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Town Votes In New Nuisance Noise BylawBy DeBorah Burke henDerson, ContriButing Writer

Residents at the May 3 town meeting discussed and voted on 21 warrant articles, including connection to the MWRA (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority) water supply at the Southborough connection point; allotment of $120,000 in capital funding for the design and construction of two train whistle-free quiet zones; allotment of $300,000 in CPA (Community Preserva-tion Act) money for the Open Space and Recreation Com-mittee to begin design and construction on the Riverwalk Trail Enhancement project; dissolution of the Ashland Re-development Authority and transfer of 125 Front St. to the town; and a $55.6 million bud-

get and new capital plan. One article that passed after

considerable discussion was the vote to amend Chapter 204 of the town’s bylaws, the regula-tion of nuisance noise. The vote strikes the existing chapter in its entirety and replaces it with more specific prohibitions, enforcement and penalties.

Nuisance noise is defined as “any noise that prevents a property owner from enjoying the reasonable expectation of enjoyment of their property.”

The new bylaw states that no person or business shall cause loud, excessive, unusual or unnecessary noise by way of music, machinery, motor vehi-cles or any other means which would disturb any reasonable person within the Town of

Ashland Farmers Market: What Will Season 6 Bring?

By Cynthia Whitty

Ashland Farmers Market (AFM) will open Season 6 on Saturday, June 10, on the grassy area across from the library. Each season, AFM has offered special events, live music, qual-ity vendors, and new initiatives, which keep visitors coming back week after week.

This season, three AFM favorites are expanding their offerings. Julie’s Z Breads will serve Belgian waffles, fried zucchini bread, and a special breakfast muffin all heated on a grill; Dulce D Leche will offer smoothies together with their full-flavored gelatos and sorbet-tos, many lactose-free; and Long Life Farm will have a double tent, offering sauerkraut, kim-chi, tomatillo salsa and foraged

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Crust Artisan Bakeshop of Worcester will offer house-made artisan breads and baked goods. Their croissants, cookies, pastries and crusty breads were a big hit at the AFM’s February market.

Ken and Gina’s Amazing Or-ganic Ice Cream will join the opening day market with ice cream made from milk and cream coming from a local dairy farm. As they explained, “Straight up farm to table.”

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Coastal Vineyards, producer of small batch wines from grapes grown on their own 10 acres, and 1634 Meadery, a small artisan style honey-wine maker, will alternate days in the wine tent with Aaronap Cellars.

Season Kick-off EventsJune 10, Opening Day: Rail-

road House Band will perform at the Arts! Ashland Alliance Music Stage, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Friends of the

Ashland Library will be at the Community Table, and a Read Aloud program will be at the Kid’s Corner, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

June 17, Green Living: Learn ways to be kinder to our planet. Enjoy the Celtic music of Whis-key in the Jar at the Music Stage, 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. Free bike helmets for children while sup-plies last, courtesy of law firm Breakstone, White and Gluck. Cat Crow creates a recycled craft activity at the Kid’s Cor-ner, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

June 24, Strawberry Festi-val: Visitors will be treated to the fleeting flavor of ripe, lo-cally grown strawberries: straw-berry bread, strawberry mousse, smoked strawberry chutney, strawberry and chevre ravioli or just plain freshly picked straw-berries! Samali Perera-Charvet introduces a strawberry craft at the Kid’s Corner, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Farmer Justin Brown brings his goats, bunnies, and chickens, too. Brookline A Capella per-forms at the Music Stage, 10:30 to 12:30 p.m.

July 1, July 4th BBQ: The Carve celebrates with breakfast and BBQ lunch. Enjoy Cindy Lane Adams performing Coun-try Western at the Music Stage, 10:30 to 12:30 p.m. Orthodon-tist Dr. Pardo creates tooth-brushing fun at the Kids Corner, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

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of free food every week thanks to AFM’s $20 SNAP (Supple-mental Nutrition Assistance Program) match. In addition, this year, AFM will participate in the new Massachusetts Healthy Incentives Program (H.I.P.), which will further extend SNAP benefits.

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Board of Selectmen member Carl Hakansson, who presented this article, told the audience that a reasonable person, by definition, is informed, ratio-nal, capable, aware of the law and fair-minded when applica-tion of the law is sought and

that a reasonable person can judge in an unbiased manner the appropriateness of a given social situation. This definition is a prevalent standard used by members of the legal and en-forcement communities.

“This is a quality-of-life bylaw that provides a template for re-sponsible behavior in building a community,” Hakansson said. “The Board of Selectmen and town management are looking to reestablish the delicate bal-ance between businesses engag-ing in the work they need to do without infringing on the neigh-borhood and neighbors being considerate of others. That’s not an easy balance to reach, but

hopefully this bylaw will begin to get everyone on the same page.”

Several factors are taken into consideration as to determine whether a noise is unreason-ably loud or excessive and likely to disturb someone. These in-clude the type and nature of the sound, frequency, duration, volume, time of day and day of week and land use and zoning from which the noise is emanat-ing.

The bylaw took several months to create and was vetted by residents at multiple hearings and reviewed by town manage-ment, the chief of police and members of the planning office.

“I think this bylaw will be

easier for our officers to enforce than the previous version [was],” Police Chief Craig Davis stated. “Because it is based on reason-ableness and doesn’t require calculation of strict numerical criteria, it will be easier to make an on-the-spot decision.”

The bylaw now needs to be

approved by the Attorney Gen-eral (AG) before it goes into ef-fect. Hakansson noted that this process may take as long as six months since bylaws adopted by other towns will also need to be cleared through the AG’s office.

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Summer at Stone Park: Lunch, Concerts and Films

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Lunch, Weekdays at the PavilionThe Committee will sell lunch (hot dogs, pizza, P&B sand-wiches, soda, cookies, ice cream and more), 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Proceeds fund Ashland Day Committee events.

Concerts, Tuesdays at the GazeboThe June and July concerts run 7 to 9 p.m.; the August concerts run 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bring a blanket or folding chair.

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Election Results: The winner for the one contested seat was Janet Rush, who won over Charles Lidz, for a 2-year term as Assessor. Jon Fetherston was elected to one of the Board of Health seats as a write-in candidate. For a complete list, visit ashlandmass.com.

A number of candidates participated in the library’s forum on May 1. Back row (l to r): Charles Lidz (Assessor), David Rosenblum (Assessor), Joe Rubertone (Planning Board). Front row (l to r): Janet Rush (Assessor), Kab Rabinowitz (Library Trustee), Carolyn Bell (Library Trustee). Missing from photo: Ron Etskovitz (Board of Health). View the WACA-TV-recorded forum on https://vimeo.com/216024147. (Photo/Cynthia Whitty)

Ashland’s Business SceneBy Cynthia Whitty

New Businesses in Town. Ash-land’s Economic Development Director Beth Reynolds reported that the town recently welcomed the following businesses:

The Ceramics Garage: Owner and artist Arti Bhola Goulatia has created a beautiful artist studio right here in Ashland. It is a fun, creative and learning environ-ment for individuals and group clay classes for all ages and levels. [email protected], www.theceramicsgarage.com

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Ashland North End Pizzeria: Oven hot pizza, great tasting subs and fresh delicious salads and dinners. 119 Pond St., 508-881-2211, shlandpizzeria.com.

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Ashland Business Association to Host Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis.

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Massachusetts Leads the Nation with Five Bills to Protect Citizens from Wi-Fi RadiationAshland resident helps educate the public on wif-fi safety.By Cynthia Whitty

Massachusetts legislators have introduced five bills this session to address public expo-sure to wireless radiation. Ash-land resident and technology safety educator Cece Doucette worked with state legislators to write one of the bills, S.1268.

“I used to run campaigns, as former president for the Ash-land Education Foundation and grant coordinator for Ashland schools, to bring technology into our schools, much of it wireless. Then I learned it could be bio-logically harmful so I began to investigate,” Doucette said.

“What I found was astound-ing. Thousands of studies worldwide show clear biological effects, but the powerful tele-communications industry keeps that research out of the public eye,” she explained. “Children and adults are becoming ill and lawsuits are taking place, so the hazards of wireless technology are finally coming to light, just as the health effects of tobacco were finally shared with the pub-lic after decades of industry sup-pression of harm.”

Ashland has become the first public school district in the na-tion to begin taking precau-tions. A laminated yellow sign,

Best Practices for Mobile De-vices, hangs in each classroom. The Ashland Public Library is the first in the nation to put on loan an Acoustimeter, which residents can borrow to mea-sure and remediate the wireless radiation in their homes, offices, schools and leisure spaces.

The Massachusetts bill that Doucette helped author is S.1268 Resolve creating a spe-cial commission to examine the health impacts of electromag-netic fields, which will look at non-industry-funded science and recommend public protec-tions. It is sponsored by Senator Karen. Spilka and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Health. It is co-sponsored by Jack Lewis, James B. Eldridge, Kevin J. Kuros, and Bruce E. Tarr.

In addition, there are four other Massachusetts bills, first steps in taking statewide action and educating the public on re-sponsible use of today’s technol-ogy:

S.1864 An Act relative to utilities, smart meters, and ratepayers’ rights gives utility customers the no-fee choice of retaining non-wireless radiation-emitting water, gas and electrical meters and refusing installation of “smart” utility meters. Spon-sored by Senator Michael O. Moore and referred to the Joint Committee on Telecommuni-cations, Utilities and Energy. Co-sponsored by Diana DiZo-glio, David Paul Linsky, Linda Dean Campbell, Kate Hogan, Jack Lewis, Marjorie C. Decker, Solomon Goldstein-Rose, and Jennifer L. Flanagan.

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safe use of handheld devices by children requires specific lan-guage be included on product packaging, as modeled by an ordinance unanimously passed in Berkeley, California. Spon-sored by Senator Julian Cyr and referred to the Joint Com-mittee on Consumer Protec-tion and Professional Licensure. Co-sponsored by Timothy R. Whelan.

H.2030 An Act relative to best management practices for wireless in schools and public institutions of higher educa-tion requires the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to estab-lish wireless technology stan-dards to protect the health and safety of public school students and staff. Sponsored by Repre-sentative Carolyn C. Dykema and referred to the Joint Com-mittee on Education. Co-spon-sored by Jack Lewis, Michael O. Moore, and Angelo J. Puppolo.

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Ashland Community Education: Camp Inven-tion. Ashland Community Education will offer Camp Invention, a fun, hands-on week, June 26 through 30, for kids, K-6th grade. The camp will encourage cre-ativity, problem solving, teamwork, entrepreneurship and innovation. Inspired by the Inductees of the Na-tional Inventors Hall of Fame, this camp is directed by Stephanie Silverman, a fourth-grade teacher from Mindess School. For a com-plete list of classes and to register, visit www.ashland.k12.ma.us/community-ed-ucation.

Camp Bailout for Girls. Camp Bailout Summer Pro-gram will be held for the 7th consecutive year, July 11-15.

Camp Bailout is a week-long program designed to edu-cate girls in a dynamic and fun environment on fire-fighting and emergency ser-vice skills. The curriculum is interactive and physically challenging. Girls will gain strength and knowledge while building confidence and leadership skills. Girls from any town can apply, but Ashland residents will be given first preference. For more information, call the Ashland Fire Department, 508-881-2323. Download applications from the web-site, www.campbailout.org. The program was created and is directed by Lieuten-ant Lyn Moraghan. The program is sponsored by the Ashland Fire Department and the Board of Select-men.

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some of the most talented art students working and creating this year in the AHS art classes. A reception for the student artists and their parents will be held on Satur-day, July 22, 1 to 3 p.m. The public is welcome to attend.

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Metrowest Regional Festival Returns in June

By Cynthia Whitty

MetroFest, the annual re-gional arts, music and food truck festival, returns to Bowditch Complex in Framingham on Saturday, June 17, rain or shine.

This year the event is offering free admission for all attend-ees. An event of the MetroWest Visitors Bureau, MetroFest show-cases music, arts and culinary offerings from the region, and a wide range of activities for all

ages, attracting thousands of visi-tors from Metrowest and beyond.

The event will feature 20 of the region’s best food trucks; more than 100 regional exhibi-tors, including artisans, culture organizations, community nonprofit groups and a limited number of retailers offering products made in our region; and entertainment for all ages.

As in past years, free shuttle service will run continuously from three nearby public-school lots. With free admission this year, event organizers are ex-pecting as many as 8,000 at-tendees, depending on the weather. For more information, visit website, www.metrowest-visitors.org/metrofest.

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Keefe Regional Technical School is pleased to announce the following Ashland students have been named to the school’s Term 2 Honor Roll.

Ashland – Honors: Grade 9, Unique Linnell. Grade; 10, Bradford Shapleigh and Spencer Vernes; Grade 11, Jake Cushing, Sean Lam-merding, Kevin Luna Tor-res, James Phipps, Jordan Rodriguez, and Angie Rosa; Grade 12, Nickolas Grover, Makayla Hicks, Mary Peder-son, and Samantha Phipps.

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AHS Guidance Counselor Publishes First NovelBy eryn Flynn, Freshman, ashlanD high sChool

In April, Ms. Jennifer Mc-Mahon, a guidance counselor at Ashland High School (AHS), published her first novel Boher-more, the first in a series. The story follows a young college student, Maeve O’Malley, on her journey to break an ancient family curse, taking her deep through Ireland.

Maeve’s journey begins with her “awake dreams,” or haunting visions. To end them, she travels to Ireland, drawn by Irish lore related to her dreams. As she in-vestigates the stories, she wonders if they could be connected to her

mother’s death. She discovers an ancient family curse, as well as a strange Irish pirate queen, Grace O’Malley. Soon, her mission is beyond her own original goal: she must now break the family curse, and in doing so save all her clan’s future generations.

Although Bohermore is teeming with suspense, mystery, romance and adventure, McMahon said it is also a story of self-discovery.

She found inspiration for the novel over a period of time. In college, she studied abroad in Ireland, which influenced her very much. Her own roots in the O’Malley clan also had a major impact. In addition, she credits

her daughter with the inspiration for the “awake dreams.” Her daughter also motivated her to continue on the path to publica-tion.

McMahon researched the novel for almost 20 years. She

spent time reading and scour-ing the Internet, until she had enough accurate knowledge of Irish history, especially on the pirate queen Grace O’Malley, who was an historical figure. The actual writing process took two

more years. The publishing pro-cess took another two years.

McMahon submitted the novel to various publishers and wrote 200-word summary ap-plications on Twitter. Her story attracted considerable attention, as several publishers requested the full manuscript. Ultimately, she signed with City Owl Press in New York. She said she has been pleased with them throughout the publication process and feels as though she had a strong voice in the process.

McMahon said much of the time she spent developing the novel was ‘stolen time’ between her full-time job at AHS and her job as a soccer mom. As a mother of four, she often set a goal to write 1,000 words a day to finish the novel.

Though she published her first novel just a few months ago, she already has a strong fan base. Her Twitter account has over 1,000 followers and her weekly newsletter has over 7,000 sub-scribers. Many reader reviews online declare Bohermore “an ex-cellent read.” While teen readers are the intended audience, older readers enjoy the story, too.

Book two of the series, Irish Clare, is already with City Owl Press. It is scheduled for release in November. McMahon is cur-rently working on her third book. She said she will continue writ-ing more books in the series if the book three well-received.

Bohermore can be found wher-ever books are sold. For McMa-hon’s weekly newsletter and other links, visit her website, www.jen-niferrosemcmahon.com.

Vacation Bible Schools

Federated Church of Ashland: “Discovering the Rock of Ages,” July 10-14, 9am to 12 pm. For all children ages 4 to 11 years. VBS Coordinator – Kim Conner. Please join us for a fun-filled week of activities designed to teach children about God in a camp-like setting. To register, contact the Church Office, 508-881-1355, [email protected].

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Ashland’s Decisions at Every Turn (DAET) Coalition: A Great Time to Talk with Your Teen

Summer is on the horizon and kids will be out of school. These months are an excel-lent opportunity to be aware of the unplanned opportuni-ties for conversation. Here are some topics and hints to get your tweens and teens talking:

• Create a safe environ-ment for your child to share the truth. Assure your child that he can always be honest with you – without fear of ridicule or blame.

• Don’t answer the phone or allow other interrup-tions while you’re talking to your teen.

• Listen to your child vent. Sometimes she just needs to complain and get things off her chest.

• Rephrase your teen’s comments to show him you’ve heard what he’s saying or give nonverbal support and encourage-ment by nodding and smiling.

• Be attentive to topics that lead into drugs or alcohol (Example: perhaps your teen describes someone at school who is “always high” or mentions a celebrity who has gone to rehab). Ask your teen what he thinks about

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• Focus completely on your child and try to see things from your child’s point of view. This will help you sympathize with his/her situation.

• Be aware that your child could be hiding his true feelings out of fear, em-barrassment, or some-thing else, and you should be careful to not just take what the child says at face value.

• Listen between the words. Pay attention to body language, facial expres-sions, or difficulty finding the right words to use.

• Recognize and confess when you don’t have the energy to be a good lis-tener and agree to restart the conversation (as long as it isn’t dire) at a later, better time.

Source: The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids (www.drugfree.org)

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Nicholson Receives Angie’s List Super Service AwardMassachusetts Residential Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning Company Earns Top Honor

Nicholson Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning has been recognized with the 2016 An-gie’s List Super Service Award, firmly establishing Nicholson among the best home service companies in the MetroWest area.

Nicholson, a leading provider of residential plumbing, heating and air conditioning services, offers comprehensive services including drain cleaning, water heaters, water purification, and duct cleaning. The company also offers a 100 percent satisfac-tion guarantee and 24/7 emer-gency service.

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Angie’s List Super Service Award winners must meet strict eligibility requirements, in-cluding an “A” rating in overall grade, recent grade, and review period grade. Service company ratings are updated daily on Angie’s List as new, verified con-sumer reviews are submitted. Companies are graded on an A through F scale in areas ranging from price to professionalism to punctuality.

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After the school year has ended, most kids want to play for the summer and forget about the classroom. Ignoring educational opportunities when school is out, however, can have negative con-sequences resulting in summer learning loss.

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All young people experience learning loss when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer. On aver-age, children’s test scores are at least one month lower when they return to school in the fall than scores when they left in the spring. Summer learning loss is

more pronounced in math. On average, students lose approxi-mately 2.6 months of grade level equivalency in mathemati-cal computation skills over the summer months.

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Teachers spend the first 6-8 weeks of a new school year re-teaching material to students that was lost during the summer months. A summer learning loss of 3 months in the elementary grades becomes a gap of 18 months by the end of 6th grade. By middle school, this is a loss of 2 or more years in reading achievement.

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3. Calculate math into the equation: engage in math related activities, practice making estimations, mea-suring distance or quanti-ties

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Remembering All the Missed Days of MayBy neha shaBeer, sophomore, ashlanD high sChool

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The first two weeks of May are usu-ally one of the best times of the year: the sun is out, flowers are blooming, and it finally feels like the harsh, snowy winter is be-hind us. But for Advance Place-ment (AP) students, the first two weeks of May are one of the most stressful times of the year because they are the two weeks of highly anticipated AP exams.

The College Board cre-ated the AP program in 1955 to bridge the achievement gap between secondary school and higher education (Col-lege Board). Initially, only 11 courses were offered, but now 38 college-level courses in a va-riety of subject areas are open to high school students around the world. The program has grown as more high schools adopt AP curriculum and more students take AP exams, with a record 2.6 million students taking them in 2016 (College Board).

Why Take AP ClassesThe appeal of AP classes is

that they showcase a student’s academic rigor and passion in

specific subject areas. A study by the US Department of Ed-ucation reveals that the most powerful indicator of college graduation is the rigor of a stu-dent’s high school curriculum, with AP courses being the edu-cational gold standard in that respect (College Board). Due to the difficulty and speed of the course, AP classes are weighted on a 5.0 scale instead of the 4.0 scale of regular classes, boost-ing students’ GPAs and helping them earn merit scholarships.

Additionally, with all the extra knowledge students learn in an AP class, it gives them an ad-vantage on standardized exams, such as the SAT, ACT and SAT Subject Tests. AP courses also help ease the difficult transi-tion to college course load come freshman year of college. Best of all, many colleges accept AP exam scores to receive credit or to “test out” of introductory classes, saving students time and money. Some students who have taken enough AP courses are even able to graduate college early!

My AP ExperienceFrom my experience of tak-

ing my first AP class this year, I would definitely recommend it

to any student who is dedicated, up for a challenge and has a 100 percent positive mindset that they will be able to handle the course load.

As a sophomore at Ashland High School, the only AP course traditionally offered to us is AP European History. Taking the class was quite honestly one of the most eye-opening and in-spirational experiences of my life. History has never been my strongest subject and is a class I need to work really hard to do well in. This year, I pushed myself to learn and study more than I ever have for a class, and it has given me the confidence that I can do anything I set my mind to.

AP exam scores are released in July and even if I don’t make a 5, I will consider completing this course one of the biggest accomplishments I’ve had thus far. From fighting for the class to run at the end of freshman year to completing 18-page textbook outlines to writing an essay in-corporating numerous primary source documents, I’m proud of myself and the other 15 students in my class. We’ve become a true family by sending each other late-night motivational mes-sages before tests, throwing each

other out of windows in the name of extra credit (reenacting the Defenestrations of Prague), building barricades in class to envision the French Revolution, making 15-page study guides for every unit, and taking a field trip to the World War II museum in Natick.

The real-life application and usefulness of this class was a pleasant surprise, as well! My historical knowledge helped me

understand the context of A Tale of Two Cities in English class, which I quoted at the be-ginning of this article.

Keep Buggering On!This whole experience would

not have been possible without our phenomenal teacher, Mr.

The Ashland High AP European History class of the 2016-2017 school year. (l to r) Back row: Wilson Lin, Alon Efroni, Andrew Dunn, Pratit Kadimdiwan. Middle row: Brianna Doucette, Nicole Abbatine, Neha Shabeer, Rebecca Rose, Jasmin Herrera, Eesha Yadav. Front row: Annabelle Rutherford, Olivia Beaton, Swathi Gorantla, Colby Weiss. (Photo/supplied)

An AP Euro group behind their barricade of chairs and desks recreating the French Revolution in class. (front to back) Annabelle Rutherford, Neha Shabeer, Swathi Gorantla, Neha Chanda, Olivia Beaton, Eesha Yadav and Brianna Doucette. (Photo/supplied)

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Keep Your Cats Indoors: Safer For Cats, Safer For the EnvironmentBy pamela BretsChneiDer, metroWest humane soCiety Volunteer

All cat lovers want to make their cats happy. Cats are impor-tant members of our families. We vaccinate them, neuter them and care for them. It is natural to think cats should enjoy na-ture and the great outdoors. But before you decide to open that door, think about the most re-cent research on the dangers of doing so.

A recent 2016 article in The Smithsonian described the chal-lenges of outdoor cats to them-selves, other animals and the ecological system. House cats are domesticated animals but not completely. House cats are physically almost identical to their wild ancestors. They still thrive and hunt. So it might be a shock to you as a cat owner that the International Union

for Conservation of Nature ranks “house cats as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive spe-cies.” They state that all house cats, not only strays, with access to the outdoors, are equally dan-gerous, with “supernatural pow-ers” as predators.

Cats kill 1.4 billion to 3.7 bil-lion birds each year. In a study

called Kitty Cam (www.kitty-cam.net), they filmed more than 50 well-fed house cats, showing cats are active hunters but rarely bring home their kill, often leav-ing it uneaten where you as an owner cannot see it. Some areas are planning eradication of cats, using poisons and shotguns to solve the problem, certainly not

something we as cat lovers want to hear but need to consider as we make the decision to keep our cats indoors.

As cat lovers, we must be aware that our adorable pets, despite their reputation as hunt-ers, become hunted themselves and exposed to many dangers outside. According to American Humane (2016) (www.american-humane.org) by letting your cat go outdoors, you are:

• Creating an environmental concern, such as killing birds and small animals

• Exposing them to diseases they can get from feral cats they encounter (feline leukemia, AIDS, FIP, feline distemper, and upper respi-ratory diseases)

• Exposing them to parasites ( ticks, fleas, ear mites, intesti-nal worms and ringworm)

• Leaving them prey to coy-otes, bears, raccoons, loose dogs, skunks, and other wild animals

• Risk getting hit by a car

• Exposing them to pesticides and toxins, such as those spread on lawns, as well as poisonous bait.

You want your cat to enjoy fresh air, be happy, and enjoy life. So what do you do? MetroWest Humane Society advises making

your inside an outside haven by:

• Opening a window with a screen, perhaps with a cat perch, perhaps with a bird-house set outside the win-dow, for your cat’s viewing pleasure

• Home-made outdoor enclo-sures

• A screened-in porch, where your cat can watch nature without being harmed, per-haps soaking up the sun that comes through

• Interactive toys

• A playmate

• Hiding places; a cardboard box sometimes is all that is needed for cat fun

• Climbing places, like posts

• “Cat TV” where birds are seen but cannot be harmed.

MetroWest Humane Society, a no-kill shelter on 30 Pond St., receives many calls each week about missing indoor/outdoor cats. The number of missing Massachusetts’ cats are posted on local websites, such as Mass. Missing Pet Network (masslost-pet.net) and MA Lost Pet on Facebook, number 5-10 each week. Please consider what it would be like for your family if your indoor/outdoor cat did not return. Keep your cats inside for your sake and for theirs!

Michael Wurster. The care, pas-sion and thought Mr. Wurster puts into every single lesson makes every student want to strive for a 5 on the AP Euro exam. While being the epitome

of a Star Wars fanatic, drama queen and secret Mean Girls aficionado, Mr. Wurster cares about each and every one of his students’ well being more than their grades. He caters to everyone’s individual needs and creates unique, fun educational activities! A sincere ‘thank you’ to Mr. Wurster for making this year unforgettable and remind-

ing me to always KBO (Keep Buggering On)!

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Tuscan Lasagna Roll Ups “V”

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Roasted Roots 5 6 7 8 9

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Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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MetroWest Conference For Women today announced the first-ever conference designed by and for women in MetroWest. This year’s conference, themed “Own Your Extraordinary Life,” will be held September 13 and

14, 2017, at the Sheraton Fram-ingham in Framingham, Mass.

“We are very excited about the level of enthusiasm we have received from speakers, spon-sors, exhibitors and attend-ees for this local conference,”

said Jen Maseda, President & CEO of MetroWest Confer-ence For Women. “We look for-ward to bringing together the many women in our local region for a substantive discussion of real-world solutions to important issues facing women today.”

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est Conference For Women is to inspire, connect, motivate and move women through every stage along their path. The con-ference will bring together the local community of women dur-ing an annual full-day confer-ence, providing an accessible and affordable opportunity for local women to make meaning-ful connections, share relevant perspectives, and learn from inspiring world-class speakers. There will be presentations and breakout sessions from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. with a pre-conference re-ception the evening of Septem-ber 13 beginning at 5:30 p.m., giving attendees the opportunity to meet conference speakers.

Incorporated as a nonprofit in December of 2016, the organi-zation has an all-volunteer Board of Directors with 23 women and one man committed to investing their time and resources for the success of the conference. Com-bined, Board members have over 150 years of experience in the MetroWest region in non-profit, corporate, business and govern-ment/public industries and also live in MetroWest. Knowing the needs of this region and the bar-riers to success that women face every day, they are commit-ted to providing a conference for women in the region at an affordable price. The conference registration is $50 per person,

which includes complimentary parking.

“The goal is to add informa-tion, resources, networking and mentoring within the MetroW-est region that increases the op-portunities available to women,” said Beth Reynolds, Board Mem-ber and Economic Development Director, Town of Ashland. “We believe there is plenty of room in this space for more opportunities such as these, chances to re-ig-nite, re-evaluate, and respond to the changing needs of women.”

The MetroWest Conference For Women plans to bring inspi-ration and world-class knowledge to women who otherwise might not have the chance experience it because of travel, affordability, or time constraints.

Current sponsors for the con-ference include, Avidia Bank, Middlesex Savings Bank, Mutual One Bank, Framingham State University, Framingham Source, Fitts Insurance, MAPA Transla-tions Inc., with a lead sponsor to be announced in April.

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Ashland Girls Strive for Playoff Berth in TennisBy ken hamWey, staFF sports Writer

The Ashland High girls’ ten-nis team has become a viable playoff contender.

Last year, the Clockers snapped an 18-year tournament drought when they finished their season at 14-4 and qualified for the tournament. The girls de-feated Dartmouth in the open-ing round, then were eliminated by Tri Valley League (TVL) rival Hopkinton.

This season, third-year coach Kellianne Erath has her squad in contention to be a playoff participant once again. The Clockers were 6-6 at Ashland Local Town Pages deadline. The 49-year-old Erath, who calls tennis “my passion,’’ competes in ladies doubles and mixed doubles on the United States Tennis Association circuit. A na-tive of New York, Erath took the reins of Ashland’s net program in 2015 and missed tourney play by a game, posting a 7-9 record. Last year, her 14-4 team earned her the TVL Coach of the Year Award.

“I had no coaching experi-ence when I took the Ashland job, but I did have the knowl-edge and the playing experi-ence to teach the sport,’’ Erath said. “It’s all about providing guidance, showing kids their weaknesses and helping them to improve.’’

Improvement is the prime in-gredient that may get the Clock-ers into the tourney again.

“The strengths of this year’s team are its work ethic, positive attitude and chemistry,’’ Erath noted. “Our singles players are very capable and give us an upper hand in those matches. Some of the girls have good technique and skills and our ath-leticism is a plus.’’

Graduating four key players from last year’s tourney team has forced Ashland to adjust and juggle some players into different roles. “The seniors’ de-partures have left us thin on ex-perience and depth,’’ Erath said. “But, we had 24 girls try out and we kept 14 on the varsity. Ten are playing jayvee tennis, which will help us in developing future players.’’

One competitor who has de-veloped into a dynamic player is senior Heidi Osterhout, a two-time TVL all-star and one of the Clockers’ captains. She’s got a 9-2 record so far in first singles.

“Heidi is a four-year veteran whose has a strong mental ap-proach to the game,’’ Erath said. “She’s got good ground strokes, a strong serve, and she mixes power and finesse. She creates points and she finishes them. As a captain, she’s a gracious win-ner, a leader by example and a quality role model.’’

Sophomore Neha Chanda

played third singles last year but has been promoted to the No. 2 slot, a move Erath made because “Neha earned it by winning many pivotal matches last year.’’ So far, she’s compiled a 7-5 re-cord. “Neha is steady and pa-tient,’’ Erath emphasized. “Her ground strokes are beautiful and she’s fundamentally solid. She has a good backhand and fore-hand, she outlasts opponents at the net and she’s worked hard at finishing off the last point.’’

Junior captain Sabrina Weiner played first doubles last year and showed lots of strength

in that role. This year, however, she’s moved into the third singles slot and was 3-5 in her matches. “Sabrina is a fine net player,’’ Erath said. “She’s very scrappy and fearless, always willing to dive for the ball. A left-hander, she’s a volley player who’s ag-gressive at the net and hits for power.’’

Juniors Sanjana Mandala and Eva Bruklich form Ash-land’s first doubles team. “San-jana is smart, consistent and has a great selection of shots,’’ Erath said. “Eva has good volley skills and she’s aggressive going for the ball at the net. Because of effective decision-making, they complement one another very well.’’

Junior Madi Erwin and se-nior captain Kelsey Collins, who was 2-2 at third singles earlier in the season, are Ashland’s second doubles partners. Collins strictly played exhibition matches last year but now has experience at third singles and second doubles.

“Kelsey is a quiet leader who’s organized and very sup-portive,’’ Erath said. “She’s steady, scrappy and returns shots well. Madi is consistent, coach-able and a very hard-worker in practice. She strives for im-provement in keeping the ball in play.’’

Erath relies on a coaching philosophy that focuses on en-joying the game, improving and executing efficiently. “If our players do those things, then winning will follow,’’ she em-phasized. “All matches are up for grabs and by being scrappy and aggressive, positive results can occur.’’

Ashland competes in a strong conference, acutely aware that Dover-Sherborn, Hopkinton, Westwood and Medfield are al-ways formidable matches. Last year, the Clockers demonstrated the importance of commitment and desire and the result was a tourney berth for the first time in 18 years.

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Growing up Max Freeman was involved in hockey, baseball, soccer and tennis, but by the sixth grade the Ashland native dropped three of the four sports and concentrated on becoming the best tennis player he could possibly be. It didn’t hurt that his father taught tennis locally.

“When my dad taught tennis at the local clubs, I just tagged along. When he was younger he played tennis, so I guess I just naturally took after him,” Free-man said. “Of the four sports, I felt that I was better at tennis and like the idea that I was fend-ing for myself.”

In his first ever tournament he found himself on the short end of all three matches, but instead of getting discouraged he used the losses as motivation to get better, and by the time he was 14 he was participating in the Nationals in San Antonio, Texas. The Ashland racketeer captured wins in the first two rounds but was eventually elimi-nated in the third round.

“I just went into each match putting forth my best effort,” he said. “Although I lost, it was still a really good experience. It opened a lot of doors for me, es-pecially seeing how other tennis players from around the country played.”

As a freshman playing num-ber one singles for the Clock-ers, Freeman made it all the way to the semi finals of the State Individual Tennis Tour-nament where he lost to Cape Cod Academy’s Patrick Wyeth, the eventually champion. Going into the match, he knew what he was up against, but he didn’t let it bother him.

“That year Max hadn’t lost a match all season until the semi finals of the State Tournament,” Clocker Tennis Coach Mike Roman said.

Following the success he had in his freshman campaign, Free-man decided to step away from the court, at least on the high school level, until this spring.

“I had other commitments

and couldn’t give 100 percent to the Ashland team,” he said. “This year I decided that I wanted to play one last time with the friends that I had grown up with while representing Ash-land. I wanted to close it out the right way.”

Thus far the senior has found himself unbeaten on the tennis courts for Ashland and doesn’t really see any competition in his way. Dover Sherborn’s Max Sherman has been the only number one singles player that has pushed Freeman.

Returning for his senior cam-paign, Roman has seen a differ-ent athlete take the court day in and day out.

“He has been so dominate in the (Tri-Valley) League this year,” the Coach said. “His mental approach to the game is great and he shows that he’s a naturally pure athlete.”

As the season and his high school career on the Ashland tennis courts come to an end, the senior will be not be saying goodbye to his favorite sport. Freeman will be attending

Vanderbilt University in Nash-ville, Tennessee come the fall where he will definitely find a tennis racket in his hands play-ing Division 1 tennis. Freeman has already seen what tennis is like in the Southeastern Confer-ence (SEC) first hand.

“Having watched a match while I was visiting the school, it’s going to be much different playing college tennis than high school,” he said. “It’s going to be a lot more intense, but I’m ex-cited. I hope that I can start my freshman year, but realistically it’s probably not going to hap-pen as this is a tough program with a lot of good tennis play-ers.”

Although his ultimate goal would be to play in the Vander-bilt tennis courts, Freeman said he’d be more than satisfied if he made the team and was watch-ing and learning from the bench.

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Ashland Community CalendarMondays

11:45 am: Lunch at the Ash-land Community-Senior Center. Cost: $3, must be paid in person by 3:30 pm the Thursday before. www.ashlandmass.com/429/Activities

First and Third Mondays9:15 to 11 am: Blood Pressure

check at the Ashland Commu-nity-Senior Center. www.ash-landmass.com/429/Activities

Tuesdays12 pm to 1 pm: Ashland

Business Builders Networking Group, bring your own bag lunch, at Fitness Together, 126 Commerce Park Plaza (Past UPS), 200 Butterfield Dr. RSVP to Bob Savin, 508-438-0050, [email protected].

6 pm: Weekly Goal Meet-ings held by Ashland’s Strategic Planning Advisory Group for Phase II of Ashland Focus 2035. At the library: 6/6. 6/13, 6/20. At Stone Park Pavilion prior to summer concerts: 6/27, 711, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1. [email protected]

Every Second and Fourth Tuesday

7 pm: Ashland Lions Club meets at TJ Spirits, Rt. 135. Contact Julian Doktor, 508-881-4664.

Wednesdays10 am to 7 pm: Federated

Church Thrift Shop, 118 Main St. Drop off donations while the shop is open. Additional parking behind town hall. 508-881-1355, www.federatedchurchofashland.org

12 pm: Cribbage for all levels at the Ashland Senior Center.

Thursdays1 pm: Films are shown at the

Ashland Community-Senior Center. Refreshments served at intermission.

Every First Thursday12 pm: Friends of the Coun-

cil on Aging meet at the Ashland Community Center. Call for in-formation: 508-881-2574.

6:30 pm: Greater Ashland Lions meet at Erica’s Restau-rant, 78 Front St. Call for in-formation: 508-875-4513 or 508-881-3987.

Every Second and Fourth Thursday

1 pm: Caregiver Support Group at the Ashland Com-munity Center. For information, contact Outreach Counselor Susan Wells, 508-881-0140, ext. 7945.

Every Third Thursday10:30 to 12 pm: TLC “The

Lactation Club,” meets at Back-stage Dance Center, 300 Eliot St. Meet other breastfeeding moms and learn tips and techniques to help you and your baby get off to the best start. For questions and to reserve your spot, contact Gina Abbascia, R.N. and Certi-fied Lactation Consultant at [email protected].

Every Fourth Thursday6:30 to 7:30 pm: Alzheimer’s

& Dementia Caregiving Support Group at The Residence at Val-ley Farm, 369 Pond St. RSVP by calling 508-532-3197.

Last Thursday of Each Month

6:30 to 7:30 pm: Library Teen Advisory Board meets to discuss programming for young adults at the Ashland Library, 508-881-0134.

Fridays10 am: Tai Chi class at The

Residence at Valley Farm, 369 Pond St. Free and open to the public. RSVP by calling 508-532-3197.

7 pm: Friends’ Friday Night Film Series at the Ash-land Library shows predomi-nantly independent or foreign films. Many of the films are shown with subtitles in English. www.friendsoftheapl.com, 508-881-0134.

Saturdays (starting June 10)10 am to 2 pm: Federated

Church Thrift Shop, 118 Main St. Drop off donations while the shop is open. Addi-tional parking behind town hall. 508-881-1355, www.federated-churchofashland.org

Saturdays3 to 5 pm: Meat Shoots at

the Ashland American Legion Hall. Come for a good time and a chance to bring home steaks, chops and chicken. Raffles, too! Sponsored by the American Le-gion, Legion Auxiliary, Sons of the Legion and Greater Ashland Lions.

June 1, 2, 3Ashland Community

Theater presents “2 Acts of Murder” at the Ashland Middle School. Purchase tickets online, ashlandcommunitythe-ater.com, or at the door.

Thursday, June 17 to 9 pm: Ashland Upper

Charles Trail Committee Townwide Meeting, Ashland Community Center, 162 W. Union St. The public is invited to review the draft trail align-ment options and discuss the pros and cons of each option.

Saturday, June 37 am to 4 pm: Metrowest K9

5K, a unique run through the woods and fields of the Metrow-est YMCA Outdoor Center in Hopkinton & Ashland. Proceeds benefit MVMA Charities, Inc. www.metrowestk95k.com

8:30 to 10 pm: Star Party at the Mindess School. Tele-scopes provided by the Friends of the Library, or bring along your own. Hosted by Len Rabi-nowitz & John Esposito. Dress warmly and bring a flash-light. No pets allowed. Regis-ter: www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4da4a82eaaf58-star1.

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troWest Legal Services 20th annual golf event--2017 Nancy King Memorial Golf Tournament, Framingham Country Club. All proceeds benefit the clients of MetroWest Legal Services. Shotgun start, 1 pm. Following the tournament, an awards and recognition din-ner will be held, along with a live and silent auction and raffle. www.mwlegal.org

Tuesday, June 65:30 to 7:30 pm: Ashland

Business Association: Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis (D) will be the main speaker; the 10-min-ute ABA Business Spotlight will feature Jill Schindler from the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce. Free and open to the public. Ashland Library, 66 Front St. www.ashlandbusines-sassociation.com

5:30 pm: Decisions at Every Turn (DAET) Coalition: final formal coalition meeting of the school year. We will share core outcome measures from the 2016 Ashland Adolescent Health Survey, celebrate key successes, and welcome our new coalition coordinator. Refresh-ments. Ashland Middle School, www.AshlandDecisions.org

7 pm: Ashland Parent Ad-visory Council (ASHPAC) Monthly Meeting, Ashland Middle School Activity Room. All are welcome. www.ashpac.org

Thursday, June 87 to 9 pm: Ashland Docu-

mentary Film & Discussion Series, Ashland Library, Com-munity Room. On June 8, Big Oil Whistleblower, a must-see documentary at a moment when the Dakota Access Pipe-line is approved and off shore drilling in the Atlantic and Pa-cific is expanded. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, www.friendsoftheapl.com, 508-881-0134

Saturday, June 109 am to 1 pm: Ashland Farm-

ers Market Opening Day, 125 Front St., on the grass across from the library. www.ashland-farmersmarket.org

10 am to 3 pm: Giant Yard Sale, Metro West Humane Society, 30 Pond St., across from Market Basket Plaza to benefit the non-profit, “no kill” cat shelter. Rain date: Saturday, June 17. For information, email [email protected].

Wednesday, June 14Flag Day

Saturday, June 1710 to 11:30 am: Ashland

Garden Club presents “To Bee or Not to Bee,” a lecture to explore plants that attract ben-eficial insects, as well as birds and butterflies, to your gardens, at the Ashland Library, 508-881-0134. www.ashlandgardenclub.org

Sunday, June 18Father’s Day

Wednesday, June 21First Day of Summer

Thursday, June 227 to 8 pm: Learn how to

use the Orion StarBlast Telescope, available for Ash-land families to check-out of the library. A power point pre-sentation will be followed by outside viewing, weather permit-ting. Telescope was funded by MathWorks of Natick and will be maintained by the Aldrich Astronomical Society, Inc., as part of their Library Telescope Program. Ashland Library, 508-881-0134

June 22 - August 25Summer Reading Pro-

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BacksplashAdding a tile backsplash can

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Town Meeting Authorizes Selectmen to Set Speed Limits and Safety ZonesBy DeBorah Burke henDerson, ContriButing Writer

Part of the Municipal Mod-ernization Act (MMA) adopted by the Massachusetts Legislature on July 31, 2016, and announced by Gov. Charlie Baker on Aug. 9, 2016, included two reform mea-sures allowing city or town offi-cials to set speed limits as low as 25 mph in heavily trafficked areas and to establish safety zones with a speed limit of 20 mph.

According to the Massachu-setts Department of Transporta-tion, a safety zone has to do with a street that is adjacent to a land use, such as a school, and is likely to attract pedestrian use. These new measures may be found in the Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 90, sections 17C and 18B, respectively.

Each community is respon-sible for adopting these new re-forms through town meeting, and on May 3, Ashland residents

voted to authorize the Board of Selectmen (BOS) to set speed limits of 25 mph in any areas in Town defined by state law as “thickly settled or business dis-tricts” and to establish safety zones for speed reduction to 20 mph in certain areas.

“We are hearing more traffic safety concerns from residents, so the concept of adopting these new measures makes perfect sense for Ashland and gives us more tools to work with,” Board of Selectman Steven Mitchell stated.

A few years ago, the BOS es-tablished the Road Traffic Safety Study Committee, chaired by Sgt. Ed Burman, to be the first part of a process by which the Board could make changes where needed.

“Because our primary com-muter roads are becoming more and more densely trafficked, people are looking for alternate routes to bypass main arteries,” Mitchell said. “Consequently,

our scenic back roads are getting more crowded. As the road and parking commissioners in Town, we receive residents’ complaints about speed. There is nothing we can do about controlling traf-fic on public roads, but we can apply mechanisms to help reduce speed.”

The Board has acted on sev-eral concerns already.

After several months of traffic study, the BOS is now planning a six-month trial to add two stop signs in Town, one at Olive St. and one at Lafolette Rd., to help moderate the velocity of traffic through those intersections.

In addition, the BOS is pro-posing adding two solar-powered flashing signs to the existing safety zone in front of the public library. “One sign will be installed on either side of the street in the painted crossing area, so residents will just push a button to activate the lights. No driver should miss that,” Mitchell added.

Residents with concerns about

traffic safety are encouraged to contact the Road Traffic Safety Study Committee through Town Hall. Committee members will review the concerns and, if war-

ranted, conduct a traffic study or other measure to propose a solu-tion, and if approved, order the signage or materials needed to implement the change.

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