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Sewer design prep begins By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – Work began this week that will help Tighe and Bond complete the design of the second phase of the town’s sewer connection. Department of Public Works Director Randy Brown said Tighe and Bond hired a subcontractor to take soil borings and perform a site survey in the area of Powdermill Road. “The town appropriated funds for the design at the annual Town Meeting last spring,” said Brown. “Once Tighe and Bond has this information, they will incorporate into the design of the sewer system.” Brown expects the design will be complete over the winter and hopes to go to the 2015 Town Meeting for the next appropriation to go to bid and begin construction of the sewer connection in that area. “One of the main reasons we are doing this is to connect the schools to the sewer system,” Brown said. The borings will identify what materials lie beneath the surface of the area, whether it’s sand, rock, gravel or silt. Brown said this knowledge is crucial not only to the design, but to the budget. “If there’s a lot of rock that needs to be excavated, that needs to be built into the design and be part of the bid,” said Brown. Soil boring work is expected to take several weeks, followed by a few weeks of site surveying. Brown said all work should be done before the cold weather sets in. Las April, members of the Southwick Finance Committee met with the Board of Selectmen and School Superintendent Dr. John Barry to discuss connecting the sewer to the schools. Selectboard Chairman Russell Fox asked Barry to explain to the See Sewer, Page 5
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Council overrides Russell proposal proponent weighs in committee By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD - Among the potential plans presented Thursday evening at a meeting of the Westfield School Committee’s ad hoc subcommittee, a group evaluating potential sites for the relocation of Juniper Park Elementary students after the school is taken by Westfield State University in 2015, one option was the moving of students to an elementary school in the neighboring hillltown of Russell. No formal decision was made by the ad-hoc committee Thursday evening and another meeting is scheduled for October 15. “I think it’s a good idea. I’d heard about it from a constituent, so I went up to look at it,” said at-large City Councilor David Flaherty, a proponent of the Russell option. “I met with them very quickly. I didn’t have time to go through the school board. I didn’t want to wait a month.” After meeting with Russell’s Board of Selectmen, Flaherty found that the idea sounded even better. “It seems like a winner all around. They need to rent it out. They’re still paying on it,” he said. “It’s less than a 10-minute drive from Juniper. It’s a beautiful little school.” As far as the concerns raised by the dozen or so parents in attendance at the ad-hoc meeting about emergency medical services and snow days, Flaherty believes them to be minor issues in the grand scheme of things. “Route 20 is a state road and has a highway crew that maintains it. It’s not a city crew, so that road is very well taken care of in the winter,” he said. “The state police barracks is two blocks from there, so that road is in very good shape.” “I know from my stuff with the Boy Scouts that Camp Moses is in Russell and that, if you dial 911, you’ll get the Hilltown Ambulance Service,” he said. “All of our leaders (in Boy Scouts) have been trained to call Westfield Police and Fire, because they have EMT’s and other certified people that deal with a lot more volume.” “I’d imagine the same could be done with the schools. There is no reason you can’t send for a Westfield Ambulance. It might take a couple of minutes longer, but you’re going to get a better skilled person,” he said. “I’d
Rich Roy questions the members of the ad-hoc committee for the Westfield School Committee on the relocation of students presently attending the Juniper Park Elementary School. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
imagine any critical emergency could be taken care of fairly quickly and you’ll have a school nurse there, too.” Flaherty doesn’t foresee Boston having any issues with the proposed arrangement. “They have regional school districts all over the state,” he said. “If anything, I’d think the MSBA would be excited about it because it would give Russell a stream of income to pay back the debt on the building.” “It’s a winner for us because it’d cost as much as Juniper Park and there won’t be much upfront cost,” Flaherty added. “It has a nice field, a playground, plenty of parking and the building is in decent shape. It really looks pretty nice.” While he believes the idea of placing the students in the Greater Westfield Boys and Girls Club is an “interesting idea”, Flaherty doesn’t think it’s the district’s best option. “I don’t think we need to spend that kind of money,” he said, citing the estimated $1.6 million in startup funding the district said would be required for the project, with an annual cost of $222,500 for rent and modular units. The estimated annual costs for the Russell proposal over three, five and ten year periods are roughly $260,000 per year before factoring in the consumer-price index. The district estimates that the Russell proposal would cost $780,000 over three years, $1.3 million over five and $2.6 million over a decade, while See Proposal, Page 5
By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The City Council rejected a motion of its Legislative & Ordinance Committee to defer action on installation of a stop sign at the intersection of Spruce Street and Western Avenue. The L&O had requested a vote to remove the stop sign ordinance from its committee after conferring Tuesday with Police Chief John Camerota, chairman of the city’s Traffic Commission, on a stop sign installation request initiated by former Ward 3 Councilor Ann Callahan. Camerota said that the Traffic Commission agreed that there is a need for a stop sign at the Spruce Street, Western Avenue intersection, but requested that the traffic ordinance be amended in a comprehensive manner as part of the Western Avenue road improvement project. “Councilor Callahan wanted stop signs on all of the side streets along Western Avenue,” Camerota said. “Spruce Street is a through street (which crosses Western Avenue), so it can be confusing. People are not stopping.” Last night Ward 4 Councilor Mary O’Connell said that the problem is that the Western Avenue road improvement project is still several years in the future. “The constituents of that neighborhood wanted that stop sign,” O’Connell said. “The state DOT (Department of Transportation) says the Western Avenue project is not going to happen soon, at the earliest for another four or five years.” At-large Councilor said the Traffic Commission did send a positive recommendation, earlier this year, to install the Spruce Street stop sign. The L&O made a motion to remove the issue from committee, stating that it would come back to the City Council and committee as a comprehensive plan for the entire Western Avenue corridor. At-large Councilor Brian Sullivan, chairman of the L&O, said the stop sign ordinance amendment was not rejected by his committee. “It got left in committee because we thought that the (Western Avenue Improvement) project was going to happen and that the (Traffic See Overrides, Page 5
State election absentee ballots available By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – City residens desiring to vote in the Nov. 4th state election, but who may not be able to go to the polls, can obtain absentee ballots from the City Clerk’s Office. Residents can obtain the absentee ballots in three ways, including going to the City Clerk’s Office, providing they are currently registered voters, and filling out the ballot and turn it in. Another method of casting an absentee ballot is to download a ballot from the Secretary of State’s website, or the City Clerk’s website (cityofwestfield. org, click Departments, click City Clerk) print the ballot, fill out the ballot and sign the ballot. Registered voters can also request an absentee ballot through the mail by sending a request to have the ballot mailed to them. Resident are required to provide their name, date of birth and mailing address, for verification they are a registered voter, and the ballot will mailed. There is also a box to allow a family member or care provider assist voters who are not capable of completing the ballot because of illness of physical impairment. Absentee ballots have to be received by the City Clerk no later than noon on Nov. 3, 2014.
Aviation Board presents progress report By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The group helping the Westfield Vocational-Technical High School’s planned Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) program take flight presented a detailed progress report to Greg Bialecki, the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development for Governor Deval L. Patrick at the school’s Tigers Pride restaurant on Wednesday. Bialecki visited WVTHS during a western Mass. tour of several vocational-technical high schools and their manufacturing shops during Advanced Manufacturing Week. Brian Barnes, manager of Barnes Regional Airport and a member of the school’s Aviation Advisory Board, described the initiative to bring a high school aviation program – the first-of-itskind in the Commonwealth – as a matter of leveraging the city’s aviation resources to “invest in tomorrow’s leaders.” “Introducing kids at the middle school level with science, technology, engineering and math through the Wright Flight Program, to high school physics classes and the A&P program and then to college,” Barnes continued, stating that a more “rounded and fundamental” baseline education can put students on an aviation management, maintenance, operations, or military career path. Listing the 104th Fighter Wing and local engineering firms as companies that want educated, homegrown kids filling their future workforces, Barnes spoke of commercial aviation corpora-
tions such as Boeing. He said they will require a whopping 27,000 additional pilots a year for the next 20 years in addition to 29,000 maintenance personnel. Fran Ahern, general manager of Gulfstream’s Westfield facility and head of the board’s finance committee, attested to the industry’s needs. “Gulfstream is a worldwide company with 14,000 employees and at least one third of those employees have been hired in the last five years,” he said. “I have employees who have 25/30 years with our company and make a good wage. But you don’t drive down the street and see an airport on every corner. Unless you were introduced in one means or another, to actually fall into it is unusual.” Ahern then spoke of his committee’s budgetary plans. “We’ve targeted between $2.8 – $3 million as a start-up budget.” he said. “$500,000 has been raised so far – made up from the Community Preservation Commission (CPC) for renovations to one of the buildings, a Perkins grant and also from MassDOT – so we’re well on our way to raising some funds.” Ahern mentioned a $100,000 grant from Gulfstream that WVTHS applied for that he said has “upside potential” and spoke of over 50 companies that the board can reach out to for funding. Westfield City Advancement Officer Joe Mitchell, a former airport commissioner who is heading the board’s land committee, spoke more about the building targeted for use by the program.
“It’s right at the heart of the airport, close to where the tower is,” said Mitchell of hangar two. “It is centrally located. There is parking available. It has 10,000 square feet, is currently underutilized and unfortunately, in a state of disrepair.” Mitchell highlighted the approach the board is taking to rehab the building – fixing the roof, windows and brickwork and outfitting the interior with heating, electricity and plumbing – repairs and installations highlighted in Ahern’s budget. “(The A&P program) would enable young men and young women to leave the school with a rating of Airframe and Powerplant and go into the aviation industry,” said Adrian Marjoram, director of maintenance at Janus Equities, LLC and head of the board’s technical committee, adding that his tech team is the point of contact between the school and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). He said that the committee is following FAA Advisory Curricular (AC) 147 guidelines and has submitted a pre-application to the FAA and is now in the process of introducing the curriculum for the school. “They (FAA) will tell you what you need and how you’re going to conduct the process,” Marjoram said. WVTHS Principal Stefan Czaporowski said that he’s optimistic that the program will be admitting the first students next fall. “We met with our FAA inspector yesterday and kind of came up with a plan for what we
A middle school student participates in the Wright Flight aviation program at Barnes Regional Airport and the local school district. (File photo by Frederick Gore)
need to do, but certainly we have needs in the areas of funding, but the curriculum and real estate are coming together nicely,” he said. “One of the things we’re worried about is that this program may grow faster than our capacity to grow it. But there’s a clear need.” “I didn’t realize their plans for this (A&P program) were this far along,” said Bialecki of the presentation. “I didn’t realize they had figured it out in this detail, picked the hangar, got the budget.” Bialecki stressed the state’s continued emphasis on creating opportunities for workers of all skill sets. “We’re a state famous for our colleges and universities and we have a lot of sectors that are really focused on college grads and people with See Aviation, Page 5
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NY college raises funds with airport parking By JIM FITZGERALD Associated Press PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) — A state college near an airport in the New York City suburbs is using a big parking lot and an idea from a business class to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars for scholarships and other programs. Purchase College runs a 24-hour valet parking and shuttle service for travelers headed to the Westchester County Airport, where finding a parking spot can be a pricey problem. “Parking at the airport is so congested, so uncertain, so expensive,” said Thomas White of Larchmont, a retired lawyer who used the college program for his flight to Orlando on Wednesday. “Here you get unbelievable service and it’s a lot cheaper. And of course it’s for a good cause.” The service, called “Purchase Park 2 Fly,” charges $10 a day for reservations made online. The airport charges $28.80 for 24 hours. Mostly by word of mouth, business has climbed to 12,600 cars so far this year, with
the big holiday travel season still to come, said Patrick Savolskis, executive director of the Purchase College Association, which runs on-campus services like dining and parking. Last Thanksgiving, 584 vehicles came in, said Joe Smeraglino, who supervises the operation. Savolskis said the airport parking service clears about $80,000 each year for the college, which is part of the State University of New York. The money goes to “student scholarships, capital improvements and institutional grants,” according to signs on the shuttle buses, which are painted with airplanes and mortarboards. Referring to the school’s 4,000 students, the signs say, “Your travel supports their journey.” Carol Delaney of Bedford Hills, who was making a business trip to Jacksonville, Florida, said she’s delighted to be helping the college kids but uses the service because it’s “excellent, the best thing available.” “I use it whenever I use this airport, maybe See Funds, Page 7
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2014. There are 88 days left in the year.
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n Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit.
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In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American casualties. In 1814, French painter Jean-Francois Millet was born in Normandy. In 1822, the 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, was born in Delaware, Ohio. In 1931, the comic strip “Dick Tracy,” created by Chester Gould, made its debut. In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps. In 1959, the Soviet Union launched Luna 3, a space probe which transmitted images of the far side of the moon. In 1960, an Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-188A Electra crashed on takeoff from Boston’s Logan International Airport, killing all but 10 of the 72 people on board. In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room. In 1976, agriculture secretary Earl Butz resigned in the wake of a controversy over a joke he’d made about blacks. In 1989, Fawaz Younis, a Lebanese hijacker convicted of commandeering a Jordanian jetliner with two Ameri-
cans aboard in 1985, was sentenced in Washington to 30 years in prison. Triple Crown-winning racehorse Secretariat, suffering a hoof ailment, was humanely destroyed at age 19. Graham Chapman, a founding member of the British comedy group Monty Python, died at age 48. In 1991, 26 nations, including the United States, signed the Madrid Protocol, which imposed a 50-year ban on oil exploration and mining in Antarctica. In 2002, John Walker Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban,” received a 20-year sentence after a sobbing plea for forgiveness before a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia. In a federal court in Boston, a laughing Richard Reid pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes (the British citizen was later sentenced to life in prison).
Ten years ago: The SpaceShipOne rocket plane broke through Earth’s atmosphere to the edge of space for the second time in five days, capturing the $10 million Ansari X prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists. Pioneering astronaut Gordon Cooper died in Ventura, California, at age 77. American researchers Richard Axel and Linda B. Buck won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their studies on humans’ sense of smell.
Five years ago: Greek Socialists trounced the governing conservatives in a landslide election. Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa, 74, died in Buenos Aires.
One year ago: Vo Nguyen Giap, the brilliant and ruthless military commander who’d led Vietnamese Communist forces to
victory first over the French and then the Americans, died in Hanoi at age 102.
Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Leroy Van Dyke is 85. Actress Felicia Farr is 82. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Sam Huff is 80. Actor Eddie Applegate is 79. Author Jackie Collins is 77. Author Roy Blount Jr. is 73. Author Anne Rice is 73. Actress Lori Saunders (TV: “Petticoat Junction”) is 73. Baseball Hall of Famer Tony La Russa is 70. Actor Clifton Davis is 69. The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, is 68. Actress Susan Sarandon is 68. Blues musician Duke Robillard is 66. Playwright Lee Blessing is 65. Actor Armand Assante is 65. Actor Alan Rosenberg is 64. Actor Christoph Waltz is 58. Actor Bill Fagerbakke (FAY’guhr-bah-kee) is 57. Music producer Russell Simmons is 57. Former actress Kyra Schon (Film: “Night of the Living Dead”) is 57. Actress-singer Wendy Makkena is 56. Musician Chris Lowe (The Pet Shop Boys) is 55. Country musician Gregg “Hobie” Hubbard (Sawyer Brown) is 54. Actor David W. Harper is 53. Singer Jon Secada is 53. TV personality John Melendez is 49. Actor Liev Schreiber is 47. Actor Abraham Benrubi is 45. Country singer-musician Heidi Newfield is 44. Singerguitarist M. Ward (She & Him) is 41. Actress Alicia (ahLEE’-see-ah) Silverstone is 38. Actress Dana Davis is 36. Actor Phillip Glasser is 36. Rock singer-musician Marc Roberge (O.A.R.) is 36. Actor Brandon Barash is 35. Actress Rachael Leigh Cook is 35. Actor Jimmy Workman is 34. Bassist Cubbie Fink (Foster the People) is 32. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jessica Benson (3lw) is 27. Actor Michael Charles Roman is 27. NBA All-Star Derrick Rose is 26. Figure skater Kimmie Meisner is 25. Actress Dakota Johnson is 25. Actress Leigh-Anne Pinnock (Little Mix) is 23. Actor Ryan Scott Lee is 18.
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Councilor Flaherty: It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us…” Those are the words of Charles Dickens from his wonderful novel “A Tale of Two Cities”. For some reason they popped into my head as I was preparing to write this city councilor update article. This week, the city council voted 11-2 to give Prolamina a tax cut incentive worth over $600,000. I voted against it, and spoke out and wrote articles explaining my concerns. Prolamina is a great local company that employs a lot of people. They are a leader in their field, and a business we should all be proud to have in town. My vote was not against the company, or their employees, or their future employees. I voted the way I did because I don’t think the city can afford it. I was rather longwinded in my discussion during the council meeting, but I’d like to credit Councilor Keefe with his direct and very clear statement about what this really is – a tax transfer from Prolamina to everyone else in town. The levy limit and taxes won’t be “cut” with this vote, it’s just that Prolamina will pay less, and everyone else will pay more. Even with that very clear statement, the majority of councilors voted to approve the measure in order to save the threatened 256 jobs. I understand their concerns, but I’m also concerned about all of the other taxpayers in town, and the tough financial shape the city
is in. I hope when we vote to set the tax shift and rates in the coming months that we have everyone’s support to lower the tax burden for all of the businesses and homeowners. I wish we’d get more support in figuring out how to reduce the spending and take care of our long-term obligations. We also learned this week that Mrs. Wielgus can keep her farm. I talked with her several times over the last two years, and during those conversations she made it very clear to me that she didn’t want the city to “take” her land. I think she may have liked to sell it for the “right” price, but not via a forced sale. I’m glad that several councilors stood up and said that they would not approve a forced taking. I’m glad it all worked out for her, and hope that in the future she can use, or sell, the land in whatever way she and her family see fit – without the threat of an eminent domain taking. That ties in with the school news… The Cross & Ashley Street school project is in limbo again. The mayor has proposed using another piece of land (instead of the Wielgus Farm) to make-up for the protected park & playground space that was demolished on Ashley Street. The process of approving another property will take at least several months – if it ever gets approved. I’m not sure why yet, but the Attorney General’s Office has also ordered the city to re-bid the new school contract. This too will take months. The Cross Street neighbor’s group is still fighting this, and they still have some very good legal arguments for not building this school on Cross Street. They’ll be in court again next week. I wouldn’t
Councilor O’Connell: City and Ward 4 Update The Green has undergone dramatic changes in the last few years. The decision Westfield made to remove all existing trees and replant has been shocking and drastic. However, we have the parcel of land in the center of our city and, whether you love it or hate it, it is a focal point of Westfield. It is a shame that the condition of the plantings including dying bushes and trees and overgrown mulched areas have been allowed to continue. The condition of this prime piece of real estate is appalling and the City must resolve to maintain and care for this area. I walked the green recently with our City Engineer and we viewed the deterioration. A picture is word 1,000 words. Please note the condition yourselves. At our last meeting Council voted to request city officials to “give a report relative to the condition of trees and bushes on The Green, also known as Park Square”. I did receive this report this week and it will be coming out to the full council once the subcommittee I chair, Natural Resources, meets to review this document. In summary the report read “Weeding is in need to the extent that a significant effort will be required to restore the beds to their intended condition including planting areas in front of the shrubs and suitable plant material”. In addition, “A joint effort of DPW, OffStreet Parking, as well as Engineering and Vocational High School, has been assigned an effort to evaluate and establish an action plan for planting, watering, weeding, and fertilizing planted areas and objects throughout the city”. I met with the acting head of the DPW and he also confirmed that all dead shrubs and trees will be removed and replaced. His department is conducting an inventory of all of the hanging plants and stationary planters in the downtown area so they will be prepared to supervise plantings next spring. The big news for the Juniper Park students is that the ad hoc committee formed by the School Committee has been meeting and reviewing options for student relocation. The process is still fluid but the choices range from leasing the Russell Elementary School, utilizing the grounds and facilities of the Westfield Boys and Girls Club with some modular classrooms, and using modular classrooms at South Middle, Franklin, or Highland. According to the School Superintendent the decision for the future site should be determined by the end of this month. With winter approaching
LOST AND FOUND Found: Young red and white Springer Spaniel, red collar with blue tag. It has been running around the Washington St/King St area for two weeks or more. 302-5335. (9-16)
hold my breath waiting for this school to be built on that site. Meanwhile, Juniper Park School is still scheduled to close at the end of this school year. The School Committee has created an ad-hoc sub-committee to review potential sites, and make recomDAVID mendations, for a temporary school. I FLAHERTY attended their second meeting Thursday evening and was quite pleased with the way they were openly dealing with the issues, the options, and the concerns of the Juniper Park community. School Committee Members: Ray Diaz, Kevin Sullivan, Cindy Sullivan; Director Ron Rix; and Superintendent Scallion should be commended. If such an open-minded, inclusive, fair process was used when reviewing options and planning for the new school, I think we might have had it built by now. In closing, I’d like to give big thanks to Westfield Bank for once again making a very generous donation to this community. They donated $100,000 to the Senior Center! Thank you very much. Dave Flaherty City Councilor Flaherty.Westfield@gmail.com Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not the staff, editor, or publisher of this publication.
Government Meetings MONDAY, OCTober 6 WESTFIELD License Commission at 6 pm
GRANVILLE Monday Night Meetings at 7:30 pm Planning Board
SOUTHWICK BOS Public Hearing - The Cove at 7 pm
BLANDFORD MARY L. O’CONNELL we are told that gas and electric rates will be sharply increasing. It is time to put the brakes on constant rate increases. The Westfield Gas and Electric collects funds from its ratepayers monthly for deposit in an interest earning Reserve Trust totaling well over $23 million. The average customer cannot save a dime and has had to cut back on everything to simply keep above ground. The Westfield Gas and Electric needs to acknowledge this struggle and absorb any legitimate increases in gas and electric costs this coming heating season. After all, this Reserve is ratepayer money, sort of like our savings account. I have contacted every member of the Gas and Electric Commission urging them to take this approach (using this reserve) to alleviate the burden of steep utility rate increases this 2014/2015 winter season. I hope you will do the same. You can access the Commissioners contact information from the Westfield Gas and Electric web site. www.wgeld.org The Neighborhood Advisory Board (NAB) met this past month on September 15 and we had an extremely substantial agenda. The mission of the Neighborhood Advisory Board (NAB) is to promote positive relationships and mutual respect between the Westfield State University community and the residents of the neighborhoods impacted by university operations. The topics discussed included students smoking tobacco products and marijuana within the Western Avenue neighborhoods, the response to the City of Westfield’s recent request that WSU reconsider their agreement regarding rental of Juniper Park School, (they are
not cancelling the agreement), Westfield State’s new science building, and ideas for expanding exposure of NAB including a possible monthly newsletter during the academic year. The next meeting will take place next month. If you have specific concerns that you would like the university to address please contact one of the board members. The full list is on WSU’s website but some of the other members are Councilors Figy and Hoose, Ken Magarian, Brent Bean and Bob Plasse all of Westfield State. Special thanks go to The Historical Commission and especially Cindy Gaylord for another successful Mechanic Street Cemetery Tour fundraiser. It was incredibly educational and entertaining. The volunteers, portraying many of the early residents of our city were so professional and depicted their subjects well. The funds raised from these tours will be used to preserve and to maintain the cemetery. The Old Burial Grounds was originated in 1600s with the original entrance on Main Street. In the early 1800s the cemetery was enlarged and a Mechanic Street entrance was added. The city’s website has more detailed information on this burial ground (go to Boards and Commissions and then click on Historical Commission). Ward 4 had a huge surprise this week. Apparently the DPW decided that it would be a wonderful idea to paint a double yellow line down Honey Pot Road at 3 a.m. this past week. I had requested that the DPW cut back some of the overhanging tree branches on the street many weeks ago. That, to date has not been done, yet the city has felt compelled to paint
these ghastly double lines along one of the most scenic, rural roads in our city. You cannot make this up. I have received calls from my constituents on Honey Pot. Jim Parker had much to say and this is part of his email (printed with his permission): Mary; We got quite a surprise when we came home last night. Neighbors said the painting took place early (3-5 a.m.) Tuesday morning with Sate Police cruisers managing traffic and a large truck with large crew doing the painting/work. I suspect this work cost a lot of taxpayer dollars. What a waste! You need to come see this for yourself. And you wonder why taxpayers have no confidence in municipal officials when they spend money on projects (clock towers, The Green, etc.) like this! The double yellow line ruins the country look and feel of Honey Pot Rd. A 25 mph speed limit sign at each end of the road would have been much cheaper. Stupid, stupid, stupid! I have been in touch with the DPW over this mistake and they have acknowledged that the lines were painted in error. The contractor hired by the city was to “refresh” currently painted lines but somehow Honey Pot was placed on the city’s list for them to line. It is frustrating and now, until we figure out a solution, this intrusion is something we must live with. Have a wonderful fall season and please remember to mark your calendars for Election Day, November 4. Mary ‘OConnell City Councilor Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not the staff, editor, or publisher of this publication.
Police Department Meeting at 6 pm Zoning Board Meeting at 7 pm
TOLLAND Men’s Coffee at PSC Building at 7:45 am Board of Selectmen at 5 pm
HUNTINGTON Planning Board at 7 pm
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Gov.: Ban travel from Ebola nations By Jonathan Topaz Politico.com Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Friday called on the Obama administration to impose a travel ban on flights to the U.S. from countries with Ebola outbreaks. “We should stop accepting flights from countries that are Ebola stricken,” the Republican governor said in a statement. “President Obama said it was ‘unlikely’ that Ebola would reach the U.S. Well, it has, and we need to protect our people,” he said. “But the Obama administration keeps saying they won’t shut down flights. They instead say we should listen to ‘the experts.’ In fact, they said it would be counterproductive to stop these flights. That statement defies logic. How exactly would stopping the entry of people potentially carrying the Ebola virus be counterproductive? This seems to be an obvious step to protect public health in the United States.” Jindal becomes one of the most prominent voices calling for a travel ban, which the Centers for Disease Control and some public health experts have said is misguided, impractical or both. Rep. Ted Poe (R-Texas) also sent a letter to Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Center for Disease Control, asking the CDC to recommend that the president invoke his authority to impose certain travel restrictions. “The health of our citizens should be the main priority of our government,” said Poe. “Fortunately, there is a law already on the books with the very purpose of containing the spread of diseases into our country. The time to invoke this law to ensure Americans are not exposed to this deadly disease is now, not after the disease is spread even further within our borders.” Earlier Friday, CDC Director Tom Frieden appeared on the morning talk shows to argue that a travel ban likely would “backfire” and make it harder for health officials to fully root out the virus. See Travel Ban, Page 8
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Texas now monitoring 50 closely for Ebola By Susan Levine and Arthur Allen The hospital said in a report released late Thursday night Politico.com that nurses and a physician followed protocols as they evaluTexas health officials are now closely monitoring 50 people ated Duncan for a fever, abdominal pain, headache and in Dallas for Ebola, only 10 of whom are considered high risk. decreased urination. All are possible signs of Ebola as well as None is showing any symptoms, federal and state health numerous other viral illnesses. officials said at a news briefing Friday, although each will But an intake nurse’s notation that Duncan had recently been have to be watched for three full weeks, the length of the incu- in Africa — which should have set off alarms likely leading to bation period for the deadly disease. his isolation in the hospital — was entered into a section of the “All those individuals are doing well,” Texas State Health record that the physician examining him did not see. Because Commissioner David Lakey said. Four are under quarantine, of the way the health record was set up, “the travel history unable to leave the Dallas apartwould not automatically appear ment where the first Ebola in the physician’s standard workpatient had been staying or to flow,” the hospital said. “People have a right to return. have visitors other than the pubBecause of the communicaPeople transiting through could lic health workers coming to tion lapse, Duncan was sent come in. And it would backfire, take their temperature daily. home. Duncan returned on Sept. On Thursday, county and state because by isolating these countries, 28 — via ambulance and in critiofficials had feared that up to cal condition — with full-blown it’ll make it harder to help them, 100 people could be at risk, but Ebola symptoms. He has been they’ve begun to narrow that it will spread more there and, we’d isolated in intensive care ever circle. Ebola is not spread be more likely to be exposed here.” since. through the air, and people are CDC Director Tom Frieden not contagious until they develpushed back Friday on suggesTom Frieden op symptoms, typically within tions that the United States CDC Director eight to 10 days. should limit travel to and from The response team, which West Africa. includes 10 specialists from “Even if we tried to close the CDC, set “a very low bar” for border, it wouldn’t work,” he deciding who to follow, said Beth Bell, director of the agen- told MSNBC on Friday morning. “People have a right to cy’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious return. People transiting through could come in. And it would Diseases. “We’re just being extremely cautious and careful.” backfire, because by isolating these countries, it’ll make it In Washington, Howard University Hospital said a patient is harder to help them, it will spread more there and, we’d be in isolation and being tested for possible Ebola. The person more likely to be exposed here.” had recently traveled in Nigeria, which is not one of Africa’s One more American developed Ebola in Africa this week. hardest-hit countries in the current Ebola outbreak. U.S. hos- NBC announced late Thursday that a cameraman and journalpitals have been advised to err on the side of caution — par- ist based in Liberia, who’d started freelancing for the network ticularly after the Dallas hospital missed the Ebola diagnosis just this week, was ill and would be brought back for treatthe first time Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan came in, ment. As a precaution, the whole NBC crew and the network’s sending him back into the community, where he got critically chief medical editor, Nancy Snyderman, are being flown back sick and may have exposed others in the neighborhood where and put into voluntary isolation. No one else has any symphe was visiting family. toms. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital blamed a flaw in its The three other Americans known to have contracted the electronic records system for its staff’s failure to recognize the disease — who’d all been doing medical missionary work in potential for Ebola and admit Duncan when he arrived in the Liberia — were flown home in August and September and emergency department late Sept. 25. Duncan had only arrived subsequently recovered. days earlier from Liberia, the country at the heart of the epiDallas’ high alert will last at least into November. Frieden demic. said during a CDC TweetChat on Thursday afternoon that an
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all-clear would be declared only “when we’ve seen no new cases for 42 days.” As Frieden put it, “We exhaust the entire chain of possible transmission.” Duncan’s Sept. 19 travel from his home in Liberia should have immediately triggered Texas Health Presbyterian’s concern and prompted his admission for observation. The hospital touted its preparedness during a nationally televised briefing earlier this week, saying a team had just drilled on how to screen and isolate a potential case. Its report also notes that it had “strengthened and deployed updated communicable disease protocols on Sept. 1.” Yet the emergency department intake nurse apparently did not press Duncan further when he answered the question about travel outside the United States. The hospital’s checklist includes a question about a patient’s contact with other sick individuals. “When Mr. Duncan was asked whether he had been around anyone who had been ill, he said that he had not,” the report notes. That answer was contradicted Thursday by witness accounts in Liberia that Duncan had helped to care for Ebola-stricken patients there, including a neighbor who he carried from a taxi. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has sharply criticized his subsequent travel. “The fact that he knew (about his own exposure), and he left the country is unpardonable, quite frankly,” Johnson Sirleaf told Canada’s CBC network. “I just hope that nobody else gets infected.” On Friday, meanwhile, a U.S. Army spokesman announced that more units will deploy to that region to help contain the outbreak, bringing the total number of soldiers responding there to about 3,200 by November. And the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease said Friday that 20 people have already received doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine in its early phase of human trials. Testing on a second vaccine will begin later this month with another group of 20 healthy adult volunteers, an institute spokeswoman said.
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Continued from Page 1 Commission’s) intention is to are coming out of Spruce Street address the whole corridor,” without stopping, right into Sullivan said. “The chief of Western Avenue,” Bean said. police did not say don’t do it, all “Clearly it’s needed. The issue he said is wait.” we’re discussing is a timeline. O’Connell then requested an This is absolutely necessary.” amendment to table the motion Bean then made a motion to to remove from committee to approve the stop sign installation. allow further verification of the “This is something that has status of the Western Avenue been in committee since Feb. 6, project. 2014,” Bean said. “The Traffic Council President Brent Bean Commission makes recommenII relinquished his chair to par- dation, this body makes the laws. ticipate in the evolving discusFlaherty made the motion to sion of the stop sign installation amend the ordinance to install ordinance. the stop sign. The first reading of “This sign is a safety issue. the ordinance amendment was People not familiar with the area, approved on a voice vote.
Aviation Continued from Page 1 advanced degrees,” he said. “There are all kinds of industries in Massachusetts where there is a chronic need for middle skilled folks, jobs that need more than a basic high school education but not a four-year degree.” “The manufacturers are telling us that and we’ve really started working with them and the more we’ve worked on that, the more other industries are saying ‘we have the same problem with that’,” Bialecki said adding that his office and the legislature have worked to bring extra funding for economic development targeted toward addressing these skills gaps. Despite the impending departure of the Patrick administration in January, Bialecki believes the Commonwealth’s industries will continue to grow in western Mass. “I think it is going to tend toward the manufacuturing
Proposal
Continued from Page 1 the Boys & Girls Club is ballparked at $2.267 million over three years, $2.71 million over five and $3.82 million over a decade. The average annual spending for the district would decrease in the Boys & Girls Club option, with the project costing $755,000 per year over three years, $542,000 per year over five years and $382,000 over a decade. It was the introduction of long-term plans that surprised Flaherty the most Thursday night. “Originally people were thinking this might be three years until the new school gets built, but that school isn’t getting built in three years,” he said. “I think looking a little longer term makes sense, but I don’t know if putting a school at the Boys & Girls Club for five years makes any sense. It would take over their whole business.
Sewer
Continued from Page 1 group what the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) mandated regarding the connection of the renovated high school to the town sewers. Currently, there is no sewer line that runs past the school campus. Barry said negotiations took about a year, but the school department and DEP came to an agreement. “We can continue to use the septic with additional monitoring,” said Barry. “We have to install more equipment in the fields – that’s what we do going forward until there’s a connection.” The renovation project includes a pipe from the school to Powder Mill Road. It does not include a pipe that runs by Woodland and Powder Mill schools. Members of the board wondered if that would be a cost to taxpayers. “We see that as a district cost,” Barry said. “We think we could use unexpended CIP (capital improvement) funds to get that connection done so that there’s no cost to the taxpayers.” Barry said the DEP agreement buys the town time to get the school connected to the sewer. Once that connection is made, the neighborhood can be connected. “They know what this costs,” said Barry. “There isn’t a strict deadline for when this will happen, just the expectation that it will.” As long as the septic system holds up, the school can remain using that system until the sewer connection is made but Brown said that the septic system is failing and the connection must be made.
side, but that is true within industries, as well. It doesn’t mean you won’t see life sciences here,” he said. “In fact, a lot of the precision machining shops in the area increasingly are making stuff for medical devices. A lot of these companies are focused on aerospace and aviation, but a lot of the stuff they do, a lot of the precision in metals and plastics, is required for medical devices.” “It’s very exciting,” he said. “Westfield, we see you, we know what you’re doing. It’s fantastic and we want to work with you to help you thrive and grow.”
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Student of the Week WESTFIELD — Jonathan B. Carter, Principal of Westfield High School, announced that Junior Maksim Shtyba and Senior Ben Edwards were presented with the Westfield High School Student of the Week Award. The award is presented to students who embody characteristics valued at Westfield High School and have demonstrated caring, compassion, courage, effort, honesty, integrity, kindness, leadership, positive attitude, respect and/or teamwork.
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RELIGIOUS LISTINGS Montgomery Community Church Main Rd PO Box 309 Montgomery,MA 01085 Pastor Howard R. Noe Ph. # 413-862-3284 If you travelled Main Road last Friday between 7:15 and 9 PM you would have encountered a movie being shown from the lawn in front of the Montgomery Community Church. We watched “ Heaven is for real”. All present enjoyed the movie with great popcorn and friends. This Sunday Service will be in the church in Montgomery at 9 AM. The message for the next three weeks will be based on what God’s Word explains about worship. Following the service we will head to the Witter’s home at 290 Cummington Rd.,Worthington for a covered dish and the making of fresh apple cider. All are invited for a great time of fellowship. Women’s study meets on Tuesdays at the Pastor’s house @ 10 am. The ladies are studying Leviticus and Numbers.
Men’s Bible study will be at the pastor’s home at 1126 Huntington Rd. Russell, MA. (Crescent Mills) The study will be Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM. We are studying 2 Peter and Jude.
O.A. Meeting, 7:00 PM - A.A. 12 Step Meeting; October11 - SATURDAY: Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open 9 – 1:00 PM.; COMING OCT. 25: PUMPKIN CARVING/SPAGETTI DINNER, Call Ashley for reservations at (413) 579-2110.
Southwick Congregational Church United Church of Christ 488 College Highway – P.O. Box 260 – Southwick, MA 01077 413-569-6362 10/05/14 –10/11/14 Rev. Bart Cochran - Minister October 5, 2014 - 10:00 AM– Worship Service – Communion , Voice Choir; Nursery Available; 11:00 AM Coffee Hour; 2:00 PM O.A. Meeting; - October 7, TUESDAY – 6:30 PM Bell Choir; 7:00 PM Boy Scout ; October 8, WEDNESDAY –9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop –Open; 7:00 PM - Voice Choir - October 9, THURSDAY – 6:30 PM Mid-Week Service, 7:00 pm – All Church meeting; October 10, FRIDAY – 9:00 AM -1:00 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – Open; 6:00 PM
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. 5 The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecos 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist 11:15 Christian Formation for all ages
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Advent Christian Church 11 Washington Street Westfield, MA 01085 Phone: (413) 568-1020 Email: info@westfieldadventchristian.com www.westfieldadventchristian.com Pastor Merle Beal Sunday: 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m. Praise and Worship Service Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Bible Study Friday: 6:30-8:00 p.m. Youth Group for grades 5-8 Baha’i Community of Westfield Sundays - 10 a.m. to 12 noon worship and study classes for children and adults at Daniel Jordan Baha’i School in March Memorial Chapel, Springfield College. Open to the public. The second and fourth Fridays of every month at 7 p.m. Westfield study and discussion meetings Call 568-3403. Central Baptist Church 115 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-0429 Email:cbcabc@comcast.net website: http://www.centralbaptist churchwestfield.com The Rev. Tom Rice, Interim Pastor Adult Sunday School - 9:00am Sunday School - 10 a.m. Sunday - Worship Hour - 10-11a.m. Christ Church United Methodist 222 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077 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
Third Wednesday - 12 noon - Ladies Aid Potluck Luncheon & Meeting Fourth Sunday - 11:15 a.m. - Adult Study Program led by Rev. Patrick McMahon. Holy Family Parish 5 Main Street Russell, MA 01071 Rectory Phone: 413-862-4418 Office Phone: 413-667-3350 Rev. Ronald F. Sadlowski, Pastor Deacon David Baillargeon Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil 5 p.m. Sunday 8:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m. Daily Mass: 8 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Communion Prayer Service: 8 a.m. Thursday Confession: Saturday 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. and Sunday 7:30 to 8 a.m. Handicapped accessible Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church 335 Elm St., Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Rene Parent, M.S., Pastor Rev. Luke Krzanowski, M.S., Assistant Phone - (413) 568-1506 Weekend Masses - Saturday - 4 p.m. Sunday - 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. (Polish), and 10:30 a.m. Weekday Masses - Monday-Friday, 12:10 p.m. Also First Friday - 7 p.m. Holy Hour of Adoration Thursday, 6 pm. Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturdays - 3 to 3:45 p.m. or by appointment Baptisms by appointment, please call the office. Hope Community Church 152 South Westfield Street Feeding Hills, MA. 01030 413.786.2445 Pastor Brad Peterson Sunday morning worship begins at 10 a.m. Contemporary worship, life oriented messages, from the Bible, nursery and children’s church available, classes for all ages. Weekly home groups and Bible studies, active youth group, special activities for families, men, women, and children. For more information, call the church office 413-786-2445, weekdays between 9 a.m. and noon. Please leave a message any other time. Valley Community Church and Agawam Church of The Bible merged May 2010 to become Hope Community Church Huntington Evangelical Church 22 Russell Road, Huntington, MA 01050 Rev. Charles Cinelli Phone - (413) 667-5774 Sundays - Adult Sunday School - 9 a.m., Sanctuary; Worship Service - 10:15 a.m.; Sanctuary; Children’s Church 10:15 a.m., (downstairs during second half service). Mondays - Ladies Bible Study - 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays - Women’s Guild, the 2nd Tuesday of every month in Chapel on the Green; Ladies Bible Study, (all but second Tuesday), 7 p.m., Chapel on the Green. Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 117 Southwick Road, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone (413) 568-1780 English: Wednesday & Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Sunday 10-11:46 a.m. & 12:30-2:15 p.m. Russian: Thursday - 7-8:45 p.m.; Saturday 4-5:45 p.m. Montgomery Community Church Main Road-Montgomery, MA Pastor Howard R. Noe Phone - (413) 862-3284 Office Nondenominational Services every Sunday 9-10 a.m., with Coffee Fellowship following all services. Weekly Men and Women’s Bible Studies available. Mountain View Baptist Church 310 Apremont Way Holyoke, MA 01040 Pastor Chad E. Correia 413-532-0381 Email: http://www.mvbaptist.com Sunday Morning Worship - 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday School & Adult Study - 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting & Bible Study - 7 p.m. Thursday - Visitation & Soul Winning - 6:30 p.m. Saturday - Buss Calling & Soul Winning - 10 a.m. New Life Christian Center of the Westfield Assemblies of God 157 Dartmouth Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. Wayne Hartsgrove, Pastor Phone - (413) 568-1588 Sunday - 9:30 a.m., Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Adult Bible Study and activities for youth of all ages,Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Service - 6 p.m. New Life Worship Center 118 Meadow Street Westfield, MA 01085 413-562-0344 http://www.nlwcofwestfield.org Pastor Gene C. Pelkey Sundays - 10 a.m. - Worship and Sunday School. Wednesdays - 7 p.m. - Bible Study. Men’s and Ladies prayer groups (call for schedules) Changed Into His Image Class (call for schedules) Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish 127 Holyoke Road Westfield, MA 01085 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 489 Westfield, MA 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.
Weekdays: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 8:30 a.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. Penance/confession: Saturdays 4:15-4:45; Wed. before 7 p.m. Mass and by appointment. Baptisms: Sundays at 11:15 a.m. Arrange with Pastor and a pre- Baptism meeting is scheduled. Marriage: Arrangements should be made with pastor prior to any reception arrangements as early as one year in advance Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: 1st Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Marian Cenacle of Prayer: Saturdays 7:30-8:30 Charismatic Prayer Meeting: Thursdays 7 p.m. St. Jude Novena after Wednesday 7 p.m. Mass Miraculous Medal Novena after Tuesday morning Mass Chapel of Divine Mercy, Litany, Rosary, Friday 3-3:34 Home and hospital visits. Please call rectory Anointing of the Sick. Please call the pastor Prayer Line: for special intentions. Call Marian at 569-6244 Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:15 a.m. at rectory meeting room Pilgrim Evangelical Covenant Church 605 Salmon Brook Street, Route 10 and 202, Granby, CT 06035 Rev. Dennis Anderson, Pastor Phone: (860) 653-3800 Fax: (860) 653-9984 Handicap Accessible. Schedule: Sunday School - 9 am, Adult - Youth - Children. Sunday Praise and Worship - 10:30 a.m., Infant and toddler care available. Men’s Group Fellowship Breakfast - 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., the 2nd Saturday of each month. Call for a Youth Group schedule of events. You can visit us on the web at: http://www.pilgrimcovenantchurch.org. Pioneer Valley Assembly of God Huntington, MA 01050 Rev. Toby Quirk Phone - (413) 667-3196 Sunday - 10 a.m. - Service of Worship Weekly Bible Study. Call for information. Pioneer Valley Baptist Church 265 Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Phone - (413) 562-3376 Pastor James Montoro Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus transportation for those in need of transportation. Just call us at 562-3376. Pioneer Valley Baptist Church 265 Ponders Hollow Road, Westfield, MA 01085 (corner of Tannery and Shaker Road) Phone - (413) 562-3376 Pastor James Montoro Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Service – 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service – 7 p.m. We provide bus transportation for those in need of transportation. Just call us at 562-3376. Psalms Springs Deliverance Ministries 141 Meadow Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-1612 Pastor Sharon Ingram Sunday School - 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11 a.m. Wednesdays - Childrens reading hour, 5 to 6 p.m. with Pastor, 4 to 10 years old. Wednesday Evening - 7 p.m. - Bible Study & Deliverance Service Friday - Y.E.S. - Youth Excellence Services, 13 years old and up. Russell Community Church Main Street, Russell 01071 Rev. Jimmy Metcalf, Pastor Sunday - 9 a.m. - Sunday School, all ages - Fellowship, parsonage; 10 a.m. - Family Worship; 6 p.m. - Youth Fellowship, parsonage. Tuesday - 7 p.m. - AA Meeting; Family Bible Class, parsonage. Wednesday - 9 a.m. - Women’s Prayer Fellowship, parsonage. Friday - 7:30 p.m. - AA Meeting. St. John’s Lutheran Church 60 Broad Street Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 568-1417 http://stjohnswestfield.com Pastor Christopher A. Hazzard Sunday - Adult Bible Study and Summer Sunday School (Preschool - High School) 8:45 A.M. Sunday Worship 10 A.M. Tune in to the taped broadcast of our Worship Service over WHYN (.560 on your AM radio dial) at 7:30 on Sunday morning. 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
Thursday 6:30 PM T.O.P.S. Friday 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 6 PM O.A. Meeting 7:30 PM A.A. 12 Step Meeting Saturday 9-1 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – open 9 AM Zumba St. Joseph’s Polish National Catholic Church 73 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Social Center: Clinton Avenue Father Sr. Joseph Soltysiak, Pastor Phone - (413) 562-4403 Email - Soltysiak@comcast.net Fax - (413) 562-4403 Sunday Masses - 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Summer Schedule - 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sunday School - 9 a.m., social center Catechism Classes: Monday evenings Daily and Holy Day Masses as announced For more information & links: PNCC.org St. Mary’s Church 30 Bartlett Street, Westfield, MA 01085 Phone - (413) 562-5477 http://www.St.MarysofWestfield.com Rev. Brian F. McGrath, pastor Rev. Christopher Fedoryshyn, Parochial Vicar Rev. Daniel Brunton, in Residence Deacon Pedro Rivera Deacon Roger Carrier Weekday Mass - Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. Holy Day Masses - 4 p.m. on the eve before, 8:30 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. (bilingual) Confessions Saturdays, 2:30-3:30 p.m. (lower church) Saturday Mass - 4 p.m. Sunday Mass - 7, 8:30 and 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. All Masses are in the upper church, the 11:30 a.m. is in Spanish Handicapped accessible, elevator located to the right of the main entrance. Adoration and Benediction - Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. St. Mary’s Elementary School (Pre-K-8) (413) 568-2388 St. Mary’s High School (9-12) - (413) 568-5692 Office of Religious Education - (413) 568-1127 St. Vincent de Paul outreach to the poor and needy - (413) 568-5619 St. Peter & St. Casimir Parish 22 State Street Westfield, MA 01085 Rev. William H. Wallis, Pastor Parish Office - 413-568-5421 Mass schedule Daily Mon.-Thurs. - 7:15 a.m. Saturday Mass - 4 p.m. Saturday Confessions - 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Sunday Mass- 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Temple Beth El Worship Services Sunday - Thursday Evening, 7 p.m. Friday evening, 6 p.m. Saturday evening, 5 p.m. Monday-Friday morning, 7 a.m. Saturday morning, 9:30 a.m. Sunday and Holiday morning, 8 a.m. Ongoing Monday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), 3:15 p.m. Tuesday afternoons - B’Yachad (Hebrew High School) 6:30 p.m.; Parshat ha Shove study group, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoons - Learning Center (Religious School), 3:15 p.m.; Youth Chorale, 5:15 p.m. Thursday evenings - Boy Scout Troop #32 meets at 7:30 p.m. Friday mornings - “Exploring our Prayers” with Rabbi, 7 a.m. Unitarian Universalist Society of Greater Springfield 245 Porter Lake Drive, Springfield, MA 01106 Rev. Georganne Greene, Minister http://www.uuspringfield.orgPhone (413) 736-2324 Handicap accessible. Sunday - 9 AM First Hour Forum Sunday - 10:30 AM Worship Service, religious education and nursery for children Thursday - 7:30 PM Choir Rehearsal Monthly UNI Coffeehouse Concerts. Check uNicoffeehouse. org United Church of Christ Second Congregational Church 487 Western Avenue, P.O. Box 814, Westfield, MA 01086 http://www.secondchurchwestfield.org E-mail: office@secondchurchwestfield.org Office hours: Tuesday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Closed Monday. 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
7:00 pm Dixieland Stomp Concert Monday, Oct. 6 8-9 pm AA Meeting Tuesday, Oct. 7 9:30am – 5:30 pm Farm Share Pickup 10 am Music Together 6:00 pm Healing & Holy Eucharist 6:45 pm Tavern Theology Wed., Oct. 8 Noon Healing & Holy Eucharist 7-8:30 pm OA Meeting 7-9 pm Westfield Girls’ Lacrosse Thursday, Oct. 9 10 am Music Together 4:30 pm Music Together 4:30-5:30 pm WW Meeting 7:30-9 pm NA Meeting Friday, Oct. 10 7 pm West Coast Swing Dance Class Saturday, Oct. 11 11:00- 12:30 AA Women’s Fellowship 4 pm A Mélange of Melody Music Concert Sunday, Oct. 12 The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist 11:15 Christian Formation for all ages First Congregational Church of Westfield 18 Broad Street Westfield MA 01085 Rev. Elva Merry Pawle, Pastor Sara Popp, Church School Director Allan Taylor, Minister of Music Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 –1 568-2833 Email:Office@ churchonthegreen.org www.churchonthegreen.org Worship Service: Sundays 10 AM Fellowship Hour 11:00 AM Childcare Available -Handicap Accessible This Week at First Church Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 9:00 AM Choir Rehearsal 9:30 AM Music Committee Meeting/Parlor 10:00 AM Worship Service 11:15 AM Choir Rehearsal Monday, Oct. 6, 2014 7:00 PM No Line Dancing Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014 5:30PM- 7:00PM People to People/Joanna Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 1:00 PM Bible Study Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 1:00PM Women’s Fellowship 4:30PM-5:30PM Carrie Meeting
First Congregational Church of Westfield offers Annual Colonial Harvest Dinner WESTFIELD — Colonial Harvest Dinner-First Congregational Church of Westfield will hold its Annual Colonial Harvest Dinner on Saturday, October 25 at 5:30pm. The meal will consist of Roast Pork with stuffing and gravy, applesauce, potatoes, Winter Vegetables, Rolls and Butter, homemade dessert, Coffee or Tea. The Cost is $12.00 for Adults, Children under 10 are free. Please call the Church office 568-2833 for Tickets. The Church is located at 18 Broad Street, Westfield.
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Catholic Women’s Club to host ‘Living Rosary’ AGAWAM — The Catholic Women’s Club of Agawam will hold their Annual “Living Rosary” at the time of their next meeting on Tuesday October 14,2014. The Rosary will begin at 6:00 P.M. and take place in St. John the Evegenlist Church, located at 833 Main Street in Agawam ,MA. A brief meeting for the Catholic Women’s Club will follow in The Parish Center, and refreshments will also be served.
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Stuffed roast pork dinner Grace Episcopal Church, 156 Springfield St.Chicopee invite you to their monthly dinner on Sat. Oct.18th at 5:30. Our stuffed roast pork dinner includes potato,vegeta ble,applesauce,beverage & fall dessert. Adults $12.00, Under 10 $6.00. Feel free to leave a message for Joan 413592-3596 or Sally 413-5920571. Mark your calendar for our tag and bake sale along with a great lunch menu on Nov. 8th from 9 to 3.
RELIGIOUS LISTINGS UCC Second Congregational Church Westfield MA 01085 (413) 568-7557 Sunday, Oct. 5 9:00 am - Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am - Communion Worship and Sunday School 11:00 am - Coffee Fellowship Monday, Oct. 6 Office Closed Tuesday, Oct. 7 10:00 am - TOPS 6:30 - Finance Wednesday , Oct. 8 6:30 pm - Choir Rehearsal Thursday, Oct. 9 Noon - Bible Study Friday, Oct. 10 7:30 pm - AA 7:30 pm - Al-Anon Saturday, Oct. 11 4:00 - AA
Funds Continued from Page 2 10 times a year,” she said. “You just can’t beat the service.” She said on Memorial Day weekend, her flight home from Washington was canceled and she and two others from the New York area rented a car. She reached the Westchester airport at 2:55 a.m., called Park 2 Fly and was picked up in 10 minutes, she said. “You wouldn’t find that anywhere else,” she said. On Wednesday morning, the typical customer spent four minutes handing over his or her car, 15 seconds walking to the shuttle bus and about eight minutes on the back roads to the airport. There was almost no wait time and the bus often carried just one passenger. There are 20 employees including a few students, said manager Jorry Dorelian. The clientele is a mix of business and pleasure travelers, said Smeraglino, including families heading for the Orlando theme parks, “usually in August, right before school starts.” Sister Judy Brownell, one of two nuns from Montrose who were flying to San Antonio for a conference, said Park 2 Fly is “very convenient. It eliminates the need to have people drive you and pick you up at odd hours.” “I felt even better about it when I heard about the scholarships,” she said. The college got into the park-and-fly business a few years ago when it brought its parking services under the umbrella of the association. A professor, Bill Guerrero, asked his class to work on a business plan using the 1,000 or so parking spots that were vacant every day. The county-owned airport was getting busier, but expansion was constrained by neighbors’ noise concerns and a nearby reservoir. Park 2 Fly has a “professional” relationship with the county, said Westchester spokesman Phil Oliva. He said the county works with Purchase and the airport parking garage “to make sure that ample, safe and affordable parking is available for all residents and all travelers who use the county airport.” Besides the airport garage, there’s competition from the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, which allows the public to park and use the hotel shuttle for about $5 a day. There’s no valet parking, however, and no service between 10:45 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. As for the future, Purchase Park 2 Fly has room to expand and has begun offering valet parking for gala events at the oncampus Performing Arts Center. It also offers charging stations for cars with electric batteries.
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Southwick Congregational Church offers Holly Bazaar SOUTHWICK — The Southwick Congregational Church, 488 College Highway is having their annual Holly Bazaar on Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Crafters are invited to rent a table space. If you are interested please call 413-262-1959 for more information and a registration form.
WESTFIELD — You are invited! A new group has formed at St. Mary’s Church. The Saint Mary’s Women’s Group will be having a monthly meeting based on God’s Word on the third Tuesday of each month from September through May. Every month will have a different topic. These evenings will be a time to connect with other Christian women for fellowship, scripture reading, reflection, and discussion. This is an opportunity to spend a few moments with the women in our church and community to support and encourage each other on our life’s journey. This group is open to women of all ages. Our next meeting will be October 21st from 7- 8:30 pm and the topic will be the Canaanite Woman’s Faith from Matthew 15:21-28. We will meet in the St. Mary’s parish center at 86 Mechanic St. in Westfield. Light refreshments are provided. Bibles will be available, or you can bring your own. Questions may be directed to Joanne at 568-1127. Ecclesiastes 4:9 - Two are better off than one, because they can help each other succeed.
Yom Kippur Services WESTFIELD — Congregation Ahavas Achim will have Yom Kippur Services at the Westfield State University Interfaith Center. Rabbi Joyce Galaski will be officiating and Cantor Avi Davis will be our cantor this year. Yom Kippur services will be on Friday, October 3
Church groundbreaking Over 100 people were in attendance Saturday at the Pioneer Valley Baptist Church groundbreaking service, including Westfield Ward 5 City Councilor Robert Paul, general contractor Joe Beatty, church member Roger Toffolon and church member/deacon William Scott. They all turned the ground to signify the official commencement of the groundbreaking for building expansion. Pastor James Montoro led the congregation in an appropriate hymn, “To God Be the Glory” to close the ceremony. at 7:15 p.m. followed by the Kol Nidre service. The morning Yom Kippur service is Saturday, October 4 at 10:00 a.m., followed by the Yizkor Memorial Service. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement and Remembrance and a day of fasting. Yom Kippur family closing service is on Saturday, October 4 at 5:00 p.m. and a Break-TheFast potluck dinner after the closing service. You may note additional police presence during the high holidays. The additional security was made possible by a grant from the Jewish Endowment Foundation at the request of the Jewish Federation to help provide ensure the safety of our congregation during services. New members are always welcome to join. For more information contact Fran at
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Holy Trinity, Westfield, Rosary Society Fall Craft & Vendor Fair WESTFIELD — Crafters and vendors are wanted for our Fair to be held on Saturday, December 6, 2014 in the Holy Trinity Parish Hall, 331 Elm St., Westfield, MA from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reserve a table for $25.00 (non-refund-able) by calling Mary Jane Smith for an application at 413-244-5271 or email at mjs9456@cs.com . We hope to make this year’s event better than ever!
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Frieden added that the only way to eliminate Americans’ risk to Ebola is to stop the virus “at the source” — meaning West Africa. Health officials continue to screen up to 100 people in Texas in connection with Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan, who is in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Duncan flew to the U.S. on Sept. 19, but the CDC said he was screened in Monrovia before his flight and showed no symptoms of Ebola. Individuals flying from West Africa are screened for symptoms of Ebola before flying, but Frieden conceded that these tests are not perfect. The top health official has said repeatedly that he is confident the CDC will successfully contain the virus in the U.S. In Washington, D.C., Howard University Hospital on Friday also confirmed that it has isolated a patient who recently traveled to Nigeria for potential Ebola-like symptoms. Nigeria has not had a new Ebola case in nearly a month. Meanwhile, White House press secretary Josh Earnest told reporters on Friday afternoon that the White House is not currently considering a travel ban, according to a pool report. The spokesman praised the “sophisticated multi-layer screening system” at airports in West Africa and said that on-board personnel have also been trained to identify potential symptoms.
Robert Somers WESTFIELD — Lt. Col. (Ret.) Robert C. Somers, passed away October 1, 2014 at Noble Hospital at the age of 91. Born in Auburn he was the son of the late Warren and Albertine (Gallant) Somers. Bob was a WWII Fighter Pilot. He enlisted as an aviation cadet in 1943, learning to fly in a Stearman Bi-Plane and ending his military career flying the F-100 Super Sabre. He served full-time in the 104TH Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard, also serving as the Comptroller, retiring in 1979. Col. Somers received his Master’s Degree in Political Science from Auburn University while stationed in Alabama attending the Air Force War College. He was a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus in Westfield becoming Grand Knight. He was a devoted communicant of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Westfield, which was like a second family to him. He served every day in his capacities as Sacristan, Lector, and Eucharistic Minister. He will be sorely missed. He was predeceased by his wife of 69 years, his high school sweetheart, Olive “Babe” Somers. He leaves his daughter, Donna Somers Peterson and her husband Everett Peterson of Southampton. Also his grandchildren, Ryan S. Peterson and his wife, Jennifer of Southampton, Scott G. Peterson of Westfield and Daniel J. Peterson of Worcester, all of whom he cherished, along with his great grandson, Dillon S. Peterson. He leaves also his sister-in-law Audrey Giles of Westfield. The burial will be private and there are no calling hours.
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Olive Somers WESTFIELD: Olive “Babe” (Giles) Somers passed away September 25, 2014 at the Governor’s Center, at the age of 90. Born in Worcester, she was the daughter of the late Mary Louise and Arthur Giles of Worcester. She grew up in Auburn and after marrying her high school sweetheart, eventually settled in Westfield, where her husband of 69 years, Robert, was a longtime fighter pilot for the 104TH Fighter Wing, Air National Guard. “Babe” was a devoted mom and “Gramma” and always had a smile for everyone. She leaves her daughter, Donna Somers Peterson and her husband Everett Peterson of Southampton, MA, Also her beloved grandchildren, Ryan S. Peterson and his wife, Jennifer of Southampton, Scott G. Peterson of Westfield, and Daniel J. Peterson of Worcester, along with her great grandson, Dillon S. Peterson. She also leaves her sister, Audrey I. Giles of Westfield. “Babe” was a communicant of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Westfield. The burial will be private and there are no calling hours. Donations in her name may be made to the Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, 127 Holyoke Rd. Westfield, MA 01085. www.firtionadams.com
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Minnechaug goes airborne for one of several catches in Friday Westfield attempts to halt the Minnechaug Falcons’ high-flying attack Friday night. (Photo by Chris Putz) night’s football game against host Westfield. (Photo by Chris Putz) Southwick’s Bailey Emerson, left, battles Frontier Regional’s Andy Habel during yesterday’s game in Southwick. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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Falcons soar past WHS By Chris Putz Staff Writer WESTFIELD – After losing two straight road games, the Westfield High School football team was seeking some good old-fashioned home cooking. The Minnechaug Falcons spoiled that. Minnechaug dominated Westfield 42-13 Friday night at Bullens Field, sending the Bombers to their third straight loss. It was Westfield’s home opener following a seasonopening win at Amherst, followed by consecutive road losses against West Springfield and Putnam. Minnechaug raced out to a 13-0 lead with two touch-
Westfield’s offense attempts to churn out some yardage against the Minnechaug defense Friday night at Bullens Field. (Photo by Chris Putz)
Southwick’s Matt Lecrenski, right, gets a foot on the ball as Frontier Regional’s Jamie Bunder moves in during Friday’s game in Southwick. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Southwick vs. Agawam Southwick Captain Kathryn Corey, left, pushes forward as Agawam’s Madison Gabel moves in during Friday’s game in Agawam. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
down passes in the first 3 minutes, 51 seconds of the opening quarter. Westfield turned over the ball on its first two series – an interception and a fumble – leading to one of the scores. Westfield held Minnechaug after the second turnover. The Bombers cut the lead nearly in half with a 35-yard touchdown run from Cody Neidig 10 seconds into the second quarter. The turning point came in the second quarter when two Westfield trips around the red zone netted zero points, thanks to some stout Minnechaug defense. The Falcons extended their lead just before halftime on a 44-yard touchdown pass. The Bombers’ trailed at the half, 22-6. Minnechaug poured it on in the second half, scoring three more TDs. Westfield scored a touchdown late in the game, following a long run from sopho-
more quarterback Austin St. Pierre and a one-yard touchdown plunge. GIRLS’ SOCCER St. Mary 2, Franklin Tech 0 The St. Mary High School girls’ soccer team truly did thank God Friday … for a victory. The St. Mary Saints received goals from Alison Stanlewicz and Aisling Butler (from Miranda Arena), and a shutout in net from Francesca Depergola (18 saves) at Westfield Middle School North. LATE RESULTS GIRLS’ JV SOCCER Amherst 3, Southwick 0 Kayla Bergendale delivered a fantastic tough-luck loss in goal for Southwick, racking up 11 saves. Rams’ Velida Madera and Aidan Brown were solid on the front line.
Southwick’s Brandon Castor, right, gets the header against a Frontier Regional defender. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
Southwick forward Esther Kang, right, battles Agawam’s Madeline Provost during Friday’s game in Agawam. (Photo
Southwick forward Sydney Rogers, left, goes toe-to-toe with Agawam goal tender Brianna Taft and senior defender Jennifer Stempel during the first half of Friday’s game in Agawam. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES SATURDAY Oct. 4
MONDAY Oct. 6
Tuesday Oct. 7
WEDNESDAY Oct. 8
THURSDAY Oct. 9
FRIDAY Oct. 10
GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Longmeadow, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY at Longmeadow, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. East Longmeadow, 5 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY at Longmeadow, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBLL vs. East Longmeadow, 6:15 p.m.
GOLF (PVIAC) CHAMPIONSHIPS at Franconia GC, 10 a.m. BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:15 p.m. JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:15 p.m. FOOTBALL vs. Longmeadow, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.
WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOLF vs. Belchertown, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER at Minnechaug, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Minneachaug, 4 p.m. JV FOOTBALL at Minnechaug, Spec Pond, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Southwick, 5 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Southwick, 6:15 p.m.
GOLF at Agawam, 3 p.m. JV GOLF at Agawam, 3 p.m. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at West Springfield, 3:45 p.m. BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at West Springfield, 3:45 p.m. JV BOYS’ SOCCER at West Springfield, 5 p.m. GYMNASTICS at Agawam, 6 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER at West Springfield, Clark Field, 7 p.m.
GOLF vs. Northampton, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m. JV GOLF at East Longmeadow, Elmcrest CC, 3 p.m.
SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND-GRANVILLE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 11 a.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. South Hadley, 11 a.m.
GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hampshire, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Hampshire, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m. JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Westfield, 5 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY vs. Holyoke, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Westfield, 6:15 p.m.
GOLF vs. Westfield Voc-Tech, 3 p.m. BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY TRI-MEET at West Springfield, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY TRI-MEET at West Springfield, 3:45 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY at Granby, 3:45 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m. JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Easthampton, Nonotuck Park, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ SOCCER at Mahar, 4 p.m. JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Mahar, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Holyoke, Ashley Res./Elks Club, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Holyoke, Ashley Res./ Elks Club, 3:45 p.m.
GOLF vs. Westfield Voc-Tech, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER at Westfield Voc-Tech, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Franklin Tech, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Franklin Tech, 3:45 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER at Commerce, 4 p.m.
JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ware, 4 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ware, 5 p.m. JV FIELD HOCKEY at Turners Falls, 5:30 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY at Turners Falls, 7 p.m.
GOLF vs. Hampshire, Edgewood CC, 3 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 4 p.m. JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Athol, 4 p.m. JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian School, 4 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY vs. Cathedral, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Pioneer Valley Christian School, First Baptist Community Center, 5:15 p.m.
JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 4 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Granby, 6 p.m.
GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hopkins, 3:30 p.m. JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Hopkins, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF vs. Easthampton, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER at McCann Tech, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke Catholic, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.
GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Pioneer Valley Regional, Westfield Middle School North, 4 p.m.
WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL GOLF at St. Mary, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. St. Mary, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.
GOLF at Southwick, Edgewood GC, 3 p.m. BOYS’ SOCCER at Smith Voke, 4 p.m.
BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Greenfield, Bullens Field, 6 p.m.
GOLF vs. Monson, East Mt. CC, 3 p.m. GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Pathfinder, Jachym Field, 4
GOLF (PVIAC) CHAMPIONSHIPS, Site/Time TBD BOYS’ SOCCER at Ware, 4 p.m.
WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY SCHEDULES Westfield State University Men’s and Women’s 2014 Cross Country Schedule
Westfield State 2014 Women’s Soccer Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT
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at Mass. Maritime at Elms College SALEM STATE at Western New England MCLA at Worcester State at Keene State FRAMINGHAM STATE MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals MASCAC Tournament Semifinals MASCAC Championship
OCTOBER 4 - OPEN OCTOBER 11 - James Earley Invitational @Stanley Park, Westfield, MA OCTOBER 18 – Connecticut College Invitational @New London, CT OCTOBER 25 - OPEN NOVEMBER 1 – MASCAC/New England Alliance Championships @MCLA NOVEMBER 8 - ECAC Division III Championships @Westfield State University NOVEMBER 15 – NCAA New England Division III Championships @Williams College 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. 4 Wednesday Oct. 8 Saturday 2:30
MASS. MARITIME at Endicott College Oct. 11
6:00 7:00 at Salem State 1:30 6:00 11:00 a.m. 7:00 12:00
Saturday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday
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at MCLA at Rhode Island College WORCESTER STATE WESTERN CONNECTICUT at Framingham State
Tuesday Friday Semifinals Sunday
Nov. 4 Nov. 7
MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals MASCAC Tournament
Nov. 9
MASCAC Championship
Westfield State University 2014 Volleyball Schedule DATE DAY Wednesday Oct. 8 Friday Oct. 10 Saturday Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Tuesday Saturday Oct. 18 Wednesday Oct. 22 Oct. 24 Friday Saturday Oct. 25
OPPONENT AMHERST Tom Hay Invitational @Springfield vs. Springfield vs. Vassar Tom Hay Invitational @Springfield vs. Clarkson vs. Smith at Salem State MASS MARITIME Mass. M vs. Pine Manor PINE MANOR MCLA Hall of Fame Invitational @Smith/Amherst Hall of Fame Invitational @Smith/Amherst
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Oct. 4 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 8
at Southern Maine 2:30 FITCHBURG STATE 7:00 FRAMINGHAM STATE 12:00 at Smith College 7:00 at Worcester State 7:00 at Keene State 6:00 SALEM STATE 7:00 MOUNT HOLYOKE 7:00 at Western Connecticut 7:00 Little East Conference Tournament Quarterfinals Little East Conference Tournament Semifinals Little East Conference Tournament Championship Game
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Westfield State University 2014 Men’s Golf FALL Schedule DAY
Westfield State University 2014 Field Hockey Schedule DAY
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ECAC Championships 12:00 Crumpin Fox Golf Club, Bernardston, Mass. ECAC Championships 12:00 Crumpin Fox Golf Club, Bernardston, Mass.
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PLYMOUTH STATE at Framingham State at Mass. Maritime BRIDGEWATER STATE
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Williams Invitational Wellesley Invitational
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QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers
HOT TOPICS: 3 ISSUES GENERATING A BUZZ
SPEED FREAKS
The drive for 5
A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves
Associated Press / NICK WASS
Jeff Gordon has rediscovered his “game face.” Do you really think Jeff Gordon can finally get that fifth championship?
GODSPEAK: He’s deep in the hunt, and he should be hungry; it’s been a while since No. 4. KEN’S CALL: This new format was built for him. Hang around, hang around, go big at Homestead. No problem.
GODSPEAK: His car is so fast, he may go into a time warp, like Marty McFly. Back to the future! KEN’S CALL: He’ll be out front on the last lap at Homestead, then get hit by a meteor.
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CUP POINTS 1. Brad Keselowski 1. Joey Logano 1. Kevin Harvick 1. Jimmie Johnson 1. Jeff Gordon 1. Kyle Busch 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1. Matt Kenseth 1. Ryan Newman 1. Carl Edwards 1. Denny Hamlin 1. Kasey Kahne 13. AJ Allmendinger 14. Kurt Busch 15. Greg Biffle 16. Aric Almirola 17. Kyle Larson 18. Clint Bowyer 19. Jamie McMurray 20. Paul Menard 21. Austin Dillon 22. Brian Vickers 23. Marcos Ambrose 24. Martin Truex Jr. 25. Casey Mears 26. Tony Stewart 27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 28. Danica Patrick 29. Justin Allgaier 30. David Gilliland 31. Michael Annett 32. David Ragan 33. Cole Whitt 34. Reed Sorenson 35. Alex Bowman 36. Josh Wise 37. Ryan Truex 38. Michael McDowell 39. Travis Kvapil 40. Jeff Burton
3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 2,077 2,073 2,072 2,061 859 817 805 781 779 765 702 679 653 639 613 597 515 446 422 409 401 395 345 343 193 178 173 87
Well, any surprises? No, but maybe that in itself is sorta surprising. With 16 “playoff teams” at the start of the Chase’s first three-race segment (oops, sorry ... the “Challenger Round”), many of us assumed that at least one of first four to be eliminated would be someone who didn’t belong on that first bus out of town. But it didn’t happen, which means it’s practically certain to happen after this next three-race segment (there I go again … I mean the “Contender Round”). Care to explain why the “Four out the door” didn’t shock you? Kurt Busch has been hit-andmiss all year, mostly miss, with a startup team. AJ Allmendinger made the Chase by winning a road-course race, Aric Almirola made it by winning a rain-shortened race, and Greg Biffle made it despite not winning anywhere but staying close enough to the lead pack to gather points and make a Chase cameo.
Any chance Kevin Harvick’s luck will ever change?
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Aric Almirola and the No. 43 have been Chased away. And that should come as no surprise.
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Four wins this year, four championships in the past — celebrating in Dover’s Victory Lane is the whole Gordon clan, including wife Ingrid and kids Ella and Leo (along with the very cool “Monster Mile” trophy). What is the deal with Jeff Gordon? Is a fifth championship in the works? For several years now, he seemed content to win a few races, make it into the Chase, then head from Homestead to his New York City apartment to celebrate the holidays with his family. Between the 2008 and 2010 seasons, Gordon won just one race. Three seasons. One Sprint Cup victory. He picked up the pace over 2011-13 with six wins, but watched as Tony Stewart, Brad Keselowski and teammate Jimmie Johnson dominated the championship scene. This year, he’s been hot right out of the gate and won for the fourth time this season at Dover to qualify for the next round of championship eliminations. The 43-year-old driver was met in Victory Lane on Sunday by his two young children. Something has energized the veteran driver, but nobody is quite sure what to make of this surge, which is somewhat reminiscent of his “Wonder Boy” years, when he wrestled the championship mantle from Dale
Earnhardt Sr. Gordon credits crew chief Alan Gustafson. Team owner Rick Hendrick credits the 2014 rules package, which produced tighter race cars. “As soon as we showed up with this package, Jeff has been solid,” Hendrick said. “Alan leaves nothing undone in every area of that team, and I think Jeff has really just stepped it up,” Hendrick added. “He’s really enjoying himself.” Sunday’s win was Gordon’s 92nd, third-best on the all-time list behind Richard Petty and David Pearson. With his latest contract extension, Gordon has at least three more years to crack the 100-win mark. “I never dreamed in a million years that I would be here talking to you after 92 wins, and especially at this point in my career, this many years in the sport, to be having the year that we’re having, it’s just something I never thought could happen,” Gordon said. “It feels amazing.”
MR. CLEAN There was a lot of tiptoeing around Dover on Sunday as sev-
eral drivers were just looking for a solid finish in order to advance to the next chapter of this year’s Chase. The Chase field was clipped to 12 drivers when the checkered flag fell on the AAA 400. Playing it safe? There were just five yellow flags during the race, and three of those were for debris on the track.
Winner: Kevin Harvick Rest of the top five: Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano Dark horse: Tony Stewart
Ken Willis has been covering NASCAR for The Daytona Beach NewsJournal for 27 years. Reach him at ken.willis@news-jrnl.com
FEUD OF THE WEEK
TALLADEGA TREMORS The next elimination round includes races at Kansas, Charlotte and Talladega. The mere mention of the “T” word had Chase drivers rolling their eyes and holding their collective breath. Brad Keselowski predicts a nerve-wracking experience. “Surviving Talladega is its own horror film title, but it’s also a reality,” he said. “There are gonna be a lot of guys on the bubble and it’s probably all gonna change on the last lap and the last corner.” Alan Gustafson, Gordon’s crew chief, hopes to win again before heading to Alabama. “The two guys who are able to lock in at Kansas and Charlotte are going to go there in a lot better mood than the rest of the competitors,” Gustafson said.
GODWIN’S KANSAS 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
Now what? Good news for the four departing contestants. No parting gifts, but unlike other sports teams and competitors, they can keep playing instead of going home and making a tee time. Wait, is that good news?
Disappointment: Carl Edwards First one out: Greg Biffle Don’t be surprised if: Harvick finally has the complete race and avoids the bad-luck bug.
AJ ALLMENDINGER
KASEY KAHNE
AJ Allmendinger vs. Kasey Kahne: Kahne rallied from four laps down to finish 20th, just enough to bump Allmendinger from the Chase by two points. Godwin Kelly gives his take: “Allmendinger was not mad at Kahne, per se; he was miffed he could not run any better than 23rd at Dover.”
WHAT’S ON TAP? SPRINT CUP: Hollywood Casino 400 SITE: Kansas Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.), qualifying (ESPN2, 5:45 p.m.). Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.; Fox Sports 2, 2 p.m.). Sunday, race (ESPN, coverage starts at 1 p.m., green flag at 2:15 p.m.) NATIONWIDE: Kansas Lottery 300 SITE: Kansas Speedway SCHEDULE: Saturday, race (ESPN, 3:30 p.m.)
WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE BRAD KESELOWSKI So overdue for a clanker
JEFF GORDON Has us believing (kinda)
JOEY LOGANO
Tip your cap to this week’s Kansas winner
KEVIN HARVICK Should bring a leprechaun for ride-along
JIMMIE JOHNSON Not ready to put on the game face
JUNIOR EARNHARDT Thinks Kansas was named after the band
KYLE BUSCH It’s a one-Busch Chase now
MATT KENSETH Thinks Victor Dubuisson talks too much
KASEY KAHNE Lives to fight another three weekends
KYLE LARSON King of the non-Chasers
DOVER REWIND
Edwards says he’s looking forward to Talladega Chase race Carl Edwards made the first Chase cut, but just barely, in his No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford. The three-car Roush team has been down all season. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. didn’t make the Chase, and Greg Biffle missed the first cut Sunday at Dover. Edwards, who is exiting RFR at season’s end, finished 11th at Dover and is ranked 10th in the standings. He talked about the race, the season and championship hopes with the media after the AAA 400.
How did your race go? “It was just a solid day. The car was actually pretty decent and everybody did a really good job. The pit crew did great, and (crew chief) Jimmy (Fennig) did a great job with the car, and that’s what we needed. We had a top-10 car and finished 11th, but I think if I would have done a little better job on the restarts we would have been better.” Any anxious moments? “Yeah, there were a lot of anxious moments. We
were running 21st at one point, and that’s tough.” How do you view the next three races? “This is built for us. We’re having a hard time here. We keep making small gains, and getting the opportunity to be put back in the same position as the guys in front of us is a huge opportunity for us. We’ve got to capitalize on it and go run well at Kansas and Charlotte. We know we can win Talladega, so I look forward to that race. That’s the first time I’ve ever looked forward to Talladega in the Chase, but I’m looking forward to it.”
This keeps your hopes alive of winning a title for car owner Jack Roush. What does that mean to you? “There are a bunch of things important to me right now. I want to do very well for Jack and finish strong. This is Jimmy Fennig’s last year on the box, but, honestly, more important than that to me is I understand how fleeting and how rare these opportunities are to win championships. They come once a year if you’re very lucky, so I just want to make the most of it.”
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Annie’s Mailbox By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Frustrated Husband Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for 35 years. We were in our late 20s when we wed. I was living on my own, and she was living with her parents and brother in a filthy house. My wife promised that our house would always be clean. But after 15 years, it started looking like her parents’ house. She never throws anything away. I am retired and will toss things out while she is at work. Our only visitor is our daughter. When my wife is home, she is glued to the TV, unless we are at the dinner table. I told her I’m ready to get rid of the cable box, but she said she would pay for it herself. I may take her up on that. Any suggestions will be appreciated. -- Frustrated Husband Dear Husband: Hoarding is a mental health issue. If your wife neither notices nor cares that you throw things away, it’s possible she is simply too lazy to clean. Added to the way she was raised, her housekeeping is not that surprising. We trust you do your share of cleaning. So, let her pay for the cable TV, and use the money from your pocket to get some cleaning help. It will be one less thing to argue about. Dear Annie: I see many letters from parents complaining that their adult kids have no time for them and they feel abandoned. These parents fail to look at the way they treated their children. My parents were divorced when I was in my 30s. My mother was wonderful, and I am in constant contact with her. I go out of my way to visit, call and do all the needed home repairs requested of me. My father, however, systematically demeaned and demoralized my brother and me. He had multiple affairs, some of which went on for decades. He was a miser with his money, giving my mom a ridiculously low “allowance” to support the household. He spent his time making us feel like we were bad people, always pointing out our faults. He now is a lonely old man no one wants to be around. I often wonder whether he considers how he contributed to the estrangement. So a word to parents who complain about their adult kids not visiting or calling: Think about how you treated them. -- Good Reason To Avoid Dear Good Reason: It’s true that many parents do a lousy job of raising their kids and then expect the children to be caring and devoted when they are older. And some children who are raised by indifferent or abusive parents still try to care for them later. But it is also true that children who are given everything, including affection, grow up to ignore their parents out of selfishness. Life doesn’t come with guarantees. Parents should raise their children with love, while guiding them toward independence and becoming contributing members of society. And while we can hope that they will take care of us when we need them, we should not assume it will happen. It’s always wise to plan to take care of yourself. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Missing Dad,” who didn’t attend his father’s funeral. I suspect there is more to it than his job. My husband and I are both self-employed and don’t make any income if we’re not at work, either. But customers are pretty understanding when family emergencies occur. “Missing” is angry at Mom’s reaction, but ignores the fact that his mother had just lost her husband. She needed her children there out of respect for their father and for her own support. His not going to the hospital or the funeral speaks volumes about his pre-existing relationship with his mother. He made a mistake and needs to own it. He should forget about who’s restoring the car and restore his family ties. -Intend To Be There
HINTS FROM HELOISE TRAVEL HINT Dear Heloise: This is the best idea I have had in years for organizing space in a car. I always had problems with maps, travel guides, tissues and other objects you travel with staying orderly. Haven’t we all had the problem of objects on the front seats falling down where they can’t be seen or found? The solution: I went to the dollar store and got two scaled-down cat-litter trays. I slid them under the two front seats. (Heloise here: Please don’t put ANYTHING under the driver’s side seat that could slide forward and become a safety hazard.) They fit perfectly and hold all our stuff right where we can find it when sliding the trays out from the back seat. -- D.E. in Virginia CURTAIN CALL Dear Heloise: I have glass shower doors that are a pain to clean because of the hard-water residue. Here is a hint I learned from my sister: A cheap, plastic shower curtain and extra rod solved the problem. I hung them just inside the doors. When taking a shower, I pull the shower curtain closed, and it keeps the doors from getting splashed with water. I put it into the washer once in a while, or I buy a cheap, plastic liner. -- C.W., via email
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014: This year your creativity surges to an unprecedented level. Others will notice this and seek you out to brainstorm and find the right answers or solutions. If you are single, you might funnel some of this energy into your love life. You also could be quite content dating and not want to commit just yet. If you are attached, the two of you often act like two naughty kids with a mischievous mission in mind. Refuse to become difficult when your sweetie challenges you or has a different opinion. AQUARIUS knows how to draw you into his or her world. 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 Emphasize what you want. Join your friends as soon as you can; they’ll want you to appear as quickly as possible. People see you as a pathway to more excitement. You are an endless source of creative ideas. Tonight: Emphasize the importance of friendship. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You might not feel as if you have a choice when it comes to your plans, but you do. It’s just that the potential for someone’s strong reaction could have you worried. Any flak you receive will be irrelevant compared to the fun you’re likely to have. Tonight: In the limelight. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Keep reaching out to someone you care about. You might wonder why this person is being so elusive. Perhaps he or she is just too busy to really kick back and have a chat right now. Tonight: Let a loved one express his or her feelings. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH A loved one or dear friend will invite you to join him or her. Tap into your ability to understand what is going on. Appreciate that this person trusts you so much and is willing to be so vulnerable. Tonight: Invite someone to join you for a leisurely dinner. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Defer to someone else. Your creativity and dynamic energy will attract an unusual amount of admirers as well as a lot of invitations. You could be quite content. Confirm meeting times and places with others. Tonight: Laugh at a misunderstanding. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Get into a project, and decide not to hold back. Screen calls and focus on carrying it to completion; you will feel great once you are done. Don’t worry; you will find plenty to do. Resist withdrawing completely from a loved one. Tonight: If you feel tired, say so. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Your sense of humor merges with your mischievousness. Before you know it, you are off having a good time. You have a quality of always making the best of any situation, and others will reach out to you as a result. Tonight: Be as clear as possible. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You might be raining on your own parade and placing the blame on others. Your sense of humor won’t be able to help you right now. Accept the fact that you need some downtime and perhaps a conversation with a key person. Tonight: Hang close to home. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to reconsider a decision involving someone in your daily life. If you want to make amends, the time is now. You could be taken aback by this person’s sudden willingness to have a long-overdue conversation. Tonight: At a favorite spot with favorite people. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Your financial instincts will be right-on. Follow them, especially if you want to buy a lottery ticket or get a gift for someone. You also might be taken aback by another person’s extravagance, emotional or financial. Tonight: Make sure you are staying within your budget. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Your friendliness draws quite a few people toward you. In fact, you might be overwhelmed. Choose your words with care, especially if you are saying “no” to a request. Someone could make more of your statement than you had intended. Tonight: Be impulsive. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Your inner voice will point you in the right direction. Someone could react strongly at first, and you might have to explain where you are coming from. Do not let a misunderstanding develop. Incorporate your sense of
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Patriots still unsure on Browner, Tyms vs Cincy FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Coach Bill Belichick said Friday no decision has been made on whether the New England Patriots will activate cornerback Brandon Browner or wide receiver Brian Tyms in time for Sunday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals. “We’ll make that decision in the next 48-plus hours,” the coach said of the two players returning from fourgame suspensions for violating the NFL’s drug policy. With a short week after the Patriots’ 41-14 loss at Kansas City on Monday night, the two players, both signed as free agents during the offseason, have had only one full day of practice with their
teammates. The Patriots held an indoor walkthrough on Wednesday and wore just shoulder pads on Friday. Other than that, they’ve been working out on their own — engaging only in nonfootball activities. “You could go out there and run laps around the field forever and do sit-ups, but until you put the other 21 guys out there on the field it’s different,” Belichick said. “Guys that miss time, whether it’s a player coming back off an injury or the TymsBrowner situation or whatever it is, there’s an element to football — reactions, timing, execution — that’s separate from conditioning.” The 6-4, 221-pound
Browner brings a physical element to a defense that was trampled Monday night and has to deal with wide receivers A.J. Green and Mohamed Sanu this week. Tyms, who won a job with an impressive preseason and can provide a deep threat for struggling quarterback Tom Brady, can help an offense that has struggled as the team has gone 2-2 through four games. Neither has played a game for the Patriots after signing as free agents. “They’re both good football players,” said Belichick. “They bring their strengths. The other players have their strengths. We’ll have to try to make the decision as to what we feel is best for this game
and our situation.” The Patriots would have a one-game roster exemption if they elect not to bring one or both back. That ends Monday morning, when both would have to be added to the 53-man roster or be declared free agents. Both Browner and Tyms have refused to talk, saying they are waiting to play in
their first games with their new team. Browner’s pals on the defense know what his return could mean. “Oh, ‘B,’ man, He’s an avatar,” said fellow cornerback Kyle Arrington. “Obviously, his resume speaks for itself. Great guy, on and off the field, and I’m sure the coaches will utilize him however
they see fit.” Asked about Browner not wanting to talk until he plays, Arrington said, “B’s an extreme competitor. Our group, in general, we’re hard workers, we’re extremely competitive, but B especially, he likes to do his talking on the field and let his game speak for itself.”
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Pets THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME PET SITTING SERVICE Vacation care, over night sittings, daily dog walks. (413)667-3684
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VINTAGE 1970'S CONSOLE STEREO - CLASSIC! Cleaning out my parents house and looking for a new owner. AM/FM tuner; 8-track player; cassette player; album player. All elements work and the only mechanical issue is the cassette player. Gears need to be lubed but it works. 61" wide by 19" deep and 26" high. Minor cosmetic scratches. Looking for $100 OBO. 413-3883048.
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Articles For Sale Boutique Barn @ Flynn Farm Ladies hipster clothing, vintage cowboy boots, designer jeans/apparel & purses, jewelry, warm fall hats, art & eclectics. Accepting consignments. Tue/Wed/Thurs 10-6. Fri/Sat/Sun 10-4. 49 Mort Vining Rd. Southwick. 413-569-0420 EDDIE BAUER 3-IN-1 baby crib and mattress, still in box. Price: $275.00. Call 569-6407
SHOWER DOORS: Matching s h o w e r doors in very good condition. Bathroom was remodeled and didn't want to just bring these t o t h e dump. Each one is 29 5/8" wide by 57" high Unfortunately the tracks were damaged in the removal so these are the doors only. $50 and they're yours. 413-388-3048
STEREOS FROM THE 1980'S! One has speakers the other doesn't. One has AM/FM, cassette and record player. Other has AM/FM, 8-track and record player Both in working order: $15 each or both for $20
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October 3,4,5. Lots of tools, toolESTATE SALE: WESTFIELD, chests, books, clothes, toys, 20 DENISE DR. (off Springdale brand new merchandise. Rd) October 4th&5th. 9am-4pm. 6-pc. Bedroom set; Maple hutch; Grandfather clock; Framed oil paintings, Kitchen items, Love WESTFIELD: seat, Large entertainment unit; 1 3 3 R I D G E C R E S T D R . Friday/Saturday, October 3&4. Small TV's; Firewood Articles ForGarden Sale equipment. 255 8am-2pm . Home goods,265 toys, BARGAINS GALORE! clothes, jewelry, golf, fishing, RED INK CARTRIDGE for Pitney tools. 100% SEASONED OAK or mixed Bowes S O U T HPostage W I C K : 2Meter. 1 B O NModel NIE hardwoods. Cut, split, delivered. DM300C, DM400C. (Reorder #765VIEW RD. Fri/Sat/Sun, October (128cu.ft) guaranteed. 1/2 cords 9). New in package. $25.00. Call 3,4,5. 9am-4pm. Rain or Shine. available. Call John (413)885-1985. (413)562-4181 Ext. 125. 20 years of accumulation. 5Family, 2 Estates, plus years of WESTFIELD: 14 LINDEN AVE. W. Silver). FIREWOOD. Fri/Sat, October AFFORDABLE SeasEbay. Antiques; collectibles; fur- (off SNOWBLOWER, Murray 14HP, 29”. 3&4. oned9am-4pm. and green. Cut, split furniture, and delivBooks, niture; glassware; ephemera; Like new condition, electric start $475. glassware, Now etc. ready for immeered. Any length. fabrics, antique marbles; old orhouse-hold; BRO. (413)896-2543. diate delivery. Call (413)848-2059, advertising wood crates, and (413)530-4820. much more. Firewood 265 SEASONED FIREWOOD 100% hard100% HARDWOOD, GREEN, $140. 3 wood. Stacking available. Cut, split, year season. $150. 1/2 & 1/4 cords aldelivered. (128cu.ft.) Volume disso available. Wholesale *REMINDER: PlaceWood your Prodad 1 week prior Call to tag counts. forsale. pricing. Hollister’s ucts, (304)851-7666. Firewood (860)653-4950.
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100% HARDWOOD, GREEN, 3 year season. 1/2 & 1/4 cords also available. Outdoor furnace wood also available, cheap. CALL FOR DAILY SPECIALS!! Wholesale Wood Products, (304)851-7666.
5 ROOM, 3 bedroom, completely renovated Westfield/Russell area, country setting. NEW stove, refrigerator and heating unit. Large yard, parking. $925/month. No pets please. Call today, won't last. (413)3483431.
SILO DRIED FIREWOOD. (128cu.ft.) guaranteed. For prices call Keith Larson (413)537-4146.
WESTFIELD: Mechanic St. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, fenced yard, off-street parking, full basement, washer/dryer hookups. $775 p/month; 1st, last and security deposit required. We do background checks. 413-858-2610 Ext. 100.
A SEASONED LOG TRUCK LOAD of hardwood, (at least 7 cords when you process) for only $800 plus (depends on delivery distance). Call CHRIS at (413)454-5782.
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PAYING CASH FOR COINS, stamps, medals, tokens, paper money, diamonds and jewelry, gold and silver scrap. Broadway Coin & Stamp, 144 Broadway, Chicopee Falls, MA. (413)5949550.
THE WESTFIELD NEWS BEAUTIFUL 2 BEDROOM 3pm. Rain or Shine. Sectional TOWNHOUSE in Westfield, Couch, Canoe, 10" Radial ArmWESTFIELD: 7 ASHLEY ST. clean, quiet, 1-1/2 bath, carpetTo Advertise 413-562-4181 • CT 860-745-0424 Saw, Tools; Something for October 3,4,5 10am-5pm. ing, appliances, hot water inStorage Computer parts (no hard drives), Everyone! cluded. Very reasonable heat women's clothes sizes XL-1X cost. Sorry no pets. Call for (some new with tags), men's WESTFIELD: WESTFIELD: CAR & BOAT more information (860)485E-mail: dianedisanto@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com 15 MALONE AVE. shirts sizes Med. & Large. Re- (off Franklin Street) Fri/Sat/Sun STORAGE. 3 stalls available. 1216. Equal Housing Opportunc e n t c o m p u t e r m a g a z i n e s , October 3,4,5. 8am-4pm. Rain No electric. $50 p/month. For ity. Landlord Services call:339 Apartment 340 Landlord Services 339 Firewood 265 books at 25 cents, Avon bottles, or Shine. Men's/Women's clothmore information, Gazelle exercise machine and ing, recliners, books, golf, 568-5905. WESTFIELD DASHE-INTEL more. RainFIREWOOD. or Shine.Any length. household items, 18' aboveSEASONED WESTFIELD, HOLLAND AVE, VALLEY Reasonably priced. Call Residential groundAPPLE pool with accessories November 1st, firsttownfloor effiCOmPREHENSIVE Beautiful 2 bedroom Tree Service, (413)530-7959. and much RENTALS more. Something for LANDLORD SERVICES ciency clean, in lovely Victorian house, quiet, 1-1/2home. Woodcarpeting, floors, bay window, porch, bath, appliances, WESTFIELD: 8 BIG WOOD everyone! 22 years of service to Tenant screening including crimiSILO DRIED firewood. (128cu.ft.) off-street parking, $600/month hot water included. Very reaDRIVE (Ridgecrest). Sat/Sun, LANDLORDS Apartment nal background and credit checks. guaranteed. For prices call Keith sonable heat cost. no plus utilities andSorry deposits. No October 6&7. 9am-3pm. Larson (413)357-6345, (413)537pets. From $795/month. Call Steve or Kate pets. 413-539-1678. Background checks Multi-Family. Teen clothes, TV 4146. (413)579-1754 Credit - Personal 42 ELIZABETH WESTFIELD - 5 room apartArmoire, Game table, and much WESTFIELD: for more information AVE. Saturday/Sunday October ment, 2nd floor, newly renov- Call more. W E S(860)485-1216 TFIELD 1&2 bedroom www.Dashe-Intel.com more information Wanted To Buy 285 4 & 5. For 9am-4pm. ated. Carpeting, ceramic tile apartments, rent includes heat CALL (413)572-1200 f l o o r s . L a r g e d e c k . $ 8 0 0 Equal and hot water. Excellent size PAyING CASH for coins, stamps, Housing Opportunity WESTFIELD p/month. Call (413)736-2120. and location. No dogs. Call Apartment 340 medals, tokens, paper money, diaLeave message. weekdays (413)786-9884. monds and jewelry, gold and silver WESTFIELD - 5 room apartment, first
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WESTFIELD: 1 Bedroom. 1st floor. Centrally located; walking WESTFIELD central loca-line. distance1 bedroom, to shops & bus tion,Off-street parking for parking small car. for No 2 pets. cars. $550/month utilities included. First, Enclosed porch. Coin-operated last,laundry security. (413)862-4006. in basement and lockable storage. 1st/Last/Security. WESTFIELD 1&2 bedroom apartNo pets. $700 month. Call Dave: ments, $700-$800/month includes 568-0523 heat and hot water. Excellent size and location. No dogs. Call weekdays (413)786-9884.
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WESTFIELD. Sharing Kitchen, living room/bedroom. $575/month includes utilities. First, SOU T H last, W I Csecurity. K : F o(413)568r Rent in 3519. private home; 2nd floor. 1 Bed-
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cleared, de-stumped and g r a d e d Property . R e a d y t o375 build. Business Minutes to Westfield. 5.69 LAST RETAIL SPACE $150,000. in new marketCall acres. Asking place. 5 miles from Westfield in Mont(413)562-5736. gomery. $400/month. (413)977-6277.
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