At 92, still driving to NY and working elections

by Ginger Costen

WEBSTER - Last week domestic diva Martha Stewart decided to document her attempt at online dating. Stating that it’s been six years since she’s had a man in her life, Stewart decided it was time to find someone and filled out the application for the dating website, Match.com, on NBC’s Today show.  The current plan is for a production crew to follow Martha through her journey with regular updates and interviews.

While the concept of using the Internet to find a possible mate is certainly a 21^st century phenomenon, the idea of the woman searching for and interviewing potential grooms is not.

Long-time Bartlett High School Athletic Director and former coach and teacher Rene Langevin will be retiring at the end of the school year.  He has been an instrumental part of the Bartlett Athletic Department for many years and will be greatly missed at the school.  We at The Patriot wish Coach Langevin a long and happy retirement!

Slota retains treasurer position

by Patriot staff

WEBSTER – The 1913 Webster town elections brought a few surprises to Town Clerk Bob Craver, “we had a lot of write-ins for this election, but the day went smoothly and there weren’t any problems,” he said.

William Starzec was elected for his first run as a Selectman, defeating incumbent Donald Bourque with 865 votes to Bourque’s 624 votes. Incumbent Selectman Mark Dowgiewicz, was returned to office with 795 votes.

WEBSTER - Speculation about the future of the Colonial Restaurant on Thompson Road has been answered: it will continue to be a restaurant. The restaurant, founded by Eudore "Ted" Morse in the 1940's and operated by the family ever since, was purchased Monday by Great Bay LLC, an operating company of Galaxy Development.

Galaxy principal Michael O'Brien said that he plans to do some work on the building and grounds, including exterior and interior painting, and landscaping.     

There had been local speculation that the prospective buyer would raze the building, which sits on three acres, and develop the property. "We never had an intention to knock it down," O'Brien said. "Our plan is to lease it out to a good quality restaurateur. We are in the real estate business, not the restaurant business."

O'Brien said that he has seven qualified restaurant operators interested in looking at the property. "It's exciting what it can be, with fresh ideas and a new menu."

WEBSTER – Indian Ranch will soon be the new home of the Indian Princess, an authentic paddle boat which local businessman Christopher Robert has operated in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, for the past year.

The Indian Princess had its final sunset cruise on the Gulf of Mexico on April 18, and started its journey north to Webster Lake on the 28th. The boat’s top speed is six knots, so it will take a month for it to travel from Fort Myers Beach through the Caloosahatchee River, across Lake Okechobee, to the Atlantic Ocean and on to Norwich, Connecticut. From there the boat will hauled over land on Rt. 395 to Webster.

Lose to Quaboag, rebound vs. Prouty

WEBSTER – Junior right-hander Justin Caro pitched an outstanding two hitter while leading the Bartlett Indians to a 7-2 win over archrival Southbridge on Monday (April 22).

Caro had a no hitter entering the seventh inning and gave up a pair of hits with one out but retired the final two batters of the game for the win.

Sophomore Ryan Sullivan and senior Billy Phillips supplied the key offense for the Indians.

Thank police officers for role in Marathon bombings

By Thomas D’Agostino
Patriot Correspondent

The Webster Board of Selectmen and Town Administrator proudly issued a proclamation to Guy Leboeuf on Monday, April 22, for his actions upon finding a deposit bag containing $8,300 in cash in the parking lot of Shaw’s Supermarket on April 9. Leboeuf immediately turned the money over to the store manager who called the Webster Police Department. The money was returned to its rightful owner. During the presentation Chairman Donald Bourque praised Leboeuf by stating “honesty of this magnitude sets an example for all of us to follow.”

Text and photos by Steev Riccardo

WEBSTER – The Bartlett Indians hosted their first ever Indian Baseball Classic tournament in Webster last Tuesday (April 16), and all indications are that it was a huge success.

With games taking place at both the Upper Athletic field and at Bartlett High school at 1—and aconsolation and title game at the Upper Athletic at 3 and 7—the crowds came out, and it was a great baseball atmosphere.

Text and photos by Steev Riccardo

WEBSTER – Traveling east on Route 16 from Webster to Douglas, it’s hard not to notice that right before the town line it looks like a tornado came through the area and literally cut down every tree on the south side of the road.

It’s a scene that has a lot people talking, but it’s somewhat of a mystery what the owner, Douglas developer Louis Tusino, has planned for the six-acre area of land.