That was Ten Pins.(Huge balls)Where Papa Gino's is now. Daverons Pharcmacy is still Run by the Daveron family. They are now located inside Stop & Shop in Milford. That sounds good there would be a bowling alley near here again. Besides the one in Franklin you would have to go to Woonsocker R.I. The same pharmcist from Romiglio is now the pharmicist in Walgreens. >From: "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]> >To: "Maureen Cooley" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon >Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 03:11:23 -0500 > >Romiglio's was still there when we moved here, as >well as Davoren's down the street. That was before >CVS & Walgreen's. > >There was a bowling alley further down towards Bellingham >that became the True Value Hardware store. Now, there is >a block of stores with Blockbuster Video, Papa Gino, then >the CVS & MacDonald's. > >Do you remember the Skate Palace on Depot Street? They >are putting in a bowling alley, video arcade, and a sports bar & >grille. Supposed to open in this spring. > >Lisa > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Maureen Cooley" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 10:42 PM >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > Lisa its true...I would want to forget that. The P. Eugene Casey >pool was > > originally at Fino Field in Milford. I rode my bicycle there for >years. The > > one that is near Shaws right now was built to replace it. ALSO where > > Iandoli's market was....It was originally built for MacCrackens >market. When > > they first opened....They had an attraction to get the shoppers >in...THE > > WORLDS TALLEST MAN= it was a man on very HIGH STILTS who walked >around the > > parking lot for the first week. ALSO there was a BOWLING alley >there. It was > > owned by the PAPELIANS. (She also brought bands in...listen to live >music > > while you bowled.)..IT was closed quite a few years ago but the name >of that > > whole shopping center was Pappelians Shopping center. They brought >it > > down(bowling) to make Shaws Larger and of cource they kept what is >now > > Walgreens.(That was called at the time Romiglio's Pharmancy. Because >the > > owner was a pharmicist and a Romiglio > > Maureen > > > > > > >From: "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]> > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > >Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 22:02:44 -0500 > > > > > >Maureen - > > > > > >There's one memory you probably would want to > > >forget! The Casey pool is still there - just down from the > > >Shaw's supermarket which used to be Iandoli when I > > >first moved to Milford about 25 years ago. > > > > > >It would make sense that Lake Nipmuc is spring fed. > > >I'll try to remember to ask my co-workers. One lives > > >on the lake, and the other one's parents live there. > > > > > >One year, the Mendon children's librarian learned > > >about a cardboard boat race some University did > > >every year as part of a science course. Since then, > > >they've been having one every year at the lake. > > > > > >Lisa > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Maureen Cooley" <[email protected]> > > >To: <[email protected]> > > >Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 8:24 PM > > >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > > > > > > > Lisa, > > > > I haven't thought about these things in YEARS. When I was >younger, > > >I took > > > > swimming lessons at P.Eugene Casey pool in Milford. I went as >far as > > >I could > > > > by 8th grade. So next would be a Lifesavers course.Of which at >the > > >time, > > > > they took you to Whites Beach in Mendon. They (testers) took you >out > > >in a > > > > row boat. You had to have your bathing suit on and A shirt over >it > > >with a > > > > sweatshirt and jeans and socks and sneakers on. Then you had to >jump > > >out of > > > > the rowboat and one of the testers would jump in the water and >you > > >had to > > > > take the person and turn them over and cuff your one arm UNDER >their > > >necks. > > > > And bring them into shore. > > > > So when I was in eigth grade I probably weighed about 70 >lbs...if > > >that...I > > > > was real thin. > > > > When I first jumped in the water...I was weighed down by the > > >clothes...Then > > > > I had the instructer fighting me...because when someone is > > >drowning...they > > > > fight you....I think I made it 2 times BUT on the 3rd try I went > > >UNDER the > > > > water...THAT is a TOTAL FAIL...They told me to come back when I >put > > >a few > > > > pounds on. > > > > I remember the names of the people that owned Lakeview >previously. > > >They > > > > owned a dance Studio in Milford. It was called Lucier's School >of > > >Dance. > > > > They were Luciers BUT when she died...they said her maiden name >was > > >Palmer. > > > > Two of my daughters took swimming lessons at White's Beach. > > > > The side where Lakeview was had to close because of all the >UNDER > > >CURRENTS.I > > > > think there are natural springs UNDER the lake in Mendon. > > > > On the Whites Beach side they have it roped off as far as you >can go > > >out. > > > > Which isn't very far unless you own property on that side. Of >which > > >you can > > > > go out further. > > > > They also had an arts and craft along with the swimming >lessons,in > > >Mendon. > > > > Maureen > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]> > > > > >To: [email protected] > > > > >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > >Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:39:51 -0500 > > > > > > > > > >Maureen - > > > > > > > > > >I didn't know they had lifeguards up by the Lakeview end. > > > > > > > > > >The man who owned the amusement area was named > > > > >Shawn Green - his wife was Sheila, and someone told > > > > >me was a dancer. They don't seem to be around > > > > >this area now. If someone finds him, let me know - he > > > > >would be able to tell all the merry go round folks about > > > > >the carousel. It was sold to another defunct amusement > > > > >park - Pleasure Island in Wakefield. > > > > > > > > > >Millie Mitchells changed hands several times, but today > > > > >it is still a restaurant - Alicante Mediterranean Grill - very > > > > >good, but not a casual place like Millie's was. > > > > > > > > > >Lisa > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Maureen Cooley" <[email protected]> > > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > > >Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 12:45 PM > > > > >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Lisa, > > > > > > That was my error. The Beach in Mendon that you took > > >swimming > > > > >lessons > > > > > > from is on Taft Street. > > > > > > That is called White's Beach. On the OTHER side of the lake >is > > >where > > > > >the > > > > > > MYRIAD or FORMER name of Lakeview.(There use to be life >gurads > > >and > > > > >swimming > > > > > > on BOTH sides) I forgot all bout that restaurant that buned >down > > >in > > > > >there. I > > > > > > think it was owned by some people in Milford that had a >dance > > > > >studio. > > > > > > Lakeview and that restaurant > > > > > > And Milly Mitchel'sRestaurant was at another angle of the >lake. > > > > >There are > > > > > > all small houses all around the Lake > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Lisa Lepore" <[email protected]> > > > > > > >To: [email protected] > > > > > > >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > > > >Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 23:43:18 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Maureen - > > > > > > > > > > > > > >We do have a town beach in Mendon. It's a small area > > > > > > >off of Taft Ave on the Millville Rd end of the street. > > > > > > >It's got a small sandy beach area, a bath house, and > > > > > > >a snack stand. They've been giving swimming lessons > > > > > > >there for years - I thought everyone in Mendon learned > > > > > > >to swim there LOL > > > > > > > > > > > > > >The people who live on the lake do swim in it, but > > > > > > >I understand there is quite a drop off in the area of > > > > > > >the Ballroom - probably in other sections too - so > > > > > > >I'm sure it's not wise to swim anywhere other than > > > > > > >the beach area. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Where's White's Pond? > > > > > > > > > > > > > >There used to be a merry go round at Silver Lake > > > > > > >in Bellingham too. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Lisa > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > >From: "Maureen Cooley" <[email protected]> > > > > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > > > > >Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:53 PM > > > > > > >Subject: RE: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes I do....MIscoe Springs SODA....There are all natural > > > > >underground > > > > > > >springs > > > > > > > > in Mendon. Miscoe Springs was a bottleing Company that >made > > > > >SODA= > > > > > > >ROOT > > > > > > > > BEER....LIME-ADE....COLA...GINGER-ALE AND ORANGE CRUSH >with > > >real > > > > > > >orange > > > > > > > > pieces in it...Occassioanly Sasperalla and 7-UP > > > > > > > > ALSO there was a drive in on ROUTE 16....which is still > > > > >there...the > > > > > > >ONLY one > > > > > > > > left in this area...They have a 56 CHEVY sticking OUT of > > >their > > > > > > >refreshment > > > > > > > > STAND > > > > > > > > MISCOE springs NOW offers water to Garelick Milk Company >of > > > > > > >Bellingham Mass. > > > > > > > > and ALSO local Shaws and Stop and Shop Supermarkets... >THats > > > > >where I > > > > > > >buy my > > > > > > > > water... > > > > > > > > THERE is NO more swimming in Mendon MAss. BOTH sides.... > > >Whites > > > > >Pond > > > > > > >and > > > > > > > > Lakeview because of the drowning AND also the >underground > > > > >currents > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: [email protected] (Marcia Payne) > > > > > > > > >To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > >Subject: [MAWORCES] Dear Old Mendon > > > > > > > > >Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 18:27:36 -0600 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Maureen I enjoyed your story. I too grew up in the >'60s, > > >but I > > > > > > >lived in > > > > > > > > >Florida. Almost every summer we visited my Dad's >parents in > > > > > > >Uxbridge and > > > > > > > > >our treat would be Milly Mitchell's, you remember that > > >place > > > > >don't > > > > > > >you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Fried clams & onion rings & Misco orange drink. We were >in > > > > >heaven. > > > > > > >It > > > > > > > > >usually was on Friday's because of Gramma's Catholic >faith > > >was > > > > > > >still > > > > > > > > >observing Fish for Fridays. At least that's what I was > > >told. > > > > >Even > > > > > > >though > > > > > > > > >those delicious clams were't fish, it was a nice change > > >from > > > > >her > > > > > > >salmon > > > > > > > > >patties :-))). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >How about the Drive-in movies, that was excellent too. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Marcia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== > > >Need to UNsub for vacation or summer?? > > >Forget How to UN sub??? > > >http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MA/worcester.html > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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