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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers approved a compromise $40.2 billion state budget Friday that reduces spending levels to account for lower expectations for tax revenues. The budget trims spending about $400 million to $500 million from spending plans previously approved by the House and Senate and takes other steps to account for a $733 million reduction in anticipated tax revenues for the 2018 fiscal year that began July 1, according to summaries provided by legislative budget writers. The House approved the spending plan on a 140-9 vote, followed by the Senate, which backed the same budget by a 36-2 vote. Democratic Senate Ways and Means chair Karen Spilka said the budget increases spending on schools and local aid, but cuts spending in other areas. “This budget is not without pain,” Spilka said. “It is clear that the state is facing a shortfall in revenue that will have an impact on real people’s lives.” Democratic Senate President Stan Rosenberg called it “the harshest state budget since the last recession.” Spilka said the budget rejects a proposal unveiled last month by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker to rein in Medicaid costs, saying it doesn’t have what she called “necessary transparency.” The budget does, however, include a proposal by Baker to create a temporary employer contribution to help ease the cost of public coverage for workers, Spilka said. That plan calls for a two-tiered approach that builds off of the existing employer medical assistance contribution and would help bring in $200 million in new revenue during the 2018 fiscal year. The budget also factors in $250 million in recent health care savings Baker said he was able find. The compromise also sets aside $2 million for a state marijuana commission aimed at moving forward with the voter-approved law legalizing the recreational use of pot in Massachusetts. Passage of the budget could also lead to resumption of negotiations between the House and Senate on a
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Westfield looking at alternative to internet services for the city By AMY PORTER Correspondent WESTFIELD – The City of Westfield is currently working on an alternative to internet service for the city through an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Westfield Gas & Electric through Whip City Fiber (WCF). The IGA would utilize the 10-gigabyte ring that connects all city buildings and schools that was set up by Westfield G&E two years ago, but did not include internet connectivity. For the past three years, internet to the city has been provided under a contract with Comcast which delivers 200 megabytes of speed per second to the Technology Center, which in turn connects internet to the 10-gig ring. With the contract due to expire, a Request for Proposal (RFP) was sent out this spring for internet services to the city departments and schools that provide 1 gigabyte of speed per second. Comcast came back with the lowest bid, but the contract was never signed. Meanwhile, Mayor Brian P. Sullivan was meeting with representatives from Whip City Fiber, Purchasing, the Technology Center and the Law Department to look at a way to have WCF utilize the 10-gigabyte technology infrastructure that it manages for the city to also bring internet services through an intergovernmental agreement. “Everything will travel on the 10 gig ring through Whip City Fiber. It’s a single source of equipment, too, as opposed to having some equipment from Comcast, and some from Whip City
Jonathan Starr interviews with the Westfield Fire Commission during their meeting Friday
Westfield tentatively adds two more paramedic-firefighters By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The Westfield Fire Department may be adding even more to their staff, after two individuals were given conditional offers of employment yesterday. The Westfield Fire Commission made two conditional offers of employment, one to current paramedic and previous interviewee Ryan Chenevert, and another to current Norton, Massachusetts firefighterparamedic Jonathan Starr. The offers came during a Westfield Fire Commission meeting Friday afternoon. According to Fire Commissioner Albert Masciadrelli during the meeting, another firefighter for the city had recently resigned. Chenevert was previously interviewed for the position, including appearing before the commission early last month. According to Masciadrelli, Chenevert could not be at the meeting but did accept
the conditional offer of employment. Chenevert must now pass a medical screening, hearing test, psychological screening and the Massachusetts Physical Abilities Test in order to be hired on the department. For Starr, who was present and had a brief public interview with the commission, he is requesting a lateral transfer to the Westfield Fire Department from the Norton Fire Department. The transfer must be agreed to by both of the department’s chiefs in order for it to occur. According to a letter submitted to the commission by Starr that was read aloud by Masciadrelli, Starr has seven years of emergency medical services experience. He has also gone through various training as a firefighter, and has served with the Norton Fire Department for two and a half years. Starr must now pass a medical screening, a complete background check and a drug test.
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City ready to work on projects with $266k grant By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD—The city will soon be starting energy-saving projects in Westfield schools, after a Green Communities grant was accepted by the City Council Thursday. The city of Westfield received approximately $266,000 in grant money as part of the Green Communities program through the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER). The grant, which was was first announced in March, was accepted
by the City Council during their meeting Thursday night. The money will go toward energy-efficient projects in Westfield schools and other municipal buildings, as well as the purchase of an electric vehicle for city employees to use. According to Mayor Brian Sullivan, the projects are expected to be beneficial to both the environment and the city. “In regards to Green Communities, we See Grant, Page 7
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WESTFIELD – Have you ever wanted to grow vegetables? Do you believe that hard work and diligence can pay off in the long run? If yes, then now is the time to start growing a summer garden. If you like corn, eggplant, lettuce, zucchini, tomatoes, or a dozen other foods or flowers; any of them can be grown at home with a little time and some love. Adrianne Kunz, Nursery Manager at Kelly’s Home and Garden, provided advice on summer crop success. Before you start, the most important thing is knowing the difference between hot and cool crops. Corn and beans are considered hot and should be grown under direct sunlight, while zucchini and lettuce prefer
PITTSFIELD – The Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative (BFMC) presents its fourth annual Posh Picnic at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA on Sunday, July 23rd from 12:00 noon – 2:30pm. This unique event raises funds for BFMC’s educational initiatives which include workforce development courses and college workshops that teach the skills necessary to work on film sets. As Executive Director Diane Pearlman explains, “We are committed to strengthening and expanding our local workforce in the film and media industry. As we train more professionals and promote the region as a location for shooting, we create employment opportunities and support the creative economy.” The Posh Picnic at Tanglewood includes a delicious gourmet catered picnic lunch on the lawn, an eclectic silent auction, and Shed seating for the matinee performance of The Boston
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Adrianne Kunz, Nursery Manager at Kelly’s Home & Garden, tends to some flowers. (WNG file photo)
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Westfield Tech’s Mike Sico honored WESTFIELD — Brian Falcetti, a recently retired Construction Technology instructor at Westfield Technical Academy, presented a plaque and yearbook to the family of Michael Sico. Mike Sico worked for the City of Westfield for 35 years and was at Westfield Tech for 27 of The plaque honoring Mike Sico and recognizing him for his many years of service to Westfield Technical Academy and the City of Westfield. (Photo courtesy Brian Falcetti)
(Left to right) Mark Poulin- Head Custodian, Mike Sico’s daughter Laura Sico, daughter Kaitlin Koretka holding grandson Andrew Koretka, Wife Joanne Sico holding grandson Evan Koretka, and Brian Falcetti presenting the yearbook. (Photo courtesy Brian Falcetti) those years. Mike was kind to staff and students and worked through an illness that took his life just 6 months before he could retire. The yearbook committee
dedicated a page in the yearbook, the Horticulture dept. planted a tree on the school campus and the Construction Technology students built the plaque all in his memory.
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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston-area transit system is hoping to kick manspreading to the curb. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2tUdbJq) that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun a lighthearted digital campaign to discourage men from sitting with their legs wide apart, crowding out riders who might otherwise squeeze into a seat on a packed rush-hour train. The transit system is also asking people carrying large, heavy backpacks to take them off when boarding the train. The backpacks take up space and often bang into other passengers. In a brief animated video that recently debuted at the Copley station, a fat cat rolls around on a chair with a message reminding passengers to take only the seats they need. It ends with the words “Courtesy counts.”
This photo provided by the Madrid Municipal Transport Company (EMT) on Tuesday June 13, 2017 shows a sign with a logo banning the practice of 'manspreading'. Madrid authorities on Monday started putting up signs banning the practice of 'manspreading' — opening one's legs so wide you invade other's seating space —on city buses as part of their new etiquette guidelines. (EMT via AP)
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, July 8, the 189th day of 2017. There are 176 days left in the year.
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n July 8, 1947, a New Mexico newspaper, the Roswell Daily Record, quoted officials at Roswell Army Air Field as saying they had recovered a “flying saucer” that crashed onto a ranch; officials then said it was actually a weather balloon. (To this day, there are those who believe what fell to Earth was an alien spaceship carrying extra-terrestrial beings.)
died in London.
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In 1975, President Gerald R. Ford announced he would seek a second term of office.
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In 1986, Kurt Waldheim was inaugurated as president of Austria despite controversy over his alleged ties to Nazi war crimes. Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, widely regarded as father of the nuclear navy, died in Arlington, Virginia.
In 1663, King Charles II of England granted a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.
In 1994, Kim Il Sung, North Korea’s communist leader since 1948, died at age 82.
In 1776, Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, outside the State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia.
In 2011, former first lady Betty Ford died in Rancho Mirage, California, at age 93.
In 1891, Warren G. Harding married Florence Kling DeWolfe in Marion, Ohio. In 1907, Florenz Ziegfeld staged his first “Follies,” on the roof of the New York Theater. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson received a tumultuous welcome in New York City after his return from the Versailles (vehr-SY’) Peace Conference in France. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman named Gen. Douglas MacArthur commander-in-chief of United Nations forces in Korea. (Truman ended up sacking MacArthur for insubordination nine months later.) In 1965, Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 21, a Douglas DC-6B, crashed in British Columbia after the tail separated from the fuselage; all 52 people on board were killed in what authorities said was the result of an apparent bombing. In 1967, Academy Award-winning actress Vivien Leigh, 53,
TEN YEARS AGO: Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell ordered a range of state government services shut down and placed about a third of the state work force on indefinite unpaid furlough after lastminute negotiations failed to break a budget stalemate. (A budget deal was hammered out the following night.) Roger Federer won his fifth straight Wimbledon championship, beating Rafael Nadal 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-2.
FIVE YEARS AGO: A bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed six NATO service members on a day in which a total of 29 people died from roadside bombs and insurgent attacks. In a show of force, Syria began large-scale military exercises to simulate defending the country against outside “aggression.” Roger Federer equaled Pete Sampras’ record of seven men’s singles titles at the All England Club and won his 17th Grand Slam title overall, beating Andy Murray 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Na Yeon Choi of South Korea won the U.S. Women’s Open at Blackwolf Run in Kohler, Wisconsin. Academy Awardwinning actor Ernest Borgnine, 95, died in Los Angeles.
On the first day of a two-day summit in Warsaw, NATO leaders geared up for a long-term standoff with Russia, ordering multinational troops to Poland and the three Baltic states as Moscow moved forward with its own plans to station two new divisions along its western borders. Ten states (Nebraska, Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wyoming) sued the federal government over rules requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms conforming to their gender identity, joining a dozen other states in the latest fight over LGBT rights. (Nebraska, which led the effort, later asked to drop the lawsuit after the Trump administration ended the protection.)
Today’s Birthdays: Singer Steve Lawrence is 82. Actor Jeffrey Tambor is 73. Ballerina Cynthia Gregory is 71. Actress Kim Darby is 70. Actress Jonelle Allen is 69. Children’s performer Raffi is 69. Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck is 68. Actress Anjelica Huston is 66. Writer Anna Quindlen is 65. Actor Kevin Bacon is 59. Actor Robert Knepper is 58. Rock musician Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) is 56. Country singer Toby Keith is 56. Rock musician Graham Jones (Haircut 100) is 56. Rock singer Joan Osborne is 55. Writer-producer Rob Burnett is 55. Actor Rocky Carroll is 54. Actor Corey Parker is 52. Actor Lee Tergesen is 52. Actor Billy Crudup is 49. Actor Michael Weatherly is 49. Singer Beck is 47. Country singer Drew Womack (Sons of the Desert) is 47. Comedian Sebastian Maniscalo is 44. Actress Kathleen Robertson is 44. Christian rock musician Stephen Mason (Jars of Clay) is 42. Actor Milo Ventimiglia (MEE’-loh vehn-tih-MEEL’-yuh) is 40. Rock musician Tavis Werts is 40. Singer Ben Jelen (YEL’-in) is 38. Actor Lance Gross is 36. Actress Sophia Bush is 35. Rock musician Jamie Cook (Arctic Monkeys) is 32. Actor Jake McDorman is 31. Actor Jaden Smith is 19.
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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS MONDAY, JULY 10
BLANDFORD: Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm
TOLLAND: Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm
SOUTHWICK: Board of Appeals Public Hearing - 35 Gillette Ave at 7:15 pm
CHESTER: Selectmen’s Meeting at 6 pm Board of Health at 6 pm
TUESDAY, JULY 11
HUNTINGTON: Board of Assessors Council on Aging at 1 pm
TOLLAND: Council on Aging at 9:00 AM Conserv Comm Open Office Hours& Business Meeting at 3:00 PM
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HUNTINGTON: Selectboard at 6 pm
BLANDFORD: Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm Historical Commission Meeting at 7:30 pm
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TOLLAND: Tolland Volunteer Fire Department Steak Roast at 5 pm MONDAY, JULY 17
BLANDFORD: Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Assessor’s Meeting at 6 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm Selectboard Meeting at 7 pm
TOLLAND: Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Planning Board at 7 pm
GRANVILLE: Selectboard at 7:30 pm
TUESDAY, JULY 18
WESTFIELD: Planning Board at 7 pm WEDNESDAY, JULY 19
HUNTINGTON: Veterans’ Agent at 2:30 pm
BLANDFORD: Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm Fire Department Meeting at 7 pm Finance Committee at 7 pm
CHESTER: Municipal Electric Light Meeting at 7 pm THURSDAY, JULY 20
BLANDFORD: Library Trustees Meeting at 7:30 pm
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Ward 6 Update from Councilor Onyski Good morning Westfield. I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Independence Day. This will be the last of my articles until after the November election. The Westfield News has a window of time during the election season where City Councilors’ articles will not be printed. This is done so the incumbent candidatesdo not have an unfair advantage over newcomers. It helps to level the playing field when it comes to elections. The City Budget has been the big news, as of late. I won’t discuss all of the dollars and cuts—this has been sufficiently detailed in the Westfield News. I will say that there Westfield Ward 6 City have been numbers and per- Councilor William (Bill) centages discussed prior to the Onyski (WNG file photo) budget votes but the fact is that the tax rate wasn’t set during the budget meetings. The tax rate will be set later in the year and factors in how much free cash (money left over from this year’s budget) will be used and what the tax shift (residential versus commercial rates) will be. Without having all of the pieces of the puzzle, it is impossible to know the true impact on residents at this time. There was some great input from residents during the budget meetings. There were also some heated debates by City Councilors during the meetings. This helps to shape the decisions and the votes. If all of the City Councilors had the same opinion on all of the subjects, nothing would change. Hearing differing opinions spurs new ideas and makes for a better city. When this City Councilor listens to opposing viewpoints on issues, I’ve learned that many times, both sides are right. This certainly makes for difficult choices and votes but it is all part of what our country was founded on—Democracy and Freedom of Speech. One of the budget cuts that I proposed, and had a positive Council vote, was a $250,000.00 cut from the Engineering budget for the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, which was brought up in earlier budget hearings. The cut was proposed with the caveat that the city apply for Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding in the amount of $500,000.00 to help bring the Rail Trail through the downtown area. A total of $750,000.00 of city money, in addition to State and Federal funding, will be required over the next three years to make this happen. After later discussions with city officials, it was decided it would be best to apply for $250,000.00 in CPA funding this year and apply for more when it is actually needed. This is on the agenda for the CPA meeting which will be held on Thursday, July 13, 6:30 PM in Room 201 at the City Hall. The time and date of the meeting are accurate as of this writing but please check the city website to see if there are any changes. The Community Preservation Act (CPA) was accepted by Westfield and is used to support four different types of projects; Historic Preservation, Open Space, Outdoor Recreation, and Community Housing. CPA money can only be used for these categories. Residents pay for this as part of their tax bills and the state matches some of the money, although the match has been reduced over the years. The City formed the Community Preservation Commission (CPC) to oversee the account, review and study applications for funding, and vote on the whether to recommend a project. If a project is recommended by the CPC, the City Council must approve, or disapprove, funding for the project. Notable past funding includes the renovation of City Hall, renovation of the old Whip Factory on Elm Street, and many open space purchases. The CPA funding would be a perfect fit for the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail and I am hopeful for a positive recommendation from the CPC on July 13. I made a visit to the Barnes 104th Air National Guard Base last month for the main purpose of checking to learn how chemicals and hazardous substances are handled to minimize chances of a dangerous spill. I learned a lot more than that. Any chemical, including paint thinners, oil, and even household chemicals that one would have under their sinks at home, are handled with strict protocols. These materials are contained in a segregated building dedicated to storage and distribution. This building is clean and well organized. The fuel storage on site is located in containment areas so even in the unlikely event a tank were to spring a leak, it would be contained in a secondary storage area. The Fire Department on base is well prepared with their own Hazmat truck to handle emergencies. Many may not know that the 104th Fire Department also provides back-up support to the Westfield Fire Department and recently utilized their tanker truck for a fire in the city. I am by no means an expert, or even an amateur, on military bases but it is clear to me that the 104th Air National Guard Base is extremely clean, well-organized, and efficient. Thank you to Colonel Green and the entire staff for their warm welcome, tour of their facility, and service to our country. You will be able to see part of the base during the Air Show on August 12th and 13th. I’m sure you will be equally impressed. The Joseph Avenue sewer project is progressing. There are always road closings and other disruptions during these projects and this one is no exception. However, the end result for the neighbors will be positive. Truck traffic on Paper Mill Road has always been a serious issue for the neighbors. The street receives an inordinate amount of dump truck traffic from two local facilities as well as tractor trailer traffic, although no one could ever figure out why tractor trailers would want to access Paper Mill Road. The homes are close to the road causing disruption and sometimes damage during any hours of the day or night. There is an elementary school with students walking to school as well as a
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LOST AND FOUND FOUND: This object looks like an extra shelf for a truckbed, camper, boat or trailer. The shelf is about 3 foot by 4 foot with aluminum rails. It was found on Saturday June 24 in the middle of the road on the East end of Union Street, near Westfield Feed. Call 568-8027 if it is yours.
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busy playground on the road which adds to the danger. I have worked closely with neighbors and Traffic Commission to try to remedy the situation. There are steps being taken to exclude large commercial vehicles from most of Paper Mill Road. The Traffic Commission has gone forward to make a recommendation that heavy commercial vehicles be excluded on most of Paper Mill Road. This recommendation was passed on to the City Council Thursday and was transferred to the Legislative and Ordinance Committee for further review. If the City Council approves the change, additional work is needed for an application to the state for the truck exclusion. Ultimately, it is the decision of the state as to whether or not to exclude trucks on Paper Mill Road. I will do my best to move this proposal forward. Hampton Ponds held their annual Fourth of July Parade this week and it was another success. The Hampton Ponds Association does a great job sponsoring and organizing this event every year. Parade goers were treated to old and new fires engines, bands, old tractors, and children with their bicycles decorated for the holiday. I was happy to march alongside the City contingent of Parade Marshall Mayor Sullivan, Senator Humason, and Representative Velis. Have a great summer! ——— Thank you for taking time to read this. Please feel free to contact me at william.onyski@cityofwestfield.org or 413-5687747.
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Hoarding Recently, a mother and daughter were killed in a house fire in Westfield. News reports pointed to a lack of functioning smoke detectors in the home as a contributing factor in this tragedy. Another contributing factor mentioned was clutter, likely due to hoarding. It appears firefighters had difficulty bringing fire hoses into the home due to the accumulation of clutter inside. To help our community draw something constructive from this tragedy, I want to share some information about Hoarding Disorder (HD,) which is a struggle that I myself have experienced. The American Psychiatric Association defines HDas a persistent difficulty discarding items regardless of value.The overwhelming distress caused by letting things go leads to areas of the home being filled and rendered unusable. Despite the prospect of potentially devastating consequences, such as the fire in Westfield, the fear of letting go is still too great to overcome. Those of us with HD may feel safer surrounded by the things we cherish, but we may actually be putting ourselves in greater danger. Clutter may create fire and tripping hazards, health code violations, and strain relationships. HD can cause problems in professional settings too, leading to less productive work environments, and ultimately, unemployment. Overwhelming clutter can lead to isolation and loneliness, too. But that’s only part of the story; unfortunately, that’s the only part we tend to hear. Contrary to negative portrayals on television shows like Hoarders, people with HD tend to be creative, intelligent, and resourceful. We tend to avoid throwing things away because we don’t want to be wasteful, and because we want to keep stuff out of the landfill. We want to hold on to things that remind us of good times, and make us feel better. We want to save things to give to others, not just to keep for ourselves. We want to do good, but our good intentions can go awry. I call myself a finder/keeper because “the H word” has become such a derogatory label. People like us who acquire and keep too much stuff are stuck,hung-up on something emotional, something unseen beneath the surface of life. What can be seen is merely the tip of the iceberg. It’s complicated. But Hoarding Disorder is real, and so is recovery. For individuals and families to heal, there needs to be a sense that their community supports them, and has hope for their success. One way that municipalities demonstrate their support is by developing a task force to address the concerns. The Western MA Hoarding Task Force, of which I am a member, is a great example, and just one of many across the state. We have brought together peers, mental health counselors, health department representatives, police and firefighters, elder services counselors, housing and animal safety experts, and code enforcers to promote understanding and solutions that aid healing. Our latest initiative is a conference that we’re calling “Hoarding Disorder: Recover Is Real.” It will take place on Wednesday October 18, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Hadley Farms Meeting House, 41 Russell Street in Hadley. Jesse Edsell-Vetter, Stabilization Case Manager, Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership (MBHP) Hoarding Team, will be the keynote speaker. The conference will also feature stories of recovery by local community members who are working on reducing their clutter, and Dr. Randy Frost will share the latest information and research on the subject. We will also provide education about family dynamics, peer support, animal safety, and housing issues. The funds that we raise will go back into the community to fund recovery opportunities like Buried in Treasures Workshops so that people can learn to overcome their excessive finding and keeping. CEUs will be offered for licensed professionals. Education, outreach, compassion and positivity can move mountains…perhaps even mountains of clutter.Anyone wanting to learn more or get help for hoarding and excessive finding/keeping can contact me, Lee Shuer at lee@mutual-support.com.
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US employers add strong 222K jobs; jobless rate climbs at 4.4 percent By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 222,000 jobs in June, the most in four months, a reassuring sign that businesses may be confident enough to keep hiring despite a slow-growing economy. The government also revised up its estimate of job growth for April and May by a combined 47,000. Hiring has averaged nearly 180,000 jobs a month this year, only slightly below last year’s pace. The unemployment rate for June ticked up to 4.4 percent from 4.3 percent in May, a 16-year low. The jobless rate rose because more Americans began looking for work and not all of them found it. Friday’s jobs report from the government suggested that after eight years of a grinding but resilient recovery, companies still have room to hire at a healthy pace. Though the rate of job growth has slowed since 2014 and 2015, it’s still enough to draw in people who had previously stopped looking for work. The proportion of adults with jobs has reached 60.1 percent, just below April’s figure, which was the highest since the recession ended in 2009. The steadfast hiring could benefit President Donald Trump. Economists have raised concern that growth under Trump could begin to falter as the economic recovery enters its ninth year — the third-longest since World War II. So far, the job market and economy look broadly the same as they did last year, though Trump has boasted that his policies are accelerating hiring and growth. Even with June’s strong hiring, average hourly pay rose just 2.5 percent from a year earlier, below the 3.5 percent typical of a healthy economy. Employers in many industries remain reluctant to raise pay. The numbers signal that economic growth should be decent, if not robust, through 2017, said John Silvia, chief economist at Wells Fargo. “It’s a good report for the economy,” he said. “It really does say that we’ve got 2 percent-plus growth for the second half of the year.” The jobs report arrives against the backdrop of an overall mixed picture of the U.S. economy. Home sales are chugging along, though a shortage of properties for sale suggests that the pace of purchases could flag. And auto sales are slowing from last year’s record pace, causing some automakers to cut jobs. At the same time, surveys of manufacturing and service companies indicate that growth in both sectors may be accelerating. Factory activity is expanding at the fastest pace in three years, the Institute of Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, found.
The economy grew at just a 1.4 percent annual rate in the first three months of 2017, below even the sluggish 2 percent average pace in the eight years since the recession ended. But most economists have forecast that growth rebounded in the April-June quarter to an annual rate of 2.5 percent or higher. Still, the economy appears resilient enough for the Federal Reserve to keep raising its benchmark interest rate. The Fed has signaled its belief that the economy is on firm footing as it enters its ninth year of recovery from the recession. In a report to Congress on Friday, the Fed said its policymakers expect to raise short-term rates once more this year and three times in 2018. Consumers have expressed confidence in the economy and, accordingly, are spending more than they did in the first three months of the year. Businesses advertised 6 million open jobs in May, a record high, which suggests that they are struggling to find the workers they need. Normally, as the number of unemployed dwindles, employers raise pay to attract job seekers. Yet the influx of job seekers last month might have offset some upward wage pressures. Employers had more applicants to choose from. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, said that many workers are too cautious to push for raises, partly because of the lingering impact of the Great Recession, when nearly 9 million people lost jobs. And some businesses have decided they can’t raise prices enough to afford meaningful pay raises. That cycle of limited wage gains and low prices has kept inflation in check, to the consternation of the Fed, which wants to see slightly higher inflation to justify its campaign to raise short-term rates. Still, many business owners are seeing greater confidence among their customers. Mark Dix, a general contractor in Knoxville, Tennessee, says he has seen a jump in demand for the renovation, painting and home construction services he provides. He employs 15 people. “We’re seeing a boom in people who are willing to take out a loan and build a home,” he said. “I would hire another halfdozen people today if I could find the skilled labor.” Drug use is a problem among many people he considers for jobs, Dix said. And many men in the area rely on disability benefits, he added. The June jobs report showed broad hiring across numerous industries. Health care posted the biggest job gain — 59,100 — despite uncertainty around health care legislation in Congress. Governments added an unusually high 35,000 positions, nearly all of them at the local level. Construction companies added 16,000, and mining, which includes oil and gas drilling, gained 8,000.
Trump’s next budget hopes to eliminate some federal agencies By JOSH BOAK AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration aims to further tighten its grip on spending, issuing a memo Friday that calls for eliminating some federal agencies and cutting government jobs as part of the upcoming fiscal 2019 budget. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney wrote in the memo to agency and department heads that the goal is "ensuring that the federal government spends precious taxpayer dollars only on worthwhile policies." He added that the 2019 budget would be a "comprehensive plan" to reduce the number of government workers and merge or terminate federal agencies as requested by an executive order signed in March by President Donald Trump. The guidance follows on the spirit of Trump's 2018 budget proposal initially outlined in March. That blueprint would sharply reduce spending for Medicaid,
food stamps and student loan subsidies, among other programs. Even Republican lawmakers called the cuts draconian and have said the proposal was unlikely to survive intact in Congress, which is writing legislation to fund government agencies and departments. The White House budget plan also gave ammunition to Democrats who said that Trump had turned against his own supporters in the industrial Midwest and rural counties. The budget reduced funding for infrastructure, small regional airports and an environmental cleanup program for the Great Lakes. Mulvaney said in the memo that spending reductions are necessary to achieve annual economic growth of 3 percent. Most economists say the United States will struggle to grow much faster than 2 percent a year due to baby boomers retiring and relatively low productivity gains. But Trump has promised to restore growth to the average previously
seen in the half-century after World War II. The memo for fiscal 2019 is an initial step for a budget the White House would propose early next year. Mulvaney said that agencies should plan to spend at the levels proposed in the 2018 budget during fiscal 2019. Fiscal 2018 begins Oct. 1, and fiscal 2019 would get under way Oct. 1, 2018. Agency heads are allowed to submit requests for additional 5 percent in funding levels that would be applied to "effective programs," the memo said. But Mulvaney doesn't specify what constitutes an effective program and said they would be closely scrutinized. The memo said the agencies and departments are to submit their budget requests to OMB no later than Sept. 11. Each agency budget submission is to include any costs or savings for proposals to overhaul or streamline the government's structure.
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Marathon, Marathon, a year old, mixed breed Sansa is a WINTER HAVEN, FLa year dog, is looking for a special home. sweet cat. Claire L. Crean, 88 (1928old, mixed He was not properly socialized as a She enjoys 2017) formerly from Westfield, breed dog, puppy so he is fearful in new situapets and MA passed away on Tuesday, is looking tions. While Marathon will be a lounging July 4, 2017 at Brookdale for a speproject for someone, he does bond around Senior Living in Winter Haven, cial home. well and will make a nice companin her cat FL. She was born in Springfield, He was not ion. Marathon would do best in a MA on November 10, 1928, tower. Since properly soquiet home daughter of the late Gerald Sansa came cialized as with someScannell and Florence (Spanill) to us with a puppy so one that Scannell. She was a graduate of a wound on he is fearhas plenty Cathedral High School and her back ful in new of time to received her bachelor degree side, she situations. While Marathon will spend with from Westfield State College. must be on a 4 month quarantine be a project for someone, he does him. Please She then went on to receive her to make sure she is free of disREP. JOHN VELIS bond well and will make a nice come to master’s degree and complete additional doctoral courseease. The staff will be keeping her companion. Marathon would do Westfield work at the University of Connecticut. Claire was an happy and comfortable until she is best in a quiet home with someone Animal employed by the City of Springfield School Department, able to go home with a new family. that has plenty of time to spend Shelter to where she was an elementary school principal. She served Keep Sansa in mind and come visit with him. Please come to Westfield meet most of her career as Principal for Dorman Elementary her at the end of July 2017! Animal Shelter to meet Marathon! Marathon! School and then Frederick Harris Elementary School. Besides education, Claire loved cooking, gardening, golfing, reading and her animals. She also did volunteer work For more information please call (413) For 564-3129 more information please or stop by the call (413) 564-3129 or stop by the for St. Mary’s Church serving as the Director of the CCD Westfield Regional Animal Shelter Westfield Regional Animal Shelter 178 Apremont Way, Westfield, MA 178 Apremont Way, Westfield, MA program for a time and then served one term on the Parish Council. Claire is survived by her daughters, Darlene M Crean formerly of Westfield and now residing in Winter Haven and Sherri Crean, formerly of Westfield and now residing in Winter Haven. She also leaves her sister Marilyn (Scannell) Heffernan and numerous nieces and WESTFIELD – State nephews. She was predeceased by her husband of 47 Representative John Velis Westfield District Court years William E. Crean, her brothers Jerald Scannell and (D-Westfield) has been June 30, 2017 William Scannell and her sister Florence (Scannell) appointed to the Council of Austin H. Wise, 18, of 385 Root Road, Westfield, was released on his personal recognizance Pollard. Her funeral will be held on Monday at 9AM from State Governments Eastern pending an Aug. 7 hearing after being arraigned on charges of trespass and resist arrest, brought the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield followed by Regional Conference by Westfield Police. a Mass at St. Mary’s Church 30 Bartlett Street, Westfield Committee on Military and Ed D. Drummer, 27, of 811 St. James Ave., Springfield, received two years probation after at 10:30 with burial to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Veterans Affairs by the pleading guilty to charges of possess to distribute class B drug and distribute class B drug and Southampton Rd. Westfield.There will be visiting hours Massachusetts House of conspiracy to violate drug law, and a charge of arrestee furnish false name/social security numon Sunday, from 2-5 pm the funeral home. In lieu of flowRepresentatives. ber was dismissed nolle prosequi, brought by Westfield Police. ers, the daughters are requesting that donations in Claire’s The newly formed comSandra A. Switzer, 58, of 20 Blandford Stage Road, Russell, was released on her personal memory be made to the Humane Society, www.humanemittee, comprised of state recognizance pending an Aug. 7 hearing after being arraigned on charges of violate probate society.org or mail a donation to Humane Society of Polk legislators hailing from court abuse prevention order and trespass, brought by Russell State Police. County, 3195 Dundee Road, Winter Haven, FL 33884. Quebec to the U.S. Virgin
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Bettie M. Ortona WESTFIELD – Bettie M. Ortona, 79, of Westfield, beloved wife of the late Guido P. Ortona, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Born in Springfield on December 7, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lillian (Ford) Smith. She is survived by her 2 daughters, Mary Ford of Hollywood, FL, and Donna Flematti of Westfield; her loving grandchildren, Christopher Ford, Ronnie Hawley, Amanda Orlandi, David Ortona, Anthony Ortona, Jamme Ortona, Cameron Ortona; her loving nephew Mark DelNegro; and many great-grandchildren; and her sister Lillian Chick Cabral of Colorado. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by 2 daughters, Pat Ford and Catherine Hamill; and 2 sisters, Anna Figeraul and Jane DelNegro. A Graveside Service will take place on Wednesday, July 12th at 2 PM at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Springfield. Southwick Forastiere Funeral Home has care of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP),PO Box 417, West Springfield, MA 01089. For more information, please visit www.forastiere.com.
Bottle Rockets with the 4H Club for Teens at the Southwick Public Library Come build bottle rockets with a knowledgeable member of the 4H Club and then watch them take to the sky! This program will take place on July 11th at 2 PM at the Southwick Public Library. All materials provided! This program requires registration, so call 413-569-1221 ext. 3 or stop by the library to sign up.
Summer Movie Series Kickoff for Teens at the Southwick Public Library Each month during the summer, teens are invited to come to the Southwick Public Library to watch a fun summer blockbuster. This month’s pick is the Avengers (PG-13), which will be shown on Monday, July 10th at 3:00 PM! This movie marks the first time that our core group of superheroes comes together to defend the Earth from a common enemy!Refreshments will be provided. If you have any questions, please call 413-569-1221 ext. 3.
24th Annual Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival NORTHAMPTON — On Saturday, July 15th beautiful Look Park in Northampton comes alive with Highland dancers, Highland pipers and drummers, a clan parade, sheep herding, Scottish dogs and other animals, wool spinners and weavers and lively Celtic music. Celebrate your Scottish heritage – real or coveted – with kilt-wearing, tree-tossing Scotsmen at the Highland athletic games and delight in plates piled high with scones, shortbread, bridies or meat pies. There will be 21 pipe bands competing with over 300 pipers and drummers marching in opening ceremonies. Come celebrate the second largest Scottish Festival in New England, and the only one in Massachusetts. The day’s events run from 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. with the music continuing until 9:30 pm. Held Rain Or Shine. Look Park is located at 300 North Main St., Florence, MA. Tickets: $16.00, Children 6-12 $5.00, Children under 6 Free
Islands, is tasked with discussing legislative responses to key issues within the veterans’ community. According to the Conference, each of the 18 member states’ House Speaker and Senate President appoint 2 members each, plus an alternate in case a member is unable to attend. “I’m truly honored to have been chosen to sit on this committee. Massachusetts is a nationwide leader in providing services and benefits to veterans, but we certainly can improve. This committee will be a great way to collaborate with other states to help improve the lives of veterans and active duty members up and down the Eastern Seaboard,” said Representative Velis. At their upcoming meeting, the members of the committee will be discussing substance abuse and misuse by veterans. Although Velis will be participating in military exercises in South Korea during this year’s annual meeting, he still anticipates being able to learn from the range of experience that will be present on the committee and contribute to the discourse. “The legislators on this committee are from all over the US and Canada,” continued the Representative.“Like the opioid epidemic, our moral responsibilities as legislators don’t stop at the border. I’ve always said that a veteran is a veteran is a veteran. A vet dealing with addiction in Puerto Rico or Pennsylvania deserves as much attention as one here in Massachusetts. “With the Commonwealth at the forefront of both veterans’ services and unfortunately, the opioid epidemic, I’m looking forward to sharing our best practices with the members and becoming an international leader on this issue.” The next meeting of the committee is scheduled for August 14th in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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Attention Southwick Residents SOUTHWICK — Water/ Sewer bills are due August 1, 2017 and 2018 Transfer Station Stickers are available. The 2017 stickers will expire June 30, 2017. To sign up for ebilling and pay online please visit www.southwickma.org scroll to the bottom of the page and link onto Online Bill Payment. The Treasurer/Collector/Clerk’s office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
The Westfield Cruisers presents: The Veterans Classic Auto Show WESTFIELD — Saturday, July 29 (rain date TBD) from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Westfield Fair Grounds 129 Russellville Rd, Westfield, MA. All proceeds to benefit Homeward Vets Inc., a non-profit organization committed to “Filling a Soldier’s Home”. For more info, visit www. homewardvets.org. Show cars: $10, Spectator Admission: $3/car, Crafter/vendor spaces available for $10. Westfield Police Child Safety ID Program is free 10 am – 2 pm. For more information please contact Gary @ 413-5621346 or Julie @ 413-454-5371 Or visit www.westfieldcruise.com
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Youth Group for grades 5-8 TheCommunity second andoffourth Baha’i Westfield every month at 7 p.m. Sundays - 10Fridays a.m. toof 12 noon worship and study classWestfield study and discussion meetings es for children and adults at Daniel Jordan Baha’i School Call 568-3403. in March Memorial Chapel, Springfield College. Open to the public. Central Baptist The second andChurch fourth 115 Elm St., Westfield, Fridays of every monthMA at 701085 p.m. Phone (413) 568-0429 Westfield study and discussion meetings Email:cbcabc@comcast.net Call 568-3403. website: http://www.centralbaptist churchwestfield.com Central Baptist Church The Rice, Interim 115Rev. Elm Tom St., Westfield, MA Pastor 01085 AdultPhone Sunday School - 9:00am - (413) 568-0429 Sunday School - 10 a.m. Email:cbcabc@comcast.net Sunday Hour - 10-11a.m. website:- Worship http://www.centralbaptist churchwestfield.com Christ Church United Methodist The Rev. Tom Rice, Interim Pastor The Rev. 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Sunday School for all ages 9:30am Worship 10:30am FaithServices Bible Church Children’sLane, Service 10:30amMA 01001 370 Shoemaker Agawam, Fellowship/Refreshments-12:30am Phone - 413-786-1681 Wednesday Night Prayer and Bible Study 6:30 pm Pastor:Meeting Rick Donofrio Sunday School for all ages 9:30am First Congregational Church of Westfield Worship Services 10:30am 18 Broad Street,Service Westfield, MA 01085 Children’s 10:30am Phone - (413) 568-2833 Fellowship/Refreshments-12:30am - (413) 568-2835 Wednesday Night Fax Prayer Meeting and Bible Study 6:30 pm Website: churchonthegreen.org Email :office@churchonthegreen.org First Congregational Church of Westfield Office Hours:Street, Monday-Friday, 18 Broad Westfield,9a.m.-1p.m. MA 01085 Rev.Phone Elva Merry Pastor - (413)Pawle, 568-2833 Sara Popp, Church School Coordinator Fax - (413) 568-2835 Allan Taylor, Minister of Music Website: churchonthegreen.org Worship Service : Sunday’s 10 AM Email :office@churchonthegreen.org Sunday 109a.m.-1p.m. AM OfficeChurch Hours:School Monday-Friday, Childcare - Handicap Accessible Rev.Available Elva Merry Pawle, Pastor Fellowship 11 AM Tracy Gervais Sara Popp, ChurchHour School Coordinator Allan Taylor, Minister of Music First Spiritual Church 10 AM Worship Service : Sunday’s 33-37 Bliss Street, Springfield, Church School Sunday 10MA AM01105 Rev.Available John Sullivan, Pastor Childcare - Handicap Accessible Phone - (413) 238-4495 Fellowship Hour 11 AM Sunday Service - 10:30 a.m., Sermon, Healing Service, Spirit FirstCommunication. Spiritual Church 33-37 Bliss Street, Springfield, MA 01105 First Church Rev.United John Methodist Sullivan, Pastor (A Stephen’s Ministry Church) Phone - (413) 238-4495 16 Court Sunday Service - 10:30 a.m.,Street Sermon, Healing Service, Westfield MA 01085 Spirit Communication. 413-568-5818 Bruce T. Arbour FirstRev. United Methodist Church Email:FUMC01085@JUNO.COM (A Stephen’s Ministry Church) Worship Service : Sunday’s 16 Court Street 10:30 a.m. Sunday Westfield School: Sunday 10:30 a.m. MA 01085 Coffee Hour: 413-568-5818 every Sunday 11:30 a.m. Childcare Rev. Available-Handicap Accessible Bruce T. Arbour Email:FUMC01085@JUNO.COM Lutheran Church WorshipGrace Service : Sunday’s 10:30 a.m. 1552 Westfield Street, Sunday School: Sunday 10:30 a.m. West Springfield, Coffee Hour: every Sunday 11:30 a.m. MA 01089 Childcare Available-Handicap Accessible Phone - 413-734-9268 Grace Website Lutheran- Church http://www.gracelutheranonline.com 1552 Westfield Street, The Rev.West John Marquis, Pastor Springfield, E-Mail MA -pastorwhite@ 01089 gracelutheranonline.com Phone - 413-734-9268 Margit Mikuski, Administrative Assistant Website mmikuski@gracelutheranonline.com http://www.gracelutheranonline.com Sunday service 9:30 a.m. The Rev. John Marquis, Pastor Tuesday – 9-pastorwhite@ a.m. - Bible Study E-Mail Wednesday service - 6 p.m. gracelutheranonline.com Margit Mikuski, Administrative Assistant Granville Federated Church mmikuski@gracelutheranonline.com American Sunday serviceBaptist - 9:30 a.m. & United– Church Christ Tuesday 9 a.m. - of Bible Study 16 Granby Road, Granville, 01034 Wednesday service - 6MA p.m. Phone - (413) 357-8583 10 a.m. - Worship Sunday School to run GranvilleService, Federated Church concurrently with Worship Service. Childcare available American Baptist 11 a.m.Church - CoffeeofHour & United Christ MondayRoad, - 8 p.m. - AA Meeting 16 Granby Granville, MA 01034 Phone - (413) 357-8583 10 a.m. - Worship Service, Sunday School to run concurrently with Worship Service. Childcare available 11 a.m. - Coffee Hour Monday - 8 p.m. - AA Meeting
Thursday - 7 p.m. - Adult Choir Practice First Saturday - 6 p.m. - Potluck Supper in Fellowship Hall Third Sunday - 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Breakfast Served in Fellowship Hall Third Wednesday - 12 noon - Ladies Aid Potluck Meeting ThursdayLuncheon - 7 p.m. - &Adult Choir Practice Sunday - 11:15 a.m. - Supper Adult Study Program Hall FirstFourth Saturday - 6 p.m. - Potluck in Fellowship led by- 8:30-9:30 Rev. Patrick Third Sunday a.m.McMahon. - Breakfast Served in Fellowship Hall Holy-Family Third Wednesday 12 noonParish - Ladies Aid Potluck 5 Main Street Luncheon & Meeting MA -01071 Fourth SundayRussell, - 11:15 a.m. Adult Study Program Rectory Phone: 413-862-4418 Holy Family Parish led by Rev. Patrick McMahon. Office Phone: 413-667-3350 5 Main Street www.holyttrinitywestfield.com PO Box 405 Holy Family Parish Rev. Ronald F. Sadlowski, Main01071-0405 Street Pastor Russell,5MA Deacon David Baillargeon Russell, MA 01071 Phone/FAX 413-862-4418 Mass Schedule: Rectory Phone: Holy Family Parish Saturday Vigil at413-862-4418 5 p.m. Saturday Vigil 5 p.m. Office Phone: 413-667-3350 5atMain - 11:15 a.m. Sunday Mass 8:15 Street a.m. and Sunday 8:15 a.m., 11:15 www.holyttrinitywestfield.com PO Box 405 a.m. Daily Mass: 8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Rev. RonaldMA F. Sadlowski, Pastor Russell, 01071-0405 Deacon Friday David Baillargeon Phone/FAX 413-862-4418 Communion Prayer Service: a.m. -Thursday MassVigil Schedule: Saturday at 58p.m. Confession: Saturdayat4:15 to 4:45 p.m. Sunday 7:30 to p.m.and Sunday MassSaturday 8:15 Vigil a.m.5and 11:15 a.m. 8 a.m. Sunday 8:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. Handicapped accessible Daily HOLY Mass: TRINITY 8 a.m. Monday, Wednesday ROMANTuesday, CATHOLIC CHURCH and Friday HOLY 335 TRINITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Elm St., Westfield MA 01085 HOLY TRINITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Communion Prayer Service: 8 MA a.m. Thursday 335 Elm St., Westfield 01085 Rev. René L. Parent, M.S., Pastor 335 Elm St., Westfield MA 01085 Rev. René L. Parent, M.S., Pastor Confession: Saturday 4:15 to 4:45Wainwright p.m. and Sunday 7:30 to Deacon Charles Deacon Wainwright Rev.(413) René568-1506 L.Charles M.S., Pastor 8Parent, a.m. Fax: Phone: (413) 572-2533 Phone:(413) (413) 568-1506 Fax: (413) 572-2533 Phone: 568-1506 Fax: (413) 572-2533 Handicapped accessible Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com Weekend Masses: Weekend Masses:Saturday SaturdayVigil Vigil- 4- 4p.m. p.m. Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil(Polish) - 4CHURCH p.m. Sunday - 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (Polish) 10:30 a.m. HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC Sunday -ROMAN 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m.and Sunday a.m., 8:30 a.m. (Polish) Weekday Monday Thursday 12:10 p.m. 335 Mass: Elm- 7St., Westfield MA 01085 and 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Communion Service: Friday - 12:10 p.m.p.m. Rev. René L.Monday Parent, Pastor Weekday Mass: - M.S., Friday - 12:10 Weekday Mass:568-1506 Monday - Friday -6:30 12:10 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday - -6:30 toto7:30 p.m. Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Phone: (413) Fax: (413) 572-2533 Sacrament Reconciliation: Saturday- Sacrament Reconciliation: Saturday Sacrament ofofofReconciliation: Saturday Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com to 3:45 p.m. appointment 3 to 3:45 p.m. oror appointment 3 to 3:45 p.m. orSaturday bybybyappointment Weekend Masses: Vigil - 4 p.m. Handicapped accessible Handicapped accessible Handicapped accessible Sunday - 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (Polish) and 10:30 a.m. Church WeekdayHope Mass:Community Monday - Friday - 12:10 p.m. 152 South Westfield Street Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday Hills, MA. 01030 3 toFeeding 3:45 p.m. or by appointment 413.786.2445 Handicapped accessible Pastor Brad Peterson Sunday morning worship begins at 10 a.m. Hope Community Church Contemporary 152 worship, oriented messages, from the SouthlifeWestfield Street Bible, nursery and children’s churchMA. available, Feeding Hills, 01030 classes for all ages. Weekly home groups and Bible studies, 413.786.2445 active youth group, special Pastor Brad Peterson activities for families, women, Sunday morning worshipmen, begins at 10 a.m. andlifechildren. Contemporary worship, oriented messages, from the For more information, call the church office 413-786-2445, Bible, nursery and children’s church available, classes for all weekdaysages. between 9 a.m. andgroups noon.and Please a message Weekly home Bibleleave studies, anyyouth othergroup, time. special active Valley Community and Agawam Church of The activitiesChurch for families, men, women, Bible merged May 2010 toand become Hope Community Church children. For more information, call the church office 413-786-2445, Huntington Evangelical Church Huntington Church weekdays between 9 a.m.Evangelical and noon. Please leave a message 22 Russell Russell Road, Huntington, 17 Road, Huntington, MA any other time. MA 01050 Rev. Charles 01050 Valley Community Church and Cinelli Agawam Church of The Rev. L. Charles Cinelli, Pastor Phone (413) 667-5774 Bible merged May 2010 to become Hope Community Church - (413) 667-5774 Sundays - Phone Adult Sunday School - 9 a.m., Sanctuary; Sunday Worship - 9:00 am during theChurch Worship Service - 10:15 a.m.;Evangelical Sanctuary; Children’s Huntington Church summer months &during 10:00 am following 10:15 a.m., (downstairs second half 01050 service). 22 Russell Road, Huntington, MA LaborBible DayStudy - 9:30 a.m. Mondays - Rev. Ladies Charles Cinelli Church downstairs TuesdaysChildren's - Women’s Guild, 2nd Tuesday of every Phone -service (413)the667-5774 during the except monthSundays in Chapel on the Green; Ladies (all but - Adult the Sunday Schoolmonths. - 9Bible a.m.,Study, Sanctuary; during summer second Tuesday), Worship Service - 10:15 a.m.; Sanctuary; Children’s Church 7 p.m., Chapel on the Green. 10:15 a.m., (downstairs during second half service). Mondays - Ladies Bible Study - 9:30 a.m. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Tuesdays - Women’s Guild, the 2nd Tuesday of every Southwick MAStudy, 01085(all but month in117 Chapel on the Road, Green;Westfield, Ladies Bible Phone 568-1780 second(413) Tuesday), English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 7 p.m., Chapel on the Green.p.m.; Sunday 10-11:46 a.m. & 1-2:45 p.m. Russian: - 7-8:45Witnesses p.m.; Kingdom HallTuesday of Jehovah’s Saturday 4-5:45 p.m. MA 01085 117 Southwick Road, Westfield, Phone (413) 568-1780 Montgomery Community Church English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Sunday Main Road-Montgomery, MA 10-11:46 a.m. & 1-2:45 p.m. PastorTuesday Howard- 7-8:45 R. Noep.m.; Russian: PhoneSaturday - (413) 862-3284 Office 4-5:45 p.m. Nondenominational Services every Sunday 9-10 a.m., with CoffeeCommunity FellowshipChurch Montgomery following all services. MA Main Road-Montgomery, Weekly Men and Women’s Pastor Howard R. NoeBible PhoneStudies - (413) available. 862-3284 Office Nondenominational Services every Sunday 9-10 a.m., Mountain View Fellowship Baptist Church with Coffee 310 Apremont Way following all services. 01040 Bible WeeklyHolyoke, Men andMA Women’s Pastor Chadavailable. E. Correia Studies 413-532-0381 Email: http://www.mvbaptist.com Mountain View Baptist Church Sunday Morning Worship - Way 8:30 & 11 a.m. 310 Apremont Sunday School & Adult Holyoke, MA Study 01040- 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Pastor Chad E. Meeting Correia & Bible413-532-0381 Study - 7 p.m. Thursday - Visitation & Soul Winning Email: http://www.mvbaptist.com p.m.- 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday Morning- 6:30 Worship Saturday Sunday School -&Buss AdultCalling Study -&10 a.m. Soul Winning - 10Meeting a.m. & Wednesday Prayer Bible Study - 7 p.m. New Life Christian Center Thursday - Visitation & Soul Winning 157 Dartmouth - 6:30 p.m.Street Westfield, MA Calling 01085 & Saturday - Buss Senior Pastor. Wayne Hartsgrove Soul Rev. Winning - 10 D. a.m. Phone (413) 568-1588 Sunday School 9:15 am New Life Christian Center Sunday Service 10:30 am 157 Dartmouth Street Family Night on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm Westfield, MA 01085 Youth NightRev. is Fridays 6:30 pm Senior Pastor. WayneatD. Hartsgrove Life GroupsPhone every other (413)Thursday 568-1588at 6:30 pm and every otherSchool Sunday at am 6:00 pm Sunday 9:15 Sunday Service 10:30 am Center FamilyNew NightLife on Worship Wednesdays at 6:30 pm Street Youth 118 NightMeadow is Fridays at 6:30 pm Westfield, MA 01085 Life Groups every other Thursday at 6:30 pm and every 413-562-0344 other Sunday at 6:00 pm http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org Pastor C. Pelkey New LifeGene Worship Center Sundays a.m. - Worship 118- 10 Meadow Street and Sunday School. Westfield, MA 01085 Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. 413-562-0344 Men’s and Ladies prayer groups http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org (call for schedules) Pastor Gene C. Pelkey Changed- Into His Image Class Sundays 10 a.m. - Worship and (call for schedules) Sunday School. Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. Our Lady of the Sacrament Men’s andBlessed Ladies prayer groupsParish 127 Road (callHolyoke for schedules) Westfield, MAImage 01085Class Changed Into His Mailing Address: (call for schedules) P.O. Box 489 Westfield, MA 01086-0489 Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish Pastor: 127 Rev.Holyoke Daniel S. Pacholec Road Deacon PaulMAFederici Westfield, 01085 Deacon Briere MailingPaul Address: Pastoral Minister: P.O. BoxMary 489 Federici Parish/Religious Education (413) 562-3450 Westfield, MA Office: 01086-0489 ParishRev. Fax: Daniel (413) 562-9875 Pastor: S. Pacholec www.diospringfield.org/olbs Deacon Paul Federici Mass Schedule: Deacon Paul Briere Saturday: 4 p.m. (Vigil) Pastoral Minister: Mary Federici Sunday: 7, 8:30, 11 a.m. Parish/Religious Education Office: (413) 562-3450 Monday-Wednesday: a.m. (413) Communion Service Thursday Parish7 Fax: 562-9875 & Friday: 7 a.m. www.diospringfield.org/olbs Saturday: 8 a.m. Miraculous Medal Novena Mass Schedule: Confession: Saturday 3:153:45 p.m. Saturday: 4 p.m. (Vigil) Handicapped accessible. Sunday: 7, 8:30, 11 a.m. Monday-Wednesday: 7 a.m. Communion Service Thursday Our Lady of the7Lake & Friday: a.m. Church Pasture Road Saturday: Sheep 8 a.m. Miraculous Medal Novena Southwick, MA 3:15010773:45 p.m. Confession: Saturday ParishHandicapped Pastoral/Administrative accessible.Staff Pastor: Rev. Henry L. Dorsch 569-0161 Deacon: Rev. Mr. David Przybylowski Our Lady of the Lake Church Religious Education: Lynda Daniele Sheep Pasture Road 569-0162 Administrative secretary: Southwick, MA 01077 JoannePastoral/Administrative Campagnari - 569-0161 Parish Staff Office Hours: Mon.-Wed.: 8:30569-0161 - 3:30; Pastor: Rev. Henry L. Dorsch Thurs. 8:30-noon Deacon: Rev. Mr. David Przybylowski Office, household assistant Religious Education: Lynda Danieleand 569-0162 Administrative secretary: Joanne Campagnari - 569-0161 Office Hours: Mon.-Wed.: 8:30 - 3:30; Thurs. 8:30-noon Office, household assistant and
Sacristan: Stella Onyski
MASS SCHEDULE St. Joseph’s Polish Email your notices of religious events listings to pressrelease@thewestfieldnews.com Sat. 5 p.m. (vigil), Sun., and 8, National Catholic Church
10 a.m. and 7 p.m. 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 a.m. Social Center: Clinton Avenue Wednesday 7 p.m. Father Sr. Joseph Soltysiak, Pastor Sacristan: Stella4:15-4:45; Onyski Wed. before 7 St.Joseph National Church Penance/confession: Saturdays Phone - (413) 562-4403 MASS St. Joseph’s PolishMA 0185 p.m. Mass and SCHEDULE by appointment. 73Email Main -Street, Westfield, Soltysiak@comcast.net Sat. 5 p.m. (vigil), Sun., 8, National Catholic Church Baptisms: Sundays at 11:15 a.m. Arrange with Pastor and Social Fax Center: Clinton Avenue - (413) 562-4403 10 a.m. and 7is p.m. 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 a pre- Baptism meeting scheduled. Father Sr. Joseph Pastor Weekdays:Arrangements Monday, Tuesday, Saturday 8:30 prior a.m. Sunday Masses - 8 Soltysiak, a.m. andAvenue 10:30 a.m. Social Center: Clinton Marriage: shouldFriday, be made with pastor Phone (413) 562-4403 Wednesday 7 p.m. Summer Schedule a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Father Sr. Joseph- 8Soltysiak, Pastor to any reception arrangements as early as one year in Email Soltysiak@comcast.net Penance/confession: Saturdays 4:15-4:45; Wed. before 7 SundayPhone School- -(413) a.m., social center 562-4403 advance Fax - (413)9 562-4403 p.m. Mass and by appointment. Catechism Classes: Monday evenings Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: Email - Soltysiak@comcast.net Mass: 4:00 Baptisms: Sundays 11:159 a.m. Arrange Daily andSaturday Holy Masses as pm announced 1st atFriday a.m.-5 p.m. with Pastor and Fax Day - (413) 562-4403 Mass: am a pre- Marian BaptismCenacle meetingofisPrayer: scheduled. For moreSunday information & 9:00 links: PNCC.org Sunday Masses - 8 a.m. andSocial 10:30 a.m. Marriage: Arrangements should be made with pastor prior Sunday School: 10am--at the Center Saturdays 7:30-8:30 Summer Schedule - 8Evening a.m. & 10:30 a.m. to any reception arrangements as Thursdays early as one year in Catechism-Monday classes Charismatic Prayer Meeting: 7 p.m. St. Mary’s Church Sunday School 9 a.m., social center advance Daily and Holy Day- Masses as MA announced St. Jude Novena after 30 Bartlett Street, Westfield, 01085 Classes:&Monday evenings Exposition of Blessed ForCatechism more information links: PNCC.org Wednesday 7 p.m.Sacrament: Mass - (413) 562-5477 Daily andPhone Holy Day Masses as announced 1st Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Miraculous Medal Novena after http://www.St.MarysofWestfield.com Marian Cenacle of Mass Prayer: For more information & links: PNCC.org Tuesday morning Rev. Frank Lawlor - Administrator 7:30-8:30 Chapel of Saturdays Divine Mercy, Litany, Rosary, Rev. Christopher Parochial Vicar Charismatic Prayer Meeting: Thursdays 7 p.m. St. Fedoryshyn, Mary’s Church Friday 3-3:34 St. Judevisits. Novena aftercall rectory Daniel Brunton, in Residence 30Rev. Bartlett Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Home and hospital Please 7 p.m. Mass Deacon- (413) Pedro562-5477 Rivera Phone Anointing Wednesday of the Sick. Please call the pastor Miraculous Medal Novena after Deacon Roger Carrier Prayer Line: for special intentions. http://www.St.MarysofWestfield.com Tuesday Mass Weekday Monday-Friday, Call Marianmorning at 569-6244 Rev. Mass Frank -Lawlor - Administrator Pastor 8:30 a.m. Chapel DivineTuesdays Mercy, Litany, Rosary, p.m. Holy Day Masses - 64Rev. on the eveParochial before, 8:30 a.m. & BibleofStudy: 9:15 a.m. Ryan Sliwa Rev. Christopher Fedoryshyn, Vicar Friday 3-3:34 at rectory meeting room 6:15 p.m. (bilingual) Confessions Rev. Daniel Brunton, in Residence Home and hospital visits. Please call rectory Saturdays,Deacon 2:30-3:30 p.m.Rivera (lower church) Pedro Anointing of the Sick. Please call Church the pastor Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Saturday Mass - Carrier 4 p.m. Deacon Roger Prayer Line: for special intentions. 605 Salmon Street, SundayMass Mass- Monday-Friday, - 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m. Weekday 8:30 a.m. Call MarianBrook at 569-6244 Route 10 Study: and 202, Granby,9:15 CT a.m. 06035 p.m.11:30 a.m. 64and p.m. Holy Day Masses -6:15 on the eve before, 8:30 a.m. & Bible Tuesdays Rev. atDennis Pastor All Masses are in theConfessions upper church,rectoryAnderson, meeting room 6:15 p.m. (bilingual) Phone: (860) 653-3800 the 11:30 a.m. isp.m. in Spanish Confessions - Saturdays, 2:30-3:30 (lower church) Fax: (860) 653-9984 Handicapped accessible, Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Church Saturday Mass -elevator 4 p.m. located Handicap to the right of -the mainand entrance. 605 SalmonAccessible. Brook Street, Sunday Mass 7, 8:30 10 a.m. Schedule:Route Sunday10School - 9 am, AdultCT - Youth - Children. Adoration and and Benediction - Wednesdays, and 202, Granby, 06035 11:30 a.m. Sunday PraiseRev. and Dennis WorshipAnderson, - 10:30 a.m., Infant and toddler a.m.-6 p.m. Pastor All Masses9are in the upper church, care available. St. Mary’s Elementary (Pre-K-8) Phone: (860) 653-3800 the 11:30 a.m. isSchool in Spanish Men’s Group Fellowship - 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the 568-2388 Fax: Breakfast (860) 653-9984 Handicapped(413) accessible, elevator located 2nd Saturday each month. St. Mary’s Highright School (413) 568-5692 HandicapofAccessible. to the of the(9-12) main- entrance. CallSunday for a Youth Group schedule events. Office of Religious Education - (413) 568-1127 Schedule: School - 9 am, Adult -ofYouth - Children. Adoration and Benediction Wednesdays, visit us- 10:30 on thea.m., web Infant at: and toddler St. Vincent de9Paul outreach Sunday PraiseYou andcan Worship a.m.-6 p.m. to the poor http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org. and needy - (413)School 568-5619 care available. St. Mary’s Elementary (Pre-K-8) Men’s GroupPioneer Fellowship Breakfast - 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the Valley Assembly of God (413) 568-2388 Pioneer Valley of Assembly of God St. High PeterSchool & St. Casimir Parish568-5692 2nd Huntington, Saturday each month. MA 01050 St. Mary’s (9-12) - (413) 01050 of events. 22 State Street- (413) 568-1127 Call for aHuntington, Youth GroupMA schedule Rev. Chuck Vanasse Office of Religious Education Rev. Westfield, 01085to the poor - Toby (413) 667-3196 YouPhone can visit us onQuirk the web at: St. Vincent de Paul MA outreach Phone (413)- Service 667-3196 Sunday - 10:30 -a.m. of Worship Rev. Wallis, Pastor http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org. andWilliam needy -H.(413) 568-5619 Sunday 10 a.m. Service of Worship Weekly BibleValley Study.Assembly Call for information. Parish Office - 413-568-5421 Pioneer of God Weekly Bible Study. Call for information. DailyParish Pioneer Valley Assembly of God St. Mass Peter schedule & St. Casimir Huntington, MA 01050 Pioneer Valley Baptist Church Mon.-Thurs. 7:15 a.m. Huntington, MA 01050 22 State -Street Rev. Chuck Vanasse 265 Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Saturday Mass 4 p.m. Rev.- Toby Westfield, MA- 01085 Phone (413) Quirk 667-3196 (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Saturday - 3 p.m.Pastor - 3:30 p.m. -a.m. (413) 667-3196 Sunday Phone - 10:30 - Service of Worship Rev.Confessions William H. Wallis, Phone (413) 562-3376 Sunday Mass8:30- a.m. & 10:30 a.m. SundayBible - 10 a.m. - Service Worship Weekly Study. Call for of information. Parish Office 413-568-5421 Pastor James Montoro Weekly Bible Study. Call for information. Mass schedule Daily Sunday School – 9:30Valley a.m.; Sunday Temple Beth El a.m. Pioneer BaptistService Church– 10:30 a.m. Mon.-Thurs. - 7:15 and 6265 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus WorshipMass Services Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Saturday - 4 p.m. transportation for those in need of transportation. SundayConfessions - Thursday Evening, p.m.p.m. (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Saturday - 3 p.m. -73:30 Just call- us(413) at 562-3376. p.m. Phone 562-3376 SundayFriday Mass-evening, 8:30 a.m.6 & 10:30 a.m. Saturday evening, 5 p.m. Pastor James Montoro Psalms Monday-Friday Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Springs Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m. Templemorning, Beth El 7 a.m. Deliverance Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday ServiceMinistries – 7 p.m. We provide bus Worship Services 141 Meadow MA 01085 and Holiday transportation for Street, those inWestfield, need of transportation. SundaySunday - Thursday Evening, 7 p.m. Phone morning, 8 a.m. Ongoing Just call- (413) us at 568-1612 562-3376. Friday evening, 6 p.m. Pastor Sharon Ingram Monday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), Saturday evening, 5 p.m. Sunday School - 10 a.m. 3:15 p.m. Psalms Springs Monday-Friday morning, 7 a.m. SundayDeliverance Morning Worship - 11 a.m. Tuesday afternoons - B’Yachad (Hebrew High School) 6:30 Ministries Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays - Childrens reading hour, MA 5 to 01085 6 p.m. with p.m.;Sunday Parshatand haHoliday Shove 141 Meadow Street, Westfield, Pastor, 4 to 10 years old. study group, 7:30 p.m. Phone - (413) 568-1612 morning, 8 a.m. Ongoing Wednesday Evening - 7 p.m. - Bible Study & Deliverance Wednesday afternoons - Learning (Religious Pastor Sharon Ingram Monday afternoons - Learning CenterCenter (Religious School), School), SundayService School - 10 a.m. 3:153:15 p.m.p.m.; Friday - Y.E.S. - Youth Excellence Services, 13 years old Youth Chorale, 5:15 p.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11 a.m. Tuesday afternoons - B’Yachad (Hebrew High School) 6:30 andreading up. Thursday BoyShove Scout Troop Wednesdays - Childrens hour, 5 to 6 p.m. with p.m.;evenings Parshat-ha #32 meets at 7:30 p.m. Pastor, 4 to 10 years old. study group, Russell-Community Friday mornings - “Exploring Prayers” Wednesday Evening 7 p.m. - BibleChurch Study & Deliverance Wednesday afternoons - Learningour Center (Religious Main Street, Russell 01071 with Rabbi, a.m. Service School), 3:157p.m.; Jimmy Metcalf,Services, Pastor 13 years old Friday - Y.E.S.Rev. - Youth Excellence Youth Chorale, 5:15 p.m. Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday Unitarian Universalist Society andSchool, up. all ages - Fellowship, Thursday evenings - Boy Scout Troop parsonage; 10 a.m. - Family Worship; 6 p.m. - Youth of Greater #32 meets Springfield at 7:30 p.m. Fellowship, parsonage. 245 Friday Portermornings Lake Drive, Springfield, MA 01106 Russell Community Church - “Exploring our Prayers” Tuesday - 7 Main p.m. -Street, AA Meeting; Re. Jason Minister RussellFamily 01071Bible Class, with Seymour, Rabbi, 7 a.m. parsonage. http://uuspringfield.org Rev. Jimmy Metcalf, Pastor Wednesday - 9- a.m. - Women’s phoneUniversalist 413 736-2324 Sunday - 9 a.m. Sunday School, Prayer all agesFellowship, - Fellowship, Unitarian Society parsonage. Handicap parsonage; 10 a.m. - Family Worship; 6 p.m. - Youth of Greateraccessible Springfield Friday - 7:30 p.m. - AA Meeting. Sunday 9:30am 11am Worship Services, Fellowship, parsonage. 245 Porter Lake and Drive, Springfield, MA 01106 Religious and nursery for children, Tuesday - 7 p.m. - AA Meeting; Family Bible Class, Re.Education Jason Seymour, Minister St. John’sparsonage. Lutheran Church Wednesday 5:30 pm Soulful Suppers http://uuspringfield.org 60 Broad StreetPrayer Fellowship, Thursday 7PM413 Choir Rehearsals Wednesday - 9 a.m. - Women’s phone 736-2324 Westfield, MA 01085 Monthly Unity House Concerts. parsonage. Handicap accessible Phone - (413) Check Page. Services, Friday - 7:30 p.m. 568-1417 - AA Meeting. 15 our Sunday 9:30am andFacebook 11am Worship http://stjohnswestfield.com Religious Education and nursery for children, Pastor Christopher A. Church Hazzard St. John’s Lutheran Wednesday 5:30 pm Soulful Suppers Sunday - Adult Bible60Study andStreet Summer Sunday School Broad United7PM Church ofRehearsals Christ Thursday Choir (Preschool High School) 8:45 A.M. Westfield, MA 01085 Second Church MonthlyCongregational Unity House Concerts. Sunday Worship 10 A.M. Phone - (413) 568-1417 Rev. Rosemary Interim Check ourDawson, Facebook Page.Pastor Tune in to the taped broadcast of our Worship Service over http://stjohnswestfield.com 487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814, WHYN (.560 on your AMChristopher radio dial) at 7:30 on Sunday morning. Pastor A. Hazzard Westfield, MA 01086 Sunday - Adult Bible Study and Summer Sunday School http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org United Church of Christ Living Hope Church (Preschool - High School) 8:45 A.M. E-mail:Second office@secondchurchwestfield.org Congregational Church Pastor Dan Valeri Sunday Worship 10 A.M. OfficeRev. hours: TuesdayDawson, – Friday,Interim 9 a.m. Pastor to 12 noon, Rosemary 267broadcast College Highway Tune in to the taped of our Worship Service over Closed Monday. 487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814, WHYN (.560 on yourSouthwick, AM radio dial)MA at 01077 7:30 on Sunday morning. Phone - (413)MA 568-7557 Westfield, 01086 413-569-1882 Sunday - http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org 10 a.m., Worship Service and Sunday School for Living Hope Church HopeChurch for everyday living! Living -Hope preschool through high school. E-mail: office@secondchurchwestfield.org We are a church that proclaims a message of hope and Pastor Dan Valeri Sunday evening– -Friday, Youth Program. Office hours: Tuesday 9 a.m. to 12 noon, healing for the hurts problems of everyday life 267 and College Highway Closed Monday. through theSouthwick, message of MAJesus 01077Christ... Phone - (413) 568-7557 info@livinghopechurchag.org 413-569-1882 Westfield Sunday - 10 a.m., WorshipAlliance ServiceChurch and Sunday School for Service -time: Living Hope Church Hope10forAM everyday living! 297 Russell Westfield, MA 01085 preschoolRoad, through high school. Thursday Family Night 6:30pm of hope and We are a church that proclaims a message Rev. Jordan Sunday eveningGreeley, - Youth Pastor Program. Officeforhours - Monand through Thursof9:30am-4pm healing the hurts problems everyday life Phone - (413) 568-3572 through the message of Jesus Christ... Sunday - 9:30 a.m. - Bible Life a.m. for all ages, nursery Southwick Community info@livinghopechurchag.org care provided; 11 a.m. - Worship and the Word; 6 p.m - eveWestfield Alliance Church Episcopal Church Service time: 10 AM service. 297 Russellning Road, Westfield, MA 01085 660 College Thursday FamilyHighway Night 6:30pm Rev. Jordan Greeley, Pastor MA 01077 Office hoursSouthwick, - Mon through Thurs 9:30am-4pm Phone - (413) 568-3572 Phone: 569-9650 Word- Bible of Grace Church Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Life a.m. for all ages, nursery http://www.southwickchurch.com Southwick Community of- Worship Pioneerand Valley care provided; 11 a.m. the Word; 6 p.m - eveRev. J.Episcopal Taylor Albright, ChurchPastor 848 North Road, Route 202 ning service. Saturday Evening Worship Service 5 p.m. 660 College Highway Westfield, MA 01085 SundaysSouthwick, 9:30 AM, Service that blend MA 01077 (413) 572-3054 contemporaryPhone: worship569-9650 with traditional liturgy Email:office@wordgrace.us Word of Grace Church and a family-friendly atmosphere http://www.southwickchurch.com http://www.wordgrace.us of Pioneer Valley KidZone: children’s ministry Rev.Childcare J. Taylorand Albright, Pastor Chet Marshall, Senior Pastor 848 North Road, Route 202 during the service Saturday Evening Worship Service 5 p.m. SundayWestfield, Morning Service: 10 a.m. MA 01085 Sign 9:30 Language Interpreted Sundays AM, Service that blend Sunday evening, 6 p.m. (413) 572-3054 Handicapped Accessible contemporary worship with traditional liturgy Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Email:office@wordgrace.us Women’s Thursdaysatmosphere 9:30 to 11 a.m. and Group: a family-friendly http://www.wordgrace.us Good coffee, and fellowship andministry KidZone: Childcare children’s Chet Marshall, Senior Pastor light-weightduring discussion of faith issues. the service Westfield Free10 Church Sunday Evangelical Morning Service: a.m. provided. SignChildcare Language Interpreted 568 Southwick Road, Westfield, Sunday evening, 6 p.m.MA 01085 Handicapped Accessible Rev. David K.evening, Young, Pastor Wednesday 7 p.m. Southwick Congregational Women’s Group: Thursdays 9:30Church to 11 a.m. Southwick Congregational Church, Phone - (413) 562-1504 Unitedcoffee, Church of Christ UCC Good fellowship and Sunday – 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, 488 College Highway, P.O. Box 260, 488light-weight College Highway, 260 discussion P.O. of faithBox issues. childcare available; 8:45 a.m. Free - Sunday School. Westfield Evangelical Church Southwick, MA 01077 Southwick, 01077 Childcare MA provided. WednesdayRoad, - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. 568 Southwick Westfield, MA 01085 Phone: 413-569-6362, Administrative Assistant: Minister Bart Cochran p.m. Pastor Rev. Friday David -K.6:30 Young, email: Southwickucc@gmail.com Phone - (413) 569-6362Church Southwick Congregational Awana Program. Southwick Congregational Church, PhoneChildren’s - (413) 562-1504 Website: www.Southwickucc.org email:swkucc@verizon.net United Church UCC of Christ Sunday – 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, Minister - Rev. Bart D. Cochran Sunday 488College College Highway, P.O. 488 Highway, P.O.Box Box260, 260 childcare available; 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School. Music Roberta Kowal 10 AM Worship Service – Southwick, MA MA 01077 01077 Southwick, West Springfield Church of Study. Christ Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Bible Administrative Assistant - Elaina Lempke Open Pantry Sunday Phone: 413-569-6362, Administrative Assistant: Minister Bart Cochran 61 Upper Street, Friday Church - 6:30 p.m. Sunday Minister – Rev. Bart D. Cochran. email: Southwickucc@gmail.com Phone - (413) 569-6362 West Springfield, 01089 Awana Children’sMA Program. 10 AM –Worship Service Music The Voice Choir Website: www.Southwickucc.org email:swkucc@verizon.net Phone - (413) 736-1006 Nursery Available MinisterNursery - Rev. Bart D. Cochran Available Sunday Sunday - 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Worship Service; 9:30 10:15 AM Sunday School/Youth Music - Roberta Kowal– 10:15 Church School AMAM Worship a.m. - Bible Church Study. of Christ Group10 every 2nd andService 4th Sunday West Springfield Administrative Assistant Elaina Lempke Lyn Casey, Office Admin. M-F 9-1 11 AM Coffee Hour Open Wednesday - 7Church p.m., Bible Study. 11 AMPantry CoffeeSunday Hour 61 Upper Street, Sunday 3:30 PM O.A. Meeting Minister – Rev. Bart D. Cochran. 3:30 PM O.A. Meeting West Springfield, MA 01089 10 AM –Worship Service Tuesday Music The Voice Choir Tuesday Phone - (413) 736-1006 Nursery Available 6:30 PMScouts Bell Choir Nursery Available 6 PM Church Sunday - 10:30 Wyben a.m. andUnion 6 p.m., Worship Service; 9:30 10:15 AM Sunday School/Youth 7 PM Scouts 6:30 PMBoy Bell Choir 10:15 AM Church School An Interdenominational a.m. - Bible Study. Church Group every 2nd and 4th Sunday Wednesday Wednesday 11 AM Coffee Hour 678 Montgomery Westfield, MA 01085 WednesdayRoad, - 7 p.m., Bible Study. 11 AM Coffee Hour 9-1 Henrietta’s Thrift ShopOpen – open 9-1PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop 3:30 PMO.A. O.A. Meeting Phone - (413) 568-6473 3:30 PM Meeting PM Adult Choir Rehearsal 7 7PM Adult Choir Rehearsal Tuesday Rev. George Karl, Pastor Tuesday Thursday Thursday 6:30 PMScouts Bell Choir Sunday Worship Sunday 6Scouts PM Wyben Unionand Church 6:30 PM Meeting Mid-Week Service 6:30 PM T.O.P.S. 7 PM Boy Scouts School at 10 a.m. Church 6:30 PM Bell Choir An Interdenominational Friday Friday Wednesday Wednesday Summer Worship at 9:30amMA 01085 678 Montgomery Road, Westfield, 9-1 Henrietta’s Thrift Shop 9-1 Henrietta’s Thrift Shop ––open 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift ShopOpen open 9-1PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open Nursery Available Phone - (413) 568-6473 6 6PM O.A. Meeting PM O.A. 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LIVESTRONG at the YMCA The YMCA of Greater Westfield is committed to serving individuals and their families living with, through and beyond cancer. LIVESTRONG at the YMCA is a free 12-week exercise program for adult cancer survivors who are currently in or have completed treatment and are physically deconditioned. Developed by Stanford University, this specially designed program has proven to help survivors regain strength, overcome fatigue, and enhance functional ability to do everyday tasks. Beginning September 19th, the class will meet twice a week, for 12 weeks on Tuesday & Thursday; 3:30AM-5PM to strength train and improve cardiovascular function. Currently enrolling for the fall, space is limited. For more information, visit www.westfieldymca.org or contact: Cindy Agan, Health & Wellness Director, at the YMCA of Greater Westfield 1.413.568.8631 or cagan@westfieldymca.org
50th Reunion Announced for Tech High Class of 1967 Technical High – Springfield, MA, Class of 1967 will hold its 50th Class Reunion from September 29 to October 1, 2017. A full weekend of exciting activities are being planned for this significant milestone with a dinner banquet and live entertainment set for Saturday evening September 30 at the Sheraton Monarch Place Hotel in Springfield, MA. If anyone is aware of classmates who may not have heard about the reunion, either send us their name and contact info or have them email Carolyn or Pam and the Reunion Committee will follow through. Names and information should be emailed to 1967Tech50th@gmail.com
1st Annual LobsterFest SOUTHWICK — Southwick Congregational Church will host their First Annual LobsterFest on Saturday July 29, 2017. The menu will include boiled lobster with drawn butter, corn on the cob, baked potato, bread and butter, coleslaw, and a homemade brownie. Orders are for take-out only and reservations must be prepaid. Please indicate which time slot you will be picking up your order: 5:00, 5:30, 6:00 or 6:30 P.M. when paying for your reservation. Cost is $20. Southwick Congregational Church, 488 College Highway, PO Box 260, Southwick, MA, 10177. Please contact the Church office for more information (413) 569-6362.
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Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce 40th Annual Pancake Breakfast Please join us for our 40th Annual Pancake Breakfast on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at South Middle School, 30 West Silver Street in Westfield, MA. This is a community event. The event is held from 7 to 11 a.m. Tickets are $6 for Adults, $5 for Seniors and $3 for kids under 12. You may purchase tickets at the event or by visiting our website at:www.westfieldbiz.org. Attractions include: bounce house, face painting, fire engine, music, live broadcast with WSKB 89.5 FM, vendor bingo – win a $50 restaurant gift card. Vendor tables are available: $75 for Chamber Members, $100 for NonChamber Members (you must provide your own table). Thank you to our sponsors: Premium Event Sponsor: Baystate Noble Health; Youth Camp Sponsor: MedExpress Urgent Care; Sausage Sponsor: BMC HealthNet Plan; Media Sponsors: BusinessWest, The Westfield News; Placemat Sponsor: Appalachian Press; Ticket Sponsor: Puffer Printing; Coffee Sponsor: Dunkin Donuts; Mayor Brian Sullivan. For more information, to volunteer and/or reserve a tabletop, please call Pam at the Chamber at 413.568.1618.
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will be saving energy and using upgraded technology, which is what’s behind Green Communities in the first place,” Sullivan said. The projects that are targeted will include “energy conservation measures in municipal facilities,” including North Middle, Munger Hill, Paper Mill, South Middle, Westfield High and Westfield Technical Academy Schools, Twiss Street garage for the Department of Public Works, Westfield Fire Department headquarters and the Head Start building. Measures include interior lighting retrofits, weatherization, steam traps and walk-in cooler/freezer controls. In addition, an electric vehicle will be purchased. Sullivan said that the electric vehicle will take additional money to purchase, as well as money for a charge station. It is estimated for the vehicle to cost about $35,000, with $23,000 coming from the Green Communities grant. The city is pursuing additional grant money through the Massachusetts
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Department of Environmental Protection to cover the vehicle costs, while the charge station installment and cost is being investigated by the city. According to Sullivan, the two projects that are the highest current priority are the electric vehicle and lighting at Westfield High School, specifically in the pool and the gymnasium. Sullivan said that the grant money, once utilized for the projects, will save the city money and will open it to additional grants. “Basically, every project that we are doing will save us money over the long haul. The car, the lights, the upgrades,” he said. “As long as we are in good standing and completing the projects that we apply for, this will open up for other opportunities in the future,” he added.
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Fiber,” Sullivan said. “It’s a simple solution that will bring dividends as we move forward with technology,” he added. Sullivan said they are developing a mutual agreement with WCF to lower the costs. He also said this would allow the city, schools and WCF to take advantage of some opportunities that WCF has brought forward. John Leary, Chief Information Officer with Westfield Gas & Electric and WCF said the thought was to use the existing infrastructure to bring internet services. “This particular option, using the 10 gig ring, was the best option for the city. Comcast wasn’t proposing becoming part of the 10-gig ring,” Leary said. He said while the current proposal is looking for 1 gig of internet, “if future demands are such that more than 1 gig is required, we could certainly provide more band width. The connection is already there. All we have to do is add to the gigs,” Leary said. Ward 5 Councilor Robert A. Paul, Sr., who formerly served as a Westfield Gas & Electric Commissioner, was also involved in the negotiation.
“Whip City Fiber is probably the highest performing fiber technology in the region. We’re fortunate in the city to have that technology broadly accepted by businesses and residents. Using this technology for schools and city offices is a brilliant use of a technology that all of us as residents have invested in,” Paul said. Sullivan said the technology is being tested “as we speak,” with both WCF and Comcast running internet to the city. “Right now, we’re going month to month with Comcast while we analyze these other options,” he said. The funding request for $30,600 for one year of internet services approved by the City Council on Thursday was for Whip City Fiber, the Mayor said. Chief Procurement officer Tammy Tefft also acknowledged that the city is currently month to month with Comcast while they are working with G&E on the Intergovernmental Agreement for internet to the city.
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proposed overhaul of the marijuana law. House Speaker Robert DeLeo suspended talks earlier this week, saying he wanted lawmakers to focus on budget talks. Another item that failed to make it into the final spending plan was a proposal by Baker to impose the state’s hotel tax on Massachusetts property owners who rent out rooms for more than 150 days a year using online lodging services like Airbnb. The tax could resurface, however, as part of a broader plan to regulate the industry that is now being crafted by another legislative committee. The 327-page budget document was filed on Friday morning, giving rank and file members only a matter of hours to review it before scheduled up-or-down votes in both chambers. Senate budget officials say the plan projects tax revenues to grow at just 1.4 percent, down from a previous estimate of 3.9 percent growth. Baker will have 10 days to review and sign the budget and issue any line-item vetoes. Massachusetts was one of a handful of states that failed to have a new budget in place for the start of the fiscal year. The state avoided the type of rancorous government shutdown seen in other states, such as New Jersey, thanks to an interim $5.2 million budget that was approved last month. Noah Berger, president of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, said the revenue shortfall forced lawmakers to abandon some initiatives they had proposed in earlier versions of the spending plan. “Unfortunately, this budget does not even begin to make the kind of major long-term investments that would improve our economy and quality of life by expanding educational opportunity for all of our young people and enhancing our failing infrastructure,” Berger said in a statement. The organization supports a proposed constitutional amendment, expected to go before voters next year, which would impose an additional 4 percent surtax on any portion of an individual’s annual income that exceeds $1 million. Revenue from the so-called millionaire tax would be earmarked for education and transportation.
Sisters of St. Joseph Golf Tournament Planned Registration is now being accepted for the 21st Annual Sisters of St. Joseph Golf Classic to be held Monday, August 28 at the Springfield Country Club. Morning and afternoon tee times are available to golfers, with shotgun starts at 8:00AM and 1:00PM. The tournament includes lunch and dinner, a silent auction and a raffle. Several levels of sponsorship opportunities are available to businesses and individuals. Proceeds from this event will benefit the care of the retired Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield. For more information, contact Sr. Eleanor Harrington at 413-536-0853.
Morningside Listen at WSKB.org or watch on Comcast Cable CH. 15 •••••••• Mondays •••••••• 6-8 am: Good Monday Morning! with Katherine Bentrewicz & Elli Meyer 8-10am: Owls on the Air with Michael “Buster” McMahon ‘92 •••••••• tuesdays ••••••• 6-8 am: WOW, It’s Tuesday, with Bob Plasse 8-10am: Ken’s Den, with Ken Stomski •••••• Wednesdays ••••• 6-8 am: Wake Up Wed., with Tina Gorman 8-10am: Political Round Table ••••••• thursdays •••••• 6-8 am: The Westfield News Radio Show, with host Patrick Berry 8-9 am: In The Flow with Rob & Joe: Westfield Tech. Academy’s Rob Ollari & Joe Langone 9-10am: Superintendents’ Spotlight with Stefan Czaporowski ••••••••• fridays •••••••• 6-8 am: JP’s Talk about Town, with Jay Pagluica 8-9 am: Arts Beat Radio, with Mark G. Auerbach
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Symphony Orchestra’s concert featuring Kernis, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, conducted by Ken-David Masur. Special thanks to BFMC’s major sponsor, Tanglewood, for hosting and catering the event.The now famous make your own Bloody Mary bar will feature vodka from sponsor, Berkshire Mountain Distillers. The Posh Picnic at Tanglewood will honor acclaimed feature film, commercial and theatrical Production Designer/Art Director, Carl Sprague. Carl is a Berkshire resident whose credits include work with such illustrious directors as Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and Stephen Spielberg. Carl was recently made a new member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This year the winners of the first annual BFMC Short Screenplay Contest will be announced at the Picnic. The contest was open to all amateur filmmakers who live or study in western Mass. The top three prizes include cash awards. Tickets for the Posh Picnic at Tanglewood are $160.00 per person and available through the Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative. For details: call 413-528.4223 or visit www. berkshirefilm.org Since 2009, the Berkshire Film and Media Collaborative (BFMC) has created educational, workforce and production opportunities in Western Massachusetts as a creative economic engine for the region. BFMC offers networking events for industry professionals, develops educational and workforce enrichment courses, acts as a resource for visiting productions, creates jobs within our communities in the film and media industry and provides an on-line production guide and locations database as a resource for filmmakers. BFMC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
The Green Communities grant money was first presented to Westfield officials by state officials in March, which is when this photograph is from. From left to right: Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton, Westfield Mayor Brian Sullivan, Westfield director of facilities Bryan Forrette, Westfield city advancement officer Joe Mitchell, Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Judith Judson.
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Changing lives one bike at a time By ANNIE GENTILE “It was so amazing,” Charland said. Correspondent Before he knew it, his story was getBy day he’s an automotive repair ting not just local coverage but had been technician at the Lyndale Garage in picked up by national news stations as Springfield, and by night he has well, including CNN and Fox News. In worked as a bouncer, but kids in the June, a movie crew came out to film Greater Springfield area know him him as part of a documentary titled “My best as “Bob the Bike Man” – and for Dying Days,” which will air in good reason. December. People Magazine will be Bob Charland, 44, has been repairrunning a story on his efforts in ing and touching up old bicycles here September. and there for the past seven years. It More important were the monetary started with Sister Joyce, his daughdonations as well as other offers that ter’s former guidance counselor at started rolling in, including a free helForest Park Middle School, for whom met from AAA for every donated bike, he would refurbish five to 10 bikes a and bicycle contributions from year for some of the children she Councilman Justin Hurst with the City taught. More recently he refurbished of Springfield. Today, his shop is bulgseveral bikes for Mimi Warendorf Just some of the hundreds of bikes that Bob “The Bike Man” ing at the seams with bikes. O’Neill, who works with kids in the Charland has donated to children in Springfield and other area Charland’s goal is to establish a nontowns. (Photo by Annie Gentile) Springfield school system. profit charitable organization to continue O’Neill was looking for a few tricyhis work after he is gone, and he has Charland had been diagnosed with a neurocles and scooters for pre-school age children, degenerative brain disorder, which he knows started a GoFundMe account called Pedal Thru and not having anything new available, will get progressively worse. He suffered a Youth Startup to raise money to cover the costs Charland found some old trikes from the 1970s minor stroke in 2011 and sometimes experi- involved in establishing a non-profit as well as which he repaired, sandblasted and shined up ences tremors. The diagnosis is terminal. to purchase additional repair equipment. Since nice. And so on Easter Sunday, Charland with the Easter, he has donated bikes to kids living in “When [O’Neill] came to pick up the bikes help of Anouson Souvannasane and Steve homeless shelters who attend Lawrence School and saw them, she started crying when she saw Fopp, two friends on the Chicopee Police in Holyoke, to Kelly Elementary School also in the work I put into them, and she got pretty Department, arrived at a low income housing Holyoke, and to Washington School, DuBarry ecstatic and called 22 News,” said Charland. development in Chicopee to deliver 20 recon- Elementary, and Boland Schools in Springfield. They news crew did a story on the bike dona- ditioned bikes. Charland’s interest in getting new or refurtion, and while he thought it was nice, he didn’t bished bikes into the hands of kids in need “Easter Sunday, if you remember, was a gorgive it much thought again until the reporter at geous day, but when we got there, there wasn’t grew, in part, out of simply being a dad. A the news station told him their story had been a kid in sight,” said Charland. single father, he was granted full custody of his viewed thousands of times and was being When he asked someone outside where daughter when she was 9 years old, and he shared over and over again on Facebook. everyone was, he was told most were inside proceeded to take a very active role in her life. The media coverage got Charland to think- playing video games. He asked that the person That included becoming a Girl Scout leader ing—why stop? Wouldn’t it be a wonderful start knocking on doors and ask the kids to and girls softball coach, and volunteering as an thing if he could get a lot more bikes into the come out and pick out a bike for themselves automotive instructor for students at the Willie hands of a lot more kids, particularly those and in 15 or 20 minutes there were kids all over Ross School for the Deaf in Longmeadow, for whose families might not be able to afford riding their bikes up and down, laughing and in which he has been twice presented the vocathem? It seemed like a great idea, especially some cases crying. tional instructor of the year award. knowing he didn’t have a lot of time left. He’s also served as a government translator
Bob “The Bike Man” Charland is seen repairing one of the hundreds of bikes he has donated to date to children in Springfield and other area towns. (Photo by Annie Gentile)
and has taught English as a second language. It’s all part of the reason the City presented him in June with a Lifetime Achievement Award. “In some ways I can’t believe it. I came from the Adirondack area in New York. I was just a farm boy and now I’m changing kids’ lives. I’m taking kids with not a lot in life and getting them off the couch and active and giving them a chance,” said Charland. “It’s a win-win. “It really makes all the nonsense worth it.”
North Hall Arts Festival announces 2017 season
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The North Hall Arts Festival in Huntington, Mass. announces its 2017 season with twelve public events from late May through September. Presented by the North Hall Association, the performance series is made possible by the Westfield News Group and the Daily Hampshire Gazette, along with support from the arts councils of Chester, Huntington, Montgomery, Russell, Westhampton, and Worthington. In July, there will be an afternoon of Baroque music for Flute, Viola da Gamba and Harpsicord played on historical instruments and featuring works by Telemann, Bach and others. Baroque (and More) Musical Delights will begin at 2 pm on Sunday, July 16. The following weekend, Monica Jakuc Leverett will present Piano Babe in Toyland a concert of classical music,
partly shaded areas. Therefore, zucchini is often grown next to corn. These are called sister crops because the tall corn stalks provide shade. If you live in a place lacking shade, she suggests creating artificial shade for your plants. Be creative. A plastic tarp held up by wooden stakes is just one way to build a shelter for plants that are sensitive to the sun. One helpful tip that Kunz mentioned was to start with a partially grown plant if you’re trying to grow tomatoes in the summer. Tomatoes need to be seed planted at the end of spring, after the last frost, and take time before they’re ready to produce fruit. Most gardening stores will sell the starter tomato plants. They are jokingly referred to as “cheater” plants, but nobody should take shame in using them, especially if an unsuspected frost kills your plants. If you want to get practice growing and harvesting, then grow lettuce. From seed to a head, it can take around two weeks to grow and produce an edible lettuce product. If you love salads then you’ll be amazed at how much you save on trips to the supermarket. “Start easy, start small” said Kunz for first-time gardeners. She advises that you should ask questions of an avid and successful gardener if you’re unsure. The internet is full of gardening tips, but visiting a local gardener will often yield better advice, since soil and climate will be different in every state, town, and neighborhood. Kunz believes that “nature is not lenient,” and with hard work anybody can grow a healthy garden. She says to check for bugs, water your plants daily, and never plant the seeds in dry soil. If the seeds dry out after they start the germination process, they will also die. Another thing to remember is to check the information tags that come with plants and are on seed bags as well. Doing this can save you wasted time or a failed crop. A great way to prevent failure is to plant seeds in groups of three. Kunz reflected on this concept with an anecdote about Native American farmers who did this, and believed that the three seeds they planted were for God, the animals, and the people. This goes to show that old traditions are still passed down in this age of technology, and some things never change. If you feel like investing yourself in a healthy, productive new interest, then growing a garden can be a very rewarding passion to pursue.
performed on both Grand and Toy Pianos. Sunday, July 23 at 2 pm. Works by Kaeza Fearn (A Day in the Life of a Toy Piano), Claude Debussy, Octavio Pinto and others. Jose Gonzalez and Sons. José González returns to North Hall on Sunday, August 6 at 2 pm with a program of Latin, Caribbean and World music. A second Festival theater offering this season follows, with a staged reading of LOVE LETTERS by A. R. Gurney Directed by Mitch Giannunzio and performed by Kenneth Tigar and Margery Shaw. This free event will take place on Sunday, August 20, 2 pm. In September, the popular area pianoclarinet duo Jerry Noble and Bob Sparkman (jazz-swing) returns to North Hall on September 10, Sunday at 2 pm.
The Old Country Road Band ends the season with old-time vintage country and bluegrass on Sunday, September 17 at 2 p.m. Events include two free open-mic music jams, art exhibits, and meet-theartist receptions. Some events are free or by donation. Admission to ticketed events is from $10 to $15 at the door. Student/youth admission is free for all events. All performances take place at Historic North Hall, 40 Searle Road (off Route 66), Huntington. The performance space is wheelchair-accessible and airconditioned. Complete information including a calendar of events with dates, times, and admission costs is posted at www.northhallhuntington.org and Historic North Hall on Facebook. Telephone queries may be directed to North Hall at 413–667-5543.
Sevenars Season Opening Schrade James Family Concert Sunday, July 9 at 4 PM: The Schrade-James Family, Cello, Piano, Solo, Duo The family of Schrades and Jameses brings Sevenars close to its half-century milestone (coming up in 2018 – stay tuned!). The musical family members have attracted a loyal following of audiences and press, whether at Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, throughout the US, Canada, New Zealand, France, Italy, or Fiji, in chamber, solo, and orchestral appearances, and on radio, television, and numerous highly praised recordings. Together, some of them have performed at Sevenars for nearly a half century, and the next generation is taking the music world by storm with new CD’s and other musical ventures! As individuals, they have garnered dozens of awards and accolades and as a family were the first listed on Steinway’s global artists roster (as well as individual listings). Their “agile, intensely musical performances” (N.Y. Times) have reflected their joy of making music as a family through the decades. This program will include works by Bach, Paganini, Brahms, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, William Grant Still, Massenet, Gershwin-Grainger, and others. The performing members include four pianists and a cellist. David James, one of New Zealand’s foremost pianists, who was married to the late Robelyn Schrade-James, will play solo music of Schubert and join cellist son Christopher James in Tchaikovsky and Paganini. David will also join Rorianne in a short piece by William Grant Still (1895-1978), dubbed the “dean of African-American composers.” The music of Still is enjoying an ever-growing reawakening, thanks to the efforts of his daughter, Judith Still, whom Rorianne contacted this season for the music.
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Westfield Homeless Cat Project seeks donations “Kitten Season” is upon us and the Westfield Homeless Cat Project is seeking donations of KMR, canned and dry kitten food, heating pads and discs, kitten nursing bottles, chicken baby food (human) and small pet carriers. Monetary donations and other cat supplies are always appreciated, as well. We are also seeking foster homes for pregnant mothers, kittens and adult cats. If interested, please email Denise @denisesinico@hotmail.com. They’re also collecting gently used household goods and furniture for future tag sales that are held throughout the Summer. These tag sales allow us to generate the funds needed to support the cats and kittens in our care.
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Westfield vs. Worcester Little League Juniors Softball
Westfield’s Carly James leads off the game with a solid single.
Carina Franco stretches out to make the catch at first for the out
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Katie Joyner takes the circle for Westfield in their game against Worcester at Sadie Knox Field.
Katie Joyner makes a great diving play to rob Worcester of a hit up the middle
Carly James makes the catch on a popup at the edge of the outfield.
Katie Joyner smashes a double for Westfield
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SUMMER 2017 SPORTS SCHEDULES Sat., July 8 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT 10-12-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS SEMIFINALS To Be Determined
9-11-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONSHIP Teams/Site/Time TBD
Sun., July 9 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT 7-9-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS
Westfield at Longmeadow, Strople Field, Time TBA 8-10-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONSHIP TBD
WHITE OAK SCHOOL GOLF TOURNAMENT
JUNIOR ALL-STARS Westfield vs. District 8, Site/Time TBD LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL Westfield 10-Year-Olds vs. Easthampton, Sadie Knox, 7 p.m. Westfield 11-Year-Olds at Easthampton, Wilby Field, 6 p.m. Mon., July 10 LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL Westfield 10-Year-Olds at Easthampton, Wilby Field, 6 p.m.
The White Oak School in Westfield held their first golf tournament on Saturday at Shaker Farms Country Club. The proceeds of the event were to assist the sports department of the school. All the members of The White Oak School would like to thank the golfers and their families for the support. Here are the top three finishing teams in the two divisions: Mixed Division (team comprised of men and women): 1st place: J. Daley, A Schindel, M. Mattoon, J. Neves 59 2nd place: B. Daley, B. Daley, T. Sanville,, K. Sanville 65 3rd place: P. Berry, M. Berry, F. Masciadrelli, J. Masciadrelli 66 Mens Division: 1st place: B . Horne, M. Buffoni, M. Lausier, J. Gifford 66 2nd place: A. Gibson, J. Gibson, M. Whitehead, R. Colette 66 3rd place: C. Sagan, B. Clarke, R. Albee, G. Lamy 69
HOLE-IN-ONE Hole In ONE Tekoa Date: 6/27/17 12:44 pm Hole # 16 – 6/27/17 Angelo Masciadrelli Westfield, MA 140 yards – 5 wood 1st Career Hole In One Witnessed by – Frank Kamlowski, Jim Floraski, Rich Meier
SHELL’S TEKOA • TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE RESULTS FROM JULY 5, 2017
1st Place Bob Berniche & Fred Rogers 2nd Place John Kidrick & Erroll Nichols 3rd Place Ed West & Harry Pease 4th Place Ray West & Harpo Czarnecki 5th Place Dick Williams & Ron Sena 6th Place Bill Lawry & Dave Giles 7th Place Jim Johnson & Jim Floraski 8th Place Rich Chistolini & Eric Wilder 9th Place Angelo Masciadrelli & Frank Kamlowski 10th Place Conrad Clendenin & Stu Browning 11th Place Bob McCarthy & Jack Blascak 12th Place John Lucas & Carl Haas 12th Place Harry Thompson & Jeff Guglielmo 13th Place Dave Liberty & Jim French 14th Place Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy 15th Place Butch Rines & Bill Wallinovich 16th Place Skip Couture & Bob Dudas 17th Place Ron Bonyeau & Mike Ripa Low Gross Bill Lawry & Fred Rogers @ 45 Low Net Jim French @ 29 Closest to Pin on 3rd (1st shot) Closest to Pin on 3rd (2nd shot) Closest to Pin on 6th
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Westfield 11-Year-Olds vs. Easthampton, Sadie Knox Field, 7 p.m. Westfield Juniors at District 5, 5:30 p.m. LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME 10-12-YEAR-OLDS TBD 7-9-YEAR-OLDS Westfield vs. Agawam, Paper Mill Field,
Ed Normand Golf League at EMCC STANDINGS WEEK 13 OF 22 6/29/17 121 117 115.5 111.5 111.5 111 105 105 100 89.5 86 68.5 117.5 113 112.5 112 111.5 111.5 104 104 103.5 102.5 101.5 94.5 121.5 116.5 115.5 112.5 109 109 106.5 99.5 97.5 95 92.5 63.5
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Babe Ruth Baseball Playoffs Babe Ruth Baseball State Commissioner Bill Amanti has announced the Babe Ruth Western MA Babe Ruth Baseball State Tournament playoff teams and game schedule. “Games for both the 13 and 14 year olds age groups will be hosted by Greater Westfield Babe Ruth at Bullens Field on July 7th – 11th Mr. Amanti announced”. Winners from both age groups will move on to the Babe Ruth New England Regional Tournaments to be played in Westfield and Trumbull, CT later in July. Games to be played in Westfield will be as follows: Saturday, July 08 – Pool Play 3:00 PM 5:30 PM
Pittsfield 14’s vs. Westfield 14’s Pittsfield 13’s vs. Westfield 13’s
Sunday, July 09 – Pool Play 3:00 PM 5:30 PM
Blackstone Valley 14’s vs. Westfield 14’s Blackstone Valley 13’s vs. Westfield 13’s
Monday, July 10 – Playoff Round 5:00 PM 7:30 PM
Seed 2 13’s vs. Seed 3 13’s Seed 2 14’s vs. Seed 3 14’s
Tuesday, July 11 – Championship Games 5:00 PM 7:30 PM
Winner 14’s vs. Seed 1 14’s Winner 13’s vs. Seed 1 13’s
Greater Westfield Babe Ruth President, Dan Welch is pleased to be able to have these games hosted at Bullens Field. We want to continue to showcase our first class baseball park and our city by inviting these teams to Westfield for the tournament. Westfield Babe Ruth will also be hosting the 13 Year Old New England Regional Tournament in Westfield July 19 – 25. Games for the State Tournament will be free and we want to invite the Westfield baseball community to come out to support the teams for the games noted Dan Welch.
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Amherst vs. Westfield Nationals U12 District Quarterfinals
Anthony Schabowski smashes a 3 run homer to deep right field.
Westfield Nationals sent Cam Lisowski to the mound against Amherst for the District Quarterfinals.
Cody Collins goes yard for another National’s three run homer.
Ethan Porter and Wyatt Baker round the bases ahead on Cody Collins’s homer.
Cam Liskowski calls off the third baseman Ryder Pieczarka and makes the catch on an Amherst popup.
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Pedroia, Bradley Jr., Ramirez homer, Sox beat Rays By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox used the long ball to rebound one day after losing with their ace. Dustin Pedroia, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Hanley Ramirez all homered, Drew Pomeranz won his third consecutive start, and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 on Friday night. Pedroia hit a two-run shot during a four-run third, and Bradley Jr. had a fourth-inning solo drive off Jake Odorizzi (5-4) as Boston took a 5-0 lead. Pedroia’s homer was his third this season and first since May 7. He’s hitting .302. “Being able to turn on a ball like he did, that’s an encouraging sign because while the average has been there, throughout the course of his career he’s been known to have more power,” Boston manager John Farrell said. “So, I think he’s starting to figure some things out after the knee problem.” Ramirez scored his 1,000th run on his ninth-inning solo homer. “We put some hits together and got us a nice lead,” Pedroia said. “We pitched and played defense after that.” Pomeranz (9-4) limited Tampa Bay to two runs over six innings despite allowing six hits and five walks. Steven Souza Jr. hit a solo homer in the seventh for the Rays, who beat Chris Sale and the AL East-leading Red Sox 4-1 in the opener of a four-game series Thursday night. The Rays, third in the division, trail Boston by 5 1/2 games. “The big hit eluded us,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said after his team went 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position and left 10 on base. Odorizzi gave up seven runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings. He has allowed a homer in 13 consecutive appearances, which ties Jesse Chavez of the Los Angeles Angels for the longest streak in the majors this season. Odorizzi has failed to complete six innings in six of his last eight starts. “Just not executing,” Odorizzi said. Wilson Ramos got his 10th RBI over his last six games on a double and Brad Miller added a run-scoring single in the fourth as the Rays got within 5-2. Miller, reinstated from the 10-day disabled list after missing 27 games with a right hip injury, had two hits and drew two walks. The Rays had runners on second and third with one out in the second but ran themselves out of the inning after Mallex Smith bunted. Ramos was thrown out retreating to third base before Miller was tagged out during a rundown between second and third. The Rays loaded the bases with one out in the fifth but failed to score when third baseman Deven Marrero made a nice back-hand grab of Ramos’ hard one-hopper to start a double play. TRAINER’S ROOM Red Sox: SS Xander Bogaerts, hit on the right hand by a pitched ball Thursday, didn’t play but might return this weekend. Rays: Cash (broken left foot) is no longer using crutches. ... INF Tim Beckham (left ankle) went on the 10-day disabled list. MULTI-TASKING Rays first-round draft pick Brendan McKay will be a starting pitcher, DH and first baseman for Class A Hudson Valley. “The other day we sat down and mapped out a schedule,” McKay said. “Their willingness to do it shows a lot.” McKay received a signing bonus of $7,005,000. ALL-STAR ADD Rays RHP Chris Archer was added to the AL All-Star team and is looking forward to another All-Star moment with his parents. “Making my parents smile is one of my main motivations,” Archer said. “The last one (in 2015), I was standing next to Felix Hernandez and my name was called. I looked at parents’ faces. I want to make that happen again.” NUMBERS GAME Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth. . Boston RF Mookie Betts’ only hit in his last 19 at-bats was an RBI double in the decisive third inning. UP NEXT Red Sox RHP Rick Porcello (4-10) and Rays RHP Alex Cobb (6-6) are Saturday’s starters.
Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts scores past Tampa Bay Rays catcher Wilson Ramos, right, on Andrew Benintendi's RBI-single during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, July 7, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, left, pulls starter Jake Odorizzi after Odorizzi allowed a bases-loaded walk to Boston Red Sox's Jackie Bradley Jr. during the fifth inning of a baseball game Friday, July 7, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
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Dear Annie By ANNIE LANE
Quick to Disown Dear Annie: I was married to a man for 15 years and grew very close to his parents. I developed a particularly close relationship with his mom. After my husband and I divorced, I remained close to her, which I was happy to do, especially because she is my son’s grandmother. My son and I continued to have a close relationship with my mother-in-law until five years ago. She had sent my son $50 for a birthday, and my son, being a teenager, took his time sending her a thank-you note for the money. He eventually did send her a thank-you card (within a month of receiving the money), but not before she had contacted us to ask whether he had received the money. Ever since, she has stopped all communications completely with both of us, despite my repeated attempts to stay in touch. She has moved to another state and does not use a computer, so I have relied on sending cards on her birthday and other holidays. I accepted her behavior as her way of communicating to us how disappointed she was in my son’s lack of immediate appreciation. However, my son recently got married, and her lack of communication was once again brought to the forefront of my mind, and I was hurt, mostly for my son. Weddings are all about family and love. It would have been nice if she could have acknowledged this very special occasion. At this point, I am not expecting any kind of reconciliation. However, if she happens to see herself in this letter, I hope she knows she is missed. -- Wishing Things Could Be Different Dear Wishing: Your mother-in-law made Kilimanjaro out of a molehill. A teenager’s taking a month to send a thank-you is no reason to disown him. She could have simply done what many other frustrated grandparents have done in her situation: stopped sending gifts. Her over-the-top reaction suggests a deeper unhappiness in her life. The kind, sweet mother-in-law whom you grew to love might no longer be available, for reasons you may never know, but that’s OK. We can’t control others’ behavior. We can only control our responses to it. You’ve responded with grace -- continuing to reach out to her on birthdays and holidays -- and I commend you for that. Dear Annie: I’d like to suggest a compromise for “No Mess, Please,” the woman who doesn’t want to vacation with her long-term boyfriend’s messy son and family: They could get separate living quarters. They could get condos in the same building or adjacent cottages or cabins, etc. It’s a great solution that -- though possibly costing a little more -- wouldn’t put “No Mess” in the “mean girlfriend” role, and it would allow everyone to be comfortable in filth or tidiness, as the case may be. I have vacationed with friends before and found it to be a great solution. Another huge benefit is that after getting together and having fun with everyone, I still have the downtime I need. Hope this helps. -- A Reader in Roanoke Dear A Reader in Roanoke: If this is something “No Mess” and her boyfriend can afford, then I think it’s a great solution. A little space can go a long way toward helping people better appreciate the time they spend together. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com. To find out more about Annie Lane and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
HINTS FROM HELOISE THE DOGGONE SUMMER HEAT Dear Readers: It’s the height of summer, and it is now hot in most areas of the country. Here are some hints to keep your DOG SAFE IN THE HEAT: * Fresh, clean water must be available for the dog at all times. Fill the bowl every morning, and check the water throughout the day. * Walk the dog for exercise, but not during the hot afternoon. Wait until evening. * Make sure the dog is on a flea, tick and heartworm preventative. * Ensure that the dog has lots of shade when outside. * The car is no place for a dog in the hot summer months. Ask your veterinarian for more hot-weather hints. -- Heloise PET PAL Dear Readers: Art in Princeton, N.J., who reads my column in the online Washington Post, sent a picture of his rescued combo tortoise-and-orange tabby, Daniel, who is modeling a hand-knit hat made by Art’s daughter. It reads “Meow”! Daniel likes to “help” whomever is on the computer by sitting on the keyboard. He’s watching the mouse -- ha! To see Daniel and our other Pet Pals, visit www.Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.” Do you have a picture of a furry, funny, four-legged friend you’d like to share? Email Heloise(at)Heloise.com. -- Heloise
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TV Sports Tonight SATURDAY, JULY 8 AUTO RACING 8 a.m. NBCSN — Formula One, Austrian Grand Prix, qualifying, at Spielberg, Austria 1 p.m. NBCSN — Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, at Wheatland, Ohio (taped) 3 p.m. NBCSN — IndyCar Series, Iowa Corn 300, qualifying, at Newton, Iowa 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — NASCAR, Monster Energy Cup Series, Quaker State 400, at Sparta, Ky. CFL FOOTBALL 10 p.m. ESPN2 — Hamilton at Saskatchewan CYCLING 8 a.m. NBC — Tour de France, Stage 8, Dôle, France to Station des Rousses, France DRAG RACING 5 p.m. FS1 — NHRA, Route 66 Nationals, qualifying, at Chicago HORSE RACING 4:30 p.m. NBC — Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series, Belmont Oaks and Belmont Championship, at Elmont, N.Y. 6 p.m. FS2 — Belmont Park Live, at Elmont, N.Y. GOLF 7:30 a.m. GOLF — European PGA Tour, Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, third round, at Portstewart, Northern Ireland 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour, The Greenbrier Classic, third round, at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, The Greenbrier Classic, third round, at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. GOLF — Web.com Tour, LECOM Health Challenge, third round, at Findley Lake, N.Y. 5:30 p.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour, Thornberry Creek Classic, third round, at Oneida, Wis. MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Milwaukee at N.Y. Yankees OR Houston at Toronto 4 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Boston at Tampa Bay OR Atlanta at Washington (subject to blackout in local areas) 7 p.m. FOX — Regional coverage, Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, Detroit at Cleveland or Kansas City at L.A. Dodgers 10 p.m. FS1 — Cincinnati at Arizona MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 8 p.m. FS1 — UFC 213, prelims, at Las Vegas MOTOR SPORTS 3:30 p.m. NBC — LUCAS OIL PRO MOTOCROSS SERIES, SOUTHWICK NATIONAL (MOTO 2S), AT SOUTHWICK, MASS. NBA BASKETBALL 4 p.m. ESPNU — Summer League, Washington vs. Memphis, at Las Vegas 4:30 p.m. NBA — Summer League, Dallas vs. Chicago, at Las Vegas 6 p.m. ESPNU — Summer League, Portland vs. Utah, at Las Vegas 6:30 p.m. NBA — Summer League, Toronto vs. Minnesota, at Las Vegas 8 p.m. ESPNU — Summer League, Miami vs. San Antonio, at Las Vegas 8:30 p.m. ESPN — Summer League, Boston vs. L.A. Lakers, at Las Vegas 10 p.m. ESPNU — Summer League, Houston vs. Cleveland, at Las Vegas 10:30 p.m. ESPN — Summer League, Philadelphia vs. Golden State, at Las Vegas POKER 4 p.m. ESPN2 — 2017 World Series of Poker, Main Event, at Las Vegas SOCCER 4:30 p.m. FOX — CONCACAF Gold Cup, Group Stage, United States vs. Panama, at Nashville, Tenn. 3:30 p.m. LIFE - NWSL, Orlando at Washington 7 p.m. FS2 — CONCACAF Gold Cup, Martinique vs. Nicaragua, at Nashville, Tenn. SOFTBALL 2 p.m. ESPN2 — World Cup of Softball XII, United States vs. Puerto Rico, at Oklahoma City 8 p.m.
ESPN2 - World Cup of Softball XII, United States vs. Australia, at Oklahoma City TENNIS 8 a.m. ESPN — Wimbledon Championships, third round, at London VOLLEYBALL 9:30 a.m. NBCSN — FIVB World Grand Prix, China vs. United States, at Kunshan, China (same-day tape) ___ SUNDAY, JULY 9 AUTO RACING 7:30 a.m. CNBC — Formula One, Austrian Grand Prix, at Spielberg, Austria Noon FS1 — IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship, Mobil 1 Sportscar Grand Prix, at Bowmanville, Ontario 2 p.m. CBS — Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, at Wheatland, Ohio (taped) 5:30 p.m. NBCSN — IndyCar Series, Iowa Corn 300, at Newton, Iowa CYCLING 7 a.m. NBCSN — Tour de France, Stage 9, Nantua, France to Chambéry, France 3 p.m. NBC — Tour de France, Stage 9, Nantua, France to Chambéry, France (same-day tape) DRAG RACING 3 p.m. FS1 — NHRA, Route 66 Nationals, finals, at Chicago MOTOR SPORTS 4:30 p.m. NBC — Red Bull Signature Series, Hare Scramble, at Eisenerz, Austria (taped) GOLF 7:30 a.m. GOLF — European PGA Tour, Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, final round, at Portstewart, Northern Ireland 1 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour, The Greenbrier Classic, final round, at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, The Greenbrier Classic, final round, at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. GOLF — Web.com Tour, LECOM Health Challenge, final round, at Findley Lake, N.Y. 5:30 p.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour, Thornberry Creek Classic, final round, at Oneida, Wis. MLB BASEBALL 1 p.m. TBS — Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs 4 p.m. MLB — All-Stars Futures Game, at Miami 8 p.m. ESPN — Detroit at Cleveland NBA BASKETBALL 4 p.m. NBA — Summer League, Atlanta vs. New Orleans, at Las Vegas 4:30 p.m. ESPN — Summer League, Phoenix vs. Dallas, at Las Vegas 6 p.m. NBA — Summer League, Milwaukee vs. Brooklyn, at Las Vegas 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Summer League, Minnesota vs. Denver, at Las Vegas 8 p.m. NBA — Summer League, Utah vs. L.A. Clippers, at Las Vegas 8:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Summer League, Portland vs. Boston, at Las Vegas 10 p.m. NBA — Summer League, Memphis vs. Sacramento, at Las Vegas 10:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Summer League, Philadelphia vs. San Antonio, at Las Vegas POKER 2 p.m. ESPN2 — 2017 World Series of Poker, Main Event, at Las Vegas SOCCER 7:30 p.m. FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup, Group Stage, Curacao vs. Jamaica, at San Diego 9:30 p.m. FS1 — CONCACAF Gold Cup, Group Stage, Mexico vs. El Salvador, at San Diego SOFTBALL 1 p.m. ESPN — World Cup of Softball XII, championship game, at Oklahoma City TENNIS 3 p.m. ABC — Wimbledon Championships, Week 1 highlights, at London TRACK & FIELD 1 p.m. NBC — IAAF Diamond League, Müller Anniversary Games, at London (same-day tape) VOLLEYBALL 12:30 a.m. (Monday) NBCSN — AVP Pro Beach Tour, at San Francisco (same-day tape)
On The Tube Candy Crush addicts get new outlet as video game comes to TV LOS ANGELES (AP) — Candy Crush addicts, and you know who you are, put down your mobile device immediately. Then you can watch "Candy Crush," the TV game show. Expect breezy, energetic fun from the CBS series debuting 9 p.m. EDT Sunday with host Mario Lopez, said executive producer Matt Kunitz, whose credits include "Wipeout" and "Fear Factor." Nearly 200 billion game rounds were played in the Candy Crush Saga last year, according to its maker, King. To entice people to watch it on TV, "Candy Crush" supersizes the visuals and the action. Two specially designed video walls, each made up of 55 monitors and measuring more than 20-by-25 feet, require contestants to physically scramble as they compete for the weekly $100,000 prize. One wall is placed horizontally on the stage floor, the other is perpendicular to it, and players in safety harnesses scoot across and up and down the screens. They make candy matches by, natch, swiping squares a la the mobile game. The stunt team that handled Lady Gaga's rig during her airborne entrance to this year's Super Bowl halftime show did
the same for "Candy Crush," with the same injury-free success, Kunitz and CBS said. Taping is completed. When the show was pitched to the network, Kunitz said, they asked CBS executives to imagine "if you were playing on your phone and got sucked through and were in a Candy Crush arena." The video walls were key, he said. Their surfaces needed to withstand running, jumping and sliding and respond only to the swipe of contestants' hands. Producers ended up going with a company, MultiTaction, that had created a 44-monitor wall for the Australia's Queensland University of Technology. That was the world's biggest, Kunitz said, until "Candy Crush" came along — and he points to a Guinness World Records citation attesting to that. Each monitor has 32 cameras to record the flurry of hand swipes. Many video games have been translated to the movie screen, from "Super Mario Brothers" to "Tomb Raider" to "The Angry Birds Movie," but it's rare, if not unprecedented, for a game to come to television, said Sebastian Knutsson, a King executive who helped develop Candy Crush.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, July 8, 2017: This year you often debate the pros and cons of both sides of an argument. In some sense, this back and forth could make finding solutions easier, but many of you might not experience that if you are not open-minded. If you are single, your desirability is not in question. Sometime after fall, you are likely to enter a period where you could meet The One. If you are attached, the two of you open up more to each other’s views. Your significant other might be more practical, whereas you often take an emotional approach. CAPRICORN opens the path to more logic. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Touch base with a loved one who demonstrates his or her caring, but who also often gives you an earful. You have a lot to gain by listening to this person, even if most of the time you disagree. You might want to back away from a heated situation. Tonight: A must appearance. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Your imagination could kick in and make your work or a complicated situation easier. On the other hand, you might be creating unattainable and impractical goals. Try to add some realism if you do not want to be disappointed. Tonight: Out and about with favorite people. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH One-on-one relating takes you down a path where you’ll gain a better understanding of what is happening. Know that nothing at this moment is written in stone. Be willing to take a risk or two. As a result, your life will become more exciting. Tonight: With a favorite person. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Reach out to a loved one or several friends with whom you can really relax and be yourself. Conversations are full of fun, and they seem to involve a kind of intimacy that is possible only from knowing each other for years. Tonight: Celebrate the Full Moon. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You might have a project going that is more important to you than you originally thought, so much so that it could be a distraction. A loved one will become frustrated trying to get your attention. Make a point of taking breaks, and return calls. Tonight: Do what pleases you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You might want to put your best foot forward with a close relative or dear friend. The two of you can have a great time together once you let down your defenses. Your inner child delights anyone who comes in contact with you. Tonight: Act as though there were no tomorrow. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Your very social nature demands a lot of interaction with others. However, if you need to partake in an activity by yourself, today is perfect. Once you clear out your to-do list, others will surround you. So many invitations appear. Try to be realistic. Tonight: Stay close to home. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Others seek you out, and you will have many choices. The question is: What do you want to do? The opportunity to take a risk will appear, perhaps with a small push from a friend. Join loved ones at a favorite spot; you won’t believe what you hear. Tonight: Where you want to be. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH If you are maintaining a hectic pace, you must have a reason. You will accomplish a lot, and quickly at that, but remember that it is summertime -- a time to be outside. Get out for a while, even if it’s just to walk along a creek or some other quiet spot. Tonight: Treat a pal to dinner. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Today might present a hassle or two, but know that everything will work out just fine. You could find relationships to be particularly enticing. Use good sense, and honor your desires, and you will avoid problems and obstacles. Tonight: Join a friend, and live in the moment. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You can accomplish a lot, but you have a tendency to stop, reflect and make careful decisions before taking action. You might spend part of the day with a dear friend who means a lot to you. This person often confides in you, and vice versa. Tonight: Happiest at home. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You might have plans, but they are likely to be interrupted by friends and/or loved ones who want you to join them. Know that whatever you want to do takes priority. You just need to be clear so that your friends can go off and do what they want. Tonight: Run some errands.
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NASCAR THIS WEEK SPEED FREAKS A few questions we had to ask ourselves Will Stenhouse win without a plate this year? GODSPEAK: Saturday night he said his team is good on short tracks, so look at New Hampshire, a "long short track." KEN'S CALL: He'll win the night race at Bristol. Write it down.
THE WESTFIELD NEWS The Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Godwin Kelly & Ken Willis have covered NASCAR for nearly 60 years combined. godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com ken.willis@news-jrnl.com
DAYTONA THREE THINGS WE LEARNED
C U P S TA N D I N G S 1. Kyle Larson 2. Martin Truex Jr. 3. Kyle Busch 4. Kevin Harvick 5. Brad Keselowski 6. Chase Elliott 7. Jimmie Johnson 8. Jamie McMurray 9. Denny Hamlin 10. Clint Bowyer 11. Matt Kenseth 12. Joey Logano 13. Ryan Blaney 14. Kurt Busch 15. Ryan Newman 16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17. Erik Jones 18. Daniel Suarez 19. Trevor Bayne 20. Kasey Kahne
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W H AT ’ S O N TA P CUP SERIES: Quaker State 400 SITE: Kentucky Speedway (1.5-mile oval) TV SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 1 p.m.), qualifying (NBCSN, 6:15 p.m.). Saturday, race (pre-race coverage begins on NBCSN, 6 p.m.; green flag, NBCSN, 7:45 p.m.)
XFINITY: Alsco 300 SITE: Kentucky Speedway TV SCHEDULE: Thursday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 6 p.m.). Friday, qualifying (NBCSN, 4:30 p.m.), race (NBCSN, 8 p.m.)
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 SITE: Kentucky Speedway TV SCHEDULE: Thursday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m.), race (Fox Sports 1, 7:30 p.m.)
Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers
Is Ricky Stenhouse ready to meet expectations? Maybe, and if so, he’ll be a welcome addition to the ranks of championship contenders, given his enjoyable personality. But slow your roll a bit. Victory in back-to-back restrictorplate races isn’t what builds consistent contenders. Good news is, Ricky has picked up the pace a bit everywhere this year. Take away his two plate wins, his average finish this year is 17.5 (15.5 with the two wins), which is better than his previous career best of 18.9 in his previous four seasons. But for now, hold off on those parade plans in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
Can Junior win anywhere? GODSPEAK: He has nine more at-bats to make the playoffs. I say he nabs one somewhere. KEN'S CALL: He finished ninth and sixth the two weeks prior to Daytona. Before that, I didn't think so, but now I do. Maybe. Where is William Byron driving next year? GODSPEAK: Wow, you talk about fast-tracking. Let me you introduce Dale Jr.'s replacement in 2018. KEN'S CALL: I say he replaces Kasey Kahne in the No. 5.
QUESTIONS & AT T I T U D E
Speaking of Mississippi …
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. celebrates his second restrictor-plate race victory after claiming the wreck-filled Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. [NASCAR GETTY IMAGES/BRIAN LAWDERMILK]
1. Plated
2. Odd top 10
3. Daytona record
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is now certified plate-worthy, as in restrictor-plate-worthy. With two plate wins over his last eight starts, he has joined the list of plate-racing regulars such as Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin. “This validates what we did at Talladega,” Stenhouse said.
The top-10 drivers in the Coke Zero 400 were not the usual cast of characters you see topping a race chart. Paul Menard (third), Michael McDowell (fourth), David Ragan (sixth), Brendan Gaughan (seventh) and Chris Buescher (10th) had their best finishes this season.
Well, they set a new record for the Coke Zero 400 — for number of caution periods. The 163-lap race over the 2.5-mile tri-oval course produced a race-record 14 yellow flags that slowed 51 laps of competition. The pace car should have been listed on the rundown.
Yep, Ricky is now NASCAR’s king of the Magnolia State. Prior to this year, Jackson native Lake Speed had Mississippi’s lone Cup Series win (1988 at Darlington). Olive Branch, by the way, is hard against the Tennessee line up north and is basically a suburb of Memphis.
FEUD OF THE WEEK
— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com
Logano
THREE THINGS TO WATCH
Kyle Busch
1. Junior disappointment Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s last start in the Coke Zero 400 brought a boatload of Earnhardt Nation faithful to Daytona International Speedway. Unfortunately, he was involved in two wrecks and finished 32nd. “I just didn't expect all that attention all week,” he said. “My phone buzzing all day long with social media going crazy; everybody talking about this being my last Daytona race. I hope every weekend isn't like this.”
JOEY LOGANO VS. KYLE BUSCH: Busch cut a rear tire and his No. 18 Toyota went around in front of Logano, who crashed out and finished 35th. GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: Hey, that’s restrictor-plate racing. It’s half fast car, half flip of the coin. “Sometimes you’re on the good side of it, sometimes you’re on the wrong side of it,” Logano said.
2. Window closing The window to get into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is quickly closing. There are nine races left to fill six playoff slots. Some drivers have come to the realization they must win to get in the postseason. “The pressure cooker is turning up,” said Clint Bowyer, who scored his second straight second-place finish. “That's real, it's alive, and it's something you're going to have to
This race fan got a selfie with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the FanZone at Daytona last weekend. [AP/JOHN FAOUX] pay attention to.”
3. Playoff standings NASCAR This Week runs the top-20 regular-season points each week, but the playoff standings look a lot different. Jimmie Johnson is seventh in points, but tops the playoff standings with
three wins. There are 10 winning drivers, which means Kyle Busch, who is third in points, is 11th in the playoff grid based on points. Ironically, Joey Logano, who had a win “encumbered,” is on the points bubble (16th) in the playoff standings.
— Godwin Kelly, godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com
GODWIN’S PICKS F O R D AY T O N A
WINNER: Brad Keselowski REST OF TOP 5: Clint Bowyer, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson FIRST ONE OUT: Daniel Suarez DARK HORSE: Dale Earnhardt Jr. DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Keselowski continues his winning ways and adds a fourth Kentucky trophy to his collection.
2017 SCHEDULE AND WINNERS Feb. 18: The Clash at Daytona (Joey Logano) Feb. 23: Can-Am Duels at Daytona (Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin) Feb. 26: Daytona 500 (Kurt Busch) March 5: Folds of Honor Quick Trip 500 at Atlanta (Brad Keselowski) March 12: Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas (Martin Truex) March 19: Good Sam 500k at Phoenix (Ryan Newman) March 26: Auto Club 400 at Fontana (Kyle Larson) April 2: STP 500 at Martinsville (Brad Keselowski) April 9: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas (Jimmie Johnson) April 23: Food City 500 at Bristol (Jimmie Johnson) April 30: Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond (Joey Logano) May 7: Geico 500 at Talladega (Ricky Stenhouse)
KYLE LARSON: Rankings don’t change after plate race
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JIMMIE JOHNSON: 0-for-6 career mark at Kentucky
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MARTIN TRUEX JR.: Kentucky doesn’t much remind him of home
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May 13: GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas (Martin Truex) May 20: All-Star Race at Charlotte (Kyle Busch) May 28: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (Austin Dillon) June 4: AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover (Jimmie Johnson) June 11: Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono (Ryan Blaney) June 18: FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan (Kyle Larson) June 25: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma (Kevin Harvick) July 1: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona (Ricky Stenhouse) July 8: Quaker State 400 at Kentucky July 16: New Hampshire 301 at Loudon July 23: Crown Royal 400 at Indianapolis July 30: Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Aug. 6: Watkins Glen
KEN WILLIS’ TOP 10 NASCAR DRIVER RANKINGS BRAD KESELOWSKI: 3 crashes in last 6 weeks
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KEVIN HARVIK: Will finish 6th this week
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JOEY LOGANO: Middle name is
CHASE ELLIOT: 0-for-58
KYLE BUSCH: 2-time Kentucky winner badly wants
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Thomas
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Aug. 13: Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan Aug. 19: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Sept. 3: Southern 500 at Darlington Sept. 9: Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Sept. 17: Chicagoland 400 Sept. 24: New England 300 at New Hampshire Oct. 1: Delaware 400 at Dover Oct. 7: Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Oct. 15: Alabama 500 at Talladega Oct. 22: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Oct. 29: Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Nov. 5: AAA Texas 500 at Texas Nov. 12: Can-Am 500k at Phoenix Nov. 19: Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead
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JAMIE MCMURRAY: Shares hometown (Joplin, Mo.) with Hale Irwin
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CLINT BOWYER: Only Clint to ever win a NASCAR race
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WESTFIELD: 10 Hillary Lane, Fri/Sat, July 7th/8th, 8AM-2PM. Lots of Kids Stuff!
business DIRECTORY
floram@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES • To Advertise call 413-562-4181 Ext. 118 CHIMNEY SWEEPS
A STEP ABOVE THE REST! JMF CHIMNEY SERVICE Repair your chimney before winter wreaks havoc. We do brick repair, crown seals and repairs. We also do stainless steel liner installs, as well as stainless rain caps. We sweep all flues. Free estimates provided. Call: 413-330-2186
HENTNICK CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and rebuilds. Stainless steel caps and liner systems. Inspections, masonry work and gutter cleaning. Free estimates. Insured. Quality work from a business you can trust. (413)848-0100, (800)793-3706.
CLEANING A.R.A. Junk, Furniture & Appliance Removal Full house clean-outs. Basements, attics & garages. Demolition: Patios, sheds and swing-sets. You name it...we take it! Senior discounts. Free estimates on phone. Credit cards accepted. 7 days a week. Emergency, same day service. Call Pete 413-433-0356
DRYWALL T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete professional drywall at amateur prices. Our ceilings are tops! Call Mike 413-821-8971. Free estimates.
ELECTRICIAN JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC Senior discount. No job too small! Insured, free estimates. 40 years experience. Lic. #16303. Call (413)330-3682. FLOREK'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE Fully experienced for all your electrical needs, in your home or business. No job too small or too big. Electrical service upgrades, new construction or additions, emergency generators; New installation and maintenance service. Fully insured/licensed. Call Jason, Master Electrician: 413-568-6293
POEHLMAN ELECTRIC All types of wiring. Free estimates, insured. SPECIALIZING IN PORTABLE AND WHOLE HOUSE KOHLER GENERATORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter de-icing cables installed. All calls answered! Best prices, prompt service. Lic. #A-16886. (413)562-5816. MASTER ELECTRICIAN 40 years experience. Insured. Reasonable prices. No job too small. Lic# A7625.Call Tom Daly, (413)543-3100.
FLOORING & FLOOR SANDING
HOME IMPROVEMENT
A RON JOHNSON's Floor Sanding, Installation, Repairs, 3 coats polyurethane. Free estimates. (413)569-3066.
JOSEPH'S HANDYMAN COMPANY Carpentry, remodeling, kitchen, baths, basements, drywall, tile, floors, suspended ceilings, restoration services, doors, windows, decks, stairs, interior/exterior painting, plumbing. Small jobs ok. All types of professional work done since 1985. Call Joe, (413)364-7038.
HAULING
A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal. Handy-Man services plus painting. (413)569-0794 (413)374-5377
HOME IMPROVEMENT AFFORDABLE BUILDING CONTRACTOR 21 Years experience. Licensed & insured. Repairs, Renovations & Construction. Specializing in Decks, Garages, Basement conversions. Additions, Log Cabins and Barn Repairs. Veteran Owned & Operated 10% Sr. Discounts
Call Dave: 413-568-6440
HOUSE PAINTING ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES 29 Years serving the Westfield area. Painting, staining, house washing, interior/exterior. Wall coverings. Water damage and ceiling/wall repairs. Commercial/residential. Free estimates. Insured. References. Call Carmine at: 413-568-9731 or 413-537-4665 No job too small !!
PIONEER VALLEY PROPERTY SERVICES 413-454-3366
FULLY INSURED (413) 626-6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com _________________________
(413)330-3917
We are a family owned and operated, painting and home improvement company serving the Westfield area since 1986. We specialize in residential/commercial, interior/exterior painting and staining, ceiling and drywall repairs, water damage repair, exterior home repairs, and carpentry of all types including roof repairs.
www.Ls-painting.com
"GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME" Complete Bath Renovations. Now serving CT. Insured. Quality Work on Time on Budget Since 1984. MA. License #072233, MA.Registration #144831. CT. HIC. #0609568 569-9973. www.davedavidsonremodeling. com
All your landscaping needs, Residential & Commercial ----Spring cleanups, seeding, plantings, mulching, topsoil, patios, walkways, lawn mowing and more! ----Now offering 5 step fertilizing programs! Sign up now for our program get the 5th application FREE!! ----Call today for your FREE estimate!!!
ONE CALL DOES IT ALL!
Full Service Contracting
DAVE DAVIDSON: Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling
Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC
LETOURNEAU & SONS PAINTING
JD BERRY GENERAL CONTRACTING
Call Jim: 413-530-5430 or 413-569-6920
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T&S LANDSCAPING Highest quality, lowest prices. Lawn mowing. Residential & Commercial. Weekly/Bi-weekly No lawns too small
Call Bill for your FREE no obligation estimate (413) 977-9633 or (413) 562-5727
Framing, siding, windows, doors. Site work, additions, garages and decks. Trim work. Fully Insured CS 077728 H.I.C. 129700 37 Years Experience
LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE
PROFESSIONAL PAINTING Low, low prices! Residential & Commercial. Interior/Exterior painting. Sheet-rock repair. Ceilings, walls and Light carpentry. Free Estimates 413-333-6321 or 860-741-5588
LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE ACCURATE LAWNCARE Leaf & Brush Removal Gutter Cleaning Trimming & Mowing, Snow Removal with Sanding Family owned & operated Call (413)579-1639 accuratelawncare2013 @gmail.com
Plumley Landscape, Inc. Call us today for all your landscape needs. Design and planting, irrigation installation and repair, complete yard renovations. Drainage problems, stump grinding, chipper service, bobcat service, gravel driveways, excavation and demolition, including in-ground and above ground swimming pools.
LAWNMOWER REMOVALS FREE Removal of Junk Riding Lawnmowers Will remove any junk riding lawnmowers and will buy lawnmowers in running condition. Call anytime: 860-216-8768
LOGGING WEIDLER LOGGING Purchasing standing timber and specializing in land clearing. Local company in business for 20+ years. Green firewood. Cut, split & delivered. Free delivery in Westfield area. Mixed hardwoods. $180 p/128 cf. 413-835-5491
MASONRY ABC MASONRY & BASEMENT WATERPROOFING All brick, block, concrete. Chimneys, foundations, hatchways, new basement windows installed and repaired. Sump pumps and french drain systems installed. Foundations pointed and stuccoed. Free estimates (413)569-1611 or (413)374-5377
413-862-4749
Complete Home Renovations, Improvements, Repairs & Maintenance. Kitchens, Baths, Basements, Decks, Siding, Windows, Painting, Flooring and more.
PAINTING & WALLPAPERING
MULCH! MULCH! MULCH! -----------------
Rental Property Management, Turnovers and Repair Services. CSL Licensed, HIC Reg. Fully Insured - Free Estimates & References
Others try to match our price...but can't beat our quality. Accepting most competitors coupons. We deliver. Run by veterans. Green Meadow Lumber 568-0056
HOME DECOR has been making beautiful new rooms for over 16 years. From cabinet makeovers to faux finishes, staging for sales and decorating advice for a new look. Call Kendra now for all your painting needs. Fully insured. Free Estimates (413)626-8880 or (413)564-0223
SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY
PLUMBING & HEATING NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, WELDING & MECHANICAL SERVICES. Reliable service, Professional. Certified Welding. Insured. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Call (413)531-2768 Nick7419@comcast.net
RAIN GUTTERS RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED Chimneys repaired and chimney caps installed. Antennas removed. Roof leaks repaired, vent areas sealed. Senior citizen discount. Insured. Free estimates. H.I. Johnson Services (413)596-8859 (before 9pm)
3 & 4 Room, 1 Bedroom $750-$800 p/month. Includes heat & hot water, on-site laundry and storage unit. 1st/Last rent. 413-562-2295
WESTFIELD: 1 Room efficiency, No pets, $650 p/month includes utilities. First/last/security. 413-250-4811
WESTFIELD: 1st Floor, 2-Room apartment. Stove/refrigerator, heat & electric included. NO pets/ NO smoking. Available 7/15/17. $710 per month. Shown by appointment only. 413-568-5905
WESTFIELD: 2 bedroom townhouse apartment with 1 bath in quiet neighborhood near park. Recently renovated kitchen and floors. Private basement with washer/dryer hookups. Private driveway. $975, no utilities. NO SMOKING! Available 8/1/17. 1st/Last/Security deposit required. Background Checks. Call 413-454-7593
Westfield: 2 Room efficiency. All utilities included. $170 p/wk. Single person occupancy only. Call for appointment. 413-262-3398
WESTFIELD: 2nd floor, 3 bedroom. NO utilities. Stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer hook-up. NO pets, non- smoker. Available immediately. $925 p/month. Shown by appointment only. 413-568-5905
WESTFIELD: Large 1 bedroom, 1st floor. Heat/Hot Water included. Off-street parking. Laundry on-site. No smoking. Walk to down-town. $750 p/month. 413-237-3774
ROOMS
STUMP GRINDING K & B STUMP GRINDING Serving the Westfield Area Since 1988. Clean-up Available. Fully Insured; Reliable; Experienced & Professional. (413) 562-9128 TRUCK SERVICE TOP TRUCK SERVICES CORP. Family Owned Servicing Western Mass since 1998
Truck & Trailer Repair We repair Pick-ups, Vans, SUVs & Campers in addition to light, medium, and heavy duty diesel trucks. NAPA Truck Service Budget Truck Rental Location 24-Hour Emergency Service Fleet Repair MA Inspection Station "No truck or job too big or too small" 165 Bliss St. West Springfield, MA
413-788-6787
HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $110 p/week. Call (413)531-2197 WESTFIELD: LARGE PARTIALLY FURNISHED ROOM: Heat, hot water, electricity, and cable included. Central location. Parking, bus route. Nonsmoking. Male preferred. $95/weekly. 413-562-1973
OFFICE SPACE COMMERCIAL SPACE Retail, 800 sq.ft. Five miles from Westfield High School. $800/month includes utilities. 413-977-6277
MONTGOMERY: 5 miles past Westfield High School. Spacious office in Montgomery Marketplace. $350 includes utilities and free Wi-Fi. 413-977-6277
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TREE SERVICE American Tree & Shrub: Removal, pruning, bucket/crane work. Stump grinding, light excavation and tree planting. Firewood Available Fully Insured, Free Estimates. 24-hour Emergency Services. Veteran Owned 40 yrs. Experience 413-569-0469
UPHOLSTERY KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & REPAIRS 30+ years experience for home or business. Discount off all fabrics. Get quality workmanship at a great price. Free pickup and delivery. Call (413)562-6639.
WINDOW CLEANING CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOWS Cleaned inside and out! Including storms and screens. Fully insured. Free estimates. Call Paul NOW for your SPRING appointment. 413-237-2053
WESTFIELD: Furnished office for rent, one room, 1st floor with private bathroom. $400 per month includes utilities, ample parking, security deposit required. 413-568-1957
MOBILE HOMES Chicopee -2 Bedroom, Family park. 12' x 67'. Appliances, many updates. Centrally located. Shed. $49,900 413-593-9961 DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM
SERVICES A DUMP TRUCK Attic, cellars garages cleaned out. Wood and brush removal. Handy-Man services plus painting. (413)569-0794 (413)374-5377
A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN Debris removal, landscaping, SPRING yard cleanup, interior and exterior painting, power washing, basic carpentry and plumbing. All types of repair work and more. (413)562-7462