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Huntington Board of Health seeking new compactor

By AMY PORTER Correspondent HUNTINGTON – Board of Health members Jean Jackman, Thomas Hart and Melissa Reid met with the Huntington Board of Selectmen on Wednesday to talk about needed infrastructure repairs at the transfer station.

Hart said they sent out bids on repairing the MSW (municipal solid waste) compactor, which is leaking oil. He said they received two bids, but the compactor is 29 years old and not worth repairing. Reid said the single stream recycling compactor is three years old.

Selectmen chair Edward Renauld said the earliest that any money could be available for a compactor would be in December when the Free Cash is certified.

However, he said they would have to call a special town meeting to get the funding approved. He asked how much a new compactor would cost, and was told $16,000.

Hart said a new concrete slab is also needed under the compactor. Selectman Karon Hathaway said bids are out on the concrete slab, which was previously approved.

Hart said the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently sent an inspector to the transfer station, at his invitation. Reid said she was not told of the inspection, and therefore was not present.

A copy of the report detailing the inspection, performed by HRMC administrator Kathleen Casey was given to the Selectmen. The inspection, which was held on July 25 referred to the condition of the compactor, which the report described as adequate and maintained, and acceptable with corrective action.

Under corrective action, it was noted that the compactor had a pool of water sitting on the concrete pad beneath it with electrical conduits leading from the attendant shed, one of which was in the standing water.

“This is a safety concern that needs to be addressed,” the report stated.

The letter also noted that the Board of Health submitted a transfer station certification in October 2016 to place a new concrete pad under the compactor to prevent the pooling of water, which was approved by the Mass. DEP. “The BOH should move forward with rectifying this safety issue,” Casey said in the report.

Casey also wrote that she observed an oily sheen on the surface of the water beneath the compactor. She wrote that the BOH should conduct a maintenance inspection of the compactor to confirm if the sheen is the result of a leak, and if so, address the problem before there is a larger spill.

Other corrective actions outlined in the report included working with the Department of Public Works to fill in low lying areas with standing water, and grading rough walking surfaces near the single-stream recycling bin. Other items included clearing debris around the sheds, and weed whacking. Altogether, out of 15 items on the list, seven required some correction action, and eight were acceptable with no corrective action.

Hart said the inspection of the compactor might require immediate replacement.

Renauld said the Board of Health has to plan in its budget to repair and replace equipment that breaks. He said budget meetings begin in March. “Going forward, let’s add it,” Renauld said.

Huntington Board of Health members Melissa Reid, Jean Jackman and Thomas Hart. Selectman Karon Hathaway is in foreground. (Photo by Amy Porter)

Dr. Tony Brannon, the Agriculture dean from Murray State University walks through a hemp field. Since 2014, when crops were first planted at MSU as part of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s industrial hemp research program, the state has been at the forefront of national efforts to revive hemp production. (Ryan Hermens/The Paducah Sun via AP)

Hemp Fest coming to Westfield

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—A festival based around industrial hemp will be coming to Westfield this Saturday.

The Industrial Hemp Fest will be coming to Westfield at Kelley Farm on Old Feeding Hills Road Saturday, Sept.

16, from noon to 6 p.m. The event is set to feature music, bands, food, vendors and guest speakers and is hosted by Ora Care, Inc. and Misty Valley Farm.

According to Violet Hall of Ora Care, the event is being held to bring attention to what industrial hemp is.

“This is an industrial and agricultural festival,” Hall said.

According to Hall, the festival will provide information for attendees on industrial hemp, from educational booths to testimonials from speakers.

“It’s one of the biggest industries right now that is on the move because industrial hemp can be used in a variety of fields,” Hall said.

These uses, according to Hall, include biodegradable containers, fuel, medication, oils, clothing and paper.

“Your Declaration of Independence is written on hemp paper,” she said.

Hall said that hemp and marijuana come from the same plant, but hemp is different genetically and is used for manufacturing items rather than ingestion.

“They all come from the same plant but they all have different genetics,” she said.

Hall said that the event is also being held to attempt to garner signatures for legislation related to industrial hemp and information on this will be available

at the festival.

According to Hall, police will be on hand at the festival to help guide traffic and work at the entrance to the farm. In addition, she said that there will be no alcohol at the festival and that they are not expecting a large crowd. Parking is also available on site, according to Hall.

According to at least a couple residents on Old Feeding Hills Rd. though, there has been little notice about what is expected.

One resident nearby said that they were unsure what was going on, but were told verbally of the event.

Another resident on the road said that they were unfamiliar with what was going to be happening, as well.

The event charges a $5 entrance fee and parking is $5, according to a flyer found online.

Superintendent pleased with school district safety drills

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – Two weeks into the 2017-18 school year, Southwick-Tolland-Granville School District administrators are making sure that this year’s students and staff in all three schools are well trained on school safety.

The Massachusetts State Police, Huntington Police, and Southwick Police and Fire, emergency personnel helped all three district schools properly learn all of the safety drills, which included fire, shelter-in-place, lockdown, and bus evacuation.

According to the first responders, the drill was highly successful and one of the best ones that the school district had to date.

District Superintendent Jennifer Willard was

very pleased to know that the drills resulted in a positive outcome as it is important to keep the students and staff safe.

“My number one concern and number one priority is the safety of all the students in the district,” said Willard. “I want us to be prepared and I want our children and our staff to know that we have procedures in place to keep them safe.”

Although Willard didn’t want to disclose the district’s exact plan for future safety drills, she did say that more of them will be occurring in the schools this year in attempt to take safety precautions to the next level.

For any questions or thoughts on the safety drills, contact the school district office at 5695391.

Superintendent Jen Willard.

(Photo courtesy of Greg Fitzpatrick)

Bike racks donated and installed downtown

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—Two new bicycle racks are in the downtown area, providing cyclists with even more areas to park their two-wheeled vehicles.

The racks were placed in the areas of Blue Umbrella Books and Two Rivers Burrito Company. The bicycle racks came from the Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, who were gifted the racks from New Horizons Bicycle Shop in Westfield. According to Don Podolski of New Horizons, the racks were installed by the city following the donation.

“The goal is to have at least a dozen racks throughout the downtown area at regular intervals and in concentrated areas where we will have bike activity,” Podolski said.

According to Podolski, the racks were placed in areas where bicyclists may be more likely to stop. Podolski said that riders are traveling into the area from as far as Connecticut and this will promote riders to stop at local restaurants or

elsewhere to eat or to visit.

In fact, Joe Wynn, one of the owners from Two Rivers Burrito Company, said that he has already noticed an increase in cyclists coming into his restaurant over the years and have been asking for a place to park their bikes.

“It’s something people have been asking for the past few years,” Wynn said.

“It’s great for our customers and the folks coming downtown,” Wynn also said.

Podolski said that the racks are a hoop design rack, which means that there are two points of contact for a bicycle to be safely locked onto, which can reduce the possibility of damage or theft. The racks also have the Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail logo etched into a piece of metal on them, designating where they came from.

The racks placed in the two locations downtown cost about $375, Podolski said, but could be less than half that cost withA new bike rack located downtown in front of Two Rivers out the etching.

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By MARK G. AUERBACH Correspondent Mike Thornton, the actor/singer who plays Presidents from Bush to Trump with The Capitol Steps, and the Berkshires-based jazz quartet Gruppo Mondo, will record an album of jazz standards before a live audience on Thursday, September 28 at 7PM at the Egremont Barn, 17 Main Street, South Egremont, MA. Thornton, a member of the political satire group The Capitol Steps for over twenty years, met the musicians of Gruppo Mondo two summers ago, when The Capitol Steps was doing a summer residency at Cranwell in Lenox. “I discovered Gruppo Mondo at a Pittsfield jazz club, and we began to do occasional sets together, after I’d finished playing singing and dancing politicians” Thornton decided that he wanted to record material for his upcoming jazz standards album Top Standards on the MTA label with Gruppo Mondo from a venue located in The Berkshires.

“I grew up north of Hartford, and spent time in The Berkshires. I’ve performed annually in Lenox with The Capitol Steps, and I’ve gotten to know the artists in the Berkshires.”

Thornton, now based in Washington, DC, attended Hartt School, University of Hartford, where he studied voice and theater and had the opportunity to study with the great Jackie McLean. At the age of 19, he sang with Uptown Sound– a “Manhattan Transfer” style group featuring intricate harmonies and sophisticated arrangements by the former Glenn Miller Band arranger, Ed Cerveney. Before joining The Capitol Steps in 1995, Mike appeared in several Off-Broadway productions, the American premiere of Blood Brothers., and the Kennedy Center production of Shear Madness in Washington, DC. His Jazz Quartet performed in many of New York City’s major venues and his Jazz Collective performs regularly in Washington, DC. His most recent CD of standards isStep Back. on the MTA label.

For information on Mike Thornton:http://www.mikethorntonjazz.com/. .

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SOUTHWICK — September 21, 2017 (5:00 pm) Join us at The Ranch Golf Club in Southwick, MA as we end the summer and kick off our fall events. You don’t want to miss the opportunity to engage with business owners, managers and enterperenueurs from the Greater Westfield Area. Entertainment: Steve Nagle of Rock 102 and DJ Roast Beef providing the main course for your listening pleasure.

Thank you sponsors: Platinum: Mestek, Inc., Entertainment Sponsor: Splash Marketing and Creative, Registration Table Sponsor: CHH Engraving, Signature Cocktail Sponsor: Fast Track to College, Dessert Table Sponsor: Bright Cloud Studio, Toast to New Member: The Executive SEO. Tickets: Members $45, Member Table of 8 $320, Potential Members $55. No refunds after September 18, 2017.

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ODDS & ENDS Tall tail: Record-setting cats share home near Detroit FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Here’s a very tall tail: Two record-setting cats are living together near Detroit.

Arcturus Aldebaran Powers holds the Guinness World Records mark for tallest domestic cat, measuring at about 19 inches (48 centimeters). Housemate Cygnus Regulus Powers holds the record for the domestic cat with the longest tail, measuring more than 17 inches (43 centimeters).

The cats live in Farmington Hills with Will and Lauren Powers. Guinness says they sought the records to raise awareness about a cat shelter.

Will Powers told The Detroit News that people often want to have photos taken with the cats, so they ask them for donations for the shelter.

He says both cats are about 2 years old.

MLive.com reports that Arcturus could keep growing until age four or five.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2017. There are 107 days left in the year.

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n September 15, 1940, during the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe.

ON THIS DATE: In 1789, the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs was renamed the Department of State.

In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted of a misdemeanor charge two weeks after he was found not guilty of treason.

In 1857, William Howard Taft — who served as President of the United States and as U.S. chief justice — was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In 1917, the first issue of Forbes magazine was published.

In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship.

In 1942, during World War II, the aircraft carrier USS Wasp was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine; the U.S. Navy ended up sinking the badly damaged vessel.

In 1950, during the Korean conflict, United Nations forces landed at Incheon in the south and began their drive toward Seoul (sohl).

In 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)

In 1972, a federal grand jury in Washington indicted

seven men in connection with the Watergate breakin.

In 1981, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the Supreme Court nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor.

In 1997, two of the nation’s most popular diet drugs — dexfenfluramine and fenfluramine — were pulled off the market because of new evidence they could seriously damage patients’ hearts.

In 2000, the 2000 Summer Olympics opened in Sydney, Australia, with a seemingly endless parade of athletes and coaches and a spectacular display; Aborigine runner Cathy Freeman ignited an Olympic ring of fire.

TEN YEARS AGO: In his Saturday radio address, President George W. Bush said while “formidable challenges” remained in Iraq, the United States would start shifting more troops into support roles in addition to troop withdrawals announced earlier. Several thousand protesters marched from the White House to the Capitol to demand an end to the Iraq war. Sarah Thomas became the first female official to work a game in the Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly I-A, serving as the line judge in the Jacksonville State-Memphis game (which Memphis won, 35-14). Actress-comedian Brett Somers died in Westport, Connecticut, at age 83.

FIVE YEARS AGO: Four days after the deadly attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula called for more attacks on U.S. embassies. The State Department ordered non-es-

sential government personnel and family members to leave its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia and warned U.S. citizens against traveling to the two countries. The National Hockey League locked out its players at 11:59 p.m. EDT; it was the league’s fourth shutdown in a decade and one that would cost the league nearly half its season.

ONE YEAR AGO: A report issued by the Republican-led House intelligence committee condemned Edward Snowden, saying the National Security Agency leaker was not a whistleblower and that the vast majority of the documents he stole were defense secrets that had nothing to do with privacy; Snowden’s attorney blasted the report, saying it was an attempt to discredit a “genuine American hero.” Arizona’s first female governor, Democrat Rose Mofford, died in Phoenix at age 94.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Actor Forrest Compton is 92. Comedian Norm Crosby is 90. Actor Henry Darrow is 84. Baseball Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry is 79. Actress Carmen Maura is 72. Opera singer Jessye Norman is 72.

Writer-director Ron Shelton is 72. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 71. Movie director Oliver Stone is 71. Rock musician Kelly Keagy (KAY’-gee) (Night Ranger) is 65. Rock musician Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) is 57. Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino is 56. Actor Danny Nucci is 49. Rap DJ Kay Gee is 48. Actor Josh Charles is 46. Singer Ivette (EE’-veht) Sosa (Eden’s Crush) is 41. Actor Tom Hardy is 40. Actress Marisa Ramirez is 40. Poprock musician Zach Filkins (OneRepublic) is 39.

Actor Dave Annable is 38. Actress Amy Davidson is 38. Britain’s Prince Harry is 33. TV personality Heidi Montag is 31. Actress Kate Mansi is 30.

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TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm Planning Board at 7 pm

Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Gregory M. Schmidt, Esq.

Of the firm of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C.

One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA Attorney for Mortgagee Terms of Sale: $5,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds.

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State adds 10,800 jobs, unemployment rate at 4.2 percent BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has added nearly 11,800 jobs, helping drive down the state's unemployment rate to 4.2 percent.

The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced the August numbers on Thursday.

Over the month, the private sector added nearly 10,000 jobs with gains in the professional, scientific, and business services sectors. Construction and manufacturing also added jobs.

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Labor and Workforce Development Secretary Rosalin Acosta said the state has added 57,400 jobs in the last year.

The state's labor force participation rate — the total number of residents 16 or older who worked or were unemployed and actively sought work in the last four weeks — decreased threetenths of a percentage point over the month.

The labor force participation rate over the year has increased 1.3 percent compared to August 2016.

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Wild & Scenic fourth annual Watershed Blitz Healthy rivers are made in the shade. Rivers need room to expand and wetlands to wander. Come walk the East Branch Trail with one of our Wild & Scenic specialists at the fourth annual Watershed Blitz Saturday Sept 16th. Choose from geology, river bugs, mammals, a paddle of Fisk Meadows, flora & fauna or newts & frogs. Come with your curiosity & questions. Space is limited call Meredyth Babcock 413 6232070 to pick your specialist. This is a free, rain or shine event.

YMCA of Greater Westfield to hold golf tournament to support cancer survivors The YMCA of Greater Westfield is hosting a golf tournament to benefit LiveSTRONG at the YMCA. The tournament will take place at the Worthington Golf Club on Saturday, September 16, 2017. This is a four person scramble format. Registration begins at 10AM with and shotgun start at 11:00AM. Entry fee is $55.00 per golfer for walkers and $65.00 per golfer with cart. The fee includes 9 holes of golf, attendee gift and lunch. Prizes include longest drive, closet to the pin, as well as three division of play: men’s, women’s and mixed. Register deadline is Saturday, September 9th. Enjoy the essence of golf at Worthington’s club with its small sloping greens, tight tree lined fairways, stately pines and maples along with well-placed creek with it’s all encompassing stunning view. Please join us in helping adult cancer survivors feel alive again. All proceeds go directly to the Livestrong at the YMCA. Corporate individual, and team sponsorships opportunities are available. Donations are welcomed and appreciated. For more information on registration, sponsorship or donations, please contact, Andrea Allard, CEO at 413.568.8631 or aallard@westfieldymca.org

Nature Workshop at Stanley Park “Trees and Shrubs” with David Lovejoy will take place on September 24th 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m. Many of the common trees and shrubs of southern New England can be easily seen along the trails in the Sanctuary along the Little River. We will focus on a dozen or so of these woody plants learning how to recognize them and distinguish them from similar species. Some late season wildflowers will also be seen.

2nd Annual Chili Cook Off The 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off to benefit the Southwick Community Episcopal Church will take place on September 24, 2017 from 4:00-6:30 at the church located at 660 College Hwy Southwick, MA . Bring a crockpot to compete! Family fun activities-Open to all. See web or FaceBook page for competition rules. Email denese@southwickchurch.com with event questions.

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Features: • 2 - Story Colonial Style Home • ± 1/4 Acre of Land • • Total of (8) Rooms w/ (4) Bedrooms & (1 ½) Baths • • ± 1,820 S/F of Gross Living Area • Hot Air Heat • Slate Roof • • Covered Porch • Map Reference: 23-16 •

METHUEN, Mass. (AP) — A former employee of a Massachusetts city is facing charges after authorities say she stole a set of city-owned antique silver plates and sold them to a pawn shop for far below their value.

The Eagle-Tribune reports that Judith Hajjar was charged last week with larceny. The 58-year-old Hajjar, who worked in the Methuen city clerk’s office, filed for retirement when she was questioned about the missing plates.

The seven plates valued at $10,000 had been kept in a locked city hall vault and were reported missing Aug. 28.

Police say Hajjar told detectives she sold them to a pawn shop. The pawn shop paid $700 for the plates and sold them to a refinery to be melted down.

Hajjar has not returned calls seeking comment.

Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Gregory M. Schmidt, Esq.

Of the firm of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C.

One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA Attorney for Mortgagee Terms of Sale: $5,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds.

5 % Percent Buyer’s Premium Applies.

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“Cornelia Hancock: Civil War Nurse” GRANVILLE — On Saturday, September 16th at 7:00 PM at the NCCHP Museum at 42 Water St. in Granville, historian Carolyn Ivanoff, takes us back in time with excerpts from letters Cornelia Hancock wrote to her family. This is a remarkable story about a remarkable person.

As well known as Clara Barton during the war years, this 23 year old never publicized her contributions, yet was revered by the men of the Army of the Potomac. She describes events of the Civil War from the perspective of the doctors and nurses who tended the wounded, sick and dying soldiers in makeshift hospitals. It is a fascinating, intriguing and heroic story of dedication in the darkest hours of the war. Ivanoff, assistant principal at Shelton Intermediate School in Shelton, CT., is a versatile educator with over 25 years in the industry. She is a past recipient of the Civil War Preservation Trust’s Teacher of the Year award and assisted in the development of the Civil War Trust’s national Civil War curriculum. The free Living History programs at the NCCHP museum are made possible in part thanks to a grant from the Granville Cultural Council and by donations from members and friends of the museum. Thank you for your continued support in 2017.

Light refreshments will be served following the program.

For more information visit the NCCHP website www. ncchp.org or call 413-357-6321. The NCCHP museum is looking for volunteers to help over Harvest Fair weekend (October 7-9). If you have time and are interested, please send an e-mail to ncchp.org@gmail.com and we’ll send you specifics. Remember, time volunteered counts towards community service hours!

The Class of 1964 Reunion Committee seeks to locate the following people The Class of 1964 Reunion Committee is trying to locate the following people to invite them to a Reunion Picnic on Saturday, September 16 from 12-5 pm at Strathmore Park. If you have any information on these people, please contact one of the following: Candy Pennington at cpennington@westath.org; Bill Kana at gunny33@msn.com, Bob Betts at rbb1946@gmail.com or Karen Sawyer at cincottak@verizon.net:

JOSEFA ALONSO KRISTINE ARNOLD SANTELLA (BARTO)DUVAL SANDRA (BECKWITH) BALL BRUCE BOGDAN JOHN BONK MICHELENE (BUSH) BYRON PAUL CAPUTO DENISE CARR LINDA (COLLIER) KEAHAN PATRICIA (CORKER) PRIESTLY CONRAD COWAN ELAINE (DAVIO)MCMAHAN-FLEET DIANA (DELNICKAS) KRAWIEC HELEN DOLAT ANTHONY DUNN GLENN EDINGER NEIL FARMER KATHLEEN (GORHAM) WOOD JANICE (GUZEWICZ) PALMER CHARLES HODGE JOYCE JOHNSON CHARLES KLEMAN

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Ex-city employee charged with stealing antique silver plates

JANET LAMITIE HARRY LILLEY SANDRA (MACIOROWSKI) JACOBSON ELIZABETH MARCOULIER KAREN MASCO JOHN MCCANN SHARLENE MESICK CAROLE ANN MOORE VINCENT MORAWIEC STEPHEN PALMER RICHARD PHILLIPS ALICE (POLMATIER)WHEELOCK DARLENE (PRIESSLER) TRAPNELL CAROLYN ROOT JOSEPH ZABIELSKI BARBARA ZAWADSKI JOSEPH ZENESKI WILLIAM ZELINSKI JOHN BASHONSKI JAMES ONOFREY RICHARD EDMOND BERNARD SZOSTEK PETER MCCAFFERY

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Features: • 1 ½ Story Two Family Duplex Style Home • ± 1/3 Acre of Land • • Total of (10) Rooms w/ (4) Bedrooms & (2) Baths • • ± 1,905 S/F of Gross Living Area • Electric Baseboard Heat • • Aluminum/Vinyl Siding • Assessor’s Map Reference: 329-230 • Sale Per Order of Mortgagee Gregory M. Schmidt, Esq. Of the firm of Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy, P.C. One Monarch Place, Springfield, MA Attorney for Mortgagee Terms of Sale: $5,000.00 Deposit Cash or Certified Funds.

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Trump revives debate on hate groups, then condemns them

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution condemning white supremacists and hate groups, hours after reviving his assertion that there were "bad dudes" among the people who assembled to oppose a white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, last month.

"You know, you have some pretty bad dudes on the other side also," the president told reporters aboard Air Force once, sparking another round of criticism that the president has failed to adequately condemn hate speech.

The resolution, passed by Congress earlier this week, condemns "the violence and domestic terrorist attack that took place" in Charlottesville as well as white supremacists, neoNazis and other hate groups.

It also urges the president and his administration to "speak out against hate groups that espouse racism, extremism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and white supremacy," and calls on the Justice Department and other federal agencies to "use all resources available" to address the growing prevalence of those groups.

"As Americans, we condemn the recent violence in Charlottesville and oppose hatred, bigotry, and racism in all forms," Trump said in a statement announcing the signing. He called on Americans to move forward "as one people" and "to rediscover the bonds of love and loyalty that bring us together as Americans."

Trump's earlier comments on Charlottesville came one day after he met in private with Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the Senate's lone black Republican, at the White House. The two discussed the president's past remarks blaming "many sides" for the violence and death around a Confederate statue.

Recounting his conversation with Scott, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday: "I think especially in light of the advent of antifa, if you look at what's going on there, you know, you have some pretty bad dudes on the other side also. And essentially that's what I said."

"Antifa" is short for "anti-fascist," an umbrella description for far-left-leaning militant groups.

Trump added that more and more people are starting to agree with him.

"A lot of people are saying — in fact a lot of people have actually written, 'Gee Trump might have a point,'" Trump said.

"I said, 'You got some very bad people on the other side also,' which is true."

Trump last month said there were "very fine people" among the nationalists and neo-Nazis protesting the possible removal of a Confederate statue in Charlottesville.

Scott said he told the president that there was no comparison.

"We had three or four centuries of rape, murder and death brought at the hands of the (Ku Klux Klan) and those who believe in a superior race," he told reporters at the Capitol. "I wanted to make sure we were clear on the delineation between who's on which side in the history of the nation."

Scott bluntly criticized Trump for assigning blame in a way that put white supremacist protesters on equal footing with counterdemonstrators who turned out for the Aug. 12 protests, sparked by Charlottesville officials' decision to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. That remark, Scott said, compromised Trump's moral authority as president.

On Wednesday, Trump told Scott that he just meant to convey "that there was an antagonist on the other side" — to which Scott replied, "The real picture has nothing to do with who is on the other side."

Scott continued: "I shared my thoughts of the last three centuries of challenges from white supremacists, white nationalists, KKK, neo-Nazis, so there is no way to find an equilibrium when you have three centuries of history."

The president said that he got the point, Scott said. Asked if the president can regain his moral authority, Scott responded, "That will take time."

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Martin Batalla Vidal, front left, listen as Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, front right, address a coalition rally of legal and civil rights groups going to court to challenge President Trump's planned phase out of a program shielding young immigrants from deportation, Thursday Sept. 14, 2017, in New York. The court will hold hearings on a lawsuit brought last year on behalf of Vidal, who came to the U.S. from Mexico with his parents when he was 7. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Trump, lawmakers squabble over whether they struck a deal

By ERICA WERNER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of 800,000 young immigrants hung in the balance as top lawmakers, White House officials and President Donald Trump himself squabbled over whether an agreement had been struck to protect them — and if so, exactly what it was.

In the face of an intense backlash from conservatives inside the Capitol and out, Speaker Paul Ryan and other GOP House members adamantly insisted that there was no agreement to enshrine protections for the immigrants brought to America as children and now here illegally.

John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Senate Republican, put it this way: There was "a deal to make a deal."

Trump himself said he was "fairly close" to an agreement that could protect the young "Dreamers" while also adding border security, as long as his longpromised wall with Mexico was also separately addressed. Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer — whose dinner with Trump Wednesday night was at the heart of Thursday's controversy — insisted there was discussion and even agreement on legislation that would offer eventual citizenship to the immigrants in question.

"We agreed it would be the DREAM Act," Schumer told reporters, referring to a bipartisan bill that would allow immigrants brought here as children and now in the U.S. illegally to work their way to citizenship in as little as five years if they meet certain requirements.

But one person familiar with the meeting said the president had agreed not to the DREAM Act, but to narrower legislation that would make permanent the protections offered by President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

What was clear was that the outcome for the "Dreamers" themselves was still unresolved and subject to much further debate and negotiation — and that the politics of immigration, which has defeated Congress for years, remained as tricky and explosive as ever. After winning the White House on a campaign that was remarkably harsh toward immigrants and revolved around construction of an enormous wall along the entire border with Mexico, Trump's sudden pivot infuriated some of his closest allies, and seemed to contain more potential to alienate his base than any of his other unconventional moves.

"He was so explicit during the campaign on the issue of the border wall and border security that if he were to backtrack on that promise I don't think he'd have a single friend left in the country.

Democrats aren't going to support him and he would lose the entire Republican base," said GOP Rep. Tom McClintock of California. "This was a core explicit and graphically clear promise he made to the American people."

"At this point, who DOESN'T want Trump impeached?" conservative com-

mentator Ann Coulter remarked over Twitter.

Administration officials quickly recognized the danger in the backlash, and the White House shifted into damage control mode, with press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders denying a deal had been struck or the wall excluded from it.

Some also wondered aloud on Thursday whether the president was aware of the minutiae of the DREAM Act legislation discussed on Wednesday, including the fact that it includes an eventual path to citizenship.

"We're not looking at citizenship, we're not looking at amnesty. We're looking at allowing people to stay here," Trump told reporters as he traveled to view hurricane damage in Florida.

"But very importantly, what we want: We have to have a wall," Trump said. "If we don't have a wall, we're doing nothing."

Despite Trump's denial, two people briefed on Wednesday night's proceedings said that citizenship was explicitly mentioned when Democrats raised the DREAM Act. Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, who was among the group dining on Chinese food (a Schumer favorite) in the White House Blue Room, spoke up to say that the bill does include a pathway to citizenship, according to the people briefed, who spoke on condition of anonymity to disclose the private proceedings.

Another person familiar with the meeting said that as the president and Schumer were going back and forth, hashing out the confines of the agreement, the president kept referencing DACA, while Schumer kept talking about the DREAM Act. After Mulvaney piped in to make clear the distinction, the president signaled he understood the difference and was talking about DACA, the person said.

Exactly what Trump and Schumer agreed to is unclear. But the posture struck by Ryan and others on Capitol Hill seemed designed to protect the

president from a backlash from his conservative base. Ryan energetically disputed the idea that any deal had been struck, though his argument seemed to turn largely on semantic distinctions.

"These were discussions not negotiations, there isn't an agreement," Ryan said. "The president wasn't negotiating a deal last night. The president was talking with Democratic leaders to get their perspective. I think the president understands that he's going to have to work with the congressional majorities to get any kind of legislative solution."

For their part, immigrant advocates and Latino lawmakers reacted cautiously, with several saying that any celebration would be premature. Many immigrants have been consumed by worry since Trump announced last week that he was ending DACA, which has granted temporary work permits and deportation relief to hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought here as minors.

In New York, Martin Batalla Vidal, who came to the U.S. with his parents when he was 7, said he's taken college classes, does "meaningful" nursing home work and pays taxes. He spoke at a rally by civil rights groups.

Trump gave Congress six months to come up with a solution before the protections would end, although what he would actually do absent congressional action is uncertain. Despite promising to end DACA on Day One of his administration, Trump has struggled openly with the question of what to do about this sympathetic group of young immigrants.

Trump has appeared to enjoy his newfound luster as a bipartisan dealmaker since a disaster-and-debt deal he struck with Pelosi and Schumer last week stunned Washington and garnered a stack of positive headlines. Schumer, too, clearly relishes the dealmaking; he was caught on a live microphone on the Senate floor Thursday gleefully telling Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.: "He likes us! He likes me, anyway."

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Kresten Hansen II GRANVILLE – Kresten Hansen II, 67, of Granville, beloved husband of Deborah (Broz) Hansen, passed away on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at BayState Medical Center. Born in Hartford, CT on December 15, 1949, he was the son of the late Harlon Hansen and Frances (Handley) Hansen of Granville. Kresten was a lifelong mechanic and worked for many different companies, but his greatest accomplishment was starting Hansen’s Garage in Granville with his father. Kresten loved working on cars and trucks and enjoyed teaching his children how to fix them. He was an avid collector of all things big and small.

Kresten loved his community and was an EMT for the Granville Fire Department for several years. He loved traveling to Disney World with his wife and family. A wonderful husband, loving father, caring grandfather and great-grandfather, loyal brother and trusted friend, Kresten will be missed by so many family and friends. Besides his wife and mother, he leaves 5 children, Kresten Hansen III and his wife Mickie of Greenfield, IN, Donald Hansen and his wife Lisa of Tolland, Desta Moore and her husband Michael of Bloomington, IN, Kelly Hansen and her husband R.J. Ligenza of Westfield, and Bryan Hansen of Granville; 6 grandchildren, Kara Wetzel and her husband Drew, Kolin Hansen, Corey and Cameron Ricketts, and Logan and Caden Hansen; 3 great-grandchildren, Eliza, Jessy and Mia; 7 siblings, Wendy Sampels and her husband Michael, Bruce Hansen and his wife Marjorie, Ella Markvart, Raymond Hansen, Peter Hansen and his wife Suzanne, Karen Farrington and her husband James, and Karl Hansen; and many nieces, nephews, extended family, and close friends. Besides his father, he was predeceased by a great-grandson, Luke. A Celebration of Kresten’s wonderful life will be held on Saturday, September 16th at 1:00 PM at the Granville Town Hall, 707 Main Rd.,Granville. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Granville Fire Department, 707 Main Rd., Granville, MA 01034. Southwick Forastiere Funeral Home has care of arrangements. www.forastiere.com.

Mary T. Furcolo Mary Theresa (Brick) Furcolo, 61, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Westfield to the late Thomas and Anne (Shea) Brick. She was a lifelong resident of Westfield attending Abner Gibbs School and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. Mary was employed in the housekeeping department at Western Mass Hospital for over 25 years, retiring in 2012. She enjoyed artificial flower arranging, vegetable and flower gardening, spending time with her family, enjoyed antique cars and car shows, and loved her cat Paisley. She is survived by five nephews, Robert A. Hall and his wife Diane of Chicopee, Kevin M. Hall of Westfield, Daniel T. Hall and his wife Michelle of Ludlow, Christopher J. Hall of Raleigh, NC and Thomas J. Brick and his wife Carolyn of Philadelphia and many friends. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Michael R. “Dick” Furcolo, a brother Thomas J. Brick, and sisters Barbara A. Hall and Ann Marie Malachowski. Her funeral will be held on Monday at 9:30 AM from the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:30AM in St. Mary’s Church Bartlett St. Westfield. Burial will follow the mass in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Southampton Rd. Westfield. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday from 2-5PM at the funeral home.

Donations in Mary’s name may be directed to the Harmony House, 663 Pendleton Ave. Chicopee, MA 01020. www.firtionadams.com

Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 8:15 a.m.: Accident, North Elm Street. Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident. A 1999 Lexus GS300 and a 2010 Ford F150 were involved. No injuries were reported and no tow trucks requested.

8:43 a.m.: Forgery/counterfeiting, Southampton Road.

Police received a report from a company that a check was fraudulently endorsed and $9,418.18 was obtained. Police are investigating.

11:59 a.m.: Vandalism motor vehicle, West School Street.

Police received a report that two tires were slashed on a vehicle.

3:49 p.m.: Accident, Springfield Road and Union Street.

Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident. A 1996 Ford vehicle and a 2001 Toyota Camry were involved. No injuries were reported and no tow trucks requested.

11:01 p.m.: Accident, Pochassic Street. Police received a report that a vehicle had struck a deer that caused damage to the vehicle. No injuries reported but a tow truck was requested.

Court Logs Westfield District Court Sept. 7, 2017 James F. Minor, 41, of 148 Falley Dr., Westfield, was held in lieu of $500 cash bail pending an Oct. 5 hearing after being arraigned on charges of operating motor vehicle with license suspended, speeding in violation of special regulation and possession of class B drug, brought by Westfield Police.

Christopher M. Nadolski, 33, of 120 Hampton Ave., Westfield, was arraigned on a charge of operating motor vehicle with license suspended that was dismissed upon request of Commonwealth, brought by Westfield Police.

Ross M. Muratore, 22, of 141 Green Hill Road, Longmeadow, was arraigned on charges of operating motor vehicle with license suspended and operating motor vehicle with registration suspended that were dismissed upon request of Commonwealth, and also arraigned on charge of fail wear seat belt with finding of not responsible, brought by Westfield Police.

Luz Vazquez, 58, of 3 Fowler St. Ext., Apt. #2, Westfield, had charges of marked lanes violation and motor vehicle not meeting RMV safety standards with findings of not responsible, and a charge of negligent operation of motor vehicle admission to sufficient facts found but continued without a finding until March 8, 2018, with fees assessed.

Stephanie Medina, 26, of 75 Mosely Ave., Apt. A, Holyoke, had a charge of unlicensed operation of motor vehicle dismissed nolle prosequi, brought by Westfield Police.

Civil Service Commission upholds firing of Agawam officer AGAWAM, Mass. (AP) — The state Civil Service Commission has upheld the town of Agawam's decision to fire a police officer seen on video striking a man in custody.

The commission said in its ruling Thursday that Officer John Moccio "engaged in excessive force by twice striking a prisoner in red (vital) target areas with his baton and by striking the prisoner after the prisoner was no longer assaultive."

Moccio was one of three officers fired after the man was arrested at the Six Flags New England amusement park in October 2016. The other two were reinstated, although one was demoted.

A lawyer for the officers said they were justified in their use of force because the intoxicated man was belligerent.

State prosecutors did not press criminal charges but a federal investigation remains open.

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Charlottesville comments, "but the focus was primarily on solutions moving forward."

"That was what both people came to the meeting wanting to discuss," Sanders said during a White House briefing.

"What we can do to bring people together, not talk about divisions within the country."

Scott said Trump also brought up Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, who has accused Las Vegas police of using racially motivated excessive force against him.

Bennett sat on the bench during the national anthem before Sunday's game at Green Bay, one of several NFL players protesting in support of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who remains unsigned after starting the protests last year to bring attention to police brutality against minorities.

"I believe he found it unsettling and challenging," Scott said.

This came as several athletes, activists and celebrities signed a letter of support for Bennett.

"Michael Bennett has been sitting during the anthem precisely to raise these issues of racist injustice that are now an intimate part of his life. Now we stand with him," the letter said.

It was signed by Kaepernick; tennis legend Martina Navratilova; academic Cornel West; John Carlos, a U.S. Olympic champion who famously raised his black-gloved fist during a 1968 medal ceremony; and other athletes and activists.

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — A special forces soldier from Massachusetts has been killed in a training exercise involving demolitions at the Army’s largest base.

Staff Sgt. Alexander P. Dalida, 32, of Dunstable died Thursday during the exercise.

Lt. Col. Rob Bockholt, a spokesman for the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command, which is based at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, said that the cause of Dalida’s death is under investigation.

Dalida, who enlisted in 2006, was assigned to 1st Special Warfare Training

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Tax collector charged with larceny, money laundering TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A tax collector in a Massachusetts town has been indicted on charges that she stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the town.

Fifty-six-year-old Nancy Dutton is charged with five counts of larceny and one count of money laundering.

Prosecutors say she stole tax money and falsified records to cover it up.

Dutton was hired as an assistant tax collector in Tyngsborough in 2002 and was made deputy tax collector in 2016. Prosecutors say the alleged theft started in 2004.

Dutton was placed on unpaid leave June 1, shortly after police began investigating.

Town officials tell the Lowell Sun they have taken steps to prevent future theft, including placing a $50 limit on cash payment to the town.

Dutton did not respond to a request for comment.

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Youth center worker fired after report of students assaulted DUDLEY, Mass. (AP) — An employee of a Massachusetts youth center has been fired as police investigate a reported assault.

Dudley police said Thursday that a staffer at the Boys and Girls Club of Webster-Dudley was accused of assaulting students during a program Tuesday. They did not offer specifics but said no one was seriously injured and no criminal charges have been filed.

The club said on its website that an employee was fired for violating policy.

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GARDENING: Good corn taste is in the genes

By LEE REICH Associated Press The taste of sweet corn in the market has, to many palates, gotten better and better over the years. The taste of sweet corn that I grow is the same every year.

Still, my taste buds tell me that my corn tastes best.

It’s not from having a green thumb or a site particularly congenial to sweet corn; it’s all in the sweet corn’s genes.

Those good genes reside in the variety Golden Bantam, which debuted in 1902 and is, as far as I’m concerned, the tastiest corn there is. Seventy-five years ago, just about everyone would have agreed with me. When E.L. Coy sent the Burpee Seed Company those first 2 quarts of Golden Bantam seed, he also sent along a note that read, “You now have the very sweetest and richest corn ever known.”

HISTORICAL ACCLAIM FOR GOLDEN BANTAM U.P. Hedrick wrote in “The Corns of New York” (1934) that Golden Bantam “has been for several years the most popular sweet corn for all purposes. The name has been so thoroughly impregnated in the minds of growers and consumers that many of them will not accept anything else.”

Golden Bantam erased a prevailing prejudice against yellow corns, which had been associated with livestock feeds.

Despite present and past rave reviews, Golden Bantam corn is neither as sweet nor as tender as what you’ll pick up these days off market shelves or at farmers’ markets. What Golden Bantam has going for it is flavor; each chewy kernel is packed with sweet, rich, oldfashioned corn flavor.

WHAT MAKES SWEET CORN SWEET Sweet corns first appeared in a seed catalog in 1828, and for decades thereafter the goal

was to eke out the most sweetness by developing better varieties and shortening the time between harvest and eating.

Golden Bantam and other traditional sweet corn varieties owe their sweetness to a single recessive gene known as sugary-1. The main drawback of this gene, as far as farmers were concerned, was that the kernels rapidly lost sugar as soon as the ear was picked. (That’s not an issue for home gardeners, who can drop ears into boiling water a few minutes after they are harvested.)

That goal of the sweetest sweet corn was perhaps too fully realized with the discovery about 50 years ago of the so-called shrunken-2 gene of sweet corn. (Dried seeds with this gene are very shrunken and wrinkled.) This recessive gene imparts an enormous amount of sweetness to corn, and harvested kernels hold their sweetness for days. The main drawback of this gene is that the kernels have somewhat tough skins. Also, shrunken-2 plantings must be isolated from sugary-1 plantings, or the corns cross-pollinate and neither planting yields a corn that is sweet at all.

Enter the sugary-enhanced gene, discovered in the 1960s. It works in concert with the old sugary-1 gene. Sugary-enhanced gene corn holds its sweetness for days after picking, has tender — some say creamy — kernels, and does not need isolation from pure sugary-1 corns.

WHAT TO PLANT It’s all a matter of taste: If you want the sweetest of all corns, with a cracking texture, grow a shrunken-2 supersweet. If you want something less sweet but with good texture, grow a sugary-enhanced corn.

If your taste buds cry out for the richest corn flavor and you feel that today’s super sweet corns are just too sweet, things are not as simple as just growing Golden Bantam. Those 2 quarts of seed that Burpee received in 1902 were open-pollinated Golden Bantam, meaning that the seeds had been and could be saved for generations.

But Golden Bantam was so good that it sired

This undated photo shows a basket of Golden Bantam corn grown and harvested in New Paltz, N.Y. Golden Bantam is an old-fashioned variety of sweet corn that, though less sweet than modern hybrid varieties, has a richer, cornier flavor. (Lee Reich via AP) other “Golden Bantam” varieties, such as Extra Early Golden Bantam, another openpollinated variety. Soon after hybrid corn entered the garden and farm scene in the 1920s, the hybrid variety Golden Cross Bantam was also developed. Besides other qualities, it had larger ears.

Fortunately, Early Golden Bantam, Extra

Early Golden Bantam and Golden Cross Bantam, as well as the original Golden Bantam itself, are all still available today. They’re all good, but none beats the original.

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The White Company’s monochrome aesthetic come to the US

By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes dubbed a British Martha Stewart, Chrissie Rucker — with her own home goods empire and cultish following — has brought her monochrome aesthetic to Fifth Avenue.

She is opening The White Company stores in the United States (another store is slated to open in November in Short Hills, New Jersey) after the success of a U.S.-focused online store. She offers clothes, home decor and other items mostly in shades of white.

"What started out as a mail

order enterprise in my boyfriend's bedroom over 20 years ago now encompasses over 50 U.K. stores and a flagship store on U.S. soil," Rucker says. She credits simple, highquality products "and staying true to this timeless and versatile color."

Does Rucker, one of Britain's wealthiest self-made businesswomen, ever tire of shades of white, beige and ivory?

"Never."

Excerpts from her interview with The Associated Press, lightly edited for length and clarity:

AP: How and when did you happen upon white for home decor, clothing and other goods, and why has that one color translated into so much?

Rucker: Back in 1993, in an attempt to impress my boyfriend (now husband) of my potential marital qualities, I set about the task of transforming his new home. My choice in color initially stemmed from a lack of confidence — I knew I wanted to emulate simplicity and quality, and decided white had to be the best way to achieve this.

AP: What's special about home goods and clothes in white?

Rucker: No matter who you are, where you live or whatever your style, there is a place in everyone's life for white.

The beauty of this simple color is that it works with anything you already own.

AP: How did you get the idea for The White Company?

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Rucker: Simplicity and elegance amidst a cloud of calming aromas.

AP: Why the U.S.? What makes The White Company different from other American retailers?

Rucker: The great thing about having already set up a U.S. website is that we have all our customer data, and therefore we already know where our customers are. There are lots of similarities in buying patterns between Londoners and New Yorkers, so we were pretty sure it was the right time to launch our first store in the

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Rucker: Our 155 candles are exclusive to the U.S. market.

The store also has U.S.-specific sizes of bed linen.

AP: Some have compared you to Martha Stewart. What do you think?

Rucker: We have both nurtured businesses out of a passion for the home and living environment. ... For me, The White Company's evolution has mirrored my own life events — pretty yet comfortable nightdresses while I was pregnant translated into a sleepwear line, the birth of my first child translated into the launch of The Little White Company. ... Precious moments of uncomplicated happiness are our constant inspiration, and we really aim to sell a lifestyle, not simply a product.

AP: Aren't you ever tempted to stray from whites, ivories and beiges?

Rucker: No, never. Contrary to our name though, we do also sell shades of navy, gray, ivory and the occasional black — especially across our clothing range. We are not exclusively white, but it's the spirit and core of the company. There was an ill-judged experiment with color a few years ago — an aubergine velvet bedcover comes painfully to mind — but we quickly brought the company back to neutral. We now have very strict color rules and have regular meetings to ensure none of our items' colors are off-brand.

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This undated photo provided by Ten Speed Press shows illustrations inside the book “the life-changing manga of tidying up: a magical story,” by Marie Kondo and illustrated by Yuko Uramoto. (Ten Speed Press via AP)

This undated photo provided by Ten Speed Press shows illustrations inside the book "the lifeThis undated photo provided by Ten Speed Press shows the cover of the book "the life- changing manga of tidying up: a magical story," by Marie Kondo and illustrated by Yuko changing manga of tidying up: a magical story," by Marie Kondo and illustrated by Yuko Uramoto. (Ten Speed Press via AP) Uramoto. (Ten Speed Press via AP)

Marie Kondo is back with a manga about decluttering

By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press Just when it seemed Marie Kondo had spread her gospel on the "life-changing magic" of decluttering as far is it could go, the author — whose two previous books remain international best-sellers — is back with a different audience in mind.

Kondo's message that you should keep only things that "spark joy" is now in manga form, with a love story as a backdrop. Her new book, "The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up" (Ten Speed Press), features the work of artist Yuko Uramoto and seems designed to attract a younger set — including teenage boys — many of whom probably missed out on her earlier volumes.

And she may be on target.

While my two sons, ages 12 and 14, had zero interest in her earlier books, they battled over who could rip through Kondo's manga as soon as they spotted it on the dining room table. And while they rolled their eyes when I asked if it had made a difference in their lives, my younger son was soon putting his desk in order and going through his drawers, and my older son

packed for a family trip by carefully rolling his clothes into neat little packets in his suitcase. He also commented on a recently acquired cabinet in our living room, noting Kondo's advice that additional storage furniture should be unnecessary in a properly decluttered home.

Then my boys passed the book on to a friend, who also rolled his eyes and shrugged when asked if he'd learned anything from it. But within days, he'd packed up no less than seven bags of unwanted toys and clothes from his room.

A coincidence? Perhaps.

Manga is a form of graphic novel in Kondo's native Japan.

"In Japan, manga is a form of artistic expression and entertainment that connects people across generations," Kondo wrote in an email when asked about the book.

"Creating the manga has been such a fun and gratifying experience for me, and I hope that it sparks joy for new readers and fans alike!"

The fictional story tells of Chiaki Suzuki, 29, single, and living in a tiny hoarders' den of a Tokyo apartment. She develops a crush on the handsome — and minimalist — young man

next door, a professional cook whom she can't bring herself to invite over because of her messy apartment.

The two meet when he complains about the mountains of trash on her balcony.

Chiaki is a workaholic and never has time to cook, but she dreams of preparing delicious meals at home. Will she ever be able to tidy up enough to invite her Prince Charming to dinner?

Thanks to Kondo, who appears as a character in the book — a sort of magical decluttering fairy — the answer is yes.

Kondo, teaching her method of sifting through belongings one category at a time, helps Chiaki transform her apartment and, in the process, her life. Chiaki learns to appreciate the things around her, recognize her forgotten dreams and value herself.

In short, she discovers the life-changing magic of tidying up.

And yes, she does end up with the cute guy next door, a role model for any reader, of any age, who ever doubted that cooking and tidying up was a certain way to a girl's heart.

Paper airplane, sand among 12 finalists for Toy Hall of Fame ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — No-frills toys including the paper airplane, sand and play food are among 12 finalists vying for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame.

The contenders for the Class of 2017 were announced Tuesday.

Also up for the honor are the board games Risk and Clue, the Magic 8 ball, Matchbox cars, My Little Pony, the PEZ candy dispenser, Transformers, the card game Uno and Wiffle Ball.

Two or three toys will be inducted Nov. 9 into The Strong museum in Rochester, where the hall is located. Anyone can nominate a toy. The inductees are chosen on the advice of historians, educators and others for their longevity and success and ability to inspire creative play.

The winners will join 63 prior inductees, including the dollhouse, dominoes, bubbles and Big Wheels.

About this year's finalists, according to the National Toy Hall of Fame: — Clue: The game that challenges players to solve a murder was introduced in 1947 and remains one of the top 10 bestselling board games of all time.

— Magic 8 Ball: Over the past 70 years, millions of people have posed questions and waited for a floating "ask again later," ''signs point to yes" or other answer.

— Matchbox Cars: The miniature cars debuted in 1952 and by 1960 were selling at a rate of 100 million a year. They remain a top seller for Mattel.

— My Little Pony: The miniature pastel ponies were introduced in the 1980s and reintroduced in 2003. They outsold Barbie for several years at their peak.

— Paper airplane: Leonardo DaVinci may be among the most famous to make flying machines out of paper, writing about it in the 15th century.

— PEZ: What began as a breath mint in 1927 was transformed into a small brick of candy dispensed by a collectible mechanical box featuring pop-culture characters.

— Play food made of various materials has been filling the plates at pretend tea parties and picnics for generations.

— Risk: The war and strategy board game was published in the United States in 1959. Its innovative mechanics ignited

This Aug. 30, 2017 photo provided by the The Strong museum shows the 12 finalists for the class of 2017 induction. The winners, chosen from among the finalists by a national selection committee, will be inducted into the Rochester, N.Y., hall on Nov. 12, 2017. At the top center is the paper airplane. From rear left are Risk, sand and Clue. From second row left are: Transformers, My Little Pony, UNO, Matchbox Cars, Wiffle Ball, play food, and Magic 8 Ball. The PEZ candy dispenser at center foreground. (Victoria Gray/The Strong museum via AP) renewed interest in strategy games in the 1970s.

— Sand: Historians believe even the earliest humans played in the sand, and records from the 1800s document the building of sandcastles and other sculptures.

— Transformers: The mid-1980s line was marketed with an elaborate back story supported by a Marvel comic book series, cartoon series, animated movies, electronic games and goods

including its own cereal. The latest movie was released in June.

— Uno: Easy to learn and quick to play, the card game has players dispose of the cards in their hands.

— Wiffle Ball: The perforated plastic ball has been batted and thrown since 1953. Inventors determined that eight oblong slots provided the best performance.

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Different ways to zap your debt: Which is for you?

By SEAN PYLES NerdWallet American consumer debt has rebounded to prerecession levels, and the category that includes credit cards hit a record $1.02 trillion this summer. Maybe your credit card debt has crept up too, setting your own personal record.

It makes sense to pay particular attention to your credit cards, because their interest rates are typically higher than other types of debt, like student loans or a mortgage. Carrying balances on this more costly debt may derail goals such as building a retirement fund.

If your other types of debt are manageable, but your credit cards feel out of hand, you need to assess your situation first.

Then you can choose a way to handle that debt , whether it's a self-guided payoff strategy or some type of debt relief, perhaps even bankruptcy.

FIGURE OUT YOUR STARTING POINT First, take stock by: —Making a list of all your credit card balances. Note the interest rate and minimum payment for each.

—Comparing that debt to your income. Add up your total credit card debt and divide it by your annual income. For example, if you owe $5,000 on your cards and make $50,000 a year, your credit card debt is 10 percent of your income.

—Determining what you can pay monthly. See if you can pay extra on top of your minimums.

The path you pick from here depends on your debt level and whether you can pay more than the minimums.

WHEN TO TRY DIY If your credit card debt is under 15 percent of your income and you can pay more than the minimums, take a do-it-yourself approach.

Two common methods are "debt avalanche" and "debt snowball." Here's how they work.

—Avalanche: Arrange debts by interest rate and pay off in order from highest to lowest. Keeping your focus on the mostexpensive debt saves money on interest.

—Snowball: Arrange debts by balance and pay them off from smallest to largest. This can give you some quick victories to build momentum toward tackling bigger debts later.

With either method, pour all your extra payment money into the debt you're focusing on and pay the minimums required on the others.

After wiping out the first debt, stack what you had been paying toward it on top of the minimum for debt No. 2 and keep going. You'll end up plowing an ever-larger payment toward your targeted debt, speeding up progress.

Tip: Take advantage of nonprofit credit counseling agencies that offer financial advice, much of it for free, on budgeting, for example.

WHEN TO CONSIDER DEBT RELIEF Debt relief — getting a lower interest rate or a reduction in what you owe — can make bigger debt loads more manageable.

You may need it if you're having difficulty paying the minimums or your credit card debt has exceeded 15 percent of your income.

Pick from three common options: —Debt consolidation. Several debts are rolled into one at a lower interest rate, often by getting a personal loan or using a balance transfer credit card.

—Debt management plan. You work with a nonprofit credit counseling agency to set up a structured repayment plan over three to five years in return for lower interest rates.

—Debt settlement. Typically, a debt settlement company diverts your payments to an escrow account. As late payments mount, your creditors may agree to accept less than the amount owed. But damage to your credit is substantial, and exploring bankruptcy may make more sense.

"If you find yourself not able to meet your obligations, are missing payments or are only doing minimum payments, it's a good idea to look into debt relief," says Thomas Nitzsche, communications lead at Money Management International, a nonprofit credit counseling agency.

Tip: Seek a free consultation from a bankruptcy attorney to make sure you're not trying to pay off a debt load that's unsalvageable.

WHEN BANKRUPTCY MAY BE BEST A credit card debt of over 50 percent of your income can be impossible to pay back, even with extreme budget cuts.

Struggling under so much debt can endanger basic financial needs such as saving even a little for retirement.

Resolving debt through bankruptcy can provide a clean financial slate. The filing will stay on your credit report for seven to 10 years, depending on whether you file Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. But your credit score could rebound more than 80 points within six months of filing, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

Tip: Bankruptcy can be one of the least expensive and fastest ways to resolve overwhelming debt.

This article was provided to The Associated Press by the personal finance website NerdWallet. Sean Pyles is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: spyles@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @seanpyles.

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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, Joris Voeten inspects the rooftop garden he helped develop in Amsterdam.

Voeten, an urban engineer in Amsterdam has unveiled a new kind of rooftop garden that he says can store more water than existing roofs and feed it to plants growing on shallow beds of soil. (AP Photo/Michael C Corder)

Dutch engineer aims high with latest green roof design

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Standing between raised beds of plants on top of a former naval hospital, Joris Voeten can look across to the garden, cafe and terrace that decorate the sloping roof of Amsterdam's NEMO science museum.

Such productivity is part of the urban engineer's vision for cities worldwide, places where he sees the largely neglected flat tops of buildings doing more than keeping out weather and housing satellite dishes.

Voeten, of Dutch company Urban Roofscapes, says a rooftop garden system he unveiled Friday on the former hospital roof stores more rainwater than existing green roofs and requires less power by relying on a capillary irrigation system that uses insulation material instead of pumps to water plants.

"You can relax here, you can have meetings here. You could operate a restaurant on your rooftop garden to make it more economically beneficial," Voeten told The Associated Press ahead of the official presentation. "But most of all, we finally get to exploit the last unused square meterage in the urban environment."

Roofs that are adapted so plants can grow on them produce a cooling effect on buildings and the air immediately above them in two ways. The plants reflect heat instead of absorbing it the way traditional roofing sheets do. They also reduce heat by evaporating water.

Voeten said readings taken on a very hot day showed a temperature difference of up to 40 degrees Celsius (72 degrees Fahrenheit) between his hospital garden above the banks of a busy waterway compared with a roof covered in black bitumen.

Robbert Snep, a green roof expert from Wageningen University and Research in the central Netherlands, said the cooling effect is well known, but the new roof in Amsterdam is an improvement on existing designs because of the way it stores water and can feed it back to plants.

Sensors in the shallow layer of soil on top of the water storage elements monitor qualities such as temperature and moisture content. If the soil gets too dry, extra water can be added.

If there is too much water, it can be released into the drains.

"The smart roof really ensures that there is evaporation during, for example, heatwaves and thereby they cool the surroundings," Snep, who is not involved in the project, said.

"People can sleep well and people can work well in such an environment."

Voeten says his system can be laid on any flat roof with sufficient load-bearing capacity, Voeten said. Costs would likely be around 100-150 euros ($120-180) per square meter (10 square feet), he estimates.

Amsterdam, a city built around water and its World Heritage-listed canals, is keen to have its residents turn their rooftops into gardens where possible. To promote the practice, the city is offers subsidies to help meet the costs.

"We ask citizens of the city to create rooftops like this. We

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, Joris Voeten shows people around the rooftop garden he helped develop in Amsterdam. Voeten, an urban engineer in Amsterdam has unveiled a new kind of rooftop garden that he says can store more water than existing roofs and feed it to plants growing on shallow beds of soil. (AP Photo/Michael C Corder) ask companies to create rooftops like this," Vice Mayor Eric van der Burg said. "Not only for water storage, not only for helping cooling down our city, but also to create extra gardens, extra green for our inhabitants."

Stargazers eye the nation’s first dark sky reserve in Idaho

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Tourists heading to central Idaho will be in the dark if local officials get their way.

The first International Dark Sky Reserve in the United States would fill a chunk of the state's sparsely populated region that contains night skies so pristine that interstellar dust clouds are visible in the Milky Way. "We know the night sky has inspired people for many thousands of years," said John Barentine, program manager at the Tucson, Arizona-based International Dark-Sky Association. "When they are in a space where they can see it, it's often a very profound experience."

Supporters say excess artificial light causes sleeping problems for people and disrupts nocturnal wildlife and that a dark sky can solve those problems, boost home values and draw tourists.

Opposition to dark sky measures elsewhere in the U.S. have come from the outdoor advertising industry and those against additional government regulations.

Researchers say 80 percent of North Americans live in areas where light pollution blots out the night sky. Central Idaho contains one of the few places in the contiguous United States large enough and dark enough to attain reserve status, Barentine said. Only 11 such reserves exist in the world.

Leaders in the cities of Ketchum and Sun Valley, the tiny mountain town of Stanley, other local and federal officials, and a conservation group have been working for several years to apply this fall to designate 1,400 square miles (3,600 square kilometers) as a reserve. A final decision by the association would come about 10 weeks after the application is submitted.

The association also designates International Dark Sky Parks, with nearly 40 in the U.S. Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in central Idaho, known as a prime destination among avid stargazers, became one earlier this year.

"There is some astro tourism," said Ketchum Mayor Nina Jonas, a point driven home last month when thousands descended on the town in the path of the total solar eclipse.

Ketchum officials have applied to become an International Dark Sky Community and join Flagstaff, Arizona, Dripping Springs, Texas, and Beverly Shores, Indiana.

The Idaho city approved a dark sky ordinance requiring residents to install shields on exterior light fixtures to block light from going upward and mandating holiday lighting by businesses and residents be turned off at night.

Becoming a dark sky community could help with the larger reserve status and even lift property values in the already pricey area by keeping the night sky visible. Nearby Sun Valley, a ski resort city, also has a dark sky ordinance, as does Hailey about 12 miles (19 kilometers) to the south.

"It's nice to look up and see something greater than ourselves," Jonas said.

The Idaho Conservation League has joined the effort, noting light pollution can adversely affect nocturnal wildlife and people's sleep rhythms.

"Out of all the types of pollution that ICL is engaged in, I see this as one we can combat in an easier way," said Dani Mazzota, whose group is coordinating efforts among federal and local entities.

That includes an intensive effort by volunteers taking darkness readings throughout the region.

Those readings, combined with satellite measurements, will be some of the information used by the International Dark Sky-Association in its decision.

International Dark Sky Reserves have two main components, Barentine said. The first is a core area dark enough to meet the association's

standards. The second is a buffer area with communities that demonstrate support in protecting the core by limiting light pollution.

The proposed Idaho reserve is mainly land managed by the U.S. Forest Service and contains the wilderness of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

"We have a preservation and protection mission, and preserving the dark sky and mitigating light pollution is a really good fit for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area," said ranger Kirk Flannigan.

He said a survey of landowners, livestock grazing permit holders, recreation outfitters, lodges and cabin owners found almost universal support for creating the reserve.

The Forest Service will contribute by putting up informational signs about the dark sky reserve and reducing light pollution from its buildings, Flannigan said. The agency would not mandate actions, and any light mitigation by others in the recreation area would be voluntary.

Stanley, a tiny mountain town within the Sawtooth recreation area, runs mostly on tourism money. Its light pollution measures are voluntary but have been effective, not only because they could mean more tourism, but because locals themselves like to see the night sky, said Steve Botti, city council president.

"I go out most every night and look at it because it's so dramatic," he said.

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Road to victory?

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – One year ago, the Westfield Bombers soared to a 40-16 win over the West Springfield Terriers in the Western Massachusetts Division 2 football final. The Bombers came within one victory of representing the Central-West in the Super Bowl.

The Bombers’ reward for reaching such lofty heights? A 151-mile trip to the state’s eastern shores to take on the defending Division 2A state champs.

On Saturday, the Westfield High School football team travels to the Cape to take on the defending D2A champion Falmouth Clippers in a 2017 season opener. Kickoff is at 4 p.m.

There appear to be some similarities between the two teams.

Much like Westfield, Falmouth was led by a group of seniors who matured

together for nearly three years of varsity play. According to data compiled by The Cape Cod Times, the Clippers scored at least 34 points in 10 games and beat teams by at least three touchdowns in nine en route to an undefeated season.

Westfield will be tasked with slowing a strong backfield with senior running back Sam Koss and fullback Gates Kelliher leading the way. Both backs combined for nearly 200 rushing yards in last season’s championship game with Kelliher piling up 95 yards and three touchdowns, and Koss rushing for 99.

Will the tough get going?

The early season schedule does not let up for Westfield. The Bombers will have to hit the road for another away game the following week when they take on Hoosac Valley on a Friday night tilt in Cheshire Sept. 22.

Westfield plays at Agawam Friday,

Sept. 29 before finally returning to Bullens Field for their home opener Fri., Oct. 6.

The intrigue expects to continue later this season as well with Thanksgiving Day football returning after a one-year absence, following the end of the Westfield-Cathedral series. The Bombers have entered into a four-year agreement to play Minnechaug. The first meeting is in Wilbraham.

“It was a good fit,” Westfield athletic director Eileen Flaherty said. “Amherst didn’t want to continue their series (against Minnechaug). When Amherst said ‘no’, Minnechaug reached out to us.”

Administrators from Westfield signed off on the partnership.

“We have a pretty healthy competition with them in a lot of our sports,” Flaherty Westfield celebrates the one of several touchdowns scored said. “They’re very hospitable.” during the 2016 season. (File Photo by Marc St. Onge)

WHS vs. Longmeadow Girls Soccer

Chandler Pedoizky (18) takes a shot at the goal. (Photo by Lynn F. Boscher)

Emma Pedolzky (13) races to get control. (Photo by Lynn F. Boscher)

Bombers stop Lancers

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – One Bomber scored twice, another allowed no scores, and the net result equalled a big victory for a promising young girls’ soccer squad.

Chandler Pedolzky scored two goals – one in the fourth minute (unassisted) and another in the 19th minute (assisted by Sage Smith) – and Westfield High held off Longmeadow in the second half for a 2-0 home victory Thursday.

Adrianna Arona made 13 saves in net for Westfield.

The victory improves Westfield’s standing to 3-0.

The Bombers next take on Chicopee Monday at home at 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER

O’s ground Bombers Ellen Jury (36) passes past Longmeadow. (Photo by Lynn F. Boscher)

Belchertown 3, Westfield 1 Three different Belchertown players (Noah Pare, Ben LaClair, Nolan Vogel) scored, and the Orioles held off Westfield.

Aidan Dunn scored the lone Bombers’ goal.

Mounties top Saints Mount Everett 6, St. Mary’s 1 St. Mary’s Aidan Burke had a great game on See H.S. Roundup, Page 11 Mackenzie Liptak (16) pushes past Eva Draymore (8). (Photo by Lynn F. Boscher)

Ellen Jury (36) sneaks past Longmeadow. (Photo by Lynn F. Boscher)

Catie Bean (2) powers to the goal. (Photo by Lynn F. Boscher) Isabella Rinaldi (7) keeps cool under attack. (Photo by Lynn F. Boscher)

Kevin Rockwal fakes out the defender. See additional photos Page 11. (Photo by Bill Deren)

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS/RESULTS BOYS’ SOCCER Westfield 2-2 Southwick 1-0 Gateway 0-1 St. Mary 0-3-1 Westfield Technical Academy 3-1 GIRLS’ SOCCER Westfield 3-0 Southwick 1-1-1 Gateway 1-1-1 St. Mary 0-3 Westfield Technical Academy 2-0

GOLF Westfield 3-3 Southwick 5-0 St. Mary 0-2 Westfield Technical Academy 0-0 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield 0-2 Southwick 1-1

FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 0-3 Southwick 1-1 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY Southwick 1-1 St. Mary 0-2 Westfield Technical Academy 0-2 GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 1-0 Southwick-Tolland 1-1

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THURSDAY’S RESULTS GIRLS’ SOCCER Westfield 2, Longmeadow 0 BOYS’ SOCCER Belchertown 3, Westfield 1 Mount Everett 6, St. Mary’s 1 GOLF Pope Francis 165, Westfield 166

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HIGH SCHOOL 2017 FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL Fri., Sept. 15 GOLF vs. Franklin Tech, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Hampden Charter School of Science, Bowie Field, 4 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18 GOLF at Easthampton, Pine Grove Golf Course, 3 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 19 GOLF at Turners Falls, Thomas Memorial Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Gateway at Frontier, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Gateway at Frontier, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Franklin Tech, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 20 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Westfield Technical Academy, 4 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 21 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Commerce, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 22 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. John J. Duggan Academy, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 25 No Sports Scheduled

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Tues., Sept. 26 GOLF at Monson, Quaboag Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Franklin Tech, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Franklin Tech, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 27 BOYS’ SOCCER at Pathfinder, 4 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 GOLF at Smith Academy, Country Club of Greenfield, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 29 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Smith Voke, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 30 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Sabis, 11:45 a.m.

Mon., Oct. 2 BOYS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Fri., Sept. 15 FIELD HOCKEY vs. Belchertown, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Monson, Moriarty Field @ Granite Valley Middle School, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Belchertown, 4:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Holyoke, 5:30 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18 GOLF vs. Amherst-Pelham, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Palmer, 5:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Renaissance, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Renaissance, 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 19 GOLF at Hampshire, Beaver Brook Golf Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Hampshire, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Hampshire, 3:45 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 6 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 20 GOLF at South Hadley, The Ledges, 3 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Holyoke, Roberts Sports Complex, 4:30 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Holyoke, Roberts Sports Complex, 6 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 21 GOLF vs. West Springfield, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 6 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 22 FIELD HOCKEY vs. Mohawk, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian, 5 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 23 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Agawam, 11 a.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Agawam, 11 a.m.

Mon., Sept. 25 GOLF vs. Northampton, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 26 GOLF vs. Hopkins Academy, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Monson, Granby, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Monson, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Frontier, Herlihy Field, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Mahar, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Frontier, Sunderland Recreation Field, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Mahar, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 27 GOLF at Mahar, Ellingwood Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Westfield, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Westfield, 5 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 GIRLS’ SOCCER at South Hadley, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at South Hadley, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Turners Falls, 5 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Turners Falls, 6:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 29 GOLF at Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield Golf Course, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. John J. Duggan Academy, 5 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 2 GOLF at Chicopee Comp, Chicopee Country Club, 3 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Chicopee Comp, 5:15 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Chicopee Comp, 7 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 3 GOLF at Pope Francis, Franconia, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Westfield Technical Academy, Smith Voke, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Westfield Technical Academy, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Athol, 5:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 15 No Sports Scheduled Sat., Sept. 16 FOOTBALL at Falmouth, Guv Fuller Field, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Wahconah, 2 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Wahconah, 3:30 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Frontier, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Frontier, 5:45 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 19 BOYS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ludlow, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ludlow, 6:15 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 20 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Northampton, Northampton Community Gardens, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Northampton, Northampton Community Gardens, 3:45 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 21 FIELD HOCKEY at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at West Springfield, 5 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Chicopee Comp, 5:15 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Smith Academy, 5:30 p.m.

GYMNASTICS vs. Agawam, Chicopee Comprehensive High School, 6 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at West Springfield, 6:15 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Chicopee Comp, 7 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 22 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

FOOTBALL at Hoosac Valley, 7 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 25 JV FOOTBALL vs. Hoosac Valley, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at East Longmeadow, 6 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at East Longmeadow, 7:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 26 GOLF at Minnechaug, Wilbraham Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Longmeadow, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Longmeadow, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. West Springfield, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. West Springfield, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 6:15 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 27 GOLF at Ludlow, Ludlow Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at SouthwickTolland, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Southwick-Tolland, 5 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at West Springfield, Clark Field, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at West Springfield, Clark Field, 7 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 29

WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY Fri., Sept. 15 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Commerce, Bullens Field, 6 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18 GOLF vs. Mohawk Trail, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Greenfield, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Commerce, 4 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 19 GOLF vs. Franklin Tech, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Granby, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Granby, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Putnam, Hubbard Park, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 20 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. St. Mary, 4 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 21 GOLF at Sabis, Veteran’s Golf Course, 3 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Ludlow, Chapin Street Elementary, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Bullens Field, 6 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 22 No Sports Scheduled Mon., Sept. 25 GIRLS’ SOCCER at John J. Duggan Academy, Tree Top Park, 4 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 26 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Mahar, Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Frontier, Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at John J. Duggan Academy, Tree Top Park, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 27 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Sci-Tech, Berte Field (Central HS), 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 6 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 GOLF vs. Pathfinder, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 29 BOYS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 2 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, 4 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 3 GOLF at Central, Veterans Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at SouthwickTolland, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at SouthwickTolland, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Putnam, Hubbard Park, 4 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 4 GOLF vs. McCann Tech, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 5 GOLF – PVIAC Girls’ Individual Championship, Elmcrest Country Club, 9 a.m.

GOLF at Mohawk, Edge Hill Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Commerce, Marshall Roy Field, 4 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 6 GOLF – PVIAC Boys’ Individual Championship, Crumpin-Fox Club, 9 a.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Easthampton, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Easthampton, 4 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Fri., Sept. 15 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 6 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18

3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Athol, O’Brien Field, 6 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 27 BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 6 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Sci-Tech, 6 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 28 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 6 p.m.

No Sports Scheduled

No Sports Scheduled Tues., Sept. 19 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. St. Mary at Frontier, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. St. Mary at Frontier, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Renaissance, Marshall Roy Field, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 20

Fri., Sept. 29 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hopkins Academy, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hopkins Academy, 6 p.m.

No Sports Scheduled Thurs., Sept. 21 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Pope Francis, 6 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 22 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 6 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 25 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 2 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 3 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Mohawk, Franklin Tech, Littleville Lake, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Mohawk, Franklin Tech, Littleville Lake, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mohawk Trail, 3:30 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 4

Tues., Sept. 26 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Pope Francis at Hampshire, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Pope Francis at Hampshire,

Mon., Oct. 9 Tues., Oct. 10 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Monson, Westfield Technical Academy at Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Monson, Westfield Technical Academy at Palmer, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Sci-Tech, Berte Field (Central HS), 4 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 11 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 6 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 12 BOYS’ SOCCER at South Hadley, Town Farm Field, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at South Hadley, Town Farm Field, 4 p.m.

No Sports Scheduled Thurs., Oct. 5 JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Athol, Game Field 2, 4 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 13 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hopkins Academy, 3:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hopkins Academy, 3:30 p.m.

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Jake Butler after a rush upfield puts a shot on goal that rings off the upright. (Photo by Bill Jack Lamirande with a great rush up the left side. (Photo by Bill Deren) Deren)

Mt. Everett vs. St Mary’s Boys’ Soccer

St. Mary’s Dom Nomakeo comes out of his goal to make a save. (Photo by Bill Deren)

H.S. Roundup

Continued from Page 9 defense, Dom Nomakeo (12 saves) played well in goal, and Jack Lamirande and Aaron Blanchard were solid defensively.

Blanchard scored the team’s lone goal.

Lamirande assisted on the play.

GOLF

Hogan stays red-hot Jack Lamirande plays jump ball against Mt Everett at Middle School North. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Pope Francis 165, Westfield 166 Jack Hogan had another solid outing for Westfield (3-3). Hogan shot a one- Aaron Blanchard rushes upfield with two Mt. Jake Butler pushes the ball past the Mt Everett under-34, his fifth straight round in the Everett players in pursuit. (Photo by Bill Deren) defender. (Photo by Bill Deren) 30s.

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Dear Annie

By ANNIE LANE

Miscarriage Etiquette Dear Annie: My sister had a miscarriage this week, and I’m at a bit of a loss. I want to support her but fear that I am putting too much of a focus on it. I’m not sure whether I’m expecting a certain type of response unfairly from her -- sadness, anger, frustration -but she seems to just want to move on. With the rest of our family, there’s a feeling of hopelessness all around, as we’re not sure how to be there for her and her husband. I was going to send them flowers and a sympathy card, but my other sister thought it could be too much of a reminder. I think a lot of the uncertainty of what to do stems from the topic of miscarriages being a bit taboo. However, I know they are more common than many think. I’ve known a few people who have experienced miscarriages, but it’s not always talked about openly. I’m not sure why they are viewed as shameful or a secret or something to hide. Annie, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. -- Unsure in Ithaca Dear Unsure: I am so sorry for your sister’s loss. Tell her one time how very sorry you are for her loss and that you love her very much. Say it only once, and say it kindly and compassionately.

Sending flowers would be a thoughtful gesture, and I would encourage you to do so if you are so inclined.

Sadly, you are correct that miscarriages are common, occurring in roughly 15 out of every 100 pregnancies, and that it’s not something people talk about often. I think that silence is connected to a long-held (and erroneous) societal belief that a woman is somehow to blame for losing a pregnancy.

But miscarriages shouldn’t be taboo at all. I, for one, would love to see a world where there is more support for women from women who have had miscarriages. We need to shore them up and recognize that their bodies were actually working perfectly.

Dear Annie: I have a boyfriend, whom I love dearly. But one thing he does makes me crazy. He’s always commenting on other girls’ beauty. We will be watching TV, and he’ll say, “She is beautiful and has a nice voice” or “She is really pretty but can’t act.” He tells me I’m beautiful, but I wouldn’t say the same things in his presence about men I see. I did that once so that he could see how it feels, but he keeps on doing it. I know guys talk this way to one another, and that’s fine. But I don’t know why he has to always say this to me. And sometimes it’s with facial expressions and hand gestures to indicate how “hot” she is. -- A Secure Woman Feeling Uncomfortable Dear Secure Woman Feeling Uncomfortable: You could ask him to stop sharing these thoughts, but it wouldn’t stop him from having them. And I have a feeling that would start to nag at you, too, because you’d always wonder, “What’s he thinking about her?”

The comments may annoy you less if you look at them as a sign of how open he feels with you. Not only does he think you’re gorgeous (and he tells you so); he also feels close enough to talk to you as a friend. Embrace that and you’ll feel even more secure.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

HINTS FROM HELOISE The case of the cellphone Dear Heloise: I know we live in a tech-savvy world, but MOBILE PHONES can easily get lost or stolen. I went to an engraver and had a small plaque engraved with “Reward $50. Call ...” and my phone number at my office.

I then glued it to my phone case. I could always replace the phone, but not the pictures, contacts and other info on my phone. -- Rita H. in San Francisco Rita, I like that idea. A reward is a nice way to say, “Thank you.” -- Heloise SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com HOLD THE WATER Dear Heloise: Please let your readers know that if they are going to clean their computer screens, to use a damp -- NOT wet -- microfiber cloth that won’t scratch the surface. Do not spray a liquid onto the screen, but rather onto the cloth. In between a damp wipe, clean dust off the screen with a chalkboard eraser. Use compressed air on the keyboard. -- Brian K., Niagara Falls, N.Y. A WORD FROM THE WISE Dear Heloise: With my 79th birthday coming soon, I think about things I wish I had done. For those still young, here is a suggestion: Keep a diary. It will be an interesting read for your children and grandchildren. While you still have time, spend much of it with your loved ones. I wish I could go back in time and tell certain people how much they meant to me. -- Doug J., Watson, La. THE KEY TO GETTING INSIDE Dear Heloise: I painted the discs around the key slots in my door locks with fingernail polish. Makes them much easier to see, whether day or night. -- J.M.C., via email J.M.C., now that’s a good idea! -- Heloise

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TV Sports Tonight Friday, Sept. 15 AUTO RACING 8:30 a.m.

NBCSN — Formula One, Singapore Grand Prix, practice, at Singapore 12:30 p.m.

NBCSN — NASCAR, Monster Energy Series, Tales of the Turtles 400, practice, at Joliet, Ill. 2 p.m.

NBCSN — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Chicagoland 300, practice, at Joliet, Ill. 5 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR, Camping World Trucks Series, Chicagoland 225, qualifying, at Joliet, Ill. NBCSN — IndyCar Series, GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma, practice, at Sonoma, Calif.

6:30 p.m.

NBCSN — NASCAR, Monster Energy Series, Tales of the Turtles 400, qualifying, at Joliet, Ill. 8:30 p.m.

FS1 — NASCAR, Camping World Trucks Series, Chicagoland 225, at Joliet, Ill. BOXING 1:15 a.m. (Saturday) ESPN2 — Claudio Marrero vs. Jesus Rojas, for Marrero’s WBA interim featherweight title (same-day tape) COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m.

ESPN — Illinois at South Florida ESPNU — UMass at Temple 10:15 p.m.

ESPN — Arizona at UTEP DRAG RACING 6 p.m.

FS1 — NHRA, Carolina Nationals, qualifying, at Charlotte, N.C.

GOLF 5 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour, The Evian Championship, second round, at Evian-les-Bains, France 9:30 a.m.

GOLF — LPGA Tour, The Evian Championship, second round, at Evian-les-Bains, France 12:30 p.m.

GOLF — Web.com Tour, Albertsons Boise Open, second round, at Boise, Idaho 3 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour, BMW Championship, second round, at Lake Forest, Ill. Midnight (Saturday) GOLF — European PGA Tour, KLM Open, second round, at Spijk, Netherlands (same-day tape) MLB BASEBALL 2 p.m.

MLB — St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 7 p.m.

MLB — Regional coverage, L.A. Dodgers at Washington OR Kansas City at Cleveland RUGBY 10 p.m.

NBCSN — English Premiership, Northampton vs. Bath (same-day tape) SOCCER 2:30 p.m.

FS2 — Bundesliga, Hannover 96 vs. Hamburg 3 p.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, Bournemouth vs. Brighton & Hove Albion 10 p.m.

ESPN2 — Women, International friendly, United States vs.

New Zealand, at Commerce City, Colo.

On The Tube ‘Game of Thrones’ The Mountain to compete in strength events CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Mountain is getting a chance to prove his might.

Hafthor "Thor" Bjornsson, the brutal, feared guard of Queen Cersei Lannister in the HBO "Game of Thrones" series, is competing in the annual New Hampshire Highland Games and Festival for the third time, starting on Saturday.

The 6-foot-9, 400-pound Bjornsson said he will be lifting heavy stones over his head and throwing a 56-pound weight with an attached handle over a horizontal bar with one hand.

The Icelandic actor is also planning to lift a car in a strength demonstration event.

"The people here are so welcoming," said 28-year-old Bjornsson, while sitting with other athletes at the backyard pool of a highland games official in New Hampshire on Thursday. "It's great to come here."

The 42nd annual highland games, one of the largest events of its kind in the country, will feature sheep dog trials, danc-

ing and piping contests, and a kilted race. Over 30,000 people are expected to attend.

Bjornsson said he had no idea how much "Game of Thrones," which recently wrapped up its seventh season, would change his life. "I didn't realize how big it would be," he said.

He said he's much busier now, and people recognize him often. "I love my life, I get to travel the world, meet a lot of people."

The most recent season gave a hint of a showdown in next year's eighth and final season between The Mountain and his brother, The Hound, whom he had pushed into a fire years ago, disfiguring his face.

But Bjornsson is sworn to secrecy about the plot, and admits he doesn't even know what will happen.

"I get my scenes maybe a day (before), or just on the spot when I'm there," he said.

Comedy Central keeps Noah at ‘Daily Show’ through 2022 NEW YORK (AP) — In a strong vote of confidence for its late-night cornerstone, Comedy Central said Thursday it has agreed to a contract extension that will keep Trevor Noah as host of “The Daily Show” through 2022.

The network also said Noah would produce and host specials comedically wrapping up each year, starting in a few months.

The little-known South African comic was a leap of faith for Comedy Central when he was selected to succeed Jon Stewart at “The Daily Show” two years ago. He started slowly but has made inroads both critically and commercially.

His show has averaged 1.57 million viewers so far this quarter, up 28 percent from the same period a year ago, according to the Nielsen company. That’s not at Stewart’s level, but Noah is the most popular late-night comic among viewers aged 18-to-34, and he’s a particular hit among people who stream highlights online.

“It’s very satisfying to see our belief in him come to fruition,” said Kent Alterman, Comedy Central president.

Comedy Central is now trying to replicate what it had in its glory days of Stewart and Stephen Colbert, with another alum of “The Daily Show,” Jordan Klepper, beginning a new program in the time slot after Noah on Sept. 25.

“When we set out to replace Jon Stewart, we knew that would be an impossible task,” Alterman said. “If the goal was to find a younger version of Jon Stewart, that was a fool’s errand.”

Still, many viewers came with the expectation that Noah’s show would be satisfying in the same way that Stewart was, and that Noah would come into the job fully formed, he said. Instead, it took time. Viewers saw Noah approach what was going on in the United States from the perspective of an outsider, but during last year’s campaign “people felt this transition where he was talking about what was happening to us, instead of what was happening to you,” Alterman said.

Video clips of Noah have been streamed some 2.2 billion times since he took over, the network said. That’s increasingly the way younger viewers experience late-night comedy.

Noah quipped that it’s exciting to know he’s under contract for five more years, “or until Kim Jong Un annihilates us all, whichever one comes first.”

In this May 1, 2017 file photo, Trevor Noah attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York. Comedy Central says it has agreed to a contract extension that will keep Trevor Noah as host of "The Daily Show" through 2022.

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Jim Gaffigan’s wife says she doing well after brain surgery NEW YORK (AP) — Jeannie Gaffigan — wife and writing partner of standup comic Jim Gaffigan — made her first public appearance since having surgery to remove a serious brain tumor.

She was with her husband at Radio City Music Hall in New York for the premiere of Darren Aronofsky’s thriller “mother!”

Gaffigan said it was cool to be out, adding that she’s doing well — but not yet at 100 percent.

She had urgent surgery in April after an MRI revealed a large, life-threatening tumor around her brain stem.

The 51-year-old Jim Gaffigan is a popular stand-up comic, and Jeannie Gaffigan both co-writes his material and produces his TV specials. She was also producer and writer on “The Jim Gaffigan Show,” which ran for two seasons on the TV Land cable network.

They have five children.

Jeannie Gaffigan, left, and Jim Gaffigan attend the premiere of Paramount Pictures' "mother!" at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, in New York.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Sept. 15, 2017: This year you gain financially. You seem to be able to spend large amounts, yet you also have some windfalls. This pattern could evolve into chaos. Use some good sense and care, and you will land well. If you are single, know that you do not need to settle. Be willing to wait for the right person for you. If you are attached, the two of you can’t seem to share enough with each other. You swap gossip, jokes and a lot of caring. Your relationship solidifies through your fun times together. LIBRA is a lucky sign for you.

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ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH A relationship warms up, or one could begin. The other party is very fond of you. Be open, even if you do not have the same feelings, as it is important to listen to what he or she has to say. Optimism surrounds you. Do not take everything you hear literally. Tonight: Enjoy the moment.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You are unusually fluid when dealing with those around you. Conversations of meaning could pop up from out of nowhere. You might want to take the time to pursue something you really want. You seem to sow positive thinking wherever you go.

Tonight: Hang with friends.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Take a hard look at your finances.

You might want to be as precise as possible, as an expense or two is coming your way.

Make an effort to draw out a neighbor or close relative who seems to be holding back in fear of how you will react. Tonight: Start the weekend well.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Others often gravitate to you, but it’s happening even more than usual today. A situation in your personal life adds to your security and sense of direction. In a disagreement with a friend, you keep coming back to your perspective with power and personality.

Tonight: Out late.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You might be happy that the workweek is ending. Nevertheless, good vibes surround you. Take a power nap, if need be.

Someone close to you knows how to soothe your nerves and recharge your batteries. Ask for what you need. Tonight: You get more and more energized.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Use the daylight hours to the max. Meetings prove to be positive, and they are likely to energize you. Good news heads your way. You might decide to make a major purchase, or at least look at the possibility of making such a purchase. Tonight: Call it a night early.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Emphasize what is important for you to do, especially at work and in your community. You take the lead among your crowd of friends. Think through a problem before doing anything. An associate has a lot of influence. Follow your sixth sense.

Tonight: You are in command.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might want to take a stand, but you need to consider the different perspectives surrounding a problem. Your instincts seem to be targeting what is important, which helps you to eliminate a problem.

Keep your thoughts to yourself for now.

Tonight: Follow the music.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH One-on-one relating takes a high priority. In a discussion, a friendship dominates. You can count on this person, as he or she is not a fair-weather pal. Make calls and ask questions when others make suggestions.

You need to root out the basics. Tonight: Dinner with a co-worker.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Others seek you out right now.

You might have several meetings with supervisors, or you might be in charge. Brainstorm and discuss your priorities. You will want to instrument some important changes. Timing is likely to work out in your favor. Tonight: A must appearance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Take an overview, even if someone becomes difficult. You’ll be able to see where this person is coming from if you detach. Stay centered, but work with others’ ideas. You might be surprised by what emerges. The possibility of a trip comes forward.

Tonight: Return calls first.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH One-on-one relating evokes happiness around you. Get into the lightness of the moment, and enjoy the goodwill of a loved one. A lively discussion could provide many alternatives. As you will see, a situation and/or a change is not black or white. Tonight: Opt for togetherness.

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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Brandin Cooks arrived in New England excited to join what was already a stacked stable of receivers for Tom Brady to throw to.

A week into the regular season, that group looks vastly different than it did entering the preseason.

Julian Edelman is out for the year with a knee injury. Malcolm Mitchell is on injured reserve with his own knee issue. Danny Amendola suffered a concussion and knee injury in the Patriots' Week 1 loss to Kansas City.

Suddenly, what was supposed to be one of the Patriots' most dependable units is showing cracks. It has shined a spotlight on Cooks as he prepares for a road matchup with the Saints team that traded him this offseason.

"I just look at it as another game. I feel like when you start to get hyped up too much, you psyche yourself out," Cooks said. "So I'm just really looking forward to Week 2 and playing some football."

Playing some football over his first three seasons in the league is exactly what put Cooks on the Patriots' offseason target list.

New England eventually spent a first- and third-round pick to acquire the 2014 first rounder, who is coming off back-to-back 1,100-yard receiving seasons.

There were rumbles before the trade that Cooks was unhappy in New Orleans and that it perhaps contributed to the Saints being willing to part with him.

But Cooks made it clear earlier this summer there was no truth to those rumors.

"I felt like we left off on a great note," Cooks said. "I love the fans. But hey, I don't know. It's an away game. So you're expecting what away game fans are gonna give you, right?"

When Cooks was with the Saints, he and quarterback Drew Brees worked out together in the summer near Brees' offseason San

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"It just happens to be that he's on the other side of the ball this week coming back here to New Orleans," Brees said. "Obviously he was a great part of this team for three years and I wish him the best of success, although I'd rather him not go off in this game."

One of the things that attracted the Patriots to Cooks was his ability to stretch the field. He was a deep target for Brees, and other times Cooks was able to show off his breakaway speed and knack for turning short passes into long gains.

With Edelman unavailable in Week 1, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels lined up Chris Hogan in Edelman's normal slot position on multiple downs. If Hogan continues in that capacity, the role he filled on the outside last season is open for Cooks.

"We can't let Brandin Cooks get a deep ball," Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro said "You can run your curls, whatever your little routes are besides the home run ball, but when you put on the tape, Brandin Cooks is running deep a lot. That'll definitely be something that we have to stop."

Cooks was targeted seven times in Week 1, pulling in three catches for 88 yards. He got the bulk of that on one play, hauling in a 54-yard reception in the third quarter.

One of Cooks' other strengths in New Orleans, Vaccaro said, was his ability to break down defenses in the film room.

"I know he's studying and I know he's doing all his little rituals that Brandin Cooks does," Vaccaro said. "But at the same time, we've practiced against him. I know his strengths and weaknesses and our coaches do, too. So, I hope that will give us an advantage."

Cooks said he's ready for the challenge.

"Especially after a nasty one last week," Cooks said. "I'm excited to get back working with the guys, going in doing what we have to do to play a great game."

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M&M SERVICES 29 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Water damage and ceiling/wall repairs.

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Call Carmine at: 413-568-9731 or 413-537-4665 No job too small !!

LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! We are a family owned and operated, painting and home improvement company serving the Westfield area since 1986.

We specialize in residential/commercial, interior/exterior painting and staining, ceiling and drywall repairs, water damage repair, exterior home repairs, and carpentry of all types including roof repairs.

Call Bill for your FREE no obligation estimate (413) 977-9633 or (413) 562-5727

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Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC All your landscaping needs, Residential & Commercial -------Lawn aeration & seeding, hedge trimming, brush removal. Fall clean-ups, curb-side leaf pick-up, lawn mowing.

5-step fertilizing.

Snow plowing & ice management -------Hardscaping Patios, walkways, fire pits and retaining walls. Bobcat services also available.

-------Call today for your FREE estimate!!!

FULLY INSURED (413) 626-6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com _________________________

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LAWNMOWER REMOVALS

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Low, low prices! Residential & Commercial. Interior/Exterior painting. Sheet-rock repair.

Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry.

FREE Removal of Junk Riding Lawnmowers Will remove any junk riding lawnmowers and will buy lawnmowers in running condition.

Call anytime: 860-216-8768

Free Estimates 413-333-6321 or 860-741-5588

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

WEIDLER LOGGING

A & J LANDSCAPING Fall Clean-ups Mowing, Trimming, Mulching Planting & Landscape Design Quality Work & Service Call Tony

413-519-7001 Bobcat service also available For Bobcat service, call Mike @ 413-562-6502

FIREWOOD & TOP SOIL ----------------SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

Others try to match our price...but can't beat our quality.

Accepting most competitors coupons. We deliver. Run by veterans.

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

PLUMBING & HEATING NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Reliable service, Professional. Certified Welding.

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

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Lawn care, yard clean-ups, skid steer work, side-walks, tree work. BEST PRICING! 860-818-1703

RAIN GUTTERS RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED Chimneys repaired and chimney caps installed.

Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed.

Senior citizen discount. Insured.

Free estimates.

H.I. Johnson Services (413)596-8859 (before 9pm)

STORAGE

Purchasing standing timber and specializing in land clearing. Local company in business for 20+ years.

Green firewood. Cut, split & delivered. Free delivery in Westfield area. Mixed hardwoods. $180 p/128 cf.

413-835-5491

PAINTING & WALLPAPERING HOME DECOR Making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet make-overs to faux finishes, and staging for sales and decorating advice for a new look. Call Kendra now for all your painting needs. Fully insured.

Free Estimates (413)626-8880 or (413)564-0223

Southwick: 38 Charles Johnson Road Saturday/Sunday September 23rd/24th 10am-3pm Rain or Shine

WESTFIELD: 19 Crescent Ridge Rd. Fri/Sat, Sept. 15th/16th.

9am-3pm.

HUGE Alfred Dunner Sale!

Size 12-14-16 petites.

You have to see it to believe it!

WESTFIELD 21 Cleveland Ave, Fri/Sat, Sept. 15th/16th, 8:00AM4:00PM. Twin bed with new mattress and boxspring, Livestrong elliptical,Women's clothing, Sewing machine, New scrubs (M-XLG), Jewelry, Much More! Don't Miss This One!

WESTFIELD: 21 Deborah Ln, Sat/Sun, Sept. 16th/17th, 8:30-?

Furniture, World-Wide Stamps, Birdhouses, Stools, Shelves, Drawer Tracks, Miscellaneous!

WESTFIELD 85 Bates Road, Saturday, September 16th, 8:00AM-?

END OF SEASON SALE! A Little of This; A Little of That!

WESTFIELD: 98 Southwick Rd, Friday/Saturday/Sunday, Sept.

15th/16th/17th, Friday/Saturday10AM-5PM, Sunday-10AM-4PM. Everything 25% Off Marked Price! Tools, Books, Clothes, Jewelry, Garden Party Supplies, Electronics, Furniture, Greeting Cards, Much More!

STORAGE Camper, Boat, Trailer outdoor storage yard.

Year-round discounts.

Safe and secure.

Lockhouse Rd. Westfield, MA JML 413-575-8900

TRUCK SERVICE

APARTMENT CHESTER- 3 bedroom, 1-bath Duplex apartment. Available November 1. $725/month. Security deposit and references required. 413-519-5738.

TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP. Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998

Truck & Trailer Repair We repair Pick-ups, Vans, SUVs & Campers in addition to light, medium, and heavy duty diesel trucks.

NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station "No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA

OFFICE SPACE WESTFIELD: Furnished office for rent, one room, 1st floor with private bathroom. $400 per month includes utilities, ample parking, security deposit required.

413-568-1957

BUSINESS PROPERTY

413-788-6787

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT

TREE SERVICE

54 MAINLINE DRIVE WESTFIELD, MA

top-truck.com

LOGGING

ESTATE SALE! WESTFIELD - 103 Eastwood Drive, Sat/Sun, Sept. 16th/17th, 9AM-4PM. Everthing Must Go! Inside/Outside!

WESTFIELD - 189 Springfield Road, Unit #15. (Mobile home park near Bertera Dodge-Route 20). Many new items, kitchen tools, Plus-size clothes, household items. Sept. 15/16/17, 8-4.

floram@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES • To Advertise call 413-562-4181 Ext. 118 FLOORING & FLOOR SANDING

ESTATE SALE! WESTFIELD - 103 Eastwood Drive, Sat/Sun, Sept. 16th/17th, 9AM-4PM. Everthing Must Go! Inside/Outside!

ANTIQUE & YARD SALE!

business DIRECTORY CHIMNEY SWEEPS

TAG SALES

American Tree & Shrub: Removal, pruning, bucket/crane work. Stump grinding, light excavation and tree planting.

Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates.

24-hour Emergency Services.

Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469

UPHOLSTERY KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)562-6639.

5,000 sq.ft.

220/480 volts CITY GAS & SEWER

Call (413)896-3736 SERVICES A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN Debris removal, landscaping, SPRING yard cleanup, interior and exterior painting, power washing, basic carpentry and plumbing. All types of repair work and more. (413)562-7462

PHIL'S DUMP RUNS & DEMOLITION

WINDOW CLEANING CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned Inside & Out! Including screens and storm windows. Fully insured.

Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your FALL appointment.

413-237-2053

Better Business Bureau A+ Removal of any items in cellars, attics, etc... Also brush removal and small demolition (sheds, decks, fences, one car garages).

Fully insured. Free estimates.

(413)525-2892 (413)265-6380