the Whitinsville community gathered alongside dignitaries elected officials and clergy to celebrate the dedication and blessing of the Armenian Heritage Monument just 18 months after its groundbreaking His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian Prelate of the Eastern Prelacy of the United States marking a significant moment in the region’s history This project began as a simple idea: to create a lasting tribute where the community could gather each Memorial Day to honor remember and pray for the souls of Armenian immigrants who survived the Armenian Genocide and were welcomed in Whitinsville to rebuild their lives With the support of the town of Northbridge which donated a parcel of land at Pine Grove Cemetery Pine Grove Cemetery is the final resting place for many Armenian immigrants who were integral to Whitinsville’s rich history local leaders acknowledged the enduring contributions of the Armenian community Many Armenians began working at Whitin Machine Works as early as the 1880s State Senator Ryan Fattman and State Representative David Muradian presented a proclamation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts also proclaimed November 2 as Armenian Heritage Monument Day “We are blessed to share a vision with community supporters and leaders for this monument,” remarked Rev Mikael Der Kosrofian of Soorp Asdvadzadzin Armenian Apostolic Church “It stands as a sacred and solemn place for Armenians in Whitinsville and the Blackstone Valley.” The event was further honored on October 9 2024 with the presence of His Holiness Catholicos Aram I as part of his pontifical visit to the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America His Holiness praised the monument as a testament to honoring the past celebrating the present and educating future generations about the enduring legacy of Armenians in Whitinsville and the Blackstone Valley a dedicated committee has worked tirelessly to raise $125,000 by December 31 Committee members are now asking for help in reaching out to families who may have moved away from the area encouraging them to participate in this final opportunity to honor their loved ones For more information on how to support this meaningful initiative, visit https://armenianchurchofwhit.org/heritage-monument/.  The Blackstone Valley and the Blackstone River are synonymous with the Industrial Revolution The mills along that river provided work for the immigrants all the way down to Slater Mill in Pawtucket Congratulations on the construction of this masterpiece This monument is so well deserved for the Whitinsville community Receive emails when new obituariesare published to our website Relating to the needs of area families takes a special kind of understanding; one which is nurtured over years of knowing what is most important we live to help those that are suffering from loss then help guide you through the best options for your loved one There's a reason why our office walls are filled with thank you cards from others who have gone through the same thing you are experiencing Please contact us in whichever way is the most convenient for you no obligation.Thank you for this opportunity to help you Your browser may not work with certain site. Upgrade now. Details: cache-fra-eddf8230112-FRA 1746488225 4104470137 Whitinsville Christian's Flagg earn wins at NE track championshipsWorcester Telegram & GazetteTrack and fieldNew England Indoor Championships: Shrewsbury's Derek Shimer improved on his school record in the high jump to take the title at the Reggie Lewis Center Whitinsville Christian's Emily Flagg cruised in the 2 mile in 10:42.59 to earn a comfortable win over Mackenzie Cook (10:51.95) of Oyster River (N.H.) AMSA's Katelyn Massey placed 15th (11:28.94) Algonquin's Jonah Gould took third in the mile (4:25.49) behind Sam Leone (4:22.98) of East Lyme (Conn.) and Sam Laverdiere (4:25.10) of Lake Region (Maine) Oakmont's Jayden Brostrom finished 13th (4:30.93) Hopedale's Ari Levine finished third in the shot put (56-11½) and Lunenburg's Ray Beardmore took 12th (53-½) Wachusett's Rahma Giwa was seventh in the 300 meters (40.72) and Giwa was the anchor on the Mountaineers 1,600 relay team McKenna Kadis and Stella Morneault to place fifth (4:03.38) Ayer-Shirley's Cole New took fifth in the 600 (1:22.97) Algonquin's Niamh O'Sullivan (5-3) took eighth in the high jump Shepherd Hill's Anthony Graves (35.83) took 13th in the 300 Clinton sophomore Sean Blaze (6.61) placed 17th in the 55 and Auburn's Isabel Zukowski (34-2¾)was 20th in the shot put Seth Massotti had never heard of Waynesburg University ‒ “No idea it existed,” Massotti said ‒ until friend and fellow Whitinsville Christian alumnus Cam Sutherland went there and suggested Massotti contact Waynesburg’s men’s soccer coach about the possibility of playing for the Yellow Jackets garnered some interest from area colleges such as Stonehill and Suffolk but the opportunity to go away and infuse a struggling program drew Massotti to Waynesburg private Christian college with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,100 in southwestern Pennsylvania Massotti has helped put the Waynesburg men’s soccer team on the NCAA Division 3 map Last season’s 10 wins were the Yellow Jackets’ most since 2013 which was also the last time the team finished with a winning record and this season’s 5-2-0 start is Waynesburg’s best “It’s been super rewarding,” Massotti said during a phone interview earlier this week “It’s cool to have the perspective from someone who was here when it was not a great program to see where we are now culture-wise and the soccer itself has gotten better It’s been one of my most rewarding experiences.” Massotti was a two-time Dual Valley Conference all-star and an all-state selection his junior year Massotti also played basketball in high school a couple months before the start of Massotti’s senior year at Whitinsville Christian Massotti tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during a summer league game Sidelined for his senior season and with COVID hindering the college recruitment process Massotti wasn’t certain what the future held Trying to get recruited at my level was a little bit more difficult because it’s Division 3 and you weren’t really able to see anybody and not being able to play made it difficult so I was able to continue those conversations while being injured.” Former Waynesburg coach Brad Heethuis watched Massotti’s film and got a recommendation from Sutherland Current coach Treg Lunger replaced Heethuis in 2021 Massotti was healthy and back in action for his freshman season at Waynesburg He started all 16 games he played in and finished second on the team in goals (five) and third in points (13) “Playing in college was a goal of mine once I started to get older and play more competitively,” Massotti said “My dad new the level you need to play at to play in college My dad helped me going through the injury and recovery and what it would take to play at the college level and the process behind all of that.” is a sophomore defender at Roger Williams University Waynesburg won three games each of Massotti’s first two seasons before charging into the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) tournament semifinals in 2023 “It’s so much fun being part of the resurgence,” Massotti “The first two years I was here we struggled to win games With a new coach and new recruits everyone was trying to click in we finally had a group of guys together for 2-3 years playing for the same coach in the same system and we were able to put some wins on the board and make a run into the playoffs.” Massotti set a single-game program record with three assists in a win over Carlow He ranks tied for second on Waynesburg’s career assists list (15) Massotti earned second-team all-conference honors and all-district academic accolades College Sports Communicators (CSC) “Seth has made a lasting impact both on and off the field,” Lunger said “His commitment to improve not only himself but others has helped create a strong culture of excellence.” did an internship this summer at B2B MyGoTo Source which serves as a distributor for a comprehensive range of office products “It was a really good experience for me,” Massotti said “and it opened the door to how interesting sales can be.” The Yellow Jackets will look to run their current win streak to four in their next game on Saturday “We started from almost nothing when our new coach took over,” Massotti said “and now we’re competing for PAC championships —Contact Jennifer Toland at jennifer.toland@telegram.com NORTHBRIDGE ― About 100 parishioners gathered Wednesday afternoon at the Armenian Apostolic Church of Whitinsville to attend a sermon led by Aram I the head of the Catholicosate of the Armenian Church a rare visit from the church’s headquarters in Lebanon during which he discussed climate change and the Armenian genocide Whitinsville is one of many stops for the high cleric during a two-week visit in the United States “It gives me special joy to reach the parishioners of this church,” Aram I said in English as he spoke to parishioners during an hour-long sermon when a state police detail led his entourage as it streamed through Church Street stopping in front of the Whitinsville church where he was greeted with bread and salt by the family of the church’s pastor a welcoming gesture in the Armenian tradition Aram I last visited the Whitinsville church in 1997 two years after his appointment as Catholicos of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia Led into the church by deacons amid the smoke of incenses “The cosmos is a sacred reality,” Aram I said Instead of preserving the sacredness of the creation Approached by a Telegram & Gazette reporter as he posed to take photos with parishioners, Aram I said the world has gone through “rapid and radical change” since his last visit in Whitinsville, also citing the renewal of the war in Nagorno-Karabakh a formerly Armenian-controlled breakaway region of Azerbaijan The conflict in the region dates back to the breakup of the Soviet Union when the region declared itself an independent republic It came under the control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by the Armenian military following a war that ended in 1994 Fighting resumed in 2020 and Azerbaijan fully ceased control last year causing thousands of Armenians to flee and culminating in allegations of ethnic cleansing by the Armenian Prime Minister Aram I drew similarities between the current allegations of ethnic cleansing and the genocide from 1915 to 1917 when 800,000 to 1.2 million Armenians were killed in the Ottoman Empire should have no place in the life of humanity,” Aram I said “The genocide is a crime against humanity and the crime against God Those attending the Whitinsville service included state lawmakers Sen joined Fattman in presenting Aram I with a citation to mark his visit Clergy members of other denominations of the Christian faith also attended the sermon which is part of the Roman Catholic denomination “The big significance is that the Christian community is able to get together in prayer no matter what traditions," Borkowski said “I came also in support of the Armenian community you show support for another community of immigrants Local family Joan-Seda and Armenag Antranigian and their twin 1-year-old daughters Sosie and Taline attended Aram I’s visit saying the visit held great importance for them as parishioners of the church They were among the many families who posed for a photo with the high cleric throughout the afternoon “This is definitely a tradition that we want to pass down to the younger generations,” Joan-Seda “I feel like it's so important to keep the Armenian traditions alive and it's something that we want to share with our kids and maybe someday they'll share with theirs.” Aram I was born in Lebanon and holds degrees from the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey the American University of Beirut and Near East School of Theology Aram I started this year’s tour at churches of the Armenian Apostolic denomination in New York Oct then visited churches in Rhode Island and Springfield before stopping in Worcester at the Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church Tuesday vice president of the executive council of the Armenian Apostolic Churches Over the next few days Aram I will fly to St where he will continue visits to local Armenian Apostolic Churches Aram I held an opening prayer as a guest chaplain at the beginning of a session of the U.S during a multi-legged visit throughout the East Coast that Kanarian said did not include Massachusetts Whitinsville Christian sweeps Dual Valley Conference XC titlesWorcester Telegram & GazetteBoys' cross-countryDual Valley championship: Jack Carlin (18:00.95) took third Demetri Boermeester (18:24.46) placed seventh and Caden Anema (18:42.94) finished ninth to help Whitinsville Christian take the league championship on the 3-mile course at Nipmuc Regional Teammates Nathanael Voe (18:55.93) and Jude Goodson (18:58.79) came in 12th and 13th as the Crusaders (44) held off Hopedale (46) Sophomores Ben Powell (17:14.47) and Ben Stone (17:53.53) placed 1-2 in the race to lead the Blue Raiders Cedric Arthur (1:31.01) was 11th and Ethan DeWolf (1:57.88) 15th Wes Ludwigson (18:09.98) was fifth and Jack Spangenberg (18:36.18)eighth to lead Nipmuc (77) to third place Trent Fragile (18:01.99) was fourth and Amer Chaudhary (18:12.82) sixth for Douglas while Sutton’s Amsden Klinghard (18:43.05) was 10th Dual Valley championship: Emily Flagg (18:22.75) and Emma Wierenga (19:05.56) took the top two spots Josephine DeWeerd (21:33.93) was fifth and Emelyn DeWeerd (21:33.93) sixth to lead Whitinsville Christian (27) to the team title on the 3-mile course at Nipmuc Annabella Lamoreaux (20:21.46) and Vivien Bregman (20:39.90) finished third and fourth for runner-up Sutton (53) 21:46.74) and Riley Mulligan (21:59.38) helped the Blue Raiders (57) place third WHITINSVILLE — Bill Belichick was back in Pats Nation with girlfriend Jordon Hudson this weekend to visit an attraction that was seemingly made for him The former Patriots head coach visited the Whitinsville's West End Creamery on a beautiful fall day where he walked through a corn maze shaped like himself Many New England sports legends have been honored with the family farm's corn mazes over the years including past Patriots players such as Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski This year's six-acre maze features the face of the coach in his signature hoodie alongside a Vince Lombardi trophy and Belichick's phrase "do your job." The creamery wrote on Facebook that they "were honored to have some special guests," sharing pictures of Belichick on the farm Belichick thanked the farm for the honor with a signed football which reads "To West End Creamery How to visit the Bill Belichick corn mazeIf you want wander through Belichick's face like the coach himself, you better hurry — the corn maze is open through Nov. 3. Other events at the fall festival include wagon rides, a cow train and barnyard basketball. Of course, the creamery also offers ice cream featuring a lineup of over 60 flavors with fall favorites like pumpkin and apple crisp Worcester County Wonders: Ice cream flights and other delights at West End Creamery General admission to the fall attractions area is $19.95 per person though children shorter than 36 inches enter for free West End Creamery is located at at 481 Purgatory Road in Whitinsville and hours for the fall festival are 4 to 9 p.m Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was spotted in the Worcester area over the weekend Ramsay traded Boston for Central Massachusetts While the exact reason Ramsay was in town is not known he was seen with a camera crew around various towns in the Worcester area a bowling alley and a food truck in Northbridge Ramsay started his morning at The Neighborhood Kitchen, a breakfast restaurant in the town's Whitinsville neighborhood. According to a televised report from WBZ-TV the chef stopped to meet fans when he exited the restaurant From there, Ramsay went to Sparetime Recreation bowling alley The reason Ramsay was filming at the Northbridge bowling alley has not yet been made clear According to reports on Facebook, Ramsay also stopped by Smash’d a food truck in Douglas that specializes in burgers "We got a chance to meet Gordon Ramsay today!!!" the food truck wrote on Facebook alongside pictures with the star adding that Ramsay "absolutely loved" the Smash'd t shirt they made for him After a jam-packed day in central Massachusetts, Ramsay visited Rhode Island, where he was spotted Sunday morning at the Crazy Burger in Narragansett. Whitinsville Christian School chooses EAW Whitinsville Christian School in Massachusetts has upgraded its auditorium with an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) ADAPTive Series sound system. The installation was carried out by local AV event production company and systems integrator Revelation, with the aim of enhancing the school’s theatrical and musical performances. The school was facing significant audio issues with its previous sound system, including excessive white noise and electronic malfunctions that impeded the quality of performances. Anthony D’Elia, president and chief steward at Revelation, noted that with the new system, the establishment did not want to install front fills below the stage because when the students were doing choirs, they would line up on the steps at the front of the stage and block the audio coming from the speakers. With those considerations in mind, Worcester-based Revelation proposed the deployment of the ADAPTive series, featuring AC6 column loudspeakers and Otto subwoofers. The units are flown in stacks of two in a L-R-C arrangement above the stage. This system has been implemented to provide directed audio, ensuring sound reaches the front rows without reaching the back wall of the auditorium, which lacked acoustic treatment. During installation, a thorough evaluation of the existing rig points was carried out by a structural engineer to ensure safety and stability. Revelation’s system engineer and head of audio also conducted extensive tuning with measurement microphones, resulting in what D’Elia describes as “perfection” in sound quality. According to D’Elia, feedback from the Whitinsville Christian School community has been highly positive: “Everything has been working exceptionally. The adaptability of the AC6 loudspeakers has allowed for effective sound distribution, creating a more engaging experience for students performing live. Being able to run the system in a cardioid pattern and reject all the low-end frequency on the stage has been very helpful.” Whitinsville Christian School’s Byron Flagg said the school chose the ADAPTive system for its frequency range, fidelity and onboard processing, as well as its price point. Furthermore, the aesthetic of the speakers has enabled them to be less visually intrusive during theatre applications. “The Otto subwoofer and AC6 column arrays are perfectly suited for controlling energy distribution in our auditorium, which has been acoustically tuned with live orchestra and choir music in mind,” he added. Flagg also noted the onboard processing as a convenience. “In a high school environment, most users are students or non-technical staff. Having critical system parameters locked inside the speakers ensures that the system remains properly tuned for as long as possible.” By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies. Learn more Cookies are short reports that are sent and stored on the hard drive of the user's computer through your browser when it connects to a web Cookies can be used to collect and store user data while connected to be able to provide you the requested services Often cookies are getting deleted when the user leaves a site or logs out of it in compliance with Article 22 of Law 34/2002 of the Information Society Services we have requested your consent to their use.We use cookies to improve our services For more details please refer to our Terms of Use and/or our Privacy Policy Please note that you can enable or disable and delete cookies in your web browser Whitinsville Golf Club will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year and it’s believed no one carded a double eagle on the Donald Ross design until Nick Tedeschi did last month on the par-5 co-head pro at Granite Links Golf Club in Quincy drove into a swale before the bunker on the left side of the fairway and then hit a 4 iron from 196 yards into the cup for a double eagle Tedeschi didn’t see the ball drop into the cup but one of his playing partners thought it might have “When I realized the ball was in the hole,” he said and high fives and half hugs were given all around.” Tedeschi never had a double eagle or a hole-in-one before this double eagle He came close to getting both when his tee shot went in and out of the cup on a par 4 nearly 15 years ago The first hole is the only par 5 at Whitinsville and longtime members don’t recall anyone carding a double eagle on it The club displays hole-in-one plaques in the clubhouse and none of them list an ace on a par-4 hole So Tedeschi’s double eagle is more than likely the first at the club on any hole “and I feel honored and excited to be the first person to record an albatross on such an amazing golf course.” It was Tedeschi’s ninth hole of the day because his group started on the second hole in a shotgun start has been a member at Whitinsville GC for 63 years and he said he had never heard of anyone carding a double eagle on the first hole before Tedeschi did it DiCillo said he played Whitinsville five times last year and he hopes to tee off at some point this year after undergoing cataract surgery in both eyes The club gave him an honorary membership for his service to the club He still has the plaque in a bookcase in his living room for his hole-in-one on the 172-yard Bill DeJong has been a member for more than 50 years and he remembers someone once reaching the first green in two shots Vandersea’s second shot didn’t roll into the cup “I think it’s incredible,” Whitinsville GC assistant pro Scott Moody said of the double eagle and I’m 100 percent sure that that skin held.” Tedeschi’s Granite Links team tied for sixth at 4 under par eight shots behind the co-champions from Ipswich CC and Kirkbrae CC Moody said he’s aware of golfers driving the green and carding eagles on the 318-yard Longtime T&G sportswriter Bill Ballou has been a member at Whitinsville since 1982 and this is the first double eagle he has heard of on No Thanks to Ballou for helping out with this story Double eagles are less common than holes-in-one According to the National Hole-in-One Registry the odds of a PGA Tour golfer making a hole-in-one are 3,000 to 1 and the odds of an average amateur golfer are 12,000 to 1 —Contact Bill Doyle at bcdoyle15@charter.net