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“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong.

The amount of work is the same.”

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Tree warden ordinance change proposed

Charles Morse Memorial Rag Shag parade Above left, Logan Kriekamp, 5, of Westfield and his mother, Jen, parade past judges Judy Coach and Joyce Gedminas during the costume contest following the Charles Morse Memorial Rag Shag paraded staged Friday evening by the members of the Westfield/West Springfield lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elk. Above right, fairy princess Josie Gebelt, 2, of Westfield, and her mother, Janet, greet Elroy the Elk at the Charles Morse Memorial Rag Shag celebration staged Friday evening by the members of the Westfield/West Springfield lodge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elk. Elroy is the mascot for the the Elks’ drug awareness program. (Photos by Carl E. Hartdegen)

Phone fundraising foreshadows annual legends hockey game

By Carl E. Hartdegen Staff Writer WESTFIELD – City residents will be reminded of the charitable efforts of the city’s union firefighters starting Sunday when professional solicitors will begin making phone calls to raise funds for the union.

City firefighter Ray Neilsen said recently that firefighters, members of Local No. 1111 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, support youth sports teams and numerous other community activities and the direct telephone solicitations are the most “costeffective” way to raise money for their efforts.

He said that, in previous years, some residents have had cautious responses to the callers and have called fire headquarters to check on the legitimacy of the solicitations.

Neilsen said that caution is appropriate since there are many scams artists and misleading fundraisers working the phones trying to take advantage of the generosity of residents.

He said that the callers legitimately seeking support for the local union will be able to tell potential contributors, if asked, that they are working specifically for Local #1111 and will make reference to the annual exhibition hockey game between former players for the Boston Bruins, the Black and Gold Legends, and See Legends, Page 3

Changes at Louie B’s, reprimand for package store

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – The Board of Selectmen approved several changes for Louie B’s and Nora’s this week and reprimanded Lucky Stop owner Sam Patel following a sale to a minor.

Patel said he would improve training to ensure there are no future sales to a minor.

Sgt. Robert Landis attended the hearing Monday and told the board he spoke with Patel about the incident. Patel was not on the premises at the time and his son sold the alcohol.

“Have you spoken to your son?” Landis asked. “What measures will be taken to make sure your son and other employees are asking for IDs?”

Patel said he had spoken to his son but he indicated his son said he checked.

“One of the ways is to ask everyone for an ID,” said Landis, who also suggested a TIPS course refresher for employees.

The board agreed his son in particular should get re-certified and stipulated that proof of certification be given to the board in the next six months.

“You are the one who is going to suffer the loss,” said Chairman Russell Fox. “No ifs, ands or buts,” said Selectman Joseph Deedy, referring to the suspension of Patel’s license if there is a second incident.

Louie’s and Nora’s Restaurant owner

By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – Mayor Daniel M. Knapik sent a request to the City Council at its Oct. 16 session to amend the ordnance establishing the position of director of lands and natural resources for the city and the line of succession.

The current ordinance (Chapter 13, Article VII, section 12-211) was approved in 1971 when the position was established and reads: “There is hereby established the office of lands and natural resources under the provisions of M.G.L.A. c. 41, § 69G. Such office shall have charge of such lands as may be committed to its care and may perform such maintenance and improvement work on other MAYOR municipal lands as may be perDANIEL M. mitted by the board, departKNAPIK ment, commission or committee in charge thereof. Such office shall exercise the duties of tree warden and superintendent of insect pest control. Such office shall be under the control of a director qualified by training and experience in the field of arboriculture and licensed by the pesticide board in the(state) Department of Environmental Quality Engineering (currently the Department of Environmental Protection).”

The ordinance also establishes a line of succession for performance of those duties under section 13-212 which is where Knapik is seeking an amendment. The current language states: “In the absence of appropriation to staff the office of lands and natural resources or upon the occurrence of such other event which causes a vacancy in the position of director of lands and natural resources, the duties of the tree warden shall be exercised by the superintendent of public works.”

Knapik said Friday that he submitted the ordinance amendment at the request of interim Public Works Superintendent Dave Billips, also superintendent of the Water Resource Department overseeing the city’s drinking water system and the wastewater treatment plant, who is seeking authority to delegate the duties of tree warden to the deputy Public Works superintendent.

Knapik also said the city has hired a consulting firm to assess the “operations of the municipal public works” and provide recommendations to increase managerial efficiency.

“Dave will remain in place until we receive that report, at which time he will provide my office and the City Council with recommendations for the structure of public works operations,” Knapik said.

“We usually do this type of assessment when there is a vacancy in a department’s management position,” Knapik said. “It’s an opportunity to look at the job description and possible consolidation.”

Billips has been the interim DPW superintendent since August.

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Superintendent gives school project update

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – SouthwickTolland-Granville Regional Schools Superintendent John Barry gave the school committee a quick update on the school project this week.

Barry said much of the work being done currently at Powder Mill Middle School is taking place in the gymnasium and is nearly complete.

“It should be ready for general use

the week of Nov. 3,” Barry said.

Seventh and eighth graders are set to move to the high school in January following the holiday break. Barry spoke about the logistics of entering the Powder Mill building because construction will move to the west wing.

“We are going to keep the front entrance where it is and the superintendent’s entrance will be available, but that’s not where the kids will

enter, and there will be fencing along the sidewalk where the buses are parking,” he said.

A group of middle school parents from Granville attended the school committee meeting and read a letter asking the committee to hold off on a decision to move Granville Village School seventh and eighth graders to Southwick another year.

Among other things, the letter stated that the Granville Parent

Association members were “not convinced moving our seventh and eighth graders is the best” decision.

The committee did not address the concerns during the meeting. When Granville voted to join the district in order to improve the schools in 2012, Barry told families there was no pre-planned decision or moving or closing date on the fate of the school or the relocation of its students.

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Happy 104th On July 14, 2014 at Westfield Center in Westfield Ma. We celebrated the 104th birthday for our fun loving resident Ruth Saunders in the main dining room with great entertainment and visits from our Mayor Mr. Daniel Knapik and State Representative Mr. John Velis who both present Ruth with proclamations in honor of her 104th birthday. Ruth’s friends and family were all in attendance for this great celebration.

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Man fights charges for painting street BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man will hire an attorney and fight a criminal mischief charge for painting the speed limit on a stretch of Main Street.

Fifty-five-year-old John Cherok II lives and owns a bookstore in Burgettstown.

When he appeared at before a magistrate on Thursday, he refused to pay $540 to clean the road plus a small fine.

Instead, Cherok tells the (Washington) Observer-Reporter (http://bit.ly/1wkGgt1 ) he’ll fight. The magistrate postponed Cherok’s preliminary hearing until Nov. 20 to give him time to hire an attorney.

Cherok painted the message “Slow, 25 MPH” on the pavement because he says too many cars speed on the road, some up to 50 mph.

Some township officials sympathize, but they say Cherok shouldn’t have taken matters — and a paint brush — into his own hands.

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Squirrel ends up in back seat of police car GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A squirrel that ended up in the back seat of a Michigan police car is out of trouble.

The Grand Rapids Press reports (http://bit. ly/1shmNSe ) that the animal hopped in on Thursday, apparently out of curiosity.

The police department in Grand Rapids posted a photo on its Facebook page showing the showing squirrel peering out from the rear window of the car, next to a half-opened window.

The animal didn’t spend any time behind bars, however. It soon went free.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2014. There are 67 days left in the year.

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n Oct. 25, 1954, a meeting of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Cabinet was broadcast live on radio and television; during the session, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, just returned from Europe, reported on agreements signed in Paris on the future of West Germany. (To date, it’s the only presidential Cabinet meeting to be carried on radio and TV.)

On this date: In 1760, Britain’s King George III succeeded his late grandfather, George II. In 1854, the “Charge of the Light Brigade” took place during the Crimean War as an English brigade of more than 600 men charged the Russian army, suffering heavy losses.

In 1929, former Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall was convicted in Washington, D.C., of accepting a $100,000 bribe from oil tycoon Edward L. Doheny.

(Fall was sentenced to a year in prison and fined $100,000; he ended up serving nine months.)

In 1939, the play “The Time of Your Life,” by William Saroyan, opened in New York.

In 1945, Taiwan became independent of Japanese colonial rule.

In 1957, mob boss Albert Anastasia of “Murder Inc.” notoriety was shot to death by masked gunmen in a barber shop inside the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York.

In 1962, U.N. Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson II demanded that Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin confirm or deny the existence of Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba, saying he was prepared to wait “until hell freezes over” for an answer. Stevenson then presented photographic evidence of the bases to the Security

Council.

In 1964, The Rolling Stones made the first of six appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”

In 1971, the U.N. General Assembly voted to admit mainland China and expel Taiwan.

In 1989, novelist and critic Mary McCarthy died in New York at age 77.

In 1994, Susan Smith of Union, South Carolina, claimed that a black carjacker had driven off with her two young sons (Smith later confessed to drowning the children in John D. Long Lake, and was convicted of murder). Three defendants were convicted in South Africa of murdering American exchange student Amy Biehl.

In 1999, golfer Payne Stewart and five others were killed when their Learjet flew uncontrolled for four hours before crashing in South Dakota; Stewart was 42.

Ten years ago: The U.S. Supreme Court announced that Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist had thyroid cancer (Rehnquist died in Sept. 2005). At least 85 Muslim detainees suffocated or were crushed to death in southern Thailand after the police rounded up 1,300 people and packed them into trucks following a riot.

Five years ago: A pair of suicide car bombings devastated the heart of Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, killing 155 people, including 24 children. Philanthropist Jeffry Picower, accused of making more than $7 billion from the investment schemes of his longtime friend Bernard Madoff, drowned after suffering a heart attack in the swimming pool of his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion; he was 67.

The New York Yankees won their first pennant in six

years, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Game 6 of the AL championship series.

One year ago: Indignant at reports of U.S. electronic espionage overseas, the leaders of France and Germany said they would insist the Obama administration agree by year’s end to limits that could put an end to alleged American eavesdropping on foreign leaders, businesses and innocent civilians. Death claimed British actor Nigel Davenport, 85, Hollywood stunt double Hal Needham, 82, and actress-comedian Marcia Wallace, 70.

Today’s Birthdays:

Former American League president Dr. Bobby Brown is 90. Singer-actress Barbara Cook is 87. Actress Marion Ross is 86. Country singer Jeanne Black is 77. Basketball Hall of Famer Bob Knight is 74. Pop singer Helen Reddy is 73. Author Anne Tyler is 73.

Rock singer Jon Anderson (Yes) is 70. Political strategist James Carville is 70. Singer Taffy Danoff (Starland Vocal Band) is 70. Rock musician Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest) is 67. Actor Brian Kerwin is 65. Actor Mark L. Taylor is 64. Movie director Julian Schnabel is 63. Rock musician Matthias Jabs is 58. Actress Nancy Cartwright (TV: “The Simpsons”) is 57. Country singer Mark Miller (Sawyer Brown) is 56. Rock musician Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers; Chickenfoot) is 53. Actress Tracy Nelson is 51. Actor Michael Boatman is 50. Actor Kevin Michael Richardson is 50. Singer Speech is 46. Actor Adam Goldberg is 44.

Actor-singer Adam Pascal is 44. Rock musician Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies) is 44. Actress Persia White is 44. Country singer Chely Wright is 44. Violinist Midori is 43. Actor Craig Robinson is 43. Actor Michael Weston is 41. Actor Zachary Knighton is 36.

Actress Mariana Klaveno is 35. Actor Mehcad Brooks is 34. Actor Ben Gould is 34. Actor Josh Henderson is 33. Rhythm-and-blues singer Young Rome is 33. Pop singer Katy Perry is 30. Rock singer Austin Winkler is 30. Singer Ciara is 29. Actress Conchita Campbell (“The 4400”) is 19.

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Councilor VanHeynigen: Issues ahead of us in allowing a perspective of familiarity with an Greetings Fellow area and impact of a proposed project or special Westfield Citizens, permit, it is a member’s ability to understand and apply the zoning ordinances – with a cityAs it has been several (busy) months since wide perspective of how the ordinances are my last column here in the Westfield News, fairly applied across all Wards – that should there is much to cover in limited space, but I serve as the primary guidance to a Planning will attempt to address some of the issues that Board member’s review and decision making. have been in front of the Council in recent [Although I brought this proposed amendmonths, or which we anticipate to come in ment out of the Legislative and Ordinance front of the Council in the near future. Some Committee (L&O) for a vote of the full Council of you may have heard me speak about these in our meeting of October 16, the issue was sent as a guest on the Westfield News Radio Show back to the L&O and will be deliberated further on WSKB 89.5 at Westfield State University on October 29 at 6 p.m. and will likely come out earlier this week. This was a great opportunity again for a vote of Council on November 6. If to reach many of you, and I hope to be a part you believe, as nearly the entire current Planning of the program again in the future, as this is a Board, several other of your elected representaterrific resource that helps to keep us all more tives on the Council and I do, that the City is informed citizens. best served by attracting and retaining its The proposal for the City’s purchase of Planning Board members from a City-wide development rights for approximately 120 Matthew pool of candidates to represent the interests of acres at East Mountain Country Club at a VanHeynigen all Wards while applying the City’s ordinances, cost of $758,000 in City Community as opposed to limiting the filling of vacancies Preservation Act revenues raises skepticism to individual Wards, please contact your in my mind as well as the minds of many Councilor to share your support for this amendment.]

I’ve spoken with in recent weeks, for a number of reasons.

The selection made by the ad-hoc committee of the School While I understand that conservation restrictions on golf Committee for the Russell Elementary School to serve as the courses have been done in other communities across the temporary home for Juniper Park Elementary School next Commonwealth to protect land and water resources (and havSeptember is, I believe, a very positive step forward. As I know ing worked in land conservation for five years, I am very and have spoken with several parents of Juniper Park students familiar with the role of such restrictions for conservation), this with very real and legitimate concerns about the impact that proposal – presented as a ‘must-do’ alternative to the prospect each of the options considered would have had on their chilof future residential development on this property – would dren’s education and overall school experience, it seems that present a significant financial commitment for the City. I will most agree that, while not perfect, the Russell option is the best look for more information on this proposal when it is discussed of all considered. Concerns of distance and safety were considin both the Finance and the Legislative and Ordinance ered and addressed by the committee, and the cost of the lease Committee (on which I serve), and raise these and other ques– expected to be in the range of $260,000 annually – was by far tions that I have and which I have been hearing. the lowest of all the options. As there will certainly and underAnother key issue under current debate on the Council is a standably be a transition and adjustment to this new school proposed amendment to the Planning Board ordinance, which beginning next September, it will allow the Juniper Park comhas, very interestingly, divided the Council in its support for munity of students and teachers to remain intact, in a building the changes the amendment proposes, despite nearly unanithat offers all that a school should for our children to thrive in mous (6-1) support of the Planning Board itself in recommendan educational setting, and at a competitive cost. ing the changes. In addition to defining a quorum of four (out On the subject of our schools, it has been very encouraging of a total of seven full members) and more clearly defining the to learn that the City appears to be back on track for moving role of an additional two alternate, or associate, members of the ahead with the development of the new elementary school, Board, the issue generating the most debate is the proposal to now long overdue for serving students in the Franklin, Abner eliminate Ward representation on the Board. The case being and Juniper Park Elementary Schools. The timeline we are made by those opposed to this aspect of the proposal is that, looking at now is somewhere in 2016-2017 for its completion, according to some, Ward representation “guarantees” the and will begin with the re-bidding of the project this winter. I broadest representation of perspectives from across the City, know that I join many parents across the City in my thinking and that eliminating it from the ordinance would leave open the that the completion of this project cannot come soon enough. possibility that some parts of the City would either be over or Lastly, and not too far from the site of what will be the new under-represented on the Board. The fact is that we, as memschool, another exciting milestone and announcement occurred bers of the City Council, have the final say on all mayoral just a couple of weeks ago with the official opening of the newappointments (including those to the Planning Board), and if est phase of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail now extended we ever felt that any particular appointment would result in too to East Silver Street, and an announcement of $2 million in much “representation” for a particular Ward on the Board, we state funds for the next phase of the trail to be constructed would certainly have the authority to vote down that appointbeginning next spring. This will add another approximate halfment. Furthermore, as members of the Council, we are the mile to the trail, extending it to Stop & Shop. This is an incredelected representatives who should represent our constituent’s ible asset for our community, and will serve not only as a recinterests in front of the Planning Board, while the members of reational and travel corridor, but as an impetus for economic the Planning Board are appointed officials bound by the Code development as more and more users make their way into our of Zoning Ordinances for the City, and effectively operate from City and our downtown, and encourage greater development a citywide perspective as they consider applications for special along its path. permits and site plan approvals for projects across the City. As As always, I encourage you to contact me with your quesa former member of the Planning Board for over seven years tions or concerns relating to the City and the decisions coming (six of which I served as an alternate, or associate, member), I in front of the Council. I can be reached via email at matthew. can further attest to how Ward representation is not only nonvanheynigen@cityofwestfield.org, or you may also direct your existent in nearly all other communities across the correspondence to me at City Hall (59 Court Street). I welcome Commonwealth, but how it can impede the ability of the City your emails and letters, and look forward to hearing your perto attract and retain members as well, and leave seats unfilled spective on the issues in my service to you. which can and has resulted in delayed project review. Under Sincerely, the current ordinance, the City is limited in bringing on new Matthew T. VanHeynigen Planning Board members as vacancies occur as filling Ward City Councilor At-Large seats is limited, of course, to each Ward. Meanwhile, those most qualified and interested in serving may not reside in the Disclaimer: Ward in which a vacancy occurs, and therefore are not able to Can You Help Sarah?

The views expressed in this column serve. In my opinion – shared not only by several other memare those of the author and not the staff, bers of the Council and six current Planning Board members editor, or publisher of this publication. (out of 7) – although residency in a particular Ward is helpful

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Continued from Page 1 Jennifer Nolasco and attorney Frank Caruso attended a hearing to change the ownership and management to reflect the investment of Ernest Roy, a former Connecticut state trooper.

“He has invested to improve the properties and upgrade the inside and outside,” said Caruso, adding the improvements were “significant.”

At Louie B’s, an additional expansion of the kitchen is planned.

Nolasco’s former partner, William Rivera, is no longer part of the business. Roy bought out his shares and invested an additional $175,000 so far.

The change was approved by the board pending all paperwork is properly submitted.

Ordinance Knapik said in August, when announcing Billips interim appointment, that he is seeking “to break down barriers among the city’s public works departments and to use human resources in a more efficient manner.”

Knapik said the current structure evolved over decades and that barriers exist between the current departments which “inhibit efficiency. Sewers are under the DPW, while pump stations and the wastewater treatment plant are under the control of the Water Resource Department.”

Knapik said that the wastewater treatment plant is responsible for reporting to the state Department of Environmental Protection for sewer malfunction, such a sewer backups, but needs data from Public Works to com-

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“Work is not getting done because of the lack of communication between departments,” Knapik said. “We have to break down those barriers, clarify who does what.”

“Do we really need an $88,000 a year director for a relatively small department?”

Knapik asked. “The Public Works Department has shrunk over the years and now has only about a dozen employees. Much of the work formerly done by the DPW is now performed by outside contractors.

“The timeline for completion for the management consultant to submit a report is between six and eight months,” Knapik said in August. “What may result is a singular department head overseeing public works, sani-

tation, natural resources (parks and playgrounds), water, sewer and wastewater treatment.”

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Government Meetings MONDAY, OCTober 27 GRANVILLE Monday Night Meetings at 7:30 pm

Tolland Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm

CHESTER Board of Health Meeting at 6 pm

WESTFIELD Historical Commission at 7 pm

SOUTHWICK Board of Appeals at 7:15 pm

TUESDAY, OCTober 28 GRANVILLE Fire House at 7 pm Tolland: Board of Assessors at 10 am

WESTFIELD Conservation Commission at 6:30 pm

THURSDAY, OCTober 30 Tolland Conservation Comm Hearings - IF NEEDED

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a pickup team of city firefighters and their friends.

Neilsen said that the solicitors will offer tickets for the March 1 game and will offer contributors two ways to get their donation to the union.

He said that donors may mail a contribution to the Westfield Firefighters at P.O. Box 581, Westfield, MA, 01086 or, he said, the solicitor “will arrange for pickup a the donor’s convenience.”

The solicitors have arranged for drivers who will visit a contributor’s home at an agreed upon time when the donor will be asked to leave his or her donation attached to the front door for pickup.

Neilsen stressed that, by either method, no cash should be contributed. He also asked that no mail be sent to the union at the Fire Department headquarters to prevent confusion with department mail.

The March 1 event at Amelia Park, Neilsen said, will be much more than just a hockey game.

“We’re looking to make it a community event so there’s no admission (fee) but we’re looking for donations.”

Neilsen said the event will begin at 2 p.m. and continue until 6 p.m. and, in addition to the game, there will be raffles, a teacup auction and sports memorabilia (including autographed pictures) which will be offered for sale.

Also offered, Neilsen said, will be Westfield firehouse chili and other food.

A second highlight of the event will be a pair of hockey skills clinics staged by the former Bruins players. Neilsen said that youth hockey coaches and members of the St. Mary High School varsity hockey team will be on hand to help with the clinics.

One clinic will be for players in the ‘mini mites’ through ‘squirts’ programs and the second will be for players in the ‘pee Sarah Helps Seniors wee’ program and older players.

“The Bruins will be running the clinics and our guys will be Can there to help” Neilsen said. He said that children You may register for the clinics, at a cost of $30, at Amelia Park before the event.

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COMMENT Common Core revolt goes local

If a committee was assigned the task of drafting a bill that would do the most damage to Massachusetts small business they could not have come up with anything more effective than Question 4 on the November ballot, which mandates that all businesses with 11 or more employees provide 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. And this includes part time and temporary employees! Make no mistake about it, this is a small business killer. The results will be fewer business start-ups in Massachusetts, which already has unemployment above the national average, more business closings, employers cutting back on the number of employees to avoid the mandate, people being paid “under the table”, and fewer job opportunities for high school and college students. This also means less income tax and sales tax being paid, less money going into the social security, unemployment, and workmen’s compensation funds, and less money in local economies. Small businesses will be dealt a triple blow: the increased cost of doing business, another layer on an already burdensome bookkeeping load, and, perhaps worst of all, increased absenteeism. If paid sick time is available people will take it; some for legitimate reasons and some just for time off with pay. When this happens the employer must pay someone else to fill in or fill in him or herself. When considering how to vote on this question, ask yourself if you would want to own a small business and have to deal with this mandate. We hear all the time that “ small business is the backbone of our economy” but rarely is anything done to help small business and the burdens keep piling on. When will it end?

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By Stephanie Simon Politico.com School districts from New Hampshire to Oregon are revolting against the coming Common Core tests.

Even as political leaders in both red and blue states continue to back away from the standards — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is the latest example — the hottest battles have shifted to the local level, where education officials are staging public revolts against state and federal mandates to administer Common Core exams.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett this week announced she did not want students in the nation’s third-largest district to take the federally funded PARCC exam, which will debut next spring in 11 states, including Illinois.

Byrd-Bennett called the test “unproven” and said adding such a long exam to a year already crammed with standardized tests would be overwhelming to students, teachers and principals. The PARCC test takes nine to 11 hours, depending on a student’s grade level.

Her defiance was striking in a district that has long been viewed as a national leader in test-based accountability. It was also rich in symbolism because Chicago public schools were once run by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, a huge cheerleader for both the Common Core and the new exams, developed with $370 million in federal funds.

Chicago’s stance could well inspire copycat insurrections in other districts, analysts said — and that could undermine not just the Common Core, but more than a decade of public policy that relies on standardized tests to hold schools and teachers accountable for helping kids learn.

Since George W. Bush signed No Child Left Behind in 2002, federal law has required states to give all public school students in grades three through eight the same exams, so their math and language skills could be measured against a common yardstick. The Obama administration has long hoped that Common Core would create a national yardstick, so children in Massachusetts could be compared to their peers in Mississippi.

That vision, however, is increasingly in jeopardy.

“Common Core is a badly damaged brand, and you see public officials trying to get some distance,” said Rick Hess, an education policy analyst for the conservative American Enterprise Institute.

Indeed, Byrd-Bennett’s action was just the latest in a series of local uprisings.

A huge suburban school district in Colorado — in one of the wealthiest counties in the nation — is pressing to be excused from the PARCC exam, calling it a “one-size-fits-all” approach that’s less rigorous than its students deserve. A second, smaller Colorado district has also asked the state to exempt most of its students from the exam.

Kentucky legislators have floated a plan to let certain districts develop their own assessments, rather than administering the statewide test. The Manchester School District in New Hampshire has demanded similar flexibility.

In Oregon, the Portland School District is refusing to set statemandated academic achievement goals based on the Common Core test the state requires.

And in Florida, Lee County opted out of state Common Core testing entirely at the start of the school year. The district reversed course a few weeks later, after the state warned that students wouldn’t be eligible for a high school diploma unless they took the tests, but the issue continues to simmer in Lee County and other Florida districts.

Meanwhile, rural districts across the country are complaining that they don’t have the bandwidth or the computers needed to administer the most widely used Common Core exams, known as PARCC and Smarter Balanced. Those assessments will be available in paper-and-pencil versions next spring but are expected to be given exclusively online within a few years.

Education policy analysts say they expect more such hedging, bucking and retreating at all levels of government in the months to come.

“We should be completely prepared for lots of folks to get cold feet starting now,” said Andy Smarick, a policy analyst at Bellwether Education Partners. States that have already moved to Common Core tests have seen student scores plunge and parent protests soar — and as the spring testing season creeps closer, similar outcomes “are staring our leaders in the face” in states from coast to coast, he said.

“Claims of ‘We’re not ready,’ and ‘This will be too disruptive’ are sure to spike,” Smarick said.

The nascent district rebellion comes against a backdrop of growing public frustration with standardized testing in general. In New York last spring, as many as 60,000 students refused to take the state’s Common Core tests. Similar opt-out movements have swelled in states from Georgia to Connecticut to California, where a coalition called “Pencils Down” has been organizing parents to boycott the exams.

A few teachers in Florida and Colorado have even staged small mutinies of their own, announcing that they would not give standardized tests to their students. A public letter from a Colorado teacher titled “I refuse to administer the PARCC” caught fire on social media last month.

Supporters of the Common Core have taken note of the public mood and tried to get ahead of it.

Two major education organizations, the Council of Chief State School Officers and the Council of the Great City Schools, this month announced a coordinated effort to cut back on the amount of

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Chicago’s stance could inspire copycat insurrections in other districts, analysts say. (AP Photo) testing in schools, though they remain committed to the Common Core exams.

Duncan praised that initiative and went a step further, writing an opinion piece for The Washington Post that warned excessive testing and test prep can “rob school buildings of joy.” But he, too, remains a firm backer of both Common Core and the aligned exams.

His allies in that cause have not proved so steadfast.

New York Gov. Cuomo startled parents and pundits alike when he put up a campaign ad this week in which he promised to “disregard Common Core scores for at least five years” — and after that, to use them “only if our children are ready.” In a debate Wednesday night, he further distanced himself from the standards, saying he had “nothing to do with Common Core.”

That’s quite a turnabout: Earlier this year, Cuomo called the standards “a critical part of transforming New York schools” and set up a panel to speed implementation.

A more muted, but still notable, retreat came this week in Tennessee, where Gov. Bill Haslam — who has been a staunch supporter of Common Core for years — announced a yearlong public review of the standards under heavy pressure from fellow Republicans who want to repeal them.

Common Core opponents have watched it all with delight, certain they have the momentum.

“When you have reliable allies like Gov. Cuomo or Gov. Haslam or the CEO of Chicago Public Schools … turning on you, you know the opposition has grown to the point where it’s going to be hard to stop,” said Jim Stergios, executive director of the Pioneer Institute, a Massachusetts think tank that has led the fight against Common Core.

He said the latest defections prove that “this is not about a handful of people driven by an ideological agenda to oppose Common Core,” Stergios said. “There are deep problems here.”

To be sure, the retreats from Common Core have been more symbolic than practical so far.

A handful of states, led by Oklahoma and Indiana, have repealed the Common Core or are working to develop alternative standards.

More than a dozen have backed away from using the federally funded versions of Common Core exams, choosing different assessments that are still nominally aligned to the standards.

But just one state has granted local districts the right to choose whether to administer Common Core tests at all — and they’re doing it in violation of federal law.

In Massachusetts, roughly half of students will take the Common Core PARCC tests in the spring; the rest will continue to take the state’s own standardized tests. Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester — who also happens to chair the governing board of PARCC — has said the system will give the state a chance to testdrive the PARCC exam before deciding next fall whether to administer it statewide.

The Education Department has explicitly told Massachusetts that it does not have permission to run this kind of experiment because it violates No Child Left Behind. But it has declined to take punitive action as long as Massachusetts adopts a single statewide exam by the 2016 testing season.

In Chicago, Byrd-Bennett is seeking permission to do a similar test run.

“We need the opportunity to learn what these pilots … teach us about these assessments,” she said at a board meeting on Wednesday. “I feel strongly that wholesale administration of PARCC … is unwarranted at this time.”

PARCC officials have rejected the implication that their test isn’t ready for prime time, noting that it was field tested last year by more than 1 million students in 16,000 schools.

“PARCC is tested and ready,” said David Connerty-Marin, a spokesman for the consortium that developed the exam.

Byrd-Bennett first floated her plan to exempt Chicago from the PARCC mandate in a June letter to state officials.

They promptly rejected it.

Undaunted, Byrd-Bennett this week secured strong support from the Chicago school board to keep pressing the issue with both federal and state officials.

The prospect of such a large district, with such close ties to Duncan, raising such a vehement objection to the Common Core tests alarmed proponents of the new standards because it could take the simmering protests to a new level.

“This could set up some interesting theater,” said Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which has promoted the Common Core.

He noted that the PARCC exams are intended to be more rigorous and require more active problem solving than the typical fillin-the-bubble multiple choice assessment. Allowing districts to opt out of the tougher tests, even for just a year or two, undermines two decades of reforms aimed at setting a universally high bar for all students, he said.

Some Common Core boosters, led by Louisiana Superintendent John White, have even gone so far as to declare that students have a fundamental “civil right” to take the same test as peers across the nation to ensure their teachers hold them to the same standards, regardless of their race, income or ZIP code.

“We don’t want to go back to a time when we have lower standards for poor and minority kids,” Petrilli said. “It may be that the children of Chicago won’t do well on [the PARCC tests], but we still need to know that. We need that transparency.”

Byrd-Bennett has said that the tests she wants to use instead, known as the MAP assessments, are also aligned to the Common Core, though they do not contain the same type of problem-solving challenges and analytical writing prompts that the PARCC tests use.

Anne Hyslop, a senior policy analyst with New America, has been watching the district challenges to state testing with growing concern, worried that the protest movement will catch fire.

Common Core critics call the new PARCC exam unproven, she said, but the truth is that any test a district might come up with as an alternative has very likely been vetted far less rigorously. So if districts are allowed to go it their own way with testing, they may never truly get a sense of how much their students are learning.

“While Common Core was a political punching bag in many states last year, I think student testing is becoming one this cycle,” Hyslop said. “Everybody is against testing: tea party conservatives, progressive parents, teachers unions and so on. Their opposition comes from different places, but the solution is the same — get rid of standardized tests.”

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Police Logs WESTFIELD Emergency response and crime report Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 2:12 a.m.: vandalism, Sackett Street, a patrol office reports he observed that a wall of a water department building was tagged with graffiti executed in silver colored spray paint; 6:35 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, Lockhouse Road at Twiss Street, a patrol officer requests a tow for a vehicle found to have registration revoked for lack of insurance; 7:09 a.m.: animal complaint, East Mountain Road, a caller reports two horses are in the roadway, a dispatcher reports that she called an East Mountain Road stable and was told that somebody there would take custody of the horses pending determination of their home, the responding officer reports the horse and pony were found to have strayed from their home on Susan Drive and their owner came to take them home; 12:01 p.m.: larceny, Southampton Road, a manager of a Southampton Road motel reports a larceny, the responding officer reports the manager said that security video shows than a male party entered a back room and stole an employee’s purse, the man also searched drawers in an office area, the video shows that the man had the purse in his possession when he left on a bicycle; 1:56 p.m.: City View Commons, City View Road, a patrol officer reports that while checking the unfinished housing development he found two parties putting wire in a vehicle, the

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officer reports a check revealed that the male party was the subject of an outstanding warrant, Kevin Thomas Reynolds, 25, of 83 Berkshire Ave., Southwick, was arrested in the warrant issued in 2014 by Westfield District Court; 5:05 p.m.: suspicious person, Elm Street, a caller reports her daughter told her that a man in a vehicle at an Elm Street gas station had a gun, the responding officer reports the vehicle was still at the gas station when he arrived, the occupants were removed and a search of the vehicle revealed an air soft gun in the glove compartment, one of the vehicle occupants said that he had briefly removed the gun while looking for something else in the glove box; 7:12 p.m.: Springfield Road, a caller reports a male party in a parked vehicle is “getting high”, the responding officer reports the registration plates on the vehicle found had been issued to a different vehicle, the vehicle was towed to the police impound yard.

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 12:23 a.m.: officer wanted, Southampton Road, a manager of a Southampton Road restaurant called to report that she received a phone call from a male party she believes to be the former boyfriend of an employee and the man threatened her with firearm violence, the responding officer reports that the man was found to be the subject of an outstanding warrant and his investigation revealed a possible address for the man, offi-

Court Logs Westfield District Court Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 Dean C. Zorzi, 49, of 8 Park River Circle, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant guilty findings for charges of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, failure to stop for police and negligent operation of a motor vehicle brought by Westfield police and the charges were continued without a finding with probation for one year. He was assessed $50, found to be responsible for a charge of speeding and not responsible for a marked lanes violation. In a second case brought by Westfield police, Zorzi submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license and the charge was continued without a finding with probation for one year. He was assessed $50 and found to be responsible for a charge of speeding.

Michael T. Wellspeak, 50, of 26 Howard St., pleaded guilty to charges of vandalizing property and larceny of property valued more than $250 brought by State Police and was sentenced to concurrent six months and one year terms in the house of correction. He was assessed $90, found to be responsible for a charge of trespass with a motor vehicle and not responsible for a charge of failure to notify the Registry of Motor Vehicles of a change of name or address. A charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license was not prosecuted.

Nichole L. Trohan, 25, of 11 Noble Ave., was released on her personal recognizance pending a Nov. 26 hearing after she was arraigned on charges of assault and battery and disorderly conduct brought by Westfield police.

Jimmy Cruz, 20, of 126 Union St., saw charges of assault and battery and assault with intent to murder brought by Westfield police not prosecuted when the Commonwealth was unable to locate the named victim.

Susan H. Avondo, 54, of 12 Feeding Hills Road, Southwick, submitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding for a charge of negligent operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation brought by Westfield police and the charges were continued without a finding with probation for one year.

She was assessed $300 and a charge of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor was not prosecuted.

Alexander R. Riel, 22, of 8 Madison Ave., Southampton, was placed on pretrial probation for one year after he was arraigned on charges of threatening to commit a crime and criminal harassment brought by Westfield police.

Jeremy Mayo-Caraballo, 25, of 134 Union St., was released on his personal recognizance pending a Dec. 19 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of disorderly conduct brought by Westfield police.

Griffin T. Fontana, 19, of 38 Riverside Place, Walpole, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Dec. 19hearing after he was arraigned on charges of vandalizing property and being a person younger than the legal drinking age in possession of liquor brought by Westfield police.

Jason Kehoe, 18, of 81 Maple St., West Springfield, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Nov. 26 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of violation of an abuse

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cers went to a Morris Avenue address where the man was found, Eric John Holt, 20, of 2 Morris Ave., was arrested on a warrant issued in 2014 by the Northampton District Court; 12:44 a.m.: breaking and entering, Main Street, a resident came to the station to report that her vehicle was broken into while she was working, the responding officer reports the woman said that she parked her car at her workplace about 6:30 p.m. and when she returned to it about 11:30 p.m. she found that her car had been ransacked and the contents had been strewn about the vehicle making it difficult to say if anything was missing, the woman said she had thought she locked the car but she may not have done so since there are no signs of forcible entry; 1:23 a.m.: motor vehicle violation, North Elm Street, a patrol officer reports a routine check of a parked vehicle indicated that the vehicle’s registration had been canceled and the plates returned but the plates were still attached to the vehicle, the plates were seized for return to the Registry of Motor vehicles; 8:50 a.m.: animal complaint, Old Stage Road, the director of animal control operations reports she took custody of a stray female black Labrador retriever and pit bull dog mix and transported it to the municipal animal shelter; 9:19 a.m.: larceny, Western Avenue, a caller reports three political signs were stolen from her lawn, the caller does not require a formal report but wants her loss documented.

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RELIGIOUS LISTINGS 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, Oct. 26 The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist 11:15 Christian Formation for all ages Monday, Oct. 27 8-9 pm AA Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 28 10 am Music Together Wednesday, Oct. 29 Noon Healing & Holy Eucharist 7-8:30 pm OA Meeting Thursday, Oct. 30 4:30-5:30 pm WW Meeting 7:30-9 pm NA Meeting Saturday, Nov. 1 9 am-3 pm Diocesan Baptismal Ministry Sunday, Nov. 2 All Saints Sunday The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist

11:15 Christian Formation for all ages 2:00-3:30 pm AA Women’s Fellowship 7 pm The Jazz Bones Concert UCC Second Congregational Church Westfield MA 01085 (413) 568-7557 Sunday, Oct.26 9:00 am - Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am - Worship and Sunday School 11:00 am - Coffee Fellowship 4:00 pm - Halloween Happening Monday, Oct. 27 Office Closed Tuesday, Oct. 28 10:00 am - TOPS 7:00 pm - Deacons Wednesday , Oct. 29 6:30 pm - Choir Rehearsal Thursday, Oct. 30 Noon - Bible Study 6:00 pm - Missions Friday, Oct. 31 7:30 pm - AA 7:30 pm - Al-Anon Saturday, Nov. 1 4:00 - AA

Southwick Congregational Church United Church of Christ 488 College Highway – P.O. Box 260 – Southwick, MA 01077 413-569-6362 10/26/14 –11/1/14 Rev. Bart Cochran - Minister Sunday, October 26, 2014: 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Children’s Church; 10:00 a.m. Worship Service, Voice Choir (Nursery Available), Special All Church Meeting to follow worship service; 11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour; 2:00 PM O.A. Meeting; Open Pantry Tuesday, October 28, 2014: 6:30 p.m. Bell Choir rehearsal; 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Wednesday, October 29, 2014: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open; 7:00 p.m. Voice Choir Rehearsal Thursday, October 30, 2014: 6:30 p.m. Mid-Week Service; 7:00 pm T.O.P.S. Friday, October 31, 2014: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open; 6:00 p.m.O.A. Meeting; 7:00 p.m. A.A. 12 Step Meeting Saturday, November 1, 2014: Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Closed

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 Email your notices of religious events and listings to pressrelease@thewestfieldnews.com www.churchonthegreen.org Worship Service: Sundays 10 Third Wednesday - 12 noon - Ladies Aid Potluck Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 a.m.

Thursday Luncheon & Meeting Wednesday 7 p.m.

AM 6:30 PM T.O.P.S. Fourth Sunday - 11:15 a.m. - Adult Study Program Penance/confession: Saturdays 4:15-4:45; Wed. before 7 Friday led by Rev. Patrick McMahon. p.m. Mass and by appointment.

Fellowship Hour 11:00 AM 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open Baptisms: Sundays at 11:15 a.m. Arrange with Pastor and Childcare Available 6 PM O.A. Meeting Holy Family Parish a pre- Baptism meeting is scheduled.

7:30 PM A.A. 12 Step Meeting 5 Main Street Marriage: Arrangements should be made with pastor prior -Handicap Accessible Saturday 9-1 PM Russell, MA 01071 to any reception arrangements as early as one year in Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open Rectory Phone: 413-862-4418 advance This Week at First Church 9 AM Zumba Office Phone: 413-667-3350 Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: Rev. Ronald F. Sadlowski, Pastor 1st Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014 St. Joseph’s Polish Deacon David Baillargeon Marian Cenacle of Prayer: 9 AM Choir Rehearsal National Catholic Church Mass Schedule: Saturdays 7:30-8:30 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Saturday Vigil 5 p.m.

Charismatic Prayer Meeting: Thursdays 7 p.m.

10AM Worship Service Social Center: Clinton Avenue Sunday 8:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m.

St. Jude Novena after Father Sr. Joseph Soltysiak, Pastor Daily Mass: 8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Wednesday 7 p.m. Mass 11AM Social Hour Phone (413) 562-4403 Friday Miraculous Medal Novena after Email - Soltysiak@comcast.net Communion Prayer Service: 8 a.m. Thursday Tuesday morning Mass 11:15 AM Choir Rehearsal Fax (413) 562-4403 Confession: Saturday 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. and Sunday 7:30 to Chapel of Divine Mercy, Litany, Rosary, 11:15 PM Personnel Meeting/ Sunday Masses - 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

8 a.m.

Friday 3-3:34 Summer Schedule - 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Handicapped accessible Home and hospital visits. Please call rectory Parlor Sunday School - 9 a.m., social center Anointing of the Sick. Please call the pastor Catechism Classes: Monday evenings Holy Trinity Roman Prayer Line: for special intentions.

Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 Daily and Holy Day Masses as announced Catholic Church Call Marian at 569-6244 For more information & links: PNCC.org 335 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:15 a.m.

7:00 PM Line Dancing Rev. Rene Parent, M.S., Pastor at rectory meeting room Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 St. Mary’s Church Rev. Luke Krzanowski, M.S., Assistant 30 Bartlett Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-1506 Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Church 4:00 PM Community Table Phone (413) 562-5477 Weekend Masses - Saturday - 4 p.m.

605 Salmon Brook Street, http://www.St.MarysofWestfield.com Sunday - 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. (Polish), Route 10 and 202, Granby, CT 06035 6:30 PM Church Rev. Brian F. McGrath, pastor and 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Dennis Anderson, Pastor Rev. Christopher Fedoryshyn, Parochial Vicar Weekday Masses - Monday-Friday, 12:10 p.m.

Phone: (860) 653-3800 School Committee Meeting Rev. Daniel Brunton, in Residence Also First Friday - 7 p.m.

Fax: (860) 653-9984 Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 Deacon Pedro Rivera Holy Hour of Adoration Handicap Accessible.

Deacon Roger Carrier Thursday, 6 pm.

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

1:00 PM Bible Study Weekday Mass - Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturdays Sunday Praise and Worship - 10:30 a.m., Infant and toddler Holy Day Masses - 4 p.m. on the eve before, 8:30 a.m. & - 3 to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment care available.

Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 6:15 p.m. (bilingual) Confessions Baptisms by appointment, Men’s Group Fellowship Breakfast - 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the Saturdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. (lower church) please call the office.

2nd Saturday of each month.

4:00PM-6:00PM Saturday Mass - 4 p.m.

Call for a Youth Group schedule of events.

Family Support Groups Mtg. Sunday Mass - 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m.

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RELIGIOUS DIRECTORY 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 Pastor Rev. Valerie Roberts-Toler Phone - (413) 569-5206 Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.

Handicapped accessible.

Air conditioned. Nursery available.

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

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

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

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

Sunday School for all ages - 11 a.m.

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

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

Childcare is available.

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

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

Monday Hebrew School - 5 to 7 p.m.

Sunday School Adult Study Group.

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

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

First United Methodist Church (A Stephen’s Ministry Church) 16 Court Street Westfield MA 01085 413-568-5818 Rev. 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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 117 Southwick Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone (413) 568-1780 English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Sunday 10-11:46 a.m. & 12:30-2:15 p.m.

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

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

Weekly Men and Women’s Bible Studies available.

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

Sunday School & Adult Study - 10 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday Evening Service - 6 p.m.

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

Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study.

Men’s and Ladies prayer groups (call for schedules) Changed Into His Image Class (call for schedules) Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish 127 Holyoke Road Westfield, MA 01085 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 489 Westfield, MA 01086-0489 Pastor: Rev. Daniel S. Pacholec Parochial Vicar: Rev. Steven G. Montesanti 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- Friday: 7 a.m.

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

Handicapped accessible.

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.

http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org.

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

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

Just call us at 562-3376.

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

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

Sunday Morning Worship - 11 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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: Barbara Koivisto Phone - (413) 569-6362 email:swkucc@verizon.net Sunday 10 AM Worship Service – Open Pantry Sunday Minister – Rev. Bart D. Cochran.

Music – The Voice Choir Nursery Available 10:15 AM Church School 11 AM Coffee Hour 3:30 PM O.A. Meeting Tuesday 6:30 PM Bell Choir 7 PM Boy Scouts Wednesday 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 6 PM Zumba 7 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal

and 11:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Saturday Mass - 4 p.m.

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

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

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

Friday evening, 6 p.m.

Saturday evening, 5 p.m.

Monday-Friday morning, 7 a.m.

Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday evening - Youth Program.

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

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

Sunday evening, 6 p.m.

Wednesday evening, 7 p.m.

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

Wednesday - 7 p.m. - Bible Study.

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

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

Wednesday - 7 p.m., Bible Study.

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

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

Vendors Wanted SOUTHWICK — Christ Church United Methodist at 222 College Hwy. in Southwick will be having a Holiday Craft Fair on November 15, 2014, from 9a.m. to 2 There will be a lunch menu, including Tacos in a Bag. Coffee and tea will be free all day. . There will be no tag sale items at this show.

Reserve an inside table for $25 (non-refundable) by calling 413-258-4473 or cdltfl@msn. com for an application. We are the Little White Church located at Gillette Corners near Big Y and CVS. We are handicapped accessible.

Catholic Women’s Club of Agawam select date for Communion Supper AGAWAM — The Catholic Women’s Club of Agawam will hold their Communion Supper on Monday, November 10.

The Mass will begin at 6:00 PM, and will be held at St. John the Evegangelist Church.

Dinner will follow at 7:15 P.M., and take place at the Monty Carlo Restaurant in West Springfield. The Guest speaker for the evening will be Sal Circosta.

A special TEA-CUP exchange will be a part of this event , so bring a new Tea Cup to the meeting to participate .

The members will be contacted, by phone for reservations for this event.

Christmas Bazaar HUNTINGTON-The annual Christmas Bazaar sponsored by the Ladies Aid Society of the First Congrational Church, UCC., on Saturday, October 25, 2014 , from 9 to 3. The proceeds will be used to support church expenses and programs.

There will a variety of homemade crafts, baked goods, holiday decorations and a lot more new and exciting items. There will also be a raffle and a small luncheon offered.

Come and start your holiday shopping ,beat the crowds in this pleasant atmosphere. The church is located on the corner of County Rd. and Searle Rd in Huntington off Rt112 and Rt 66.

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former hero in the Sandinista guerilla movement, Ajax is now a police captain and homicide investigator with a drinking problem and an exwife. Trying to stay sober, he’s haunted by visions, including a ghostly, eyeless face he sees outside his window at night.

All the killing he had to do in the revolution plagues his dreams as well.

Ajax, who after the revolution served with the state security forces, has fallen out of favor with some in the government because of his role in the assassination of a Contra leader, Jorge Salazar. He suspects his new partner, Lt. Gladys Dario, has been assigned to spy on him by an old nemesis, Vladimir Malhora, head of state security; Malhora, Ajax believes, is looking for any excuse to fire him and complete his ruin.

Things become more complicated when Ajax and Gladys investigate a homicide in one of Managua’s poorest barrios. What appears at first to be a brutal robbery of a prosperous-looking man shows evidence instead of an execution by the Contras: knife thrusts to the heart and neck. Ajax probes the killing through seedy contacts; all of them are subsequently murdered in the same fashion.

As part of the investigation, Ajax enlists the help of an American journalist in Managua, Matthew Connelly, to make a dangerous journey into the mountains of north Nicaragua to make contact with Contra forces. He also meets Amelia Peck, the aide of a U.S. senator who’s on a “fact-finding” mission in the country to determine whether the Senate should approve additional aid to the Contras.

Ajax is increasingly attracted to Amelia, despite an initial comically bad encounter with her. Though that might seem something of a plot device, it gives Gannon a way to examine the political dynamics of the Nicarguan-U.S. relationship, as well as Ajax’s own feelings about the Gringos. It turns out he grew up partly in Los Angeles, when his father, a university professor, had been forced to flee Nicaragua during the Somoza regime.

As Ajax says to the U.S. senator, “Politics here is very simple. The world is divided into two hostile camps and the weak must choose.”

“Us or the Russians?”

“Yes. Two giants that stride the world, and if we don’t choose correctly, they will grind our bones.”

But are the Contras — and by extension their U.S. backers — really behind the string of murders? If not, who is?

Ajax has to wonder if any of his old Sandinista leaders and comrades still have his back, or if he’s become a sacrificial pawn in a political and military chess game.

Gannon, who grew up southwest of Boston, earned his UMass degree in social thought and political economy; he also took journalism courses. After graduating in 1984, he landed a job in New York, editing copy for Inter Press Service, an international news agency. Reading stories sent in from all over the world,

he got the yen to do overseas reporting himself, so he headed to Nicaragua in 1987, having learned some Spanish along the way.

He built up contacts and began to sell freelance stories, at first covering economic development, then later human rights issues and the Contras. But Gannon says he never really faced any danger in Nicaragua. It was in El Salvador in 1989, covering the last years of the country’s civil war, when he had a scary brush with Salvadoran military and police.

“When you’re in a war zone, the worst place to be is where territory changes hands,” he said. “That’s what happened to me.”

He’d spent an evening in a guerrilla encampment, interviewing the soldiers, but discovered in the morning they’d left. A Salvadoran military unit rolled in and took him prisoner; he says he was forced to disrobe at gunpoint by an officer who told him

they were looking for an American “terrorist” with distinctive tattoos. Then he was transferred to a branch of the national police — one implicated in widespread human rights abuses, according to various accounts of the war.

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In this Sept. 9, 2014 photo, Joe Gannon talks about his novel “Night of the Jaguar” at his home in Northampton, Mass. Gannon worked as a reporter in Nicaragua and El Salvador in the 1980s, covering civil war and human rights abuses that made international headlines. (AP

Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 Alex Kellogg, 26, of 5 Sackett Street was arraigned on charges of assault and battery, violation of an abuse prevention ordinance and aggravated assault and battery brought by Westfield Police.

He was held in lieu of $1,000 bail and is due back in court on October 29.

Kevin Sampson, 18, of 90 Wood Street, Milton, was arraigned on charges of underage possession of liquor and disorderly conduct brought by Westfield State University Police. He was assessed a $100 fine.

Nicole Sawula, 30, of 70 Taylor Street, Chicopee, admitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding on a charge of larcency over $250 from someone over 60/disabled brought by Westfield Police. It was continued without a finding until October 21, 2015.

Charles Steady, 36, of 12 Montery Road, Otis, admitted to facts sufficient to warrant a guilty finding on charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct brought by Westfield Police. It was continued without a finding until July 21, 2015.

Christopher Harrison, 24, of 50 Southampton Road, appeared on a charge of violating an abuse prevention order brought by Westfield Police, which was dismissed without prejudice when the victim asserted their fifth amendment privilege.

Awilmarie Rios-Davila, 20, of 323 Beecher Street, Holyoke, appeared on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and malicious destruction of property valued at over $250 brought by Westfield Police, which were dismissed when the victim asserted their fifth amendment privilege.

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(AP) — When two American journalists were beheaded in the last several weeks by Islamic State militants, Joe Gannon was saddened and horrified. But in another sense, he wasn’t that surprised, knowing full well the dangers that foreign correspondents can face in a war zone.

Gannon, of Northampton, had worked as a reporter in Nicaragua and El Salvador in the 1980s, covering civil war and human rights abuses that made international headlines.

He’d had his own brush with danger: He was once arrested by the Salvadoran military, held as a suspected terrorist with his hands tied behind his back and interrogated at bayonet point.

“It was at about that point that I started thinking, ‘I don’t know if I’m going to come out of this (alive),’ “ he said during a recent interview in his home.

Gannon, 54, was eventually released without harm, and he’s long since left his reporting days behind; today he’s a middle school English teacher, and he’s worked in the film industry and taught English overseas. But he’s also recalled some of his experiences and the volatile era he covered in his debut novel, “Night of the Jaguar,” a thriller set in the aftermath of Nicaragua’s bloody civil war and the Sandinista government’s continued fight against the U.S.-backed “Contra” forces.

“Night of the Jaguar,” published by Minotaur Books, a division of St. Martin’s Press/ Macmillan Publishers, has won early praise from critics for its tense atmospherics, dark humor, and sobering portrait of a country seared by war. Publisher’s Weekly calls it “riveting (and) actionpacked,” while Kirkus Reviews writes, “Considering its level of mayhem, it’s remarkable that so few mystery writers have drawn on Nicaragua as a fictional setting. So Gannon’s dark, dense, tangled debut is doubly welcome.”

Gannon, a 1984 graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, says he conceived of the novel, in a very broad sense, when he was working as a freelance reporter in Nicaragua and El Salvador in the late 1980s, writing stories for The Christian Science Monitor, the Toronto Globe & Mail and other publications.

But it wasn’t until more recent years, including the time he spent earning an MFA at Pine Manor College in Brookline, that the complete story began to emerge. He says his goal was to write a good story that drew on some of his experiences but would stand on its own as a work of fiction, while also offering a realistic portrait of Nicaragua and how it was shaped by poverty, civil war and its use as a proxy battlefield between the United States and the former Soviet Union.

“I wanted to show how people are changed by war,” said Gannon, who teaches English at Duggan Middle School in Springfield. “Ajax (the book’s main character) has fought in the civil war, he’s served with the revolutionary government, and he’s not the same person — he’s damaged, and he’s trying to come to terms with that ... it’s not easy.”

“Night of the Jaguar” is set during the summer of 1986, seven years after Nicaraguan Sandinista revolutionaries have overthrown longtime dictator Anastasio Somoza (known in the book as “the Ogre”) and established a communist government.

Since the early 1980s, that same government, the FSLN, has been battling right-wing counter-revolutionaries, the Contras, who with backing from the U.S. are trying to take back the country.

In Managua, the Nicaraguan capital, Ajax Montoya is grappling with a host of problems, some of them of his own making. A

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Obituaries Jettie Jasmin Westfield — Jettie (Teeter) Jasmin, 90, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 at Noble Hospital. She was born in Gotebo, Oklahoma to the late Cleveland and Mary (Bachlor) Teeter. Jettie was predeceased by her husband of 47 years, Alfred Jasmin, her son, Richard, her brothers, Clarence, Robert and Bobby Jean Teeter and her sisters, Gladys Hollensworth and Iris Teeter.

Jettie is survived by her loving children, Alfred W. Jasmin, Jimmy L. Jasmin, Ralph E. Jasmin, Gerald E. Jasmin, Thomas E. Jasmin, Jeanette M. Jenza and Jean M. Jasmin, all of Westfield, Anna Mae Pease and her husband, Carl of Southwick, Leonard C. Jasmin and his wife, Nancy of Middlefield, MA, Joanne Bryan and her husband, Alan of Palm Bay, FL and Betty Pouliot of Washington, her brother-in-law George E. Jasmin and his wife, Pat, sisters-inlaw, Virginia Lancie and Sandra Jasmin, all of Westfield, 31 grandchildren, 51 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. A Funeral Home Service will be held on Monday at 11 AM in the Firtion Adams Funeral Home, 76 Broad St. Westfield, MA, followed by burial in Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield. Visiting hours will be held prior to the service from 9-11 AM. www.firtionadams.com.

Laura Huling Laura Huling (nee Speanburg), age 41, was called home on October 19, 2014 after more than a decade battling cancer. She was predeceased by her mother and guiding light, Phyllis Caffarelli Speanburg. She is survived by her loving husband, Elijah Huling, Jr., Esq., (Baldwinsville, NY), father Gary Speanburg (Niantic, CT); beloved dog Charlie; brother Kit Speanburg, sister-in-law Jennifer, niece Christina and nephew Christopher (all of Moon Township, PA), favorite aunts Rose Seider, Patricia Belcastro and Barbara McSwain, cherished friends Elizabeth Flaherty, Nora Lorion, Donna Scotton, Janet M. Izzo, Esq., Jennifer M. Beard and Carol and Clarence Whitney, former employer and good friend Sidney P. Cominsky, Esq., many extended family and other loving friends. Laura was born in Schenectady, New York and raised in Westfield, Massachusetts. She wants all to know that her parents were the most devoted and loving, and she recalls her childhood with the utmost joy. She also wished to convey the following messages. Pooka, I will always love you. I will be watching over you until we are reunited. Dad, I love you. I hope that our nightly talks continue. Even though you cannot hear me, I will always hear you. To my family and friends, thanks for helping me to enjoy my life in the most fun and surprising ways. To everyone grieving my passing, please do not linger in sadness. The cancer is finally gone.

I am with Mom, and we are safe, happy and free.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or ASPCA Tributes, 520 8th Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10018, or, if you prefer, perform a random act of kindness in my memory. Please express condolences to the family at mathewsonforani.com

Halloween Costume Party RUSSELL – On Monday, October 27, at 1 p.m., the Russell Council on Aging will have a Halloween Costume Party & Birthday Celebration! Cake and ice cream will be served to celebrate Russell COA attendee’s October birthdays. Prizes will be awarded in various costume categories. This spooktacular party will be held at the Russell Senior Center, 65 Main St., Russell, MA. It is open to the public of Russell and neighboring communities, and is free of charge. For more information, please leave a message on the Russell COA information line at (413)862-6205, or e-mail Carrie Florek at cfrcoa@ gmail.com.

Tag and Bake Sale CHICOPEE — Grace Episcopal Church, 156 Springfield Street, Chicopee is holding a tag and bake sale on Sat. Nov. 8 from 9 to 3 in the parish hall. There will be a lunch menu served at noon of pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs/kielbasa dogs, beans, sauerkraut,beverages all served a la carte. For more info. call 413-592-3596 or 413-592-0571.

Run for Moose slated HOLYOKE – Plans are underway to honor the memory of Lt. Col. Morris “Moose” Fontenot at the Rally for Moose Cross Country Run at Holyoke’s Ashley Reservoir on Sunday, November 9, at 1:31 P.M., the starting time symbolic of the 131st Squadron.

Fontenot joined the 104th Fighter Wing in March as the full-time wing Inspector General, and died on Aug. 27 when his plane crashed in Virginia.

“Moose gave himself every day to everyone. It is in that spirit that his friends and Air Force family have set up the Fontenot Family Memorial Fund to assist his wife, Kara, and daughters, Nicole and Natalie, with housing and education costs,” said event organizer, Lt. Col. Jed “Chowda” Conaboy. “The 4.25 mile scenic course will be lined with fellow airmen and patriotic tributes to represent the sacrifice Moose made for our country and community.”

Fontenot was “a natural leader, a stellar flight instructor, a ‘difference maker,’ a decorated Air Force Officer and, most importantly to him, a father and husband,” he said.

Fontenot had a distinguished and highly-decorated career in the Air Force but decided to transfer to the Air National Guard last year mainly to be able to set up a permanent home for his daughters, who attend Longmeadow High School. His career included five overseas deployments and 2,300 hours flying, with half of that serving as an instructor. In the air, he led teams to war and on tactical training missions. In Washington, he was a leader as a congressional fellow at the Department of Defense.

Runners will receive an event t-shirt and compete for prizes, including the top military runner. There will also be an award to the person coming in 104th overall commemorating the 104th Fighter Wing. A post race party will offer food, music, raffle prizes and more. Runners are encouraged to register early because only 1,000 numbers will be sold. For information, including sponsorship and race registration, or to make a donation, please contact Conaboy at rallyformoose@gmail.com or at 413-858-5514.

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UMass rape defendants can be tried together NORTHAMPTON, Mass.

(AP) — Four men charged with raping a University of Massachusetts student in her Amherst dorm room two years ago can be tried together, a judge has ruled.

But the decision made Thursday in Hampshire Superior Court by Judge Bertha Josephson comes with a condition.

Josephson told defense lawyers that she is allowing a motion by prosecutor Jennifer Suhl to join the four cases, The Republican (http://bit. ly/1ytqt98 ) reported.

However, Josephson added that she redacted the transcripts of police interviews with each defendant so they would not incriminate each other. The redactions complicate the strategy for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, which may decide too much evidence will be lost.

Prosecutors must decide by a Nov. 23 status conference whether to try the four men together. The trial was tentatively scheduled for February.

Defense lawyers wanted the defendants to be tried separately.

Emmanuel Bile, Justin King and Adam Liccardi, all from Pittsfield, and Caleb Womack, of Windsor Locks, Connecticut — all either 17 or 18 at the time — are charged with raping the woman in her dorm room in October 2012. None of the suspects was a UMass student, but they all knew her.

They are free on bail after pleading not guilty. Their lawyers say the sex was consensual.

The woman, who drank alcohol and smoked marijuana with the defendants, told police she didn’t consent to sex.

The woman had told the men not to visit her, but they were allowed into the dorm by another student, which prompted an overhaul of dorm security measures at the university.

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Gannon was released later that day, but not before he’d been badly shaken up. “I wasn’t as isolated as the guys who were killed by ISIS,” he said, noting that U.S. government officials in El Salvador had become aware of his status and called for his release.

“But I had really started to panic” before being freed.

Gannon’s not done with Nicaragua — at least from a storytelling perspective. He’s well into a sequel to “Night of the Jaguar” in which Ajax — a character he based partly on Omar Cabezas, a Nicaraguan writer and former Sandinista fighter — goes to rescue his partner, Lt. Dario, who’s been taken prisoner by the Contras.

And he says he’s also getting some key editorial help from his 11-year-old daughter, Valentina, who made some suggestions he incorporated in his first novel. “She’s been a big help,” he said.

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I’ve gotten to know Representative John Velis well over the last few months he’s been in office. Every Tuesday, he’s at the Senior Center hosting office hours. It’s a very open structure, people can come in and talk to him about anything they want, any issue they’re having and he’ll listen.

That’s huge for us. Just knowing that someone is taking time out of their schedule, especially someone as busy as John is, means the world to some of the people who come in here. A lot of us felt like we weren’t being listened to before. But now, we can ask our questions and express our concerns and John is always willing to listen and help in any way he can.

It’s not just those of us that can come to the Senior Center. John has been around to every single one of the assisted living homes to talk to people that normally are not able to leave their residences. He really cares about the specific issues older adults face. John understands how difficult it is for us living on fixed incomes. That’s why he voted to lower property taxes for older adults. He knows the burden we face when taxes go up, and he thinks of us when he votes. On top of that, he was able to secure the money for furnishings at the new Senior Center, which is going to be a huge help in creating a place for older adults to do activities and get involved.

In all of my years, I’ve never seen a politician like John. He always said he was above party politics, and he’s shown that in his time down in Boston.

He truly cares about us; about hearing our issues and solving our problems. Whether it’s making the community more accessible to us by securing money to fix the Noble Hospital entrance or voting to lower taxes that could deplete our fixed incomes, John is the person who is going to fight for older adults down in Boston.

-Alan Sudentas, Westfield Resident and Pancake Connoisseur

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I campaigned on the promise of being the most accessible politician Westfield has ever seen and every day I try to live up to that promise.

Between hosting office hours at the Senior Center and visiting the various assisted living homes, my goal is to make sure that every person has an opportunity to meet with me and discuss their concerns. There are many people who can’t come to me but still need my help, so I go to them.

In visiting with older adults through the community, I’ve been able to identify some key problems these people face. With that guidance and their stories in mind, I went down to Boston and casted votes to provide seniors with property tax relief. It is because of votes like these that I was endorsed by the Massachusetts Retirees Association. This group of people is living on a fixed income. Some of them have worked tirelessly their whole lives to survive and are still struggling. That’s why I voted to help relieve some of their stress.

Aside from my votes, I submitted budget amendments, largely due to the concerns I was hearing from seniors. I am proud to say that I was able to secure $50,000 for furnishings at the new senior center, as well as $100,000 for a new entrance to Noble Hospital, making it more accessible for senior citizens. I will always be a voice for older adults, and I will continue to be a person to which they can bring their concerns.

-John Velis, State Representative

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The Southwick Rams’ girls’ soccer team stands for the national anthem Friday. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Sensational senior day

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

West, Holyoke takes down Rams Holyoke def. Southwick 25-20, 17-25, 25-23, 25-19 Emily West delivered nine kills, 15 service points, and 22 digs, and Janitza Santiago finished with 10 service points and four kills to lead Holyoke to victory. Purple Knights’ Kiara DeJesus had six kills.

Hannah Sitler (14 kills), Jackie Maziarz (7 kills, 4 aces), Briana Bourassa (10 digs), and Lexi DeGray (11 assists) played well for Southwick.

FIELD HOCKEY

Bombers tie Terriers Westfield 0, West Springfield 0 Karly Mastello made six saves in a shutout effort for Westfield.

FOOTBALL

Spartans upend WHS

Southwick controlled the ball early against the opposition Friday at home. (Photo by Chris Putz)

East Longmeadow 40, Westfield 8 East Longmeadow junior running back Michael Maggipinto, Jr. ripped off a 50-yard touchdown in the opening minutes of Friday night’s game at Bullens Field, and never looked back.

The Spartans led 18-0 after one quarter, and 33-0 at the half (following another Maggipinto run).

Westfield scored late in the game.

JV FIELD HOCKEY Westfield 1, West Springfield 0 Westfield closed out an outstanding Junior Varsity field hockey season with a narrow victory Friday at home.

Westfield’s Diana Shia drove a blazing hit toward the cage in the waning minutes of regulation, and left wing Moira McDonald, poised at the far post, got a stick on the ball for the game-winner.

“The girls played an amazing game throughout and definitely dominated the flow of the action,” Bombers’ coach Linda Rowbotham said.

Westfield held West Side without a shot on goal, thanks to aggressive defensive play.

Emily Ciccolo received her second shutout of the season in three starts.

“I was very happy that the girls rallied at the end to score the winning goal,” coach Rowbotham said. “It was a great way to end our 12-3 season in style. I am really looking forward to seeing these girls play at the varsity level in the future. They are a talented team with a lot of potential.”

LATE RESULTS JV BOYS’ SOCCER Southwick 8, Northampton 0 Matt Daley (2 assists) and Mason Kowal (1 assist) scored two goals apiece to lead Southwick. Rams’ Tim McGrath and Patrick King each had one goal and one assist.

Dan Gawron and Nick Doyle also tallied one goal apiece for unbeaten Southwick (150).

Lydia Kinsman knocks home a goal for Southwick Friday. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional High School seniors, from left to right, Mikaela Martell, Taylor LeClair, and Brittany Munson, jog off the field during “senior night” festivities Friday against visiting Hampden Charter School of Science. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Senior Craig Ward (15) goes in motion in the backfield for the Westfield High School football The Westfield Bombers’ defense trips up East Longmeadow on this play Friday night at Bullens Field. (Photo team’s offense Friday night. (Photo by Chris Putz)

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By Chris Putz Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – The Southwick-TollandGranville Regional High School girls’ soccer team has truly saved the best for last.

Southwick exploded for 11 goals in its second-to-last regular season game to keep its postseason hopes alive. The Rams shut out Hampden Charter School of Science 11-0 Friday to celebrate senior day in grand style.

Lydia Kinsman led the way with a hat trick.

She also had one assist.

Senior Taylor LeClair (2 goals, 1 assist), Liz Tenerowicz (2 goals), Alex Mello (1 goal, 1 assist), Fiora O’Donnell (3 assists), Ashley Shea (1 goal), Sam Perusse (1 goal), and McKenzie Frey (1 assist) also contributed for the Rams.

Southwick goalie (0 saves) earned a shutout, thanks in large part to a smothering effort from her team’s defensive.

Southwick must earn a tie or win in its final game to qualify for the Western Massachusetts’ girls’ soccer tournament.

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES SATURDAY Oct. 25

MONDAY Oct. 27

Tuesday Oct. 28

WEDNESDAY Oct. 29

THURSDAY Oct. 30

FRIDAY Oct. 31

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOLF (STATE) CHAMPIONSHIPS, Springfield CC, 10 a.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Chicopee, Ike Alpert Field, 3:30 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL at East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. West Springfield, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. West Springfield, 6:15 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Chicopee, Bullens Field, 6:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL vs.

Central, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND-GRANVILLE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOCCER at Sabis, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Pioneer Valley Christian School, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Pioneer Valley Christian School, 5 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, Park & Rec Field, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Chicopee Comp, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Chicopee Comp, 6:30 p.m.

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Hampden Charter School of Science, Westfield Middle School South, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Putnam, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Ware, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.

WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOCCER vs.

Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULES Westfield State 2014 Women’s Soccer Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT Saturday Oct. 25 at Worcester State

Westfield State University Men’s and Women’s 2014 Cross Country Schedule

TIME 12:00

OCTOBER 25 - OPEN

Wednesday

Oct. 29

at Keene State

7:00

NOVEMBER 1 – MASCAC/New England Alliance Championships @MCLA

Saturday

Nov. 1

FRAMINGHAM STATE

1:00

NOVEMBER 8 - ECAC Division III Championships @Westfield State University

Tuesday

Nov. 4

MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals

NOVEMBER 15 – NCAA New England Division III Championships @Williams College

Friday

Nov. 7

MASCAC Tournament Semifinals

Sunday

Nov. 9

MASCAC Championship

NOVEMBER 22 - NCAA Division III National Championships @Wilmington College, Mason, Ohio, Kings Island Golf Center

2014 Westfield State University Men’s Soccer Schedule Saturday

Oct. 25

WORCESTER STATE

11:00 a.m.

Wednesday

Oct. 29

WESTERN CONNECTICUT

7:00

Saturday

Nov. 1

at Framingham State

12:00

Tuesday

Nov. 4

Friday Semifinals Sunday

Westfield State University 2014 Field Hockey Schedule DATE

OPPONENT

TIME

Tuesday

Oct. 28

MOUNT HOLYOKE

7:00

MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals

Friday

Oct. 31

at Western Connecticut

7:00

Nov. 7

MASCAC Tournament

Tuesday

Nov. 4

Little East Conference Tournament Quarterfinals

Nov. 9

MASCAC Championship

Thursday

Nov. 6

Little East Conference Tournament Semifinals

Saturday

Nov. 8

Little East Conference Tournament Championship Game

Westfield State University 2014 Volleyball Schedule DATE

DAY

OPPONENT

Saturday

Oct. 25

Hall of Fame Invitational @Smith/Amherst

Saturday

Nov. 1

FRAMINGHAM STATE

Wednesday

Nov. 5

MASCAC Tournament Opening Round

Saturday

Nov. 8

MASCAC Tournament Final Four

DAY

TIME

1:00

2014 Westfield State Football Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT

TIME

Saturday Homecoming Saturday Saturday Senior Day Friday

Oct. 25

BRIDGEWATER STATE

2:00

Nov. 1 Nov. 8

at Fitchburg State WORCESTER STATE

1:30 1:00

Nov. 14

WESTERN CONNECTICUT

7:00

Bears hope for more road success in game vs. Patriots

By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — It’s been a rough stretch for the Chicago Bears with three losses in four games, and a loud, emotional locker room after the latest one.

Now they must play in strange surroundings and get booed by New England Patriots fans.

But that actually may help the Bears snap out of their slump and bring plenty of postgame smiles Sunday.

That’s because they’re rolling on the road at 3-1. Only the Dallas Cowboys have a better record away from home.

“Maybe they like to be the villains. Who knows?” Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman said. “Some guys get fired up away from home.”

For Bears running back Matt Forte, the explanation is simple.

“We’ve played solid football when we go win on the road, and at home it’s just changed for some reason,” he said. “On the road, we’ve taken care of the football pretty well, and our defense has gotten a lot of takeaways.”

Of their 12 takeaways, the only one at home came in the opener. In the next two games, both wins, they had four at San Francisco and three at the New York Jets.

Of their 13 giveaways, eight have been at home.

“We prepare for every game the same way,” Bears coach Marc Trestman said.

And after it’s over, players sometimes give voice to their emotions.

That happened after Chicago’s 27-14 loss at home to Miami last Sunday. Players yelled and wide receiver Brandon Marshall said the team’s 3-4 record was “unacceptable.”

Trestman downplayed any sign of dissension.

“I’ve been in NFL locker rooms for 20 years,” he said. “To me there was nothing there that was at all out of the ordinary or unique.”

As good as the Bears (3-4) have been on the road, stopping the three-game winning streak of the Patriots (5-2) and Tom Brady is a daunting task.

His record as a starter in Foxborough is 98-16, including playoffs. That’s the best of any NFL quarterback since the 1970 merger — and the Bears haven’t played there since 2006.

After a slow start, Brady has thrown nine touchdowns and no interceptions in his last three games. And he’s rested after the Patriots had three days off following a 27-25 win over

the New York Jets on Oct. 16, their fourth game in 18 days.

“Hopefully, everybody really took advantage of it,” he said.

Some things to watch as the Patriots seek their 13th straight win against an NFC North team: FORTE’S FORTES: Running with the ball or catching it, Forte is the Bears most productive offensive player. Through his seven games, he’s led the NFL with 52 receptions and 448 yards rushing. He also scored both of Chicago’s touchdowns last Sunday.

He’s seen all sorts of defenses against him: a linebacker dropping into coverage, an extra defensive back. He planned to study how the Patriots handled similar backs.

“You don’t know what to expect,” Forte said, “but the best thing is to try to be prepared to adjust for it.”

PASSING PATRIOTS: With top running back Stevan Ridley sidelined for the season, the Patriots could rely more on the pass. Brady had his three highest passer ratings of the season in his last three games and he’s spreading the ball around more. Ten receivers had catches in a 37-22 win over the Buffalo Bills four days before he connected with six against the Jets.

CUTLER’S CATCHERS: Bears QB Jay Cutler has the best passer rating of any quarterback the Patriots faced this season, But his 74.4 rating last Sunday is his worst of the season. He does have three big targets in wide receivers Marshall and Alshon Jeffery and tight end Martellus Bennett.

“Bigger guys try to shield their body and catch the ball and shield you away from the ball,” Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis said.

“We’ve just got to try to play through them to get to the ball.”

RUSHING THE PASSER: Bears defensive end Willie Young is tied for the NFC lead with seven sacks. Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones leads his team with 4 1-2 sacks but is expected to miss about a month with a hip injury sustained against the Jets.

The Patriots also are without leading tackler Jerod Mayo, who has a season-ending knee injury.

LOOKING AHEAD: The Bears have a bye after the game, providing extra time to prepare to visit Green Bay on Nov. 9. The Patriots head into the toughest part of their schedule. They’re home against Denver, have a bye, then play Indianapolis, Detroit, Green Bay and San Diego in succession.

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

HOT TOPICS: 3 ISSUES GENERATING A BUZZ

SPEED FREAKS

Hendrick’s last hope

A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves

Getty Images/ROBERT LABERGE

Ryan and Matt: No trophies, but still a shot at the Cup. Is Brad Keselowski now the championship favorite again?

GODSPEAK: Watch out. Ryan Newman is gaining momentum, and Matt Kenseth isn’t far behind.

KEN’S CALL: For a week, anyway, but I’m on the Kevin Harvick bandwagon.

Only one Hendrick car still in the Chase … surprised?

GODSPEAK: I’m not surprised … I’m shocked. Hendrick had 25 percent of the original Chase field.

KEN’S CALL: I’m no Warren Buffett, but I’m thinking Hendrick’s return on investment this year is a bit lacking.

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In Sunday’s closing laps at Talladega, Jimmie Johnson’s championship hopes disappeared faster than $2 at the horse track.

Johnson lost a chance to defend his 2013 Sprint Cup championship when he failed to advance to the Eliminator Round after a deflating 24th-place finish in the GEICO 500.

Johnson led 84 of 194 laps but when it got to crunch time, Johnson and his No. 48 Chevrolet got crunched.

Johnson said he “went down swinging” at Talladega, after back-to-back poor runs at Kansas and Charlotte.

“It’s so hard to win one of these races,” he said.

“You can’t come in here and say you’re going to dominate Talladega and win the race. We dominated it. We just didn’t lead the lap that counted.”

Johnson is one championship behind Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt on the all-time list. They each won seven. Johnson has six. They say misery loves company, and there’s plenty to go around at Johnson’s team, Hendrick Motorsports, which qualified all four cars for the Chase six weeks ago.

On Sunday, three Hendrick teams were eliminated from title contention. Johnson was joined on the sidelines by Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne. The fourth driver to fail to advance was Kyle Busch from Joe Gibbs Racing.

Jeff Gordon, who won his four Cup titles before the introduction of the Chase format, will carry the Hendrick banner into the next round of elimination.

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That extra finger, for win No. 6, has Kez pointed to the next round.

How’s the new Chase working out now after the latest cut?

The 43-year-old driver just edged in on the good side of the cut line with his 26th-place finish.

“Those last couples of laps were the most nervewracking laps of my life, so I’m glad they’re over,” Gordon said.

Team owner Rick Hendrick looked completely gassed after Sunday’s race.

“It’s just what you have to get used to; accept it and move on,” he said. “It’s not easy.”

LOOPHOLERS ADVANCE This season has been all about “win and you’re in.” Two drivers have bucked the trend and remain Chase eligible, even though they have no Cup wins between them this season. Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman, who are a combined 0-for-64, advanced out of Talladega to the next round. “I think, to me, the next three races are the ones that are the most important to win,” Newman said. “We will keep digging.”

BUILDING CASSILLS Landon Cassill never had a top-10 finish in his first 146 Cup starts. No. 147 was the charm.

Talladega lived up to its unpredictable-finishes reputation when Cassill finished fourth in the mad scramble to the checkered flag.

“We wanted to win this race,” he said.

“We came here to win it. My team deserves it. We don’t have a lot to work with.”

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Seems like old times for Rick Hendrick and Jeff Gordon, who have slipped on their “rally caps” in hopes of a longawaited fifth championship for the No. 24 team.

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Like so many things in life, it sorta depends on which angle you’re looking from. If you’re big on star power, a fan of certain fan favorites, or someone in charge of selling commercial time for ABC/ESPN, you can’t be thrilled to see this departing foursome: Jimmie Johnson (six-time champ), Junior Earnhardt (People’s Choice), Kasey Kahne (your sister’s favorite) and Kyle Busch (new-generation Mr. Excitement).

What about the good news?

Any format that includes a new “win or you’re done” possibility is bound to bring drama, particularly at a place like Talladega, where you’re practically drawing names out of a hat in the closing laps. The winner turned out to be a guy who needed it for Chase survival. It was Brad Keselowski, who might not have been everyone’s first choice, but the show is a lot more interesting when he’s on the main stage.

How will Junior rate 2014?

It was his best and most complete season in a decade, and it included a Daytona 500 win and plenty of positives. He also got dragged into the Twitterverse, and you can make your own conclusion about that being a positive or a negative.

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

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Joey Logano Kevin Harvick Brad Keselowski Matt Kenseth Jeff Gordon Ryan Newman Carl Edwards Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Jimmie Johnson Kasey Kahne AJ Allmendinger Dale Earnhardt Jr. Greg Biffle Kurt Busch Aric Almirola Kyle Larson Clint Bowyer Austin Dillon Jamie McMurray Brian Vickers Paul Menard Marcos Ambrose Martin Truex Jr. Casey Mears Tony Stewart Danica Patrick Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Justin Allgaier David Gilliland Cole Whitt Michael Annett Reed Sorenson David Ragan Alex Bowman Josh Wise Travis Kvapil Michael McDowell Ryan Truex Terry Labonte Jeff Burton Michael Waltrip David Stremme

4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000 2,197 2,174 2,169 2,163 2,149 2,147 2,146 2,101 967 885 878 877 830 826 781 767 716 700 669 658 548 488 468 461 460 451 372 368 211 205 193 88 87 76 75

ARIC ALMIROLA

J.J. YELEY

Aric Almirola vs. J.J. Yeley: Almirola and Yeley made contact on Lap 103, igniting a 10-car wreck on the Talladega frontstretch. Almirola blamed Yeley for starting it.

Godwin Kelly gives his take: “It’s Talladega. A lot of stuff happens. This feud won’t go beyond the Alabama border.”

WHAT’S ON TAP?

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

Winner: Jimmie Johnson Rest of the top five: Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman Dark horse: Kyle Larson

Disappointment: Kevin Harvick First one out: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Don’t be surprised if: Johnson takes out his frustrations by lapping the field at his favorite track.

SPRINT CUP: Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 SITE: Martinsville Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, noon), qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 4:40 p.m.). Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 9 a.m. and noon). Sunday, race (ESPN, coverage starts at 1 p.m., green flag at 1:43 p.m.)

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: Kroger 200 SITE: Martinsville Speedway SCHEDULE: Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 10 a.m.). Saturday, race (Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.)

WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE KEVIN HARVICK Wants it more than anyone else

JOEY LOGANO Can eat his weight in Martinsville dogs

KYLE LARSON Remains best of the nonChasers

BRAD KESELOWSKI From goat to bull, in one lap

DENNY HAMLIN Chase’s biggest surprise, easily

MATT KENSETH 0-for-40

RYAN NEWMAN 0-for-48

CARL EDWARDS Almost as surprising as Hamlin

JEFF GORDON Mr. Hendrick’s only hope

KYLE BUSCH Talladega’s biggest victim

TALLADEGA REWIND

The Captain’s two-man crew survives to advance in Chase They call NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team owner Roger Penske “The Captain” for his hands-on approach to the racing business. Both of Penske’s NASCAR drivers, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, have advanced to the Eliminator Round of the Chase.

What does Brad’s win show about your team?

“I think when you look at the statistics, I think we’ve won four out of the six races in this bracket. But I think today really showed the teamwork. With Joey, we were about 16th or 17th, and Joey pushed Brad up to the front. We

talked before the race it was going to be a team effort. Certainly the moves at the end there — Brad’s tremendous driving — gave us the win.

“I’ve been in NASCAR a long time, this is 11 races we’d won … 10 was our best season with Rusty (Wallace).

“You don’t like to see anybody knocked out, but when you see the caliber of the drivers that won’t be there for the next four races, certainly we feel good about having at least two going into this next bracket.”

After Keselowski’s post-race incident at

Charlotte, what was your advice to him before Talladega?

“I told Brad not to look in the rearview mirror because we didn’t like what happened last weekend. I said to look out the windshield.”

Coming off the week that Brad had, with everything that happened in Charlotte, what is his resiliency to be able to put that behind him and step up and win in maybe the biggest race of his life?

“I think some of the emotion last weekend … I’d stand up for him anywhere … I watched

the whole race last week. There certainly was some banging, which was maybe not called for.

We went testing this week, spent a couple days testing. I think he knew what he had to do here.

We’re focusing on the next couple of races. I’ve told him a lot, ‘It’s over, it’s over, let’s move on.’

“Look, I like him. He’s a great driver. We have a long-term relationship with him. If he wants to get a little upset sometimes, that’s OK with me. We’ll let NASCAR figure out if he’s over the line or not. I guess it cost us $50,000. I’ll take $50,000 and the win this week, wouldn’t you?”

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Trying To Be Respectful Dear Annie: I am Protestant, and my husband was baptized in the Catholic Church, but religion was never important to him or his family. Neither of us has converted, nor will we. My husband has attended services with me, and I have attended the occasional holiday Mass with my in-laws. I respect their faith.

Here’s the problem: My mother-in-law apparently thought I would convert as soon as I joined the family. This has been a huge problem for her. Because I respect her faith, I have tried to follow the rules while at Mass, and that means I do not take communion. This bothers my mother-in-law to no end. She finds it offensive.

There is likely to be a Catholic funeral that I will have to attend soon. I do not want to create a scene or cause my mother-in-law more unhappiness, but I also do not wish to offend the rest of the family or the church by deliberately ignoring the prohibition to take communion. How do I proceed? -- Trying To Be Respectful Dear Trying: We think your mother-in-law’s problem is that she still wants you to convert, and acting offended because you do not take communion is how she expresses it. It might help if her priest discusses this with her directly. Please make an appointment to talk to him. But it might also be useful for your husband to make it abundantly clear to his mother that conversion is not going to happen and she needs to back off before she alienates both of you.

Dear Annie: I am responding to the letter from “L.,” who asked what happens in counseling.

The only licensed individual who can prescribe medication is a psychiatrist who is an MD with a specialty in psychiatry.

There has been legislation in the state of Florida to allow licensed psychologists the authority to write prescriptions, but that has not yet been passed into law.

Psychologists and psychoanalysts are the same thing, but psychoanalysts practice a very specific type of intervention. A licensed clinical social worker can use the title “psychotherapist,” as can any licensed psychologist. Any of these individuals can also call themselves counselors. If you practice counseling, but do not have a degree or license, you can call yourself a “life coach.” This is an unregulated field, but many of them do the same thing as counselors. -- Florida State University Dear Florida: Several readers responded to this letter, many asking why we didn’t mention their particular specialty. We wish we could have listed all of them, but there simply wasn’t space. Read on for more: From California: I am a licensed marriage and family (LMFT) therapist and have been since 1975 and was deeply disappointed that LMFTs were omitted from your list of counseling resources.

Oregon: While we have licensed clinical social workers and psychologists, we also have licensed marriage and family therapists -- all of which are considered counselors/therapists/ psychotherapists. Psychiatrists are medical doctors with a specialty in psychiatric medications. On the West Coast, they are not referred to as therapists, but as psychiatrists.

Illinois: Mental health nurse practitioners can also prescribe medications.

Middlebury, Vt.: As you said, counselors can be psychologists or social workers, but they can also be nurses, ministers or someone specifically trained for drug/alcohol issues, PTSD, etc. In the state of Vermont, just about anybody can hang up a shingle that denotes them to be a “therapist,” but there are legal restrictions to using the term “psychologist.” I think using “mental health professional” and urging people to check the references and training of the person they select is the best choice. You perform a great public service by encouraging people to seek help when they encounter life problems.

HINTS FROM HELOISE Hang On to This Hint Dear Heloise: I have a small closet and never seem to have enough space. Rather than keep empty HANGERS in my closet, I keep them in a laundry basket near the washer and dryer. They don’t take up much-needed space and are right there when I pull clothes out of the dryer. -- Lydia in Illinois Hangers can clog up a closet!

Don’t put an empty hanger back on the rod only to have it take up space.

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Also, there is a big hook (think coat or boat) attached to the wall, where I hang extra hangers that need to go to the laundry room. No searching for hangers, ever! -- Heloise WEDDING BOUQUET Dear Heloise: I dried the flowers from the wedding bouquets of our children. Then I put one or two flowers in clear plastic Christmas ornaments that come apart, which you can buy at craft stores. On the outside, I put their names and the date of their marriage. For the parents and grandparents, I used their corsages and boutonnieres. They made lovely surprise gifts for the next Christmas! -- A Reader in Canada

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014: This year you will discover that your first judgment often is wrong. Your immediate circle seems to be more open, so if you give up rigidity and decide to understand those around you better, your relationships will improve. If you are single, you could meet someone with ease through one of your friends or just in your daily travels. Give yourself time before deciding this is “it.” If you are attached, you find that with more openness, your relationship develops more depth. SAGITTARIUS can be an expensive friend.

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 Someone who has been difficult will want to make amends. You might go overboard, as you’ll feel so relieved. Try to avoid a serious talk at the moment, and simply use this period to add to your interactions. Tonight: You finally hear an explanation that makes sense.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Others seem far more relaxed and willing to be open. Seize the moment rather than question why. Overthinking could stop you from happily getting into the mood of the moment. A family member, even a beloved pet, will sense the upbeat energy. Tonight: Let the fun begin.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH A jovial interaction will set a positive tone to the day. You could find that a problem that has been haunting you is cleared up. Avoid having a major discussion right now, and keep your interactions light. Much information will head your way shortly. Tonight: Play it by ear.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Your creativity will flourish when making plans with a loved one. A child that can’t be ignored won’t allow you to look the other way. Do not push to have your way right now. Be receptive to what others have to say. Tonight: Make the most of the night.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might want to stay home, yet you could be delighted to be with friends. Give into that impulse and decide to combine the two. Opt for a spontaneous party. Not only will you be delighted, others will be too. Be careful with a difficult friend. Tonight: Know what you want.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Be receptive in a conversation. Return calls, read your paper and enjoy what occurs spontaneously. A child or loved one might be changing right in front of you. Nevertheless, you could be surprised by this person’s behavior. Tonight: Hang out with friends.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You have a tendency to go overboard and overindulge. You might be sitting on a grievance or a problem that you are not ready to air out. As a result, you could feel less in sync with a partner than you would like.

Communication will open up soon.

Tonight: Your treat.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You are always a dominant personality, but it will be even more evident today. You seem to attract many different people with many different opinions. Allow your creativity to emerge, and help resolve the difference.

Being congenial and open will work.

Tonight: As you like.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You might feel an emotional undertow regarding a money matter and your dealings with someone else. Your creativity and imagination will merge together to help you come up with a solution. Use your instincts. Tonight: Do what you want. Refuse to be pushed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH Emphasize what is going on with others. You might be surprised by how good news could set off a celebration. Friends who often don’t see you will want to catch up on news.

Unexpected events might force you to refocus. Tonight: Make calls, then decide.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Check in with an older relative or friend. You might feel as if you need to handle certain responsibilities first; however, the day seems to be filled with obligations. Recognize that this is your weekend as well. Try to schedule some free time. Tonight: Indulge a little. You deserve it.

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Vereen brothers square off when Bears visit Pats HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — The Vereen brothers competed hard against each other while growing up in California.

Video games. Stickball.

Basketball in the backyard.

And, of course, football — in the living room.

On Sunday, they’ll be on the same field when New England Patriots running

back Shane Vereen and Chicago Bears safety Brock Vereen meet in a game that really matters.

“We were never on the field at the same time because of our age difference,” Shane said, “but now we finally get that chance and we’re both really excited.”

Shane is 25 and 3½ years older. He’s an established four-year veteran, a dangerous receiver out of the back-

field and a shifty runner.

Brock is a rookie, a fourthround draft pick who got his first NFL start last Sunday in place of injured Chris Conte.

During the draft, Shane was “very nervous” waiting for his brother to be picked. “I just wanted the best for him. I knew he deserved a chance.”

The first day passed without Brock’s name being called. So did the second.

Finally, on the third day, the

In this Aug. 22, 2014, file photo, New England Patriots running back Shane Vereen (34) looks on from the sidelines in the second half of an NFL preseason football in Foxborough, Mass. Shane and Brock Vereen talk frequently about their NFL experiences. On Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, the brothers will have a new one when Shane, the Patriots running back, plays against Brock, the Chicago Bears rookie safety. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Bears chose the safety who played at nearby Minnesota.

“After draft day, obviously, we looked up each other’s schedules,” Brock said.

“Since then, it’s something that we’ve both been anticipating.”

And if he has to level his older brother coming over the middle?

“That’s my job,” Brock said, “just like he would be looking to run me over or break my tackle.”

Athletics have been part of the Vereen family for a long time. Both parents played at UNLV — Henry as a wide receiver who was drafted by Tampa Bay in the ninth round in 1979 and Venita as a tennis player.

“Having parents who are athletes, we’re both naturally going to compete in everything we do,” Brock said.

With Stevan Ridley out for the season after suffering a right knee injury in the sixth game, Shane moved up to the top running back spot in the Patriots’ last game. He led them with 43 yards rushing, 71 yards receiving and two touchdown catches in a 27-25 win over the New York Jets.

“He’s done such a great job

for us over the time that he’s been here,” quarterback Tom Brady said. “I think ‘dependability’ really sums it up, and he’s really an explosive player for us.”

And what about Brock?

“He’s certainly got good genes,” Bears coach Marc Trestman said. “Brock is a highly intelligent guy, great work ethic. We continue to develop him, too, as he gets to play a little bit more. He’s been a significant factor in some of our games. Even though he didn’t start, he came in and had to play due to injury and did an excellent job.”

The brothers talk nearly every day, Shane said. They give each other advice.

“I had some success in Pop Warner and even in high school and college,” Shane said. “He was always the younger brother and people always put a lot of pressure on him to do exactly the same thing I did, but he’s not me.

“He’s a different person and the opportunities that he was given he took full advantage of and that’s why he is where he is today.”

Because Shane was busy playing college football at California, he couldn’t watch all of Brock’s high school games. But he’s seen recordings.

On Sunday, he won’t have to wait for the replay.

“It’s definitely going to be a good time for me and my family,” Shane said, “but, at the same time, you’ve got to get down to the basics. It would mean more, obviously, if we came out on top and just played well as a team.”

When they played one-onone, he said, he usually came out on top.

“If it was under my control, then I usually won,” Shane said with a smile. “I’m not going to say he never beat me.

He definitely beat me, but I definitely didn’t let him. He would go get my dad and it would be 2-on-1 in basketball, but, other than that, I was good.”

On Sunday, it will be 11-on11 with their parents watching from the stands.

“Thankfully, it’s an away game,” Brock said, “so I don’t have to buy the tickets.”

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Thursday’s Game Denver 35, San Diego 21 Sunday’s Games Detroit vs. Atlanta at London, 9:30 a.m.

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PAGE 16 -SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2013 Miscellaneous, house items, 36 Court Street, Westfield work-out equipment and more.

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Full at central     (413)330-3682.

Lic. #16303.

Call Westfield Road, alert Russell, MA experience. itoring. Medical systems.

(413)330-3682.  413-862-3109

Over 14 years experience. MA LIC#7136C. Free estimates.   POEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All 413-561-5515 carpeT fLOOring & fLOOr of wiring. Free estimates,         types sanding SPECIALIZING IN      insured.

WAGNER & FLOORING, RTABLE AND WHOLE   RUG    P O CARPET LLC. 95 MAINLINE DRIVE, A RON JOHNSON's Floor SandKOHLER GENERAT     HOUSE WESTFIELD. (413)568-0520. ORS, ing. Installation, 3 coats SERVICErepairs, UPGRADES,      One stop shopping for all your SMALL polyurethane. estimates.

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40 years busi-  (413)569-3066. cables installed. I an   DRIVE,   deicing ness. www.wagnerrug.com LLC. 95 MAINLINE all   calls! Prompt service,   (413)568-0520.   swer WESTFIELD. prices.     best Lic. #A-16886.

One stop shopping for all your         chiMneY floors.

Over 40 sweeps years in busi- (413)562-5816.  gUTTer     cLeaning ness. www.wagnerrug.com 

FLOORING & FLOOR A STEP ABOVE THE REST!        SANDING JMF CHIMNEY SERVICE RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED,  Repair your chimney before REPAIRED. Antennas removed,    winter wreaks havoc.

We do Achimneys RON JOHNSON's Floor SandCHIMNEY SWEEPS repaired and chimney    brick repair, crown seals and  re- ing.

3 coats capsInstallation, installed. repairs, Roof leaks re pairs.

We also do stainless steel polyurethane. Free estimates. paired, vent areas sealed.

Sr. liner installs, as well as stain THE REST!  (413)569-3066.

A STEP ABOVE     discount.  Insured. Free less rainCHIMNEY caps. sweep all citizen   We   JMF SERVICE      estimates. H.I. Johnson Serflues.

Free estimates provided.

Repair your chimney before vices.        (413)596-8859 before Call: 413-330-2186 winter wreaks havoc. We do 9p.m.       brick repair, crown seals and reGUTTER CLEANING  Hpairs.

E N TWe N Ialso C K do C H I M Nsteel EY stainless       SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and   liner installs, as well as stain   RAIN GUTTERS CLEANED, rebuilds.

Stainless steel caps  haULing less rain caps. We sweep all  and liner systems.

Inspections, REPAIRED. Antennas removed,  flues.

Free estimates provided. masonry work and  gutter clean- chimneys repaired and chimney   Call:estimates.

413-330-2186  ing. Free Insured. caps #1 PHIL'S DUMP installed.

RoofRUNS/DEleaks rework    Quality from a business MOLITION. Removal of any paired, vent areas sealed.

Sr.         you can trust.

(413)848-0100, items indiscount. cellars, attics, etc...Free Also citizen Insured.

COMPLETE CHIMNEY      brush removal  (800)793-3706. small demoliestimates. H.I.and Johnson SerCLEANING  (sheds,     tion decks, fences, one (413)596-8859 before Repairs, rebuilds, stainless steel vices.     car garages).

Fully insured. liners. FALL SPECIAL: $90 9p.m. drYwaLL     Free estimates.

Phil (413)525Cleaning. 413-237-2110 (413)265-6380.     2892,  T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete HAULING     professional H E N T N I Cdrywall K C at H Iamateur M N E Y  prices.

OurChimney ceilings are tops!

SWEEPS. repairs and         PHIL'S DUMP RUNS/DECall Mike 413-821-8971.

Free rebuilds.

Stainless steel caps #1        hOMe iMprOveMenT Removal of  any estimates. and liner systems. Inspections, MOLITION.        items in cellars, attics, etc... Also masonry work and gutter clean-      removal and small demoliing. Free estimates. Insured. brush eLecTrician A.B.C. - CARPENTER/Builder  tion (sheds, decks, fences, one Quality work from a business 18 years experience.

Licensed        car garages).

Fully insured. you can trust.

(413)848-0100, and insured.

Complete restora-  Free      estimates. Phil (413)525POEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All tion services/repairs; (800)793-3706.  2892,   (413)265-6380. decks, types of wiring. Free estimates, roofing, garages, additions.

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