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Ceremonies honor lost, heroes of 9/11 attacks
Board may reset perc season By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Board of Health voted Wednesday night to grant variances to allow out-of-season percolation tests done to determine if soil conditions will support installation of a septic system. Health Director Joseph Rouse said Westfield is one of a few communities in the area still to have a “perc test season” which is defined as being from February through May. “The rational for having a perc season was to do the test during the wettest months of the year,” Rouse said. “The policy criterion also requires a hardship, usually economic, to justify doing it out of season.” Part of the test procedure is to saturate the soil, then time the absorption of water into See Perc, Page 8
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Westfield Vocational-Technical High School carpentry instructor Rick LaBay, right, and Garrett Kellam, left, a senior, work on the upper level of the new Park Square Pavilion Wednesday. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
WVTHS students making pavilion progress By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – This week, returning Westfield Vocational-Technical High School seniors in the Construction Technology shop taught by Brian Falcetti picked up where they left off last spring on the unfinished Park Square Pavilion. “Our group has eight students, but I just had two go out on co-op so I’m down to six,” Falcetti said. He had 14 last year. “We spent three days in June and three days this week,” he said. “So the progress you see here is six days worth of work.” “We did the headers and the cripples for the doors and windows, and now we’re working on the arches that are going to go around the windows,” said Susan Mosijchuk, one of Falcetti’s senior construction students. “We’ve got half-round windows going into the upper section, so they’re doing all the framing to complete the half-round rough framing for those windows,” said Falcetti. He said that the seniors were able to use a crane to assemble and put the steel onto the structure in June. “They’re doing all of the infill framing for the doors and windows and sheathing the exterior,” he said. “The week of the 22nd, we’ll be bringing the trusses over and will start assembling the roof system that will be
lifted up the first of October.” Falcetti said that the trusses, though pre-manufactured, are still at WVTHS, where the students did prefitting work. “Where the brackets go and their length – all that was pre-cut at the shop.” he said. “Next we’ll do an assembly on the Green where we’ll pre-assemble the roof and lift the whole thing as one unit.” The eight-sided structure will have a bell-shaped roof, with a triple girder, with hips jutting off it on all sides. Falcetti said that he and the students told Tighe & Bond and Reinhardt Associates, the project’s engineering consulting and architectural design firms, about the products they felt they could use to make the project work. “These structures are already padded with 2-by-6s, so none of the drilling had to be done and the students could add steel to the steel without having to do all the extra work of drilling,” said Falcetti. “We picked a lot of the products and gave them our model that the students designed to show how we thought we could do it with students. So they (Tighe & Bond, Reinhardt) are just finalizing prints that our students designed and gave it the engineers’ stamp.” “I don’t know that there are many challenges,” he
By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Fire Department hosted the town’s annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony yesterday. Marked with the ringing of a bell – known as the Striking of the Four Fives in the firefighting world – the ceremony was solemn and honored lives lost and the heroes who arrived after terrorists struck. Fire Chief Richard Anderson said the firefighters and all first responders that day bravely ran into buildings as others were running out. They helped save lives. “Much has happened since that day,” Anderson said. “It changed the way we live. It changed the way we see terrorists.” Anderson said people today tend not to look back. “There’s a great tendency to focus on the present and avoid the past,” he said. “We’re here today because we’ve chosen not to forget.” A small crowd of residents, town officials, police and public works employees joined the fire department in remembering the fallen and saluting the first responders. Anderson said firefighters and first responders honor those memories whenever they respond to a call. “It doesn’t matter who calls or what the circumstances are,” Anderson said. Fire Chaplain Rev. Albright recalled that Sept. 11, 2001 was not unlike yesterday. “It was a September morning that began much like this one,” he said. “It is all too easy for us to forget events of the past and be content with what is before us today.” Albright said that tragic day was a demonstration “of what we are at our best in order to save the victims of what we are at See 9/11 Ceremony, Page 3
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School Committee discusses Hopson’s letter By Peter Francis Staff Writer MIDDLEFIELD – Copies of a letter written to members of the state legislature by Gateway Regional School District Superintendent Dr. David Hopson were dispersed to members of the district’s school committee Wednesday evening. The writing of the letter was approved by the committee at their last meeting and it has been sent to the legislators representing the district’s seven member towns regarding the town of Worthington’s continued attempt to unilaterally withdraw from the district. The letter has been sent to the district and State House offices of state Sen. Benjamin B. Downing, D-Pittsfield – who represents the towns of Blandford, Chester, Huntington, Middlefield and Worthington in his Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden District – and to state Sen. Don Humason, Jr., R-Westfield, who represents the towns of Montgomery and Russell in his 2nd Hampden-Hampshire
District. Four members of the state’s House of Representatives have also been sent copies of the letter – William “Smitty” Pignatelli, D-Lenox, who represents Blandford and Russell, Stephen Kulik, D-Worthington, the longtime representative for Chester, Huntington, Middlefield and Worthington, and Peter Kocot, D-Northampton, who represents the town of Montgomery. Letters have also been sent to the Chairs of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Education, Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, D-Boston and Rep. Alice Peisch, D-Wellesley. Urged to write to the district’s legislative delegation by community members such as Montgomery Selectman Dan Jacques and Derrick Mason of the Gateway Town Advisory Committee, the letter is seeking clarification on a number of issues, including the effective date for an Act relative to the withdrawal of the town of Worthington from the Gateway Regional School District.
Purse stolen in church while victim prayed By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The sanctity of the church was apparently violated Wednesday by a thief who stole a parishioner’s purse while she was praying. A Sackett Road resident called police Wednesday afternoon to report that her purse was stolen at St. Mary’s Church while she was there to pray as she does regularly on Wednesday. Officer John Barnachez reports that the woman said that she sat in a pew in the lower church and left her purse and other items in the pew when she went up to the altar to pray. The woman said that when she returned to her pew her purse was missing although her other property was still where she had left it. The victim said that she had not seen anybody in the lower church while she was there except for two elderly ladies who had been seated the front of the church. Barnachez reports that he spoke the two women the victim indicated and neither said that they had seen anybody else in the church.
“There has been significant discussion at venues across the district regarding this legislation, with uncertainty around timeliness, protocols, and outcomes.” said Hopson in the letter. “Mrs. Ruth Kennedy, a school committee member from the town of Russell, has also indicated that her conversations with legislators, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) officials, and others throughout state government reveal little consistency between these organizations concerning this legislation.” The letter goes on to ask for specific clarification on the effective dates of approval and withdrawal under DESE regulations, the timing for DESE convening a reorganizational needs conference and how it pertains to approval of the education plans of the Gateway Regional District and the town of Worthington. Hopson’s letter also asks for clarification on what the report filed with the legislature by the See Hopson, Page 8
Jessica Bishop, a member of the Southwick Fire Department, prepares to ring a bell during a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in Southwick yesterday. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Suspect arraigned under false name By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – One of three men arrested after a Montgomery Road burglary got through the police and court procedures claiming to be his brother but, when he got to jail, officials there recognized him and advised the court who he really was. Alberto Ramirez, 29, apparently also of 126 Union St., was arrested – and subsequently arraigned – on charges of breaking and entering a building the nighttime with intent to commit a felony and larceny from a building under the name of his brother, Anthony, 32. He and two co-defendants had been found in the area of J.J.’s Variety store on Montgomery Road minutes after the store was burgled and the ensuing investigation revealed that a large number of cigarettes and cigars stolen from the store were in the trunk of the vehicle. When he was arraigned, Judge Philip A. Contant set bail for Ramirez at $500.
When he did not post bail, he was sent to the Ludlow jail where officials recognized him to be Alberto Ramirez and advised the court that the defendant “apparently gave incorrect identification information to WPD.” He was held without right to bail. Ramiriz was returned to court on Wednesday and acknowledged his real name. His former bail was revoked and he was held in lieu of $5,000 cash bail or $50,000 surety.
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Westfield State earns top spot for vets WESTFIELD – For the first time, Westfield State University has been named as one of the top 50 “Best Colleges for Veterans” as reported in the latest US News & World Report 2015 “Best Colleges” edition. Westfield State was the only Massachusetts state university to make the “Best Colleges for Veterans” list and continues its trend to lead the Massachusetts state university system in the annual overall rankings for Regional Universities-North. “Being identified as one of the ‘Best Colleges for Veterans’ is a tremendous point of pride for Westfield State. We are deeply committed to serving our country’s veterans, and have prioritized providing the support services, academic programming, plus access to a range of federal benefits to address the unique needs of service members and to make earning a degree more manageable and more affordable,” said Elizabeth H. Preston, president, Westfield State University. Westfield State has a demonstrated track record in education programming for service members. Last year, the university was named a “Top Military Friendly School” by both G.I. Jobs and Military Advanced Education Magazine, and was ranked as one of the top business schools for veterans in the first-ever national survey of business schools by
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The Military Times. Westfield State currently has nearly 300 veterans representing four percent of the student body on campus. The “Best Colleges for Veterans” Web-exclusive rankings include numerically ranked schools in the 2015 edition of the U.S. and World Report’s “Best Colleges” that meet each of the following criteria: the institution is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium; the institution is certified for the GI Bill; and the institution participates in the Yellow Ribbon Program or is a public institution that charges in-state tuition, which can be fully covered by the GI Bill, to all veterans applying from out of state. Westfield State officially ranked 115 in the top tier of the “Best Regional Universities – North” up from 123 last year. The overall rankings of Regional Universities, which offer an array of undergraduate and graduate degrees but few doctoral programs, are split amongst four quadrants of the country – North, South, Midwest, and West, respectively. Only the top tier of each category is ranked. The 620 universities in this category are not ranked nationally but rather against their peer group in one of four geographic regions because, in general, they tend to draw students most heavily from surrounding states. Westfield State
has steadily climbed in the annual college rankings, notably jumping a full tier in 2009. Rankings were determined by a number of factors including peer assessment, assessment of excellence, retention and graduation rates, graduation rate performance, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, and alumni giving. The exclusive rankings are available at www.usnews.com/colleges and through the U.S. News College Compass. They will also be published in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 edition of “Best Colleges,” available on newsstands today. Earlier this year, Westfield State led Massachusetts’ universities placing in the top 15 percent out of 205 schools and is the only Massachusetts school public or private in the top 50 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 “Best Online Education Programs” rankings. Westfield State’s official ranking was 31 out of 205 in the Online Education Bachelor’s Programs category based on new research and methodology conducted by U.S. News & World Report. Westfield State offers six online bachelor’s degree completion programs in business management, criminal justice, history, liberal studies, psychology, and sociology.
Gateway Superintendent’s Corner Now that school is officially in session I’d like to remind everyone of our continuing need for volunteers in our schools. Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines a volunteer as “one who enters into or offers himself for a service of his own free will.” Using this definition, there are many ways for community members to assist the schools, and our students, as volunteers. These include joining various district and school groups that work to improve our schools including school councils, the school committee, advisory and ad hoc committees as some easily recognizable examples. We have very involved fundraising groups who create additional opportunities for our students through their hard work, including P arent-Teacher Organizations, the Gateway Athletic Booster Club, and our Band and Choral Boosters. We also appreciate the many people who volunteer their time to make things work better for students—those folks running our elementary libraries, parents and others who help chap-
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Dr. David Hopson erone field trips, individuals coming in and helping in our classrooms by monitoring student activities, giving presentations, preparing materials and providing other services to our students and their teachers. We also appreciate the many businesses that help our students by allowing them to use their facilities, provide monetary or ‘in-kind’ donations for various fundraisers, and generally support the district as it attempts to offer a broad range of opportunities to our students. For contact information on these groups, please see the See Gateway, Page 3
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Vermont town looking for stolen electronic sign BRIGHTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont town is considering a reward for help finding whoever stole a brand new electronic sign that tells drivers how fast they’re going. Brighton’s $3,200 sign was so new it hadn’t been insured yet. Town Assistant Joel Cope says it was last seen on Sept. 2. Cope says the police chief used a matching grant to help buy the sign. It had been erected on a street heading to Brighton State Park because nearby residents had complained about speeders. The Caledonian Record (http://bit. ly/1pb9Ckz ) reports the select board is considering a reward for information that would lead to the recovery of the sign.
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, September 12, the 255th day of 2014. There are 110 days left in the year.
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n September 12, 1914, during World War I, the First Battle of the Marne ended in an Allied victory against Germany.
On this date: In 1814, the Battle of North Point took place in Maryland during the War of 1812 as American forces slowed British troops advancing on Baltimore. In 1846, Elizabeth Barrett secretly married Robert Browning at St. Marylebone Church in London. In 1938, Adolf Hitler demanded the right of self-determination for the Sudeten (soo-DAYT’-un) Germans in Czechoslovakia. In 1944, the Second Quebec Conference opened with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in attendance. In 1953, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in Newport, Rhode Island. In 1954, the TV show “Lassie” made its debut on CBS. In 1960, Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy addressed questions about his Roman Catholic faith, telling a Southern Baptist group, “I do not speak for my church on public matters, and the church does not speak for me.” In 1962, in a speech at Rice University in Houston, President John F. Kennedy reaffirmed his support for the manned space program, declaring: “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
In 1974, Emperor Haile Selassie was deposed by Ethiopia’s military after ruling for 58 years. In 1977, South African black student leader Steve Biko died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry. In 1986, Joseph Cicippio , the acting comptroller at the American University in Beirut, was kidnapped (he was released in December 1991). In 1994, a stolen, single-engine Cessna crashed into the South Lawn of the White House, coming to rest against the executive mansion; the pilot, Frank Corder, was killed.
Ten years ago:
US Airways Group Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in two years. (The following year, US Airways emerged from bankruptcy protection, clearing the way for a merger with America West Holdings Group.) Ten people were killed in an apartment fire just outside Columbus, Ohio. Hurricane Ivan battered the Cayman Islands with ferocious 150-mph winds. Roger Federer won the U.S. Open, defeating Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-0. Playwright Jerome Chodorov died in Nyack, New York, at age 93.
Five years ago: Tens of thousands of protesters marched to the U.S. Capitol, showing their disdain for President Barack Obama’s health care plan. The president, keeping up the drumbeat for his proposal, told a packed rally in Minneapolis, “I will not accept the status quo. Not this time. Not now.” Serena Williams’ U.S. Open title defense ended with a bizarre loss to Kim Clijsters (KLY’-sturz) after Williams went into a tirade against a line judge who’d called her
for a foot fault; following her outburst, Williams was penalized a point for unsportsmanlike conduct, ending the match, 6-4, 7-5. Norman Borlaug, 95, the father of the “green revolution” who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in combating world hunger, died in Dallas.
One year ago: Omar Hammami, an American who became one of Somalia’s most visible Islamic rebels, was killed by rivals in the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab. The U.S. space agency NASA announced that Voyager 1, launched 36 years earlier, had crossed a new frontier, becoming the first man-made spacecraft ever to leave the solar system. American inventor Ray Dolby, 80, founder of Dolby Laboratories, died in San Francisco.
Today’s Birthdays: Actor Dickie Moore (“Our Gang”) is 89. Actor Freddie Jones is 87. Actor Ian Holm is 83. U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., is 75. Actress Linda Gray is 74. Singer Maria Muldaur is 72. Actor Joe Pantoliano is 63. Singermusician Gerry Beckley (America) is 62. Original MTV VJ Nina Blackwood is 62. Rock musician Neil Peart (Rush) is 62. Actor Peter Scolari is 59. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is 58. Actress Rachel Ward is 57. Actress Amy Yasbeck is 52. Rock musician Norwood Fisher (Fishbone) is 49. Actor Darren E. Burrows is 48. Rock singer-musician Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) is 48. Actor-comedian Louis (loo-ee) C.K. is 47. Rock musician Larry LaLonde (Primus) is 46. Golfer Angel Cabrera is 45. Actor-singer Will Chase (TV: “Nashville”) is 44. Actor Josh Hopkins is 44. Country singer Jennifer Nettles is 40. Rapper 2 Chainz is 37. Actor Ben McKenzie is 36. Singer Ruben Studdard is 36. Basketball player Yao Ming is 34. Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson is 33. Actress Emmy Rossum is 28. Actor Colin Ford is 18.
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Albert J. Masciadrelli, chair of the Westfield Fire Commission, reads a prayer during a ceremony at the Westfield Fire Department Thursday to honor the firefighters who fell along with the World Trade towers in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the nation. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)
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Firefighter Randy Quarles tolls a bell in recognition of the firefighters who fell along with the World Trade towers in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the nation at a remembrance ceremony at Westfield Fire Headquarters Thursday. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)
Westfield firefighter Mark Oleksak presents a framed U.S. flag which was flown over Kabul, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom to Fire Chief Mary Regan during a ceremony Thursday to honor the firefighters who fell along with the World Trade Center in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on thenation. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)_
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Southwick Fire Chief Richard Anderson presented a welcome speech during the September 11th Remembrance Ceremony at the Southwick Fire Department Thursday. Members of the Southwick Police Department and the Department of Public Works join the public in a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Southwick Fire Department yesterday. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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our worst.” Albright spoke of the 343 firefighters lost trying to save lives that day. “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for another,” he said, quoting the Bible. Firefighter Dennis Day closed the ceremony with the reading of the Fireman’s Prayer. The Fireman’s Prayer was also read, by Dep. Chief Patrick Egloff, at the ceremony staged by Westfield firefighters at
the same time. The 13th annual remembrance ceremony staged at the Westfield fire headquarters featured the ceremonial tolling of a bell, by firefighter Randy Quarles, in the sequence denoting the loss of firefighters and included a prayer offered by fire commission chairman Albert Masciadrelli. This year, the annual ceremony also included a presentation to Chief Mary Regan by firefighter Mark Oleksak on
behalf of his son, an Air Force captain who had been stationed in Kabul, Afghanistan. Capt. Mark Oleksak Jr. had secured for the fire department a flag which had flown over Kabul and his father presented the framed flag to Regan during the ceremony. The ceremony in Westfield concluded with the sound of skirling bagpipes played by firefighters Roger Bernier and Pat Scanlon.
(Photo by Frederick Gore)
Government Meetings MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 2014 Tolland Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm Planning Board at 7 pm
WESTFIELD Park & Rec at 7 pm
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16, 2014 Tolland School Committee at 7 pm
SOUTHWICK Planning Board Public Hearing - Coes Hill Rd at 7:15 pm Planning Board Public Hearing - 1 Hudson Dr at 7:30 pm
HUNTINGTON Board of Assessors at 6 pm
WESTFIELD Commission for Citizens with Disabilities at 7 pm Public Works at 7 pm Eric Brogan, of the Southwick Fire Department, lowers the flag to half-staff during a September 11th Remembrance Ceremony. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
A 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony was staged in front of the Southwick Fire Department yesterday. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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Volunteer webpage (under the “Parents & Students” drop-down menu). All of these activities are crucial in helping the district expand student opportunities, bring in different viewpoints, and provide learning experiences that wouldn’t be available otherwise. We are always seeking to expand the
participation of volunteers in the schools and I’m sure that there are many additional opportunities for volunteers that we haven’t even thought of or put into place. The district also has an active and growing educational foundation that funds activities beyond the standard instructional practice and
academic day. These have included supporting field trips, materials for specific lessons, after-school activities, and a range of other, student-focused opportunities (see more in the foundation’s website – a link may be found under the quick links at grsd.org). The foundation has been very successful but is
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: Jimmy Fund Golf extends its sincerest thanks to the organizers and sponsors of the Elsie Osman/Esther Cressotti Memorial Golf Tournament held on August 23, 2014 at East Mountain Country Club in Westfield. Special recognition and appreciation goes to Leah Cressotti of Westfield and the committee who organized the seventh annual event. The dedicated sponsors, participants, and volunteers helped raise critical funds in memory of Esther Cressotti and Elsie Osman to support Esophageal Cancer Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Elsie Osman/Esther Cressotti Memorial Golf Tournament is one of the many golf tournaments that will be held in 2014 to raise funds for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber. The presenting sponsors for Jimmy Fund Golf’s 2014 season are American Airlines, CHAMP Spikes, Dunkin’ Donuts, ’47 Brand, HomeGoods, The International Golf Club, and Wicked Local. Jimmy Fund Golf is the oldest and largest charity golf program in the country. Now in its 32nd year, Jimmy Fund Golf has raised more than $97 million to support adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and will surpass the $100 million fundraising mark in 2014. From 18-hole golf tournaments to mini golf events and day-long golf By Ben White, Kim Dixon, marathons, golfers of all ages and skill levels can conquer canand Brian Faler cer through Jimmy Fund Golf. To learn more, visitwww.jimPolitico.com myfundgolf.org. President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies hoped to Sincerely, capitalize on the recent wave of companies ditching the U.S. to Nancy Rowe slice their tax bill as a populist issue to fire up the progressive Director, Jimmy Fund Golf base and bash Republicans as slaves to corporate interests. So far, rather than becoming the political whopper that Democrats dreamed of, the issue has turned out to be pretty much a massive dud. The one recent high-profile corporate name to consider the move, fast-food chain Burger King, did so with the stamp of approval from top White House ally Warren Buffett. Almost no one is talking about the issue on the campaign trail. And there is little chance legislation will advance or even come to a vote on By Burgess Everett Capitol Hill before the midterm elections. Meanwhile, some Politico.com Senate Republicans unanimously rejected a constitutional influential tax policy analysts suggest any of the administration’s amendment sought by Democrats that would allow Congress to possible unilateral actions could make the problem worse, be deemed illegal, or wouldn’t have much impact at all. regulate campaign finance reform. At the same time, Republicans seem increasingly comfortable The measure failed to clear a 60-vote threshold on Thursday arguing that companies looking to “invert” by moving their offiafternoon, 54-42. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) quickly moved cial address out of the U.S. highlights the disaster of the to hammer Republicans and tie them to Charles and David American Tax Code and the need for a complete overhaul, not Koch, billionaire brothers who back national conservative another one-off fix sure to be shredded by corporate accounting wizards. political operations. “The politics and policy of inversions are both really challeng“Senate Democrats want a government that works for all Americans — not just the richest few. Today, Senate Republicans ing and we have seen that play out over the summer and into the clearly showed that they would rather sideline hardworking fall,” said Chris Krueger, policy analyst at Guggenheim families in order to protect the Koch brothers and other radical Securities. “You had the one marquee name in Burger King interests that are working to fix our elections and buy our taken off the table. And it’s really just a very esoteric and complex issue.” democracy,” Reid said after the vote. Democrats on Capitol Hill and in the administration insist they The constitutional amendment would allow Congress and state lawmakers to override recent Supreme Court decisions are absolutely not giving up on turning inversions — often takthat have struck down campaign finance laws previously ing the form of a U.S.-based company acquiring a foreign firm passed by Capitol Hill — language that Republicans argued from a nation with a lower tax rate and moving its headquarters there, often only in name — into a big campaign issue. amounts to an attack on the Bill of Rights. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew gave a speech this week promis“The proposed amendment would restrict the most important speech the First Amendment protects, core political speech,” ing some type of unilateral proposals through the Tax Code to said Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Wednesday. “It’s hard to reduce inversions “in the very near future.” Lew, however, imagine what would be more radical than the Congress passing offered no new specifics and couched his remarks in very mild a constitutional amendment to overturn a dozen Supreme Court language, dropping most of the fiery, populist “un-American” decisions that have protected individual rights. Free speech rhetoric that Obama used on the issue in an interview with CNBC at the beginning of the summer. would be dramatically curtailed.” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation The failure of the proposal followed a surprising result on Monday, when the measure advanced past an initial filibuster Wednesday to make inversions less attractive. But if Congress does not pass any inversion legislation — and despite broad GOP opposition to the measure. Grassley and two dozen other Senate Republicans voted to few expect it will — Schumer told Politico Democrats still plan advance the bill to blunt Democrats’ plans to hold a second to hammer the issue in the midterms, arguing that Republicans round of campaign-flavored Democratic votes on proposals are soft on “corporate deserters.” “I still think it’s a red-hot political issue and it’s very easy to aimed at raising the minimum wage, overturning the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision, chipping away at gender pay explain that companies are moving overseas to avoid paying taxes,” Schumer said in an interview. “And there is very little the disparities and reforming the student loan system. The Senate has only a few more days in session — and American people dislike more than that.” Polling does, in fact, suggest that when you explain what Democratic aides said it will be difficult for the chamber to get to all the Fair Shot Agenda votes they hoped to hold this month, inversions are to voters, they don’t like them. In fact, they pretty given Republican votes to advance the constitutional amend- much hate them. A Wall Street Journal/NBC poll this week showed that 59 ment Monday and the pay-equity bill on Wednesday, both of which consumed days of debate time. The next Senate vote is percent of registered voters support Congress taking action to on Monday to end debate on the pay-equity bill — which will “penalize and discourage” inversion transactions. But polls also show most Americans are not very aware of the likely fail. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the Democrats’ top message inversion phenomena and don’t really understand it. A recent survey conducted by Morning Consult, a national man, said voters will not forget Republicans’ rejection of an amendment that Democrats argue would get “dark money” out opinion research firm, showed 64 percent had an unfavorable view of “inversions” when the transaction was explained in plain of politics and broadly drives GOP policies. language. But only 40 percent had heard of the phenomena and 30 percent said they thought it was hurting the economy. “It hasn’t really broken through as an issue yet, though the Burger King transaction could be a milestone in that it’s a very A publication of the Westfield News Group LLC recognizable American company,” said Michael Ramlet, foundJim McKeever er and publisher of Morning Consult. Director of Content But the administration refused to make an example of Burger James Johnson-Corwin Dan Moriarty King, saying at the time the deal was announced that they would Multi-Media Manager Managing Editor not get into specific companies’ plans. And Burger King’s deal Marie Brazee to buy Canadian donut chain Tim Hortons and move the comBusiness Manager Flora Masciadrelli bined company’s headquarters to Canada came with financing Lorie Perry Classified Manager from Buffett, who has been a close ally of the president’s. Director of Ad Production Buffett’s name is on Obama’s proposal to make sure millionaires Fred Gore Chris Putz Chief Photographer pay at least a base level of income tax. Sports Editor Buffett himself suggested through intermediaries that he was Patrick R. Berry not aware of Burger King’s plans to relocate and would not have President backed the deal had he known. But his involvement nonetheless left Republicans crowing and declaring the issue a loser for 62 School Street, Westfield , MA 01085 Democrats. Several Democratic senators on Thursday called on (413)562-4181 Burger King to reverse its decision. But so far, the issue has not www.thewestfieldnews.com exactly resonated across the land. 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week slammed the idea that inversions are a big problem for the U.S. economy. “This is one where the emotion and the noise and the rhetoric is wildly bigger than the issue economically,” Tony James, president of the private-equity firm The Blackstone Group and a major financial backer of the president, said at a Politico event on Tuesday. Brad Dayspring, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said the issue illustrates Obama and the Democrats’ failure to do anything on corporate tax reform to lower the top 35 percent rate — which is far higher than most other developed economies — and make the U.S. more competitive. “They’ve been in charge of Washington for the last five years, during which neither President Obama nor Senate Democrats have demonstrated an understanding or even a recognition of the modern global economy in which many American workers now operate,” Dayspring said. To be fair, Republican’s top tax writer offered his own plan, but House leaders squashed it, finding it too politically toxic. In any event, Justin Barasky, spokesman for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, said the issue could still work in the party’s favor this fall if Republicans are seen to be blocking efforts to fight inversion. “GOP Senate candidates are the ones to watch here,” he said. “They are going to be vulnerable if they are supporting anything that can ship jobs overseas.” The Republican approach thus far has been to mainly use the issue to highlight the need for broader corporate tax reform. Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, a possible 2016 presidential candidate, has been pushing this view hard, saying repeatedly in media interviews that any attempt to address inversions through one-off legislation would lead to companies finding new ways around the rule or selling themselves to overseas competitors. “If we make companies even less competitive, there will be more foreign takeovers,” Portman recently told CNBC. Meanwhile, Utah GOP Sen. Orrin Hatch has suggested he could support legislation targeting inversions but with certain conditions that Democrats don’t want to meet, such as not making a bill retroactive to hit already announced or completed deals. Hatch’s move further inoculates Republicans from charges that they are soft on corporate inversions. Hatch recently told reporters that Democrats look like “fools” for questioning the patriotism of U.S. companies who are only reacting to a punishing Tax Code and trying to keep up with foreign competitors who face lower rates in their home countries and often no taxes on foreign earnings. “I think they took a pretty bad beating on the economic patriotism part,” Hatch said. “I think they looked like fools, to be honest with you. I think this is serious stuff. You can‘t just play politics with the Tax Code.” Hatch played down chances that he and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (R-Ore.) could come to agreement on an inversions bill that would make the transactions less attractive to corporations. When asked Whether he expected a vote on an inversions bill before the elections, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said this week, “I kind of doubt it.” The issue is not exactly lighting up on the campaign trail. One Senate Democrat recently blasted companies ditching their U.S. tax home in email advertising for the midterms. But that was Rick Weiland — a Democrat not expected to win his race against Republican Mike Rounds for South Dakota’s open seat vacated by retiring Democrat Tim Johnson. The issue does not seem to have come up in any of the most hotly contested Senate races and most forecasters say GOP odds of taking the six seats they need to gain control have consistently risen in the months since inversions because a significant political topic. Democratic campaign operatives say they are in the field with polls to gauge just how strong an issue these transactions could be for candidates in close races in North Carolina, Arkansas, Louisiana and elsewhere. But so far, it’s a non-issue. The issue could gain some fresh traction if and when Treasury comes out with its unilateral proposals through the Tax Code. But close observers say the White House is likely to tread fairly lightly for fear of having their proposals challenged in the courts or making it even more difficult to pursue full corporate tax reform following the midterms. Former chief of staff at the congressional Joint Committee on Taxation Ed Kleinbard, who believes inversions “must be stopped,” said Treasury would be “reckless” to act in a broad unilateral way. “I think it would be an extraordinary change in Treasury’s See Strategy, Page 5
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WESTFIELD Emergency response and crime report Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 8:17 p.m.: motor vehicle accident, Main Street, a caller reports a pedestrian was struck in a crosswalk, the responding officer reports that the man was struck in a crosswalk but may not have obeyed a ‘Don’t walk’ signal, the officer reports the man appeared to be intoxicated and could not give an intelligible account of the incident, the man was transported to Baystate Medical Center where he was treated and released. Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 12:49 a.m.: suspicious activity, Elm Street, a caller reports two persons appear to be involved in a narcotics sale, the responding officer reports he found a person and a routine check revealed him to be the subject of a warrant issued in 2013 by Westfield District Court, Jyum Reed, 31, of 9 Morris Ave., was arrested on the warrant; 10:34 a.m.: fraud, Powdermill Village, 126 Union St., a resident came to the station to report a cable television account was fraudulently opened using her four-year-old daughter’s name and social security number, the responding officer reports the incident was found to have occurred in Southwick and the woman was advised to report the crime there; 11:26 a.m.: larceny, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 127 Holyoke Road, the pastor reports that he returned from a vacation to find much less money that he expected in the candle boxes at the church, the responding officer reports the pastor said that a parishioner may have emptied the boxes in his absence and he will investigate that possibility; 1:49 p.m.: larceny, St. Mary’s Church, a caller reports her purse was stolen, see story in the Friday edition of The Westfield News; 2:00 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, a traffic enforcement officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be revoked for lack of insurance and the operator’s license was found to be revoked, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard; 2:37 p.m.: larceny, a caller reports that one of her daughter’s stole money from another daughter, the responding officer reports a 16-year-old girl said that she keeps her money in a locked box in her bedroom, the girl’s mother said that she had seen her 12-year-old daughter in her sister’s bedroom and $150 was subsequently found to be missing from the lockbox, the mother said that she went to confront her daughter at her school and the her daughter fled, the girl has not returned home; 5:46 p.m.: threat to commit a crime, a caller reports he was threatened by a known person, the responding officer reports the caller said that an argument with an acquaintance devolved and the man made a non-specific threat, the caller said that he wanted the incident documented in case of further issues; 7:54 p.m.: officer wanted, Belmont Street, a caller requests assistance retrieving his tablet computer from a known party, the responding officer reports that the man said that he met a woman two days earlier and inadvertently left his tablet in her vehicle, the officer reports he spoke with the woman who said that she has not returned the device because she doesn’t know where he lives, the woman agreed to deliver the tablet to the police station when she returned to the city, the tablet was returned but is broken; 7:56 p.m.: larceny, North Elm Street, a caller reports her phone was stolen from her unlocked vehicle, the responding officer report that the caller said that the theft occurred in the previous two hours; 8:01 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Springfield Road, a patrol officer reports he observed two male parties smoking marijuana in a vehicle parked at a Springfield Road department store, city ordinance violation citations were issued.
On Sunday, The Arbors Of Westfield, an assisted living facility, hosted a 2nd annual Outdoor Country Store with 15 vendors, a DJ, two-step dancing, line dancing and the Rotary Club of Westfield selling hamburgers and hot dogs under sunny skies. Many of the residents took part in the afternoon’s events. Above are some of the staff who work at the Arbors, Karen Detka, Debbie Carrier, Sondra Jones and Mary Argenio. At left, the Arbors staffers join volunteers from the Rotary club for a picture in front of their concession tent. The Rotarians include Rick Teodore, Jennifer Gruzska, Christina Beeke, Lynn Boscher, TimFlynn and Bob Herrick. (Photos by Don Wielgus)
Court Logs Westfield District Court Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014 Julio Matley, 53, of 182 Farnum Drive, Holyoke, was found to be responsible for a charge of speeding brought by Westfield police and was assessed $105. A charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license was not prosecuted. Douglas Battle, 34, of 2609 North Fourth St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant guilty findings for charges of disorderly conduct and trespass brought by Westfield police and the charges were continued without a finding and dismissed upon payment of fees, assessments and court costs totaling $200. Alexander R. Sava, 24, of 105 Westwood Road, Russell, saw charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and failure to stop or yield brought by Westfield police not prosecuted. Joseph F. Rego, 59, of 12 Pomona St., Springfield, was held in lieu of $500 cash bail after he was arraigned on a charge of larceny of property valued more than $250 brought by Westfield police.
Jenni A. Keefe, 21, of 28 Taylor Ave., submitted to facts sufficient to warrant guilty findings for two charges of leaving the scene of a property damage accident and a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor brought by Westfield police and the charges were continued without a finding with probation for one year. She was assessed $350, ordered to complete a Driver Alcohol Education Program at a cost of $817.22 and her license was suspended for 45 days. A charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle was not prosecuted and she was found to be responsible for a charge of possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle.
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understanding of its role,” said Kleinbard, now a law professor at the University of Southern California. “I do not believe that Treasury should act recklessly — it is not in the long-term interest of the Treasury as an institution.” Michael J. Graetz, a professor of tax law at Columbia who went to a meeting with Treasury officials on the inversion issue, said it would be a significant mistake for Treasury to act very broadly, though he endorsed the idea of the administration trying to “freeze” companies from considering inversions transactions with its aggressive rhetoric. “The promise to do something really does have a chilling effect on those transactions that really are primarily tax motivated,” he said. But he added that if Treasury tries to take the issue on with broad new rules, it could tie the question up in courts for months, or even years, while eliminating the biggest forcing mechanism for a full rewrite of the corporate Tax Code. “It could destroy whatever steam remains for corporate tax reform and completely change the dynamic.” And the White House and Treasury are also deeply concerned about possible unintended consequences of unilateral action And with good reason, according to experts. “None of the possible rules that have been suggested would shut down all of the transactions because they are all very different,” said Mindy Herzfeld, an attorney who has written extensively on the issue. “And the risk is that you make it more difficult to engage in real business activities and make it harder for foreign companies to invest in the U.S., which nobody wants to do.”
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In this photo provided by Better Homes & Gardens, an unused space off the kitchen or basement entrance can be turned into a mudroom that provides added value for buyers. Retrofit readymade cabinets and benches, or splurge on custom built-ins.(AP Photo/Better Homes & Gardens, Michael Partenio)
In this photo provided by Better Homes & Gardens, turn a smallish bedroom with no closet space into a plus by staging it as a home office. A pair of trestle legs and a slab door top from a home improvement store will suffice, or repurpose furniture from a graduated college kid’s room. If there’s a small closet in the room outfit it with shelves. (AP Photo/Better
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Right at Home: Sellers, give every room a role By KIM COOK Associated Press Many of us have one room in the house that doesn’t really have a job. Maybe we set it up with an air bed once in a while for guests, or shove out-of-season clothing boxes in there, or use it as a holding zone for stuff we’re not sure what to do with. But when your house is on the market, every room has a role to play to make the sale. Next to fixing whatever’s broken, staging — decorating rooms in an inviting way to help people imagine living in them — is important. “The purpose of home staging is to draw the buyers into the house emotionally so they say, ‘Wow, we want to live here!’” says Melinda Bartling, a real-estate agent and home stager in Overland Park,
Kansas. “Buyers must be able to see themselves living in the house, not questioning why it looks the way it does. For example, if you use your finished basement as a catch-all, buyers will wonder what’s wrong with the space.” New York-based real-estate agent Nathalie Clark’s motto is “minimalism with personality.” “The owner’s presence must be as discreet as possible, but the rooms have to feel inhabited and should clearly state their function,” she says. Some ideas from stagers on what to do with an unused space: MAKE IT A CLOSET Everyone wants good storage.
Turn a potential shortcoming into a valuable feature by transforming a small room into a large closet or dressing room. Install a shelving system; if money’s an issue, just outfit one long wall to achieve the purpose. Add a chair or ottoman and a large mirror, perhaps, so buyers can imagine a dressing room. If your home is short on storage, consider outfitting an under-stair niche or other “dead” space with shelving, and stock the shelves with smart-looking boxes and bins. But leave some empty space in a closet, too. “Closets filled with items other than clothes send the message there isn’t enough storage in the house,” says Bartling.
MAKE IT CREATIVE Transform a bedroom with a tiny closet into creative workspace. Suggest a craft or art studio with a table and some neatly displayed materials. Line up a series of identical bookshelves and make a small yet inviting library by adding a rug, a comfortable chair and a side table. MAKE IT AN OFFICE Real-estate agents tend to prefer that bedrooms be staged as bedrooms, because buyers usually want lots of those. But depending on your market, it may pay off to stage one of those rooms as a home office. If you’ve got more than four bedrooms, Clark says, turn one into a home office. In a four-bedroom home, “use the room farthest from a
bathroom,” she advises. Add a desk, chair and lamp, and lay down a fresh new rug in either a chic neutral hue or a style-savvy pattern that ties it into neighboring rooms. MAKE IT A WORKOUT SPACE Empty nesters often have basements that once were playrooms. Clark suggests converting a space like that into a cozy TV room or gym. “For a gym, you don’t need a lot of fancy equipment,” she says. “A bench, some neatly stacked weights, a few ropes or bands hung on pretty hooks, a mirror and a mat can all easily be arranged to create a powerful visual effect.”
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Apple Watch looks to be another winner By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — As computerized wristwatches go, the upcoming Apple Watch looks impressive. I like that it will come in two sizes, so the watch won’t feel giant on smaller hands, as some competing watches do. I also like that Apple will offer a variety of straps and materials, so fitness buffs can get a strap that’s stronger and sweat-proof, while those seeking a fashion accessory can opt for an 18-karat gold edition. Beyond looks, it’s great that the Apple Watch isn’t simply adopting the smartphone way of doing things. The operating system, Watch OS, was designed specifically for the watch, and its interface relies heavily on the dial to the right, known as the digital crown. Competing watches tend to emphasize the voice and touch controls found on phones. Of course, it’s premature to conclude that you need an Apple Watch. I had only about 45 minutes with the Apple Watch and other new products announced Tuesday. The watch I was allowed to try on was running in a demonstration mode. It’ll take more time with the watch — beyond a controlled environment — to make a solid conclusion. What I’m seeing so far, however, points to another winner for Apple. The home screen has all your apps, arranged in rows like a honeycomb. You use the dial to zoom in and choose one. The touch screen lets you slide the honeycomb around to see different portions of your app collection. I find this easier than swiping on a small screen to scroll through pages and pages of apps. With the Apple Watch, you can even rearrange apps so that your favorite ones are toward the middle. App developers will be able to decide what types of notifications appear on the watch and let you take actions such as replying to messages. That’s an improvement over existing smartwatches, which largely replicate the notifications sent to your phone. To be compelling, the watch shouldn’t duplicate your phone. It should enhance it. Apple seems to get it. As for using the dial to zoom in and out, Apple says that improves usability because you’re not blocking maps and other content on the screen the way pinching in and out would. That makes sense, though I’ll need more time with the watch to assess how well the dial works on its own. With your home screen, for instance, you still need to slide apps around. Another question mark is what kinds of apps will be available for it. Apple announced a few useful ones, including the ability to unlock your Starwood hotel room with a tap of your watch. That’s easier than pulling out your room key from your wallet. BMW also promises one to help you find your parked car in a crowded lot. If it works, that beats walking around in circles. Apple does have a good track record in getting software developers to make good apps for its systems. Many apps come to iPhones and iPads first, and some have bonus features unavailable on Android. If that trend continues with the Apple Watch, I have no doubt customers will find more useful things to do with it than the smartwatches already out. Apple Watch will require an iPhone 5 or later and will have a starting price tag of $349, higher than rival watch-
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es. Expect to pay even more for the 18-karat gold edition and other premium models. You’ll also have to wait until early next year, as Apple won’t have Apple Watch available in time for the holidays. As for products and services that will be available sooner: — IPHONE 6 and IPHONE 6 PLUS Apple’s new 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus are both larger than the current 4-inch models. They neutralize a key advantage Android phones have had: size. And Apple managed to make its new phones thinner, with edges that are curved and fit nicely in the hands. Gone is the glass back, reducing the chances of breakage. The back will now be made of aluminum and feel more like an iPad. To improve one-handed use, both new models will have a feature called reachability. With two light taps of the home screen button, the icons, controls and content on the top half of the screen snap to the bottom, so you can reach them with the same hand. Once you make your selection, everything snaps back to the top. The iPhone 6 Plus also has new horizontal layouts to take advantage of the larger size. Of course, apps have long worked either horizontally and vertically. On the Plus, horizontal viewing extends to the home screen, and apps will be able to arrange content in two columns. When texting, for instance, contacts appear on the left and messages appear on the right. On smaller phones, including the regular iPhone 6, you get one or the other, not both side by side. It’s a small touch, but it shows that larger doesn’t necessarily mean making everything bigger. Windows phones also make use of larger screens by squeezing in more content, but with Android phones, text and images just get blown up. — MOBILE PAYMENTS Few people use their phones to pay for goods and services at retail stores. That’s because
it’s not difficult to pull out a plastic credit card, however insecure that technology might be. Apple is trying to change that with Apple Pay, which will come to the new iPhones in October and the upcoming Apple Watch when it’s out. Apple improves over existing systems in a few ways: — Apple already has your credit card information from iTunes, so setting Apple Pay up with your first credit card is easy. To add additional cards, you can either enter the details or snap a photo. In my brief tests, the phone grabbed my credit card numbers correctly, though I sometimes had to enter my name and expiration date myself because of poor lighting conditions. But grabbing those numbers is a good start, as I’m prone to make typos with 16-digit numbers otherwise. — Apple uses the phone’s fingerprint identification system to authorize purchases. Other wallet apps require passcodes, which can make mobile payments take longer than simply pulling out your credit card. — Apple stores card information on a secure chip on your device, not on its servers. And it’s not even your real card number. Rather, Apple verifies your card information with your bank and then stores an alternative card number. That way, if a merchant’s system gets hacked, only the alternative number is compromised, and that number would require one-time security codes available only with the physical possession of your phone. — The system works with credit cards issued by a variety of banks, including all three of mine. A payment system called Softcard, formerly known as ISIS, doesn’t support any of my three banks. Amazon’s Fire phone has a wallet app, too, but it doesn’t even do credit cards, which is surprising for a retailer. It works only with gift cards. Apple Pay’s usefulness will be limited until more merchants install the necessarily equipment, but many chains already do and more are coming.
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By DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press Competition and conflict have existed between people and animals since the first gardeners began sowing seeds on the ground. The critters just as quickly carried them away. But coexisting with wildlife in farm fields or gardens can be a winning proposition if you’re willing to alter your habitat. Even nuisance animals can become plant partners with a little planning. “You can steer your way around a lot of the usual wildlife-property owner confrontations,” said Robert Pierce, an extension fisheries and wildlife specialist with the University of Missouri. “Do some homework about animal behavior,” Pierce said. “Know where raccoons or deer traditionally utilize cover or use traffic lanes. It’s common sense that you wouldn’t want to plant gardens in those areas.” And sharing property with wild birds and animals doesn’t necessarily mean reducing the size of your harvest, said Tammi Hartung, author of the new “The Wildlife-Friendly Vegetable Gardener” (Storey Publishing). “Welcome pollinators into the garden,” Hartung said. “Invite animals that can do your pest management. That will actually increase your yields in many cases.” Almost any wildlife species can become a nuisance, Pierce said. Canada goose droppings are messy and potential health hazards. Moles damage lawns. Squirrels eat freshly planted bulbs. Small rodents like voles will strip the bark from grapevines. Feral hogs damage pastures. “Tolerance levels vary,” Pierce said. “Lots of folks just enjoy wildlife and like having them around. Much depends upon whether you have the money to invest to keep them away from your plants.” The most benign ways to keep wildlife away from the garden include repellents, frightening techniques, rotating crops, decoy plants, fencing, netting and other barriers.
Consider: — Being proactive. “Before the raspberries ripen, put up some tape or nets so the birds will never taste them and won’t know what they’re missing,” Hartung said. — Modifying food and cover. “We have 30 deer coming through our property every day,” she said. “The deer wouldn’t leave my tulips alone, so I don’t grow tulips anymore. I grow (deer-resistant) daffodils instead.” — Distractions. “Parsley redirects rabbits from salad greens,” Hartung said. “Plant some sunflowers next to your berry patch. Many birds prefer their seeds to the fruit.” — Growing a surplus for sharing. Add hedgerows outside the garden that include fruiting trees and shrubs. — The hose. “We use a motion-detector apparatus that hooks up to a hose,” Hartung said. “It sprays water
when it detects motion. When raccoons come at night, they get a hard spray of water. It doesn’t do them any harm but they stay away.” Wildlife-friendly gardening has its challenges, but you can co-exist for the most part, she said. “Something like a bear may show up and you’ll have to deal with it,” Hartung said. “Maybe then it’s as easy as picking up some fallen fruit and discarding it someplace else. “You don’t really need to trap animals, use toxic chemicals or shoot them,” she said. “You can find other solutions.” ——— Online: For more about coexisting with wildlife in your yard, see this University of Missouri Extension fact sheet: http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G9425
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Obituaries Larry Wood WESTFIELD — Larry A. Wood, 69, died Monday, September 8, 2014 in Noble Hospital. He was born in Brattleboro, VT on March 23, 1945 to Harold and Margaret (Sherbut) Wood. He was a graduate of Williamsburg High School in Williamsburg in 1963. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran of Vietnam and served in Anchorage, Alaska. He worked for Packaging Corporation from 19681987, Stone Container from 1987-1993. He also worked as an expeditor for Unicorr Corporation in Marlborough since 1993. Larry enjoyed landscaping, gardening, BMX racing, bowling and traveling with his Air Force buddies. He was a member of the Westhampton Congregational Church for fifty-five years. He leaves his wife of 24 years Sheila G. (Mulcahy) Wood, his son Michael A. Wood and his wife Maggie of S. Deerfield, his daughter Bobbi Jo Wood of Florence, MA, his step-son William J. Emerson of Westfield, his step-daughter Rebecca L. Emerson of West Springfield and her husband Jose Diaz, his brother Kenneth H. Wood and his wife Charlotte of Westhampton. He also leaves his grandchildren Ashley, Jenna and Zachary Elliott, Madison Ryan, Adelyn and Brady Wood, Kaleo Diaz, Rebecca Cox and Karena Emerson and a great grandson Cory Elliott. A memorial service will be held on Monday September 15th at 11:45 am from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield. Burial will follow in the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1390 Main Street, Agawam. Calling hours will be held on Sunday at the funeral home from 2-5 pm. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701. firtionadams.com
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soil. During the wettest months, the worst case scenario will result in the slowest perc rate, so if it passes the testing then, it will pass at any time of the year. Rouse said there are two components to the process, the perc test and a soil examination to determine seasonal high ground water table which could require construction of a raised septic system. State law requires that the bottom of the septic system has to be at least four feet above the seasonal high ground water mark. “But we look at the soils now and if it’s done right it doesn’t matter when you do it,” Rouse said, “so we may have to revisit this policy. Perc season has to be extended, maybe a spilt season with a four-month spring season and a shorter fall season during September and October. “We do get a lot of variance application this time of the year, September and October, because it’s the last good weather for construction before winter,” Rouse said. “Contractors are conscious that we have a perc season, so typically it’s people who are trying to sell a vacant lot or building their own house,” Rouse said. “The economic hardship is that they cannot sell land or build unless it has passed a perc test as a buildable lot.”
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Westfield Vocational-Technical High School senior carpentry class students Susan Mosijchuk, left, and Peter Golenev use a power saw to cut a board that will be used for the Park Square Pavilion Wednesday. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Pavilion Progress
said. “I didn’t expect them to get this far in three days, so they’re doing well. I think they’re filling the shoes of the old senior group nicely.” “There are just not as many people to lift things, I’d say is the biggest problem,” said senior Xavier Haskins regarding the smaller number of students working on the pavilion, which prompted a nod of agreement from four other students. “We can’t get as many projects done at once.” Falcetti said that last year’s senior construction students were a “pretty confident” group, but that he is happy with the pave that his current charges are working at. “Over the winter, we’re hoping to do most of the interior here,” he said, pointing to the inside of the beefed-up frame. “It’s moving right along.” As to what his students will be doing after graduation, most hope to stay with construction. “I work for a flooring company in town, so I’m probably
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going right there after school’s over,” said senior Chris Bourbeau. Faceltti said that one of Bourbeau’s classmates is looking to go to architecture school, while another Bourbeau cohort, Peter Golenev, said he might try his hand at being a union laborer. “We have a union field trip coming up in the beginning of November.” said Falcetti. “We go to the Millbury Carpenter’s Training Center every year and show the students the opportunities that are available to them through the union.” Falcetti stated that, of his 14 seniors last year, seven went on to college, one went in the military and the rest are out working in the field. “We had so many calls over the summer we could put them all out to work,” he said. “Two of our seniors just started on a co-op with a contractor today. It’s our goal to get people employed.”
Continued from Page 1 DESE will be used for and how information identified in the issues when parties aren’t speaking face-to-face. Hopson stated that he had sent the letter to each legislator’s report relates to several aspects of the legislation, such as impacts of the withdrawal and the withdrawal’s effect on district and State House office. “I anticipate is that they (the legislators) are getting together future enrollments, a list of all of the district’s educational facilities under the jurisdiction of the remaining six district to formulate a single response, which is what they’ve done in towns and plans for reimbursement of the state’s capital the past,” said Hopson. expenditures for district facilities located in Worthington. Also raised in the letter is the continued assessments to Worthington for district facilities the town has previously paid IN BRIEF for and detailed analysis of fiscal impacts of the town’s departure and what the administrative structure will look like in the Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum district going forward. “(The letter is) just clarifying effective dates, such as the needs conference, since it’s written vaguely in the legislation,” sponsor popular greeting card class said School Committee Chair Michele Crane prior to letter WESTFIELD - Beginning Thursday October 2 from being sent. “It’s just a matter of clarifying so we can carry out 5:45-7:45 p.m.,the Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum will the steps effectively.” be sponsoring their popular greeting card class. On Thursday Prior to the letter being approved by the committee, Crane evenings in October, join us to learn how to make cards that said that she hoped the legislator’s would accept the commit- you will be proud to send out or perfect your skills with tee’s offer to meet with them. simple, yet elegant techniques. All materials are supplied and “We did ask in the letter that they do come to a meeting so appropriate for all skill levels. Class fee is $45. Paid prewe can talk about these issues registration is required as seating is limited. Checks should be face-to-face,” Crane said, made out to the Friends of the Westfield Athenaeum. Please adding that it’s hard to con- see our webpage or a flyer at the library for more information ceptualize some of these or call Donna at 262-4934.
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Saint Mary No. 2 Matt Wurster chips to the uphill green during Thursday’s match against Westfield Voc-Tech at East Mountain Country Club. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Westfield Voc-Tech No. 1 Matt King competes in Thursday’s match against Saint Mary. Westfield Voc-Tech No. 4 Jon Dion competes in Thursday’s match against Saint Mary. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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Historic win
By Chris Putz Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Westfield Vocational-Technical High School golf team kept the good times rolling. Voc-Tech defeated St. Mary 15-9 to improve to 2-1. Matt King and Jake Parsons shot match lows 38 and 39, respectively, to lead Westfield VocTech at East Mountain Country Club Thursday. Matt Wurster (42) and Dom Ceccarini (43) were tops for St. Mary. The Tigers (2-1), who are off to their best start in school history, next host Southwick Tuesday at 3 p.m. The Saints travel to Pathfinder Sept. 17.
Westfield Voc-Tech No. 2 Jake Parsons chips to the green during Thursday’s match against Saint Mary at East Mountain Country Club. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Westfield Voc-Tech No. 5 Matt Puffer competes in Thursday’s match against Saint Mary. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Saint Mary No. 1 Dominic Ceccarini chips from the rough during Thursday’s game against Westfield Voc-Tech. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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Saint Mary No. 3 Will Lucardi eyes the green during Thursday’s match against Voc-Tech. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Saint Mary No. 4 Budda Spear chips to the first hole during Thursday’s match against Westfield Voc-Tech. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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Saint Mary No. 6 Ryan Gendron putts on the Westfield Voc-Tech No. 6 Matt Wilcox eyes first hole during Thursday’s match against the green during Thursday’s match against Westfield Voc-Tech. (Photo by Frederick Gore) Saint Mary. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES FRIDAY Sept. 12
SATURDAY Sept. 13
MONDAY Sept. 15
Tuesday Sept. 16
WEDNESDAY Sept. 17
THURSDAY Sept. 18
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL JV FIELD HOCKEY at Southwick, 4:30 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY at Southwick, 5 p.m.
GOLF at Northampton, Northampton GC, 3:30 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m. BOYS’ JV SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ JV VOLLEYBALL at Agawam, 5 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Agawam, 5 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Minnechaug, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Agawam, 6 p.m.
GOLF vs. Ludlow, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m. BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Ludlow, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Ludlow, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Agawam, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ JV SOCCER vs. Agawam, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ SOCCER at Holyoke, 4 p.m. BOYS’ JV SOCCER at Holyoke, Crosier Field, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Northampton, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ JV VOLLEYBALL at Southwick, 5 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Northampton, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Southwick, 6 p.m.
BOYS’ JV SOCCER at Amherst, 4 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER at Amherst, 4 p.m.
SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Westfield, 3:30 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Westfield, 5 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Franklin Tech, 5 p.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Palmer, Legion Field, 5 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER at Palmer, Legion Field, 7 p.m.
BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Monson, Southwick Park & Rec Field, 4 p.m. JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Monson, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ SOCCER at Holyoke Catholic, Rivers Park, 4 p.m. BOYS’ JV SOCCER at Holyoke Catholic, Nash Park, 4 p.m.
GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, Time TBA
GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Westfield Voc-Tech, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.
GOLF at Franklin Tech, Thomas Memorial GC, 3 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, Westfield Middle School South, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Mt. Greylock, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.
GOLF at Westfield Voc-Tech, East Mt. CC, 3 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY at Cathedral, Spec Pond, 4 p.m.
GOLF vs. Sabis, Edgewood CC, 3 p.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Westfield, 5 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 6 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Westfield, 6 p.m.
BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hamsphire, Park & Rec Field, 4 p.m. JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hampshire, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY at Central, Berte Field, 6 p.m.
GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Smith Academy, 4 p.m. JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Smith Academy, 4 p.m.
SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Frontier, Stanley Park, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Frontier, Stanley Park, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. McCann Tech, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.
GOLF at Pathfinder, 3 p.m.
GOLF at Easthampton, Pine Grove GC, 3 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER at Pioneer Valley Christian School, 4 p.m.
WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOCCER at St. Mary, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.
GOLF at Monson, Quaboag CC, 3 p.m.
GOLF vs. Southwick, East Mt. CC, 3 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER at Pathfinder, 4 p.m.
WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULES Westfield State University Men’s and Women’s 2014 Cross Country Schedule
Westfield State 2014 Women’s Soccer Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT Saturday Sept. 13 at Eastern Connecticut Saturday Sept. 20 FITCHBURG STATE Wednesday Sept. 24 SMITH COLLEGE Saturday Sept. 27 at Bridgewater State Oct. 4 at Mass. Maritime Saturday Wednesday Oct. 8 at Elms College Saturday Oct. 11 SALEM STATE Wednesday Oct. 15 at Western New England Oct. 18 MCLA Saturday Saturday Oct. 25 at Worcester State Wednesday Oct. 29 at Keene State Saturday Nov. 1 FRAMINGHAM STATE Tuesday Nov. 4 MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals Nov. 7 MASCAC Tournament Semifinals Friday
TIME 1:00 3:00 7:00 3:30 12:00 7:00 3:00 3:30 11:00 a.m. 12:00 7:00 1:00
2014 Westfield State University Men’s Soccer Schedule Saturday Sept. 13 Tuesday Sept. 16 Saturday Sept. 20 Sept. 23 Tuesday Saturday Sept. 27 Saturday Oct. 4 Wednesday Oct. 8 Saturday 2:30 Saturday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday
Oct. 18 Oct. 22 Oct. 25 Oct. 29 Nov. 1
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE TRINITY COLLEGE at Fitchburg State ELMS COLLEGE BRIDGEWATER STATE MASS. MARITIME at Endicott College Oct. 11
12:00 7:00 12:00 7:00 12:00 6:00 7:00 at Salem State
at MCLA at Rhode Island College WORCESTER STATE WESTERN CONNECTICUT at Framingham State
1:30 6:00 11:00 a.m. 7:00 12:00
Westfield State University 2014 Volleyball Schedule DATE DAY Friday Sept. 12
OPPONENT Trinity College Invitational Westfield vs. Trinity
Saturday Sept. 13 Tuesday Sept. 16 Saturday Sept. 20 Sept. 20 Saturday Saturday Sept. 27 Saturday Sept. 27 Wednesday Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Friday Wednesday Oct. 8
Trinity College Invitational Westfield vs. WPI Westfield vs. Eastern Conn. at Bridgewater State vs. Bay Path @HCC vs. Green Mountain @HCC Westfield vs. Wellesley @WPI at WPI vs. Worcester State @WPI vs. Babson at WNE at Western New England AMHERST
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OPPONENT MCLA Invitational Berkshire Hills Country Club, Pitsfield, Mass. Elms College Blazer Invitational Westover Golf Course, Granby, Mass. Westfield State Invitational Tekoa Country Club ECAC Championships Crumpin Fox Golf Club, Bernardston, Mass. ECAC Championships Crumpin Fox Golf Club, Bernardston, Mass.
Westfield State University 2014 Field Hockey Schedule DAY Saturday Tuesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Friday Tuesday Friday Tuesday Friday Tuesday Thursday Saturday
DATE Sept 13 Sept. 16 Sept. 20 Sept. 24 Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 8
OPPONENT TIME at Eastern Connecticut State 12:00 at Endicott College 7:00 UMASS DARTMOUTH 12:00 ELMS COLLEGE 4:00 PLYMOUTH STATE 3:30 at Bridgewater State 7:00 at Southern Maine 2:30 FITCHBURG STATE 7:00 FRAMINGHAM STATE 12:00 at Smith College 7:00 at Worcester State 7:00 at Keene State 6:00 SALEM STATE 7:00 MOUNT HOLYOKE 7:00 at Western Connecticut 7:00 Little East Conference Tournament Quarterfinals Little East Conference Tournament Semifinals Little East Conference Tournament Championship Game
5:00 1:00 3:00 6:00 10:00 a.m. 12:00 1:00 3:00 8:00 6:00 8:00 7:00
Westfield State University 2014 Men’s Golf FALL Schedule DAY DATE Thursday Sept. 18 Wednesday Sept. 24 Tuesday Sept. 30 Saturday Oct. 11 Sunday Oct. 12
SEPTEMBER 13 – Eastern Connecticut St. Invitational @Mansfield Hollow State Park SEPTEMBER 20 – UMass Dartmouth Invitational @North Dartmouth, MA SEPTEMBER 27 – Williams College Purple Classic @Williamstown, MA OCTOBER 4 - OPEN OCTOBER 11 - James Earley Invitational @Stanley Park, Westfield, MA OCTOBER 18 – Connecticut College Invitational @New London, CT OCTOBER 25 - OPEN NOVEMBER 1 – MASCAC/New England Alliance Championships @MCLA NOVEMBER 8 - ECAC Division III Championships @Westfield State University NOVEMBER 15 – NCAA New England Division III Championships @Williams College NOVEMBER 22 - NCAA Division III National Championships @Wilmington College, Mason, Ohio, Kings Island Golf Center
TIME 1:00
2014 Westfield State Football Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT Saturday Sept. 13 at Western New England Saturday Sept. 20 at UMass Dartmouth Sept. 27 BYE Saturday Saturday Oct. 4 PLYMOUTH STATE Saturday Oct. 11 at Framingham State Saturday Oct. 18 at Mass. Maritime Saturday Oct. 25 BRIDGEWATER STATE Homecoming Nov. 1 at Fitchburg State Saturday Saturday Nov. 8 WORCESTER STATE Senior Day Friday Nov. 14 WESTERN CONNECTICUT
TIME 1:00 4:00 1:00 12:00 12:00 2:00 1:30 1:00 7:00
10:00 11:00 12:00 12:00
Westfield State University 2014 Women’s Golf FALL Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT Sat.-Sun. Sept. 20-21 Mount Holyoke Invitational Sat.-Sun. Sept. 27-28 Middlebury Invitational Oct. 4-5 Williams Invitational Sat.-Sun. Sat-Sun. Oct. 11-12 Wellesley Invitational
TIMES 8:00/8:00 1:00/9:00 12:30/8:30 11:00/9:00
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Chicopee Comp prevails By Chris Putz Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Nobody said growing up was easy. Ashley Rouleau lofted a goal into an open net in the 24th minute to lift Chicopee Comprehensive past host Westfield 1-0 in a high school girls’ soccer game Thursday. The goal came just seconds after Westfield goalie Jessica Healey made a great save, but Bouleau corralled it about 20 yards away and lofted it over the head of Healey and the backpedaling Bombers’ defense. Westfield had several opportunities over the course of the game. Nothing materialized. “That was a tough goal to let up,” Westfield coach Keith Saltmarsh said. “We were playing the way we wanted to play. The ball just didn’t bounce our way … I’m disappointed we couldn’t finish them off.” Westfield attacked the Chicopee Comp goal, making a solid run at the tying goal. Kayla Roskey fed Shelby Chambers with a great through ball midway through the second half. Roskey split the Colts’ defense before being cut off and wedged to the outer edge of the goal post.
Katherine Colapietro attempted to connect with Roskey, as well, sending a pass in the direction of the Westfield junior just inside the top of the penalty box. Comp denied the offensive push. The Bombers also had two corner kicks – one inside the 72nd and 76th minutes – but the Colts’ defense prevailed. Chambers had the potential tying shot sail wide with 1:39 remaining. “We attack, we defend,” coach Saltmarsh said. “We’re just not finding the back of the net. Our attack it good. We’re just not getting the final touches in.” With the loss, Westfield fell to 2-2 overall. “I’m optimistic,” Saltmarsh said. “We will still keep on getting better as we face more competition.” There figures to be plenty of ups and downs with a young squad, but Westfield’s head coach said it is just a matter of building confidence. “Our young players just need to believe in themselves the way the coaches do,” he said. “We have great moments in games, and young moments in games. That comes with growing together as a team.” The next test comes Tuesday when Westfield hosts Agawam at 4 p.m.
Westfield’s Karly Diltz, right, gains position against Chicopee Comp’s Natalie Galindo, left. (Photo by Chris Putz)
St. Mary’s Nick Garde, left, takes on McCann Tech’s Nathan Charon, right, in high school boys’ soccer action Monday. Garde scored two goals in Thursday’s game to help down Smith Voke, 4-2. (Photo by Chris Putz)
Saints stop Smith Bombers’ Annie Brozini attempts to outrace a Comp’s Jillian Devlin, right, to the ball Thursday. (Photo by Chris Putz)
Westfield’s Lindsay Stefano, center, splits the Chicopee Comp defense to get off a shot Thursday. (Photo by Chris Putz)
WHS vs. Amherst
By Chris Putz Staff Writer NORTHAMPTON – Good things come to those who wait. St. Mary can attest to that. The St. Mary High School boys’ soccer team exploded for three second-half goals to upend Smith Voke 4-2 Thursday. Nick Garde scored two goals, Zac Girard had two assists, Kieran O’Donnell tallied a goal on a penalty kick, and Joey Collins had a goal and assist for St. Mary. Saints’ goalie Colin Blake, who made 11 saves, was helped out by defensive standouts Drew Collins, Gio Depergola, and Seamus Butler. “The first half was pretty even possession-wise and 50/50 ball-wise,” St. Mary coach Andrew Martin said. “Both teams were playing hard. In the second, half they definitely stepped up their intensity and effort against us and took it to us for the first 5-10 minutes, and then we responded.” St. Mary notched two goals in a short span to deflate Smith’s hopes. The Saints return to action Monday against Granby at Westfield Middle School South at 4 p.m. Bombers knot Amherst FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 1, Amherst 1 Leighanne Sullivan scored the lone goal for Westfield. Gabbi Lunardini assisted on the play. Bombers goalie Karly Mastello finished with 12 saves. “Overall it was a good game,” said Westfield coach Karen Gomez, whose team travels to Southwick for its next game Friday at 5 p.m. “I hope Westfield has enough gas in their tank to keep up with the speed of the Rams,” she said. BOYS’ SOCCER Westfield Voc-Tech 1, Putnam 0 Peter Melnik scored on a pass from Vitaliy Tereschuk for the game-winner in the 65th minute. “It was a very physical game and did enough of the little things to capture the win,” Voc-Tech coach Kyle Dulude said. “Our players showed no quit and played tough.” The Tigers controlled the ball throughout the game, and were steady defensively.
Westfield’s Olga Korobkov bumps the ball over the net in Thursday’s game against Amherst. (Photo by Liam Sheehan)
Westfield Junior Mia Pavyluk jumps to but the ball over in Thursday nights game Westfield Sophomore Mckenzie Chaban sends the ball over the net while Amherst defenders against Amherst. (Photo by Liam Sheehan) attempt a block. (Photo by Liam Sheehan)
JV BOYS’ SOCCER Southwick 3, South Hadley 0 Mason Kowal had one goal and one assist to lead Southwick. Matt Daley and Dylan Buscemi also scored for the Rams. Jake Stathers and Tim McGrath each earned assists. Southwick improved to 3-0. LATE RESULTS GIRLS’ SOCCER Franklin Tech 2, St. Mary 0 St. Mary suffered a shut out loss on the road Tuesday. The Saints will look to right the ship Friday at home against Westfield Voc-Tech at Westfield Middle School North at 4 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER Southwick 1, Sabis 1 Courtney Wheeler scored for Southwick Wednesday. Rams’ goalies Kayla Bergendale (2 saves) and Ashley Marchetti (5) split duties in goal.
HIGH SCHOOL Standings, Results FOOTBALL Westfield 1-0 GYMNASTICS Westfield 0-0 GIRLS’ SOCCER Westfield 2-2 Westfield Voc-Tech 0-0-1 St. Mary 0-1 Southwick 1-1-1 Gateway 2-1 BOYS’ SOCCER Westfield 1-0-1 Westfield Voc-Tech 3-0
St. Mary 2-0 Southwick 1-0-1 Gateway 1-1-1 FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 1-2-1 Southwick 0-0 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield 0-2 Southwick 2-0 GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 0-1 St. Mary 0-2 Southwick 0-0
Gateway 2-0 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 0-0 St. Mary 0-2 Southwick 0-0 Gateway 1-1 GOLF Westfield 1-1 St. Mary 0-3 Southwick 2-1 Westfield Voc-Tech 2-1
Thursday’s Results GIRLS’ SOCCER Chicopee Comp 1, Westfield 0 BOYS’ SOCCER St. Mary 4, Smith Voke 2 Westfield Voc-Tech 1, Putnam 0 FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 1, Amherst 1 GOLF Westfield Voc-Tech 15, St. Mary 9
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Annie’s Mailbox By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Should I just be happy...? Dear Annie: I am a 21-year-old college student. I have found someone I am really close to and would love to have a relationship with. The problem is, she is already in a relationship with someone else. We worked together for two years and became best friends. Unfortunately, she left the job to focus on school. We still talk, and I always ask myself whether I should tell her how I truly feel and risk tarnishing the friendship. Should I just be happy the way things are? -- Trouble in the Ville Dear Trouble: It is bad form to go after someone who is already attached. So our recommendation is to leave things alone and enjoy the friendship. However, should she break up with her boyfriend, that would be an OK time to express your feelings. You already understand that she may not feel the same way and the friendship could suffer as a result, but if you are both unattached, you may as well give it a try. You never know. Dear Annie: I am a senior citizen, and I have a problem with being touched. Why do people think they can greet me with a hug? Smokers ask whether you mind if they smoke, so why can’t huggers ask before hugging? I don’t mean to sound rude, but what can I do about this? -- Touchy Senior Citizen Dear Touchy: A great many people do not like to be hugged, especially by vague acquaintances. When you see someone approaching with arms out, it’s perfectly OK to take a step back, put your hand out and say politely, “Sorry. I’m not a hugger. But it’s nice to see you.” As people get to know you, they will respect your preference automatically. Please be patient. Dear Annie: I am writing in regard to the letter from “California Grandma.” Grandma was displeased with the conduct of her 13-year-old granddaughter, who just graduated middle school and didn’t invite her to the graduation. Grandma wanted to know whether she could revoke an offer she made to pay the girl $5,000 if she graduated high school with all B’s or better. Your response, which began with, “It’s your money. You can do whatever you like with it,” may be legally incorrect. Grandma made an offer, and if the granddaughter accepted the offer, a valid contract was created at that moment, and Grandma can no longer revoke it. If granddaughter performs, Grandma is obligated to pay her. If she doesn’t pay up, the granddaughter can sue for breach of contract. The fact that it may have been an oral contract is not the issue. In this type of scenario, oral contracts are binding. Nor is the fact that this is a minor child an issue. Minors may enter into contracts, and the right of revocation rests with the minor, not the adult. Normally with these types of contracts, it would be Grandma’s word against the granddaughter’s. But Grandma just admitted making the offer in the newspaper, so the contract exists. The moral of the story is, be careful what you promise the kids. It can have binding legal ramifications. It’s a good thing Grandma didn’t promise her a car. -- Florida Lawyer Dear Florida: What a world. Fortunately for Grandma, letters in our column are anonymous, and there are dozens, if not thousands, of grandparents who make such promises to their grandchildren. So it’s still Grandma’s word against the granddaughter’s that this letter came from her. Nonetheless, we don’t believe Grandma should rescind the offer. It was for grades, not behavior, and she should keep her word. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.
HINTS FROM HELOISE Picture This Digital Organization Dear Heloise: Do you have any hints for STORING DIGITAL PHOTOS? I have hundreds of pictures saved on my computer, and I have a hard time finding what I am looking for. -- Isabella in Texas Welcome to the new world! Sometimes too much of something is NOT a great thing. The ease of digital photos makes it too EASY to just shoot, shoot and shoot photos! Here are a few hints to help you and others in the same situation: * When downloading pictures, change and edit the image name. A lot of photos are named “IMG_250, etc.” Change to something like “IMG_250 Chammy and birds.” NAMING photos can make them easier to find. * Try sorting your photos into different folders; they don’t all have to be in the same one. You can make a folder for “Pets,” “Family,” “2004,” etc. That way, when looking, you hopefully can narrow it down by the folder. * Go through your photos periodically and delete a lot! Why do we keep photos that we don’t like or that were taken by accident? Get rid of them! They are just wasting space and making it harder to find the ones you want. * Invest in an external hard drive. You don’t want to lose all your photos if your computer (or phone) crashes! * If you store them on DVDs, be sure to check them periodically -- they will not last forever! -- Heloise
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Sept. 12, 2014: This year you open up to many possibilities, but you will need to eliminate some existing commitments first. You are a year away from some positive life changes. You will begin a new luck cycle at that time, and the first year is considered one of the luckiest. If you are single, someone special is right around the corner. If you are attached, the two of you love spending quality time together. You also might tend to overindulge often together. TAURUS understands you and can be a lot of fun. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Your possessive side might emerge when dealing with someone you respect. Being selfish in that way is likely to reveal your innate insecurities. Be more upbeat and deliberate. You could overthink a situation to the point of upset. Tonight: TGIF! Make it your treat. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You could be more forthright than usual. Being so direct will energize you and encourage you to take a risk with a difficult person. You will want to have a long-overdue conversation. Know that you might feel uncomfortable with what you hear. Tonight: A star, wherever you are. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Much will be going on behind the scenes. You are anchored and secure at the present moment, and you’re likely to be very optimistic. Others will respond to you in a positive way. You could be taken aback by someone’s offer. Tonight: Not to be found. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Emphasize what is important to you. Know what needs to happen, and decide who you want around you. Stop and buy a token of affection for a loved one. Do not push beyond your normal limits in order to get what you want. Tonight: Be where the crowds are. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Take your time when making a decision. It might be more important than you realize. Getting past an older person’s demands could be almost impossible. You might wonder when to pull back so you can go off and do your thing. Tonight: Out and about. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance. You might want to make last-minute weekend plans. This person often plays devil’s advocate for you. You might be tempted to take off for an adventure. Weigh the cost of proceeding as you have been. Tonight: Out late. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might want to work through a problem quickly with a friend or loved one; otherwise, a lot of negativity could come into your life. A family member could demonstrate how resilient he or she can be when adjusting to a big change. Tonight: Make it personal. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Defer to others, and understand what is happening with a key individual in your life. By expressing your confidence in this person’s decisions, you will open up the lines of communication between you. Don’t overthink a decision too much. Tonight: Follow the leader. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You will want to free up some extra time just for you. You’ll remain levelheaded, even though you have a very difficult decision to make. You might want to discuss your choice with several other people for feedback. Tonight: Get physical -- go to the gym, or go dancing. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH No one dares question your ideas or your appeal. You know where you are heading. You have a sense of direction that is unique, and you possess a special type of creativity. News from a distance is likely to put a smile on your face. Tonight: Ever playful. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Get down to the basics, and understand that you will need to rebuild certain areas of your life. An older friend or relative could be unintentionally demanding and not realize what you are going through. Ask for consideration and space, if need be. Tonight: Invite friends over. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Listen to news before changing plans. You could be more in limbo than you might have thought possible. Perhaps you need to work through an
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CLERK The City of Westfield seeks qualified applicants for position of Clerk. Works under the general supervision of the Superintendent of Public Works, appointing authority, and direct supervision of the Head Clerk. Performs a variety of clerical duties of moderate complexity requiring limited decision-making. Thorough knowledge of the duties performed, general knowledge of duties of department and how the department interacts with other City departments. Significant interaction with the public. High School graduate or equivalent with six months to a year of experience and/or training in general office and clerical work. Ability to type with accuracy no less than 30 w.p.m. Ability to deal with the public in a courteous and professional manner. Ability to understand and follow directions. Ability to operate standard office equipment as needed in course of job duties. Position is 35 hours a week at $16.25 an hour. The City offers excellent benefits packages to employees. Full position description and application are available at Personnel Department, 59 Court Street, Room 109, Westfield, MA 01085 or can be downloaded at:
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Articles For Sale FEEDING HILLS: 3-Pc. Black leather living room set. Couch, chair, and ottoman. Excellent condition. $500 firm! 847-0603
GENERATOR: 10HP PowerMate OHV Engine, 5,700 running watts. 7125 max watts. 2 years old. $600. Call Denny: 413-530-7909
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ESTATE/MOVING SALE: 166 Woodbrook Terr. West Springfield. 8am-3pm. Saturday, Sept. 13th. Big ticket items. Freezer, indoor/outdoor furniture. Snowblower, 2-in-1 gaming table and so much more! Something for everyone. Cash only please.
WESTFIELD: 12 Charles St.. Saturday, September 13th; 8am3pm. Proceeds benefit: Relay For Life & Alzheimer's Assoc.
SOUTHWICK: 2 COUNTRY CLUB DR. Sat/Sun Sept 13 & 14. 9am-4pm.
WESTFIELD: 7 BRENTWOOD DR. Sat. 9/13 8am-4pm. Household items, tools, table saw, furniture.
WESTFIELD- 12 PROSPECT ST. Friday/Saturday, 9/12 & 9/13. 9am-3pm. End of season. Everything must go!
SOUTHWICK: 23 BIRCHWOOD RD. Fri/Sat, Sept 12&13, 9am-4pm; Odds & ends, household items. A little something for everyone.
WESTFIELD: 12 TOLEDO AVE. Sat 9/13 8a-4p; Sun 9/14 8a-2p. Princess House, Boyd's Bears, Hard cover books, CD's, Christmas and more.
WESTFIELD - 4 OLD PARK LANE, Saturday, 9/13/14, 9am2pm. Furniture, small electrics, lots more stuff.
WESTFIELD: 120 SPRINGDALE ROAD. Fri/Sat, Sept 12 & 13, 9am-4pm. Portable dishwasher, bookcases, bureau, pool accessories, old glassware, hanging lamp, doll clothes, books papercraft & stamping items, household items. Much more.
WESTFIELD: 108 DANA ST. Fri/Sat Sept 12&13. 9am-4pm. Household, furniture, artwork, knick-knacks, tools, hunting equipment, stationary recumbent bike, baby crib, changing table adult & baby clothes, perinnial plants. Too much to mention.
WESTFIELD: 20 MARGERIE ST. Sept 13/14 9am-4pm. HUGE Tag Sale! Something for everyone.
WESTFIELD: 9 W.SILVER ST. Fri, Sept 12th 10am-4pm, Sat, Sept 13th 10am3pm. "Opera" magazines, electronics, appliances, furniture, lighting fixtures. Something for everyone!
WESTFIELD: 308 PAPER MILL RD. 1 Day Only! Saturday, 9/13. Household items, toddler toys and clothes. Hunting clothes, fishing items.
WESTFIELD: 92 SUSAN DR. (Off of East Mt. Rd.) Sept. 13th 9am-3pm. Household and decorative items.
WESTFIELD: 45 GRANDVIEW DRIVE. Sept. 12&13, 8am-4pm. Country, Primitives, Furniture, Large assortment of miscellaneous goodies. Rain or Shine.
WESTFIELD: EASTWOOD CARRIERS, 61 Union St. (Parking lot behind medial building) GIANT TAG SALE - Rain or Shine. Dressers, tables, sewing cabinets, construction materials, tools, household items, antiques, china, glassware, tools etc.
WESTFIELD: 55 BROAD ST. Saturday, Sept. 13th. 10am4pm. Movies, crafts, toys.
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AFFORDABLE FIREWOOD. Seasoned and green. Cut, split, delivered. Any length. Now ready for immediate delivery. Senior and bulk discount. Call (413)848-2059, (413)530-4820.
PAYING CASH FOR COINS, stamps, medals, tokens, paper money, diamonds and jewelry, gold and silver scrap. Broadway Coin & Stamp, 144 Broadway, Chicopee Falls, MA. (413)5949550.
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