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Southwick Home Show slated By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – The annual Southwick Home Show show is set for this Saturday at Southwick Town Hall. This year, the show has a bit of a twist because it is taking place the same day as the annual Cultural Council art show. “This year we wanted to coincide with another town event in order to attract some different traffic,” said Economic Development Director Michael McMahon. Twenty local businesses will be featured at the event, including several new businesses that have recently opened. Free workshops will take place throughout the day including one conducted by a local cruise company that is run out of a Southwick home. “This is a good opportunity for people to come down and talk directly to business owners,” said McMahon. “A lot of times people See Home Show, Page 3
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By Peter Francis Staff Writer HUNTINGTON – Residents of the seven communities currently served by the Gateway Regional School District received word Saturday morning from Huntington Selectman John McVeigh that his town is considering withdrawing from the district. At a meeting of the Gateway Towns Advisory Committee (GTAC) at Huntington’s Stanton Hall, McVeigh spoke of the desire of his town to explore the possibility of withdrawal, an action currently being attempted by another district hilltown, Worthington. “We are taking steps to consider all options available to us,” McVeigh told the assembled GTAC members. “We have notified the office of Senator Ben Downing of our intent to explore all possibilities, including withdrawal from the Gateway district.” McVeigh said that, in addition to housing Gateway Regional High School, his town contributes the largest slice of the funding pie to the district. “Up until 2014, Huntington had the largest student population in the district and therefore the largest share of the budget,” said McVeigh. “Our town is not rich in terms of property values or median incomes, but we have richly supported the financial obligations of our district.” He added that, like the other Gateway Regional towns, Huntington has also borne the brunt of a perceived neglect at the hands of the state legislature, specifially regional transportation funding and cuts in 2008 which led to an almost $2 million deficit
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Knapik said. Miller said he is optimistic that the issues will be resolved with Comcast and that the city will agree to a new contract, but until then the terms of the expired contract will remain in force. “We’re getting there. We’ll work it through,” Miller said. “We’re exchanging messages with Comcast to reopen the negotiation.” Meanwhile, Comcast plans to shed about 3.9 million subscribers in a deal with cable competitor Charter Communications Inc. to help Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable clear regulatory hurdles. Comcast is creating and spinning off a new publicly traded cable provider that will serve about 2.5 million of its existing customers. Charter will form a new holding company that will have an approximately 33 percent
By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The partnership between Westfield State University and Holyoke Community College is set to grow stronger, as the two institutions will be signing an online articulation agreement this week, enabling students to complete a four-year degree through the two schools without setting foot in the classroom. “Now students will be able to completely get their degree online and have access to academic excellence in a way that they maybe would not have had before,” said Westfield State spokeswoman Molly Watson. “You see in the areas of healthcare, STEM, business and finance, we’re lagging behind significantly in the number of students who are graduating in the state.” “You’re also seeing that the number of students that are eligible for college is diminishing,” she said. “I would wager that the adult population at HCC is probably slightly higher, so all of a sudden, we’re tapping into a market now where you’re graduating students outside of the traditional undergraduate day student who are now prepped for specific programs and careers, and a ready to get back into the workforce.” “I think this is the big story of the semester for us,” said interim University President Dr. Elizabeth Preston. “If you have a Pell-eligible student – someone who has a significant financial hardship – it does not essentially cost them anything to go to HCC, so the first two years would be at no cost. Then they come to Westfield and they can complete a four year degree, all online, for somewhere between $5-10,000.” “One of President Obama’s 2020 goals was to have a greater percentage of citizens with an education,” said Kim Tobin, interim vice president of administration and finance. “At the time when that came out, everyone was saying the demographic of traditional aged student is decreasing, so where do these people come from? The answer has always been the continuing and adult populations.” “These are the people who don’t have college degrees, or they might or might not have a two-year degree. They might have no college,” she said. “But this is a way to get them education and skills that will make them marketable in the labor force.” The partnership will allow for a student to start at HCC in an online program such as business, criminal justice, sociology, and history among others, and then transfer to Westfield State to complete their degree.
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Comcast plans to sell some cable systems to competitor Charter Communications Inc., to help Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable clear regulatory hurdles, the company announced this morning. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
City cable contract stalled By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – City residents may not see anything different in the cable television services provided by Comcast, but the 10-year contract with the city’s cable provider expired last month. The city’s Cable Television Commission, which advises Mayor Daniel M. Knapik about contract issues, recently toured the facilities at Westfield State University to determine what equipment the city needs to acquire to improve the quality of local broadcast channels and Comcast services to the city’s 13,000 cable subscribers. Community Development Director Peter J. Miller Jr., said the recent commission meeting held at the university’s broadcast studio was to allow commission members to “get a feel for the operational side” of the city’s local access services. “We went through the university’s facility and checked out the studio and the equipment the city has there. It gave the members an opportunity to see what the university is providing for services and what equipment we need to make the (local access) services more attractive,” Miller said. That information will assist the commission in determining some of the issues to be addressed in the new contract. Miller said that Knapik signed a preliminary denial because “the clock ran out” on the former contract before a new agreement was put into place. Knapik is empowered under state telecommunication law to sign a new contract, but has several reservations which have yet to be addressed by Comcast. “We sent the rejection letter and now we’re just waiting for Comcast to respond,” Knapik
Amazon’s Peter Larsen introduces Amazon Fire TV during a press conference in New York on Wednesday, April 2. At $99, Amazon claims Fire TV is the easiest way to watch Netflix, Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, WatchESPN, and more on a big-screen TV. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/Invision for Amazon/AP Images)
said, adding that the term of the new contract is a key issue for both parties. Comcast is seeking a long-term contract similar to the 10-year pact which expired on March 29, 2014, while the city is seeking a contract with a five-year term, Miller said. “Sticking points are the length of the term of the contract, some technical issues to improve local access broadcast capabilities and keeping the (East Mountain Road) office open,” Miller said. Knapik said that his desire for a shorter contract term is directly linked to the rapid evolution of technology and changes in the structure of the telecommunications industry as corporations acquire competitors and introduce emerging technology to the market. “We don’t want to be locked into a 10-year deal because the technology and the industry is evolving in huge jumps today,”
Infidelity reports become tiresome By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – A city woman is tired of hearing about her husband’s indiscretion and has complained to police about letters she has received informing her about his affair with another woman. The complainant came to the police station Friday and reported that, for about the past year,
she has been receiving letters roughly every month telling her that her husband has been involved with another woman. Officer Sean Smith reports that the woman said that she was first informed of the affair about a year ago when she received a phone call from what sounded to be a young woman who told her that her husband was engaged in the extra-marital liaison.
Since then, she said, she has received letters repeating the assertion about once a month, many of then signed by “A Friend.” The complainant said that the letters are not threatening or abusive but she has had enough of them and wants them to stop coming. A detective was assigned to attempt to determine the source of the letters.
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Pasta Dinner and Raffle HUNTINGTON - The Chester Elementary School PTO is holding their 10th Annual Pasta Supper and Raffle on Friday, May 2. The menu includes ziti with meat or red sauce, garden salad, rolls, beverage and cake. The event will be held at the school and doors open at 5:30 p.m. Many themed baskets will be available for raffle, including 2 day passes to Six Flags New England ($120 value); 2 day passes to Blandford Ski Area (valued at $94); Family Pizza Bowl at Spare Time Bowling (over $60) and much more. The supper is open to everybody, so friends and extended family are also welcome! Advance tickets may be purchased at a price of $20 for a family or $6 for adults and $4 for children. Children under age three eat for free. Please purchase advance tickets by Monday, April 28!
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Where is The Westfield News? Troop 109 at Mount Greylock displays a copy of a recent Westfield News. The group had been backpacking for 4 days and finally reached the summit of Greylock. Remember, if you’re travelling somewhere, make sure to get a picture of yourself with a copy of The Westfield News and e-mail it, along with a description, to pressreleases@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com. Keep reading to find out where The Westfield News will show up next.
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Biker looks for false teeth on busy Spain highway MADRID (AP) — A motorcyclist brought traffic to a standstill on one of Madrid’s busiest highways after he pulled over to look for his false teeth, which flew out of his mouth when he sneezed, according to local media reports. Two municipal police officers approached the motorcyclist Saturday and ordered him to resume his journey for his own safety and that of other drivers on the capital’s M-30 highway, Europa Press reported. It wasn’t known if the man found his dentures. City police weren’t immediately available to confirm the report and provide more details.
SOUTHWICK - We are pleased to announce the opening of the Southwick Public Library’s Teen Poetry Contest. Poems may be dropped off at the Reference Desk anytime before April 30. A copy of the rules may be pickedup at the library’s Reference Desk or you may us the online link at www.southwickma.org/ library. Teens search your collection of poems you have written or pick-up a pencil or pen or start using your computer keyboard and create a new one.
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, April 28, the 118th day of 2014. There are 247 days left in the year.
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n April 28, 1789, there was a mutiny on the HMS Bounty as rebelling crew members of the British ship led by Fletcher Christian set the captain, William Bligh, and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific. (Bligh and most of the men with him managed to reach Timor in 47 days.)
On this date: In 1758, the fifth president of the United States, James Monroe, was born in Westmoreland County, Va. In 1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the Constitution of the United States. In 1817, the United States and Britain signed the RushBagot Treaty, which limited the number of naval vessels allowed in the Great Lakes. In 1918, Gavrilo Princip, the assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the archduke’s wife, Sophie, died in prison of tuberculosis. In 1937, former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was born in the village of al-Oja near the desert town of Tikrit (he was executed in December 2006). In 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country. In 1952, war with Japan officially ended as a treaty signed in San Francisco the year before took effect. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as Supreme Allied commander in Europe; he was succeeded by Gen. Matthew
B. Ridgway. In 1967, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army, the same day U.S. Army Gen. William C. Westmoreland told Congress the U.S. “would prevail in Vietnam.” In 1974, a federal jury in New York acquitted former Attorney General John Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans of charges in connection with a secret $200,000 contribution to President Richard Nixon’s re-election campaign from financier Robert Vesco. In 1988, a flight attendant was killed and more than 60 persons injured when part of the roof of an Aloha Airlines Boeing 737 tore off during a flight from Hilo (HEE’-loh) to Honolulu. In 1994, former CIA official Aldrich Ames, who had betrayed U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and then Russia, pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion, and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. In 1996, a man armed with a semiautomatic rifle went on a rampage on the Australian island of Tasmania, killing 35 people; Martin Bryant was captured by police after a 12-hour standoff at a guest cottage. (Bryant is serving a life prison sentence.)
Ten years ago: First photos from the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal were shown on CBS’ “60 Minutes II.” A Spanish judge indicted Amer Azizi, a Moroccan fugitive, on charges of helping to plan the September 11 hijackings (Azizi remains at large). The U.N. Security Council put terrorists, black
marketeers and crooked scientists on notice that they faced punishment for trafficking in weapons of mass destruction. Cable giant Comcast Corp. dropped its twomonth-old unsolicited bid for The Walt Disney Co.
Five years ago: Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius won Senate confirmation, 65-31, as health and human services secretary. Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania defected from the Republican Party, joining the Democrats. Country singer Vern Gosdin (“Chiseled in Stone”) died in Nashville at age 74.
One year ago: Mohammed Sohel Rana, the fugitive owner of an illegally constructed building in Bangladesh that collapsed and killed at least 1,129 people, was captured by a commando force as he tried to flee into India.
Today’s Birthdays: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee is 88. Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III is 84. Actor Frank Vincent is 77. Actress-singer Ann-Margret is 73. Actress Marcia Strassman is 66. Actor Paul Guilfoyle is 65. Former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno is 64. Rock musician Chuck Leavell is 62. Actress Mary McDonnell is 61. Rock singer-musician Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) is 61. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is 54. Rapper Too Short is 48. Actress Simbi Khali is 43. Actress Bridget Moynahan is 43. Actor Chris Young is 43. Rapper Big Gipp is 41. Actor Jorge Garcia is 41. Actress Elisabeth Rohm is 41. Actress Penelope Cruz is 40. Actor Nate Richert is 36. Actress Jessica Alba is 33. Actor Harry Shum Jr. (TV: “Glee”) is 32. Actress Jenna Ushkowitz is 28. Actress Aleisha Allen is 23.
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Continued from Page 1 have questions but they are hesitant to call – this way they can ask in person.” Another workshop will be on the topic of heating systems, which McMahon said is one of those areas where people just replace their furnace and don’t think about the technology upgrades that have happened over the years. There will also be a workshop presented by Alternative Health on healthy living. This year the home show takes place in the lower level of Town Hall. “It has its own entrance on the south side of the building,” said McMahon. The event is free and open to the public and takes place May 3 from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m.
MONDAY, APRIL 28 WESTFIELD Youth Commission at 6 pm School Committee Finance Subcommittee at 6:30 pm Historical Commission at 7 pm
TOLLAND Selectmen 5 p.m. Town Caucus - Public Safety Complex 7 p.m. Budget Hearing - Public Safety Complex 7:15 p.m.
BLANDFORD Zoning Board 7 p.m.
GRANVILLE Monday Night Meetings at 7 pm
SOUTHWICK Board of Assessors at 5:30 pm Board of Selectment - 6 pm Sewer Implementation Committee at 7 pm
Visitors mingle through the Southwick Town Hall auditorium during the 2012 Annual Southwick Home & Business Show sponsored by the Southwick Economic Development Commission. (File photo by chief photographer Frederick Gore)
HUNTINGTOn Green Committee at 6 pm
Gateway Continued from Page 1 and the closing of three elementary schools in the district. “(We have) enthusiastically embraced the concept of school regionalization, working with our neighbor towns in order to provide our children with the education they deserve for over 50 years,” he said. “Just like our other member towns, we have endured the state’s unfulfilled financial funding promises. We have all beared the burden.” The Huntington Selectman expressed his displeasure with Beacon Hill’s intervention into the situation, and said, should the legislature allow Worthington to withdraw from Gateway, a potentially devastating precedent would then be set. “We are obviously upset and dismayed by the actions of our legislators from the State House,” McVeigh said. “Our town has always believed we can resolve school issues within the dis-
trict without intervention from the state. The legislation opened doors for any remaining town to unilaterally withdraw from the Gateway Regional School District.” “We do not believe the outcome of legislation will be good for our children and their education. With the loss of Worthington’s students, the number of students attending Gateway schools will drop below 900,” he said. “The increase in the overall assessment to the remaining member towns has been estimated at six to seven percent. The financial viability of our town and our school district is at risk.” McVeigh stated that all of Huntington’s Selectmen have school-aged children, and “have skin in the game.” “Unlike our legislators in Boston, we have a personal interest in providing what is best for our children,” he said. “Huntington’s Selectboard cannot idly stand by and let the state determine the fate of
our children’s education. We need to ensure that we can provide a quality, financially secured education for all of our children.” “The selectboard has been entrusted with protecting and advancing the best interests of all citizens, providing education, police and fire protection, addressing health and safety concerns, and fiscal responsibility,” McVeigh said. “We take our role very seriously.” “We kind of mirror exactly what he just said in Chester, and I think all the other towns are doing the same thing,” Chester Selectman John Baldasarro said. “We have to, at this stage in the game, look forward and protect the interests of our children and our towns. We’re doing the same thing.” Baldasarro recalled for the committee when he went to Boston to speak at the State House on the issues being faced by rural communities of western Mass.
College Expanded Continued from Page 1 “Thats not the traditional student who’ll be living in a dorm. It’s the continuing ed or adult student who might have other things they have to juggle or balance, but this creates something thats affordable and accessible,” said Tobin. “It’s a far more reasonable pricetag so that students aren’t leaving with student or minimal student loans, and thats what you want to try to get to in trying to reach that 2020 goal.” Preston added that the agreement will be “ready to go” for the upcoming fall semester at the institutions. “We’re looking for other ways to partner with our local community colleges but this is a good step forward,” she said. Matt Reed, Holyoke Community College’s vice president of academic affairs, agrees with Preston’s assessment. “We’re excited to provide students with opportunities they may not have known about, paying public tuition and staying in the state system,” he said Friday, adding that the plan has been in motion for awhile. “It’s been percolating for over a year, and began when Dr. Preston was vice president of academic affairs. She’s a friend, and in conversation, we came
up with the idea (an online articulation agreement).” Reed said that Westfield State was “a little distracted” over the past year, but after seeing Preston at a legislative breakfast held at HCC, the idea was resurrected. “It’s a win-win for both institutions,” he said. “Our kids get a great opportunity, and WSU gets some excellent students.” “Our online students tend to skew more adult,” he said. “Many are parents who do their homework when the kids go to bed, who’ve accumulated credits but don’t have a degree.” While online programs have been growing statewide, Reed believes that an agreement such as this is a first for western Mass., and will be one of the most affordable in the region. “A fulltime student who receives no financial aid will be paying less than $5,000 a year to come here. Part of the appeal is for students who are afraid to go into debt,” he said, adding that many HCC students receive some form of aid. “But this (agreement) is significant, because we’re providing a higher quality education for a lower cost.”
“When we went down and testified in front of the legislature. One of the things I said about the Town of Chester is, financially, we are very strapped and this could put us into bankruptcy,” he said. “We’ve had a couple of things that have happened that are going to allow us to afford this for probably the next one or two years before it really becomes an issue, but it just pushes it back – it doesn’t take care of the problem.” “What we’d like to see is this contract upheld that we’ve had for the past 50 years, but it doesn’t appear thats going to happen,” Baldasarro said. “So we really need to start looking at what we’re going to do. Is it financially responsible for us to start looking at withdrawing from the district? Going forward, is this going to be a bankruptcy type of action that we need to do? We don’t know those answers yet, but we’re doing the same thing.” School Committee member Sue Levreualt of Worthington responded to the statements of McVeigh and Baldasarro with one of her own, saying that the situation that is now boiling over in Worthington has been simmering for quite some time, since the closing of R.H. Conwell Elementary School several years ago.
TUESDAY, APRIL 29 TOLLAND Board of Assessors 10 a.m. Planning Board 7 p.m.
BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting 5:30 p.m. Fire Department Meeting 6:30 p.m. Selectmen 7 p.m.
SOUTHWICK Park & Recreation Commission at 6:30 pm Planning Board at 7 pm
“For all of you, this feels like it is just happening. For me, this has been five years that this has been going on,” she said. “If you ignore the engine light on your car and you don’t do anything with it, you end up buying a new engine. Back when this conversation first started (in 2009), the townsfolks that were coming to the school committee meetings said what their goal was and they were in the process of acheiving that goal.” “I think it’s very important for everyone to always remember that, if theres a problem and you don’t address it, the problem may not stay small. It may spiral out of control in a direction that you initially thought it
wouldn’t go,” she said. “It would behoove us all to remember that, if there are people who aren’t happy, we should try to find out why and we should try to figure out how we can figure out a solution.” Following the meeting, McVeigh spoke of what he hoped the residents of the other member towns would take away from his statement. “It shows a strong message that we’re willing to pull our own town, where the school is actually located, and take our own kids somewhere else,” he said. “We’re setting up a committee to explore these options and see if it’s within the scope of the town to see if it’s something we’re possibly interested in.”
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College Awareness Workshop HUNTINGTON - The Gateway Regional High School Guidance Department is hosting an early College Awareness night for ninth and tenth graders at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 1. The event will be held in the Gateway Performing Arts Center. This is also a time for students and family members to start a conversation with their guidance counselors about after high school planning. Students are asked to sign up in the guidance office in advance. Feel free to call that office with any questions (413) 685-1107.
‘Robin Hood’ HUNTINGTON - All are invited to attend ‘Robin Hood’ on May 2 and May 3 at 7 p.m. in the Gateway Performing Arts Center. Performers are students from Gateway Regional Junior High School and Gateway Regional Middle School. The show is appropriate for the entire family. Tickets will be sold at the door and are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens. Those wearing 50th Anniversary Buttons will receive $1 off admission to the play.
Nature Workshops WESTFIELD - In a collaborative effort between Stanley Park, Westfield State University, and the Greater Westfield
Community, nine Nature Workshops will be conducted in the Wildlife Sanctuary at Stanley Park. The next workshops will be on May 3 join Kathy Conway in “Finding Birds in the Woods” from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and “Sensing Nature” with Arthur O’Leary from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For further information on the Nature Workshop program, please go to www.stanleypark.org or call the park office at (413) 568-9312.
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SOUTHWICK - Chair Susan Kochanski on the Southwick Cultural Council (SCC), announced that plans are underway for its 15th annual juried Fine Art Exhibition and Sale scheduled for May 3 and May 4 at the Southwick Town Hall. The show will open each day at 10 a.m. and close at 4 p.m.
• 10 of the nation’s top botanical gardens • Hometown healer: All about women’s health • Fun things to go, see & do • French almond cake recipe
South Middle tag sale WESTFIELD — South Middle School is conducting a tag sale on Saturday, May 3, from 9am to 1pm. Come browse the tag sale items, baked goods donated by the South Middle School community and support the students attending 8th grade end of year activities. All proceeds raised will benefit students participating in this community driven fundraiser.
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As a law abiding citizen of Westfield I am coming forward to express my concern over the injustice bearing down on Ken Frazer, Animal Control Officer. While I do understand that there is an obligation to investigate concerns brought forth, it troubles me and many others that the shortsightedness of a few could damage the reputation, and future of another law abiding citizen that has been so dedicated to the Westfield Regional Animal Shelter. Officer Frazer is respected for his passion. As a volunteer I have attended meetings, he has listed to many and responded with excellent explanation. Officer Frazer has made difficult decisions because it was his job to do so. He has been a good leader. For those of you in power, I am sure you can appreciate that not everyone understands or agrees with the decisions made. I am (as are many others) asking that you understand that, and that Officer Fazer be reinstated so that he can continue to support the City of Westfield within the law and with the passion this city deserves. I started as a volunteer a the animal shelter 3 yrs ago. I was amazed at the great way the animals are handled and the efficiency with which the shelter is run. I would suggest very strongly that you people who are complaining about the shelter, go up there, volunteer, and find out first hand just what a great place it is. As for the person who is upset about showing his license==THAT IS THE LAW. IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT, GO LIVE SOMEPLACE ELSE. What goes around comes around Good riddance to the dog officer, Its Karma. I am appalled by what I have seen in The Westfield News over the past two days concerning the treatment of Officer Ken Frazer and his suspension as Animal Control Officer. It is unfortunate that “someone” currently nameless has chosen to listen to a few vocal, obviously badly informed individuals who do not think that the rules are written for them. Officer Frazer has contributed greatly to the City of Westfield in his role as ACO and Operations Manager, saving and caring for hundreds of dogs over the years. To be suspended without having been given a reason, within two months of the end of his contract, is completely unconscionable and disturbing. Officer Frazer follows, and enforces, the rules. He has run a shelter manned by volunteers who love and care for the dogs as much as he does, and he does not deserve to be treated in this manner. I hope someone will listen to reason and reinstate Officer Frazer to his position.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Letter to the Editor: While this past winter will go down in the Westfield Gas and Electric record books as relatively easy in terms of any weatherrelated power outages, the extreme cold (which brought the phrase “polar vortex” into our lives) posed true challenges to everyone at WG+E. The members of the Municipal Light Board would like to take this opportunity to publicly acknowledge the dedication and teamwork of the field personnel (meter readers, linemen, gas distribution, gas service, and communication engineers) who spent their days outside working in those harsh elements as well as all the other employees who work in an office setting, and often behind the scenes, to ensure we keep the electricity and gas flowing for our customers. It’s obvious they’re doing a great job and here are just a few reasons why. On the electric side of the business, and for the fourth consecutive time, the WG+E was recently recognized and awarded with national status as a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3), which is an honor bestowed by the American Public Power Association to those public utilities that exemplify excellence in the areas of safety, reliability, workforce development and system improvement. There are more than 2,000 public utilities in the country and the WG+E, having earned the highest level of recognition (Diamond), is now among a select group of only 34 utilities across the country (and the only one in New England) to hold this level of achievement. This RP3 designation is valid for three years at which time the Department will then have to reapply to retain the title. On the natural gas side of the house, and starting a few years ago, the Department began keeping a watchful eye on a potential crisis developing with the availability of natural gas in the Northeast. Natural gas was quickly becoming the fuel of choice due to its clean burning characteristics, amply supply and low cost however it was also known that the pipeline infrastructure into the Northeast from the gas supply regions in the south was severely inadequate and the demand would soon exceed the capacity of that existing pipeline. As feared, prices to transport the gas into this region skyrocketed to record highs this winter. Fortunately, experience and foresight within our Energy Supply and Finance areas enabled the WG+E to weather the volatile market spikes that occurred this winter with much less impact to our customers than many other utilities in the Northeast experienced. Unfortunately, this pricing volatility will be troubling for the next several years until pipeline expansion into this region occurs and the Department has adjusted their long range finance and purchasing strategies with this issue in mind. They say that no news is good news, and that was definitely the case with a recent incident that occurred on March 17th in downtown Westfield that received little media coverage but which could have been catastrophic and all over the news if not for the quick reaction and action of the first responders on the scene, including WG+E personnel. Vandals attempted to steal copper piping from an abandoned building near the southbound Great River Bridge when they damaged a natural gas line which released a high concentration of natural gas into the building and general area. The strong odor of escaping gas alerted passing motorists who called emergency personnel and the area was quickly cordoned off to protect the safety of the public. WG+E crews (including gas, electric and supervisory personnel) were immediately on the scene and were able to quickly identify the source of the gas leak and make the area safe. The City of Westfield is fortunate to have a municipally owned and operated utility that works as hard as the WG+E does to provide the very best in service, rates and reliability for our residents and businesses. We’re proud of their efforts and hope you feel the same. Sincerely, Municipal Light Board Members Ward One- Kevin Kelleher Ward Two- Ray Rivera Ward Three- Jane Wensley Ward Four- Francis Liptak Ward Five- Thomas Flaherty, Chair Ward Six- Robert Sacco Appointed Commissioner- Ed Roman
Trio of Democrats stuck in Medicaid morass By Kyle Cheney and Jennifer Haberkorn Politico.com All 21 of the nation’s Democratic governors support Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid, and, for the most part, they got it done — even when the odds were against them. Three didn’t. In Missouri, Montana and Virginia, Democratic governors and Republican Legislatures have battled each other to stalemates, preventing hundreds of thousands of low-income people from getting covered under the president’s health care law and fueling the ongoing Obamacare battles leading up to the 2014 elections. Each of these three governors has made Medicaid a central plank of his agenda, and each has slammed into a wall of Republican resistance, failing where their 18 counterparts — and even nine Republican governors — have succeeded. The expansion fights in these states can’t be pinned simply on Republican opposition. Governors in other red states have overcome GOP hatred for Obamacare to pass the Medicaid expansion component of the health law. Legislative quirks and personality conflicts have also driven these debates. And each state is blazing — or attempting — an unusual path toward a resolution. The GOP opponents think expansion is a bad deal proffered by an unreliable partner, one that will end up costing the states dearly. “They’re a bad partner to be in business with,” Missouri Republican state Sen. John Lamping said during a recent debate on expansion. “We have to stand and fight even when it’s difficult.” In Virginia, Gov. Terry McAuliffe in his first month in office is in open war with his Republican-led House of Delegates, which won’t back a state budget that includes expansion. Each camp has embraced a don’t-blink mindset, leading to escalating brinkmanship during a special session. If neither side budges by July, the state could face a government shutdown. McAuliffe and a Democrat-led Senate have thrown their weight behind a private-sector approach to Medicaid expansion — one that accepts billions of Obamacare dollars and uses them to buy private coverage for the state’s low-income residents. Although similar efforts have moved Republicans in other states since Arkansas pioneered this “private option,” it’s been a non-starter for the GOP in Virginia. “The new governor has made this a priority of his new administration,” Virginia House of Delegates Democratic Leader David Toscano said in an interview. McAuliffe has been working to convince Republicans, primarily in the House, that taking federal dollars to help Virginians with their health care “is a good business position for the commonwealth,” Toscano said. Democrats in Virginia argue that each day, the state exports $5 million in tax money to other states to fund their Medicaid expansion. Expansion would get some of those dollars back. But Republican-led opposition might be winning. A poll released Thursday by Christopher Newport University found that 53 percent of Virginians oppose expansion, and 42 percent support it. “Democrats are losing the debate on expanding Medicaid in Virginia,” said Quentin Kidd, director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at CNU. “This is mostly because they are not convincing independents that it will work.” Other governors have hit GOP brick walls — and gotten around them. And some of them have been conservative Republicans. Arizona’s Republican Gov. Jan Brewer pounded her Legislature into submission with threats to veto any and all bills until state lawmakers grudgingly approved expansion. Ohio’s Republican Gov. John Kasich circumvented his Legislature by turning to an obscure state financing board to get Medicaid through. In Arkansas, Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe worked with Republican majorities to craft a compromise that’s inspired other Republican-leaning states to pursue similar measures. But so far the Democrats in Montana, Missouri and Virginia haven’t figured out how to get out of their Medicaid muddle. Beebe, in an interview, recommended that pro-expansion governors work to peel off moderate, business-minded Republicans from the firebrand base. He said any Republican “with an IQ of more than 12” would recognize that federally funded expansion, bringing millions into the states, is a nobrainer for the local economy and for the low-income residents who could benefit from coverage. Many of the people eligible for expansion are working poor who can’t afford insurance on their own and don’t qualify for the exchanges under the peculiar gaps created when the Supreme Court made Medicaid expansion optional for states. Missouri’s pro-expansion forces — which include a huge coalition of hospitals, businesses, advocacy groups and, of course, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon — are pursuing an
Arkansas-like path. But it has been rocky. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce has hired Kit Bond, a well-connected former GOP governor and U.S. senator, to patrol the halls of the state capitol and try to cajole wary Republicans to support a compromise. “This is not Obamacare,” Bond says he assures them, drawing on his decades of experience in Missouri politics. “This is fixing one of the real problems Obamacare caused.” Still, “it’s a tough sell,” he added. “We don’t plan on giving up easily.” Missouri expansion is considered a long shot this year because the state Legislature is dominated by Republicans who’ve shown little interest in backing a building block of Obamacare. Supporters, though, hope that if they don’t win this year, they will have laid the groundwork for a bipartisan plan that could pass early next year. The session adjourns in May. Nixon ramped up pressure this month, posting a new page on Missouri’s official website titled “We Paid for It,” arguing that “the Legislature’s failure to act” is costing the state $5.47 million a day and suggesting Missouri taxpayer dollars are helping finance expansion in other states. Families USA hosted a conference call Thursday with expansion stakeholders to emphasize that most potential beneficiaries are hard-working Missourians. “I think there are a lot of Republican legislators who are ready to vote for this. We’ve got to find a way to get it to a vote,” said Andrea Routh, executive director of the Missouri Health Advocacy Alliance. Conservatives show no signs of letting up, though, in a state that has been adamantly resistant to the president’s health care law. “We’ve said twice at the ballot box and once via legislation that Missourians don’t want Obamacare,” said Patrick Werner, director of the Missouri chapter of Americans for Prosperity. “We don’t think that this is a good deal. If it was a good deal, we wouldn’t need to be coerced into doing it in the first place.” The Montana fight has an unusual back story. The Legislature was about to vote on it last year — and there were strong signs expansion could have passed. But one Democrat mistakenly voted for a procedural motion that blocked the measure from coming to the floor. And because the Montana Legislature meets only in odd-numbered years, the gaffe effectively killed expansion until 2015. Gov. Steve Bullock would like to get expansion done legislatively. “Everybody agrees we pay too much and get too little,” Bullock said in a recent interview. But the face-off may come in November. Advocates on both sides of the issue are pursuing Medicaid ballot measures. That would coincide with the hotly fought race for the Senate seat held until recently by Max Baucus, an architect of Obamacare. The Montana battle is likely to play out in court as well. Proexpansion forces won a mid-April fight after opponents sued to rewrite the ballot initiative language — which would have meant voiding as many as 2,000 signatures already collected to put the measure on the ballot. And that’s probably not the last of the legal wrangling. Aside from the Democratic governors, the primary link between the three states is the intensity of opposition each has encountered. Asked how he’d move obstinate Republicans, Missouri’s Bond joked, “Nothing that I know of other than dynamite.” “Which is illegal,” he quickly added. “We’re not going to pursue that.”
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Disaster site training Michael H. Ziskin, right, president of the Field Safety Corporation of North Branford, Conn., explains a set of safety procedures to a select group of Westfield police, fire, emergency, school and city hall personnel during a Disaster Site Work Management Course at Westfield State University Friday. The course included how to properly set up and control an Insident Command System and Disaster Site Management team, Disaster Site Hazards and Risks, Site Control Measures, and a Vulnerability Analysis Plan. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Police Logs WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Thursday April 24, 2014 12:06 a.m.: traffic complaint, Russellville Road, a caller reports a car struck her mailbox and trash can, the caller does not require a formal report but said she wanted police to be aware of the incident in case of others, a second caller made a similar report, the responding officer reports he found several trash cans on their sides but only one was in the roadway, the officer said he uprighted that container and picked up the spilled refuse, other receptacles were found to have been knocked over on North Road but an offending vehicle was not found; 7:08 a.m.: animal complaint, Southampton Road, a caller reports that a dog was struck by a vehicle, the responding officer reports a passerby stayed with the dog to assist until the animal control officer responded, the ACO reports the dog was transported to Blandford Animal Hospital where its owners took custody of it; 7:32 a.m.: school investigation, Westfield High School, a school resource officer reports he heard a whisper that a pupil had brought a BB pistol to school, the SRO officer reports he investigated and school officials examined a boy’s backpack to find a black BB pistol, the SRO report the orange safety ring had been removed from the barrel making the pistol appear to be an actual .45 caliber automatic pistol, the boy was suspended from school and criminal charges are pending; 11:51 a.m.: fire, Apremont Way at Long Pond Road, multiple callers report a brush fire, dual response dispatched, the responding officer reports the fire was in the state boat launch area, the responding fire captain reports the fire involved an area of about 150 feet by 30 feet and a line of posts along the roadway was also involved, all visible fire was extinguished and the remaining water in the engine’s tank was expended to wet down the area, a caller at 2:35 p.m. reported that the fire had rekindled and firefighters responded to find that a post had burned almost entirely through and was removed, the hot spots were extinguished; 12:54 p.m.: fire, Hillside Road, a caller reports a brush fire, the responding fire captain reports firefighters arrived to find that the resident had the fire knocked down; 5:55 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Columbia Street at Dartmouth Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and it was towed to the police impound yard; 6:08 p.m.: vandalism, Main Street, a Murray Avenue resident came to the station to report that her vehicle was damaged by a BB impact, the complainant does not require a formal report but wants the incident to be documented; 6:18 p.m.: animal complaint, Old Holyoke Road, a caller reports her dog was attacked by a loose pit bull dog, the officer reports that the caller said that her dog was attacked while walking in the ‘Bear hole’ area near the West Springfield line, the caller said a couple with the offending dog left walking toward the town line, the responding detective reports the incident occurred in West Springfield, the caller’s dog suffered no visible injuries and West Springfield police were notified; 6:20 p.m.: fire, Main Street, a caller reports that mulch is on fire near a Main Street bus stop, the responding firefighters report the fire was extinguished; 6:32 p.m.: liquor law violation, Franklin Street, the community policing supervisor reports that a city ordinance violation citation was issued near a Franklin Street liquor store; 6:57 p.m.: liquor law violation, Franklin Street, the community policing supervisor reports that a city ordinance violation citation was issued near a Franklin Street liquor store; 7:09 p.m.: liquor law violation, North Elm Street, a community policing officer reports that a person was seen to exit a liquor store with beer and put it in a waiting vehicle, the officer reports that the passenger was found to be 21-years-old but the operator was only 19-years-old, a city ordinance violation citation was issued to the operator for being a person younger than the legal drinking age in constructive possession of alcohol, the beer was seized and properly disposed of; 9:21 p.m.: liquor law violation, Franklin Street, a commu-
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Friday, April 25, 2014 12:09 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Mechanic Street at Bartlett Street, a patrol officer reports a person was seen to be drinking from a can of beer while walking on Church Street, the man was found to have three additional cans of beer in his pockets, a city ordinance violation citation was issued; 12:59 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Elm Street, a plainclothes officer reports that he and two colleagues observed three college-aged male parties walk to the side of the road and begin to urinate in public, each party was issued a city ordinance violation citation; 7:05 a.m.: found property, Broad Street at Yale Street, a person came to the station to surrender a credit card he reported finding on Broad Street, the responding officer reports the card was found to be owned by a resident of a distant state who could not be immediately contacted, the card was stored for safekeeping; 11:03 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a traffic stop, the vehicle’s registration was found to be expired and it was towed to the police impound yard; 1:37 p.m.: fire, Springdale Street, a caller reports a structure fire, see story in the Saturday edition of The Westfield News; 2:26 p.m.: found property, Broad Street, a caller reports finding a hypodermic needle in the front yard, the responding officer reports the needle was safely disposed of at the hospital; 3:57 p.m.: fire, Montgomery Road, a caller reports a brush fire and multiple callers report seeing smoke in the area, the fire department brush truck responded to deal with the brush fire; 7:12 p.m.: violation of a protective order, West Glen Drive, a caller reports that the defendant of a protective order had entered their home in violation of the order, Charles L. Curtin, 59, of 20 W. Glen Drive, was arrested for violation of an abuse See Police logs, Page 8
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nity policing officer reports that the operator of a motor vehicle was seen to enter a liquor store and return with beer which he placed within reach of a passenger who had stayed in the car, the officer reports he and a colleague spoke with both vehicle occupants and found the passenger to be 19-years-old, a city ordinance violation citation was issued to the passenger for being a person younger than the legal drinking age in constructive possession of alcohol, the beer was seized and properly disposed of; 9:34 p.m.: liquor law violation, Main Street, a patrol officer reports that he and a colleague observed two persons standing behind a pickup truck pour liquid from a half gallon alcohol container into a water bottle, the officer reports a suspect denied possession of alcohol despite the fact that there was a half gallon of rum bottle in plain view, both persons were served with city ordinance violation citations; 9:54 p.m.: vandalism, East Main Street, a caller from an East Main Street business reports an occupant of a described vehicle threw eggs at the storefront, the officer reports there was no structural damage to the building and a search of the area did not yield a suspect vehicle; 10:10 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Franklin Street, the community policing supervisor reports a person was seen to be urinating in public, a city ordinance violation citation was filed; 11:04 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Park Square, a patrol officer reports he observed persons using the city’s Green as a skateboard park, the officer reports he advised the persons of the relevant city ordinances and the possible consequences of violating those ordinance, the skate boarders were cooperative and left without incident; 11:25 p.m.: city ordinance violation, Franklin Street, the community policing supervisor reports a liquor law violation was found and a city ordinance violation citation was filed.
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SOUTHWICK - Sandra E. (Menard) Parent,77, died on April 26, 2014, at Noble Hospital. She was born March 14, 1937 in Westfield, MA. She was the daughter of the late Alfred J. and Dorothy A. (Barnes) Menard. Sandra graduated from Westfield High School Class of 1954 and Westfield State College in 1958. She was a communicant of the Southwick Congregational Church where she served as chair of the Missions Committee for several years. Sandra was an avid theorem painter and bridge player for many years. She had a unique talent for home decorating, gardening and cooking. She was a third grade teacher at the Mosely school in Westfield. She is survived by her husband, James M. Parent, Jr. and two children, Elisabeth Molloy of Granby, CT and James M. Parent, III of Westfield; five grandchildren, Benjamin Parent and Margaret Parent of Westfield and Alison Molloy, Katherine Molloy, and William Molloy of Granby, CT and a niece, Meribeth White of Longmeadow. Calling hours will be 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30th at the Firtion Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield, MA. Relatives and friends are asked to meet at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1st at the Southwick Congregational Church, 488 College Highway, Southwick, MA, for a funeral service. Memorial Contributions may be made to the D’Amour Center for Cancer Care, 3350 Main Street, Springfield, MA, Burial will be at the convenience of the family at Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, MA. www.firtionadams.com
3 hurt in 4 weekend shootings in Springfield SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — It was a violent weekend in Springfield with at least three people hurt in four separate shootings. Police say from late Friday night through Saturday evening, three men showed up at city hospitals for treatment of gunshot wounds. The first victims showed up at city emergency rooms just minutes apart just before midnight Friday. One man had a gunshot wound to the hip, the other was shot in the shoulder. Police tell The Republican (http://bit.ly/1fork5G ) that both men were uncooperative with investigators. Another man was shot in the foot at about 9 p.m. Saturday. About an hour later, gunfire erupted in the city’s Indian Orchard neighborhood, and even though police collected several shell casings, there were no known injuries.
Court Logs Westfield District Court Thursday, April 24, 2014 James Rubin, 21, of 50 Hermon St., West Springfield, was ordered to stay away from and have no contact with the named victim and was also enjoined from making any threats or violence toward the victim when he was released on his personal recognizance pending a June 25 hearing after he was arraigned for three charges of larceny of property valued less than $250 by false pretenses, two charges of larceny of property valued less than $250 and a single charge of larceny of property valued more than $250 brought by Westfield police. Efrain Diaz, 32, of 76 Hall St., Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance pending a July 2 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of larceny of drugs brought by Westfield police. Megan A. Vanveldhuizen, 24, of 83 William St., was released on her personal recognizance pending a June 25 hearing after she was arraigned on charges of uttering a false check and larceny of property valued more than $250 brought by Westfield police. Shawna M. Smyth, 43, of 241 Boston Road, Springfield, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license brought in 2002 by Southwick police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for three months. She was assessed $50 and found to be not responsible for charges of operating an unregistered motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle with a tire extending beyond the fender. Colleen E. Carpenter, 24, of 35 Farnham Lane, was ordered to remain drug and alcohol free and to continue therapy when she submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of assault and battery brought by Westfield police. The charge was continued without a finding with probation for six months and she was assessed $50. A second charge of assault and battery brought at the same time had been dismissed at the request of the named victim on March 5. Friday, April 25, 2014 Thomas Piotrowski, 36, of 3 Sandra St., Chicopee, pleaded guilty to three charges of larceny of property valued more than $250 and three charges of larceny of property valued less than $250 by false pretenses and was sentenced to six concurrent See Court Logs, Page 8
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Hardy joins Tighe & Bond as chief operating officer WESTFIELD — Tighe & Bond, a New England leader in civil and environmental engineering consulting, hired William Hardy, P.E. last week as the growing firm’s newly appointed Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Hardy will work with the firm’s management to ensure optimum service delivery to Tighe & Bond’s expanding customer base across all of its geographic locations. Hardy, who will oversee all Tighe & Bond operations from the firm’s Westfield office, has 35 years of diverse professional civil and environmental engineering experience serving public and private clients. His design portfolio includes water, wastewaWilliam Hardy ter, solid waste, civil, highway, bridge, environmental, and building projects. In addition to his background in operations, he is well known for his business development efforts that have benefited clients throughout New England, New Jersey, and Texas. “Bill’s professional expertise and recognition in our industry will be an asset as we accelerate Tighe & Bond’s next phase of growth,” says David Pinsky, President and CEO of Tighe & Bond. “He brings a commitment to high quality services that is essential to our clients and our firm’s mission. We are thrilled that he has joined our team.” A resident of Holland, Massachusetts, Hardy earned both his Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University. In addition, he holds an Associates of Science in Civil Engineering from Wentworth Institute. Hardy is a licensed professional engineer in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, and Texas. He is also active in many professional organizations including the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, the New England Water Environment Association, and the New England Water Works Association. Tighe & Bond Founded in 1911, Tighe & Bond is one of the most experienced engineering firms in New England, with offices in Pocasset, Westfield, and Worcester, Massachusetts; Middletown and Shelton, Connecticut; and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Engineering News Record annually ranks Tighe & Bond among the top design and environmental engineering firms nationally. ZweigWhite also recognized Tighe & Bond as one of the best engineering firms to work for in the nation at its 2012 Best Firms to Work for Summit in Seattle, Washington. With a team of more than 240 employees, Tighe & Bond provides engineering and environmental services for clients in government, industry, healthcare, education, real estate, energy, and water/wastewater markets.
A fading middle-class perk: lower mortgage rates By JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For three decades, the U.S. middle class enjoyed a rare financial advantage over the wealthy: lower mortgage rates. Now, even that perk is fading away. Most ordinary homebuyers are paying the same or higher rates than the fortunate few who can afford much more. Rates for a conventional 30-year fixed mortgage are averaging 4.48 percent, according to Bankrate. For "jumbo" mortgages — those above $417,000 in much of the country — the average is 4.47 percent. This trend reflects the widening wealth gap between the richest Americans and everyone else. Bankers now view jumbo borrowers as safer and shrewder bets even though conventional borrowers put less capital at risk. Even as the overall U.S. housing recovery has slowed, sales of homes above $1 million have surged in the past year. Price gains have been so great in some areas that middle-class buyers are straining to afford even modest homes. They're also facing tighter lending rules, larger down-payment requirements and a shortage of houses for sale. Used to be, rates for conventional mortgages would be 0.2 to 0.3 of a point below rates on jumbo mortgages. A decade ago, a conventional rate averaged 5.68 percent, a jumbo 5.97 percent. The advantage for middle-class borrowers was possible in part because government-chartered firms guarantee that lenders will be paid on a conventional mortgage even if a borrower defaults. No such guarantee exists for jumbos. Two factors have caused the spread between conventional and jumbo rates to vanish: — The government in 2012 began raising the fees it charges lenders for guaranteeing payments on conventional mortgages. Lenders passed along that increase to borrowers in the form of higher rates. The fees are meant to stop home buyers from once again borrowing more than they can afford — a trend that fueled the 2007 housing bust. — Bankers say they've begun using mortgage rates to woo high-net-worth clients: Attractive rates on jumbos have become a way to secure additional business from those clients — from managing their investments to supplying a broad suite of financial services. What's more, those borrowers tend to be clustered in neighborhoods that lenders consider more stable. "Jumbo borrowers represent the holy grail of what financial institutions are pursuing: that much-desired, mass affluent consumer," said Greg McBride, a senior analyst at Bankrate. In the first three months of 2014, 37 percent of the money Bank of America lent for mortgages went to jumbos, compared with 22 percent at the same point last year. The lower rates are geared for affluent borrowers living in "sweet spots" with strong employment and stable home prices — areas like metro New York City, Boston and sections of California, said Matt Vernon, who leads consumer mortgage See Mortgage Rates, Page 7
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Supreme Court takes on privacy in digital age By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device. Is it a critical tool for a criminal or is it an American’s virtual home? How the justices answer that question could determine the outcome of the cases being argued Tuesday. A drug dealer and a gang member want the court to rule that the searches of their cellphones after their arrest violated their right to privacy in the digital age. The Obama administration and California, defending the searches, say cellphones are no different from anything else a person may be carrying when arrested. Police may search those items without a warrant under a line of high court cases reaching back 40 years. What’s more, said Donald Verrilli Jr., the administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer, “Cellphones are now critical tools in the commission of crimes.” The cases come to the Supreme Court amid separate legal challenges to the massive warrantless collection of telephone records by the National Security Agency and the government’s use of technology to track Americans’ movements. Librarians, the news media, defense lawyers and civil liberties groups on the right and left are trying to convince the justices that they should take a broad view of the privacy issues raised when police have unimpeded access to increasingly powerful devices that may contain a wealth of personal data: emails and phone numbers, photographs, informa-
People walk on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Saturday April 26, 2014. Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device. Is it a critical tool for a criminal or is it an American’s virtual home? How the justices answer that question could determine the outcome of the cases being argued Tuesday, April 29, 2014. A drug dealer and a gang member want the court to rule that the searches of their cellphones after their arrest violated their right to privacy in the digital age. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) tion about purchases and political affiliations, books and a gateway to even more material online. “Cellphones and other portable electronic devices are, in effect, our new homes,” the American Civil Liberties Union said in a court filing that urged the court to apply the same tough standards to cellphone searches that judges have historically applied to police intrusions into a home. Under the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, police generally need a
warrant before they can conduct a search. The warrant itself must be based on “probable cause,” evidence that a crime has been committed. But in the early 1970s, the Supreme Court carved out exceptions for officers dealing with people they have arrested. The court was trying to set clear rules that allowed police to look for concealed weapons and prevent the destruction of evidence. Briefcases, wallets, purses and See Digital Age, Page 7
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In this April 16, 2014 photo, Aniqa Jaswal poses with her daughters, Arissa, right, and Jayda on the front stoop of their home in La Jolla, Calif. Aniqa Jaswal and her husband in February bought the four-bedroom house that’s about 10 minutes from the beach. Once her husband’s management consulting business began flourishing, the couple felt comfortable enough after years of renting to buy their first home. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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lending at Bank of America. "We're lending where we believe home ownership is sustainable," Vernon said. Wells Fargo offers jumbos starting at 4.25 percent, about 0.25 point lower than for conventional mortgages. This month, Wells trumpeted the spillover benefits of increased jumbo lending: A 14 percent year-over-year increase in loans from its separate "wealth, brokerage and retirement" division. "Hopefully, it'll continue to go up," Wells' CFO, Timothy Sloan, said of prospects for continued jumbo lending. Sales of homes exceeding $1 million leapt 7.8 percent over the past 12 months. That contrasted with a 7.5 percent drop in overall home-buying in that period, according to the National Association of Realtors. Prices have appreciated in areas such as San Francisco, New York and Washington, which have higher thresholds for jumbo mortgages than the national average. Jumbos in these cities are for loans above $625,500, about $200,000 more than the national average. The median price of a two-bedroom home in San Francisco is $1.02 million, according to the real estate site Trulia. The median for New York City homes: $1.2 million. Nationwide, just 2 percent of homes fetch prices that large. Jumbos are a necessity for nearly everyone in communities such as La Jolla, Calif. That's where Aniqa Jaswal and her husband in February bought a four-bedroom house about 10 minutes from the beach. "There are no homes below jumbo mortgage prices here," Jaswal said. The trend coincides with the lopsided nature of the U.S. economy's nearly 5-year-old recovery. Almost all the U.S. incomes gains from 2009 to 2012 flowed to the top 1 percent of earners, according to tax data analyzed by economist Emmanuel Saez at the University of California, Berkeley. By contrast, median household income was $51,017 in 2012, $4,600 below its peak in 2007, according to the Census Bureau. Squeezed by scant pay raises, the middle class has struggled or hesitated to take on mortgage debt. Many recall the high-risk loans that ignited the housing meltdown and led to the
Digital Age crumpled cigarette packs all are fair game if they are being carried by a suspect or within the person’s immediate control. Car searches pose a somewhat different issue. In 2009, in the case of a suspect handcuffed and placed in the back seat of a police cruiser, the court said police may search a car only if the arrestee “is within reaching distance of the passenger compartment” or if police believe the car contains evidence relevant to the crime for which the person had been arrested. The Supreme Court is expected to resolve growing division in state and federal courts over whether cellphones deserve special protection. More than 90 percent of Americans own at least one cellphone, the Pew Research Center says, and the majority of those are smartphones — essentially increasingly powerful computers that are also telephones. In the two Supreme Court cases being argued Tuesday, one defendant carried a smartphone and the other an older and less advanced flip phone. In San Diego, police found indications of gang membership when they looked through defendant David Leon Riley’s Samsung smartphone. Prosecutors used video and photographs found on the smartphone to persuade a jury to convict Riley of attempted murder and other charges. California courts rejected Riley’s efforts to throw out the evidence and upheld the convictions. Smartphones also have the
financial crisis and recession. Not even jumbo borrowers feel completely safe. Some are borrowing in anticipation of setbacks in an economy where bills can multiply even when incomes barely budge. One is Stephanie Kellen, who in December refinanced her home in Marin County, Calif., with a jumbo. The lower-than-usual jumbo rate helped replace a line of credit for her husband's auto repair business. "The best way to have security was to have low interest rate loans for as long as possible," Kellen said. Nearly one in five homeowners still owe more on their mortgage than their homes are worth. Without home equity, they have little or no wealth even as richer Americans have benefited from rising prices for stocks and upper-end real estate. At the same time, the government has reduced its support for middle class homeownership after having rescued two companies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, that enabled lower rates. The housing bust devastated Fannie and Freddie, which guarantee conventional mortgage payments. Both were forced into federal control at taxpayer cost. To limit taxpayer exposure, Fannie's and Freddie's regulator required them to raise fees for guaranteeing mortgages. Those fee increases have boosted conventional mortgage rates and likely blunted the effectiveness of the Federal Reserve's efforts to keep rates low to invigorate the housing market and the economy. "We're cutting off the avenue that has the most proven success in wealth building," said David Min, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, who specializes in mortgage finance. The higher fees have left the industry concerned that more people won't be able to afford to buy, said Bob Walters, chief economist at Quicken Loans, though the fees might help protect some people from assuming unaffordable debt. Walters doubts that rates for traditional mortgages will ever again fall meaningfully below jumbo rates. "I don't see the days of those microscopic guarantee fees coming back," he said.
Continued from Page 6 ability to connect to the Internet, but the administration said in its brief that it is not arguing for the authority to conduct a warrantless Internet-based search using an arrestee’s device. In Boston, a federal appeals court ruled that police must have a warrant before searching arrestees’ cellphones. Police arrested Brima Wurie on suspicion of selling crack cocaine, checked the call log on his flip phone and used that information to determine where he lived. When they searched Wurie’s home, armed with a warrant, they found crack, marijuana, a gun and ammunition. The evidence was enough to produce a conviction and a prison term of more than 20 years. The appeals court ruled for Wurie, but left in place a drug conviction for selling cocaine near a school that did not depend on the tainted evidence. That conviction also carried a 20-year sentence. The administration appealed the court ruling because it wants to preserve the warrantless searches following arrest. The differences between the two cases could give the court room to craft narrow rulings that apply essentially only to the circumstances of those situations. The justices should act cautiously because the technology is changing rapidly, California Attorney General Kamala Harris said in her court filing. Harris invoked Justice Samuel Alito’s earlier writing that elected lawmakers are better suited than are judges to write new rules to deal with
By PHILIP MARCELO, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — At least two of the companies looking to win one of Massachusetts’ first casino licenses say the state needs to change how it taxes winnings to avoid discouraging people from playing and cutting into the take for the state and the casinos. Las Vegas-based MGM and Wynn want the state to repeal a provision requiring gambling facilities to report and withhold 5 percent for state income tax on certain winnings over $600. They say casinos in surrounding states all use lower, federal standards for income tax withholding, making them more appealing to regular players, casual day trippers and tourists. Some Massachusetts gamblers — particularly horse and dog racing betters that have had their winnings subject to the state’s withholding provisions for about a year already —agree it should be addressed. “You’ve got to make it right not just for the companies, but also for the customers,” said Ed Lynch, a Quincy resident who was at Suffolk Downs, an East Boston horse racing track Friday. “If you don’t, they’ll catch on.” MGM and Wynn say the provision is “wholly impractical” and a “massive administrative burden.” Wynn suggests the requirement could severely hinder game play, forcing a stoppage anytime a person won more than $600 on a hand so that they could complete a tax form. “It’s functionally impossible to interrupt play after each hand to administer reporting or withholding,” the casino said in a letter to state gambling regulators. Whether the law is interpreted that way in Massachusetts is unclear. The state Department of Revenue says discussions with gambling regulators and industry officials are ongoing. “We anticipate that Massachusetts will follow the practice used in other states,” said Maryann Merigan, the department’s spokeswoman. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, an independent governing body reviewing the casi-
nos’ requests, says the protests have “considerable merit.” It has been discussing the issue as it weighs dozens of other changes proposed by gambling operators. “It’s a major competitive problem. It’s a major administrative problem,” Commission Chairman Stephen Crosby said this month. “It seems pretty clear that the best practice would be to adopt the federal standard.” Mohegan Sun, the tribe-owned casino operator that’s competing with Wynn to open a casino in the Boston area, has said it intends to comply with the law. “The rules were established long before any operator submitted license applications,” Mitchell Etess, CEO of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, said in a statement. “Steve Wynn apparently wants his own set of rules.” In general, federal tax law requires gamblers fill out tax forms and remit roughly 25 percent of slot machine winnings of $1,200 or more, poker tournament winnings of $5,000 or more and winnings of $600 or more where the payout is at least 300 times the amount of the wager. Massachusetts law does not include the 300-to1 requirement, and some have interpreted that to mean that any win of $600 or more would be taxed. State law also does not allow taxpayers to offset taxable winnings with gambling losses as federal law allows. Bachar Tajeddin, of Somerville, said he could live with the tougher tax requirements if the law also provided for writing off losses. “I prefer to pay the taxes on the spot because at the end of the year I’m not hit by a big bill,” he said at Suffolk Downs. “But if they’re going to collect taxes, then they should also accept losses. That’s fair.” But not all local gamblers were convinced the withholding issue would make much difference. “I’m old. I live half a mile from here. I’m not going to go to Connecticut,” said Revere resident Tom Tomszyk, as he took a break from betting at Suffolk Downs. “The ride’s too much. I’m still coming here.”
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U.S. proposes pay-for-priority Internet standards By RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s top telecoms regulator is proposing to allow a pay-for-priority fast lane on the Internet for movies, music and other services to get to people’s homes. The proposed rules come after a federal appeals court struck down previous “net neutrality” rules designed to prevent Internet access providers such as Comcast from discriminating against certain traffic flowing to their customers. Under the proposal, an access provider could demand that high-traffic services such as Netflix pay for preferential treatment. The proposal would include safeguards to make sure the arrangements don’t harm consumers or stifle competition and free speech. Because of that, FCC officials insist it’s not a departure from past policy. However, it would now permit something the FCC had discouraged under the old rules. Consumer advocates say the proposed system would inevitably allow deep-pocketed Internet giants like Netflix, Google and Facebook to maintain their edge over startups because they can pay to ensure snappier connections and clearer, uninterrupted video. It could result in higher prices for consumers who pay for Netflix and similar online services, as the cost of speedier treatment could be passed on. It also could create a new revenue stream for Internet service providers like Comcast or Verizon. The draft rules kick off a policymaking process that involves commissioner votes and a public comment period before a final vote sometime this summer. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler sought to dispel what he called “misinformation” about the pro-
posed rules, which he presented to the agency’s other four commissioners Thursday. They’re not expected to be available publicly for a couple weeks. In a blog post, he insisted the new rules are meant to achieve the same goal as the 2010 open Internet rules that the court struck down in January. “To be very direct, the proposal would establish that behavior harmful to consumers or competition by limiting the openness of the Internet will not be permitted,” he said in a blog post Thursday. “The allegation that it will result in anti-competitive price increases for consumers is also unfounded.” Several consumer groups weren’t convinced. “A policy that encourages paid prioritization is not network neutrality, and the commission is using a bad legal path to a terrible policy end,” said Sarah J. Morris, senior policy counsel at New America, a non-partisan think tank. Corynne McSherry, intellectual property director with the non-profit civil liberties group Electronic Frontier Foundation, said she’s concerned the FCC’s rules for governing priority traffic could be too vague and leave too much to the FCC’s discretion. “We need trust but verify,” she said. “I’m concerned we’re going to create a new wave of legal uncertainty both for larger companies but also people trying to get into the game.” So-called “net neutrality” rules have been hotly debated among policymakers, Internet providers and content companies. Without regulation, consumer advocates say, giant conglomerates — citing business or political reasons — could limit consumers from freely accessing certain types of content.
The FCC proposal also takes the United States in a different direction from counterparts in Europe. Earlier this month, the European Parliament voted to stop Internet providers from charging for preferential access. The move was protested by European telecommunications companies and requires approval of EU leaders to become law, likely at a meeting in October. In January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed that the FCC had the authority to create open-access rules but said the agency failed to establish that its 2010 regulations didn’t overreach. It was the second time a court had struck down such a rule since the FCC began adopting an open Internet policy in 2004. While the older rules technically allowed for paid priority treatment, the practice was discouraged. The new rules would require that such deals be “commercially reasonable.” If such a deal for priority access were challenged either by an outside party of the FCC itself, the commission would look at its impact on competition, on consumers, on free speech and on civic engagement. It would also try to determine whether a broadband provider was acting in good faith. The commission will also ask for comment on how to make such dealings more transparent, but it didn’t have a recommendation on the matter. The new rules don’t affect the exchange of traffic between long-haul networks that form the Internet’s backbone. That means they won’t have any bearing on Netflix’s recent agreement to pay Comcast to improve the
hand-off of traffic to its network. Netflix had called for the FCC to expand its definition of “net neutrality” rules to cover such connections and guarantee that they would be free of charge. Internet access providers say they should be allowed to charge a content company when they have to deliver large amounts of data, such as video, to their broadband customers. Netflix, which asked the FCC to expand “net neutrality” rules to cover the Internet backbone, came out against the FCC’s proposal. “The proposed approach is the fastest lane to punish consumers and Internet innovators,” the company said in a statement. Verizon, a major high-speed broadband provider through its FiOS service, said it supports an open Internet and has committed to ensuring that customers can access whatever they want. “The FCC should be very cautious about adopting proscriptive rules that could be unnecessary and harmful,” Verizon spokesman Ed McFadden said in a statement. Some people believe the FCC’s proposed rules could benefit consumers in the long run. “Allowing higher charges for faster speeds is consistent with a policy of attracting more investment to the most important network in America and improving broadband for all users,” said George Foote, a Dorsey & Whitney attorney who works on policy matters on behalf of utility companies. The proposed rules would also restore a previous prohibition on Internet service providers from blocking access to websites. That is meant to help Internet startups succeed and foster the growth of the Internet economy. The commission is also seeking to establish the minimum standard of service and will ask the public to help determine that.
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Continued from Page 1 stake in the Comcast spinoff. Comcast stockholders and former Time Warner Cable shareholders are expected to own about 67 percent of the new company. In February Comcast Corp.’s $45.2 billion bid topped Charter’s offer for Time Warner Cable Inc. Comcast said this morning that the combined Comcast-Time Warner Cable will divest systems to Charter, resulting in a reduction of about 3.9 million video customers. Once the Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal closes, Charter will acquire about 1.4 million existing Time Warner Cable subscribers. This will boost Charter’s current residential and commercial video customer base to about 5.7 million from 4.4 million. Charter and Comcast will also each transfer about 1.6 million customers to the new company. Charter said in an investor presentation that it estimates the acquisition of the cable systems, which gives it about 1.4 million Time Warner Cable subscribers, will cost approximately $7.3 billion. It estimates the value of the spinoff company at about $14.3 billion. Comcast said that the new cable provider it is creating and spinning off will have a ninemember board. That will include six independent directors and three appointed by Charter. Comcast itself will have no ownership stake in the spun off company and will have no role in managing it. Charter will offer management services to the new company. Both Comcast and Charter’s boards have approved the transactions, which are subject to Comcast’s deal with Time Warner Cable closing, approval by Charter shareholders and other conditions. Time Warner Cable’s board has also given its necessary approval. Comcast said it plans to use proceeds from the transactions to lower its debt. It still anticipates its combination with Time Warner Cable bringing about $1.5 billion in operating savings. The combination is targeted to close by the end of the year. And last week, Netflix announced it is joining the lineup of three US cable-TV services. Netflix’s Internet video service is about to join the programming lineup of three small cable-TV providers in the U.S., a breakthrough that acknowledges the growing popularity of online entertainment. The agreements with Atlantic Broadband, RCN Telecom Services and Grande Communications gives Netflix’s subscription service a channel on the TiVo boxes that the three cable services provide their customers. Netflix will debut on Atlantic and RCN today and then will expand on to Grande’s service by end of next month. Collectively, the three cable-TV services have about 820,000 subscribers scattered through nine states and Washington D.C. Although that’s a small fraction of the cable-TV market, the deals represent another milestone for Netflix Inc. as it tries to make its Internet video service more like premium channels such as HBO and Showtime. Netflix already had landed spots on the cable-TV boxes of services in England, Denmark and Sweden, but hadn’t been able to make similar inroads in the U.S. until now. The company’s nearly 36 million U.S. subscribers typically have to buy a separate
device, such as video game console or a player from Roku or Apple Inc., if they want to stream video on to their TVs. That method usually requires a separate remote and an additional step to flip over to a different TV input to see the picture. Now, Netflix will be like any other channel on the cable-TV dial except that it relies on a high-speed Internet connection to deliver its video. “We think this signals a new generation of cable-TV service of offerings,” said David Isenberg, Atlantic’s chief marketing and strategy officer. “It’s a watershed moment.” He likened what Netflix is doing for Internet video to what HBO did for cable-TV when that service began transmitting through satellites in the early 1970s. Netflix has been striving to become more HBO-like since it expanded upon its DVD-bymail service and began offering Internet streaming seven years ago. In the past two years, the Los Gatos, Calif., company has been featuring more original programming, such as the critically acclaimed “House of Cards” and “Orange Is The New Black,” to persuade more U.S. subscribers to pay $8 per month for its service. To help pay for its rising programming costs, Netflix plans to raise its prices by $1 or $2 by July. The higher prices initially will only affect new customers. HBO, which is owned by Time Warner Inc., views Netflix as such a competitive threat that it has steadfastly refused to licenses its old TV shows, such as “The Sopranos” and “The Wire,” to the Internet video service. Those HBO shows instead will be streamed through a rival Internet video service offered through Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime shipping service as part of deal announced earlier this week. “HBO fears Netflix’s growing industry power,” BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield wrote in a Thursday blog post. “We suspect HBO wanted to balance Netflix’s growing media industry hegemony by helping to bolster their largest direct-to-consumer … competitor — Amazon.” Unlike their partnerships with HBO and Showtime, the cable-TV providers aren’t offering a Netflix subscription as part of their bundled packages. People will still have to open a Netflix account through the company’s website or mobile application, although Atlantic is trying to make that process easier by offering a way to sign up on the TV screen. Netflix is still hoping to be added to the programming lineup of a major cable-TV service. It seems unlikely that Netflix will make its way onto a cable box offered by the biggest service, Comcast Corp any time soon. The relationship between the two companies has grown frosty because Netflix is opposing Comcast’s proposed $45 billion purchase of another major cable-TV service, Time Warner Cable Inc. RCN Telecom has 440,00 subscribers in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Chicago and Leigh Valley, Pa. Atlantic, which is owned by Canada’s Cogeco Cable, has 230,000 subscribers in western Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Miami Beach, Fla. and Aiken, S.C. Grande has 150,000 subscribers in Texas.
Advertising executive joins top charity United Way WASHINGTON (AP) — A top marketing executive from the advertising and telecommunications industries is joining the nation’s largest nonprofit organization, the United Way, to help energize its brand. On Monday, the Alexandria, Va.-based charity is announcing Vicki Lins will join the United Way as executive vice president and chief marketing officer. Most recently, Lins was chief marketing officer for Clear Channel Outdoor’s North American advertising business. Previously she spent 15 years in the cable TV industry serving in lead positions with Comcast and its advertising business. In a statement, United Way Worldwide President Brian Gallagher says Lins has the ability to build, transform and revitalize venerable brands. He says she can help build the United Way brand around the globe.
127 day terms in the house of correction with credit for time served awaiting trial since April 1, 2014. Corey M. Lewis, 29, of 150 Reagan Road, Granville, was released on his personal recognizance pending a June 26 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and disorderly conduct brought by Southwick police. Jacob A. Lishness, 31, of 9 Feeding Hill Road, was released on his personal recognizance pending a June 26 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of assault and battery and disorderly conduct brought by Southwick police.
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Owls sweep thriller WESTFIELD – Westfield State University rallied for a 5-4, 10-inning victory in the opener and held on for an 8-6 triumph in the nightcap for a big doubleheader sweep of Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) baseball on Sunday, April 27. The Owls improve to 15-17-1 overall and finish the MASCAC regular season with a 7-7 record. Westfield is the No. 4 seed in the sixteam conference postseason tournament and will host Fitchburg in an quarterfinal round game on Thursday, May 1, at 3:00 p.m. Fitchburg is 22-15 overall and 6-8 in the MASCAC. It was Senior Day and the three senior members of the Westfield Dan McCormack salutes State squad played pivhis teammates after hit- otal roles in the twinting a clutch two-out, bwill sweep over the two-run double in the Falcons. Senior Kevin bottom of the seventh to Zyrkowski came on in relief to earn the pitching tie the score at 4-4. victory in the opener, senior Mike Sullivan notched the pitching save in the second game, and senior second baseman Kyle Colesanti rapped a clutch single in the Owls’ seventhinning comeback in the opener. Westfield was trailing 4-2 and being outhit, 12-1, heading into the seventh inning of the first game. D.J. Bishop led off with a single to right and Colesanti ripped a single to left field on a 3-2 pitch. Pat McWilliams advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt and pinch hitter Zach Clifford struck out swinging for the second out. Dan McCormack then tied the score with a two-run double just out of the reach of the diving right fielder. McCormack started Westfield’s game-winning rally in the 10th inning with a leadoff walk. He moved to second on a wild pitch and was sacrificed to third on Tyler Adams’ bunt. Fitchburg opted to load the bases with one out by intentionally walking Westfield left handed sluggers E.G. McMillan and Tim Santilli. Danny DiMatteo then drove on the game-winning run when he sliced a single thru the right side of the infield on a 1-2 pitch. After both teams manufactured single runs in the first frame, Fitchburg took a 3-1 lead by scoring two runs on four hits in the fourth. The key hits were an RBI single by Mike Martignetti and an RBI double by Patrick McMahon. Westfield scored in the fifth when McWilliams broke up Ryan Magni’s no-hit bid with a solo home run over to left field. Fitchburg countered with a run in the sixth on an RBI single by McMahon, who was 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI. Brendan Cutler was 3 for 4 for the Falcons and Steven Drury, Joe Lyons and Martignetti each had two singles. McWilliams collected two of Westfield’s six hits, a double and homer. Zyrkowski hurled 2 and a third innings of hitless ball for the victory. Westfield’s three pitchers walked only one batter in the 10-inning game, while Fitchburg’s three pitchers issued nine walks. Sullivan retired the final seven batters he faced to thwart a Fitchburg comeback attempt in the second game. Westfield jumped out 7-2 lead then Fitchburg scored four runs in the fifth to take pull within a run, 7-6. Sullivan pitched the final 2 and two-thirds innings, allowing a two-run single to the first batter he faced. The Owls then turned a big 4-6-3 inning-ending double play. After the Falcons jumped out to a 1-0 lead, Westfield scored three runs in the first and four unearned runs in the second for a 7-1 lead. Fitchburg scored an unearned run in the third and knocked Westfield starting pitcher Mike Molta from the game with its four-run uprising on four hits in the fifth. The big blow was a two-run single by McMahon. Westfield added an insurance tally in its final at bat when the hot hitting McWilliams led off with a single, advanced to third on a McCormack single, and scored on Adam’s sacrifice fly. Fitchburg outhit Westfield, 9-7, but the Owls also walked only one batter in game two. McWilliams was 3 for 3 with two doubles and McMillan was 2 for 4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Lyons was 3 for 4 with three RBI and McMahon was 2 for 3 with two RBI. Cutler was 2 for 3 with a double and RBI.
Junior Stephanie Lenhardt set single game (10) and single season (46) assists records in Westfield’s regular season finale victory at Mass. Maritime. (File photo by Mickey Curtis)
Lenhardt leads Owls BUZZARDS BAY – Sophomore Blair Smith (Milford, Mass.) netted four goals, while junior Stephanie Lenhardt (Duxbury, Mass.) registered a school singlegame record 10 assists to lead Westfield State to a 13-5 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s lacrosse victory over Massachusetts Maritime Saturday, April 26, at Clean Harbors Stadium. Lenhardt shattered the Owls’ single-game assists mark of six set by Laura Chiricosta against Norwich on April 6, 2010, and she also established Westfield State’s new single-season record of 46 helpers to top Chiricosta’s previous total of 38 set that same season.
The visiting Owls (8-8, 4-2 MASCAC) jumped out to a 6-0 halftime advantage and scored the first eight goals of the contest, including a hat trick from Smith and a pair of tallies from freshman Caroline Smart (Weymouth, Mass.), but the host Buccaneers (3-9, 0-6 MASCAC) netted three unanswered markers in less than four minutes, including a pair off the stick of senior Hillary Doucette (Manchester, Mass.), to climb back to within five with 18:58 remaining. After the teams traded scores in the ensuing 2:28 of action, Westfield State iced its triumph with four unanswered goals over a 5:26 span, as Smith and Smart See Lenhardt, Page 14
Senior Amanda Flower, right, receives a hug from junior Kat Robinson during Senior Day. Also pictured is junior Kelsey Carpenter. (Photo by Mickey Curtis)
WSU, Fitchburg split softball twinbill WESTFIELD – Westfield State University and Fitchburg State University split a softball doubleheader to conclude the conference regular season on Sunday, April 27. Westfield won the opener, 4-0, and Fitchburg bounced back to win the nightcap, 2-0. Fitchburg State improves to 14-16 and 6-8 in the conference, while Westfield State is 10-18 overall and 3-11 in conference play. In game one, the hitting of Breanne Bisceglia (Worcester, Mass.) (2 for 3, home run, two RBI) and shutout pitching of Kelley Fluet (Worcester, Mass.) (4 hits, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts) powered the Owls. Westfield State took the lead in the bottom of the second inning as Bisceglia connected on her first home run this the season and the second of her career with leadoff solo shot to left field for the 1-0 lead. The Owls upped their lead in the fourth frame when freshman Elizabeth Kelly (Quincy, Mass.) singled through the right side, moved to second on a groundout to third and crossed the plate on throwing miscue for the 2-0 margin.
The hosts capped the game’s scoring in the sixth stanza as freshman Julia Sullivan (W. Barnstable, Mass.) singled and scored on an RBI double off the bat of Kelly. Bisceglia drove in Kelly with a single to right, resulting in the 4-0 final. Kelly had two hits, including a double, two runs scored and an RBI. Freshman Courtney Borysewicz (Quaker Hill, Conn.), classmate Corin Swarbrick (Lawrence, Mass.) and junior Marissa Binnall (Fitchburg, Mass.) collected one hit apiece for the Falcons In the circle, junior Brittany Whiting (Sharon, Mass.) suffered the setback, allowing four runs (3 earned) on six hits with six strikeouts for Fitchburg State. In the nightcap, Fitchburg State received some timely hitting, scoring single runs in the third and fourth innings to defeat Westfield State, 2-0, to salvage the split. Sophomore Marissa Gemma (Leominster, Mass.) ignited Fitchburg State’s game two offense, going 3-for4 with a double and a triple, while See WSU, Page 14
HIGH SCHOOL Standings, Results BASEBALL Gateway…………………..6-2 Westfield…………………6-3* Southwick……………….6-1 Westfield Voc-Tech….6-0* St. Mary………………….3-1
BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield………………..6-2
SOFTBALL Westfield………………..9-0 Southwick………………6-0 Westfield Voc-Tech…2-4 Gateway…………………1-6
GIRLS’ LACROSSE Westfield………………..3-4* St. Mary…………………1-3-1* BOYS’ TENNIS Westfield………………..7-0 St. Mary…………………0-1*
BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD Westfield………………..1-0* Southwick……………….2-0 GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD Westfield…………………4-0 Southwick……………….0-0 *No Report
MAJORS Game Date: 4/19/14 National Majors Camfour 3, American Majors Slovak 2 Camfour came alive in its fourth Major league outing to beat American League team Slovak with a score of 3 – 2. The game started big with a great double to center by Tyler Couture. The Camfour bats were on fire as Clay Bradley followed-up with a single and Kevin Paluck hit a line drive bringing Tyler Couture in for an RBI. Cole Davignon kept things going with a line drive single towards first base allowing Clay Bradley to score. At the top of fifth inning, Sean Daly secured his first hit of season with a single, followed by a base hit by Jayden Rodriguez. Dylan Shrimplin was selective at the plate and reached first on a walk. Jayden Rodriguez scored the winning run with aggressive base running from third. Walter Figueroa delivered three solid innings on the mound for Camfour and Kevin Paluck closed with two great innings. Coach Rick Collingwood was pleased with his team’s performance, “This was our 4th game and the boys came together as a team. They didn’t get down, but stayed focused and ended up with a win. I am very happy with our younger players, through hard work, we had some first time hits for them in the Majors, great job.” WHEELER Game Date: 4/23/14 Specialty Bolt & Screw 9, Dick’s Sporting Goods 5 Specialty Bolt & Screw (SBS) put in a solid performance in its third win of the season against Dick’s Sporting Goods. Pitcher Grayson Poole had a good start on the mound pitching three innings for SBS. The bats were hot in the bottom of the first and Mason Pereira’s single was followed by a double by Poole. Brian Bolio was selective at the plate and walked to first. Bolio turned the walk into a run with aggressive base running and a steal to home. Connor Queenin also turned a walk into an opportunity with solid base running. SBS was on the move in the second inning and Harrison Vickers, Andrew Bruno, Walter Ninotti and Patrick Callahan all stole home to score. Chris Wilda and Grayson Poole held back the DSG hitters with two big plays in the field. In the sixth inning, Wilda twice intercepted line drives to shortstop and fired the ball to Poole at first base for the out. Both Pereira and Vickers had a solid day on the mound and Callahan protected home as catcher and showed his skill at the plate with a single. Playing well defensively for SBS were Collin Freeman and Miles Cook. SOFTBALL ROUNDUP INSTRUCTIONAL Game Date: 4/19/14 Westfield Police Association 4, OMG 2 The Westfield Police Association (WPA) displayed strong pitching, timely hitting and skillful defense in their victory over the OMG. Both Ava Cichonski and Kenzie Raymond had a solid day on the mound, each pitching two scoreless innings. Lindsey DeLand closed and pitched the fifth inning without giving up a run. The heat was in sixth inning and DeLand worked out of a bases loaded jam, giving up only two runs to seal the win. Decisive action in the field kept the game scoreless until the bottom of the third when, with two outs, Megan Cichonski secured a bases loaded walk on a 3-2 pitch to put WPA up 1-0. WPA then scored three big runs in the bottom of the fifth with five consecutive hits by Kelsey Bouchard, Allie Stucenski, Ava Cichonski, Raymond, and Megan Cichonski to make the score 4-0. Allie Stucenski scored two of the team’s four runs and Rylie Nimchick had a big day at the plate, landing on base three times in the winning effort.
Friday’s Results GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD Westfield 96, Chicopee 40; Westfield 111, Chicopee Comp 25; Westfield 119, Central 17 BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD Southwick 106, Cathedral 29 BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield 3, Ludlow 0 GIRLS’ TENNIS Westfield 4, Longmeadow 1
BASEBALL Westfield 13, Agawam 1 Westfield Voc-Tech 8, Smith Voke 4 Monson 5, Gateway 0 BOYS’ LACROSSE Westfield 11, Northampton 5 GIRLS’ LACROSSE St. Mary 11, Holyoke Catholic 11 SOFTBALL McCann Tech 27, Gateway 2
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BOYS’ LACROSSE Westfield………………..7-1 St. Mary…………………1-2
GIRLS’ TENNIS Westfield………………..2-0* St. Mary…………………1-0*
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES MONDAY April 28
TUESDAY April 29
WEDNESDAY April 30
THURSDAY May 1
FRIDAY May 2
SATURDAY May 3
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ V LACROSSE vs. Wahconah, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ V TRACK & FIELD at Central, 4 p.m. BASEBALL at Pittsfield, Clapp Park, 4:30 p.m. JV BASEBALL at Pittsfield, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS’ JV LACROSSE vs. Wahconah, 5:30 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. East Longmeadow, Bullens Field, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL at South Hadley, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL at South Hadley, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ TENNIS vs. Northampton, 4 p.m. BOYS’ JV VOLLEYBALL vs. Agawam, 5 p.m. BOYS’ V VOLLEYBALL vs. Agawam, 6:15 p.m.
GIRLS’ V TENNIS at Minnechaug, 4 p.m. BOYS’ V LACROSSE vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m. BOYS’ JV LACROSSE vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ V LACROSSE vs. Belchertown, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ JV LACROSSE vs. Belchertown, 5:30 p.m.
BOYS’ JV VOLLEYBALL at Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 4p.m. BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at Chicopee Comp, 5:15 p.m.
BASEBALL at West Springfield, West Springfield Middle School, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL at West Springfield, Mitteneague Park, 4 p.m. BOYS’ LACROSSE vs. Cathedral, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Monson, Quary Hill Elementary School, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ TENNIS at Palmer, 4 p.m. BOYS’/GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD at Spartan Invitational, East Longmeadow HS, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ JV LACROSSE at Monson, 5:30 p.m. BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Alumni Game, 6 p.m.
BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD at Weston Invitational, 10 a.m.
SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL vs. Sci-Tech, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Granby, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Sci-Tech, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Granby, 4 p.m.
JV BASEBALL at St. Mary’s, Westfield Middle School South, 4 p.m. BASEBALL at St. Mary’s, Bullens Field, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL at Monson, Quarry Hill Elementary School Field, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL at Monson, Quarry Hill Elementary School Field, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Monson, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.
GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD vs. South Hadley, 3:45 p.m.
BASEBALL at Wahconah, 3 p.m.
GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL vs. Renaissance, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL at Palmer, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Monson, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL at Palmer, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Lee, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Lee, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL at Palmer, Legion Field, 4 p.m. BASEBALL at Palmer, Legion Field, 7 p.m.
SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE at Amherst, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ LACROSSE vs. Chicopee Comp, Boardman Field, 4 p.m. BOYS’ TENNIS vs. Central, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Southwick, Bullens Field, 4 p.m. BOYS’ LACROSSE vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m. BOYS’ TENNIS at Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ TENNIS vs. Greenfield, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Southwick, Westfield Middle School South, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Cathedral, Spec Pond, 4:30 p.m.
BASEBALL at Monson, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ TENNIS at Sci-Tech, Forest Park, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL at Monson, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ LACROSSE vs. Holyoke Catholic, Boardman Field, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Smith Voke, Bullens Field, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Granby, 4 p.m. BOYS’ TENNIS at Greenfield, Davis Street Courts, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS’ LACROSSE vs. Wahconah, Site/Time TBA
WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL at Renaissance, 4 p.m. BASEBALL at Putnam, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Commerce, Bullens Field, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Franklin Tech, Whitney Field, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL at Sci-Tech, 4 p.m. BASEBALL at Pathfinder, Jachym Field, 3:30 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Pathfinder, Jachym Field, 3:30 p.m.
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Patriots coach runs half marathon NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick ran the St. Jude Country Music Half Marathon on Saturday and finished with an official time of 2 hours, 36 minutes and 46 seconds. Belichick ran with his fiancee, Linda Holliday, and they finished the half marathon together, according to The Tennessean. Joseph Chebet won the half marathon with a time of 1:10:36. “It was a great run,” Belichick said. “I came out to support Linda in her hometown race for her first half marathon.”
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WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULES 2014 Westfield State Lacrosse Schedule
Westfield State 2014 Baseball Schedule Day DATE OPPONENT
TIME
DAY
DATE
OPPONENT TIME
Thursday
May 1
Conference Tournament
TBD
Tuesday
April 29
MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals
Friday
May 2
Conference Tournament
TBD
Saturday
May 3
Conference Tournament
TBD
Thursday
May 1
MASCAC Tournament Semifinals
Sunday
May 4
Conference Tournament
TBD
Saturday
May 3
MASCAC Tournament Championship
Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track and Field
2014 Westfield State Softball Schedule
DAY DATE OPPONENT
Place
Fri.-Sat.
New England Division 3 Championships
Springfield College
Fri.-Sat.
May 9-10
ALL NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Westfield State
Thu.-Fri.
May 15-16
ECAC Division 3 Championships
RPI, Troy, NY
Thu.-Sat.
May 22-24
NCAA Division 3 National Championships
Ohio Wesleyan
DAY Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
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GA
96 69 93 62 57 52 60 52 39 50
46 26 35 41 36 49 40 45 54 44
May 2-3
DATE May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4
OPPONEN TIME MASCAC Tournament MASCAC Tournament MASCAC Tournament MASCAC Tournament
English Premier League Liverpool Chelsea Manchester City Arsenal Everton Tottenham Manchester United Southampton Newcastle Stoke 36
GP 36 36 35 35 36 36 35 36 35 11
W 25 24 24 21 20 20 18 14 14 11
Saturday, April 26 Southampton 2, Everton 0 Fulham 2, Hull City 2 Stoke 0, Tottenham 1 Swansea 4, Aston Villa 1 West Brom 1, West Ham 0 Manchester United 4, Norwich 0 Sunday, April 27 Sunderland 4, Cardiff City 0 Liverpool 0, Chelsea 2 Crystal Palace 0, Manchester City 2
D 5 6 5 7 9 6 6 10 4 14
L 6 6 6 7 7 10 11 12 17 39
Pts 80 78 77 70 69 66 60 52 46
Crystal Palace Swansea Hull City West Ham West Brom Aston Villa Sunderland Norwich Fulham Cardiff City
Monday, April 28 Arsenal vs. Newcastle, 1900 GMT Saturday, May 3 West Ham vs. Tottenham, 1145 GMT Aston Villa vs. Hull City, 1400 GMT Manchester United vs. Sunderland, 1400 GMT Newcastle vs. Cardiff City, 1400 GMT Stoke vs. Fulham, 1400 GMT Swansea vs. Southampton, 1400 GMT Everton vs. Manchester City, 1630 GMT
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
36 36 35 36 35 35 35 36 36 36
13 10 10 10 7 9 8 8 9 7
4 9 7 7 15 8 8 8 4 9
19 17 18 19 13 18 19 20 23 20
28 51 36 38 42 36 37 28 37 31
43 52 45 49 54 53 57 60 79 69
43 39 37 37 36 35 32 32 31 30
Sunday, May 4 Arsenal vs. West Brom, 1230 GMT Chelsea vs. Norwich, 1500 GMT Monday, May 5 Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool, 1900 GMT Tuesday, May 6 Manchester United vs. Hull City, 1845 GMT Wednesday, May 7 Manchester City vs. Aston Villa, 1845 GMT Sunderland vs. West Brom, 1845 GMT
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Canadiens busy preparing for Bruins in next round BROSSARD, Quebec (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens are ready to add another chapter to one of hockey’s greatest rivalries. After eliminating the Tampa Bay Lightning in four games, Montreal is preparing to face Boston in the second round of the playoffs. It will be the 34th time the clubs have met in the postseason, more than any other two teams in North American pro sports, in a rivalry that dates back to 1929. “There’s been a rivalry between these two teams way before I was ever here and before I ever even knew about hockey,” Montreal defenseman Josh Gorges said Sunday. “When you look back at previous years, and you look at the history of the organizations, those are two great organizations that have a lot of pride.” Montreal holds a 24-9 edge in postseason series with Boston. This series could start as early as Thursday; teams will find out once the other first-round series are complete. Boston gets home-ice advantage because the Bruins finished ahead
of Montreal with the best record (54-19-9) in the league. “When you play this team, you know you’re in for a tough night,” said Gorges. “Nothing comes easy against Boston.” This will be his fourth time facing the Bruins in the playoffs. “You have to fight for everything,” Gorges said. “They’re very well structured. They don’t give you much. You have to fight for your real estate, to get on the inside, to get second chances in front of the net. They have some big bodies and a lot of talented players on that team who can create things out of nothing.” Thomas Vanek, acquired by the Canadiens from the Islanders at the trade deadline in March, is new to the rivalry. However, he knows what to expect from a team that eliminated his former club, the Sabres, from the playoffs in 2010. “They have some big forwards who can really grind you out,” he said. “We need to stay positive on the bench. Against Boston especially, it’s a team that doesn’t give up much. We have to adjust to a big
team that plays well and is coached well.” Vanek has been particularly successful against the Bruins in his career with 62 points (30 goals, 32 assists) in 55 career games. “You have to beat some big teams to get the ultimate prize, and this is one of those teams,” he added. The Canadiens won three of four games against Boston, including both games at TD Garden. The Bruins have taken seven of the last 11 playoff games between the clubs. “What the Boston Bruins have done in the last few years in the playoffs is as good or better than any other team in the league,” said Gorges. “They’ve won a Stanley Cup in the last (three) years, they were there again last year, they won the Presidents’ Trophy ... we haven’t accomplished any of that. We’re trying to surpass the top team. We know we have a great job ahead of us.” In their most recent postseason meeting in 2011, the Bruins won Game 7 in the first round in overtime. Boston went on to win its sixth Stanley Cup.
Montreal Canadiens’ goalie Carey Price makes a save during practice in Brossard, Quebec, Friday, April 25, 2014. The Canadiens will face either the Boston Bruins or the Detroit Red Wings in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes)
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 4, Detroit 1 Friday, April 18: Detroit 1, Boston 0 Sunday, April 20: Boston 4, Detroit 1 Tuesday, April 22: Boston 3, Detroit 0 Thursday, April 24: Boston 3, Detroit 2, OT Saturday, April 26: Boston 4, Detroit 2 Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 0 Wednesday, April 16: Montreal 5, Tampa Bay 4, OT Friday, April 18: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 1 Sunday, April 20: Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2 Tuesday, April 22: Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 3 Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 2 Wednesday, April 16: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3 Saturday, April 19: Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, 2OT Monday, April 21: Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3
Wednesday, April 23: Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT Saturday, April 26: Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 1 Monday, April 28: Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Columbus at Pittsburgh, TBA N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 2 Thursday, April 17: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1 Sunday, April 20: Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Tuesday, April 22: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 1 Friday, April 25: Philadelphia 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Sunday, April 27: N.Y. Rangers 4, Philadelphia 2 Tuesday, April 29: N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, TBA
WESTERN CONFERENCE Colorado 3, Minnesota 2 Thursday, April 17: Colorado 5, Minnesota 4, OT Saturday, April 19: Colorado 4, Minnesota 2 Monday, April 21: Minnesota 1, Colorado 0, OT Thursday, April 24: Minnesota 2, Colorado 1 Saturday, April 26: Colorado 4, Minnesota 3, OT Monday, April 28: Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Minnesota at Colorado, TBA Chicago 4, St. Louis 2 Thursday, April 17: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, 3OT Saturday, April 19: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, OT Monday, April 21: Chicago 2, St. Louis 0 Wednesday, April 23: Chicago 4, St. Louis 3, OT
Friday, April 25: Chicago 3, St. Louis 2, OT Sunday, April 27: Chicago 5, St. Louis 1 Anaheim 4, Dallas 2 Wednesday, April 16: Anaheim 4, Dallas 3 Friday, April 18: Anaheim 3, Dallas 2 Monday, April 21: Dallas 3, Anaheim 0 Wednesday, April 23: Dallas 4, Anaheim 2 Friday, April 25: Anaheim 6, Dallas 2 Sunday, April 27: Anaheim 5, Dallas 4, OT San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2 Thursday, April 17: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3 Sunday, April 20: San Jose 7, Los Angeles 2 Tuesday, April 22: San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3, OT Thursday, April 24: Los Angeles 6, San Jose 3 Saturday, April 26: Los Angeles 3, San Jose 0 Monday, April 28: San Jose at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. x-Wednesday, April 30: Los Angeles at San Jose, TBA
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away New York 15 10 .600 — — 6-4 W-2 8-4 7-6 Baltimore 12 12 .500 2½ ½ 5-5 L-1 5-6 7-6 Toronto 12 13 .480 3 1 4-6 W-1 5-7 7-6 Boston 12 14 .462 3½ 1½ 5-5 L-1 5-8 7-6 Tampa Bay 11 14 .440 4 2 4-6 L-1 7-7 4-7 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 6-4 L-1 9-5 3-4 Detroit 12 9 .571 1 — 6-4 W-1 6-5 6-6 Minnesota 12 11 .522 1½ ½ 5-5 W-1 8-5 5-8 Chicago 13 13 .500 1½ ½ 5-5 W-1 6-3 6-9 Kansas City 12 12 .500 3 2 4-6 L-3 7-6 4-8 Cleveland 11 14 .440 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Oakland 15 10 .600 — — 5-5 L-2 6-6 9-4 — — 7-3 L-1 9-4 6-6 Texas 15 10 .600 3½ 1½ 5-5 L-2 3-6 8-7 Los Angeles 11 13 .458 4½ 2½ 3-7 W-1 5-6 5-8 Seattle 10 14 .417 6½ 4½ 4-6 W-2 5-9 4-8 Houston 9 17 .346 AMERICAN LEAGUE Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, L.A. Angels 3 Boston 7, Toronto 6 Minnesota 5, Detroit 3 San Francisco 5, Cleveland 3 Baltimore 3, Kansas City 2, 10 innings Houston 7, Oakland 6 Tampa Bay 4, Chicago White Sox 0 Texas 6, Seattle 3 Sunday’s Games Toronto 7, Boston 1 Kansas City 9, Baltimore 3 Houston 5, Oakland 1 Chicago White Sox 9, Tampa Bay 2 Detroit at Minnesota, ppd., inclement weather San Francisco 4, Cleveland 1 Seattle 6, Texas 5 N.Y. Yankees 3, L.A. Angels 2 Monday’s Games Oakland (Gray 3-1) at Texas (Darvish 1-0), 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Rienzo 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 2-0), 10:05 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Atlanta 17 7 .708 — — 7-3 W-4 9-3 8-4 New York 14 11 .560 3½ — 6-4 W-1 8-8 6-3 Washington 14 12 .538 4 — 5-5 L-1 9-8 5-4 Philadelphia 13 12 .520 4½ ½ 6-4 W-2 4-5 9-7 Miami 11 14 .440 6½ 2½ 5-5 L-1 9-4 2-10 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Milwaukee 18 7 .720 — — 7-3 L-1 9-6 9-1 St. Louis 14 12 .538 4½ — 4-6 W-1 6-3 8-9 7 2½ 5-5 L-3 4-5 7-9 Cincinnati 11 14 .440 Pittsburgh 10 16 .385 8½ 4 2-8 L-1 6-8 4-8 Chicago 8 16 .333 9½ 5 4-6 W-1 5-8 3-8 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away San Francisco 15 10 .600 — — 5-5 W-4 8-4 7-6 Colorado 14 12 .538 1½ — 7-3 W-1 8-4 6-8 Los Angeles 14 12 .538 1½ — 4-6 L-1 6-9 8-3 San Diego 12 14 .462 3½ 2 5-5 W-1 7-6 5-8 Arizona 8 20 .286 8½ 7 4-6 L-2 2-13 6-7
Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh (Morton 0-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (C.Young 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 3-2), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Bedard 0-1) at Boston (Lackey 3-2), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Kazmir 3-0) at Texas (M.Perez 4-0), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 1-2), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 4-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 3-1), 8:10 p.m. Toronto (McGowan 1-1) at Kansas City (Vargas 2-0), 8:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-1) at Houston (Cosart 1-2), 8:10 p.m. Cleveland (Kluber 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 1-2), 10:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday’s Games Washington 4, San Diego 0 San Francisco 5, Cleveland 3 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 1 Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Atlanta 4, Cincinnati 1 Miami 7, N.Y. Mets 6, 10 innings Philadelphia 6, Arizona 5 L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 3 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 0 Atlanta 1, Cincinnati 0, 10 innings
San Diego 4, Washington 2 Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee 0 St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 0 San Francisco 4, Cleveland 1 Colorado 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 Philadelphia 2, Arizona 0 Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 0-2) at Cincinnati (Simon 3-1), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-0) at St. Louis (Wacha 2-2), 8:15 p.m. Colorado (Morales 2-1) at Arizona (Miley 2-2), 9:40 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 2-3) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 2-2), 10:15 p.m. Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Niese 1-2) at Philadelphia (Hamels 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 0-3) at Baltimore (Tillman 3-1), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (A.Wood 2-3) at Miami (Fernandez 3-1), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 1-2) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 2-2), 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 4-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 3-1), 8:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 3-1) at Houston (Cosart 1-2), 8:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 4-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 4-1), 8:15 p.m. Colorado (Chatwood 1-0) at Arizona (Bolsinger 1-1), 9:40 p.m. San Diego (Stults 1-2) at San Francisco (M.Cain 0-3), 10:15 p.m.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Saturday, April 19 Brooklyn 94, Toronto 87 Golden State 109, L.A. Clippers 105 Atlanta 101, Indiana 93 Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 86 Sunday, April 20 San Antonio 90, Dallas 85 Miami 99, Charlotte 88 Washington 102, Chicago 93 Portland 122, Houston 120, OT Monday, April 21 Memphis 111, Oklahoma City 105, OT L.A. Clippers 138, Golden State 98 Tuesday, April 22 Indiana 101, Atlanta 85 Toronto 100, Brooklyn 95 Washington 101, Chicago 99, OT
Wednesday, April 23 Miami 101, Charlotte 97 Dallas 113, San Antonio 92 Portland 112, Houston 105 Thursday, April 24 Atlanta 98, Indiana 85, Memphis 98, Oklahoma City 95, OT L.A. Clippers 98, Golden State 96 Friday, April 25 Brooklyn 102, Toronto 98 Chicago 100, Washington 97 Houston 121, Portland 116, OT Saturday, April 26 Indiana 91, Atlanta 88, series tied 2-2 Dallas 109, San Antonio 108, Dallas leads series 2-1 Miami 98, Charlotte 85, Miami leads series 3-0 Oklahoma City 92, Memphis 89, OT, series tied 2-2 Sunday, April 27 Washington 98, Chicago 89,
Washington leads series 3-1 Golden State 118, L.A. Clippers 97, series tied 2-2 Toronto 87, Brooklyn 79, series tied 2-2 Portland 123, Houston 120, OT, Portland leads series 3-1 Monday, April 28 Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Indiana, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m. Memphis at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 Brooklyn at Toronto, 7 or 8 p.m. x-Charlotte at Miami, 7 or 8:30 p.m. Dallas at San Antonio, 7 or 9:30 p.m. Portland at Houston, 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 1 Indiana at Atlanta, 7 or 8 p.m. x-Chicago at Washington, 7 or 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 or 9:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 2 x-Miami at Charlotte, TBA Toronto at Brooklyn, TBA x-San Antonio at Dallas, TBA x-Houston at Portland, TBA Saturday, May 3 x-Atlanta at Indiana, TBA x-Washington at Chicago, TBA x-Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA x-Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBA Sunday, May 4 x-Charlotte at Miami, TBA x-Brooklyn at Toronto, TBA x-Dallas at San Antonio, TBA x-Portland at Houston, TBA
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Annie’s Mailbox By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Any advice? Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for three years. He has three teenage children from a previous marriage. His ex-wife is manipulative and controlling. She gets my husband to fix her stairs, give her gas money and pay for the kids’ school trips and extras, even though that is part of the child support. And somehow, we always end up with the kids here. Every weekend, she coincidently “has to work.” My husband and I have no time to be alone together. His ex has brainwashed the kids about me, convincing them I’m a horrible person and a threat to their existence. I’ve been nothing but welcoming, positive and kind, and I attend all of their activities. She is trying to destroy our marriage, and it has caused major stress. My husband always takes the path of least resistance, which means doing whatever she asks. They text back and forth for hours on end, and she calls daily and not about the kids. It has reached the point where my husband hides all communication with her and deletes her texts so I can’t see them. I’m sure it’s so we won’t fight about it. My husband was emotionally abused by this woman for 15 years. He is a good person with a heart of gold, but she’s taught the kids that Dad is a mean, crabby person. Any discipline or rules he tried to enforce were undermined by his ex in front of the kids. My husband now does the “guilt parenting,” not wanting to upset the kids or the ex, so the kids have no rules and are given everything they want. I’m also losing trust, because my husband is so secretive about everything pertaining to her or the children. He refuses counseling. He seems more concerned about his ex than about our marriage. Any advice? -- Hurt and Confused Dear Hurt: Your husband is more concerned about losing his children’s affection (not his ex) than anything else. She is a nightmare, but he won’t stand up for himself. And when it turns into an argument with you, it only adds to the problem. We know you want “alone” time, but his kids are part of the package, and you must schedule around them, the same as any other parent. If you need counseling, please get it, even if your husband won’t go. Meanwhile, you can find help through the National Stepfamily Resource Center (stepfamilies.info). Dear Annie: My sister’s daughter-in-law is pregnant with her first child, and my sister is in a dilemma about whether or not to host a baby shower. Her son and daughter-in-law never come to any family functions, and his wife has never attended any family bridal and baby shower. I seriously doubt that any family members would recognize her if they passed her on the street. Is it tacky to have a baby shower and invite family members who really don’t know her? -- Baby Shower Dilemma Dear Dilemma: Technically, showers should not be given by immediate family members (e.g., grandma-to-be). Nonetheless, we know many people do this anyway. A shower is about providing for the child. Your sister wants to do something nice for her daughter-in-law and ensure a good relationship with the new grandchild. It’s OK to invite family members, and those who don’t wish to attend (for any reason) can RSVP that they won’t be there. Dear Annie: “Concerned Reader” wrote in response to the letter from “Need Help,” the teenager with mood swings, painful headaches and weakness. “Concerned” suggested testing for Lyme disease. I’d like to add to that excellent suggestion that if the regular test is inconclusive, it is important to get a Western Blot Test that is more thorough. I know because it saved a friend from being misdiagnosed. -- Concerned Reader Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
HINTS FROM HELOISE A Vague Listing Dear Readers: Here is this week’s SOUND OFF, about ingredient lists on products: “My Sound Off is about manufacturers that do not put enough description in their ingredient list. Many people, due to religious, moral or health reasons, do not or cannot eat pork products. However, many ingredients just list ‘enzymes’ or ‘gelatin,’ without stating what their source is -- beef, pork or otherwise. I have had to call many companies to find out, or have had to get rid of products due to this labeling.” -- A Reader, via email Very good point, and one I hope manufactures will listen to. -- Heloise FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Here are some places to put reflector tape to make things easier to find: * Put above a doorbell. * On each side of a driveway. * Above light switches or doorways, in case of emergency. * In a garage so you know how far to pull in your car. * On children’s clothing when walking at night. -- Heloise
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, April 28, 2014: This year your friends play a bigger role in creating more of what you want. Brainstorming sessions will result in remarkable ideas -- some of which actually might be applicable! You easily could feel overworked or go to extremes with your health and ideas. If you are single, a friend might become more, or you could meet someone of interest through a friend. You will tend to be far more romantic than you have been in the past. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy hanging out together more. The friendship that exists between you is as strong as your romantic tie. A fellow TAURUS could be more stubborn than you are! The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You might not be looking forward to a conversation that has the potential to be awkward. Your intuition could tell you to be more vulnerable. Try to find some common ground between you and the other party. Tonight: You have reason to celebrate. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You might wake up dreading that it is Monday, but you will be pleasantly surprised as the day goes on. Someone could surprise you by going out of his or her way for you. You’ll feel this person’s sensitivity, as there is a strong bond between you. Tonight: Be spontaneous. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You could opt to stay behind the scenes today. Conversations will surround you, and others are likely to express their ideas freely. In order to encourage the flow of this exchange, avoid attacking anyone else’s ideas. Tonight: Head home to exercise and ponder. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Zero in on a key matter that is instrumental to your well-being. Understand what is happening with a loved one. Honor what you need to do, and observe what is occurring with a family member who has been unusually out of sorts. Tonight: Swap news with a dear friend. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You’ll give a full Leo performance today, no matter what you do. A disturbing conversation will provide the incentive to work through a problem. You’ll resolve an issue and leave everyone smiling. A boss or important loved one appreciates your efforts. Tonight: Live for the moment. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH One-on-one relating will open up doors. You might want to explore your options. Reach out to someone at a distance and listen to his or her news. Curb spending with the knowledge of your ultimate financial goal. A partner will delight you with suggestions. Tonight: Surf the Web. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Relating on an individual level will help you understand someone who is a dominant presence in your life. You are very different, yet together you conjure up perhaps some of the wildest ideas. Deal with a matter involving your finances. Tonight: Enjoy dinner for two. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Be receptive to new ideas. You might be overwhelmed by what is happening around you. Defer to someone who often needs to take the lead. Your imagination is likely to provide a solution to a difficult matter that will please most parties. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Your mind might be on everything else but the here and now. Force yourself to focus by midday, or else you might not get done what you might need to. Honor a need for a change in plans. Stay level and direct in handling a problem person. Tonight: Do something different. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Tension could get you going this morning. Your creativity will find the answer to relieve the stress. Honor what is happening, but don’t hesitate to lighten up the moment. Allow your sense of humor to emerge, and maintain a grounded perspective. Tonight: Fun and games. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You could be overwhelmed by everything you have to do, and you
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0001 Legal Notices April 28, 2014 TOWN OF SOUTHWICK CONSERVATION COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Southwick Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing under the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act G.L.C. 131 § 40 and the Southwick Conservation Commission Regulations & Bylaw Chapter 182 and Chapter 450 for a Request for Determination of Applicability. The project location is 135 North Lake Avenue, Southwick, MA 01077. The project consists of reconstructing retaining walls within the buffer area of North Pond. The applicant is Anthony Rotondo, 40 Murielle Drive, South Windsor, CT 01095.
You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this April 28, 2014 proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a writCOMMONWEALTH ten appearance and objection OF MASSACHUSETTS at this Court before: 10:00 THE TRIAL COURT a.m. on 05/21/2014. This is PROBATE AND FAMILY NOT a hearing date, but a COURT deadline by which you must file a written appearance and Hampden Probate objection if you object to this and Family Court proceeding. If you fail to file a 50 State Street timely written appearance and Springfield, MA 01103 objection followed by an Affi(413)748-7758 davit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return Docket No. HD14P0815EA date, action may be taken without further notice to you. CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION The estate is being administered under formal procedEstate of: ure by the Personal RepresJACQUELINE G NADEAU entative under the MassachuAlso Known As: setts Uniform Probate Code JACQUELINE NADEAU without supervision by the Date of Death: 04/08/2014 Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be To all interested persons: filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice reA Petition has been filed by: garding the administration Mary Downey Costello of from the Personal RepresentSpringfield, MA requesting that ative and can petition the the Court enter a formal Decree Court in any matter relating to and Order of testacy and for the estate, including distribusuch other relief as requested in tion of assets and expenses of the Petition. administration.
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The Hearing will be held May 5, 2014 at Southwick Town Hall, 454 College Highway in the 2nd floor Land Use Hearing Room (rear entrance). The Conservation meeting starts at 7:00 PM. For further information please contact the Commission office at (431) 569-6907 between the WITNESS, Hon. Anne M hours of 10 AM to 2 PM Monday And also requesting that: Geoffrion, First Justice of this through Friday. Mary Downey Costello of Court. Springfield, MA be appointed Christopher Pratt, as Personal Representative(s) of Date: April 23, 2014 Chair for the Commission said estate to serve Without surety on the bond. Suzanne T. Seguin Register of Probate You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on 05/21/2014. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you. The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Anne M Geoffrion, First Justice of this Court. Date: April 23, 2014 Suzanne T. Seguin
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senior Ashley Forgues (Fitchburg, Mass.) aided the Falcons offense, collecting a pair of hits and one run scored. For the Owls, freshman Emma Dunbar (Weymouth, Mass.) went a perfect 2-for-2 at the dish, while Sullivan registered the other hit for the hosts. On the mound, senior Kerry Alcott (Groton, Mass.) picked up win for Fitchburg State, with three hits, one walk and ten punch outs in seven innings of work. Junior Emily Mailloux (Erving, Mass.) took the loss for the Owls, giving up two earned runs on 10 hits and a pair of strikeouts. Fitchburg State threatened in the top of the third frame as Gemma doubled to center field, moved to third on an infield single by Forgues but Mailloux induced a fly out to center field to work out of the inning unscathed to keep the score 0-0. The Falcons broke the 0-0 stalemate in the top of the fifth inning when reached Forgues on a fielder’s choice, advanced to second on base hit by freshman Jessalynne Brown (Malden, Mass.) and scored on an RBI double to right center from Borysewicz for the 1-0 lead. The Green and Gold doubled their lead (2-0) in the following inning as junior Amanda Whitelaw (Flemington, N.J.) singled to left, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by classmate Katelyn Fitzgerald (Fitchburg, Mass.) and scored on a wild pitch, resulting in the 2-0 final. Fitchburg returns to action on Thursday as it awaits its seeding in the upcoming MASCAC post-season tournament. Westfield State (10-18, 3-11) concludes its 2014 season on Tuesday as it hosts Springfield College in a doubleheader, starting at 3:30 p.m.
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0440 Services
Electrician
TURCOTTE ELECTRIC. 30+ years experience. Electrical installations, emergency service work. Generac portable or whole house generator installations. HVAC controls and energy saving green technology upgrades. Fully insured. All calls answered. Master’s Lic #A-18022. DARLING'S ENERGY SERVICE. (413)214-4149. Competitive rates caring for your heating and cooling needs. State of the art Excavating testing, installation and repairs. Call (413)374-5709. SEPTIC SYSTEMS, house sites, demolition, land clearing, driveways, K&G HEATING & AIR CONDITION- stumping, patios, retaining walls, ING. Now doing SPRING CLEAN- walkways. CORMIER LANDSCAPINGS. Call Ken (413)564-7089. ING, (413)822-0739.
Carpet
Flooring/Floor Sanding
A RON JOHNSON’S FLOOR SANDCARPET, LINOLEUM, CERAMIC ING. Installation, repairs, 3 coats TILE, HARDWOOD FLOORS. Sales, polyurethane. Free estimates. (413) Service. Installation & Repairs. Cus- 569-3066. tomer guaranteed quality, clean, efficient, workmanship. Call Rich Gutter Cleaning (413)530-7922.
Home Improvement DAVE DAVIDSON BATHROOM & KITCHEN REMODELING. “GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME” Complete Bath Renovations. Mass. License #072233, Mass. Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568. Now serving CT. Insured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. (413)569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling.com C&N CARPENTRY. Suspended ceilings, home improvements and remodeling. Licensed and insured. Call (413)262-9314. DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for all your exterior home improvement needs. Roofing, siding, windows, decks and gutters. Call for free quote. Extensive references, fully licensed & insured in MA. & CT. www.delreohomeimprovement.com Call Gary Delcamp (413)569-3733. TOM DISANTO Home Improvements The best choice for all interior and exterior building and remodeling. Specializing in the design and building of residential additions, since 1985. Kitchens, baths, siding, windows, decks, porches, sunrooms, garages. License #069144. MA Reg. #110710. FREE ESTIMATES, REFERENCES, FULLY INSURED. Call Tom (413)568-7036.
House Painting ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES-20 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References. Mass Reg. #121723. Call (413)568-9731. No job too small !! At SANTA FE PAINTING CO. We're your color specialists! Brighten up your home for Spring! Get all your interior painting needs done now. We paint and stain log homes. Call (413)230-8141. A NEW LOOK FOR 2014. Let Home Decor help. Interior painting and wallpapering, specializing in faux finishes. Servicing the area over 12 years. Call Kendra now for a free estimate and decorating advice. (413)564-0223, (413)626-8880.
Masonry ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING. All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed. Free estimates. (413)5691611. (413)374-5377.
Plumbing & Heating NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Professional, reliable service. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Certified Welding. Insured. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net
Roofing
ONE STOP SHOPPING for all your ROOFING needs! POWER WASHING/CLEANING revitalizing your roof, removing ugly black stains, mold and moss, we’ll make it look like new plus prolong the life of your roof. We do emergency repairs, new construction, complete tear off, ice and water protecKELSO FAMILY PAINTING. Filling tion barrier systems, skylight repairs. summer schedule for exterior painting, Snow & ice removal. FREE gutter interior painting anytime. Call Kyle cleaning with any roof repair or roof job. (413)667-3395. 10% senior discount. Free estimates. MA. Lic. #170091. Call (413)977-5701
RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED, REPAIRED. Antennas removed, chimneys repaired and chimney caps Landscaping/Lawn Care installed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed. Sr. citizen discount. InA SPRING CLEANUP. Commercial, sured. Free estimates. H.I. Johnson J.D. BERRY CONTRACTING. residential. Weekly mowing and mainServices. (413)596-8859 before 9p.m. Garages, additions, windows, doors, tenance, tree removal, dethatching, Chimney Sweeps decks, vinyl siding and more. mulch, gutter cleaning, etc. Shea LandHENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Hauling #CS077728. Call Jim, (413)569-6920, scaping, (413)569-2909. (413) 530-5430 Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel caps and liner systems. In- #1 PHIL'S DUMP RUNS/DEMOLITION. spections, masonry work and gutter Removal of any items in cellars, attics, PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUCTION. cleaning. Free estimates. Insured. etc... Also brush removal and small dem- All your carpentry needs. (413)386- CORMIER LANDSCAPING. Spring Quality work from a business you can olition (sheds, decks, fences, one car 4606. Did your windows fail with the cleanups, lawn service, mulching, trust. (413)848-0100, 1-800-793-3706. garages). Fully insured. Free esti- cold weather? Don't wait another year! retaining walls, excavating, decks, mates. Phil (413)525-2892, (413)265- Call Paul for replacement windows. driveways, Many new features available. Windows patios, tree work, stone work. Call 6380. Drywall are built in CT. All windows installed by (413)822-0739. T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete profes- A DUMP TRUCK. Attic, cellars, yard, Paul, owner of Paul Maynard Consional drywall at amateur prices. Our scrap metal removal. Seasoned Fire- struction. My name is on my work. LAWN MOWING, Spring/Fall cleanups, ceilings are tops! Call Mike 413-821- wood. (413)569-1611, (413)374-5377. hedge trimming and all your landscaping 8971. Free estimates. R.J. FENNYERY HOME IMPROVE- needs.(413)626-6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com A.R.A. JUNK REMOVAL SERVICE. MENT'S. Professional roofing & sidElectrician Furniture, trash, appliances. Full house ing contractor. All types of home repairs. Expert emergency leak rePOEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All types of cleanouts, basements, attics, yards. pair. Reasonable rates. MA Lic. PLUMLEY LANDSCAPE, INC. Call us wiring. Free estimates, insured. SPE- Furnace and hot water heater removal. #CS066849. MA Reg. #149909. Call today for all your landscape needs. Landscape design and planting, irrigaCIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE. Bob (413)736-0276. RJFennyery. tion installation and repair, and complete Free estimate on phone. Senior disWHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERAyard renovations. Drainage problems, com stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat TORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, count. Call Pete (413)433-0356. service, gravel driveways, excavation SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter deic- www.arajunkremoval.com. Home Maintenance and demolition, including getting rid of ing cables installed. I answer all that unwanted pool. (413)862-4749. calls! Prompt service, best prices. Home Improvement HANDYMAN/CARPENTER. All home Lic. #A-16886. (413)562-5816. repairs: Honey to do list, bathroom re- T&S LANDSCAPING. Highest quality, ADVANCED REMODELING & CON- modeling, tile work, sheetrock repairs, lowest prices. Lawn mowing. ResidenSTRUCTION. 25 years experience. Li- winterization. No job too small. 35 years No lawns to small. JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC. Senior dis- censed and Insured. Free estimates. profressional experience. (413)519- tial\commercial. Weekly, biweekly. (413)330-3917. 3251. count. No job too small! Insured, Call Don (413)262-8283. When Qualfree estimates. 40 years experience. ity, Integrity, and Value count. JOSEPH’S HANDYMAN COMPANY. Lic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682. Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, basements, drywall, tile, floors, susBRUNO ANTICO BUILDING RE- pended ceilings, restoration services, YARD CLEANUP, thatching, leaf brush additions, doors, windows, decks, stairs, removal, hedge/tree trimming, MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years ex- MODELING.Kitchens, mulch/stone, mowing. Call Accurate perience. Insured, reasonable prices. decks, rec rooms, more. Prompt, re- interior/exterior painting, plumbing. Lawncare, (413)579-1639. No job too small. Call Tom Daly, liable service, free estimates. Mass Small jobs ok. All types of professional Registered #106263, licensed & in- work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)543-3100. Lic# A7625. sured. Call Bruno, (413)562-9561. (413)364-7038. WAGNER RUG & FLOORING, LLC. 95 MAINLINE DRIVE, WESTFIELD. (413)568-0520. One stop shopping for all your floors. Over 40 years in business. www.wagnerrug.com
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Stump Grinding FILLEY & SON Over 28 years of serving greater Westfield area and beyond. STUMP GRINDING / BOBCAT SERVICES. Free estimates. Will beat any other competitors written estimate. Best prices! Satisfaction guaranteed! Call (413)306-8233.
Tractor Services JIM'S TRACTOR SERVICES. Grading & leveling of driveways & short roads, trap rock and/or gravel material. Mowing and maintenance of fields and lawns. Post hole digging. Loader work & loam spread. (413)569-6920, (413)530-5430.
Tree Service A BETTER OPTION - GRANFIELD TREE SERVICE. Tree Removal, Land Clearing, Excavating. Firewood, Log Truck Loads. (413)569-6104. AMERICAN TREE & SHRUB. Professional fertilizing, planting, pruning, cabling and removals. Free estimates, fully insured. Please call Ken 5690469. CONRAD TREE SERVICE. Expert tree removal. Prompt estimates. Crane work. Insured. “After 34 years, we still work hard at being #1.” (413)562-3395.
Upholstery KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS. 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)5626639.