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FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2014

DeLeo makes case for gun bill

By Peter Francis Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD – Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Robert DeLeo (D-Winthrop) took questions yesterday about new gun control legislation proposed this week, while at Springfield Technical Community College to tout new economic development legislation.

The bill, praised by two Democratic Gubernatorial candidates – Attorney General Martha Coakley and Treasurer Steve Grossman – has also drawn considerable heat from legislators on both sides of the aisle, who say some of the provisions in it curb the rights of lawful gun owners.

“It addresses mental health, but does nothing to keep guns off the street,” said Representative Nick Boldyga (R-Southwick) Wednesday.

Boldyga also expressed concern over what he perceived as a lack of evidence to warrant further regulation.

Boldyga, the ranking Republican on the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, said that he was concerned with the bill’s tightening of a regulation banning Bay Staters who’ve been convicted of non-violent misdemeanors from seeking a license to purchase firearms.

“It was if you’ve been arrested and convicted of a misdemeanor for up to two years, you could lose your license forever. Now it’s one year,” he said of the proposed bill. “You can get an OUI and still be able to vote, but vandalize a library book and you’ll never be able to buy a gun.”

Westfield Representative John Velis is among a handful of Democrats who also feel the bill would further hinder law-abiding gun owners in Massachusetts, already home to some of the nation’s most stringent gun laws.

“Individual police chiefs have so much authority and discretion whether or not to issue someone a firearm,” he said Wednesday of

Westfield Voc-Tech Graduation

Westfield Vocational-Technical High School senior Yelena Levkha holds an armful of flowers and a giant balloon after graduating last night. See additional photos Page 5. (Photo by Frederick Gore/www.thewestfieldnews.smugmug.com)

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Speaker pushes economic development bill

By Peter Francis Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD – On the seventh floor of Springfield Technical Community College’s Scibelli Hall yesterday, members of the western Mass. delegation of the House of Representatives assembled to join Speaker Robert DeLeo in introducing an $80 million new economic and jobs legislation.

DeLeo, a Winthrop Democrat, was joined

by Rep. Joseph Wagner (D-Chicopee), the chair of the House’s Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies,

who spearheaded the legislation. Wagner said the bill builds upon the $53 million economic development proposal made Gov. Deval L. Patrick in April.

Deemed by the Speaker as “multifaceted and comprehensive”, the bill seeks to revitalize western Massachusetts on the industrial and housing fronts.

“The most important thing to me is the creating and retaining of jobs,” said DeLeo, who has held the Speakership since 2009. “It is vital that we work to make sure that the area beyond 495 is thriving.”

DeLeo said that he knew an economic development bill would be in the works at the start of this session.

“I was determined and stated in my remarks that we broaden the circle of success throughout all of Massachusetts,” he said. “We are only a stone’s throw from four of the Commonwealth’s 20 gateway cities. This is a region replete with possibility, and I’m excited about how this bill will unlock that potential.”

See Development Bill, Page 3

Local students prepare for HCM

By Robby Veronesi WNG Intern WESTFIELD – Hypertrophic Cardio Myopathy (HCM) is synonymous with cases of “sudden cardiac arrest”, and impacts about 5,000 people between the ages of 15-34, according to the Center for Disease Control. Symptoms range from shortness of breath, headaches, fatigue and blacking out.

As a part of National CPR Awareness Week, students from 12 schools across Westfield and other parts of western Massachusetts participated in an educational day of awareness yesterday, with a goal of demonstrating proper cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, techniques.

“Our mission is to raise awareness of sudden cardiac arrest,” said Susan Canning, director of Kevs Foundation and mother of Kevin Major, a Westfield teen who died on July 11, 2011 from HCM after suffering cardiac arrest. Autopsies showed that Major, 19, had an abnormally enlarged ventricle, which had gone unnoticed.

“We know through awareness and doing different programs, we can see predictors that we would not have seen earlier,” she said. “If we have bystanders that know how to do CPR, that know the chain of command, survival rate is tenfold. That is the key.”

CPR compressions early and often until medical personnel arrive on the scene correlates with a higher survival rate.

Students at St. Mary’s, Westfield High School and Westfield Middle School North learned proper CPR techniques from certified paramedics of American Medical Response and KEVS Foundation staff in order to be prepared for a scenario like Major’s.

See HMC, Page 3

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By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Even persons who know better can be victim of scammers who are experts at playing on the emotions of their victims and making their common sense temporarily disappear.

A city woman was panicked Wednesday by a caller who told her a tale which sent her to empty her back account so she could ransom her husband – without calling her husband at work to ensure that he was really in peril.

City police were notified when a bank employee called police to report that a woman had given another customer a note asking that police be called because her husband had been kidnapped.

According to police, the woman then emptied her account, despite warnings by the bank teller that she was responding to a scam, and took $1,300 to a supermarket to make a wire transfer to the putative kidnapper.

Officer Matthew Schultze found the woman attempting to make the money transfer and found that she was still on the phone with the kidnapper.

Police eventually learned that the caller, ‘Victor’ had said that her husband had been involved in an accident with him but ‘Victor’, who said he has been eluding police for five years, told her that he had stabbed her husband because he had attempted to call police.

The man agreed to take the woman’s husband to Noble Hospital, but only after she sent him $1,500.

While Schultze was speaking with the victim, Det. Roxanne Bradley went to the woman’s home where she spoke with her young adult daughter.

Bradley reports that the younger woman also panicked but she was able to call him at work.

Bradley found a language barrier when she spoke with the man who was cautious and not completely cooperative until his daughter got on the phone and convinced him that Bradley was a police officer.

She also called the man’s supervisor to ensure that he was actually physically present at his workplace and was not speaking under duress from some other location.

Once the man was convinced to speak freely, Bradley reports, he excitedly said that he and his wife had recently seen and discussed earlier reports of a similar scam.

Because the woman was still on her phone with ‘Victor” her husband had difficulty reaching his wife who was still focused on paying the money to get him help and was not paying attention to what Schultze and others were telling her – that she was speaking with a scammer.

The woman, eventually convinced that her See Scam, Page 3

Man convicted at 17 granted parole

Westfield High School students practice with the assistance of AMR paramedics. (Photo by Robby Veronesi)

Westfield High School faculty practice proper CPR techniques as part of the Kevs Foundation day to spread awareness of sudden cardiac arrest. Westfield High School, Westfield Middle School North and St. Mary’s High School all participated. (Photo by Robby Veronesi)

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man imprisoned since age 17 for his role in a 1994 deadly robbery was granted parole Thursday, the first inmate be granted such a ruling since the state’s highest court found that life imprisonment for juveniles is cruel and unusual.

Frederick Christian is one of 63 Massachusetts inmates serving life without parole under a juvenile sentencing law that carried a mandatory life sentence for firstdegree murder.

In December, the state Supreme Judicial Court found that law unconstitutional, following a landmark 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down such mandatory life sentencing laws.

In its ruling, the Parole Board cited Christian’s age at the time of the crime, his clean prison record and his testimony at a hearing last week. Christian, now 37, told the board that he had completed various rehabilitation programs in prison, had earned his high school equivalency degree and become a devoted Muslim.

“He has 15 years of pro-social conduct, cooperative behavior, and productive activity,” the board wrote in its decision. “Through See Parole, Page 3

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Park Square flag to return The flagpole at Park Square is bare after firefighters dispatched to move the flag to half mast Monday morning discovered a problem.

The firefighters found that the woven steel internal cable which supports the flag has chaffed and the abraded cable now is down to a single intact strand of wire. The flag was removed to preserve the cable and facilitate repair. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)

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Man arrested for cursing files free-speech lawsuit HOUSTON, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man arrested for cursing in front of police has filed a lawsuit saying his right to free speech was violated.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper (http://bit.ly/1pVvT8w ) reported Thursday that Richard Pustovrh was arguing with his employers in September 2012 and they called the police. Pustovrh lives in Houston, 30 miles southwest of Pittsburgh.

A complaint says Pustovrh used an obscenity to voice his frustration after a Canonsburg police officer warned him not to.

He was handcuffed and later found guilty of disorderly conduct and obscene language. The obscene-language charge was withdrawn when he appealed.

Pustovrh wants a declaration the police actions were unconstitutional. He’s seeking punitive damages of $100,000.

Canonsburg Police Chief R.T. Bell can’t be reached for comment.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, June 6, the 157th day of 2014. There are 208 days left in the year.

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n June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on “D-Day,” beginning the liberation of German-occupied western Europe during World War II.

On this date: In 1799, American politician and orator Patrick Henry died at Red Hill Plantation in Virginia.

In 1844, the Young Men’s Christian Association was founded in London.

In 1912, the greatest volcanic eruption of the 20th century took place as Novarupta in Alaska began a series of explosive episodes over a 60-hour period.

In 1925, Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp.

In 1934, the Securities and Exchange Commission was established.

In 1939, the first Little League game was played as Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy 23-8 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

In 1955, the U.S. Post Office introduced regular certified mail service.

In 1966, black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration.

In 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan

Bishara Sirhan.

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In 1978, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 13, a primary ballot initiative calling for major cuts in property taxes.

In 1984, government forces in India stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar in an effort to crush Sikh extremists; at least 1,000 Sikhs and 200 soldiers were killed.

In 1994, President Bill Clinton joined leaders from America’s World War II allies to mark the 50th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. A China Northwest Airlines passenger jet crashed near Xian (SHEE’-ahn), killing all 160 people on board.

Ten years ago: World leaders, including President George W. Bush and French President Jacques Chirac , put aside their differences to commemorate the D-Day invasion that broke Nazi Germany’s grip on continental Europe. “Avenue Q” won best musical at the Tony Awards, while “I Am My Own Wife” was named best play; Phylicia Rashad, who starred in a revival of “A Raisin in the Sun,” became the first black actress to win a Tony for a leading dramatic role. Unseeded Gaston Gaudio upset Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 to win the French Open.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama visited the American cemetery at Omaha Beach in France to commemorate the 65th anniversary of D-Day. Summer Bird won the Belmont Stakes, rallying past Mine That Bird to spoil jockey Calvin Borel’s attempt at winning all three legs of the Triple Crown. Svetlana Kuznetsova beat top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 in an all-

One year ago: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper moved to tamp down a public uproar spurred by the disclosure of secret surveillance programs involving phone and Internet records, declassifying key details about one of the programs while insisting the efforts were legal, limited in scope and necessary to detect terrorist threats. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila Putina, announced they were divorcing after nearly 30 years of marriage. Esther Williams, 91, the swimming champion turned actress, died in Los Angeles. Longtime soap opera actress Maxine Stuart, 94, died in Beverly Hills, California.

Today’s Birthdays: Financier Kirk Kerkorian is 97. Actress Billie Whitelaw is 82.

Civil rights activist Roy Innis is 80. Singer-songwriter Gary “U.S.” Bonds is 75. Country singer Joe Stampley is 71. Actor Robert Englund is 67. Folk singer Holly Near is 65. Singer Dwight Twilley is 63. Playwright-actor Harvey Fierstein (FY’ur-steen) is 62. Comedian Sandra Bernhard is 59. International Tennis Hall of Famer Bjorn Borg is 58. Actress Amanda Pays is 55. Comedian Colin Quinn is 55. Record producer Jimmy Jam is 55. Rock musician Steve Vai is 54. Rock singermusician Tom Araya (Slayer) is 53. Actor Jason Isaacs is 51.

Rock musician Sean Yseult (White Zombie) is 48. Actor Max Casella is 47. Actor Paul Giamatti is 47. Rhythm-and-blues singer Damion Hall (Guy) is 46. Rock musician Bardi Martin is 45. Rock musician James “Munky” Shaffer (Korn) is 44.

TV correspondent Natalie Morales is 42. Country singer Lisa Brokop is 41. Rapper-rocker Uncle Kracker is 40. Actress Sonya Walger is 40. Actress Staci Keanan is 39. Actress Amber Borycki is 31. Actress Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is seven.

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http://thewestfieldnews.com/gasbuddy-prices Westfield Middle School North hosted CPR training held by the Kevs Foundation. Proper training in an emergency can help increase a victim’s chances of survival. (Photo by Robby Veronesi)

HMC Continued from Page 1 “We have a potential this morning of 3,000 kids heightening their awareness of CPR that may not have had an idea when they woke up this morning,” said Canning. “Even if half of them go home and tell their parents and show them what they have learned, that’s another 1,500 citizens in the community that have heightened awareness of CPR.” “That in it of itself is a gift.,” she said.

For more information or to donate, please visit the Foundation’s website, www.kevsfoundation.com.

Continued from Page 1 Senator (Don) Humason’s – to go down to Boston when a bill comes up like this, when it’s introduced, and to zealously advocate Westfield’s cause.”

Velis stated that he has spoken at length with Wagner regarding Westfield’s status as a gateway city and a key beneficiary of the bill.

“Westfield is going to be taken care of in this bill, and I think it’s great,” he said before praising the efforts taken by DeLeo. “We have a Speaker who, in my opinion, cares more about western Mass. than any previous Speaker of the House, and it’s showing with bills like this.”

Also on hand for the announcement was Westfield Mayor Daniel M. Knapik, who shared the excited sentiment of all present.

“On all mayors’ minds are robust job growth and certainly this is a great step forward in that and affordable housing, as well,” he said.

Additional funds being put forth in the bill include $15 million for the Middle Skills Job Training Grant Fund for grants to vocationaltechnical schools and community colleges to support advanced manufacturing and information technology training, as well as $2 million for the Talent Pipeline Initiative.

Created in the 2012 economic development law, the initiative matches stipends for interns at start-up companies and mentoring opportunities for entrepeneurs. $750,000 is also being given for an Early College High School Grant Program that will foster partnerships between regional school districts and public colleges and universities.

Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli (D-Lenox) said the bill is important to the residents of his rural district, many of whom commute and work in the gateway cities of Westfield, Pittsfield and Springfield.

“I think a key thing is the gateway cities.

Pittsfield is gateway city and the hub of Berkshire County, and if the hub is strong, the spokes on the hub will stay strong,” said Pignatelli, who represents the Hampden County hilltowns of Blandford, Russell, and Tolland within his 4th Berkshire District. “This is an exciting opportunity to solidify these hubs and provide opportunities for them.”

The bill also expands the state’s Pension Reserve Investment Management (PRIM) board’s ability to invest at $150 million in institutions that make capital available to small businesses and early-stage companies, and gives $1.5 million for MassVentures, an organization which funds Massachusetts early-stage startups deemed “high-growth.”

In addition, the bill will create an Angel Investor Tax Credit, which makes businesses taxcredit eligible after receiving a qualifying angel investment.

Diversifying the Commonwealth’s economic agenda has been stated as a top priority for House leadership, and DeLeo said the bill would serve to “offer opportunities to residents of all skillsets, across a variety of industries” in “regions of the state that, too often, get overlooked.”

The bill will set several initiatives in motion, including the $10 million investment in the new Transformative Development Fund to support residential, commercial, industrial and institutional development in gateway cities like Westfield.

Two existing housing programs – the Housing Preservation and Stabilization Trust Fund and the Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) – will also see additional funding, with $5 million going to the Fund.

HDIP will see the elimination of a cap on the number of units permitted for development, and will double their existing tax credits to $10 million over the next four years.

Additional funds of $1.5 million will go to the Working Cities Challenge, a public-private initiative which is partnered with the Boston Federal Reserve Bank to “advance cross sector collaboration and create “lasting economic improvement.”

The Brownfields Redevelopment Fund will also see a $10 million boost to help it further spur development of currently vacant and underused properties statewide.

“With headlines in paper’s such as The Wall Street Journal trumpeting a ‘manufacturing comeback,’ we want to build on some of the positive trends that are already making Massachusetts a leader,” he said. “In the coming years, experts say that there will be 1 million more American tech jobs than there are computer sciences graduates to fill them.”

Wagner spoke of the Massachusetts Computing Attainment Network (MassCAN), another public-private partnership which will receive $1.5 million from the bill and utilize a “dollar for dollar” system for development and implementation of a program for “widespread, progressive computer science education in public schools.”

“Back when many of us were going to school we heard ‘reading, writing, and arithmetic.’ Now, it’s computer science, particularly if you want to create jobs in this region and across regions of this Commonwealth,” Wagner said. “In gateway cities, in underperforming districts, we want to get into those districts. We think there are great opportunities through that program to develop skilsets to assist employers who employ people in the jobs of today and tomorrow.”

“It’s excellent. Anything we can do, and any time we can bring back to the great city of Westfield, we all win,” said Rep. John Velis (D-Westfield). “That’s our job – mine and

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husband was safe, gave an officer her phone and he spoke with “Victor” briefly. The number the man appeared to have been calling from was found to be 535-9579, a Holyoke number which has been involved in several similar scams.

Then, Bradley reports, the woman’s daughter mentioned that her brother has the same name as her father.

Confident that the boy was not really in danger, Bradley said “You never know” and officers nonetheless spoke with the school resource officer at his school who said that the boy had been in school and was probably then walking home.

Bradley and the boy’s sister intercepted him on Broad Street and ascertained that he was in no danger.

Ironically, at about the same time a student from Westfield Vocational-Technical High School came to the station because he too had been told that a loved one had been involved in an accident and he had to send the caller $1,000.

Police found no evidence of an accident that could have involved the youth’s loved one and no money was sent.

Parole Continued from Page 1 this commitment and effort, Christian rehabilitated himself. Both his conduct in prison and his testimony at the hearing provide solid evidence of his successful rehabilitation.”

Christian was convicted as a joint venture in a robbery in which two people were killed and a third was wounded.

Another man fired the gun.

District Attorney Timothy Cruz testified against Christian’s release, saying although he didn’t pull the trigger, he set up the robbery.

Cruz could not immediately be reached for comment on the decision.

“I am shocked and disappointed at the actions of the parole board in setting this double murderer free,” Cruz said in a statement Thursday night. “The Board has apparently accepted Christian’s version of events, which he crafted 20 years after the murders of Kepler Desir and Manuel Araujo and the shooting of Carlos Araujo.”

The surviving robbery victim, Carolos Araujo, 38, called Christian “a stone-cold killer” and testified he feared for his safety and that of his eight daughters if Christian were released.

Government Meetings FRIDAY, JUNE 6 WESTFIELD Council on Aging Senior Center Building Committee at 3 p.m.

MONDAY, JUNE 9 SOUTHWICK Board of Appeals at 7 pm

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COMMENT The Man Who Took Omaha Beach Seventy years after D-Day, the incredible story of the daring officer who almost single-handedly averted a fiasco.

To the person in charge of the DPW: For over a month, we’ve called and asked nicely if someone could bring a grater up here and fix Stone Path Rd. So far, it’s cost over $1000 to fix our vehicles because of the potholes. Also, how come nobody answers the phone? It always goes to the answering machine. We are taxpayers, we are asking nicely to fix our road. Thank you.

Yes, I’m reading The Westfield News. I see where Martha Coakley was in town at Leo’s. You know I was going to go there. I’m kind of glad I didn’t. I didn’t want to run into her. I particularly don’t care for her and what she is trying to do.

She’s a power-hungry person, same as Obama and I’m sure he’ll be up here two or three times funding for her. I was reading The Westfield News on Wednesday and I see a picture of Mr. Paul on the front page about the controversies, the attendance for the city council meetings. Well, I thought it was not a good move for Mr. Paul to go on the council because he is out of town a lot and I don’t think they have such a thing on the council as a part-time, you can only attend when you feel like it… Mr. Paul is a good man. Don’t get me wrong. But I don’t think he should have got elected for that position. They knew what his attendance would be because of his travelling.

So, I would like to see Mr. Paul resign from that position, and let somebody in there who will vote when they need the votes.

Thank you.

Hello. I’m calling because I saw your article about the Emerald Shield finalists in the paper but what happened to the Bronze Tablet finalists from Westfield High School? I just keep looking for the article but I don’t see it. Hopefully it will be coming soon.

Hi! I was just reading in the Tuesday paper that they said that the Pochassic Street Bridge is opening right on schedule and right on budget. Four years ago it was supposed to be open in two years and now it is four years later and they said they couldn’t work on it because they didn’t have enough money at the time because of the new bridge that they were building downtown. But now, all of a sudden, four years later, it is all of a sudden done on schedule and done on budget. Hm, that’s funny. Four years later the two-year bridge is done but it is done on schedule.

To the driver of the white Kia with the New Hampshire license plate who almost ran the lady over with the bright yellow jacket in a crosswalk this morning: just wanted to let you know she’s OK. She just managed to jump back in time out of the crosswalk so you wouldn’t hit her at 40 mph and slow you down on the way to get your coffee at the local coffee shop. So I just wanted to let you know. I could see how guilty you felt because you almost hit the brakes at the end of it, when you turned right, so… just wanted to let you know she’s OK. Hi! I don’t blame the veterans complaining about the VA hospitals and the long wait but it doesn’t stop there. My primary care physician, to make an appointment with him, you have to book it four months in advance. The same thing for my diabetes doctor. She’s booked six months. Totally booked up for six months. My gastroenterologist, she’s usually booked up for around three months. So, something is wrong with the medical system, obviously. They send you to a nurse practitioner. That’s not a doctor. Our insurance companies are paying these people doctor’s fees. So, the doctors are just getting richer off these nurse practitioners that are actually not doctors.

They don’t have the experience that a doctor does. Thank you.

Southwick Police Department: I know College Highway, Route 10 and 202 is a state road but I believe you can issue tickets on it. Right through the center of town with the new traffic pattern, with the left-turn lane in the middle, we have people making a right-hand turn, we have people driving up through town in that middle lane, passing everybody so they don’t have to slow down. Would it be possible to get out there and start passing out some tickets? Not warnings. Tickets!

Have a good day, gentlemen.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letter to the Editor Flag Day is a day set aside especially to honor our flag and the nation it represents. For many years, I have organized a pro-America, non-political, non-partisan, grassroots, patriotic standout on Flag Day in Westfield.

I am writing to once again extend the invitation for your readers to grab their American flags and join me on Saturday, June 14, 2014, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM in the park on the South side between the two Great River Bridges in Westfield.

This event is open to everyone: individuals or groups, children or adults. I’d love to see scouts and veterans, candidates and politicians, citizens and lovers of freedom and democracy, Americans of all shapes and sizes come to celebrate Flag Day and show their pride in their flag and their country. Even if you don’t live in Westfield, all are welcome!

If anyone has an old or tattered American flag they would like to retire in a respectful way, they can bring them to me that morning. I will be collecting flags that are no longer serviceable and will be passing them on to a local veterans group for an appropriate retirement ceremony.

The standout will take place rain or shine. I look forward to seeing you there!

God Bless America!

Sincerely, Senator Don Humason, Jr. www.DonHumason.org

By JOHN C. MCMANUS Politico.com Colonel George Taylor knew amphibious warfare. He had helped mastermind the Allied landings in North Africa, and he had led the 16th Infantry into Sicily. In that time, he had developed two strong opinions about any invasion: The beach was death and inertia was the mortal enemy of success.

“In a landing operation, there are two classes of men that may be found on the beach,” he wrote sev- Col. George Taylor led the eral months before D-Day, “those first wave of troops on who are already dead and those who Omaha Beach. (U.S. Army) are about to die.”

This notion was never far from his mind, almost to the point of obsession. On the beach, men were like penned animals, just waiting for the slaughter. Taylor had already seen too much death in this war and he had no wish to see any more. His troops were like family. The idea of a beach choked with their dead, shattered bodies was horrifying. Taylor was an unambiguous, rather clearthinking man who believed that excellence came through simplicity. In the aftermath of one pre-invasion exercise back in England, Gen. Clarence Huebner, who would lead the storied 1st Infantry Division in the assault on Omaha Beach, had huddled with his commanders for a critique. One by one, they spoke glowingly of the training exercise, especially the overall plan. In stark contrast to his colleagues, Taylor, Huebner’s deputy, said that such a plan would never work. “Why not?” Huebner asked.

“Because it’s too damned complicated,” Taylor replied curtly.

He was a thinker and a doer, the sort of soldier who felt equally comfortable in a front-line foxhole or a seminar room at an Army staff college. “He was a good officer and really should have been a general by then,” Private Pete Lypka, who had served under him since Sicily, said, “but he had a habit of saying what was on his mind in as few words as possible. He was no apple-polisher.” Taylor knew that the true antidote for slaughter on Omaha beach was rapid movement, though he admitted that maneuvering against powerful defenses “was almost impossible in modern combat.”

The 45-year-old West Pointer had spent more than half his life in the Army. Shades of gray crept over his close-cropped hair now, and crow’s-feet spidered from the corners of his penetrating blue eyes, though his face retained a boyish sheen. Like many other effective combat leaders in the Army, he was diminutive in height at five feet seven, but somehow large in physical presence. An infantryman to the core, he was steeped in the commonsense world of field soldiering, both peacetime and wartime. “Beneath all the officer veneer,” Corporal Sam Fuller wrote, “Colonel Taylor had a heart of gold. I loved the guy.”

Taylor loved the Army, though his fertile mind had generated several dozen ideas about how it could be, and should be, run much better. One idea stood above the others. Taylor believed that senior officers were too distant from soldiers, too reluctant, or perhaps unable, to teach and show their subordinates what to do, especially in combat. “What we lack, and need more of, is the worm’s eye view of leadership,” he once wrote. “No one ever tells the junior officer just exactly what he should do, and how he should do it.”

As Colonel Taylor, in charge of the very first wave of troops, approached Easy Red—the code name for a sector of coastline in the center of Omaha Beach—with the rear command post at 8:15 a.m. on June 6, 1944, he was determined to do just that. In this circumstance, he was certain that this would mean getting them to move, so this notion preoccupied his mind. He knew he would be greeted by sights of carnage, destruction, confusion and inertia. Indeed, the evening before, aboard the USS Samuel Chase, Taylor had told war correspondents Don Whitehead, Robert Capa and Jack Thompson, “The first six hours will be the toughest. This is the period during which we will be the weakest.

But we’ve got to open the door.”

His words were prophetic, probably more so than even he himself appreciated. When he and his command group landed, the various inland fights were raging in full force. Much of the beach was still under intense fire from German artillery, machine-gun nests and mortars.

Taylor’s rear command post consisted of two boats, an LCM and an LCVP. Unlike many that day, the two boats landed without loss, though they were under machine-gun fire. Taylor and the others waded, under fire all the way, about 50 yards through chest-high water to the beach. “It was a helpless feeling wading while shot at,” Taylor later said. When he reached the beach, the scene that greeted his eyes was even grimmer than he had expected. Wrecked Higgins boats floated aimlessly on the crashing surf. The water was colored a muddy pink from blood; the sand was dotted and splotched with lines and circles of crimson.

Body parts—everything from arms and legs to heads and fingers—littered the sand and stones. Angry-looking obstacles still honeycombed the beach, seemingly oblivious to the prodigious and costly efforts of the Gap Assault Teams to clear them.

Blood-soaked bandages, discarded equipment and sand-choked rifles lay in random clusters. Dead and wounded men—some face-down, some face-up on arched backs—littered the waterline and the sands. Other figures lay huddled at the bank of shingle just above the tide line. Some looked dead. Others howled for medics. Several tanks were burning or immobilized.

Mortar and artillery shells exploded—oily puffs of smoke, dust or sand floated in the wake of the explosions. Bullets snipped against the sand and stones of the beach.

Taylor emerged from the water and, in the recollection of Private Warren Rulien, a member of the intelligence and reconnaissance (“I&R”) platoon, the colonel came under accurate machine-gun fire. “He laid down on his stomach and started crawling towards shore,” Rulien said. The young private chuckled at the sight of the mighty colonel crawling ashore. He overheard Taylor say to one of his officers, “If we’re going to die, let’s die up there,” pointing at the bluffs. The colonel and the men around him got to their feet and crossed the beach. The natural tendency of nearly every person who was entering this inferno, including many in Taylor’s command group, was to

gravitate toward the faux safety of the shingle. Not Taylor, though. He remained upright and strode purposefully to the left in the direction of the E-3 draw, a small valley on the beach where he and Mathews had planned to situate their command post. “It soon became evident that no such command post existed and most elements [were] pinned on the beach,” a postbattle report stated.

Taylor was not surprised. All that really mattered now, he knew, was getting his people into motion, off this beach. He was consumed by this idea; he understood what to do and he knew he must tell them in no uncertain terms. He moved west along Easy Red beach and roared at his men to get moving. As he did so, he gathered members of his headquarters into a veritable entourage, following him everywhere he went. Major Charles Tegtmeyer, his regimental surgeon, was lying against the shingle bank, wet and shivering from the landing, catching his breath and gathering his medics, when he spotted Taylor.

“He passed us walking erect, followed by his staff and yelled for me to bring my group along,” the doctor recalled. Major Tegtmeyer had become seasick during the ride to shore. The rocking of the boat, combined with the stench of exhaust fumes and the sight of Captain Lawrence Deery, the regimental chaplain, munching contentedly on an apple, had caused Tegtmeyer to throw up the entire contents of his stomach. He was worried that the invasion was a complete failure and that any minute the Germans would stream down from the bluffs and overwhelm them. The idea of retreating back into the icy sea was repugnant. “I’ll be damned if I go back into that water even if Hitler himself should order me,” he exclaimed sardonically to the men around him.

The sight of Taylor galvanized the weakened physician into action. He and many of his medics stood up and followed the colonel along the beach. Under heavy fire, Tegtmeyer and the others pulled wounded men from the surf, treated their wounds and deposited them in open spots along the shingle bank.

Major Tegtmeyer bound up more wounds (and probably saved more lives) than he could count; he was dismayed to find, though, that many soldiers were beyond his help. “The number of dead, killed by mines, shell fragments, machine guns and sniper bullets was appalling,” he said. The doctor was especially surprised to see that “a great percentage were dead from bullet wounds through the head,” since this was unusual in modern war. Father Deery trailed along and kept busy administering last rites or just comforting the dying. In Tegtmeyer’s estimation, “every man who moved along the beach had utter disregard for his own personal safety.”

The mere act of movement was exhausting, and not just because of the enemy fire. The sand was wet and sticky. The incoming tide made that problem even worse. It was easy to stumble over the shingle bank’s fist-sized stones, as well as the bodies of the living and the dead. At one point, Tegtmeyer tripped and fell over the inert body of an engineer. Tegtmeyer was so tired he needed to rest for several minutes before he could get up and move again. To make matters worse, German Nebelwerfer rockets—“Screaming Meemies”—shrieked overhead and exploded closer to the waterline. Tegtmeyer watched with fascinated admiration as Lieutenant Colonel Robert Skaggs, commander of the 741st Tank Battalion, stood near the waterline and swung his life preserver in the air, like some sort of magic wand, to gather several of his tankers. He ordered them to get back into any abandoned tanks they found and resume firing at the Germans. Somehow Skaggs did not get hit.

Colonel Taylor, during his trek, succeeded in gathering three functional radios. The raised antennas and Colonel Taylor’s erect posture began to attract the attention of the Germans.

“For Christ’s sake, Colonel,” Tegtmeyer cried, “get down, you’re drawing fire!”

Taylor grinned at the doctor, ordered the radioman to pull the antenna down and said, “There are only two kinds of men on this beach, those who are dead and those who are about to die.

Let’s get the hell out of here.”

Corporal Sam Fuller, a 32-year-old former newspaper reporter, novelist and Hollywood screenwriter turned combat soldier, flopped down next to Taylor. During the Sicily campaign, the two men had bonded over their mutual love of cigars. Fuller had run through a gauntlet of fire to reach Colonel Taylor, aided by the sight of a discarded cigar butt.

“Even in the eye of that tornado of bullets and explosions, there was no mistaking a Havana,” Fuller wrote. “Taylor smoked them. He had to be somewhere nearby.”

Fuller had been ordered by his lieutenant to tell the colonel about the Spalding group’s success in blowing a breach in the wire and getting off the beach. “Who blew it?” Taylor asked.

“Streczyk,” Fuller replied.

“All right,” Taylor replied with a smile. He reached into a bag, removed a box of cigars and handed it to Fuller. “Enjoy ’em, Sammy. You earned them, running over here.”

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Obituaries Holden C. Harlow, Jr. WESTFIELD - A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 7, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, Springfield for Holden C. “Bud” Harlow, Jr., 93, who died Wednesday, May 14, 2014.

He is survived by his wife, Norma; their children, Virginia “Ginny” Harlow of Easthampton and Holden C. “Hap” Harlow, III of Springfield; two grandsons, Daniel and Kristopher Harlow; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephew. He was predeceased by his brother, Frank Harlow in 2009. Dickinson-Streeter Funeral Service of Springfield has been entrusted with his care and arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital.

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‘Heroes’ helped stop gunman at Seattle university

MANUEL VALDES, Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — When a lone gunman armed with a shotgun at a small Seattle university stopped firing at students to reload, another student peppersprayed him and subdued him with the help of others and prevented more deaths, police said.

“There are a number of heroes in this,” Assistant Police Chief Paul McDonagh said. “The people around him (the gunman) stepped up.”

A 19-year-old man was fatally shot and two other young people were wounded after the gunman entered the foyer at Otto Miller Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus and started shooting Thursday afternoon. When he paused to reload, a student building monitor disarmed him. The gunman had additional rounds and a knife, McDonagh said.

“But for the great response by the people of Seattle Pacific, this incident might have been much more tragic,” he said.

The man in custody was not a student at the school, McDonagh told a news conference.

Four people, including the young man who died, were rushed to Harborview Medical Center. A critically wounded 20-year-old woman was in intensive care late Thursday night after about five hours in surgery, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said. A 24-year-old man was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. A Seattle Fire Department official said the man suffered “pellet type wounds” to his neck and chest.

A 22-year-old man was treated and released, Gregg said. Police said he suffered minor injuries during the struggle with the suspect.

None of the victims was immediately identified.

Aaron R. Ybarra, 26, was booked into the King County Jail late Thursday for investigation of homicide, according to police and the jail roster.

Also late Thursday, police who said they were serving a warrant entered a house that was believed tied to Ybarra. A phone message left at that house in the north Seattle suburb of Mountlake Terrace was not immediately returned.

Messages left with friends and relatives of Ybarra via social media were not immediately returned.

The Seattle Times reported that the suspect’s father, Ambrose Ybarra, said he doesn’t know anything of the inci-

dent.

“We just hope he’s safe,” he told the newspaper. “It’s upsetting to have these accusations thrown around. We’re in emergency mode. We are trying to stay calm.”

The paper said Zack McKinley described himself as one of Ybarra’s closest friends and said he was “super happy and friendly.”

McKinley said the attack was puzzling because Ybarra had happy to have just started a new job bagging groceries at a store.

He said Ybarra didn’t do drugs or drink alcohol and spent time writing.

Ybarra could get emotionally low, but McKinley said he had a good group of friends and never saw him depressed.

Student Chris Howard was at Otto Miller Hall when the shooting happened.

He said he saw the wounded young woman on the floor being tended to by a classmate. Her chest was bloodied. Her phone was covered in blood, but she asked her helpers to look through her phone for her mother, aunt and best friend.

“She was panicking,” Howard said.

“She said ‘I think I’m going to die.’”

Soon after, police arrived. By then the suspect had been subdued. Howard ran outside and back through the lobby where he saw the man pinned on the floor.

“The suspect was calm. Not speaking.

Not moving. Not struggling. Just there,” Howard said.

The afternoon shooting came a week before the end of the school year, and the situation was particularly tense when police initially reported that they were searching for a second suspect.

“It appears the suspect acted alone,” McDonagh said.

He said he did not know the gunman’s motive or intended target. Detectives are “working as quickly as we can to figure it out,” McDonagh said.

The university locked down its campus for several hours, and it alerted students and staff to stay inside. Some students were taking finals in the same building that the shooter entered.

Both the young man who died and the young woman suffered gunshot wounds to the body, Seattle Fire Assistant Chief Jay Hagen told the news conference.

On Thursday evening, people packed the First Free Methodist Church on campus for a service of prayers and song. So

many people crowded into the building that dozens of people gathered on a lawn near the church and formed their own groups as the sun set.

“We’re a community that relies on Jesus Christ for strength, and we’ll need that at this point in time,” said Daniel Martin, university president.

About 4,270 undergraduate and graduate students attend the private Christian university. Its 40-acre campus is in a leafy residential neighborhood about 10 minutes from downtown Seattle. The school canceled classes and other activities Friday.

Jillian Smith was taking a math test on the second floor of Otto Miller Hall when a lockdown was ordered.

She heard police yelling and banging on doors in the hallway. The professor locked the classroom door, and the 20 or so students sat on the ground, lining up at the front of the classroom.

“We were pretty much freaking out,” said Smith, 20, a sophomore. “People were texting family and friends, making sure everyone was OK.” About 45 minutes later, police came and escorted them out of the building two by two, she said. On the way, they passed the lobby where she saw bullet casings and what appeared to be blood on the lobby carpet and splatter on the wall.

“Seeing blood made it real,” Smith said. “I didn’t think something like this would happen at our school.”

The gun violence follows a spate of recent shootings on or near college campuses.

Last month, according to police, Elliot Rodger killed six people and injured seven before turning his gun on himself in a rampage in Isla Vista, California, near two universities.

Seven people were killed and three injured when a 43-year-old former student opened fire at a tiny Christian school, Oikos University, in Oakland, California, in 2012. A gunman killed five people and injured 18 when he opened fire in a Northern Illinois University lecture hall in 2008.

In 2007, 32 people were fatally shot in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, before the gunman killed himself.

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, noting previous mass shootings in the city, said: “Once again the epidemic of gun violence has come to Seattle.”

Continued from Page 4 Fuller barely had time to thank the colonel before Taylor stood up, amid heavy fire and shouted to everyone around them. “There are two kinds of men out here! The dead! And those who are about to die! So let’s get the hell off this beach and at least die inland.”

Taylor, seemingly oblivious to danger, now roamed Easy Red, repeating these words, or some variation of them, to practically anyone he encountered. There is no way to tell how many men saw him, heard him or were affected by his presence, but the number must have been substantial, probably in the hundreds. Jack Thompson, a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune who had parachuted into Sicily the year before, landed with Taylor’s command group and followed the colonel as much as the situation permitted. He remembered Taylor saying, “Gentlemen, we are being killed on the beach, let us go inland and get killed.” Thompson was struck by the colonel’s use of the word “gentlemen” amid such chaotic and deadly circumstances “when the world was exploding around us … to say nothing of the machine guns up on the bluff.” Captain Thomas Merendino, commander of B Company, remembered that “men surged forward” after hearing Taylor. In another spot, Private Frank Ciarpelli heard the colonel say, “It’s better to be shot to death than drown like rats on the beach.” Private First Class Harold Saylor was focusing on staying alive from one moment to the next when he noticed someone running by and screaming, “Two kinds of people are staying on this beach: the dead and those who are going to die! Now let’s get the hell out of here!” Only later did Saylor realize that it had been Colonel Taylor. Elsewhere, Private First Class Earl Chellis heard Taylor urging him and several other members of a small pinned-down group to get off the beach. “Then everybody seemed to get up and we all went,” Chellis said.

It is impossible to say how much impact Taylor’s actions had on salvaging a bad situation and turning the momentum of the Omaha beach battle, but they were undoubtedly a significant factor. He was the first senior officer on the 1st Division side of the beach, and his exhortations saved dozens of lives. The exit that Taylor and his men eventually cleared was the only one open during the early part of the assault—the only way for the early invaders to escape the death trap of the beach.

All told, the Allies lost 3,000 men on Omaha Beach that day.

It was the bloodiest battle of the entire “Overlord” invasion, which took place across five sections of Normandy coast and which eventually gave the Allies the foothold they needed to begin their slow march through France into the heart of Hitler’s Europe. Less than a month after the invasion, Taylor was promoted to brigadier general; he ended up, in 1945, accepting the surrender by German forces in Czechoslovakia.

Even if Taylor has faded from memory—thanks to the famous D-Day film The Longest Day, his famous quote is often wrongly attributed to Gen. Norman Cota—he was honored for his role on June 6, 1944, in his lifetime. In the citation for his Distinguished Service Cross, the Army applauded him for braving snipe and “calmly and cooly … convert[ing] a bewildered mob into a co-ordinated fighting force.” Seventy years later, it’s important to celebrate men like that.

———— John C. McManus is professor of U.S. military history at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and author of The Dead and Those About To Die, from which this article is adapted.

Gun Bill Continued from Page 1 what are being referred to as ‘suitability standards.’ “There is no consistency, no uniformity, so you have police chiefs just using whatever criteria they want. I have big problems with that.”

DeLeo said yesterday that the new legislation was spurred by violent shootings which have recently been perpetrated nationwide and in the Commonwealth.

“We used to talk of these killings as being annual, every six months or so. Seems to me like they’re occurring every month, whether it’s in Newtown, California, movie theaters or college campuses,” he said before referencing a shooting this week in Springfield. “I have found that that is emblematic of what’s occurring in a lot of large urban areas of the state – I think there were three shooting deaths in Boston in May alone.”

Ironically, in addition to it’s already robust gun control laws, Massachusetts is also home to several large firearm manufacturers, namely Smith & Wesson in Springfield and Westfield’s own Savage Arms, but DeLeo doesn’t see his proposed bill impacting these companies negatively.

“I don’t think the legislation as we’ve provided it will have any affect on the gun industry in this part of the state,” he said.

“I know the folks at Smith & Wesson had some people at the State House when we spoke about it. I don’t think there are any problems with Smith & Wesson in terms of problems they see with the legislation.”

DeLeo acknowledged the Bay State’s existing gun legislation and said that the commission he appointed to evaluate those laws believes the Commonwealth can do better.

“With the recommendation that they made and put into writing in our legislation, it will hopefully make things better in terms of trying to keep guns off the street,” DeLeo said, citing the ‘gun show loophole’ referenced by Coakley, which she said allows people to buy a gun without undergoing necessary checks. “Sometimes theres a problem in terms of where that gun is going to end up, in whose hands it is going to end up in.”

DeLeo touched upon provisions in the legislation which will align Massachusetts with federal mental health and criminal registries and will protect schoolchildren in the event of an armed intruder. He agreed with Boldyga that certain aspects of the bill, namely prior misdemeanor convictions, need to be addressed.

“I think we have to take a look at that. I think there may be some misdemeanors that are one year – such as those of a violent nature – that may warrant the loss of guns,” he said. “But I think in reviewing many of the others, I don’t feel like they would warrant the loss of a gun permit.”

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In this photo provided by Burnham Design, shades of purple and lavender are mixed with softer shades of gray and black accents in a living room designed by Betsy Burnham of Burnham Design. (AP Photo/Burnham Design, Sarah Dorio)

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No color’s too bold for decor

By MELISSA RAYWORTH Associated Press It might be practical, of course, to decorate your home with neutral colors and muted earth tones. No need to worry about colors clashing if most everything is white, beige and light brown.

But what if you’re a fan of vivid orange, lime green or a luscious shade of lavender?

These colors can be tricky to use successfully in decor. But you don’t need to avoid them, says interior designer Brian Patrick Flynn, creator of the Flynnside Out design blog. Just use them carefully.

“It’s a game of balance,” Flynn says.

“Once you get that right, just about any color can be spectacular.”

Here, Flynn and two other designers — Kyle Schuneman of Live Well Designs and Betsy Burnham of Burnham Design — share advice on decorating successfully with even the most complicated colors.

PICK ONE WILD SHADE For a client who loved lime green, Schuneman covered one dining room wall with wallpaper that combined bright lime green with a muted sage green. He painted the other three walls in the neutral sage. That way, the client could enjoy a favorite color

but the room didn’t feel overwhelming.

“There can only be one star in a room,” Schuneman says. “If you want a bold color, then you already have your star.”

Burnham agrees: “Orange next to screaming lime green next to fuchsia,” she says, “doesn’t belong in a grown-up space.” But fuchsia paired with olive green can look chic.

The same approach works for paler colors. Pastel pink used with pastel yellow and pastel blue creates an overload of sweetness.

But Flynn has found that a light pastel pink can be gorgeous paired with a dark, calming navy blue.

ADJUST YOUR SHADE When clients are considering a very bright color, Flynn often advises them to choose one “two shades lighter or less saturated than the one they’re iffy about.”

“Nine times out of 10,” he says, “they end up still getting the effect, but without the color becoming too saturated to live with.”

No matter what the color, all three designers recommend picking a shade that’s got some gray mixed in. For a living room done in shades of purple and lavender, Burnham See Ask A Designer, Page 8

In this photo provided by Burnham Design, a vibrant wall color like this shade of spring green is balanced by equally bold furniture and accent pieces that combine the room’s entire palette in the bedroom designed by Betsy Burnham of Burnham Design. (AP Photo/Burnham Design, Sarah Dorio)

Right at Home: a neoclassical moment in decor

By KIM COOK Associated Press If you’re a fan of traditional décor, you probably appreciate the elegant lines and rich history of neoclassical style.

Interest in classical style really took off in the second half of the 18th century, when Scottish architect Robert Adam began using its elements in fancy homes, says London designer Adrienne Chin.

Adam recast urns, sphinxes and vine leaves as decorative elements in mirrors and moldings.

“Adam’s style owed much to the archaeological discoveries of Greco-Roman domestic architecture at Pompeii and Herculaneum,” says Chinn.

The historical discoveries also inspired the development of neoclassical furniture, which replaced the fussy rococo style with more linear, geometric silhouettes.

Today, Greco-Roman classicism is the basis of many interior décor styles — Louis XV, Regency, Federal and Georgian

among them, says New York designer Elaine Griffin. “As the oldest recognized style, classicism carries with it the approbation of time and taste,” Griffin says.

And while it never falls too far off décor’s radar, it’s really enjoying a moment now.

“Classicism’s clean, sleek lines are back with a vengeance this summer, both in a refined way and in over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek style statements,” she says.

There are many ways to introduce the style into traditional or contemporary spaces, and at various price points.

“Lamps are a great way to bring a neoclassical touch into your décor — classic urn shapes, columns or classical motifs like acanthus leaves look elegant, particularly when paired with a black card or pleated silk Empire lampshade,” Chinn suggests.

Stiffel has a wide selection with See Neoclassical, Page 8

This photo provided by Restoration Hardware shows neoclassical architectural ornaments cast in brass. These architectural fragments represent several of the Greco-Roman motifs including acanthus leaves and scroll and vine. Architectural fragments, Italian etchings of Greco-Roman architecture, and reproduction plaster busts are part of a large range of decorative elements that evoke neoclassical décor at Restoration Hardware. (AP Photo/Restoration Hardware)

By RON HARRIS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Dads try to stay handsome, and their technology should, too.

Items that have a blend of technology and wood can look more exquisite than plastic or metal when included in the construction correctly. I found three noteworthy products sure to complete dad’s stylish ensemble of personal technology: — Grain Audio Packable Wireless System ($249): Bluetooth speakers are readily available these days in various shapes and colors. But many of them are shaped oddly and made of plastic. This speaker from Grain Audio bucks the trend and opts for a walnut wood finish on the majority of its exterior.

The grain pattern of the wood is attractive and blends nicely with the grey rubber edging that surrounds the speaker’s metal grill. My tablets and phones synced easily after holding down the “G’’ button on the top for five seconds.

The sound is among the best you’ll find in a Bluetooth speaker at this size and price. It easily handled some of my bass-heavy electronic dance playlists.

— Grovemade iPhone case ($39-$99): One way to class up your dad’s mobile gear is to encase it in something slim, not bulky. Dads like to ruggedize everything in huge, obtuse rubbery cases. A better-looking alternative are some iPhone cases handcrafted from Oregon black walnut.

If dad is rocking an iPhone 5 or 5s, he may like the full case for $99. The sides and the back of the two-piece slide-on case are made of handfinished walnut.

If he wants something light for an iPhone 5c, he can opt for the less-expensive walnut bumper, at $39. It offers protection around the edges of the phone.

Both cases allow access to all the buttons, ports and camera lenses on the phones. Consider this a needed upgrade from dad’s current Day-Glo “Go ‘Niners!” cellphone case.

Sorry, but the company doesn’t make these cases for Android phones, which come in an assortment of shapes and sizes.

— Fender Wayne Kramer “Royal Tone” CE guitar ($549): Nothing displays the beauty of wood as exquisitely as a well-built dreadnought guitar.

This Wayne Kramer “Royal Tone” Dreadnought CE from Fender offers dad everything he’ll need to rock out those acoustic MC5 protopunk covers he’s been covertly working on. Kramer was the lead guitarist for the 1960s band MC5, and his stamp of approval on this guitar is a nod to discerning rocker dads.

The guitar has a This June 3, 2014 photo spruce top with a vin- shows the Fender tage sunburst tone Wayne Kramer “Royal and mahogany on the Tone” Dreadnought CE acoustic guitar, in back and sides.

There’s some very Decatur, Ga. (AP Photo) polished technology involved with this guitar as well. Built into the guitar is a Fishman Isys III System preamp, as well as an onboard tuner. It’s really nice to be able to quickly tune all six strings with the onboard electronics, instead of having to tote along separate tuning gear in a gig bag.

The unplugged sound is bright and lively. The guitar comes off as an easy player for intermediate pickers like me. Plug it in to an amp, and it just flat out jams, blending crisp high notes and chunky power chord strums nicely. Dad will have himself a true performance-ready instrument should he choose to hit a local open-mic night.

This guitar is a good deal, at $549, given the advanced electronics, top-shelf woods and attention to design detail.

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Census: Fewer people looking to move

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans are looking for a new address than they were a decade ago, the Census Bureau said Thursday.

New data showed more than 1 in 10 Americans moved between 2012 and 2013 because of job-, familyor housing reasons. More than 35 million Americans changed residences, meaning that 11.7 percent of the country over the age of 1 had a new address during that time period.

But the last time they asked, the Census Bureau found more than 42 million people found a new home between 1998 and 1999, a mover rate of 15.9 percent.

Both times, the most popular answer to why people wanted to move was because of housing and family. In 2013, 45 percent of those who moved said they moved because they “wanted a new or better home/apartment,” ‘’other housing reason” or “other family reason.” In 1999, 43.5 percent gave those same three reasons.

There is usually more than one factor to why people move, said the report’s author, David Ihrke, a demographer in the Census Bureau’s Journey to Work and Migration Statistics Branch. “We asked people to select the reason that contributed most to their decision to move. Picking one reason can be difficult, as moves are often motivated by many different, and oftentimes competing, factors,” Ihrke said.

The Census Bureau also found: —More women moved than men, with 18.3 million women moving and 17 million men moving. More men said they moved because of a job than women —20.4 percent vs. 18.5 percent.

—More than half of blacks — 52.7 percent — moved because of housing reasons, the highest rate for any race.

Latinos moved more because of family reasons — 31.7 percent — than any other race or ethnicity, and Asians — 28.3 percent — moved more for job-related reasons.

—More people moved within a few miles of their current addresses — 23 million stayed within their counties, while 11 million moved away. Of those who moved out-of-county, most still stayed nearby. More than 4 million moved less than 50 miles away from where they started.

—Single people moved more than anyone else. More than 12 million people who had never been married moved between 2012 and 2013, compared with the 9.9 million married people who moved and the 3 million divorced people who decided to seek a new address.

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Birdcall playback on phones prompts ethics debate This photo taken Dec. 1, 2013, by Sharon Gaietto shows the Brandfon family, father Mike, mother Sara and their twin daughters Abby, left, and Sophie, both 3. The number of U.S. fathers home with their kids full time for a variety of reasons is down from a peak 2.2 million in 2010, the official end of the recession, to about 2 million in 2012, according to a report released Thursday, June 5, 2014, by the Pew Research Center. Brandfon, 48, of Chicago falls lost his job at a mid-size public relations company in December 2009 and was a stay at home dad. He joined a dads’ group for park outings with the kids and the occasional night out for a beer. Once the girls were nearly 3 years old, he began looking for work again and landed a job last September. (AP Photo/Sharon Gaietto)

Study: At-home dads down slightly since recession

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The number of U.S. fathers home with their kids full-time is down, from a peak 2.2 million in 2010, the official end of the recession, to about 2 million in 2012, according to a report released Thursday by the Pew Research Center.

The slight decrease in their ranks from 2010 to 2012 was driven chiefly by employment gains since the recession eased, the report said, defining stay-at-home fathers as those not employed for pay at all in the prior year and living with children 17 or younger.

The largest share of at-home dads, 35 percent, said they were home due to illness or disability. Roughly 23 percent said it was mainly because they couldn’t find a job, and 21 percent said it was specifically to care for home or family, the researchers noted, relying on census and other government data.

By contrast, 1.1 million men were at-home dads in 1989, the earliest year reliable government figures are available for the sector.

Gretchen Livingston, a senior researcher who worked on the report, said fathers comprised 16 percent of parents at home full time in 2012, up from 10 percent in 1989.

The 21 percent who cited caring for home and children as the specific reason for being out of the for-pay work force was up from 5 percent in 1989 and 18 percent in 2007, the start of the recession, Livingston said.

While unemployment is a factor overall, Livingston said Wednesday in a telephone interview from Washington, D.C., that the “continuing convergence of gender roles” between moms and dads is key.

“It’s becoming more acceptable for dads to be caregivers, and it’s becoming more acceptable for moms to be responsible for breadwinning,” she said.

But Livingston warned that affluent, highly educated dads at home to raise children remain a subset.

“It’s important to note that a lot of these dads are actually not doing that well economically and they tend to have lower income

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And despite a greater acceptance of dads staying home to raise kids, other Pew research shows 51 percent of the public believes kids are better off when the mother stays home, compared to 8 percent that cited dads.

“There clearly has been a lot of gender convergence in recent decades, but then at the same time, you know, some things haven’t changed as far as people’s perceptions of the roles,” Livingston said.

Mike Brandfon, 48, of Chicago falls into the laid-off category. He lost his job at a midsize public relations company in December 2009, at a period when he and his wife had been thinking about having kids.

“I was looking for jobs but we just happened to get pregnant with twins at the right time, as far as me being able to stay home with them since I couldn’t find a job,” he said.

After the girls were born in October 2010 and his spouse’s four-month maternity leave ended, her marketing job allowed them to just make ends meet.

“It was quite a shock, to say the least,” he said of remaining out of the for-pay work force. “You don’t think about it in that sense when you’re going through it. You just try to get through each day and each moment.”

Brandfon joined a dads’ group for park outings with the kids and the occasional night out for a beer. Once the girls were nearly 3 years old, he began looking for work again and landed a job last September as media director for Web2carz.com, an online-only auto and lifestyles magazine.

In the end, he was thrilled with his time home as primary caregiver.

“I couldn’t get those years back,” he said.

“Looking back, it was amazing, seeing these little things develop into real people.”

——— Online: Pew report: http://www.pewsocialtrends. org/2014/06/05/growing-number-of-dadshome-with-the-kids/

By DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press Wildlife watchers can now wield unnatural powers, playing actual birdcalls on smart phones and other mobile devices. The practice, called playback, is effective for attracting elusive species but also can harm nesting birds if overused.

“It’s kind of a balancing act,” said Jeffrey Gordon, president of the American Birding Association in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

“If you’re bringing a common bird into view for a group of kids or showing people how habitat is really good for birds, then a case can be made that it’s a good tool for making birds visible. Caution is most warranted when you have a rare species or a species when a lot of people want to see it at the same location.”

The prevalence of these small, inexpensive tools is increasing at a rate that concerns many recreational birders, said Michael Webster, a professor and director of Cornell University’s Macaulay Library archive, the repository for more than 200,000 bird call recordings — 150,000 of which people can use online.

“The main negative? It can stress the birds, especially if overdone,” Webster said. “On the positive side? These are devices for people to get out there and experience nature. It’s educational engagement.”

People should, however, adhere to a wildlife-watching code of ethics, he said.

The American Birding Association’s Principles of Birding Ethics includes: “Limit the use of recordings and other methods of attracting birds, and never use such methods in heavily birded areas, or for attracting any species that is Threatened, Endangered or of Special Concern, or is rare in your local area.”

That language soon may be updated, Gordon said.

“I don’t know if that will make it more restrictive, though, just more thorough — spelling out a little better that not one size fits all. There are so many birds in so many situations that common sense and courtesy will be a better fit.”

Here, then, are some common-sense suggestions for minimizing playback disturbance to birds and other birders, from noted field guide author David Sibley’s website: — Have a plan. Choose your spot and know your quarry, don’t just play sounds.

— Play snippets of sound — less than 30 seconds at a time — with a long pause before the next snippet. After five minutes or so, give it a rest.

— Be subtle. You are trying to coax a bird into the open, not stir up a fight (among competing males during mating season).

— No surprises. Announce your intention to play a recording and hold the device above your shoulder so other birders can see the source of the sound.

“Any potential negative impacts of playback are more likely to occur in areas with a lot of birding pressure, so avoiding playback in those places is a good idea,” Sibley writes. “Where and how to use it in other situations is up to the individual birder.”

——— Online: American Birding Association: http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html David Sibley: http://www.sibleyguides.com/2011/04/theproper-use-of-playback-in-birding/

This Dec. 3, 2012 photo shows a crow arriving on a fence to join a number of others near a restaurant in Langley, Wash., responding in part to some smartphone playback.

The prevalence of playback — playing recorded birdcalls on smartphones or other mobile devices — is increasing rapidly as their prices continue to fall. That concerns many birdwatchers who believe it can stress territorial birds, especially if overdone. (AP Photo/Dean Fosdick)

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Sydney Liptak MVP of girls’ lacrosse at WMA Wilbraham — Sydney Liptak (Westfield, Ma.) was named Most Valuable Player for the girls’ lacrosse team at Wilbraham & Monson Academy for the 2014 season.

“It was shocking to me but I was proud and happy my coaches gave the award to me,” said Liptak, a sophomore. “I worked on different things this season . . . more details.”

The MVP award was the second such honor of the year for Liptak, who gained the field hockey team’s top award in the fall.

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Little League Report:Softball Game Date: 5/27/14 Northampton 14, Michael’s Towing 6 Michael’s Towing played hard and displayed excellent pitching and skillful defense against team Northampton. Emily Gelinas started out strong on the mount for Michael’s delivering five strikeouts in two innings. She was helped out by Emily LeClair who played great defensively behind the plate.

At bat, Michael’s battled hard against an almost untouchable pitcher. The team showed patience at the plate and filled the bases during the second inning with walks by Jenna Brown, Alexa Richter, Abby Daley and Emma Mazeika. Excellent base running by Mazeika delivered the first run for Michael’s and was quickly followed by a line drive single and two RBIs by Taryn Queenin.

Abby Goyette pitched in relief and gave an impressive two innings on the mount. Daley, Hannah Prain and Carly James helped her defensively in the field.

The play of the night came in the fifth inning with Northampton at bat with bases loaded and no outs.

Queenin at shortstop stopped the Northampton run with an unassisted triple play.

INSTRUCTIONAL DIVISION Game Date: 5/27/17 Westfield Police Association 10, OMG 0 Lindsey DeLand and Ava Cichonski combined to pitch a shutout giving Westfield Police a 10-0 victory over OMG Tuesday night. DeLand started the game for WPA and struck out nine batters while not giving up a run in three innings of work. Cichonski struck out three batters and pitched a scoreless fourth inning to close out the game for WPA via the 10-run rule. WPA scored five runs in each of the first two innings.

Kelsey Bouchard and Rylie Nimchick both had base hits for WPA who took advantage of twelve bases on balls. Cichonski reached base three times, Emily Schieppe, Allie Stucenski, Isabella Peloquin, and DeLand reached base twice each while Nova Santiago-Scott reached base in her only plate appearance of the game.

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Family tradition: Jerkens aims for Belmont upset

By MIKE FARRELL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Serious handicappers will pour over the pedigrees of the Belmont Stakes contenders, looking for horses whose lineage suggests the stamina and the class needed to beat California Chrome and deny racing its 12th Triple Crown winner on Saturday.

The process could be simplified by checking the bloodlines of the trainers. No one has been better groomed to knock off a champion than Jimmy Jerkens, who sends out Wicked Strong.

The 55-year-old Jimmy Jerkens is the son of Hall of Famer Allen Jerkens, nicknamed the “Giant Killer” for his training upsets.

The elder Jerkens beat the mighty Secretariat twice in 1973, in the Whitney Handicap with Onion and in the Woodward

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Liptak played center midfield and took the draws for the Titans, who entered the season with a young and inexperienced group.

“This season was different because we lost nine of our 18 members on the teams, so going into the season I knew I had to lead by example and set the example by forgetting about all my stats,” she said. “I was focused on teaching the girls how to get along and teaching the girls how to work as a team.”

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Alain Vigneault reviewed only portions of the video from the New York Rangers’ Stanley Cup finals opener before he sat down at their oceanside hotel to explain how it got away.

The coach had already formed a few impressions, and they made him even more wary of the Los Angeles Kings.

“They’re one of the best teams I’ve seen in a long time,” Vigneault said Thursday. “Areas to exploit, they don’t jump out at you. We’re going to have to be better than we were.”

The Rangers realize they missed a golden chance to grab an early game from the weary Kings, who were 72 hours removed from a grueling, sevengame Western Conference finals victory over defending champion Chicago.

New York jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period at Staples Center, but was soon overwhelmed. The Kings tied it in the second, utterly dominated the third and won early in overtime on Justin Williams’ latest clutch goal.

The comeback was classic Kings — and now the Rangers realize exactly what they’re facing.

“We’re a team that’s just never going to go away,” Kings forward Jeff Carter said. “We’re going to play hard no matter what the score is.”

Game 2 is Saturday. The Kings enjoyed a rare day off at home, while the Rangers tried to relax near the beach on a splendid sunny day.

Despite Vigneault’s lofty praise, the Rangers don’t seem intimidated by the 2012 Stanley Cup champions.

Although New York was outshot 20-3

California Chrome, with exercise rider Willie Delgado in the saddle, gallops in the rain at Belmont Park race track in Elmont, NY., Thursday, June 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)

Handicap with Prove Out. He also pinned loses on champions Buckpasser, Kelso and Skip Away.

Now the son gets a chance to carry on the family tradition with Wicked Strong, 6-1 on the morning line.

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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have chosen two high school infielders in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft.

Michael Chavis, an 18-year-old shortstop at Sprayberry High School in Georgia, was taken with the 26th pick.

He hit .580 with 13 homers in 28 games as a senior. Chavis is committed to attend Clemson but could bypass college and turn pro.

Boston also picked 18-year-old right-hander Michael Kopech from Mount Pleasant High School in Texas. He was chosen with the 33rd selection that was obtained from the New York Yankees as compensation for signing free agent center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury. Kopech had a 0.44 ERA in 64 innings this season.

The first two rounds of the three-day draft were held Thursday night.

2012 champ Sharapova awaits Halep in French final HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Might be easier said than done. Still, Maria Sharapova offered a tidy aphorism to sum up the formula that’s carried her to a third consecutive French Open final.

“It’s not how you finish a first set,” Sharapova said, “it’s how you finish the last set.”

Right now, no one is a better closer than she is on clay. Nearing a second championship at Roland Garros, and fifth Grand Slam trophy overall, Sharapova gritted her way to yet another comeback victory, beating 18th-seeded Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in the semifinals Thursday.

“If some things are not working out, I don’t just want to quit in the middle. Because when you lose the first set or a few games or you’re down a break, that’s not the end of the match,” Sharapova said. “That’s the type of philosophy that I play with.”

She famously described herself years ago as feeling like a “cow on ice” on clay, but Sharapova now has won her past 19 matches that went to three sets on the demanding surface.

In Saturday’s final, the No. 7-seeded Sharapova will face No. 4 Simona Halep, a 22-year-old Romanian who never before had been past the quarterfinals at a major. Halep turned in a much more straightforward victory than Sharapova, eliminating No. 28 Andrea Petkovic of Germany 6-2, 7-6 (4).

“I have a lot of confidence in myself now,” said Halep, who a year ago was ranked only 57th and lost in the first round in Paris for the third time since 2010. “I played really well here; a few good matches. But next round will be very tough. I know Maria. She’s a great champion.”

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — “Beat the Heat!” had a whole new meaning in a sweltering start to the NBA Finals.

The San Antonio Spurs handled the conditions, and the team, and it sure helped when a suffering LeBron James couldn’t make it to the finish.

Tim Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs beat the Heat 110-95 on Thursday night in Game 1 at steamy AT&T Center.

With an air conditioning failure making it feel like a sauna and causing James to battle cramps that knocked him out of the decisive stretch, the Spurs pulled away to win the opener of the first finals rematch since 1998.

“After I came out of the game, they kind of took off,” James said.

“And it was frustrating sitting out and not be able to help our team.”

Manu Ginobili had 16 points and 11 assists, Tony Parker added 19 points and eight assists and the Spurs — 6 for 6 in NBA Finals Game 1s — shot 59 percent.

“Just very proud of my team,” Parker said. “We kept believing, kept pushing. We know it’s not easy.”

They host Game 2 on Sunday — likely in cooler conditions.

James finished with 25 points but played only 33 minutes, and Miami was outscored 36-17 in the fourth quarter.

“It sucks not being out there for your team, especially at this point in the season,” James said.

Dwyane Wade had 19 points and Chris Bosh added 18, but the Heat wilted in temperatures that soared to 90 degrees in the second half.

“It was tough on both teams,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.

“They were pretty dead. We tried to get guys in and out. ... It was really hot out there.”

James, who had cramping issues two years ago in the finals, had to ask for a break in the fourth quarter and was getting treatment during a 15-4 Spurs run that turned around the game.

James came back in and made a basket that cut it to two points with about 4 minutes left, but couldn’t even run back on defense, promptly putting his hand up and lingering at the baseline until help arrived to take him off for good.

“I think it felt like a punch in the gut when you see your leader limping like that back to the bench,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Danny Green followed with 3-pointer to trigger what became a 16-3 run to end the game.

“You could see the heat was getting to a lot of guys. If I played as many minutes as he did, I’d probably be cramping up, too,” said

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in the third period, Carl Hagelin was denied by Jonathan Quick on a breakaway in the last minute of regulation, barely missing a chance to steal it.

“To be honest, I don’t think they had that many grade-A scoring chances in the third,” Hagelin said. “They had a lot of puck-possession time. They had some shots. It wasn’t really a lot of good chances. I mean, we can’t look too much into shots.”

The Kings realize they’ve also got work to do after stumbling early in their first series opener at home in the entire postseason. New York’s speed on the wings surprised the Kings, leading to numerous prime scoring chances for the Rangers.

But Los Angeles’ ability to adjust during a game has been a strength throughout its remarkable playoff run.

The Kings also have proven to be an incredible comeback team after rallying from four multigoal deficits to win: They’ve rallied from at least two goals down in three of their last four games, winning twice.

“Well, you can’t chase leads all the time,” Kings coach Darryl Sutter said.

“It’s the National Hockey League. It’s the best teams in the world. There are two teams left out of 30, which means that they’ve both come a long ways, and they both had to be resilient. You don’t get any award for ‘resilient.’ So we can play a lot better, and it’s way better when you’re not chasing the lead.”

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New York acknowledged Los Angeles took control of the second half of Game 1, using its disciplined structure and balanced offense to dominate puck possession. It’s a familiar formula to the Western Conference after the Kings gritted out seven-game series victories over San Jose, Anaheim and Chicago.

The Rangers have a renewed respect for the Kings after Game 1, but they also see simple fixes for their biggest problems.

“I think maybe we’re pressing, holding our sticks a little too much, too tightly,” Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. “Looking for stuff that wasn’t there. We know if we get pucks in deep and get our forecheck going, that’s where we can generate offense.

We were looking for a little bit too much on the rush, looking to carry it across and gain the zone a little bit too much.”

The winner of Game 1 has gone on to win the Stanley Cup title roughly 77 percent of the time since 1939. The Kings won Game 1 in overtime two years ago in New Jersey, ultimately finishing off the Devils in six games.

The Rangers might spend two days stewing over the lost opportunity of Game 1, but they also realize they’ve got time to counter the Kings’ strengths.

“Ultimately, I feel this group has a lot more to give,” McDonagh said. “We’re going to need that in Game 2.”

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Green, who scored 11 of his 13 points in the final quarter.

The crowd chanted “Beat the Heat!

Beat the Heat!” late in the game, which was just what the fans themselves were trying to do.

The Spurs said an electrical failure for the power that runs the air conditioning system had occurred. They apologized for the inconvenience but also seemed to poke fun of it, playing songs with “hot” in the lyrics over the sound system.

Fans were trying to cool themselves on the hot night, a reminder of what it was like in the old Boston Garden when the Celtics and Lakers got together.

The Heat are the first team since those Celtics of 1984-87 to get to four straight finals. They are well-rested after a relatively easy roll through the Eastern Conference playoffs, a key to keeping Wade healthy entering the finals.

James was the MVP of the series last year when the Heat rallied from five points down in the final half-minute of regulation to win Game 6 in overtime, then won a Game 7 that was close the whole way for their second straight championship.

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and was close almost throughout. The Heat led 86-79 after Bosh’s four-point play with 9:38 remaining in the game, but it was all San Antonio from there, and Wade said there were problems even beyond James’ absence.

“Obviously, tonight we would’ve loved to have him in there to finish the game, but we’ve got to finish the game better,” Wade said.

The Spurs ended up extending their NBA-record streak to eight straight home playoff wins by 15 or more points. Their roster is filled with international players, such as Parker and Ginobili, who both said they were used to playing without air conditioning overseas.

Bosh, scoreless in Game 7 last year, scored Miami’s first five points in the Heat’s 7-2 start. But Ginobili came off the bench firing, making consecutive 3-pointers for an 18-13 lead.

Wade and James combined for six straight points before Ginobili made another 3, and Patty Mills added one to close the first-quarter scoring and give the Spurs a 26-20 advantage.

The Spurs committed nine turnovers while managing only 20 points in the third quarter, and Miami led 78-74 heading to the fourth.

GIANTS 6, REDS 1 CINCINNATI (AP) — Left-hander Madison Bumgarner got his career-high sixth straight win, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Reds 6-1 on Thursday afternoon, taking a series in Cincinnati for the first time in five years.

San Francisco moved a season-high 18 games over .500 with its 11th win in 14 games. The Giants have the best record in the majors at 39-21.

NATIONALS 4, PHILLIES 2 WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Fister kept himself and his club on a roll, allowing two runs and four hits over seven innings as Washington Nationals capped a sweep.

Fister (4-1) struck out five and didn’t walk any as he won his fourth consecutive start for what’s starting to look like the tough-act-to-follow rotation expected from the Nationals this season.

CUBS 7, METS 4 CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Rizzo hit a tiebreaking homer, Travis Wood went deep and drove in three runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 7-4 Thursday night to complete the three-game sweep.

Rizzo’s solo drive off Vic Black (1-1) with one out in the seventh gave Chicago a lead after New York’s Andrew Brown capped a four-run comeback with a tworun shot in the top half.

DIAMONDBACKS 12, ROCKIES 7 DENVER (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel Montero and Chris Owings homered as Arizona reached doubledigits against the Colorado Rockies again and completed a sweep.

Arizona took all three games at Coors Field for the first time since April 2008.

BLUE JAYS 7, TIGERS 3 DETROIT (AP) — Juan Francisco and Brett Lawrie hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning off Justin Verlander, and Toronto completed a three-game sweep of Detroit.

The AL East-leading Blue Jays have won 19 of 23, including sweeps of defending champion Boston, AL Westleading Oakland and AL Central-leading Detroit. J.A. Happ (5-2) allowed three runs and seven hits in 6 1-3 innings for Toronto.

YANKEES 2, ATHLETICS 1 NEW YORK (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka tamed the highest-scoring team in the majors and New York stopped a four-game skid, beating Oakland and ending the Athletics’ five-game winning streak.

Facing the A’s for the first time, Tanaka (9-1) got an early jolt when John Jaso homered as the second batter in the game. But that was the only run Tanaka allowed in six innings, and he left with an AL-leading 2.02 ERA. David Robertson worked the ninth for his 13th save in 15 chances, helped by a lucky bounce.

RANGERS 8, ORIOLES 6 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rougned Odor had a leadoff single in

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the seventh and scored the tiebreaking run with the help of two errors by Baltimore Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy and Texas avoided a three-game sweep with a win.

The Rangers blew an early 5-0 lead, but their three-run seventh started when No. 9 batter Odor had an infield single off reliever Brian Matusz (2-2) and moved up on throwing error by Hardy.

ASTROS 8, ANGELS 5 HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve and George Springer drove in two runs each during Houston’s four-run eighth inning as the Astros pulled away for a win over Los Angeles.

Altuve had two hits, including a two-run double in the eighth, and Springer finished with three RBIs for the Astros.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 8-2 W-5 18-13 19-11 Toronto 37 24 .607 5½ ½ 5-5 L-1 11-12 19-16 Baltimore 30 28 .517 6 1 4-6 W-1 13-16 17-13 New York 30 29 .508 Boston 27 32 .458 9 4 7-3 L-3 15-17 12-15 14 9 0-10 L-10 12-16 11-22 Tampa Bay 23 38 .377 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 3-7 L-5 14-14 17-11 Detroit 31 25 .554 2½ 1 6-4 W-2 17-14 14-16 Chicago 31 30 .508 3 1½ 6-4 W-6 21-11 9-19 Cleveland 30 30 .500 Kansas City 29 31 .483 4 2½ 5-5 W-1 14-15 15-16 4 2½ 5-5 L-1 14-15 14-15 Minnesota 28 30 .483 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 7-3 L-1 17-12 20-11 Oakland 37 23 .617 5½ — 3-7 L-1 15-13 16-15 Los Angeles 31 28 .525 5½ — 7-3 W-5 14-15 17-13 Seattle 31 28 .525 Texas 30 30 .500 7 1½ 5-5 W-1 14-15 16-15 11½ 6 7-3 W-1 14-18 12-17 Houston 26 35 .426 AMERICAN LEAGUE Wednesday’s Games Seattle 2, Atlanta 0 Cleveland 7, Boston 4, 12 innings Oakland 7, N.Y. Yankees 4 Toronto 8, Detroit 2 Miami 5, Tampa Bay 4 Baltimore 6, Texas 5 L.A. Angels 4, Houston 0 Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 5, Kansas City 2, 11 innings Chicago White Sox 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 2, Oakland 1 Toronto 7, Detroit 3 Miami 11, Tampa Bay 6 Houston 8, L.A. Angels 5 Texas 8, Baltimore 6 Milwaukee 8, Minnesota 5 Kansas City 3, St. Louis 2 Friday’s Games Oakland (Milone 3-3) at Baltimore (W.Chen 6-2), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 6-3) at Toronto (Stroman 2-0), 7:07 p.m.

Boston (R.De La Rosa 1-0) at Detroit (Smyly 2-4), 7:08 p.m.

Seattle (C.Young 5-2) at Tampa Bay (Bedard 2-4), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 1-2) at Texas (Darvish 5-2), 8:05 p.m.

Houston (Keuchel 6-3) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 6-1), 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Whitley 0-0) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-5), 8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Rienzo 4-2) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-4), 10:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games St. Louis (S.Miller 6-5) at Toronto (Buehrle 10-1), 1:07 p.m.

Houston (Feldman 3-3) at Minnesota (Gibson 4-5), 2:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 3-2) at Texas (Tepesch 2-1), 4:05 p.m.

Seattle (Elias 4-4) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-3), 4:10 p.m.

Boston (Lester 6-6) at Detroit (Scherzer 6-2), 7:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-3) at Kansas City (Duffy 3-5), 7:15 p.m.

Oakland (Gray 6-1) at Baltimore (Gausman 0-1), 7:15 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Atlanta 31 27 .534 — — 4-6 L-2 18-14 13-13 Miami 32 28 .533 — — 6-4 W-4 22-11 10-17 Washington 30 28 .517 1 — 6-4 W-3 19-15 11-13 New York 28 32 .467 4 3 6-4 L-3 13-17 15-15 Philadelphia 24 34 .414 7 6 2-8 L-6 12-19 12-15 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Milwaukee 36 25 .590 — — 6-4 W-1 19-13 17-12 St. Louis 31 30 .508 5 ½ 3-7 L-1 16-14 15-16 Pittsburgh 28 31 .475 7 2½ 6-4 L-1 16-13 12-18 Cincinnati 27 31 .466 7½ 3 5-5 L-2 13-14 14-17 Chicago 23 34 .404 11 6½ 5-5 W-3 13-13 10-21 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away San Francisco 39 21 .650 — — 7-3 W-2 19-9 20-12 Los Angeles 31 30 .508 8½ ½ 4-6 L-2 13-19 18-11 Colorado 28 31 .475 10½ 2½ 1-9 L-7 16-10 12-21 San Diego 27 33 .450 12 4 5-5 W-1 15-17 12-16 Arizona 26 36 .419 14 6 6-4 W-3 9-22 17-14

Chicago White Sox (Sale 5-0) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 3-1), 10:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games St. Louis (J.Garcia 1-0) at Toronto (Hutchison 4-3), 1:07 p.m.

Oakland (Kazmir 6-2) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 2-6), 1:35 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-1) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-3), 1:40 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 4-3) at Minnesota (Deduno 2-3), 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 4-3) at Kansas City (Shields 6-3), 2:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Masterson 3-4) at Texas (J.Saunders 0-1), 3:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-5) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 6-5), 3:35 p.m.

Boston (Lackey 6-4) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 2-2), 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Wednesday’s Games Seattle 2, Atlanta 0 San Diego 3, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 8, Philadelphia 4 Miami 5, Tampa Bay 4 San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 2 Chicago Cubs 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Minnesota 6, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 5, Kansas City 2, 11 innings Arizona 16, Colorado 8 Chicago White Sox 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Thursday’s Games San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 1 Washington 4, Philadelphia 2 Miami 11, Tampa Bay 6 Chicago Cubs 7, N.Y. Mets 4 Milwaukee 8, Minnesota 5 Kansas City 3, St. Louis 2 Arizona 12, Colorado 7 Friday’s Games Miami (Eovaldi 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 6-3), 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lohse 7-1) at Pittsburgh (Cumpton 0-2), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 6-3) at Toronto (Stroman 2-0), 7:07 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 1-3) at Cincinnati (Cueto 5-4), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 6-2) at Colorado (E.Butler 0-0), 8:40 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 5-3) at Arizona (McCarthy 1-7), 9:40 p.m.

Washington (Roark 3-4) at San Diego (T.Ross 6-4), 10:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-3) at San Francisco (M.Cain 1-3), 10:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games St. Louis (S.Miller 6-5) at Toronto (Buehrle 10-1), 1:07 p.m.

Miami (Wolf 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 1-5), 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 3-4) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 3-4), 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 8-2) at Colorado (Chacin 0-4), 4:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 2-3) at Cincinnati (Simon 7-3), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 5-5) at San Francisco (Hudson 6-2), 10:05 p.m.

Atlanta (E.Santana 5-2) at Arizona (Miley 3-6), 10:10 p.m.

Washington (Treinen 0-2) at San Diego (Cashner 2-5), 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games St. Louis (J.Garcia 1-0) at Toronto (Hutchison 4-3), 1:07 p.m.

Philadelphia (Buchanan 1-2) at Cincinnati (Bailey 6-3), 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 3-4) at Pittsburgh (Morton 2-7), 1:35 p.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 3-3) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 1-1), 2:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 2-5) at San Francisco (Lincecum 4-4), 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Harang 4-4) at Arizona (C.Anderson 4-0), 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-2) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 6-4), 4:10 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 4-2) at San Diego (Stults 2-6), 4:10 p.m.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) San Antonio 1, Miami 0 Thursday, June 5: San Antonio 110, Miami 95 Sunday, June 8: Miami at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 10: San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m.

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ROYALS 3, CARDINALS 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yordano Ventura threw six innings in his return from a sore elbow, and the Kansas City ended a string of eight straight home losses to their in-state rivals.

MARLINS 11, RAYS 6 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — J.T. Realmuto had three RBIs in his major league debut, Marcell Ozuna homered and drove in four runs, and Miami handed Tampa Bay its 10th consecutive loss.

Realmuto drove in two runs on his first big league hit, a fourthinning single, and added a sixth-inning RBI single.

BREWERS 8, TWINS 5 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carlos Gomez hit a three-run homer against his former team to spark Milwaukee’s comeback.

Khris Davis hit a two-run homer off Kevin Correia (2-7) for the lead in the sixth inning to pull Brewers starter Wily Peralta (5-5) out of an early deficit built by Oswaldo Arcia’s grand slam.

Jonathan Lucroy tacked on a two-run shot in the ninth, and Francisco Rodriguez finished up for his 18th save in 20 attempts.

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Ridley focused on ending fumbles FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Fumbles plagued son, rushing for 431 yards and eight touchdowns in three Stevan Ridley even when the ball was dry. A steady rain straight games before both runners were shut down in a presents another challenge to the New England Patriots 26-16 loss at Denver in the AFC championship game. running back.

Blount left for the Pittsburgh Steelers as a free agent, It wasn’t a problem for him Thursday. leaving Ridley, Shane Vereen and Brandon Bolden as The Patriots continued their organized team activicoach Bill Belichick’s veteran backs. ties on a soggy day and Ridley gripped the ball as if his “You can go out there and be a starter one game and job depended on it. It might if he keeps fumbling. the next game you’re two or three guys behind,” “I told one of the young guys today, that’s the Ridley said. “That’s what Coach stresses to us quickest way to get off the field,” Ridley said. every week. We have to go out there and be as “You can ask me first.” competitive as we can be. He’s going to play the He’s speaks from experience. matchups game and we just have to be unselfish Ridley lost fumbles in three consecutive enough to capitalize on the plays that we get.” games last season. After the third, in the first Ridley’s four fumbles last year came on dry quarter against the Denver Broncos on Nov. 24, days. It rained during the last regular-season Ridley he was benched for the rest of New England’s game, a 34-20 win over the Buffalo Bills, and the 34-31 comeback win in overtime. He lost a total of first playoff games, a 43-22 win over the four fumbles last season leading to three touchdowns and a Indianapolis Colts. Both games were at Foxborough. field goal.

On Thursday, three months before the regular season, rain So he’s been focusing on avoiding a repeat this year. fell throughout practice.

“All you can do is really squeeze (the ball) high and tight,” “There’s no contact so you should be running your routes Ridley said. “I think that was a lesson I had to go through and, perfect. You should be catching every ball that’s thrown to hopefully, I won’t have to go through it again, but who knows? you. You shouldn’t be dropping anything on the ground,” “A little bit of adversity never hurts anybody. ... You take Ridley said. “Rain, sleet, whatever’s out there, whatever the your mistakes, you learn from them and you grow and you just conditions are, you have to find a way to fight through that.” keep on pushing.”

Some had trouble. One receiver fell while trying to cut.

The third-round pick from LSU fumbled just once as a “When you have a wet surface, you have to stick to your rookie in 2011, but the Patriots recovered it. He lost two of his fundamentals,” wide receiver Julian Edelman said. four fumbles in 2012 before the problem escalated last year.

Wet or dry, Ridley knows he must do that all the time.

And his rushing production dropped — from 1,263 yards and “We’re practicing either way. Coach says he doesn’t care 12 touchdowns on 290 carries in 2012 to 773 yards and seven about the conditions — rain, sleet, snow — we’re playing in touchdowns on 178 attempts. them,” he said. “You just never know, but whatever it is there So he’s concentrating on improving his overall focus on are no excuses.” every play.

Ridley is entering the final season of his contract and tries “I think if I can do that I can become a better player,” Ridley not to think much about it. said. “When you lose focus on the small things — whether it’s “I have to go out there and play football and hit it hard and small assignments, whether it’s carrying the football, whether run the ball and get wide open,” he said. “I just have to be the it’s running a route, whether its blitz pickup — those are things same player I’ve been.” that cost you your playing time.”

Anything else?

LeGarrette Blount emerged as the top back late in the sea“Try to go out there and be mistake-free.”

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3-5 favorite, enters the 1 1/2-mile Belmont on a six-race winning streak.

The flashy chestnut colt with four white feet and a prominent blaze became famous with his victories in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness.

All he needs is the Belmont to complete the Triple Crown, and secure his place in history. Weather permitting, a crowd of around 100,000 is expected to cheer him on.

“It will take a combination of things to beat him, that’s for sure,” Jimmy Jerkens said. “Everybody else will have to run the race of their life and California Chrome will have to throw in a clunker.”

Following in his father’s low-key tradition, Jerkens has prepped Wicked Strong with a minimum of fanfare.

His horses exercise at Belmont’s training track, apart from the main strip where most of the Belmont runners have been working and galloping for

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the race.

Although removed from center stage, Wicked Strong caught the clocker’s attention last weekend with a crisp five-furlong workout in 59.10 seconds.

Wicked Strong spied Palace Malice up ahead and took off after him.

Jerkens gave exercise rider Kelvin Pahal a hand signal to slow down, preventing an even quicker drill.

“Most of the time you like them to run horses down but I think it might have been too much, trying to catch Palace Malice,” Jerkens said.

You can’t blame the colt for trying to keep pace with last year’s Belmont Stakes winner.

Wicked Strong, named as a tribute to the Boston Marathon bombing victims, showed promise late last year, missing by only a half-length in the Remsen Stakes at Aqueduct.

He ran poorly in two races over the

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She is 0-3 against Sharapova. But Halep has claimed seven titles since the start of last season — “Impressive 12 months,” she called it — and used her smooth movement and smart angles to win all 12 sets she’s played these two weeks.

Sharapova took a more difficult route to her ninth Grand Slam final.

In the fourth round against 2011 U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur, Sharapova trailed 6-3, 4-3, then won the last nine games.

In the quarterfinals against 20-year-old Garbine Muguruza, the woman who stunned Serena Williams last week, Sharapova trailed 6-1, 5-4, then won nine of the last 10 games.

Shell’s Tekoa Tuesday Golf League - 2014 Joe Hebda & Tom Baker 55.5 Points 2nd Place Jim French & Dave Liberty 51.0 Points 3rd Place Frank Kamlowski & Angelo Mascadrelli 49.0 Points 4th Place Terry Clark & Mike Clark 48.5 Points 5th Place Tom Pitoniak & Bob Berniche 47.5 Points 5th Place Fran Siska & Bill Wallanovich 47.5 Points 6th Place Ray West & Harry Pease 46.5 Points 6th Place Barry Slattery & Bob McCarthy 46.5 Points 7th Place Bill Murphy & Chris Olsen 43.5 Points 8th Place Paul Joubert & Ron Bonyeau 43.0 Points 9th Place Ed Harrington & Jim Crawford 31.5 Points 10th Place Ed West & Bob Czarnecki 40.0 Points 11th Place Hank Bartniki & Jack Kennedy 38.5 Points 12th Place Carl Haas & Bill Frothingham 37.0 Points 13th Place Dick Williams & Ron Sena 36.0 Points 14th Place Erroll Nichols & Mark Dunn 35.0 Points 15th Place Jack Leary & Jim Liptak 33.0 Points 16th Place John Kidrick & Milt Holmes 32.5 Points 17th Place Butch Rines & Gary Marcoulier 30.5 Points 18th Place Jim Johnson & Al Szenda 30.0 Points Low Gross Ed Harrington & Angelo Mascadrelli @ 42 Low Net Tom Pitoniak @ 31 Closest to pin on 11th hole Fran Siska Closest to pin on 16th hole Jack Leary Closest to pin on 18th hole Dick Williams Shell Faunce we miss you on the course.

That pattern continued against another 20-year-old, Bouchard. After dropping the first set, then standing two games from defeat at 5-all in the second, Sharapova won eight of the last 10 games.

She did it by playing aggressively in crunch time, risking more but also coming through more. After Bouchard’s ability to take the ball early helped her build a 13-8 edge in winners in the first set, Sharapova had a 25-16 edge in that category over the last two, celebrating most by shaking her left fist and crying, “Come on!”

“She kind of elevated her game a little bit,” said Bouchard, who had been 9-0 in Grand Slam matches when winning the opening set.

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Results from May 13, 2014

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winter in Florida, a mystery Jerkens still can’t unravel.

Wicked Strong came north to deliver his defining moment in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, rallying from well off the pace for a 3 1/2-length victory.

The Kentucky Derby was a nightmare. While California Chrome had an ideal trip, Wicked Strong stumbled at the start. He quickly regrouped, only to wind up in a traffic jam. He finally shook loose to finish fourth, a respectable effort considering the difficulties.

Jerkens opted to skip the Preakness and regroup for the Belmont at the colt’s home track.

“I guess we always had it in the back of our minds that the Belmont would be one where he would have the best shot of all the Triple Crown races,” Jerkens said.

Results from May 21, 2014

1st Place

Jim French & Dave Liberty 65.5 Points 2nd Place Joe Hebda & Tom Baker 62.0 Points 2nd Place Barry Slattery & Bob McCarthy 62.0 Points 3rd Place Frank Kamlowski & Angelo Mascadrelli 61.5 Points 4th Place Tom Pitoniak & Bob Berniche 58.5 Points 5th Place Bill Murphy & Chris Olsen 58.0 Points 6th Place Fran Siska & Bill Wallanovich 57.5 Points 7th Place Terry Clark & Mike Clark 57.0 Points 8th Place Hank Bartniki & Jack Kennedy 54.0 Points 9th Place Ed West & Bob Czarnecki 53.0 Points 10th Place Ray West & Harry Pease 52.0 Points 11th Place Ed Harrington & Jim Crawford 50.0 Points 12th Place Paul Joubert & Ron Bonyeau 49.5 Points 13th Place Erroll Nichols & Mark Dunn 47.0 Points 14th Place Jack Leary & Jim Liptak 46.5 Points 15th Place Dick Williams & Ron Sena 45.0 Points 16th Place Carl Haas & Bill Frothingham 42.5 Points 17th Place Butch Rines & Gary Marcoulier 42.0 Points 18th Place John Kidrick & Milt Holmes 40.0 Points 19th Place Jim Johnson & Al Szenda 39.5 Points Low Gross Jim French @ 44 Low Net Tom Pitoniak @ 31 Closest to pin on 11th hole Al Szenda Closest to pin on 16th hole Bob Czarnecki Closest to pin on 18th hole Jim Crawford Shell Faunce we miss you on the course.

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

No Drama, Please Dear Annie: My adult stepdaughter doesn’t want to work.

Her main goal in life is to drink, smoke pot and pass out naked on the beach. She inherited two family homes and essentially threw them away by not paying the mortgages and having parties with the money she collected as rent.

This woman falls off the face of the Earth until she needs something. Her father and I are just getting our finances back on track after a series of layoffs. She had no idea we had moved out of state for new jobs. My husband is retired now, and we absolutely cannot afford to house a 43-year-old woman.

This girl needs some serious help. When my grandmother became too drunk to manage her own affairs, we put her in a rest home. Could we do this with my stepdaughter? -- No Drama, Please Dear Drama: Not without her consent or a court order saying she is incompetent. We doubt you’d get either. We assume this woman doesn’t have a job, but she is still your husband’s daughter. Is he willing to cut her off financially?

Would she listen to him if he offered advice or suggested job counseling? We don’t recommend you let this woman land on your doorstep. She has to understand that there are consequences to her irresponsible behavior. Still, you cannot do much without Dad’s backing. And if Dad enables her profligate behavior in any way, it only prolongs the end result.

Dear Annie: Everyone at our YMCA is friendly. We smile and say hello, even if we are not well-acquainted.

The exception is a young man who started coming a few months ago. He always has a scowl on his face. Whenever anyone says “hello,” he turns away without responding. Maybe he just wants to be left alone. But he has had an arm amputated, so we wonder whether there is something more we should do to reach out to him. He might be a war veteran -- but we don’t know, because he won’t talk to us.

What should we do? We’re happy to give him his space and stop trying to be friendly if that’s what is best for him. -- Just Trying To Be Friendly Dear Just: You sound very kind, but some people need more space -- and more time to adjust. Please don’t suddenly ignore this man, however. It doesn’t require much additional effort to continue to say hello, without expecting a response. We think, in time, this man will realize that you aren’t being overly inquisitive, and he will acknowledge your greeting, even if it is with only a nod or a grunt. Be patient.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Confused Employee,” the 18-year-old woman whose husband-and-wife bosses want them to take photographs of themselves every day to compete for a $100 gift certificate for “best dressed.”

You dropped the ball on this one. I don’t think this has anything to do with a dress code. It’s just creepy. If the bosses want the staff to dress better, they should have a meeting and say so.

It sounds more like the bosses want lots of pictures of pretty girls to look at. What is he going to do with those photographs?

Will they appear online? Are they going to be Photoshopped with a girl’s head on someone else’s naked body?

If I were a parent and my daughter told me that the boss was requiring daily photos, I’d be down at that coffee shop so fast it’d make his head spin. Once those pictures are taken, anything can happen to them. -- Creeped-Out Mom Dear Mom: Dozens of readers were also “creeped out” that this husband and wife wanted photos of these young women.

This is a questionable and worrisome request, even if the motives are simply to see who is best dressed. There are better ways to achieve that.

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 Fun With Folders!

Dear Heloise: Could you please reprint your hint on how to create NEW FOLDERS ON YOUR COMPUTER for those of us who need a little extra help? -- A Reader in Illinois Happy to reprint it for you!

Organizing things into different folders can make them much simpler to find later. Here is how to do it: * Click on the “Start” button and then click on “Computer.” * Choose one of your libraries (documents, pictures, etc.) and double-click on it. * At the top of the screen there will be an option for “New Folder.” Click on it, and a new folder will appear, which you can title whatever you want. * Then just click and drag or cut and paste files into your new folder.

-- Heloise TRAVEL HINT Dear Heloise: My family laughs at me, but when we stay at a hotel, I take a picture of the hotel and our room number. This way, I can decide if I want to stay there again or would rather have a different room because of noise, etc. -- A Happy Traveler from New Hampshire

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, June 6, 2014: This year you blaze a new path, and you’re unwilling to give in to boredom and routine. Though you might have your critics, you empower many others simply by example. If you are single, this summer will provide you with many potential sweeties. You’ll see someone who is very different from you as the right match. If you are attached, give your significant other time to catch up to you. You are transforming, and that will demand a response of growth. Give this person some space and time to move forward. LIBRA knows how to excite you.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Follow your sixth sense, and good results will arise. Your emotions might be the key to opening up a pal who has been withdrawn. The effect that you have on this person will make you smile. No wonder you miss this facet of his or her personality! Tonight: Let someone else decide.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH No one can deny your innate resourcefulness. Your smile suggests to a friend or an associate that you will come up with an appropriate response or solution. Others would be wise not to cross you right now. Take a hard look at those who do. Tonight: Let it all hang out.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Stay centered and maintain a sense of humor. You might feel as if you are driving through the twists and turns of life. You will emerge feeling successful and full of energy. Others admire your resilience and your creativity.

Tonight: Nearly anything is possible.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Communication flourishes -so much so that you might need to screen your calls. You will have a job to do or an errand to run. Dig your heels in, with the full expectation that you will enter the weekend feeling this task was done well. Tonight: Be naughty!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You’ll observe others carefully.

Hold up a mirror today, and look at what is happening in your own life from a detached point of view. Honestly assess your responses, especially if you feel as if others are not doing their share.

Tonight: Celebrate the weekend with friends.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Gain strength by taking a walk, potting a plant or sitting outside. Though you might need to ground yourself at times, you are a powerhouse to deal with. An associate still might try to get you to join his or her way of thinking.

Tonight: As you like it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH If it weren’t Friday, you probably would consider running away! The more nonreactive you become, the less a difficult situation will matter. Do not get involved with any power struggles.

Know what you want. Tonight: Feel relieved and empowered.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might prefer to pave your own path and go it alone. If you look over your shoulder, you’ll see a group of friends behind you cheering you on. Recognize that the support of others means a lot to you, and be sure to acknowledge it. Tonight: All smiles.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might zig and zag when trying to find the right path out of a problem. You have taken responsibility by looking for the solution, so be sure to check out all the different angles. First, look at it from your perspective, then try to see it from others’ point of view.

Tonight: Celebrate the positives in life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You will be full of new ideas.

As you illuminate your immediate surroundings with bright solutions, you will reinforce the positive attitudes of others.

They believe you can handle it all. Has the time come to express a little more vulnerability? Tonight: On center stage.

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GatorRoo Music Festival HUNTINGTON - Crafters are sought to sell their wares during the 5th Annual GatorRoo Music Festival on Booster Field at the Gateway school complex. The children’s music festival will be held on Saturday, June 7 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This event will feature the district’s children, as they perform outdoors for their parents and the Gateway community.

Booths may be rented for $25; proceeds will benefit the elementary music programs at Chester and Littleville Elementary Schools.

Applications for booth fees must be in by June 4 and are available at elementary school offices and may be downloaded from Breaking News, Gateway’s weekly e-newsletter. Checks may be made payable to the Littleville PTO. Set up will begin at 4 p.m. Please call 6673987 or email tmlstreas@aol.com if you have questions.

Music Festival HUNTINGTON - The 5th Annual GatorRoo Music Festival is an event that brings the entire community together to celebrate our youngest performers! Students from Chester and Littleville Elementary Schools will perform several numbers, along with a musical, “JOUST!” The festival will be held on Saturday, June 7 at 5 p.m. on Booster Field.

Trip to Show SOUTHWICK - The Senior Center will be taking a trip to Cheney Hall in Manchester, CT for the show “The Mythical Town of Almost Maine” on June 8. We will leave the center at 12:45 p.m. The cost is $19 per person. The show starts at 2 p.m. Stop by the center or call 569-5498 to sign up.

Sunday Night Concert Series WESTFIELD - The music of Neil Diamond will come alive on June 8. Join us for this wonderful show, which will be held at 6 p.m. at the Beveridge Pavilion Stanley Park, rain or shine and it is free of charge. Chairs will be provided and food service will be available.

For further information on the Westfield Bank Sunday Night Concert Series please go to www.stanleypark.org or call the park office at (413) 568-9312.

Beginner’s Walk WESTFIELD - On June 8, Stanley Park will host a walk that will be a beginner’s guide to some of the often ignored plant groups such as grasses, sedges, rushes, and a few other plants not in bloom. Bringing along a hand lens will be helpful, but not essential. Wear spring hiking attire, sturdy boots, and bring water. The walk will be led by Dave Lovejoy and will go from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

COA Book Club RUSSELL - The Russell COA Book Club announces the book selection for June will be the Hound of the Baskervilles by A. Conan Doyle. Discussion will take place on Tuesday, June 10 at 9:30 a.m. in the library room of Russell Senior Center. Pick yours up soon!

Farmers Market Season WESTFIELD - The Westfield Business Improvement District (WBID) is proud to announce The Downtown Westfield Farmers Market will be back every Thursday from June 12 to September 25. Once again we will be located on the beautiful front lawn of the Church of the Atonement at 36 Court Street. If you are interested in bringing your fresh local products and promoting healthy living to our community please contact Patti at the Westfield Business Improvement District, (413) 5721260 or email patti@thedistrictwestfield.com for applications to participate in this year’s market.

Seeking Instructors HUNTINGTON - The Gateway Regional School District is sponsoring evening adult mini-courses this fall and is seeking instructors who would like to teach. Anyone interested in teaching courses for this adult education program, please complete an Instructor Form and submit it to Stephanie Fisk at the

Gateway Central Office or email it to sfisk@ grsd.org by June 12. Instructor Forms may be downloaded from the current issue of Breaking News on the Gateway website (www.grsd.org/ news/breaking_news). We will then schedule a meeting for all instructors to go over the details for the fall.

Democratic Meeting WESTFIELD - The next meeting of the Westfield Democratic City Committee is June 12 at 7 p.m. in the Dolan-Ely Apartment Complex.

The meetings will be held at the Administration Building. The meetings are open to the public and speakers will be attending. All are invited and welcome to attend.

School Benefit Concert WESTFIELD - The Westfield High School Band and Orchestra Parents are hosting a benefit concert at the Westfield High School Auditorium to raise much needed funds to support music education in their school. This event is titled “Keep Music Education Alive.” The concert series is the 2rd annual benefit concert for the WHS Band. This year’s concert will feature Tusk the Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute. The concert will be held Friday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m.The proceeds will be used to support the Westfield High School Band.Tickets for the show are available on line at www.purplepass.com and at Rocky’s Ace Hardware in Westfield or by calling 800-316-8559.

Grandmother’s Garden Tour WESTFIELD - The 16th Annual Grandmother’s Garden Tour will showcase six private gardens open to the public June 14 and June 15. The public is invited to Honey Pot Road in Southwick June 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the annual Garden Party and Silent Auction for which tickets must be purchased in advance. Events include Music by Curran & Company and guests will stroll through perennial borders and gentle woodlands enjoying friendship, conversation and gourmet summer refreshment. For more information on tickets for wither of the above mentioned events, contact Sandy or Bob Watkins at 569-5562 or Bernadette Toomey at 562-9494.

Benefit Yoga Class SOUTHWICK - The Dhira Yoga Center and Team Mary’s Marchers will host a yoga class and raffle on Saturday, June 14 at 2 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to the American Liver Foundation. This is a fundraiser in loving memory of Mary Eastman who lost her battle with liver disease last summer. The yoga class will be a flow class accessible to all. Raffle Prizes include gift certificates for yoga class packages. Suggested donation is $10 to $20 per person for the yoga class.

Raffle tickets are $3 each or 5 for $10. The yoga class and raffle will be at the Dhira Yoga Center. For more info, to RSVP, to buy raffle tickets in advance or to make a donation, please call (413) 998-3463, or email info@ DhiraYogaCenter.com.

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June 6, 2014 TOWN OF CHESTER PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on the application for a new all alcohol license to Roscoe’s, L.L.C., 30 Main St, Chester, MA, 01011.

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WESTFIELD 1 BEDROOM. Kitchen and bath. No pets. $650/month includes utilities.

First, last, security. (413)2504811.

MOVING SALE. SOUTHWICK 181 A SOUTH LONGYARD ROAD. Saturday, June 7, 8-3 and Sunday, June 8, 8-2. Furniture, 2 large oak hutches, elyptical smith machine, glassware, drum set. No early birds WESTFIELD 1&2 bedroom please. apartments, rent includes heat and hot water. Excellent size MOVING SALE. WESTFIELD and location. No dogs. Call 351 HILLSIDE ROAD. Friday, weekdays (413)786-9884.

Saturday, Sunday, June 6,7,8.

9-3. Oak cabinets, clothes, misc.

WESTFIELD 3 room apartment, items. Too much to list. first floor, stove, refrigerator, AC, all utilities included. Parking on SOUTHWICK 28 JEFFREY premises. No pets. Non smoker.

CIRCLE. June 6&7. 9-4. MULTI $775/month. Shown by appointFAMILY. Tent, camping items, ment only. (413)568-5905. weight bench, clothes, household items, books, DVD's, much more. All proceeds will be donated to cancer research.

SOUTHWICK 30 BERKSHIRE AVE. June 6&7. 9-5. Furniture, large bird cage, speakers, sporting goods, more.

SOUTHWICK TAG & BAKE SALE. AHREND CIRCLE. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, June 6,7,8. 9-4.

SPRINGFIELD 17 ARTHUR STREET. Saturday only, June 7th. 9-3. Furniture, lot's of misc. household items.

WESTFIELD 19 LOIS STREET. (OFF SOUTH MAPLE). Saturday, June 7, 9-4. Raindate, June 14. MULTI-FAMILIES. Something for everyone.

0340 Apartment WESTFIELD 3 ROOM, 1 bedroom. Updated kitchen, 2nd floor in quiet building. $500/month plus. First, last, security.

(413)237-6114.

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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.

WESTFIELD-FALLEY DRIVE. MULTIPLE TAG SALES. Friday, Saturday, June 6&7. 9-3. Clothing, furniture, china, luggage, toys, home decor and amazing household items. Good prices at our tag sale!!

CARPET, LINOLEUM, CERAMIC TILE, HARDWOOD FLOORS. Sales, Service. Installation & Repairs. Customer guaranteed quality, clean, efficient, workmanship. Call Rich (413)530-7922.

WESTFIELD

Carpet

WAGNER RUG & FLOORING, LLC. 95 MAINLINE DRIVE, WESTFIELD. (413)568-0520. One stop shopping for all your floors. Over 40 years in business. www.wagnerrug.com

$840-$860/month with $40. heat discount

Chimney Sweeps

* Deluxe 2 bedroom townhouses, 1 1/2 baths, spacious, closets * Dishwasher, wall/wall carpeting * Air conditioning, laundry facilities, 900 sq.ft.. private entrances

HENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel caps and liner systems. Inspections, masonry work and gutter cleaning. Free estimates. Insured.

Quality work from a business you can trust. (413)848-0100, 1-800-793-3706.

FREE HOT WATER Convenient to Mass Pike & 10/202

140 Union Street, #4 Westfield, MA For more information call (413)568-1444

Drywall T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete professional drywall at amateur prices. Our ceilings are tops! Call Mike 413-8218971. Free estimates.

Electrician SPACIOUS 3rd floor apartment, 1 bedroom. $650/month. First, last, security plus utilities. Washer/Dryer included. No pets. Non smoker. Quiet neighborhood.

Call (413)572-2652 Greg or Paula.

PLEASANT STREET, Westfield.

4 room, 1 bedroom apartment.

Stove, refrigerator, storage. $725/month plus utilities.

(413)562-2295.

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TAG SALE

Call (413) 562-4181 Ext. 118

DEADLINE: 2PM THE DAY BEFORE E-mail: dianedisanto@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com 0345 Rooms

0430 Condos For Sale

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT

ROOM TO RENT in a quiet neighborhood. Kitchen and laundry privilege. Heat, A/C, utilities.

Available now to non-smoker. $600/month, Westfield.

(413)355-2338 or (413)5627341.

STONEY HILL CONDO, Westfield. Garage, full basement, deck, lovely private grounds, pool, golf. Call (413)301-2314 or (413)977-9658.

54 MAINLINE DRIVE WESTFIELD, MA 4,300sq.ft. 220 volts - 200 amp service

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.

Business & Professional Services

K&G HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING. Now doing SPRING CLEANINGS. Call Ken (413)564-7089.

PARK SQUARE TOWNHOUSES

To Advertise 413-562-4181 • CT 860-745-0424

PUBLIC GAS WATER - SEWER WESTFIELD LARGE 1 bedroom apartment, first floor, off Call (413)896-3736 street parking. $690/month plus 0370 Office Space utilities. First, last, security.

Available now. (413)568-5146. W E S T F I E L D 8 2 B R O A D STREET. 850sq.ft. 4 room of- MONTGOMERY 5 miles from fice suite available. Utilities in- Westfield. Spacious office includes utilities and WiFi. cluded. Call (413)562-2295.

0345 Rooms $350/month. Call (413)9776277.

ROOM FOR RENT in Southwick/Lakeview. Kitchen and 0375 Business Property laundry privileges. Female preferred. $500/month in- COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. 0410 Mobile Homes cludes utilities. (413)244- Southwick 642 College Highway 0787. for rent. 2 buildings zoned BR. CHICOPEE 1996, 2 bedrooms, (1) Auto repair or body shop (2) 14'x72', air, natural gas, new Office, storage or restaurant. floors, carpet/tile. $108,500.

Great location, across from IBS. D A S A P ( 4 1 3 ) 5 9 3 - 9 9 6 1 .

(413)563-8776, (413)568-3571. d a s a p . m h v i l l a g e . c o m

WESTFIELD 88 NOTRE DAME STREET, June 6&7, 9-4. June 8, 9-12. Huge sale! Moving. Machinery/industrial business, along with household, lots of mens stuff, ladies too!

Rain/shine.

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ALEKSANDR DUDUKAL ELECTRICAL. Residential, Commercial, Industrial. Licensed and insured. Lic. #11902. Service and emergency calls. Call (413)519-8875. alexdudukal@yahoo.com POEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All types of wiring. Free estimates, insured. SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter deicing cables installed. I answer all calls! Prompt service, best prices.

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

D I R E C T O R Y

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

(413)214-4149.

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

C&N CARPENTRY. Suspended ceilings, home improvements and remodeling. Licensed and insured. Call SEPTIC SYSTEMS, house sites, (413)262-9314. demolition, land clearing, driveways, stumping, patios, retaining walls, DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for walkways. CORMIER LANDSCAP- all your exterior home improvement needs. Roofing, siding, windows, ING, (413)822-0739. decks and gutters. Call for free quote.

Extensive references, fully licensed & Flooring/Floor Sanding insured in MA. & CT. www.delreohomeimprovement.com Call Gary A RON JOHNSON’S FLOOR SAND- Delcamp (413)569-3733.

ING. Installation, repairs, 3 coats polyurethane. Free estimates. (413) 569-3066.

TOM DISANTO Home Improvements The best choice for all interior and exterior building and remodeling. Specializing Gutter Cleaning in the design and building of residential additions, since 1985. Kitchens, baths, RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED, RE- siding, windows, decks, porches, sunPAIRED. Antennas removed, chim- rooms, garages. License #069144. MA neys repaired and chimney caps Reg. #110710. FREE ESTIMATES, installed. Roof leaks repaired, vent REFERENCES, FULLY INSURED. Call areas sealed. Sr. citizen discount. In- Tom (413)568-7036. sured. Free estimates. H.I. Johnson J.D. BERRY CONTRACTING. Services. (413)596-8859 before 9p.m. Garages, additions, windows, doors,

Excavating

Hauling #1 PHIL'S DUMP RUNS/DEMOLITION. Removal of any items in cellars, attics, etc... Also brush removal and small demolition (sheds, decks, fences, one car garages). Fully insured. Free estimates. Phil (413)525-2892, (413)2656380.

A DUMP TRUCK. Attic, cellars, yard, scrap metal removal. Seasoned Firewood. (413)569-1611, (413)374-5377.

A.R.A. JUNK REMOVAL SERVICE. Furniture, trash, appliances. Full house cleanouts, basements, attics, yards.

Furnace and hot water heater removal.

24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE. Free estimate on phone. Senior discount. Call Pete (413)433-0356. www.arajunkremoval.com.

Home Improvement ADVANCED REMODELING & CONSTRUCTION. 25 years experience. Licensed and Insured. Free estimates.

Call Don (413)262-8283. When Quality, Integrity, and Value count.

JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC. Senior discount. No job too small! Insured, free estimates. 40 years experience.

BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING RELic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682.

MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years experience. Insured, reasonable prices.

No job too small. Call Tom Daly, (413)543-3100. Lic# A7625.

Home Improvement

MODELING.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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House Painting

Masonry

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 !!

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.

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.

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

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

FRESH START PAINTING. Certified lead renovator. Interior/exterior painting. Power washing. Wallpapering. 30 years + experience. Charlie (413)3138084.

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

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

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

10% senior discount. Free estimates.

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

Stump Grinding

KELSO FAMILY PAINTING. Filling summer schedule for exterior painting, FILLEY & SON Over 28 years of serving interior painting anytime. Call Kyle greater Westfield area and beyond.

STUMP GRINDING / BOBCAT SERVdecks, vinyl siding and more. (413)667-3395. #CS077728. Call Jim, (413)569-6920, (413) 530-5430

PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUCTION. All your carpentry needs. (413)3864606. Did your windows fail with the cold weather? Don't wait another year!

Call Paul for replacement windows.

Many new features available. Windows are built in CT. All windows installed by Paul, owner of Paul Maynard Construction. My name is on my work.

Landscaping/Lawn Care

ICES. Free estimates. Will beat any other competitors written estimate.

Best prices! Satisfaction guaranteed!

Call (413)306-8233.

A SPRING CLEANUP. Commercial, Tractor Services residential. Weekly mowing and main- JIM'S TRACTOR SERVICES. Grading & tenance, tree removal, dethatching, leveling of driveways & short roads, trap rock mulch, gutter cleaning, etc. Shea Landand/or gravel material. Mowing and maintescaping, (413)569-2909.

nance of fields and lawns. Post hole digging.

Loader work & loam spread. (413)569-6920, CORMIER LANDSCAPING. Spring (413)530-5430.

cleanups, lawn service, mulching, retaining walls, excavating, decks, Tree Service R.J. FENNYERY HOME IMPROVE- driveways, MENT'S. Professional roofing & sid- patios, tree work, stone work. Call A BETTER OPTION - GRANFIELD TREE SERVICE. Tree Removal, Land ing contractor. All types of home (413)822-0739.

Clearing, Excavating. Firewood, Log repairs. Expert emergency leak reTruck Loads. (413)569-6104. pair. Reasonable rates. MA Lic. LAWN MOWING, Spring/Fall cleanups, hedge trimming and all your landscaping #CS066849. MA Reg. #149909. Call needs.(413)626-6122 or visit: www.hag- AMERICAN TREE & SHRUB. ProfesBob (413)736-0276. RJFennyery. gerscape.com sional fertilizing, planting, pruning, cacom bling and removals. Free estimates, PLUMLEY LANDSCAPE, INC. Call us fully insured. Please call Ken 569Home Maintenance today for all your landscape needs. 0469.

Landscape design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, and complete HANDYMAN/CARPENTER. All home yard renovations. Drainage problems, CONRAD TREE SERVICE. Expert repairs: Honey to do list, bathroom re- stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat tree removal. Prompt estimates. modeling, tile work, sheetrock repairs, service, gravel driveways, excavation Crane work. Insured. “After 34 winterization. No job too small. 35 years and demolition, including getting rid of years, we still work hard at being profressional experience. (413)519- that unwanted pool. (413)862-4749. #1.” (413)562-3395.

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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, Upholstery lowest prices. Lawn mowing. Residential\commercial. No lawns to small.

Weekly, biweekly. (413)330-3917.

KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS. 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality YARD CLEANUP, thatching, leaf brush workmanship at a great price. Free removal, hedge/tree trimming, pickup and delivery. Call (413)562mulch/stone, mowing. Call Accurate 6639.

Lawncare, (413)579-1639.