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“In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects.”

Council seeks alternate options to fund bowling alley purchase

Several local residents traveled to Guatemala as part of a special celebration by Habitat for Humanity - the 75,000th housing solution project.

Habitat for Humanity project an eye-opener for city residents

By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD – For three city residents, a Habitat for Humanity project in Guatemala opened their eyes – and hearts – to helping others.

Sue Austin, Margaret O’Connor, and Kim Rexford were among 200 volunteers from across the globe who celebrated a landmark for Habitat for Humanity Guatemala late last year – the 75,000th housing solution project. When the week ended, a special dedication ceremony of the achievement was celebrated by all.

Volunteers, along with Habitat employees and partners, fanned out in teams in and around Tecpan all week, a small city nestled among endless mountains, to build 13 houses, 21 latrines, and 28 smokeless stoves. Days started by rising at 5:15 a.m., eating breakfast at

5:45 (black beans and corn tortillas), and being on the bus by 6:45.

Volunteers were back at their camp site around 5 p.m.

On the first day, many groups tackled latrines, dismantling old palettes in an effort to salvage wood and reduce the cost for the latrine owners.

“We tore apart the pallets to get boards for the construction of the latrine,” said Rexford. “For a family that makes $100 a year, any savings is important. We even tried to reuse the nails; however, they were dulled by back hammering them out.”

Austin said constructing the latrines was eye-opening for her.

“Everything is reused and done by hand,” said Austin. “It was incredible to see what was accomplished by such hard-working people.”

As the week progressed, volun-

teers were also learning the tricks of the trade for building smokeless stoves and homes.

Smokeless stoves are an asset to any home since it helps improve a family’s health by eliminating the smoke that lingers inside the kitchen. Stoves are typically three feet by five feet and use less firewood because of its insulation. Also, the edges are safe to the touch and the hot cooking area is out of reach of children.

Rexford said she worked on every aspect of the stove project.

“From mixing the adobe, to making the bricks, and laying the bricks, it was really neat,” said Rexford.

Rexford explained that there is a “tool” that is used to make the bricks, but only one machine is available for an area of Guatemala.

See Habitat Project, Page 8

By HOPE E. TREMBLAY Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The City Council tabled a request from Mayor Brian Sullivan to transfer $289,300 from free cash to the Westfield Redevelopoment Authority (WRA).

City Advancement Officer Joe Mitchell said he was disappointed it did not pass during the March 3 council meeting.

“This would allow the WRA to purchase the bowling alley on Church Street,” said Mitchell.

Councilors cited the funding source as reasons why they wanted to wait because in a tight budget year, using free cash was not the best option.

“They want to talk to the mayor about other funding sources, such as the snow and ice budget since we had a mild winter,” Mitchell said.

“So they didn’t say no, but they want to talk about it.”

The bowling alley is part of the Elm Street improvement plan for the Gaslight District and is the planned site of the future downtown parking garage.

Plans include purchasing the former bowling alley owned by the

Romani family, as well as a driveway owned by a Romani family member, and two properties owned by the Murphy family.

Mitchell said a second, slightly smaller appropriation would be made in the future to purchase the other three properties.

“I hope to purchase the bowling alley by July and have the building down before Sept. 1 when the college students return,” said Mitchell.

The land would help solve some of the parking issues there immediately until such time that the other three peoperties are purchased, razed, and the garage is built.

The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority is set to begin construction on its transit station May 12, which is also part of the improvement plan for the Gaslight District that encompasses the area between Arnold and School streets.

“The Flahive Building is being demolished now,” said Mitchell.

Once the PVTA builds, Mitchell said it will be an attractive and practical use of the land.

The Westfield City Council plans to take up the appropriation at its next meeting.

This bowling alley on Church Street is set to be purchased and demolished as part of the Gaslight District improvements. An appropriation for the purchase was ta led by the Westfield City Council last week. (Photo by Hope E. Tremblay)

Virginia officer killed her 1st day on job is set for burial A large wooden sign hangs by the entrance of the Horace Moses Scout Reservation in Russell. (WNG file photo)

6th Annual Trivia Nite returns to Russell RUSSELL – Russell First will be hosting the Sixth Annual Trivia Nite, on Saturday March 19 at the VFW in Russell on Rt 20. With doors opening 6 p.m. and the first round starting at 7 p.m. sharp, it’s the perfect way to shake those winter blues.

“Cash prizes might help draw people in”, said Don Blair, Co-Chair of Russell First. “It doesn’t take long before everyone’s focus is on getting more points so they can have bragging rights when the night is over”.

Basic rules are simple: Use of electronic devices during all games is prohibited, all cell phones must be turned off, and teams are limited to a maximum of 10 players per table. Cash prizes will be awarded to the team with the highest score at the end of two, fivegame sessions consisting of ten questions per game.

See Russell Trivia, Page 8

SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A Virginia police officer who was shot and killed her first day on the job is being laid to rest next to her father in a Massachusetts cemetery.

A funeral Mass for Ashley Guindon is scheduled for Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Springfield, followed by burial at St. Thomas the Apostle cemetery, in West Springfield. Her father, David, died in 2004.

The 28-year-old Guindon was a former Marine Corps reservist. She lived in western Massachusetts before her family moved to New OFFICER ASHLEY Hampshire.

GUINDON She was killed Feb. 27 while responding to a domestic dispute at a home in Woodbridge, Virginia, the day after she was sworn in as a Prince William County officer.

Thousands of officers from across the country are expected to participate in the funeral procession.

Sharon Guindon, left, mother of Prince William County, Va. Police Officer Ashley Guindon is comforted by a Prince William County Police Officer as they depart the Hylton Memorial Chapel following Officer Guindon's funeral, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, in Woodbrige, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Loudoun County Virginia Motorcycle Police Officers salute as the casket of Prince William County, Va. Police Officer Ashley Guindon is carried out of the Hylton Memorial Chapel in Woodbrige, Va., Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Get a job! Westfield State presents eighth annual Job and Internship Fair WESTFIELD — Westfield State University will host its eighth annual Job and Internship Fair, on Thursday, March 10, from, from 1:30 -4 p.m. in Scanlon Banquet Hall.

More than 70 businesses, government and non-profit agencies will be on hand to share career and employment information related to full-time, part-time, and internship opportunities. Employers who will be in attendance include: Arbella Insurance, Behavioral Health Network, Inc., Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the Multicultural Community Services of the Pioneer Valley, Inc., Six Flags New England, the U.S. Air Force, and the Yankee Candle Company among others.

The fair is free and open to the public. Those who attend are encouraged to dress professionally and bring several resume copies.

For a full list of attending employers visit the Career Center website at: http://www.westfield.ma.edu/academics/career-center and click on Career Fairs and Events.

For more information, contact the Career Center, Westfield State University, (413) 572-5206.

About Westfield State University Founded in 1838 by Horace Mann, Westfield State is an education leader committed to providing every generation of students with a learning experience built on its founding principle as the first public co-educational college in America to offer an education without barrier to race, gender or economic status. This spirit of innovative thinking and social responsibility is forged in a curriculum of liberal arts and professional studies that creates a vital com-

munity of engaged learners who become confident, capable individuals prepared for leadership and service to society.

For more information on Westfield State University, visit us

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Norwegian police trawl for goldfish owner HELSINKI (AP) — For one goldfish in Norway, it’s almost like being a fish out of water.

The goldfish in question is being held at a police station in the northwestern town of Bodo while officers try to track down its owner, according to Norwegian news agency NTB. NTB says officers found the goldfish in a jam jar at the Nordlandshall indoor soccer stadium and decided to take it back to the police station because they couldn’t find the owner.

Ina Selfors, spokeswoman for the Nordland police district, told NTB that somebody likely had bought the goldfish and taken it to the stadium and forgot it there.

Selfors says she hopes the owner will contact them, adding that until then the fish “will stay in the jam jar and keep us company.”

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, March 7, the 67th day of 2016. There are 299 days left in the year.

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n March 7, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell received a U.S. patent for his telephone.

ON THIS DATE:

In 1793, during the French Revolutionary Wars, France declared war on Spain.

In 1850, in a three-hour speech to the U.S. Senate, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts endorsed the Compromise of 1850 as a means of preserving the Union.

In 1916, Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) had its beginnings in Munich, Germany, as an airplane engine manufacturer.

In 1926, the first successful trans-Atlantic radio-telephone conversations took place between New York and London.

In 1936, Adolf Hitler ordered his troops to march into the Rhineland, thereby breaking the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY’) and the Locarno Pact.

In 1945, during World War II, U.S. forces crossed the Rhine at Remagen, Germany, using the damaged but still usable Ludendorff Bridge.

In 1955, the first TV production of the musical “Peter Pan” starring Mary Martin aired on NBC. In 1965, a march by civil rights demonstrators was violently broken up at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, by state troopers and a sheriff’s posse in what came to be known as “Bloody Sunday.”

In 1975, the U.S. Senate revised its filibuster rule, allowing 60 senators to limit debate in most cases, instead of the previously required two-thirds of senators present.

In 1981, anti-government guerrillas in Colombia executed kidnapped American Bible translator Chester Bitterman, whom they’d accused of being a CIA agent.

In 1994, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a parody that pokes fun at an original work can be considered “fair use.” (The ruling concerned a parody of the Roy Orbison song “Oh, Pretty Woman” by the rap group 2 Live Crew.)

In 2001, Ariel Sharon was sworn in as Israel’s prime minister, serving until he suffered a stroke in 2006.

TEN YEARS AGO: The Bush administration drew a hard line on Iran, warning of “meaningful consequences” if the Islamic government did not back away from an international confrontation over its disputed nuclear program. Nobel Peace laureate Oscar Arias was declared Costa Rica’s president-elect.

Photographer and movie director Gordon Parks died in New York at age 93.

FIVE YEARS AGO: Reversing course, President Barack Obama approved the resumption of military trials at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ending a two-year ban. Charlie Sheen was fired from the sitcom “Two and a Half Men” by Warner Bros. Television following repeated misbehavior and weeks of the actor’s angry, often-manic media campaign against his studio bosses.

ONE YEAR AGO: President Barack Obama joined tens of thousands of people in Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” march of 1965, saying that America’s racial history “still casts its long shadow upon us.” Nigeria’s home-grown Boko Haram Islamic ex-

tremists pledged formal allegiance to the Islamic State group as they battled a multinational force that had dislodged them from a number of towns in the north. Izola Ware Curry, who had stabbed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the chest with a letter opener at a Harlem book signing in 1958, died at a nursing home in Queens, New York, at age 98.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Photographer Lord Snowdon is 86. TV personality Willard Scott is 82. International Motorsports Hall of Famer Janet Guthrie is 78. Actor Daniel J. Travanti is 76. Entertainment executive Michael Eisner is 74. Rock musician Chris White (The Zombies) is 73. Actor John Heard is 70.

Rock singer Peter Wolf is 70. Rock musician Matthew Fisher (Procol Harum) is 70. Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Franco Harris is 66. Pro and College Football Hallof-Famer Lynn Swann is 64. Rhythm-and-blues singermusician Ernie Isley (The Isley Brothers) is 64. Rock musician Kenny Aronoff (BoDeans, John Mellencamp) is 63. Actor Bryan Cranston is 60. Actress Donna Murphy is 57. Actor Nick Searcy is 57. Golfer Tom Lehman is 57. International Tennis Hall-of-Famer Ivan Lendl is 56.

Actress Mary Beth Evans is 55. Singer-actress Taylor Dayne is 54. Actor Bill Brochtrup is 53. Opera singer Denyce Graves is 52. Comedian Wanda Sykes is 52. Actor Jonathan Del Arco is 50. Rock musician Randy Guss (Toad the Wet Sprocket) is 49. Actor Peter Sarsgaard is 45. Actress Rachel Weisz (wys) is 45. Actor Jay Duplass is 43. Classical singer Sebastien Izambard (Il Divo) is 43.

Rock singer Hugo Ferreira (Tantric) is 42. Actress Jenna Fischer is 42. Actor Tobias Menzies is 42. Actress Sarayu Rao is 41. Actress Audrey Marie Anderson is 41. Actor TJ Thyne is 41. Actress Laura Prepon is 36. Actress Bel Powley (Film: “Diary of a Teenage Girl”) is 24.

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Attention Westfield: Let’s ‘Retire the Fire!’

By TINA GORMAN written guidelines are available at the Senior Executive Director Center for homes constructed prior to 1975, Westfield Council On Aging between 1975 and 1997, and those built after With support from the Westfield Fire 1997.

Department, the Westfield News, the Westfield Another goal involves the replacement of Rotary Club, and Mayor Brian Sullivan, The detector batteries. Batteries should be replaced Westfield Council On Aging is once again twice a year. A good rule of thumb is to replace launching its annual Retire the Fire! fire preventhe batteries in the spring and in the fall when tion and safety campaign for the City’s older we change our clocks. With daylight saving adults. During the week of March 7 to 11, resitime on the horizon this weekend, now is the dents of Westfield will see Retire the Fire! flyers perfect time to attend to this task. Unfortunately, hung throughout the City and buttons with the many older adults cannot and should not replace slogan worn by Council On Aging staff, seniors, the batteries themselves. Most detectors are and community leaders. Both are gentle remindinstalled in the ceiling of a room and the use of ers that fire safety for Westfield’s older adults is a ladder is necessary for battery replacement. a personal, family, and community effort.

For safety reasons, older adults should enlist the This year’s Retire the Fire! campaign has been help of relatives, friends, and neighbors to dubbed the House Number Visibility Project. change the batteries in their smoke alarms. If TINA GORMAN The vital question that Retire the Fire! coordisuch assistance is not available, seniors can call Executive Director nators are asking the City’s older adults is, “Can the Council On Aging at 562-6435 and a reliable Westfield Council you be found in an emergency?” It is not volunteer from the Westfield Rotary Club will On Aging unusual for older adults to require the services gladly help. of firefighters, paramedics, or police officers.

Finally, educating the public about fire prevenThe faster that emergency personnel can get to tion and safety specifically geared toward older the scene, the more likely that a life can be saved or a disaster adults is crucial to the success of the Retire the Fire! program. averted. But what if emergency personnel can’t find the vic- Toward that end, the Westfield News will publish a series of tim’s house? Massachusetts law requires that homes have, on articles throughout the week on those topics that are most the dwelling, a number representing the address. An informa- pertinent to this unique population. In addition to the articles, tional flyer with the guidelines and practical suggestions for informational brochures and handouts are available at the house number placement is available at the Senior Center as Senior Center, 45 Noble Street. is information regarding all forms of fire prevention and The effectiveness of the Retire the Fire! program is depensafety. dent upon community involvement. Take the time to check on An additional goal of the Retire the Fire! program is work- your older relative, friend, or neighbor. Volunteer to drive ing smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in the them to the store to purchase a smoke detector or help by homes of all of the City’s older adults. Forty percent of the changing the batteries in their smoke alarms. Make gift-givfire deaths that occur each year take place in homes without ing practical with new smoke and carbon monoxide detectors working smoke alarms. Massachusetts law requires certain for birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and types of smoke detectors based on the year that the home was Christmas. If we work together, we can all help to “Retire the built. Courtesy of the Westfield Fire Department, specific Fire!”

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Connect with Culture - Polish Heritage Date: Saturday, March 12, 1-4pm Location: Lang Auditorium

In this Dec. 16, 2015, file photo, a man leaves the headquarters of Uber in San Francisco. The killings in Kalamazoo, Michigan, raised anew a question that has dogged Uber and other taxi competitors. Their rides may be cheaper and more conveniently hailed than a cab, but the question is are they as safe. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Bill calls for Uber background checks, no fingerprinting

By BOB SALSBERG Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — State lawmakers unveiled a bill that would regulate ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft with a requirement that drivers undergo rigorous criminal background checks but not fingerprinting.

The House Financial Services Committee on Friday released its version of a bill, initially filed last year by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, which also sets new insurance and pricing guidelines for the companies.

The measure calls for a two-step background check for all drivers, the first to be conducted by the companies and the second by state regulators working in a new Ride for Hire Division created within the state Department of Public Utilities.

San Francisco-based Uber and other services would be required under the plan to carry a minimum $1 million of insurance coverage on each vehicle. The $1 million premium would kick in only when a passenger is in the vehicle or the vehicle is heading to pick up a passenger. The committee said similar insurance requirements have been adopted by 29 other states.

The bill also would keep in place until at least August 2021 a ban on the companies picking up passengers at Boston’s Logan International Airport, a concession to the taxi industry, which has seen its business impacted negatively by the newer services.

“We were presented with a challenge to allow for the expansion and growth of an industry while ensuring consumer protection and public safety,” said Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, a Boston Democrat who chairs the panel. “We have accomplished that with this legislation.”

Boston police Commissioner William Evans and some legislators have called for fingerprinting of all drivers, a requirement recently imposed on cabbies in the city.

The state’s secretary of public safety and homeland security, Daniel Bennett, said he and Baker did not ask for fingerprinting because of the sophistication of modern criminal checks.

“It’s a nationwide records check,” said Bennett, who had not seen the House bill. “You’re not going to immediately get your license to be a ride-share person.”

At a Statehouse hearing last September, an Uber official said fingerprinting or other more stringent background checks would discourage people from signing up to drive for the company.

Under the legislation, people would be automatically disqualified from driving if they had committed any crimes in the past seven years involving violence or sexual abuse or other crimes such as drunken driving, hit and run, driving with a suspended or revoked license and felony robbery.

Ride-hailing services would be prohibited from ratcheting up prices during weather emergencies, a practice known as surge pricing, and state regulators would monitor them to ensure they don’t set excessively high base fares.

The bill next goes to the full House for a vote.

WESTFIELD — Join us for an afternoon of all things Polish! Enjoy accordion music, a children’s dance troupe, a raffle, refreshments, and a film. Father Joe Soltysiak of St. Joseph’s Church will offer an invocation at 1pm, followed by a keynote address by Stas Radosz, of the Polish Center of Discovery and Learning. An exhibit of Wycinanki (papercuts) from the Polish Center will be on display all month in the Athenaeum’s Jasper Rand Art Gallery. This event is free and open to the public - no registration required.

The Polish Center of Discovery and Learning is a living monument that celebrates the many contributions, both past and present, made to the economy, arts, and sciences of our nation by Polish people and their descendants. The mission of the Center at Elms College is to preserve objects representative of the material culture of the Polish people in America; to provide guidance and support materials to schools and other institutions wishing to introduce Polish topics to their students; and to offer a variety of workshops, exhibits, concerts, conferences, seminars, films, plays, lectures and other events that focus on the history and cultural traditions of the Polish people in Europe and the United States.

HOURS: The Polish Center is open to the public MondaysFridays, 1-5pm except for inclement weather and holidays.

NOTE: The Polish Art of Paper Cutting will be on display for the month of March 2016 during regular library hours: Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Free hearing clinic offered at Southwick Senior Center SOUTHWICK — Ear Masters will be holding a free hearing clinic at the Southwick Senior Center March 28th.

Appointments start at 9:30, hearing screenings will be done, hearing aides cleaned and free batteries are offered. Please call the center to make an appointment 569-5498

Become an Elder Advocate!

WESTFIELD — A three-day long term care ombudsman certification training will be held at Highland Valley Elder Services March 21-23, 2016.

Ombudsmen help ensure the quality of life for nursing and rest home residents. Volunteers are thoroughly trained to assist residents with benefits, rights and entitlements guaranteed under federal, state, and local laws. As a volunteer, ombudsmen may advocate for someone who has no one else as a voice or vehicle for action, and they empower residents with the tools for self-advocacy. Ombudsmen can make all the difference!

The Ombudsman Program is a federally mandated advocacy program for nursing home and rest home residents throughout the United States. In Massachusetts, there are 26 separate programs. Highland Valley Elder Services administers the program in Hampshire County and Westfield. We are in need of two new ombudsmen to cover Westfield facilities and two for Hampshire County.

Please note: New volunteer recruits are required to interview with the program director and to complete a CORI background check prior to this training. For more information or if you have any questions, please call J. Mary (JM) Sorrell at (413) 588-5755.

If you would like to run a Birthday Announcement in The Westfield News contact us at: 413-562-4181

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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS MONDAY, MARCH 7 GRANVILLE Finance Committee at 7 pm

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

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

WESTFIELD Special Meeting of the School Committee at 6:15 pm Fire Commission at 6 pm School Committee at 7 pm

TUESDAY, MARCH 8 TOLLAND Council on Aging at 9 am Conservation Commission Open Office Hours& Business Meeting at 3 pm

SOUTHWICK Planning Board Special Permit Hearing at 7:15 pm

South Middle School’s Annual ‘Music in Our Schools Month’ band concert WESTFIELD — The South Middle School Band Program is pleased to announce its Music In The Schools Month Band Concert. This event will be held on Wednesday March 16th from 7 p.m. until approximately 8:30p.m. in the South Middle School auditorium.

The concert will start with the World Music Drumming Ensemble funded by the Westfield Foundation for Education, 6th Grade Band, Jazz Band, and 7thand 8th Grade Band.

The public is cordially invited to attend this free public concert. Donations will be accepted.

Fort Meadow Kindergarten Orientation Meeting March 23, 2016, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Parents of children entering kindergarten in September 2016 are invited to attend an informational orientation meeting on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 7:00 pm. The orientation will be held at the Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center located at 35 White Street, Westfield, MA. Principals of our elementary schools will be present to share information regarding entrance into kindergarten.

Registration, screening, and medical /immunization requirements will be some of the topics discussed.

We would be pleased to have parents join us to obtain information regarding our kindergarten program and to give us an opportunity to answer any of your questions or concerns.

THE WESTFIELD WOMAN’S CLUB PRESENTS

A Bus Trip sure to Please Everyone!

A MANSION TOUR IN NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND!!

Travel to Newport RI for a Tour of the “Breakers Mansion” and then a 2-hour Guided Tour of Newport.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 25 WHERE: Bus leaves From City Hall at 7:30 a.m. Tour the Mansion from 10:30 a.m. – Noon. Lunch and shopping on your own from Noon to 3:00p.m.; following is a 2-hour guided tour 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Bus leaves at 5:00 p.m. returning to City Hall between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m.

COST: $80.00 PER PERSON (Includes Driver tip) Join us for a fantastic trip to beautiful Newport, Rhode Island!

CONTACT - Joyce (413) 579-7265 or 831-6611

Penny Social returns to Montgomery (A prescription for those winter blues) MONTGOMERY — Montgomery’s Annual Penny Social, hosted by members and friends of the Montgomery Historical Society, returns to the Town Hall at Montgomery Center on Saturday, March 5 starting at 6:30 p.m. The doors open at 5:45 p.m. to allow preview of the items and purchase of penny tickets ahead of the start time. For some good old-fashioned fun for the whole family, including special bidding for the youngsters, join your neighbors and friends for an evening out to beat the “winter blues” and “blahs.” This annual Historical Society fund-raiser helps fund annual scholarship(s) for Montgomery’s graduates. Please note: the “snow date” this year will be Sunday, March 6, starting at 6:00 p.m., and doors will open at 5:15 p.m. for previewing items and purchasing tickets. The snack bar will offer a variety of refreshments for sale, including hot and cold beverages.

WSKB 89.5FM to debut ‘On The Town’ with Mayor Brian Sullivan WESTFIELD — Westfield State University’s community radio station, WSKB now offers On The Town with Mayor Brian Sullivan and co-host Dennis Akins the first Wednesday of every month 8 am – 10 am, on WSKB 89.5 FM. The program will feature a view from the corner office, as well as interviews with civic leaders from surrounding communities.

WSKB is a joint project of the Westfield State Foundation and the Westfield State Foundation, working in tandem with The Westfield State Student Radio Club. It is broadcast at 89.5 FM, streamed at wskb.org and video-simulcast on Channel 15, Westfield’s Community access television station. It also can be viewed on the worldwide web at atomicradio.us and is archived at vimeo.com/channels/wskb.

Obituaries always online at http://thewestfieldnews.com/category/obituaries

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COMMENT

I see where they are going to get rid of the toll booths and use EZ pass. What about the people who have to rent vehicles? How is that to be paid? It also says about miles. What difference does it make how many miles you drive? Is that so they can charge us more money instead of what it already was? Can somebody give me an answer on this question?

To the person who finds reading the news upsetting… If you want to read a fairy tale then buy a book not a newspaper. Enough already with you whiners who bleed for the addicts. Yes it is a shame but it is what it is and it should not be swept under the rug. Perhaps these reports will wake others up as to their future. Please pulseline stop printing these comments ..you’ve already answered them several times

Political Notebook

Westfield Democratic City Committee Meeting set WESTFIELD — The next meeting of the Westfield Democratic City Committee is Thursday, March 10, at 7 PM in the Dolan-Ely Apartment Complex. The Dolan-Ely Apartment Complex is on the west side of Noble Street.

Entering Noble Street from Route 20, Murphy Circle is on the right. Entering Noble Street from East Silver Street, Murphy Circle is a left turn. Continue on Murphy Circle to the Administration Building where the meetings are held. The meetings are open to the public. All are invited and welcome to attend

Sanders wins Maine decisively

By MANUELA TOBIAS Politico.com Bernie Sanders has won the Democratic caucuses in Maine, according to the Associated Press.

The Vermont senator’s victory is his third of the weekend, along with wins in Kansas and Nebraska on Saturday, and his eighth state overall.

Sanders had courted the state’s voters aggressively, while Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton had not made an appearance in the state since September. Both have counted on surrogates, with actress Susan Sarandon campaigning for Sanders, and Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan on Tuesday for Clinton.

Sanders has done well in states with largely white populations — like Maine — but has struggled among non-white voters, especially across the South.

Maine awards its 25 Democratic delegates on a proportional basis. As of Sunday morning, Clinton was leading Sanders by more than 200 pledged delegates, a margin that will narrow after Maine’s are apportioned. When superdelegates are added to Clinton’s total, she holds a commanding lead of more than 600 total delegates.

In a statement, Sanders thanked Maine’s voters and claimed “momentum” heading into upcoming contests in Michigan and Mississippi on March 8.

“With another double-digit victory, we have now won by wide margins in states from New England to the Rocky Mountains and from the Midwest to the Great Plains,” Sanders said. “This weekend alone we won in Maine, Kansas and Nebraska. The pundits might not like it but the people are making history. We now have the momentum to go all the way to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.”

Rubio sweeps Puerto Rico primary

By STEVEN SHEPARD Politico.com Marco Rubio romped to victory in Puerto Rico’s Republican presidential primary on Sunday, sweeping all of the island’s 23 delegates.

With all precincts reporting, Rubio was at 71 percent, well ahead of Donald Trump, who was a distant second with just 13 percent. That put Rubio easily over the majority of the vote needed for a winner-take-all delegate allocation.

Rubio was the only candidate to visit the U.S. territory, holding a rally in a San Juan suburb on Saturday. The Florida senator also secured endorsements from the territory’s three RNC committee members, Republican chairwoman Jenniffer González Colón, committeewoman Zori Fonalledas, and former Gov. Luis Fortuño.

The territory is ineligible to vote in the November general election, but both parties allow the island’s residents to participate in their respective nominating processes.

Rubio’s victory provides him much-needed delegates in his quest for the GOP presidential nomination. In the four states that voted on Saturday — Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Maine — Rubio finished in third place in the first three, and in fourth place in Maine. Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz each won two states Saturday, further padding their delegate advantages over Rubio, who is well back in third place among the candidates in pledged representation at the Republican convention this summer.

Inside the GOP’s late push to stop Trump ‘It’s too little, too late,’ says a Republican official

By SHANE GOLDMACHER and ALEX ISENSTADT Politico.com One week and one day.

That’s how long the old guard of the Republican Party believes it has to take down Donald Trump in what’s become a mad scramble to blunt the billionaire’s momentum before delegate-rich, winner-take-all contests crown him the presumptive GOP nominee.

Nearly $10 million in spending by anti-Trump forces and the pro-Marco Rubio super PAC has poured into the race since Super Tuesday, with much of the focus on Florida and its crucial haul of 99 delegates.

The goal, according to people familiar with the effort, has been to assemble as much as $25 million to spend against the New York businessman before March 15. Some, however, doubt the figure will ultimately reach that high. And even Trump opponents are questioning if the donor world has moved from hand-wringing to check-writing in time.

“It’s too little, too late,” said Fred Malek, the finance chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

What’s more, Ted Cruz’s emergence as the best-placed alternative has complicated the anti-Trump movement’s push to find financiers. Many top Republicans, especially in those Washington, see Cruz as just as objectionable as Trump.

“It is why it has been so difficult to get an anti-Trump campaign together,” confided one top Republican strategist, who opposes both men. “If the ultimate beneficiary of anti-Trump efforts is Ted Cruz, the effort itself is probably not worthwhile.”

Over the weekend, Cruz solidified his standing as Trump’s closest rival, winning two more contests and lifting his total state count to six, compared to Rubio’s only wins in Minnesota and Puerto Rico. Cruz impressively doubled Trump’s showing in the Kansas caucuses, despite the businessman’s last-minute stop in Wichita, and won among election-day primary voters in Louisiana, demonstrating late momentum following Thursday’s ugly debate. Rubio’s election-day support in Louisiana cratered into the single digits.

The main anti-Trump vehicle is Our Principles PAC, founded by former top Romney strategist Katie Packer. It received its first $3 million in seed money from Marlene Ricketts, the wife of the owner of the Chicago Cubs, but its circle of major donors has since expanded to include Paul Singer, Richard Uihlein and Meg Whitman. Last week, the three participated on a conference call that focused on the super PAC’s efforts.

Behind the scenes but in the middle of the effort is Jon Lerner, a longtime Republican pollster and strategist who is helping to coordinate the anti-Trump offensive, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. Lerner is a top strategist for the Club for Growth, which first began airing antiTrump ads last fall in Iowa, and the pro-Rubio Conservative Solutions PAC. He also advises a number of the party’s top donors and is a top strategist for South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who has endorsed Rubio.

Reached Friday afternoon, Lerner declined to comment.

Throughout the summer and fall, Club for Growth experimented with modest TV ad buys against Trump in early primary states. But last month, during a meeting of the group’s top donors, discussions intensified. There was frustration, said one person present at the gathering, that more groups had not done more to take on Trump. There was also talk about what another anti-Trump offensive would look like, and what states made most sense to focus on.

In addition to its $1.5 million Florida offensive, the Club for Growth has launched a roughly $2 million TV blitz against

Money and resources have poured into upcoming Republican primary states, especially Florida, but Donald Trump's momentum may be too strong to stop. (AP Photo) Trump in Illinois, another delegate rich state that votes on March 15.

The Cruz factor is one of the reasons the purse strings of the anti-Trump push appear to have loosened most in Florida, where a Trump loss would almost certainly amount to a Rubio win.

For instance, one of the groups funding the anti-Trump push, the nonprofit American Future Fund, which is running $1.75 million in ads in Florida and $450,000 in Illinois is run by Nick Ryan, the same operative who ran blistering anti-Cruz ads on behalf of Mike Huckabee’s super PAC in Iowa.

A second Ryan-run group, American Future Fund Political Action, is expected to announce buying additional ads as early as Monday, likely in those same states.

Rubio argued over the weekend that the “map only gets better for us,” but his campaign is in need of political oxygen after he missed the threshold for delegates in Maine and Louisiana.

He’s won only two contests and in the next round of states, Rubio has only promised to win Florida.

Trump’s team, meanwhile, has also circled March 15 as mission critical.

“It’s the last stand,” said Barry Bennett, who served as Ben Carson’s campaign manager and is now an unpaid adviser to Trump. “We’re going to have a nominee if Donald Trump wins Ohio and Florida on the 15th.”

Others agree. “If Trump wins Florida, the nomination is over,” said Curt Anderson, a senior Republican strategist who served as Bobby Jindal’s campaign manager.

The late push to deny Trump the nomination has united some typically disparate elements of the Republican apparatus — the party’s top financiers, who are fretting over the future of the party’s brand, along with movement and conservative activists, who worry about Trump’s ideology-less brand of Republicanism.

“Politics makes for strange bedfellows,” said Jenny Beth Martin, head of Tea Party Patriots, a group whose political arm opposes Trump and supports Cruz. “That’s a saying for a reason.” At the Conservative Political Action Conference last week, her group’s booth was promoting the ads produced by Our Principles PAC. But the self-described “#NeverTrump” movement remains an ad hoc and loosely organized grouping that one Republican strategist involved in the efforts described as a “Halloween coalition.”

“The establishment and the Right — normally at each other’s throats — have laid down their swords to prevent Donald Trump from hijacking the conservative movement and the Republican party in one fell swoop,” said the strategist. “I do think we have enough time. There’s a lot of paddles in the water but it’s an extremely intense current and it’s upstream.”

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Ernest A. Gates WESTFIELD — Ernest A. “Ernie” Gates, 89, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on March 4, 2016. He was born in Springfield to the late Ernest A. and Helen (Roberts) Gates and was a graduate of Westfield High School. Ernie was employed as a Western Regional Parts Manager for John Deere for 40 years before he retired. He was a member of the New Life Christian Center of Westfield, enjoyed stamp collecting, studying stocks and finances on the computer and loved history. Ernie loved his family and his church family as much as they loved him. Ernie was predeceased by his 1st wife Doris Wollschlager Gates in 1999, and is survived by his wife Jeannine T. (Tellier) Gates of Southwick, his three devoted daughters, Laurie L. Gates of Marion, IN, Holly L. Smith of Framingham, MA and Cathy A. Bumgardener of Safford, AZ, his loving stepdaughter, Michele Tougas of Tolland, CT, eight cherished grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Ernie’s funeral will be held on Wednesday at 11AM in the New Life Christian Center Assembly of God, 157 Dartmouth St. Westfield, with burial to follow in St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Lockhouse Rd. Westfield. Visiting hours for Ernie will be held on Tuesday from 4-7 PM in the church.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield, MA 01085. In lieu of flowers donations in Ernie’s name may be directed to the New Life Christian Center Building Fund, 157 Dartmouth St. Westfield, MA 01085.

80-year-old marijuana dealer faces sentencing BOSTON (AP) — An 80-year-old man who admitted running a sprawling multistate marijuana-dealing operation faces sentencing this week.

Marshall Dion pleaded guilty to several charges under a plea agreement with prosecutors.

A federal judge postponed Dion's sentencing scheduled for last month. She asked prosecutors and Dion's lawyers to submit written arguments on why the proposed sentence in the plea agreement is up to seven years in prison when federal sentencing guidelines call for 30 years.

A stop for speeding in 2013 in Junction City, Kansas, led authorities to Massachusetts and Arizona, where they found about $15 million in cash, nearly 400 pounds of marijuana and ledgers detailing drug deals going back to 1992.

A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Thursday in U.S. District Court.

19 seeking clemency under new guidelines filed by Gov. Baker

This March, the Athenaeum is offering a series of basic technology classes for FREE: COMPUTER BASICS Wednesday, March 9, 2-3pm Registration required.

This class will help build basic computers skills. Topics include: how to use a mouse, an introduction to computer components, and software vs. hardware.

INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET Wednesday, March 16, 2-3pm Registration required.

Students will learn how to open and navigate websites and basic search engine use.

INTRODUCTION TO FACEBOOK Wednesday, March 23, 2-3pm Registration required.

This class will serve as an introduction to Facebook. Students will learn how to set up an account, navigate the website, and understand privacy settings.

RESUME WORKSHOP Thursday, March 10, 1-2:30pm Registration required.

Learn to build a resume with help from our librarians!

Students must have access to an email account or a USB flash drive to save their work.

FINDING AND APPLYING FOR JOBS ON THE INTERNET Thursday, March 24, 1-2pm Registration required.

Learn the best websites to look for and apply to jobs, how to upload a resume to an online job application, and other helpful tips for your job search.

Space is limited and registration is required for each class please call 562-0716 or visit http://www.westath.org/how-do-i/ take-a-class for more information!

On Saturday, the Boy Scouts Troop 109 from St. Mary's held their annual bottle and can drive. Setting up a tent In the parking lot at Super Phipps on East Main Street, it was a big success with a large turnout from the community. The Scouts collected thousands of cans and bottles for future events held throughout the year. (Photo by Don Wielgus)

State GOP, Democrats juggle topsy-turvy political primary

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — One of the most telling numbers to come out of the presidential primary in Massachusetts actually came to light before any votes were cast: 20,000.

That’s how many Massachusetts Democrats left the party ranks since Jan 1. in the lead up to the Super Tuesday contests.

While much of the focus since Tuesday has been on the handwringing among Republican leaders in Massachusetts over Donald Trump’s commanding win here — starting with Gov. Charlie Baker — there are worrying signs for Democrats in the decision of so many to walk away from the party in what’s generally considered a reliably Democratic state.

Secretary of State William Galvin, himself a Democrat, attributed the mini-exodus to a voter fascination with Trump.

“The nature and tenor of the Republican contest, both here in Massachusetts and throughout the country, is very different from almost any Republican event we’ve seen in recent times,” Galvin said.

A small number of those voters, about 3,500 — enrolled as Republican. The majority opted not to enroll in any party.

That allowed them to pull a Republican or Democratic ballot for the primary.

Republicans also shed voters in Massachusetts, with nearly 6,000 leaving the party to become independent.

The departures are part of a decadeslong trend that has seen independent voters — those not enrolled in any party — become the majority of voters in the state.

Despite the trend, no one is suggesting that Massachusetts, which is typically one of the most solidly Democratic states during a presidential election, could suddenly become a swing state in November.

On Tuesday, the combined total of Democratic votes cast for candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders — about 1.2 million — was almost double the total votes for all the Republican candidates combined — about 630,000. And the last Republican presidential candidate to win a general election in Massachusetts was Ronald Reagan in 1984.

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BOSTON (AP) — At least 19 people have filed or refiled petitions for pardons or commutations since Jan. 1 after Republican Gov. Charlie Baker filed new clemency guidelines late last year.

Ten of the 19 are seeking pardons and nine are seeking commutations.

Baker as governor has the ultimate authority to grant clemency.

Those seeking pardons or commutations can withdraw, resubmit, amend or leave unchanged submitted requests and have the board evaluate them using the new guidelines.

Actor Mark Wahlberg announced in 2014 he was seeking a pardon for violent assaults he committed as a teenager in Boston.

The board that makes recommendations on pardons and commutations to Baker can't comment on whether Wahlberg has refiled his petition.

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Judge reduces charge against woman in murder trial SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A Springfield judge has reduced a charge against a woman accused of using her vehicle to run down and kill another woman she thought had stolen her boyfriend.

Ana Mercedes Franceschi is currently on trial for murder in the death of 32-year-old Yasmin Marin.

Prosecutors say the 42-year-old Franceschi thought Marin caused the breakup with her boyfriend, and ran her down as the victim crossed the street with her teenage daughter in February 2013.

Franceschi also faced a charge of armed assault with intent to murder, with the weapon being the vehicle.

The Republican reports (http://bit.ly/1QAZnbh ) a Hampden Superior Court judge last week agreed with Franceschi's lawyer that the charge is not supported by evidence at trial.

He ordered that the charge be reduced to assault with a dangerous weapon.

Officials: 2 children die in house fire; 3 people injured ORANGE, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts authorities say a house fire in Orange has taken the lives of two children.

The fire broke out about 4:40 p.m. Saturday at a home on Mechanic Street.

Jennifer Mieth, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Fire Services, said in a news release Sunday that the fire killed two children and injured three people.

The children's identities haven't been released.

Mieth says investigators are trying to determine the origin and cause of the fire.

No further details were immediately available.

Volunteers are needed for mail-a-thon SOUTHWICK — Volunteers are needed for the Southwick Annual Dollars for Scholars Mail-a-thon on Monday, March 14, 2016 beginning at 5:30 in the Southwick Regional School library. Your help is needed to stuff envelopes for our annual mailing. Bring your family and friends to help support Southwick Dollars for Scholars. All materials and snacks are provided.

Applications for Southwick Dollars for Scholars scholarships are available online at http://southwick.dollarsforscholars.org. Log in on the Students and Parents page. Deadline is March 28, 2016. Southwick residents who are graduating seniors or attending college now may apply. Southwick Dollars for Scholars, formerly known as The Citizens’ Scholarship Foundation of Southwick presented $100 to the first award recipient in 1955, beginning an important tradition in our town. On May 20th, the 15th Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony took place at the Southwick Town hall.

Scholarship awards were given to 69 very deserving graduates and post graduates totaling over $30,000.00 in awards. Over $200,000 has been given to our college bound students to date.

JOIN US IN MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE! Southwick Dollars for Scholars is dedicated to making dreams come true for our best and brightest students. Consider joining us at our monthly meetings held on the second Wednesday of each month during the school year at 7 pm in the Southwick Regional School library. ALL ARE WELCOME! For more information or questions email: southwickdollarsforscholars@gmail.com

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BUSINESSFINANCIAL Three great reasons to donate items to Goodwill and shop during the Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale, March 9 - 26

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. to Report Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Fiscal 2015 Results YORK, Pa. — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) today announced that its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year fiscal 2015 will be released on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. The Company will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the financial results, followed by a question and answer session.

Investors and analysts interested in participating in the call are invited to dial (888) 819-8001 at 9:55 a.m. Eastern time. A taped replay of the conference call will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call and will remain available through Tuesday, March 22, 2016. The number to call for the taped replay is (877) 870-5176 and the replay PIN is 9034310. The conference call will also be broadcast on the Company’s website at http://investors.bonton.com.

An online archive of the webcast will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call.

About The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., with corporate headquarters in York, Pennsylvania and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, operates 267 stores, which includes nine furniture galleries and four clearance centers, in 26 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers nameplates. The stores offer a broad assortment of national and private brand fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics and home furnishings. For further information, please visit the investor relations section of the Company’s website at http://investors. bonton.com.

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Foreclosures Starts rise 49.51 percent in January BOSTON – Lenders filed 924 petitions to foreclose on properties in Massachusetts in January, a 49.51 percent increase compared with the 618 filed in January 2015, according to a new report from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman.

It was the 23rd consecutive month of year-over-year double-digit increases in petitions filings. This is the highest number of petitions reported in January since 2013.

Petitions are the first entry in the public record in the foreclosure process, when lenders file a notice of intention to foreclose with the Land Court.

“Foreclosure starts have remained in a fairly narrow range for a year now” said Timothy Warren, Jr., CEO of The Warren Group. “Monthly totals range between 868 and 1224. January’s total of 924 is on the low end of that range. While the numbers are well below the peak activity we saw in

Southwick Rotary seeks three high school sophomore students to attend Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Seminar SOUTHWICK — Richard Anderson, President, Southwick Rotary Club, announced that the club will sponsor three (3) sophomore students from Southwick Regional School or students who are residents of Southwick and attend an accredited high school or technical school outside of the Southwick school district, to attend the annual RYLA seminar. The seminar will be held at Springfield College East Campus on June 4th. Expenses will be paid by the Southwick Rotary Club.

The RYLA program seeks to provide high school sophomores with an opportunity to develop their skills and character while exposing them to Rotary’s values of service, high ethical standards, and peace. The one-day program is an intensive training that brings together youth and young adults to further develop character and leadership skills and learn about Rotary. The experience will build self-confidence, gain exposure to a variety of issues and people, meet active community leaders, and learn valuable information and career skills. Additionally, approximately 10 students from the seminar that have demonstrated superior leadership will be selected to attend the 2017 World Affairs Seminar held in Wisconsin.

To apply, the student must complete

an application in full. Selection will be based on an essay (minimum 600 words) regarding the student’s interest in leadership and Rotary’s motto of “Service above Self.”

The application and background information for the seminar may be downloaded from www.southwickrotary.org, or request a copy from the school guidance department.

Please mail the completed application with all of the necessary signatures and essay to Southwick Rotary Club, Box 701, Southwick, MA 01077.

Deadline for application is May 1 to the Southwick Rotary Club.

The Southwick Rotary Club is made up of dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship working together as volunteers.

Rotarians work locally, regionally and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto of “Service above Self.” The club meets at Nora’s Restaurant, 106 Point Gove Road, Southwick, every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. For information on club activities, visit www.southwickrotary.org; or Facebook/Southwick Rotary. Feel free to contact Rotary President Richard Anderson at 413 355 0944 or email S11@comcast.net.

the five years from 2005 to 2010, the numbers have increased for the past two years as lenders opened the pipeline spigot on processing long-delinquent mortgages, sending those homeowners into the foreclosure process.”

Statewide there were 745 foreclosure auctions scheduled in January, a 29.57 percent increase from January 2015, when there were 575 auctions scheduled. An auction is scheduled through legal advertising in local newspapers with the lender giving the time, date and address for the auction to take place.

There were 348 foreclosure deeds recorded in January, a 35.41 percent increase from the 257 recorded in January 2015. These deeds represent completed foreclosures, when lenders put the change in ownership of the foreclosed property in the public record at registries of deeds.

STCC to host regional career fair March 31 SPRINGFIELD —The College Career Centers of Western Massachusetts will host a spring career fair at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) on Thursday, March 31 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Scibelli Hall (Building 2) gymnasium.

The event is free and open to current students and alumni from American International College, Bay Path University, Elms College, Holyoke Community College, Springfield College, Springfield Technical Community College, Western New England University, and Westfield State University.

Students and alumni are encouraged to attend and visit with over 90 potential employers and learn about current fulltime, part-time, co-op and internship opportunities.

“Career fairs are a great forum for employers and job seekers to share and exchange information in an informal setting,” said STCC Director of Cooperative Education/ Career Services and Transfer Affairs Pamela J. White. “Job seekers can learn what skills and credentials are required in a variety of careers. At the same time, they might discover jobs that weren’t yet advertised.”

White said career fairs give job seekers an opportunity to network and make connections with a variety of employers in industries they may not have previously sought-out.

Participants are highly encouraged to dress professionally and bring copies of their resumes. Pre-registration is not required to participate. If you are in need of accommodations to full participate in this event, please contact the STCC Office of Disability Services at (413) 755-4785 at least two weeks in advance.

For additional information about the event, and to view a list of participating employers, visit www.cccwmjobs.com.

MILWAUKEE — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT), which operates Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers stores invites you to donate items and shop during the Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale beginning Wednesday, March 9 to Saturday, March 26.

Customers are encouraged to clean out their closets and bring clothing, shoes, accessories and other household textile donations to any of the 267 Bon-Ton store locations throughout the country to be donated to your local Goodwill® organization. Goodwill will then sell those items in its stores to help fund job placement and training programs for people who face challenges in finding employment in your community.

“Our customers look forward to the Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale because it is an opportunity to receive great deals on the season’s newest trends while also helping their local communities,” said Kathryn Bufano, president and CEO of The BonTon Stores. “Our longstanding collaboration of more than 20 years with Goodwill is a hallmark of Bon-Ton’s commitment to helping people in every community we serve.”

Participating in the Goodwill Sale has never been so rewarding. Here are three great reasons to donate items and shop during the Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale: #1 You will directly impact your community by donating to Goodwill.

Donate gently used items for Goodwill at your local Bon-Ton Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s or Younkers department stores from Wednesday, March 9 to Saturday, March 26. In 2015, Bon-Ton See Three Great Reasons, Page 7

T board weighs fare hikes for transit riders BOSTON (AP) — Boston-area commuters will soon learn how much more it's going to cost to use public transit.

The fiscal control board that oversees the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is expected to decide Monday on whether and by how much to raise fares on the system.

Proposed increases have ranged from 5 percent to nearly 10 percent.

MBTA officials say the hikes are needed as the system struggles with annual operating deficits and an estimated $7.3 billion backlog of deferred maintenance.

Many riders argued at a recent series of public hearings the T should not ask customers to pay more until service improves. Others asked that any increase be held to no more than 5 percent.

T officials have recently reported progress in cutting overtime and other administrative costs.

Area resident advocates for veterans with American Legion Auxiliary in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON – The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Massachusetts 2nd Vice President Maureen Cragen of West Springfield Auxiliary Unit 207 was one of more than 300 delegates and distinguished guests from across the nation who attended the American Legion Auxiliary’s (ALA) annual Washington DC Conference held at the Washington Hilton Hotel Feb. 22-25. The winter event provides an opportunity for the organization’s leadership to hear from Washington-based experts on issues relevant to the ALA’s mission and to meet with Congressional representatives on key legislative priorities.

Department 2nd Vice President Maureen Cragen joined American Legion Family members to learn how to better support our veterans and their families. Presentations included topics such as Supporting Our Current Conflict Veterans and Veteran Families, Reaching and Serving Our Military Bases, Contemporary Ways to Engage Children and Youth in Service, Commemorating Our History—preparing for the American Legion Family’s centennial anniversary – and others. Also in

attendance from The Department of Massachusetts American Legion Auxiliary were National Juniors Chairman/Past Department President Coral M. Grout, Department President Margaret “Maggie” Roy, and Past Department Presidents Florence L. Publicover, Cynthia Johnson-Smith and Judith Hall.

Other events Department President Margaret “Maggie” Roy, Department 2nd Vice President Maureen Cragen and Past Department President Coral M. Grout attended included a ceremonial wreath-laying at the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and a presentation of the ALA’s Public Spirit Award to Josh Bleill, community spokesperson for the NFL, Indianapolis Colts and an Iraq War veteran who uses his “one bad day” in Iraq and lengthy recovery at Walter Reed Military Medical Center to serve as an inspiration to all.

Department 2nd Vice President Maureen Cragen also attended a joint session with The American Legion and met with senators and representatives on Capitol Hill to discuss The American Legion Family’s legislative priori-

ties.

Department 2nd Vice President Maureen along with The Department of Massachusetts American Legion Department Commander Louis Brault, Aide to the Commander - Bob Baranowski and Past Department President Dr. Coral M. Grout visited Senators Markey’s and Warren’s offices. Items discussed at both offices were taken from the 11 items listed in the American Legion Legislative Agenda for the 114th Congress Pamphlet and were: 1) Fully fund a superior national defense as the global war on terror continues. 2) Develop alternative help for veterans struggling with mental health issues and brain injuries. 3) Ensure real accountability within VA. American Legion Auxiliary members have dedicated themselves for nearly a century to meeting the needs of our nation’s veterans, military and their families both here and abroad. They volunteer millions of hours yearly, with a value of more than $3.1 billion.

As part of the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization, Auxiliary volunteers across the country also step up to honor veterans and military through annual scholarships

and with ALA Girls State programs, teaching high school juniors to be leaders grounded in patriotism and Americanism. To learn more about the Auxiliary’s mission or to volunteer, donate or join, contact the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Massachusetts at 617-727-2958 or masslegion-aux@verizon. com to contact your local Unit or visit www.

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customer and associate donations generated the equivalent of more than 575,000 hours of Goodwill job training services for people in our local communities.

Here are a few popular donation needs: • Men’s and Ladies’ shirts & blouses • Skirts • Dresses • Men’s and Ladies’ denim • Men’s and Ladies’ business suits • Men’s, Ladies’ and kids outerwear • Shoes (athletic, dress, and casual) • Jewelry • Accessories, belts, scarves, hats • Soft home goods such as blankets • Luggage “The simple act of donating during the Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale has a positive and lasting impact on people in our communities who are looking for work,” said Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International. “We are thankful for the generosity of Goodwill donors and Bon-Ton shoppers for helping Goodwill provide the services people need to build their careers and care for their families.”

In this March 21, 2015, file photo, vendors display an assortment of drones at the Los Angeles County Air show at the William J. Fox Airfield in Lancaster, Calif. New legislation creating a comprehensive state policy on drone use that includes a ban on cities and towns making their own rules was approved Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, by an Arizona Senate committee, but major changes are expected as it winds its way through the Legislature. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Ski resorts in New England states are banning drones

By JEANETTE DEFORGE The Springfield Republican SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Airports ban them, the National Park Service forbids them and now drones are prohibited in another place – ski areas.

A prominent sign on the main chairlift at Mount Snow explains drones are banned from the entire ski area property and Butternut Ski Area officials have hung a sign near a hightraffic area at lodge entrance saying drones are not allowed.

Resorts have publicized the bans on websites, brochures and trail maps.

Nearly all ski areas in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts ban drones unless the operator has written permission from the resort owners.

“There are definitely safety concerns about having drones flying around skiers, lifts and other mechanical equipment, said Thad Quimby, director of marketing and events for Mount Snow in West Dover, Vermont.

At Mount Snow drones are only allowed with prior approval from mountain owners. Those who do receive permission have to show the drone is properly registered and the operator has the necessary training and credentials to operate them.

They also must carry insurance, he said.

Drones would mostly be allowed for the media filming races or other events. Some resorts also hire operators to take publicity photos and video of skiers and snowboarders, ski officials said.

Mount Snow is hardly alone. In fact, it is hard to find a resort that allows drones without prior approval, said Sarah Wojcik, director of public relations for Vermont Ski Areas Association.

“We made the decision to communicate that this winter because they became so popular,” said Matthew Sawyer, marketing director for Ski Butternut in Great Barrington.

In 2015 more than 700,000 drones were sold, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to require them to be registered. Airports officials, including those at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee, have also aired concerns about their use.

Sawyer said they haven’t had any problems with unmanned

drones, but decided on the ban as a preemptive strike to prevent anything from happening on the slopes.

The problem with drones at ski areas came to the forefront in December when an unmanned drone carrying a television camera crashed on a slalom course during a World Cup race in Italy. It came close to striking Austrian skier and Olympic silver medalist Marcel Hirscher while he was taking his second run.

The drone was allowed, but the operator was not supposed to be flying directly above the race course. The International Ski Federation banned camera drones from World Cup races following the crash.

Mad River Glen, in Vermont, has its own drone, but does not allow the general public to use them without permission.

So far there hasn’t been a problem, said Eric Friedman, marketing director for the ski area in Waitsfield.

A number of other mountains had already banned drones, so Mad River officials looked at other policies and took parts of them to create one that fits their area, he said.

The National Ski Areas Association has created a blanket policy and most ski areas are using a version of it.

Nearly all ski areas in New Hampshire prohibit drones unless the operator has advance permission, said Jessyca Keeler, spokeswoman for Ski New Hampshire.

Some of the areas where they are forbidden include Dartmouth Skiway, King Pine, Sunapee and Ragged Mountain.

They are also prohibited at the state-owned Cannon Mountain and the connected Franconia Notch State Park, she said.

Loon Mountain uses a slightly modified version of the National Ski Areas Association policy to limit drone use at the mountain, said Molly Mahar, director of marketing.

“We have had a few inquiries about drone use but not as many as I expected,” she said.

At Sunapee any authorized operation of aerial drones are governed by FAA rules and regulations and Mount Sunapee regulations which include certification, training and insurance coverage, according to Bruce McCloy, marketing director.

The punishment for violating the policy is fairly strict and includes revocation of season passes and those flying unauthorized drones will be asked to leave the mountain, he said.

Wednesday March 9 March After 5 Connection 5:00 to 7:00 pm Alternative Health 208 College Highway Southwick, MA 01077 Please join us for our monthly networking event. Don’t forget your business cards! Come network with the Chamber. Members $10, Non-Members $15 (cash at the door). Refreshments served. Register by calling the Chamber office, or visiting our website.

Monday, March 14 A Purpose Driven Website (Workshop) 9:00 to 10:30 am Holiday Inn Express 39 Southampton Road Westfield, MA 01085

Goodwill services include computer classes, financial education, skills development, mentoring and many others. Last year, more than 318,000 people earned jobs as a result of Goodwill programs. In 2015, Bon-Ton and its customers contributed 4 million pounds to Goodwill locations throughout 26 states. #2 It’s easy to donate and save on Spring fashions, beauty and home.

Donors receive coupons for up to 25 percent off for every item donated. Customers can also receive three coupons for a five dollar donation to Goodwill. Goodwill Sale coupons are valid on nearly everything in the store and can be used to purchase stylish New & Now spring merchandise, designer brands like Vince Camuto, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, MICHAEL Michael Kors, Coach and many more. Shop the five new trends of the season: • So Blue: Shades of blue from sky to navy • Pick Flowers: Bold watercolors to subtle blooms • Bold and Graphic: Colorful unexpected patterns and stripes • White Hot: Crisp, cool and timeless • 70’s Revival: Modern looks with retro flare Another beautiful reward is receiving 15 percent off your favorite cosmetics like Estee Lauder, Clinique and Lancôme. Offers are valid at any Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s or Younkers stores and online. #3 You have a chance to win a $100 Daily Prize and a $15,000 Spring Style and Wardrobe Makeover.

We believe doing good deserves to be rewarded.

Consumers who visit the Million Acts of Goodwill website can enter for a chance to win a $15,000 Spring Style and Wardrobe Makeover. To enter, visit www.millionactsofgoodwill.com and register to play the Spin to Win game. You could instantly win a $100 gift card—plus, each day you play, you will earn a chance to win a $15,000 Spring Style and Wardrobe Makeover. The winner will receive a consultation with a celebrity stylist from Visual Therapy, a closet review and edit and a shopping spree with the stylist at their local Bon-Ton, Boston Store, Bergner’s, Carson’s, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s and Younkers department store.

To learn more about the Bon-Ton Goodwill Sale, visit www.bonton.com/goodwill or www.goodwill.org/bonton.

Monday, March 21 Marketing to Millennials 3:30 to 5:00 pm Holiday Inn Express 39 Southampton Road Westfield, MA 01085 Please join us for a Chamber Workshop presented by MassLive focusing on how digital targeting works, sponsored content online, YouTube commercials and social media marketing. This workshop is FREE to Chamber Members, or $30 for Non-Members. Register by calling the Chamber office or visiting our website.

Tuesday, March 22 Free Small Business Legal Clinic 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Chamber Office 16 N Elm Street Westfield, MA 01085

The Western Mass Regional office of the MSBDC is very pleased to announce Please join us for a Chamber Workshop presented by Bob Burch of Bright that the law firms of WMassBizLaw has generously offered to hold a free legal Cloud Studio. This presentation will cover the importance of setting specific marclinic. Individuals, entrepreneurs, and small business owners can meet one-onketing goals when planning a website for your business or organization and how one, for 30 minutes, with Sarah Willey, Esq. to discuss general legal questions those goals influence its design and functionality. We’ll review both local and such as corporate structure, leases, contracts, insurance, employment, franchisnational websites to see what they did and how it can apply to you. We’ll also talk ing, and various other business related issues. Attorney Willey is also an expert about current web technology standards that you need in order to have a modern on international compliance laws. Participates will receive a general waiver statewebsite. This workshop is FREE to Chamber Members, or $30 for Non-Members. ment prior to their meeting and are eligible to attend a 30-minute Legal Clinic, Register by calling the Chamber office or visiting our website. one-time. Appointments are required and subject to availability. To schedule a session in Westfield, please contact Lynn Shedd at the MSBDC office at 413Friday, March 18 737-6712 extension 100.

March Breakfast Friday, March 25 7:00 to 9:00 am Legislative Luncheon Westfield State University 11:30 am to 1:30 pm 577 Western Avenue Tekoa Country Club Westfield, MA 01085 459 Russell Road Westfield, MA Please join us for our annual St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast hosted by Westfield State University. Platinum Sponsor: Westfield Bank, Gold Sponsor: Westfield Please join us for our Legislative Luncheon hosted by Tekoa Country Club.

Gas & Electric, Silver Sponsor: Prolamina, Coffee Bar Sponsor: Sunshine Village.

Raise your voice and business concerns to our legislators – they want to hear Our guest speaker for this event is Ramon S. Torrecilha, Ph.D., Westfield State from you! Come and hear the challenges facing the Commonwealth, our communities and our businesses. Legislators attending: Senator Don Humason, University President. Chief Greeter is the Honorable Michael Knapik. Tickets Senator Ben Downing, Representative Nicholas Boldyga, Representative Peter $25/Chamber Members and $30/Non-Members. Please contact the chamber Kocot, Representative William Pignatelli and Representative John Velis. office or visit our website to register or to donate a raffle prize for the event. No Sponsorships available. Tickets are $30 for Chamber Members and $40 for gencancellations after March 14, 2016. eral admission. No cancellations accepted after March 21, 2016.

Please call Pam at the Chamber office for more information on any of the above events at 413.568.1618 or visit the Chamber website www.westfieldbiz.org!

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Northern hilltown officials meet on regional broadband

By DIANE BRONCACCIO For the Daily Hampshire Gazette WENDELL — While the regional WiredWest cooperative and the Massachusetts Broadband Institute iron out differences over how to bring broadband Internet to the area’s unserved towns, Wendell and several other Hilltowns are looking at ways to build a regional network.

The Wendell Select Board will meet with town officials from Leverett, Shutesbury, Warwick, New Salem, Leyden and Colrain at 7 p.m. Thursday to discuss forming a regional broadband network. The meeting will be held in the Wendell Town Office, at 9 Morse Village Road.

“Wendell is trying to organize a possible alternative to WiredWest, by forming a regional (broadband) network,” said Select Board member Daniel Keller. He said this smaller fiber-optic network might connect to LeverettNet, the fiber-optic-to-the-home broadband network built and run by that town.

“Leverett has already built connections for future possible connections to neighboring towns,” said Keller. Also, Colrain and Leyden have expressed interest in being part of such a network, even if they do not border the other towns.

Technically, all are members of the WiredWest collaborative, which has been working since 2010 to bring “last-mile” fiberoptic broadband to rural towns without highspeed Internet access. Wendell was one of the first WiredWest member towns to reach the goal of getting at least 40 percent of its residents to register in advance with WiredWest for high-speed broadband.

Wendell, Colrain, Otis and Alford were also the first towns to move independently of WiredWest, by notifying the Massachusetts Broadband Institute last fall that they had secured borrowing for their towns’ broadband build-out and were ready to move forward with the build-out. The institute has the $40 million in state money earmarked for the

WiredWest convened an emergency board meeting last year after the Massachusetts Broadband Institute told area towns not to sign the cooperative's proposed operating agreement for establishing regional broadband Internet service. (Photo by Stephanie McFeeters) unserved towns.

“Eric Nakajima was very enthusiastic about supporting us,” said Keller. “I understand MBI is going to issue (requests for proposals) this month.” He said the plan is for the institute to design the entire regional network.

“Smaller projects could go under that umbrella,” Keller said.

On Dec. 1, Nakajima, the former director of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, announced that the agency did not support WiredWest’s plan. It calls for the state and towns paying for the network which would be owned and operated by WiredWest LLC. Nakajima said the institute would not release money for the WiredWest plan at that time.

Last month, WiredWest revised its draft operating agreement, and negotiations with

Russell Trivia

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A $10 donation gets you in the door to test your knowledge and an opportunity to vie for the cash prize for “Best Theme Table” or to take a chance on the 50/50 raffle.

Players purchasing 50/50 raffle tickets will automatically be eligible for door prizes to be drawn at random at the close of the event.

“Having a theme for your table is not mandatory” said Blair. “It does add another fun dimension to the evening.”

Although sports teams are most popular, “we have had everything from western cowboys to the Pirates of the Caribbean”, said Blair. The prize for Best Theme Table will be determined at halftime utilizing the time-honored, super-accurate and audience-powered “Applause-OMeter”.

Proceeds will be used to help offset future fundraising events and provide monetary support for projects the group is involved in throughout the year. Previously, funds from Trivia Nite have been used to help sponsor the Russell Memorial Day Parade, donaed to the Jurgen G. Igel Schoarship Fund, and for the purchase of heating oil for the VFW. Other organizations to benefit from funds raised by Russell First over the years have been the Russell Fire Department, Russell Police Department, and the Boy Scouts of America at Camp Moses on Russell Pond.

A cash bar will be provided and contestants are encouraged to bring their own food for munching. Outlets will be available for warming trays and crock pots.

This is a popular event with tables available on a firstcome, first-served basis. To reserve your groups table today, call Gloria at 413-862-4048. Walk-ins are welcome and have the option of playing alone or teaming up with others. For information on helping with the event or making a door prize donation call Russell First Co-Chairperson Don Blair @ 413-862-3379.

Habitat Project

WESTFIELD — The Moody Men’s Choir will perform at Westfield Evangelical Free Church on Thurs., March 10, at 7 PM. Founded in 1957 at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, the choir tours each year, presenting concerts of sacred music throughout the United States. They have also sung in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Greece and India. For a list of concerts or to purchase recordings, visit moody.edu/ concerts. The church is located at 568 Southwick Rd. in Westfield. There is no admission charge

Flahive to display works at SPL SOUTHWICK — Watercolorist Marie FitzGerald Flahive will have works on display at the Southwick Public Library for the month of March, during regular library hours.

Flahive, both a painter and teacher, operates a studio at 22 Cherry St. in Westfield. As a free-lance artist, she accepts commissioned work and enters juried shows. In 2015 her work was honored at the Academic Artists Association National Show, the Agawam Library Juried Art Show, and the Piedmont Art Show.

She was trained as a painter and teacher at Elms College (BA in Art) and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (MAT in Teaching Art) and has spent many years as a junior and senior high school art teacher. Since 2005, she has owned and operated her teaching studio/gallery in downtown Westfield.

She holds juried memberships in the Academic Artists Association, Cape Cod Art Association, and North Shore Art Association. Her work is represented locally by Sheepgate in Blandford.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Grace Lutheran Church (1552 Westfield St. WS) will host the David Neill Swing Band Thursday, March 10th, 6:30pm -9:00pm. Join us for a great evening of fantastic music and dancing. The event is free and Pastor John will serve his famous popcorn!

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“The machine is brought to the village and everyone works together to make the bricks for the smokeless stoves, said Rexford. “You fill the form with a clay/sand/pine mixture, and then press the mixture with a lever to make a brick. You then lift the brick out of the machine, balancing it on the plate and you carry it to a place in the sun to dry. Then the process starts again.”

When the time arrived to work on building homes, once again the women were eager to get started. The housing deficit in Guatemala is more than 1.4 million homes.

Habitat Guatemala has been constructing homes for more than 30 years, improving design details so that houses are more sustainable, easier to clean and maintain, and affordable.

Habitat’s model has always used cement block walls, but on the special week of celebration, they introduced a model of housing that uses metal framing with pre-manufactured cement paneling instead of cement blocks. The model is equally priced, but it’s said to be sturdier. A house in Tecpan was symbolically used as “housing solution 75,001” as a test.

“We mixed cement by hand,” said Rexford. “There are no cement trucks that come to the worksite when you are ready for the foundation.”

Rexford said the cement mixture was 10 wheelbarrows of sand and 600 pounds of lime.

“We then mixed this mixture by making piles,” said Rexford.

“When mixed, we then added 19 wheelbarrows of trap rock and then water. The mason then mixed it to the correct consistency by adding more of some of the ingredients and put the cement in five-pound buckets to bring to the foundation and it was then poured in.”

O’Connor noted that “bucket brigades” were helpful to move the cement from the mixing location to the foundation.

All women noted that the families receiving the assistance were all appreciative of their efforts.

Westfield Evangelical Free Church presents concert

David Neill Swing Band

the institute are continuing.

WiredWest officials have said that, under its draft agreement, the towns still “own” the infrastructure, because they would be shareholders whose shares are proportional to the size of their broadband infrastructure investment.

“We have some deep and fundamental problems with WiredWest that I and others started talking about years ago,” said Keller. “I had problems with ownership, that WiredWest still hasn’t solved. It really is a line in the sand, and many towns have said: ‘No. We’re not going to borrow money and pay for something that isn’t ours.’?”

Wendell Broadband Committee members Ray DiDonato and Ben Schwartz said there have been “significant concerns coming from

the towns” about WiredWest’s business plans, including the agreement that gives ownership to WiredWest LLC instead of to towns directly.

“We’ve been fairly thoughtful in looking at different options, than when WiredWest was the only option on the table,” Schwartz said.

“WiredWest is wanting to start a company based on town funding, and we have to have some solid guarantees that don’t have a 10-year encumbrance,” he said, referring to the minimum amount of time a town would be required to stay with WiredWest.

DiDonato said Wendell continues to be a WiredWest member town, but is following the procedures recommended by the institute, and will be seeking requests for proposals soon.

In Leyden, Broadband Committee Chairman Bob Ryan said the town is grateful to WiredWest for championing last-mile broadband over several years. “They brought the public awareness and they brought us funding.

“They raised the issues and brought us where we are today. I don’t mean to abandon them in any way, but we believe, in the case of Leyden, that we should own our assets,” Ryan said. “We’re all looking for the best solution.

If it’s WiredWest, so be it. But it’s an evolving process. We’re all in favor of owning our own assets. We made it very clear that we support the MBI position, that towns’ should own their infrastructure, and we’re hoping that (WiredWest) will change their mind in that regard.”

Ryan said Leyden officials have also spoken to Greenfield about connecting to that town’s broadband network when it is operating.

In talks with WiredWest, Colrain Select Board members have voiced concerns similar to those in Wendell about whether the operating agreement would leave the town paying for an asset it did not own, and they questioned whether WiredWest’s business plan would produce enough revenue to eventually pay down the money borrowed by the towns.

“This experience was extremely rewarding,” said O’Connor.

“The cultural experience the people and the country gave me was a gift.”

O’Connor said that since an early age, she knew she wanted to be a part of a project like Habitat for Humanity.

“I always wanted to do something like this, but life took on its responsibilities with family and employment,” said O’Connor.

“So given the chance after retirement, I jumped at the chance. I hope to do it again and I’m thinking of Vietnam.”

Austin echoed those sentiments.

“When the week was over, I didn’t want to come home,” said Austin. “I enjoyed the experience so much. The people we met were so appreciative of our efforts. I am hoping to go back in two years.”

For Rexford, she will always remember her first Habitat build project.

“I have known about Habitat and its mission but was never able to give my time,” said Rexford. “I contributed in other ways, but this for me was an eye opener on how much more I want to give to the organization. I chose to go on the trip because the time was finally right for me.”

Rexford also noted the experience went beyond helping the global community.

“The team had first timers, and folks who have gone to Guatemala several times in a year,” said Rexford. “I knew I could do the work and I would see poverty like I had not seen before. What I did not expect was the outpouring of love, kindness and compassion. You are accepted for who you were. There was equality among everyone.”

Teams of families, friends, and from organizations, as well as individuals, are always sought for the next Habitat International project. For more information, email Whitney White at wwhite@ habitat.org for more details.

Time running out to charge anyone who helped Whitey Bulger

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) — Investigators who spent years building a criminal case against gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have long believed he had multiple helpers when he fled Boston and went on the run.

If prosecutors don’t bring charges within the next few months, the only person to be charged with actually assisting the notorious crime boss during his 16 years as a fugitive will be his longtime girlfriend.

The statute of limitations for harboring a fugitive is five years.

The clock began ticking when Bulger was captured in Santa Monica, California, on June 22, 2011, and runs out on June 22, 2016.

Catherine Greig, who accompanied Bulger on his long flight from justice, was sentenced to eight years in prison for helping him.

Greig faces additional prison time after pleading guilty last month to contempt for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating who else may have helped Bulger.

Now the question is, without Greig’s help, will anyone else ever be charged?

“I don’t think the chances are great. I’d be happy to see it, but I’d be surprised to see it,” said retired state police Col. Thomas Foley, who spent two decades pursuing Bulger.

Bulger, now 86, is serving a life sentence after being convicted of a litany of crimes during a 2013 racketeering trial, including participating in 11 murders.

Over the years, investigators suspected Bulger received help from his family, and attention focused on his brother, William Bulger, a powerful political figure who was president of the state Senate for 17 years.

William Bulger has denied helping his brother while he was a fugitive and has never been charged. In testimony before a federal grand jury in 2001, William Bulger acknowledged that he and his brother spoke by phone shortly after he fled Boston in late 1994.

William Bulger also acknowledged that he did not encourage his brother to surrender.

“I don’t feel an obligation to help everyone catch him,” he said, according to leaked transcripts of testimony published in The Boston Globe.

Another brother, John “Jackie” Bulger, pleaded guilty to perjury

and obstruction of justice in 2003 for lying to federal grand juries.

Jackie Bulger admitted he had spoken to his brother while he was a fugitive. He also admitted lying when he testified he had no knowledge about a safe deposit box owned by his brother.

Greig’s twin sister, Margaret McCusker, pleaded guilty to lying to a grand jury about having contact with her sister after she fled Boston with Bulger.

Kevin Weeks, a key Bulger henchman, admitted that he provided Bulger with fake identification while he was on the run.

Weeks, who testified against Bulger, served five years in prison for being an accessory to five murders, but was not charged with helping Bulger as a fugitive.

Although the statute of limitations on the harboring charge ends in June, prosecutors could potentially have more time to bring a different charge. If, for example, Bulger had assets hidden and someone moved them after his arrest in 2011, that person could potentially be charged with obstruction of justice. The statute of limitations would begin running on the date the assets were moved.

Or, if someone lied to the grand jury after Bulger’s arrest, that person could be charged with perjury for up to five years.

Likewise, if someone lied to the FBI after Bulger’s arrest, that person could be charged with making a false statement to a federal agent.

With Greig refusing to testify, another key question could remain unanswered: where is the money investigators believe Bulger hid?

While Bulger was a fugitive, the FBI seized cash and other items from safe deposit boxes in Florida, London, Canada and Ireland. But investigators believe that was just a fraction of the money Bulger made through his gang’s illegal activities.

“I think the general belief was yeah, he had money stashed all over the place,” said Tom Duffy, a retired state police trooper.

When Bulger and Greig were captured, authorities found $822,000 in cash in their apartment.

Prosecutors have said they will divide that among the families of Bulger’s victims.

Patricia Donahue, whose husband was killed by Bulger and another man in 1982, said she has little hope any more money will be distributed to Bulger’s victims.

“I’m sure there is probably money stashed out there somewhere, but I don’t think we’ll see it,” she said.

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SPORTS

Longmeadow celebrates a first-period goal against topseeded Methuen-Tewksbury in the second round of the state Division 2 girls’ ice hockey tournament Saturday night at Methuen High School Rink. (Photos by Chris Putz)

David vs … Golini

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer METHUEN – Late in the first period of a second round girls’ ice hockey playoff game Saturday night in Methuen, the Longmeadow (WHS Co-Op) girls’ ice hockey team peppered Methuen-Tewksbury goalie Kaia Hollingsworth.

The relentless effort paid off as a shot from Karalyn Jones rebounded out to Madison Pelletier, who hammered it past Hollingsworth with 47.1 ticks remaining in the period. The Lancers erupted in celebration, embracing each other with hugs and good cheer.

Unfortunately, the goal came with Longmeadow already trailing 3-0, and was the Lancers’ lone score of the game.

Center Kelly Golini had a hand in every one of her team’s scores, scoring a hat trick and dishing out three assists as No. 1 MethuenTewksbury downed 17th-seeded Longmeadow 6-1 in a Division 2 tournament game Saturday night at Methuen High School Rink. The Rangers improved to 17-1-3.

“They should probably change their name from the Rangers to the Golinis,” Longmeadow coach David Pelletier said. “We couldn’t stop her. Our girls did everything right, but it was not enough … We hit the proverbial brick wall.”

Methuen build that wall with three goals in the opening nine minutes.

Golini nearly took the opening face-off and scored, notching the team’s first goal 49 sec-

onds into the first period. A little more than three minutes later, she connected with Eryn Taber for a 2-0 lead. Golini made it 3-0 with 6:10 remaining in the period.

Longmeadow failed to take advantage of a power play with under six minutes left in the period, but scored when back at even strength later on. Methuen spoiled the Lancers’ brief shining moment when Golini followed up Pelletier’s goal with a score of her own less than 14 seconds later, tallying her third goal in the period with 29.6 left.

In the second period, Methuen killed off another penalty, and scored two more goals late – both on shots from Eryn Taber and

Longmeadow’s Madison Pelletier, center, takes a shot against Methuen Saturday night.

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2016 HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2016 GIRLS’ ICE HOCKEY DIVISION 2 TOURNAMENT – SECOND ROUND No. 17 Longmeadow-Westfield (12-6-1) at No. 1 Methuen-Tewksbury (16-1-3), Methuen High School Rink, 5:50 p.m.

Thursday, March 10, 2016 BOYS’ ICE HOCKEY WEST DIVISION 3 CHAMPIONSHIP (at the Olympia, West Springfield) No. 4 Westfield (10-10-1) vs. No. 2 Minnechaug (17-4), 8:30 p.m.

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WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SPRING SCHEDULE 3/9/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA 5:00 p.m.

3/12/2016 Baseball vs Dickinson College (DH) Lake Myrtle Park Main Field, Auburndale 9:15 a.m.

3/12/2016 Baseball vs Dickinson College (DH) Lake Myrtle Park Main Field, Auburndale 11:45 a.m.

3/13/2016 Softball vs Stevenson University Clermont, Fla.- Legends Way #2 9:00 a.m.

3/13/2016 Softball vs William Paterson University Clermont, Fla.- Legends Way #4 11:00 a.m.

3/13/2016 Baseball vs Curry College (DH) Chain of Lakes Park Field No. 3, Winter Haven 1:30 p.m.

3/13/2016 Baseball vs Curry College (DH) Chain of Lakes Park Field No. 3, Winter Haven 4:00 p.m.

3/14/2016 Baseball vs Wheaton College (Mass.)

Lake Myrtle Park Field No. 8, Auburndale 9:00 a.m.

3/14/2016 Softball vs North Park University Clermont, Fla.- Legends Way #2 9:00 a.m.

3/14/2016 Softball vs Calvin College Clermont, Fla.- Legends Way #2 11:00 a.m.

3/15/2016 Softball vs Heidelberg University Clermont, Fla.- Legends Way #3 9:00 a.m.

3/15/2016 Baseball vs Suffolk University Lake Myrtle Park Field No. 4, Auburndale 9:30 a.m.

3/15/2016 Softball vs The College of New Jersey Clermont, Fla.- Legends Way #4 11:00 a.m.

3/15/2016 Women’s Lacrosse vs Skidmore College Clermont, Fla. 4:00 p.m.

3/17/2016 Women’s Lacrosse vs Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Clermont, Fla. 9:00 a.m.

3/17/2016 Softball vs Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Clermont, Fla.- Hancock Park #4 9:00 a.m.

3/17/2016 Baseball vs Stockton University (DH) Lake Myrtle Park Field No. 5, Auburndale 9:30 a.m.

3/17/2016 Softball vs Clarkson University Clermont, Fla.- Hancock Park #1 11:00 a.m.

3/17/2016 Baseball vs Stockton University (DH) Lake Myrtle Park Field No. 5, Auburndale 12:00 p.m.

3/18/2016 Softball vs Frostburg State University Winter Garden, Fla.- Foundation Academy #1 11:00 a.m.

3/18/2016 Softball vs Macalester College Winter Garden, Fla.- Foundation Academy #1 1:00 p.m.

3/18/2016 Baseball vs The College of New Jersey (DH) Chain of Lakes Park Field No. 5, Winter Haven 1:30 p.m.

3/18/2016 Baseball vs The College of New Jersey (DH) Chain of Lakes Park Field No. 5, Winter Haven 4:00 p.m.

3/19/2016 Baseball vs Lesley University Chain of Lakes Park Field No. 4, Winter Haven 9:30 a.m.

3/22/2016 Baseball at Becker College Worcester, MA 4:00 p.m.

3/22/2016 Women’s Lacrosse vs Keene State Westfield, MA 7:00 p.m.

3/23/2016 Softball

vs Bay Path College (DH) Westfield, MA 3:30 p.m.

3/23/2016 Softball vs Bay Path College (DH) Westfield, MA 5:30 p.m.

3/24/2016 Baseball vs Springfield College Westfield, MA 3:30 p.m.

3/24/2016 Women’s Lacrosse vs Lasell College Westfield, MA 7:00 p.m.

3/25/2016 Softball at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (DH) Worcester, MA 3:30 p.m.

3/25/2016 Baseball at Trinity College (Conn.)

Highland Park 3:30 p.m.

3/25/2016 Softball at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (DH) Worcester, MA 5:30 p.m.

3/26/2016 Baseball vs Albertus Magnus (DH) Westfield, MA 12:00 p.m.

3/26/2016 Baseball vs Albertus Magnus (DH) Westfield, MA 2:30 p.m.

3/26/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at Nichols College Dudley, MA 2:30 p.m.

3/28/2016 Baseball vs Mitchell College (DH) 1:30 p.m.

3/28/2016 Baseball vs Mitchell College (DH) Westfield, MA 4:00 p.m.

3/29/2016 Softball at Western New England University (DH) Springfield, MA 3:30 p.m.

3/29/2016 Softball at Western New England University (DH) Springfield, MA 5:30 p.m.

3/29/2016 Baseball at UMass Boston Boston, MA 6:00 p.m.

3/29/2016 Women’s Lacrosse vs Johnson & Wales Westfield, MA 7:00 p.m.

3/30/2016 Baseball vs Elms College Westfield, MA 3:30 p.m.

3/31/2016 Softball at Elms College Chicopee, MA 4:00 p.m.

4/2/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at Worcester State Worcester, MA 11:00 a.m.

4/2/2016 Softball vs Bridgewater State (DH) Westfield, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/2/2016 Baseball vs Bridgewater State (DH) Westfield, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/2/2016 Softball vs Bridgewater State (DH) Westfield, MA 2:00 p.m.

4/2/2016 Baseball vs Bridgewater State (DH) Westfield, MA 2:30 p.m.

4/5/2016 Softball vs Smith College (DH) Westfield, MA 3:30 p.m.

4/5/2016 Softball vs Smith College (DH) Westfield, MA 5:30 p.m.

4/5/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at Smith College Northampton, MA 7:00 p.m.

4/6/2016 Baseball vs Williams College Westfield, MA 4:00 p.m.

4/9/2016 Baseball at Worcester State (DH) Worcester, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/9/2016 Women’s Lacrosse vs Fitchburg State Westfield, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/9/2016 Softball at Worcester State (DH) Worcester, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/9/2016 Softball at Worcester State (DH) Worcester, MA 2:00 p.m.

4/9/2016 Baseball at Worcester State (DH) Worcester, MA 2:30 p.m.

4/10/2016 Baseball vs Clark University Westfield, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/11/2016 Baseball vs United States Coast Guard Academy Westfield, MA 3:30 p.m.

4/12/2016 Men’s Golf at MASCAC Championship Blackstone National CC, Sutton, Mass.

10:00 a.m.

4/12/2016 Softball vs Keene State (DH) Westfield, MA 3:30 p.m.

4/12/2016 Softball vs Keene State (DH) Westfield, MA 5:30 p.m.

4/13/2016 Softball vs Becker College (DH) Westfield, MA 3:30 p.m.

4/13/2016 Baseball at Western New England University Springfield, MA 3:30 p.m.

4/13/2016 Softball vs Becker College (DH) Westfield, MA 5:30 p.m.

4/14/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at Western Connecticut State Danbury, CT 7:00 p.m.

4/16/2016 Softball at Framingham State (DH) Framingham, MA 1:00 p.m.

4/16/2016 Baseball at Framingham State (DH) Framingham, MA 1:00 p.m.

4/16/2016 Baseball at Framingham State (DH) Framingham, MA 3:00 p.m.

4/16/2016 Softball at Framingham State (DH) Framingham, MA 3:00 p.m.

4/16/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at Massachusetts Maritime Academy Buzzards Bay, MA 4:30 p.m.

4/18/2016 Softball vs Salem State (DH) Westfield, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/18/2016 Baseball vs Salem State (DH) Westfield, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/18/2016 Softball vs Salem State (DH) Westfield, MA 2:00 p.m.

4/18/2016 Baseball vs Salem State (DH) Westfield, MA 2:30 p.m.

4/19/2016 Men’s Golf at Elms College Blazer Invitational Westover Country Club, Granby, Mass.

4/19/2016 Softball vs Springfield College (DH) Westfield, MA 3:30 p.m.

4/19/2016 Softball vs Springfield College (DH) Westfield, MA 5:30 p.m.

4/19/2016 Women’s Lacrosse

vs Bridgewater State Westfield, MA 7:00 p.m.

4/20/2016 Baseball at Keene State Keene, NH 3:30 p.m.

4/21/2016 Men’s Golf at Western New England University Invitational Veterans Memorial Golf Course, Springfield, Mass.

10:00 a.m.

4/21/2016 Baseball at Eastern Connecticut State Willimantic, CT 6:00 p.m.

4/23/2016 Baseball vs Fitchburg State (DH) Westfield, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/23/2016 Softball vs Fitchburg State (DH) Westfield, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/23/2016 Softball vs Fitchburg State (DH) Westfield, MA 2:00 p.m.

4/23/2016 Baseball vs Fitchburg State (DH) Westfield, MA 2:30 p.m.

4/23/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at MCLA North Adams, MA 3:30 p.m.

4/26/2016 Softball at MCLA (DH) North Adams, MA 2:00 p.m.

4/26/2016 Baseball at MCLA (DH) North Adams, MA 2:00 p.m.

4/26/2016 Softball at MCLA (DH) North Adams, MA 4:00 p.m.

4/26/2016 Baseball at MCLA (DH) North Adams, MA 4:30 p.m.

4/27/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at Salem State Salem, MA 6:00 p.m.

4/30/2016 Softball at Massachusetts Maritime Academy (DH) Buzzards Bay, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/30/2016 Baseball at Massachusetts Maritime Academy (DH) Buzzards Bay, MA 12:00 p.m.

4/30/2016 Softball at Massachusetts Maritime Academy (DH) Buzzards Bay, MA 2:00 p.m.

4/30/2016 Baseball at Massachusetts Maritime Academy (DH) Buzzards Bay, MA 2:30 p.m.

4/30/2016 Women’s Lacrosse vs Framingham State Westfield, MA 5:00 p.m.

5/3/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at MASCAC Quarterfinals 5/5/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at MASCAC Semifinals 5/5/2016 Softball vs MASCAC Tournament 5/5/2016 Baseball vs MASCAC Tournament 5/6/2016 Baseball vs MASCAC Tournament 5/7/2016 Baseball vs MASCAC Tournament 5/7/2016 Softball vs MASCAC Tournament 5/7/2016 Women’s Lacrosse at MASCAC Championship 5/8/2016 Softball vs MASCAC Tournament 5/8/2016 Baseball vs MASCAC Tournament

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assists from Golini.

Longmeadow goalie Lexi Levere (7 saves) earned a shutout in net during the third period.

Kayla Brown started the game in net for the Lancers. She finished with 10 saves.

Coach Pelletier said he decided to go with Brown in net against Methuen because he felt Levere was a bit overworked in the opening round victory.

“This is the farthest we have ever gone in Western Mass.,” coach Pelletier said. “It is a step in the right direction. It didn’t look like it on the scoreboard but the effort was there. We made a couple of bad mistakes. They capitalized on every one of them.”

At times, coach Pelletier even caught himself smirking at the efforts of the sensational Ranger.

“As a fan, it was a pleasure watching Golini,” said the Longmeadow coach, whose players have battled the Rangers’ center over the years at various youth levels.

Longmeadow finishes the season with a record of 12-7-1.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, March 7, 2016: This year many people will comment on your passionate ways. What you do will be of interest to others. You often verbalize where you are coming from. This characteristic becomes more dominant than in previous years. If you are single, your magnetic personality draws others toward you. You will have many choices to make.

If you are attached, the two of you experience a special intensity in your relationship. You could become too self-centered, causing some friction between you and your sweetie. Remember, a relationship is a two-way street. PISCES can be moody like you, but often is less grounded.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH If you have important matters to handle, get an early start. As the day goes on, your energy will wear off. Don’t push for immediate answers. Use the afternoon onward to complete a project or to schedule necessary appointments. Tonight: Try to avoid someone’s frenetic energy.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Others greet your ideas on a positive note. You naturally step into the role of leader, and demonstrate that you can get results. Someone might oppose your actions or be resentful that he or she will receive less time with you. Ease this person’s worry. Tonight: Return calls.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH A take-charge attitude goes far, but it could put distance between you and others. Consider a stylistic adjustment.

You might be thinking about what would be best to do right now. Communication remains your strong suit. Be caring.

Tonight: Be willing to work late.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH You have the ability to look past a problem and see where there is common ground. Try to work through some stress by getting more exercise; otherwise, you might lose your temper. Someone will share his or her opinion, but only when asked. Tonight: Relax to great music.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might sense that others need to take command of a situation. You know when to pull back and do less. Your mind keeps coming up with new ideas that you want to share. Write them down so you don’t forget them. Tonight: Express your caring in a way that a loved one can hear.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You can accomplish a lot in the morning, but come afternoon, you could be distracted by a loved one or new friend.

Some of you will choose to network once you note the proclivity of others to want to share and talk. Your sense of timing will be right-on. Tonight: All smiles.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Your playfulness comes out as soon as you wake up. Getting anything done with a certain amount of uproar and fun weaving through the morning could be challenging. You probably will have to make up for lost time in the afternoon.

Tonight: Could go till the wee hours.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You could be out of sorts in the morning because of having to deal with a personal issue. As the day ages, you might discover that an innate resourcefulness emerges and helps you complete everything you must do. Allow personal time for you. Tonight: Paint the town red.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might be pushed to the max. Organize yourself so that most of your interpersonal interactions are completed by midday. You will enjoy several different conversations. By the end of the day, you might want to do some reflection.

Tonight: Happily at home.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Reach out to someone you often speak to for financial advice, should you feel you need it. It never hurts to get other opinions. You don’t need to follow through on any ideas right now. In the afternoon, you seem to be able to make time for a special person. Tonight: Chat away.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You will be at your best in the morning, especially if you need to make a good impression. By the afternoon, you might feel insecure. Some of this feeling could be affecting your finances. Seek out advice or get a pep talk. Either works!

Tonight: Let someone else treat.

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 65 48 13 4 100 212 150 Tampa Bay 65 39 22 4 82 183 155 N.Y. Rangers 66 38 22 6 82 188 171 Florida 65 36 21 8 80 177 156 N.Y. Islanders 63 36 20 7 79 184 158 Boston 66 36 23 7 79 202 180 Pittsburgh 65 34 23 8 76 179 166 Detroit 65 32 22 11 75 164 172 Philadelphia 64 30 23 11 71 163 172 Carolina 66 29 26 11 69 161 178 New Jersey 67 31 29 7 69 148 170 Ottawa 67 31 29 7 69 193 208 Montreal 66 30 30 6 66 179 185 Columbus 66 27 31 8 62 173 205 Buffalo 66 26 31 9 61 156 178 Toronto 64 21 33 10 52 152 190 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 67 41 21 5 87 191 160 Anaheim 64 37 19 8 82 164 149 Dallas 67 40 20 7 87 215 192 Los Angeles 64 38 22 4 80 170 148 St. Louis 67 38 20 9 85 170 164 San Jose 64 35 23 6 76 193 173 Nashville 66 33 21 12 78 181 168 Minnesota 67 31 26 10 72 177 169 Colorado 67 33 30 4 70 180 194 Vancouver 64 25 27 12 62 156 183 Arizona 65 28 31 6 62 174 204 Winnipeg 65 27 33 5 59 169 194 Edmonton 68 26 35 7 59 167 201 Calgary 65 27 34 4 58 177 205 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s Games Minnesota 3, Buffalo 2, SO Calgary 4, Pittsburgh 2 Nashville 5, Colorado 2 Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 2 Washington 2, Boston 1, OT Ottawa 3, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 3, OT Philadelphia 6, Columbus 0 Winnipeg 4, Montreal 2 Arizona 5, Florida 1 Vancouver 4, San Jose 2 Sunday’s Games Dallas 2, Ottawa 1 Pittsburgh 6, New Jersey 1 N.Y. Islanders 6, N.Y. Rangers 4 Chicago 4, Detroit 1

Edmonton 2, Winnipeg 1 St. Louis 4, Minnesota 2 Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Washington at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

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

Ottawa at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Nashville at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf d-Cleveland 44 17 .721 — 7-3 W-3 27-5 17-12 27-12 Toronto 41 19 .683 2½ 7-3 W-2 23-6 18-13 26-10 Boston 38 26 .594 7½ 7-3 L-1 22-10 16-16 26-17 Miami 37 26 .587 8 8-2 W-5 21-12 16-14 23-16 Atlanta 35 28 .556 10 5-5 W-2 19-12 16-16 21-17 Charlotte 33 28 .541 11 8-2 W-3 21-9 12-19 22-15 Indiana 33 30 .524 12 5-5 W-1 18-11 15-19 22-16 Chicago 31 30 .508 13 4-6 W-1 20-11 11-19 18-19 Detroit 32 31 .508 13 5-5 W-1 19-11 13-20 20-17 Washington 30 32 .484 14½ 6-4 L-2 16-17 14-15 21-20 Orlando 27 34 .443 17 4-6 L-1 17-16 10-18 16-21 Milwaukee 26 37 .413 19 5-5 L-1 18-12 8-25 17-20 New York 26 38 .406 19½ 3-7 W-1 16-18 10-20 17-25 Brooklyn 18 45 .286 27 4-6 L-1 11-22 7-23 9-25 Philadelphia 8 55 .127 37 0-10 L-12 5-25 3-30 2-37 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf x-Golden State 55 6 .902 — 8-2 L-1 26-0 29-6 32-4 x-San Antonio 53 9 .855 2½ 9-1 W-8 30-0 23-9 32-5 Oklahoma City 43 20 .683 13 4-6 W-1 25-8 18-12 29-9 L.A. Clippers 40 21 .656 15 6-4 L-1 21-11 19-10 21-14 Memphis 37 25 .597 18½ 7-3 L-1 23-10 14-15 22-17 Dallas 33 30 .524 23 5-5 L-2 19-13 14-17 21-18 Portland 33 31 .516 23½ 6-4 L-3 19-12 14-19 23-16 Houston 30 32 .484 25½ 3-7 L-1 17-14 13-18 22-19 Utah 29 33 .468 26½ 3-7 W-1 19-12 10-21 16-21 Sacramento 25 36 .410 30 4-6 L-1 14-16 11-20 13-25 Denver 25 38 .397 31 4-6 W-1 13-19 12-19 14-27 New Orleans 23 38 .377 32 4-6 L-4 16-15 7-23 15-26 Minnesota 20 43 .317 36 4-6 W-1 11-21 9-22 10-25 Phoenix 17 46 .270 39 3-7 W-2 11-21 6-25 11-27 L.A. Lakers 13 51 .203 43½ 2-8 W-1 8-21 5-30 6-34 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot Saturday’s Games Utah 106, New Orleans 94 Cleveland 120, Boston 103 Indiana 100, Washington 99 New York 102, Detroit 89 Minnesota 132, Brooklyn 118 Chicago 108, Houston 100 San Antonio 104, Sacramento 94 Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 97 Sunday’s Games L.A. Lakers 112, Golden State 95 Oklahoma City 104, Milwaukee 96 Phoenix 109, Memphis 100 Denver 116, Dallas 114, OT Miami 103, Philadelphia 98

Detroit 123, Portland 103 Houston at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Memphis at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Orlando at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Brooklyn at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Utah, 9 p.m.

New York at Denver, 9 p.m.

Washington at Portland, 10 p.m.

Orlando at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

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Keselowski passes Busch late to win at Las Vegas

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brad Keselowski spent nearly a full year winless and watching while Team Penske teammate Joey Logano went to Victory Lane five times.

Keselowski had to drive through wind, rain, sand and Logano himself to finally hit it big in Vegas again.

Keselowski passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go Sunday and surged to his second win in three years in the NASCAR race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway under weird and windy weather conditions.

After getting past Logano and tracking down Busch, whose right front wheel vibrated and struggled down the stretch, Keselowski drove his Ford to his first Sprint Cup Series victory since Fontana in March 2015.

"For Team Penske, it's our 50th anniversary," Keselowski said.

"To get the first win of the year, it feels real good."

Keselowski had to gamble on fuel late, and he thought he had blown the race earlier with a speeding penalty. The risks paid off for the 2012 series champion, who claimed he hadn't been dwelling on his winless skid over the past year.

"It's hard to believe it's been 34 races," Keselowski said. "We've led a lot of races in that time span. Probably deserved to win a few more races than that. ... There was a lot of misfortune, and then there was a lot of self-inflicted things that I could have done better and beyond. But I can't sit here and dwell on that."

Logano finished second and Jimmie Johnson came in third in the opener of NASCAR's three-week Southwest swing. Busch finished fourth, falling a few laps shy of completing a weekend sweep after dominating the Xfinity Series race Saturday.

Logano fought Keselowski tenaciously for position, but they emerged from the duel smiling.

"It took a long time to get by Joey," Keselowski said. "He put up a heck of a fight. If anyone ever wants to say that your teammates just lay over and give it to you, that's not how we are at Team Penske. We race each other hard but clean. That was really something to see."

Keselowski didn't pit with the leaders with 52 laps left, managing to make his fuel last with enough caution laps. He also persevered through a lurking storm that blew gale-force winds and light rain onto the desert track.

The wind regularly blew debris into the drivers' grills, getting pole-sitter Kurt Busch and Kyle Larson in the opening laps. Later, the wind picked up sharply while a dust storm rose on the outskirts of the track, obscuring the view of nearby Nellis Air Force Base and briefly dropping more rain.

"I guess that's the Wild Wild West, right?" Logano asked. "It was just dusty, grainy, windy. Crazy."

Busch appeared to be in good shape with an artful move to get in front and a strong restart late. But the Vegas native reported problems with his wheel, and Keselowski eventually surged in front to stay. "(Busch) had a really good short-run car, but it fell off on the long run," Keselowski said. "That is part of this new (low-downforce) package. Some are good on short run and some are good on long run, and we had a really good long-run car today."

WHO'S HOT: Ryan Blaney was the top rookie, finishing sixth in his Wood Brothers Racing Ford. He sits 14th in the Sprint Cup standings.

WHO'S NOT: Denny Hamlin dropped back to 19th after starting in ninth, unable to make any progress up the field. He sits eighth in the Sprint Cup standings after three races. "What a miserable day," he tweeted. "We will learn and get better."

BAD BREAK: Matt Kenseth spun into Chase Elliott in a late wreck that sidelined both cars. Kenseth couldn't explain what caused his wreck with Elliott, but he noticed the wind gusts picking up off the restart. Kenseth, who said he "spun out before I had any idea what happened," continued his rotten run of luck in a season that he began by losing the Daytona 500 on the last lap.

PARITY: All three manufacturers have a Cup win through the first three races: Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing won at Daytona, while Johnson paced Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports to victory at Atlanta before Keselowski won for Ford and Team Penske at Las Vegas.

THE CHAMP IS HERE: New UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate attended the race about 15 hours after her victory over Holly Holm on the other end of the Las Vegas Strip. Tate cheered on defending Vegas champion Kevin Harvick, whose company manages her career. Harvick finished seventh. "I was glad I was able to make it here," Tate said. "I had so much going on this morning, but I didn't want to miss this race for anything."

UP NEXT: Phoenix International Raceway. Kevin Harvick won the March race last season, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. won on the same track in November.

LEGAL NOTICES February 8, 2016 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 16 SM 000187 ORDER OF NOTICE TO: Roy Williams A/K/A Roy Williams Jr. and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act:, 50 U.S.C. App.§501 et seq.: Wells Fargo Bank, NA, claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Westfield, numbered 184 Birch Bluffs Drive, given by Roy Williams Jr. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for, Franklin American Mortgage Company, its successors and assigns, dated March 12, 2009, and recorded in Hampden County Registry of Deeds in Book 17689, Page 532, and now held by plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status.

If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before February 29, 2016 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER Chief Justice of this Court on January 13, 2016 Attest:

__________________________ _______ Deborah J. Patterson Recorder (OM)

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