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Westfield Fire Capt. Seth Ellis and firefighter Daniel Lorenzatti work to uncover some stubborn smoldering embers at the remains of a Russellville Road house which burned to the ground late Wednesday evening. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)
Cause of fire undetermined By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – A house which may have stood on Russellville Road since the turn of the century is no longer there after a fire late Wednesday. An emergency dispatcher for the city reported at 10:28 Wednesday evening that multiple callers had reported a fire at 467 Russellville Road and the first responder, city police officer Nathan Osowski, reports that the house was fully
engulfed in flames when he arrived. When fire apparatus began to arrive six minutes after the first officer, the house was found to be unoccupied and beyond saving. City firefighters did not need assistance with the blaze but, since there are no fire hydrants in the area, the fire department at Barnes Airport was asked to send their tanker truck to the scene and shuttled water to firefighters working there
“We put the fire out and protected exposure” to other buildings on the property which could have been at risk from the fire said Dep. Fire Chief Patrick Egloff. The cause of the fire was investigated the next day by Egloff with State Trooper Michael Mazza of the state fire marshal’s office and city Det. Lt. David Ragazzini but the cause of the fire could not be immediately determined. “It’s burnt to the ground. It’s
burnt to the cellar hole, that makes it very difficult” to determine how the fire started, Egloff said. The house is literally gone with only a few charred timbers outlining the cellar hole where the stump of a chimney, piping and what was probably once a furnace remain. The owner, reportedly Marshall Harris of Springfield, had recently bought the house,
By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The United States was built on the sweat of immigrants from around the world and is still the land of opportunity as new waves of immigrants are assimilated into our culture. Westfield, in recent years, has become home to people from Eastern Europe, northwest Asia, South America, Africa and other part of the globe, brought to the city through placement by social service agencies. These new members of the community are in need of a range of services, from educating their children in local school, to health issues specific to their place of origin. The Board of Health, in conjunction with the School and Police Departments, has made a formal request to the two primary social service agencies involved in immigrant placement, the Jewish Family Services and the Lutheran Services, to meet on a formal basis. “The board voted to make a formal request that the services meet quarterly with city agencies so we can better provide the services needed for the immigrant population,” Health Director Joseph Rouse said Friday. “We hope to establish lines of communication, open a dialogue because we’re interested in knowing up front about any special issues and what the social agencies are planning to do. “Our primary issue to facilitate better communication about placement of refugees in the city so we can pre-access their needs,” Rouse said. “We’d like to know the numbers and areas people are coming from to determine what resources we’ll need to deal with them, putting those resources in place in advance of their arrival. It could be something as simple as having an interpreter to communicate with the refugees. “The municipal agencies primarily impact by immigrant populations are the Health, Police and See Immigrant Data, Page 7
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Board rejects flashing sign permit By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Planning Board unanimously rejected a special permit petition to allow a flashing electronic sign erected when Cumberland Farms Corporation constructed a new convenience store at the intersection of North and Southampton Road. The Planning Board approved a different sign presented as part of its review and approval of the corporation’s site plan and special permit application last March. The 4,500-square-foot convenience store is located on 1.17 acres of land zoned for Business B use.
The corporation decided to change the style of sign to the flashing electronic type but Building Superintendent Jonathan Flagg cited the corporation for violation of city ordinance. The municipal code does allow flashing electronic signs in the Business and Industrial zones with a special permit issued by the Planning Board. Project Manager Patrick O’Leary, P.E. of Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB), the consulting engineering firm retained by Cumberland Farms Corporation, presented details of the sign last night as part of the corporation’s special permit petition. O’Leary said the sign swap was due to miscommunication between the engineers
and corporate officials when the site plans were being originally presented to the Planning Board. “I did not pick up on the fact that this was an alternate flashing sign, that it is not compliant because it flashes, alternating between gas prices and the club price for smart pay patrons,” O’Leary said, adding that the flashing message changes every six seconds. The corporation is converting to the electronic flashing sign at all of its store location and substituted the new style for the Westfield store under construction without See Sign Permit, Page 7
The new Cumberland Farms at the intersection of North Road and Southampton Road recently opened for business.
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Mary & Mark Madru of Westfield and Barbara & Richard Klaus of West Suffield, CT proudly announce the engagement of their children, Michael Madru & Allison Klaus. Michael is a 2007 alumnus of Western New England College and is currently employed as a project specialist at Cigna in Hartford, CT. Allison graduated from Central Connecticut State University in 2008 and is employed in Burlington, CT as a sixth grade English Language Arts teacher. Both families look forward to the upcoming celebration of their marriage in August of 2014.
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Cleanup crew returns discarded birthday card MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — A birthday card containing a $50 bill is back with the intended recipient thanks to northern Ohio sanitation workers who spotted the unopened purple envelope in the trash and drove it to the home where it was mistakenly discarded.
Lucy Hamer tells The Medina County Gazette (http://bit.ly/1f3IwX8 ) she was stunned and impressed when the workers showed up at her home with the card her sister-in-law had sent her. Worker Josh Kerns remembered noticing the card in the trash can and says he held
onto it and eventually opened it to make sure it wasn’t something important. He said $50 is a lot, and it needed to be returned. Hamer jokes that she may have been spared an awkward encounter with her sister-in-law if she never thanked her for the gift.
Case dropped against woman jailed over video PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — The owner of a now-closed video store in South Carolina has decided to drop charges against a woman accused of failing to return a movie nearly a decade ago. Pickens County sheriff’s deputies said the owner decided to not pursue the charge because of the media attention that 27-yearold Kayla Michelle Finley’s arrest received. Finley rented the movie “Monster-in-Law” from Dalton Videos in 2005. The owner took out a warrant against Finley, and she was arrested last week when she was at the sheriff’s office for something else and the warrant was found. Finley spent the night in jail before she was released.
Working phone numbers for Finley and the defunct store’s owner could not be found.
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William G. Bates and the Medical Arts Building By JEANETTE FLECK WSU Intern The beautiful building sitting at 30 Court Street in Westfield is currently housing miscellaneous businesses, with an independent insurance agent, a counseling service, and an audiology company prominent among them. Interestingly enough, these businesses echo, if only faintly, the purposes of their Greek Revival building during two of the three previous phases of its existence. Around 1833, the lot on which the building stands was purchased by the then-future State Senator (1840), District Attorney (1853), State Representative (1868), and holder of many other distinguished offices, the Honorable William Gelston Bates. At the time, Bates had already begun establishment of a public library in Westfield – which would eventually become the Athenaeum – and was becoming well-known as a lawyer. A wooden house already stood on the lot, so Bates had it moved to Mechanic Street, and began construction on the brick building still recognizable nearly 200 years later. Of all his accomplishments, William Bates is best known locally for his assistance to the early Westfield State University. In 1841, the college, still known as Barre State Normal School, came in danger of closing for good with the death of its first principal. Bates, who at the time was also a member of the State Board of Education, along with Reverend Emerson Davis, believed that the
school would do best in Westfield – as the town was easily accessible via railroad lines – and worked through the politics of the day to ensure that, in 1844, the school was relocated here, with Davis taking over as principal. Both men have buildings named for them on WSU’s current campus. Bates’s residence on Court Street was frequently host to prominent visitors to the normal school, but more often it was simply the place where the gentleman lived until his death on July 5, 1880. The residence was inherited by his daughter, Jeanie Ashley Bates Greenough, and her husband, James C. Greenough. Greenough had an even stronger connection to the college, which will be discussed next week. The residential phase of Bates’s building finally ended on December 4, 1924, with Greenough’s death. Within a year, the building had been converted for business purposes, and became the home of the United Casualty Insurance Co. (seemingly not connected with the modern company of the same name). That company stayed there until 1940, after which a group of medical men purchased the Bates House and dramatically renovated the interior into doctors’ offices. It was renamed the Medical Arts Building, and remained so for at least 40 years. Around 1980, the first non-medical business entered the building, and steadily the building accumulated its current assembly of businesses, at least one of which is still medical. However, the sign marking 30 Court Street as the Medical Arts Building is gone.
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Farms grew in size, number and revenue in Mass. BOSTON (AP) — The number of farms has increased over the past five years in Massachusetts, where farmland has grown in both size and revenue, according to a new government census of American agriculture. The report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed that the number of farms in the state increased from 7,691 in 2007 to 7,755 in 2012. The average size of farms increased by more than 5,000 acres. The overall value of agricultural products increased as well, from $489 million in 2007 to $492 million in 2012, according to the report. Crop production, including nursery and greenhouse crops, accounted for more than 70 percent of the total revenue. Experts say much of the growth comes from an increase in specialty crops, mostly fruits and vegetables that have risen in popularity with consumers. Livestock, poultry and related products decreased in value from $125 million in 2007 to $109 million in 2012, the report said. A spokeswoman from the state agricultural department said hard financial times forced some farmers to switch from livestock to growing crops because it costs less to maintain. And the amount of government subsidies almost doubled from 2007, with slightly more than $8 million in 2012. New England as a whole saw a growth in the number and size of farms. But nationally, farms decreased by about 4 percent, continuing a long-term trend. Despite fewer farms, sales were at a record high for the country.
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Councilor O’Connell: Westfield Farms Westfield is blessed with a large land area that can sustain concentrations of population, industry, retail, and, open space. One of the greatest assets of our size is the opportunity for local farms to thrive. We have several farms in our city that provide benefits to the folks who live here. I’d like to highlight several of them. The Palmer Farm is a third generation dairy farm located on Pochassic Street. The Palmer brothers Lorenzo and Charles originally had farms in the Russell Road and Putnam Drive area. Charles moved to Pochassic Street in 1919, and began his dairy farm on the historic Moose Meadow Brook. This farm went to son Earl and finally grandson Terry Palmer, who operates the farm today. Palmer Farm specializing in Holsteins, milking 135 cows twice a day. The total herd is made up of 200 head on approximately 350 acres. Palmer Farm has been recognized by AgriMark (deemed Excellent Quality Performance) for producing high quality milk. West Parish Farms is a third generation family farm/orchard MARY L. O’CONNELL located on the Westfield/Granville town line offering their own ready-picked apples, peaches, honey, cider, aprons, jams, fresh-baked pies, assorted farm stand products and novelties. See them at the Westfield Farmers Market beginning mid-August with peaches and early apples. They open for the season on Granville Road starting Labor Day Weekend. Jan & Paul and family look forward to having you stop by to share the harvest season, where “good taste is a tradition!”1780 Granville Road, Westfield (413) 562-4906 Kosinski Farms is a family farm that began in the 1930’s. Three generations and 80 years later they are still operating. The farm now consists of several properties, the primary one being the original Feeding Hills farm as well as two Westfield farms where not only the crops are grown but are the residence of the Kosinski family. Additionally, several years ago a seasonal retail stand, bakery and green house opened to further service customers. The Kosinski’s believe that they produce the highest quality of giant cultivated blueberries sold in New England. In addition to blueberries Kosinski Farm sells sweet corn, apples, pumpkins, and tomatoes. The agricultural industry is constantly evolving and the Kosinskis try to maintain an operation that addresses changes in the industry as they arise. The two most recent additions to the operation are a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) offering which includes fruit, vegetable, and bakery shares and the latest addition, a winery which will open this spring. When in full operation the winery will offer wine tasting and winery tours. Wines will be made from their own fruits and sold both through the store and or website. website: Kosinskifarms.com – email: kosinskifarms@comcast.net. 336 / 420 Russellville Road (413) 562-4643 Pomeroy Farms has been producing pure maple syrup on their Westfield Dairy Farm for four generations, starting with L. Ralph Pomeroy. The Pomeroy Sugar House restaurant was built in 1998 by Harlow and Debbie Pomeroy to promote agriculture in the local community. It is now run by Harlow and Debbie’s kids: Rachel and Randy Pomeroy. All staff at the sugarhouse are Pomeroy’s friends and family, volunteering their time and efforts to help promote agriculture in the community. Visit the farm and restaurant weekends, now through March 30, 2014. pomeroysyrup@aol.com| 491 Russellville Rd, Westfield, 413 568 3484. Yellow Stonehouse Farm was founded in 1941 and is a 55 acre CSA farm run by Connie and John Adams &and is located on Root Road. The farm is situated in a Natural Heritage and Endangered Special Landscape. This farm is focused on growing delicious produce and beautiful flowers using sustainable (no pesticides or herbicides) organic practices and is now selling a limited number of CSA shares ($425 – $595) for a 23 week growing season running from June into November. All full shares include pick your own garden access which includes tasty vegetables and colorful flowers, plus the use of walking trails and picnic areas located alongside the Manhan River. The wide variety of crops includes arugula, asparagus, beans, beets, bok-choy, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, corn, cucumbers, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce (many types), onions, peas, peppers (many kinds – sweet to hot), potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, squash – both summer and winter, swiss chard, tomatoes (heirloom, cherry, slicing and canning), turnips and culinary herbs such as basil, chives, cilantro, dill, parsley and sage are part of the generous share designed to feed a family of four. Yellow Stonehouse Farm is a member of CISA (Community Involvement in Sustaining Agriculture) and NOFA (Northeast Organic Farming Association). 354 Root Road, Westfield, 413 562-2164 preferred Fax 413 562-2164 yellowstonehousefarmcsa@yahoo.com The Wielgus Farm The Wielgus Farm on Main Street is perhaps one of the oldest farms in our city and has been in operation for over 350 years. The original owner was Reverend Edward Taylor, a Harvard graduate who, following graduation accepted an invitation to become a minister on the “frontier” in Westfield, which was then considered a wilderness town. Taylor left Cambridge on November 27, 1671 with Thomas Dewey, the Westfield First Church’s representative, on foot for the “frontier” of Westfield. The Stanisewski Family eventually came to own this property in 1945. They raised crops such as corn, potatoes and other vegetables, which they sold on a vegetable stand known as Stan Farms, located on Main Street, next to their home. Another crop raised was tobacco. The farm has been in continuous operation, and a few years back, another farming family began to lease the land for their own operations, raising such crops as corn and soybeans. The Prospect Valley Farm is a fourth generation farm operated by the Phelon Family. The farm’s local beef product is 100 percent raised in Westfield by this family each and every day. The Prospect Valley herd consists of Milking Shorthorn cattle, a number of which are elite show animals who are exhibited throughout the country in local, regional, and national level shows. While the focus of the females in our herd is geared towards developing quality show animals, the males are raised for high quality beef products. The Phelon Family who operate the farm are working towards re-opening their farm stand in the summer of 2015. They will be offering meat products, bedding plants, hangers, fruits, vegetables and ice cream. 201 Pochassic Road (413) 519-0466 Prospectval@gmail.com The Westfield Business Improvement District has been a connecting point between our community and local farmers. The BID (otherwise known as “The District”) hosts a weekly farmers market in the summer months at the Church of the Atonement on Court Street. The Farmers Market provides the opportunity to purchase locally grown fruits and vegetables, plants and flowers, as well as home baked goods , honey, maple syrup and other fresh. Some of the participating Westfield farms are Pignatare’s Farm located at 380 East Mountain Road, Rudy’s Greenhouses at 14 St Paul Street, and as mentioned above, West Parish Orchards and Prospect Valley Farm. We are indeed fortunate to have this group providing this service to our Community. For further information please contact the BID at (413) 572-1260 or patti@thedistrictwestfield. com
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick is unveiling a series of changes to the state’s criminal justice system including a renewed focus on substance abuse treatment, limits on the use of restraints on mentally ill inmates, and a ban on the shackling of pregnant prisoners while in labor. The changes are part of a series of initiatives outlined by Patrick on Thursday designed to reduce recidivism in Massachusetts by 50 percent over the next five years. Patrick said the effort to successfully prepare inmates to re-enter society must begin the moment they enter prison by providing more educational and training programs. He also pointed to “step-down” programs designed to let some inmates complete their sentences at county-based houses of corrections to better prepare them for life in the community and avoid troubles that could send them back to prison. “We think there is a more pragmatic, more effective and most efficient way to think about criminal justice,” Patrick said. He said another focus of the recidivism initiative is to treat substance abuse more like a health problem than a criminal issue. Patrick pointed to a new substance abuse recovery program using naltrexone, a medication designed to help individuals recover from opioid or alcohol dependence. The program is designed to continue after an inmate is released with follow-up injections and counseling. He said other steps aimed at tackling substance abuse Mary O’Connell problems include expanding Ward Four City Councilor detox and clinical stabilization services, adding 64 detox Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not the staff, inpatient beds and creating a editor, or publisher of the Westfield News. central intake to match individuals to treatment facilities.
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Government Meetings NEXT SCHEDULED MEETINGs
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 TOLLAND
Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm Planning Board Meeting at 7 pm
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Youth Commission at 6 pm ZBA at 7 pm Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport Commission at 7 pm
CHESTER Selectmen at 6 pm
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Board of Assessors at 5:30 pm Board of Selectmen at 6:50 pm Board of Appeals at 7 pm
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Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Selectmen’s Meeting at 7 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm
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Board of Assessors at 10 am
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Planning Board at 7 pm Planning Board Public Hearing - 707 College Hwy at 7:15 pm
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Cable Television Commission at 7 pm Conservation Commission meeting cancelled
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Assessor’s Meeting at 5:30 pm Fire Department Meeting at 6:30 pm
LOST AND FOUND $100. REWARD. LOST: BRACELET, black leather and silver on 12/5/13. Vicinity Westfield Shops parking lot possibly Friendly’s, Big Y areas. (508)685-7949. FOUND - Diamond ring in Westfield. Call 5687560 (12/2/13) $500. REWARD. Lost cat. “Nowelle” black with white striped nose, white paws and white bib. Needs daily insulin. Call, text, email Karen, (413) 478-3040. findnowelle@gmail.com anytime. . (11-27-13) REWARD! Lost: black and white medium haired cat. Vicinity of Munger Hill area of Westfield. Work (617)212-3344. (11-27-13)
Gov.: Mass. child services head offered to resign BOSTON (AP) — The head of the embattled Department of Children and Families offered to resign after social workers lost track of a 5-year-old boy who is now feared dead, but Gov. Deval Patrick said Friday that he refused to accept. Patrick has resisted calls to fire Commissioner Olga Roche over the case of Jeremiah Oliver, a 5-year-old Fitchburg boy who has not been seen by family members since last September and is feared dead. Patrick said during his monthly radio show on WGBH-FM that it makes more sense to keep Roche on to focus on fixing problems in the agency rather than using her resignation to “paper over” the troubles and leave them for his successor. He said that it wouldn’t serve the best interest of children to ask for Roche’s resignation. An aide to Patrick said Roche had offered to step down if Patrick no longer had confidence in her, but that she had not delivered a formal letter of resignation. Three DCF employees — a social worker, a supervisor and an area manager — were fired after an internal investigation. Officials said a social worker did not make required monthly visits to the family. Oliver’s mother and her boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with the case. Calls for Roche’s resignation have increased in recent weeks. Two dozen Massachusetts lawmakers last week sent a letter to Patrick seeking her resignation. Charlie Baker, a Republican candidate for governor, has also called on her to step down.
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We are all property taxpayers of the City of Westfield, however, only if you live downtown or on a main road or state road did your street seem to be plowed in the past two storms. Even with the warmer weather today, 2/20, side roads are near impassible since they weren’t plowed and the amount of now melting snow is too much for storm drains (if there are any!) to handle. On the roads where melting happens to be occurring, the unplowed snow is creating gigantic puddles which are also nearly impassible and hiding in turn huge potholes! Whatever money the city feels it may have saved by not plowing and/or treating side streets in these storms is just going to be replaced by standing water and pothole repair. Please, DPW, we taxpayers would like our streets plowed with the rest of the city! Remember, the school buses, city trash trucks and federal post office trucks have to use our roads, too. I just read the article about ice dams in the Friday, Feb 21st issue by Peter Francis. I wish the newspaper, and other media, would get the story straight and stop giving false info. What happens with ice dams is the heat from the house heats the snow from underneath and creates water (melting). As the water hits the soffit (overhang of the roof), the water freezes and creates ice. the melting continues and the water eventually feeds back upward of the shingles. Shingles are designed to handle water downward of the roof and not up. As the water is forced up, by the snow melt and water backing up, it leaks into the house. Now, why does this happen?? It is the lack of insulation in the attic or lack of GOOD insulation. Insulation will stop the heat from melting the snow and refreezing. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. This is a building science reality. You can spend money on roof racks, heating coils and roofers to come and clear the snow every winter OR you can call a certified insulation contractor to fix the problem and they will. In fact, you will also save money on your utility bill for years and years. I am not an insulator but I am in the weatherization building science business. Anyone with ice damming should look into better insulation and air sealing and stop spending money every year to put a band aid on a gushing wound. You are correct that one cause may be poor insulation. However, our sources report that many ice dam’s are caused by quickly melting snow and then rapidly freezing temperatures causing blockage at the edge of the roof near the gutters. Then subsequent melting and freezing patterns continue to back the water up under the shingles causing damage. Thanks for adding your comments.
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Obama, Vladimir Putin discuss Ukraine deal By Reid J. Epstein Politico.com President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a “constructive” hour-long chat about the situation in Ukraine, a senior State Department official said Friday. Obama and Putin agreed that the agreement between Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and the political opposition “needs to be implemented quickly” and that there is “a real opportunity here for a peaceful outcome,” the official said during a background briefing for reporters. The Obama-Putin conversation Friday afternoon, which was initiated by the United States, came hours after Yanukovych agreed to a deal which requires him to step down and hold early presidential elections in December. In addition to Ukraine, the two presidents also spoke about the situations in Iran and Syria, along with the Olympic Games in Sochi, the official said. The conversation was one of a series of discussions Friday between American officials and their Russian and Ukrainian counterparts. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with the three leading Ukrainian opposition leaders, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel chatted with the Ukrainian defense minister after not being able to connect earlier in the week, the State Department official said. Vice President Biden, who spoke with Yanukovych Thursday, has had nine conversations with the Ukrainian president since November, including three this month. Yanukovych has left Ukraine’s capital, Kiev, for the Russiandominated east of the country where his political base is located, the official said. There are reports that Ukraine’s interior minister, who U.S. officials have blamed for the violence that has engulfed the capital in recent weeks, has fled the country for Belarus. The
The changed politics of late-night TV By Hadas Gold Politico.com The curtain rose this week on a new era of late-night TV — altering the terrain for politicians who frequent the shows and complicating life for Republicans, who have lost their most comfortable seat in front of the camera. “The whole landscape’s about to change,” Arsenio Hall, the recently reincarnated late-night host, said in an interview. “Jay [Leno] going home is going to change it for a lot of people.” Jimmy Fallon replaced Leno — who was seen as the one late-night host with a welcome mat out for the GOP — and moved “The Tonight Show” back to New York City after decades in Hollywood. Beyond the location, expect another big departure from Leno: Not nearly as many heavy-hitting political jokes or guests. Fallon, who is eyed a bit warily by some Republicans, had first lady Michelle Obama on Thursday — they have a chemistry between them — after launching his new show on Monday. He said recently that his show will not be the place to go for in-depth interviews with politicians and candidates. Obama and Fallon’s only foray into politics during her appearance was a pitch about Obamacare’s provision that allows children to stay on their parent’s health insurance until age 26, with a quick quip from Fallon about the problemplagued HealthCare.gov finally working. “(The website is) working now. It’s so much better when it’s working,” Fallon said. As part of the new late-night lineup, Seth Meyers is taking over Fallon’s old spot on “Late Night,” and the former “Saturday Night Live” head writer has said he does plan to focus on politics. In fact, Vice President Joe Biden will be one of his first guests on Monday, when the show debuts. Meyers and his team declined an interview request. With the 2014 midterms not far off and the 2016 presidential cycle already in motion, a seat on a late-night host’s couch is an important place for politicians who are looking to soften their image, reach a young-ish audience and prove they have a sense of humor like any average Joe. But there will definitely be less pure politics without Leno, experts said. While Leno and “Late Show” host David Letterman have relied heavily on politics in their monologues and had many politicians on as guests, Fallon turns political only when there’s a story so big it can’t be ignored, said Robert Lichter, director of Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University and the author of the forthcoming book “Politics Is a Joke: How TV Comedians Are Remaking Political Life.” “[Johnny] Carson initiated political humor on late night, but Leno put it on steroids,” Lichter said. “Leno always told far more political jokes than anyone else. With folks like Fallon and others, you’ve got political humor when something big happens … so, for Fallon, politics is just one of many areas. For Leno, it was a major part of his arsenal.” Fallon’s slimmed-down diet of politics may not be a bad thing, said Erik Smith, Obama’s senior adviser for advertising and message development during the 2008 and 2012 cam-
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paigns. As opposed to what Smith called a “sense of cynicism” toward politics that Leno and Letterman exhibit in their monologues, Fallon’s skits and stunts — like the “slow jam” — bring out a softer side of a candidate and are more likely to go viral. “The type of stuff Fallon does, from a [political] strategist point of view, will be a lot more helpful, because you’re actually showing a side of a politician most people can’t see, which is really fun,” Smith said. “When Obama slow-jammed with Fallon, he was talking about student loans. He got his message across. That was more effective than going on a talk show.” Sen. John McCain, one of the most prolific political latenight guests, said he often tries to encourage his fellow members of Congress to hit the late-night circuit but that it can be a hard sell. “I’ve always encouraged my colleagues to go on as many of these shows as possible, because it’s a unique way to touch an audience that generally you never are able to reach under any other medium or format. And don’t think a lot of them aren’t scared,” the Arizona Republican said in an interview. While the entertainment world has always had a liberal veneer, and the political leanings of the late-night hosts have been hotly debated for years, one thing seems clear: It is Republicans who will miss Leno most. Calling Leno his favorite late-night host, McCain said Leno would do little things like making sure there were cupcakes in the green room (McCain’s favorite) or show the senator around his car collection. “That’s just the kind of guy he is,” McCain said. “Another reason I like him so much is he uses humor but he doesn’t have the sharp edge that some others do, the kind of put-down that is popular with some others.” Longtime Republican strategist Mark McKinnon, who has advised the presidential campaigns of McCain and George W. Bush, said losing Leno is a loss to “bipartisan political comedy.” “Conservative candidates are justifiably going to be more cautious about other [late-night] platforms,” he said. “Unlike other shows, specifically Letterman, Leno and his team always went out of their way to make candidates feel welcome and, more importantly, prepared. There were never any surprises,” McKinnon added. “The guests always knew ahead of time what they were likely to encounter on stage. And he and the writers were incredibly helpful suggesting scripts and ideas. And when male married candidates showed up with their spouses, they’d always have flowers for the wife. Very classy. Made candidates want to go back.” Republican consultant and pundit Mike Murphy said that it was partly Leno’s viewership that made GOP leaders feel more comfortable. “I think because Jay’s audience skewed a bit older and more Midwestern, the usual older GOP leader type felt an affinity for him, but I don’t think Jay’s material was any easier on GOP than Democrats at all,” Murphy said. The data backs up Leno’s bipartisan comedy. See Late-Night Politics, Page 8
State Department official could not confirm those reports. Earlier in the day, the White House hailed the agreement between Yanukovych and the Ukrainian opposition. “The fact of the matter is, it is in Russia’s interest for the violence to end in Ukraine as it is in the interest of the United States and our European friends,” White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters. “We welcome the cessation of violence, and we welcome the agreements that have been reached.” The United States will still consider economic sanctions against Ukraine if the violence continues. “We are not ruling out sanctions to hold those responsible for the violence accountable,” Carney said. Carney said the administration “welcomes the agreement signed today between Ukrainian President Yanukovych and opposition leaders.” “We support the efforts of all those who negotiated this agreement, commend the courageous opposition leaders who recognized the need for compromise, and offer the support of the United States in its implementation,” Carney added. “Now, the focus must be on concrete action to implement this agreement, which we will be monitoring closely.” The deal allows Yanukovych to remain in office until the end of the year, calls for elections in December and limits presidential powers in accordance with Ukraine’s 2004 constitution. But like past agreements in the strife-riven former Soviet republic, it is tenuous. The White House noted that Russian officials “witnessed” the agreement, while foreign ministers from France, Poland and Germany “facilitated” it. Also Friday, Ukraine’s parliament also voted to release from prison Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister who is seen as one of Yanukovych’s leading political adversaries. On his day trip to Mexico Wednesday, Obama said Ukraine is “not some Cold War chessboard” and called on Putin to allow the will of the Ukrainian people to be heard. There would be consequences, he said, if the violence did not stop.
Obama: ‘They can just click here?’ By Natalie Villacorta Politico.com The administration released a video Friday of President Barack Obama encouraging the uninsured to head to HealthCare. gov, concluding with a button that brought viewers straight to the site. “They can just click here, how’d you guys do that?” Obama marvels at the end of the one-minute video. Nearly 6 in 10 uninsured Americans can get coverage for less than $100 a month, Obama explains — “less than your monthly cable bill.” “If you already have health insurance, think about someone else you know who needs to hear this news — your friends, your co-workers, your family members — and pass it on,” he says. Valerie Jarrett spread the same message during a Friday interview with Cosmopolitan magazine, urging young women to encourage the men in their lives about the Affordable Care Act’s benefits. Jarrett joked that it “should be no surprise” that more women are signing up than men. She highlighted the unique benefits for women, including free contraception coverage. And she ticked off the celebrities who have helped spread the message to young people, including Mindy Kaling, Amy Poehler, Pharrell Williams, Beyoncé and Adam Levine.
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Police Logs WESTFIELD Emergency Response and Crime Report Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 5:16 a.m.: officer wanted, Campanelli Drive, a caller from a distribution warehouse requests an officer for a tractor-trailer driver who refuses to leave the facility and has threatened workers, the responding officer reports that the caller said that the driver has not been following policies, has repeatedly refused to leave and has threatened him, the complaint said the driver also refused to offload the company’s merchandise from his vehicle, Douglas Josep Battle Jr., 33, of 2609 N. 4th St., Harrisburg, Penn., was arrested for disorderly conduct, larceny of property valued more than $250 and failure to stop for police; 5:38 a.m.: assist citizen, Hanover Street, a caller reports she has locked her keys inside her running vehicle, the responding firefighters report entry was made; 8:16 a.m.: city ordinance violation, Southampton Road, a patrol officer reports he encountered a stretch of sidewalk which had not been cleared, the officer reports he spoke with the owner’s secretary who said that the sidewalk would be addressed promptly, officer also found sidewalks which need to be addressed on Elm, Franklin, Main, East Bartlett and Jefferson streets; 8:55 a.m.: vandalism, Main Street at Taylor Avenue, a caller reports he was crossing the street and struck by a car which may have dislocated his shoulder, a second caller reports that a pedestrian attacked his vehicle breaking a mirror and punching the windshield, dual response dispatched but the ambulance was not needed, the responding officer reports that a motorist stopped as a pedestrian sauntered across the roadway and sounded the vehicle’s horn when the man was near the verge of the roadway but had still not moved completely out of the vehicle’s path, the officer found that the pedestrian reacted to the horn by breaking the vehicle’s mirror and smashing the windshield, Johnny C. Baez-Sierra, 36, of 41 School St., Springfield, was arrested for malicious damage to a motor vehicle valued more than $250; 8:57 a.m.: assist other agency, Grandview Drive, police were asked to assist the Westfield District Court by serving a warrant of apprehension, the responding officer reports the subject of the warrant was transported to the court; 2:04 p.m.: incapacitated person, Colonial Pine Acres, 50 Southampton Road, a caller reports a man on the ground appears to be intoxicated and unable to walk, the responding
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Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 Alicia R. Englehardt, 31, of 125 Main St., pleaded guilty to a charge of shoplifting by asportation, a subsequent offense, and was placed on probation for six months. She was assessed $50. Daniel C. Pulley, 25, of 9 Zephyr Drive, saw charges of operating a motor vehicle without a license in his possession, operating under the influence of liquor and a miscellaneous motor vehicle lights violation not prosecuted after Judge Philip A. Contant allowed a defense motion to suppress the arresting officer’s evidence. John X. Welter, 22, of 19 Lockhouse Road, saw a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle brought by Westfield police not prosecuted due to insufficient evidence. In a second case brought by State Police, Welter, with an address of 27 Frederick St., was found to be responsible for a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and was assessed $100. He was found to be not responsible for a charge of operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker. Dennis J. Rabtor, 20, of 220 Glendale St., Florence, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor brought by State Police and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for one year. He was assessed $100, ordered to complete a Driver Alcohol Education Program at a cost of $250 and his license was suspended for 210 days. Charges of being a person younger than the legal drinking age in possession of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and speeding were not prosecuted. Erik O. Bergersen, 51, of 1104 Copper Hill Road, West Suffield, Conn., was held in lieu of $200 cash bail after he was arraigned on charges of threatening to commit a crime, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor and a marked lanes violation brought by State Police.
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RELIGIOUS LISTINGS First Congregational Church of Westfield 18 Broad Street Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Elva Merry Pawle, Pastor Carrie Salzer, Director of Children and Family Ministries Allan Taylor, Minister of Music Office Hours: Mon. to Fri. Email:Office@churchonthegreen.org www.churchonthegreen.org Worship Service: Sundays 10 a.m. Fellowship Hour 11 a.m. Childcare Available - Handicap Accessible SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 9:00 a.m. Senior Choir Rehearsal 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 11:15 a.m. Senior Choir Rehearsal MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 7:00 p.m. No Line Dancing TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 4 p.m. Community Table 7 p.m. Diaconate Meeting WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 1 p.m. Bible Study 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Pastor at Starbucks 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Confirmation Class THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 9:30 a.m. Trauma Mama Meeting 10 a.m. Women’s Get Together
The Episcopal Church of the Atonement 36 Court Street, Westfield, MA 01085 413-562-5461 www.atonementwestfield.net The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud, Rector Sunday, Feb. 23 The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cribbery 11:15 a.m. St. Cecilia Handbell Rehearsal 3 p.m. Inquirers Tea Monday, Feb. 24 7 p.m. St. Francis Handbell Rehearsal 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. AA Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Music Together Wednesday, Feb. 26 Noon Healing & Holy Eucharist 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bible Discussion (Bethlehem Chapel) 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. OA Meeting Thursday, Feb. 27 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WW Meeting 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. NA Meeting Friday, Feb. 28 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Music Together Saturday, March 1 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. AA Women’s Fellowship Sunday, March 2 The Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist
10 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cribbery 11:15 a.m. St. Cecilia Handbell Rehearsal 3 p.m. Inquirers Tea Upcoming Tuesday, March 4 p.m. H & HE, Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Wednesday, March 5 Ash Wednesday Services: Noon, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Montgomery Community Church Main Rd. PO Box 309 Montgomery, MA 01085 Pastor Howard R. Noe Phone: 413-862-3284 Church starts at 9 a.m. with fellowship following with coffee and whatever is brought in by the people. Sunday the topic is “God’s love completes us.” from Ephesians 3:14-21. God’s love empowers us to love and do all that He asks of us. God starts a work in us and will see it to completion. Men’s Bible study will be at 6:30 p.m. at the pastor’s home at 1126 Huntington Rd., Russell. (Crescent Mills) The study is on Wednesday evenings. We will have a spaghetti supper at 6:30 p.m. and then our study. We are going through the theology of God. R.C. Sproul presents a 12 part series and we will discuss each part every study night until we are done
and have a better understanding of God. We challenge men to be spiritual leaders in their homes and all Christians to be growing Christians through the love of Christ. God has called each of us, have you heard His call? Southwick Congregational Church United Church of Christ 488 College Highway – P.O. Box 260 Southwick, MA 01077- 413-569-6362 Rev. Bart Cochran - Minister FEBRUARY 23, MONDAY 10 a.m. Open Pantry Sunday, Music - Voice Choir, Nursery Available 10:15 a.m. Sunday School 11 a.m. Coffee Hour 3:30 p.m. O.A. Meeting FEBRUARY 25, TUESDAY 6:30 p.m. Bell Choir 7 p.m. Boy Scouts FEBRUARY 26, WEDNESDAY 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Henrietta’s Thrift Shop 7 p.m. Adult Choir FEBRUARY 27, THURSDAY 7 p.m. T.O.P.S. FEBRUARY 28, FRIDAY 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Henrietta’s Thrift Shop 6 p.m. O.A. Meeting 7:30 p.m. A.A. Meeting MARCH 1, SATURDAY 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Henrietta’s Thrift Shop
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Advent Christian Church 11 Washington Street Westfield, MA 01085 Interim Minister: Rev. George Karl Phone - (413) 568-1020 Sunday - 9:45 a.m. - Sunday School for all ages; 11 a.m. Praise and Worship Service. Thursday - 7 p.m. - Bible Study & Prayer. All services open to the public, church is handicap accessible. Baha’i Community of Westfield Sundays - 10 a.m. to 12 noon worship and study classes for children and adults at Daniel Jordan Baha’i School in March Memorial Chapel, Springfield College. Open to the public. The second and fourth Fridays of every month at 7 p.m. Westfield study and discussion meetings Call 568-3403. Central Baptist Church 115 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-0429 Email:cbcabc@comcast.net website: http://www.centralbaptist churchwestfield.com The Rev. Tom Rice, Pastor Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. Sunday - Worship Hour - 10-11a.m. Christ Church United Methodist 222 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077 Pastor Rev. Valerie Roberts-Toler Phone - (413) 569-5206 Sunday Worship - 10 a.m. Handicapped accessible. Air conditioned. Nursery available. Christ Lutheran Church 568 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077 Rev. Jeff King, Pastor Phone - (413) 569-5151 Sunday - 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 and 11:15 a.m. 11 a.m. - Contemporary Worship with Children’s Hour and CLC Live with Children’s Hour. Childcare available. Thursday evenings - Weekender’s Worship - 7 p.m. Christ The King Evangelical Presbyterian Church 297 Russell Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Jason S. Steele, Pastor Office Phone - (413) 572-0676 ctkwestfield.org Weekly Calendar of Events: Sunday - Worship Service - 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages - 11 a.m. Monday - Men’s Group - Sons of Thunder - 7 p.m. Tuesday - Women’s Bible Study Wednesday - Beginners Bible Study - 7 p.m. Childcare is available. The Episcopal Church of the Atonement 36 Court St., Westfield, MA 01085 (413) 642-3835 http://www.atonementwestfield.net Parking off Pleasant Street The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud, Rector Sundays: Holy Eucharist at 8 am and 10 am Christian Formation for all ages following 10 am Wednesdays: Bible Study 9:30 am-10:30 am Holy Eucharist and Healing at Noon Congregation Ahavas Achim Interfaith Center at Westfield State University 577 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 334, Westfield, MA 01086 Rabbi Joyce Galaski Phone - (413) 562-2942 Friday Sabbath Services - 7:15 p.m. - 2 times/month and Holiday Services. Call for dates. An Oneg Shabbat follows the service and new members are always welcome. Monday Hebrew School - 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday School Adult Study Group. Faith Bible Church 370 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam, MA 01001 Phone - 413-786-1681 Pastor: Rick Donofrio Sunday School for all ages 9:30am Worship Services 10:30am Children’s Service 10:30am Fellowship/Refreshments-12:30am Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting and Bible Study 6:30 pm First Congregational Church of Westfield 18 Broad Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-2833 Fax - (413) 568-2835 Website: churchonthegreen.org Email :office@churchonthegreen.org Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9a.m.-2p.m. Rev. Elva Merry Pawle, Pastor Carrie Salzer, Church School Coordinator Allan Taylor, Minister of Music Worship Service : Sunday’s 10 AM Church School Sunday 10 AM Childcare Available - Handicap Accessible Fellowship Hour 11 AM First Spiritual Church 33-37 Bliss Street, Springfield, MA 01105 Rev. John Sullivan, Pastor Phone - (413) 238-4495 Sunday Service - 10:30 a.m., Sermon, Healing Service, Spirit Communication. First United Methodist Church (A Stephen’s Ministry Church) 16 Court Street Westfield MA 01085 413-568-5818 Rev. Valerie Roberts-Toler Email:FUMC01085@JUNO.COM Worship Service : Sunday’s 10 a.m. Sunday School: Sunday 10 a.m. Coffee Hour: every Sunday after the 10 a.m. Worship Service. Childcare Available-Handicap Accessible Grace Lutheran Church 1552 Westfield Street, West Springfield, MA 01089 Phone - 413-734-9268 Website http://www.gracelutheranonline.com The Rev. William M. White, Pastor E-Mail -pastorwhite@ gracelutheranonline.com Margit Mikuski, Administrative Assistant mmikuski@gracelutheranonline.com Sunday service - 9:30 a.m. Tuesday – 9 a.m. - Bible Study Wednesday service - 6 p.m. Granville Federated Church American Baptist & United Church of Christ 16 Granby Road, 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 Luncheon & Meeting
Fourth Sunday - 11:15 a.m. - Adult Study Program led by Rev. Patrick McMahon. Holy Family Parish 5 Main Street Russell, MA 01071 Rectory Phone: 413-862-4418 Office Phone: 413-667-3350 Rev. Ronald F. Sadlowski, Pastor Deacon David Baillargeon Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil 5 p.m. Sunday 8:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. Daily Mass: 8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Communion Prayer Service: 8 a.m. Thursday Confession: Saturday 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. and Sunday 7:30 to 8 a.m. Handicapped accessible Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church 335 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Rene Parent, M.S., Pastor Rev. Luke Krzanowski, M.S., Assistant Phone - (413) 568-1506 Weekend Masses - Saturday - 4 p.m. Sunday - 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. (Polish), and 10:30 a.m. Weekday Masses - Monday-Friday, 12:10 p.m. Also First Friday - 7 p.m. Holy Hour of Adoration Thursday, 6 pm. Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturdays - 3 to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment Baptisms by appointment, please call the office. Hope Community Church 152 South Westfield Street Feeding Hills, MA. 01030 413.786.2445 Pastor Brad Peterson Sunday morning worship begins at 10 a.m. Contemporary worship, life oriented messages, from the Bible, nursery and children’s church available, classes for all ages. Weekly home groups and Bible studies, active youth group, special activities for families, men, women, and children. For more information, call the church office 413-786-2445, weekdays between 9 a.m. and noon. Please leave a message any other time. Valley Community Church and Agawam Church of The Bible merged May 2010 to become Hope Community Church Huntington Evangelical Church 22 Russell Road, Huntington, MA 01050 Rev. Charles Cinelli Phone - (413) 667-5774 Sundays - Adult Sunday School - 9 a.m., Sanctuary; Worship Service - 10:15 a.m.; Sanctuary; Children’s Church 10:15 a.m., (downstairs during second half service). Mondays - Ladies Bible Study - 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays - Women’s Guild, the 2nd Tuesday of every month in Chapel on the Green; Ladies Bible Study, (all but second Tuesday), 7 p.m., Chapel on the Green. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 117 Southwick Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone (413) 568-1780 English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Sunday 10-11:46 a.m. & 12:30-2:15 p.m. Russian: Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Saturday 4-5:45 p.m. Montgomery Community Church Main Road-Montgomery, MA Pastor Howard R. Noe Phone - (413) 862-3284 Office Nondenominational Services every Sunday 9-10 a.m., with Coffee Fellowship following all services. Weekly Men and Women’s Bible Studies available. Mountain View Baptist Church 310 Apremont Way Holyoke, MA 01040 Pastor Chad E. Correia 413-532-0381 Email: http://www.mvbaptist.com Sunday Morning Worship - 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday School & Adult Study - 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - 7 p.m. Thursday - Visitation & Soul Winning - 6:30 p.m. Saturday - Buss Calling & Soul Winning - 10 a.m. New Life Christian Center of the Westfield Assemblies of God 157 Dartmouth Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Wayne Hartsgrove, Pastor Phone - (413) 568-1588 Sunday - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Adult Bible Study and activities for youth of all ages,Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Service - 6 p.m. New Life Worship Center 118 Meadow Street Westfield, MA 01085 413-562-0344 http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org Pastor Gene C. Pelkey Sundays - 10 a.m. - Worship and Sunday School. Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. Men’s and Ladies prayer groups (call for schedules) Changed Into His Image Class (call for schedules) Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish 127 Holyoke Road Westfield, MA 01085 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 489 Westfield, MA 01085-0489 Pastor: Rev. Daniel S. Pacholec Deacon Paul Federici Religious Education Director: Theresa Racine olbsccd@verizon.net Pastoral Associate: Mary Federici Parish Office: (413) 562-3450 Fax: (413) 562-9875 http://www.diospringfield.org/olbs Mass Schedule: Saturday 4 p.m. - (Vigil) Sunday: 7, 8:30, 11 a.m. Mon, Tues, Wed: 7 a.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. Miraculous Medal Novena Communion Services: Thur: 9 a.m. Fri: 7 a.m. Holy Day Masses: 7 p.m. (Vigil) 7 a.m., 9 a.m. Confession: Saturday 3:15-3:45 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake Church Sheep Pasture Road Southwick, MA 01077 Parish Pastoral/Administrative Staff Pastor: Rev. Henry L. Dorsch 569-0161 Deacon: Rev. Mr. David Przybylowski Religious Education: Lynda Daniele 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
Sat. 5 p.m. (vigil), Sun., 8, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Penance/confession: Saturdays 4:15-4:45; Wed. before 7 p.m. Mass and by appointment. Baptisms: Sundays at 11:15 a.m. Arrange with Pastor and a pre- Baptism meeting is scheduled. Marriage: Arrangements should be made with pastor prior to any reception arrangements as early as one year in advance Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: 1st Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Marian Cenacle of Prayer: Saturdays 7:30-8:30 Charismatic Prayer Meeting: Thursdays 7 p.m. St. Jude Novena after Wednesday 7 p.m. Mass Miraculous Medal Novena after Tuesday morning Mass Chapel of Divine Mercy, Litany, Rosary, Friday 3-3:34 Home and hospital visits. Please call rectory Anointing of the Sick. Please call the pastor Prayer Line: for special intentions. Call Marian at 569-6244 Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:15 a.m. at rectory meeting room Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Church 605 Salmon Brook Street, Route 10 and 202, Granby, CT 06035 Rev. Dennis Anderson, Pastor Phone: (860) 653-3800 Fax: (860) 653-9984 Handicap Accessible. Schedule: Sunday School - 9 am, Adult - Youth - Children. Sunday Praise and Worship - 10:30 a.m., Infant and toddler care available. Men’s Group Fellowship Breakfast - 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the 2nd Saturday of each month. Call for a Youth Group schedule of events. You can visit us on the web at: http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org. Pioneer Valley Assembly of God Huntington, MA 01050 Rev. Toby Quirk Phone - (413) 667-3196 Sunday - 10 a.m. - Service of Worship Weekly Bible Study. Call for information. Pioneer Valley Baptist Church 265 Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Phone - (413) 562-3376 Pastor James Montoro Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus transportation for those in need of transportation. Just call us at 562-3376. Pioneer Valley Baptist Church 265 Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Phone - (413) 562-3376 Pastor James Montoro Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus transportation for those in need of transportation. Just call us at 562-3376. Psalms Springs Deliverance Ministries 141 Meadow Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-1612 Pastor Sharon Ingram Sunday School - 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11 a.m. Wednesdays - Childrens reading hour, 5 to 6 p.m. with Pastor, 4 to 10 years old. Wednesday Evening - 7 p.m. - Bible Study & Deliverance Service Friday - Y.E.S. - Youth Excellence Services, 13 years old and up. Russell Community Church Main Street, Russell 01071 Rev. Jimmy Metcalf, Pastor Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School, all ages - Fellowship, parsonage; 10 a.m. - Family Worship; 6 p.m. - Youth Fellowship, parsonage. Tuesday - 7 p.m. - AA Meeting; Family Bible Class, parsonage. Wednesday - 9 a.m. - Women’s Prayer Fellowship, parsonage. Friday - 7:30 p.m. - AA Meeting. St. John’s Lutheran Church 60 Broad Street Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-1417 http://stjohnswestfield.com Pastor Christopher A. Hazzard Sunday - Adult Bible Study and Summer Sunday School (Preschool - High School) 8:45 A.M. Sunday Worship 10 A.M. Tune in to the taped broadcast of our Worship Service over WHYN (.560 on your AM radio dial) at 7:30 on Sunday morning. Southwick Assembly Of God 267 College Highway Southwick,Ma 01077 (413) 569-1882 E-mailsouthwick_ag@verizon.net Pastor Dan Valeri Sunday morning worship - 9:30 a.m. (featuring contemporary worship, children’s church and nursery) Thursday night family night - 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. (featuring Adult Bible Study, Faithgirlz! a girls club for ages 5-13, Royal Rangers - a scouting program for boys age 5-18, and preschool for infants - 4 yrs. old) Nursing Home ministry - 3:15 p.m. at Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Granby, CT. Southwick Community Episcopal Church 660 College Highway Southwick, MA 01077 Phone: 569-9650 http://www.southwickchurch.com Rev. J. Taylor Albright, Pastor Saturday Evening Worship Service 5 p.m. Sundays 9:30 AM, Service that blend contemporary worship with traditional liturgy and a family-friendly atmosphere KidZone: Childcare and children’s ministry during the service Sign Language Interpreted Handicapped Accessible Women’s Group: Thursdays 9:30 to 11 a.m. Good coffee, fellowship and light-weight discussion of faith issues. Childcare provided. Southwick Congregational Church United Church of Christ 488 College Highway, P.O. Box 260, Southwick, MA 01077 Administrative Assistant: Barbara Koivisto Phone - (413) 569-6362 email:swkucc@verizon.net Sunday 10 AM Worship Service – Open Pantry Sunday Minister – Rev. Bart D. Cochran. Music – The Voice Choir Nursery Available 10:15 AM Church School 11 AM Coffee Hour 3:30 PM O.A. Meeting Tuesday 6:30 PM Bell Choir 7 PM Boy Scouts Wednesday
9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 6 PM Zumba 7 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday 6:30 PM T.O.P.S. Friday 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 6 PM O.A. Meeting 7:30 PM A.A. 12 Step Meeting Saturday 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 9 AM Zumba St. Joseph’s Polish National Catholic Church 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Social Center: Clinton Avenue Father Sr. Joseph Soltysiak, Pastor Phone - (413) 562-4403 Email - Soltysiak@comcast.net Fax - (413) 562-4403 Sunday Masses - 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Summer Schedule - 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - 9 a.m., social center Catechism Classes: Monday evenings Daily and Holy Day Masses as announced For more information & links: PNCC.org St. Mary’s Church 30 Bartlett Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 562-5477 http://www.St.MarysofWestfield.com Rev. Brian F. McGrath, pastor Rev. Robert Miskell, Parochial Vicar Deacon Pedro Rivera Deacon Roger Carrier Weekday Mass - Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. Holy Day Masses - 4 p.m. on the eve before, 8:30 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. (bilingual) Confessions Saturdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. (lower church) Saturday Mass - 4 p.m. Sunday Mass - 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. All Masses are in the upper church, the 11:30 a.m. is in Spanish Handicapped accessible, elevator located to the right of the main entrance. Adoration and Benediction - Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. St. Mary’s Elementary School (Pre-K-8) (413) 568-2388 St. Mary’s High School (9-12) - (413) 568-5692 Office of Religious Education - (413) 568-1127 St. Vincent de Paul outreach to the poor and needy - (413) 568-5619 St. Peter & St. Casimir Parish 22 State Street Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. William H. Wallis, Pastor Parish Office - 413-568-5421 Mass schedule Daily Mon.-Thurs. - 7:15 a.m. Saturday Mass - 4 p.m. Saturday Confessions - 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Sunday Mass- 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Temple Beth El Worship Services Sunday - Thursday Evening, 7 p.m. Friday evening, 6 p.m. Saturday evening, 5 p.m. Monday-Friday morning, 7 a.m. Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. Sunday and Holiday morning, 8 a.m. Ongoing Monday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), 3:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoons - B’Yachad (Hebrew High School) 6:30 p.m.; Parshat ha Shove study group, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), 3:15 p.m.; Youth Chorale, 5:15 p.m. Thursday evenings - Boy Scout Troop #32 meets at 7:30 p.m. Friday mornings - “Exploring our Prayers” with Rabbi, 7 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield 245 Porter Lake Drive, Springfield, MA 01106 Rev. Georganne Greene, Minister http://www.uuspringfield.orgPhone (413) 736-2324 Handicap accessible. Sunday - 9 AM First Hour Forum Sunday - 10:30 AM Worship Service, religious education and nursery for children Thursday - 7:30 PM Choir Rehearsal Monthly UNI Coffeehouse Concerts. Check uNicoffeehouse. org United Church of Christ Second Congregational Church 487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814, Westfield, MA 01086 http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org E-mail: office@secondchurchwestfield.org Office hours: Tuesday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Closed Monday. Rev. Kimberly Murphy, Pastor Phone - (413) 568-7557 Sunday - 10 a.m., Worship Service and Sunday School for preschool through high school. Sunday evening - Youth Program. Westfield Alliance Church 297 Russell Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Jordan Greeley, Pastor Phone - (413) 568-3572 Sunday - 9:30 a.m. - Bible Life a.m. for all ages, nursery care provided; 11 a.m. - Worship and the Word; 6 p.m - evening service. Word of Grace Church of Pioneer Valley 848 North Road, Route 202 Westfield, MA 01085 (413) 572-3054 Email:office@wordgrace.us http://www.wordgrace.us Chet Marshall, Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Service: 10 a.m. Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Westfield Evangelical Free Church 568 Southwick Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. David K. Young, Pastor Phone - (413) 562-1504 Sunday – 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, childcare available; 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School. Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. Friday - 6:30 p.m. Awana Children’s Program. West Springfield Church of Christ 61 Upper Church Street, West Springfield, MA 01089 Phone - (413) 736-1006 Sunday - 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Worship Service; 9:30 a.m. - Bible Study. Wednesday - 7 p.m., Bible Study. Wyben Union Church An Interdenominational Church 678 Montgomery Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-6473 Rev. David L. Cooper, Pastor Sunday Worship and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Summer Worship at 9:30am Nursery Available Bible Studies in both Church and in Members’ homes. wybenunionchurch.com
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The cellar hole is all that is left of a Russellville Road house which burned late Wednesday night. (Photo by Carl E. Hartdegen)
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knowing that it violated local zoning regulations. Carlo Vincent, a recently appoint member of the Planning Board, but who attended all of the permit sessions last year when representatives of Cumberland Farms appeared before the Planning Board, City Council and Conservation Commission, asked if the electronic sign could not be converted to display just the same information as the sign approved by the board at its March 20, 2013 meeting. “The corporation decided to put up a different sign without any notification to the city,” Vincent said. “The Building Inspector notified you that you did not have the required permit for that sign.” Board member Jane Magarian was more pointed in her comments to O’Leary. “How can a corporation the size of Cumberland Farms put down an edict that all of their stores have this type of flashing sign when they know local zoning prohibits it?” she asked.
Continued from Page 1 Several residents spoke in opposition to the flashing sign petition. Joan Corell of 1277 Southampton Road said that intersection has been the scene of many serious motor vehicle accidents and that both commercial and residential development have increase the volume of traffic at the “dangerous corner” as well as the density of businesses in that area . “That sign is a distraction and is visible from inside my house,” Corell said. The store is on the southwest side of the intersection, Corell’s residency is on the northeast side, “catty corner” to the store. Kate Pighetti of 16 Margerie St., she said that end of Southampton Road has a rural character. “We don’t need a carnival atmosphere in that area,” Pighetti said. “They have no competition so I don’t understand the need. It’s abhorrent that they didn’t pay any attention to the (original sign) permit from this board. “I really don’t think we need to ruin that
part of town,” Pighetti said. “Do we need to take the urban sprawl of East Main Street and put this ‘uck’ up there? I don’t think so.” Ward 4 Councilor Mary O’Connell said the corporation sign swap “is a slap in the face to this board. Cumberland Farms put up this sign. Why was it not darkened when they were told by the building inspector it was not compliant? I don’t like the corporate culture behind this.” Ray Rivera, who was a member of the Planning Board which approved the original site plan and special permit and who now serves as a Municipal Light Board commissioner, said that he “feels they put up the sign knowing it was not what we voted for, then kept it up there.” “The sign is not what we wanted up there and shouldn’t be there,” Rivera said. The board’s motion to disapprove the flashing sign special permit was passed on a 6-0 vote.
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Obituaries Elsie J. Ortiz WESTFIELD - Elsie J. (Bobe) Ortiz, 79, of Westfield, died on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 in Hampden, MA. She was born on July 25, 1934 in Las Marias, Puerto Rico, daughter of Felix Valoy Bobe and Marta Casiano. She has lived in Westfield since 1960 and has worked as a Nurses Aid at the Governor’s Center Nursing Home for 30 years. Elsie was an active member of St. Peter’s and Casimir’s Parish and has been a member of the Schoenstatt Organization for many years and has done volunteer work within the community. Elsie was the widow of Miguel Ortiz. She leaves her two daughters, Martha Ortiz of Westfield and Emely Ortiz of CA. She also leaves two grandchildren, Stephanie and Ricky Stephens; five nieces, Lorrie and Cindy Bobe, Sonia Valentine, Elsie Judith Bobe and Maruja Bobe and three nephews, Edgar, Carlos and Tony Bobe. She was predeceased by three brothers, Alberto, Raul and Alfonso Bobe. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 9:00 a.m. from the Firtion-Adams Funeral Service, 76 Broad Street, Westfield, MA followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial in St. Peter’s Church at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Calling hours will be held on Sunday at the funeral home from 5:00-7:00 p.m. firtionadams.com
Late-Night Politics Continued from Page 4 According to Lichter’s analysis, Leno’s jokes from 20092013 were 49 percent about Democrats versus 51 percent about Republicans, although President Bill Clinton was his No. 1 target over his entire hosting career. Fallon, who told three times fewer political jokes than Leno in the same time period, hit Democrats in 59 percent of his political jokes versus 41 percent for Republicans, though Lichter notes that’s likely due to the scandals surrounding politicians like Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer. “Letterman particularly in recent years has gotten very onesided, so if conservatives want to complain about late-night media bias, it’s Letterman and not Leno they had to worry about,” Lichter said. “I’m sure conservatives thought of Leno as more balanced, and our data bear that out to some degree.” Letterman’s humor skewed heavily anti-Republican, Lichter found. From 2009 to 2013, 71 percent of the late-night funnyman’s jokes were targeted at the GOP, versus 29 percent for Democrats. Last year, when news first surfaced that Leno was on his way out, conservative pundits lamented his possible exit, even though Leno has called himself a fiscal conservative but social liberal. At the time, Matt Towery wrote on the conservative Town Hall website that Leno is like “Barry Goldwater” when compared with Letterman. “… I know that Jay Leno, like most on network TV, is a self-proclaimed ‘liberal,’ but I could care less. Next to David Letterman, he looks like Barry Goldwater,” Towery wrote. In his first monologue on Monday night, Fallon said he’d be targeting anyone and everyone for a laugh. But Christian Toto, assistant editor at the conservative news site Breitbart, said Fallon’s track record “isn’t promising in terms of being non-partisan.” Noting Leno’s top ratings toward the end of his run, Toto said Leno understood the late-night rule of making fun of the president no matter the party. “Leno was talking truth to power, and it was resonating,” said Toto, who also oversees Breitbart’s Big Hollywood section. Michele Tasoff, Leno’s longtime political booker and producer, said the interviews were never “cakewalks” for politicians. “It won’t be an easy interview; Jay certainly has his opinions where one might stand on a particular topic or issue, but they know they’re going to get a fair shake,” Tasoff said, noting that she had politicians tell her after the shows that they enjoyed the format and were appreciative of Leno letting them talk, unlike on cable news shows. “I think that’s one reason why we’ve been successful in having so many notable politicians on the show.” Letterman’s political booker and producer Mike Buczkiewicz said in an interview that even with Leno’s departure, he doesn’t expect much to change for pols and candidates. “Politicians have always gravitated toward Dave, so I don’t think there’s going to be a massive change in that respect,” Buczkiewicz said. “I think Jay certainly had his handful of politicians on as well, but I don’t really see [his departure] affecting what we do here all that much.” Buczkiewicz said that unlike the typical news show, Letterman offers politicians time to make their case. “They’re lengthy interviews, so we give politicians time to stretch their legs a little bit; this isn’t a 45-second cable hit,” Buczkiewicz said. “With the amount of outlets politicians go to, Dave sets himself apart from the rest with the ability to have fun with them, talk with them about world hunger or serious issues that I think on first glance people would look at a subject and say, ‘Oh my, you can’t talk about that on late night’; well, Dave can do that.” Hall said there’s an obvious difference in interview styles between the hosts in the late-night landscape, but that each one is “brilliant in their own way.” “I love sitting and watching Letterman talk with Barack Obama, the way he did it, the way he paced it, the questions he asked, the conversational manner he did it in,” Hall said. “But I think the great thing about it, Fallon is totally different. If you’re a Fallon viewer, you like his style and how he approached it. Letterman doesn’t slow jam the news, but it was equally an exciting and meaningful appearance. You choose a host who executes the interviews and the show you want to see.” Fallon, who declined an interview request from Politico, may grow into having more political guests as he settles into his new role, Lichter predicted. “When you’re trying to build buzz for a new host, having your stuff repeated in politically oriented news is going to get it out to a wider audience. So let’s see if Fallon remains what he has been or if he tries to use some of the things Leno led the way on, even if he doesn’t go as far as Leno did,” Lichter said. “Fallon isn’t particularly good or interested in interviewing big-name politicians. But if you have presidential candidates going on the other shows and not on your show, you may have a problem, whether you like it or not.”
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The intersection of the Arab and American dreams WESTFIELD – Westfield State University will host a lecture by visiting international scholar Gali Tealakh, a Jordanian professor of political history, titled “Political Islam and the Arab Spring” on Tuesday, March 4 at 4 p.m. in the Loughman Living Room in Scanlon Hall. Tealakh has been teaching and writing for many years in Jordan and is currently visiting in the United States. He will be a guest and visiting professor at Westfield State University from Thursday, February 27 – Wednesday, March 5, where he will visit classes and speak with students and professors about issues in the Middle East including US-Arab Relations after 9/11, Roots of Terrorism and Counter Terrorism, and Islam and Middle East Societies and Globalization. In his open lecture “Political Islam and the Arab Spring,” Tealakh will concentrate on current affairs in the Arab world including the role of Political Islam, violence, fanaticism, and reforms. He will answer such questions such as why Islamic parties are gaining from the Arab Spring, and will Islamic politics succeed in an age of globalization? Tealakh has previously worked as head of the foreign relations department for the Hashemite Charity Organization, head of the Central Asian Division at the Royal Scientific Society in Jordan, and as a senior researcher at the Center for International Studies at the Royal Scientific Society there. He has received two Fulbright awards. His Ph.D. is from University of Durham in England and he holds three master’s degrees: one from Temple University in Philadelphia, one from Indiana University in Bloomington, and one from Moscow State University. Tealakh was invited to campus by John Paulmann, professor of communication, who met Tealakh at the American Center for Oriental Research in Amman, while traveling in Jordan. Upon meeting Tealakh, Paulmann was inspired by his open-mindedness. “I was struck by how Gali not only had great insight about the culture of the Middle East, he was also very knowledgeable about American culture as well, and had an affection for it,” Paulmann said. “I realized that he is a great bridge able to negotiate both cultures.” The two cultures are, according to Tealakh, more alike than some would think. “The American Dream is identical with the Arab Dream, if not with every man’s dream,” Tealakh said. Paulmann said that he hopes Tealakh’s visit allows students to reconsider any preconceived notions they might have regarding Middle Eastern culture. “I hope Gali’s visit opens up new avenues of understanding on a person to person basis,” Paulmann said. Tealakh said he’s most looking forward to providing his perspective to help students, faculty, and staff establish bonds with Middle Eastern culture. “I want to build a bridge for communication, dialogue, and mutual understanding between the Americans and the Arabs depending on many common similarities,” Tealakh said. “I am optimistic because my experience with the students in the US and in the Middle East convinced me of the viability of mutual understanding, and this can be the dominant factor in the future.” Tealakh will be available for questions from audience members and press following his open lecture. Tealakh’s visit was sponsored by Academic Affairs and made possible by the efforts of John Paulmann and Ricki Kantrowitz. For more information on classes Tealakh will attend and other opportunities to meet with him, please call or email John Paulmann, at 413-572-5752 or JPaulmann@westfield.ma. edu.
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THE WESTFIELD NEWSSPORTS Owls power past Corsairs WESTFIELD – Westfield State University scored three power play goals, including the game-winner by senior captain Vince Perreault (view video on hockey home page), for a 5-3 comeback victory over UMass Dartmouth in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) ice hockey action Thursday. Westfield improved to 9-6-1 in the MASCAC and 10-12-1 overall to remain in contention for the conference regular season crown. Salem and Plymouth are tied for first place with identical 9-5-2 records while Westfield and Framingham trail the frontrunners by a point. UMass Dartmouth falls to 5-12 in the MASCAC and 5-17-2 overall. The Corsairs jumped out to a 2-0 first-period lead on goals by Shaun Walters and John Sartell. Westfield evened the score later in the period on a pair of power play goals. Senior Taylor Murphy scored on a 5-on-3 power play 18:06 into the game and freshman Jackson Leef scored a man up goal 43 seconds later. UMass Dartmouth regained the lead on an unassisted goal by Dmitry Antipin 5:45 into the second stanza. Westfield again evened the score nearly nine minutes later on a goal from Frank Zuccaro. Perreault’s power play game-winning goal came with 6:33 remaining in the third period following a scramble in front of the net. Dalton Jay tacked on an empty net goal with 29 seconds remaining. Jay and Perreault are the Owls’ leading scorers this season with 23 points apiece. Westfield outshot UMass Dartmouth, 42-37. Owl goalie Ian Perrier recorded 34 saves, Corsair goal Ben Vandervies made 37 stops.
A member of the Westfield Fire Department team controls the puck as a former Boston Bruins player moves in during last year’s fundraiser at the Amelia Park Ice Arena.
Westfield Fire Department’s Chris King, left, battles Quintin Brickley during a fundraiser at the Amelia Park Ice Arena last year. (File photo by Frederick Gore)
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More Legendary hockey on tap
Vince Perrault prepares to gather in a loose puck following a shot attempt off the UMass Dartmouth goalie to score the game-winning goal. (Photo by Cody Goldman)
By Chris Putz Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Hockey in the city is at an all-time high. The Whip City has produced proven winners from its youth hockey leagues, Westfield and St. Mary high schools, a successful college ice hockey team at Westfield State, and a local Olympian in Kacey Bellamy. On Saturday, local fans will get to show their support when some legendary professional athletes skate into the city again. The Westfield firefighters Local No. 1111 will renew their annual fundraising hockey game when they take on the Black and Gold Legends – former Boston Bruins players who have banded together for charity – at Amelia Park Ice Arena. The puck is scheduled to drop at 4:30 p.m. Some recent Black and Gold
Legends have included such names as Don Marcotte, Bob Beers, Dan Hodge, Quinton Brickley, Mike Boccuzzi, Tim Sweeney, Frank Simonetti, Randy Wood, Steve Rooney, Bill O’Dwyer, and Scott Young, Admission to the game is free, although cash donations will be accepted at the door. The donations will be used by the firefighters’ union to help fund requests for assistance from community groups such as local youth sports leagues and other civic groups. A program for the event will be available and, in addition to pictures and information about the Legends, will include pages for autographs. The former Bruins players will be available to the fans to sign autographs between the two 25-minute periods of the game. Young players attending the game
will have another opportunity to get up-close and personal with the former hockey stars before the game when the Legends will offer two workshops for young hockey players. A workshop for ‘Mites’ and ‘Squirts’ (children aged 4-10) will begin at 3 p.m. and a second workshop for older boys, ‘Peewees’ through ‘Bantams’ (aged 10-14), will begin at 3:45 p.m. There will also be a silent auction. Refreshments will be available at the game, as will the ever-popular firehouse chili. “It’s a great event to help the firefighters, and it’s quite an outstanding community event,” Westfield firefighter Ray Neilsen said. Donations will also be accepted by mail at 34 Broad Street, Local 1111 Fundraiser, Westfield, Massachusetts 01085. – Carl Hartdegen contributed to this story
Panthers battle in loss By Chris Putz Staff Writer The Cathedral High School girls’ hockey team suffered a narrow 3-2 loss to top-seeded Shrewsbury earlier this week. Cathedral battled to the end, pulling the goalie to add an extra attacker. The Panthers took some great shots in the final moments but Shrewsbury goaltender Delia O’Conner
(26 saves) came up big in the end. Katelyn Joyal scored the first Cathedral goal. Kyra Ashe and Madison Pelletier (Westfield High) assisted on the play. Madison Pelletier came up big again, scoring the second Panthers’ goal on assists from Amanda Rabideau and Mackenzie Pelletier (Westfield High).
Cathedral’s Madison Pelletier prepares to score after receiving a pass from Mackenzie Pelletier. Both players are Westfield High students. (Submitted photo)
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES LOOK FOR WESTERN MASS. TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES MONDAY! SATURDAY February 22
MONDAY February 24
TUESDAY February 25
WEDNESDAY February 26
THURSDAY February 27
FRIDAY February 28
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Skiing – State Championships, Wachusett Mountain, All Day
SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Skiing – State Championships, Wachusett Mountain, All Day
WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
SEASON COMPLETED SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL
SEASON COMPLETED WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULES ICE HOCKEY DAY
DATE OPPONENT
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FITCHBURG STATE
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Feb. 25
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TBA
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Feb. 27
MASCAC Semi-finals
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March 1
MASCAC Championship
W 40 37 33 32 32 30 32 26 29 26 27 26 24 22 22 15
L 15 16 20 24 21 23 22 20 24 22 23 22 22 30 29 34
GP Anaheim 60 St. Louis 57 Chicago 60 San Jose 59 Colorado 58 Los Angeles 59 Minnesota 59 Dallas 58 Phoenix 58 Vancouver 60 Winnipeg 60 Nashville 59 58 Calgary Edmonton 60
W 41 39 35 37 37 31 31 27 27 27 28 25 22 20
L 14 12 11 16 16 22 21 21 21 24 26 24 29 33
EASTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA Home 3 83 186 138 23-4-1 4 78 176 125 23-6-2 5 71 168 145 17-7-3 3 67 155 146 14-14-3 6 70 148 142 17-10-4 6 66 162 167 16-10-1 6 70 178 182 21-10-1 12 64 151 163 11-11-8 5 63 170 161 16-11-2 11 63 169 191 13-11-5 9 63 171 175 17-10-4 9 61 144 158 15-12-5 13 61 135 146 13-7-7 8 52 164 200 8-14-8 7 51 139 183 11-12-4 8 38 110 172 9-17-5 WESTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA Home 5 87 196 147 22-5-2 6 84 196 135 22-5-3 14 84 207 163 18-4-7 6 80 175 142 22-4-3 5 79 174 153 19-7-3 6 68 139 128 17-10-3 7 69 145 147 21-7-2 10 64 164 164 14-9-6 10 64 163 169 17-10-3 9 63 146 160 14-9-5 6 62 168 175 14-11-4 10 60 146 180 14-12-4 7 51 137 179 12-14-3 7 47 153 199 10-14-2
All New England Championships
Boston University
ECAC Division III Championships NCAA Division III Championships
Reggie Lewis Center @Devaney Center Lincoln, NE
Away 17-11-2 14-10-2 16-13-2 18-10-0 15-11-2 14-13-5 11-12-5 15-9-4 13-13-3 13-11-6 10-13-5 11-10-4 11-15-6 14-16-0 11-17-3 6-17-3
Away 19-9-3 17-7-3 17-7-7 15-12-3 18-9-2 14-12-3 10-14-5 13-12-4 10-11-7 13-15-4 14-15-2 11-12-6 10-15-4 10-19-5
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Feb. 22
FITCHBURG STATE
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Tuesday
Feb. 25
MASCAC Quarterfinals
TBA
TBA
Thursday
Feb. 27
MASCAS Semifinals
TBA
Saturday
March 1
MASCAC Championship
TBA
Div 17-5-1 13-8-0 13-6-1 11-9-3 8-6-3 9-8-3 13-6-2 9-6-5 13-8-1 12-6-5 10-11-2 11-7-1 10-8-3 6-14-3 10-12-1 5-12-4
Div 15-1-2 15-0-1 9-8-3 13-6-2 14-5-2 11-6-1 12-9-1 6-9-5 11-7-5 9-9-4 6-12-4 8-9-2 6-9-3 4-11-3
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games No games scheduled
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Feb. 28 March 1 March 7-8 March 14-15
Place (M); Springfield (W)
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DAY DATE OPPONENT Feb. 21-22 New England Division III Finals Fri.-Sat.
Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No games scheduled
Detroit’s Zetterberg has back surgery DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg had back surgery Friday, and the team expects him to be evaluated again in about eight weeks. Zetterberg played through pain and scored a goal in Sweden’s opening victory over the Czech Republic last week at the Sochi Olympics, but that was his only appearance before he left because of a herniated disk. Zetterberg has 16 goals and 32 assists in 45 games for the Red Wings this season. Detroit is fighting for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and it now seems the Red Wings will be without the 33-year-old center for most if not all of the stretch run. The Red Wings say the operation was performed by Dr. Frank Cammisa in New York
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QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers
HOT TOPICS: 3 ISSUES GENERATING A BUZZ
SPEED FREAKS A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves
He said, she said
News-Journal/DAVID TUCKER
If you’re gonna sport this look, you better drive a fast hot rod. What do we make of Austin Dillon’s pole run? It offers a little something for everyone. The sentimentalists love seeing that No. 3 back atop the scoring pylon. Pockets of the still-thriving Earnhardt Nation will renew their resentment at the number being put to use again. And, as you’ve probably noticed, the head-shakers will laugh and say, “Of course the No. 3 won the pole; just as scripted.”
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With a time machine, we could pat Fireball on the back. If you had a time machine, which Daytona 500 would you like to watch again? GODSPEAK: This is a true homer call — the 1962 Daytona 500 won by Daytona Beach driver Fireball Roberts. Come and get me, Mr. Peabody and Sherman. KEN’S CALL: The easy pick is the 1959 debut, but I’d take the first one I remember hearing on radio, when LeeRoy Yarbrough passed Charlie Glotzbach to win in ’69.
Now that a pace car caught on fire, what’s next? GODSPEAK: Morgan Shepherd wins the Daytona 500, then can’t find Victory Lane. KEN’S CALL: I expect something huge to crawl from Lake Lloyd and build a nest in Turn 3. The EPA will mandate a detour.
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What if Austin Dillon actually wins the Daytona 500?
News-Journal/JIM TILLER
When most couples get together on a Saturday night, it’s usually more peaceful than this. But the Danica-Ricky relationship survived this day-after-Valentine’s Day impact. The Sprint Unlimited at Daytona International Speedway didn’t go so well for romantic racers Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. On the day after Valentine’s Day, both drivers were involved in a mass wipeout in the tri-oval area of the 2.5-mile track. Patrick spun off toward the bottom of the racing lane; her No. 10 Chevrolet was relatively unscathed — at that point. Seconds later, Stenhouse’s No. 17 Ford came busting through the wreckage and made a beeline for Patrick’s slowed stock car. They had heavy impact, enough to send both cars back to the garage and eventually back to their respective shops in North Carolina. The melee, which involved at least nine cars in the 18-car field, was ignited when Matt Kenseth made contact with Joey Logano in heavy traffic. “I didn’t see anything from the time it started to the time it ended,” Stenhouse said, hat in hand. “Talking to Danica, when I got in there (back in the garage), I drilled her when she was pretty much sitting still. I couldn’t see, couldn’t turn and just really destroyed our Ford.” These types of things will happen when a boyfriend and girlfriend make a living racing stock cars at speeds approaching 200 mph. “Ricky said his hood was up so he couldn’t see anything, which is a bummer because I was pretty much just going to need four tires (and continue racing),” Patrick said. “It was a real bummer. I would have liked to have gotten to the end for the experience.”
Believe it or not, after the crash, someone asked Patrick what she got from Stenhouse on Valentine’s Day. “He got me 18 tin cans of Godiva dark chocolate, so I don’t know if he’s trying to butter me up or get me fat,” she said with a laugh. As for the wreck, she said, “It was one of those racing things.”
EDWARDS TO NFL? Roush Fenway Racing’s Carl Edwards made his case that drivers are athletes when he participated in a “mock” NFL combine at Velocity Sports Performance in Bristol, Tenn. “I learned a little bit about being a defensive back,” Edwards said. Coaches Phillip Fulmer and Carl Torbush joked that Edwards performed so well, he could get drafted by an NFL team on May 8. Edwards doesn’t think he will declare for the draft. “You have to work on it for years to get better,” Edwards said.
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Ryan Newman
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FINAL 2013 CUP POINTS -19
DALE EARNHARDT JR.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. vs. Marcos Ambrose: The two made contact late in the Sprint Unlimited, and it took Earnhardt out of racing for the win. Moments later, Earnhardt bumped Ambrose’s car during the caution. Godwin Kelly gives his take: “Don’t look for this to go any further. Ambrose apologized, and Junior stepped back from his angry comments after exiting the car.”
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Except for missing some real-world testing time on the track, it’s worth considering. The “one engine” rule came back to bite NASCAR this week, with Patrick and Stewart destined for a rear-field Daytona 500 start. They might want to revisit that rule.
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Shouldn’t Danica and Tony start and park Thursday?
The pace car used in the Sprint Unlimited caught fire just before the last segment of racing, prompting a red flag by NASCAR. Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski saw it happen and found it amusing. “When you think you see it all, then you see that. It’s just never-ending,” Keselowski said. “I just saw the whole back of the car on fire. Someone said it was the pace car. I just couldn’t help but start laughing. What are you going to do? That’s racing.”
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There’s an idea we hadn’t really considered yet. In the afterglow of Sunday’s pole run, that’s something no one seems to even be considering. As the week goes on, however, it’ll be a topic of discussion. It certainly couldn’t be “scripted,” since there are too many variables. You can provide all the ingredients for the Big One, but you can’t cook it up, or protect someone from it.
AP/JIM TOPPER
Either NASCAR hired Cheech and Chong for pace-car duty, or something went wrong.
GODWIN’S DAYTONA 500 PICKS Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com
Winner: Tony Stewart Rest of the top five: Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Brad Keselowski Dark horse: Jamie McMurray
Disappointment: Austin Dillon First one out: Terry Labonte Don’t be surprised if: Stewart plays it safe until the last 20 laps, then lets it rip for his first 500 victory.
SPRINT CUP: Daytona 500 SITE: Daytona International Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.). Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 10 a.m.). Sunday, race (coverage starts at noon, green flag at 1:20 p.m.) CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: NextEra Energy Resources 250 SITE: Daytona International Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, race (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.) NATIONWIDE: DRIVE4COPD 300 SITE: Daytona International Speedway SCHEDULE: Saturday, race (ESPN, coverage starts at noon, green flag at 1:34 p.m.)
WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE JIMMIE JOHNSON Already into the sheetmetal budget
KYLE BUSCH Mr. Hunch likes him in the 500
DENNY HAMLIN No one else has won since November
KASEY KAHNE The trendy pick until further notice
MATT KENSETH Triggered the year’s first Big One
BRAD KESELOWSKI A vote for keeping paint scheme
GREG BIFFLE It’s a contract year — go fast
RYAN NEWMAN A major 500 factor, barring “issues”
JUNIOR EARNHARDT Yes, he’ll win again, eventually
KEVIN HARVICK From (Bakersfield) as is Casey Mears
PRESEASON CHATTER
Words of advice for the rookies … yes, from Kurt Busch Kurt Busch will make his first start in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Chevrolet in Sunday’s Daytona 500. He talked to the media after arriving at Daytona International Speedway for Speedweeks. What’s your best advice for the up-andcoming young drivers? “Yeah, there are a lot of rookies that are going to be out there. And as a rookie, I remember just trying to do everything too
fast, and it’s a matter of digesting what’s around you and knowing your surroundings. You can wreck really easy as a rookie, and you get out there slip-sliding around and when you wipe out somebody else, it affects a great deal of people that were involved. I guess the biggest thing is to just respect the responsibility.” Where did you get your work ethic? “My dad instilled it in me; a blue-collared
guy that was an auto mechanic and then a tool salesman. And when I first started racing, it was a car that we just bought as a chassis. And he said if you build it, you can race it. So, then we had to get the rear end, the control arms, the motor, the wiring. And so he taught me everything about the car, which gave me a better understanding of the amount of work and time that it takes to build something and then to respect it when you have it. And so, you’ve got to get
up early and you’ve got to stay late if you’re going to be successful.” Do you remember your first wheels as a kid? “Oh, my dad gave me a plastic truck to gnaw on and chew on before I even had teeth. So it was always about cars with him. Mom, she loved baseball, and so I played baseball a lot as a kid. But cars, all the time. There was always a car in the garage.”
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Annie’s Mailbox By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
How do I broach the subject? Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for six years. He divorced his wife of 53 years because he fell in love with me and wanted the rest of his life to be happy. They had not shared a bedroom since the last of their kids was born. “Ted” has always put his children before me. They dislike me because of “what I did to their mother.” Well, their father did it, not me. I pushed him away for more than a year before realizing how terrible his marriage was. (One of his kids told me.) Ted repeatedly has lied to me about his children. He takes trips to visit them without me and doesn’t tell me he’s leaving until the day before he flies off. He makes all the arrangements behind my back. He once left me for a month and said he wanted a divorce because they told him he should get one. Ted and I have talked about this, and he swears he will change, but he never does. Lately, his children have called me terrible names, and he never says a word in my defense. I have never done or said anything against these grown children. I have never been a part of his family, and I guess I never will. At 78, you’d think he would appreciate having a loving wife and understand that his life is with me now. I don’t expect him to stop seeing his kids, but he needs to put our marriage first. We tried marriage counseling twice, and each time he quit, saying the counselor was biased against him. Is there any hope? -- Tired of Being Number Eight Dear Tired: We don’t know what can be salvaged. If you backed off and told Ted he should see his kids on his own and you’ll stay out of their lives entirely, would he, in return, tell you of his plans and insist that his children treat you with respect? If the two of you can handle that, you may be able to stay together and enjoy the times that don’t involve the kids. But there are no guarantees. Sorry. Dear Annie: I am a psychologist, and my husband is a psychiatrist. You give excellent advice, but there is one area where you could be more helpful. When people seek low-cost mental health services, you often print a list of places where they might find help. Unfortunately, that list might not be useful in smaller, more rural areas. While we have several colleges, none have graduate departments that offer counseling. The YMCA and YWCA closed with the recession, and local churches offer pastoral counseling only to their own congregants. The main low-cost mental health services offered in our community are through the county. This includes individual and family counseling, psychiatry and crisis intervention. We also have a 24-hour phone hotline to access emergency services. They can also direct people to an outpatient clinic at the local hospital. In addition, Mental Health America (formerly the Mental Health Association) offers referrals, classes and support groups. If people are seeking low-cost help, please recommend that they contact their local county government. -- Karen J. Goodman, Ph.D., Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Dear Dr. Goodman: Consider it done. We appreciate the information and will definitely add county services to the list. Dear Annie: I think most families have at least one negative relative who puts a damper on holidays. My late mother-in-law hated the whole season and did her best to depress the rest of us. I’ll skip the details of what happened over the years. She told me once that the reason she didn’t like Christmas was that she had never gotten what she wanted. I asked her what she wanted. She replied, “I don’t know.” -- CT Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.
HINTS FROM HELOISE TRAVEL HINT Dear Readers: Whenever you travel -- especially abroad -- staying in older hotels and bed-andbreakfasts can feel less secure than your own home. For added security, try carrying a rubber-wedge doorstop. When you shut your door for the night, place the wedge a few inches from the opening side of the door frame and press it in with your foot until secure. Please don’t do this if you have a medical condition that may require help -- it can prevent help from reaching you if needed. What do you do to sleep more soundly when traveling? Write to us at: Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX, 78279-5000, or send an email to: Heloise(at)Heloise.com. -- Heloise QUICK FUNNEL Dear Heloise: I learned a really neat trick years ago that I’d like to share. When you have to refill the windshield-washer fluid or any other fluid in your car, cut the top off a 2-liter, plastic soda bottle and use it for a funnel. Do this for each type of fluid, and mark them with a permanent marker to avoid cross-contamination. I keep one in my trunk, just in case. The best part is that if one gets lost, I just make a new one. -- Pete in Staten Island, N.Y.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014: This year you find that you are in the limelight more often than you might like. Whether you are involved with your community or with your workplace, others naturally look up to you. Recognize your newfound leadership role. Your ingenuity is the key to handling everything. Open up to new possibilities, and learn to delegate. If you are single, you suddenly could meet someone who knocks your socks off. This encounter is more likely to happen in the second half of your birthday year. If you are attached, the two of you reveal a sense of togetherness. A special trip will be planned after July, which will bring you even closer together. The very presence of SAGITTARIUS creates pressure. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Staying too close to home might get boring. Why not take off and go on a day trip? Though you might think you are heading to a certain destination, you actually could end up somewhere else. Others find you more and more unpredictable. Tonight: Keep it exotic. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You might want to understand a dear loved one much better, so plan a long-overdue visit. There is nothing that can replace quality time together. Communication could be unusually awkward at certain moments today. Don’t worry -- this is only temporary. Tonight: Be a duo. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Defer to others, and see what happens. You are always so adamant about what you want, and now you will see a lot more of what others desire. Be willing to see different choices more clearly; they might not be so bad. Tonight: So many people, so many invitations. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH You will be unusually energetic and full of ideas, though many of them might not pan out. Stop and slow down. Run some errands, or make a stop at the gym. Enjoy a day with an easy pace. Pressure could build because of an older friend or family member. Tonight: Ever playful. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You attract people who love living life to the fullest. What starts as a difficult moment today is likely to turn into a fun happening. Be willing to go somewhere you have never been. Read between the lines when someone refuses to share. Tonight: Let the party go on. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You have had a lot of interesting communication in the past few days. You’ll want some time to think about everything that has been said. The unexpected could occur when dealing with a partner. Zero in on what you want. Tonight: Togetherness works. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might want to have a long-overdue chat. You might notice that your feelings seem to be altering rapidly regarding a key person. This person could be changing in front of your eyes, which would explain your range of feelings. Tonight: Let the fun times begin. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Consider your options before making any new purchases. Say “no” to taking any risks today, no matter how good an offer might seem. Your creativity will emerge when you are able to detach and really look at a problem. Pace yourself. Tonight: Your treat. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You feel more in tune with yourself and your needs. You might wonder what would be best to do with an unpredictable and/or challenging loved one. An interaction with a partner promises to be very rewarding. Tonight: Whatever you decide, it feels right. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Take some much-needed downtime. You don’t need to be alone; you simply need to relax. There won’t be a problem if you’re with the right company. Someone will go out of his or her way to express his or her caring. Be sure to show your appreciation. Tonight: Close to home. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH A friendship means much more than you might realize. When this person starts acting unpredictably, you could get upset. Know and communicate
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Attleboro High School’s animation wizards rule RICK FOSTER The Sun Chronicle ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — For teens, high school is often about the pursuit of the diploma, making good enough grades for college or earning a reputation on the football field or basketball court. Students in the class, one of only a few in the state offering training in advanced animation techniques, recently won an award of distinction at the Emerging Young Artists Invitational Exhibition at the University of Massachusetts for their 2013 anthology of animation projects. Several graduates have gone on to college and technical schools to train for the gaming and video animation fields. “Students are motivated by this work because it not only calls on their artistic talent, but their mathematics knowledge, too,” said Allen Makepeace, who has been teaching the class for 11 years. He said judges at the UMass competition were impressed by the sophistication of the students’ work. Student projects, many of which require hundreds of hours to complete, range from a 3D animation that invites a viewer to walk past a ruined, ivy-covered temple to a video in which the viewer flies above the ice at a realistic Boston TD Garden.
That sense of wonder isn’t lost on school administrators. “Mr. Makepeace is an amazing teacher,” said Principal Bill Runey. “Some of his students’ stuff is right there with Disney Pixar animation.” Although openings in the field of movie animation are extremely selective, Makepeace said some of his students are actively thinking in terms of careers in the video game industry, the movies or computer-aided manufacturing and design. Senior Matt Hodges said he plans to attend Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., next year to study computer game design and development. “I like to see what I can create,” said Hodges, 18. “It forces you to use your imagination in a way most people don’t.” David Thacher, 17, said animation is timeconsuming and requires the artist to create figures from basic shapes, such as spheres and cubes. Motion is added by manipulating the resulting figures through space. “I used to think it would be easy,” he said. “It’s not.” Senior Patrick Moran, 18, said he enjoys the freedom of being able to create 3D art and animated sequences on computer. He’s planning to attend New England Tech next year to study Web design and animation.
In this Feb. 10, 2014 photo from left, David Thatcher, Patrick Moran and Matt Hodges pose at Attleboro, Mass., High School. The three students in Allen Makepeace’s digital animation class won an award of distinction at the Emerging Young Artists Invitational Exhibition at the University of Massachusetts for their 2013 anthology of animation projects. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mark Stockwell)
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WESTFIELD - There will be a “Learn to Knit or Perfect Your Knitting Skill” class offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. starting February 25 to April 1 in the Jasper Rand Art Room at the Westfield Athenaeum. The class will hold a total of six sessions for a cost of $40. All levels of knitters are welcome. Registration forms are available on the library’s website or at the circulation desks. Preregistration is required as class size is limited. Questions should be directed to Donna at 262-4934. All proceeds will benefit supporting programs and projects at the Athenaeum.
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GRANVILLE - Come out on Saturday, February 22 for an all you can eat dinner, hosted by the Lion’s Club! The 14th Annual Edward Gogol Spaghetti Dinner will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with salad, spaghetti, home made meatballs and sauce, soft drinks and dessert being served. The dinner will be held at Granville Federated Church at 16 Granby Road, Granville. Donations for GVS students is $2, adults $8, seniors $2, kids ages 6 to 14 $2, and kids 5 and under are free.
Play Auditions SOUTHWICK - Southwick-On-Stage announces auditions for the upcoming production of “On Golden Pond” by Ernest Thompson. Parts are available for three men, two women and one boy (teenager). Performances will be May 16, 17, 23, and 24 at 7 p.m., which are all Friday and Saturday evenings and a matinee on Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m. Auditions will be held at The Stage At Town Hall at 454 College Highway, Southwick on Sunday, Feb 23 at 3 p.m. and Monday Feb 24 at 8 p.m. For more information visit the website: www.southwick-onstage.org
Pastel Workshop SOUTHWICK - Southwick Public Library is pleased to once again offer a hands-on pastel workshop for adults with Gregory Maichack, an award-winning pastel artist. On Wednesday, February 26 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Greg will welcome 15 students to the library’s Community Room to take part in his workshop: “Sublime Sunflowers: How to Pastel Paint Like the Masters.” All pastel paints and papers will be provided by Maichack, and the students will take their work home. However, space is limited, and registration is required. Interested patrons in good standing should sign up at the Circulation Desk or call the library at 5691221 to secure their spot. Maichack, who is a pastel painting demonstrator at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will display his original pastel works to illustrate the session. He has been in national juried shows and awarded hundreds of Massachusetts Cultural Council grants. Besides his portraiture, his still lifes and landscapes are represented by galleries from Kennebunk, Maine to San Francisco,
HUNTINGTON - A retirement dinner for Gateway teacher Steve Estelle will be held at Shaker Farms Country Club on Friday, February 28. Tickets are $25 per person (which covers dinner and gift) and checks should be made out to Marcia Estelle. A cocktail hour will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and a buffet dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Steve Estelle is a Gateway graduate (’74). He taught for several years in New Hampshire before returning to Gateway in 1986, where he still teaches. In addition to teaching 7th grade social studies, Estelle coached boys’ baseball and is perhaps best known outside of Gateway for coaching a dynasty of girls’ soccer teams. He was the founding coach of the girls’ soccer program in the fall of 1990 and was named ‘Coach of the Year’ by the Republican for the 2012 fall season. Anyone planning to attend the dinner who would like to say a few words on Steve’s behalf please contact Richard White (rwhite@grsd. org). Advance tickets are available for purchase from the following people: Matt Bonenfant, Traci Bongo, Tim Crane, Peter Curro, Marsha Estelle, Jodi Fairman, Laura & Darryl Fisk, Dawne & Tim Gamble, Wendy Long, Sara McNamara, Bill McVeigh, Richard White and Cheryl Wright.
Accepting Grant Requests WESTFIELD - Sarah Gillett Services for the Elderly, Inc. is currently accepting preliminary Grant Requests from organizations providing services to the elderly residents of the greater Westfield area. The filing deadline is March 1. Since the Sarah Gillett Trust was established in 1971, thousands of dollars have been awarded each year to those organizations in the greater Westfield area that are serving the elderly populations within this location. Preliminary applications should include the specific amount desired and a brief one page explanation of the services the organization would provide. No brochures or lengthy descriptions of the organization should be provided at this time. Shortly after the filing date of March 1, qualifying applicants will be contacted and an appointment for an interview with the trustees will be established. Interviews are generally set for Thursday afternoons between 2:45 p.m. – 5 p.m.
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Shake Off the Winter WESTFIELD - Are you getting sick and tired of this long, frigid New England winter? Are you ready for a night of fun, music and prizes? The Friends of the Westfield Senior Center invite you to attend the group’s third annual “Shake Off the Winter Party” to be held on Saturday, March 1 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Shaker Farms Country Club. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and entertainment will be provided by Westfield’s own Cory and the Knightsmen. Raffle tickets will be sold for prizes including gift certificates to local businesses and restaurants, gift baskets, handmade items and more. The Grand Raffle Prizes include a flat-screen television donated by Firtion Adams Funeral Service, a $100 money bouquet donated by Yankee Mattress Factory
and a round of golf for four donated by Shaker Farms Country Club. Event tickets are $20 for Friends of the Westfield Senior Center members and $25 for non-members. Tickets may be purchased at Keenan Law Offices, 48 Elm Street and the Westfield Senior Center. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go toward furnishing the new senior center. The group extends its sincere appreciation to this year’s event sponsor, Noble Visiting Nurse and Hospice Services.
Pancake Supper WESTFIELD - St. John’s Lutheran Church is having a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, March 4 with continuous sittings beginning at 5 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. The menu includes pancakes: flour and potato, sausage or bacon, applesauce, dessert and coffee, tea and milk. The tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for children and a second helping for $3. For tickets, you may contact the church at 5681417 or Sally Sienkiewicz at 562-3186.
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Home Improvement
DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT for all your exterior home improvement needs. Roofing, siding, windows, decks and gutters. Call for free quote. Extensive references, fully licensed & insured in MA. & CT. www.delreohomeimprovement.com Call Gary Delcamp (413)569-3733.
TOM DISANTO Home Improvements The best choice for all interior and exterior building and remodeling. Specializing in the design and building of residential additions, since 1985. Kitchens, baths, siding, windows, decks, porches, sunA.R.A. JUNK REMOVAL SERVICE. rooms, garages. License #069144. MA Reg. #110710. FREE ESTIMATES, Furniture, trash, appliances. Full house REFERENCES, FULLY INSURED. Call cleanouts, basements, attics, yards. Tom (413)568-7036. Furnace and hot water heater removal. 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE. PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUCTION. Free estimate on phone. Senior disAll your carpentry needs. (413)386count. Call Pete (413)433-0356. 4606. Did your windows fail with the www.arajunkremoval.com. cold weather? Don't wait another year! Call Paul for replacement windows. Many new features available. Windows are built in CT. All windows installed by Home Improvement Paul, owner of Paul Maynard ConAMR BUILDING & REMODELING. struction. My name is on my work. Sunrooms, decks, additions, bathrooms, window and door replacements and more. MA. Reg. #167264. Li- Home Maintenance censed and fully insured. Call Stuart Richter (413)297-5858. HANDYMAN/CARPENTER. All home repairs: Honey to do list, bathroom remodeling, tile work, sheetrock repairs, winterization. No job too small. 35 years BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING RE- profressional experience. (413)519MODELING.Kitchens, additions, 3251.
decks, rec rooms, more. Prompt, reliable service, free estimates. Mass Registered #106263, licensed & in- JOSEPH’S HANDYMAN COMPANY. Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, sured. Call Bruno, (413)562-9561.
basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, C&N CARPENTRY. Suspended ceil- doors, windows, decks, stairs, interior/exterior painting, plumbing. ings, home improvements and remodSmall jobs ok. All types of professional eling. Licensed and insured. Call work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)262-9314. (413)364-7038.
House Painting
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Roofing
ONE STOP SHOPPING for all your ROOFING needs! POWER WASHING/CLEANING revitalizing your roof, removing ugly black stains, mold and moss, we’ll make it look like new plus prolong the life of your roof. We do emergency repairs, new construction, complete tear off, ice and water protection barrier systems, skylight repairs. Snow & ice removal. FREE gutter cleaning with any roof repair or roof job. At SANTA FE PAINTING CO. We're 10% senior discount. Free estimates. your color specialists! Fall season is MA. Lic. #170091. Call (413)977-5701 in full swing. Get all your exterior painting needs done now. Including Snowplowing painting and staining log homes. A.B.C. SNOWPLOWING. Westfield Call (413)230-8141 residential only. 15 years experience. Call Dave (413)568-6440. ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES-20 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References. Mass Reg. #121723. Call (413)568-9731. No job too small !!
A NEW LOOK FOR 2014. Let Home Decor help. Interior painting and wallpapering, specializing in faux finishes. Servicing the area over 12 years. Call Kendra now for a free estimate and decorating advice. (413)564-0223, (413)626-8880.
Landscaping/Lawn Care
SNOWPLOWING / Snowblowing lots, driveways. ROOF RAKING. Dependable, reliable service. Call (413)3745377. SNOWPLOWING, SNOW BLOWING, SHOVELING. Call Accurate Lawn Services, (413)579-1639. SOLEK BROTHERS SNOW REMOVAL. Roofs, decks, driveways, parking lots, ice dams. Fully insured. Free estimates. Sean (413)977-5456.
YARD CLEANUP, thatching, leaf brush removal, hedge/tree trimming, Tree Service mulch/stone, mowing. Call Accurate A BETTER OPTION - GRANFIELD Lawncare, (413)579-1639.
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)5691611. (413)374-5377.
TREE SERVICE. Tree Removal, Land Clearing, Excavating. Firewood, Log Truck Loads. (413)569-6104.
AMERICAN TREE & SHRUB. Professional fertilizing, planting, pruning, cabling and removals. Free estimates, fully insured. Please call Ken 5690469. CONRAD TREE SERVICE. Expert tree removal. Prompt estimates. Crane work. Insured. “After 34 years, we still work hard at being #1.” (413)562-3395.
Plumbing & Heating
Upholstery
NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Professional, reliable service. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Certified Welding. Insured. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net
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)5626639.