Dudley Charlton School District

All DC school district parents are invited to a special school safety meeting to be held at the Charlton Middle School at 6:00 p.m.  The school committee, administrators, and and local police and fire chiefs will participate in the discussion of safety measures for the schools.

By Steev Riccardo

Dudley – The Shepherd Hill Rams overcame a 27-23 halftime deficit and were led by the excellent all-around play of senior co-captain Taylor Daniels to knock off the previously undefeated Auburn Rockets (8-1) 64-49 in front of a huge crowd at the Hill on Saturday night, Jan. 12.

The outstanding Rams back court of senior co-captain Tina Gauvin and junior Brooke Packard each hit 3-point shots to give the Rams a 13-11 lead after the opening quarter.

Sales to raise funds to help humanitarian causes locally and internationally.

WEBSTER, Massachusetts (Dec. 10, 2012) — The Rotary Club of Webster-Dudley has teamed up with fellow Rotarian/inspirational contemporary realist oil painter, Renee Dumont, to raise funds to help humanitarian causes locally and internationally.  Beginning with this holiday season, the first in an historical series of postcards created from gorgeous oil paintings expressing  the appreciation of the Native American heritage here on Webster Lake are being sold. 100% of the postcard sales will be donated by the artist.

DUDLEY - Nichols College President Susan West Engelkemeyer and Tom Cafarro visited Dudley Fire Chief Dean Kochanowski and several members of the Dudley Board of Selectmen at Dudley Fire Headquarters last Wednesday to donate a timely piece of life-saving equipment to local firefighters.

Every year, horror stories make their way into the headlines about people who venture out onto unsafe ice only to fall through, jeopardizing their lives and the lives of others who attempt to rescue them from imminent drowning.  Enter the Town of Dudley’s good neighbor, Nichols College.

By Charles Kelleher Harris
Patriot correspondent

DUDLEY-The Board of Selectmen want to make sure that the decision to issue a soil and loam removal permit is made with the community in mind.

At Monday's regularly scheduled meeting, James Pioppi, of Pioppi Construction was present for a public hearing about the permit application.

Pioppi sought a permit for removal at a gravel pit off Fish Road. However, during recent work at the site Pioppi Construction accidentally damaged a portion of the rail trail, which is property of the Commonwealth. Repairs to that area have not yet been made.

Also beat Grafton for second win of the week

Text and photos by Steev Riccardo

DUDLEY – The Shepherd Hill Rams played tough interior defense and got some key baskets from Tyler Martin and Justin Terlizzi down the stretch to squeeze by the Quabbin Panthers 46-43 in Southern Worcester County League action Monday, Jan. 2, at Shepherd Hill.

The Rams opened an 11-10 first quarter lead, led by the strong inside play of sophomore power forward Chris Lindstrom, who tallied five early points.

The two teams then played a tight second quarter with the Panthers taking a 24-21 lead at the half in what had become a tough defensive struggle in which points were hard to come by.

Senior guard Tyler Martin scored six points and the Rams cut into the Panthers lead trailing by only two points, 35-33 in a third quarter that saw nine different lead changes in it.

The Rams took the lead for good with 2:10 left in the game on an enormous rebound basket by senior Justin Terlizzi.  Martin then iced the game moments later with a strong driving layup with 15 seconds left.

DUDLEY -  Shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday January 4, Dudley firefighters responded to a fire in a single family dwelling located at 158 Corbin Road.  The owner and lone occupant of the building, Lawrence Borowski, escaped the building unharmed.

At approximately 7:11 p.m. Dudley Fire Alarm received a 911 call reporting a house on fire at the Corbin Rd. address, and both fire and police units were dispatched to the location.  Initial reports from the Fire Alarm Office reported that the structure was fully involved.  With the home being located in a rural area with no fire hydrants close by, Dudley firefighters immediately called for help from the surrounding fire departments in Webster, Southbridge, and Charlton.  Neighboring Thompson CT fire companies were also dispatched to the fire initially, but were diverted to cover the empty Dudley Fire Station.

By Patriot staff; photos follow

STOW – Three local firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Call Firefighter Recruit Training course in a ceremony held at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy in Stow, Mass. in front of a group of family, friends, and coworkers, on Thursday evening, Dec. 20.

For the last four months, these recruits have taken part in a rigorous training program focused on the essential skills needed to become a nationally certified firefighter.  Certified Instructors at the academy provided the recruit firefighters with the knowledge and the hands-on experience that will help integrate each of them into their departments, as well as keep them safe on the job.  During their training, the firefighters learned about fire behavior, ventilation, forcible entry, hose handling, hazardous materials operations, ladders, search and rescue, and a myriad of other subject matter that a firefighter must learn to perform their job in a safe, effective manner.

Dudley Fire Chief Dean Kochanowski  was in attendance to present certificates of completion to Dudley Firefighters Adam Bernard and Charles J. McGowan.  Each recruit had his badge pinned on him by a relative. Firefighter Bernard receiving his badge from his uncle, Worcester Fire Lieutenant Bert Davis, and Firefighter McGowan was pinned by his mother, Jane McGowan.

behind Huberdault’s 7 three-pointers

Photo: Alex Givins-Perry (#3) and Michael Rapoza (#25) fought hard all night

by Steev Riccardo

WEBSTER – Bartlett senior co-captain Matt Huberdault had a career- high 28 points, including 7 three-pointers, to lead the Indians past the Shepherd Hill Rams 69-64 in a real thriller in front of a packed house at Bartlett on Friday night.

The Indians came out shooting early and opened an 18-12 lead after the opening quarter behind a couple of three-pointers by Huberdault and 6 points by sophomore Jacob Mailloux.

Sophomore power forward Chris Lindstrom, making his first varsity start, scored 6 points and the Rams played a strong zone defense to outscore the Indians 15-14 in the second quarter to cut the Indians lead to 32-27 at the half.

Photo: Kayla Podell (#44) tries to block a shot

by Steev Riccardo

DUDLEY -  The Shepherd Hill Rams opened a 30-5 lead in the first quarter and coasted to a 75-20 win over the Bartlett Indians in Southern Worcester County League girl’s action on Thursday night.

Junior guard Brooke Packard led the Rams in scoring with 17 points in limited action as the Rams were able to get a big lead and maintain it throughout the contest.

The Rams lineup of senior co-captain guard Tina Gauvin, senior co-captain forward Taylor Daniels, senior center Johanna L' Heureux,  junior Dominique Woods, and Packard proved too strong for the less experienced Indians, who were no match for the Rams.