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SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

State frees up $30M to fix potholes

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BOSTON (AP) — The state is making $30 million available to cities and towns to help fill potholes and make other repairs to roads and bridges after a brutal winter.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced what it dubbed the Winter Recovery Assistance Program on Thursday. The $30 million will come from the sale of bonds authorized for the state Department of Transportation.

The funds will be distributed under a formula that takes into account geographical size and population. Boston will receive nearly $2.2 million, by far the largest share of any community. Worcester’s share will be about $616,000 and Springfield will get $546,000 under the formula.

Boston and much of the state recorded record snowfall over the winter, which combined with frigid temperatures has left local roads dotted with potholes.

“Since day one, we promised to partner with our cities and towns to provide them with the support needed to keep local infrastructure in reliable shape,” said Baker. “After an unprecedented winter of heavy snowfall and frigid temperatures, this additional support will allow municipalities to patch up potholes and address local repairs as needed.”

“This winter’s record-setting snowfall has left our cities and towns with a major maintenance deficit that needs to be addressed immediately,” said Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito. “This program provides municipalities with additional resources to accelerate those repairs and make our roadways safer for everyone.”

“While we strive to invest in the maintenance of the state’s highway infrastructure, it’s important to remember how vital a role our municipal roads and bridges play in the state’s economy and to our overall transportation network,” said MassDOT Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack.

“We are appreciative here in Westfield of Governor Baker’s continued commitment to municipalities,” said Westfield Mayor Daniel M. Knapik. “We are in a difficult budget situation at the state level and yet he has identified revenue to be provided to us for much-needed relief. It will be put to good use in Westfield.”

While the WRAP is a distinct effort separate from the Chapter 90 program, to ensure equity, the funds will be distributed to cities and towns based on the Chapter 90 formula.

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“Never lose your temper with the press or the public is a major rule of political life.”

— Dame Christabel Pankhurst

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Where are the worst potholes?

Is the city doing enough to help solve the pothole problem?

SARA FLETCHER Throughout the downtown area. Yes, at least the bigger one’s are gone.

BRANT ROLDAN East Mountain Road, Sandy Hill Road, Springdale Road and Paper Mill Road that whole area has huge potholes. I think the city could be doing more to help fill the potholes.

LEX ROBLES North Elm Street all up near the McDonalds. I haven’t noticed too much done yet.

EMILY HARNISH School Street for sure. I think they (city) could have started earlier.

JOANNE ROLLINS Definitely Shaker Road. I believe they (city) is attempting to repair some today (Friday.)

NICOLE BEAUREGARD Main Street definitely. Yes, I think the city could be doing a better job.

Members of the Southwick Department of Public Works use a hot asphalt filling material to patch potholes along South Loomis Street in Southwick Friday. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

Billips resigns as interim DPW chief

By DAN MORIARTY Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Dave Billips submitted his resignation as Department of Public Works interim superintendent Friday morning following the City Council vote to refer the proposed ordinance consolidating public works functions Thursday night.

At-large Councilor David A. Flaherty made the motion to refer the issue back to the Legislative & Ordinance Committee, DAVID BILLIPS an amendment to L&O Chairman Ralph Figy’s motion to give the ordinance a second reading, typically followed by the final passage vote.

“I think it’s apparent after last night that there isn’t support to do it,” Billips said Friday morning. “It’s clear to me that they won’t support the consolidation financially. There is that saying you have to spend money to make money, in this case you have to spend money to save money.”

“There were a lot of misconceptions last night, people asking the same questions they’ve asked before and that we’ve answered,” Billips said.

Flaherty initiated the discussion on that ordinance because of an ordinance amendment sent to the City Council under the Communication from the Mayor section of the agenda listed as Item I. Mayor Daniel M. Knapik submitted an amendment to “remove a portion of the Park & Recreation Ordinance that has been incorporated into the new DPW consolidation ordinance.”

Flaherty argued that “before we vote on the DPW consolidation, we should hold onto this issue,” and then made a motion to table the DPW consolidation ordinance until the next City Council meeting.

“We just got this amendment (Item I) tonight to change the (proposed DPW) structure at the recommendation of the Law Department,” he said. “We can wait two weeks and just do it right.”

Figy said that the DPW ordinance should be approved and that making a significant change would require more than two weeks because it would have to go through the entire council review process starting with a new first reading of the ordinance, meaning that the consolidation ordinance would not be put into place until the end of April or perhaps May. “You’re putting the cart before the horse,” Figy said. If you don’t create the new (DPW) ordinance, you don’t have to amend the existing (Parks & Recreation) ordinance.”

At-large Councilor Brent B. Bean II said “my problem is that most of the time when we have these ordinances, people holding up the ordinance are against it. We can simply approve this (DPW consolidation) ordinance then strip the (Park & Recreation) part out.”

“We have an issue where we have someone with strong management capabilities (referring to Billips). This is something we need to do. We’ve prolonged this enough. If you don’t like this ordinance vote ‘no’.”

Ward 4 Councilor Mary O’Connell said the problem with the DPW consolidation is that it puts the Parks & Recreation into the DPW structure.

“State law requires a separate Park & Recreation Department,” O’Connell said. “IF we vote tonight (on the DPW consolidation), the city will be in violation of state law until we can vote (on Item I).”

Ward 5 Councilor Robert A. Paul Sr., urged the council to approve the DPW consolidation to allow Billips more time to create a consolidated department budget.

“I propose we move the consolidation foreword so it’s more settled at budget setting time and send Item I to the L&O,” Paul said.

The consolidation budget would move current personnel among the Public Works, Water Resource, Sewerage Treatment and Parks & Recreation departments. It would also move four DPW employees, now being paid from the stormwater fee into a consolidated sewer/wastewater treatment division.

It has been the goal of the council to remove those salaries from the stormwater fee and use the money for their intended purpose: improving the city’s stormwater system. The salaries of the four employees have consumed the bulk of the fee revenue, leaving little money for stormwater improvements. The Council has also objected to those stormwater salaries because the employees are involved in DPW work, such as snow and ice removal, for nearly half of the year.

Westfield woman establishes western Mass. Gold Star Mothers

By LORI SZEPELAK Correspondent WESTFIELD - U.S. Army Cpl. Jeremy Bouffard had his future in plain sight. On Aug. 22, 2007, a tragic helicopter crash in Iraq ended his life, and the lives of 13 of his fellow soldiers.

“He was a patriot and wanted to serve,” said his mom, Paula Bouffard, on Wednesday afternon in the family’s living room with the fireplace crackling. “We were all so proud of him.”

Bouffard shared that love of her son and her love of country during a recent presentation at the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke when she announced the formation of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., Western MA Chapter 1.

The term “gold star mother” refers to any mother who has lost a child in the service of our country. In 1928, a group of gold star mothers formed the private national organization, American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. Bouffard, who also served in the U.S. Army for several years, noted she knew the dangers inherent with the

role her son was taking on as part of an elite unit during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and also knew in her heart her son was pursuing his dream.

“He wanted to be the best in his unit,” she said, adding that he ultimately wanted to attend helicopter pilot school.

After 9/11, Bouffard said it was evident that her son knew his calling and announced he was following in his parents’ footsteps.

“Jeremy knew he wanted to join the Army from an early age,” she said, adding she told him about the sacrifices some soldiers ultimately make.

“He always said, ‘I know,’” she said.

Bouffard noted her son joined the Army in 2005 and after completing basic training, was pinned by his father, retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Stephen Bouffard, at a special ceremony at Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee.

“We were so proud of him,” said Bouffard, adding that all members of her family had sent him letters weekly

during basic training to encourage him and to “keep his spirits up.”

“He was ready for his mission,” she said.

Jeremy Bouffard had been scheduled to depart Iraq after his first year’s deployment but the timing of his departure had been extended.

“He died during the last week of his tour,” she said.

The family lived in Middlefield for many years and Jeremy attended Gateway Regional High School in Huntington.

Jeremy married Huntington native Amanda Burgess one year before he was deployed.

Their son, Caleb, now 8, is “an angel” in his grandmother’s eyes.

“We have photos in every room of Jeremy and his family,” she said.

For years, Bouffard sought out emotional support from family and friends, and was aware of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., but all of the meetings were conducted in the Boston area.

“I had no idea how many gold star moms there were in our area,” she said.

When Wreaths Across America came to Stanley Park last year, she made a connection that changed her life.

“I live practically across the street from Stanley Park so I visited the presentation and met other gold star mothers that day,” she said.

Since then, Bouffard has been on a mission of her own – helping to establish Gold Star Mothers, Inc. in western Massachusetts.

“We just received our charter and had our first meeting,” she said, noting there are currently nine members. The women range in age from 50 to 93, and reside in Chicopee, Springfield, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Granville and North Adams. Bouffard is serving as president but still seeks a treasurer, secretary and chaplain.

She said her hope is that this chapter will be a “healing group” for the local mothers.

“We need to support each other and flow with the changing times,” she added.

Bouffard said veterans of all ages

need support and help upon their return from serving our country.

“We will especially be reaching out to younger vets,” she said.

Bouffard expects the group will meet every two months and she has plans for several events this year to introduce the new chapter to the communities across the region.

“I was able to leave my job as an X-ray technician to watch my grandkids and concentrate on this organization,” she said, noting her husband’s job at Baystate Medical Center has allowed her that freedom.

Bouffard noted in her heart she knew she wanted to do “something that matters” and now she can.

Upcoming events in the early planning stages include a military friends picnic and a marathon.

“We will welcome community support that will help our gold star families,” she said.

In the coming months she will also launch a website and a Facebook page See Gold Star Mothers, Page 5

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Littleville Fair’s Spring Break

Once again, the cat is out of the bag Westfield Homeless Cat Project is holding their 10th Annual Spring tag sale on Friday, Saturday and Sunday with wall to wall tag sale items at Loyal Order of Moose hall, 56 Washington Street, Westfield. Doors are open at 9:00 a.m., with many new, old and unique items. Anyone attending will find something they are looking for. In the photo are some of the volunteers ready to serve all who attend this annual event. (Photos by

CHESTER — Fed up with the cold? Come join the Littleville Fair’s bake sale at the Chester Hill Maple Feast, Skyline Trail, Chester, Mass.

Saturday, March 21, 2015.

The bake sale is located across from the Church.

Saturday, April 4 will be the Penny Social which will be held at the Stanton Hall.

Huntington, Mass. Doors open at 4 pm. Social will start sharp at 6 pm and run until 9 pm. For tickets call Cathie at 667-3279. We are still accepting items and gift certificates; they can be left with Cathie or the day of the event, after 4pm... Mark your calendar.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Teachers from an apple-growing region in New York have delivered 1,000 of them to Gov. Andrew Cuomo to protest education funding levels.

The teachers from the Finger Lakes say each of the shiny red apples represents a local teaching position unfilled because of years of underfunding for public education. They laid the baskets of apples in front of Cuomo’s office Friday as a guard looked on.

Cuomo’s spokesman says the office couldn’t accept the apples because of restrictions on officials taking gifts. The teachers plan to give the fruit to a food bank.

The Democratic governor wants to increase education funding of $22 billion by about $1.1 billion this year.

Teachers’ unions say greater investments are needed. They also oppose the governor’s calls for changes in teacher evaluations and tenure.

Some of the 1,000 apples brought to Gov. Cuomo’s office by education advocates from the Finger Lakes area to protest state education funding levels are displayed at the Capitol Friday, March 20, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/The Albany Times Union, John Carl D’Annibale)

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, March 21, the 80th day of 2015.

Lozierville

By JORDYNE M. TAYLOR WSU intern Lozierville, an area of Westfield that many drive by on a day-to-day basis, probably not even knowing the lengthy history of this section of Westfield, not knowing it was once the place to be, once called the “busiest section of the town…” in the Springfield Republican in 1896. Lozierville is home to the Columbia Bicycle Company at the end of Cleveland Ave, which sits next to a street named after Henry A. Lozier.

Lozier used to own a sewing machine company in Cleveland, but back in the late 1800s there was a bicycle boom and Lozier decided to switch to making bikes for a bigger profit. The factory in Cleveland burned down, but with Westfield reaching out to people looking to industrialize, Lozier opened up a bicycle factory on land being donated by James Noble, Jr. in Westfield. Lozier was competing with other large bike companies such as Columbia Bicycles, who eventually bought Lozier’s bike factory, which is why there is still a Columbia Bicycles sign at the end of Cleveland Ave, informing guests of where a historical part of Westfield, an old bike factory, still stands.

An old bicycle can be seen in the museum upstairs at the Westfield Athenaeum, a symbol of the bustling industrial city of Westfield from the late 1800s when “Whip City” still made sense, and bikes looked silly with one large front wheel and a tiny back one. Today, Lozierville is quite busy, but busy with passing traffic, people cruising past Lozierville’s side streets unaware that down these side streets lay the fossils of an old bicycle factory, a historical building that is significant to the city that Westfield has become today. So next time you pass by Cleveland Ave, remember, the history of Westfield is everywhere, you just have to look.

Teachers take 1,000 apples to New York governor in protest

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n March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began their third, successful march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. NASA launched Ranger 9, the last of the Ranger series of spacecraft sent to explore the moon.

ON THIS DATE: In 1556, Thomas Cranmer, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, was burned at the stake for heresy.

In 1685, composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany.

In 1804, the French civil code, or the “Code Napoleon” as it was later called, was adopted.

In 1925, Tennessee Gov. Austin Peay (pee) signed the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of the Theory of Evolution in public schools. (Tennessee repealed the law in 1967.)

In 1935, Persia officially changed its name to Iran.

In 1945, during World War II, Allied bombers began four days of raids over Germany.

In 1952, the Moondog Coronation Ball, considered the first rock and roll concert, took place at Cleveland Arena.

In 1960, about 70 people were killed in Sharpeville, South Africa, when police fired on black protesters.

In 1963, the Alcatraz federal prison island in San Francisco Bay was emptied of its last inmates and closed at the order of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

In 1972, the Supreme Court, in Dunn v. Blumstein, ruled that states may not require at least a year’s residency for voting eligibility.

In 1985, police in Langa, South Africa, opened fire on blacks marching to mark the 25th anniversary of Sharpeville; the reported death toll varied between 29 and 43.

In 1990, Namibia became an independent nation as the former colony marked the end of 75 years of South African rule.

TEN YEARS AGO: A high school student on the Red Lake Indian reservation in Minnesota killed five schoolmates, a teacher and an unarmed guard before taking his own life; Jeff Weise (wees) had earlier killed his grandfather and his grandfather’s companion. Armed with a new law rushed through Congress and signed by President George W. Bush, the attorney for Terri Schiavo’s parents pleaded with a judge to order the brain-damaged woman’s feeding tube reinserted. (The judge ended up refusing.) Ailing Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist returned to the Supreme Court bench to hear arguments despite his thyroid cancer.

Cabaret singer Bobby Short died in New York City at age 80. Character actor Barney Martin, perhaps best known for playing Jerry Seinfeld’s father, died in Studio City, California, at age 82.

FIVE YEARS AGO: Frustrated with the pace of action to overhaul the country’s immigration system, thousands of immigrant rights supporters descended on the nation’s capital, waving American flags and holding homemade signs in English and Spanish. France’s long-flailing political left made a big comeback, crushing President Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservatives in regional elections.

ONE YEAR AGO: A federal judge ruled that Michigan’s ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional, striking down a law widely embraced by voters a decade earlier. (More than 300 same-sex couples in four Michigan counties wed the next day before an appeals court suspended the decision; two Detroit-area nurses are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the marriage ban.) Character actor James Rebhorn, 65, died in South Orange, New Jersey.

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GOVERNMENT MEETINGS MONDAY, MARCH 23 TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 24 SOUTHWICK Planning Board Public Hearing - Sunnyside Ranch at 7:15 pm Public Hearing - Planning Board Application at 7:30 pm Planning Board Public Hearing - 63 College Hwy at 7:45 pm

WESTFIELD Parks and Recreation Sub Committee Projects and Goals for Community Preservation Committee at 6 pm Conservation Commission at 6:30 pm

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 SOUTHWICK Board of Selectmen Work Session at 6 pm

MONDAY, MARCH 30 TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm

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Councilor Figy: Ward 2 update variety of items presented was truly impressive and quite tasty. The annual plant sale in horticulture is scheduled for May 4-9. Please plan on When will spring arrive? This is the question attending early as the best plants go quickly. This everyone wants answered. Like most of you, I is one of the best-kept secrets in Westfield. am done with winter. I need some warmer Windows in the gazebo have been installed. This weather and a lot of snow to melt. I hope everywas accomplished as a result of our mayor trainone had a great St. Patrick’s Day. Congratulations ing and certifying the juniors in OSHA safety to fellow City Councilor, Jimmy Adams, procedures. A big shoutout is in order as this is Westfield’s Parade Marshall, an honor welldone at no cost for the students. Doors and siding deserved. It looks like another cold day for the are up next and it is hoped that this project will be parade in Holyoke, but I am sure a good time completed before school ends this year. On April will be had by all who attend.

8 at 6 p.m, the first annual College and Career As spring approaches, things are beginning to Night will be presented. This will be an opportustart up in Westfield and particularly in Ward 2.

RALPH FIGY nity for parents and students alike to learn more The long-awaited restoration of the Red Cross about the college application process and career building is set to begin in the near future. All of the preliminary work is completed and Domus anticipates con- opportunities for students attending or thinking of attending struction will begin in the near future. Once construction Westfield Vocational Technical High School. Over 50 percent of last years seniors went on to College. This is the biggest falbegins, completion is estimated to take five to six months.

The Model School continues to plod along. The National lacy surrounding WVTHS. WVTHS is preparing students to Park Services has approved the use of land on Ponders Hallow continuing their education. I would like to encourage any interRoad as a substitute for the lost ball field on Cross Street. The est citizen to attend this informational evening to acquire a window of filing an appeal is closing so hopefully the legal better understanding of this institution.

The annual New England Sled Hockey Tournament will once challenges are over. The amount of time and money spent on this project is rapidly adding up. These funds could have been again be held at the Amelia Park Ice Arena on April 17, 18 and put to better use on other city projects. It is too bad that we need 19. This is a free event for the public and for the participating to continue to lease property to educate the city’s children. teams. A group of dedicated volunteers make sure that this Leasing is not cost-efficient when Westfield could have had a events continues to be the highlight of the participating teams new school in place to educate our students. The students in season. I cannot emphasize enough how inspiring this event is.

Wards 2 and 3 deserve a building that is comparable to the other It is incredible to watch these athletes play hockey with such elementary schools in the district. They have received an excel- enthusiasm and skill. It is hard to believe that they are physilent education in spite of being in substandard facilities. My hat cally impaired. There will be teams from all over the United goes off to the staff at both Abner Gibbs and Franklin Avenue States and Canada with members of the Paralympic teams.

Even if you are not a hockey fan, come and watch a game or schools for a job well done.

The senior center continues on the road to completion. The two. I guarantee you will not have wasted your time.

In conclusion, I would like to thank the citizens of Ward 2 for electrical, HVAC, and plumbing is being completed, as of this writing. Next up will be the finishing of the walls, floors and allowing me the honor of being your City Councilor.

Ralph J. Figy equipping this facility. This will definitely become one of Ward 2 City Councilor Westfield’s crown jewels.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are those of Things continue to progress at Westfield Vocational Technical High School. Senior projects in culinary are occurring with buf- the author and not the staff, editor, or publisher of this publicafets. This week’s buffet was an Italian delight. The quality and tion.

Greetings from Ward 2

Councilor Allie: Paving the Way for Future Success People are tired of overpaying for services we never receive, knowing tax money is It is also Sunshine Week; a project of the being diverted to other uses. We must stop American Society of News Editors whose aim accepting excuses, and demand that our tax is to promote dialogue about the importance dollars be spent wisely on their intended purof open government and freedom of informa- pose. tion. Sunshine is the best disinfectant in govLast year, we were told that if gasoline ernment and people are served best by trans- taxes did not go up automatically, called parency. “indexing”, our roads and bridges “Either you will control would fall apart. Well, friends, our your government, or your roads and bridges are falling apart government will control because of a lack of priorities and you.” – Ronald Reagan a plan, not for a lack of resources.

I understand people have In 2008, Governor Patrick concerns about the City passed a $3 billion bond for bridge Council considering civil repair. The state increased the gas service. As chair of the tax by 3 cents and passed a $12.5 Public Health & Safety billion dollar transportation bond Committee, my intent is to bill, but only allocated $200 milseek input from department lion for road maintenance. In heads and the men and January, Governor Baker released women affected; doing all $100 million more, with Westfield we can to make their ideas receiving $600,000. However, and voices heard. I undernone of this money went to fix our stand any change must begin roads. with the mayor and negotiaMassachusetts transfers 20 pertions with city employees, cent of our sales tax, (a tax origiand then approved by the nally created to fund education) City Council.

DAN ALLIE and much of the gas tax increase As a community, our goal to subsidize the MBTA, a departshould be to hire the best applicants available, ment that wastes hundreds of millions. None who wish to work in Westfield, and promote of this money benefits those of us living in individuals who best fit positions, while pro- western Mass. viding protections for our employees. The Westfield drivers pay $4 million a year in system should not cause delays in testing, vehicle excise tax, which was created to receiving scores, hiring, obtaining lists and maintain our roads. Yet, only $100,000 in providing necessary information to make hir- local funding was in the city budget. Mainly, ing decisions. No one is served when tests are we rely on the Chapter 90 funding, which is expensive, out-of-date, not relevant, or not not enough to maintain our roads. The lack of given in 12 years. Our past two governors cut maintenance has other hidden costs. For the civil service budget and staff from 80 every dollar spent to maintain a road still in down to seven people. good condition, it saves $6 to $10 in costs to I believe we have an opportunity to report fix the road once it fails. Consider the cost we the recommendations and ideas from the men all face to repair our vehicles, replace tires or and women affected by civil service to the have our lives interrupted when we nearly Mayor and City Council, and present a resolu- destroy our cars and trucks because the govtion early in the Baker administration, through ernment cannot maintain the roads? our state legislators for improvements at the The Registry of Motor Vehicles collects state level. $600 million dollars for an agency that cost Each of us should be more concerned with $60 million to operate. Service has never our governments’ response to problems been worse, and it raised inspection fees by caused by the state’s mismanagement of basic $6. That is a 90 percent profit and who knows services that impact our daily lives and city. where that money ends up?

This was the case as Westfield considered Any wonder why Massachusetts is one of two new taxes to increase city revenues. the highest cost of living states, ranks at the Some politicians tell us we should not com- bottom for the high cost of doing business, plain about cuts to Westfield’s local aid and has lost population and 3 congressional because the state has given us the tools to districts in the past 30 years? increase revenue, referring to the meals tax Our families, seniors and small businesses and hotel tax. Isn’t that like a thief who broke are burdened with high property taxes due to into your house, saying you should be grateful cuts in local aid, high taxes on gasoline, that they did not steal your car, so you can go income, savings, new taxes on the Internet, a to work and replace the stuff that was stolen? high sales tax, inflation, the tolls on the turnThe state lottery was created with the inten- pike, and are being told we need to tax ourtion that all revenues were to go to cities for selves more. education, in the form of local aid. Sadly, the We pay enough taxes and fees and deserve state has taken over 700 million dollars out of better service. I wish to thank my fellow lottery funds, including in 2013 when the councilors for voting to not pass the meals state had a significant surplus. Cuts in local and hotels tax. aid have cost Westfield a million dollars for Dan Allie, each of the last five years.

At-large City Councilor I strongly believe we need to maintain Massachusetts’ high standards in education Disclaimer: The views expressed in this and highway safety. Where was the media and column are those of the author and not the public outcry as our last governor and state staff, editor, or publisher of this publication. politicians were taking hundreds of millions of dollars out of education funding?

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day.

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Update from Rep. John Velis Greetings everyone! I hope everyone had a fun and safe celebration of St. Patrick’s Day this past week. The celebrations continue today with the road race and tomorrow with the annual parade. I’ll be running in today’s race and am looking forward to the parade and seeing all of the floats that the committee has worked hard on.

This coming week, the Legislature will likely be voting on a local road repair bond bill to the tune of $200 million. This money will be used for road repair and maintenance, something that is desperately needed after this brutal winter. The Legislature has a record of delaying this sort of legislation, but our cities and towns can’t afford to have bureaucracy get in the way. There already exists a backlog in the work that has been undertaken and needs to be paid for, but the list of work that still needs to be done is growing longer each day.

In terms of increasing the amount of money going back to our cities and towns, I’ve filed a couple of bills this session to do just that. I have filed two pieces of legislation this session in order to not only increase funding to local aid but to start the process of getting this state back on track in terms of sending more money back to cities and towns to increase local control. The first bill would require the state’s budget to allocate a minimum of FY2007 levels for local aid to cities and towns.

The second bill would restore the lottery funding to its intended purpose. This legislation would provide for the distribution of lottery funds to cities and towns in direct proportion to the total revenues accumulating

REP. JOHN VELIS from lottery sales in each municipality. Both of these bills are extremely important to Westfield and to other cities and towns across the state. If either of these bills is passed into law, this would result in more funding for road and bridge maintenance, as well as money for our schools and teachers. It would make it so that local governments could create their budgets and distribute funds to local projects and programs that are important to the city. Some of my colleagues have filed similar legislation, which might mean that increases to local aid will be something we take on this session.

With this being said, when a government allocates more money to local aid, that money often comes from other programs that are already providing services for people. While this seems like a simple equation on the surface, it becomes much more difficult when we learn about the programs we’re cutting and the people they serve. That is why it is imperative to reach out and contact

your elected officials and be sure that they are advocating for the most important programs and services.

One example of how hard making these cuts in funding can be is when we start talking about programs for people with developmental disabilities. I recently had the opportunity to meet with constituents who receive these services. I was able to gain a better understanding of how these services provide a better quality of life not only for the citizen who is disabled but also for the entire family.

One of the programs that serves people with developmental disabilities is called “Respite and Family Support.”

It was incredible to hear how these young adults with developmental disabilities were able to go out in the community because of the support from this program and interact in ways that we take for granted. From going to the gym to learning how to go food shopping, these services allow people with developmental disabilities a chance to lead a more normal lifestyle and are critical to the family’s stability. Listening to these stories had a profound impact on me. Hearing how crucial it was for this group to have access to family support services is something I won’t easily forget.

Please feel free to contact me at john.velis@mahouse.gov with any questions or concerns.

Have a great rest of your weekend!

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COMMENT Massachusetts Earns an ‘F’ on 2015 Welfare Reform Report Card State finishes 49th of 50 states on welfare reform policies

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ANNUAL EDUCATION SCORECARD

Earning C Grade, Bay State has room for improvement WASHINGTON, D.C. – Of the 42 states and the District of Columbia that have charter school laws, only one-third earned above-average scores for implementing a strong policy environment according to the 16th edition of Charter School Laws Across the States 2015: Rankings and Scorecard released this week by The Center for Education Reform (CER).

“It is abundantly clear that little to no progress has been made over the past year in most states, particularly in Massachusetts, where lawmakers have failed to lift restrictive caps on the number of charter schools permitted, bringing growth to a standstill in Boston and other low-performing districts. Charter school growth does continue at a steady, nearly linear pace nationally, especially in states with charter laws graded ‘A’ or ‘B,’ but an even more accelerated pace would allow charter schools to play a more central role in addressing the demands and needs of our nation’s students,” said Kara Kerwin, president of CER. “Strong charter laws feature independent, multiple authorizers, few limits on expansion, equitable funding, and high levels of school autonomy,” said Alison Consoletti Zgainer, CER Executive Vice President and the report’s lead editor.

“Many states that appear to have all of the critical components of a strong law struggle with the implementation of key provisions, which is why the rankings over the past few years have shown little variance and have remained relatively stagnant.”

Only four states and D.C. earned As, with D.C. holding on to the number one seat for seven years in a row. Eight states earned Bs, 19 Cs, and 11 earned Ds or Fs. Thirteen states saw changes to their ranking since last year, but any changes to laws within the past year have been modest at best as this ranking and scorecard demonstrates.

“The lack of progress made in statehouses across the country over the past few years to improve the policy environment for charter schools can be chalked up to a lack of political will leading up to a major mid-term election,” said Kerwin.

“However, the biggest culprit is a lack of information, and a growing body of misinformation, as to what constitutes strong, responsible charter school policy.”

Since 1996, CER has studied and evaluated charter school laws based on their construction and implementation, and whether or not they yield the intended result of the charter school policy, which is to ensure the creation of numerous quality learning opportunities for children.

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CHICAGO – Massachusetts is among seven states that earned an “F” for its welfare reform policies on the 2015 Welfare Reform Report Card, a comprehensive piece of scholarship produced by four public policy researchers at The Heartland Institute .

Massachusetts was the state with the second-worst welfare reform policies, finishing No. 49 of the 50 states. Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Missouri also earned F grades on the report card.

Read the executive summary and full report titled 2015 Welfare Reform Report Card: A State-by-State Analysis of AntiPoverty Performance and Welfare Reform Policies.

Click here for high-definition video of lead author and Heartland Institute Policy Advisor Gary MacDougal talking about the report and the findings about Massachusetts.

Nearly two decades ago, in 1996, Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed a reform measure ending the national entitlement to welfare for families with dependent children. Each state implemented welfare reform differently and a natural experiment began, allowing researchers to discover welfare policies that help people become financially independent and escape poverty.

“Massachusetts is a great state. I lived in Massachusetts for two years. There’s some very smart people. You’ve got Harvard; You’ve got MIT. There is no reason in the world why Massachusetts can’t do better,” MacDougal said.

“If you look at our one-page summary for Massachusetts, it jumps right out at you,” Mac Dougal said. Four of the five policy measures that we evaluate are F. They are at the bottom in work requirements. They are at the bottom, they have no cash diversion – and the majority of states do have cash diversion. Their time limits are out at the outer edge. So people can hang around on the rolls a long time without taking the steps they need to get work.”

“And the sanctions… the sanctions are proven by the economic studies to have a

real effect on stimulating people to find work. So all you have to do is have 4 Fs out of 5 and you can earn your way to the bottom,” Mac Dougal said.

The 2015 Welfare Reform Report Card grades five policies key to the

goal of welfare: raising the standard of living of the nation’s poor by moving them to work and self-sufficiency.

Those five policies are work requirements, cash diversion, service integration, time limits, and sanctions.

Massachusetts’ grades:

Top D.C. lobbyist in ugly parking dispute

By MARC CAPUTO Politico.com The wife of Florida’s former lieutenant governor is considering whether to press charges against a high-powered Washington lobbyist who put his hands on her and, she and a friend say, shoved her Wednesday evening in front of their children amid a spring-break parking dispute at Fort Myers Beach.

Andrew Woods, chairman of the Washington, D.C.-based Liberty Partners Group lobbying firm, would neither confirm nor deny the claim that he pushed Cyndie Kottkamp, whose husband Jeff Kottkamp served as lieutenant governor from 2007-2011.

A brief video clip of the run-in shows Woods exit his black Lexus SUV in a hurried fashion as he placed his hands on Mrs. Kottkamp, who recoiled in apparent fear. The 6-second recording does not show Woods clearly shove Kottkamp, but she and the friend who shot the video say he did so afterward.

“My friends and my son watched a stranger put his hands on me in anger. This was a horrible incident,” Kottkamp said in a written statement.

“It is unfortunate that this person would choose to behave this way towards a woman, especially in front of our children and his own children. It is also troubling how quickly he lost control of himself. Clearly, he has some issues that need to be addressed,” she said.

When reached on his cellphone by Politico, Woods wouldn’t discuss what happened. Asked if he shoved Kottkamp, Woods chuckled for about six seconds and said little else. He said he didn’t see an earlier email from Politico that asked for his side of the story.

“Let me look for your email. I don’t know who you are,” Woods, after he laughed, said before repeating himself. “Let me look for your email.”

He never replied or called back.

Perrin Rogers tried to take a photo of Woods, but fumbled and mistakenly shot a brief clip, which she shared with Politico.

Woods, who records show has an apartment in Fort Myers, has deep ties to the area where the dispute occurred. Former U.S. Sen. Connie Mack III is a partner at Liberty Partners.

Mack’s son and namesake, former U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV, who represented the area before he left the congressional seat to run for U.S. Senate, worked for the firm briefly after his 2012 campaign.

Woods was among a “rarefied group of about 31,385 wellheeled insiders that give at least $12,950 to political campaigns,” according to a 2012 Sunlight Foundation report that found he personally contributed $210,100 directly to candidates. Only C. Boyden Gray gave more that year, $354,800. In the last election cycle, he gave more heavily to Democrats than Republicans.

Liberty Partners’ most-recent disclosure reports indicate it lobbies heavily for health-care companies, especially those with Southwest Florida and Tampa Bay roots, including Lee Memorial Health System, 21st Century Oncology, Inc. and H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. Other clients include the American College of Radiation Oncology and various health-care concerns that have formed what’s called “Cardiovascular Alliance.” (Though its name sounds like a

Tallahassee-based lobby shop, Woods’ firm has no affiliation with it.)

The Kottkamps, Republicans like the Macks, hail from Fort Myers and Cyndie Kottkamp is good friends with Rachel Perrin Rogers, a former aide and current adviser to Republican state Sen. Wilton Simpson.

At about 6 p.m. Wednesday, the two women made the springbreak trip to the beach with their two boys and a mutual friend, ages 9, 10 and 11.

The parking lot was crowded and, as they looked for a spot to open, Perrin Rogers said she saw Woods about to leave in his SUV. His brake lights kept going on and off, she said, so she approached and asked if he was leaving and he said yes. She said he didn’t leave, however, and instead sat in the car for about 10 minutes, talking on his phone. When another parking spot opened up, the women parked there.

“As the children were getting out of the vehicle and walking behind his vehicle he started backing out rapidly,” Perrin Rogers said via email. “Cyndie then stepped behind his vehicle to allow the children to get by safely. I heard him start yelling the ‘F word’ and honking the horn. I was getting my purse and began rapidly walking over to where Cyndie was. At that time he got out of his vehicle, still yelling, came back to where she was standing and shoved her down. I was very scared. I helped her up and he drove off.”

Perrin Rogers tried to take a photo of Woods, but fumbled her iPhone because she was frightened by his agitated state. She mistakenly shot the brief video and shared it with Politico, which agreed to not post it at the request of Mrs. Kottkamp, who didn’t want it looped on local news stations.

“I was panicking,” Rogers said. “There was a man honking and screaming the F word.”

After calling the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the two discovered Woods’ identity. Perrin Rogers said Kottkamp is still deciding what to do next but “she’s still in contact with law enforcement.”

Anna Palmer contributed reporting.

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By AMY ANTHONY Associated Press FALL RIVER (AP) — Two men accused of acting with former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez in the slaying of a friend of his behaved strangely days following the man’s death, witnesses testified Friday in Hernandez’s murder trial.

Prosecutors allege Hernandez, Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz picked Odin Lloyd up from his Boston home and drove him to a North Attleborough industrial park, where he was shot to death. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to the June 2013 killing.

During the trial his defense team has been trying to put the blame on co-defendants Wallace and Ortiz, who will be tried separately. Prosecutors have not said who actually shot Lloyd but have said Hernandez orchestrated the killing.

On Friday, David and Elizabeth Gourneault testified that Wallace, a friend of theirs, showed up unannounced at their Bristol, Connecticut,

home within days of the killing and asked to borrow their phone.

“He wasn’t his usual self,” Elizabeth Gourneault said.

“He would talk but just seemed kind of quiet.”

Wallace stepped outside and used the phone for about 30 minutes before leaving, David Gourneault said.

On questioning from Hernandez’s lawyer Charles Rankin, Elizabeth Gourneault acknowledged that she told police that she deleted Wallace’s number from her phone after she learned of his arrest in connection with Lloyd’s death.

“I was scared,” she said.

Members of Hernandez’s extended family through the marriage of his cousin, Tanya Singleton, also testified that Wallace and Singleton — who is accused of helping Wallace flee the state — seemed nervous in the days following Lloyd’s death.

Irene Singleton, the grandmother of Tanya Singleton’s late husband, told the jury that Wallace and Ortiz showed up

at her house within a week of Lloyd’s death asking where her grandson was.

“They appeared nervous,” Irene Singleton said of Wallace and Ortiz, adding that the two men huddled together talking in her backyard for about an hour. “They never separate themselves when they come to our house because our house is a family house. But this day they were nervous.”

Irene Singleton said the two men were acting so suspiciously that she asked her grandson to have them leave.

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RELIGIOUS LISTING First Congregational Church of Westfield 18 Broad Street Westfield MA 01085 Rev. Elva Merry Pawle, Pastor Sara Popp, Church School Director Allan Taylor, Minister of Music Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 –1 568-2833 Email:Office@churchonthegreen.org www.churchonthegreen.org Worship Service: Sundays 10 AM Fellowship Hour 11:00 AM Childcare Available -Handicap Accessible

This Week at First Church Sunday, March 22, 2015 9:00 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:00 AM Service 11:00 AM Social Hour 11:15 AM Choir Rehearsal 11:15-11:45 AM Junior Choir Rehearsal 1:00 PM Confirmation Class Monday, March 23, 2015 7:00 PM Line Dancing Tuesday March 24, 2015 4:00-6:00 PM Community Table 6:30PM Property Committee Meeting

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 1:00 PM Bible Study 6:30 PM Diaconate Meeting Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:00 AM-2:00 PM Women’s Get Together UCC Second Congregational Church Westfield MA 01085 (413) 568-7557 Sunday, March 22 9:00 am - Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am - Worship & Sunday School 11:00 am - Coffee Fellowship 11:15 - All-Church Meeting

Monday, March 23 Office Closed Tuesday, March 24 10:00 am - TOPS 6:00 pm - Girl Scouts Wednesday, March 25 6:30 - Choir Rehearsal Thursday, March 26 Noon - Bible Study 6:00 pm - Brownies 7:00 pm - Maundy Thursday Service Friday, March 27 Noon - Good Friday Service at St. Joseph’s 7:00 pm - AA 7:00 pm - Al-Anon Saturday, March 28 4:00 - AA

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Advent Christian Church 11 Washington Street Westfield, MA 01085 Phone: (413) 568-1020 Email: info@westfieldadventchristian.com www.westfieldadventchristian.com Pastor Merle Beal Sunday: 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. Praise and Worship Service Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Bible Study Friday: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Youth Group for grades 5-8 Baha’i Community of Westfield Sundays - 10 a.m. to 12 noon worship and study classes for children and adults at Daniel Jordan Baha’i School in March Memorial Chapel, Springfield College. Open to the public.

The second and fourth Fridays of every month at 7 p.m.

Westfield study and discussion meetings Call 568-3403.

Central Baptist Church 115 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-0429 Email:cbcabc@comcast.net website: http://www.centralbaptist churchwestfield.com The Rev. Tom Rice, Interim Pastor Adult Sunday School - 9:00am Sunday School - 10 a.m.

Sunday - Worship Hour - 10-11a.m.

Christ Church United Methodist 222 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077 Pastors Rev. Ken Blanchard and Ron Jackson Phone - (413) 569-5206 Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.

Handicapped accessible.

Air conditioned. Nursery available.

Christ Lutheran Church 568 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077 Rev. Jeff King, Pastor Phone - (413) 569-5151 Sunday - 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 and 11:15 a.m.

11 a.m. - Contemporary Worship with Children’s Hour and CLC Live with Children’s Hour. Childcare available.

Thursday evenings - Weekender’s Worship - 7 p.m.

Christ The King Evangelical Presbyterian Church 297 Russell Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Jason S. Steele, Pastor Office Phone - (413) 572-0676 ctkwestfield.org Weekly Calendar of Events: Sunday - Worship Service - 9:15 a.m.

Sunday School for all ages - 11 a.m.

Monday - Men’s Group - Sons of Thunder - 7 p.m.

Tuesday - Women’s Bible Study Wednesday - Beginners Bible Study - 7 p.m.

Childcare is available.

The Episcopal Church of the Atonement 36 Court St., Westfield, MA 01085 (413) 642-3835 http://www.atonementwestfield.net Parking off Pleasant Street The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud, Rector Sundays: Holy Eucharist at 8 am and 10 am Christian Formation for all ages following 10 am Wednesdays: Bible Study 9:30 am-10:30 am Holy Eucharist and Healing at Noon Congregation Ahavas Achim Interfaith Center at Westfield State University 577 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 334, Westfield, MA 01086 Rabbi Joyce Galaski Phone - (413) 562-2942 Friday Sabbath Services - 7:15 p.m. - 2 times/month and Holiday Services.

Call for dates. An Oneg Shabbat follows the service and new members are always welcome.

Monday Hebrew School - 5 to 7 p.m.

Sunday School Adult Study Group.

Faith Bible Church 370 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam, MA 01001 Phone - 413-786-1681 Pastor: Rick Donofrio Sunday School for all ages 9:30am Worship Services 10:30am Children’s Service 10:30am Fellowship/Refreshments-12:30am Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting and Bible Study 6:30 pm First Congregational Church of Westfield 18 Broad Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-2833 Fax - (413) 568-2835 Website: churchonthegreen.org Email :office@churchonthegreen.org Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 9a.m.-2p.m.

Rev. Elva Merry Pawle, Pastor Carrie Salzer, Church School Coordinator Allan Taylor, Minister of Music Worship Service : Sunday’s 10 AM Church School Sunday 10 AM Childcare Available - Handicap Accessible Fellowship Hour 11 AM First Spiritual Church 33-37 Bliss Street, Springfield, MA 01105 Rev. John Sullivan, Pastor Phone - (413) 238-4495 Sunday Service - 10:30 a.m., Sermon, Healing Service, Spirit Communication.

First United Methodist Church (A Stephen’s Ministry Church) 16 Court Street Westfield MA 01085 413-568-5818 Rev. Bruce T. Arbour Email:FUMC01085@JUNO.COM Worship Service : Sunday’s 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Coffee Hour: every Sunday 11:30 a.m.

Childcare Available-Handicap Accessible

in Fellowship Hall Third Wednesday - 12 noon - Ladies Aid Potluck Luncheon & Meeting Fourth Sunday - 11:15 a.m. - Adult Study Program led by Rev. Patrick McMahon.

Holy Family Parish 5 Main Street Russell, MA 01071 Rectory Phone: 413-862-4418 Office Phone: 413-667-3350 www.holyttrinitywestfield.com Rev. Ronald F. Sadlowski, Pastor Deacon David Baillargeon Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil 5 p.m.

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

Daily Mass: 8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Communion Prayer Service: 8 a.m. Thursday Confession: Saturday 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. and Sunday 7:30 to 8 a.m.

Handicapped accessible Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church 335 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Rene Parent, M.S., Pastor Rev. Luke Krzanowski, M.S., Assistant Phone - (413) 568-1506 Weekend Masses - Saturday - 4 p.m.

Sunday - 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. (Polish), and 10:30 a.m.

Weekday Masses - Monday-Friday, 12:10 p.m.

Also First Friday - 7 p.m.

Holy Hour of Adoration Thursday, 6 pm.

Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturdays - 3 to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment Baptisms by appointment, please call the office.

Hope Community Church 152 South Westfield Street Feeding Hills, MA. 01030 413.786.2445 Pastor Brad Peterson Sunday morning worship begins at 10 a.m.

Contemporary worship, life oriented messages, from the Bible, nursery and children’s church available, classes for all ages. Weekly home groups and Bible studies, active youth group, special activities for families, men, women, and children.

For more information, call the church office 413-786-2445, weekdays between 9 a.m. and noon. Please leave a message any other time.

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

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

Tuesdays - Women’s Guild, the 2nd Tuesday of every month in Chapel on the Green; Ladies Bible Study, (all but second Tuesday), 7 p.m., Chapel on the Green.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 117 Southwick Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone (413) 568-1780 English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Sunday 10-11:46 a.m. & 1-2:45 p.m.

Russian: Tuesday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Saturday 4-5:45 p.m.

Montgomery Community Church Main Road-Montgomery, MA Pastor Howard R. Noe Phone - (413) 862-3284 Office Nondenominational Services every Sunday 9-10 a.m., with Coffee Fellowship following all services.

Weekly Men and Women’s Bible Studies available.

Mountain View Baptist Church 310 Apremont Way Holyoke, MA 01040 Pastor Chad E. Correia 413-532-0381 Email: http://www.mvbaptist.com Sunday Morning Worship - 8:30 & 11 a.m.

Sunday School & Adult Study - 10 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - 7 p.m.

Thursday - Visitation & Soul Winning - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday - Buss Calling & Soul Winning - 10 a.m.

New Life Christian Center of the Westfield Assemblies of God 157 Dartmouth Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Wayne Hartsgrove, Pastor Phone - (413) 568-1588 Sunday - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School; 10:30 a.m.

Adult Bible Study and activities for youth of all ages,Wednesday - 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Evening Service - 6 p.m.

New Life Worship Center 118 Meadow Street Westfield, MA 01085 413-562-0344 http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org Pastor Gene C. Pelkey Sundays - 10 a.m. - Worship and Sunday School.

Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study.

Men’s and Ladies prayer groups (call for schedules) Changed Into His Image Class (call for schedules)

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

Tuesday – 9 a.m. - Bible Study Wednesday service - 6 p.m.

Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish 127 Holyoke Road Westfield, MA 01085 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 489 Westfield, MA 01086-0489 Pastor: Rev. Daniel S. Pacholec Deacon Paul Federici Deacon Paul Briere Pastoral Minister: Mary Federici Parish/Religious Education Office: (413) 562-3450 Parish Fax: (413) 562-9875 www.diospringfield.org/olbs Mass Schedule: Saturday: 4 p.m. (Vigil) Sunday: 7, 8:30, 11 a.m.

Monday-Wednesday: 7 a.m. Communion Service Thursday & Friday: 7 a.m.

Saturday: 8 a.m. Miraculous Medal Novena Confession: Saturday 3:15- 3:45 p.m.

Handicapped accessible.

Granville Federated Church American Baptist & United Church of Christ 16 Granby Road, Granville, MA 01034 Phone - (413) 357-8583 10 a.m. - Worship Service, Sunday School to run concurrently with Worship Service. Childcare available 11 a.m. - Coffee Hour Monday - 8 p.m. - AA Meeting Thursday - 7 p.m. - Adult Choir Practice First Saturday - 6 p.m. - Potluck Supper in Fellowship Hall Third Sunday - 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Breakfast Served

Our Lady of the Lake Church Sheep Pasture Road Southwick, MA 01077 Parish Pastoral/Administrative Staff Pastor: Rev. Henry L. Dorsch 569-0161 Deacon: Rev. Mr. David Przybylowski Religious Education: Lynda Daniele 569-0162 Administrative secretary: Joanne Campagnari - 569-0161 Office Hours: Mon.-Wed.: 8:30 - 3:30; Thurs. 8:30-noon Office, household assistant and

Sacristan: Stella Onyski MASS SCHEDULE Sat. 5 p.m. (vigil), Sun., 8, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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

Wednesday 7 p.m.

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

Baptisms: Sundays at 11:15 a.m. Arrange with Pastor and a pre- Baptism meeting is scheduled.

Marriage: Arrangements should be made with pastor prior to any reception arrangements as early as one year in advance Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: 1st Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Marian Cenacle of Prayer: Saturdays 7:30-8:30 Charismatic Prayer Meeting: Thursdays 7 p.m.

St. Jude Novena after Wednesday 7 p.m. Mass Miraculous Medal Novena after Tuesday morning Mass Chapel of Divine Mercy, Litany, Rosary, Friday 3-3:34 Home and hospital visits. Please call rectory Anointing of the Sick. Please call the pastor Prayer Line: for special intentions.

Call Marian at 569-6244 Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:15 a.m. at rectory meeting room Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Church 605 Salmon Brook Street, Route 10 and 202, Granby, CT 06035 Rev. Dennis Anderson, Pastor Phone: (860) 653-3800 Fax: (860) 653-9984 Handicap Accessible.

Schedule: Sunday School - 9 am, Adult - Youth - Children.

Sunday Praise and Worship - 10:30 a.m., Infant and toddler care available.

Men’s Group Fellowship Breakfast - 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the 2nd Saturday of each month.

Call for a Youth Group schedule of events.

You can visit us on the web at: http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org.

Pioneer Valley Assembly of God Huntington, MA 01050 Rev. Toby Quirk Phone - (413) 667-3196 Sunday - 10 a.m. - Service of Worship Weekly Bible Study. Call for information.

Pioneer Valley Baptist Church 265 Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Phone - (413) 562-3376 Pastor James Montoro Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus transportation for those in need of transportation.

Just call us at 562-3376.

Psalms Springs Deliverance Ministries 141 Meadow Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-1612 Pastor Sharon Ingram Sunday School - 10 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship - 11 a.m.

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

Wednesday Evening - 7 p.m. - Bible Study & Deliverance Service Friday - Y.E.S. - Youth Excellence Services, 13 years old and up.

Russell Community Church Main Street, Russell 01071 Rev. Jimmy Metcalf, Pastor Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School, all ages - Fellowship, parsonage; 10 a.m. - Family Worship; 6 p.m. - Youth Fellowship, parsonage.

Tuesday - 7 p.m. - AA Meeting; Family Bible Class, parsonage.

Wednesday - 9 a.m. - Women’s Prayer Fellowship, parsonage.

Friday - 7:30 p.m. - AA Meeting.

St. John’s Lutheran Church 60 Broad Street Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-1417 http://stjohnswestfield.com Pastor Christopher A. Hazzard Sunday - Adult Bible Study and Summer Sunday School (Preschool - High School) 8:45 A.M. Sunday Worship 10 A.M. Tune in to the taped broadcast of our Worship Service over WHYN (.560 on your AM radio dial) at 7:30 on Sunday morning.

Living Hope Church Pastor Dan Valeri 267 College Highway Southwick, MA 01077 413-569-1882 Living Hope Church - Hope for everyday living!

We are a church that proclaims a message of hope and healing for the hurts and problems of everyday life through the message of Jesus Christ... info@livinghopechurchag.org Service time: 10 AM Thursday Family Night 6:30pm Office hours - Mon through Thurs 9:30am-4pm Southwick Community Episcopal Church 660 College Highway Southwick, MA 01077 Phone: 569-9650 http://www.southwickchurch.com Rev. J. Taylor Albright, Pastor Saturday Evening Worship Service 5 p.m.

Sundays 9:30 AM, Service that blend contemporary worship with traditional liturgy and a family-friendly atmosphere KidZone: Childcare and children’s ministry during the service Sign Language Interpreted Handicapped Accessible Women’s Group: Thursdays 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Good coffee, fellowship and light-weight discussion of faith issues.

Childcare provided.

Southwick Congregational Church United Church of Christ 488 College Highway, P.O. Box 260, Southwick, MA 01077 Administrative Assistant: Sabine Prather Phone - (413) 569-6362 email:swkucc@verizon.net Sunday 10 AM Worship Service – Open Pantry Sunday Minister – Rev. Bart D. Cochran.

Music – The Voice Choir Nursery Available 10:15 AM Church School 11 AM Coffee Hour 3:30 PM O.A. Meeting Tuesday 6:30 PM Bell Choir 7 PM Boy Scouts Wednesday 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 7 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal Thursday 6:30 PM T.O.P.S. Friday 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 6 PM O.A. Meeting 7:30 PM A.A. 12 Step Meeting Saturday 9-1 PM

Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 9 AM Zumba St. Joseph’s Polish National Catholic Church 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Social Center: Clinton Avenue Father Sr. Joseph Soltysiak, Pastor Phone - (413) 562-4403 Email - Soltysiak@comcast.net Fax - (413) 562-4403 Sunday Masses - 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Holy Day Masses - 4 p.m. on the eve before, 8:30 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. (bilingual) Confessions Saturdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. (lower church) Saturday Mass - 4 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

All Masses are in the upper church, the 11:30 a.m. is in Spanish Handicapped accessible, elevator located to the right of the main entrance.

Adoration and Benediction - Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

St. Mary’s Elementary School (Pre-K-8) (413) 568-2388 St. Mary’s High School (9-12) - (413) 568-5692 Office of Religious Education - (413) 568-1127 St. Vincent de Paul outreach to the poor and needy - (413) 568-5619 St. Peter & St. Casimir Parish 22 State Street Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. William H. Wallis, Pastor Parish Office - 413-568-5421 Mass schedule Daily Mon.-Thurs. - 7:15 a.m.

Saturday Mass - 4 p.m.

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

Sunday Mass- 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Temple Beth El Worship Services Sunday - Thursday Evening, 7 p.m.

Friday evening, 6 p.m.

Saturday evening, 5 p.m.

Monday-Friday morning, 7 a.m.

Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday and Holiday morning, 8 a.m. Ongoing Monday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), 3:15 p.m.

Tuesday afternoons - B’Yachad (Hebrew High School) 6:30 p.m.; Parshat ha Shove study group, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), 3:15 p.m.; Youth Chorale, 5:15 p.m.

Thursday evenings - Boy Scout Troop #32 meets at 7:30 p.m.

Friday mornings - “Exploring our Prayers” with Rabbi, 7 a.m.

Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield 245 Porter Lake Drive, Springfield, MA 01106 Rev. Georganne Greene, Minister http://www.uuspringfield.orgPhone (413) 736-2324 Handicap accessible.

Sunday - 9 AM First Hour Forum Sunday - 10:30 AM Worship Service, religious education and nursery for children Thursday - 7:30 PM Choir Rehearsal Monthly UNI Coffeehouse Concerts. Check uNicoffeehouse.org United Church of Christ Second Congregational Church 487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814, Westfield, MA 01086 http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org E-mail: office@secondchurchwestfield.org Office hours: Tuesday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Closed Monday.

Phone - (413) 568-7557 Sunday - 10 a.m., Worship Service and Sunday School for preschool through high school.

Sunday evening - Youth Program.

Westfield Alliance Church 297 Russell Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Jordan Greeley, Pastor Phone - (413) 568-3572 Sunday - 9:30 a.m. - Bible Life a.m. for all ages, nursery care provided; 11 a.m. - Worship and the Word; 6 p.m - evening service.

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

Sunday evening, 6 p.m.

Wednesday evening, 7 p.m.

Westfield Evangelical Free Church 568 Southwick Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. David K. Young, Pastor Phone - (413) 562-1504 Sunday – 10 a.m. - Morning Worship, childcare available; 8:45 a.m. - Sunday School.

Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Bible Study.

Friday - 6:30 p.m. Awana Children’s Program.

West Springfield Church of Christ 61 Upper Church Street, West Springfield, MA 01089 Phone - (413) 736-1006 Sunday - 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Worship Service; 9:30 a.m. - Bible Study.

Wednesday - 7 p.m., Bible Study.

Wyben Union Church An Interdenominational Church 678 Montgomery Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-6473 Rev. George Karl, Interim Pastor Sunday Worship and Sunday School at 10 a.m.

Summer Worship at 9:30am Nursery Available Bible Studies in both Church and in Members’ homes. wybenunionchurch.com

THE WESTFIELD NEWS The Episcopal Church of the Atonement 36 Court Street, Westfield, MA 01085 413-562-5461 www.atonementwestfield.net Sundays - Holy Eucharist at 8 am & 10 am Wednesdays - Holy Eucharist & Healing at Noon The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud, Rector Sunday, March 22 The Fifth Sunday in Lent 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist 11:15 am St. David’s Choir, Adult Formation 2:00-3:30 pm AA Women’s Fellowship 7 pm Taizé Service (Interfaith Center, WSU) Monday, March 23 8-9 pm AA Meeting Tuesday, March 24

GFC Easter and Spring Schedule GRANVILLE – The Granville Federated Church will hold a candlelight Maundy Thursday Service on Thurs., April 2nd at 7 p.m.

All are invited to this very moving traditional service.

The Easter Sunrise Service will be held on Sun., Apr. 5th at 6 a.m. on Blueberry Hill in West Granville, snow melt permitting. If it is not possible to get there, we will meet on the Granville Town Green.

Please check the church website for information. A delicious, hot breakfast will be served at the church following the service. You do not have to attend the service to be welcome at the breakfast.

The traditional Easter Service will be held at 10 a.m.

A potluck supper happens on Sat., Apr. 11th at 6 p.m.

This will be a night of delicious food, fellowship and cards. Or, if you prefer, bring your favorite board game.

Come, celebrate the end of a long winter!

The regular third Sunday of the month breakfast will be held on Sun., April 19th from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Community Passover Seder WESTFIELD — Congregation Ahavas Achim will hold a community Passover Seder on the second night of Passover, Saturday, April 4, at 3:00 p.m. at the Second Congregational Church, next to Westfield State University.

Passover is a holiday of liberation, celebrating the liberation of our Jewish ancestors from slavery in Egypt more than 3000 years ago. It is a time to rededicate ourselves to the struggle against oppression, for Jews and for all people, here and around the world.

There will be an interactive Seder led by Rabbi Joyce Galaski. The cost is $18 for adult members, $12 for teens, $8 for children ages 5 to 12, and children under 5 years of age are free. The cost for nonmembers is $25. Please make your reservations by April 2 with Fran at 5758465 or volleyfran@comcast.net . All members of the community who are interested in attending are welcome to join us.

WWW.THEWESTFIELDNEWS.COM 10 am Music Together (Infant-5) Wednesday, March 25 Noon Healing and Holy Eucharist 12:45 pm Bible Study 7-8:30 pm OA Meeting Thursday, March 26 4:30-5:30 pm WW Meeting 7:30-9 pm NA Meeting Friday, March 27 7 pm Stations of the Cross 7 pm West Coast Swing Dance Class Sunday, March 29 The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday 8 am Blessing of Palms and Holy Eucharist 9:30 am Palm Blessing & Procession (Town Green) 10 am Holy Eucharist 11:15 am St. David’s Choir, Adult Formation 2:00-3:30 pm AA Women’s Fellowship

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Novi Cantori to host its first composition masterclass WESTFIELD — The professional chamber choir Novi Cantori is delighted to host its first composition masterclass on Sat., March 28, from 10 amnoon, at the Second Congregational Church in Westfield, MA. The choir will read through works-in-progress from four composers - two advanced undergraduates and two professional composers - offering feedback on their music. All four composers were selected from a competitive pool of applicants, and will be in attendance.

“This masterclass comes largely from the success of our Call for Scores last season,” says Artistic Director Ellen Gilson Voth. “The opportunity to have composers and singers present together and share input on a piece-in-progress is rare and incredibly beneficial.

Novi Cantori is committed to not only the finest repertoire of our choral tradition across the centuries, but also advocating for ways that rich tradition

will continue into the future. We believe this event contributes to that in a vital and timely way.”

The masterclass, beginning at 10 am, is free and

open to the public. For more information about Novi Cantori and their 2014-15 season, visit www.novicantori.org .

Obituaries

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Michael Fenton WESTFIELD — Michael Dean Fenton, 69, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at Noble Hospital. He was born in Union Township, Iowa to the late Russell and Frances (Barker) Fenton. He served his country as a Navy Corpsman with the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War from 1965-1969.

After leaving the service and moving to New England, he worked as a dental technician and owned and operated Fenton Dental Lab. Known by most of his friends as “Mike”, he was a generous, fun-loving man whose smile and hearty laugh lit-up any room. He was a loyal friend and an incredible father. He adored the game of golf; the Iowa Hawkeyes, the St. Louis Cardinals; the Washington Redskins and a good “Jack and Seven.” He enjoyed spending time in Florida; Sunday breakfasts at Southwick Country Club; his Monday night card games; and any opportunity to make someone laugh or smile. Mike is survived by his daughter, Abby Paige Fenton of Washington, D.C., his step-daughter Roxanne Black of Westfield, his step sons Robert Black of Westfield and Dwayne Black of West Springfield, a brother Craig Fenton; 3 step grandchildren and his partner Dianna Dexter of Westfield, MA. Visiting hours for Michael will be held on Tuesday, March 24th from 11-2 PM in the Firtion Adam FS, 76 Broad St. Westfield with burial with Military Honors to follow at 3PM in the Massachusetts Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, 1390 Main St. Agawam. Donations in Mike’s memory may be directed to K9s for Warriors (www.k9sforwarriors.org), 260 S. Roscoe, Blvd. Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082. www. firtionadams.com

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The Chapter 90 formula determines the apportionment of funding for municipal roads and bridges based on a weighted average of a city or town’s population, employment, and total mileage of roads. The WARP apportionment list details how the $30 million are apportioned to each city or town using the formula.

Under the WRAP, cities and towns can seek reimbursement from MassDOT on expenditures related to patching potholes, pavement cracking, surface defects, paving projects; repair or replacement of damaged signs, guardrail, storm drains, and line striping.

“This program is a signal to cities and towns that we recognize the importance of these roads and bridges, and the urgency with which they need to be repaired,” said MassDOT Highway Administrator Thomas J. Tinlin.

In order to accelerate local repairs, the WRAP requires all work on municipal infrastructure to be completed by June 30, 2015, and for all work invoices to be provided to MassDOT by July 31, 2015. MassDOT will reimburse cities and towns as invoices are received.

~IN LOVING MEMORY~

William (Bill) Merrill March 20, 1930 ~ November 25, 2001

Remembering you on your birthday today and always ~ R.I.P. Love~ Wife & Children, Grandchildren & Great Grandchildren

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Initial phase of Boston Marathon bombing trial winding down

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) — An admission by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev that he bombed the Boston Marathon has vastly accelerated the pace of his federal death penalty trial.

While the trial was originally expected to last three to four months, it could be over in about half that time.

Prosecutors could rest their case in the guilt phase as early as next week. With a relatively brief case expected from the defense, the trial could soon move to the penalty phase, when the same jury will decide whether Tsarnaev is sentenced to death or spends the rest of his life in prison.

Here are a few things to know as the trial moves forward: THE CHARGES Tsarnaev faces 30 federal charges for conspiring and carrying out twin bombings with his older brother, Tamerlan, who was killed three days later during a gunbattle with police. Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when two pressure-cooker bombs exploded within seconds of each other near the marathon finish line on April 15, 2013.

Tsarnaev is also charged in the killing of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer and a violent confrontation with police that nearly killed a transit police officer. During opening statements, Tsarnaev’s attorney, Judy Clarke, bluntly told the jury, “It was him,” admitting her client participated in the bombings. But Clarke said Tamerlan, 26, was the mastermind who enlisted the then-19-year-old Dzhokhar to participate.

Prosecutors say Dzhokhar was an active and willing participant who knowingly placed one of the bombs near a group of children, killing 8-year-old Martin Richard.

THE GUILT PHASE Prosecutors have presented more than 70 witnesses since testimony began on March 4, including bombing survivors who lost legs, the father of Martin Richard, first responders who treated the injured, police officers and FBI agents who collected and analyzed thousands of pieces of evidence, including surveillance video and bomb components. Tsarnaev’s lawyers did not cross-examine any of the bombing victims and have kept their questioning of other witnesses short.

WHAT’S NEXT Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case in the guilt phase within a week.

The witness list remains sealed from public view, so it’s difficult to know exactly who the remaining prosecution witnesses are. Based on an outline of the case given

by Assistant U.S. Attorney William Weinreb in his opening statement, it appears that prosecutors will call a worker at a firing range in Manchester, New Hampshire, where both brothers practiced shooting less than a

This Monday, April 15, 2013 file photo provided by Bob Leonard shows Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, second from left, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, center, standing in the crowd as Boston Marathon runners headed to the finish line on Boylston Street in Boston. Law enforcement officials named the brothers as suspects in two bombings that occurred in the area several minutes later. Opening statements are scheduled today in the federal death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for allegedly conspiring with his brother to place twin bombs near the finish line of the race, killing three and injuring 260 people. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died during a police pursuit of the duo four days after the marathon. (AP Photo/Bob Leonard, File) month before the marathon bombings. Weinreb said their shooting practice shows that both planned to use a Ruger handgun that ended up being used to kill MIT police Officer Sean Collier three days after the bombings.

Prosecutors also may call one of two college friends convicted of impeding the investigation by throwing away Dzhokhar’s backpack after the bombing. The backpack contained fireworks that had been emptied of their explosive powder. On Monday, an FBI computer expert is expected to be cross-examined by defense attorneys about extremist materials found on Dzhokhar’s laptop and other devices.

The defense case in the guilt phase is more difficult to predict, but Tsarnaev’s lawyers may try to rebut testimony that appeared to show he was an active participant in Collier’s shooting. During opening statements, Tsarnaev’s lawyer admitted much of the conduct alleged by prosecutors but said Tamerlan was the one who shot Collier, not Dzhokhar.

THE PENALTY PHASE Tsarnaev’s lawyers will present mitigating evidence they hope can save him from the death penalty. This is expected to include testimony about the influence his older brother had on him, his home life and testimony about his childhood in the

former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan and Russia’s volatile Dagestan region, which borders Chechnya.

Prosecutors will present aggravating factors they hope will convince the jury that he deserves the death penalty.

POSSIBLE SENTENCES The jury has only two choices when deciding punishment: life in prison without the possibility of parole and the death penalty.

Massachusetts abolished its death penalty in 1984, and numerous attempts to reinstate it have failed in the state Legislature. Tsarnaev, now 21, is being prosecuted under the federal death penalty statute.

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Leonard, Spurs top Celtics

TIP-INS Celtics: G Isaiah Thomas (bruised back) and F Jared Sullinger (broken left foot) remained out due to injury. The Celtics are 4-2 without Thomas and 10-6 without Sullinger. ... The Celtics are 12-17 against Western Conference teams this season.

Spurs: Popovich said G Manu Ginobili (sprained right ankle) is progressing as expected. San Antonio initially said Ginobili would be out seven to 10 days, but Popovich was unsure if Ginobili would be available for the team's upcoming two-game road trip, which begins Sunday in Atlanta. ...

Aron Baynes had four points and five rebounds in 17 minutes after missing two straight games with a bruised rib. ... San Antonio has not lost to Boston since March 3, 2011.

UP NEXT Celtics: Host Detroit on Sunday.

Spurs: Visit Atlanta on Sunday.

San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard (2) dunks during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Friday, March 20, 2015, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)

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Duke’s Jahlil Okafor (15) shoots against Robert Morris during the first half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 64 in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

No. 1 seed Duke beats Robert Morris 85-56

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Robert Morris kept fighting, even if top-seeded Duke wasn’t about to let the Colonials make history.

The 16th-seeded Colonials hung in while the Blue Devils made every shot to start the game, and then fought back to twice get within 10 points midway through the second half. But Duke pulled away to an 85-56 win Friday night in the NCAA Tournament’s round of 64.

For coach Andrew Toole, it was a teachable moment.

“What I tried to explain to them (afterward) was one of the reasons that we push so hard and we demand so much and hold you to such a high standard is because these are the games that we want to compete it in,” he said. “These are the games we want to be in and we want to play better than we played tonight.”

The Colonials regrouped from Duke’s opening flurry and ran off a 10-0 run to get to 54-44 on Rodney Pryor’s layup with 12:26 left, seizing a glimmer of hope for their boisterous fans. But Duke soon ran off a 12-0 run, restoring order on the way to a routine 1-vs-16 finish.

A No. 16 seed has never defeated a No. 1 seed.

“They had the home crowd advantage, but the energy in the building just gives both teams energy, I believe,” Pryor said, “We tried our best to feed off their energy, stay poised, stay calm and things like that. So it was fun playing out there.”

Quinn Cook scored 22 points while freshman Jahlil Okafor added 21 as the Blue Devils (30-4) wasted little time getting their offense revving.

That’s not to say everything went smoothly for Duke, a team with half of its eight scholarship players making its tournament debut. Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski furiously burned a timeout

after Okafor blew a reverse dunk, while Robert Morris — which had to win a First Four game to get here — showed plenty of fight and kept hanging around for the first part of the second half.

Duke shot 63 percent in the program’s 100th NCAA Tournament victory.

Duke advanced to play the St. John’sSan Diego State winner on Sunday in the round of 32. The Blue Devils are a No. 1 seed for the 11th time in 18 seasons, though this is their first since 2011.

More importantly, Duke got off to a good start in the tournament after a pair of shocking one-and-done exits in the previous three seasons, both coming in its home state of North Carolina.

Cook made 8 of 12 shots, including a 6-for-10 performance from behind the arc.

Pryor scored 23 points on 10-for-19 shooting for Robert Morris, the Northeast Conference champions who were in their eighth NCAA Tournament.

TIP-INS Robert Morris: Marcquise Reed scored 22 points. ... Lucky Jones managed a personal first-half highlight, dropping down in the paint to swat away Okafor’s layup. ... Robert Morris shot 36 percent.

Duke: Cook hit six 3-pointers. ...

Okafor went 9 for 11 in 21 minutes. ...

Duke improved to 33-6 in its home state in the NCAAs and 46-9 as a No. 1 seed. ... The Blue Devils made 10 of 21 3-pointers.

WINSLOW’S SPARK Freshman Justise Winslow started Duke’s putaway run with a 3-pointer, and then took a rebound for a layup and assisted on Tyus Jones’ 3. He finished with six points and 11 rebounds.

UP NEXT Robert Morris’ season is over.

Duke will play the St. John’s-San Diego State winner Sunday.

By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — TaShawn Thomas powered his way to 18 points inside and versatile Buddy Hield added 15 to lead third-seeded Oklahoma past Albany 69-60 on Friday night, carrying the Sooners into the Round of 32 after early exits the last two years.

The Sooners (23-10) led wire to wire, advancing to play on Sunday against the winner of the late game between Dayton and Providence.

Peter Hooley had 15 points, Evan Singletary 13, Sam Rowley 12 and Ray Sanders 11 for No. 14-seeded Albany (24-9), regular season and tournament champs of the America East Conference.

The Sooners were trying to not only end their troubling first-game failures the last two years but also to defend the honor of their conference. On Thursday, fellow No. 3 seeds and Big 12 Conference members Iowa State and Baylor both were eliminated in their first games.

The Great Danes came in with the reputation of being a dangerous 3-point shooting team, in part because Hooley hit a dramatic 3 at the buzzer to send them into the NCAAs in the conference finale.

But Oklahoma proved it could pump it up from outside, too, hitting 7 of 24 behind the arc to the Great Danes’ 8 of 25.

Albany, down by as many as 10 in the opening half, got as close as five points twice early in the second half. The Great Danes drew to 60-54 on a 3 from the left corner by Singletary with 3:53 left.

The Sooners came down and found trouble when a pass was tipped and the shot clock sank into single digits. But Isaiah Cousins splashed in a 3 with 2 seconds left to avoid a violation with 3:18 remaining.

They played keep-away with the lead from there, Thomas scoring on a tip-in and the Sooners adding four free throws.

Oklahoma, which lost to Iowa State in the Big 12 title game, was bigger and broader under the basket, but also blended in a mix of transition points and perimeter shooting with its brawn. They held a 40-34 rebounding edge and had just nine turnovers.

A 7-1 run gave the Sooners an early lead and they expanded it to 37-28 at halftime.

Hield had 9 points doing a little bit of everything — scoring on an offensive board, hitting a mid-range jumper, getting behind the defense — while Thomas muscled inside to match him with 9 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field.

TIP-INS Albany: The Great Danes came in 13th in the nation in free-throw percentage at .761. They made more free throws (487) than opponents attempted (486) through the conference tournament. They finished just 6 of 10 to Oklahoma’s 12 of 16. ... The Great Danes trailed at the half in four of their last five games. ... On the season, were 1-5 when scoring less than 60 points, now 22-3 when they score 60 or more. ... On their fifth NCAA trip, the Great Danes are 1-5.

Oklahoma: With the win, coach Lon Kruger became the first coach to lead five teams to a win in the NCAA Tournament, breaking a tie with Jim Harrick and Eddie Sutton at four. ... One of only six teams in Power 5 conferences to start the same lineup in every game this season. ...

The Sooners have beaten seven teams ranked in The Associated Press poll this season. ... They were appearing in their 29th NCAA Tournament, with a 36-28 record. This is their 16th trip in the last 21 years and 25th in the last 33. ...

Have made it to four Final Fours (1939, 1947, 1988, 2002), and played in the 1947 and 1988 national championship games.

Harvard holds off Boston College 2-1 in Frozen 4 semifinal MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kalley Armstrong and Mary Parker scored third-period goals and Harvard held off Boston College 2-1 in the Frozen Four semifinals Friday night.

Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 42 shots for third-seeded Harvard, in the championship game for the fourth time in school history.

Seeking its first school title, the Crimson (27-5-3) will face top-seeded Minnesota in the final. The Golden Gophers (33-3-4) beat Wisconsin 3-1 in the other semifinal and seek their third title in four years.

Emily Field scored late for Boston College (34-3-2).

Armstrong broke a scoreless tie 6:34 into the final period with a fortuitous bounce when her low shot from the right circle knuckled its way toward the net and went between the Harvard forward Mary Parker (15) and Harvard defense Sarah Edney (3) celelegs of goaltender Katie Burt.

Parker scored short-handed with 7 minutes to play, but brate a goal against Boston College by Parker during the third period of an NCAA women's Frozen Four semifinal college hockey game Friday, March 20, Field scored on a rebound with 4:23 to go.

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By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed Friday night, holding off the Boston Celtics 101-89 after getting a late scare.

Tony Parker had 15 points and seven rebounds, and Tiago Splitter added 18 points for San Antonio, which has won seven straight over Boston.

After trailing by as many as 25 in the second half, the Celtics went on a 16-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull to 91-84 on Tyler Zeller's bank shot. The spurt prompted San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich to bring Parker and Leonard back into the game after both sat for more than 10 minutes.

Parker settled the Spurs, guiding them to a 10-2 run that allowed the point guard and Leonard to exit for good with a minute remaining and a 102-87 lead.

The Celtics (30-38) remained eighth in the Eastern Conference following Indiana's loss to Cleveland. Boston guard Marcus Smart was ejected after being assessed a flagrant foul 2 for delivering an uppercut to Matt Bonner's groin with 9 minutes remaining.

Evan Turner had 17 points and Avery Bradley added 16 for Boston.

The late struggles were a problem, but Tim Duncan made sure the Spurs got off to a good start in their first home game since an embarrassing loss to the New York Knicks on Tuesday.

The 18-year veteran hit the floor twice in the first 3 minutes, collecting two steals with his hustle. The second steal led to his running, twohanded dunk off a feed from Splitter that gave San Antonio a 10-2 lead and led to Boston's first timeout.

Boston coach Brad Stevens praised San Antonio's ball movement before the game, and the Spurs demonstrated why. San Antonio finished with 31 assists, including 19 on its 21 first-half baskets.

Thomas, Hield lead Sooners over 1st-game NCAA hump

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NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

GP d-Montreal 72 d-N.Y. Rangers 69 Tampa Bay 72 N.Y. Islanders 72 Pittsburgh 71 Detroit

70 Washington 72 Boston

71 Ottawa

70 Florida

71 New Jersey 71 Philadelphia 73 Columbus 71 Carolina 70 Toronto 72 Buffalo

71

W 45 44 44 43 39 38 39 36 35 32 31 29 32 26 27 20

L 20 18 21 25 22 21 23 24 24 25 29 29 35 35 39 44

GP d-Anaheim 72 d-St. Louis 71 Nashville 72 Vancouver 70 Chicago 70 Calgary 71 Minnesota 71 Winnipeg 71 Los Angeles 70 San Jose 71 Colorado 70 Dallas

71 Edmonton 71 Arizona 71

W 45 45 43 40 43 39 39 36 34 35 33 33 19 21

L 20 20 21 26 21 27 25 23 22 28 26 28 39 42

NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE

EASTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA 7 97 191 159 7 95 207 159 7 95 233 185 4 90 222 203 10 88 197 177 11 87 202 189 10 88 212 177 11 83 189 183 11 81 202 185 14 78 175 196 11 73 163 180 15 73 188 210 4 68 190 223 9 61 162 193 6 60 189 230 7 47 135 238 WESTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF GA 7 97 211 197 6 96 219 172 8 94 205 176 4 84 199 191 6 92 203 158 5 83 209 186 7 85 201 178 12 84 198 189 14 82 188 175 8 78 199 199 11 77 189 195 10 76 220 230 13 51 167 243 8 50 147 236

Home 23-8-5 22-8-5 28-7-1 23-12-0 21-12-3 19-7-7 20-11-5 21-10-6 18-11-5 17-11-7 18-10-8 20-9-6 13-20-2 15-14-5 19-15-1 12-20-4

Away Div 22-12-2 14-8-3 22-10-2 18-5-1 16-14-6 16-3-3 20-13-4 19-5-1 18-10-7 9-12-4 19-14-4 9-11-6 19-12-5 14-8-4 15-14-5 12-7-4 17-13-6 14-8-2 15-14-7 12-5-4 13-19-3 10-9-5 9-20-9 9-12-4 19-15-2 11-11-3 11-21-4 9-11-4 8-24-5 10-10-2 8-24-3 9-16-4

Home 24-10-3 24-9-2 26-7-2 20-14-1 22-9-5 20-13-3 19-11-5 19-11-5 22-8-7 17-16-5 19-14-3 14-14-8 11-20-3 10-21-5

Away 21-10-4 21-11-4 17-14-6 20-12-3 21-12-1 19-14-2 20-14-2 17-12-7 12-14-7 18-12-3 14-12-8 19-14-2 8-19-10 11-21-3

Div 16-6-5 13-9-1 15-6-4 12-9-3 14-9-0 19-6-1 14-6-4 14-7-4 12-4-7 13-9-4 11-12-4 5-13-7 3-17-3 11-12-0

Columbus at Calgary, 4 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.

San Jose at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Boston at Florida, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Washington at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games St. Louis at Detroit, 12 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Arizona, 8 p.m.

d-division leader Thursday’s Games Winnipeg 2, St. Louis 1, SO San Jose 4, Toronto 1 Montreal 4, Carolina 0 Ottawa 6, Boston 4 Florida 3, Detroit 1 Washington 3, Minnesota 2 Dallas 2, Pittsburgh 1 Calgary 4, Philadelphia 1 Columbus 6, Vancouver 2 Colorado 5, Arizona 2 Friday’s Games New Jersey 3, Buffalo 1 Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 1 Colorado at Anaheim, 10 p.m. (Late) Saturday’s Games St. Louis at Minnesota, 2 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts G GA New York City FC 1 0 1 4 3 1 Orlando City 1 0 1 4 2 1 Columbus 1 1 0 3 2 1 D.C. United 1 0 0 3 1 0 Toronto FC 1 1 0 3 3 3 Philadelphia 0 0 2 2 3 3 New York 0 0 1 1 1 1 Montreal 0 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago 0 2 0 0 0 3 New England 0 2 0 0 0 5 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games Montreal at New England, 3 p.m.

FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.

New York City FC at Colorado, 4 p.m.

Vancouver at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Sporting Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

Houston at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games D.C. United at New York, 5 p.m.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts G GA FC Dallas 2 0 0 6 4 1 Los Angeles 1 0 1 4 4 2 Seattle 1 1 0 3 5 3 San Jose 1 1 0 3 3 3 Houston 1 1 0 3 1 1 Vancouver 1 1 0 3 2 3 Real Salt Lake 0 0 2 2 3 3 Portland 0 0 2 2 2 2 Colorado 0 0 1 1 0 0 Sporting Kansas City 0 1 1 1 2 4 Chicago at San Jose, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 28 San Jose at New England, 3 p.m.

Orlando City at Montreal, 4 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City at New York City FC, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at D.C. United, 7 p.m.

New York at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Seattle at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Colorado at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 29

Philadelphia at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake, 7 p.m.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf x-Atlanta 53 16 .768 — 6-4 L-2 30-4 23-12 32-9 d-Cleveland 45 26 .634 9 8-2 W-2 26-9 19-17 28-14 Chicago 42 28 .600 11½ 5-5 W-2 22-14 20-14 25-15 d-Toronto 41 28 .594 12 4-6 L-1 23-12 18-16 28-14 Washington 40 28 .588 12½ 7-3 W-5 25-10 15-18 25-18 Milwaukee 34 35 .493 19 2-8 L-5 19-13 15-22 23-17 Miami 32 36 .471 20½ 7-3 W-3 17-18 15-18 20-20 Boston 30 38 .441 22½ 7-3 L-2 18-16 12-22 18-21 Indiana 30 38 .441 22½ 6-4 L-4 18-16 12-22 22-20 Charlotte 29 37 .439 22½ 6-4 L-2 16-18 13-19 22-17 Brooklyn 28 39 .418 24 4-6 W-1 12-19 16-20 16-23 Detroit 24 44 .353 28½ 1-9 L-1 13-21 11-23 15-23 Orlando 22 49 .310 32 3-7 W-1 12-22 10-27 13-31 Philadelphia 17 52 .246 36 4-6 W-2 12-24 5-28 12-32 New York 14 55 .203 39 2-8 L-2 9-24 5-31 8-33 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf x-Golden State 54 13 .806 — 8-2 W-3 31-2 23-11 31-8 d-Memphis 48 21 .696 7 6-4 W-1 26-7 22-14 30-13 Houston 46 22 .676 8½ 6-4 W-3 26-9 20-13 26-16 d-Portland 44 23 .657 10 6-4 L-3 28-6 16-17 24-14 L.A. Clippers 44 25 .638 11 6-4 W-2 25-10 19-15 29-14 San Antonio 43 25 .632 11½ 8-2 W-2 26-8 17-17 23-18 Dallas 44 26 .629 11½ 5-5 L-1 24-12 20-14 23-18 Oklahoma City 39 30 .565 16 7-3 W-2 25-9 14-21 20-21 New Orleans 37 31 .544 17½ 6-4 L-1 23-12 14-19 21-17 Phoenix 36 33 .522 19 5-5 W-2 20-15 16-18 18-22 Utah 31 37 .456 23½ 8-2 W-1 17-17 14-20 16-22 Denver 26 44 .371 29½ 6-4 L-3 16-19 10-25 16-26 Sacramento 22 45 .328 32 2-8 L-4 13-21 9-24 14-26 L.A. Lakers 17 50 .254 37 1-9 L-4 10-24 7-26 7-34 Minnesota 15 53 .221 39½ 2-8 W-1 9-25 6-28 6-35 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot Thursday’s Games Minnesota 95, New York 92, OT Houston 118, Denver 108 Phoenix 74, New Orleans 72 Utah 80, L.A. Lakers 73 Friday’s Games Philadelphia 97, New York 81 Orlando 111, Portland 104 Miami 108, Denver 91 Brooklyn 129, Milwaukee 127,3OT Cleveland 95, Indiana 92 Chicago 108, Toronto 92 Oklahoma City 123, Atlanta 115 Memphis 112, Dallas 101 San Antonio 101, Boston 89 Charlotte at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Brooklyn at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Houston, 8 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Utah at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Miami at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 3 p.m.

San Antonio at Atlanta, 3 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

New York at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Washington at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

Denver at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Manchester 62 39 15 6 2 86 197 Providence 64 34 21 7 2 77 173 Portland 62 35 22 4 1 75 165 Worcester 62 33 23 4 2 72 182 St. John’s 65 29 28 6 2 66 155 East Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Hershey 64 39 18 5 2 85 184 Wilkes-Barre 63 36 20 3 4 79 172 Lehigh Valley 61 29 25 6 1 65 169 Binghamton 63 27 28 7 1 62 201 Norfolk 64 23 33 5 3 54 134 Northeast Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Syracuse 62 37 17 8 0 82 180 Hartford 63 34 21 5 3 76 179 Springfield 64 33 24 7 0 73 166 Albany 63 27 25 5 6 65 156 Bridgeport 62 23 32 6 1 53 173 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Grand Rapids 63 38 17 6 2 84 205 Rockford 61 35 19 5 2 77 166 Milwaukee 64 32 24 4 4 72 177 Chicago 61 29 25 6 1 65 161 Lake Erie 62 27 25 6 4 64 163 North Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Utica 63 37 19 6 1 81 175 Hamilton 63 30 24 9 0 69 171 Adirondack 61 30 23 6 2 68 186 Toronto 62 29 24 9 0 67 157 Rochester 62 25 31 5 1 56 182 West Division GP W L OL SL Pts GF Oklahoma City 63 37 19 4 3 81 195 San Antonio 63 37 20 5 1 80 210 Texas 62 30 18 13 1 74 188 Charlotte 64 25 33 5 1 56 142 Iowa 62 21 38 1 2 45 141 NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Friday’s Games Grand Rapids 3, Milwaukee 1 Hartford 3, Lehigh Valley 2 Hershey 3, Portland 2, OT Bridgeport 3, Springfield 1 Syracuse 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 1, OT Utica 4, Rochester 2 Toronto 2, Lake Erie 1, OT Binghamton 4, Norfolk 3 Manchester 5, Providence 2 Worcester 3, St. John’s 1 San Antonio 4, Oklahoma City 3, OT Saturday’s Games Rochester at Toronto, 3 p.m.

Norfolk at Albany, 5 p.m.

Hartford at Springfield, 7 p.m.

Utica at Syracuse, 7 p.m.

Lehigh Valley at Worcester, 7 p.m.

Hershey at Portland, 7 p.m.

Grand Rapids at Lake Erie, 7 p.m.

GA 143 155 144 161 197 GA 146 135 187 212 185 GA 173 186 174 174 208

GA 148 144 170 158 196 GA 154 165 181 170 199 GA 173 190 177 198 202

Providence at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.

St. John’s at Manchester, 7 p.m.

Binghamton at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.

Charlotte at Iowa, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Adirondack at Rockford, 8 p.m.

Hamilton at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Texas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Hartford at Albany, 3 p.m.

Binghamton at Bridgeport, 3 p.m.

Portland at Manchester, 3 p.m.

St. John’s at Providence, 3:05 p.m.

Utica at Rochester, 3:05 p.m.

Charlotte at Iowa, 4 p.m.

Adirondack at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Texas at Rockford, 5 p.m.

Hamilton at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Syracuse at Springfield, 5 p.m.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Lehigh Valley, 5:05 p.m.

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

HOT TOPICS: 3 ISSUES GENERATING A BUZZ

SPEED FREAKS

I’M BACK

A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves

Stewart-Haas’ Busch has super day in return to racing

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Richard Petty was the last with at least seven top-twos (’75). Now that’s good company.

How will Kevin Harvick’s streak eventually end?

GODSPEAK: Something has to go wrong, so I’m going with blown engine, although a bad pit stop could stop the streak.

KEN’S CALL: Probably a bad tire and a brush with the wall, but I’m hoping for a brush with Brad Keselowksi. More entertinaing.

Fontana this week ...

What’s your all-time favorite California track?

GODSPEAK: Riverside, because the good old boys would have to match skills against the Dan Gurneys and Mark Donohues of the sport.

KEN’S CALL: Ontario, without a doubt. It was huge and fast and hosted every form of auto racing.

Did you see how well that driver of the Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet did Sunday at Phoenix?

Not race winner Kevin Harvick, but teammate Kurt Busch, who finished fifth in the No. 41 machine.

Busch missed the first three races of the Sprint Cup Series after being suspended by NASCAR following accusations of domestic abuse by a former girlfriend.

Busch was reinstated by NASCAR on March 11 and was back racing four days later.

“It’s great to be back and post a top-five finish in our first effort back,” Busch said. “It is a testament to the team, Stewart-Haas, Tony Gibson, (my) crew chief. It was a pleasure to drive the car. Lots of emotions, but had to keep those in check and focus on the race car.”

Since NASCAR granted Busch a Chase waiver (a driver is supposed to compete in all 26 regular-season races), all he has to do is score one win and the No. 41 Chevy will make the playoff round.

Busch has to be at least 30th in points. With just one start, he’s 33rd.

“We’re not going to think about points,” Busch said.

“Gene Haas has got me under contract to go win races, and that’s what I want to do.

“We’ll see how the points play out. But right now, we’re here to win some races. (The) first step was to get our feet back underneath us, then we’ll go for those wins.”

That’s not so easy these days with his teammate showing amazing speed and durability in every start.

NJ

How impressive is Kevin Harvick’s seven-race streak?

Petty statistic

It’s maybe more amazing than suspected. When Richard Petty did this, he was head-and-shoulders above most of the competition in terms of equipment, while today’s relative parity makes seven consecutive top-two finishes almost impossible to comprehend, much less achieve.

Harvick said he got a chill bump when he was told he was the first driver since Richard Petty in 1975 to run off seven or more consecutive top-two finishes. Harvick gave his No. 4 team the credit.

“I’m just really proud of everybody at StewartHaas for everything they do,” he said. “Really proud of (crew chief) Rodney Childers and these guys on this team. I feel like we get better as we go through different situations. Really happy to be a small piece of what’s going on. Really proud of everybody at Stewart-Haas and everybody on our No. 4 team.”

And Harvick’s teammate in the No. 41 Sunday?

Junior’s streak Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s streak of top-5 finishes to start 2015 came to end with a pop and a thud when the right rear tire of his No. 88 Chevy blew out on Lap 181. “The car was really, really loose and just wore the right rear tire out, and blew the tire,” Earnhardt said.

“You can’t wear the tire out.

You have to get your car handling better. It’s going to be hot a lot of races. We just have to get the balance better where we don’t burn the tire off of it.”

Kurt has a lot to smile about — reinstated and a fifthplace finish at Phoenix, all in one week.

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With his son, Keelan, at his side, no wonder Kevin Harvick keeps getting top-two finishes.

Kurt Busch’s fifth-place finish turned some heads and earned the embattled driver some praise, given how he was coming off a three-race suspension. But it’s not like he’s facing major-league curveballs after a three-week break, so hold back a little on the fanfare. Also, don’t get ahead of yourself on thoughts about a “New Kurt” in the cockpit. Regardless of the truth about what happened in his legal case, the whole thing certainly threw him for a loop, but he’ll be back.

What’s that mean?

Come on, you know what it means.

Eventually, the gratitude he has for being back in the car will give way to his desire (insistence, actually) to run up front with a shot at winning. That’s what makes him a great racer. But it’s also what makes him an emotional handful. I doubt that has disappeared.

Ken Willis has been covering NASCAR for The Daytona Beach News-Journal for more than 30 years. Reach him at ken.willis@ news-jrnl.com

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BRIAN VICKERS VS. JIMMIE JOHNSON: Vickers said Johnson wrecked him on Lap 1. “It seems kind of early to wreck someone,” Vickers groused.

GODWIN KELLY GIVES HIS TAKE: “Johnson said he had damage to his car on Lap 1. No apology. That could come back and haunt him.”

Questions? Contact Godwin Kelly at godwin.kelly@newsjrnl.com or Ken Willis at ken. willis@news-jrnl.com

CUP POINTS 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Joey Logano 3. Martin Truex Jr 4. Kasey Kahne 5. AJ Allmendinger 6. Dale Earnhardt Jr 7. Jimmie Johnson 8. Ryan Newman 9. Brad Keselowski 10. Matt Kenseth 11. Paul Menard 12. Casey Mears 13. Denny Hamlin 14. Aric Almirola 15. Clint Bowyer 15. Greg Biffle 17. Kyle Larson 17. David Ragan 19. Jamie McMurray 20. David Gilliland 21. Carl Edwards 21. Austin Dillon 23. Danica Patrick 24. Sam Hornish Jr 25. Jeff Gordon

JIMMIE JOHNSON

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

WINNER: Kevin Harvick REST OF THE TOP FIVE: Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski DARK HORSE: Aric Almirola

FIRST ONE OUT: Cole Whitt DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Harvick frustrates the field yet again with — yes, you know what’s coming — his third consecutive victory.

SPRINT CUP: Auto Club 400 SITE: Auto Club Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 3 p.m.), group qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 7:50 p.m.). Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 2, 11:30 a.m.; Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.). Sunday, race (Fox, race coverage starts at 3 p.m., green flag at 3:45 p.m.)

XFINITY: Drive4Clots.com 300 SITE: Auto Club Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.). Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.), race (Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.)

WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE KEVIN HARVICK Gee, you think?

JOEY LOGANO Best of the rest

JUNIOR EARNHARDT Had to send East for another car

MARTIN TRUEX JR. Underdog story continues

RYAN NEWMAN 0-for-56

JIMMIE JOHNSON Will win at Fontana this week

BRAD KESELOWSKI Very steady since Daytona

MATT KENSETH 0-for-48

KASEY AJ KAHNE ALLMENDINGER Finished fourth Fontana not too this week far from Los Gatos

PHOENIX REWIND

McMurray enjoys first top-five finish of the season at Phoenix Jamie McMurray opened the season as part of the team that captured the Rolex 24 At Daytona. Unfortunately, that was a sports-car race. McMurray scored his first top-five of the Cup season at Phoenix, taking second.

TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR RUN AND BEING ABLE TO COME HOME IN SECOND. “We just had a really good weekend. Every practice, our car was quick. We qualified well.

Just had, you know, a mistake-free day and really executed the race perfectly. The No. 4 car is on an amazing roll. If I could do my

restart over again right now, I would have done something a little different. But it is what it is. I’m really happy with second. It would be nice to be in Victory Lane and know you were locked into the Chase the way the points format works.”

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY ON THAT RESTART? “Well, I had no idea that Kevin had such a bad restart. The tires that Goodyear brought would build a lot of marbles, similar to what we had in the old days. We would scrub them

back and forth. It was really hard on the last two restarts to get any drive. When you would get to the corner, it didn’t want to turn and it was loose. No grip. Sliding around a lot.

Honestly, when I went through (turns) 1 and 2 I felt like I totally missed the corner and I was waiting to hear, ‘Three-wide, you’re in the middle.’ I heard, ‘Clear.’ I wish I would have moved up immediately. (Harvick) had momentum on the outside. I didn’t feel like I was clear. (In) hindsight, I would have listened to my spotter a little bit and just moved up.”

WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN POSITION RACING WITH KEVIN THERE ON THE RESTART ... DID YOU BELIEVE YOU HAD A SHOT? “The outside is a big advantage here on the restarts. Lots of momentum you can carry on the outside. He had been really good on the restarts all day long. When we drove into Turn 1, I’m going to go like heck and I hope can I clear him. But the car didn’t feel like it had the grip that you needed, and I didn’t want to slide up and wipe everybody out. Did I think I had a chance? Yeah.”

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Annie’s Mailbox

By KATHY MITCHELL and MARCY SUGAR

What agency do I contact ...?

Dear Annie: At least once a week, I get an unsolicited phone call from “Rachel from Cardholder Services.” This seems to be an obvious scam to get me to switch to another credit card or maybe just to get personal information. I have received these calls both in Connecticut and Florida. When I ask, “Who do you represent?” they hang up.

I am now getting calls from some individual telling me his organization detected a problem with my computer the last time I was on the Internet. That one is more worrisome because they are searching for access to my computer, and again, I assume it’s an illegal call.

What agency do I contact to get help shutting down these scam artists? -- B. Dear B.: The Federal Trade Commission has already gone after “Rachel from Cardholder Services,” along with her robocall buddies. Yes, such calls are illegal, but it can be difficult to trace the callers before they have done a good deal of damage to consumers. Most of these scammers require a fee upfront, and then they take your money and disappear.

Here’s our advice: If you receive an automated call from someone you don’t know offering to save you money, HANG UP. If you are the target of a telemarketing scam, report it to the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov/complaint.

Dear Annie: I could have written the letter from “Need My Sanity,” who said her husband complains about the lack of intimacy even though he helps around the house. But he works a high-stress job and brings it home with him. After listening to him vent and complain, she wants a break.

I love my husband of 25 years. He is hardworking and loyal and has a good heart. But he is also hypercritical, moody and quick to become annoyed. In public, he is outgoing and funny, but at home, he creates tension and stress. I am not intimidated by his behavior, but neither am I sexually attracted to him anymore.

I try to help him see how counterproductive his behavior is, but it doesn’t do any good. He wants more sex because it gives him the fix he needs to be content for a day or so. But after a couple of decades of being his “medication,” the thrill is gone for me. He seldom shows warmth, just physical desire.

I have two jobs and four kids, and I’m exhausted. Add to that the burden of being the emotional balance for our family, and there’s nothing left for me to give him as a sexual partner.

He refuses to be screened for depression and won’t go for counseling with or without me. But I’m still in it for the long haul, hoping he might eventually mellow. -- Keeping Calm and Clothed Dear Keeping Calm: He might mellow when he retires, but the question then becomes whether you are willing to tolerate him for the duration. While you seem to understand the situation and your part in it, a little short-term counseling for you might allow you to develop a more effective strategy.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.

HINTS FROM HELOISE TAKE A SEAT FOR THIS DEBATE Dear Readers: Every few years, I run a column devoted to “RESTROOM ETIQUETTE,” so here we go. This topic seems to really hit a nerve! The last time I ran this, the discussion was “Does the toilet paper go out and over, so the tissue is hanging there for you to grab? Or, do you place the roll on the holder with the tissue in the back?” My, oh my, the email and letters that came in almost overwhelmed my office.

The topic today is: Should the toilet SEAT and LID be put down after use?

Many households do this, and everyone knows to put the seat and lid down. Some people do this because they don’t like to see the water in the bowl. Others have curious cats and some dogs that use the toilet bowl to play with the water. Oh, yes, there are some dogs that drink from the same.

Flushing the toilet can release tiny, tiny water drops into the air.

Depending on where the toilet is in relationship to the bathroom counters, some of the drops or mist may land on the counter.

My 2 cents on this topic is based on an old Texas saying about gates on a ranch or farm. If you found it open, leave it open. If you found it closed, then close it after you go through.

Lid up or lid down? I look forward to seeing how y’all vote. -Heloise PET PAL Dear Readers: Elizabeth in Texas emailed a picture of her Chihuahua, Oliver, curled up tightly on the dog bed next to his dog sister, beagle Lex, along with evidence of some shenanigans: a stolen sock! To see Oliver, Lex, the stolen sock and our other Pet Pals, visit www.Heloise.com and click on “Pets.” -- Heloise WRAP IT UP Dear Heloise: When doing sizable paint projects, the need for a break always resulted in the paintbrush drying out. Rather than clean the brush each time, I combat this by sealing the brush in a plastic bag until I am ready to get back to my painting project. This has been a timesaver for me. -- Scott in New York

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, March 21, 2015: This year you often weaken your assets by pushing yourself too hard. You might want to spend some time realizing a new talent. You also will want to learn more about an investment. You have a strong intuitive sense that takes you down many paths. Creativity, energy and enthusiasm are your strong suits -use them well. If you are single, you might have met someone recently or you will meet someone in the near future whom you find to be quite intriguing.

Get to know this person better. If you are attached, the two of you express an unusual enjoyment of just being together. This could be a very special year for both of you. A fellow ARIES is even more hot-tempered than you are!

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You have a choice as to how you display your energy. You’ll be a whirlwind of activity, and you might get so much done that you could surprise yourself. A boss or parent could trigger your temper, but try your best to keep it together. Tonight: Dance the night away.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You might want some time for yourself. Reflect on the possibilities at hand. First, you’ll need to admit to yourself that you need a break from the here and now. Find out why you’re feeling this way, and then seek out a solution.

Tonight: Play it low-key.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You like to be with friends and having fun, so make it happen.

Allow Lady Luck to land on your shoulder, even if you are concerned with other matters. A friend might push you so hard that you’ll need to put a stop to what is happening. Tonight: Follow the fun.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be exhausted from someone else’s demands. Be willing to ask for what you need, too. Give yourself plenty of time to think through your options. Your knee-jerk response might not be the best course of action. Honor your boundaries. Tonight: Be noticed.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Reach out to a new friend or someone else you can be real with.

Many people expect a lot from you, whether it is to make them laugh or tell them great stories. You can’t always be charming or entertaining. Tonight: Take off for a concert or movie.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You could be delighted by the attention you get from a key person in your life. One-on-one relating keeps the emotional waters at bay. You might be a little more likely to take a risk than you usually are. Tonight: Go along with another person’s suggestion.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You are ready for a change, and you’re likely to make it happen.

Others seem most friendly and will invite you to join them. Don’t be coerced by others. Say “yes” only if you want to.

Deal with an important matter in the afternoon. Tonight: Forget restraint.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Pace yourself. Whatever your plans are, there seems to be an element of the unexpected involved. An older relative could make an important request. You might surprise yourself with how much of a good time you are likely to have. Tonight: A must appearance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You could be taken aback by a child or loved one’s unexpected warm reception. You might wonder whether you really want to join in on the diversity and outside-the-box fun happening around you. Let go, and you’ll be glad you did. Tonight: And the party goes on.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Sometimes you can be very chatty, and today is an excellent example. You might question where someone is coming from. Why not just let go of all the internalizing and follow your instincts? The results could be quite spectacular. Tonight: Where your friends are.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Remain sensitive to your budget. Before you make a purchase for you or your home, do some intense price comparison. You might see an alternative or decide to wait. Trust your decision-making ability. Tonight: Time with a family member.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might feel awkward when relating to someone who is a fire

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or air sign. Remain open to ideas that are somewhat foreign, and use caution and self-discipline when it comes to frivolous spending. You have a tendency to go overboard! Tonight: Let someone rein you in.

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Castillo homers as Sox lose to Orioles FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — It looks as if Rusney Castillo is feeling much better.

Castillo hit a three-run homer in his first at-bat of spring training, but the Boston Red Sox lost 11-5 to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.

Castillo signed a $72.5 million, seven-year contract with Boston last August, and then hit .333 with two homers in 10 games for the Red Sox. The Cuban outfielder had been sidelined this spring due to a left oblique strain.

Castillo’s drive off a 2-1 fastball from Steve Johnson hit to the right of a yellow line on the wall separating doubles from homers.

“He made a pretty good impression,” Red Sox manager John Farrell said.

Castillo is scheduled to make his first start of the spring on Saturday when the Red Sox play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton.

It had been a long wait for Castillo to play in a game. The Red Sox opened exhibition play on March 3. His first at-bat came more than two weeks into Grapefruit League play.

“I was obviously happy it turned out to be a home run but happier to go out there completely healthy and pain free,” Castillo said through a translator.

“Felt really good and pain free.”

The Red Sox open the season April 6 in Philadelphia.

“That’s my main focus right now,” Castillo said. “Physically as of right now I’ll be ready.”

Castillo said he doesn’t feel pressure from his contract, but he misses Cuba and his family.

“It’s probably the biggest difficulty, probably the biggest adjustment to not have my family and obviously I miss them a lot,” Castillo said. “But the good thing is I’ve been able to come to a good organization. I’ve been able to keep my mind on playing baseball.”

Castillo was hitless in two minor league games on practice fields before playing in Friday’s big league game. He said he was just trying to hit the ball up the middle when he connected for the home run “I was just trying to put a good swing on the ball,” he said. “But I felt I got that one today.”

Mookie Betts was 1 for 3 for Boston, and Hanley Ramirez had two hits, including an RBI single.

LEADING OFF Orioles: Optioned RHP Mike Wright to Triple-A Norfolk.

Red Sox: 1B Mike Napoli was a late scratch because of right ankle soreness. He was replaced

by Brock Holt. .. The Red Sox optioned LHP Eduardo

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL - SPRING TRAINING AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Kansas City 11 6 .647 Oakland 12 7 .632 New York 11 7 .611 Toronto 10 8 .556 Houston 7 6 .538 Texas 7 6 .538 Seattle 8 7 .533 Tampa Bay 8 7 .533 Boston 9 8 .529 Los Angeles 7 7 .500 Minnesota 7 7 .500 Chicago 6 8 .429 Cleveland 6 10 .375 Baltimore 7 12 .368 Detroit 6 13 .316 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Los Angeles 8 4 .667 Miami 10 6 .625 Arizona 11 7 .611 Pittsburgh 9 7 .563 New York 10 8 .556 Philadelphia 9 8 .529 Colorado 8 8 .500 San Diego 8 8 .500 St. Louis 7 7 .500 Cincinnati 7 8 .467 Washington 7 8 .467 Chicago 8 10 .444 Milwaukee 6 10 .375 Atlanta 6 11 .353 San Francisco 5 12 .294 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

This is a 2015 photo of Rusney Castillo of the Boston Red Sox baseball team. This image reflects the Red Sox active roster as of Sunday March 1, 2015, when this image was taken.

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Rodriguez and C Blake Swihart to Triple-A Pawtucket.

STARTING TIME Orioles: LHP Brian Matusz pitched four shutout innings and allowed only two hits.

“I felt great to be able to get extended and to go that extra inning,” Matusz said.

“To be able to finish strong and complete the four innings was a positive.”

Red Sox: RHP Justin Masterson pitched four innings and allowed one earned run. He walked two and struck out one while lowering his spring ERA from 6.48 to 5.11.

“He’s flashing pretty good velocity,” Farrell said.

TRAINER’S ROOM Orioles: Manager Buck Showalter won’t say whether C Matt Wieters will be

ready for opening day at Tampa Bay. Wieters was shut down on Wednesday, one day after he played his first game following Tommy John surgery last June.

“We’ve got to kind of start looking at this thing week to week as opposed to day to day. I don’t think that’s healthy for Matt’s mentality because he’s such a pleaser, and it’ll happen at some point,” Showalter said.

Wieters said he’s feeling better.

“We thought rest would be useful. We don’t really see it as a setback, we just needed to slow things down a little bit instead of trying to force through everything,” Wieters said.

Red Sox: DH David Ortiz sat out Friday because of the lingering effects of dehydration and a touch of a cold.

“I don’t anticipate him in a game over the weekend,” Farrell said.

RHP Koji Uehara is still sidelined with a strained left hamstring. Farrell isn’t worried about his availability when the season begins.

“Our target is sometime the middle of next week by time he gets back on the mound,” Farrell said.

Farrell added, “I fully expect him to be ready when the season begins.”

UP NEXT: Orioles: RHP Miguel Gonzalez faces Twins LHP Tommy Milone in Fort Myers on Saturday.

Red Sox: Road game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Bradenton. RHP Joe Kelly is scheduled to start for Boston, and LHP Francisco Liriano for the Pirates.

A-Rod hits 2nd homer as Yankees down Tigers 11-2

By JEFF BERLINCKE Associated Press LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez snapped a 1-for-14 slump with an opposite-field home run and Adam Warren allowed one run in five innings to lead the New York Yankees past the Detroit Tigers 11-2 Friday.

Rodriguez grounded into forceouts in his first two atbats, then hit a drive to right off Bruce Rondon. The ball hit a warehouse beyond the right-field fence and bounced back onto the field. Rodriguez charged back to first before the umpires waved him around.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi acknowledged that Rodriguez, who missed the entire 2014 season while serving a drug suspension, was pressing and trying to find a groove.

“He knows how to make adjustments,” Girardi said.

“He’s making improvements every day.”

Warren, 3-6 with a 2.97 ERA in 69 relief appearances, is vying for a spot in the Yankees’ rotation. He’s 2-0 with a 2.77 ERA this spring training.

“I am feeling good about everything right now,” Warren said. “It’s a competition still, but I’m not putting any pressure on myself.

There’s enough pressure, anyway, without me adding to it.”

Warren struck out three and walked none. He allowed a long home run to Yoenis Cespedes.

“I can’t be focused on the other guys,” Warren said.

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New York Yankees’ Jonathan Galvez safely slides into third ahead of the throw to Detroit Tigers third baseman Jefry Marte, on a two-run triple during the eighth inning of a spring training exhibition baseball game in Lakeland, Fla., Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) “But it’s human nature to see how they are doing. Still, they are my teammates.”

STARTING TIME Tigers: Alfredo Simon, who won 15 games for Cincinnati last year, allowed six runs in the first inning as his ERA rose to 6.75.

“I threw a lot of pitches that just weren’t breaking,” he said. “I wasn’t getting it down, but I have time to work on it. It’s just spring training, so it’s better that it happened now than later.”

UP NEXT Yankees: Michael Pineda is to make his third start Saturday against Houston. He hasn’t allowed a run in five innings.

Tigers: David Price, announced by manager Brad Ausmus as the Tigers’ opening-day starter, makes his fourth start, against the Mets in Lakeland.

TRAINER’S ROOM Yankees: RHP Ty Hensley, the 30th overall pick in the

2012 amateur draft, threw two scoreless innings in a minor league game, three months after being hospitalized for a fractured jaw.

Hensley struck out four, walked one and didn’t allow a hit in the spring training opener Friday for Class A Charleston, throwing 21 of 34 pitches for strikes against Pittsburgh’s West Virginia team.

Tigers: SS Jose Iglesias, recovering from stress fractures to both shins that sidelined him for all of last season, played six innings, his longest stint of spring training. Iglesias is batting .087 in nine games.

SIGN OF RELIEF Tigers: Joe Nathan, booed in his previous two appearances in Joker Marchant Stadium, pitched his third straight shutout inning and walked off to applause. Joba Chamberlain and Joakim Soria also threw scoreless innings.

CLOSING TIME RHP Dellin Betances, competing with LHP Andrew Miller to be the Yankees’ closer, threw a simulated game, broken down into two innings. He threw just seven of 14 pitches for strikes in the first, when he walked one.

Betances retired all four batters he faced during the second, including three on strikeouts.

“I found myself the second inning,” said Betances, who struggled in his past two exhibition games. “Just be aggressive.”

OPENING DAY WAIT With LHP CC Sabathia (knee surgery) and RHP Masahiro Tanaka (right elbow) coming back from injuries, Yankees manager Joe Girardi is not ready to announce his opening day starter.

Sabathia has made 11 opening-day starts, including six with the Yankees. He is to make his second exhibition start Sunday against the New York Mets.

“The thing with CC is, we’ve taken it slow,” Girardi said. “I’ve got make sure he’s ready. A lot of it depends on Tanaka and CC and where they’re at. The fact that we haven’t announced anything is because we haven’t got them built up enough to feel comfortable that they’re ready to go.”

TIGERS ROTATION Ausmus said that his tentative starting rotation will include Price, followed by Justin Verlander, Anibal Sanchez, Simon and Shane Greene.

Thursday’s Games Washington 0, Detroit 0, tie, 10 innings Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 2 N.Y. Mets (ss) 7, St. Louis 2 Baltimore 6, Pittsburgh 4 Atlanta 6, Miami 3 Toronto 6, Boston 3 N.Y. Mets (ss) 3, Houston 1 Texas vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., ccd., Rain San Francisco 3, Milwaukee 2 Colorado 13, Kansas City 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, L.A. Angels 7, tie, 10 innings Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Yankees 3 Arizona 9, Chicago Cubs 5 Seattle 5, Cleveland 2 Friday’s Games Toronto 11, Tampa Bay 5 N.Y. Yankees 11, Detroit 2 Baltimore 11, Boston 5 Pittsburgh (ss) 6, Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh (ss) 4, Minnesota 2 Washington 7, Houston 5 N.Y. Mets 5, St. Louis 4 Milwaukee 5, Arizona 3 Chicago Cubs 10, Chicago White Sox 7 Texas 4, Seattle 4, tie Oakland (ss) 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Oakland (ss) 3, Colorado 2 Miami 5, Atlanta 1 L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at San Antonio, 8:05 p.m. (Late) Cincinnati vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. (Late) L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. (Late) Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. (Late) Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Miami vs. Washington (ss) at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta (ss) vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Washington (ss) vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Minnesota (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at San Antonio, 2:05 p.m.

Colorado (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Colorado (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 12:37 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Detroit (ss) vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Washington vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

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The Rotary Club made the decision to move the date of the Taste from its usual time in June to mid- August, hoping to avoid the cool, rainy conditions that the event experienced over the past few years for more favorable late-summer weather.

“In planning for a successful event, we took into account the unpredictable weather conditions of June as well as the many events and activities on people’s calendars, and have decided an August date made more sense for the type of event we produce,” said Dan Marini, Taste chair.

For the eighth consecutive year, Chicopee Savings Bank will be Title Sponsor for the Taste.

Chicopee Savings Bank President Bill Wagner is a longtime West Springfield Rotarian and is a recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship, a recognition for outstanding Club service, named for the founder of what is now Rotary International.

“It’s a great opportunity to be part of a wonderful family event that is enjoyed by people in many communities and which ultimately benefits the community,” Wagner said about the Taste.

The Taste is expected to attract visitors from all over the Pioneer Valley who come to sample various dishes from a variety of restaurants as well as family friendly entertainment, concerts on two stages, rides and games for children and teens, a petting zoo and the Saturday Cruise, a classic car show scheduled for August 15 from 1-5 p.m. The Taste of the Valley 5K Run will take place Sunday, August 16 at 10:00 a.m.

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                                                                                                                                                    A STEP ABOVE THE REST!             ELECTRICIAN         MASTER ANTICO  BUILDING   BRUNO       JMF CHIMNEY SERVICE            40 years experience.

Insured. Remodeling.

Kitchens, addi   Repair your chimney before

CHIMNEY SWEEPS

ELECTRICIAN

HOME IMPROVEMENT

Reasonable  prices. No job too tions, decks, rec rooms, more.    winter wreaks havoc.

We do small.  Call Tom Daly, (413)543  reliable service, free   Prompt,           repair,  crown  seals brick and re- 3100.

Lic# A7625.     Registered   estimates.   Mass       pairs. We also do stainless steel              #106263, licensed & insured.                        liner installs, as well as stain  Call Bruno,  (413)562-9561.                      FLOORING & FLOOR less rain caps. We sweep all                 flues. estimates provided.   Free     SANDING    DAVE DAVIDSON: Bathroom                 Call: 413-330-2186         & Kitchen Remodeling                          A RON JOHNSON's                         Floor Sanding, Installation,      "GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME"                     3 coats polyurethane.      Complete Bath Renovations.

HENTNICK C H I M N E Y Repairs,        Freeestimates.

(413)569-3066.              Now serving CT. Insured.

Qual SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and       ity Work on Time on Budget        rebuilds.

Stainless steel caps         1984.

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(413)848-0100,                 Removal of any items in cellars,  1-800-793-3706.                      attics,   etc... Also brush removal HOME MAINTENANCE         and small demolition (sheds,                        decks, fences, car garages).  DRYWALL                 one           HANDYMAN COM Fully insured. estimate          Free    JOSEPH'S    PANY.      remodeling,       Carpentry, Phil (413)525-2892, (413)265                  kitchen,        Complete  T-BEST DRYWALL.  baths, basements, dry6380.            drywall    professional at amateur     ceil wall, tile, floors, suspended                          prices. Our ceilings are tops!    ings, restoration services, doors,              Call Mike 413-821-8971.

Free   HOME IMPROVEMENT w i n d o w s ,  d ec k s , st a irs,      estimates.            painting, plumb interior/exterior               of ing.

Small jobs ok.  All types         DELREO HOME            professional work done since           IMPROVEMENT                 1985.

Call Joe, (413)364-7038.    ELECTRICIAN        and ROOF SNOW REMOVAL                 all your exterior home improve                             ment needs Roofing, siding,    ALEKSANDR DUDUKAL        HOUSE PAINTING              windows, decks and gutters.  ELECTRICAL Residential,             quotes.

Free Extensive     referCommercial, Industrial.

Li           ences, fully licensed & insured in LETOURNEAU & SONS  c en s e d  a n d  i ns u r e d .  L i c .        PAINTING        MA/CT.        #11902.

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No job too       the Westfield area since 1986.          small! Insured, free estimates.   specialize in residential/com We                  mercial, exterior/interior painting 40 years experience.

Lic.              ceiling and drywall       #16303.

Call (413)330-3682.    and staining,                  repairs, water damage repair,                 exterior home repairs, and             of all types including         carpentry POEHLMAN     ELECTRIC                  roof   repairs.      All types of wiring.

Free estim             ates, insured.

SPECIALIZING IN       SPRING SPECIAL!            PORTABLE AND WHOLE          10% off any exterior painting or                               staining     GENERATHOUSE KOHLER contract if signed by                    ORS, SERVICE UPGRADES, April 30th!                      SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter          

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Call Bill for your FREE de-icing cables installed. All     no obligation estimate calls answered! Best prices,      (413) 977-9633 or prompt service. Lic. #A-16886.

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HOUSE PAINTING

PAINTING & WALLPAPERING

ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M SERVICES-20 Years serving the  Westfield area. Painting, stainCLASSIFIED ing, house washing, interior/exADVERTISINg      terior.

Wall coverings.

Commer     DEADLINES cial/residential.

Free estimates.     Insured.

References.

Mass Reg. • Pennysaver •   Wednesday by 5:00(413)568-9731. p.m. #121723.

Call    No job  too small !!

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PAINT by NUMBERS

WESTFIELD. Kitchen, living room/bedroom. $575/month includes utilities. First, last, security. (413)5683519.

2:00 p.m. the day prior     to publication.  HYDRAULIC REPAIRS Email: dianedisanto@ thewestfieldnewsgroup.com

 207-752-1567 Interior & Exterior; &    Residential    Commercial.

Specializing in    apartment turn-overs. Over 25  years experience. Free estim       ates.

Senior Citizen Discounts.  Servicing all of Western Mass.

 PLUMBING & HEATING

        GOT HYDRAULICS? (413)562-4181 Ext. 118      Macfabrications - Industrial and  equipment hydraulic system     repair.

John Deere antique Rooms 345   over-haul   hydraulic service.

LARGE FURNISHED ROOM. Parking,  www.macfabrications.com.

     NICK GARDNER PLUMBING,      WELDING & MECHANICAL       SERVICES. Reliable service, Professional.

Certified Welding.  Insured. MA Lic. #PL31893-J. Call (413)531-2768 bus route, walking distance to all Nick7419@comcast.net 413-998-3311 amenities. $120/weekly.or Only413-355-4662 respon     

sible mature adult need apply.       (413)348-5070, (413)862-4522.

LANDSCAPING & LAWN        ROOM FOR RENTCARE on bus route, fully furnished. $100/week. Call (413)731 9233.

ACCURATE LAWNCARE, Fall   Cleanup, leaf/brush House Rental 355 removal,   trimming, mulch, gutter cleaning.  SOUTHWICK SMALL 2 bedroom Call (413)579-1639. house, all new. $900/month plus utilit

    

SNOW REMOVAL

ROOF, SNOW & ICE DAM REMOVAL  Prompt service. Free written quote - firm quote. Reasonable, ies. 100 yard walk to South Pond with    competitive rates.  HAVE IT beach front rights. Call (413)525-1985.

DONE NOW  BEFORE A BIG  HARDSCAPES BESSETTE     MELT & COSTLY DAMAGE  Business  Property   375    OCCURES. Bill: 413-821-9416 OUTDOOR LIVING SPACES     LAST RETAIL SPACE in new market   Local landscape/hardscape place.

5 miles from Westfield in Mont  gomery. $400/month. (413)977-6277. construction company. Walk-

ways, patios, walls, planting.  Fully Homesinsured.

For Sale Over 39015 years

experience. 413-505-4512 WESTFIELD. RECENTLY RENOwww.bessettehardscapes.com    VATED! 3 bedrooms, new roof,  

hardwood floors.

Central. Corner   lot. $190,000.

For more information LAWN MOWING,  call Spring/Fall (413)244-4703.

Cleanups,

       Hedge Trimming, Thatching, Mobile Homes 410   Mulching    Aeration, WESTFIELD HAMPDEN Village. Needs All Your Landscaping    $29,900. 2 bedroom, & 14’x67’. New Residential   Commercial shed.   sink, floor, windows, appliances, DASAP.MHVILLAGE.COM  (413)593  (413)626-6122 or visit: 9961.  www.haggerscape.com

Services 440  A1 ODD JOBS/HANDyMAN, Debris MASONRY Removal, landscaping, spring yard 

TRACTOR SERVICE

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digging. Mowing of fields and lots with large rotary mower.

Full Snow Removal Services (413)530-5430  

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A BETTER OPTION - GRAN-

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APARTMENT & HOUSE Call for more information SHARING (860)485-1216 PROFESSIONAL with dog, Equal Housing Opportunity looking for room to rent or space to share.

Please call WESTFIELD - 5 room apartment, first 413-977-4518 floor, newly renovated. Carpeting, tile floors. Large back yard. Call (413)736-2120 leave slow message.

HOUSE RENTAL

WESTFIELD 1 bedroom, central location, parking for small car. No pets. $550/month utilities included. First, SOUTHWICK-LAKE: last, security. (413)862-4006.

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bath, newly renovated waterfront Lake House gorgeous WESTFIELD 1&2 with bedroom apartviews. $700-$800/month Hardwood floors,includes fully ments, applianced, W/D hook-ups, large heat and hot water.

Excellent size and deck off No kitchen bedlocation. dogs.& master Call weekdays (413)786-9884. room.

Private parking & garage.

Available March 1st. $1,600/mo.

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WESTFIELD: Liquor Store • Pennysaver • locafor Sale.

Established 5:00license. p.m. tion,Wednesday 30 years.byFull Turn-key opportunity. Over • Westfield • $600,000 sales inNews merchand2:00 p.m. the day prior ise, $150,000 in lottery sales. to publication.

2,000 sq. ft. leased store. $165,000. Inventory separdianedisanto@ ate. Email: 413-267-0497 thewestfieldnewsgroup.com

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Rooms413-977-6277 345 LARGE FURNISHED ROOM. Parking, bus route, walking distance to all amenities. $120/weekly. Only responOffice, Warehouse & Storage sible mature adult need apply.

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Call be (413)731doors.

All$100/week.

3 areas can seen 9233. at 501 Southampton Rd from 9-5 daily. Please call 413-568-4460 House Rental 355 (Martin's Floor Covering) for viewing.

SOUTHWICK SMALL 2 bedroom house, all new. $900/month plus utilities. 100 yard walk to South Pond with beach front rights. Call (413)525-1985.

HOMES FOR SALE Business Property 375

LAST RETAIL market, Westfield - 2SPACE Familyin ,new Duplex 5 miles from Westfield 3place.

Bedrooms in each unit.in2Montcar gomery. $400/month. garage.

Boilers (413)977-6277.

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Please . To Homescall For413-519-7257 Sale 390 set up showing $195.900 WESTFIELD. RECENTLY RENOVATED! 3 bedrooms, new roof, hardwood floors. Central. Corner lot. $190,000.

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