Sunday, January 27, 1pm

BartlettHigh Schoolwill be hosting a free FAFSA Day at 1pm on Sunday, January 27 for seniors and their parents/guardians. Every senior applying for financial aid needs to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Bartlett High is one of the few high school sites in the state to offer this opportunity. The services are free and available to anyone entering college in 2013. FAFSA Day is staffed by volunteer financial aid education experts who will be available to provide families one-on-one assistance.

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.

tobacco violations addressed,
39 Lake Street to be razed

by Thomas D’Agostino
Patriot Correspondent

WEBSTER - There were 13 confirmed flu cases reported for the month of December. This does not reflect the number of cases that went unreported. The town had 50 doses of vaccines available. At the Jan. 14 Board of Health meeting Health Agent, Cathleen Liberty stated that the Commonwealth has no more to issue. Webster residents have already taken advantage of 30 free vaccines, leaving 20 remaining. The board reports that reported flu cases in Massachusetts have dropped 2.91% for the beginning of January. The number of cases reported was up 4.95%.

BOSTON – Students at the Bartlett Junior Senior High School and Park Avenue School in Webster will benefit from afterschool activities that support their learning, announced Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge. The Webster Public Schools was one of 22 school districts awarded a highly competitive
$264,000 21^st Century Community Learning Center (CLC) grant that will fund this initiative.

“The 21^st Century Community Learning Center grant program is an excellent means for extending the school day to promote enrichment and positive student outcomes,” said Sen. Moore, a supporter of Webster’s effort in applying for the CLC grant. “The need for CLC services often outpaces districts’ ability to pay for them. I therefore applaud the Webster Public School for taking full advantage of this alternative funding source, for the full benefit of its students.”

Discuss snowy sidewalks, regional dispatching

by Thomas D’Agostino
Patriot Correspondent

WEBSTER - The Webster Board of Selectmen officially opened the warrant for the Special Town Meeting to be held 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 25, at Bartlett High School. All departments, boards and commission petitions must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 23, and the citizens petitions deadline is 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 29.

The board also addressed the issue of sidewalks that are still obstructed by snow. According to the town charter, sidewalks in front of private properties must be cleared within twenty-four hours of a storm. Many residents, along with several businesses, have failed to comply. Vice Chair Deborah Keefe stated there is a police-enforced fifty-dollar citation for failure to comply with the regulation. “It’s a shame because it’s not that I really want to penalize people that haven’t shoveled, but it’s not fair to the people, and we have a lot of them who have shoveled.”

Amber Facchini, a local student from Auburn, MA, was a 3rd place winner in James Patterson's College Book Bucks Scholarship. For the second year in a row, the best selling author has held an essay contest for college bound high school seniors across the country. The essay question was "How has your favorite book inspired you toward what you'd like to do in life?" Amber won a $250 gift certificate to spend at the independent bookstore of her choice, Booklovers' Gourmet in Webster, MA. Amber is attending WPI in Worcester, MA with a major in computer science.

For more information about the contest go to http://jamespatterson.com/college-book-bucks-winners.php#.UOS6yKw5hU5

WEBSTER -  On Monday, December 31, just before midnight the Webster Police Department received a 911 call stating that there had been an accidental discharge of a firearm and there was a victim at 94 North Main Street. Webster Police and EMS responded and learned that Daniel Grenon, 24 who had a valid License to Carry, was playing a “game” with his friend, Ryan Aldridge. The game involved Grenon having a firearm and Aldridge had a knife. They were seeing who could draw it faster when Grenon accidentally shot Aldridge in the lower abdomen.

Grenon was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, 6 counts of improper storage of a firearm, and improper storage of ammunition.

He was arraigned in Dudley District Court on Wednesday. Police have revoked his license to carry and seized all of his firearms and ammunition.

Alcohol was not a factor in the incident.

Aldrich was transported to Umass Memorial Hospital where he remains today.

WEBSTER - The Bartlett Jr/Sr High School Driver’s Education staff has announced the dates of the Winter 2013 Driver’s Education classroom instruction.

At approximately 7:00 p.m. Wednesday night the Webster Police Department received a 911 call from a delivery driver working for Main Street Chinese Restaurant that he had just been robbed. The robbery took place at 40 Pleasant Street as the driver was making a delivery. The only description is that the suspect was a black male wearing dark clothing. It is unknown if he left on foot or in a vehicle. He made off with the order and the victim’s wallet. The victim was not physically hurt in the incident.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detective Gordon Wentworth at 508-943-1212. Tips can also be submitted via www.websterpolice.com

by Patriot staff

WEBSTER - The new 8' x 10' sign  high on the stone wall on the corner of Main Street and Bartlett Street is hard to miss. It promises a Community Development Project by the Spring of 2013. The sponsors for the project are local businesses Webster Ventures and Indian Ranch, both owned by Christopher Robert.

Mr. Robert 's goal is to clean up the properties on South Main Street from Bartlett Street to the Essentials Hair Salon. “This property has been a blot on the image of the town for many years,” he said. “After the town demolished the “Vito Block” in the spring to make way for the  new police station, I wanted to eliminate the one eyesore left in the downtown area.”