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Gateway school budget fails By AMY PORTER Correspondent CHESTER – At a special town meeting on Saturday, the Gateway Regional School District Budget Version 2 was defeated by a majority voice count. Since the budget failed to pass four towns, it now goes back to the School Committee, who will be tasked with voting on another budget within 30 days to send to the towns. If four towns fail to pass a new budget by Dec. 1, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) will set the budget for FY18, which began on
July 1. Chester’s over-minimum contribution to Gateway, the portion of the budget which was defeated on Saturday, was $407,286. Their overall assessment for Gateway of approximately $1.5 million had increased by $14,400 in Version 1, and decreased by $6,500 in Version 2. The savings were offset by an increase in the minimum contribution set by the state of $2,241, which was voted and passed at the special town meeting. The over-minimum contribution is the only portion of the Gateway budget that the towns can legally reject.
New noise mitigation map for Barnes Regional Airport being discussed By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering the use of a new Noise Exposure Map (NEM) as part of the noise mitigation program that is ongoing around Barnes Regional Airport, according to Jane Verbeck of Wyle Acoustical Engineering. The FAA requested the use of two computer modeling programs to potentially model the See Noise, Page 3
During the discussion at the meeting, a parent asked what the tax impact would be on the town if they were to pass the over-minimum contribution. The parent was told, after a brief discussion by the Board of Selectmen, that the increase would be 20 to 25 cents per thousand dollars. “We’re arguing about a quarter on our kids’ future?” responded that parent. For Chester, it was not so much about how much the town was being assessed this year. “It’s not the financial impact See Gateway Budget Fails, Page 8
Update: Fall candidates set Westfield was a stop on a national “Listening Tour” of parents and businesses last week. (Photo by Kate Phelon)
Westfield stop on national ‘Listening Tour’ By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – On Thursday, the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce sponsored a meeting of parents and businesses about preparing students for the workforce. The meeting was part of a “Listening Tour” series being conducted by the Committee for Economic Development (www.ced.org), a non-profit, nonpartisan, business-led, public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. CED was awarded a new education grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York foundation for a project to conduct the series across the country, and engage business leaders with parents to share firsthand information about workplace demands for high school graduates. The organization was looking for a community in Massachusetts, and Westfield was
The control tower and a plane hangar at Barnes. (Photo by Dan Desrochers)
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Stanley Park hosting events to thank former employees By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent WESTFIELD – This coming Wednesday will mark the 68th Anniversary of the opening of Stanley Park. In order to commemorate the years of hard work, Stanley Park will be hosting a Founders Day luncheon for the entire staff. The Stanley Park staff members will gather together for lunch on Wednesday and take a short pause to reflect and thank the past employees of Stanley Home Products who helped start Stanley Park. Frank Beveridge started Stanley
Chester School Committee member Shirley Winer speaks with Selectmen Rene Senecal and Barbara Huntoon following the meeting. (Photo by Amy Porter)
Home Products in 1931, and then later established Stanley Park in 1949, consisting of 25 acres at the time. Stanley Park now totals over 300 acres of trails, woods, picnic areas, recreational facilities, and gardens. Stanley Park remains a private park that is open to the public and operates on donations from the public. “What we try to do is pay respect for everyone who worked for Stanley Home and Products back then,” said Bob McKean, the Stanley Park Managing Director. Just a few days later, another event is taking place at Stanley Park to show
appreciation for the Stanley Home Product employees who created it all. On August 19, Stanley Park will host the 7th Annual Stanley Home Products Reunion. Past employees and current Stanley Park workers will have lunch together. According to McKean, around 75 former employees are expected to attend. “That’s something that we pay honor to all of them,” said McKean. “I want to pay respect to the people that helped get us to where we are.” If anyone wants further information about the upcoming events at Stanley Park, call the office at 413-568-9312.
WESTFIELD – In an update to our story on Saturday of the candidate list for the Westfield fall elections, there was information from the City Clerk’s office that was overlooked about candidates that have chosen to remove their names from the ballot although they had the requisite signature verifications. Daniel D. Call of Granville Road removed his name for consideration of Ward 4 Councilor leaving Bernard W. Fitzgerald-Rosenblum of St. James Avenue, Dawn Thomas of Loomis Ridge and Michael Burns of Kylie Lane as the candidates who will square off in the City’s only preliminary election on September 26 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Ward 3, Alexandra N. Herbert-Sutter of Western Avenue removed her name for consideration leaving incumbent Andrew Surprise of Bates Street and Robert Atkocaitis of Birch Terrace as the only two vying for representation in this Ward. HERE IS THE COMPLETE LIST OF CANDIDATES: Mayor: Brian Sullivan of Sherwood Avenue, incumbent City Council Ward 1: Mary Ann Babinski of Rogers Avenue, incumbent City Council Ward 2: Ralph J. Figy of Brookline Avenue, incumbent City Council Ward 3: Incumbent Andrew Surprise of Bates Street and Robert Atkocaitis of Birch Terrace City Council Ward 4: Bernard W. Fitzgerald-Rosenblum of St. James Avenue, Dawn Thomas of Loomis Ridge and Michael Burns of Kylie Lane City Council Ward 5: Incumbent Robert A. Paul, Sr., of Camelot Lane, and Leslie D. LeFebvre of Rambling Drive City Council Ward 6: William J. Onyski of Hillcrest Circle, incumbent City Council At Large: Incumbents – Dan Allie of Union Street, Brent B. Bean II of Ridgecrest Drive, John J. Beltrandi III of Jeanne Marie Drive, Steve C. Dondley of Kane Brothers Circle, Dave A. Flaherty of Marla Circle, Cindy C. Harris of South Maple Street and Matthew Van Heynigen of Belden Drive. Challengers – Frank L. Bush of Thomas Street, Jeffrey J. Chagnon of Ridgecrest Drive, Matt Emmershy of Fowler Street, Muneeb “Moon” Mahmood of Union Street, Nicholas J. Morganelli, Jr. of Prospect Street and Gary D. Wolfe of Taylor Avenue Municipal Light Board: Ward 1 has Kevin M. Kelleher, Sr., of Prospect Street Extension; Ward 2 is Ray Rivera of Mechanic Street; Ward 3 is Jane C. Wensley of Lathrop Avenue; Ward 4 is Francis L. Liptak of City View Boulevard; Ward 5 is Thomas P. Flaherty, Sr., of Wild Flower Circle and Ward 6 Robert C. Sacco of Devon Terrace Westfield Athenaeum Trustee: Incumbent Jayne M. Mulligan of Granville Road and Jason Phillips of Meadowbrook Lane ——— The Westfield News, in collaboration with the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce, will once again host candidate forums this October. Candidate forums will be held for the contested seats of City Council At Large, Ward 3, Ward 4 and Ward 5. Dates and times will be announced soon.
Wife running in support of husband; a brain injury survivor By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – On August 20, 10 members of the BIA-MA (Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts) will be running in the 45th Annual New Balance Falmouth Road Race in Woods Hole on Cape Cod. The BIA-MA is the first and oldest organization in the state that offers the support and resources to brain injury survivors as well as their families. The BIA-MA also includes prevention programs, educational training and legislative advocacy. One of those running in the race is Southwick native Dawn LeBorgne. An avid runner, LeBorgne is participating in the event for her husband Matthew LeBorgne, who suffered a traumatic brain injury from a motorcycle accident on
August 18, 2014. LeBorgne was riding his motorcycle in Chicopee when he lost control of the bike and as a result spent 15 days in a coma. Less than two months after the accident, in October 2014, while LeBorgne was residing at Spaulding Rehab in Charlestown, Mass., his family received a packet from the BIA-MA. Dawn began going to the BIA-MA support groups and finding out more information about what the organization offers. Dawn LeBorgne is also a part of the Walk and Roll Event that BIA-MA has which enables she and her husband to continue to build a strong relationship with the BIA-MA. “’It’s a great organization, they really provide not just a lot of education, but a lot of support,” said LeBorgne. “A lot of people don’t know about
brain injuries, it can be such an invisible injury, he (Matthew) suffers every day and there are so many people like him.” After finding out in May that she had been one of the 10 members selected to run in the Falmouth Road Race for BIA-MA, LeBorgne was told that she had a major commitment to make; having to raise $900 prior to the race on August 20. If $900 isn’t raised by then, LeBorgne won’t be able to participate in the race. But, LeBorgne decided that she wasn’t going to keep the target number at $900, rather continuing to increase that dollar amount. She set her goal at $1,000 and that number was quickly reached so her goal climbed to $2,000, which has been accomplished, and now the current goal is to raise See Survivor, Page 8
Dawn is seen with her husband Matt and their children. Dawn is set to run in the 45th Annual Falmouth Road Race for the BIAMA. (Photo courtesy of Dawn LeBorgne)
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Car show at Food Fest WESTFIELD – Automobile aficionados will be able to feast their eyes – as well as their taste buds – at the third annual Rotary Food Fest which will be staged on the weekend of Aug. 25-26 in downtown Westfield. For the first time, the Food Fest will include a car show which will bring as many as 50 vintage and customized cars to Elm Street which will be closed to vehicular traffic from School Street to Franklin Street for the event. Visitors to the Food Fest will be able to get an up-close and personal looks at stunning examples of the cars of yesterday and today as the owners of the cars show off their treasures and compete for prizes. The car show is a new addition to the Food Fest (now in it’s third year) sponsored by the Rotary Club of Westfield. The free two day event will begin on Friday at 5 p.m. and close for the night at 10 p.m. The street festival will resume on Saturday at noon and will will feature food and drink from local restaurants and food trucks as well as entertainment from local musicians. Rotarian Jennifer Gruszka, a co-chair of this year’s festival, said the goal of the event is “to showcase local businesses as well as
the downtown area.” The Westfield Rotarians will be selling beer and wine to adults at the festival which will enjoy live coverage from local FM radio station WSKB. Gruszka said that proceeds from the event will be returned to the community by the club in the form of grants for service projects which promote Rotary’s areas of focus. As space to display cars is limited on Elm Street only the first 50 registrants will be able to participate in the car show. The site will open to participants at 11 a.m. and all cars must be in place when the Food Fest resumes at noon. The car show will continue until 3 p.m. although the Food Fest will not end until 10 p.m. Car owners who wish to participate or learn more about the car show are encouraged to send an email to foodfestcars@gmail. com. The advance registration fee for the car show will be $10 while registration on the day of the event (as space is available) will be $15. For sponsorship opportunities or to become a vendor at the Food Fest, please contact Gruszka at jennifergruszka45@gmail.com or visit the club’s website, westfieldrotary.org.
Gary W. and Alicia J. Belanger renew vows On Saturday, a celebration took place at St. Peter and St. Casimir Parish. At the four o'clock Mass, Gary W. and Alicia J. Belanger of Westfield renewed their wedding vows having been married fifty years. With a full Church of family, friends, and church goers, Fr. William H. Wallis administered the renewal of vows ceremony. After the Mass, a get together with many family and friends enjoyed an evening of celebration. Above, Alicia Belanger, Father William H. Wallis and Gary Belanger. (Photo by Don Wielgus)
City Councilor Mary Ann Babinski - Ward 1 Office Hours WESTFIELD — On Monday, August 21, 2017, Councilor Babinski will hold office hours from 11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. in the Barnes Regional Airport Conference Room located at 100 Airport Road. Ward residents are encouraged to stop by to share their concerns, ask questions and give feedback regarding ward and city issues. Your voice matters! Contact: m.babinski@cityofwestfield.org or 413-568-8562
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Connecticut to honor aviator reputed to fly before Wrights BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials who say a hometown aviator beat the Wright brothers in being the first in flight by two years are honoring him in a ceremony. A Bridgeport ceremony is scheduled Monday to recognize Gustave Whitehead and the 116th anniversary of what state officials have called the “first manned, controlled flight of a powered, heavierthan-air aircraft.” A replica of Whitehead’s aircraft will be displayed. Connecticut officials say the Germanborn Whitehead, who lived in Bridgeport and Fairfield, took off from Fairfield on Aug. 14, 1901, and flew about a half mile at a height of about 50 feet (15 meters). The Wright brothers’ flight was in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Officials in North Carolina and the Wright brothers’ home state of Ohio dispute the claims about Whitehead.
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Aug. 14, the 226th day of 2017. There are 139 days left in the year.
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n August 14, 1947, Pakistan became independent of British rule.
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In 1848, the Oregon Territory was created. In 1900, international forces, including U.S. Marines, entered Beijing to put down the Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at purging China of foreign influence. In 1917, China declared war on Germany and Austria during World War I. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. In 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II. In 1951, newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, 88, died in Beverly Hills, California. In 1967, folk singer Joan Baez performed a free concert on the grounds of the Washington Monument a day after she’d been denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution because of her opposition to U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. In 1969, British troops went to Northern Ireland to intervene in sectarian violence between Protestants and Roman Catholics. In 1973, U.S. bombing of Cambodia came to a halt.
In 1980, workers went on strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk (guh-DANSK’), Poland, in a job action that resulted in creation of the Solidarity labor movement. Actressmodel Dorothy Stratten, 20, was shot to death by her estranged husband and manager, Paul Snider, who then killed himself. In 1992, the White House announced that the Pentagon would begin emergency airlifts of food to Somalia to alleviate mass deaths by starvation. Federal judge John J. Sirica, who had presided over the Watergate trials, died in Washington at age 88. In 1997, an unrepentant Timothy McVeigh was formally sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing.
TEN YEARS AGO: Teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan transformed the space shuttle Endeavour and space station into a classroom for her first educational session from orbit, fulfilling the legacy of Christa McAuliffe, who died in the Challenger disaster in 1986.
FIVE YEARS AGO: Vice President Joe Biden sparked a campaign commotion, telling an audience in southern Virginia that included hundreds of black voters that Republican Mitt Romney wanted to put them “back in chains” by deregulating Wall Street. (Biden later mocked Republican criticism over the remark while conceding he’d meant to use different words.) Ron Palillo, the actor best known as the nerdy high school student Arnold Horshack on the 1970s sitcom “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, at age 63.
ONE YEAR AGO: At the Rio Olympics, U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte and three teammates reported being robbed at gunpoint; police later said the men were not robbed, and instead vandalized a gas station bathroom. (Lochte was charged with filing a false robbery report, but a Brazilian court dismissed the case.) Usain Bolt of Jamaica became the first person to win three straight Olympic 100-meter titles, blowing down the straightaway in 9.81 seconds. Actor Fyvush Finkel, 93, died in New York City.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Broadway lyricist Lee Adams (“Bye Bye Birdie”) is 93. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Russell Baker is 92. College Football Hall of Famer John Brodie is 82. Singer Dash Crofts is 79. Rock singer David Crosby is 76. Country singer Connie Smith is 76. Comedian-actor Steve Martin is 72. Movie director Wim Wenders is 72. Actor Antonio Fargas is 71. Singer-musician Larry Graham is 71. Actress Susan Saint James is 71. Actor David Schramm is 71. Author Danielle Steel is 70. Rock singer-musician Terry Adams (NRBQ) is 69. “Far Side” cartoonist Gary Larson is 67. Actor Carl Lumbly is 66. Olympic gold medal swimmer Debbie Meyer is 65. Actress Jackee Harry is 61. Actress Marcia Gay Harden is 58. Basketball Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson is 58. Singer Sarah Brightman is 57. Actress Susan Olsen is 56. Actress-turned-fashion/interior designer Cristi Conaway is 53. Rock musician Keith Howland (Chicago) is 53. Actress Halle Berry is 51. Actor Ben Bass is 49. Actress Catherine Bell is 49. Country musician Cody McCarver (Confederate Railroad) is 49. Rock musician Kevin Cadogan is 47. Actor Scott Michael Campbell is 46. Actress Lalanya Masters is 45. Actor Christopher Gorham is 43. Actress Mila Kunis is 34. Actor Lamorne Morris is 34. TV personality Spencer Pratt is 34. NFL quarterback-turned-baseball player Tim Tebow is 30.
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS MONDAY, AUGUST 14
GRANVILLE Selectboard at 7:30 pm
SOUTHWICK Board of Appeals Public Hearing - 15 North Pond Rd at 7:30 pm
BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm
CHESTER Selectmen’s Meeting at 6 pm Board of Health at 6 pm
WESTFIELD License Commission meeting is cancelled. Park & Rec at 7:30 pm
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Planning Board at 7AUGUST pm TUESDAY, 15
HUNTINGTON Veterans’ Agent at 2:30 pm
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16
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Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Historical Commission Meeting at 7 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm
CHESTER Municipal Electric Light Meeting at 7 pm
WESTFIELD Off-Street Parking Commission at 6 pm
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17
BLANDFORD Library Trustees Meeting at 7:30 pm MONDAY, AUGUST 14
BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm
TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm Planning Board at 7 pm
WESTFIELD Historical Commission at 7 pm
1 person missing, 1 charged after watercraft crash on river CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl is missing and a man is facing charges after a late-night collision involving two personal watercraft on the Merrimack River in Chelmsford. Police Chief James Spinney says officers responded to the river at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday and learned that the two craft had collided, knocking the girl who had been a passenger on one of them into the water. Police say 32-year-old Douglas Dematos, of Lowell, was charged with several offenses including operating the craft while drunk. He was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries ad will be arraigned upon his release. It could not be determined if he has a lawyer. Crews searched for the girl until about 3 a.m. Monday, and then resumed searching at 7 a.m. The cause remains under investigation.
Skydiver rescued after spending hours stuck in tree DUNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) — A skydiver who was blown off course in Massachusetts has been rescued after spending hours stuck about 70 feet (21 meters) up in a tree. Dunstable police said late Sunday that the man had been removed from the tree more than two hours after rescue teams were first dispatched. Don Mayer, the airport manager at Pepperell Skydiving Center, tells WBZ-TV the man is an experienced diver who missed the landing area. Mayer says the man was embarrassed, but not seriously hurt. He says there were five other people who jumped from the same plane.
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noise exposure map (NEP) with a civilian model and a military model, which the latter was the basis of for the existing NEM, according to Verbeck. Verbeck informed the Westfield Airport Commission about the potential change last week. According to Verbeck, the FAA is hoping that the use of the new second model will not cause a big change, but that it is uncertain what its impact will be currently. “No way of knowing if there will be a big change or not,” she said. “It could mean we add homes or we drop homes.” The current NEM was created through a military modeling program called Noise Map, Verbeck said. Now, the new civilian program the FAA wants to be incorporated is called Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT), according to Verbeck. From the FAA website on the AEDT product: “AEDT is a software system that models aircraft performance in space and time to estimate fuel consumption, emissions, noise, and air quality consequences.” According to Verbeck, the AEDT was scheduled to replace the previous modeling after May 2015 but the new NEM for Barnes was underway during that time-frame. “It is safe to say the FAA now has a new noise model that was not in effect when the last noise exposure map began,” she said. Verbeck said during the meeting that funding for the potential new modeling would come from already-existing grant funding being used for the Noise Compatibility Program that Wyle is overseeing, which means no additional cost to the city. However, it could mean lesser homes are bought initially. “Instead of buying seven homes with this grant we will buy a lower amount, depending,” she said. Verbeck said that the FAA has suggested this change so that all airports utilize the same program. “They just want every airport to use the same program,” she said. Verbeck added that Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee and Burlington International Airport in Burlington, Vermont, which are both also going through noise compatibility programs, are also expected to go through the same change.
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recommended because of the Westfield Education 2 Business Alliance (WE2BA), a partnership between the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce and Westfield Public Schools which has been meeting regularly for the past year. At the meeting, CED facilitator Lori Meyer broke out the group into four sections; two tables of five parents (10 total) and two tables of five businesses (10 businesses). She then engaged each group with issues concerning parents and businesses with regards to their needs and expectations from their perspective concerning students being ready for the workforce. “The facilitator noticed there was no finger pointing between parents and businesses blaming the educational system or each other. She recognized that the two groups, parents and business plus the schools all play a significant role in preparing children of all ages for the workplace,” wrote Kate Phelon, executive director of the Westfield Chamber. “Lori also recognized a strong sense of community within the group and not everyone knew each other!” added Phelon. Each group shared their goals and expectations of what they wanted to see achieved. Some of the suggestions included more life skills for students; with parents, teachers and businesses all playing a role. Parents wanted more opportunities for internships, co-ops, mentoring, and job shadowing, as well as more information about careers at an earlier age, and a better connection of opportunities from the business community. Business said they are looking for students who can interact socially and verbally; who are able to write and think critically (solve problems), and be on time. CED plans to document and summarize the conversations from the Listening Tour series. The project goal is to develop a report with recommendations to increase the effectiveness of business engagement in education, as well as to build demand from parents for the information and supports needed to ensure future student and regional economic success. The key lessons learned will be disseminated to participants, CED and TCB business leader networks, national parent organizations, and through social media channels next spring. The project will contribute to Carnegie’s Public Understanding Program initiative focused on K-12 education. Phelon said the event was hosted by Mestek and catered by Skyline Trading Company. Each parent participant received a $25 gift card from Blue Umbrella Books.
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WHS Freshman Orientation WESTFIELD — Westfield High School, invites all incoming freshman, new and transfer students and their parents/guardians to attend Freshman/Parent Orientation on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. This will be an opportunity to get acquainted with the school and programs that are offered at Westfield High School.
Police try out new database for documenting opioid overdoses PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts are testing a new database for documenting opioid overdoses they hope will help departments share information in real time and get people into treatment. The database was developed by criminal justice experts Sean Varano at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island, and Pam Kelley with Kelley Research Associates in Massachusetts. It's an innovative approach, Varano said, because agencies typically rely on older public health data about fatal overdoses and don't know the prevalence of nonfatal overdoses and because it gives them a quick way to communicate about that data. "This is really a death prevention project," Varano said. "That sounds like hyperbole, but when someone overdoses today and they're not in treatment, their chances of dying in the next month are exponentially greater. So how do we understand that and play a role so they don't die?" It works like this: When a department is called to an overdose, it's recorded in the system. The system then alerts the department to do a follow-up outreach visit. If the victim is from a neighboring community, that police department is notified. The 27 police departments in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, are using it. They have all agreed that within 24 hours of a nonfatal overdose, a non-uniformed officer and recovery coach will go to the person's house to discuss treatment and offer resources to their family. "We know people suffering from the crisis don't just overdose in their town," said East Bridgewater Police Chief Scott Allen. "And if we're not sharing that information in real time, we're missing opportunities to get people into treatment." Given the skyrocketing number of overdoses, Allen said the departments had no choice but to figure out what they could do to help people. He stressed that the visits serve to offer people access to treatment and services they may not know about, and they won't be prosecuted for possession because of the state's Good Samaritan law. More than 1,000 people have overdosed in the county so far this year, Allen added. He said he's looking at the data for increases because that could indicate that more people are using fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid. Allen is also speaking with police departments in other parts of the country interested in the new database. Allen and Plymouth Police Chief Michael Botieri brought police chiefs together to implement the system in their county. President Donald Trump said last week that he will officially declare the opioid crisis a "national emergency," and he pledged to ramp up government efforts to combat the epidemic. More than 33,000 people died from drug overdoses involving opioids nationwide in 2015, and preliminary data for the first three quarters of 2016 indicate that the drug overdose death rate is still increasing, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
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DeVos undeterred by critics even as agenda remains stalled By MARIA DANILOVA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Among the paintings and photographs that decorate Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' sunlit, spacious office is the framed roll call from her Senate confirmation. It's a stark reminder of the bruising process that spurred angry protests, some ridicule and required the vice president's tie-breaking "yes" vote. Six months on the job, DeVos is no less divisive. Critics see her as hostile to public education and indifferent to civil rights, citing her impassioned push for school choice and her signing off on the repeal of some protections for LGBT students. Conservatives wish she had been less polarizing and more effective in promoting her agenda, noting that the department's budget requests are stalled in Congress and no tangible school choice plan has emerged. DeVos is undeterred. "We have seen decades of top-down mandated approaches that protect a system at the expense of individual students," DeVos told The Associated Press. "I am for individual students. I want each of them to have an opportunity to go to a school that works for them." In her first comprehensive sit-down interview with a national media outlet since taking office, DeVos touched on some of the most pressing issues in K-12 and higher education. She said Washington has a role to "set a tone" and encourage states to adopt choice programs without enacting "a big new federal program that's going to require a lot of administration." At the same time, she confirmed that a federal taxcredit voucher program was under consideration as part of a tax overhaul. "It's certainly part of our discussion," DeVos said. DeVos, 59, appeared confident, but reserved during the 30-minute interview last week in her office, where photographs of her children and grandchildren and drawings and letters from young students are prominent. Large windows overlook the Capitol. Across the street, visitors lined up outside the National Air and Space Museum, which DeVos toured this year with Ivanka Trump to promote science and engineering among girls. DeVos defended her decision to rewrite Obama-era rules intended to protect students against being deceived by vocational nondegree programs, saying that "the last administration really stepped much more heavily into areas that it should not." Liberals accuse DeVos of looking out for the interests of for-profit schools, and they point to Trump University, the president's for-profit school that was sued for fraud. Supporters say the Obama regulations unfairly targeted for-profits and failed to track students' long-term careers. The decision by the departments of Education and Justice to roll back rules allowing transgender students to use school restrooms of their choice enraged civil rights advocates, who said already vulnerable children could face even more harassment and bullying. Conservatives saw DeVos fulfilling a promise to return control over education issues to states, cities, school districts and parents. "We really believe that states are the best laboratories of democracy on many fronts," DeVos said. On the issue of school choice, DeVos was resolute. Another major flashpoint: charter schools, which are publicly funded See DeVos, Page 5
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Trump shows atypical caution after Charlottesville By JULIE PACE AP Washington Bureau Chief WASHINGTON (AP) — Why doesn't President Donald Trump just unequivocally condemn white supremacists? It's a jarring question to ask about an American president. But it's also one made unavoidable by Trump's delayed, blame-both-sides response to the violence that erupted Saturday when neoNazis, skinheads and members of the Ku Klux Klan protested in Charlottesville, Virginia.
An AP News Analysis Trump has faced such a moment before — one that would have certainly drawn swift, almost predictable condemnations from his recent predecessors, regardless of party. As a candidate and now as president, when racial tensions flared or fringe groups rallied around his message, Trump has shown uncharacteristic caution and a reluctance to distance himself from the hate. At times, his approach has seemingly inflamed racial tensions in a deeply divided country while emboldening groups long in the shadows. On Saturday, as Trump read slowly through a statement about the clashes that left dozens injured and one woman dead, he condemned hatred, bigotry and violence "on many sides." The president was silent when journalists asked whether he rejected the support of nationalist groups. That silence was cheered by the white supremacist website Daily Stormer: "When asked to condemn, he just walked out of the room. Really, really good. God bless him." Trump denies that he's racist or sympathetic to such groups. Son-in-law Jared Kushner, the grandson of Holocaust survivors, and daughter Ivanka, who converted to Judaism, are among those who have defended the president against
those charges. Still, he has a history of engaging in high-profile, racially fraught battles. Early in his career as a developer, Trump fought charges of bias against blacks seeking to rent at his familyowned apartment complexes. He long promoted the lie that the nation's first black president, Barack Obama, was not born in the United States. As a candidate, he proposed temporarily banning Muslims from the United States. He retweeted a post from accounts that appeared to have ties to white nationalist groups. And he was slow to reject the endorsement of former KKK leader David Duke. Some of the president's friends and advisers have argued that Trump is simply refusing to bend to liberals' desire for political correctness. A boastful, proudly disruptive politician, Trump often has been rewarded for saying impolite and impolitic things. Some supporters cheered him for being someone who said what they could not. Democrats frequently assert that Trump sees a political advantage in courting the support of the far right. Indeed, he has benefited politically from the backing of media outlets such as Breitbart or InfoWars. They have consistently promoted Trump and torn down his opponents, sometimes with biased or inaccurate reports. Charlottesville's mayor, Democrat Mike Signer, said Sunday that Trump made a choice during his campaign to "go right to the gutter, to play on our worst prejudices." "I think you are seeing a direct line from what happened here this weekend to those choices," Signer said on CBS' "Face the Nation." White House senior adviser Steve Bannon ran Breitbart before joining Trump's campaign, and several of the president's other aides believe Bannon
continues to have influence over the website. In "Devil's Bargain," a new book about his role in the Trump campaign, Bannon is quoted as saying that attempts by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to tie Trump to the alt-right and nationalists did not move voters. "We polled the race stuff and it doesn't matter," Bannon said, according to the book. But there is no reliable public polling on the scope of Trump's support among those with white nationalist leanings or the percentage of the electorate they comprise. The reaction from Republicans following Trump's statement Saturday suggests there may be greater political risks for the president in aligning himself with bigoted groups. "The president needs to step up today and say what it is," said Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., who was one of several GOP lawmakers urging Trump to be more strident in calling out the nationalists and neo-Nazis that gathered in Charlottesville. Gardner said plainly: "It's evil. It's white nationalism." By Sunday, the White House was scrambling to try to clean up the president's statement. The White House issued a statement saying the president does condemn "white supremacists, KKK, neo-nazi and all extremist groups." The spokeswoman who issued the statement refused to be named. And the president himself remained silent. That left Vice President Mike Pence, traveling in South America, to offer the kind of comment Trump's critics sought from the White House: "We have no tolerance for hate and violence, white supremacists or neo-Nazis or the KKK," he said. "These dangerous fringe groups have no place in American public life and in the American debate, and we condemn them in the strongest possible terms."
Two World Bullies By NORMAN HALLS Contributor We all know what bullying is and probably have been bullied when we were younger or maybe at work. Many times it happens when someone thinks they can get you so aggravated that you quit your job or dropout of an organization, classes or leave a party. Today, we see more bullying by President Trump which is very disturbing to many people. Interviewing a number of people I found; “they do not like President Trump to use his presidency in that matter.” “They also said it makes USA look bad thought the world.” Psychology Today wrote; “Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate or aggressively dominate others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or physical power, which distinguishes bullying from conflict. Behaviors used to assert such domination can include verbal harassment or threat, physical assault or coercion, and such acts may be directed repeatedly towards particular targets. Bullying ranges from one-on-one, individual bullying through to group bullying called mobbing, in which the bully may have one or more “lieutenants” who may seem to be willing to assist the primary bully in his or her bullying activities.” Washington Post, March 18, 2016, Michael Busler wrote: “To intimidate someone is to frighten or threaten that person into doing something he or she does not wish to do. Donald Trump is intimidating almost everyone. Sometimes it is difficult to tell when a person is being intimidated, but sometimes it is easy. Trump has used intimidation to help himself become ‘successful’ in business. For instance, when negotiat-
ing to buy a property, Trump would offer a ridiculously low price. The seller would be offended, and then out of fear of being stuck with too low a price, would respond with a counter-offer above the offer, but well below what the seller would have wanted. By frightening sellers with low offer prices, Trump would get them to do something they would not normally do. That is, severely compromise on the price. The seller was intimidated. Trump is still using that tactic with campaign opponents and the GOP.” Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen “deconstructs” President Donald Trump’s fiery rhetoric on North Korea. “Don’t give Trump too much credit for disrupting international relations. If you never have to grow up, then the entire world’s a playground. This is the case for both President Trump and Kim Jong Un, notable examples of nepotism run amok. They stand on either side of the playground yelling epithets at each other and vowing some awful stuff. We know, of course, who is in the right here, but both leaders need a timeout.” Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday on “Face the Nation” that if North Korea takes a wrong step, the U.S. has the capability to wipe the regime “off the face of the Earth.” “I think the North Koreans understand that if they take the wrong step, it’s the end of the regime, period,” Panetta said. Responding to President Trump’s rhetoric toward North Korea last week, Panetta said that he’s never felt that you can “out-bully a bully by trying to threaten that individual with words.” He said the U.S. must convey a clear strategy of “containment and deterrence” and added that the See Two World Bullies, Page 5
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WESTFIELD – Yvonne R. (Roy) Lapierre, 82, (1935-2017) passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at Baystate Noble Hospital. She was born in Chicopee to the late Lorenzo and Anita (Bienvenue) Roy. She was employed by Chicopee Manufacturing and retired from Digital in 1990. Yvonne was a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Westfield, enjoyed Saturday night card parties, and making puzzles. She was predeceased by her beloved husband of 50 years, Robert Lapierre in 2010, along with her sister, Jeanne Goodreau, and brother, Paul Roy. She is survived by her loving daughter Jeanne Guyott and husband Richard of Westfield, three cherished grandchildren, Nicole Guyott with Robert Beaupre, Jeffrey Guyott with Kristen James, and Audrey Guyott with Preston Hallett, and two great-grandchildren, Matthew and Emma Beaupre. She also leaves her sister, Rita Cerruti and husband Victor, sister-in-law, Geraldine Roy, all of Chicopee, and three brother-in-laws, Richard Lapierre, Paul Kelly and Robert Goodreau, along with many nieces and nephews. Her funeral will be held on Friday at 9:30 AM at Firtion Adams FS, 76 BroadSt., Westfield, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:30AM in St. Mary’s Church, 40 Bartlett St.,Westfield. Burial will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery on Southampton Rd., Westfield. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday from 4-8 PM in the funeral home. Donations in Yvonne’s name may be directed to St. Mary’s Elementary School, 35 Bartlett St., Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com
Major crime and incident report Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 12:02 a.m.: Disturbance and arrest, Arnold Street. Police received a report at a local establishment for a female patron causing a disturbance. Police arrived and found the patron “obviously intoxicated,” according to police, and attempted to take her into protective custody. Police reported that the woman, Carrie A. Pouliot, 39, of Enfield, had allegedly yelled, threatened, spit at and kicked officers. She was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital via Westfield Fire and ambulance personnel, according to the log, and also arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and assault and battery on a police officer. Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017 1:29 a.m.: Motor vehicle violation and arrest, White Street and Meadow Street. Police reported that after checking a random license plate they found that the plate allegedly came back as stolen. The police attempted to stop the vehicle but it fled down White Street to Meadow Street, according to police. The suspect then allegedly fled the vehicle and was reportedly found in bushes. In the vehicle police reportedly found just under a half-ounce of cocaine, packaging, scales and prescription medication. Police arrested Orlando PintoLaboy, 52, and charged with fail to stop for police, receive stolen property -$250, operating motor vehicle with license suspended subsequent offense, unregistered motor vehicle, possession class E drug, possession to distribute cocaine subsequent of offense and on three arrest warrants. 12:37 p.m.: Breaking and entering motor vehicle, Brenda Drive. Police reported that a vehicle was allegedly gone through sometime after 11:30 p.m. the night before. The vehicle was reported unlocked and small items reported taken. 2:22 p.m.: Larceny, Free Street. Police received a report of a tool chest that was allegedly stolen. It was estimated at $260. 2:34 p.m.: Shoplifting and arrest, Walmart Springfield Road. Police reported that they stopped a vehicle after it was reportedly being operated erratically. Police found that there was possible stolen merchandise in the vehicle which police reported was four cases of Monster Energy Drink, with a male passenger in the vehicle being charged with but not arrested for, according to police. Police also found that the driver, Gabrielle Olive Duval, 27, of Feeding Hills, was operating the vehicle after suspension. Duval was arrested and charged with operating motor vehicle with license suspended and shoplifting by asportation. 2:45 p.m.: Accident, Western Avenue and Lloyds Hill Road. Police received a report of a two-motorcycle accident, which later was reported as a one-motorcycle accident. Police requested a tow truck and Westfield Fire ambulance and personnel transported a person to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. 2:54 p.m.: Larceny, Brenda Drive. Police received a report of a vehicle that was reportedly entered and small items, including a wallet, are allegedly missing. The vehicle was reportedly unlocked. 8:20 p.m.: Breaking and entering motor vehicle, Brenda Drive. Police received a report of two vehicles that were reportedly unlocked that were entered overnight. Small concealable items taken, according to police. 8:26 p.m.: Animal complaint, Union Street. Police received a report of a pitbull that reportedly got loose and may have injured a cat after entering through a screen door of an apartment complex. Police reported that the dog was found and it was reportedly friendly when found, and the cat had “blood on it and was scared” but was returned to owner.
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country needs a president who is steady, calm, responsible, “and who recognizes that the most important thing right now is to find a way that we do not get into a war.” Panetta also contradicted current CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s characterization, in a separate interview on “Face the Nation,” of the progress made by North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. Pompeo dismissed reports that the North’s weapons programs had advanced faster than previously expected. “That’s actually not true,” Pompeo said. “It’s not moving faster than policymakers knew.” Beijing (CNN) Chinese President Xi Jinping; “Called for restraint during a phone call Saturday with President Donald Trump, following a dramatic exchange of threats between the US President and North Korea. Xi made clear in the call he was asking both sides to scale down the rhetoric and stressed the importance of diplomacy, China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “At present, relevant parties should exercise restraint and avoid words and actions that would escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula,” Xi said.” The Chinese President has an understanding to bring the tension under control. Associated Press reported Friday, 8-11-17 “People familiar with the contacts say the interactions have done nothing thus far to quell tensions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile advances, which are now fueling fears of military confrontation. But they say the behind-the-scenes discussions could still be a foundation for more serious negotiation, including on North Korea’s nuclear weapons, should President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un put aside the belligerent rhetoric of recent days and endorse a dialogue.” We can only hope that someone in the Trump Administration can tell the President to STOP bullying North Korea. If his rhetoric continues it could harm millions of people. This is not playground bulling or Trump bullying, it’s beyond that.
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On Monday, August 21 Lt. Colonel Tim Matthews will speak to the Westfield Rotary Club about his unit’s mission. Lieutenant Colonel Tim Matthews enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1990 and served for 12 years as an enlisted Marine prior to his commissioning from Officer Candidate School 2002. His key assignments include serving as a Platoon Commander, DASC Company Commander, Operations Officer, and Executive Officer. Lieutenant Colonel Matthews deployed to Iraq in 2004-2005 as Air Support Liaison Team OIC assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7
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and to the Horn of Africa in 2006-2007 as platoon commander assigned to the 6th Provisional Security Company. His recent operational deployments include strategic and operational planning for Northeast Asia, embassy reinforcement/ evacuation Libya, and Joint Special Operations Task Force-Bragg. Lieutenant Colonel Matthews’ awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Joint Service Commendation Medals and three Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals as well as various service and unit awards. He graduated Boston College with a B.A. in
History and an M.Ed in Secondary Education. He is 2012 graduate of the Naval War College in Newport, RI with a M.A. in National Security and Strategic Studies. He is currently an 8th grade U.S. History teacher in Newton, Massachusetts. Lieutenant Colonel Matthews lives in Westfield, Massachusetts with his wife of 22 years, Bridget, and their four children. The Westfield Rotary Club meets on Monday’s at 12:00n at the Genesis Spiritual Life Center at 53 Mill St. The meeting is open to all.
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but usually independently operated, and voucher programs that help families cover tuition at private schools. They're often criticized for a lack of transparency, and studies about their effectiveness have produced mixed results. DeVos disagrees. "I think the first line of accountability is frankly with the parents," she said. "When parents are choosing school they are proactively making that choice." For DeVos, who spent more than two decades promoting charter schools in her home state of Michigan, the closure of some low-performing charters was evidence of accountability. "At the same time, there have been zero traditional public schools closed in Michigan for performance and I think that's a problem," she said. DeVos got off to a rocky start in the Trump Cabinet. She was satirized for some of her gaffes during the confirmation hearing, such as saying that guns are needed in schools to protect students from grizzly bears. Teacher unions accused her of seeking to privatize public education. Parents and teachers jammed Congress phone lines to oppose her nomination. It took Vice President Mike Pence's historic vote — the first by a vice president to break a 50-50 tie on a Cabinet nomination — to secure her position after two Republican senators defected. DeVos is still sometimes met with protesters at public events, and her security detail has been bolstered at an additional cost of $7.8 million. But DeVos isn't retreating. She actively advocates for school choice, once comparing education to ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft, and saying that parents, like riders, need options. Of the 17 K-12 schools that she has visited so far, only seven were traditional public schools. DeVos didn't attend public school herself or send her children to a public school. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said in a recent speech that DeVos was a "public school denier" and quipped that DeVos can start talking about school choice even in reply to a simple greeting.
Conservatives say she may have oversold. "She has made things harder for herself by acting as the secretary for school choice instead of the secretary of education," said Mike Petrilli, president of the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute. "She has missed the opportunity to make it clear that she wants to see all schools succeed." Moderates are upset. "I have feared that in trying to rush in with a simplified notion of choice — that she will love charters to death," said Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, a pro-charter group. "At this point, six months in, I don't see any evidence that we are farther along on helping with achievement, equity, with moving the country forward." Asked to name some of the strengths of public schools that she has observed in her job, DeVos said only that she is "a very strong supporter of public schools." "But we also need to encourage schools, public schools that are doing a great job to not rest on their laurels but to continue to improve because unless you're constantly oriented around continuous improvement and excellence we know that there's going to be reversion to something less than that," she added. DeVos' proposal of a $9 billion, or 13.5 percent, cut to the education budget angered the left, but also drew criticism from top Republicans. The $20 billion school choice program that President Donald Trump promised during his campaign has so far failed to materialize. Last month, the House rejected his administration's plans for a $250 million private voucher program and a $1 billion in public school choice. Petrilli said that was partly due to DeVos' divisive rhetoric and problems filling senior positions at the department, as well as controversies plaguing the White House. "Anyone in her position would be having a difficult time because of her boss," Petrilli said. What grade should appear on DeVos' report card after her first six months in office? "A very incomplete," said Patrick McGuinn, a professor of political science and education at Drew University.
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Michael Kent of Westfield hoists daughter Alison, 4, into a helicopter for a look inside.
The Thunderbirds display unmatched precision as they fly above the crowd at Saturday’s Air Show.
Visitors stroll under the towering tail section of a C-5A Galaxy at the Westfield International Air Show.
Long shadows from early morning sun highlight the helicopter display.
Marcus Phelps and Jeffery DeLance examine a jet in the Westfield Technical Academy display.
Charles Talenda points out details of an RB-25 Mitchell bomber to fellow Easthampton visitors Jeff Talenda and Richard Zapert.
Evan, Nolan, and Camden D’Andrea pose with a Canadian CF-18 at Saturday’s Westfield International Air Show at Barnes Air National Guard Base.
Josh Day shows determination to get an extra pull-up in at the Air Force Special Ops display.
Visitors get in a little selfie time while Greg Colyer in the Ace Maker T-33 waiting in line to view the cockpit of Shooting Star does a low level pass over a fighter jet. the Air Force Thunderbirds.
Shannon Guin of Westfield starts unloading ice in anticipation of a Erica Getler poses for a picture hot day on the tarmac at the Westfield Air Show. by Kierstan Obuch in front of an PHOTOS BY MARC ST.ONGE A1 Skyraider.
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Galen Wilson, left, poses with his aviation technology students from Westfield Technical Academy.
The Air Force Thunderbirds in a perfect fly-by.
Up, Up, and Away Danny and Sophia Laramee learn about the T-38C Talon from Major Tim Krey of Shephard AFB in Texas.
Haleigh Daley-Brady, 5, and Cora Daley of Westfield check out the landing gear on the C-5A Galaxy.
Parents Tina and Jonathan Yvon look as daughter Emma, 6, gets in some flight time on an amusement ride at the air show.
Carol Pilon of Third Strike Wingwalking gets a good view of the event from her perch on top of the plane.
A flyover by planes stationed at Barnes - A-10s and F-15’s.
The Liberty Jump Team exit a Douglas C-47 in honor of the brave men and women who served in WWII as well as veterans of all conflicts.
Greg Koontz in his Super Decathlon cuts a ribbon while inverted during his performance at the Westfield International Air Show.
A B-25 Mitchell bomber used by General “Hap” Arnold in Word A Navy F/A-18C Hornet sheds water vapor as it War II flies through smoke from simulated bombs at the maneuvers for the crowd at the Westfield International Westfield International Air Show Saturday. Air Show.
The Geico Skytypers demonstrated various aerial combat maneuvers.
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BUSINESSFINANCIAL Confidence returns to markets as North Korea tensions ease By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — It’s all change in financial markets at the start of the new week as concerns over a potential conflict between the United States and North Korea eased following an intervention by China. The mood in financial markets is far less febrile than last week, when an escalating war of words between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea had caused share prices to fall and gold to rise. Trump had declared that the U.S. military was “locked and loaded” while Pyongyang threatened to fire four missiles into waters near the U.S. territory of Guam. But the new week has brought about a turn in fortunes, with stocks rallying and gold, a typical haven for investors in times of risk, sliding back down. China’s decision to slap further sanctions on North Korean products such as coal, iron ore and fish, has been interpreted as an attempt to bring the country into line over its nuclear and missile programs. China, isolated North Korea’s main trading partner, had seemingly been reluctant to push leader Kim Jong Un too hard for fear his regime might collapse but its move to cut off imports points to a growing exasperation with Pyongyang. Reassuring statements from U.S. CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Trump’s national security adviser that a conflict is avoidable also helped calm the mood. “All is relatively calm, all is relatively quiet on the geopolitical front and long may that last,” said Kit Juckes, a global strategist at Societe Generale. “Markets are, as a result, trying to get back to biz-as-usual.” Wall Street was poised for a solid opening, with Dow futures and the broader S&P 500 futures both up 0.5 percent. In Europe, stock markets were making even bigger gains, with Germany’s DAX up 1.1 percent at 12,148 and the CAC 40 in France 0.9 percent higher at 5,108. The FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was 0.6 percent higher at 7,351. The turnaround in mood is further evidenced by the performance of those financial assets widely considered to be safe havens at times of geopolitical stress. Gold was down 0.6 percent at $1,287 an ounce while the Swiss franc also gave up a chunk of last week’s gains. The dollar was back in demand, with the euro 0.3 percent lower at $1.1791. The dollar recovered some recent losses against the Japanese yen too, trading 0.5 percent higher at 109.54 yen. Investors, though, will be keeping an eye on developments in North Korea, which on Tuesday celebrates Liberation Day, when the country marks the end of Japanese rule. The reprieve in the markets, could be “shortlived,” said Jane Foley, senior foreign exchange strategist at Rabobank International. Elsewhere in markets on Monday, sentiment was boosted by figures showing Japan’s economy grew by a stronger-than-anticipated 1 percent in the second quarter. That means the world’s third-largest economy is experiencing its longest period of expansion in more than a decade. Though welcome, Japanese stocks fell sharply on Monday as investors played catchup, returning from an extended holiday weekend to reflect broad declines in global markets last week. The Nikkei ended 1.0 percent lower at 19,537.10 In other Asia countries where Friday hadn’t been a holiday, the mood was buoyant. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumped 1.4 percent to 27,250.23 and Australia’s S&P ASX 200 surged 0.7 percent to 5,730.40. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.6 percent to 2,334.22 and the Shanghai Composite index advanced 0.9 percent to 3,237.36.
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In this Monday, June 19, 2017, photo, a person types on a laptop keyboard, in North Andover, Mass. The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile. So finds an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers, released Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, by the Rand Corp., Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
One-fifth of Americans find workplace hostile or threatening By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile. So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the Rand Corp., Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles. Among the findings: — Nearly one in five workers — a share the study calls "disturbingly high" — say they face a hostile or threatening environment at work, which can include sexual harassment and bullying. Workers who have to face customers endure a disproportionate share of abuse. — Nearly 55 percent say they face "unpleasant and potentially hazardous" conditions. —Nearly three quarters say they spend at least a fourth of their time on the job in "intense or repetitive physical" labor. "I was surprised at how physically demanding jobs were," says lead author Nicole Maestas, a Harvard Medical School economist. —Telecommuting is rare: 78 percent say they are required to be present in their workplace during working hours. —Only 38 percent say their jobs offer good prospects for advancement. And the older they get, the less optimistic they become. —About half say they work on their own time to meet the demands of their job. "Wow — (work) is a pretty taxing place for many people," Maestas says. "I was surprised by how pressured and hectic the workplace is."
In many cases, less-educated workers endure tougher working conditions. For example, fewer than half of men without college degrees can take a break whenever they want to, compared to more than 76 percent of men with college degrees. Likewise, nearly 68 percent of men without degrees spend at least a fourth of their time moving heavy loads. Maestas wonders whether toxic working conditions are keeping Americans out of the labor force. The percentage of Americans who are working or looking for work — 62.9 percent in July — has not returned to pre-recession levels and is well below its 2000 peak of 67.3 percent. The unemployment rate is at a 16-year low, and many employers complain they can't fill jobs. "There's a message for employers here," Maestas says. "Working conditions really do matter." Not everything about American workplaces is grim. Workers enjoy considerable autonomy: more than 80 percent say they get to solve problems and try out their own ideas. Moreover, 58 percent say their bosses are supportive, and 56 percent say they have good friends at work. The first-time survey of Americans ages 25-71 was carried out in 2015. It is similar to a longrunning European survey, and researchers plan to conduct another survey next year and eventually to draw comparisons between U.S. and European working conditions.
Merck CEO stepping down from American Manufacturing Council NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of the nation’s third largest pharmaceutical company is resigning from the President’s American Manufacturing Council citing “a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism.” President Donald Trump lashed out almost immediately Monday at Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier on Twitter, saying Frazier “will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!” Frazier’s resignation comes shortly after a violent confrontation between white supremacists and protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one person dead and 19 injured.
Austria records first instances of Fipronil-tainted eggs VIENNA (AP) — Austria's food safety agency says it has found the first instances of eggs contaminated with Fipronil in the country. The AGES agency says eight of 80 samples tested nationwide yielded traces of the insecticide, with the highest level at 0.1 milligrams a kilogram. That's below the EU limit of 0.72 milligrams a kilogram and AGES says the traces in Austria are 10 times lower than the highest concentration, found in Belgium. AGES said Monday the insecticide was found in shipments of egg products for restaurant use from Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium and Poland. Experts say the risk of getting sick from eating an egg tainted with Fipronil is low. But the illegal use of the insecticide in spray to rid hens of ticks, fleas and lice has prompted European food safety agencies to issue warnings and recalls of possibly affected imports. A man handles eggs at a processing plant in Gaesti, southern Romania, Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. (AP Photo)
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(of this year’s budget), it’s the process. The process is broken,” said Board of Selectmen chair John Baldasaro following the half-hour debate and vote, which town administrator Patricia Carlino called “democracy at its best.” Baldasaro said the towns are given a bottom line number, and are asked to put it into their budgets. He said all other departments are reviewed line by line. “We want the same input into that budget,” he said. During the meeting, School Committee member Diane Dunn responded to that notion. “All School Committee meetings are open to the public, except executive sessions,” which she said are mostly for contract negotiations. “There are no secrets, no closed doors. It is a transparent process,” Dunn added. Dunn also said the School Committee did a lot of work this year to organize the process to be more inclusive of the towns for next year. The School Committee has scheduled five joint budget meetings with town officials for FY19 budget development. Facilitated meetings to look at the long-term picture are also being arranged. “What we’re getting is obstruction in a budget that’s already created,” Dunn added. She said that sending the budget back to DESE won’t result in any more money for the school or the towns. “It’s an effort of GTAC (Gateway Towns Advisory Committee) to work together and change the complexion,” making the School Committee look bad, said long-time School Committee member Shirley Winer. Baldasaro said the other main consideration this year was the high increase to Huntington and especially to Russell. Huntington’s overall assessment, which had increased by more than $141,000 in Version 1, was decreased by $7,000 in Version 2. Russell was facing a bottom line increase of more than $196,000 in Version 1, which decreased by about $11,000 in Version 2. Both towns voted down the Gateway budget last week. “There’s been a very clear shift in attitude among the towns. A number of towns are standing together supporting each other. If we lose another town, (Gateway) is no longer financially solvent,” Baldasaro said. “It’s no longer let the other towns sink or swim. We’re committed to the Hilltown Collaborative,” added selectman Barbara Huntoon. She said Westfield sent students to Russell, and it wouldn’t be a stretch for Russell to send students to Westfield, or for Middlefield to send students to a school in Berkshire County. “Per student, we pay $18,792, compared to $13,000 to $15,000 per student at other regional schools,” Huntoon said. She referred to a comment made by Finance Committee member Andrew Myers, who is also the chair of the Hilltown Collaborative. “It’s not sustainable,” she said. Myers has been very involved in finding ways to make the hilltowns more sustainable through shared financial services, IT services and hiring a shared economic development director for the Gateway towns, all with grants received through the Community Compact the towns signed with Governor Charlie Baker last year. “Gateway’s not the problem with our budget, the economy is the problem,” Myers said after the meeting. “We’re trying to be constructive and make an investment in Gateway,” he added. “We have attended School Committee meetings. There is a new openness, a change in the process. Hopefully, this will be the last year,” Baldasaro said about the highly charged debate. He said they don’t like it either. “Parents are upset, and the seniors are upset,” he said. “Now that we’ve gone this route, we’ve got more work to do,” added Board of Selectmen clerk Rene Senecal.
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$2,500. All of the money donated by individuals to LeBorgne will go towards helping her husband’s recovery. On Monday August 14, the community will have another opportunity to assist the LeBorgne family as there will be a fundraiser at the Shortstop Bar and Grille in Westfield from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. Days leading up to the fundraiser, LeBorgne handed out a high number of flyers to people, and if someone comes into the Shortstop with the flyer, 15% of their bill will go towards LeBorgne’s fundraiser. Flyers will also be handed out to people at the event, but they must tell LeBorgne that they are there for the fundraiser. LeBorgne is hoping that the combination of her drive to fundraise and passion for running will create a positive impact on, not only her husband’s future, but on other brain injury survivor’s. “I can do it, if I can run for him or for other people that can’t run, you just run in their honor,” said LeBorgne. If anyone is interested in donating to the cause for the LeBorgne family but aren’t able to make it to the Shortstop on Monday night, you can donate the family’s First Giving page.
Sisters of St. Joseph Golf Tournament Planned Registration is now being accepted for the 21st Annual Sisters of St. Joseph Golf Classic to be held Monday, August 28 at the Springfield Country Club. Morning and afternoon tee times are available to golfers, with shotgun starts at 8:00AM and 1:00PM. The tournament includes lunch and dinner, a silent auction and a raffle. Several levels of sponsorship opportunities are available to businesses and individuals. Proceeds from this event will benefit the care of the retired Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield. For more information, contact Sr. Eleanor Harrington at 413-536-0853.
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Major celebration By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – It has been nearly six years since Kevin J. Major, a beloved St. Mary High School hockey player passed away from sudden cardiac arrest at the age of 19. On Sunday, three championship Cups were raised to celebrate a final victory in his honor at Amelia Park Ice Arena. “This is my Stanley Cup,” said Mike Tanski, 24, a friend of Kevin’s, who played his senior year of high school hockey for legendary local coach C.B. “Moose” Matthews and the Westfield Bombers. “We had guys flying in from San Diego (to play in this tournament). Kevin wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. It’s a scrappy tournament that I wouldn’t miss in the world for anybody.” Tanski’s team, the Ice Hawks, received goals from five different players en route to a 5-0 shutout of Purple Reign in the Social Division finals as part of the seventh annual Kevin J. Major Memorial Hockey Tournament. The entire team flooded the ice in celebration after the victory, but Tanski still kept things in perspective after the game. “This is where hockey goes beyond the boards,” Tanski explained. “We all wear different jerseys and different pads, but we all have the same sticker on our helmets for Kevin.” Boston Bruins center Frank Vatrano, 22, of East Longmeadow echoed that same sentiment Friday night in stating that he, his family, and friends were all here “for a good cause.” “This is all for fun,” he said, noting that wins were secondary. Vatrano and his team, Milanos upset the defending fourtime champion Slapshot Regatta in a Pro Division opener Friday night, but finally fell in Sunday’s championship round, losing to the SKG Ice Cats 7-6. Powered by two early goals from David Hallisey, the Ice Cats built a 4-0 lead, and never backed down. Vatrano helped rally Milanos with a goal and assist late in the second period, the second score coming on a bang-bang power play, feeding Tyler Kelleher with a cross-ice pass that Kelleher ricocheted across to Barry Almeida, who in turn hammered it home. The 2017 Kevin J. Major Pro Division Winner - SKG Ice Cats. (Photo by Bill Deren) game-tying goal came with 47 seconds remaining in the second period. SKG responded with three consecutive third period goals, two of which came from Mike Doherty to go up 7-4. Milanos scored two goals in the final 38 seconds, and nearly netted the equalizer but Ice Cats goalie Patrick Spano brushed away Vatrano’s last-ditch effort at the buzzer, and the tournament was over. “It’s unbelievable,” said Patrick Major, who along with his ex-wife Susan Canning (Kevin’s mother) continue to organize the annual event to keep Kevin’s memory alive and See Major, Page 11
Pike Side Auto defends the net as the puck sails by.
2017 Kevin J. Major Old Boys Division Winners - Teddy Bear Pools. (Photo by Bill Deren)
The SKG Ice Cats score one of their seven goals and held off Milanos to the tune of a 7-6 victory in the Pro Division championship Sunday during the seventh annual Kevin J. Major Memorial Hockey Tournament at Amelia Park Ice Arena. (Photo by Bill Deren)
Ice Hawks defense prevents a tip in attempt.
2017 Kevin J. Major Social Division Winner - Ice Hawks. (Photo by Bill Deren)
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DIVISION 1 RICK BROWN – JIM CARTWRIGHT TOM MASSIMINO – TIM HUBER TIM LARAMEE – DAN LARAMEE DAVE DUBOIS – ALAN VELAZQUEZ MIKE BERARDELLI – JIM JOHNSON PAUL CARRIER – LARRY COURNOYER DAN HARRIS – SHAWN BRADLEY RANDY ANDERSON – BOB GENEREUX MARC GRENIER – JOHN LAROSE MIKE COTE – RYAN MALONEY JESSE RASID – AL NUBILE SEAN CAHILL – MARK O’DONNELL DIVISION 2 BRUCE KELLOGG – RICHARD KELLOGG DAN BURNS JR. – GREG GLIDDEN JIM CONROY – FRAN COMO MARK LOGAN – JOE GAUDETTE CAM LEWIS – BILL GRISE III CARLOS SANTOS – BILL GRISE II GARY GLADU – FRAN DWYER ED BIELONKO – BRANDEN BIELONKO JAY O’SULLIVAN – RICK BURKE BOB COLLIER – DON CLARKE MIKE DOUVILLE – JODY WEHR MIKE MAHAN – JOE HEBDA
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Results for August 4, 2017 19 couples participated on an overcast but nice evening for golf Points results front-9: Fran Como and Nadine Como 43 points Rich Slysz and Louise Slysz 43 points
DIVISION 3 BOB LEWKO – NICK STELLATO DAVE DOVER – BILL CHAFFEE JASON GEORGE – DAN VAN KRUININGAN MIKE SOVEROW – MIKE MULLIGAN GLENN GRABOWSKI – JEFF BERGER JIM HAAS – AL HAAS ROY BARTON – BILL REINHAGEN DAN BURNS SR. – MIKE MANIJEK JOE BOUTIN – HENRY SMITH JIM STRYCHARZ – RICHARD ROY CHRIS FENTON – RYAN DROBOT JASON FITZGERALD – STEVE TOMAINO
Net results front-9: Dave White and Ann White 68 Brian Zych and Sandy Zych 69 Points results back-9: Mike Cichonski and Dorothy Cichonski 34 points Net results back-9: Gerry Potvin and Nancy Jamrog 74
SHELL’S TEKOA • TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place 6th Place 7th Place 8th Place 9th Place 9th Place 10th Place 11th Place 12th Place 13th Place 14th Place 15th Place 16th Place 17th Place Low Gross Low Net Closest to Pin on 11th Closest to Pin on 16th Closest to Pin on 18th
RESULTS FROM AUG 8, 2017 Fred Rogers & Bob Berniche Bill Lawry & Dave Gile Jim Johnson & Jim Floraski Rich Chistolini & Eric Wilder Dick Williams & Ron Sena Ed West & Harry Pease John Kidrick & Erroll Nichols Ray West & Harpo Czarnecki Angelo Masciadrelli & Frank Kamlowski Dave Liberty & Jim French Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy Bob McCarthy & Jack Blascak Conrad Clendenin & Stu Browning John Lucas & Carl Haas Skip Couture & Bob Dudas Harry Thompson & Jeff Guglielmo Butch Rines & Bill Wallinovich Ron Bonyeau & Mike Ripa
180.5 Points 149.5 Points 148.5 Points 146.5 Points 145.5 Points 144 Points 141 Points 136.5 Points 135 Points 135 Points 134 Points 131.5 Points 126.5 Points 126 Points 123 Points 121 Points 118.5 Points 107.5 Points
Congratulations to the winners. Winning teams receive pro shop “chits” money redeemable for pro shop merchandise. Winning “chits” may be used anytime during the season and must be used by October 31, 2017. Special orders must be made before September 29, 2017. Thank you!
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SHAKER FARMS CLASSIC (Bramble Format)
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Tekoa Country Club Senior Open Two-Ball Friday August 11 - 2017 50-59 Division 1st Gross- Todd Ezold – Rick Ferrari 65 $140 per team 1st Net- Mark Vincellette – Bob Lareau 59 $140 per team 2nd Net- Bernie Demeo – Tony Chiba 61 $80 60-69 Division 1st Gross-Greg Strycharz – Mark Consolini 69 $140 per team 2nd Gross-Dale Yvon – Mike Wrisley 70 $90 1st NetMike Hatch – Mike Catalfamo59 $140 per team 2nd Net-Ken Bregoli – Ron Gearing61 $90 3rd Net –Ernie Leithoff – Pete Grimaldi62 $60 $120 per team $80 $40
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Final evening for the 2017 Friday Couples League is September 29. Steak dinner and awards ceremony will follow golf. Teams must let us know if they will be playing and attending the final evening and dinner. The final evening will be a scramble format for each team with dinner to follow at approximately 7pm.
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70 + Division 1st Net-Tony Schabowski – George Nicoll 60 2nd Net-Bill Fouche – Bill Chishom62 3rd Net -Barney Muitti – Bill Murphy64
Pioria results: Bob Genereux Jr and Jean Genereux 70
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Trevor Wilder 127 Tom Daley Matt Mosher Lisa Strycharz
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promote healthy hearts in young athletes. “This tournament started with 12 teams. We have 27 teams now. The teams get stronger, and everybody plays here … from pros to NCAA Division 1 players to ‘social’ and ‘old boys’, these guys circle it on their calendars every year.” Earlier in the night, Teddy Bear Pools blanked Pikeside Auto 3-0 behind goals from Gwil Jones, Jim Karalekas, and Chris Peck to capture the Old Boys championship Cup. Major said “it was like the Old Boys won by a goal” the way they were celebrating after their victory). “You had 40-year-olds flying off the bench like kids,” Major said, cracking a smile as he reflected on the enthusiasm shown throughout the week-long tournament. “I cry every time I hear about those few simple moments.” They are moments that will forever be frozen in time.
Teddy Bear Pools goalie Steve Davis snags the puc. (Photo by Bill Deren)
Purple Reign goalie Dylan Koske holds the fort against the Ice Hawks rusher. (Photo by Bill Tyler Kelleher surrounded by SKG Ice Cats defenders. (Photo by Bill Deren)
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Sox rookies Devers, Benintendi key to 10th inning win over Yanks By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — So much for inexperience. Red Sox rookies Rafael Devers and Andrew Benintendi can simply swing the bat. Devers hit a stunning homer off Aroldis Chapman to tie the game in the ninth inning, and Benintendi singled home the go-ahead run in the 10th as Boston beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on Sunday night. “No pressure at all,” veteran teammate Hanley Ramirez said. “I think they know what the big leagues are about.” Chris Sale struck out 12 in his latest dominant performance, but Boston trailed 2-1 before the 20-year-old Devers connected on a 103 mph fastball and became the second lefthanded hitter to homer off Chapman in his eight-year career. “An incredible swing,” Red Sox manager John Farrell said. “He doesn’t fear the moment. He’s jumped feet first into this rivalry. It couldn’t have come at a better time.” By winning a battle of hard-throwing bullpens, the Red Sox upped their AL East lead to a season-high 5 1/2 games over rival New York. Boston (67-50) took two of three in the series and is a season-best 17 games over .500 after winning 10 of its past 11. “This is what we live for,” Sale said. “A little bit more fun being at Yankee Stadium, where it’s enemy territory.” The teams meet again next weekend at Fenway Park. But first, the scuffling Yankees face the crosstown-rival New York Mets in the Subway Series beginning Monday night. With one out in the 10th, Chapman (4-2) plunked Jackie Bradley Jr. with a 101 mph pitch and walked Eduardo Nunez. Tommy Kahnle walked Mookie Betts before the 23-year-old Benintendi, who had a pair of three-run homers in Saturday’s victory, singled to right field. Todd Frazier gave the Yankees a 2-1 lead in the eighth with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Matt Barnes. Chapman entered throwing
smoke in the ninth, but couldn’t close it out. Devers, playing his 15th major league game after entering as a pinch hitter in the sixth, drove a 1-2 fastball the other way into the Red Sox bullpen in left-center. He clapped his hands as he rounded first on his fourth home run, which handed Chapman his fourth blown save in 19 chances. “It was a good pitch,” Chapman said through a translator, acknowledging he was a little surprised to see Devers take him deep. The left-hander was lifted in the 10th and walked off the mound to boos. “I treat every pitcher the same,” Devers said through a translator. “I felt more emotion rounding the bases knowing that I had tied the game.” The only other left-handed hitter to homer off Chapman was Luke Scott for Baltimore in 2011 against Cincinnati. “It’s not easy to stay in there with a guy throwing 103. So, it just kind of shows you the player that he is,” Benintendi said about Devers. Craig Kimbrel (4-0) struck out Brett Gardner with a runner on third to end the ninth and then tossed a perfect 10th . Sale went seven innings and increased his major league-leading strikeout total to 241. He allowed four hits and one run — which could have been prevented by better defense. The AL ERA leader has 16 double-digit strikeout games this season, three versus New York. Each No. 9 batter had a two-out RBI in the fifth. Bradley put Boston ahead with a single before Austin Romine answered with his first career triple , a drive that glanced off the mitt of Betts, a 2016 Gold Glove winner, as he backed into the right-field wall. “It’s a frustrating loss, there’s no doubt about it,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said . HEAD GAMES Cool and clear-headed, New York rookie Jordan Montgomery matched Sale for 5 1/3 innings and left to a warm hand from a sellout crowd of 46,610 that included actor Leonardo
Boston Red Sox's Andrew Benintendi, left, celebrates with teammates Mookie Betts, right, and Jackie Bradley Jr. after a baseball game against the New York Yankees on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, in New York. The Red Sox won 3-2 in 10 innings. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) DiCaprio, who was wearing a Yankees cap. The day before, Montgomery was hit on the head by a fly ball while signing autographs as the Red Sox took batting practice. He bled from a cut on his ear, but was OK to pitch Sunday. TRAINER’S ROOM Red Sox: LHP David Price (elbow inflammation) threw from 90 feet. He is scheduled for a day off Monday before resuming his throwing program Tuesday. ... RHP Carson Smith (elbow) tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts Saturday in his third rehab outing, second for Triple-A Pawtucket. Farrell said the “early phase” of Smith’s rehab assignment has been encouraging, but the reliever is expected to remain in the minors for several weeks. Smith is recovering from Tommy John surgery in May 2016. Yankees: 1B Greg Bird (right ankle surgery) is scheduled to work out with the team
Tuesday and begin a minor league rehab assignment Wednesday. ... All-Star 2B Starlin Castro (strained right hamstring) plans to work out with the club Thursday and start a rehab assignment Friday. ... DH Matt Holliday (back) was slated to take batting practice. UP NEXT Red Sox: RHP Doug Fister (2-5, 5.03 ERA) faces AL Central-leading Cleveland at Fenway Park on Monday night in the makeup of an Aug. 2 rainout. Trevor Bauer (10-8, 4.79 ERA) pitches for former Red Sox manager Terry Francona and the Indians. Yankees: Host the depleted Mets (53-62) in the first of two games in the Bronx, followed by a pair at Citi Field. Ex-Mets farmhand Luis Cessa (0-3) will be recalled from the minors to start the opener in place of injured Masahiro Tanaka. Rafael Montero (1-8) pitches for the Mets.
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Dear Annie By ANNIE LANE
Into an Ex’s Sister Dear Annie: I was in a toxic relationship with a woman, “Melanie,” several months back and am really happy to be out of it. But I guess that really has nothing to do with what’s happened recently. About a month ago, Melanie’s sister, “Laura,” “slipped into my DMs” -- sent me a direct message on Instagram -- and I got pretty excited. I think it’s supposed to be kind of flirty to do that -- ostensibly scandalous, even. We talked for a little over Instagram and later on Facebook, and soon we were texting plans to sing karaoke together. And eventually, we did. Apparently, I sing really well, because I took her home and, after moping for a while about my having dated her sister, we wound up collapsing into each other’s arms. And so it goes. So, I really like this woman. She’s really funny and open-minded and independent. She’s also way hotter than I am, and I think I’m pretty good-looking to start with. And most importantly, she’s really nice. That’s the most important thing to me. I’ve always said that all is fair in love and war. And I believe that. But it’s also, I guess, inconsiderate of me to date my ex’s sister. It’s early. We’re talking and being physical occasionally; that’s about it. But I really want to cultivate more with this summer fling. I think she’s great. Annie, what should I do? -- Wishy-Washy Walter Dear Wishy-Washy Walter: Of all the women in the world, why did you pick your ex’s sister? And why did she pick you? I have a feeling she’s got a problem with her sister and you’re merely a pawn in the game. But that’s neither here nor there. The main point is that this won’t work. For one, you and your ex had a toxic relationship; you need to create distance between yourself and her, not proximity. For another, this could cause a huge rift in their family. If you care about Laura at all, you should spare her that angst and end things now. There are plenty of fish in the sea whom you could catch without hurting feelings. Dear Annie: I’m so happy to see that meditation is helping “Working on My Perspective in Pennsylvania,” who originally wrote to you about her speech problems. I’d like her to know that she’s not the only one who has difficulty with saying the letter R. I have the same issue. But I have refused to see it as a problem ever since my mother bravely walked over to the school after I’d come home from sixth grade crying one too many times and told the speech teacher, “Leave the kid alone. She talks the way she talks.” I can even laugh now about my high-school counselor’s calling me in, at the request of the company where I’d applied for a summer office job, to find out whether I had a “fake English accent”! My friends know that even though I sound as if I were from England or the other side of our great country -- New England -- I was born in California. If it’s someone I don’t know asking (as if it were any of his/her business) where I’m from, I sometimes respond, “Guess.” If the person says “Boston” or “New England,” I make his or her day by smiling and replying, “You guessed it!” Hope this helps. -- Been There Dear Been There: You’ve a great attitude, and I commend you for having patience with strangers. I’m printing it here as encouragement for “Working on My Perspective” and anyone else who struggles with being different from the rest.
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This July 30, 2017, file photo shows Melina Matsoukas, from left, Prentice Penny and Issa Rae participating in the "Insecure" panel during the HBO Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. The hackers who broke into HBO’s computer network have released more unaired episodes, including several of the highly anticipated return of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which debuts in October. The latest dump includes Sunday night’s episode of “Insecure,” another popular show, and what appear to be episodes of other lower-profile shows, including “Ballers,” some from the unaired shows “Barry” and “The Deuce,” a comedy special and other programming. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
No ‘Game of Thrones’ in latest HBO hacker leak By TALI ARBEL and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers continue to pester HBO, but didn’t release any material related to the network’s hit show “Game of Thrones” in their latest leak. The hackers, who broke into HBO’s computer network and have been doling out stolen information for the past several weeks, released more unaired episodes, including several of the highly anticipated return of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which debuts in October. The latest dump includes Sunday night’s episode of “Insecure,” another popular show, and what appear to be episodes of other lower-profile shows,
including “Ballers,” the unaired shows “Barry” and “The Deuce,” a comedy special and other programming. The network acknowledged the hack in late July, and the thieves have been dribbling out stolen video and documents since then while demanding a multimillion-dollar ransom . They have leaked “Game of Thrones” scripts, sensitive internal documents like job offer letters and a month’s worth of emails from a programming executive. But the intrusion has so far fallen well short of the chaos inflicted on Sony when the studio was hacked in 2014. Still, the criminals may be holding on to more damaging data — both intel-
lectual property, like unaired programming, and sensitive personal information of HBO employees — that they can use as leverage to try to get money from HBO, said Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. “It’s kind of like kidnap and ransom and torture,” she said. “Eventually HBO may have to give in.” In an emailed statement Sunday, HBO said it’s “not going to participate” in what it described as attempts to generate attention by dropping “bits and pieces of stolen information.” The company added that it was not in communication with the hackers. It has said previously that it doesn’t believe its email system as a whole was breached.
The TV-streaming paradox: Why you may miss the cable bundle By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer= NEW YORK (AP) — The future of TV may well be a mishmash of streaming services that could rival the cost of a $100 cable bundle — but that are way more difficult to use. Disney’s plan for two new streaming services (and possibly more) is just the latest sign that everyone is jumping into the streaming business. It intends to launch a kids-oriented movie and TV streaming service in 2019 that will pull Disney and Pixar films from Netflix, as well as an ESPN sidekick service (minus pro football and basketball) expected early next year. The company is even exploring the possibility of separate streaming services for its Star Wars and Marvel superhero films. All of that will simply add to a cacophony of existing Netflix-style video services that let you watch what you want, when you want. More are probably on their way, as entertainment companies see profits in controlling not only the creation of their films and shows, but also their distribution. The downside? Potentially bigger bills, and more work for people who just want to find something to watch. “Ultimately for consumers, it means that experience is dreadful,” says Paolo Pescatore, a vice president with research firm CCS Insight. PROBLEM ONE: FINDING STUFF TO WATCH New Yorker David Berkowitz still pays for cable, streams from Netflix and Amazon, and sometimes buys individual movies from Amazon; his three-
year-old daughter already watches “Finding Dory” and “Finding Nemo” on two separate services. The prospect of a new Disney-only service isn’t reassuring. “Having a third thing in the mix seems like a lot to juggle,” he says. To find stuff to watch, Berkowitz’s family uses a Roku box attached to their TV, which suggests streaming channels the family may like and lets them search for the shows and movies he wants to watch. There are also websites to guide streamers, like justwatch. com. That’s fine if you know what you’re looking for. But the modern-day channel surfer has it much harder. “There’s going to be a proliferation of niche content,” says Colin Petrie-Norris, CEO of Xumo, a streaming-channel provider for smart TVs. “The way for it to be managed, findable for a user — that has not emerged yet.” PROBLEM TWO: PAYING THE PRICE People quit cable because they can’t justify a $100-and-always-climbing monthly payment, especially with so much good stuff on cheaper services. But the cost of multiple streaming services adds up, too. A $30 TV antenna gets you local channels — CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, PBS, Univision — for free, though you have to watch whatever’s on at the moment unless you have a DVR. If you want to see the edgy shows everyone talks about, then Netflix is, for most, $10 a month; Amazon is $8.25 a month if you sign up for a year. Hulu starts at $8. HBO Now, $15.
Tickled by ads for a specific network show? “The Sinner,” an eerie-looking new Jessica Biel vehicle on USA, costs $20 on Amazon for the season. All that together is already more than $60 a month. It’s even worse if you’re a sports fan. MLB.TV is $113 for the year, and you won’t get hometeam games . Berkowitz says he’s curious about the Disney service, especially since he expects to save money by cutting cable. “For us, if it’s $5 a month it’ll almost be like that impulse buy, go to a store and pick up a candy bar,” he says. Disney hasn’t settled on prices yet, saying only it wants an affordable service that’s broadly appealing. Its DisneyLife streaming video app in the U.K. launched at 10 pounds a month in November 2015 and now costs half that — about $6.50. Of course, Disney might still bundle Marvel movies and the Star Wars franchise into its service, which would help it appeal to a wider demographic. For kid’s programming, there’s already a lot out there. Much of it is free. Darcy Hansen, a communications consultant and stay-at-home mom in the Dallas suburbs, has two kids under age 5 whose favorite show — “Sheriff Callie’s Wild West” — is a Disney series on Hulu. But a Disney app isn’t a must-have for her. Her kids already watch “all sorts of things” on YouTube and on the free PBS Kids app, and they have Netflix too, Hansen says. “I don’t think Disney has a monopoly on children’s programming, in our house at least.”
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Aug. 14, 2017: This year you often have an effect on others. You also are very much your own person. If you decide to go in a desired direction, nothing can stop you. Remember that! If you are single, be smart and avoid the classic pitfall of dating someone you work with. You will be a lot happier if you do. In the next few months, you could meet someone highly desirable, if you haven’t already. If you are attached, work on your flexibility, and you might discover that your sweetie does the same. Keep your distance from TAURUS, as he or she is even more stubborn than you are! The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You might feel more balanced than you have in a while. Sometime during the day, some anger could arise from out of nowhere. You need to be careful as to what words you say; otherwise, you will need to make amends, which could be difficult. Tonight: Slow down. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Something unexpected could affect your life in a personal way. Remain optimistic that you will figure out a way to straighten out this situation. Refusing to face the problem or being stubborn might not work. Identify with the other parties involved. Tonight: Fun and games. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You sense that the less said, the better. You have been gaining some insight over the past few years. Trust in your ability to handle the issue at hand. It is normal to feel discouraged at times; let the wave of doubt wash right over you. Tonight: Visit with a favorite friend. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might be more emotional than you realize. You cannot keep postponing events. Resolve the issue, at least for yourself, so that it no longer runs your life. Honor a fast change of pace, but note what motivates you to switch gears. Tonight: Remain flexible and understanding. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You could be pushing yourself very hard to meet your expectations. You are your harshest critic; try being easier on yourself. A higher-up might make a demand that you aren’t ready to meet just yet. Examine new possibilities. You have a lot going for you. Tonight: Relax at home. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You could be a lot more uptight than usual. Make a call and arrange to meet up with a friend for lunch. Once you gain a fresh perspective, you will not be so tense. In fact, by the end of the day, you might even laugh at what has occurred. Tonight: Distract yourself. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You work well in partnerships. You have the special gift of making others feel important and cared about. Expect today to be heavy on one-on-one relating. You can’t help but charm those around you. Nevertheless, you sense a certain ambivalence. Tonight: All smiles. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Your intensity generally lures others toward you. Finally, you’ll meet someone who has the same effect on you. Use the power of your eyes and your smile, and you will like the results. You will enjoy spending time with this person. Tonight: Don’t give in to insecurity. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You could be much crankier than you realize. Understand what is causing this type of discomfort, and try to find a solution quickly. Otherwise, it is likely create distance between you and others. Try to avoid unnecessary discomfort. Tonight: Think rather than act impulsively. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Don’t cause a problem for yourself when there need not be one. Allow your creativity to emerge and play into your day. You could even enjoy the unexpected! The only person who can stop you is you. Make the most of the moment. Tonight: Let the real fun begin! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You might feel as if you are put on the spot. As a result, you are likely to feel pressured to do what someone else desires. You could feel as if you can’t get past a boundary. You also seem to have difficulty recognizing people who act out in destructive ways. Tonight: Close to home. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Do not hesitate to speak your mind. You will take a stand regardless of whether someone else expresses strong resistance or defiance. At least you’ll know where this person is coming from. The less said at the moment, the better. Tonight: Hang out with a close friend or loved one. BORN TODAY Actress Halle Berry (1966), gunfighter Doc Holliday (1851), basketball player Magic Johnson (1959) ***
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LEGAL NOTICES August 7, 14, 21, 2017 NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Paul A. Markewicz and Mellissa J. Markewicz a/k/a Melissa J. Markewicz to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., dated December 5, 2005 and recorded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 15560, Page 175, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. dated March 23, 2011 and recorded with said registry on March 30, 2011 at Book 18721 Page 89 and by assignment from Bank of America, N.A. to Green Tree Servicing LLC dated January 8, 2013 and recorded with said registry on January 15, 2013 at Book 19641 Page 356 and by assignment from Bank of America, NA successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. to Ditech Financial LLC dated August 11, 2016 and recorded with said registry on October 24, 2016 at Book 21413 Page 520 and by assignment from Ditech Financial, LLC, successor by merger to Green Tree Servicing, LLC to MTGLQ Investors, L.P. dated October 4, 2016 and recorded with said registry on October 24, 2016 at Book 21413 Page 524, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 p.m. on September 6, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 30 HUNTINGTON ROAD, RUSSELL, Hampden County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land in RUSSELL, Hampden County, Massachusetts, being bounded and described as follows:
or formerly of the heirs or devises of Milo Dayton, one hun- THE WESTFIELD NEWS dred three (103) feet to a stake and stones, thence SOUTHERLY on the said Dayton land, thirty-nine (39) feet to a stake and stones; and thence WESTERLY on the said Dayton land, seventy (70) feet to the place of beginning. EXCEPTING, however, so much of the premises above described as have been taken by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the widening of said highway. Being the same premises conveyed to Paul A. Markewicz and Mellissa J. Markewicz by deed of Shawndy L. Sutherland-Carroll, f/k/a Shawndy L. Sutherland dated April 29, 2003 and recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 13224, Page 241 For mortgagor's(s') title see deed recorded with Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 13224, Page 241. See also deed recorded with said registry in Book 16054, Page 205. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00 ) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.
Beginning at the southwesterly corner of land herein described in the easterly line of the highway leading to Huntington and Other terms, if any, to be anknown as Route 10; nounced at the sale. thence running NORTHERLY on said highway, ninety-two (92) MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP Present holder of said mortgage feet; thence EASTERLY on land now or formerly of the heirs or devises of Milo Dayton, one hundred three (103) feet to a stake and stones,
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thence SOUTHERLY on the said Dayton land, thirty-nine (39) feet to a stake and stones; and
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thence WESTERLY on the said Dayton land, seventy (70) feet to the place of beginning.
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EXCEPTING, however, so much of the premises above described as have been taken by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the widening of said highway. Being the same premises conveyed to Paul A. Markewicz and Mellissa J. Markewicz by deed of Shawndy L. Sutherland-Carroll, f/k/a Shawndy L. Sutherland dated April 29, 2003 and recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 13224, Page 241 For mortgagor's(s') title see deed recorded with Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 13224, Page 241. See also deed recorded with said registry in Book 16054, Page 205.
These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.
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Cats Stained Glass Going out of Business Sale! Glass cutting station, 2 sanders, Taurus ring saw, jewelry oven, lamp equipment, tables with electric outlets, art, clear and other types of glass and much more! Please Contact: Carol at: carolcat07@comcast.net
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Buying junk or wrecked cars and light trucks. Call Mark's Auto Parts, E. Granby, CT 860-653-2551
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Top Dollar paid for your unwanted cars, trucks, vans. Running or not. We pay and tow away. Sell your car TODAY. 413-534-5400
Others try to match our price...but can't beat our quality. Accepting most competitors coupons. We deliver. Run by veterans. Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056
business DIRECTORY A STEP ABOVE THE REST! JMF CHIMNEY SERVICE Repair your chimney before winter wreaks havoc. We do brick repair, crown seals and repairs. We also do stainless steel liner installs, as well as stainless rain caps. We sweep all flues. Free estimates provided. Call: 413-330-2186
FLOORING & FLOOR SANDING
HOME IMPROVEMENT
A RON JOHNSON's Floor Sanding, Installation, Repairs, 3 coats polyurethane. Free estimates. (413)569-3066.
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.
HAULING A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal. Handy-Man services plus painting. (413)569-0794 (413)374-5377
HENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel caps and liner systems. Inspections, PHIL'S DUMP RUNS & masonry work and gutter cleanDEMOLITION ing. Free estimates. Insured. Quality work from a business Better Business Bureau A+ you can trust. (413)848-0100, Removal of any items in cellars, (800)793-3706. attics, etc... Also brush removal
CLEANING A.R.A. Junk, Furniture & Appliance Removal Full house clean-outs. Basements, attics & garages. Demolition: Patios, sheds and swing-sets. You name it...we take it! Senior discounts. Free estimates on phone. Credit cards accepted. 7 days a week. Emergency, same day service. Call Pete 413-433-0356
DRYWALL T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete professional drywall at amateur prices. Our ceilings are tops! Call Mike 413-821-8971. Free estimates.
and small demolition (sheds, decks, fences, one car garages). Fully insured. Free estimates. (413)525-2892 (413)265-6380
HOME IMPROVEMENT AFFORDABLE BUILDING CONTRACTOR
Call Bill for your FREE no obligation estimate (413) 977-9633 or (413) 562-5727
JD BERRY GENERAL CONTRACTING
Framing, siding, windows, doors. Site work, additions, garages and decks. Trim work. Fully Insured CS 077728 H.I.C. 129700 37 Years Experience
POEHLMAN ELECTRIC All types of wiring. Free estimates. Insured. SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. NOW DOING LIGHT FIXTURE REWIRING AND LAMP REPAIR. Gutter de-icing cables installed. All calls answered! Best prices, prompt service. Lic. #A-16886 (413)562-5816
MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years experience. Insured. Reasonable prices. No job too small. Lic# A7625.Call Tom Daly, (413)543-3100.
Call Jim: 413-530-5430 or 413-569-6920
DAVE DAVIDSON: Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling "GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME" Complete Bath Renovations. Now serving CT. Insured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. MA. License #072233, MA.Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568 569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling. com PIONEER VALLEY PROPERTY SERVICES 413-454-3366
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Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC All your landscaping needs, Residential & Commercial ----Spring cleanups, seeding, plantings, mulching, topsoil, patios, walkways, lawn mowing and more! ----Now offering 5 step fertilizing programs! Sign up now for our program get the 5th application FREE!! ----Call today for your FREE estimate!!! FULLY INSURED (413) 626-6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com _________________________ LAWNMOWER REMOVALS
ONE CALL DOES IT ALL!
Call Dave: 413-568-6440
JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC Senior discount. No job too small! Insured, free estimates. 40 years experience. Lic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682.
Call Jason, Master Electrician: 413-568-6293
LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING
21 Years experience. Licensed & insured. Repairs, Renovations & Construction. Specializing in Decks, Garages, Basement conversions. Additions, Log Cabins and Barn Repairs. Veteran Owned & Operated 10% Sr. Discounts
ELECTRICIAN
Fully experienced for all your electrical needs, in your home or business. No job too small or too big. Electrical service upgrades, new construction or additions, emergency generators; New installation and maintenance service. Fully insured/licensed.
ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES 29 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Water damage and ceiling/wall repairs. Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References. Call Carmine at: 413-568-9731 or 413-537-4665 No job too small !!
We are a family owned and operated, painting and home improvement company serving the Westfield area since 1986. We specialize in residential/commercial, interior/exterior painting and staining, ceiling and drywall repairs, water damage repair, exterior home repairs, and carpentry of all types including roof repairs.
Full Service Contracting
FLOREK'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE
HOUSE PAINTING
LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE
www.Ls-painting.com PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Low, low prices! Residential & Commercial. Interior/Exterior painting. Sheet-rock repair. Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry. Free Estimates 413-333-6321 or 860-741-5588
LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE ACCURATE LAWNCARE Leaf & Brush Removal Gutter Cleaning Trimming & Mowing, Snow Removal with Sanding Family owned & operated Call (413)579-1639 accuratelawncare2013 @gmail.com
Plumley Landscape, Inc. Call us today for all your landscape needs. Design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, complete yard renovations. Drainage problems, stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including in-ground and above ground swimming pools. 413-862-4749
Complete Home Renovations, Improvements, Repairs & Maintenance. Kitchens, Baths, Basements, Decks, Siding, Windows, Painting, Flooring and more.
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Rental Property Management, Turnovers and Repair Services. CSL Licensed, HIC Reg. Fully Insured - Free Estimates & References
Others try to match our price...but can't beat our quality. Accepting most competitors coupons. We deliver. Run by veterans. Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056
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FREE Removal of Junk Riding Lawnmowers Will remove any junk riding lawnmowers and will buy lawnmowers in running condition. Call anytime: 860-216-8768
LOGGING WEIDLER LOGGING Purchasing standing timber and specializing in land clearing. Local company in business for 20+ years. Green firewood. Cut, split & delivered. Free delivery in Westfield area. Mixed hardwoods. $180 p/128 cf. 413-835-5491
MASONRY ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed. Free estimates (413)569-1611 or (413)374-5377
PAINTING & WALLPAPERING HOME DECOR Making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet make-overs to faux finishes, and staging for sales and decorating advice for a new look. Call Kendra now for all your painting needs. Fully insured. Free Estimates (413)626-8880 or (413)564-0223
1988 TROPHY ALUMACRAFT 17-foot, open bow with 1996 50 horsepower Evinrude and 1988 20 horsepower Evinrude kicker motor, new trailer 2012 $4,500.00 or best offer. Also 17 foot Old Town Canadienne fiberglass canoe, great shape $700.00 or best offer. Call or text (413) 454-3646 leave message.
APARTMENT 3 & 4 Room, 1 Bedroom $750-$800 p/month. Includes heat & hot water, on-site laundry and storage unit. 1st/Last rent. 413-562-2295
Westfield – 3 Bedroom First floor , off-street parking hardwood floors, washer hook up. Central location. Please cal 413-519-7257 to set up appointment for viewing.
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PLUMBING & HEATING NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Reliable service, Professional. Certified Welding. Insured. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net
RAIN GUTTERS RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED Chimneys repaired and chimney caps installed. Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed. Senior citizen discount. Insured. Free estimates. H.I. Johnson Services (413)596-8859 (before 9pm)
TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP. Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998
Truck & Trailer Repair We repair Pick-ups, Vans, SUVs & Campers in addition to light, medium, and heavy duty diesel trucks. NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station "No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA
413-788-6787 top-truck.com
WESTFIELD 1 bedroom apartment, large closets, free heat and hot water included, laundry parking. $830/month. (413)562-2266
ROOMS
HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $110 p/week. Call (413)531-2197
SOUTHAMPTON FURNISHED ROOM To rent, available August 11 Country setting, 2nd floor. Single occupancy only. Female preferred,(second floor has two other rented rooms, female occupied). Not on bus line. Quiet home, owner occupied. Fields woods, trails, back yard. Includes laundry, utilities, Wifi. No cable. $400/month. Available now. Please calls only. No texts or emails. Call after 2 pm, 413259-7044 for information and appointment to view. In Southampton near Westfield line.
APARTMENT & HOUSE SHARING
RETIRED PROFESSIONAL with unfurnished room to rent in quiet condominium complex seeks male retired/semi-retired, preferably professional. On-site parking, washer/dryer, central air & heat, deck. Utilities included Month to month tenancy Smoking outside. No alcohol/drugs. References required. $500/month. Call Curtis 413-568-8867.
OFFICE SPACE
WESTFIELD: Furnished office for rent, one room, 1st floor with private bathroom. $400 per month includes utilities, ample parking, security deposit required. 413-568-1957
TREE SERVICE BUSINESS PROPERTY
American Tree & Shrub: Removal, pruning, bucket/crane work. Stump grinding, light excavation and tree planting. Firewood Available
MONTGOMERY: Large open space. Retail or multi-desk office. 800 sq. ft. Many windows Includes utilities and free wi-fi $750 per month. Minutes from Westfield. 413-977-6277
Fully Insured, Free Estimates. 24-hour Emergency Services. Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469
MONTGOMERY: Spacious Office 200+ sq. ft. Includes utilities and free wi-fi. $350 p/month. Call 413-977-6277
UPHOLSTERY KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)562-6639.
HOME WANTED
HANY'S BARBER SHOP. Looking for experienced licensed barber. Full time position. Busy shop. Call Hany, 413-888-4008
SERVICES WINDOW CLEANING CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned Inside & Out! Including screens and storm windows. Fully insured. Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your SUMMER appointment. 413-237-2053
A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN Debris removal, landscaping SPRING yard cleanup, interior and exterior painting, power washing, basic carpentry and plumbing. All types of repair work and more. (413)562-7462