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Voc-Tech readies for night school

By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Westfield Vocational-Technical High School will offer a second year of manufacturing night school on Wednesday, January 22.

Funded through Hampden County’s Regional Employment Board, the 300-hour program is designed to train students in precision manufacturing.

The night school program will run from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ advanced manufacturing initiative, the course will be offered for free to all of it’s attendees “The program’s students are mostly unemployed and underemployed in the area, as well as veterans,” said Clement Fucci, the head of Westfield Voc-Tech’s manufacturing department. “Students will be learning about the basics of precision manufacturing, blueprint reading, computer numerically controlled, or CNC, programming, and technical mathematics.”

Fucci said that potential students will take an aptitude test to see if they have the correct skill set for the industry, namely adequate reading, writing, and mechanical

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Noble gets grant

By David Kennedy Westfield News intern WESTFIELD – Noble Hospital received a grant from the state’s Health Policy Commission, part of an effort to make the state’s community hospitals more effective and cost-efficient.

Noble will use the $344,665 grant as it begins to ease its way into the Mass HIway Health Information Exchange, a network and medical records system already being used by fifty-five institutions across the state.

“Noble currently has the ability to send or receive a Continuity of Care Document (CCD) via the Mass HIway,” said Steve Cummings, the chief information officer and vice president of operations at Noble. “But it is a oneto-one relationship somewhat like

“He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.”

found an enthusiastic response from a small but dedicated group of participants.

Eunice Roche, 92, said that she had participated in a writing group at the Jewish Community Center in Springfield for 20 years but said she had to stop when transportation became an issue.

“I missed it,” she said. “When I saw this group in the Pennysaver I called right away.

And I love it.”

Roche said that she has filled several notebooks with her writing and even had a couple reprinted and bound.

“I think my family’s going to appreciate it when I’m gone” she said. She said that most

By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The City Council conducted a public hearing yesterday on its petition to the state Legislature for acceptance of Paper Mill Road as a pubic way at which residents and council members spoke in support of the home-rule process.

Nobody spoke in opposition.

The Council initiated a home-rule petition, which required a public hearing, last November seeking authorization from the State Legislature to “consider Paper Mill Road to be a public way” to facilitate a road improvement project.

Ward 6 Councilor Christopher Crean has been seeking a way to accept the road as a city street to enable the city to used state or federal funds for reconstruction of the heavily travelled roadway.

Currently, as an unaccepted road, repairs and improvements can only be done with city funds which has delayed the improvement project because of the high cost.

The Law Department recommended that the city seek legislative approval for the “special procedure” to establish city ownership of the right of way for the street, making it eligible for state road-improvement funding under Chapter 90.

“We tried to repave the road and discovered that the city does not own it, so we’d have to use funds from the city, not the state,” Crean said as the hearing was opened by the City Council. “The road needs to be reconstructed. My immediate

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Samuel Sam of Westfield reads his response to a writing exercise posed by Janice Carduner, center, facilitator of a writing group at the Westfield Council on Aging as fellow participant Eunice Roche listens. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)

Writing for fun at senior center

By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The participants in a writing program at the Westfield Senior Center all have a variety of good reasons for participating in the twice monthly workshop but they all agree on one overriding reason – it’s fun.

A staffer at the city’s Council on Aging, Janice Carduner, started the program about a year ago.

“Everybody has a story to tell,” she said.

“Seniors particularly have a story to tell – but they don’t always have a place to tell it” or an audience.

She said that she has participated in writing groups for years and said that when she started to organize a group at the senior center she

City resident doesn’t ‘love that dirty water’

By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Some Westfield residents on the west side of the city have complained about dirty water since the summertime, when the city took it’s reservoir offline for dam and transmission line repairs, forcing residents at the end of Western Avenue onto city wells five and six.

One city resident, who chose to remain anonymous said that residents on Granville Road, Farnham Lane, and Northwest Road received paperwork in the mail saying that “there is copper in our water.”

“I can’t bathe my children in it. It

smells toxic. It’s brown. It smells and it’s not going to be cleared up,” she said. “From what the Water Department sent out, not everybody got a notice but I happened to get one, and in the notice it said that it’s going to be until March before they clear up this problem.”

“It’s just not fair that we have to pay for our water and then have it smell this bad,” she said. “The fact they haven’t fixed it so that we can get back on our regular water source is just unbelievable to me.”

“I take care of kids, and I can’t bathe them in this water,” she said.

“The toilet is filthy and smells like copper. We’ve had nothing but

problems.”

She said that the Water Department has instructed residents being served by wells five and six to let the water run cold to clear the water, which David Billips, the superintendent of the City’s Water Resources Department, says is correct, adding that residents who believe they have copper “in their water” aren’t entirely correct.

“The copper isn’t in the water supply,” Billips said. “It is merely the water’s reaction to the copper piping.”

Billips stated that when the city’s reservoir was taken offline, wells five and six were not equipped with

corrosion control, and that the water department will be sending out letters in about a week announcing that the problem is being addressed.

“We’ll be doing testing during the next three days,” he said, adding that he has spoken with Dr. Curt Robie, assistant vice president of facilities and operations at Westfield State University, about flushing out the school’s water supply before the students return from winter break.

“We haven’t gotten too many complaints,” he said. “Two or three calls, I’d say. We’ve had about a half dozen people at our Water Commission meetings.”

Smart meter plan deadline today

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO) is submitting comments today regarding a state mandate on smart meters.

Smart meters replace the old-fashioned electric meters in use for more than 100 years, automatically sending real-time usage information back to the company for monitoring and billing purposes.

Gov. Deval Patrick and the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) issued an order calling for comments and discussion panel participants on a new law that states that all Massachusetts utilities must submit a plan based on the premise that smart meters “must be in place.” The deadline is today.

“We’ll be filing our comments on Friday and look forward to then working with all stakeholders,” said WMECO Senior Media Relations

Specialist Priscilla Ress, adding that “WMECO does not have smart meters in our service territory.”

The DPU issued an order last month that will result in the modernization of the Commonwealth’s electricity grid.

Massachusetts’ electric utilities will be required to develop a Grid Modernization Plan that

includes investing in infrastructure for advanced metering functionality.

Advanced metering enables two-way communication between the utility and the customer, helping to achieve cost and energy savings and allow for efficient grid operations.

The necessary infrastructure includes smart meters, communications networks and new data management systems to give customers greater choice about their energy use and realtime information to enable the utilities to respond better to storms.

“Northeast Utilities, which in Massachusetts includes WMECo and NSTAR, is an active participant in the DPU’s current grid modernization proceedings,” said Ress.

Neighboring Westfield Gas and Electric will not participate in the panel because it is a municipal utility and not an investor owned See Smart Meter, Page 3

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Westfield State nursing students host benefit dinner WESTFIELD — Westfield State University’s nursing department will hold a spaghetti dinner on Friday February 7th to benefit their upcoming service trip to Guatemala where students and faculty will provide medical care and health promotion.

The dinner will be held from 6:00-9:00 pm in Scanlon Banquet Hall. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children.

During spring break, 19 nursing students and two faculty members will travel to Santa Maria de Jesus, Guatemala. Students paid out of pocket for the excursion which counts as a clinical element for their nursing courses. All money collected will be go directly to the community in Guatemala including purchasing water filters, wound equipment, food for malnutrition centers, and vitamins.

While in Guatemala, students and faculty members will care for children at two different orphanages. They will supply and teach Guatemalan families how to use water filters, provide health and dental care, provide wound care for the homeless, and offer feedings at malnutrition centers. Depending on how much money is raised, they may have the opportunity to build wheelchairs or a metal house with a stove.

Course organizer Marcia Scanlon, Assistant Professor of Nursing and Allied Health, said she believes travelling to Guatemala will help her students broaden their understanding of healthcare in other countries.

“Our main goal is to increase students’ awareness and appreciation of other cultures,” Scanlon said. “Nurses care for many diverse patients and exposure to different cultures is beneficial. It prepares them to be a better future nurse- more culturally competent in delivering care to diverse patients.”

According to Scanlon, 51% the population of Guatemala lives below the international

poverty line (CIA World Fact Book, 2009) and nearly half of all Guatemalan children suffer from chronic malnutrition (Bunkers et al, 2009). Water is generally only available every three or four days and it is often transported in jugs that are not well maintained and dirty (Campos de Sueños, 2013).

Scanlon said that the service learning experience will help students become better nurses because of the service they are providing is outside a typical nursing environment.

“It broadens their scope and vision of the nursing profession to include communities all over the world- not just patient in a hospital setting,” Scanlon said. “It promotes nursing qualities such as leadership, teamwork, respect and problem-solving skills.”

Tickets can be purchased through the nursing department located in Juniper Park at Westfield State University or reserved by emailing Marcia Scanlon at MScanlon@westfield.ma.edu<mailto:MScanlon@westfield. ma.edu>. For those who cannot attend the spaghetti dinner, but still wish to donate, monetary donations will be accepted through the nursing department. Checks can be made out to Pathways Community Church, the leaders of the mission and sent to Westfield State University, Nursing Department, 577 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA 01086. They are also accepting school supplies, sun glasses, underwear, gloves, winter hats, band aides, and hygiene products including toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, and laundry soap.

For more information, please contact Marcia Scanlon at 413-572-8414. The trip is made possible through assistance from the Westfield State University International Programs office.

Celebrating 175 years: 2013-2014 During 2013-2014 academic year, Westfield State University celebrates the 175th anniver-

Group shot of Westfield State nursing students who will be participating in the service trip to Guatemala. (Photo submitted) sary of its founding by Horace Mann as “The People’s College”. A series of events, lectures and discussions will be held throughout the year-long milestone that speak to the spirit in which the University was founded. Read more about Westfield State’s 175th celebration, including event information, the history of the University and fond memories from our faculty, staff and alumni at www.westfield.ma. edu/175th.

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NJ’s pigskinpicking camel dies before Super Bowl LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s pigskin-prognosticating camel has died just weeks before the state is set to host its first Super Bowl.

Princess was a fixture at the Popcorn Park Zoo in Lacey Township for 10 years and gained fame for picking winners.

Zoo manager John Bergmann tells the Asbury Park Press (http://on.app. com/1av4tRs ) the 26-year-old Bactrian camel was euthanized after arthritis made it impossible for her to stand.

Princess’ made her picks with graham crackers. Bergmann would hold one in each hand, marked with the names of the competing teams. Whichever hand she chose was her prediction.

Princess correctly picked the Baltimore Ravens in last year’s Super Bowl. Her best run came in the 2008 season, when she picked 17 of 22 games correctly, including the Pittsburgh Steelers to win Super Bowl XLIII.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Friday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2014. There are 348 days left in the year.

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n Jan. 17, 1994, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 60 people, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

was caught, only part of the loot was recovered.)

On this date:

In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against “the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.”

In 1562, French Protestants were recognized under the Edict of St. Germain.

In 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S. execution in a decade.

In 1893, the 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, died in Fremont, Ohio, at age 70. Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Lili’uokalani (lee-LEE’-oo-oh-kah-LAH’-nee) to abdicate.

In 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., ruled 5-4 that the use of home video cassette recorders to tape television programs for private viewing did not violate federal copyright laws.

In 1917, the United States paid Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.

In 1989, five children were shot to death at the Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, Calif., by a drifter, Patrick Purdy, who then killed himself.

In 1929, the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor made his debut in the “Thimble Theatre” comic strip.

In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces launched the first of four battles for Monte Cassino in Italy; the Allies were ultimately successful.

In 1945, Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II; Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews, disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody.

In 1950, the Great Brink’s Robbery took place as seven masked men held up a Brink’s garage in Boston, stealing $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and money orders. (Although the entire gang

In 1995, more than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe (koh-bay), Japan.

Ten years ago:

Three U.S. soldiers were killed north of Baghdad, pushing the U.S. death toll in the Iraq conflict to 500. Hollywood producer Ray Stark died at age 88.

Five years ago:

Israel declared a unilateral cease-fire in its 22-day Gaza offensive.

President-elect Barack Obama arrived in the nation’s capital after a daylong rail trip that began in Philadelphia, retracing the path Abraham Lincoln took in 1861. Salvage crews hoisted a downed US Air-

ways jetliner from the Hudson River, two days after a dramatic water landing survived by everyone on board.

One year ago:

Algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant in the stony plains of the Sahara to wipe out Islamist militants and free hostages from at least 10 countries. Nearly all the militants were killed; at least 40 hostages died in the standoff. Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network broadcast the first of a two-part interview with Lance Armstrong, in which the disgraced cyclist told Winfrey he had started doping in the mid-1990s.

Today’s Birthdays:

Actress Betty White is 92. Former FCC chairman Newton N. Minow is 88. Actor James Earl Jones is 83. Talk show host Maury Povich is 75. International Boxing Hall of Famer Muhammad Ali is 72. Pop singer Chris Montez is 72. Rhythm-and-blues singer William Hart (The Delfonics) is 69. Actress Joanna David is 67. Rock musician Mick Taylor is 66. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sheila Hutchinson (The Emotions) is 61. Singer Steve Earle is 59. Singer Paul Young is 58.

Actor-comedian Steve Harvey is 57. Singer Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) is 55. Movie director/screenwriter Brian Helgeland is 53.

Actor-comedian Jim Carrey is 52. Actor Denis O’Hare is 52. First lady Michelle Obama is 50. Actor Joshua Malina is 48. Singer Shabba Ranks is 48. Rock musician Jon Wysocki is 46. Actor Naveen Andrews is 45. Electronic music DJ Tiesto is 45. Rapper Kid Rock is 43. Actor Freddy Rodriguez is 39. Actor-writer Leigh Whannel is 37.

Actress-singer Zooey Deschanel is 34. Singer Ray J is 33. Country singer Amanda Wilkinson is 32. DJ/singer Calvin Harris is 30. Folkrock musician Jeremiah Fraites is 28.

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Writing Continued from Page 1 of them have not yet read her work although one of her granddaughters has read it all.

Roche said that she has also put her writing to good use on four or five occasions when the pastor of her church, First United Methodist Church, allowed her to offer sermons which, she said, have been “kindly received.”

Roach said that she expects to continue with the group and said “when they build the new senior center it’ll be even easier.”

Mary Wyman, 71, is another charter member of the group and the retired school teacher said that she had been “looking for something to keep my mind active” and found the writing group to be an opportunity “to do something I liked without a lot of pressure.”

“Ultimately, I wanted it to be fun” she said.

“It worked. I love it.”

Pat Abrum, at 68 the youngster in the group, is also the only published author, having been encouraged when she participated in a writing group at the Springfield Museums.

She said that her writing coach there, Janet Sadler, encouraged her to publish what she wrote after her husband died so she wrote and self-published a book, ‘The Journey of a New Widow, the First 12 Months.’

She said that the book “was cathartic, it helped me get through it” and said the book was written “for people going through the loss

of a loved one.” Abrum said that readers have told her it that it helped them understand and adjust to their loss.

“Writing keeps my mind sharp, it makes me think” she said. “And it’s fun.”

The only man in the group, Samuel Sam, 70, is also a retired school teacher.

He said that he enjoys the writing but said he has no plans to publish anything.

“It’s just for fun, (to) keep those neurons going so I don’t calcify up there,” he said.

Carduner said “the group is for them’ and said that she will help them take it wherever they want it to go.

She did say that she would welcome more participants.

“The conversation is richer,” she said.

She said that she plans to offer them guidance about writing memoirs for their families but said that the direction the group takes is up the members.

She said that she will give them prompts and ideas to write about but said she doesn’t push them, trying instead only to give them an opportunity to get out “what should be expressed” for them.

“We haven’t written to a specific end point.

I don’t know if we will, but that will be their choice,” Carduner said.

“I want them to have fun” she said.

Continued from Page 1 sending an email with encrypted patient data attached.”

Now armed with a grant, Cummings is ready to get down to business.

“The system will be like air traffic control for a hospital,” he said. “Patient scheduling will be more efficient. Now when you want to set up an appointment or procedure, there will be just one number for you to call.”

Electronically, patients who need procedures and checkups done in a specific order, like those with breast cancer, will no longer find themselves caught between information barriers between departments.

With a single system, patients’ procedure history will be more accessible, cutting down on miscommunication.

The majority of the money will be put to use in the implementation of the Health Information Exchange software, the remainder of the grant money going to hardware such as printers and computers, in addition to permanent IT positions that will provide the legwork and maintenance for the new system.

The Health Information Exchange will also bring about closer cooperation and efficiency as Noble informationally links up with local doctor’s offices, enabling the hospital to meet patients where they are at.

Outside of local offices, Noble expects that their merging with the statewide Hiway Exchange will take 1-3 years.

“The system will give us the resources we need to connect with both smaller groups and larger institutions,” said Cummings. “It will help include community physicians in the medical process as well as streamline bigger networks.”

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utility like Northeast Utilities.

Four major ‘smart’ meter pilots to the tune of upwards of $100 million have been initiated. The largest, National Grid’s, has not officially begun. Unitil’s in Fitchburg and NStar have started their programs.

According to the DPU, in addition to savings and reliability, grid modernization will allow for easier adoption of clean energy technologies like renewable distributed generation and electricity storage. Advanced metering also enables targeted electricity rates for electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.

The order follows a study into the potential for grid modernization technologies such as advanced meters, cell phone applications and smart appliances. The investigation was launched in 2012 and resulted in a comprehensive report to the DPU from its grid modernization stakeholder group after eight months.

In addition to requiring the Pat Abrum of Westfield displays a picture she used as a starting point for a writing exercise plans, the DPU has proposed a as she reads her work during a session of a writing group at the Westfield Council on Aging targeted cost recovery mechaas fellow participant Eunice Roche and group facilitator Janice Carduner listen. (Photo by Carl nism that will enable the utiliE. Hartdegen) ty to recover costs for investing in grid modernization technologies more quickly than the typical cost recovery Continued from Page 1 mechanism allows. skills.

“Grid modernization will Fucci added that, at the end allow customers to gain more of the 300-hour course, the control over their electricity Regional Employment Board usage and save money on their will work with the course’s electricity bills,” said DPU graduates to assist in finding Chair Ann Berwick. jobs.

“Developing a policy to fully Voc-Tech Principal Stefan realize the benefits of a modCzaporowski believes the total ern grid is part of the DPU’s number of students will match mission to increase the relilast year’s inaugural class. ability of electric service for “We had around 12 last residents across the year, but we’re hoping for a Commonwealth and facilitate little more (this year),” he the integration of renewable said. “The students have to power.” meet the standards. We need to make sure they’re dedicated.”

Czaporowski added that this Westfield Vocational-Technical High School Manufacturing If you would like to year’s course will be different Technology Instructor Clement Fucci, speaks to a group of run a Memorial for due to it’s scheduling, as last students in the schools state-of-the-art computer aided your Pet contact: year’s program began in manufacturing design lab. (File photo by chief photographer Diane DiSanto at October 2012, and ended in Frederick Gore) May, while this year will kick dianedisanto@the “Our own teachers will be westfieldnewsgroup.com off next week and end in June, early to mid-20s who are with students working through working with the Regional teaching the program,” said or call 413-562-4181 the high school’s spring break. Employment Board, and he Czaporowski. “It’s an effort 1x3 with photo...$15 Czaporowski believes the anticipates several military to fill the manufacturing pipe1x2 without photo...$10 majority of the students will veterans to join the program, line with Voc-Tech students, both day and night.” likely be city residents in their as well.

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SOUTHWICK Planning Board Public Hearing - Common Driveways at 7:45 pm

GRANVILLE Council on Aging at 1:30 pm Fire at 7 pm

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Road Continued from Page 1 goal is to get it accepted.”

“We held a public meeting two years ago at the (Paper Mill Elementary) School and asked residents to sign over their land rights (for the road right of way) to the city,” Crean said. “We did not get the 100 percent compliance we needed.”

“The next option the city considered was taking the land under the road through eminent domain, but that option is both expensive and time consuming,” Crean said.

The eminent domain process allows residents to challenge the payment given by the city in court, a process which could take years. Under that process the courts could award a higher restitution to the property owner for land that is already in used by the public as a road.

“We’re at a serious point,” Crean said, adding that heavy truck traffic hitting the numerous potholes is causing structural damage to houses along the road.

“We’re going to the state to take the road so we can do the improvements and get reimbursed by the state,” Crean said.

“We have no alternative solution. Residents can’t wait any longer.”

Council President Brent B. Bean II opened the hearing to members of the public. Residents of Paper Mill Road and adjoining street unanimously spoke in support of the homerule petition. Several residents said they have lived in that neighborhood since Paper Mill Road was a dirt street and that they have witnessed the increase in traffic as new subdivision neighborhoods were constructed, and a playground and elementary school were built, all increasing the volume of traffic.

Other speakers, including several City Council members who use the street frequently, spoke of the potholes and lack of drainage.

“The potholes are getting bigger,” one resident, Susan Teehan, who has lived at 320 Paper Mill Road since 1970, said.

“In fact at this point they are so large that traffic has to swerve around them. Please pass this. We are taxpayers and want our road accepted and treated as any other road in the city.”

The home-rule petition was referred to the council’s Legislative & Ordinance Committee and will be brought back to the full City Council for the vote to submit it to the Legislature.

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We all know it is pothole season. I’d like to know where the hot patch machine is that Westfield purchased a few years ago.

I know it has not been used. Where is it? Asphalt is needed to use the hot-box. Westfield has a contract with Lane Construction to purchase asphalt but Lane is now closed for the winter. Palmer Paving opens earlier, the second or third week in March, but because of purchasing laws, Westfield can only buy $5,000 worth of asphalt from them and that doesn’t go very far.

These comments are directed to the family in Southwick that seems to think my taxes should be used to entertain their kids: Wrong!! That’s your job not mine. Being a 40-year Southwick resident, I’ve been there and done that as the saying goes. It appears your family flunked Real Estate 101 by not thoroughly checking what your potential community has to offer. People are told to practice lake safety which I might add does not include wanting to just drop the kids off. Your kids are your responsibility – maybe its time to step up to the plate. Look in a mirror. Those are the lazy people. Make your own rink in you own yard starting next fall. It can be simple – just flood a low spot or a more involved project with a frame and plastic liner.

As you add water, you can revel in your kids excited anticipation of the ice finally being ready. As you said in your closing sentance, it only takes a couple days and water and all YOU have to do is plow it off.

Wow! Holyoke has reached an agreement with MGM as a surrounding city for the casino which gives Holyoke a $1,325,000 deal payable over 15 years. That is, if MGM is given the license in Springfield. Not bad. Why did Westfield not try to negotiate a surrounding city deal? Answers please.

After careful consideration, the City of Westfield has decided against submitting an application to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission for designation as a “surrounding community” for the MGM Springfield casino development.

Upon consultation with legal counsel, we have determined the investment required to produce substantial evidence of impact for a formal hearing before the MGC would be too costly as compared to any reasonable estimate of reward should we have been afforded “surrounding community” status. - Peter J. Miller, Westfield Community Development Join the conversation at pulseline@thewestfieldnews.com

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Allie signs no new taxes pledge Allie Knows How Taxes Hurt Family Budget WESTFIELD — Westfield City Councilor Dan Allie, candidate for the State Representative, announced that he has signed Citizens for Limited Taxation’s “No New Taxes” pledge.

“I am proud to sign this pledge. It shows my commitment to the families of this district. As a father and husband, I know how taxes can eat away at a household budget. We need to look for ways to control state spending so we can reduce our tax burden,” said Allie.

The “No New Taxes” pledge clearly states as a member of the Massachusetts House Dan Allie will oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes. Allie supports rolling back the sales tax to 5% and the income tax to 5% as promised to the voters. Moreover, last fall he collected 1100 signatures to stop the tying of the gas tax to inflation. Allie is opposed to the taxation without representation.

Former State Representative and now State Senator Don Humason was a proud signer of the No New Taxes pledge.

“As the next State Representative, I will take a leadership role in finding savings to reduce our tax burden. I will use my financial experience as a small business owner to help find ways so the state stops raising taxes every two years,” said Allie. “I will be a representative the taxpayers can count on to protect their paycheck and savings.”

Allie understands by cutting taxes it will spur new economic growth and thus revive our economy. “It is time to put people back to work and cutting taxes will be one way to improve the business climate in the Commonwealth,” said Allie.

Allie believes the state has wasted far too much money. Over the past year taxpayers have funded $332 for the crime lab scandal, $200 million for welfare fraud, $93 million for Mass Health for ineligible people, and $175 million for health safety net for ineligible people. Worse yet, the Governor is spending $9 million to makeover his office.

Allie is an Army veteran and father of three. He manages the internet presence of a local printing company and is a Westfield City Councilor. Allie has worked on the campaigns of Pierce, Humason and Knapik.

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Domestic violence fatality in our back yard The Jeb Daly murder trial has been postponed again, to May 2014. In June 2012, Daly allegedly murdered his partner Jessica Dana in their Huntington home while their two children slept nearby. The latest postponement of the trial is frustrating to some who hope the trial will help the community make sense of what happened. But perhaps this is a false hope, and the work of understanding what happened is more complex than anything that can be sorted out by a court.

Sadly, domestic violence homicide is not uncommon. In the last ten years there have been 266 domestic violence homicides in Massachusetts and an additional 74 perpetrator deaths, mostly by suicide. Many of us are watching the Rintala murder trial in the papers now where an alleged domestic violence homicide took place in the sleepy, nearby town of Granby. All of these murders and suicides happened in a community, and each community has had to try to cope and respond in some way.

Jessica Daly’s murder, like others across the State, shattered many lives and damaged a community. The hilltown community is still trying to understand it, and is still grappling with how to respond. While we do not have all the answers, we have many questions. First of all, how could Jeb Daly, well known in the community, be an alleged perpetrator of domestic violence homicide? And how could Jessica Dana, well known in the community, be a victim of alleged domestic violence homicide?

We think of domestic violence perpetrators as aggressive, angry people prone to impulsive, violent rages. We think of victims as weak and passive. These are the stereotypes. But these are not the people we know.

The truth is that perpetrators of domestic violence generally have many charming qualities and can be very nice. People like them. However, along with their charming qualities, perpetrators have an intense need to have power and control over their partner, and they believe they are entitled to this power and control. The vast majority of domestic violence homicide perpetrators are male, and as a group, they both grossly over-estimate how many other men adhere to their belief system, and use this misperception to justify their behavior. Perpetrator’s violence and abuse, whether physical, verbal, emotional, psychological, sexual, or economic, is not impulsive. It is calculated, and is used deliberately to establish and maintain control. This is why perpetrators can be charming, kind, and likable for periods of time with their partner, and can behave well all the time at their job or in their community or even in other close relationships. In fact, perpetrators often pose as victims just in case their partner decides to tell people about the abuse. They will seek sympathy, telling people that their partner is abusive, unfaithful, crazy, a neglectful parent, etc.

The victim is on the receiving end of this. She (or in some cases he) is not weak or passive, but is working hard to repair what feels like a broken relationship. She knows the charming, kind, funny side of her partner, and may believe that if she continues to work at it, she can make the relationship work like it once did– especially if there are children, if her religion forbids divorce, if she faces poverty upon leaving, etc. She will often keep the abuse secret due to fear, intimidation, shame, love and the hope that the abuse will stop. If she is no longer trying to make the relationship work, she is often terrified to leave because she knows instinctively what statistics tell us: the most

dangerous time for a victim is when she tries to leave her abuser.

And so, how do we respond? We respond in a way that upholds the values of our community. And this means responding with compassion. When violence happens, there must be accountability. And there will inevitably be grief and anger. We need to allow room for our emotions, but we do not want our grief to keep us inactive, and we do not want our anger to harden into hatred. And so, we demand accountability, and at the same time respond with compassion for everyone involved – the victim, the perpetrator, their families, and their friends.

And on a more practical level, we need to learn the signs of domestic violence, so that if someone we know is being abused or is abusive, we can help. If someone seems afraid of their partner, avoids conversations about their relationship, becomes isolated from friends or family, becomes defensive or makes excuses for their partner, seems overly worried about getting home late, arrives late to work or for other commitments in a way that is out of character, or makes excuses for bruises that don’t add up, we should be worried. Or, if someone is extremely controlling of their partner, constantly tells them what to do, won’t let them spend time with family or friends, constantly texts or calls them and gets angry if they don’t respond, accuses them of cheating without reason, is extremely possessive, won’t let their partner have any control over money, or puts their partner down with degrading or insulting comments in public, we should be worried.

In a recent survey given to hilltown residents, most respondents reported that they did or said something if someone they know was abused (69%) or someone they know was abusive (51%). This is a good start, but we need to improve. To help those who are abused, we recommend asking open ended questions and then listening without interrupting and without judging, reminding people that the abuse is not their fault, reminding people of their strengths, and referring people to local resources. If someone is abusive, we recommend making sure you are safe before doing anything. Then, interventions can include pointing out specific behaviors that are abusive, referring people to batterer intervention programs, or calling the police. In most cases, it is best to get the okay from the victim before saying anything to the perpetrator.

We are encouraged by a recent survey that showed 74% of hilltown residents surveyed know of at least one agency they can go to for help if they or someone they know is abused, but we can do better. Agencies that can help hilltown residents include Hilltown Safety at Home (413-559-8039), Safe Passage (413-586-5066), Center for Women and Community (413-6584756), YWCA New Beginnings (413-667-8784), the GLBTQ Domestic Violence Project (800-832-1901), and for people who are abusive, Moving Forward (888-636-9050).

The hilltown community is small. We cannot just walk away from the fatality that happened in our backyard. Rather, we must acknowledge what happened and choose how to respond.

And we make this choice knowing that how we respond says everything about who we are and what we want for the next generation.

————­­­­ Submitted by Gail Bobin, Nancy Webb, John Bergeron for the Southern Hilltown Domestic Violence Task Force

Michelle Obama shouldn’t be the only one fighting obesity

By DEBORAH COHEN Politico.com Almost four years ago, Michelle Obama—who turns 50 Friday—launched what would become the signature initiative of her tenure as first lady: Let’s Move!, the national campaign to fight childhood obesity.

“The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake,” she said in launching the program, which has made strides in educating America about obesity and the risks kids face if they don’t eat right and exercise. I applaud the first lady’s dedication to the issue and the energy she has brought to the cause, planting a vegetable garden at the White House and visiting schools to encourage good exercise habits. And she has certainly led by example, as her famously toned arms attest. Yet I worry that the Let’s Move! campaign, like other public education programs, is not enough to address the real forces behind America’s obesity epidemic.

To identify the policies that will make a big fat dent in obesity rates, we first need an accurate diagnosis: Americans are overweight and obese because they are inundated with too much food.

For all the buzz around trendy health foods like quinoa and arugula, most Americans still eat poorly. Americans currently

gobble down, on average, over 500 calories more each day than they did 30 years ago when the obesity rate was half what it is today. This is because the United States has been turned into a food swamp teeming with extra-large portions and unhealthy foods. Few restaurants serve meals that meet USDA guidelines and instead serve food and beverages with too many calories and too much salt, fat and sugar that increase the risk of chronic diseases. Nutrition knowledge and a mastery of math might not help. For example, a full order of Chili’s Texas Cheese Fries has 1,740 calories, but a half order has 1,260 calories—go figure—and that’s just an appetizer. And junk food is available not merely in candy stores, as was the case in the 1950s and 1960s, but in office buildings, hardware stores, bookstores, car washes, gas stations—even in men’s clothing and women’s lingerie departments. The use of impulse marketing strategies has skyrocketed, with invitations to indulge at every turn. Taco Bell is now promoting a “fourth meal” with the logic that anytime we are out, we must be hungry.

Obesity is not a lighthearted game. It is an underlying cause of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and cancer. Its costs include the premature deaths of hundreds of thousands every year. Obesity is a primary source of increased health care costs, See Fighting Obesity, Page 8

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Police Logs WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2013 12:53 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the driver was found to be a junior operator operating outside the allowed hours, a criminal complaint was filed; 7:06 a.m.: weather complaint, Hanover Street, a caller reports the roadway is blocked by a fallen limb, the responding officer reports he moved the downed limb to the side of the road, the DPW was advised to address the issue; 9:18 a.m.: assist citizen, Notre Dame Apartments, 25 Collins St., a caller reports her keys are locked inside her running vehicle, the responding firefighters report entry was made; 10:45 a.m.: violation of a protective order, Powder Mill Village, 126 Union St., a resident came to the station to complain that the defendant of an abuse prevention order has violated the ‘No contact’ clause of the order, the responding officer reports the woman showed him that she had received seven calls and five text messages from the man in the early hours of the morning, a criminal complaint was filed; 11:29 a.m.: arrest, Westfield Police Department, 15 Washington St., an officer reports that a man who was the subject of an outstanding warrant came to the station to speak with him, Richard K. Hess, 30, of 430 Rock Valley Road, Holyoke, was arrested on the warrant; 11:45 a.m.: found property, East Main Street, a resident came to the station to surrender a wallet found behind the Westfield Shops on East Main Street, the responding officer reports a message was left for the owner and the wallet was stored for safekeeping when he did not respond to the message; 12:48 p.m.: fraud, Madison Street, a resident came to the station to complain that someone has used his son’s social security number in Florida, the responding officer reports the man said that a person filed a tax return with his son’s social security number and the IRS requires a police report to proceed with an investigation; 1:40 p.m.: larceny, Broad Street, a caller from a nursing home reports a resident’s wedding band was stolen, the responding officer reports an administrator said she was advised by the resident’s relatives that her wedding band was not longer where it is usually kept, the case was referred to the detective bureau; 2:00 p.m.: disturbance, Livingstone Avenue, a caller reports someone is yelling in the woods behind her home, the responding officer reports a screaming male party was located behind a Woodland Avenue house and was obviously highly intoxicated, the man’s father said that he is unable to care for his son when he is intoxicated, the man was placed in protective custody; 3:03 p.m.: animal complaint, Southwick Road, the animal control officer reports she took custody of a dog which was mistakenly surrendered at a small animal clinic; 3:35 p.m.: larceny, Ponders Hollow Road, a caller from an armored car company reports an employee has confessed to stealing cash which had been entrusted to his care, the responding detective reports a criminal complaint is pending the completion of the company’s in-house investigation; 3:47 p.m.: animal complaint, Western Avenue, the director of animal control operations reports he took custody of a stray black Labrador retriever dog and transported it the municipal animal shelter; 4:26 p.m.: disturbance, George Street, a social worker reports during a family session a 16-year-old girl repeatedly struck her mother, the responding officer reports the girl was arrested for being delinquent by reason of assault and battery in a domestic relationship; 8:37 p.m.: larceny, Lockhouse Road, a resident reports via the online reporting option that a package which was delivered at his apartment was stolen before he found it; 9:38 p.m.: larceny, East Main Street, a caller for a Main Street supermarket reports an employee was victimized by a flimflam artist, the responding officer reports he was told that the man had asked a clerk to exchange currency in a complicated transaction and the clerk reports that the customer’s apparent eagerness to leave with the five $100 bills he had been given in return for a number of smaller bills prompted him to check the money and he found that he had only $400, an officer was able to identify the suspect from a security video image, the man was contacted, advised o f the ‘mistake’ and agreed to return the excess funds; 10:23 p.m.: vandalism, Springfield Road, a caller reports the tires on his vehicle were slashed, the responding officer reports the man said that two of his tires were flattened while his SUV was parked at a Springfield Road department store.

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BOSTON (AP) — The largest hospital and physician network in Massachusetts is defending its plan to merge with Weymouth’s South Shore Hospital and a related doctors’ group, saying it save about $27 million annually in health care costs.

Partners HealthCare, under growing pressure from regulators to abandon expansion plans, contends that a state commission’s preliminary report criticizing the deal as costly and anticompetitive uses flawed reasoning and contains “inexplicable omissions.”

The rebuttal Friday says the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission’s analysis concluding that the merger would give Partners too much market power is absurd.

The health care organization provided an advance copy to The Boston Globe (http://b.globe.com/1eQgZg1 ).

Stuart Altman, a professor of health policy at Brandeis University and the commission’s chairman, would not comment on the report Thursday because he had not read it.

——— Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.bostonglobe.com

Mass. to recognize same-sex marriages from Utah BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts will recognize same-sex marriages that were performed in Utah but later put on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court, the state attorney general’s office said Thursday.

“Our view is that the marriages in Utah were validly performed and should be recognized here,” said Chris Loh, a spokesman for Attorney General Martha Coakley.

Massachusetts was the first state in the nation to legalize gay marriage.

A federal judge overturned Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage last month, and hundreds of couples got married. But within weeks the U.S. Supreme Court halted the weddings in one of the most conservative U.S. states until the courts sort out the matter. Utah then declared it would not recognize the weddings, but would allow couples to continue to receive whatever benefits they had obtained before the high court ruling.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said last week that the federal government would honor gay marriage in Utah, meaning that couples who were married in the last month could file federal taxes jointly and get Social Security benefits for spouses, among other benefits.

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden has said his state will recognize marriages performed during the interim period in Utah, and several other states have indicated they will do the same, according to a spokesman for the advocacy group MassEquality.

Judge to hold hearing in death penalty case BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers are due in court in the case of a convicted killer from Massachusetts who faces a second trial on whether he should receive the death penalty.

Gary Lee Sampson, a drifter who grew up in Abington, pleaded guilty to federal charges for killing two men in Massachusetts and was sentenced to death. He also pleaded guilty to separate state charges for killing a man in New Hampshire during the same weeklong crime spree in 2001.

U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf threw out Sampson’s sentence in 2011 in a ruling that later was upheld by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Prosecutors said last month that they will seek the death penalty a second time during a resentencing trial.

A status hearing is scheduled in court on Tuesday.

Sampson pleaded guilty to carjacking and killing Jonathan Rizzo, 19, of Kingston, and Philip McCloskey, 69, of Taunton.

He told police he forced both

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BOSTON (AP) — A week after being formally named as Boston’s new police commissioner, William Evans is being sworn in.

New Mayor Martin Walsh appointed Evans last week to head what Evans calls “the greatest department in the nation.”

Evans is to be formally sworn in this afternoon. He had held the job on an interim basis since Edward Davis retired late last year.

men to drive to secluded areas, assured them he only wanted their cars, then stabbed them repeatedly and slit their throats. Sampson fled to New Hampshire, where he broke into a house in Meredith and strangled Robert Whitney, a former city councilor from Concord.

In a court filing last month, federal prosecutors said they plan to ask Wolf to set a date for a new sentencing trial during Tuesday’s status conference.

They also asked Wolf to revisit a decision he made in 2010 when the judge found that it was not necessary for him to recuse himself from the case despite a personal relationship he has with one of the prosecutors. Wolf worked at the same law office as the prosecutor’s father-inlaw from 1977 to 1981, attended the prosecutor’s wedding and has occasionally given him and his wife career advice.

Sampson became the first person sentenced to death in Massachusetts under the federal death penalty law.

Massachusetts does not have a state death penalty.

Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 Konstantin Okhrimenko, 32, of 89 Humphrey Lane, West Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance pending a March 6 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, a state highway traffic violation and a marked lanes violation brought by Westfield police.

Alex Diaz, 36, of 1089 Park St., Palmer, was released on his personal recognizance pending a March 7 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of larceny of property valued more than $250 brought by Westfield police.

Alphonso E. Hines-Vanterpool, 20, of 41 Woodview Drive, Brookfield, Conn., submitted to facts sufficient to warrant guilty findings for charges of disorderly conduct and wanton destruction of property valued les than $250 brought by Westfield police and the charges were continued without a finding with probation for three months. He was assessed $100.

Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 David M. Bettro, 30, of 92 Mechanic St., 30, of 92 Mechanic St., submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle brought by State Police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for three months. He was assessed $50 and a state highway traffic violation was dismissed by the court. In a separate case also brought by Westfield police, Bettro was released on his personal recognizance pending a Feb. 12 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, speeding and failure to use a seat belt.

Carol J. Newman, 65, of 20 Eagle St., Southwick, saw a charge of assault and battery brought by Southwick police not prosecuted.

Carson R. Filiault, 20, of 94 Granville Road, Southwick, saw a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license brought by Southwick police not prosecuted.

Kaitlyn M. Rathbun, 25,of 1196 North St., Pittsfield, was found to be responsible for charges of operating an uninsured motor vehicle and operating an unregistered motor vehicle and was assessed $100 for each charge.

Ryan Wheeler, 23, of 389 Gooseberry Road, was released on his personal recognizance pending a March 12 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, failure to stop or yield and operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker brought by Agawam police.

Lakeisha S. Blatch, 29, of 156 Quincy St., Springfield, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license brought

by Southwick police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for three months. She was assessed $50.

Steven J. Nikiel, 38, of 8 Connor Ave., pleaded guilty to a charge of distribution of a Class A drug and was sentenced to a six month term in the house of correction with credit for time served awaiting trial.

Joel P. Townson, 28, of 23 Pineridge Circle, Becket, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Feb. 12 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of leaving the scene of a property damage accident, possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, speeding and a marked lanes violation brought by State Police.

Ronald J. Markett, 45, of 171 Elizabeth Ave., submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of possession of a Class A drug brought by Westfield police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for six months. He was assessed $50 and a charge of conspiracy to violated drug laws was not prosecuted.

Daniel J. Sullivan, 35, of 57 W. Silver St., was released on his personal recognizance pending a March 7 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license brought by State Police.

Andrew D. Waldrip, 21, of 49 Samson Road, Medford, was released on his personal recognizance pending a March 7 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property valued more than $250 brought by Westfield State College police.

Daniel R. Lemarier, 36, of 10 South Maple St., was arraigned on charges of violation of a protective order and aggravated assault and battery brought as separate cases by Westfield police and was held in lieu of $100 cash bail in each case pending Feb. 13 hearings.

Brandon T. Spigner, 23, of 28 Jennings St., Springfield, was held in lieu of $100 cash bail pending a Feb. 12 hearing after he was arraigned on two charges of armed robbery and three charges of home invasion brought by Westfield police.

Ex-Mass. college employee faces child porn charges GRANBY, Mass. (AP) — A Granby man who worked in the Springfield College information technology department has been indicted on charges of producing, possessing and distributing thousands of images and videos of child sexual abuse.

The state attorney general’s office announced Thursday that 38-year-old David Linnehan has been indicted by a statewide grand jury.

He will be arraigned in Superior Court at a later date.

Authorities say Linnehan is responsible for the creation of child pornography by encouraging a mother to take and send him nude pictures of her young daughter.

He is also charged with illegally accessing Springfield College students’ computers and email accounts to steal personal and private photographs. He has been fired.

He also allegedly had an unlicensed 9 mm handgun in his home.

Linnehan’s attorney refused comment on the case.

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OUT ON A LIMB

This undated publicity photo provided by SavATree shows tree pruning, which improves trees’ overall health and structure. Pruning, along with an arborist using a resistograph to check for tree decay, is used to determine a tree’s stability.

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Wild weather feeds homeowners’ anxiety over trees DIANA MARSZALEK Associated Press Nancy Owens takes no chances with trees since a windstorm propelled a large one through the roof of her Long Island, N.Y., home 15 or so years ago.

So when a neighbor whose property abuts Owens’ Maine summer home said he believed two of her tall pines looked suspiciously askew — and leaning toward his house — Owens wasted no time having them removed.

“They didn’t look dead to us. But what do I know?” Owens says. “I was born and raised in Manhattan. I know nothing about trees except they can come through your roof.”

Owens, who “cries every time I have to take down a tree,” is one of a number of homeowners who reluctantly opt to be safe rather than sorry by removing trees — even when it may not be necessary.

Arborist Dane Buell, who oversees tree care for the company SavATree, says that in the last few years people call him “all the time” asking to remove healthy trees. Most, he said, are afraid of the uptick in wild weather that has sent trees crashing down on homes, cars and power lines around the country.

“People see bad things that happen with trees, and the natural response is we should cut them all down,” says Buell.

Joe Lamb, a Berkeley, Calif., arborist sees the phenomenon too. He cautions that there’s no connection between a tree’s size and the hazard it poses.

“It is very common for people to be afraid of trees simply because they are large,” Lamb says.

The health of the tree is more important than its size, Buell says, and he recommends that property owners focus on managing their trees. That includes annual health checks, pruning, and precautionary steps such as adding support and even lightning protection when necessary.

Certified arborists can identify problems — insect infestation, nutritional deficiencies and disease — in the early stages “90 some percent of the time,” he says. Remediation is often fairly simple, too, he says.

“Trees fail often because these conditions are not identified early. They don’t fail because they are tall,” Buell says.

And while no one can prevent an extreme storm from toppling even the healthiest of trees, he says, the benefits of having trees usually far outweigh the risks they pose.

For example, trees around a home can increase its value up to 15 percent, according to the Arbor Day Foundation. Properly placed trees around buildings can also reduce air conditioning needs by up to 30 percent, and save 20 percent to 50 percent in energy used for heating, according to the USDA Forest Service.

Homeowners aren’t the only ones who have stepped up precautions in recent years. Bob McGee, a spokesman for Con Edison, which provides power to New York City and neighboring Westchester County, says the utility company has improved its year-round tree-trimming since the recent rash of harsh storms.

“This typically engenders either a community outpouring of thankfulness or scorn, depending on whether there’s been a recent storm,” McGee says. “We know that taking this action helps keep service reliable. But if nothing is going on and we trim the trees, people will hit the roof.”

Lamb — who says he gets a rush of tree-removal requests from homeowners after storms — says he finds many people are willing to try remedial measures like thinning out a tree and removing dead branches once they learn more about them.

For many others, however, it’s better to err on the side of caution.

“If someone says that a tree doesn’t look right, I don’t argue with that,” Owens says. “If they say it, I pay whatever it is.”

This undated publicity photo provided by SavATree shows an arborist using a resistograph to detect tree decay, which can help determine a tree’s stability. (AP Photo/SavATree)

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HOMEDESIGN Apple agrees to refund $32.5M for kids’ purchases JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jackie Nussbaum knew her son liked playing DragonVale on the family iPad — a colorful game with soothing music and chirping birds where kids raise adorable baby dragons. What she didn’t realize was that he was buying virtual gems — with real money — to build his dragon park as part of the game.

When she opened her credit card statement, she saw a slew of charges from Apple, totaling $600 in one day.

“I thought it was a mistake, that someone had stolen my credit card,” said Nussbaum, a mother of two children in Westerville, Ohio.

Apple told her the charges were valid purchases from the game DragonVale.

“I almost choked,” she said in an interview. “It was shocking.”

Tens of thousands of people who received similar shocks complained to the Federal Trade Commission, and the agency on Wednesday announced that Apple had agreed to refund at least $32.5 million to unsuspecting parents.

“You cannot charge consumers for purchases they did not authorize,” said Edith Ramirez, the commission chairwoman.

Too often, the FTC said, parents were caught unaware that in-app purchases were being made and Apple didn’t do enough to make it clear children were buying gems, coins, or treats for their virtual pets. Parents also were not told that entering their password for a single-app purchase started a 15-minute clock during which kids could make unlimited purchases without any further action by an adult, the agency said.

As part of the settlement, Apple also must change its billing practices to make it more obvious that a purchase is taking place during the course of the game or app.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the Cupertino, Calif.-based company relented to the FTC because the consent decree “does not require us to do anything we weren’t already going to do, so we decided to accept it rather than take on a long and distracting legal fight.”

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In this June 19, 2013 photo, raspberries grow on the patio of a home near Langley, Wash. Raspberries are an easy-to-grow choice for containers. They can be placed near high traffic areas around the property, making for convenient and wholesome snacks.

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Many fruits grow in containers DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press Many fruit growers are going to pots, and small wonder. Containers are great for tight spaces, easy to manage, convenient for harvesting, and provide better soil than is found in most gardens.

“They also allow growing more experimental fruits, such as warm climate or tropical ones, if pots can be moved inside in winter,’” said Leonard Perry, an extension professor with the University of Vermont.

Everything from blueberries to persimmons, citrus to currents can be grown in containers. And don’t forget that old standby, the clay strawberry pot.

Some potted fruits, though, may surprise.

“Pineapples are one of the easiest warmclimates fruits to grow in pots,” Perry said.

“There are even some grapes suited for containers.”

Potting fruit does pose challenges different from those encountered when growing fruit in the ground. Some things to consider: — Pot size: You can get by with smaller containers and less re-potting if you choose wisely. It all depends on the plant. “You may need to re-pot every three to five years, trimming off some of the older roots, to keep plants vigorous,” Perry said.

“Blueberries are one of the best choices for containers. Look for one of the newer cultivars bred for containers — a half-high or low bush. These can be grown in pots a foot or so wide. For dwarf fruit trees, use plastic containers or a whiskey barrel half, 18 to 24 inches wide,” he said. “Casters on the bottom make containers easier to move about a patio, or inside in winter in colder climates.”

— Watering: Plants in containers dry out more quickly than those in the ground, and

need more frequent watering.

— Fertilizing: It’s safe to wait a few weeks before fertilizing since most container soils include fertilizers. Watersoluble, slow-release fertilizers generally work best. Their small capsules gradually dissolve when watered, adding nutrients to the plant mix.

— Soil types: “Pots create different drainage and air properties than soils, so don’t use straight garden soil for fruit in pots,” Perry said. “Use half-bagged topsoil or potting soil, with half organic matter such as peat moss or compost. Leave a couple of inches free on the top for adding fresh compost each spring.”

— Longevity and yields: You naturally sacrifice yields by growing in small pots, said Elmer Kidd, chief production officer for Stark Bro’s Nurseries & Orchards Co. in Louisiana, Mo. Nutrition and watering are far more important with containerized plants. “For those who want to participate in the gardening realm by growing in pots, their efforts can be respectable if their level of care is good,” Kidd said.

For those who can’t decide which fruit to grow, grafting can offer more choices.

Consider taking what John Duarte, president of Duarte Nursery Inc. in Hughson, Calif., calls the “Cocktail Tree” route.

Duarte Nursery creates trees with different varieties of the same fruit or different fruit species. A cocktail tree can be a peach tree that has an early-, mid- or late-season peach variety, or it can be a combination of peach, plum, apricot or nectarine — all on the same tree.

“I like the fruit combinations best, but I’ve had better customer feedback about trees with a single fruit but producing at different times,” Duarte said.

Online: Stark Bro’s: http://www.starkbros.com/ blog/fruit-trees-in-containers-pt1/

Average US rate on 30-year loan at 4.41 percent WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. rates for fixed mortgages declined this week, edging closer to historically low levels.

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average for the 30-year loan fell to 4.41 percent from 4.51 percent last week. The average for the 15-year loan eased to 3.45 percent from 3.56 percent.

Mortgage rates have risen about a full percentage point since hitting record lows a year ago. The increase was driven by speculation that the Federal Reserve would reduce its bond purchases.

The Fed determined last month that the economy was strong enough to start trimming those purchases, which have kept long-term interest rates low.

The rise in mortgage rates slowed home sales, which have fallen for three straight months. But overall, 2013 was the best year for housing since the financial crisis.

Most economists expect home sales and prices to keep rising this year, but at a slower pace. They forecast sales and prices will likely rise around 5 percent, down from double-digit gains in 2013.

To calculate average mort- year adjustable mortgage fell percent. The fee rose to 0.5 gage rates, Freddie Mac sur- to 3.10 percent from 3.15 point from 0.4 point. veys lenders across the country between Monday and Wednesday each week. The average doesn’t include extra fees, 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 rose to 0.7 point from 0.6 point.

The average rate on a oneyear adjustable-rate mortgage remained at 2.56 percent. The fee was unchanged at 0.5 point.

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This photo provided by AllModern.com shows a TFG Connections Bookcase, an open-backed modern bookcase that can be used to divide rooms or set the perimeter of a library-focused space. Contemporary home libraries utilize room for books or artwork that speak to the aesthetic and spirit of the space. Digital readers can be enjoyed in a library-appointed room equally with book lovers. (AP Photo/AllModern.com)

This photo provided by Elle Decor shows a library by Designer Alessandra Branca that she created for the Elle Decor apartment in the Hearst Designer Visions show house at Walker Tower in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. Branca created a warm, intimate library with just two bookshelves and a chrome easel for a flat-screen television. A large Candida Hofer photograph of Dublin’s Trinity College Library provided a trompe l’oeil effect, as if the library extended into the image. (AP Photo/Elle Decor, Douglas Friedman)

Right at Home: Personal libraries are retreats

This photo provided by House Beautiful shows a dining room by Designer Jamie Drake for the House Beautiful apartment in the Hearst Designer Visions show house at Walker Tower in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. Drake took the books-as-art notion literally: For his House Beautiful apartment, he turned large books spine sides in and stacked them geometrically in wall recesses to flank a fireplace as sculptural art. (AP Photo/House Beautiful, Jonny Valiant)

KIM COOK Associated Press With the advent of tablets, cellphones and e-readers, could the book-lined home library go the way of the formal dining room?

Not a chance, designers and retailers say.

Digital and print books can co-exist, says House Beautiful’s editor in chief Newell Turner.

“When there’s an endless river of (digital) content, the words, text and images we choose to print and bind into a physical book will make (it) even more special,” he said.

And books, in their variety of shapes and sizes, can be art in their own right, he says. Certainly, many people display richly illustrated coffee table books. And at Hearst’s October 2013 Designer Visions show house in New York, Jamie Drake took the books-as-art notion literally: For his House Beautiful apartment, he turned large books spine sides in and stacked them geometrically in wall recesses to flank a fireplace as sculptural art.

“Books are precious and beautiful, both their contents and materials. I was inspired to provoke thoughts, placing the bulk of the spines away from the viewer, thus highlighting the thousands of paper pages and creating a sense of desire to discover what lies within,” he says.

For Elle Decor at the show house, Alessandra Branca created a warm, inti-

mate library with just two bookshelves and a chrome easel for a flat-screen television. A large Candida Hofer photograph of Dublin’s Trinity College Library provided a trompe l’oeil effect, as if the library extended into the image. Branca imagined the space, which included walls covered in chocolatey faux bois (woodgrain appearance) sateen and a plump sofa blanketed in tartan, as a room where you could store favorite vintage books but also use a digital reader.

“Nothing can replace the wonderful feel of sitting curled up with a book, or the happenstance of discovering a book on the shelf that you haven’t seen for a while, particularly books on art, architecture or design,” she say. “I think we’ll always love the physical aspect of a book in hand, but I’ve found I buy more and more of my new fiction online.”

New York interior designer Elaine Griffin sees the role of home libraries changing.

“We’ve come a long way from the English country home-inspired libraries of the ‘80s — those spaces that looked like Carson (the butler on “Downton Abbey”) might come in at any moment to do a little dusting,” Griffin says. “Today’s home libraries are retreats, actually — places to retreat as an individual from the more chaotic, group-themed spaces of the rest of the house.”

Home libraries are reading sanctuaries, she says, but clients often want a TV included. “The space is an alternative to

the Great Room, used for solo viewing, for snuggling, for seclusion.”

Many modern bookshelves are multipurpose, with space to display objects as well as reading matter. All Modern stocks TFG Connections’ black powder-coated steel frame with java oak shelves; the components can be configured a number of ways. Modloft’s Pearl bookcase has open shelves in a contemporary zigzag design; finishes include white, wenge (a dark wood) and walnut with chrome supports.

Create an enveloped space by running shelves up to the ceiling; wood tones keep the ambience warm, but consider white or even an interesting color — creamy yellow or rich carmine (deep red), for example — so books, accessories and art will pop. Add a rolling library ladder; Home Depot offers several in maple, cherry or oak finishes.

Spanish design house Playoffice turns a run-of-the-mill home library into a playhouse with a sturdy mesh net suspended across the whole space like an enormous hammock. Kids (and adults) can take pillows and books up to the net to read and, literally, hang out.

The studio has also designed a clever “Secret Reading” wall — a series of cupboards made from inexpensive chipboard that includes bookshelves and kid-size cushioned cubbies. Doors can be closed to hide the secret readers and other stuff.

Puck lights are built into the cubby ceilings.

Apple Apple has taken a series of steps in recent years to ensure its app store is a “safe place for customers of all ages,” he said in a memo sent to company employees Wednesday.

In Nussbaum’s case, she called Apple right away and the company refunded her the $600 that her son, Andrew, had racked up. Nussbaum said Andrew, who was 10 at the time, had no idea he was buying gems with “real money.” He felt so bad, she said, he was going to sell his old toys to pay her back. The refund spared him that.

Nussbaum also said Apple walked her through setting up password protections for inapp purchases and she hasn’t had a problem since.

Others haven’t been so lucky. One parent told the FTC her daughter had spent $2,600 in “Tap Pet Hotel,” in which children can build their own pet lodging. The game is free to download and play, but it takes in-app purchases for bowls of treats and sacks of coins for the game.

Others consumers reported unauthorized purchases by children totaling more than $500 in the apps “Dragon Story” and “Tiny Zoo Friends.”

The FTC settlement addresses the same issue raised in a class-action lawsuit that Apple resolved last year. In that case, Apple agreed to contact 28 million of its app customers to offer them a $5 store credit or a $30 cash refund if their children had spent at least that much money without parental consent. The deadline for filing a claim was Monday.

Continued from Page 6 That settlement resulted in about 37,000 claims, according to Cook’s memo to employees.

“It doesn’t feel right for the FTC to sue over a case that had already been settled,” Cook wrote. “To us, it smacked of double jeopardy.”

Apple’s app store is a gold mine for software developers and the company, which charges a 30 percent commission on the transactions.

Apple says its customers Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Edith Ramirez speaks at the FTC in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, where she announced Apple will refund $32.5 million to consumers to settle a federal case involving purchases that kids made without their parents’ permission while playing on mobile apps. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

spent more than $10 billion on app transactions last year.

That figure includes the price charged by some apps for the software, as well as revenue from purchases while playing a game or for some other extra service.

Children’s applications sold in Apple’s store generated about 44 percent of its revenue from purchases made while using the software during November, according to the latest data from the

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In the FTC case, the $32.5 million payout is a minimum.

As part of the settlement, Apple must pay full refunds to consumers for kids’ unauthorized purchases, so that figure could climb. If it doesn’t rise to $32.5 million, the difference would be paid to the FTC.

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Obituaries Marsha R. Peterson FEEDING HILLS - Marsha R. Peterson, 61, of Feeding Hills died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at home. She was born in Kansas City, MO on March 23, 1952 to Claude and Mabel (Culter) Silsbee and has lived in Feeding Hills since 1978.

Marsha graduated from Commerce High School in Springfield and was employed in the Accounting Department at Smith and Wesson for thirty-nine years. She loved plants, flowers and collecting owl figurines.

Marsha leaves her husband of fortythree years Peter F. Peterson; a daughter, Darlene P. Peterson of Feeding Hills; a brother, Samuel Christian and his wife Jean of Chicopee; a sister, Mary Pirog and her husband Jim of Chicopee; a grandson, Aaron O’Connell of Feeding Hills and a niece, Carla Rouke and her husband William of Longmeadow. She also leaves best friends Jim and Tracie Cyr of Holyoke.

The funeral will be Saturday, January 18th at 3:00 p.m. at Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield, MA. A calling hour will precede the service at the funeral home from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.

In Lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 1848, Longmont, CO 80502. firtionadams.com

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Volunteer tutors and teachers needed WESTFIELD - Are you a community member, parent or college student? Do you have some extra time and a desire to help children? An hour a week can truly make a difference to help Westfield schools!

Volunteers in Public Schools of Westfield (VIPS) would like to match YOU with a request for help from one of our schools. Volunteers work at assignments at the request of and under the direction of a staff person.

VIPS is currently searching for volunteers at the following locations:

Highland Elementary School requests a mentor/tutor to work with a 2nd grade Nepali student between for ½ hour between 10:30 a.m. and noon.

Paper Mill Elementary School is searching for assistance during lunch times any day Monday through Friday and any time between 11:30 a.m. and 1:10 p.m. Grade 5 is looking for a math helper from 10:10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. or a Grade 3 class is looking for math assistance from noon to 1 p.m. any day. A 3rd grade student needs organization assistance for 30 minutes at 9:30 a.m. one or

more times weekly.

Training is provided as needed. VIPS will work with you to match your availability and school preference. All interested in volunteering must complete an application, a Criminal Offender Records Information form and training before they can begin to volunteer. Training appointments are available at mutually convenient times to the volunteer and VIPS staff. Please call VIPS at 572-6345 or email vips@schoolsofwestfield.org to make an appointment or for further information.

Teen Writing Group

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SOUTHWICK - Are you a writer in 7th – 12th grade? Would you like to improve your writing skills? Would you like to share your writing with other young writers?

If this sounds like you, then we would like to invite you to showcase your writing skills by becoming a member of the new Teen Writers’ Group at the Southwick Public Library. The group will meet for the first time on Wednesday, January 29 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. (7th and 8th graders may join us at 3 p.m.). If you have something that you are working on, please bring it if you’d like to share an excerpt with the group. It is not necessary to have a piece to share in order to join.

The goals of the group are to exercise your imagination, hone your writing skills, share your writing with others if you wish and to have fun with other teens that are interested in developing their authorship talents. You do not need to register in advance for this program.

SOUTHWICK - Southwick-On-Stage announces a director’s search for the 2014 season. The theatre group plans to produce two shows. Both shows will be presented on the stage at the Southwick Town Hall.

The first show will be: ‘On Golden Pond’, by Ernest Thompson (first produced in 1979) and the second production (pending licensing approval) will be a musical “The Fantasticks’, music by Harvey Schmidt, book and lyrics by Tom Jones.

Interested parties should contact the theatre group via their website: southwick-on-stage.org or contact Joan Perkins-Smith at 413-569-1572 and select ‘Opportunities’ and ‘Directors’.

Fighting Obesity Continued from Page 4 responsible annually for about $150 billion in extra expenditures. Moreover, obesity makes millions of people miserable, depressed, humiliated and stigmatized. So many people who are desperately trying to control their weight are constantly undermined by the food all around us.

Let’s Move! has its critics, but I believe government should have an even broader role. So I say: Let’s move on.

Let’s move beyond education programs to the establishment of policies and regulations that will do more than

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offer nutrition tips and encourage people to be active. That means targeting the food industry by establishing standards for food service away from home and by regulating impulse marketing.

This is hardly as radical as it might sound. Standards and regulations are critical to public health because they protect people from environmental exposures they cannot control as individuals. For example, standards and regulations are why traffic-related fatalities have declined by 40 percent over the past 50 years. A precipitous decline in car crash deaths began in 1968, not because we educated people to become better drivers and promoted safe driving, but because the country enacted Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.

Similar government standards protect Americans from drinking contaminated water, breathing polluted air, working in unsafe conditions and living in substandard housing. So why not regulate how food is marketed in stores and served in restaurants to protect Americans from obesity and the chronic diseases it can cause?

The challenge is to figure

out how to drain the food swamp using standards and regulations that protect Americans, but that do not interfere with individual choice. It is not up to the government to tell Americans what they should or should not eat. However, it is the responsibility of government to shield consumers from manipulative marketing strategies that undermine longterm public health goals.

People do not have full control over their senses, which function independently and automatically to let us know about threats and opportunities around us. The sight of a juicy burger, the smell of freshly baked cookies, the sound of a sizzling grill can get us salivating and reaching for treats before we even realize what’s happening. Likewise, when huge portions of food are served in restaurants, people tend to eat it all without a second thought.

Personal responsibility to regulate food intake requires both capacity and insight.

Unfortunately, the food industry has discovered clever strategies that influence what and how much people eat in ways they cannot easily recognize or resist. For exam-

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ple, simply putting products in prominent locations, like on end-aisle displays or in front of the cash register, can lead consumers to buy more of those products. Such marketing should be curtailed.

Because most restaurants serve food that will increase our risks for obesity and chronic diseases, we need standards for healthy meals and reasonable portions.

Portion sizes should be standardized to meet USDA guidelines so that people can gauge how much they are being served, with single portions available for every item.

Nothing would stop people from ordering more than a single portion—standardized portions would make it transparent as to how much food people are getting. And we should pay special attention to what our children eat: All kids’ meals should include the essential nutrients that children need—fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Again, that might seem radical, but it is

consistent with the recommendation of a panel of 21 experts who examined the issue, and 30,000 restaurants have already adopted similar standards promoted by the National Restaurant Association.

What about all the people who don’t care about their health and want unhealthy foods? Sure, let them eat that cake. New food standards and regulations would not be intended to stop people from eating what they want. They would not ban anything, but merely change the calculus of exposure and convenience.

The easy choices would be the healthy choices; being unhealthy would just take a little more effort, ensuring the choice is deliberate rather than impulsive.

Deborah Cohen is a physician and researcher at the Rand Corp. Her new book is A Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind the Obesity Epidemic and How We Can End It.

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Westfield’s Hanna Giffune competes in last night’s PVIAC race at Berkshire East. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Westfield’s Steven Cole heads to the finish line during Thursday night’s PVIAC race at Berkshire East. (Photo

by Frederick Gore)

Westfield’s Anthony Farrar competes in last night’s PVIAC race at Berkshire East. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

WHS ski team rises up ranks

By Chris Putz Staff Writer CHARLEMONT – The Westfield High School boys ski team may be down off the slopes, but the Bombers are definitely up in the standings.

Westfield claimed its highest finish in the North Division in six years, finishing first with a team total of 1:80.26 in Thursday night’s Pioneer Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference race at Berkshire East.

Longmeadow (1:49.03) and Mohawk (1:55.09) took the top two spots.

“It was phenomenal,” Westfield ski coach Monique Piotte said.

Neil Sheehan (5th North Division) was the first Westfield male skier to cross the finish line on the slalom. Sheehan placed in 36.62 seconds. He was followed by teammates Liam Sheehan (43.37), freshman Daniel O’Connor (48.23), and Liam Phair (52.04).

GIRLS’ RESULTS Westfield senior Jenna Rothermel placed fourth overall (3rd North Division) with a time of 26.01 on the Giant Slalom. Rebecca Stephens (27.03), Allie Helliwell (30.66), and Hannah Giffune (31.36) were 2-3-4 for the Bombers.

Jillian Scherpa (Agawam) and Camille Berger (Longmeadow) were first and second, respectively.

Westfield was fourth as a team in 1:15.06. Longmeadow placed first in

Westfield’s Ben Jury crosses the finish line in last night’s PVIAC race at Berkshire East. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Westfield’s Matt Walsh finishes the run during last night’s PVIAC race at Berkshire East. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

1:09.71.

Notes: Every skier – varsity and junior varsity; male and female – placed on the slopes Thursday night. “We are strong, determined,” coach Piotte said. “We have a highly motivated group of (25) racers … that are up to the challenge. That is a sign of a lot of success to come.”

Bombers push Blue Devils

By Chris Putz Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The final result may not show it, but the Westfield High School girls’ basketball team is on the upswing.

Westfield rallied from a 16-point deficit to within two points of a tie late in Thursday’s game against visiting Northampton before falling 54-43.

Westfield’s Beka Santiago (5) delivers a pass. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Northampton opened the game on a 16-0 run, thanks to a suffocating press and some costly Westfield turnovers. The Bombers managed to close the gap to 17-9 by the end of the first quarter.

Westfield trimmed its deficit to seven at the half, 27-20, before Northampton tacked on two more points in the opening minutes of the second half.

Keri Paton hit an and-one and Beka Santiago scored on a breakaway to pull the Bombers within four, 29-25.

Northampton’s Maya Kerstetter and Westfield’s Alicia Arnold traded three point baskets before Santiago hit a jump shot to narrow the gap even more, 32-30, with just under four minutes remaining in the third quarter. The Blue Devils, sparked by seven points from Kerstetter, closed out the quarter on a 12-2 run to take a commanding 44-12 lead. The Bombers never recovered.

“You just can’t do that against a good team,” Westfield coach Ralph Loos said about falling behind early by double-digits. “They are, by far, a favorite (to win the Division 1 title) in Western Mass. We proved we can play with anyone. We have moments that trip us up – but that’s just because our girls just don’t believe they can do it yet.”

“We won 97 percent of that game,” he added.

Santiago (12 points), Paton (10 points), and Lexi Minicucci (9) led the Westfield offensive attack.

Kerstetter (21) and Anna Walther (11) combined for 32 Northampton points.

Easthampton 38, Southwick-Tolland 34 (OT) EASTHAMPTON – Morgan Harriman scored a team-high 13 points for Southwick-Tolland Regional. Rams’ Ashley Shea had nine.

JV RESULTS Easthampton 38, Southwick-Tolland 30 EASTHAMPTON – Sam Perruse (8 points), Amber Nobbs (7), and Stephanie Devine (7) provided the bulk of the Southwick offense.

The Northampton defense collapses on Westfield’s Kay Kennedy (23). Bombers’ Cherie Johnson (15) barks out instructions. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Westfield’s Cherie Johnson (15) attempts a free throw as teammate Lexi Minicucci looks on, at left. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Westfield’s Jules Sharon, right, looks to dish off the ball against Northampton.

(Photo by Chris Putz)

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES FRIDAY January 17

SATURDAY January 18

MONDAY TUESDAY January 20 January 21 WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

BOYS’ V HOCKEY at Westborough, North Star, 7 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK at Agawam, Smith College, Northampton, 3:45 p.m.

SWIMMING vs. Amherst, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV HOOPS at Belchertown, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOCKEY at Minnechaug, Olympia Ice Center, West Springfield, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS at Belchertown, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Amherst, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at Amherst, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ HOCKEY (Cathedral/WHS/ Long.) at Walpole, Cyr Arena, 7 p.m.

Sunday, January 19th

BOYS’ JV HOCKEY at Longmeadow, Cyr Arena, 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY January 22

THURSDAY January 23

BOYS’ HOOPS vs. Central, 7 p.m.

SWIMMING at Northampton, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV HOOPS vs. Minnechaug, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS vs. Minnechaug, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOCKEY at Longmeadow, Olympia Ice Center, West Springfield, 8:30 p.m.

SKIING – PVIAC Race, Berkshire East, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at West Springfield, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at West Springfield, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS vs. Holyoke, 7 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Monson, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV HOOPS vs. Cathedral, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at Monson, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS vs. Cathedral, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Granby, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV HOOPS vs. Holyoke Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at Granby, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS vs. Holyoke Catholic, 7 p.m.

WRESTLING at Gateway, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS vs. Renaissance, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS vs. Renaissance, 7 p.m.

WRESTLING vs. Southwick-Tolland, 7 p.m.

SKIING – PVIAC Race, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at McCann Tech, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at McCann Tech, 7 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Franklin Tech, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at Franklin Tech, 6:30 p.m.

WRESTLING at Ludlow Duals, All Day

BOYS’ JV HOOPS vs. St. Mary, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS vs. St. Mary, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV HOOPS vs. Putnam, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS vs. Putnam, 6:30 p.m.

WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ JV HOOPS vs. Smith Voke, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS vs. Smith Voke, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at St. Mary, Wesfield Middle School South, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at St. Mary, Westfield Middle School South, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Pioneer Valley Christian School, First Baptist Church Community, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at Pioneer Valley Christian School, First Baptist Church Community, 7 p.m.

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ JV HOOPS vs. Westfield Voc-Tech, Westfield Middle School South, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOCKEY at Greenfield, Collins/Moylan Arena, 6:30 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS vs. Westfield Voc-Tech, Westfield Middle School South, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOCKEY vs. Easthampton, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 10 a.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Gateway, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ V HOOPS at Gateway, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS vs. Dean Tech, Westfield Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULES

Ice Hockey DAY Thursday Saturday Thursday Saturday

DATE OPPONENT Jan. 23 at Fitchburg State Jan. 25 at UMass Dartmouth Jan. 30 WORCESTER STATE Feb. 1 PLYMOUTH STATE

Thursday Saturday Saturday

Feb. 6 Feb. 8 Feb. 15

TIME 7:00 4:30 7:35 5:35

at Framingham State at Salem State FITCBHURG STATE

DATE Jan. 18 Jan. 21 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 6 Feb. 11 Feb. 15 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 Feb. 27 March 1

OPPONENT at Salem State WORCESTER STATE MCLA at Fitchburg State at Framingham State BRIDGEWATER STATE at Western Connecticut SALEM STATE at Worcester State at MCLA FITCHBURG STATE MASCAC Quarterfinals MASCAC Semi-finals MASCAC Championship

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DATE OPPONENT

Sunday Jan. 19 Jan. 25 Saturday Saturday Feb. 1 Friday Feb. 14 Saturday Feb. 15 Sunday Feb. 16

UMASS DARTMOUTH at Worcester State PLYMOUTH STATE MASCAC Quarterfinals MASCAS Semifinals MASCAC Championship

7:35 7:35

NFL PLAYOFF GLANCE Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44 New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24 Sunday, Jan. 5 San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10 San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 11 Seattle 23, New Orleans 15 New England 43, Indianpolis 22 Sunday, Jan. 12 San Francisco 23, Carolina 10 Denver 24, San Diego 17 Conference Championships

(CBS) San Francisco at Seattle, 6:30 p.m. (FOX) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 26 At Honolulu TBD, 7:30 p.m. (NBC)

Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2

At East Rutherford, N.J. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

Sunday, Jan. 19 New England vs. Denver, 3 p.m.

Women’s Swimming & Diving DAY

Feb. 20 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 March 1 March 4 March 8

5:35

Men’s Basketball DAY Saturday Tuesday Saturday Tuesday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Saturday Tuesday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Saturday

Thursday Saturday Tuesday Saturday Tuesday Saturday

TIME

BRIDGEWATER STATE at University of Saint Joseph (CT) WESTERN CONNECTICUT New England Championships New England Championships New England Championships University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

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American Profile

Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track and Field DAY DATE OPPONENT Jan. 18 Coast Guard Invitational Saturday Jan. 25 Springfield College Invitational Saturday Feb. 1 Dartmouth College Invitational Saturday Feb. 8 MIT/Boston University Invitationals Saturday Saturday Feb. 15 MASCAC/Alliance Championships Feb. 21-22 New England Division III Finals Fri.-Sat.

Place New London, CT Springfield Hanover, N.H. Boston Southern Maine MIT (M); Springfield (W)

Fri.-Sat Feb. 28 All New England Championships

March 1 March 7-8 ECAC Division III Championships Fri.-Sat March 14-15 NCAA Division III Championships Fri.-Sat.

Boston University Reggie Lewis Center @Devaney Center Lincoln, NE

Women’s Basketball DAY

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Jan. 21

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TBA

Rosanne Cash The singer-songwriter returns to the Southern roots of both herself and her famous father with music that examines the region’s continuing hold on American culture.

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Tom Brady back at practice after missing day HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — No sniffles, no coughs, no watery eyes.

Patriots fans can breathe easy now that Tom Brady is back at practice “Doing very well, thank you,” the quarterback who will lead New England into the AFC championship game said Thursday.

Brady was removed from the injury report one day after being a no-show at practice because of illness. And teammates weren’t concerned that the lost time would affect him Sunday against the Denver Broncos.

“The most important thing is that he’s healthy and that he’s ready to go,” running back Shane Vereen said.

“He’s been doing this for a long time, so he’s the last one that I’m really worried about.”

The 14-year veteran has been nursing a cold for a while. He showed signs of it four days before the Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts 43-22 in an AFC divisionalround game last Saturday night.

“A little bit,” he said then, “but I’ll live.”

Special teams captain Matthew Slater, whose locker is next to Brady’s, smiled when asked Thursday if he was worried that Brady might be contagious.

“I didn’t put up a barrier. I

think he’s feeling better,” Slater said. “We’ve got to keep everybody healthy. It’s the cold and flu season.”

Brady wouldn’t say what his illness was — “It was nothing. I feel great. Nothing at all.” — and didn’t think his one-day absence would set him back.

“We’ve been at it for a while now,” he said. “I’ve played a lot of football over the whole season.”

Lately, that’s involved handing the ball off more than throwing it. In the last three games, all wins, the Patriots (13-4) have averaged 41 rushes for 214 yards and 25 passes for 153 yards. For the first time in three seasons, Brady has thrown for fewer than 200 yards in three consecutive games.

But that’s not how the three-time Super Bowl champion measures success.

“I think it’s just about winning,” Brady said. “If we need to throw for 500 yards, hopefully we can do that. If we need to throw for 50 yards, I’ll throw for 50 yards.

As long as we win and whatever it takes for us to score more points than the other team, that’s what we have to do.”

They’ll probably have to score a lot.

The Broncos (14-3) set an NFL record this season with 606 points. That’s 37.9 per game. The Patriots, dealing all season with injuries to key

Edinger’s shot sinks PVCS New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) runs during a drills and stretching session before practice begins at the NFL football team’s facility in Foxborough, Mass., Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. The Patriots will play the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game Sunday in Denver.

(AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

players and a developing passing game, averaged 27.8. But they did beat the Broncos in the 11th game, 34-31 in overtime, after trailing 24-0 at halftime.

The Patriots turned the ball over on their first three possessions in that game but won on Stephen Gostkowski’s field goal after a punt hit Denver’s Tony Carter and New England recovered.

“However the game ebbs and flows, I think we have to be prepared to just play for 60 minutes,” Brady said. “You’re not going to play 30 minutes against this team and then think you have it all figured out. They’re going to change, we’re going to change.”

And if he’s not feeling well?

It shouldn’t make a difference.

The day before the AFC championship game in January 2005, Brady had a sore throat and a fever of 103. Then he had the highest passer rating (130.5) in his eight playoff games to that point, all victories. He completed 14 of 21 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-27 win at Pittsburgh, where the tempera-

AFC mayors’ bet: green chile vs. chocolates BOSTON (AP) — The mayors of Boston and Denver have a friendly wager on the AFC championship game, Denver green chile and Boston chocolates.

The Denver Broncos are hosting the New England Patriots for Saturday’s game, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.

New Boston Mayor Martin Walsh says he and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock also have agreed the loser will wear the winning team jersey at next week’s U.S. Conference of

By Chris Putz Staff Writer Justin Edinger hit a runner with seven seconds left to lift Gateway to a 53-51 win over Pioneer Valley Christian School in a high school boys’ basketball game.

The Gators improved to 7-1 overall, and 7-0 in the TriCounty league.

Jake Merritt (career high), Curtis Dowers, and Mike Arel scored 12 points apiece to lead Gateway. Genesis Arias led PVCS with 22 points.

“It was a pretty exciting game,” Gators coach Mike O’Connell said. “It was a big win for us.”

McCann Tech 58, St. Mary 32 Brian Mickalay led St. Mary with nine points. Saints’ Sam Thresher had seven.

Mayors in Washington.

If the Patriots win, Hancock will send Walsh a sampling of green chile, and a hoodie, cap and handmade skis from Denver’s Icelantic Skis.

If it’s the Broncos, Walsh will send five pounds of Phillips Candy House chocolate turtles and donate to the Denver Public Library inscribed books by more than a dozen Boston authors, including Dennis Lehane and Doris Kearns Goodwin.

ture was 11 degrees with a wind chill of minus-1.

Two weeks after that win, the Patriots beat Philadelphia for their third Super Bowl championship in four years.

“We had a lot of tough guys,” Willie McGinest, a linebacker on those Patriots, said Thursday, “guys like Tom and some of the other guys we had on those teams, we had to drag them off the field.”

Brady expects to be there to the end on Sunday, expecting a high-scoring game against the Broncos.

“We better be ready to score some points because that’s what they do best. They outscore you and they can score quickly,” he said. “They’ve been playing great since the opening day of the season.

We’ve kind of had to find our way a little bit. But none of it really matters. It’s just all about this game.”

Powder Mill School

Future FT champs sought

By Chris Putz Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – All boys and girls ages 9-14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2014 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held January 22 at Powder Mill School at 2:30 p.m. Snow Day is January 29.

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions. All boys and girls 9-14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions.

All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent. For entry forms or additional information contact Jim at 413-485-8717.

2013-14 High School Winter Standings GIRLS’ HOOPS Westfield 4-4 Southwick 7-1 Gateway 4-4 St. Mary 0-6 BOYS’ HOOPS Gateway 7-1 Westfield 3-4* Southwick 1-7 St. Mary 1-7 Westfield Voc-Tech 1-1* HOCKEY Westfield 2-2-2 St. Mary 2-1

WRESTLING Westfield 1-1 Southwick-Tolland 0-0* Gateway 0-0*

*No Report

Thursday’s Results

BOYS’ SWIMMING Westfield 7-0 GIRLS’ SWIMMING Westfield 6-0-1 BOYS’ INDOOR TRACK Westfield 0-0* GIRLS’ INDOOR TRACK Westfield 3-0

GIRLS’ HOOPS Northampton 54, Westfield 43 Easthampton 38, Southwick-Tolland 34 (OT) BOYS’ HOOPS Gateway 53, PVCS 51 McCann Tech 58, St. Mary 32 SKIING BOYS’ RESULTS Westfield, 3rd GIRLS’ RESULTS Westfield, 4th

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf d-Indiana 31 7 .816 — 8-2 W-3 20-1 11-6 22-5 d-Miami 27 11 .711 4 5-5 L-3 16-3 11-8 17-9 d-Toronto 19 18 .514 11½ 7-3 L-1 9-8 10-10 14-11 Atlanta 20 19 .513 11½ 4-6 L-2 14-6 6-13 13-11 15-10 Washington 18 19 .486 12½ 5-5 W-2 8-9 10-10 Chicago 18 19 .486 12½ 7-3 W-1 11-8 7-11 15-11 15 3-7 W-2 7-12 9-10 14-11 Detroit 16 22 .421 Brooklyn 16 22 .421 15 7-3 W-1 10-9 6-13 10-14 Charlotte 16 24 .400 16 2-8 L-1 9-11 7-13 13-13 New York 15 24 .385 16½ 6-4 L-2 7-12 8-12 12-14 Cleveland 14 25 .359 17½ 4-6 L-1 10-8 4-17 9-18 Boston 14 26 .350 18 1-9 W-1 9-11 5-15 11-12 18 5-5 W-1 8-11 5-14 8-14 Philadelphia 13 25 .342 Orlando 10 29 .256 21½ 1-9 L-9 7-12 3-17 8-14 Milwaukee 7 31 .184 24 1-9 L-7 3-15 4-16 6-20 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf d-San Antonio 31 8 .795 — 9-1 W-6 16-5 15-3 20-6 d-Portland 29 9 .763 1½ 6-4 W-3 16-4 13-5 14-7 Oklahoma City 29 10 .744 2 5-5 W-1 16-3 13-7 18-8 d-L.A. Clippers 27 13 .675 4½ 7-3 W-4 18-3 9-10 18-7 Houston 26 15 .634 6 6-4 L-1 15-6 11-9 14-12 Golden State 25 15 .625 6½ 8-2 L-1 12-5 13-10 15-13 Phoenix 22 16 .579 8½ 5-5 W-1 13-5 9-11 17-11 Dallas 23 17 .575 8½ 6-4 L-1 14-6 9-11 13-13 Denver 20 18 .526 10½ 6-4 W-1 11-8 9-10 11-14 Memphis 19 19 .500 11½ 7-3 W-4 10-12 9-7 11-15 Minnesota 18 20 .474 12½ 5-5 L-2 11-8 7-12 7-15 New Orleans 15 23 .395 15½ 2-8 L-7 9-9 6-14 7-18 Sacramento 14 23 .378 16 6-4 W-1 9-13 5-10 9-15 L.A. Lakers 14 25 .359 17 1-9 L-6 8-11 6-14 9-18 Utah 13 27 .325 18½ 5-5 L-1 8-11 5-16 8-19 Wednesday’s Games Chicago 128, Orlando 125,3OT Philadelphia 95, Charlotte 92 Washington 114, Miami 97 Boston 88, Toronto 83 Sacramento 111, Minnesota 108 Memphis 82, Milwaukee 77 Houston 103, New Orleans 100 San Antonio 109, Utah 105 Phoenix 121, L.A. Lakers 114 Portland 108, Cleveland 96 Denver 123, Golden State 116 L.A. Clippers 129, Dallas 127 Thursday’s Games Brooklyn 127, Atlanta 110 Indiana 117, New York 89 Oklahoma City 104, Houston 92 Friday’s Games Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New York, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Utah at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Milwaukee at Houston, 8 p.m.

Golden State at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Portland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

GP Pittsburgh 48 Boston 47 Tampa Bay 48 Philadelphia 48 Montreal 48 N.Y. Rangers 49 Toronto 49 Washington 47 Ottawa 48 New Jersey 49 Detroit 47 Columbus 46 Carolina 46 N.Y. Islanders 49 Florida 47 Buffalo 46

W 34 30 28 24 27 25 24 22 21 20 20 22 19 19 18 13

L 12 15 15 19 16 21 20 17 18 18 17 20 18 23 22 27

EASTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA 2 70 156 115 2 62 136 104 5 61 137 115 5 53 128 136 5 59 123 115 3 53 120 126 5 53 136 149 8 52 140 141 9 51 138 151 11 51 113 120 10 50 118 128 4 48 129 131 9 47 111 130 7 45 134 157 7 43 109 144 6 32 83 129

Home 20-3-0 18-5-2 14-5-3 12-8-1 14-8-3 11-11-3 16-10-1 14-8-4 11-10-5 10-6-6 6-10-7 11-9-2 10-9-5 7-9-7 10-10-4 9-13-3

Away 14-9-2 12-10-0 14-10-2 12-11-4 13-8-2 14-10-0 8-10-4 8-9-4 10-8-4 10-12-5 14-7-3 11-11-2 9-9-4 12-14-0 8-12-3 4-14-3

Div 16-5-0 11-7-0 10-3-1 8-6-2 7-4-2 6-8-3 8-5-2 9-6-2 10-4-4 9-6-3 7-5-4 10-7-1 9-7-1 3-10-3 7-9-1 5-10-4

GP Anaheim 49 Chicago 49 St. Louis 46 San Jose 48 Colorado 47 Los Angeles 48 Vancouver 49 Minnesota 50 Phoenix 47 Dallas 47 Nashville 49 Winnipeg 49 Calgary 48 Edmonton 50

W 36 30 32 30 30 29 24 26 22 21 21 21 16 15

L 8 8 9 12 12 14 16 19 16 19 21 23 26 30

WESTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA Home 5 77 170 120 20-0-2 11 71 177 135 16-3-7 5 69 164 104 18-4-2 6 66 153 117 16-2-3 5 65 137 118 17-6-3 5 63 124 97 16-6-3 9 57 124 125 12-6-5 5 57 122 123 17-7-2 9 53 136 143 13-7-3 7 49 134 145 10-8-5 7 49 117 146 12-10-4 5 47 138 148 11-10-4 6 38 107 153 7-14-3 5 35 129 178 8-12-2

Away 16-8-3 14-5-4 14-5-3 14-10-3 13-6-2 13-8-2 12-10-4 9-12-3 9-9-6 11-11-2 9-11-3 10-13-1 9-12-3 7-18-3

Div 13-1-2 9-6-3 13-0-1 12-3-2 11-5-2 10-3-1 6-8-4 9-7-1 9-6-4 5-7-4 6-8-0 5-11-3 4-8-2 2-9-3

Wednesday’s Games Toronto 4, Buffalo 3, SO Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3 Anaheim 9, Vancouver 1 Thursday’s Games Nashville 4, Philadelphia 3, SO N.Y. Islanders 2, Tampa Bay 1, SO Colorado 2, New Jersey 1, SO N.Y. Rangers 1, Detroit 0 Montreal 5, Ottawa 4, OT San Jose 3, Florida 0 Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 1 Minnesota 4, Edmonton 1 Boston 4, Dallas 2 Winnipeg 5, Calgary 2 Phoenix 1, Vancouver 0

Friday’s Games Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 2 p.m.

San Jose at Tampa Bay, 2 p.m.

Edmonton at Winnipeg, 2 p.m.

Columbus at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Detroit, 7 p.m.

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

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.

New Jersey at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

My trust went out the window Dear Annie: I have been married for three years. Two months after the wedding, I discovered that my husband was cheating with several women. Worse, he confessed that he wasn’t using condoms, and by that time, I was four months pregnant. I was crushed to learn that he was putting our unborn baby’s life at risk.

After that horrible ordeal, we tried to work on our marriage, but I never regained trust in him, and the love I had felt dissipated. Now I’ve discovered that he is cheating again. I can’t even stand to be intimate with him. To kiss him is torture.

I no longer love him and am contemplating leaving. Can you give me some guidance? -- My Trust Went Out the Window Dear Trust: First, if you are still sexually intimate, please use protection, because you cannot trust your husband to do so.

Then speak to a lawyer. You need to protect yourself financially. You also need to work out custody, support and visitation arrangements that are in your child’s best interests. Then we hope you will seek counseling to help you understand that your husband’s serial cheating and risky sexual behavior are not your fault and that you deserve better. A good counselor will guide you to move forward with your life without holding onto bitterness and anger.

Dear Annie: My friend and I like to take books out of the library and often carry them to work in order to read at lunch.

The problem is, other co-workers start talking to us even though they see us reading. Sometimes they stare until we look up and engage. We always close our books and take part in the conversation, but it eats up our entire lunch break. I know it’s rude to read at the table when others are talking, but this is the only time we have and the only place other than the bathroom or our cars. And it’s not as if we don’t speak to our co-workers at other times.

These same people read the newspaper, do puzzles and spend time on their phones with no interruption from me, so why do they insist on interrupting people with a book? Are we being rude, or are they? -- Reading on My Own Time Dear Reading: It is rude to read at the table when others are already there and attempting to engage you in conversation. But it is equally rude to crash a table where someone is reading and interrupt them, although these co-workers may assume you read because you have no one to talk to.

You could tell them, “I’d love to talk, but I really must finish this book, and this is the only free time I have.” You and your friend could post a little sign at your lunch table that says, “Reading Room.” You could look for another place to read within the building that is not occupied by people you know.

You could go out for lunch to a nearby coffee shop. Or you could read at home.

Dear Annie: This is a response to “BH,” who was irked that her boyfriend’s unpleasant ex-wife invites herself to family events. Many years ago, a dear friend taught me that we can achieve peace by changing our own attitude when we find ourselves dealing with an unpleasant person.

I was bemoaning the latest outrageous behavior by an uncle I couldn’t avoid when “Lenora” interjected, “How sad you must be for him! He must be a deeply unhappy person and have many struggles in life.” Rather than be annoyed, I should feel sorry for him. It completely reoriented my outlook.

This mindset, which I call radical compassion, does not require that we like the person, but it does enable us to maintain our own calm politeness and avoid the pitfalls of trying to force others to make changes they may resent. -- More at Peace

HINTS FROM HELOISE NO BURNING FINGERS Dear Heloise: When I heat a small dish of food in the microwave, I used to put the item in the center of the microwave. When it was done, I had to take out a hot dish. I discovered a better way. I put the item to be cooked off to one side. When it is done, I slip a hot pad into the microwave on the opposite side and quickly place the dish on the hot pad. -- W.W. in Salem, Ore. SAVE FROM SPILLS Dear Heloise: I have a small child, and spills on the floor are a common occurrence. To help save our carpet, I place a large blanket on the floor in the room we are in most. It easily can be picked up when we have company or if it needs to be washed.

-- A Reader in San Antonio Very smart! Works with some pets, too. -- Heloise KEEP IT STRAIGHT Dear Heloise: When hanging a calendar, the top two corners tend to fold over. I punch the hole on each month a little lower and slide a plastic slide bar used to hold term papers together over the top to keep it straight. -- R.D., Hondo, Texas Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise(at)Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Jan. 17, 2014: This year many people surround you and demonstrate interest in your work, studies or whatever your focus might be.

All this attention could be quite flattering. If you are single, you will meet someone easily. Excitement will surround the developing relationship. Enjoy the moment; worry less about the future.

If you are attached, be careful when dealing with joint finances. You easily could become demanding or not see eye to eye with your partner. Find some middle ground, or consider getting separate checking accounts. LEO is lovable and fun.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

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ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie

ON a CLAIRE DAY Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett

ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You will wake up feeling tired, which could be the result of an active dream life. You might decide to clear up an issue involving a higher-up.

Sometimes this person’s demands are too much to handle, especially when you have other matters to tend to. Tonight: Time to relax.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Stay secure in that you know what to do and when to act. You have been observing a new friend or associate closely, and you will know when the timing is right to initiate a conversation.

Check out a new purchase carefully.

Tonight: Make it easy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Speak your mind. Your ability to move past a restriction will emerge. You have strong feelings about an associate or someone who plays a role in your daily life. Listen to a suggestion about how to relate better to this person. Tonight: TGIF! CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Be aware of your spending, but proceed accordingly if you feel that you are lucky. Buy a lottery ticket on your way home. Others might decide to make an important call that they have been putting off. Tonight: Treat someone to dinner.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might have drifted into weekend mode already, and you could have difficulty settling into your day job.

Clear your desk, and get as much done as possible. A discussion could become too animated, even for you. Tonight: Finally, the weekend is here. Join a friend!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You might consider taking the day off and starting the weekend early.

Others might notice how drained you are before you do. Listen to the feedback you get more often. Honor a child’s request, even if it feels silly to you.

Tonight: Screen your calls, and keep your plans to yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Your fiery energy could point to a solution that you might not have considered. Be aware of what you want from a situation. Your requests and demands might seem clear to you, but others will be getting mixed messages.

Be clear. Tonight: Where your friends are.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might not be aware of how much admiration others have for you; people observe your behavior a lot more than you realize. You could be subject to more judgment as a result.

Still, you enjoy taking a leadership role.

Tonight: Others take their cues from you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might be taken aback by someone’s far-out ideas. Once you get past how different they are, you will be able to evaluate whether you want to be a part of this undertaking. This endeavor could be a wild escapade. Tonight: Touch base with a friend at a distance.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You could be taken aback by a partner’s revelation. You also might wonder what would be appropriate, past your knee-jerk reaction. Your intensity marks your interactions and draws others toward you. Why not just jump in?

Tonight: Togetherness works.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You have an original way of expressing yourself. Others respond strongly to you. You might not be revealing your true feelings to a very important person in your life. Whatever your reason is, think again. Tonight: A social butterfly.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Be realistic about what you need to get done. If you are ahead of schedule, you might decide to move up your evening plans by an hour or so.

Count on the fact that you will feel better if you clear your desk before you

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1. Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 01/14/2014 by Justin A.J. Brooks of Granville, MA will be held 02/11/2014 01:15 PM Docket No. HD14P0073GD Guardianship of Minor Hearing HD14P0074GD Located 50 State Street, 4th Floor, Springfield, MA 01103.

NOTICE AND ORDER PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT 2. Response to Petition: You may respond by filing a written OF GUARDIAN OF A MINOR response to the Petition or by appearing in person at the hearIn the interests of: ing. If you choose to file a writCASEY LEE HOOPER and ten response, you need to: EVELYN ROSE BROOKS Of: GRANVILLE, MA File the original with the Court; Minor(s) and Mail a copy to all interested NOTICE TO ALL parties at least five (5) business INTERESTED PARTIES days before the hearing.

1. Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appoint- 3. Counsel for the Minor: The ment of Guardian of a Minor filed minor (or an adult on behalf of on 01/14/2014 by Justin A.J. the minor) has the right to reBrooks of Granville, MA will be quest that counsel be appointed held 02/11/2014 01:15 PM for the minor.

Guardianship of Minor Hearing Located 50 State Street, 4th 4. Presence of the Minor at Floor, Springfield, MA 01103. Hearing: A minor over age 14 has the right to be present at 2. Response to Petition: You any hearing, unless the Court may respond by filing a written finds that it is not in the minor’s response to the Petition or by best interests. appearing in person at the hearing. If you choose to file a writ- THIS IS A LEGAL NOTICE: An important court proceeding that ten response, you need to: may affect your rights has been File the original with the Court; scheduled. If you do not understand this notice or other court and Mail a copy to all interested papers, please contact an attorparties at least five (5) business ney for legal advice. days before the hearing.

Date: January 16, 2014 3. Counsel for the Minor: The Suzanne T. Seguin minor (or an adult on behalf of Register of Probate the minor) has the right to request that counsel be appointed for the minor.

Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103

0001 Legal Notices January 17, 2014 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA 01103 Docket No. HD14P0073GD HD14P0074GD NOTICE AND ORDER PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF A MINOR

Rondo ready to return tonight ‘barring setback’ In the interests of: CASEY LEE HOOPER and EVELYN ROSE BROOKS Of: GRANVILLE, MA Minor(s) NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

1. Hearing Date/Time: A hearing on a Petition for Appointment of Guardian of a Minor filed on 01/14/2014 by Justin A.J. JIMMY GOLENMA will be Brooks of Granville, held AP02/11/2014 Sports Writer01:15 PM Guardianship of Minor Hearing Located 50 State Street, 4th Presence of rehab the Minor WALTHAM, Mass.

(AP) — 4.Rajon Rondo’s contin-at Floor, Springfield, MA 01103.

Hearing: A minor over age 14 ues. the right to be present at 2. Response Petition: Youinhas And now ittowill take place live hearing, NBA games. any unless the Court mayThe respond by filing a written Boston Celtics’ point guard, who since finds that has it is not not played in the minor’s response to the Petition or by best interests. tearing his cruciate ligament in his right knee last Jan. appearing in anterior person at the hear25, Ifisyou scheduled to file return tonight. Coach Brad Stevens and ing. choose to a writTHIS said IS ARondo LEGALwould NOTICE: An ten response, you Danny need to:Ainge both general manager return important court proceeding that for the game against the Los Angeles Lakers “barring any File the original with the Court; may affect your rights has been setbacks.” scheduled. If you do not underand or other court weinterested can expectstand him tothis benotice the Game 7 Rajon Mail“I adon’t copythink to all papers, pleaseyesterday. contact an“This attorparties least fiveStevens (5) business Rondoattonight,” said before practice for legal advice. days before theprocess hearing.to getting ney is part of the back to full-go.”

Rondo did not speak with reporters on Thursday, but he 3. Counsel for the Minor: The Date: January 16, 2014 worked minor (or out an with adult his on teammates behalf of at the team’s practice facility.

Stevens willtoprobably play 18-20Suzanne minutesT.atSeguin first, the minor)said hasRondo the right reRegister of Probate quest that counsel appointed and Ainge said hebewould probably be limited to five minutes for minor. perthequarter.

“He is our of starting point guard,” Stevens said. “We want to 4. Presence the Minor at figure out right minutes for him so he doesn’t get too stiff Hearing: A the minor over age 14 has the bench.” right to be present at on the anySaid hearing, unless Court Rondo, he’s going to be comAinge: “And,the knowing finds that it is not in the minor’s plaining about that and probably checking himself back into best interests. the game. That’s who he is.”

THIS IS A said LEGAL NOTICE: Anwhat to expect, especially since Ainge he wasn’t sure important that players tentative about making the ACL court injuryproceeding tends to leave may affect your rights has been quick moves. scheduled.

If you do not under“Hethis hasn’t played for acourt year,” Ainge said. “What I’ve seen stand notice or other papers, please contact an attor- that every player has to overis the ACL injury is something ney for legal advice. come, coming back mentally, not just physically.”

On Wednesday, Rondo scrimmaged at the practice facility Date: January 16, 2014 for about an hour with the Celtics’ NBA Development League affiliate, theSuzanne Maine Red Claws; afterward, took the minor T. Seguin Can Youhe Help Sarah? of Probate leaguers outRegister to dinner.

“I think the guys had a fun time also,” Ainge said.

Rondo had developed into one of the top point guards in the NBA, averaging career-highs of 13.7 points and 5.6 rebounds to go with his 11.1 assists per game in 2012-13 before he was hurt. He played almost 45 minutes and recorded a triple-double in a double-overtime loss to Atlanta on Jan. 25, then was diagnosed with a torn ACL two days later.

Ainge said he expected to see that player again.

“I think he will get there. I don’t www.sarahgillett.org know how long it will take,” he said. “He has to get back on the court and try it. Now is as good a time as any.”

The Celtics could use the boost. They lost nine consecutive games before beating Toronto on Wednesday night, falling into fourth place in the woeful Atlantic Division.

Stevens, in his first year with the team after leaving Butler, said he is glad he will finally have his point guard on the floor.

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INSPECTORS 0220 Music Instruction cense and Heavy Equipment AFFORDABLE FIREWOOD. SeasIf not, it willNews be forwarded in the Westfield Publishing, Qualified candidates should have a Operator License. Candidate Inc. not disclose the idenusualwill manner. oned and green. Cut, split, delivered. must be willing to be work minimumalso of 5 years experience, fatity of any classified advertiser ALICE'S PIANO STUDIO. Piano, Any length. ready for immediate at outdoor job related activitorgan and Now keyboard lessons.

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Electrician POEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All types of wiring. Free estimates, insured. SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter deicing cables installed. I answer all calls! Prompt service, best prices.

Lic. #A-16886. (413)562-5816.

TURCOTTE ELECTRIC. 30+ years experience. Electrical installations, emergency service work. Generac portable or whole house generator installations. HVAC controls and energy saving green technology upgrades. Fully insured. All calls answered. Master’s Lic #A-18022.

(413)214-4149.

(413)543-3100. Lic# A7625.

Flooring/Floor Sanding A RON JOHNSON’S FLOOR SANDING. Installation, repairs, 3 coats polyurethane. Free estimates. (413) 569-3066.

DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for all your exterior home improvement needs. Roofing, siding, windows, decks and gutters. Call for free quote.

Extensive references, fully licensed & insured in MA. & CT. www.delreohomeimprovement.com Call Gary Delcamp (413)569-3733.

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House Painting

Plumbing & Heating

ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES-20 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings.

Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References. Mass Reg. #121723. Call (413)568-9731. No job too small !!

NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Professional, reliable service.

MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Certified Welding. Insured. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net

At SANTA FE PAINTING CO. We're your color specialists! Fall season is in full swing. Get all your exterior painting needs done now. Including painting and staining log homes.

Call (413)230-8141

ONE STOP SHOPPING for all your ROOFING needs! POWER WASHING/CLEANING revitalizing your roof, removing ugly black stains, mold and moss, we’ll make it look like new plus prolong the life of your roof. We do emergency repairs, new construction, complete tear off, ice and water protection barrier systems, skylight repairs.

Snow & ice removal. FREE gutter cleaning with any roof repair or roof job.

10% senior discount. Free estimates.

MA. Lic. #170091. Call (413)977-5701

A NEW LOOK FOR 2014. Let Home Decor help. Interior painting and wallpapering, specializing in faux finishes.

Servicing the area over 12 years. Call Kendra now for a free estimate and decorating advice. (413)564-0223, (413)626-8880.

TOM DISANTO Home Improvements The best choice for all interior and exterior building and remodeling. Specializing Hauling in the design and building of residential additions, since 1985. Kitchens, baths, A DUMP TRUCK. Attic, cellars, yard, siding, windows, decks, porches, sunscrap metal removal. Seasoned Fire- rooms, garages. License #069144. MA wood. (413)569-1611, (413)374-5377. Reg. #110710. FREE ESTIMATES, REFERENCES, FULLY INSURED. Call PROFESSIONAL PAINTING & WALLTom (413)568-7036.

PAPERING. Quality workmanship at low, A.R.A. JUNK REMOVAL SERVICE. low prices. Interior/Exterior Painting & Furniture, trash, appliances. Full house PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUCTION. Staining, Wallpaper, Ceiling Repair & cleanouts, basements, attics, yards.

Furnace and hot water heater removal. All your carpentry needs. Remodeling Spray. Free Estimates. Call Steve at 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE. specialty. Additions, garages, decks, (413)386-3293.

Free estimate on phone. Senior dis- siding. Finish trim, window replacecount. Call Pete (413)433-0356. ment. Kitchens designed by Prestige. Landscaping/Lawn Care (413)386-4606. www.arajunkremoval.com.

ALL CALLS RETURNED! Fall cleanups, curb side leaf pickups, mowRICHTER HOME Building & RemodelHome Improvement ing. Specializing in home improve- ing, aerating, overseeding, dethatching, ment services. Roofs, windows, mulch & trimming. Free estimates. Ask AMR BUILDING & REMODELING. doors, decks, finished carpentry, re- for Mel (413)579-1407.

Sunrooms, decks, additions, bath- models, additions, basement refinishrooms, window and door replacements ing, and much more. Quality work and more. MA. Reg. #167264. Li- from a punctual, reliable and experi- LEAVES -CURB SIDE LEAF REcensed and fully insured. Call Stuart enced home improvement company. MOVAL - FALL CLEAN UPS. Call for Licensed and Insured. MA CSL your free Quote today! You rake um' & Richter (413)297-5858. #97940, MA HIC #171709, CT HIC Leaf the rest to us. Residential and #0633464. Call Dave Richter for an es- Commercial, Fully Insured. Visit our website at timate (413)519-9838. www.BusheeEnterprises.com for all of BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING REour services! Bushee Enterprises, LLC. MODELING.Kitchens, additions, (413)569-3472. decks, rec rooms, more. Prompt, re- Home Maintenance

Roofing

Snowplowing A.B.C. SNOWPLOWING. Westfield residential only. 15 years experience. Call Dave (413)568-6440.

SNOWPLOWING / SNOWBLOWING. On time, reliable service. Average driveway, $40.00. Also specializing in fall clean ups. Call (413)727-4787.

SNOWPLOWING, SNOW BLOWING, SHOVELING. Call Accurate Lawn Services, (413)579-1639.

Tree Service A BETTER OPTION - GRANFIELD TREE SERVICE. Tree Removal, Land Clearing, Excavating. Firewood, Log Truck Loads. (413)569-6104.

AMERICAN TREE & SHRUB. Professional fertilizing, planting, pruning, cabling and removals. Free estimates, fully insured. Please call Ken 5690469.

liable service, free estimates. Mass Registered #106263, licensed & insured. Call Bruno, (413)562-9561.

HANDYMAN/CARPENTER. All home YARD CLEANUP, thatching, leaf brush CONRAD TREE SERVICE. Expert

hedge/tree trimming, repairs: Honey to do list, bathroom re- removal, modeling, tile work, sheetrock repairs, mulch/stone, mowing. Call Accurate C&N CARPENTRY. Suspended ceil- winterization. No job too small. 35 years Lawncare, (413)579-1639. ings, home improvements and remod- profressional experience. (413)519eling. Licensed and insured. Call 3251.

Masonry (413)262-9314.

ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WAJOSEPH’S HANDYMAN COMPANY. TERPROOFING. All brick, block, COPPA HOME IMPROVEMENTS. Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, Remodeling, home restoration, home basements, drywall, tile, floors, sus- hatchways, new basement windows pended ceilings, restoration services, repairs, finish basements, bath/kitchen doors, windows, decks, stairs, installed and repaired. Sump trim/woodwork, siding/decks, windows/ interior/exterior painting, plumbing. pumps and french drain systems indoors. CSL 103574, HIC Reg.147782. Small jobs ok. All types of professional stalled. Foundations pointed and Fully licensed and insured. Free esti- work done since 1985. Call Joe, stuccoed. Free estimates. (413)569(413)364-7038. mates. Call Joe (413)454-8998.

1611. (413)374-5377.

tree removal. Prompt estimates.

Crane work. Insured. “After 34 years, we still work hard at being #1.” (413)562-3395.

Upholstery KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS. 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)5626639.