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Tedi-Ann Busha and her son Evan ride the Southwick rail trail along Miller Road.

(File photo by Frederick Gore)

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Being a public servant is a noble one.”

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Council accepts Greenway grant

Southwick Trail brings business boost

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Southwick’s rail trail has helped some local businesses said Parks and Recreation Commissioner Daniel Call.

Although the trail passes by few businesses, those near the Miller Street parking lot have definitely seen an economc boost over the past few years since the rail trail was created.

“Red Riding Hood’s Basket is an example of how a rail trail can be good for the economy,” Call said. “They have bike racks and picnic tables and they are always full. And the tables inside are always taken up.”

Call said the neighboring pizza parlor also has been busier.

“There are always bikes outside,” Call said. “and it’s not just people from Southwick going to these places.

They’re from Simsbury and Granby and now Westfield.”

Call said the Southwick bike shop has benefitted from people purchasing and repairing bicycles and using the shop’s new loaner program.

Call said Southwick isn’t large, but it has definitely received an economic boost.

Call also believes Westfield could see the same benefit as its rail trail expands.

“Ever since we had the rail trail, people have asked us when they could get to Westfield, and they meant downtown Westfield,” said Call. “Now that it extends to East Silver Street, it’s by Big Y and it’s easy to get to Park Square and access the restaurants and shops downtown. I definitely see those things happening in Westfield.”

“Rail trails could play a part in some way in the economy of Southwick, Westfield, Simsbury and Granby,” he said.

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Jeff LaValley, chairman of the Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, explains the bike trail to attendees at the Western Avenue and Court Street Improvement Project informational meeting staged in the auditorium of the Westfield South Middle School last year. (File photo by Frederick Gore)

Rail trail extension could energize economy

By Peter Francis “It is going to transform Westfield. It will be the Staff Writer biggest thing that has ever occurred in Westfield in WESTFIELD – On Thursday night, the Westfield 50 years, there is no doubt in my mind,” said Craig City Council accepted a $2 million Gateway Della Penna, a Northampton-based realtor who Communities grant to fund an extension of the was a former legislative aide working on rail trail Columbia Greenway Rail Trail. That construction initiatives. “I’m just stunned it has taken so long in is set to begin next spring, and other direct eco- Westfield.” nomic benefits are difficult to quantify at this time, Della Penna specializes in selling homes situatbut rail trail supporters and bike path advocates ed near rail trails and bike paths and says western say it would be a win for the city, bringing in new New England is a gold mine for these sorts of traffic via an alternative mode of transportation. projects.

Jeffrey LaValley, “If you draw a 100chairman of the Friends mile radius of where I of the Columbia am, there are over 200 he indicator species of Greenway Rail Trail, projects underway,” he said that the trail – said. “What is being life in a community are the which starts on Yale built here is the densest number of bicycles and University’s campus in network in North pedestrians you see N ew H aven, America.”

Connecticut – will The presence of a f you don t see those attract people to the throughway will also uses as common and city since it is the make the city a more prevalent it is because northern terminus of attractive place for prothe trail. spective homeowners, they were exed out “It’s significant, according to Della by transportation because on any given Penna, but it is the decisions years earlier weekend, folks will be increase in potential riding up,” he said. bicycle and foot traffic “What will they be downtown where he Craig Della Penna looking for? Places to said the impact will be Northampton-based realtor eat and things to do off seen most. the trail and Westfield “One of the interesthas a lot of amenities – ing things about Stanley Park, the Westfield is that the Amelia Park campus, lots of great restaurants…” trail goes right through the heart of downtown and “It’s going to have a huge economic impact,” that is really going to feed (the downtown),” he LaValley said. said. “The indicator species of life – let’s say, in a “Part of it has to do with awareness, that there is coal mine – are the canaries, and when the canaries now this northern terminus (in Westfield),” he aren’t there, you know it is time to get out.” said. “We, the board of directors, we meet people “The indicator species of life in a community are on the trail on a constant basis who have ridden up the number of bicycles and pedestrians you see. If from Farmington or Simsbury who didn’t realize you don’t see those uses as common and prevalent, the trail went up this far.” it is because they were exed out by transportation LaValley said that he has been hearing rave decisions years earlier,” Della Penna said. “The reviews from trail patrons, but that continued out- way to resurrect downtown Westfield is to make it reach to let the outside world know that the trail is more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly, which will ready for use is part of the mission of the Friends slow traffic down and in turn make the storefronts of the Rail Trail. more attractive and lively.”

“This (past) Saturday, we will be attending a Westfield Community Development Director trail summit meeting in Simsbury to talk on that Peter Miller has reviewed studies from rail trails subject,” he said. “What can the communities around the region and nation and believes a big along the Farmington Valley Trail in Connecticut spike in economic activity could be on the horizon and the Columbia Greenway in Massachusetts do for Westfield once this next phase of the rail trail to collaborate and promote the trail to benefit all of is completed. our communities?”

“The Farmington Valley Trail in Suffield, Other proponents of the rail trail’s expansion are optimistic about the effects it will have on the city.

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By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The City Council voted Thursday night to accept a $2 million grant from the state Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs for construction of the next segment of the Columbia Greenway.

The vote, under immediate consideration, came after discussion of the next phase which will extend the rail trail from East Silver Street to Main Street.

Part of that discussion focused on a tunnel, connecting two neighborhoods, which will be installed under the raised rail of the former New Haven to Northampton railroad. At-large Councilor James R. Adams questioned the inclusion of that component.

City Engineer Mark Cressotti presented the details of the rail trail construction under the $2 million grant, which came to the city through the states Gateway Communities grant program, and said that there is a pedestrian path connecting the Hedges Avenue and Taylor Avenue neighborhoods.

Cressotti said that the path is a “desire line” of people crossing between the two neighborhoods and that the tunnel will eliminate people crossing across the rail trail.

Adams objected to the tunnel just for pedestrians, but withdrew that objection after Cressotti said that there will be an access ramp up to the rail trail on the Hedges Avenue side of the raised rail trail See Grant, Page 3

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The first section of the trail, which includes a parking area accessed through the Shaker Farms Country Club has been completed during the first phase of the Columbia Greenway project this year.

(File photo by chief photographer Frederick Gore)

Unlikely story leads to false report charge

By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – A Southwick man who told police that his vehicle was stolen at three different locations was charged with filing a false police report after his car was found in a ditch in Southwick.

City police reports that the man came to the station at 2:23 a.m.

Saturday and reported that his car was stolen by two Russian men who

stopped his car and pulled him out of it through a window.

Officer Matthew Schultze reports that the man first came to police attention early Saturday morning when he was seen spinning the tires of his 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit on School Street near the police station.

The vehicle was stopped and, after delivering a warning, Officer Jeffrey Vigneault reports that he advised the man to go back to his home in

Southwick.

The man later told Schultze that he went to an Arnold Street bar and said that his car was stolen from the parking lot there.

When asked if his car was stolen from the bar’s parking lot or the nearby municipal parking lot, the man’s account changed and he next said that it was stolen on South Maple Street by two Russian men who stopped his car there.

The man said that a car had been following him, with emergency flashers illuminated and horn sounding, before it stopped him.

When asked how the car following him forced him to stop he said that the car had cut him off.

When the man resumed his narrative, the site of the stop changed to College Highway in Southwick and See False Report, Page 3

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50th Year Class Reunion Westfield High, St. Mary’s High and Westfield Vocational High Schools held their 50th Year Class Reunion Saturday night at the East Mountain Country Club. Everyone enjoyed the night with Cory and the Knightsman, a sit down dinner, dancing the night away, and seeing classmates from fifty years ago. (Photo by Don Wielgus)

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Super drunk woman arrested, mistook jail for bar PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — One is a building with bars. The other is a building with a bar. A very drunk woman apparently had trouble telling them apart and ended up in a southwestern Michigan jail cell.

The Van Buren County sheriff’s department says a 39-year-old woman mistook the Van Buren County jail for the bar where she was trying to pick up her boyfriend.

The department says Deputy Robert Miersma spotted the Hartford-area woman backing into the jail parking lot in Paw Paw about 2 a.m. Sunday and noticed she smelled of alcohol and appeared intoxicated.

It says a breath test showed her with more than twice the 0.08 percent blood alcohol considered drunk in Michigan.

She’s expected to face drunken driving charges.

Paw Paw is about 15 miles west-southwest of Kalamazoo.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2014. There are 72 days left in the year. n Oct. 20, 1944, during World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur stepped ashore at Leyte in the Philippines, 2 1/2 years after saying, “I shall return.” The cities of Belgrade and Dubrovnik were liberated by Russian and Yugoslav troops. The Guatemala Revolution took place as student and military leaders overthrew the military dictatorship. A series of gas storage tank explosions and fires in Cleveland killed 130 people.

In 1968, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy married Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.

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In 1981, a bungled armored truck robbery carried out by members of radical groups in Nanuet, New York, left a guard and two police officers dead.

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In 1714, the coronation of Britain’s King George I took place in Westminster Abbey.

In 1803, the U.S. Senate ratified the Louisiana Purchase.

In 1914, “Stay Down Here Where You Belong,” an antiwar song by Irving Berlin, was published by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. in New York.

In 1936, Helen Keller’s teacher, Anne Sullivan Macy, died in Forest Hills, New York, at age 70.

In 1947, the House Un-American Activities Committee opened hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration in the U.S. motion picture industry.

In 1964, the 31st president of the United States, Herbert C. Hoover, died in New York at age 90.

In 1967, seven men were convicted in Meridian, Mississippi, of violating the civil rights of three slain civil rights workers.

In 1973, in the so-called “Saturday Night Massacre,” special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox was dismissed and Attorney General Elliot L. Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William B. Ruckelshaus resigned.

In 1994, actor Burt Lancaster died in Los Angeles at age 80.

In 2011, Moammar Gadhafi, 69, Libya’s dictator for 42 years, was killed as revolutionary fighters overwhelmed his hometown of Sirte (SURT) and captured the last major bastion of resistance two months after his regime fell.

Ten years ago: A U.S. Army staff sergeant, Ivan “Chip” Frederick, pleaded guilty to abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. (Frederick was sentenced to eight years in prison; he was paroled in 2007.) After being just three outs from getting swept in the AL championship series three nights earlier, the Boston Red Sox finally beat the New York Yankees, winning Game 7 in a 10-3 shocker to become the first major league team to overcome a 3-0 postseason series deficit.

Five years ago: Ignoring appeals by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and even rock star Sting, Iran sentenced

an Iranian-American academic, Kian Tajbakhsh to 12 years in prison for his alleged role in anti-government protests. Afghanistan’s election commission ordered a runoff in the disputed presidential poll. (The runoff was later canceled, and President Hamid Karzai proclaimed the winner.)

One year ago: A suicide bomber slammed his explosives-laden car into a busy cafe in Baghdad, killing some three dozen people. In Egypt, masked gunmen fired on a Coptic church holding a wedding in the Cairo district of Warraq, killing five people.

Today’s Birthdays:

Actor William Christopher is 82. Japan’s Empress Michiko is 80. Rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson is 77. Former actress Rev. Mother Dolores Hart is 76.

Singer Tom Petty is 64. Actor William “Rusty” Russ is 64. Actress Melanie Mayron is 62. Retired MLB All-Star Keith Hernandez is 61. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is 59. Movie director Danny Boyle is 58.

Former Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is 57. Actor Viggo Mortensen is 56. Rock musician Jim Sonefeld (Hootie & The Blowfish) is 50. Rock musician David Ryan is 50. Rock musician Doug Eldridge (Oleander) is 47.

Political commentator and blogger Michelle Malkin is 44. Actor Kenneth Choi is 43. Rapper Snoop Lion (formerly Snoop Dogg) is 43. Singer Dannii Minogue is 43. Singer Jimi Westbrook (country goup Little Big Town) is 43. Country musician Jeff Loberg is 38. Actor Sam Witwer is 37. Actor John Krasinski is 35. Rock musician Daniel Tichenor (Cage the Elephant) is 35.

Actress Katie Featherston is 32. Actress Jennifer Nicole Freeman is 29.

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Southampton Town Meeting tomorrow

By REBECCA EVERETT @GazetteRebecca Daily Hampshire Gazette SOUTHAMPTON — Officials will ask Town Meeting tomorrow to approve using Community Preservation Act funds to buy a small piece of land behind the Town Hall, but it cannot legally be used for the purpose originally intended.

Officials had hoped to use money designated for preserving open space to buy six-tenths of an acre for $30,000 and install a septic system in the permeable soil. That would make it possible to build a public safety complex on town land behind the Fire Station that has soil that cannot support a septic system.

Town Administrator Heather M. Budrewicz and Community Preservation Committee Chairwoman Virginia Ahart both said Thursday that they believed it was an acceptable use of the open-space funds because once the septic system is installed, the land would be preserved as an open, grassy area that people could walk on.

State regulations say that communities cannot excavate or install underground tanks on land purchased with CPA openspace funds.

After the Gazette consulted state Community Preservation Coalition Executive Director Stuart Saginor about the issue, he said he called Ahart and informed her that the septic system plan was not an acceptable use of CPA funds.

“They absolutely won’t be able to do it,” Saginor said in a telephone interview Friday. “The CPA was written to prohibit things exactly like this.”

Charles L. Kaniecki III, chairman of the Public Safety Complex Committee in Southampton, said Friday that the town’s attorney would review the CPA regula-

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tions before the meeting and rule on whether the use is allowed. Even if the town cannot install a septic system, voters will still be asked to approve the purchase tomorrow because the property would provide a “buffer” of undeveloped town land next to the planned site of the public safety complex, Kaniecki said.

The Town Meeting is at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the William E. Norris School at 34 Pomeroy Meadow Road.

Voters will be asked to approve using $30,000 in CPA funds to buy the land from owner William Bray and $4,000 for fees associated with the purchase.

Kaniecki said there are also other areas near the planned site of the public safety complex that may have suitable soil for a septic system.

“There are other options, they just haven’t been explored because this was the most feasible,” he said of the land owned by Bray.

Town Meeting in May approved money to start preliminary plans and designs for the complex. The town signed a $37,000 contract Oct. 7 with Caolo & Bieniek Associates Inc. of Chicopee for

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and the Westfield River. The money will also be used to construct the first segment of the Riverwalk on the top of the Westfield River Levee between Sackett and Elm streets.

Renovation of the former railroad bridge over the Westfield River has been earmarked in the federal 2016 fiscal year which begins on Oct. 1 of 2015.

Cressotti said the state Department of Transportation has slated a public meeting for 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 13 on the design and scope of the railroad bridge renovation project which will link the Columbia Greenway with Women’s Temperance Park on the north shore of the Westfield River.

That public meeting will be immediately followed by an information meeting at which details of the next Columbia Greenway extension will be presented to residents of the city, especially to residents of neighborhoods abutting that segment of the trail.

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Connecticut, did a lot of traffic counts last year and they counted 117,000 users on the Suffield portion of the trail,” he said.

“That’s the closest portion of the trail to Westfield and it gives us a good indicator of the number of users that we could potentially experience.”

“Once we do hit the downtown with the next phase, the business community is well within reach and I think it is fair to say there could be a significant economic impact,” Miller said, and cited numbers from a recently completed study in Ohio.

“They said that the average cyclist that stops while using the trail spends an average of $18,” he said. “If we were to get a good portion of people to stop – and since the trail will be terminating here, I think Westfield becomes a logical point for people to stop – I think we could experience a good amount of economic spin-off.”

Miller said that the city would be willing to look into predicting the economic benefits of the trail further.

“I think that a number of our downtown merchants should hopefully see a benefit from it, whether it is the coffee shops or lunch stops. I think it is something that is promising,” said Miller. “Anytime you can bring that number of people to a community, it can only help.”

Trio trying for treasurer

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — One of the biggest challenges facing the three candidates hoping to become the next Massachusetts treasurer is how to protect the state lottery from possible revenue threats from new casino developments and online gambling.

Republican Mike Heffernan, Democrat Deb Goldberg and Green-Rainbow candidate Ian Jackson are all vying for the open seat. Treasurer Steve Grossman isn’t seeking re-election after his failed bid for the Democratic nomination for governor.

Overseeing the lottery is just one of the tasks that falls under the treasurer’s office — along with managing the state pension fund, the school building authority, the alcoholic beverages control commission, and returning unclaimed property.

One reason the lottery comes under such scrutiny is that revenue from the games — which topped $970 million in the most recent fiscal year — is returned to cities and towns in the form of unrestricted aid.

All three candidates say they would keep an eye on the effect casinos might have on the lottery. Two of the three — Goldberg and Jackson — say they support a ballot question that would repeal the state’s2011 casino law.

Goldberg said she’s prepared whether voters decide to repeal the casino law or not.

“If there is repeal, I still want to modernize (the lottery) because I believe we need unrestricted local aid,” she said.

Jackson acknowledged the importance of lottery revenues, but said the state should find “other revenue sources to

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and that the tunnel will accommodate access to the trail by residents of the Taylor Avenue/Ashley street neighborhood.

At-large Councilor David A. Flaherty said he is concerned that the tunnel will become an attractive nuisance.

“I’m not a fan of the tunnel. People will be hanging out there,” Flaherty said.

Ward 5 Councilor Robert A. Paul Sr., who abstained on the vote to accept the grant, urged Cressotti to reduce the scope of the trail work and install a gate at Shaker Road where the trail has its only street crossing in Westfield.

“I support the trail but I have concerns about safety and security for the people using the trail,” Paul said.

Flaherty suggested that the city use part of the grant funds “to fix the road crossing at Shaker Road.”

Cressotti said that about $300,000 of the grant will be used to improve the Columbia Greenway between Orange Street

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the plans and designs, which Kaniecki said should be finished by January.

Other business The other issues voters will consider at the special Town Meeting include transferring funds between accounts, paying old bills, and raising dog license fees.

Voters will be asked to appropriate $25,000 for Norris School transportation, which Budrewicz said would be offset by the new fees that are assessed to students who live within two miles of the school and choose to take the bus.

The town is also seeking $7,000 to demolish and clean a condemned property at 59 Gunn Road, where the Board of Health rescued 13 cats that were found living in a feces-filled camper in July.

Budrewicz said the town is still working to see if the property owner, Russell C. Neuhauser, is able to pay for the cleanup, but the town may need to at least initially provide money for the work since it is a public safety issue.

Voters also will consider using $2,000 in CPA money to move an antique and workable safe, as well as two cases of early weights and measurements, from the old town hall to the new Town Hall, where Ahart said they can be put to use.

Voters will also be asked to approve raising the dog license fees from $7 to $10 for neutered or spayed dogs and $10 to $15 for others.

The last item on the agenda would give permission to town boards and officials to set fees for such things as licenses and permits without seeking approval of Town Meeting.

A full agenda of the meeting is available at www.mytowngovernment. org/01073.

Rebecca Everett can be reached at reverett@gazettenet.com.

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fund what we want and not base it on games of chance.”

Heffernan opposes repeal.

“I think the casinos attract a different kind of customer,” he said. “I think concerns about the lottery taking a hit are overblown.”

All three also sounded a note of caution about taking the lottery online, an idea floated by Grossman.

“It’s hard to control and we obviously have issues in our society with addictive gambling,” Goldberg said.

Heffernan said he’d like to take a closer look, but said going online might be one way to help ensure the lottery appeals to younger players.

“The lottery player base is aging so that is one way to look at how to protect future revenues,” he said.

The candidates generally had praise for the handling of the state pension funds. The treasurer sits on the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board.

Goldberg, who served six years on the Brookline Board of Selectmen, said the pension board “is being very professionally run.”

Heffernan, a Wellesley resident and co-founder of tech startup Mobiquity, Inc., said the board has had good performance and have been “really getting more money into the pension system.”

Jackson said he’d like to see the state divest its pension fund from the fossil fuel industry.

If elected, Goldberg said she would like to continue the level of outreach under the treasurer’s unclaimed properly program and expand financial literacy programs to help people keep track of property.

She said the Alcoholic Beverages

Meet the Candidates at the Westfield Senior Center WESTFIELD- Older adults living in Westfield will have an opportunity to personally meet the candidates running for public office in the November 4 election. On Wednesday, October 22 from 1-2 p.m., the candidates for State Senator and State Representative have been invited to a Meet and Greet Open House at the Senior Center. Candidates running for State Senator are incumbent Donald F. Humason, Jr. and Patrick Leahy. Candidates running for State Representative are incumbent John Velis and Westfield City Councilor Daniel J. Allie. This is a wonderful opportunity for the City’s older adults to informally ask questions, voice concerns, and get valuable information. Please join us for coffee and dessert at this Meet and Greet Open House event. The Westfield Senior Center is located at 40 Main Street. Free parking is available in the Stop & Shop lot or, for no more than three hours, in the municipal lot behind Bank of America. The public is welcome to attend.

False Report Placards advocating a position to keep casino gambling in Massachusetts rest against a wall in the entrance to the Plainridge Racecourse harness racing track in Plainville, Mass. The Plainridge Park Casino is under construction adjacent to the harness racing track in Plainville. Voters will decide in the Nov. 4 election whether to repeal a 2011 law that opened the door for casinos in the state. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Control Commission, which also falls under the treasurer’s office, should do more to curb marketing aimed at younger people and should push for more restaurant liquor licenses and fewer package stores.

Jackson, an Arlington resident, said he would want to allow residents to check a box when they file taxes to let the state use their Social Security number to see if they can track down unclaimed property.

Heffernan said the state should look to see if there is mobile technology that could be used to connect people with their unclaimed property. He also said if elected treasurer, a job that also entails being head of the state’s school building authority, he would make sure that when funding new schools the state communicates not only with local communities, but employers to make sure schools are preparing students for jobs.

The election is Nov. 4.

Continued from Page 1 the man said that the two white Russian men had approached his car and pulled him from it through a window.

Schultze asked the man if he had been wearing his seat belt and the man virtuously replied that he had.

When asked how the men had been able to pull him out the window without first reaching inside his car to release the belt, thus making themselves vulnerable to a counterattack, the putative victim had no coherent reply.

He said that once outside his vehicle the men threw him to the ground and struck him but he could not say if they used fists or feet.

He said that, when they stopped assaulting him, one of his assailants returned to their car while the other entered his vehicle and both left.

The alleged victim said that he got a ride to the Southwick police station to report the crime.

Schultze reports that he received a call from Southwick police who said that they had become aware that Westfield police had checked the man’s vehicle status recently and said that about 2 a.m. he had come to their station, with visible bruising, and reported that his car had been stolen in Westfield but refused to say exactly where or how it happened.

Southwick police provided him a ride to the Westfield police station.

Officer Matthew Preuss subsequently reported that the man’s car was found, with significant damage, in a ditch next to College Highway in Southwick. He reports that a crack in the windshield is consistent with an injury observed on the man’s forehead.

Lt. Michael Lacroix reports that, before he completed the stolen vehicle report, he read the man the statute regarding the filing of false police reports and advised him of the penalties provided for making such reports.

Lacroix reports that the man said that he understood the law before signing the report.

A criminal complaint was filed charging the man with making a false police report.

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Anatomy of an Obama cave

By Jennifer Epstein Politico.com It was just a matter of time.

Sure, President Barack Obama had for close to two weeks resisted calls for an “Ebola czar.” Indeed, since the outbreak of the virus, he had insisted that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should lead the administration’s response. And as recently as Wednesday, his top spokesman stressed that the White House was doing fine without designating one highlevel official to focus solely on the issue.

But to many in Washington, it was a question not of if but when Obama would cave to congressional and public demands for him to assert himself on Ebola by appointing a point person to manage the issue, especially once Democrats started joining the Republican chorus of criticism.

Well before Friday’s announcement that Obama had chosen former Joe Biden and Al Gore aide Ron Klain to serve as the administration’s “Ebola response coordinator” — and the hints about the appointment that the president made on Thursday night — the pattern was set. It’s one that’s played out many times in Obama’s nearly six years in office: Wait to respond to a crisis, draw criticism from Capitol Hill and the American public, dismiss outsiders’ suggestions as politically driven and reactive to a short-term Washington uproar — then eventually give in.

And instead of lawmakers and commentators being satisfied, they pummel Obama for having taken too long or for having made the wrong decision. Rather than projecting the hallmarks of leadership such moves are designed to emphasize — authority, decisiveness, action — his perceived caving undercuts those objectives and damages his image.

As much as Obama has made clear he disdains giving in to pressure just for the sake of politics, he has often done so once it becomes clear that inaction is not an option, whether on foreign policy crises or domestic political flaps.

After years of vitriol from the right questioning whether Obama had been born in the United States, the White House decided in 2011 to finally release his long-form birth certificate to put the issue to rest. Adviser Dan Pfeiffer acknowledged that “the distraction over his birth certificate wasn’t good for the country.”

And just last month, after years of calls from inside and outside the administration for a stepped-up response to unrest in Syria, Obama agreed to order air attacks on the fractured country. His decision came despite having long questioned the utility of a larger U.S. military role — and has been met with charges that the step was too little, too late.

Now, with the midterms looming and Democrats growing increasingly critical of the president’s handling of Ebola, Obama had to take action. First, he canceled two days of mostly political travel. Then he spent those days convening two lengthy meetings with U.S. officials working on the issue, capped by statements to the press. Only the day after that did he appoint Klain.

The White House wouldn’t say Friday that political pressure had been part of the president’s calculus on the czar or his Wednesday and Thursday trip cancellations.

“Those people who are paying very close and careful attention to what members of Congress say can probably find a quote or two from members of Congress saying that something like this would be a good idea,” press secretary Josh Earnest said of appointing a czar. “What we are focused on is making sure that we’re protecting the American people.”

Neera Tanden, president of the Center for American Progress, backed up the White House’s approach. “Washington just goes through its knee-jerk reaction to everything, but ultimately the president is responsible for the safety of the country — let the politics lie wherever they are.”

Even as it becomes clear that Obama needs to do something, he often wants to take his time to think things through. Klain’s first contact with the White House came early this week, an official said, but it took until Friday morning to finalize the choice.

“I don’t think he wants to be rushed on big decisions. That’s his leadership style,” said Chris Lehane, who worked with Klain on Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign and advises on crisis communications.

“At the end of the day, it may not be quite as successful as a communications tool in the short term, but he is playing a longer-term game,” determined to make the right decision that will stand the test of time, he said.

Critics dismiss such rationales.

Obama “needs to stand up, be a man, be a leader — but I don’t think he’s capable of that,” Joe Allbaugh, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the George W. Bush administration from 2001 to 2003, said ahead of Klain’s selection. “It’s just not in his DNA to take the bull by the horns See Cave, Page 8

Poll: Democrats in danger over Ebola

By Steven Shepard Politico.com Voters who intend to support Republicans in the most consequential Senate and House elections this November had significantly less confidence in the federal government’s response to the occurrence of Ebola, according to a new Politico poll.

The survey underscores the dangers for Democrats in the midterms if the Obama administration is perceived as mishandling the government’s reaction to the virus.

Only 43 percent of likely voters who chose the Republican candidate in battleground Senate states and House districts said they have “a lot” or “some” confidence that the U.S. “is doing everything possible to contain the spread of Ebola,” the poll shows. That compares to 81 percent of Democratic supporters who have at least some confidence in the government’s response.

The poll was conducted Oct. 3-11, leaving the field the same day that a nurse in Dallas tested positive for the disease. Since then, a second nurse has also tested positive for Ebola. The two are the first cases of Ebola contracted in the United States; Thomas Eric Duncan died on Oct. 8 in Dallas after apparently contracting Ebola in Liberia.

President Barack Obama has stepped up his administration’s response to Ebola since the two domestic cases were diagnosed.

On Wednesday and Thursday of last week, the president canceled a series of campaign

trips. And on Friday, he designated Ronald Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice Presidents Al Gore and Joe Biden, as the administration’s point person for Ebola response.

Overall, the Politico poll found 22 percent of likely voters had a lot of confidence the federal government is doing everything it can when it comes to Ebola. Thirty-nine percent said they had some confidence in the government, 21 percent had “not much confidence” and 12 percent had “no confidence at all.”

The poll — for which Politico partnered with SocialSphere Inc. of Cambridge, Massachusetts — was conducted online and administered by GfK, using a

sample from KnowledgePanel, a large, national, probabilitybased online-survey panel.

The margin of error for the

survey of 840 likely, battleground voters is plus or minus 4.2 percentage points and is higher for subgroups.

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Police Logs WESTFIELD

Emergency response and crime report Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 2:04 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Franklin Street, a patrol supervisor reports he observed a vehicle stop for no apparent reason and he checked the car to find it did not have a valid inspection sticker and that the operator’s license had been revoked as a habitual traffic offender, the operator said that he was driving only because the passenger was not fit to drive, Jimmy Jacobs, 30, of 130 Valleyview Ave., Woronoco, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a license revoked as a habitual traffic offender and for operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker; 7:29 a.m.: vandalism, Day Avenue, a resident came to the station to complain that the windshield of his vehicle was smashed, the responding officer reports that the window is smashed but there is no evidence that the damage was intentional and not the result of weather conditions overnight; 8:15 a.m.: larceny, Elizabeth Avenue, a resident called to report that his city owned rubbish receptacle was stolen, the man said that he searched his neighborhood without success, the man said that he would contact the health department for a replacement; 8:36 a.m.: assist resident, Llewellyn Drive, a school resource officer reports he assisted a pupil get to Westfield Middle School South; 10:36 a.m.: larceny, Elizabeth Avenue, a resident called to report that his city-owned rubbish receptacle was stolen, the man said that he searched his neighborhood without success, the man’s son also called to report the same receptacle missing, the first man said that he had been referred to the police department by the DPW; 10:47 a.m.: larceny, Elm Street, a Huntington resident came to the station to report that her wallet was stolen, the responding office reports the complainant said that her wallet fell from her pocket as she was exiting her vehicle on Elm Street and she did not immediately notice, the woman said that when she returned to her car the wallet was not found; 12:13 p.m.: officer wanted, East Silver Street, a caller from a health care facility reports that the girlfriend of a resident who is a suspect in a crime against the resident has arrived at the facility and the administrator wants to serve her with a ‘No trespassing’ order but is concerned that she may create a disturbance, the responding officer reports that the woman was waiting outside when he arrived and he found that the resident does not want her to visit him there anymore, a ‘No trespassing’ order was served; 2:43 p.m.: larceny, The Willows Apartments 19 Lockhouse Road, a caller reports he may be the victim of a scam, the responding officer reports that the man said that he had entered a sweepstakes offered by a well-known national magazine subscription company and subsequently was contacted by a person who claimed to represent the company and who said that he had won $2,000,000 and a new car, the man told the victim that to claim his winnings he had to send $175 to a person in Jamaica, the man said that he sent the money via an electronic transfer and also provided the man his social security and bank account numbers, the offer spooke with the man who had called the victim and advised him to leave the victim alone; 8:24 p.m.: assist other police department, Tannery Road, Southwick, police requests there that is probable cause to believe a woman has violated a court-ordered stay-away order and requests assistance locating the woman who is believed to be at a relative’s home on Tannery Road, the responding officer reports the woman was found and transported to the Southwick police department; 11:57 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, a patrol officer reports that a vehicle which had been tailgating passed his cruiser and a subsequent check revealed that the vehicle had not been inspected, the vehicle was stopped and the operator was found to be intoxicated, Tyler John Fritz, 22, of 84 Plateau Circle, West Springfield, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and for following too closely.

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Bishops support paid sick time ballot question BRAINTREE (AP) — Four Roman Catholic bishops in Massachusetts said Thursday that their support of a ballot question that, if approved, would require companies to provide paid sick time for employees was driven by a desire to maintain the “dignity” of every worker.

The bishops, in an open letter, urged Massachusetts citizens to vote “yes” on Ballot Question 4 on Nov. 4.

If approved by voters, the proposal would allow workers to accrue up to 40 hours of paid sick time in a given year, earn- Mitchell Rozanski ing one hour for every 30 hours Springfield Bishop worked. Companies with 10 or fewer employees would be exempt.

“Today, those without sick time are oftentimes forced to choose between going to work sick or losing a day’s pay, in many cases threatening the loss of their job,” the bishops wrote.

“Tragically, many are forced to send a sick child to school to save their income or their job. These are the same individuals who earn the least amount and struggle to provide the basic needs for themselves and their families.”

Paid sick time is in line with Catholic teaching, they said.

“The social teaching of the Catholic Church has long been clear on the essential nature of work for the maintenance of the dignity of the human person,” they said.

The letter was signed by Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley; Worcester Bishop Robert McManus; Springfield Bishop Mitchell Rozanski; and Fall River Bishop Edgar da Cunha.

Business groups call the question a shortsighted, one-sizefits-all approach that ignores economic realities facing many employers. It is a particular burden on smaller businesses which would have to pay two people — the sick person and their fillin.

Court Logs Westfield District Court Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 Jimmy Jacobs, 30, of 130 Valleyview Ave., Woronoco, pleaded guilty to charges of operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license brought by Westfield police and was fined $625. He was assessed 50.

Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 Erika L. Ames, 26, of 40 Guard Road, Worthington, saw a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon not prosecuted when the Commonwealth was unable to make contact with the putative victim.

Brian O. Lopez, 19, of 88 Debra Drive, Chicopee, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of possession of a Class B drug brought by Westfield police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for six months. He was assessed $50.

Tyler J. Fritz, 22, of 84 Plantation Circle, West Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Dec. 5 hearing after he was arraigned on charges of possession of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and a state highway traffic violation brought by Westfield police.

Tyler Jones, 23, of 67 Lakeside St., Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Dec. 5 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of aggravated assault and battery brought by Westfield police.

IN BRIEF

Halloween Bowl-AThon to Benefit Homeless Cats WESTFIELD – Bowlers of all levels and ages are invited

to a Halloween Bowl-A-Thon fundraiser on Saturday, October 25 at Canal Bowling Lanes at 74 College Highway in Southampton with shifts beginning at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The event benefits the Westfield Homeless Cat

Project, a no-kill cat and kitten rescue. The $15 admission for this purrfectly fun evening includes 3 strings of bowling, shoes, pizza,and Halloween goodies. Tickets are available at the door. Contact Paul at 413-244-2468

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Obituaries Richard F. Fuller WESTFIELD — Richard F. Fuller, 76, of Westfield died Saturday in a local nursing home.

He was born in Westfield on April 12, 1938 the son of the late John and Agnes (Houston) Fuller and was educated in Westfield schools.

Richard was employed at H.B. Smith Co. of Westfield for twentysix years. Richard found joy riding his motorcycle in his retirement years. He is survived by a son, Douglas of Westfield, two daughters, Deborah Fuller of Westfield and Christine Cote of Southampton, a brother Glenn, and a sister, Joan Fuller both of Westfield.

Richard also leaves three grandchildren, Shauna Bein, Allison Jodoin , and Drew Fuller. A graveside service will be held at Pine Hill Cemetery on Tuesday at 2:30 pm.

There are no calling hours In lieu of flowers donations may be made in his memory to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, Mass., 01701.

Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad St., Westfield is in charge of arrangements. firtionadams.com

1 dead in Springfield car accident SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Springfield police are trying to determine the cause of a crash that killed a man who was ejected from his car after it hit a utility pole.

Paramedics and police responded to the accident on Roosevelt Avenue just before midnight Saturday. The car was severely damaged and the pole was knocked over, but the wires weren’t brought down.

The man’s name hasn’t been released.

Police haven’t disclosed any other information, including whether there were other people in the car.

Tentative deal reached in Easthampton fatal crash NORTHAMPTON, Mass.

(AP) — A Springfield man police say was drunk when he crashed his van in Easthampton last year, killing his 3-year-old daughter and the driver of another vehicle, has reached a tentative plea deal.

An attorney for Mauricio Velasquez of Springfield told a judge his client plans to plead guilty to at least one charge related to the December accident.

Velasquez is being held on $100,000 bail after pleading not guilty to charges including two counts of negligent motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence of alcohol and manslaughter.

The Daily Hampshire Gazette (http://bit.ly/1t2vYLj ) reports that his defense attorney and the prosecutor told the judge that while they have

reached a tentative plea deal, they are not in agreement about sentencing.

The next court date is Nov. 17.

ST. JUDE’S NOVENA May the sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer 9 times a day. By the 8th day your prayer will be answered. It has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised. Thank You, St. Jude, for granting my petition. Antonio R.

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Market turmoil:

November Mayor’s Coffee Hour hosted by Holiday Inn Express

A gift for mortgage refinancers?

By JOSH BOAK and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A sudden plunge in mortgage rates last week raised an urgent question for millions of Americans: Should I refinance my mortgage?

Across the country, homeowners and would-be homeowners eager for a bargain rate fired off inquiries to lenders.

The opportunity emerged from the tumult that seized financial markets and sent stock prices and bond yields tumbling. Rates on long-term mortgages tend to track the 10-year Treasury yield, which fell below 2 percent for the first time since May 2013.

Accordingly, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage, mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported, dipped below 4 percent to 3.97 percent — a tantalizing figure. As recently as January, the average was 4.53 percent.

Ultra-low rates do carry risks as well as opportunities. Charges and fees can shortchange refinancers who are focused only on the potential savings. And falling rates are often associated with the broader risk of an economic slowdown that could eventually reduce the income that some people have to pay their mortgages.

Yet the tempting possibility of locking in a sub-4 percent rate has a way of motivating people.

“It gets people excited,” said Michelle Meyer, an economist at Bank of America.

“It gets mortgage bankers excited. It gets prospective buyers excited.”

The drop in rates could finally give homeowners like Issi and Amy Romem of Mountain View, California, the chance to refinance.

Amy Romem bought the condo at the peak of the housing boom for $400,000, using an adjustable-rate loan with an initial 5.875 percent rate that would reset after 10 years. The reset would amount to an extra $400 a month on the condo, which the couple now rents, Issi Romem said.

“Seeing rates go down even more is something I wasn’t expecting,” he said.

“It reminds me that I need to do this now, before interest rates do go up.”

Before last week, many bankers, lenders and borrowers had assumed that home loan rates would soon start rising closer to a two-decade average of 6 percent.

That was based on expectations that the Federal Reserve would start raising its key short-term rate next year — a move that would likely lead to higher mortgage rates, too.

But that assumption fell suddenly into doubt as stocks plunged Monday and Wednesday amid fears about global eco-

WESTFIELD — The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Daniel Knapik invite you to his November Coffee Hour and will be hosted by the Holiday Inn Express. The coffee hour is free and open to the public.

This event will be held on Monday, November 3, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Express 39 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA. The Mayor would like your participation in the upcoming Coffee Hour by asking questions, and sharing concerns or ideas for discussion. He will also provide updates or news about our great City.

For hosting purposes we would appreciate you register with Pam Bussell at the Chamber office at (413) 568-1618 or email info@westfieldbiz.org.

The Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce proudly serves the communities of Westfield, Southwick, Russell, Granville, Blandford, Chester, Huntington, Montgomery, Tolland and Woronoco.

This Aug. 16, 2007, file photo shows real estate signs mounted on homes in Philadelphia.

A sudden plunge in mortgage rates this week raised an urgent question for millions of Americans: Should I refinance my mortgage? Across the country, homeowners and would-be homeowners eager for a bargain rate fired off inquiries to lenders. The opportunity emerged from the turbulence that seized financial markets and sent stock prices and bond yields tumbling. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) nomic weaknesses, the spread of Ebola and the threat of the Islamic State militia group in the Middle East.

Seeking safety, investors poured money into U.S. Treasurys. Higher demand drives up prices for those government bonds and causes their yields to drop.

The yield on the 10-year note traded as low as 1.91 percent Wednesday before ending the day at 2.14 percent. A stock market rally on Friday helped lift the yield to 2.20 percent. That suggested that the moment to refinance might be fleeting.

“It’s likely to be the last time we see these rates for a generation, if ever again,” said Jonathan Smoke, chief economist at Realtor. com.

Even a slight drop in mortgage rates can translate into significant savings over the long run. For a median-priced home worth $221,000, a 0.5 percentage point decline in a mortgage rate would produce savings of $50 a month, according to a Bank of America analysis.

Still, it takes time for the savings to offset the costs of refinancing.

“There’s no free lunch in this,” noted Gary Kalman, executive vice president at the Center for Responsible Lending.

Lenders typically charge fees for paperwork on the loan and to pay for a home appraisal and title insurance, among other costs.

“You want to make sure the interest rate

you’re getting is dropping enough that it more than offsets whatever fees you may be paying,” Kalman said.

Refinancing from a 5.5 percent rate — which some borrowers still have — to 4 percent would save $180 a month on a $200,000 mortgage. But the fees — averaging around $2,500 — mean it would take about 14 months to break even.

Research done this year by economists at the University of Chicago and Brigham Young University found that 20 percent of eligible households failed to refinance when rates first made doing so profitable in late 2010. They essentially cost themselves $11,500 in potential savings.

Those who missed those late rates last year now have a second chance.

“When you get these little boomlets like we see now, most of that is what drives refinancing activity,” said Bob Walters, chief economist at Quicken Loans.

While applications for refinancing were rising last week at Quicken, Walters added, it’s unlikely that many would-be home buyers will be able to benefit. It can take buyers months to mobilize, because they need to first find a suitable house in the right neighborhood. That makes it hard for them to immediately snap into action when rates drop, though it might coax them into looking.

“It’s a bonus if rates are lower,” Walters said, “but it doesn’t dictate the decision.”

Canadian Pacific ends CSX deal talks The Associated Press Canadian Pacific Railway says it has ended talks with U.S. counterpart CSX about a possible combination and plans no more discussions about a deal.

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say why it ended talks, but it did note in a brief statement that regulatory concerns appear to be a major deterrent for railroads considering combinations.

Several reports surfaced recently that CSX had rejected

a merger offer from Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. Both railroads declined to comment on those reports, but CSX CEO Michael Ward said last week that regulators would likely take a cautious approach to any railroad consolidation deals.

Besides Jacksonville, Florida-based CSX Corp., the other large railroads are Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific, BNSF and Canadian National.

CSX shares are down more than 3 percent to $32.74 in premarket trading.

IBM to pay $1.5B to shed its chip division ARMONK, N.Y. (AP) — IBM will pay $1.5 billion to Globalfoundries in order to shed its costly chip division.

IBM will make payments to the chipmaker over three years, but it took a $4.7 billion charge for the third quarter when it reported earnings Monday.

The company fell short of Wall Street profit expectations and revenue slid 4 percent, sending shares down 8 percent before the opening bell.

Privately held Globalfoundries will get IBM’s global commercial semiconductor technology business, including intellectual property and technologies related to IBM Microelectronics. It also gets IBM’s semiconductor manufacturing operations and plants in East Fishkill, New York and Essex Junction, Vermont, as well as access to thousands of patents and IBM’s commercial microelectronics business.

Globalfoundries said that it plans to employ substantially all IBM workers at the East Fishkill and Essex Junction plants, except for a team of semiconductor server group employees who will stay with IBM. Under the agreement, Globalfoundries will become IBM’s exclusive server processor semiconductor technology provider for 22 nanometer (nm), 14nm and 10nm semiconductors for the next 10 years.

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Southwick Rotary names recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Vocational and Community Service Recognition SOUTHWICK — . . Southwick Rotary Vocational and Community Service Chair Ellen Miles announced the names of the recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Vocational and Community Service Recognitions as follows: They are: Anne B. Murray, Director, Southwick Public Library (Retired) Pauline M. Cebula, Southwick Rotary Club Ralph W. (Buddy) Vecchio, Firefighter, Southwick Fire Department (Retired) Southwick Recreation Center, a nonprofit supporting youth activities The objective of the award is to recognize individuals who have embodied the characteristics of Rotary’s motto of “Service above Self.” In making the announcement, Miles said “Rotary selects individuals who have demonstrated excellence in his or her vocation and have performed community service that results in long-lasting value to the community, programs that support the elderly, the less fortunate, the environment, and most importantly our youth and future leaders of the community.”

The awards program is now in its 19th year and has recognized 50 individuals including two nonprofit organizations.

The awards program and dinner will take place October 29 starting with a social hour at 6:00 p.m. with dinner at 7:00 p.m. The awards ceremony will begin at 7:45 p.m. The venue is the Cove Banquet Facility, 90 Point Grove Road, in Southwick. Tickets are $25.00 per person and can be purchased from any Rotary member or from Rotarian Bob Fox at 413 569 5962. Deadline for tickets is October 24th.

For more information on the recognition program, contact Ellen Miles at 413 569 1302 or 413 237 3553.

The Southwick Rotary Club, chartered in 1982, is made up of business and professional men and women working together as volunteers. Rotarians work locally, regionally and internationally to combat hunger, improve health and sanitation, provide education, promote peace, and eradicate polio under the motto of Service above Self. Benefits of being a Rotarian include serving the community, networking and friendship while promoting ethics and leadership. The club meets at Nora’s Restaurant, Point Grove Road, Southwick, every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. For information on club activities, visit www. southwickrotary.org or call President Gerard Proulx at 413 348 4097.

European Central Bank starts stimulus purchases

In this Tuesday, July 16, 2013, file photo, an IBM logo is displayed in Berlin, Vt. IBM is paying $1.5 billion to Globalfoundries in order to shed its costly chip division. IBM will make payments to the chipmaker over three years, but it will take a $4.7 billion charge in the third quarter when it reports results, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has started buying securities called covered bonds as it launches its latest stimulus effort aimed at preventing the 18-country eurozone economy from sinking back into recession.

An ECB spokeswoman confirmed the purchases began Monday.

Covered bonds are investments backed by loans such as mortgages. They carry extra protections for investors, which sets them apart from other such asset-backed bonds made from bundled loans.

The ECB is buying them to encourage banks to make the underlying loans. The idea is to get more credit moving to businesses in a eurozone economy that didn’t grow at all in the second quarter.

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Survey: Pay raises rarer despite strong U.S. hiring

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. businesses were much less likely to boost pay in the third quarter than in previous months, even as hiring remained healthy, a sign that wage gains may remain weak in the coming months.

A quarterly survey by the National Association for Business Economics found that only 24 percent of companies increased wages and salaries in the July-September quarter. That’s down from 43 percent in the April-June quarter and the first drop after three straight increases.

Yet the firms still added jobs at a healthy pace, which usually pushes wages higher as employers compete for workers. A measure of hiring in the survey dipped in the third quarter but remained near a three-year high. The figures suggest that the number of people out of work remains high enough that companies aren’t under any pressure to raise pay.

And just one-third of respondents said they expect their companies will boost wages in the OctoberDecember quarter, about the same proportion as three months ago.

Despite healthy job gains this year, there were still 9.3 million people unemployed in September, according to government data. That’s up from 7.6 million before the Great Recession. More than 7 million Americans are working part-time but are looking for full-time work, which gives employers an even larger pool of potential employees to choose from.

The NABE surveyed 76 of its member economists in late September. The economists work for companies or private trade associations.

Weaker sales and profits may have also made companies reluctant to boost pay.

Just 49 percent of respondents said their company’s sales rose in the third quarter, down from 57 percent in the second quarter and the smallest proportion in a year.

Profits also were squeezed, with 14 percent of firms reporting smaller profit margins. That was the largest proportion to do so in a year.

The survey’s other findings included: — Respondents were only modestly concerned about slower growth in Europe.

Only 7 percent of firms said a slowdown there would have a significant negative effect, while 44 percent said it would have a minor negative effect.

Forty-six percent said it would have no impact and just 3 percent said it would have a minor positive effect.

Still, the survey was conducted before weak economic data from the region caused sharp drops in U.S. stock markets in the past two weeks.

— More than three-quarters of economists surveyed expect the Federal Reserve will begin raising its benchmark short-term interest rate in the second quarter of 2015.

Still, 84 percent said a small increase in rates in the shortterm wouldn’t hurt their businesses.

— Two-thirds of the firms said they are having no difficulty filling their open jobs, a good sign for hiring.

Government data shows that job openings are at the highest level in nearly 14 years. Some economists worry that many of the unemployed don’t have the skills needed for the jobs that are available. But the NABE survey suggests that companies are mostly able to fill their available jobs. That’s also probably a reason that wages increases are less common. If companies were having more difficulty hiring workers, they might offer higher salaries.

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Tori Denton Joins Japan leads Asia stocks higher after U.S. rebound Park Square Realty The Associated Press Asian stock markets rose Monday, led by a 4 percent surge in Japan, after Wall Street’s rebound eased nerves about the outlook for the world economy and investors looked ahead to a report on China’s economic growth.

European shares wilted amid gloom about prospects for the region’s economy.

KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 soared 4 percent to 15,083.91, helped by exporter stocks as the dollar resumed its rise against the yen and a report the Government Pension Fund will increase its domestic equity holdings to 25 percent from 12 percent. South Korea’s Kospi was up 1.6 percent at 1,930.06 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 0.2 percent to 23,070.26. Markets faded in Europe with Britain’s FTSE 100 down 0.5 percent at 6,280.71. Germany’s DAX dropped 1 percent to 8,767.14. But futures augured gains on Wall Street. Dow and S&P 500 futures were both up 0.3 percent.

THE QUOTE: “After a sharp pullback recently, investors appear to be regaining confidence that we may have seen a bottom for now,” said IG strategist Stan Shamu.

“Sentiment is vastly improved from the carnage we saw last week and some positives are beginning to emerge.”

CHINA ECONOMY: China, the world’s No. 2 economy, is expected to release third quarter growth figures Tuesday that might be the weakest in five years. Some analysts predict the economy expanded 7.2 percent from a year earlier, slowing from 7.5 percent in the second quarter. The report will update views on prospects for the global economy at a time when Europe is flirting with recession again and doubts remain about the U.S. recovery.

“China’s GDP could be a win-win.,” said IG strategist Stan Shamu. “If the number misses, there’ll be calls for stimulus. If the number impresses, markets will feel things are not as bad.”

FUEL RELIEF: The sharp drop last week in oil prices is relieving pressure on some Asian economies that rely on imported fuel by making it easier to withdraw budget draining subsidies. India lifted government controls on diesel prices on the weekend; almost half the country’s $23 billion spent on fuel subsidies last year went for diesel. Indonesia’s new president, who is inaugurated Monday, is likely to face less of a backlash if he pushes ahead with fuel subsidy cuts while the cost of imported oil is lower.

WALL STREET: Investors rallied behind a group of corporate earnings results on Friday.

General Electric rose 2.4 percent after its thirdquarter earnings were better than expected, helped by improved performances at its aviation and oil and gas businesses. The Dow advanced 263.17 points, or 1.6 percent, to 16,380.41, its second-best day of the year. The Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 24 points, or 1.3 percent, to 1,886.76 and the Nasdaq composite rose 41.05 points, or 1 percent, to 4,258.44.

ENERGY: Oil prices steadied after last week’s dramatic slide. Benchmark U.S. crude was up 34 cents at $83.09 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

The contract rose 5 cents to close at $82.75 a barrel on Friday. Brent crude was down 25 cents at $85.92 a barrel.

Ted Cassell, President of Park Square Realty, is pleased to announce that Tori Denton has joined Park Square Realty as a Sales Associate.

Barry Boccasile, Director of Growth and Development shares in welcoming Tori as part of Park Square’s growing Westfield Office.

Tori grew up in Northampton and was a graduate of Northampton High School. She received Tori Denton her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Accounting from Westfield State University and has also been appointed by the Governor as a Notary Public. Tori has over 20 years of self-employed business experience. She lives in Westfield with her husband, Tom, and their 2 children.

Tori’s community involvement includes Westfield Food Pantry, Watoto Child Care Ministries, Westfield Evangelical Free Church, Western MA Homeschoolers, Young Singers of Greater Westfield, and the National Marfan Foundation.

Tori will be specializing in residential listings and sales and can be reached at 413-568-9226 or 413-301-4614.

Park Square Realty is a locally owned residential real estate company with offices in Westfield and Feeding Hills and can be seen on-line at parksquarerealty.com.

CURRENCIES: The dollar rose to 107.13 yen from 106.92 yen on Friday. The euro was little changed at $1.2759 from $1.2760.

IBM

Continued from Page 6 IBM said handing over the chip division will allow it to concentrate on fundamental semiconductor research and the development of future cloud, mobile, big data analytics, and secure transaction-optimized systems.

The deal is expected to close next year.

On Monday, IBM reported that its adjusted earnings from continuing operations were $3.68 per share, while revenue totaled $22.4 billion. The performance missed the expectations of analysts polled by FactSet, who predicted earnings of $4.32 per share on revenue of $23.39 billion.

Shares of International Business Machines Corp., based in Armonk, fell $14.33 to $167.72 in premarket trading Monday.

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Voters to decide fate of state’s casino law

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press PLAINVILLE, Mass. (AP) — In this suburb a few miles from the Rhode Island state line, construction crews are moving earth, pouring concrete and filling out the steel frame of what will eventually become Massachusetts’s first slots parlor.

The $225 million plan to expand the Plainridge harness racing track into a gambling destination with about 1,250 electronic gambling machines could come to an abrupt halt.

Bay State voters decide Nov. 4 whether to repeal the 2011 state law — which the legislature approved and Gov. Deval Patrick signed into law — opening the door for such developments in the first place.

If approved, the unprecedented question would make Massachusetts the first state in the nation to reverse course on casinos. Voters in at least six other states will decide whether to expand or introduce casino offerings this election.

Penn National Gaming, the Pennsylvania company that is developing the Plainville project, says a repeal would mean losing more than $100 million it has already invested in the project, as well as the end of live horse racing in Massachusetts and the “thousands of jobs” that depend on it.

“This has been a long, long fight,” says Jimmy Hardy, a local horse trainer and owner who campaigned hard for the casino law.

“We’ve been on the ropes so many times. We’ve been hanging on the edge.”

With the arguably the most at stake in this political fight, Penn National Gaming has taken a leading role in trying to defeat the measure, contributing much of the over $3 million that casino companies and their business and labor union supporters have pumped into a sophisticated political operation — the Committee to Protect Massachusetts Jobs.

The gambling companies, which include MGM and Wynn, the two other state casino license holders, say the question is about creating thousands of jobs, generating much-need tax revenue for public services and redeveloping acres of land in some of the state’s most economically-struggling communities.

On the other side are local activists organized under the Repeal the Casino Deal campaign.

They talk about the casino industry’s “culture of corruption” and the negative impacts to local communities, from more people struggling with gambling addiction to increased traffic, crime and revenue losses for small, independent businesses. Christian, Jewish and Islamic leaders, including the influential Roman Catholic Cardinal Sean O’Malley, have been key figures in pushing this message.

Boston College economics professor Richard McGowan, who studies the gambling industry, says November’s vote represents a debate particular to Massachusetts and less a bellwether for the national casino industry, which has seen four of Atlantic City’s casinos close this year amid concerns that the northeast casino market is increasingly oversaturated.

“This vote is some ways class warfare between those parts of the state that view casinos as economic development and those wealthier parts of the state that view casinos as morally corrupt,” he said.

Indeed, pro-casino campaign materials tout the promise of 6,500 temporary construction jobs and 10,000 permanent jobs once the gambling facilities open, as well as the average compensation of around $45,000 in salary and benefits. The campaign says the Penn, MGM and Wynn projects alone will to generate about $426 million annually in state tax revenue and $55.5 million to their respective host communities.

Anti-casino activists, for their part, appear focused on engaging voters in the cities and towns where local casino referendums have been rejected in recent years.

Organizers, who have framed the campaign as a David-versusGoliath fight, have struggled to raise campaign funds as their wellfunded rivals have been airing slickly-produced television ads for weeks. Much of the anti-casino group’s $311,000 in contributions this year has come from a handful of wealthy Bay Staters, including Amos Hostetter, a Boston-area businessman who is among the richest men in the country.

Entering the final critical weeks of the race, the anti-casino camp has about $26,855 on hand. The pro-casino side has $67,420, with a new infusion of cash expected from Wynn Resorts, which entered the campaign fray only recently, after winning a state casino license for a $1.6 billion plan for a Boston-area casino.

As Election Day nears, recent polls suggest the pro-casino side holds the advantage and that there are few undecided voters at this point. But anti-casino activists note their rival’s lead has fluctuated dramatically, from as low as 4 percentage points to as high as 20 percentage points.

“We’re within striking distance,” says Darek Barcikowski, campaign manager for the anti-casino group. “The polling has sort of been all over the place. We’re within the margin of error one week and then behind by double digits the next week. One week we’re a long shot, the next it’s a dead heat.”

A view from The Notch in Amherst, taken yesterday afternoon, shows off a valley of autumn colors. (Photo by John Miller)

Region raking in millions from peepers

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press JAFFREY, N.H. (AP) — On Mount Monadnock, hikers file up the 3,165-foot peak in lockstep, protected from drizzling rain by a luminous golden canopy of leaves. They’re not just gazing at foliage — they’re looking at cold, hard cash.

Money really does grow on trees in autumn in New England, and all six states are raking it in. Officials say tourists will spend upward of $3 billion to catch a glimpse of the red, yellow and orange hues — and the windfall is steadily rising as the economy regains strength.

Every year, the radiance of fall draws nature-lovers to Monadnock State Park — and countless other mountains, hills, scenic look-outs and shady country lanes — by the droves.

“We wanted to get out in the fresh air and see the colors while it’s still warm,” said Christopher LeBeau, who drove from Connecticut to hike Mount Monadnock. “This is full peak here, and it’s amazing.”

Lingering warm weather is causing leaves to stay on the trees longer in New England. Some experts say 2014 could be an outstanding year for foliage, aesthetically and financially.

The New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development projected the state would see 8.2 million visitors this fall, and they’re expected to spend $1.6 billion. In 2009, New Hampshire had 7.5 million fall tourists and spending totaled $1 billion.

Vermont had 3.6 million fall tourists and $460 million in spending in 2011, the last year for which comprehensive figures were available, up from $331 million in 2009 with roughly the same number of people visiting. Visits to state parks in the Green Mountain State will surpass 950,000 this year, an increase of 8 percent and the highest visit count since 1989, tourism officials said.

The fall season accounts for a quarter of annual tourist spending in Vermont. And with this autumn providing an exceptionally brilliant show, the state is seeing a strong turnout.

“The weather has been excellent this year, and we’re expecting a longer season,” said Megan Smith, Vermont’s commissioner for tourism and marketing. “If we can show these colorful leaves are out, through our website or social media, then people will drive from Montreal. They’ll drive here from Boston.”

Smith said Vermont fall visits have grown between 3 and 6 percent every year since 2009, when the recession that hit in 2007 bottomed out.

Though states calculate tourism spending using different metrics, two key factors are hotel bookings and money spent on restaurant meals.

“We were hit pretty hard and hotel rooms and meal taxes were off” during the recession, said J. Gregory Gerdel, chief of research for Vermont’s tourism division.

In Maine, spending is up about $92 million since 2009, when autumn visitors brought in $489 million. Last year, they spent $581 million, according to state tourism department figures.

“Weather and foliage alike have been quite exceptional this year with vibrant color,” said Carolann Ouelette, director of Maine’s office of tourism. “Cruise ship traffic helps add to the numbers, and from what we have heard, fall events have seen strong numbers across the state.”

States have been devoting money and manpower to marketing campaigns in hopes that fall visitors who come for the foliage stay for some of their other attractions: craft beer tasting in Vermont, history in Connecticut and mansion tours in Newport, Rhode Island.

In southern New England, where peak foliage generally lasts from late October until mid-November, Massachusetts has the region’s largest market for fall tourism, with $2.8 billion in spending in Sept.-Oct. 2013 — up from $2.2 billion in the same period in 2012 — the state tourism office’s research division said.

Massachusetts officials don’t distinguish how much of that money is spent by visitors drawn by the foliage as opposed to Boston or the Cape Cod beaches. Because of budget constraints, Rhode Island only tracks tourism spending on an annual — not seasonal — basis; and cash-strapped Connecticut is expected to release figures in December dating back to 2006, the last time it took a hard look at travel in the state.

At Concord, Massachusetts’ historic Walden Pond, the inspiration for Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” leaf-peepers took advantage of a long Columbus Day weekend, even though peak season was still a week off.

“I drove up here from New York to see the fall colors, and I chose Massachusetts because of all the historical sites here,” said Glenn Cronick, of Staten Island. “I haven’t been here in the fall before, so I had to see it.”

A worker walks toward the planned parking garage of the Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, Mass. (AP Photo/ Steven Senne)

Cave and be decisive.”

As Obama mulled his options on Ebola, pressure mounted for him to select a point person.

The first calls for Obama to select an Ebola czar came early this month, after Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan was diagnosed with the virus in Dallas. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Virginia) and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, wrote to Obama on Oct. 6, asking him to “designate a single, senior adviser who will be responsible for coordinating all U.S. agencies and policies involving the international and domestic response to Ebola.”

The idea gained traction on Sunday, when Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) said that Americans needed the reassurance that would come with having a top official in place.

“I would say that we don’t know exactly who’s in charge. There has to be some kind of czar,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

(Ironically, Democrats were quick to note, McCain has been a vocal critic of the Obama administration’s use of czars in responding to other crises.)

Other members of Congress — including a few Democrats — also piled on. The White House didn’t bite.

“We have designated very clear lines of

Last Monday, a camper drove through Crawford Notch in Carroll, N.H., as foliage reaches peak in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Officials say tourists will spend upwards of $1 billion to catch a glimpse of the red, yellow and orange hues on the trees, and the windfall is steadily rising as the economy regains strength. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Continued from Page 4 responsibility in terms of which agencies are two officials to whom Klain will report. responsible for which aspects of this response,” But, the president continued, “it may make Earnest said Wednesday, listing the agencies sense for us to have one person, in part just so involved in the decentralized response, includ- that after this initial surge of activity we can ing the CDC, USAID and the departments of have a more regular process just to make sure defense, homeland security and health and that we’re crossing all the t’s and dotting all human services. “There are clear lines of the i’s going forward.” authority for each of those sets of responsiFourteen hours later, White House officials bilities.” were confirming the selection of Klain.

There was some higher-level coordination And it didn’t take long for some of the very in place, Earnest insisted, pointing to the role same congressional Republicans who had of White House homeland security adviser asked for a czar to condemn the president’s Lisa Monaco, who was “responsible for inte- selection. grating the efforts of all of the agencies and “Without the right person in charge, I am making sure that they have access to the infor- concerned the president’s appointment of a mation and resources that they need to do their political ally will only add to the bureaucratic job.” He left the door open to “additional staff- inefficiencies that have plagued Ebola ing” for the response, but said that “at this response efforts thus far,” Moran said. point, the lines of authority are clear and the “Unfortunately, the White House is treating person responsible for coordinating those this critical role like an appointment to be the efforts here at the White House continues to ‘Green-Jobs Czar’ or a ‘Great Lakes Czar’ — do that work well.” political operatives with titles — not handling On Thursday night, Obama signaled that he it with the seriousness it deserves.” was approaching a new stage in his response.

He added: “This is a real crisis and worthy “Up until this point, the individuals here of an individual with extensive background in have been running point and doing an out- international diplomacy, experience coordistanding job in dealing with what is a very nating large-scale interagency missions, as complicated and fluid situation,” he said at the well as a proven ability to work with Congress tail end of an Oval Office meeting with top and across the aisle. The stakes are high and aides working on Ebola, including Monaco Americans need confidence that their governand National Security Adviser Susan Rice, the ment is working in their best interest.”

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) had called for an administration point-person two weeks ago but said Friday that he was not happy with the president’s choice. “I had in mind a cabinet-level official with the skills of a four-star general or admiral who had a broad public health background and would be accountable to Congress. That kind of action would give Americans confidence about our government’s response to Ebola.”

Others dismissed the czar idea outright.

“We don’t need another so-called ‘czar’; we need presidential leadership,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said in a statement. “This is a public health crisis, and the answer isn’t another White House political operative. The answer is a commander in chief who stands up and leads, banning flights from Ebola-afflicted nations and acting decisively to secure our southern border.”

Despite his outspokenness about the need for a czar, McCain had not yet weighed in as of early Friday evening.

For all the criticism of Obama’s decision, Tanden argued that he had made the right choice. “Ron is a very straight shooter and is capable of managing complex issues across a lot of agencies.”

“He isn’t going to need a lot of on-the-job training. He knows where the White House bathrooms are,” she joked.

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THE WESTFIELD NEWSSPORTS Owls Sink Buccaneers Westfield Babe Ruth Baseball

Merc rolls for career high 228 yards on the ground BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. -- Senior Michael Mercadante (Wilbraham, Mass.) rushed for a career-high 228 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns to lead Westfield State to a 32-16 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football victory over Massachusetts Maritime Saturday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium.

The visiting Owls (4-2, 3-1 MASCAC) struck first when senior quarterback Steve Guercio (Gardner, Mass.) connected with fellow senior Scott Nye (Uxbridge, Mass.) on a 42-yard touchdown pass just 2:53 into the contest, and Mercadante capped an 18-play, 74-yard drive with a two-yard plunge late in the opening stanza to give Westfield State a 13-0 advantage.

Sophomore Ryan Quinn (North Andover, Mass.) sliced the host Michael Buccaneers’ (1-5, 0-4 Mercadante MASCAC) deficit to 10 with a 27-yard field goal that came with just over 11 minutes remaining in the half, but Westfield State extended its lead to 19-3 just 4:42 after intermission when Guercio connected with junior Colby Bostek (West Boylston, Mass.) with a short pass that Bostek sprung for 45 yards and the touchdown..

Mass Maritime junior David Yerxa’s (Milford, Conn.) oneyard plunge enabled Massachusetts Maritime to close to within 10, at 19-9 just 1:10 later, but Mercadante’s second touchdown of the day, a nine yard run with 45 seconds remaining in the third quarter, extended the Owl advantage to 26-9. Senior Mike Bortolussi (East Longmeadow, Mass.) added a pair of fourth quarter field goals from 25 and 22 yards out for Westfield State, and Buccaneer senior E.J. Bennett (East Wareham, Mass.) hauled in a oneyard scoring strike from fellow senior John Trudel (Niantic, Conn.) with 2:09 remaining to account for the final score.

Mercadante toted the rock 36 times in garnering his career best rushing total, and accounted for over half of Westfield State’s 408 yards of total offense alone. The Owls’ one-man gang had totalled 195 rushing yards in the season opening win over Nichols. Tim Lightfoot’s 295-yard performance against the Buccaneers in 1994 is the school record. In six games this season, Mercadante has now ruptured the 100-yard barrier four times, and has 809 rushing yards and a nine TD’s on his resume to date. He has now surpassed 2,500 rushing yards in his career (2,513). His 31 career touchdowns have him third on the Owls all-time scoring leaders behind Westfield State Athletics Hall of Famers Matt Yvon and Tim Lightfoot.

Guercio completed 8-of-16 pass attempts to finish with 127

Western Massachusetts Baseball Umpires Association President David Paradis and umpire Joe Vaschak, left to right, stand alongside Westfield Babe Ruth president Dan Welch during a recent award ceremony. Welch was presented with a plaque for his contributions to the sport of baseball throughout the Western Massachusetts area.

(Submitted photo)

Welch receives award WESTFIELD – Westfield Babe Ruth Baseball league president Dan Welch has given so much to the sport that many felt it was time for him to receive.

The Baseball Umpires Association of Western Massachusetts recently present Welch with the Jack Lanzillo Award for his outstanding contributions to baseball in WMass.

Annually, the umpires association presents an award to someone that has provided outstanding contributions to baseball in Western Mass.

Welch has been involved in youth, high school and adult league baseball in Westfield and WMass for more than 20 years. Starting when his youngest son was 6 years old, he helped coach and coordinated the Westfield YMCA T Ball games under George Hart, moved on to Little League in 1986 where he was a league vice president under John Wheeler and also coached both sons in Little League.

Welch succeeded Dick Baldwin as president of the Greater Westfield Baseball League and has continued in that position since 2002. In 2012 and 2014, he accompanied two Westfield teams to Babe Ruth World Series

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Hall of Fame Induction Nears; Reserve Your Tickets Today!

Five former greats will be inducted into the Westfield State University Athletics Hall of Fame to kick off the 2014 Alumni Weekend.

The 19th Annual Westfield State University Athletics Hall of Fame inductions will be held Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. The enshrinement starts at 6:00 p.m. at Scanlon Banquet Hall and tickets must be reserved in advance (by Oct. 20) and are available online at www.westfieldalumni.org/halloffame or by contacting the athletics department at 413-572-5433. Ticket cost for the dinner and induction ceremony is $55. Proceeds from the dinner support the Hall of Fame.

The Class of 2014 includes: Kathy Jekanowski ‘96, basketball; Nora Lynch ‘00, track and field; Chris Whalley ‘03, soccer; Paul Whalley ‘75 soccer/baseball/coach; and Matt Yvon ‘04, football/basketball.

Paul and Chris Whalley will be the first father and son enshrined into the Westfield State Hall of Fame. Paul Whalley has made a significant impact as a player, coach and contributor for more than 40 years, while his son, Chris, was a twotime All-New England and four-time all-conference honoree.

Kathy Jekanowski was a key member of Westfield’s highly successful women’s basketball teams in the mid-1990s, and Nora Lynch was a big-meet performer for the Owls’ championship track and field squads. Matt Yvon was a record-setting wide receiver for the outstanding football teams of the early 2000s.

appearances in Kitsap County WA and Ocala, FL. These were the first Westfield Babe Ruth teams to participate in a World Series in 20 years.

Welch has also supported numerous area baseball tournaments and is involved in the highly successful fall baseball leagues, where more than 60 teams from ages 12 through high school participate in games throughout September and October. He has served as a league coordinator and umpire in chief for the leagues, providing baseball opportunities outside the traditional season for more than 800 players.

When he is not coordinating spring and summer baseball activities he also umpires high school and baseball games from April through October for youth and adult leagues.

“I enjoy all youth sports activities and have been interested in supporting our youth long after my boys were involved as active players,” Welch said. “There is no greater joy than watching a young person succeed at the game. Today my daughter still plays competitive soccer at the college level where I can be a dad and a spectator instead of being a coordinator or a coach.”

North Adams — The MCLA men’s soccer team hosted rival Westfield State Saturday afternoon at Shewcraft Field. The two teams played to a 0-0 scoreless draw after 110 minutes of action. With the result, the Trailblazers are now 6-6-2 (2-1-2 MASCAC) while the Owls are 2-9-2 (1-3-1 MASCAC) overall.

The match was well played throughout as evidenced by MCLA holding a slim 19-18 shot advantage, while the Owls held a 10-8 edge in corners.

In the first OT, MCLA’s Kwadwo Kusi headed a ball that hit the post in the 92nd minute while the Owls also had a golden chance to end it when Cody Baglow headed it past Matt Robinson, however it hit the cross bar.

In the second half, the opportunities continued as Westfield hit the crossbar on a header midway through the half while MCLA had a few chances, including a couple in the final minutes.

Westfield State goalie Keith Hevey soars near the crossbar for a save vs. Wiliams. (Photo

by Mickey Curtis)

The Trailblazers appeared to score in the 85th minute, however the goal was wiped out via a foul. As time ticked away heading towards OT, MCLA’s Anthony Basile rifled a shot that could have won the game, however Keith Hevey made a nice save to send the game to extra time.

The opening 45 minutes saw some quality chances for both sides as Westfield held a slim 7-6 shot advantage. They had a golden chance to break the ice when Joe Pantuosco got behind the defense, however his angle was cut off and MCLA’s Matt Robinson made the save. The Trailblazers

earned four corner kicks and had a few chances in the box, however they couldn’t get one past Keith Hevey.

Matt Robinson stopped four shots for MCLA while Hevey made eight for Westfield.

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St. Mary 9-4-1 Southwick 5-1-3 Gateway 6-3-3 FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 3-9-2 Southwick 10-1-2 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Southwick 6-3 Westfield N/A GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 0-5 St. Mary 0-5 Southwick 5-1

Gateway 2-1 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY St. Mary 0-5* Southwick 0-2* Gateway 1-1* Westfield 4-1 GOLF Westfield 14-2 Southwick 15-2 St. Mary 9-8 Westfield Voc-Tech 2-9-1 * Multiple Reports Missing

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FOOTBALL Westfield 1-5 GYMNASTICS Westfield 10-0 GIRLS’ SOCCER Westfield 3-8-3 St. Mary 4-7-1 Southwick 7-4-3 Gateway 9-3 Westfield Voc-Tech N/A BOYS’ SOCCER Westfield 7-3-4 Westfield Voc-Tech 13-0

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES MONDAY Oct. 20

Tuesday Oct. 21

WEDNESDAY Oct. 22

THURSDAY Oct. 23

FRIDAY Oct. 24

SATURDAY Oct. 25

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOLF (WMASS) CHAMPIONSHIPS at Wyantenuck CC, 10 a.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Northampton, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Northampton, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Agawam, 4 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL vs. Holyoke, 4:15 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Northampton, 5:15 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Agawam, 5:30 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Amherst, Bullens Field, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Northampton, 7 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Amherst, Bullens Field, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Belchertown, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Belchertown, 4 p.m.

GYMNASTICS vs. Agawam, 6 p.m.

GOLF (WMASS) CHAMPIONSHIP, Taconic GC. 11 a.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Monson, Rogers Field, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Monson, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at West Springfield, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. West Springfield, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Monson, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Monson, 3:45 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Central, 4:30 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Northampton, 5:15 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Northampton, 7 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Amherst, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Amherst, 5:30 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs.

West Springfield, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, 5 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. West Springfield, 5:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Ludlow, 6:15 p.m.

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

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND-GRANVILLE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SOCCER at Commerce, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Smith Voke, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Sabis, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Sabis, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Northampton, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Park & Rec Field, 3:30 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Greenfield, 5 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Holyoke, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Holyoke, 6 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Greenfield, Veterans’ Memorial Field, 6:30 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke Catholic, 6 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Westfield, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Westfield, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Cathedral/Chicopee Comp, Littleville Dam, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Cathedral/Chicopee Comp, Littleville Dam, 3:45 p.m.

GOLF (WMASS) CHAMPIONSHIP, Franconia GC, 10 a.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Renaissance School, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Granby, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Granby, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Westfield Voc-Tech, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.

GOLF (WMASS) CHAMPIONSHIPS, Franconia Golf Course, 10 a.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. McCann Tech, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at St. Mary, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Athol, O’Brien Field, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Athol, O’Brien Field, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Northampton, 3:30 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Northampton, Ellerbrook, 3:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke Catholic, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke Catholic, 6 p.m.

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOCCER at Pathfinder, St. Joe’s Field, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Pathfinder, St. Joe’s Field, 7 p.m.

WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOCCER at Commerce, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, 4 p.m.

WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULES Westfield State University Men’s and Women’s 2014 Cross Country Schedule

Westfield State 2014 Women’s Soccer Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT

TIME

Saturday

Oct. 25

at Worcester State

12:00

Wednesday

Oct. 29

at Keene State

7:00

Saturday

Nov. 1

FRAMINGHAM STATE

1:00

Tuesday

Nov. 4

MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals

Friday

Nov. 7

MASCAC Tournament Semifinals

Sunday

Nov. 9

MASCAC Championship

OCTOBER 25 - OPEN NOVEMBER 1 – MASCAC/New England Alliance Championships @MCLA NOVEMBER 8 - ECAC Division III Championships @Westfield State University NOVEMBER 15 – NCAA New England Division III Championships @Williams College NOVEMBER 22 - NCAA Division III National Championships @Wilmington College, Mason, Ohio, Kings Island Golf Center

Westfield State University 2014 Field Hockey Schedule 2014 Westfield State University Men’s Soccer Schedule Wednesday

Oct. 22

at Rhode Island College

6:00

Saturday

Oct. 25

WORCESTER STATE

11:00 a.m.

Wednesday

Oct. 29

WESTERN CONNECTICUT

7:00

Saturday

Nov. 1

at Framingham State

12:00

Tuesday

Nov. 4

MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals

Friday Semifinals

Nov. 7

MASCAC Tournament

Sunday

Nov. 9

MASCAC Championship

DAY

DATE

OPPONENT

TIME

Tuesday

Oct. 21

at Keene State

6:00

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Sarah Sypek

Westfield rolls past MCLA Westfield State University’s Casey Doremus spikes the ball. (Photo submitted)

Volleyball Sweeps Pair WESTFIELD — Westfield State swept a pair of volleyball matches against Mass Maritime and Pine Manor as the Owls hosted a tri-meet at the Woodward Center on Saturday.

In the opener, Westfield bested Mass Maritime, 25-9, 25-11, 25-19 in a MASCAC match, behind eight kills each from freshman Victoria Sutphen (Wachussett/ Holden, Mass.) and senior Carole Duquette (Agawam/ Feeding Hills, Mass.). Carolyn Cote added seven kills.

Courtney Ryan (Quincy/Quincy, Mass.) set 18 assists for Westfield.

The Buccaneers got four kills from Charleen Klangos (Notre Dame/Lowell, Mass.) and eight digs from Stephanie O’Connor (Westwood/Westwood, Mass.)

Pine Manor topped the Buccaneers 24-26, 25-10, 25-13, 25-19 in a non-conference matchup. Destiny Mann racked up 11 kills and 12 digs for the Gators, and Susan Lee added eight kills. Ashley Whiteshield (Seward/Seward, Ak.) handed out 24 assists.

Klangos led the Buccaneers with four kills Becca

Mello added eight assists and two digs.

Mass Maritime falls to 0-23, 0-5 in the MASCAC with the two losses.

In the nightcap, Westfield dispatched Pine Manor, 25-12, 25-19, 25-19.

Nicole Molleur (Tantasqua / Union, Ky.) led Westfield with 10 kills, Casey Doremus (King Philip/ Norfolk, Mass.) added eight kills. Brigid Murray handed out 29 assists for the Owls. Carolyn Cote had a team high 22 digs.

Whiteshield had 13 assists and eight digs for the Gators, who were led by six kills from Nastasia Franklin (Windsor/Windsor, Conn.)

Pine Manor is 8-15 on the season after splitting with Mass Maritime and Westfield.

The Owls are now 10-17, 3-1 in the MASCAC with the two wins today.

Westfield will be back in conference action on Wednesday evening, hosting MCLA in a MASCAC game at 7:00 p.m. at the Woodward Center.

Westfield State University’s Nicole Molleur tips the ball against Pine Manor.

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Senior midfielder Sarah Sypek (Hampshire Regional/Westhampton, Mass.) scored a pair of goals and assisted on another to lead Westfield to a 5-1 win over Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in women’s soccer at Alumni Field on Saturday.

Westfield is now 10-2-2- on the season and is riding a 10 match unbeaten streak. The Owls are 4-0-1 in conference play.

Sypek netted the first goal of the match in the 25th minute, running on to a through ball from Ashleigh Chretien on the left side and firing a hard shot that glanced of the hands of MCLA goalkeeper Katy Daly (Cairo-Durham/ South Cairo, NY) and into the top of the net for a 1-0 Westfield lead.

The Owls’ Amanda Grant (Westfield/Westfield, Mass.) tallied just 1:47 later, getting a through ball from Sypek on the left side, and firing a shot low to the far side netting for a 2-0 owls lead.

Christina Buonopane (Stoneham/Stoneham, Mass.) scored her first goal of the season in the 31st minute to goive Westfield a 3-0 edge at halftime.

Ashley Bovat (Westfield/Westfield, Mass) and Sypek added goals for the Owls in the early stages of the second half to give Westfield a 5-0 lead.

MCLA finally got on the scoreboard in the 81st minute, with Natalie Caney (Belchertown/Belchertown, Mass.) scoring on a penalty kick after a foul in the penalty area. Caney’s boot was high to the left side and out of reach of Westfield reserve goalkeeper Lauren Clark (Whitman/Whitman, Mass.), who played the final 27 minutes of the match, making two saves.

Anne Stack (East Longmeadow/East Longmeadow, Mass.) started and played the first 63 minutes in goal for the Owls, but did not face a shot on goal.

Westfield out shot MCLA 24-7, held a 12-5 edge in shots on goal, and a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Daly played all 90 minutes in goal for the Trailblazers and made seven saves. MCLA drops to 3-10-1 on the season and 1-4 in the MASCAC. Westfield will next face Worcester State in a key MASCAC game next Saturday at noon in Worcester. MCLA will travel to Bridgewater for a 1:00 p.m. kick next Saturday.

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yards and two touchdowns in the win for the Owls, including three connections with Nye for 62 yards, as Mercadante . Trudel completed 24-of-42 pass attempts for 252 yards, including a season-high 12 connections for 103 yards with Bennett, in the setback for Massachusetts Maritime, which amassed 294 yards of total offense on the afternoon.

Senior Troy Cutter (Lunenburg, Mass.) led Westfield State defensively with eight total tackles (six solo), while fellow senior Julon McCoy (Gardner, Mass.) added seven tackles and a forced fumble for the Owls, who also received seven stops and a pair of interceptions from junior Greg Sheridan (Burlington, Mass.).

Senior Victor Andrade (Yarmouth Port, Mass.) reg-

istered a game-high 11 total tackles, including nine solo stops and five for losses of 17 yards, in the setback for Massachusetts Maritime, while fellow senior Kevin Stanton (Abington, Mass.) also amassed 11 total stops (eight solo) for the Buccaneers, who also received an interception from senior Kyle Hardy (Salem, Mass.).

Massachusetts Maritime heads to North Dartmouth, Mass. next Saturday afternoon to take on UMass Dartmouth in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference outing that kicks off at Noon, while Westfield State hosts Bridgewater State in a MASCAC clash next Saturday afternoon in Westfield, Mass. that kicks off at 2:00 p.m.

Worcester rides first half goals past Westfield State WORCESTER — A pair of first half goals proved to be enough, as Worcester State University edged past Westfield State University, 2-0, in field hockey at Coughlin Field on Friday night.

The Lancers struck first just 5:48 into the contest, with Julie O'Rourke taking a cross from Meghan Pini and finding the lower left corner of the cage for a 1-0 lead.

Worcester gave itself some breathing room, tallying with just four seconds left in the first half when Krissy Kenny tallied off of a corner play to give the Lancers a 2-0 lead.

The Lancers held a 12-3 edge in shots and a 10-2 advantage in corners in the game.

Westfield falls to 6-7 on the season, 3-5 in the Little East Conference.

Worcester improves to 9-6, 4-4 in the LEC.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL - POST SEASON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7) American League Kansas City 4, Baltimore 0 Friday, Oct. 10: Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6, 10 innings Saturday, Oct. 11: Kansas City 6, Baltimore 4 Monday, Oct. 13: Baltimore at Kansas City, ppd., rain Tuesday, Oct. 14: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1

Wednesday, Oct. 15: Kansas City 2, Baltimore 1< National League San Francisco 4, St. Louis 1 Saturday, Oct. 11: San Francisco 3, St. Louis 0 Sunday, Oct. 12: St. Louis 5, San Francisco 4 Tuesday, Oct. 14: San Francisco 5, St. Louis 4, 10 innings Wednesday, Oct. 15: San Francisco 6, St. Louis 4 Thursday, Oct. 16: San Francisco 6, St. Louis 3

WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7) All games televised by Fox Tuesday, Oct. 21: San Francisco (Bumgarner 18-11) at Kansas City (Shields 14-8), 8:07 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 22: San Francisco (Peavy 6-4) at Kansas City (Ventura 14-10), 8:07 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 24: Kansas City at San Francisco (Hudson 9-13), 8:07 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25: Kansas City at San Francisco (Vogelsong 8-13), 8:07 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 26: Kansas City at San Francisco, 8:07 p.m. x-Tuesday, Oct. 28: San Francisco at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m. x-Wednesday, Oct. 29: San Francisco at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m.

Celtics beat Nets in experimental 44-minute game NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Sullinger took a glance at the game clock and thought something must be wrong. With fewer than six minutes left in the first quarter, he was still in the game.

There was a good reason he hadn’t been subbed out yet, though.

In an experimental 44-minute preseason game, Sullinger had 21 points and 19 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 95-90 on Sunday.

“I’m so used to seeing 12 (minutes) and I looked up and I saw 5-something on the clock. I’m like, man, normally I come out at the 7-minute mark,” Sullinger said. “They said, ‘No, it’s an 11-minute (quarter).’ So that explains everything.”

Jeff Green added 14 points for Boston (4-3), hardly deterred by playing 4 minutes fewer than a normal

NBA game.

Backup point guard Jarrett Jack and reserve center Jerome Jordan each had 17 points for the Nets (2-1).

The idea of a shortened game arose during the NBA coaches’ offseason meeting as a way to analyze and compare the flow of the game with that of the league-standard 48 minutes.

“You noticed it a little bit when you’re subbing at the start of quarters, but I thought the flow with the one less timeout was actually a little bit better in the second and fourth,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said. “I didn’t notice it other than that.”

While an average game takes 2 hours, 15 minutes, the game Saturday took 1 hour, 58 minutes. Instead of the customary 12-minute quarters, Sunday’s game featured four 11-minute periods along with a reduction of mandatory timeouts from three to two

during the second and fourth quarters.

The opening quarter was played in 19 minutes, the second in 29 minutes, and the third and fourth in 25 minutes each.

“I’m looking at the clock and it’s 7 or 6 (minutes remaining) on the clock and I have to get myself back because only 5 minutes have gone off if it says 6 on the clock,” Stevens said. “That’s a little bit different, but I had it mapped out so I kind of knew what I was going to do.”

Brooklyn power forward Kevin Garnett sat out against his former team because of a stomach virus.

Playing their first game since returning from a trip to China, the Nets shot 5 of 19 from the floor in the third period.

“The third quarter seemed like we ran out of gas and the China trip really caught up with us,” coach Lionel

Hollins said. “The energy started dropping. We started taking bad shots and turning the ball over.”

Brooklyn point guard Deron Williams, who played 25 minutes but was rested for the entire fourth quarter, couldn’t really pinpoint the effect the shortened game had after it was completed in under 2 hours.

TIP-INS Nets: Brooklyn center Brook Lopez missed his first game after the team announced Thursday he would be sidelined 10-14 days due to a right mid-foot sprain he sustained last Wednesday. All-Star forward Joe Johnson noticed Lopez’s absence on the court. “He draws so much attention. Other guys have to step out,” Johnson said. ... Mason Plumlee started at center for Lopez, unsure if he will play when the Nets open the season Oct. 29 in Boston. Jordan’s contri-

bution off the bench was a bright spot, including 13 points in the fourth quarter. “I’ve had him before and I’m pulling for him, but he’s got to earn it,” Hollins said. “He made a step in the right direction tonight. He did what we asked.”

Celtics: Just like many of the players on both teams, Green didn’t notice much difference with the 11-minute quarters. “When you are playing you don’t really think about it too much,” he said.

WHAT’S NEXT Nets: Maybe the 44-minute game will help the Nets on the second of a back-to-back. Brooklyn hosts the Philadelphia 76ers at Barclays Center on Monday night.

Celtics: Boston is back in action at home Wednesday, closing out its preseason schedule against the Nets.

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Web-negative Patriarch Dear Annie: I’ve been in an abusive marriage for nearly 15 years, and I can’t take another day. My husband has never hit me. It’s all mental and emotional abuse. He calls me horrible names in front of our children. He has constant tantrums where he screams, throws things, breaks things and threatens me, saying if I leave, he’ll kill me, destroy my life and take our children away. I have no access to money, and he has driven all of my friends away.

I have nowhere to go. There are no shelters in my rural area, and I’m scared of what he may do when I leave. However, I’m determined. I’ve written him a very long letter explaining why and promising that I don’t want any money from him, so he doesn’t have to worry about that. And I plan to give him this letter in the next few days. I want to hand it to him. I don’t want to be sneaky and leave the letter and walk out the door. But I’m afraid.

I don’t have anyone to discuss these things with. My mother said she didn’t want to hear it and it was my problem. Please help me. -- Too Scared To Leave Dear Too Scared: Please do not do anything rash. Before you leave, you need to have your next step planned and ready, whether it is finding a shelter, staying with friends or relatives, or leaving town. It would be unwise to hand your abusive husband a letter and walk out the door. We know you want to do the honorable thing, but your safety is more important right now. We urge you to call the National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) at 1-800-799-SAFE. Someone there will guide you through the process.

Dear Annie: My husband and I are retired and live in upstate New York with our son and his family. Our son broke his back and neck in a freak accident. He has fully recovered, but now is addicted to pain medication. He has no job and no insurance.

Is there any way to get him the help he needs to be a functioning adult again? He would give anything to be better, but can’t afford the treatment. -- Desperately Concerned Mom Dear Mom: This must be a terribly difficult situation for everyone, but the fact that your son wants to get better is encouraging. Please look into state-funded drug and alcohol rehab centers through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at findtreatment.samhsa.gov, or call their treatment referral line at 1-800-662-HELP. We’ll be thinking of you.

Dear Annie: “Best Friend in Trouble” was pretty sure her best friend’s husband was cheating on her with his sister-inlaw. She asked whether she should tell her friend. I say, “YES!” I wish someone had told me when my husband was cheating. At a company holiday party, I actually sat next to the woman my husband was having an affair with. Probably everyone in the room knew except me.

One of my good friends discovered his wife was cheating when he contracted an STD. Another found out when his wife became pregnant. He’d had a vasectomy.

I’ve known a few people who have cheated, and let me tell you, if they don’t get caught, they keep right on doing it. After I realized my husband was seeing another woman, I learned that my own sister knew he was cheating and didn’t tell me. I could never forgive her for keeping it a secret.

I wish I had known sooner. “Best Friend” should tell her friend what she knows and then let the wife decide what she wants to do about it. -- Still Smarting Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net.

HINTS FROM HELOISE PET PAL Dear Readers: Jordan Gray sent a picture, via email, of a friend’s German shepherd, Anya, lying in the grass enjoying the sunshine. Jordan says that Anya is protective and loyal, but also as sweet as they come. To see Anya’s photo, go to my website, www. Heloise.com, and click on “Pets.” -- Heloise FRUIT STAIN Dear Heloise: I bit into a beautifully ripe strawberry, and juice dripped down the front of my favorite sweater. Can you help?

-- Wilma, via email Don’t stress over a strawberry stain! Dampen the sweater (if it’s washable, of course) with cool water, and rub a drop or two of liquid laundry detergent into the spot (from the back of the sweater), then wash. Do not put it in the dryer. Check the stain, and treat again if it’s still there. The next time this happens, try to dab the spot with cold water to help dilute the juice.

More maddening stains? Want to know how to save that shirt?

Just send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (70 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Stain Guide, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Stains are going to happen, so be prepared! Remember, to prevent pilling on sweaters, wash them inside out. -- Heloise

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Oct. 20, 2014: This year many opportunities head your way. Several people could be instrumental in your life, as they help you realize a long-term goal. You also will witness your circle of friends expand. You will feel very well cared for. If you are single, you easily could have your pick of potential suitors. You might not be sure who Mr. or Ms. Right is, but several people will be quite interesting to date. If you are attached, the two of you will experience unusual happiness together as you appear to be closer to fulfilling a mutual long-term goal. VIRGO’s fussiness often makes you feel ill at ease.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH A partner can’t be persuaded off his or her position, no matter what you do. You are better off being receptive to requests rather than initiating them. Unexpected news could head your way that could create additional work for you. Be less feisty. Tonight: Unwind.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH While others try hard, you come up with the solution -- only there might be a risk attached to this venture.

A close loved one could be upset at your role and at the ramifications involved.

Trying to keep the peace will take skill.

Tonight: Work on being nonreactive.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You can’t help but hit a roadblock. Try to dissolve this problem; otherwise, it could linger and interfere with different aspects of your life. You’ll have a desire that you will want to fulfill at any cost. Tonight: Let a friend vent, but don’t feel like you need to fix the issue.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might risk annoying a co-worker if you keep asking questions or seeking out advice. If this person erupts, you might wish that you had proceeded with a different approach.

Take preventive action in order to avoid this scenario. Tonight: Play it low-key.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Your words convey compassion, but if you lose your temper, your responses could be very different.

Difficulty with a family member could be raising your frustration levels. Take a deep breath and return to your buoyant, optimistic self. Tonight: Avoid a disagreement.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You beam in more of what you want. Others will find your positive attitude and strength to be incredible.

You might be feeling pressured by various people, and you could be taken aback by everything that occurs.

Tonight: Do not let someone’s disagreeable mood get to you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might feel unusually warm and caring. Friends will facilitate your path, but you still should be cautious with your finances. Do not make any agreements today. Be careful when driving, especially if you feel irritated.

You could be distracted. Tonight: Not to be found.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Focus on what you want, but know that by being stubborn, you will only prevent yourself from attaining that goal. Be open to friends who seem to surround you. Follow their advice. You will be unusually fortunate with an older person. Tonight: Where the action is.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to discuss a situation that is irritating you; however, you could have trouble expressing your feelings. Don’t be surprised if you suddenly explode or lose your temper. Be cool with those who are in charge.

Tonight: Chill out by getting some exercise.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Keep reaching beyond your self-imposed limits. When you think outside the box, your vision will allow you to see a solution. The decisions you make from this perspective could be quite dynamic. Open up to this thought process more often. Tonight: Take a brisk walk first.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might want to consider the alternatives that have not yet been discussed. You have a unique perspective and often see what others do not. A partner will give you important feedback. Still, be sure to take his or her comments with a grain of salt. Tonight: With a favorite person.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Defer to those in your immediate environment. You will hear more than your share of irritation from an older boss, friend or relative. Don’t take this person’s comments personally, as they probably are not directed at you. Tonight: Be open to what others share.

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No stopping Peyton and the Denver Broncos The Associated Press This was one ball Peyton Manning wanted in his grasp.

Comically, his teammates initially wouldn't give it to him. And then he agreed to give it away, anyhow.

Manning's receivers played keep-away with his milestone memento, and the NFL's new leader in career touchdown passes toyed with the San Francisco 49ers in the Denver Broncos' 42-17 romp Sunday night.

Manning went into the showdown two TDs shy of Brett Favre's record of 508 and threw four touchdown passes, giving him 510. He surpassed Favre's mark with an 8-yard strike to Demaryius Thomas late in the second quarter. As he went to retrieve the football, his teammates decided to have some fun.

Thomas tossed the historic ball over Manning and to Emmanuel Sanders, who then lobbed it to Wes Welker. From there, Welker dished it back to Sanders, who then flipped it to Julius Thomas — all of Manning's favorite targets getting into the act.

"I heard whispers about something," Manning said. "Those guys are all great athletes, and my vertical leap isn't what it used to be.

"I haven't played keep-away since I was 8 years old. That is something I will always remember."

Finally, Manning got the ball along with congratulations from his teammates and coaches.

The souvenir won't end up on Manning's mantle, however — it's headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

RAMS 28, SEAHAWKS 26 At St. Louis, special teams trickery was decisive for the Rams (2-4).

Punter Johnny Hekker's pass from the St. Louis 18 caught the Seahawks by surprise for the last of three big plays by those special teams.

PACKERS 38, PANTHERS 17 Aaron Rodgers threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns, and Randall Cobb torched the Carolina secondary for 121 yards on receptions.

CHIEFS 23, CHARGERS 20 At San Diego, Cairo Santos kicked a 48-yard field goal with 21 seconds left, and the Chiefs snapped the Chargers' five-game winning streak.

JAGUARS 24, BROWNS 6 Denard Robinson ran for a career-high 127 yards and a touchdown, Jacksonville's defense came up big in the red zone, and the Jaguars snapped a nine-game losing streak.

COWBOYS 31, GIANTS 21 DeMarco Murray broke Jim Brown's 56-year-old NFL record with his seventh straight 100-yard rushing game to start a season. The host Cowboys (6-1) won their sixth straight.

Tony Romo threw three touchdown passes, and had a fourth scoring pass overturned on replay. Instead, Murray wound up with his seventh TD rushing on a 1-yard plunge.

CARDINALS 24, RAIDERS 13 Carson Palmer threw two touchdown passes in his return to Oakland to send the Raiders to their 12th straight loss, six this season.

LIONS 24, SAINTS 23 At Detroit, the Saints blew another road game in the final moments.

Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes in the final 3:38, including the winner to Corey Fuller with 1:48 remaining.

COLTS 27, BENGALS 0 At Indianapolis, Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes, and the Colts' defense dominated Cincinnati. Indy churned out 506 yards.

RAVENS 29, FALCONS 7 At Baltimore, Elvis Dumervil and Pernell McPhee each had two sacks, part of a dominant defensive performance. Baltimore (5-2) led 17-0 at halftime and coasted to its second straight blowout win. The Ravens beat Tampa Bay 48-17 last week.

DOLPHINS 27, BEARS 14 At Chicago, the Bears (3-4) remained winless in three home games this season and have dropped five of their last seven at Soldier Field. Matt Forte scored two touchdowns and Jeremiah Ratliff finished with a career-best 3 1/2 sacks REDSKINS 19, TITANS 17 Kai Forbath's 22-yard field goal on the last play won it for the host Redskins.

BILLS 17, VIKINGS 16 The Bills gave their hometown fans a lastsecond thrill — literally. Kyle Orton hit rookie Sammy Watkins on a 2-yard touchdown pass with 1 second remaining. That capped a 15-play, 80-yard drive which Orton extended by converting a fourth-and-20.

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CLASSIFIED Legal Notices October 20, 2014 FIRST PUBLICATION OF A BOND ORDER CITY OF WESTFIELD IN CITY COUNCIL October 16, 2014 AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO BORROW $1,477,646.00 TO PAY COSTS OF REPLACING TURBLEX BLOWERS USED FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT

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Residential Support in the Westfield area for those of you looking to make a difference in someone’s life. This position includes assisting individuals with acquired brain injuries in ADL’s, community inclusion and in supporting them to attain their personal goals. A minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent.

New rate of $14.50/hr. after Orientation.

Qualifications: 21 years old or older. Must have a clean driving record. Minimum experience of six months driving a like-sized commercial vehicle within the last three years required. Must be able to pass DOT drug screen and background check. Good customer service skills. EOE. Call 413-532-4505 to learn more.

Relief/Per diem: Available at a new and improved rate of $13.00/hr.

Per Diem RN for Brain Injury and Residential programs in the Westfield/West Springfield areas. Responsibilities include client assessments, oversight of medication administration program, staff training, medical case management and acting as a liaison with medical professionals for individuals with disabilities.

Must have valid U.S.driver’s license and personal vehicle.

Excellent benefit package.

Apply at www.bcarc.org or send resume to BCARC, 395 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201. AA/EOE

COUNTER/DELI HELP Full/part-time. Mornings, afternoons & weekends included.

Must be 18 yrs. old. Apply in person. Zuber's Ice Cream & Deli. 98 Southwick Road.

Westfield. 413-572-2400

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Now hiring for full-time positions, AM, PM, overnights and weekends. We have work available in all areas but specific needs are in Agawam, Southwick and Westfield.

Must have reliable transportation and be able to commit to working every other weekend.

Competitive Pay and benefits offered. Apply in person: Caring Solutions, LLC 131 Elm Street West Springfield, MA 01089

ReStore Manager

Would you like to be a part of a great team, focused on helping families achieve the dream of homeownership? Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity (GSHFH) is opening a ReStore home improvement center to sell new and gently used furniture, home accessories, building materials and appliances for a fraction of their retails price.

GSHFH has an immediate opening for a ReStore manager. The ReStore Manager will be involved in all aspects of organizing and opening our first ReStore. Candidates must have demonstrated leadership skills, ability to multitask in a changing environment, excellent communications skills, have an entrepreneurial spirit and be a creative problem solver who enjoys working with the public. A minimum of 5 years of related experience. Must have operations experience in a small business, a history of building community relationships, demonstrated independent responsibility for program management and accomplishing results. BA or BS preferred; equivalent work experience will be considered. Salary is commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits package offered.

Interested parties should submit cover letter and resume by October 20, 2014 to Jennifer Schimmel, Executive Director via email at: support@habitatspringfield.org

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Karl J. Stinehart Chief Procurement Officer

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Installation, repairs,removed, 3 coats REPAIRED. Antennas    winter wreaks havoc. We do polyurethane.

Freeand estimates. chimneys repaired chimney   A STEP ABOVE THE REST!  brick repair, crown seals and  re- (413)569-3066. caps installed.

Roof leaks reJMF CHIMNEY SERVICE  pairs. We also do stainless steel paired, vent areas sealed. Sr. Repair your chimney before liner installs, as well as stain         discount. Insured. Free winter havoc.

We do citizen less rainwreaks caps. sweep all   We        estimates.

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Free estimates provided.  vices.       (413)596-8859 before pairs. Call: We also do stainless steel 413-330-2186       liner installs, as well as stain- 9p.m.

GUTTERS CLEANED,  less rain caps. We sweep all RAIN Hflues.

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M N E Y REPAIRED. Antennas removed,      SWEEPS. repairs and chimneys   repaired and chimney Call:Chimney 413-330-2186    rebuilds.

Stainless steel caps caps installed.

Roof leaks re haULing  vent areas sealed. Sr. and liner systems. Inspections, paired,  masonry work and  gutter clean- citizen discount. Insured. Free COMPLETE   CHIMNEY  ing. Free estimates.

Johnson SerCLEANING Insured. estimates. #1 PHIL'S H.I. DUMP RUNS/DEwork    Quality from a business (413)596-8859 Repairs, rebuilds, stainless steel vices.

MOLITION. Removal before of any         you can FALL trust. (413)848-0100, liners.

SPECIAL: $90 9p.m. items in cellars, attics, etc... Also      brush removal  (800)793-3706.

Cleaning.

413-237-2110 and small demoli (sheds,     tion decks, fences, one haulinG     garages).

Fully insured.

H E N T NdrYwaLL I C K C H I M N E Y car     estimates.

Phil (413)525SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and Free PHIL'S DUMP RUNS/DE    2892, (413)265-6380. rebuilds.

Stainless steel caps #1  Removal  of any T-BEST Complete MOLITION.    and linerDRYWALL. systems. Inspections, in cellars, attics, etc... Also professional drywall at amateur masonry work and gutter clean- items   brush removal and small demoliprices.

Ourestimates. ceilings are tops! ing.

Free Insured.         (sheds, decks, fences, one Call Mikework 413-821-8971.

Free tion Quality from a business           car garages).

Fully insured. hOMe iMprOveMenT you can trust. (413)848-0100, estimates.        Free estimates.

Phil (413)525  (800)793-3706.

2892, (413)265-6380.      eLecTrician A.B.C. - CARPENTER/Builder         18 years experience. Licensed dryWall insured.

Complete restora-  and   iMproveMent   hoMe POEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All tion services/repairs; decks,    types of wiring.

Free estimates, T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete garages, additions.

Free     IN  roofing,       insured.

SPECIALIZING professional drywall at amateur estimates, 10% senior discount.

A.B.C. CARPENTER/Builder       Pprices.

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Callyears Dave,experience.

(413) 568-6440.

Licensed insured.   Complete    HOUSE KOHLER GENERATCall Mike 413-821-8971.

Free and restoraORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, estimates.  services/repairs;      tion decks, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter roofing,  garages, additions. Free deicing cables installed.

I an- estimates,     10% senior discount.

DAVE DAVIDSON Bathroom & swer all electrician calls! service, Dave, (413) 568-6440.   Prompt    Call      KITCHEN Remodeling.

"GET best prices.

Lic. #A-16886.  IT  THIS    RIGHT TIME" Com(413)562-5816.

BUILDING A L E K S A N D R D U D U K A L BRUNO plete BathANTICO Renovations.

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DUDUKALLi- tions, decks, rec rooms, more.

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HIC.    reliable service, cELECTRICAL. e n s e d a n d iResidential, n s u r e d . L i c . Prompt, #0609568 Now serving CT.free In    Commercial, Industrial. estimates.

Mass Registered #11902. Service and emer- sured. Quality Work on Time on        Licensed and Insured, #106263, licensed & insured. gency calls. Call (413)519-8875. Budget Since 1984.

569-9973.     Lic. #11902. Services  Call Bruno, (413)562-9561. alexdudukal@yahoo.com www.davedavidsonremodeling. and emergency    calls.      com Call (413)519-8875.        alexdudukal@yahoo.com            

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hoMe iMproveMent house paintinG Masonry                      FLEUR DE LIS CLEANING: NO JOB TOO SMALL!           DELREO HOME IMPROVE  DAVIDSON      &  We do: Chimneys,    DAVE Bathroom ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!!

M&M MENT for all your exterior home  Repointing, Stucco, A “White Glove” housekeeping KITCHEN Remodeling.

"GET    All brick, SERVICES-20 Years serving theWATERPROOFING. improvement needs Roofing,        Foundations, service company.

Attention to block, IT RIGHT THIS TIME" Com-  concrete.Sidewalks, Chimneys, Westfield area. Painting, stain siding, windows, decks and gut      Hatchways,hatchways, Retaining Walls detail is our business.

Reliable plete Bath Renovations.

MA. Lifoundations, new ing, house washing, interior/ex      Extens  ters.

Call for  free quote. and more. 5-year experienced, and professional. cense #072233, MA. Registrabasement windows installed and terior.

Wall coverings.

Commer     Guarantee.

Call Suzanne forFree freeestimates. estimate. repaired. tive i o nreferences, # 1 4 4 8 3 1fully . Clicensed T . H I C&. cial/residential.

Sump Reliable. pumps and i  n s u r e d Now i n serving M A . &CT.CInT .  years experience.

References available. #0609568 french15drain systems installed.

Insured.

References.

Mass Reg. Call for FREE estimate: www.delreohomeimprovement.c sured. Quality Work on Time on #121723. Call (413)568-9731. Foundations pointed and stuc    BAUER MASONRY: o m C a l l G a r y D e l c a m p 413-258-4070 or 860-309-6598 Budget Since 1984. 569-9973.  coed. Free estimates.

No job too small !!        860-713-8859.  (413)569-3733. www.davedavidsonremodeling.     (413)569-1611.

(413)374-5377.        com               landscapinG laWn    pLUMBer hOUse painTing & DELREO HOME IMPROVE-     care BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING MENT for all your exterior home      stuMp GrindinG   Kitchens,    Remodeling. addiNICK GARDNER PLUMBING, improvement needs Roofing, ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M ACCURATE LAWNCARE, Fall  rec WELDING & MECHANICAL tions, rooms, more. siding,decks, windows, decks and gut- Cleanup, SERVICES-20 Years serving the leaf/brush removal,     SERVICES. Professional, K & B STUMP GRINDING  Prompt, service, free Westfield area. Painting, stain- ters. Call reliable for free quote.

Extenstrimming, mulch, gutter   cleaning.    serving the Westfield areaLic. since reliable service.

MA estimates.

Mass     &  ive references, fullyRegistered licensed ing, house washing, interior/exCall (413)579-1639.       1988.

Clean-up available.

Fully #PL31893-J. Certified Welding. #106263, i n s u r e d licensed i n M A& . insured. & C T .   terior.

Wall coverings.

Commerinsured; reliable; experienced & Insured.

Call (413)531-2768 www.delreohomeimprovement.c Call Bruno, (413)562-9561.         cial/residential. Free estimates. professional.

(413)562-9128 Nick7419@comcast.net o m C a l l G a r y D e l c a m p   Insured. References. Mass Reg. (413)569-3733.   Call (413)568-9731.  #121723.

ALL CALLS RETURNED   NoComplete job too Fall small !!  sTUMp grinding Clean-ups and J.D. BERRY CONTRACTING. tree service  MAYNARD CONSTRUC-  curb-side leaf & brush pick-ups. PAUL   Garages, windows,  TION. Alladditions, your carpentry Free estimates. Please ask for  doors, decks, vinyl siding and      K & B STUMP GRINDING needs.

(413)386-4606.

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Callfloors, Joe, (413)364-7038.  irrigation    wall, tile, suspended ceil-  Call us today forand all your land  tion and repair, complete pert tree removal. Prompt estim  upholstery ings, doors,  scape needs.

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WESTFIELD 1 bedroom, central location, parking for small car. No pets.

MONTGOMERY, $550/month utilities included. MA First, last,Beautiful security. (413)862-4006.

Mountain-top lot.

Panoramic views. Fully c l e a r e d ,1&2 d e -bedroom s t u m p eapartd and WESTFIELD g r a d$700-$800/month e d . R e a d y tincludes o build. ments, heat and hot water. size and Minutes to Excellent Westfield.

5.69 location. dogs. Call weekdaysCall acres.NoAsking $150,000.

(413)786-9884.

(413)562-5736.

WESTFIELD. Kitchen, living room/bedroom. $575/month includes utilities. First, last, security.

(413)568Mobile Homes 3519.

CHICOPEE: By Hukelau. 2 CLASSIFIED Bedrooms, 12'x67'. Completely ADVERTISINg remodeled.

All appliances. Shingels shed. $59,900. Call ( 4 1 3 ) 5DEADLINES 93-9961.

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WESTFIELD:82 S.Maple St. #34, 1st Floor. 2 bedroom, upEmail: dianedisanto@ dated condo.

All new: stainless thewestfieldnewsgroup.com appliances and range hood; quartz countertops; stainless (413)562-4181 Ext. 118and fresh sink & faucet, lighting paint in kitchen. New carpeting in main living areas along with fresh paint. Updated bathroom in Rooms 2008 with new flooring345 in 2014.

Price includesROOM. remaining LARGE FURNISHED Parking,furtreatments busniture, route, window walking distance to alland artwork.

Offered atOnly $99,500. amenities. $120/weekly. respon-Call Christine sible mature 413-883-9418. adult need apply.

(413)348-5070, (413)862-4522.

ROOM FOR RENT on bus route, fully Services furnished. $100/week. Call (413)7319233.

A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN.

House Rental 355 Debris removal, landscaping, spring yard cleanup, interior and

SOUTHWICK SMALL 2power bedroom exterior painting, washhouse, new. carpentry $900/month and plus utiliting,allbasic plumbies. 100 yard walk to South Pond with ing. All types of repair work and beach front rights. Call (413)525-1985.

more. (413)562-7462.

Business Property

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LAST RETAIL SPACE in new market A1 5 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN. place. miles from Westfield in MontDebris removal,(413)977-6277. landscaping, fall gomery. $400/month.

yard cleanup, interior and exterior painting, power washing, baHomes For Sale 390 All sic carpentry and plumbing. types of repair work and more.

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VATED! 3 bedrooms, new roof, hardwood floors. Central. Corner lot. $190,000. For more information callJIM'S (413)244-4703.

TRACTOR SERVICES.

Grading & leveling of driveways

Mobile Homes 410 & short roads, trap rock and/or

gravel material.

Mowing & mainWESTFIELD HAMPDEN Village. tenance of fields and lawnNew main$29,900.

2 bedroom, 14’x67’. tenance.

Post hole digging. sink, floor, windows, appliances, shed.

Loader work & loam spread.

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Services

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GREEN CLEANING: A1 PATTY-O ODD JOBS/HANDyMAN, Debris We are growing and taking Removal, landscaping, spring yardon newinterior clients. reliable clean-up, andFriendly, exterior painting, and experienced team. power washing, basic carpentry and Environmentally safework products. plumbing.

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