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Officer killed in Dallas shooting attended East Longmeadow high school

Governor Baker signs Fiscal Year 2017 budget BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker today signed the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) budget into law, providing a second consecutive year of increased state support for local aid, education and opioid abuse prevention services and without raising taxes or drawing down on the stabilization fund despite lower than expected tax revenues.

The Baker-Polito Administration’s fiscally responsible plan represents spending growth of 1.3% and keeps spending in line with recently adjusted revenue predictions for the upcoming fiscal year. The $38.92 billion Fiscal Year 2017 budget makes critical investments in several core state services, our communities’ infrastructure and schools. The administration also filed a $177 million net supplemental budget today to address underfunded accounts and fully fund opioid abuse prevention services for the coming year.

“I am proud of our administration’s progress over the last two years to increase investments in education, local aid and efforts to fight the opioid epidemic, all without raising taxes,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “I appreciate the Legislature’s collaboration to address the lower-than-anticipated revenue growth over the past few months and I look forward to continuing our work together to ensure state government lives within its means for the taxpayers of Massachusetts.”

The FY17 budget continues funding Chapter 70 education aid to local schools at its highest level in history, $4.6 billion, providing an increase of at least $55 per pupil across the Commonwealth. The $116 million (2.6%) increase over Fiscal Year 2016 (FY16) spending represents a total increase of $227 million over the first two years of the Baker-Polito Administration.

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BOSTON (AP) — One of the police officers killed in Dallas attended high school in Massachusetts.

Amie Schoenbaechler tells The Boston Globe that Michael Krol, 40, was a star on basketball team at East Longmeadow High School.

Schoenbaechler said the family was originally from Detroit, but lived for three years in East Longmeadow when their father was relocated for his job with JCPenney.

She said her brother also played football. Despite his ties to the Midwest, she said he enjoyed his time in Massachusetts.

East Longmeadow Police Sergeant Daniel Manley said three of Krol's former football teammates are officers at the department.

Krol graduated in 1994, and the family returned to Michigan, where he lived until moving to Dallas in 2007.

Schoenbaechler said Krol wanted to fulfill his lifetime goal of becoming a police officer.

Whip City Fiber expands high-speed internet Sservice to four additional neighborhoods BRIAN BARNES

Barnes manager announces retirement

By DAN DESROCHERS Correspondent WESTFIELD — Brian Barnes, manager for Barnes Municipal Airport for the last seven years, is retiring, effective Sept. 1.

Barnes announced his retirement to Mayor Brian Sullivan through a letter this past week. He is required to give a 30-day notice of resignation but said in the letter that he wanted to stay through the summer to make sure most projects are finished before he departs.

The report of Barnes’ departure was initially premature though as the city posted the open position for applicants on July 7. It has since been removed.

Sullivan said that the actual job posting will be happening sometime within the next week.

“The airport’s been good to me, the city’s been good to me and I absolutely appreciated the opportunity to serve as

airport manager,” Barnes said.

“I’ve been in aviation for 36 years and got another opportunity to pursue and thought it was time to move on to something else,” he said.

Barnes could not elaborate on the new opportunity because it is still pending, but he said that it was just about certain to happen.

Sullivan said that the city expects to find a person for the position by July or Aug., and that the city will look extensively for a new candidate.

“We’ll be looking globally, looking across the country or wherever,” Sullivan said about finding the replacement.

Sullivan said that the initial job posting from July 7 was posted because the city became too eager to fill the position.

Sullivan wanted to make sure that the posting accurately reflected what the See Barnes, Page 7

WESTFIELD – The next four neighborhoods to be connected to Westfield Gas + Electric’s Whip City Fiber high-speed internet have just been announced.

Residents of Knollwood Acres and the Hillside/ Plantation, Papermill Road/Joseph Heights, and Springdale/Holyoke Road neighborhoods are now eligible to complete their service applications at whipcityfiber.com.

Whip City Fiber offers full fiber optic service to residential and commercial customers at speeds of up to 1 gigabit for upload and download. In Westfield, this is currently the fastest service available. Customers who submit their applications before August 31 will receive a free month of service.

The new neighborhoods are the second group since the pilot to move into the application phase. Westfield Gas + Electric and contract crews have been installing fiber infrastructure in all eligible neighborhoods. By August, neighborhoods in the first group, which includes Eastview Heights, Middle Western Avenue from Spruce Street to Kensington Avenue including all side streets, and the Prospect Street area from Foch Avenue to Willow Brook Lane, will begin to have their service activated.

“We are very excited at the response we’ve received about Whip City Fiber. Every day we hear from residents of Westfield who are anxious for high-speed internet to be available in their neighborhood,” said Dan Howard, Westfield Gas + Electric General Manager. “It’s a great motivator for our entire team to hear how much customers are looking forward to this new service.”

For more information, visit www.whipcityfiber.com.

Gateway candidate for Director of Pupil Services opens up about past

By AMY PORTER Correspondent HUNTINGTON – Parents, staff, students and community members are invited to a “Meet & Greet” with Kurt Garivaltis, candidate for Gateway’s Director of Pupil Services, a position open due to the upcoming retirement of Alice Taverna. The reception will be held in the Gateway Career Center (2nd floor) on Wednesday, July 13 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served.

The reception precedes a vote on Garivaltis’ appointment by the Gateway Regional School Committee that same night at their 7p.m. meeting at Russell Town Hall. The public is also invited to attend the School Committee

meeting.

Garivaltis has an extensive background that includes an early career with the Department of Social Services and several private schools serving students with a range of needs; along with seven years at Adams-Cheshire Regional School District as a Supervisor, then Director of Special Services.

While at Adams-Cheshire Regional, his responsibilities included supervising and evaluating all special education staff; obtaining and managing related Federal and State grants; successfully re-integrating out-of- district placements; and overseeing all early childhood programs, IEP approvals, and summer/ extended year programs.

Garivaltis’ most recent position was at the Eagleton School in Great Barrington, first as Director of Marketing and Admissions, and this year he was appointed Acting Director of Program Education by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to oversee the closure of the school in April following Early Education and Childcare (EEC) and DESE sanctions against the school.

In that role, Garivaltis was responsible for safely and successfully transitioning 76 intensive needs students with disabilities to care facilities, homes and step down programs throughout the country.

Garivaltis has also been open and forthright about his addiction to prescription pain medi-

cations, an illness he incurred while rehabilitating from a horrific snowmobile accident.

“In 2006, I was in a terrible snowmobiling accident. I shattered my pelvis, broke my spine in three places, 19 broken bones in all,“ Garivaltis said, describing the accident.

Following recovery in the hospital, he spent two months in rehabilitation. He said over the course of the following five years, and being prescribed five different opioid medications, he became addicted.

Garivaltis said before the accident, he had “no experience, history or knowledge of addiction or recovery.” Ultimately, he was See Gateway, Page 7

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A Community of Readers - Westfield Public School’s Summer Reading Program expands to freshmen

HUNTINGTON —The annual North Hall Arts Festival pays tribute to the artistry of the legendary Pete Seeger in the third event of its 2016 performance season. ‘Celebrate Pete Seeger’ takes place in two performances on Saturday, July 9 at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 10 at 2:00 p.m. at Historic North Hall in Huntington. The hall is located at 40 Searle Road, directly off Route 66 west from Northampton. Admission is $15 at the door, free for all students.

The program is presented by actor, writer and musician Randy Noojin (www.randynoojin.com). In his one-man show, Noojin as Pete Seeger plays a benefit for U.S.–Cuban normalization in 1982. Noojin invites the audience to sing along with Pete as he plays some of his greatest songs and tells of his battles with the HUAC witch-hunters and the Blacklist during the Cold War. “The program,” said Noojin, “is based on Seeger’s own word and testimony.”

Noojin has acted in hundreds of plays in regional theaters, Off- and Off-Off Broadway in New York and in film and television. His nationally produced plays are published by Applause and Dramatic Publishing Company. His play Unbeatable Harold was made into a feature film starring Dylan McDermott and Charles Durning. Noojin currently tours his critically acclaimed multimedia solo tribute to Woody Guthrie, Hard Travelin with Woody, to repertory theaters, colleges, labor union meetings and festivals internationally.

The program is made possible by the Westfield News Group with support from the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the arts councils of Chesterfield, Cummington, Huntington, Montgomery, Russell, Southampton, Westhampton, and Worthington. The North Hall performance space is wheelchair-accessible and airconditioned. There will be a meet-the-artist reception with free refreshments. For further information visit www.northhallhuntington.org or phone 413–667-5543.

WESTFIELD — Summer Reading Lists Are Out and students have made their choices! Westfield Public Schools piloted a new summer reading program for middle school students last year called, “A Community of Readers.” This year, we are expanding this program into ninth grade. This new approach to summer reading was launched as a way to reach our district literacy goals: To inspire a lifelong love of reading, To promote and develop literacy. It was a well-received according to student surveys and teacher feedback.

This year in each middle school, teachers have chosen books that cover a wide range of themes and reading levels.

At the ninth grade level, freshmen can choose from eight different titles that address social, emotional, or political issues relevant to our society today. Students will return to school in the fall and be a member of a book chat group.

In the fall, teachers will lead students in discussion and activities that promote reading as a shared, fun event. The goal is to build excitement about choosing and reading a book, share that experience with others, and recommend it, or not, to other people.

Parents should speak to their student about summer reading choices, as they know their child best and have the final determination of what book their child selects. We want kids to read every day, as reading exercises the mind and contributes to our brain’s health. Books will be available at the Westfield Athenaeum or can be purchased at a bookstore so students will be able to bring the book to school in the fall. For booklists, book summaries, and more information on all of our summer reading programs grades K-12, please visit our Westfield Public Schools website at www.schoolsofwestfield.org and click on the summer reading icon found on our home page.

Free, Evening High School Equivalency Credential Preparation Classes WESTFIELD — Westfield Community Education is offering free, evening High School Equivalency Credential Preparation Classes for residents of the Greater Westfield Area that are committed to investing the necessary time and energy to prepare to take the “HiSET”- High School Equivalency Test, formerly called GED. On August 30, 2016 at 5:30pm at the Westfield Athenaeum - 6 Elm Street in Westfield, Ma in the Lang Auditorium, we will hold our Information & Registration night. Registration night is mandatory. Please be prepared to complete registration paperwork and take an assessment test to determine class placement. Classes officially begin on September 12, 2016 at the Westfield Athenaeum. For additional information please call: 413.336.3100 or visit us online at www.westfieldcommunityeducation.org. Westfield Community Education is an initiative of Domus Inc. and is generously supported by: The Beveridge Family Foundation, Berkshire Bank Foundation, C & S Wholesale Grocers, United Bank, PeoplesBank, First Niagara Bank, Easthampton Savings Bank, Westfield Bank “The Future Fund”, Shurtleff Children’s’ Services, The City of Westfield - CDBG, Kiwanis Club of Westfield, Horace A. Moses Charitable Trust and Charles H. Hall Foundation, Bank of America, N.A. Trustee, The Salvation Army, The Westfield Police Association, The Westfield Athenaeum and Western Mass Hospital.

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Play (fur)ball! Team invites fans to bring cats to the game LAKEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A minor league baseball team in New Jersey affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies is so confident that furballs and fly balls go together that they are inviting fans to bring their cats to this weekend’s game.

Saturday is CATurday when the BlueClaws play the West Virginia Power in Lakewood.

The players will wear special jerseys that feature dozens of orange, black and gray cat faces. The jerseys will be auctioned for the team’s charity, which supports over 35 local nonprofit organizations, group sales director Kevin Fenstermacher said.

The special jerseys are popular with teams, said Jeff Lantz, senior director of communications with Minor League Baseball. He said the El Paso (Texas) Chihuahuas did a jersey with a dog face on the front, and the Eugene (Oregon) Emeralds did a “Portlandia” jersey for the hit comedy TV series filmed in Portland, Oregon.

“But this is the first cat jersey I can recall,” Lantz said.

This isn’t the first animal-themed game for the BlueClaws, whose logo is typically a blue crab.

Media relations director Greg Giombarrese said their “Bark in the Park” event for dogs was successful, so they wanted to give cats some love, too.

Fans can bring their cats, which are admitted with a $2 Paw Pass. But to prevent any catastrophes, fans must sign a waiver, and the felines must be in carriers or on leashes. The fans should also consider whether their pets can stand the noise and the crowd.

An animal rescue group will be on hand to accept donations and to offer cats and kittens for adoption.

Fans can have their cats displayed on the ballpark’s giant video screen, and the BlueClaws will feature special songs such as “Take MEOW Out to the Ballgame.” But some traditional baseball fans might not like singing, “Buy me some cat nip and Cracker Jack.”

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, July 9, the 191st day of 2016. There are 175 days left in the year.

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n July 9, 1816, Argentina declared independence from Spain.

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In 1540, England’s King Henry VIII had his 6-month-old marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, annulled.

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington’s troops in New York.

In 1850, the 12th president of the United States, Zachary Taylor, died after serving only 16 months of his term. (He was succeeded by Millard Fillmore.)

In 1896, William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous “cross of gold” speech at the Democratic national convention in Chicago.

In 1918, 101 people were killed in a train collision in Nashville, Tennessee. The Distinguished Service Cross was established by an Act of Congress.

In 1938, Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo, 68, died in Port Chester, New York.

In 1945, architect Frank Lloyd Wright unveiled his design for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, a spiral structure on Manhattan’s Upper East Side that was completed in 1959.

In 1951, President Harry S. Truman asked Congress to formally end the state of war between the United States and Germany. (An official end to the state of war was declared in October 1951.)

In 1962, pop artist Andy Warhol’s exhibit of 32 paintings

of Campbell’s soup cans opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.

In 1974, former U.S. Chief Justice Earl Warren died in Washington at age 83.

In 1986, Attorney General Edwin Meese’s Commission on Pornography released the final draft of its report, which linked hard-core porn to sex crimes.

In 1995, Jerry Garcia performed for the final time as frontman of the Grateful Dead during a concert at Chicago’s Soldier Field (Garcia died a month later).

TEN YEARS AGO:

S7 Airlines Flight 778, a Russian Airbus A310, crashed in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, killing 125 of 203 people on board. In a penalty-plagued final, Italy won the World Cup soccer title with a penalty shootout over France after a 1-1 draw. Roger Federer ended a five-match losing streak to Rafael Nadal, winning 6-0, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-3 to earn his fourth straight Wimbledon title.

FIVE YEARS AGO:

South Sudan became the world’s newest nation, officially breaking away from Sudan after two civil wars over five decades that had cost millions of lives. During his first visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that al-Qaida’s defeat was “within reach.” Derek Jeter homered for his 3,000th hit, making him the first player to reach the mark with the New York Yankees, who defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4.

ONE YEAR AGO:

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley relegated the Confederate flag to the state’s “relic room” after the legislature passed a measure removing the flag from the grounds

of the Statehouse in the wake of the slaughter of nine African-Americans at a church Bible study. The Obama administration said hackers had stolen Social Security numbers, health histories and other highly sensitive data from more than 21 million people, acknowledging that the breach of U.S. government computer systems was far more severe than previously disclosed. Saudi Arabia’s Prince Saud al-Faisal, who had been the world’s longestserving foreign minister with 40 years in the post until his retirement earlier in the year, died at age 75.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:

Actor-singer Ed Ames is 89. Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is 84. Actor James Hampton is 80.

Actor Brian Dennehy is 78. Actor Richard Roundtree is 74. Author Dean Koontz is 71. Football Hall-of-Famer O.J. Simpson is 69. Actor Chris Cooper is 65. TV personality John Tesh is 64. Country singer David Ball is 63. Business executive/TV personality Kevin O’Leary (TV: “Shark Tank”) is 62. Rhythm-and-blues singer Debbie Sledge (Sister Sledge) is 62. Actor Jimmy Smits is 61. Actress Lisa Banes is 61. Actor Tom Hanks is 60.

Singer Marc Almond is 59. Actress Kelly McGillis is 59.

Rock singer Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) is 57. Actress-rock singer Courtney Love is 52. Rock musician Frank Bello (Anthrax) is 51. Actor David O’Hara is 51. Actress Pamela Adlon is 50. Rock musician Xavier Muriel (Buckcherry) is 48. Actor Scott Grimes is 45. Actor Enrique Murciano is 43. Rock singer-musician Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse) is 41. Musician/producer Jack White is 41. Rock musician Dan Estrin (Hoobastank) is 40. Actor-director Fred Savage is 40. Country musician Pat Allingham is 38. Actress Linda Park is 38. Actress Megan Parlen is 36. Rhythmand-blues singer Kiely Williams (3lw) is 30. Actor Mitchel (cq) Musso is 25. Actress Georgie Henley is 21.

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Representative Velis’ weekly update

Additionally, the House approved $500 million Good morning Westfield! I hope everyone in funding requested by the Governor for the had a great week and enjoyed the 4th of July MassWorks infrastructure program. This is holiday. It was a beautiful weekend to spend essentially a “one stop shop” for any city or town celebrating our wonderful country. looking for grants to repair or build local infraThis week, as usual, was a busy one in structure. This bill is now on to the Senate for Boston. On Thursday, the House voted to pass consideration.

House Bill 4461, An Act Relative to job creIn other news this week, Friday afternoon ation workforce development and infrastrucGovernor Baker signed the compromise transture investment. The bill passed almost unanigender anti-discrimination legislation. This commously with a 151-1 roll call vote. promise bill was put forth by a conference comThe general aim of this bill is economic mittee made up of members of the House and development across our Commonwealth.

Senate. With the Governor’s signature, this bill There was a lot to consider with this bill, will go into effect October 1st. including 183 amendments. Although the That’s about all for this week Westfield. We’re majority of these amendments were withgetting ready to finish up the last few weeks of drawn before they came up for discussion, we formal session! Until then, as always, please feel did vote to pass 19 of them.

REP. JOHN VELIS free to contact me with your questions, issues, or One of the provisions approved by the concerns at John.Velis@mahouse.gov or at my House included $45 million in funding for the district office phone number, 413-572-3920.

Transformative Development Fund. This ——— fund, administered by MassDevelopment, will be used to Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are those of stimulate development in our Commonwealth’s Gateway the author and not the staff, editor, or publisher of this publicaCities. tion.

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS MONDAY, JULY 11

Update from Councilor Allie

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worse, quasi, non-governmental agencies.

I would like to wish everyone a happy and After the last housing bubble, (also inspired safe summer. by the Federal Reserve central bank and other Over the weekend, I marched in the Hampton government polices) property values have been Ponds Association’s 60th Fourth of July parade. flat and actually decreased over the last six Congratulations to HPA President Cheryl years. It is not unreasonable to assume that valCrowe and this vibrant neighborhood group ues are going up by any great measure in the that celebrates community, patriotism and famshort term with a slow growth economy and ily. Their events are always well organized, high taxes. attended and involve the children from the Not to pick on teachers, but please considyoungest to the four scholarships that the group erthe impact of just one item from the city budworks all year to raise money for. I invite all of get.The School Committee voted to on a new you to attend one of their fundraising dinners teacher’s contract increasing salaries by 1.5% in held throughout the year. The price is low, the year one and 2.5% for each of the next two people and food are awesome. years; for a total cost of over $4.3 million in the I also reflected on the meaning of next three years.

Independence Day. I was reminded that DAN ALLIE Revenue from new growth has averaged just “Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity and happiness of under a million dollars a year.

This one line item will use all the revenue from expected the people; and not for the profit, honor, or private interest of new growth over the next three years. any one man, family, or class of individuals” – John Adams Property taxes are one of the most regressive taxes, and It was disappointing week in politics, locally, nationally and globally with the status quo doing its best to thwart the inter- have a profound impact on the local economy, inflation, housests of the people. From the European central planners and ing costs, people’s lives, discretionary income, and decisions banksters’ reaction to Britain’s exit from the EU; to the FBI about how long to stay in their present home, in Westfield, or and Justice Departments decision not to take any action even in Massachusetts.

Some of our politicians need to do a better job of listening regarding Secretary Clinton’s obvious misstatements and mishandling of classified information; to the Massachusetts to, serving and fighting for the interests of the people and Supreme Court decision not to allow Ending Common Core small business. Instead, some politicians are openly dismison the ballot in November, because the Attorney General sive of comments by ordinary folks and small business owners, and downright disrespectful to taxpayers.

Maura Healey “improperly certified” the ballot question.

I believe the economy works best when people can hold Then there was the city budget process.

For the third year in a row, I have voted against the city onto more of their money a little longer to spend and invest, budget because I believe that local government can and must before government confiscates it. We are taxed enough do a better job of spending the money it has, by living within already. Eventually, government gets all the money through its means and the ability of residents and businesses to pay taxation.

I have taken a balanced approach of generating more reveproperty taxes.

The mayor’s budget increased taxes by 3.5 percent, increased nue, holding the line on spending while supporting local busithe meals tax, instituted a hotel tax, used $900,000 in free nesses and new growth.

I worked for increased funding from the state for local aid cash, and gave out pay raises to all city employees.

Where do these people think the money is going to come for education, and more money for roads. To his credit, Governor Baker has maintained local aid and provided from?

The queestion is how do we balance the burden and ability increased funding for roads, despite inheriting a budget shortof Westfield residents and businesses to pay taxes while pro- fall and lower than expected revenues this year, while not viding essential services. People elected us to work together, increasing taxes. Unfortunately, none of this money was used to get things done and be fiscally responsible. For the last two to fix our roads.

The council supported a modest increase in the sewer rates years, I have proposed and the council has passed a resolution to form a working group, to meet with the mayor and discuss to provide funding for much needed improvements over the areas where a majority of the council could support the mayor next six years throughout the city, beginning with Papermill and shoulder some of the responsibility in an attempt to hold Road.I supported a slight increase in the hotel tax, since nonresidents will pay for it. The amount is projected around the line on taxes. Unfortunately, no action has been taken.

Seniors did not receive a cost in living allowance this year. $75,000 a year; which is a drop in the bucket if we don’t conTheir investments and the economy have been flat. Working trol spending. families and small businesses are struggling with stagnant Next month, the city will have a truck-mounted unit using wages, no jobs and a slow economy. Property values have infrared technology to begin fixing the patchwork of potholes decreased and been flat for six years, which dictates how we call roads in Westfield. This will allow the city to stop much Westfield can tax under Propostion 2 ½ before hitting wasting money on cold patch and spending so much on private the levy ceiling. If Westfield reaches the ceiling, our only contractors. options for revenue will be from new growth, tax overides, I would like to thank everyone, from the mayor and the increased fees, cuts in services or payroll. The city payroll council and city, for their efforts on the budget. However, I accounts for over 70 million dollars of our budget. believe we can do better.We are all in this together and need We have already seen jobs eliminated, especially for young to work together,. people with the recent increase in the minimum wage.

Anything that affects small business or people’s ability to Dan Allie spend money or adds costs has an affect on the real economy.

City Councilor ——— This is why politicians should not try to manage the economy.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are those of If they knew what they were doing, they could run real businesses. That is why most politicians work for government, or the author and not the staff, editor, or publisher of this publication.

Massachusetts GOP governor signs transgender rights bill

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill into law Friday guaranteeing that transgender people can use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identities.

Baker said no one should be discriminated against in Massachusetts because of their identity. Massachusetts becomes the first state this year to enact such a transgender rights bill.

Baker said the new law also includes language to address public safety concerns that were raised by critics of the measure.

The law instructs the state attorney general to advise law enforcement on how to deal with anyone who claims gender identity for an “improper purpose.” It also requires the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination to create guidelines to help businesses comply with the law.

The Democrat-controlled House and Senate both easily approved a final version of the bill Thursday.

In signing the bill, Baker came full circle from his previous opposition to the proposal, which he derided as the “bathroom bill” dur-

ing his unsuccessful 2010 campaign against then- Gov. Deval Patrick, a Democrat.

He said the shift in position grew out of numerous discussions in the intervening years.

“A lot of dialogue and a lot of conversations with a lot of people on both sides of the issue,” Baker told reporters at the Statehouse. “I’ve been talking about it with people for four or five years now.”

The adoption of the new law in Massachusetts comes against a backdrop of legislative setbacks for transgender activists in other states — notably North Carolina, which enacted a law earlier this year that requires people to use restrooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificates.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy, a grandson of Bobby Kennedy who had testified at the Statehouse in favor of the bill, said the new law will help lift “the cloud of discrimination that our transgender family members, friends and neighbors have lived under in Massachusetts.”

Attorney General Maura Healey also championed the bill. She called the new law “a huge victory for civil rights and for our transgender See Transgender, Page 5

Selectmen’s Meeting at 6 pm The Board of Health meeting at 6 pm

WESTFIELD Council on Aging meeting is cancelled

TUESDAY, JULY 12 TOLLAND Council on Aging at 9 am Conserv Comm Open Office Hours & Business Meeting at 3 pm

Ward 1 Meeting with Westfield City Councilor Mary Ann Babinski Councilor Mary Ann Babinski has scheduled a meeting for Ward 1 residents on Tuesday, July 19. This 6:30 p.m. meeting will take place at the Liberty Manor Community Center located at 74 Russellville Road.

All Ward 1 Residents are welcome to attend. Residents are encouraged to ask questions, offer feedback and voice their concerns. Contact: m.babinski@cityofwestfield.org or 413568-8562.

E-Z Pass Give-Away at the Westfield Senior Center WESTFIELD — Massachusetts is preparing to transition to all-electronic tolling later this year. Drivers who do not have an E-Z Pass Transponder, will be sent a bill for going through a ‘toll gantry.’ The bill will contain a surcharge to cover the cost of mailing it to the address linked to the license plate. To avoid the extra costs associated with mailing out bills, State officials are encouraging drivers to get an E-Z Pass Transponder.

Toward that end, the Department of Transportation will be at the Westfield Senior Center, 45 Noble Street, on Thursday, July 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist with applications and distribution of E-Z Pass Transponders. Applicants will need their car registration, $20 to open the account (either check or credit card), and a photo identification such as a driver’s license. The Transponder itself is free. Participants of any age from Westfield and the surrounding communities are welcome.

39th Annual Pancake Breakfast WESTFIELD — The 39th annual Pancake Breakfast will be held in Westfield on Thursday July 14th from 7-11am (rain or shine!) at South Middle School located at 30 West Silver St. Ticket prices are $6 for adults; $5 for seniors; $3 for kids 12 & under. Come see a Westfield Fire Department fire engine, get your face painted, jump in the bounce house, listen to the music, and more! Vendors and volunteers are needed. Please contact the Greater Westfield Chamber of Commerce at 413-568-1618.

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I would like to comment on the flowers at Amelia Garden.

I was very disappointed in the maintenance of the gardens this year. The flowers are not being dead-headed and there are large weeds in the flower beds. Please bring back a quality, beautiful garden worthy of the Ferst Family.

Albert Ferst gave such a beautiful tribute, Amelia Gardens, to honor his beloved wife and it is no longer a beautiful tribute. With all that this family has given to the city of Westfield, how has this been allowed to have happened?!

Clinton pleads for an end to hateful rhetoric

Letter to the Editor To the Editor Last Saturday during the holiday weekend, I needed to send a fax. I went to the printer on the corner of Elm and School Streets. When I got to the door I realized they were closed. As I was walking away, I ran into the business owner who noticed the paperwork in my hand. Short story was that he opened the store, ran my fax and wished me a happy holiday.

Try that at a big box store someday!

Sincerely, Carleton Walts

Judge sets hearing on demand for Hillary Clinton deposition

By JOSH GERSTEIN Politico A federal judge has set a hearing for later this month on a conservative group's demand that Hillary Clinton testify in a civil lawsuit relating to the home-based email server she used as secretary of state.

After Judicial Watch made the request Friday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan almost immediately ordered the government to respond by Tuesday and he set a hearing on the issue for July 18. That happens to be the first day of the Republican National Convention and a week before the opening of the Democratic National Convention, where Clinton is expected to receive the Democratic presidential nomination.

Sullivan previously authorized the conservative watchdog group to conduct depositions of several former aides to Clinton, including former chief of staff Cheryl Mills, deputy chief of staff Huma Abedin, computer specialist Bryan Pagliano and current Undersecretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy. The testimony was ordered in connection with a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit Judicial Watch filed seeking records about Abedin’s employment arrangements.

In its motion Friday, Judicial Watch said the deposition of Clinton is needed because the earlier testimony failed to clarify why Clinton used the private email system and whether it was intended to frustrate Freedom of Information Act requests.

“Secretary Clinton’s testimony is necessary to answer the ‘questions surrounding the creation, purpose and use’ of the clintonemail.com system,” Judicial Watch attorney Michael Bekesha wrote. “It was her system. She was the primary driving force behind it and was its principal user. She chose to make exclusive use of the system for all of her official email communications and to allow one of her key aides, Ms. Abedin, to use the unofficial system for official communications as well. Without Secretary Clinton’s testimony, there can be no fair, rightful, and conclusive answer to the Court’s questions.”

The motion says it remains unclear why Clinton clung to the system, even when it interfered with her job after her messages were caught in State Department spam filters. Records obtained

by Judicial Watch and others show Clinton expressed concerns about using an official State account, writing in one message to Abedin: “Let’s get separate address on device but I don’t want any risk of the personal being accessible.”

“This evidence suggests that, despite the recurrent problems, frustration, and security issues associated with Secretary Clinton’s use of the clintonemail.com system (and after her staff was reminded about FOIA obligations), the secretary nonetheless decided to continue using the system to conduct official government business instead of switching to an official, State Department email system,” Bekesha wrote. “Only Secretary Clinton can answer why she chose to continue using this flawed, frustrating, non-secure system for her official State Department emails, as well as what she meant about not ‘want[ing] any risk of the personal being accessible.’”

Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon said in a statement, "This right wing organization has been attacking the Clintons since the 1990s so it's no surprise that after the Justice Department declared this case closed, they are trying to keep this issue alive in order to try to hurt Hillary Clinton's campaign for President."

In May, Judicial Watch sought a deposition of Clinton in another FOIA lawsuit the group is pursuing, seeking records related to the creation of talking points about the 2012 Benghazi attack. That case is pending before another judge, who has not yet acted on the request.

The State Department opposed that request for Clinton's testimony. State is also opposing the latest request, Judicial Watch said.

Judicial Watch's new motion also seeks depositions of two individuals who were not called to testify in the earlier round: a key FOIA staffer in Clinton’s office, Clarence Finney, and former State information technology supervisor John Bentel.

By GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI and LOUIS NELSON Politico.com PHILADELPHIA — As the nation mourned another week of wrenching violence, Hillary Clinton stood Friday evening before a collection of flags in a cavernous, cold convention hall and pleaded with Americans to abandon hateful words and consider their neighbors’ pain.

Flanked by church leaders, Clinton decided to be the country’s loudest voice of all, looking to project the image of the steady hand in contrast to Donald Trump on a day that he largely went silent aside from a morning statement — and while President Barack Obama was in Europe.

“We need to try, as best we can, to walk in one another’s shoes, to imagine what it would be like if people followed us around stores, or locked their car doors when we walked past, or if every time our children went to play in the park — or just to the store to buy iced tea and Skittles — we said a prayer, ‘please God, don’t let anything happen to my baby.’”

“Let’s put ourselves in the shoes of police officers, kissing their kids and spouses goodbye every day and heading off to do a dangerous job we need them to do,” she added in a week punctuated by the shooting deaths of two black men, one in Louisiana and one in Minnesota, by police officers on consecutive days. “When gunfire broke out yesterday, and everyone ran to safety, the police officers ran the other way, into the gunfire. That’s the kind of courage our police and first responders show every single day.”

When news flowed in about the shooting of police officers in Dallas, she scrapped a much-anticipated Scranton rally with Vice President Joe Biden, axing his debut fundraiser as well.

She and her team rewrote her prepared remarks for the evening’s speech to an African Methodist Episcopal church conference. And, shortly before taking the stage here, she got herself on television in time for the evening news and the morning papers.

Clinton repeatedly brought the subdued but quick-to-applaud crowd to a pointed silence such that the buzz of the hanging light fixtures and air conditioning could be heard as she lunged to portray herself as the uniter of a fractured nation rather than the de facto leader of a party that relies heavily on growing minority populations to win national elections.

“White Americans need to do a better job of listening when African Americans talk about the seen and unseen barriers you face every day,” she told the almost entirely black crowd, just hours after she spoke with Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings to offer her condolences and help after a gunman targeting police officers — specifically white ones — killed five and left seven more injured.

The presumptive Democratic nominee’s nearly half-hour address bounced from quiet to strained as the crowd lit up when she quoted the Bible and alternated between falling into a hush and bursting with knowing applause as she named the black victims of police-related incidents, often sounding exasperated: “We owe our children better than this,” she said. “We owe ourselves better than this.”

It was the second time this week that a day intended to serve as a marquee moment in her campaign was overtaken by the news, matched by Tuesday’s rally with Obama that got drowned out by Federal Bureau of Investigations Director James Comey’s announcement about her private email server.

And it was the second time a high-profile campaign trail debut was postponed due to a national tragedy after Obama’s original premiere was scrapped following the mass shooting in Orlando.

“We do need police and criminal justice reforms, to save

Hillary Clinton speaks at the African Methodist Episcopal church national convention in Philadelphia on July 8. (AP Photo)

lives and make sure all Americans are treated as equal in rights and dignity,” she said, returning to a topic that has peppered the 2016 landscape since before Clinton dedicated her first campaign policy speech to it — and which repeatedly popped up in the primary within the context of her husband Bill Clinton’s legacy. Continuing, she acknowledged the apparent conflict in calling for criminal justice reform just one day after the attack on police officers.

“We do need to support police departments and stand up for the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect us. We do need to reduce gun violence. We may disagree about how, but surely we can all agree with those basic premises. Surely this week showed us how true they are.”

Evidently hoping to push beyond politics despite her appearance in a swing state, in the same building that will house most of the activities for her party’s nominating convention later this month, Clinton kept Trump out of her speech, refusing to mention his name in an exceedingly rare move for her nowadays.

When asked by CNN earlier in the evening why she is better than him on racial issues, she also declined to go partisan, hardly alluding to her famously divisive opponent or his historic negative ratings among minorities and instead focusing on her own experience on racial issues.

Nonetheless, the campaign muck was still inescapable on a day that saw her opponent striving to be seen as nonpolitical, as was the controversy that’s animated Clinton’s campaign since before it launched.

She found herself forced to respond to the FBI’s findings on her private email arrangement in the television interviews that aired before her address here — her first comments on the matter since Comey formally recommended no charges against her while still excoriating her “extremely careless” handling of sensitive information.

“Isn’t it sad that on a day of national tragedy Hillary Clinton is answering softball questions about her email lies on @ CNN?,” tweeted Trump soon after.

And, in an interview being recorded while her Philadelphia introducers stood on stage railing against Trump, though not by name, Clinton was asked by MSNBC about how the campaign had been contributing to the darkening national tone.

“Something has been unleashed in our nation,” said an anguished-looking Clinton, “where people are saying cruel and hateful things about each other, from all vantage points.”

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Obituaries http://thewestfieldnews.com/category/obituaries Judith A. Graham WESTFIELD – Judith A. (King) (1944-2016) Graham passed away Wednesday evening in Springfield surrounded by her family. Born in Westfield she was a lifelong resident. She was employed in the food industry for many years. She was a graduate of Westfield High School and the Mansfield Beauty Academy in Springfield.

Judith was the widow of James P. Graham III, who died in 2009.

She leaves a son James P. Graham IV and his wife Kelly and their daughter Jennifer of Springfield.

A daughter Susan E. Myers and her husband William of Agawam and their son Jeremy P. Graham of Westfield. She leaves her sister Janet Bull of Agawam, sisters -inlaw Carole King and Janice Graham and brothers-in-law Daniel and his wife Terry Graham and George and his wife Joyce Graham and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers William and Donald King. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday July 13th at 2:00 pm at the MA Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Agawam. The Robert E. Cusack Funeral Home is assisting the family with arraignments.

Robert A. Robienczak WESTFIELD – Robert A. Robienczak, 79, passed away on July 7, 2016 at Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Westfield to the late Anthony and Helen (Jarvis) Robienczak and was a graduate of Westfield Schools. Bob was employed as a Purchaser for over 20 years for Jen-Coat in Westfield, he was their first employee. The biggest thing in his life was spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren, “Poppy was #1”. He taught his children to work hard for what they wanted, and he did that exact thing for his family. Bob also enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening. He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Agnes K. (Burt) Robienczak, his loving children, Jeffrey T. Robienczak, Sr. and his wife Charlotte, Susan M. Hebda and her husband Jim, Michael J. Robienczak and his wife Ellen, all of Westfield and Sandra J. Bisbee and her husband Henry III of Montgomery, his ten cherished grandchildren, Jeffrey Robienczak, Jr., Jessica M. Robienczak, Robert C. Robienczak, Ashley and Nikki Hebda, Michael Robienczak, Jr., Kelly Wood, Henry Bisbee IV, Sally Bisbee and Cory Bisbee and nine great-grandchildren. His family would like to thank the Westfield Fire Department for the help and care given to Bob and his family. His funeral will be held on Tuesday at 9:30AM from the Firtion Adams FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:30AM in St. Mary’s Church, Bartlett St, Westfield.

Burial will follow the mass in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Southampton Rd. Westfield, MA. Visiting hours will be held on Monday from 4-7 PM in the funeral home.

Contributions in Robert’s name may be directed to the Shriners Hospital, 516 Carew St. Springfield, MA 01104. www.firtionadams.com.

Boston halts 1-officer patrols in aftermath of Dallas deaths BOSTON (AP) — Boston police are halting the use of oneofficer patrols in the aftermath of the violence in Dallas.

Police say in a statement that two officers will ride together in every patrol car in the city as a precaution "in the best interests of officer safety."

The change was to remain in place at least through Friday.

Gov. Charlie Baker also ordered the U.S. and Massachusetts flags to be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings following the shootings that killed five Dallas police officers and injured several others.

Baker said the flags will remain lowered for five days.

The governor calls Thursday's attack on law enforcement officers a "senseless and heinous crime," and said he hoped the nation would come together after a tumultuous period.

Stanley Park’s Friday Mornings For Children WESTFIELD — Stanley PARK’S Friday Mornings for Children presents “Dance Party With Terry A La Berry And Friends” on JULY 15TH . Friday Mornings for Children are held in the Beveridge Pavilion Annex from 10:00 am to 11:00 am, weather permitting, and are free of charge. Chairs will be provided and blankets are welcome. The audience are always stars of the show when Terry A La Berry and Friends perform.

Come, Dance, Jump, Sing, and Laugh at our favorite summer venue. This winter we spent a week in Washington DC playing Children’s Hospital and a shelter for Families and can’t wait to see all our friends back home at Stanley Park. www.terryalaberry.com This show is age appropriate for pre-K through age 9. For further information on the Friday Mornings for Children Series please go to www.stanleypark.org or call the park office at 413-568-9312.

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Police Logs WESTFIELD Major crime and incident report Monday, June 20, 2016 11:23 a.m.: Larceny, 1 East Silver St., Big Y Supermarket.

Police received a report from Big Y security that on May 23 there was a potential shoplifter that stole energy drinks from the store. Police received a name from security of a potential suspect, but no arrests were made.

3:30 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, Holyoke Road. Police received a report of a vehicle that struck a mailbox and fire hydrant on Holyoke Road, then drove between a 10-wheeler and proceeded down North Elm Street. Later, at around 3:42 p.m. police find a vehicle with front-end damage to it on Union Street. According to police, the driver of the vehicle appeared to be intoxicated. Police arrested Rhonda L. Guevin, 42, of West Springfield, and charged her with operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a vehicle and leaving the scene of property damage.

6:37 p.m.: Animal complaint, Sterling Street. Police received a report from a resident on Sterling Street that a neighbor’s dog was attacked by another dog in the area. Animal control was requested and police were directed toward the area of Coolidge Avenue for the other dog. No arrests were reported.

7:37 p.m.: Larceny, walk-in. Police received a walk-in complaint of a bike that was stolen on Meadow Street. No arrests were made at the time of the report.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 1:30 p.m.: Larceny, White Street. Police reported that a former resident who was in the process of being evicted from a local complex made a claim of $800 stolen from his apartment.

No other information was provided and there were no suspects or arrests.

3:36 p.m.: Shoplifting, 261 East Main St., Radio Shack.

Police received a report of a female suspect who allegedly stole two Apple products and a keyboard from Radio Shack, which

totaled approximately $260. The shoplifter, after leaving the store, allegedly got into a vehicle that was being driven by another party. Police reported that this suspect is the same one that was involved in a robbery from the same location on June 19.

6:29 p.m.: Suspicious action, North Elm Street. Police received a call from a resident who reported that the word “bomb” was written inside of an elevator at a local apartment complex. Caller said that the word appeared to be written with either a finger or an eraser of some kind. No other information at the time of the report, but no evacuation or significant response was requested by police.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016 8:29 a.m.: Arrest, Laurel Avenue. Police received a warrant from Westfield District Court and served it, arresting Jacob Samborski,27, without incident.

1:16 p.m.: Fraud, walk-in. Police received a complaint from a Westfield resident who claimed that checks were illegally cashed from her account. Police were not sure how they were cashed but believe they were counterfeit. No other information available at the time of the report.

4:31 p.m.: Unwanted guest, Noble Avenue. Police responded to an address on Noble Avenue after receiving a report that the owner of a property has been renting a room out to someone, but recently they began having problems and they wanted the renter out. Police responded and the renter agreed to leave voluntarily. While there, the police found that the renter, Daniel J. Barrett, 35, also had an outstanding warrant and arrested him.

4:39 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, Old Stage Road and North Road. Police responded to the intersection for a minor car accident involving a 2014 Honda Civic and a 1999 Dodge Stratus. No injuries were reported.

Court Logs Westfield District Court Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Eric W. Sprague, 45, of 23 Charles Johnson Road, Southwick, received a one-year sentence to House of Corrections suspended to June 29, 2017, after pleading guilty to a subsequent offense of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, brought by the Westfield Police.

William R. Crosler, 31, of 30 Congamond Road, Southwick, was released on personal recognizance pending an Aug. 31 hearing after being arraigned on charges of larceny over $250 and forgery of a check, brought by the Southwick Police.

Michelle R. Hall, 45, of 65 Hubbard St., Westfield, was released on personal recognizance pending an Aug. 30 hearing after being arraigned on charges of operating under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation, brought by the Westfield Police.

Christopher J. Boutin, 27, of 36 Gordon St., Springfield, received a 127-day sentence to House of Corrections suspended to April 5, 2017 and probation, after pleading guilty to

Man convicted of fatally stabbing Chicopee woman SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Springfield man has been convicted of fatally stabbing a woman in her Chicopee apartment nearly five years ago.

A Hampden Superior Court jury on Friday convicted Dennis Rosa-Roman of first-degree murder in the August 2011 killing of 20-year-old Amanda Plasse, who was found dead on her kitchen floor.

Prosecutors say Rosa-Roman lived near Plasse at the time and was robbing her.

Rosa-Roman was convicted after a two-week trial and about a day of jury deliberations. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole when he is sentenced Tuesday.

Plasse's slaying remained unsolved for about two years until Rosa-Roman was tied to her death through DNA evidence and arrested in November 2013. The defense argued that someone else killed Plasse and Rosa-Roman only tried to help her.

charges of larceny over $250, larceny under $250 and breaking and entering during the daytime for a felony, brought by the Westfield Police.

Eddie E. Pomeroy, 28, of 1211 Springfield St., Feeding Hills, was released in lieu of $250 cash bail pending a July 29 hearing after being arraigned on four counts of larceny over $250, stemming from three separate incidents, brought by the Westfield Police.

Thursday, June 30, 2016 Roxanne Cody, 35, of 153 Cloran St., Springfield, was released on personal recognizance pending an Aug. 31 hearing after being arraigned on two counts of class B drug possession, brought by the Southwick Police.

Christian Junco, 38, of 101 Lowell St., Springfield, was released on personal recognizance pending an Aug. 31 hearing after being arraigned on one count of intimidating a witness and one count of assault and battery, brought by the Westfield Police.

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friends, family and neighbors.”

“Today, regardless of gender identity, people have a legal right to be free from discrimination no matter where they go in Massachusetts,” the Democrat said.

Critics of the new law — including the Massachusetts Family Institute — had warned that it could put women and children at risk. They said by signing the law, Baker “has opened the door for predators to enter public bathrooms, locker rooms and showers and to abuse this vague legislation.”

“Thousands of concerned citizens have contacted the governor’s office over the past month, urging him to do the right thing and veto the bill,” the group said in a written statement.

“Instead, Gov. Baker ignored them and gave in to a radical and aggressive agenda of sexual expression and a denial of basic biological truth.”

The new law expands on a 2011 state law that prohibits discrimination against transgender people in the workplace and housing. It expands that law to include public accommodations, such as restrooms and locker rooms.

Westfield Bridge Club Results 7/6/16 North/South: 1st, Dorothy Kowaleski & Judy Fiore; 2nd, Vinny Kane & Rick Kane; 3rd, Vi Martinell & Cindy Fullerton East/West: 1st, Judy and Ed Matyseck; 2nd, Marilyn Breor & Barbara Kress; 3rd, Kay Lieberman & Shirley Bienvenue Duplicate is played every Wednesday evening at The American Inn in Southwick from 6:30 - 9:30.

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The Episcopal Episcopal Church of the Atonement Atonement of Bible the Tuesday -Church Women’s Study 36 Court St., St.,-Westfield, Westfield, MA 01085 Court Wednesday Beginners MA Bible01085 Study (413) 562-5461 7 p.m.

(413)- 562-5461 http://www.atonementwestfield.net Childcare is available. www.atonementwestfield.net Parking off off Pleasant Pleasant Street Street Parking The Rev. Nancy Webbof Stroud, Rector Episcopal Church of the Atonement Atonement The Church the TheEpiscopal Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud, Rector Sundays: HolySt., Eucharist at88am amand and 10 am Court St., Westfield, MA 01085 36 Court Westfield, MA 01085 Sundays: Holy Eucharist at Christian Formation at 11 am 10 am (413) 562-5461 (413) 562-5461 First Tuesdays of the month: First Tuesdays of the month: http://www.atonementwestfield.net www.atonementwestfield.net 6:00 pm and 6:00Parking pm Healing Healing and Holy Holy Eucharist Eucharist off Pleasant Pleasant Street Parking Street 6:45 pm Tavern Theology 6:45Nancy pmoff Tavern Theology The Rev. Webb Stroud, Rector The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud, Rector Wednesdays: Sundays: HolyWednesdays: Eucharistatat88am amand and10 10 am Sundays: Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist and Healing at 12:15 Holy Eucharist and Healing at Noon Christian Formation at 11 am pmam First Tuesdays of the month: First Tuesdays of the month: 6:00 pm Holy Eucharist Congregation Ahavas 6:00 pm Healing Healing and and HolyAchim Eucharist 6:45 Tavern Interfaith Westfield 6:45 pm pmCenter TavernatTheology Theology Wednesdays: State University Wednesdays: 577 Western Avenue, P.O.atBox 334, Holy Eucharist andand Healing 12:15 pm Holy Eucharist Healing at Noon Westfield, MA 01086 Rabbi Efraim Eisen.

Congregation Ahavas Achim Phone -Center (413) 562-2942 Interfaith at Westfield www.congregationahavasachim.org/ State University email: ahavasachiminquiry@gmail.com 577 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 334, Friday or Saturday Westfield, Sabbath Services 10 a.m.or 7:15 p.m. MA 01086 2 times/month Holiday Services.

Rabbiand Efraim Eisen.

Call for dates. AnPhone Oneg -Shabbat follows the service and (413) 562-2942 new members are always welcome. www.congregationahavasachim.org/ Monday School - 5 to 7 p.m. email: Hebrew ahavasachiminquiry@gmail.com SundayServices School 10 a.m.or 7:15 p.m. Friday or Saturday Sabbath Adultand Study Group.Services.

2 times/month Holiday Call for dates. An Oneg Shabbat follows the service and Faith Bible Church new members are always welcome.

370 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam, 01001 Monday Hebrew School - 5 toMA 7 p.m.

Phone - 413-786-1681 Sunday School Pastor: Adult Rick StudyDonofrio Group.

Sunday School for all ages 9:30am Worship 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, Coordinator FaxChurch - (413)School 568-2835 Allan Taylor, Minister of Music Website: churchonthegreen.org Worship Service : Sunday’s 10 AM Email :office@churchonthegreen.org Sunday 109a.m.-1p.m.

AM OfficeChurch Hours:School Monday-Friday, Childcare - Handicap Accessible Rev.Available Elva Merry Pawle, Pastor Fellowship 11 AM 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 Communication.

First 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 Website Grace Lutheran Church http://www.gracelutheranonline.com 1552 Westfield Street, The Rev.West John Marquis, Pastor Springfield, E-Mail MA -pastorwhite@ 01089 gracelutheranonline.com Phone - 413-734-9268 Margit Mikuski, Administrative Assistant Website mmikuski@gracelutheranonline.com http://www.gracelutheranonline.com serviceMarquis, - 9:30 a.m.

TheSunday Rev. John Pastor Tuesday – 9-pastorwhite@ a.m. - Bible Study E-Mail Wednesday service - 6 p.m. gracelutheranonline.com Margit Mikuski, Administrative Assistant Granville Federated Church mmikuski@gracelutheranonline.com American Sunday serviceBaptist - 9:30 a.m. & United– Church Christ Tuesday 9 a.m. - of Bible Study 16 Granby Road, Granville, 01034 Wednesday service - 6MA p.m.

Phone - (413) 357-8583 10 a.m. - Worship 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 Rev. Patrick McMahon.

Third Sunday - 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Breakfast Served in Fellowship Hall Holy-Family Third Wednesday 12 noonParish - Ladies Aid Potluck 5 Main Street Luncheon & Meeting Russell, MA 01071 Fourth Sunday - 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 Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil at 58p.m.

Confession: Saturdayat4:15 to 4:45 p.m.

Sunday 7:30 to p.m.and Sunday MassSaturday 8:15 Vigil a.m.5and 11:15 a.m.

8 a.m.

Sunday 8:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m.

Handicapped Daily Mass: 8 a.m.

Monday, accessible Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday CATHOLIC CHURCH HOLY TRINITY ROMAN HOLY TRINITY ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Communion Prayer 8 MA a.m.01085 Thursday 335 Elm St., Service: Westfield Elm St., Westfield MA and 01085 Rev. René L. M.S., Pastor Confession:335 Saturday 4:15 toParent, 4:45 p.m.

Sunday 7:30 to Rev. Deacon René L.Charles M.S., Pastor 8Parent, a.m. Wainwright Phone:(413) (413) 568-1506Fax: Fax: (413) 572-2533 Phone: 568-1506 (413) 572-2533 Handicapped accessible Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil - 4 p.m.

Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil - 4CHURCH p.m.

HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC Sunday -ROMAN 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (Polish) Sunday a.m., 8:30 a.m.

335 Elm- 7St., Westfield MA(Polish) 01085 and 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Rev. René L.Monday Parent, Weekday Mass: - M.S., FridayPastor - 12:10 p.m.

Weekday Mass:568-1506 Monday - Friday 12:10 Eucharistic Adoration: Wednesday -- 6:30 top.m.

7:30 p.m.

Phone: (413) Fax: (413) 572-2533 Sacrament Reconciliation: Saturday- Sacrament of ofReconciliation: Saturday Website: www.holytrinitywestfield.com 3 to 3:45 p.m. or appointment 3 to 3:45 p.m. orSaturday bybyappointment Weekend Masses: Vigil - 4 p.m.

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 weekdays between 9 a.m. and noon. Please leave a message 22 Russell Road, Huntington, any other time. MA 01050 Rev. Charles Valley Community Church and Cinelli Agawam Church of The Phone (413) 667-5774 Bible merged May 2010 to -become Hope Community Church Sundays - Adult Sunday School - 9 a.m., Sanctuary; Worship ServiceHuntington - 10:15 a.m.;Evangelical Sanctuary; Church Children’s Church 10:15 a.m., (downstairs second MA half 01050 service).

22 Russell Road,during Huntington, Mondays - Rev. Ladies Bible Study Charles Cinelli- 9:30 a.m.

Tuesdays - Women’s Guild, the 2nd Tuesday of every Phone - (413) 667-5774 monthSundays in Chapel on the Green;School Ladies- 9Bible (all but - Adult Sunday a.m.,Study, Sanctuary; second Worship Service - 10:15 a.m.;Tuesday), Sanctuary; Children’s Church 7 p.m., Chapel on the Green.

10:15 a.m., (downstairs during second half service).

Mondays - Ladies Bible Study - 9:30 a.m.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses Tuesdays - Women’s Guild, the 2nd Tuesday of every Southwick MAStudy, 01085(all but month in117 Chapel on the Road, Green;Westfield, Ladies Bible Phone 568-1780 second(413) Tuesday), English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 7 p.m., Chapel on the Green.p.m.; Sunday 10-11:46 a.m. & 1-2:45 p.m.

Russian: - 7-8:45Witnesses p.m.; Kingdom HallTuesday of Jehovah’s Saturday 4-5:45 p.m. MA 01085 117 Southwick Road, Westfield, Phone (413) 568-1780 Montgomery Community Church English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Sunday Main Road-Montgomery, MA 10-11:46 a.m. & 1-2:45 p.m.

Pastor Howard R. Noe Russian: Tuesday - 7-8:45 p.m.; 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 & Bible Study - 7 p.m.

413-532-0381 Thursday - Visitation & Soul Winning Email: http://www.mvbaptist.com p.m.- 8:30 & 11 a.m.

Sunday Morning- 6:30 Worship Saturday Sunday School -&Buss AdultCalling Study -&10 a.m.

Soul Winning - 10Meeting a.m. & Wednesday Prayer Bible Study - 7 p.m.

New Life Christian Center Thursday - Visitation & Soul Winning 157 Dartmouth - 6:30 p.m.Street Westfield, MA Calling 01085 & Saturday - Buss Senior Pastor.

Wayne Hartsgrove Soul Rev. Winning - 10 D. a.m.

Phone (413) 568-1588 Sunday 9:15Center am New Life School Christian Sunday Service 10:30 am 157 Dartmouth Street Family Night on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm Westfield, MA 01085 Youth NightRev. is Fridays 6:30 pm Senior Pastor.

WayneatD. Hartsgrove Life GroupsPhone every other (413)Thursday 568-1588at 6:30 pm and every otherSchool Sunday at am 6:00 pm Sunday 9:15 Sunday Service 10:30 am Center FamilyNew NightLife on Worship Wednesdays at 6:30 pm Street Youth 118 NightMeadow is Fridays at 6:30 pm 01085 at 6:30 pm Life GroupsWestfield, every otherMA Thursday and every 413-562-0344 other Sunday at 6:00 pm http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org Pastor C. Pelkey New LifeGene Worship Center Sundays a.m. - Worship 118- 10 Meadow Street and Sunday School.

Westfield, MA 01085 Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study.

413-562-0344 Men’s and Ladies prayer groups http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org (call for schedules) Pastor Gene C. Pelkey Changed- Into His Image Class Sundays 10 a.m.

- Worship and (call for schedules) Sunday School.

Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study.

Our Lady of the Sacrament Men’s andBlessed Ladies prayer groupsParish 127 Road (callHolyoke for schedules) Westfield, MAImage 01085Class Changed Into His Mailing Address: (call for schedules) P.O. Box 489 Westfield, MA 01086-0489 Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish Pastor: 127 Rev.Holyoke Daniel S. Pacholec Road Deacon Paul Federici Westfield, MA 01085 Deacon Briere MailingPaul Address: Pastoral Minister: P.O. BoxMary 489 Federici Parish/Religious Education (413) 562-3450 Westfield, MA Office: 01086-0489 ParishRev. Fax: Daniel (413) 562-9875 Pastor: S. Pacholec www.diospringfield.org/olbs Deacon Paul Federici Mass Schedule: Deacon Paul Briere Saturday: 4 p.m.

(Vigil) Pastoral Minister: Mary Federici Sunday: 7, 8:30, 11 a.m.

Parish/Religious Education Office: (413) 562-3450 Monday-Wednesday: 7 a.m.

Communion Service Thursday Parish Fax: (413) 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.

Deacon: Rev. Mr.8:30-noon 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.

Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday 7 p.m.

Sacristan: Stella4:15-4:45; Onyski Wed. before 7 Penance/confession: Saturdays MASS p.m. Mass and SCHEDULE by appointment.

Sat.at511:15 p.m. (vigil), Sun., 8,with Pastor and Baptisms: Sundays a.m. Arrange 10 a.m. and 7is p.m. a pre- Baptism meeting scheduled.

Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 prior a.m.

Marriage: Arrangements should be made with pastor Wednesday 7 p.m. to any reception arrangements as early as one year in Penance/confession: Saturdays advance 4:15-4:45; Wed. before 7 p.m. Mass of and by appointment.

Exposition Blessed Sacrament: Baptisms: Sundays 11:159 a.m.

Arrange 1st atFriday a.m.-5 p.m. with Pastor and a pre- Marian BaptismCenacle meetingofisPrayer: scheduled.

Marriage: Arrangements should be made Saturdays 7:30-8:30 with pastor prior to any reception arrangements as Thursdays early as one year in Charismatic Prayer Meeting: 7 p.m. advance St. Jude Novena after Exposition of Blessed Wednesday 7 p.m.Sacrament: Mass 1st Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Miraculous Medal Novena after Marian Cenacle of Mass Prayer: Tuesday morning Saturdays 7:30-8:30 Chapel of Divine Mercy, Litany, Rosary, Charismatic Prayer Meeting: Friday 3-3:34Thursdays 7 p.m.

St. Judevisits.

Novena aftercall rectory Home and hospital Please 7 p.m. Mass Anointing Wednesday of the Sick. Please call the pastor Miraculous Medal Novena after Prayer Line: for special intentions.

Tuesday Mass Call Marianmorning at 569-6244 Chapel of Divine Mercy, Litany, Rosary, Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:15 a.m.

Friday 3-3:34room at rectory meeting Home and hospital visits. Please call rectory Anointing of the Sick. Please call Church the pastor Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Prayer Line: for special intentions.

605 Salmon Brook Street, Call Marian at 569-6244 Route 10 Study: and 202, Granby,9:15 CT a.m.

06035 Bible Tuesdays Rev. atDennis Pastor rectoryAnderson, meeting room Phone: (860) 653-3800 Fax: (860) 653-9984 Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Church Handicap 605 SalmonAccessible.

Brook Street, Schedule:Route Sunday10School - 9 am, AdultCT - Youth - Children. and 202, Granby, 06035 Sunday PraiseRev. and Dennis WorshipAnderson, - 10:30 a.m., Infant and toddler Pastor care available.

Phone: (860) 653-3800 Men’s Group Fellowship - 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the Fax: Breakfast (860) 653-9984 2nd Saturday each month.

HandicapofAccessible.

CallSunday for a Youth Group schedule events.

Schedule: School - 9 am, Adult -ofYouth - Children. visit us- 10:30 on thea.m., web Infant at: and toddler Sunday PraiseYou andcan Worship http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org. care available.

Men’s GroupPioneer Fellowship Breakfast - 7 a.m.

- 8:30 a.m., the Valley Assembly of God Pioneer Valley of Assembly of God 2nd Huntington, Saturday each month.

MA 01050 01050 of events.

Call for aHuntington, Youth GroupMA schedule Rev. Chuck Vanasse Rev. Quirk - Toby (413) 667-3196 YouPhone can visit us on the web at: Phone (413) 667-3196 Sunday - 10:30 a.m. - Service of Worship http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org.

Sunday - 10Valley a.m.

- Assembly Service Worship Weekly Bible Study.

Call for of information.

Pioneer of God Weekly Bible Study.Assembly Call information.

Pioneer Valley of God Huntington, MAfor01050 Pioneer Valley Baptist Church Huntington, 01050 Rev. ChuckMA Vanasse 265 Ponders Hollow Westfield, Rev.-Road, Toby Phone (413) Quirk 667-3196 MA 01085 (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) (413)- Service 667-3196 Sunday Phone - 10:30 -a.m. of Worship Phone - (413) 562-3376 Sunday - 10 a.m.

- Service Worship Weekly Bible Study.

Call for of information.

JamesCall Montoro WeeklyPastor Bible Study. for information.

Sunday School – 9:30Valley a.m.; Sunday Pioneer BaptistService Church– 10:30 a.m. and 6265 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 transportation in need of transportation. (cornerfor of those Tannery and Shaker Road) Just call- us(413) at 562-3376.

Phone 562-3376 Pastor James Montoro Psalms Springs Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m.

Deliverance and 6 p.m.; Wednesday ServiceMinistries – 7 p.m. We provide bus 141 Meadow MA 01085 transportation for Street, those inWestfield, need of transportation.

Phone (413) 568-1612 Just call us at 562-3376.

Pastor Sharon Ingram Sunday School - 10 a.m.

Psalms Springs SundayDeliverance Morning Worship - 11 a.m.

Ministries Wednesdays - Childrens reading hour, MA 5 to 01085 6 p.m. with 141 Meadow Street, Westfield, Pastor, 4 to 10 years old.

Phone - (413) 568-1612 Wednesday Evening - 7 p.m.

- Bible Study & Deliverance Pastor Sharon Ingram SundayService School - 10 a.m.

Friday - Y.E.S. - Youth Excellence Services, 13 years old Sunday Morning Worship - 11 a.m. andreading up.

Wednesdays - Childrens hour, 5 to 6 p.m. with Pastor, 4 to 10 years old.

Russell-Community Wednesday Evening 7 p.m. - BibleChurch Study & Deliverance Main Street, Russell 01071 Service Jimmy Metcalf,Services, Pastor 13 years old Friday - Y.E.S.Rev. - Youth Excellence Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday andSchool, up. all ages - Fellowship, parsonage; 10 a.m. - Family Worship; 6 p.m. - Youth Fellowship, parsonage.

Russell Community Church Tuesday - 7 Main p.m. -Street, AA Meeting; RussellFamily 01071Bible Class, parsonage.

Rev. Jimmy Metcalf, Pastor Wednesday - 9- a.m.

- Women’s Sunday - 9 a.m.

Sunday School, Prayer all agesFellowship, - Fellowship, parsonage. parsonage; 10 a.m. - Family Worship; 6 p.m. - Youth Friday - 7:30 p.m.

- AA Meeting.

Fellowship, parsonage.

Tuesday - 7 p.m. - AA Meeting; Family Bible Class, St. John’sparsonage.

Lutheran Church 60 Broad StreetPrayer Fellowship, Wednesday - 9 a.m.

- Women’s Westfield, MA 01085 parsonage.

Phone - (413) Friday - 7:30 p.m. 568-1417 - AA Meeting. http://stjohnswestfield.com Pastor Christopher A. Church Hazzard St. John’s Lutheran Sunday - Adult Bible60Study andStreet Summer Sunday School Broad (Preschool - High School) 8:45 A.M. Westfield, MA 01085 Sunday 10 A.M. Phone Worship - (413) 568-1417 Tune in to the taped broadcast of our Worship Service over http://stjohnswestfield.com WHYN (.560 on your AMChristopher radio dial) at 7:30 on Sunday morning.

Pastor A. Hazzard Sunday - Adult Bible Study and Summer Sunday School Living Hope Church (Preschool - High School) 8:45 A.M. Pastor Dan Valeri Sunday Worship 10 A.M. 267broadcast College Highway Tune in to the taped of our Worship Service over Southwick, MA 01077 WHYN (.560 on your AM radio dial) at 7:30 on Sunday morning.

413-569-1882 Living Hope Church HopeChurch for everyday living!

Living -Hope We are a church that proclaims a message of hope and Pastor Dan Valeri healing for the hurts problems of everyday life 267 and College Highway through theSouthwick, message of MAJesus 01077Christ... info@livinghopechurchag.org 413-569-1882 Service -time: Living Hope Church Hope10forAM everyday living!

Thursday Family Night 6:30pm of hope and We are a church that proclaims a message Office hours Mon through Thurs healing for the hurts and problems of9:30am-4pm everyday life through the message of Jesus Christ...

Southwick Community info@livinghopechurchag.org Episcopal Church Service time: 10 AM 660 College Thursday FamilyHighway Night 6:30pm Southwick, MA Office hours - Mon through 01077 Thurs 9:30am-4pm Phone: 569-9650 http://www.southwickchurch.com Southwick Community Rev. J.Episcopal Taylor Albright, ChurchPastor Saturday Evening Worship Service 5 p.m.

660 College Highway SundaysSouthwick, 9:30 AM, Service that blend MA 01077 contemporaryPhone: worship569-9650 with traditional liturgy and a family-friendly atmosphere http://www.southwickchurch.com KidZone: children’s ministry Rev.Childcare J. Taylorand Albright, Pastor during the service Saturday Evening Worship Service 5 p.m.

Sign 9:30 Language Interpreted Sundays AM, Service that blend Handicapped Accessible contemporary worship with traditional liturgy Women’s Thursdaysatmosphere 9:30 to 11 a.m. and Group: a family-friendly Good coffee, and fellowship andministry KidZone: Childcare children’s light-weightduring discussion of faith issues. the service Childcare provided.

Sign Language Interpreted Handicapped Accessible Southwick Congregational Women’s Group: Thursdays 9:30Church to 11 a.m.

Southwick Congregational Church, Unitedcoffee, Church of Christ UCC Good fellowship and 488 CollegeHighway, Highway, P.O. Box 260, 488 College P.O. Box 260 light-weight discussion of faith issues.

Southwick, MA 01077 Southwick, 01077 Childcare MA provided.

Phone: 413-569-6362, Administrative Assistant: Minister Bart Cochran email: Southwickucc@gmail.com Phone - (413) 569-6362Church Southwick Congregational Southwick Congregational Church, Website: www.Southwickucc.org email:swkucc@verizon.net United Church UCC of Christ Minister - Rev. Bart D. Cochran Sunday 488College College Highway, P.O. 488 Highway, P.O.Box Box260, 260 Music - Roberta Kowal 10 AM Worship Service Southwick, MA 01077 – Southwick, MA 01077 Administrative Assistant Elaina Lempke Open Pantry Sunday Bart Cochran Phone: 413-569-6362, Administrative Assistant: Minister Sunday Minister – Rev. Bart569-6362 D. Cochran. email: Southwickucc@gmail.com Phone - (413) 10 AM Worship Service Music – The Voice Choir Website: www.Southwickucc.org email:swkucc@verizon.net Nursery Available MinisterNursery - Rev. Bart D. Cochran Available Sunday 10:15 AM Sunday School/Youth Music - Roberta Kowal– 10:15 Church School AMAM Worship Group10 every 2nd andService 4th Sunday Administrative Assistant - Elaina Lempke 11AM AMPantry CoffeeSunday Hour Open 11 Coffee Hour Sunday 3:30–PM PM O.A. Meeting Minister Rev. Bart D. Cochran.

3:30 O.A. Meeting 10 AM –Worship Service Tuesday Music The Voice Choir Tuesday Nursery Available 6:30 PMScouts Bell Choir Nursery Available 6 PM 10:15 AM Sunday School/Youth 7 PM Scouts 6:30 PMBoy Bell Choir AM Church School Group10:15 every 2nd and 4th Sunday Wednesday Wednesday 11AM AMCoffee Coffee Hour Hour 11 9-1 Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 9-1PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open 3:30 PM O.A. Meeting 3:30 PM O.A. Meeting PM Adult Choir Rehearsal Rehearsal 7 7PM Adult Choir Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Thursday 6:30 PMScouts Bell Choir 6 PM Mid-Week Service 6:30 PM T.O.P.S. 7 PM Boy Scouts 6:30 PM Bell Choir Friday Friday Wednesday Wednesday 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 6 6PM O.A. Meeting PM O.A. Meeting PM Adult Choir Rehearsal 7 7PM Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:30 PM A.A. 12 Step Meeting 7:30 PM A.A. 12 Step Meeting Thursday Thursday Saturday Saturday 9-1 PM Mid-Week Service 6:30 PM T.O.P.S. 9-1Henrietta’s Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open Thrift Shop – open Friday Friday 9-1 Henrietta’s Thrift 9-1 PM Henrietta’s ThriftShop ShopOpen – open 6 6PM PMO.A. O.A.Meeting Meeting 7:30 PM A.A. 12 Step Meeting 7:30 PM A.A. 12 Step Meeting Saturday Saturday 9-1 PM 9-1Henrietta’s Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open Thrift Shop – open

73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Social Center: Clinton Avenue Father Sr. Joseph Soltysiak, Pastor Phone - (413) 562-4403 St. Joseph’s Polish Email - Soltysiak@comcast.net National Catholic Church Fax (413) 562-4403 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Sunday Masses - 8 a.m. andAvenue 10:30 a.m.

Social Center: Clinton Summer Schedule a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Father Sr. Joseph- 8Soltysiak, Pastor SundayPhone School- -(413) 9 a.m., social center 562-4403 Catechism Classes: Monday evenings Email - Soltysiak@comcast.net Daily and Holy Masses as announced Fax Day - (413) 562-4403 For moreMasses information & links: Sunday - 8 a.m. and PNCC.org 10:30 a.m.

Summer Schedule - 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

St. Mary’s Church Sunday School - 9 a.m., social center 30Catechism Bartlett Street, Westfield, 01085 Classes: MondayMA evenings - (413) 562-5477 Daily andPhone Holy Day Masses as announced http://www.St.MarysofWestfield.com For more information & links: PNCC.org Rev. Frank Lawlor - Administrator Rev. Christopher Parochial Vicar St. Fedoryshyn, Mary’s Church Daniel Brunton, in Residence 30Rev. Bartlett Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Deacon- (413) Pedro562-5477 Rivera Phone Deacon Roger Carrier http://www.St.MarysofWestfield.com Weekday Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.

Rev. Mass Frank -Lawlor - Administrator Holy Day - 64 p.m. on the eveParochial before, 8:30 a.m. & Rev.Masses Christopher Fedoryshyn, Vicar 6:15 p.m. (bilingual) Confessions Rev. Daniel Brunton, in Residence Saturdays,Deacon 2:30-3:30 p.m.Rivera (lower church) Pedro Saturday Mass - Carrier 4 p.m.

Deacon Roger Sunday Mass- Monday-Friday, - 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m.

Weekday Mass 8:30 a.m. a.m. p.m.11:30 Holy Day Masses - 64and on the eve before, 8:30 a.m. & All Masses are in theConfessions upper church,6:15 p.m. (bilingual) the 11:30 a.m. isp.m. in Spanish Saturdays, 2:30-3:30 (lower church) Handicapped accessible, Saturday Mass -elevator 4 p.m. located to the right of -the mainand entrance.

Sunday Mass 7, 8:30 10 a.m.

Adoration and and Benediction - Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. a.m.-6 p.m.

All Masses9are in the upper church, St. Mary’s Elementary (Pre-K-8) the 11:30 a.m. isSchool in Spanish 568-2388 Handicapped(413) accessible, elevator located St. Mary’s Highright School (413) 568-5692 to the of the(9-12) main- entrance.

Office of Religious Education - (413) 568-1127 Adoration and Benediction Wednesdays, St. Vincent de9Paul outreach a.m.-6 p.m. to the poor and needy - (413)School 568-5619 St. Mary’s Elementary (Pre-K-8) (413) 568-2388 St. High PeterSchool & St. Casimir Parish568-5692 St. Mary’s (9-12) - (413) 22 State Street- (413) 568-1127 Office of Religious Education Westfield, 01085to the poor St. Vincent de Paul MA outreach Rev. Wallis, Pastor andWilliam needy -H.(413) 568-5619 Parish Office - 413-568-5421 DailyParish St. Mass Peter schedule & St. Casimir Mon.-Thurs.

7:15 a.m.

22 State -Street Saturday Mass 4 p.m.

Westfield, MA- 01085 Saturday - 3 p.m.Pastor - 3:30 p.m.

Rev.Confessions William H. Wallis, Sunday Mass8:30- a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Parish Office 413-568-5421 Mass schedule Daily Temple Beth El a.m.

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- 7:15 WorshipMass Services Saturday - 4 p.m.

SundayConfessions - Thursday Evening, p.m.p.m.

Saturday - 3 p.m. -73:30 p.m.

SundayFriday Mass-evening, 8:30 a.m.6 & 10:30 a.m.

Saturday evening, 5 p.m.

Monday-Friday Templemorning, Beth El 7 a.m.

Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m.

Worship Services Sunday and Sunday - Thursday Holiday Evening, 7 p.m. morning, 8 a.m.

Ongoing Friday evening, 6 p.m.

Monday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), Saturday evening, 5 p.m.

3:15 p.m.

Monday-Friday morning, 7 a.m.

Tuesday afternoons - B’Yachad (Hebrew High School) 6:30 Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. p.m.;Sunday Parshatand haHoliday Shove study group, 7:30 p.m. morning, 8 a.m.

Ongoing Wednesday afternoons - Learning (Religious Monday afternoons - Learning CenterCenter (Religious School), School), 3:153:15 p.m.p.m.; Youth Chorale, 5:15 p.m.

Tuesday afternoons - B’Yachad (Hebrew High School) 6:30 Thursday Boy Scout Troop p.m.;evenings Parshat-ha Shove #32 meets at 7:30 p.m. study group, Friday mornings - “Exploring Prayers” Wednesday afternoons - Learningour Center (Religious with Rabbi, a.m.

School), 3:157p.m.; Youth Chorale, 5:15 p.m.

Unitarian Universalist Society Thursday evenings - Boy Scout Troop of Greater #32 meets Springfield at 7:30 p.m.

245 Friday Portermornings Lake Drive, Springfield, MA 01106 - “Exploring our Prayers” Re. Jason Minister with Seymour, Rabbi, 7 a.m. http://uuspringfield.org phoneUniversalist 413 736-2324 Unitarian Society Handicap of Greateraccessible Springfield Sunday 9:30am and 11am Worship 245 Porter Lake Drive, Springfield, Services, MA 01106 Religious and nursery for children, Re.Education Jason Seymour, Minister Wednesday 5:30 pm Soulful Suppers http://uuspringfield.org Thursday 7PM413 Choir Rehearsals phone 736-2324 Monthly Unity House Concerts.

Handicap accessible Check our Page. Services, Sunday 9:30am andFacebook 11am Worship Religious Education and nursery for children, Wednesday 5:30 pm Soulful Suppers United7PM Church ofRehearsals Christ Thursday Choir Second Church MonthlyCongregational Unity House Concerts.

Rev. Rosemary Interim Check ourDawson, Facebook Page.Pastor 487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814, Westfield, MA 01086 http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org United Church of Christ E-mail:Second office@secondchurchwestfield.org Congregational Church OfficeRev. hours: TuesdayDawson, – Friday,Interim 9 a.m. Pastor to 12 noon, Rosemary Closed Monday.

487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814, Phone - (413)MA 568-7557 Westfield, 01086 Sunday - http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org 10 a.m., Worship Service and Sunday School for preschool through high school.

E-mail: office@secondchurchwestfield.org Sunday evening– -Friday, Youth Program.

Office hours: Tuesday 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Closed Monday.

Phone - (413) 568-7557 Westfield Sunday - 10 a.m., WorshipAlliance ServiceChurch and Sunday School for 297 Russell Westfield, MA 01085 preschoolRoad, through high school.

Rev. Jordan Sunday eveningGreeley, - Youth Pastor Program.

Phone - (413) 568-3572 Sunday - 9:30 a.m. - Bible Life a.m. for all ages, nursery care provided; 11 a.m.

- Worship and the Word; 6 p.m - eveWestfield Alliance Church service.

297 Russellning Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Jordan Greeley, Pastor Phone - (413) 568-3572 Word- Bible of Grace Church Sunday - 9:30 a.m.

Life a.m. for all ages, nursery Pioneerand Valley care provided; 11 a.m.of- Worship the Word; 6 p.m - eve848 North Route 202 ningRoad, service.

Westfield, MA 01085 (413) 572-3054 Email:office@wordgrace.us Word of Grace Church http://www.wordgrace.us of Pioneer Valley Chet Senior Pastor 848 Marshall, North Road, Route 202 SundayWestfield, Morning Service: 10 a.m.

MA 01085 Sunday evening, 6 p.m.

(413) 572-3054 Wednesday evening, 7 p.m.

Email:office@wordgrace.us http://www.wordgrace.us Chet Marshall, Senior Pastor Westfield Free10 Church Sunday Evangelical Morning Service: a.m.

568 Southwick Road, Westfield, Sunday evening, 6 p.m.MA 01085 Rev. David K.evening, Young, Pastor Wednesday 7 p.m.

Phone - (413) 562-1504 Sunday – 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, childcare available; 8:45 a.m. Free - Sunday School.

Westfield Evangelical Church WednesdayRoad, - 7 p.m.

- Bible Study.

568 Southwick Westfield, MA 01085 p.m. Pastor Rev. Friday David -K.6:30 Young, Awana Children’s Program.

Phone - (413) 562-1504 Sunday – 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, childcare available; 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School.

West Springfield Church of Study.

Christ Wednesday - 7 p.m.

- Bible 61 Upper Street, Friday Church - 6:30 p.m.

West Springfield, 01089 Awana Children’sMA Program.

Phone - (413) 736-1006 Sunday - 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Worship Service; 9:30 a.m. - Bible Church Study. of Christ West Springfield Wednesday - 7Church p.m., Bible Study.

61 Upper Street, West Springfield, MA 01089 Phone - (413) 736-1006 Church Sunday - 10:30 Wyben a.m. andUnion 6 p.m., Worship Service; 9:30 An Interdenominational a.m. - Bible Study. Church 678 Montgomery Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Wednesday - 7 p.m., Bible Study.

Phone - (413) 568-6473 Rev. George Karl, Pastor Sunday Worship Sunday Wyben Unionand Church School at 10 a.m. Church An Interdenominational Summer Worship at 9:30amMA 01085 678 Montgomery Road, Westfield, Nursery Available Phone - (413) 568-6473 Bible Studies in Karl, both Church Rev. George Pastor and in Worship Members’ homes.

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Barnes position will require, as well as who they are looking for, but also said that the requirements should not change much from the original advertisement.

Sullivan said that in spite of Barnes leaving, the airport will continue to run as it has been, including the continuation of the noise mitigation program that was started under Barnes.

“We’re looking to do the next phase, which is the purchasing,” Sullivan said. “So that will proceed as is.

“That’s why I appreciate that he will be here for a little while–there’s some economic development going on up there for a while,” he added.

The hiring process will be In this Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 file photo, Archbishop Blase Cupich, proceeda through Holy Name Cathedral during Cupich's Installation Mass at Holy Name Cathedral, in Chicago. Pope Francis has named Cupich to be a member of the powerful Vatican office that vets bishops' nominations, signaling he wants a key pastoral voice involved in the selection of U.S. church leaders, it was reported on Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Antonio Perez, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Pope taps Chicago archbishop for key bishop advisory panel VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has named Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich to be a member of the powerful Vatican office that vets bishops' nominations, signaling he wants a key pastoral voice involved in the selection of U.S. church leaders.

Francis in 2014 had hand-picked Cupich to lead the Chicago archdiocese in his first major appointment for the U.S. church. Cupich is a moderate like Francis and replaced the late Cardinal Francis George, who had been an aggressive defender of orthodoxy.

Cupich now will be a member of the same Vatican advisory board where a staunch American conservative, Cardinal Raymond Burke, sat for years until Francis removed him.

In another sign of Francis' esteem for Cupich, he tapped him as a special appointee to attend his recent synod on the family.

Francis has said he wants to reform the way the church selects its bishops, who wield enormous power in running church affairs and interpreting church doctrine at the local level. Currently, local bishops propose names to the Vatican ambassador in their country, who then sends possible candidates onto Rome for review.

But Francis — the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio — experienced firsthand how the process can be manipulated by ideologically driven interests, with several of the future pope's candidates blocked when he was the archbishop of Buenos Aires.

RELIGIOUS LISTING The Episcopal Church of the Atonement 36 Court St., Westfield, MA 01085 (413) 562-5461 www.atonementwestfield.net Parking off Pleasant Street The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud, Rector This Week at Atonement SUMMER OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday-Friday 9:30 am-12:30 pm Sunday, July 10 The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist 2:00-3:30 pm AA Women’s Fellowship 7:00 – 9:00 pm AA Meeting Monday, July 11 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED

Budget our commitment to our cities and towns with increased support for local aid and Chapter 70 education funding,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “Our administration has made important progress to strengthen our relationship with municipalities and I look forward to continuing to build on that bond using the tools provided in this budget.”

Funding in FY17 will continue the Baker-Polito Administration’s commitment to serve as a reliable partner for cities and towns by providing $1.022 billion in unrestricted local aid. The 4.3% increase over last year builds on the 3.6% increase in FY16, marking an 8% ($76 million) increase to cities and towns between FY16 and FY17. Funding in FY17 will also allow the Community Compact Cabinet, chaired by Lieutenant Governor Polito, to continue working collaboratively with cities and towns and provide much needed grants for local projects.

“The closing months of Fiscal Year 2016 were an important reminder that when we control our spending it allows us to adjust for unexpected changes,” said Kristen Lepore, Secretary of the Executive Office for

8-9 pm AA Meeting Tuesday, July 12 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Farm Share pickup 6:00 – 7:00 pm Zumba Class Wednesday, July 13 12:15 pm Healing & Holy Eucharist 6:30 pm Westfield Girls’ Lacrosse 7:00 pm OA Meeting Thursday, July 14 12-6 pm Farmers’ Market Can You Help Sarah?

7:30-9:00 pm NA Meeting Friday, July 15 Saturday, July 16 10:00 am Prayer Shawl Knitting Sunday, July 17 www.sarahgillett.org The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist 2:00-3:30 pm AA Women’s Fellowship 7:00 – 9:00 pm AA Meeting

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The control tower and a plane hangar at Barnes. overseen by the Westfield Airport Commission, which is a three-member board consisting of Chairperson Kimberly Cameron, as well as Robert T. Goyette and Donald J. Nicoletti.

Barnes will serve as a special advisor to the board through the selection process, and will help to train the new manager upon their recruitment.

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arrested and charged with possession of one Percocet pill while he was special education director in the Adams-Cheshire District, and subsequently lost his position.

The charge was continued without a finding, and dismissed.

“Since that time, I have been engaged in a rigorous course of recovery,” Garivaltis said. He sees the same orthopedic specialist that he went to a couple of years after the accident. He’s also been in therapy, and participates in a 12 step recovery program.

“The opioid problem is very significant. One of the things I do as part of my recovery is to speak with children and adults who have come into contact with opioids prescribed legally,” he said.

Initially, the arrest resulted in the suspension of his license as a special ed administrator for all levels. After completing an investigation by DESE, forensic evaluations, approval from EEC, and a letter of employability from a CORI background check, his licenses were reinstated without prejudice. He said his professional references include people from both state agencies.

“He was the most experienced candidate for our district, and comes with a strong recommendation from his previous superintendent,” Superintendent David Hopson, who chaired the search committee, reported to the School Committee at their June 22 meeting.

Retiring Director of Pupil Services Alice Taverna said she knew Garivaltis professionally when she was the special education director in Lee, and he was special education director in Adams-Cheshire. She said his particular strengths are in behavioral issues, and she consulted him on several occasions when she was having difficulties.

“He was professionally competent. He helped me when I had problems with kids, and I just needed an ear,” Taverna said. She believes that he will be able to step in to the new role in Gateway quickly, with a short learning curve.

While Taverna said she knew Garivaltis before his struggles, she remembers when he had the accident and was out for months. She said that he’s very open about that time.

“I don’t think he wants to have anything hidden. As a leadership team, we wanted everything to be transparent. There isn’t anything wrong with overcoming an addiction,” Taverna said.

The School Committee’s confirmation on Garivaltis was held for two weeks, in order for the public to hear his story, and to meet him this Wednesday.

“We did want to be upfront and let everyone know,” Hopson said. He believes the experience has given Garivaltis a clearer understanding of what some of the students have been through. He also said he has heard very little from the community about the candidate.

The position of Director of Pupil Services works primarily with students who have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or a 504 Plan. Taverna said there are 170 students on IEPs at Gateway, from pre-kindergarten through those students who stay until they turn 22.

Hopson said if Garivaltis is not approved by the School Committee, he will probably have to put somebody in on a temporary basis. The Director of Pupil Services is a state-required position, and one of only three that need School Committee approval. The other two are Superintendent and Business Manager.

Hopson said he is not anticipating that the School Committee will not move forward on his recommendation.

Helps Seniors ForSarah his part, Garivaltis said he is looking forward to coming to Gateway.

Can in the fact that it’s a small, rural school district, where I can work “I am most interested You closely with students and staff in a classroom setting,” he said, noting the district’s similarity Help to where he grew up in the Berkshires.

He said GatewaySarah? has a deeply committed staff that is incredibly passionate about educating www.sarahgillett.org children and working with the whole child. He said while he has had other offers, he held out for Gateway because of its philosophy, vision and ideals “I hope to be there for the next 20 years,” he said.

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Administration andAsk Finance. www.sarahgillett.org “The work we have done agers and supervisors to mainwww.sarahgillett.org with the Legislature to align tain a 5:1 social worker to spending with revenue during supervisor ratio. the past two years while maintaining critical support for key priorities will continfavorite ue to serve us well in the your e r coming year.” a The Commonwealth supSh ported approximately $158 million in opioid abuse prevention services in FY16 following the recommendations of the Governor’s Opioid Working Group.

The email to: Governor also signed landsandysorel@thewestf ieldnewsgroup.com mark legislation into law duror mail to: The Westfield News Group ing FY16 to address the deadly opioid and heroin epidemic Attn: Recipes - 62 School Street plaguing Massachusetts. The Westfield, MA 01085 Commonwealth will continue ramping up efforts to combat For info call 413-562-4181 opioid addiction by increasext. 103 ing support over 8% ($13 million) to a total of $171 million in FY17. This additional funding will support 2,150 adult residential recovery opioid beds, 150 more than last year.

The Department of Children and Families will be able to hire needed additional staff with $940 million in FY17, a $16.4 million increase over last year. The new hires will be a combinaer ay tion of social workers, social worker techs, regional substance abuse coordinators, regional quality assurance coordinators, program man-

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Southwick COA Annual summer luau picnic The Southwick Council on Aging held their annual summer luau picnic this week to rave reviews from the attendees. Director Cindy Sullivan noted that there were approximately 60 attendees to the event that took place within the senior center. (photos submitted)

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James Renaudette slides into a base to attempt getting by the tag. (Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Westfield faces off with Pittsfield in Babe Ruth action

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent WESTFIELD – As part of the 14-year-old Western Massachusetts State Tournament, Westfield welcomed Pittsfield to Bullens Field on Friday night. Visiting Pittsfield ended up getting the best of Westfield with an 8-2 victory.

Westfield will now travel to NipMuc tomorrow for a 2 p.m. game.

Pittsfield was able to build up a strong lead throughout the contest. In the top of the sixth inning, Pittsfield had an 8-1 lead. Westfield was able to tack on one more run in the bottom of the sixth in attempt to chip away at the deficit.

“Tough loss, definitely, they (Pittsfield) came out swinging,” said Westfield Manager Tony Paroline.

James Renaudette led Westfield offensively with two hits. Ethan Saunders and Cam Gourde had one hit apiece.

Dalton Bessette scores a run.

Aiden Burke goes for the tag at second.

This 14-Year-Old Westfield team was a team that was put together just a couple weeks ago as they are working on a building a chemistry together.

Despite the loss, the game was an overall positive for the team moving forward.

“All in all, pretty positive experience coming out of it,” said Paroline. “We’re looking forward to playing out East tomorrow and come back with a win.”

Nick Ensign launches one.

Kareem Zaghloul is congratulated by his teammates after his home run gave Westfield American the 4-3 lead. (Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Westfield American’s Bobby DellaPenna makes a great diving catch in center field. (Photo by Marc St. Onge)

Westfield National and American battle for playoff seeding

By GREG FITZPATRICK Correspondent WESTFIELD – Kareem Zaghloul stepped up to the plate in the top of the sixth inning. Down 3-2 to Westfield National with two outs, Zaghloul and his Westfield American team were one out away from a loss to their cross-town rival.

One out away quickly turned into just one pitch away.

Westfield National pitcher Joey Calderella delivered his next pitch to Zaghloul and just like that his drive over the left field fence tied the ball game at 3-3.

Zaghloul’s home run caused the contest to go into extra innings. In the top of the seventh inning, Jeremy McCormick led off Westfield American with a single to center field. An error in the infield allowed Troy Hevey to reach first base and McCormick advanced to second.

Two batters later, Alex LaCourse doubled to score McCormick and give Westfield American the 4-3 lead. They would hold onto that score and defeat Westfield National 4-3 in a 12-year-old division game at Ralph E. Sanville Memorial Field on Friday night.

With the victory, Westfield American will secure the no.2 seed and face Easthampton next, while Westfield National will be the no.4 seed and face top seed Amherst.

As the game-tying home run was clutch for Zaghloul and Westfield American, he was also due for a big hit.

“I was happy to see him come through,” said Westfield American Manager Mike Raposo. “He’s been struggling a little bit in this tournament, but he came up big.”

Zaghloul was also able to translate his heroics at the plate to

Cole Davignon is tagged out at home by catcher Alex LaCourse. the pitcher’s mound. After a one-out double from Westfield National’s Jake Jachym in the bottom of the seventh, Zaghloul sat down the last two batters to close out the win.

Zaghloul went 2 1/3 innings of relief of shut –out ball while producing three strikeouts.

“Everybody gets opportunities, I got mine today,” said Zaghloul. “Good things happen, so I thank my coach for that.”

Westfield American saw themselves get on the board first when Dan Provost hit a two-run shot in the top of the second inning to put the lead at 2-0.

In the bottom of the second inning, Westfield National saw an opportunity to chip away at the lead. Jared Noel drew a one-out walk, and then a wild pitch allowed Noel to take second base. Shea Byrnes was then hit by a pitch. Cam Hoynoski then hit into a fielder’s choice which put him at first but resulted in Noel out at third base. Runners on first and second with two outs, lead-off hitter Dylan King singled up the middle to put the score at 2-1 Westfield American.

It wasn’t much longer until Westfield National was able to take the lead. They tied up the game in the bottom of the fourth with a single from Cole Davignon that scored Walter Ninotti.

A single from Joey Calderella in the fifth inning gave Westfield National the 3-2 advantage.

Provost finished the game going 2-for-4 with two RBI’s.

LaCourse was also solid for Westfield American as he went 2-for-4 with an RBI. For Westfield National, Dylan Arooth went 2-for-4 with a single and a double. Calderella and Dylan King also had a hit apiece.

Despite the tough loss, it was certainly an exciting and competitive game for Westfield National.

“It’s always good playing the other side of town, it’s always close,” said Westfield National Manager Jim Cloutier. “Our kids battled, we were down early and we came back.”

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SUMMER SPORTS SCHEDULES Saturday, July 9 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL DISTRICT 2 CHAMPIONSHIP (10-11-Year-Olds) Teams/Site/Time TBD DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT Gateway (7-9-Year-Olds) vs.

Belchertown, 10 a.m.

SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT District 2 Juniors Winner at District 8, Site/Time TBD LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL Westfield (9-10-Year-Olds) at Easthampton, Sadie Know

Sunday, July 10 LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT Westfield (7-9-Year-Olds) at Southampton, 10 a.m.

DISTRICT 2 TOURNAMENT (11-12-Year-Olds) No. 4 seed at No. 1 seed No. 3 seed at No. 2 seed JUNIORS SECTIONAL Teams TBD LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL Westfield (9-10-Year-Olds) vs.

Easthampton

SHELL’S TEKOA TUESDAY GOLF LEAGUE Ed West & Harry Pease Dick Williams & Ron Sena Bob Berniche & Fred Rogers Bill Lawry & Dave Giles Ray West & Harpo Czarnecki

Al Szenda & Jim Johnson Dave Liberty & Jim French John Kidrick & Erroll Nichols Gene Theroux & Jack Kennedy Joe Hebda & Harry Thompson Bill Wallinovich & Fran Siska Conrad Clendenin & Stu Browning Bill Murphy & Jerry Tomasko Barry Slattery & Bob McCarthy Butch Rines & Gary Marcoulier Angelo Mascadrelli & Frank Kamlowski Bill Frothingham & Carl Haas Ron Bonyeau & Mike Ripa Mike Clark & Terry Clark Jack Leary & Jim Liptak

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Closest to Pin on 3rd (1st shot) Closest to Pin on 3rd (2nd shot) Closest to Pin on 6th

Championship Division1st- Bryce Piemonte & Bob Lareau 33.5 2nd- Lee Albertson & Josh Holt 37.5 3rd- Mike Slyne & Scott Martin 33.5 4th- Jay Nomakeo & Jared Goss 31.5

3rd Division 1st- Todd Bosworth & Eric Pericolosi 38.5 2nd- Jim Dickson & Ruth Dickson 35.5 3rd- Gerry Banach & Mike Cove 34 4th- Kirk Tewksbury & Pete Grimaldi 31

4th Division1st Divison1st- Jack Blascak & Dave Galczynski 1st- Bird Leal & Rattler Rivard 33 2nd- Robert Wichowski & Joe Groth 35 2nd- Tony Chiba & Don Lapoint 35 38.5 T - 3rd - Tim McCluskey & Paul Newton 3rd- Joe Gorneault & John Vurovecz 34.5 32.5 Ted Leal & Al Rossi 34.5 4th- Steve Giroux & Keven Slyne 32 2nd Divison1st- John Lewis & Bernie Demeo 37 2nd- Ake Lusa & Bob Lottermoser 39 T 3rd - Jim Tinker & Tom Garvin 32.5 Jamie Frisbie & Chris Hourihan

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Babe Ruth Baseball World Series tickets on sale now WESTFIELD — The Babe Ruth Baseball World Series is coming to Westfield, August 11 – 18. Now is the time to step up to the plate to support Greater Westfield Babe Ruth by purchasing tickets in advance at discount prices.

Admission passes for the entire tournament—all 25 games—are $20 for individuals and $45 for families. A family pass admits two adults and up to four children. After June 30th, prices will increase to $25 for an individual pass and $60 for a family pass. Single day admission tickets during the World Series will be $10.

Tickets can be purchased from any league player or ordered through our World Series web site at www.WestfieldWorldSeries.com. Tickets will be mailed to you. Tickets are also available for immediate pick up at the following locations: Cassin Insurance located at 104 Elm Street and Westfield Bank branches located at 560 East Main Street (near Home Depot) and 300 Southampton Road (Northside).

Plans are in the works for a ticket sales blitz on Saturday, June 12th. Greater Westfield Babe Ruth players and coaches will be at businesses throughout Westfield and Southwick that day selling World Series tickets. Please watch for more news about locations where we will be selling tickets.

The World Series will feature ten teams of 14-year-old Babe Ruth players, including teams representing the eight regional divisions of the U.S. and Canada, the Western MA State Champion team, and a host team from Greater Westfield Babe Ruth.

Volunteers are still needed for a variety of tasks. See www.westfieldworldseries.com for more information and to sign up to help out.

Introducing WOW’s Slugger Sam WESTFIELD — Westfield Creative Arts (WCA) together with Westfield on Weekends, Inc. (WOW) announces their newest Buyer’s Choice character, which have been so popular during “Westfield’s Dickens Days” in December of each year. In honor of the Babe Ruth League’s World Series scheduled to take place in Westfield’s own Bullen’s Field August 9 – 19, 2016, please meet: “Slugger Sam,” the sixth in this series of collectables.

“The WOW Board decided, at the end of last year, rather than introducing this new character during Dickens Days 2015, to delay presentation of our next figure until the middle of this year to help build the excitement of Westfield’s hosting the Babe Ruth World Series this August,” explained Jay Pagluica, President of WOW. “The shoppe at the Rinnova Gallery has had a number of requests since last December about the arrival of the ‘next’ in this collectable series,” added Lester Walshin, Founder of WCA. Sam is ten inches tall and holds one end of a bat in his right hand. The emblem on his uniform is a “W” – for our own historic

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Westfield Wheelmen. The price of one is $49.95, plus tax. The first shipment of 100 has been received but that won’t last long, so get your order in fast. All proceeds from this sale will be used to support the continuing community programs sponsored by WOW and WCA. “Sugger Sam” is prominently displayed in the Gallery Windows. Stop by the Rinnova Shoppe/Gallery to see “Sam” and/or place your order. Enjoy a variety of arts and crafts on display, including gourds, lamps, Westfield Note cards, jewelry and some truly beautiful pieces of art – all created by local and/or regional artists. The variety presented is as impressive as the quality.

Having relocated to the Rinnova Building at 105 Elm Street last year, WCA offers various adult classes in quilting, watercolor painting, oil painting, basket making, chair caning, knitting, crocheting, stained glass making, as well calligraphy. Interested? Please see our website: www.westfieldcreativearts.com or call us at 413-579-5967 with any questions or concerns.

-- ​Blue Divison Gross: Les Krokov-Matt krokov 70 Chris Strycharz-Bill Melo 71 Ron Humphrey-Dave Johnson 72 Net: Mike Bishop-Tom Daley 62 Pat Miles- Jeff Gavioli 64 Mike Barnes-Paul Bovat 66

Net: Tom Barthelette-Aaron McNabb 62 Dave Sheedy- Clyde St. Amand 63 Don Skelly- Pat Skelly 64 Ladies: Gross: Nancy Lancto-Lisa Strycharz 82

-White Division Gross: Mike Fila-Paul Stelzer 70 Tim Jacques-Jeff Fountain 76 Brian Lyman- Bob Gondek 76

Net; Bonnie Hart- Marie Nardi 67 Gail Grandon-Christine Consolini 69

Registration is Open for the 10th Annual Owl Club Golf Tournament WESTFIELD — Registration is now open for the 10th Annual Owl Club Golf Tournament, to be held Monday, August 1 at the Ranch Golf Club in Southwick, Mass.

All proceeds from the tournament benefit Westfield State University's varsity athletic programs. The tournament has become a significant fundraiser, and is a fixture with alumni, parents, corporate sponsors and other friends of Westfield State athletics.

This year's guest of honor is Jim Hagan '84, President and CEO of Westfield Bank. Jim is a current member, and past chairman, of the Westfield State University board of trustees. He served as co-chair of the Access to Excellence Campaign, which helped fund construction of the Woodward Center.

To for more information and to register for the tournanment please visit our tournament page, or for sponsorship opportunities contact Dave Caspole at 413-572-5433.

2016 Valley Wheel Schedule PLAY BALL! Sunday games are played between 12:00 and 5:00 PM in the afternoon; Weeknight games start at 5:30 PM Rain Make-Up games are held on Wednesday or Thursday evenings.

Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Play-Offs 4 at1; 3 at 2 Championship Game

Sunday, July 10 Wed-Th, July 13/14 or Wed-Th, July 20/21 Sunday, July 17 Sunday, July 24 Sunday, July 31 Sunday, August 7 3:00 PM Sunday, August 14 3:00 PM

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Since 1964 — Standings Week 13 of 22 Thursday, June 30, 2016 106 Cam Lewis – Bill Grise Jr. Division 1 105.5 Carlos Santos – Bill Grise Sr. 122.5 Randy Anderson – Bob Genereux 96 Mike Mahan – Joe Hebda 118 Mark Grenier – John LaRose 92 Bruce Kellogg – Richard Kellogg 116.5 Larry Cournoyer – Bob Bihler 115 Tom Massimino – Tim Huber Division 3 112.5 Tim Laramee – Dan Laramee 120.5 Joe Boutin – Henry Smith 112 Dan Harris – Shawn Bradley Mike Mulligan – Mike Soverow 112 Alan Velazquez – Ty Sherokow 118 113.5 Glenn Grabowski – Jeff Berger 107 Dave Dubois – Jim Elkins 111 Jason George – Dan Van Kruningan 105 Paul Brunetti – Ryan Maloney 108 Roy Barton – Bill Reinhagen 101.5 Rick Brown – Jim Cartwright 106.5 Jim Haas – Al Haas 91 Jessie Rasid – Al Nubile 105 Chris Fenton – Ryan Drobot 85 Mark Wilson – Paul Kvitek 102 Steve Benoit – Nick Stellato 99 Jason Fitzgerald – Steve Division 2 Tomaino 115 Ed Bielonko – Branden Bielonko 98 Jim Strycharz – Richard Roy 114.5 Jim Conroy – Fran Como 94.5 Dave Dover – Fuzzy Zoeller 113.5 Gary Gladu – Fran Dwyer 84 Bob Lewko – Donald Gauthier 113 Mark Logan – Joe Gaudette 113 Bob Collier – Don Clarke 112 Jay O’Sullivan – Rick Burke

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The Westfield 12U softball team are bowing their heads while the national anthem is being sung.

Boston Celtics forward Al Horford, second from left, smiles during a media availability at the team's practice facility, Friday, July 8, 2016, in Waltham, Mass. Horford agreed to a four-year, $113 million deal with the Celtics as an unrestricted free agent, ending nearly ten years with the Atlanta Hawks. From left are Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, Horford, general manager Danny Ainge and head coach Brad Stevens. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Westfield 12U vs. Worcester’s Joe Schwartz at Sadie Knox field

Celtics introduce Horford, their biggest free agent ever

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — Al Horford is the biggest free agent ever to sign with the Boston Celtics.

And he's going to try to make sure he's not the last.

"People around the league, they appreciate, they understand how special it is," Horford said Friday at a news conference surrounded by championship banners at the Celtics' practice facility. "I hope that if I'm coming here, it will definitely open the door to other free agents."

Horford agreed to a fouryear, $113 million deal with the Celtics last week on the opening day of NBA free agency. A few hours later, he learned that Kevin Durant had spurned Boston's offer and decided to sign with the Golden State Warriors instead.

"It would have been nice, but I have to move on," Horford told reporters Friday morning, after he was introduced but before the contract had been approved by the NBA office.

Without Durant, the Celtics missed out on a player that could have elevated the team into immediate contention for the franchise's 18th NBA title.

General manager Danny Ainge conceded that Horford alone doesn't do that, even on a roster that already included All-Star Isaiah Thomas.

"Right now it definitely makes us better," Ainge said. "We're not done. We still have work to do."

The news conference was delayed at the start because of a paperwork problem that kept the Celtics from saying Horford was officially signed. Owner Wyc Grousbeck said it was just a formality, but in the meantime they were only "welcoming" Horford to Boston.

That didn't stop the player's wife from taking a panoramic photo of the 17 NBA championship banners ringing the practice court. The numbers on the scoreboards had all been changed to "18" — the next Celtics title.

"He might not have seen it, there's a blank banner up there on the right," Grousbeck said. "We're hoping to work together on that."

The Celtics have all those

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Boston Celtics forward Al Horford holds up a jersey during a media availability at the team's practice facility, Friday, July 8, 2016, in Waltham, Mass. Horford agreed to a fouryear, $113 million deal with the Celtics as an unrestricted free agent, ending nearly ten years with the Atlanta Hawks.

(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

banners and retired numbers, but NBA free agents have traditionally been drawn more to the attractions of South Beach or the media possibilities in New York and Los Angeles. Boston has signed some big-name free agents in the past — Shaquille O'Neal and Dominique Wilkins among them — but only at the tail end of their careers.

During Ainge's last roster rebuild, Timberwolves big man Kevin Garnett balked at coming to Boston — in a trade — until Ray Allen was acquired — also in a trade — and added to a roster that already had Paul Pierce. Now that the Celtics have Horford, they could be a more attractive destination for the next crop of free agents.

"It's a great organization.

There's a lot of history here," Horford said. "I feel like everyone around the league respects it. That's a big part of the reason why I chose to come here.

"This is a special place.

People are open to it," he said.

"They will see how special it is."

A 6-foot-10 center who spent his first nine years with

the Hawks, Horford has averaged 14.3 points and 8.9 rebounds in his career. And he saw firsthand what the Celtics were building in the playoffs this season, when Atlanta eliminated Boston in six games.

"I'm very encouraged by the group of players that are here," he said. "Young, talented hardworking players.

Playing in that series, I saw the passion that they played with and how much they had gotten better during the season."

The feeling is mutual.

"The way that he was flying around in that playoff series, and the harm's way that he put us in, it's great to have him here now," Celtics coach Brad Stevens said.

Erin Gour is getting dirty trying to beat out the tag at second.

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Minor league fighting rules in AHL get stricter SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Dropping the gloves will draw greater punishment in the NHL's top minor league.

The AHL has approved new rules to curb fighting, including automatic ejection for players who fight prior to, at, or immediately following the puck drop for a faceoff.

Players will receive a one-game suspension for their 10th fighting major during the regular season and for each such penalty through 13. Then at

14 and beyond, the suspension becomes two games. If an opposing player gets an instigator penalty, the fighting major won't count toward the player's total.

The changes were finalized Thursday.

The AHL also placed Arizona Coyotes affiliate Tucson in a 16-team Western Conference. That franchise was last in Springfield in the Eastern Conference, which now has 14 teams. Florida Panthers affiliate Portland moved to Springfield.

Westfield’s #7 Emma Lapoint is ready for the play.

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RUBES Leigh Rubin

AGNES Tony Cochran

ARCHIE Fernando Ruiz and Craig Boldman

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, July 9, 2016: This year you will deal with changing attitudes in your immediate circle. You have not changed, they have, yet you must deal with many new opinions. Don’t get uptight or feel challenged, just be open-minded. If you are single, you could meet someone quite controlling who could be hard for you to relate to. Is it worth it? If you are attached, your partner might be unusually demanding. Try to understand what is going on. Be compassionate, but don’t play into this behavior.

VIRGO can be great with math, but he or she has difficulty with creative ideas.

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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DOGS of C-KENNEL Mick and Mason Mastroianni

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ONE BIG HAPPY Rick Detorie

ANDY CAPP Mahoney, Goldsmith and Garnett

ZACK HILL John Deering and John Newcombe

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH The power you feel that stems from within you comes from the knowledge that you give 100 percent. Others might wonder where you are getting the strength to get through a difficult situation. Don’t lose sight of a goal -- that is, if you want to greet success. Tonight: Wind down.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Others will see you perform to the max. Tap into your increasing resourcefulness when dealing with a loved one. You might be hard to contain once you decide on a creative or amorous situation. You know what you want, and others are about to find out! Tonight: All smiles.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You could be confused and unsure of yourself. You might not know which way to go or how to handle a personal matter. Your sense of humor emerges, even if you feel stuck. As a result, you’ll move into a new realm of possibilities. Tonight: Invite some friends over.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Keep asking yourself questions about your choices, especially if you are not ready to share a serious one yet. By playing devil’s advocate for yourself, you will see where there might be a problem or two in how to proceed. Reach out to a close friend. Tonight: Hang out.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might feel as if you can’t find the right solution, yet you know there is one. Trust a friend and discuss what is on your mind. Before you know it, you could have many options for how to proceed. Relax and get into the nature of the day. Tonight: Count your change.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH A change of plans could be upsetting, but it likely is for the better.

Allow yourself the space to create more of what you want. Surround yourself with your happiest friends and a special loved one. Let spontaneity take it from there.

Tonight: Love the moment!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Notice what is going on behind the scenes. You might not be revealing your thoughts. Be as direct about a money-related matter as you can be. Someone could be unintentionally condescending.

Don’t take offense of this person’s comments. Tonight: Not to be found.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You might opt to get into a fun activity. You are likely to win, as you will be unusually focused. Others sense your energy, your direction and your desire to come out on top. Remember that you are playing a game, nothing more.

Tonight: Drop in on a friendly get-together.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to visit with a loved one. Your interaction will prove to be beneficial and greatly appreciated.

You could be angry about a personal matter and sitting on it. Don’t assume that you can keep your composure for long.

Tonight: Out and about.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Be willing to take a detour with your plans and do something unusual. You could be surprised by how much you enjoy yourself, as you typically only partake in the standard and traditional.

Remember this experience. Tonight: Veer away from the tried-and-true once more.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You enjoy relating on an individual level. Today is no exception, as you might decide to be with someone special in your life. Go along with the moment, and don’t allow a customary need for distance to interfere with the moment. You can have both! Tonight: Dinner out.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You could be deferring to someone else, not because you must, but because you like how this particular person handles him- or herself. Be willing to

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make an adjustment and remain flexible. As a result, a relationship is likely to flourish. Tonight: Just don’t be alone.

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THE WESTFIELD NEWS QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE Compelling questions... and maybe a few actual answers

Why is the Captain all fired up?

SPEED FREAKS A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves Junior is now 13th in points.

Time to worry yet?

GODSPEAK: When a driver gets up in front of the media and talks about the anxiety he is experiencing about making the Chase, it’s definitely problematic.

KEN’S CALL: Oh yeah. I guarantee you, the thought of missing the Chase didn’t enter their minds entering this year.

We all know racing and racers breed emotion, but Roger Penske has normally been above it all. After Saturday night’s Daytona win, he forcefully defended drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, who have often been targets of sniping by others. First, defending Joey: “I’m behind him 300 percent.” And Brad: “You’re not with him every day like we are in the shop.” And overall: “This is not a popularity contest, and anybody that thinks it is … shouldn’t be sitting here.”

3 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM DAYTONA

Did he say 500?

Team Penske, in its 50th year, got its 100th NASCAR win last Saturday and Roger let us in on a goal of his. Including all the various forms of racing in which he’s succeeded, he’s approaching career totals of 500 wins and 500 poles.

Let’s assume the 500-500 club is a small gathering.

Who you got in the hypothetical Danica vs. Kasey battle?

GODSPEAK: I will take Danica.

She has Hulk-like muscle mass and does the difficult kind of yoga.

KEN’S CALL: Not really sure, but I smell an opportunity for the folks in charge of sparking the TV ratings.

Is Joey Logano rightly blamed, or just a whipping boy?

GODSPEAK: When he has a dominant car, Logano pushes it and sort of flaunts it, and that is a tad aggravating.

KEN’S CALL: Can you be both?

When in doubt, side with Roger Penske, who sides with Joey, of course.

ONLINE EXTRAS news-journalonline. com/nascar

Danica vs. Kasey?

Tony Stewart greets fans during driver introductions before the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona. He crashed out of the race, but still became Chase playoff eligible. AP/WILFREDO LEE

1. ‘Smoke’ rises

2. Ford forges

3. Junior disappointed

When you couple Tony Stewart’s win at Sonoma with the points earned in Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, the retiring three-time Cup champ is now eligible for the Chase playoffs. He is listed 30th in points despite finishing 26th at Daytona.

Team Ford found its groove at Daytona. Four of the top five finishers, including race winner Brad Keselowski, were wheeling Fords. Ford has won two of the last three Cup Series races. Ford swept Daytona. It won both Daytona races and Greg Biffle earned pole honors for the 400.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. arrived at Daytona with high expectations, but left disappointed.

He finished 21st on the lead lap. “I just rode around,” he said. “I couldn't get in there and get two- and three-wide because the car needed a couple lanes to run well.”

Back to the drawing board.

Probably not, but it made for fun conversation when radio host Dan Patrick broached the subject last week. Danica said yes, she could probably whip Kasey Kahne, as well as several others on the NASCAR circuit. It was all in fun, we assume, so we’ll probably never know.

Oh well.

Ken Willis has been covering NASCAR for The Daytona Beach News-Journal for 27 years. Reach him at ken. willis@news-jrnl.com

FEUD OF THE WEEK

— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

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SPRINT CUP POINTS 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Brad Keselowski 3. Kurt Busch 4. Joey Logano 5. Carl Edwards 6. Kyle Busch 7. Martin Truex Jr. 7. Chase Elliott 9. Jimmie Johnson 10. Denny Hamlin 11. Matt Kenseth 12. Austin Dillon 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 14. Ryan Newman 15. Ryan Blaney 16. Jamie McMurray 17. Trevor Bayne 18. Kasey Kahne 19. AJ Allmendinger 20. Kyle Larson 21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 22. Greg Biffle 23. Paul Menard 24. Clint Bowyer 24. Aric Almirola 26. Danica Patrick 27. Casey Mears 28. Landon Cassill 29. David Ragan 30. Tony Stewart

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3 THINGS TO WATCH 1. Nine to go The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season is quickly shrinking. There have been 17 races, creating 11 winning drivers, leaving only five spaces left for the Chase.

This has the potential for becoming the first season, since this format was introduced in 2014, as a must-win to make the Chase field. Several race winners from 2015 have yet to score a victory to date, most notably Dale Earnhardt Jr. The clock is ticking.

2. New surface Goodyear officials say the most horrifying sight is new pavement on the Cup Series circuit. Kentucky Speedway recently completed a repave of its 1.5-mile oval and now

All four Hendrick Motorsports stock cars were involved in the “Big One” crash at Daytona. AP/WILFREDO LEE crew chiefs and drivers, in addition to those tire guys, must rebuild their racing notebooks with new data. Expect a new race record for polequalifying speed. The current record is 188.791 mph. The new mark is expected to be in the mid-190s.

3. Hendrick surge?

Competitors may have poked the sleeping bear at Daytona. Hendrick

Motorsports, which has only two wins to date, was horrible in the Coke Zero 400. Earnhardt Jr. was the top Hendrick driver at Daytona and he finished 21st. Look for car owner Rick Hendrick to pull out all the stops in the next few weeks to get wins for drivers Kasey Kahne, Chase Elliott and Earnhardt. HMS hasn’t won a race since March. Ouch!

— Godwin Kelly, godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com

DARK HORSE: Aric Almirola DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: “Bad Brad” continues his winning ways at Kentucky, where he won from the pole in 2014.

KURT BUSCH VS. JOEY LOGANO: On the last lap, Logano’s No. 22 Ford rammed hard into the rear of Busch’s No. 41 Chevy, sending Busch sliding through the Daytona tri-oval grass.

GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: After the race, Busch said, “It just didn’t work out with him trying to drive straight through us.”

The scary part? Busch’s calm demeanor when talking about the incident. Watch out.

WHAT’S ON TAP? SPRINT CUP: Quaker State 400 SITE: Kentucky Speedway (1.5-mile oval) TV SCHEDULE: Thursday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 2:30 p.m.). Friday, practice (NBCSN, noon and 1:30 p.m.).

Saturday, race (NBCSN, coverage begins at 7 p.m., green flag at 7:45 p.m.)

XFINITY: Alsco 300 SITE: Kentucky Speedway TV SCHEDULE: Thursday, practice (NBCSN, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.). Friday, qualifying (NBCSN, 4:45 p.m.), race (NBCSN, 8:30 p.m.).

GODWIN’S PICKS FOR KENTUCKY WINNER: Brad Keselowski REST OF TOP 5: Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch FIRST ONE OUT: Brian Scott

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Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com

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, 8:30 p.m.)

KEN WILLIS’ TOP 10 NASCAR DRIVER RANKINGS BRAD KESELOWSKI Daytona win caps long stretch of quality

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KEVIN HARVICK “Big One” doesn’t wipe out points lead

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KURT BUSCH Can he let the Logano thing slide?

JOEY LOGANO Everyone’s whipping boy

CARL EDWARDS Mr. Hunch likes him at Kentucky

KYLE BUSCH Got his groove back

CHASE ELLIOTT Suddenly dealing with mini-slump

MARTIN TRUEX JR. Back in top-10 form this week

AUSTIN DILLON Derby fans in Kentucky will love the hat

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JIMMIE JOHNSON Wow: Outside top 10 in seven of last eight

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2016 SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Feb. 13: Sprint Unlimited at Daytona (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 21: Daytona 500 (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 28: Folds of Honor 500 at Atlanta (Jimmie Johnson) March 6: Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas (Brad Keselowski) March 13: Good Sam 500k at Phoenix (Kevin Harvick) March 20: Auto Club 400 at Fontana (Jimmie Johnson) April 3: STP 500 at Martinsville (Kyle Busch) April 9: Duck Commander 500 at Texas (Kyle Busch) April 17: Food City 500 at Bristol (Carl Edwards) April 24: Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond (Carl Edwards) May 1: Geico 500 at Talladega (Brad Keselowski) May 7: GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas (Kyle Busch) May 15: Dover 400, 1 p.m. (Matt Kenseth) May 21: Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte (Joey Logano) May 29: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (Martin Truex) June 6: Axalta 400 at Pocono (Kurt Busch) June 12: FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan (Joey Logano)

June 26: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma (Tony Stewart) July 2: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona (Brad Keselowski) July 9: Quaker State 400 at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network July 17: New Hampshire 301, 1:30 p.m., NBCSN July 24: Crown Royal 400 at Indianapolis, 3 p.m., NBCSN July 31: Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono, 1:30 p.m., NBCSN Aug. 7: Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen, 2:30 p.m., USA Aug. 20: Night Race at Bristol, 8 p.m., NBCSN Aug. 28: Pure Michigan 400, 2 p.m., NBCSN Sept. 4: Southern 500 at Darlington, 6 p.m., NBC Sept. 10: Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond, 7:30 p.m., NBCSN Sept. 18: Chicago 400, 2:30 p.m., NBCSN Sept. 25: New England 300 at New Hampshire, 2 p.m., NBCSN Oct. 2: AAA 400 at Dover, 2 p.m., NBCSN

Oct. 8: Bank of America 500 at Charlotte, 7 p.m., NBC Oct. 16: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas, 2:15 p.m., NBC Oct. 23: Alabama 500 at Talladega, 2 p.m., NBCSN Oct. 30: Goody’s 500 at Martinsville, 1 p.m., NBCSN Nov. 6: AAA 500 at Texas, 2 p.m., NBC Nov. 13: Can-Am 500k at Phoenix, 2:30 p.m., NBC Nov. 20: Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami, 2:30 p.m., NBC

DID YOU KNOW? Kentucky Speedway is located in Sparta, which might be the smallest town to ever house a speedway. How small? When the Sprint Cup drivers and their pit crews arrive, the population roughly doubles. The latest census had Sparta at 231 residents.

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Est. 1923

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ARTICLES FOR SALE Craftman Lawn Mower (Pd $500+). Now $250. Antique lawnmower u-push. $15.

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APARTMENT $1400/ 1700 sq.ft Unique studio/Boston style loft in downtown Holyoke.

We have a very unique studio/loft apartment located in the Downtown Holyoke. This unit features all new birch wood cabinets in the kitchen, ceramic tile flooring and back-splash. The kitchen area has an over-sized skylight, an includes a cook-top stove, Fridge, dishwasher, extralarge porcelain sink, garbage disposal. The bathroom has been done with “Subway Style” tile, birch wood vanity, new tub and tile surround. The living room and bedroom area has wall to wall windows, all hardwood flooring; there is a large walk-in closet in the bedroom.

This unit does have a ductless wall mount a/c unit. Secured entry, 24-hour emergency service, Property Manager on-site as well as Maintenance personnel. Easy access to all major highways.

Business Directory FIREWOOD

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

AAA+ 100% HARDWOOD Green firewood; cut, split & delivered. $150 /128 cu.ft.

Homeowners welcome to come and cut your own and save!

2 year seasoned wood also available. 413-831-6254

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.

CONCRETE WEST POURED CONCRETE 4 foot garage foundations; floors, driveways, excavation, patios and additions.

ALWAYS FREE ESTIMATES. In business for over 20 years.

Fully insured.

413-562-2911 or 413-427-2363

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.

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.

TURCOTTE ELECTRIC 30+ years experience. Electrical installations, emergency service work. Generac portable or whole house generator installations.

HVAC controls. Knob and tube wiring removal for insurance company requirements. Fully insured. All calls answered.

Master's Lic #A-18022 (413)214-4149

FLOORING & FLOOR SANDING A RON JOHNSON's Floor Sanding, Installation, Repairs, 3 coats polyurethane.

Free estimates. (413)569-3066.

FIREWOOD! MULCH! FIREWOOD! SAWMILL DIRECT BEST QUALITY 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

DELREO HOME IMPROVEMENT All your exterior home improvement needs. Roofing, siding, windows, decks and gutters. Free quotes. Extensive references, fully licensed & insured in MA/CT. www.delreohomeimprovement.com

Call Gary Delcamp (413)569-3733

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE GREEN & GOLD LANDSCAPING SERVICE Weekly/Biweekly Mowing and Maintenance. Hedges, Mulch, Gutters, Garage and Basement Clean-outs. Very Affordable Prices Residential/Commercial; Insured

HOUSE CLEANING

Neil: 413-356-0993

TWO MOM'S CLEANING SERVICE Personalized Cleaning Commercial & Residential Fully Insured & Bonded Call NOW for FREE Estimate 10+ Years Experience References Available 413-326-1278

ACCURATE LAWNCARE Cleanups, Mowing, leaf/brush removal, trimming, mulch, gutter cleaning. Call (413)579-1639.

HOUSE PAINTING

LAWN CARE Spring Clean-ups: Gutter-cleaning, leaf removal; Rototilling; Senior discounts. Free Estimates.

413-314-8575

HAULING PHIL’S DUMP RUNS & DEMOLITION Better Business Bureau A+ Removal of any items in cellars, attics, etc... Also brush removal and small demolition (sheds, decks, fences, one car garages). Fully insured. Free estimates. (413)525-2892, (413)265-6380.

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

HOME IMPROVEMENT AFFORDABLE BUILDING CONTRACTOR 20 Years experience.

Licensed & insured.

Repairs, Renovations & Construction. Specializing in Decks, Roofs, Garages, Additions & Log Cabins and Basement conversions Call Dave: 413-568-6440

DAVE DAVIDSON: Bathroom & Kitchen Remodeling "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 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.

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 !!

JOHNSON'S PAINTING SERVICES

Interior & Exterior 25 years experience Including aluminum siding.

Commercial & Residential.

Water damage repairs, ceiling, wall and exterior repairs. Power washing.

FOR FREE ESTIMATE call: Ken 568-5146

PETER'S LANDSCAPING Complete landscaping service.

Low, prices, great work. Now accepting new accounts.

Sign up for mowing and get 2nd mowing at half-price! Weekly and biweekly mowing available.

413-789-0337.

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

GUTTER CLEANING

LAWN MOWER REPAIR

GUTTER CLEANING Clean-outs, Junk Removal; Odd Jobs. QUICK RESPONSE. One Call. Leave Message RICK: 413-977-6502

AFFORDABLE Lawnmower Services Tune-ups/Repairs. FREE pick-up & delivery.

Same day service available.

786-0022

LANDSCAPING & LAWN CARE A & J LANDSCAPING Spring & Fall Clean-ups; mowing, trimming, mulching, planting and landscape design.

Arborvitaes for sale.

Quality work & service.

Bobcat services also available (Call Mike @ 562-6502)

Call Tony 413-519-7001

Hagger's Landscaping Services LLC Spring Cleanups; Mulching and Stone, Lawn mowing, Hedge Trimming, Thatching, Aeration, Top soil/Mulch deliveries, Plantings, Koi ponds All your landscaping needs Residential & Commercial Fully Insured/Free Estimates (413) 626 6122 or visit: www.haggerscape.com

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. (413)374-5377.

PAINTING & WALLPAPERING 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

WESTFIELD: 2nd floor, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, livingroom, bath. $950 p/month + utilities.

1st/last/security. 413-250-4811

5 ROOM, 3 bedroom, completely renovated Westfield/Russell area, country setting. NEW stove, refrigerator and heating unit.

Large yard, parking. $950 p/month. No pets please.

Call today, won't last.

Available immediately (413)348-3431

RUSSELL: 2-Bedroom apartment, includes heat and hot water, appliances. Available immediately. Sorry...no dogs. Call Tom @: 413-575-0625. Leave message. I will call back.

WESTBRIDGE MANOR WESTFIELD: 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath, full basement. W/D hookup. $800/month plus utilities.

(413)562-2295.

Westfield – 3 Bedroom, hardwood floors, off-street parking, first floor. First and last month required, washer and dryer hook up. Please call 413-519-7257 to set an appointment for viewing.

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APARTMENT

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)

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

POOL SERVICES REMOVE YOUR UN-WANTED POOL TODAY! IN-GROUND or ABOVE-GROUND. Call: Plumley Landscape Inc., It’s easier than you think!

(413) 862-4749

DUMP TRUCK & TRACTOR SERVICE JIM'S TRACTOR SERVICES Grading & leveling of trap rock, dirt driveways & short roads; loader work. Dump truck delivery available.

Mowing of fields & lots with large rotory mower.

Equipment transportation.

Licensed & Insured (413)530-5430

STUMP GRINDING K & B STUMP GRINDING serving the Westfield area since 1988. Clean-up available. Fully insured; reliable; experienced & professional. (413)562-9128

WESTFIELD: Beautiful, 2 bedroom townhouse. Clean, quiet, 1-1/2 baths, carpeting, appliances, hot water included.

Sorry no pets. $875.

(860)485-1216.

Equal Housing Opportunity

WESTFIELD 1 bedroom apartment, large closets, free heat and hot water included, laundry, parking. $815/month.

(413)562-2266

WESTFIELD 1&2 bedroom apartments, rent includes heat and hot water. Excellent size and location. No dogs. Call weekdays (413)786-9884.

WESTFIELD: 2nd floor, 3-room apartment. Stove, refrigerator and all utilities including A/C. No pets, non-smoker, parking on premises. Laundry facilities available. Shown by appointment only. Available August 1st. $745 p/month.

413-568-5905

WESTFIELD: NO PETS. 1ST floor, 1 bedroom, kitchen, bath. $650 p/month; includes utilities.

1st/last/security. 413-250-4811

Westfield: Close to center. Refreshed, updated, spacious 2nd floor apartment. This very clean, 5 Room, 3-bedroom unit is very inexpensive to run. First/last & security. Key fee required. No pets. Call 413-569-8877 for appointment.

ROOMS HUNTINGTON 1 room with heat, hot water, cable TV, air conditioning, refrigerator and microwave included. $110/week. Call (413)531-2197.

TREE SERVICE A BETTER OPTION GRANFIELD TREE SERVICE Tree Removal, Land Clearing, Excavating. (413)569-6104

American Tree & Shrub: Removal, pruning, bucket/crane work. Stump grinding, light excavation and tree planting.

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 SUMMER appointment.

413-237-2053

BUSINESS PROPERTY LIQUOR STORE FOR SALE Leased location. $130,000 plus inventory. $800k total sales.

5 East Silver St., Westfield.

413-267-0497 WESTFIELD: Commercial space available in down-town area.

Perfect for office, hair salon and massage therapy. 600+ sq. ft.

Call 4513-519-7257 to set up a viewing.

MOBILE HOMES Springfield: Cozy 1 bedroom.

Nice yard. Great potential!

Covered patio. Own $176 monthly mortgage. $19,900.

593-9961DASAP MHVILLAGE.COM

SERVICES A1 ODD JOBS/HANDYMAN Debris removal, landscaping, Spring yard cleanup, interior and exterior painting, power washing, basic carpentry and plumbing. All types of repair work and more. (413)562-7462