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Town set to install chlorination system

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – The Water Commission gave its approval Thursday night for work to begin on the design and implementation of a chlorination system.

Department of Public Works Director Randy Brown said the town will save money by chlorinating its own water.

“We spend about $10,000 a month on Springfield water,” said Brown.

“Easily. More in the summer months,” said Water Commissioner Edward Johnson.

The town uses Springfield water once or twice a week to get chlorine into the town’s water system.

“They do it on Mondays,” said Commissioner Luther Hosmer. “You can taste it. When we put ours in, it would be a constant drip in the system.”

Brown said there would still be some residual taste but because the chlorination would be a constant low drip, most residents would not notice it.

“There won’t be a spike,” Brown said.

Tighe & Bond’s proposal includes sketches depicting how the chlorinating system would be set up. The proposal also includes a list of things needed, such as an eyewash station, and it outlines construction materials and costs.

Brown said Tighe & Bond is charging $7,200 for its engineering services and construction and materials would be just over $23,000.

“The work would most likely be done in-house,” said Brown. “We would probably sub out some things such as electrical work.”

The funds for the system were included in the current year capital budget.

See Chlorination, Page 8

Council releases levy issue emails

By Dan Moriarty StafF Writer WESTFIELD – The City Council placed more than 30 pages of email, exchanged between members following the Dec. 5 vote to reduce the tax levy by $1.7 million to lower the tax rate, on public record.

The email exchange occurred after the state Department of Revenue (DOR) overturned that vote and approved a 3.4 percent tax increase for all property classes in the city.

At-large Councilor David A. Flaherty, who is the subject of an open meeting law violation complaint for his participation in the email exchange, last night requested that the entire email stream be made part of the council’s public record.

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DPW Director Randy Brown, left, shows a broken water meter to water commissioners Luther Hosmer and Edward Johnson. The private meter is believed to have been broken by a tree cutting service. (Photo by Hope E. Tremblay)

Resident not responsible for leak

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – A Sheep Pasture Road homeowner will not be charged for a large water leak due to what is assumed a mistake by a tree cutting service.

Water Department employee Kevin Soper noticed something unusual at 13 Sheep Pasture Road Nov. 18 and upon inspection found a water meter in a meter pit was broken.

Homeowner Ken Jackson said he didn’t notice any change in water pressure and Soper determined that Asplundh tree service, which was doing work at the property for Western Massachusetts Electric Company around that same time, most likely caused the break with a falling tree.

Photographs Soper took on site show freshly cut trees around the meter pit.

Asplundh was asked to attend the Dec. 19 Southwick Water Commission meeting, however, no representative showed up. Jackson was there to make sure he would not be charged for

the leaked water.

Administrative Assistant Gail Cigal said the meter was replaced the next day after the discovery and the old meter read 449,000 gallons.

Jackson said that far exceeds his normal water usage and he was concerned he would get stuck with the bill.

“No, you shouldn’t have to pay,” said Water Commission Chairman Luther Hosmer.

Jackson asked how to proceed and wondered about getting an abatement.

“You can’t abate it before the bill comes out,” said Commissioner Edward Johnson, adding that the next bills were not out until April.

Cigal said since the bill for the old meter went out in October and the meter was replaced in November, Jackson would only be billed for the current meter reading in April.

Jackson hoped for something in writing to mark the commission’s decision and DPW Director Randy Brown pointed out that the

See Emails, Page 8

City Council approves airport lease

By Dan Moriarty StafF Writer WESTFIELD -The City Council unanimously approved a 50-year-lease and a financial package as part of an agreement with investors who plan to make a substantial investment at Barnes Regional Airport.

Whip City Aviation LLC is leasing existing hangars, which need extensive repairs, and plans to build new hangar facilities for general or corporate aviation clients in the future.

The City Council is required to approve all leases longer than 20 years in duration.

Most of the airport leases are for terms longer than the 20 year limit.

The lease is part of a package which also includes creation of an economic opportunity area and a special tax assessment to allow Whip City Aviation to recoup funding immediately used to rehabilitate five existing “T” hangars, a cost estimated at more than $300,000.

City Advancement Officer Jeff Daley said the repairs and maintenance made by Whip City Aviation to the T hangars is substantial cost avoidance for the city which has owned, but not maintained, the deteriorating facilities. Daley said the estimated hangar repair cost, at a minimum, is $313,000.

See Water Leak, Page 8

See City Council, Page 8

Drivers escape serious injury

Noble Hospital Express Care grand opening

By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Two city residents were transported to Noble Hospital after a headon crash on Russell Road last night but both escaped serious injury.

City police said that multiple callers reported the four vehicle crash starting at 5:14 p.m. and Sgt. Jeffrey Baillargeon was first to arrive at the crash site.

Ron Bryant, president and CEO of Noble Hospital, third from left, prepares to cut a ceremonial ribbon during a grand opening ceremony at the new Noble Hospital Express Care medical building located at 57 Union Street in Westfield, Tuesday. Joining Bryant are, left-right, Peter J. Miller, Westfield Community Development director, Maura McCarthy, representative for State Sen. Don Humason Jr., Michael Knapik, Westfield State University executive director of university advancement, Kate Phelon, executive director for the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce, Noble Hospital medical doctors Brian Sutton and Stanley Strzempko, Westfield Mayor Daniel Knapik, Maureen Belliveau, executive director for the Westfield Business Improvement District, and Allison Gearing-Kalill, vice president of Marketing Community Relations for Noble Hospital. The Express Care facility is a fully equipped non-emergency medical center open Monday - Friday from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Submitted photo)

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Grant given to Stanley Park WESTFIELD – Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan yesterday joined state and local officials to celebrate a $10,400 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant awarded to Westfield’s Stanley Park for repairs to its public trails.

“Stanley Park and the wildlife sanctuary provide an opportunity for residents and visitors in Westfield to recreate and enjoy all that nature and open space have to offer,” said Sullivan.

“Getting these trails reopened will allow families access to this wonderful asset once again.”

The Stanley Park trail project is one of 32 RTP grants awarded in November by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The funds awarded to Stanley Park will be matched with $2,600, a requirement of the program.

“The development of recreational trails is central to our core mission,” said DCR Commissioner Jack Murray. “These projects will connect cities and towns across the Commonwealth and will help ensure that Massachusetts continues to be a prime destination for outdoor enthusiasts.”

Recreational Trails Grants are awarded for the construction and stewardship of hiking trails, bikeways, snowmobile trails, and an array of other trails throughout the Commonwealth. This can include improvements to long-distance trails and rail trail development, ATV trail maintenance, and creation or maintenance of municipal trails. Each recipient See Stanley Park Grant, Page 8

Bob McKean, managing director of Stanley Park, center, accepts a $10,400 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) grant from Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Jack Murray, left, and Richard Sullivan Jr., right, Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs secretary, during a brief ceremony at the Old Meeting House at Stanley Park yesterday. (Photo

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Man proposes to girlfriend during arrest ELK CITY, Okla. (AP) — Talk about a marriage proposal to remember.

An Oklahoma man proposed to his girlfriend last week while an officer tried to arrest him on two outstanding warrants.

An officer spotted Justin Harrel of Elk City in a local park last Friday and discovered that he had outstanding warrants out of two counties for obtaining cash or merchandise by bogus check, according to court documents.

Police said Harrel resisted arrest at first.

“I advised Justin that he was under arrest and directed him to turn around and place his hands behind his back,” the officer wrote in his police report. “Justin said, ‘Steve, let’s talk about this. Give me five minutes.’”

When the officer took him into custody, Harrel explained that he was about to See The Proposal, Page 8

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Friday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2013. There are 11 days left in the year.

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n Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States.

On this date: In 1790, the first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, R.I. In 1812, German authors Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of the first edition of their collection of folk stories, “Children’s and Household Tales.”

In 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union as all 169 delegates to a special convention in Charleston voted in favor of separation.

In 1864, Confederate forces evacuated Savannah, Ga., as Union Gen. William T. Sherman continued his “March to the Sea.” In 1912, the play “Peg O’ My Heart,” a “comedy of youth” by John Hartley Manners starring his wife, actress Laurette Taylor, opened on Broadway.

sector for the holidays.

In 1973, singer-songwriter Bobby Darin died in Los Angeles following open-heart surgery; he was 37.

In 1987, more than 4,300 people were killed when the Dona Paz, a Philippine passenger ship, collided with the tanker Vector off Mindoro island.

In 1989, the United States launched Operation Just Cause, sending troops into Panama to topple the government of Gen. Manuel Noriega.

In 1998, Nkem Chukwu gave birth in Houston to five girls and two boys, 12 days after giving birth to another child, a girl. (However, the tiniest of the octuplets died a week later.)

In 1999, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded couples of the opposite sex.

Ten years ago:

In 1945, the Office of Price Administration announced the end of tire rationing, effective Jan. 1, 1946.

Spain’s prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, paid a surprise visit to Spanish soldiers in Iraq. Friends and relatives of Michael Jackson descended on his Neverland Ranch to show their support for the entertainer as he fought child molestation charges (Jackson was later acquitted).

In 1963, the Berlin Wall was opened for the first time to West Berliners, who were allowed one-day visits to relatives in the Eastern

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Five years ago:

veered off the runway into a ravine, injuring 37 people. Olga Lepeshinskaya, the Bolshoi Ballet’s prima ballerina for three decades during Soviet times, died in Moscow at age 92. Movie director Robert Mulligan (“To Kill a Mockingbird”) died in Lyme, Conn. at age 83.

One year ago: The State Department acknowledged major weaknesses in security and errors in judgment exposed in a scathing independent report on the deadly Sept. 11, 2012 assault on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya. The National Hockey League announced the cancellation of the 2012-13 regular-season schedule through Jan. 14. Michael Phelps was named The Associated Press male athlete of the year.

In a series of posts to her Twitter account, three-time Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton acknowledged working as an escort following a report on The Smoking Gun website about her double life.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor John Hillerman is 81. Original Mouseketeer Tommy Cole (TV: “The Mickey Mouse Club”) is 72. Rock musician-music producer Bobby Colomby is 69. Rock musician Peter Criss is 68. Psychic/illusionist Uri Geller is 67. Producer Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”) is 67. Rock musician Alan Parsons is 65. Actress Jenny Agutter is 61. Actor Michael Badalucco is 59. Actress Blanche Baker is 57. Rock singer Billy Bragg is 56. Rock singer-musician Mike Watt (The Secondmen, Minutemen, fIREHOSE) is 56. Actor Joel Gretsch is 50. Country singer Kris Tyler is 49. Rock singer Chris Robinson is 47. Actress Nicole deBoer is 43. Movie director Todd Phillips is 43. Singer David Cook (“American Idol”) is 31. Actor Jonah Hill is 30. Singer JoJo is 23.

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Mass. jobless rate dips, but moves higher than U.S. BOSTON (AP) — The unemployment rate in Massachusetts dipped slightly in November but not enough for the state to avoid posting a higher jobless rate than the U.S. as a whole for the first month in more than six years, officials said yesterday.

The state Office of Labor and Workforce Development said the November rate stood at 7.1 percent, down from 7.2 percent in October. The national jobless rate, announced earlier, dipped to a five-year low of 7 percent last month.

The last time Massachusetts posted a monthly unemployment rate higher than the nation’s was in May 2007, prior to the Great Recession, when the U.S. was at 4.4 percent and the Bay State at 4.5 percent.

State officials stressed the positive elements of the latest jobs report, which included preliminary estimates from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics that Massachusetts gained 6,500 jobs in November, along with revised estimates showing an increase of 9,400 jobs in the month of October.

The state picked up nearly 54,000 private sector jobs over the past 12 months, even as the jobless rate rose by 0.4 percent over the same period, the report said.

The jobs estimates and the monthly unemployment rate are derived from different methods, leading to the often contrasting results, officials noted.

Gov. Deval Patrick said the good news is that the state is continuing to add jobs.

He said the fact that more people are looking for work could be driving up the unemployment figure. He also said across-the-board federal spending cuts, known as sequestration, have hit Massachusetts particularly hard, calling them a drag on job creation and retention.

“We’re doing everything we can do,” he said. “But our work isn’t done, and it’s going to take a partnership between the public sector and the private sector to restore the economy.”

Republican candidate for governor Charlie Baker called the state job numbers “alarming.”

“Massachusetts is falling behind the rest of the nation,” he said. “New, more aggressive job creation strategies are needed to provide working families with the opportunities they need to stop scraping by.”

Massachusetts House Republican Leader Brad Jones blamed the higher jobless numbers rate “job-killing practices” of Democrats, including recent tax hikes and a push to increase the state’s minimum wage. He said the focus should be on pro-business legislation, including an

overhaul of the unemployment insurance system.

Joanne Goldstein, state Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, said she was not discouraged to see the jobless rate creep above the U.S. average, noting that the state had consistently outpaced the nation during the economic recovery.

“Massachusetts recovered earlier and stronger than the nation,” said Goldstein. “I’m very pleased that the nation is catching up with us.”

The state’s workforce has grown over the past year,

Goldstein added, a factor that could help explain why the unemployment rate has trended up in recent months as more people feel confident about entering the labor force.

“There are no barriers that we see that will impede the progress that we are making,” she said, while cautioning that any number of unforeseen global events could influence the state’s economy.

The November report showed the largest gain in jobs — about 2,800 — in the professional, scientific and Seed Jobless Rate, Page 8

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AG: More transparency of CEO pay at charities

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BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Martha Coakley called yesterday for greater transparency in the reporting of compensation for top executives of Massachusetts charities after a report from her office found annual pay for the heads of 25 of the state’s largest nonprofits ranged from $487,000 to $8.8 million during a three-year period from 2009 to 2011.

Coakley acknowledged some of the not-for-profit organizations are among the state’s top employers and have to compete with national for-profit companies for CEO talent. But she said it’s important to maintain a balance between luring top talent and staying true to a charitable mission.

Coakley said CEO pay is complex and can include types of compensation not available to others in the workforce.

That can include bonus and incentive compensation, retirement and deferred compensation and other nontaxable benefits. She also said CEO compensation can also vary greatly from year to year, making comparisons difficult.

The report makes a series of recommendations which it said could allow more charitable resources to be devoted to the organization’s charitable mission and “decrease the disparity between CEO pay You Help and that Can of the rest Sarah? of the workforce.”

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Hey! How ya doin’ today? I just saw a news article talking about the $200 fine when you leave your car covered in snow.

I was just wondering if that counts for the tractor-trailers, big box trucks and the school buses, which have a lot more snow on top, they’re a lot higher and they can cause a lot more damage. Are they exempt? And how come they don’t have to have seat belts on school buses where the little lids are? Another thing on my mind is how come there ‘s no signs to let the tractor-trailer drivers know on Holyoke Road and on East Mountain Road that there is no way out once they get on the road. I don’t know how many times I was on the road and see the poor driver stuck in the middle of the road with nowhere to go because they got the low underpasses up ahead of them and there’s no signs warning them. And also, how come there’s no height sign on the new underpass that they built when they did the bridge? They never put no signs back up so I guess the new truck drivers that aren’t familiar will just have to guess. Thank you.

Howya doin. I read the PulseLine a lot. This is for the baby that keeps calling in complaining about people should mind their business if they don’t go to court and they don’t know the whole story. I think the Westfield News and the 22news and 40news do a good job letting everybody know and reporting the news to let them know I think they do a real good job so everybody goes by what they say. And it’s pretty accurate. And I think the only reason he is complaining all the time because it must be one of his family members that almost killed the guy. If it wasn’t, he wouldn’t be saying that. I’m just wondering how he would feel if the shoe was on the other foot and it was one if his family members that almost got killed. I don’t think he’d be calling in. All right, I just wanted to say my piece. Thank you. Bye. Can’t believe what I’m seeing right now driving down Montgomery Road, thank God I’m going the other way, but the people coming down off Notre Dame are clogged all the way down Notre Dame from the high school because the trash guys are doing trash and stopping everybody from getting to school and Montgomery Road which the high school is on is barely even plowed. It is a skating rink of snow. Good city officials – unbelievable!

Yes, this question is for the DPW: I was curious why their truck was sanding the Westfield Plumbing Supply Group parking lot on Coleman Ave. at approximately 8:15 Wednesday morning when they did not even salt or sand Coleman Ave. itself? Again, why was the DPW salting and sanding the Westfield Plumbing Supply Group on Coleman Ave. but not the street? Is this a new deal we have with the DPW – we can call them and get them to do private lots? I would definitely like a response to this and I do have a picture of this. When you called the DPW, what was their response?

Hi! Until all the plans for this parking garage that they’re talking about are finalized I think it would be a good idea if you just made that open space, where all those buildings were torn down into a parking lot. Doesn’t have to be anything fancy – just level it off, put a quick coat of pavement on it. It would be good for downtown Westfield. Just a though. Thank you.

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White House broadens Obamacare exemptions

By Jennifer Haberkorn and Carrie Budoff Brown Politico.com Millions of Americans who had their health plans cancelled will be exempt from the Obamacare individual mandate, the administration said Thursday – a surprise move that comes just before Monday’s deadline to sign up for coverage starting Jan. 1.

The administration also said people who had their plans cancelled could get a scaled back catastrophic plan, which has more limited benefits than those included in other Obamacare health plans.

The move prompted sharp criticism from Republicans and concern from the insurance industry that another last-minute change would disrupt coverage and lead to tumult in the new marketplaces.

“This latest rule change could cause significant instability in the marketplace and lead to further confusion and disruption for consumers,” said Karen Ignagni, president of America’s Health Insurance Plans, an industry trade group.

Republicans who have fought the individual mandate as one of the most hated aspects of the sweeping health law said the change was one more sign of a failed policy.

“The Administration is recognizing the grim reality that more Americans have lost health insurance than gained it under ObamaCare,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said Thursday evening. “Holding a fire sale of cheap insurance is not a responsible fix for a broken program. This is a slap in the face to the thousands of Americans who have already purchased expensive insurance through the Obamacare exchanges.”

President Barack Obama had often said that people who liked their health plans could keep them under his health law and the wave of millions of cancellations was politically damaging, particulary as the HealthCare.gov debacle made it so hard for people to shop for replacement coverage. Obama, whose poll numbers have dropped sharply, was forced to concede last month that he was wrong to have made that pledge.

The administration said fewer than a half million people whose plans had been cancelled had not yet found new coverage. But the new rules outlined Thursday night will allow people to get a “hardship exemption” if their new alternatives are too expensive.

Joanne Peters, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services, said, “This is a common sense clarification of the law. For the limited number of consumers whose plans have been canceled and are seeking coverage, this is one more option.” Administration officials noted that some of the people who lost plans were able to get subsidized ones in the new exchanges.

The catastrophic plan, which was always a part of the Affordable Care Act, is an option for people under 30 and for those who qualify for specific exemptions, such as affordability.

Under the new policy, people would have to provide proof of a canceled policy to qualify for the exemption.

“These consumers should qualify for this temporary hardship exemption and I can assure you that the exemption will be available to them,” HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote in a letter to six Senate Democrats who requested a policy change. “As a result, in addition to their existing options these individuals will also be able to buy a catastrophic plan to smooth their transition to coverage through the Marketplace.”

The administration does not expect many people will take up the new option, but wants to ensure that catastrophic coverage is available to those who had plans canceled. But making catastrophic health plans more broadly available also poses problems for insurers. It could disrupt the insurance pools, since

insurers and actuaries had assumed that people shifting from the old individual market would go into the new bronze, silver or gold plans on the Obamacare exchanges. And allowing people to opt out completely could further depress enrollment, already below target because of all the website problems.

The estimate that under a half million now lack coverage is much smaller than the projections that millions of people who lost coverage on the individual market could be uninsured on Jan. 1. Some reports had said as many as 14 million people could be affected by the cancellations but senior administration officials said the number was never that large. Some plans had been automatically renewed by insurers or extended under a grandfather provision of the law. Other plans were canceled because they didn’t meet Obamacare coverage requirements.

The officials said the half-million estimate represents their best approximation after gathering figures from insurance companies and state officials.

Under pressure from Democrats and Republicans, Obama had asked insurers to voluntarily extend the policies for another year. Not all the state insurance commissioners agreed, and neither did all the health plans.

The administration has tried to reach out to people with canceled policies to ensure they can have coverage if they want it in 2014. Insurers have also aggressively reached out to their customers with canceled policies.

Earlier Thursday, six Democrats asked the administration to broaden the options for people with canceled plans..

“We believe that an individual whose 2013 plan was canceled and considers their new premium unaffordable should qualify for a temporary ‘hardship exemption’ and thus, be able to purchase a catastrophic plan,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to Sebelius.

The letter was signed by Democratic Sens. Mark Warner, Jeanne Shaheen and Mary Landrieu, who are up for reelection in 2014. It was also signed by Sens. Tim Kaine, Heidi Heitkamp and Angus King, a Maine Independent who caucuses with Democrats.

Republicans have been arguing that more people have lost coverage than gained it by Jan. 1 because of the cancellations.

A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday highlighted the numbers: about 365,000 people selected plans through the federal and state marketplaces through November and as many as 500,000 with canceled plans have yet to purchase new ones.

But administrations officials dismissed the argument, pointing to the sharp uptick in enrollments this month once the website was repaired.

Administration officials disclosed the estimate on the canceled policies during a briefing for reporters on their preparations ahead of the Dec. 23 deadline to sign up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act and the Jan. 1 start of coverage.

The administration has added 800 new agents to its Obamacare call centers to accommodate a rush of enrollments into next week, the officials said. There are about 12,000 agents staffing the centers.

Obama heads to Hawaii Friday for a two-week vacation but told his staff that he expects frequent updates.

Given the time difference with Hawaii, officials said it did not make sense to have any staff focused exclusively Obamacare travel with him because they were needed in Washington. Only deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes and deputy press secretaries Josh Earnest and Eric Schultz will accompany the president on his vacation.

But, one official added, there will be no federal holiday Jan. 1 for people working on Obamacare.

Bobby Jindal hits ‘Duck Dynasty’ backlash

By Jose DelReal Politico.com Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Thursday criticized the “politically correct crowd” following the suspension of “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson over comments he made about homosexuality and religion in a recent interview with GQ magazine.

“Phil Robertson and his family are great citizens of the State of Louisiana.

The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they disagree with,” Jindal said in a statement released by his office. “I don’t agree with quite a bit of stuff I read in maga-

zine interviews or see on TV. In fact, come to think of it, I find a good bit of it offensive. But I also acknowledge that this is a free country and everyone is entitled to express their views.”

A&E, which airs “Duck Dynasty,” put Robertson on indefinite suspension from the show on Wednesday because of a controversial interview with GQ, in which, he commented on his inability to comprehend homosexuality or societies “without Jesus.”

“That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not

logical, my man. It’s just not logical,” Robertson told Drew Magery in GQ. When Magery asked him to define “sin,” Robertson responded, “Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men.”

In another part of the interview, Robertson equated Shintoism and Islam with Nazism.

“All you have to do is look at any society where there is no Jesus. I’ll give you four: Nazis, no Jesus. Look at their See Duck Dynasty, Page 8

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Police Logs WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 2:19 a.m.: recovered property, Hartland, Conn., Connecticut State Police report a trailer reported stolen in the city has been found but the snow machines it had contained are still missing, the trailer was towed to a Southwick repair facility; 5:51 a.m.: fire, Green Meadow Lumber, 994 Western Ave., a caller reports his sawmill is on fire, the responding firefighter report that equipment ancillary to the primary saw caught fire and although employees dumped snow on the fire it spread to the wooden platform where the actual saw is mounted, the platform had to be overhauled to completely extinguish the fire, the fire marshal’s office was notified; 9:37 a.m.: city ordinance violations, officers took action regarding vehicles parked on Kelly Drive, Rachael Terrace, Rita Mary Way, Church Street, Hampden Street, King Avenue, King Place, Brookline Avenue and Bates Street in violation of the snow emergency parking ban; 10:00 a.m.: animal complaint, Westfield Animal Shelter, 178 Apremont Way, the animal control officer reports an owner came to the shelter to surrender a dog; 10:30 a.m.: city ordinance violation, officers responded to complaints of uncleared sidewalks on Kelly Drive and Rachael Terrace; 2:51 p.m.: larceny, Westfield District Court, 224 Elm St., a worker reports her smartphone was stolen, the responding officer reports the victim said that she left her phone on her desk and when she returned to it she found it missing, the court’s security video will be reviewed.

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Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 Joseph M. Shea, 53, of 19 Patriots Way, Southwick, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Dec. 24 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought by Southwick police.

Rachell L. Sanchez, 31, of 50 Southampton Road, was released on her personal recognizance pending a Feb. 21 hearing after she was arraigned on a charge of larceny of property valued less than $250 brought by Westfield police.

Keith M. Bull, 29, of 37 Gore Road, Blandford, pleaded guilty to charges of sending or reading an electronic message while operating a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of a property damage accident brought by State Police and was fined $250. He was assessed $50.

Scott Peabody, 26, of 108 Lawton St., Springfield, was held without right to bail pending a Dec. 20 dangerousness hearing after he was arraigned on charges of armed and masked robbery, conspiracy, failure to stop for police, failure to signal and a marked lanes violation brought by Westfield police.

Thomas Cliche, 19, of 68 Montgomery St., Indian Orchard, was held without right to bail pending a Dec. 20 dangerousness hearing after he was arraigned on charges of armed and masked robbery and conspiracy brought by Westfield police.

Matthew A. Cyr, 29, of 44 River St., Agawam, was held without right to bail pending a Dec. 20 dangerousness hearing after he was arraigned on charges of armed and masked robbery and conspiracy brought by Westfield police.

Timothy Lynch, 19, of 88 Harby Road, West Springfield, was held without right to bail pending a Dec. 20 dangerousness hearing after he was arraigned on charges of armed and masked robbery and conspiracy brought by Westfield police.

Normand H. Woodward, 31, of 8 Camp Jahn Road, Southampton, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Feb. 27 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor (a subsequent offense), negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation brought by Westfield police.

Mitchell C. Moracewski, 43, of 28 Cranston St., was enjoined from making any threats or violence toward the victim and released on his personal recognizance pending a Feb. 27 hearing when he was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought by Westfield police.

Saugus fire department receives $1.2M grant SAUGUS, Mass. (AP) — Saugus is getting a $1.2 million grant from the federal government to bolster staffing at its fire department by 20 percent by hiring eight additional firefighters.

The grant comes through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response program, which is designed to ensure that fire departments across the country have enough personnel to protect their communities.

The Saugus grant was announced Thursday in a joint statement issued by U.S. Rep. John Tierney and U.S. Sens.

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The lawmakers say the Saugus fire department has received more than $1.4 million in federal grants over the last decade.

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Mass. legislative panel weighing battle of bands BOSTON (AP) — The question about which song should be named Massachusetts’ official rock song is now before a Statehouse committee.

The battle of the bands pits “Roadrunner,” a 1970s ode to the joys of driving along Route 128 late at night by the Modern Lovers, against Aerosmith’s power ballad “Dream On.” The Joint Committee on State Administration held a public hearing Thursday to let backers of both sides make their case.

Supporters of “Roadrunner” say the song makes several Bay State references including cruising along the Massachusetts Turnpike, driving past the Stop & Shop and listening to “the modern sounds of modern Massachusetts.” The group was led

by Natick native Jonathan Richman.

No Aerosmith fans were on hand, although “Dream On” supporter Rep. James Cantwell submitted written testimony saying the Boston-based band epitomizes the American rags to riches story.

Mass. group urges support for immigrant services BOSTON (AP) — The head of the largest immigrant advocacy group in New England is asking supporters to make a donation this holiday season to support efforts to make life easier for nearly a million foreign-born people living in Massachusetts.

Eva Millona of the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition says funding will help advance state legislation that would allow all eligible Massachusetts residents to get a driver’s license regardless of their federal immigration status. Donations will also bolster a push to allow all high school graduates pay in-state tuition rates.

She says donations will also help protect essential services, including culturally appropriate counselling for victims of domestic violence.

Millona argues that the funds will also pay for more English classes for adults who now spend two years on a waiting list.

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This undated photo provided by Therma-Tru Doors shows a red front door. Bold colors are becoming increasingly popular options for front doors. (AP Photo/Therma-Tru Doors,

This undated photo provided by Therma-Tru Doors shows a quixotic plum front door with homeward glass. Bold colors are becoming increasingly popular options for front doors.

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Rethinking entranceway color DIANA MARSZALEK Associated Press When Tracy Proctor Williamson bought her house in Larchmont, N.Y., a year ago, it was “just a kind of dark and sad-looking building.”

The front door and trim were a depressing “yucky cream color,” says Williamson. The town assessor categorized the architecture of the two-story brick home simply as “old style.”

Since then, Williamson has tried to bring the house back to life, most notably by boosting its mood with a sun-kissed yellow front door. “At first I was horrified because I thought the neighbors would hate me,” she says. “But I like it. It makes me feel really good.”

Painting the front door a color that packs a punch is one of the quickest and easiest ways to change a house’s look and help it stand out from the rest.

“It’s the difference between choosing classic red or something that has a little bit of fuchsia in it — something more like the color you love,” says Kate Smith, a Newport, R.I., color consultant.

“Just that little bit of color can give you the lift that makes everything look better.”

Smith — whose job includes advising everyone from paint companies to the film industry on color choices — says homeowners like Williamson are making the right move by making bland front doors bold. As the entryway to your home, a front door should be an attention-getter, she says.

“You want it to be the focal point,” she says. Emphasizing the front door can “improve the look of the entire house.”

Smith tells people selling their homes that if they “can’t do anything else, put some time and energy into your front door.”

The trick, however, is getting it right; it can

be a fine line between bold, eye-catching color and neon that looks better on paper than on doors or walls.

Smith advises choosing a front-door color that jibes with your home’s other features, starting with the style and color of the roof.

The colors of fixed features, such as window grids, as well as trim and shutters should also be considered. So should a home’s architectural style.

Derek Fielding, who oversees product development for the door manufacturer Therma-Tru, sees a trend toward colorful front doors and spiced-up entryways.

“People don’t want that cookie-cutter look that comes with having the same door that’s on everybody else’s house,” Fielding says.

Besides adding color, homeowners are opting for doors with different textures, more ornamental detail and decorative glass, he says.

“It’s all about curb appeal and perceived value,” Fielding says. “If you look at a neighborhood and every house has a six-panel door that is black, the one that is painted red is going to pop.”

Smith says the most popular front-door colors this year among homeowners who want to make a statement are tropical blues, vibrant oranges, violet, mustards and plums.

Those who want to perk things up but stay more subdued are choosing blues a notch brighter than navy, warm reds and classic grays, she says.

Williamson worried initially that painting her door bright yellow was going to make her house “look like a bumblebee,” but that in fact “the lemon yellow is really nice,” particularly on gray days.

“I just decided that if some people don’t like it, I don’t care,” Williamson says. “It makes me happy.”

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KIM COOK Associated Press Stores are full of colorful ornaments and sparkly décor that set the holiday tone with glamour and panache. But there’s also decor for those who prefer to welcome the season with more homespun serenity.

Many of these items reference nature with quiet wintry hues and rustic textures. You can imagine fireplaces ablaze, skis and skates at the ready and cozy lodges set up for holiday gatherings.

“We love all the adorable woodland-themed decorations on everything from pillows and throws to ornaments and tableware,” says HGTV Magazine’s Sara Peterson.

Collections of these creatures — deer, foxes, bears and so on — are available in any number of crafted forms: bottlebrush squirrels, raccoons and hedgehogs at Pottery Barn, faux fur and fiber owls and moose at West Elm. (www. potterybarn.com ; www.westelm.com) Plaid mitten, heart and tree ornaments are part of Target’s Smith & Hawken holiday collection. (www.target.com ) “Advent garlands are popular this year too.

Garlands with fabric pouches that count down to Christmas, or a string of colorful envelopes,” notes Peterson.

German designer Irmi Black makes a knitted-mitten Advent garland; small treats can be tucked in each mitten and the garland can be used as an organizer after the holidays. Target’s Threshold Rustic Advent Calendar is a veritable mini-cabin, complete with tiny drawers printed with snowflakes, trees and seasonal patterns. (www.etsy.com/shop/irmiblack ) If you’re crafty, consider making your own garland. Stamp kits, swatches of fabric and felt, and a ball or two of wool will set you on your way. (www.michaels.com; www.joann. com ) A collection of wooden trees to decorate a tabletop or mantel can be found at Homegoods, as well as some cozy Fair Isle-patterned throws with a ski chalet vibe. (www. homegoods.com ) Fill large clear hurricanes with tin jingle bells, birch branches or white painted twigs, or make a non-edible version of holiday trifle with layers of faux snow or moss and tiny red ornaments.

Arhaus has pillar candles in cream and dove gray that are carved to look like cable knit sleeves. Felted throw pillows embroidered with deer, rabbits and other forest friends add charm. Find chunky knit throws here, too.

This photo provided by Pottery Barn shows a retro-styled image of an alpine ski tram on the cover of a throw pillow from Pottery Barn. (AP Photo/Pottery Barn) (www.arhaus.com ) North Pole flannel bedding from Garnet Hill depicts Santa’s snowy home complete with cocoa stands, reindeer barns and sled shops.

Ikea’s Annbritt collection includes woolly blankets, plaid cushions and duvet covers in rich reds. (www.garnethill.com ; www.ikea. com ) Or evoke the chalet vibe with canoe and lumberjack ornaments. The old camp standard Stanley Thermos is updated in green, red or ivory — perfect for skating or sledding parties. (www.westelm.com) Artist Rachel Kozlowski’s imaginative plates have found a following beyond her Etsy.com fans; she’s featured at West Elm this season with a collection of Dapper Animal plates: bears with trapper hats, owls in plaid shirts and other whimsical designs. At her Etsy shop, a plate features a moose emerging from a woodsy plaid background. (www.etsy.com/ shop/RKArtwork) If you’d like to take the chalet theme in a more literal direction, consider decorating with actual skis and snowboards. The artwork on many snowboards has great graphic oomph.

Use a board as the focal point for a mantel display, adding ornaments or pine rope to reference the holidays. (www.ridesnowboards. com ; www.k2snowboarding.com ) Or consider a bronze-finished ski door knocker or a retro-style “Ski Lift” sign, as well as ski tourism posters and throw pillows with 1940s-era, ski-resort postcard art. (www.potterybarn.com )

This photo provided by Pottery Barn shows a ski lift sign as home decor. Vintage outdoor sports imagery decorating a private residence is a different way of evoking the holiday season. (AP Photo/Pottery Barn)

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Gift Guide: Streaming players project video to TV ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — I was happy watching television shows and movies on my computer — until I realized what I was missing.

Streaming video devices such as Roku, Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast project video from Netflix, YouTube and other services onto the big-screen TV. Suddenly, the computer seems inadequate. Internet television will never be the same.

Internet-connected TVs, TiVo digital video recorders and various game consoles also come with apps for video services. But frequent users of these services will likely want a device that focuses on doing that one thing well.

People must still subscribe individually to Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, Major League Baseball and other services, though that can often be done right from the TV screen. Some services require a subscription with certain cable or satellite TV providers. With HBO Go, for instance, Comcast and DirecTV subscribers can use Apple TVs but not Rokus, while it’s the other way around with Charter.

— Roku 3 ($100): Roku started as a project within Netflix, which was looking for a cheap way for subscribers to get Internet movies and TV shows onto regular TVs. Roku was spun out into a separate company, and the device now works all major video services except Apple’s iTunes.

It also plays games such as “Angry Birds,” offers language lessons, supports music services such as Pandora and Spotify and lets you browse photos on Smugmug, Flickr and other services. All told, there are more than 1,000 apps available from Roku’s store, many of them free.

Apps often replicate the experience on the services’ websites. With Hulu, for instance, you can browse video by genre or play items in your queue. With Netflix, you get profiles for up to five individuals, with separate recommendations and watch lists.

With each service designing its own app, it feels as though I have 1,000 devices in one.

Each app has its own on-screen keyboard when searching for video. The remote’s up button gets me options such as closed captioning on Hulu, but it exits the video on Amazon and Netflix.

Roku’s remote control has an unconven-

you also can turn the Apple TV into an extension of your desktop, though your Mac and Internet connection both need to be strong.

An Apple TV device, left, is shown alongside Google’s Chromecast, center, and the Roku 3, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013 in New York. Streaming video devices such as Roku, Apple TV and Google’s Chromecast project video from Netflix, YouTube and other services onto the bigscreen TV. Suddenly, the computer seems inadequate. Internet television will never be the same. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) tional headphone jack. Plug a pair in, and sound on the TV will automatically turn off.

That’s great if others in your household are trying to read or sleep.

Like Apple TV and Chromecast, the Roku 3 requires a high-definition TV with an HDMI port. Roku has cheaper models that work on older TVs, but they have slower processors and require Wi-Fi. The Roku 3 and Apple TV let you plug in an Internet cable if your wireless connection is fussy.

— Apple TV ($99): Think of Apple TV as a Roku with fewer apps — only 27, plus Apple’s own services.

Apple is constantly adding new ones, and those get installed automatically. Apple wants to keep the device clean and focus on the services people use most. It offers Netflix, Hulu, PBS, HBO, ESPN, YouTube and more — though Amazon’s service is missing.

However, Apple TV is alone in supporting Apple’s services. You can buy or rent iTunes content right from the device, or you can play music and video stored on iCloud or your computer, iPhone or iPad. Instead of Pandora or Spotify, you get Apple’s streaming music service, iTunes Radio.

Where Apple TV excels is in consistency.

The keyboard is the same whether you’re on HBO Go, Hulu Plus or Netflix, and the menu layout is similar from app to app. You can subscribe to many of the services right from the device and have that billed to your iTunes account. No need to search for your credit card each time, as Roku requires.

Apple TV works fine as a stand-alone device, but much of its power comes from working with other Apple products. Place an iPhone or an iPad with iOS 7 near the Apple TV to bypass the initial setup and transfer account information wirelessly.

With AirPlay, your iPhone, iPad or Mac can launch content not available through the included apps. That’s the way I watched “Margin Call” on Amazon. Charter subscribers can watch HBO that way, too.

Unfortunately, DVDs are blocked because of rights issues. You’ll have to figure out a way to hook up your computer to the TV directly, or buy a DVD player. On Windows computers, AirPlay is limited to iTunes content and photos.

In many cases, you can keep using your phone or tablet while the video plays on the TV. With the latest Mac system, Mavericks,

Average U.S. rate on 30-year loan rises to 4.47 pct.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. rates for fixed mortgages rose slightly this week but remained near historically low levels.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on the 30-year loan increased to 4.47 percent from 4.42 percent last week. The average on the 15-year fixed loan rose to 3.51 percent from 3.43 percent.

Mortgage rates peaked at 4.6 percent in August and have stabilized since September, when the Federal Reserve surprised markets by taking no action on starting to reduce its $85 billion-a month bond purchases. The Fed

decided this week that the outlook for the economy appeared strong enough for it to reduce the monthly bond purchases starting in January by $10 billion.

The purchases are designed to keep long-term rates such as mortgage rates low.

A government report issued Wednesday showed that U.S. builders broke ground on homes in November at the fastest pace in more than five years, strong evidence that the housing recovery is accelerating despite higher mortgage rates.

Data from the National Association of Realtors released Thursday showed the

number of people who bought existing homes last month declined for the third straight month as higher mortgage rates made home-buying more expensive. In addition, the lingering impact of the partial government shutdown in October may have deterred some sales. Still, the Realtors’ association projects that total U.S. home sales this year will be 5.1 million. That would be the strongest since 2007, when the housing bubble burst.

To calculate average mortgage rates, Freddie Mac surveys lenders across the country on Monday through Wednesday each week. The average doesn’t include extra fees,

Existing-home sales drop for 3rd straight month WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people who bought existing U.S. homes in November declined for the third straight month. Higher mortgage rates have made home-buying more expensive.

Home re-sales fell 4.3 percent to an annual rate of 4.90 million, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. That was the weakest pace since December 2012 and the first time since April that the pace has slipped below 5 million.

Still, the Realtors’ group predicts that total sales this year will be 5.1 million. That would be the strongest since 2007, when the housing bubble burst. But it’s still below the 5.5 million generally associated with healthy housing markets.

Home sales could rebound in the new year if the strengthening job market lifts incomes and builds confidence in the economy.

Over the summer, re-sales reached a pace of 5.39 million, the fastest in four years. But sales began to slow in September as the costs of buying a home rose.

Mortgage rates are nearly a full percentage point higher than in the spring, when they were near record lows. And a limited supply of homes on the market has driven up prices. The combination has made home buying less affordable,

— Chromecast ($35): Google’s device is a third the price of the others, but it’s also quite dumb by design. It is the size of a USB flash drive and plugs into an HDMI port. Turn on the TV — and nothing happens.

It’s more of a conduit between the TV and your mobile device.

Start by downloading Google’s Chromecast app on your Apple or Android device. Then download one or more of the 17 apps supported. The list is short, but growing. As with Apple TV, Amazon’s service isn’t supported.

Neither is Apple’s iTunes. But it’s alone among the three devices to support music and video through Google Play.

The Chromecast is the best option when individuals in a household have separate accounts for Hulu and other services. Each person controls the device from his or her phone; with Apple TV and Roku, it’s annoying to sign in and out each time.

Once you have content running on your phone or tablet, you tap a button to fling it to the TV. You can then use your device for other things. You can forward, rewind or pause video from the phone, but you’re stuck with that video once the phone loses its connection with the Chromecast, which happened often.

The Wi-Fi connection needs to be strong, and Chromecast offers no wired alternative, as the others do.

From a personal computer, you can mirror a Chrome browser tab on the big screen. Again, the connection often cuts out.

With all three devices, I have occasional problems with audio and video not syncing properly, making it seem as though I’m watching a badly dubbed foreign film. It happened most often on the Chromecast and the least on Apple TV. But I sometimes had hiccups when using AirPlay. Playing content through a native app is the smoothest option, and Roku has the most choices for that. For me, Apple TV is the best choice if you use iTunes and have other Apple gadgets.

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particularly for first-timers.

Sales in November were 1.2 percent lower than in the same month a year ago, the first year-over-year decline in 29 months.

The median sales price of an existing home was $196,300 in November. That was a

slight decrease from October but 9.4 percent higher than a year ago.

Home-buying has declined 10.1 percent in Western states during the past 12 months.

That drop has been partially offset by stronger sales in the Northeast and South.

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known as points, which most borrowers must pay to get the lowest rates. One point equals 1 percent of the loan amount.

The average fee for a 30-year mortgage was unchanged at 0.7 point. The fee for a 15-year loan declined to 0.6 point from 0.7 point.

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Obituaries Joan E. Alonzo WESTFIELD - Joan Elizabeth (Toomey) Alonzo, 72, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at home. She was born in Westfield, on June 22, 1941 to Patrick and Elizabeth (Stone) Toomey. She grew up in Westfield attended local schools and was a graduate of Westfield High School. She worked at Whites Quaint Shop and Antoinette’s both in Westfield.

She leaves her husband of 49 years, Donald J. Alonzo; her daughter, Karen Alonzo of Westfield; her sister, Ellen Shortman of Westfield; her 3 grandchildren, Jordan Poplawski and Chloe and Caroline Alonzo; her brother inlaw, Angelo Bressani of Scottsdale, AZ. Joan also leaves her niece, Donna Mulligan and her husband Jay and their daughter, Ashley; a niece, Debbie Deluca and Tracy Gawron; nephews, Ron and Mike Shortman. She was predeceased by her son, Dean Alonzo on April 24, 2010 and her grandson, Shane Alonzo on Nov 11, 2006. The family of Joan would like to thank Dr. Roger Beneitone and Dr. Douglas Hyde for the support and long term care that was given to her.

The funeral for Joan will be held on Saturday, December 21st at 11:00 a.m. from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield. The burial will be private.

Calling hours will precede the service on Saturday morning from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Joan may be made to the Noble VNA and Hospice, 77 Mill Street, Westfield, MA 01085. firtionadams.com

Dorothy C. Norton SOUTHWICK - Dorothy C. (MacDonald) Norton, 83, 50 year resident of this town, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at Noble Hospital, Westfield. Born and educated in Dover, MA, she was the daughter of the late Allan and Elizabeth MacDonald. Dorothy was a former employee of Ensign Bickford Co., retiring after 35 years of employment.

She is survived by a son, Paul T. Norton, Jr, and his wife Holly of Suffield, CT. Dorothy was predeceased by her husband, Paul T. Norton, Sr., and a son, Timothy E. Norton.

Family and friends are invited to gather at the Southwick Forastiere Funeral Home on Monday, December 23rd from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Burial will be in New Cemetery in the spring. Dorothy’s family requests please no flowers.

Mary P. Hartdegen WESTFIELD - Mary P. Hartdegen, who died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at home with her children around her bed, will be memorialized and commended to her God at a funeral service at The Church of the Atonement Monday afternoon. She had celebrated her 96th birthday on Armistice Day. Mary Payson moved to Westfield to live closer to her children in 1998 and joined the Church of the Atonement.

She continued to celebrate her love of singing in Westfield and sang with the Westfield State College Community Chorale, the Greater Westfield Choral Association, The Church of the Atonement choir and The Friendly Visitors.

She is survived by her children; Ann Burden Hartdegen of Chicago, Ill., Carl E. Hartdegen of Westfield and Cynthia Payson Hartdegen and her wife, Kate Deviny, of Westfield; her grandchildren, Raylene M. Demorest of Pleasant Gap, Penn., Zachery H. Naldrett of Tempe, Ariz., and Sophia N. Hartdegen of Windsor, Conn.; her greatgrandson Cyrus E. Holt of Pleasant Gap, Penn., her sisterin-law Georgianna Booth of Willington, Conn., grandsonsin-law Matthew and Daniel Schlotte, former in-laws Michael Naldrett and Sean Holt, her devoted caregivers during her final years - Jane Sevigne, Wendy Burke, Joann Foley, and Alicia Bean - and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service at The Church of the Atonement will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday, December 23rd. The family invites well wishers to join them at the Benevolent Protective Order of Elk at the corner of Washington and Court streets after the service.

Duck Dynasty Continued from Page 4 record. Uh, Shintos? They started this thing in Pearl Harbor.

Any Jesus among them? None. Communists? None. Islamists?

Zero,” he said. “That’s eighty years of ideologies that have popped up where no Jesus was allowed among those four groups. Just look at the records as far as murder goes among those four groups.”

Jindal’s primary criticism centers on what he calls an infringement of free speech.

“I remember when TV networks believed in the First Amendment. It is a messed-up situation when Miley Cyrus gets a laugh, and Phil Robertson gets suspended ,” Jindal said.

On Thursday, Faith Driven Consumer, a Christian organization, also came to Robertson’s defense by launching the IStandWithPhil.com petition campaign and calling for Robertson’s full reinstatement to Duck Dynasty.

The Proposal Continued from Page 2 propose to his girlfriend. He asked if he could go ahead with the proposal.

The officer allowed Harrel to complete the marriage proposal, and Harrel’s girlfriend eventually said yes. Harrel then asked the officer to get the engagement ring from his coat pocket and give it to her.

The officer handed the ring to the girlfriend.

Harrel was not cited for resisting an officer.

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An employee of Michael’s Towing speaks with Officer An employee of Michael’s Towing examines damage to one of Michael Csekovsky at teh scene of an automotive crash on the company’s trucks after it was involved in a four vehicle crash Russell Toad, Thursday evening which involved one of the on Russell Road Thursday evening. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen company’s tow trucks. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen

Crash Baillargeon said at the scene of the crash that a westbound vehicle, a 2013 Ford Escape SUV, had turned left into the operator’s driveway but entered the path of an eastbound vehicle, a tow truck.

The two vehicles collided, head-on, causing the SUV to spin around and strike the westbound vehicle which had

Continued from Page 1 been behind it, a 2008 Ford Edge.

That vehicle then left the roadway but the operator was not injured.

In addition, a small pickup truck which the tow truck had been pulling struck the rear of the towing vehicle.

The operator of the SUV, Flora A. Tritscher of 20 Russell Road, was transported to Noble Hospital by Fire

Department ambulance as was the operator of the Michael’s Towing tow truck, Timothy L. Hiner of 54 Meadow Street.

A hospital spokesperson reports both victims were treated and released at the hospital.

Both the SUV and the tow truck were towed to the police impound yard.

Continued from Page 1 a different solution to give taxpayers relief. We should slow down when we get pressed to make those decisions (without time for thorough consideration).”

Ward 4 Councilor Mary O’Connell said the line between the city’s executive and legislative branches is becoming blurred. The DOR was requested to issue an opinion of the council vote to cut the levy by executive branch officials.

“We did not ask for an opinion,” O’Connell said. “I am disgusted. Our process was hijacked. It’s very disheartening when a vote we took was discounted.”

O’Connell said that the vote to appropriate $1,254,368 from the stabilization account violated the council’s rules. A stabilization account appropriation requires a super majority (9) of council members voting in the affirmative. The first vote was defeated by a vote of eight affirmative and four negative votes.

Under council rules an immediate reconsideration motion has to come from the winning side of that vote, which in the Dec. 5 vote was the four negative vote block. The losing side can also make a motion, which if approved, would bring the issue back onto the

floor, but at the next council meeting O’Connell, who voted no on the initial vote, then made that motion, but later withdrew it when Ward 5 Councilor Richard E. Onofrey Jr., who voted in the eight affirmative block, also made a reconsideration motion.

“There was a little confusion on the rules of the City Council. That second vote was illegal,” O’Connell said.

“We trample on our rules all of the time,” Onofrey said. “Whether we ran over our rules or not doesn’t make the vote illegal. It wouldn’t hold up in court.

Council President Brian Sullivan said that he erred in procedure.

“I made mistakes, I missed things, but the intent of every vote would have been the same under any rules,” Sullivan said.

“We tried to do something that was new.

Nobody knew that (levy cut vote) was coming until that night.”

“The state (DOR) said good try, but no go,” Sullivan said. “We had to give it a shot for the taxpayers of Westfield.

Lesson learned. June is the time to do that (levy or budget cut), not November or December.”

The City Council voted 13-0 to pass Flaherty’s motion to place the email communication on file as public record.

Emails Circle had filed a complaint with City Clerk Karen Fanion that Councilor David A. Flaherty violated the law when he responded to an email communication sent by City Solicitor Susan Phillips regarding a vote taken by the City Council on Dec. 5, 2013.

The complaint is the second filed by Dondley charging Flaherty with circumventing the open meeting law. The Attorney General’s Office found last summer that Flaherty has violated the open meeting following a Dondley violation complaint.

Flaherty, in making his motion Thursday night, said that he wanted to file and release “30 pages of emails related to the Dec. 5th meeting, which some have claimed violate the open meeting law. More than half of the members of this body expressed an opinion.”

Under state open meeting law the members of a municipal board can exchange factual information, but cannot express an opinion or attempt to persuade other members of that board to adopt a specific action.

“Maybe we could have done something different,” Flaherty said of the vote to cut the levy to reduce the tax increase to less than 1 percent. “Come to

City Council Continued from Page 1 “If we did (the repair) ourselves, the cost would be much higher because the city would have to use prevailing wages for that work,” Daley said. “They are taking assets off our hands that we can’t maintain.

“And there will be an investment of $800,000 over the next 10 years to build two new hangars,” Daley said. “Over $1.1 million will be invested to make Barnes a better airport.”

“Both of the principals are pilots. Both have a passion for aviation. Both are successful business owners who have the capital needed for this kind of investment,” Daley said. “They want to bring a sense of community back to the general aviation population at Barnes.”

The two principles of Whip City are Dwight Klepacki and John Burke. Klepacki, of South Hadley, has been a pilot for more than 30 years with strong ties to the Barnes aviation community and is the owner of a metal fabrication business. Burke, a city resident, is a building contractor and developer, who has held a pilot license for the past six years.

Airport Manager Brian Barnes, in response to a question about airport hangar occupancy, said there is a waiting list of 30 people seeking hangar space at the airport.

Daley said that an appraiser who specializes in aviationrelated property was brought into assess the value of the five existing structures which the city has been taxing based on a value of $285,000. The rehabilitation of those facilities will

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Grant awards range from $6,000 to $116,000, depending on the scope of the project. Since 1993, DCR has awarded more than $10 million in Recreational Trails Program funds to nearly 500 grant projects in communities across the Commonwealth.

This achievement was accomplished thanks to partnerships with the Federal Highway Administration, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and the Massachusetts Recreational Trails Advisory Board. This money has been matched by over $5 million in local contributions of cash, inkind labor and donations.

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The funds are distributed to individual states to develop and maintain recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized recreational trail uses. RTP grants are 80-20 challenge grants.

The Patrick administration’s commitment to preserving or creating open space in urban communities has led to the building or renovation of 170 parks. These parks and open spaces are within a ten minute walk of 1.5 million residents – about a quarter of the Commonwealth’s residents.

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), an agency of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, oversees 450,000 acres of parks and forests, beaches, bike trails, watersheds, dams, and parkways.

increase the assessed value, and with the addition of the new hangars, bring the total value to about $1.3 million at the end of the 10-year investment phase.

The estimated property tax on the five existing hangars for the 2015 fiscal year is $18,519.82 The economic opportunity area (EOA), a state program to foster economic development and job creation, was approved by the City Council to position the city to enter into a fiveyear special tax assessment (STA) under the state program.

The STA provides front loaded tax relief while Whip City makes the initial investment to rehabilitate the existing hangars. Whip City Aviation, under the terms of the STA, will receive a 100 percent tax abatement for the 2015 fiscal year.

That abatement will decline by 25 percent for FY 2016 (75 percent) and 2017 (50 percent) and be set at a 25 percent abatement for fiscal years 2018 and 2019.

Whip City will pay $17,581.57 over the term of the fiveyear STA, in addition to the annual lease payment to the Barnes Airport Commission.

Klepacki said that there will be several indirect financial benefits to the airport as tenants are added to the existing and proposed hangars; including fuel tax revenue and landing fees.

“We’re trying to increase activity at the airport,” Klepacki said. “We’re trying to build a sense of community among pilots, encouraging hangar talk.”

Burke said that he and his family are active in Westfield outside his connection to the airport.

“I enjoy giving back to the community,” Burke said. “We’re trying to make Barnes a better airport.”

Chlorination Continued from Page 1 “One of the benefits is right now the town draws water from Springfield and we get a big bill,” said Brown. “This is a great way to get out of our reliance on Springfield water.”

Brown said he would notify Tighe & Bond right away so work could begin immediately.

“This could probably be done by the end of winter or early spring,” he added.

Water Leak Continued from Page 1 commission minutes would reflect the vote and serve as a reminder if needed.

Jackson then asked if the town would pursue legal action with Asplundh.

“I’d like to get together with them first,” said Brown, adding he does plan to bill Asplundh. “It was an expense to the town.”

Brown did say during the discussion that he hoped to look at smart meters in the near future, which can be read from the street using less manpower and time.

“It takes all three water employees about a month to read meters now,” Brown said.

Meters are read twice a year and billed in April and October.

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WHS set for home opener

By Chris Putz Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Westfield High School boys’ basketball team is looking for some good old home cooking.

The Purple Knights held serve at home in Holyoke Wednesday night, defeating Westfield in its season opener, 61-46. The Bombers return to the Whip City seeking their first win Friday against Minnechaug at 7 p.m.

“We’ve got a fun group,” Westfield coach Bill Daley said.

“There’s a lot of competition between a lot of guys. I think we’ll be a pretty good team by the end of the season.” “…Hopefully we’ll play a lot better offensively in our home gym, and get them rolling a little bit.”

Holyoke’s Justin White, one of the premier players in Western Mass., led all scorers with 20 points and had 13 rebounds against Westfield.

“We competed – we have a brand new team,” said Daley, whose team lost 10 seniors to graduation following the 2012-

13 regular season. The Bombers have five new starters this season.

“It wasn’t a great start,” Daley said, “but we played hard …

We really have to get better at the little things and execute at the varsity level.”

Demetrius Rogers and John O’Brien led Westfield with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Alex Brown had six points and 12 rebounds for the Bombers (0-1).

Southwick forward Jaclyn Maziarz, left, battles a Commerce defender for control during Thursday night’s game. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Southwick forward Katelyn Sylvia, left, battles a pair of Commerce defenders during the first period of last night’s game. (Photo by

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Lexi Minicucci handles the ball for the Bombers.

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SOUTHWICK – The SouthwickTolland Regional High School girls’ basketball team won for the second time in as many tries, improving to 2-0 with a 46-24 win over Commerce Thursday night.

Morgan Harriman led Southwick with 11 points. “(We) played very tough defensively, and got out in transition pretty effectively tonight,” Southwick assistant coach Rick Harriman said.

In other games, the Southwick Junior Varsity squad also celebrated a victory, bouncing Commerce 39-5. Tori Richburg led the Rams with eight points.

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Southwick forward Ashley Shea, center, looks for the pass as a host of Commerce defenders move in. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Westfield High School girls’ varsity basketball head coach Ralph Loos gets a bit defensive when you ask him about his team’s effort on the court.

That is because his team has clamped down on its opponent twice already this season.

Westfield held Amherst’s leading scorer, Jamie Staples, to just six points, and the Bombers rolled to a 53-35 victory at home Thursday night.

“We did a really nice job defensively on them,” Loos said about his team’s success in holding the Hurricanes to just 35 points.

Westfield (2-1) did more than enough, offensively, as well. Bombers’ Alicia Arnold scored a game-high 20 points, and sophomore Alexa Morin netted a double-double (13 points, 18 rebounds).

Southwick forward Morgan Harriman goes for the shot as Southwick guard Tara Dowd, right, snags the rebound a Commerce defender attempts the block. (Photo by Frederick in the first period of last night’s game with Commerce.

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Westfield’s Alicia Arnold dribbles the ball up the floor.

Southwick forward Makenzie Sullivan, left, battles a Commerce defender during the second period of last night’s game in Southwick. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

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Southwick guard Taylor LeClair, right, looks for the pass to Jordan Goodreau, left, during the first period of last night’s game against visiting Commerce. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES FRIDAY December 20

SATURDAY December 21

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There is one common theme from what happened in the NFL last Sunday, and it all revolves around one simple word, “letdown.”

Almost no one was immune as several playoff contenders, Patriots, Eagles, Cowboys, Saints, and Bengals, all lost key games. That doesn’t even include the Broncos who fell to San Diego at home Thursday, and the Lions who squandered a home game against the Baltimore Ravens.

This weekend’s games will be crucial to several teams jockeying for the playoffs.

Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts travel to Kansas City to take on the Jamaal Charles/defensiveminded Chiefs, the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers battle for NFC South supremacy, and New England plays at Baltimore in a late afternoon tilt.

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Patriots’ Mankins ready to play tackle again FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — Bill Belichick saw promise and versatility watching tape of Logan Mankins play left tackle in college.

The New England coach now needs his stalwart left guard to duplicate those efforts more than ever.

When starting left tackle Nate Solder left the Patriots’ loss Sunday against Miami because of a concussion, his second in two weeks, Mankins shifted from guard to tackle, spending almost the entire fourth quarter protecting quarterback Tom Brady’s blind side.

And if Solder is unable to return Sunday for the Patriots’

pivotal game against the Ravens — an unlikely scenario despite practicing in a limited capacity Thursday after not partaking at all a day earlier — Mankins once again will be called upon to fill the void.

“Scheme-wise, it’s not all that hard. I know all the plays at every position so that’s not tough,” said Mankins, who has started 127 of 128 career games at left guard. “Just the overall different angles, different foot work, that kind of thing. I have to process that pretty fast.”

He had no problem Sunday.

Solder, who had a concussion against Cleveland two

weeks ago and was limited in practice last week, left the game against Miami after a hit to the helmet in the fourth quarter. Rookie Josh Kline stepped into Mankins’ slot at guard while the nine-year veteran inherited Solder’s spot at tackle.

The Patriots (10-4) already are without starting right tackle Sebastian Vollmer, who was placed on season-ending injured reserve Oct. 29 because of a broken right leg.

“We can’t dwell on the fact that someone may or may not be there. You just have to go with what you’ve got,” Brady said. “I have plenty of things I

have to focus on. Whoever is out there, I have to trust that they’ll be able to do what they’re asked to do or else we wouldn’t be asking them to do it.”

Belichick certainly believes in Mankins.

The only film he saw of Mankins at Fresno State was of him playing left tackle, but when the Patriots drafted him

32nd overall in 2005, Matt Light already was entrenched as the starter. Mankins was moved to left guard and has flourished, making the Pro Bowl five times.

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NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div .714 369 311 7-0-0 3-4-0 7-3-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 .571 310 296 4-3-0 4-3-0 7-3-0 1-3-0 2-2-0 .429 246 367 5-2-0 1-6-0 3-7-0 3-1-0 2-3-0 .357 300 354 3-4-0 2-5-0 4-6-0 1-3-0 2-2-0 South Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div .643 338 319 5-2-0 4-3-0 7-3-0 2-2-0 5-0-0 .357 326 355 2-5-0 3-4-0 4-6-0 1-3-0 0-4-0 .286 221 399 1-6-0 3-4-0 4-6-0 0-4-0 3-1-0 .143 253 375 1-6-0 1-6-0 2-8-0 0-4-0 1-4-0 North Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div .643 354 274 6-0-0 3-5-0 7-4-0 2-1-0 2-3-0 .571 296 277 6-1-0 2-5-0 6-4-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 .429 321 332 4-3-0 2-5-0 5-6-0 1-2-0 3-2-0 .286 288 362 3-5-0 1-5-0 3-7-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 West Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div .786 535 372 7-1-0 4-2-0 7-3-0 4-0-0 4-1-0 .786 399 255 5-2-0 6-1-0 7-3-0 4-0-0 2-3-0 .500 343 311 3-3-0 4-4-0 4-6-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 .286 295 393 3-4-0 1-6-0 4-6-0 0-4-0 1-3-0

x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday, Dec. 22 Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 1 p.m.

Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.

New England at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

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Monday, Dec. 23 Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:40 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 29 Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

NFC AFC Div 7-3-0 1-3-0 3-2-0 6-4-0 1-3-0 4-0-0 4-6-0 1-3-0 2-3-0 1-9-0 2-2-0 0-4-0 NFC AFC Div 8-2-0 2-2-0 4-0-0 7-3-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 2-8-0 2-2-0 1-4-0 3-7-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 NFC AFC Div 4-6-0 4-0-0 2-3-0 5-5-1 2-1-0 2-2-1 6-4-0 1-3-0 4-1-0 3-7-1 1-2-0 1-3-1 NFC AFC Div 9-1-0 3-1-0 3-1-0 7-3-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 5-5-0 4-0-0 1-3-0 3-7-0 3-1-0 1-4-0

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Pittsburgh Boston Tampa Bay Washington Montreal Philadelphia Detroit Toronto Carolina N.Y. Rangers New Jersey Ottawa Florida Columbus N.Y. Islanders Buffalo

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Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO New Jersey 5, Ottawa 2 Thursday’s Games Toronto 2, Phoenix 1, SO Buffalo 4, Boston 2 Philadelphia 5, Columbus 4 Pittsburgh 5, Minnesota 2 Florida 4, Ottawa 2

EASTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div 1 53 117 80 16-3-0 10-7-1 12-4-0 2 48 96 74 14-3-2 9-7-0 9-5-0 3 45 97 84 13-3-1 8-8-2 9-3-0 3 39 107 102 12-7-0 6-6-3 7-5-0 3 45 92 81 12-7-2 9-6-1 4-3-1 4 36 86 97 10-7-0 6-8-4 7-4-2 9 41 94 101 6-9-6 10-3-3 5-5-3 3 39 101 106 12-8-0 6-8-3 4-5-1 7 35 79 94 7-6-4 7-7-3 7-4-0 2 34 79 95 6-9-2 10-8-0 5-5-2 6 34 83 87 7-5-3 7-10-3 6-6-1 6 34 103 122 7-10-3 7-7-3 8-3-3 5 33 85 112 7-7-3 7-10-2 5-6-1 4 32 91 100 8-8-2 6-9-2 5-6-1 7 25 85 121 5-6-7 4-13-0 2-8-3 3 21 63 100 6-12-2 3-11-1 5-9-1 Detroit 3, Calgary 2, OT Tampa Bay 4, Nashville 2 St. Louis 5, Montreal 1 Dallas 4, Vancouver 1 Colorado 4, Edmonton 2 Los Angeles 4, San Jose 1 Friday’s Games Anaheim at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Chicago Anaheim Los Angeles St. Louis San Jose Colorado Vancouver Minnesota Phoenix Dallas Nashville Winnipeg Calgary Edmonton

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WESTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div 5 55 138 102 12-2-4 13-5-1 8-6-1 5 53 116 91 13-0-2 11-7-3 7-0-2 4 52 101 69 12-4-2 12-4-2 8-3-1 4 50 119 81 14-3-2 9-4-2 10-0-1 6 48 113 88 11-1-3 10-7-3 9-2-2 1 47 100 80 12-5-1 11-5-0 9-4-1 6 46 101 90 10-5-3 10-6-3 5-4-3 5 45 86 88 14-3-2 6-9-3 8-4-1 6 42 106 105 10-3-2 8-7-4 6-5-2 5 39 99 102 7-4-4 10-8-1 4-7-3 3 35 80 99 8-7-2 8-9-1 6-6-0 5 35 95 106 7-8-4 8-8-1 3-11-3 6 32 88 111 6-7-3 7-9-3 4-5-2 3 25 95 127 5-10-1 6-13-2 1-7-2

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Florida at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Calgary at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Phoenix at Ottawa, 2 p.m.

Colorado at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

d-Indiana d-Miami Atlanta d-Boston Detroit Charlotte Washington Toronto Cleveland Chicago Brooklyn New York Orlando Philadelphia Milwaukee

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf 20 5 .800 — 6-4 L-2 11-1 9-4 14-3 19 6 .760 1 7-3 W-3 12-2 7-4 14-6 14 12 .538 6½ 6-4 W-2 10-4 4-8 9-6 12 15 .444 9 6-4 L-1 7-7 5-8 9-8 13 14 .481 8 6-4 W-2 6-8 7-6 12-5 12 14 .462 8½ 5-5 W-2 7-8 5-6 10-9 11 13 .458 8½ 5-5 W-2 6-5 5-8 9-8 9 14 .391 10 3-7 L-1 4-8 5-6 6-8 9 15 .375 10½ 5-5 L-2 7-4 2-11 6-11 9 16 .360 11 2-8 L-4 6-5 3-11 8-9 9 16 .360 11 5-5 L-1 5-7 4-9 5-9 8 17 .320 12 5-5 W-1 4-9 4-8 8-10 8 18 .308 12½ 2-8 L-1 5-7 3-11 6-10 7 19 .269 13½ 1-9 L-7 6-8 1-11 6-10 5 20 .200 15 3-7 L-4 2-11 3-9 5-15

d-division leader Wednesday’s Games Utah 86, Orlando 82 Miami 97, Indiana 94 Charlotte 104, Toronto 102, OT Detroit 107, Boston 106 Atlanta 124, Sacramento 107 Washington 113, Brooklyn 107 Minnesota 120, Portland 109 New York 107, Milwaukee 101,2OT

Dallas 105, Memphis 91 San Antonio 108, Phoenix 101 Houston 109, Chicago 94 L.A. Clippers 108, New Orleans 95 Thursday’s Games Oklahoma City 107, Chicago 95 San Antonio 104, Golden State 102 Friday’s Games Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf d-Oklahoma City 21 4 .840 — 9-1 W-8 13-0 8-4 14-4 Portland 22 5 .815 — 8-2 L-1 10-2 12-3 11-5 d-San Antonio 21 5 .808 ½ 7-3 W-2 9-2 12-3 12-4 d-L.A. Clippers 18 9 .667 4 6-4 W-3 10-2 8-7 12-3 Houston 17 9 .654 4½ 6-4 W-1 11-3 6-6 9-8 Dallas 15 10 .600 6 6-4 W-2 11-2 4-8 8-8 Phoenix 14 10 .583 6½ 7-3 L-1 8-4 6-6 11-8 Denver 14 10 .583 6½ 6-4 L-1 7-4 7-6 7-8 Golden State 14 13 .519 8 5-5 L-1 8-4 6-9 11-12 Minnesota 13 13 .500 8½ 5-5 W-1 8-4 5-9 6-8 L.A. Lakers 12 13 .480 9 5-5 W-1 6-6 6-7 7-10 New Orleans 11 13 .458 9½ 5-5 L-3 7-5 4-8 4-11 Memphis 10 15 .400 11 2-8 L-5 5-10 5-5 6-12 Sacramento 7 17 .292 13½ 3-7 L-2 5-10 2-7 6-13 Utah 7 21 .250 15½ 4-6 W-1 3-10 4-11 5-15 Sacramento at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Indiana, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Memphis at New York, 12 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 1 p.m.

Sacramento at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Houston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Not a baseball player Dear Annie: After many years of using smokeless tobacco, I’d like to quit. Are there any effective measures one can take to beat this highly addictive habit?

I use the kind of tobacco that comes in a can, and it goes wherever I go. It wakes me up in the morning demanding attention. I believe it is partially responsible for my high blood pressure. My dentist has concerns for my teeth and gums. I mentioned my tobacco use to my doctor, but he couldn’t give me a response that would be an effective way to quit.

I see commercials on TV for a drug that helps smokers, but I don’t know whether it would be helpful for those of us who dip.

I, and the many others with this problem, would appreciate any advice. -- Not a Baseball Player Dear Not: Smokeless tobacco is also called chew, snuff, spit and oral tobacco, but it still can cause cancer, just like cigarettes, along with other health problems such as tooth loss and gum disease. While some nicotine replacement therapy (patches, lozenges, sprays) can be helpful, not all work for smokeless tobacco. Some people prefer alternative medicine (hypnosis, acupuncture, herbal treatments, etc.), although studies are inconclusive as to its effectiveness.

The American Cancer Society offers a Guide to Quitting Smokeless Tobacco on its website (cancer.org) and assistance by phone at 1-800-227-2345. Here are additional resources: Nicotine Anonymous (nicotine-anonymous.org) at 1-877-8796422; Kill the Can (killthecan.org); the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov/tobacco) at 1-800-QUITNOW, and the National Cancer Institute (cancer.gov) at 1-800-4-CANCER, or smokefree.gov at 1-877-448-7848. Good luck.

Dear Annie: I recently lost my driving privileges and have been getting a ride from a co-worker twice a week. I am right on her way to the office, so it’s not at all out of her way.

This co-worker recently blindsided me with a demand to pay her gas money. I don’t feel I should pay her, because she already drives there.

Do you think I should pay? How much? I already pay another person to take me to and from work on the other three days because it is definitely out of the way for him. I can’t afford to pay a second person. I work the third shift and am the main provider for my family of five. -- Broke in Ohio Dear Broke: Anyone who picks you up regularly deserves to be given something for gas and wear-and-tear on the car. She is doing you a favor, and it’s starting to cause some resentment, which means she could stop offering you a lift and you’d have to make other arrangements. You do not have to offer her as much as the co-worker who must travel a greater distance, but perhaps you could fill up the tank once in a while. Ask her what she thinks is fair, tell her what you can afford, and try to work out a compromise.

Dear Annie: I had tears in my eyes reading the letter from “Lonely in California.” It was a sad and depressing life taking care of young children while my husband would rather be drinking with his buddies. Over the years, I saw a couple of divorce lawyers, but I was afraid to be on my own. And my husband made it clear that I could leave, but not with the kids.

So I stayed in this miserable mess.

This summer, after he got completely wasted every day, my worst nightmare happened. He was so drunk that he didn’t realize he was sexually assaulting our 7-year-old daughter. I got a restraining order, filed for divorce and am now on my own. It’s scary, but I have so much peace in my heart. I still feel like a failure as a mother for allowing my kids to live with this man, but I know I will get past this, and in the end, leaving will be worth it. -- Relieved in Massachusetts

HINTS FROM HELOISE Stars for Our Troops Dear Heloise: Information about RETIRING FLAGS via cremation by funeral homes recently was published in one of your columns. I am writing to tell you about Stars for Our Troops.

Flags are sent to Stars for Our Troops from all over the country.

The canton (blue) area is removed and washed, and then the stars are cut out and placed in a small pouch with a note to let our military know that they are not forgotten.

These stars are placed in care packages going to our military who are currently serving. Stars also are given with thank-you cards to our veterans in veterans hospitals, nursing homes, etc.

There are Star Parties going on throughout this great country.

It is a great project for any age. Families find it a great “family time,” and they learn about our country, flag and military. -Susan Wells, organizer, Stars for Our Troops Dear Readers: I called Susan to find out more about this wonderful organization. What a heartwarming effort she and volunteers all across the country do, repurposing a flag that otherwise would have no further use. To learn more and find out how you can help, visit www.starsforourtroops.org. To donate a flag, send it to: Susan/Stars for Our Troops, Gettysburg Flag Works, 715 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush, NY 12061. -- Heloise

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Dec. 20, 2013: This year you open doors and let go of the status quo. Your life takes on a new vibrance that you love, and others notice.

If you are single, you attract potential suitors with ease; however, it forces you to sort through your feelings. You will have to decide what you want from a relationship as well. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy traveling together.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Others will note that they ran into an unstoppable force when they get a glimpse of you and your attitude today.

Remain confident, but don’t hesitate to walk away from complications that are of no interest to you. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Listen to your instincts, and acknowledge them as well. How you handle a situation could change unexpectedly. Plans involving a holiday happening might be tossed out at the last minute, which will throw several people off. Tonight: Do what you must first.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Use your high energy to complete what must be done before the holidays. The whirlwind of festivities will start this coming weekend. Try to free up one area of your life. Tonight: Get together with friends; perhaps you will decide to start swapping gifts.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Your creativity will emerge.

Rethink the rest of your purchases, and make adjustments while you can. Get into the spirit of Christmas, and let go of your gift-giving concerns. Focus on your values; use them to gain a new perspective. Tonight: Treat a friend to drinks and munchies.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You attract people who have a similar energy. A friend might shake up the status quo. Enjoy the excitement, but avoid being controlling -- it won’t help. Make adjustments for this person.

Tonight: The world is your oyster. Finish up your errands.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Much information comes in that you need to consider. In order to free up some time, you will want to rearrange your schedule. A loved one could be difficult when he or she discovers that plans might need to be adjusted.

Tonight: Head home. Be with family.

Make peace.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Your friends, associates and family might become childlike at the thought of Christmas. You will want to visit with many people before the actual holiday. Start now. You might be quite pleased at the amount of holiday cheer around you. Tonight: Get together with friends.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Pressure comes in once more from a boss or someone else you need to answer to. You might want to avoid an issue, but any attempt to ward off a discussion could be seen as manipulation.

Face the inevitable, and get past this problem. Tonight: Burn the midnight oil.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Make plans to see a Christmas pageant during the weekend. Break out of your routine and enjoy some music or dancing. If you can, take off for a day and get involved in some kind of winter sport. Tonight: Make sure you’ve mailed all your packages before you meet a friend.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHA loved one or special friend might approach you and offer much more of what you want and desire. The two of you often disengage from stress when you’re together. Catch up on each other’s news. Tonight: Continue the theme of deferring. Let someone else choose.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Schedule some time with friends and loved ones. Someone might go out on a limb for you. Be gracious, and avoid taking him or her for granted.

This individual not only loves you, but he or she will do whatever it takes to make your life easier. Tonight: Make merry.

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