a few years of this level of stress on the tree, it will start to show signs of dieback throughout the canopy, such as, a loss of leaves or a thin canopy, and eventually it will die.

It is during this time in the moths’ life cycle that control and treatment are most effective. One of the best methods of treatment is with a Spinosad product that works by attacking the nervous sys-tem of the winter moth. Treatment is effective if the moth has direct contact with the chemical or it feeds on treated foliage.

If left untreated, winter moths will continue to eat until fully grown, into the beginning of June. Once they are done feeding, they will drop down from the tree into the soil and immediately spin a cocoon and pupate. When they are in their pupate stage there is no control, except for a few natural predators. This is where they will stay for most of their life cycle. They do not emerge from the soil until around Thanksgiving, when the cycle of devastation begins again.

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Every town has its unsung heroes, people who in unobtrusive ways quietly help make their com-munity a better place for all. One such person in Bellingham was Roger Gagnon, a well-known member of the community who passed away on February 27.

His oldest grandson, Jason Ladieu, calls him “a hard-working man” and “an old-school type of per-son who didn’t always say a lot but whose actions spoke for him.” Those actions included a lifelong membership in the Lions Club, a service club that any community can be grateful for; his treatment of employees and customers in the company that he founded in 1958(Gagnon Homes); and his personal acts of kindness and generosity.

As a Bellingham Lion he helped make the Lions Club Carnival, a major fundraising event, a suc-cess for many years.

As an entrepreneur he built numerous homes in the town, particularly on Bellstone Drive, Heritage Way, Edwards Circle, Edwards Drive, and the end of Hixon Street, as well as many other homes on single- or double-lot developments around town. He was still actively engaged in his business when he died at age 79. In fact, Jason noted that on the very day before he passed away he was on the job site and “was so tired that Friday night that he could hardly speak, but he was still adamant about working that morning.” Jason notes with pride that his grandfather “never once took a sick day

that [he] can recall, and getting him to take a vacation was an accomplishment.”

It was, however, in his person-al dedication to helping others that he shone most brightly be-cause it was a constant in his life. Jason notes that his grandfather (“Pepe,” as he called him) “was the type of person that helped

anyone he came across”— giving people jobs; lending money to people, often with no expecta-tion of getting it back; donating to the police and fire departments; contributing to little league teams and school fundraisers, and giving Christ-mas bonuses to the people who worked for him.

Mr. Gagnon also gave to his country. He served in the Rhode Island National Guard, reaching the rank of Sergeant with the Company B 118th En-gineer Battalion. He was a Combat Construction Specialist and qualified as a sharpshooter with the .30 cal M-1. In his unassuming way, this was not something that he talked about, says Jason. It was just an “admirable service” that he performed.

Roger “Lefty” Gagnon, a power hitter in base-ball and a credit to his community in many ways, was born in Bellingham and lived here most of his life. He was married for almost 59 years to Elizabeth A. (Godin) Gagnon, whom he met when she was only 14. Their family—two sons and a

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Sandy’s also offers a menu that in-cludes hot dogs, chili dogs, cheeseburg-ers, chicken fingers, chicken wings, BLTs and grilled cheese, which may all be accompanied by your choice of fries or potato chips. Their extended menu now includes mozzarella sticks, onion rings, the Sandy Sampler and a seafood sam-pler. On Fridays, Sandy’s now offers both fish-and-chip and fried-clam platters.

Sandy’s Chill Spot originated on Main Street in Blackstone in 2005. (The Black-stone location received the Wicked Local 2015 Readers Choice Award for #1 Ice Cream Parlor in the region.) Both locations offer all of the usual ice-cream parlor specialties, from frappes, floats, slushies, freezes and frozen lemonade to 9 varieties of Hurricanes. Sandy’s makes its own Italian ice as well as a few flavors of ice cream.

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Nancy feels strongly about giving back to the community that has wel-comed her with open arms. “We help out wherever we can,” she said. “We sponsor baseball teams, donate to the PTOs’ ice cream socials, and, at the end of last season, we held a fundraiser to help a local dance studio, Lyrics in Mo-tion, get to their regional competition; it coincided with our annual Halloween Bash and free ice cream night, which is the finale of our season.”

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story & photo by AMY BARTELLONI, Contributing WriterThe students of BMMS welcomed author Sean Fay

Wolfe on February 22 to speak about his three-book series, The Elementia Chronicles, as well as other topics on publishing and writing. A freshman at the University of Rhode Island, Wolfe was fourteen when he first started writing the series in 2012.

He has been making presentations for two years

and was able to engage and involve the audience of fourth-seventh-graders by walking through the aisles and taking questions. His series takes place within the world of the game Minecraft, a hobby that a lot of the students could relate to. But you don’t have to be interested in Minecraft to write, Wolfe (pictured right) said. Just find a hobby you love and go from there.

“One of the best places to go for ideas is to look at your own interests and hobbies,” Wolfe explained. “Hobbies are an excellent way to draw inspiration when you’re writing a book.”

His book series developed from his love of Mine-craft, a video game in which players can build their own worlds out of textured cubes. The game has the option of being played online with other people across the world, and the idea for Wolfe’s books grew out of a question he had about resources in that world. What if resources were limited, Wolfe wondered. How would that change the landscape of the game? Eventually this seed of an idea grew into a full-fledged novel in which his three main characters go on an epic quest across that world in order to gain resources and learn how to play and fight back against older players.

The novel almost didn’t happen though. Wolfe ex-plained how he had started the story but had gotten sidetracked by other obligations. He put the book down for six months and forgot about it. When he was cleaning out files, he found the story again, and when he showed it to his mom and brother they en-couraged him to keep going. After many submissions and disappointments, he eventually self-published

the first book. It did so well that it was picked up by HarperCollins, who helped publish books two and three, gave the series new covers, and translated them into ten different languages.

Wolfe dissected the three parts of a story for the students: conflict, setting, and characters, and ended by telling the students that they were capable of writ-ing and publishing too.

“If there’s one thing I want you to remember from this,” Wolfe said, “it’s that if you have an idea for a story, and you’re willing to put in the work and ef-fort, you can do this too.” He took a lot of questions from the audience members and ended the program with a signing. Every student there came out with a bookmark and, hopefully, a little inspiration.

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help in my professional development. The job will be challenging because quarterbacks have to play well for a team to succeed. Working at Columbia in the Ivy League is a great opportunity to build tradi-tion. The team went 2-8 last year, and two years ago the squad was winless. The program’s been down, but being a competitive guy, I think our staff can change the direction and produce a big turn-around.”

Santos will be working for Al Bagnoli, who’s in his second year as Columbia’s head coach. Bagnoli coached at the University of Pennsylvania for 23 years and is highly ranked in career victories. “During my first week on the job, I saw how prepared coach Bagnoli is and how he’s assembled a capable staff,” Santos noted. “Right now, we’re in the process of coming up with new plans, ideas and an identity.”

When Santos coached at UNH, he was dealing with players focused on catching passes. Now, he’s working with players aiming to make those passes accurate. “I’ll be teaching QBs to read defenses, make good decisions and eliminate negative plays,” he said.

At UNH, Santos had a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in Justin Mello and R.J. Harris in his first year on the job. Harris finished his career with the most yards all-time in the Colonial Athletic Conference. “I felt I did a good job at UNH, but I also had great kids with talent who were coachable,” Santos said. “At Columbia, we’ve got some good QB prospects. I’m excited to be working with returning starter Skyler Mornhinweg, whose father, Marty, was head coach of the Detroit Lions. Skyler could be a special player.”

Santos plans to live in Manhattan, where Columbia is located, but he’ll be on the move when it’s time to recruit. He’s been given the following states to scout: all of New England (except CT), Iowa, Nebraska, Min-nesota, Arizona and Nevada. “I’ll be watching thousands of kids,” Santos said. “Recruiting now will be a bit more national than it was at UNH. I’ll be selling Columbia, but it’s a world class school and it really sells itself.”

Leaving New Hampshire, where he spent four years as a player and three more as a coach, isn’t easy; and leav-ing a boss like head coach Sean McDonnell was difficult. “He was instrumental in my development as a player and coach,” Santos said. “He helped me grow and mature, always teaching commitment. His energy and passion for football inspired me. He’s been a great mentor.”

Santos also had high praise for his coaches at Bell-ingham and again emphasized the love he has for the community where his career began and where he was so successful in leading the Blackhawks to a pair of Super Bowl triumphs and a state title in basketball. “I’ve always tried to give back to the town,” he said. “A coach like TJ Chiappone is a great ambassador for Bellingham. Also, coaches like Dale Caparaso, Rich Blue and the late Barry Hutchinson taught life lessons. I’ve still got family there and it’ll always be home.”

Once a fifth-string quarterback, Santos rose to all-American status and finished his UNH career with 123 touchdown passes for 13,212 yards. He led the Wildcats to four straight berths in the 1-AA playoffs, passed for 165 yards and a touchdown in the Hula Bowl and had his number (2) retired at UNH in 2007. Santos also won the Walter Payton Award as a junior, the equivalent of the Heisman Trophy at the 1-AA level.

Santos, who had a tryout with the Kansas City Chiefs, played four years in the Canadian Football League, first for the Montreal Alouettes, then for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. When he was released after his second stint with Montreal, he left Canada with two Grey Cup rings. The Grey Cup is the equivalent of the Super Bowl, and Santos was a reserve quarterback when the Alouettes won their two championships.

Before accepting UNH’s offer to coach receivers in 2013, Santos taught physical education at South El-ementary and the Primavera School in Bellingham. He also worked as a volunteer assistant for Bellingham High’s football squad.

When June rolls around, the Bellingham native will re-turn to New Hampshire for induction into UNH’s athletic Hall of Fame. He’ll be thanking many people, but he no doubt has already thanked UNH’s offensive coordinator Ryan Carty, who played a key role in helping Santos get his new job. Columbia officials contacted Carty to see if he’d be interested in joining the Lions’ staff. When he declined, the next question for Carty was whether Santos would make a move. Carty relayed the news of the vacancy and the rest is history.

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had become a U.S. citizen and was playing for Providence College and coach Rick Pitino. Duda was part of the Friars’ 1986 team that advanced to the Final Four.

“Jacek met me in Connecticut and convinced me to stay,” said Sender, who’s lived in Bellingham for the last 19 years. “To defect was a difficult deci-sion. I had no paperwork, no passport, no money and limited clothes. I had an apartment and a car back in Poland, but I knew I had an opportunity to become a U.S. citizen and be associated with a country that not only had unquestioned freedom, but also had great accomplishments around the world.”

In spite of a language barrier and no college background, Sender relied on personal responsi-bility and a will to live and embrace the American dream. He became a U.S. citizen in 1992, a year after he had graduated from UMass-Dartmouth, where he starred in basketball and earned a bach-elor’s degree in marketing.

“Jacek was well-known in Providence and also nationally,” said Sender; “and, because he was linked to my defection, my story became national news. I had to state my case to the Immigration Department in Providence. I got a permit to stay in the country and eventually got a green card. I enrolled at UMass-Dartmouth in 1987 and became the university’s all-time leading scorer.”

An all-around player whose best shot was a

SENDER — continued from page 1mid-range jumper, Sender averaged 22 points and 7 rebounds a game and was a Division 3 All-American. As a freshman, he helped the Corsairs roll to a 26-2 record, and he had a variety of nights when he scored 30-plus points. During that 1987 season, the team was ranked No. 1 nationally in Division 3. Since Division 3 schools don’t give scholarships, Sender survived, nevertheless, with financial aid, work-study programs and loans.

“I learned to speak English by living in the col-lege’s library,” Sender said. Even while learning a new language, he was a Dean’s List student.

Sender works in marketing, selling insurance and annuities at the international level. He, his wife, Sherry, whom he met in the U.S. and married in 1997, and children (Liz, 16; and Greg, 13) are comfortable in Bellingham, where he has coached youth sports for 10 years. “I love Bellingham,” he said. “Previously, I had lived in Fall River, Attleboro and South Boston, but Bellingham is a great, small American town. It’s clean, convenient and we have good friends.”

Sender started playing basketball in Grade 7 in Warsaw. Youths in Poland got more involved with independent teams than their high school squads. As his skills improved, he was chosen to play for a senior team and eventually the Polish National squad. He toured with the national contingent and played in China, North Korea, Russia and Europe.

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job for the immediate future. “I thought about how I didn’t have to work in a coal mine or the shipyard,” he said. “I joined the military, which was two years mandatory. I was a professional soldier who was allowed to play basketball.”

In 1991, Sender returned to Poland, where he was encouraged to play on a club team. “It wasn’t what I expected,” he said. “I got the okay to return, but I was unable to compete because I was still under suspension for leaving my team.”

Sender enjoys keeping tabs on news events, coaching youth sports, traveling and spending time with his family. He also maintains a strong faith and continues to focus on a willingness to keep improving.

“The dream lives on when opportunity enables you to give back to others,” Sender said. “I’m blessed to be an American citizen and I know what it means. For me, I was lucky. The timing was right and maybe the planets were aligned. When I defected, I was scared, worried and unsure what was ahead. I couldn’t turn to my parents. My mother died in an auto accident when I was seven, and my father passed away when I was in my early 20s. Unable to speak English, I didn’t know what the future would hold.”

Sender’s future focused on basketball and education. He scored 2,201 points at UMass-Dartmouth and finished his career ranked high in 10 categories. He received his college diploma and later earned a master’s degree in interna-tional marketing at UMass-Boston. Sender says he may write a book about his experience arriving in America. “It would be real, true, patriotic and inspiring,” he said.

It would also personify the American dream.

Kuros Announces Office Hours

State Rep Kevin Kuros has announced that he will hold office hours in Bellingham at the Municipal Center in the town clerk’s conference room on April 4, 4–5 pm. This provides an opportunity for constitu-ents to meet the rep and voice any opinions and concerns regarding the town. Anyone who wishes to speak to Rep. Kuros but is unable to attend the office hours is encouraged to contact him at 617-722-2460 or email [email protected].

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for Bellingham High’s hockey team when top-seeded Dartmouth erupted on offense and defeated the Blackhawks, 11-6, at Hetland Arena in New Bedford in a first-round clash of the Division 3 South playoffs.

Bellingham entered the game as a No. 17 seed and already had a tourney victory after downing Wareham/

Carver in a preliminary game. The Blackhawks also played without their starting goaltender, Josh Morse, who was stricken the night before the game with a viral condition.

In spite of facing the prohibitive favorite without Morse, coach Ken Bertoni’s forces grabbed a 1-0 lead two minutes into the game, thanks to Sean William-son’s lightning-quick wrist shot that beat Dartmouth goalie Tyler Martin from the right side. The Indians, however, tied the contest a minute later when Scott Shorrock beat Bellingham goalie Rob Geromini, who filled in admirably for Morse. Bellingham regained the lead on a goal by Dylan Boucher, who unleased the puck from the right corner.

Dartmouth, led by Shorrock’s hat trick and five as-sists, bounced back with the next four goals and led after the first period, 5-2. The second stanza, how-ever, turned into a fierce-checking, highly-aggressive matchup that featured a host of penalties, including a double-minor that led to two Dartmouth goals when Bellingham was short-handed. After two periods, the Indians had an 8-3 lead, but the Blackhawks never quit, scoring three times. Dartmouth ended the game, getting an empty-net goal for the final 11-6 margin.

Bellingham was led by Owen Haley, who had two goals and one assist, while Williamson, Robidoux, Kyle Holland and Boucher each tallied a goal. “Our kids never quit, playing hard right to the end,” Bertoni said. “I’ve got nothing but praise for every one of our

players. We rallied for Josh, who was ill, and I thought Rob [Geromini] played with lots of heart and courage in goal.” Bertoni, who was the Tri Valley League’s coach of the year, said he’d trade that award in a second for a trip to the tourney finals at TD Garden.

Senior defenseman Matt Alexander, who was a TVL honorable-mention all-star, said afterwards that the Blackhawks played with heart and determination knowing they were at a disadvantage. “We knew we had a tough opponent and it’s not easy in the play-offs,” he said; “but we played in determined fashion, and we tried to leave our mark on the program. It was difficult playing without Josh, but Rob played determined and courageously.”

The Blackhawks finished their season at 11-10, and their appearance in the tourney was their first in 14 years, dating back to 2002.

Before facing Dartmouth, the Blackhawks downed 16th-seeded Wareham/Carver by unloading a barrage of goals in a 10-2 triumph at Asiaf Arena in Brockton. Bellingham wasted little time, jumping out to a 4-0 lead after the first period and taking a 6-2 advantage after the second stanza.

Senior forward Nick Dulac, who was selected to the Tri Valley League’s all-star team, led the offensive attack with three goals and two assists. Williamson had two goals and one assist; Holland netted a pair of goals; and Alexander contributed two goals and two assists.

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“Nick, Sean, Matt and Kyle played with intensity,” said Bertoni. “They were on a mission to get the job done and advance to play Dartmouth. “Our kids were ready to go. We came out strong and played a great game from start to finish. I was very pleased with their effort.”

Morse played a steady, consistent game in goal, making 14 saves and handling several 2-on-1 situ-ations in admirable fashion. “Josh was very depend-able, especially stopping Wareham/Carver when they mounted those 2-on-1 advantages,” Bertoni said.

Edwards Earns All-America HonorsSarah Edwards ended her indoor track season in

style by finishing fifth in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:07.82 at the New Balance National Scholastic Cham-pionships at the New York City Armory on March 13.

Her finish earned her All-America honors, and her time enabled the Bellingham High senior to have the fifth fastest 800-meter run in the country. Her time also is a BHS record and her all-time personal best. She also is No. 1 all-time in the 800 for Massachusetts. Edwards finished 2.71 seconds behind Samantha Watson of Henrietta, NY, who took first place in a time of 2:05.11.

“After a slow start, I took the lead in the second lap, then maintained a pace running in the 3-5 spots,” Edwards said. “I felt good before the race. Although I was nervous, my preparation and training gave me a calm feeling. The 800 is a race where you have to maintain a fast pace. You have to stay in it and not fall too far back. There’s no room to relax.”

Securing All-American status goes to those finishing in the top six. That was one of Edwards’ goals and the other was achieving a personal best. “I was ecstatic to reach those goals, and it’s amazing and humbling to be fifth fastest in the country, have the best time in the state and have set a school record,” Edwards noted. “By passing up the New England meet, I was able to focus on switching gears from the 1,000-meter run to the 800. When I get ready for the outdoor season, I’ll be running mostly the 800 and the mile.”

Peter Lacasse, Edwards’ coach at Bellingham, la-beled her effort as “a smart race,” and noted that she ran the first half of the race in 64 seconds and the second half in 63. “She tried to speed up the pace after the first lap and she did a good job of maintain-ing her position among the leaders,” he said. “Sarah was ready and she stayed positive as she battled in a field of 38 girls.”

Edwards will be competing next fall as a freshman on scholarship at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA.

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written by KEN HAMWEY, Bulletin Sports EditorHappy birthday to the Tri Valley League as it

celebrates turning 50. Formalized in 1966, the league underwent some changes in its infancy but has evolved into one of the most respected

conferences in Massachusetts. Its history and the way all the pieces of the puzzle meshed are a trib-ute to the high school principals who decided to form the league and the man who served as its commissioner for 23 years —Al-fred “Hap” Mazukina.

Mazukina, now 92 and living in retirement in East Dennis, re-sided in Medfield during his days as the league’s first commis-sioner. His primary employment was as a guidance counselor at Wellesley High, but his devotion to the league is what made it an immediate success. “I offered many recommen-dations to the principals over the years, and I’m proud of how well the league has done,” he said. “The coaches, players and athletic directors have played such a positive role.”

Most of the schools that joined the TVL 50 years ago were playing independent schedules. The circuit began with 12 members —six schools formed an Eastern Division (Millis, Medway, Med-field, Dover-Sherborn, Holliston and Hopkinton), and six more comprised the Western Division (Bellingham, Norton, Hopedale, Nipmuc, Norfolk Agricultural and Blackstone [merger with Millville came in 1967]).

Only seven of the original dozen schools played football: Millis, Medway, Medfield, Dover-Sherborn, Holliston, Hopkinton and Norton. Bellingham started its varsity program a year later, in 1967.

The only boys sports that Mazukina scheduled in 1966 were football, basketball, baseball, outdoor track and tennis. Eventually, new sports for boys were added: ice hockey, soccer, lacrosse, indoor track and wrestling. When the TVL was formed, no girls sports were scheduled; but Title IX be-gan changing the athletic landscape at college campuses, and that move spurred girls sports to become a fixture in the TVL.

Not everything was smooth sailing for the TVL in its early days. Some of the smaller schools weren’t able to compete with those with larger enroll-ments, so defections started to occur. Norton left for another league, and the principals welcomed Blackstone Valley Tech to replace Norton. Norfolk

Tri Valley League Celebrating Its 50th Birthday

Agricultural also left, but the formation of the Dual Valley Conference caused a major tremor in the TVL. Hopedale, Nipmuc, Blackstone-Millville and Valley Tech exited for the DVC, leaving the TVL with only seven members. Ashland and Westwood, however, wanted out of the Dual County League (not to be confused with the Dual Valley Confer-ence), and that duo gained TVL membership in the early 1970s. In 2002, Norton decided to return and was re-admitted, giving the TVL its current 10 members:

Ashland, Bellingham, Dover-Sherborn, Hollis-ton, Hopkinton, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Norton and Westwood.

“The principals had several suggestions for the league’s name,” Mazukina said. “They settled on Tri Valley, because three river valleys were located in the 10 towns. The Charles River, Blackstone River and Taunton River are the trio that led to naming the league. It was a logical, geographic decision.”

During Mazukina’s 23-year tenure as the league’s chief, his tasks dealt with scheduling, assigning officials, administering a TVL basketball tournament and cheerleading competitions, and handling complaints (protests). When Mazukina left in 1988, he was replaced by seven different commissioners. Individual sports had separate commissioners.

“Hap deserves lots of credit for the league’s suc-cess,” said Dennis Baker, the Bellingham athletic director who played three sports at Ashland when

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it was a Dual County League member. “He had excellent organizational skills and knew how to maintain cohesion within the league. His vision on how a league should operate was superb.”

Baker’s son, Matt, is now the A.D. at Holliston, and he’s the youngest athletic director in the league in terms of service. He’s in his first year as the Panthers’ sports chief. “I feel like everything has come full circle with me being a three-sport athlete in the TVL at Ashland and now working at Holliston running the athletic department,” he said. “It’s a top-notch league, as evidenced by the success our teams have in their respective state tournaments. The league has grown since I was an athlete, and it’s exciting to see what the future holds. It’s rewarding to be a former TVL athlete and now current A.D. and be able to help shape the future of this excellent league.”

Mazukina, who still keeps tabs on how TVL schools are performing, admires the way various programs have dominated a particular sport. “Hol-liston has done well in football,” he said, “and Hopkinton is a power in track while Medway has been a soccer power. Westwood had a phenom-enal run in girls basketball and seems traditionally strong in ice hockey.”

Dennis Baker, who’s been a field hockey referee in the league, has also coached baseball and soft-ball in the TVL. An athletic director in the circuit at two different junctures, he’s the dean of the league’s A.D.s. Baker gives the league a pat on the back in its anniversary year with this comment: “There’s no doubt that the TVL is one of the most respected and admired leagues in the state, and it’s still going strong at age 50.”

TRI VALLEY — cont. from previous page

The 11th annual Bellingham Challenge 5K Road Race/Walk to benefit the Bellingham High School (BHS) girls lacrosse team will take place on Sunday, April 24, at 10 am, at BHS (rain or shine). This event is open to all who may want to participate. Professional timekeeping will be provided by Race Wire. Number pick-up and race-day registrations will take place 8–9:30 am. Register on-line or mail in early registration; if it is received by April 9, registrants will receive a commemorative race t-shirt. Early registration cost is $25; $20 for ages 10 and under and ages 65+ (age as of race day). After April 9th up to race day, the cost is $30 for all ages and does not include a t-shirt.There are many age and winner divi-sions to enter, with medals going to the top three male and female runners in each. Running with strollers is allowed, but no pets, please. Parking and restrooms are available. After the race, there will be music and complimentary snacks and water.

To register online visit my.racewire.com/event/3608 or visit bellinghamchallenge5k.webs.com. The Race Committee is seeking donations/sponsors for the race. Many levels of sponsorships are available, starting at $50.

For more information, email [email protected] or call Sharon Krysta at 508-883-2205.

5K Challenge Slated Softball Registration Slated for Mid-AprilSpring is here and it’s softball season. Registra-

tion for the Bellingham Women’s Softball League will be held on Thursday, April 14 and 21, 6–7 pm, at the Bellingham Library on Blackstone Street; the general meeting will follow.

Registration is $20 for the season and includes exercise, fun and friendship in a non-competitive league. Women must be at least 25 years of age by registration. Nonresidents are welcome, although in case of a waiting list, residents will have preference.

Games are played on Thursday nights. The sea-son will begin on May 26 and run through Sept. 1. The annual banquet will be held the following week. All games are played at the softball fields behind the Bellingham Memorial Middle School on Blackstone St. at 6 pm.

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According to COA/GATRA Transportation Coordina-tor Linda Drohan, a town survey is being conducted online concerning the possibility of expanding and improving commuter shuttle-bus service to the Forge Park MBTA train station.

“This service has been in place for more than five years,” said Senior Center Director Laura DeMattia. Last year, the commuter shuttle provided over 4500 rides for residents of all ages going to work, school, Logan Airport, shopping, or medical appointments in Boston. The town works with the Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA) to offer multiple shuttle trips with both a north and south fixed route along Route 126 and part of Route 140 or 495 to the Forge Park train station in Franklin, offering residents an alternative to driving into the Boston area or paying for parking at the train station.

The shuttle costs a small fee, a dollar or less, and the service does not affect the town’s budget. “We have found that people interested in trying our service want a reliable and cheaper way to get where they need to go. Why not save on gas, wear and tear on your vehicle, and parking fees. We want to reduce traffic on our roads and give our residents an option,” said Transportation Coordinator Leo Dalpe. The online survey provides eight shuttle choices for the morning and evening commutes. The town will pick the most popular choices for train de-partures and arrivals and provide shuttles for each one.

If there is sufficient interest, there will be six to eight shuttle trips to the station in the morning and five to eight trips back to Bellingham in the evening.

The deadline to participate and complete the survey is April 22, and the shuttle service will be adjusted in May when the commuter-rail schedule changes.

The current shuttle schedule is posted on the town’s website at www.bellinghamma.org, on the GATRA web-site at www.gatra.org, and on the Bellingham Commuter Shuttle Facebook page. Riders may pay cash or purchase passes that allow for discounts. Students through high school and senior citizens (60+) pay up to half price.

To take the survey, visit the town website, www.bellinghamma.org. Residents with questions about this great service are asked to call Transportation Coordina-tors Linda Drohan or Leo Dalpe at 508-657-2705.

Khoury Receives Humanitarian Award

Bellingham officials turned out to congratulate Tony Khoury at an award ceremony at Scioli’s Pizza Bar in Milford that honored him for his generosity and charitable giving to his community. Shown (L-R): Rev. Baron

Rodrigues, Bellingham First Baptist Church; State Rep. Kevin Kuros; Selectmen Chairman Mike Soter; Khoury; Town Clerk Ann Odabashian; and Town Administrator Denis Fraine. Khoury was presented with the Butch

Moore "You Touched Upon My Life'' Award. Moore, who died in 2001 at 63, was a legendary Irish singer who was known for his big heart and generosity.

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FRANKLIN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH82 West Central St., PO Box 313, Franklin, MA 02038508-528-1092 • www.franklinumc.orgChurch Service & Children’s Sunday School, 10 am. GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH69 Beaver Street, Franklin, MA, 508-528-8100. Pastor: Dr Kirk D DiVietro • www.gracebaptistchurch.net Email: [email protected] Sun. School 9:30 am; Sun. Svcs, 10:30 am & 6 pm; Wed. svc. 7 pm

HOPEDALE UNITARIAN PARISHHopedale Street, HopedaleRev. Paul Hull • 508-473-0745Services & Sun. School: Sundays, 10:30 am

MEDWAY VILLAGE CHURCH170 Village St, MedwayPastor James Longhurst • 508-533-6401Sunday school, 9 am; Sunday worship, 10 am;Children’s Church, First Fridays, Youth Group & more www.MedwayVillage.org

MILFORD BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH7 Grant Street, Milford Pastor Carl Kuhn • 508-634-8089 Sunday School, 10 am; Sunday Services, 11 am & 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 pm

SOVEREIGN GRACE FELLOWSHIP85 Millville Rd., Mendon, MAMichael Hann, 508-883-6638 or John Meade, 508-473-6570. Morning Worship, 10:15 am

SPIRIT LIFE CENTER138 Hartford Ave., Hopedale 01747Pastor Ron Morese • www.slc-church.org Email: [email protected]: Sunday, 10 am; Friday, 7:30 pm

ST. BLAISE CATHOLIC CHURCH1158 South Main St , BellinghamFather Albert M. Faretra • 508-966-1258Masses: Mon–Wed, 9 am; Communion Service: Thur & Fri, 9 am; Saturday Vigil 4 pm; Sunday Masses: 7:30 am & 10:00 am; Bingo: Every Sunday, 6:00 pm, church hall. ST. BRENDAN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH384 Hartford Ave, Bellingham, MAFr. David J. Mullen • 508-966-0260; Gladys Griffin, Secretary, 508-966-9802Daily Masses: Mon–Sat., 9 am; Lord’s Day Masses: Vigil Mass, 4 pm EST; 5 pm EDT; Sunday, 8:30 & 10:30 am & 5:30 pm; Traditional Latin Mass, 2nd Sun./mo., 12:30 pm; Confes-sions, Sat, 2-3:30 pm EST; 3-4:30 pm EDT.ST. JOHN'S ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH501 East School Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895Father Onisi Radu • (401) 766-3343Celebrating 100 years! Sunday, 10 to 11:30 a.m.ST. MARK LUTHERAN CHURCH 871 Harris Ave, Woonsocket, RI • 401-769-8320Sunday Services, 9:30 am; Christian Ed., 10:45 am.ST. MICHAEL UKRAINIAN CHURCH74 Harris Ave., Woonsocket, RI • 401-762-3939Fr. Anthony Perkins • www.stmichaeluoc.orgDivine Liturgy, 9 am, Sunday, (In Ukrainian on 1st Sun./month); Vespers: 4 pm Sat; Moleban Service: 3:30 pm Wed.; Adult Education: 4 pm, Wed.; Sunday School: 10 am.UNION EVANGELICAL CHURCH UCC25 Dutcher St., HopedaleRev. Christopher Dodge • 508-473-1476Sundays: Children’s Sunday School, 10–11 am; Morning Worship: 10–11 am; Thurs: Al-Anon for Women, Chapel, 10:30 am & A.A., Fellowship Hall, 7:30 pm; Satur-day: AA, 8:30 am, downstairs; Al-Anon, 8:30 am, chapel.UNITED METHODIST CHURCH39 Exchange St., Milford, MAPastor Donna Schofield Dolle • 508-473-4252Sunday Service, 10:00 am;NOTE: 9 am during July & Aug. Sunday School during service.

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER31 Hayward St., PO Box 354, FrankliFather Dan Sylvia • 508-346-3423 [email protected] Sunday Worship: 10 am; Church School, 10 am; Pre-K Nursery care available.BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH365 Hartford Ave, BellinghamRev. Richard B. Mosher • 508-966-0873Sun. School, 9:15 am (children & adults); Worship Services: Sun, 10:30 am & 6 pm; Wed: Mailing Ministry, 6 pm; Adult Prayer & Bible Study, 7 pm.BLACKSTONE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH40 Pine Swamp Rd., Cumberland, RIPastor Randy L. Lewis • 401-766-8024Sunday School, 9:30 am; Sunday Services, 10:50 am & 6:30 pm; Wed. Evening Service, 6:30 am.CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 14 School St., MedwayRev. Rebecca Black • 508-533-7171www.CECmedway.org. Service & Church School: Sun, 9:00 am; Office Hours: Mon & Thurs. mornings.CHURCH OF NEW HOPE BAPTIST Central St., MillvillePastor Carl DeLorey • 508-278-5326Sunday Morning Worship: 9:30 am (July & Aug., 8:30 am)COMMUNITY BIBLE CHAPELRte. 140 & Hartford St, Hopedale • 508-473-2901Adult Sunday School: 10 am; Adult Worship Svc & Children’s Church: 11 am; Ladies Prayer Meeting: Tues, 7 pm; Bible Study: Thurs, 7 pm (call for details).CROSSWAY CHURCH282 Summer St., FranklinPastor Bauer Evans • 508-346-3611Sunday Service, 10 am; Sun. School, 2 yrs.–6tj grade, www.crosswayma.org

CUMBERLAND CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST91 Pine Swamp Road, Cumberland, RIPastor Marcus Warren • 401-658-2748Sunday worship, 1 pm; Tues, Bible study, 7 pm; Wed., prayer, 6-8 pm; call for in-home Bible studyFAITH BAPTIST CHURCH7 Main St., Mendon, MA 01757Pastor Matt Genese • 508-902-8894Sundays, 9:30: Sunday School for all ages; 10:30: Worship Service; 6 pm: Youth Group & Adult Bible Study; Wed, 7 pm: Prayer meeting FIRM FOUNDATION CHRISTIAN CHURCH84 Cumberland St., Woonsocket, RIPastor James Moriello • 401-765-0107www.FirmFoundationRI.comSunday Worship, 10am; Fri. Bible Study, 7 pm

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHJct. Rte 126 & 140, BellinghamPastor Baron K. Rodrigues • [email protected] School, 9:15 am (children & adults);Sunday Worship, 10:30 am; Bible Study, Tues. 6:30 pm; Prayer & Mid-week service, Thurs, 7 pm; Jr. Church Service, Thur, 7 pm; nursery for all servicesFIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 4 Congress St., Milford • 508-473-5259www.milfordcongregational.orgSunday Svcs, 10:00 am, followed by coffee hour; crib room; Sunday school, ages 3–grade 12; youth group, grades 7–12; choir.FIRST UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST 23 Pine St., Milford • milforduu.org Rev. Bill Leggett, Minister• [email protected], Sunday Service: 10:30 am; Children’s Religious Education, 10:45 am; Community Supper, 4:30 pm.FRANKLIN FEDERATED CHURCH171 Main St., Franklin, MA 02038Pastor Charley Eastman • 508-528-3803www.franklinfederated.orgSunday Worship & Sunday School, 10:00 am. Adult Ed, Sun, 8:45 am; Book Group, Tue, 9 am.






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GRADE 12 HIGH HONORS: Emily Barry, Mat-thew Brown, Julia Campellone, Jay Cecelya, Brianna Chamberlain, Elaina Chambers, Erin Connolly, Gabrielle Constanzo, Katharine Constanzo, Anthony Cook, Meghan Cook, Kyle Costello, Kadie Dickinson, Kylee Dowdy, Mirissa Duponte, Lindsey Dykens, Sarah Edwards, Skyler Flavin, Magdalen Flynn, Gina Fryer, Micayla Goulet, Steven Haines, Thomas Haines, Miranda Hamel, Hunter Haynes, Shawn Hebert, Patrick Henderson, Ethan Januszewski, Kaitlyn Killion, Kyle Krainski, Kyle Martin, Jacqueline Masse, Julia Mazzola, Joshua Morse, Tyler Murphy, Daniel Perkins, Tayler Poist, Bradley Polumbo, Joseph Quaglietti, Emily Ryan, William Schmith, Darius Shubert, Jason Towne, Katerina Tsiounis, Samantha Venuti. HONORS: Keyrollos Abdelmasih, Matthew Alexander, Alexandra Beazer, Brian Choquet, James Clancy, Eric Cote, Craig Eliason, Taylor Fairweather, Michael Farrell, Connor Fenn, Chandler Gordon, Riley Hammann, Sarah Hansen, Kyle Holland, Derek Izzo, Alexander Kates, Averi Linehan, Riccilyn Macneil, Jaime Mazdrachi, Joshua Ruby, Nicholas Van Der Wal, Natalia Vanvloten, Abigail Zepf.

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WANTEDStudents at the computer rebuilding program, run by Duke Farese at the Paul J. Primavera Educa-tional Center, are looking for computer donations. The rebuilding program has been running for 20 years solely on donations. Desktops, laptops, and flat screen monitors are needed. All hard drives are wiped clean so your data is not compromised. Call 508-883-5403 for fur-ther information. Please keep our kids working.

ST. JUDE’S NOVENAMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer 9 times a day. By the 9th day, your prayer will be an-swered. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised.Thank you, St. Jude.

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Support Cystic Fibrosis Research Strong is a good word to describe Mackenzie Walton. She’s also an ener-

getic, enthusiastic, smart, and happy almost-5-year-old child living with cystic fibrosis (CF). When you look at Mackenzie you would never know she has a serious genetic disease. CF is life-threatening, primarily affecting the lungs and digestive system. Only 30,000 people in the U.S. have CF (70,000 worldwide).

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) venture philanthropy approach has been instrumental in getting the money for research to make all of the new disease-modifying drugs for CF. (There is no federal funding for cystic fibrosis.) All of the drugs and therapies Mackenzie receives daily continue to help her be such a healthy child.

The average survival rate for a person with CF is 41 years old. However, if a CF patient receives these new disease-modifying drugs by the age of six, it will almost double his/her survival rate to 75 years old. Mackenzie will be six years old next year, so we are in a good spot in a horrible situation.

Please help cure cystic fibrosis by donating or joining the Walton family’s Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis walk on Saturday, May 7, at the Blackstone Valley trails in Uxbridge. You can either mail your donation check, made payable to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, directly to the Waltons, 36 Grove St., Bellingham, MA 02019, or go to http://fightcf.cff.org/goto/TeamMac. Don’t forget to check to see if your company matches your contribution.

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Elder Service Group Fish & Chip Luncheon; call 508-657-2715

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Home Buyer Boot Camp(See details in pg. 3)

Bellingham Lions Porketta, VFW Hall, 7 PM (see pg. 5)

Family Fun Foodraiser for Loaves & Fishes, BHS, 2 PM (see pg. 7)

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Marcov Sharp Gymnastics in Bellingham won first place in the 2016 MA Level 5 State Championships held on February 28 in Northborough. It was hosted by USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body, and girls from 40 gyms competed in the championship meet.

The winning Marcov Sharp team comprises seven girls from surrounding towns and is coached by Rodica, Nick and Paul Marcov of Milford. The girls competed in vault, uneven parallel bars, balance beam and floor exercise, as well as an all-around individual and team competition. In addition to winning the team state

championship, each girl placed strongly in the individual all-around competition and in individual events, includ-ing many top finishes.

Three team members earned all-around scores that, according to MeetMyScores, placed them among the top 10 of 192 Level-5 gymnasts in the state*, including Ashley Hammann (age 11, Franklin), who was ranked first, Caroline DeSimone (age 10, Hopkinton) and Jiali Madden (age 11, Milford), who tied for 8th.

Individual age division winners include Aliyah Quijada (age 12, Franklin), 4th place; Ashley Hammann (age 11,

Franklin), 1st place; Jiali Madden (age 11, Milford), 2nd place; Caroline DeSimone (age 10, Hopkinton), 2nd place; Anna Wilmarth (age 10, Bellingham), 3rd place; Emma Nelson (age 10, Franklin), 5th place; and Danica Rutkowski (age 10, Bellingham), 5th place.

Marcov Sharp Gymnastics offers recreational and com-petitive team gymnastics for ages 18 months through high school. For more information, call 508-966-3808 or visit www.marcovsharp.com.

Photo (L–R): Coach Nick Marcov, Emma Nelson, Caroline DeSimone, Anna Wilmarth, Aliyah Quijada, Ashley Hammann, Jiali Madden, Danica Rutkowski, Coach Rodica Marcov and Coach Paul Marcov.

Marcov Sharp Gymnasts Win State Championship

*Source: MeetMyScores

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