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Baker approves only one item involving Westfield and surrounding hilltowns By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent WESTFIELD – On July 17, Governor Charlie Baker signed the Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) budget into law. It was a $39.4 billion plan and the budget centers around creating safer communities, better educational opportunities, and promoting economic development, among other items. In that budget, Sen. Don Humason, who represents 11 different communities in the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District, requested line items for communities in his district, some of which involved Westfield, Southwick, and
Tolland. But, according to Sen. Humason, only one of the six line items he sponsored for those communities was approved by Governor Baker. The other five were vetoed. Approved was $50,000 to be used towards planning and preparation purposes for the 350th Anniversary of Westfield celebration. The line items that were vetoed are as follows: • $25,000 for safety upgrades and restoration work at the Westfield Athenaeum • $50,000 for safety upgrades in Southwick’s public schools • $100,000 for repairs to Tolland’s
Department of Public Works building • $50,000 to support the Westfield International Air Show at WestfieldBarnes Airport • $25,000 for restoration of the Westfield Museum Humason is not surprised that some of these items were vetoed since Governor Baker has to look at the bigger picture for the state, but the Senator will be looking at the possibility of overriding those items when the next budget process takes place in January 2018. Before any items that are overridden by the See Budget, Page 3
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Hoarding disorder, what is it? By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The term “hoarding” has been a more regular part of conversations in the city over the past monthplus due to the deaths of two residents in a fire, but it may not be clear what hoarding really is. First, hoarding is a disorder, according to Lee Shuer, certified peer specialist at Mutual Support Counseling in Bec Belofsky Easthampton. Shuer has worked Shuer to help treat those with hoarding disorder, including writing pieces and developing a workshop for its treatment, along with his wife, Bec Belofsky Shuer. And since it is a disorder, Shuer said that it is important that it is understood in the public like depression, bipolar disorder or anxiety disorder are understood. “We are working on dispelling the myth that having too much stuff is a hoarding disorder and working to get away from people being referred to as hoarders,” Shuer said. According to Belofsky Shuer, hoarding disorder is a diagnosable disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, also known as DSM-5. This fact however, may not be known, she said. “It became a separate diagnosis in 2013 in DSM5,” she said. “A lot of clinicians, a lot of people in the field don’t know that.” Shuer said that while acquiring items is one step, there is more to hoarding disorder than just that. “Hoarding disorder is really about the acquisition of and holding onto a large number of items regardless of their value,” he said. These items may begin to overwhelm living areas,
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Families at the center of the Westfield Fair
Last year’s youth dairy participants at the Westfield Fair. (Submitted photo)
Maureen Phelon is seen with her niece, Madison Rida, and “Cheerios,” at last year’s Westfield Fair. Rida took first place in her class. (Submitted photo)
Maureen Phelon was only 2 when she first showed her family’s Milking Shorthorns in competition at the Westfield Fair. She is seen next to the cow barn on the fairgrounds.
By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD-For families including Maureen Phelon’s, the third weekend of August has always been reserved for attending the Westfield Fair. “No matter where we are, our family always makes sure we are back in town for the fair,” said Phelon during a recent interview at the fairgrounds on Russellville Road. The Westfield Fair, which celebrates a 90-year milestone next month, is slated Aug. 18-20. Fair hours are Aug. 18, 5 to 10 p.m.; Aug. 19, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Aug. 20 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. “The focus of the fair has always been on agriculture,” said Phelon, who grew up on Prospect Valley Farm. Her early experiences of caring for the family’s Milking Shorthorns, as well as chickens and pigs, cemented her passion for farm life. “I enjoy doing chores and watching a calf be born and grow into something we helped make it become,” said Phelon. Since her early days around age 2 when she started showing her family’s Milking Shorthorns at the Westfield Fair, Phelon said See Westfield Fair, Page 3
Review: ‘At Home at the Zoo (Zoo story)’ at Berkshire Theatre Group
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By MARK G. AUERBACH Correspondent Even though I’ve been covering theatre for years, I’m like a kid on Christmas morning, when a theatre announces a new season. When Berkshire Theatre Group announced a production of Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo (Zoo story), to be staged by Eric Hill, a director I worked with thirty years ago at StageWest, and an artist who balances the playwright’s intent with the audience’s expectations, I was thrust into a state of perpetual anticipation. Then, Hill announced his cast of
three of regional theatre’s finest: David Adkins, a master of nuance so brilliant in last season’s Bakelite Masterpiece; Tara Franklin, star of The Homecoming which was also staged by Hill, and Joey Collins, an alum of Hill’s The Homecoming as well. For me, At Home at the Zoo (Zoo story) has been my “must see” theatre this summer. At Home at the Zoo (Zoo story) first appeared as a one-act, The Zoo Story, early in Albee’s prolific career. Paired David Adkins and Tara Franklin in Edward with Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Albee’s At Home at the Zoo (Zoo story). (Photo See Zoo Story, Page 3 by Emma Rotherberg-Ware)
Veterinarians remind dog owners about dangers of heatstroke By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent WESTFIELD – With the most recent heat wave that has swept through Western Massachusetts, everyone is vulnerable to the dangers of heatstroke, including man’s best friend; dogs. An article published by the website Doctors Foster and Smith lists off a number of signs of heatstroke for dogs, which include increased heart rate, Dogs are at risk to heatstroke during the summer days of excessive panting, increased salivation, extremely hot weather. (Photo courtesy of Dog Heirs) bright read tongue, dizziness, diarrhea,
depression, and more. There are several ways to tell if your dog may be suffering from heatstroke, but what are the best and simplest ways to prevent it from happening? A couple local veterinarians spoke to the Westfield News and were able to provide the best options possible. “We always tell them (pet owners) to exercise (their dog(s) in the morning or evening,” said Dr. Hazel Holman of Blandford Animal Hospital. As Holman certainly doesn’t recom-
mend that dogs exercise in the afternoon during extreme heat, an unfortunate incident occurred on Thursday night where a dog passed away at Blandford Animal Hospital, due to heat exhaustion from exercising too much outside. If people do put their dog outside for any period of time in the hot weather, keeping the dog hydrated is crucial. “Be sure there’s a cool, shady spot they can rest in with plenty of cool fresh See Heatstroke, Page 3
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St John’s awards scholarships Each year St John’s awards scholarships to deserving students who distinguished themselves in the life of the church. This year nine students received scholarships. Pictured left to righ to are Congregational President Bill Schneeloch, Pastor David Riley, Moses Greenspan, Gavi Greenspan, Craig Lacy, Jacob Recoulle, Michael Sienkiewicz, Alexandra Klinkowski, Emily Sienkiewicz, and Shannon Riley. Not pictured: Jennifer Godaire. (Photo by Don Wielgus)
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Marijuana business offers weed for weeds on cleanup day GARDINER, Maine (AP) — A medical marijuana businessman in Maine is offering weed for weeds in a program to encourage Gardiner residents to clean up their city. WCSH-TV reports (http://on.wcsh6. com/2eEAtNL ) that Dennis Meehan, owner of Summit Medical Marijuana, offered residents who collected trash Saturday free marijuana. The businessman says anyone who was over 21 was offered free marijuana if they presented a bag of trash that was collected in town. Meehan’s company advertised the cleanup effort on Facebook, and he says he hopes to expand what he calls “the day of service” program to the entire state. Mehan says the program is about bringing awareness to the “life-changing” nature of cannabis as well. Gifting marijuana is legal in Maine. Meehan says he got the idea for the swap from a Colorado town’s similar program.
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, July 24, the 205th day of 2017. There are 160 days left in the year.
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In 1783, Latin American revolutionary Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1862, Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, and the first to have been born a U.S. citizen, died at age 79 in Kinderhook, New York, the town where he was born in 1782. In 1866, Tennessee became the first state to be readmitted to the Union after the Civil War. In 1915, the SS Eastland, a passenger ship carrying more than 2,500 people, rolled onto its side while docked at the Clark Street Bridge on the Chicago River; an estimated 844 people died in the disaster. In 1937, the state of Alabama dropped charges against four of the nine young black men accused of raping two white women in the “Scottsboro Case.” In 1952, President Harry S. Truman announced a settlement in a 53-day steel strike. The Gary Cooper western “High Noon” had its U.S. premiere in New York. In 1959, during a visit to Moscow, Vice President Richard Nixon engaged in his famous “Kitchen Debate” with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev. In 1967, French President Charles de Gaulle stirred controversy during a visit to Montreal, Canada, when he declared, “Vive le Quebec libre!” (Long live free Quebec!) In 1974, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that
President Richard Nixon had to turn over subpoenaed White House tape recordings to the Watergate special prosecutor. In 1987, Hulda Crooks, a 91-year-old mountaineer from California, became the oldest woman to conquer Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest peak. In 1998, a gunman burst into the U.S. Capitol, killing two police officers before being shot and captured. (The shooter, Russell Eugene Weston Jr., is being held in a federal mental facility.) In 2002, nine coal miners became trapped in a flooded tunnel of the Quecreek (KYOO’-kreek) Mine in western Pennsylvania; the story ended happily 77 hours later with the rescue of all nine.
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President George W. Bush, speaking at Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina, sought to justify the Iraq war by citing intelligence reports he said showed a link between al-Qaida’s operation in Iraq and the terror group that attacked the United States on September 11, 2001. A grand jury in New Orleans refused to indict Dr. Anna Pou (poh), who was accused of murdering four seriously ill hospital patients with drug injections during the desperate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, sentenced to life in prison in Libya for allegedly infecting children with HIV, were released after 8½ years behind bars. The U.S. minimum wage rose 70 cents to $5.85 an hour, the first increase in a decade.
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In his first foreign policy speech since emerging as the likely Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney called for an independent investigation into claims the White House had leaked national security information for President Barack Obama’s political gain; the White House
replied that the president “has made abundantly clear that he has no tolerance for leaks.” Actor Chad Everett died in Los Angeles at age 75. Actor Sherman Hemsley died in El Paso, Texas, at age 74.
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Thousands of demonstrators took to Philadelphia’s sweltering streets, cheering, chanting and beating drums in the first major protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. British rider Chris Froome celebrated his third Tour de France title in four years. Hollywood “ghost singer” Marni Nixon, 86, died in New York.
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Actor John Aniston is 84. Political cartoonist Pat Oliphant is 82. Comedian Ruth Buzzi is 81. Actor Mark Goddard is 81. Actor Dan Hedaya is 77. Actor Chris Sarandon is 75. Comedian Gallagher is 71. Actor Robert Hays is 70. Former Republican national chairman Marc Racicot (RAWS’koh) is 69. Actor Michael Richards is 68. Actress Lynda Carter is 66. Movie director Gus Van Sant is 65. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is 64. Country singer Pam Tillis is 60. Actor Paul Ben-Victor is 55. Basketball Hall of Famer Karl Malone is 54. Retired MLB All-Star Barry Bonds is 53. Actor Kadeem Hardison is 52. Actress-singer Kristin Chenoweth is 49. Actress Laura Leighton is 49. Actor John P. Navin Jr. is 49. Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez is 48. Basketball player-turned-actor Rick Fox is 48. Actress Jamie Denbo (TV: “Orange is the New Black”) is 44. Actor Eric Szmanda is 42. Actress Rose Byrne is 38. Country singer Jerrod Niemann is 38. Actress Summer Glau is 36. Actress Elisabeth Moss is 35. Actress Anna Paquin is 35. Actress Megan Park is 31. Actress Mara Wilson is 30. Rock singer Jay McGuiness (The Wanted) is 27. Actress Emily Bett Rickards is 26. TV personality Bindi Irwin is 19.
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Governor, that override has to pass through the House of Representatives and then do the same in the Senate. According to Humason, it was the second time that he had filed for a few of these items. One of those examples is the $50,000 for the support of the Westfield International Air Show that is scheduled for August 12-13. With the amount of traffic flow that pours into Westfield for that weekend in August, Humason saw an opportunity to turn that $50,000 of funds into a successful amount of revenue for the city. It is not official, but Humason is thinking about overriding this particular item. “I know how many people that the 2017 International Air Show is going to bring to our city,” said Humason. “I thought that was a smart use of tax payer’s dollars, to spend some money to make some money.” In Southwick, Karl Stinehart, the town’s Chief Administrative Officer, wished that the $50,000 for the safety upgrades to Southwick Public Schools could have been approved by Baker, but is hopeful for there to be improvement in the future. “It’s unfortunate that was unable to materialize,” said Stinehart. “We know that our legislative delegation will try to bring it up again.” Stinehart noted that the school district will be continuing to work with Southwick Police on any additional ideas for safety upgrades. To see the full list of vetoes from Governor Baker, go to the Mass.gov website and search for Administration and Finance.
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Shuer said, and may be held onto “because of the disassociated distress of letting them go.” In addition, these actions and items must also be impacting the person’s life, he said, whether it’s health, safety, their job or relationships. “Looking at those factors, those are the primary criteria for diagnosis,” he said. However, diagnosis must come through a licensed clinician, Shuer said, and this is important when discussing the fatal fire on Park Street last month. The deaths were partially associated with the amount of items in the home, which was called a “hoarding situation” by some officials. “Nobody in that home was diagnosed with hoarding disorder,” he said. “The people involved weren’t diagnosed with hoarding disorder, but Joe Rouse, there was clutter.” Westfield director For treatment, Shuer said that the most effective option is cognitive- of public health behavioral therapy. He said that this could be through a clinician, or through a program that he helped co-develop called Buried Treasures Workshop, which he said is available through Mutual Support Counseling. “People with this experience can run these groups and have similar outcomes to clinicians,” Shuer claimed of the latter option. “I co-developed the facilitator guide with one of the co-creators.” Of course, in order to gain treatment there must be an acknowledgement of a problem, as well as overcoming social stigmas of mental health disorders and wanting to receive help. Also, according to Joe Rouse, public health director for Westfield, hoarding disorder may come with an additional stigma that may preclude people from seeking help. “Sometimes people use the word hoarding and people think it is disgusting and it’s not.” Rouse said. “Some people will just collect items.” Rouse said that while there are cases where the action of hoarding may include unsanitary items like trash, certain recyclables, food or animals, this is not generally the case. “Most of the hoarding we see is not the sanitary stuff, just an accumulation of a lot of material,” he said. There are times when these issues of accumulation may come to the city’s attention, but many do not. “They tend to fly under the radar,” he said. “In any given year in the 20 years I’ve been here, we are generally dealing with one or two cases a year.” Rouse said that those who may suffer from hoarding disorder or some other accumulation problem may not seek assistance due to the potential code enforcement issues that could come from the city, which may be the reason behind the lack of acknowledged cases. “It’s really hard because people don’t necessarily want to get the code enforcement agencies involved,” he said. However, according to Rouse, if there is an issue with accumulation he wants people to know that the city’s health department is not trying to penalize anyone. Instead, they are looking to maintain the safety of the residents, including those who may have a hoarding disorder. “My pledge right now is to say, if you have family members or neighbor and you think they need assistance, we don’t have to go in and enforce the sanitary code right away if we can enforce compliance,” Rouse said. “Our primary goal is to connect people with the resources to get everything under control.” For more information, Rouse said that you can call the city’s health department at (413)572-6210. Also, you can go to http://mutual-support.com/contact for more information on Mutual Support Counseling.
Zoo Story Tape, The Zoo Story opened in Berlin in 1959, and was mounted Off-Broadway the following year, before Albee wrote his most famous work, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Albee revised The Zoo Story and gave it a first act, and the new play, now titled Peter and Jerry, had its world premiere at Hartford Stage in 2004; it had an off-Broadway run with Bull Pullman starring, and other regional theatre productions, before the current version At Home at the Zoo (Zoo story)
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she has felt immense joy from the camaraderie One of the highlights at the end of the fair is at she shares with like-minded individuals who care 6 p.m. on Aug. 20 when items left in the exhibit about agriculture. halls are auctioned off. From baked goods, vege“It has never really been about winning,” said table displays, flower bouquets and hay bales, Phelon. “We have had the opportunity to travel, there is something for everyone to bid on and all meet people all over the country, and compete all proceeds benefit the fair. at the same time.” “The word has grown over the past three years The Westfield Fair was founded as the Young about the auction,” said Phelon. People’s Agricultural Association in 1927, and Other highlights include the Craft Barn with was later renamed the 4-H and Agricultural approximately 100 vendors, a petting zoo by Pine Society, until 1953 when it was incorporated as Hill Farm of Southampton, and specialty food the Westfield Fair. Today, the fair features agriculbooths including members of the Wyben comtural and livestock exhibits, amusement rides, munity selling fresh-baked goods and corn on the games, a bike giveaway, entertainment, food fare cob. Also, the Westfield Fair Association will be and much more. conducting raffles including the Fair Raffle with For Phelon, “showmanship” has always been donated items, a bike raffle on Saturday with one her competitive point at the Westfield Fair. girl’s bike and one boy’s bike raffled (recipient “That class you are judged on your appearance, Rauri Phelon is seen in last must be present at drawing), and a 50/50 Raffle how you present your animal and your knowl- year’s competition with “Cutie each day at the fair (recipients do not have to be edge, that was always a good friendly competi- Pie.” (Submitted photo). present at drawing). tion,” she said. “We have never really stood at the “We typically have between 2,000 and 3,000 top of the class; it is something we work towards attendees to the fair each day,” said Phelon. “It’s a hopefully someday. For confirmation classes we great way for the family to spend the day and to have held our own over the years and have slowly been working support agriculture in our town.” our way closer to the top.” Johnson concurred. Phelon said she has also relished the opportunities she had lend“We try to reach all age groups with our events and exhibits,” ing a hand in the fair kitchen as a youth, as well as exhibiting her said Johnson. “From good food to truck pulls, it is a fun way to garden vegetables and crafts over the years. This year, as she co- spend a day with your family and support local agriculture.” leads a 4-H group of 19 young people, she will once again be busy Admission tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors, and children in the barns since most of the 4-H members are participating in under 12 are admitted free with a paid adult admission. There is exhibits and competitions. also a $2 parking charge. Phelon, her siblings and extended family members, are among *** several families and many volunteers who have invested their time At press time, the Westfield Fair’s schedule (subject to change and talents over the years to ensure the fair remains a mainstay in due to inclement weather) follows: the city. Planning starts in earnest in October for the following AUGUST 18: year’s fair. 5 PM: Grounds open as well as the midway, exhibits, craft barn, “My dad, James Phelon, started participating in the fair in his teens,” said Phelon, noting he was a volunteer for more than 30 petting zoo and farm museum. 6 PM: Official opening ceremony with veteran’s flag ceremony. years and served as president of the Westfield Fair Association for Also, dining hall opens with “tacos in a bag.” Also starting at 6 p.m., 10 years. “Magical Moments” balloon sculptures and truck pulls. James Phelon was best known for showing Milking Shorthorns 7 PM: Feel Good Drift on the main stage. and working the front gate of the fair. He passed in 1999 but his memory lives on through a Westfield Fair Dairy Cattle Scholarship AUGUST 19: 8 AM: Grounds open; antique tractor pulls start. which is given each year to dairy exhibitors who have participated 9 AM: Opening of exhibits and petting zoo, Junior Dairy Show, at the Westfield Fair for two of the last five years. Proceeds for the scholarship are raised from a golf tournament to ensure his legacy and the annual Miss Westfield Pageant on the main stage. 10 AM: Opening of craft barn and farm museum, oxen show. of helping youth in agriculture continues. The deadline to apply for 11 AM: Opening of rides and games, Junior Sheep Show, ox one of two scholarships is Aug. 1 with details at www.thewestfield- draw, and dining hall opens with “pulled pork, cole slaw and beans” fair.com. or “shepherd’s pie.” Now in her sixth year as president of the Westfield Fair, Mary 11:30 AM: Junior Beef Show. Johnson also has a family history of growing up at the Westfield Noon: Presentation of dairy scholarships on the main stage; Fair. Cosby Gibson & Tom Staudle performing on the small stage. 1 PM: Kid’s Pedal Tractor Pull followed by games for children “Growing up on a farm in Westfield meant exhibiting at local at the activity center. fairs all summer including the Westfield Fair,” said Johnson, noting 3 PM: “Magical Moments” balloon sculptures. her parents were active members of the Westfield Fair Association. 3:30 PM: Party of Two on the main stage. “My sisters and brothers all exhibited since we were members of 4 PM: Kid’s bike raffle on the main stage and the Junior Dairy 4-H.” Costume Class. Johnson said when her time comes to step down as president, 5 PM: Demolition Derby by Skyfire Productions. she is confident that the next generation is ready to take her place. 7 PM: Stefanie Jasmine performing on the main stage. “Our age group inherited the Westfield Fair from our parents and it’s nice to see that younger people are involved,” said Johnson. AUGUST 20: 8 AM: Grounds open. “It’s a nice feeling.” 9 AM: Opening of exhibits, petting zoo, and Adult Dairy Show. Visitors to the fair can expect the traditional truck pulls, oxen and 10 AM: Opening of craft barn and farm museum, Adult Sheep horse draws, demolition derby and mud bogs, and so much more Show, Goat Show. – including entertainment on the main stage. 11 AM: Opening of rides and games, Resurrection Airmen Musicians scheduled to perform include Feel Good Drift on Country Band on the main stage, Horse Draw, Mud Bog by Skyfire Aug. 18, Stefanie Jasmine on Aug. 19, and Jim Blanch & the Boot Productions (modifieds, trucks, ATV’s, side by sides). Hills Band on Aug. 20. Noon: Adult Beef Judging, Whip City BMX racing, “Magical Also on the main stage on Aug. 19 at 9 a.m. is the annual Miss Moments” balloon sculptures. Westfield Pageant, led by Kimberlee Starsiak, owner of the All1 PM: Dining hall opens – a turkey dinner is featured. 2:30 PM: Jim Blanch & The Boot Hills Band performs on the Stars Dance Center. The pageant is an opportunity for girls of any age to showcase their talents, poise and be an ambassador to their main stage. 6 PM: Westfield Fair Annual Auction. community. For more details, contact Starsiak at (413) 572-1122.
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satisfied Albee. The version performed at BTG is the only version licensed by Albee’s estate, who gets approval over the producing theatre, director, cast, and design elements. The Albee estate will not be disappointed in any aspect of Berkshire Theatre Group’s production. Randall Parsons’ beautiful set juxtaposes a smartly-decorated New York apartment with a Central Park bench. David Murin’s costumes are perfection, including a chic set of lounge pajamas for Ann, the character played by Tara Franklin. Solomon Weisbard’s lighting is superb as well. Eric Hill’s direction is so true to Albee’s intent, balancing the humor with the shock value, and giving meaning to every pause. It’s brilliant. The new first act gives Peter, a publisher of textbooks, a backstory. Peter, played by David Adkins, is successfully married to Ann, played by Tara Franklin. It’s a relationship that’s become routine–polite, caring, but without any spontaneity, until some spontaneous combustion turns their relationship, through twists and turns, into something new. Albee’s lines are rich in humor, but beneath the laughs are serious doings. In the second act, the original Zoo Story, we meet Jerry, played by Joey Collins, who interacts with Peter on a park bench. Their encounter, also moved along by Albee’s humor, takes a darker Joey Collins and David Adkins in Edward Albee’s At Home edge, and the shocking end of the play takes the breath away. at the Zoo (Zoo story). (Photo by Emma Rotherberg-Ware) David Adkins as Peter, handles the role with style. Peter
doesn’t act, but reacts, and Adkins’ timing and reactions are solid. Tara Franklin and Joey Collins have the dramatic fireworks, she as a mannered housewife, seething beneath the surface; he as a quirky drifter who weaves stories. Franklin and Collins offer some of the best performances I’ve seen this year. The company is top of the line throughout.. For the serious theatregoer, At Home at the Zoo (Zoo story) will enthrall. Superlative writing, solid direction, superb acting, and a great creative team showcase the best that Berkshire Theatre Group has to offer. —– The Berkshire Theatre Group presents At Home at the Zoo (Zoo story). by Edward Albee. Directed by Eric Hill. Scenic design by Randall Parsons. Costume design by David Murin.. Lighting design by Solomon Weisbard. Sound design by J Hagenbuckle. Cast: David Adkins, Joey Collins, Tara Franklin.. Through Auhust 26. The Berkshire Theatre Group’s Unicorn Theatre., Stockbridge, MA. For tickets: 413-997-4444 or www. berkshiretheatregroup.org. —– Mark G. Auerbach studied theatre at American University and the Yale School of Drama. He’s worked for arts organizations and reported on theatre for newspapers and radio. Mark produces and hosts ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB Radio.
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Democrats attempt rebranding with populist new agenda WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders believe they lost to President Donald Trump partly because voters don't know what the party stands for. So they're trying to rebrand themselves with a new slogan and a populist new agenda as they look ahead to the 2018 midterms. It's called "A Better Deal" and House and Senate Democratic leaders are rolling it out Monday afternoon in Berryville, Virginia. They're intentionally traveling outside the Beltway, and into the district of one of the GOP House members they hope to defeat next year, NANCY PELOSI Barbara Comstock. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, along with other top House and Senate Democrats, are making the presentation after months of internal debate and analysis of polling and focus groups. Democrats think of themselves as the party of working people and were surprised when Trump was able to steal workingclass voters from them. They subsequently figured out that voters don't know what the party stands for, and the new effort is aimed at changing that. Schumer acknowledged on Sunday that Democrats were partially to blame for the American people not knowing what the party stands for. "When you lose an election with someone who has, say, 40 percent popularity, you look in the mirror and say what did we do wrong? And the number one thing that we did wrong is we didn't have -- we didn't tell people what we stood for," Schumer said on ABC's "This Week." The full title of the agenda is "A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better Wages, Better Future." (After an earlier and incomplete version leaked on Thursday, Twitter users mocked the similarity to the slogan for Papa John's pizza, "Better Ingredients, Better Pizza.") "The Democratic Party's mission is to help build an America in which working people know that somebody has their back," say documents accompanying the roll-out. There are three overarching goals: raising wages, lowering costs for families, and giving working Americans better skills for the 21st century economy. Detailed planks will be rolled out over time. On Monday, three are being unveiled: —Lowering prescription drug prices. Suggestions include a new agency that could investigate drug manufacturer price hikes, and they would allow Medicare to negotiate directly for the best drug prices. —Cracking down on corporate monopolies. Democrats would enact new standards to limit large mergers, and create a new consumer competition advocate. —Creating millions more jobs. The agenda includes proposals for expanding apprenticeships and providing a tax credit to employers to train and hire new workers. Democrats hope to make gains in next year's midterm elections, and perhaps even flip the 24 GOP-held seats necessary to regain the majority in the House. Yet they are mostly playing defense in the Senate where 10 Democrats are trying to retain seats in states won by Trump, including Republican strongholds like West Virginia, Missouri and North Dakota. Party strategists say that for most Senate candidates, in particular, a national party message has little value and instead each candidate must fight on their own terms and issues.
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Trump expected to support Russia sanctions package By RICHARD LARDNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has indicated that President Donald Trump would sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure that requires him to get Congress' permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Moscow. The House was scheduled to consider the sanctions package as early as Tuesday, and the bill could be sent to Trump before Congress breaks for the August recess. The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for meddling in the presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the newly appointed White House press secretary, said Sunday that the administration is supportive of being tough on Russia and "particularly putting these sanctions in place." "We support where the legislation is now, and will continue to work with the House and Senate to put those tough sanctions in place on Russia until the situation in Ukraine is fully resolved," Sanders said on ABC's "This Week." Congressional Republicans and Democrats announced Saturday that they'd settled lingering issues with the bill, which also includes stiff economic penalties against Iran and North Korea. The sanctions targeting Russia, however, have drawn the most attention due to Trump's persistent push for warmer relations with President Vladimir Putin and ongoing investigations into Russia's interference in the 2016 campaign. "North Korea, Iran and Russia have in different ways all threatened their neighbors and actively sought to undermine American interests," according to a joint statement by California Republicans Kevin McCarthy, the House majority leader, and Ed Royce of California, the Foreign Affairs Committee chairman. The bill the House will vote on, they said, "will now exclusively focus on these nations and hold them accountable for their dangerous actions." The White House had objected to a key section of the bill that would have mandated a congressional review if Trump attempted to terminate the sanctions against Moscow. Top administration officials said the provisions infringed on the president's executive authority and tied his hands as he explores avenues of cooperation between the two former Cold War foes. But Sanders said the White House was able to work with the House and Senate to "make those changes that were necessary." She didn't specify what those changes were, however. The congressional review section wasn't altered substantially and Democrats were satisfied with the results. Lawmakers included the review because of wariness in both parties over Trump's affinity for Putin. Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, the top ranking Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, said Trump has been unwilling to respond seri-
ously to Russia's belligerence, "leaving Congress with the urgent responsibility to hold Vladimir Putin accountable." McCarthy had pushed to add the North Korea sanctions to the package. The House had overwhelmingly passed legislation in May to hit Pyongyang with additional economic penalties, but the Senate had yet to take up the bill. The Senate last month passed sanctions legislation that targeted only Russia and Iran. Congressional aides said Senate Republicans may resist adding the North Korea penalties, but it remained unclear whether those concerns would derail the legislation. The aides were not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. Although the legislation has widespread support, the bill stalled after clearing the Senate more than five weeks ago due to constitutional questions and bickering over technical details. The House and Senate negotiators addressed concerns voiced by American oil and natural gas companies that sanctions specific to Russia's energy sector could backfire on them to Moscow's benefit. The bill raises the threshold for when U.S. firms would be prohibited from being part of energy projects that also included Russian businesses. McCarthy and Royce said other revisions resolved concerns that the sanctions could have unintentionally complicated the ability of America's European allies to maintain access to energy resources outside of Russia. The congressional review requirement in the sanctions bill is styled after 2015 legislation pushed by Republicans and approved in the Senate that gave Congress a vote on whether President Barack Obama could lift sanctions against Iran. That measure reflected Republican complaints that Obama had overstepped the power of the presidency and needed to be checked by Congress. According to the bill, Trump is required to send Congress a report explaining why he wants to suspend or terminate a particular set of sanctions. Lawmakers would then have 30 days to decide whether to allow the move or reject it. The North Korea sanctions bill included in the package cleared the House by a 419-1 vote, and House Republicans became frustrated the Senate didn't move quickly on the measure given the vast bipartisan support it received. The measure bars ships owned by North Korea or by countries that refuse to comply with U.N. resolutions against Pyongyang from operating in American waters or docking at U.S. ports. Goods produced by North Korea's forced labor would be prohibited from entering the United States. The sanctions package imposes mandatory penalties on people involved in Iran's ballistic missile program and anyone who does business with them. The measure would apply terrorism sanctions to the country's Revolutionary Guards and enforce an arms embargo.
A vacant White House job: first pet By CATHERINE LUCEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Politically ambitious pups and kittens: Put your resumes aside. The job of first pet — an enviable White House gig with luxurious live-in privileges, after-hours access to the president and guaranteed positive press coverage — is not currently available. That’s because President Donald Trump is not looking for a fluffy sidekick at the moment. Asked about plans for a four-legged addition to the White House, Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for Melania Trump, said in a statement: “The first family is still getting settled so there are no plans at this time.” If Trump stays pet-free, he will be breaking with a long held tradition of presidential pet ownership. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s had his beloved terrier Fala. President George H.W. Bush’s English springer spaniel Millie was featured on “The Simpsons.” When President Barack Obama’s family acquired their Portuguese water dog Bo, it was big news. “In the modern-day presidency, almost
all of them have had a pet,” said Jennifer Pickens, a White House social expert who wrote “Pets at the White House.” Still, she noted, “all didn’t necessarily have them at the beginning of the administration.” Power and pets have long gone hand in hand. “For some reason people in power, they end up suffocating different opinions and dominating their staff, but they in some ways long for someone who will speak up to them, and a pet will,” said Doug Wead, a former George H.W. Bush administration staffer who wrote books on presidential children and the 2016 campaign. Wead noted that political pets can sometimes be used for, well, politics. He recalled an event after Millie had puppies that was “carefully choreographed so guests could see all these little puppies.” “It was calculated like a state dinner,” he said. While there have been notable pets in the White House for generations, Millie was the first modern White House dog, said Pickens. She added that Barbara Bush was the first one to “use the pet as a tool to reach out.”
The former first lady wrote “Millie’s Book: As Dictated to Barbara Bush,” which reached the number one spot on the New York Times nonfiction best seller list in the fall of 1990. The newspaper’s description: “The memoirs of the English springer spaniel who lives in the White House.” Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1998 followed Bush’s lead, with a children’s book about family dog Buddy and cat Socks. “Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids’ Letters to the First Pets” featured photographs of the pets, details on their habits and more than 50 letters from children to the pets. During President George W. Bush’s administration, when the White House was closed for tours after 9/11, the administration tried to connect with the public through videos. Among them was the “Barney Cam” series of short videos featuring the Scottish terrier having adventures in the West Wing, with cameos from the first family and White House staff. When he declared victory in the 2008 presidential race, Barack Obama told his daughters: “You have earned the new See First Pet, Page 5
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Susan L. Phillips WESTFIELD – Susan L. (Zebrowski ) Phillips 64 of Westfield beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother, and Aunt passed away with a sudden Illness at Baystate Medical Center on July 20,2017. She was born in Holyoke, MA daughter of the late Leo and Marjorie Zebrowski. Enjoying her retirement, she leaves her loving companion Richard Champion, III, three daughters, Patricia M. Shibles of Springfield, Stephanie L. Kulik and her husband Jim Kulik of West Springfield, and Melissa A. Hale and her husband Michael Hale of Westfield. She was loved and cherished by her brother Leo F. Zebrowski Jr. of Pembroke, NH, three sisters Lori Stone and her husband Anthony Stone of Westfield, Sherry Robare and her husband Jack Robare of Springfield and Jill Sampsel of Westfield. She loved New York Yankees and social activities. She was longtime member of the former Eagles Fraternal Club. Survived by 14 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild and several nieces, nephews and other family and friends. Visiting hours will be on Wednesday from 4-6 pm with a final prayer at 6pm Firtion-Adams FS, 76 Broad Street Westfield, MA 01085 with a private burial. Celebration of life get together to follow at after the Services at the VFW 151 Point Grove Road in Southwick, MA 01077. www.firtionadams.com
Marcial O. Gonzalez WESTFIELD – Marcial Otero Gonzalez, 81 (1936-2017) of Westfield MA, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on July 23, 2017. He was born in Monte Giano Cayey, Puerto Rico. He came to the US in 1955 and worked at HB Smith for many years. He enjoyed singing, the Boston Red Sox, and was actively involved in the community. He was predeceased by his devoted wife Ines M. Otero in 2007 and son Diego Otero in 1993. Marcial leaves behind his loving children Maria Otero, Inez Otero, Marcial “Milky” Otero, Jr., Felix Otero, Jose “Joey” Otero, Aida Otero, Orlando Otero, Thomas Otero and Luis Otero. He also leaves behind 14 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Marcial’s funeral will be held on Wednesday at 10:30AM, meeting directly at St. Mary’s Church, Bartlett St. Westfield, followed by burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Southampton Rd. Westfield. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday from 4-8 PM in the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield, MA 01085. Donations may be directed to the Westfield Spanish American Association, P.O. Box 2386, Westfield, MA 01086. www.firtionadams.com
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puppy that’s coming with us to the White House.” Several months later, Bo joined the family, a gift from the late Sen. Ted Kennedy. Bo quickly became a household name, appearing on morning television shows and in videos promoting the White House Easter egg roll. Some notable pets belonged to first kids, including Amy Carter’s Siamese cat Misty Malarky Ying Yang and Caroline Kennedy’s pony Macaroni. The Kennedy family had a veritable menagerie of pets, complete with dogs, cats, birds, hamsters and a rabbit named Zsa Zsa. Going back in White House history, some presidential pet stories get more outlandish. According to the Presidential Pet Museum website, President Martin Van Buren was given a pair of tiger cubs that he donated to a zoo and President John Quincy Adams was presented an alligator. While Trump has not embraced presidential pet ownership, Vice President Mike Pence has picked up the slack. The Pences have a bunny, Marlon Bundo, and a cat named Pickles. Another cat named Oreo recently died. And they just added two more pets to the household — puppy Harley and cat Hazel. They also installed a beehive. Pickens said she doesn’t know that it matters if Trump gets a dog, but she said they are “effective tools to connect with the American people and I think pets help humanize the presidency.” Of course, while pet ownership can provide personal and political perks, it can also go wrong. Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney was dogged by criticism for admitting that during a 1983 family vacation, he strapped his Irish setter — in a pet carrier — to the roof of his car for a 12-hour drive from Boston to Canada.
Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Saturday, July 15, 2017 3:18 p.m.: Accident, North Elm Street. Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident involving a 2017 Honda Accord and a 2000 Buick Century. No injuries were reported but two tow trucks were requested. Sunday, July 16, 2017 8:44 a.m.: Vandalism, East Main Street. Police received a report of a door at an establishment that had graffiti on it. Police reported that the suspect may be known to the person at the establishment. 8:46 a.m.: Vandalism motor vehicle, Falley Drive. Police received a report of a vehicle that was reportedly vandalized by having the windshield smashed and the vehicle keyed. Police reported that the suspect may be known to the victim. 9:54 a.m.: Shoplifting and arrest, Ocean State Job Lot, East Main Street. Police received a report from the loss prevention office that an alleged shoplifter was in custody. Police reported that they were accused of stealing about $100 worth of product. Police arrested Guillermina Vega, 45, of Westfield, and charged her with shoplifting by asportation, third offense. 10:23 a.m.: Larceny and arrest, Big Y, East Silver Street. Police received a report from the loss prevention office that eight cases of an energy drink were allegedly stolen from the store. The suspects had reportedly fled the scene in a vehicle that police were given a description and license plate of. Police found the vehicle at the registered owner’s home. Police arrested Thad J. Stoelb, 38, of Westfield, and charged him with larceny over $250. 1:44 p.m.: Abandoned E911 call and arrest, Summer Street. Police received a 911 call at a location on Summer Street and the caller requested that no police arrive. According to the police log, “some type of disagreement ” appeared to be happening in the background of the call. Police reported that they arrived and later arrested Victor L. Ramos, 46, of Westfield, on three warrants.
Brockton woman charged in death of body found in closet BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — A Brockton woman charged in connection with the discovery of her boyfriend’s dead body in a closet is headed to court. Kathryn Podgurski is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on a charge of accessory after the fact of murder in the death of 44-year-old Joseph Shaw. The Plymouth district attorney says Shaw’s body was found in his apartment Friday night after authorities got a call from a nearby motel. It’s not clear if the 33-year-old Podgurski made the call. Shaw had been stabbed and had been dead a significant period of time. His family had reported his missing earlier last week. The death was Brockton’s sixth homicide of the year. It could not immediately be determined if Podgurski had a lawyer.
10-year-old girl struck, killed on highway UPTON, Mass. (AP) — A 10-year-old girl has been struck and killed by a vehicle after getting out of a car that had pulled over on the Massachusetts Turnpike. Massachusetts State Police say the New Carrollton, Maryland girl was in a car that had pulled into the left breakdown lane of the highway in Upton at about 6 p.m. Sunday. The car had stopped to help the driver of another vehicle with a flat tire. The girl was struck when a Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a New Hampshire man swerved into the breakdown lane where she was standing to avoid the slowing traffic in front of it. The girl was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. No names were released and the accident remains under investigation.
Officers shoot man armed with pellet gun SPENCER, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts police responding to a domestic violence report have shot and killed a man wielding what turned out to be a pellet gun. Spencer police said on their official Facebook page that officers tried to stop a car driven by a man thought to have been involved in a domestic violence situation around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Police say after a brief pursuit, the driver pulled into a driveway, exited the car and pointed the pistol at the officer. Thinking the man was armed with a handgun, an officer fired a single shot and hit the man. The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. His name was not made public.
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RUSSELL – Virginia C. Murphy, 80, (1936-2017) passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born in Westfield to the late Frank and Mary (Marek) Sienkiewicz. Virginia worked as a food service worker at Gateway Regional for over 12 years, she was an avid Red Sox fan, enjoyed cruises, vacations, gardening and keeping an eye on the neighborhood. She spent many years at the Russell Fire Department with her husband, John. Sadly Virginia was predeceased by her husband John E. Murphy in 1999, her daughter Patricia Murphy in 1977, a son Michael G. Murphy just two weeks ago and a sister Barbara Curran just three weeks ago. She is survived by her loving sons, William J. Murphy of Russell, Robert A. Murphy and his wife Linda of Utah and Kevin Murphy and his wife Kate of Russell, her siblings, two brothers, William Sienkiewicz and his wife Chris and Ronald Sienkiewicz and his wife Carol and her sister Janet Kondrat, all of Westfield, her cherished eight grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Virginia’s funeral will be held on Wednesday, July 26th at 11AM in the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield, followed by burial in Russell Cemetery, Russell. Visiting hours will precede the service from 9:30-11AM in the funeral home. Donations in Virginia’s name, in lieu of flowers, may be directed to the American Lung Association of Western Massachusetts, 393 Maple St., Suite 3, Springfield, MA 01105. www.firtionadams.com
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KKR's Internet Brands buying WebMD for $2.8B NEW YORK (AP) — KKR is buying health information website WebMD in a deal valued at about $2.8 billion. WebMD Health Corp. announced in February that it was looking at its strategic options, including a possible sale. KKR's Internet Brands, an online media and software services provider and subsidiary of KKR, will pay $66.50 per WebMD share. That's an approximately 20 percent premium to the New York company's Friday closing price of $55.19. WebMD's board has approved the transaction, which is targeted to close in the fourth quarter. WebMD's stock jumped more than 17 percent in premarket Monday trading.
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By JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Homebuyers faced surging prices and a shrinking number of properties for sale in June — causing the pace of sales to fall. Sales of existing homes slipped 1.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.52 million, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. The decline speaks to a troubling cycle for a U.S. housing market hampered by a worsening shortage of properties to buy. Despite solid demand in a relatively healthy economy for houses, sales listings have been steadily declining for more than two years. The resulting shortage has caused prices to consistently rise faster than wage gains, making it harder for more Americans to build up their net worth by becoming homeowners. Sales levels have improved a mere 0.7 percent over the past 12 months. The modest gains come despite solid levels of hiring that have pushed the unemployment rate to a healthy 4.4 percent, a level that in the past would have helped to fuel further sales growth. But many would-be homebuyers are unable to find properties to purchase. The number of sales listings has been falling on an annual basis for the past 25 months. There were 1.96 million homes for sale in June, a 7.1 decline from a year ago. That shortage has caused prices to climb at more than double the pace of average hourly earnings. The median sales price has climbed 6.5 percent over the past year to $263,800. Homes sold in June at a median of just 28 days, down from 34 days last year. Sales declined last month in the Northeast, South and West but increased in the Midwest.
Russia calls for tighter compliance with oil output cuts MOSCOW (AP) — Major oil producers need to show greater discipline in sticking to output cuts aimed at raising the price of crude, Russia's energy minister said Monday. OPEC and several non-OPEC states like Russia decided last year to rein in output, but prices have fallen below $50 a barrel in recent weeks amid concerns about higher production in the U.S., which was not part of the deal, and some countries' lack of discipline in enforcing the cuts. Following a meeting of OPEC and non-OPEC countries in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Monday, Alexander Novak said complained that "some countries are not yet fully implementing" the cuts. "Despite the high level of compliance with the agreement, we insist on all countries fulfilling their obligations 100 percent," he said, in comments reported by Russian state news agencies. Novak added that he would be open to tighter monitoring of output, and a possible extension of the cuts beyond their scheduled end in March 2018. The International Energy Agency has estimated that compliance with the OPEC output cut fell to 78 percent in June, from 95 percent the previous month. Beyond high U.S. output, oil prices have also been pressured by production increases in OPEC members Libya and Nigeria, which have exemptions from the cuts due to political instability.
Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs A South African girl born with the AIDS virus has kept her infection suppressed for more than eight years after stopping anti-HIV medicines — more evidence that early treatment can occasionally cause a long remission that, if it lasts, would be a form of cure. Her case was revealed Monday at an AIDS conference in Paris, where researchers also gave encouraging results from tests of shots every month or two instead of daily pills to treat HIV. "That's very promising" to help people stay on treatment, the U.S.'s top AIDS scientist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said of the prospects for long-acting drugs. Current treatments keep HIV under control but must be taken lifelong. Only one person is thought to be cured — the so-called Berlin patient, a man who had a bone marrow transplant in 2007 from a donor with natural resistance to HIV. But transplants are risky and impractical to try to cure the millions already infected. So some researchers have been aiming for the next best thing — longterm remission, when the immune system can control HIV without drugs even if signs of the virus remain. Aggressive treatment soon after infection might enable that in some cases, and the South African girl is the third child who achieved a long remission after that approach. She was in a study sponsored by the agency Fauci heads, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, that previously found that early versus delayed treatment helped babies survive. The girl, who researchers did not identify, started on HIV drugs when she was 2 months old and stopped 40 weeks later. Tests when she was 9 1/2 years old found signs of virus in a small number of immune system cells, but none capable of reproducing. The girl does not have a gene mutation that gives natural resistance to HIV infection, Fauci said, so her remission seems likely due to the early treatment. The previous cases: —A French teen who was born with HIV and is now around 20 has had her infection under control
despite no HIV medicines since she was roughly 6 years old. —A Mississippi baby born with HIV in 2010 suppressed her infection for 27 months after stopping treatment before it reappeared in her blood. She was able to get the virus under control again after treatment resumed. At least a dozen adults also have had remissions lasting for years after stopping HIV medicines. A study underway now is testing whether treating HIV-infected newborns within two days of birth can control the virus later after treatment stops. It started in 2014 in South America, Haiti, Africa and the United States, and some of the earliest participants might be able to try stopping treatment later this year. Treatment might get easier if two large studies underway now confirm results reported Monday from a study testing a long-acting combo of two HIV drugs — Janssen's rilpivirine and ViiV Healthcare's cabotegravir. Cabotegravir is experimental; rilpivirine is sold now as Edurant and used in combination with other drugs for treating certain types of HIV patients. After initial treatment to get their virus under control, about 300 study participants were given either daily combination therapy pills or a shot every four or eight weeks of the long-acting drug duo to maintain control. After nearly two years, 94 percent on eight-week shots, 87 percent on four-week shots and 84 percent on daily pills had their infections suppressed, with similar rates of side effects. "The results were good regardless of whether people came monthly or every two months for their treatment. This has important policy implications," said Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker, deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and a co-leader of the conference. The study was sponsored by the drugmakers. Results were published in the British medical journal Lancet.
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Southwick’s First Responders Appreciation Parade
Many fire departments were represented including Granville.
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The Barden Family gets a good view of Southwick’s fire trucks as they move by during Saturday’s parade.
Candy was distributed by many of the parade participants.
This young lady expressed the sentiment of many of the Al Giguere holds Al Jr. for a look at the parade in Southwick Saturday. parade onlookers.
Owen Quinn, 9 months, gets some hearing protection from dad Rich Quinn during Saturday’s First Responders Appreciation Parade in Southwick.
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Jordan Killen and Evan Creswell work on their truck’s engine while Angelica Sanchez supervises.
Attendees get a good view of the DOT track from the banks.
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Rick Johnson of the Wick 338 shows grandkids Ella, 6, and Tyler, 7, around the grounds.
A trip to the car wash may be needed after this truck’s run through the DOT bog.
Watching the competitors: Keith Lemon, Eric Cepek, Keith Lemon, Sr, and Chris Broderick.
Patti and Dustin Jordan enjoy the event along with kids Reese and Chase.
Dennis Pike from Southampton enjoys a burger at The Wick 338 Mudfest Saturday.
“White Girl Wasted” works to get across the mud bog.
Rob Jacobs of Westfield tries to get through the DOT course in “Buy Polar”, his Pro-Stock Jeep.
Huntington’s Kate and Jay Charbonneau enjoy the view from the bank along with Jack Ryan, Jeremiah Charbonneau, and Zachary Still.
Eric Cepek of Westfield takes his ‘53 Willy’s through the bog at Saturday’s Mudfest at The Wick 338 in Southwick.
Westfield News photographer Marc St.Onge gets a little too close to his work but gets the shot.
Chad Dubois’ “Whiskey Bent” gets ready to make a splash at Saturday’s Mudfest at The Wick 338 in Southwick.
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WOBURN vs. WESTFIELD 10U SOFTBALL STATE FINAL GAME 1
Rachel Bonfitto beats the throw into first for an infield hit. Marleigh Monroe strikes out the Woburn batter.
Ali LaPanne slides in for a Westfield run on a close play at the plate. In the circle for Westfield is pitcher Marleigh Monroe. Ali LaPanne stretches for the ball to make the out at first.
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‘W’ stands for Westfield, and winners By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – After two games in the Little League softball 10-YearOlds state championship, it was clear that the only thing in common between the two opposing teams was the “W” in each of their names. Westfield once again rode the arm of their ace pitcher and battered
Woburn, 11-2, and finally, 10-1, for two “W’s” to sweep the best-of-3 series Saturday at Sadie Knox. Westfield pitcher Marleigh Monroe struck out 16 batters in the opening game, and followed that up with 14 strikeouts in the nightcap. She has nearly a hundred Ks this postseason. “Marleigh is something special … and this is a special group of girls,”
Westfield manager Tony Bouchard said of his All-Star unit. “It’s been a very fun ride.” Paige Hutkoski opened the scoring barrage for Westfield in Game 2 of the states with a two-out infield single in the top of the first inning, stole second base, and scored on Ali LaPanne’s RBI hit. In the second, Mia Tavares dou-
bled, Kelsey Bouchard delivered an RBI single, and Monroe and Rachel Bonfitto hit into run-scoring fielder’s choices. Westfield blew the game open in the fourth. Bouchard’s fielder’s choice RBI, and two-run singles from Hutkoski and Bonfitto accounted for the scoring. Grace Leduc doubled, and added an RBI single in the
sixth. After the game, the girls briefly celebrated, receiving championship pins and proudly carried the banner around the park. The good times are not over though as Westfield will prepare to play in a regional invitational. Details regarding the upcoming tournament were not available at press time.
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Westfield’s Marleigh Monroe records one of her strikes out. Mia Tavaras hits a double against Woburn during the second Julia Bonfitto avoids the tag by the Woburn second baseman and is safe at second. game of the best of three series.
A large home crowd cheered on the Westfield softball team.
Marleigh Monroe settles under a Woburn popup and makes the catch Your 2017 Massachusetts State 10U Softball Champions - Westfield Little League Softball. for an out.
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Ed Normand Golf League at EMCC STANDINGS WEEK 16 OF 22
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DIVISION 1 147 146 142.5 140 139.5 139 135.5 131.5 119 114.5 109 84.5
TIM LARAMEE – DAN LARAMEE RICK BROWN – JIM CARTWRIGHT TOM MASSIMINO – TIM HUBER MIKE BERARDELLI – JIM JOHNSON DAVE DUBOIS – ALAN VELAZQUEZ DAN HARRIS – SHAWN BRADLEY PAUL CARRIER – LARRY COURNOYER RANDY ANDERSON – BOB GENEREUX MARC GRENIER – JOHN LAROSE JESSE RASID – AL NUBILE MIKE COTE – RYAN MALONEY SEAN CAHILL – MARK O’DONNELL DIVISION 2
150.5 140.5 140 138 136.5 136 132.5 130.5 130.5 130 128 118.5
BRUCE KELLOGG – RICHARD KELLOGG CAM LEWIS – BILL GRISE III DAN BURNS JR. – GREG GLIDDEN MARK LOGAN – JOE GAUDETTE JIM CONROY – FRAN COMO CARLOS SANTOS – BILL GRISE II ED BIELONKO – BRANDEN BIELONKO GARY GLADU – FRAN DWYER MIKE DOUVILLE – JODY WEHR JAY O’SULLIVAN – RICK BURKE BOB COLLIER – DON CLARKE MIKE MAHAN – JOE HEBDA
144.5 143 143 141.5 141.5 140.5 133 125 123.5 119.5 117 73
GLENN GRABOWSKI – JEFF BERGER MIKE SOVEROW – MIKE MULLIGAN BOB LEWKO – NICK STELLATO DAVE DOVER – BILL CHAFFEE JASON GEORGE – DAN VAN KRUININGAN JIM HAAS – AL HAAS ROY BARTON – BILL REINHAGEN JOE BOUTIN – HENRY SMITH JIM STRYCHARZ – RICHARD ROY DAN BURNS SR. – MIKE MANIJEK CHRIS FENTON – RYAN DROBOT JASON FITZGERALD – STEVE TOMAINO
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SHELL’S TEKOA • TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE RESULTS FROM JULY 18, 2017
1st Place Bob Berniche & Fred Rogers 155.5 Points 2nd Place Jim Johnson & Jim Floraski 131.5 Points 3rd Place Rich Chistolini & Eric Wilder 125.5 Points 4th Place Ed West & Harry Pease 123.5 Points 5th Place Dick Wil iams & Ron Sena 123.0 Points 5th Place Bil Lawry & Dave Gile 123.0 Points 6th Place John Kidrick & Erroll Nichols 120.5 Points 7th Place Ray West & Harpo Czarnecki 116.5 Points 8th Place Angelo Masciadrelli & Frank Kamlowski 115.5 Points 9th Place Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy 112.0 Points 10th Place Bob McCarthy & Jack Blascak 111.0 Points 10th Place John Lucas & Carl Haas 111.0 Points 11th Place Dave Liberty & Jim French 110.0 Points 12th Place Harry Thompson & Jeff Guglielmo 108.0 Points 13th Place Conrad Clendenin & Stu Browning 104.5 Points 14th Place Skip Couture & Bob Dudas 98.0 Points 15th Place Butch Rines & Bil Wallinovich 92.5 Points 16th Place Ron Bonyeau & Mike Ripa 90.5 Points Low Gross Eric Wilder Low Net Jack Blascak Closest to Pin on 3rd (1st shot) Bob Berniche Closest to Pin on 3rd (2nd shot) Angelo Masciadrelli Closest to Pin on 6th (2nd shot) Dick Wil iams & Eric Wilder & Jim Johnson (Birdies)
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SUMMER 2017 SPORTS SCHEDULES Mon., July 24 BABE RUTH BASEBALL 13-YEAR-OLDS NEW ENGLAND REGIONALS (at Bullens Field) Semifinals, 3:30 p.m./6 p.m. Tues., July 25 BABE RUTH BASEBALL 13-YEAR-OLDS NEW ENGLAND REGIONALS (at Bullens Field) Championship, 6 p.m. FRIDAY COUPLES LEAGUE • EAST MOUNTAIN COUNTRY CLUB
RESULTS FOR JULY 14, 2017 18 couples participated on an overcast evening for golf Points results front-9: Dave Palermo and Chris Palermo 45 points Net results front-9: Shawn Czepial and Shelley Czepial 63 Points results back-9: Chris Genereux and Tess Perez 50 points Paul Moriarty and Donna Gregory 40 points Net results back-9: Mike Mulligan and Sue Woddbury 67 Mark Kurowski and Lynn Kurowski 67 Bob Genereux and Jean Genereux 72 Pioria results: Gordon Pilgrim and Peg Pilgrim 72 Congratulations to the winners. Winning teams receive pro shop “chits” money redeemable for pro shop merchandise. Winning “chits” may be used anytime during the season and must be used by October 31, 2017. Special orders must be made before September 29, 2017.
HOLE-IN-ONE Hole In ONE Tekoa Date: 6/27/17 12:44 pm Hole # 16 – 6/27/17 Angelo Masciadrelli Westfield, MA 140 yards – 5 wood 1st Career Hole In One Witnessed by – Frank Kamlowski, Jim Floraski, Rich Meier
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Final hit By CHRIS PUTZ Correspondent WESTFIELD – Keene (N.H.) delivered Westfield its final blow in the Babe Ruth Baseball 13-Year-Old New England regional, knocking out Westfield 5-1 in the playoff round Sunday at Bullens Field. Keene led from the outset when it jumped out in front with two runs in the second inning. No. 9 batter Jared Summitt and lead-off batter Tucker Brown singled to lead off the second for Keene (4-0). With one out, Zachary Mooers drove in the first run of the game with a single to left field. Liam Yardley followed with a sac-RBI. Keene tacked on some insurance in the fifth. Brown singled and stole second base. With one out, Mooers hit an RBI double to center field to make it 3-0. Westfield (0-4) struggled to manufacture any offense for a good portion of Sundsay’s game. The hometown All-Stars had just one hit off Keene starting pitcher Jacob Kidney
through five-plus innings, a lone single from the game’s first hitter, Jeremy McCormick. Westfield finally got its second hit of the game in the sixth when Troy Hevey beat out an infield hit off reliever Kevin Putnam, scoring McCormick, who reached on a walk to begin the inning. Two runners were on at the time, thanks to Bobby Dellapenna “taking one for the team” when hit by a pitch. Dylan Arooth followed Hevey’s hit with a walk to load the bases. Keene turned to a second reliever, Connor Branon, to get a strikeout to end the threat. Keene added another insurance run in the sixth, courtesy of a bloop RBI single from Alex Charles just past the first base bag. It was a fairly quiet seventh inning as Branon forced three fly outs around a walk to Riley Sullivan. In other playoff games, Pittsfield shut out North Providence (R.I.) 10-0, Trumbull (Conn.) blanked Burlington (VT) 11-0, and Newton clipped Tri-County (Maine) 12-8.
Keene runner is tagged out at third by Kareem Zaghloul.
Ryan Lapoint tries to make the tag on a dusty Keene runner as he tries to make it back to second base.
Jeremy McCormick gets a single in the first inning against Keene Sunday at Bullens Field.
Bobby Delapenna connects with the ball at Sunday’s Babe Ruth game.
Westfield pitcher Troy Heuey fires one in. Ryan Lapoint is safe at third during Sunday’s Babe Ruth game at Bullens Field against Keene, NH. SPORTS
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Dear Annie By ANNIE LANE
Quitting the Right Way Dear Annie: Typically, I thrive when I’m in a fast-paced, busy environment. I am getting my master’s degree in nutrition, am working a part-time job, have a boyfriend and am training for a marathon. A few weeks ago, I started an unpaid internship at a local hospital to get some more on-the-job training. However, life is really starting to overwhelm me at the moment, and I want to quit the internship to leave more room in the schedule to relax (and eat and sleep). All I’ve done so far is go through beginning training with a group of 10 other interns. There is no supervisor or point person to speak with, just a rotating group of people who have trained us. Though the program is fine, it’s not very influential in my field, and I haven’t made strong connections. So my fear of burning bridges is minimal. Do you think it would be OK to quit the program via email? That’s where all my communication has been so far, and I’m looking forward to no longer having to worry about this. --! Peacing Out Politely Dear Peacing Out: Wring a last bit of real-world experience from this internship by quitting the right way. That means in person. Ask one of the people who have been training you for a private meeting. Keep it short, sweet and humble. Express gratitude for the opportunity. Follow up afterward via email with a formal letter of resignation so the company has it in writing. Then you may “peace out” with peace of mind. Dear Annie: I enjoy your column and read it every day. I’d like to comment on the letter from “Death With Dignity My Way,” the person who wants to not die with family members all around when the time comes. Eighteen years ago, my 48-year-old husband died after just three months with pancreatic cancer. He was very healthy otherwise, but it was apparent just six weeks after his diagnosis that the disease was too far gone. They immediately just sent us home and started having hospice nurses show up. I rebelled against that. We had two young teenagers, who were facing the most horrible event in their young lives, and I felt that they did not need to witness their father’s death to know that it happened. Nor did they need to come into their home each night for years afterward to look at the spot where their beloved dad died. Death is not a beautiful experience that we should all share together. I took care of my husband at home and made him as comfortable as possible, but when he really began to fail, I took him to the hospital to be admitted. I never left his side, and my children visited when he was having a good day. I had to take care of them, as well as him. He passed away in the hospital. Let my kids hate the hospital and be angry at the hospital. Many hospitals also have hospice wings now so that the dying can have privacy if they wish. Hospice at home is not for everyone. -- Reader in Norwich, Conn. Dear Reader in Norwich: I’m sorry for the loss of your husband. Many people grapple with the issue of dying at home versus dying in a hospital. It’s commendable that you and your husband made a decision that was right for your family.
HINTS FROM HELOISE COUNT IT OUT Dear Readers: Today’s SOUND OFF is about salesclerks who don’t know how to count your change. -- Heloise “Dear Heloise: My wife and I read your column in the Antelope Valley Press in Lancaster, Calif. We have never been disappointed. I personally enjoy the ‘Sound Off’ issues. “One of my pet peeves is watching a retail clerk trying to return change from a $20 bill. One of the first things I learned in grade school was how to count change. We were told that the reason was so we could be assured we got the right change. I have had to call a manager while at the checkout on three occasions just last week. Being retired, I have the patience to help, but why should I have to?” -- John and Karen H., Lancaster, Calif. SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Here are some other uses for ashtrays: * Use it in a bathroom to hold guest soaps. * Use to hold seed to feed the squirrels and birds. * Store hair ornaments in the larger ones. * Use it to hold your car/house keys so you’ll always know where to find them. * Keep lose change in them. -- Heloise NO OIL LEAK Dear Heloise: I went to a beauty-supply store and bought a straight-tip, leakproof applicator for hair color. Just pour up to 8 ounces of olive oil into it, tighten the lid well, and you have the perfect applicator to dispense olive oil. No spills, and no awkward tipping of a large container. -- Frances M., Fayetteville, Ark. Frances, what a great idea! So many times we forget that useful products can be found in many different places. With just a little imagination, you can repurpose any number of things. -- Heloise
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Contest winner disqualified over pro-Trump Instagram post WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas makeup artist says she won a national contest sponsored by Kat Von D Beauty but was later disqualified because of an Instagram post supporting Donald Trump's presidential candidacy. Screenshots taken by Gypsy Freeman show she was declared the winner last month of an Instagram "Saint + Sinner Contest" sponsored by the makeup line, which was founded by tattoo artist and former reality show star Kat Von D. Freeman's entry was an Instagram image of an angelic figure beside a girl in an all-black outfit and thick mascara, the Wichita Eagle reported (http://bit.ly/2gQwtKU ). The winner and a guest were to be flown to Los Angeles to attend the launch party for a new Von D makeup line, with a $500 gift card to Sephora thrown in. But curious Instagram users found Freeman's pro-Trump post from November. Von D, who starred in the tattoo-themed TLC reality show "LA Ink," later messaged Freeman on Instagram to say she had "drawn a personal line in the sand between myself and anyone who supports that man," according to screenshots of the conversation. "My launch party (and my brand) celebrates many things that Trump is against," Von D added, according to the screenshots. "And I just need you to know that I personally have a hard time with inviting anyone who would support such an anti-feminist, anti-homosexual/LGBT, anti-immigrant, and anti-climate change fascist such as Trump." Kat Von D Beauty's parent company, Kendo Holdings, didn't reply to the newspaper's messages seeking comment. Freeman, who splits her time between Wichita and Florida, said she thinks it's unfortunate that politics was brought into the contest. "Part of the great thing about this country is having freedom of speech," she said. "It's definitely bigotry — it's everything that they're calling us, they're doing," Freeman added. "It's a huge case of
KAT VON D hypocrisy." Jenn Bischof, the Florida photographer who took the photos for Freeman's entry, was invited — and attended — the launch party.
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Comic-Con hits: ‘Black Panther,’ Batman, ‘Stranger Things’ By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — From "Black Panther" to Batman, "Stranger Things" to "Blade Runner 2049," and "Ready Player One" to Rep. John Lewis, Comic-Con had something for almost every pop-culture appetite. As the annual fan convention in San Diego wraps Sunday after four days of panels, presentations, screenings and autograph signings, here's a look at some of the highlights. BLACK PANTHER: The film won't be out until 2019, but "Black Panther" swiped the most attention at Marvel's presentation. Director Ryan Coogler and cast members Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Andy Serkis and Danai Gurira were on hand to debut a clip from the film. Boseman, who introduced his Black Panther character in 2016's "Captain America: Civil War," said the new film finds him returning to his home of Wakanda after his father dies. Nyong'o described her character as a spy who goes undercover to report back to the fictional isolated nation about what is going on in the rest of the world. Marvel's presentation also included early looks at the November release "Thor: Ragnarok" and next year's "Avengers: Infinity War." And studio chief Kevin Feige announced that Michelle Pfeiffer was cast in the "Ant-Man" sequel "Ant-Man and the Wasp," also due in 2018. BATMAN: There was a lot of Batman at Comic-Con, from Ben Affleck's confirmation that he'll continue to play the character to a star-filled tribute to the original "Batman" actor, Adam West. Affleck refuted rumors that he would no longer play the character after ceding direction of "The Batman" to "War for the Planet of the Apes" director Matt Reeves. The actor also appeared alongside some of his "Justice League" costars, including Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Jason Momoa (Aquaman), Ezra Miller (The Flash) and Ray Fisher (Cyborg) as they showed footage from the film due in November. West was celebrated by his fans and collaborators at a heartfelt tribute that featured Kevin Smith, producer James Tucker, actor Ralph Garman and "Catwoman" actress Lee Meriwether. Smith said he learned morality from West's portrayal of Batman in the original TV series, and Meriwether said she was so dazzled by the actor during the making of "Batman: The Movie" that she nearly lost track of her performance — especially during a ballroom scene where they danced together. "All I could think of was, 'I'm dancing with Adam West,' " she said. "I probably blew one take and then I snapped out of it." STRANGER THINGS: The popular Netflix show took over the San Diego Convention Center's largest exhibition hall to debut a new trailer for its anticipated second season. The
show, set in the early 1980s, follows a group of kids trying to figure out how their friend mysteriously disappeared. Along the way, they meet an unusual girl named Eleven, who has telepathic powers. Show creators the Duffer Bros. were joined by director Shawn Levy and star Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) and the other young actors in the ensemble: Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin and Noah Schnapp. "Stranger Things" also had a presence in downtown San Diego with an installation that resembled the show's set and a virtual-reality experience that brought guests into the home of the missing boy and face to face with the monster that haunts him. BLADE RUNNER 2049: Harrison Ford joked that he was out to reboot all of his iconic roles. The actor was on hand to present footage from "Blade Runner 2049," in which he reprises his role as Rick Deckard. Ford said he gained a deeper understanding of his character in the sequel, which hits theaters in October. Ford appeared alongside costar Ryan Gosling as the film's panel. "Blade Runner 2049" also hosted a massive installation away from the San Diego Convention Center where fans could experience the Los Angeles of the future through virtual reality and replication of key sets inhabited by actors wearing actual costumes from the film. READY PLAYER ONE: Steven Spielberg has spent more than two years adapting Ernest Cline's novel "Ready Player One" for the screen, and the filmmaker said he was proud to debut a new trailer inside Comic-Con's biggest exhibition hall. Actor Tye Sheridan stars in the story about a dystopian future where humans take refuge in a virtual-reality world. For Cline, having Spielberg make a movie based on his book is a full-circle moment. "I learned how to be a storyteller because of this man," the author said. REP. JOHN LEWIS: Civil rights icon U.S. Rep. John Lewis led about 1,000 people on a march through the crowded San Diego Convention Center following a discussion of his trilogy of graphic novels about his participation in nonviolent protests during the civil rights movement in the 1950s and '60s. Lewis urged the many students in attendance to recognize that they, too, can make a contribution toward a better world. He said the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., inspired him to "get in trouble — what I call good trouble, necessary trouble." "Now more than ever before, we all need to get in trouble," he said. "When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation, a mission and a mandate to stand up, to speak up, to speak out and get in trouble."
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DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, July 24, 2017: This year unusual creativity flows from you. Apply this gift to different aspects of your life. You might be shocked at the difference it makes. You could be somewhat meoriented this year; work on being more aware of others. If you are single, no one doubts your appeal. You might be happy playing the field, or perhaps you’ll want to get into a cozy relationship. Go for what you want. If you are attached, remember that your relationship is a two-way street. Bring your sweetie more into your life and thoughts. A fellow LEO is fun to brainstorm with! The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
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ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie
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The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, liens, attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to M.G.L.Ch.183A, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession.
LEGAL NOTICES July 24, 31, 2017 August 7, 2017 MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Robert M. Koske and Christine A. Koske to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc., dated November 25, 2003 and recorded with the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 13805, Page 565; of which Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 PM on August 14, 2017 at 62 South Meadow Road a/k/a 62 Meadow Street, Westfield, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: Being Lot 6 as shown on a plan entitled ''Division of Property, Westfield, Massachusetts, for (owner) Richard L. Fowler ... " Mar. 29, 1994...D.L. Bean, Inc.... recorded in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book of Plans 289, Page 24, being bounded and described as follows: bounded NORTHWESTERLY by South Meadow Road as shown on said plan a total distance of one hundred fifty and 10/100 (150.10) feet;
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale.
NORTHEASTERLY by remaining land of Fowler Farms Realty Trust as shown on said plan a distance of two hundred six and 25/100 (206.25) feet;
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.
SOUTHEASTERLY by last named land one hundred fifty and 10/100 (150.10) feet; and
Present Holder of said Mortgage,
SOUTHWESTERLY by last named land a distance of two hundred six and 37/100 (206.37) feet; Subject to a fifty (50) foot right of way to Westfield Gas and Electric Light Company as shown on said plan. Subject to a twenty (20) foot wide sanitary sewer easement. Being the same premises conveyed to the mortgagors by deed October 31, 2001 and recorded on November 2, 2001 in the Hampden County Registry of Deeds at Book 11955, Page 257
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AUTO FOR SALE TIMOTHY'S AUTO SALES. Stop by and see us! We might have exactly what you're looking for, if not, let us find it for you! Bartlett Street, Westfield. (413)568-2261. Specializing in vehicles under $4,000.
HELP WANTED Assistant City Auditor The City of Westfield is seeking applicants for an Assistant City Auditor. Assists in all operations of the Audit Department. Strong communication, organizational and computer skills are essential functions of this position. Performs administrative and bookkeeping work requiring a substantial degree of decision making and more than ordinary difficulty in the maintenance and processing of financial records, accounts and transaction. Municipal experience preferred. Bachelor degree in Accounting or related field; Three years’ experience in a responsible accounting position. Will consider a combination of education and experience. Application and complete job description available on-line at: www.cityofwestfield.org or from the Personnel Department, City of Westfield, 59 Court Street, Room 109, Westfield, MA. Please submit application and resume with cover letter by August 21, 2017. The City of Westfield is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. (M/F/H/).
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Butler Company is accepting applications for: CONSTRUCTION: Site / Utility Construction Company is continuing to grow. We are accepting applications for: Site Work & Utility Estimator Site Work & Utility Foreman Equipment Operators Skilled Pipe Laborers Requirements:
Must have experience. Benefits and 401K. Must have or obtain OSHA 10 hr card. Apply at: BCI, INC. 848 Marshall Phelps Road Windsor, CT 06095 or Call HR 860-640-6935 fax 860-683-2585 AA/EOE/DFW
Our Utility Associate/ Dishwasher responsibilities include dishwashing, heavy cleaning of kitchen counters & storeroom, mopping floors, emptying trash, and other duties as assigned by supervisor.
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Qualified candidates will also have excellent problem-solving skills and a strong work ethic. Deadline: Thursday, 1 WEEK PRIOR to your Tag Sale! (not same week)
TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be reThetoSpringfield quired be deliveredJazz at orand be- Roots Festival is a free event offering music, theater, dance, arts & crafts, educational and local culinary offerings in the heart of Springfield, Mass. fore the time the bid is workshops, offered. The successful bidder will be re-August 12, 2017 from 11:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. Court Square, taking place on Saturday, quired to execute a Foreclosure Springfield, MA immediately • rain or shine. Sale Agreement Created to bring people together and enrich the community through a celebration of jazz and after the close of the bidding. The purchase Jazz & Roots Festival features both rising-stars and legends of rootsbalance music, ofthethe Springfield price shall be paid within thirty American music. (30) days from the sale date in Jazzcheck, and Roots Festival is produced by Blues to Green (www.bluestogreen. theThe formSpringfield of a certified bank or other org),treasurer’s a 501(c)3check nonprofit organization whose goal is to harness the power of art and music check satisfactory to (particularlyattorney. jazz and Mortgagee’s Theblues) Mort- to celebrate community and culture, build shared purpose, and catalyze both social andtoenvironmental change. gagee reserves the right bid at the to reject any all Thesale, Springfield Jazzand & Roots Festival was developed by Blues to Green Inc. in partnership bids, continue civic the sale to withtobusiness, andand nonprofit leaders in Springfield, to unite diverse communities in the amend the terms of the sale by urban center Western Massachusetts to share the experience of music and art. The Festival written or oralofannouncement made beforemusic, or during the forecelebrates as well as its host, the City of Springfield. By presenting the Festival in the closure sale. If the sale is set heart of downtown, Blues to Green seeks to bolster a positive image of Springfield, engage aside for any reason, the Purartists at andthea sale diverse community in fueling its revitalization, and emphasize its place as a culchaser shall be entitled a return deturalonly hubtoand driverofofthe cultural excellence in the region. posit paid. The purchaser shallRoots Festival is made possible by scores of volunteers, and is The Springfield Jazz and have no further recourse against funded solelythe from donations the Mortgagor, Mortgagee or from individuals, organizations and corporations. the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE.
LANDSCAPE: Landscape Foreman Hardscape Foreman Tree Climbers & Bucket Truck Operators CDL Drivers Requirements:
Must have experience. Benefits and 401K. Must have or obtain OSHA 10 hr card. Apply at: BCI, INC. 848 Marshall Phelps Road Windsor, CT 06095 or Call HR 860-640-6935 fax 860-683-2585 AA/EOE/DFW
Please call: Ms. Hartman 562-4181 x117
Our community, Armbrook Village, is seeking a part time utility person to join our team. Walk-in applicants are welcome.
July 24, 2017
A public meeting will be held by the Commission on August 1, The premises are to be sold 207 at 6:30pm. at the Town Hall, subject to and with the benefit of 65 Main St., Russell, MA. A all easements, restrictions, build- "Request for Determination" ing and zoning laws, liens, attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to RDA public hearing will be held M.G.L.Ch.183A, unpaid taxes, under Ch. 131 sec. 40 for lot 15tax titles, water bills, municipal li- 6-1 Old Westfield, Rd. owned by ens and assessments, rights of Michael and Christopher Peluso.
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Be able to lift 60 pounds and operate equipment safely. Daytime and Evening shifts available. Please come in to fill out an application at Armbrook Village, 551 North Road, Westfield, MA 01085.
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Selectmen Secretary, Part-Time The Town of Blandford is seeking a part-time Secretary (15 hrs. per week) for the Board of Selectmen’s office.This position is approximately 15 hours per week and provides administrative and clerical assistanceto the Board and Town Administrator. Duties include mail, invoice processing, meeting agenda and minutes. Some evening hours required. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office. Please submit a cover letter, resume and application to: Town Administrator Town of Blandford 1 Russell State Road Blandford, MA 01008 Application and job description are available on the town’s website at: www.townofblandford.com. EEO/AA
New openings in Hampden County! Licensed Practical Nurse ($19.41/hr-$21.25/hr) Part time Registered Nurse ($25.97/hr-$26.75/hr) Per Diem Responsibilities include medication administration, treatments, staff training, medical case management and acting as a liaison with medical professionals coordinating care for individuals with disabilities. Licensed Mental Health Worker ($20.62/hr-$21.24/hr) Full time Working with individuals in our residential Brain injury program and individuals with developmental disabilities to provide person centered, evidence-based support to achieve optimum mental health. These services are designed to help people achieve their life’s goals to include: work, relationships, and wellness. Will collaborate with the team of Behavior Specialists to coordinate behavior plans and treatment goals. Apply today! www.bcarc.org All positions require a valid US Driver’s license, CORI and National Fingerprint Background Check. We offer an excellent benefit package and generous paid time off. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
TOWN ACCOUNTANT The Town of Blandford is seeking a qualified professional to fill the position of Town Accountant serving under the direction of the Town Administrator. The Town Accountant is responsible for maintaining and controlling all Town expenditures and financial records, as well as revenue forecasting and documentation. Responsibilities include warrants (accounts payable) and financial monitoring of the budget; maintaining comprehensive financial records; generating required periodic reports and assisting with annual budget preparation. Municipal accounting experience preferred. The position is currently 5.5 hours for warrant preparation, to be expanded to 20 hours. Pay is $20 per hour. Full job description is available at: www.townofblandford.coM Send letter of interest and application to: Angie Ellison Town Administrator Blandford Town Hall 1 Russell Stage Road Blandford, MA 01008 Or via email: administrator@ townofblandford.com Open until filled. THE TOWN OF BLANDFORD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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The Westfield Fair Hosts 62nd Westfield Fair/Pioneer Valley Mass. Pageant
Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. successor by merger to Wells Fargo Home TheInc. Westfield Fair Mortgage,
has a long-standing tradition of hosting the Westfield Fair/Pioneer Valley Pageant. The pageant is celebrating its 62nd year with the Westfield Fair and it Present Holder of said is the second year of new management, with Pageant Director, Kim Starsiak & Assistant Mortgage, Pageant Director, Christie Borelli-Gromaski. This year, the pageant is being held on the By ItsWestfield Attorneys,Fairgrounds on Saturday, August 19, 2017, starting at 9AM through 3PM. ORLANS PC Depending PO Box 540540 on the delegate category, delegates will have the opportunity to compete in Waltham, MA 02454 areas: formalwear, sportswear, talent (ages 4& up), photogenic, and/or a the following Phone: (781) essay 790-7800 written (Mrs. Pioneer Valley only). The Westfield Fair/Pioneer Valley Ma Pageant 16-013259 is extending competition to any male resident from the 4 Western Massachusetts counties. Junior Mr. Pioneer Valley is for young men ages 12 & under, and Mr. Pioneer Valley is for any male of ages 13 & up. We want to recognize ALL of the talented residents from our local area, both males and females of all ages! For any interested, potential delegates, please note that we are hosting TWO Meet & Greet sessions with the former Miss Baystate and the current Mrs. Pioneer Valley Ma on Monday, July 17th& Monday, August 14th, starting at 6PM. Both sessions will be held at the All-Stars Dance Center located at 209 Root Road, Westfield, MA. Please check out our FaceBook page: Westfield Fair Pageant For more information and/or additional questions, please contact our Director, Kim Starsiak via email @ kim@allstarsdancecenter.com or via phone @ (413) 572-1122 or our Assistant Director, Christie Borelli-Gromaski via email @ cborelli2002@yahoo. com or via phone @ (860) 235-9867.
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FREE Removal of Junk Riding Lawnmowers Will remove any junk riding lawnmowers and will buy lawnmowers in running condition. Call anytime: 860-216-8768
LOGGING WEIDLER LOGGING Purchasing standing timber and specializing in land clearing. Local company in business for 20+ years. Green firewood. Cut, split & delivered. Free delivery in Westfield area. Mixed hardwoods. $180 p/128 cf. 413-835-5491
MASONRY ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed. Free estimates (413)569-1611 or (413)374-5377
PAINTING & WALLPAPERING HOME DECOR has been making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet makeovers to faux finishes, staging for sales and decorating advice for a new look. Call Kendra now for all your painting needs. Fully insured. Free Estimates (413)626-8880 or (413)564-0223
APARTMENT
Westfield – 3 Bedroom First floor , off-street parking, hardwood floors, washer hook up. Central location. Please call 413-519-7257 to set up appointment for viewing.
floram@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES • To Advertise call 413-562-4181 Ext. 118 FLOORING & FLOOR SANDING
WESTFIELD 55-56 Crown St., Fri/Sat/Sun, July 28th/29th/30th. Huge MultiFamily Tag Sale! Teachers dream tag sale. Stock up your classroom bookshelves with great books at great prices. This tag sale will also have furniture, bedroom set, creative classroom educational kits, clothes, videos, computer games, TV's and kid's toys. Something for everyone!
3 & 4 Room, 1 Bedroom $750-$800 p/month. Includes heat & hot water, on-site laundry and storage unit. 1st/Last rent. 413-562-2295
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PLUMBING & HEATING NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Reliable service, Professional. Certified Welding. Insured. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net
RAIN GUTTERS RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED Chimneys repaired and chimney caps installed. Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed. Senior citizen discount. Insured. Free estimates. H.I. Johnson Services (413)596-8859 (before 9pm)
TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP. Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998
Truck & Trailer Repair We repair Pick-ups, Vans, SUVs & Campers in addition to light, medium, and heavy duty diesel trucks. NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station "No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA
413-788-6787 top-truck.com
TREE SERVICE American Tree & Shrub: Removal, pruning, bucket/crane work. Stump grinding, light excavation and tree planting. Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates. 24-hour Emergency Services. Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469
UPHOLSTERY KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)562-6639.
WINDOW CLEANING
WESTFIELD: 1 Room efficiency, No pets, $650 p/month includes utilities. First/last/security. 413-250-4811
WESTFIELD - 2 bedroom townhouse apartment with 1 bath in quiet neighborhood near park. Private deck and driveway. Private basement with washer / dryer hookups. Bonus Room in basement -NOT a bedroom. $975, no utilities. NO SMOKING! Available 9/1/17. 1st/Last/Security deposit required. Background Checks. Call 413-454-7593
ROOMS
HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $110 p/week. Call (413)531-2197 WESTFIELD: LARGE PARTIALLY FURNISHED ROOM: Heat, hot water, electricity, and cable included. Central location. Parking, bus route. Nonsmoking. Male preferred. $95/weekly. 413-562-1973
OFFICE SPACE WESTFIELD: Furnished office for rent, one room, 1st floor with private bathroom. $400 per month includes utilities, ample parking, security deposit required. 413-568-1957
BUSINESS PROPERTY Complete Trash Removal Business Equipment Ford F250, 5 trailers, Earn $30 - $60K part time $60 - $80K full time. $30,000. John 413-478-1239
MOBILE HOMES Ware -Beautiful 2-Bedroom, 14'x68'. Appliances. Newer furnace. Patio, 2 sheds, shingles. $64,500 413-593-9961 DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM
SERVICES A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal. Handy-Man services plus painting. Can(413)569-0794 You Help Sarah? (413)374-5377
A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN Debris removal, landscaping, SPRING yard cleanup, interior www.sarahgillett.org and exterior painting, power washing, basic carpentry and plumbing. All types of repair work and more. (413)562-7462
CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned Inside & Out! Including screens and storm windows. Fully insured. Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your SUMMER appointment. 413-237-2053
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