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Hinds tapped by Senate President to attend National Broadband & Cable Policy Summit By AMY PORTER Correspondent BOSTON – State Senator Adam G. Hinds (D-Pittsfield) announced Thursday that he has been appointed by Senate President Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst) to represent the Massachusetts Senate at the 2017 Broadband & Cable Policy Summit, hosted by the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) on October 15-17th in Denver, Colorado. “Finalizing access to high speed internet is critical for ending the digital divide that holds our region back. This Summit is another way to continue to build our knowledge of how others have tackled the problem and explore emerging policy issues,” said Hinds. “I appreciate the Senate President for nominating me to participate in this important conversation.” According to NCSL, the Broadband & Cable Policy Summit (BCPS) is a partnership project intended to educate state legislators about broadband and cable technology and associated regulatory and policy issues. The BCPS will provide a balanced program covering a broad range of issues and gather the most important voices in the broadband and cable world today to interact with state legislators. The Summit will equip policymakers with the knowledge to tackle important developing and communications and technology issues and enable legislators to share best practices for enhancing access to these services for their constituents. “Expansion of broadband services to all residents of the Commonwealth, especially in western Mass, is critically important for economic development, education opportunities, and connectivity for Massachusetts to thrive,” said Senate President Rosenberg. “No one knows this better than Senator Hinds, who has been personally involved in bringing broadband to his district since taking office. It is my hope that this Summit will help him gain insight on how other states have approached these issues and how these strategies can be applied here to address broadband and cable issues moving forward.” “There is no other issue that my colleagues and I in western Mass. are focused on more than broadband,” said Hinds. “My first transition briefing, before I was even sworn into office, was on the status of Last Mile efforts in Massachusetts. We have a standing, biweekly conference call with state broadband officials, and are constantly trying to make progress working with residents, local officials, utilities, providers and other stakeholders. This is critical for our economy and opportunity, academic research at home, home sales, population decline and public safety.” Hinds’ next Speak Up Western Mass public forum/community office hours event will take place in Worthington on Monday, October 30, 2017 from 10:00am-11:30am in “The Hall,” at Worthington Town Hall, located at 160 Huntington Road. The coffee hour, featuring both Hinds and his colleague State Representative Steve Kulik (D- Worthington), is designed to be agenda-free, unscripted, and an opportunity for residents and local officials to ask questions, share concerns, and make recommendations on state issues to the members of their legislative delegation and district staff.
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WRAFT to discuss water contamination By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—A local community group will be holding a conference this week to highlight the potential dangers of water contamination. The Westfield Residents Advocating for Themselves (WRAFT) will be holding a PFAS Panel Discussion that is free and open to the public on Wednesday, Oct. 11, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at North Middle School on Southampton Road. The discussion will feature several experts in fields like environmental chemistry and PFAS, or polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are also the set
of substances that have contaminated the city’s water in recent time and forced two wells offline. According to Kristen Mello, member of WRAFT, the discussion is meant to provide residents with more information and background and not meant to overwhelm. “This is an entry level conversation, this is a talk about science but you do not need a science background for this. This is a community level talk, this is to help ourselves get educated,” she said. “So, when people leave they know what they can do for themselves and for their families.” According to Mello, several health risks
are possibly linked to the exposure to PFAS. The panel discussion will feature four speakers and one group discussing various parts of the conversation. Mello said that each presentation will last about 15 minutes. There will also be a question-and-answer portion at the end for those interested, and if you are worried about asking questions Mello said that they can be submitted and asked by WRAFT members anonymously. Speakers will include Ward One City Councilor Mary Ann Babinski, who will make opening remarks. See WRAFT, Page 8
Fire Prevention Week tips from Westfield Fire Department The Massachusetts Department of Fire Services has announced this week as Fire Prevention week. (Photo courtesy of Mass Department of Fire Services)
Local fire departments supporting Fire Prevention week By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK/GRANVILLE/TOLLAND – On Oct. 2, the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services announced that Oct. 9 through Oct. 15 will be Fire Prevention week throughout the state and several area towns and cities will be hosting events for their respective communities this week and throughout the month. Among those departments is Southwick, who won’t be having an event this week but will certainly be coordinating a program with the SouthwickTolland-Granville Regional School District in order to bring fire prevention awareness into the schools. See Local, Page 8
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By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—With Fire Prevention Week around the corner, the Westfield Fire Department wants to remind residents to be safe, especially when cooking. Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 9 to 15 in Massachusetts, according to the State Fire Marshal, and awareness is being brought to having two ways out of a fire. In addition, Westfield Fire Deputy Chief and Fire Prevention Officer Eric Bishop wants residents to practice safe cooking at homes, which is the number one cause of fires in the home. “Cooking fires were 49 percent of all fires reported in oneand two-family homes and 90 percent of fires in apartments, dorms and rooming houses,” Bishop said, citing information from the State Fire Marshal. In fact, from the Department of Fire Services, there were a total of 10,181 fires related to cooking in the state in 2016, totaling an estimated $8.4 million in damages, and cooking was also the leading cause of residential injuries related to fires. Bishop said that most cooking fires occur due to food that is unattended, so a key in preventing these kinds of fires is to be watchful and present when cooking. “Stand by your pan,” Bishop said. Other tips from Bishop include not wearing loose-fitting clothing when cooking, keeping pot and pan handles turned inward to prevent the potential for spills and to create a “3-foot child free zone” in the area of your stove. If a fire does start in a pan, then Bishop said that a lid can be put onto the pan, or baking soda can be used to help smother the flame, but never throw water onto a grease fire. However, another point that Bishop stressed was that firefighting should be done by professionals to reduce chance for injury. “Majority of victims’ injuries happen when fighting fires,” Bishop said. “Leave the firefighting to trained professionals.” Instead, Bishop suggests leaving the building immediately See Fire Prevention, Page 8
By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD-As beekeepers across the state diligently work to sustain their hives under attack, the Massachusetts Beekeepers Association will hosts its fall meeting at Westfield State University to address concerns and offer solutions. The association, known as Mass Bee, will conduct its gathering on Nov. 11 in Scanlon Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coordinating logistics for the meeting are members of the Hampden County Beekeepers Association, Nathan Sperry of Russell, instructor and department head of horticulture technology at Westfield Technical See Westfield State, Page 8
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Fall farm stand road trip By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD – Now that fall has officially arrived, have you considered a road trip to view the foliage – meandering the back roads of our neighboring communities and stopping to explore the varied farm stands along the way? Across our region, there are farmers who connect with the South Deerfield-based Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA), which provides a “Local Hero” designation for their business. CISA’s Be a Local Hero, Buy Locally Grown® membership and marketing campaign is the longest running and most comprehensive buy local program in the United States, according to Claire Morenon, CISA’s communications manager. “When you’re traveling, visiting a local farm is a great way to connect with the people and the landscape of a new place – you can see beautiful farm views, chat with the people who work that land, and enjoy its bounty, all in one stop,” said Morenon, adding, “even for people who live around here, a local farm is a perfect fall destination for picking apples or pumpkins, or just picking up your groceries in a lovely spot.” Currently, there are 275 local farms that work with CISA throughout the Pioneer Valley, helping to build the local food economy. “We want people to support all local farms,” said Morenon. “But the yellow Local Hero logo indicates a farm has joined with 275 of
their fellow local farms and over 160 local restaurants, retailers, and other businesses as members of CISA’s Local Hero campaign.” With fall in full swing, there are a wide variety of crops for one’s choosing, ranging from apples, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage and carrots, to cauliflower, corn, garlic, onions, parsnips, pears, potatoes, pumpkins, winter squash, and turnips. Additionally, many farmers are selling beef, maple and honey products, and even homemade goodies and handcrafted treasures. Are you ready for a drive? CISA farms in our area are creating unique experiences to entertain all ages this fall – from farms in Granville to Southampton, as well as several hill towns. For a complete list of CISA farms and activities in the coming weeks, visit buylocalfood.org. Are you in the market for “wonderful” fall produce? At the Yellow Stonehouse Farm on Root Road, Westfield, the USDA certified organic property is brimming with winter squash, gourds, pumpkins, potatoes, root vegetables and kale, according to owner Constance See Farm Stand, Page 8
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‘Kettle’ ringers needed for holiday season By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD-With the Salvation Army’s “red kettle” season only weeks away, volunteers – individuals or community and civic groups – are being sought to ensure that businesses across the city will be covered during the holiday season. “We are currently working on ramping up for the kettle campaign and looking for individual and group volunteers to ring the bell,” said Emily Mew, Western Massachusetts field representative for the Salvation Army’s state division. Mew added that the local chapter is in the midst of planning specifics on holiday distribution locations. “Sign up times and locations will be available soon,” said Mew. “We are also looking for people and businesses to make donations, both for Thanksgiving turkeys and gifts for Christmas.” For persons interested in donating turkeys, adopting a child and/or family, organizing an angel tree or some other project, contact Laurie Matthews at westfield.salvationarmy@gmail.com. Individuals or groups interested in bell ringing are asked to contact Mary Lou Dazelle at (413) 562-2910 or via email to dazelm01@comcast.net. “We ask for one to two hours at their convenience, however, multiple days would be very much appreciated as this campaign runs from mid-November to Christmas Eve,” said Mew. Mew noted that the money raised through the kettle drive stays in the area. “The money we raise goes back into the local community to help people in emergency need, whether that’s due to financial hardship, homelessness, an emergency situation (like a loss of income, accident, medical expenses) or surviving a disaster such as a fire or flood,” said Mew. Mew stressed there is no specific number or limit to the number of volunteers needed. “We also look for opportunities to partner with community and civic groups and nonprofits that might be looking to fundraise for their own special community projects,” said Mew.
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ODDS & ENDS Hundreds of undead people take part in zombie walk ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — Hundreds of undead people have gathered at the New Jersey shore to take part in an annual zombie walk. The event was staged Saturday in Asbury Park and featured a variety of mutated characters, including four undead Disney princesses and gory nurses. A zombie Donald Trump pushed a tombstone with his name on it and threw paper towels into the crowd while asking, “Does anyone need saving?” Walk organizers tout the event as one of the biggest gatherings of the undead on the planet. Most participants apply their own ghoulish makeup before arriving, but others get their look done on scene from professional makeup artists. Security was beefed up for the event following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, and organizers banned the use of prop weapons.
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2017. There are 83 days left in the year. THIS IS COLUMBUS DAY IN THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS THANKSGIVING DAY IN CANADA.
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n Oct. 9, 1967, Marxist revolutionary guerrilla leader Che Guevara, 39, was summarily executed by the Bolivian army a day after his capture.
ON THIS DATE: In 1514, Mary Tudor, the 18-year-old sister of Henry VIII, became Queen consort of France upon her marriage to 52-year-old King Louis XII, who died less than three months later. In 1776, a group of Spanish missionaries settled in present-day San Francisco. In 1888, the public was first admitted to the Washington Monument. In 1914, the Belgian city of Antwerp fell to German forces during World War I. In 1936, the first generator at Boulder (later Hoover) Dam began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles. In 1946, the Eugene O’Neill drama “The Iceman Cometh” opened at the Martin Beck Theater in New York. In 1958, Pope Pius XII died at age 82, ending a 19-year papacy. (He was succeeded by Pope John XXIII.) In 1975, Soviet scientist Andrei Sakharov (AHN’-dray SAHK’-ah-rawf) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1985, the hijackers of the Achille Lauro (ah-KEE’-leh LOW’-roh) cruise liner surrendered two days after seizing the vessel in the Mediterranean. (Passenger Leon Klinghoffer was killed by the hijackers during the standoff.)
In 1987, author, politician and diplomat Clare Boothe Luce died in Washington at age 84. In 1995, a sabotaged section of track caused an Amtrak train, the Sunset Limited, to derail in Arizona; one person was killed and about 80 were injured (the case remains unsolved). In 2009, President Barack Obama was named the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
TEN YEARS AGO:
Nine Republican presidential hopefuls debated in Dearborn, Michigan; Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani clashed over tax and spending cuts, each claiming greater commitment than the other. Two Armenian Christian women were shot dead while riding in a car in Baghdad by security contractors working for Australian-owned Unity Resources Group. France’s Albert Fert and German Peter Gruenberg won the 2007 Nobel Prize in physics for a discovery that let computers, iPods and other digital devices store reams of data on ever-shrinking hard disks. Actress Carol Bruce died in Woodland Hills, California, at age 87.
FIVE YEARS AGO:
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced in Bellefonte (BEHL’-fahnt), Pennsylvania, to 30 to 60 years in prison following his June 2012 conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse of boys. Future Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousufzai , a 14-year-old Pakistani girl who had dared to advocate education for girls and criticize the Taliban, was shot and seriously wounded by a militant gunman in the town of Mingora in the volatile Swat Valley.
ONE YEAR AGO:
During a bitter debate in St. Louis, Hillary Clinton declared that Donald Trump’s vulgar comments about women revealed “exactly who he is” and proved his unsuitability to be president; firing back, Trump accused Clinton of attacking women involved in Bill Clinton’s extramarital affairs and promised she would “be in jail” if he were president. Tom Brady, looking relatively rust-free after serving his four-game “Deflategate” suspension, passed for 406 yards and three touchdowns to Martellus Bennett as the New England Patriots thumped the Cleveland Browns 33-13.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:
Retired MLB All-Star Joe Pepitone is 77. Former Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., is 76. C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb is 76. Rhythm-and-blues singer Nona Hendryx is 73. Singer Jackson Browne is 69. Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams is 67. Actor Gary Frank is 67. Actor Richard Chaves is 66. Actor Robert Wuhl is 66. Actress-TV personality Sharon Osbourne is 65. Actor Tony Shalhoub is 64. Actor Scott Bakula is 63. Musician James Fearnley (The Pogues) is 63. Actor John O’Hurley is 63. Writerproducer-director-actor Linwood Boomer is 62. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Mike Singletary is 59. Actor Michael Pare is 59. Jazz musician Kenny Garrett is 57. Rock singer-musician Kurt Neumann (The BoDeans) is 56. Country singer Gary Bennett is 53. Movie director Guillermo del Toro is 53. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron is 51. Singer P.J. Harvey is 48. Movie director Steve McQueen (Film: “12 Years a Slave”) is 48. World Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam is 47. Actress Cocoa Brown is 45. Country singer Tommy Shane Steiner is 44. Actor Steve Burns is 44. Rock singer Sean Lennon is 42. Actor Randy Spelling is 39. Christian hiphop artist Lecrae is 38. Actor Brandon Routh is 38. Actor Zachery Ty Bryan is 36. Actress Spencer Grammer is 34. Comedian Melissa Villasenor (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 30. Actor Tyler James Williams is 25. Country singer Scotty McCreery (TV: “American Idol”) is 24.
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Review: Gaslight at Barrington Stage By MARK G. AUERBACH Correspondent In a season punctuated by glorious revivals of Ragtime and Company, Barrington Stage may have saved its best for last. The current revival of Patrick Hamilton’s thriller Gaslight, carefully crafted and winningly performed, is a study in psychological manipulation and bullying. It may have been shocking to audiences in 1938. It’s even more disturbing to today’s audiences, as an unsavory relationship unfolds in terms of what we find acceptable or unacceptable today. Gaslight premiered in London in December 1938, at the Apollo Theatre. When the play premiered on Broadway in December 1941, it was titled Angel Street and ran 1,295 performances. The Broadway cast featured Vincent Price as Mr. Manningham and Leo G. Carroll as Rough. Patrick Hamilton had two hits to his name, Gaslight, and Rope, on which Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller was based. The noun gaslight is defined as “A form of manipulation through persistent denial, misdirection, contradiction, and lying in an attempt to destabilize and delegitimize a target.”. Some psychologists credit the Patrick Hamilton play for the definition. As Gaslight progresses, a serpentine husband is driving his wife insane by making her think she’s insane. A police inspector comes to the rescue, but one wonders if he’s real or whether he’s part of the beleagured wife’s fantasies. As Gaslight unfolds, the husband becomes more villianous, and the wife finds the inner strength to move through a powerful transformation. Louisa Proske’s direction is measured and balanced, and her company of actors are superb. Mark H. Dold, a familiar face to Barrington Stage audiences as the theatre’s Associate Artist, gives a superlative performance as a vicious man disguised in a mannered presence. Kim Stauffer is superb as his victimized wife. Kevin O’Rourke brings humor to his role as a detective, and Peggy Pharr Wilson and Ali Rose Dachis add balance as the maids. Kate Noll’s set design is a rich recreation of a New York City townhouse of the 1880s, and Beth Goldenberg’s costumes are appropriately period. Scott Pinkley’s lighting designs set the mood, and I was astrounded at the sense of timing as the actors turned up the gaslights, and the increased glow on the stage. Gaslight only runs through October 22. It’s not-to-be-missed. Barrington Stage has announced two productions for the upcoming season, the world premiere of The Royal Family of Broadway, based on the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber, book by
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Mark H. Dold in Gaslight. (Photo by Scott Barrow) Rachel Sheinkin and music and lyrics by William Finn. John Rando will direct and Joskua Bergasse will choreograph. Both gentlemen helmed Barrington Stage’s On The Town, which moved to Broadway. Also, in celebrations of the centennials of Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins, Julianne Boyd will stage West Side Story. Robert LaFosse will choreograph. Summer can’t come fast enough. Barrington Stage Company presents Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton. Directed by Louisa Proske. .Scenic design by Kate Noll. Costume design by Beth Goldenberg. Lighting design by Scott Pinkney. Sound design by Joel Abbott. Cast: Mark H. Dold as “Mr.
Manningham,” Kim Stauffer as “Mrs. Manningham,” Peggy Pharr Wilson as “Elizabeth,” Kevin O’Rourke as “Rough,” and Ali Rose Dachis as “Nancy”. Through October 22. Barrington Stage Company’s St. Germain Theatre, Pittsfield, MA. 413236-8888 or www.barringtonstageco.. org ——— Mark G. Auerbach studied theatre at American University and the Yale School of Drama. He’s worked for arts organizations and reported on theatre for newspapers and radio. Mark produces and hosts ArtsBeat Radio on 89.5fm/WSKB Radio.
ARTWORKS WESTFIELD: Pop up art and author event WESTFIELD — ArtWorks Westfield will be hosting a pop up art and author event at the historic Old Town Hall in downtown Westfield on Saturday October 14th! Local artist and creators will display their work in one of the main rooms at the front of the building. In the adjacent front room five local authors will showcase their work and sign copies of their published works. The theme of the art show event is Celebrate Autumn! Works will range from traditional autumn scenes to avant-garde interpretations of the spirit of Halloween! With great fall weather we anticipate Westfield PumpkinFest to attract thousands of residents and families to the downtown business corridor. BUSKERS REVISITED! In addition to the art and author event, we are calling on local buskers to set up in front of businesses along Elm Street and within the event area on Park Square Green. Let us know you’d like to have a busker set up neat your business. email us at westfieldartsandculture@gmail.com SUPPORTING THE ARTS … AND LOCAL MERCHANTS! Our mission is to create and promote the widest variety of cultural arts, literary arts, musical events, and performing arts for the Westfield community and to collaborate with businesses and invested groups to develop and maintain venues for presentations and performances. Supporting local artists by showcasing their work in the downtown corridor will have the ripple effect of driving incremental traffic to your business. We want to work with you to execute these events, increase your consumer engagement and raise funds for ArtWorks Westfield to perpetuate this economic cycle. Artisan Fall Craft Fair to Benefit Southwick Public Library The Friends of the Southwick Public Library (a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization) are sponsoring a Artisan Fall Craft Fair on Saturday October 14, 9:00a.m. to 3:00p.m., at the Southwick Town Hall. Over 30 local crafters and artisans will have their items for sale. A raffle will also be held for unique items donated by the crafters and artisans. Crafters and artisans can be found on the grounds of the Town Hall, in the Auditorium and in the Senior Center. In addition to the unique items available for purchase, there will be a sale of new and gently used craft and Christmas items. Light refreshments will be available for purchase. The Craft Fair is free and open to the public. Proceeds support programs and activities at the Southwick Public Library. The Southwick Town Hall is located at 454 College Highway, Southwick. For more information contact Pat McMahon at southwickpat@comcast.net or (413) 569-6531.
Westfield Theatre Group: It’s Showtime! If you like to laugh, you’re in luck. The Westfield Theatre Group, a department of the Westfield Woman’s Club, is thrilled to announce their fall production, “Murder by Indecision”, written by Daniel O’Donnell and produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service Inc. This mystery/comedy stars Linda Slozak as Agatha Crispy, the world’s best known mystery playwright, as she attempts to crank out her newest and last manuscript. As she struggles through the first few pages of her play, Miss Maple (played by Joan Perkins-Smith), Inspector Dryfus (played by John Kielb) and all her characters come to life on the stage. For a complete cast list, visit the WTG website. Any fan of classic Agatha Christie mysteries will love this hilarious spoof, directed by Meaghan Farrell, produced by Kurt Wildman, with Stage Manager Sally Memole. Performances will be October 13th, 14th, 20th and 21st at 7:30 PM with a 2:00 PM matinee performance on the 21st at the Westfield Woman’s Club, located at 28 Court St. in Westfield, MA 01085. For additional information and to be guaranteed tickets go to westfieldtheatregroup.com and click on Reservations or call (413) 572-6838.
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Senator Humason holding public office hours State Senator Don Humason announced today that he will be holding public office hours during October in all 11 cities and towns in the 2nd Hampden and Hampshire District. Senator Humason or his staff will be available at public office hours on the following dates: Monday, October 23, 2017 Russel Council on Aging 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Westfield Senior Center 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Tuesday, October 24, 2017 Grace Hall Memorial Library 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Monday, October 30, 2017 Granville Public Library 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Tolland Public Library 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM All are welcome to visit and share their thoughts or concerns about state matters with Senator Humason and his staff. In addition to office hours throughout the district, Senator Humason and staff are also available to meet with constituents at the Senator’s district office, located at 64 Noble Street in Westfield. No appointment is necessary, but calling ahead is recommended. Senator Humason’s District Office staff can be reached at (413) 568-1366. Staff in his Boston Office can be reached at (617) 722-1415 for legislative matters. Senator Humason’s email address is Donald.Humason@MASenate. gov
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Letter to the Editor Hello Ward 3, and the rest of Westfield. There is so much going on; where to begin… Can I say, without any disagreement, that I am really sick of all the divisiveness? Let’s start locally. Our City Council went through the budget process, and those who complain the most, according to the records, did not offer up cuts in the various budget requests that went before them. One offered a2.5% cut across the board, this included police, fire, and education but when asked about these; no not them. You cannot have across the board cuts and leave depts. out. OK, back to government 101. We have a diversity of functions dependent upon revenue. No one likes more taxes, but reality time…costs everywhere do not go down. A good thing is that we have a diversity of operating principles re-presented on the Council that should merge their expertise in their principles to come up with solutions, and not just support or oppose. Especially without providing an alternative. While our move adversarial social culture is exciting and you get to vent; but it does not accomplish anything other than strife, and conflict. This is not the Wide World of Wrestling. We have; they have responsibilities to make our world more positive, and productive through being constructive. CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROBLEM SOLVING! If you are too emotionally connected to you ideology and it’s slogans that does not help us. That feels better… Fundamental to our success is that we can cooperate and negotiate, that is compromise. We may not like those words, but any with a family, has a job, lives in our world knows that we must all compromise at some time. Sure we would like everything to be automatic, effortless, and not cost. But, we are not in any fantasy utopia; we are in the real world or completion and conflicting social economic (political) interests. And because your ego thinks you are right, or at least can’t be wrong, NO ONE IS PERFECT. And, do you and yours want, then, to be totally responsible for the world we are in? OK no taxes then how do we have all that we have? How does that world work? I forgot who, at the moment, said “taxes are the price we pay for a civil society.” While on that point: it is noticeable that too many are working too hard at creating conflicts that are not just dividing America, and pitting us against each other but they are fracturing America. We are de-evolving into a Pro-Kill, Pro-Fear, country where is moral to hate. I think a lot of folks need to give up their moral high ground, for they do not practice what they preach: to love one another, including your enemies, blessed be the peacemakers, the meek and the humble, and of course: forgiveness, etc. OK, I have vented enough for now. More to come? Hopefully I will see some of you at Tiger’s Pride, soon to open… Thank you for listening…your former Ward 3 City Councilor, Brian Hoose… brhoose@comcast.net
NRA opposes full ban on ‘bump stocks’ used by Vegas gunman By HOPE YEN and STEPHEN BRAUN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Rifle Association is opposing a ban on “bump stocks” like the device used by the Las Vegas gunman to turn semi-automatic weapons into rapidfire guns, stressing its support for more limited regulations. The powerful lobby last week surprised many gun control advocates by embracing possible restrictions on the bump stock devices in the wake of the shootings that killed more than 50 people and injured 500, prompting bipartisan support in Congress for regulating or banning bump stocks. But on Sunday, the NRA drew a line on an outright ban. Chris Cox, the NRA’s chief lobbyist, said too much public focus was being placed on limiting the devices rather than preventing bad human behavior. He said it was the responsibility of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — not Congress — to regulate the sale of bump stocks. “We don’t believe that bans have ever worked on anything. What we have said has been very clear — that if something transfers a semiautomatic to function like a fully automatic, then it ought to be regulated differently,” Cox said. It was a sign of a possible rocky road ahead for action by Congress. Seeking momentum for gun restrictions, Sen. Dianne See NRA, Page 5
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Trump: Hard-line immigration policies are price of DACA By JILL COLVIN new measures to crack down on "sanctuary cities," which Associated Press don't share information with federal immigration authorities, WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has told among other proposals. congressional leaders that his hard-line immigration priorities "These priorities are essential to mitigate the legal and ecomust be enacted in exchange for extending protection from nomic consequences of any grants or status to DACA recipideportation to hundreds of thousands of young immigrants, ents," White House legislative affairs director Marc Short told many of whom were brought to the U.S. illegally as children. reporters in a Sunday evening conference call. "We're asking Trump's list of demands included overhauling the country's that these reforms be included in any legislation concerning green-card system, a crackdown on unaccompanied minors the status of DACA recipients." entering the country, and building his promised wall along the But it remained unclear whether the president considers southern border. each of the more than a dozen priorities to be non-negotiable Many were policies Democrats have said explicitly are off or whether the White House sees them more as a starting point the table and threaten to derail ongoing negotiations over leg- for negotiation with members of Congress. Officials on the islation protecting young immigrants known as "Dreamers." call notably declined to say whether the president would veto They had been given a reprieve from deportation and the abil- legislation that did not include each and every one of them. ity to work legally in the country under President Barack Trump last month appeared to reach at least the broad outObama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, lines of a DACA deal with House Democratic leader Nancy program, which Trump ended last month. Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer in In a letter to House and Senate leaders released which he would agree to extend DACA protecby the White House Sunday, Trump said the tions in exchange for a package of border priorities were the product of a "a botsecurity measures. tom-up review of all immigration While Trump made clear that he policies" that he had ordered "to was not backing down on his wall determine what legislative demand, he and other adminisreforms are essential for tration officials said then that America's economic and they would be comfortable The Westfield News, in conjunction with the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce and national security. with wall funding coming The Westfield Senior Center is hosting "These findings outline later, in a separate legisla6 Candidate Forums: reforms that must be tive vehicle. included as part of any In a joint statement MONDAY, OCT. 23 MONDAY, OCT. 30 6:30 CITY COUNCILOR - WARD 3 6:30 AT LARGE CITY COUNCIL legislation addressing the Sunday night, Pelosi and 7:30 CITY COUNCILOR - WARD 4 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1 status of Deferred Action Schumer said Trump's list THURSDAY, OCT. 26 6:30 INFORMAL FORUM for Childhood Arrivals of proposals failed "to Uncontested City Councilors in 6:30 SCHOOL COMMITTEE (DACA) recipients," he Wards 1, 2 and 6; and Mayor represent any attempt at 7:30 CITY COUNCILOR - WARD 5 wrote, adding that: compromise." "Without these reforms, "The Administration illegal immigration and can't be serious about comchain migration, which promise or helping the severely and unfairly burden Dreamers if they begin with a All Forums will be held at the Westfield Senior Center, American workers and taxpaylist that is anathema to the 45 Noble Street, Westfield. Doors open at 6:00 ers, will continue without end." Dreamers, to the immigrant comfor Candidate Meet and Greet. Forums begin at 6:30. Trump announced last month that he munity and to the vast majority of was ending the DACA program, but he Americans" they wrote. "The list includes gave Congress six months to come up with a the wall, which was explicitly ruled out of the legislative fix before recipients began to lose their status. negotiations. If the President was serious about protectTrump suggested at the time that he was eager for a deal, tell- ing the Dreamers, his staff has not made a good faith effort to ing reporters, "I have a love for these people and hopefully do so." now Congress will be able to help them and do it properly." Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., the chair of the He'd also tweeted that if Congress was unwilling to find a Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said the president's "dracofix, he would "revisit this issue!" in six months. nian and anti-immigrant principles" threatened to jeopardize Trump had previously said he wanted a DACA deal to "the bi-partisan, bi-cameral progress that has been made to include significant money for border security and eventual pass a legislative solution that will protect nearly 800,000 funding for his border wall. But the priorities released by the Dreamers." White House went far beyond that. "It is immoral for the President to use the lives of these They included a complete overhaul of the green-card sys- young people as bargaining chips in his quest to impose his tem that would limit family-based green cards to spouses and cruel, anti-immigrant and un-American agenda on our nation," the minor children of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent she added in a statement. residents as part of an effort to end what is known as "chain The demands could also divide Republicans, several of migration." whom have introduced legislation providing a pathway to The White House also said it wants to boost fees at border citizenship for Dreamers in exchange for less drastic changes. crossings, hire 10,000 more immigration enforcement offiHouse Speaker Paul Ryan's spokesman, Doug Andres, said cers, make it easier to deport gang members and unaccompa- the House immigration working group will review the list and nied children, and overhaul the asylum system. And it wants consult with Republican members and the administration.
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Trump tweets that US policy on NKorea isn’t working WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tweeting that U.S. policy on North Korea has been unsuccessful, and that America has given "billions of dollars" and received nothing in return. Trump's recent tweets on North Korea have prompted questions about whether the president is leaning toward military action. On Saturday, Trump said U.S. "negotiators" were made to look like fools and "only one thing will work." One prominent Senate Republican, Bob Corker, told The New York Times that he is concerned that Trump could set the U.S. "on the path to World War III." On Monday, Trump tweeted: "Our country has been unsuccessfully dealing with North Korea for 25 years, giving billions of dollars & getting nothing. Policy didn't work!"
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Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017 3:48 a.m.: Accident, Russellville Road and North Road. Police received a report of a vehicle that struck a tree. Police reported that the driver reported striking a puddle and then lost control of the vehicle. One person was transported to Baystate Medical Center via Westfield Fire ambulance and personnel and the vehicle was towed. Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 12:49 p.m.: Accident, Orange Street. Police received a report of a truck that had reportedly struck the overpass on Orange Street. 6:06 p.m.: Officer wanted, Elm Street. Police received a report from a person who alleged that they got food including onion rings, and the onion rings allegedly had pills in them. Police inspected and found that the pills were whole and they were ibuprofen. Police reported it is under investigation. 6:55 p.m.: Accident, West Silver Street and Mill Street. Police received a report of a four-vehicle accident. A 2001 Volkwagen Passat, a 2008 Mitsubishi Endeavor, a 2014 Ford Explorer and a 2008 Toyota vehicle were involvevd. Two people were transported to Baystate Noble Hospital via Westfield Fire ambulance and personnel and two vehicles were towed.
Suspect in Army Reserve weapons theft reaches plea deal WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A man charged with stealing 16 guns from an Army Reserve facility in Massachusetts, escaping from a Rhode Island prison, and trying to rob two banks, has reached a plea deal with prosecutors that could put him behind bars for 15 years. The Telegram & Gazette reports that James Morales’ deal with federal prosecutors was made public Friday. A changeof-plea hearing is scheduled for Nov. 13. The deal calls for a 15-year sentence, but the judge is not bound by prosecutors’ recommendations. Authorities say Morales stole the guns from an Army Reserve center Worcester in November 2015. He was captured in New York days later. He escaped from the Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls on Dec. 31 and recaptured five days later after allegedly trying to rob two Boston-area banks.
DA: Man collected $76,000 for fake charities, kept money LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Authorities have charged a Lowell man they say gathered about $76,000 in donations for charities that did not exist. The Middlesex district attorney's office says 25-year-old Zachary Noonan was charged last week with three counts of larceny over $250. He was granted $100 bail and ordered to wear a monitoring device should he make bail. Authorities say Noonan once worked for an advertising company that solicited fund for nonprofits. After his employment ended, he continued soliciting money for charities that purportedly benefited child cancer patients, firefighters, and veterans. In many cases, the fake charities had names similar to legitimate charities. The district attorney says Noonan kept most of the money for his own use. A working number for Noonan could not immediately be located.
Westfield Farmers’ Market Extended!!! The Westfield Farmers’ Market will take place on the lawn of the Church of the Atonement, 36 Court Street from noon to 6:00 pm on October 5 and again on Saturday October 14 from 10 am to 4 pm. This coincides with the Westfield Pumpkin Festival. There will also be three Winter Markets to be held inside the church. The dates are November 18, December 9 and February 10. The hours are 10 am to 3 pm. As we have had all summer, we feature 25 to 30 local vendors and crafters selling all sorts of fresh produce and other products. There will also be music, thanks to a grant from the Westfield Cultural Council. SNAP and HIP benefits are accepted, and we will match up to $5.00 when SNAP tokens are purchased at the Market Table. For more information please visit our web page at www.westfieldfarmersmarket.net or call 562-5431 x101.
CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars part of Amazon Smile CSF Westfield Dollars for Scholars is set up as an eligible charity in Amazon Smile. If you use Amazon, we would appreciate it if you would make all your purchases through Amazon Smile because CSF will get a percent of all purchases made. It only takes a minute to setup your account. – Go to www.smile.amazon.com – Box at bottom right of screen “Pick your own charitable organization” -Type CSF Westfield and then click the Search button -Click the Select button next to our organization name
Looking for 1968 High School Graduates Reunion planners are collecting updated contact information for all members of the three Westfield high school classes who graduated in 1968: St. Mary’s High School, Westfield High School and Westfield Vocational High School. We need email addresses, postal addresses and phone numbers. Email your information to the official reunion email address: whssusan. andrews@aol.com, or call Helena Mochak at 413-562-3254. And please pass this request to any classmate, near or far, who may not see it here. The combined 50th Reunion will be held September 1, 2018 (next year!!) at East Mountain Country Club. A save the date postcard will be mailed this coming September 1. The classes of 1968 have held several mini reunions in recent years, all advertised via email or word of mouth. Thus, the planners are looking for email addresses from as many classmates as possible. The next mini reunion is November 4, 2017 at East Mountain Country Club. Get us your email address so we can send you the details.
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DA identifies 4-year-old girl hit, killed by utility truck HOLBROOK, Mass. (AP) — Authorities continue to investigate after a utility truck hit and killed a 4-year-old girl who had run into the street outside her Massachusetts home. The Norfolk district attorney's office on Sunday identified the victim as Savannah Curran. Authorities say the girl was hit by the Comcast truck around 1 p.m. Saturday in Holbrook, about 20 miles south of Boston. She was taken to South Shore Hospital, where she died. The driver remained at the scene and spoke with police. A Comcast spokesman told The Boston Globe the company is "fully cooperating with authorities."
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Police search for witnesses to deadly Pittsfield shooting PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Police are searching for multiple witnesses to a shooting in Pittsfield that left a 22-year-old woman dead. The Pittsfield Police Department says in a Friday Facebook post that there were witnesses "both involved and not involved" in the shooting death of Asiyanna Jones. The department is asking for the witnesses to come forward to bring justice for the woman and her family. Authorities found Jones sitting in a parked car with a bullet wound to her head Oct. 2. Jones was rushed to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead. The state medical examiner's office has ruled her death a homicide. The department says they will "not accept an outcome of anything less" than finding and charging those responsible for Jones' death.
VALATIE, N.Y. (AP) — A Massachusetts soldier who went missing several decades ago during World War II will be laid to rest this week in New York. Army officials say Sgt. Earl P. Gorman, of Lynn, Massachusetts, was accounted for on Aug. 9. He will be buried on Friday in Valatie, New York. The Army Air Forces technician was working as a radio operator on an aircraft in 1944, when he and his crew were attacked by German planes as the plane flew over Yugoslavia. The then-23-year-old Gorman was critically wounded. His crewmates put a parachute on him and bailed him out of the plane. All of the crewmembers survived except for Gorman. In 1947, investigators exhumed remains that were later disinterred and designated as unknown. Scientists this year identified the remains at Gorman.
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Feinstein on Sunday said only broader legislation would be effective in outlawing bump stock devices. “Regulations aren’t going to do it. We need a law. It can’t be changed by another president,” said Feinstein, D-Calif., a longtime advocate of stricter gun control measures. She lamented the stratified lines of debate in “a gun-happy country.” The debate over how to regulate bump stocks comes in the aftermath of the shooting at a Las Vegas music festival last week, America’s deadliest in modern history. While senior congressional Republicans and the Trump administration have expressed openness in restricting the gun accessories, lawmakers are divided over whether to rely on legislation or push for an executive branch order. Bump stocks are accessories that substitute for the regular stock and grip of a semi-automatic rifle and allow the weapon to fire continuously, some 400 to 800 rounds in a single minute. Bump stocks were found among the weapons used by sniper suspect Stephen Paddock and explain why victims in Las Vegas heard what sounded like automatic-weapons fire. The bump stock device, which retails for around $200, causes the gun to buck back and forth, repeatedly “bumping” the trigger against the shooter’s finger. Technically, that means the finger is pulling the trigger for each round fired, keeping the weapon a legal semi-automatic. Because it creates a significant rocking motion it also means that the gun is “spraying” bullets and it’s difficult to hit a target. Adding to the uncertainty over the devices, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said last week it was in no position to re-examine its 2010 judgment that bump stocks were legal and that Congress would have to act. “We think ATF ought to do its job, look at this, and draw a bright line,” said Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association. He said the group has been clear in supporting current law that bans fully automatic firearms and is concerned that action by Congress could “fuzz the line” such as by imposing new restrictions on semi-automatic weapons. Feinstein said her legislation banning bump stocks had attracted “Republican interest” although the 38 co-sponsors so far were all Democrats. The No. 2 Senate Republican, John Cornyn of Texas, has said he’s open to legislation and that he’d spoken with Judiciary Committee Chuck Grassley, who was interested in holding a hearing. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who heads the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, said Sunday he would be willing to support bump stock restrictions either by fiat or by a new law. “However that gets fixed, I’ll support it,” he said. Seeking broader consensus, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said that if Republicans were willing to pass a bill banning bump stock devices — like those used by the Las Vegas hotel sniper — he would support the legislation, even if it was not accompanied by any other restrictions of weapons purchases. Murphy, an ardent supporter of gun control after the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, said he would be willing to hold off for his broader goal, the institution of background checks for weapons buyers, if the Senate agrees on a narrower bump stock ban. Feinstein spoke on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and CBS’ “Face the Nation,” LaPierre also was on CBS, Cox appeared on “Fox News Sunday” and Murphy and Johnson were on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Kody seeks home Hi, I’m Kody, a 4 ½ year old yellow lab mix who love kids and gets along well with other dogs. I’ve always been well loved and I’m looking for another loving home. I’m a very even tempered, happy dog who loves to play and cuddy. If you would like more information please contact Dianne at 413-454-1577.
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Park Square Realty Top Producers for Third Quarter 2017 West Springfield and Westfield Ted Cassell, President of Park Square Realty and manager of the Park Square West Springfield office, is very pleased to announce the West Springfield office’s top producing agents for the Third quarter of 2017. The agents to gain this recognition for the months of July, August and September are Ericca Herbert, Tim Coughlen & Donna O’Connor.
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Weeklong festival spotlights innovation in Boston BOSTON (AP) — Cutting-edge art, science and technology coming out of the Boston area is the focus of an upcoming weeklong festival. HUBweek will take over locations throughout the city from Oct. 10 through Oct. 15. This year’s festival features The HUB, a central space on City Hall Plaza where 80 shipping containers, six geodesic domes and other spaces will be set up for dance parties, creative exhibits and other
community events. The festival also brings a wide range of notable speakers, including former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, author Malcolm Gladwell, spiritual guru Deepak Chopra and Dr. Atul Gawande, a prominent writer and Boston-based surgeon. HUBweek was founded in 2014 by The Boston Globe, Harvard University, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital to bring together the region’s brightest minds.
Beyond Beyonce: Boston Symphony taking it to the streets By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Wander Boston's more diverse neighborhoods and you're more likely to hear Beyonce than Brahms or Drake than Dvorak. The Boston Symphony Orchestra says that's about to change. Starting this month, the renowned orchestra is reaching out to Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Dorchester — culturally vibrant corners of the city that haven't fully embraced classical music — to get a better grasp of their musical roots and needs. Thomas Wilkins, the BSO's youth and family concerts conductor, said the goal is "to build deep and meaningful relationships with people ... alongside the rich cultural offerings of their unique neighborhoods." "We must share this amazing music that touches so many of us with those who may not otherwise be able to experience it," said Wilkins, the 136-year-old orchestra's first black conductor. "It's the right thing to do." It's part of a growing trend of U.S. symphonies taking it to the streets. Florida's Jacksonville Symphony, New Jersey's Newark Symphony, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and others are bringing the classics to audiences whose musical traditions have favored other genres. The "BSO in Residence" initiative kicked off last weekend in Jamaica Plain with a free outdoor concert in Franklin Park, the city's largest green space, followed by a questionand-answer session at Margarita Muniz Academy, a dual English-Spanish language high school. Next up: appearances and workshops at other schools to give young Bostonians of color a chance to meet and play with key orchestra members. For years, the Boston Symphony and its sister orchestra — the Boston Pops — have worked to expose residents of the city's ethnic neighborhoods to classical music. But those
In this Oct. 1, 2017 photo released by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the BSO plays a free outdoor concert in Franklin Park, Boston's largest green space. The Orchestra is reaching out to the city's more diverse urban neighborhoods to get a better grasp of their cultural roots and needs. (Aram Boghosian/Boston Symphony Orchestra via AP) efforts mostly have involved bringing people to Symphony Hall or to the orchestra's summer home at Tanglewood in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts. "'Maybe we shouldn't ask them to come to us — maybe we should go to them' is a good concept," said David France, executive director of Revolution of Hope, a world-class youth orchestra in Roxbury. France, a classical violinist who's performed with Quincy Jones and John Legend but also plays in the subway, said he's learned the value of bringing music to places where people can enjoy it on their own terms. "People connect to it," he said. "They'll stop to dance the latest moves to Bach. People have been beatboxing and freestyle rapping to my music. It's become the
soundtrack to their lives." The symphony's three-year road trip sprang from a cultural study commissioned by Democratic Boston Mayor Marty Walsh. Community leaders complained that predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods don't have equal access to the fine arts. Kelley Chunn, acting president of the Roxbury Cultural District — a new nonprofit promoting arts and culture in the neighborhood — said the symphony's decision to venture beyond its gilded walls "will broaden the cultural boundaries for the community." And by going grassroots, Chunn said, the orchestra will also be enriched. "There's a lot of culture going on in our neighborhoods," she said. "We can all find common ground through classical music."
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May is urging the European Union to show “leadership and flexibility” in unblocking Brexit talks, saying the ball is in the bloc’s court. May is due to update British lawmakers on progress since her speech in Florence, Italy last month. In the speech May said Britain would be willing to abide by EU rules and pay into its coffers for two years after Brexit in 2019. EU leaders called her suggestions positive but asked for more details. The U.K wants to move talks on to discussing future trade relations, but so far the EU says there hasn’t been enough progress. May’s office says she will say Monday that “the ball is in their court. But I am optimistic we will receive a positive response.”
Hosts of MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ to address Harvard students CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Hosts of the MSNBC show "Morning Joe" will be speaking to students at Harvard University about politics and public service. The Cambridge, Massachusetts, university says Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski will lead a conversation Wednesday exploring pressing issues facing the country and how public service can help. The hosts were named visiting fellows at the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics this fall. The institute's polling director will moderate the campus discussion, which is scheduled to include Harvard President Drew Faust. Harvard says students will be encouraged to explore how they can "rebuild trust in institutions and promote the ideals of public service." The visiting fellow program drew scrutiny in September after Harvard withdrew an invitation to former Army officer Chelsea Manning amid outcry from CIA officials.
Paul Revere’s historic neighborhood getting overhaul BOSTON (AP) — Paul Revere’s neighborhood is getting a makeover. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will help break ground Wednesday on a $2.5 million project to revitalize North Square, a part of the city’s historic North End that’s home to the revolutionary’s house. The Democratic mayor says the project will transform the modest cobblestone square and surrounding streetscape in front of Revere’s house into a “livable, walkable, multimodal, green and sustainable” one. North Square is one of Boston’s oldest occupied neighborhoods and is a popular tourist destination that sees 4 million visitors a year as part of the Freedom Trail. Revere is famed for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, warning the British were coming. Last month, archaeologists excavated what they believe was the site of an outhouse next door to Revere’s home.
Bill Clinton bringing student leadership event to Boston BOSTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton is visiting Northeastern University for a student conference that’s meant to inspire future leaders. Clinton is scheduled to speak at the Boston campus on Friday during the opening session of an annual event known as the Clinton Global Initiative University meeting. The event runs through Oct. 15 and is meant to connect students with experts on topics including education, climate change and public health. Others speaking at the event include Chelsea Clinton, daughter of the former president and vice chairwoman of the Clinton Foundation, and former Secretary of State Madeline Albright.
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ECB: Banks generally ready for rising rates By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says banks under its jurisdiction appear well-prepared to face unexpectedly higher interest rates, but may be less ready for disruption from online banking. The ECB’s banking supervision division released results Monday of a stress test that showed suddenly rising rates would increase net interest income, an important part of bank finances. Earnings at some banks have lagged due to the current very low interest rate environment that squeezes the margins between rates at which banks borrow and their lending rates. The central bank said that in a hypothetical interest rate shock involving an increase of 2 percentage points, net interest income would increase by 4.1 percent this year and 10.5 percent next. The stress test imagined a sudden overnight increase. That is a highly unlikely scenario, but one which helps show whether bank finances are robust. The ECB concluded that “interest rate risk is well managed by most European banks.” It warned however that many banks are relying on questionable models to predict how their deposit customers might behave. The models were mostly constructed based on the years since 2008, which means they are based on experience from a period of falling rates. Deposits are usually one of the most stable sources of money for banks, and a sudden decision by lots of people to take their money elsewhere could hurt bank finances. That could happen if people chase higher rates elsewhere or get better offers for banking services from socalled fintech firms that use mobile banking, peer-to-peer lending or financial advice dispensed by software. The ECB said it would engage banks in discussion about their models. The study showed that banks would show losses in the long-term value of their assets, such as investments in bonds and their mortgage business. The ECB’s bank supervision division is kept separate from its monetary policy duties, so the stress test doesn’t provide any hints about the bank’s thinking on the future course of its rate policy. Currently, the bank is contemplating phasing out its stimulus program over the course of next year. The bank has been buying 60 billion euros ($70 billion) of bonds a month in the hope of keeping market interest rates low, thereby helping to stimulate the economy and get inflation up to its goal of just under 2 percent. The bank has said it does not plan to raise its benchmark interest rate from the current zero until well after the bond purchases end, which would mean not until 2019 at the earliest.
An investor looks at stock market prices on a display at a brokerage in Beijing, China, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Most Asian markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street as Chinese trading resumed after a holiday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Global markets gain after strong Wall Street week By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Most global stock markets rose Monday following a strong week on Wall Street despite jitters about the status of Spain’s Catalonia region and tensions over North Korea. KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX rose 0.2 percent to 12,985.31 and France’s CAC-40 advanced 0.2 percent to 5,369.70. London’s FTSE 100 was unchanged at 7,518.62. On Friday, the CAC shed 0.4 percent and the DAX lost 0.1 percent while the FTSE 100 rose 0.2 percent. On Wall Street, futures for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index and the Dow Jones industrial average added 0.1 percent. ASIA’S DAY: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.8 percent to 3,374.38 and Sydney’s S&P ASX 200 gained 0.5 percent to 5,739.30. Markets in Japan and South Korea were closed for holidays. India’s Sensex advanced 0.1 percent to 31,846.67 and benchmarks in New Zealand and Southeast Asia rose. Hong Kong’s Hang lost 0.5 percent to 28,326.59. WALL STREET: U.S. stocks faded Friday as telecom and energy shares sank but ended the week near record highs. Attention centered on government jobs data that were much weaker than expected. Economists cautioned not to read too much into them, because they were distorted by hurricanes that disrupted business from Texas to Florida. The S&P and the Dow, coming off a record high, lost 0.1 percent while the Nasdaq composite added 0.1 percent. U.S. JOBS: The U.S. economy lost 33,000 jobs last month as hiring fell due to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but the Labor Department said the unemployment rate fell to a 16-year low. It was the first monthly employment loss in nearly seven years, but economists said weakness is likely to be short-lived as the country rebounds from the storms. Previous disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 inflicted shortterm job losses that were followed by intensified hiring. ANALYST’S TAKE: “Price action across various asset markets seemed disjointed amidst the noise in U.S. economic data and persisting geopolitical risks,” Johanna Chua of Citigroup said in a report. “Impact
of hurricanes was clearly felt in headline payroll change in August for U.S. However, lower unemployment rate and sharp upside surprise in average hourly earnings continue to support market expectations of further Fed hikes,” said Chua. “Investor attention is divided by the Catalan situation in Europe and proceedings will be watched closely. Meanwhile, tension in the Korean peninsula persists and likelihood of another missile test from North Korea has risen lately.” SPAIN JITTERS: European markets were on edge following protests over possible plans by Catalonia to declare independence from Spain. On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people opposed to independence gathered in the streets of the region’s capital, Barcelona, and chanted, “Catalonia is Spain!” The region’s president has pledged to push ahead for independence following an Oct. 1 referendum. “Catalan President (Carles) Puigdemont could call independence as early as Tuesday, in which case, expect trouble,” Rob Carnell of ING said in a report. BRITAIN: Beleaguered Prime Minister Theresa May insisted she was in control after a dismal performance at her party’s annual conference and an announcement by a lawmaker that 30 colleagues want her to resign. May has struggled to unite her government over how Britain should leave the European Union and what relationship it wants with the bloc after that. May’s appearance at her Conservative Party’s conference last week was marred by a heckler and a coughing fit. A former party chairman said a growing number of members want her to resign, though the figure he cited was below the 48 required to trigger a formal leadership challenge. ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude rose 25 cents to $49.54 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.50 the previous session to close at $49.29. Brent crude, used to price international oils, gained 10 cents to $55.72 on London. It dropped 38 cents the previous day to $55.62. CURRENCY: The dollar edged up to 112.66 yen from Friday’s 112.65. The euro was unchanged at $1.1731.
Become an Elder Advocate! A three-day ombudsman certification training will be held at Highland Valley Elder Services and at the Northampton Senior Center October 23-25, 2017. Ombudsmen help ensure the quality of life for nursing and rest home residents. Volunteers are thoroughly trained to assist residents with benefits, rights and entitlements guaranteed under federal, state, and local laws. Ombudsmen assist and empower residents with the tools for self-advocacy and they may make all the difference! The Ombudsman Program is a federally mandated advocacy program for nursing home and rest home residents throughout the United States. Highland Valley administers the program in Hampshire County and Westfield. We are in need of two new ombudsmen to cover Westfield facilities and three for Hampshire County. Please note: New volunteer recruits are required to interview with the program director and to complete a CORI background check prior to this training. For more information, please call J.M. Sorrell at (413) 588-5755.
Southwick Cultural Council seeks local grant applications for 2018 The Southwick Cultural Council (SCC) for arts, humanities, and interpretive science, is now accepting grant applications for year 2018. The Council can only accept applications online from individuals, organizations and schools – deadline for an application is October 16th. The on-line application can be completed and submitted at www.mass-cultural.org, You will not be required to submit additional copies. According to Chair Patricia McMahon, the grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in Southwick including exhibits, festivals, short-term residences or performances in schools, the public library, workshops and lectures. For more information, please contact Pat McMahon at 413 569 6531.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is finalizing an executive order that would expand health plans offered by associations to allow individuals to pool together and buy insurance outside their states, a unilateral move that follows failed efforts by Congress to overhaul the health care system. President Donald Trump has long asserted that selling insurance across state lines would trigger competition that brings down premiums for people buying their own policies. Experts say that’s not guaranteed, partly because health insurance reflects local medical costs, which vary widely around the country. Moreover, White House actions may come too late to have much impact on premiums for 2018. Trump was expected to sign the executive order next week, likely on Thursday, a senior administration official said Sunday. Under the president’s executive action, membership groups could sponsor insurance plans that cost less because — for example — they wouldn’t have to offer the full menu of benefits required under the Affordable Care Act, also called “Obamacare.” It’s unclear how the White House plans to overcome opposition from state insurance regulators, who see that as an end-run to avoid standards. “There are likely to be legal challenges that could slow this effort down,” said Larry Levitt of the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. Similar alternatives have been promoted by Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican holdout during the health care debate. Senate leaders didn’t bring the latest GOP health care bill to a vote because they lacked the votes to pass it. Association plans “kind of went away with the ACA, and now the idea seems to be to recreate them,” said Jeff Smedsrud, a health insurance marketing entrepreneur. “It’s not clear what they would really look like.” Smedsrud said a different option also under consideration by the White House, to loosen restrictions on “short term” insurance plans, could be a safety valve for some consumers. Those plans generally have limited benefits and remain in force for less than a year. During the Obama administration, the availability of short-term coverage was restricted. One of Smedsrud’s companies sells short-term plans. Others warned that over time the White House order could undermine state insurance markets created under Obama’s law, by siphoning off healthy people to plans with lower premiums and skinnier benefits. The order was being drafted as Trump expressed his willingness to work with Democrats on health care after Republicans were unable to approve legislation that would have repealed and replaced “Obamacare.” The president said Saturday that he had spoken to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York to see if Democrats would want to collaborate with him on improving health care. He told reporters See Health Care, Page 8
Spain warns it will act if Catalonia declares independence BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain's deputy prime minister says the Spanish government will be ready to act if Catalan separatist leaders go ahead and declare independence on Tuesday as they have promised. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria told the COPE radio station Monday that "if they declare independence, there will be decisions to restore the law and democracy." Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont is to address the Catalan parliament on Tuesday evening to debate the political situation. Separatist politicians have said there will be a declaration of independence during that session, although some ruling coalition lawmakers say the move would be "symbolic." Saenz de Santamaria also called for members of the Catalan government "who still respect democracy and freedom to refrain from jumping into the void."
Demonstrators shout slogans as thousands of people march to protest the Catalan government's push for secession from the rest of Spain in downtown Barcelona, Spain, Sunday Oct. 8, 2017. Sunday's rally comes a week after separatist leaders of the Catalan government held a referendum on secession that Spain's top court had suspended and the Spanish government said was illegal. (AP Photo/ Emilio Morenatti)
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and calling 911. And when leaving a place where a fire has occurred, whether it is cooking or otherwise, Bishop suggests that there be a plan for two ways out of a residence in the case of a fire. Also, Bishop suggests having a plan in place that includes a meeting place, which he said he has with his family. Also, make certain that pathways are clear. This could be a problem not just in the case of a fire, but also in the case of other emergencies where first responders may need access somehow. “You want to make sure your hallways and stairways are clear, not just for yourself but also for who you are visiting,” Bishop said. If you visit someone and notice that ways of egress are hindered due to items or otherwise, Bishop suggests making sure paths are clear. “Find a way to make it clear,” he said. “Instead of hoping that it gets done, take action.” Also, be sure to have working smoke detectors. “Working smoke detectors can double a family’s chance of surviving a fire,” Bishop said.
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before departing for a North Carolina fundraiser that he was willing to consider a “temporary deal” and referred to a popular Republican proposal that would have the federal government turn over money for health care directly to states in the form of block grants. Schumer said through a spokesman Saturday that Trump “wanted to make another run at ‘repeal and replace’ and I told the president that’s off the table.” Schumer said if Trump “wants to work together to improve the existing health care system, we Democrats are open to his suggestions.” It was unclear if the expected White House order could lead to changes sweeping enough and quick enough to help several million consumers exposed to higher premiums next year for their individual health insurance plans. It typically takes government agencies several months to carry out presidential directives, since they generally must follow a notice-and-comment process. Signup season for individual health insurance starts Nov. 1 and ends Dec. 15. “Whether this executive order could
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impact the 2018 market is yet to be seen, since the health plans have created and priced their 2018 products already, and open enrollment begins in just three weeks,” said health industry consultant Robert Laszewski. While nearly 9 million consumers who receive tax credits under the Obama-era law are protected from higher premiums, about 6.7 million other customers with individual coverage get no subsidies and will bear the full brunt of cost increases that reach well into the double digits in many states. Many in this group are solid middleclass, including self-employed business people and early retirees. Cutting premiums for them has been a longstanding Republican political promise. “If the question is, is the president interested in working with Democrats to repeal and replace — that would be our language — the answer is yes,” White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press.” ‘’The Democrats would use a different word for that, but the president wants to get something done.”
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Adams who works alongside her husband John. Farm stand hours are Wednesday through Friday, 3 to 6:30 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also, farm share memberships are now being reserved, added Adams. “The north end of the city is a hidden jewel,” said Adams. “It’s a nice drive out into the country.” Also in the north end of Westfield is Kosinski Farms at 336 Russellville Road, offering homemade baked goods including apple pies and cider doughnuts all “made from scratch,” deli delights, plants, fruits and vegetables, maple syrup, pickles, jams and jellies, and seasonal decorations, according to owners Gene and Susan Kosinski. “Choose from the biggest pumpkins in the valley,” said Gene Kosinski. “Purchase a deli-style sandwich and have a picnic on our back lawn and share a hot cup of mulled cider or bring home a gallon of ice cold cider. For those over 21, visit our winery, Raven Hollow Winery, for a tasting, glass or bottle of our handcrafted wines made from our own fruit.” Also out in the country is Kinne Brook Farm on Kinne Brook Road in Worthington, owned by Bart Niswonger and Eliza Lake. Family owned and in its second generation, the couple raises grass-fed Highland cattle and sell beef in bulk and by the cut, as well as sells organically fed and pastured pork. Eggs are also available for sale. “We are certified as animal welfare approved for our beef and eggs,” said Niswonger, noting the farm has a store inside the barn with freezers. “We are very casual here.” Also in Worthington is the Sawyer Farm on Sawyer Road, a small, diverse, family farm that is 100 percent “horse powered,” according to owners Lincoln and Hilary Costa. “Most days you will see me in the fields with our team of draft horses,” said Lincoln Costa. “Whatever we sell is 100 percent horse powered from start to finish.” The couple stock a farm store daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a wide variety of beef, cheese, vegetables, corn, beans, eggs and fresh greens. “We also have store items including maple syrup and coffee from other local farmers,” said Costa, adding that visitors are welcome to visit the barn. “I love to talk about the farm.” Gabriella Steria, of Stony Creek Farm, 13 Chamberlain Road, Montgomery, also relishes talking about her farm – and especially the many goats she has to tend to each day. Her small farm store carries raw goat’s milk, goat cheese, and goat soap, as well as jams and jellies, pickles, and a sampling of handmade gift items. “I also enjoy making homemade chocolates and they go pretty fast,” said Steria, noting that dark chocolate covers a variety of centers, ranging from orange, lemon, maple and coconut to the most popular – peanut butter. For visitors seeking a farm tour at Cream of the Crop Farm at 601 Blandford Road, Russell, appointments must be made by calling (413) 297-6037, according to owner Jerald Reinford, adding the farm store is
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open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day except Sunday. “We carry lots of specialty products,” said Reinford, noting organic cheese, butter, drinkable yogurts with “oodles” of probiotics, and chocolate milk are among the store’s popular items. Products for sale also range from ice cream and maple syrup to honey. “We also sell grass fed Black Angus beef, pastured pork, and pasture raised chicken and lamb,” said Reinford. For persons seeking out a scrumptious apple pie or fresh apple cider, a stop at Bashista Orchards at 160 East St., Southampton, is a perfect spot to visit. The farm also sells a variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, free-range eggs, and store-baked goodies including cookies and muffins. “Our top sellers are apple, blueberry and Dutch Apple pies,” said Tom Bashista who works side by side on the family farm with his father Thomas Bashista. “We also welcome visitors to pick their own apples in our orchard.” Nicole Berndt, general manager at GranVal Farm/Scoop, LLC, at 233 Granby Road, Granville, also welcomes visitors to the scoop shop which features homemade ice cream in cones, sundaes and custom cakes, and to peruse the many products and gifts for sale. “We carry products from local farmers and crafters,” said Berndt, adding that products range from beef and pork, local honey, and skin care products to yogurt. “We also have a petting zoo for the kids and our stars of the show include our llamas, cows and pigs.” For area farmers, working with CISA and receiving its Local Hero designation is a boon to business since the organization works to ensure that locally grown food is available to more residents in the region. For wholesalers including William Crawford III of New England Apiaries/Billy C’s Raw Honey in Westfield, his local honey is available in 60 locations including local farm stands and at Big Y Foods. “We produce local honey with beehives spanning the Connecticut River Valley and upstate New York,” said Crawford, adding his sales are limited to wholesale. For Joyce and Leon Ripley, owners of the Maple Corner Farm, 794 Beech Hill Road, Granville, fall is their time to wind down operations, however, they still sell their products by appointment by calling (413) 357-8829. The couple sells maple syrup, maple candy, maple cream, jams and jellies, fruit butters, relishes, sauces and a variety of pickled produce including beans and beets. “We have a sales area at our home and we welcome visitors,” said Joyce Ripley. While in Granville, Mountain Orchard at 668 Main Road has a self-serve stand that is open daily through Nov. 30, featuring peaches, pears, nectarines, and 18 varieties of apples including Paula Red, Ginger Gold, Mac, Macoun, Empire and Cortland. “We may be in the fields picking but there is usually someone who can answer questions,” said owner Christina Teter, adding there is a brochure available where visitors can learn about the farm workings. For more information on CISA’s agricultural events and a farm product seasonality calendar, visit buylocalfood.org.
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makes their decline relatively Academy, and Andrew easy to track and study. There Preissner, owner of Amp Tech Consulting, LLC, in Suffield, are insect pollinators other Conn. Preissner serves as than honey bees that are also vice president of the local important to our economy club. and agriculture, that are also “This is a big deal for on the decline. Whatever we Westfield,” said Preissner, can learn about honey bees noting that most of the Mass will help inform conservation Bee meetings are conducted of other important insect polin the eastern part of the state. linators.” The event is sponsored by Bonoan’s presentation will Westfield State University’s center on how honey bee Environmental Science nutrition, and thus pollinator Department. nutrition, is affected by the Both men encourage area environment. residents who are interested Rachael E. Bonoan, a Ph.D. candi- “Natural seasonal shifts in in the state bee population to date at Tufts University, will dis- floral distribution and abunattend. cuss her findings on honey bee dance (and thus pollinator “I consider myself to be the health and nutrition, at the fall food) will be discussed as vet of my bees so the more meeting of the Massachusetts well as commercial pollinaknowledge I have the better Beekeepers Association. tion practices,” said Bonoan. vet I can be,” said Sperry, notMilbrath’s goal for the ing he has 50 hives across the meeting is to leave beekeepPioneer Valley in a 25-mile ers with a sense of empowerradius. “The meeting will highlight the pres- ment at the end of the day. sures on today’s bee hives including diseases “I would like to leave beekeepers with tools and viruses transmitted by mites.” to keep their bees healthy and their operations Dr. Meghan Milbrath, MPH, Ph.D., an aca- sustainable,” said Gilbrath. demic specialist in the Entomology Department Bonoan echoed those sentiments. at Michigan State University, is one of the “There are a lot of factors affecting honey speakers for the event. bee nutrition that we can’t necessarily control “It is a lot harder to keep bees healthy now (like pesticides and the Varroa mite) but we can than it has in the past,” said Milbrath. “A lot of control what type of flowers, and thus nutripeople have started to keep bees, and are really tional resources, are available to pollinators,” struggling to keep them alive and in good said Bonoan. health. We will talk about the things that beePersons attending the conference must be a keepers can do to make sure that their animals Mass Bee member. Persons can join online or are well taken care of and in the best health.” pay for membership at the door; however, Milbrath’s lecture will be structured in two lunch must be reserved at least one week before parts – the biology of the worst pest for honey the meeting. Lunch menu items – priced at $15 bees, a mite called Varroa destructor, and how – include a variety of sandwich choices or to keep one’s apiary sustainable by producing salad, fruit, all natural chips, water and cookie. its own bees. “We encourage hobbyists to attend to support “This pest has completely changed beekeep- Mass Bee,” said Preissner, who has eight hives ing after it came to the United States a few in a 10-mile radius that he sustains with fiancée decades ago, responsible for the deaths of hun- Joyce Munson. “The speakers will be informadreds of thousands of colonies,” said Milbrath, tive and there will be a variety of resources for adding she will discuss options to beekeepers beekeepers.” to keep their colonies safe from the mite. For more details on Mass Bee’s fall meeting, “Many small scale beekeepers lose many or visit massbee.org. all of their colonies every year (often to the On a related note, the Hampden County Varroa mite), and purchase bees from across Beekeepers Association meets on the second the state to replace them,” said Milbrath. “I will Thursday of each month at the Willimansett teach a method of using your existing colonies Heights Improvement League in Chicopee. The to prepare for potential loss.” next meeting is set for Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. and is Rachael E. Bonoan, a Ph.D. candidate at open to the public. Also, the club will be sponTufts University in Medford studying honey soring a Bee School on Jan. 20, Feb. 24, and bee health and nutrition, will also be a featured March 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Holyoke speaker, discussing her findings as well as Community College. The cost for the series of other insect pollinators. She also serves as classes is $90. For more details, visit hcbee.org. president of the Boston Area Beekeepers “For anyone interested in beekeeping, topics Association. at the Bee School will range from building “Honestly, it is about more than the honey equipment, obtaining bees and learning general bee,” said Bonoan. “Honey bees are an impor- maintenance of hives, to harvesting honey,” tant, managed, commercial pollinator which said Sperry.
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Other speakers include the following, based on information provided by Mello: Dr. Laurel Schaider, a research scientist at the Silent Spring Institute, a researcher-led group “dedicated to science that serves the public interest,” according to their webpage, and focuses on environment and women’s health among their agenda. Schaider also leads Silent Spring’s Cape Cod water quality research. She has a master’s and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from University of California, Berkeley. Shaina Kasper, who is the Vermont State Director for Toxics Action Center, a group focused on working with communities to protect them and their health, as well as a community organized in New Hampshire. Kasper works with the Toxics Action Center to assist groups in cleaning and preventing pollution issues within their communities. Lauren Richter, a doctoral student at Northeastern University studying sociology and anthropology, and is also a member of the Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute. Her work includes research into polyfluorinated chemicals. Dr. Courtney Carignan, an environmental exposure scientist, epidemiologist and assistant professor in the field of Food Science Human Nutrition, Pharmacology and Toxicology at Michigan State University. Research done by Carignan includes exposure to environmental chemicals, which includes compounds with high fluorination, and their impacts on reproductive health and the health of children. Also, members of Testing for Pease will be providing a video discussion. Testing for Pease is a community action group who works to be a resource and to advocate for those affected by similar water contamination concerns out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, possibly linked to the former Pease Air Force Base. More information, including information on health risks, will be available at the event. You can also find WRAFT on Facebook at WRAFT01085.
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Fire prevention consists of a number of things and Southwick Fire Chief Russ Anderson discussed the importance of some ideas such as, making sure that families develop an escape plan in case there’s a fire in their home and selecting a meeting place afterwards. As the cold weather is approaching us, Anderson mentioned how careful people should be with candles, wood stoves, ashes, as well as keeping objects a minimum of three feet away from space heaters. Although Southwick Fire may not be having an event next week, Anderson is appreciative of a having an entire week dedicated towards what his department focuses on year round. “Having a specific time frame that focuses on those safety issues is key,” said Anderson. “It’s definitely an asset.” Just minutes down the road in Granville, their fire department is hosting a fire prevention event on Oct. 14 from Noon until 6 p.m. at the Gran-Val Scoop. In a story done by The Westfield News on Sept. 29, members of the Granville Fire Department will be going over three different topics that cover fire prevention. These topics will each last an hour and done two times each in order to reach as many residents as possible. The three areas that will be covered are smoke alarm education, an SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) demonstration, and home fire safety discussion. Closing out the month of October, Granville
Fire, partnering with the American Red Cross, will be installing free smoke alarms to Granville residents on Oct. 28. To qualify, a resident’s home has to be built before 1975 and their smoke alarms needs to be 10 years old or older. Granville Fire Chief Matt Ripley is also glad to see a week dedicated towards fire prevention. “We advocate for it year round,” said Ripley. “We’re definitely happy there’s a week dedicated just for fire safety and fire prevention.” While Granville is still a few weeks away until their smoke alarm program, Tolland Fire just had their smoke alarm event with the American Red Cross on Sept. 23 and ended up installing brand new smoke alarms in 15 homes in town. Like Anderson and Ripley, Tolland Fire Chief Eric Munson touched on the basic aspects of fire prevention that are important for the public. Whether it’s smoke detectors, carbon monoxide, cleaning out fireplaces, and practicing home evacuations, Munson understands how crucial it is to have educational events that can benefit the community. “Getting people in that mindset is very important and saves lives,” said Munson. “It gets that information out for people to think about it.” For more information about the state-wide initiative, contact the Massachusetts Department of Fire Safety at 978-567-3100.
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Red Sox beat Astros, avoid elimination in ALDS Game 3
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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Hanley Ramirez waved a "Believe in Boston" flag during pregame introductions, drawing cheers from a Fenway Park crowd fearful of a second straight postseason sweep. Then he gave the Red Sox exactly what they wished for: more October baseball. "I just tried to wake everybody up," Ramirez said after delivering four hits and three RBIs to lead the AL East champions to a 10-3 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the AL Division Series on Sunday. "I think that's my job: Find a way to come through in big situations," the designated hitter said. "It's the playoffs. It's go time." David Price pitched four scoreless innings after another Boston starter faltered, and 20-year-old Rafael Devers hit the go-ahead homer to help the Red Sox snap a five-game postseason losing streak. Mitch Moreland had three of Boston's 15 hits — matching its combined total from Games 1 and 2, a pair of 8-2 losses. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit his first postseason homer, a three-run shot in a six-run seventh that put the game away. UP NEXT Game 4 of the best-of-five series is Monday in Boston. First pitch will be at 1:08 p.m. — it would have been moved to 7:08 p.m. if Cleveland had finished its ALDS sweep of the Yankees later Sunday. Houston right-hander Charlie Morton will start against reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello. Rain is in the forecast. "We've been watching The Weather Channel for a couple of months now," said Astros manager A.J. Hinch, whose team was forced to play a home series in Tampa Bay in August when Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston. "So that's not unusual for us." EARLY TROUBLE Carlos Correa homered for the Astros as they took a firstinning lead for the third straight game. Up 3-0 with two on and one out in the second, Houston chased Doug Fister and Joe Kelly retired George Springer before Josh Reddick hit a long fly ball to right field that Mookie Betts caught at the top of the short wall to end the inning. "It would have been a great spot for us to get another three runs and big momentum for us. And that seemed to be big momentum for those guys," Reddick said. "They come up after that and they take the lead. So I just l wish the park was a little bit shorter." RED SOX RELIEF Kelly pitched the third, and then Price scattered four hits and a walk while throwing 57 pitches in his longest outing since July. Since going to the bullpen in September after missing most of the season with elbow problems, Price has made seven straight scoreless appearances. "He's a machine. He's a competitor. And when he's on the mound he's going to give everything he has," Ramirez said. "That's him. That's his attitude. And that's why he's here." EARLY TROUBLE II Astros starter Brad Peacock escaped the second inning with a 3-1 lead despite loading the bases with nobody out, but he ran into bigger trouble in the third. After Peacock struck out Boston's No. 3 and 4 hitters, Andrew Benintendi and Betts, Moreland doubled and scored on Ramirez's line drive over left fielder Marwin Gonzalez's outstretched glove. Francisco Liriano gave up Devers' tworun homer to right that gave Boston a 4-3 lead — its first in 44 postseason innings dating to Game 1 of the 2016 ALDS. Peacock allowed three runs and six hits in 2 2/3 innings. Liriano got just one out while allowing one run and two hits for the Astros, who have never swept a postseason series. YOUNG GUNS Devers, who turns 21 on Oct. 24, is the youngest Red Sox player to homer in the postseason and one of only six players in major league history to hit a postseason home run before their 21st birthday. The others: Mickey Mantle, Andruw Jones, Miguel Cabrera, Manny Machado and Bryce Harper. BACKING IT UP Ramirez, who was on the bench to start Game 1, drove in two more runs with a seventh-inning double before Bradley's homer bounced off Reddick's glove and into the stands behind the Pesky Pole. "You like any player that is willing to step up and speak and then back it up," Red Sox manager John Farrell said, noting that Ramirez vowed Saturday that the team would not be swept in two straight years. "He had that energy ... it was fantastic. He had a big day." TRAINER'S ROOM Houston reliever Lance McCullers took a hard comebacker off his ankle in the fourth, but needed only one warmup pitch to test it and stay in the game.
WESTFIELD – Westfield State University got 156 rushing yards and two touchdowns from junior running back Travon Holder (Cheyney/ Hartford, Conn.) as the Owls defeated Massachusetts Maritime Academy 35-28 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference shootout at Alumni Field on Saturday. Westfield gets its first win of the season, improving to 1-5 overall and 1-3 in the conference, and snaps a 10-game skid dating back to last season. Mass Maritime falls to 1-4 overall and 1-3 in the MASCAC. The Owls led 13-0 midway through the second quarter on the strength of 4- and 65-yard touchdown runs from Holder. Holder erupted for the 65-yard score, breaking tackles at the line of scrimmage and romped down the left sideline, evading the dive of the final MMA defender at the 10-yard line. The Buccaneers responded with a quick strike drive of their own, using a 39-yard Ben Sheehan kick return to set up shop at the Westfield 43-yard line, then five plays later quarterback Chris Haggerty (Cohasset, Mass.) rolled to his right and found Dylan O’Neil (Hanover, Mass.) in the back of the end zone to cut the lead to 13-7. Westfield bounced right back with special teams play, as William Tejada (Acton-Boxboro/Princeton, Mass.) received the kickoff, then handed off to Evan Garvey (Wahconah/Dalton, Mass.) , who scampered down the right sideline for a total of a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, with Corey Pooler’s (Middleboro, Mass.) extra point giving the Owls a 20-7 lead. The Owls added a 9-play, 70 yard drive late in the half, capped by senior reserve quarterback Phil Cohen (Valley Reg-Old Lyme/Old Lyme, Conn) tossing a seven yard TD pass to tight end Bailey Raymond (Fermi/ Enfield, Conn.) with 29 ticks left in the first half, after starting QB Jake Cassidy (Lawrence Acad./Lynn, Mass.) exited after being shaken up on a play on the drive, and Ethan Bartlett (Enfield, Conn.) rushed in the 2-point conversion to stake Westfield to 28-7 lead at the half. Mass Maritime gained momentum in the early stages of the second half, scoring on their first drive of the half, as Richie Phillips barged into the end zone from 1-yard out to cap a smart 10-play 88 yard drive and cut the Owls lead to 28-14. Haggerty found Paul Suances (Middleboro, Mass.) with a 30-yard scoring strike over the top of the Owls defense early in the fourth quarter to keep the result in question as the Owls lead was trimmed to 28-21. Westfield’s special teams came up with another big play, as Tejada took a bouncing ball on a punt return, and returned it for what looked like an 88-yard touchdown return (which would have broken a 30-year old record held by Carlos Canino) but a holding call in the run back shortened the return to 54 yards and set the Owls up at the MMA 42-yard line. The Owls’ drive stalled after a false
Westfield State’s Bailey Raymond wins a jump ball on a touchdown catch. (Renae Hatcher photo)
start penalty and looked like a 3-andout, but on the ensuing punt play, the Owls snapped the ball to protector Zach Howard (David Prouty/Spencer, Mass.), who wheeled to the left side of the field sprung by blocks from Trevor Abdallah (Methuen, Mass.) and Sean Dillon (Cambridge RL/ Cambridge, Mass.) , and Howard sailed back to the right side of the field evading tacklers and into the end zone at the right pylon for a 44-yard touchdown run and a 35-21 Owls lead. Undaunted, the Buccaneers shipped themselves back down the field on the next series, covering 65-yards in 10 plays, wrapped by a 24-yard touchdown run from Richie Phillips (Old Rochester/Onset, Mass.) , with Phillips breaking many tackles down the left side of the field. George Lampros’ (Bridgewater, Mass.) kick cut the Westfield lead back to 35-28. Phillips finished with a career-high 192 rushing yards on the day. Westfield had to survive one final attack from the Buccaneers, who moved the ball from their own 20 yard line all the way to the Owls 8-yard line in the final 4:38 of play, but time ran out on MMA as on the final play from scrimmage Haggerty connected with O’Neil on the sideline. O’Neil appeared to fall out of bounds on the catch with six seconds, but the officials wound the clock, and as the Bucs tried to get one last desperate play as time expired, they were
whistled for a false-start penalty, and the required 10-second runoff ended the game. Westfield amassed 354 yards of offense and another 306 yards on kick and punt returns, as Holder added a 70 yard kick return to his impressive day. Cohen finished 5-10 passing for 78 yards in relief of Cassidy. Cassidy finished 4-9 passing and carried five times for 34 yards. Tyler Bevan (Platt/ Ansonia, Conn.) had two catches for 62 yards for the Owls. Haggerty finished 22-39 for 203 yards and two touchdowns for MMA, but almost half of those yards came in the fourth quarter. Suances finished with four catches for 89 yards for the Bucs. Westfield’s defensive line got penetration throughout the afternoon, totaling three sacks and hurrying Haggerty on four other occsions. Tejada led the owls with 12 tackles, and a sack, Howard added 11 tackles and both Andrew Carpenter (Auburn, mass.) and Tyler Robbins (Valley Christian/Southwick, Mass.) made 10 stops. Cameron Stewart (Uxbridge, Mass.) led the Buccaneers with 11 tackles. Westfield State will be back in action at home next Saturday, hosting Fitchburg State in a 2:00 p.m. kickoff as part of the athletic department’s Hall of Fame weekend. – Courtesy of Westfield State University Sports
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LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STANDINGS/RESULTS FOOTBALL Westfield 0-4 GYMNASTICS
Southwick 4-2-2 Gateway 3-1-3 St. Mary 2-7 Westfield Technical Academy 6-3
Westfield 6-0 GOLF BOYS’ SOCCER Westfield 4-7 Southwick 2-0 Gateway 1-8-1 St. Mary 3-5-1 Westfield Technical Academy 10-0-1 GIRLS’ SOCCER Westfield 7-1
Westfield 4-3 Southwick 17-0 St. Mary 1-7 Westfield Technical Academy 0-0 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Westfield 3-9 Southwick 2-4
FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 2-5-1 Southwick 7-3 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 2-1 Southwick 5-2 St. Mary 0-5 Westfield Technical Academy 1-6 GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY Westfield 4-2 Southwick-Tolland 7-2 St. Mary 0-2 Westfield Technical Academy 0-1
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FRIDAY’S RESULTS FOOTBALL Chicopee Comp 20, Westfield 8 GIRLS’ SOCCER Southwick-Tolland 3, Sabis 2 Franklin Tech 2, Westfield Technical Academy 0 Duggan Academy 2, St. Mary’s 0 BOYS’ SOCCER Gateway 3, Sci-Tech 1
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HIGH SCHOOL 2017 FALL SPORTS SCHEDULES WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Mon., Oct. 9 JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Southwick-Tolland, 10:30 a.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 11 a.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 11 a.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Southwick-Tolland, noon JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Agawam, 3 p.m. JV FOOTBALL at Chicopee Comp, 10 a.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Agawam, 4:15 p.m.
JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Central, 4 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Amherst-Pelham, 5:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 11 GOLF at West Springfield, Springfield Country Club, 3 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. East Longmeadow, 4:30 p.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. East Longmeadow, 4:30 p.m.
GOLF at East Longmeadow, Elmcrest Country Club, 3 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at John J. Duggan Academy, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.
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Thurs., Oct. 12 FIELD HOCKEY vs. Greenfield, 4 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Greenfield, 5:30 p.m.
Thurs., Oct. 12 GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Pioneer Valley Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 13 JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ludlow, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at East Longmeadow, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at East Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER at Ludlow, 6 p.m. FOOTBALL vs. Central, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 13 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Renaissance, Marshall Roy Field, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY at Mohawk, 4 p.m.
Mon., Oct. 16 JV FOOTBALL at Central, 3:30 p.m. JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Northampton, 5 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER at Northampton, 7 p.m. Tues., Oct. 17 GOLF at Agawam, Crestview Country Club, 3 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY at South Hadley, 3:30 p.m. BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Agawam, Chicopee Comp, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Agawam,
WESTFIELD TECHNICAL ACADEMY Mon., Oct. 9 BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, 4 p.m. Tues., Oct. 10 GOLF at Franklin Tech, Thomas Memorial Golf Course, 3 p.m. BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY, Gateway, Hampden Charter, Monson at Palmer, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY, Gateway, Hampden Charter, Monson at Palmer, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, Jachym
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Wed., Oct. 11 No Sports Scheduled Thurs., Oct. 12 GOLF vs. Sabis, East Mountain Country Club, 3 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER at Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee Boys & Girls Club, 4 p.m. Fri., Oct. 13 JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Lenox, 4 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER at Lenox, 6 p.m. Mon., Oct. 16 BOYS’ SOCCER at Pioneer Valley Christian School, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Commerce, 6 p.m. Tues., Oct. 17 No Sports Scheduled Wed., Oct. 18 BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Frontier, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Hampshire, Stanley Park, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER at St. Mary, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 19 JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Ludlow, Jachym Field, 4 p.m. Fri., Oct. 20 GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hampden Charter School of Science, Chicopee Boys & Girls Club, 4 p.m.
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NFL star Julian Edelman to read from his new children’s book NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — NFL star Julian Edelman is getting a different kind of reception these days — as a children's book author. The New England Patriots wide receiver is out for the season with an injury and is scheduled to perform a special reading of his new book, "Flying High," at the Jewish Community Center in Newton, Massachusetts. The center says Edelman will read on Tuesday from a special edition of the book, which originally was released last year. Edelman's appearance is part of PJ Library, a global Jewish children's book program. His book tells the semi-autobiographical story of a football-playing squirrel named Jules. Edelman's father is Jewish but his mother is not. Edelman reconnected with his Jewish heritage during a 2015 trip to Israel.
Mon., Oct. 9 BOYS’ SOCCER at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m. Tues., Oct. 10 GOLF vs. Turners Falls, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m. BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Franklin Tech at Mahar, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Franklin Tech at Mahar, 3:30 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Franklin Tech, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.
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NFL Capsules PACKERS 35, COWBOYS 31 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 11 seconds remaining, lifting Green Bay over the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 on Sunday in another thriller nine months after the Packers' divisional playoff victory on the same field. Rodgers capped a 75-yard drive in just 1:02, going toward the same end zone as in the playoff game. Adams, active 10 days after leaving the field on a stretcher on a helmet-to-helmet hit that resulted in a suspension for Chicago linebacker Danny Trevathan, had seven catches for 66 yards and two touchdowns. Dak Prescott had given Cowboys the lead on an 11-yard touchdown run with 1:13 remaining to cap a 17-play drive that lasted almost nine minutes. Dallas (2-3) has already matched the number of losses from the magical rookie season for Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott. The Packers (4-1) had gone ahead earlier on Damarius Randall's 21-yard interception return for a touchdown, the third of five lead changes in the fourth quarter. Green Bay rallied from 15 points down in the first half. Aaron Jones had 19 carries for 125 yards and a TD, becoming the first Green Bay running back with 100 yards in his first start as a rookie since Samkon Gado in 2005. Elliott finished with 116 yards on 29 carries. Prescott was 25 of 36 for 251 yards and three first-half touchdowns, two to Cole Beasley and one to Dez Bryant. Rodgers was 19 of 29 for 221 yards and three touchdowns and set up the winning score with an 18-yard scramble. COLTS 26, 49ERS 23, OT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — After blowing a 14-point lead in the final eight minutes or regulation and surviving an interception in scoring position in overtime, Marlon Mack's 35-yard run set up Adam Vinatieri for a 51-yard field goal as the Indianapolis Colts beat the San Francisco 49ers. Vinatieri made four field goals to move into second on the NFL's career list, one ahead of Gary Anderson (538). Mack and Jacoby Brissett each scored on TD runs for the Colts (2-3), who have won both games against winless teams. San Francisco (0-5) is one of three teams that still has not won this season. The Browns and Giants are the others. In many ways, the mistake-prone game became a sideshow for what happened around it. While many showed up to thank Manning, who played his final home game in Indy on Jan. 8, 2011, most didn't anticipate becoming part of another political statement. Vice President Mike Pence, the former Indiana governor, left shortly after about a dozen San Francisco players dropped to their knees for the national anthem. The Colts locked arms, but none took a knee. Some reports indicated Pence's walkout was planned. President Donald Trump later tweeted: "I asked @VP Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am proud of him and @SecondLady Karen." And Peyton Manning was inducted into the Colts' Ring of Honor. CHIEFS 42, TEXANS 34 HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Smith threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns to help Kansas City remain undefeated in a game where Houston star J.J. Watt broke his left leg. Deshaun Watson's 48-yard touchdown pass got the Texans within six early in the fourth quarter before Smith extended the lead for Kansas City (5-0) to 32-20 on a 10-yard pass to De'Anthony Thomas with about 9 minutes left. Tyreek Hill padded the lead when he returned a punt 82 yards for a touchdown. Watson threw for 261 yards and five touchdowns, but the Texans (2-3) failed to recreate the magic they found last week when they scored a franchise-record 57 points in a victory over Tennessee. Watt, the three-time Defensive Player of the Year, was injured in the first quarter and the team announced that he sustained a tibial plateau fracture, but didn't provide any details on how long he'll be out. The defensive end returned this season after missing the last 13 games last year after his second back surgery. CHARGERS 27, GIANTS 22 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Philip Rivers threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Melvin Gordon with 2:58 to play and the Chargers rallied to beat the Giants in a game worthy of two teams that started the season 0-4. The touchdown pass was Rivers' third of the game and came three plays after Kyle Emanuel had a sack, forced fumble and recovery against Eli Manning at the Giants 11-yard line. It also came four plays after Odell Beckham Jr. hurt an ankle and become the fourth Giants receiver knocked out of the game. Rivers also hit Gordon on a 6-yard TD pass in the second quarter and had a 25-yarder to tight end Hunter Henry in the third as the Chargers ended a nine-game losing streak dating to late November. Manning had given the Giants a 22-17 lead early in the fourth quarter with a 48-yard TD pass to a wide-open Beckham. New York missed the 2-point conversion attempt after being hit with a delay of game penalty. Manning, who was sacked five times, also threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to backup Roger Lewis Jr. in the third quarter. Orleans Darkwa scored on a 23-yard run and the Giants got a safety in scoring their first first-
quarter points this season. JAGUARS 31, STEELERS 9 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Telvin Smith and Barry Church returned a pair of Ben Roethlisberger's interceptions for touchdowns and Jacksonville stunned Pittsburgh. Jacksonville (3-2) beat the Steelers for the first time in a decade by relying heavily on the NFL's top-ranked pass defense. The Jaguars picked off Roethlisberger five times in all and sacked him twice. Rookie Leonard Fournette ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns for the Jaguars, who are over .500 after five games for the first time since 2010 and have already matched their victory total from 2016. Roethlisberger completed 33 of 55 for 312 yards and his career-high five interceptions, the most by a Pittsburgh quarterback since Mark Malone threw five against Cleveland in 1987. A week after a sideline outburst generated headlines and drew Roethlisberger's ire, wide receiver Antonio Brown caught 10 passes for 157 yards for Pittsburgh (3-2). Brown was also the intended receiver on a pair of third-quarter passes the opportunistic Jaguars turned into points. The Steelers led 9-7 when Roethlisberger looked left for Brown. Jacksonville defensive lineman Abry Jones tipped it into the hands of Smith, who chugged 28 yards to put Jacksonville in front with 6:38 left in the period. The Jaguars defense struck again on Pittsburgh's next series. Roethlisberger tried to hit Brown down the sideline. Jalen Ramsey deflected it and Church came down with it. A 51-yard sprint later and Jacksonville had turned a two-point deficit into an 11-point lead without taking an offensive snap. EAGLES 34, CARDINALS 7 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Carson Wentz threw a career-best four touchdown passes and the Eagles continued their impressive start. Wentz tossed three scoring passes in the first quarter, including 59 yards to Torrey Smith, 11 yards to Zach Ertz and 15 yards to Trey Burton. He connected with Nelson Agholor for a 72-yard TD in the third quarter that left six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson shouting on the sideline. The Eagles (4-1) have won three straight games. Carson Palmer and Arizona's one-dimensional offense were held to 279 yards. The Cardinals (2-3) have alternated losses and wins since Week 1. Wentz torched a secondary that features Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu, finishing 21 of 30 for 304 yards. Peterson held Alshon Jeffery to three catches for 31 yards, but Wentz spread the ball around. DOLPHINS 16, TITANS 10 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jay Cutler finally silenced the boobirds with a fourth-quarter touchdown pass, and the Dolphins overcame another dismal offensive showing. The jeers started in the first quarter of the Dolphins' home debut, and soon the crowd was chanting for backup quarterback Matt Moore. But coach Adam Gase stuck with Cutler, who capped a 58-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Jarvis Landry for the tiebreaking score. The Titans (2-3) played without quarterback Marcus Mariota, who was inactive because of a left hamstring injury suffered a week ago. Replacement Matt Cassel went 21 for 32 for 141 yards and was sacked six times. Miami (2-2) came in ranked last in the NFL in points and yards per game, and struggled against a Titans team that allowed 57 points against Houston a week ago. PANTHERS 27, LIONS 24 DETROIT (AP) — Cam Newton showed he was very focused on football, throwing three touchdowns to help the Panthers build a lead big enough to hold off the Lions. The Panthers (4-1) scored 24 straight points after trailing 10-3 early in the second quarter. Detroit rallied, but could not stop Newton on his last drive to get the ball back. Newton came under fire for making sexist comments to a female reporter this week. He apologized after losing an endorsement deal and getting criticized by the NFL. He was 26 of 33 for a season-high 335 yards. On perhaps the game's key play, he converted a third-and-19 from the Carolina 24 with a sharp, 17-yard pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 2:00 left while clinging to a three-point lead against a team out of timeouts. Newton threw a 6-yard TD pass to rookie Christian McCaffrey to pull the Panthers into a 10-10 tie early in the second quarter and a 10-yard pass to Devin Funchess for a tiebreaking score with 48 seconds left in the first half. With a perfectly lofted 31-yard pass to Benjamin, the 2015 NFL MVP put Carolina up 24-10 early in the third. Detroit (3-2) struggled to move the ball in the air and on the ground until late in the game. BENGALS 20, BILLS 16 CINCINNATI (AP) — A.J. Green had a hand in three turnovers that kept it close, but the receiver also pulled off a 77-yard touchdown and another long catch that set up a score. After losing their first three games, the Bengals (2-3) have salvaged their season by getting the ball to their playmakers at decisive moments. Green's 47-yard catch set up a 5-yard touchdown run by Joe Mixon that put Cincinnati ahead to stay in the fourth quarter. The Bills (3-2) got off to an encouraging start by relying heavily on kicker Stephen Hauschka and a defense that led the league, allowing only 13.5 points per game in the first
four. The combination wasn't enough this time. Buffalo's depleted offense couldn't take advantage of Cincinnati's three turnovers. Tyrod Taylor's off-target pass was picked off near midfield with 2:14 left, clinching it for Cincinnati. Taylor finished 20 of 37 for 166 yards and was sacked six times. The Bengals changed offensive coordinators after failing to get a touchdown in their first two games. Green complained that they weren't getting the ball to their difference makers. He made the difference Sunday, catching seven passes for 189 yards. JETS 17, BROWNS 14 CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh McCown came back to Cleveland and beat the team that cut him, throwing two touchdown passes and leading the surprising Jets over the winless Browns, who benched rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer and fell to 1-20 under coach Hue Jackson. McCown went 1-10 in two seasons as a starter for the Browns, who released him on Feb. 7 in a cost-cutting move. The 38-year-old wasn't seeking revenge, but he got it with two second-half scoring tosses. McCown threw a 2-yard TD pass to Austin Seferian-Jenkins in the third quarter and a 24-yarder to Jermaine Kearse in the fourth to give the Jets (3-2) a 17-7 lead en route to their third straight victory. Kearse's TD capped a 97-yard drive after Jackson decided not to try a potential tying field goal — rookie kicker Zane Gonzalez missed two attempts in the first half — and went for it on fourth down. However, running back Isaiah Crowell was stopped short by New York's defense. Jackson also decided to replace Kizer in the second half for backup Kevin Hogan, perhaps a sign the coach is worried about losing his job. Hogan threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to rookie tight end David Njoku. The Browns (0-5) dropped to 2-30 in their past 32 games, but they did finally get to see No. 1 overall draft pick Myles Garrett. Garrett, who missed Cleveland's first four games with a high ankle sprain, got a sack on his first play and finished with two. RAVENS 30, RAIDERS 17 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Joe Flacco hit
Mike Wallace on two deep passes to spark Baltimore's struggling offense, and the Ravens got a fumble return for a touchdown by Jimmy Smith to beat short-handed Oakland. Flacco had struggled to get the ball downfield in losing the past two weeks. He changed that on the opening drive of the game for the Ravens (3-2) when he connected on a 52-yard pass to Wallace that set up an early touchdown and established the tone for the day. The Raiders (2-3), playing without injured star quarterback Derek Carr and two key cornerbacks, played from behind all game as Smith returned Jared Cook's fumble 47 yards for a touchdown that made it 14-0 just 3:50 in. Backup quarterback E.J. Manuel , making his fourth start in the past three seasons, threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree and led another TD drive that ended in Marshawn Lynch's 3-yard run . He finished 13 for 26 for 159 yards. But that wasn't nearly enough for the Raiders, who have dropped three straight following a 2-0 start, putting a severe dent in their hopes to challenge in the AFC West. SEAHAWKS 16, RAMS 10 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Russell Wilson passed for 198 yards and a touchdown, and Earl Thomas forced two of the Rams' five turnovers in Seattle's win. Jimmy Graham scored late in the first half in a defense-dominated win for the Seahawks (3-2), who shut out the NFL's highest-scoring offense in the second half of their second straight win over their NFC West rivals. Thomas made enormous defensive plays early and late for Seattle. The veteran safety stripped the ball from Todd Gurley at the goal line to kill the Rams' opening drive, and he intercepted Jared Goff's fluttering pass at midfield with 6:02 to play. Sheldon Richardson also came through with two big plays, diving to intercept a deflected pass in the third quarter before scooping up Goff's fumble near midfield with 2:45 left. Goff moved the Rams 55 yards in the final 1:09, but Seattle's defense made its final stop. Rams rookie Cooper Kupp barely missed a diving TD grab on third down, and Goff's fourth-down pass to Kupp was too low.
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AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div .600 89 74 2-0-0 1-2-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 .600 92 106 2-0-0 1-2-0 3-2-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 .600 148 142 1-2-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 .500 41 67 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 South Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div .600 139 83 1-1-0 2-1-0 3-2-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 .400 144 130 1-2-0 1-1-0 2-3-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 .400 110 142 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 .400 97 159 2-1-0 0-2-0 1-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 North Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div .600 99 89 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 .600 90 97 1-1-0 2-1-0 3-2-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 .400 84 83 1-2-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 .000 77 124 0-3-0 0-2-0 0-5-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 West Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div 1.000 164 111 2-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 .750 98 74 3-0-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 .400 108 109 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-2-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .200 99 115 0-3-0 1-1-0 0-3-0 1-1-0 0-2-0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div .800 137 99 2-0-0 2-1-0 3-0-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 .500 91 89 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 .400 125 132 1-2-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 .000 82 122 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-4-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 South Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div .800 105 94 1-1-0 3-0-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 0-1-0 .750 104 89 1-1-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 .500 93 78 0-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 .500 85 83 2-1-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 North Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div .800 137 112 3-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 .600 123 97 1-2-0 2-0-0 3-2-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 .500 79 76 2-1-0 0-1-0 2-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 .250 61 104 1-1-0 0-2-0 0-3-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 West Pct PF PA Home Away NFC AFC Div .600 110 87 2-0-0 1-2-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 .600 152 121 1-2-0 2-0-0 2-2-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 .400 81 125 1-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 .000 89 120 0-2-0 0-3-0 0-4-0 0-1-0 0-3-0
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Dear Annie By ANNIE LANE
For Controlling Mother, It’s All About Her Dear Annie: At age 50, thanks to loving support, I’m starting to stand up to my controlling mother. She is sweet to others but says hurtful things to me and complains about everything and everyone -- even friends and grandkids. She never apologizes; any issue is someone else’s fault, or she denies saying anything thoughtless. She voices “opinions” but then gets furious when others disagree. She can’t understand that her actions have consequences, such as loved ones getting angry or withdrawing. She scoffs at mental health professionals and ignores any “bright sides.” No good deed goes unpunished. When I call or spend time with her, one minute she says she loves and needs me and the next she tearfully compares me to “all (her) friends’ daughters who do so much more for their mothers.” She misses my late father (I do, too!), who passed seven years ago. She lives alone but is involved with church and a neighborhood group. Our mutual doctor said she’s physically healthy and doubts that her behavior is “normal grief” or Alzheimer’s. My counselor helps a lot, but I’d appreciate your commonsense perspective on how to cope while protecting my own health. She reads your column, so maybe it will help her, too. -- Exhausted by the Guilt Trips Dear Exhausted: Your mom’s constant criticism has nothing to do with anyone but herself. You’re not a bad daughter. It’s just that guilt is her means of control. You’re right to stand up to her and resist the manipulation tactics. Continue to set boundaries and prioritize your mental health -- because after all, when you take care of yourself, you’re taking care of your mother’s daughter. Your self-care is a way of appreciating the life she created, even if she’s not capable of acknowledging that. Dear Annie: My son and his wife and children live in Texas. He informed me that his eldest of four, a 10-year-old who has been difficult to discipline, will be going to New York to stay there for the school year so he can be in his grandmother’s class. Apparently, his wife thinks he needs to go to school instead of being home-schooled. First of all, don’t public schools have rules about teachers teaching their own? Next, if the child has been difficult to discipline, won’t being an only child make his issues worse? Your thoughts would be welcome. -- The Other Grandmother Dear Other Grandmother: Policies on teachers teaching relatives vary by school district. It must be permitted where he’s going, and perhaps your son and his wife feel it will be good for his grandmother to be keeping an eye on him. Whatever the case, as his parents, it’s their decision. You have to respect it. It’s not your problem if he’s difficult to discipline. The good news is that if the school in New York doesn’t turn out to be a good fit, he can always return to Texas for home schooling. So relax and hope for the best. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.
HINTS FROM HELOISE CARS AND BIKES DON’T MIX WELL Dear Readers: Today’s SOUND OFF is about cars that hog the road and endanger bicycle riders. -- Heloise “Dear Heloise: Today, while my biking group was in our bike lane, a driver drove so close that she knocked a rider off the bike. Thank heavens he had his helmet on! She claimed it was an accident, that she didn’t see him, but with nine of us in colorful outfits, in a single line, we’re hard to miss. This isn’t the first time it’s happened. “I know we drive slower than cars because we’re pedaling, but please stay out of our lane, and we’ll do our best to stay away from yours. We have as much right to be on the road as a car, and many of us are going as fast as we can while trying to build up endurance for competitions.” -- Terry V., Austin, Texas SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com FAST FACTS Dear Readers: When you have empty tissue boxes, don’t throw them away. First, if you or your children want to decorate them, it can be a lot of fun. Then you can use them for other things, such as: * In the kitchen -- use to store plastic grocery bags. * In the bathroom -- use to store cotton balls or makeupremover pads. * Remove the entire top and store cat toys for Fluffy. * Use one to store receipts or coupons. * Use as a trash collector in your car. -- Heloise
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Dempsey: Fame’s value comes through ability to give back LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Actor Patrick Dempsey says giving back to his home state through creation of a cancer center is more satisfying than fame without good deeds. The former "Grey's Anatomy" star and Maine native said his Hollywood fame gave him an ability to create something special through the cancer center and a ninth annual bike-and-run cancer fundraiser that wrapped up on Sunday. "I think fame, in general, if you don't do anything with it, is really quite empty and unsatisfying," he told the Sun Journal . "If you can use it in a way that's a positive thing, it's far more fulfilling. And I think, at the end of the day, that's what life is about. It's not about one's personal achievements, it's about what you can do as a group of people and as a community." Dempsey created the Dempsey Challenge to raise money for a cancer center created in 2008 in partnership with the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. The Dempsey Center, which he created with his sisters, drew upon the inspiration of their mother, who battled cancer over 17 years before dying in 2014. The center aims to improve the quality of life of people with cancer. Dempsey said he firmly believes in the services that are offered, like yoga, acupuncture, massage and Reiki, a form of Japanese healing. "With all the technology and breakthroughs we've had, you can't beat the human touch," Dempsey said. Over the weekend event, Dempsey took countless selfies with participants. He recalled some advice he was given by actors from the Theater at Monmouth: "Don't forget where you came from."
Patrick Dempsey crosses the pedestrian bridge in Simard Payne Memorial park in Leiston, Me., at the conclusion of his 25 mile Dempsey Challenge bike ride on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Dempsey created the bike-and-run Dempsey Challenge to raise money for a cancer center created in 2008 in partnership with the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/The Lewiston Sun-Journal via AP)
Film producer Harvey Weinstein ousted from Weinstein Co. By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Co., effective immediately, three days after an expose detailed decades of allegations of sexual abuse against the movie mogul. In a statement, the company's board of directors announced his termination Sunday night, capping the swift downfall of one of Hollywood's most powerful producers and expelling him from the company he co-created. "In light of new information about misconduct by Harvey Weinstein that has emerged in the past few days, the directors of The Weinstein Company — Robert Weinstein, Lance Maerov, Richard Koenigsberg and Tarak Ben Ammar — have determined, and have informed Harvey Weinstein, that his employment with The Weinstein Company is terminated, effective immediately," the company's board said in a statement on Sunday night. Weinstein had previously voluntarily
taken a leave of absence following eight allegations of sexual harassment allegations uncovered in an expose by The New York Times. The board on Friday endorsed that decision and announced an investigation into the allegations. But the Weinstein Co. board, which includes Weinstein's brother, went further on Sunday. Weinstein, co-chairman of the film company, has also been its face and prime operator, making the Weinstein Co. an independent film leader and near annual presence at the Academy Awards. An attorney for Weinstein didn't immediately return messages Sunday. A spokesperson for The Weinstein Co. declined to provide further details on Weinstein's firing. Messages left for attorney John Keirnan of the firm Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, who had been appointed to lead an investigation, weren't immediately returned Sunday. Harvey Weinstein on Thursday issued a lengthy statement that acknowledged causing "a lot of pain." He also asked for "a second chance." But Weinstein
This combination photo shows actors, Rose McGowan at a premiere in Los Angeles on April 15, 2015, left, and Ashley Judd in Beverly Hilla, Calif. on July 25, 2017. The New York Times released a report alleging decades of sexual harassment against women by Producer Harvey Weinstein, including employees and actress Ashley Judd. The Times reports two company officials say at least eight women have received settlements, including actress Rose McGowan. (AP Photo/File)
and his lawyers have criticized The New York Times' report in statements and interviews. The New York Times article chronicled allegations against Weinstein from film star Ashley Judd and former employees at both The Weinstein Co. and Weinstein's former company, Miramax. "We are confident in the accuracy of our reporting," said a New York Times spokesperson in a statement. "Mr. Weinstein was aware and able to respond to specific allegations in our story before publication. In fact, we published his response in full." The allegations triggered cascading chaos at the Weinstein Co. Numerous members of its all-male board have stepped down since Thursday. The prominent attorney Lisa Bloom, daughter of well-known Los Angeles women's rights attorney Gloria Allred, on Saturday withdrew from representing Weinstein, as did another adviser, Lanny Davis.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Oct. 9, 2017: This year you often overthink situations in an attempt to understand others. You also tend to ask the person in question some unobtrusive questions in order to comprehend his or her thinking. Most people will appreciate your interest. If you are single, you are likely to have a good time dating, though many of you might meet someone you will want to commit to. If you are attached, the two of you often fantasize about trips you want to take together. Be more considerate of your sweetie’s feelings. GEMINI might encourage you to join him or her on a trip. 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 Pressure builds because others ask questions and you need to repeatedly clarify things. Be patient. You might not understand where the confusion is coming from. You also might sense that part of what is happening involves a power play. Tonight: Trying to straighten out a mess. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You could be assessing whether an associate is stepping over boundaries. You might want to initiate a conversation and point out what you are observing. Your intention is positive, but your words might not be received in the way you had intended. Tonight: Avoid a power play. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You might be asking more questions than you have in the recent past about a matter involving a creative project. You will be weighing the pros and cons of pursuing a certain path. A friend could view your comments as controlling. Tonight: Iron out a misunderstanding. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Note what is going on behind the scenes. You might think that someone is trying to dominate others, and you could resent his or her attempt to control a situation. This person is likely to look back on his or her behavior at a later point. Tonight: Clear up a problem on the homefront. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Focus on one item at a time. You could feel as if you are fighting an uphill battle. You might need to take a step back. You might sense that someone is acting in a controlling manner. Working with this person could be close to impossible. Tonight: Zero in on what you want. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You might feel pressured to perform or manifest certain key qualities because of a higher-up’s request. You will do your best, and your creativity is likely to challenge others, including this person. A partner applauds a job well done. Tonight: Go along with a friend’s suggestion. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You could be pushing others harder than you realize. You might want to challenge someone who is considered to be an expert. Be ready for a strong reaction. Listen to what is being said, but do not hesitate to present your case as well. Tonight: Take the lead, if need be. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You might want to make a move but feel as if it isn’t possible. Be aware of someone else’s limitations when discussing deep feelings. Confusion can breed mystery as well as attraction. Perhaps you might not want to cause yourself a problem. Tonight: Be as direct as possible. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You could be thinking of alternative ideas as a key person presents what he or she feels works. Why not work on a compromise? You will discover that you can build an even stronger bond by softening your need to challenge this person. Tonight: Accept a fun invitation. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You might feel off-kilter as you deal with a problem involving your work. How you see a situation could change if you try to identify with an associate’s thinking. Understand where this person is coming from, Listen to a suggestion more carefully. Tonight: Off to the gym. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Allow your ingenuity to meet the demands of the day. How you handle a difficult situation will be very important. Others recognize that the situation is problematic and might trigger you. You can clear up the issue with ease. Tonight: Let the fun and games happen. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH An innate tension could cause a problem with a roommate or family member. Be more direct in how you deal with this person, as he or she might add to your negativity right now. Be willing to walk away from the situation, if need be. Tonight: Try to make it an early night. BORN TODAY Singer/songwriter John Lennon (1940), former British Prime Minister David Cameron (1966), actor Tony Shalhoub (1953)
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Skjei, Zibanejad and Lundqvist lead Rangers past Canadiens By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist bounced back after getting roughed up the previous night and helped the New York Rangers get their first win of the season. The veteran goalie stopped 34 shots for his 62nd career shutout to lead the Rangers to a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night. Lundqvist was stellar in getting his 406th career win one night after getting pulled after giving up five goals in the first period of an 8-5 loss at Toronto. He is now one away from tying Glenn Hall for ninth place on the NHL's career wins list. "I felt like we played more our style where it's more in control and we use our speed when there's an opportunity for it," Lundqvist said. "And for me, every period a couple extra saves were enough. It was not like I needed to make eight, nine big ones. It was a couple extra here and there, and the rest, the guys took care of it. It was a great team win here tonight and a great bounce back for us." Brady Skjei scored on a fortunate bounce in the first period and Mika Zibanejad got his fourth of the season in the third to help the Rangers improve to 41-12-4 in games following a loss dating back to Dec. 22, 2015. "When we made some mistakes, Hank came up with the right saves at the right time," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. "That's what we need from our goaltender, that's what we needed from our team." Montreal had two goals disallowed earlier in the opening period. The first was taken away after a video review when officials determined for-
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New York Rangers' Brady Skjei (76) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal past Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price in the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) ward Andrew Shaw kicked the puck into the net 6:24 into the game. Just more than 2 1/2 minutes later, Vigneault challenged another Montreal score for goaltender interference and officials determined Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty made contact with Lundqvist on the play. "The positive thing is we had chances," Montreal's Tomas Plekanec said. "We had some pressure going. We have to find ways to get results. We have to keep working at it." Skjei tossed the puck to the front of the net and it deflected off Montreal defenseman Shea Weber's skate and in with 2:35 left in the first period, giving the Rangers a lead for the first time this season. Zibanejad scored for the third straight game near the midpoint of the third period to double the Rangers' lead.
Pavel Buchnevich and Chris Kreider assisted on the play, giving New York's top line four goals and five assists through three games this season. "I try to shoot and the puck seems to go in right now," Zibanejad said. "I just am trying to place myself in a good spot out there and the guys are finding me and the puck seems to be going in. That's just the mentality. You just have to keep shooting when you are hot, I guess." Vigneault was all praises for the way Zibanejad — signed to a five-year, $26.75 million deal in the offseason — has been playing at the start of the season. "There is no doubt that Mika knew that we put a lot of faith into his play, we signed him to a long-term deal and we expected him to be an impact player on our team," the coach
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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division OT Pts GF GA Home Away 0 4 15 7 1-0-0 1-0-0 0 4 6 3 1-0-0 1-0-0 0 2 4 3 1-0-0 0-0-0 0 2 9 8 1-0-0 0-1-0 0 2 8 9 1-0-0 0-1-0 2 2 5 7 0-0-2 0-0-0 0 2 4 10 0-0-0 1-2-0 1 1 5 9 0-0-1 0-1-0 Metropolitan Division OT Pts GF GA Home Away 0 4 11 5 1-0-0 1-0-0 0 4 8 7 0-0-0 2-1-0 1 3 9 15 1-0-1 0-1-0 0 2 4 1 1-0-0 0-0-0 0 2 5 4 1-0-0 0-0-0 0 2 6 5 1-0-0 0-1-0 0 2 6 8 1-0-0 0-1-0 0 2 9 12 1-1-0 0-1-0
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said. "The way he started is the way he has to continue. He has to continue to be a force on the ice, a difference-maker." Carey Price finished with 23 saves for the Canadiens, who have lost two straight after a shootout win at Buffalo in their opener. "We felt we played well," Montreal's coach Claude Julien said. "We need to find ways to finish better. We spent a lot of time in the other team's zone. Our next step is to find ways to capitalize on opportunities." The teams were meeting for the first time since the Rangers eliminated the Canadiens in six games in the first round of the playoffs in April. NOTES: F Filip Chytil and D Brendan Smith were both scratched for the first time this season while D Nick Holden and D Steven Kampfer made their season debuts. ... F Jesper Fast traveled with the team to Toronto this past Saturday and has been a full participant in practice recently. The Swedish winger had offseason surgery on his left hip and is expected to return to the lineup before the end of October. ... D Mark Streit, D Joe Morrow, F Ales Hemsky were scratched for Montreal. ... Karl Alzner skated in his 543rd consecutive NHL game, the fifth longest streak among active NHL players and 17th longest in NHL history. . Torrey Mitchell and Brandon Davidson made their season debuts for Montreal.
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APARTMENT 5 ROOM, 3 bedroom, completely renovated Westfield/Russell area, country setting. NEW stove, refrigerator and heating unit. Large yard, parking. $975 p/month. No pets please. Call today, won't last. Available October 1. (413)348-3431
CHESTER- 3 bedroom, 1-bath Duplex apartment. Available November 1. $725/month. Security deposit and references required. 413-519-5738.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Lawn care, yard clean-ups, skid steer work, side-walks, tree work. BEST PRICING! 860-818-1703
WESTFIELD: 1 Bedroom, Kitchen & Bath; Utilities included. $700 p/month, no pets. 1st/Last/Security. 413-250-4811
RAIN GUTTERS RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED Chimneys repaired and chimney caps installed. Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed. Senior citizen discount. Insured. Free estimates. H.I. Johnson Services (413)596-8859 (before 9pm)
STORAGE STORAGE Camper, Boat, Trailer outdoor storage yard. Year-round discounts. Safe and secure. Lockhouse Rd. Westfield, MA JML 413-575-8900
WESTFIELD: 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2nd floor apartment. Newly renovated. New appliances. Available immediately. References Required. $1125.00 +utilities. No pets. Call 413-262-3398
OFFICE SPACE WESTFIELD: Furnished office for rent, one room, 1st floor with private bathroom. $400 per month includes utilities, ample parking, security deposit required. 413-568-1957
TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP.
BUSINESS PROPERTY
Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998
COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT
Truck & Trailer Repair We repair Pick-ups, Vans, SUVs & Campers in addition to light, medium, and heavy duty diesel trucks.
54 MAINLINE DRIVE WESTFIELD, MA
NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station
5,000 sq.ft. 220/480 volts CITY GAS & SEWER
Call (413)896-3736
"No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA
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TREE SERVICE American Tree & Shrub: Removal, pruning, bucket/crane work. Stump grinding, light excavation and tree planting. Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates. 24-hour Emergency Services. Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469
UPHOLSTERY KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)562-6639.
WINDOW CLEANING
Building Lots for Sale Westfield: 2 Building Lots; 0 Roosevelt Ave. Reduced to $68,500 per lot. Each lot is 0.32 acres, zoned up to a 2,200 sq. ft. home. Across from WHS. Lots are fully cleaned & stumped. All utilities are available. City sewer/water. Call: 413-568-2804 or 364-2459 or 885-3070
SERVICES A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN Debris removal, landscaping, SPRING yard cleanup, interior and exterior painting, power washing, basic carpentry and plumbing. All types of repair work and more. (413)562-7462
PHIL'S DUMP RUNS & DEMOLITION
CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned Inside & Out! Including screens and storm windows. Fully insured. Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your FALL appointment. 413-237-2053
Better Business Bureau A+ Removal of any items in cellars, attics, etc... Also brush removal and small demolition (sheds, decks, fences, one car garages). Fully insured. Free estimates. (413)525-2892 (413)265-6380