WESTBOROUGH MUSIC PARENTS RECIPIENT OF AVIDIA GRANT

The Westborough Music Parents Association are pleased to announce that  they received an Avidia Charitable Foundation grant.  The grant of twenty two hundred dollars was used to purchase a digital piano for the Hastings Elementary School.  It was the only school in the district that did not have a digital piano available.  It will provide portability to move from room to room, allows the teacher to see the students over the piano while playing, and provides for allowing music to be read from a USB flash drive, or to be recorded to the drive.  This is extremely helpful in the classroom and for performances at the general school assemblies. The DP-990 has an 88-key stereo multi-sampled piano sound with three silver-finish pedals that naturally reproduce every detail just like an acoustic grand piano. Avidia Bank is a mutual community bank with branches in Hudson, Westborough, Clinton, Leominster, Marlborough, Northborough, and Shrewsbury.

(Click to enlarge)  Left to right: Patty Berkey, Hastings Elementary School Principal; Wendy Clark, Music Teacher; David Jost, Westborough Public Schools Coordinator of Fine Arts; Joseph MacDonough, Executive Vice President of Avidia Bank; Kimberly Perkins, Branch Manager, Avidia Bank and Judy Wilchynski, Westborough Parents Music Association and writer of the grant.

"I Remember Better When I Paint"

The Rotary Club of Westborough and the Westborough Council on the Aging cordially invite you to a screening of the documentary film "I Remember Better When I Paint." This film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation, and narrated by Olivia de Havilland, is the first international documentary about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies on people with Alzheimer's Disease and how these approaches can change the way we look at the disease.

Among those who are featured are noted doctors from Boston University and Yasmin Aga Khan, president of Alzheimer's Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer's Disease, and former Westborough resident Skip Curtis.

"I Remember Better When I Paint" shows the revolutionary effects of treatment for Alzheimer's patients and brings important information to Alzheimer's patients and those who love and care for them will, and to those who, through heredity, will become future patients of this disease. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with:

Meg Curtis, Innkeeper, caregiver to her husband and Alzheimer's patient, Skip Curtis, featured in the film, along with her children, and, Robert Stern, PhD , Boston University School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Neurology and Co-Director, Alzheimer's Disease Clinical & Research Program

When: Tuesday, April 13, 2010

6:30 p.m. -At the door ticket sales
7:00 p.m. -Movie screening
8:00 p.m. -Panel discussion and light refreshments

Where: Westborough High School Auditorium, 90 West Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581. Parking will be available in the school lots.

Cost: $10 per person, cash or check

Tickets are available at the Westborough Senior Center, 4 Rogers Road and at Central One Credit Union, 40 South Street, Westborough, MA 01581 .

Please call the Westborough Senior Center at 508-366-6000 for further information.

This event is co-sponsored by the Community Service Committee of the Rotary Club of Westborough and the Westborough Council on Aging.

Proceeds are to be split between local charities and the Skip Curtis Fund at the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center, Boston, Massachusetts.

We have a race! The following is from our Shrewsbury neighbor's blog "ShrewsBuried", titled ' Denis Leary To Run For State Representative'

by Mark Adler

Shrewsbury Democrat Denis Leary has taken out nomination papers to run for State Representative from the 11th Worcester District, which covers Shrewsbury and part of Westborough. The seat is being vacated by Republican Karyn Polito, who's running for State Treasurer.

Leary is a 57 year old resident of Shrewsbury. He is the Executive Director of Veterans Inc, which provides shelter, food, and training to homeless Massachusetts vets. This organization recently brought its operations to Shrewsbury in the former Calvary Retreat Center on South Street.

He is not the famous comedian/actor from Worcester, but rather is a graduate of Stonehill College and Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. He has more than 15 years experience in the administration and management of human service programs.

Mr. Leary was previously employed by Community Healthlink, a subsidiary of UMassMemorial Healthcare System, where he was a Division Director for 11 years. He is also the former President of the Central Massachusetts Substance Abuse Association, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and he was the 2000 recipient of the T&G's Vision Award.

The deadline for nomination papers is May 4. The primary election is September 14.

Mr. Leary will be challenging Mr. Beaton, who is running as a Republican for 11th Worcester District.

The Youth Activities Coordinator will plan, promote and run the HOT SUMMER NIGHTS program for Westborough teens. A High School Diploma is required. Applicants should have experience facilitating activities for large groups of teens, be self directed, creative, organized and fun-loving. Knowledge of web page development and maintenance is helpful.

Approximately 20 hrs/wk. Mid-May to Mid-August. $15.00/hr.

Application Deadline April 22, 2010

[from Town Website, 4/7/10 -- webmaster]