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Westfield Education to Business Alliance sets goals for the year By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – At the Westfield Education to Business Alliance’s (WE2BA) first meeting since breaking for the summer, held last Thursday at Mestek, 45 district and business leaders came together to review their progress and make plans for the coming year. Westfield Public Schools superintendent Stefan Czaporowski talked about the career events and elementary career days that were held last year. In the elementary schools, businesses and parents went into the classrooms. “Most of the presentations were absolutely phenomenal,” he said. He said students heard about careers they might be interested in. The next career fair that is planned for the middle school will be a different model. Chris Tolpa, English language arts supervisor said they will be asking businesses to come in and inform teachers about their work, and give relevant hands-on examples. The middle school career fair will be held in the North Middle School gymnasium on October 17. Tolpa said the goal is to form collaborative relationships and see how businesses and the schools can work together. Businesses are asked to bring their own tables to the event, which 120 middle school teachers are expected to attend. Chamber of Commerce director Kate Phelon said that teachers want to know what skill sets are needed in the workplace. She said the Chamber will be sending out flyers for the career
45 business and school representatives came together for a WE2BA meeting on Thursday. (Photo by Stefan Czaporowski) fair, and businesses can contact her to sign up. Phelon said she is inviting the Secretary of Education and Workforce Development to what she described will be “a cool event.” The combined high school career fair at Westfield State University will be planned again for both Westfield High School and Westfield Technical Academy. Last June, 46 companies participated, showcasing their work. Phelon said the goal for this year’s event will be 75 companies. She said that businesses should focus on informing students about what skill
Maureen Viturale, Pam Dougherty, and Cathy Frye are putting the finishing touches on a program for grandparents raising grandchildren at the Westfield Senior Center.
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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren looking for help By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—In spite of support from the community and some elected officials, a support group called Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Westfield is still struggling financially, according to Maureen Viturale of the group. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, a group started about 12 years ago by Westfield school adjustment counselors Cathy Frye and Viturale, still needs help financially to assist grandparents in the raising of their grandchildren, according to Viturale. The group provides support and information for the families through workshops, speeches and get-togethers for grandparents and the children they care for. And according to Viturale, the group wants to provide more for grandparents and families within the group. “There’s so many other things we would like to provide,” Viturale said. “We hope to fund programs for kids, enrichment activities, also pay speakers, travel costs (for grandparents), anything to help.” However, Viturale said that there is just not enough money within their budget. She said they have just $740 left in their budget now, and in a good year it averages just $1,500 for the budget. This money goes toward a number of activities currently being provided to the “10 consistent families” in the program, according to Viturale, as well as for public outreach and informational events. Some of the events include an annual picnic at Stanley Park, which Viturale said has about 40 people attend yearly, as well as a Christmas
sets are needed in their line of work, and bring lists of openings. Czaporowski said from the district’s perspective, even if students are planning to go to college, letting them know what skills they are looking for in prospective employees is helpful. “This is the bridging we’re doing,” Phelon said. She asked all the principals to let the chamber know the dates of career fairs they are planning, and she will send out eblasts to members. Czaporowski said he is also planning to continue staff tours of businesses, held in the mornings from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Another goal is to continue the district-wide focus on workforce development through internships and job shadowing. Czaporowski said they are looking at different curriculum teaching soft skills and professional competencies to help prepare students for jobs. College and career counselor Tara Bean will be working with students from both WHS and WTA to help them find opportunities. She may be reached at t.bean@ schoolsofwestfield.org. Another program to be continued this year will be mentorships with individual students. Last year through WE2BA, 22 people were trained and met with students on average 45 minutes per week one-on-one as mentors. Tina Macy, the district’s VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools) coordinator, said the
party where presents are given to the children within the group. In addition, the group has helped to defray costs for some of the children for school-related items and activities, such as sports fees and school pictures. The group has also established a lending library within the Westfield Senior Center so grandparents have access to materials to assist them in their unique situation. According to Viturale, the funds for the group’s activities include coming from grants from the Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly, Inc., as well as a “dress down day” done in the city, in conjunction with Westfield schools. According to Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan, the dress-down day raised $150 for the group this year. “Those are our primary funding resources,” she said. “We have no financial backing other than the charity of strangers,” she added. On the state level, Viturale said that the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren provides educational services, such as workshops and will come to the region and are free to attend, as well as support for legislation, but no funding is available through them. If you would like to donate, Viturale said that it can be made to the Grandparents Enrichment Fund at Berkshire Bank, and if you would like more information on how to become involved you can call (413)237-6673 and speak with Viturale. The group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:15 p.m. at the Central Baptist Church on Elm Street, with childcare also provided.
By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – Tyler Cook was recently hired as the new general music instructor for K-5 for Munger Hill and Abner Gibbs Elementary Schools. Cook will teach chorus and Orff music education for three days at Munger and two days at Abner Gibbs. He will also lead the fourth and fifth grade chorus. Munger Hill principal Salvatore Frieri said they had a lot of applications, over 30, for the position. He said they had an awesome search committee, and leaned heavily on Patrick Kennedy, instrumental music director at Westfield High School, to help them make the selection. Cook, who is 25 and from Montgomery (although he just moved to Westfield), has a lot of local ties. He is a 2010 graduate of Gateway Regional, and studied at Greenfield Community College before transferring to Westfield State University. He graduated Westfield in 2016 as a combined piano and music education major. He also started his music studies with private lessons at Performance Music in Westfield. Some residents may have seen Cook perMunger Hill principal Salvatore Frieri and Tyler Cook, the new music instructor for Munger Hill and Abner Gibbs. (Photo by Amy Porter)
Tyler Cook said he “can’t wait to get started” his teaching career in Westfield. (Photo by Amy
form “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Wind Symphony on the Dever Stage on the night of November 17, 2015, when the announcement was made that Dr. Catherine Dower would donate $1 million to establish the center for the performing arts. Following his performance, Cook recognized Dr. Dower in the audience, calling her a role model who lived a life of positive action, and made exceptional contributions to music at Westfield State. The previous year, Cook placed first in the Crescendo International Piano Competition, allowing him to perform at the first-place winners’ recital at Carnegie Hall. Cook will teach 600 students between the two schools, 400 at Munger Hill alone. “As a first year teacher, this is perfect. I couldn’t imagine anything better right now. It’s a great start for me,” Cook said this week. Having been a student teacher at an elementary school in Springfield, and also giving
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Select Board proposing bylaw for personal watercraft
The Select Board is planning on proposing a town bylaw for the personal watercraft policy on North Pond. (WNG File Photo)
By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – At last Monday’s Select Board meeting, Chairman Doug Moglin proposed that the Select Board form a town bylaw and policy for personal watercraft on the North Pond section of Congamond Lake. Moglin then suggested that they reach out to the Lake Management Committee as well as the public to get input. The board believes that by taking this particular route it is the best choice for the residents, since creating a town bylaw will avoid bringing this issue to a court of
law. “It’ll be much quicker, easier and it’ll save the taxpayers at lot of money,” said Select Board Clerk Russ Fox. According to Fox, once the bylaw is formed and brought forth to town counsel, either a special town meeting or annual town meeting would take place so the residents can take a vote on the bylaw. Moglin said that the hope is that the town bylaw would present an opportunity to have an official ruling on the matter. “No one has the authority right now,” said Moglin. This entire situation stems back to
when Harbormaster David Ricardi posted on the Southwick Police Department’s Facebook Page on May 18 that there had been a change made in the enforcement policy for personal watercraft use on North Pond. Since then, there have been a number of meetings held by the Lake Management Committee, residents voicing their opinions during the public comment section of Select Board meetings, and as well as a petition that was formed by a resident to make an attempt to keep personal watercraft from being used on North Pond.
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Annual Fall Festival at Pilsudski Park planned On Saturday, a team of kitchen workers from Holy Trinity Church made dozens of Polish pierogies in preparation for their annual Fall Festival at Pilsudski Park to be held on Sunday, September 17th. Polish and American foods will be sold throughout that day. In addition, dancing to the Mark VI Band will be available from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., in the pavilion. Games of chance, raffles, and a Bounce House for children will also be offered. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the day. (Photo by Don Wielgus)
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Police: Psychic scammed elderly man to remove ‘evil spirits’ GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey authorities say a psychic and her son cheated an elderly man out of more than $147,000 for treatment they said would rid him of evil spirits. Galloway police say Sally “Kim” Wando and her son, Frank Marco, face theft and conspiracy charges. Authorities say the pair told police the money was for a car from Marco’s auto dealership, not for psychic treatment. Police found that claim unsubstantiated. The victim, who is not named, told police Wando offered him treatments to “cleanse his soul.” Authorities say the first visit cost $5,000. Wando eventually recommended a 14-step program that costs $10,500 per step. Authorities say Wando told the man to transfer $147,700 from his account to her son’s dealership. It wasn’t known Saturday if Wando or Marco have retained attorneys.
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2017. There are 125 days left in the year.
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n August 28, 1917, ten suffragists demanding that President Woodrow Wilson support a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote were arrested as they picketed outside the White House.
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In 1609, English sea explorer Henry Hudson and his ship, the Half Moon, reached present-day Delaware Bay. In 1862, the Second Battle of Bull Run (also known as Second Manassas) began in Prince William County, Virginia, during the Civil War; the result was a Confederate victory. In 1916, Italy declared war on Germany during World War I. In 1922, the first-ever radio commercial aired on station WEAF in New York City; the 10-minute advertisement was for the Queensboro Realty Co., which had paid a fee of $100. In 1947, legendary bullfighter Manolete was fatally gored during a fight in Linares, Spain; he died early the next day at age 30. In 1955, Emmett Till, a black teen-ager from Chicago, was abducted from his uncle’s home in Money, Mississippi, by two white men after he had supposedly whistled at a white woman; he was found brutally slain three days later. In 1963, more than 200,000 people listened as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In 1968, police and anti-war demonstrators clashed in the streets of Chicago as the Democratic National Convention nominated Hubert H. Humphrey for president. In 1972, Mark Spitz of the United States won the first two of his seven gold medals at the Munich Olympics, finishing first in the 200-meter butterfly and anchoring the 400-meter freestyle relay. The Soviet women gymnasts won the team
all-around. In 1987, a fire damaged the Arcadia, Florida, home of Ricky, Robert and Randy Ray, three hemophiliac brothers infected with AIDS whose court-ordered school attendance had sparked a local uproar. Academy Award-winning movie director John Huston died in Middletown, Rhode Island, at age 81. In 1988, 70 people were killed when three Italian stunt planes collided during an air show at the U.S. Air Base in Ramstein (RAHM’-shtyn), West Germany. In 1996, Democrats nominated President Bill Clinton for a second term at their national convention in Chicago. The troubled 15-year marriage of Britain’s Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially ended with the issuing of a divorce decree.
TEN YEARS AGO: After reports surfaced of his June arrest at the Minneapolis airport, Senator Larry Craig, R-Idaho, told a news conference the only thing he’d done wrong was to plead guilty to disorderly conduct after a police complaint of lewd conduct in a men’s room; Craig also declared, “I am not gay. I never have been gay.” A military court at Fort Meade, Maryland, acquitted Army Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan of failing to control U.S. soldiers who’d abused detainees at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, but found him guilty of disobeying an order not to discuss the investigation. (That conviction was later thrown out.) Oscar-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki died in Licking, Missouri, at age 78.
FIVE YEARS AGO: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept to the Republican presidential nomination at a storm-delayed national convention in Tampa, Florida. Hurricane Isaac spun into the southern Louisiana coast, sending floodwaters surging and unleashing fierce winds, as residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows.
ONE YEAR AGO: Six scientists completed a yearlong Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they emerged after living in a dome in near isolation on a Mauna Loa mountain. Ryan Harlost led Endwell, New York, to the Little League World Series title, striking out eight and limiting South Korea to five hits in six innings in a 2-1 victory. Beyonce received eight honors at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. Juan Gabriel, a superstar Mexican songwriter and singer who was an icon in the Latin music world, died at his home in California at age 66.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Actor Sonny Shroyer is 82. Actor Ken Jenkins is 77. Former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen is 77. Actor David Soul is 74. Former pop singer-musician Honey Lantree (The Honeycombs) is 74. Former MLB manager and player Lou Piniella is 74. Actress Barbara Bach is 71. Actress Debra Mooney is 70. Singer Wayne Osmond (The Osmonds) is 66. Actor Daniel Stern is 60. Olympic gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton is 59. Actor John Allen Nelson is 58. Actress Emma Samms is 57. Actress Jennifer Coolidge is 56. Movie director David Fincher is 55. Actress Amanda Tapping is 52. Country singer Shania (shah-NY’-uh) Twain is 52. Actor Billy Boyd is 49. Actor Jack Black is 48. Actor Jason Priestley is 48. Actor Daniel Goddard (TV: “The Young and the Restless”) is 46. Olympic gold medal swimmer Janet Evans is 46. Actor J. August Richards is 44. Rock singer-musician Max Collins (Eve 6) is 39. Actress Carly Pope is 37. Country singer Jake Owen is 36. Country singer LeAnn Rimes is 35. Actress Kelly Thiebaud is 35. Actor Alfonso Herrera is 34. Actress Sarah Roemer is 33. Actor Armie Hammer is 31. Rock singer Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) is 31. Actress Shalita Grant is 29. Country-pop singer Cassadee Pope (TV: “The Voice”) is 28. Actress Katie Findlay is 27. Actor/singer Samuel Larsen is 26. Actor Kyle Massey is 26. Actress Quvenzhane (kwuh-VEHN’-zhah-nay) Wallis is 14. Reality TV star Alana Thompson, AKA “Honey Boo Boo,” is 12.
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program received accolades from volunteers, and the mentors want to continue. Principals also thought it was a great opportunity for the students. Macy will contact each school to locate the students and continue matches, if that makes sense. For mentors whose students moved, she will see if they can rematch them with another student. She said this year, there will be an abbreviated training lasting 30-40 minutes that will answer questions and review program essentials. “This is an incredible initiative of this group. We want to engage your colleagues,” said Phelon. Macy said she is also available to go to work sites for training. Czaporowski said the students are chosen by the principals in each school, as ones who may benefit from time spent with a caring adult. Christopher Rogers, administrator of student services said that he and the student he mentored read the same book over the summer. They plan to kick off this year setting some goals together. “It was a fantastic experience. Even though I have children of my own, sometimes it’s great to see what goes on in the mind of a child,” Rogers said. Macy, who will be coordinating the WE2BA mentorship program, said there are volunteer resources on the district website at www. schoolsofwestfield.org on the Volunteer page. A mentorship signup sheet was passed around at the meeting, and six new volunteers signed up for the program. Phelon said WE2BA meetings will be held on the third Thursday of every month from 8 to 9:30 a.m. The next meeting will be on September 21 at a location to be announced. After the meeting, Phelon was excited. “Nobody’s doing this,” she said.
HPL hosts Minstrel Storyteller HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Public Library will host Minstrel Storyteller Mary Jo Maichack in a participatory family program especially recommended for children ages 4 and older with their caregivers, as well as all other ages. “Fairy House Craft” is a delightful “make and take” workshop that will take place on Monday, September 25th from 6-7 P.M. Families will receive natural woodland materials such as acorns, twigs, bark, and pine cones and use glue and imagination to create tiny houses or furniture for fairies in small containers. If families wish to bring more of their own woodland materials they are welcome to do so. Mary Jo will lead the fun and share a wee bit of fairy lore. This program is free and open to the public. To register or for more information call the Huntington Library at 6673506.
Southwick High School class of 1977 reunion Southwick class of 1977 High School reunion planned for November 24th at the Westfield River Brewing Company 707 College Hwy formerly ” Chucks Steak House” from 6 PM to closing. $5 per person Please send confirmation to Donna by text 413330-7711 or email Dan at dhess@ southwickinsagency. com. Please spread the word and we are hoping for a good turnout.
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Ward 6 Office Hours Announced Ward 6 City Councilor Bill Onyski and City Council President Brent B. Bean II will hold neighborhood office hours on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 @ 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport, 110-115 Airport Road. City residents are invited to attend the neighborhood office hours to meet with Brent directly and share their concerns and ideas. The sessions are open to all Westfield residents, no advance appointments are required. Special Guests: Mark Cressotti, City Engineer and David Billips, Director of Public Works, Eric Billowitz, Airport Manager BILL ONYSKI BRENT B. BEAN II Ward 6 City Councilor City Council, President (413) 568-7747 (413) 454-3573 william.onyski@cityofwestfield.org brentbean72@hotmail.com
Westfield Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Applications Available Applications are now available for those who are eligible for Westfield’s Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Program. The program is limited to one $500 work-off per household. Applicants must be the property owner of record or spouse, a resident of Westfield, 60 years of age or older, and willing to work approximately two hours per week from October through June. Volunteer opportunities include working in the public schools as greeters, library assistants, or reading tutors; clerical work within the offices of various City departments; and staff assistance at the Animal Shelter. Placement at a particular site will be determined by matching the skills, talents, and interests of the applicant with the requests of the various City departments. Income guidelines are $36,180 for a single household and $48,720 for a couple, including Social Security income. Completed applications, along with all required documentation, must be submitted in person to Tina Gorman by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 28, 2017. No applications will be accepted after that date. The selection of participants will be by lottery and priority will be given to those who have not yet participated in the program. If you would like an application packet or additional information, please contact the Council On Aging at 562-6435.
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private piano lessons, he said he likes the experience of teaching young students, “They’re sponges for information,” he said. “For me, it’s seeing them get a concept. They get a spark in their eyes.” Cook said his goal is to get students learning music concepts through games, moving and dancing. “It’s a fun thing,” he said. “It brings out creativity, imagination and curiosity, which can transfer to many other things as well.” Cook also studied six semesters of voice at the university, and looks forward to leading the 4th and 5th grade chorus. He said at the performances each grade will also contribute two songs. He has previous experience at concerts in the Westfield schools, having accompanied teachers on piano at performances in the past.
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Tyler Cook following a performance at Westfield State in 2015. (Photo by Amy Porter) Cook looks to the teachers he’s had for inspiration, naming in particular Galina Gertsenzon, his classical music piano teacher at Westfield State. He said she had a perfect balance of discipline and passion. She taught him deep technique, a good practice ethic, and also helped him become fluent in
reading music. “I’m at the point in my life when I wanted to challenge myself and make a difference. That’s why I decided to teach music, to change at least one student’s life,” Cook said. “Though all the work this is going to be, I’m excited to get started,” he added.
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Trump expected to decide soon on fate of young immigrants By JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of delays, President Donald Trump is expected to decide soon on the fate of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children as he faces a looming court deadline and is digging in on appeals to his base. Advocates on both sides of the issue are bracing for the possibility that Trump will halt the issuance of new work permits under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program, a move that would effectively phase out a program that gave hundreds of thousands of young people a reprieve from deportation and the ability to work legally in the U.S. The Trump administration faces a Sept. 5 deadline from a group of Republican state lawmakers hoping to force the president's hand. The White House, however, insisted Sunday that it had no announcement on an issue the president has openly wrestled with for months. The deliberations come as Trump has been under fire for his response to a white supremacists' protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump further fanned the flames of racial tension Friday when he pardoned Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, who had been found guilty of defying a judge's order to stop racially profiling Latinos. The decision drew fury from Democrats and opposition from some Republicans, but was hailed by Trump's most fervent base. Trump has wavered back and forth on his plans for DACA, which he slammed during his campaign as "illegal amnesty." Since taking office, however, Trump has softened his stance on the issue, at one point telling The Associated Press that the affected young immigrants could "rest easy." His administration, Trump said back in April, was "not after the dreamers, we are after the criminals." All the while, the Department of Homeland Security has continued to grant twoyear, renewable DACA work permits, to the dismay of immigration hard-liners. But now, Trump is under pressure to make a final call: His administration is facing a September 5 deadline set by a group of Republican state lawmakers, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The group, which successfully halted an Obamaera program that would have protected certain parents living in the country illegally, threatened to take on DACA if the administration does not rescind the order and stop issuing work permits by their deadline. "It's forced him," said Roy Beck, the executive director of NumbersUSA, which advocates for lower immigration. "Inertia's great until something gets in your way and you have to either rev up the engines to go through the barrier or just stop." Continuing to process work permits is one thing; defending a program Trump called illegal in court is another. And many, including Trump's chief of staff John Kelly, the former head of DHS, believe that DACA is on dubious legal footing and would not stand up in court. The president has several options. He could order DHS to halt the issuance of new DACA work permits immediately — or at a future date — and perhaps call on Congress to come up with a legislative fix, as, Kelly has in the past. There have been conversations among lawmakers about ways to grandfather current DACA recipients, and such a measure could become part of the horsetrading over the budget and raising the debt ceiling when Congress returns from August recess. The administration could also continue issuing DACA work permits, trigging the Republican court challenge, and then choose not to defend the measure in court. Mark Krikorian, the executive director of the anti-immigration group Center for Immigration Studies, which also advocates a reduction in immigration, said that he is in favor of allowing the affected immigrants to stay, but believes the See Immigrants, Page 5
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In this Aug. 22, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump reacts before speaking at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix. The Trump administration is preparing to restore the flow of surplus military equipment to local law enforcement agencies. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Trump set to roll back limits on military gear for police By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to lift restrictions on surplus military equipment that can be passed on to local law enforcement agencies in spite of past concerns that armored vehicles and other gear were escalating confrontations with protesters. Documents obtained by The Associated Press indicate Trump was preparing to sign an executive order undoing an Obama administration directive that restricted police agencies' access to grenade launchers, bullet-proof vests, riot shields, firearms, ammunition and other surplus military equipment. Trump's order would fully restore the program under which "assets that would otherwise be scrapped can be repurposed to help state, local, and tribal law enforcement better protect public safety and reduce crime," according to the documents. Attorney General Jeff Sessions could outline the changes during a Monday speech to the national conference of the Fraternal Order of Police in Nashville, Tennessee, a person familiar with the matter said. The person insisted on anonymity to discuss the plan ahead of an official announcement. The changes would be another way in which Trump and Sessions are enacting a law-and-order agenda that views federal support of local police as a way to drive down violent crime. National police organizations have long been pushing Trump to hold to his promise to once again make the equipment available to local and state police departments, many of which see it as needed to ensure officers aren't put in danger when responding to active shooter calls and terrorist attacks. An armored vehicle played a key role in the police response to the December 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. In 1990, Congress authorized the Pentagon to give surplus equipment to police to help fight drugs, which then gave way to the fight against terrorism. Groups across the political spectrum have expressed concern about the militarization of police, arguing that the equipment encourages and escalates confrontations with officers. President Barack Obama issued an executive order in 2015 that severely limited the surplus program, partly triggered by public outrage over the use of military gear during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting death of 18-yearold Michael Brown. Police responded in riot gear and deployed tear gas, dogs and armored vehicles. At times they also pointed assault rifles at protesters. Obama's order prohibited the federal government from providing grenade launchers, bayonets, tracked armored vehicles, weaponized aircraft and vehicles, and firearms and ammunition of .50-caliber or greater to police. As of December, the
agency overseeing the program had recalled at least 100 grenade launchers, more than 1,600 bayonets and 126 tracked vehicles — those that run on continuous, tank-like tracks instead of wheels — that were provided through the program. Trump vowed to rescind the executive order in a written response to a Fraternal Order of Police questionnaire that helped him win an endorsement from the organization of rankand-file officers. He reiterated his promise during a gathering of police officers in July, saying the equipment still on the streets is being put to good use. "In fact, that stuff is disappearing so fast we have none left," Trump said. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund said in a statement Sunday night that it is "exceptionally dangerous and irresponsible" for the administration to lift the ban. "Just a few summers ago, our nation watched as Ferguson raised the specter of increased police militarization. The law enforcement response there and in too many places across the country demonstrated how perilous, especially for Black and Brown communities, a militarized police force can be," the LDF said. "The President's decision to make this change in the wake of the tragedy in Charlottesville and against a backdrop of frayed relations between police and communities of color further reflects this administration's now open effort to escalate racial tensions in our country," the organization said. The documents, first reported by USA Today, say Trump's order would emphasize public safety over the appearance of the heavily equipment. They describe much of the gear as "defensive in nature," intended to protect officers from danger. The Justice Department declined to comment on the expected move. Most police agencies rarely require military equipment for daily use but see a need to have it available, said Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum. "It is hard to imagine any situation where a grenade launcher or bayonet would be something that a major police department would need, but defensive shields and armored vehicles kept on reserve will be welcome," he said. Sessions has said he believes improving morale for local law enforcement is key to curbing spikes in violence in some cities. The plan to restore access to military equipment comes after Sessions has said he intends to pull back on courtenforceable improvement plans with troubled police departments, which he says can malign entire agencies and make officers less aggressive on the street. Consent decrees were a hallmark of the Obama administration's efforts to overhaul certain law enforcement agencies, sometimes after racially charged encounters like the one in Ferguson.
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Major crime and incident report Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 3:28 p.m.: Found property, North Road and Southampton Road. Police reported a cellphone that was found in the area. The cellphone was brought to the police station. 6:10 p.m.: Assist motorist/citizen, walk-in. Police received a report of a backpack reportedly misplaced in the back of a taxi or at a store on Main Street.
Attacks on humans still rare BOSTON (AP) — You can't blame beachgoers on Cape Cod for being jittery after a spate of recent shark sightings, some just a bit too close for comfort but all part of a natural ecosystem that scientists say humans must accept. Last Wednesday, just off Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, a white shark took a bite out of a paddleboard, throwing its rider into the water. Cleveland Bigelow wasn't injured but compared the impact to that of a motorcycle being hit by a truck. Two days earlier at Nauset Beach in Orleans — also just feet from shore — a white shark fed on a seal, turning the sea red with blood. Terrified swimmers and surfers fled the water. On Thursday, shark sightings prompted the closure of Race Point Beach in Provincetown to swimming for about two hours. Shark experts preach vigilance and respect. After all, it's their habitat, not ours. "We are the interloper in the ocean," said Marie Levine, executive director of the Princeton, New Jersey-based Shark Research Institute, the nation's oldest shark conservation organization. "White sharks prey on seals. Seals come ashore," said Levine. "So if seals are coming ashore on any beach, people should stay out of the water there. It's just common sense." White sharks, often called great whites, were around millions of years before humans, but only recently have the fearsome creatures been catalogued in large numbers off Cape Cod during the summer. Researchers say they're likely attracted by a seal population that has exploded since the 1972 federal Marine Mammal Protection Act, though additional factors could include changes in ocean currents and the depletion of other food sources by overfishing. Statistically, risks to people from sharks remain low. The last fatal attack recorded in Massachusetts was in 1936. No fatal shark attacks were reported in the U.S. in 2016, or so far in 2017. The most recent unprovoked attack of any kind prior to last week's paddleboard incident occurred Aug. 10 off Hilton Head, South Carolina. A 13-year-old swimmer suffered minor cuts to his foot, possibly from a blacktip shark, according to an incident log kept by the Global Shark Attack File. "I know people are perceiving this as a banner year and that sharks are increasing and everything, but when we look at the hard numbers that's not the case," said Greg Skomal, a state biologist in Massachusetts who has studied white sharks closely. July saw far fewer shark sightings than a year ago, pos-
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sibly due to a cooler spring in the Northeast, he said. Shark activity has since picked up in August. Skomal spoke recently while boarding a research vessel in Chatham for a twice weekly shark survey, aided by a spotter plane. Dozens of animals have been tagged with electronic tracking devices so their migratory behavior can be studied. Skomal's team identified 80 sharks off Cape Cod in 2014, 141 the following year and 146 in 2016. A current year tally won't be available until fall, but he said there was evidence that great whites were
Immigrants administration should use their imperiled status as a bargaining tool to push other priorities, like new limits on legal immigration. "My fear is, and always has been, is that they're going to give away DACA for peanuts," he said, pointing to a deal that would only secure funding for Trump's promised southern border wall
spreading out to cover most of the Cape's eastern coast. Ronald Beaty, a county commissioner, cited "a clear and present danger to human life," while suggesting last week that baited drum lines be used to capture and then kill great whites. The suggestion drew swift and widespread condemnation from scientists and conservationists. The Barnstable County Commission has no plans to discuss such an idea. In 2015, the state Division of Marine Fisheries issued regulations prohibiting people without special permits from attracting or capturing white
Continued from Page 4 in exchange for some sort of legal status for those covered by DACA. "That's the only bargaining chip they really have with the Democrats," he said. Meanwhile, those who are impacted by the program have been preparing for the worst, said Sergio Garcia, an immigration attorney in California who has handled thousands of DACA applica-
Wyman Family Reunion BLANDFORD — will be the site for hundreds of visitors from throughout the country on Labor Day weekend. Besides those who come to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Blandford Fair, over 220 members of one of the town’s oldest families will gather for a reunion. Wymans from all over the country will be gathering in Blandford for a huge reunion over Labor Day Weekend this year. The event will take place at the White Church in Blandford on Saturday and Sunday, September 2 and 3. Many activities are planned, including sharing the Wyman family history, sharing old photos and family artifacts, what life was like in Blandford for the Wymans, and since the event is being held in a church, a family service on Sunday morning. The descendants of William Horatio and Eliza Hanchett Wyman will be coming from as far away as California, but also, North Dakota, Minnesota, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Anyone with questions about the reunion or the Blandford Homecoming should contact Gary Hart in Feeding Hills at 413-786-7131.
sharks through activities such as cage diving, baiting or feeding. Shark advisory signs are posted at some beaches and shark brochures are available at visitor centers. Skomal noted one possibly reassuring aspect to the bloodin-the-water incident at Nauset Beach. "We had people who were surfing, we had swimmers, and we had a shark attack a seal among them all," he said. "That's a level of selection that we need to realize. The shark decided the seal was the prey item." "But sharks do make mistakes," he added.
tions There's "a lot of anxiety. A lot of people nervous, trying to figure out what's next and what's going to happen to them," he said, pointing to Trump's Arpaio decision as a troubling sign. "Every time we think there's a line this president won't cross, he's crossing it," Garcia said.
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Health care companies lead stocks higher; gas prices jump By MARLEY JAY AP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising Monday morning, with health care companies making some of the largest gains after biotechnology company Gilead Sciences agreed to buy cancer drug maker Kite Pharma for $11.9 billion. Wholesale gasoline prices are climbing as Tropical Storm Harvey hit battered the Texas Gulf Coast, which is home to many oil refineries. Overall, energy companies are down with the price of oil. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index added 1 point, or 0.1 percent, to 2,444 as of 10:10 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 11 points, or 0.1 percent, to 21,802. The Nasdaq composite rose 12 points, or 0.2 percent, to 6,278. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks gained 3 points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,380. KITE GOES SOARING: Gilead Sciences, which makes treatments for hepatitis C, HIV and other illnesses, will buy Kite Pharma for $11.9 billion, or $180 a share. Kite is studying treatments that can reprogram a patient's immune cells to attack tumors, and it hopes to win approval this year for a blood cancer treatment. Kite is one of several companies researching CAR-T therapies, and Kite and Gilead hope it will win marketing approval later this year. Kite Pharma stock jumped $40, or 28.8 percent, to $179.10. Gilead gained $1.35, or 1.8 percent, to $75.14, and biotechnology companies like Biogen, Amgen and Celgene also rose. STORMY WEATHER: Gas prices rose as Tropical Storm Harvey continued to hit parts of Texas with historically heavy rains. The National Weather Service says some parts of Houston and its suburbs could end up with as much as 50 inches of rain before the storm abates, which isn't expected to happen for days. The storm has shut down Texas' oil and gas industry, but it's unclear how much damage has been done. S&P Global analysts said about 2.2 million barrels per day of refining capacity was down or being brought down by Sunday. Wholesale gasoline futures jumped 6 percent, to 3.6 percent, to $1.60 a gallon. Refining companies climbed, as they stand to benefit from higher gas prices. Valero Energy rose $1.53, or 2.3 percent, to $69.20 and Marathon Petroleum advanced 61 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $52.36. BOOKED HIS DEPARTURE: Expedia slumped after sources told the AP that Dara Khosrowshahi, the travel booking site's CEO, was named as the new CEO of ride-hailing app Uber. Khosrowshahi has been CEO of Expedia since August of 2015. Two people briefed on the decision said Uber's board voted to hire him after three days of meetings, but the company had not yet formally announced the decision. Expedia's stock lost $6.14, or 4.1 percent, to $143.12. ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude fell 68 cents, or 1.4 percent, to $47.19 a barrel New York. Brent crude, the international standard, lost 7 cents to $51.91 a barrel in London. CURRENCIES: The euro reached its highest level since the beginning of 2015. It rose to $1.1939 from $1.1888. The European currency has been climbing recently because investors feel the European Central Bank isn't going to take steps to keep the euro from getting stronger. That would make exports from European countries more expensive in other markets. The dollar inched up to 109.27 yen from 109.24 yen late Friday. BONDS: Bond prices were little changed. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note stayed at 2.17 percent. Banks lagged the rest of the market. They tend to rise when bond yields and interest rates move higher. OVERSEAS: The CAC 40 in France fell 0.2 percent, as did the DAX in Germany. British markets were closed for a public holiday. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index took a negligible loss and the South Korean Kospi lost 0.4 percent. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong rose less than 0.1 percent.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As negotiations start this month over wage increases at Walt Disney World, rebellion is brewing in one of the six unions that advocate for the resort's 70,000 workers. Many of the performers who entertain guests as Mickey Mouse, the Seven Dwarves and other costumed characters are Teamsters, and some are fed up with how their union is being run. For the first time in recent memory, they're putting together a slate of opposition candidates, promising to make this fall's vote for the leadership of Teamsters Local 385 anything but a heigh-ho-hum affair. "It's a rat's nest down there," said John "Spike" Coskey, who served on the local's executive committee until he was fired after arguing with a former president. The 9,000 members of Local 385 have key roles in central Florida's tourism and transportation industries. About half are Disney workers; the rest include UPS drivers, hotel employees, food service workers, rental car employees and other drivers across 20 Florida counties. Local 385 member Ralph Singer said national Teamsters leaders have ignored his complaints because the local is flush with cash. Records filed with the U.S. Department of Labor shows Local 385 collected almost $3.6 million in dues and fees last year -- an average of $400 per member -- and had $2.3 million in net assets. "Because they've got plenty of money, nobody cares," said Singer, a truck driver at Disney who plans to run on the opposition slate. "It's a cash cow. Nobody cares." The unhappiness in Local 385 comes as Walt Disney World management opens talks with the six-union council, which represents about half the theme park resort's workforce. New employees start at $10 an hour, and a council statement said negotiators will push for "significant increases to lift Cast Members out of poverty." Disney World is the only unionized theme park in Orlando, but given the vast size of its workforce, wages there have a big impact on what other hospitality workers earn in the area. And compared to other major tourist destinations, they're not doing very well: Among the nation's 25 largest metro areas in 2015, Orlando had the third-lowest median household income, at $51,077. One reason: Florida's "right-to-work" law depresses union membership by requiring it to be voluntary, and not a condition of employment. In recent weeks, both Singer and Coskey filed complaints with a review board that was created decades ago to root out corruption in the Teamsters and is still overseen by a federal judge in New York. They accuse the local's president, Clay Jeffries, of giving himself a $400 a week raise without executive committee approval, and say he won't let members see the local's finances. Jeffries didn't return repeated phone calls and emails for this story. Teamsters' spokesman Galen Munroe said International Brotherhood of Teamsters officials in Washington are aware that the review board has been investigating these new allegations, but said he couldn't comment beyond that. Robert Callus, a review board investigator, said the board doesn't confirm or deny open investigations.
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says an oil tanker carrying 373,000 gallons (1.4 million liters) of fuel has run aground in a shipping channel between New York and New Jersey but there is no indication any fuel has spilled. There are no reports of injuries. An initial assessment has found no structural damage to the ship. The Coast Guard says the Kamome Victoria ran aground Friday evening. The tanker notified the Coast Guard it had run aground south of the VerrazanoNarrows Bridge while traveling outbound. The Coast Guard says it is investigating the grounding and will determine a salvage plan. The Kamome Victoria sails under the flag of Panama.
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Logan to study charging fees for pickup, dropoff BOSTON (AP) — The operators of Logan International Airport in Boston have agreed to study a plan to charge drivers who pick up or drop off passengers at the terminals in an attempt to cut down on congestion and pollution. The Boston Globe reports that the study is part of an agreement between the Massachusetts Port Authority and the environmental group, the Conservation Law Foundation.
In exchange, the foundation will not oppose the agency's $250 million plan to add 5,000 parking spaces at Logan. Massport officials say more than 20,000 cars per day pull up to Logan's terminals to either drop someone off or pick someone up. More flights in an out of Boston in the last few years means more pollution. The review is expected to be completed by July 2019.
Maine blueberry crop falls with disease, lack of pollination By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s wild blueberry crop is likely to be much smaller this year than in recent summers because the industry is contending with troubles such as disease and a lack of pollination. The New England state is the wild blueberry capital of the U.S., and in recent years crop sizes have soared and prices have plummeted, bringing uncertainty to a key state industry. The crop grew a little less than one percent last year to almost 102 million pounds (46 million kilo-
grams), while prices hit a 10-year low of 27 cents per pound to farmers. But it’s apparent as the summer harvest nears its end that that’s all changing this year, University of Maine horticulture professor David Yarborough said. He said “mummy berry” disease, a cropkilling ailment caused by a fungal pathogen, and other factors could cut the crop as much as 36 percent this summer. “I do expect to see significant reduction in harvest compared to the last few years,” Yarborough said. “And it’s probably going to end a little earlier than typical.”
Yarborough said a shortage of pollinators like bees, a lack of rain and some localized frost issues have also held back the blueberry crop. Another factor influencing the crop size is that farming effort appears to be down this year, possibly influenced by the low prices to farmers, he said. The high crops of recent years have taken a toll on the industry due to oversupply. The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved up to $10 million to purchase surplus Maine blueberries last month in an effort to prop up prices. The USDA also made a similar move in 2016.
One year of lower blueberry yield might not be enough to raise prices, Yarborough said, because so many surplus blueberries from past years remain in freezer storage. A rise in prices to farmers could eventually impact consumers in the form of higher prices, but it’s unclear yet if that will happen any time soon, he said. It’s also unlikely growers will have trouble meeting demand, said Homer Woodward, vice president of operations for grower and processor Jasper Wyman & Son. “I think we’re going to have enough fruit to keep everybody happy,” he said.
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Five-time winners the Juggernauts, left, triumphed in a hard fought game over Toph’s Troops, right, 10 to 6 Sunday evening at Fenway Westfield.
Jon’s Allison-Cardoso, sister of Sgt. Glenn Allison, gets a hug from Chris Dolan, organizer of the 9/11 Memorial Tournament at Fenway Westfield.
9th Annual 9/11 Memorial Mass Soldiers Legacy Fund Wiffle Ball Tournament PHOTOS BY MARC ST.ONGE
The Allison family gets a look at Fenway Westfield before the start of the tournament honoring Sgt. Glenn Allison of Pittsfield, MA.
Carter Collins, 3, of Westfield is ready to play wiffle ball at the 9/11 Memorial Tournament.
Massachusetts State Trooper Chris Dolan starts the opening ceremonies for the 9/11 Memorial Tournament backed by the Melha Highlanders bagpipe band.
Kaliegh Hayes, Sgt. Allison’s daughter throws the first pitch at the wiffle ball tournament held at Fenway Westfield.
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Gates Open National Anthem Colors Presented - American Legion Post 356 1:00-3:30 PM 3:00 PM1:00-6:00 PM Voice of the Fair - Bob Slack Exhibit Halls Open 3:00 PM Presidents Building Open 3:30 PM Fair Remembrance Building Open 4:00 PM 46th Annual Art Show & Sale 4:15-5:00 PM 12:30 PM Blandford Historical Society Exhibit Open 6:30 PM PM 112:30-2:30 PM “Barnyard” Petting Zoo 7:00 1:00 PM PM 3 PM Gates Open 1PM-6PM Giant Pumpkin Display 7:00-10:00 PM 3:00 PM GatesAnthem Open National 2:00PM-3:00PM 3:00-4:00 PM Organ Concert -Joyce Platt 9:00 PM National Anthem Blandford Historical Society Exhibit Open Colors Presented PM Horse (2901-3300 lbs.) 5:00 PM Midway Open 7:30 PM Colors Presented - American Legion Post 356 31:00-3:30 PM “Barnyard” Kid’sDraw Old Fashioned Games 5:00 Petting Zoo 9:00 PM AM Exhibit Halls Open “Rosies 4:15PM-5PM Clown Magic Show Voice of Racing the FairPigs” - Bob Slack 1:00-6:00 PM 23rd Annual Olde Time Fiddle Contest 9 PM 6:30PM Giant Pumpkin Display Building Open 5:00-7:00 PM Presidents Dining Hall Open (Meatloaf Dinner) Exhibit Halls Open 3:00 PM HorseHall Draw (2901-3300 lbs.) Dining Open (Baked Ham & Beans Dinner) 7:00-10:00 PM 4:30PM-6:30PM 3:00-4:00 PM Organ Concert -Joyce Platt 6:00-9:00 PM FairPresidents “Rum Runners” Band Remembrance Building Building OpenOpen “Rosies Racing 8:00 AM GatesDraw Open 73:30 PM PM Horse (3301Pigs” lbs. & Over) 7:30 PM Midway Open Remembrance 7:00 PM 4-Wheel Drive Truck Pulls Open5:00 PM7PM-10PM 4:00 PM Otis Carving Demonstration 51stFair Annual Art Show &Building Sale VoiceChainsaw of the Fair - Bob Slack “Trailer Trash” Band 9:00 PM Racing 46th Annual Art Pigs” Show Sale Open 7:30 PM “Rosies Racing 4:15-5:00 PM “Rosies Clown Magic Show Blandford Fair HorsePigs” Show Blandford Historical Society& Exhibit 9 PM All Buildings Close 8 AM 5:00-7:00 PM Dining Open Blandford Historical Open 6:30 PM “Rosies Racing Pigs” (Meatloaf Dinner) 9:00 PM All Buildings Close 9:00 AM Exhibit Hall Halls Open “Barnyard” Petting Zoo Society Exhibit “Barnyard” Petting Zoo 9 AM 7:00 PM Horse Draw (3301lbs. & over) 6:00-9:00 PM “Rum Runners” Band Presidents Building Open Giant Pumpkin Display Giant Pumpkin Display 7:00-10:00 PM “The Rising” Celtic Rock Band 7:00 PM 4-Wheel DriveBuilding TruckOpen Pulls Fair Remebrance 8:00 AM History AssociationGroup 3:00-4:00 PM Living Organ Concert -Joyce Re-enactment Platt AM PM Gates Open All Buildings Close 7:30 PM89:00 “Rosies Racing Pigs” 46th Annual Art Show & Sale 5 PM Midway Open 5:00 Midway Open Blandford Fair Horse Show 8:00 PM AM Gates Open Blandford Historical Society Exhibit Open 9:00 PM All Buildings Close 9:00 AM “Rosies Racing Pigs” Dinner) 5PM-7PM Dining Hall Open (Meatloaf 9 AM Exhibit Halls Open Voice of the Fair - Bob Slack “Barnyard” Petting Zoo & Pony Rides 9:00-10:00 AM 5:00-7:00 PM Dining Hall Open (Meatloaf Dinner) 7PM-9PM “Truck Stop Trubadours” -Band Blandford Fair Horse Show Presidents Building Open Giant Pumpkin Display 10:30 AM 6:00-9:00 PM 4-Wheel “RumDrive Runners” Band 8:00 AM Gates Open 7 PM 9:00 AM Exhibit HallsTruck OpenPulls Poultry & Rabbit Show Fair Remembrance Building Open 11:00 AM 7:00 PM 4-Wheel Drive Truck Pulls Voice of the Fair - Bob Slack 9 PM All Buildings PresidentsClose Building Open Otis Chainsaw Carving 51st Annual Art Show & Sale 7:30 PM “Rosies Racing Pigs” 8:00 AM Gates Open Blandford Fair Horse Show Fair Remebrance Building Open 9:00-5:00 PM Tractor Pulls 11:00 AM ArtAntique Demostrations 9:00 PM All Buildings Close Voice ofHalls theOpen Fair - Bob Slack 9:00 AM Exhibit 46th Annual Art Show & Sale 9:00-10:00 AM Blandford Organ Concert - Joyce Platt Historical Society Exhibit Open Presidents Building Open Show Blandford Fair Horse Blandford Open 10:00 AM Kid’s Corn Husking 11:00-5:00 8 AM Gates Open Historical Society Exhibit Fair Remebrance Building Open “Barnyard” PettingOpen Zoo 9:00 AM Exhibit Halls “Barnyard” Petting Zoo & Pony Rides 10:30 AM Oxen & SteerArt Show 11:30-2:00 46th Annual Show & Sale Blandford Fair Horse Show GIant Pumpkin Display Presidents Building Open Giant Pumpkin Display “Rosie’s Racing Pigs” 8:00 AM Gates Open Blandford Historical Society Exhibit Open 9 AM Exhibit Halls Open Poultry &Sheep RabbitShow Show Building Open 12:00 PM Fair Remebrance Otis Chainsaw Carving 11:00 AM Open Voice of the Fair Bob Slack “Barnyard” Petting Zoo & Pony Rides 9:00-10:00 12:00-6:00 AM PM Presidents Building Open Dave Conklin Carving 46th Annual Art Poultry & Rabbit Show Ox Draws (2500 lbs. Show & under) & Sale Blandford Fair Horse Show Giant Pumpkin Display 10:30 AM PM 12:30-2:30 FairOrgan Remembrance-Building Open J Poultry TeamChainsaw Portable Saw Mill Demonstration Blandford Historical Society Exhibit Open 9:00-10:00 Joyce Platt Otis Carving 9:00 AM AM ExhibitConcert Halls Open & Rabbit Show 11:00 AM 11 AM 1:00 PM 51st Annual Art Show & Sale Living History AssociationRe-enactment Group 10:00 AM “Rosies Racing Pigs” 11:00-2:00 PM “Barnyard” “TomChainsaw Ingram” Petting Band Presidents Building Open Otis Carving Zoo & Pony Rides Art Fair Demostrations 10:30 AM Dairy Cattle ShowBuilding - Adult Division 12:00PM PM Giant National Anthem 37th Volunteer Infantry Regiment Pumpkin Remebrance Open 9:00-5:00 Antique Tractor PullsDisplay 11:00 AM Sheep Show Youth Midway OpenPulls Blandford Historical Society 46th Annual Art ShowDivision & Exhibit Sale Open 9:00-10:00 AM Otis Organ Concert - Joyce Platt Chainsaw Carving Antique Tractor 1:00-1:45 11AM-2PMPM 11:00 AM Massachusetts State Police K9 Demo Pro Horseshoe Tournament-Draw Partners Blandford Historical Exhibit Open 10:00 Kid’sCorn Corn Husking “Barnyard” Petting Zoo Society Poultry & Rabbit Show 10 AM AM Kid’s Husking 11:00-5:00 1:00-5:00 11AM-5PMPM “Barnyard” Petting Zoo&&Rescue Pony Rides Berkshire Search Team 12:00-6:00 “Clowning from the-Heart Entertainment” 10:30 AM PM Organ Oxen Steer Show GIant PumpkinMtn. Display 9:00-10:00 AM Concert Joyce Platt 11:30-2:00 10:30 AM Oxen & &Steer Show 2:00 Giant Display “Rosie’s Racing Midway OpenShow 12:00-6:30 PM “Rosies Dining Hall OpenPigs” (Barbeque 12PMPM 12:00 PM Poultry & Pumpkin Rabbit 10:00 AM Pigs” Chicken) 11 AM Open SheepRacing Show 3:00-5:00 PM Otis Chainsaw Carving Demonstration 11:00 AM PM Open 12:15-1:00 ClownSheep MagicShow Show 12:00-6:00 PM 10:30 AM Dairy Cattle Show Adult Division Dave Conklin Carving Ox Draws (2500 lbs & Under) 3:00-5:00 PM Poultry & Rabbit Show Ox DrawsRacing (2500 Pigs” lbs. & under) 11:00-5:00 PM “Clowning from the Heart Entertainment” 1:00 PM “Rosie’s 12:30-2:30 PM Sheep Show Youth Division J Team Portable Saw Mill Platt 12 PM National AnthemCory & The Knightsmen 9:00-10:00 Organ - Joyce 3:00 PM Otis Carving Demonstration 11:30-12:15AM Clown Concert Magic Show BeefChainsaw Cattle Show 1:00 PM 12PM-2:30PM 11:00 Police K9 Demo Living HistoryRacing AssociationGroup AM Colors Presented 10:00 “Rosies Pigs” Re-enactment 11:00-2:00 PM Massachusetts “Tom Ingram” Band State 3:30 PM 12:00 AM PM National Anthem Ox Draws (2501-2900 lbs.) 1PM PM Berkshire Mtn. Search & Rescue Team 10:30 AM Cattle Show Adult Division 37thDairy Volunteer Infantry Regiment 12:00PM National Anthem Midway Open 4:00 Colors Presented - Blandford Boy Scout Troop 112 1:00-4:00 PM Country Hookers - Rug Hooking 1PM-1:45PM Sheep - YouthContest Division Midway Open 10:30 AM CattleShow Show-Adult Division “Cory & TheOpen 12PM-3PM 4:15-5:00 PM 12:00-1:OO PM Dairy Scarecrow Building 2:00-4:00 PM Midway Ed Mead -Knightsmen”Oil Painting 50th Anniversary Band 1:00-1:45 PM 11:00 AM Massachusetts State Police K9 Demo Pro Horseshoe Tournament-Draw Partners Otis Chainsaw Carving Demonstration 1PM-5PM Sheep Show-Youth Division 3:00-6:00 “Cory & The - Band 12:00-6:30 PM Dining Hall Open ( Baked Ham & Beans) 6:00 PM PM 12PM6PMPM “Clowning FromKnightsmen” the Heart Entertainment” 1:00-5:00 Berkshire Mtn. Search & Rescue Team 12:00-6:00 “Clowning from the Heart Entertainment” 11:00-5:00 PM PM “Clowning from the Chicken HeartDinner) Entertainment” 2PM 11 AM Midway Open 12PM-2:30PM Dining Hall Open (Barbeque 2:00 PM Midway Open 12:00-6:30 PM Dining Hall Open (Barbeque Chicken) 11:30-12:15 Clown Magic Show Massachusetts State Police K9 Demo 12:15PM-1 Show 3:00-5:00 PM Otis Chainsaw Carving Demonstration 12:15-1:00 PM Clown ClownMagic Magic Show 12:00 PM National Anthem 11AM-5PM “Clowning From the Heart Entertainment” 3:00-5:00 PM 12:30 PM Decorated Bike Parade 11:00-5:00 PM “Clowning from the Heart Entertainment” 1:00 PM “Rosie’s Racing Pigs” Colors Presented Blandford Boy Scout Troop 3:00 PM112 3:00PM-5:00PM 11:30AM-12:15PM Clown Magic Show 1 PM Beef Cattle Show 11:30-12:15 Clown Magic Show Beef Cattle Show 12:00-1:OO PM Scarecrow Building 3:30 PM National Anthem Draws (2501-2900 4:15PM-5PM 1212:00 PM PM National Anthem– OxOxDraws (2501-2900 lbs)lbs.)Contest 12:00-6:30 PM Dining Hall Open ( Baked Ham & Beans) 4:00 Colors Presented Blandford Boy Scout Troop 112 1:00-4:00 PM Country Hookers Rug Hooking 6PM PM Westfield Evangelical Free Church Praise Group 2PM-3PM Children’s Old Fashioned Games 4:15-5:00 PM 12:00-1:OO PM Colors Scarecrow Building Contest 2:00-4:00 PM Ed Mead Oil Painting Presented 4PM-6 PM “Tom Ingram” – Band 3:00-6:00 PM “Cory & The Knightsmen” - Band 6:00 PM 12:00-6:30 PM Dining Hall Open ( Baked Ham & Beans)
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“Rosie’s Racing Pigs” Otis Chainsaw Carving Demonstration Clown Magic Show 12:30-2:30 PM lbs.) Mary Lou Mislak Ox Draws (2901-3300 1:00 PM Horse Draw (und Stone Boat Truck Pulls Singles Horsesh “Rosie’s Racing Pigs” “Rosies Racing “Floyd Patterson”- Band 1:00-3:30 PM Ox Draws (3301lbs. & over) Kid’s Old Fashio 1:00-6:00 PM 23rd Annual Old All Buildings Close
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3:00 PMOpen (Barbeque Chicken HorseDinner) Draw (29 Dining Hall 3:30 PM “Rosie’s Racing Pigs” lbs.) “Rosies Racing Ox Draws (2901-3300 4:00 PM Carving Demonstration Otis Chainsaw C Otis Chainsaw Stone Boat Truck Pulls Clown Magic Show 4:15-5:00 PM Clown Magic Sh Gates Open “Southern Rain” - Bandlbs.) Ox Draws (2901-3300 6:30 Voice ofPM the Fair - Bob Slack “Rosies Racing Ox Draws (3301 lbs & over) Stone 7:00 PM Horse Draw (33 ExhibitBoat HallsTruck OpenPulls All Buildings Close “Rosie’s Racing Pigs” 7:00-10:00 PM Presidents Building Open “The Rising” - C 150th Fireworks Display “FloydAnniversary Patterson”Band 9:00 PM All Buildings Clo Fair Remembrance Building Open
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Ox Draws (3301lbs. & over)
Annual Art Show & Sale Buildings Close Monday,All46th September 4 Blandford Historical Society Exhibit Open
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Sunday, September 3
SUNDAY, SEPTEM Gates Open Petting Zoo & Pony “Barnyard” Rides”
Exhibit Halls Open Giant Pumpkin Display MONDAY,8:00 SEPTEMBER 3 AM Gates Open
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Presidents Building Open Voice of the Fair Poultry & Rabbit Show Gates Open ADGA Goat Show Building Open Fair Remembrance Voice of the Fair - Bob Slack Blandford Fair H Otis Chainsaw Carving 51st Annual Show & Sale Exhibit Halls Op 9:00 AM Exhibit HallsArt Open Organ Concert -Joyce Platt Presidents Build Art Demostrations Presidents Building Open ”Rosie’s Racing Pigs” Fair Remembrance Open Fair Open Remebranc Blandford Historical Building Society Exhibit DairyAnnual Cattle Youth Show 46th Art Show “Barnyard” Petting Zoo& Sale46th Annual Art Midway Open Blandford Historical Society Exhibit Open Histor Blandford GIant Pumpkin Display Pony Draw (1400 “Barnyard” Pettinglbs. Zoo& &under) Pony Rides” “Barnyard” Pett Poultry & Rabbit Show Otis Chainsaw Giant Pumpkin Carving Display Demonstration Giant Pumpkin D Dave Conklin CarvingHeart Entertainment” “Clowning from the Poultry & Rabbit Show Poultry & Rabbit JADGA TeamKane Portable Goat ShowSaw Mill “Dan Singers” Otis Chainsaw C Living History AssociationOtis Chainsaw Carving Re-enactment Group National Anthem 9:00-5:00 PM Antique Tractor 37th Volunteer Infantry Regiment Organ Concert -Joyce Platt Dining Hall Open (Yankee Pot Roast) 9:00-10:00 AM Organ Concert ”Rosie’s Racing Pigs” ADGA Show SusanGoat Pecora - Watercolor 10:00 AM Kid’s Corn Husk Dairy Cattle Youth Show Midway Open 5th Annual “Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull” 10:30 AM Oxen & Steer Sh Midway Open Pony Draw (1400 lbs. & over) Dairy Cattle Youth Show “Rosie’s Racing Pony Draw (1400 lbs. & under) “Rosie’s Racing Pony Draw (1850Pigs” lbs. & Under) 11:00 AM Carving Demonstration Open Sheep Sho Otis Chainsaw ClownKane Magic Show “Dan Singers” Ox Draws (2500 “Clowning from the Heart Entertainment” Antique Car Show “Clowning the Heart Entertainment” “Dan Kanefrom Singers” Otis Chainsaw C “Stoney Roberts” Dan Demolition Derby National National AnthemAnthem PMKane Singers 11:00-2:00 “Tom Ingram” B Frank Tenza - acrylics Colors Dining Presented Hall Open (Yankee PotNational Roast) 12:00PM Anthem “Dave Colucci Show” Susan Pecora - Watercolor 10th Annual Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull Midway Open “Burnout” Competition 5th Annual “Kiddie PedalPot Tractor Dining Hall Open (Yankee RoastPull” Dinner) Pro Horseshoe T “Rosie’s Racing Pigs” Pony Draw Draw (1851lbs. (1400 lbs.&&Over) over) Pony 12:00-6:00 PM Demonstration “Clowning from Otis Chainsaw Carving “Rosie’s Racing Pigs” Clown 12:00-6:30 PM Dining Hall Open Clown Magic Magic Show Show Clown Magic Show 12:15-1:00 PM Clown Magic Sh Antique Car Show All Buildings Close Antique Car Show 1:00 PM “Rosie’s Racing “Stoney Roberts Demolition Derby” “Stoney Roberts” Demolition Derby Beef Cattle Show “Burnout” Competition– Frank Tenza - acrylics Immediately following DerbyDraws (2501 “Dave Colucci Show” Demo Ox 1:00-4:00 PM Country Hookers “Burnout” Competition “Floyd Patterson”Band 2:00-4:00 PM Ed Mead - Oil Pa “Rosie’s Racing Pigs” Clown Magic Show 3:00-6:00 PM “Cory & The Kni Otis Chainsaw Carving Demonstration All Buildings Close Clown Magic Show All Buildings Close
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Ed Normand Golf League at EMCC STANDINGS WEEK 21 OF 22 196.5 194.5 190.5 190.5 185 182.5 182 170 162 159.5 150.5 115.5 195.5 192 189 186.5 181 179 174.5 170.5 169 168 166 162.5 192.5 192 191.5 191 190.5 176 174.5 173 163 161.5 146.5 103
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RESULTS FOR AUGUST 25, 2017 20 couples participated on a perfect evening for golf
8/17/17
DIVISION 1 TOM MASSIMINO – TIM HUBER RICK BROWN – JIM CARTWRIGHT TIM LARAMEE – DAN LARAMEE DAVE DUBOIS – ALAN VELAZQUEZ MIKE BERARDELLI – JIM JOHNSON DAN HARRIS – SHAWN BRADLEY PAUL CARRIER – LARRY COURNOYER RANDY ANDERSON – BOB GENEREUX MARC GRENIER – JOHN LAROSE MIKE COTE – RYAN MALONEY JESSE RASID – AL NUBILE SEAN CAHILL – MARK O’DONNELL
POINTS RESULTS FRONT-9: Dennis Desmarais and Linda Desmarais 42 points
DIVISION 2 BRUCE KELLOGG – RICHARD KELLOGG DAN BURNS JR. – GREG GLIDDEN JIM CONROY – FRAN COMO MARK LOGAN – JOE GAUDETTE GARY GLADU – FRAN DWYER CAM LEWIS – BILL GRISE III ED BIELONKO – BRANDEN BIELONKO CARLOS SANTOS – BILL GRISE II JAY O’SULLIVAN – RICK BURKE BOB COLLIER – DON CLARKE MIKE DOUVILLE – JODY WEHR MIKE MAHAN – JOE HEBDA
NET RESULTS BACK-9: Dan Harris and Nancy Harris 70 Mark Kurowski and Lynn Kurowski 70
NET RESULTS FRONT-9: Dave Palermo and Chris Palermo 66 POINTS RESULTS BACK-9: Jay Kiefer and Trish Kiefer 45 points Mike Foster and Patty Dushane 39 points
PIORIA RESULTS: Shawn Czepial and Shelley Czepeal 71 Congratulations to the winners. Winning teams receive pro shop “chits” money redeemable for pro shop merchandise. Winning “chits” may be used anytime during the season and must be used by October 31, 2017. Special orders must be made before September 29, 2017.
DIVISION 3 DAVE DOVER – BILL CHAFFEE GLENN GRABOWSKI – JEFF BERGER JASON GEORGE – DAN VAN KRUININGAN BOB LEWKO – NICK STELLATO MIKE SOVEROW – MIKE MULLIGAN ROY BARTON – BILL REINHAGEN JIM HAAS – AL HAAS DAN BURNS SR. – MIKE MANIJEK JIM STRYCHARZ – RICHARD ROY JOE BOUTIN – HENRY SMITH CHRIS FENTON – RYAN DROBOT JASON FITZGERALD – STEVE TOMAINO
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.
TEKOA GOLF RESULTS 2017 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS AUGUST 12-13
SHELL’S TEKOA • TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place 6th Place 7th Place 8th Place 8th Place 9th Place 10th Place 11th Place 12th Place 13th Place 14th Place 15th Place 16th Place 17th Place Low Gross Low Net Closest to Pin on 3rd Closest to Pin on 6th
RESULTS FROM AUG222017 Fred Rogers & Bob Berniche Jim Johnson & Jim Floraski Bill Lawry & Dave Gile Ed West & Harry Pease Dick Williams & Ron Sena Rich Chistolini & Eric Wilder Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy John Kidrick & Erroll Nichols Angelo Masciadrelli & Frank Kamlowski Ray West & Harpo Czarnecki Dave Liberty & Jim French Bob McCarthy & Jack Blascak Skip Couture & Bob Dudas John Lucas & Carl Haas Harry Thompson & Jeff Guglielmo Conrad Clendenin & Stu Browning Butch Rines & Bill Wallinovich Ron Bonyeau & Mike Ripa
194 Points 175.5 Points 172.5 Points 171.5 Points 168.5 Points 163 Points 161.5 Points 159.5 Points 159.5 Points 159 Points 152.5 Points 151 Points 146 Points 144 Points 142.5 Points 141.5 Points 137 Points 129 Points
Eric Wilder @ 40 Jeff Guglielmo @ 27 Bob Czarnecki Jim French
1st Division 1st Gross – Tom Garvin 148 1st Net- John Lewis 137 2nd Net- Steve Prefontaine 142 2nd Division 1st Gross- Jim Dickson 157 1st Net- Ryan Lamagdelein 135 2nd Net- Gerry Banach 139
3rd Division Net Club Champ Mike Moran Jr. 132 1st Gross – Ray Rivera 172 1st Net – Tony Chiba 138 2nd Net – Dan Bray 143 Championship Division 1st- Bryce Piemonte 138 2nd- Todd Ezold 144 3rd – Steve Lefave 148 4th - Lee Alberston 149 5th – Logan Hjelm 149 Women’s Club Champ 1st Gross- Taylor Schmidt 152 2nd Gross- Sue Sendlenski 164 1st Net- Sandy Lajewski 146
Westfield Park & Rec Department Fall/Winter registrations WESTFIELD — The Westfield Park & Rec Department is now taking registration for all Fall/Winter programs, including Pee Wee Soccer for 4-6 yrs old, Westfield United Basketball for 5 -18 yrs old and Field Hockey for grades 3-8. For more information, contact Jim at 5736312, j.blascak@cityofwestfield.org or visit www.cityofwestfield.org and select the Park & Rec Page.
The ‘Wef’ golf tournament supports Westfield State students, honors late professor
Our league sends our sincere sympathy on the passing of Conrad Clendenin to his wife and family. We share your grief in this profound loss.
Tekoa Country Club Senior Open Two-Ball Friday August 11 - 2017 50-59 Division 1st Gross- Todd Ezold – Rick Ferrari 65 $140 per team 1st Net- Mark Vincellette – Bob Lareau 59 $140 per team 2nd Net- Bernie Demeo – Tony Chiba 61 $80 60-69 Division 1st Gross-Greg Strycharz – Mark Consolini 69 $140 per team 2nd Gross-Dale Yvon – Mike Wrisley 70 $90 1st NetMike Hatch – Mike Catalfamo59 $140 per team 2nd Net-Ken Bregoli – Ron Gearing61 $90 3rd Net –Ernie Leithoff – Pete Grimaldi62 $60 70 + Division 1st Net-Tony Schabowski – George Nicoll 60 2nd Net-Bill Fouche – Bill Chishom62 3rd Net -Barney Muitti – Bill Murphy64
Senior Division 1st Gross – Bird Leal 150 1st Net – John Edinger 132 2nd Net – Tony Schabowki 137 3rd Net - Ron Gearing - 138
$120 per team $80 $40
WESTFIELD- Westfield State University’s Department of Communication and Division of Institutional Advancement will hold the second annual Henry Wefing Memorial Golf Classic, the “Wef,” on Friday, September 8 at 10 a.m. at Tekoa Country Club in Westfield. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the Henry Wefing Journalism Scholarship Fund. The late Dr. Wefing began teaching at Westfield State University’s Department of Communication in 1985, specializing in journalism and writing courses. He was also seen regularly tending to a garden located outside of the university’s Horace Mann Center. Dr. Wefing created the garden in 2007 and donated all of the vegetables and herbs he grew to the Westfield Food Pantry. He passed away in May 2015. Since 2016, the Henry Wefing Journalism Scholarship has been awarded annually. As the fund grows, there are plans to increase the number of scholarships awarded. Nearly 60 people attended last year’s inaugural event, including members of the Wefing family. "The ‘Wef’ tournament brings together colleagues, alumni, students, and Henry Wefing's family and friends to enjoy a game Henry loved and to raise funds for students pursuing a career in journalism, which Henry taught and revered as the essential foundation of a democracy," said Dr. Thomas Gardner, professor of Communication. Golfers must register online prior to the tournament at https://www.westfieldalumni.org/ events/upcoming-events/wefinggolf by Tuesday, September 5. The cost to participate is $350 for a foursome, $90 for individual players, and $80 for Westfield State students. Tickets include 18 holes of golf, lunch, and a post-tournament reception. Tickets are available for those who would like to attend the dinner reception for only $30 and there are also sponsorship opportunities at various different levels. Tekoa Country Club is located on 459 Russell Road in Westfield. For more information, contact Suzanne Boniface, adjunct professor of Communication, at 413-478-2652 or sboniface@westfield.ma.edu. Those who cannot attend, but still wish to donate, can do so by visiting https://www.westfieldalumni.org/events/upcoming-events/wefinggolf. Founded in 1839 by Horace Mann, Westfield State University is an education leader committed to providing every generation of students with a learning experience built on its founding principle as the first public, co-educational college in America to offer an education without barrier to race, gender or economic status. This spirit of innovative thinking and social responsibility is forged in a curriculum of liberal arts and professional studies that creates a vital community of engaged learners who become confident, capable individuals prepared for leadership and service to society. For more information on Westfield State University, visit www.westfield.ma.edu, www. twitter.com/westfieldstate, or https://www.facebook.com/WestfieldStateUniversity.
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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. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Westfield
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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
An Unwelcome Trip Down Memory Lane Dear Annie: My husband, “Matthew,” and I started dating at 15, got married at 21 and have been happily married for 45 years. We have two happy and successful children and four beautiful grandchildren. I thank God everyday for what we have. But something came up one night six months ago, when my husband’s old roommate, “Will,” called. We were telling those “remember when” stories, when Will said, “Ask Matthew if he remembers the night I accidentally walked in on him and Tina sound asleep lying naked on his waterbed!” We were on speakerphone, and when my husband heard this comment, it looked like he was about to fall through the floor. I immediately said, “Oh, sure, Matthew told me all about that, but I’ve forgotten the exact details over the years.” Will proceeded to explain that he had been riding around and picked up a couple of girls and brought them to the house. When it was time for Will to take the girls home, he knocked on the door but there was no answer. That is when he discovered the two asleep, unclothed, on the bed. Matthew and I were engaged at the time he and Will were roommates. I had always trusted Matthew and thought that I had been his only sexual partner, as he was mine. Life the last six months between us has not been good. He swears to me he did not have sex with her, but when I question him about details his reply is: “I don’t remember.” I am nagging the poor man to death, but I am so miserable I can’t stand it. I think if Matthew would come clean and answer all of my questions I could let this go. I would appreciate your take on this matter and I know he reads your column. I’ll be waiting for your answer, as I feel it will be to go to counseling. -- To Let It Go or Not Dear To Let It Go or Not: I’m sorry you’re in this position. One foolish, reckless night does not negate the love you and your husband have shared for 50 years -- but the fact is you’ve been deeply hurt. Though this happened a long time ago, to you it’s a fresh wound. Your husband needs to respect that. Knowing the details of their encounter won’t give you peace of mind. But as you mentioned, talking out your concerns with a marriage counselor could help a great deal. The sooner you make that call, the sooner you and your husband can put this behind you and perhaps feel closer than ever. Dear Annie: It seems bachelor parties have turned into moneymaking events. My 23-year-old son has been invited to many of them lately. Grooms hold gambling nights or raffles to offset the cost of the honeymoon. I would not have a problem with this, but my son gets invited to these events when he’s not even invited to the wedding. I was under the impression that if you are invited to the prewedding festivities you are also invited to the wedding. Am I just old-fashioned? -- Nancy in Ohio Dear Nancy in Ohio: Weddings have changed a lot in the last few decades, but etiquette remains important -- and inviting someone to a prewedding event but not to the wedding itself is a major breach of etiquette. It makes people feel as if they’re on the B-list. If your son won’t be a guest at the wedding, he should not feel pressured to attend the bachelor party, period.
HINTS FROM HELOISE NO KNEES, PLEASE Dear Readers: Today’s SOUND OFF is about the apparel young women wear on television: “Dear Heloise: I have a comment and a question. Why is there not enough budget money for the news and weather women to have clothing that would cover their knees?” - Anonymous in San Antonio Dear Anonymous: Many young women keep up with the fashion trends (just like their mothers and grandmothers did), and the current trend for young women is short skirts. Their mothers wore the miniskirt in the ‘60s, and during World War II, when cloth was rationed, women raised their hemlines. In the ‘20s, women who wore short dresses and rolled down their stockings were considered very daring. Fashions come and go, and no doubt hemlines will drop again. -- Heloise FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Protect yourself from telemarketing fraud with some of these hints: * If it sounds too good to be true, it more than likely isn’t true. It’s OK to be skeptical! * Never, ever give out banking information, your Social Security number, passwords or any other personal information. Telemarketers have NO RIGHT to ask those types of questions. * Use caution when a company won’t give you its name, address or references. * DO NOT be pressured into making a decision immediately, no matter what they tell you. -- Heloise
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On The Tube Michael Vick joins Fox Sports as NFL studio analyst NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Vick has joined Fox Sports as an NFL studio analyst. The retired quarterback will be on pregame and other broadcasts throughout the season. Fox Sports president of production and executive producer John Entz announced the addition of Vick on Sunday. Vick joins retired tight end Tony Gonzalez, coach Dave Wannstedt, host Charissa Thompson and Colin Cowherd on Fox's "NFL Kickoff" show. The 37-year-old last played in 2015 for Pittsburgh. He played 143 games over 13 pro seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Steelers, throwing for 22,464 and 133 touchdowns. Vick was suspended for the 2007 and 2008 seasons after pleading guilty to charges in a dog fighting investigation.
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Tobe Hooper, ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ director, dies at 74 By ROBERT JABLON JAKE COYLE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tobe Hooper, the horrormovie pioneer whose low-budget sensation "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" took a buzz saw to audiences with its brutally frightful vision, has died. He was 74. The Los Angeles County coroner's office on Sunday said Hooper died Saturday in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles. It was reported as a natural death. Along with contemporaries like George Romero and John Carpenter, Hooper crafted some of the scariest nightmares that ever haunted moviegoers. Hooper directed 1982's "Poltergeist" from a script by Steven Spielberg, and helmed the well-regarded 1979 miniseries "Salem's Lot," from Stephen King's novel. Hooper was a little-known filmmaker of documentaries and TV commercials when he made his most famous work: 1974's "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre." He made it for less than $300,000 in his native Texas, and yet it became one the most influential films in horror: a slasher film landmark. Marketed as based on a true story, "Texas Chain Saw Massacre" is about a group of friends who encounter a family of cannibals in Central Texas. The central villain, Leatherface (played by Gunnar Hansen) was loosely based on serial killer Ed Gein, but the tale was otherwise fiction. Hooper, whose inspiration struck while looking at chain saws in a department store, considered the film a political one — a kind of shock to '70s malaise. The film's cannibals are out of work, their slaughterhouse jobs having been replaced by technology. "I had never seen anything like it and I wanted to see it myself," said Hooper in 2014. "That was a driving force and my ability to pull the energy up out of myself to work that damn hard as I wanted to see it. the movie, I mean, as a finished picture. The energies are making a decision at a point." The film was controversial. Several countries banned it, though the independent film — aided by its gory reputation and lightning fast word-of-mouth — grossed $30.8 million, playing for eight years in drive-ins and theaters. Still, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" wasn't as explicitly grisly as it was reputed to be; much of its humor-sprinkled horror was summoned by the filmmaking and the buzz of one terrifying power tool. Carpenter, the "Halloween" director, on Sunday called it "a seminal work in horror cinema." William Friedkin, director of "The Exorcist," recalled Hooper as "a kind, warm-hearted man who made the most terrifying film
In this file photo dated Aug. 27, 2010, film maker Tobe Hooper in London. Hooper, the horror-movie pioneer whose low-budget sensation "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" took a buzz saw to audiences with its brutally frightful vision, died aged 74, Saturday Aug. 26, 2017, according to Los Angeles County coroner's office. (Ian West/ PA FILE via AP)
ever." "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" wasn't received too kindly by critics. Harper's, for one, called it "a vile little piece of sick crap." Roger Ebert said it was "without any apparent purpose, unless the creation of disgust and fright is a purpose." But its renown steadily grew, and many appreciated its harrowing craft, comparing it to Alfred Hitchcock's "Pyscho" (which also took inspiration from Ed Gein). "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was selected to the Director's Fortnight of the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. Later, it would become part of the permanent collection at New York's Museum of Modern Art. "Poltergeist" was Hooper's other horror classic, though it sprung from the mind of Steven Spielberg, who also produced it. Made with a much larger budget of $10 million, "Poltergeist" is about young parents (Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams) whose suburban dream house is haunted by the graveyard it was built on. Hooper also directed a more comic sequel to "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" in 1986. A poorly received but profitable remake followed in 2003. Numerous spinoffs have also been produced, most recently a prequel titled "Leatherface" to be released in September. Hooper's last film as director was 2013's "Djinn," a supernatural thriller set in the United Arab Emirates.
Box-office eclipse: Hollywood has worst weekend in years NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood effectively took the weekend off, resulting in one of the most dismal box-office results in 16 years. An already slow August came to a screeching halt at the multiplex, where no major new releases were unveiled. That left the Samuel Jackson-Ryan Reynolds action-comedy “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” to top all films for the second week with an estimated $10.1 million in ticket sales. But the entire slate of films grossed only about $65 million in North America and the top 12 films generated just $49.6 million. There have been similarly slow weekends in recent years, including early September in 2014 and in 2016. But not since September 2001 have the numbers been quite so dreadful. Mid-August through early September is historically the sleepiest time of the year for the movie business, but it’s been especially so this year. This August is down a whopping 35 percent from last year, according to comScore. Next week is expected to be just as bad: No new wide releases are scheduled for Labor Day weekend. For many, the weekend’s top entertainment option was Saturday night’s Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor match. The Fathom Events simulcast of the fight was one of the more popular offerings in theaters, taking in $2.4 million from 481 screens. But the bigger problem was the death
of significant releases. The six major studios have released only two new wide-release films this August: Sony’s poorly received Stephen King adaptation “The Dark Tower” and Warner Bros.’s successful horror spinoff sequel “Annabelle: Creation.” The latter came in second this weekend with $7.4 million, bringing its three-week total to $77.9 million. The Weinstein Co. animated release “Leap!” was one of the few new films to hit theaters. It earned a scant $5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. “It’s a black eye for Hollywood but not a knock-out punch,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore. “Make no mistake about it, there was little foot traffic in theaters this weekend. But the story line will change in two weeks when ‘It’ opens.” That second recent King adaptation is the only near light on the horizon for theaters, which are struggling through the lowest-grossing summers in years. ComScore estimates that this will be the first summer in a decade not to cross $4 billion in domestic ticket sales. The summer as a whole is running 14 percent behind last year — and the deadly quiet August is a big reason. Hurricane Harvey had a minimal effect on nationwide grosses. Instead, mediocre offerings were largely to blame. The Bruce Lee homage “Birth of the Dragon” opened with $2.5 million in 1,618 theaters for BH Tilt and WWE
Studios. The low-budget Sony Christian film “All Saints” took in $1.6 million from 846 theaters. With so little action, Warner Bros. put one of the summer’s biggest hits — “Wonder Woman” — back into theaters ahead of its home entertainment release. It added $1.7 million, or about three times what the 3-D restoration of James Cameron’s “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” made in 563 locations. Cameron was much criticized last week for comments he made about the feminist credentials of “Wonder Woman.” Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers also are included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. 1. “The Hitman’s Bodyguard,” $10 million ($9.1 million international). 2. “Annabelle: Creation,” $7.4 million ($22 million international). 3. “Leap!” $5 million. 4. “Wind River,” $4.4 million. 5. “Logan Lucky,” $4.4 million ($1.6 million international). 6. “Dunkirk,” $4 million ($5.6 million international). 7. “Spider-man: Homecoming,” $2.7 million ($2.8 million international). 8. “Birth of the Dragon,” $2.5 million. 9. “Mayweather vs. McGregor,” $2.4 millon. 10. “The Emoji Movie,” $2.4 million ($7.2 million international).
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Aug. 28, 2017: This year you might express an unusually passionate facet of your personality. As of fall, you express an intensity that few people have witnessed. Misunderstandings could float in and out of your year. You will need to learn to confirm meetings, places and times. If you are single, you might attract quite an assortment of personalities. Most of you will choose someone who works well with you. Others will enjoy finding out who you choose! If you are attached, do not allow misunderstandings and squabbles to become more. Forgive and forget. Focus on caring for your sweetie. SCORPIO reads you well. Be direct with this sign. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Your fiery side emerges when discussing a key issue with an associate or partner. Confusion appears. You might be in the process of becoming an expert at wading through chaos. When making plans or going off to a pre-planned event, confirm the meeting place, time and even your expectations as to what is happening. Tonight: Express your caring in a meaningful way. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Remain responsive to another party, even if they are difficult and/or angry. You could be in a different situation than you anticipated. Clearly a child or new friend appears to be full of ideas and solutions. You could be pleased by what is coming down the path. Confirm meeting times and places. Misunderstandings could happen far too easily. Be smart about your interactions. Tonight: Make special time with a loved one. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Dive into your work and do your best to get as much done as possible early in the day. Later on, too much could be landing on your plate to focus. Screen calls until after the workday. Confusion surrounds a key relationship. There could be a problem around your home that needs handling. Tonight: Touch base with an older relative or friend. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might want to handle a matter directly that has been on the back burner. You cannot keep your feelings sequestered. In fact, someone, whether it is you or the other party, is likely to blow his or her stack. Say what you are feeling in a diplomatic manner, perhaps several times with different words. Tonight: Off for some exercise first. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might want to rethink a judgment involving a personal situation or an issue revolving around property. You could easily lose your temper right now, making a problem even more incendiary. You might need to distance yourself from this person. Tonight: Kick up your heels. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You might be more forceful about an issue than you realize. Do not hesitate to say what you think. You might have difficulty explaining where you are coming from in a way that others get. Somehow your attitude comes through, even if it’s not the specifics. Tonight: Focus on your immediate circle or family. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You focus on your priorities, though a friend could push very hard to get your attention. Do not be surprised if a spat breaks out. Confirm what you are hearing, especially if it sounds strange. You have a way of presenting yourself that demonstrates sensitivity. Tonight: Spend quality time with a loved one. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Use the morning and early afternoon, when you are at your best. In the afternoon you might run into a disagreement with a boss or a respected older friend who can trigger you right now. Confirm what you are hearing before making a judgment. Tonight: Do some shopping on the way home. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You could feel low in the a.m., but the situation could reverse itself out of the blue. Confirm meetings and times. You cannot push someone away and resolve a difficult or messy situation. The two of you will come together no matter what you do. Tonight: In the whirlwind of living. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You know exactly what you want. Friends and those who know about your fantasies support your efforts to create what you desire. Confusion surrounds a friendship. Give this situation space, and it will right itself. Tonight: Handle a personal matter ASAP. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You must handle a work-related matter, which could be challenging. A misunderstanding could be complicating the matter even more. Know that time is your ally. Confusion surrounds you. Try to clarify a conversation. Tonight: Make an effort toward a friend or loved one. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Others could be unusually contentious and demanding. A work-related matter could push you to share a short-term idea. Associates and/or loved ones might have a tendency to unintentionally add confusion to the mix. You could overwork yourself trying to get caught up on your various projects. Recognize that you might need to clarify, explain and question whether others are on the same page as you. Tonight: A force to behold.
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LEGAL NOTICES August 28, 2017 September 5, 2017 Town of Southwick Board of Appeals Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held Monday, September 11th, 2017, at the Southwick Town Hall, 454 College Highway, Southwick, MA at 7:15 pm to hear the petition of Andre and Harriet Turgeon, 19 Birchwood Road, Southwick, MA. The petitioner is seeking a 50 foot front setback in order to add an addition to existing home.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 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
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Cadence Aerospace Tell Tool Operations, a leading supplier to the Aerospace and Defense Industries, is looking for qualified individuals to join our high-performance team. Tell Tool is in need of qualified individuals with Aerospace manufacturing experience. Cadence Aerospace offers competitive wages, shift differential & excellent benefits: Sign on Bonus based on skill set, 10 paid holidays, vacation/personal time, medical, dental, vision, FSA, 401k, performance bonus, STD/LTD insurance, tuition reimbursement and career opportunities throughout North America.
Education Site Supervisor (ESS) Head Start Program seeks an experienced and enthusiastic early childhood leader for our school year site in Westfield, MA. The ESScoadministrates a six-classroom site for children 0-5. The successful candidate must have the demonstrated ability to develop authentic and professional relationships with children, families and staff, will display excellent leadership, organizational and collaboration skills, and a have demonstrated ability to work in a highly regulated and fast paced environment. Minimum qualifications include a BA in Early Childhood Education or directly related field with early education and supervisory experience. Must be EEC Director II certified. Salary Range is $19.00$20.20, 35hours/week school year. Excellent benefits, training, supervision and collaborative work environment. Teacher Preschool Head Start program seeks classroom assistant for part day afternoon preschool program in Westfield, MA. 30 hours/week school year. Minimum Associates degree in ECE or related field and EEC Teacher Certification. Salary Range: $14.42-15.42.
Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 11, that the Planning Board will hold a Joint Public Hearing with the Tree Warden on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. in the Land Use Hearing Room, Town Hall, 454 College Highway on an application by Bob Stevens for written consent and approval to remove trees on 33 Tannery Road zoned as Residential 40 (R40). The property is a shown on current Assessors Map 41, Parcel 6.
Bridgeport Dept.: Honing/lapping and General Bridgeport. 5+ yrs. exp.
The Applicant proposes to remove public Shade trees of Hardwood species at 33 Tannery Road for public safety in Accordance with the Code of Southwick Zoning Bylaws, Chapter 87, and Section 3.
Assembly: Must be able to assemble products w/established standards using hand & assembly tools, follow instructions from work orders, prints and verbal orders. 5+ yrs. exp.
A copy of the application and the plan may be inspected at the Planning Board office or the Town Clerk’s office during regular office hours.
CNC Machinist: Capable of set up, operation & inspection of parts on 5 axis CNC lights out machining centers. 2+ yrs. exp.
For more information and full job descriptions visit: www.communityaction.us
Any person interested or wish21,on 28,the 2017 ing to August be heard application should appear at the time City of Westfield and place designated. Planning Board Michael Doherty, Chairperson NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Southwick Planning Board
Final Inspector: Quality Inspector – Responsible for conducting final inspection of complex aerospace parts. DSQR certification a plus.
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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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Burr Hand: Ability to use hand/motorized Deburr equip. & work to fine finishes required by customers. Must be able to work independently w/minor supervision. 5+ yrs. exp. deburring complex aerospace parts.
Teacher Assistant: Early Head Start program seeks classroom assistant for full day infant toddler program in Westfield, MA. 37.5 hours/week school year. Minimum high school/GED and experience working with young children. EEC Teacher Certification and multilingual preferred. Salary Range: $12.10-12.90. Send Resume and Cover Letter to: pcdcad1@communityaction.us
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LAWN & GARDEN
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
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
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.
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
"No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA
BUSINESS PROPERTY
413-788-6787 top-truck.com
TREE SERVICE 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
COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT 54 MAINLINE DRIVE WESTFIELD, MA 5,000 sq.ft. 220/480 volts CITY GAS & SEWER
Call (413)896-3736
UPHOLSTERY
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
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.
MONTGOMERY: Spacious Office 200+ sq. ft. Includes utilities and free wi-fi. $350 p/month. Call 413-977-6277
WINDOW CLEANING
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