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Broad Street fire Deputy Westfield Fire Chiefs Pat Kane Sr. and Patrick Egloff confer as they assess a fire at a loading dock at the commercial building at 66 South Broad St. after the responding firefighters extinguished the fire reported at 9:19 a.m. today. No injuries were reported in the fire which occurred at the building, apparently on the premises of one of the tenants in the building, J.C. Danczak Inc. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)
Fatal crash nets penalties for driver By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – A town woman has been enjoined from operating a motor vehicle and placed on probation for seven years after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide charges following a fatal 2013 crash on Granville Road. Officer Bradford Fisk had responded to a report of a car crash in the early hours of Monday, Jan. 21, and had found “a gray colored vehicle over the embankment on the south side of the road, the
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roof appeared to be caved in over the front compartment of the vehicle entrapping the front seated occupant(s).” In document filed in Westfield District Court, Fisk reports he found that the driver, Jillian Rolland, 22, of 7 Liberty Lane, was trapped in her seat but the front seat passenger, later determined to Haley N. Tierney, 22, of East Granby, Conn., “did not have a pulse nor was there any respiration present.” Fisk was able to help the passenger in the rear
seat, Jayme Barry, 22, of Simsbury, Conn., exit the 2002 Mazda and observed that she appeared to have “sustained a fractured arm and other nonlife threatening injuries in the crash.” Fisk reported that Rolland “did not speak to me, she could only move her head to answer” as he assured her that an ambulance would arrive soon. He noted that he was “very close to the face and mouth of See Fatal Crash, Page 3
House OKs hourly wage hike to $10.50
By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – With some friends, enemies would be superfluous. A Southwick resident found he had one such friend Thursday evening when he awoke after drinking with his friend and found his friend, his car keys and his car gone. The man eventually told police that he had started drinking with a friend, Anthony R. Brochetti, 28, of 61 Butternut Road, Thursday morning and, in the afternoon, the two men returned to his trailer. The victim told Officer Brendan Irujo that he left Brochetti alone while he went out to get alcohol and after he returned his friend remained, even after his host fell asleep about 5 p.m. When the resident awoke about 9 p.m., he found his friend gone, along with his car. When he called the other man, he was told that Brochetti had taken it to a Southwick bar and he told the owner that if he wanted his vehicle back he would have to come get it. When the owner found the car at the bar, it was locked and the man was gone. When contacted, Brochetti initially said that he didn’t have the keys but eventually said they were somewhere See Friends, Page 3
By Peter Francis Staff Writer BOSTON — The Massachusetts House approved a bill Wednesday that would increase the state’s hourly minimum wage from $8 to $10.50 over the next two years. The legislation, which passed on a 123-24 vote, would also overhaul the state’s unemployment insurance system and provide basic work standards and protections for nannies and other domestic workers in the state. The vote was along party lines with most Democrats supporting the bill and most Republicans opposed. The Massachusetts Senate has already approved separate minimum wage and unemployment insurance bills. The Senate bill would increase the wage to $11 per hour over three years and link automatic future increases to the rate of inflation. The House bill doesn’t link the minimum wage to changes in inflation. The push to raise the minimum wage in Massachusetts comes as President Barack Obama calls for an increase in the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. The House bill now heads to the Senate. Both chambers will need to agree on a compromise version before sending it to Gov. Deval Patrick, who has said he supports increasing the minimum wage. House Labor Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Conroy said raising the minimum wage in Massachusetts is long overdue. He also said the higher wage won’t make anyone wealthy. “At its core, a minimum wage bill is about fairness. It is about giving voice to those who for too long have not been heard,” the Wayland Democrat said, adding “this is a minimum wage, not a liv-
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By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The City Council conducted a public hearing Thursday, April 3 on a special permit to allow the new owners of the former car dealership at 99 Springfield Road to convert the existing structure for other uses, including a fitness center. Rob Levesque of R. Levesque & Associates is representing Julie and Nabil Hannoush, who are also are seeking permits from the Planning Board and Conservation Commission to renovate the existing 26,450-square foot building. The Planning Board is currently conducting its own public hearing on petitions for a special permit, site plan and stormwater management plan to construct an additional 26,000 square feet of retail space on the 11.36-acre site at 99 Springfield Road. Levesque said that there are currently two other business located in the former Balise car dealership showroom and repair building which is located in a Business B zone. “The reuse of the existing structure includes Extra Innings, a batting cage and associated retail, and a café with a patio, both of which are allowed uses in that zone,” Levesque said. “The third use, a gym, Expert Fitness, doesn’t fit into any zoning. There was nothing specific in the ordinance, the place of assembly was the closest.” Levesque said this morning that the site plan, under review by the Planning Board, was originally for 32,480 square feet of new construction, but has been amended to 26,600 square feet because of new tenant requirements and to comply with the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) compensatory requirements. The retail space was reduced because a tenant – a bank – wants a drivethrough facility. Levesque said that the former display lot will be modified and provide 277 parking spaces. The ordinance requires a minimum of 196 spaces based on the proposed square footage of the retail complex. The site currently has two curb cuts for access and egress. Several members of the city council questioned Levesque about the increased volume of traffic the business will add to Route 20 (Springfield Road) and in particular, customers attempting to make left turns out of the site. Levesque said the applicants are providing the state Department of Transportation (DOT) with traffic information and that the agency will decide if the applicants will have to install a traffic signal. The Planning Board would amend the site plan if the DOT mandates installation of a traffic control signal. “The gym will not trigger the need for a traffic light,” Levesque said, “but with the additional retail, the Planning Board may make it a condition of their special permit to require DOT review which could require us to install a traffic light.” Council President Brent B. Bean II attempted to focus the discussion on the special permit for a place of assembly and not on the traffic issue, which falls within the purview of the Planning Board and DOT.
CRC getting ready for boating season By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Spring is finally here, and for many residents, that means getting boats ready for the water. The Citizens Restoring Congamond (CRC) is kicking off boating season with its first meeting of the year tomorrow at Crabby Joe’s. CRC Vice President Deb Herath said the group’s mission continues to be to preserve, protect, maintain and enhance the environmental, aesthetic, recreational and economic values and to promote watershed management of the Congamond Lakes and to provide education. “The CRC’s mission is basically to keep the Congamond Lakes healthy,”
Herath said. “Through membership and fundraisers, we contribute to the treatments of the lakes.” The group is also raising funds to restore Babb’s Park, the site of a summer concert series hosted by the CRC. “We’re trying to keep that park open to the communities of Southwick and Suffield and have it be a safe, fun place for children and families,” Herath said. The CRC is seeking members, at a cost of $25 in dues per family, to help promote the lakes. Herath said while many members are lake area residents, membership is not limited to those on the lakes. “Everyone with an interest in the lakes is welcome,” Herath said. “We have people who come as far as New London (Conn.) to enjoy the lakes.”
Members participate in discussions about the lakes and are eligible to become officers, as well as vote on officers. Members also participate in the annual CRC Boat Parade. The CRC lists the following as its objectives: Encourage community involvement through volunteerism; Promote educational initiatives; Promote excellence in water quality standards; Promote sound watershed ecology; Promote the control of nuisance aquatic species; Promote water and boating safety; Interface with local, state and federal governmental bodies to facilitate financial support and to encourage continual process improvements in environmental regulations pertaining to lake management; and to provide a
unified voice for the benefit of the Congamond Lakes. Herath said Harbor Master and Police Chief David Ricardi will speak to the membership this year about boating safety at a future meeting, and other speakers and events are planned. The main focus of the meeting tomorrow will be the budget. The CRC is registered with, and has received a certificate of appreciation from, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of it’s commitment to the protection and restoration of the nations water source. It has also won three times the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Green Circle Award. CRC has testified to the Connecticut legislature in support of
funding to help clean up the lakes. The CRC is a member of COLAP (Mass. Congress of Lakes and Ponds), LAPA West (Lakes & Ponds Association of Western Mass.) and the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, and is a member of the Southwick Association of Businesses and the Suffield Chamber of Commerce. Herath said the CRC also supports canal restoration. “We want to keep the lake outlets flowing,” she said. Herath hopes anyone interested in the lakes will attend the meeting tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. to help keep the lakes healthy. “There’s nothing finer than an afternoon on the lake,” said Herath.
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Pancake Breakfast SOUTHWICK - The Southwick Lions Club is hosting their annual Pancake Breakfast where you can enjoy a full breakfast, take photos with the Easter Bunny and participate in a children’s raffle. The cost for the breakfast is $7 per adult and $5 for children under 12 years of age. A donation to the Southwick Lions Club is appreciated for posing with the Easter Bunny. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, April 13 at the Southwick Recreation Center. The breakfast starts at 8 a.m. and continues until noontime.
Library Week Observance SOUTHWICK - The Southwick Public Library will mark National Library Week, April 13-19, with the administration of surveys that help it determine what direction the library should move in and what services the patrons value as well as what materials are sought by them. Suggestions in any of those areas are most welcome. The surveys will take a minute to complete, and those handing in completed surveys will be treated to a logo pen. Surveys will also be available for download from the library link at the town’s website at www. southwickma.org. It is not necessary to sign the document, and the library thanks everyone who participates in the survey.
Dollars for Scholars Monthly Meeting WESTFIELD - The next monthly meeting of the CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars will be held on Monday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Faculty Cafeteria at South Middle School. New members always welcome!
Annual Park Service Day WESTFIELD- The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) invites you to attend DCR’s 8th Annual Park Serve Day April 26 at parks across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Online registration is now open for those who wish to register prior to the event. For information, call 617-626-4973 or visit the DCR website: www. mass.gov/dcr.
Where is the Westfield News? Westfield High School musicians Dan Hickson and Carolyn Dufraine performed recently at Boston’s historic Symphony Hall. Dan played trumpet with the Massachusetts All-State Jazz Band, while Carolyn performed with the All-State Concert Band on trombone. These two smart students are shown here relaxing with a copy of The Westfield News outside Symphony Hall after their concert. 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.
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Priest touches off anger after toy complaints WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest has touched off a controversy in Poland after news media quoted him describing toys like LEGO’s Monster Fighters as tools of Satan that lead children to the “dark side.” The Super Express tabloid quoted the Rev. Slawomir Kostrzewa urging parents to dump the LEGO series as well as Mattel’s Monster High. The remarks at a Sunday service in the town of Wolsztyn touched off discussion in predominantly Catholic Poland, which holds priests in high esteem. Mainstream newspapers seized on the report, as did state radio. Parents took to Twitter to mock Kostrzewa. At issue are the interlocking block toy’s fantasy figures, such as a vampire baring his teeth. The range includes characters like The Swamp Creature and The Werewolf. See Toy Complaints, Page 8
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, April 7, the 97th day of 2014. There are 268 days left in the year.
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n April 7, 1922, the Teapot Dome scandal had its beginnings as Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall signed a secret deal to lease U.S. Navy petroleum reserves in Wyoming and California to his friends, oilmen Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny, in exchange for cash gifts.
On this date: In 1788, an expedition led by Gen. Rufus Putnam established a settlement at present-day Marietta, Ohio. In 1798, the Mississippi Territory was created by an act of Congress, with Natchez as the capital. In 1862, Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee. In 1927, the image and voice of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover were transmitted live from Washington to New York in the first successful long-distance demonstration of television. In 1939, Italy invaded Albania, which was annexed less than a week later. In 1949, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “South Pacific” opened on Broadway. In 1953, the U.N. General Assembly ratified Dag Hammarskjold (dahg HAWM’-ahr-shoold) of Sweden as the new secretary-general, succeeding Trygve Lie (TRIHG’-vuh lee) of Norway. In 1964, IBM introduced its System/360, the company’s first line of compatible mainframe computers that gave customers
the option of upgrading from lower-cost models to more powerful ones. In 1966, the U.S. Navy recovered a hydrogen bomb that the U.S. Air Force had lost in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain following a B-52 crash. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter announced he was deferring development of the neutron bomb, a high-radiation weapon. In 1983, space shuttle astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson went on the first U.S. spacewalk in almost a decade as they worked in the open cargo bay of Challenger for nearly four hours. In 1984, the Census Bureau reported Los Angeles had overtaken Chicago as the nation’s “second city” in terms of population.
Ten years ago:
Mounir el-Motassadeq (moo-neer ehl mah-tuh-SAD’-uhk), convicted of involvement in the 9/11 attacks, was freed less than 2 1/2 years into a 15-year sentence after a court in Hamburg, Germany, ruled the evidence was too weak to hold him pending a retrial. (El-Motassadeq was convicted in 2006 of being a member of a terrorist group and an accessory to the murder of the 246 passengers and crew on the four jetliners used in the attacks on New York and Washington; he was sentenced to 15 years in prison, the maximum penalty possible under German law.)
Five years ago:
President Barack Obama capped his eight-day European trip by addressing college students in Istanbul, Turkey; he then made an unannounced trip to Baghdad, where he visited with
U.S. troops and Iraqi officials. Vermont became the fourth state (after Connecticut, Massachusetts and Iowa) to legalize samesex marriage. Three members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with former Cuban President Fidel Castro in Havana. Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a Lima court for death squad killings and kidnappings during his struggle against Shining Path insurgents. Connecticut routed Louisville 76-54 to capture its sixth women’s basketball title.
One year ago:
A fierce battle between U.S.-backed Afghan forces and Taliban militants in a remote corner of eastern Afghanistan left nearly 20 people dead, including 11 Afghan children killed in an airstrike and an American civilian adviser. In Egypt, Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in sectarian violence clashed with a Muslim mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing one and turning Cairo’s main Coptic cathedral into a battleground.
Today’s Birthdays:
Actor James Garner is 86. Actor Wayne Rogers is 81. Media commentator Hodding Carter III is 79. Country singer Bobby Bare is 79. Rhythm-and-blues singer Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) is 77. California Gov. Jerry Brown is 76. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 75. Singer Patricia Bennett (The Chiffons) is 67. Singer John Oates is 65. Former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is 65. Singer Janis Ian is 63. Country musician John Dittrich is 63. Actor Jackie Chan is 60. College and Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Tony Dorsett is 60. Actor Russell Crowe is 50. Christian/jazz singer Mark Kibble (Take 6) is 50. Actor Bill Bellamy is 49. Rock musician Dave “Yorkie” Palmer (Space) is 49. Former football player-turned-analyst Tiki Barber is 39. Actress Heather Burns is 39. Actor Kevin Alejandro is 38. Actor Ed Speleers (TV: “Downton Abbey”) is 26. Actor Conner Rayburn is 15.
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Fatal Crash Continued from Page 1 Rolland and did not detect any smell of alcohol coming from her mouth.” He also noted that she “was having a difficult time breathing” and he could hear “gurgling in her throat.” Rolland was transported by air ambulance to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield and Barry was taken to the same hospital by ground ambulance for treatment of her injuries. Tierney was pronounced dead. Fisk reports that he subsequently spoke with Barry, who had suffered fractures of her arm and wrist, who said that she and Tierney had been together most of the day and had consumed a few beers before they went to a sports bar in town. There, Barry said, Tierney began drinking more heavily and “at some point late in the evening Jill Rolland went up to her and explained that Haley needed to be driven home.” A bouncer at the bar also told Barry that Tierney needed to go home so she and Rolland decided to take her home and Rolland agreed to drive. Barry said that she had been in the backseat and stated “at one point Jill was going a little faster than the speed limit but she was not afraid at all.” Barry told Fisk “all three were singing and dancing in their seats. She remembers that Jill and Haley were both fooling around with the volume control knob on the vehicles stereo, the next thing she knew the car started to ‘fishtail’.” Barry told Fisk she did not remember much after that, not even remembering speaking with Fisk after she got out of the crashed car. Fisk also gathered evidence from two persons who had been at the bar. A bartender who had been working during the afternoon said that she had served Barry and Tierney during the afternoon and, when she went back to the bar in the evening while off duty, said that she had seen them return. She said that she had also seen Rolland enter the bar and said that she knows her only as a customer who “does not drink a lot and usually has a small bar
MONDAY, APRIL 7 GRANVILLE Monday Night Meetings at 7 pm Planning Board
TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm
WESTFIELD School Committee at 7 pm Fire Commission Meeting cancelled
A town woman has been enjoined from operating a motor vehicle and placed on probation for seven years after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide charges following a fatal January 21, 2013 crash on Granville Road in Southwick. (File photo by Frederick Gore)
tab.” Fisk reports that then-Lt. David Ricardi had interviewed a male party who had been at the bar at the same time the three women were there and said that he has known Rolland for about eight years. He said that he “did not actually see Jill take a drink but assumed she had because they were at a bar.” He said that he saw the three women in a group at the bar but said he did not see anyone who was “clearly” intoxicated. Rolland, he said, “did not appear to be intoxicated, she walked OK and did not have any outward indication that she was drunk.” Nonetheless, Fisk reports that when a warrant to examine Rolland’s medical records after her treatment was executed her blood alcohol level was reported to be “0.154/0.153.” Operators are presumed to be impaired with a blood alcohol concentration greater than 0.080. Rolland was arraigned on two charges of vehicular homicide by negligent operation while operating under the influence of liquor and charges of vehicular homicide by negligent operation, negligent operation
of a motor vehicle and operating under the influence of liquor so as to cause serious bodily injury. Last week she appeared before Judge Philip A. Contant in district court. Neither the two vehicular homicide by negligent operation while operating under the influence of liquor charges nor the charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle were prosecuted and Rolland pleaded guilty to the charges of vehicular homicide by negligent operation and operating under the influence of liquor so as to cause serious bodily injury. Contant placed her on probation for seven years for the first charge and two years for the second. He ordered that she remain drug and alcohol free, be subject to testing and prohibited her from operating a motor vehicle. She was assessed $100 and ordered to complete the Brains At Risk program, an awareness and prevention program that was developed by the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts and links dangerous driving behaviors to the devastating effects of traumatic brain injury.
Friends on his front lawn. The victim was unable to find they keys on the other man’s lawn but did find that his debit card, along with a scrap of paper where he had written his PIN, was missing from his wallet which he had left on his kitchen counter while the Brochetti was in his trailer. When he checked with his bank the next day, the victim found that three cash withdrawals and one point-of-sale charge had been made at the Southwick bar Brochetti had visited. The fraudulent charges totaled $319.21. However, at 1:36 a management representative of Econo Lodge on Southampton Road, reported that a customer has not paid for an additional
SOUTHWICK Board of Assessors at 5:30 pm Board of Selectmen at 6:50 pm Historical Commission at 7 pm Conservation Commission at 7 pm
BLANDFORD Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm
TUESDAY, APRIL 8 WESTFIELD Housing Authority at 6 pm Conservation Commission at 6:30 pm Department of Public Works at 7 pm
SOUTHWICK Library Board of Trustees at 7 pm Planning Board at 7 pm Planning Board Public Hearing - 93 Feeding Hills Rd at 7:15 pm
GRANVILLE Fire House at 7 pm EMTs at 7 pm
TOLLAND Council on Aging at 9 am Conserv Comm Open Office Hours& Business Meeting at 12 pm
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Continued from Page 1 night and refuses to leave the room he had rented, paying cash. Officers Harry Sienkiewicz and Steven Carrington responded to the complaint and Irujo arrived a few minutes later. The suspect in question was found to be Brochetti and he was arrested for larceny of property valued more than $250 by a single scheme, larceny of a credit card, using a motor vehicle without authority and four charges of improper use of a credit card. Later in the afternoon, the Brochetti’s mother reported finding the victim’s keys on her lawn and promised to return them to him.
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Continued from Page 1 municipal budgets are being set now. The new higher wage would kick in after Oct. 1. Conroy said another key element of the House bill was increased protection for domestic workers. Those include defining what constitutes working time for domestic workers, requiring that any deductions taken for meals or lodging provided to a domestic worker be in compliance with state law, and allowing domestic workers to file complaints with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination if they are harassed or abused. The bill would give the attorney general the authority to investigate those claims. “Too often we have heard that employers are taking advantage of these caregivers,” Conroy said. House lawmakers rejected a portion of the bill that would have required individuals who are corporate officers, partners or owners in a company to pay back any unemployment benefits they received after leaving and returning to work during the same year. The House and Senate bills also would continue to freeze unemployment insurance rates at their current levels. “With this vote to increase the minimum wage and to reform our unemployment insurance system,” said House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo (D-Winthrop). “the House has strengthened two important aspects of our state’s social and economic fabric. By pairing an increase in minimum wage with UI reform we will improve conditions for working families and provide a vehicle for economic growth. I thank Chairman Conroy, Chairman Dempsey and my colleagues in the House for their intelligent and well-considered action on this bill. The bill passed the House 125-24.” “It passed the house overwhelmingly and is coupled with unemployment insurance overhauls,” said Rep. Stephen Kulik
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(D-Worthington). “It’s our objective to lower premiums for a majority of businesses. It’s important to do both of those things.” Kulik highlighted the differences between the House and Senate proposals, and said that while Beacon Hill’s upper house has “done similar things” before with regards to minimum wage and unemployment insurance, they’ve never passed anything which combines the two. “The Senate only dealt with the minimum wage, but unemployment insurance is a key component,” agreed Rep. William “Smitty” Pignatelli (D-Lenox), who represents the hilltowns of Blandford, Russell, and Tolland. “It’s very important.” Pignatelli, said that the bill also garnered support from members of the minority party. “Eight or nine Republicans saw the value in this,” he said. “I look at it as a strong bipartisan message. No one can live on $8 an hour. The problem is that minimum wage jobs were summer jobs, second jobs, weekend jobs, that hae now turned into careers. That’s the bigger discussion we need to have in the legislature. How do we change that?” As the newly elected Representative for the 4th Hampden District last week, John Velis (D-Westfield) has voiced support for an increase in the hourly rate for the
state’s lowest paid workers. “Speaking in broad strokes, I am in favor (of an increase in minimum wage),” he said recently. “But I am interested in speaking to business owners in the district, as many are already paying workers above the minimum wage. So I want to hear the concerns of business owners, if any.” One area Representative who voted against the measure was Nicholas Boldyga (R-Southwick) who stated that the bill didn’t go far enough in the area of unemployment insurance. “It won’t slash the costs for small business in any way, shape or form,” he said. “We have an unemployment level that is almost at the national average. Wherever it’s been enacted, minimum wage increases has not brought one person out of poverty, and the small businesses I’ve talked to said they’re going to hike their prices by 10 percent.” Boldyga said that many House Republicans put forth a wage increase bill of their own which would raise the minimum wage to $9.50 over three years, which was shot down by a wide margin. “I want to focus on helping families put food on the table, a roof over their heads, and helping families send their kids to college,” he said. “(Raising the minimum wage) has never proven effective, and in fact, will cause many people to lose their jobs.”
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor I would like to thank all the volunteers for their help and hard work, on both John Veils’ and my campaigns, and everyone who voted in the special election. Since my first days working on campaigns for Steve Pierce, Mike Knapik, Kevin Jourdain, and many others from Agawam to Milbury, including Scott Brown and Don Humason, my favorite part is working with and meeting many wonderful people. Although, the results were not what we hoped for on election night, I am greatly encouraged by what we are accomplishing. Namely, building an effective grassroots organization of young people, working and business people, concerned taxpayers and homeowners, and retired folks, working together to make a positive difference in the way our government operates, spends our money, and listens to and serves the people. For many this was their first campaign. They are a breath of fresh air in contrast to the negativity and political gamesmanship practiced by status quo and the media. In America, we are innocent until proven guilty. Not the other way around. There is too much innuendo, comments and opinions presented as facts in campaigns, attempting to affect the outcome of elections. In the end, the truth will always shine. Each day, our job is simply to forgive and press on. God promises to watch over and take care of us, if we let Him. A little sunshine is the best disinfectant to the political corruption and waste that plagues our government. People should not fear what their government and politicians are doing. Government should fear the people. That is the American system, we need to restore. Massachusetts and Westfield is at a serious crossroads. Our small, but determined group brought attention to an outrageous, but little known Automatic Gas Tax to infinity passed by our state legislature last summer. We helped place it on the statewide ballot this fall. The Democrat State Party Committee has voted unanimously to oppose this ballot question. Let me see if I have this correct. We pay our state legislators to vote on things like raising taxes. The Democrat majority in Boston created an automatic taxing scheme which is probably illegal, definitely unconstitutional, and they are more than willing to put their efforts into fighting against having to take votes, despite an all volunteer effort gathering 130,000 signatures to place it on the ballot? 95% of the people I asked signed the Gas Tax Petition last fall. Massachusetts is taxing business and residents out of the state. Westfield is doing the same. This is not helping to grow our economy or keep young people from leaving our state. Even when the state had nearly a billion dollars in surplus money, it cut nearly a million dollars in local aid to Westfield and Chapter 90 funds to fix our crumbling roads. It is very important that we continue to build and strengthen the grassroots, highlight issues that matter to us, and put pressure on our government and media to do the right thing, not just for ourselves or today, but for our children and their tomorrow. Dan Allie City Councilor Candidate for State Representative
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Humason fundraiser tonight The Committee to Elect Don Humason will be hosting a fundraiser on Monday, April 7th at 6:30 pm. The event will be at East Mountain Country Club in Westfield, MA. Howie Carr will be a special guest for the evening. He will be joining Don Humason at about 7:30pm after he finishes broadcasting his show. Howie will discuss his newest book, Ratman. After, he will do a book signing and meet and greet with those who attend.
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Envying the U.S. mortgage system? By Jon Prior Politico.com Moscow officials hoping to boost the Russian housing market have been visiting the United States for more than a year to learn how the American mortgage machine works. That would be the machine that blew a gasket in 2007, causing a housing market crash that led to a financial crisis that then spurred on the deepest recession since the Great Depression. It’s also the machine U.S. lawmakers are working to replace with a new system. But Russia is one of several countries hoping to export parts of the U.S. mortgage market back home as it remains a tantalizing model for foreign officials who want to make the dream of homeownership more widely available. Emissaries from Japan, Thailand and South Korea have also been studying how the U.S. housing market finds the money for so many loans. “The system that we set up has worked very well generally over the years,” said Kerry Vandell, dean’s professor of finance at the University of California, Irvine. “The caveat is that it can be abused under certain conditions.” Despite the recent volatility of the American housing market, foreign officials want to emulate how the U.S. system makes 30-year mortgages available from a variety of lenders and in all corners of the country. In their countries, loans are harder to come by or have terms that can saddle heirs with debt — and they lack a system for attracting the number of investors needed to fund new loans. Much of the interaction between foreign officials and the United States has centered on Ginnie Mae, a housing agency that backs securities made up of loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration that are bought by investors — a process that helps banks get funding for more loans. Their role in the housing market is similar, but typically smaller, than the one played by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which were bailed out by taxpayers in 2008. For instance, Ginnie Mae President Ted Tozer has held a handful of meetings with officials from the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending — Russia’s version of Fannie and Freddie — since 2012. “Nobody has a finance system close to what we have,” Tozer said. These discussions could now be on hold following Russia’s decision to seize Crimea, an event that has escalated tensions to a level not seen since the end of the Cold War. They started, however, soon after President Vladimir Putin came back into office in 2012 as he looked for ways to help more Russians buy a home and boost the country’s economy. Russian officials are particularly eager to increase the availability of the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage — a staple of the U.S. market. But to do so, they will need a system in which the government will guarantee more of the losses on loans that are packaged into bonds; otherwise, investors will be reluctant to buy the securities that provide the funding for these mortgages. Ginnie Mae provides an example of how this can be done. Russia has no direct mortgage insurer and government-controlled banks such as Moscow’s Sberbank control the relatively small market by making new home loans and keeping them on their balance sheet. Sberbank announced in
Russia is particularly eager to increase availability of the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. (AP Photo) January that it issued a record 453,700 mortgages in 2013, up 43 percent from the previous year. University of Arizona sociology professor Jane Zavisca, who authored the book “Housing the New Russia” in 2012, estimates that the government-controlled banks are responsible for 70 percent of the market. But the loans carry interest rates often above 12 percent and have terms of up to 15 years. “Mortgages are not affordable to most Russians,” Zavisca said. “You have to have income stability that doesn’t exist for most people.” The Russians have told U.S. officials, Tozer said, that they want to expand ways to finance home loans in the country’s far-flung regions that have been hard to reach for the country’s banking sector. Establishing a better legal system for its housing market is also needed and at some meetings, U.S. officials have handed over copies of federal and state property ownership laws as a template. In addition, Russia will need to figure out what currency loans would be based on because the ruble has proved to be a bad option. Tozer said the next meeting of Ginnie Mae officials and the Russians is supposed to take place in May, after meetings hosted by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund scheduled for April 11-13, but the tensions over Crimea may get in the way. “We’re watching that very closely,” Tozer said. A World Bank spokesperson said the Russian delegation would attend the World Bank and IMF spring meetings. Russia isn’t the only country picking Ginnie Mae’s brain. Officials from Japan, Thailand and South Korea are consulting with the agency on how to build a mortgage system similar to the U.S. model, Tozer said. Each country, like Russia, is hoping to make mortgages less expensive and easier to get, not just in cities but also in rural areas. This includes putting the government directly behind some loans in order to attract the investors needed to fund them. In Japan’s case, mortgages with terms lasting as long as 100 years were introduced in the 1990s as a way to lower monthly payments when personal income was held down by its struggling economy. But these loans mean the homeowner often ends up paying more in interest, and when the homeowner dies, the debt is passed on to their heirs. The country is looking to build a finance system that supports more 30-year mortgages with fixed rates that are common in the U.S. Japan entered into a formal “memorandum of understanding” with Ginnie in January.
“The Japan Housing Finance Agency will greatly benefit from this important alliance by tapping into Ginnie Mae’s knowledge of cutting-edge securitization methods,” said Japanese Housing Finance Agency President Shinya Shishido in a statement announcing the partnership. Tozer said he hopes to have a similar agreement signed with South Korea this summer. This isn’t the first time Russia has looked to the United States, but the previous effort didn’t work out too well. A group of Americans and Russian officials began building the AHML in 1992 and piecing together basic legal reforms to govern a property registry with funding assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development. But a crisis centered on Russia’s currency — the ruble — in 1998 resulted in the country defaulting on its debt. This scared off long-term investments in Russian markets required for products like 30-year fixed-rate mortgages and briefly delayed the new housing agency’s first security issuance. Raymond Struyk, a retired economist who was part of the American group that helped Russia build the AHML, said the agency has yielded much of its share of the relatively small mortgage-backed securities market in Russia to large stateowned banks. Building out a Ginnie Mae model would allow the banks to issue new securities with a government guarantee, rather than have AHML dominate this process, which could help make more loans available, Struyk said. While foreign officials are interested in learning more about the U.S. mortgage market, members of Congress are looking to overhaul the system. Fannie and Freddie received more than $187 billion in bailouts since entering government control in September 2008. And while Ginnie hasn’t needed a bailout, the FHA — which insures mortgages in Ginnie Mae bonds — needed a $1.7 billion infusion of taxpayer cash in November to bolster the finances of its insurance fund. Still, the basics of the U.S. system, which helped grow the world’s largest middle class after World War II, are attractive to some foreign policymakers, and lawmakers in the United States are trying to salvage parts of it as well. The leaders of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee have proposed a new system that would get rid of Fannie and Freddie and replace them with a system that keeps a government guarantee in place but relies more on private markets. House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has authored legislation that would get the government mostly out of the mortgage business. But even his plan preserves the FHA’s ability to back a certain amount of home loans that would expand in times of crisis. Congress is not expected to enact legislation this year, but this year’s round of proposals sets the table for negotiations in the final two years of the Obama administration. Tozer noted that leaders in the United States and around the world aren’t debating whether the government should support their housing finance systems — the question has become by how much. “Everybody out there is realizing that the government has to be more involved,” Tozer said. “Everyone’s coming to that realization around the world.”
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Police Logs WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Thursday, April 3, 2014 7:14 a.m.: traffic complaint, Williams Riding Way, a caller reports that the railroad crossing barrier is partially activated and he is concerned about crossing the tracks although there is no evidence of an approaching train, the responding officer reports he found that one arm of the barrier was blocking one lane of the road, the railroad company was notified and agreed to dispatch a technician; 8:11 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Friendly’s Way, a traffic enforcement officer reports he observed a vehicle operating with an expired inspection sticker and stopped the car, the operator was found to be the subject of an outstanding warrant, Anatoliy G. Klyuchits, 22, of 2710 Timacqua Drive, Holiday, Fla., was arrested on a 2013 warrant issued by Westfield District Court; 9:57 a.m.: larceny, Powder Mill Road, an officer reports he was advised of a larceny, the responding officer reports the victim said that when he did not receive a package he had been expecting he contacted the parcel delivery service and was told that the package had been left at his door, a larceny report was filed; 11:05 a.m.: assist resident, Main Street, a caller from a managed resident reports a hypodermic needle was found on the property, the responding officer reports the caller showed him the needle in the roadway in front of the residence, the needle was disposed of properly; 1:03 p.m.: assist resident, Ely Street, an officer was dispatched to assist a resident as he gathers belongings at a residence he is barred from by a protective order, the officer reports the man got his possessions without incident; 1:03 p.m.: suspicious activity, Alexander Place, a caller reports a male party walks his dog off-leash in the area and has twice been found in the caller’s backyard retrieving his dog, the officer spoke with the man and advised him of the possible repercussions of allowing his dog to trespass and trespassing himself to follow the dog, the man told the officer that he will keep his dog on a lead; 1:26 p.m.: lost property, Elm Street, a resident came to the station to report that he has lost his handicap placard; 2:19 p.m.: trespassing, Jeanne Marie Drive, a caller reports several youths are trespassing on his property and have a bonfire burning, dual response dispatched, the responding officer reports that the caller said that youths chronically trespass and have cut trees, the responding firefighters report no fire was found but the officer reports a 55-gallon drum had been used for fires and a jug of gasoline was found nearby, the caller identified the address the youths apparently came from and the officer identified three boys suspected of trespassing, the officer advised the boys’ parents that they must stay off their neighbor’s property; 6:45 p.m.: disturbance, Woronoco Avenue, a caller reports a person inside a house apparently rented by college students exposed his genitals to the caller and her 5-year-old daughter when they were outside, the responding officer reports that officers had twice responded for noise complaints at the address earlier that afternoon, the suspect was not identified but criminal complaints were issued to each of three tenants for keeping a disorderly house; 9:47 p.m.: larceny, Montgomery Road, a caller reports that while he was away some of the son’s friends visited and upon his return he has found some electronic items to be missing, the case was referred to the Detective Bureau; 10:02 p.m.: assist other police department, Old County Road, Southampton police report that their investigation into an incident in which a window of a Holyoke school bus was shattered showed that the incident occurred in Westfield, the responding officer reports his investigation showed that a boy playing with a BB gun at his home accidentally shot the bus and shattered the window, the officer reports that the gun was seized and the bus company was satisfied with restitution for the damage.
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Springfield mayor vows crackdown on violence SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Springfield’s mayor is blaming gang activity and the businesses that attract gang members for weekend gun violence that left five people with serious but nonlife threatening injuries. Police say at least one person was shot outside Lux Nightclub early Sunday morning, while one person was shot outside Baystate Medical Center. Police are still trying to figure out where three other victims were shot.
Man charged with 3 Foxborough bank robberies FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Foxborough police have arrested a man they describe as a serial bank robber. Police say 24-year-old Nicholas Grover was arrested at his home Sunday without incident after evidence was discovered linked to the three recent Foxborough center area bank robberies. Police seized clothing and U.S. currency Grover is scheduled to be arraigned Monday at Wrentham District Court on three counts of unarmed robbery and one count of trespassing. It’s not clear if he has a lawyer. Police tell The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro (http:// bit.ly/1gCKChV ) they think Grover is responsible for robberies at Foxboro Federal Savings on Dec. 20; Rockland Trust on Jan. 29; and Foxboro Federal Savings on March 31. In all three of the bank robberies, the suspect fled the area on foot.
The shootings are all thought to be connected. The investigation is being thwarted because victims have been uncooperative. Mayor Dominic Sarno pledged to crack down on clubs that draw unruly crowds. Sherwood Jarrett, the owner on Lux, tells The Republican (http://bit.ly/PQK95Z ) he tries to run a respectable establishment and follows all city rules, including the hiring of police details. He says blaming his business is too easy.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 Brian M. Harriman, 25, of 6 North Longyard Road, Southwick, pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny of property valued more than $250 brought by Southwick police and was sentenced to a one year term in the house of correction (with credit for time served awaiting trail) with six months to be served direct and the balance suspended with probation until 5 March, 2015. In a separate case brought by Westfield police, Harriman, with an address of Elm Street, West Springfield, pleaded guilty to four charges of credit card fraud and a charge of larceny of property valued more than $250 by a single scheme and was sentenced to five additional and identical sentences to be served concurrently with the sentence imposed in the first case. Cherie L. Iennaco, 48, of 217 Lockhouse Road, pleaded guilty to charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle brought by Westfield police and was placed on probation for one year. She was assessed $550, ordered to complete a Driver Alcohol Education Program at a cost of $817.22 and her license was suspended for 90 days. She was found to be responsible for a marked lanes violation. Friday, April 4, 2014 Miguel Morillo, 20, of 57 Aster St., Lynn, was ordered not to abuse the named victim when he was released on his personal recognizance pending a May 30 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of assault and battery and disturbing the peace brought by Westfield State University police. Christopher J. Houle, 46, of 51 Hamilton St. Holyoke, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant guilty findings for charges of breaking and entering with intent to commit a misdemeanor and larceny of property valued less than $250 brought by Westfield police and the charges were continued without a finding and dismissed. In a second case also brought by Westfield police, Houle submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for one year. He was assessed $350, ordered to complete a Driver Alcohol Education Program at a cost of $817.22 and his license was suspended for 45 days. A charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle was not prosecuted. Jay W. Sandidge, 20, of 348 Elm St., submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon brought by Westfield police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for five months. He was assessed $90. Gary Powell Jr., 44, of 147 Allston Ave., West Springfield, was found to be guilty of a charge operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, a subsequent offense, brought by Westfield police. Dustyn K. Lifgren, 20, of 67 Mayflower Ave., Chicopee, was held in lieu of $500 cash bail pending a May 2 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of larceny of property valued more than $250. Scott M. Massoni, 47, of 45 Point Grove Road, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of possession of a Class B drug, a subsequent offense, brought by Agawam police and the charge was continued without a finding and dismissed upon payment of fees and assessments totaling $500. A charge of conspiracy to violate drug laws was not prosecuted.
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By JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Few people responded to the March jobs report with high-fives and cheers. But there may be reasons to applaud in the months ahead. Hiring in March was close to the economic recovery’s steady but hardly explosive monthly average of the past two years: 192,000 added jobs. The unemployment rate remained 6.7 percent for a second straight month, according to the government’s report Friday. That wasn’t the blockbuster figure predicted by some economists, who figured hiring would take off in March after a winter when factory orders, home sales and auto buying were slowed by severe weather. Yet tucked into the March jobs report and other recent indicators were hints of stronger job growth ahead: Hiring over the past 12 months has outpaced population growth. More workers in the prime 25- to 54-year-old age group are finding jobs. The winter freeze was less destructive to hiring than had been assumed. Layoffs have declined since February. And an increase in hours worked suggest that incomes will rise. Here are five signs that the U.S. job market may finally be picking up : JOB GROWTH VS. POPULATION GROWTH For much of the recovery, the economy suffered from a fundamental problem: We were adding more people than jobs. Employers hired 2.4 million people in 2012. That sounds decent. But it’s less impressive when you consider this: The working-age population swelled by 3.8 million that year, according to the employment report’s survey of households. A similar gap existed in 2013. The share of the population with jobs — the so-called employment-population ratio — ended both 2012 and 2013 at 58.6 percent. That was down sharply from 63 percent before the recession started in late 2007. But encouragingly, the trend reversed itself in March: About 2.35 million people were hired over the preceding 12 months. That was slightly more than the rise in population over the same period. The employment-population ratio ticked up to 58.9 percent, its highest level since August 2009. When an economy adds fewer jobs than people, it loses some ability to accelerate. The economy is carrying more weight and less muscle. Some of this reflects an aging population: More baby boomers are retiring. But another factor is that some people who hunkered down at colleges during the recession have emerged with new degrees and brighter career prospects. And they’ve started to look for jobs. Can the gains continue? Tough to say. But we’re faring better than we should considering that the vast baby boom generation has begun to retire. PRIME-AGE WORKERS ARE RETURNING After the Great Recession ended in mid-2009, a declining share of 25- to 54-year-olds were working. Roughly 80 percent of this age bracket had been employed before the downturn. The figure sank as low as 74.8 percent toward the end of 2010. But it recovered in March to 76.7 percent, the best reading since February 2009. “People have gone back to get training and educated and will be more aggressive” and “possibly getting better-paying jobs,” said Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West. WE’VE ESCAPED WINTER Perhaps the snow trapped your car on an Atlanta freeway. Or maybe you coped with chronic school closings in Philadelphia. Maybe flight cancellations delayed your business meeting to sign a big contract. We’re still figuring out how badly the snowstorms disrupted the economy. But hiring never succumbed to the freezing temperatures as much as economists had feared. Revised figures show that 197,000 jobs were added in February and 144,000 in January — a combined 37,000 more than initially estimated. Other corners of the economy are emerging from hibernation. Auto sales, for example, rose 6 percent to 1.5 million vehicles in March after dismal figures the previous two
By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is using the federal government’s vast array of contractors and subcontractors as a labor policy incubator, ready to sidestep Congress to impose workplace rules on wages, pay disparities and hiring on a segment of the private sector that gets taxpayer money and falls under the chief executive’s control. Obama this week plans to issue an order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against workers who discuss their pay. He will also direct the Labor Department to issue new rules requiring federal contractors to provide compensation data that includes a breakdown by race and gender. The steps, which Obama will take Tuesday at a White House event, take aim at pay disparities between men and women. The Senate this week is scheduled to take up gender pay equity legislation that would affect all employers, but the White Housebacked bill doesn’t have enough Republican support to overcome procedural obstacles and will likely fail. The moves showcase Obama’s efforts to seek action without congressional approval and demonstrate that even without legislation, the president can drive economic policy. At the same time, they show the limits of his ambition when he doesn’t have the support of Congress for his initiatives. Republicans say Obama is pushing his executive powers too far and should do more to work with Congress. His new executive orders are sure to lead to criticism that he is placing an undue burden on companies and increasing their costs. Federal contracting covers about one-quarter of the U.S. workforce and includes companies ranging from Boeing to small parts suppliers and service providers. As a result, presidential directives can have a wide and direct impact. Such actions also can be largely symbolic, designed to spur action in the broader economy. They also can be undone by future presidents or by congressional action. Tuesday’s executive order and presidential memorandum on pay equity measures come two months after Obama ordered federal contractors to increase their minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour — the same increase Obama and Democrats are struggling to get Congress to approve nationwide. Obama in 2012 issued an order that prohibited government contractors or subcontractors from, among other things, charging employees recruitment fees, a practice that some companies have been accused of employing in their overseas operations. In his first month in office, he
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Obama tests work policies Shawn Mitchell, manager, stands in front of the Coldwell Banker sign in the Westfield office located at 75 Broad Street in Westfield. (Photo by Jeff Hanouille)
Coldwell Banker helps families buy homes By JEFF HANOUILLE Staff Writer WESTFIELD — Shawn Mitchell and his fellow Coldwell Banker real estate agents are in the business of selling homes in Greater Westfield and western Mass. And as Mitchell sees it, homes in the area, specifically Westfield, can’t hit the market soon enough. “Westfield has a lot going for it,” said Mitchell, manager. “So much has been done to this city to make it better, it’s just incredible. Right now, there’s actually a lack of inventory for first-time home buyers. The interest rates are still historically low. We’re still hovering right around 4 percent. And I can honestly say, in Westfield right now, if you list your house and it’s priced correctly, you will sell it rather quickly because of a lack of inventory.” Last year, Coldwell Banker helped 700 local families buy or sell a home. With an office strategically placed at 75 Broad Street in Westfield, Mitchell said the Whip City has been the perfect fit for a Coldwell Banker office. “We have offices in Chicopee and Longmeadow, but the major real estate players have always kind of been in Westfield,” Mitchell said. “When you have 40,000-plus people living here, you need to have an office here. Add in the fact that Westfield is so closely connected with West Side, Southwick, the Hill Towns and Agawam, and it makes perfect sense. You have to go where the people live.” Coldwell Banker’s impact on Westfield and surrounding towns is evident. Along with giving local families the opportunity to work with a trusted and reputable real estate company that has been around for more than 100 years, it employs more than 50 local real estate agents who many times make their home in the same city in which they are trying to sell real estate. Lisa Oleksak-Sullivan, also known as “Westfield’s No. 1 Realtor,” is former Westfield Mayor Richard K. Sullivan’s wife, and one of the top realtors in all of western Mass. “We have the luxury of having the No. 1 agent for Westfield from this office,” Mitchell said. “She’s also No. 2 in the whole entire real estate board. That’s a huge accomplishment, competing with other agents from Amherst and Northampton where it’s a higher price point. For Lisa to be No. 2 in all of western Mass., it’s an incredible feat, actually. No one from Westfield has ever done that, and
she’s just the humblest person you’ll ever meet.” Coldwell Banker agents are a big part of the community. Mitchell, a South Hadley native who coaches football and lacrosse in that town, said Coldwell Banker stresses the importance of giving back. Last year, Coldwell Banker agents in Westfield, Chicopee and Longmeadow raised more than $2,000 for a not-forprofit food and nutrition program out of Greater Boston called Community Servings that provides services throughout the Bay State to people with critical and chronic illnesses. The agents sold more than 100 restaurant-quality pies at $20 apiece during Thanksgiving time as part of Community Servings’ “Pie in the Sky” program, and all the proceeds were donated to Community Servings for it to fund its food and nutrition program. “We picked up the pies in Worcester and delivered them in Westfield and local offices,” Mitchell said. “We’re trying to build up the program out here too.” As part of the “Coldwell Banker Cares” program, local agents also donate money from their paychecks into a fund that pools together the donations and eventually sends them to “Habitat for Humanity.” Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that builds and repairs homes through volunteer labor and donations so they are safe and affordable for families, who purchase the houses through noprofit, no-interest mortgage loans or creative financing methods. “Agents can have money taken out automatically for each check, and then every year that money is put back into the community through Habitat,” Mitchell said. “We also have agents that are out there getting dirty, doing work on buildings and painting as part of the Habitat for Humanity program.” Lastly, Coldwell Banker agents are also in the process of raising funds for a 22-year-old veteran from New Hampshire who has lost an arm and a leg serving his country. “Through the ‘Spirit of Homes’ program, we are actually building a house for a veteran,” Mitchell said. “All the money we raise selling raffle tickets and doing silent auctions, it all goes back toward building this house for that veteran. It’s just another way that we are trying to give back.”
Angry families want GM prosecuted By PAUL WISEMAN, TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The families of those who died in General Motors cars with defective ignition switches want prosecutors to go after GM insiders responsible for letting the problems fester for more than a decade — and perhaps for covering them up. “The only way the public is going to be protected from this negligence by companies is if there will ultimately be prison sentences,” said Leo Ruddy of Scranton, Pa., whose 21-year-old daughter Kelly was killed in 2010 when her Chevrolet Cobalt veered inexplicably off the highway and crashed. Family members attended hearings in Washington last week that stoked those sentiments. Lawmakers confronted GM CEO Mary Barra with what they said was evidence that, in 2006, a company employee intentionally tried to conceal the switch problem. And the head of the nation’s auto safety watchdog said GM withheld critical information that connected the failing switch to air bags that didn’t deploy in a crash. “I don’t see this as anything but criminal,” said Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, a former state prosecutor. See GM, Page 8
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Recovering U.S. is outpacing other major economies By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As a brutal winter yields to spring, the U.S. economy is showing renewed strength just as other major economies appear desperate for help. Europe is clinging to a fragile recovery. Japan just imposed a tax hike that threatens its shaky economic comeback. And China’s troubles are rattling the global economy. The resilience of the U.S. economy, after a growthchilling winter, was evident in Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department. It said employers added 192,000 jobs in March and 37,000 more than in January and February than previously thought. With the economy making steady gains, the Federal Reserve has been scaling back its bond purchases, which have been intended to lower interest rates to spur growth. “The U.S. is certainly doing better than Europe or Japan right now,” says Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight. Here’s a closer look at the rest of the world’s big economies: EUROPE Just as the Fed reduces its stimulus in the United States, the European Central Bank is considering further steps to help the 18 countries that use the euro currency. The eurozone emerged from a recession — its second in six years — last spring. But the recovery has been faint: The eurozone economy is growing at a glacial 1 percent annual pace. Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, last week expressed concern about “protracted stagnation” and the eurozone’s worrisome 11.9 percent unemployment, essentially unchanged from last year’s record 12.1 percent. In addition, inflation is running at dangerously low levels. Consumer prices rose just 0.5 percent in the year that ended in March. The ultimate fear is of deflation, when prices actually start falling. Deflation would hurt growth because tumbling prices cause consumers and businesses to postpone purchases and investments as they wait for still-lower prices. On Thursday, the ECB kept its main interest rate unchanged at the record low of 0.25 percent. But Draghi
Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., left, and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 4, 2014, as the Joint Economic Committee studies the unemployment situation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
said the ECB was ready to use “unconventional measures” to combat super-low inflation. The bank could further lower rates, offer cheap loans to banks or embark on an uncharacteristic Fed-style stimulus. The eurozone faces another more fundamental problem: a credit crunch. Banks, clogged with bad loans left from the financial crisis, aren’t lending to small and mid-sized businesses. And they probably won’t until they raise more money to cover potential loan losses. “Europe is still in convalescence,” says Gustavo Reis, global economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. “The economy has been growing since the second quarter of last year. But they need to see significant credit growth.” Still, economists at Citi Research expect the eurozone economy to pick up somewhat this year, growing 1.3 percent after shrinking 0.4 percent in 2013. JAPAN Japan’s economy, enduring a two-decade slump, received a jolt last year from “Abenomics.” That’s the name for policies pushed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to try to spur inflation and generate growth by getting consumers and businesses to spend now, not later. But Japan’s efforts to invigorate the economy through government spending have strained its finances. The government’s debt is twice the size of Japan’s economy — by far the highest debt burden of any advanced economy. To reduce the debt, the government has raised the country’s sales tax from 5 percent to 8 percent. The Japanese economy, No. 3 worldwide, looks weaker than it did last fall when Abe agreed to the tax
Contractors required that certain large federal contractors hire service workers who had been employed by the previous contractor on the job. He also has prohibited federal contractors from using federal funds to influence workers’ decisions on whether to join a union. Jeffrey Hirsch, a former lawyer with the National Labor Relations Board, said presidential executive orders that affect federal contracting workforces can demonstrate
hike. A quarterly survey last week showed that Japanese businesses fear that consumers will respond to the higher sales tax by pulling back on spending. That’s what happened the last time Japan raised its sales tax in 1997. Citi forecasts that Japan’s economy will grow just 0.9 percent this year, down from 1.5 percent in 2013. Still, the government and the Bank of Japan may try to soften the blow. Abe has promised 5 trillion yen ($48 billion) in fresh stimulus for the economy — more if the tax hike inflicts more economic damage than the government expects. The Bank of Japan could also intervene with Fed-style bond purchases if the economy needs further help. “BOJ will have to act,” says William Lee, global economist at Citi Investment Research. “The question is when.” CHINA China, the world’s fastestgrowing major economy, is slowing. Part of the deceleration from the sizzling doubledigit increases of recent years is deliberate. Chinese policymakers want to create a sturdier economy, more dependent on consumer spending and less on exports and investments in infrastructure and real estate. And they’re willing to accept slower growth to get there. But now they fear that the economy is slowing too much and won’t meet their 7.5 percent growth target. So Prime Minister Li Kequiang last week announced a mini-stimulus program: It will give small businesses bigger tax breaks, expand railroads and replace shantytowns with permanent housing. But IHS’ Behravesh says the stimulus will merely postpone a reckoning. China’s investment boom, during which it built an overabundance of factories and houses, was financed with enormous debt, much of which is unlikely to be repaid. Over the next five years, Behravesh expects China’s economic growth to slow significantly — to below 5 percent a year as the nation reforms its financial system. A sputtering Chinese economy would hurt other countries that supply it with raw materials and do businesses with its companies. “The Chinese story is one that’s casting a big black cloud over the rest of Asia,” Behravesh says.
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Roche to buy molecular diagnostics company IQuum GENEVA (AP) — Swiss drug maker Roche plans to buy IQuum, Inc., a U.S. company that specializes in molecular diagnostics and sample testing, in a deal worth up to $450 million. Roche said Monday that it will pay $275 million upfront for the privately held IQuum, based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. It said further payments of up to $175 million are dependent on “product-related milestones.” Once the acquisition is complete, Roche plans to integrate IQuum into its Roche Molecular Diagnostics division.
Continued from Page 6 that those practices are less onerous than initially imagined. “It’s an important step in implementing things in a broader scale,” said Hirsch, now a professor at the University of North Carolina School of Law. In a separate action Monday, Obama intends to announce 24 schools that will share more than $100 million in grants to redesign themselves to better prepare high school students for college or
for careers. The awards are part of an order Obama signed last year. Money for the program comes from fees that companies pay for visas to hire foreign workers for specialized jobs. Obama’s go-it-alone strategy is hardly new. And his rate of signing executive orders is similar to that of President George W. Bush and lower than that of President Bill Clinton. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the most active signer of execu-
tive orders, issuing them at the rate of nearly one a day. But Obama has the lowest rate of executive orders since President Grover Cleveland, according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution. Tuesday’s executive actions are designed to let workers discuss and compare their wages openly if they wish to do so and to provide the government with better data about how federal contractors compensate their workers. “This really is about giving people access to more infor-
mation both to help them make decisions at the policy level but also for individuals,” said Heather Boushey, executive director and chief economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. She has been working with the administration to get compensation information about the nation’s workforce. “This is definitely an encouraging first step,” she said. Federal contractors, however, worry that additional compensation data could be used to fuel wage-related
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Continued from Page 6 seem like much — just 12 minutes more. But FEWER PINK SLIPS those extra minutes help boost incomes, The jobs report provides a “net” figure. The Deutsche Bank economist Joseph LaVorgna 192,000 jobs that employers added in March said in a research note. Hourly workers are results from a simple equation: Jobs filled taking home more pay over the course of a minus jobs cut. The government calculates week — about $17 more than they did at this the total number of jobs compared with the time last year. previous month, while accounting for seaJudging from tax receipts, that’s having “a sonal variations. significant impact on household income creSo when companies lay off few workers, ation,” LaVorgna said. And consumer spendthe net jobs figure should rise. And layoffs ing is the lifeblood of growth, accounting for have indeed declined. The government reports about 70 percent of the economy. weekly on applications for unemployment Higher incomes should fuel spending. benefits. These applications are proxies for Economists are already citing the auto sales as layoffs. During March, 71,000 people fewer a sign of more robust spending to come. Based people sought benefits than in February. on March’s “strong auto sales, this seems to be LONGER HOURS providing plenty of firepower for discretionThe average workweek rose to 34.5 hours ary consumer spending,” said Jay Feldman, an from 34.3 hours in February. That doesn’t economist at Credit Suisse. months.
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lawsuits, said James Plunkett, director of labor policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. What’s more, he said, such orders create a two-tiered system where rules apply to federal contractors but not to other employers. Those contractors, knowing that their business relies on the government, are less likely to put up a fight, he said. “Federal contractors ultimately know that they have to play nicely to a certain extent with the federal government,” he said.
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Obituaries Paul F. Fouche WESTFIELD - Paul F. Fouche, 62, of Westfield, died at Baystate Medical Center on Thursday, April 3, 2014. He was a lifelong resident of Westfield, attended St. Mary’s grammar school and was a 1970 graduate of Westfield Vocational High School. Paul was a military police officer at the 104th Air National Guard for 37 years. He was a Vietnam era veteran of the National Guard. Paul was also a special police officer for the Westfield Police Department. He was an avid golfer and fisherman. He loved hunting and nature and spent many hours turkey hunting. He leaves his wife of 40 years, Christine L. (Miller) Fouche; his son, Paul A. Fouche of Westfield; his mother, Clare Fouche of Westfield; his siblings, William Fouche and his wife, Deborah, Michael Fouche and his wife, Melissa, Marilou Mihlek and her husband, Charles, Timothy Fouche and his wife, Joanne, Michele Hart and her husband, Andrew all of Westfield; and Elizabeth Fleming and her husband, John of Suffield, Ct. He also leaves his sister-in-laws, Deborah Fouche of Texas, Sharon Fouche of Westfield and Martha Miller of Granby, Ct. He also leaves his mother and father-in-law, Stanley and Phyllis Miller of Westfield and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his father, Gerald J. Fouche; his brothers, Gerald T. Fouche and Peter J. Fouche. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, April 8th at 10:30 a.m. in St. Mary’s Church, Bartlett Street, Westfield. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Monday from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield from 4:00-8:00 p.m. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT DONATIONS BE MADE ONLY TO THE PAUL F. FOUCHE MEMORIAL FUND, C/O BERKSHIRE BANK, 31 COURT STREET, WESTFIELD, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com
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Health insurance gains pick up WASHINGTON — A major new survey finds that a growing percentage of Americans gained health insurance as the initial sign-up season for President Barack Obama’s health care law drew to a close last month. Released Monday, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index measured the share of adults without health insurance. That shrank from 17.1 percent at the end of last year to 15.6 percent for the first three months of 2014. The decline of 1.5 percentage points would translate roughly to more than 3.5 million people gaining coverage. The trend accelerated as the March 31 enrollment deadline loomed. “The Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as ‘Obamacare,’ appears to be accomplishing its goal of increasing the percentage of Americans with health insurance,” said Gallup’s analysis of the findings. The survey is important because it combines the quick turnaround of media polls with extensive outreach usually seen in government research. Gallup interviewed more than 43,500 adults, or more than 40 times the number in a typical national media poll. Coming a week after the close of the health care law’s first enrollment season, Gallup’s numbers suggest a more modest impact on coverage than statistics cited by the Obama administration. The administration says 7.1 million have signed up for subsidized private plans through new insurance markets, while 3 million previously uninsured people gained coverage through the law’s Medicaid expansion. Millions more remain potentially eligible for marketplace coverage under various extensions the administration has issued. However, those numbers are not comparable with Gallup’s. The White House figure of 7.1 million insurance exchange sign-ups includes insured people who switched their previous coverage, as well as people who have not paid their first month’s premium, and who would therefore still be uninsured. Also, Gallup is counting just adults, while the administration figures include children as well. It may take much of the rest of the year to get a true bottom line of the health care law’s impact on coverage. But Gallup’s numbers do show an improving trend. The share of Americans without coverage is at its lowest since late 2008, before Obama took office, the survey found. That’s independent validation for the White House, and it also helps calm concerns about the fallout from last fall’s wave of insurance cancellations. Some feared the cancellations of more than 4.7 million policies that didn’t measure up to the law’s standards would actually swell the ranks of uninsured people. That created huge political problems for Obama, who had promised Americans they could keep their insurance if they liked it. About half the states authorized extensions belatedly granted by the White House. Gallup found the biggest insurance gains were among lowerincome people and among African-Americans. Among people with household incomes of less than $36,000 a year, the share of uninsured shrank by 3.2 percentage points from levels at the end of 2013. African-Americans saw their uninsured rate drop by 3.3 percentage points. Although the proportion of Hispanics without coverage fell by 1.7 percentage points, Latinos remained more likely than any racial or ethnic group to lack access, with 37 percent uninsured. Gallup found gains in coverage among all age groups, but not much evidence of a late surge of younger people that the administration had hoped for to help keep premiums in check. Results were based on telephone interviews conducted Jan. 2 -March 31 with a random sample of 43,562 adults 18 and older living in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 1 percentage point at the 95 percent confidence level.
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However, even if an employee or employees did conceal information, it’s uncertain whether they would be charged with a crime. Legal experts say it’s easier to prove wrongdoing by a corporation than by individuals. The internal documents that can be used to build a case against the company might be inadmissible as evidence against individuals. And it can be hard to prove that individuals knowingly made false statements. The Justice Department didn’t bring charges against any individuals last month when it closed a yearslong investigation of Toyota. GM has acknowledged that in 2004 and 2005, engineers submitted proposals to fix the switches in Cobalts, Saturn Ions and other small cars, but the fixes were never implemented. GM says upper management only became aware of the problem last year. A recall of the small cars, now up to 2.6 million vehicles, began in February. On Wednesday, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., accused one GM employee of a coverup. Ray DeGiorgio, the lead switch engineer on the Cobalt, said in a deposition last year for a lawsuit against GM that he never approved a change to the ignition switch. But McCaskill produced a document from GM’s switch supplier that showed DeGiorgio signed off on a replacement, but with the same part number. Failing to change a part number makes the part harder to track. Appearing Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” McCaskill said, “There is no reason to keep the same part number unless you’re trying to hide the fact that you’ve got a defective switch out there that in fact ended up killing a number of people on our highways.” Paul Rothstein, a Georgetown University law professor, wouldn’t speak specifically about DeGiorgio, but said someone “caught in a lie” could be more vulnerable to individual prosecution.
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In this Tuesday, April 1, 2014, file photo families of victims of a General Motors safety defects in small cars hold photos of their loved ones as they gather on the lawn on Capitol Hill in Washington. Families of those who died in General Motors cars with defective ignition switches want prosecutors to go after GM insiders responsible for letting the problems fester for more than decade, and perhaps for covering them up. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Barra called the failure to change the part number “unacceptable.” She said the company has not yet fired any employees in connection with the recall. But she said if inappropriate decisions were made, GM will take action, including firing those involved. Barra said at the hearing that DeGiorgio still works at GM. The company declined to make him available for an interview. “If you can go to jail for insider trading and things like that, which is just making money, if you do something that caused a loss of life ... (the penalty) should be more than just a few dollars,” said Ken Rimer, whose stepdaughter died in a 2006 accident after a faulty switch preventYou Help Sarah? ed air bagsCan from deploying. But Matt Axelrod, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice in Washington, said prosecutors face a higher burden to prove criminal wrongdoing.www.sarahgillett.org “The forum before a congressional committee is different than the forum before a jury,” he said. The Justice Department hasn’t confirmed that it’s investigating General Motors,
but a person familiar with the case said the probe is underway. The person didn’t want to be identified because the investigation is private. Two weeks ago, the Justice Department socked Toyota with a $1.2 billion penalty over its recall of millions of vehicles for unintended acceleration. But no individuals were charged, even though prosecutors discovered that some managers sought to conceal problems with gas pedals in certain cars. Proving individual guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is much harder than prosecuting a company based on the collective knowledge of all its employees. “To charge an individual, you have to show that one individual acted illegally by himself,” Axelrod said. For now, many of the families are simply seeking more information about the fatal crashes. Originally, Ruddy thought the power steering motor failed on his daughter’s 2005 Cobalt, causing her to crash while returning home from visiting friends in WilkesBarre, Penn., late at night. The Cobalt was recalled in
2010 to replace faulty power steering motors. But now he thinks the ignition switch could have shut off the engine, knocking out power steering and brakes and causing her to lose control of the car. GM took the car’s event data recorder, and only recently returned it after the family contacted a Pennsylvania senator for help. The contents are now being analyzed, and the family will be looking to see the position of the ignition switch, Ruddy said. Ruddy says the family is considering a lawsuit against GM but has yet to file one. A family friend who is an attorney is advising them on their next steps. Rimer and his wife have already filed a lawsuit against GM. He’s worried that GM mightSarah be legally Helpsprotected Seniors from lawsuits arising from Can decisions it made before its 2009 bankruptcy. You Help “No money will ever bring my wife’s daughterSarah? back,” he www.sarahgillett.org said. But “unless there’s a consequence for them doing something wrong, what’s going to stop them from doing something wrong again?” How Did This HouseHelp Seniors?
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In remarks Friday to The Associated Press, Kostrzewa says the faces of the monsters and zombies are scary and undermine a child’s right to live in harmony and security.
Though he denied that he connected the matter to Satan, he underscored that corporations bent on profit do not have the best interests of children in mind.
In this Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, file photo, Star Wars Lego toys are displayed at a Target Store in Colma, Calif. A Roman Catholic priest has touched off a controversy in Poland after news media quoted him describing toys like LEGO’s Monster Fighters as tools of Satan that lead children to the ``dark side.’’ The Super Express tabloid quoted the Rev. Slawomir Kostrzewa urging parents to dump the LEGO series as well as Mattel’s Monster High and Sanrio’s Hello Kitty, the latter promoting pornography. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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“Toys are increasingly ugly and aggressive in form,” he said. “Many of them promote negative emotions and the aesthetics of death. In my opinion they have a negative influence on a child’s development.” He said some parents need guidance on the effect that toys have on their children. LEGO spokesman Roar Trangbaek insisted the toys were fun and inspiring, while conflict games have been played for generations. “You can play out various scenarios and various emotions with the different facial expressions the mini figures have: happy, angry, sad,” Trangbaek told the AP. “The beauty of our product is that you can play out whatever you like.” It is not Kostrzewa’s first crusade. He has in the past campaigned against Sanrio’s Hello Kitty, arguing that it promoted the pornography industry and the sexualizing of young girls.
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Westfield holds off Fitchburg Lenhardt, Smith, Meskevich pace Owls to MASCAC victory WESTFIELD, Mass. – Stephanie Lenhardt scored a game-high seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) and Blair Smith and Lee Meskevich each had three goals and an assist to lead Westfield State University to a 15-11 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) victory over Fitchburg State University on Saturday, April 5. Westfield held on for the home victory to move to 2-0 in the MASCAC and 5-4 overall. Fitchburg drops to 0-2 and 2-6. Westfield jumped out to a 10-4 halftime lead and took an 11-4 lead 29 seconds into the second half on a Smith goal from a Lenhardt feed. Fitchburg then tallied five unanswered goals over the next 14 minutes to pull within two, 11-9, at the 15-minute mark. Westfield regrouped to outscore Fitchburg, 4-1, over the next seven minutes to take a 15-10 lead with 7:30 remaining. Also scoring twice for the Owls were Caroline Smart and Taylor Eaton. Senior Jen Carew had game highs of five ground balls and seven draw controls. Ali Laferriere and Lindsay White each scored three goals for the Falcons. Laferriere also had a team high six draw controls. Westfield easily outshot Fitchburg, 44-20.
Westfield’s Ashley Spindel (wearing knee brace) chases down a loose ball vs. Fitchburg State. (Photo by Cody
Boston Marathon 2012 at mile 24 with Libby Kulas. (Photo submitted)
Local woman runnning Boston Marathon By Hannah Y. Meader WHS Intern SOUTHWICKSouthwick-TollandGranville Regional High School teacher Kristin Tetreault is motivating people of all fitness levels to hit the treadmills and the streets. On April 21 Tetreault is running in the 118th Boston Marathon along with thousands of other athletes along a course stretching 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to Boston. After last year’s bombings, Tetreault wanted to advocate a positive outlook on this year’s race. “I wanted to cue kids into what Boston is,” she said. “I didn’t want a negative light on what Boston is all about.” Tetreault started a Boston Marathon running challenge. Students and faculty at STGRHS were challenged to start running and logging miles twenty-six days leading up to the race. “I wanted to get kids out and moving,” she said. “Just even one or two miles a day.” Students were prompted to go outside and exercise while all sharing a common goal. The challenge spread quickly and some students even brought training logs home for the whole family. Everyone who completes the challenge will get to sign the shoes that Tetreault will be running in on the day of the marathon. “It’s been tremendous,” Tetreault said. “We’re putting a positive spin back on Boston. It’s
just been awesome!” Two weeks after the Boston Marathon, Tetreault will run in the Walter Childs Memorial Race of Champions Marathon in Holyoke, to raise money for cancer. She is running to raise money in honor of a former student of hers, Libby Kulas, who passed away from cancer. “The Boston Marathon is to see how fast I can go, but for the Holyoke race I want to focus on my fundraising efforts,” she said. “There will be a lot of high-fiving and hugging in the crowd.” Tetreault is fundraising for the non-profit organization Griffin’s Friends, which raises money and offers support for children with cancer. The money that Tetreault raises in the race will go towards Griffin’s Friends Children’s Cancer Fund at Baystate Health Foundation. Tetreault’s creative fundraising idea for the Holyoke Marathon involves changing into different costumes each mile of the race. “Part of it is for what the kids want to see. Like see one of the runners in a superhero costume,” she said. “I was brainstorming with friends and wanted something a little different. A little bit more bang for your buck.” Donations can be made through Bay State Children’s Hospital in Tetreault’s name or Tetreault can be contacted directly at coachkristin@gmail.com
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WSU gains split with Mass. Maritime Pelletier (Bradford, Mass.) and freshman Terrence Mudie (Barnstable, Mass.) followed an RBI two-bagger from senior Bob Lee (Braintree, Mass.) and an RBI single off the bat of freshman Aidan Desrosiers (North Attleboro, Mass.) that highlighted a seven-hit frame. Massachusetts Maritime took advantage of three errors as well and tacked on a pair of runs in the fifth on a balk and an RBI infield single by sophomore Matt King (Scituate, Mass.). Sanchez took care of the rest on the mound, as he threw 63 of his 103 pitches for strikes in picking up his first win of the season. The triumph also snapped a 17-game series win streak by the visiting Owls (7-9, 1-3
Sophomore Pete Liimatainen pitched six strong innings in Westfield’s 8-1 victory at Mass. Maritime. (File photo by Mickey Curtis) MASCAC), as the last Massachusetts Maritime victory came on April 9, 2005. King rapped three of the hosts’ 11 hits in the opener, while Pelletier and senior Ben Maher (Plymouth, Mass.) added two hits each. Sophomore Connor Sheridan (South Hadley, Mass.) drove in the lone Westfield State run in the lid-lifter on a fielder’s
HIGH SCHOOL Standings, Results BASEBALL Westfield…………………0-1 Southwick……………….0-0 Gateway…………………0-0 Westfield Voc-Tech…….0-0 St. Mary…………………0-0 SOFTBALL Westfield………………..1-0 Southwick………………1-0 Gateway………………..0-1 Westfield Voc-Tech……0-0 BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield………………..2-1 BOYS’ LACROSSE Westfield…………………1-0 St. Mary…………………0-0*
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choice. Sophomore E.G. McMillan (Hopkinton, Mass.) collected two of the visitors’ five hits. Sophomore Justin Thomson (Yarmouth Port, Mass.) suffered the setback on the mound for the Owls to even his record at 1-1 on the spring; he allowed four earned runs over the first 2 /13 innings of work. Westfield State grabbed a 1-0 lead in its first at-bat of the nightcap on a sacrifice fly by junior Pat McWilliams (Duxbury, Mass.), and the Owls extended that margin to 3-0 in the second on an RBI double by junior Jeremy Tanguay (Huntington, Mass.), who then scored on a run-scoring single off the bast of sophomore Tyler Adams (West Barnstable, Mass.). Massachusetts Maritime got on the board in the fourth on Lee’s sacrifice fly, but the visitors iced their triumph with a five-run sixth inning rally, as a two-run single by McMillan and an RBI single by sophomore Dan McCormack (Shelton, Conn.) sandwiched a pair of errors in the frame. Adams and Tanguay each had two hits as part of a 10-hit attack for Westfield State in support of Liimatainen, who allowed an unearned run and fanned five over the first six innings to improve to 2-1 on the season. Freshman Daniel Avery (Milford, Mass.) allowed a pair of earned runs and struck out two over the first two innings of work to fall to 1-2 on the season for the Buccaneers. Massachusetts Maritime hosts 24th-ranked Tufts in a non-league outing on Monday afternoon at Commodore Hendy Field beginning at 3:00 p.m., while Westfield State heads to New London, Conn. tomorrow afternoon to take on Coast Guard in a non-league contest that begins at 3:30 p.m.
Freshman Julia Sullivan slaps a clutch two-out, two-strike, RBI single down the left field line to tie the score at 4-4. (Photo by Mickey Curtis)
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BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. - Senior Keith Sanchez (Monroe Township, N.J.) fired a complete-game fivehitter and struck out seven to lead Massachusetts Maritime to a 9-1 victory over Westfield State in the opener of a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader played Sunday, April 6, at Commodore Hendy Field. The Owls gained a split of the twinbill thanks to a six-inning, four-hit effort on the mound from sophomore Pete Liimatainen (West Barnstable, Mass.) en route to an 8-1 nightcap triumph. The host Buccaneers (8-8, 1-3 MASCAC) took control of the opener with a sevenrun third inning rally, as a pair of two-run doubles off the bats of senior Matt
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State University and Western New England University split a doubleheader in the softball action on Thursday, April 3. Westfield rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh to win the first game, 5-4, while the Golden Bears took the nightcap, 2-1. Westfield improves to 7-4, equaling its victory total from last season, while Western New England is 5-9. The Owls’ home opener was an exciting seesaw game that ended with a bases loaded walk-off walk. Westfield took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning when freshman shortstop Elizabeth Kelly slugged a solo home run over the left field fence. WNE then scored three runs on three hits and an error in the top of the seventh to take a 4-2 lead. The Golden Bears’ first two runs scored on a wild pitch and a passed ball. Following a walk and Alex Bukowski’s double, Gabby Lavinio delivered an RBI single. Westfield loaded the bases with no outs in its final at bat on a walk, infield throwing error and single by Amanda Flower. Molly Dunbar drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to make the score 4-3. Kelly walked to loaded the bases again, then Kelsey Carpenter flied out to right field for the second out. Pinch hitter Julia Sullivan tied the score when she blooped a two-strike RBI single down the line in short left field. The game ended in semi-dramatic fashion when Faith Rheault drew a bases loaded walk on a 3-2 pitch. WNE scored a first-inning run on a Bukowski sacrifice fly. Westfield tied it 1-1 in the third frame. Flower drew a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on Kelly’s twoout single through the left side. Kelly was 2 for 2 with a homer, two RBI and two walks to lead Westfield’s seven-hit attack. Bukowski was 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI and Maria Francese was 2 for 4. Sullivan was the winning pitcher in relief of Kelley Fluet, who allowed eight hits, three earned runs, two walks and fanned two in 6 and a third innings. Lauren Zambrano was the losing pitcher. She allowed seven hits, seven walks, two earned runs and struck out nine. In the second game, WNE took another 1-0 first-inning lead. Hannah Hill singled, stole second and scored on Katie Eckert’s RBI single to left field. The Golden Bears took a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning. Katie Wood pounded a leadoff double, advanced to third on a ground out, and scored on Maria Francese’s sharp single up the middle. Westfield scored its run in the home half of the fifth. Kelly led off with a double down the left field line and scored on freshman Jamie Ricciardi’s single to center field. The Owls threatened to score in the sixth but left runners stranded at second and third. WNE outhit Westfield, 6-3, with no players collecting more than one hit. Samantha DiGiovanni was the winning pitcher. She had no strikeouts and was lifted after issuing her only walk to begin the sixth inning. Heidi Grieger pitched two complete innings for the save. Westfield hurler Emily Mailloux struck out two and walked none.
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES MONDAY April 7
TUESDAY April 8
WEDNESDAY April 9
THURSDAY April 10
FRIDAY April 11
SATURDAY APRIL 12
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ V LACROSSE at Amherst, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Amherst, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Amherst, 4 p.m. BASEBALL at Holyoke, Mackenzie Baseball Field, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL at Holyoke, Crosier Field, 4 p.m. BOYS’ JV VOLLEYBALL vs. Athol, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ V TENNIS vs. Palmer, 4 p.m. BOYS’ V TRACK & FIELD at East Longmeadow, 4 p.m. BOYS’ V VOLLEYBALL vs. Athol, 5:15 p.m. BOYS’ JV LACROSSE at Amherst, 5:30 p.m.
BOYS’ V TENNIS at Renaissance, Blunt Park, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ V LACROSSE vs. East Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS’ JV LACROSSE vs. East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ V TENNIS at Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m. BOYS’ V LACROSSE vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m. BOYS’ JV LACROSSE vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ V LACROSSE vs. Northampton, 4 p.m. BOYS’ JV LACROSSE vs. Northampton, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ V TENNIS vs. East Longmeadow, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL at West Springfield, Mitteneague Park, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL at West Springfield, Mitteneague Park, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ V LACROSSE at West Springfield, Clark Field, 4 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Taconic, Bullens Field, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Taconic, WHS, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ JV LACROSSE at West Springfield, Clark Field, 5:30 p.m.
BOYS’ V VOLLEYBALL at Rhody Invitational, Time TBA
BOYS’ JV VOLLEYBALL at Sci-Tech, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ V LACROSSE at Northampton, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Taconic, 4:30 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Taconic, 4:30 p.m. BOYS’ V VOLLEYBALL at Sci-Tech, 5:15 p.m. GIRLS’ JV LACROSSE at Northampton, 5:30 p.m.
SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL at Easthampton, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL at Easthampton, 4 p.m.
JV BASEBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD at Monson, Moriarty Field @ Granite Valley Middle School, 3:45 p.m. BASEBALL at Ware, Memorial Field, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL at Ware, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL vs. Mohawk, 4 p.m. JV SOFTBALL vs. Mohawk, 4 p.m.
BOYS’/GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD at Monson, Moriarty Field @ Granite Valley Middle School, 3:45 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Greenfield, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL at Gateway, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Greenfield, 4 p.m.
GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL at Lee, Maple Street Complex, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL at McCann Tech, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL at Lee, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL at Granby, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL at Granby, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Sci-Tech, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Southwick, 4 p.m.
SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL at Sci-Tech, Forest Park, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL at Sci-Tech, Forest Park, 4 p.m. BOYS’ LACROSSE at Chicopee, Chicopee Comprehensive High School, 7:30 p.m.
BASEBALL vs. Sabis, Bullens Field, 4 p.m. BOYS’ TENNIS vs. Pioneer Valley Christian School, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m. JV BASEBALL vs. Sabis, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.
GIRLS’ TENNIS at Holyoke Catholic, Jones Point, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Wahconah, Nessacus Middle School Field, 4 p.m.
GIRLS’ LACROSSE vs. Granby, Boardman Field, 4 p.m. BOYS’ TENNIS vs. West Springfield, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.
GIRLS’ TENNIS vs. Turners Falls, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.
WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL at Commerce, Van Horn Park, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.
March 18
March 18
March 19
12 N.C. State 74
First Round
16 Cal Poly 81
11 Iowa 65
16 Mt. St. Mary’s 64
12 Xavier 59
March 18-19 Dayton, Ohio
16 Texas Southern 69
11 Tennessee 78
March 20-21 1 Florida 67
Third Round
Men’s Division I Basketball Championship
March 22-23
16 Albany (N.Y.) 55
Sweet 16
Sweet 16
March 27-28
March 27-28
Third Round March 22-23
Elite Eight
Elite Eight
March 29-30
March 29-30
Florida 62
8 Gonzaga 85
5 Oklahoma 75
San Diego
ND St. 44
12 Steph.F. Austin 77
12 N. Dakota St. 80
Final Four
4 UCLA 76
Arlington, Texas
UCLA 68 UCLA 77
SOUTH Memphis, Tenn.
6 Ohio State 59
April 5 Florida 53
4 San Diego St. 73
SD St. 64
Wisconsin 73
S. Diego St. 63 13 New Mexico St. 69
WEST Anaheim, Calif.
6 Baylor 74
Buffalo
3 Syracuse 77
Creighton 55
2 Kansas 80
April 7
Stanford 72
7 Oregon 87
Wisconsin 64
Oregon 77 10 BYU 68
Wisconsin 85 15 American 35 UConn
1 Virginia 70
Kentucky
Raleigh
9 G. Washington 66
16 Cal Poly 37
Kentucky 74
Virginia 59
8 Kentucky 56 Kentucky 78 9 Kansas State 49
Memphis 60
Kentucky 75
MSU 54
5 St. Louis 83
5 Cincinnati 57 Spokane
12 N.C. State 80
12 Harvard 61 4 Michigan St. 93
EAST
MSU 80
Kentucky 74
MIDWEST Indianapolis
New York
6 UMass 67 Tennessee 83 11 Tennessee 86
Tenn. 71
Iowa State 76
3 Duke 71
3 Iowa State 93 Mercer 63
Iowa State 85 Michigan 72
UConn 60
7 UConn 89
7 Texas 87
15 Milwaukee 53
10 Arizona St. 85
All times EDT UConn 81 Villanova 65
Milwaukee
10 St. Joseph’s 81 2 Villanova 73
14 Mercer 78
Texas 65
UConn 77 Buffalo
Louisville 66 13 Manhattan 64
Raleigh
San Antonio
UConn 63
North Carolina 83 11 Providence 77
4 Louisville 71
Louisville 69
MSU 61
6 North Carolina 79
14 N.C. Central 75
Orlando
St. Louis 51
Harvard 73
13 Delaware 78
1 Wichita State 64 St. Louis
Wichita St. 76
Virginia 78 8 Memphis 71
2 Wisconsin 75
Wisconsin 69
Kansas 57
16 Coastal Car. 59
Milwaukee
10 Stanford 58
National Championship
Dayton 52 Stanford 60
15 Eastern Kent. 69
3 Creighton 76 14 La-Lafayette 66
Syracuse 53
7 New Mexico 53 St. Louis
11 Nebraska 60
Baylor 52
Dayton 82
San Antonio
Baylor 85
Dayton 55 11 Dayton 60
Spokane
Steph.F. Austin 60
14 Western Mich. 53
9 Oklahoma St. 77
Arizona 63
5 VCU 75
13 Tulsa 59
1 Arizona 68 16 Weber State 59
Gonzaga 61
Pittsburgh 45
March 20-21
Arizona 84
Arizona 70
Florida 79
8 Colorado 48 9 Pittsburgh 77
Second Round
San Diego
Florida 61
FINALS WATCH
March 19
16 Albany (N.Y.) 71
Second Round
Orlando
JV BASEBALL vs. Hopkins Academy, Jachym Field, 3:30 p.m. BASEBALL vs. Hopkins Academy, Bullens Field, 4 p.m. SOFTBALL vs. Pathfinder, Whitney Field, 4 p.m.
2 Michigan 57
Michigan 73
Michigan 79 15 Wofford 40 AP
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — NCAA basketball committee chairman Ron Wellman paused to consider whether it was good or bad for the selection group that the KentuckyConnecticut championship game is the highest seeding total since the format was adopted in 1979. “I don’t think it’s bad,” Wellman, the athletic director at Wake Forest, said Sunday. “I wouldn’t say it’s good either. It’s unique for sure.” Monday night’s matchup includes the eighth-seeded Wildcats and their collection of potential “one and done” freshmen against the No. 7 seed Huskies, who knocked off overall top seed Florida in the semifinals on Saturday. Kentucky (29-10) was a conundrum because the gaggle of high school all-stars had double-digit losses after getting the preseason No. 1 nod from The Associated Press. Connecticut (31-8) came from the American Athletic Conference, which pundits thought was undervalued by the committee. Defending national champion Louisville got a No. 4 seed even though the Cardinals were hot late in the season and Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown’s SMU team was snubbed before reaching the NIT title game. “We talked in the committee room that you could actually take a whole line of seeds just about at any location and adjust it two lines and nobody would even know the difference because there’s that much parity in college basketball today,” Wellman said. “My personal opinion is that you’re probably going to see these types of seeds doing well in the future in college basketball because I don’t think we’re going to lose parity in college basketball.” It’s also worth noting that the highest combined seeding also involves teams with 11 championships between them — eight for Kentucky and three for UConn. The latest titles are recent, too — UConn in 2011 and Kentucky a year later. “I don’t think we were an eight seed and I don’t think Connecticut was a seven seed, and I don’t think Pitt was a nine seed and I don’t think Louisville was a four seed,” Kentucky coach John Calipari said. “Now, the problem with that is the other teams in those pockets get hurt.”
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Tampa Bay 4 3 .571 — — 4-3 L-1 4-3 0-0 New York 3 3 .500 ½ — 3-3 W-1 0-0 3-3 Toronto 3 4 .429 1 ½ 3-4 L-1 1-2 2-2 Baltimore 2 4 .333 1½ 1 2-4 W-1 1-2 1-2 1½ 1 2-4 L-3 0-3 2-1 Boston 2 4 .333 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 4-1 L-1 4-1 0-0 Detroit 4 1 .800 Chicago 3 3 .500 1½ — 3-3 W-1 2-1 1-2 1½ — 3-3 L-2 1-2 2-1 Cleveland 3 3 .500 1½ — 3-3 W-2 0-0 3-3 Minnesota 3 3 .500 Kansas City 2 3 .400 2 ½ 2-3 L-1 2-1 0-2 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 4-2 L-1 0-0 4-2 Seattle 4 2 .667 1 — 3-3 W-1 3-3 0-0 Houston 3 3 .500 Oakland 3 3 .500 1 — 3-3 W-1 3-3 0-0 1 — 3-3 W-1 2-1 1-2 Texas 3 3 .500 Los Angeles 2 4 .333 2 1 2-4 L-1 0-3 2-1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Saturday’s Games Minnesota 7, Cleveland 3 Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 0 Detroit 7, Baltimore 6 Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Seattle 3, Oakland 1 L.A. Angels 5, Houston 1 Milwaukee 7, Boston 6, 11 innings Tampa Bay 5, Texas 4 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 10, Cleveland 7 N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 4 Baltimore 3, Detroit 1 Milwaukee 4, Boston 0 Texas 3, Tampa Bay 0 Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 1 Houston 7, L.A. Angels 4 Oakland 6, Seattle 3 Monday’s Games Baltimore (Jimenez 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 0-1), 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 0-1) at Houston (Cosart 1-0), 2:10 p.m. Oakland (Kazmir 1-0) at Minnesota (Correia 0-0), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Erlin 0-0) at Cleveland (Kluber 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games Cincinnati 2, N.Y. Mets 1 San Diego 4, Miami 2 Washington 2, Atlanta 1 Milwaukee 4, Boston 0 Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1 Chicago Cubs 8, Philadelphia 3 Arizona 5, Colorado 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, San Francisco 2 Monday’s Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, ppd., rain Cincinnati (Cingrani 0-0) at St. Louis (Wacha 0-0), 4:15 p.m. San Diego (Erlin 0-0) at Cleveland (Kluber 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Paulino 0-0) at Colorado (Lyles 1-0), 8:40 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee (Lohse 0-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-0), 4:05 p.m. Arizona (Cahill 0-2) at San Francisco (Hudson 1-0), 4:35 p.m. Miami (H.Alvarez 0-1) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 1-0), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 0-1) at Cleveland (McAllister 0-0), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Colon 0-1) at Atlanta (Harang 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 0-0), 8:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Bailey 0-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 1-0), 8:15 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-0) at Colorado (Morales 0-0), 8:40 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 1-0), 10:10 p.m.
Texas (Scheppers 0-0) at Boston (Lackey 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Moore 0-1) at Kansas City (Vargas 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Paulino 0-0) at Colorado (Lyles 1-0), 8:40 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Baltimore (W.Chen 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-0), 1:05 p.m. Texas (M.Perez 0-0) at Boston (Doubront 1-0), 6:10 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 0-1) at Cleveland (McAllister 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Houston (Oberholtzer 0-1) at Toronto (Buehrle 1-0), 7:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 1-0) at Kansas City (Ventura 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-0) at Colorado (Morales 0-0), 8:40 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 0-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 1-0), 10:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 0-1) at Seattle (Paxton 1-0), 10:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets 6, Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 2, Chicago Cubs 0 San Francisco 7, L.A. Dodgers 2 Atlanta 6, Washington 2 St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 7, Boston 6, 11 innings Miami 5, San Diego 0 Colorado 9, Arizona 4
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf y-Miami 53 23 .697 — 7-3 W-1 31-7 22-16 33-14 y-Indiana 53 25 .679 1 3-7 L-2 34-6 19-19 36-13 x-Toronto 45 32 .584 8½ 7-3 W-3 24-14 21-18 29-18 45 32 .584 8½ 8-2 W-5 25-14 20-18 33-15 x-Chicago x-Brooklyn 42 34 .553 11 7-3 W-2 27-11 15-23 24-22 x-Washington 40 37 .519 13½ 5-5 L-1 20-18 20-19 29-18 x-Charlotte 39 38 .506 14½ 6-4 W-4 23-16 16-22 26-21 19 3-7 W-2 22-15 12-27 24-22 Atlanta 34 42 .447 New York 33 45 .423 21 5-5 L-2 17-22 16-23 22-26 Cleveland 31 47 .397 23 5-5 L-2 17-21 14-26 19-29 Detroit 28 49 .364 25½ 3-7 W-1 17-23 11-26 22-26 Boston 23 54 .299 30½ 1-9 L-8 15-24 8-30 19-28 Orlando 22 55 .286 31½ 3-7 W-1 18-20 4-35 16-31 Philadelphia 17 60 .221 36½ 2-8 L-1 9-31 8-29 12-36 Milwaukee 14 63 .182 39½ 1-9 L-5 9-29 5-34 11-36 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf y-San Antonio 60 17 .779 — 9-1 W-1 31-8 29-9 36-11 y-Oklahoma City 55 21 .724 4½ 7-3 L-2 32-7 23-14 33-15 y-L.A. Clippers 55 23 .705 5½ 7-3 W-1 32-6 23-17 34-14 x-Houston 51 25 .671 8½ 7-3 W-2 31-8 20-17 28-18 x-Portland 50 28 .641 10½ 6-4 W-1 28-10 22-18 27-21 Golden State 48 29 .623 12 7-3 W-2 26-13 22-16 28-19 Dallas 47 31 .603 13½ 6-4 W-3 25-14 22-17 27-21 Phoenix 46 31 .597 14 8-2 W-2 26-14 20-17 26-21 Memphis 45 32 .584 15 5-5 L-1 24-14 21-18 26-23 Minnesota 38 38 .500 21½ 4-6 L-1 22-15 16-23 21-26 27 3-7 L-2 20-18 13-26 17-30 Denver 33 44 .429 New Orleans 32 45 .416 28 5-5 L-5 20-18 12-27 13-34 Sacramento 27 50 .351 33 4-6 L-2 16-22 11-28 14-33 35 3-7 L-4 14-24 11-28 13-34 L.A. Lakers 25 52 .325 Utah 24 53 .312 36 2-8 L-1 16-22 8-31 12-35 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday’s Games Orlando 100, Minnesota 92 Chicago 96, Washington 78 Brooklyn 105, Philadelphia 101 Charlotte 96, Cleveland 94, OT Detroit 115, Boston 111 Toronto 102, Milwaukee 98 Sunday’s Games Miami 102, New York 91 L.A. Clippers 120, L.A. Lakers 97 Dallas 93, Sacramento 91 Atlanta 107, Indiana 88
NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Miami 5 2 .714 — — 5-2 L-1 5-2 0-0 Atlanta 4 2 .667 ½ — 4-2 L-1 0-0 4-2 ½ — 4-2 W-1 1-2 3-0 Washington 4 2 .667 Philadelphia 3 3 .500 1½ 1 3-3 L-1 0-0 3-3 2½ 2 2-4 L-1 2-4 0-0 New York 2 4 .333 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 4-2 W-3 1-2 3-0 Milwaukee 4 2 .667 Pittsburgh 4 2 .667 — — 4-2 W-1 4-2 0-0 1 1 3-3 L-1 0-0 3-3 St. Louis 3 3 .500 Chicago 2 4 .333 2 2 2-4 W-1 1-2 1-2 Cincinnati 2 4 .333 2 2 2-4 W-1 1-2 1-2 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away — — 5-2 L-1 0-0 5-2 San Francisco 5 2 .714 Los Angeles 5 3 .625 ½ — 5-3 W-1 1-2 4-1 Colorado 3 4 .429 2 1½ 3-4 L-1 2-1 1-3 San Diego 2 4 .333 2½ 2 2-4 W-1 1-2 1-2 Arizona 2 7 .222 4 3½ 2-7 W-1 1-5 1-2
Houston 130, Denver 125, OT San Antonio 112, Memphis 92 Phoenix 122, Oklahoma City 115 Golden State 130, Utah 102 Portland 100, New Orleans 94 Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Miami, 8 p.m. Dallas at Utah, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
N.h. relaunches Red Sox lottery ticket CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — David Ortiz is heading to New Hampshire to promote a Boston Red Sox scratch ticket. The New Hampshire Lottery is bringing back the $5 ticket, which will be sold at 1,250 locations statewide and features a $75,000 top prize. Ortiz will join Red Sox executive Sam Kennedy, Gov. Maggie Hassan, lottery officials and the Red Sox mascot “Wally the Green Monster” outside the Statehouse Monday. The Red Sox 2013 World Series trophy also will be on display.
Safety Adrian Wilson released by Patriots FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Safety Adrian Wilson has been released by New England. The 13-year veteran did not play a snap for the Patriots in his one season with the team after hurting his ankle in the preseason. He spent all of 2013 on injured reserve, and New England announced his release Friday. A four-time All-Pro pick, Wilson spent his first 12 seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. Wilson has played in 181 career games with 162 starts, making 716 tackles, 25½ sacks and 27 interceptions.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Boston 78 53 18 7 113 251 167 y-Pittsburgh 79 50 24 5 105 240 197 x-Montreal 79 45 27 7 97 212 199 N.Y. Rangers 79 43 31 5 91 212 190 x-Tampa Bay 78 42 27 9 93 229 211 Philadelphia 78 40 29 9 89 220 220 Detroit 78 37 27 14 88 211 222 Columbus 78 40 31 7 87 219 207 New Jersey 78 34 28 16 84 191 200 Toronto 79 38 33 8 84 229 248 Washington 78 35 30 13 83 222 236 Ottawa 78 33 31 14 80 226 261 Carolina 78 34 33 11 79 196 215 78 31 36 11 73 215 258 N.Y. Islanders Florida 79 28 43 8 64 188 258 Buffalo 78 21 48 9 51 150 234 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-St. Louis 78 52 19 7 111 245 177 x-Anaheim 78 50 20 8 108 251 202 x-Colorado 78 50 21 7 107 239 209 x-San Jose 79 49 21 9 107 239 192 x-Chicago 79 45 19 15 105 259 207 x-Los Angeles 79 45 28 6 96 197 166 Minnesota 78 40 26 12 92 195 194 Dallas 78 38 29 11 87 227 221 Phoenix 78 36 28 14 86 209 221 Nashville 78 35 32 11 81 198 231 Vancouver 78 35 32 11 81 187 210 Winnipeg 79 35 34 10 80 220 232 Calgary 78 33 38 7 73 200 228 Edmonton 79 28 42 9 65 197 261 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Saturday’s Games Washington 4, N.Y. Islanders 3, SO Boston 5, Philadelphia 2 Colorado 4, St. Louis 0 Winnipeg 4, Toronto 2 Montreal 5, Detroit 3 Dallas 5, Tampa Bay 2 Ottawa 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 New Jersey 3, Carolina 1 Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 0 Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1 Nashville 3, San Jose 0 Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, Colorado 2, SO Chicago 4, St. Louis 2
Florida 3, Dallas 2 Columbus 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 Philadelphia 5, Buffalo 2 Edmonton 4, Anaheim 2 Monday’s Games Calgary at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Columbus, 7 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
English Premier League Chelsea Liverpool Manchester City Arsenal Everton Manchester United Tottenham Southampton Newcastle
GP 33 32 31 33 32 33 32 33 33
English W 22 22 22 19 18 17 17 13 14
Saturday, April 5 Manchester City 4, Southampton 1 Aston Villa 1, Fulham 2 Cardiff City 0, Crystal Palace 3 Hull City 1, Swansea 0 Newcastle 0, Manchester United 4 Norwich 0, West Brom 1 Chelsea 3, Stoke 0
Premier D 6 5 4 7 9 6 5 9 4
League L 5 5 5 7 5 10 10 11 15
GF 65 88 84 56 52 56 40 50 38
GA 24 39 29 40 31 38 44 44 51
Pts 72 71 70 64 63 57 56 48 46
Stoke West Ham Hull City Aston Villa Crystal Palace Swansea West Brom Norwich Fulham Cardiff City Sunderland
Sunday, April 6 Everton 3, Arsenal 0 West Ham vs. Liverpool, 1500 GMT Monday, April 7 Tottenham vs. Sunderland, 1900 GMT Saturday, April 12 Manchester United vs. Hull City, 1400 GMT, Ppd. Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa, 1407 GMT Fulham vs. Norwich, 1407 GMT
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10 7 6 7 4 9 14 8 3 8 7
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48 42 40 48 39 49 48 52 74 64 48
Southampton vs. Cardiff City, 1407 GMT Stoke vs. Newcastle, 1407 GMT Sunderland vs. Everton, 1407 GMT West Brom vs. Tottenham, 1407 GMT Sunday, April 13 Arsenal vs. West Ham, 1100 GMT, Ppd. Liverpool vs. Manchester City, 1237 GMT Swansea vs. Chelsea, 1507 GMT
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Annie’s Mailbox By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Feeling overwhelmed Dear Annie: A few years ago, my brother announced that he should have been born a female. He started counseling and three years ago legally changed his first name and began living as a woman. This devastated my parents and two of my siblings, and they have disowned him. I have not seen my brother since then. Our youngest sibling, “Paul,” embraced the change and kept in touch with him. Paul is getting married soon and wants a family wedding, complete with his sister “Jane.” My parents are devastated all over again. They refuse to attend the wedding if Jane is there. Jane has no desire to be in the lives of our family at all, except for our youngest sibling. Any suggestions on how to deal with this? -- Feeling Overwhelmed in Smalltown, USA Dear Overwhelmed: Paul gets to invite whomever he chooses, and your parents and siblings get to decide whether or not to attend. We hope everyone will show up, not only to be supportive of Paul on his big day, but also to reconnect, even from a distance, with Jane. It always makes us sad when relatives reject a child because of his or her sexual orientation. We urge you (and, hopefully, your parents and other siblings) to check out PFLAG (pflag.org) for information on transgendered individuals. Jane undoubtedly would be grateful for your support. Dear Annie: My wife and I are both in our 80s, and we are physically slowing down. It has reached the point that we need some help cleaning our house. But the horror stories from our friends are all the same. While the cleaning effort is good and the workers are dependable, there is one caveat: Persons employed by many local advertised cleaning services are paid just above the minimum wage. This creates a real temptation to steal. Our friends report that after every cleaning, personal items are missing. When they changed services, the same thing happened. If we have to put away all of our personal items that lay around the house, we may as well just clean it ourselves. How do we find someone we can trust? -- Need Help in Jacksonville, Fla. Dear Need Help: The best way to find good cleaning help is to ask for a referral from a friend, relative, neighbor or through your house of worship. If you live in an apartment or condo, ask the building manager or doorman whether there is a service that works in the building. We also suggest you find out whether the cleaning service company is insured and the employees bonded. There are no guarantees, unfortunately, but it’s a good place to start. Dear Annie: This is for “Don’t Want To Be Old-Fashioned,” who asked about writing an RSVP for a mass-mailing event. As a professional event planner, I am deeply appreciative when I receive an RSVP, whether it is an acceptance or regrets. It helps me to prepare enough materials and create the appropriate atmosphere. Who wants to sit in a large room with several empty seats when a small room would have been nicer? And if someone writes a personal note saying they cannot attend due to major surgery, I can inform the event hosts so they can acknowledge it. I do understand in the age of mass electronic communications that the response rate and understanding of RSVP has changed, but simple common courtesy should never be disregarded in professional or personal interactions. I’d like to thank “Don’t Want To Be Old-Fashioned.” I hope to see her at the next event I am planning. -- Appreciative Event Planner in the Midwest 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 Don’t Bring Us Your Trash! Dear Readers: Here is this week’s SOUND OFF, about courtesy trash cans: “I work for a large retail chain store. Among the many conveniences provided to our customers, we have a number of trash receptacles in our parking lot. These are meant to be used for trash, such as coffee and soft-drink cups, etc. But many customers have taken to using them to dispose of their household garbage. This causes the trash cans to fill up faster than we can empty them. Please let your readers know that dumping household garbage in public trash cans is a big no-no! -- Dumped On in Ohio” -- Heloise FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Other uses for a potato masher: * Break up ground meat when cooking. * Mash eggs when making egg salad. * Use to mix up items in a round pot or bowl. * Make designs on peanut-butter cookies. * Crush up fruit to make jams and jellies. -- Heloise
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, April 7, 2014: This year you will have plenty of opportunities to deal with your anger. You will learn to turn this uncomfortable feeling into a positive one for you and those around you. Your willingness to look within yourself will be important. If you are single, you could be passionately drawn to a Libra. The fireworks will be incredible, but the fighting also could be intense. Ask yourself if you really want a relationship like this. If you are attached, you could be forging a new path where both you and your sweetie express your deeper feelings. Rather than judge your partner, learn to empathize and understand where he or she is coming from. CANCER can drag you down. 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) HHHH You could find others to be demanding. Know that you can’t make everyone happy all the time. A loved one or associate will let you know this fact in no uncertain terms. Explaining can only go so far with someone who does not want to listen. Tonight: Play it low-key. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Keep communication flowing. You might want to consider what is said without personalizing the comment. You could feel as if you have no say with a volatile person in your life. It might be good to go to the gym to work out some stress. Tonight: Visit with a friend. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Be open to a different method of handling your finances. You might get some important tips that could help you in the future. Be more forthright in your dealings with others. A loved one could cause some problems. Tonight: Buy a treat on the way home. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be facing a problem you don’t want to deal with, but you will have little choice. You might not be sure what to say. Honor a change with a friend or loved one. You could find some of this person’s views challenging at best. Tonight: Do what makes you happy. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HH You might be walking right into a hornet’s nest without even realizing it. You could have very little to do with the situation, yet you could be the one being blamed. Listen to your instincts. Use care with flaring tempers. Tonight: Cocoon at home if possible. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Emphasize the positives, even if all you are hearing are the negatives. The more you detach from this situation, the better your choices will be. Honor a need for a change, but know that you don’t have to act just yet. Tonight: Escape the tension around you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might want to try a new approach or find a different way of handling a problem. Clearly you do not have all the answers. Still, you must take a bigger role in what is going on. Be sensitive to a boss who could be off-kilter. Tonight: Vanish quickly. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Detach from any volatile situation. You might be angrier than you realize. Express your side of a disagreement by saying what you want. A friend could be very difficult to deal with. Don’t be petty. Tonight: Answer emails, then see what you feel like doing. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Your creativity will be pushed to the max when dealing with a changeable situation. The issue could involve a friend or loved one. You will need to renegotiate what was previously thought to be written in stone. Tonight: With a favorite person. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You defer to others easily and probably too quickly. Honor a change within yourself, and keep in mind that a situation could get better with time. You seem to be less attached to a personal matter than you realize. Let go and relax. Tonight: Join friends. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Try to stay away from controversy. Buckle down and get your work done. Others might share a lot of their feelings. Detach and gain a new perspective. It is important for you to stay neutral. Tonight: Jump on your computer and surf the Web. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Your imagination and cre-
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ativity will take you to a new level. A partner suddenly might be very short and irritable. Be smart and walk away from an argument. Understand that a money matter needs to be handled. Realize what you want here. Tonight: Add some caring.
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Notice is hereby given that the following Public Hearings will be held at 7:00 P.M. in City Council 2014 MISC. 482482 Chambers, Municipal Building, 59 Court Street, Westfield, MA: ORDER OF NOTICE
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ORDER OF NOTICE To: Craig M. Heacock and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et seq.: Santander Bank, N.A. f/k/a Sovereign Bank, N.A. f/k/a Sovereign Bank claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in WESTFIELD, numbered 130 LONG POND RD, given by Doreen L. Heacock and Craig M. Heacock to Sovereign Bank, N.A. f/k/a Sovereign Bank, dated March 13, 2008, and recorded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 17201, Page 593 has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status.
To: Julie M. Emken, Jeffrey A. Emken and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et seq.: Green Tree Servicing LLC claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Westfield, numbered 32 Denise Drive, given by Julie M. Emken and Jeffrey A. Emken to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated May 5, 2003, and recorded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 13260, Page 337 has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s / Defendants’ Servicemembers status.
If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the UnitedStates of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil ReliefAct. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before May 12, 2014 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act.
If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the UnitedStates of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil ReliefAct. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before May 12, 2014 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act.
Witness, JUDITH C. CUTWitness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of this Court LER, Chief Justice of this Court on March 26, 2014. on March 25, 2014. Attest:
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The Westfield Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing on April 15, 2014, at 7:00 P.M. in City Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 59 Court Street, Westfield, MA on a Definitive Subdivision Plan and a Stormwater Management Permit application submitted by Bent Tree Development, LLC for “Bent Tree Estates” in order to create 10 residential lots located on the easterly side of Montgomery Road, approximately across from St. Pierre’s Lane. The property is known as Map 48R-30 and contains 28.1 acres. The application is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the Planning Department and at: www.cityofwestfield.org.
To consider a petition of the City Council to amend the Zoning Ordinance, Section 3-130.4 (17), for the purposes of eliminating a prohibition on the manufacture of plastic products in the Industrial A district. The proposed amendment is available for public inspection during regular business hours at the City 0130 Auto For Sale Clerk’s Office and Planning Dept., 59 Court St., Westfield, $ CASH PAID $ FOR UNMA and at: WANTED & JUNK VEHICLES. Also buying repairable vehicles. www.cityofwestfield.org Call Joe for more details (413)977-9168.
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DAVE DAVIDSON BATHROOM & KITCHEN REMODELING. “GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME” Complete Bath Renovations. Mass. License #072233, Mass. Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568. Now serving CT. Insured. Flooring/Floor Sanding Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. (413)569-9973. A RON JOHNSON’S FLOOR SANDwww.davedavidsonremodeling.com
JOSEPH’S HANDYMAN COMPANY. Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, doors, windows, decks, stairs, interior/exterior painting, plumbing. Small jobs ok. All types of professional work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)364-7038.
decks and gutters. Call for free quote. Extensive references, fully licensed & insured in MA. & CT. www.delreohomeimprovement.com Call Gary Delcamp (413)569-3733.
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scrap metal removal. Seasoned Firewood. (413)569-1611, (413)374-5377.
A.R.A. JUNK REMOVAL SERVICE. Furniture, trash, appliances. Full house cleanouts, basements, attics, yards. Furnace and hot water heater removal. 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE. Free estimate on phone. Senior discount. Call Pete (413)433-0356. www.arajunkremoval.com.
Home & Office Cleaning CLEANING SERVICE. VERY REASONABLE - 8 years experience. We can help you keep your house in perfect condition. Satisfaction guaranteed. Free estimates. Excellent references. Call (413)455-9633.
Landscaping/Lawn Care S.E. LANDSCAPING. Lawn mowing, mulch, spring cleanups, gutter cleaning, pressure washing. Call (413)977-1105.
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ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING. All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump House Painting pumps and french drain systems inDELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for stalled. Foundations pointed and all your exterior home improvement ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERV- stuccoed. Free estimates. (413)569needs. Roofing, siding, windows, ICES-20 Years serving the Westfield 1611. (413)374-5377.
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.
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R.J. FENNYERY HOME IMPROVEMENT'S. Professional roofing & siding contractor. All types of home repairs. Expert emergency leak repair. Reasonable rates. MA Lic. #CS066849. MA Reg. #149909. Call Bob (413)736-0276. RJFennyery. com
BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING REMODELING.Kitchens, additions, Home Maintenance decks, rec rooms, more. Prompt, reliable service, free estimates. Mass HANDYMAN/CARPENTER. All home Registered #106263, licensed & in- repairs: Honey to do list, bathroom reJIM FERRIS ELECTRIC. Senior dis- sured. Call Bruno, (413)562-9561. modeling, tile work, sheetrock repairs,
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NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Professional, reliable service. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Certified Welding. Insured. Call (413)531-2768 At SANTA FE PAINTING CO. We're Nick7419@comcast.net your color specialists! Brighten up your home for Spring! Get all your Roofing interior painting needs done now. ONE STOP SHOPPING for all your We paint and stain log homes. Call ROOFING needs! POWER WASH(413)230-8141. ING/CLEANING revitalizing your roof,
A NEW LOOK FOR 2014. Let Home Decor help. Interior painting and wallpapering, specializing in faux finishes. Servicing the area over 12 years. Call PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUCTION. Kendra now for a free estimate and All your carpentry needs. (413)386- decorating advice. (413)564-0223, 4606. Did your windows fail with the (413)626-8880. cold weather? Don't wait another year! Call Paul for replacement windows. KELSO FAMILY PAINTING. Filling Many new features available. Windows summer schedule for exterior painting, are built in CT. All windows installed by interior painting anytime. Call Kyle Paul, owner of Paul Maynard Con- (413)667-3395. struction. My name is on my work.
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count. No job too small! Insured, free estimates. 40 years experience. C&N CARPENTRY. Suspended ceilLic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682. ings, home improvements and remodeling. Licensed and insured. Call (413)262-9314.
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removing ugly black stains, mold and moss, we’ll make it look like new plus prolong the life of your roof. We do emergency repairs, new construction, complete tear off, ice and water protection barrier systems, skylight repairs. Snow & ice removal. FREE gutter cleaning with any roof repair or roof job. 10% senior discount. Free estimates. MA. Lic. #170091. Call (413)977-5701
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PLUMLEY LANDSCAPE, INC. Call us today for all your landscape needs. Landscape design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, and complete winterization. No job too small. 35 years yard renovations. Drainage problems, profressional experience. (413)519- stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat 3251. service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including getting rid of that unwanted pool. (413)862-4749.
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