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Blandford town meeting to decide fate of town administrator

Blandford town administrator Angeline Ellison.

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By AMY PORTER Correspondent BLANDFORD – At the Annual Town Meeting on Monday night, the future structure of the town government will be decided, at least for a year. Residents will be voting on Article 7, a Citizen’s Petition submitted by town resident Don Carpenter, to see if the town will vote to fund the Town Administrator salary line at $1 for fiscal year 2018.

Currently, the position of town administrator is held by Angeline Ellison of Sturbridge. Ellison started on the job in September, 2016, at a part-time salary of $40,000. Her salary is in the FY18 budget for the same amount. Passage of Article 7, however, would effectively eliminate her position.“Yes, the passage of the article would leave us without a TA effective the start of the fiscal year,” said Board of Selectman chair Adam Dolby on Friday.

Both the Finance Committee and the Board of Selectmen recommended that

the town take no action on the article.

Dolby went on to say that the position of TA is critical to Blandford, “because essentially every position in town is parttime (save four guys on the Highway dept.).There’s just too much that falls through the cracks when everyone has very limited hours to do things. You need someone that is in town hall, empowered to make decisions, and it’s their job to do so, not a pet project or volunteer gig.”

At an all-department meeting on January 4, which coincidentally took place one day after the announcement by Attorney General Maura Healey of the indictment of former tax collector LeeAnn Thompson on charges of stealing more than $150,000 from the town, Dolby spoke about some of the changes taking place, many due to the hiring of Ellison in September. Dolby said that Ellison had been put in charge of groups that the Board directly supervises, and was putting in place controls, hours and changes

of contact. At the meeting, he asked that those groups go through Ellison on questions for the Board.

Friday, Dolby explained that prior to hiring Ellison, management responsibilities fell to the selectmen, which meant that staff had three managers who could only make collective decisions once a week in open meeting, and who all had full-time jobs. Dolby said that situation was untenable, so the board at the time moved to assign liaisons to various positions that would be able to make suggestions and report in to the Board.

The town’s budget included a part-time town administrator position as early FY 16, but they were unable to hire that year due to an increase in the Gateway allocation to Blandford and a shortfall in FEMA reimbursement due to irregularities in the contracts that were awarded. At a Board of Selectmen meeting in November of See Blandford, Page 3

WE2BA Career Fairs taking shape; mentoring training begins

US Air Force Thunderbirds F16 jets perform during an air show at the Mihail Kogalniceanu base, 250 kilometers east of Bucharest Romania, June 28, 2007. The Thunderbirds will be one of the performers at the International Air Show in Westfield, on Aug. 12 and 13. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Plans begin to set for International Air Show

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—As the International Air Show gets closer to flying the skies over Westfield this August, promoters and city officials have begun to provide updates on the event.

The International Air Show, which takes place Aug. 12 and 13 at Barnes Regional Airport, has most of its performers lined up for the event. In addition, plans for traffic and parking have begun to be solidified, with emphasis being focused on reducing the mistakes that occurred during the last International Air Show at Barnes in 2011.

“We’re trying everything we can to alleviate the problem and make traffic run smoother,” Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan said.

“Everyone knows the nightmare 2011 was.”

One potential issue could be the construction on the Mass Pike/I-90 entrance to Westfield. However, according to Sullivan, the construc-

tion is expected to be done by July, and if it isn’t done it will be halted to allow for improved traffic flow.

“They knew going in that this was happening,” Sullivan said about the construction efforts.

Another focus will be on earlier parking with improved flow to lots.

According to Amber Danahey, community outreach coordinator for Westfield, parking lots will be opened at 6:30 a.m. on the days of performance, and people will be able to also reserve parking ahead of time through the International Air Show’s website.

Entrance into the event however, will begin at 8 a.m.

Additionally, Danahey said that organizers will be provided with updates from a Massachusetts State Police helicopter to help improve flow and reduce congestion. These updates are also anticipated to be given to the public, though the exact method is uncertain at this time.

Also assisting with strategies for parking and travel will be Eric

Billowitz, airport manager for Barnes. Billowitz has previously helped organize parking for a national event for several years— The Kentucky Derby.

“My experience has been with the Kentucky Derby event as it affects the airport in Louisville, and certainly from a parking organizing perspective I will pull from those experiences,” he said.

Regarding performers, Eric Armentrout, F-15 pilot, base director of operations at 131st fighter squadron at Barnes and International Air Show director, said that several interesting acts are signed up, including the Thunderbirds and a wing walker called Third Strike Windwalking.

Other performers include Red Bull Air Race World Series competitor and aerobatic aviator Mike Goulian, Trojan Horsemen flight group, Geico Sky Typers and parachute teams.

For more information, including how to reserve parking, visit westfieldairshow.org.

By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – The Westfield Education 2 Business Alliance met on Friday at Reed Institute in Westfield to continue work on two tracks developing from the partnership: career fairs for all grade levels in the schools, and adult-student mentorships.

The career fairs are taking different shapes for different ages, beginning with pre-schoolers at Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center, which held its annual Transportation Day on Thursday. For the fifth year in a row, different businesses and city departments brought large service vehicles and trucks to the school for the children to enjoy.

“All of these people came with all of their vehicles. We tweaked what we had, and made it into more of a career day,” said Fort Meadow principal Joanne Hentnick. Vehicles included a huge bucket attachment from Interstate Towing, a dump truck from the DPW, an electric motorcycle and police cruiser from the police department, an excavator from Westfield Gas & Electric, and a big new fire truck and ambulance from the fire department. Westfield Technical Academy’s horticulture program sent a bobcat, and aviation sent a glider.

Hentnick said that all the vehicles were parked in the back parking lot, and classes took turns visiting each one, and asking questions to the adult staff who were there in support. They got to sit See Career Fairs, Page 3

Fort Meadow student Janiell Ortiz Rivera with Stephen Gonglik from the Westfield Police Department. (Submitted photo)

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WESTFIELD — Westfield High School is proud to announce the nominees for this year’s Bronze Tablet. The Bronze Tablet is awarded annually at the Senior Assembly to that member of the graduating class “Who has done the most for the welfare, good name, and progress of Westfield High School”. That student’s name is permanently engraved on a bronze tablet and added to the plaque, which stands prominently in the main entrance to the school near the auditorium. The winner is determined each year by a vote of the senior class from a list of students nominated by the faculty. A nominee must receive three nominations from faculty members in order to qualify for the student ballot.

Congratulations to the following members of the Class of 2017

RYAN PRENOSIL PAIGE STAWASZ KATHERINE KNAPIK VICTORIA SARDINHA MIRANDA BOUDREAU GABRIEL PIEPERGERDES ELIZABETH WALKER LINDSAY COUSINS JOSHUA ADAMS JONATHAN HUNTLEY ELIZABETH SALNICK ANOUSHKA SHARMA SKYLAR MURPHY ERIN MCDERMOTT

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Try On The Lifestyle Of The Past At Storrowton Village Museum’s ‘Early American Summer Days’ WEST SPRINGFIELD — Classes are coming to a close and it’s time to start planning summer activities for children age 7-12. The rich, educational environment at Storrowton Village’s Early American Summer Days provides a learning adventure, August 7-11, in the historic village in West Springfield, Mass. From 9:30am to 3:30pm, children can experience the historic life of a youngster of bygone days.

“Try on” the lifestyle of the past by stepping into 19th century New England. By offering children a unique, hands-on approach, they can expect to make unforgettable memories that will make their summer one to remember. The week is packed with interactive games, crafts and activities to reflect the life of youth in the old days. 19th century clothing is provided for each child to immerse them in the realistic experience.

After donning their traditional clothing, each day will consist of a new activity. Children will participate in some old-fashioned fun by singing and dancing to live music of the 19th century, making one-of-a-kind crafts to bring home such as woven baskets or handmade candles, to becoming an “apprentice” of a blacksmith. They will even get the chance to visit an authentic one-room schoolhouse, write on slates and use quill pens to get a taste of school lessons from the past.

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cooking chores by milling corn into meal, learning to milk a cow or goat and churning the fresh milk into homemade butter and cheese. Lessons on carding and spinning wool and how to weave cloth from fiber teach children how clothing was originally made. The adventure ends with a chance for children to share their experiences with family and peers. On the last day, parents are welcome to watch their children perform a skit onstage, admire their artistic creations and newly learned skills, and to take a guided tour of historic Storrowton Village.

Youth ages 14-16 are encouraged to serve as volunteer junior counselors at the five day camp and take part in this outstanding opportunity to work with youth, dress in authentic clothing of the era and learn more about the 18th and 19th centuries through the eyes of children. The deadline for counselor registration is May 31. Please contact the Village at 413-205-5051 for more information.

An experienced and knowledgeable staff is on hand to guide participants through educational, interactive, and fun activities designed to delight and challenge children.

To register your child for this popular program, or for more information, contact Storrowton Village Museum at 413-205-5051. A downloadable brochure and registration form for Early American Summer Days is also available online: www.storrowtonvillage.com.

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Vermont chocolatier sends residents on golden ticket hunt BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont town is giving away golden tickets courtesy of its local chocolatier and the prize is free parking for a year, not a tour of a chocolate factory.

The limited edition chocolate bars were created by Vermont’s Tavenier Chocolates.

The Brattleboro Reformer reports that the search for the three golden tickets began with Brattleboro’s town manager buying the first bar of chocolate. Stephanie Bonin, chairwoman of a National Main Street branch, says that the goal of the promotion is to recreate scenes from the film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” where everyone in town searched for the golden tickets.

Parking enforcement officers will be handing out other tickets all week — movie tickets so residents can see the original film at a local theater.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, May 1, the 121st day of 2017. There are 244 days left in the year.

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n May 1, 1967, Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas.

(They divorced in 1973.) Anastasio Somoza Debayle became president of Nicaragua.

In 1941, the Orson Welles motion picture “Citizen Kane” premiered in New York.

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In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

In 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England and Scotland took effect.

In 1971, the intercity passenger rail service Amtrak went into operation.

In 1786, Mozart’s opera “The Marriage of Figaro” premiered in Vienna.

In 1987, during a visit to West Germany, Pope John Paul II beatified Edith Stein, a Jewish-born Carmelite nun who was gassed in the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. (She was canonized in 1998.)

In 1866, three days of race-related rioting erupted in Memphis, Tennessee, as white mobs targeted blacks, 46 of whom were killed, along with two whites. (The violence spurred passage of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining American citizenship and equal protection under the law.)

In 1898, Commodore George Dewey gave the command, “You may fire when you are ready, Gridley,” as an American naval force destroyed a Spanish squadron in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. In 1915, during World War I, a German submarine torpedoed and severely damaged the SS Gulflight, an American tanker near Britain’s Scilly Isles, even though the United States was still neutral in the conflict.

In 1931, New York’s 102-story Empire State Building was dedicated. Singer Kate Smith made her debut on CBS Radio on her 24th birthday.

In 1992, on the third day of the Los Angeles riots, a visibly shaken Rodney King appeared in public to appeal for calm, pleading, “Can we all get along?”

In 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation (because of the time difference, it was early May 2 in Pakistan, where the al-Qaida leader met his end).

TEN YEARS AGO: In only his second veto, President George W. Bush rejected legislation to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq in a showdown with Congress over whether the war should end or escalate. Thousands of people protested across the country to demand a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million people living in the U.S. without legal permission.

FIVE YEARS AGO: In a swift and secretive trip to the Afghan war zone, Presi-

dent Barack Obama signed an agreement vowing longterm ties with Afghanistan after America’s combat forces returned home. Hundreds of activists across the U.S. joined worldwide May Day protests, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations and in some cases clashing with police.

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A wildfire broke out near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada; in the days that followed, the blaze destroyed 2,400 homes and other buildings and forced more than 80,000 people to evacuate. Anti-government protesters disbanded from the heavily fortified Green Zone they had stormed a day earlier. After a half-century of waiting, Cuban-born passengers set sail from Miami on an historic cruise to Havana, the first such trip from the U.S. since recent policy changes. Elephants performed for the last time at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Providence, Rhode Island.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Singer Judy Collins is 78. Actor Stephen Macht is 75.

Singer Rita Coolidge is 72. Pop singer Nick Fortuna (The Buckinghams) is 71. Actor-director Douglas Barr is 68. Actor Dann Florek is 66. Singer-songwriter Ray Parker Jr. is 63. Actor Byron Stewart is 61. Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen is 57. Actress Maia Morgenstern is 55. Actor Scott Coffey is 53. Country singer Wayne Hancock is 52.

Actor Charlie Schlatter is 51. Country singer Tim McGraw is 50. Rock musician Johnny Colt is 49. Rock musician D’Arcy is 49. Movie director Wes Anderson is 48. Actress Julie Benz is 45. Actor Bailey Chase is 45. Country singer Cory Morrow is 45. Gospel/rhythm-and-blues singer Tina Campbell (Mary Mary) is 43. Actor Darius McCrary is 41.

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2015, Selectman Andy Montanaro asked that the process of hiring a town administrator begin. “I’m as anxious as I was to recruit a town administrator,” Montanaro said at the time.

Blandford also underwent a financial management review by the Department of Revenue (DOR) in August of 2011 that made twenty specific recommendations, and admonished the town for poor financial practices and a lack of oversight.

Among the recommendations were to convert the collector and treasurer from elected to appointed positions, and to hire a town administrator.

The last town administrator in Blandford was Matthew Kerwood, who served the town from July 2007 to December 2008. Since he left, Kerwood has served as town administrator for the town of Richmond, Mass.

BLANDFORD Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Annual Town Meeting at 7 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm

TOLLAND Board of Selectmen at 5 pm

WESTFIELD Fire Commission meeting is cancelled.

Police Commission at 5:30 pm

SOUTHWICK Finance Committee at 6 pm

GRANVILLE Selectboard at 7 pm Planning Board at 7 pm

TUESDAY, MAY 2

WESTFIELD Legislative & Ordinance at 6 pm Planning Board at 7 pm

SOUTHWICK Planning Board Public Hearing - 48 Sheep Pasture Rd at 7:15 pm

BLANDFORD Assessor’s Meeting at 5 pm Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm Planning Board Meeting at 7 pm Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm

TOLLAND School Committee at 6 pm

Blandford Select Board chair Adam Dolby.

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We support Southwick Police Pictured are Joanne Horacek – Housing Commissioner (Republican for re-election), Jessica Boldyga (Republican candidate for STG Regional School Committee), Southwick Police Chief Dave Ricardi, Bobbie-Jo Thibault (Republican candidate for Assessor), and Michelle Ackerman (Republican candidate for Planning Board. Jess Boldyga is presenting a $500.00 check in support of the R.A.D. (Rape Aggressive Defense) program to Chief Ricardi which represent the profits from the sale of the Southwick Republican Town Committee’s “We support Southwick Police” signs.

This is the second check for $500.00 which the Southwick RTC has presented to the Southwick PD and we wish to thank all of those individuals who have supported this program.

Career Fairs in the driver’s seat of many of the vehicles, and even speak on the ham radio of the electric motorcycle.

“A shout out to staff with vehicles that came and explained to the children what they did. It was amazing to see,” said Hentnick.

Elementary Schools are also underway designing their career fairs. Beginning with Southampton Road School just before Christmas, schools are inviting parents and members of the community to come in and speak to the children about what they do for a living.

Paper Mill elementary school is holding its

Continued from Page 1 career day on June 14. Principal Cynthia Kennedy, who was at Friday’s meeting, said she is connecting parents to classrooms, and is reaching out to businesses to get involved.

Also being planned on June 16 is a career fair at Westfield State University’s Woodward Center for Westfield High School juniors and Westfield Technical Academy sophomores and juniors, in two separate shifts. Westfield Gas & Electric has offered to sponsor the transportation for the students to the university.

The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce will send flyers to area businesses,

Fort Meadow Student Audrina Whittaker with Mike Staples from Westfield Gas and Electric.

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inviting them to set up tables and share their work and the types of skills and education they are looking for in prospective employees. The Chamber will also serve as the point of contact for businesses to sign up.

Kate Phelon, Chamber director, said this will be a job opportunity for the students and a networking opportunity for businesses.

“Even businesses don’t know about other businesses,” she said.

The middle schools are taking a slightly different tack for a career day on October 17 in the North Middle School gymnasium.

Businesses will be invited to set up tables and

speak to teachers and staff about what they do, and the kinds of education and skills they are seeking in prospective employees. Chris Tolpa, supervisor of humanities K-12 for the district, said the idea will be to build community relationships and business partnerships, and help teachers to learn how to educate students for needed skills in the workforce.

The other track being developed through the education and business partnership is individual mentorships for students. WPS Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski said 24 people from both the business community and the district have signed up to date. The first training for mentors, which is being sponFort Meadow sored by the United Way of Pioneer Valley Student Adam and Mass Mentoring Partnership, was held Harnden & stu- last week, and another is being planned on dents from May 9, 8 a.m. to 12 noon at Tighe & Bond.

Westfield “Once they complete the training, mentors Technical will be assigned to specific schools,” Aviation Czaporowski said. He said he will connect Maintenance mentors with principals at the schools, who program, will identify students for the program. who brought Tina Macy, Volunteers in Public Schools a glider to (VIPS) coordinator, said that volunteers with Transportation questions may also contact her at 572-6345 Day at Fort or email vips@schoolsofwestfield.org.

Meadow.

At the start of the meeting, Phelon (Submitted photo) announced that she has been asked to serve on a panel on May 10 for The Rennie Center’s “Condition of Education in Western Massachusetts,” to speak about the work of the WE2BA alliance. “Word is getting out,” Phelon said.

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UN envoy supported

by Trump, even if outspoken at times

By VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley didn’t wait to take office as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to break with the Trump administration’s foreign policy stances.

At her Senate confirmation hearing, Haley bluntly accused Russia of being complicit in war crimes in Syria — going against the president-elect’s talk of warmer relations with Moscow.

Three months later, she remains boldly off-message. Much to the chagrin of Washington diplomats, her remarks often go well beyond the carefully worded scripts crafted by the White House and State Department.

She’s warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that “the days of your arrogance and disregard of humanity are over,” even as other top aides to President Donald Trump insisted that his fate was a decision for the Syrian people.

She’s pushed human rights as a driver of foreign policy just as the Trump administration showed its willingness to work with leaders who have suppressed civil liberties, such as Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt’s Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi.

U.S. diplomats fear Haley’s words could result in an inconsistent, incoherent international message. State Department diplomats drafted an email urging Haley’s office to ensure that her public statements on high-profile issues are cleared by Washington. The email was first reported by The New York Times.

In some ways, Haley has been ahead of the curve. Her hints at a change in the Syrian government are now seeping into Trump policies, and the administration has toughened its stance on Russia.

She seems to be in Trump’s good graces. At a White House luncheon for U.N. diplomats last week, he said Haley was doing a “fantastic job” — but only after awkwardly joking that if the diplomats didn’t like her, “she could easily be replaced.”

Haley, a rookie to international politics, was an unusual pick for to be U.N. envoy.

As South Carolina governor, she was outspoken in her criticism of Trump during the 2016 campaign — a stance that effectively disqualified other candidates for top administration positions. The daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley alluded to Trump in denouncing “the siren call of the angriest voices” who disrespected America’s immigrants.

Trump tweeted that “The people of South Carolina are embarrassed by Nikki Haley.”

She has star power in an administration where the president prefers to keep attention on himself. In some ways, the 45-year-old Haley is seizing the spotlight left vacant by media-averse Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Her highprofile persona and relative youth have prompted speculation that she may run for president someday.

The White House and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations declined to comment for this story.

Haley’s office falls under the State Department’s authority, but administration officials say Haley’s staff frequently bypasses the department for policy matters. They said Haley’s deputy, Jon Lerner, a Republican pollster and strategist who helped coordinate the Never Trump movement during the campaign, is in closer contact with senior members of the National Security Council, the White House’s national security apparatus. Still, at times, Haley ad-libs her remarks, they said.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to publicly discuss the policymaking process.

They said the State Department was not involved in the planning of Trump’s meeting last Monday with the U.N. ambassadors, nor was it consulted. The event was coordinated exclusively between the U.S. Mission to the U.N. and the NSC. Public remarks by the U.N. ambassador are generally approved by the State Department and, at times, other departments. Zalmay Khalilzad, a U.N. ambassador under President George W. Bush, said that messaging from the various departments has “to be consistent with each other,” but he joked that this is not an administration that is “known for protocol.”

Indeed, Haley’s off-message remarks highlight a broader trend in the administration, with poor communications and tight inner-circle White House politics creating disunity on various issues.

But Khalilzad praised Haley, saying her “experience as a politician helps her in recognizing the importance of the message and the quality of the message.”

Phil Cox, a political consultant who has known Haley since 2010 from his work with the Republican Governors Association, said Haley’s plain-spokenness comes as no surprise to anyone who tracked her work in South Carolina, starting with service in the state Legislature.

“The Nikki Haley operating on a world stage today is the exact same person the people of South Carolina came to know and respect as governor,” he said in a recent interview.

“Since she was first elected governor, people have been talking about her taking the next step.”

Beyond 100 days, Trump faces more legislative challenges

By CATHERINE LUCEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump would get additional military funds, but no border wall dollars under a massive spending bill that Congress agreed to Sunday night.

The $1 trillion plus spending agreement — which would fund virtually every federal agency through September — came just after Trump marked 100 days in office without any significant legislative wins. The bill does not deliver everything the White House sought, but it would be the first major piece of bipartisan legislation to advance during Trump's time in the White House.

The House and Senate have until Friday at midnight to pass the measure to avert a government shutdown.

Trump has spent his first 100 days coming to terms with the slow grind of government even in a Republican-dominated capital, and watching some of his promises —from repealing the nation's health care law to temporarily banning people from some Muslim nations — fizzle.

The spending measure funds the remainder of the 2017 budget year. Aides to lawmakers involved in the talks announced the agreement after weeks of negotiations. It denies Trump a win on his oft-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but gives him a down payment on his request to strengthen the military and funding for additional border security measures.

Despite a renewed White House effort push, the House did not vote last week on a revised bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Health Care Act. After the original effort failed to win enough support from conservatives and moderates, Republicans recast the bill. The latest version would let states escape a requirement under Obama's 2010 law that insurers charge healthy and seriously ill customers the same rates. The overall legislation would cut the Medicaid program for the poor, eliminate fines for people who don't buy insurance and provide generally skimpier subsidies.

Critics have said the approach could reduce protections for people with pre-existing conditions.

But during an interview with "Face the Nation" on CBS aired Sunday, Trump said the measure has a "clause that guarantees" that people with pre-existing conditions will be covered.

Trump said: "Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I just watched another network than yours, and they were saying, 'Pre-existing is not covered.' Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I mandate it. I said, 'Has to be.'"

Trump said during the interview that if he's unable to renegotiate a long-standing free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, then he'll terminate the pact.

He also spoke about tensions with North Korea. Asked about the failure of several North Korean missile tests recently, Trump said he'd "rather not discuss it. But perhaps they're just not very good missiles. But eventually, he'll have good missiles."

Trump also said he is willing to use the trade issue as leverage to get China's help with North Korea. "Trade is very important. But massive warfare with millions, potentially millions of people being killed? That, as we would say, trumps trade."

And he acknowledged the presidency is "a tough job. But I've had a lot of tough jobs. I've had things that were tougher, although I'll let you know that better at the end of eight years.

Perhaps eight years. Hopefully, eight years."

Also this week, the president will welcome Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House. And he'll head to New York City on Thursday where he'll visit the USS Intrepid to mark the 75th anniversary of a World War II naval battle.

On Sunday morning, Trump headed to Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. The White House did not immediately clarify whether he was holding meetings or golfing.

Trump marked his 100th day in office Saturday with a rally in Harrisburg, where he continued to pledge to cut taxes and get tough on trade deals.

"We are not going to let other countries take advantage of us anymore," he said Saturday in Harrisburg at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center. "From now on it's going to be America first."

Trump's rally Saturday night in Harrisburg offered a familiar recapitulation of what he and aides have argued for days are administration successes, including the successful confirmation of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, his Cabinet choices and the approval of construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Trump promotes revamped health care bill CATHERINE LUCEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is promoting a revamped health care overhaul effort after failing to advance legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in his first three months in office.

Trump tweeted Sunday that a "new healthcare plan is on its way," promising lower premiums and protection for people with pre-existing conditions. The House did not vote last week on a renewed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Health Care Act, but the White House remains hopeful action could come soon.

The president has spent much of his first 100 days in office reckoning with the realities of governing, even with a Republicanled Congress. While health care negotiations continue to prove a challenge, negotiators reached agreement Sunday on a $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund the day-to-day operations of virtually every federal agency to Oct. 1.

The House and Senate have until Friday at midnight to pass the measure to avert a government shutdown. The catchall spending bill would be the first major piece of bipartisan legislation to advance during Trump's short tenure in the White House.

It denies Trump funding for his oft-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but gives him a down payment on his request to strengthen the military and money for border security measures.

The failure of the original health care bill was a heavy blow in the early days of the Trump administration. Under White House pressure, Republicans recently recast the bill.

Critics have raised concerns about how the latest version of House Republicans' American Health Care Act would impact people with pre-existing conditions. The bill would allow states to opt out of the requirement for standard premiums, under certain circumstances.

If a state maintains safeguards such as a high-risk pool, it can allow insurers to use health status as a factor in setting premiums for people who have had a break in coverage and are trying to get a new individual policy. Critics say there is no requirement that a state must provide an affordable coverage option for those consumers.

But during an interview with "Face the Nation" on CBS that aired Sunday, Trump said: "Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I just watched another network than yours, and they were saying, 'Pre-existing is not covered.' Pre-existing conditions are in the bill. And I mandate it. I said, 'Has to be.'"

Trump added that the measure has a "clause that guarantees" that people with pre-existing conditions will be covered.

Asked to explain Trump's statements, spokesman Sean Spicer said Sunday that under the current version people with pre-existing conditions who maintain coverage will not be impacted. He said waivers would change how states could treat those who don't maintain insurance and they could find ways to "incentivize people to obtain coverage before they fall ill." He also said states would need to have high-risk pools to get waivers.

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WOW! It’s Cabaret The first in the ‘WOW! It’s Cabaret’ series featured international cabaret artist Linda Mironti and her accompanist Bobby Peaco performing ‘Songs From the Heart.’ The Westfield Senior Center was transformed into a genuine cabaret, much to the delight of an enthusiastic audience.

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WOW hosts a Trip to Fenway: Sox vs. Mariners WESTFIELD/BOSTON - Let Westfield on Weekends “Take You Out To The Ball Game” Saturday, May 27th . Jump on board a King Ward Bus and travel with us to Yawkey Way, for a fun filled game where the Boston Red Sox take on the Seattle Mariners. The bus will depart Westfield’s City Hall parking lot, 59 Court Street in Westfield at 1PM and return after the game. Tickets are $89.00 per person and can be purchased below. This event is rain or shine.

Westfield Woman’s Mystery Dinner Theater WESTFIELD — Westfield Woman’s Club invite you to their annual Mystery Dinner Theater bring a friend for an evening of intrigue and who done it.

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Come dressed as your favorite Prince or Princess and have a meet and greet with the cast of Cinderella. There will be a tea party, arts and crafts and some fun surprises. Then get whisked off to an enchanted castle for the Westfield High School Drama Club’s Production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella at 2:00 PM. Tea includes: Tea & Sandwiches, Dessert, Arts & Crafts and a Ticket to the Show. Cost: $10 per child (12 & Under); $15 per adult. Advanced reservations are required as space is limited. To reserve, call Lisa Stawasz at (413) 977-2932 or email lisastawasz@yahoo.com

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Scott M. Desmond SOUTHWICK – Scott Michael Desmond, 60, (1956-2017) died suddenly at his home April 25, 2017. He leaves his love, Eve Crampton, as well as a sister Susan Desmond Corey and her husband Donald. A nephew, Kris Corey and a niece, Katey Corey. Born July 13, 1956, he was a lifelong resident of Southwick, MA. He was a graduate of Southwick High School and Greenfield Community College.

He was the son of the late Donald R. Desmond and the late Loretta MacDonald Desmond of Southwick. Scott lived his life to the fullest, and found great joy in a variety of activities. He had a great appreciation of all genres of music and dancing. He loved gardening and using the fresh vegetables and fruits in his cooking. He loved doing Sudoku puzzles and would time himself on how quickly he would complete the challenge.

He enjoyed reading the newspaper first thing in the morning while having coffee with Eve and sharing articles of interest. Party planning and presentation were a specialty for him; who can forget his elaborate Halloween displays and dress up parties. His Kentucky Derby party, Fourth of July BBQ’s bonfire and fireworks display, and of course his amazing Christmas trees along stunning holiday decorations. He welcomed everyone into their beautiful home, meticulously built and designed by them. He also reveled in being a prankster and telling jokes, devising new games with the kids. They all loved him. He was an accomplished athlete with a love of the outdoors; snow skiing, bike riding, mountain climbing, hiking, swimming and dirt biking were a few of his favorites. He had a true eye for detail, putting up a tree swing, planning garden areas, setting up bird feeding stations, and designing water falls.

He had a true understanding of the environment, and it showed in everything he created. He also had a full career life engaging in landscaping, a foreman for sprinklers systems installation, professional dance instructor, orderly at Noble Hospital, and a general sales background prior to becoming a licensed real estate agent and working with Eve on maintaining their numerous properties. His true lifetime passion however, was the study and collection of rocks and minerals. He went on many digs all over the country and had many unique specimens that he loved to share with young and old. He was a member of the Ct. Valley Mineral Club and was looking forward to joining in their many activities this year. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Visiting hours will be held at Avalon Life Celebration, 691 College Highway Southwick, MA on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 4-6 P.M

Moir to speak at Rotary Club of Westfield WESTFIELD — The Rotary Club of Westfield will welcome Chad Moir as its guest speaker on Monday, May 8, 2017.

Chad Moir is the founder of DopaFit, a wellness center for people living with Parkinson’s in Western Massachusetts.

Since his mother passed away from complications due to Parkinson’s Disease in 2011, Chad has made it his life mission to help people with Parkinson’s Disease lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Dopafit offers group fitness classes, one-on-one fitness therapy, and speech therapy for people living with Parkinson’s disease. DopaFit is an affiliate program for Rock Steady Boxing.

Rock Steady Boxing is designed specifically for people living with Parkinson’s and uses non contact boxing to help alleviate some of the symptoms caused by

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's index rose Monday, helped by a weaker yen and strong readings in a manufacturing survey, while many markets in Europe and the rest of Asia were closed for holidays.

KEEPING SCORE: Many markets in Asia and Europe, including France, Germany and Great Britain, were closed for Labor Day. U.S. shares were set to drift higher as Dow futures rose 0.1 percent to 20,897.00.

S&P 500 futures were also up 0.1 percent to 2,383.60. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.6 percent to finish at 19,310.52. Australia's S&P/ ASX 200 was up 0.6 percent to 5,956.50.

MANUFACTURING: The Nikkei purchasing managers index survey of Japanese manufacturers found improved output, new orders and employment in April. The index, on a

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scale of 1-100 where 50 and above indicates expansion, rose to 52.7 from 52.4 in March. Meanwhile, the dollar rose against the yen, a trend that tends to help Japanese exporters' shares. "Growth of the Japanese manufacturing sector is being sustained at a healthy clip at the start of the second quarter," Paul Smith, senior economist at HIS Markit, which compiles the survey, said in a commentary.

U.S. ECONOMY: U.S. jobs data will be released later this week. The Labor Department said last week the U.S. economy turned in its weakest performance in three years in the

January-March quarter, reflecting a slowdown in consumer spending. Growth, as measured by gross domestic product, amounted to 0.7 percent in the first quarter, less than what economists were expecting.

FRANCE FACTOR: A runoff election is set for Sunday for the French presidency between centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen. There are worries about growing nationalism.

THE QUOTE: "The market mood remains relatively cautious ahead of a big news week that will include the

French election and U.S. jobs data," Ric Spooner, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, said in a commentary.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude fell 24 cents to $49.09 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It rose 36 cents, or 0.7 percent, to settle late Friday at $49.33 per barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, fell 31 cents to $51.74 a barrel in London.

CURRENCIES: The euro edged down to $1.0897 from $1.0924 late Friday in Asia.

The dollar strengthened to 111.79 yen from 111.44 yen.

Coordinated Program Review planned for Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District SOUTHWICK — Jennifer C. Willard, Superintendent, Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District, was recently informed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education of an upcoming Coordinated Program Review that will be taking place this school year. As part of this Coordinated Program Review, Department staff will visit the District during the week of May 22, 2017. Such visits are routinely conducted by the Department to satisfy federal and state requirements for the periodic review of specific education programs and services in schools throughout the Commonwealth. The Department is reviewing several programs during a single visit in order to use Department and school staff’s time most efficiently and to encourage strong connections among the programs.

The Department’s Coordinated Program Review will address the following programs: Special Education, English Learner Education and Civil Rights. After reviewing school district procedures for these programs, a Department team will make its onsite visit, during which it will review individual student records, interview administrators, teachers and paraprofessional staff, survey parents and observe instructional spaces. After the onsite visit it will prepare a report for the superintendent and school committee, with detailed findings for each program.

Using a scale of ratings ranging from “Commendable” to “Not Implemented,” the report will rate the implementation of each requirement reviewed by the Department. Where requirements are found not implemented or only partially implemented, the district must propose to the Department corrective action to bring those areas into compliance with statutes and regulations.

Districts and schools are encouraged to incorporate the corrective action into their district and school improvement plans and professional development plan. The school district will be provided with technical assistance from the Department in developing a corrective action plan.

Both the Department’s report and the corrective action plan are public information and will be available to the public upon request. Program Review Final Reports are also available on the Department’s Internet website at http://www.doe.mass.edu/pqa/review/cpr/reports/.

Any member of the public may request to be interviewed by telephone by a member of the Department’s visiting team. Those wishing to be interviewed should call the superintendent’s office at 413-569-5391 no later than May 19, 2017 to leave their name and phone number, or they may call Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at 413-314-6702. A member of the visiting team will contact each person desiring an interview within two weeks after the completion of the onsite visit. If an individual is not comfortable communicating in English or requires some other accommodation, the Department will make arrangements to communicate appropriately with the individual.

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Continued from Page 4 Trump also said during the interview that if And he acknowledged the presidency is "a he's unable to renegotiate a long-standing free tough job. But I've had a lot of tough jobs. I've trade agreement with Mexico and Canada, had things that were tougher, although I'll let then he'll terminate the pact. you know that better at the end of eight years.

He also spoke about tensions with North Perhaps eight years. Hopefully, eight years."

Korea. Asked about the failure of several Also this week, the president will welcome North Korean missile tests recently, Trump Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to the said he'd "rather not discuss it. But perhaps White House. And he'll head to New York they're just not very good missiles. But even- City on Thursday where he'll visit the USS tually, he'll have good missiles."

Intrepid to mark the 75th anniversary of a Trump also said he is willing to use the World War II naval battle. trade issue as leverage to get China's help On Sunday morning, Trump visited the with North Korea. "Trade is very important. Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. The But massive warfare with millions, potential- White House did not provide any information ly millions of people being killed? That, as we on whether he was holding meetings or golfwould say, trumps trade." ing.

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Kerri Rooke receives her number.

Off and running in Westfield The 33rd Annual Baystate Noble Hospital 5K Run & Walk for a Noble Cause was off to a good start with over 150 runners and walkers. The flat 3 mile course was a good days exercise for young and old alike on a beautiful day at Stanley Park. For these and many other photos of the event please visit www.westfieldnews.smugmug.com (Photos by Lynn F. Boscher)

Michelle Provencher, Kimberly Parsons, Heidi Fountain add color to the event.

Kristina Manfredi pins on her number.

Teddy Sussman, Ted Sussman, Erin Sussman, Amanda Ross, Marissa Longhi, Lauren Sussman, Emily Martin, Eugenia Crow, Mary Martin.

The kids practice their start.

Mary Gracy and Stacy Tabb relax before the race.

Madison and Sophia Crane are in it together.

Yurany Echeveiri (165) and Noah Cruz (166) are ready to run.

Michelle Urban, Ron Bryant, Nancy Shendell-Falik.

Ethan and Mary Eldridge, Chris Hill wait for the start.

Tim Rucki, 1st Place Overall Male Winner.

Tim Rucki, 1st Place Overall Male Winner.

Thomas Woodson finishes the race.

Marissa Longhi, 1st Place Overall Marissa Longhi, 1st Place Overall Female Winner.

Female Winner.

Team ER at the ready.

Kirsten Czarnecki jumps across the finish line.

Ellen McEwan and Courtney Hannoush finish together.

Gary and Tina Gorman are the King and Alistair Reid makes a strong Queen of the event. finish.

Jennifer Giffune and Ana Nunez are happy to finish.

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SPORTSMAN’S CLUB FISHING DERBY

Autumn (4 yrs) Jayson (5 Yrs) check in for fishing with Mom and Dad.

Gone Fishin’

Faith Estanisewski (3 yrs) has her Father hold her 18” trout.

The Westfield Sportsman’s Club held its Annual Fishing Derby to the delight of young and old. All the kids enjoyed the day out with Mom’s and Dad’s and proudly displayed their catch. To see these photos and many more please visit www.westfieldnews.smugmug.com (Photos by Lynn F. Boscher)

Thomas Coppola (4 Yrs) and Kylie Maynard (4 Yrs) would rather eat hot dogs.

Jack Coach, James Coach and Noah Gardner (all 13 yrs) try their luck.

Curt Piziak (7 Yrs) gets his line in the water.

Breanna McNamara (8 yrs) thinks fish are icky while Natalie Paquette (5) catches Andrew Williams (8 years) her first fish. looks on.

Front: Spencer McNamara (6), Andee Lavner (7). Back: Tony Crosetti (6), Andrew Williams (8), Breanna McNamara(8), Lyla Hartmann (4), E J Crosetti (4).

Brock Shortell (2 weeks) is the youngest fisherman.

Joseph Garvey helps Derek Damouris (9) to bait the hook.

Kids hold a memorial service for a fish that died.

Rob Aquadro helps son Enzo (4) find a perfect spot with the supervision of Granddad Pete Williams.

Kids examine the fish with Dad’s help.

Willow Colby (6) finds a quiet Angela Magyar (11) shows her catch of the day. spot for lunch.

John (2), Faith (3), and Brooke (5) Estanisiewski.

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Sean Moorhouse just misses the out at first.

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(Photo by Marc

St.Onge)

Jonathan Huntley tries to make the tag out at home. (Photo by Marc St.Onge)

Matt Hastings scores a run. (Photo by Marc St.Onge)

After making the tag at second, Liam Whitman tries for the out at first. (Photo by Marc St.Onge)

Austin St. Pierre takes a cut. (Photo by Marc St.Onge)

Pittsfield tips WHS

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Westfield rallied from a 7-1 deficit with five runs in the bottom of the seventh of a high school baseball game Saturday, falling just a run short of forcing extra innings, 7-6, against Pittsfield at Bullens Field.

Carter Matthews (3 runs), Traverso (2 runs, RBI) and Hayden Harrington (2 RBIs) collected two hits apiece for Pittsfield, and Hunter Potash finished with a hit, a run, and three RBIs. Anthony Clark and Aidan Dunn each went 2-for-3 for Westfield. Clark plated two runners and scored once.

Saints double up Gators St. Mary 8, Gateway 4 St. Mary jumped out to a 3-0, first-inning lead and stayed in the driver’s seat all game Saturday.

Jake Butler (2-for-4, 2 runs scored), Matt Masciadrelli (hit, walk, 2 runs), Shaun Gezotis (hit, run, RBI), John Daley (2-3, double, run, 3 RBIs), Hunter Authier (hit, run), Quinn Powers (2-3, run), and Drew Collins (hit) steered the St. Mary offense to victory.

Josh Webster (2-for-4, run, RBI), Jake McKittrick (2-4, RBI), Brett Turban (double, run), Shane Mastello (hit, run), Garrett Bean (hit, walk), Nathaniel Bushor (hit), Brett Bonenfant (walk), and Henry Nakaya (walk, sacrifice, RBI, run) led Gateway at the plate.

BOYS’ LACROSSE

Bombers storm ahead Kyle Roberts sends one down the line. (Photo by Marc St.Onge)

Westfield 12, South Hadley 8 Westfield stormed out of the gate with eight goals in the first half, limiting South Hadley to one in each of the first two quar-

ters, and hung on for the victory.

Max Maggipinto fueled the Westfield attack with four goals and three assists, Landon Reyes contributed two goals and two assists, Matt Bonsall scored twice, and Kohl Lunardini finished with one goal and one assist. Chris Ward, Sullivan Webster, and Ryan Metcalf each had a goal for the Bombers.

Carzello had one assist.

Westfield goalies Ryan Reed (6 saves) and Alex Beauchemin (4) shared duties in net.

LATE RESULTS Fri., April 28 JV BASEBALL Granby 12, Southwick-Tolland 4 Matt Tullo went 2-for-4, Scott Hepburn went 3-for-3, and Nick Brandoli went 2-for-3 to lead Southwick.

JV SOFTBALL Southwick 7, Mahar 6 Sarah Hough recorded seven strikeouts in leading the Southwick JV squad to victory.

South Hadley vs. Westfield Boys Lacrosse

Max Maggipinto takes a shot from close range.

(Photo by Bill

Deren)

Ryan Reed fires a pass up field.

Kohl Lunardini winds up for a shot. (Photo by Bill Deren)

(Photo by Bill Deren)

Ryan Metcalf fires one on goal. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Landon Reyes shoots under the crossbar. (Photo by Bill Deren)

Big crowd braved the summer like conditions to watch the Saturday morning game.

(Photo by Bill Deren)

2017 SPRING HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS BASEBALL Westfield 6-2 Westfield Tech 2-4 St. Mary 8-0 Southwick 2-6 Gateway 2-5 SOFTBALL Westfield 4-4 Westfield Tech 1-4 Southwick 4-2 Gateway 1-6

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield 9-0 Southwick 3-3 BOYS’ LACROSSE Westfield 5-2 St. Mary 0-4 GIRLS’ LACROSSE Westfield 5-2 St. Mary 0-2*

BOYS’ TENNIS Westfield 4-0 St. Mary 0-6 GIRLS’ TENNIS Westfield 0-3 St. Mary 2-3 GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD Westfield 1-0 Southwick 7-0 BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD Westfield 1-0 * No Report

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BASEBALL Pittsfield 7, Westfield 6 St. Mary 8, Gateway 4 BOYS’ LACROSSE Westfield 12, South Hadley 8

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2017 SPRING HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULES WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

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Monday, May 1 BASEBALL vs. Longmeadow, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Longmeadow, Westfield High School, 4:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Hampshire Regional, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Hampshire Regional, 4 p.m.

Monday, May 1 No Sports Scheduled

Tuesday, May 2 JV GIRLS’ LACROSSE at East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at Agawam High School, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS vs. Holyoke, 4:15 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE at Algonquin Regional High School, 4:30 p.m.

JV BOYS’ LACROSSE at Algonquin Regional High School, 4:30 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at Agawam High School, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE at East Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ TENNIS at Minnechaug, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 2 BASEBALL vs. McCann Tech, Bullens Field, 4 p.m.

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

JV BASEBALL vs. McCann Technical High School, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 3 SOFTBALL at Franklin County Tech High School, Whitney Park, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 4 BASEBALL vs. Commerce, Bullens Field, 4 p.m.

Friday, May 5 No Sports Scheduled Monday, May 8 No Sports Scheduled

Wednesday, May 3 BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. East Longmeadow, Bullens Field, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. East Longmeadow, Westfield High School, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Northampton High School, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Northampton, JFK Middle School, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ TENNIS vs. Ludlow, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS @ West Springfield, Clark Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 9 BASEBALL at Franklin County Technical School, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Commerce, Marshall Roy Field, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Franklin County Technical High School, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 4 JV BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS vs. Renaissance, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 5:15 p.m.

Thursday, May 11 No Sports Scheduled

Friday, May 5 BASEBALL at East Longmeadow High School, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at East Longmeadow High School JV Field, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Belchertown, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Belchertown, Chestnut Hill Community School Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE at Pope Francis, Spec Pond Field, 4:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ LACROSSE vs. East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ LACROSSE vs. East Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 10 No Sports Scheduled

Friday, May 12 SOFTBALL at Putnam, Blunt Park, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. High School of Science and Technology, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. High School of Science and Technology, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 15 BASEBALL vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Bullens Field, 4 p.m.

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

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Monday, May 1 BASEBALL at Ware, Ware Jr./Sr. High School, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Ware Jr./Sr. High School, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS at Greenfield, Davis Street Courts, 4 p.m.

Monday, May 1 BASEBALL vs. Gateway Regional, Whalley Park, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Gateway Regional, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Pope Francis, Holyoke Community College, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Commerce, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 2 GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Chicopee Comprehensive High School, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS vs. Greenfield, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 2 No Sports Scheduled Wednesday, May 3 BASEBALL vs. Sabis International Charter School, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD vs. Hampshire Regional, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Ware Jr./Sr. High School, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Ware High School, Grenville Park, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at Sabis International Charter School, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at Sabis International Charter School, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 4 GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD at Monson, Moriarty Field (Granite Valley Middle School), 4 p.m.

Friday, May 5 BASEBALL vs. Wahconah, Whalley Park, 4:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at Holyoke High School, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at Holyoke High School, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 3 BASEBALL vs. Monson, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Monson, Hamden Ponds Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE vs. McCann Tech, Boardman Field, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 4 No Sports Scheduled Friday, May 5 BASEBALL vs. Sci-Tech, Westfield Middle School North, 6:30 p.m.

BOYS’ TENNIS at Renaissance School, Blunt Park, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE vs. Granby Jr./Sr. High School, Boardman Field, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ TENNIS at Pittsfield, Reid Middle School, 4:30 p.m.

Monday, May 8 GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Hoosac ValleyHigh School, 3:30 p.m.

BASEBALL at Palmer High School, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Palmer High School, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE at Hoosac Valley High School, 5 p.m.

Saturday, May 6 SOFTBALL at Athol, 3 p.m.

Monday, May 8 BASEBALL at Putnam Vocational-Technical, Blunt Park, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Putnam Vocational-Technical, Blunt Park, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Monson, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Monson, Southwick JV Softball Field, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at High School of Science and Technology, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at High School of Science and Technology, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 9 No Sports Scheduled Wednesday, May 10 BASEBALL at Monson High School, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Monson, Veterans Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD vs. South Hadley, Baystate Academy Charter Public School, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Granby Jr./Sr. High School, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at Central High School, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL at Central High School, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, May 9 GIRLS’ LACROSSE at Pope Francis, Spec Pond, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ TENNIS vs. Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 10 BASEBALL vs. Granby Jr./Sr. High School, Bullens Field, 6:30 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Granby Jr./Sr. High School, Westfield Middle School South, 4 p.m.

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

BOYS’ TENNIS vs. Turners Falls, Municipal Tennis Courts, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ TENNIS at Frontier Regional School , 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 11 GIRLS’ LACROSSE vs. TBD, Boardman Field, 4 p.m.

Friday, May 12 BOYS’ TENNIS vs. Sabis, Municipal Tennis Courts, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ LACROSSE at Belchertown High School, Belchertown HS Lower Field, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ TENNIS vs. Lenox Memorial, Municipal Tennis Courts, 3:30 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Monday, May 1 BASEBALL at Southwick-Tolland Regional, Whalley Park, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Southwick-Tolland Regional High School, JV Baseball Field, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Lee, Maple Street Complex, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Pope Francis, Holyoke Community College, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 2 SOFTBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 10 BASEBALL at Sabis International Charter School, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Sabis International Charter School, Hubbard Park, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 3 BASEBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL at Palmer High School, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Palmer, Legion Field, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 4 SOFTBALL at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at McCann Tech, Noel Field Complex, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL vs. Mount Everett, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Mount Everett, 4 p.m.

Friday, May 5 BASEBALL vs. Sabis International Charter School, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Sabis International Charter School, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Granby Jr./Sr. High School, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Granby Jr./Sr. High School, 4 p.m.

Monday, May 8 BASEBALL vs. Ware, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 9 No Sports Scheduled

Thursday, May 11 No Sports Scheduled Friday, May 12 BASEBALL at Granby Jr./Sr. High School, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Granby Jr./Sr. High School, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Renaissance, 4 p.m.

Monday, May 15 BASEBALL at Franklin County Technical High School, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Franklin County Technical High School, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL vs. Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 16 No Sports Scheduled Wednesday, May 17 SOFTBALL at Ware Jr./Sr. High School, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL at Ware, Grenville Park, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 18 BASEBALL vs. Putnam Vocational-Technical Academy, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL vs. Putnam Vocational-Technical Academy, 4 p.m.

Friday, May 19 No Sports Scheduled Monday, May 22 JV BASEBALL at St. Mary, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL at St. Mary, Bullens Field, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 23 BASEBALL at Hampshire, 4 p.m.

JV BASEBALL at Hampshire, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 24 SOFTBALL vs. Sabis International Charter School, 4 p.m.

JV SOFTBALL vs. Sabis International Charter School, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 25 No Sports Scheduled Friday, May 26 SOFTBALL vs. McCann Technical, 4 p.m.

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

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Southwick vs. Mahar JV softball

Gigi Gurney gets ready to take a swing.

Jillian Gentile connects for a hit.

Sarah Hough launches a pitch.

PHOTOS BY MARC ST.ONGE

Bridgewater Edges Owls for MASCAC Regular-Season Title BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Freshman Victoria McDonough's (Marshfield, Mass.) goal with 2:28 remaining in regulation lifted the Bridgewater State University women's lacrosse team to a dramatic 5-4 victory over visiting Westfield State University on Saturday night at Swenson Field as the host Bears captured the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) regular season title.

The Bears improve to 11-6 on the season and wrap up the regular season with a perfect 7-0 MASCAC mark.

Bridgewater has won nine conference regular season championships in the last ten years dating back to when the Bears were a member of the New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance (NEWLA) from 2008 to 2012.

The visiting Owls fall to 11-5 overall and 6-1 in the MASCAC. With the score tied at 4-4 and time winding down,

BSU senior Melissa Renauld (Framingham, Mass.) drove to the net but her shot was turned away by Westfield senior goaltender Alanah Melanson (Chelmsford, Mass.). McDonough corralled the rebound and ripped a shot into the back of the net for the game-winning tally.

McDonough won the ensuing draw control and, following a quick timeout, the Bears held possession for the final 148 seconds to secure the win.

Senior goaltender Allie Forman (Marblehead, Mass.) was outstanding between the pipes for the Bears as she made 13 saves to record her ninth win of the season and school-record 39th of her career. Forman eclipsed the previous program mark of 38 wins set by Meghan Griffin in 2010.

Renauld and sophomore Elizabeth Ettridge (Marshfield, Mass.) notched two goals apiece to lead the BSU offense.

Ettridge potted both of her

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goals in the first half as the score was knotted at 3-3 heading into the break. Forman picked up her first career assist on the opening strike of the game as she sent in Ettridge for a breakaway goal with a long pass.

Renauld also scored for the Bears in the opening stanza, while sophomore Alexa Tonelli (Shrewsbury, Mass.) found the back of the net twice for the Owls. Westfield also received a first-half goal from sophomore Lucy Barrett (Williamstown, Mass.).

The goalies combined for 13 saves in the first half with Forman turning aside six shots and sophomore Maria Woodall (Norfolk, Mass.) making seven stops.

Renauld gave the Bears a 4-3 lead just over ten minutes into the second half off an assist from junior Rebecca McGlone (Salem, Conn.).

Freshman Sam Donahoe (Pepperell, Mass.) potted the equalizer for the Owls on a free position attempt with 11:34 remaining in the contest.

Bridgewater held a slight 21-20 shot advantage as well as a 6-4 edge in draw controls.

Westfield finished with a 17-8 advantage in ground balls.

The Owls went 1-for-6 on free position attempts, while the Bears converted 1 of 2.

Melanson and Woodall each played a half in goal for the visitors. Melanson made five saves in 30 minutes of action as she suffered her first loss off the season.

Both team will have a first round bye in next week's MASCAC Tournament and will host semifinal round games on Thursday.

Hot Ferrari helps Westfield past Williams WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State sophomore outfielder Jared Ferrari (Waltham, Mass.) had three hits including an RBI double as Westfield State broke open a close game, then held on late to beat Williams College, 7-5 in a non-conference baseball matinee at Bud and Jim Hagan Field on Sunday.

With the game tied 2-2 in the third inning, the owls struck for three runs as Anthony Crowley was hot by a pitch to lead off the inning, went to second on a ground out and third on a wild pitch, then scored on an RBI groundout from Dan Rokitowski (Ketcham/Wappingers Falls, NY) to give Westfield a 3-2 lead. John Lippincott (Northwestern Regional/ Barkhamsted, Conn.) followed with a base hit, and scored on Alex Lafayette’s (Ludlow, Mass.)

RBI double. Ferrari followed with a RBI base hit to score Lafayette on a diving play* at home plate that gave Westfield a 5-2 lead.

Williams answered with two scrappy runs in the top pf the fourth as Jason Parese (Taft/ Williamstown, Mass.) and Doug Schaffer (Coate/New Haven, Conn.) walked to lead off the inning. Parese stole second and later came around to score on a passed ball, and Jack Cloud’s (New Trier/Willamette, Ill.) base hit scored Shaffer to cut the lead to 5-4.

Ferrari gave the Owls some breathing room in the bottom of the fifth, as his RBI double scored Rokitowski, who had led off the inning with a double of his own. Lafayette added

another insurance run as he scored on Alex Benevides (Durfee/Fall River, Mass.) sacrifice fly for a 7-4 Westfield lead.

Owls’ starter John Gegetskas (Med and Sport Sciences/Windsor, Conn.) labored through four innings, but the Owls got solid relief performances from Mike Hersey (Norton, Mass.) , Liam Neri (The Morgan School/Clinton, Conn.), Scott Strachan (Braintree, Mass.) and Tyler Tongue (Minnechaug/Hampden, Mass.) , who each worked scoreless frames. Neri earned the win with a 1-2-3 sixth inning. Jamie Butler (Sacred Heart/Waterbury, Conn.) worked out of a jam in the ninth inning, allowing a single run on two hit batsmen, a walk, and a sacrifice fly from Adam Regensburg (Hotchkiss/Pottstown, Pa.), but an apparent blown squeeze play yielded the second out of the inning and Butler fanned the final hitter to earn his second save.

Lafayette and Casey Boudreau (Shrewsbury, Mass.) each had a pair of hits for the Owls, 28-6 and ranked seventh in New England.

Williams is 17-11 overall. Starter Tyler Duff (2-2) (Parkland/Orefield, Pa.) worked three innings in taking the loss. Second baseman Jack Roberts (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) finished 3-3 with two rbi for the Ephs.

Westfield State will play its final regular season game, a non-conference tilt at Nichols College on Tuesday, before hosting the MASCAC Tournament on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

ED NORMAND GOLF LEAGUE AT EMCC 35.5 33 30.5 29.5 29.5 28.5 25.5 25 22 21.5 20.5 14

STANDINGS WEEK 4 OF 22 — 4/27/17 Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Rick Brown – Jim Cartwright 35.5 Mark Logan – Joe Gaudette 34.5 Glenn Grabowski – Jeff Berger Mike Beradelli – Jim Johnson 31 Bruce Kellogg – Richard Kellogg 31.5 Jason George – Dan Van Kruiningan Dan Harris – Shawn Bradley 31 Bob Collier – Don Clarke 31 Jim Haas – Al Haas Marc Grenier – John LaRose 29 Jim Conroy – Fran Como 29 Dave Dover – Bill Chaffee Tim Laramee – Dan Laramee 28 Cam Lewis – Bill Grise III 28.5 Chris Fenton – Ryan Drobot Bob Bihler – Larry Cournoyer 27 Mike Mahan – Joe Hebda 27.5 Bob Lewko – Nick Stellato Mike Cote – Ryan Maloney 26.5 Carlos Santos – Bill Grise II 26.5 Mike Soverow – Mike Mulligan Randy Anderson – Bob Genereux 26 Ed Bielonko – Branden Bielonko 26.5 Jim Strycharz – Richard Roy Jessie Rasid – Al Nubile 23.5 Mike Douville – Jody Wehr 24.5 Roy Barton – Bill Reinhagen Tom Massimino – Tim Huber 22.5 Dan Burns Jr. – Greg Glidden 23 Dan Burns Sr. – Mike Manijek Dave Dubois – Alan Velazquez 22 Gary Gladu – Fran Dwyer 22 Joe Boutin – Henry Smith Sean Cahill – Mark O’Donnell 22 Jay O’Sullivan – Rick Burke 19.5 Jason Fitzgerald – Steve Tomaino

The Ed Normand Golf League would like to Thank the Westfield News for posting our standings throughout the year.

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Dear Annie

By ANNIE LANE

Should Dad Get to Go to Graduation?

Dear Annie: My 17-year-old son will be graduating soon, and the question is: Does Dad get invited? My son’s father moved back to the area in the past year, but they have had contact only about three times, mostly because my son does not answer his dad’s texts or calls.

My ex had moved away in a hurry after he was caught stealing from his only friend and roommate. Once he left town, he was also caught stealing from his own father and stepmother.

I used to hide these indiscretions from my child, but now that he is older, I’ve had to be truthful with him, especially when I was recently concerned that his father might try to come get him from school without permission. Because his dad has mental illness diagnoses, people do not press charges or he somehow manages to get himself out of sticky situations. I’m not even really sure what’s going on with him, as I have stopped concerning myself with his many issues.

So, with graduation around the corner and a finite number of tickets -- only five -- I would rather have my mom and my brother’s family of three use the tickets, as they have all been the supportive people in my son’s life. Is there an obligation to Dad? -- Proud Momma Dear Proud: There a few milestones large enough for us to see when we zoom way out from our own lives and look at the bigger picture -- weddings, births, funerals and graduations chief among them. This is a big deal for your son. It is his day. I would ask your son his thoughts on whether he wants his dad there. As long as there’s no risk of his dad’s disrupting the celebration, I would lean toward allowing him to come if your son wishes.

Having your mother and brother there (along with one other member of his family) would be great and helpful, too. The more support for your son the better. If your ex comes to the ceremony, you need not invite him to celebrate afterward if you would be uncomfortable with it or feel it might be too much. A hug and a thank-you would suffice.

Dear Annie: The recent letter you received from “Finally Sleeping,” about the difficulties of fibromyalgia, has saved my body. Within a period of two years, I had three back operations that had to be performed by a neurosurgeon. Because of spinal cord issues, I suffer from permanent nerve damage and developed neuropathy and a condition called complex regional pain syndrome. Our mattress, which is a Tempur-Pedic, can be very cold, and every morning when I would wake up, I felt as if a truck had run over me. It would take at least an hour for my body to adjust. Thanks to “Finally Sleeping,” my problem was solved: I got a heated mattress pad. I figured that if it helps her to sleep, it might help me feel better in the morning. And it has changed my world. So kudos and many thanks to “Finally Sleeping”! -Mornings Are Better in PA Dear Mornings: I print readers’ stories and solutions in this column with the hope that they help at least one person out there, and you’re living proof. That is wonderful. Thank you for sharing, and keep sleeping soundly.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

HINTS FROM HELOISE PET ODORS Dear Heloise: I need a pet hint!

Through the years, I’ve had various rescued animals -- dogs and now cats.

My home has pet odor. I’m thinking it has absorbed into the hardwood floors.

I’ve used pine-scented cleaners, but they don’t seem to help. How do I get rid of it? -- A Reader, Staten Island N.Y. Dear Staten Island: You are a very good person to take in rescued dogs and cats! You may be on the right track if the odor is coming from the wood floor. It’s important to note that cat urine is highly concentrated (they don’t drink much water), and therefore smells much stronger and lingers longer, too.

You’ve taken the first step: a good housecleaning. Also, open windows and turn on overhead fans to get fresh air circulating. If you have an air-conditioning system or unit, put some room spray on the filter to help “mask” the odor.

Vinegar does kill some bacteria and thus odors, so you can try some of that. Use ONLY 1 cup of apple-cider or white vinegar to a gallon of water to go over the floor. DO NOT overwet; just lightly dampen a mop and then dry the floor.

Good luck, and give your pets a little scratch behind the ears from me. -- Heloise P.S. Go to the pet store and buy an enzyme-based pet-odor remover -- they work great!

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TNT — NBA Playoffs, Western Conference, semifinal, Game 1, Houston at San Antonio 7 p.m.

NHL HOCKEY ESPN — Baltimore at Boston 7:30 p.m.

10 p.m.

NBCSN — Stanley Cup Playoffs, Eastern Conference, semifinal, Game 3, MLB — San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers Washington at Pittsburgh NBA BASKETBALL SOCCER 7 p.m.

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TNT — NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference, semifinal, Game 1, Toronto at NBCSN — Premier League, Liverpool at Watford Cleveland 3:25 p.m.

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What’s a fan to do when Earnhardt leaves? History might help

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — For 14 years, NASCAR's largest fan base belonged to Dale Earnhardt Jr. Now the namesake son of racing icon and seven-time Cup champion Dale Earnhardt has announced he's retiring at the end of the season. That's left his fans — many having adopted him as their favorite driver when his father died in a crash at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500 — wondering where to place their allegiance next season.

At Richmond International Raceway — part of NASCAR's top series almost since moonshine running spawned the racing series — many Earnhardt fans are letting their reverence for the sport's history be their guide.

"Chase Elliott," said Fred Kimmel, 69, who made the 9 1/2hour trip from Boaz, Alabama to be at Richmond this weekend. "He's a real good rookie and he's learning. In a couple years he's going to be pretty good at it."

Dale Jenkins of Suffolk, Virginia, picked Elliott, too, but with a caveat.

"I'm kind of hoping that Jeffrey Earnhardt steps up really," he said. "We were talking to him earlier and he said that's a big shoe to fill, but if he gets the right team behind him and gets the right people, he can do it."

Dale Jr.'s nephew will be in Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race, too, but he will start 35th.

For Kimmel and Jenkins, it's all about history. The younger Elliott is the son of 1988 series champion Bill Elliott, who drove in 828 races over 37 seasons and three times finished second in the season standings.

Kimmel switched his allegiance to Dale Jr. when he father died.

"I've been a Dale Earnhardt fan all my life, since I was a little kid, so I stayed with the family," he said.

That's also how Rob Frantz of Emmittsburg, Tennessee, wound up a Dale Jr. fan.

"He inherited me after about a year of contemplating what to do," Frantz said, speaking of Dale Sr.'s death.

Now, he said he'll swap his Dale Jr. drink cozy for one that supports young hot shot Kyle Larson. The somewhat cocky Chip Ganassi Racing driver in his second season leads the points race after eight events.

"He's a young talent and I'm looking for somebody that's going to be good for us," Frantz said, adding that he thinks fans will stop worrying about the sport when they see there is plenty of young talent to appreciate.

The key, he thinks, will be "definitely getting the younger drivers to get connected with the fans. It's really what the old school guys were about was connecting with the fans and I think it's starting to happen."

Those young drivers and other 20-somethings are certainly making a mark early this season.

When the green flag flies Sunday, 24-year-old Larson will start just 18th and Elliott, who is second in points, will start 14th. But Ryan Blaney, 23, will be on the front row for the third time this season alongside pole-sitter Matt Kenseth.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 29, will start fourth with Joey Logano, 26, sixth.

Larson believes there are plenty of talented options for fans.

He just hopes that's the route they take. There is a steadily dwindling audience of fans willing to shell out money to see races in person or even watch them on TV.

"Hopefully we all have a lot of Junior's fans kind of dispersed to cheer for us and don't just leave the sport totally," Larson said. "It's going to be interesting to see, with him retiring, how it changes the sport popularitywise. It could be good.

It could be bad. Who knows?"

Several Earnhardt fans said they have no plans to turn away from the sport.

"I doubt that seriously," said Kimmel, who will travel to see six races this year. "You know how hardcore NASCAR you are when three-quarters of your wardrobe has something NASCAR on it."

Jesse McCartney, 27, of Virginia Beach is another fan who adopted the younger Earnhardt when his father died. He's leaning toward becoming a Joey Logano fan because "he's brash, he's young and I like his racing style." In any event, he's no threat to walk away from the sport.

"Just got to move on," he said, "like I did when his dad died."

A Dale Earnhardt Jr., fan watches the pit crew from the other side of a fence in the garage after practice for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday, April 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)'

LA peace parades mark 25th anniversary of Rodney King riots

By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, a jury acquitted four white police officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, sparking looting and violence that would turn into one of the deadliest race riots in American history.

On Saturday, hundreds of people marked the anniversary with marches advocating peace and hope.

A "Future Fest" began at Florence and Normandie avenues — the South Los Angeles intersection where rioting erupted — and was followed by a community festival.

Organizer Eric Ares, 34, is a lifelong resident of the area. He remembers the electricity going out in his house at the start of the rioting, leaving his family essentially cut off from the outside world without lights or a TV. "For the next couple of nights, there was this fear going on," he said. "We were huddled up in the living room."

When he did venture outside, Ares saw plumes of smoke coming from places where buildings had been torched. But a small restaurant on the corner, a liquor store and other local businesses were untouched, he said.

People had a "real feeling of anger and frustration," but it was mainly directed at police, politicians and businesses they believed oppressed, neglected or exploited them, Ares said.

Graffiti on walls warned: "No justice, no peace," he said.

"I remember being at the park on the third day, people screaming: 'We're not gonna let them do it to us anymore," Ares said.

But while the march and festival marks the events of a quarter-century ago, the commemoration also looked to a future where community organizations are working to deal with problems still confronting South L.A., Ares said.

"There's still extreme poverty. There's still issues of law enforcement ... education and health care and access to good jobs," he said. "But the difference is, we have a plan."

About five miles north of the intersection, a peace parade was held in the Koreatown neighborhood, where tensions between black residents and Korean-American immigrant storekeepers led to markets, shops and gas stations being looted or burned. Some merchants stood guard with guns to protect their stores.

In the wake of the riots, community groups reached out and tried to mend fences.

On Saturday, several hundred people marched in an enthusiastic show of unity that included Korean drummers in traditional costume, a South Los Angeles drumline, taekwando students and schoolchildren from Watts.

K. Choi, 73, of Arcadia, was among the marchers. He helped organize the original peace march days after the rioting and said he believed racial relations had vastly improved.

"At that time it was different," he said. "The politics and the social problems, whatever, all commingled together and then things exploded."

"But now is a very different situation," he said. "All those relationships are getting better between (the) Korean and black community, including (the) Spanish community ... we're getting along very good, and I hope we're getting a better future."

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, May 1, 2017: This year many situations enhance your creativity and responsiveness. You grow in new ways and develop an even stronger ability to identify with others.

Though people might not always agree with you, an active exchange of ideas becomes possible. If you are single, you could meet someone of significance anytime from fall onward. Decide what kind of relationship you want, and choosing the right person will be easier. If you are attached, the two of you go through many ups and downs. Work on mutual flexibility. SCORPIO can be challenging.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Financial implications play into professional and personal issues. You could feel as if someone who has clout is being unusually manipulative. Decide to change your approach and not get caught up in other people’s issues. Tonight: Make it OK to be more impulsive.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Reach out to someone who makes a big difference in how you view situations. Get feedback, and perhaps a new path will reveal itself. You might have to break past certain barriers, which seem to stem from your background or childhood. Tonight: Speak your mind.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Listen to your inner voice, especially when a financial decision is pending. You could have a difficult time coming up with the right solution. You might feel as if you have to convince an associate of why you are correct in following a certain path. Tonight: Take some personal time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You know what you want, and it will come out in a meeting or gettogether. Understand your limits, which might be defined by other boundaries.

You might consider adding more spontaneity to a key interaction. Let the other party see the real you. Tonight: Where people are.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Your intuition tells you to hold back, yet your mind believes you should forge ahead. Weigh the pros and cons of a decision before deciding which approach to take. If possible, seek out a trusted friend for his or her feedback.

Tonight: A close loved one gives you a minor jolt.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Your creativity flourishes. You are likely to see a difference in others’ responses to you; even a child delights in your imaginative ideas. Do not overthink a problem. You might need to take some time to process your feelings. Tonight: Do some exercise to alleviate your stress.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might want to isolate a problem and get past the immediate implications. A family matter is not likely to support your exit. You will need to stop and handle this situation, even though you probably don’t want to.

Tonight: Spend some quality time with a friend.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Respond to others’ questions.

Your openness allows you to understand that something else is going on. Talk through a problem more openly, and find out why you resist what is considered to be the obvious solution. Detachment helps you to move forward. Tonight: Accept an offer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You have little choice but to approach a situation differently. A conversation might be brisk, perhaps even difficult, but it could be a source of unusual ideas. You’ll pounce on one idea that is brought up. Start working with those involved. Tonight: Choose a favorite pastime.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Do not allow yourself to be charmed and talked into a solution that might not feel right or good to you. Toy with it during the next few days and see how you feel. A close friend or loved one could be a source of some interesting feedback. Tonight: Let the fun begin!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You might want to see life from a new perspective, but perhaps you can’t decide how to get there. Someone close to you will play devil’s advocate and help pave the way. Start sharing more, and more feedback will come forward. Tonight: Make it an early night, if you can.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH A conversation becomes the foundation of some fun and perhaps a spontaneous get-together. You might want to laugh at the silliness of the moment. Your popularity is particularly high right now, so take advantage of it.

Tonight: Make the most of the moment.

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GAME DATE: 4/22/17 Kiwanis 11, Moose Lodge 6 With the excitement of opening day upon us, both teams came out of the gate ready to go. Each team plated 2 runs apiece in the first inning. After settling down, Kiwanis’ pitchers Anthony Schabowski (3 innings pitched) and Ray Vergara (3 innings pitched) combined for 14 strikeouts and allowed 6 runs through six innings.

The Kiwanis team scored 11 runs on 12 hits, highlighted by a Schabowski two run homer. The hit parade was led by Colin Cusack (3 hits, 2 runs scored), Dylan Gibson (2 hits, 1 run scored), Cam Cusack (2 hits, 2 runs scored), Schabowski (1 hit, 2 runs scored), Luke Grabowski (2 hits, 2 runs scored), and Brandon Kingsley (2 hits). Cole Page and Zach Ellis also displayed aggressive base running, each scoring runs for Kiwanis. Both Dylan St. Onge and Ethan Croteau had strong defensive efforts, helping Kiwanis to a 1-0 record.

GAME DATE: 4/22/17 Air Compressor Engineering 4, Sons of Erin 3 After coming back to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth inning, Air Compressor Engineering walked-off with a 4-3 opening day victory in the bottom of the sixth inning over Sons of Erin. Cam Lisowski started the game with a walk and moved to third base on a solid double to the left center field gap by Kaevon Eddington. Jesse Paroline followed with a game winning sacrifice fly to left field, plating Lisowski to lift Air Compressor to their first win of the season.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Air Compressor loaded the bases and tied the score on a hard fought walk and RBI by Ethan Connors that scored Nick Goodwin who reached base with one of his two hits.

Lisowski reached base three times,

scored twice, and pitched four strong innings with eight strikeouts. Paroline reached base three times as did Goodwin who also pitched two innings with three strikeouts and picked up the win for Air Compressor. Gavin Connors had a base hit and an RBI while Anthony Melo reached base twice for Air Compressor.

Patrick Moore had two hits and scored two runs and Ted Dunn reached base three times with two hits, an RBI and scored a run for Sons of Erin.

GAME DATE: 4/24/17 Commercial Distributing 5, Sons of Erin 3 Despite a strong effort by the Sons of Erin, Commercial Distributing’s heavy hitting and precise pitching led them to a 5-3 win. Both Commercial and Sons of Erin pitchers did not let up any runs in the first two innings. On the mound for Sons were Caden Matuszcak recording 4 K’s and Ted Dunn with 3K’s. The Sons ran into some trouble in the third, as Commercial scored all 5 of their runs in that inning, bringing the score to 5-1. Sons rallied in the fourth, crossing the plate two more times, but it was not enough to secure the win. Top hitters for Sons were Patrick Moore and Ted Dunn both smashing a double bagger each. Moore, Dunn, and Tom Brown each recorded one RBI. Lead scorers were Moore, Bryan Bolio, and Scotty Hepburn, each with one run.

GAME DATE: 4/26/17 Hastie Fence 14, Air Compressor Engineering 1 It was a tough outing for Air Compressor Engineering as Hastie Fence’s Josh Sturmer pitched 5 solid innings, striking out 7, behind a powerful Hastie Fence offensive attack. Hastie Fence (2-0) jumped out early for 3 runs in the top of the first and never looked back. Air Compressor Engineering (1-1) managed 1 run in the bottom of the first inning on a Jesse Paroline triple followed by Gavin Connors’

Daugherty, Jadiel Adorno, Brandon Parks, Parker Aube, Nolan Avery, and Jacob Riley.

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RBI single. That would prove to be all of the scoring in the contest for AC despite singles by Nick Goodwin, Anthony Melo, Ethan “Beef” Connors and a 2 for 2 performance by Grady Flaherty with a single and double. Al Rogers reached base safely with the only base on balls issued by Sturmer.

WHEELER DIVISION GAME DATE: 4/23/17 Tucker’s Restaurant 13, Cloot’s Auto Body 11 On a beautiful spring afternoon at Papermill Field, Tucker’s Restaurant hosted Cloot’s Auto Body in the first match up of the season for both teams. In a back and forth affair, Tucker’s Restaurant held on in the bottom of the 6th with Jackson LeValley on the hill to secure the 13 to 10 victory.

Aiden Daugherty, Nolan Avery, Jackson LeValley, MacEwan Cook, Parker Aube, and Zachary Trudeau led the offensive charge with each player scoring two runs for Tucker’s Restaurant. Jackson LeValley, Jaren Beebe, Jack McGrievey, Jacob Riley, and Parker Aube collected hits to pace the offense for Tucker’s. On the hill, Jack McGrievey, Nolan Avery, Jaren Beebe, and Jackson LeValley offered fine pitching performances to secure the win.

The Tucker’s pitching staff was aided by strong defensive performances from Aiden

Thomas’ 33, Celtics’ 3s too much for Wizards in 123-111 win

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Nothing it seems can stop Isaiah Thomas this postseason — be it pains big or small.

The All-Star led the Celtics to a first-round win over Chicago in a haze after learning the day before that series began that his younger sister, Chyna Thomas, had died in a car accident outside of his native Tacoma, Washington.

That pain persisted on the eve of Boston's second-round pairing with the Washington Wizards, when he flew cross-country to attend her funeral.

Then Sunday's game brought the latest dose of adversity, when he had one of his front teeth dislodged after an early game collision. But as he's done all postseason, he continued to find a way to push through it.

Thomas had 33 points and nine assists, and the Celtics made 19 3-pointers to beat the Wizards 123-111 and take a 1-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup.

"I got in at 4 a.m.," Thomas said of his second flight to Washington in two weeks.

"It's tough, but it's the playoffs so there are no excuses. I decided to play and I just tried to give it all for my team."

The Celtics star flew to the funeral with Boston president of basketball operations Danny Ainge and assistant coach Jerome Allen.

During player introductions, Thomas pointed to the TD Garden rafters when his name was called.

Al Horford added 21 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Jae Crowder finished with career playoff-high 24 points.

Game 2 is set for Tuesday night.

The Wizards were more energetic at the outset, jumping out to a 16-0 advantage and leading by as many as 17 points. But the Celtics rallied with Thomas briefly sidelined while getting his tooth repositioned in the second quarter.

"I didn't know if we'd ever score and I didn't know if they've ever stop scoring," Celtics coach Brad Stevens said.

Bradley Beal led Washington with 27 points. John Wall added 20 points and 16 assists.

Washington starter Markieff Morris played just 11 minutes before leaving with a sprained left ankle in the second quarter after landing awkwardly on Horford's foot.

The Wizards also had a tough time responding after Stevens started Marcus Smart in place of Gerald Green in the third quarter.

"They were a little more aggressive than we were," Beal said. "Our defense slipped a little. We lacked some IQ and focus."

A rivalry has been simmering between the teams since last year, when Boston swept the season series.

They split their four regular-season matchups this season, but each included intense moments.

Sunday's matchup was played at just as

high a level, with a frenzied pace at times and physical play underneath the basket.

After the Wizards' early scoring flurry, Thomas lost his tooth, but initially kept playing. He found it during a timeout, but started the second quarter in the locker room. His teammates went on a 13-2 run without him to cut into Washington's lead. Boston led by 15 by the end of the third.

TIP-INS Wizards: Shot 10 of 23 from 3-point line. ... Washington shot 62 percent (16 for 26) in the first quarter. ... Grabbed the first 12 rebounds of the game.

Celtics: Didn't score their first field goal until 6:42 remained in the first quarter, on a layup by Avery Bradley. ... Didn't register their first rebound of the game until the 5:57 mark. ...Kelly Olynyk has scored in double figures in three of his last four games, after doing so just twice in his first 11 career playoff games.

INJURY UPDATE Despite what appeared to be on replays a serious sprain, Morris said afterward that it was just a normal basketball play.

"He stepped right under my foot," Morris said of Horford. "Not sure if it was intentional or not, but that's what happened."

He intends to play in Game 2.

"Oh yeah," Morris said. "It ain't broke.

That's what I do know."

THOMAS' PLEDGE In a clip of Thomas eulogizing Chyna posted by Washington NBC-affiliate King 5, Thomas was full of emotion as he expressed his pledge to live the rest of his life in her honor.

"I wanted to give up and quit and never in my life have I thought about quitting," Thomas said. "I realized quitting isn't an option. That's the easy way out. I will keep going for my sister, because I know she wouldn't want me to stop."

GAME DATE: 4/22/17 Berkshire Industries 5, Dick’s Sporting Goods 5 Berkshire Industries tied Dick’s Sporting Goods in their first outing of the season. It was a tale of two halves as Dick’s scored 5 runs the first half of the game and then Berkshire scored 5 runs in the latter. The calendar may have said April, but Berkshire pitchers Tyrus Traska & Nathan Jarvis were pitching in mid-season form. Tyrus also had a great hit to the outfield but it was Jordan Hellers who really helped to get the Berkshire rally going. Berkshire had a chance to win the game in the end but left the bases loaded. Great efforts by Brodie Grabiec & Nick Madsen for hustling when catching and getting the ball back to the pitcher quickly.

ROOKIE DIVISION Westfield Police Association vs. Great Cuts All the sunny smiles from the Westfield Police Association Rookie players warmed the cold and rainy morning of Opening Day. The boys proudly marched with their banner to Cross Street field, eager to kick off their season. Game 1 was on Sunday at North Middle at 1 pm against visiting team Great Cuts and it was a wonderful start to the year. The boys made some great plays and their bats were impressive off the tee.

Cheers could be heard from both dugouts and the sportsmanship displayed by both sides of the field was something to behold.

The sunny weather made the day even more enjoyable and the boys are already excited for their next game! What an awesome start to the 2017 season! – Courtesy of Westfield Little League

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WESTERLY by land now or formerly of one Tuller, One Hundred Twenty Five (125) feet; and NORTHERLY by land now or formerly of Florence K. Emery, One Hundred Fifteen (115) feet.

Being the same premises conveyed to the mortgagors herein by deed of Marie C. Lombardini to be recorded herewith.

Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) will be required to be paid in cash or by certified check by the purchaser at the time and place of sale as earnest money, the balance to be paid in cash within twenty (20) business days of the date of sale.

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Including all rents, issues and profits thereof (pro vided, however, that the Mortgagor shall be entitled to collect and retain the said rents, issues and profits until default hereunder), and all fixtures now or hereafter attached to or used in connection with the premises herein described.

Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) will be required to be paid in cash or by certified check by the purchaser at the time and place of sale as earnest money, the balance to be paid in cash within twenty (20) business days of the date of sale.

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Buyer shall also pay directly to the auctioneer, Aaron Posnik & Co., Inc. a buyer’s premium equal to Five percent (5%) of the The Project consists of: Removpurchase price.

In the event that the successful bidder at the foreclosure sale shall default in purchasing the within described property according to the terms of this Notice of Sale and/or the terms of the Memorandum of Sale executed at the time of the foreclosure, the Mortgagee reserves the right to sell the property by Foreclosure Deed to the next highest qualified bidder provided that the next highest qualified bidder shall deposit with Mortgagee's attorneys, Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury and Murphy, P.C., the amount of the required deposit as set forth herein within three (3) business days after receiving written notice of default of the previous highest bidder and title shall be conveyed to said next highest qualified bidder within twenty (20) business days of said written notice. The Mortgagee further reserves the right, at its option, and within its sole discretion, to purchase the property for the amount of the next highest qualified bid, or to reschedule the foreclosure sale under its power of sale contained in the mortgage.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

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(413) 562-6502

Alex Home Improvement

HELP WANTED Drivers: Impressive Weekly Pay! Monthly Bonuses! Medical/Dental/Vision! Guaranteed Home Every Weekend!

Excellent Equipment w/APU’s 1yr CDL-A: 855-842-8498

Coffees • edibles • News 62 School St. • Westfield

PLUMBING & HEATING Sewer & Drain Cleaning 413-782-7322 No Job

Lic. #26177 • AGAWAM, MA

Too Small!

PT Lifeguard 16 or Over Memorial Day through Labor Day. Private Association Beach. CPR, First Aid and Water Safety required. Must be certified or willing to complete certification prior to start of duties.

Drivers: $2,500 Sign-On Bonus!

Estenson Logistics Apply: www.goelc.com 1-855-416-8511

COUNTER/DELI HELP Part-time; Morning, evening & weekends included. Must be 18. Apply in person at Zuber's Deli, 98 Southwick Road, Westfield.

572-2400

WGI, an AS9100, ISO9001 approved world class Aircraft/Aerospace manufacturer is accepting applications for 2 positions, Lathe and Milling machinist.

Applicant must be confident with excellent customer service skills. Records must be accurate and detailed.

The candidate will be responsible for setting up and operating a CNC Lathe or Milling machine, tight tolerance parts.

Full Benefit package, 2 weeks vacation the first year.

Dependable, responsible applicants only. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Complete job descriptions available upon request.

Please apply to: Audrey Miller, Operations Manager Wildwood Property Owners Association, Inc. 254 Beetle Rd. Tolland, MA 01034

PETS THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME PET SITTING SERVICE Vacation care, over night sittings, daily dog walks.

(413)667-3684

(413) 258-4900 or wildwoodpoa@aol.com

G

ranfield TREE SERVICE Seasoned Hardwood

LOG LOAD

since 1984

BATHROOM & KITCHEN Fully Insured MA Lic #072233

MA Reg #144831 DAVE DAVIDSON (413) 569-9973 www.davedavidsonremodeling.com

Carleton’s

Custom Lamp Picture Repair Framing 38 West school st. and and Restoration Westfield, MA Repair Appointments anytime

(413) 568-2339

CDL-A, 1yr Exp. Req.

PT Greeter Position 16 or over, valid drivers license. Memorial Day through Labor Day. Stop, greet and record all incoming residents/guests vehicles and boats.

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R E N O V AT I O N S

Great Pay & Benefits!

Weekly cleaning of four bathhouses; Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Zoning New Installations Heating & Cooling, INC Replacements Air Filtration Fully EPA Duct WorkCleaning Insured Certified Tune-Ups Steve Burkholder, Owner - License #GF5061-J Maintenance 18 Years Experience Gas Piping FREE (413) 575-8704 ESTIMATES Humidifiers

COMPLETE

Home Every Weekend!

PT Cleaning Position 18 or over, valid drivers license. Weekly cleaning of community clubhouse year round.

C & C

(413) 537-5842

Clearance

Prices may vary, call for quote

413-569-6104 • 413-454-5782

LOTS CLEARED • TREE REMOVAL • EXCAVATION FULLY INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES

FREE ESTIMATES

FULLY INSURED

BAKER MASONRY Residential & Commercial BOBCAT SERVICES

FIREPLACES • CHIMNEYS • STEPS • SIDEWALKS • PATIOS CONCRETE DRIVEWAYS • BILCO HATCHWAYS

BRICK - BLOCK STONE - CONCRETE

(413) 569-3172 (413) 599-0015

David Rose Plumbing & Heating Veteran Owned & Operated Westfield, MA

(413) 579-4073

Home Repair Services 413-206-6386

MA Lic # PL33191-J Fully Licensed & Insured

The Safe, Guaranteed Solution to Your Home Repair and Maintenance Needs

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To advertise on our website call (413) 562-4181 The Westfield News 62 School St. Westfield

PERRY’S

HELP WANTED

FULL TIME LABORER position at concrete products manufacturing facility. Union plant. Apply in person. Rinker Materials, 69 Neck Road, Westfield, MA 01085. EOE/DFE.

SOLEK MASONRY

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HELP WANTED

16 North Elm Street • Westfield, MA (413) 568-1618

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ARTICLES FOR SALE

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Email floram@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com ARTICLES FOR SALE

REMODELING SALE Several Kitchen Displays for Sale CEDAR SWING-SET Slide, fort & built-in table.

Must take wood, border & peastone. Asking $350.

413-562-4895

HUSQVARNA LAWN MOWER Electric start, self-propelled, walk-behind with grass-catcher.

Barely used. Mulching/ side-discharge Asking $350 413-562-1723

ALL BELOW COST Kitchens of Distinction 599 College Highway, Southwick or Call: 413-569-1100

TAG SALES

Teddy Bear Pool Aluminum, above-ground oval 18x33'. Patio & walk-around deck and all accessories. $4,000. 413-213-6627

WANTED TO BUY Buying junk or wrecked cars and light trucks.

Call Mark's Auto Parts, E. Granby, CT 860-653-2551

business DIRECTORY A STEP ABOVE THE REST! JMF CHIMNEY SERVICE Repair your chimney before winter wreaks havoc. We do brick repair, crown seals and repairs. We also do stainless steel liner installs, as well as stainless rain caps. We sweep all flues. Free estimates provided.

Call: 413-330-2186

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

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

CLEANING A.R.A. Junk, Furniture & Appliance Removal Full house clean-outs.

Basements, attics & garages.

Demolition: Patios, sheds and swing-sets. You name it...we take it! Senior discounts. Free estimates on phone. Credit cards accepted. 7 days a week.

Emergency, same day service.

Call Pete 413-433-0356

DRYWALL T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete professional drywall at amateur prices. Our ceilings are tops!

Call Mike 413-821-8971. Free estimates.

ELECTRICIAN JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC Senior discount. No job too small! Insured, free estimates.

40 years experience. Lic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682.

POEHLMAN ELECTRIC All types of wiring. Free estimates, insured. SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter de-icing cables installed. All calls answered! Best prices, prompt service. Lic. #A-16886.

(413)562-5816.

MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years experience. Insured.

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

FLOORING & FLOOR SANDING A RON JOHNSON's Floor Sanding, Installation, Repairs, 3 coats polyurethane.

Free estimates. (413)569-3066.

HAULING

A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal.

Handy-Man services plus painting.

(413)569-0794 (413)374-5377

HOME IMPROVEMENT AFFORDABLE BUILDING CONTRACTOR 21 Years experience.

Licensed & insured.

Repairs, Renovations & Construction. Specializing in Decks, Garages, Basement conversions. Additions, Log Cabins and Barn Repairs.

Veteran Owned & Operated 10% Sr. Discounts

Call Dave: 413-568-6440 AFFORDABLE CUSTOM CARPENTRY Decks, remodeling, kitchens, suspended ceilings, doors, Pergo floors.

413-204-1225 JD BERRY GENERAL CONTRACTING

Hollister's Firewood 860-653-4950 or 860-250-4869

ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!!

M&M SERVICES 29 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Water damage and ceiling/wall repairs.

Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References.

Call Carmine at: 413-568-9731 or 413-537-4665 No job too small !!

LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! We are a family owned and operated, painting and home improvement company serving the Westfield area since 1986.

We specialize in residential/commercial, interior/exterior painting and staining, ceiling and drywall repairs, water damage repair, exterior home repairs, and carpentry of all types including roof repairs.

Call Bill for your FREE no obligation estimate (413) 977-9633 or (413) 562-5727

Framing, siding, windows, doors. Site work, additions, garages and decks.

Trim work.

Fully Insured CS 077728 H.I.C. 129700 37 Years Experience Call Jim: 413-530-5430 or 413-569-6920

DAVE DAVIDSON: Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling "GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME" Complete Bath Renovations.

Now serving CT. Insured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. MA. License #072233, MA.Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568 569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling. com

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

Rental Property Management, Turnovers and Repair Services.

CSL Licensed, HIC Reg. Fully Insured - Free Estimates & References

JOSEPH'S HANDYMAN COMPANY Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, doors, windows, decks, stairs, interior/exterior painting, plumbing. Small jobs ok. All types of professional work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)364-7038.

A & J LANDSCAPING Spring & Fall Clean-ups; mowing, de-thatching, trimming, mulching, planting and landscape design.

Arborvitaes for sale.

Quality work & service.

Bobcat services also available (Call Mike @ 562-6502)

Call Tony 413-519-7001 _________________________

Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC All your landscaping needs, Residential & Commercial ----Spring cleanups, seeding, plantings, mulching, topsoil, patios, walkways, lawn mowing and more!

----Now offering 5 step fertilizing programs! Sign up now for our program get the 5th application FREE!!

----Call today for your FREE estimate!!!

(413) 626-6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com _________________________

(413)330-3917

LOGGING Purchasing standing timber and specializing in land clearing. Local company in business for 20+ years.

Green firewood. Cut, split & delivered. Free delivery in Westfield area. Mixed hardwoods. $180 p/128 cf.

Free Estimates 413-333-6321 or 860-741-5588

413-835-5491

MASONRY

ACCURATE LAWNCARE Leaf & Brush Removal Gutter Cleaning Trimming & Mowing, Snow Removal with Sanding Family owned & operated Call (413)579-1639 accuratelawncare2013 @gmail.com

Call us today for all your landscape needs. Design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, complete yard renovations. Drainage problems, stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including in-ground and above ground swimming pools.

413-862-4749

MULCH! MULCH! MULCH! ----------------SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY

Others try to match our price...but can't beat our quality.

Accepting most competitors coupons. We deliver. Run by veterans.

Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056

NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Reliable service, Professional. Certified Welding.

Insured. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net

RAIN GUTTERS RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED Chimneys repaired and chimney caps installed.

Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed.

Senior citizen discount. Insured.

Free estimates.

H.I. Johnson Services (413)596-8859 (before 9pm)

SNOWBLOWER REPAIR AFFORDABLE Snowblower/Lawnmower Service. Tune-ups/Repairs.

FREE pick-up & delivery.

Same day service available.

786-0022

ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING All brick, block, concrete.

Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired.

Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed.

Free estimates (413)569-1611 or (413)374-5377

MUSIC D.J. SKYPE D.J. for all parties!

Oldies, Italian, Club-house and Spanish Music.

Call Peter: 413-244-6683

PAINTING & WALLPAPERING HOME DECOR has been making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet makeovers to faux finishes, staging for sales and decorating advice for a new look. Call Kendra now for all your painting needs. Fully insured.

Free Estimates (413)626-8880 or (413)564-0223

PAINTING JOHNSON'S PAINTING SERVICES

Interior & Exterior

EAST LONGMEADOW LINE: 2 Bedroom duplex. Stove, refrigerator. No pets, non-smoking.

1st/last/security. $900 p/month.

413-788-4106

HUNTINGTON- 2 Bedroom, 2nd floor. Stove, refrigerator & dishwasher included. $750 413-667-3149

WESTFIELD- 2ND FLOOR, one-bedroom, kitchen and bath.

No Pets. $700 per month includes utilities. First, last, security. 413-250-4811.

WESTFIELD: 1 bedroom.

Includes heat & hot water.

Non-smoking, no dogs. 1st/last required. Off-street parking.

Laundry available. $675 p/month. Available May 1st.

413-539-0463

ROOMS HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $110 p/week.

Call (413)531-2197

BUSINESS PROPERTY

TRACTOR SERVICES JIM'S TRACTOR SERVICES Spruce up for Spring!

T&S LANDSCAPING Highest quality, lowest prices.

Lawn mowing. Residential & Commercial. Weekly/Bi-weekly No lawns too small

PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Low, low prices! Residential & Commercial. Interior/Exterior painting. Sheet-rock repair.

Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry.

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

PLUMBING & HEATING

FULLY INSURED

WEIDLER LOGGING

Plumley Landscape, Inc. PIONEER VALLEY PROPERTY SERVICES 413-454-3366

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE

www.Ls-painting.com

Full Service Contracting

FIREWOOD

SEASONED FIREWOOD GREEN WOOD AVAILABLE Buy Now and Save $$$ 100% hardwood Cut, split, delivered (128cu.ft.)

Volume discounts, Stacking available

HOUSE PAINTING

APARTMENT

WESTBRIDGE MANOR WESTFIELD: 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, full basement. W/D hookup. $825/month plus utilities.

(413)562-2295.

floram@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES • To Advertise call 413-562-4181 Ext. 118 CHIMNEY SWEEPS

WESTFIELD: Gary Dr. Friday, April 28th, 8am-1pm.

Household, dishware, Springfield Falcon's memorabilia, arts & crafts, music/movie cds, men's clothing and more.

STORE / PROPERTY FOR SALE

Grading & leveling of trap rock, dirt driveways & short roads; loader or backhoe work. Mowing of fields & lots with large rotory mower. Equipment transportation. (9 tons or less).

Trucking available. Removal or filling old pools. Insured (Div. of JD Berry Contracting)

A&L Market, Chester, MA, since 1840. Grocery, meat, dairy and liquor. Turn-key, with current inventory. Includes 2 apartments (currently occupied); 2 bedroom & 1 bedroom.

(413) 530-5430 (413) 569-6920

Please Call: 413-354-6593

TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP.

LAND

Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998

Truck & Trailer Repair We repair Pick-ups, Vans, SUVs & Campers in addition to light, medium, and heavy duty diesel trucks.

NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station "No truck or job too big or too small"

MONTGOMERY, MA Beautiful Mountain-top Lot

Panoramic views. Fully cleared, de-stumped and graded. Ready to build.

Minutes to Westfield. 5.69 acres. Asking $125,000.

Call (413)562-5736.

165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA

413-788-6787

TREE SERVICE

Building Lot for Sale Montgomery, MA 413-862-3376

A BETTER OPTION GRANFIELD TREE SERVICE Tree Removal, Land Clearing, Excavating. (413)569-6104

MOBILE HOMES

top-truck.com

American Tree & Shrub: Removal, pruning, bucket/crane work. Stump grinding, light excavation and tree planting.

Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates.

24-hour Emergency Services.

Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469

UPHOLSTERY KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)562-6639.

Chicopee: Gorgeous 3 bedrooms, 1456 sq. ft. Just redecorated. 2 bathrooms. Utility room. $138,000 413-593-9961 DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM

SERVICES A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal.

Handy-Man services plus painting.

(413)569-0794 (413)374-5377

WINDOW CLEANING

25 years experience Including aluminum siding.

Commercial & Residential.

Water damage repairs, ceiling, wall and exterior repairs. Power washing.

CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned inside and out!

Including storms and screens.

Fully insured. Free estimates.

Call Paul NOW for your SPRING appointment.

FOR FREE ESTIMATE call: Ken 568-5146

413-237-2053

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