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MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013

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Southwick to have first ever SRO

By HOPE E. TREMBLAY Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – The Southwick Police Department has a school resource officer (SRO) for the first time, ever.

Officer Daniel Ryan was approved by the Board of Selectmen last week as the SRO, primarily serving the high school and middle school population.

Police Chief David Ricardi said creating the position was something he has wanted to do for some time.

“We saw a need for this,” he said. “We received the funding and I’m excited.”

Ryan will start his new position this spring.

Ricardi said because of staffing issues related to injuries, he is unable to relieve Ryan of his current duties right now.

Ricardi personally chose Ryan because he has a passion for working with youth.

“He is young. He’s got a passion for it. He likes talking with young people and he’s got an open mind,” Ricardi said.

Ricardi called Ryan “a wholesome police officer” and said he will bring a lot to the position.

The schools are not a serious problem, Ricardi said, but the Southwick Police do respond to calls there.

“We have our share of calls,” he said.

Calls to the schools are often for traffic issues. Other calls include found drugs or alcohol, fights, vandalism and instances of bullying.

Ricardi said these are all situations an SRO can handle.

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Southwick Police Officer Daniel Ryan presents a PowerPoint presentation to students in the Southwick Citizen Police Academy Tuesday night at the Southwick Fire Department. Ryan announced he accepted the position as the new Southwick School Resource Officer. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Dorothy Tobias of Westfield tosses bread to herring gulls at the Westfield Shops parking lot as pigeons eat their birdseed in the background. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)

Fowl friends

By CARL E. HARTDEGEN Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Some birds in the city have reason to give thanks – not just at this time of year – for the support of local residents, for both ongoing assistance and help in special circumstances.

Both pigeons and herring gulls can find a meal at the Westfield Shops when Dorothy Tobias of Westfield visits with both bread for the gulls and bird seed for the pigeons.

Tobias said recently that she visits the birds every day and another woman also goes to the shops daily to feed the birds.

She said that the birds have obvious preferences in their food and the pigeons prefer bird seed which the other woman brings.

“She brought the bird seed. I bring both,” she said.

Tobias said that the gulls like bread and she has found that she can most economically buy the four loaves she brings them daily at a discount super-

market at the Westfield Shops where, she said, “I’m pretty sure it’s 79 cents (per loaf). They have a lot of bargains there.”

She said bread can cost more than four times that price at a convenience store.

“It makes my heart feel good,” she said. “They’re getting tamer. They’re getting used to me.”

Tobias said that she goes to the parking lot at the shops every day that the weather allows but said that when winter weather comes she will not be able to get there every day.

“We’ll have to double up on our bread and seed” when snow is in the forecast, she said.

In an unrelated incident Wednesday evening a duck on Franklin Street got some help from a young Russell man.

At 4:43 p.m. Wednesday a caller from a Franklin Street pizzeria reported that a wild duck was in the roadway near his restaurant but, the responding See Fowl Friends, Page 3

Chris Sadler of Russell stalks a wild duck which somehow became stranded on the side of Franklin Street Wednesday evening. After he pinioned the bird he said that he was going to relocate it to the Westfield River Dike. (Photo by Carl E.

Council moves state bond program forward

By DAN MORIARTY Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The City Council could give final approval to an order authorizing the City Treasurer to apply to the state Finance Oversight Board for permission to issue city bonds through the state Qualified Bond program.

The City Council approved the first reading of the order at its Nov. 21 session and is slated to consider the second reading and final passage this Thursday, Dec. 5th.

Mayor Daniel M. Knapik submitted an order to the City Council at the Nov. 7 meeting that will enable the city to participate in the State Qualified Bond program to obtain more competitive and lower bond interest rates. The language of the order authorizes MAYOR the City Treasurer to DANIEL apply to the Commonwealth of M. KNAPIK Massachusetts Finance Oversight Board for permission to issue bonds of the city as state qualified bonds within the meaning of Massachusetts General Law Chapter 44.

The order came out of the Council’s Legislative & Ordinance Committee with a 2-0 positive recommendation and was referred to the L&O by the Finance Committee with a 3-0 positive recommendation.

The Finance Committee did raise a number of concerns about the state bond program bond debt paid by the state, which then deducts the payments from the city’s “cherry sheet” of state aid.

Several members of the Finance Committee said they were concerned about how the automatic state aid deductions will be reflected on the city’s books and how that process will affect the city’s debt capacity.

Finance member David A. Flaherty said he is concerned that the state bond debt will not be transparent on the city’s books if those bond payments “are charged back to the city’s cherry sheet.”

Finance Chairman Richard E. Onofrey Jr. shared that concern, stating that the cherry sheet payments distort the city’s true debt status.

“The city debt will be artificially low,” Onofrey said. “I would like to show those cherry sheet deductions as debt obligation.”

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Police Report: Victim robbed of single cigarette

By CARL E. HARTDEGEN Staff Writer WESTFIELD – A Franklin man has been held in lieu of $200 cash bail after he allegedly robbed a resident at knifepoint of a single cigarette and lighter.

When police caught up to the suspect, a man who city police have dealt with since 1998, he had an unlit cigarette in his mouth.

An emergency dispatcher sent police to the intersection of Franklin and Elm streets after a 1:57 a.m. Thursday caller from a convenience store reported that a man had entered the store and asked him to call police because he had been threatened by a man with a knife who was walking south on Elm Street.

Officer James Renaudette reports he was responding to the

call when he spotted a person he recognized from past dealings who fit the description of the suspect.

Renaudette approached the man and noted that the suspect had an unlit cigarette in his mouth. The man did not respond when he was asked if he was in possession of any weapons and Renaudette emplaced handcuffs for his safety while he investigated the incident.

Officer Jason M. Perron also responded to the incident and found that the victim said that a man had demanded his cigarette and lighter while brandishing a knife.

The victim identified as his assailant the man Renaudette had detained, John P. Rosario, 27, who gave an address of 26 McCarthy St., Franklin.

Rosario was found to be in possession of a lighter which fit

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the description of the lighter the victim claimed had been stolen. The cigarette seen in Rosario’s mouth when he was stopped was lost while he was being detained. No knife was found.

Renaudette reports that when he attempted to secure Rosario in his cruiser with a seatbelt, the man attempted to strike him with his head and continued to thrash around to prevent the officer from attaching the seat belt.

Rosario was arrested for armed robbery and resisting arrest.

Although Renaudette charged Rosario with armed robbery and resisting arrest, when he appeared in Westfield District Court on Friday before Judge Robert Murphy he was arraigned on charges of larceny from a person and resisting arrest. He was released on $200 cash bail pending a Feb. 7 hearing.

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WESTFIELD -– Rocky’s Ace Hardware, a family-owned business with 32 neighborhood based stores is proud to announce their partnership with Nutro Pet Foods in joining together with its’ customers to help homeless and abandoned pets. The drive runs now through December 23.

Each of the 32 Rocky’s Ace Hardware stores have partnered with an area Humane Society or Shelter to collect food this Holiday Season for the much forgotten and unfortunate animals in our own community.

“The drive has become an annual tradition here at Rocky’s. It’s a fantastic opportunity for concerned individuals to help innocent animals without having to make a separate trip to their area Animal Shelter or Humane Society” said Rocco Falcone, president and CEO. Here is how the program works: Customers make donations of much needed pet food at their local Rocky’s Ace Hardware store, specially marked signs and a collection basket will guide customers to the collection area. The stores, will then in turn collect all donations and drive them to their locally chosen charity. Nutro Pet Foods has partnered with Rocky’s in donating over $1,500 worth of premium dog and cat food to kick start the program. Donations will be delivered directly to the Shelter or Humane Society on or about December 24.

Last year, the second annual pet food drive resulted in over 6,500 pounds of food and many toys, pet beds and other needed accessories being donated to a long list of worthy humane societies and animal shelters.

“This year our drive has been lengthened by one week, every year we increase the amount donated, thereby helping even more neglected animals, still, this year we will strive to surpass last years’ collection” said Director of Marketing and Advertising Geoffrey Webb.

Please give generously.

Tuesday morning at South Middle School, Lt. Col. Patrick Dufraine came to visit, after just returning from 6 months at Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan. Dufraine teaches Applied Technology at South Middle when he is not defending our country. The staff at South held a breakfast in his honor that morning. Pictured is Dufraine and his wife Bobbie.

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China claims victory in scrubbing Internet clean BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has declared victory in cleaning up what it considers rumors, negativity and unruliness from online discourse, while critics say the moves have suppressed criticism of the government and ruling Communist Party.

Beijing launched the campaign this summer, arresting dozens of people for spreading rumors, creating new penalties for people who post libelous information and calling in the country’s top bloggers for talks urging them to guard the national interest and uphold social order. At the same time, government agencies at all levels have boosted their online presence to control the message in cyberspace.

“If we should describe the online environment in the past as good mingling with the bad, the sky of the cyberspace has cleared up now because we have cracked down on online rumors,” Ren Xianliang, vice minister of the State Internet Information Office, said during a rare meeting this week with foreign journalists.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Dec. 2, the 336th day of 2013. There are 29 days left in the year.

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n Dec. 2, 1859, militant abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harpers Ferry the previous October. Artist Georges-Pierre Seurat was born in Paris.

ON THIS DATE: In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French.

In 1823, President James Monroe outlined his doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere.

In 1927, Ford Motor Co. formally unveiled its second Model A automobile, the successor to its Model T. In 1939, New York Municipal Airport-LaGuardia Field (later LaGuardia Airport) went into operation as an airliner from Chicago landed at one minute past midnight.

In 1942, an artificially created, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated for the first time, at the University of Chicago.

In 1954, the Senate voted to condemn Wisconsin Republican Joseph R. McCarthy for conduct that “tends to bring the Senate into disrepute.”

In 1961, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declared himself a MarxistLeninist who would eventually lead Cuba to Communism.

In 1969, the Boeing 747 jumbo jet got its first public preview as 191 people, most of them reporters and photographers, flew from Seattle to New York City.

In 1970, the Environmental Protection Agency began operating under director William Ruckelshaus.

In 1980, four American churchwomen were raped and murdered outside San Salvador. (Five national guardsmen were convicted in the killings.)

In 2001, in one of the largest corporate bankruptcies in U.S. history, Enron filed for Chapter 11 protection.

TEN YEARS AGO: The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that after knocking, police don’t have to wait longer than 20 seconds before breaking into the home of a drug suspect. Authorities in Ohio announced that they had linked 12 shootings along a 5-mile stretch of interstate around Columbus, including one that killed a woman and another that broke a window at an elementary school. (A suspect, Charles A. McCoy Jr., later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and 10 other charges, and was sentenced to 27 years in prison.)

FIVE YEARS AGO: President-elect Barack Obama promised swift action on an economic plan “to solve this crisis and to ease the burden on our states.” Republican Saxby Chambliss won a Georgia runoff, denying Democrats a 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate (until Al Franken’s belated victory over Norm Coleman in Min-

nesota). Folk singer Odetta died in New York at age 77. Henry Molaison, the patient known as “H.M.” whose severe amnesia led to groundbreaking studies of how memory works, died in Connecticut at age 82.

ONE YEAR AGO: In the aftermath of a murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, NBC’s Bob Costas delivered a “Sunday Night Football” halftime commentary supporting gun control.

Israel Keyes, charged in the death of an Alaska barista, was found dead in his jail cell in Anchorage in an apparent suicide; authorities announced that he’d been linked to seven other possible slayings in three other states. Hundreds of concrete slabs, each weighing more than a ton, fell from the roof of a highway tunnel west of Tokyo, crushing vehicles below and killing nine people.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III is 82. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is 74. Actress Cathy Lee Crosby is 69. Movie director Penelope Spheeris is 68. Actor Ron Raines is 64. Country singer John Wesley Ryles is 63. Actor Keith Szarabajka is 61. Actor Dan Butler is 59. Broadcast journalist Stone Phillips is 59. Actor Dennis Christopher is 58. Actor Steven Bauer is 57. Country singer Joe Henry is 53. Rock musician Rick Savage (Def Leppard) is 53. Rock musician Nate Mendel (Foo Fighters) is 45. Actress Suzy Nakamura is 45. Actress Rena Sofer is 45. Rock singer Jimi (cq) HaHa (Jimmie’s Chicken Shack) is 45.

Actress Lucy Liu (loo) is 45. Rapper Treach (Naughty By Nature) is 43. Tennis player Monica Seles is 40. Singer Nelly Furtado is 35. Pop singer-celebrity judge Britney Spears is 32.

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Westfield Museum Inc. launches annual raffle WESTFIELD — It’s that time of year again! The air is crisp, the Holidays are fast approaching, and Westfield Museum Inc. is launching its Third Annual Raffle!

Westfield Museum Inc. is a non-profit organization established in 2007 to promote the recognition and study of Westfield’s rich history. Its first project, the Westfield Historic Industries Preservation Project, includes the restoration of and modifications to the whip manufacturing building at 360 Elm Street, Westfield, to house a working museum and other relevant displays. The building and its contents are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

This year’s raffle item, a Gene Matras lithograph beautifully framed by Walter’s Fin Frames, depicts a New England sugaring scene featuring draft horses at rest while a farmer tends to his sap buckets. The artist, who came to the United States from Poland as a child, works primarily in pen and ink, producing stark images of surprising warmth, remarkable in their clarity and detail.

The work may be seen and raffle tickets will be available through December 16 at various locations throughout Westfield including Mama Cakes, November 30 during the Dickens Days Downtown Stroll; Miss Sweets,

December 3-6 and 10-13; the Westfield Athenaeum, December 7, 14 and 21; Elm Street Diner, December 8 and Soup’s On, December 15 for Dickens Days at Depot Square.

Drawing of the winning ticket will take place on December 16, just prior to the screening of “Julie and Julia,” a presentation of the Westfield Athenaeum Film Series, in the Lang Auditorium.

In addition to the Raffle, Westfield Museum Inc. is proud to sponsor, in collaboration with Westfield on Weekends and the Westfield Athenaeum, a month-long exhibition of Mr. Matras’s work, which will be on display in the Athenaeum’s Rand Room for the month of December during regular Athenaeum hours.

Exhibited items will be available for sale, to be picked up at the conclusion of the exhibit.

Matted lithographs will be available for sale on the Wednesdays and Saturdays before Christmas from 10:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

Both framed and unframed works are numbered and signed by the artist. Prices range from $30.00 for unframed prints to $200.00 for framed pieces. Ten percent of the purchase price will benefit Westfield Museum Inc. For further information, please contact Carol Martin at 413-568-8244.

SRO Continued from Page 1 “He will be there when students are there and will be someone students can talk to and deal with any incidents,” Ricardi said. “He will handle those calls and traffic concerns – it’s a multipurpose position.”

Ryan will have a daily presence on campus and will also offer classes on topics including texting safety, drug and alcohol use, junior operator license concerns, and more.

“Sometimes kids just need someone to talk to, whether it’s an issue at home or bullying,” Ricardi said. “He can relate to them. We are very excited.”

Fowl Friends Continued from Page 1 officer reports, an animal control officer was not available and “therefore the duck was left to dodge traffic on Franklin Street.”

When darkness fell, the staff at an adjacent liquor store were discussing their concerns about the duck when a customer, Chris Sadler of Russell, declared that he would relocate the duck to the dike near the river.

Despite the concerns expressed by the young woman he was with, Sadler chased down the duck, which apparently could not sustain flight, until he was able to pinion the bird and take it to a safer place.

State Bonds Continued from Page 1 The Finance Committee, under former Finance Chairman John Liptak, adopted a policy of maintaining annual debt payments of between $6 and $8 million.

As old debt is retired, new debt is incurred to maintain the debt capacity from year to year.

The concern of the current Finance Committee is that the cherry sheet deductions are not clearly reflected as city debt and that debt funding will be diverted to other municipal operating expenditures and debt capacity eroded.

Pet photos with Santa WESTFIELD – ‘Come Rover, come Rusty! Come Dasher and Dancer!’ to Westfield Feed & Supplies– 288 Union St, Westfield MA – onSaturday, December 7 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm to get your pet photo taken with Santa.

Cost is $10 for a 5 x 7 inch color photo in support of Friends of the Westfield Animal Shelter, Inc. Photos will be available for pick-up on Saturday, December 21 at Westfield Feed& Supplies.

Friends of the Westfield Animal Shelter, Inc. is a registered non-profit organization founded to care for the dogs from the Westfield Regional Animal Shelter. The Westfield Regional Animal Shelter is an animal control facility servicing Westfield, West Springfield, Agawam, Southampton and Granville.

All proceeds from the photos will be used to provide for the needs of the dogs including medical expenses, training and supplies not covered by the City of Westfield. For more information about Friends of the Westfield Animal Shelter, Inc. and dogs currently available for adoption, please check out our Facebook page. *Snow date Saturday, December 14. If in doubt due to weather conditions, please contact Westfield Feed at (413) 562-3689.

Holiday Gift Basket Sale Benefits Homeless Cats WESTFIELD - Beautiful gift baskets reasonably priced from $5 - $25 will be sold from 9 AM to 5 PM on December 15 at Wal-Mart in Westfield, and from 10AM to

5 PM on December 7 at Petco in Holyoke.. All proceeds benefit the Westfield Homeless Cat Project, a NO KILL rescue that finds homes for hundreds of unwanted kittens and cats each year. For further information, contact Paula at ppagos@comcast. net.##

Pancake Breakfast with Santa Claus SOUTHWICK - Everyone loves pancakes! This year enjoy the annual Southwick Lions Club Pancakes with Santa Breakfast at the Southwick Rec Center, in Southwick on Sunday, December 15. The cost for the breakfast, which includes pancakes, eggs, and sausage, is $7.00 per adult and $5.00 for children under 12 years of age. The breakfast starts at 8:00 a.m. and continues until noontime. Always a hit, this event is crowed so come early and take part in the children’s raffle and photos with Santa,

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 2 BLANDFORD

Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Selectmen’s Meeting at 7 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm

SOUTHWICK Board of Assesors at 5:30 pm Board of Selectmen at 5:30 pm Historical Commission at 7 pm Conservation Commission at 7 pm

GRANVILLE Monday Night Meetings in Town Hall 7pm-8:30pm Planning Board

TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm

WESTFIELD Fire Commission Meeting cancelled Airport Commission Special Meeting at 7 pm

LOST AND FOUND $500. REWARD. Lost cat. “Nowelle” black with white striped nose, white paws and white bib. Needs daily insulin. Call, text, email Karen, (413) 478-3040. findnowelle@gmail. com anytime. . (11-27-13) REWARD! Lost: black and white medium haired cat. Vicinity of Munger Hill area of Westfield. Work (617)212-3344. (11-27-13)

FOUND: Young pet bird. Vicinity Russell Road/Straffield Avenue, Westfield. Call with description (413)214-3276.

FOUND - Eyeglasses - 568-8541 (10/7/13)

which are a feature of this event, at a small additional cost. The proceeds from this fund raiser will go toward the Mass Eye Research fund and school scholarships for our local students. The Lions Club International is best known for fighting issues dealing with blindness and eyesight problems, but the Southwick Lions Club, which was founded in 1947, combats many human life issues and is a strong presence in the community.

Whenever a Lions Club gets together, problems get solved and communities get better.

If you would like to run a Memorial for your Pet contact: Diane DiSanto at dianedisanto@the westfieldnewsgroup.com or call 413-562-4181 1x3 with photo...$15 1x2 without photo...$10

FOUND - Pair of little girl Prada prescription glasses. Vicinity off Broad Street area, Westfield.

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When it comes to 21st century multimedia platforms, “hyper local” is a term you hear a lot.

It’s not a new idea. In fact, The Westfield News has been providing readers with “hyper local” news coverage of Westfield, Southwick, and the Hilltowns all along. Television, radio and regional newspapers only provide fleeting coverage of local issues you care about. TV stations and big newspaper publishers, after years of cutbacks and mergers, frankly aren’t able to provide in-depth coverage of smaller markets anymore.

Free yoga for teens WESTFIELD The Westfield Athenaeum is pleased to sponsor a series of yoga classes for boys and girls in grades 6 thru 12.

Thanks to a grant from the Shurtleff Children’s Services, Inc., three yoga classes will be offered on Saturday afternoons in December, free of charge. Yoga is beneficial for young adults on many levels.

Specifically, it creates stronger bodies and healthier immune systems, improves attention and concentration,

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IN BRIEF enhances self-esteem and emotional stability, and fosters mutual respect and tolerance. Sally Barber, of the Westfield Yoga Center, will teach these free classes at the Westfield Athenaeum, located at 6 Elm Street, from 2-3 p.m. on December 7, 14 and 21.

Students of varying abilities are welcome, with the instructor integrating those new to yoga, or students with disabilities, into classes with students who have prior exposure to yoga. Enrollment is through the Children’s Library at the Westfield Athenaeum, either in person or by telephone – (413) 5626158.

But, day in and day out, The Westfield News provides consistant coverage of the stories you need to know about, that are important to your city, town, neighborhood and home.

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Sandy Hook spurs states’ mental health push

By STEPHANIE SIMON Politico.com In the anguished days following the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, President Barack Obama called for a renewed national focus on mental health.

His plea went nowhere in Congress. But states from South Carolina to Oregon have taken up the challenge.

At least 37 states have increased spending on mental health in the year since Adam Lanza shot dead 20 children, six school employees and his mother in Newtown, Conn. It’s not just about money, either. States are experimenting with new — and sometimes controversial — ways to raise awareness about psychological distress, to make treatment more accessible for children and adults and to keep firearms away from those struggling with mental illness.

Nevada, for instance, is launching a pilot program to screen children in secondary schools for mental health concerns. Texas not only boosted mental health funding by a record $300 million over two years, but required public school teachers and students to be trained in recognizing mental illness. Utah will require school districts to offer parents an annual seminar on mental health, including depression and suicide. Colorado established a 24-hour crisis hotline.

The new initiatives don’t make up for the more than $4 billion cut from state mental health budgets during the lean years of the recent recession. And they weren’t universal: A halfdozen states cut funding on mental health this year, including Louisiana, Maine and North Carolina.

But overall, advocates say they are thrilled at the breadth and depth of the commitments from lawmakers of both parties.

“Sandy Hook, horrible as it was, provided the impetus for state legislatures to take mental health seriously,” said Sita Diehl, director of state policy and advocacy for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which recently released a comprehensive report on state actions.

The most contentious measures are laws passed in more than a dozen states that require some reporting of mental health status as part of background checks for firearms purchases.

The statutes vary considerably by state. Connecticut enacted the toughest restrictions. It blocks individuals who have voluntarily admitted themselves to psychiatric hospitals from obtaining a gun permit for six months after the admission. Maryland took similar steps: The state bars firearms possession for anyone who has been involuntarily committed or has stayed more than 30 consecutive days under a voluntary admission. (Those affected can petition for exemptions.)

And New York now requires mental health professionals to report to authorities any patient they believe is likely to cause serious harm to himself or others. Law enforcement can then seize any firearms the patient owns, suspend any gun license he holds and block him from obtaining a license in the future.

Such measures have raised concerns among psychiatrists and psychologists who worry that patients will shy away from treatment or be reluctant to trust therapists.

There’s another concern as well: “To put this into legislation now really creates a misperception, a nonfactual link, that people with mental health conditions are more likely to commit violent crimes,” said Daniela Giordano, public policy director for NAMI Connecticut.

Lanza, who was 20 when he shot his way into Sandy Hook, had been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome as a teenager. A report released last Monday by Connecticut State’s attorney Stephen Sedensky III noted that he had “significant social impairments and extreme anxiety,” and that “he lacked empathy and had very rigid thought processes.” Clinicians recommended medication and behavioral therapy, but Lanza refused both.

The report makes clear though, that none of the mental health professionals who saw Lanza ever thought he could commit such violence. Neither, apparently, did his mother, who worried about his increasingly eccentric behavior and self-imposed isolation — but wrote him a check shortly before his rampage so he could buy himself a pistol for Christmas, the report said.

Given the difficulty in identifying which patients may turn violent — and the vast number of patients who never pose a threat — NAMI urges states to focus on expanding access to treatment rather than on restricting gun purchases for people who voluntarily seek help, Diehl said.

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W.H.: Obamacare site now works

By BRETT NORMAN and JENNIFER HABERKORN Politico.com The Obama administration said Sunday that it achieved its goal of making HealthCare.gov work for the “vast majority” of users after the disastrous start of enrollment in the president’s signature health law.

The Obamacare website will be able to support more than 800,000 consumers per day, the administration said. And the site is now online more than 90 percent of the time, not including scheduled downtime for maintenance.

These are huge improvements for a site that was up an average of 43 percent of the time in October, crashing frequently, spewing error messages, thwarting millions of people who tried to visit it.

“The bottom line: HealthCare.gov on Dec. 1st is night and day from where it was on Oct. 1st,” Jeff Zients, the management expert steering the repair mission, told reporters Sunday morning.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it has repaired more than 400 items on its “punch list” of bugs and needed fixes. The agency also said it reduced response times from 8 seconds in late October to less than 1 second and error rates are under 1 percent.

But when asked directly what work remains, Zients did not provide specifics. He said new rapid response teams will be ready to repair any bugs, which were not in place on Oct. 1 originally.

The real test will be when consumers get back on the site — and whether it performs.

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), on a “This Week” panel, said the problems with Obamacare will continue to damage the president and his administration.

“The first impression here was terrible, and I think it will be an unfolding disaster for the president,” Cole said. “This thing is going to be an unmitigated political disaster for the president.”

Performance and stepped up enrollment now is critical for the administration - and for millions of people eligible for health insurance in the new exchanges. Those who want coverage by Jan. 1 - including several million distraught people whose current health plans were cancelled despite the president’s assurances — have until Dec. 23 to sign up.

Challenges that remain include getting the “back end” of the site working better so it can send the health plans the enrollment data they need to get people covered.

An administration spokesperson said Sunday that people who have already tried to get on the site — not new customers — are the first priority in the coming days.

“While there is more work to be done, the team is operating with private sector velocity and effectiveness, and will continue their work to improve and enhance the website in the weeks and months ahead,” the administration wrote in a report outlining its success.

For all the claims of improvement, Zients acknowledged that the site’s overall performance isn’t good enough and that work will continue on both the consumer experience and the inner workings of the site.

CMS officials acknowleged the “back end” remains a concern. That includes the features that send consumer applications and data to the insurance companies to finalize enrollment in a specific health plan.

“A number of the fixes that went into place this weekend in particular will significantly address some of the highest priority things that we know were a particular concern with those transSee Sandy Hook, Page 8 action forms,” said Julie Bataille, spokeswoman for CMS. Many of the early “834” files — which transmit the information to the insurers — had errors or duplication. Bataille said now that improvements have been made, the administration needs to see new “834” transaction forms go to the insurance companies to analyze the success or error rates. But she said the improvements to the applications and overall system will ensure that better data go to the insurance companies.

Zients said the repairs included a complete analysis of the myriad problems. “These root causes included hundreds of software bugs, inadequate hardware and infrastructure, and a general lack of system monitoring and incident response capabilities,” he said. “Our assessment also identified weaknesses in how the project was being managed, slow decision making and diffuse or unclear accountability.”

The Obama administration hopes that Sunday’s declaration of success allows the conversation to move beyond the website and on to the millions of people who stand to gain insurance coverage under Obamacare. But it comes with risks — opponents of the law will be quick to cite any new web failure as a sign of

more Obamacare flaws.

Administration officials had promised that the site would be up and running smoothly for most Americans by Nov. 30, but a technical upgrade and last-minute work Saturday had them push the day of reckoning until Sunday morning.

On the eve of the administration’s self-imposed Nov. 30 repair deadline, the application and enrollment portions of HealthCare.gov were taken offline for 11 hours from Friday night to Saturday morning and were down again for several hours overnight Sunday. New servers were installed to support a critical database overnight Friday, CMS said, and additional hardware additions and software fixes were put in place to speed the site and reduce errors.

Even with the changes to date, spikes in traffic could still overwhelm the portal. In the first days after launch, as many as 250,000 people tried to access the site at once — causing it to crash immediately.

Because of recent fixes, people whom the site cannot accommodate will be placed in an online queue and can be emailed when HealthCare.gov can handle more visitors. Officials said traffic was higher than usual Saturday - and they didn’t need to use the “queue.”

Some individuals will continue to run into problems that are bound to color the image of progress painted by the administration, said Joel Ario, former director of the administration’s exchange office.

“Even a few bad experiences are likely to get coverage … so it’s going to be very hard to tell what’s happening,” he said.

On Friday, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urged people to shop during off-peak times, mornings, nights and on the weekends.

“The product is popular, so avoid the lines and shop HealthCare.gov during off-peak hours,” she wrote in a blog post.

She reminded consumers that, because of a recent eight-day extension, they now have until Dec. 23 to purchase coverage that will begin Jan. 1. “There are 23 shopping days in December … No need to rush,” she wrote.

Even as the administration has tried to advertise a smoother, quicker online experience for individuals, it had to delay for an entire year another important piece of the federal website – the online signup for small businesses. It had been clear for months that the small-business section would be a lower priority for this first year, but the admission last Wednesday that it won’t be working at all was another reminder of everything that has gone wrong, and could still go wrong, with Obamacare.

A top CMS tech official said in November that as much as 40 percent of Obamacare IT is unfinished, much on the back end.

In addition to the “834” problems, the system for the Treasury to pay insurers subsidies for consumers who qualify remains undone as well.

“I’m pretty confident that the consumer experience is going to be much better,” Ario said. “Going forward, I’m more worried about the back-end.”

Susan Levine, Mackenzie Weinger, and Kyle Cheney contributed to this report.

Even with the changes to date, spikes in traffic could still overwhelm the portal.

In the first days after launch, as many as 250,000 people tried to access the site at once — causing it to crash immediately.

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Westfield GED Program Announces Spring Classes WESTFIELD -Westfield Community Education (WCE), an area community youth and adult, alternative evening education program of Domus Inc. will be holding an “Open Registration Night” on January 14th at the Westfield Athenaeum beginning at 5:30pm in the Lang Auditorium. Candidates will complete paperwork and take an assessment. Classes are 30 weeks in length and begin January 21st. Three levels of classes are offered in addition to a Computer Literacy and Career Development course which are available to all residents of Greater Westfield.

Classes are free with a small charge for the text To date this year, 44 area residents have received their high school equivalency diploma through WCE. For more information, contact 568-1044 or go to www.westfield-ged.org Sustaining support for WCE is provided by The Beveridge Family Foundation, the City of Westfield CDBG, the Westfield Athenaeum, Westfield Bank Future Fund, Easthampton Savings Bank, Kiwanis Club of Westfield, First Niagara Bank, Shurtleff Children’s Services, Western Mass Hospital, Berkshire Bank, and Babson Capital.

Girl Scouts Seek B.O.D. Members Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts (GSCWM) is seeking innovative, dynamic and thoughtful leaders to serve on its Board of Directors. This is a two year term commitment beginning in April of 2014. GSCWM Board of Directors is a vital, engaged group of volunteers who routinely open doors and make major decisions on behalf of the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts. Members possess the ability to see the big picture, the willingness to promote the mission of Girl Scouts, and the capability to serve GSCWM with their

time, talent, resources, and enthusiasm. The Girl Scouts strive to build a diverse board, representing all girls that bring its vast knowledge and experience to the table to fulfill the organization’s mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. A referral form can be found on the website www. yourtimewellspent.org or you can contact GSCWM CEO Pattie Hallberg at phallberg@ gscwm.org who is happy to provide more information about the organization, the duties and responsibilities of our Board Members, Board Development Committee members or other governance volunteers. Candidates need not have experience with the Girl Scouts to volunteer. Referrals for qualified prospects are welcome.

Yoga Classes MONTGOMERY - Grace Hall Memorial Library is sponsoring yoga classes at the Town Hall, 161 Main Road in Montgomery Wednesday evenings at 6:30. The mixed-level class is taught by Kathy Niedzielski, CYT, of LifeDance Studios in Westfield, and is appropriate for most ability levels. The fee is $10 per class and students should bring their own mats.

For more information contact the Library by phone at (413) 862-3894 or via Email at montgomerylibrary@yahoo. com.

Probe seeks cause of deadly crash At least four are killed and dozens injured after a Metro-North commuter train derails on a curve near a train station in the Bronx borough of New York City early Sunday morning.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the track did not appear to be faulty, leaving speed as a possible culprit for the crash.

The speed limit on the curve is 30 mph, compared with 70 mph in the area approaching it, Weener said.

Authorities did not yet know how fast the train was traveling but had found a data recorder, he said.

One passenger, Frank Tatulli, told WABC-TV that the train appeared to be going “a lot faster” than usual as it approached the sharp curve near the Spuyten Duyvil station.

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The locomotive of the Metro-North train was hoisted back on the track at 4:20 a.m., and two cranes were in place to lift the rest of the toppled cars pending approval of the National Transportation and Safety Board, spokesman Aaron Donovan said.

About 150 people were on board when the train derailed Sunday morning on the Hudson line in the Bronx.

Donovan said the railroad believed everyone aboard has been accounted for.

The National Transportation Safety Board said its investigators could spend up to 10 days probing all aspects of the accident that toppled seven cars and the locomotive, leaving the lead car only inches from the water at a bend in the Bronx where the Hudson and Harlem rivers meet.

The NTSB said it would consider whether excessive speed, mechanical problems or human error played a role in the crash.

It was the latest mishap in a troubled year for MetroNorth, which had never before experienced a passenger death during an accident in its 31-year history.

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Chamber offers 2013 Holiday Breakfast WESTFIELD — The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to their 2013 Holiday Breakfast, hosted by Tekoa Country Club, located at 458 Russell Road, Westfield, MA. This event will be held on Friday, December 13 from 7:30 am to 9:00 am, with Registration beginning at 7:15 am. The Chamber will be saluting Westfield State University for its 175 years of exemplary leadership in education. There will also be a 50/50 raffle to support two local Citizen Scholarships.

This year, in honor of Westfield State University, the Holiday Breakfast’s Donation Campaign will be for the WSU Service Trip to Nicaragua. There, students will be involved with Global Services Learning, building classrooms and teaching students in a country riddled with poverty. T-Shirts and flip-flops for a tropical environment are greatly welcomed! Any donations for the program are deeply appreciated, with 99% of every dollar going to children, and all donations are tax deductible.

Additionally, thanks to WSU’s fundraising plan, companies who support the program are eligible for tax deductions, and offered various levels of recognition for their support.

The Platinum Sponsor for the 2013 Holiday Breakfast is Westfield State University, and the Silver Sponsor is Easthampton Savings Bank. Tickets for the event will be $25 for Members and $30 in advance for non-members.

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New Vt. town panhandling ordinance draws protests BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Not everyone is happy about Bennington’s amended panhandling ordinance.

About 70 residents gathered on Sunday to protest the measure, which restricts panhandling on public property. It would prohibit someone from misrepresenting how they would use the proceeds from panhandling; lower the distance a person could panhandle from a business entrance to 10 feet, down from 15; and prohibit people from using their vehicles as housing.

The Bennington Banner reports the protests were organized by Bennington Selectman Jim Carroll and local activist and secretary of the Bennington Coalition for the Homeless Mary Gerisch.

Councilman: Are 30 ‘dollar stores’ too many?

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Some members of the Lafayette City-Parish Council feel there might be an overabundance of so-called “dollar stores.”

The Advocate reports two of the biggest players in that market are Dollar General and Family Dollar, and Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux said the stores appear to be popping up far too often in his north Lafayette district.

Officials say there are 30 Dollar General and Family Dollar stores in Lafayette Parish.

Boudreaux said he is still exploring what, if anything, should be done about his concerns, but he did not rule out proposing some form of a moratorium on dollar stores if it is legally possible.

He said he is still gathering information about the location and density of the stores to gauge just how far each location is from the others.

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Key rulings await shifting casino landscape BOB SALSBERG Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — For the casino industry in Massachusetts, this year was a bit like the experience of a gambler during a long evening at the blackjack table: giddiness after early success, then despair after mounting losses.

Now a series of key rulings expected from state regulators in the coming weeks could shape the future of casino gambling for decades to come.

From January, when nearly a dozen would-be commercial casino and slots parlor applicants first threw in their chips, the field of hopefuls has gradually whittled away, largely because of a state law that gives local residents the absolute right to reject casinos proposed in their communities.

Voters in West Springfield, East Boston, Palmer and Milford exercised their veto power even after municipal leaders negotiated potentially lucrative revenue deals with developers. The rejections, coupled with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s insistence that gambling applicants clear stringent background checks, have raised the possibility that no company will be left standing by the Dec. 31 deadline for final bids to be submitted to the commission for the single resort casino licenses in the eastern and western regions.

It’s not a scenario that the panel’s chairman, Stephen Crosby, anticipates.

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that we will have at least one the regional application quality applicant” in both process, a move that might regions, Crosby said recently. allow new companies to The first critical decisions enter or ones rejected in facing the commission will previous referendums to come next month after compleperhaps seek more weltion of background checks on coming host communities.

MGM Resorts International But the delay could push and Wynn Resorts, the only two back by a year or more the resort casino applicants that timetable for resort casinos won clear-cut support from votto open and begin generaters in referendums this year. ing revenue for Among other things, investiMassachusetts, and also gators are likely to be examin- In this Nov. 14, 2013, photo, a jogger runs have an immediate impact ing MGM and Wynn’s casinos past The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel in on state finances. in the Chinese territory of Atlantic City N.J. Atlantic City’s 12 casinos The state’s budget for Macau. Both companies have saw their gross operating profits decline by the fiscal year ending July faced allegations of improper 8.1 percent in the third quarter of 2013, to 1 assumes $195 million in conduct in connection with their $137.4 million. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) licensing fees — $85 milbusiness dealings in Macau, lion each for the resort though both have denied wrongPalmer. casinos and $25 million for doing.

Aside from drawing howls of Casino hopefuls must be found protest from staunch casino foes the single slots parlor, according “suitable” by the commission in East Boston, the move has also to the Office of Administration before they can submit final raised a spate of legal and proce- and Finance. The total includes $20 million earmarked to repay applications. dural issues that the commission MGM is the only company that must sort out, including whether funds borrowed from the state’s submitted a preliminary applica- another vote would be required in reserves to cover startup costs for tion in western Massachusetts Revere — something that could the 2011 casino law.

Alex Zaroulis, a spokeswoman still in the running. In the eastern not be done before the Dec. 31 for the budget office, said the figregion, Wynn could face a chal- deadline. lenge, pending another key deciCommissioners understood that ures were developed from the sion the panel must make con- failed referendums and back- gaming commission’s timeline cerning Suffolk Downs. ground checks would likely for awarding licenses, “and that The thoroughbred racetrack reduce the field, Crosby said, timeline has not changed.”

The $25 million for the slots was dealt a split decision on Nov. making the relatively robust 5 when East Boston voters said group of initial contenders all the parlor license seems a far safer no to a casino while Revere vot- more important. bet at this time, with applications ers said yes. That prompted “We had such good competi- in hand from the Plainridge harSuffolk Downs to shift the pro- tion that I think we are quite con- ness race track in Plainville, the posed facility from a site mostly fident there will be people stand- former Raynham dog racing track in East Boston to one entirely ing at the end of the day, and they and Cordish Cos. in Leominster. within Revere’s borders. The will be qualified people and qual- The commission could award the track also announced a partner- ified proposals,” he said. license — which allows for up to And if that is not the case? ship with Mohegan Sun, which 1,250 slot machines but no table The commission could reopen games — as early as Jan. 10. had failed in its casino bid in

A look at current casino proposals (AP) – The state’s 2011 casino gambling law allows for three regional resort casino licenses and one slots parlor. After two years of twists and turns, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, the independent state agency overseeing the law, hopes to grant the slots parlor license in early 2014 and casino licenses in the eastern and western regions later in the year.

Here is a look at the status of each potential gambling license.

EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS (REGION A) WYNN RESORTS: Las Vegas casino operator Steve Wynn has proposed a $1.2 billion resort casino along the Mystic River in Everett, just outside of Boston. Wynn won overwhelming approval from the city’s voters in a June referendum. The commission has scheduled a suitability hearing on Dec. 16, when the results of the background check will be released. If the commission issues a positive suitability determination, Wynn would be cleared to submit a final application by Dec. 31.

MOHEGAN SUN/SUFFOLK DOWNS: The casino law did not — and probably could not — anticipate all the unusual scenarios that could emerge from the casino approval process. One such unanticipated scenario occurred when a project proposed by Suffolk Downs that straddled the border of two communities was rejected by one — East Boston — and approved by the other — Revere. After the Nov. 5 results, Suffolk Downs announced its intention to build the casino entirely in Revere, and later selected Mohegan Sun to develop and operate the proposed facility. Now, the commission is weighing several questions as it decides whether the revised plan is permissible under the law.

Eliminated: Voters in Milford rejected a referendum proposed by Foxwoods-led Crossroads Massachusetts.

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS (REGION B) MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL: MGM, owner of prominent Las Vegas properties including Bellagio, MGM Grand and The Mirage, has proposed a $1 billion resort casino for downtown Springfield, the largest city in western Massachusetts. Voters approved the plan by 58-42 percent margin in July. The commission has scheduled a suitability hearing for MGM on Dec. 9, when the results of a

background check on the company are scheduled to be released. If MGM receives a positive suitability finding, it will be in a position to file the first — and only — application for the western Massachusetts resort casino license by Dec. 31.

Eliminated: Casino proposals by Hard Rock in West Springfield and Mohegan Sun in Palmer were rejected by voters.

SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS (REGION C) MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE: The casino law reserved southeast Massachusetts for a federally-recognized Native American tribe, though not in perpetuity. The Cape Codbased tribe has proposed a $1 billion resort casino in Taunton, but a number of obstacles remain. The tribe must win a land-in-trust designation from the federal government that would allow the project to go forward. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limits the government’s taking of land into trust for tribes that were not under federal jurisdiction before 1934 (the Mashpee received federal recognition in 2007) could throw a legal cloud over the matter.

KG URBAN ENTERPRISES: The company, which envisions a resort casino on the New Bedford waterfront, filed a preliminary application with the gaming commission after the panel voted to allow applications from commercial developers while continuing to monitor the progress of the Mashpee in its pursuit of a tribal casino. As a commercial applicant, KG would be required to negotiate a host community agreement with New Bedford officials, receive approval from voters, and clear a background check from the commission.

WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF AQUINNAH:

The Martha’s Vineyard-based tribe has called on Gov. Deval Patrick to enter into casino compact negotiations and sharply disagrees with the state’s long-held contention that the Aquinnah ceded their rights to gaming in a 1980s land settlement. Meanwhile, the tribe now claims it has federal approval to build a small “boutique” casino in a community center under construction on the island.

SLOTS PARLOR CORDISH COS.: The Baltimore-based company, doing business in Massachusetts as PPE Casino Resorts Ma., hopes to build a $200 million, 125,000-square foot facility with 1,250 slot machines near the intersection of Interstate 190 and state Route 117 in Leominster. About 63 percent of voters in a September referendum backed the plan.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING: The company seeks to operate a facility with 1,250 slot machines at the Plainridge harness race track in the town of Plainville, near the Rhode Island border. Penn National took over the bid after the commission disqualified the track’s owner, Ourway Realty, after a background check turned up financial improprieties involving a former executive. More than three quarters of Plainville voters backed the proposed slots parlor in a September referendum.

RAYNHAM PARK: Longtime Raynham Park operator George Carney has partnered with Greenwood Racing for a $168 million slots parlor at the one-time dog racing track.

Carney has said that Raynham would apply for 40 days of harness racing in Brockton if it won the slots license and Plainridge, the only current harness track in Massachusetts, subsequently shut down. Voters in Raynham backed the proposed slots parlor by a better than 6-1 margin in a September referendum.

RI sees at-home casino gains with Mass. delays PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island officials say the state’s two gambling parlors are expected to boost revenue as Massachusetts sorts through casino plans and state reviews.

The Providence Journal reports that a long-expected fall in revenue at the Twin River Casino and Newport Grand expected in the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, is now expected the following year.

Officials expect the two businesses to generate $330.1 million in revenue this fiscal year and $334.7 million next fiscal year.

Plans by Connecticut’s two Indian casinos, Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun, were rejected by voters in Massachusetts, though Mohegan Sun will partner with Suffolk Downs.

Voters also rejected a casino proposal in West Springfield.

Record crowds over weekend, but spending declined NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers got Americans into stores during the start to the holiday shopping season. Now, they’ll need to figure out how to get them to actually shop.

Target, Macy’s and other retailers offered holiday discounts in early November and opened stores on Thanksgiving Day. It was an effort to attract shoppers before Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season.

Those tactics drew bigger crowds during the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, but failed to motivate Americans to spend.

“The economy spoke loud and clear over the

past few days,” said Brian Sozzi, CEO and chief equities strategist at Belus Capital Advisors. “We are going to see an increase in markdowns.”

A record 141 million people were expected to shop in stores and online over the four-day period that ended on Sunday, up from last year’s 137 million, according to the results of a survey of nearly 4,500 shoppers conducted for The National Retail Federation.

But total spending was expected to fall for the first time ever since the trade group began tracking it in 2006, according to the survey that was released on Sunday afternoon. Over

the four days, spending fell an estimated 2.9 percent to $57.4 billion.

Shoppers, on average, were expected to spend $407.02 during the four days, down 3.9 percent from last year. That would be the first decline since the 2009 holiday shopping season when the economy was just coming out of the recession.

The survey underscores the challenges stores have faced since the recession began in late 2007. Retailers had to offer deeper discounts to get people to shop during the downturn, but Americans still expect those “70 percent off” signs now during the recovery.

And stores may have only exacerbated that expectation this year. By offering bargains earlier in the season, it seems they’ve created a vicious cycle in which they’ll need to constantly offer bigger sales. Shoppers who took advantage of “holiday” deals before Thanksgiving may have deal fatigue and are cautious about buying anything else unless it’s heavily discounted.

Matthew Shay, president and CEO of The National Retail Federation, said that the survey results only represent one weekend in

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Small Business Saturday The Youth Chorale of the Full Gospel Church set up in the Church St. Commons and let their voices entertain shoppers in downtown Westfield by singing on Saturday.

Holiday Shopping Continued from Page 6 what is typically the biggest shopping period of the year. The combined months of November and December can account for up to 40 percent of retailers’ revenue.

Overall, Shay said the trade group still expects sales for the combined two months to increase 3.9 percent to $602.1 billion. That’s higher than the 3.5 percent pace in the previous year.

But to achieve that growth, retailers will likely have to offer big sales events. In a stronger economy, people who shopped early would continue to do so throughout the season. But analysts say that’s not likely to be the case in this still tough economic climate.

“It’s pretty clear that in the current environment, customers expect promotions,” Shay said. “Absent promotions, they’re not really spending.”

Take Tuesday Trasvina, 37, who said she’s been bombarded with holiday discounts since early November. Trasvina, a marketing coordi-

nator, plans to spend $500 on holiday gifts, about a quarter of what she spent last year.

“They’ve been stretching out this Black Friday thing so long,” said Trasvina, who was shopping with her husband on Friday at a Target store in Portland, Ore. “I just think the over-commercialization of the holiday has gotten to us.”

At least a dozen major retailers — most of them for the first time — opened on Thanksgiving instead of on Black Friday, which is typically the biggest shopping day of the year. Wal-Mart, Toys R Us and other retailers said on Friday that Thanksgiving crowds were strong.

But the early start appeared to pull sales forward. Black Friday sales fell 13.2 percent from the previous year to $9.74 billion, according to Chicago-based technology firm ShopperTrak. But combined spending over Thanksgiving and Black Friday rose 2.3 percent to $12.3 billion compared with a year ago.

A Kmart store in New York City that opened at 6 a.m. on Thanksgiving and stayed open for 41 hour straight was packed on the holiday.

Clothing was marked down 30 percent to 50 percent.

Adriana Tavaraz, 51, headed there at about 4 p.m. and spent $105 on ornaments, Santa

hats and other holiday decor. She saved about 50 percent.

But it’s not likely Tavaraz will be back in stores too many more times this season.

Money is tight this year because of rising costs for food and rent, and Tavaraz already spent much of her $200 holiday budget.

Train Crash Continued from Page 6 heard the roar.

“I thought it was a plane that crashed,” he said.

Within minutes, dozens of emergency crews arrived and carried passengers away on stretchers, some wearing neck braces. Others, bloodied and scratched, held ice packs to their heads. In their efforts to find passengers, rescuers shattered windows, searched nearby woods and waters and used pneumatic jacks and air bags to peer under wreckage.

The MTA identified the victims as Donna L. Smith, 54, of Newburgh; James G. Lovell, 58, of Cold Spring; James M. Ferrari, 59, of Montrose; and Ahn Kisook, 35, of Queens.

Three of the dead were found outside the train, and one was found inside, authorities said. Autopsies were scheduled for Monday, the New York City medical examiner’s office said.

Lovell, an audio technician, was traveling from his Cold Spring home to midtown Manhattan to work on the famed Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, longtime friend Janet Barton said. The tree-lighting ceremony is Wednesday night.

“The Today” show expressed condolences to the family of Lovell, a married father of four who had worked on the program and other NBC shows. “He always had a smile on his face and was quick to share a friendly greeting,” ‘’Today” executive producer Don Nash said in a message to staff.

Eleven of the injured were believed to be critically wounded and six more seriously

hurt, according to the Fire Department. After visiting an area hospital Sunday evening, Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters that the 11 who originally were critical no longer appeared to have life-threatening injuries.

For decades, the NTSB has been urging railroads to install technology that can stop derailing caused by excessive speed, along with other problems.

A rail-safety law passed by Congress in 2008 gave commuter and freight railroads until the end of 2015 to install the systems, known as positive train control. PTC is aimed at preventing human error — the cause of about 40 percent of train accidents. But the systems are expensive and complicated.

Railroads are trying to push back the installation deadline another five to seven years.

Look Metro-North is in the process of installing the technology. It now has what’s called an “automatic train control” signal system, which automatically applies the brakes if an engineer fails to respond to an alert that indicates excessive speed.

Such systems can slow trains in some circumstances but not bring them to a halt, said Grady Cothen, a former Federal Railroad Administration safety official.

Sunday’s accident came six months after an eastbound train derailed in Bridgeport, Conn., and was struck by a westbound train. The crash injured 73 passengers, two engineers and a conductor. In July, a freight train full of garbage derailed on the same Metro-North line near the site of Sunday’s wreckage.

Attorney General Eric Holder, center, and wife Dr. Sharon Malone, second from right, shop at Union Market in Washington, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. The Saturday after Thanksgiving has become known as “Small Business Saturday.” It’s designed to drive business to mom and pop shops between the whirlwind of Black Friday sales offered by large retailers and Cyber Monday deals from online sellers. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Sandy Hook Continued from Page 4 package, the state hiked funding for community treatment teams that fan out seeking people who need help.

The teams include peer counselors who have suffered mental illness themselves and can offer very personal advice. The state also passed a law requiring teachers to receive training on children’s social and emotional development.

Perhaps the most innovative approach comes from Minnesota, where the Legislature appropriated an extra $17.2 million in funding over two years for a fledgling network of clinics that provide mental health treatment for children — even children without insurance — right at their schools. The clinicians provide treatment during or after the school day, which saves parents from having to take time off work and find transportation to therapists’ offices. They also collaborate with teachers to address behavioral issues in the classroom.

The funding boost will support as many as 135 public school clinics in Minneapolis, up from 25 this year, said Mark Sander, the clinical psychologist who runs the program in Hennepin County. It also will greatly expand services in rural areas.

Sander has no doubt the new clinics will be busy. At least 20 percent of children seen to date have been diagnosed with such serious emotional disturbances that they are at risk of being hospitalized — yet they have never received mental health care.

The school setting allows them to get regular counseling, week after week, with far fewer “no shows” than is typical in high-poverty urban environments, Sander said.

“Families are really grateful,” he said.

Another novel approach comes from South Carolina, where the state increased

mental health spending by $20 million this year in addition to a $17 million boost last year, in part to expand telepsychiatry services that let psychiatrists consult virtually with medical staff and patients in rural communities.

“With the stigma around mental illness, [lawmakers] tend to look the other way until a tragedy like Sandy Hook … calls their attention to it,” said Geoff Mason, deputy director of mental health services for the state.

On the federal level, Congress did little this year other than hold hearings. An amendment to the ManchinToomey gun control bill would have boosted funding for mental health, but the bill went nowhere.

Advocates hope for more progress this year by separating mental health funding, which has fairly broad bipartisan support, from the far more volatile issue of gun control.

Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) have promoted efforts to bring more mental health services to schools, train first responders to recognize mental illnesses and increase funding for community mental health centers.

The House could take up similar bills within the month, under the leadership of

Pennsylvania Republican Tim Murphy, according to Andrew Sperling, NAMI’s director of legislative affairs.

As for the administration, it cites as a signature accomplishment regulations requiring private health insurance plans to cover mental health services at parity with traditional medical coverage.

Obama also launched a website to raise awareness of the issue, mentalhealth.gov.

The site lists dozens of states, cities and civic organizations that are taking up the president’s call to launch a national conversation on mental health, from Texas State University, to the Urban Libraries Council, to the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum.

Several are promoting a social media discussion of mental health on Thursday, to be organized under the hashtags #TextTalkAct and #MentalHealthMatters.

Advocates are motivated to keep pushing for conversation and legislation by the perpetual “what ifs.”

“If someone, anyone who interacted with Adam Lanza could have said, ‘There’s something very wrong here’ and gotten him the help he needed …” Sperling said.

He didn’t have to finish the sentence.

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THE WESTFIELD NEWSSPORTS Owls 3rd in Smith Cup standings WESTFIELD – Westfield State University is in third place in the MASCAC Smith Cup standings at the conclusion of the 2013 fall sports season.

Bridgewater State University leads in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Howard C. Smith Cup standings.

Bridgewater State collected 75.66 percent (57.5 points) out of a possible 76 during the fall season to edge out Framingham State University, who is in second place with 75.00 percent (57 points) of a potential 76 points. Westfield State University ranks third with 65.13 percent (49.5 points) out of 76 points while Worcester State University is fourth with 56.58 percent (43 points) out of a potential 76 points to date.

The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the 15 league championship sports.

The Smith Cup is named in honor of former Massachusetts State College Trustee Howard C. Smith, who in 1970, urged the athletic directors of the eight State institutions to hold a series of meetings to discuss the possibility of forming an intercollegiate conference.

In June of 1971, Smith’s dream became a reality as an affirmative agreement was reached and the MASCAC was created.

Fitchburg State University lands in fifth with 44.53 percent, with Salem State University following in sixth with 41.41 percent of the points possible. The Massachusetts Maritime Academy is in seventh place with 25 percent of the respective points, while MCLA finished the fall season with 23.08 percent of potential points.

Bridgewater State was the top MASCAC finisher in field hockey and finished second in women’s cross country and football. Framingham State finished first in both women’s soccer and football.

Westfield State took home both men’s and women’s cross country titles and the volleyball championship; the Owls also placed second in women’s soccer.

Worcester State nabbed the regular season title in men’s soccer, as the final regular season standings in each sport are used to calculate the Smith Cup points.

Last year, Bridgewater State claimed its 10th Smith Cup in 16 years following the completion of competition for the academic year, as the Bears collected their second straight title. Salem State has claimed or shared 19 of 41 Smith Cups overall, while Bridgewater State and Westfield State follow with 13 and 10, respectively, Smith Cup crowns that have either been outright or shared.

The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation’s first Division III men’s and women’s playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC core member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University.

Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sports of football and men’s ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University joined the conference as an affiliate member in football beginning in 2013-14.

Racing to repair Stanley Park bridge WESTFIELD – The Run Stanley 5K Run/Walk to help raise money for the benefit of a bridge construction/repair in the Wildlife Sanctuary was recently deemed a success by race organizers.

Some $17,276 was raised during the Nov. 17 event.

All of the proceeds are expected to be used to fund the building of a wooden bridge along a popular running trail that was damaged during the October snowstorm in 2011.

Westfield State University varsity softball players were among the many volunteers associated with the race.

“Members of the softball team helped along the route by directing runners to stay on the proper path and cheering runners on, and we also had a few participants in the race,” Westfield State softball head coach Lindsay Sawyer said.

“They said they really enjoyed the event despite the cold temperatures.”

Other Owls varsity athletes serving as volunteers were members of the men’s

and women’s cross country teams.

In addition, Lou Ann Simchak, Westfield State intramurals coordinator and director of the Banacos Road Race, See Run Stanley, Page 11

Westfield State, MASCAC attend leadership forum PROVIDENCE, RI – Hosting more than 350 student-athletes from the Northeast who were identified as leaders on their campuses, the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference was well represented as 16 student-athletes and administrators from the conference attended the annual NCAA StudentAthlete Leadership Forum, Nov. 7-10, in Providence, R.I. Those in attendance from the MASCAC ranged from student-athletes to graduate students, coaches and administrators. Westfield State’s representatives were Matt Kelly (graduate assistant), Cassidy Noonan (women’s track and field) and Mike Molta (baseball).

MASCAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) president Chris Gallagher was one of the student-athletes selected from Massachusetts Maritime Academy and he is excited to share what he learned back on campus.

“It was an amazing experience— the skills that I learned, coupled with the experiences I shared with other student-athletes, are something that I will carry with me long after I graduate,” Gallagher said. “It was a great honor to represent Massachusetts Maritime at this event, and I am looking forward to sharing those lessons with my fellow student-athletes at the Academy to help make our experience here even more posi-

Westfield State representatives at the NCAA Leadership Forum in Providence, R.I., were Cassidy Noonan (far left, front row), Mike Molta (second from left, back row) and Matt Kelly (second from right, back row) (Courtesy of WSU) tive.”

The Leadership Forum is one of the largest non-competitive gatherings of NCAA student-athletes representing their colleges and universities. The forum was designed for student-athletes to discuss key issues collectively and provide them with an opportunity to enhance personal awareness and leadership skills needed to positively impact their development at the campus and conference levels, as well as beyond the collegiate realm.

“The NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum is another type of educational setting that helps our

student-athletes develop into more effective leaders and gets their thought process in motion which can help them on campus and even after they graduate,” said Curtis J. Hollomon, NCAA director of leadership development.

“It also allows them to communicate more on key topics of interest to them and to share best practices, while getting to know one another aside from competition. They then take ideas back to their StudentAthlete Advisory Committees and the results end up helping a wider range of student-athletes.”

The student-athletes heard from

several speakers, including Chris Herren, former NBA player and founder of Hoop Dreams with Chris Herren and The Herren Project, about decision-making, and Rayna DuBose, a former basketball student-athlete, about facing adversity.

Additionally, participants heard from keynote speaker Sam Davidson, president and co-founder of Cool People Care, about leadership lessons that he learned at a young age.

Throughout the Leadership Forum, representatives from NCAA member schools led small group discussions about a variety of topics: behavioral styles, branding, social media, decision-making, emotional intelligence and values. This helped the student-athletes become more effective leaders and motivators on their campuses.

In order to best facilitate these discussions, 39 school representatives attended a four-day training session at the NCAA national office in Indianapolis in September to learn curriculum that was implemented during these sessions. Those selected facilitators represented NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III colleges and universities, athletic conference offices and the NCAA national office.

For Kaylyn Smith of MCLA, who was one of the facilitators of the event for the NCAA, it was a very memorable experience.

“Being selected as a facilitator to represent the NCAA Division III and MCLA is something I’ll never forget, she said. “For four days, I was given the opportunity to witness growth, team work, camaraderie and servant leadership among every participant in Providence. To see our own conference representatives come in each and every day working together to give back to their peers and gain more insight on how they can be stronger after they leave is something you can’t really sum up in words. I look forward to seeing what’s in store for all our participants after they leave the forum. ” To gain a better understanding of the NCAA association-wide and division-specific structures and committees, participants learned from peer representatives on the NCAA National Student-Athlete Advisory Committees as well as NCAA governance staff. During these sessions, participants learned about the NCAA legislative process and discuss current hot topics. To complement these sessions, a panel discussion was held on global leadership and how student-athletes transition from a leader on campus and into the world. Panelists included Bridget Belgiovine, director of athletics See Westfield State, Page 11

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES WEDNESDAY December 11

THURSDAY December 12

FRIDAY December 13

SATURDAY December 14

MONDAY December 16

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WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ JV HOOPS vs. Monument Mt., 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS vs. Monument Mt., 7 p.m.

SWIMMING at Easthampton, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV HOOPS at Central, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING at Mt. Hope Invitational, R.I., 9 a.m.

HOCKEY vs. Minnechaug, Amelia Park, 6 p.m.

SWIMMING vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ V HOOPS at Dean Tech, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ JV HOOPS at Renaissance School, Boland School, 5:30 p.m.

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WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS V HOOPS at HCCS, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS JV HOOPS at HCCS, Chicopee Boys & Girls Club, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS V HOOPS at HCCS, Chicopee Boys & Girls Club, 7 p.m.

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY vs. Chicopee Comp, Amelia Park Ice Arena, 8 p.m.

GIRLS’ V HOOPS vs. Monson, Westfield Middle School North, 5:30 p.m.

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New Jersey at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games San Jose at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.

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Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

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Saturday’s Games Detroit 115, Philadelphia 100 Indiana at Portland, 10 p.m.

Washington 108, Atlanta 101 Golden State 115, Sacramento 113 Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 97, Chicago 93 Miami 99, Charlotte 98 Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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Run Stanley

Continued from Page 9 teamed up with race organizer Vanessa Diana and the Run Stanley Race Committee, combining efforts to benefit Stanley Park in appreciation of the park’s contributions to students’ lives through athletics, recreation, and environmental awareness.

“The staff at Stanley Park expressed its deep appreciation for the support and recognized WSU’s central role in making Run Stanley a success,” Diana said. “They hope we will repeat the event next year.” – The Westfield State University Sports Information Department contributed to this story

Twently-one members of the Westfield State University softball team were volunteers at the Run Stanley fundraiser. (Courtesy of WSU)

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Sunday, Dec. 8 Atlanta at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Washington, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Miami at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

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Oakland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 9 Dallas at Chicago, 8:40 p.m.

Westfield State Continued from Page 9

and chair of physical education, recreation and athletics at Wellesley College; Clyde Doughty Jr., director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation at the New York Institute of Technology; and Amy Huchthausen, America East conference commissioner.

Participants also completed team-building activities in order to collect supplies for a service project to benefit Providence’s St. Mary’s Home for Children.

Westfield State athletics graduate assistant Matt Kelly, who worked with Smith throughout the event, felt the entire weekend showed him the qualities he has to be a better leader, and how he can use that in his everyday role at Westfield State.

“The leadership forum really allowed me to reflect and bring to light my leadership style, values and qualities, which will allow me to better serve the people I work with,” Kelly said. “The whole idea of ‘servant leadership’ was a key concept throughout the conference where the idea of empowering others to lead as well as putting the needs of others ahead of your own.”

PAGE 12 - MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013

Annie’s Mailbox

By KATHY MITCHELL and MARCY SUGAR

Am I expecting too much?

Dear Annie: In 1988, I had a wife and three beautiful children. Then my wife decided to be “liberated.” She wanted to spread her wings and be independent. She engaged me in a particularly acrimonious divorce and lived on child and spousal support until she discovered that being independent was not working for her. She remarried and moved my children hundreds of miles away, effectively excising them from my life, even though she admits I was a great father. Needless to say, I harbor considerable animosity toward her.

I’ve since remarried a wonderful woman. My children are grown and starting their own families. I recognize that I must endure the unpleasantness of having to see my ex at my children’s weddings, etc., but I never expected that my brother and sister would invite my ex to their own children’s weddings and other family functions.

I feel that because my ex divorced me, she is no longer a part of my family and should not be invited to attend family gatherings. I have made this point very clear to my siblings, along with the fact that seeing my ex causes me significant pain.

Further, my new wife feels she’s being upstaged by my ex at these events. Yet, my siblings insist on including this woman.

Is it unrealistic for me to believe that when my ex divorced me, she also divorced my family? Am I expecting too much to ask that my siblings not embrace the woman who devastated my life? -- Divorced in Oregon Dear Oregon: Sorry to say, but what your siblings do is not something you can dictate. Their children may still consider this woman to be their aunt, and their relationship to her does not include the bitterness and rancor you are hanging onto.

Please let it go. Allowing your ex to rattle you after all these years gives her power over you. You don’t have to enjoy her company, but you can work on making her presence insignificant.

Dear Annie: Two years ago, my father and his wife became irritated with me and cut me out of their lives. When I became pregnant several months later, they got back in touch because they wanted to be a part of the baby’s life.

My husband recently returned to college, and so we moved back into my mother’s house in order to save money. This angered my father and his wife, who said I am a bad mother and need to grow up. They shut me out again.

My parents have been divorced for a long time. I was never close to my father or his new family. Dad is not a particularly nice guy, but I feel I should keep in contact. Now I’m wondering whether it’s worth trying to mend this relationship, or should I just admit it’s toxic and cut my losses? -- Had Enough in Michigan Dear Michigan: This doesn’t have to be either-or. You don’t have to turn yourself into a pretzel to stay in his good graces, but you also don’t need to cut him out entirely. Send him photos of the baby. Invite him to the birthday parties. But otherwise, limit contact and learn to ignore his criticisms.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Too Late To Try Again,” whose relative cut her off without explanation. The same thing happened to me.

I attended a family reunion in Michigan four years ago. A cousin’s wife was the organizer, and I thought she did a great job. The next year, I didn’t receive an invitation. I contacted the wife, who blocked me on Facebook. I then contacted my cousin, who said, “The invitation was probably lost.” But when it happened the next two years, I knew it was intentional.

I haven’t a clue what I did, but I’m glad I read that column.

It saved me years of frustration. -- Thankful in Kansas Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net

HINTS FROM HELOISE DON’T CHECK OUT SO CLOSE TO ME Dear Readers: Here is this week’s SOUND OFF, about courtesy while standing in line at the grocery store: “If you are in line, please don’t leave your cart and stand next to me while I am swiping my credit card.

I have resorted to leaving my cart between us to protect my privacy.

“Please don’t pile your items so close to mine on the conveyor belt.

I don’t want to pay for your stuff.

(Heloise here: This is what the dividers are for.)

“Please don’t pile all your items on the counter before I’m done with my transaction. -- A Reader, Sugar Land, Texas” This can be a little annoying, but most folks don’t mean to bug you. Comments, readers? -- Heloise FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Here are other uses for contact-lens cases: * Use for small amounts of creams or lotions. * Store earrings in one for travel. * If it can be done safely, use as a pillbox. * Put lip gloss in one. * Keep extra buttons or small pins in one.

-- Heloise

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might want to approach a matter totally differently. Consider and investigate alternatives to take care of what is mandatory in order to get more free time. Brainstorm with associates if you don’t see the most effective solution. Tonight: Out late.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Reach out to a dear friend whom you always enjoy. This person might have a different perspective that you often need to hear. Schedule a gettogether very soon. In the meantime, listen to the feedback you receive.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH A risk or an offer might not be the best path. You easily could make a mistake or a bad decision. Understand where someone else is coming from, yet be willing to say “no.” You will see life from a renewed perspective if you honor boundaries. Tonight: Your treat.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH If you are honest with yourself, you might not be sure as to which way to head with a personal matter. You might want to discuss a situation more openly. You will get what you want from this situation, but be sure you know what that is. Tonight: As you like it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Know when it is necessary to take a back seat. The unexpected will continue to be the theme. You’ll have a choice either to sit back and get a sense of humor or to let yourself be somewhat upset. You know what is best for you.

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New England Coins & Collectibles Specializing in Buying & Selling Older U.S. Coins Buying Full Collections OPEN to a Single Coin

MondayFriday 8:30-4:30

7 Day Avenue, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone: 413-568-5050 Cell: 860-841-1177 David N. Fisk

New or Repair

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(413) 569-6855 (413) 569-3428

Additions Garages Decks Siding

Call 413-386-4606 Remodeling Specialty • Finish Trim • Window Replacements

aunders Boat Livery, Inc. • Full Line OMC Parts & Accessories Boat • Johnson Outboards Storage & • Crest Pontoon Boats, Sales & Service Winterizing • Fish Bait & Tackle • Fuel Dock • Slip & Mooring Rentals • Boat & Canoe Rentals

On-Site Canvas Installation & Repair TIG Welding Rt. 168 Congamond Rd., Southwick • (413) 569-9080

Pioneer Valley Property Services One Call Can Do It All!

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Complete Home Renovations, Improvements, Repairs and Maintenance Kitchens | Baths | Basements | Siding | Windows | Decks | Painting | Flooring and more...

RENTAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, TURNOVERS AND REPAIR SERVICES

CSL & HIC Licensed - Fully Insured - Free Estimates & References

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Clifton Auto Repair Phone: (413) 568-1469 Fax (413) 568-8810

20 Clifton Street Westfield, MA 01085

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COMPREHENSIVE LANDLORD SERVICES Tenant screening including criminal background and credit checks.

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5 ROOM, 3 bedroom, completely renovated Westfield/Russell area, country setting. NEW stove, refrigerator and heating unit. Large yard, parking. $925/month. No pets please. Call today won’t last. (413)348-3431.

PLEASANT STREET, Westfield. 4 room, 1 bedroom. $725/month plus utilities. (413)562-2295.

TOLLAND, MA. 1 bedroom, newly renovated apartment, country setting, full bath. $750/month includes utilities.

Call (413)258-0212.

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Beautiful 2 bedroom townhouse, clean, quiet, 1-1/2 bath, carpeting, appliances, hot water included. Very reasonable heat cost. Sorry no pets. From $795/month.

Call for more information (860)485-1216

Equal Housing Opportunity WESTFIELD 1 BEDROOM, kitchen and bath, 2nd floor. No pets. $650/month includes utilities. First, last, security. (413)250-4811.

WESTFIELD 1 large bedroom apartment, 5 rooms, own driveway, quiet, 2nd floor, owner occupied antique house. No Pets. Available December 15. $675/month. (413)572-0696.

WESTFIELD 1&2 bedroom apartments, rent includes heat and hot water. Excellent size and location. No dogs. Call weekdays (413)786-9884.

WESTFIELD 2 bedroom, 1 bath condo. $875/month includes heat and hot water. No smoking, no pets. First, last, security. (413)519-8271.

WESTFIELD 2 Bedroom, 2nd floor, off street parking, new bath, fresh paint, pantry, Laundry hook-up. $750/ month. First, last and security deposit (1 months rent). Call (413)519-7257.

WESTFIELD 3 BEDROOM, kitchen, livingroom, bath, 2nd floor. $950/month plus utilities. First, last, security. (413)250-4811.

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HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning included. Refrigerator and microwave. $110/week. (413)531-2197.

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FEEDING HILLS, House for rent. 2 bedroom, 1 bath on dead end street. $1,300 plus deposits. Owner/ Broker, 413-374-4461.

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WESTFIELD, 498 Southampton Road, 2 bedroom ranch with 1 car garage, $960/month plus utilities. First, last & security deposit. (413)568-8614.

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CONDO FOR RENT, Westfield, 2 bedroom, 1-1/2 baths with full basement. $1,000/month plus deposits. Owner/ broker, 413-374-4461

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MONTGOMERY 5 miles from WHS. Beautiful office. $350/month includes utilities and WiFi. 2 adjoining offices. $525/month. Call (413)977-6277.

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT

Mobile Homes

54 MAINLINE DRIVE WESTFIELD, MA

~4,300sq.ft.

220 volts-200 amp service

PUBLIC GAS WATER -SEWER

Condos For Sale

WAGNER RUG & FLOORING, LLC. 95 MAINLINE DRIVE, WESTFIELD. Flooring/Floor Sanding (413)568-0520. One stop shopping for all your floors. Over 40 years in busi- A RON JOHNSON’S FLOOR SANDness. www.wagnerrug.com ING. Installation, repairs, 3 coats polyurethane. Free estimates. (413) 569-3066.

Chimney Sweeps HENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel caps and liner systems. Inspections, masonry work and gutter cleaning. Free estimates. Insured.

Quality work from a business you can trust. (413)848-0100, 1-800-793-3706.

Computers COMPUTER HELP AVAILABLE. In home training. Network setup, data recovery and much more. For more information call John (413)568-5928.

Drywall

Home Improvement DAVE DAVIDSON BATHROOM & KITCHEN REMODELING. “GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME” Complete Bath Renovations. Mass. License #072233, Mass. Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568. Now serving CT. Insured.

Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. (413)569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling.com

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ENGLEWOOD, FLORIDA. Lovely home for vacation rental. Two bedroom, two bath, garage. Close to beaches. Text/call for details, 413543-1976.

Electrician

House Painting

TOM DISANTO Home Improvements The best choice for all interior and exterior building and remodeling. Specializing in the design and building of residential additions, since 1985. Kitchens, baths, siding, windows, decks, porches, sunrooms, garages. License #069144. MA Reg. #110710. FREE ESTIMATES, A.R.A. JUNK REMOVAL SERVICE. REFERENCES, FULLY INSURED. Call Furniture, trash, appliances. Full house Tom (413)568-7036. cleanouts, basements, attics, yards.

Furnace and hot water heater removal. PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUCTION. 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE. All your carpentry needs. Remodeling Free estimate on phone. Senior dis- specialty. Additions, garages, decks, count. Call Pete (413)433-0356. siding. Finish trim, window replacement. Kitchens designed by Prestige. www.arajunkremoval.com.

(413)386-4606.

Home Improvement AMR BUILDING & REMODELING. Sunrooms, decks, additions, bathrooms, window and door replacements and more. MA. Reg. #167264. Licensed and fully insured. Call Stuart Richter (413)297-5858.

POEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All types of wiring. Free estimates, insured. SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. GUTTER DEICING CABLES INSTALLED. I answer all calls! Prompt service, best C&N CARPENTRY. Suspended ceilprices. Lic. #A-16886. (413)562-5816. ings, home improvements and remodeling. Licensed and insured. Call TURCOTTE ELECTRIC. 30+ years (413)262-9314. experience. Electrical installations, emergency service work. Generac portable or whole house generator BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING REinstallations. HVAC controls and en- MODELING.Kitchens, additions, ergy saving green technology up- decks, rec rooms, more. Prompt, regrades. Fully insured. All calls an- liable service, free estimates. Mass swered. Master’s Lic #A-18022. Registered #106263, licensed & insured. Call Bruno, (413)562-9561.

(413)214-4149.

RICHTER HOME Building & Remodeling. Specializing in home improvement services. Roofs, windows, doors, decks, finished carpentry, remodels, additions, basement refinishing, and much more. Quality work from a punctual, reliable and experienced home improvement company.

Licensed and Insured. MA CSL #97940, MA HIC #171709, CT HIC #0633464. Call Dave Richter for an estimate (413)519-9838.

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A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN, Debris Removal, landscaping, fall yard cleanup, interior and exterior painting, power washing, basic carpentry and plumbing. All types of repair work and more. (413)562-7462.

• Masonry

ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES-20 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior.

Wall coverings. Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured.

References. Mass Reg. #121723.

Call 568-9731. No job too small !!

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)569At SANTA FE PAINTING CO. We’re 1611. (413)374-5377. your color specialists! Fall season is in full swing. Get all your exterior Plumbing & Heating painting needs done now. Including NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, painting and staining log homes.

WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVCall (413)230-8141.

ICES. Professional, reliable service.

A NEW LOOK FOR FALL. Let Home MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Certified WeldDecor help. Interior painting and wall- ing. Insured. Call (413)531-2768 papering, specializing in faux finishes. Nick7419@comcast.net

COPPA HOME IMPROVEMENTS. Remodeling, home restoration, home repairs, finish basements, bath/kitchen trim/woodwork, siding/decks, windows/ doors. CSL 103574, HIC Reg.147782.

Fully licensed and insured. Free estiGutter Cleaning mates. Call Joe (413)454-8998.

Servicing the area over 12 years. Call Kendra now for a free estimate and RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED, REdecorating advice. (413)564-0223, PAIRED. Antennas removed, chimneys repaired and chimney caps in- DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for (413)626-8880. stalled. Roof leaks repaired, vent all your exterior home improvement areas sealed. Sr. citizen discount. Insured. Free estimates. H.I. Johnson needs Roofing, siding, windows, decks Services. (413)596-8859 before and gutters. ACCEPTING NEW RESI- PROFESSIONAL PAINTING & WALL9p.m.

DENTIAL PLOWING CUSTOMERS PAPERING. Quality workmanship at low, FOR SOUTHWICK ONLY. Call for free low prices. Interior/Exterior Painting & quote. Extensive references, fully li- Staining, Wallpaper, Ceiling Repair & Spray. Free Estimates. Call Steve at GUTTER CLEANING. Get then clean censed & insured in MA. & CT. ed before the FREEZE!! Clean, flush www.delreohomeimprovement.com (413)386-3293. and check for leaks. Call Matt Call GARY DELCAMP (413)569-3733.

(413)777-8381.

T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete professional drywall at amateur prices. Our Hauling ceilings are tops! Call Mike 413-821A DUMP TRUCK. Attic, cellars, yard, 8971. Free estimates. scrap metal removal. Seasoned Firewood. (413)569-1611, (413)374-5377.

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WESTFIELD reconditioned, 2 bedroom condo for sale by owner.. $79,000. Please call (603)726-4595.

Call (413)896-3736

Vacation Rental

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SPRINGFIELD. New furnace, plumbing, shower, 2 bedrooms, 10’x56’, porch, shed, metal roof, vinyl. Centrally located. $42,000. (413)593-9961.

DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM

D I R E C T O R Y MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years experience. Insured, reasonable prices.

No job too small. Call Tom Daly, (413)543-3100. Lic# A7625.

JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC. Senior discount. No job too small! Insured, free estimates. 40 years experience.

Lic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682.

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Rooms

CARPET, LINOLEUM, CERAMIC TILE, HARDWOOD FLOORS. Sales, Service. Installation & Repairs. Customer guaranteed quality, clean, efficient, workmanship. Call Rich (413)530-7922.

WESTFIELD reconditioned, 2 bedroom condo. $795/month heat included. For sale or rent. Call (603)7264595.

TAG SALE

WESTFIELD- 2 and 3 bedroom available. Large yard, washer & dryer hookup. No smoking. No pets. Off-street parking, quiet neighborhood. Please call (413)519-7257.

Electrician

KINGER PAINT & DRYWALL. Interior, exterior, ceiling repair, drywall damage, cabinet refinishing, specializing in textured ceilings. Fully insured. Call (413)579-4396.

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WESTFIELD CHARMING 2 bedroom apartment with exposed oak. Built in cabinets, wood floors, large eat in kitchen with newer appliances and separate pantry. Gas heat, off street parking, basement storage and laundry, near St. Mary’s Church. No dogs. $675/month. (413)548-8156.

WONDERFUL 1&2 bedroom apartments in beautiful downtown Westfield. Carpeting, AC, parking. Starting at $540/month. Call Debbie at (413)562-1429.

Apartment

Business & Professional Services

WESTBRIDGE TOWNHOUSES, 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, full basement. $800/month plus utilities. (413)5622295.

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Roofing ONE STOP SHOPPING for all your ROOFING needs! POWER WASHING/CLEANING revitalizing your roof, removing ugly black stains, mold and moss, we’ll make it look like new plus prolong the life of your roof. We do emergency repairs, new construction, complete tear off, ice and water protection barrier systems, skylight repairs.

Snow & ice removal. FREE gutter cleaning with any roof repair or roof job.

10% senior discount. Free estimates.

MA. Lic. #170091. Call (413)977-5701

Landscaping/Lawn Care ALL CALLS RETURNED! Fall Snowplowing cleanups, curb side leaf pickups, mow- A.B.C. SNOWPLOWING. Westfield ing, aerating, overseeding, dethatching, residential only. 15 years experimulch & trimming. Free estimates. Ask ence. Call Dave (413)568-6440. for Mel (413)579-1407.

SNOWPLOWING / SNOWBLOWING. On time, reliable service. Average BRUSH REMOVAL, FALL driveway, $40.00. Also specializing in CLEANUPS. now ACCEPTING NEW fall clean ups. Call (413)727-4787.

ACCOUNTS FOR 2013. Mowing, seeding, sodding, dethatching, fertiliz- Tree Service ing, planting and pruning. Free estimates. Insured. WESTERN MASS A BETTER OPTION - GRANFIELD LANDSCAPING, 562-3142.

TREE SERVICE. Tree Removal, Land

Clearing, Excavating. Firewood, Log Truck Loads. (413)569-6104.

A&J LANDSCAPING. Landscape design, trimming, mulching, cleanups.

Arborvitaes for sale. 2'-3’ $8.-$10. AMERICAN TREE & SHRUB. Professional fertilizing, planting, pruning, caCall Tony (413)519-7001. bling and removals. Free estimates, fully insured. Please call Ken 5690469.

LEAVES -CURB SIDE LEAF REMOVAL - FALL CLEAN UPS. Call for your free Quote today! You rake um' & CONRAD TREE SERVICE. Expert Leaf the rest to us. Residential and tree removal. Prompt estimates.

Commercial, Fully Insured. Visit our Crane work. Insured. “After 34 website at years, we still work hard at being Home Maintenance www.BusheeEnterprises.com for all of #1.” (413)562-3395. our services! Bushee Enterprises, LLC. JOSEPH’S HANDYMAN COMPANY. (413)569-3472.

Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, Upholstery basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, KEITH’S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS. doors, windows, decks, stairs, YARD CLEANUP, thatching, leaf brush 30+ years experience for home or interior/exterior painting, plumbing. removal, hedge/tree trimming, business. Discount off all fabrics. Get Small jobs ok. All types of professional mulch/stone, mowing. Call Accurate quality workmanship at a great price. work done since 1985. Call Joe, Lawncare, (413)579-1639.

Free pickup and delivery. Call 562(413)364-7038.

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