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Utility upgrades phone system

By Dan Moriarty Staff Writer WESTFIELD – The Westfield Gas & Electric Department has initiated a new redundant phone system to increase its ability to communicate with ratepayers and residents during both emergencies and for everyday business.

Sean Fitzgerald, the utility’s energy and community relations specialist, said the city replaced a phone system with only one switch, which if damaged during a storm would, have knocked 0out communication with the department’s operation center.

“We hadn’t upgraded the oneswitch system for 13 years,” Fitzgerald said. “We did that upgrade a year ago, so now we have a redundant phone system that gives us a platform to do other things.”

The latest addition to the communications system capabilities is interactive voice recognition (IVR) which allows residents to get into the system’s automatic queue at any time of the day or night, to pay bills or check energy consumption “We upgraded the phone system about a year ago, so this is the next step. It’s a fully automated system that provides more convenience for our customers,” Fitzgerald said.

The utility studied the content of phone calls coming into the department and determined that the IVR system would increase customer convenience and to be more efficient.

“We did that (IVR installation) because 40 percent of our calls are credit card payment calls,” Fitzgerald said. “Customers can still talk with a service representative, but the IVR is an alternative available 24-7, so if somebody wants to pay their bill at 2 a.m., they can. Customer service representatives are not available after 5 p.m.”

Fitzgerald said that many corporations have had IVR systems for years and that the public sector is catching up with that technology.

“We now have a better capacity to service our customers,” Fitzgerald said. “This will increase our service level, making it easier to get through to a service representative because of (an anticipation that there will be) a lower call volume (as more customers use the IVR system to make payments or check meter readings and energy consumption).

“It will be an much more efficient system,” Fitzgerald said.

Gaslight District project Contractors continue to work near the intersection of School and Washington Streets as part of the new Gaslight District project.

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Abner Gibbs Elementary School students gather in the school yard to celebrate the schools 100 year anniversary. (Photo by Liam Sheehan)

Abner Gibbs school celebrates centennial

By Peter Francis Staff Writer WESTFIELD – On Saturday, October 4, Abner Gibbs Elementary School is inviting alumni, former teachers and community members to stop by the West Silver Street institution and celebrate the school’s 100-year anniversary.

Abner Gibbs Principal Chris Rogers and Assistant Principal Dottie O’Neil arrived at the school this year and, having served in the same capacities at North Middle and Munger Hill elementary schools, respectively, were already familiar with their duties at their new school.

Even still, both educators attest to how special Abner Gibbs is.

“For me, it’s a privilege to be the principal of this school, but it’s really an honor to be the principal of this school at the time that it turns 100 years old,” said Rogers. “There’s been a line of great principals and leaders, faculty and staff and students that have come through these halls and to be here at the helm when this happens is truly an honor.”

“As a native of Westfield, it really is exciting.

Out of all the elementary schools in the city, it is the oldest school,” said O’Neil. “It reminds me of Moseley (Elementary School), which I attended.”

O’Neil said that, though she and Rogers were late arrivals to the school, the school’s staff was already putting things into place to celebrate the school’s birthday.

“Last year they worked very hard with the stu-

dents and the PTO on that 99th going onto 100th anniversary and on September 11, it turned 100,” said Rogers. “This is the culminating event and we’re going to give a lot of credit to our staff.

Mrs. O’Neil has led a group of staff that has been

“We’re hoping that, if we cast the net out to the community, that people who went to Abner Gibbs 30 or 40 years ago will attend with our current family and students who come to Abner Gibbs.”

Abner Gibbs Principal Chris Rogers

like our planning committee for the open house.

They get a lot of kudos and praise for putting this together.”

Assistants to both Westfield Mayor Daniel M. Knapik and School Superintendent Dr. Suzanne Scallion provided all of the names of former mayors and superintendents to invite to the

October 4 gathering and both O’Neil and Rogers said that anyone who had a role in the school’s century of existence receiving an invite.

“We tried to cover everybody. We sent a flyer to all of the schools, the school committee, the city council… they all got a copy of that,” O’Neil said. “As a native, I’ve just been spreading the word. I have a friend who went there in 1958 who said ‘I can’t wait to see that building.’”

“We’re hoping that, if we cast the net out to the community, that people who went to Abner Gibbs 30 or 40 years ago will attend with our current family and students who come to Abner Gibbs,” said Rogers, who added that the school’s current enrollment sits at around 220 students.

“From what we’ve gathered from last year when they started the celebrations, it has really been a family-oriented atmosphere,” he said.

“Everybody has been really engaged in support, whether it’s faculty and staff or the PTO and the students, all really embraced the 100-year anniversary. We’ve spoken to the students and made announcements and I spoke to the students this morning about the open house.”

“Even the kindergarteners… 100 to them is ancient,” said O’Neil. “But they’re still a part of it all.”

The celebration on Oct. 4 will take place at the school from 10 a.m. until noon, turning the school into an “open house museum” to quote it’s

Southwick prepares for earlier package store opening on Sundays

By Hope E. Tremblay Staff Writer SOUTHWICK – A new state law allowing package stores to open at 10 a.m. on Sundays goes into effect Oct. 23.

In Southwick, the Board of Selectmen and Administrative Assistant Sondra Pendleton, who handles liquor licenses, are preparing for the early opening.

“The state has passed allowing them to open at 10 a.m. Sunday, rather than 12 p.m.,” said Board Chairman Russell Fox. “This doesn’t require our consent, just notification.”

Pendleton said all package store owners must be notified with a letter and a packet of information.

There are six stores in town. Store owners must fill out a form and bring it back to the board for a hearing.

“There is also information in there about the six types of identification,” said Pendleton.

The board agreed that having the store owners come before them is a good idea in general to give a

refresher on laws. Pendleton said she wanted to give package store owners a brief window to bring in the paperwork.

“I’d like to give them a short amount of time to let me know because we have to have a hearing,” she said.

Chief Administrative Officer Karl Stinehart asked if they had to notify abutters through the newspaper or if it was a simple hearing on the agenda similar to a change in management. Pendleton said only a hearing was necessary.

“I want us to emphasize they are not allowed to open at 10 a.m. until they [bring in this form],” said Fox. “And, it doesn’t go into effect until Oct. 23.”

Pendleton said she hopes the process takes some time and can go into effect for Jan. 1.

The restriction on the sales is a remnant of the state’s so-called blue laws. Named for the color of the paper they were printed on in the 1600s, the blue laws used to mandate the closure of most retail stores on Sundays.

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State electric rates shoot up 37 percent BOSTON (AP) — Many Massachusetts households are going to see their electric bills shoot up 37 percent this winter, a rate increase that some advocates fear will put additional strain on low-income families.

State regulators approved the increase for National Grid household customers that would mean an average of $33 per month more for the typical residential customer and would push a typical monthly bill higher than $150.

Large-business customers will see even higher increases.

National Grid has almost 1.3 million residential and business electric customers in Massachusetts. The new rates take effect in November.

“This is pretty bad, and it’s going to really have a bearing on a lot of Massachusetts households’ abilities to just make ends meet this winter,” John Howat, senior energy analyst at the National Consumer Law Center in Boston, told The Boston Globe.

The utility blame the rate hikes on the cost of buying electricity from power plants, which has soared because of an increased demand for natural gas used to generate electricity.

“This is something that’s not within National Grid’s control,” spokesman Jake Navarro said. “This is a market-based problem.”

The rate hikes will also hurt businesses.

“It’s a very difficult thing, particularly for small businesses at a time when they’re already struggling with the highest health care costs in the country and soon to be highest minimum wage,” Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, told the Boston Herald. “All these things are required costs of doing business, and it’s very difficult to be profitable.”

NStar, with more than 1.1 million customers in the state, and Western Massachusetts Electric Co., with about 213,000 customers, also expect to seek rate increases, a spokesman said.

Those companies, both owned by Northeast Utilities, won’t file their winter rate requests until later this fall.

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AROUND TOWN Pack 109 hosts recruitment day WESTFIELD - Pack 109 of the Westfield division Cub Scouts is hosting a recruitment day at Saint Mary’s Parish, Bartlett Street, on Sunday, September 28 from 11 a.m - 3 p.m. This is the perfect opportunity for families who are interested to come talk to the cub scouts and their pack leaders for information about how to get involved. This is a classic and ever expanding organization that teaches lifelong skills and promotes community involvement. Boys from the first through fifth grades, ages 7-10 years, will experience a variety of activities from camping to community service, helping others and having fun at the same time. If you are interested in either signing up your future Cub Scout or becoming a volunteer Cubmaster, please call Pack 109 Cubmaster, Eric Davidson at (413)2040236. We hope to see you there!

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Art & Wine WESTFIELD — On Friday October 24, 2014 we will be holding a Wine Tasting and Silent Art Auction at The Pilgrim Candle Marketplace on Union Avenue in Westfield.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this will benefit The Domestic Violence division of The Westfield Police Department.

The funds raised will help to continue the good work provided right here in our community to the victims and families of domestic violence.

This program advocates, guides and informs victims and their families of their rights and procedures to follow to stay safe when the unthinkable happens. Domestic violence affects all involved.

Help us enrich this program to enable all victims the support they need. We have some wonderful pieces of artwork from some very talented local artists. You may also try your hand at your own piece of art under the instruction of Jennifer Dorgan of Piece of My Art studio.

For tickets or information you may visit our website www.artandwine. webs.com or call Dawn at (413) 5721324.

If you would like to become one of our community sponsors, please call for information. Together, as a community, we can make a difference.

The Westfield News’ Circulation Manager Melissa Hartman recently brought some hometown news to her sister, Tracy, who works at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Remember, as you travel the globe make sure to get a picture of yourself with a copy of The Westfield News and e-mail it, along with a description, to pressreleases@thewestfieldnews.com. Keep reading to find out where The Westfield News will show up next.

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Ware man claims lottery prize at last minute BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has claimed a $390,000 state lottery prize just hours before it would have disappeared forever.

Dennis Cote of Ware showed up at lottery headquarters in Braintree on Thursday to claim his “Lucky for Life” prize of $25,000-per-year for life. He selected the one-time payout of $390,000.

The ticket was purchased Sept. 26, 2103. Under lottery rules, winners have one year to claim their prize.

Cote told lottery officials he discovered that he had a winning ticket several months ago.

But he wanted to do a little financial planning first and was just too busy to make the long trek from Ware to Braintree.

He plans to use his winnings on his mortgage and to invest.

The ticket was bought at the Circle K store in Whately.

‘Sleepy Hollow’ actors visiting Sleepy Hollow, NY

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (AP) — “Sleepy Hollow” is coming to Sleepy Hollow.

Two of the actors from the Fox TV series, Orlando Jones and Lyndie Greenwood, are cuttin a ribbon in the New York village to open the Halloween season.

The village administrator says the Headless Horseman also is taking part Friday evening. H says the actors also are visiting the grave of Washington Irving in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

Irving’s eerie 1819 short story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” has helped make the villag and surrounding area a tourist destination at Halloween.

It also inspired the TV show, in which story hero Ichabod Crane is transported to the moder world.

But the TV show is produced in Wilmington, North Carolina, rather than Sleepy Hollow which is 25 miles north of New York City.

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2014. There are 95 days left in the year.

On Sept. 27, 1964, the government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy.

In 1954, “Tonight!,” hosted by Steve Allen, made its debut on NBC-TV.

On this date:

In 1962, “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson’s study on the effects of pesticides on the environment, was published in book form by Houghton Mifflin.

In 1540, Pope Paul III issued a papal bull establishing the Society of Jesus, or Jesuits, as a religious order.

In 1979, Congress gave its final approval to forming the U.S. Department of Education.

In 1779, John Adams was named by Congress to negotiate the Revolutionary War’s peace terms with Britain.

In 1989, Columbia Pictures Entertainment Inc. agreed to a $3.4 billion cash buyout by Sony Corp.

In 1854, the first great disaster involving an Atlantic Ocean passenger vessel occurred when the steamship SS Arctic sank off Newfoundland; of the more than 400 people on board, only 86 survived.

In 1928, the United States said it was recognizing the Nationalist Chinese government.

In 1939, Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. In 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time, at the Central Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, prior to Miller’s entry into the Army.

In 1944, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, 53, died in Oakland, California.

In 1994, more than 350 Republican congressional candidates gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to sign the “Contract with America,” a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the House.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush asked Congress for more than $7.1 billion to help Florida and other Southeastern states recover from their lashing by four hurricanes.

A Justice Department audit said the FBI had a backlog of hundreds of thousands of hours of untranslated audio recordings from terror and espionage investigations. NBC announced that “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno would be succeeded by “Late Night” host Conan O’Brien in 2009 (however, O’Brien’s stint on “The Tonight Show” lasted just over seven months).

Five years ago: German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a second term,

along with the center-right majority that had eluded her four years earlier, nudging Europe’s biggest economic power to the right. Pulitzer Prize-winning conservative columnist and former Nixon speechwriter William Safire died at age 79.

One year ago: President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone, the first conversation between American and Iranian leaders in more than 30 years. The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to secure and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. Movie producer A.C. Lyles, 95, died in Los Angeles.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Jayne Meadows is 95. Actress Kathleen Nolan is 81. Actor Wilford Brimley is 80. Actor Claude Jarman Jr. is 80. Author Barbara Howar is 80. World Golf Hall of Famer Kathy Whitworth is 75. Singer-musician Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is 71. Rock singer Meat Loaf is 67. Actress Liz Torres is 67. Actor A Martinez is 66. Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt is 65. Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is 64.

Singer Shaun Cassidy is 56. Comedian Marc Maron is 51. Rock singer Stephan Jenkins (Third Eye Blind) is 50. Democratic National Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is 48. Actor Patrick Muldoon is 46. Singer Mark Calderon is 44. Actress Amanda Detmer is 43. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is 42. Rock singer Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down) is 36. Christian rock musician Grant Brandell (Underoath) is 33. Actress Anna Camp is 32.

Rapper Lil’ Wayne is 32. Singer Avril Lavigne is 30.

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“They’ll be able to see how we look today, but we’re going to try to have artifacts and relics from years past in the cafeteria,” said Rogers. “Hopefully that’ll bring up the memory, spark up the nostalgia and bring people back (to when they were students).”

“We can run three to four tours for people who want to see the building and who haven’t been back in years.” said O’Neil.

“You name it, they (faculty and staff) did a lot of work to come up with this and we’re hoping that, because of the excitement of the faculty, staff and students, that the community can come too and really appreciate a little history of Westfield.”

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Councilor Bean: WSKB 89.5 FM

As a Westfield City Councilor I am always looking for creative opportunities to reach out to the local community, and over the summer I discovered an exciting new way to connect to Westfield residents – WSKB 89.5 FM. The station is run by Westfield State University and broadcasts from the Ely Library on campus.

A few months ago I had the privilege of being a guest on the morning show “WOW! It’s Tuesday” hosted by Bob Plasse, and I’ll be Brent Bean II back again Thursday October 9 for an interview with Patrick Berry on his show “The Westfield News Radio.”

These are just two of the many quality morning programs that tell the stories of the people, places and events that make Westfield State and it’s surrounding communities a great place to live, work, play, and, learn.

My time spent in the station made me realize what a valuable community service WSKB is to our city. I genuinely appreciate the fresh and relevant content of 89.5, and I recommend you tune in as well. As the older Westfield generation knows we’ve been without a local radio station for almost 30 years now, so it’s great that WSKB is here to reignite that tradition.

The entire Morningside lineup,which runs from 6-10 a.m. every morning, is jam-packed with programs that cater specifically to the Westfield community. There’s something for everyone, be it Diana Mclean’s “Community Connections” on Mondays to some political banter on Wednesday’s with ng“Mornings with Mayor Dan.” You can even take a trip down memory lane on Saturdays with veteran broadcaster Wayne He Smith’s “Pioneer Valley Polka Party.” Other quality programgeing includes; “Owls on the Air,” a show about alumni hosted by alumnus Buster McMahon on Tuesdays, “Wake up, rnWednesday” an informative talk show hosted by Tina Gorman, and finally Jay Pagluica highlights local artists and musicians w,every Friday on J.P.’s “Talk about Town.”

The programing stays strong even after Morningside, when Westfield University students hit the 89.5 airwaves with contemporary music that you can’t hear on commercial radio.

Working in partnership with the university’s Radio Club, WSKB blends local community broadcasting with regional and national performers on the collegiate music scene. The station serves as a creative bridge between the university and local community.

It comes as no surprise that an innovative, communityfocused station like WSKB has already received tremendous support. A few key local underwriters that should be recognized for the strong support they’ve already given WSKB are Noble Hospital, Westfield Gas & Electric, and United Bank.

While its great to have such strong community backing, WSKB is always looking for potential underwriters. I am sure that having donations from community members just like you would be a great benefit for the stations continuing and future operations.

It’s not just the radio station that’s bringing our community together; it’s also great events like the one on the green last Saturday, Megaplanetpalooza: The Josh Simpson Street Festival. Seeing last week’s excellent turnout has got me excited for the return of The Ghost Tours happening back-toback weekends at The Old Burying Ground on Mechanic St. starting this Friday and Saturday. The 45-minute tours begin at 5:30 p.m and through until 9:30PM, tickets are available and should be purchased ahead of time at the Westfield Athenaeum.

I really have to congratulate Westfield on Weekends for producing a great fall lineup of events and activities that honor the artist Josh Simpson. I also want to thank Cindy Gaylord and the City’s Historical Commission for putting together the Ghost Tours.

Programs like Megaplanetpalooza, and the Ghost Tours along with the development of community radio is just a testament to the growth and development of our City as whole. I know I’m not alone when I say I’m excited for what the future holds in store for both the city and WSKB. Thanks and have a great weekend!

Brent Bean II Westfield City Council Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not the staff, editor, or publisher of this publication.

Councilor Hoose: Hello Ward 3 Maine and throughout the region have been Sorry I have been remiss in getting out my doing. column – I’ve missed the deadlines.

As a member of Neighborhood Advisory First, I am very excited and so should you be Group (NAG) for WSU, we discussed ways about what our Vocational School has been and means to address community issues with doing. I met with Principal Czaporowski, who WSU reps. Especially our issues regarding the has started to set up an aeronautics vocation at impact of negative behaviors of students on the school. The goal will be to get the use of an our neighborhoods. Ken Lemanski also preold hanger at Barnes to be used for classroom sented information about the closing of Juniper space. He has already engaged the FAA supPark School at the end of this school year, and ports plus private sector grants from Gulf the ground breaking for the new science cenStream, Solaris, and others to invest in this ter, which I was pleased to have been able to project. This is fantastic. attend.

We would be only the second vocational Due to delays in getting the new school high school to have one in the country. With started we will have to pay for locating our Barnes, as well as Westover and Bradley, students, in all probability in trailers until the being so close and add in those smaller airconflicts end. There is going to a re-districting ports nearby: Northampton, Turners Falls, of students to compensate as well. And, the Orange, etc., these students will have the Brian Hoose School Committee will be presenting costs for opportunity to secure well-paying jobs in an that soon. industry that will not be going away soon. And, imagine being a high school student and having the opportuI was more than happy to also attend the ground breaking nity to work on jets and other planes? On a bigger plus side for our new Senior Center.

Lastly, I want to share a positive: this summer, while walkwith this resource we can look to attracting “clean” industries to Westfield due to having workers capable of working them, ing my dog Ollie I have frequented our Municipal Playground. along with other existing resources. So, congrats to Mr. It was so very neat to see your youth using it. And more than Czaporowski, and his staff. There is still some work to do to that in these days of conflict and sports negatives, to see black, have this happen, but it will be well worth the investment. white, Latino, and Asian youth playing pick-up basketball Please let my fellow councilors know that you support this together. And, also females playing basketball and soccer with the guys. And, I want to share something I overheard at one of project.

The bus stop issue: I am trying to get PVTA to adjust their the soccer games where one female was playing with the guys. plan to take up a lot of space in front of the library. Peter One of the guys was “muscling” the girl. Another male turned and asked him why he was muscling a girl? After all you Miller and Joseph Mitchell are taking our concerns to them.

I want to congratulate The Westfield Spanish American would not do that to one of the guys. The message is getting Association for their new site on Court St. I was there for their out there, and that is a good thing. Parents of those youth, you opening and am most pleased to see them have a fixed loca- should be proud. Another example are the male/female softball games at Whitney Park. One day there were 40 cars for tion.

As well, I want to thank Casey Berube, DPW deputy super- players and fans. Not bad not bad at all.

Brian Hoose intendent, for the invitation to attend an area discussion at the Kittredge Center at Holyoke Community College, where he Disclaimer: The views expressed in this column are and DPW Superintendent David Billips participated in a discussion on Financing Your Municipal Stormwater Program. It those of the author and not the staff, editor, or publisher of was interesting to see what others not only in the area but from this publication.

Friend’s illness inspires Lowell woman’s charity

By AMELIA PAK-HARVEY The Sun LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — When Stacy Matseas found out her lifelong friend was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 33, she had a crazy wake-up call.

Victoria Carlson received the diagnosis right after her honeymoon, and Matseas had already moved to California.

“I was in workaholic mode, and it just kind of pops your head out a little bit and says, ‘Where are you headed? What are you doing?’” said Matseas, sporting a pink cowboy hat with a bejeweled pink ribbon pinned to its center.

The news spurred the Lowell native into action, sparking a fundraising effort that has reached more than $1 million so far.

Her 14 years of fundraising has established her as the top fundraiser in the nation for the American Cancer Society’s annual walk, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

When her diagnosis came in 2000, Carlson flew to California to see Matseas before her surgery.

Matseas, who has since moved back to Lowell, said she can still remember the helpless feeling she got after the diagnosis.

“I didn’t even think about what I could do for her personally,” she said. “I couldn’t even wrap my arms around that.”

While Matseas was trying to figure out what to do, she learned that other people drew away from the news.

“I took that as a life lesson, too,” she said. “Don’t back off when you think you need to reach out because you don’t know what to say or what to do.”

She brought together a few friends and raised $5,000 with her team that first year. Now, her annual goal is $125,000.

That money is raised with a persistence and passion that radiates from a warm person who loves giving hugs.

“I take so seriously the mission of the American Cancer Society and what we do with the money,” she said. “I am asking people to give their money, so I feel like I’m sort of the deliverer over here, but at the same time, I kind of need to offer that assurance that they’re making a good choice.”

People often tease Matseas that she can’t take no for an answer when fundraising — but she said she can take a gra-

cious no.

“If they just leave it out there, then I guess they haven’t made a decision,” she said.

Matseas, who was able to retire at 37, also volunteers as a driver for Road to Recovery, an American Cancer Society service that provides cancer patients with transportation to their appointments. In California, Matseas sat on the society’s divisional board of directors.

Fourteen years later, Carlson has had a couple of scares, but no recurrence in her cancer. Yet just as the disease doesn’t stop, Matseas won’t either.

The American Cancer Society estimates that 40,000 women will die from invasive breast cancer in 2014; about 232,600 will be diagnosed. In Massachusetts, the disease is expected to See Charity, Page 8

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Obama: Ebola a U.S. ‘national security priority’

By Susan Levine Politico.com President Barack Obama on Friday called the Ebola outbreak in West Africa a “national security priority” for the United States and said it must rise to the same level of urgency for the rest of the world.

The world’s lack of preparedness for outbreaks like Ebola is “unacceptable,” Obama declared at a Global Health Security Agenda Summit at the White House. Obama said nations must address disease outbreaks and other biological dangers “as the security threats that they are” and not just as humanitarian and economic concerns.

The president faulted the international response in crises such as this one, describing it as typically too little, too late scrambling. Such delayed, hit-or-miss efforts result in greater spread of disease and lives lost, he said.

(Also on POLITICO: Obama: Eric Holder did ‘superb job’) Ebola has already killed nearly 3,100 people this year in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, with projections that the death toll could reach the hundreds of thousands if the disease isn’t contained soon.

“It is our moral obligation and it is in our national selfinterest” to help those countries, Obama said.

His 20-minute address to an audience representing more than four dozen nations covered themes the president has voiced repeatedly in the past 10 days, including a major rampup, involving 3,000 troops, of the American response to Ebola’s spread. On Thursday at the United Nations, he cautioned that the U.S. effort would need significant, sustained support from many countries.

(VIDEO: Rory Kennedy recounts fall of Saigon in new film) Obama said Japan had just pledged to send half a million pieces of ventilated protective gear, head coverings, boots and gloves for health workers treating patients in the devastated region. He then announced a “challenge to inventors and entrepreneurs and businesses of the world” to come up with better protective equipment for those on the front lines of disease outbreaks.

“If you design them, we will make them. We will pay for them. And our goal is to get them to the field in a matter of months,” Obama said.

Officials later explained that the initiative is part of USAID’s “Grand Challenge for Development” program, which seeks scientific and technological innovations to address critical problems. Three previous challenges have offered a total of $100 million. The investment funds for the newest undertaking, to be run in partnership with several federal agencies and the government of Sweden, are still to be announced.

Friday’s discussions at the White House were part of the fourth meeting this year of the Global Health Security Agenda, which was launched in February – well before Ebola erupted in West Africa – with the goal of safeguarding the world from infectious disease threats. Participants included ministers and senior officials from countries on every continent and from international organizations.

The meeting was also attended by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell and Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and National Security Adviser Susan Rice.

The presence of Hagel and Rice highlighted just how much Ebola has moved beyond the usual circles of a health emergency – and what future emergencies could hold.

“Today the danger is Ebola,” noted Rice. “Tomorrow it could be another flu outbreak or a terrorist armed with a biological weapon.”

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Did Obama Just Unify America’s Enemies?

Why bombing Syria could turn out to be a disastrous mistake

By CLINT WATTS Politico.com In 2012, the Obama administration, engaged in a presidential race tainted by the messy security vacuum left after intervening in Libya, rejected the idea of a no-fly zone against the Assad regime in Syria. So Syrian jihadists, backed by thousands of foreign fighters, created their own: They carved out a safe haven by seizing government airbases and by pushing out more moderate rebel groups. The grim results are what we see before us today.

America’s airstrikes inside Syria against both the Islamic State, often known as ISIL, and Al Qaeda’s primary affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, come with some obvious benefits — taking on a genuine threat to U.S. interests and security — but may also expose the United States to some unintended consequences — dangers that could haunt the United States for years to come.

Some of these dangers are apparent and some less obvious.

As of July, more than 12,000 foreign fighters had flocked to Syria, hundreds bearing passports that could allow them to slip in and out of Western countries unnoticed. ISIL members in the region, or ISIL supporters globally, might soon conduct reprisal attacks against U.S. personnel and facilities abroad and could launch dangerous attacks in Europe or even against the U.S. homeland. The United States might see a hurried, conventional weapons attack by an unconnected but inspired supporter or, in the worst case, a former foreign fighter with sufficient skill and experience to hit a soft target like a transportation hub or shopping center.

Whatever the scenario, in taking the lead against ISIL, the United States has painted a bull’s-eye on its citizens. A more indirect U.S. strategy to counter ISIL with proxies and supporting allies could have deflected the group’s most passionate members from hitting the U.S. homeland. But now, the United States has moved itself up in ISIL’s targeting priorities, from one of many to the very top of the list. Abu Muhammed alAdnani, ISIL’s official spokesman, said in an official statement released this week, “O Americans, and O Europeans, the Islamic State did not initiate a war against you, as your governments and media try to make you believe. It is you who started the transgression against us, and thus you deserve blame and you will pay a great price.”

More subtly, U.S. airstrikes in Syria against ISIL confirm Al Qaeda’s narrative of more than two decades: The United States, as the “Far Enemy” propping up the “Near Enemy”— corrupt dictators and apostate regimes repressing Al Qaeda’s vision of an Islamic state. And the strikes, by attacking the

biggest threat to the Assad regime’s grip on power, potentially empower a far more serious enemy of the United States than the jihadis: Iran.

There’s also the danger that the United States is uniting, rather than dividing, its terrorist adversaries. ISIL’s rejection of Al Qaeda’s senior leadership weakened the latter group’s grasp on foreign fighter flows and donor cash. By striking both ISIL and Al Qaeda’s official arm in Syria, Jabhat alNusra, the United States may be encouraging ISIL and Al Qaeda to return to coordinating rather than competing against each other. There are already hints of this happening elsewhere. Last week, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, two Al Qaeda affiliates losing manpower and momentum to the hot new kid on the block — ISIL — called for unity among jihadi groups in the fight against America. If Nusra and ISIL, rather than eroding each other’s support and competing for resources, join forces to combine ISIL’s resources and skill at insurgency in Iraq and Syria with Al Qaeda’s international terrorism knowhow, the danger to the United States and its interest around the world could multiply rapidly. In other words, the United States could win some tactical victories by hitting both groups hard in Syria, but might be committing a massive strategic blunder by uniting a jihadi landscape it desperately sought to fracture over the past decade.

The Obama administration was under tremendous pressure, both in Washington and among America’s Sunni allies, to act in Syria. But bombing ISIL and Jabhat al-Nusra could create consequences beyond the president’s control. What happens when the jihadis scatter to the winds, and American jets run out of targets? The task of countering both Assad and the jihadis while rebuilding two war-shattered societies in Iraq and Syria — even if, as the president said Wednesday, Arabs themselves must be in the lead — seems overwhelming. No small challenge for a man who came into office promising to end America’s wars, not begin new ones.

Clint Watts is senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia and the Homeland Security Policy Institute at the George Washington University. Clint served previously as executive officer of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.

——— Clint Watts is senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia and the Homeland Security Policy Institute at the George Washington University. Clint served previously as executive officer of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.

President Obama to New York City for fundraiser

By Maggie Haberman Politico.com President Barack Obama will raise money for the Democratic National Committee at an event in New York City next month, according to an invitation.

The event is on Oct. 7, with a host committee including

longtime Democratic donors such as Victor and Sarah Kovner, who were Hillary Clinton supporters in 2008 before Obama won the primary.

The DNC has made a push to raise money ahead of the midterm but also in preparation for trying to hold the White House in 2016.

In first, EEOC sues over anti-transgender discrimination

By Brian Mahoney Politico.com For the first time in its history, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued two companies for alleged discrimination against transgender employees.

Florida-based Lakeland Eye Clinic and a Detroit funeral home called R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes fired employees for transitioning from male to female, the agency maintained in two federal lawsuits filed on Thursday.

The alleged behavior violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, the EEOC said.

The Harris employee had been a funeral director and embalmer since 2007. In 2013 she gave the company a letter saying she was transitioning from male to female and would soon present as a woman.

Harris fired her two weeks after she submitted the letter, deeming her proposal “unacceptable,” according to the EEOC. Lakeland Eye Clinic similarly dismissed an employee after she began to present as a woman, the EEOC alleged.

The company told Politico in a statement on Thursday that it would fight the lawsuit.

“Lakeland Eye Clinic has not and will not discriminate against any employee because of gender transition or any other basis and we intend to vigorously defend the case,” a company spokesperson said. “Our company attorneys have not seen the complaint and therefore we cannot comment on the case.”

A representative for Harris did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.

The suits come almost two years after the EEOC announced a plan prioritizing “coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals under Title VII’s sex discrimination provisions, as they may apply,” the agency said.

“An employee should not be denied employment opportunities because he or she does not conform to the preferred or expected gender norms or roles of the employer or co-workers,” said Malcolm S. Medley, director of the EEOC’s Miami Office.

“Protections must be afforded to such employees.”

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WESTFIELD Emergency response and crime report Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 1:31 a.m.: assist resident, Elm Street, a caller reports he was threatened by another male party, the responding officer reports that he found no conflict but the caller had recently left a bar and was having difficulty riding his bike home, the man was provided a courtesy transport to a Steiger Drive address to ensure he got home safely; 8:54 a.m.: truancy, Llewellyn Drive, a school resource officer reports he went to a pupil’s home to convince him to go to school, the SRO reports the boys’ mother said that he had a difficult night and didn’t want to go to school, the SRO convinced the boy to go to school; 9:04 p.m.: motor vehicle violation, Elm Street, a Traffic Bureau officer reports he observed a vehicle operating without a valid inspection sticker and stopped the car, the operator’s license was found to have been revoked as a habitual traffic offender, Fabian Davila, 25, of 21 Highland Ave., West Springfield, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a license revoked as a habitual traffic offender and for operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker, a licensed passenger took custody of the car; 9:24 a.m.: school investigation, Exchange Street, a school resource officer reports he has initiated an investigation into social network postings by a specific pupil which are inappropriate but may not be illegal, the officer reports his investigation is ongoing and he will continue to monitor the situation; 9:54 a.m.: suspicious person, East Main Street, a patrol officer reports he observed a truck filled with cardboard behind an East Main Street business and saw a female party standing on the rear bumper as it was operating, the operator’s license was found to have been suspended, Daniel V. Santiago, 32, of 15 East School St., West Springfield, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license; 10:40 a.m.: commercial vehicle inspection, Southampton Road, a Traffic Bureau officer reports a commercial vehicle was stopped for inspection, the officer reports that violations were found and citations were issued; 11:10 a.m.: breaking and entering, Main Street, a resident came to the station to complain that her vehicle was broken into and property was stolen, the responding officer reports the woman said that her unlocked vehicle was entered in a Main Street parking lot and her wallet was stolen; 11:39 a.m.: fraud, Stony Hill Condominiums, 419 Southwick Road, a resident came to the station to report he was notified that an attempt was made to open a store credit account in his name, the man told the responding officer that the attempt was unsuccessful; 2:55 p.m.: accident, Western Avenue, a patrol reports a minor pedestrian accident, the officer reports that a vehicle ran over the foot of a person in a crosswalk, the officer reports the man said that he is “fine” and declined medical assistance; 10:59 p.m.: disturbance, Jefferson Street, a caller reports hearing a loud noise in the area of his cellar hatch and said he thinks someone attempted to break into his home, the responding officer reports the caller said that a person who had been living in the house had said he was going to return for his belonging, the property owner said that he had boarded up the hatch to limit his access, the caller was advised to seek assistance at Westfield District Court.

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Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014.

Mateusz P. Rybak, 27, of 84 Woodsong Road, was released on his personal recognizance pending a Dec. 10 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of intimidating a witness brought

by Westfield police.

Chelsea L. Smith, 25, of 33 Normand Terrace, West Springfield, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle brought by Westfield police. She was found to be responsible for a charge of operating a motor vehicle without a valid inspection sticker.

Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 Brian D. Clark, 52, of 79 Beach St., Haverhill, pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny of property valued more than $250 brought by Westfield police and was sentenced to an 18 month term in the house of correction. He was assessed $90 and also pleaded guilty to three charges of larceny of a credit card, two charges of improper use of a credit card valued less than $250 and one charge of improper use of a credit card valued more than $250. He was sentenced to six additional terms, each for six months, to be served concurrently with the 18 month sentence.

Daniel Santiago, 32, of 15 E. School St., West Springfield, was found to be responsible for a charge operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license brought by Westfield police and was assessed $100.

Sarah A. Barker, 33, of 519 Pendleton Ave., Chicopee, was released on her personal recognizance pending a Nov. 26 hearing after she was arraigned on a charge of assault and battery on a family or household member brought by Westfield police.

Alan Dargis Jr., 38, of 16 Cross St., was released on $500 personal surety pending a Dec. 9 hearing after he was arraigned on a charge of operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license brought by Westfield police.

Man with implanted horns: I’ll see you all in hell SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A man who has bumps resembling horns implanted in his forehead has been found guilty of murder and other charges for his role in the kidnapping and slaying of three Massachusetts men in 2011.

Caius Veiovis yelled at the Springfield jurors who convicted him Friday, saying, “I’ll see you all in hell!” They had considered his case for the past week Veiovis was convicted of killing David Glasser, Edward Frampton and Robert Chadwell. The remains of the three Pittsfield men were buried on private property in Becket.

The two other men charged in the killings already were convicted.

Authorities say one of those co-defendants wanted Glasser dead so he couldn’t testify against him in another case. The others were killed to eliminate witnesses.

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U.S. asks judge to uphold job-rigging convictions BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors urged a judge Friday not to disturb the convictions of former state probation commissioner John O’Brien and two deputies in a job-rigging case.

The U.S. Attorney’s office filed a 61-page response to earlier motions from lawyers for O’Brien, Elizabeth Tavares and William Burke that had asked U.S. District Court Judge William Young to enter either a judgment of acquittal or set aside the verdicts and order a new trial.

O’Brien was convicted by a federal jury on July 24 of racketeering and mail fraud in a case that focused attention on the patronage culture in state government. He was accused of leading a scheme to rig the probation department’s hiring process to favor job candidates who were sponsored by powerful state legislators, often over more qualified applicants.

Tavares also was convicted of racketeering and mail fraud, and Burke of racketeering conspiracy after a two-month trial. All three defendants are scheduled for sentencing Nov. 12.

“The defendants’ briefs contain the same old and tired arguments that they have unsuccessfully made throughout the litigation in this case,” prosecutors said in their response to the defense motions. “While the tenor of these arguments may have been appropriate during pretrial litigation and during the trial of this matter, they now lack force and vitality in the face of the jury’s verdict.”

Among other things, the defense contends Young gave faulty instructions to jurors before deliberations and that the evidence at trial was insufficient to warrant guilty verdicts.

O’Brien’s lawyers also argued the government failed to prove he offered illegal gratuities — in the form of

jobs for constituents — to legislators in exchange for official acts, such as favorable treatment on the department’s annual budget.

In their response, prosecutors rejected that argument and said a rational jury could find based on the evidence that the defendants intended

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RELIGIOUS LISTINGS 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, Sept. 28, 2014 9:00 AM Choir Rehearsal 10:00 AM Worship Service 11:15 AM Choir Rehearsal Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 7:00 PM No Line Dancing

Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 1:00 PM Bible Study Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Rummage Sale Preview Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 9:00AM-3:00PM Rummage Sale

Fax: 413.569.6362 Church email address: swkucc@verizon.net 09/28/14 –10/5/14

Southwick Congregational Church - UCC Rev. Bart Cochran, Pastor Barbara Koivisto, Church Administrative Assistant Roberta Kowal, Choir Director/Organist Patti P. Wood, Bell Choir Director Crystal Menninga, Children’s Church Director/ Choreographer Custodians: Flo Pitoniak & Matthew Kowal Church Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 1pm Office Telephone: 413.569.6362 Pastor’s Study: 413.569.5630

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014 - (Children’s Church 9-930 AM); 10:00 AM– Worship Service , Voice Choir; Nursery Available; 11:00 AM Coffee Hour; 2:00 PM O.A. Meeting; - September 30, TUESDAY – 6:30 PM Bell Choir; 7:00 PM Boy Scout ; October 1, WEDNESDAY –9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop –Open; 7:00 PM - Voice Choir October 2, THURSDAY – 6:30 PM Mid-Week Service, 7:00 PM T.O.P.S.; October 3, FRIDAY – 9:00 AM -1:00 PM Henrietta’s Thrift Shop – Open; 6:00 PM O.A. Meeting, 7:00 PM - A.A. 12 Step Meeting; October 4 - SATURDAY: Henrietta’s Thrift Shop Open 9 – 1:00 PM.; The Episcopal Church of the Atonement 36 Court Street, Westfield, MA 01085 413-562-5461 www.atonementwestfield.net

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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

Sundays - Holy Eucharist at 8 am & 10 am Wednesdays - Holy Eucharist & Healing at Noon The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud, Rector Sunday, Sept. 28 The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist 11:15 Christian Formation for all ages Monday, Sept. 29 7 pm St. Francis Handbell Rehearsal 8-9 pm AA Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 30 9:30am – 5:30 pm Farm Share Pickup 10 am Music Together (Infant-5) Wed., Oct. 1 Noon Healing & Holy Eucharist 7-8:30 pm OA Meeting 7-8:30 pm Venture Crew Open House Thursday, Oct. 2 10 am Music Together (Infant-5) 4:30 pm Music Together (Infant-5) 4:30-5:30 pm WW Meeting 7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal 7:30-9 pm NA Meeting Saturday, Oct. 4 11:00- 12:30 AA Women’s Fellowship Sunday, Oct. 5 The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost 8 am Holy Eucharist 10 am Holy Eucharist 11:15 Christian Formation for all ages 7:00 pm Dixieland Stomp Concert UCC Second Congregational Church Westfield (413) 568-7557 Sunday, Sept. 28 9:00 am - Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am - Worship and Sunday School Sue Foley, Guest Preacher 11:00 am - Coffee Fellowship Monday, Sept. 29 Office Closed Tuesday, Sept. 30 10:00 am - TOPS Wednesday , Oct. 1 6:30 pm - Choir Rehearsal Thursday, Oct. 2 Noon - Bible Study 6:30 - Christian Ed Friday, Oct. 3 7:30 pm - AA 7:30 pm - Al-Anon Saturday, Oct. 4 4:00 - Congregation Ahavas Achim

Answering Common Objections Classes start Oct. 2 WESTFIELD — Tim O’Keefe of The Fullness of Truth Apostolateis presenting classes from 7 - 8:30 pm on the first and third Thursday of each month October through May at Holy Trinity Parish Center, 331 Elm St., Westfield.

The topic is “Answering Common Objections”.

Catholics are often confronted with questions about the faith that seem difficult, if not impossible to answer. For example, ”Purgatory is not found in the Bible” or “I don’t believe in traditional religion; I believe in spirituality”.

Catholics should be prepared to respond to such objections, so as to correct error and lead others to saving truth. There is no fee but donations to the apostolate are appreciated.The Fullness of Truth Apostolate can be reached at 413-5684429.

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Mutual mission celebrated

Susan Monahan, Marita Niquette and Julie Cecchini enjoy a photo op before the dinner.

(Photo by Don Wielgus)

Gary Wolfe, treasurer, speaking with WWLP, Channel 22. (Photo by Don Wielgus)

Rebecca Hart welcoming everyone before the night of dining and dancing. (Photo by Don Wielgus)

Westfield Food Pantry Board of Directors and Volunteers, Scott Longley, board member, Jeff Castingway volunteer, Julie Cecchini, board member, Michael Roundly, budget planner, Barbara Bogacz, volunteer, Jim Roberts, volunteer, Gary Wolfe, treasurer, Nancy Roberts, volunteer, Rebecca Hart, director, Pastor Christopher Hazzard, president. (Photo by Don Wielgus)

Tango & Tapas on the Terrace

WESTFIELD — On Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 10:00 AM, the United Church of Christ, Second Congregational Church, the Greater Westfield and Western Hampden County Medical Reserve Corps, and the Citizen Emergency Response Team will celebrate their mutual mission and partnership, as Second Church becomes an official emergency shelter for the City of Westfield.

After the June 1, 2011 tornado that devastated parts of the Greater Springfield area, including Westfield, and the October 29, 2011 snowstorm that also ravaged the area, it became apparent to Edward Mello, director of the Citizen Emergency Response Team, that Westfield needed multiple shelters that could be located across the city. The more shelters available, and in key locations across the city, would be critical in helping emergency responders find shelter for area residents. Also, shelters that were designated and equipped prior to a local disaster would radically decrease the response time needed.

Mello, in conjunction with the City of Westfield and other first responders, canvassed the Greater Westfield area for businesses and non-profits willing to offer their buildings to the City for such shelters. Second Congregational Church gladly responded to that call.

“We have a great space here at Second Church,” said the Reverend Kimberly Murphy, pastor of Second Congregational Church. “It is easily accessible, it’s in good location right on Western Avenue, near both Noble Hospital and Westfield State. Plus, it is in keeping with the mission and ministry of Second Church to offer what we have to help others. And after living through the tornado and Halloween snowstorm, we realized the critical need Westfield has for viable shelters for its residents, particularly the elderly and young families.

Becoming a shelter for the City of Westfield was an easy decision for our church to make.”

A church service celebrating this partnership and mission will be held at 10:00 AM Sunday, September 28, 2014.

There will be an official signing of the formal agreement, a Memorandum Of Understanding, between the two organizations and a fellowship social with refreshments following the service. Everyone is invited to join us for both the service and for the signing and fellowship.

Everyone is invited to join us for the Service and/or Signing and Fellowship social after.

UCC Second Congregational Church is located at 487 Western Avenue, Westfield.

For more information contact Ed Mello at ed@gwmrceret. org

First Congregational Church of Westfield Announces Annual Fall Rummage Sale Dates.

WESTFIELD — First Congregational Church, 18 Broad St. Westfield will hold its Annual Fall Rummage Sale with a preview and sale, Friday evening October 3rd from 4:00 to 7:00 PM with admission of fifty cents per person. On Saturday, October 4th admission will be free hours are 9-2, with a $2.00 bags sale starting at noon We will be offering clothing for children and adults, glass ware, small electrics, furniture, beautiful collectibles, pictures and frames, books toys and home décor.

First Church’s Rummage Sales always yield something for everyone. So come early and stay late for the bargains.

Please stop by for a visit.

On Saturday night the first Tango & Tapas on the Terrace was held at Westfield State University. The event was held in the Horace Mann Building, with all proceeds to benefit the Westfield Food Pantry. Westfield Food Pantry Board of Directors and Volunteers. From the bottom, Pastor Christopher Hazzard president, Rebecca Hart, director, Nancy Roberts, volunteer, Jim Roberts, volunteer,Barbara Bogacz, volunteer, Jeff Castingway, volunteer, Michael Roundy, budget planner, Julie Cecchini, board member, Gary Wolf, treasurer, and Scott Longley, board member. (Photo by Don Wielgus)

Spaghetti Supper to benefit Sisters of St. Joseph WESTFIELD — A Spaghetti Supper to benefit the Sisters of St. Joseph will be held Tuesday, October 7, 4:30-6:30 pm at the Knights of Columbus at 460 Granby Road in Chicopee. The K of C Elder Council 69 is hosting the dinner which will include salad, roll, spaghetti and meat sauce/meatballs, coffee, tea and lemonade. The Sisters will also be selling baked goods.

Tickets are available at Mont Marie in Holyoke and will also be sold at the door - adults $6; seniors and students $5; children under five free. This annual fundraiser helps to support our retired Sisters and our Sisters in ministry. Call Sr. Eleanor Harrington at 413-536-0853 ext. 223 for tickets.

Methuen teen builds a beekeeping business

By LAUREN DITRULLIO Eagle Tribune METHUEN, Mass. (AP) — The Skutul family has a dog.

When 16-year-old Karley Skutul was a small child, they had geese, chickens and ducks. Today, she even has less orthodox pets: somewhere between 100,000 and 120,000 bees.

And those are just the bees that live in the two hives behind her Methuen home. Skutul, who has been harvesting and selling her own honey with her father’s help since the age of 10, tends to two more hives in New Hampshire and an additional two in Maine. The name of her business is Soothing Honey, and the project has become a huge part of the teenager’s life.

“I love what I do and it’s not just for my company. It’s because I want to teach people about bees,” she said.

Skutul is something of an expert, not just about caring for the small creatures but also about the importance of the health of the world’s bee population. When Skutul meets new customers at farmers markets in Andover and New Hampshire, she likes to strike up a conversation about the insects. Not only do they make delicious honey, she informs them, but bees pollinate about 90 percent of the plants that contribute to the world’s food supply.

“In a way, they produce all of our food. Even if it’s processed food, they still had something to do with it,” she said.

As far as honey goes, Skutul’s product is the opposite of processed food. The bees produce hundreds of pounds of honey in a season, and unlike most honey at the grocery store, the Skutuls don’t pasteurize their honey. Ripe honey, covered with a layer of beeswax, is removed from the hives on wooden frames. Skutul cuts away the wax coating with a special kind of knife and places the frames in a centrifuge. It rotates, a process known as “spinning out” the honey. After one pass through a cheesecloth to filter out any wax or debris, the fresh, local honey is ready for consumption.

“If you flip over the honey bottles at the store, a lot of them will say they were made in China. They are also boiled so that

overed with bees from one of two hives behind her home in Methuen, Mass. Skutul, who has been harvesting and selling her own honey with her father’s help since the age of 10, tends to two more hives in New Hampshire and an additional two in Maine.(AP Photo/Eagle Tribune, Carl Russo) all of the pollen and natural enzymes are taken out. It’s basically just sugar syrup,” she said.

By comparison, Skutul’s honey is more flavorful and better for you, she said. It can even help seasonal allergy sufferers. It contains a small amount of pollen, and by eating about a teaspoon a day, people can build up a tolerance.

“People at school are always asking me questions and I’m always really proud to answer,” Skutul, a junior at Essex Technical Agricultural School, said.

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Obituaries James J. “Jim” Jackowski HATFIELD — James J. “Jim” Jackowski, 61, of Chestnut Street in Hatfield passed away on Monday at Baystate Medical Center after a long battle with diabetes. Jim was born in Northampton on September 5, 1953 to the late Alphonse & Genevieve Jackowski. He was raised in Hatfield, attending local schools, graduating from Smith Academy in 1971.

He furthered his education, graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with his Bachelor’s in Mathematics and a Master’s degree in Education. Jim was a teacher of Mathematics and Computer Science for many years at the middle and high schools in Agawam, retiring in 2010. He had previously taught at South Hadley schools, Putnam Vocational, Smith Academy and also taught and lectured at Westfield State University.

Jim loved to teach and influenced many students over his 34 years of teaching. Jim, despite being afflicted with juvenile diabetes as a child, never let it slow him down. In his youth, Jim enjoyed camping with his family, leading him to join the Boy Scout Troop 104 in Hatfield and was the troop’s very first Eagle Scout. He was a devoted communicant of the former Holy Trinity Church in Hatfield, serving his parish as an altar boy and also served on the parish council. Jim enjoyed many hobbies including golfing, fishing and hunting, camping, taking cruises and photography. He liked to repair cars and was very skillful in fixing computers. Jim enjoyed the music of his era, 50s and 60s rock and roll. Jim was a kind soul, always willing to help others before himself. Jim had resided in Southampton for many years before moving back to Hatfield three years ago. Jim leaves his beloved wife of 36 years, Karen (Belmore) Jackowski of Hatfield and his mother in law, Agnes Belmore of Northampton. His brother, John and his wife Laurie of West Springfield and his sister, Janice D’Addamio and her husband John of Longbranch, Washington. His loving nieces, Kristen, Ashley, and Allison Jackowski his goddaughter, Kimberly, Krista and Sarah Knowlton and a great niece, Summer. He also leaves his sister in law, Nancy Allen and her husband Gerry of Springfield; brother in laws; Steve Belmore and Allen Belmore of Northampton as well as many cousins, extended family and countless friends.

Calling hours for Jim will be held on Monday at the Czelusniak Funeral Home of Northampton from 4 to 7 p.m.

Funeral services will be Tuesday morning from the Czelusniak Funeral Home at 9 a.m. with a Liturgy of Christian burial at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Grace Church, Hatfield. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery in Hatfield.

Donation in Jim’s memory may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 20 Batterson Park Rd, Farmington, CT 06032.

Barn Dance coming to Southwick SOUTHWICK — A good Old Time New England Barn dance will be held at Southwick on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Fox’s Barn on 636 College Highway, Southwick, MA. This is a great family event. The dance will begin at 6:30 pm. Ticket prices will be $8.00/person, $16.00/per family.

Tickets are available for purchase in Southwick at Southwick Florist, 636 College Highway and Moo-licious, 258 Feeding Hills Road. ‘All our dances are dance parties, everyone can take part’. The dance in Southwick will feature Dudley and Jacqueline Laufman of Canterbury, New Hampshire.

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She has been selling her honey, beeswax lip balm and candles at area farmers markets for about five years. One of her biggest customers from the beginning has been the Tuscan Kitchen, an Italian restaurant in Salem, New Hampshire, that has grown in popularity since she first met owner Joe Faro.

“He saw me at my first farmer’s market and ... said they would be interested in using my honey in their recipes. I was really honored,” she said.

That’s how it came to be that almost all of Skutul’s advertising is done by word of mouth. Tuscan Kitchen customers began approaching her at the market, saying they had heard her story from the staff at the restaurant. Skutul said she believes part of her success has to do with the novelty of a young person keeping bees and harvesting honey, but she also said she knows she wouldn’t be successful if the product wasn’t high quality.

“It’s really exciting to know that someone not only noticed your product, but they remembered it,” she said.

Skutul is duly passionate about beekeeping and marine biology, and hopes to pursue the latter in college. She credits her father, Andre Skutul, for motivating her to start her own business at such a young age. She said he wanted to give her a taste of the “real world,” and it’s a world to which she now feels very connected.

“I have respect for all living things and I know that everything has a purpose,” she said.

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

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

“Moose gave himself every day to everyone. It is in that spirit that his friends and Air Force family have set up the Fontenot Family Memorial Fund to assist his wife, Kara, and daughters, Nicole and Natalie, with housing and education costs,” said event organizer, Lt. Col. Jed “Chowda” Conaboy.

“The 4.25 mile scenic course will be lined with fellow airmen and patriotic tributes to represent the sacrifice Moose made for our country and community.”

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

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

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

CHECKPOINT 2014 LEGISLATIVE SYMPOSIUM

Four Chambers of Commerce Announce Major Event House Speaker Bob DeLeo, Senate President-Elect Stan Rosenberg and Congressman Richard Neal agree to participate, along with entire House and Senate delegation from the Chambers’ cities and towns

WESTFIELD — The Greater Westfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, and South Hadley & Granby Chambers of Commerce have joined forces in successfully attracting the top leaders of the Massachusetts House and Senate, and every member of the Massachusetts House and Senate who specifically represent the collective Chambers’ municipalities to an afternoon-long exchange of ideas and information, U.S. Congressman Richard Neal will participate as a Keynote Speaker, adding his perspective and expertise from Washington and House Speaker Bob DeLeo will also be a Keynote Speaker, sharing his expertise and insights on Gateway Cities, among other topics The event will take place at The Log Cabin Banquet and Meeting House in Holyoke, MA on Friday, November 7, 2014. Registration and networking begin at 11:30 a.m., with lunch from noon to 1:30 p.m. A 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. panel discussion with the State Delegation, with questions from the audience, is followed by a Cocktail reception, which area Mayors and Town Administrators will also attend. Reservations are required and tickets are just $50 per person for Chamber members and $60 for non-members.

The event location had to be changed to The Log Cabin to accommodate the initial response, even before the Symposium was publicly announced.

“We are ecstatic by the response to this effort to bring the top decision-makers in government here to Western Massachusetts.

The elected officials who have confirmed their attendance and Continued from Page 3 the membership of our respective Chambers who have already claim 800 of the 5,600 women diagnosed. responded to our pre-announcement outreach are stunning. Our Carlson, who lives in Nashua, New Hampshire, said Matseas members, the business people and entrepreneurs that make our offered support throughout her ordeal. economy run, the people who create and provide jobs here, want “She was there for me, talking to me night or day, whenever access to these leaders and want to engage in a real dialogue that I needed it,” Carlson said. helps them to help us. It was important to us to achieve this for Now, Carlson said Matseas always makes fundraising a big them and that we make the cost of attendance as reasonable as possible, hence the $50 admission for lunch and the entire afterdeal.

“She just blew me away with her dedication and how much noon’s event,” said Eileen Drumm, President of the Greater money she’s been able to raise,” she said. “And I guess I’m Chicopee Chamber.

In addition to DeLeo, Neal and Rosenberg, Senators Gale glad I could be her muse. Something good came out of it, and Candaras, Donald Humason, Jr. and James Welch will attend, she kind of found her calling.”

The two women are also “pace-setters” for the annual walk, joined by Representatives John Scibak, Aaron Vega, John Velis setting themselves as fundraising role models. Carlson has and House Chairman of Economic Affairs, and Emerging raised more than $50,000 so far, and has done the walk in Technologies; Joseph Wagner.

“Our members work hard. They don’t have the time to go to Nashua since 2001.

Boston to weigh in on what we need our legislature to do for us.

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THE WESTFIELD NEWSSPORTS Ortiz throws WHS for loss

By CHRIS PUTZ Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD – The High School of Science & Technology/ Putnam High School football team turned to its senior quarterback, and turned back Westfield 20-7 Friday night at Central High School’s Berte Field.

Senior QB Josh Ortiz tossed three touchdown passes, including a long touchdown heave down the sideline to Javian Richardson as time expired in the first half.

It was the final dagger.

Westfield fell behind from the outset, 6-0, following an Ortiz TD strike, but rallied behind the arm and legs of Bombers sophomore quarterback Austin St. Pierre.

St. Pierre ripped off a long run to get the Whip City into the red zone early in the second quarter. On the same drive, he ran a shorter one in for a score with 8:35 remaining in the first half.

The extra point gave Westfield its only lead of the game, a slim, short-lived 7-6 advantage.

The CyberBeavers regained the lead with 4:05 left in the half on another Ortiz throw. The long scoring completion as time Southwick’s Jon Collins, left,and Chicopee Comp’s Justin expired in the first half swung the momentum entirely in the Polvin battle for control of a loose ball. (Photo by Frederick Gore) home team’s favor.

Early in the third quarter, Putnam drove 85 yards before the Westfield defense stiffened to force a turnover on downs on their own 9-yard line. The Bombers held the CyberBeavers scoreless in the entire second half.

Westfield senior tight end John Bucko hauled in a Gronk-like catch near midfield, tearing a St. Pierre pass out of the air and dragging defenders several yards up the field before being taken down.

HSST-Putnam senior wide receiver Shadique Walker holds on to the ball after catching one of three touchdown passes thrown by senior quarterback Josh Ortiz Friday night against Westfield. (Photo by Chris Putz)

Westfield sophomore quarterback Austin St. Pierre plunges GIRLS’ SOCCER into the end zone for the team’s only score of the game. (Photo Southwick 1, Cathedral 1

by Chris Putz) Lydia Kinsman scored Southwick’s lone goal off a pass from Crysta Girroir. Rams’ goalie Tori Richburg preserved a tie with four saves.

Belchertown 2, Westfield 1 Tea Spellacy had one goal and one assist to lead Belchertown to victory. Lindsay Stefano notched Westfield’s lone goal on a penalty kick.

Bombers’ keeper Jessica Healey finished with 17 saves.

Pathfinder 3, St. Mary 2 Monica Peterson and Savannah Lubanski each tallied a goal for St. Mary. Alison Stanlewicz assisted on Peterson’s effort.

Saints’ goalie Francesca DePergola collected two saves before being relieved after an injury timeout in favor of Aisling Butler (8 saves).

BOYS’ SOCCER Gateway 3, Lee 1 Linus Bohlsen scored two goals, and Sam Bean added a score for Gateway. Gators’ goalie Spencer Rock had five saves.

Southwick’s Dan Lane, left, gets a leg on the ball as Chicopee Gateway improved to 4-2-2.

Comp’s Kristopher Lovely during Friday’s match at the Southwick Recreation Center. (Photo by Frederick Gore) FIELD HOCKEY Southwick 5, Palmer 0 Katy Corey had one goal and three assists to lead Southwick.

Sarah Bodzinski recorded a shutout in net for the Rams. She finished with four saves.

Mahar 3, Westfield 1 Madison Brockney scored her first varsity goal of the season for Westfield. Leighanne Sullivan earned the assist.

Bombers’ goalie Karly Mastello made 18 saves.

In other games, Westfield’s JV unit won 6-1.

GOLF Southwick 23, Holyoke Catholic 1 James Longhi shot a 1-over par 36 to sweep all four points for Southwick, Bradley Durand shot a 40 to collect three points, and Nick Labodycz finished with a 43 for all four points.

The Rams improve 8-2, 5-2.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL Southwick 3, Holyoke 1 Caroline Methe (14 assists), Jackie Maziarz (7 kills, 3 aces), Emily Lachtara (5 aces), Olivia Diamond (7 digs) and Hannah Southwick’s Brandon Castor, right, settles the ball during Sitler (6 kills, 3 aces, 3 digs, 8 service points) led Southwick to Friday’s match against Chicopee Comp at the Southwick victory.

Recreation Center. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

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JV BOYS’ SOCCER Southwick 2, Chicopee Comp 0 Tim McGrath had one goal and one assist, Matt Daley scored a goal, and unbeaten Southwick recorded a shutout to improve to 8-0.

LATE RESULTS JV GIRLS’ SOCCER Agawam 1, Southwick 0 Kayla Bergendale made eight saves in net for Southwick.

Rams’ midfielders Allysa Cournoyer, Paige Arsenault, and Maggie Sullivan, and forward Cassandra Bach also played well.

Westfield’s defense converges on HSST-Putnam senior wide receiver Demond Eberhart Friday night at Central High School’s Berte Field. (Photo by Chris Putz)

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Southwick’s Austin Leary, right, battles Andrew Mercer during Friday’s match at the Southwick Recreation Center. (Photo by Frederick Gore)

The HSST-Putnam defense attempts to wrap up Westfield senior half back Cody Neidig. (Photo by Chris Putz)

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES SATURDAY Sept. 27

MONDAY Sept. 29

Tuesday Sept. 30

WEDNESDAY Oct. 1

THURSDAY Oct. 2

FRIDAY Oct. 3

WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL GOLF vs. West Springfield, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Minnechaug, 3:45 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Minnechaug, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV SOCCER vs.

East Longmeadow, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at East Longmeadow, 5 p.m.

GYMNASTICS at Chicopee Comp, 6 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at East Longmeadow, 7 p.m.

GOLF at Cathedral, Veterans Golf Course, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs.

Central, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ JV SOCCER vs. Central, 4 p.m.

JV FOOTBALL vs. Putnam, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ JV VOLLEYBALL at Ludlow, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Ludlow, 6 p.m.

GOLF vs. Holyoke, Tekoa Country Club, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Minnechaug, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Chicopee Comp, 5:15 p.m.

JV GOLF at Minnechaug, Wilbraham CC, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ludlow, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Ludlow, 4 p.m.

GYMNASTICS vs. Chicopee Comp, 6 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Taconic, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL at Taconic, 5:30 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at West Springfield, 5:30 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at West Springfield, 7:15 p.m.

FOOTBALL vs. Minnechaug, Bullens Field, 7 p.m.

GOLF vs. St. Mary, Edgewood CC, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Amherst, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Amherst, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Frontier, 4 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Frontier, 4 p.m.

JV FIELD HOCKEY at Agawam, 4 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY at Agawam, 5:30 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Mohawk, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Mohawk, 6 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Westfield, 3:30 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER at Westfield, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Smith Academy, 4 p.m.

GOLF at Southwick, Edgewood CC, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Ware, 4 p.m.

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

SOUTHWICK-TOLLAND REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOLF vs. Smith Academy, Edgewood CC, 3 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Putnam, 5 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs.

Putnam, 6 p.m.

GOLF at Monson, Quaboag CC, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Gateway, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY vs. Gateway, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER vs. Holyoke, 4:30 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY vs. Pioneer Valley Regional, 5:30 p.m.

JV BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER vs. Palmer, 6 p.m.

BOYS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Southwick, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY at Southwick, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Ware, 4 p.m.

JV GIRLS’ SOCCER at Ware, 4 p.m.

GOLF vs. Franklin Tech, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m.

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

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Holyoke Catholic, Rivers Park, 4 p.m.

GOLF vs. Palmer, Tekoa CC, 3 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Holyoke Catholic, Rivers Park, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Putnam, Blunt Park, 4 p.m.

GOLF at Mohawk, Edge Hill GC, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL vs. Smith Voke, 5 p.m.

GATEWAY REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SAINT MARY HIGH SCHOOL GOLF at Pathfinder, 3 p.m.

WESTFIELD VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ SOCCER vs.

Pioneer Valley Christian School, Jachym Field, 4 p.m.

BOYS’ SOCCER at Pathfinder, 4 p.m.

GOLF vs. Hampshire, East Mt. CC, 3 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Franklin Tech, 4 p.m.

GIRLS’ SOCCER at Putnam, Blunt Park, 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 Saturday Sept. 27 at Bridgewater State Saturday Oct. 4 at Mass. Maritime Wednesday Oct. 8 at Elms College Oct. 11 SALEM STATE Saturday Wednesday Oct. 15 at Western New England Saturday Oct. 18 MCLA Saturday Oct. 25 at Worcester State at Keene State Wednesday Oct. 29 Saturday Nov. 1 FRAMINGHAM STATE Tuesday Nov. 4 MASCAC Tournament Quarterfinals Friday Nov. 7 MASCAC Tournament Semifinals Sunday Nov. 9 MASCAC Championship

TIME 3:30 12:00 7:00 3:00 3:30 11:00 a.m.

12:00 7:00 1:00

SEPTEMBER 27 – Williams College Purple Classic @Williamstown, MA 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 Sept. 27 Saturday Oct. 4 Wednesday Oct. 8 Saturday 2:30

BRIDGEWATER STATE MASS. MARITIME at Endicott College Oct. 11

12:00 6:00 7:00 at Salem State 1:30 6:00 11:00 a.m.

7:00 12:00

Saturday Wednesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday

Oct. 18 Oct. 22 Oct. 25 Oct. 29 Nov. 1

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 Saturday Sept. 27 Saturday Sept. 27 Wednesday Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Friday

Wednesday Oct. 8 Friday Oct. 10

Saturday Oct. 11

Oct. 14 Tuesday Saturday Oct. 18

OPPONENT Westfield vs. Wellesley @WPI at WPI vs. Worcester State @WPI vs. Babson at WNE at Western New England 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

TIME 1:00 3:00 8:00 6:00 8:00 7:00 5:00 7:00 10:00 3:00 7:00 11:00 1:00 3:00

Westfield State University 2014 Men’s Golf FALL Schedule DAY

DATE

Tuesday Sept. 30

Saturday Oct. 11

Sunday Oct. 12

OPPONENT

Westfield State University 2014 Field Hockey Schedule DAY

DATE

OPPONENT

TIME

Saturday Tuesday Saturday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Friday Tuesday Friday Tuesday Friday Tuesday Thursday Saturday

Sept. 27 Sept. 30 Oct. 4 Oct. 8 Oct. 11 Oct. 14 Oct. 17 Oct. 21 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Oct. 31 Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Nov. 8

PLYMOUTH STATE 3:30 at Bridgewater State 7:00 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

2014 Westfield State Football Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT Sept. 27 BYE Saturday Oct. 4 PLYMOUTH STATE Saturday Saturday Oct. 11 at Framingham State Oct. 18 at Mass. Maritime Saturday Oct. 25 BRIDGEWATER STATE Saturday Homecoming Nov. 1 at Fitchburg State Saturday Saturday Nov. 8 WORCESTER STATE Senior Day Nov. 14 WESTERN CONNECTICUT Friday

TIME 1:00 12:00 12:00 2:00 1:30 1:00 7:00

TIME

Westfield State Invitational 11:00 Tekoa Country Club ECAC Championships 12:00 Crumpin Fox Golf Club, Bernardston, Mass.

ECAC Championships 12:00 Crumpin Fox Golf Club, Bernardston, Mass.

Westfield State University 2014 Women’s Golf FALL Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT Sat.-Sun. Sept. 27-28 Middlebury Invitational Sat.-Sun. Oct. 4-5 Williams Invitational Oct. 11-12 Wellesley Invitational Sat-Sun.

TIMES 1:00/9:00 12:30/8:30 11:00/9:00

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

SPEED FREAKS

HOT TOPICS: 3 ISSUES GENERATING A BUZZ

Questions we just had to ask — ourselves

Hot (and not)

Associated Press/CHERYL SENTER

At 16, he’s Cole the minor, but he’s also now a NASCAR winner.

OK, who’s going home this week?

Well, nobody, actually. Remember, this is the “playoffs” in name only. It’s not like baseball, football or even the PGA Tour’s version of playoffs. Just because you’re eliminated, you don’t have to go home. Those pesky sponsor commitments say otherwise.

While Team Penske rolls, Gibbs’ guys stagger

AP/CHERYL SENTER

Kevin Harvick was ticked last week, but better days are ahead.

How about figuratively speaking?

Will a non-Penske driver ever win again?

It would be easy to point to the bottom four in the standings and suggest they’re on their last legs, but keep in mind, only eight points separate eighth place from 13th, so the whole picture can change faster than you can say “Trouble in Turn 3!” Other fun news: Kevin Harvick was irritated by Joey Logano’s restarts at New Hampshire, and when Harvick gets a burr in his saddle, things are always more interesting.

GODSPEAK: It sure feels like a two-car battle, but don’t look now, here comes Jimmie Johnson.

KEN’S CALL: Glad you asked. Yes, I’m thinking Kevin Harvick this weekend at Dover.

Cole Custer? Is it a stage name?

Which of the bottom four drivers sneaks into the Chase’s next round?

Sure sounds like it, but no. Custer became the youngest winner of a NASCAR touring event when he won the Truck race at New Hampshire (16 years, seven months, 28 days, if you’re scoring at home). Don’t know if his future will turn out as great as some are predicting, but he has perhaps the most marketable racing name we’ve seen in a while. With a name like Cole Custer, it was either racin’ or bull-ridin’ for him.

GODSPEAK: I’m looking for Richard Petty’s No. 43 to make the cut.

The team just needs a sprinkle of luck.

KEN’S CALL: When Kurt Busch needs to go to the front, he usually finds a way. He’s my guy.

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CUP POINTS 1. Brad Keselowski 2. Joey Logano 3. Kevin Harvick 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Kyle Busch 5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 7. Jeff Gordon 8. Matt Kenseth 8. Carl Edwards 10. AJ Allmendinger 11. Kasey Kahne 12. Ryan Newman 13. Denny Hamlin 13. Greg Biffle 15. Kurt Busch 16. Aric Almirola 17. Kyle Larson 18. Jamie McMurray 19. Clint Bowyer 20. Austin Dillon 21. Paul Menard 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. Josh Wise 36. Alex Bowman 37. Ryan Truex 38. Michael McDowell 39. Travis Kvapil 40. Jeff Burton 41. Terry Labonte 42. David Stremme 43. Bobby Labonte

2,097 2,096 2,090 2,080 2,077 2,077 2,070 2,057 2,057 2,056 2,055 2,055 2,049 2,049 2,047 2,045 821 782 781 759 753 736 684 642 636 609 588 578 500 435 419 396 387 383 341 335 193 178 167 87 77 68 54

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

That’s not decorative crepe paper on Kyle Busch’s car, it’s Bear Bond, which was needed at New Hampshire to hold the team’s Chase chances together.

A “Tale of Two Teams” is being written chapter by chapter as the Sprint Cup Series burrows into the Chase.

On the upside is Team Penske, which seems to do no wrong, winning the past three races.

On the downside is Joe Gibbs Racing, a three-time Cup champion now having trouble tying its own shoelaces.

The last time a Gibbs driver tasted champagne in Victory Lane was on May 4, when Denny Hamlin won at Talladega Superspeedway.

Fast-forward to Sept. 21 at New Hampshire and Hamlin’s crew could not get fuel into his No. 11 Toyota on pit road.

“Couldn’t get fuel in it and that pretty much set the tone for the rest of our day,” Hamlin said Sunday.

Indeed, it set the tone for Gibbs’ three-car effort.

Hamlin finished 37th, while teammate Matt Kenseth, who won seven times in 2013, posted a 21st-place effort, thanks to a push into the wall from Paul Menard.

Kyle Busch, whose No. 18 Toyota looked like it had been in a demolition derby, defied gravity to finish eighth. To make this truly unsettling for JGR, Kenseth got into Busch early in the race, with

finish.

“It’s great for everyone at Team Penske,” Keselowski said of this playoff surge. “We certainly have a lot to be proud of, but there’s still a lot of work to do.”

Talk about work to do, just look at Gibbs Racing.

“We’ll just keep fighting, keep going,” Busch said.

ROOKIE SHINES Associated Press/JIM COLE

Portrait of a future champion?

Maybe, but for now it’s just a picture of Joey Logano. both avoiding complete disaster.

Hamlin and Kenseth need solid top-10 runs this weekend to ensure they make the first playoff cut. The 16 Chase drivers will be whittled to 12 after Sunday’s race at Dover.

Kenseth shrugged it all off. “You do the best you can every day and take the results you have and move on from there,” the 2003 Cup champ said.

Way up front, Penske’s Joey Logano won the race, breaking a two-race winning streak by teammate Brad Keselowski, who was relegated to a seventh-place

Kyle Larson continues to impress as he presses closer to Rookie of the Year honors. He was second at Loudon and hopes to score a win over the last eight races of the season. “Really proud about how we’ve been running,” he said. “I know other teams that are in the Chase notice that, and I’m sure they’re worried about us for next season already.”

CAUTION CRAZY Sunday’s race at New Hampshire produced 15 yellow flags, the second-most this season. The race was scheduled for 300 laps (301 were run), and nine of those cautions happened in the last 100 laps of competition.

“It was a tough race, and just one little mistake you wreck, so it’s pretty crazy,” driver Carl Edwards said.

GODWIN’S DOVER PICKS Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for 31 years. Reach him at godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com

Winner: Jimmie Johnson Rest of the top five: Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch Dark horse: Aric Almirola

Disappointment: Greg Biffle First one out: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Don’t be surprised if: Johnson extends his Dover winning streak to three straight victories.

FEUD OF THE WEEK

MATT KENSETH

PAUL MENARD

Matt Kenseth vs. Paul Menard: Menard, who is not in the Chase, put Kenseth, who is in the playoffs, into the wall.

Godwin Kelly gives his take: “Kenseth just shook his head and said, ‘It’s always frustrating when you get in a wreck.’ End of story.”

WHAT’S ON TAP? SPRINT CUP: AAA 400 SITE: Dover International Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.), qualifying (ESPN2, 3:40 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: Dover 200 SITE: Dover International Speedway SCHEDULE: Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 2, noon), race (ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.)

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: Rhino Linings 350 SITE: Las Vegas Motor Speedway SCHEDULE: Saturday, race (Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.)

Do you have questions or comments about NASCAR This Week? Contact Godwin Kelly at godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com or Ken Willis at ken.willis@news-jrnl.com

WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE BRAD KESELOWSKI Can’t win ’em all, it appears

JOEY LOGANO Will soon need a bigger trophy cabinet

KEVIN HARVICK Anger means added Dover horsepower

JIMMIE JOHNSON Cruising, preparing to mash the gas

JEFF GORDON Runner-up streak ends at two

JUNIOR EARNHARDT Still searching for Dover’s white cliffs

KYLE BUSCH Might need to loan Kurt some points

MATT KENSETH 0-for-36

CARL EDWARDS Mini-slump is no big surprise

KASEY KAHNE Nothing better than 17th since his win

NEW HAMPSHIRE REWIND

It wasn’t easy, but Junior left New Hampshire with a top-10 finish Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had to race hard and rally back to finish ninth at New Hampshire. Earnhardt is sixth in the points and should advance to Round 2 of the Chase, but Sunday’s race was a challenge for NASCAR’s most popular driver. He talked about his day with the media after the race: You rallied back pretty well at the end.

“Yeah, I like the way we worked all day.

We had to put on some real old tires there.

We ran out of tires, so that last set of tires

we put on had some practice laps on them.

We still hung in there and had some good restarts.

“Everybody gets on (me) about them restarts; we had some pretty good ones today. The last onwe wasn’t too good, but I was on the inside slipping around. We had fun, and I’m glad we were able to rebound.

That was pretty dramatic there for a while.

Had a little issue on the right-front, which is going to happen; we shook it off. We shook it off like Denny Hamlin (laughs), and we

went back to work.

“The guys gave me great stops after that, and I’m proud of my team.

“You’re going to have mistakes. I’m going to make mistakes, but nobody really got on anybody — everybody sort of regrouped and we finished out the day.”

The pace seems furious. When you have an issue, how cognizant are you that other people could potentially have an issue?

“Yeah, it’s early in the race when we had our problem. It’s real hard to deal with

it when it happens late. It’s real hard to overcome those things, obviously, when it happens late in the race. We were fortunate on that end to have it early. You just have to be patient.”

How do you feel going to Dover?

“We run good there. I know everybody is looking at us like we are falling off a little bit. But Chicago hadn’t been a great track for us, and New Hampshire hadn’t either.

Dover has. So, I will be surprised if we don’t go down there and be competitive.”

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Annie’s Mailbox

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar

Should I talk to her ... ?

Dear Annie: My husband passed away in January. I found him dead on the floor when I came home. Then the ambulance, fire truck, police, undertaker and coroner came. My grandchildren wanted to get here as soon as possible, and my granddaughter ended up parking haphazardly, taking up two inches of my neighbor’s driveway.

Yesterday, this neighbor was in her yard, and I asked whether she would trim her tree that was hanging over my driveway. She told me she was still angry that my granddaughter had parked in her driveway. Annie, it’s September, and she is still upset about something that happened in January. Do I need to give her a lollipop?

I am 86 years old, and she is 45. This bothers me, and I don’t know what to do. Should I talk to her about it or leave her alone?

-- N. Dear N.: Your neighbor sounds amazingly petty. Nonetheless, it seems as though you prefer to get along with her, so you’ll have to mend the fences. Invite her over for coffee and apologize sincerely for your granddaughter’s inadvertent parking job. We hope she can get over it.

Dear Annie: I am dating a 56-year-old man. “Ralph” has been married three times and has been single for the past seven years.

I’m a 53-year-old woman. I’ve been married twice and have been divorced less than a year.

Ralph and I have been dating for nine months and have been living together for the past seven. In the beginning, we discussed getting married. Now, he never mentions it. I have brought the topic up twice, but he doesn’t respond.

I want to get married again. Is it time to move on and leave this relationship? -- Harriett in Hartford Dear Harriett: So you moved in with Ralph after two months? And you want to get married again, even though you’ve been divorced less than a year? We think you don’t know how to live without a man in your life, so you rush into every relationship and try to make it permanent.

We’d advise you to move out of Ralph’s place and live on your own for at least six months. Do not even think about moving in with a boyfriend until you are engaged or married. If that means you end up living by yourself for a while, even better. When you become attached to a guy simply for the sake of being part of a couple, it invariably creates problems down the road. Please take the time to enjoy your own company for a while.

Dear Annie: I’d like to respond to “Any Light at the End of My Tunnel,” the woman with a controlling husband. Run, don’t walk, to the nearest exit.

I was in that situation 45 years ago. We went to counseling.

The psychologist diagnosed me as being emotionally abused and advised me to seek a divorce. I kept trying for another 10 years, but finally left. My ex remarried, and my children tell me he is emotionally abusive to his second wife. I went from the frying pan into the fire and married a physically and emotionally abusive man.

After suffering through 30 years of abusive relationships, I finally stood on my own. It hasn’t always been easy, and it’s sometimes downright scary, but I wish I had toughed it out when I was younger. I would be light-years ahead of where I am now, but I am extremely content on my own.

“Any Light” needs to find a codependency counselor to avoid getting into another bad relationship. She should also be warned that her children are just as damaged by this relationship as she is. By staying and trying to make the relationships work, I was setting the example for my children. -- Been There in Omaha Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column.

HINTS FROM HELOISE Address Your Friends Before You Go Dear Heloise: When my mother died, I used her ADDRESS BOOK to notify her friends in other states.

It would have been helpful had she noted next to the names if they were high-school friends, college friends or other friends, because I didn’t know all the people. I have since noted in my address book who my friends are as a help for my children.

-- B.H. in Texas PET PAL Dear Readers: Amber Marceau in Meredith, N.H., sent a photo of her 14-month-old Great Pyrenees, Buddy. Amber says he is the most loving puppy ever and is a great sheepherder. To see Buddy’s picture, go to my website, www.Heloise.com, and click on “Pets.” -- Heloise READING AND WRITING Dear Heloise: When my daughter was learning to read and write, I found some ways to help her. Here are some hints I used: * Let them help write to-do or grocery lists. * Read road signs while in the car. * Label things to help them recognize letters.

-- Tina Z., via email MARKS BEGONE Dear Heloise: Regarding the reader whose chair legs were marking the floors: How about infant/toddler socks on the chair legs? Try to get a color to match the chair legs. They can be taken off for company or left on if they are folks with a sense of humor! -- Diane in Delray Beach, Fla.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014: This year you might be more in tune with what you have to offer others. A natural, innate talent might emerge out of the blue that also has the ability to add to your financial security. You will start to feel more secure than you have in a substantial period of time. You will achieve a long-term goal if you stay focused, which might be difficult at times. New friends enter your life. If you are single, a friendship plays a role in meeting your next sweetie. Another scenario might be that a friend also could become more. If you are attached, the two of you will enjoy many good times with your friends. It is likely that you will manifest a long-term goal that means a lot to both of you. Be aware of a tendency to sometimes be very cold when making your point. You might feel weighed down by SCORPIO’s demands and needs.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Relate to a loved one directly. This person really enjoys your chats; however, someone else in your life could make it clear that he or she wants your time, too. A discussion will have a very intense, reflective quality. Tonight: A must appearance.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Others come toward you, and it will be difficult to deal with a family dispute, as minor as it might be. If you can, screen your interactions until you and a loved one have reached an amicable solution for both of you.

Tonight: Go along with someone’s suggestion.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You could be full of ideas, and leaning toward using them in order to facilitate your friends’ enjoyment of the weekend. You might feel manipulative, but when you see their huge smiles, you won’t care. Tonight: If you’re tired, call it a night.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Your more playful side emerges, which allows greater give-andtake. Your imagination could add to statements that others make. Share some of these thoughts, if they are appropriate. A child or new friend could reveal a secret -- much to your delight! Tonight: Let the fun and games begin.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Touch base with a family member who seems uncomfortable at this point in time. You could feel as if you need to make up for someone who is not up to snuff or who has let you down.

Information comes through a discussion, and it will allow you to relax. Tonight: Unwind with close friends.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You have a lot to share, and so do others. It might be difficult to be as vulnerable as you would like to be.

Constant calls and interruptions could make it difficult to have a conversation.

A loved one is likely to react in frustration. Tonight: At a favorite haunt.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Remain sensitive to others yet keep a strong hand on your finances.

You might have had enough of someone’s strong personality. Just find something else to do. Friends would love you to join them. Refuse to allow a feeling of negativity to play out, even for a moment. Tonight: Treat someone to dinner.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You’ll beam in much more of what you want. Your magnetism attracts many different people; although, for the moment, you might need to exclude some people from joining you.

An older friend or relative could surprise you with his or her spontaneity. Tonight: Go with the moment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to step back and let someone else take the lead. You could be unduly frustrated when dealing with a child or loved one. Let it go for now, and you will create more give-andtake between you. Tonight: Know when to vanish.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Somehow, wherever you are, others think you are the host or hostess of the happening. A partner bathes in your caring and feels great no matter what your decision is. Sometimes, even today, you become far too serious.

Lighten up with friends. Tonight: Where the gang can be found.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You could be thrilled with what is going on with a parent or older

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friend. You will do whatever you need to do in order to support this person. Much conversation is likely to occur about new possibilities that have opened up. Do not question what is happening. Tonight: Leader of the gang.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance. A call could set the stage to get together in the near future. Understand how much you expect from others. Take it easy right now; go off to the movies, or perhaps go see a concert. Tonight: Be entertained.

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Chiefs, Patriots could be battle in trenches

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It doesn’t seem to matter much to Chiefs coach Andy Reid whether it’s Jamaal Charles or Knile Davis in the backfield. Or Cyrus Gray, for that matter.

After building a reputation as a guru of the West Coast offense, and with a particular affinity for chucking the ball all over the field, Reid seems to have harkened back to yesteryear in building everything around the run.

The Chiefs piled up nearly 200 yards on the ground in last week’s win in Miami, even though Charles — their most electrifying playmaker — was out with an ankle injury.

That sets up an intriguing battle in the trenches on Monday night, when the Chiefs (1-2) get a visit from the New England Patriots (2-1) and one of the

NFL’s vastly improved run defenses.

Two weeks ago, the Patriots held the Adrian Peterson-less Vikings to just 54 yards rushing.

In last week’s victory over Oakland, Darren McFadden and Co. managed 67 yards on the ground.

All told, they’re allowing just over 100 yards rushing per game. That’s quite an improvement on last season, when the Patriots were among the worst in the NFL at stopping the run.

And considering the Patriots also have the NFL’s best pass defense, it makes for a stout unit as a whole.

“They’re extremely physical up front. Extremely physical,” Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith said. “They’re a talented group, and physical up front, and they throw a lot at you scheme-wise, a lot of fronts, a lot of different defenses.”

The Chiefs figure to present

plenty of problems in their own right. For one thing, the Patriots may not be certain who will be carrying the ball until shortly before kickoff.

Charles was practicing this week, just as he did last week, and Reid sounded hopeful that he would be available. If not, the quick, elusive playmaker will again be spelled by Davis, a bruising power-runner who had a career-best 132 yards rushing last week against the Dolphins.

“They’re different skill sets, but they do the same things with them,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said, “so the same plays look different, depending on who is carrying the ball.”

The Chiefs could also use Gray, another running back from their deep stable, though Joe McKnight is no longer in the picture. He ruptured his Achilles tendon in practice this week.

“They certainly have a lot of different avenues,” New England defensive coordinator Matt Patricia said. “They have some very dangerous weapons in the backfield that they can take advantage of, whether to match up in the passing game or the running game, and exploit pretty quickly.”

The matchup in the trenches is just one story line for Monday night’s game, though. Here are a few other things to keep an eye on at Arrowhead Stadium: BRADY’S MILESTONE: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady needs 219 yards passing to become the sixth player in NFL history with 50,000 yards.

There’s no guarantee he gets there, though. He’s averaging just over 210 yards passing through his first three games.

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Thursday, Oct. 2 Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:25 p.m.

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Chicago at Carolina, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 1 p.m.

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the often-overlooked positions in football will be center stage Monday night. The Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski has earned a reputation as one of the game’s top tight ends, while the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce is starting to do the same for himself. “He’s a great player. Athletically, it’s hard to find a guy as big, as strong, as athletic as him,” Kelce said.

“Hopefully I can keep his legacy going with good tight ends.”

EARPLUGS: Chiefs fans are once again attempting to set a world record for crowd noise.

They broke Seattle’s record in a game last season, only to watch the Seahawks reclaim it. “It might be a little louder there, probably is, but it’s all, I don’t want to say the same, but pretty much you’re dealing with the same thing in every away game in that situation,” Belichick said.

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AIR IT OUT: Smith never threw a pass more than 10 yards down field in the Chiefs’ victory last week in Miami. That may have to change if New England gangs up against the run.

UNFAMILIAR FOES: The teams have only played twice since 2005, and there’s been plenty of change on the roster and the coaching staff in Kansas City. “It’s a lot of new players,” Belichick said. “We really have to do a good job of studying up on the schemes and certainly the personnel.”

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St. Mary’s Classes of 1964 - 50TH Class reunion Plans have been made for a 50th Class Reunion for 1964 for Westfield High, St. Mary’s High and Westfield Trade Schools on Saturday, October 18, 2014 from 6-11 PM at the East Mountain Country Club on East Mountain Road, Westfield.

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ity. 7-Room, 3-Bedroom House.

First/Last/Sec deposit required. plus utilities. Call 562-3117 E-mail: dianedisanto@thewestfieldnewsgroup.com Call 413-519-7257

B E A U T I FServices U L 2 B E D R339 O O M Landlord Services 339 Landlord WESTFIELD: 2 Bedrooms.

TOWNHOUSE in Westfield, clean, quiet, 1-1/2 bath, carpeting, appliances, hot water inAPPLE cluded.

Very VALLEY reasonable heat cost. Sorry no pets. Call for RENTALS more information (860)4851216. 22 Equal yearsHousing of service Opportunto ity.

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340 NoApartment WESTFIELD: Newly decorated utilities. Electric heat. Parking for home in a country setting. 3 1. No pets, No smoking. 1st and Bedrooms, WESTFIELD 1.5 Baths. Kitchen DASHE-INTEL security deposit. $700. newly updated. Dining Room, Call 413862-4006.

COmPREHENSIVE Large Living Room, townLarge Den Beautiful 2 bedroom LANDLORD SERVICES with ceiling and sky house, clean,fans quiet, 1-1/2lights.

Walk-out deck. appliances, Large beautiful bath, carpeting, WESTFIELD: Large 4-room, 1 Tenant screening including crimiyard.

Central Air.Very Stove, water included. rea- DishBedroom Apartment Carraige hot nal background and credit in checks. washer,heat Refrigerator.

Laundry House. 1st floor. Bush Street, off sonable cost. Sorry no hook-up. $1700.00 per month; BroadCall Street. $850 month.

Inpets. From $795/month.

Steve or Kate c l u d e s(413)579-1754 h e a t & h o t w a t e r . includes cable, gas heat, electri& hot water. References re1st/last/security. 413-374-0416 city Call for more information quired.

Available immediately. www.Dashe-Intel.com (860)485-1216 Call 562-5548.

Background checks WESTFIELD 1 BEDROOM. Kitc h e n Credit a n d -bPersonal ath. No pets.

WESTFIELD: Mechanic St. $650/month includes utilities.

2Wanted bedrooms, 1.5 baths, fenced For more information security.

(413)250To Buy 285 First, last, yard, off-street parking, full 4811.CALL (413)572-1200 WESTFIELD: Very clean, 2nd Equal Housing Opportunity basement, washer/dryer hookPAyING CASH for coins, stamps, WESTFIELD floor 4-room apartment.340 2-bedups. $775 p/month; last and medals, tokens, paper1st, money, dia- W E S T F I E L D 1 & 2 b e d r o o m Apartment security deposit required. do apartments, rent includes heat room; washer; refrigerator &WESTFIELDOffice monds and jewelry, gold andWe silver Spacefirst - 5 room apartment, WEST SPRINGFIELD SQUIRES background checks. scrap. Broadway Coin & Stamp, 144 and hot water. Excellent size stove. Private porch; nice largefloor, newly renovated. Carpeting, tile APARTMENTS, 1 bedroom, stove, rey a r d .

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Broadway, Chicopee Falls, MA. 413- and location. No dogs. Call Call W E SLarge T F I Eback L D 8yard.

2 BR OAD $775/month.

First/last months frigerator AC. $645/$695/month plus $.floors. weekdays (413)786-9884.

594-9550 (413)736-2120 slow message.

STREET.leave 850sq.ft.

4 room of568-9601 utilities.

Call (413)562-2295. fice suite available. Utilities included. Call (413)562-2295.

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Attention to Foundations, Sidewalks,       Walls  detail is our business. Reliable  Hatchways, Retaining    experienced, and professional. and more. 5-year    Call Suzanne for free  estimate.

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References available.

15 years experience.     Call for FREE estimate:  BAUER MASONRY: 413-258-4070 or 860-309-6598  860-713-8859.

    painTing     hOUse    pLUMBer              ALWAYS CALL FIRST!!! M&M       the NICK GARDNER PLUMBING, SERVICES-20 Years serving WELDING & MECHANICAL Westfield Painting, stain-  area.    SERVICES. Professional, ing, house washing, interior/ex reliable service. MA Lic.

BRUNO ANTICO BUILDING Remodeling. Kitchens, additions, decks, rooms, more.  rec   chiMneY        Prompt, reliable service, free terior. Wall coverings. Commer   sweeps estimates. Mass Registered cial/residential. Free estimates. #PL31893-J. Certified Welding.             Insured. Call (413)531-2768    #106263, licensed & insured.  Insured. References.

Mass Reg.   haULing      Nick7419@comcast.net     H E N T N I C K  C  H I M N E Y        #121723. Call Call Bruno, (413)562-9561.

(413)568-9731.    SWEEPS. Chimney repairs and         No  job too  small !!  rebuilds.

Stainless steel caps #1 PHIL'S DUMP RUNS/DE  Tree service J.D. BERRY  CONTRACTING.     Removal     of any and liner systems. Inspections, MOLITION. Landscaping & Lawn Garages, additions, windows,   in cellars, attics, etc... Also  masonry work and gutter clean- items doors, decks, vinyl siding and   care removal andsmall demoliing.

Free estimates. Insured. brush A BETTER OPTION - GRAN       Quality work from a business tion (sheds, decks, fences, one more. #CS077728. Call Jim,   FIELD TREE SERVICE. Tree   (413)569-6920, (413) 530-5430.

ACCURATE LAWNCARE, Fall you can trust. (413)848-0100, car garages). Fully insured.

Removal, Land Clearing, ExcavCleanup, leaf/brush removal,   Free estimates. Phil (413)525-     (800)793-3706. ating. Firewood, Log Truck trimming, mulch, gutter cleaning.  (413)265-6380.      2892,  Loads. (413)569-6104.  PAUL MAYNARD CONSTRUC- Call (413)579-1639.      drYwaLL TION. All your carpentry         needs. (413)386-4606. Did your       AMERICAN TREE & SHRUB.     windows hOMe iMprOveMenT fail with the cold weath- LAWN Spring/Fall MOWING,    Professional fertilizing, planting, T-BEST DRYWALL. Complete          er? Don't wait another year! Call    cleanups, hedge trimming and pruning, cabling and removals.  professional drywall at amateur        Paul for replacement windows. all your landscaping needs.        Free estimates, fully insured. prices. Our ceilings are tops! A.B.C. - CARPENTER/Builder Many   new features available.

Also, bobcat & snowplowing     years  experience.

Licensed Please call Ken (413)569-0469.

Call Mike 413-821-8971. Free 18 are built in CT. All win- services. (413)626-6122 or vis and insured. Complete restora- Windows estimates.   dows installed by Paul, owner of it: www.haggerscape.com tion services/repairs; decks,            Ex      Paul Maynard Construction. My CONRAD TREE SERVICE.   roofing, garages, additions. Free name  eLecTrician is on my work. pert tree removal. Prompt estim     10%   estimates, senior discount.

PLUMLEY LANDSCAPE, INC.  Call Dave, (413) 568-6440.        ates. Crane work.

Insured.

"After     Call us  today for all your land-  34 years, we still work hard at       JIM FERRIS ELECTRIC. Senior scape needs. Landscape design    being  #1." (413)562-3395. No  small!  discount. job too In        and planting, irrigation installa-   DAVE DAVIDSON Bathroom & JOSEPH'S HANDYMAN COM-  sured, free estimates.

40 years       tion and repair, and complete     PANY. Carpentry, remodeling,  experience. Lic. #16303. Call KITCHEN Remodeling. "GET kitchen, baths, basements, dry-  yard renovations.  Drainage   UphOLsTerY       ITRIGHT  THIS TIME" Com-       (413)330-3682. problems, stump  grinding, chiptile, floors, suspended ceil-  Bath Renovations. MA. Li- wall,          plete   restoration services, doors, per service, bobcat service, cense #072233, MA. Registra- ings, KEITH'S UPHOLSTERY & RE            POEHLMAN ELECTRIC. All t i  o n  # 1 4 4 8 3 1  . C T . H I C . w i n d o w s , d e c k s , s t a i r s , gravel driveways, excavation  PAIRS. 30+ years experience     and demolition, including getting types of wiring. Free estimates, #0609568 interior/exterior painting, plumb      Now serving CT. Infor home or business. Discount insured. SPECIALIZING IN sured. Quality Work on Time on ing. Small jobs ok. All types of  rid of that unwanted pool. off  quality  all fabrics. Get workP O R T A B L E A N D W H O L E      professional work done since (413) 862-4749.

Budget Since 1984.

569-9973. manship at a great price.

Free      HOUSE KOHLER GENERAT      1985.

Call Joe, (413)364-7038.   www.davedavidsonremodeling. pickup and delivery. Call ORS, SERVICE UPGRADES,      com     (413)562-6639.

SMALL JOBS, POOLS. Gutter MasOnrY  deicing cables installed. I an-       FALL CLEANING IS HERE!      swer all calls! Prompt service,     waLLpapering &  DELREO HOME IMPROVE-  Booking quickly. Call now for  best prices.

Lic. #A-16886.

ABC MASONRY BASEMENT &    home        painTing MENT for all your exterior    free estimate. KAREN’S (413)562-5816.

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Long-term ELECTRICAL. Residential, ters.  basement windows installed   ing and wallpapering, specializive references, fully licensed &      experience and expertise on  and repaired.

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WESTFIELD; 85 OLD FARM ROAD September 27th & 28th.

8am-4pm. Fish tanks; Terrariums, Electronics, CD's; DVD's and more.

*REMINDER: Place your ad 1 week prior to tag sale.

Firewood

100% HARDWOOD, GREEN, 3 ELECTRIC STOVE: G.E. Stain- year season. 1/2 & 1/4 cords less Steel, Black Top. Like new. also available. Outdoor furnace $200. Call 569-2108 wood also cheap.

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Wholesale Wood Products, (304)851-7666.

HAY FOR SALE: Horse Hay; $4 per/bale picked up; $5 per bale delivered. Call 413-357Firewood 8512.

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WESTFIELD 1&2 bedroom MA apartMONTGOMERY, ments, $700-$800/month includeslot.

Beautiful Mountain-top heatPand hotr awater. ano m i c Excellent v i e w size s . and Fully location. c l e a rNo e d ,dogs. d e - Call s t u mweekdays ped and (413)786-9884. graded. Ready to build.

Minutes to Westfield. 5.69 acres. Asking $150,000.

WESTFIELD. Kitchen, livingCall (413)562-5736. room/bedroom. $575/month includes utilities. First, last, security. (413)5683519.

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FOR ADVERTISINg RENT: Agawam Mobile Park - 4 rooms, fenced-in lot.

New electric stove. Washer/dryDEADLINES er hook-up. Great condition. $800 per month. 1st/last/secur• Pennysaver • ity. Available immediately. Call Wednesday 736-2120 by 5:00 p.m.

• Westfield News • 2:00 p.m. the day prior WARREN: New 2011 2-Bedto publication. room, 14'x44' Country Family Park. Shingles, 2 porches, Email: dianedisanto@ fenced yard. $39,900. Sales tax thewestfieldnewsgroup.com included. Call (413)593-9961.

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PRICE REDUCED: Beautiful, LARGE FURNISHED Parking, private ranch. ROOM. End unit condo buslocated route, walking distance to Westall at Stoney Hill in amenities.

Only respon-free field. $120/weekly.

Enjoy maintenance living in a peaceful park-like sible mature adult need apply.setting. 2 large bedrooms, 2 full (413)348-5070, (413)862-4522. baths. Attached garage with direct entry to eat-in kitchen.

ROOM FOR onto RENT deck. on bus Large route, fully Sliders living furnished. $100/week.

CallFull (413)731room/dining room. walk-out basement. Heated in-ground 9233. pool, golf course. Many amenities. Call 413-977-9658 for House Rental 355showing.

SOUTHWICK SMALL 2 bedroom house, all new. $900/month plus utilities. 100 yard walk to South Pond with Services beach front rights.

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5 milespainting, from Westfield in Montexterior power washgomery. $400/month.

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WESTFIELD. RECENTLY RENOVATED! bedrooms, new roof, JIM'S3 TRACTOR SERVICES. hardwood Central.

Corner Gradingfloors. & leveling of driveways short roads, trap rock and/or lot.&$190,000.

For more information material. Mowing & maincallgravel (413)244-4703.

tenance of fields and lawn mainhole 410 digging. loam spread.

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We are growing and taking on new clients. Friendly, reliable and experienced team.

Services 440 Environmentally safe products.

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