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College students help market Russian robot

By JIM KINNEY The Republican SPRINGFIELD (AP) — The XTurion robot can smell smoke, hear a window breaking and notice a broken pipe gushing water.

It can contact its human owner via a smartphone and, at its master’s command, go to these scene of trouble and investigate, transmitting live video all the way to let its human know if it’s time to call the police.

XTurion, being developed now by Russian scientists, won’t sell itself.

That is where two marketing students at Western New England University come in.

“It’s like playing a video game, the way an owner can use a smartphone to tell the robot what to do and where to go while the video displays on the screen,” said Mark Manolakis, a Western New England University senior majoring in marketing.

For a marketing class, the students came up with a plan to introduce a home security robot to the American market.

This semester, Manolakis and fellow senior marketing major Matt O’Connor, of Westfield, teamed up to prepare a marketing and launch campaign for XTurion and founder Sergey Kolyubin.

They did so via teleconference, Kolyubin on a screen looking at a Western New See Robot, Page 3

Western New England University Prof. Harlan Spotts, left, and entrepreneur Daniel Koval during an on-line video chat with Sergey Kolyubin, CEO of XTurion, a home security company based in Russia, May 7, 2015. (Michael S. Gordon/The Republican via AP)

“A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.”

Budget, bylaws set for Town Meeting tonight (WWLP)

Fire chief proposes adding second shift

By CHRIS LINDAHL @cmlindahl Daily Hampshire Gazette SOUTHAMPTON — Fire Chief John Workman wants to expand fire and medical call coverage in town, staffing the fire station with firefighters for an extra eight hours per day — though at a cost to taxpayers.

Town Meeting voters on Tuesday will decide whether they want to see a second shift added at the Fire Department at an annual cost of $135,000. If the funding is approved at Town Meeting, a special town election will ask voters to approve a Proposition 2½ override before July 1 to finalize the spending.

Town officials estimate the override would raise the property tax rate 21 cents per thousand in a permanent increase, adding $55 to the annual tax bill for a single-family home valued at $260,000 — the town’s average for 2014, according to state data.

The station is now staffed by firefighters, who are also EMTs or paramedics, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The department functions on a standby basis during the evening and overnight hours, Workman said, with firefighters responding to calls from their homes.

Officials are seeking the override vote to fund the proposed increase to the Fire Department’s annual budget to restructure on-duty shifts to cover all hours but 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Workman’s proposal to add a second shift would have firefighters based in the fire station from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Workman estimates the new staffing plan would mean firefighters would respond to nearly 82 percent of calls directly from the fire station.

Firefighters responding to calls during the standby shift must drive from their homes to the fire station and then drive the ambulance or fire truck to the location of the call. Because some firefighters live as far as 7 minutes away from the station, adding a second shift would mean response times in some cases would drop by as much as 7 minutes, Workman said.

The shift restructuring is a move to fulfill a 2013 agreement between the state and Select Board that requires Southampton to maintain paramedic-level emergency medical response 24 hours per day, seven days a week.

Paramedics are emergency response personnel who have gone through additional training that certifies them to perform advanced medical procedures. A paramedic, not an EMT, must answer emergency calls that suggest a patient may be

going into cardiac arrest, for example.

The move from “basic-level” to “professionallevel” paramedic service is something that Workman has been focused on since being hired as chief in 2013, he said. The Fire Department is made up of 27 part-time firefighters; 12 are paramedics and 12 are basic-level EMTs. Reliance on standby shifts means that there are sometimes gaps in coverage, Workman said.

One such case came last month, when Ted Blais of Old Country Road raised concerns that Westfield firefighters — and not firefighters from Southampton — responded to a 911 call summoning help for his father.

The 911 call made by Blais’ mother was answered by a Southampton dispatcher at 7:57 p.m. on April 8. She requested an ambulance to her home on Valley Road because her 76-year-old husband was going in and out of consciousness, according to dispatch records.

Emergency calls at night are typically answered by two or three Southampton firefighters who had previously committed to the standby shift that runs from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. On April 8, however, no firefighters had signed up for that shift, Workman said.

While it is rare that no one is available to cover a standby shift, that can happen when all 27 part-time members of the Fire Department are working their second jobs or have another commitment, according to Workman.

Because nobody was on standby that night, the dispatcher immediately attempted to reach any available Southampton firefighters by sending a tone to their handheld radios.

When no members of the department answered, the dispatcher passed the call along to the Westfield Fire Department at 8:01 p.m. — a protocol dictated by a mutual aid agreement, Workman said.

Two Southampton police officers arrived at the Valley Road home at about 8:04 p.m., according to Police Chief David G. Silvernail. A Westfield ambulance followed at 8:12 p.m., Workman said.

All of the town’s police cruisers are equipped with defibrillators; some of the officers are also trained as EMTs and are able to take a patient’s vital signs and offer preliminary treatment, Workman said.

Silvernail said though all of his officers are certified emergency first responders, neither of the officers who responded to the April 8 call was an EMT. Not having standby coverage on April 8 is just a See Second Shift, Page 3

By HOPE E. TREMBLAY Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Registered voters have the opportunity to weigh-in on numerous articles during the Annual Town Meeting (ATM) and a Special Town Meeting (STM).

The STM begins at 6:15 p.m. in the Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional High School auditorium.The first article on the STM is a transfer of $94,820 for various salary accounts, including $1,145 for the selectmen’s assistant, $1,830 for the chief administrative officer, $1,383 for the town clerk/ treasuer/collector, and $1,290 for the building and grounds supervisor, among others.

A second article is to transfer $408.500 from free cash for several line systems, including roads, snow and ice removal, ambulance billing and veteran’s services.

Other articles on the STM are also fund transfers, including two related to the SCADA system for the Department of Public Works. There are nine articles for the STM. At 7 p.m., the ATM will begin, with 39 articles on the warrant. There are several housekeeping articles as well as numerous financial requests for consideration. including the town budget. Among the articles are a request to appropriate funds to design and construct a new water main in the Powder Mill Road area in conjunction with the sewer project. The existing water mains are old and undersized and an appropriation of $1,400,000 to pay costs of purchasing and installing water meters, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto, both requested by the Water Commission and DPW. Another major fund request is to see if the Town will appropriate $300,000 to pay costs of sewer system design associated with sewer system improvements in the College Highway North area, including the payment of all costs incidental and related thereto; to determine whether this amount shall be raised by taxation, transfer from available funds, borrowing or otherwise, or to take any other action relative thereto, with a second article to appropriate $3,130,000.00 to pay costs of designing and constructing sewers in the Powder Mill Road area.

Town Meeting voters will also decide on a driveway bylaw to clarify the procedure for getting a driveway permit. To specify the extent and limits of the Town’s control over cuts into Town right of ways along approved Public Ways. The said control extends along the right of way encompassing the drainage and roadway infrastructure along with control extending 25 feet on to the property.

Also set the procedure in place for possible allowance of a Common Driveway under certain circumstances.

Another article concerns a common driveway bylaw.

A complete list of all warrant articles is available o the town web site.

Southampton residents to vote on balanced budget at Town Meeting

By CHRIS LINDAHL @cmlindahl Daily Hampshire Gazette SOUTHAMPTON — In addition to addressing proposals for three Proposition 2½ overrides and two debt exclusions, Town Meeting voters on Tuesday will be asked to approve a $16.43 million balanced budget.

“Generally we’re level funded,” Town Administrator Heather Budrewicz said of the proposed fiscal 2016 budget. The operating budget articles being considered at Town Meeting do not require any tax overrides to be balanced.

The budget is a stark difference from the one voted on at Town Meeting last year, which required a $1 million Proposition 2 ½ override to be balanced.

Town officials said that in developing the 2016 budget they heeded

many of the recommendations made by the state Department of Revenue in its October report on the town’s budget process. Inspectors found the town in a “vulnerable financial condition” because of poor budget planning, according to the report.

Officials followed the state recommendations, including forming a “budget team” led by Budrewicz and starting the budget process earlier. The team began working on the budget in October — three months earlier than officials would have normally began crunching numbers.

Though town services will be funded without an override, Town Meeting voters will consider five individual Proposition 2 ½ overrides and debt exclusions at Town Meeting that, if approved, would expand fire department staffing, retain one police officer position, avoid layoffs at the William E.

Norris School, fund the construction of a fuel storage tank for the Highway Department and construct a $10.8 million public safety complex.

One article that could prove to be contentious is a proposal to change the town treasurer / tax collector from an elected position to an appointed one.

The same proposal was considered by Town Meeting last year but was ultimately passed over. That article would have also changed the town clerk’s position from elected to appointed.

Having an appointed rather than elected treasurer ensures the position is filled by a professionally qualified person and increases that person’s accountability, Budrewicz said.

“A lot of communities have already done this,” she said.

Of the 198 Massachusetts communities with a population over 5,000, 150 have treasurers and collectors who are appointed, according to a 2014 letter written by Joe Markarian, director of the DOR’s Department of Local Services Technical Assistance Section An elected treasurer made sense in the state’s early days, when town

government was simple enough that it could be managed by part-time volunteers. Today, most towns are multi-million dollar operations in which treasurers serve an important role, Markarian wrote.

“Luckily we’ve had, over the years, very professional folks that have been elected,” Budrewicz said.

However, if the town were ever to elect an unqualified person who was not performing adequately, the only recourse would be to hold a recall election, she explained.

Another article being considered would increase the health agent’s annual salary from $26,659.18 to $38,836.80 for the 31-hours-perweek position.

Former Board of Health chairwoman Lisa Brodeur-McGan told town officials at a budget meeting See Town Meeting, Page 3

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Russell First’s Trivia Night success Linda Doiron (right), Treasurer of the Women’s Auxiliary at Russell VW 645 accepts a $250 donation from Gloria Farrell (left), and Corky Carpenter (center), Treasurer of Russell First. The funds were part of the proceeds from Russell First’s Trivia Night and will be used to help offset expenses of the Memorial Day festivities for parade participants at the post. (Photo submitted)

Ed Smith (center), Chairman of the Westfield River Canoe Race, accepts a check from Russell First Chairmen Don Blair (left) and Mike Carpenter (right) for the benefit of the Jurgen G. Igel Scholarship Fund. The $200 donation is part of the proceeds from Russell First’s recent Trivia Night. “We wanted to do something for the hill town community at large” said Blair ”and the Igel scholarship fund was the perfect answer.” ​(Photo submitted)

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Forget pizza, students watch ‘50 Shades’ as a reward

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ROMNEY, W.Va. (AP) — Part of the erotic movie “Fifty Shades of Grey” was shown in a West Virginia high school classroom this week after students convinced their teacher to let them watch it as a reward for good work.

The Charleston Daily Mail reports that the teacher apparently didn’t know what the film was about.

Hampshire High principal Jeff Woofter says the film was shut down after 10 minutes when an assistant principal walked by and saw what they were watching.

Hampshire County school policy prohibits students from watching movies of any kind in the classroom.

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The first “50 Shades” film opened this year on Valentine’s Day weekend and became one of the biggest R-rated openings ever.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, May 18, the 138th day of 2015. There are 227 days left in the year.

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n May 18, 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing.

ON THIS DATE:

In 1642, the Canadian city of Montreal was founded by French colonists.

In 1765, about one-fourth of Montreal was destroyed by a fire.

In 1896, the Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, endorsed “separate but equal” racial segregation, a concept renounced 58 years later in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

In 1910, Halley’s Comet passed by earth, brushing it with its tail.

Axis troops.

In 1953, Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier as she piloted a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet over Rogers Dry Lake, California.

In 1969, astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Thomas P. Stafford and John W. Young blasted off aboard Apollo 10 on a mission to orbit the moon.

In 1973, Harvard law professor Archibald Cox was appointed Watergate special prosecutor by U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson.

In 1995, ballet dancer Alexander Godunov was found dead at his West Hollywood, California, home at age 45.

Actress Elizabeth Montgomery, 62, died in Los Angeles.

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In 1926, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished while visiting a beach in Venice, California. (McPherson reappeared more than a month later, saying she’d escaped after being kidnapped and held for ransom.)

President George W. Bush offered his unqualified support for Egypt’s political reform process as he received Prime Minister Ahmed Nazief at the White House.

In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Grilled by skeptical lawmakers, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar acknowledged his agency had been lax in overseeing offshore drilling activities, and that might have contributed to the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a U.S. convoy in Afghanistan, killing 18 people, including six troops — five from the U.S., one from Canada. Following a 2009 party switch, Sen. Arlen Specter was defeated in Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary, ending his re-election bid.

In 1934, Congress approved, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed, the so-called “Lindbergh Act,” providing for the death penalty in cases of interstate kidnapping.

In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces finally occupied Monte Cassino in Italy after a four-month struggle with

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AT&T Inc. agreed to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV for $48.5 billion, or $95 per share (completion of the deal is pending government approval). Singer Jerry Vale, 83, died in Palm Desert, California. Cinematographer Gordon Willis (“The Godfather,” ‘’Annie Hall” and “All the President’s Men”) died on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, at age 82.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Actor Bill Macy is 93. Actress Priscilla Pointer is 91. Hallof-Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 91. Actor Robert Morse is 84. Actor Dwayne Hickman is 81. Baseball Hallof-Famer Brooks Robinson is 78. Actress Candice Azzara is 74. Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 73. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Reggie Jackson is 69.

Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 67.

Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 66. Rock singer Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) is 65. Actor James Stephens is 64. Country singer George Strait is 63. Rhythm-andblues singer Butch Tavares (Tavares) is 62. Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 60. Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 55.

Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 54. Contemporary Christian singer Michael Tait is 49.

Singer-actress Martika is 46. Comedian-writer Tina Fey is 45. Rapper Special Ed is 41. Rock singer Jack Johnson is 40. Country singer David Nail is 36. Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 35. Actor Matt Long is 35.

Actor Allen Leech is 34. Christian-rock musician Kevin Huguley (Rush of Fools) is 33. Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 30. Actor Spencer Breslin is 23.

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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS MONDAY, MAY 18 GRANVILLE Monday Night meetings at 7 pm Planning Board

TOLLAND Board of Selectmen at 5 pm Planning Board at 7 pm

TUESDAY, MAY 19 TOLLAND School Committee at 7 pm

WESTFIELD Planning Board at 7 pm

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 GRANVILLE EMTs at 7 pm

CHESTER Municipal Electric Light Meeting at 7 pm

THURSDAY, MAY 21 GRANVILLE Library Trustees at 7 pm

MONDAY, MAY 25 GRANVILLE Monday Night meetings at 7 pm

TOLLAND Legal Holiday Memorial Day All Day Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm

CHESTER No Meetings in observance of Veteran’s Day/

CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars Annual Scholarship Awards Night WESTFIELD — CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars is pleased to announce the 53rd Annual Scholarship Awards Night to be held Wednesday, May 20, 2015 beginning at 7pm. in the Auditorium of the South Middle School.

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Amtrak trains back in service on busy Northeast Corridor

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Amtrak trains began rolling on the busy Northeast Corridor early Monday, the first time in almost a week following a deadly crash in Philadelphia, and officials vowed to have safer trains and tracks while investigators worked to determine the cause of the derailment.

Amtrak resumed service along the corridor with a 5:30 a.m. southbound train leaving New York City. The first northbound train, scheduled to leave Philadelphia at 5:53 a.m., was delayed and pulled out of 30th Street Station at 6:07 a.m. Both trains arrived at their destinations about 30 minutes behind schedule.

About three dozen passengers boarded the New York City-bound train in Philadelphia, and Mayor Michael Nutter was on hand to see the passengers and train off.

All Acela Express, Northeast Regional and other services also resumed.

Amtrak officials said Sunday that trains along the Northeast Corridor from Washington to Boston would return to service in “complete compliance” with federal safety orders following last week’s deadly derailment.

Company President Joseph Boardman said Amtrak staff and crew worked around the clock to restore service following Tuesday night’s crash that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others.

Boardman said Sunday that Amtrak would be offering a “safer service.”

In Philadelphia on Monday, Nutter stood on the platform, greeting passengers and crew members. He pulled out his cellphone and took pictures as the train rolled out just after 6 am.

“It’s great to be back,” said Christian Milton of Philadelphia. “I’ve never had any real problems with Amtrak. I’ve been traveling it for over 10 years. There’s one accident in 10 years.

Something invariably is going to happen somewhere along the lines. I’m not worried about it.”

Milton said he’d think about the victims and maybe say a prayer as the train navigated the curve where the

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symptom of a larger problem, Workman said.

“Because working here in Southampton is a part-time job, (firefighters) have to have another part-time job” in order to make enough money and potentially get benefits, Workman said.

“That’s part of the problem right now.”

Firefighters cannot be scheduled at their other job in order to sign up for the standby shift, Workman said, adding, “or at least they have to be able to leave at a moment’s notice.”

Workman added that even if the April 8 call had been answered by a members of the Southampton Fire Department, the response time might have been even longer than it took Westfield to respond.

“Worst-case scenario, you could have someone coming from the other side of town to the station, which is 7 minutes before they get in the ambulance and drive to the scene,” he said.

The fire station is 2.5 miles from Southampton’s northern border with Easthampton, and about 3 miles from the southern border with Westfield.

The Blais residence is about 2.8 miles from the fire station via Route 10.

In addition to the occasions when no firefighters have signed up for standby shifts, there are three hours each day not covered by any shift, even with a fully staffed schedule. Those gaps are between 5 and 6 p.m. and 6 and 8 a.m.

Silvernail stressed that Southampton dispatchers are trained and certified in handling emergency calls. That means they triage all emergency calls that they answer “in order to dispatch the appropriate emergency response and then stay on the line with the caller to provide emergency medical advice in accordance with established guidelines while the emergency personnel are responding to the call,” he said.

During emergency calls, dispatchers determine whether a person needs basic- or paramediclevel (ALS) service. And in many communities, that’s typically when Westfield steps in.

“Westfield does mutual aid calls because we’re an ALS service and a lot of the Hilltowns around us don’t have ALS service and they don’t have full-time stations,” Westfield Fire Chief Mary Regan said.

While most Hampden County communities respond to one or two mutual aid calls each month, Regan said Westfield typically responds to about 40, due to its location.

“We’re not surrounded by full-time departments,” she said. “We pick up that load.”

If the proposed $135,00 Proposition 2½ override passes at Tuesday’s Town Meeting and is then approved by voters at a special town election, the annual increase in the Fire Department’s budget will restructure staffing at the station to create two shifts each staffed by two firefighters — one from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and another from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Workman said.

The change would mean the overnight standby shift would run only 8 hours, compared to the current 12, making it easier for firefighters to commit to the standby shift. Currently, firefighters on the standby shift are paid $50 for signing up. They are then paid an hourly rate only when responding to calls, Workman said.

Workman expects that the shift restructuring would mean that nearly 82 percent of all emergency calls in Southampton would be answered by firefighters from the fire station, based on data from the last 13 months: About 51 percent of emergency calls came during the 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daytime shift.

About 39 percent of emergency calls during that period came in during the standby shift from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.; around 10 percent came between 6 and 8 a.m. or 5 and 6 p.m.

In order to fill the second shift, Workman said he hopes to hire five new part-time firefighters.

The decision by town officials to itemize override requests is different from last year, when the budget presented at Town Meeting required an override in order to be balanced.

“This puts the decisions in the voters’ hands,” said Town Administrator Heather Budrewicz, adding that it allows voters to answer the question, “what do you want, what don’t you want?”

“Each community needs to make the difficult decisions about what is the appropriate level of (fire and EMS protection) and what it will cost to make that happen,” said Jennifer Mieth, spokeswoman for the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

Should the override be approved, the second shift will begin July 1, Workman said.

Chris Lindahl can be reached at clindahl@gazettenet.com.

derailment happened.

Tom Carberry, of Philadelphia, praised the agencies involved in restoring service.

“My biggest takeaway was the under-promise and overdeliver and the surprise of having it come back this morning when that wasn’t expected,” Carberry said.

“That was a good thing for Amtrak.”

At New York City’s Penn Station early Monday, police with a pair of dogs flanked the escalator as a smattering of passengers showed their tickets to a broadly smiling Amtrak agent and headed down to the platform.

A sign outside the train flashed “All Aboard” in red letters.

The conductor gave a broad all-clear wave, stepped inside and the train glided out of the station at 5:30 a.m.

Passenger Raphael Kelly of New York, looking relaxed, said he was “feeling fine” and had “no worries.”

Kelly, who takes Amtrak to Philadelphia weekly, said with a smile that if he did have any concerns, “I have to get over it.”

Amtrak spokesman Craig Schultz said it was important to restore service, calling the Northeast Corridor “an economic engine here on the East Coast.”

“There are a lot of stakeholders that have a say and a stake in the Northeast Corridor, so it’s very important for our passengers, for Amtrak and, I think, all of us,” Schultz said.

At a service Sunday evening at the site to honor the crash victims, Boardman choked up as he called Tuesday “the worst day for me as a transportation professional.” He vowed that the wrecked train and its passengers “will never be forgotten.”

Federal regulators on Saturday ordered Amtrak to expand use of a speed-control system long in effect for southbound trains near the

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crash site to northbound trains in the same area.

Federal Railroad Administration spokesman Kevin Thompson said Sunday the automatic train control system is now fully operational on the northbound tracks. Trains going through that section of track will be governed by the system, which alerts engineers to slow down when their trains go too fast and automatically applies the brakes if the train continues to speed.

The agency also ordered Amtrak to examine all curves along the Northeast Corridor and determine if more can be done to improve safety, and to add more speed limit signs along the route.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, interviewed Monday on MSNBC, noted the activation of automatic train control systems for the Northeast Corridor, and said that “we’re taking a look at additional steps beyond what we’ve taken.”

Foxx said the government aims to ensure that “intercity travel sets a high bar for safety.”

“We are putting it (ATC) in place today with the northbound trains going in the Amtrak system,” he said. “We are also taking additional looks to make sure we are doing everything possible” to promote safety.

“I promise you that we are looking into the entire (rail) system and we are not done yet,” Foxx said.

Almost 20 people injured in the train crash remain in Philadelphia hospitals, five in critical condition. All are expected to survive.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board, meanwhile, have focused on the acceleration of the train as it approached the curve, finally reaching 106 mph as it entered the 50-mph stretch north of central Philadelphia, and only managing to slow down slightly before the crash.

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last month that the town has had trouble finding qualified health agent applicants because the pay is too low.

The budget team has already decided to compromise on the pay increase and include $35,182 for the health agent’s salary next year. If the article is voted down the agent will receive that salary.

The article was included after a successful petition by Brodeur-McGan and 15 other residents.

Voters will also consider six Community Preservation Act projects.

The largest single project, the completion of ongoing work at Labrie Field, would cost $18,752.89. That money would go into the current year’s budget if approved.

Other projects include: • installation of automatic doors at the senior center and Town Hall to meet accessibility standards, $11,000; • signs for the Sczcypta Conservation area trails, $1,000; • restoration of the Judd Memorials in the

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“The only way that an operable train can accelerate would be if the engineer pushed the throttle forward.

And … the event recorder does record throttle movement. We will be looking at that to see if that corresponds to the increase in the speed of the train,” board member Robert Sumwalt told CNN’s “State of the Union.”

The Amtrak engineer, who was among those injured in the crash, has told authorities that he does not recall anything in the few minutes before it happened.

Characterizing engineer Brandon Bostian as extremely safety conscious, a close friend said he believed reports of something striking the windshield were proof that the crash was “not his fault.”

“He’s the one you’d want to be your engineer. There’s none safer,” James Weir of Burlison, Tennessee, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview on Sunday.

Investigators also have been looking into reports that the windshield of the train may have been struck by some sort of object, but Sumwalt said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” program Sunday that he wanted to “downplay” the idea that damage to the windshield might have come from someone firing a shot at the train.

“I’ve seen the fracture pattern; it looks like something about the size of a grapefruit, if you will, and it did not even penetrate the entire windshield,” Sumwalt said.

Officials said an assistant conductor on the derailed train said she heard the Amtrak engineer talking with a regional train engineer and both said their trains had been hit by objects. But Sumwalt said the regional train engineer recalls no such conversation, and investigators had listened to the dispatch tape and heard no communications from the Amtrak engineer to the dispatch center to say that something had struck the train.

Center Cemetery, $10,500; • a $5,000 purchase of 10 flat markers for veterans’ graves; • $1,500 to restore the Revolutionary War and Civil War Veterans’ Monuments.

• Town Meeting will also consider five bigticket purchases to be paid for through the Capital Stabilization Fund: • $61,551 for the Highway Department to purchase a 2015 Ford F-450; • $47,000 for a new heating and cooling system at the Edwards Public Library; • $44,623 for a new police cruiser with cameras; • $9,000 for new firefighter turnout gear; • $24,000 for an updated phone system at the William E. Norris school.

The fund currently has $223,613.54 set aside for large purchases. Each of the capital expenses must be approved by a two-thirds majority vote.

Chris Lindahl can be reached at clindahl@gazettenet.com.

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England University classroom with Manolakis, O’Connor, marketing professor Harlan E. Spotts as well as John Garvey, president of Garvey Communications Associates Inc., and entrepreneur Dan Koval of HeadsUp Design Co., based in Housatonic.

The Western New England team had been skyping and emailing with Kolyubin all semester. For Thursday’s meeting, he was in Paris.

Garvey met Kolyubin through Garvey’s involvement in MassChallange, a Bostonbased accelerator for startup businesses. Koval, who’s innovative products include an ergonomic mop called the Duop, works with Garvey through is Valley Venture Mentors and has an interest in XTurion.

Kolyubin hopes to raise $130,000 for his company in the crowdfunding website IndieGoGo as a means of proving that his product can capture interest in the marketplace. The plan is to launch the robots next year once all the components are available.

His robot, he said, is easy to use. Take it out of the box and it starts exploring each room, building a map into which the owner can plug in areas it wants XTurion to keep a special watch on – be it a window or baby’s bassinet.

O’Connor described the ideal XTurion customer: a man aged 40 to 65 with a six-figure income who likes gadgets and technology.

This customer is a gadget-guy who not only wants to buy technology but to show it off to friends, taking his smartphone at dinner parties to show a robot’s eye view of his home in real time.

Kolyubin said he thought his target market would be urban dwellers.

O’Connor pointed out that more house-

breaks happen in the suburbs and that’s where more people are concerned about home security anyway.

Competitors, O’Connor said, require longterm contracts for security systems or rely on a static set of cameras that can’t be sent to check something out.

Spotts said there are competing robotics companies with security applications.

“But they seem to be robots that were developed for something else that are now being adapted to the security function,” Spotts said.

“It seems like the industry is going to the security space. And you are already there.”

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Harlan Spotts, left, with two marketing majors, seniors Matt O'Connor of Westfield, seated left, and Mark Manolakis of Wilbraham during an on-line video chat with Sergey Kolyubin, CEO of XTurion, a home security company based in Russia, May 7, 2015. (Michael S. Gordon/ The Republican via AP)

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U.S. says it killed Islamic State’s ‘chief financial officer’

By NAHAL TOOSI and PHILIP EWING Politico.com The death of a senior leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the capture of his wife and the seizure of a trove of intelligence about ISIL’s inner workings amount to a major blow against the extremist group, U.S. officials said Saturday.

Army Delta Force special operators killed the “chief financial officer” of ISIL, Abu Sayyaf, in a nighttime cross-border raid late Friday or early Saturday. The elite American troops took captive his wife, Umm Sayyaf, who is said to be highly knowledgeable about the terror group’s inner workings, and brought back a cache of documents, laptop computers and other materials said to include financial and communications information.

“This is very useful, very important intelligence that we were able to collect,” a defense official told Politico.

The raid also freed an Iraqi Yazidi woman whom the couple were believed to be holding as a slave.

It is a rare publicly known case of U.S. ground operations in Syria, where the militant group, also known as ISIS, has grabbed significant territory. Although a U.S.-led coalition has dealt the Islamic State significant setbacks, especially in Iraq, the group is far from defeated. Just this week, it captured the government headquarters in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province.

Although the U.S. may see the raid as a big blow to the militants, ISIL is known to have a well-developed hierarchy and the group will likely be able to replace Abu Sayyaf fairly quickly.

Some reports Saturday also questioned how high-ranking Abu Sayyaf truly was, noting he had not often been mentioned in media or other accounts of ISIL activities.

“While Sayyaf was a significant figure and his loss and that of other senior leadership is a serious setback to ISIS, we should be under no illusion about the long term impacts of any particular operation,” said Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. “This terror group — like Al Qaeda — has proven adept at replacing its commanders, and we will need to keep up the pressure on its leadership and financing.”

Military planners have been working for more than a month on the raid to try to capture Abu Sayyaf, who helped oversee ISIL’s illicit sales of oil and gas, which represent a key source of its revenue.

The American troops launched from Iraq in V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. They got into a firefight with ISIL acolytes almost as soon as they landed in alAmr, in eastern Syria. The combat was intense — some of the aircraft returned with bullet holes — and the special operators even fought hand-to-hand as they assaulted the multistory building where their target was living, defense officials said.

No Americans were hurt or killed, nor any of the women or children they discovered on hand, the Pentagon said. Twelve ISIL fighters were killed, the defense official said, including Abu Sayyaf when he tried to attack the American soldiers.

Abu Sayyaf’s wife, Umm Sayyaf, is now in U.S. military detention in Iraq; the U.S. believes she played role in the militant group’s activities, meaning she is facing interrogation.

“The wife is not an innocent bystander here,” the defense official said. “We are convinced she was also a player in ISIL.” U.S. officials said they planned to return the Yazidi woman to her family as soon as possible.

Pentagon officials insisted the original objective had always been to capture Abu Sayyaf if possible and interrogate him, although they acknowledged they had not made a determination about what to do with him, and now his wife, once the interrogation was finished. One thing is clear, officials stressed: Umm Sayyaf will not go to the terror prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The American special operators were surprised to discover relics at the site including an ancient Assyrian bible, coins and other artifacts, the defense official said — even though ISIL has been destroying what it calls ancient examples of “idolatry” in the territory it controls in Syria and Iraq.

National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said the operation “was conducted with the full consent of Iraqi authorities and, like our existing airstrikes against ISIL in Syria, consistent with domestic and international law.”

She also said that President Barack Obama “authorized this operation upon the unanimous recommendation of his national security team.” She added that the International Committee of the Red Cross will have access to Umm Sayyaf.

“We are working to determine an ultimate disposition for the detainee that best supports the national security of the United States and of our allies and partners, consistent with domestic and international law,” Meehan said.

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, in a separate statement, said “the operation represents another significant blow to ISIL, and it is a reminder that the United States will never waver in denying safe haven to terrorists who threaten our citizens, and those of our friends and allies.”

The Islamic State’s rise has been largely fueled by the civil war in Syria, which has allowed the group to amass land there as well as in neighboring Iraq. Obama has been hesitant to get the U.S. too militarily involved in trying to bring about an end to the conflict pitting a range of rebel groups against Syrian President Bashar Assad.

But the U.S., largely through the use of airstrikes, is working with Iraqi troops and others to lead a broad international coalition against the Islamic State. The militant network’s brutal tactics have included beheading American journalists, as well as enslaving numerous members of the Yazidi religious sect. Obama and other international observers feared ISIL’s persecution of the Yezidis last year could have become genocide — one factor that prompted him to order American troops to return to Iraq.

On Thursday, Obama met with delegations from six Gulf Arab states at Camp David. In a joint statement issued afterward, the countries reaffirmed their commitment to rooting out the Islamic State and seeking a political solution to the Syrian crisis that does not include Assad’s continued reign.

Why Boston is queasy about the Tsarnaev death sentence When even little Martin Richard’s family is opposed, how do you think the rest of us feel?

By TOM KEANE Politico.com No victim of the Boston Marathon bombings was more poignant, perhaps, than eight-year-old Martin Richard. It was a photo of a smiling Martin, who was from Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, holding up a handmade sign saying, “No more hurting people,” that seemed to underscore the callousness of the acts and the innocence of the victims. Yet even as the trial focused on the trauma suffered by the Richard family–not only was Martin killed, but his sister Jane lost her left leg and his mother and father were also severely injured–the family itself issued a statement urging the prosecution to abandon its quest for the death penalty.

That a family so tragically and permanently affected by these terrible acts could still take such a principled stand sums up how a lot of people in Massachusetts feel about the death penalty imposed Friday on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger of the two brothers responsible for the 2013 bombings. Some might think the opposition to the sentence carries a whiff of hypocrisy with it. This deep-blue state has been long known for its opposition to capital punishment, but apparently those noble principles have been trumped by cold reality. Even liberals, it seems, will seek harsh vengeance when it’s their children getting killed and their streets red with blood.

In fact, though, Massachusetts and its principles have acquitted themselves quite well. The death penalty trial was imposed by the federal government against the wishes of the state. By a wide majority, the Bay State’s citizens opposed the ultimate punishment for Tsarnaev. So too did some of the victims. And perhaps most troubling of all, the jury’s verdict will bring little measure of closure. Rather than Tsarnaev disappearing anonymously behind bars for the rest of his days, his case will be appealed and fought. Death by execution, if it ever comes, may be decades away.

The last executions in Massachusetts were in 1947. Since then, the state had become increasingly uncomfortable with the death penalty. A Boston Globe poll conducted during the Tsarnaev trial, for example, found only 30 percent of the state’s residents supported the death penalty. That contrasts markedly to national polls which show that – despite growing reservations about its use – it still has solid support.

But it’s clear that, soon after the bombings, the fate of Dzhokhar was quickly politicized. Some members of Congress, including Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham, wanted to treat him as an enemy combatant. It was a dubious idea which would have meant trying him – a U.S. citizen – in military courts without basic constitutional protections. In response, the Department of Justice pushed to federalize the case, taking it out of the hands of the state. A key reason for that: Massachusetts law doesn’t permit the death penalty.

Federal law does.

Tsarnaev’s trial then kicked off with a controversy. In order to sit on the jury, jurors had to be “death qualified” – meaning they were comfortable in imposing execution. Given that only a minority of residents fit that qualification, the pool of potential jurors shrank. And, of course, the resulting jury was almost by definition more biased in favor of capital punishment than would have been a representative cross section of the state.

From there, the trial was split into two parts–a guilt phase and a penalty phase. There was almost no disagreement about the facts of the case. In her opening remarks on March 4, defense attorney Judy Clarke flatly admitted Tsarnaev’s culpability. “There’s little … that we dispute,” she said. “It was him.” On Monday afternoon, April 15, 2013, Dzhokhar and his elder brother Tamerlan placed backpacks containing homemade bombs on two locations along Boylston Street in Boston’s Back Bay. The street was packed with crowds cheering runners making their way to the finish line. The bombs detonated within 12 seconds of each other, killing three and injuring more than 260. Left dead were little Martin; Krystle Campbell, a restaurant manager from nearby Medford; and Chinese grad student Lingzi Lu. Days later, the brothers – now on the run — murdered MIT police office Sean Collier.

Tamerlan died after an exchange of gunfire with police; Dzhokhar was eventually found hiding in a boat in residential backyard.

Nevertheless, the guilt portion of the trial proceeded for over a month, the prosecution using its witnesses to underscore the brutality of Tsarnaev’s actions and the devastation he wrought.

After a two week break–during which Boston’s 119th Marathon was run–the jury met again to consider the penalty

it should levy. The court of public opinion was also engaged in similar deliberations. The two came to opposite conclusions.

The same Boston Globe poll that found little support for the death penalty in general found even less when it came to Tsarnaev. Just 19 percent thought he should be put to death while almost 63 percent favored life imprisonment (the rest were unsure).

Others affected by the bombings had similar sentiments. In a Facebook post, Jennifer Lemmerman, sister to murdered MIT police officer Sean Collier, wrote, “Whenever someone speaks out against the death penalty, they are challenged to imagine how they would feel if someone they love were killed. I’ve been given that horrible perspective and I can say that my position has only strengthened.”

Added to that were serious questions about Tsarnaev’s youth–he was only 19 at the time of the attacks–affectionate stories about him from classmates and friends, and worries about the outsized influence his radicalized older brother exerted on him. Indeed, the drumbeat of opposition to the death penalty was at such a level that it seemed to put US Attorney Carmen Ortiz on the defensive, causing her to issue a statement saying she cared “deeply” about the views of the Richard family but also “the views of the other victims and survivors.” To most of those following the trial – and especially because imposing the death penalty required unanimity among the 12 jurors–it seemed overwhelmingly likely the verdict would be life in prison.

But the jurors lived in a court-created bubble. They didn’t see the polls and they didn’t read the Richard family statement.

Instead, day after day they watched Tsarnaev. Despite Sister Helen Prejean–she of “Dead Man Walking” fame – recounting Tsarnaev telling her, “No one deserves to suffer like they did,” the defendant sat stone-faced, evidencing little reaction to even the most gut-wrenching testimony. Even if Dzhokhar had been unduly influenced by his brother, jurors must have wondered, shouldn’t that influence have waned after two years? Where was the remorse?

There’s public respect for the jury’s efforts, but much disagreement as well. And concerns of ethics and morality aside, much of that disagreement is practical. The Richard family’s argument for life imprisonment was that the death penalty “could bring years of appeals and prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives.” And it will.

In a few days there will be a sentencing hearing where trial judge George O’Toole, Jr., will make official the jury’s decision. From there, Tsarnaev likely heads to Death Row in Terra Haute, Indiana. After that – and as predicted by the Richards — will begin the appeals. There are grounds (ranging from jury selection to trial timing to the release of inflammatory material) that will provide grist for the media for many years to come.

“The minute the defendant fades from our newspapers and TV screens is the minute we begin the process of rebuilding our lives and our family,” the Richard family wrote. That minute is on hold.

Tom Keane is a Boston-based writer and former Boston city councilor.

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Isabelle Mills WESTFIELD- Isabelle E. (Cundy) Mills, 96, of Westfield passed away on May 9, 2015. She was born in Melrose on November 21, 1918, the daughter of the late Baylus and Margaret (Buckley) Cundy and was educated at the Chandler School in Boston and at Stephen F. Austin College in Texas. Isabelle was a W.W. II veteran serving in the Women’s Army Corps. She was predeceased by her husband Frank G. Mills, M.D. F.A.C.S., a U.S. Navy destroyer veteran of W.W. II in 1983. In life, she was indefatigable in all her endeavors, be it serving her country at Walter Reed Army Medical Center or getting her “P.H.D.” (putting husband thru Doctorate) when her love Frank was a student, intern and resident in surgical training. In addition to raising a family of five, running a physician’s office and managing the home. She obtained her Solo License to fly while her husband gained his instrument and multi engine ratings and became a Q.B.(Quiet Birdmen). Serving on the Westfield Arts Council, she helped start and run WestFest at Stanley Park for many years. Isabelle was a member of American Legion Post 454 and an athenaeum corporator and docent. Mother planned and navigated a X Country national park camping trip like a modern day Sacajawea with our “tribe”. Her last major family expedition was in 2000 for a reunion “Down Under” in Australia. A 45+ year survivor of radical cancer surgeries and treatments, she laughingly referred to herself as “one tough old Battle Ax”. An expert multi tasker and devoted wife, she never put herself first in life. A loving mother of high expectations…or else. Surely this helps explain her lust for life and family by breaking into song with “God Bless America” while being given Last Rites.

She will be missed. Isabelle is survived by her children, Frank G. Mills II of Westfield, Janet S. Nicholson and her husband Vince of Sydney, Australia, Bruce F. Mills and his wife Tamar of Florence, Carol A. Sikora of Amherst and Nancy L. Mills of Canberra, Australia. She also leaves her loving grandchildren, Constance, Christian, Kathleen and Allison and many great grandchildren and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings, Margaret Dingle and Bud Cundy and lastly her poodles Babbette and Quigley. A Memorial Service will be held at the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad St., Westfield on Thursday at 12 Noon. Burial with her husband, Frank G. Mills, M.D. will follow at MA Memorial Veterans’ Cemetery, 1390 Main St., Agawam, MA at 1 PM. A calling hour will precede the service from 11-12 at the funeral home. Contributions in Isabelle’s memory can be made to Noble Hospital, c/o Dr. Frank Mills M.D. & Isabelle E. Mills Fund, c/o Community Development, 115 West Silver St., Westfield, MA 01085 www.firtion-adams.com

Nancy L. DeLance WESTFIELD: Nancy L. (Anderson) DeLance, 67, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 in Baystate Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Westfield on August 30, 1947 to the late Elwood and Joyce (Mitchell) Anderson.

She grew up in Southwick attended local school and was a 1965 Graduate of Southwick High School. She worked at the former Forbes and Wallace in Springfield, Rebecca’s at the Holyoke Mall and most recently for T.J.Maxx in Westfield. She enjoyed acrylic, slate and oil painting. She leaves her husband of 49 years Donald R. DeLance, her daughters Audrey DeLace-Levere and Wendy DeLance both of Westfield, her brothers fire Chief Rick Anderson and his wife Debbi of Southwick and fire Chief Russell Anderson and his wife Lisa of Granby, MA. She also leaves her grandchildren Kyle and Lexi Levere of Westfield, nieces Amy, Kristen, and Sara and a nephew Kristopher, two great nieces Raelyn and Gracyn. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday May 19th from 4-7 pm from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield. The funeral will be private. Donations in memory of Nancy may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 1463 Highland Avenue, Cheshire, CT. 06410. Firtionadams.com

Southwick Gold Dome Bell Ringers choir plan concert SOUTHWICK — The Southwick Gold Dome Bell Ringer choir will be performing at the NCCHP museum on Tuesday, May 19th at 6:30 PM at 42 Water St. in Granville. Come and enjoy an evening of music as the bell choir fills the museum with the beautiful sounds of the bells. The sights, sounds and uplifting power of this concert will delight your senses.

The free Living History programs at the NCCHP museum are made possible thanks to grants from the Granville Cultural Council and by donations from members and friends of the museum. Light refreshments will be served following the program. For more information visit the NCCHP website www.ncchp.org or call 413-357-6321.

Light jazz and swing concert set at Chester Railway Station CHESTER — The Jazz Bones presents a music concert of light jazz and swing on Tuesday June 16th at 7pm at the Chester Railway Station – 10 Prospect St, Chester Mass.

This unique trombone ensemble has arrangements written for five part harmony. Whether they are playing a hard swing, fast jazz or a sweet ballad, this ensemble is backed by a first class rhythm section and is a real crowd pleaser For more information please email David Neill – tbn8@ aol.com or call 413-686-5027.

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Chicopee man used Happy Meal toy bags to hide heroin SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Chicopee man police say used McDonald’s Happy Meal toy bags to conceal heroin deliveries has been indicted by a Hampden County grand jury.

Narcotics detectives arrested Giovannie Luna on April 15 after he allegedly attempted to make a drug sale in Springfield.

Police seized more than 9,500 packets of heroin in the bust in addition to cash and a loaded .22-caliber handgun recently reported stolen in Westfield.

The Springfield Republican that the 31-year-old Luna was initially due in Springfield District Court before he was indicted and had his case transferred to Superior Court.

Luna is expected to be arraigned in Superior Court next week.

Report: Body found on river in Longmeadow LONGMEADOW, Mass. (AP) — A media outlet reports that a body has been found floating on the Connecticut River near the western Massachusetts town of Longmeadow.

WWLP.com reports Saturday that the body was found near the South End Bridge. A Springfield police officer tells the sta-

tion that police were sending rescue boats onto the river.

Springfield police referred questions about the investigation to the Agawam Police Department. That department had no further details.

Cancer Awareness at the Westfield Athenaeum WESTFIELD — The Westfield Athenaeum will host an outreach event presented by Pioneer Valley Oncology & Hematology. Dr. Philip Glynn, Director of Medical Oncology at Noble Hospital and Medical Director of Noble VNA and

Hospice, along with three other Oncologists, will present a Cancer Awareness Seminar. Topics will include cancer prevention, genetic risk, and cancer screening. There will be a question and answer panel after the program. The

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Class of 1970 plans 45th Reunion WESTFIELD – Members of The Class of 1970 from Westfield High School, Westfield Trade/Vocational High School, and St. Mary’s are planning a 45th Class Reunion this summer, and all classmates are invited to attend. The reunion is slated for Saturday evening, August 15, 2015 at Tekoa Country Club in Westfield. If you have not already received a written or emailed invitation to this event, please contact the Reunion Committee at classreunion45@ gmail.com . Below are the names of missing classmates. If you have contact information for them, please let the committee know, or pass on this invitation to them personally.

KEITH FULLER SUSAN LOREDA MARTHA BEKECH LINDA LOVETT DIANE BONZEK FRED MAJKA PATRICIA PARKER MARY MCCARTY DEBRA ALLEN DANIEL MIHALEK LINDA ANDREIS CHRIS ONOFREY MARTIN BANNISH BRAD OSBORNE DEBORAH BUTTONS CLIFF PAC MICHELE CAMPANIELLO BETTY PIERCE SANDRA CARTER WILLIAM POLMATIER RHETTA CHAMPION SARA SHAW JAMES CLARK WILLIAM KROK BRENDA DAVIS PAUL SMITH DONNA DESMARAIS MARGARET STAPLES ALLYN DEVENO DAVID TATRO ANITA FREEMAN LYNNE UMFREY SCOTT HARRIS WILLIAM WELCH ELIZABETH HASTINGS PAULA WESLEY LINDA HUNTER ELAINE WOJECKI JUDITH HUTCHINSON CHERYL WOODFORD ROSEMARY JOHNSON CAROL WRIGHT JAN JENSEN DEBORAH YOUNG JIM POTEAT SUSAN MITNIK ROBERTA BLUMBERGH

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BUSINESSFINANCIAL Awards, scholarships coming for Gateway seniors HUNTINGTON – Jessie Walton, a senior at Gateway Regional High School, had no idea why she’d been summoned to the school’s Guidance Office on May 5.

She was delighted to learn that officers from Berkshire Bank had arrived to present her with a $1,500 scholarship, along with a bouquet of congratulatory helium balloons!

Walton was one of 300 high school seniors in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut and Vermont—where Berkshire Bank does business—to apply for the scholarship. She is one of 14 to win the scholarship from Massachusetts this year.

Branch Officer David B. Kinstle and Assistant Vice President Nick DiCaprio visited schools to surprise the recipients in early May. They reported that 200 bank employees volunteered to read and grade the scholarship applications. Berkshire Bank awarded thirty $1,500 scholarships this year, based on students’ record of volunteerism in the community, academic standing and financial need. The program is based on the corporate values of Berkshire Bank, which promote volunteering among youth leading to lifelong community involvement.

The following evening, Walton and fellow Gateway senior Spencer Rock were honored as McScholar Athletes at the 19th annual banquet, held at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield. That ceremony featured a keynote address by Kara Wolters, a standout basketball player (now commentator) who won an NCAA National Championship with UCONN in 1995, a 1999 WNBA Championship, and a 2000 Olympic Gold Medal for the United States. High school principals nominate one male and one female senior from their school, on the basis of their academic, civic and athletic excellence. Walton (who was unable to attend due to a softball game that afternoon) plays soccer, basketball and softball; Rock plays soccer for Gateway.

Additional scholarships and awards will be announced following the Sr. Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, June 3 at 11:45 a.m. in the Gateway Performing Arts Center, including the Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Golden Achievement Award.

Left to right are Berkshire Bank Branch Officer David B. Kinstle informs Gateway senior that she is a Berkshire Bank Scholarship recipient. (Photo submitted)

Great white shark cruising East Coast becomes Twitter star

Goodwill Industries visits 104th Fighter Wing WESTFIELD — Approximately a dozen individuals from the local Goodwill Industries toured the 104th Fighter Wing, April 14, 2015.

Base tours are offered to local civic organizations, schools and youth groups to educate the community about the Massachusetts Air National Guard and 104th Fighter Wing’s missions and strategic importance in the region.

The Goodwill arrived around 10:00 a.m. and the group, led by Ms. Jennifer Copsey, was welcomed by Lt. Col. Brenda Hendricksen, the Wing Executive Officer.

Maj. Andrew Jacob then gave a briefing where he highlighted the many capabilities of the F-15 Eagle and its essential role in today’s Air Force. The group was treated to a few exciting videos of the Eagle in action.

Next was a life support demonstration by Tech. Sgt. Valdemar Johnson.

Everyone had the opportunity to try on the helmets and other life support gear in order to experience what the

pilots have to wear during their flights. "It was great to see everyone's faces light up with a smile as they learned about the F-15, and tried on the life support gear,” said Ms. Jennifer Copsey.

The group was then bused to the Weapons Hangar where they concluded with a walk around

tour of an F-15 Eagle given by Airman Nico Cosenzi, Phase Docks Crew Chief from the Maintenance Squadron.

Everyone was in awe as they learned more about the F-15 Eagle up close - from nose to tail!

According to Ms. Copsey, everyone enjoyed the visit and

they plan to schedule another group visit the base in the near future.

Goodwill Industries are located worldwide, and have helped many people with barriers to employment, people with disabilities, and immigrants from third world Countries. They are currently working with the local City School Departments to help transition young adults with the school to work program.

With every donation received, and the items sold at the Goodwill stores, 88 cents is then returned to Goodwill to help fuel the programs. Goodwill currently has nine local stores in the Western Mass. area, and they are able to accept donations at any one of the following locations: Westfield (1), Palmer (1), Holyoke (1), Amherst (1), Northampton (1), Chicopee (1) and Springfield (3).

The 104th Fighter Wing is equipped with the F-15 Eagle.

One mission of the 104th is Aerospace Control Alert (ACA), providing armed fighters ready to scramble in a moment's notice to protect the Northeast from any airborne threat. The unit is responsible for protecting a quarter of the nation's population and one third of the Gross Domestic Product.

PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — They’re gonna need a bigger Twitter.

An organization studying great white sharks is enjoying some welcome attention after one of the creatures they’ve been monitoring started gaining a loyal social media following. @ MaryLeeShark is the fake Twitter handle for a very real, nearly 3,500-pound great white whose movements can be tracked online and in real time.

She’s drawn over 44,000 followers with her playful updates and witty replies as real life shark cruises up and down the East Coast.

“Oh heyyyyy.... you’re right by my house, come by for a nightcap?” invited one recent Twitter commenter as she popped up off the coast of Long Island, New York.

“I would settle for an ice bag to put on my aching Twitter fin. -:()” Mary Lee replied.

“What do you do during Shark Week?” another recent commenter asked. “Swim. Eat. Tweet. Etc. Exhausting. -;(),” Mary Lee responded.

The shark, which was tagged off the coast of Cape Cod, is among hundreds of sharks that Ocearch, a Utah-based organization, has tagged and tracked since 2007.

The fake Twitter handle isn’t affiliated with Ocearch (pronounced Oh-Search). But Ocearch expedition leader Chris Fischer, who named Mary Lee after his mother, says the organization appreciates the attention the maritime missives have generated.

“They’re really clever, they really like sharks and they’re on mission, so we’re just kind of rolling with it,” he said from the organization’s latest expedition in Australia.

Ocearch has even jumped on the bandwagon, launching “official” Twitter handles for two other sharks it’s monitoring off the East Coast. @Shark_ Katharine and @RockStarLydia both have sizable followings of their own.

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Girl Scouts donate approximately 3,500 boxes of cookies to the 104th Fighter Wing, USO WESTFIELD — Members of the Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts donated 3,500 boxes of Girl Scout cookies to the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard base, and USO, as part of Project Care & Share. The Girl Scouts will visit the base to learn more about the Wing on Friday, May 1, 2015, at 3:30 p.m.

The Girl Scouts have been donating Girl Scout cookies to the 104th Fighter Wing since 2012. “Project Care & Share, teaches the girls about giving, helping others, while also learning other important life skills,” said Capt. Katie Gauvin, Logistics Readiness Officer at the 104th

Fighter Wing, and leader of local Cadet Troop 40067. “The girls sell cookies to customers, specifically to be donated to military members and their families. The girls take great pride in this donation, as a show of support.”

During the girl’s visit to Barnes, there will be an overview of the Air National Guard, Barnes Air National Guard Base and the F-15 Eagle.

They will have the opportunity to talk with members of the 104th Fighter Wing, some who were Girl Scouts, too.

“We greatly appreciate the tremendous efforts by these girls,” said Maj. Mary Harrington, Public Affairs officer, and former Girl Scout.

“The cookies are a great morale booster for our members and their families. Also, the visit gives our female members, who were previously Girl Scouts in their childhoods, a chance to connect with the next generation and serve as role models.”

The 104th Fighter Wing is equipped with the F-15 Eagle. One mission of the 104th is Aerospace Control Alert (ACA), providing armed fighters ready to scramble in a moment’s notice to protect the Northeast from any airborne threat. The unit is responsible for protecting a quarter of the nation’s population and one third of the Gross Domestic Product.

In this Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, Captain Brett McBride places his hand on the snout of the crew’s first specimen while scientists collect blood, tissue samples and attach tracking devices on the research vessel Ocearch off the coast of Chatham, Mass. (AP Photo/ Stephan Savoia, File)

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In Mass., some fear a 'brain drain' on Beacon Hill

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker's plan to encourage thousands of state workers in Massachusetts to take early retirement is fueling fears of a "brain drain" on Beacon Hill as departing employees take with them decades of experience and institutional knowledge.

The program launched on Monday. In the first three days, 581 workers submitted applications seeking early retirement.

The deadline is June 12.

The law caps the number of early retirees at 4,560. If more apply, the priority goes to those with the most years of service.

Baker said he's confident the program will cut the state's payroll by an estimated $172 million in the 2016 fiscal year without requiring massive layoffs while still allowing the core functions of government to continue.

"We're certainly working this one hard.

We've got groups of folks across the agencies who are working on this and we've got some lead time here to prepare to make sure that we can do what we need to do to make sure that people's work gets done," Baker said.

Not everyone is so optimistic.

David Holway, president of the National Association of Government Employees, says he's worried about the sudden departure of thousands of experienced state workers.

Holway pointed to the Department of Children and Families. He said NAGE has estimated that about one in six lawyers at the agency may retire early.

"Until they back fill those positions, the rest of the attorneys, who are already overworked, are going to have caseloads that are two or three times the national average," said Holway, whose union represents about 20,000 white collar workers, lawyers and clerical workers in Massachusetts.

"I just don't understand how the governor thinks that state government can function with 4,500 less people," he said.

Holway isn't alone.

Noah Berger, president of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, said the problem is not just the number of qualified people leaving, but the fact they're all leaving at once — creating a jolt to the system.

"There is a danger of brain drain," Berger said. "If we have four or five thousand people leave rapidly there's a danger that a lot of those people may have skills and expertise that are difficult to replace."

Even if the state ends up hiring back a portion of those who retire, they will face a learning curve, and that could end up costing the state, he said.

If the Department of Revenue were to lose a number of individuals with years of experience specializing in holding companies accountable for paying their full taxes, Berger said, newer employees without that experience might not have as much success at first.

Advocates outside state government are also leery about the turnover.

Environmental League of Massachusetts President George Bachrach said cuts to the Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Conservation and Recreation have already forced to major staff cuts and reduced the capacity to cover basic maintenance of public lands.

"These agencies now stand to lose hundreds of more staff due to early retirement programs," he said.

The early retirement programs is limited to executive branch employees under the control of the governor's office.

That's just fine with state Treasurer Deb Goldberg — who, like Baker, just took office this year.

Goldberg said she understands why the governor pushed lawmakers to adopt the proposal as a way to balance the state budget.

"On the other hand, you have to learn how to function with less and with less experienced folks. We are in the customer service business, so it's a challenge and you don't get to select who retires and who doesn't," she said.

Baker said it's not the first time the state has used early retirement to curb spending. The Republican, who served under former GOP Govs. William Weld and Paul Cellucci, said he was on Beacon Hill during an early retirement push in the 1990s.

Baker had left the Statehouse when a second effort was employed in the 2000s, but Baker said he kept an eye on the process. He said in both cases, the number of people who retired early was in the same range as he's seeking.

"People made the adjustments that they needed to make to make sure that the government continued to perform," he said.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Explanation of the Sick Time Regulations 8:30 -9:30 am Attorney Karina Schrengohst, Royal, LLP Westfield Athenaeum Free for Chamber Members / $10 for Non-Members

Monday, June 1, 2015 Mayor’s Coffee Hour 8:00 – 9:00 am Tiger’s Pride Westfield Vocational Technical High School Free & Open to the Public

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 After 5 Connection 5-7 pm Westfield Bank – Southwick Branch 462 College Highway $10 for Chamber Members / $15 for Non-Members

Pedestrian are reflected on an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Asian stock markets were tepid Tuesday after the latest talks between Greece and its European creditors failed to reach agreement on bailout terms as the Greek government runs low on cash.

Chinese stocks were a bright spot, boosted by an interest rate cut on the weekend. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

World stock markets uneven as weak data clouds outlook

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — World stock markets were uneven Monday as weak data from the U.S. and China clouded the outlook for the global economy while Greece and its European creditors remained apart on bailout terms.

KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX rose 0.7 percent to 11,520.92 and Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.2 percent to 6,977.46. France’s CAC 40 gained 0.1 percent to 5,000.89. Many Asian markets fell. Wall Street looked set for a moody start to the week. Dow futures were little changed and S&P 500 futures fell 0.1 percent.

CAUTION APLENTY: A slew of disappointing data from the U.S. and signs of weakness in China, along with uncertainties over the Greek debt situation, have left investors cautious, analysts say. Volatility in the bond market is another factor adding to perceived risks, though the lackluster growth in the U.S. has reinforced expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will bide its time in raising interest rates.

THE QUOTE: “Greece will be front and center this week as the country looks to secure a deal with its creditors while avoiding harsh austerity. The government reinforced it won’t back down on its election promise to end austerity but this is likely to be a lot harder than they are leading on,” Stan Shamu, market strategist for IG, said in a commentary.

JAPAN DATA: Japan’s report of stronger than forecast machinery orders in March boosted confidence that the recovery may be gaining ground, though most analysts expect the central bank to keep its ultra-loose stance unchanged during this week’s policy meeting. Machinery orders, seen as a key indicator of capital investment, rose 2.9 percent in March from the month before. The better-thanforecast data was mostly due to rising orders from non-manufacturing companies. It could contribute to a quarterly rise in private, non-residential investment, due Wednesday along with GDP data that are expected to show a modest improvement.

ASIA’S DAY: Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index rose 0.8 percent to 19,890.27.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dropped 0.8 percent to 27,591.25 as investors cashed in gains from Friday’s advance. South Korea’s Kospi rebounded from losses to gain 0.3 percent to 2,113.72. The Shanghai Composite index fell 0.6 percent to 4,283.49 and Australia’s S&P ASX/200 lost 1.3 percent to 5,659.20. New Zealand was higher while markets in Southeast Asia were mixed.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude oil gained 55 cents to $60.27 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It lost 19 cents to $59.69 a barrel on Friday. Brent crude, a benchmark for international oil used by many U.S. refineries, gained 30 cents to $67.12 a barrel.

CURRENCIES: The euro slipped $1.1378 from $1.1390 on Friday. The dollar climbed to 119.64 yen from 119.38 yen on Friday.

@MaryLeeShark

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Eat & Educate Workshop Employee Sponsored Retirement & Benefits Westfield Bank 141 Elm Street Free for Chamber Members / $30 for Non-Members

Friday, June 19, 2015 Chamber Breakfast The Ranch Golf Club 65 Sunnyside Road Tim Wilkerson – Guest Speaker Regulatory Ombudsman Director of Economic Policy Development Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development $25 for Chamber Members / $30 for Non-Members

‘Safe harbor’ rule offered for paid sick time law BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Maura Healey and Massachusetts business leaders have agreed on a plan to give some employers more time to adjust to the state’s voterapproved earned sick time law.

Healey has drafted a regulation that would allow businesses and nonprofits that already offer workers at least 30 hours of yearly paid sick time a six-month extension from the new law, which takes effect on July 1.

The so-called “safe harbor” provision was backed by business groups including Associated Industries of Massachusetts.

A spokesman for Healy says it should address concerns that have led to some calls on Beacon Hill to delay implementation of the law, which allows workers to accrue up to 40 hours of paid sick time in a year.

Massachusetts attorney general probes software company BOSTON (AP) — State Attorney General Maura Healey is investigating the performance of CGI, the Canadian software developer that built the failed website for the Massachusetts Health Connector.

The Boston Globe reports the Connector, a state agency serving people who don’t get health insurance through an employer, was required to upgrade its website by the Affordable Care Act. The new site never functioned properly and had to be rebuilt.

State officials acknowledged they received a subpoena in January from the U.S. attorney’s office, seeking Connector documents dating to 2010.

Authorities provided no details, and U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz declined to confirm or deny the investigation.

CGI says it always performed “professionally and ethically,” but was hampered by “delays in critical decision-making, changing priorities, and a lack of technical requirements from the Connector.”

Continued from Page 6 The person behind the @MaryLeeShark account did surface when The Associated Press sent a Twitter message.

The account’s operator identified themselves only as a daily newspaper reporter living on the East Coast and expressed pleasant surprise at the attention — and Ocearch’s support.

“The recent explosion of followers has been a lot of fun, but also like a second job. I do everything manually - no robo tweets,” the account owner wrote. “The best part is that (@ MaryLeeShark) plays a role in helping to replace fear with facts by retweeting and commenting on @Ocearch tweets. I (try) to be respectful of the important work Ocearch does and have fun at the same time.” to be published in The Westfield News Ocearch’s multi-year project uses GPS trackers affixed to the shark’s dorsal fin to post real time data on on dozens of great whites across the globe — Mary Lee was hanging out near Ocean City, Maryland on Sunday, for example — with the goal of better understanding the shark’s life cycle and encouraging conservation of the endangered ocean predators.

Shark researchers say the work is important because there’s still a lot unknown about the behavior of mature white sharks. The massive beasts are extremely difficult $ 00 to tag with modern GPS trackers that would help ongratulations closely track their movements.

Ocearch is one of the few outfits with the technology, Please include: skill and resources for the job. The organization oper• Photo jpg ates largely on corporate funding and its crew consists of professional fisherman-turned-ocean explorers.

• Students Name “This gives us a much better understanding of the • School Name movement patterns of these animals through days, • City Name months and years,” says Robert Hueter, director of the Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Laboratory • Name of Person(s) and Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida.

Congratulating Gregory Skomal, a marine biologist who heads the their Graduate John Smith Massachusetts Shark Research Program, says the research is of particular interest along the densely popuWestfield high School lated East Coast, where great whites are being spotted \ Sample of Westfield, mA with greater frequency.

Actual Ad Size The sharks are increasingly drawn to places like Cape From Your Proud, 1.729” x 3” Cod and its surrounding islands, whose seaside com(1col. x 3) Loving Parents munities are forever linked with “Jaws,” because seal populations have soared.

Email to: floram@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com “Basically the cafe is open and the customers are arriving,” Skomal said. “Ten or fifteen years ago, you deAdliNe for Submissions might have had three to four sightings of white sharks off the coast of Massachusetts a year. Now we’re getand Payments - MAy 29th, 2015 ting well over 30 or 40.”

We accept Credit Card Payments over the phone, but The researchers are reluctant to draw quick concluSubmissions & Check Payments can also be mailed to: sions about great white behavior based on the few East Graduate, The Westfield News, Coast great whites Ocearch is tracking.

Some, like Mary Lee, have hued relatively close to 62 School Street, Westfield MA 01085. the shore, to the delight and alarm of Twitter followers.

Questions? Call (413) 562-4181 ext. 118 Others have ventured far into the Atlantic.

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St. Mary High School Prom

Mike Haley and Shore Koharski, Prom King and Queen ALL PHOTOS BY DON WIELGUS

Weijia “Fiona” Chen and Ben Rutledge

Tessa Kielbasa and Jake Neilsen

James Marasi and Bridie Dwayne

Joey Collins and Miranda Acona

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Bean bests Flat Fast 5K field

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Nineteen-year-old Kyle Bean, of Southampton beat out a strong field of runners to win Run Westfield’s Flat Fast 5K road race in the Whip City Saturday.

Bean finished first with a winning time of 16 minutes, 19 seconds.

Sarah Crouch, 25, of Chicopee – the first female to cross the finish line – was second overall in 16:31. Titus Mutinda, 50, of Dorchester placed third (16:40).

Thirty-one-year-old Apryl Sabadosa was the first Westfield resident to finish. Sabadosa enjoyed an eighth-place finish with her time of 17:16.

Another local runner, Westfield’s Gabriel Piepergerdes, 16, See Run Westfield, Page 11

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES MONDAY May 18

TUESDAY May 19

WEDNESDAY May 20

THURSDAY May 21

FRIDAY May 22

SATURDAY May 23

SOFTBALL vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ LACROSSE vs.

Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. Holyoke, Bullens Field, 4:15 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Holyoke, WHS, 4:15 p.m.

District F/G D1 TRACK & FIELD Championships, Roberts Sports Complex, Holyoke HS, 9:30 a.m.

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL at Agawam, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Belchertown, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Agawam, Shea Field, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ LACROSSE vs. Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at Southwick, 5 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Amherst, 5:15 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Amherst, 5:15 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE vs.

Minnechaug, 5:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Belchertown, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD at Northampton Tri-Meet, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS at Greenfield, Davis Street Courts, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE vs.

South Hadley, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Agawam, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ TENNIS vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ LACROSSE at Chicopee Comp, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS vs. West Springfield, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE at Mount Greylock, 4:15 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL vs.

Needham, 5 p.m.

JV BOYS’ LACROSSE at Mount Greylock, 5:45 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL vs.

Needham, 6:15 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. East Longmeadow, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND-GRANVILLE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD at Palmer, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at McCann Tech, DiSanti Field, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at McCann Tech, DiSanti Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL vs.

Westfield, 5 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL at Monument Mountain, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Turners Falls, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Monument Mountain, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Turners Falls, 4 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL at Lee, 4:15 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Lee, 4:15 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Granby, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Sabis, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Sabis, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL at Sabis, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Sabis, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL at Sci-Tech, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE vs.

Chicopee, Boardman Field, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Holyoke Catholic, Sarah Jane Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS at Holyoke, Crosier Field and Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Belchertown, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS vs. Greenfield, Municipal Tennis Courts, 3:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. Lee, 4:15 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Lee, 4:15 p.m.

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ TENNIS vs.

Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Lee, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE at Lee, 7 p.m.

GIRLS’ TENNIS at Belchertown, 3:30 p.m.

BASEBALL at Hampshire, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE vs. Monson, Boardman Field, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Hampshire, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS at Belchertown, 5 p.m.

WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL at Pathfinder, St. Joe’s Field, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. Smith Voke, Bullens Field, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Putnam, Blunt Park, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Smith Voke, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Renaissance, Whitney Park, 4 p.m.

TEKOA GOLF RESULTS

SHELL’S TEKOA TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE 2015 RESULTS FROM MAY 5, 2015 1ST PLACE RON BONYEAU & MIKE RIPA 2ND PLACE BILL MURPHY & CHRIS OLSEN 3RD PLACE HARPO CZARNECKI & RAY WEST 4TH PLACE ED WEST & HARRY PEASE 5TH PLACE BILL FROTHINGHAM & CARL HAAS 6TH PLACE ANGELO MASCADRELLI & FRANK KAMLOWSKI 7TH PLACE DON FIORONI & JACK KENNEDY 7TH PLACE DICK WILLIAMS & RON SENA 8TH PLACE BARRY SLATTERY & BOB MCCARTHY 9TH PLACE BUTCH RINES & GARY MARCOULIER 9TH PLACE BOB BERNICHE & FRED ROGERS 10TH PLACE JOHN KIDRICK & MILT HOLMES 11TH PLACE DAVE LIBERTY & JIM FRENCH 12H PLACE BILL WALLANOVICH & FRAN SISKA 13TH PLACE AL SZENDA & JIM JOHNSON 14TH PLACE ERROLL NICHOLS & MARK DUNN 14TH PLACE JOE HEBDA & TOM BAKER 14TH PLACE MIKE CLARK & TERRY CLARK 14TH PLACE JACK LEARY & JIM LIPTAK 15TH PLACE ED HARRINGTON & JIM CRAWFORD

LOW GROSS JIM LIPTAK @ 42 LOW NET

43.0 POINTS 42.5 POINTS 41.5 POINTS 40.5 POINTS 35.5 POINTS 35.0 POINTS 34.5 POINTS 34.5 POINTS 33.5 POINTS 32.5 POINTS 32.5 POINTS 30.5 POINTS 28.0 POINTS 25.5 POINTS 24.5 POINTS 23.5 POINTS 23.5 POINTS 23.5 POINTS 23.5 POINTS 22.0 POINTS

BASEBALL at Putnam, Blunt Park, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Dean Tech, 4 p.m.

3rd Annual Bill Mateychuk Open Scotch Saturday May 9, 2015 Championship Division 1st Gross2nd Gross1st Net-

Todd Ezold – Mike Trombley Jason Edinger – Lee Albertson Scott Martin – Keven Slyne

65 77 60.5

$180 per team $120 $180

Tony Campaniello – Chris Hourihan 69 Jim Tinker – Tom Garvin 62 Steve Mazza – Mike McCabe 66

$180 per team $180 per team $120

1st Division 1st Gross1st Net2nd Net-

2nd Division 1st Gross1st Net2nd Net-

Bob Thompson – Steve Ouellette 74 Kyle Dulude – Clem Fucci 61 Steve Demerski – Ron Bachand 64.5

$180 per team $180 $120

JIM LIPTAK @ 29

EAST MOUNTAIN COUNTRY CLUB

CLOSEST TO PIN ON 3RD HOLE CLOSEST TO PIN ON 6TH HOLE

RAY WEST JIM LIPTAK

Results East Mountain Friday Couples League

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Twenty-Three couples played on a beautiful summer like evening for golf.

FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015

7th Annual Wave Triathlon Clinic and Race On Sunday June 7th Tater Racing will conduct the 7th Annual Westfield YMCA Wave Triathlon, benefitting the Westfield YMCA Wave Swim Team. The “Sprint Distance” race consists of a .3 mi (600 yd) swim in Pequot Pond at Hampton Ponds State Park, followed by a 13 mi bike ride, and ends with a 3 mi run.

The “Super Sprint” race will be a 300 yd swim, a 6.3 mi bike, and a 1 mi run. This is the perfect first race for the aspiring triathlete.

Topics to be discussed will include but are not limited to: Swim... alot of water to cover here T1 (First Transition - Swim to Bike) Bike... (Smart racing, w/o drafting) T2 (Second Transition - Bike to Run) Run... (In the zone to the finish) Nutrition, supplements, hydration TRIATHLON TO BENEFIT WESTFIELD YMCA WAVE SWIM TEAM June 7, 2015 8:00AM - 6th Annual Sprint and Super Sprint Distance Triathlon benefiting Westfield YMCA Wave Swim Team.

Westfield Wave Triathlon

Last year’s event drew 300 competitors from all over the Northeast and was the YMCA Wave swim team’s largest fundraiser.

Details can be found at www.wavetriathlon. com or by calling the race director Lisa Totz (413) 244-2506.

Volunteers are needed for race day, and signups are available online at signupgenius. com Wave Triathlon also offers a FREE service of an Introductory Triathlon Clinic 8 days prior to the race at the race venue.

Triathlon Clinic - Hosted by Tater Racing May 31, 2014 3pm at the Hampton Ponds State Park in Westfield on Route 202.

The clinic will be 1 1/2 hours long.

Super Sprint Triathlon 300yd Swim 6.3 Mile Bike 1 Mile Run

Sprint Triathlon .3 Mile Swim 13 Mile Bike 3 Mile Run

http://wavetriathlon.com/ Hampton Ponds State Park 1048 North Road - Route 202 Westfield, MA 01085 413-244-2506 for questions and sponsorship opportunities westfieldwave@gmail.com

Front nine results: Points: Bryan Candiano and Missy Candiano 37 points Net: Dave Palermo and Chris Palermo 72 Dave Warner and Sue Moore 72 Back nine results: Points: Dave Sears and Doreen Sears 42 points Dan Harris and Nancy Harris 38 points Net: Dennis Desmarais and Linda Desmarais 67 Mark Kurowski and Lynn Kurowski 71 Pioria: Art Franz and Marilyn Schmidt 67 Mike Simonz and BJ Simonz 67 Congratulations to the winners. Winning teams receive pro shop “chits” money redeemable for pro shop merchandise. Winning “chits” may be used anytime during the season and must be used by October 31, 2015. Special orders must be made before September 30, 2015.

Final evening for the 2015 Friday Couples League is September 18. Steak dinner and awards ceremony will follow golf. Teams must let us know if they will be playing and attending the final evening and dinner. The final evening will be a scramble format for each team with dinner to follow at approximately 7:00pm.

Thank you to all teams that participated.

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placed 12th (17:47). Matt Pomeroy, 33, of Southwick was 13th (17:51).

Suzanne Disessa, 58, of Westfield won the female 50-59 category with a 25th overall standing. Disessa completed the race in 18:53.

Norah Lusignan, 71, of Westfield and Louis Disessa, 71, were also tops in the female and male 70-and-Over categories, respectively.

The course records remained intact as no new marks were set Saturday in the downtown area.

Simon Ndirangu holds the men’s course record (13:16) set in 2013. Kim Smith retained the record (14:48) she also set that year for the women.

For a complete listing of the 2015 race results, visit Run Westfield online at runwestfield.com.

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Annie’s Mailbox

By KATHY MITCHELL and MARCY SUGAR

Appalled Mother of the Bride

Dear Annie: My daughter recently married for the first time.

Her attendants were her three best friends. Their friendship goes back 20 years, and they still regularly get together for a girls’ night out.

My daughter attended all of their weddings. For each, she hosted a bridal luncheon. At her rehearsal dinner, my daughter presented them with necklaces and earrings, and her groom gave the groomsmen specially ordered gifts.

Can you imagine my shock to find out that none of these best friends gave the couple a wedding gift? Only the best man and one groomsman (the bride’s brother) came with gifts. There was nothing from the remaining groomsman, who brought a date.

This man has known my daughter since childhood.

One of these friends recently made the comment that she has a year to give a gift. The same comment was made by the mother of the groom, who also showed up empty-handed.

What is wrong with these people? My daughter said it’s no big deal, but I know she is hurt. I cannot imagine attending any wedding without giving a gift to the bridal couple. Even a token present would have been nice. Please give these thoughtless people an etiquette lesson. -- Appalled Mother of the Bride Dear Appalled: Take a deep breath. We understand your frustration, but you are making unfair assumptions. It is not written in stone that gifts be brought to the wedding, although it is preferable to send one within three months. (Thank-you notes need to be written as soon as a gift is opened.) We also believe it is best if guests send their gift to the house, rather than bringing it to the wedding where it could be taken or lost or the card separated from the package.

Please don’t assume these people are ignoring an obligation to give your daughter and her new husband a wedding present.

They deserve the benefit of the doubt, at least for a while longer.

And under no circumstances should you be riling up your daughter about her guests’ generosity or lack thereof. These are her gifts and her guests, and she gets to handle the situation however she chooses.

Dear Annie: I met someone with whom I would like to be friends. However, she has a repulsive habit. She constantly sticks her thumb in her nose. How do I tell her to stop without being offensive? I otherwise enjoy her company a great deal. -- HFAR Dear HFAR: Your friend probably has no idea she is doing this and would be appalled to know that others are bothered by it. She most likely has some type of irritation that makes her reach to her nose frequently, and it may have become a habit.

The next time she puts her thumb there, and every time thereafter, you can ask very nicely whether she needs a tissue. If she says it itches (or anything similar), you can suggest she talk to her doctor or an ENT because you’ve noticed that it obviously bothers her frequently and could indicate something more serious. Don’t be snarky about it. Be sincerely concerned.

At the very least, she will be more aware of what she is doing with her thumb.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com.

HINTS FROM HELOISE BAD ADS MAKE VIEWER MAD Dear Readers: Here is this week’s SOUND OFF, about television programming and commercials: “In TV commercials, why is bad behavior being flaunted? Children destroying car paint, jumping on an open dishwasher door, jumping on beds, etc. The children get a grin and a pat on the head like it is OK.” -- Wynell M., San Angelo, Texas How right you are! I see a few like you mentioned and think, “Hey, those parents are going to REALLY have trouble later on.” You can write to complain to the advertiser. Don’t know if it will help, but it might if enough people do it. If you see bad behavior while watching the commercial with children, maybe point out that it is just silly TV, and that is NOT how we behave.

-- Heloise SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Other uses for DVD cases: * Put a pad of paper on one side and place coupons inside for shopping. * Download videos or pictures to a CD and hand out to family. * Carry photos in so they don’t get bent. * Use as a practice writing surface for kids with a dry-erase marker.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, May 18, 2015: This year you open up to unique and challenging situations. You will see your universe quite differently from how you have up until now. You also tend to be a lot happier than in the past.

Self-confidence builds, and with it comes a sense that you can create what you want. If you are single, you will meet someone during the colder-weather months who will affect your life. To what extent will be your decision. If you are attached, the two of you will deal with a lot of different issues that life presents. Keep your sense of humor, and these events will bring you closer together. GEMINI has great ideas for how to spend your money.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You could feel overwhelmed by everything that needs to be done and by the lack of support you receive. Use your strong energy to accomplish what you want; otherwise, the frustration you feel easily could switch to anger.

Tonight: Return a pal’s call.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You might not know what to do about a problem that arises unexpectedly. Someone you deal with on important matters has become rigid and inflexible. Recognize that sometimes you are this way, too. Know when to stop pushing. Tonight: Use care with your finances.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You have get-up-and-go.

You’ll be nearly unstoppable once you decide to head down a certain path. Try to understand what is motivating you to push so hard despite someone else’s objection. How much are you driven by his or her response? Tonight: In the limelight.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH You might want to understand someone else’s motivation, as he or she seems to be pushing you hard, and you could be getting very angry. Avoid sitting on your feelings and letting this type of anger build up. Consider speaking up sooner. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might have been a little too concerned with material gain in the past few days. Why not kick back and enjoy the people around you instead?

You could discover that your friends will be delighted to share some news.

Rethink your priorities. Tonight: In the spur of the moment.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You’ll be sure of yourself and will want to make a difference.

Others, specifically one person at home, might be making the process unusually difficult, as he or she seems to have an attitude. Handle necessary work and other pressing matters. Tonight: On top of your game.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Refuse to allow negativity to infiltrate your work. Detach from what seems to be holding you back, and move to a more positive mode of interaction. Someone cares much more than you might realize. Make an effort to reach out to this person. Tonight: Use your energy well.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH One-on-one relating will prove to be effective. You can’t always allow someone else to dominate as much as he or she would like to, especially in matters that concern you. Ask for feedback, and then choose your course of action. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You could be stubborn right now and not even realize it when speaking to others. This attitude will color your interactions as well as the results.

You might want to ask yourself why you are responding in the way you are.

Tonight: Be responsive to a request.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You are full of surprises, yet you’ll continue on your path, focused on your priorities and what you must do.

Know that you will have to be a lot clearer with a child or loved one, as your words might be lost or misunderstood. Tonight: Pace yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You’ll look around and see how somber a friend seems to be. Be careful when dealing with this person, and be as clear as humanly possible.

Confirm meeting times, and be direct in conversations. Others might not be on the same page as you. Tonight: Be

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH A hassle involving real estate could rear its ugly head.

You might wonder what you have done to deserve what is happening. Be direct in your dealings, and confirm that others have heard you clearly. An older person could be very hard on you.

Tonight: Stay close to home.

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BASEBALL ROUNDUP MAJOR LEAGUE Game Date: April 28, 2014 Sons of Erin 10, Advance Manufacturing 4 A blustery late April afternoon at Paper Mill Field saw a sustained hitting attack by Advance fall short, as a stingy defense and timely pitching by the Sons of Erin squad left 10 Manufacturers stranded on base.

Advance outhit their opponents 10 to 9, including 2-3 nights for Ethan Porter, Luke Bonini and Aidan Jubb, with Jackson Lambert, Ryder Pieczarka, Trent Viamari and Niko Bacopolous all joining in with solid base hits.

Luke Bonini, coming off an efficient middle relief outing over the weekend, got his first start on the hill of the young 2015 season.

Bonini, who took a 2:1 strike-to-ball ratio through the entire lineup kept the Sons batsmen off balance until he ran into a little trouble in the 3rd, when Trent Viamari came in to set down the next two batters he faced via the K. With the cold breeze chasing the sun over the trees and the score 10-1 going into the 6th, some fans were heading for the exits, but the blue bombers were not going to go quietly.

The Sons brought the top of the order up to face Bacopolous, the crafty lefty on in relief for the manufacturers. With one out, and a runner on 1st, the steal was put on in an effort to move the crucial insurance run into scoring position. As the runner broke for 2nd base, Porter the spry receiver for Advance, dug out a low fastball and delivered a laser to 2nd base, cutting down the would be base thief by three steps. A few batters later a strikeout would bring the boys in blue back to the sticks for one last shot. A 5 hit 3 run rally would come up short in the end, but not before this young and enthusiastic ball club made a statement that should carry them through their tough schedule to come.

Game Date: May 2, 2015 Hastie Fence 14, Advance Manufacturing 3 Advance Manufacturing lost 14-3 to Hastie Fence Saturday at Papermill field despite Owen Jurczyk’s two-hit day at the dish.

Jurczky got a hit in each of his two at bats, with a single in the first and fourth innings.

The top of the first saw Advance Manufacturing take an early lead, 1-0. Jurczky kicked things off for Advance with a single. A single by Ethan Porter then moved Owen from first to second. Jurczyk later scored on some errant pitches.

After pushing across two runs in the top of the second, the boys in blue faced just a 4-3 deficit. A two-run single by Sean O’keefe gave Advance some life. The next batter was set down on strikes to end the threat.

Hastie was able to answer with a strong inning of his own, helping push across seven runs in the second, and never looked back. A strong pitching performance by Advance starter Ethan Porter was not enough to hold off the hot Hastie bats.

Game Date: May 3, 2015 Moose Club 18, Advance Manufacturing 8 A solid outing for veteran Advance hurler Aidan Krol and a 3-hit day at the plate by Luke Bonini weren’t enough to stave off the offensive strength of the Moose Club.

Jaden Gonzalez also contributed 2 hits and an RBI, while Owen Jurczyk, Trent Viamari and Sean O’keefe also kicked in base hits to the 8 run effort by the Manufacturers. Owen Jurczyk came on in relief, but the damage was done and the Advance batsmen were out of answers for hard throwing Moose bullpen.

Game Date: May 6, 2015 Kiwanis 8, Advance Manufacturing 4 Kiwanis looked to get back to its winning ways after dropping a game earlier in the week. Tyler Cousineau took to the hill for Kiwanis. After a shaky start Cousineau settled down and pitched five strong innings. Down 2 runs entering the bottom of the second, Jimmy Cloutier and Will Brewster started the rally. Cloutier and Brewster had back-to-back doubles to get Kiwanis on the board. The game was tight entering the 4th inning when JT Oleksak came to the plate. Oleksak hit a monster 3 run home run to give Kiwanis the breathing room they desperately needed.

Anthony Schabowski was 1 for 3. Cousineau was 1 for 3 with a double. Riley Sullivan was 1 for 3. JT Oleksak was 2 for 3 with a Triple and a 3 run HR. Cloutier went 1 for 3 and a run scored. Will Brewster went 1 for 2 with a double and a run scored. Jared Noel and Ryan Morash each singled and scored. Cam Hoynoski had two hits and two runs scored.

The Advanced players gave it their all, and in his Westfield Little League pitching debut, Ryder Pieczarka was masterful in his location showing great command of his pitches.

Advance’s Pieczarka was also on his game at the plate, helping out his own cause with 2 hits and an RBI. Luke Bonini continued his productivity as the leadoff man for the manufacturers, drawing 2 walks and scoring 2 runs.

Ethan Porter had 2 hits and RBI and scored a run, while Aidan Krol, Aidan Jubb Jaden Gonzalez all chipped in hits in the losing effort.

A solid day behind the plate for the Advance catcher Aidan Jubb kept things close, along with a great defensive effort in Left Field by Sean O’keefe.

Kiwanis won 8-4 moving to 6-2 in the

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Game Date: May 9, 2015 Commercial 10, Kiwanis 0 Kiwanis met cross-town rival Commercial on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Cam Hoynoski pitched two strong innings for Kiwanis. Commercial proved too much for Kiwanis to handle winning the game 10-0. JT Oleksak was 1-2. Joey Calderella was 2 for 2.

Sean Dondley was 1 for 2. Dylan Arooth walked and played great defense. Ryan Morash and Anthony Schabowski had strong defensive games as well. The loss moves Kiwanis to 6-3 on the year.

Game Date: May 10, 2015 Rookie Pikeside Auto 9, Dick’s Sports 9 It was a hot one this Mother’s Day and both teams were feeling the heat. Anthony Sanchez seemed unfazed as he ran around grabbing any ball he could reach. In the second inning, Sanchez made a great play at the plate stopping Dick’s Sports from scoring. The teams still battled to a 9-9 draw and everyone was excited to grab some shade and a cold drink for their hard work.

Police 10, Advance Manufacturing 0 Advance ran into a hot pitcher on Saturday in Trent Adam, who held the Manufacturers scoreless and hitless through 3 1/3 innings.

Ethan Porter was solid in a losing effort, scattering 6 hits and only giving up 3 earned runs, while striking out 7.

U12 Softball Game Date: May 4, 2015 Montgomery Road Animal Hospital 16, Gateway 9 Ava Chichonski was hot on the mound for Montgomery Road during the team’s hard fought battle against Gateway. Chichonski helped her cause by hurling a caught line drive to Carly James at first for an out.

James banged out a triple in the 3rd inning that resulted in 2 RBIs. Maddie Cigal answered with her own triple, causing huge excitement for the team and spectators.

Abby Corlis has a solid day pitching in relief and Ashley Hall showed great skill on first base.

Commercial Distributing 10, Kiwanis 0 Kiwanis battled it out on Saturday at Cross Street, pitting the top American team against the top National side.

Jake LaBombard took the mound for Commercial. He shut down the opposition in the 1st inning. In the second, Commercial escaped a bases loaded situation. Back to back singles and a walk created the jam.

LaBombard was able to record a strikeout for the third out. The bottom of the second saw Commerical open the scoring. Aidan King singled followed by a walk to Chris Wilda.

This set the stage for Kyle Scherpa’s 2 RBI double to left center and a 2-0 lead.

Commercial would expand their lead over the final two innings tacking on 5 in the 3rd and 3 in the 4th. LaBombard doubled in the third to bring home two runners followed by Adam Tremblay’s single also bringing in two.

The fourth began with a walk to Jay Scherpa and a single to brother Kyle. Darin Towle singled to drive in Jay Scherpa. LaBombard had a sacrifice fly to center scoring Kyle Scherpa. The game ended on an RBI single by David Tirrell scoring Ryan LaPoint who had reached base earlier on a single.

Kiwanis threatened in the fourth with a leadoff walk and a pair of singles to load the bases. A double play would end this threat as Tirrell fielded a ground ball at first and threw a strike to home with Colby Nadeau applying a tag to the runner attempting to score.

Game Date: May 11, 2015 Slovak 10, Advance Manufacturing 0 Another strong pitching performance was waiting for Advance as they visited Cross Street Field for the first time this season. The Slovak hurler carried a 9 strikeout no-hitter into the 5th until the manufacturer’s shortstop Ethan Porter was able to drop one in down the left field line for all the offensive production the young boys in blue could muster.

WHEELER LEAGUE Game Date: May 3, 2015 Fenway Westfield 7, Tucker’s Restaurant 10 Fenway Westfield suffered their first loss at the hands of Tucker’s Restaurant. Mason Dolan and James Coach pitched 3 innings with 6 strikeouts each. Michael Ritchie showed great base running skills, and he was the only Fenway player able to score in the first half of the game. Eli Perez, Nick Maslar, and Noah Luis all had a single during the game. Fenway had a big 5 run rally in the 5th inning. Cameron Cusack started the rally with a big home run to center field. Noah Gardner, Colin Cusack, and Liam Dolan all showed patience at the plate, and were walked to get bases loaded. Nick Maslar hit in three runs with a double.

Game Date: May 6, 2015 Fenway Westfield 9, Specialty Bolt 6 Both teams played a great game as Fenway Westfield and SBS battled it out at Cross Street field. Fenway’s bats were swinging all game. James Coach went 3 for 3 with an RBI double. Michael Ritchie had 2 singles, including an RBI. Colin Cusack had a single.

Andrew Melo had 3 hits, and he did an excellent job at first base. Noah Luis had 2 hits, including a double. He made great defensive plays at shortstop and second base. Cameron Cusack pitched 3 innings with 6 strikeouts.

Cusack also had an RBI single. Noah Gardner pitched 2.5 innings with 4 strikeouts. Eli Perez pitched .5 innings with 1 strikeout, and he hit 2 singles during the game. Nick Maslar showed concentration at the plate, and he was walked and hit by a pitch. Fenway saw great defensive plays by Brandon Parks in left field and Mason Dolan at third base. Liam Dolan made a nice catch at third base and had 2 hits.

Game Date: May 8, 2015 The Batter’s Box 13, Tucker’s Restaurant 7 Despite a good effort by Tucker’s Restaurant, they were unable to keep up with the excellent pitching and defense of The Batter’s Box, and fell to them with a score of 13-7. The Batter’s Box started off with two runs in the first and continued their lead with runs in the second, fourth and sixth innings.

The offensive highlight for Tucker’s Restaurant occurred in the fourth inning when

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Montgomery Road Little League softball pitcher Carly James lets one fly. (Submitted photo)

Nathan Pudlo knocked in three RBI. Ethan Thompson and Zachariah Gravel-Blaney also contributed with one RBI each. This was not enough, however, to defeat The Batter’s Box. Pudlo struck out four in 1 1/3 innings, Sam Yesu struck out two in 2/3 of an inning, Ted Dunn struck out six in 2 innings and Connor Niemiec finished off the game with 3 K’s in the last inning.

Game Date: May 10, 2015 King Pest Control 7, Tucker’s Restaurant 4 Tucker’s Restaurant fought hard, but could not overcome the excellent pitching from King Pest Control, who won with a score of 7 to 4. After a challenging first inning, Tucker’s gained momentum when shortstop, Andrew Bruno, stopped a grounder and tagged out a runner, preventing him from reaching third base. King Pest Control was ready to fight back and responded by bringing in three runs in that inning. After a slow third inning, Tucker’s attempted to make a comeback in the fourth when Mateo Reyes singled, loading the bases. Tucker’s rally ran short when they were unable to bring any of the runners across the plate. Leading RBI hitters for Tucker’s Restaurant were Connor Niemiec, Nathan Pudlo and Tucker Carey. Pitcher Sam Yesu struck out five in three innings and the closer, Niemiec, struck out six in two innings.

King Pest Control scored all seven runs in the first two innings, thereby securing the victory over Tucker’s. King Pest Control (3-4) got three solid pitching performances from Alejandro Rogers, Sullivan Donohue, and Eli Petrone. Rogers pitched two innings, gave up two unearned runs, and had three strikeouts.

Donohue pitched two frames, allowed two runs and also struck out three hitters. Petrone finished the game with two strong innings, allowing no runs and striking out four. Dylan St. Onge led the way for King Pest Control at the plate as he reached base three times with two hits and two RBI. Jayden Santiago had two hits and scored two runs and Cooper LeClair had two RBI and scored two runs.

Brandon Chapman had the big hit of the day with a bases clearing triple in the first inning and he also played a strong game in the field.

Bertera Dodge 5, Fenway Westfield 2 Top Wheeler teams Bertera Dodge and Fenway Westfield teams faced off on Mother’s Day. Bertera Dodge and Fenway Westfield put on a tremendous show of pitching, fielding, and key hitting. Bertera was able to claim the victory by a count of 5-2.

Pitcher Nick Lenfest was outstanding for Bertera. He struck out 8 Fenway batters and scattered just 3 hits over 4 innings. He allowed only 1 runner past first base. Colby LaPoint took over for Lenfest. He allowed an unearned run and struck out 4 in 2 innings.

Bertera’s offense was led by Antonio Phaneuf, who blasted a 2 RBI single to cap a 4-run second inning. Other hitters were Lenfest , Alex Guzman, and Ashish Sharma with a single each.

With the win, Bertera ties Fenway for the best record in the league at 5-2.

Game Date: May 7, 2015 Raven Hollow Winery 16, Northampton 9 Northampton visited Raven Hollow Winery (4-1) on Thursday night in Westfield. The game produced many runs with the home team winning the five- inning affair by a score of 16-9. There were four lead changes in the game that kept the outcome a mystery until the bottom of the 4th when Raven Hollow plated 5.

Pitchers Erin Gour and Anna Kosinski took over pitching duties for innings 3 through 5.

They held Northampton to just 3 runs. Gour struck out 6 in her 2 innings of work. Kosinki closed the game forcing two ground ball put outs before striking out the last batter of the game.

The offense was led by five players, scoring 2 runs on the day. The list included Gour, Emma LaPoint, Kelsey Gagnon, Megan St. Onge, and Sophia Franco. Chase Foster contributed with a well hit single and scored a run.

Game Date: May 12, 2015 Raven Hollow Winery 17, Easthampton 7 Raven Hollow faced off with Easthampton for the second time this season. Like the first meeting, Raven Hollow (5-1) was able to claim a victory by a score of 17-7.

Starting pitcher Emma LaPoint threw well allowing just 2 earned runs over the first two innings. She was relieved by Erin Gour, who came in and overwhelmed the Easthampton batters, striking out 5 and allowing just a single run in each of the final two innings.

Brienne Senez and Sophia Franco crossed the plate three times each after taking advantage of walks. LaPoint and Gour each had 2 RBI singles and Megan Fitzgibbons was credited with an RBI. U8 SOFTBALL Game Date: May 10, 2015 Westfield Police 3, Dunkin Donuts 0 Alejandra Strange battled the heat and Dunkin Donuts on Mothers Day pitching three scoreless innings to earn the win.

Strange struck out 9, walked only 3, and went 4 for 4 at the plate.

Allie Stucenski did a great job setting the table from the leadoff spot by raking three hits and scoring two of Police’s three runs. Norah Bargatti also banged out her first hit of the year. It was a scoreless pitchers duel until the top of the third when a bases loaded walk by Grace Leduc put Police up 1-0. It remained 1-0 in the 4th when Mia Tavares ripped a 2 run single to extend the lead to 3-0. From there Leduc and Tavares each pitched a scoreless inning of relief to ice the win with Tavares picking up the save. It was an amazingly pitched game under very warm conditions to give Police their second win of the year. – Courtesy of Westfield Little League

Montgomery Road Animal Hospital waits for the start of their Little League softball game against Hadley. (Submitted photo)

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Certified Welding.   Call   (413)579-1639.

(413)562-4181 Ext. 118                    Repair your chimney  before         attics  &  repaired and Basements, garages.      chimney  caps    Insured. MA Lic. #PL31893-J.                      winter wreaks havoc.

We do C all (413)531-2768 installed.

Roof leaks repaired, Demolition: Patios, ALL CALLS RETURNED!      sheds    and               Rooms 345   sealed.                You     Nick741 9@comcast.net brick repair, crown seals and re-   vent  areas Senior      swing-sets. name it...we Call for yard clean-ups, mowing, LARGE FURNISHED ROOM. Parking,                     bus route, walking distance to all citizen discount.

Insured. take it! Senior discounts. pairs. We also do stainless steel          weeding, trimming, mulch and Free     amenities. $120/weekly.

Only respon    sible mature adult need apply.

Free estimates.  estimates on phone. 7 days a   scrap removal. Referral rewards liner installs, as well as stain(413)348-5070, (413)862-4522.             H.I. Johnson Services week.

Emergency, same day    STUMP GRINDING and more.

Ask for Mel. less rain caps. We sweep all service.        ROOM FOR RENT on bus route, fully     (413)596-8859  Call Pete 413-433-0356      (before 9pm) furnished. $100/week.

Call (413)731413-579-1407               flues.

Free estimates provided.

9233.            LETOURNEAU & SONS                       Call: 413-330-2186     House Rental 355       FILLEY & SON           PAINTING                MOWING,  LAWN               SOUTHWICK SMALL 2 bedroom   #1  PHIL'S DUMP RUNS/  HOUSE PAINTING   Over 29 years of serving great      house, all new. $900/month plus utilitSpring/Fall Cleanups,          ies. 100 yard walk to South Pond with    DEMOLITION         Trimming,  Thatching,   Hedge beach fronter rights.Westfield Call (413)525-1985. area and beyond.

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL!                     Removal of any items in  cellars,           STUMP / BOBCAT Aeration, Mulching         Business Property GRINDING 375           attics,  etc... Also brush removal        H E N T N I C K  C H I M N EY     LAST RETAIL SPACE in new marketFree estimates. Will Mulch & Topsoil Deliveries     SERVICES. We are a family owned and   LETOURNEAU & SONS     (sheds,         place. 5 miles from Westfield in Montand small demolition          SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and  All Your Landscaping Needs               gomery. $400/month.  beat (413)977-6277. any other competitors operated, painting home PAINTING decks, fences, one car        and        garages).   rebuilds.

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(413) 562-5727 ELECTRICAL ALWAYS FIRST!!!

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Land Clearing, ExcavSTOVES Now serving CT. Insured. Qual- Westfield area. Painting, stain- PELLET    Removal,       Lic. #11902. Service and emerating.

Firewood, Log Truck ity Work on Time on Budget     ing, house washing, interior/ex-   (413)569-6104.    gency calls. Call (413)519-8875.  Loads.

Since 1984.

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References.

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Kitchens, addi 413-569-0469  CLEANING    #16303.

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All types of wiring.

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KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & RE FLEUR DE LIS     work.  PAIRS. years experience (413)562-5816.

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Discount windows & flooring.    Honest, Professional      off all fabrics. Get quality workCommercial and Residential. and Reliable MASTER ELECTRICIAN      manship at a great price.

Free      Steve        Free Estimates.

Call 40 years experience. Insured. (413) 454-0019 Westfield, MA Call Suzanne for Free Estimate pickup and delivery. Call        413-335-4587 860-741-5588     or   ( 4 Bonded and Insured Reasonable prices. No job too     13)562-6639.    small. Call Tom Daly, (413)543-            A NEW LOOK FOR 2015!

413-258-4070 & 860-309-6598 3100. Lic# A7625.

HOME MAINTENANCE WINDOW CLEANING         Let Decor Interior Home   help.                and wallpapering, spe-                  painting RESIDENTIAL  JOSEPH'S in faux finishes.

Servi-     cializing       HANDYMAN COM-   MASONRY  WINDOW CLEANING  FLOORING & FLOOR the area over 12 years. Call In PANY. Carpentry, remodeling,     cing  business locally for 25 years. now for a free estimate Please SANDING kitchen, baths, basements, dry-    Kendra   call early for scheduling.

MASONRY & BASEMENT        ABC wall, tile, floors, suspended ceila n d d e c o r a t i n g a d v i c e . Our  books up quickly! calendar           WATERPROOFING. All brick,     A RON JOHNSON's ings, restoration services, doors,   (413)626-8880.      (413)564-0223, concrete.

Chimneys,    413-568-2566      block, w  i n d o w s , d e c k s , s t a i r s , foundations, Floor Sanding, Installation,  hatchways, new          interior/exterior  painting, plumb- basement windows installed and Repairs, 3 coats polyurethane.

PRIDE PAINTING WOOD SERVICE    "Where we take Pride in our work!"

Free estimates. (413)569-3066. ing. Small jobs ok. All types of repaired. Sump pumps and FREE ESTIMATES professional work done since french drain systems installed.

FULLY INSURED AA WOOD SERVICE 1985. Call Joe, (413)364-7038. Foundations pointed and stucWill cut, split & stack your wood. coed. Free estimates.

Call Jeff, 413-655-2779 Call Dan for more information. or 413-563-1428 (413)569-1611. (413)374-5377.

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100% HARDWOOD, GREEN, 3 year season. 1/2 & 1/4 cords also available. Outdoor furnace woodTHE WESTFIELD NEW also available, cheap.

CALL FOR DAILY SPECIALS!!

Wholesale Wood Products, (304)851-7666.

To Advertise 413-562-4181 • CT 860-745-0424

or BRO. (413)896-2543.

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tion, parking for small car. No pe $550/month utilities included. Fir last, security. (413)862-4006.

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WESTFIELD. Equal Kitchen, (860)485-1216.

Housingliv room/bedroom. $575/month includ Opportunity.

utilities. First, last, security. (413)56 3519.

WESTFIELDCLASSIFIED 1 Bedroom Apartment. $650/month includes heat ADVERTISINg and hot water. No dogs, nonsmoker. Credit check required.

DEADLINES Available immediately.

(413)539-0463.

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WESTFIE D 1 & 2 News b e d r o• o m •L Westfield apartments, heat 2:00rent p.m. includes the day prior and hot water.

Excellent size to publication. and location. No dogs. Call weekdays (413)786-9884.

Email: dianedisanto@ thewestfieldnewsgroup.com

(413)562-4181 Ext. 118 WESTFIELD: 3 BEDROOM, Living Room, Kitchen and Bath, 3rd floor. $950/month plus utilities.

First, last and security.

413-250-4811 Rooms 345

LARGE FURNISHED ROOM. Parki bus route, walking distance to WESTFIELD: 1 Bedroom, amenities. $120/weekly.

Only2nd respo Floor, Room, sible Kitchen, mature Dining adult need app L i v(413)348-5070, i n g R o o m ,(413)862-4522.

Bath. $850

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ROOM 413-250-4811 FOR RENT on bus route, fu

furnished. $100/week. Call (413)73 9233.

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SOUTHWICK SMALL 2 bedro house, all new. $900/month plus ut HOUSE RENTAL ies. 100 yard walk to South Pond w beach front rights. Call (413)525-198

Granville: Single-family Business home for rent.Property 2 bedrooms, 237 full baths with SPACE many updates.

LAST RETAIL in new mar $1,450.

Hardwood floors, place. 5 miles from Westfield in Mo screened porch with views. gomery. $400/month.

(413)977-6277 Versatile 2nd floor w/bath.

Call Jeremie Lambert; Park Homes For Sale 39 Square Realty 413-454-4089

WESTFIELD. RECENTLY REN VATED! 3 bedrooms, new ro hardwood floors. Central. Corn HOMES SALE lot. $190,000.FOR For more informati call (413)244-4703.

WESTFIELD – 1984 Skyline Mobile Homes 41 manufactured home: Spacious 2br/1ba 14’x66’HAMPDEN in quiet comWESTFIELD Villag munity $47,000.

Credit14’x67’. + back-N $29,900.

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A1 ODD JOBS/HANDyMAN, Deb Chicopee: 1985, 2 bedrooms.

Removal, landscaping, spring ya 14' x 67'. Shingles; appliances; clean-up, interior and exterior painti patio awning. Open floor plan.

A l apower r m wwashing, i t h m obasic t i o n carpentry c e n t e r.a $ 5plumbing.

9 , 9 0 0 . All4types 1 3 - of 5 9repair 3 - 9 work 9 6 1a more. (413)562-7462.

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Lessons on guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, fiddle and bass guitar. Rock, folk, blues, (413)country, Celtic styles bluegrass, and more. Beginning through advanced, reasonable rates.

30+ years experience. Call Glenn Weiser 413-445-9215. www.celticguitarmusic.com

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