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Greater Westfield Chamber names ‘Of the Year’ award winners

By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD — A tradition of recognizing businesses is at the heart of the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce, and this fall, three more members will be added to the “Of the Year” award winners, according to Kate Phelon, executive director.

Phelon recently announced that the 2017 Business of the Year has been awarded to ProAmpac, formerly Prolamina; the KEVS Foundation, Inc., will receive the 2017 Non-Profit of the Year, and the Perez family of East Mountain Country Club will receive the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Chamber’s annual meeting and awards banquet is planned Nov. 15 at the East Mountain Country Club and begins with a cocktail hour from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by a program from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The event sponsor is Baystate Noble Hospital.

Phelon said there is a rigorous process to determine the winners each year which includes surveying the Chamber membership for nominations based on specific criteria.

Nominations are submitted to the Chamber’s nominating committee and recommendations are made to its board of directors.

Greg Tucker, chief executive officer, ProAmpac, said he was “elated” when he was notified of the Chamber’s decision. ProAmpac provides creative packaging solutions to the food packaging, health care and industrial/specialty markets.

“All of ProAmpac is extremely proud of winning this award,” said Tucker. “To mark this achievement we are planning an internal celebration with the Westfield team in the coming weeks.”

For Tucker personally, the award signifies the “commitment” of employees to the company and the city.

“Westfield is our home and we are honored to be recognized for the work we do for our customers and our community,” said Tucker.

Tucker noted that since the company has been a fixture in the city for 45 years, employees have been instrumental supporting causes including Alzheimer’s, Juvenile Diabetes, and the American Cancer Society. Additionally, employees have supported local food drives and purchased holiday gifts for the Salvation Army. Board members and volunteers have also been active with the Red Cross, the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce and the YMCA of Greater Westfield.

“Since 1999 we’ve given to more than 70 organizations totaling over

A sheet of plywood covers a hole in a brick wall of the Mill at Crane Pond building caused by a one car accident early Saturday morning August 19. (WNG file photo)

Teachers ready to plant seeds of knowledge

By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD-Teachers across the city – from public to parochial schools – are energized and putting the finishing touches on their classrooms as the countdown to the first day of school is on.

“We’re really looking forward to the kids coming back,” said Russell Elementary School principal Alison Hamilton, noting this will be the last year for students at this site as students will be incorporated into city schools for the 2018-2019 school year. “The Town of Russell has welcomed us but we know it is important for the community that the kids come to Westfield.”

Alison Hamilton, principal at the Russell Elementary School, is seen in the library.

Hamilton, who has served for 27 years in the Westfield schools and is now starting her fourth year in a principal role, oversees Kindergarten through Grade 5 and expects approximately 165 students this school year.

“My teachers all work well together and we will continue to build on the cross-grade collaborations,” said Hamilton.

The school, nestled among woodlands at the end of Highland Avenue in Russell, has offered unique opportunities for students the past two years – including having naturalist-in-residence Ted Watt from the Hitchcock Center See Teachers, Page 3

Southwick Fire defeats police in blood drive challenge

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Fire Department received their trophy at the department headquarters this week after earning a victory of the Southwick Police Department in their latest blood drive competition.

The blood drive is based on the Annual Baystate Health blood donor challenge between the fire

$300,000,” said Tucker, adding “We plan on growing our commitment in the Westfield community over the next 20 years.”

Tucker also singled out the employees at the Westfield plant for the company’s continued success.

“Most employees in Westfield have been with the company for over 14 years,” said Tucker. “We have employed three generations of at least two families simultane-

ously and we are deeply proud of the longstanding relationships ProAmpac has built with the community. The commitment and dedication of our Westfield team is incredible.”

“With their continued growth and commitment to Westfield, I couldn’t be happier for them,” said Phelon of ProAmpac’s recognition.

See Awards, Page 2

Community Radio marks three years of broadcasting

Car crashes into building on Mill Street

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD–Police reported that a vehicle struck a building on Mill Street during the early morning hours on Saturday.

According to Westfield Police Capt.

Michael McCabe, a vehicle struck the Mill at Crane Pond on Mill Street, and police were notified at about 12:36 a.m.

Westfield Police and Fire Departments responded to the scene, and the Westfield Building Department was also later requested to the scene. There was one occupant in the vehicle, according to police, and no injuries were reported.

According to McCabe, the vehicle, a 2009 Jeep Liberty, had reportedly gone through a guardrail, a fire hydrant, over a retaining wall and then struck the building. McCabe said that speed was a factor. According to the police log received for the incident, there was a citation issued, as well.

ProAmpac, formerly Prolamina, has been named 2017 Business of the Year by the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce.

and police that Baystate hosts.

In an effort to try and get as many members of the department to donate blood, fire had 12 donors while police had seven. In total, there were 24 individuals who attempted to donate and only five were deferred. But, most importantly, according to Amy Benson, a recruiter for the blood donor program at Baystate Medical Center, over 40 lives were saved due to the

work from the first responders in Southwick.

Back in January, the Westfield News reported on the last blood drive that the police and fire participated in, which involved them joining forces and competing against the rest of the department’s in town.

For any questions or comments about the blood donor competition, contact Benson at 413-322-4125.

By KEN STOMSKI Contributor This month marks the third year of Westfield community radio on WSKB 89.5 FM. What started off as an experiment with only a few shows in June of 2014 has grown to programming every weekday morning between 6am and 10AM. Westfield community radio officially launched in August of 2014.

It all started when Westfield State University and the City of Westfield joined forces to update the radio transmitter and tower of WSKB as a final step to the Ely Hall renovation, which made sense because the public access cable TV channel 15 studios were relocated to Ely a decade ago.

The transmitter was upgraded and the antenna was raised. And then, nothing happened.

Members of the Westfield State Foundation decided that with the improvements at the station, it would be an excellent opportunity to bring in members of the community to host programs that would spotlight local events and talent within the community. Doing that also brought the possibility of recruiting underwriters to help support the operations of the radio station.

Although WSKB is a student run radio station at Westfield State

University, the community radio portion is not directly related to the radio club at the university. At first the students were worried that local people were going to take over, as WSKB was always a student-run radio station, but it was soon realized that the community radio side and the radio club side of the station complimented each other. In fact, Westfield State University students are involved with some of the programming on community radio.

Former Westfield Mayor Dan Knapik, who was a driving force behind getting community radio started, but left in 2015, said “no one could imagine that our WSKB community radio experiment would result in a robust alternative to big radio and has been nimble enough to be a force on location to keep the audience connected to its city happenings.”

Many of the hosts that were present at the beginning still have shows See Community Radio, Page 3

Southwick seeking proposals for cellular facility

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent SOUTHWICK—Interest from wireless carriers for an area of town has prompted town officials to request proposals for a possible cellular facility.

According to Southwick’s Chief Administrative Officer Karl Stinehart, the requests for proposal (RFP) are for land in the southeast portion of the town, along the Southwick-Agawam border. The decision to seek the bids was originally determined during a previous town meeting where Stinehart said that the select board was authorized to enter a lease with a wireless carrier.

“We had an interest by some carriers to look at a certain geographical area See Proposals, Page 3

Brian Schneider, Tracy Cesan, and Tim O’Keefe of the Southwick Fire Department are seen with the winning trophy.

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Since 1963, the Perez family has been committed to making a difference in the city – especially with local charitable organizations. East Mountain Country Club was founded by Ted Perez Sr. and his wife Maria. Ted Perez designed and built the 18-hole public golf course and Maria Perez continues to serve as president.

“Westfield is a great community,” said Mark Perez, who serves as clubhouse manager and works on the grounds, while his brother Ted Perez Jr., a PGA golf professional, manages the golf business and the greens superintendent duties.

Additionally, Brenda (Perez) Coggin and her daughter, Deanna Coggin, are the head chefs and Brenda Coggin serves as banquet coordinator.

“Our dad was always community oriented and was very active in Westfield Kiwanis and the Chamber,” said Mark Perez. “We are so honored to accept this award. We have been a member of the Chamber since the day we opened in 1963, and to be recognized for our commitment to Westfield is greatly appreciated.”

Phelon echoed those sentiments.

“I am so happy for the Perez family to be recognized for their dedication to the community, both personally and professionally,” said Phelon.

Susan Canning, director of the KEVS Foundation, said she is “humbled and honored” that the organization established in loving memory of her son, Kevin J. Major, will be recognized.

On July 11, 2011, Major’s heart abruptly stopped due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a detectable and preventable heart condition, noted Canning.

“It is a parent’s worst nightmare that nobody could ever

prepare you for,” said Canning, adding that her family established the foundation so other families would not have to experience the pain of losing a loved one to a preventable heart disease.

The Chamber will also recognize Canning’s determination to advocate for legislation to have automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in every school in the state.

“Susan achieved her goal this year as Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill requiring all Massachusetts schools to be equipped with AEDs on-site by July 2018,” said Phelon. “I was so delighted to notify Susan knowing how hard she has worked to not only get the word out, but to successfully have legislation passed that will actually save lives.”

The KEVS Foundation also facilitates free youth heart screenings, helps to provide program resources for public access defibrillator programs, and teaches the importance of early bystander CPR/AED education and awareness throughout the region. The next scheduled free youth heart screening (ages 13 to 19) is slated Oct. 13 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the Agawam High School.

“Since joining the Chamber the networking has helped raise awareness of our mission to touch lives and it has enhanced our visibility in town,” said Canning, noting AED’s are in a wide variety of locations in the city – from the schools and playgrounds to the Amelia Park Children’s Museum.

“We are touching lives seven days a week, young and old,” said Canning.

For more information or to pre-register for the banquet, call Pam Bussell at the Chamber office, (413) 568-1618, email her at pbussell@westfieldbiz.org, or visit www.westfieldbiz.org.

The KEVS Foundation has been named 2017 Non-Profit of the Year by the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce.

Pictured with the foundation’s trailer and an AED is Susan Canning, director.

The Perez family of East Mountain Country Club will receive the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award this fall by the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce.

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Woman stuck in swimming pool turns to Facebook for help EPPING, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman who became stuck in a swimming pool after the ladder broke turned to Facebook to ask for help getting out.

Sixty-one-year-old Leslie Kahn was swimming in her pool Aug. 11 when the ladder broke, leaving her stranded. She said she didn’t have the strength to pull herself.

No one else was home and her cellphone was inside.

She used a pool pole to drag the chair her iPad was on and posted in a community Facebook page, asking for help. She said she labeled the post “911” to get people’s attention.

A woman who lived nearby showed up, followed by police and a neighbor.

Kahn, a breast cancer survivor, tells WMUR-TV that sometimes you help others and other times, you ask for help.

LAST NIGHT’S NUMBERS

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2017. There are 132 days left in the year.

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n August 21, 1858, the first of seven debates between Illinois senatorial contenders Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas took place.

ON THIS DATE: In 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia resulting in the deaths of at least 55 whites. (Turner was later executed.)

In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. (The painting was recovered two years later in Italy.)

In 1940, exiled Communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky died in a Mexican hospital from wounds inflicted by an assassin the day before.

In 1945, President Harry S. Truman ended the LendLease program that had shipped some $50 billion in aid supplies to America’s allies during World War II. In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an executive order making Hawaii the 50th state.

In 1963, martial law was declared in South Vietnam as police and army troops began a violent crackdown on Buddhist anti-government protesters.

In 1972, the Republican National Convention opened in Miami Beach.

In 1983, Philippine opposition leader Benigno S. Aquino Jr., ending a self-imposed exile in the United States, was shot dead moments after stepping off a plane at Manila International Airport. The musical play “La Cage Aux Folles” opened on Broadway.

In 1987, Sgt. Clayton Lonetree, the first Marine court-martialed for spying, was convicted in Quantico, Virginia, of passing secrets to the KGB. (Lonetree ended up serving

eight years in a military prison.)

In 1991, the hard-line coup against Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev collapsed in the face of a popular uprising led by Russian Federation President Boris N. Yeltsin.

In 1992, an 11-day siege began at the cabin of white separatist Randy Weaver in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, as government agents tried to arrest Weaver for failing to appear in court on charges of selling two illegal sawed-off shotguns; on the first day of the siege, Weaver’s teenage son, Samuel, and Deputy U.S. Marshal William Degan were killed.

In 2015, a trio of Americans, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Stone, National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos and college student Anthony Sadler, and a British businessman, Chris Norman, tackled and disarmed a Moroccan gunman on a high-speed train between Amsterdam and Paris.

TEN YEARS AGO: Hurricane Dean swept across Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula as a Category 5 storm. The postwar Iraqi tribunal trying former Saddam Hussein aides opened its third proceeding, putting former Defense Minister Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as “Chemical Ali,” and 14 other men on trial for the regime’s brutal crushing of a 1991 rebellion by Shiite Muslims. Space shuttle Endeavour, with teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan aboard, safely returned to Cape Canaveral, Florida.

FIVE YEARS AGO: An insurgent rocket attack damaged the plane of the top U.S. general as it sat parked at a coalition base in Afghanistan; U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was unhurt. Missouri Rep. Todd Akin defied the nation’s top Republicans and refused to abandon a Senate bid hobbled by fallout over his comments that women’s bodies could prevent pregnancies in

cases of “legitimate rape.” (Akin went on to lose the fall election to Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill.)

ONE YEAR AGO:

Shaking to samba and sharing reflections in uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash inside Maracana Stadium. Earlier in the day, Kevin Durant scored 30 points and helped the Americans rout Serbia 96-66 for their third straight gold medal, capping an Olympics in which the U.S. dominated the medal tables, both the gold (46) and overall totals (121).

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Former NFL player and general manager Pete Retzlaff is 86. Actor-director Melvin Van Peebles is 85. Playwright Mart Crowley is 82. Singer Kenny Rogers is 79. Actor Clarence Williams III is 78. Rock-and-roll musician James Burton is 78. Singer Harold Reid (The Statler Brothers) is 78. Singer Jackie DeShannon is 76. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Willie Lanier is 72. Actress Patty McCormack is 72. Pop singer-musician Carl Giammarese (jee-ah mah-REE’-see) is 70. Actress Loretta Devine is 68.

NBC newsman Harry Smith is 66. Singer Glenn Hughes is 65. Country musician Nick Kane is 63. Actress Kim Cattrall is 61. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL quarterback Jim McMahon is 58. Actress Cleo King is 55.

Retired MLB All-Star player John Wetteland is 51. Rock singer Serj Tankian (TAN’-kee-ahn) (System of a Down) is 50. Figure skater Josee Chouinard is 48. Actress Carrie-Anne Moss is 47. MLB player-turned-manager Craig Counsell is 47. Rock musician Liam Howlett (Prodigy) is 46. Actress Alicia Witt is 42. Singer Kelis (kuh-LEES’) is 38. Actor Diego Klattenhoff is 38. TV personality Brody Jenner is 34. Singer Melissa Schuman is 33. Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain (yoo-SAYN’) Bolt is 31. Actor Carlos Pratts is 31. Actor-comedian Brooks Wheelan is 31. Actor Cody Kasch is 30. Country singer Kacey Musgraves is 29. Actress Hayden Panettiere (pan’-uh-tee-EHR’) is 28.

Actor RJ Mitte is 25. Actor Maxim Knight is 18.

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to this day Tina Gorman, who hosts “Wake Up Wednesday” started off by co-hosting with then mayor Knapik, and quickly went on to host her own show. The focus of the 6 to 8AM show is health and wellness. Monthly regulars include Chiropractor Dr. Gary Gorman; Primary Care Physician Dr. Akinyele Lovelace; City Health Department Director Joe Rouse; and Registered Dietitian Jennifer Giffune. During her three years behind the microphone, Tina has interviewed numerous physicians and surgeons, therapists, hospital, medical, and program administrators, as well as alternative practitioners. Guests’ stories have been thought-provoking, heartfelt, emotional, as well as humorous.

Michael “Buster” McMahon hosts the Monday 8AM show “Owls On Air.” Asked to describe the format of his show, McMahon said ” Let’s face it, there just isn’t anything better than songs that bring you back to your young days. Dreaming of your future, falling in love…. you know the days before real life bowled you over with responsibilities and harsh wake up calls.” McMahon’s show is music centric, more so than the other programs on community radio. “Usually you end up hearing songs from the 50s-80s. But we’ve honored requests for newer and older tunes as well. I also enjoy telling people the stories behind the songs and artists that they can use to impress or bore their friends with”, McMahon said.

Bob Plasse, who retired from the Westfield State Foundation last year, hosts “WOW! It’s Tuesday” at 6AM. WOW refers to Westfield on Weekends, and Plasse was the president of WOW when he started his show at WSKB. ” For me, the station has provided the gift of great friends and colleagues, the chance to learn from experts and to craft a program that is hopefully both ‘Seinfeld-like’ entertaining, yet informative,” Plasse said. His show has routine monthly guests, and he often ends his show with a skit called “as nitwits match wits” which is a game played with whomever is in the studio, and the guest of the week always wins, regardless of how they fared. Plasse’s musical choices on the show can be quite diverse. Plasse said “Surprisingly, in preparing the musical selections for the show, I have developed an appreciation for so many artists I really never knew. Imagine… I have gone from being a “Broadway baby” to a grateful “Deadhead!”

Patrick Berry hosts “The Westfield News Show” on Thursdays at 6AM. Instead of being broadcast from the studio at Ely Hall at the university, Berry’s show is broadcast from The Press Room, a coffee and pastry shop in the front of the Westfield News building on School Street. Originally Berry went up to the studio for his weekly show, but when the new shop opened, a decision had to be made – stop the show, or do it via remote from The Press Room. You can routinely see a small audience at The Press Room watching the broadcast.

Berry’s guests often include local officials.

“Ken’s Den” on Tuesday mornings at 8AM is hosted by Ken Stomski. Originally a side kick to Dan Knapik when Tina Gorman went on to her own time slot, Stomski assumed Knapik’s time slot when he left community radio. “Ken’s Den” is one of the more light-hearted shows of the week, with routine guests like Dan Paquette, executive director of the Athenaeum, and Westfield historian extraordinaire Kathi Palmer, who is also filling in as interim side kick whilst regular side kick Steve Dondley is on hiatus during the election season in town. Stomski’s shows can take a serious tone, or they can end up being two hours of nonsense. You never know what will be going on.

Jay Pagluica hosts “JP’s Talk About Town” on Friday morn-

Ken Stomski (right) hosts “Ken’s Den” on Tuesday mornings at 8AM. On the left is WSKB Community Radio producer, Peter Cowles. ings at 6AM. Pagluica is the current president of Westfield on Weekends, and you have probably seen him “running the show” at the concerts on the green. Pagluica likes to have musical guests on his show, often performing live. Pagluica also likes to highlight live music performances that will be happening in the area. A popular segment on Pagluica’s show is “the golden age of radio”, where old radio shows like “Superman” are played. Pagluica is also the “trusty, rusty, crusty” side kick to Bob Plasse on Tuesday mornings.

Peter Cowles is the producer of the radio programs on community radio. Cowles comes from a broadcasting background and there isn’t a situation or topic that comes up on any of the programs that he cannot handle. Cowles is responsible for getting all of the many remotes up and running, including the weekend long non-stop broadcast live from the International Airshow last weekend. Cowles is also responsible for ensuring that all of the underwriter’s messages are heard.

There are many other programs and hosts on community radio – some seasonal, and some monthly. Westfield Technical Academy and superintendant of schools Stefan Czaporowski both have shows on Thursday mornings when school is in session. An example of some of the monthly programs are “About Town”, with mayor Brian Sullivan, with co-hosts Dennis Akins and Amber Danahey, where they broadcast live from the gazebo on the green when the weather is fair, and “Rock About Town” with Harry Rock.

Not only can WSKB’s broadcasts be heard on traditional terrestrial radio, but the audio is also streamed at www.wskb. org. Shortly after community radio started broadcasting, a video camera was put into the studio, and the programming was simulcast on local cable channel 15, so you could “watch us on the radio”. This past year a link was put on the city of Westfield’s website to stream cable channel 15, and it can be found at www.westfieldtv.org.

Schedules for community radio programming can be found in the Westfield News. Community radio will be broadcasting live throughout the Rotary’s Food Fest later this week.

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.

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS MONDAY, AUGUST 21 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 Board of Selectmen at 5 pm Planning Board at 7 pm

WESTFIELD Historical Commission at 7 pm

TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 WESTFIELD Legislative & Ordinance at 6 pm

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Continued from Page 1 share his expertise through a Massachusetts Cultural Council During the daily religion curriculum, Daley will also read from STARS residency grant.

“Stories of God’s Love,” featuring Bible stories including Noah’s “Our first graders learned to plant a garden from a gnarly patch Ark. of weeds and I can’t wait for them to return and see how much the “All of the stories are tailored for their understanding,” said garden has grown,” said Hamilton, adding that the radishes and Daley. lettuce they planted in the spring were enjoyed before the last day As part of Daley’s teaching plan, a “friendship unit” is also an of summer recess. The grant also enabled Watt to spend three ses- integral part of the children’s day. sions with each classroom during the school year.

“I like to conduct a friendship unit that reminds students about “Everyone loves Mr. Watt,” said Hamilton. the importance of being kind to everyone every day,” said Daley.

While Hamilton was busy organizing her office last Friday While classes officially start Sept. 7 for Kindergarten, Daley afternoon, teachers were filtering in and out bringing in decora- will host an orientation on Sept. 1 for students and their parents for tions to put the finishing touches on their classrooms. Second a meet and greet time. grade teacher Tina Goyette was among those organizing her win“During the orientation students will be encouraged to make a dowsills – and decorating with pots of colorful flowers. Goyette little beaded bracelet which they can then wear on the first day of has been a teacher for 23 years in the public school system. school,” said Daley.

One of Goyette’s first projects for her students will be a “ME Of course, books are central to any classroom and for Daley – a BAG” where she encourages students to put up to five items in a childhood education and reading specialist – her love of books is paper bag that will tell her and the class a little about themselves. central to her teaching.

“ME BAGS are shared at morning meeting over the course of “I want them to love books,” she said. the first few days,” said Goyette, noting that students will gather One floor up from Daley, Jennifer VanHeynigen was reviewing on the carpet in the front of the classroom which fosters commu- a pile of books for her third grade students to soon peruse. Her nity building. theme to start the school year is “Set Sail for Success” – with a “I first share my bag which includes a whisk because I like to long banner titled “Meet the Crew” just outside the classroom door cook, and a book, because I like to read,” said Goyette, adding she featuring the names of all the students. provides the presentation first so students learn the proper way to “Because students transition from the first floor to the second speak in front of their peers. floor for third grade, it can be scary,” said VanHeynigen, noting On the opposite corridor was Cindy Newcomb who was arrang- that new recess and lunch times in particular can be a difficult ing desks and computer stations and adding last-minute displays change. to her classroom walls. She has been a reading specialist for the To help alleviate some of the uncertainty for students, Westfield schools for 14 years and starts her new year in Russell VanHeynigen had last year’s third graders write letters to the secteaching fifth grade. ond graders and welcomed them to the classroom for a firsthand “A theme for this year’s students will be having perseverance look. and a growth mind set,” said Newcomb, who also incorporates “Third graders learn more about consequences, being responsibuilding a community with students centered on a carpet in the ble for their actions, and completing their homework,” said front of the classroom. “Every year I love getting to know the VanHeynigen. “I’m firm but soft and we have fun and we get the uniqueness of every child.” work done.”

A few miles down the road, teachers at St. Mary’s Elementary One of the daily discussions during religion class is especially School have also been adding colorful touches to their classrooms important to VanHeynigen.

– and organizing the last of the books to be distributed on the first “I look forward to students asking questions about God,” said day to students.

VanHeynigen. “My students also know the importance of being Jennifer Daley, in her second year teaching Kindergarten at St. respectful, kind, and caring for each other.”

Mary’s, said she too likes to gather students around a carpet to For parents who might also have some separation anxiety in the build community. coming weeks, VanHeynigen offers some timely advice.

“During the first few days some students are very excited, some “Don’t show your children you’re anxious,” said VanHeynigen. experience separation anxiety, some are quiet,” said Daley, noting “Be positive and encourage them which will ensure a positive the change to a full day can be a trying transition. experience for the first day of school.”

Once the school day begins, Daley welcomes the centering From gardens to God, each teacher has a unique approach to prayer for the day and will read from “My First Book of Prayers.” teaching and relishes the opportunity to plant seeds of knowledge

Jennifer VanHeynigen teaches third grade at St. Mary’s Elementary School. She sorted through a variety of books on a recent morning as she prepared her classroom for the first day of school. throughout the school year for their students.

“We’re all here for the same reasons, said VanHeynigen. “We want to build kids up, to watch them grow and flourish.”

Juli Jensen-Derrig, St. Mary’s new elementary principal, echoed those sentiments.

“I encourage my staff to reach their highest potential every day and I will give the students the tools they need to succeed.”

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in town for a placement of a cell tower because of the need for increased cellular service where it’s not optimal,” Stinehart said.

“It would benefit the customers, residential customers, especially people working out of their homes, and it would benefit the businesses in the area,” he added.

Currently, the town has three cellular towers, Stinehart said. One is located on municipal property at the transfer station on Industrial Road, another one off Congamond Road and the third is off Sam West Road.

According to Stinehart, he is unaware of any risks associated with a potential cellular tower at this time, but proposals will be reviewed by several local boards and commissions to determine if there are any. The potential money the town receives and anticipated time of construction would also be determined after.

“We’ll be evaluating the different responses and how it would work,” Stinehart said.

In addition, any cellular facility that is constructed would have to permit “co-locating” from other providers according to zoning bylaw, and it would also have to accommodate public safety needs of the town.

The RFPs are due to the town by Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. No requests for questions though, will be allowed past 4 p.m. on Sept. 1.

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Trump’s neo-Nazi rally comments thrust GOP doubts into open

By JULIE PACE and BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's racially fraught comments about a deadly neo-Nazi rally have thrust into the open some Republicans' deeply held doubts about his competency and temperament, in an extraordinary public airing of worries and grievances about a sitting president by his own party.

Behind the high-profile denunciations voiced this week by GOP senators once considered Trump allies, scores of other, influential Republicans began to express grave concerns about the state of the Trump presidency. In interviews with Associated Press reporters across nine states, 25 Republican politicians, party officials, advisers and donors expressed worries about whether Trump has the self-discipline and capability to govern successfully.

Eric Cantor, the former House majority leader from Virginia, said Republicans signaled this week that Trump's handling of the Charlottesville protests was "beyond just a distraction."

"It was a turning point in terms of Republicans being able to say, we're not even going to get close to that," Cantor said.

Chip Lake, a Georgia-based GOP operative who did not vote for Trump in the general election, raised the prospect of the president leaving office before his term is up.

"It's impossible to see a scenario under which this is sustainable under a four-year period," Lake said.

Trump's handling of the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, has shaken his presidency unlike any of the other self-created crises that have rattled the White House during his seven months in office. Business leaders have bolted from White House councils, wary of being associated with the president.

Military leaders distanced themselves from Trump's assertion that "both sides" — the white supremacists and the counterprotesters — were to blame for the violence that left one protester dead. And some members of Trump's own staff were outraged by his combative assertion that there were "very fine people" among those marching with the white supremacists, neo-Nazis and KKK members.

Importantly, the Republicans interviewed did not line up behind some course of action or an organized break with the president. Some expressed hope the recent shakeup of White House advisers might help Trump get back in control of his message and the GOP agenda.

Still, the blistering and blunt statements from some Republicans have marked a new phase. Until now, the party has largely kept its most troubling doubts about Trump to whispered, private conversations, fearful of alienating the president's loyal supporters and upending long-sought GOP policy goals.

Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and a foreign policy ally of the Trump White House, delivered the sharpest criticism of Trump, declaring that the president "has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to" in dealing with crises.

Corker's comments were echoed in the interviews with two dozen Republican officials after Trump expressed his views in Tuesday's press conference. More than half spoke on the record, while the others insisted on anonymity in order to speak candidly about the man who leads their party and remains popular with the majority of GOP voters.

A handful defended Trump without reservation. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, an early supporter of the president, said he "proudly" stands with Trump and said he was succeeding despite a "constant barrage of negative attacks from the left."

But others said recent events had shifted the dynamic between the president and his party.

"I was never one that was convinced that the president had the character to lead this nation, but I was certainly willing to stand by the president on critical issues once he was elected," said Clarence Mingo, a Republican state treasurer candidate in Ohio. "Now, even where good conservative policies are concerned, that progress is all negated because of his inability to say and do the right things on fundamental issues."

In Kentucky, Republican state senator Whitney Westerfield called Trump's comments after the Charlottesville protests "more than a gaffe."

"I'm concerned he seems to firmly believe in what he's saying about it," Westerfield said.

Trump has survived criticism from establishment Republicans before, most notably when GOP lawmakers across the country distanced themselves from him in the final weeks of the campaign following the release of a video in which the former reality television star is heard making predatory sexual comments about women. Many of those See GOP Doubts, Page 5

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Warning signs of mass violence – in the US?

By MAX PENSKY and NADIA RUBAII Binghamton University, State University of New York (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) — There are those who say that comparing President Donald Trump’s rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler is alarmist, unfair and counterproductive.

And yet, there has been no dearth of such comparisons since the 2016 presidential election. Many commentators have also drawn parallels between the conduct of Trump supporters and Holocaust-era Nazis.

The comparisons continue today, and Trump’s comments in the wake of the Charlottesville attack show why. The president’s reference to violence on “both sides” implies moral equivalence, which is a familiar rhetorical strategy for signaling support to violent groups. His comments give white supremacists and neo-Nazis the implied approval of the president of the United States.

Many of these groups explicitly seek to eliminate from the U.S. African-Americans, Jews, immigrants and other groups, and are willing to do so through violence. As co-directors of Binghamton University’s Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, we emphasize the importance of recognizing and responding to early warning signs of genocide and atrocity crimes. Usually, government officials, scholars and nongovernmental organizations look for these warning signs in other parts of the world – Syria, Sudan or Burma.

Has the time come to watch for these warning signs in the United States?

Is it possible in the US? The term “genocide” invokes images of gas chambers the Nazis used to exterminate Jews during World War II, the Khmer Rouge killing fields of Cambodia and thousands of Tutsi bodies in the Kagera River in Rwanda. On that scale and in that manner, genocide is highly unlikely in the United States.

But genocidal violence can happen in the U.S. It has happened. Organized policies passed by elected U.S. lawmakers have targeted both Native Americans and African-Americans.

The threat of genocide is present wherever a country’s political leadership tolerates or even encourages acts with an intent to destroy a racial, ethnic, national or religious group, whether in whole or in part.

The Holocaust took the international community by surprise.

In hindsight, there were many signs. In fact, scholars have learned a great deal about the danger signals for the risk of largescale violence against vulnerable groups.

In 1996, the founder and first president of the U.S.-based advocacy group Genocide Watch, Gregory H. Stanton, introduced a model that identified eight stages – later increased to 10 – that societies frequently pass through on the way to genocidal violence. Stanton’s model has its critics. Like any such model, it can’t be applied in all cases and can’t predict the future. But it has been influential in our understanding of the sources of mass violence in Rwanda, Burma, Syria and other nations.

The 10 stages of genocide The early stages of Stanton’s model include “classification” and “symbolization.” These are processes in which groups of people are saddled with labels or imagined characteristics that encourage active discrimination. These stages emphasize “us

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As Stanton makes clear, these processes are universally human. They do not necessarily result in a progression toward mass violence. But they prepare the ground for the next stages: active “discrimination,” “dehumanization,” “organization” and “polarization.” These middle stages may be warning signs of an increasing risk of large-scale violence.

Where are we now?

Trump’s political rhetoric helped propel him into office by playing on the fears and resentments of the electorate. He labeled out-groups, hinted at dark conspiracies, winked at violence and appealed to nativist and nationalist sentiments. He has demanded discriminatory policies including travel restrictions and gender-based exclusions.

Classification, symbolization, discrimination and dehumanization of Muslims, Mexicans, African-Americans, the media and even the political opposition may be leading to polarization, stage six of Stanton’s model.

Stanton writes that polarization further drives wedges between social groups through extremism. Hate groups find an opening to send messages that further dehumanize and demonize targeted groups. Political moderates are edged out of the political arena, and extremist groups attempt to move from the former political fringes into mainstream politics.

Do Trump’s implied claims of a moral equivalence between neo-Nazis and counterprotesters in Charlottesville move us closer to the stage of polarization?

Certainly, there are reasons for deep concern. Moral equivalence – the claim that when both “sides” in a conflict use similar tactics, then one “side” must be as morally good or bad as the other – is what logicians call an informal fallacy. Philosophers take their red pens to student essays that commit it. But when a president is called on to address his nation in times of political turmoil, the claim of moral equivalence is a lot more than an undergraduate mistake. We suggest this is a deliberate effort to polarize, and an invitation to what comes after polarization.

Responding and preventing Polarization is a warning of the increased risk of violence, not a guarantee. Stanton’s model also argues that every stage offers opportunities for prevention. Extremist groups can have their financial assets frozen. Hate crimes and hate atrocities can be more consistently investigated and prosecuted. Moderate politicians, human rights activists, representatives of threatened groups and members of the independent media can be provided increased security.

Encouraging responses have come from the electorate, business leaders, government officials and the international community. Individuals and groups are following the recommendations for action presented in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s guide to combating hate in supporting victims, speaking up, pressuring leaders and staying engaged. Business leaders have also expressed their discontent with Trump’s polarizing statements.

Local governments are declaring themselves sanctuary cities or cities of resistance. At the national level, strong statements have been made by leaders of all of the military branches.

Several international leaders have also spoken up. German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the racist and far-right violence displayed in Charlottesville, and U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May harshly criticized Trump’s use of moral equivalence.

In our assessment, these actions represent essential forms of resistance to the movement toward polarization, and they reduce the risks of genocide.

This article was originally published on The Conversation.

Read the original article here: http://theconversation.com/ warning-signs-of-mass-violence-in-the-us-82546.

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David O. Stevens WESTFIELD – David Owen Stevens, 85, died Monday August 14, 2017 at Westfield Gardens in Westfield, MA following a long illness with Parkinson’s Disease. He leaves his 2 daughters, Susan Camp of Southampton, MA and Charlaina Stevens of West Suffield, CT and his 4 grandchildren: Ryan and Tim Murphy and Lindsey and Brian Camp along with many other family members and friends. David was born in West Springfield, MA on November 28, 1931 to the late Cyril J. and Mary C. Stevens. David was raised with his brother James and sister Gail in West Springfield before moving to Florida for many years. He worked at Kidder Stacy in Agawam, MA for many years as a machinist and continued his work into his early 70’s. He married Rita Crosier of West Springfield and had 2 daughters. He later married Claire Hussey. David played football in high school and loved all sports. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy from January 1955 through January 1959.

An avid golfer, David also enjoyed hunting, fishing and target shooting including skeet and trap. He loved dogs and trained them for hunting. David also enjoyed cooking and grilling for family and friends. David was a contributing member of Pioneer Valley Sport Club for over 50 years. Those who knew him could always count on David for a good laugh, welcoming his dry sense of humor and wit. David will be missed by his family and friends. Although he is no longer with us, his memory will live on in our hearts. Your memory will always be with us-We love you Dad! Family and friends are invited to celebrate David’s life on Sunday, August 27, 2017 from 2:00-4:00PM at Avalon Life Celebration Center & Cremation Services, LLC 691 College Hwy., Southwick, MA. In lieu of flowers please consider a memorial donation to Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, 110 Cherry Street, Holyoke, MA 01040 (www.friendsofthesoldiershome.org) To express a condolence, share memories or photos please visit David’s memorial page at www.avaloncelebrations.com

Francis D. O’Brien WESTFIELD – Francis D. O’Brien, 77, (1940-2017) also known as “Obie” and Skippy” passed away on Friday, August 18, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Springfield to the late Francis O’Brien and Alberta (Zolyn) Gutowski and was a 1958 graduate of Westfield Trade.

Francis received an Associate’s Degree in Business from Manchester Community College in Connecticut and his Bachelor’s in Business from Central Connecticut State College in New Britain. He served his country with the United States Navy from 1960-1964 and was honorably discharged as a ETN 3rd Class. Francis was employed as the manufacturing supervisor for Colts Manufacturing in West Hartford for 33 years, before he retired. He was a member of the American Legion Post 124 in Westfield. Francis is survived by his beloved wife of 45 years, Shirley A. (Kriesak) O’ Brien, his loving sons, Gary T. O’Brien and his wife Sherry of Thorndike, MA and Robert F. O’Brien and his wife Melissa of Agawam, two brothers, Daniel O’Brien and his wife Beverly of Westfield and Douglas O’Brien and his wife Denise of Chicopee, his cherished grandchildren, Ashlinn Ellis and her husband Dustin, Andrew O’ Brien, Annie O’Brien, Dakota O’Brien, McKenna J. O’Brien, Steven Dunn, Sarah Gamsby and her husband Mathias, Ian Gamsby and Glenn and Natalie Lane, his great granddaughter, Gabriella Gamsby, his brother in law, Roger Kriesak and his wife Nancy and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a son Brian O’Brien in 2007. He loved his animals and will be sorely missed by his pet, Kayla. A Funeral Home Service will be held on Wednesday at 7PM in the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield. Visiting hours will be held prior to the service from 4-7PM in the funeral home. Burial will be private and at the convenience of his family. In lieu of flowers contributions in Francis’ name may be directed to the Westfield Animal Shelter, 178 Apremont Way, Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com

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Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 1:41 a.m.: Motor vehicle violation and arrest, East Main Street. Police reported that they initially stopped a vehicle for speeding. Police reported that they then put the operator, Antonio L. Luis, 43, of Westfield, through field sobriety tests.

Police arrested Luis and charged him with operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of motor vehicle, marked lanes violation and speeding.

7:33 a.m.: Accident, Meadow Street and Phelps Avenue.

Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident. Accident involved a 2012 Nissan Altima and a 1999 Ford Taurus. No injuries and no tow trucks requested.

12:43 p.m.: Accident, North Road and Old Stage Road.

Police received a report of a rollover accident with entrapment. One adult and one infant was reported inside the vehicle, according to the police log. According to a later report from Westfield Fire, Westfield Fire and Police personnel responded to the crash and prior to Westfield Fire Department’s arrival, the two were self-extricated with the help of bystanders and Westfield Police from the vehicle. One person was reported transported to Baystate Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries according to an article from The Westfield News. Police reported the cause was due to one vehicle reportedly turning into the path of the other.

5:24 p.m.: Motor vehicle violation and arrest, Springfield Road. Police reported that they were checking a license plate and the plate had allegedly not matched the vehicle it was on.

Police stopped the vehicle. Police arrested Scott E. Cortis, 47, of Holyoke,who was in the vehicle, due to an arrest warrant.

Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017 7:02 a.m. Accident, Friendly’s Way. Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident. A 2016 Subaru Legacy and a 2000 Toyota Sienna were involved. Police reported that one person was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital via Westfield Fire ambulance and personnel and two tow trucks were requested.

9:06 p.m.: Shoplifting, Walmart Springfield Road. Police received a report from Walmart loss prevention that a woman had allegedly taken about $150 worth of merchandise and gotten away.

9:32 p.m.: Vandalism, Chapman Playground St. Paul Street. Police received a report that about two hours prior three youths who were reportedly seen on bicycles allegedly make a hole in a wall with a sledgehammer inside a bathroom at Chapman Playground. In addition, a light was also reported broken.

Arrest warrant issued for ex-boyfriend of woman found slain WEYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man who authorities say is wanted for the murder of a woman found dead in her Weymouth apartment.

The Norfolk district attorney's office said Sunday night 43-year-old Kerrol Florizel Bailey is a former boyfriend of the victim.

Officers performing a well-being check found 33-year-old Michele Clarke's body early Saturday.

Authorities say Clarke had suffered apparent "sharp trauma injuries." The state medical examiner's office is working to determine the cause of death.

The district attorney's office says Bailey, who turns 44 on Monday, also uses the aliases Tony Smith and Cornell James.

Authorities say he's considered dangerous and may be armed. Although it's not known if he's left Massachusetts, authorities say he has family in Florida.

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same lawmakers ultimately voted for Trump and rallied around his presidency after his stunning victory.

GOP efforts to align with Trump have largely been driven by political realities. The president still commands loyalty among his core supporters, though some recent polls have suggested a slight weakening there. And while his style is often controversial, many of his statements are often in line with those voters' beliefs, including his support after Charlottesville for protecting Confederate monuments.

Brian Westrate, a small business owner in western Wisconsin who is also chairman of the 3rd Congressional District Republican Party, said Trump supporters long ago decided to embrace the unconventional nature of his presidency.

"I don't think that anything has fundamentally changed between now and when the election was," he said. "The president remains an ill-artful, ill-timed speaker who uses Twitter too often. That's not new. ... The president is still the same guy and the left is still the same left."

Some White House officials do privately worry about slippage in Trump's support from congressional Republicans, particularly in the Senate. GOP senators couldn't cobble together the 50 votes needed to pass a health care overhaul and that same math could continue to be a problem in the fall, as Republicans work on reforming the tax code, which is realistically the party's last opportunity to pass major legislation in 2017.

Tom Davis, a Republican state senator representing a coastal South Carolina district, said that when Trump can move beyond the crisis of the moment, he articulates policies that could help the country's economic situation. But Davis said Trump is also part of the reason not much progress has been made.

"To his discredit, he's been maddeningly inconsistent in advancing those policies, which is part of the reason so little has been accomplished in our nation's capital these past six months," Davis said.

Hershey Felder as composer Tchaikovsky in Our Great Tchaikovsky. Photo provided by Hershey Felder.

Review: ‘Our Great Tchaikovsky’ at Hartford Stage

By MARK G. AUERBACH Correspondent Hershey Felder’s Our Great Tchaikovsky is only at Hartford Stage through August 27, and it’s the riveting portrait of Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky, the beloved composer, as envisioned by playwright, actor, pianist and scenic designer Hershey Felder.

The evening is much more than a “and then I composed this” melange of biographical portrait and piano recital. It’s a tourde-force performance by Felder, beautifully directed by Trevor Hay. Felder’s set design, with outstanding lighting and projections by Chrisopher Ash, transform Hartford Stage into a Russian countryside dacha, music conservatories in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and stages of the world’s great concert halls and theatres.

Tchaikovsky is certainly well-known to the classical music world, and is one of the most popular composers to cross over to the pop idiom. His Nutcracker score graces area stages every holiday season; his 1812 Overture is a staple of Fourth of July pops, usually accompanied by fireworks. The ballet world knows Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake. The opera world knows Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades.

And Hartford knows Hershey Felder. Felder brought his portraits of Gershwin and Chopin to Hartford Stage a decade ago. He’s also known for his one-man shows with music about Bernstein and Berlin. He directed Mona Golabek’s The Pianist of Willesden Lane, her portrait of her mother’s escape to England on the Kindertransport during World War II. Tchaikovsky’s personal life was riddled with drama. Ken Russell dramatized his life in a film called The Music Lovers with Richard Chamberlain and Glenda Jackson. As a child, the composer sees his mother die horribly from cholera. His close friend Rubenstein’s death impacts him. He gets involved with a wealthy patron, Madame Nadezhda von Meck. He marries another woman despite being a closeted gay man. He has mental issues including depression, and he dies at age 53, from ingesting cholera-laced water, either accidentally or on purpose–perfect fodder for Felder. .

Incidentally, a former Hartford-based arts group, Chamber Music Plus, for many years, presented portraits of composers, with the emphasis on the music. In 2001, they brought Harvey Fierstein to Hartford in a program, Confidentially, Chaikovski for their Parallel Portraits series. Felder, however, merges the theatre and the music, where they both get an equal showcase.

Hershey Felder is the artistry that makes Our Great Tchaikovsky a work to be savored. As an actor, he makes Tchaikovsky and the other people in his life believable, mastering the Russian accents, yet articulating each name and place clearly. He intersperses these with the character of Hershey Felder, who ties together the world of Tchaikovsky with the issues of modern day Russia. As a playwright, he merges the man and the music into one seamless solo performance that is rich on every level. As a musician, his keyboard prowess is astonishing, especially as he performs excerpts from The Nutcrakcer and the 1812 Overture.

Our Great Tchaikovsky is as potent and powerful as the other solo performances by Mona Golabek and James Lecesne seen at Hartford Stage in recent seasons, and the intimate playing space added to the brilliance of this production. Bravo!

——— Hartford Stage presents Our Great Tchaikovsky. Written by and starring Hershey Felder. Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Directed by Trevor Hay Scenic design by Hershey Felder. Costume design by Abigail Caywood.

Lighting and projection design by Christopher Ash. Sound design by Erik Carstensen..through August 27. For tickets: 860-527-5151 or www.hartfordstage.org ——— Mark G. Auerbach studied theatre at American University and the Yale School of Drama. He’s worked for arts organizations and reported on theatre for newspapers and radio.

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Mary Johnson, president of the Westfield Fair, gets a smooch from grandaughter Selene Weldell, 4, high atop her perch on dad Kevin’s shoulders.

Elizabeth Massa from Russell gets a little air with her 1940 Farmall H at Saturday’s Westfield Fair.

Tim Kicza, from Hadley, leads Chet and Pete in Saturday’s oxen draw.

Lorraine Hill, 8, and her brother Paul, 10, try out the jousting arena while Austin Hattler looks on.

Brynne Goodfield of Guernsey Dell Farm in Hardwick washes down some of her stock.

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Aubrey Koslik and Alyssa Sims, both 3, show there’s no better way to share the fun than with a friend.

A contestant in the mud bog raises a fist in victory as they make it through on the first pass.

Goats are eager to get their picture taken by Regina Martin of East Longmeadow.

Not white for long.

Track staff rush to assist the driver after his car was rolled over in the demolition derby Saturday evening.

Sometimes the bog wins.

Tyler Dupont, 9, gets the best view of the mud bog preparations while Aiden LeBlanc, 7, and Daniel Leclare, 6, watch from below.

Westfield’s Jeromy Stairs applies some pressure to a competitor at the demolition derby Saturday night.

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2017 Westfield Fair PHOTOS BY MARC ST.ONGE

Debbie McLaughlin of Westfield is surrounded by tractors during the tractor pull event at the Westfield Fair.

Sydney Drugan, 10, of Westfield, is all smiles as she’s crowned junior division Miss Pioneer Valley.

MCKenna O’brien, junior division Little Miss Westfield, takes her crowning very seriously.

Raven Ziff, 5, from Huntington, tries her hand (and feet) on the rock climbing wall at Saturday’s Westfield Fair.

Two Miss Westfield Fairs: this year’s Sarah Newsome and 2016’s Meghan Lacas.

Doesn’t get much better than ice cream at the fair for Russell Baker and Cameron, 3, from Westfield.

Westfield’s Nate Nunez takes a hit from the side at the demolition derby.

A BMX rider catches some air on the course at the Westfield Fair.

Hailey Clough, 4, of Westfield, is ready to step up to BMX racing.

The crowd gets ready for some action at the demolition derby Saturday evening at the Westfield Fair.

Party of 2 entertained the crowd from the gazebo at the Westfield Fair.

BMX riders take off in a blur of motion.

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Russian flight attendant sues airline for discrimination LOBNYA, Russia (AP) — "Old, fat and ugly" is what Yevgeniya Magurina jokingly calls a group of flight attendants for Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot who she claims have been sidelined in an apparent drive to make the cabin crew younger and more physically attractive.

A Moscow court is due to rule on Tuesday in Magurina's lawsuit against Aeroflot, the first of two possible appeals against a previous ruling rejecting her claim that she was taken off sought-after long-haul international flights because of her looks. The stewardess' action has triggered a wave of support as well condemnation, putting the spotlight on how women in modern Russia are still often judged by their physical appearance.

The first warning for Magurina, 42, came last summer when she went to pick up a new uniform and discovered that Aeroflot no longer stocks any above Russian size 48 (U.S. size 10.) Magurina, who says size 48 fits her hips but not her chest, used to order a larger size and get it tailored.

Then, all flight attendants were ordered to be weighed and photographed as part of a contest to staff a special business class crew. Several months later, Magurina, who had typically worked as senior attendant, arrived at the Sheremetyevo airport for her

flight only to see she was assigned a junior role: "You scan your pass, the names of the crew light up and you see your position. No one has even told me."

Magurina says a sympathetic manager leaked her documents showing that some 600 of Aeroflot's 7,000 cabin crew staff, mostly women, were reassigned to lesser flights without bonus pay because they were considered too "old, fat and ugly." The Associated Press could not verify the numbers.

"No one cares about professionalism — you have to be young, slim and pretty," she said. But local courts in April dismissed her lawsuit as well as a similar claim by another flight attendant, Irina Ierusalimskaya, saying it lacked evidence of discrimination.

Vladimir Alexandrov, Aeroflot's deputy CEO for legal matters, says Magurina and Ierusalimskaya's lawsuits are "a routine employee vs. employer dispute that has been deliberately inflated to the scale of a public campaign aimed at tarnishing

the airline's reputation."

Magurina is seeking 500,000 rubles ($8,500) in damages and wants the court to rule the company's regulations on clothing sizes discriminatory. The pay slips she submitted show that she stopped receiving bonus pay, roughly 20 percent, after she asked for a size 52 uniform, and that she was no longer assigned the role of senior steward. Magurina and Ierusalimskaya claim that the downgrading was part of a wider move against hundreds of others who faced pay cuts and were taken off the prestigious long-haul flights. The two lawsuits are individual actions, and the two women say they are the only ones taking Aeroflot to court.

Aeroflot denied the claims of discrimination in court, arguing that the company had no obligation to pay bonuses. It also insisted its preference for slimmer staff has objective reasons: Overweight attendants could also pose a safety risk by blocking emergency exits, and require more costly fuel to transport.

NFL signs 3-year deal to stream games in China The NFL has signed a three-year deal to make its games available through digital streaming in China.

Tencent Sports announced on Monday that it has partnered with the league to air live and on-demand select preseason games and Thursday, Sunday and Monday night games.

Select Sunday afternoon and all postseason games for the 2017, 2018 and 2019 seasons will also be made

available in China, along with non-game league programming like the NFL Draft.

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Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts and United Bank partner to bring Financial Literacy Programs to students SPRINGFIELD — Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts announced today that it received a $10,000 grant from the United Bank Foundation to bring financial literacy programs to students in East Longmeadow, Westfield, West Springfield, and Springfield. The programs will teach students concepts related to budgeting, saving, and money management with the intent of promoting the development of good financial habits. The partnership includes the involvement of volunteers from United Bank to help deliver the programs to students.

“Giving young people an understanding of how to work with money responsibly is a top priority for Junior Achievement because it’s not just important to the well-being of the individual, but to their families and our community as a whole,” said Jennifer A. Connolly, President of JA of Western Massachusetts. “We’re thankful to United Bank for providing the resources necessary for this partnership to help our young people grow up to be successful adults.”

“In order to ensure financial literacy begins at a young age and our students are prepared for a life after graduation, it takes strong public and private partnerships like the one United Bank and JA of Western Massachusetts are announcing today,” said Dena M. Hall, Regional President, Chief Marketing Officer and President of the United Bank Foundation Massachusetts. “Not only are we making a meaningful financial investment in JA’s programs, but we are also delivering a team of hard working United Bank employees who are eager to volunteer their time to make a real difference in the lives of so many young people who will be able to take advantage of a comprehensive economic education and

financial literacy free-of- charge.”

ABOUT JA OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts was founded in Springfield, MA in 1919 and is the birthplace of JA. Today more than 12,000 students in grades K-12 in Western MA participate in JA programs annually. For more information, visit www.jawm.org ABOUT UNITED BANK: United Bank is a $6.88 billion, Connecticut state chartered bank headquartered in Glastonbury, Conn. with more than 50 retail banking branches as well as regional offices and loan production offices throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Holding Company for United Bank is United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market: “UBNK”). For more information on United Bank, please visit www.bankatunited.com.

ABOUT THE UNITED BANK FOUNDATION MASSACHUSETTS: The United Bank Foundation Massachusetts was established in 2005 by United Bank as a permanent source of funding for the communities in the Bank’s market area. The Foundation has identified four primary areas that it supports through its quarterly funding cycles, including education; health and human services; youth programs; and cultural programs. Since its inception, the Foundation has granted more than $2.6 million to nonprofits in the communities served

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US stocks dip again, following back-to-back down weeks

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes edged lower in early trading Monday, following back-to-back losses for the Standard & Poor's 500 index over the last two weeks.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 lost 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,423, as of 10 a.m.

Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 42 points, or 0.2 percent, to 21,632. The Nasdaq composite fell 6 points, or 0.1 percent, to 6,210.

CALM CALENDAR: The beginning of this week may be slow for markets, with few highprofile events on the schedule. Earnings reporting season is almost over, and roughly 95 percent of companies in the S&P 500 have already said how much they earned during the spring quarter. Few major economic reports are on deck.

A calm week may be welcome, following a second straight, shaky week where the S&P 500 had its biggest one-day loss in three months.

Worries about politics, both domestic and international, contributed to the nervousness. The S&P 500 has had two days in the last two weeks where it's dropped by more than 1 percent. It's had only four for the year so far, which is well below typical levels.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH: This week's highlight will likely be a mountain gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for central bankers, economists and policy makers. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and European Central Bank head Mario Draghi are both expected to speak at the symposium, which begins Thursday and is hosted by the Fed's regional bank in Kansas City.

Tremendous stimulus from central banks has been one of the main reasons for the stock market's surge since the Great Recession. But the Federal Reserve is now slowly raising interest

rates and preparing to pare back the vast trove of bonds that it bought following the 2008 financial crisis to shore up the economy. Investors are wondering when the European Central Bank may follow suit.

Jackson Hole has been the site of marketmoving news in the past, including in 2010 when former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke signaled the central bank may embark on another round of bond buying to shore up the economy.

KOREA DRILLS: One wild card for markets may lie in Asia, where U.S. and South Korean forces on Monday started their annual joint military exercises. Tensions are higher than usual with North Korea, and Pyongyang in the past has responded to the drills with weapons tests and a string of belligerent rhetoric.

MARKETS ABROAD: In Asia, South Korea's Kospi index dipped 0.1 percent, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.4 percent and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong rose 0.4 percent.

In Europe, France's CAC 40 fell 0.5 percent, Germany's DAX lost 0.8 percent and the FTSE 100 in London slipped 0.1 percent.

YIELDS: Treasury yields edged lower. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dipped to 2.19 percent from 2.20 percent late Friday. The two-year yield slipped to 1.30 percent from 1.31 percent, and the 30-year yield held steady at 2.78 percent.

CURRENCIES: The dollar dipped to 108.87 Japanese yen from 109.26 yen late Friday. The euro rose to $1.1783 from $1.1760, and the British pound rose to $1.2889 from $1.2876.

COMMODITIES: Benchmark U.S. crude fell 26 cents to $48.40 per barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, lost 50 cents to $52.22.

Natural gas slipped a penny to $2.88 per 1,000 cubic feet, heating oil fell 3 cents to $1.60 per gallon and wholesale gasoline lost 3 cents to $2.60 per gallon.

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Red Sox beat Yankees, move 5 up in AL East

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jackie Bradley Jr. knows all about the Fenway Park triangle, and how long it can take to get the ball back to the infield from the 420-foot marker.

So when the Red Sox center fielder saw, as he pulled into second, that his Yankees counterpart had just picked up the ball, Bradley sped off for third. The two-run triple was all Boston needed, but Bradley added an RBI single in the sixth to help the Red Sox beat the Yankees 5-1 on Sunday and extend their margin in the AL East to five games.

"Jackie's been phenomenal, swinging the bat today, and doing what he did with 3 RBIs," said Boston starter Rick Porcello, who pitched six innings of a combined three-hitter.

"He's the best I've seen in center field. Very fortunate to have him behind me when I'm pitching."

The Red Sox won for the 14th time in 17 games, taking two out of three from New York for the second weekend in a row. The archrivals meet again in the first week of September for a four-game series at Yankee Stadium.

"It's not what you want," New York manager Joe Girardi.

Obviously, we need to continue to play well so when they come to our place it means something. We probably had a chance to win four of the six and we end up winning two of the six — and that's frustrating."

Porcello (8-14) allowed all three New York hits, striking out four and walking three to win his fourth straight start.

Three relievers provided a perfect inning apiece.

Porcello has allowed two runs or fewer in all six career starts against the Yankees in Fenway Park. That's the longest such stretch for a Red Sox pitcher since at least 1913, the ballclub said.

Sonny Gray (7-8) allowed two runs on seven hits and two walks in five innings. He lost for the fourth time in five starts to fall to 1-6 in nine road starts this season.

Brett Gardner homered near the Pesky Pole for the Yankees, who had won five of their last six.

Xander Bogaerts reached with one out in the second on a flare to right, then Mitch Moreland was retired on a diving catch by center fielder Aaron Hicks. After Sandy Leon singled to left, Bradley lined one to the triangle in center, scoring two and standing up into third.

Bradley, the No. 9 hitter, drove in another run in the sixth.

The bottom of the Red Sox order added two insurance runs in the eighth when Bogaerts walked, Moreland doubled and Leon drove them both in with a double down the right-field line.

Caleb Smith walked Bradley and gave up a single to Brock Holt to load the bases before striking out Mookie Betts, getting Andrew Benintendi on a popup too shallow to score a runner and Hanley Ramirez on a comebacker.

STRIKEOUTS Gray failed to fan a batter in an outing for the first time in his career. Aaron Judge struck out to end the eighth, extending his record of games with a strikeout to 37 in a row.

Girardi said he's still got faith in the presumptive AL Rookie of the Year, adding: "It's not like we have a lot of people that are hitting very well."

Said Judge: "It's a little frustrating, but there's nothing you can do about it. You can't pout. You can't cry. You just have to keep working and move on."

YANKED Former closer Aroldis Chapman made his first appearance since being demoted on Saturday and replaced by Dellin Betances. Chapman got the last out in the sixth and completed the seventh, allowing one walk while striking out two.

"I just prepared myself a little earlier than I usually do," he said through a translator.

REM DOG The Red Sox honored former second baseman Jerry Remy before the game for 30 years in broadcasting. Remy was diagnosed with cancer for the fifth time and begins chemotherapy this week.

"It's a tough opponent. It's a sneaky opponent. It slides in and goes wherever it wants to go," he said. "But I've got people treating it, and I am fully confident that I will be back in that booth on opening day when the Red Sox lift that pennant for another year."

TRAINER'S ROOM Yankees: RHP Masahiro Tanaka threw on the field, mostly long toss, but also pitched on flat ground. Out since Aug. 10 with inflammation in his right shoulder, he's scheduled to come off the DL on Tuesday in Detroit.

Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia will not make the trip to Cleveland with the team, instead remaining in Boston to work on "baseball activities," manager John Farrell said.

UP NEXT Yankees: After an off-day on Monday, begin a three-game series in Detroit. Tanaka (8-10) will face Matthew Boyd (5-6).

Red Sox: Open a four-game series in Cleveland, with Eduardo Rodriguez (4-3) scheduled to face Mike Clevinger (6-5).

In this March 8, 2013, file photo, Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce (34) reacts in overtime during the team's NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks in Boston. The Celtics will retire Pierce’s No. 34 during their Feb. 11 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The longtime Celtics forward will be the 22nd player so honored–the first since 2003. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Celtics to retire Paul Pierce’s No. 34 BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics will retire Paul Pierce's No. 34 during their Feb. 11 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The longtime Celtics forward will be the 22nd player so honored — the first since 2003.

Pierce was drafted by Boston in 1998 and played 15 seasons for the Celtics. Only John Havlicek played longer in a Celtics uniform. Pierce helped the team win its NBA-record 17th title in 2008 and was named the finals MVP. Pierce is the franchise leader in three-point field goals, free throws and steals and is the Celtics' No. 2 career scorer with 24,021 points. His number has already been retired by the University of Kansas.

NFL, Electronic Arts unveil Madden ‘18 competition NEW YORK (AP) — NFL fans and gamers can play their way to the Super Bowl — if they're good enough at the newest edition of "Madden NFL 18."

Electronic Arts and the NFL on Monday announced they're teaming up to create an online tournament involving all 32 teams.

It makes the NFL the first pro sports league in the U.S. to commit all of its teams to a competitive gaming program, and the first esports competition of this scale taking place this year.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell calls competitive gaming and esports "one of the most exciting ways to engage a larger, younger and digitally savvy NFL audience. EA CEO Andrew Wilson says his company and the NFL are taking their partnership "to an unprecedented level."

Chris Halpin, the NFL's chief strategy officer and senior vice president for consumer products, says esports competitors generally are young, digitally savvy and difficult to reach via traditional media.

"It's great that they have an affinity for football, but we've got to make sure

Miami Heat sign former Celtics forward Jordan Mickey MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat have signed forward Jordan Mickey to a contract that will pay him about $1.5 million this season.

Mickey spent parts of the last two seasons with the Boston Celtics, appearing in 41 regular-season games and four postseason games.

He averaged 1.5 points, with career highs of eight points, five rebounds and 19 minutes.

Mickey averaged 20.8 points and 8.8 rebounds for the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League last season.

He was the 33rd overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft out of LSU, where he blocked 100 shots in backto-back seasons.

The Heat signed him Sunday.

we're engaging them on the new platforms," Halpin said.

The Madden NFL Club Championship is open to any player with an online account and the game being released Tuesday on Xbox One and Playstation 4.

Players will pick their favorite team, then compete online against that team's other fans — New England Patriots fans

will go up against other Patriots fans, for example — with an undetermined number of top players advancing out of that round.

Each NFL team then will hold a live event for the top gamers who advanced from the online round. That event could be at the team's stadium or another landmark in its area.

The field will be trimmed to 32 players — one from every NFL team — with those players moving on to the Madden NFL Club Championship Live Finals, a tournament at the Pro Bowl Experience.

Those top finishers then advance to play at the Super Bowl Experience in Minnesota, and the winner receives a cash prize and two tickets to the Super Bowl.

EA and the NFL ran a similar competition last year on a smaller scale. Halpin said the teams involved "loved it, loved the model," but one of the criticisms he heard was that "my favorite team's not in it.

"We need all 32 (teams), and for the fans, externally, it makes more sense if every team is represented," he said.

Boldin abruptly retires 2 weeks after signing with Bills ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Receiver Anquan Boldin is abruptly giving up on football to pursue his humanitarian and charitable work just under two weeks after signing with the Buffalo Bills.

Boldin released a statement on Sunday night shortly after informing the Bills of his decision.

"Football has afforded me a platform throughout my career to have a greater impact on my humanitarian work," Boldin. "At this time, I feel drawn to make the larger fight for human rights a priority. My life's purpose is bigger than football."

He added that football brings together people of different races and religions to strive toward one shared goal, and how important it is to not let your fellow man down.

Boldin, the NFL's 2015 Walter Payton Man of the Year, oversees the south Florida-based Q81 Foundation, which offers educational support for under-privileged children.

Bills general manager Brandon Beane said the team respects Boldin's decision to retire.

"We appreciate the time he gave us over the past two weeks," Beane said. "He is one of the best receivers to play this game and we wish him and his family all the best moving forward."

Boldin's decision came as a complete surprise, especially after he talked about building on his legacy entering his 15th season and

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being open to serving as a mentor for Buffalo's young group of receivers. Though he was non-committal about his future beyond this year, Boldin was intent on playing this season upon signing a one-year contract with a base salary of $1.75 million on Aug. 7.

"At this point in your career, you can't get too far ahead of yourself, so I just take it a year at a time," he had said. "Once I'm committed, I'm all in."

The Bills, however, aren't the same team he joined. Only four days after Boldin signed, Buffalo traded its top receiving threat in Sammy Watkins to the Los Angeles Rams for cornerback E.J. Gaines as part of two blockbuster deals on Aug. 11. In a separate trade, the Bills acquired receiver Jordan Matthews from Philadelphia for starting cornerback Ronald Darby.

The Bills also acquired second- and thirdround draft picks in an indication the team is more intent on building through next year's draft.

Though surprised by the moves, Boldin insisted at the time that Watkins' presence had little to do with him signing with Buffalo.

"For me, I would've loved to have played alongside of Sammy, but that wasn't the reason I signed here," Boldin had signed. "The reason I signed here is the guys who are still here. I believe in coach Sean (McDermott) and what he's doing and the direction this organization is heading in."

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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 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

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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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RESULTS FROM AUG15, 2017 1st Place Fred Rogers & Bob Berniche

188 Points 2nd Place Bill Lawry & Dave Gile

162.5 Points 3rd Place Jim Johnson & Jim Floraski 162 Points 4th Place Ed West & Harry Pease

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Low Gross Fred Rogers @ 36 Low Net Harry Thompson & Skip Couture @ 21 Closest to Pin on 11th Closest to Pin on 16th Closest to Pin on 18th

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HIGH SCHOOL 2017 FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL Tues., Sept. 5 No Sports Scheduled Wed., Sept. 6 GOLF vs. Smith Academy, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 7 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. John J. Duggan Academy, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 8 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 9 BOYS’ SOCCER at Westfield Technical Academy, Westfield State University, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Westfield Technical Academy, Westfield State University, 1 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 11 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 12 GOLF vs. Ware, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 13 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Pope Francis, Smith Voke, Westfield Technical Academy, Stanley Park, 3:30 p.m.

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Technical Academy, Stanley Park, 3:30 p.m.

Thur., Sept. 14 GOLF at Granby, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Mount Everett, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

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

Fri., Sept. 15 GOLF vs. Franklin Tech, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

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

Wed., Sept. 6 GOLF at Pioneer Valley Regional, Northfield Golf Course, 3 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Northampton, 5:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 7 GOLF at Northampton, Northampton Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Monson, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Monson, 4 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Franklin Tech, 5:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 8 FIELD HOCKEY at Pioneer Valley Regional, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Pioneer Valley Regional, 5:15 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 11 GOLF vs. Chicopee, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Amherst-Pelham, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ware, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ware, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Amherst-Pelham, 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 12 GOLF vs. Frontier, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Pioneer Valley Regional, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Pioneer Valley Regional, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pope Francis, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Athol, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pope Francis, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Athol, Time TBD Wed., Sept. 13 GOLF vs. Chicopee Comp, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 6 GOLF at Holyoke, Wyckoff Country Club, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Holyoke, 4 p.m.

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

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Holyoke, Crosier Field & Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Amherst-Pelham, 5 p.m.

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

Thurs., Sept. 7 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Fri., Sept. 8 FIELD HOCKEY at Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Frontier, 5 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Minnechaug, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Frontier, 6:15 p.m.

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

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Tues., Sept. 5 GOLF vs. South Hadley, Edgewood Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

Tues., Sept. 5 GOLF vs. Ludlow, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

Thur., Sept. 14 FIELD HOCKEY vs. Belchertown, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 15 BOYS’ SOCCER at Monson, Moriarty Field @ Granite Valley Middle School, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Monson, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 6 p.m.

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

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

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

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

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hampshire, 6 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 9 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Central, Westfield State University, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pittsfield, Westfield State University, 7 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 11 GOLF vs. West Springfield, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Agawam, 5:30 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 12 GOLF vs. East Longmeadow, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 13 GOLF at Belchertown, Cold Spring Country Club, 3 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

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

Thur., Sept. 14 GOLF vs. Pope Francis, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

BOYS’ SOCCER at Belchertown, 7 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 15 No Sports Scheduled Sat., Sept. 16 JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Wahconah, 2 p.m.

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

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

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Frontier, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee, 4 p.m.

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

WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY Tues., Sept. 5 No Sports Scheduled

Thurs., Sept. 7 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Franklin Tech, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Fri., Sept. 8 BOYS’ SOCCER at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

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

Sat., Sept. 9 GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. St. Mary, Westfield State University, 1 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. St. Mary, Westfield State University, 3 p.m.

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

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

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

Wed., Sept. 6 GOLF at Pathfinder, 3 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 11 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Pathfinder, 4 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 22 No Sports Scheduled

Tues., Sept. 12 GOLF vs. Central, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 25 GIRLS’ SOCCER at John J. Duggan Academy, Tree Top Park, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 13 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at St. Mary, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at St. Mary, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

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

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

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

Thur., Sept. 14 GOLF at McCann Tech, Forest Park Country Club, 3 p.m.

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

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

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

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

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Ludlow, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Ludlow, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

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

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 6:15 p.m.

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

BOYS’ SOCCER at Greenfield, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Commerce, 4 p.m.

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

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 6 p.m.

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

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

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

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Tues., Sept. 5 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Athol, Game Field 2, 4 p.m.

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

Wed., Sept. 6 No Sports Scheduled Thurs., Sept. 7 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hopkins Academy, 4 p.m.

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

Fri., Sept. 8 BOYS’ SOCCER at Granby, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Granby, 4 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 11 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mahar, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Mahar, 4 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 12 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Hampden Charter School of Science at Granby, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Hampden Charter School of Science at Granby, 3:45 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 6 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 13 No Sports Scheduled

Thur., Sept. 14 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Frontier, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Frontier, 6:30 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 15 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 6 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 18 No Sports Scheduled Tues., Sept. 19 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. St. Mary at Frontier, 3:45 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, 6 p.m.

No Sports Scheduled

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

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

Thurs., Sept. 21 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Pope Francis, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Pope Francis, 6 p.m.

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

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

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

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Central, 6 p.m.

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

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

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

Wed., Sept. 20

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

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

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Dear Annie

By ANNIE LANE

When There’s No Compromising Dear Annie: My husband and I are at an impasse. He wants to have a fourth child; I want to stick with three. We both have equally valid reasoning for our cases, and we acknowledge each other’s points. Neither of us is budging. Whenever we have had disagreements in the past, we have found ways to compromise and come to an agreement that has satisfied us both. However, with this particular disagreement, there is no compromise. Either we have a fourth child or we do not. I am not writing to ask you to pick a side. My question is this: How do my husband and I come to a decision about a matter that is so black-and-white and doesn’t have a gray area? -- Standoff in South Dakota Dear Standoff in South Dakota: You and your husband have built a foundation of understanding, love and willingness to compromise -- a sturdy platform onto which a counselor or spiritual adviser could step and guide you through this conversation. Even if one of you were to bend and give in to the other’s preference, there could be lingering resentment, and talking it out would help clear the air. Whatever decision you end up making, a loving, nurturing family is what you both want. Keep that front of mind and you will have it.

Dear Annie: This is a plea for adults to see their parents as they are today and try to get beyond the past. I am the mother of five children and have one son who wants to have almost nothing to do with me. He doesn’t allow me to spend time with my 1-year-old granddaughter. He always says they have somewhere to go or something to do, but I know they can’t be going every moment of every day. They bought a home literally a minute away from mine, which makes this even harder. It breaks my heart to not be able to be a part of his and my granddaughter’s lives.

His father and I divorced when the children were young. I admit we stayed together longer than we should and that wasn’t good for anyone, especially the kids. I know the bad marriage and divorce hurt everyone, and half of that was me.

No one escapes those situations without some scars. I have a wonderful relationship with my other children, and I haven’t stopped trying with my son and pray he’ll give me a chance one day.

For any readers out there who harbor anger or have issues with a parent: Please take the time to look at your parents today and realize they are human and make mistakes. Think about how much they must love you to be hurt over and over again but never give up. Talk to them and tell them how you feel. Parents can’t read minds, and you’d be surprised how much they’d like to talk to you. I’d rather have my son yell and scream if that’s what it would take to get it out so we could work past this and have our family whole again.

I learned this lesson later in life: Forgiveness is such a great gift. It frees you and brings peace to your life. I hope your readers will try to look at things differently and give their parents a chance. -- Never Stop Loving Them Dear Never Stop Loving Them: Forgiveness is indeed a gift we give ourselves. Though it’s hard, I encourage you to keep allowing your son the space he needs. Give the problem over to God and let prayer lessen the pain. I hope that in time, he comes around and your little granddaughter becomes a bigger part of your life.

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

HINTS FROM HELOISE LOSING IT Dear Heloise: My weight-loss efforts had hit a plateau for a long time, but I finally had success with the hints below, and I thought I would share them with your readers: I drink water in place of other beverages. It is filling, and there is no sugar or calories to worry about.

I use vinaigrette dressing instead of creamy dressings on my salad.

Adding one hour of exercise weekly to my present workout schedule burns extra calories.

I eat one serving of fish (not fried or breaded) five times a week.

I hope this helps others! -- Gloria P., via email THE BRUSHOFF Dear Readers: Cosmetic counters in the department store have disposable mascara wands for sample applications. When you are there, ask if you can take one.

The brushes are wonderful for cleaning lots of tight spaces: around the faucets on the sink, the keyboard on your computer and the feeding holes on bird feeders! -- Heloise CAT NAP NO-NO Dear Heloise: Just a reminder for your readers: Leave the door open on your front-loading washer to air it out, but then close it.

I’ve found my cat napping in there! -- Julie M. in Oregon POINTED-TOE SHOES Dear Heloise: I’ve found that pointed-toe heels and flats look prettier, lengthen my leg and appear, to me, more expensive.

I know they’re not for everyone, but I always look for pointedtoe shoes when I’m shoe shopping. -- Maevis in New Mexico (c)2017 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

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TV Sports Tonight Monday, Aug. 21 BASEBALL 11 a.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series, consolation game, Great Lakes (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) vs. EuropeAfrica (Emilia, Italy), at Williamsport, Pa. 1 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series, elimination game, Japan (Tokyo)-Asia-Pacific (Seoul, South Korea) loser vs. Mexico (Tamaulipas, Mexico), at Williamsport, Pa. 3 p.m.

ESPN — Little League World Series, elimination game, Southeast (Greenville, N.C.)-West (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) loser vs. Mid-Atlantic (Jackson, N.J.), at Williamsport, Pa. 6 p.m.

ESPN2 — Little League World Series, elimination game, Canada (White Rock, British Columbia)-Latin America (Maracaibo, Venezuela) loser vs. Caribbean (Santiago, Dominican Republic), at Williamsport, Pa. 8 p.m.

ESPN2 — Little League World Series, elimination game, New England (Fairfield, Conn.)-Southwest (Lufkin, Texas) loser vs. Northwest (Walla Walla, Wash.), at Williamsport, Pa. BASKETBALL 8 p.m.

FS1 — Big3 games, at Seattle (taped) HORSE RACING 4 p.m.

FS2 — Saratoga Live, Evan Shipman Stakes, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. MLB BASEBALL 7 p.m.

MLB — Regional coverage, Boston at Cleveland OR Arizona at N.Y. Mets NFL FOOTBALL 8 p.m.

ESPN — Preseason, N.Y. Giants at Cleveland SOCCER 3 p.m.

NBCSN — Premier League, Manchester City vs.

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On The Tube Jerry Lewis, comedy icon and telethon host dies, at 91

By LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubberfaced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, settled down to become a selfconscious screen auteur and found an even greater following as the tireless, teary host of the annual muscular dystrophy telethons, has died. He was 91.

Lewis died Sunday of natural causes in Las Vegas with his family by his side, publicist Candi Cazau said.

Tributes from friends, co-stars and disciples poured in immediately.

"That fool was no dummy. Jerry Lewis was an undeniable genius an unfathomable blessing, comedy's absolute!" Jim Carrey wrote Sunday on Twitter. "I am because he was!"

"The world has lost a true innovator & icon," comedian Dane Cook wrote.

In Las Vegas, a message honoring the comedian is being featured on a marquee at Caesars Palace, where Lewis was once a headliner and had also hosted telethons. In Los Angeles fans and admirers gathered at Lewis' two Hollywood Walk of Fame stars — one for television and one for film.

Lewis' career spanned the history of show business in the 20th century, beginning in his parents' vaudeville act at the age of 5.

He was just 20 when his pairing with Martin made them international stars. He went on to make such favorites as "The Bellboy" and "The Nutty Professor," was featured in Martin Scorsese's "The King of Comedy" and appeared as himself in Billy Crystal's "Mr. Saturday Night."

"Jerry was a pioneer in comedy and film. And he was a friend.

I was fortunate to have seen him a few times over the past couple of years. Even at 91, he didn't miss a beat. Or a punchline," Lewis' "The King of Comedy" co-star Robert De Niro said in a statement.

In the 1990s, he scored a stage comeback as the devil in the Broadway revival of "Damn Yankees." And after a 20-year break from making movies, Lewis returned as the star of the independent drama "Max Rose," released in 2016.

In his 80s, he was still traveling the world, working on a stage version of "The Nutty Professor." He was so active he would sometimes forget the basics, like eating, his associates would recall. In 2012, Lewis missed an awards ceremony thrown by his beloved Friars Club because his blood sugar dropped from lack of food and he had to spend the night in the hospital.

A major influence on Carrey and other slapstick performers, Lewis also was known as the ringmaster of the Labor Day Muscular Dystrophy Association, joking and reminiscing and introducing guests, sharing stories about ailing kids and concluding with his personal anthem, the ballad "You'll Never Walk Alone." From the 1960s onward, the telethons raised some $1.5 billion, including more than $60 million in 2009. He announced in 2011 that he would step down as host, but would remain chairman of the association he joined some 60 years ago.

"Though we will miss him beyond measure, we suspect that somewhere in heaven, he's already urging the angels to give 'just one dollar more for my kids,'" said MDA Chairman of the Board R. Rodney Howell on Sunday.

His fundraising efforts won him the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2009 Oscar telecast. But the telethon was also criticized for being mawkish and exploitative of children, known as "Jerry's Kids." A 1960s muscular dystrophy poster boy, Mike Ervin, later made a documentary called "The Kids Are All Alright," in which he alleged that Lewis and the Muscular Dystrophy Association had treated him and others as objects of pity rather than real people.

"He and his telethon symbolize an antiquated and destructive 1950s charity mentality," Ervin wrote in 2009.

Responded Lewis: "You don't want to be pitied because you're a cripple in a wheelchair, stay in your house!"

Lewis also sassed and snarled at critics and interviewers who displeased him. He pontificated on talk shows, lectured to college students and compiled his thoughts in the 1971 book "The Total Film-Maker."

"I am not ashamed or embarrassed at how seemingly trite or saccharine something in my films will sound," he wrote. "I really do make films for my great-great-grandchildren and not for my fellows at the Screen Directors Guild or for the critics."

In his early movies, Lewis played loose-limbed, bucktoothed, overgrown adolescents, trouble-prone and inclined to wail when beset by enemies. American critics recognized the comedian's popular appeal but not his aspirations to higher art; the French did. Writing in Paris' Le Monde newspaper, Jacques Siclier praised Lewis' "apish allure, his conduct of a child, his grimaces, his contortions, his maladjustment to the world, his morbid fear of women, his way of disturbing order everywhere he appeared."

The French government awarded Lewis the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1983 and Commander of Arts and Letters the following year.

Lewis had teamed up with Martin after World War II, and their radio and stage antics delighted audiences, although not immediately. Their debut, in 1946 at Atlantic City's 500 Club, was a bust. Warned by owner "Skinny" D'Amato that they might be fired, Martin and Lewis tossed the script and improvised their way into history. New York columnists Walter Winchell and Ed Sullivan came to the club and raved over the sexy singer and the berserk clown.

Lewis described their fledgling act in his 1982 autobiography, "Jerry Lewis in Person": "We juggle and drop a few dishes and try a few handstands. I conduct the three-piece band with one of my shoes, burn their music, jump offstage, run around the tables, sit down with the customers and spill things while Dean keeps singing."

Hollywood producer Hal Wallis saw them at New York's Copacabana and signed them to a film contract. Martin and Lewis first appeared in supporting roles in "My Friend Irma"

and "My Friend Irma Goes West." Then they began a hit series of starring vehicles, including "At War With the Army," ''That's My Boy" and "Artists and Models."

But in the mid-1950s, their partnership began to wear. Lewis longed for more than laughs. Martin had tired of playing straight man and of Lewis' attempts to add Chaplinesque pathos. He also wearied of the pace of films, television, nightclub and theater appearances, benefits and publicity junkets on which Lewis thrived. The rift became increasingly public as the two camps sparred verbally.

"I knew we were in trouble the day someone gave Jerry a book about Charlie Chaplin," Martin cracked.

On July 24, 1956, Martin and Lewis closed shop, at the Copa, and remained estranged for years. Martin, who died in 1995, did make a dramatic, surprise appearance on Lewis' telethon in 1976 (a reunion brokered by mutual pal Frank Sinatra), and director Peter Bogdonavich nearly persuaded them to appear in a film together as former colleagues who no longer speak to each other. After Martin's death, Lewis said the two had again become friendly during his former partner's final years and he would repeatedly express his admiration for Martin above all others.

The entertainment trade at first considered Martin the casualty of the split, since his talents, except as a singer, were unexplored. He fooled his detractors by cultivating a comic, drunken persona, becoming star of a long-running TV variety show and a respected actor in such films as "Some Came Running," ''The Young Lions" and "Rio Bravo."

Lewis also distinguished himself after the break, revealing a serious side as unexpected as Martin's gift for comedy.

He brought in comedy director Frank Tashlin for "Rock-abye Baby," ''Cinderfella," ''The Disorderly Orderly," ''The Geisha Boy" and "Who's Minding the Store?", in which he did a pantomime of a typist trying to keep up with Leroy Anderson's speedy song "The Typewriter."

With "The Bellboy," though, Lewis assumed the posts of producer, director, writer and star, like his idol Chaplin. Among his hits under his own direction was the 1963 "The Nutty Professor," playing a dual Jekyll and Hyde role, transforming himself from a nerdy college teacher to a sexy (and conceited) lounge singer, Buddy Love, regarded as a spoof of his old partner Martin.

Lewis was born Joseph Levitch in Newark, New Jersey, on March 16, 1926. His father, billed as Danny Lewis, was a singer on the borscht and burlesque circuits. His mother played piano for Danny's act. Their only child was often left alone in hotel rooms, or lived in Brooklyn with his paternal grandparents, Russian Jewish immigrants, or his aunts in New Jersey.

"All my life I've been afraid of being alone," Lewis once said.

In his later years the solitude haunted him, and he surrounded himself with an entourage.

Joey Levitch made his professional debut at age 5, singing the Depression tearjerker "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" to great applause. He recalled that he eventually lost all interest in school and "began to clown around to attract people's attention."

By 16, Jerry Lewis (as his billing read) had dropped out of school and was earning as much as $150 a week as a solo performer. He appeared in a "record act," mouthing crazily to the records of Danny Kaye, Spike Jones and other artists. Rejected by the Army because of a heart murmur and punctured eardrum, Lewis entertained troops in World War II and continued touring with his lip-sync act. In 1944 he married Patti Palmer, a band vocalist.

The following year he met Martin, on a March day in 1945 in Manhattan, Broadway and 54th to be exact. Lewis was on his way to see an agent, walking with a friend, when his friend spotted an "incredibly handsome" man wearing a camel's hair coat.

Lewis and Martin were introduced and Lewis knew right off that this new acquaintance, nine years older than him, was "the real deal." "'Harry Horses,' I thought," Lewis wrote in the memoir "Dean and Me," published in 2005. "That was what we used to call a guy who thought he was smooth with the ladies. Anybody who wore a camel's-hair overcoat, with a camel's-hair belt and fake diamond cuff links, was automatically Harry Horses."

Lewis couldn't escape from small-time bookings. The same was true of Martin, who sang romantic songs in nightclubs. In 1946, Lewis was playing the 500 Club, and the seats were empty. Lewis suggested hiring Martin to bolster the bill, promising he could do comedy as well as sing.

Fame brought him women and Lewis wrote openly of his many partners. After 36 years of marriage and six sons, Patti Lewis sued her husband for divorce in 1982. She later wrote a book claiming that he was an adulterer and drug addict who abused their children. Son Gary became a pop singer whose group, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, had a string of hits in 196566.

In his late 50s, Lewis married Sandra Pitnick, 32, a former airline stewardess. They had a daughter, Dani, named for Jerry's father.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Aug. 21, 2017: This year an event could transform how you approach various matters, and as a result, you will manifest more of what you want in your life. If you are single, an element of the unexpected could affect your love life. You might meet someone whom you fall madly in love with! If you are attached, the two of you could decide to book a dream trip. Whatever you do will ignite your relationship with passion and more fulfillment. A fellow LEO proves to be a hoot to hang out with.

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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Mark Buford

DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni

B.C. Mastroianni and Hart

ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie

ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett

ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHH While those around you seem to struggle with the somewhat draining energy of today’s solar eclipse, your high energy shakes up the status quo. Others might be wondering where all this spontaneity is coming from. You could see a new creative beginning. Tonight: Settle down.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You could feel drained and want to remain close to home. Whether an insight is triggered by a conversation or an event, you suddenly might see a problem differently.

You will want to make a change or an adjustment on the homefront. Tonight: Be open to a friend’s suggestion.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You have been a little stressed out, but you remain highly energized. Don’t be so uptight; unwind in your own way and try not to allow an overly excited friend’s behavior to turn your day into chaos. In any case, a new beginning is in the offing.

Tonight: Make it nice and easy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You will be feeling today’s solar eclipse. Since you are one of the signs most affected by eclipses, you could be over-reactive. Find other ways to handle tension besides shopping; even a brisk walk might help. Physical activity often helps ease your stress. Tonight: Visit with a friend.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Your fiery side emerges. You might feel as if you can’t change direction.

The unexpected occurs when seeking out an expert to get more information. You have been looking for a new beginning, and you are likely to greet it in the next few weeks.

Tonight: Beam in what you want.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You could feel out of sorts and as if you can’t make a change or cause yourself to be more upbeat. A partner is likely to surprise you with his or her words or actions. Maintain a sense of humor, and you will bypass a problematic situation. Tonight: Recycle, then decide.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Reach out to someone whom you find exciting. A get-together or a meeting could be very significant. Encourage someone who is unsure of what his or her next step should be. A new beginning seems to be in the offing. Tonight: Return a friend or loved one’s call or email.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You could be making an issue into a bigger deal than it needs to be. The unexpected occurs when dealing with a routine matter. Look at this situation as adding excitement to your life. How you handle yourself will be observed by those closest to you.

Tonight: A must appearance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to adjust your plans. You could be dealing with a decision involving travel or education. As a result, your creativity surges. A child or new friend might irritate you at first, but your sense of humor will help you gain a perspective.

Tonight: A force to be dealt with.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You might feel as if the financial part of your life needs to be more secure. The unexpected occurs when dealing with a partner or family member. Though you’ll find what is being offered exciting, you could feel out of sync with all the energy around you.

Tonight: Till the wee hours.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You could be dealing with a person who completely switches gears and heads in a new direction. Though this event might not occur today, you will sense the energy building. You are likely to discover that you’ll be quite pleased with what someone offers you. Tonight: Say “yes.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH How you approach your daily routine is likely to change. Your ability to switch gears and head in a new direction emerges. Your finances might be driving you toward a new area of interest. You would like more stability. Tonight: Out with a dear friend or loved one.

BORN TODAY Basketball player Wilt Chamberlain (1936), singer/songwriter Kenny Rogers (1938), jazz pianist Count Basie (1904) *** Jacqueline Bigar is on the internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.

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Vendors, Crafters, and Tag Sale Participants Wanted!

Saturday, September 9th, the Russell, MA Council on Aging will host a “Main Street Tag Sale” from 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Sell your stuff, have some fun, and make some money!

Sites are available on the lawn outside the Senior Center located in Russell Town Hall, 65 Main St., Russell, MA, and in the Veteran’s park across the street. A pancake breakfast, and hot dog and pot luck dish lunch will be available for purchase in the Senior Center. A 12’ x 12’ space is $15.00. This is a rain or shine event. Vendors will need to supply their own tables, and tents if desired. Please send name, contact information, and payment to Russell COA, P.O. Box 407, Russell, MA 01071. Call Carrie Florek at 413-862-6217 or e-mail russellcoa@russellma.net with further questions.

West Springfield High School Class of 1952 Reunion The West Springfield High School Class of 1952 is celebrating its 65 Reunion at the Crestview Country Club on September 14. The following members are missing. If anyone has information regarding their whereabouts please call and leave a message at 786-4726. Maurice Allen, William Athas Jr., John Bremsar, Fred Brown, Ruth Cosby Sterling, Cynthia Brice Faucette, Carolyn Harris Herrick, Glendore Lyman McLaughlin, Ann Thomas, Carol Tranghese Croteau.

Holy Trinity Parish Fall Festival Holy Trinity Parish of Westfield will be holding its FALL FESTIVAL on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2017, 12 noon to 5 pm at Pilsudski Park, 200 Old County Rd., Holyoke, MA. The day will begin with Mass celebrated at 10:30 am. The Festival will feature a Polish Kitchen serving the popular Polish Plate with pierogi, golumbki, kielbasa, and kapust. These items can also be purchased separately. The American Kitchen will serve hot dogs, hamburgers & kielbasa grinders. Take-Out will be available starting at Noon. Our Bake Sale will have delicious homemade baked goods.

The festival will include Bingo, a Straw Booth, games of chance, a Chinese Raffle and a 50/50 Raffle.. There will be children’s games, activities and a Bounce House. The Grand Raffle has 10 money prizes worth a total of $2,000 with the first prize being $1,000. Tickets are $1 each or a book of 6 tickets for $5.

Raffle tickets can be obtained in advance at the parish office during office hours and at the Festival. The drawing will be at the Festival. For your listening and dancing pleasure The “Mark VI Band” will provide Polish & American music from 1 to 5 pm in the spacious ballroom. The Festival is open to the public with free admission & parking, held rain or shine. Come for good food and a fun time. For more information call the Parish Office, Monday thru Friday from 9am to 4pm at 568-1506 or email htoffice@ comcast.net. We hope to see you there!

Russell Senior Center Hosts Clarence Darrow Performance Monday, September 18th at 2:00 p.m., Richard Clark will perform Clarence Darrow by David Rintels, at the Russell Senior Center, 65 Main Street, Russell, MA. This play features intense court room drama and comic relief as it highlights the life and times of Clarence Darrow, attorney extraordinaire and defender of the downtrodden and the damned.

From his youthful innocence in small town Ohio to the embattled national stage of the “Scopes Monkey Trial” and the Leopold and Loeb court rooms it is a roller coaster ride into the heart and mind of a complex American hero.

Richard Clark is an actor with over thirty years of experience in New England regional theater, New York Theater and television.

Mr. Clark’s performance is sponsored by the Russell Cultural Council.The public is welcome; light refreshments will be served after the performance. Please make reservations by leaving a message on the Russell COA reservation line at 862-6205.

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA The YMCA of Greater Westfield is committed to serving individuals and their families living with, through and beyond cancer.

LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a free 12-week exercise program for adult cancer survivors who are currently in or have completed treatment and are physically deconditioned. Developed by Stanford University, this specially designed program has proven to help survivors regain strength, overcome fatigue, and enhance functional ability to do everyday tasks. Beginning September 19th, the class will meet twice a week, for 12 weeks on Tuesday & Thursday; 3:30AM-5PM to strength train and improve cardiovascular function. Currently enrolling for the fall, space is limited.

For more information, visit www.westfieldymca.org or contact: Cindy Agan, Health & Wellness Director, at the YMCA of Greater Westfield 1.413.568.8631 or cagan@westfieldymca.org

Looking For Direct Sales Vendors For Upcoming Vendor Fair When: Saturday September 30, 2017 Where: Southwick Congregational Church, 488 College Hwy, Southwick, MA Time: 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

Cost is $30.00 per table or $25.00 if you bring your own, plus an item to be donated for a raffle.

If interested, please call Andrea at 413-262-1959 or email rezten@comcast.net

50th Reunion Announced for Tech High Class of 1967 Technical High – Springfield, MA, Class of 1967 will hold its 50th Class Reunion from September 29 to October 1, 2017. A full weekend of exciting activities are being planned for this significant milestone with a dinner banquet and live entertainment set for Saturday evening September 30 at the Sheraton Monarch Place Hotel in Springfield, MA. If anyone is aware of classmates who may not have heard about the reunion, either send us their name and contact info or have them email Carolyn or Pam and the Reunion Committee will follow through. Names and information should be emailed to 1967Tech50th@gmail.com

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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, 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.

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,

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

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:

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.

LEGAL NOTICES

August 21, 2017

August 21, 28, 2017

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City of Westfield Planning Board

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR REMOVAL, TRANSPORT, AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE OR RECYCLABLES IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHWICK The Southwick Board of Health passed “Rules and Regulations for Removal, Transport, and Disposal of Solid Waste or Recyclables in the Town of Southwick.” These regulations became effective on July 13, 2017.

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. Purpose

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 TO WIT: premises contained in said mortThe land in RUSSELL, Hamp- gage shall control in the event of den County, Massachusetts, be- an error in this publication. ing bounded and described as follows: Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

Beginning at the southwesterly corner of land herein described MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP in the easterly line of the high- Present holder of said mortgage way leading to Huntington and known as Route 10; By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. thence running NORTHERLY on 150 California Street said highway, ninety-two (92) Newton, MA 02458 feet; (617) 558-0500 201405-1111 - PRP 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, thence SOUTHERLY on the said Dayton land, thirty-nine (39) feet to a stake and stones; and

LEGAL NOTICES

The goal of these regulations are to protect public health, the environment and ensure that all private haulers collecting solid waste and recyclables adhere to the Massachusetts waste ban regulations and uniformly comply with permit requirements established by the Town of Southwick.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Westfield Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing on September 5, 2017, at 7:00 P.M. in City Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 59 Court St., Westfield, MA on the application of Wal-Mart Non-REBT Properties for an amendment to a Special Permit, Site Plan & Stormwater Permit (granted 6/5/12) allowing for a retail building expansion at 141 Springfield Rd., to include the addition of a grocery pickup area. The application is available for public inspection at the Planning Office and at: www.cityofwestfield.org/applications

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

These regulations establish minimum requirements for the systematic collection of Solid Waste and Recyclables in order to promote waste reduction, comply with State-mandated Waste Bans (310 CMR 19.017), and further the goals of the Town of Southwick. The Board of Health of the Town of Southwick adopts these regulations under the provisions of Chapter 111 Sections 31, 31A, 31B, 122 and 150A of the Massachusetts General Laws. These regulations are intended to support and align with the Town of Southwick Mandatory Recycling bylaw Chapter 153 for Solid Waste.

Private Haulers shall only collect for disposal those items acceptable for disposal. Materials banned from disposal under 310 CMR 19.017 shall not be included with Solid Waste.

The Westfield Planning Board will conduct a Public Hearing on September 5, 2017, at 7:00 PM, in City Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 59 Court Street, Westfield, MA on the application of the City (Water Dept.) for a Special Permit and Stormwater Management Permit per Zoning Ord. Sec. 3-170.7 & 4-110 to allow for land disturbance for a water treatment plant at 0 Owen District Rd. (Barnes Airport Parcel 57R-19), zoned Airport and Water Resource. The application is available for public inspection at the Planning Office and at: www.cityofwestfield.org/applications

Permit Required

TIMOTHY'S AUTO SALES. Stop by and see us! We might have exactly what you're looking for, if not, let us find it for you! Bartlett Street, Westfield.

(413)568-2261. Specializing in vehicles under $4,000.

All private haulers wishing to collect, transfer, or transport Solid Waste or Recyclables generated within Southwick shall be required to first obtain or annually renew a permit from the Town of Southwick. No Private haulers may collect Solid Waste or Recyclables unless they have obtained a valid Private Hauler Permit from the Town. Private haulers that collect only Recyclables must also be permitted.

Copies of the regulations and applications will be mailed to a rea waste and recyclable haulers. The full regulations and application will be available on the Town of Southwick web site.

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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

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deed recorded with Hampden Ext. 118 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 er assessments ay 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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Seeking part-time staff for the Preschool After School Program. Hours available M-F, 2:45PM-6PM. Must be 18 years or older. Applications available at the Welcome Desk at the YMCA of Greater Westfield

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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!!!

Available Oct. 1st.

Call (413)348-3907 after 4 p.m.

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.

MULCH! MULCH! MULCH! -----------------

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

SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

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

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

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

RAIN GUTTERS

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

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL!

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

Framing, siding, windows, doors. Site work, additions, garages and decks.

Trim work.

Fully Insured CS 077728 H.I.C. 129700 37 Years Experience

Call Jason, Master Electrician: 413-568-6293

LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING

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

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 !!

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

FLOREK'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE

HOUSE PAINTING

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

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

WESTFIELD- 2 BEDROOM apartment. Near hospital. Nice neighborhood. Looking for nice, quiet, responsible people. $975/month plus utilities.

First/ last/security. References required. No pets.

floram@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES • To Advertise call 413-562-4181 Ext. 118 CHIMNEY SWEEPS

APARTMENT

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

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

BUSINESS PROPERTY

top-truck.com

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT

TREE SERVICE

54 MAINLINE DRIVE WESTFIELD, MA

413-788-6787

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

Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates.

24-hour Emergency Services.

Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469

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

WINDOW CLEANING

5,000 sq.ft.

220/480 volts CITY GAS & SEWER

Call (413)896-3736 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

MONTGOMERY: Spacious Office 200+ sq. ft.

Includes utilities and free wi-fi. $350 p/month.

Call 413-977-6277

SERVICES

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