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Article: She's painting picture of transition; Retired Worcester policewoman brings lifelong interest to public.(LOCAL NEWS)
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- Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
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- February 12, 2008
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Byline: Craig S. Semon
STURBRIDGE - A former Worcester police officer has traded her gun for a paintbrush.
Cheryl Economos served as a police officer for 22 years, retiring from the Worcester force in 2001.
She now pursues what's been a lifelong interest in painting, creating works of art on a broad spectrum of subjects.
Mrs. Economos grew up in the Greendale area of Worcester, graduated from Burncoat High School and now lives in Sturbridge. Over the weekend, she had her "coming out" party as an artist.
Twenty of her oil paintings decorate the walls at the two-month-old Sturbridge Coffee House at 479 Main St., and the artist ...