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District cuts costs through consolidation By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – During an appearance on The Westfield News Radio Show on 89.5 WSKB yesterday morning, Westfield Schools Superintendent Dr. Suzanne Scallion spoke of how the school department has been forced to get creative with administrative positions over the past few years. According to information compiled from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s website by Westfield Director of Technology and Business Services Ronald Rix, the
district has seen the percentage of their budget devoted to administration hover around two percent since 2006. This percentage began to shrink in 2011, when the district’s budget set aside 2.31 percent, or $1,789,957, it’s lowest since 2006. The percentage fell below two percent in 2012, when the district spent $1,497,178, or 1.96 percent on administration. For 2013, the district will spend roughly $1,413,652 or 1.81 percent, though the 2013 numbers have yet to be certified. “The percentage of our budget has remained consistent, with a slight dip in ’09, ’10, and ’11,”
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Scallion said yesterday on The Westfield News Radio Show. “We’ve also seen a decrease in administrative costs of about half a
percent from ’07 to ’13, which is just amazing given inflation and everything else.” “We’ve buttoned up. If you look at the administrative costs for Westfield in ’06 – 2.37 percent of the whole budget – in 2013, they were 1.8 percent of the budget,” she said. “I believe thats a reduction of around 25 percent.” Scallion said that, as the administration costs continued to be scaled back at the start of the decade, the teachers’ cut of the budget remained high. “Teachers were still at 38.46 percent of the district budget (in 2013),”
A Train Station ride designed for the younger generation is one of the many rides at the Southwick Days Carnival starting tonight at the Southwick Recreation Center on Powder Mill Road in Southwick. The carnival days opens tonight from 5-10 p.m. with a special Family Day tomorrow from 3-10 p.m. and Sunday from noon - 6 p.m. which will feature a Grill’n Daze BBQ & Chili Cook Off contest. Fireworks will be tonight. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Thief sends wallet back to victim for he found it gone. Officer William Cavanaugh responded to the store and reports that, when the store’s security video was reviewed, the clerk immediately recognized the man seen stealing the wallet to be a homeless man who frequents the store. The man was not found in the area. When Cavanaugh returned to the store about and hour and a half later to speak further with the clerk he learned that the suspect had returned there. The clerk told Cavanaugh that when he confronted the man about the wallet the man said that he had dropped it into a mailbox on Chapel Street and abruptly left
the store. Assistance was requested and received from the Westfield Post Office and when the mailbox was opened the wallet was found. Det. Todd Edwards reports that the wallet was intact – except for the cash. The victim had said that the wallet contained more than $100 in cash which was not in the wallet when it was recovered but the victim did get back the financial cards, documents and personal papers which had been in it. Edwards said that although the See Wallet, Page 3
North Pond preservation supported By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Lake Management Director Richard Grannells is supporting the preservation of 140 acres of land along Congamond Lakes’ North Pond. The Open Space Planning Committee (OSPC) met last week to discuss the land, which is privately owned. The Committee is partnering with the Commonwealth’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, which own 250 acres next to the 140 acres in question, the location of one of the wildlife management areas. The DFW is interested in preserving some of the acreage for bird habitat for endangered species like Sand Pipers and Sparrows. Their goal is to form a landtrust with the town of Southwick to keep the lake frontage safe from development. The property owner once considered
building a resort on the site, but now wants to preserve the land rather than see it developed. Conservation Commission Coordinator Dennis Clark, a member of the OSPC, spoke about the enironmental benefits of the land preservation. Grannells, also a water department engineer, said there are financial benefits as well. “There are no sewer plans for that area, so we would need a sewer extension if it was developed because there is nothing there,” said Grannells, adding that it would be a very costly endeavor. “We would have to cross Great Brook and add three pump stations to brings sewers there,” Grannells said. “Then there’s the problem of capacity.” Grannells said the town just completed its parallel sewer interceptor project, which brings the Southwick sewers to the Westfield wastewater
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By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – A thief who was apparently willing to steal the cash from a wallet he took from a liquor store counter was kindhearted enough to make sure that the victim got back the wallet and the personal and financial documents it contained. A Sackett Road man called police Monday afternoon to report that his wallet was stolen after he inadvertently left it on the counter of a Franklin Street liquor store. The caller told the emergency dispatcher that he had accidentally left his wallet on the counter and when he returned
she said. “But what has gone up as administrative costs have gone down, are insurance and retirement, which went from 16 to 19 percent (since 2006).” “Our teachers salaries have remained roughly the same,” said Rix. “As you look at things and say ‘hmm, if these are all staying the same, wheres the difference?’ A lot of it has gone into our healthcare.” Despite the cuts in the administrative budget, Scallion said that news of the creation of new positions may give folks the wrong impression.
treatment facility. The capacity of the interceptor is based on the planned sewer system for Southwick, which does not include any potential development at the lakes. “We purched a half-million gallons a day capacity, and that’s pretty much spoken for,” he said. If the land was developed without sewers, they would have to add septic systems around the lakes, which Grannells said “is undesireable.” Both Grannells and Clark touted the pristine condition of North Pond and said further development would compromise the lake. The OSPC is in the process of approaching the town’s Community Preservation Committee for funding for the preserve and contacting other town boards, including the Lake Management Committee and Board of Health.
By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Attorney William J. O’Grady of Westhampton was appointed as an Associate Judge for the Chicopee District Court Wednesday by a unanimous vote of the Governor’s Council. O’Grady is taking the Chicopee District Court bench vacated by Judge Mary Hurley, who also served as the mayor of Springfield from 1989 to 1991. O’Grady, in his interview with the Governor’s Council last week, said he sees the role of a District Court Judge as treating all before him with dignity and respect. “I have appeared enough in the courts of this Commonwealth to underWILLIAM J. stand that virtually O’GRADY every decision a District Court Judge makes has a profound impact on many lives. That impact extends much further than the individual standing before the court. Each and every decision made, and there are many, many decisions made daily by a District Court Judge, must be made with an acute appreciation of the impact of each of those decisions. Each of those decisions must be made with a sense of fairness, and while treating all the individuals that come before the court with dignity and respect,” O’Grady said in a prepared statement to the members of the Governor’s Council. O’Grady has served with the city’s Law Department as a litigator for the past five years and prior to that performed a similar function in Chicopee, where he was Chief of Litigation. O’Grady served as a special prosecutor for the Northwest District Attorney when that office needed outside counsel because of a conflict See District Judge, Page 3
Rape case moves to superior court By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – A 45-year-old city man will answer charges, including rape of a child, in Hampden Superior Court after the charges he was facing in Westfield District Court were dismissed yesterday. Jason C. Tolbert, 45, of 12 Meadow St. saw three charges of indecent assault and battery on a child youngJason C. er than 14, as well as charges of rape of a child with force and assault and Tolbert battery, dismissed after he was indicted and arraigned for the same offenses in superior court. Det. Roxanne Bradley reports in a court document that the charges stem from a series of incidents which began in 2012 when Tolbert was babysitting for a then eight-yearold boy and continued until shortly before his May, 2014, arraignment on the child abuse charges. Bradley documents a pattern of inappropriate touching and fondling of the boy’s private parts and includes one overtly sexual act which Tolbert allegedly foisted on the young boy who had been entrusted to his care. Tolbert had been arraigned May 19 in Westfield District Court before Judge Philip A. Contant who ordered the revocation of the recognizance which had been imposed in a pending case in Springfield District Court ordering that Tolbert be held without right to bail in that case. Contant set bail in the new case at $50,000. Tolbert is represented by David Hoose of the Northampton law firm of Sasson, Ryan, Turnbull & Hoose.
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Rotting food prompts German gas leak scare BERLIN (AP) — Emergency officials called to check out a suspected gas leak in Germany found a culprit they didn’t expect: a fridge full of rotting food. Police in the central city of Braunschweig said Thursday that the fire service evacuated an apartment block in the city Wednesday night after being alerted to the smell of gas by a resident. They then searched for the source and traced it to a fridge in the apartment of the 35-year-old woman who had alerted authorities. It wasn’t plugged in and was full of rotting food. Residents were allowed back into their apartments after half an hour.
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TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Friday, July 25, the 206th day of 2014. There are 159 days left in the year.
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n July 25, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan’s King Hussein (hoo-SAYN’) signed a declaration at the White House ending their countries’ 46-year-old formal state of war.
On this date:
In 1956, the Italian liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish passenger ship Stockholm off the New England coast late at night and began sinking; at least 51 people were killed.
In 1554, Queen Mary I of England married Philip II, future King of Spain.
In 1960, a Woolworth’s store in Greensboro, North Carolina, that had been the scene of a sit-in protest against its whitesonly lunch counter dropped its segregation policy.
In 1814, the Battle of Lundy’s Lane, one of the bloodiest battles of the War of 1812, took place in present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario, with no clear victor.
In 1978, Louise Joy Brown, the first “test tube baby,” was born in Oldham, England; she’d been conceived through the technique of in-vitro fertilization.
In 1909, French aviator Louis Bleriot became the first person to fly an airplane across the English Channel, traveling from Calais to Dover in 37 minutes.
In 1984, Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space as she carried out more than three hours of experiments outside the orbiting space station Salyut 7.
In 1934, Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss was assassinated by pro-Nazi Austrians in a failed coup attempt. In 1943, Benito Mussolini was dismissed as premier of Italy by King Victor Emmanuel III, and placed under arrest. (However, Mussolini was later rescued by the Nazis, and reasserted his authority.)
In 2000, a New York-bound Air France Concorde crashed outside Paris shortly after takeoff, killing all 109 people on board and four people on the ground; it was the first-ever crash of the supersonic jet.
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In 1944, Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters recorded Cole Porter’s “Don’t Fence Me In” in Los Angeles for Decca Records.
Israelis formed a human chain stretching 55 miles from Gaza to Jerusalem to protest Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Gaza Strip withdrawal plan. Lance Armstrong won a record sixth Tour de France.
In 1952, Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.
President Barack Obama continued his full-court press to
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pass health care reform legislation, citing a new White House study indicating that small businesses were paying far more per employee for health insurance than big companies, a disparity the president said was “unsustainable” as well as “unacceptable.” Protesters across the world called on Iran to end its clampdown on opposition activists.
One year ago: Pope Francis, dubbed the “slum pope” for his work with the poor, received a rapturous welcome from one of Rio de Janeiro’s most violent shantytowns and demanded the world’s wealthy end the injustices that had left the poor on the margins of society.
Today’s Birthdays: Actress Barbara Harris is 79. Folk-pop singer-musician Bruce Woodley (The Seekers) is 72. Rock musician Jim McCarty (The Yardbirds) is 71. Rock musician Verdine White (Earth, Wind & Fire) is 63. Singer-musician Jem Finer (The Pogues) is 59. Model-actress Iman is 59. Cartoonist Ray Billingsley (“Curtis”) is 57. Rock musician Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) is 56. Actress-singer Bobbie Eakes is 53. Actress Katherine Kelly Lang is 53. Actress Illeana Douglas is 49. Country singer Marty Brown is 49. Actor Matt LeBlanc is 47. Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson is 47. Rock musician Paavo Lotjonen (Apocalyptica) is 46. Actor D.B. Woodside is 45. Actress Miriam Shor is 43. Actor David Denman is 41. Actor Jay R. Ferguson is 40. Actor James Lafferty is 29. Actress Shantel VanSanten is 29. Actor Michael Welch is 27. Classical singer Faryl Smith is 19.
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District Cuts “People hear that there is a new Director of Curriculum and Instruction (Susan Dargie) and people act as if Eileen Jachym is still here… No, Eileen retired,” Scallion said, mentioning the efforts of Rix and Director of Assessment & Accountability Denise Ruszala, who have each recently assumed heavier workloads and more responsibilities within the administration. “She (Denise) is not only in charge of assessment, but also in charge of English learners, since we lost that position. We lost a Director of Buildings, too. Those positions – we’ve done what we thought we needed to do.” “We’ve done a lot of consolidation. If you look at my position, I’m doing the jobs that three people used to do – the technology supervisor, the business manager, and the facilities director,” said Rix. “So there are three salaries there put into one.” Scallion said that cuts in administrative costs have been done to hire instructional coaches who support the district’s instructional program, where she says the district’s energy needs to be focused. Currently, Scallion is the highest paid administrator in the district, and is set to earn $148,060 for the fiscal year 2015, an increase from $143,800 in FY14. Rix comes in second at $112,200 for FY15, an increase of $2,200 from his FY14 salary. Human Resource Director Jen Willard will earn $105,060 for FY15, an increase from $102,000 in FY14, and Dargie will see her pay jump from
District Judge of interest. O’Grady also served as a Criminal Justice Act Attorney representing indigent clients in federal court for 20 years. O’Grady is currently a partner with his wife of 32 years, Cheryl Parker, in the firm of Parker & O’Grady, which has offices in Southampton and Springfield and for the past 34 years has been litigating and trying hundreds of cases, both civil and criminal, in virtually every District and Superior Court in the state as well as the Federal District Court of Columbia (Washington D.C.) and the Southern District of New York. City Solicitor Susan Phillips, who hired O’Grady for both the Westfield and Chicopee litigator position, testified on O’Grady’s behalf at the Governor’s Council hearing last week. “I’m so happy for him. I can’t wait for his swearing-in ceremony,”” Phillips said. “He’s that rare combination of lawyer who is confident, but not brash. Bill is very gifted in spotting legal issues and developing a strategy to resolve them. Not many lawyers have both of those skills.” “He’s going to be very hard to replace here,” Phillips said. “He’s been fantastic in devel-
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Year Administration % Teachers % Insure/Retire % ***2015 Proposed Proposed **2014 Estimated Estimated *2013 $1,413,652 1.81% $30,034,103 38.46% $14,853,948 19.02% 2012 $1,497,178 1.96% $28,965,550 37.83% $15,558,321 20.32% 2011 $1,789,957 2.31% $28,154,486 36.35% $15,608,196 20.15% 2010 $2,000,204 2.67% $27,008,355 36.02% $14,049,065 18.74% 2009 $1,928,379 2.44% $28,526,052 36.02% $16,344,452 20.64% 2008 $1,870,277 2.68% $27,560,096 39.51% $12,001,654 17.21% 2007 $1,846,511 2.51% $28,090,547 38.18% $13,223,729 17.97% 2006 $1,673,148 2.37% $27,347,904 38.68% $11,597,231 16.40% Data is from the DESE End-of Year Report
Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm
SOUTHWICK Board of Appeals at 7 pm Board of Appeals Public Hearing at 7:15 pm
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$95,024 to $97,086 in FY15. Positions that saw cuts included a Special Education Clerical, which dropped from $94,659 to $93,557 in FY15, a Curriculum Clerical, from $84,813 to $79,356, a Grants Coordinator from $61,206 to $57,500, and a Human Resources Specialist from $104,500 to $68,850 for FY15. Overall, Westfield currently spends a smaller percentage on administrative costs than any surrounding large local districts, including Agawam, Chicopee, Holyoke, and West Springfield. For 2011-2012, Holyoke and Agawam increased their administrative pay, while Chicopee and West Springfield slashed theirs. Holyoke’s 2012 budget accomodated $3,406,028 for it’s administrators, a .24 percent increase from the 3.00
percent it spent in 2011. Agawam raised their administrative budget in similar fashion in 2012, setting aside $1,915,095 – 3.51 percent of it’s budget – for administrators, a .28 percent increase over 2011. Meanwhile, Chicopee and West Springfield followed Westfield’s lead in streamlining their administrative payroll, with Chicopee slashing .25 percent of their administrative budget. West Springfield went even further, slicing .3 off the top in 2012. Chicopee still devoted 3.75 percent of it’s 2012 budget – $3,771,587 – to administrative costs, while West Springfield came the closest to Westfield of any large local district in 2012, dedicating 2.14 percent to administrators for a total of $1,122,713, only $374,465 less than Westfield, a district with roughly 2,000
Continued from Page 1 oping the younger members of the department into lawyers and litigators.” Phillips said Tuesday that she has hired Attorney John T. Liebel to assume O’Grady’s current caseload, while searching for another litigator to replace O’Grady in the Law Department. O’Grady has a caseload which includes a case pertaining to construction of the proposed Ashley Street elementary school. O’Grady has argued the Article 97 case, brought by a group of Cross Street property owners and residents, in Hampden Superior Court. Ironically, that case was before Superior Court Judge Bertha Josephson Wednesday where both side of the case agreed to facts. The Article 97 issue pertains to the taking of Cross Street Playground for construction of the 600-student, 96,000square-foot school building. The City has contended that the Cross Street property was acquired through tax-takings and never identified through
legislative action as park land, which has different restrictions and is required to be so designated. Superior Court Judge Tina Page issued an injunction that has delayed the school construction project while the Article 97 issue moved through the court process. Several other courts, including the Land Court and the Supreme Judicial Court, have issued decisions pertaining to the Article 97 process, in one case lowering the level of Article 97 protection for playground. “The parties have come to agreement on the facts,” Phillips said. “They disagree on the Article 97 categorization and submitted stipulations to the judge as to whether the city will have to go to the state Legislature (for the conversion process). Liebel has offices at 73 Chestnut St., in the same building as Attorney Thomes A. Keneflick who is representing the Cross Street residents.
more students. Westfield’s efficiency is not a new trend, according to Rix. “I know we did a study about five years ago called the DART study – District Analysis and Review Tools – which compared us to other ‘like’ communities with similar demographics,” he said, listing municipalities such as Attleboro as one of Westfield’s main comparisons. “Administrative-wise, we were lower than them on expenditures.” For now, the district will look to continue it’s frugal ways in regards to administrative spending but Scallion acknowledges that a time may come devote a larger slice of the budget to administrators. “At some point we may need to bring those positions back if we are building a new school,” said Scallion. “Things change over time.”
Greenfield plant plans $5M upgrade GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A high-tech metalworking tool manufacturer in Greenfield has announced a nearly $5 million upgrade that is expected to bring 70 new jobs to the region. Kennametal Inc. plans to invest $3.4 million immediately on upgrades to the plant, equipment and machinery, as well as another $1.25 million over the next four years. Greenfield Mayor William Martin tells The Recorder (http://bit.ly/UrVBXN ) the 70 jobs the company plans to add will provide an average income of $75,000 per year. The Town Council approved a property tax break for the company in May in hopes of enticing it to choose Greenfield for its upgrade plans. Latrobe, Pennsylvaniabased Kennametal bought the Greenfield Tap and Die plant in 1997. Greenfield Tap and Die was founded in 1912.
TUESDAY, JULY 29 TOLLAND Board of Assessors at 10 am
BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 5:30 pm Fire Department Meeting at 6:30 pm Selectmen’s Meeting at 7 pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 BLANDFORD Finance Committee at 7 pm
THURSDAY, JULY 31 TOLLAND Conservation Comm Hearings -IF NEEDED
Westfield High School Freshman Orientation WESTFIELD — Jonathan B. Carter, Principal of Westfield High School, invites all incoming freshman and their parents/ guardians to attend Freshman/Parent Orientation on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. This will be an opportunity to get acquainted with the school and programs that are offered at Westfield High School.
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Democrats brace for Walsh fallout By Manu Raju and Burgess Everett Politico.com Senate Democrats went into full-fledged damage control Thursday to protect embattled Montana Sen. John Walsh, a day after plagiarism revelations that imperil his election hopes this fall. Despite a mountain of evidence suggesting that Walsh may have obtained a key academic credential improperly, the party leadership, Montana Democrats and members of the rank and file closed ranks behind the appointed senator — arguing that voters should overlook a relatively minor mistake when weighed against his military service in Iraq and career serving his country. Or, as Sen. Jon Tester put it, “He’s a soldier, not an academic.” “It’s a hit, but it’s not a death knell,” said Tester, the Montana Democrat who won a tough reelection bid in 2012. “And I think absolutely, once the facts are out, people will understand it.” “I think that stacked up against his record, he’s going to run on his record in the National Guard and his service in Montana,” said Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which has backed Walsh since the scandal broke. “I think the voters will understand that full picture.” The revelations in Wednesday’s New York Times report — that Walsh copied substantial passages of his final paper to obtain his master’s degree in 2007 without proper attribution — threaten to derail the Democratic senator’s already-steep climb against Republican Rep. Steve Daines, who is leading in the polls. Montana had long been viewed as a long shot for Democrats in the national fight for control of the Senate, and the plagiarism allegations seemed to make a tough race even tougher. Still, Democrats hoped that the uproar would soon die down, and Walsh could soon return to regular campaigning. They likened the scandal to the 2010 Connecticut Senate race, when it was revealed that Richard Blumenthal never served in Vietnam, contradicting his numerous assertions that he did, as well as the 2012 controversy over whether Elizabeth Warren improperly cited having Native American heritage to advance in her academic career. Warren and Blumenthal eventually won those races. But those two races were in deep-blue states — not in red Montana, where President Barack Obama is deeply unpopular and where Walsh was only just appointed to the Senate seat in February to fill the vacancy of Max Baucus, now the U.S. ambassador to China. Republicans expressed new confidence in Daines’ chances following the Wednesday report — and some Democrats privately agreed. “It’s over,” one senior Democratic Senate source said Thursday. Walsh said little about the matter on Thursday and was elusive in the halls of the Capitol. TV cameras waited for him to return to his office in the Senate Hart Office Building — with little success. He presided over the Senate for more than an hour, during which Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) could be seen offering apparent encouragement to him. He avoided the throngs of assembled reporters by taking less-frequented routes. And he skipped a Thursday party lunch attended by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew. Walsh, who rarely talks to reporters in the Capitol, did privately reach out to some of his Democratic colleagues, including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who chairs the Agriculture Committee on which he serves, and Tester. “He made a mistake. But the truth of the matter is I think he’s got an opponent who’s made a whole bunch of mistakes on his voting record,” Stabenow said in an interview. “If you really bore down and look at it, it’s a 14-page paper, 96 footnotes,” Tester said. “He obviously screwed up — but I think it’s totally unintentional. … I just think that once people understand that there was no malice intended here, I think he’s going to be fine.” But others knew little of the matter. “All I know is what I read in the papers,” said Reid’s top deputy, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois. “I’d like to hear his side of the story.” The Wednesday report detailed extensive plagiarism in his 14-page master’s thesis at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, at least a quarter of which came directly from other authors without proper attribution. Walsh has said he didn’t think he committed plagiarism, but in other statements he admitted he did, adding that it was unintentional. The War College has now launched an investigation into the allegations. In an email, a public affairs officer with the school said the senator has contacted officials there, an exchange confirmed by Walsh’s campaign. “We have indicated to Sen. Walsh how he can contact the Army War College to offer information for consideration by an academic review board,” the officer said. Walsh has also said that he had been treated for post-traumatic stress disorder at the time when he plagiarized the work, according to The Associated Press, noting that he is also taking anti-depressant medication. Some Republicans scratched their heads at the explanation. “How the hell do you attribute it to PTSD?” one senior Senate Republican said, asking for anonymity to speak candidly about a fellow senator. In a four-page campaign memo released to reporters Thursday, the Walsh camp claimed that he was not citing his mental state and stress from war as an “excuse” for his plagiarism. “[Walsh is] a great soldier, who learned war strategy on the battlefield firsthand but he’s not a classroom academic — the Senate already has plenty of those,” Walsh spokeswoman Lauren Passalacqua says in a statement. It’s too early to know whether voters will buy that argument, but Walsh so far has succeeded in keeping the party establishment in his corner. “We’re behind Walsh all the way, and there was nothing intentional that he did,” said Schumer, a key player in his party’s midterm strategy. “He’ll probably get over it,” said Democratic Sen. Mark Begich, who faces a tough race in Alaska this year. “People should be more straightforward, he was. He gave the answer, he didn’t dodge it. Which I think was important.”
Obama on immigration: Then and now By Carrie Budoff Brown Politico.com President Barack Obama insisted for years that he had absolutely no legal authority — none whatsoever, zero, zilch — to slow deportations on a broad scale. Forget everything he’s said. Obama’s pledge to use his executive powers by the end of the summer marked both a dramatic reversal in rhetoric and a major strategic shift on immigration. The president is no longer emphasizing his own powerlessness but rather his determination “to fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own, without Congress.” The administration is examining how far it can go, legally and politically, to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. Despite the flow of young Central American children across the southwestern border, Obama remains committed to taking significant action, according to senior advisers and advocates who have attended recent meetings with White House officials. In other words, Obama has signaled that he intends to do the exact opposite of what he’s long said he’s unable to do. “I take executive action only when we have a serious problem, a serious issue, and Congress chooses to do nothing,” Obama said last month in his Rose Garden announcement. “And in this situation, the failure of House Republicans to pass a darn bill is bad for our security, it’s bad for our economy, and it’s bad for our future.” Even immigrant rights advocates, who were on the receiving end of the White House denials for years, were surprised by his abrupt and enthusiastic move toward executive action in June after House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) ruled out a legislative overhaul of immigration this year. Activists had gotten so fed up in recent months that some tagged the president as the “deporter-in-chief” and demanded that he shift immediately from a legislative strategy to an administrative one. “The way they talked about it was, ‘There’s nothing we can do, only Congress can solve it, we don’t have the authority,’” said Lorella Praeli, director of advocacy and policy for United We Dream. “That is very different from what they are saying today. It is completely different.” The shift could be used by critics as an example of Obama saying one thing and doing something else, another “evolution,” in White House parlance, on a hot-button social issue. Some Republicans see it as fertile ground for advancing their midterm election strategy, which focuses on raising questions about the president’s credibility and competence. “It brings into question, when he commits to other things, whether he will keep that commitment,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who worked closely with Obama on passing a Senate immigration overhaul bill last year. “Things in this town, to a large degree, are done on people’s commitments.” But of all the challenges surrounding the decision, taking a hit for a change in position isn’t at the top of the White House’s list of concerns. Aides privately acknowledge that Obama has flip flopped — but for good reason, they insist. The president wanted to maintain pressure on Congress for as long as he could because legislation is the only way to provide permanent relief to undocumented immigrants, aides said. An executive order can be rescinded by Obama’s successors. He didn’t want to concede that he could take action on his own while legislation was still possible, but once it was no longer an option, there was little downside to changing course, the aides said. “These executive actions are not a substitute for congressional action, in part, because they aren’t as far-reaching,” said White House press secretary Josh Earnest in an interview. “But the president is determined to do the right thing for the country and our economy by acting, within the bounds of the law, to reform our broken immigration system, consistent with the views expressed by the bipartisan coalition of law enforcement, faith and business leaders who back reform.” Obama still views the legal limits as murky, aides said. It’s a major reason the review is taking so long — the administration wants the order to withstand the inevitable court challenge but needs to build a case for it. White House counsel Neil Eggleston and domestic policy adviser Cecilia Muñoz are hosting listening sessions with key players in the process, including attorneys for the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union, according to sources familiar with the meetings. The president has suggested privately that he would not go as far as extending temporary protections to all 11 million undocumented immigrants who would have qualified under
the Senate bill. Instead, he’s weighing how to provide relief to subsets of the population based on family ties, longevity in the country or employment background. It’s unclear where he’ll draw the line, but advocates expect him to go far based on his initial statements that he wants to max out his legal authority. This is a stark change from the previous 5½ years of his administration. Obama has been heckled at public events, pressed during interviews and questioned in private at the White House about why he just won’t use his executive powers to protect millions from deportations. Sometimes he made clear that only legislation could provide relief for all undocumented immigrants, which is consistent with his current view. Other times he didn’t draw the distinction. Either way, he always left the same impression: The law prohibits him from doing much on his own. “There are those in the immigrants’ rights community who have argued passionately that we should simply provide those who are [here] illegally with legal status, or at least ignore the laws on the books and put an end to deportation until we have better laws. And often this argument is framed in moral terms: Why should we punish people who are just trying to earn a living?” Obama said in a July 2010 speech. “I recognize the sense of compassion that drives this argument, but I believe such an indiscriminate approach would be both unwise and unfair. It would suggest to those thinking about coming here illegally that there will be no repercussions for such a decision. And this could lead to a surge in more illegal immigration. And it would also ignore the millions of people around the world who are waiting in line to come here legally.” Last November, Ju Hong, an undocumented immigrant from South Korea, yelled at the president during a San Francisco event: “You have a power to stop deportation for all undocumented immigrants in this country.” “Actually I don’t,” Obama responded. “If, in fact, I could solve all these problems without passing laws in Congress, then I would do so. But we’re also a nation of laws. That’s part of our tradition. And so the easy way out is to try to yell and pretend like I can do something by violating our laws.” A month later, Vice President Joe Biden said Obama’s options were limited. “What I get all the time is, ‘Well, look, since the system is broken, and Congress won’t fix it, why don’t you just suspend everything?” Biden said. “The president doesn’t have the authority to do that.” But in the Rose Garden on June 30, Obama didn’t dwell on the constraints of the law. “So while I will continue to push House Republicans to drop the excuses and act — and I hope their constituents will too — America cannot wait forever for them to act,” Obama said. “And that’s why, today, I’m beginning a new effort to fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own, without Congress.” Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice, said a close read of Obama’s previous statements provides wiggle room. “If you look really carefully at what he says, he says, ‘I can’t do what the legislation does. I can’t go as far as you think I should go,’” Sharry said. Still, Sharry added, “the impression he gives is, ‘I can’t do it.’”
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Emergency Response and Crime Report Monday, July 21, 2014 2:17 a.m.: vandalism, Pochassic Street, a caller reports her mailbox was vandalized, the responding officer reports that he discovered that four mailboxes on Pochassic Street and two on Wyben Road had been vandalized, the officer reports that in all cases the mailbox was knocked off its stand and a large rock was found nearby; 7:55 a.m.: larceny, Lockhouse Road, a caller from a tree service reports that about six saws are missing from their trucks; 11:10 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Margerie Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for an unregistered vehicle parked on Margerie Street, the officer reports that the owner paid the tow truck operator and the van was moved to the owner’s nearby driveway; 12:13 p.m.: animal complaint, Orange Street at Kellogg Street, a caller reports that a medium sized fluffy whiter dog is running loose, the responding animal control officer reports he took custody of the dog and transported it to the municipal animal shelter; 1:22 p.m.: trespassing, Russell Road, a patrol officer reports he encountered four persons swimming in the river in an area posted with ‘No trespassing’ signs, the young men were identified, advised that they were trespassing, and left the area; 4:30 p.m.: arrest, Jefferson Street, an officer reports he sought the subject of an outstanding warrant at her last known address and found her there, Darlene A. Morse, 47, of 3 Jefferson St., was arrested on a warrant issue din 2012 by the Westfield District Court; 4:53 p.m.: disturbance, Union Street, a caller reports a domestic disturbance, the responding officer reports he found that the female party smacked her former husband’s face so hard his glasses fell off and also kicked his knee, Tracy Lynn Hoynoski, 37, of 126 Union St., was arrested for assault and battery in a domestic relationship, the Department of Children and Families was notified because the incident occurred in front of their young children; 6:16 p.m.: assist citizen, Southwood Acres, 342 Southwick Road, a male party requests assistance gathering property from an address he is barred from by a protective order, the responding officer reports the man collected his belongings without incident; 6:48 p.m.: disturbance, Hampton Ponds State Park, a park employee reports a group of persons he is attempted to disperse from the park is refusing to leave and members of the group are threatening him, the responding officer reports that the park staffer said that the persons had left the park and were across the street in a parking lot, the employee described a particularly fractious young man who was found in the parking lot, the officers spoke with the man who was found to be the subject of an outstanding warrant issued by Chicopee District Court in 2013, Sabian Negron, 19, was arrested on the warrant; 7:53 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Clinton Avenue, a patrol officer reports he observed a person known to him from previous encounters operating a car and a routine check revealed that the man’s license had been revoked, Hector Luis Martinez, 22, of 15 Clinton Ave., was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a revoked license; 7:57 p.m.: assault, Smith Avenue, a caller reports he was assaulted by a 15-year-old boy, the responding officer reports that the 18-year-old complainant said that he and the younger boy had been involved in a verbal financial dispute when the other boy struck his face, the complainant declined medical assistance and the officer reports a criminal complaint was filed against the 16-year-old juvenile boy; 8:24 p.m.: suspicious activity, King Street, a patrol officer reports he was flagged down by a person who reported that a man was outside waving a sword saying he was going to kill someone, the officer reports he found a male party flailing at weeds with a sword who denied saying that he was going to kill somebody, the officer spoke with two persons nearby and both said that the man had not said anything about killing anybody, the officer reports he took custody of the sword; 11:25 p.m.: disturbance, Westminister Street, a caller reports his father is intoxicated and struck him, the responding officer reports that the older man displayed the classic symptoms of alcohol intoxication, the officer reports he was told that the older man had grabbed his son’s neck and choked him and when the victim’s elder brother attempted to intervene his father choked him too, Mark W. Correia, 44, of 3 Princeton St., was arrested for two counts of assault and battery in a domestic relationship; 11:34 p.m.: disturbance, Park Square Town Houses, 140 Union St., a caller reports 5-6 persons are fighting, the responding office reports that a check of persons at the scene revealed a man to be the subject of an outstanding warrant issued in 2013 by Westfield District Court, Richard Marrero, 27, of 140 Union St., was arrested on the warrant, the man had not been directly involved in the disturbance which the officer found was centered on a violation of an abuse prevention order, the victim said that her former girlfriend violated the order and struck her face repeatedly, the victim said that the suspect had also struck her friend, Rynna S. Crump, 26, of 140 Union St., was arrested for assault and battery , assault and battery in a domestic relationship and for violation of an abuse prevention order. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 2:18 a.m.: disturbance, Madison Street, a caller reports her father is intoxicated and verbally abusive, the responding officer reports the caller said her father came home drunk and she is unable to care for him, the officer reports the man was deemed to be too intoxicated care for himself and he was placed in protective custody; 10:26 a.m.: suspicious activity, Grand Street, a resident came to the station to report that a window of a barn on her rental property was found to have been propped open and she is concerned that somebody may be inside, the responding officer reports he inspected the barn with the landlady and found nothing amiss; 1:28 p.m.: larceny, Shaker Farms Country Club, a caller reports that a group of teenagers have been stealing the flags from the greens on the golf course and one was stolen in the past half hour, the responding officer reports a search of the area did not yield a suspect; 6:16 p.m.: assist citizen, Grove Avenue, a caller reports she brought her mother home and found she had locked herself out of the house, the responding fire captain reports entry was gained; 8:25 p.m.: arrest, Main Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a known person operating a car who he believed to be the subject of an outstanding warrant, the warrant was confirmed and the vehicle was stopped, Kevin A. Malloch, 27, of 73 Adams St., Agawam, was arrested on the warrant issued in 2013 by the Westfield District Court; 9:33 p.m.: assault, a resident came to the station to complain that his son was struck with a baseball bat, the respond officer reports that he was told that an unknown but described man had stuck his son in the face with a bat, the officer reports that no signs of the injuries which would typically result from such
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Westfield District Court Monday, July 21, 2014 Carlos Carabello, 48, of 59 Federal St., Springfield, was held in lieu of $250 cash bail pending an Aug. 20 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and a state highway traffic violation brought by Westfield police. In a second case also brought by Westfield police, Caraballo was again held in lieu of $250 cash bail pending an Aug. 20 hearing after he was arraigned on three charges of malicious destruction of property valued more than $250. Alexander Matos, 37, of 426 Carew St., Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance pending an Aug. 28 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and speeding brought by Westfield police. Sean P. Kelly, 27, of 50 Day Ave., was released on $1,000 personal surety pending a Sept. 3 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought by Westfield police. Leonid Kaplan, 58, of 180 Whitaker Road, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor brought by Westfield police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for one year. He was assessed $350, ordered to complete a Driver Alcohol Education Program at a cost of $817.22 and his license was suspended for 45 days. He was found to be responsible for a marked lanes violation. Nicholas Galcenski, 26, of 268 Granville Road, was released on his personal recognizance pending an Aug. 28 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought by Westfield police. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Mark W. Correia, 44, of 3 Princeton St., was released on his personal recognizance pending a Sept. 11 hearing after he was arraigned on two charges of assault and battery brought by Westfield police. Desray B. King, 19, of 7 Jefferson St., saw charges of improper use of a credit card valued less than $250, larceny of property valued less than $250 and receiving a stolen credit card brought by Westfield police not prosecuted. Tracy L. Hoynoski, 37, of 115 Union St., was released on her personal recognizance pending a Sept. 11 hearing after she was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery brought by Westfield police. David G. Lariviere, 49, of 52 Elizabeth Ave., saw a charge of distribution of cocaine dismissed without prejudice when prosecution witnesses failed to appear in court. Hector L. Martinez, 22, of 34 Meadow St., was released on his personal recognizance pending an Aug. 28 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license brought by Westfield police. Raynna Crump, 26, of 140 Union St., was released on her personal recognizance pending a Sept. 11 hearing after she was arraigned on two charges of assault and battery and a charge of violation of an abuse prevention hearing brought by Westfield police.
Pittsfield man convicted of biting roomie’s thumb PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Pittsfield man has been convicted of nearly completely biting off his roommate’s thumb during a fight over bathroom use. The Berkshire Eagle (http://bit.ly/1rR01na) reports that 57-year-old Michael Mensah was convicted Thursday of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury. He faces sentencing Friday. He was acquitted of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Police say when they responded to their apartment on Feb. 11, Stephen Quam came to the door with the top of his thumb hanging by a tendon. The 61-year-old Quam testified that it could not be reattached and doctors removed it. He showed his disfigured thumb to the jury.
Gregory A. Cole WESTFIELD – Gregory A. Cole, 58, passed away on July 22, 2014 in a scuba diving accident off the coast of Salem. He was born in Westfield to the late Arthur and Jean (Crawford) Cole and was a 1975 graduate of Westfield High School. Greg worked for many years as a machinist, and recently owned and operated his own business, Specialty Sealing out of Westfield. Greg is survived by his son Jason G. Cole of Westfield, his sweetheart, Lynn Cooper of Westhampton, his sister, Leslie Dodge and her husband Russell of Westfield, his Brothers, Jeff Cole and his wife Debra of Satellite Beach, Florida, Captain Randy Cole and his wife Wendy of Newtown, CT. He joins his brother Brad who died in 1987. Loved and considered a favorite Uncle by Ryan and Lindsay Dodge, Tammy Olszewski, Sean, Sarah, Bryan, Caroline and Kristen Cole. Greg worked hard and played hard. He loved the great outdoors, enjoyed cruising on his motorcycle and was an avid skier, scuba diver, hunter, and fisherman. Greg even drove in a few demolition derbys, did a skydive, and traveled the Caribbean. He was a fan of the Patriots and Red Sox. He was a member of the Slovak Hall and Springfield Ski Club. A Memorial Service for Greg will be held on Sunday at 2PM at the Firtion Adams Funeral Home, 76 Broad St. Westfield. Visiting hours will precede the service from 12 to 2 PM. Contributions in Greg’s name may be directed to the Divers Alert Network or the Muscular Dystrophy Association. www.firtionadams.com
Gov. receives resignation of state prison chief BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick has received the resignation of state prison chief Luis Spencer. The Boston Globe reported Thursday (http://bit. ly/1AdpQmh) that Patrick had asked for the resignation after Spencer delayed an internal investigation into the alleged physical abuse of a mental health patient at Bridgewater State Hospital. The prison was already under fire for lapses while investigating another patient’s death. According to the Globe, Public Safety Secretary Andrea Cabral said that the decision to seek Spencer’s resignation was based in part because he slowed down the internal affairs probe. Cabral said that underscored questions about Spencer’s “critical thinking and judgment” during his three-year tenure. Earlier this year, Patrick reprimanded Spencer for inaction in the wake of the 2009 death of another Bridgewater patient, Joshua Messier, which was ruled a homicide.
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Harmony House fundraiser WESTFIELD - There will be a fundraiser for Harmony House, a future home for the terminally ill, on Monday, July 28, from 4-9 p.m. at MoFroYo, 617 East Main St, (Rt 20) in Westfield. Besides enjoying the flavorful yogurt and toppings, we will also have a few raffles. Please come and join the Fun!
LOST AND FOUND LOST -- T-Mobile Sparq clamshell cellphone, black with silver-accented keyboard. Hand set serial #013379003366401. Lost late Thursday (7/17) / early Friday (7/18) morning, somewhere between School St and E Silver St. If found, turn into police station. LOST: Small address book with license inside was lost either inside of Price Rite or outside in the parking lot Saturday, July 5th. If you have found this, please drop it off at the Westfield Police Department or mail it to the address on the license. Thank you. LOST: READING GLASSES, Brown frames, in the vicinity of the Maple Leaf on Arnold Street, or The Hangar, School Street or Court Street and Whitaker Road. Call Tim (413)4547243.
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Disorganized remotes? Seven creative answers By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press Remote controls, designed to make life easier and more convenient, have become so numerous in many homes that keeping track of them is a challenge all its own. There are often separate remotes for the TV, DVD player, cable box and sound system. And if you’ve got a more sophisticated set-up, or have retained your old VCR machine, you may well have a few more (gaming consoles, light dimmers, air-conditioning units, etc.). Remotes tend to be annoyingly similar in size, shape and color, and have a pesky way of slipping between couch cushions, walking to various parts of the house, getting chewed by the dog or just — poof — vanishing. To help restore order, cable companies and professional organizers offer some suggestions: FIND A CONTAINER Caddies made for remote controls come in a huge range of prices and styles. There are clear Acrylic organizing cubes (US Acrylic), non-skid rubber with voluptuous curves in impossible-to-miss primary colors (J-Me Cozy Remote Control Tidy), faux-leather organizers in staid brown and black that rotate for convenience (Cosmos) and wooden organizing boxes with NFL team logos. For those loathe to park one more thing on an overworked coffee table, some caddies hang saddle-bag style over a chair or sofa armrest (Ikea). “Whatever you get, make sure it’s not the type of thing that will get tipped over by a stretching cat. Trays or low baskets are perfect, and drawers are terrific if you have a grabby toddler. Oh, and definitely don’t store it beside the TV,” said Liz Jenkins, a professional organizer in Franklin, Tennessee. “As with everything in your house, you should store it closest to where you’ll be using it. So it really has to have a home near your couch or chair.” Kevin Hall of Clutter No More, Inc. in San Diego says that keeping track of remotes is a chronic problem. “Our top idea is putting a strip of Velcro on the back of a clipboard, then on the back of each remote, and keep the board by where you usually sit,” he said. He also suggests putting color-coordinated dots on each remote and its corresponding device, and urges clients to keep any directions and customer numbers in a clear plastic sleeve in the room where they watch TV. STREAMLINE Can you retire some of these remotes? “When it comes to organizing anything, whether it’s shoes or china or remotes, you need to evaluate how many things you
In this July 2014 photo provided by Liz Jenkins, trays or low baskets are perfect for storing remote controls. “Oh, and definitely don’t store them beside the TV,” said Jenkins, a professional organizer in Franklin, Tennessee. “As with everything in your house, you should store it closest to where you’ll be using it.” (AP Photo/Liz Jenkins) have and how many you really need. Are you using all of these machines? If not, the remotes don’t all need to be there,” Jenkins said. GO UNIVERSAL If arranging your collection of black and gray remotes in a monotone high-tech bouquet doesn’t appeal, a well-chosen universal remote can narrow it down to one. Universal remotes are designed to work with all your technological gizmos, and range in price from around $10 to several hundred dollars. “When you have a big pile of remotes, my top advice is to get a universal remote and find a 12-year-old to program it,” said Jenkins. Hall cautions, however, that programming a universal remote “often just leads to more frustration. That’s why we go to the clipboard. If the person is a techie, a universal remote would work. For most people though, that’s too much technology to deal with.” GET SMART (PHONE) For the technologically savvy, new apps have been created to turn your smartphone into a remote. Popular apps include Dijit, Roomie, Re, iRule, Zsmart, Commandfusion and Openremote. In addition, many TV manufacturers and cable providers (including Sony, Comcast, Optimum and Verizon) have created their own apps, some voice-activated, to replace remotes.
Comcast says its Xfinity TV Remote app has been downloaded 10 million times. “Many of my clients have designated iPads or smart phones that function as a universal remote,” Jenkins said. BUY A REPLACEMENT If you’ve lost a remote, ask your cable provider to come to the rescue. Providers are accustomed to requests for additional remotes, and replacements are ubiquitous online and in stores. GO BACK TO THE FUTURE Television existed years before remotes became commonplace. An old-fashioned TV with an actual channel button, if you’re lucky enough to find one, bypasses the need for remotes by forcing you to get up, cross the room and change the channels. This is cumbersome and unpleasant, to be sure, but provides some exercise. GET RADICAL If all else fails, there’s always the option of going screenfree. Take a walk, read a book, have coffee with a friend . or reconsider the above. Online: To turn an iPhone into a universal remote: https://www.apple.com/apps/remote/ Jenkins: www.afreshspace.com Hall: www.clutternomore.com
Small is sometimes better in the vegetable world By LEE REICH Associated Press Truman Capote famously told friends that the very wealthy eat better vegetables — tiny ones. So there’s another plus for gardening: It’s easier to eat the way the super-rich do. Not that smaller is always better in the world of vegetables. A cucumber picked undersize does not taste better than one allowed to swell up before harvest — as long as that full-size one is picked before its skin yellows and seeds start to harden. Similarly, the taste of baby carrots can’t compare with fully grown ones, unless the “baby” size is how big the carrots are supposed to be when fully mature. A certain
This Monday, July 7, 2014 photo shows a zucchini flower in New Paltz, New York. Zucchini, picked before the flower has been shed, is young and tender and can be eaten flower and all. (AP Photo/Lee Reich) degree of maturity is needed before a carrot can store energy — which translates to sweetness — in its fleshy roots. Some varieties of carrots, such as Caracas and Atlas, never grow large; when mature and tasty, the roots are still no more than a few inches long. “Baby carrots” that you buy in the supermarket, incidentally, are not actually babies, but are full-size carrots cut into smaller pieces. MANY WAYS TO BABY VEGETABLES There’s no arguing that tiny vegetables are more fun and convenient to eat. That must be what accounts for the popularity of supermarket cherry tomatoes. The bulk of these, unfortunately, are the variety Red
Cherry, which doesn’t taste nearly as good as Sungold, which has a delectable sweettart flavor. Miniature cauliflower — “minicauli” — is another tiny vegetable that is fun and convenient. This one tastes pretty much the same as full-size cauliflower. The way to grow minicaulis is by planting out any variety of cauliflower at a 6-inch spacing each way and letting competition among the plants keep them dwarf as they mature. BETTER BECAUSE THEY ARE BABIES Of course, tiny vegetables’ main draw is their perceived gustatory superiority. And it’s true: Many vegetables are most delicate, tender and tasty at this stage.
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Fine examples of vegetables that reach gustatory perfection early in their growth are zucchini and other summer squashes. You can even pick zucchinis before their blossoms have wilted and been shed, eating the tasty blossoms along with the fruit. Every gardener knows how fast a zucchini can grow from the size of a carrot to that of a baseball bat. A few days’ delay in harvest rapidly plumps up zucchinis and the wallet of any farmer who is paid for poundage, thus accounting for the extra cost of vegetables harvested while still tiny. For a backyard gardener, though, frequent picking of tiny zucchinis yields better taste and keeps the kitchen from being overrun with oversize specimens. DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY ARE BABIES And then there are vegetables that take on a different character if picked while still tiny; they’re not necessarily better, but they are different. As green beans mature, the seeds within the pods expand and contribute to the flavor and texture. When baby-size, beans are almost all pod. Baby corn is similarly quite different from large ears of sweet corn whose kernels are plumped full of milky, sweet juice. But they’re both good. Any variety of lettuce, especially heading lettuces, takes on a different taste and textural quality as it matures. As lettuces grow up, the leaves of some varieties turn buttery. Those of other varieties become crisp only along their ribs, and still other varieties become crispheads. Flavors may also take on distinctive qualities. Pretty much all varieties of lettuce taste similar and are good eating when young, with diaphanous, soft leaves and delicate flavor. Like other tiny vegetables, they’re easy to grow — and eating them makes you feel rich. ——— Online: http://leereich.blogspot. com/ http://leereich.com/
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In this Thursday, July 3, 2014 photo, cell phones, mixed with the evening’s supplies, were rarely touched at a crafting party for teenagers in Arvada, Colo. Crafting encourages creativity, develops imagination and counters the many hours teens spend on their computers, phones and other “screens.” Activities such as crafting allow parents to connect with their teens in a healthy way. (AP Photo/Jennifer Forker)
Teen craft nights boost creativity, family ties By JENNIFER FORKER Associated Press A few months ago, I launched a diabolical plan to entice my teenage daughters to spend more time with me, and to semi-shelter them from the maddening world. I started a Friday Crafting Night for my two girls and their friends. Brad Sachs, a psychologist who works with adolescents and families, calls family crafting “a lovely metaphor for what parents need to do at this point in child development. “We can’t abdicate our authority; they still need us. On the other hand, we can’t craft them. We need to supply them with the materials and the capacity to craft themselves.” Teenagers want to spend time with us — on their terms, says Sachs, of Columbia, Maryland. For crafting nights, that means they pick the friends, the food and the crafts; I pull it all together and step back (but stick around — I’m here to connect and get crafty, too). Teenagers also want (and need) to build independence and identities separate from their families, but our society places too much emphasis on that and not enough on their need to connect, says Sachs, author of “The Good Enough Teen: How to Raise Adolescents with Love and Acceptance (Despite How Impossible They Can Be)” (HarperCollins, 2005). “Of course you don’t want to suffocate them, but you also want to help them find ways to be with adults in healthy ways,” he says. Crafting nights are just one way. Hiking, playing games, sitting around a campfire — there are plenty of activities that foster family closeness. I opened crafting nights to my high-school girls’ friends — female and male — to gin up interest. Deanna Kaylor Lenz, of Overland Park, Kansas, says her daughters are hooked on crafting just with her. Years ago, she introduced Sydney, now 20, and Elyssa, 14, to scrapbooking. It didn’t take, but sewing, painting, photography, jewelry making, beadwork, knitting and upcycling used furniture did. “They’ll just sit with me and do whatever craft they’re working on. I have weird daughters who like to be with me,” Lenz says with a laugh. Four teens attended my first crafting night last spring to glitter cheap papier-maché boxes. Since then, we’ve hosted several crafting nights. Lenz suggests introducing teenagers to Pinterest, the
online “pinning” site for inspirational ideas and images, and taking them shopping for supplies. My crafting nights fumbled along until daughters Hope Clarke, 16, and Grace Clarke, 15, found Pinterest. Now they craft on their own and bring ideas to crafting night. Recently, they wanted to make fake cupcakes by piping white caulk onto squatty mason jars and decorating them with glitter and faux gemstones. They also chose to make “Thought Bubbles” — glue-soaked yarn wrapped around balloons that create airy yarn orbs for hanging (after the balloons are popped). Both projects were found on Pinterest, the “bubbles” pinned by the youthful clothing store Free People. Bottom line: Teenagers will craft with you if a project instills a sense of achievement and pride. “Being able to say, ‘I made it,’ especially after a friend asks about an item — I think that’s a real
inspiration,” says Lenz. My daughter Hope likes to make things for her bedroom. “I like to be creative,” she says. “I like crafting and talking and listening to music with my friends.” Sachs notes that teenagers spend a lot of time studying for school and collegeentrance exams — not to mention keeping up on phones and other screens — and relatively little time developing their imaginations. “We underestimate the redemptive power of the creative spirit while raising children,” says Sachs, but it has “inestimable value for their development.” Online: www.bradsachs.com www.blog.freepeople.com www.pinterest.com
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Benefit car show ready to roll By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – August 10 promises to be a big day for automobile and animal enthusiasts alike, as the 8th Annual “Wheels & Whiskers” Benefit Car Show will be in full swing from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Westfield’s Mestek Field. Put on by The Westfield Cruisers, scores of cars, ranging from classic antiques and hot rods to muscle cars, will pack the field, vying to win best in show at what has become one of the largest car shows in the region. “Last year, I think we were in excess of 125 (cars),” said event coordinator Gary Francis of the Westfield Cruisers. “It was a stellar year. Of course, when Mother Nature puts on the perfect picture for you, everyone comes out and plays.” “Wheels & Whiskers” is far more than just an opportunity for folks to show off their fancy rides. Put on for almost a decade, the event is dedicated in memory of Ann Grzebien, the mother of one of Francis’ friends, Kenny Grzebien, a fellow car enthusiast.
Classic cars will be vying for best in show at the 8th annual Wheels and Whiskers Car Show at Mestek Field August 10. (Submitted
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“She was an animal lover, and when she passed away, in her obituary, I had read that,” said Francis. “So I asked her son ‘why don’t we do a car show in memory of your mother and donate it to a local animal care shelters?’” For the past few years, the Cruisers have
donated the proceeds of the event to the Westfield Homeless Cat Project, a group which Francis credits with helping the show run. “The show would not run without all of their volunteers. We incorporate them into the
IN BRIEF
Experts ask judge to block hospital takeover BOSTON (AP) — A petition signed by 21 antitrust experts and health economists asks a Massachusetts judge to block efforts by the state’s biggest health care system to absorb three more hospitals. The Partners HealthCare System’s planned takeovers of South Shore Hospital and two Hallmark Health System hospitals have been approved by Attorney General Martha Coakley under certain conditions. The Boston Globe (http://bit.ly/1t3yDFc ) reports that the petition signed by antitrust specialists, many from major U.S. universities, says the deal is unlikely to contain rising medical costs as intended. They say they consider the Partners case a high-profile test of regulators’ ability to promote competition in a market dominated by a powerful hospital and physicians’ network. None has a financial stake in the deal. A Suffolk Superior Court judge is currently weighing whether to approve the agreement.
Greenfield food processing plant loses license SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois food processing plant has had its license revoked after being cited for repeated violations of the state’s Meat and Poultry Inspection Act. Illinois Department of Agriculture officials say Parks Locker Service of Greenfield was ordered to close following a July 16 hearing in Springfield. Department meat and poultry inspectors told an administrative law judge they found 136 violations at the facility between March and June. Violations included water dripping onto meat rails, rust on hooks, and peeling paint where meat was processed. The judge’s ruling takes effect immediately. Company officials have been asked to stop “any and all processing and sale of meat or poultry products.” The Department of Agriculture says the plant has the right to appeal the decision.
Superintendent docked over plagiarism allegation NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — The superintendent of Newton’s public schools has been docked a week’s pay for failing to credit Gov. Deval Patrick in graduation speeches at the city’s two public high schools. The questionable passages became public Wednesday, when the Newton South High School student newspaper called attention to passages from David Fleishman’s June 9 remarks at the school’s commencement ceremony similar to the governor’s speech to Boston University graduates in May. Fleishman delivered a similar speech to Newton North High graduates June 10. Fleishman tells The Boston Globe (http:// bit.ly/1xaYE3f ) he heard excerpts of Patrick’s graduation speech on the radio, but did not review a written transcript when he wrote his speech, but admitted making a “mistake.” His punishment came a week after Mansfield’s superintendent resigned over commencement speech plagiarism allegations.
show to make it run,” he said. “It takes an awful lot of people the day of the show, and quite a few in advance, to produce it.” Francis said that the Cruisers were able to raise over $4,000 last year for the WHCP. In addition to the car show, spectators can browse a large tag sale, enjoy food from local vendors, groove to oldies music, and participate in Chinese and 50/50 raffles which will be going on throughout the day. “We do quite a production. It’s well received by everyone who participates, and that’s why we’re able to continue,” said Francis. The Westfield Police Department will also be conducting it’s Child Safety ID program from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., along with a host of other children’s activities, a free kids raffle, and more. Pets are welcome, but must be leashed and controlled. Admission is free for spectators, and a $10 donation per show car. Donations of canned cat food are appreciated. In case of rain, a new date will be announced. For further information call Gary Francis at (413) 562-1346.
Pancake Breakfast at the Westfield Senior Center WESTFIELD - Volunteer Alan Sudentas whips up scrumptious pancakes at the Westfield Senior Center on the third Friday of every month from 9-10 a.m. Participants get two big pancakes and a cup of coffee for two bucks. Tickets can be purchased at the Senior Center Greeter’s desk on the morning of the breakfast. No advance tickets, no sign-ups, and no reservations for these monthly pancake breakfasts are necessary. In addition, the Center’s Wellness Nurse, Jennifer Pappas, is also at the Senior Center on the third Friday of the month to take blood pressures, review medications, and discuss medical and health concerns. Invite some friends and treat yourself to breakfast “out!” The Westfield Senior Center is located at 40 Main Street. Free parking is available in the Stop & Shop lot or, for no more than three hours, in the municipal lot behind Bank of America.
Former Massachusetts state probation commissioner John O’Brien leaves federal court in Boston. O’Brien, along with two deputies, William Burke and Elizabeth Tavares, were accused of rigging the agency’s hiring process to favor politicallyconnected candidates over more qualified ones. (AP File Photo/Elise Amendola)
U.S. jury convicts Burke BOSTON (AP) — Former state probation commissioner John O’Brien was convicted yesterday of rigging the department’s hiring process to favor politicallyconnected applicants over those who were more qualified. The guilty verdict on charges of racketeering and mail fraud came after seven days of deliberations in a case that focused attention on the patronage culture in Massachusetts state government. The jury also convicted one of O’Brien’s former deputies, Elizabeth Tavares, of racketeering and mail fraud. Another former official, William Burke, was convicted of a racketeering conspiracy charge but acquitted of mail fraud. O’Brien’s wife, Laurie, fainted as the verdict was read and was taken to a hospital as a precaution. Federal prosecutors argued during the more than two-month trial that the defendants created a “sham” system to make it appear candidates were being hired for jobs in the probation department on merit, when in fact they were getting jobs because they had been sponsored by powerful state lawmakers. “Bottom line: The evidence showed and clearly the jury agreed, that this case was about a fraud perpetrated by Mr. O’Brien and his deputies on the citizens of (Massachusetts),” U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said after the verdict. “Mr. O’Brien certified time and time again that he hired probation officers solely based on merit, when the reality and the evidence was in court that time and time again, he hired those who were politically connected,” she said. Attorneys for all three defendants said they would appeal. “We respect the jury’s verdict, even if we disagree with it,” said Stellio Sinnis, O’Brien’s lawyer. He predicted his client would be “vindicated” in the end. The racketeering charge against O’Brien contained several so-called “predicate” acts, including bribery and illegal gratuities. The jury said prosecutors did not prove the bribery allegations, but did prove some illegal gratuities. No legislators were charged in the case, though prosecutors asserted at trial that Democratic House Speaker Robert DeLeo had been involved in an alleged scheme to trade jobs at a newly-created electronic monitoring facility in exchange for support from other lawmakers during his bid for the top post in the House. Ortiz would not directly answer questions from reporters about why her office did not seek charges against DeLeo or any other lawmakers, except to say prosecutors went where the evidence led
them. In a statement, DeLeo said he respected the jury’s verdict while noting the panel’s rejection of the bribery allegations. “The jury’s verdict confirmed what I have been saying all along: that I never participated in a conspiracy with any of the defendants and that I never traded probation jobs for votes,” the Democratic speaker said. The issue had roiled Beacon Hill for years. In 2010, an independent counsel appointed by the state’s highest court issued a scathing 337-page report pointing to a corrupt hiring and promotion process in the department and prompting passage of a law that created a standardized hiring system intended to remove political influence. Vincent Lisi, special agent in charge of the Boston FBI office, said it was one of the most complex political corruption cases ever tried in Massachusetts. “I think this should send a message to any corrupt public officials that there is nothing that is going to get in our way of identifying and bringing them to justice,” Lisi said. U.S. District Court Judge William Young told jurors at the outset of the trial and again before deliberations that patronage — which he defined as getting a job because of who you know, rather than what you know — is not by itself a crime, and that the government would have to prove that O’Brien knowingly committed fraudulent acts and that Tavares and Burke aided and abetted in those actions. Defense attorneys contended that no laws were broken and that O’Brien never knowingly gave a job to an unqualified applicant. The defense also argued that hiring people with political connections was not a practice limited to probation and in fact was fairly common in the trial court, which had jurisdiction over probation hiring prior to a change in state law more than a decade ago. Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick said after the verdict that the hiring practices in the probation department undermined confidence in government, but were corrected when they came to light. “I want the public to know that the practices on trial are not the practices in place today,” Patrick said. Sentencing for O’Brien, Tavares and Burke was scheduled for Nov. 18. Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine, though the actual penalties will likely be much less.
Scramble for the Animals Registration Extended WESTFIELD – Scramble for the Animals, to be held Sunday, August 3, at Oak Ridge Golf Club in Feeding Hills has extended its registration deadline to July 30. This year’s $5,000 goal will help to save the lives of hundreds of cats at the Westfield Homeless Cat Project and dogs in the Westfield Regional Animal Shelter. The $95 cost includes golf, cart, lunch, dinner and prizes; dinner only is $25. Prizes for a Hole-In-One, closest to the pin - male and female, longest drive - male and female. Sign-up will be at 11:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. For more information and registration form, contact Marie Boccasile at 413-564-0589 or e-mail at marieboccasile@gmail.com
Harmony House fundraiser WESTFIELD - There will be a fundraiser for Harmony House, a future home for the terminally ill, on Monday, July 28, from 4-9 p.m. at MoFroYo, 617 East Main St, (Rt 20) in Westfield. Besides enjoying the flavorful yogurt and toppings, we will also have a few raffles. Please come and join the Fun!
Living in Space SOUTHWICK - Discover what it is like to live and work in space. Investigate the conditions in space and what a human needs to survive. Teens (Grades 7th-12th) are invited to sign-up for the “Living in Space” workshop presented by the Connecticut Science Center at the Southwick Public Library on Tuesday, July 29 at 1:30 p.m. To register, please call 569-1221 ext. 3 or register at the Reference Desk when visiting the library. This program is funded with a grant from the Southwick Cultural Council.
Accessible canoeing offered at Hampton Ponds WESTFIELD - The Department of Conservation and Recreation’s (DCR) Universal Access Program will offer accessible canoeing for individuals with disabilities, their families and friends. Adaptive equipment, teamwork and staff instruction will be provided to help people of all abilities access boating and have fun. This event is sponsored by DCR’s Universal Access Program through All Out Adventures, working together to expand accessible outdoor recreation opportunities. Cost is $5 per person. Along with canoeing opportunities, such as this, UAP also provides accessible sailing, rowing, kayaking, cycling, hiking and horseback riding programs in Massachusetts parks throughout summer and fall, as well as accessible crosscountry skiing, snow shoeing, kick sledding, snowmobiling and ice skating in winter. UAP strives to increase participation among persons with disabilities in outdoor recreational activities in integrated settings. Tuesdays, July 29 and August 5 from 10:45 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. Please call ahead to preregister and reserve an available time: (413) 584-2052.
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Westfield American Legion Post 124 baserunner Christopher Riga, right, flies head-first into the waiting tag of Greenfield Post 81 second baseman Parker Hickey during Thursday’s game in Greenfield. Westfield lost 5-4. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Post 124 eliminated By Chris Putz Staff Writer GREENFIELD – Westfield Post 124’s run at a first-ever American Legion Baseball departmental championship title is over. Greenfield built a 4-1 lead in Game 2 of the state sectionals best-of-3 championship round, and staved off Westfield for a 5-4 win Thursday night at Veterans Field. Post 81 earned a two-game sweep to advance. The game was originally scheduled to be played Wednesday night, but severe weather forced the suspension of the game after one batter in the bottom of the first inning of a scoreless tie. Greenfield resumed with Mark Buck on first base, courtesy of a walk a day prior. Buck eventually came around to score on a Liam Datres Del La Blotier RBI single to left field late Thursday afternoon. A two-out error and a Samuel Downes infield single put Post 81 out front 2-0. Westfield recouped one run in the top of the third, also scoring after a two-out error. Colin Dunn was the recipient of the good fortune, reaching on an error by the Greenfield shortstop, advancing on a wild pitch, and coming around to score on the bat of Chris Riga. Greenfield would not back down. In the bottom of the third inning, Greenfield loaded the bases. Luke Bakkar led off the
inning with a single, Samuel Downes walked. Tyler Charboneau reached on a fielder’s choice. With one out, Jake Elwell belted a two-run single to center field for a 4-1 advantage. Westfield slowly chipped away at Greenfield’s lead. In the fifth, Matt Irzyk led off with a walk. Nate Barnes blasted a double to deep right center field. Matt Plasse followed with a hot shot off the glove of the shortstop. The ball sailed into the outfield. Two runs scored to pull Post 124 within 4-3. Westfield pulled even with some small ball. Connor Sas was hit by a pitch to begin the sixth. Sam Blake moved him over with a sacbunt. With two outs, Barnes roped a rocket down the first base side. The ball took a high hop over the first baseman’s head, resulting in an RBI single. Greenfield scored the game-winner in the sixth. With one out and one on, Bakkar laced a run-scoring blooper to left field. Greenfield’s reliever, Downes, retired the side – Westfield’s Nos. 1-3 batters – and a green wave of celebration engulfed the infield diamond. NOTES: The past four department champions have been Milford (2013), Barnstable (201), Worcester-East Side (2011), and East Longmeadow (2010).
Westfield’s Colin Dunn, right, beats the tag at first during Thursday’s game against American Legion Post 81 in Greenfield. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Westfield American Legion Post 124’s Connor Sas connects during Thursday’s game against Greenfield Post 81 at Veterans Memorial Field in Greenfield. Westfield lost 5-4. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Members of the American Legion Post 124 gather in the sixth-inning of Thursday’s game against Greenfield Post 81. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Matthew Irzyk, left, and Nathan Barnes congratulate each other after Barnes scored against Greenfield Post 81 Thursday in Greenfield. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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Westfield’s Matthew Plasse delivers to a Greenfield Post 81 batter during Thursday’s American Legion game in Greenfield. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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LOCAL SUMMER SPORTS SCHEDULE BABE RUTH BASEBALL Friday, July 25 BABE RUTH BASEBALL 14-YEAR-OLDS NEW ENGLAND REGIONALS Bullens Field, Westfield OPENING ROUND Westfield vs. New Hampshire, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 26 BABE RUTH BASEBALL 13-YEAR-OLDS
NEW ENGLAND REGIONALS High Meadow Field, Fairfield Hills (4 Primrose Lane) Newtown, Conn. OPENING ROUND Westfield vs. Conn., 7 p.m. 14-YEAR-OLDS NEW ENGLAND REGIONALS Bullens Field, Westfield SECOND ROUND Westfield vs. TBD, 1 or 7 p.m.
Sunday, July 27 BABE RUTH BASEBALL 13-YEAR-OLDS NEW ENGLAND REGIONALS High Meadow Field, Fairfield Hills (4 Primrose Lane) Newtown, Conn. SECOND ROUND Westfield vs. TBD, 1 or 4 p.m.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 6-4 W-1 26-23 30-22 Baltimore 56 45 .554 New York 53 48 .525 3 — 7-3 W-3 24-24 29-24 Toronto 54 49 .524 3 — 6-4 W-3 30-23 24-26 Tampa Bay 49 53 .480 7½ 4½ 8-2 W-7 22-28 27-25 Boston 47 55 .461 9½ 6½ 6-4 L-3 26-26 21-29 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Detroit 57 42 .576 — — 5-5 W-2 26-25 31-17 Kansas City 51 50 .505 7 2 4-6 W-3 23-25 28-25 Cleveland 51 51 .500 7½ 2½ 5-5 L-2 29-19 22-32 Chicago 49 54 .476 10 5 5-5 W-1 27-24 22-30 12 7 4-6 L-1 23-27 23-28 Minnesota 46 55 .455 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Oakland 63 38 .624 — — 6-4 W-2 34-17 29-21 Los Angeles 60 41 .594 3 — 6-4 L-1 35-19 25-22 28-20 Seattle 53 49 .520 10½ ½ 4-6 L-3 25-29 Houston 42 60 .412 21½ 11½ 4-6 L-2 21-28 21-32 Texas 40 62 .392 23½ 13½ 2-8 L-3 18-30 22-32
AMERICAN LEAGUE Wednesday’s Games Minnesota 3, Cleveland 1 Kansas City 2, Chicago White Sox 1 Detroit 11, Arizona 5 N.Y. Mets 3, Seattle 2 N.Y. Yankees 2, Texas 1, 5 innings Toronto 6, Boston 4 Tampa Bay 3, St. Louis 0 L.A. Angels 3, Baltimore 2 Oakland 9, Houston 7 Thursday’s Games Toronto 8, Boston 0 N.Y. Yankees 4, Texas 2 Oakland 13, Houston 1 Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1, 14 innings Detroit 6, L.A. Angels 4 Baltimore 4, Seattle 0 Friday’s Games Toronto (Buehrle 10-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 6-6), 7:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Washington 55 44 .556 — — 6-4 L-1 30-20 25-24 Atlanta 55 47 .539 1½ — 5-5 L-1 28-23 27-24 Miami 48 53 .475 8 6½ 4-6 W-1 28-24 20-29 New York 48 54 .471 8½ 7 6-4 L-1 25-23 23-31 Philadelphia 44 58 .431 12½ 11 3-7 W-1 20-32 24-26 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Milwaukee 58 45 .563 — — 6-4 W-4 29-24 29-21 Pittsburgh 54 47 .535 3 ½ 7-3 W-2 34-21 20-26 St. Louis 54 47 .535 3 ½ 5-5 L-3 29-23 25-24 Cincinnati 51 50 .505 6 3½ 2-8 L-6 27-21 24-29 Chicago 41 59 .410 15½ 13 3-7 L-2 21-24 20-35 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away San Francisco 57 45 .559 — — 7-3 L-1 28-25 29-20 Los Angeles 56 47 .544 1½ — 5-5 L-2 25-24 31-23 San Diego 45 56 .446 11½ 9½ 5-5 W-2 26-26 19-30 Arizona 44 58 .431 13 11 6-4 L-1 21-33 23-25 Colorado 41 60 .406 15½ 13½ 3-7 W-1 25-27 16-33
Boston (Lester 10-7) at Tampa Bay (Price 10-7), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Hammel 0-2) at Texas (Williams 1-4), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 8-6) at Minnesota (Correia 5-12), 8:10 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 5-7) at Kansas City (Ventura 7-8), 8:10 p.m. Miami (Hand 1-2) at Houston (Keuchel 9-6), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Smyly 6-8) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 5-5), 10:05 p.m. Baltimore (Gausman 4-3) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-2), 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Toronto (Hutchison 6-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Greene 2-1), 1:05 p.m. Baltimore (B.Norris 8-6) at Seattle (C.Young 8-6), 4:10 p.m. Boston (Lackey 11-6) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 9-1) at Minnesota (Darnell 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (McAllister 3-5) at Kansas City (Guthrie 5-9), 7:10 p.m. Miami (Koehler 6-7) at Houston (Cosart 9-6), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Gray 11-3) at Texas (Tepesch 3-6), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 9-8) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 7-3), 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Toronto (Happ 8-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Whitley 4-3), 1:05 p.m. Boston (Peavy 1-9) at Tampa Bay (Archer 6-5), 1:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Carroll 4-6) at Minnesota (Pino 1-3), 2:10 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 2-4) at Kansas City (B.Chen 2-2), 2:10 p.m.
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Miami (Ja.Turner 3-6) at Houston (Oberholtzer 2-7), 2:10 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 12-5) at L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 2-7), 3:35 p.m. Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 5-5) at Seattle (Elias 8-8), 4:10 p.m. Oakland (Kazmir 11-3) at Texas (Mikolas 1-2), 7:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 1 Colorado 6, Washington 4 Detroit 11, Arizona 5 N.Y. Mets 3, Seattle 2 Pittsburgh 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 San Francisco 3, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 6, Miami 1 Tampa Bay 3, St. Louis 0 San Diego 8, Chicago Cubs 3 Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 2, San Francisco 1 Miami 3, Atlanta 2 San Diego 13, Chicago Cubs 3 Milwaukee 9, N.Y. Mets 1 Friday’s Games St. Louis (J.Kelly 2-1) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-9), 4:05 p.m. Arizona (Miley 6-6) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 4-10), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Roark 9-6) at Cincinnati (Simon 12-4), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Hahn 5-2) at Atlanta (A.Wood 7-7), 7:35 p.m. Miami (Hand 1-2) at Houston (Keuchel 9-6), 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Za.Wheeler 5-8) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 5-5), 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 5-9) at Colorado (B.Anderson 0-3), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 11-6) at San Francisco (Lincecum 9-6), 10:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games St. Louis (S.Miller 7-8) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 5-2), 4:05 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-5) at Cincinnati (Cueto 10-6), 4:05 p.m. Arizona (Collmenter 8-5) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 4-5), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Koehler 6-7) at Houston (Cosart 9-6), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 5-5) at Milwaukee (W.Peralta 11-6), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Despaigne 2-1) at Atlanta (Teheran 9-6), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 2-1) at Colorado (Matzek 1-4), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-2) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 5-7), 9:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Washington (Fister 9-2) at Cincinnati (Latos 2-2), 1:10 p.m. Arizona (Nuno 0-1) at Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 4-8), 1:35 p.m. Miami (Ja.Turner 3-6) at Houston (Oberholtzer 2-7), 2:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 4-5) at Milwaukee (J.Nelson 1-1), 2:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 12-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-0), 2:20 p.m. Pittsburgh (Volquez 8-7) at Colorado (F.Morales 5-5), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Stults 3-12) at Atlanta (Minor 3-6), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 11-5) at San Francisco (Petit 3-3), 8:05 p.m.
Falcons announce eight guaranteed home dates
Front Row: Cam Parent, Jimmy Hagan, Colton Baker, Baley Collier, and Garrett Collis Back Row: Coach John Blake, Coach Denis Cloutier, Joe Raco, Jack Blake, Spencer Cloutier, Mike Nihill, Ryan Paro, Carter Cousins, Mike Lurgio, Cam Davignon, Ethan Dolan, Coach Jim Hagan and Manager Mike Nihill The next stop for this team will be the 2014 Babe Ruth 13 Year Old Regional Tournament to be held July 26th – July 31st in Newtown, CT It is costly to send a team to a regional tournament. The players and their parents will be out this weekend seeking donations at coin drops at many businesses throughout the city. Personal and Corporate donations may also be sent to: Greater Babe Ruth Baseball League Attn: New England Regional Fundraising P.O. Box 431 Westfield, MA 01086
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Springfield - The Springfield Falcons announced today eight guaranteed home dates for the 2014-15 season. These dates follow the previously announced home opener, which is set for Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. at the MassMutual Center. In addition to the home opener, below are seven more guaranteed home dates. Opponents for these dates are to be determined. Friday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 7 p.m. The American Hockey League will release the rest of the Falcon’s 2014-15 schedule, along with opponents, next month. Group ticket deposits are currently being accepted for these announced dates. Ticket packages for the 2014-15 season are on sale now. To reserve your seats, call (413) 739-GOAL (4625) or visit the team office inside the MassMutual Center on Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For all the latest Falcons information and updates, follow the back-to-back Northeast Division Champions at www.falconsahl.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/falconsahl and on Twitter (@TheFalconsAHL) using #SPRFalcons!
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Regional Bound teams:
Westfield Babe Ruthers
Part two of a look at the Westfield Babe Ruth’s 14-Year-Old team.
Mitchell Longley #8
Age: 14 Bats Right/Throws Right Regular Season Team: Camfour School Attending in Fall: Westfield High School Position: 3rd Base Favorite Athlete: Mike Trout and Coach Gazelle Favorite Food: Meat Lovers Pizza Favorite Movie: Moneyball How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? Good! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? Scoring the tying run in the 6th inning What is one of your future goals? To Win!
Sam St. Jean #17
Age: 14 Bats Right/Throws Right Regular Season Team: ITI School Attending in Fall: Deerfield Academy Position: Pitcher/1st Base Favorite Athlete: Clayton Kershaw Favorite Food: Everything Favorite Movie: Act of Valor How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? Feels Real Good! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? My triple, definitely my triple, and the look on Mitchell Longley’s face when he came in to score! What is one of your future goals? Pitch in the Majors
Mike Bazegian, Coach
Regular Season Team: Kiwanis Favorite Athlete: Coach Gazelle Favorite Food: Anything Italian Favorite Movie: Caddyshack How does it feel to have coached your team to win the Western Massachusetts State Championship? Feels even better the second time around! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? Watching the excitement on the boys face. That’s what it is all about! What is your future goal for this team? No question, The Babe Ruth National Title!
Adam Kearing #10
Age: 14 Bats Left/Throws Left Regular Season Team: Berkshire Insurance Group School Attending in Fall: Westfield High School Position: First Base and Left Field Favorite Athlete: Neymar Favorite Food: Lobster Favorite Movie: Suberbad How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? Great! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? Coming back for the second time What is one of your future goals? Win the Babe Ruth World Series Championship
Connor Koziol #20
Age: 14 Bats Left/Throws Left Regular Season Team: Camfour School Attending in Fall: Cathedral Position: Pitcher/Outfield Favorite Athlete: Aroldis Chapman Favorite Food: Chick Alfredo Favorite Movie: Rise Along How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? Excellent! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? Catching a pop fly to make an out in the first inning! What is one of your future goals? Play Cathedral High School Varsity Baseball
Dillon Bazegian #11
Age: 15 Bats Right/Throws Right Regular Season Team: Kiwanis School Attending in Fall: Westfield High School Position: 1st & 3rd Base Favorite Athlete: Dustin Pedroia Favorite Food: Pizza – Any kind from anywhere Favorite Movie: This Is The End How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? Proud What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? Coming back from a 5 run deficit What is one of your future goals? Play baseball in college
Zachary Medeiros #22
Age: 14 Bats Right/Throws Right Regular Season Team: ITI School Attending in Fall: Westfield High School Position: Catcher Favorite Athlete: Coach Gazelle and Jason Varitek Favorite Food: Bearnaise Filet Mignon Favorite Movie: Moneyball How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? Just like the other goals we have achieved as a team, Exciting! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? Sam St. Jean’s go ahead triple! What is one of your future goals? To play High school Baseball and eventually go to Brown University School of Engineering!
Darren Yvon, Coach Regular Season Team: Cortina Tile/Field Maintenance Favorite Athlete: John Bonini Favorite Food: Lobster Favorite Movie: The Green Mile How does it feel to have coached your team to win the Western Massachusetts State Championship? Feels pretty good; almost as good as last year, but sweeter! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? The coming together at the end! What is your future goal for this team? The World Series Championship!
Jack Yvon #12
Age: 14 Bats Right/Throws Right Regular Season Team: Cortina Tile School Attending in Fall: Westfield High School Position: Catcher Favorite Athlete: Jose Fernandez Favorite Food: Pizza and Wings Favorite Movie: Major League How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? Fantastic! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? Catching the Last Inning What is one of your future goals? Make the Major Leagues
John Daley #13
Age: 15 Bats Right/Throws Right Regular Season Team: Cortina Tile School Attending in Fall: St. Mary’s High School Position: Pitcher Favorite Athlete: Jose Fernandez Favorite Food: Buffalo Wings Favorite Movie: Lone Survivor How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? Very Good! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? High fiving my teammates after our win! What is one of your future goals? Be successful
Steven McKenna #23
Age: 14 Bats Right/Throws Right Regular Season Team: Cortina Tile School Attending in Fall: St. Mary’s High School Position: 1st Base/Right Field Favorite Athlete: Mike Trout Favorite Food: Steak – medium well Favorite Movie: Anchorman How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? It feels really good and I am excited about it! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? What is one of your future goals? To make it to the Babe Ruth World Series in Florida and Win a championship for St. Mary’s High School
Dalen Mochak #24
Age: 15 Bats Right/Throws Right Regular Season Team: Berkshire Insurance Group School Attending in Fall: Westfield High School Position: Pitcher/1st Base Favorite Athlete: Lebron James Favorite Food: Japanese Favorite Movie: Anchorman How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? Cool! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? Fielding the last out of the game! What is one of your future goals? To go to college!
Frank Mochak, Coach Regular Season Team: Berkshire Insurance Group Favorite Athlete: Carlton Fisk Favorite Food: Italian Favorite Movie: For The Love Of The Game How does it feel to have coached your team to win the Western Massachusetts State Championship? Back to Back – It’s Sweet! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? My son pitching a complete game! What is your future goal? To raise a happy family!
Nathan Boucher #15
Age: 14 Bats Right/Throws Right Regular Season Team: Camfour School Attending in Fall: Westfield High School Position: Catcher/Pitcher/ Outfield Favorite Athlete: Yadier Molina Favorite Food: Tacos Favorite Movie: Lone Survivor How does it feel to be a Western Massachusetts State Champion? It feels Great! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? Watching our team score 6 runs in the 6th inning, making a great come back! What is one of your future goals? To win the Regional Championship and go to the Babe Ruth World Series
John Bonini, Manager
Regular Season Team: Kiwanis Favorite Athlete: Rick Burlson Favorite Food: Macaroni and Cheese Favorite Movie: The Sting How does it feel to have coached your team to win the Western Massachusetts State Championship? I am extremely proud and happy for our players! What is your favorite memory of the Championship game? Coming back from a large deficit for the second year in a row to win the State Championships! What is your future goal for this team? To win the New England Regionals and represent New England in The Babe Ruth World Series!
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Annie’s Mailbox By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Any suggestions? Dear Annie: I have two siblings with whom I have shared most everything. Now that my dad is slipping mentally and physically, we have decided to sell his home and move him into a memory care facility. My two siblings simply ignored my recommendation that we give the listing to our real estate agent. Annie, within the past 15 years, my wife and I have sold three homes and purchased two through our very capable Realtor, while my siblings have not been in the housing market for 20 years. Instead, my brother wants his newly licensed Realtor friend to sell the house, even though she has never sold one. My sister wants her son-in-law, who recently graduated college and works at his mother’s real estate firm, to handle the sale. I recognize that there are individual interests here. But the additional problem is which facility my father goes to. Two are close to all of us. But my brother and sister want to move Dad into an independent living facility we visited three years ago that does not include an assisted living option and is farther away. I do not want a confrontation, just a fair shake for our beloved father, but I am afraid I have no input. Any suggestions? -- Under the Table in Indiana Dear Indiana: Is there an unbiased friend or relative who would act as a mediator? It might help for you and your siblings to be in the same room discussing these options with someone whose opinion all of you trust and respect. Before this situation produces resentment and finger pointing, please ask your siblings to consider this option to avoid ill will down the road. Dear Annie: I am a woman in my 50s, and I used to have bad acne. My skin is mainly cleared up, but I’m left with rough patches and brown spots. I try to conceal it with makeup, but several times a day, I catch someone staring at my skin. Their eyes immediately turn away when I see them looking, but the embarrassment is deep. I don’t wear much makeup, just a tinted moisturizer, as I don’t want a mask. I’ve tried more coverage, and people still look. I realize they aren’t trying to be mean. They can’t help themselves. My own children have done it. It has made me reclusive, and I only like to go out when it’s night and the lights are dim. I can’t afford a chemical peel. Please tell me what I can say to these people or whether I should just try to ignore it. -- Ashamed Dear Ashamed: There is no reason to be ashamed of your face. You already know that people aren’t trying to be cruel, so it would help if you could accept your face as it is. What do you care what strangers think of your skin? If you want better coverage, you can find Dermablend at most cosmetic counters. You also can ask for assistance there and at makeup specialty stores. And please make an appointment with a dermatologist to see what other remedies are available in your price range. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Different Gods,” who is pagan and doesn’t want to celebrate Christmas with her boyfriend’s parents. I believe she is showing a lack of respect. My stepfather married my mother when we were adults. He was Jewish, and we are Christian. Every year, he purchased Christmas gifts for everyone and participated in Christmas dinner. We also helped him celebrate Hanukkah by lighting the candles and eating traditional Jewish foods. We didn’t have to believe in each other’s traditions. It is a sign of respect to participate. Going to church and praying are not necessary. Compromising is more than just showing up. -Respectful of All Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net.
HINTS FROM HELOISE LATCH Helps Secure Car Seat Dear Heloise: I am going to have a baby, and I keep hearing about LATCH and car seats. I am a little confused. Can you explain it? -Erica in Texas “LATCH” stands for “Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children.” It is required for most cars manufactured after 2002. In cars with the LATCH system, there are lower anchors in the back-seat cushions. (They are small metal bars that you should be able to feel when you stick your fingers between the seats.) There also are top anchors behind the back seat or on the back dash. These anchors can be used when installing a car seat instead of seat belts. New car seats come equipped with straps to attach to the LATCH system. If you use the LATCH system when installing a child car seat, be sure to read the instruction manual and your car’s owners manual. If you are unsure about the installation of your car seat, have it inspected. You can go to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website, www.NHTSA.gov, to locate an inspection site near you. -- Heloise P.S.: Many fire stations are happy to help you be sure that you have installed the seat correctly. San Antonio, where I live, has an annual free-inspection event just for this. See if your city or town may host one.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, July 25, 2014: This year you discover that you have a muse that often inspires you. You come up with unusually creative ideas that, for the most part, prove to be rewarding. You are prone to having sudden insights that open up new opportunities. If you are single, someone could stroll into your life who might be worth getting to know. Maintain a sense of humor, and you will be OK. If you are attached, the two of you have a shared desire to take a special trip or do something quite unique together. This year would be perfect for such an adventure. SCORPIO often goes from being reserved to being feisty. Strap on your seat belt. 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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referenced above will be re- ity to be submitted by the Filed ceived by thewww.thewestfieldnews.com Southwick South- Sub-Bidder shall be for the catTHE WESTFIELD NEWS wick Board of Selectman’s Of- egory of work for which they are fice at the Southwick Town Hall submitting a Bid. until 2:00 p.m. on August 13, Bidding Documents may be obTHE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 - PAGE 15 THE WESTFIELD NEWS WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS 2014 and then at said office pub- tained online from the Tighe & licly opened and read aloud. B o n d w e b s i t e l o c a t e d a t July 25, 2014 Sub-Bids with the required Bid http://www.tighebond.com/Proje Help Wanted 180 Prospectdeposit will be received for the cts_Out_to_Bid.php. Help Wanted 180 • PRIFTI PARK & ive Bidders are required to reelectrical work subtrade. BERKSHIRE AVENUE COMMUNITY PUMP STATION UPGRADES In accordance with Section 44D gister on the Tighe & Bond webCOMMUNITY site to download Bidding Docuof Chapter 149 of the General SOUTHWICK DPW ACTION! Laws of Massachusetts ACTION! as ments. Available Online 24/7 — http://thewestfieldnews.com/classifieds TOWN OF SOUTHWICK amended, the prospective Gen- A pre-Bid conference will be MASSACHUSETTS NOW HIRING held at the Southwick DPW oferal Bidders and Filed Sub-BidNOW HIRING Southwick Town Hall Help Wanted 180 WESTFIELD SCHOOL OF MUSIC ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ders must submit with their Bid, fices in the Help Wanted 180 CDL TEACHER PRESCHOOL on AugustCLASS 5, 2014AHelp at 9:00Wanted a.m. a certificate of eligibility issued PRESCHOOL 180 July 25, 2014 Autoinstrument For Sale Legal Notices CLAS 0001 0130 TEACHER COMMUNITY offers private and vocal lesDRIVERS WANTED by the Division of Capital Asset COMMUNITY Separate sealed Bids for the DRIVER sons and "Happy Feet" (babies, todTOWN OF SOUTHWICK CDL A, TRUCK DRIVERS. Management SUPPORT WORKER Westfield Head Start: 30 construction Consulting Engineer: TO OUR READERS (DCAM), showing of “Prifti Park & CDL A, TRUCK DRIVERS. SUPPORT dlers) WORKER Westfield Head Start: 30 CONSERVATION class. HONDA Visit our ACCORD, web site at: hours/week during school year. Berkshire & Bond, Inc. and Rigging is $1000+/week. Assigned Truck. Great that the Bidder has been ap- Tighe July 25, 2014 WANTED: Buchanan Hauling Avenue Pump Station hours/week during school year. $1000+/week. Assigned Truck. Great COMMISSION Buchanan Minimum AA in ECE and EEC Upgrades” westfieldschoolofmusic.com or callHau at 53 Southampton Road proved to bid on projects of the INFORMATION Hometime. Paid Orientation. Civic, CRV or TOYOTA Camry, 40 hours per week providing comwill be receivedMust by looking for EEC CompanyHometime. Drivers andPaid Orientation. Must Minimum AA in ECE and 40 hours per week providingRAV4 com- in need TeacherPRIFTI certified.PARK Hours 10:30 andsupport natureand as rehabilitation advertised Westfield, MA 01085 lookingofforreCo REGARDING & am - the (413)642-5626. Corolla, have 1 year T/T Board experience. 1-800- size munity Southwick of SelectTeacher certified. Hours 10:30 am Owner Operators. NOTICEWESTFIELD OF PUBLIC HEARING have 1 year T/T experience. 1-800munity support pair. and rehabilitation No.: 413-562-1600 Prospective General Bid- Tel. 4:30BERKSHIRE pm. Salary Range: $12.25- man’s NEWS AVENUE Will pay you cash. Must Owner Operato Office at the Southwick herein. 726-6111. assistance to people with 4:30mental pm. illSalary Range: $12.25726-6111. $13.25/hour. assistance to people withtitle. mental Please illPUMP STATION UPGRADES Town Hall, 454 College High- ders and Filed Sub-Bidders must REPLY BOX NUMBERS have call Eddie $13.25/hour. ness in Westfield and surrounding The Southwick Conservation Flatbed or van experience required Articles For SaleFlatbed or255 submit an updated stateSOUTHWICK DPW ness in Westfield(413)777-1306. and surrounding way, Southwick, MA 01077 until also van Commission will hold a public communities. record TEACHER ASSISTANT TOWN OF SOUTHWICK Westfield News Publishing, Inc. communities. 2:00 p.m. on August 26, 2014 ment summarizing their TEACHER ASSISTANT SEWING MACHINE, china cabinet, 2 hearing under the MassachuJuly 25, 2014 for the period between the latest MASSACHUSETTS PRESCHOOL will not disclose the identity of any For more information call and then at said office publicly PRESCHOOL setts Wetland Protection Act bureaus for sale. Call (413)231-3746. For more i certificate date of Agawam Head Start: 20 opened and Bachelor’s degreeand in the a mental classified advertiser using a reply CLASSIFIED read aloud. Sealed DCAM (866)683-6688 or fillOF outCLASSIFIED Agawam Head Start: 20 degree0160 in a Motorcycles/ATV’’s mental G.L.C. 131 § 40 andBachelor’s the SouthCOMMONWEALTH the Bid submittal. The DCAM ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS (866)683hours/week during school year M-F. Bids ADVERTISING box number. health related field required. Must must have outerEMAIL envelope hours/week during school year M-F.application anMASSACHUSETTS on-line at: wick Readers Conservation Commission health required. Must 265 eligibility to be subADVERTISING EMAIL Minimum high school diploma/GED. m a r k e d a s “ P r i f t i P a r k & certificate answering blindrelated box fieldFirewood an on-line have validofMass. driver’s license Minimum high school diploma/GED. Regulations & Bylaw Chapter THE TRIAL COURT have valid Mass. driver’s license Separate sealed Bids for the Berkshire Avenue Pump Station mitted by the General Bidder Some relevant experience. Salary to protect their ads who desire andbe dependable transportation. 1994 SHADOW Someofrelevant Salary 182identity and may Chapter 450 for a proRe- transportation. 100%HONDA HARDWOOD, GREEN, motor$140. 3 dianedisanto@ PROBATE AND shall for the category work experience. construction of “Prifti Park & Upgrades.” www.buchananhauling.com and dependable Range: $10.20-$11.00/hour. use the following - VT600CD, 7,015 miles. www.bucha Range: $10.20-$11.00/hour.FAMILY COURT dianedisanto@ quest for Determination of Ap- cycle defined as “Pumping Stations”. year season. $150. 1/2 & 1/4 cords alBerkshire Avenue Pump Station Sealed thewestfieldnewsgroup.com cedures: Bids from Filed Sub Bid Red/White, shield, cover inthewestfieldnewsgroup.com plicability. Please sendcertificate resume withofcover letDCAM eligibilUpgrades” received Send Resumewill andbe Cover Letter to by Subcontractors addressed as The so available. Outdoor furnace wood 1). Enclose your reply in an en- resume Please send with cover letcluded. Very good condition. Send Resume Cover Letter to The project location proper is 21 Division toto: be submitted by the Filed andHampden the Southwick Board of Select- referenced Lisa Temkin velope addressed toterthe above will be re- ity ter also available, cheap. CALL FOR DAIDEADLINES: 413-258-4082. to: Temkin Sunnyside Road, Southwick, MA $2,500. for the cat- 50 State Street man’s Office at the Southwick ceived by the Southwick South- Sub-Bidder shall be Lisa DEADLINES: pcdcad1@communityaction.us box number you are answering. 01077 and involves the con- LY SPECIALS!! Wholesale Wood pcdcad1@communityaction.us for which they are Springfield, MA 01103 Town Hall, 454 College High- wick Board of Selectman’s Of- egory of worktkelsey2). Enclose this reply number, toProducts, (304)851-7666. struction of a single-family home (413)748-8600 a Bid. * PENNYSAVER way, Southwick, 01077 Write job title andMA location in until the fice at the MACHINIST gether with a memo listing feathe tkelseySouthwick Town Hall submitting west@carsoncenter.org * PENNYSAVER and associated accessory Write job title and location in the MAC may be ob2:00 p.m. on Multi-lingual August 26,candi2014 until 2:00 west@carsoncenter.org Wednesday p.m. 13, Bidding Documents subject line. companies you DO NOT wish to p.m. by on5:00 August A SEASONED LOG TRUCK LOAD of or the portion of which are loc- or0180 Wednesdaytures, by 5:00ap.m. subject line.& Multi-lingual candiTighe and then at said office publicly 2014 and then at said office pub- tained online from Help Wanted dates are encouraged to apply. seewithin your letter, in a buffer separatezone. enAdvance Co.HD14P1490EA Westfield, MA hardwood; (when processed at least 7 ated a BVW to Docket apply.Mfg.No. w e b s i t e Support l odates c a t are e d encouraged at opened and read aloud. Sealed licly opened and read aloud. B o n d Community Advance Mfg. and address it toLaPlante theCommunity ClasSupport * WESTFIELD NEWS Thevelope applicant is R.E. has immediate openings on *our Day cords), for only $650-$700 (depends http://www.tighebond.com/Proje Team Supervisor Bids must have outer envelope WESTFIELD NEWS Community Action is committed to Sub-Bids with the required Bid immediate sified Department at The WestTeam Supervisor Construction, Inc., 94 Maple on delivery distance).has p.m. the day prior Community INFORMAL PROBATE ProspectNight shiftstofor Highly Skilled, Selfp.m. the andcommitted mbuilding a r k e dand a smaintaining “ P r i f t i aPdiverse a r k & deposit2:00 NOVEMBER Carson Center For Adults Action is will be received for the cts_Out_to_Bid.php. 2:00 day fieldprior News Longmeadow, Group, 64Carson School DRIVERS: DEDICATED Windshifts and Night Center For Adults Street, East MA PUBLICATION NOTICE building and maintaining a diverse ive Bidders are required to reto publication. Berkshire Avenue Pump Station Motivated Individuals. SPECIAL!!! Call Chris @ (413)454and Families, electrical work subtrade. workforce. Street, Westfield, MA 01085. sor freight! 100% driver unloadto publication. Motivated Individ 01028. and Families, workforce. gister on the Tighe & Bond webUpgrades.” In accordance with Section 44D 5782. 77 Mill Street, Suite 251 letter will destroyed if the ing using rollers. Average of TheYour Hearing willbebe held77August Estate of: Mill Street, Suite 251 Sealed Bids from Filed Sub Bid of Chapter 149 of the General site to download Bidding DocuAA/EOE/ADA advertiser is one you have listed. yearly. Full Compreat Southwick Town Hall, $52,000.00 DENISE INSPECTORS ELAINE HOYNOSKI, 4, 2014 Subcontractors addressed as Laws of Massachusetts as ments. Westfield, MA 01085 AA/EOE/ADA (413) Westfield, MA 01085Benefits INSP AFFORDABLE FIREWOOD. Seasnot, it willHighway be forwarded in 2nd the hensive Package! 454If College in the Qualifiedalso candidates knownshould as: have a A pre-Bid conference will be referenced above will be reamended, the prospective GenQualified candid www.communityaction.us usual manner. oned and green. Cut, split, delivered. Werner Enterprises: (855)615floor Land Use Hearing Room Opportunity Employer/AA DENISE E. DONOVAN at the Southwick DPW ofwww.communityaction.us minimum of 5 years experience, be faceived by the Southwick South- eral Bidders and Filed Sub-Bid- heldEqual Equal Opportunity Employer/AA 4429. of 5 ye Any length. Now ready minimum for immediate (rear entrance). The Conservaof Death: wick Board of Selectman’s Of- ders must submit with their Bid, fices in the Southwick Town Hall miliar withDate first piece layout, in procmiliar with first tion meeting starts at 7:00 PM. delivery. Senior and bulk discount. December 1, 2013 fice at the Southwick Town Hall a certificate of eligibility issued on August 5, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Medical/Dental Help 185 ess and final inspection of aircraft For further information please Call (413)848-2059, (413)530-4820. ess and final until 2:00 p.m. on August 13, by the Division of Capital Asset quality parts. Commission office at To all persons interested in the contact 2014 and then at said office pub- Management (DCAM), showing Consulting Engineer: quality FARM parts. DENTALtheASSISTANT, certified for STRAIN FAMILY HORSE 569-6907 between the above captioned estate, by Peti- (431) licly opened and read aloud. that the Bidder has been ap- Tighe & Bond, Inc. busy oral surgeon’s practice. Fax re- hiring full-time rider. Must be SEASONED FIREWOOD 100% hardtion ofCNC Dayle A. Kough of Chi- hours of 10 AM to 2 PM Monday able 53 Southampton Road5 Sub-BidsClassified with the required Bid proved PROGRAMMER Department • 62 School Streetof•the Westfield, MA 01086 toStacking ride English and Westto bid on projects sume to: Friday. (413)788-0103. CNC PRO wood. available. Cut, split, through Classified Department • 62 School Street • Westfield, MA 01086 copee, Dayle should A. Kough deposit will be received for the size and nature as advertised Westfield, MA 01085 QualifiedMA. candidates have aof ern well. Drive truck & trailer a EXT.413-562-4185 118 Qualified Fax: delivered. Volume candid disChicopee, MA has been informelectrical work subtrade. Call: 413-562-4181 plus. Some(128cu.ft.) travel required.Call HOMCARE POSTIONS herein. Prospective General Bid- Tel. No.: 413-562-1600 minimum ofCall: 5 years experience in 413-562-4181 Fax: 413-562-4185 Christopher Pratt, ally appointed as the Personal minimum of 5 In accordance dianedisanto@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com with Section 44D counts. Call for pricing. Hollister’s E-mail: floram@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com (860)653-3275. ders and Filed Sub-Bidders must manufacturing processes, the ability AVAILABLE Representative of the estate to Chair for the Commission dianedisanto@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com of Chapter 149 of the General also submit an updated statemanufacturing p Firewood (860)653-4950. to lay out complex surety Prototype/Aircraft serve without on the Laws of Massachusetts as ment summarizing their record to lay out comp components, and CAD experience bond. • Immediate Openings amended, the prospective Gen- for the period between the latest components, a The being with estate models/wireisframes usingadminMaster eral Bidders and Filed Sub-Bid- DCAM certificate and the date of • Flexible Hours SEASONED FIREWOOD. length. withAny models/wire istered under informal procedders must submit with their Bid, the Bid submittal. 15¢ each addt’l word over 15 words Cam software. • Insurance Benefits The DCAM July 25, 2014 over 15 words Reasonably priced. Call Residential addt’l word Cam software. ure by the Personal Represent-15¢ each a certificate of eligibility issued certificate of eligibility to be sub• Paid Vacation Tree Service, (413)530-7959. ative under the Massachusetts by the Division of Capital Asset mitted by the General Bidder Longmeadow/Enfield • Mileage Night shiftProbate premium. Complete Benefit TOWN OFreimbursement SOUTHWICK Uniform Code without Longmeadow/Enfield Management (DCAM), showing shall be for the category of work Night shift prem • Referral Bonus CONSERVATION Package. Apply person or send reCircle your selection. supervision by inthe Court. Inventthat the Bidder has been ap- defined as “Pumping Stations”. Package. Apply Circle your selection. 1x Pennysaver COMMISSION sume to: accounts are not reory and SILO DRIED firewood. (128cu.ft.) proved to bid on projects of the The DCAM certificate 1 edition • 5.85 2 editions • 9.601x Pennysaver of eligibilsume to: 1 edition 2 editions • 9.60 Apply at: • 5.85 quired to be filed with the Court, size3x and nature as advertised guaranteed. For prices call Keith ity to be submitted 3byeditions the Filed Westfield News NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING • 11.25 4 editions • 14.30 Berkshire County Arc is seekbut interested parties are en3x Westfield News herein. Prospective General Bid- Sub-Bidder shall be for the catADVANCE MFG. CO., INC. 3 editions • 11.25 4 editions •Larson 14.30 (413)357-6345, ADVANCE (413)537ing the following personnel titled to notice regarding the adders and Filed Sub-Bidders must egory of work for which they are VISITING ANGELS Turnpike Industrial Road The Southwick Conservation 4146. for those of you looking to I Turnpike ministration from the Personal also submit an updated state- submitting a Bid. 1233 Westfield Street P.O. Box 726 Commission will hold a public m a k e a d i f f e r e n c e i nP.O Representative and can petition ment summarizing their record Bidding Documents may be obWest Springfield, MA 01089 under the MassachuWestfield, 01086relating hearing someone’s life. This is a the Court in anyMA matter 1x period Pennysaver for the between the latest tained online from4xthe Pennysaver Westfie Tighe & To Buy 285 1x Pennysaver Wetland Protection Act Wanted 4x Pennysaver brand new program to the estate, including distribu- setts DCAM certificate and the date of B o n d w e b s i t e l o c a t e d a t G.L.C. 131 § 40 and the SouthCall (413)733-6900 come grow with us: tionNews of assets and expenses of email to: advmfg@aol.com 24x Westfield News the 6x BidWestfield submittal.News The DCAM http://www.tighebond.com/Proje PAYING CASH for coins, stamps, 6x Westfield email to: a 24x Westfield News administration. Interested parties wick Conservation Commission certificate of eligibility to be sub- cts_Out_to_Bid.php. Prospectmedals, tokens, paper money, diaRegulations & Bylaw Chapter are entitled to petition the Court SITE MANAGER silver mitted by the General Bidder ive Bidders are required to reEqual Opportunity Employer and Instruction Chapter 450 for a220 No- monds and jewelry, gold and Equal Opp Music to institute formal proceedings 182 shall be for the category of work gister on the Tighe & Bond webtice of Intent. scrap. Coin & Stamp, 144 and to obtain orders terminating In the Broadway Pioneer Valley to overdefined as “Pumping Stations”. site to download Bidding 1x Pennysaver BUSINESS DIRECTORY Docu1x Pennysaver project location is 20, 22 or& Broadway, ALICE’S PIANO STUDIO. Piano, BUSINESS DIRECTORY Chicopee Falls, MA. or restricting the powers of Per- The see a 4 person co-ed residThe DCAM certificate of eligibil- ments. 1xbeLongmeadow/Enfield Drive, Southwick, 24x Westfield News ganIroquois and keyboard lessons. All ages, (413)594-9550. sonal Representatives appoin- 24 ence serving individuals with ity to submitted by the Filed A pre-Bid conference 1x Longmeadow/Enfield will be Mall24x Alevels. . TWestfield hCall e a568-2176. p p l News i c a n t i s M r . acquired brain injuries.Qualited under informal procedure. A Sub-Bidder shall News be for the cat- held at the Southwick 6x Westfield PLUSDPW 4 weeks Pennysaver of6x Westfield News Richard Zito, 12 Berkshire PLUS 4 weeks Pennysaver copy of the Petition and Will, if fied candidates should have egory of work for which they are fices in the Southwick Town Hall any, can be obtained from the Way, Simsbury, CT 06070. a Bachelors degree or LPN submitting a Bid. on August 5, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. The Hearing will be held August and two years’ experience Petitioner. Bidding Documents may be ob4, 2014 at Southwick Town Hall, working with individuals with tained online from the Tighe & Consulting Engineer: 454 College Highway in the 2nd brain injuries. Two years B o n d w e b s i t e l o c a t e d a t Tighe & Bond, Inc. floor Land Use Hearing Room management experience is http://www.tighebond.com/Proje 53 Southampton Road (rear entrance). The Conserva- required. Experience supportcts_Out_to_Bid.php. 1 Prospect- Westfield, 2 MA 01085 3 4 5 tion meeting IN1BRIEF ive Bidders are required to re- Tel. No.: 413-562-1600 2 3 starts at 7:004PM. ing people5 with brain injuries For further information please through medical situations gister on the Tighe & Bond webcontact the Commission office at and personal care preferred. site to download Bidding Docu(431) 569-6907 between the One weekend day per week ments. 6 7 8 9 10 hours of810 to 2 Monday through 6 7 9 10Yearly compensarequired. A pre-Bid conference will be Friday. tion approximately $37,000. held at the Southwick DPW offices in the Southwick Town Hall WESTFIELD-Crafters inter- Christopher Pratt, on August 5, 201411 at 9:00 a.m. RESIDENTIAL 12 13 14 15 ested at the 8th Chair 13 for the Commission 14 11 in exhibiting12 15 SUPPORT Annual Wheels & Whiskers Consulting ExtraEngineer: Words Extra Words Tighe & Bond, Inc. Benefit Car Show on Sunday, In the Westfield area for 53 Southampton16 Road August 10 in Westfield, MA those of you looking to make 17 18 19 20 16email tow24@juno.com 17 20 in someone’s Westfield, MA 01085 a difference can or 013018Auto For Sale 19 Tel. No.: 413-562-1600 life. This position includes ascall for Gary at 562-1346. $10/ sisting individuals with ac$ CASH PAID $ FOR UN- quired brain injuries in ADL’s, space. 21 22 23 24 25 WANTED 21 22 23 & JUNK VEHICLES. 24 25 inclusion and in community Also buying repairable vehicles. supporting them to attain C a l l J o e f o r m o r e d e t a i l s their personal goals. A min(413)977-9168. Name: imum of a high school dipName: loma or equivalent. Address:
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0235 Pets THEREʼS NO PLACE LIKE HOME PET SITTING SERVICE. Vacation care, over night sittings, daily dog walks! (413)667-3684.
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W E S T F I E L D 4 5 V A D N A I S WESTFIELD, 5 MORGAN AV- WESTBRIDGE MANOR TOWNSTREET. Friday, Saturday, July ENUE, July 24, 25, & 26. 8-4. HOUSES, 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 25&26. 9-3. Furniture, dishes, Miscellaneous items. bath, full basement, washer/drydrapes, electronics, glassware, er hookup. $800/month plus utilkids clothes, toys and books. 0340 Apartment ities. (413)562-2295. Something for everyone.
OTIS, 575 EAST OTIS ROAD, July 25 -July 27, 9-4, Old books, records, crystal, household items, tools. All proceeds sup- WESTFIELD 55-56 CROWN port a nursing scholarship pro- STREET. July 25,26,27. Huge Multi family tag sale. Household gram. items, toys, adult and children clothing, woman's Columbia bike, stroller, riding toys, etc. SOUTHWICK, 10 CHAPMAN STREET. July 26&27, 10am4pm. Entire dinner service for eight, silverware, gold service for 16 including wood case, house- WESTFIELD, 72 LARCHLEY AVENUE, JULY 25&26, 9-3. hold items, linens. Multi-family, furniture, collectibles, miscellaneous. NO EARLY BIRDS. WESTFIELD ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, 73 MAIN STREET. Saturday only, July 26. 8-3. Multi W E S T F I E L D 1 5 1 C O L O N Y family. Large variety of items. DRIVE. July 25&26. 8-4. Kids/baby stuff. Something for everyone.
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Air Conditioning & Heating ACO MASONRY, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING. Heating & air conditioning service & installation. Furnaces, sheet metal, hot water tanks. All types of masonry work. Chimney repair, tile work, stucco. Stone, brick, block, pavers, retaining walls. License & Insured. Commercial & Residential. Free Estimates. Competitive Rates. Call Adam (413)374-7779.
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WESTFIELD 1 bedroom apartment. $650/month includes heat 0345 Rooms and hot water. No dogs, non smoker. Credit check required. Available immediately. (413)539- ROOM FOR RENT in Southwick. Kitchen and laundry priv0463. ileges. Desirable neighborhood. Call (413-636-4346.
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DAVE DAVIDSON BATHROOM & KITCHEN REMODELING. “GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME” Complete Bath Renovations. Mass. License #072233, Mass. Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568. Now serving CT. Insured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. (413)569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling.com
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Flooring/Floor Sanding A RON JOHNSON’S FLOOR SANDING. Installation, repairs, 3 coats polyurethane. Free estimates. (413) 569-3066.
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House Painting 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 !! At SANTA FE PAINTING CO. We're your color specialists! Brighten up your home for Spring! Get all your interior painting needs done now. We paint and stain log homes. Call (413)230-8141.
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 A NEW LOOK FOR 2014. Let Home Decor help. Interior painting and wallDelcamp (413)569-3733. papering, specializing in faux finishes. Servicing the area over 12 years. Call Kendra now for a free estimate and decorating advice. (413)564-0223, TOM DISANTO Home Improvements (413)626-8880. The best choice for all interior and exterior building and remodeling. Specializing in the design and building of residential additions, since 1985. Kitchens, baths, FRESH START PAINTING. Certified siding, windows, decks, porches, sun- lead renovator. Interior/exterior paintrooms, garages. License #069144. MA ing. Power washing. Wallpapering. 30 Reg. #110710. FREE ESTIMATES, years + experience. Charlie (413)313REFERENCES, FULLY INSURED. Call 8084. Tom (413)568-7036.
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Masonry ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING. All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed. Free estimates. (413)5691611. (413)374-5377.
Plumbing & Heating NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Professional, reliable service. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Certified Welding. Insured. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net
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JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC. Senior dis- C&N CARPENTRY. Suspended ceilcount. No job too small! Insured, ings, home improvements and remodfree estimates. 40 years experience. eling. Licensed and insured. Call (413)262-9314. Lic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682.
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CORMIER LANDSCAPING. Spring cleanups, lawn service, mulching, A DUMP TRUCK. Attic, cellars, yard, PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUCTION. retaining walls, excavating, decks, scrap metal removal. Seasoned Fire- All your carpentry needs. (413)386driveways, patios, tree work, stone wood. (413)569-1611, (413)374-5377. 4606. Did your windows fail with the work. Call (413)822-0739. cold weather? Don't wait another year! Call Paul for replacement windows. Many new features available. Windows LAWN MOWING, Spring/Fall cleanups, Home Improvement are built in CT. All windows installed by hedge trimming and all your landscaping A.B.C. - CARPENTER/Builder 18 years Paul, owner of Paul Maynard Con- needs. Also, bobcat & snowplowing services. (413)626-6122 or visit: experience. Licensed and insured. struction. My name is on my work. www.haggerscape.com Restorations, decks, roofing, garages, additions. Free estimates, 10% senior discount. Call Dave, (413) 568-6440.
BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING REMODELING.Kitchens, additions, decks, rec rooms, more. Prompt, reliable service, free estimates. Mass Registered #106263, licensed & insured. Call Bruno, (413)562-9561.
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PLUMLEY LANDSCAPE, INC. Call us today for all your landscape needs. Landscape design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, and complete yard renovations. Drainage problems, stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including getting rid of that unwanted pool. (413)862-4749.
JOSEPH’S HANDYMAN COMPANY. Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, doors, windows, decks, stairs, interior/exterior painting, plumbing. Small jobs ok. All types of professional work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)364-7038. T&S LANDSCAPING. Highest quality, lowest prices. Lawn mowing. Residential\commercial. No lawns to small. Weekly, biweekly. (413)330-3917.
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.
CONRAD TREE SERVICE. Expert 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.
Newly Renovated Large Brick 2 Family Duplex Each side has six rooms (three bedrooms), 1.5 baths, plus walk-up attic. Comes equipped with newly renovated beautiful hardwood floors, new carpeting, updated electric & plumbing, new roof, gas heat and hot water. Fenced in backyard with nice garden space. .13 acres, 3,600 sq.ft. total, separate driveways, divided basement, each with storage, washer & dryer hook ups, boiler, and electric panel, owner's side has garage with loft. 76 Orange Street. $225,000.
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0391 Open Houses OPEN HOUSE: Saturday, July 26, 11:00-12:30, 90 Highland Avenue, Russell, MA. 12 Years Young! Move-In condition. 3 bedroom, 2 bath Ranch with garage, workshop and landscaping on dead-end street. 413-2972076, Susan Deacon
WESTFIELD OPEN HOUSE. Monday July 28, 4pm to 6pm. Three bedroom ranch with great open floor plan and lots of privacy. Dorna Wray, Dot Lortie/Landmark 739-9636 or 530-1545.
0410 Mobile Homes CHICOPEE. Renovated 2 bedroom, 12'x51' plus 10'X12' heated addition plus 8'x16' screened porch. Like new throughout. $49,900. DASAP (413)593-9961. dasap.mhvil lage.com
0430 Condos For Sale STONEY HILL CONDO, Westfield - Ranch with garage, deck, full basement. 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, laundry room on first floor. Lovely private grounds, pool, golf. Call (413)977-9658 or (413)301-2314.
0440 Services A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN. Debris removal, landscaping, spring yard cleanup, interior and exterior painting, power washing, basic carpentry and plumbing. All types of repair work and more. (413)562-7462.
JIM'S TRACTOR SERVICES. Grading & leveling of driveways & short roads, trap rock and/or gravel material. Mowing & maintenance of fields and lawn maintenance. Post hole digging. Loader work & loam spread. (413)569-6920, (413)530-5430.
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