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Traffic and parking plans for International Air Show By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—In anticipation of traffic and parking issues that may come with the International Air Show in a week, local, state and federal agencies are working together to try and make sure the impact is minimal. According to Westfield Police Capt. Larry Valliere, the Westfield and Massachusetts State Police Departments, along with the US Air National Guard and Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) have worked together to try and create a traffic and parking plan
that will help to minimize vehicle backup and correct mistakes made during the 2010 air show. “There are going to be delays but there have been significant changes made from 2010,” Valliere said. According to Valliere, while each agency has participated in preparing for the traffic, it has been MassDOT who has perhaps contributed the most. “MassDOT really got involved heavily,” he said. Valliere said that MassDOT was able get the toll plaza demolition and reconstruction ahead of schedule, which reduces a possibility of a back-up com-
ing off of Interstate 90. In addition, the bridge on Southampton Road has been temporarily reopened completely, which Valliere said will allow for police to open additional traffic lanes on the bridge if they need to. It is expected that work on the bridge will resume following the air show. He also said that MassDOT provided traffic advice for the plan. “With them sitting down at the table and providing expertise with traffic flow was crucial to the plan,” he said. Valliere also said that there will be See Air Show, Page 3 A photo of a layout of the International Air Show parking areas.
Residents excited for Air Show By NICK LOMBARDI WSU intern ‘18 WESTFIED – It’s just one week from the Westfield International Air Show and people across the city are anticipating another great year, with performances from the U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds and sixteen live performances from professional pilots and parachute teams. Westfield resident Rich Parker will be watching the events from his house, as many who live close to the base will do. Parker served in the Air Force as a medic in 1964 and, while he was not sent to Vietnam, he has enormous ded- Westfield resident Rich ication and respect Parker will be watching for his country- the air show events from men. his house (Photo by Nick Parker has seen Lombardi) the Thunderbirds perform before. “They’re the best.” He said. Parker feels this event offers a lot of entertainment, not only with the craft flying above but also with planes and military vehicles parked on the ground that you can walk into. “The price is right, you really get your money’s worth” Parker said. There is admission cost but there is a suggested $10 donation for general parking. For a prime parking spot there is still time to purchase VIP parking for $15 Many citizens were interviewed about the Air Show, and while some will miss the event, there are some who never miss it. Westfield resident Alex Gomez says that he’s been going to the air shows since he was born. He’s a fan of the Blue Angels, and commented on the great solo performances. “I love feeling the raw power of the afterburners.” Gomez said. “The heat of the engines can be felt from far away, and the noise is deafening. The F-16 fighter jet can fly at speeds up to 1,300 mph.” We expect another great year of spectacular stunts and inspiring patriotism from our proud men and women in the Air Force to match the love and support of their community.
Westfield resident Alex Gomez has attended air shows since he was a young boy. (submitted photo)
Downtown businesses adopt planters, beautify area
welcome to work jointly to submit proposals that will allow their programs to receive formal designation by the state. “The Commonwealth’s Early College and Innovation Pathway programs play an important role in encouraging many young people to pursue higher education, while exposing them to high-demand career opportunities,” Governor Charlie Baker said. “Our Administration is committed to significantly increasing the number of early college seats available to
By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—Two downtown companies have decided to take beautifying the city as part of their responsibility, opting to “adopt” several large planters outside of their businesses. Skyline Trading Company and RE/MAX COMPASS, both on Elm Street, have started to care for several planters that are located at the rear of their businesses in a portion of the Gaslight District. The planters were put there by the city according to Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan, and the city could not properly care for them due to lack of people available. “Sometimes there’s so much to take care of, so much land and so much to take care of without having enough people,” Sullivan said. So, according to Lisa Pac, co-owner for Skyline Lisa Pac of Skyline Trading Company, they Trading Company waters decided to take the care of the planter her company the planters behind their adopted. building into their own hands and to help to continue the beautifying efforts in the city. “Making the city look better was the plan and I think we’re just picking up where they left off,” Pac said.
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (left) and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Westfield public schools consider Governor’s Early College and Innovation Pathway Programs By AMY PORTER Correspondent BOSTON — On Thursday, the Baker-Polito Administration released applications for partnerships between high schools, colleges, and employers to become designated as Early College or Innovation Pathway programs, marking the first time such programs will adhere to a set of standards aimed at ensuring consistent quality while growing and supporting the state’s talent pipeline. With the release of applications, school districts, institutions of higher education and industry partners are
Solid waste handler’s permit gets finalized By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent SOUTHWICK – The Board of Health officially finalized the solid waste handler’s permit during their meeting Thursday night. The residential permit has been in effect since July 13. As first Reported by the Westfield News on May 19, the permit was nearing its completion. The permit’s main purpose is to address the operations of solid waste handling companies that conduct business through the town of Southwick. Although it is not a mandatory regulation for the town, Board of Health Director Tom FitzGerald believes that it is certainly a benefit. “It allows the town to get some resources from the DEP
Treasure this last and historic gathering of those who defined folk music, including Peter, Paul and Mary, Arlo Guthrie, and Pete Seeger.
(Mass Department of Environmental Protection),” FitzGerald said to The Westfield News in May. The resources are available since the solid waste handler’s permit coincides with the SMRP (Sustainable Materials Recovery Program) that the Southwick DPW has. Having the permit in Southwick allows the DPW to have a better chance of receiving grant money from the state. The SMRP program rewards grants to municipalities that have programs and policies that improve waste reduction, reuse, and recycling. For more information on the SMRP, go to the Energy & Environmental Affairs page on Mass DEP. If there are any questions about the solid waste handler’s permit, call FitzGerald at 413-569-1212.
Board of Health Director Tom FitzGerald. (WNG File Photo)
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Ryan’s Package Store’s Grand Opening weekend WESTFIELD — On Friday, August 4 - Sunday, August 6 Ryan’s Package Store at 33 Franklin Street will be having their Grand Opening of their new location with over 6,000 sq. ft. offering 36 cooler doors filled with a curated craft beer and wine selections. The Grand Opening began Friday, August 4th, with the support of the Mayor of Westfield and Westfield Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony. Ryan’s Package Store is a family-owned small business proud to serve the commu-
nity. Major renovations were made to the historic building formerly owned by the Woods family which has helped beautify the corner and create many jobs for local residents. During the weekend opening there will be craft beer and other tastings and raffles that include 2 tickets to the Boston Red Sox. Stop in to see the new store, sample great new products and have a chance to win prizes!
Raj and Mina Gada, Shaylan, Sona, Shawn and Seena Anderson, Sonny and Eloise Anderson (Owners and family) Cindy Harris, Sujata Dave, Kate Phelon (Chamber of Commerce) Seena Anderson, Shaylan Anderson, Sona Anderson, Shawn Anderson, Mayor Brian Sullivan, Mina and Raj Gada, Senator Donald Humason, Sonny and Eloise Anderson and John Beltrandi cut the ribbon. Ryan Liquors has moved to a new and larger location on Franklin St. The family owned business by the Anderson and Gada families. You are welcomed to come and visit.
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Cannabis company plans to turn desert town into pot paradise NIPTON, Calif. (AP) — Now that one of the nation’s largest cannabis companies has bought the entire California desert town of Nipton, a question remains: Will the new owners rename the place Potsylvania? The name Weed already belongs to an old mill town in Northern Calfornia. American Green Inc. announced Thursday it is buying all 80 acres of Nipton, which includes its Old West-style hotel, a handful of houses, an RV park and a coffee shop. Its plans are to transform the old Gold Rush town into what it calls “an energy-independent, cannabis-friendly hospitality destination.” The town’s current owner, Roxanne Lang, said the sale is still in escrow, but confirmed American Green is the buyer. She declined to reveal price before the sale closes, but noted she and her late husband, Gerald Freeman, listed the property at $5 million when they put it up for sale last year. Asked what her husband would think of the buyers’ plans to turn Nipton into the pot paradise of the California desert, she laughed heartily. “I think he would find a lot of humor in that,” she finally said, adding that as a Libertarian Freeman had no problem with people using
marijuana, and as a proponent of green power he’d be all in favor of energy independence. Over the years he’d installed a solar farm himself that provides much of the tiny town’s electricity. American Green says it plans to expand that farm and also bottle and sell cannabis-infused water from Nipton’s plentiful aquifer, joint moves that would make the town green in more ways than one. The buyers are also reaching out to edibles manufacturers and other pot-industry businesses, hoping they’ll be interested in relocating to Nipton and bringing jobs with them. The town’s current residents number fewer than two dozen and one of its major sources of revenue is the California Lottery tickets the general store sells to people who cross the state line from Nevada because they can’t buy them there. “We are excited to lead the charge for a true Green Rush,” David Gwyther, American Green’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “The cannabis revolution that’s going on here in the U.S. has the power to completely revitalize communities in the same way gold did during See Cannabis Town, Page 3
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2017. There are 148 days left in the year.
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n August 5, 1957, the teenage dance show “American Bandstand,” hosted by Dick Clark, made its network debut on ABC-TV. The British cartoon character Andy Capp, created by Reginald Smythe, first appeared in the Daily Mirror.
ON THIS DATE: In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Adm. David G. Farragut led his fleet to victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama. In 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal was laid on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor. In 1924, the comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” by Harold Gray made its debut. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the National Labor Board, which was later replaced with the National Labor Relations Board. In 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won the 200-meter dash at the Berlin Olympics, collecting the third of his four gold medals. In 1953, Operation Big Switch began as remaining prisoners taken during the Korean War were exchanged at Panmunjom. In 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe, 36, was found dead in her Los Angeles home; her death was ruled a probable suicide from “acute barbiturate poisoning.” South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested; it was the beginning of 27 years of imprisonment. In 1967, “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn,” the first Pink Floyd album, was released in the United Kingdom on the Columbia label.
In 1969, the U.S. space probe Mariner 7 flew by Mars, sending back photographs and scientific data. In 1974, the White House released transcripts of subpoenaed tape recordings showing that President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, had discussed a plan in June 1972 to use the CIA to thwart the FBI’s Watergate investigation; revelation of the tape sparked Nixon’s resignation. In 1986, it was revealed by Arts & Antiques magazine that artist Andrew Wyeth had, over a 15-year period, secretly created some 240 drawings and paintings of a woman named Helga Testorf, a neighbor in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. In 1991, Democratic congressional leaders formally launched an investigation into whether the 1980 ReaganBush campaign had secretly conspired with Iran to delay release of American hostages until after the presidential election, thereby preventing an “October surprise” that supposedly would have benefited President Jimmy Carter. (A task force later concluded there was “no credible evidence” of such a deal.)
TEN YEARS AGO: President George W. Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai began meeting at Camp David to discuss security issues in Afghanistan. Lorena Ochoa won the Women’s British Open — the first women’s professional tournament played at venerable St. Andrews — for her first major title. Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, one of the most influential Roman Catholic figures in France, died in Paris at age 80. Comedian Stanley Myron Handelman died in Panorama City, California, at age 77.
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A gunman opened fire, killing six people at a Sikh temple
near Milwaukee before shooting himself dead during an exchange of fire with one of the first officers to respond. The robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater. Jamaica’s Usain Bolt pulled away from the pack and crossed the finish line to claim consecutive gold medals in the marquee track and field event at the Summer Games in London. Britain’s Andy Murray cruised past Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the men’s tennis singles final. Serena and Venus Williams won the women’s doubles title, beating Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-4. A visibly disappointed McKayla Maroney took silver in the women’s vault; Sandra Izbasa of Romania won the gold.
ONE YEAR AGO: The opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics took place in Rio de Janeiro as Brazil laced its high-energy party with a message of the dangers of global warming.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Actor John Saxon is 81. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL player Roman Gabriel is 77. Country songwriter Bobby Braddock is 77. Actress Loni Anderson is 72. Actress Erika Slezak is 71. Rock singer Rick Derringer is 70. Actress Holly Palance is 67. Singer Samantha Sang is 64. Rock musician Eddie Ojeda (Twisted Sister) is 62. Actress-singer Maureen McCormick is 61. Rock musician Pat Smear is 58. Author David Baldacci is 57. Actress Tawney Kitaen is 56. Actress Janet McTeer is 56. Country musician Mark O’Connor is 56. Basketball Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing is 55. Actor Mark Strong is 54. Director-screenwriter James Gunn is 51. Actor Jonathan Silverman is 51. Country singer Terri Clark is 49. Retired MLB All-Star John Olerud is 49. Rock musician Eicca Toppinen (Apocalyptica) is 42. Country musician Will Sellers (Old Dominion) is 39. Actor Jesse Williams is 37. Actor Brendon Ryan Barrett is 31. Actress Meegan Warner (TV: “TURN: Washington’s Spies”) is 26. Actor Albert Tsai is 13.
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BLANDFORD Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm
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the 19th century.” Indeed it was a gold rush that created Nipton in the early 1900s when the precious metal was found nearby. But by the time Freeman, a Los Angeles geologist who liked to look for gold in his spare time, discovered the place in the 1950s it was already a ghost town. Even worse it was 60 miles south of Las Vegas and 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the major highway that connects that city to Los
This past week City Council voted on the use of Please accept this correspondence as notice that Community Preservation Funds money to fund a you…are to Immediately cease and desist from portion of the design of the Columbia Rail Trail. any further use, dissemination, or publication of The matter was brought forth by the City and, as any printed material claiming that the use of required, was first placed before the Community crumb rubber as the in-fill material at the athletic Preservation Committee. The CPC asked many fields of the Roots Athletic facility at 181 Root important questions and, although some of these Road, Westfield Massachusetts poses the health were not completely answered, did approve unaniand safety hazards noted… mously the use of these funds for the costs of some Kristen is extremely brave and she will be a of the design work as requested. The Council, formidable opponent to the Goliath that is Crevier upon the advice of the Westfield Planner, Engineer and Ryan and Roots Athletic Center. Stay tuned and Solicitor also voted to pass this funding for part two of this story. source, allowing the use of $250,000 of Community The Westfield 350 group continues to meet Preservation funds for design work for the regularly to plan our City’s anniversary set for MARY Columbia Rail trail. The total of City funded mon2019. The actual anniversary of our founding O’CONNELL ies for this project is now over $5,000,000. will be May 19, 2019. Peter Miller, Westfield’s There was a proposal on this week’s Special City Director of Community Development, and I chair Council meeting agenda regarding the creation of a a smaller sub-committee to plan Special projects. Medical zone. This will affect neighboring residents and the We have our next meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 24. council felt that to undertake discussion of the matter without The ideas for Special Projects to date range from creating a a draft proposal would be unwise. The proposal to place in time capsule, creating a commemorative coin, sponsoring the sub-committee was voted down due to a lack of detail pro- creation of a 350th anniversary quilt, a city-wide scavenger vided by the proponents. In the past, there has been discussion hunt and dozens of other ideas. If residents have suggestions of creating a Hospital or Medical zone around the Noble for activities to mark the anniversary please reach out to the Hospital campus but the proposal always been rejected. Westfield 350 committee via Facebook or by contacting me or Kristen Mello, a Westfield resident, in my opinion, is a true Peter Miller at City Hall. Community heroine. Kristen is concerned about the health of I would like to thank Patrick Berry and the Westfield News our aquifer and the protection of our City’s drinking water. for allowing Councilors to submit columns every few weeks She has questioned the wisdom of the use of crumb rubber, to the newspaper. It has been a wonderful way for most of us thought by some to be a carcinogenic substance. As the say- to communicate with residents. As the Fall elections draw ing goes, no good deed goes unpunished. Simply for raising close, the Westfield News will no longer accept articles from concerns about the quality of our City’s water and the possibil- Councilors in deference to campaign regulations. ity of contamination of our aquifer from the crumb rubber Best wishes for all for a safe and enjoyable balance of summaterial used as padding for the Roots Athletic Center soccer mer. fields she received a very stern letter from the Law Firm Mary O’Connell (Crevier and Ryan) representing Roots Athletic Center, Inc. Ward Four City Council Excerpts of the letter are below:
This may be the last article I can write before Based on the lack of cuts, we really do need the the election, so I’d like to let everyone know my tax revenue to balance the budget. Taxpayers don’t thoughts on the budget and taxes, and why I won’t want to hear this, and the City Councilor who be voting to burn up Stabilization Funds to reduce failed to vote for budget cuts certainly don’t want the tax increase. to hear this, but that’s the reality, and that’s why we First, it’s important to know that when the City need to focus on the budget in June. Council gets the budget in June, we get estimated One option that’s being floated is to use Free revenues and estimated expenditures. Taking the Cash or Stabilization to reduce the taxes. However, revenues in mind, we deliberated and recomthis is a really bad idea, and particularly bad when mended budget cuts to proposed expenditures. It we are approaching the Levy Ceiling (the maxitakes seven votes to cut any particular line item in mum we can charge in Property Taxes). When we the budget (except for schools where we can only hit that Levy Ceiling, we may need these reserves reduce the total budget). to help us cover critical services. Currently we The projected revenues and expenditures are have a little more than $7 million in the Stabilization shown in the report accompanying this article. The Account, and in June we had about $1 million in black numbers and text are exactly as presented by DAVE FLAHERTY Free Cash. Note: we’ll get a new Free Cash numthe Mayor prior to the City Council’s deliberations. ber in the early Fall, and I’d expect it to be in the The red numbers are the changes that have been $1.5-$3 million range (including the $1 million made due to votes of the City Council or state aid changes, and from June). That sounds like a lot of money. But for a city our some comments of mine to help explain things. size, it’s really only about three weeks worth of money. We The budget as presented to us was $126,790,816 in general need those reserves to help our bond ratings, to provide a little fund spending – an increase of about 3% over last year’s bud- cushion if the economy slows down, to pay for unexpected get. In order to cover these costs, the estimated revenues emergencies such as natural disasters, and to give us some included $74.5 million in property taxes, $41.5 million in state wiggle room if we hit that Levy Ceiling. We should not be aid, $14.6 million in local receipts (taxes and fees), and the use using this money to cover recurring growing operating expensof $450,000 from the city’s free cash account. You can clearly es. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue provide cities see this on the report. That $74.5 million property tax number is and towns with “Best Practices” documents and with a list of a 6% increase over last year, plus $1 million in estimated new suggested steps to take when approaching the Prop 2 ½ Levy growth. This is what was proposed by the mayor, and what was Ceiling. All of these documents recommend only using Free Cash and Stabilization for one-time special projects or emerdeliberated by the City Council. Many, many people came to the City Council budget hearing gencies – not recurring budget expenses. When approaching and begged the City Council to cut the spending and reduce the the Levy Ceiling, they recommend building up the savings tax increase. However, the council could only get seven votes to accounts and strictly managing the spending. cut about $443,000 ($250,000 of which was for the Rail Trail Using Free Cash or Stabilization to reduce taxes is fiscally engineering work that we hoped would be paid for with a irresponsible given our current financial situation and our longCommunity Preservation Grant). This wasn’t enough cuts to significantly impact spending or taxes. See Flaherty, Page 7 There has been a ton of negative feedback from residents and voters about this budget and the required tax increase to pay for the budget. So, some councilors and the mayor are considering draining money from the City’s Stabilization Account to reduce the tax increase. In my opinion, this is not something we should be doing. The budget should have been trimmed if taxpayers or councilors didn’t want this massive tax increase. Note: if the original plan was to use Stabilization Funds to balance the budget, that should have been done at budget time – not going into an election. Notice there’s a spot for that on this report (lower left section) and the mayor’s proposal has a ZERO in there. If the plan was to use Stabilization Funds to balance the operating budget, the deliberations about the budget would have been Listen at WSKB.org or watch on Comcast Cable CH. 15 dramatically different, and maybe more cuts would have been •••••••• Mondays •••••••• suggested and approved. As proposed, we were already considering taking $450,000 6-8 am: Good Monday Morning! with out of savings. I never like using Free Cash or Stabilization to Katherine Bentrewicz & Elli Meyer balance a recurring increasing operating budget. It’s just not 8-10am: Owls on the Air with Michael fiscally responsible to rely on one-time money for recurring growing expenses. “Buster” McMahon ‘92 It turns out that the City Council never voted to approve the $450,000 withdrawal, so at budget time we were already short •••••••• tuesdays ••••••• that $450,000. After the City Council budget cuts, and after the 6-8 am: WOW, It’s Tuesday, with Bob Plasse final State Aid numbers were released, we’re still short about $27,000. 8-10am: Ken’s Den, with Ken Stomski Also, one of the issues we have is that we know several items on the Expense side were short-budgeted – meaning we’ll have •••••• Wednesdays ••••• to find money later in the year to cover those expenses. For 6-8 am: Wake Up Wed., with Tina Gorman example, the Snow and Ice budget is lower than the average 8-10am: Political Round Table actual expense, there are no police cars in the budget, and the overtime for Fire and Police are both well below average. ••••••• thursdays •••••• Together, these line-items alone can add up to more the $1.2 million. 6-8 am: The Westfield News Radio Show,
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Continued from Page 2 Angeles. “I like to say it’s conveniently located in the middle of nowhere,” jokes Lang. Freeman bought the town in 1985 anyway and spent the next 30 years lovingly restoring its boutique hotel and general store, building canvas-covered “eco cabins” and stocking them with wood-burning stoves and swamp coolers. The small hotel has become a popular destination with desert aficionados and fans
of the Old West, even though it’s located so close to a major rail line that moves freight between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City that guests are handed earplugs with their room keys. Carl Cavaness, who works at the hotel, said Thursday the sale caught him by surprise. He said he hopes the new owners will let him and his wife stay. “We like the quiet and solitude,” the 53-year-old handyman said.
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message boards along Interstate 90 and city roads that will provide updated information for travelers about traffic and how full parking lots are. In addition, he said that the International Air Show’s website as well as WSKB 89.5 FM will have regular traffic and parking updates. Parking management will be done differently than how it was done in 2010, Valliere said. “There was really no organization to how lots were filled,” Valliere said of the previous show. Valliere said that there will be 27 additional police officers observing traffic flow and constriction, then modifying the flow according to how congested roads get and how full lots become. Also, rather than gathering donations for parking at the entrance of the base like what occurred in 2010, Valliere said that this will be gathered at the entrances of the parking lots. Parking lots will also open earlier than previously according to Valliere, with lots opening at 6:30 a.m.—a full 90 minutes before the opening of the gates. According to press releases from the Air National Guard, a total of eight parking lots are available during the air show, labeled A through H. Of those eight, A, B, E, F G and H are general parking with shuttle services provided at A F and G, as well as handicap parking. Lot E is for RVs. Regarding reserved parking, lot D is for VIP parking that comes with the purchase of an Eagle’s Nest ticket for the show and lot C is reserved parking that costs $15. There is a link on the website to view all of the parking information. There is also handicap parking for the air show, and there are some lots that also provide complimentary shuttle service to the events. Also, the parking donations are an opportunity to donate $10, which, according to the site, will go toward charitable causes that “include the Boys & Girls Club, Kamp for Kids, The Carson Center, the USO, Westfield Youth Athletics, Military Family Readiness Group, the Westfield High School Music Program, and more.”
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Ticks – Banner Year and with New Diseases By NORMAN HALLS Contributor Recently I had a tick bite. I woke up and between two fingers was a tick. It was a dark red about 2 mm in size. I was able to peel it off. It did take some skin and there was an open sore. This tick must have been in the poison ivy. My hand and arm swelled up and I had blisters on my hand. I didn’t waste any time to see the doctor. I was given medication for the poison ivy and a bacterial capsule that I took for 14 days. I have no idea how I got the darn thing. The State of Vermont estimates about 60 percent of ticks carry diseases, most commonly Lyme disease, which is easily treatable if caught early. But there’s a new disease on the rise that medications can’t fix. It’s a virus called Powasson and it could kill you. Last year, out of 244 ticks, three tested positive for it. “It is a rare but serious disease and death is definitely a potential outcome,” said Bradley Tompkins, Vermont Department of Health. “The moose is an iconic image in the Northeast and a crucial part of its tourism and recreational economy. But in parts of northern New England, researchers say moose are being killed by droves of winter ticks that thrive when the fall is warm and the winter comes late. By the thousands, the ticks attach themselves to moose — calves are the most vulnerable — and essentially drain their blood and strength. Researchers say that over the last few years, ticks have killed about 70 percent of the calves they have tagged in certain regions, an indication that the tick is taking a significant toll.” Reported by Jess Bidgood New York Times. “Climate change, as shortening winter, plays to the advantage of the tick,” said Peter J. Pekins, the chairman of the natural resources and environment department of the University of New Hampshire and a professor of wildlife ecology. The high mortality rate is a finding from the first three years of a study, which now includes biologists in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, to track moose cows and calves with GPS collars and gather data about their health and survival. Ticks aren’t just gross (though gross they sure are). They’re dangerous. Every year we see more ticks spreading more nasty diseases, many of which are difficult to diagnose and treat. This is my plea: Take ticks seriously and consider doing more to keep you and your kids safe from them, because what you’ve been doing may not be enough. “Let’s start with some facts. Ticks in the U.S. can spread more than 14 diseases. They are “the most significant vectors of infectious diseases in the United States,” according to a write-up from a recent scientific conference. Research suggests that where I live, in the lower Hudson Valley in New York, more than half of adult-stage blacklegged ticks harbor the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. (It’s also carried by one-fifth of nymphal-stage blacklegged ticks—the tiny ones that are hard to see and therefore often go unnoticed for days.) Another 1 in 5 adult blacklegged ticks in the region is infected with the bacterium that causes anaplasmosis; 1 in 30 harbors the potentially deadly deer tick virus; and another 1 in 30 can pass along the parasite that causes babesiosis. And yes: Ticks can and do often harbor multiple pathogens, so that’s fun too.” Wrote Melinda Wenner Moyer Scientific American “When we think of ticks, we tend to think of deer, but Richard S. Ostfeld, a senior scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, N.Y., said it’s really all about mice. He has been studying white-footed mouse population ecology for the past 25 years. Every four or five years, he said, there’s a bumper acorn crop, so more mice survive the following winter, breed and reach what he called “mouse plague levels” in the summer. These mice will be the main source of infection for the tiny larval ticks that hatch in August and can attach to many mammals and birds, which will try to groom them off. Mice “are just not fastidious groomers,” Dr. Ostfeld said, so their ticks tend to survive. Those larval ticks then morph into the nymph stage and stay dormant through the following winter. And then, in late spring through early summer, the nymphs begin to feed. It’s those nymphs, infected in the larval stage by mice, that transmit the infections to humans.” Wrote Perri Klass, MD in “The Checkup”. If a tick bites you: • Don’t squeeze, twist or squash it. Don’t burn it with a match or cover it with Vaseline. • Use fine-point tweezers or a special tick-removing tool. Grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible. If you don’t have tweezers, protect your fingers with a tissue. • Pull the tick straight out with steady, even pressure. • Disinfect the bite area and wash your hands. Save the tick for testing (alive if possible) in a small bottle or plastic bag with a green leaf or damp piece of tissue.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by, from left, National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, on leaks of classified material threatening national security. (AP Andrew Harnik)
Sessions vows crackdown on leaks of classified information By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged on Friday to rein in government leaks that he said undermine American security, taking an aggressive public stand after being called weak on the matter by President Donald Trump. The nation's top law enforcement official cited no current investigations in which disclosures of information had jeopardized the country, but said the number of criminal leak probes had more than tripled in the early months of the Trump administration. Justice Department officials also said they were reviewing guidelines put in place to make it difficult for the government to subpoena journalists about their sources, and would not rule out the possibility that a reporter could be prosecuted. "No one is entitled to surreptitiously fight to advance their battles in the media by revealing sensitive government information," Sessions said in an announcement that followed a series of news reports this year on the Trump campaign and White House that have relied on classified information. "No government can be effective when its leaders cannot discuss sensitive matters in confidence or talk freely in confidence with foreign leaders." Media advocacy organizations condemned the announcement, with Bruce Brown, the executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, saying the decision to review existing guidelines was "deeply troubling." Meanwhile, a White House adviser raised the possibility of lie detector tests for the small number of people in the West Wing and elsewhere with access to transcripts of Trump's phone calls. The Washington Post on Thursday published transcripts of his conversations with the leaders of Mexico and Australia. Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway told "Fox & Friends" that "it's easier to figure out who's leaking than the leakers may realize." And might lie detectors be used? She said: "Well, they may, they may not." Trump's outbursts against media organizations he derides as "fake news"
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have led to predictions that his administration will more aggressively try to root out leakers, and the timing of the Justice Department's announcement — one week after the president complained on Twitter that Sessions had been weak on "intel leakers" — raised questions about whether the attorney general's action was aimed at quelling the anger of the man who appointed him. Sessions said in his remarks that his department has more than tripled the number of active leaks investigations compared with the number pending when President Barack Obama left office, and the number of referrals to the Justice Department for potential investigation of unauthorized disclosures had "exploded." The Justice Department under Sessions is prosecuting a contractor in Georgia accused of leaking a classified government report to a media organization. "This nation must end this culture of leaks. We will investigate and seek to bring criminals to justice. We will not allow rogue anonymous sources with security clearances to sell out our coun-
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try," Sessions said in his remarks. Media organizations also had an often-tense relationship with the Obama administration, whose Justice Department brought more leaks cases than during all previous administrations combined and was criticized for maneuvers seen as needlessly aggressive and intrusive. That included a secret subpoena of phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors following a 2012 story about a foiled bomb plot, and the labeling of a Fox News journalist as a "co-conspirator" after a report on North Korea. The Justice Department also abandoned a yearslong effort to force a New York Times journalist to reveal his source in the trial of a former CIA officer who was later found guilty of disclosing classified information. Following consultation with media lawyers, the Justice Department in 2015 revised its guidelines for leak investigations to require additional levels of approval before a reporter could be subpoenaed, including from the attorney general. But Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Friday that they were reviewing how the department conducts leak investigations and whether current regulations impose too many hurdles on their work. He declined to comment when asked whether the department would rule out prosecuting journalists. Rosenstein said the department expected to consult with media representatives about possible changes to the regulations, though any efforts to undo protections for journalists or to make it easier to target sources will encounter deep opposition from news organizations. "The current guidelines reflect a great deal of good-faith discussion between the news media and a wide range of interests from within the Department of Justice, including career prosecutors and key nonpolitical personnel," said Brown, of the press freedom group. "They carefully balance the need to enforce the law and protect national security with the value of a free press that can hold the government accountable to the people."
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Christopher Lavakis PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – Christopher Levakis passed away on July 27, 2017 after battling a long illness. He was 38 yrs. old. He was born on June 15, 1979 to parents Alison Young Philpot and William D Levakis. He leaves behind his Mother Alison Young Philpot, his stepfather Bill Philpot of Lake Park FL; his brother William R. Levakis of West Springfield; his nephew Trenton Levakis of Westfield; his Fiancé Amy Mazzocco of Palm Beach Gardens FL; his Aunt Darcy Condon and several cousins. Chris graduated from American International College with a Bachelors degree in Economics. He went on to work as a Financial Advisor with much success. Christopher made lasting impressions and brought the energy up in every room he entered. Many people looked up to him as a leader. He was a kind, caring and a generous man who would never say no to helping people. Christopher was loved so very much. He will be sadly missed by his family and his many, many friends. He will forever be in our hearts. He is with God now and there will be no more suffering for our precious Christopher.
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Major crime and incident report Friday, July 28, 2017 6:28 a.m.: Officer wanted, Montgomery Street. Police reported an abandoned bicycle at the rotary. According to the report, the bicycle may be one that was possibly stolen. Police took the bicycle to the station for safekeeping. 7:29 a.m.: Accident, South Maple Street and Margerie Street. Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident involving a 2003 Ford Explorer and a 2016 Subaru Impreza. Police reported no injuries but two tow trucks were requested. 10:43 a.m.: Accident, Little River Road. Police received a report for a two-vehicle accident involving a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan and a 2008 Honda Accord. Report came from a police officer on a road detail. One person was complaining of pain and was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital via Westfield Fire ambulance and personnel. 3:19 p.m.: Larceny, walk-in. Police received a report of possible fraud involving a bank account. The incident is under investigation.
Shark bites Massachusetts fisherman after he reels it in FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A man fishing on the shore of Cape Cod late at night was bitten by a shark after he reeled it in. Falmouth police and fire officials say a 34-year-old man from Swansea was fishing on Menauhant Beach around 11:30 p.m. Thursday when it happened. The say the man had reeled in the brown shark, which was several feet long, and was trying to unhook it when it bit him on the foot. He was taken to Falmouth Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. The shark was released back into the ocean.
Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce Network on the Deck Please join us for an After 5 Connection Monday, August 14, 2017 from 5 – 7 pm at Papp’s Bar & Grill 110 Airport Road, Westfield! FREE to Chamber Members/$10 General Admission (cash or credit paid at the door) Bring your business cards and make connections! Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar! 50/50 Raffle to benefit three Chamber scholarships! Enjoy an August night on the observation deck at Papp’s Bar & Grill! Post-it Notes will be provided so Chamber members can make suggestions and comments as to what they’d like to see, do or change! Come with your ideas! Please visit www.westfieldbiz.org to register for this event or call the office at 413.568.1618.
Scramble for Animals to benefit the Westfield Homeless Cat Project and Open Arms Rescue, Inc. Sunday, August 6, 2017 Rain or shine at the Oak Ridge Golf Club, Feeding Hills, MA. Registration begins at 11:30am with the Shotgun start at 12:30. The cost is $100.00 per player and includes golf, cart, lunch, dinner, and prizes. Come for dinner for only $25.00. Hole Sponsorship—donation of $50.00 to become a hole sponsor your pet’s or loved one’s name. Register on or before July 30, 2017 return registration/sponsorship form with check or money order (payable to Marie Boccasile). Mail to Marie Boccasile 11 Second Avenue Westfield, MA 01085. For more information please contact Marie at (413) 564-0589 or marieboccasile@gmail.com
LOST CAT: Cats name: Milo, orange and white male tabby Lost in the Beckwith Avenue area $100 reward Contact: Kelly Lynch Phone: 413-214-5041
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Court Logs Westfield District Court NOTE: One case from July 27, 2017, which is the following: July 27, 2017 Tasha K. Vachon, 24, was released on $100 personal surety and with pretrial conditions pending a Sept. 26 hearing after being arraigned on charges of shoplifting by asportation and trespass, brought by Westfield Police.
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Westfield Community Education Programs Do you need help developing a cover letter and resume? Do you know the best online job sites to search for employment? Do you know how to attach your documents to online job sites? Would you like to feel more confident when you are at a job interview? If you need help with any of these, Westfield Community Education Programs can help! When: August 15, 17 & 18 and August 22nd & 24th (August 18th class will be “Preparing for the Interview” and will be on a Friday from 11am-1pm.) from 11am-1pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays Where: 128 East Mountain Rd. in Westfield, Clark Tech Lab on the campus of Western Ma Hospital How: Please call Westfield Community Education Program at (413) 336-3100 to sign up How Much: Classes are FREE. Who: Open to the public, must be at least 18 years old OR a student of Westfield Community Education Program. Limited seating is available!
Stanley Park Summer Tours We cordially invite you to tour this beautiful treasure. Let us show you the many exciting areas this picturesque park has to offer. Witness what we have accomplished this past year and learn what our goals are for the upcoming year. Learn the History of Stanley Park, unlock the secret of the Enchanted Oak, study the reliefs of Carillon Doors, savor the beauty of the Rose Garden, marvel at the species of Wildflowers, journey through the Colonial Village, experience the Asian Garden and so much more! Walking shoes are recommended for these tours. Tours are given through August and start at 9 am and will last to approximately 10:30 am. All tours will meet at the Carillon. Saturday August 12. To make a Tour Reservation, please contact the Stanley Park DevelopmentOffice at (413) 568-9312 ext. 108 or 112.
July 28, 2017 Andrew R. McGuire, 21, of 130 West Main St., Ware, was released on $1,000 personal surety pending a Sept. 14 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of larceny under $250 and receive stolen property -$250, brought by Westfield Police. Steven G. Sassi, 53, of 47 Broad St., #A6, Westfield, was placed on probation until July 27, 2018, after pleading guilty to charges of assault and battery on police officer and resist arrest, brought by Westfield Police. Laura A. Truden, 41, of 36 Mohawk St., Apt. 1, Pittsfield, was released on $100 cash bail pending a Sept. 13 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of operating motor vehicle with license suspended, subsequent offense, brought by Westfield Police. Daniel J. Harvey, 22, of 28 Harrison Ave., Westfield, was released on $2,000 personal surety and with pretrial conditions pending a Sept. 13 hearing after being arraigned on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon, fail to stop for police, negligent operation of motor vehicle and unregistered motor vehicle, brought by Granville Police, and charges of fail to stop for police, unregistered motor vehicle, uninsured motor vehicle, fail to stop/ield, state highway—signal/sign/markings violation and reckless operation motor vehicle, brought by Westfield Police. Peter E. Noga, Jr., 23, of 37 Buschmann Ave., Westfield, was released on his personal recognizance and with pretrial conditions pending a Sept. 14 hearing after being arraigned on charges of operating motor vehicle with license suspended, license not in possession and no inspection/sticker, brought by State Police Russell.
N o P lac e l i k e a H om e WE NEEd A H omE . . .
~ SOPHIE ~
~ TAMALE ~
Sophie, a Lab, is a spry and active 14 year old. Don’t let her age fool you! Sophie has a lot of spunk left in her! Sophie loves to be in the company of people, enjoys walks, and playing ball. Sophie has a lot of love to give and would make a great companion for an active family. Come to Westfield Animal Shelter to meet Sophie!
Ms. Tamale came to the shelter as a stray. Although her family contacted the shelter, they did not come to get her- and we don’t know why- she’s a catch! Tamale is an older lady, but she has a lot of spunk! She loves to roll in the grass on her walks and receive snuggles and pets from the staff. Because she is a small, older lady, Tamale is looking for a home without young children. She may be good with some dogs. She has been spayed, vaccinated, and microchipped. Come in and meet Tamale!
For more information please call (413) 564-3129 or stop by the Westfield Regional Animal Shelter 178 Apremont Way, Westfield, MA
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Nancy Webb Stroud, Wednesdays: Sundays: HolyWednesdays: Eucharistatat88am amand and10 10 am Sundays: Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist and Healing 12:15 pmam Holy Eucharist and Healing Noon Christian Formation atat11at am First First Tuesdays Tuesdays of of the the month: month: 6:00 pm Holy Eucharist Congregation Ahavas 6:00 pm Healing Healing and and HolyAchim Eucharist 6:45 Tavern Interfaith Westfield 6:45 pm pmCenter TavernatTheology Theology Wednesdays: State University Wednesdays: 577 Western Avenue, P.O.atBox 334, Holy Eucharist andand Healing 12:15 pm Holy Eucharist Healing at Noon Westfield, MA 01086 Rabbi Efraim Eisen. Congregation Ahavas Achim Phone -Center (413) 562-2942 Interfaith at Westfield www.congregationahavasachim.org/ State University email: ahavasachiminquiry@gmail.com 577 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 334, Friday or Saturday Westfield, Sabbath Services 10 a.m.or 7:15 p.m. MA 01086 2 times/month Holiday Services. Rabbiand Efraim Eisen. Call for dates. AnPhone Oneg -Shabbat follows the service and (413) 572-8570 562-2942 new members are always welcome. www.congregationahavasachim.org/ Monday School - 5 to 7 p.m. email: Hebrew ahavasachiminquiry@gmail.com SundayServices School 10 a.m.or 7:15 p.m. Friday or Saturday Sabbath Adultand Study Group.Services. 2 times/month Holiday Call for dates. An Oneg Shabbat follows the service and Faith Bible Church new members are always welcome. 370 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam, 01001 Monday Hebrew School - 5 toMA 7 p.m. Phone - 413-786-1681 Sunday School Pastor: Adult Rick StudyDonofrio Group. Sunday School for all ages 9:30am Worship Services 10:30am Faith Bible Church Children’sLane, Service 10:30amMA 01001 370 Shoemaker Agawam, Fellowship/Refreshments-12:30am Phone - 413-786-1681 Wednesday Night Prayer and Bible Study 6:30 pm Pastor:Meeting Rick Donofrio Sunday School for all ages 9:30am First Congregational Church of Westfield Worship Services 10:30am 18 Broad Street,Service Westfield, MA 01085 Children’s 10:30am Phone - (413) 568-2833 Fellowship/Refreshments-12:30am - (413) 568-2835 Wednesday Night Fax Prayer Meeting and Bible Study 6:30 pm Website: churchonthegreen.org Email :office@churchonthegreen.org First Congregational Church of Westfield Office Hours:Street, Monday-Friday, 18 Broad Westfield,9a.m.-1p.m. MA 01085 Rev.Phone Elva Merry Pastor - (413)Pawle, 568-2833 Sara Popp, Coordinator FaxChurch - (413)School 568-2835 Allan Taylor, Minister of Music Website: churchonthegreen.org Worship Service : Sunday’s 10 AM Email :office@churchonthegreen.org Sunday 109a.m.-1p.m. AM OfficeChurch Hours:School Monday-Friday, Childcare - Handicap Accessible Rev.Available Elva Merry Pawle, Pastor Fellowship 11 AM Tracy Gervais Sara Popp, ChurchHour School Coordinator Allan Taylor, Minister of Music First Spiritual Church 10 AM Worship Service : Sunday’s 33-37 Bliss Street, Springfield, Church School Sunday 10MA AM01105 Rev.Available John Sullivan, Pastor Childcare - Handicap Accessible Phone - (413) 238-4495 Fellowship Hour 11 AM Sunday Service - 10:30 a.m., Sermon, Healing Service, Spirit FirstCommunication. Spiritual Church 33-37 Bliss Street, Springfield, MA 01105 First United Church Rev. John Methodist Sullivan, Pastor (A Stephen’s Ministry Church) Phone - (413) 238-4495 16 Court Sunday Service - 10:30 a.m.,Street Sermon, Healing Service, Westfield MA 01085 Spirit Communication. 413-568-5818 Bruce T. Arbour FirstRev. United Methodist Church Email:FUMC01085@JUNO.COM (A Stephen’s Ministry Church) Worship Service : Sunday’s 16 Court Street 10:30 a.m. Sunday Westfield School: Sunday 10:30 a.m. MA 01085 Coffee Hour: 413-568-5818 every Sunday 11:30 a.m. Childcare Rev. Available-Handicap Accessible Bruce T. Arbour Email:FUMC01085@JUNO.COM Lutheran Church WorshipGrace Service : Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. 1552 Westfield Street, Sunday School: Sunday 10:30 a.m. West Springfield, Coffee Hour: every Sunday 11:30 a.m. MA 01089 Childcare Available-Handicap Accessible Phone - 413-734-9268 Grace Website Lutheran- Church http://www.gracelutheranonline.com 1552 Westfield Street, The Rev.West John Marquis, Pastor Springfield, E-Mail MA -pastorwhite@ 01089 gracelutheranonline.com Phone - 413-734-9268 Margit Mikuski, Administrative Assistant Website mmikuski@gracelutheranonline.com http://www.gracelutheranonline.com serviceMarquis, - 9:30 a.m. TheSunday Rev. John Pastor Tuesday – 9-pastorwhite@ a.m. - Bible Study E-Mail Wednesday service - 6 p.m. gracelutheranonline.com Margit Mikuski, Administrative Assistant Granville Federated Church mmikuski@gracelutheranonline.com American Sunday serviceBaptist - 9:30 a.m. & United– Church Christ Tuesday 9 a.m. - of Bible Study 16 Granby Road, Granville, 01034 Wednesday service - 6MA p.m. Phone - (413) 357-8583 10 a.m. - Worship Service, Sunday School Granville Federated Church to run concurrently with Worship Service. Childcare available American Baptist 11 a.m.Church - CoffeeofHour & United Christ MondayRoad, - 8 p.m. - AA Meeting 16 Granby Granville, MA 01034 Phone - (413) 357-8583 10 a.m. - Worship Service, Sunday School to run concurrently with Worship Service. Childcare available 11 a.m. - Coffee Hour Monday - 8 p.m. - AA Meeting
Thursday - 7 p.m. - Adult Choir Practice First Saturday - 6 p.m. - Potluck Supper in Fellowship Hall Third Sunday - 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Breakfast Served in Fellowship Hall Third Wednesday - 12 noon - Ladies Aid Potluck Meeting ThursdayLuncheon - 7 p.m. - &Adult Choir Practice Sunday - 11:15 a.m. - Supper Adult Study Program Hall FirstFourth Saturday - 6 p.m. - Potluck in Fellowship led by Rev. Patrick McMahon. Third Sunday - 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Breakfast Served in Fellowship Hall Holy-Family Third Wednesday 12 noonParish - Ladies Aid Potluck 5 Main Street Luncheon & Meeting MA -01071 Fourth SundayRussell, - 11:15 a.m. Adult Study Program Rectory Phone: 413-862-4418 Holy Family Parish led by Rev. Patrick McMahon. Office Phone: 413-667-3350 5 Main Street www.holyttrinitywestfield.com PO Box 405 Holy Family Parish Rev. Ronald F. Sadlowski, 5MA Main Street Pastor Russell, 01071-0405 Deacon David Baillargeon Russell, MA 01071 Phone/FAX 413-862-4418 Mass Schedule: Rectory Phone: Holy Family Parish Saturday Vigil at413-862-4418 5 p.m. Saturday Vigil 5and p.m. Office Phone: 413-667-3350 5atMain - 11:15 a.m. Sunday Mass 8:15 Street a.m. SundayPO 8:15 a.m., 11:15 www.holyttrinitywestfield.com Box 405 a.m. Daily Mass: 8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Rev. Ronald F. Sadlowski, Pastor Russell, MA 01071-0405 Deacon Friday David Baillargeon Phone/FAX 413-862-4418 Communion Prayer Service: a.m. -Thursday Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil at 58p.m. Confession: Saturdayat4:15 to 4:45 p.m. Sunday 7:30 to p.m.and Sunday MassSaturday 8:15 Vigil a.m.5and 11:15 a.m. 8 a.m. Sunday 8:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. Handicapped accessible Daily HOLY Mass: TRINITY 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday ROMANTuesday, CATHOLIC CHURCH and Friday HOLY 335 TRINITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Elm St., Westfield MA 01085 HOLY TRINITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Communion Prayer Service: 8 MA a.m. Thursday 335 Elm St., Westfield 01085 Rev. René L. Parent, M.S., Pastor Elm St., Westfield MA and 01085 Rev. René L. M.S., Pastor Confession:335 Saturday 4:15 toParent, 4:45Wainwright p.m. Sunday 7:30 to Deacon Charles Deacon Wainwright Rev.(413) René568-1506 L.Charles M.S., Pastor 8Parent, a.m. Fax: Phone: (413) 572-2533 Phone: (413) 568-1506 Fax: (413) 572-2533 Phone: (413) 568-1506 Fax: (413) 572-2533 Handicapped accessible Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 4 Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil - 4p.m. p.m. Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil(Polish) - 4CHURCH p.m. Sunday - 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (Polish) 10:30 a.m. HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC Sunday -ROMAN 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m.and Sunday a.m., 8:30 a.m. Weekday Monday - Thursday - 12:10 p.m. 335 Mass: Elm- 7St., Westfield MA(Polish) 01085 and 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Communion Service: Friday - 12:10 p.m.p.m. Rev. René L.Monday Parent, Pastor Weekday Mass: - M.S., Friday - 12:10 Weekday Mass:568-1506 Monday - Friday -6:30 12:10 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday - -6:30 toto7:30 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Phone: (413) Fax: (413) 572-2533 Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday -Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment 3 to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment 3 to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment Weekend Handicapped Masses: Saturday Vigil - 4 p.m. accessible Handicapped accessible Handicapped accessible Sunday - 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (Polish) and 10:30 a.m. Church WeekdayHope Mass:Community Monday - Friday - 12:10 p.m. 152 South Westfield Street Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday Feeding Hills, MA. 01030 3 to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment 413.786.2445 Handicapped accessible Pastor Brad Peterson Sunday morning worship begins at 10 a.m. Hope Community Church Contemporary 152 worship, oriented messages, from the SouthlifeWestfield Street Bible, nursery and children’s churchMA. available, Feeding Hills, 01030 classes for all ages. Weekly home groups and Bible studies, 413.786.2445 active youth group, special Pastor Brad Peterson activities for families, women, Sunday morning worshipmen, begins at 10 a.m. andlifechildren. Contemporary worship, oriented messages, from the For more information, call the church office 413-786-2445, Bible, nursery and children’s church available, classes for all weekdaysages. between 9 a.m. andgroups noon.and Please a message Weekly home Bibleleave studies, anyyouth othergroup, time. special active Valley Community and Agawam Church of The activitiesChurch for families, men, women, Bible merged May 2010 toand become Hope Community Church children. For more information, call the church office 413-786-2445, Huntington Evangelical Church Huntington Church weekdays between 9 a.m.Evangelical and noon. Please leave a message 22 Russell Russell Road, Huntington, 17 Road, Huntington, MA any other time. MA 01050 Rev. Charles 01050 Valley Community Church and Cinelli Agawam Church of The Rev. L. Charles Cinelli, Pastor Phone (413) 667-5774 Bible merged May 2010 to -become Hope Community Church - (413) 667-5774 Sundays - Phone Adult Sunday School - 9 a.m., Sanctuary; Sunday Worship 9:00 am during theChurch Worship ServiceHuntington - 10:15 a.m.;Evangelical Sanctuary; Children’s Church summer months & 10:00 am following 10:15 a.m., (downstairs during second half 01050 service). 22 Russell Road, Huntington, MA LaborBible DayStudy - 9:30 a.m. Mondays - Rev. Ladies Charles Cinelli Church downstairs TuesdaysChildren's - Women’s Guild, the667-5774 2nd Tuesday of every Phone (413) during the service except monthSundays in Chapel on the Green; Ladies (all but - Adult the Sunday Schoolmonths. - 9Bible a.m.,Study, Sanctuary; during summer second Worship Service - 10:15 a.m.;Tuesday), Sanctuary; Children’s Church 7 p.m., Chapel on the Green. 10:15 a.m., (downstairs during second half service). Mondays - Ladies Bible Study - 9:30 a.m. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Tuesdays - Women’s Guild, the 2nd Tuesday of every Southwick MAStudy, 01085(all but month in117 Chapel on the Road, Green;Westfield, Ladies Bible Phone 568-1780 second(413) Tuesday), English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 7 p.m., Chapel on the Green.p.m.; Sunday 10-11:46 a.m. & 1-2:45 p.m. Russian: - 7-8:45Witnesses p.m.; Kingdom HallTuesday of Jehovah’s Saturday 4-5:45 p.m. MA 01085 117 Southwick Road, Westfield, Phone (413) 568-1780 Montgomery Community Church English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Sunday Main Road-Montgomery, MA 10-11:46 a.m. & 1-2:45 p.m. PastorTuesday Howard- 7-8:45 R. Noep.m.; Russian: PhoneSaturday - (413) 862-3284 Office 4-5:45 p.m. Nondenominational Services every Sunday 9-10 a.m., with CoffeeCommunity FellowshipChurch Montgomery following all services. MA Main Road-Montgomery, Weekly Men and Women’s Pastor Howard R. NoeBible PhoneStudies - (413) available. 862-3284 Office Nondenominational Services every Sunday 9-10 a.m., Mountain View Fellowship Baptist Church with Coffee 310 Apremont Way following all services. 01040 Bible WeeklyHolyoke, Men andMA Women’s Pastor Chadavailable. E. Correia Studies 413-532-0381 Email: http://www.mvbaptist.com Mountain View Baptist Church Sunday Morning Worship - Way 8:30 & 11 a.m. 310 Apremont Sunday School & Adult Holyoke, MA Study 01040- 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting Pastor Chad E. Correia & Bible Study - 7 p.m. 413-532-0381 Thursday - Visitation & Soul Winning Email: http://www.mvbaptist.com p.m.- 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday Morning- 6:30 Worship Saturday Sunday School -&Buss AdultCalling Study -&10 a.m. Soul Winning - 10Meeting a.m. & Wednesday Prayer Bible Study - 7 p.m. New Life Christian Center Thursday - Visitation & Soul Winning 157 Dartmouth - 6:30 p.m.Street Westfield, MA 01085 Saturday - Buss Calling & Senior Pastor. Wayne Hartsgrove Soul Rev. Winning - 10 D. a.m. Phone (413) 568-1588 Sunday 9:15Center am New Life School Christian Sunday Service 10:30 am 157 Dartmouth Street Family Night on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm Westfield, MA 01085 Youth NightRev. is Fridays 6:30 pm Senior Pastor. WayneatD. Hartsgrove Life GroupsPhone every other (413)Thursday 568-1588at 6:30 pm and every otherSchool Sunday at am 6:00 pm Sunday 9:15 Sunday Service 10:30 am Center FamilyNew NightLife on Worship Wednesdays at 6:30 pm Street Youth 118 NightMeadow is Fridays at 6:30 pm 01085 at 6:30 pm Life GroupsWestfield, every otherMA Thursday and every 413-562-0344 other Sunday at 6:00 pm http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org Pastor C. Pelkey New LifeGene Worship Center Sundays a.m. - Worship 118- 10 Meadow Street and Sunday School. Westfield, MA 01085 Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. 413-562-0344 Men’s and Ladies prayer groups http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org (call for schedules) Pastor Gene C. Pelkey Changed- Into His Image Class Sundays 10 a.m. - Worship and (call for schedules) Sunday School. Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. Our Lady of the Sacrament Men’s andBlessed Ladies prayer groupsParish 127 Road (callHolyoke for schedules) Westfield, MAImage 01085Class Changed Into His Mailing Address: (call for schedules) P.O. Box 489 Westfield, MA 01086-0489 Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish Pastor: 127 Rev.Holyoke Daniel S. Pacholec Road Deacon Paul Federici Westfield, MA 01085 Deacon Briere MailingPaul Address: Pastoral Minister: P.O. BoxMary 489 Federici Parish/Religious Education (413) 562-3450 Westfield, MA Office: 01086-0489 ParishRev. Fax: Daniel (413) 562-9875 Pastor: S. Pacholec www.diospringfield.org/olbs Deacon Paul Federici Mass Schedule: Deacon Paul Briere Saturday: 4 p.m. (Vigil) Pastoral Minister: Mary Federici Sunday: 7, 8:30, 11 a.m. Parish/Religious Education Office: (413) 562-3450 Monday-Wednesday: a.m. (413) Communion Service Thursday Parish7 Fax: 562-9875 & Friday: 7 a.m. www.diospringfield.org/olbs Saturday: 8 a.m. Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Schedule: Confession: Saturday 3:153:45 p.m. Saturday: 4 p.m. (Vigil) Handicapped accessible. Sunday: 7, 8:30, 11 a.m. Monday-Wednesday: 7 a.m. Communion Service Thursday Our Lady of the7Lake & Friday: a.m. Church Pasture Road Saturday: Sheep 8 a.m. Miraculous Medal Novena Southwick, MA 3:15010773:45 p.m. Confession: Saturday ParishHandicapped Pastoral/Administrative accessible.Staff Pastor: Rev. Henry L. Dorsch 569-0161 Deacon: Rev. Mr. David Przybylowski Our Lady of the Lake Church Religious Education: Lynda Daniele Sheep Pasture Road 569-0162 Administrative secretary: Southwick, MA 01077 JoannePastoral/Administrative Campagnari - 569-0161 Parish Staff Office Hours: Mon.-Wed.: 8:30569-0161 - 3:30; Pastor: Rev. Henry L. Dorsch Thurs. 8:30-noon Deacon: Rev. Mr. David Przybylowski Office, household assistant Religious Education: Lynda Danieleand 569-0162 Administrative secretary: Joanne Campagnari - 569-0161 Office Hours: Mon.-Wed.: 8:30 - 3:30; Thurs. 8:30-noon Office, household assistant and
Sacristan: Stella Onyski
MASS SCHEDULE St. Joseph’s Polish Email your notices of religious events listings to pressrelease@thewestfieldnews.com Sat. 5 p.m. (vigil), Sun., and 8, National Catholic Church
10 a.m. and 7 p.m. 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 a.m. Social Center: Clinton Avenue Wednesday 7 p.m. Father Sr. Joseph Soltysiak, Pastor Sacristan: Stella Onyski St.Joseph National Church Penance/confession: Saturdays 4:15-4:45; Wed. before 7 Phone - (413) 562-4403 MASS St. Joseph’s PolishMA 0185 p.m. Mass and SCHEDULE by appointment. 73Email Main -Street, Westfield, Soltysiak@comcast.net Sat. 5 p.m. (vigil), Sun., 8, National Catholic Church Baptisms: Sundays at 11:15 a.m. Arrange with Pastor and Social Center: Clinton Avenue Fax - (413) 562-4403 10 a.m. and 7is p.m. 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 a pre- Baptism meeting scheduled. Father Sr. Joseph Soltysiak, Pastor Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 a.m. Sunday Masses 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Social Center: Avenue Marriage: Arrangements should be made with pastor prior Phone (413)- Clinton 562-4403 Wednesday 7 p.m. Summer Schedule 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Father Sr. Joseph Soltysiak, Pastor to any reception arrangements as early as one year in Email Soltysiak@comcast.net Penance/confession: Saturdays SundayPhone School- -(413) 9 a.m., social center 562-4403 advance 4:15-4:45; Wed. before 7 Fax (413) 562-4403 p.m. Mass of and by appointment. Catechism Classes: Monday evenings Exposition Blessed Sacrament: Email - Soltysiak@comcast.net Mass: 4:00 Baptisms: Sundays 11:159 a.m. Arrange Daily andSaturday Holy Masses as pm announced 1st atFriday a.m.-5 p.m. with Pastor and Fax Day - (413) 562-4403 Sunday Mass: 9:00 am a pre- Marian BaptismCenacle meetingofisPrayer: scheduled. For more information & links: PNCC.org Sunday Masses 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Marriage: Arrangements should be made with pastor prior Sunday School: 10am--at the Social Center Saturdays 7:30-8:30 Summer Schedule - 8Evening a.m. & 10:30 a.m. to any reception arrangements as Thursdays early as one year in Catechism-Monday classes Charismatic Prayer Meeting: 7 p.m. St. Mary’s Church Sunday School 9 a.m., social center advance Daily and Holy Day Masses as announced St. Jude Novena after 30Catechism Bartlett Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Classes: evenings Exposition of Blessed For more information &Monday links: PNCC.org Wednesday 7 p.m.Sacrament: Mass - (413) 562-5477 Daily andPhone Holy Day Masses as announced 1st Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Miraculous Medal Novena after http://www.St.MarysofWestfield.com Marian Cenacle of Mass Prayer: For more information & links: PNCC.org Tuesday morning Rev. Frank Lawlor - Administrator 7:30-8:30 Chapel of Saturdays Divine Mercy, Litany, Rosary, Rev. Christopher Parochial Vicar Charismatic Prayer Meeting: St. Fedoryshyn, Mary’s Church Friday 3-3:34Thursdays 7 p.m. St. Judevisits. Novena aftercall rectory Daniel Brunton, in Residence 30Rev. Bartlett Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Home and hospital Please Wednesday 7 p.m. Mass Deacon- (413) Pedro562-5477 Rivera Phone Anointing of the Sick. Please call the pastor Miraculous Medal Novena after Deacon Roger Carrier Prayer Line: for special intentions. http://www.St.MarysofWestfield.com Tuesday Mass Weekday Monday-Friday, Call Marianmorning at 569-6244 Rev. Mass Frank -Lawlor - Administrator Pastor 8:30 a.m. Chapel of Divine Mercy, Litany, Rosary, p.m. Holy Day - 64Rev. on the eveParochial before, 8:30 a.m. & Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:15 a.m. Ryan Sliwa Rev.Masses Christopher Fedoryshyn, Vicar Friday 3-3:34 at rectory meeting room 6:15 p.m. (bilingual) Confessions Rev. Daniel Brunton, in Residence Home and hospital visits. Please call rectory Saturdays,Deacon 2:30-3:30 p.m.Rivera (lower church) Pedro Anointing of the Sick. Please call Church the pastor Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Saturday Mass - Carrier 4 p.m. Deacon Roger Prayer Line: for special intentions. 605 Salmon Brook Street, Sunday Mass- Monday-Friday, - 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Weekday Mass 8:30 a.m. Call Marian at 569-6244 Route 10 Study: and 202, Granby,9:15 CT a.m. 06035 p.m.11:30 a.m. 64and p.m. Holy Day Masses -6:15 on the eve before, 8:30 a.m. & Bible Tuesdays Rev. atDennis Anderson, Pastor All Masses are in the upper church, rectory meeting room 6:15 p.m. (bilingual) Confessions Phone: (860) 653-3800 the 11:30 a.m. isp.m. in Spanish Confessions - Saturdays, 2:30-3:30 (lower church) Fax: (860) 653-9984 Handicapped accessible, Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Church Saturday Mass -elevator 4 p.m. located Handicap to the right of the main entrance. 605 SalmonAccessible. Brook Street, Sunday Mass - 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Schedule:Route Sunday10School - 9 am, AdultCT - Youth - Children. Adoration and and Benediction - Wednesdays, and 202, Granby, 06035 11:30 a.m. Sunday PraiseRev. and Dennis WorshipAnderson, - 10:30 a.m., Infant and toddler 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Pastor All Masses are in the upper church, care available. St. Mary’s Elementary (Pre-K-8) Phone: (860) 653-3800 the 11:30 a.m. isSchool in Spanish Men’s Group Fellowship - 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the 568-2388 Fax: Breakfast (860) 653-9984 Handicapped(413) accessible, elevator located 2nd Saturday each month. St. Mary’s Highright School (413) 568-5692 HandicapofAccessible. to the of the(9-12) main- entrance. CallSunday for a Youth Group schedule events. Office of Religious Education - (413) 568-1127 Schedule: School - 9 am, Adult -ofYouth - Children. Adoration and Benediction Wednesdays, visit us- 10:30 on thea.m., web Infant at: and toddler St. Vincent de9Paul outreach Sunday PraiseYou andcan Worship a.m.-6 p.m. to the poor http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org. and needy - (413)School 568-5619 care available. St. Mary’s Elementary (Pre-K-8) Men’s GroupPioneer Fellowship Breakfast - 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the Valley Assembly of God (413) 568-2388 Pioneer Valley of Assembly of God St. High PeterSchool & St. Casimir Parish568-5692 2nd Huntington, Saturday each month. MA 01050 St. Mary’s (9-12) - (413) 01050 of events. 22 State Street- (413) 568-1127 Call for aHuntington, Youth GroupMA schedule Rev. Chuck Vanasse Office of Religious Education Rev. Quirk Westfield, 01085to the poor - Toby (413) 667-3196 YouPhone can visit us on the web at: St. Vincent de Paul MA outreach Phone (413)- Service 667-3196 Sunday - 10:30 -a.m. of Worship Rev. Wallis, Pastor http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org. andWilliam needy -H.(413) 568-5619 Sunday - 10Valley a.m. - Assembly Service Worship Weekly Bible Study. Call for of information. Parish Office - 413-568-5421 Pioneer of God Weekly Bible Study.Assembly Call information. DailyParish Pioneer Valley of God St. Mass Peter schedule & St. Casimir Huntington, MAfor01050 Pioneer Valley Baptist Church Mon.-Thurs. 7:15 a.m. Huntington, MA 01050 22 State -Street Rev. Chuck Vanasse 265 Ponders Hollow Westfield, Saturday Mass 4 p.m. Rev.-Road, Toby Westfield, MA- 01085 Phone (413) Quirk 667-3196 MA 01085 (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Saturday - 3 p.m.Pastor - 3:30 p.m. -a.m. (413) 667-3196 Sunday Phone - 10:30 - Service of Worship Rev.Confessions William H. Wallis, Phone - (413) 562-3376 Sunday Mass8:30- a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday - 10 a.m. - Service Worship Weekly Bible Study. Call for of information. Parish Office 413-568-5421 JamesCall Montoro WeeklyPastor Bible Study. for information. Mass schedule Daily Sunday School – 9:30Valley a.m.; Sunday Temple Beth El a.m. Pioneer BaptistService Church– 10:30 a.m. Mon.-Thurs. - 7:15 and 6265 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus WorshipMass Services Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Saturday - 4 p.m. transportation for those in need of transportation. SundayConfessions - Thursday Evening, p.m.p.m. (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Saturday - 3 p.m. -73:30 Just call- us(413) at 562-3376. p.m. Phone 562-3376 SundayFriday Mass-evening, 8:30 a.m.6 & 10:30 a.m. Saturday evening, 5 p.m. Pastor James Montoro Psalms Monday-Friday Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Springs Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m. Templemorning, Beth El 7 a.m. Deliverance Ministries Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus Worship Services 141 Meadow Street, Westfield, MA 01085 and Holiday transportation for those in need of transportation. SundaySunday - Thursday Evening, 7 p.m. Phone (413) 568-1612 morning, 8 a.m. Ongoing Just call us at 562-3376. Friday evening, 6 p.m. Pastor Sharon Ingram Monday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), Saturday evening, 5 p.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. 3:15 p.m. Psalms Springs Monday-Friday morning, 7 a.m. SundayDeliverance Morning Worship - 11 a.m. Tuesday afternoons - B’Yachad (Hebrew High School) 6:30 Ministries Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays - Childrens reading hour, MA 5 to 01085 6 p.m. with p.m.;Sunday Parshatand haHoliday Shove 141 Meadow Street, Westfield, Pastor, 4 to 10 years old. study group, 7:30 p.m. Phone - (413) 568-1612 morning, 8 a.m. Ongoing Wednesday Evening - 7 p.m. - Bible Study & Deliverance Wednesday afternoons - Learning (Religious Pastor Sharon Ingram Monday afternoons - Learning CenterCenter (Religious School), School), SundayService School - 10 a.m. 3:153:15 p.m.p.m.; Friday - Y.E.S. - Youth Excellence Services, 13 years old Youth Chorale, 5:15 p.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11 a.m. Tuesday afternoons - B’Yachad (Hebrew High School) 6:30 andreading up. Thursday Boy Scout Troop Wednesdays - Childrens hour, 5 to 6 p.m. with p.m.;evenings Parshat-ha Shove #32 meets at 7:30 p.m. Pastor, 4 to 10 years old. study group, Russell-Community Friday mornings - “Exploring Prayers” Wednesday Evening 7 p.m. - BibleChurch Study & Deliverance Wednesday afternoons - Learningour Center (Religious Main Street, Russell 01071 with Rabbi, a.m. Service School), 3:157p.m.; Jimmy Metcalf,Services, Pastor 13 years old Friday - Y.E.S.Rev. - Youth Excellence Youth Chorale, 5:15 p.m. Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday Unitarian Universalist Society andSchool, up. all ages - Fellowship, Thursday evenings - Boy Scout Troop parsonage; 10 a.m. - Family Worship; 6 p.m. - Youth of Greater #32 meets Springfield at 7:30 p.m. Fellowship, parsonage. 245 Friday Portermornings Lake Drive, Springfield, MA 01106 Russell Community Church - “Exploring our Prayers” Tuesday - 7 Main p.m. -Street, AA Meeting; Re. Jason Minister RussellFamily 01071Bible Class, with Seymour, Rabbi, 7 a.m. parsonage. http://uuspringfield.org Rev. Jimmy Metcalf, Pastor Wednesday - 9- a.m. - Women’s phoneUniversalist 413 736-2324 Sunday - 9 a.m. Sunday School, Prayer all agesFellowship, - Fellowship, Unitarian Society parsonage. Handicap parsonage; 10 a.m. - Family Worship; 6 p.m. - Youth of Greateraccessible Springfield Friday - 7:30 p.m. - AA Meeting. Sunday 9:30am 11am Worship Services, Fellowship, parsonage. 245 Porter Lake and Drive, Springfield, MA 01106 Religious and nursery for children, Tuesday - 7 p.m. - AA Meeting; Family Bible Class, Re.Education Jason Seymour, Minister St. John’sparsonage. Lutheran Church Wednesday 5:30 pm Soulful Suppers http://uuspringfield.org 60 Broad StreetPrayer Fellowship, Thursday 7PM413 Choir Rehearsals Wednesday - 9 a.m. - Women’s phone 736-2324 Westfield, MA 01085 Monthly Unity House Concerts. parsonage. Handicap accessible Phone (413) 568-1417 Check Page. Services, Friday - 7:30 p.m. - AA Meeting. 15 our Sunday 9:30am andFacebook 11am Worship http://stjohnswestfield.com Religious Education and nursery for children, Pastor Christopher A. Hazzard St. John’s Lutheran Church Wednesday 5:30 pm Soulful Suppers Sunday - Adult Bible60Study andStreet Summer Sunday School Broad United7PM Church ofRehearsals Christ Thursday Choir (Preschool High School) 8:45 A.M. Westfield, MA 01085 Second Church MonthlyCongregational Unity House Concerts. Sunday Worship 10 A.M. Phone - (413) 568-1417 Rev. Rosemary Interim Check ourDawson, Facebook Page.Pastor Tune in to the taped broadcast of our Worship Service over http://stjohnswestfield.com 487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814, WHYN (.560 on your AMChristopher radio dial) at 7:30 on Sunday morning. Pastor A. Hazzard Westfield, MA 01086 Sunday - Adult Bible Study and Summer Sunday School http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org United Church of Christ Living Hope Church (Preschool - High School) 8:45 A.M. E-mail:Second office@secondchurchwestfield.org Congregational Church Pastor Dan Valeri Sunday Worship 10 A.M. OfficeRev. hours: TuesdayDawson, – Friday,Interim 9 a.m. Pastor to 12 noon, Rosemary 267broadcast College Highway Tune in to the taped of our Worship Service over Closed Monday. 487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814, WHYN (.560 on yourSouthwick, AM radio dial)MA at 01077 7:30 on Sunday morning. Phone (413) 568-7557 Westfield, MA 01086 413-569-1882 Sunday - http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org 10 a.m., Worship Service and Sunday School for Living Hope Church HopeChurch for everyday living! Living -Hope preschool through high school. E-mail: office@secondchurchwestfield.org We are a church that proclaims a message of hope and Pastor Dan Valeri Sunday evening– -Friday, Youth Program. Office hours: Tuesday 9 a.m. to 12 noon, healing for the hurts problems of everyday life 267 and College Highway Closed Monday. through theSouthwick, message of MAJesus 01077Christ... Phone - (413) 568-7557 info@livinghopechurchag.org 413-569-1882 Westfield Sunday - 10 a.m., WorshipAlliance ServiceChurch and Sunday School for Service -time: Living Hope Church Hope10forAM everyday living! 297 Russell Road, Westfield, MA 01085 preschool through high school. Thursday Family Night 6:30pm of hope and We are a church that proclaims a message Rev. Jordan Greeley, Pastor Sunday evening Youth Program. Officeforhours - Monand through Thursof9:30am-4pm healing the hurts problems everyday life Phone - (413) 568-3572 through the message of Jesus Christ... Sunday - 9:30 a.m. - Bible Life a.m. for all ages, nursery Southwick Community info@livinghopechurchag.org care provided; 11 a.m. - Worship and the Word; 6 p.m - eveWestfield Alliance Church Episcopal Church Service time: 10 AM service. 297 Russellning Road, Westfield, MA 01085 660 College Highway Thursday Family Night 6:30pm Rev. Jordan Greeley, Pastor MA 01077 Office hoursSouthwick, - Mon through Thurs 9:30am-4pm Phone - (413) 568-3572 Phone: 569-9650 Word- Bible of Grace Church Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Life a.m. for all ages, nursery http://www.southwickchurch.com Southwick Community Pioneerand Valley care provided; 11 a.m.of- Worship the Word; 6 p.m - eveRev. J.Episcopal Taylor Albright, Pastor Church 848 North Route 202 ningRoad, service. Saturday Evening Worship Service 5 p.m. 660 College Highway Westfield, MA 01085 SundaysSouthwick, 9:30 AM, Service that blend MA 01077 (413) 572-3054 contemporaryPhone: worship569-9650 with traditional liturgy Email:office@wordgrace.us Word of Grace Church and a family-friendly atmosphere http://www.southwickchurch.com http://www.wordgrace.us of Pioneer Valley KidZone: children’s ministry Rev.Childcare J. Taylorand Albright, Pastor Chet Senior Pastor 848 Marshall, North Road, Route 202 during the service Saturday Evening Worship Service 5 p.m. SundayWestfield, Morning Service: 10 a.m. MA 01085 Sign 9:30 Language Interpreted Sundays AM, Service that blend Sunday evening, 6 p.m. (413) 572-3054 Handicapped Accessible contemporary worship with traditional liturgy Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Email:office@wordgrace.us Women’s Thursdaysatmosphere 9:30 to 11 a.m. and Group: a family-friendly http://www.wordgrace.us Good coffee, and fellowship andministry KidZone: Childcare children’s Chet Marshall, Senior Pastor light-weightduring discussion of faith issues. the service Westfield Free10 Church Sunday Evangelical Morning Service: a.m. Childcare provided. Sign Language Interpreted 568 Southwick Road, Westfield, Sunday evening, 6 p.m.MA 01085 Handicapped Accessible Rev. David K.evening, Young, Pastor Wednesday 7 p.m. Southwick Congregational Women’s Group: Thursdays 9:30Church to 11 a.m. Southwick Congregational Church, Phone - (413) 562-1504 Unitedcoffee, Church of Christ UCC Good fellowship and Sunday – 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, 488 CollegeHighway, Highway, P.O. Box 260, 488 College P.O. Box 260 light-weight discussion of faith issues. childcare available; 8:45 a.m. Free - Sunday School. Westfield Evangelical Church Southwick, MA 01077 Southwick, 01077 Childcare MA provided. WednesdayRoad, - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. 568 Southwick Westfield, MA 01085 Phone: 413-569-6362, Administrative Assistant: Minister Bart Cochran p.m. Pastor Rev. Friday David -K.6:30 Young, email: Southwickucc@gmail.com Phone - (413) 569-6362Church Southwick Congregational Awana Children’s Program. Southwick Congregational Church, Phone - (413) 562-1504 Website: www.Southwickucc.org email:swkucc@verizon.net United Church UCC of Christ Sunday – 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, Minister - Rev. Bart D. Cochran Sunday 488College College Highway, P.O. 488 Highway, P.O.Box Box260, 260 childcare available; 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School. Music - Roberta Kowal 10 AM Worship Service Southwick, MA 01077 – Southwick, MA 01077 West Springfield Church of Study. Christ Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Bible Administrative Assistant - Elaina Lempke Open Pantry Sunday Phone: 413-569-6362, Administrative Assistant: Minister Bart Cochran 61 Upper Church Street, Friday 6:30 p.m. Sunday Minister – Rev. Bart569-6362 D. Cochran. email: Southwickucc@gmail.com Phone - (413) West Springfield, 01089 Awana Children’sMA Program. 10 AM –Worship Service Music The Voice Choir Website: www.Southwickucc.org email:swkucc@verizon.net Phone - (413) 736-1006 Nursery Available MinisterNursery - Rev. Bart D. Cochran Available Sunday Sunday - 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Worship Service; 9:30 10:15 AM Sunday School/Youth Music - Roberta Kowal– 10:15 Church School AMAM Worship a.m. - Bible Church Study. of Christ Group10 every 2nd andService 4th Sunday West Springfield Administrative Assistant Elaina Lempke Lyn Casey, Office Admin. M-F 9-1 11 AM Coffee Hour Open Wednesday - 7Church p.m., Bible Study. 11 AMPantry CoffeeSunday Hour 61 Upper Street, Sunday 3:30 PM O.A. Meeting Minister Rev. Bart D. Cochran. 3:30 –PM O.A. Meeting West Springfield, MA 01089 10 AM Worship Service Tuesday Music –Tuesday The Voice Choir Phone - (413) 736-1006 Nursery Available 6:30 PMScouts Bell Choir Nursery Available 6 PM Church Sunday - 10:30 Wyben a.m. andUnion 6 p.m., Worship Service; 9:30 10:15 AM Sunday School/Youth 7 PM Boy Scouts 6:30 AM PMChurch Bell Choir School An Interdenominational a.m. - Bible Study. Church Group10:15 every 2nd and 4th Sunday Wednesday Wednesday 11AM AMCoffee Coffee Hour Hour 678 Montgomery Westfield, MA 01085 WednesdayRoad, - 7 p.m., Bible Study. 11 9-1 Henrietta’s Thrift ShopOpen – open 9-1PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop 3:30 PMO.A. O.A. Meeting Phone - (413) 568-6473 3:30 PM Meeting PM Adult Choir Rehearsal 7 7PM Adult Choir Rehearsal Tuesday Rev. George Karl, Pastor Tuesday Thursday Thursday 6:30 PMScouts Bell Choir Sunday Worship Sunday 6Scouts PM Wyben Unionand Church 6:30 PM Meeting Mid-Week Service 6:30 PM T.O.P.S. 7 PM Scouts School at 10 a.m. Church 6:30 PMBoy Bell Choir An Interdenominational Friday Friday Wednesday Wednesday Summer Worship at 9:30amMA 01085 678 Montgomery Road, Westfield, 9-1 Henrietta’s Thrift Shop 9-1 Henrietta’s Thrift Shop ––open 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift ShopOpen open 9-1PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open Nursery Available Phone - (413) 568-6473 6 6PM O.A. Meeting PM O.A. Meeting PM Adult Choir Rehearsal 7 7PM Adult Choir Rehearsal Bible Studies in Karl, both Church Rev. George Pastor 7:30 12 Meeting 7:30PM PMA.A. A.A. 12 Step Step Meeting Thursday Thursday and in Worship Members’ homes. Sunday and Sunday Saturday Saturday 9-1 PM Mid-Week Service 6:30 PM T.O.P.S. wybenunionchurch.com School at 10 a.m. 9-1Henrietta’s Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open Thrift Shop – open Friday Friday Summer Worship at 9:30am 9-1PM Henrietta’s 9-1 Henrietta’sThrift ThriftShop ShopOpen – open Nursery Available 6 6PM PMO.A. O.A.Meeting Meeting Bible Studies in both Church 7:30 Meeting 7:30PM PMA.A. A.A.12 12 Step Step Meeting and in Members’ homes. Saturday Saturday 9-1 PM wybenunionchurch.com 9-1Henrietta’s Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open Thrift Shop – open
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WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM CITY OF WESTFIELD Estimated Budgeted Revenue & Expenditure Summary Fiscal Year 2018
REVENUES PROPERTY TAX
71,768,059 (New Growth/TIF)
LAST YEAR'S TAX 69,395,443 5,166,817 TAX INCREASE SCHOOL BUILDING ASSISTANCE STATE AID (CHERRY SHEET) FY17 LESS: EDUCATIONAL OFFSETS‐School Choice LIBRARY OFFSET NET STATE AID
73,562,260 1,000,000 74,562,260
6% Increase +NG
ORDER OF APPROPRIATIONS (CITY COUNCIL VOTE) GENERAL FUND
41,507,137 (101,286)
4,439,141 525,000 1,100,000 106,871 591,900 275,000 190,000 3,975,000 1,400,000 1,100,000 345,000 586,504
OVERLAY (ALLOWANCE FOR ABATEMENTS & EXEMPTIONS CURRENT YEAR)
0
RESERVE FOR DEBT DECLINE
0
WORKERS COMP/UNEMPLOYMENT
250,000
HUD RESERVE 14,634,416
STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSMENTS
4,591,659
CHERRY SHEET NOT APPROPRIATED
STABILIZATION FREE CASH FY17 FREE CASH FY18
132,032,475 REVISED REVENUE Excess (Deficit)
term obligations. Not only that, it’s just going to push the big tax increase into next year when we’ll have to play this game all over again. This plan is an election year “cover your rear-end” proposal because the City Council couldn’t get enough votes to reduce the spending increases in the budget. I won’t be voting for it – just like I didn’t vote for the budget.
CHERRY SHEET
(80,622)
(450,000) 0 450,000 0
TOTAL REVENUES FOR GENERAL FUND USE
Flaherty
400,000
APPROPRIATION DEFICIT TO BE RAISED
OTHER AVAILABLE SOURCES
Schools
FY18
(128,993) (22,922) (4,785)
42,365,482 791,045 67,300
TOTAL LOCAL RECEIPTS
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET 123,123,545 126,790,816 SPENDING INCREASE AFTER CUTS (443,463) 3,223,808 or 2.6%
COUNCIL CUTS
878,662
CHERRY SHEET LOCAL RECEIPTS (ACTUAL FY16) MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE PENALTIES & INTEREST ON TAXES CHARGES FOR SERVICES/FEES HEKA FEES/PERMITS/LICENSE LICENSE & PERMITS FINES & FORFEITS INVESTMENT INCOME MISC. RECURRING RECEIPTS SCHOOL TUITIONS + MEDICAID SOLID WASTE RECEIPTS STATE AID OTHER IN LIEU OF TAXES
EXPENDITURES
TAX TO LEVY LIMIT + NEW GROWTH
TOTAL SUPPORTED BY CITY FUNDS
131,481,189 (27,200)
Continued from Page 3 Regarding the election, I’m thrilled to see so many new candidates who are willing to serve. I’d recommend talking with as many of them as possible before you vote in the upcoming elections. Several will be having meet & greets in the coming weeks. Please show up and discuss your concerns. Please write “VOTE” on your calendars for November 7th.
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on the campus of students over the Westfield State next decade and University. We also have today’s announcement dual enrollment agreeis an important first ments with Holyoke step toward that goal.” Community College and Early College proSpringfield Technical grams are partnerships Community College. between high schools Most recently, we have and colleges that proarranged for our students vide students with the to take coursework at opportunity to experiAmerican International ence and complete colCollege as well. Through lege-level coursework the Westfield Education in a rigorous and supto Business Alliance, portive environment, Westfield Schools are while simultaneously gaining exposure to a Westfield Public Schools also working with busiStefan ness and industry to idenvariety of career oppor- Superintendent tunities. To be desig- Czaporowski (WNG file photo) tify future labor force needs. We are hopeful nated an early college that this grant opportunity program, high schools will need to offer students at no cost will provide additional funding for our the opportunity to earn a minimum of work to provide a number of opportunities for our students,” Czaporowski 12 college credits prior to graduation. Innovation Pathways are partner- said. Through the combined efforts of the ships between high schools and local employers that connect student learn- Department of Higher Education and ing to broadly-defined industry sectors the Department of Elementary and Education, the that are in demand in the regional and Secondary state economy. Participation in this Commonwealth has developed a set of kind of pathway can lead students to guiding principles that provide a powopportunities for meaningful careers, erful context for all high-quality colwhile preparing for postsecondary edu- lege and career pathways (HQCCPs), cation and training. Based on current as well as a more specific set of charjobs data provided by the Executive acteristics that define these pathways: • Equitable access Office of Labor and Workforce • Guided academic pathway Development, Innovation Pathway • Enhanced student support will focus on manufacturing, informa• Relevant connection to career tion, healthcare, professional and sci• Deep partnerships between high entific industry sectors. Through the designation process, the schools, community colleges, state Departments of Higher Education and universities and industry Embedded within those principles Elementary and Secondary Education are asking K-12 schools to work with are the core elements of a high-quality colleges or industry partners to jointly college and career pathway: design models of Early College or • Alignment with labor market data Innovation Pathway programs. Schools • College and career counseling can also apply for competitive $10,000 • Technical coursework planning grants, with up to $100,000 • Work-based learning, such as available through resources from the internships state’s STEM Advisory Council and • Post-secondary links the New Skills for Youth Grant, which • Credential attainment the state received in January from JP Morgan Chase and the Council of “We are confident that both early Chief State School Officers. college and innovation pathways will Westfield Public Schools help engage students and prepare them Superintendent Stefan Czaporowski for success after school to be ready for said the district is looking into this new both college and careers,” Acting program, and will be participating in Commissioner of Elementary and two webinars over the next couple of Secondary Education Jeff Wulfson weeks. said. “We are proud to work with our “We are already looking into and partners in higher education and indusimplementing many of the initiatives try for students’ benefit.” that are included in the state’s Early Additional information about the College and Innovation Pathways plan. early college and innovation pathway Our Early College partnership with programs, including applications, can Westfield State University allows be found Additional information about Juniors to take English and American the early college and innovation pathHistory courses for college and high way programs, including applications, school credit at Westfield High School can be found online at www.doe.mass. and Westfield Technical Academy. edu. Seniors will be eligible to take courses
Downtown
132,032,475 REVISED EXP
131,508,390
As we saw in the last election, every vote counts! Have a wonderful summer. Dave Flaherty City Councilor Flaherty.Westfield@gmail.com
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“We’ve seen Westfield at its worst and hope to see it continue to improve.” Now, Pac said that Skyline Trading Company has weeded one large planter and also placed a variety of edible herbs within it, such as fennel, sage, chives and varieties of mint. And in order to keep with the green idea, Pac said that they utilize condensation collected from the air conditioning unit at the business to water the plants daily. This inspired Bill Miner and his wife, Cindy Miner, to do something similar, and they adopted four planters of their own to care for. However, instead of herbs, they planted a variety of flowers and plants for beautification purposes. “Skyline started off and asked the city to adopt them,” Bill Miner said of the planters. “Seeing that and seeing our weeds we took four planters. I think it looks 100 percent better.” Bill Miner and Pac both said that they hope this gets other businesses to consider adopting planters in their area as well, which will help to further beautify the area. “With the number of businesses on Elm Street, if they could just adopt one behind them it could make this Gaslight District 100 percent better,” Bill Miner said. “I’m sure the stores wouldn’t mind,” Pac said about the idea. She added that the city could also put the planters up for adoption if a business decides they do not want to care for them. Pac said that the plan could bloom into something more, like perhaps vegetables, depending on the outcome. “Depending on how we do this we could do more,” she said. “This is a test to see if anyone would deface or damage them.” Cindy Miner also suggested that vegetables may be planted next year, when there is more time in the growing season. One suggestion that Pac made about this was that recognition be made for the efforts. She suggested that a sign from the city could be one possibility, denoting which company had adopted what planter. And according to Sullivan, the city is attempting to do just that.
“We’re working on giving some credit back to the businesses,” Sullivan said. “We are trying to figure out how to manufacture a sign or at least an identification to thank those companies for reaching out and assisting.”
The adopted COMPASS.
planters
An overgrown planter near the rear entrance of Skyline Trading Company
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Blessed Sacrament Vacation Bible Experience final day Imagine a world where curious kids become hands-on inventors who discover they’re lovingly crafted by God. Spark creativity with interactive decorations and experiences. (Photos by Lynn F. Boscher) Lincoln Labrie shows his impatience look
Brook Labrie looks on.
Nora Andras is ready to eat
Snack time
Snack preparation
Makayla Labrie and Teaghan Sullivan work on their perplexinator
Counselor Sophia Roselli explains the perplexinators
Dane Cavallon and Gavyn Ariasuyes wait anxiously
Practice in group coordination
Brandon Cekovsky and Chase Dionne keep the beat with Allison Bower.
Story telling by Olivia Labrie, Madison Gallart, Isabella Longford and Kristen Stawasz
Paige Stawasz, Lisa Stawasz (Program Coordination), and Lauren Falconer plan the activities
WOW God! Is the theme for the experience
A simple game of Simon-Sez teaches principles.
Somehow Isabella Longford’s homework was eaten by a Unicorn.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2017 - PAGE 9
7th Annual Kevin J. Major Memorial Hockey Tournament 8/1/2017 UPDATE GAME
7TH ANNUAL KEVIN J MAJOR MEMORIAL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT 2017 DATE DAY TIME TEAM TEAM
DIVISION
1 2 3 4
8/7/2017 Mon 8/7/2017 8/7/2017 8/7/2017
7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
Lumberjacks Tommy Car Ice Cats Cool Running
Firtion Adams Quack Attack Ice Hawks Whip City
Social Social Social Social
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8/8/2017 Tue 8/8/2017 8/8/2017 8/8/2017
7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
Pirates Teddy Bear Pikeside Cocchi
Indians SKG Falcons Quack Attack
Old Boys Old Boys Old Boys Social
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8/9/2017 Wed 8/9/2017 8/9/2017 8/9/2017
7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
Firtion Adams Tommy Car Cocchi SKG Whalers
Cool Runnings Ice Hawks Lumberjacks Clapbomb
Social Social Social Social
13 8/10/2017 Thurs 14 8/10/2017 Thurs 15 8/10/2017 16 8/10/2017 17 8/10/2017
6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm
Clap Bomb SKG Indians Teddy Bear SKG Whalers
Whip City Pikeside Tims Falcons Cool Runnings
Social Old Boys Old Boys Old Boys Social
18 8/11/2017 Fri 19 8/11/2017 20 8/11/2017 21 8/11/2017 22 8/11/2017 23 8/11/2017
6:00pm 7:00pm 8:00pm 9:00pm 10:00pm 11:00pm
Tims SKG Ice Cats Slapshot 5 College Purple Reign Ice Cats
Pirates Enfield Dynasty Milanos The Kitchen Quack Attack Whip City
Old Boys Pro Pro Pro Social Social
24 8/12/2017 Sat 25 8/12/2017 26 8/12/2017 27 8/12/2017 28 8/12/2017
Falcons Indians Pikeside Pirates Teddy Bear Tims Purple Reign Icats Slapshot Foley TOURNAMENT WELCOME CEREMONY Enfield Dyna 5 College SKG Ice Cats The Kitchen Milanos Foley Purple Reign Tommy Car Ice Hawks Clap Bomb Lumberjacks SKG Whalers Enfield Dyna Milanos The Kitchen 5 College Slapshot Cocchi Firtion Adams
Old Boys SKG Old Boys SKG Old Boys SKG Social Pro
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8/13/2017 Sun 8/13/2017 8/13/2017 8/13/2017 8/13/2017 8/13/2017 8/13/2017 8/13/2017
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3rd place 4th place 1st place 2nd place 1st place 2nd place 1st place 2nd place
6th place 5th place 4th place 3rd place lowest adv next 4th place 3rd place
Social Social Old Boys Old Boys Social Social Pro Pro
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CHAMPIONSHIPS 1st place 1st place 1st place
2nd place 2nd place 2nd place
Old Boys Social Pro
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Teams battle during the 2016 Kevin J. Major Memorial Hockey tournament. This year’s tourney, chock full of exciting games, figures to be a “cool” alternative to the summer time heat. (Staff photo)
Pro Pro Pro Social Social Social Pro Pro Pro Social
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Kevin J. Major tourney schedule released By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Organizers for the upcoming seventh annual Kevin J. Major Memorial Hockey Tournament have released the official schedule of games, and there is a lot to look forward to. The tournament, which begins Mon., Aug. 7, features a total of 49 games and culminates with three championships – the Old Boys, Social, and Pro divisions – all at Amelia Park Ice Arena. A full evening of Social division action with get things started Monday night. LumberjacksFirtion Adams begins at 7 p.m., followed by Tommy Car-Quack Attack at 8, Ice Cats-Ice Hawks at 9, and Cool Running-Whip City at 10. Games continue every night of the week until Sat., Aug. 12 when a slate of 15 consecutive games takes over the rink from 7 a.m. to midnight. There will be a an official “welcome ceremony” Saturday at noon, introducing the Kevs Foundation and recognizing all of those associated with keeping the legacy of Kevin Major ongoing. Seven Automated External Defibrillators will be presented to various local non-profit sports organizations. The tournament is held in honor of Kevin Major, a Westfield student-athlete who passed away in 2011 at the age of 19 from sudden cardiac arrest. The games will conclude Sun., Aug. 13 with the Old Boys, Social, and Pro division championships at 4, 5, and 6 p.m., respectively. For the complete schedule of games, check out Saturday’s print edition of The Westfield News.
Moreland lifts Red Sox over White Sox By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Mitch Moreland homered with two outs in the 11th inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Moreland, a defensive replacement in the 10th, drove a pitch from Aaron Bummer (0-2) over the Green Monster for his 14th of the season. It was Boston's second game-ending homer this week. The AL East-leading Red Sox earned their fourth consecutive victory and moved three games ahead of the second-place Yankees, who lost 7-2 at Cleveland. Christian Vazquez, who hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning of Tuesday's 12-10
victory against the Indians, helped preserve the tie in the top of the 11th when he picked off Nicky Delmonico at second for the second out. Chicago had runners at first and second with nobody out, but failed to score. The White Sox were 1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and left 10 on base while losing their fourth in a row. Eduardo Nunez hit a tying solo homer for Boston in the sixth, and Heath Hembree (2-3) got three outs for the win. Chicago left-hander Carlos Rodon matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings. Boston had only one hit before opening the fifth with three straight singles. Chris Young drove in Rafael Devers with a single to left,
Boston Red Sox's Mitch Moreland, center right, celebrates his walkoff home run with teammates including Mookie Betts, second from left, during the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Boston, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
A teammate douses Boston Red Sox's Mitch Moreland after his walk-off home run during the 11th inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Boston, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. The Red Sox won 3-2. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
and the Red Sox loaded the bases with one out when Jackie Bradley Jr. reached on an infield hit. Rodon then got Mookie Betts to bounce into a fielder's choice and struck out Andrew Benintendi to end the inning. Chicago struck first on Delmonico's tworun double with two runs in the fourth. It was the first career double for Delmonico, who hit his first homer Thursday night. Eduardo Rodriguez pitched six innings for Boston. He allowed four hits and struck out five on a season-high 118 pitches. TRAINER'S ROOM White Sox: OF Avisail Garcia (right thumb ligament strain) took batting practice and could return to the lineup without going through a rehab assignment, manager Rick
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Ed Normand Golf League at EMCC STANDINGS WEEK 17 OF 22
155.5 153.5 153.5 151 149 147 146.5 142 128 118.5 118 84.5 158 148.5 148.5 148 146 144.5 141.5 141 139.5 139 137 128 153 152.5 151.5 150 149.5 146.5 142.5 132 132 130.5 128 85
LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL
7/27/17
10-YEAR-OLDS East Region Invitational (at Jenkins Township, Penn.)
DIVISION 1 RICK BROWN – JIM CARTWRIGHT TIM LARAMEE – DAN LARAMEE DAVE DUBOIS – ALAN VELAZQUEZ TOM MASSIMINO – TIM HUBER MIKE BERARDELLI – JIM JOHNSON PAUL CARRIER – LARRY COURNOYER DAN HARRIS – SHAWN BRADLEY RANDY ANDERSON – BOB GENEREUX MARC GRENIER – JOHN LAROSE JESSE RASID – AL NUBILE MIKE COTE – RYAN MALONEY SEAN CAHILL – MARK O’DONNELL
Sunday, July 30 Westfield 4, Fairfield (Conn.) 3
Wednesday, Aug. 2 Westfield 13, Maine, 3 (Westfield eliminated from playoffs with 2-2 pool play record)
Results for July 28, 2017 32 couples participated on a beautiful evening for golf Points results front-9: John Fisher and Peggy Canty 41 points Gerry Potvin and Nancy Jamrog 36 points Net results front-9: Dan Harris and Nancy Harris 68 Mike Mulligan and Sue Woodbury 71 Dennis Desmarais and Linda Desmarais 71 Points results back-9: Tom Keenan and Colleen Keenan 46 points Dennis Daigneault and Kyla Daigneault 38 points Shawn Czepial and shelley Czepial 37 points Net results back-9: Brian Zych and Sandy Zych 66 Mike Peters and Kym Peters 70 Larry Adamczyk and Denise Adamczyk 72 Pioria results: Brad Cabral and Michelle Cabral 68
SHELL’S TEKOA • TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE RESULTS FROM AUG 1, 2017
Ray West Fred Rogers Ron Sena
Tuesday, Aug. 1 Vermont 5, Westfield 3
FRIDAY COUPLES LEAGUE • EAST MOUNTAIN COUNTRY CLUB
DIVISION 3 GLENN GRABOWSKI – JEFF BERGER MIKE SOVEROW – MIKE MULLIGAN DAVE DOVER – BILL CHAFFEE BOB LEWKO – NICK STELLATO JASON GEORGE – DAN VAN KRUININGAN JIM HAAS – AL HAAS ROY BARTON – BILL REINHAGEN JOE BOUTIN – HENRY SMITH JIM STRYCHARZ – RICHARD ROY DAN BURNS SR. – MIKE MANIJEK CHRIS FENTON – RYAN DROBOT JASON FITZGERALD – STEVE TOMAINO
Closest to Pin on 3rd (1st shot) Closest to Pin on 3rd (2nd shot) Closest to Pin on 6th (2nd shot)
Saturday, July 29 Rhode Island 5, Westfield 3
Monday, July 31 Westfield – OFF
DIVISION 2 BRUCE KELLOGG – RICHARD KELLOGG CAM LEWIS – BILL GRISE III DAN BURNS JR. – GREG GLIDDEN MARK LOGAN – JOE GAUDETTE CARLOS SANTOS – BILL GRISE II JIM CONROY – FRAN COMO ED BIELONKO – BRANDEN BIELONKO MIKE DOUVILLE – JODY WEHR JAY O’SULLIVAN – RICK BURKE GARY GLADU – FRAN DWYER BOB COLLIER – DON CLARKE MIKE MAHAN – JOE HEBDA
1st Place Bob Berniche & Fred Rogers 2nd Place Jim Johnson & Jim Floraski 3rd Place Bil Lawry & Dave Gile 4th Place Dick Wil iams & Ron Sena 5th Place John Kidrick & Erroll Nichols 6th Place Rich Chistolini & Eric Wilder 7th Place Ed West & Harry Pease 8th Place Ray West & Harpo Czarnecki 8th Place Angelo Masciadrelli & Frank Kamlowski 9th Place Dave Liberty & Jim French 10th Place Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy 11th Place John Lucas & Carl Haas 12th Place Bob McCarthy & Jack Blascak 13th Place Harry Thompson & Jeff Guglielmo 14th Place Conrad Clendenin & Stu Browning 15th Place Skip Couture & Bob Dudas 16th Place Butch Rines & Bil Wallinovich 17th Place Ron Bonyeau & Mike Ripa Low Gross Bil Lawry & Fred Rogers @ 42 Low Net Bob Dudas @ 29
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Congratulations to the winners. Winning teams receive pro shop “chits” money redeemable for pro shop merchandise. Winning “chits” may be used anytime during the season and must be used by October 31, 2017. Special orders must be made before September 29, 2017. Thank you! Ted Perez Jr East Mountain Country Club Westfield
Final evening for the 2017 Friday Couples League is September 29. Steak dinner and awards ceremony will follow golf. Teams must let us know if they will be playing and attending the final evening and dinner. The final evening will be a scramble format for each team with dinner to follow at approximately 7pm.
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NASCAR THIS WEEK SPEED FREAKS A few questions we had to ask ourselves What do you think of this qualifying/racing on the same day? GODSPEAK: NASCAR hasn’t done this in 45 years, and now they are doing it on back-to-back weekends. What gives? Probably a test balloon. KEN’S CALL: In earlier times, a separate day for qualifying was needed for promotional purposes. Not anymore.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Godwin Kelly & Ken Willis have covered NASCAR for nearly 60 years combined. godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com ken.willis@news-jrnl.com
POCONO
THREE THINGS WE LEARNED
There are three open playoff spots left. Who absolutely makes the postseason from here? GODSPEAK: I cast my ballot for Chase Elliott, who gets in on points, if not on a win. KEN’S CALL: Same for Jamie McMurray, but definitely on points. How much more “Silly Season” will there be? GODSPEAK: How much more can you take? I think Matt Kenseth finds a 2018 ride in the next few weeks. KEN’S CALL: The biggest silliness will be the upcoming shuffling of team charters.
C U P S TA N D I N G S 1. Martin Truex Jr. 2. Kyle Larson 3. Kevin Harvick 4. Kyle Busch 5. Brad Keselowski 5. Denny Hamlin 7. Chase Elliott 8. Jamie McMurray 9. Matt Kenseth 10. Clint Bowyer 11. Jimmie Johnson 12. Ryan Blaney 13. Joey Logano 14. Kurt Busch 15. Ryan Newman 16. Erik Jones 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 18. Daniel Suarez 19. Kasey Kahne 20. Trevor Bayne
823 738 726 723 649 649 616 615 594 577 566 529 525 494 491 469 468 464 414 406
W H AT ’ S O N TA P CUP SERIES: I Love New York 355 SITE: Watkins Glen International (2.45-mile road course) TV SCHEDULE: Saturday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.). Sunday, qualifying (NBCSN, noon), race (pre-race coverage begins on NBCSN, 2:30 p.m.; green flag, NBCSN, 3:15 p.m.) XFINITY: Zippo 200 SITE: Watkins Glen International TV SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (online only on the NBC Sports App, noon and 2:30 p.m.). Saturday, qualifying (NBCSN, 11 a.m.), race (NBCSN, 2 p.m.)
QUESTIONS & AT T I T U D E Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers
What did Ryan Preece teach us about racing? Probably nothing we didn’t already know, but he did confirm the theory that the most important element is the car. Preece won last weekend’s Xfinity Series race in Iowa, driving a car owned by Gibbs Racing. This followed a runner-up finish at New Hampshire two weeks earlier, in the only other Xfinity race Preece is scheduled to drive this year. Prior to these two finishes in Gibbs machinery, Preece had one top-10 in 36 career Xfinity starts in middlin' equipment. The driver is very important, but the car is always key.
Did Preece drive himself into Silly Season? With the benefit of clean air at the front of the field, Kyle Busch (18) was able to win Sunday’s race at Pocono and put the brakes on a 36-race losing streak. [AP/MATT SLOCUM]
1. Monkey released
2. Aggravating aero
3. Sweet 13
Kyle Busch finally got the monkey off his back and put the brakes on a 36-race losing streak by winning Pocono Sunday. “It’s been a frustrating year, and this certainly relieves a little bit of that,” said Busch, who won Toyota’s first Cup race in 2008 and its 100th on Sunday.
NASCAR drivers asked for this lower downforce package, but it has put a premium on clean air, track position and crazy wrecks, such as Matt Kenseth’s spin on Lap 1 Sunday. “I was a half-a-second faster just being able to run those laps in clean air,” Pocono winner Kyle Busch said.
The number of drivers with Cup Series victories this season jumped to 13 with the Busch win. That means only three spots remain for the 16-driver playoff field with five regular-season races left to contest. Kenseth is on the bubble in points, only 17 ahead of Clint Bowyer.
He’s in the neighborhood, but not exactly in the driveway. When you finish second and first in backto-back races, you put your name in the mix for “future considerations” at least. But for now, it’s back to the Modified wars for Preece, who has some stories to tell the guys in Stafford Springs this weekend.
FEUD OF THE WEEK
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THREE THINGS TO WATCH 1. Playoff points
Martin Truex Jr. has every reason to smile after seeing his playoff bonus-point total. [NASCAR GETTY IMAGES/SARAH CRABILL]
The Cup Series heads to Watkins Glen in New York state for the final road-course race of the season. This race could rattle the playoff picture again if a driver with roadcourse experience, such as AJ Allmendinger or Michael McDowell, happens to triumph. And, for the second week in a row, qualifying and the race will both happen on Sunday.
2017 SCHEDULE AND WINNERS Feb. 18: The Clash at Daytona (Joey Logano) Feb. 23: Can-Am Duels at Daytona (Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin) Feb. 26: Daytona 500 (Kurt Busch) March 5: Folds of Honor Quick Trip 500 at Atlanta (Brad Keselowski) March 12: Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas (Martin Truex Jr.) March 19: Good Sam 500k at Phoenix (Ryan Newman) March 26: Auto Club 400 at Fontana (Kyle Larson) April 2: STP 500 at Martinsville (Brad Keselowski) April 9: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas (Jimmie Johnson) April 23: Food City 500 at Bristol (Jimmie Johnson) April 30: Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond (Joey Logano)
Kahne
JIMMIE JOHNSON VS. KASEY KAHNE: Johnson was not happy with his Hendrick Motorsports teammate. Kahne’s contact sent Johnson’s No. 48 Chevy spinning off the course. GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: Oh, a couple of text-message exchanges and this will blow over. “I think the No. 5 (Kahne) washed up into me and kind of finished me off over there in Turn 3,” Johnson said.
Playoff points didn’t seem to be a big concern at the start of the 2017 Cup Series season. Now they are looming large as the postseason approaches. Martin Truex Jr., who has 29 playoff points, could add to that total if he wins the regular-season championship, which is worth 15 points. Those points follow a driver all the way to the doorstep of the season finale at Homestead. Jimmie Johnson is second with 16 points.
2. Left, right, left
Johnson
There are two Cup practices on Saturday.
3. Gibbs update With two wins in its past three starts, it is safe to say that Joe Gibbs Racing is out of its mysterious 2017 funk. All four JGR drivers had wins at this junction last season. Rookie
Daniel Suarez continues to find his footing in the No. 19 Toyota, while Matt Kenseth, who won’t have this ride next year, will likely get more aggressive as the regular season closes. “I’m really concerned about 2017, winning races,” he said.
— Godwin Kelly, godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com
May 7: Geico 500 at Talladega (Ricky Stenhouse) May 13: GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas (Martin Truex Jr.) May 20: All-Star Race at Charlotte (Kyle Busch) May 28: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (Austin Dillon) June 4: AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover (Jimmie Johnson) June 11: Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono (Ryan Blaney) June 18: FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan (Kyle Larson) June 25: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma (Kevin Harvick) July 1: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona (Ricky Stenhouse) July 8: Quaker State 400 at Kentucky (Martin Truex Jr.) July 16: New Hampshire 301 at Loudon (Denny Hamlin) July 23: Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis (Kasey Kahne) July 30: Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono (Kyle Busch)
GODWIN’S PICKS F O R WAT K I N S GLEN WINNER: AJ Allmendinger REST OF TOP 5: Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch FIRST ONE OUT: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. DARK HORSE: Clint Bowyer DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Allmendinger has his nose in the lead pack all afternoon.
Aug. 6: Watkins Glen Aug. 13: Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan Aug. 19: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Sept. 3: Southern 500 at Darlington Sept. 9: Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Sept. 17: Chicagoland 400 Sept. 24: New England 300 at New Hampshire Oct. 1: Delaware 400 at Dover Oct. 7: Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Oct. 15: Alabama 500 at Talladega Oct. 22: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Oct. 29: Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Nov. 5: AAA Texas 500 at Texas Nov. 12: Can-Am 500k at Phoenix Nov. 19: Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead
KEN WILLIS’ TOP 10 NASCAR DRIVER RANKINGS
MARTIN TRUEX JR. Has 10 more career wins than Martin Truex Sr.
1
KYLE LARSON One top-10 in seven career road-course starts
2
KYLE BUSCH Now on a new streak
3
KEVIN HARVICK Was good every week in July
4
BRAD KESELOWSKI Won Xfinity race at the Glen in 2013
5
JIMMIE JOHNSON Could swim the Finger Lakes
6
DENNY HAMLIN Either contends or finishes 30th on road courses
7
CHASE ELLIOTT Trivia — Dad’s first win was at Riverside
8
MATT KENSETH Next Gibbs guy to win?
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RYAN BLANEY Will gladly take a top-10 and move along
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Dear Annie By ANNIE LANE
I’m Conflicted Dear Annie: I have an 11-year-old daughter who has ADHD. Most of the time we are able to control her behaviors and impulsiveness with medication. I have learned over the years to pick my battles with her behaviors. My mom recently told me about a family reunion coming up. I told her that I would not be attending. Being surrounded by large groups of people tends to overwhelm my daughter and makes her behaviors worse. A lot of the family that is going to be there I haven’t seen in probably 20 years. Though I would like to see some of them, I don’t feel it’s fair to force my daughter into a situation that is very uncomfortable for her. I suggested getting a babysitter so I could attend, but my mom is saying that I’m not welcome without my daughter because I’m letting her dictate my life. According to my mom, I am to make my daughter go and make her behave. How can I tell my mom that with that many people it’s just too stressful for my daughter and that she has not yet learned the skills to deal with all that anxiety? I’m conflicted. I want to be able to see my family and do what’s right for my daughter, too. -- Torn in Wisconsin Dear Torn in Wisconsin: It sounds as if Grandmother is trying to play Mother. It’s up to you to decide what’s best for your daughter. If you’re at all open to it, ask your daughter if she would like to go for a little while and meet everyone, and have a babysitter with you in case she feels overwhelmed and needs to leave. If you’d rather not try that, I say leave your daughter with a sitter and go to the reunion anyway. Your mother is not the only person who will be there. I’m sure your other family members will welcome you with open arms. Dear Annie: I would like to reiterate your advice to “Motherless in the Midwest,” whose mother seems to hate her. I hope that your sentence, “Your mom has her limitations, for whatever reason; this is as much as she can give you,” resonated with the writer so that she can find peace. My mother was verbally and physically abusive. I severed the relationship in my early 20s despite all my friends saying, “But she’s your mother!” The anger I carried controlled my life until my early 40s, when, through counseling, I finally accepted that my mother did the best she knew -- as she was abused as a child. However, I wouldn’t keep a friend who treated me as my mother did, so it was the right decision for me to walk away and finally let go of all the hurt and disappointment. I’m happy to say that I have done much better with my own daughter -- not without our own struggles -- but we have a very close relationship. -- Been There, Too Dear Been There, Too: In the face of persistent toxic behavior, detachment is often the best and only option. Though I’m sure it wasn’t easy, I’m glad you were able to make the right decision for yourself and forge a healthier relationship with your own daughter. I’m printing your letter here for anyone trying to find the courage to do as you did.
HINTS FROM HELOISE MESSY STAINLESS STEEL Dear Heloise: I recently purchased a home that came with stainless-steel appliances. They are a mess! I’ve tried multiple cleaners, and nothing seems to help. Do you have any home remedy that might bring these poor things back to life? -- Carol B., via email Carol, there are different grades of stainless steel, so I recommend doing a patch test first. Don’t let a cleaning product dry on an appliance, and remember that less product is better than too much; too much often causes streaking. Wipe in the direction of the steel’s grain. It’s best to use a microfiber cloth on stainless steel. If your appliances have a matte finish, they will never have that shiny appearance. Try olive oil or baby oil. Pour a small amount of oil on a soft cloth, and wipe in the direction of the grain. Buff with a soft. It also has been recommended that you use 50/50 water and vinegar to clean the appliance first, then try an oil polish. Some people use rubbing alcohol on their stainless-steel kitchen sinks. -- Heloise LUGGAGE TAGS Dear Heloise: I’m a million-mile traveler for business, and I have a suggestion for your readers: If you work out of an office, put your business address or your business card in the luggage tag, not your home address. With my wife home alone with three young kids, I felt it was safer for my family if lost luggage was delivered to my office rather than my home. -- Robert T. in Los Angeles CHIP TIP Dear Readers: Ever wonder what to do with the crumbs in the bottom of a bag of chips? Here are some useful ideas: * Crush and use as a topping for salads and soups. * Top a casserole to add flavor. * Crush and use in a bird feeder for your feathered friends. * Sprinkle around a tree for the squirrels. -- Heloise
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TV Sports Tonight Saturday, Aug. 5 AUTO RACING 10 a.m. NBCSN — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, I Love New York 355, practice, at Watkins Glen, N.Y. 11 a.m. NBCSN — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Zippo 200 at The Glen, qualifying, at Watkins Glen, N.Y. 12:30 p.m. NBCSN — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, I Love New York 355, final practice, at Watkins Glen, N.Y. 2 p.m. NBCSN — NASCAR, Xfinity Series, Zippo 200 at The Glen, at Watkins Glen, N.Y. BASEBALL 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Senior League Baseball World Series, championship game, at Easley, S.C. BASKETBALL 11 a.m. ESPN2 — NBA Africa Game, Team World vs. Team Africa, at Johannesburg, South Africa BEACH VOLLEYBALL 2 p.m. NBC — FIVB World Championships, Women’s Gold Medal match, at Vienna (same-day tape) 9 p.m. NBCSN — FIVB World Championships, Men’s quarterfinals, at Vienna (same-day tape) BOXING 10 p.m. ESPN — Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Miguel Marriaga, for Lomachenko’s WBO junior lightweight title, at Los Angeles CYCLING 8 p.m. FS2 — Tour of Utah, Stage 6, Heber Valley to Snowbird, Utah (same-day tape) DRAG RACING 2 a.m. (Sunday) FS1 — NHRA, Northwest Nationals, qualifying, at Seattle (same-day tape) GOLF 7 a.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour, Women’s British Open, third round, at St. Andrew’s, Scotland 11 a.m. NBC — LPGA Tour, Women’s British Open, third round, at St. Andrew’s, Scotland Noon GOLF — WGC, Bridgestone Invitational, third round, at Akron, Ohio 2 p.m. CBS — WGC, Bridgestone Invitational, third round, at Akron, Ohio 4 p.m. GOLF — Champions Tour, 3M Championship, second round, at Blaine, Minn. 7 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour, Barracuda Championship, third round, at Reno, Nev. HORSE RACING 2:30 p.m. FS2 — Saratoga Live, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 5 p.m. NBC — Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, Whitney Invitational Handicap and Longines Test Stakes, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. MLB BASEBALL 2 p.m. MLB — Washington at Chicago Cubs 4 p.m. FS1 — L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets 7 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland OR Seattle at Kansas City 10 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Arizona at San Francisco OR Philadelphia at Colorado (games joined in progress) MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 8 p.m. FS1 — UFC Fight Night, prelims, at Mexico City 10 p.m. FS1 — UFC Fight Night, Sergio Pettis vs. Brandon Moreno, at Mexico City NFL FOOTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN & NFL — Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, at Canton, Ohio SOCCER 12:25 p.m. ESPN — International friendly, Tottenham Hotspur vs. Juventus, at London 2:30 p.m. FOX — German Super Cup, Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern Munich, at Dortmund, Germany 3:30 p.m. LIFE - NWSL, Houston at Portland SOFTBALL 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Junior League Softball World Series, championship game, at Kirkland, Wash. TENNIS 5 p.m. ESPN2 — WTA Tour-U.S. Open Series, Bank of the West Classic, first semifinal, at Palo Alto, Calif.
10 p.m. ESPN2 — WTA Tour-U.S. Open Series, Bank of the West Classic, second semifinal, at Palo Alto, Calif. Midnight (Sunday) ESPN2 — World TeamTennis, finals, at Carlsbad, Calif. TRACK & FIELD 5 a.m. NBCSN — IAAF, World Championships, at London 3 p.m. NBC — IAAF, World Championships, at London VOLLEYBALL 11 p.m. NBCSN — FIVB Women’s World Grand Prix, semifinals, at Nanjing, China (same-day tape) ——— Sunday, Aug. 6 AUTO RACING Noon NBCSN — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, I Love New York 355, qualifying, at Watkins Glen, N.Y. 2:30 p.m. FS1 — IMSA, Weathertech Sportscar Championship, Continental Tire Road Race Showcase, at Elkhart Lake, Wis. 3 p.m. NBCSN — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, I Love New York 355, at Watkins Glen, N.Y. BASEBALL 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Intermediate League Baseball World Series, championship game, at Livermore, Calif. BEACH VOLLEYBALL Midnight (Monday) NBCSN — FIVB World Championships, Men’s Bronze & Gold Medal matches, at Vienna (same-day tape) CYCLING 8 p.m. FS2 — Tour of Utah, Stage 7 (final), at Salt Lake City (same-day tape) DRAG RACING 4 p.m. FOX — NHRA, Northwest Nationals, finals, at Seattle FRISBEE 7 p.m. ESPN2 — U.S. Open Ultimate Championships, Mixed Championship game, at Blaine, Minn. GOLF 7:30 a.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour, Women’s British Open, final round, at St. Andrew’s, Scotland 11:30 a.m. NBC — LPGA Tour, Women’s British Open, final round, at St. Andrew’s, Scotland Noon GOLF — WGC, Bridgestone Invitational, final round, at Akron, Ohio 2 p.m. CBS — WGC, Bridgestone Invitational, final round, at Akron, Ohio 4 p.m. GOLF — Champions Tour, 3M Championship, final round, at Blaine, Minn. 7 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour, Barracuda Championship, final round, at Reno, Nev. HORSE RACING 4 p.m. FS2 — Saratoga Live, Alydar Stakes, at Saratoga Springs, N.Y. MLB BASEBALL 2 p.m. TBS — Washington at Chicago Cubs 8 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets SOCCER 9 a.m. FS1 — FA Community Shield, Arsenal vs. Chelsea, at London 10:30 a.m. ESPN2 — UEFA Women’s Euro 2017, final, Netherlands vs. Denmark, at Enschede, Netherlands 4 p.m. ESPN — MLS, Los Angeles at Portland 6 p.m. FS1 — MLS, N.Y. Red Bulls at N.Y. City 8 p.m. FS1 — MLS, Atlanta United at Sporting Kansas City SOFTBALL 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Senior League Softball World Series, championship game, at Dagsboro, Del. TENNIS 5 p.m. ESPN2 — WTA Tour-U.S. Open Series, Bank of the West Classic, final, at Palo Alto, Calif. TRACK & FIELD 5 a.m. NBCSN — IAAF, World Championships, at London 2:30 p.m. NBC — IAAF, World Championships, at London WNBA BASKETBALL 3 p.m. NBA — Phoenix at Washington 6 p.m. NBA — Minnesota at Indiana
On The Tube Longtime Boston TV meteorologist Dick Albert dies at 72 NEEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Longtime Boston TV meteorologist Dick Albert has died of complications from pneumonia. WCVB-TV, where Albert worked for 31 years until his retirement in 2009, announced Albert's death on Friday (http:// bit.ly/2v6HqeM ). He was 72. Albert, known as "Dickie," joined the station in 1978, and became one of the most recognized personalities on Boston television. He called his work his vocation and his lifelong avocation, and said upon his retirement that his career had been a gift. Harvey Leonard, WCVB's current chief meteorologist, called his death a difficult loss. He said Albert was one of a kind and could make anyone laugh.
"Just had a tremendous passion for weather, for people, for his family, and had a unique but genuine way of presenting the weather that all of us loved so much, and will always remember and will definitely miss," Leonard told the station. A native of Newton, Albert won multiple regional Emmys and the prestigious Silver Circle Award for Lifetime Achievement by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2004. He was voted the second most popular weathercaster in the nation by "Television/Radio Age" in 1987. Before joining WCVB, Albert worked at KOA-TV in Denver, now KCNC-TV, at KRON-TV in San Francisco and KOB-TV in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also served as a forecaster for the U.S. Air Force.
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DUSTIN By Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017: This year you will make an adjustment to your daily schedule in order to revitalize a certain area of your life. At first, this transformation might be difficult, but eventually you will know that it is necessary. If you are single, many interesting people seem to enter your life. You’ll want to weigh the pros and cons of getting involved with someone before you begin dating. If you are attached, the two of you restructure your daily life together. Do not fight the inevitable; you will like the results. CAPRICORN often rains on your parade. 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 Check in with an older relative or friend before finalizing plans. You might want to meet this person for brunch, as he or she enjoys spending time with you. Before you know it, you could find yourself inviting this person to join you at the movies as well. Tonight: Wind down. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You might have the urge to do some wandering, whether you are wanting to get to know a town better or simply are interested in strolling along the beach. You are likely to see a personal matter very differently after detaching from it. Tonight: Follow the music. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You will relate directly to others. As a result, you can resolve any hassle that might appear. To move away from your immediate environment could be more refreshing than you realize. Your sense of humor delights a child or loved one. Tonight: Know when to call it a night. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Your imagination will take you down an interesting path. Others could be intrigued by what you are up to. Invite a friend to join you. You seem to have an audience and willing participants wherever you go. A loved one might not want to share you. Tonight: All smiles. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Wherever you go, you seem to draw others toward you. You might not realize how much news you have to share with your friends until you are with them. A loved one could have a difficult time getting a word in. Tonight: The beat continues as late as you want to go. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You might need to make an adjustment to your plans. A friend or loved one demands to be around you. A sense of humor mixed with mischief permeates the afternoon. Give up being so uptight for now; instead, opt to be more childlike. Tonight: Do something exciting and fun. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You might decide to stay close to home. Though you could have a project or two you want to complete, you’ll let them fall to the wayside once a worthy distraction appears. You have an abundance of energy and lots of fun ideas. Tonight: Head out to a favorite local spot. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Reach out to several friends whom you would like to visit. You probably need to make an adjustment in order to accommodate a loved one. You might want to get away with this person for a couple hours. Others’ imaginations fill in the blanks. Tonight: At a favorite haunt. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You might not be aware of the costs of your plans. Once you realize the fiscal implications, you could opt to continue down the same path, because of what you feel will be a great time. A close friend might pop in, which will add to the merriment of the moment. Tonight: Dinner out. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You seem to steal the moment, and as a result, you’ll draw many people toward you. No matter what goes on, you look as if you are having a great time. In your mind, you might be processing a difficult situation. Confide in a close loved one. Tonight: In the limelight. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might choose to say very little at the moment. You’ll want to make a note in your mind about someone’s strong stance. As a result, you will make an adjustment to your relationship or your mental perspective. Tonight: Try a new haunt or a new type of happening. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Zero in on what your friends are up to. Don’t stand on ceremony if you’re not invited to a get-together. You will see the host make an adjustment once he or she realizes what has happened. Refuse to cop an attitude; remain optimistic. Tonight: Be more spontaneous. BORN TODAY Astronaut Neil Armstrong (1930), film director John Huston (1906), basketball player Patrick Ewing (1962)
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Call Jason, Master Electrician: 413-568-6293
LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING
21 Years experience. Licensed & insured. Repairs, Renovations & Construction. Specializing in Decks, Garages, Basement conversions. Additions, Log Cabins and Barn Repairs. Veteran Owned & Operated 10% Sr. Discounts
ELECTRICIAN
Fully experienced for all your electrical needs, in your home or business. No job too small or too big. Electrical service upgrades, new construction or additions, emergency generators; New installation and maintenance service. Fully insured/licensed.
ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES 29 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Water damage and ceiling/wall repairs. Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References. Call Carmine at: 413-568-9731 or 413-537-4665 No job too small !!
We are a family owned and operated, painting and home improvement company serving the Westfield area since 1986. We specialize in residential/commercial, interior/exterior painting and staining, ceiling and drywall repairs, water damage repair, exterior home repairs, and carpentry of all types including roof repairs.
Full Service Contracting
FLOREK'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE
HOUSE PAINTING
LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE
www.Ls-painting.com PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Low, low prices! Residential & Commercial. Interior/Exterior painting. Sheet-rock repair. Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry. Free Estimates 413-333-6321 or 860-741-5588
LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE ACCURATE LAWNCARE Leaf & Brush Removal Gutter Cleaning Trimming & Mowing, Snow Removal with Sanding Family owned & operated Call (413)579-1639 accuratelawncare2013 @gmail.com
Plumley Landscape, Inc. Call us today for all your landscape needs. Design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, complete yard renovations. Drainage problems, stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including in-ground and above ground swimming pools. 413-862-4749
Complete Home Renovations, Improvements, Repairs & Maintenance. Kitchens, Baths, Basements, Decks, Siding, Windows, Painting, Flooring and more.
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Rental Property Management, Turnovers and Repair Services. CSL Licensed, HIC Reg. Fully Insured - Free Estimates & References
Others try to match our price...but can't beat our quality. Accepting most competitors coupons. We deliver. Run by veterans. Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056
SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY
FREE Removal of Junk Riding Lawnmowers Will remove any junk riding lawnmowers and will buy lawnmowers in running condition. Call anytime: 860-216-8768
LOGGING WEIDLER LOGGING Purchasing standing timber and specializing in land clearing. Local company in business for 20+ years. Green firewood. Cut, split & delivered. Free delivery in Westfield area. Mixed hardwoods. $180 p/128 cf. 413-835-5491
MASONRY ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed. Free estimates (413)569-1611 or (413)374-5377
PAINTING & WALLPAPERING HOME DECOR Making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet make-overs to faux finishes, and staging for sales and decorating advice for a new look. Call Kendra now for all your painting needs. Fully insured. Free Estimates (413)626-8880 or (413)564-0223
PLUMBING & HEATING NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Reliable service, Professional. Certified Welding. Insured. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net
RAIN GUTTERS RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED Chimneys repaired and chimney caps installed. Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed. Senior citizen discount. Insured. Free estimates. H.I. Johnson Services (413)596-8859 (before 9pm)
TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP. Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998
Truck & Trailer Repair We repair Pick-ups, Vans, SUVs & Campers in addition to light, medium, and heavy duty diesel trucks. NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station "No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA
TAG SALES ATTIC ESTATE SALE Worthington: 190 Ridge Road Fri 8/4 & Sat 8/5, 10AM to 3PM Antiques, Furniture, Smalls, Pottery, Jewelry, Coins Paper, rames, Lighting, Power & Antique Tools, Iron, Wood, Farm & Garden & Much More! Sale by Sena’s Auction Service Tel: 413-238-5813 MA Lic# 883
ESTATE TAG SALE FEEDING HILLS: 398 N. WESTFIELD ST FRI/SAT; AUG 4TH/5TH FRIDAY 9AM- 4PM SATURDAY- 9AM-1PM Included in sale will be Vintage McCormick Super A Farmall Tractor, John Deere riding lawn mower, gardening tools, wood working tools, trunks, furniture, lamps, household items, bottles, bells, smalls, beds, dressers and more. ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOOKING AT THIS PROPERTY!!! The real estate will be Auctioned by request of the owner on Aug. 18th 2017. Information will be provided to interested parties at the Estate Tag Sale, OR go to www.auctionzip.com SWINGING BRIDGE AUCTIONS David Baillargeon Auctioneer Ma lic # 2755 PHONE 413-667-4163
APARTMENT 3 & 4 Room, 1 Bedroom $750-$800 p/month. Includes heat & hot water, on-site laundry and storage unit. 1st/Last rent. 413-562-2295
Westfield – 3 Bedroom First floor , off-street parking, hardwood floors, washer hook up. Central location. Please call 413-519-7257 to set up appointment for viewing.
WESTFIELD: 1 Room efficiency, No pets, $650 p/month includes utilities. First/last/security. 413-250-4811
ROOMS
HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $110 p/week. Call (413)531-2197
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
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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
BUSINESS PROPERTY MONTGOMERY: Large open space. Retail or multi-desk office. 800 sq. ft. Many windows. Includes utilities and free wi-fi. $750 per month. Minutes from Westfield. 413-977-6277
MONTGOMERY: Spacious Office 200+ sq. ft. Includes utilities and free wi-fi. $350 p/month. Call 413-977-6277
MOBILE HOMES Springfield: Three bedrooms plus addition. 12' x 56'. Appliances, walk-in pantry. Shed, deck. Nice yard. $39,900 413-593-9961 DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM
LUDLOW, VERMONT Main Street 2012, 14x64, 2 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home. 1.5 miles from Okemo Ski Resort. Quiet park, $40,000. Call 413-244-7415. Leave message.
CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned Inside & Out! Including screens and storm windows. Fully insured. Free Estimates Call Paul NOW for your SUMMER appointment. 413-237-2053
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